| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Long (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wayne Powell (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Clarence Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lin Xiong (fresh) 4 pts. C - Guadalupe Mendoza (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Michael Metcalf (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Louis Craft (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Henry Hinton (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Joseph Matthews (fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Price (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Henry Hinton inbounds the ball | 38-38 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:44 | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews travels with the ball | 38-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro (PF), Li-Liang Zhao (C) Lin Xiong, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 19:37 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell splits the doubleteam and buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Clarence Williams | 40-38 |
| 19:30 | South Carolina | Henry Hinton misses long on an open 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-38 |
| 19:29 | South Carolina | Michael Metcalf tips it in | 40-40 |
| 19:04 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-40 |
| 18:52 | South Carolina | Robert Long steps in front of the Henry Hinton pass | 43-40 |
| 18:49 | Mississippi State | Robert Long slams it home | 45-40 |
| 18:22 | South Carolina | Henry Hinton connects on the floater from close range on a nice dish by Louis Craft | 45-42 |
| 18:06 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams connects on the shot from the left side set up by Danny Carreiro | 47-42 |
| 17:56 | South Carolina | Robert Price is fouled on the floor by Li-Liang Zhao - foul #1 on Li-Liang Zhao, team foul #1 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen (PG), Gene Land (SG), Lin Xiong (PF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Robert Long, Wayne Powell, Danny Carreiro, Li-Liang Zhao | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 17:44 | South Carolina | Robert Price makes the jump hook from close range | 47-44 |
| 17:27 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong comes up short on the floater from the right side | 47-44 |
| 17:25 | South Carolina | Michael Metcalf grabs the board | 47-44 |
| 17:20 | South Carolina | Henry Hinton is alone and drills a turnaround from close range | 47-46 |
| 17:02 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen is fouled on the floor by Joseph Matthews - foul #2 on Joseph Matthews, team foul #1 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Wayne Powell (SG), Danny Carreiro (PF) Gene Land, Clarence Williams, Lin Xiong | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lucas Mannings (SG), Robert Cipriani (SF), Lee Carignan (PF), Curtis Vue (C) Louis Craft, Henry Hinton, Joseph Matthews, Robert Price | |
| 16:38 | Mississippi State | Robert Long is fouled on the floor by Lee Carignan - foul #2 on Lee Carignan, team foul #2 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong (PF) Robert Long | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Thomas Burris (SG) Michael Metcalf | |
| 16:20 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong can't finish the layup | 47-46 |
| 16:18 | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza grabs the offensive rebound | 47-46 |
| 15:59 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong connects on the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Gregory Claassen | 49-46 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Gregory Claassen (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Wayne Powell (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Danny Carreiro (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lin Xiong (fresh) 6 pts. C - Guadalupe Mendoza (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Lucas Mannings (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Thomas Burris (fresh) SF - Robert Cipriani (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lee Carignan (fresh) C - Curtis Vue (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:44 | South Carolina | Curtis Vue misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 49-46 |
| 15:43 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro grabs the board | 49-46 |
| 15:26 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong is fouled on the floor by Lucas Mannings - foul #2 on Lucas Mannings, team foul #3 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Clarence Williams (SF), Li-Liang Zhao (PF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Wayne Powell, Danny Carreiro, Lin Xiong, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Aaron Barnhill (PG), Louis Craft (SG), Henry Hinton (SF), Joseph Matthews (PF) Lucas Mannings, Thomas Burris, Robert Cipriani, Lee Carignan | |
| 15:14 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman clanks a shot from the right block | 49-46 |
| 15:13 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman gets the offensive rebound | 49-46 |
| 15:08 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen lays it up and in on a nice dish by Robert Long | 51-46 |
| 14:55 | South Carolina | Curtis Vue loses the ball out of bounds | 51-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gene Land (SG), Danny Carreiro (PF) Gregory Claassen, Li-Liang Zhao | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Price (C) Curtis Vue | |
| 14:40 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman clanks a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Robert Price - foul #1 on Robert Price, team foul #4 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen (SF) Clarence Williams | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 14:40 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman makes the 1st free throw | 52-46 |
| 14:40 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman makes the 2nd free throw | 53-46 |
