| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Kenneth Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Clifford Upson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - Garry Murphy (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Rufus Burlingame (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Herbert Michael (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Daniel Finley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joe Phillips (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Brown (fresh) PF - Oscar Leal (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Travis Lyons (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Garry Murphy inbounds the ball | 36-29 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | South Carolina | Daniel Finley takes the ball from Garry Murphy | 36-29 |
| 19:37 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown hits the finger roll on a great pass from Daniel Finley | 36-31 |
| 19:22 | South Carolina | Garry Murphy can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Mark Brown - foul #2 on Mark Brown, team foul #1 | 36-31 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Stjepan Zhuang (PG) Rufus Burlingame | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 19:22 | South Carolina | Garry Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 37-31 |
| 19:22 | South Carolina | Garry Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 38-31 |
| 19:05 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons loses the ball out of bounds | 38-31 |
| 18:52 | South Carolina | Herbert Michael misses short on a runner in the lane | 38-31 |
| 18:51 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Oscar Leal | 38-31 |
| 18:44 | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley buries a jumpshot from the left wing | 38-33 |
| 18:27 | South Carolina | Clifford Upson misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 38-33 |
| 18:26 | South Carolina | Herbert Michael grabs the offensive rebound | 38-33 |
| 18:02 | South Carolina | Kenneth Lewis scores on a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Clifford Upson | 40-33 |
| 17:52 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 40-33 |
| 17:51 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal hits the follow up shot | 40-35 |
| 17:27 | South Carolina | Herbert Michael lays it up and in set up by Garry Murphy | 42-35 |
| 17:05 | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Herbert Michael - foul #1 on Herbert Michael, team foul #1 | 42-35 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Brandon Pierce (PG), Rufus Burlingame (PF) Stjepan Zhuang, Kenneth Lewis | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph (SG), Donald Evens (SF), Daniel Lin (C) Joe Phillips, Mark Brown, Travis Lyons | |
| 17:05 | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley makes the 1st free throw | 42-36 |
| 17:05 | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley makes the 2nd free throw | 42-37 |
| 16:51 | South Carolina | Garry Murphy connects on the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Clifford Upson | 44-37 |
| 16:31 | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 44-37 |
| 16:30 | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin tips it back up and in | 44-39 |
| 16:22 | South Carolina | Garry Murphy splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Clifford Upson | 47-39 |
| 16:05 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph loses the ball out of bounds | 47-39 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Kenneth Lewis (PG), Vasily Lukowski (SG) Brandon Pierce, Clifford Upson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Spenser (PG), Joe Phillips (SG), Joe Webster (SF) Daniel Finley, Keith Rudolph, Oscar Leal | |
| 15:44 | South Carolina | Kenneth Lewis slams it home on a great pass from Vasily Lukowski | 49-39 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Kenneth Lewis (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Vasily Lukowski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Garry Murphy (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. PF - Rufus Burlingame (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Herbert Michael (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Spenser (fresh) SG - Joe Phillips (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joe Webster (fresh) PF - Donald Evens (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Lin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:24 | Mississippi State | Donald Evens misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 49-39 |
| 15:22 | South Carolina | Kenneth Lewis pulls down the rebound | 49-39 |
| 15:12 | South Carolina | Herbert Michael hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 49-39 |
| 15:10 | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin pulls down the rebound | 49-39 |
| 15:05 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-39 |
| 15:03 | South Carolina | Kenneth Lewis pulls down the rebound | 49-39 |
| 14:58 | South Carolina | Garry Murphy splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Joe Webster - foul #1 on Joe Webster, team foul #2 | 49-39 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Clifford Upson (SG), Viktor Palczewski (PF), Salvador Castro (C) Vasily Lukowski, Rufus Burlingame, Herbert Michael | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley (PG), Mark Brown (SF), Oscar Leal (PF), Travis Lyons (C) John Spenser, Joe Webster, Donald Evens, Daniel Lin | |
| 14:58 | South Carolina | Garry Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 50-39 |
| 14:58 | South Carolina | Garry Murphy misses the 2nd free throw | 50-39 |
| 14:58 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal grabs the board | 50-39 |
