| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Michael Metcalf (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Louis Craft (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Henry Hinton (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Joseph Matthews (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Price (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Long (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Wayne Powell (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clarence Williams (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Lin Xiong (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Curtis Wiedeman (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams inbounds the ball | 31-41 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:47 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Clarence Williams | 31-44 |
| 19:25 | South Carolina | Louis Craft scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-44 |
| 19:03 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Price - foul #2 on Robert Price, team foul #1 | 34-44 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen (PG), Gene Land (SG), Danny Carreiro (SF) Robert Long, Wayne Powell, Clarence Williams | |
| 19:03 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman misses the 1st free throw | 34-44 |
| 19:03 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman makes the 2nd free throw | 34-45 |
| 18:47 | South Carolina | Lin Xiong takes the ball from Louis Craft after a doubleteam | 34-45 |
| 18:31 | Mississippi State | Louis Craft takes the ball from Lin Xiong | 34-45 |
| 18:17 | South Carolina | Robert Price drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Louis Craft | 37-45 |
| 18:13 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen misses long on a jumper from the left side | 37-45 |
| 18:11 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen grabs the offensive board | 37-45 |
| 18:02 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro clanks a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Henry Hinton - foul #1 on Henry Hinton, team foul #2 | 37-45 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Wayne Powell (SG), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Gregory Claassen, Gene Land, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| 18:02 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro makes the 1st free throw | 37-46 |
| 18:02 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro makes the 2nd free throw | 37-47 |
| 17:50 | South Carolina | Robert Price comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 37-47 |
| 17:48 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Wayne Powell | 37-47 |
| 17:43 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 37-47 |
| 17:41 | South Carolina | Henry Hinton gets the rebound | 37-47 |
| 17:12 | South Carolina | Robert Price's pass is intercepted by Robert Long | 37-47 |
| 17:08 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell banks in the layup on a nice dish by Robert Long | 37-49 |
| 16:45 | South Carolina | Lin Xiong takes the ball from Joseph Matthews | 37-49 |
| 16:41 | Mississippi State | Henry Hinton steals it from Wayne Powell out of a doubleteam | 37-49 |
| 16:23 | South Carolina | Robert Price connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Louis Craft | 40-49 |
| 16:13 | Mississippi State | Robert Price is called for the reach on Robert Long - foul #3 on Robert Price, team foul #3 | 40-49 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lucas Mannings (PG), Thomas Burris (SG), Robert Cipriani (SF), Lee Carignan (PF), Curtis Vue (C) Michael Metcalf, Louis Craft, Henry Hinton, Joseph Matthews, Robert Price | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen (PG), Gene Land (SG), Clarence Williams (SF), Li-Liang Zhao (PF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Robert Long, Wayne Powell, Danny Carreiro, Lin Xiong, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| 15:53 | Mississippi State | Curtis Vue picks off the pass by Clarence Williams | 40-49 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Lucas Mannings (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Thomas Burris (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Cipriani (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Lee Carignan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Curtis Vue (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Gregory Claassen (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gene Land (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Clarence Williams (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Li-Liang Zhao (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Curtis Wiedeman (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:43 | South Carolina | Robert Cipriani's fadeaway is rejected by Clarence Williams | 40-49 |
| 15:42 | South Carolina | Lee Carignan tips it but misses | 40-49 |
| 15:41 | South Carolina | Robert Cipriani tips it back up and in | 42-49 |
| 15:29 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 42-49 |
| 15:28 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman tips it back up and in | 42-51 |
| 15:18 | South Carolina | Lucas Mannings hits a shot from the left wing | 44-51 |
| 15:10 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman blows the layup but he's fouled by Curtis Vue - foul #2 on Curtis Vue, team foul #4 | 44-51 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Aaron Barnhill (PG) Thomas Burris | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell (SG), Lin Xiong (PF) Gene Land, Li-Liang Zhao | |
| 15:10 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman makes the 1st free throw | 44-52 |
| 15:10 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman makes the 2nd free throw | 44-53 |
| 15:08 | South Carolina | Aaron Barnhill throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-53 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Curtis Wiedeman | |
| 14:51 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by Lee Carignan | 44-53 |
| 14:29 | South Carolina | Aaron Barnhill works out of a doubleteam and scores on a floater from the free throw line | 46-53 |
| 14:23 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen hits a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Clarence Williams | 46-55 |
| 14:09 | South Carolina | Curtis Vue hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-55 |