| 14:31 | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews buries a jump hook from the left block and he's hacked by Gene Land - foul #3 on Gene Land, team foul #2 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell (SG), Clarence Williams (SF), Lin Xiong (PF) Gene Land, Gregory Claassen, Danny Carreiro | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 14:31 | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews makes the free throw | 53-49 |
| 14:15 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong misses the jump hook from the right block | 53-49 |
| 14:13 | South Carolina | Robert Price snags the defensive board | 53-49 |
| 13:55 | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews is fouled on the floor by Lin Xiong - foul #2 on Lin Xiong, team foul #3 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gene Land (SG), Gregory Claassen (SF), Danny Carreiro (PF) Wayne Powell, Clarence Williams, Lin Xiong | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lee Carignan (PF) Joseph Matthews | |
| 13:47 | South Carolina | Louis Craft splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-49 |
| 13:46 | South Carolina | Lee Carignan snags the offensive board | 53-49 |
| 13:32 | South Carolina | Lee Carignan hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Danny Carreiro - foul #1 on Danny Carreiro, team foul #4 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell (SG), Clarence Williams (SF), Li-Liang Zhao (PF) Robert Long, Gene Land, Danny Carreiro | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Cipriani (SF) Henry Hinton | |
| 13:32 | South Carolina | Lee Carignan makes the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 13:32 | South Carolina | Lee Carignan misses the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 13:32 | Mississippi State | Li-Liang Zhao grabs the board | 53-50 |
| 13:26 | Mississippi State | Aaron Barnhill doubles Gregory Claassen and is called for the reach - foul #4 on Aaron Barnhill, team foul #5 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Michael Metcalf (PG) Aaron Barnhill | |
| 13:05 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell clanks a floater from the right side | 53-50 |
| 13:04 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams tips it but misses | 53-50 |
| 13:02 | South Carolina | Robert Cipriani snags the defensive board | 53-50 |
| 12:58 | South Carolina | Louis Craft splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 53-50 |
| 12:56 | Mississippi State | Li-Liang Zhao grabs the defensive rebound | 53-50 |
| 12:50 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen misses the jumper from the left side | 53-50 |
| 12:48 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Robert Price | 53-50 |
| 12:42 | South Carolina | Lee Carignan is hacked by Clarence Williams - foul #1 on Clarence Williams, team foul #5 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Gene Land (SG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Lin Xiong (PF) Gregory Claassen, Wayne Powell, Clarence Williams, Li-Liang Zhao | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lucas Mannings (SG), Joseph Matthews (PF), Curtis Vue (C) Louis Craft, Lee Carignan, Robert Price | |
| 12:29 | South Carolina | Robert Cipriani banks in the layup on a great pass from Michael Metcalf and he's fouled by Danny Carreiro - foul #2 on Danny Carreiro, team foul #6 | 53-52 |
| 12:29 | South Carolina | Robert Cipriani misses the free throw | 53-52 |
| 12:29 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman grabs the board | 53-52 |
| 12:24 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro drills a fadeaway from the left block and the foul's on Robert Cipriani - foul #1 on Robert Cipriani, team foul #6 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen (SF) Lin Xiong | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Henry Hinton (SF) Robert Cipriani | |
| 12:24 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro makes the free throw | 56-52 |
| 12:02 | South Carolina | Michael Metcalf hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-52 |
| 12:00 | Mississippi State | Gene Land grabs the defensive rebound | 56-52 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Long (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gene Land (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Gregory Claassen (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. PF - Danny Carreiro (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Curtis Wiedeman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Michael Metcalf (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lucas Mannings (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Henry Hinton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Matthews (fresh) 7 pts. C - Curtis Vue (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 11:35 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen is fouled on the floor by Lucas Mannings - foul #3 on Lucas Mannings, team foul #7 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell (SG), Clarence Williams (SF), Lin Xiong (PF) Robert Long, Gene Land, Danny Carreiro | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Louis Craft (SG) Lucas Mannings | |
| 11:35 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen makes the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 11:35 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen misses the 2nd free throw | 57-52 |
| 11:35 | South Carolina | Curtis Vue pulls down the rebound | 57-52 |
| 11:29 | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumpshot from just outside the lane | 57-52 |
| 11:27 | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews tips it but misses | 57-52 |
| 11:25 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen gets the rebound | 57-52 |
| 11:10 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-52 |
| 11:08 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman hits the follow up shot | 59-52 |
| 10:46 | South Carolina | Wayne Powell takes the ball from Louis Craft | 59-52 |
| 10:30 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman can't finish the uncontested layup | 59-52 |
| 10:28 | South Carolina | Curtis Vue grabs the defensive rebound | 59-52 |
| 10:03 | South Carolina | Lin Xiong is called for the reach on Louis Craft - foul #3 on Lin Xiong, team foul #7 | 59-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Gene Land (SG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Li-Liang Zhao (PF) Gregory Claassen, Wayne Powell, Clarence Williams, Lin Xiong | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lucas Mannings (PG), Robert Cipriani (SF), Lee Carignan (PF), Robert Price (C) Michael Metcalf, Henry Hinton, Joseph Matthews, Curtis Vue | |
