| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Thurman Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Posey (fresh) SF - Norman Dye (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. PF - Franklin Cook (fresh) 3 pts. C - Rene Esposito (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Rex Boykin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Ruyle (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Bradberry (fresh) PF - Albert Houser (fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Sheppard (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye inbounds the ball | 24-32 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:47 | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris can't connect on a jumper from close range | 24-32 |
| 19:45 | South Carolina | Christopher Sheppard pulls down the rebound | 24-32 |
| 19:26 | South Carolina | Rex Boykin drills a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Matthew Bradberry | 24-34 |
| 19:08 | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey misses short on a jumper from close range | 24-34 |
| 19:07 | South Carolina | Christopher Sheppard grabs the board | 24-34 |
| 18:53 | South Carolina | Rex Boykin clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 24-34 |
| 18:52 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook pulls down the rebound | 24-34 |
| 18:36 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye is fouled on the floor by Matthew Bradberry - foul #2 on Matthew Bradberry, team foul #1 | 24-34 |
| 18:19 | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey is fouled on the floor by Albert Houser - foul #3 on Albert Houser, team foul #2 | 24-34 |
| 18:04 | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris misses badly on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Christopher Sheppard - foul #4 on Christopher Sheppard, team foul #3 | 24-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jose Sanchez (C) Christopher Sheppard | |
| 18:04 | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris makes the 1st free throw | 25-34 |
| 18:04 | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 26-34 |
| 17:35 | South Carolina | Rex Boykin misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Thurman Harris - foul #2 on Thurman Harris, team foul #1 | 26-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo (C) Rene Esposito | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Shaun Dudley (C) Albert Houser | |
| 17:35 | South Carolina | Rex Boykin makes the 1st free throw | 26-35 |
| 17:35 | South Carolina | Rex Boykin misses the 2nd free throw | 26-35 |
| 17:35 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Peter Angulo | 26-35 |
| 17:24 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 26-35 |
| 17:22 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye misses the tip | 26-35 |
| 17:20 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo tips it back up and in | 28-35 |
| 16:53 | South Carolina | James Ruyle misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-35 |
| 16:52 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook snags the defensive board | 28-35 |
| 16:36 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Peter Angulo, team foul #2 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt (PG), Scott Tarin (SF), Randy Hendrix (C) Thurman Harris, Norman Dye, Franklin Cook | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Alan Moore (SG) James Ruyle | |
| 16:16 | South Carolina | Rex Boykin scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-38 |
| 15:56 | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 28-38 |
| 15:55 | South Carolina | Rex Boykin grabs the defensive rebound | 28-38 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Cody Lingerfelt (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dennis Posey (fresh) SF - Scott Tarin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Peter Angulo (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Randy Hendrix (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Rex Boykin (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alan Moore (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Matthew Bradberry (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jose Sanchez (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Shaun Dudley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:49 | South Carolina | Rex Boykin connects on the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Alan Moore | 28-40 |
| 15:29 | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey is fouled on the floor by Alan Moore - foul #2 on Alan Moore, team foul #4 | 28-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Norman Dye (SF), Franklin Cook (PF), Rene Esposito (C) Dennis Posey, Peter Angulo, Randy Hendrix | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Albert Houser (PF) Shaun Dudley | |
| 15:07 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye hits a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Cody Lingerfelt | 30-40 |
| 14:45 | South Carolina | Alan Moore drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Rex Boykin | 30-42 |
| 14:22 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook lays it up and in | 32-42 |
| 13:53 | South Carolina | Rex Boykin clanks a jumper from the left wing | 32-42 |
| 13:51 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook grabs the defensive rebound | 32-42 |
| 13:28 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye misses the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Jose Sanchez - foul #2 on Jose Sanchez, team foul #5 | 32-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris (PG), Dennis Posey (SG), Peter Angulo (PF) Scott Tarin, Cody Lingerfelt, Franklin Cook | |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Ruyle (SG), Lee Brown (SF), Shaun Dudley (C) Alan Moore, Matthew Bradberry, Albert Houser | |
| 13:28 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye makes the 1st free throw | 33-42 |
| 13:28 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye makes the 2nd free throw | 34-42 |
| 13:09 | South Carolina | Jose Sanchez comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-42 |
| 13:07 | South Carolina | Lee Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-42 |
| 12:59 | South Carolina | Jose Sanchez loses the dribble to Thurman Harris | 34-42 |
| 12:56 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye can't finish the layup | 34-42 |
| 12:55 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo grabs the offensive board | 34-42 |
| 12:33 | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Shaun Dudley - foul #1 on Shaun Dudley, team foul #6 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook (PF), Randy Hendrix (C) Norman Dye, Rene Esposito | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Christopher Sheppard (C) Shaun Dudley | |