| 14:30 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal blows the layup but the foul's on Salvador Castro - foul #4 on Salvador Castro, team foul #2 | 50-39 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Herbert Michael (C) Salvador Castro | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph (SG) Joe Phillips | |
| 14:30 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal makes the 1st free throw | 50-40 |
| 14:30 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal makes the 2nd free throw | 50-41 |
| 14:14 | South Carolina | Garry Murphy misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-41 |
| 14:13 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons grabs the defensive rebound | 50-41 |
| 14:09 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-41 |
| 14:07 | South Carolina | Garry Murphy pulls down the rebound | 50-41 |
| 13:43 | South Carolina | Viktor Palczewski lays it in uncontested set up by Kenneth Lewis | 52-41 |
| 13:20 | Mississippi State | Viktor Palczewski steps in front of the Oscar Leal pass | 52-41 |
| 13:15 | South Carolina | Herbert Michael is hacked by Travis Lyons - foul #2 on Travis Lyons, team foul #3 | 52-41 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Stjepan Zhuang (PG), Rufus Burlingame (SF) Garry Murphy, Herbert Michael | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips (SG) Keith Rudolph | |
| 13:04 | South Carolina | Rufus Burlingame is fouled on the floor by Mark Brown - foul #3 on Mark Brown, team foul #4 | 52-41 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Garry Murphy (SF) Rufus Burlingame | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 12:52 | South Carolina | Oscar Leal steals the ball from Viktor Palczewski | 52-41 |
| 12:30 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-44 |
| 12:21 | South Carolina | Clifford Upson is by himself and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Lewis | 54-44 |
| 12:00 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips misses the 3 from the left corner | 54-44 |
| 11:58 | South Carolina | Garry Murphy snags the defensive board | 54-44 |
| 11:52 | South Carolina | Clifford Upson comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 54-44 |
| 11:50 | South Carolina | Garry Murphy gets the offensive rebound | 54-44 |
| 11:36 | South Carolina | Clifford Upson loses the dribble to Travis Lyons | 54-44 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Stjepan Zhuang (fresh) SG - Clifford Upson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 ast. SF - Garry Murphy (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. PF - Viktor Palczewski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Lewis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Daniel Finley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joe Phillips (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Oscar Leal (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. C - Travis Lyons (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-44 |
| 11:17 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown tips it back up and in | 54-46 |
| 11:02 | South Carolina | Joe Phillips is called for the reach on Viktor Palczewski - foul #2 on Joe Phillips, team foul #5 | 54-46 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Brandon Pierce (PG), Rufus Burlingame (SF), Herbert Michael (C) Stjepan Zhuang, Garry Murphy, Kenneth Lewis | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Spenser (PG), Keith Rudolph (SG), Donald Evens (SF), Kenneth Torain (PF), Daniel Lin (C) Daniel Finley, Joe Phillips, Mark Brown, Oscar Leal, Travis Lyons | |
| 10:50 | South Carolina | Clifford Upson hits the finger roll | 56-46 |
| 10:46 | Mississippi State | John Spenser hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 56-46 |
| 10:44 | Mississippi State | John Spenser grabs the offensive board | 56-46 |
| 10:31 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain clanks a runner from the baseline | 56-46 |
| 10:29 | Mississippi State | Donald Evens can't tip it in | 56-46 |
| 10:28 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Viktor Palczewski | 56-46 |
| 10:22 | South Carolina | Clifford Upson misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Daniel Lin - foul #1 on Daniel Lin, team foul #6 | 56-46 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Kenneth Lewis (PG) Brandon Pierce | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 10:22 | South Carolina | Clifford Upson makes the 1st free throw | 57-46 |
| 10:22 | South Carolina | Clifford Upson misses the 2nd free throw | 57-46 |
| 10:22 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph grabs the defensive rebound | 57-46 |
| 10:15 | Mississippi State | Viktor Palczewski takes the ball from Kenneth Torain | 57-46 |
| 09:56 | South Carolina | Clifford Upson is hacked by Donald Evens - foul #2 on Donald Evens, team foul #7 | 57-46 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Garry Murphy (SF) Rufus Burlingame | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips (SG) Keith Rudolph | |
| 09:56 | South Carolina | Clifford Upson misses the 1st free throw | 57-46 |
| 09:56 | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin gets the rebound | 57-46 |
| 09:46 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain comes up short on the runner near the basket but he's fouled by Viktor Palczewski - foul #4 on Viktor Palczewski, team foul #3 | 57-46 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Vasily Lukowski (SG), Rufus Burlingame (PF) Clifford Upson, Viktor Palczewski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 09:46 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain makes the 1st free throw | 57-47 |
| 09:46 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain makes the 2nd free throw | 57-48 |
| 09:29 | South Carolina | Herbert Michael misses long on a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Kenneth Torain - foul #4 on Kenneth Torain, team foul #8 | 57-48 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Clifford Upson (SG) Vasily Lukowski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley (PG), Oscar Leal (PF) John Spenser, Kenneth Torain | |