| 14:07 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 46-55 |
| 14:01 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 46-55 |
| 14:00 | South Carolina | Lee Carignan gets the rebound | 46-55 |
| 13:47 | South Carolina | Aaron Barnhill is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-55 |
| 13:46 | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza grabs the board | 46-55 |
| 13:41 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell misses the 3 from the right corner | 46-55 |
| 13:39 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams can't tip it in | 46-55 |
| 13:38 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen tips it in | 46-57 |
| 13:22 | South Carolina | Aaron Barnhill is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 46-57 |
| 13:21 | South Carolina | Curtis Vue hits the follow up shot | 48-57 |
| 13:04 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 48-57 |
| 13:03 | South Carolina | Curtis Vue grabs the board | 48-57 |
| 12:47 | South Carolina | Lucas Mannings is fouled on the floor by Gregory Claassen - foul #1 on Gregory Claassen, team foul #1 | 48-57 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Louis Craft (SG), Henry Hinton (SF), Joseph Matthews (PF), Robert Price (C) Lucas Mannings, Robert Cipriani, Lee Carignan, Curtis Vue | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Gene Land (SG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Li-Liang Zhao (PF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Gregory Claassen, Wayne Powell, Clarence Williams, Lin Xiong, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| 12:34 | South Carolina | Louis Craft misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-57 |
| 12:32 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman pulls down the rebound | 48-57 |
| 12:27 | Mississippi State | Li-Liang Zhao's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-57 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Michael Metcalf (PG) Aaron Barnhill | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 12:05 | South Carolina | Michael Metcalf can't throw it down but the foul's on Gene Land - foul #1 on Gene Land, team foul #2 | 48-57 |
| 12:05 | South Carolina | Michael Metcalf makes the 1st free throw | 49-57 |
| 12:05 | South Carolina | Michael Metcalf makes the 2nd free throw | 50-57 |
| 11:53 | Mississippi State | Robert Long makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 50-59 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Michael Metcalf (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louis Craft (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Henry Hinton (fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Matthews (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Price (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Long (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gene Land (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Danny Carreiro (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Li-Liang Zhao (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Curtis Wiedeman (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:40 | South Carolina | Michael Metcalf connects on the open 3 from the left corner | 53-59 |
| 11:15 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro is alone and drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Curtis Wiedeman | 53-61 |
| 11:04 | South Carolina | Louis Craft hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-61 |
| 11:03 | Mississippi State | Li-Liang Zhao gets the rebound | 53-61 |
| 10:57 | Mississippi State | Robert Long splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater from close range | 53-61 |
| 10:55 | South Carolina | Henry Hinton grabs the board | 53-61 |
| 10:38 | South Carolina | Robert Price misses short on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Curtis Wiedeman - foul #1 on Curtis Wiedeman, team foul #3 | 53-61 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Aaron Barnhill (PG) Michael Metcalf | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen (PG), Wayne Powell (SG), Clarence Williams (SF) Robert Long, Gene Land, Li-Liang Zhao | |
| 10:38 | South Carolina | Robert Price misses the 1st free throw | 53-61 |
| 10:38 | South Carolina | Robert Price makes the 2nd free throw | 54-61 |
| 10:27 | Mississippi State | Louis Craft picks off the pass by Wayne Powell | 54-61 |
| 10:15 | South Carolina | Aaron Barnhill misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-61 |
| 10:14 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Danny Carreiro | 54-61 |
| 10:08 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 54-61 |
| 10:06 | South Carolina | Robert Price grabs the defensive rebound | 54-61 |
| 09:50 | South Carolina | Aaron Barnhill loses the ball out of bounds | 54-61 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lucas Mannings (SG), Robert Cipriani (SF), Lee Carignan (PF), Curtis Vue (C) Louis Craft, Henry Hinton, Joseph Matthews, Robert Price | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Lin Xiong (PF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Gregory Claassen, Danny Carreiro, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| 09:35 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-61 |
| 09:34 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Lucas Mannings | 54-61 |
| 09:15 | South Carolina | Curtis Vue is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 54-61 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen (SG), Danny Carreiro (PF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Wayne Powell, Lin Xiong, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| 08:54 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen is called for traveling | 54-61 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell (SG), Lin Xiong (PF) Robert Long, Danny Carreiro | |
| 08:32 | South Carolina | Aaron Barnhill loses the ball out of bounds | 54-61 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Louis Craft (SG), Henry Hinton (SF) Lucas Mannings, Robert Cipriani | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Gregory Claassen, Clarence Williams, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| 08:17 | Mississippi State | The short jumper by Lin Xiong is denied by Lee Carignan | 54-61 |
| 08:15 | South Carolina | Curtis Vue grabs the defensive rebound | 54-61 |