| 12:33 | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey makes the 1st free throw | 35-42 |
| 12:33 | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey makes the 2nd free throw | 36-42 |
| 12:05 | South Carolina | Christopher Sheppard loses the dribble to Dennis Posey | 36-42 |
| 12:01 | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey lays it in | 38-42 |
| 11:41 | South Carolina | Randy Hendrix steps in front of the Christopher Sheppard pass | 38-42 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Thurman Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dennis Posey (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Peter Angulo (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Franklin Cook (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Randy Hendrix (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Rex Boykin (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Ruyle (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lee Brown (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jose Sanchez (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Christopher Sheppard (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 11:28 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook can't connect on a runner from close range | 38-42 |
| 11:27 | South Carolina | Christopher Sheppard snags the defensive board | 38-42 |
| 10:58 | South Carolina | James Ruyle misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-42 |
| 10:56 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook grabs the defensive rebound | 38-42 |
| 10:42 | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey drills a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Franklin Cook | 40-42 |
| 10:15 | South Carolina | Christopher Sheppard hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 40-42 |
| 10:14 | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey pulls down the rebound | 40-42 |
| 10:11 | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 40-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Scott Tarin (PG), Norman Dye (SF), Rene Esposito (C) Thurman Harris, Franklin Cook, Randy Hendrix | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Alan Moore (PG), Matthew Bradberry (SF), Albert Houser (PF) Rex Boykin, Lee Brown, Jose Sanchez | |
| 09:50 | South Carolina | Christopher Sheppard can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 40-42 |
| 09:49 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Norman Dye | 40-42 |
| 09:24 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 40-42 |
| 09:23 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito misses the tip | 40-42 |
| 09:21 | South Carolina | Albert Houser gets the rebound | 40-42 |
| 09:11 | South Carolina | Matthew Bradberry is hacked by Dennis Posey - foul #2 on Dennis Posey, team foul #3 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix (PF) Peter Angulo | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Rex Boykin (PG) James Ruyle | |
| 08:48 | South Carolina | Rex Boykin knocks in the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Matthew Bradberry | 40-44 |
| 08:34 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 40-44 |
| 08:32 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Scott Tarin | 40-44 |
| 08:11 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 40-44 |
| 08:09 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito hits the follow up shot | 42-44 |
| 07:48 | South Carolina | Albert Houser comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 42-44 |
| 07:46 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito snags the defensive board | 42-44 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Scott Tarin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Posey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Norman Dye (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. PF - Randy Hendrix (fresh) 3 pts. C - Rene Esposito (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Rex Boykin (tiring) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alan Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Bradberry (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Albert Houser (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Christopher Sheppard (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:28 | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-44 |
| 07:26 | South Carolina | Albert Houser gets the rebound | 42-44 |
| 07:05 | South Carolina | The short jumper by Christopher Sheppard is denied by Rene Esposito | 42-44 |
| 07:03 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye grabs the board | 42-44 |
| 06:57 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye scores on a shot from the right block set up by Randy Hendrix | 44-44 |
| 06:32 | South Carolina | Albert Houser's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris (PG), Cody Lingerfelt (SG), Peter Angulo (SF), Franklin Cook (PF) Scott Tarin, Dennis Posey, Norman Dye, Rene Esposito | |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Ruyle (SG), Jose Sanchez (PF) Alan Moore, Albert Houser | |
| 06:20 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo misses badly on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Matthew Bradberry - foul #3 on Matthew Bradberry, team foul #7 | 44-44 |
| 06:20 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo misses the 1st free throw | 44-44 |
| 06:20 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo misses the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |
| 06:20 | South Carolina | Christopher Sheppard grabs the board | 44-44 |
| 05:51 | South Carolina | James Ruyle loses the dribble to Franklin Cook | 44-44 |
| 05:28 | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt knocks in the fadeaway from the right side set up by Franklin Cook | 46-44 |
| 05:06 | South Carolina | Christopher Sheppard misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-44 |
| 05:05 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo grabs the board | 46-44 |
| 04:42 | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 46-44 |
| 04:40 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-44 |
| 04:40 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey (SG), Norman Dye (SF), Rene Esposito (C) Cody Lingerfelt, Peter Angulo, Randy Hendrix | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Alan Moore (PG), Albert Houser (PF) Rex Boykin, Jose Sanchez | |
| 04:32 | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 46-44 |
| 04:31 | South Carolina | Albert Houser snags the defensive board | 46-44 |