| 10:03 | South Carolina | Louis Craft misses the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 10:03 | South Carolina | Lee Carignan gets the offensive rebound | 59-52 |
| 09:45 | South Carolina | Robert Cipriani misses the shot from the right side | 59-52 |
| 09:43 | South Carolina | Robert Price tips it in | 59-54 |
| 09:30 | Mississippi State | Robert Long is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Robert Price | 59-54 |
| 09:11 | South Carolina | Robert Cipriani drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Lucas Mannings | 59-56 |
| 09:06 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro buries a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Robert Long | 61-56 |
| 08:54 | South Carolina | Lucas Mannings is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Robert Price out of the doubleteam | 61-59 |
| 08:45 | Mississippi State | Gene Land misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 61-59 |
| 08:44 | South Carolina | Robert Price grabs the board | 61-59 |
| 08:18 | South Carolina | Lucas Mannings makes the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Louis Craft | 61-61 |
| 08:13 | Mississippi State | Robert Long makes the floater from close range on a nice dish by Gene Land | 63-61 |
| 07:54 | South Carolina | Lucas Mannings misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 63-61 |
| 07:52 | South Carolina | Robert Price tips it back up and in | 63-63 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Long (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gene Land (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Danny Carreiro (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Li-Liang Zhao (fresh) 3 reb. C - Curtis Wiedeman (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Lucas Mannings (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Louis Craft (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SF - Robert Cipriani (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lee Carignan (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Price (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Mississippi State | Gene Land drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Long | 65-63 |
| 07:13 | South Carolina | Robert Price misses the jumpshot from the right side | 65-63 |
| 07:11 | Mississippi State | Li-Liang Zhao snags the defensive board | 65-63 |
| 07:05 | Mississippi State | Robert Long makes the runner from the left block set up by Danny Carreiro | 67-63 |
| 06:49 | South Carolina | Robert Price makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Lucas Mannings | 67-66 |
| 06:44 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman is fouled on the floor by Lucas Mannings - foul #4 on Lucas Mannings, team foul #8 | 67-66 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen (PG), Wayne Powell (SG), Clarence Williams (SF), Lin Xiong (PF) Robert Long, Gene Land, Danny Carreiro, Li-Liang Zhao | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Aaron Barnhill (PG), Thomas Burris (SG), Henry Hinton (SF), Joseph Matthews (PF), Curtis Vue (C) Lucas Mannings, Louis Craft, Robert Cipriani, Lee Carignan, Robert Price | |
| 06:44 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman makes the 1st free throw | 68-66 |
| 06:44 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman misses the 2nd free throw | 68-66 |
| 06:44 | South Carolina | Curtis Vue gets the rebound | 68-66 |
| 06:42 | South Carolina | Aaron Barnhill is hacked by Gregory Claassen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gregory Claassen, team foul #8 | 68-66 |
| 06:42 | South Carolina | Aaron Barnhill makes the 1st free throw | 68-67 |
| 06:42 | South Carolina | Aaron Barnhill makes the 2nd free throw | 68-68 |
| 06:25 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell is fouled on the floor by Curtis Vue - foul #1 on Curtis Vue, team foul #9 | 68-68 |
| 06:25 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell makes the 1st free throw | 69-68 |
| 06:25 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 70-68 |
| 06:11 | South Carolina | Aaron Barnhill is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 70-68 |
| 06:10 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Curtis Wiedeman | 70-68 |
| 06:05 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 70-68 |
| 05:37 | South Carolina | Henry Hinton misses short on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Lin Xiong - foul #4 on Lin Xiong, team foul #9 | 70-68 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lucas Mannings (SG) Thomas Burris | |
| 05:37 | South Carolina | Henry Hinton misses the 1st free throw | 70-68 |
| 05:37 | South Carolina | Henry Hinton makes the 2nd free throw | 70-69 |
| 05:17 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 70-69 |
| 05:15 | South Carolina | Lucas Mannings gets the rebound | 70-69 |
| 05:06 | South Carolina | Aaron Barnhill blows the layup | 70-69 |
| 05:05 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell snags the defensive board | 70-69 |
| 05:00 | Mississippi State | Lucas Mannings picks off the pass by Wayne Powell | 70-69 |
| 04:34 | South Carolina | Aaron Barnhill is called for the illegal screen - foul #5 on Aaron Barnhill, team foul #10 | 70-69 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Danny Carreiro (PF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Gregory Claassen, Lin Xiong, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Michael Metcalf (PG), Robert Price (C) Aaron Barnhill, Curtis Vue | |
| 04:17 | Mississippi State | Henry Hinton is called for the reach on Clarence Williams - foul #3 on Henry Hinton, team foul #11 | 70-69 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman (C) Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Cipriani (SF), Lee Carignan (PF) Henry Hinton, Joseph Matthews | |
| 04:17 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams makes the 1st free throw | 71-69 |
| 04:17 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 72-69 |
| 03:55 | South Carolina | Michael Metcalf is called for traveling | 72-69 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Curtis Wiedeman | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Louis Craft (SG) Lucas Mannings | |