| 08:01 | South Carolina | Lee Carignan lays it in set up by Henry Hinton | 56-61 |
| 07:44 | Mississippi State | Robert Long connects on the open pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Wayne Powell out of the doubleteam | 56-63 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Aaron Barnhill (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Louis Craft (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Henry Hinton (fresh) 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Lee Carignan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Curtis Vue (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Long (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SG - Wayne Powell (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SF - Danny Carreiro (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lin Xiong (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Guadalupe Mendoza (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:20 | South Carolina | Lee Carignan can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 56-63 |
| 07:18 | South Carolina | Curtis Vue grabs the offensive rebound | 56-63 |
| 07:05 | South Carolina | Aaron Barnhill evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 from straight away | 59-63 |
| 07:03 | Mississippi State | Robert Long loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-63 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Michael Metcalf (PG), Robert Cipriani (SF), Joseph Matthews (PF), Robert Price (C) Aaron Barnhill, Henry Hinton, Lee Carignan, Curtis Vue | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen (PG), Gene Land (SG), Clarence Williams (SF), Li-Liang Zhao (PF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Robert Long, Wayne Powell, Danny Carreiro, Lin Xiong, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| 06:47 | South Carolina | Robert Cipriani is fouled on the floor by Li-Liang Zhao - foul #3 on Li-Liang Zhao, team foul #4 | 59-63 |
| 06:33 | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Li-Liang Zhao - foul #4 on Li-Liang Zhao, team foul #5 | 59-63 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lucas Mannings (SG) Louis Craft | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG) Gene Land | |
| 06:33 | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews misses the 1st free throw | 59-63 |
| 06:33 | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews makes the 2nd free throw | 60-63 |
| 06:13 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 60-63 |
| 06:12 | Mississippi State | Robert Long snags the offensive board | 60-63 |
| 05:53 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 60-63 |
| 05:52 | South Carolina | Robert Cipriani pulls down the rebound | 60-63 |
| 05:34 | South Carolina | Robert Price splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Robert Long - foul #2 on Robert Long, team foul #6 | 60-63 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Aaron Barnhill (PG), Louis Craft (SG), Henry Hinton (SF) Michael Metcalf, Lucas Mannings, Robert Cipriani | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell (SG), Danny Carreiro (PF) Robert Long, Li-Liang Zhao | |
| 05:34 | South Carolina | Robert Price makes the 1st free throw | 61-63 |
| 05:34 | South Carolina | Robert Price makes the 2nd free throw | 62-63 |
| 05:20 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Wayne Powell | 62-65 |
| 04:59 | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews can't finish the layup | 62-65 |
| 04:57 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Curtis Wiedeman | 62-65 |
| 04:39 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Wayne Powell | 62-67 |
| 04:22 | South Carolina | Robert Price hits a turnaround from the baseline set up by Aaron Barnhill | 64-67 |
| 04:18 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Aaron Barnhill - foul #4 on Aaron Barnhill, team foul #5 | 64-67 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lee Carignan (PF), Curtis Vue (C) Joseph Matthews, Robert Price | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Gene Land (SG), Lin Xiong (PF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Wayne Powell, Clarence Williams, Danny Carreiro, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| 04:18 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen makes the 1st free throw | 64-68 |
| 04:18 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen makes the 2nd free throw | 64-69 |
| 03:58 | South Carolina | Henry Hinton scores on a jumper in the lane set up by Aaron Barnhill | 66-69 |
| 03:42 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen connects on the shot from the free throw line | 66-71 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Aaron Barnhill (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Louis Craft (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Henry Hinton (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Lee Carignan (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Curtis Vue (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Long (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gene Land (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Gregory Claassen (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lin Xiong (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Guadalupe Mendoza (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 03:22 | South Carolina | Lee Carignan's floater is tipped away by Guadalupe Mendoza | 66-71 |
| 03:21 | South Carolina | Curtis Vue grabs the offensive rebound | 66-71 |
| 03:15 | South Carolina | Aaron Barnhill's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-71 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Michael Metcalf (PG), Lucas Mannings (SG), Robert Cipriani (SF) Aaron Barnhill, Louis Craft, Henry Hinton | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell (SG), Clarence Williams (SF), Danny Carreiro (PF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Gene Land, Gregory Claassen, Lin Xiong, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| 03:01 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro misses the floater from the free throw line | 66-71 |
| 02:59 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Curtis Vue | 66-71 |