| 04:02 | South Carolina | Albert Houser drills a turnaround from the right block set up by Alan Moore and he's fouled by Norman Dye - foul #2 on Norman Dye, team foul #4 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lee Brown (SF), Jose Sanchez (C) Matthew Bradberry, Christopher Sheppard | |
| 04:02 | South Carolina | Albert Houser makes the free throw | 46-47 |
| 03:51 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-47 |
| 03:50 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook tips it home | 48-47 |
| 03:33 | South Carolina | James Ruyle can't connect on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Dennis Posey - foul #3 on Dennis Posey, team foul #5 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Rex Boykin (PG) Alan Moore | |
| 03:33 | South Carolina | James Ruyle makes the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 03:33 | South Carolina | James Ruyle makes the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Thurman Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dennis Posey (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Norman Dye (fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. PF - Franklin Cook (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Rene Esposito (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Rex Boykin (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Ruyle (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lee Brown (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Albert Houser (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Jose Sanchez (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey can't connect on a floater from the right side | 48-49 |
| 03:12 | South Carolina | Rex Boykin grabs the defensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 02:52 | South Carolina | James Ruyle misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 48-49 |
| 02:51 | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 02:30 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook is hacked by Lee Brown - foul #2 on Lee Brown, team foul #8 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo (C) Rene Esposito | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Matthew Bradberry (SF), Christopher Sheppard (C) Lee Brown, Albert Houser | |
| 02:30 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook makes the 1st free throw | 49-49 |
| 02:30 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 50-49 |
| 02:10 | South Carolina | Christopher Sheppard's pass is intercepted by Franklin Cook | 50-49 |
| 01:50 | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey makes the shot from the left side on a great pass from Thurman Harris | 52-49 |
| 01:36 | South Carolina | Jose Sanchez misses the jump hook from close range but the foul's on Franklin Cook - foul #1 on Franklin Cook, team foul #6 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito (C) Peter Angulo | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 01:36 | South Carolina | Jose Sanchez misses the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 01:36 | South Carolina | Jose Sanchez makes the 2nd free throw | 52-50 |
| 01:13 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-50 |
| 00:58 | South Carolina | Jose Sanchez hits the finger roll | 55-52 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:33 | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey misses the driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by James Ruyle - foul #1 on James Ruyle, team foul #9 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo (PF) Franklin Cook | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Albert Houser (PF) Jose Sanchez | |
| 00:33 | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 00:33 | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey makes the 2nd free throw | 57-52 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:27 | South Carolina | James Ruyle misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-52 |
| 00:26 | South Carolina | Albert Houser tips it in | 57-54 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:25 | Mississippi State | James Ruyle is called for the reach on Peter Angulo in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Ruyle, team foul #10 | 57-54 |
| 00:25 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo misses the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 00:25 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo makes the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| 00:20 | South Carolina | James Ruyle is hacked by Dennis Posey - foul #4 on Dennis Posey, team foul #7 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook (PF) Peter Angulo | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 00:20 | South Carolina | James Ruyle misses the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 00:20 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Rene Esposito | 58-54 |
| 00:17 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito is fouled in the backcourt by Rex Boykin - foul #1 on Rex Boykin, team foul #11 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo (PF) Franklin Cook | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 00:17 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito makes the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 00:17 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito makes the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| 00:11 | South Carolina | James Ruyle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook (PF) Peter Angulo | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 00:10 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook is fouled in the backcourt by James Ruyle - foul #3 on James Ruyle, team foul #12 | 60-54 |
| 00:10 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook misses the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 00:10 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| 00:04 | South Carolina | James Ruyle buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Rex Boykin | 61-57 |
| 00:03 | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris is fouled in the backcourt by Rex Boykin - foul #2 on Rex Boykin, team foul #13 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo (PF) Franklin Cook | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 00:03 | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris makes the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 00:03 | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| 00:03 | South Carolina | Christopher Sheppard gets the rebound | 62-57 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | Christopher Sheppard can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 62-57 |