| 03:34 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro is hacked by Lee Carignan - foul #3 on Lee Carignan, team foul #12 | 72-69 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen (PG), Lin Xiong (PF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Robert Long, Clarence Williams, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 03:34 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro misses the 1st free throw | 72-69 |
| 03:34 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro makes the 2nd free throw | 73-69 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Gregory Claassen (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Wayne Powell (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SF - Danny Carreiro (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lin Xiong (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. C - Curtis Wiedeman (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Michael Metcalf (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Louis Craft (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SF - Robert Cipriani (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lee Carignan (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Price (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:15 | South Carolina | Louis Craft throws a bad pass out of bounds | 73-69 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Clarence Williams (SF) Gregory Claassen, Danny Carreiro | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Henry Hinton (SF), Curtis Vue (C) Robert Cipriani, Robert Price | |
| 03:01 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong hits a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Long | 75-69 |
| 02:57 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-69 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen (PG), Danny Carreiro (PF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Robert Long, Lin Xiong, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews (PF), Robert Price (C) Lee Carignan, Curtis Vue | |
| 02:46 | South Carolina | Henry Hinton is fouled on the floor by Clarence Williams - foul #2 on Clarence Williams, team foul #10 | 75-69 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Lin Xiong (PF) Wayne Powell, Danny Carreiro | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 02:46 | South Carolina | Henry Hinton misses the 1st free throw | 75-69 |
| 02:46 | South Carolina | Henry Hinton makes the 2nd free throw | 75-70 |
| 02:30 | Mississippi State | Robert Long makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Gregory Claassen | 77-70 |
| 02:10 | South Carolina | Robert Price hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 77-70 |
| 02:08 | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza pulls down the rebound | 77-70 |
| 01:52 | Mississippi State | Michael Metcalf takes the ball from Robert Long | 77-70 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 01:36 | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews's dunk attempt is rejected by Clarence Williams | 77-70 |
| 01:35 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong snags the defensive board | 77-70 |
| 01:26 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong blows the layup but the foul's on Joseph Matthews - foul #3 on Joseph Matthews, team foul #13 | 77-70 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell (SG), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Gregory Claassen, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 01:26 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong makes the 1st free throw | 78-70 |
| 01:26 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong makes the 2nd free throw | 79-70 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 01:18 | South Carolina | Louis Craft is open and buries a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Metcalf | 79-72 |
| 01:03 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman connects on the turnaround in the lane | 81-72 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:58 | South Carolina | Louis Craft hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 81-72 |
| 00:57 | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews gets the offensive rebound | 81-72 |
| 00:54 | South Carolina | Michael Metcalf comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 81-72 |
| 00:53 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Henry Hinton | 81-72 |
| 00:51 | South Carolina | Louis Craft is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Louis Craft, team foul #14 | 81-72 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:50 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams is fouled in the backcourt by Louis Craft - foul #2 on Louis Craft, team foul #15 | 81-72 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen (PG), Gene Land (SG), Li-Liang Zhao (PF) Robert Long, Wayne Powell, Lin Xiong | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 00:50 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams makes the 1st free throw | 82-72 |
| 00:50 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 83-72 |
| 00:45 | South Carolina | Louis Craft comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 83-72 |
| 00:44 | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews hits the follow up shot | 83-74 |
| 00:43 | Mississippi State | Li-Liang Zhao is fouled in the backcourt by Louis Craft - foul #3 on Louis Craft, team foul #16 | 83-74 |
| 00:43 | Mississippi State | Li-Liang Zhao makes the 1st free throw | 84-74 |
| 00:43 | Mississippi State | Li-Liang Zhao makes the 2nd free throw | 85-74 |
| 00:37 | South Carolina | Louis Craft can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 85-74 |
| 00:36 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman pulls down the rebound | 85-74 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:30 | Mississippi State | Gene Land misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 85-74 |
| 00:28 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman tips it home | 87-74 |
| 00:21 | South Carolina | Gregory Claassen takes the ball from Robert Price | 87-74 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen runs out the clock | 87-74 |