| 09:29 | South Carolina | Herbert Michael makes the 1st free throw | 58-48 |
| 09:29 | South Carolina | Herbert Michael makes the 2nd free throw | 59-48 |
| 09:17 | Mississippi State | Donald Evens is hacked by Herbert Michael - foul #2 on Herbert Michael, team foul #4 | 59-48 |
| 09:07 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal makes the floater from the baseline set up by Daniel Finley | 59-50 |
| 08:57 | South Carolina | Rufus Burlingame travels with the ball | 59-50 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mark Brown (SF) Donald Evens | |
| 08:46 | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 59-50 |
| 08:45 | South Carolina | Herbert Michael grabs the defensive rebound | 59-50 |
| 08:29 | South Carolina | Garry Murphy misses the 3 from the right corner | 59-50 |
| 08:27 | South Carolina | Herbert Michael pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-50 |
| 08:14 | South Carolina | Kenneth Lewis connects on the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Clifford Upson | 61-50 |
| 08:02 | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin clanks a floater from the left wing | 61-50 |
| 08:01 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal grabs the offensive rebound | 61-50 |
| 07:47 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips is hacked by Clifford Upson - foul #1 on Clifford Upson, team foul #5 | 61-50 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Vasily Lukowski (SG), Viktor Palczewski (PF), Salvador Castro (C) Clifford Upson, Rufus Burlingame, Herbert Michael | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph (SG), Travis Lyons (C) Joe Phillips, Daniel Lin | |
| 07:24 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 61-50 |
| 07:23 | South Carolina | Kenneth Lewis pulls down the rebound | 61-50 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Kenneth Lewis (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. SG - Vasily Lukowski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Garry Murphy (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. PF - Viktor Palczewski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Salvador Castro (fresh) 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Daniel Finley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Keith Rudolph (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Mark Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Oscar Leal (fresh) 14 pts. 11 reb. C - Travis Lyons (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:11 | South Carolina | Garry Murphy scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Vasily Lukowski and he's fouled by Travis Lyons - foul #3 on Travis Lyons, team foul #9 | 63-50 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Brandon Pierce (PG), Clifford Upson (SG) Kenneth Lewis, Vasily Lukowski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Spenser (PG), Donald Evens (SF), Kenneth Torain (PF) Daniel Finley, Mark Brown, Oscar Leal | |
| 07:11 | South Carolina | Garry Murphy misses the free throw | 63-50 |
| 07:11 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons grabs the board | 63-50 |
| 06:59 | Mississippi State | John Spenser misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 63-50 |
| 06:57 | South Carolina | Salvador Castro grabs the defensive rebound | 63-50 |
| 06:37 | South Carolina | Garry Murphy is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 63-50 |
| 06:36 | South Carolina | Garry Murphy pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-50 |
| 06:13 | South Carolina | Brandon Pierce is whistled for a carry | 63-50 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Kenneth Lewis (PG) Brandon Pierce | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley (PG), Joe Phillips (SG), Oscar Leal (PF) John Spenser, Keith Rudolph, Kenneth Torain | |
| 06:06 | Mississippi State | Salvador Castro is called for the reach on Travis Lyons - foul #5 on Salvador Castro, team foul #6 | 63-50 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Herbert Michael (C) Salvador Castro | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 05:51 | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 63-50 |
| 05:50 | Mississippi State | Donald Evens misses the tip | 63-50 |
| 05:49 | South Carolina | Clifford Upson gets the rebound | 63-50 |
| 05:29 | South Carolina | Viktor Palczewski misses the easy open layup | 63-50 |
| 05:27 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips gets the rebound | 63-50 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:12 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-50 |
| 05:11 | South Carolina | Clifford Upson grabs the defensive rebound | 63-50 |
| 04:51 | South Carolina | Kenneth Lewis can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Daniel Finley - foul #1 on Daniel Finley, team foul #10 | 63-50 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Rufus Burlingame (SF) Garry Murphy | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mark Brown (SF), Kenneth Torain (C) Donald Evens, Travis Lyons | |
| 04:51 | South Carolina | Kenneth Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 64-50 |
| 04:51 | South Carolina | Kenneth Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 65-50 |
| 04:35 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal misses the dunk attempt | 65-50 |
| 04:34 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown grabs the offensive board | 65-50 |
| 04:15 | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Joe Phillips | 65-53 |
| 03:58 | South Carolina | Viktor Palczewski comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 65-53 |
| 03:56 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal gets the rebound | 65-53 |
| 03:45 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Kenneth Lewis - foul #2 on Kenneth Lewis, team foul #7 | 65-53 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Stjepan Zhuang (PG), Vasily Lukowski (SG), Garry Murphy (SF) Kenneth Lewis, Clifford Upson, Rufus Burlingame | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Spenser (PG), Keith Rudolph (SG) Daniel Finley, Joe Phillips | |
| 03:45 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal makes the 1st free throw | 65-54 |
| 03:45 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal makes the 2nd free throw | 65-55 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:37 | South Carolina | Garry Murphy makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Viktor Palczewski | 68-55 |
| 03:17 | Mississippi State | John Spenser buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Keith Rudolph | 68-57 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Stjepan Zhuang (fresh) SG - Vasily Lukowski (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Garry Murphy (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 3 ast. PF - Viktor Palczewski (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Herbert Michael (tiring) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Spenser (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Keith Rudolph (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Mark Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Oscar Leal (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 12 reb. C - Kenneth Torain (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. | |
| 02:55 | South Carolina | Viktor Palczewski misses the lay-in | 68-57 |
| 02:53 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 68-57 |
| 02:53 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-57 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Kenneth Lewis (PG), Clifford Upson (SG) Stjepan Zhuang, Vasily Lukowski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley (PG), Joe Phillips (SG), Travis Lyons (C) John Spenser, Keith Rudolph, Kenneth Torain | |
| 02:35 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal lays it up and in on a nice dish by Joe Phillips | 68-59 |
| 02:25 | South Carolina | Mark Brown steps in front of the Kenneth Lewis pass | 68-59 |
| 02:20 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal lays it in on a nice dish by Mark Brown | 68-61 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:10 | South Carolina | Clifford Upson clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 68-61 |
| 02:09 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Mark Brown | 68-61 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:46 | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 68-61 |
| 01:45 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons snags the offensive board | 68-61 |
| 01:32 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-61 |
| 01:16 | South Carolina | Daniel Finley steals the ball from Clifford Upson | 68-61 |
| 00:51 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips is whistled for traveling | 68-61 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:49 | South Carolina | Joe Phillips is called for the reach on Garry Murphy in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joe Phillips, team foul #11 | 68-61 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Brandon Pierce (PG), Stjepan Zhuang (SG), Rufus Burlingame (PF) Kenneth Lewis, Clifford Upson, Viktor Palczewski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 00:49 | South Carolina | Garry Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 69-61 |
| 00:49 | South Carolina | Garry Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 70-61 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:42 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Daniel Finley | 70-64 |
| 00:41 | South Carolina | Daniel Finley is called for the reach on Brandon Pierce in the backcourt - foul #2 on Daniel Finley, team foul #12 | 70-64 |
| 00:41 | South Carolina | Brandon Pierce makes the 1st free throw | 71-64 |
| 00:41 | South Carolina | Brandon Pierce makes the 2nd free throw | 72-64 |
| 00:34 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 72-64 |
| 00:32 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown snags the offensive board | 72-64 |
| 00:28 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Daniel Finley | 72-67 |
| 00:26 | South Carolina | Daniel Finley is called for the reach on Garry Murphy in the backcourt - foul #3 on Daniel Finley, team foul #13 | 72-67 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Vasily Lukowski (SG) Brandon Pierce | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 00:26 | South Carolina | Garry Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 73-67 |
| 00:26 | South Carolina | Garry Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 74-67 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:19 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Daniel Finley | 74-70 |
| 00:16 | South Carolina | Daniel Finley is called for the reach on Garry Murphy in the backcourt - foul #4 on Daniel Finley, team foul #14 | 74-70 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Kenneth Lewis (PG), Clifford Upson (SG) Stjepan Zhuang, Vasily Lukowski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 00:16 | South Carolina | Garry Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 75-70 |
| 00:16 | South Carolina | Garry Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 76-70 |
| 00:09 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 76-70 |
| 00:07 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal gets the offensive rebound | 76-70 |
| 00:03 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 76-70 |
| 00:02 | South Carolina | Kenneth Lewis grabs the board | 76-70 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | Kenneth Lewis runs out the clock | 76-70 |