| 02:59 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-71 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Aaron Barnhill (PG), Louis Craft (SG), Henry Hinton (SF), Joseph Matthews (PF), Robert Price (C) Michael Metcalf, Lucas Mannings, Robert Cipriani, Lee Carignan, Curtis Vue | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Li-Liang Zhao (PF) Clarence Williams | |
| 02:41 | South Carolina | Robert Price throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-71 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams (SF), Lin Xiong (PF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Danny Carreiro, Li-Liang Zhao, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| 02:21 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 66-71 |
| 02:20 | Mississippi State | Robert Long pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-71 |
| 02:08 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams hits the finger roll set up by Robert Long and the foul's on Henry Hinton - foul #2 on Henry Hinton, team foul #6 | 66-73 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen (PG), Gene Land (SG), Danny Carreiro (PF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Robert Long, Wayne Powell, Lin Xiong, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| 02:08 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams makes the free throw | 66-74 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 02:00 | South Carolina | Louis Craft hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 66-74 |
| 01:59 | South Carolina | Robert Price gets the offensive rebound | 66-74 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 01:52 | South Carolina | Robert Price's fadeaway is rejected by Curtis Wiedeman | 66-74 |
| 01:50 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams snags the defensive board | 66-74 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 01:44 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 66-74 |
| 01:43 | South Carolina | Henry Hinton gets the rebound | 66-74 |
| 01:35 | South Carolina | Robert Price's dunk attempt is rejected by Curtis Wiedeman | 66-74 |
| 01:34 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Gregory Claassen | 66-74 |
| 01:30 | Mississippi State | Gene Land comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 66-74 |
| 01:29 | Mississippi State | Gene Land hits the follow up shot | 66-76 |
| 01:21 | South Carolina | Clarence Williams is called for the reach on Louis Craft - foul #2 on Clarence Williams, team foul #7 | 66-76 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Michael Metcalf (PG), Robert Cipriani (SF), Lee Carignan (PF), Curtis Vue (C) Aaron Barnhill, Henry Hinton, Joseph Matthews, Robert Price | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Li-Liang Zhao (PF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Clarence Williams, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| 01:21 | South Carolina | Louis Craft makes the 1st free throw | 67-76 |
| 01:21 | South Carolina | Louis Craft makes the 2nd free throw | 68-76 |
| 01:12 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro misses the lay-in | 68-76 |
| 01:10 | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza hits the follow up shot | 68-78 |
| 00:56 | South Carolina | Louis Craft knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Michael Metcalf | 71-78 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:53 | Mississippi State | Michael Metcalf is called for the reach on Li-Liang Zhao in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Metcalf, team foul #7 | 71-78 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Aaron Barnhill (PG), Henry Hinton (SF), Joseph Matthews (PF), Robert Price (C) Michael Metcalf, Robert Cipriani, Lee Carignan, Curtis Vue | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Danny Carreiro, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| 00:53 | Mississippi State | Li-Liang Zhao makes the 1st free throw | 71-79 |
| 00:53 | Mississippi State | Li-Liang Zhao makes the 2nd free throw | 71-80 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:47 | South Carolina | Louis Craft scores on a 3 from the right corner | 74-80 |
| 00:46 | Mississippi State | Li-Liang Zhao is hacked by Aaron Barnhill in the backcourt - foul #5 on Aaron Barnhill, team foul #8 | 74-80 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Michael Metcalf (PG) Aaron Barnhill | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 00:46 | Mississippi State | Li-Liang Zhao makes the 1st free throw | 74-81 |
| 00:46 | Mississippi State | Li-Liang Zhao makes the 2nd free throw | 74-82 |
| 00:40 | South Carolina | Louis Craft clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 74-82 |
| 00:38 | South Carolina | Henry Hinton grabs the offensive rebound | 74-82 |
| 00:34 | South Carolina | Michael Metcalf misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 74-82 |
| 00:32 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Louis Craft | 74-82 |
| 00:30 | South Carolina | Robert Price can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 74-82 |
| 00:28 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Robert Long | 74-82 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:25 | Mississippi State | Michael Metcalf is called for the reach on Robert Long in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Metcalf, team foul #9 | 74-82 |
| 00:25 | Mississippi State | Robert Long misses the 1st free throw | 74-82 |
| 00:25 | South Carolina | Robert Price gets the rebound | 74-82 |
| 00:19 | South Carolina | Louis Craft makes the contested 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Price | 77-82 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:18 | Mississippi State | Louis Craft is called for the reach on Robert Long in the backcourt - foul #2 on Louis Craft, team foul #10 | 77-82 |
| 00:18 | Mississippi State | Robert Long makes the 1st free throw | 77-83 |
| 00:18 | Mississippi State | Robert Long makes the 2nd free throw | 77-84 |
| 00:10 | South Carolina | Louis Craft is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Gene Land | 77-84 |
| 00:06 | Mississippi State | Robert Long misses the lay-in | 77-84 |
| 00:05 | South Carolina | Louis Craft grabs the board | 77-84 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | Robert Price is hacked by Curtis Wiedeman - foul #2 on Curtis Wiedeman, team foul #8 | 77-84 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell (SG), Clarence Williams (SF), Lin Xiong (PF) Gene Land, Gregory Claassen, Li-Liang Zhao | |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | Robert Price misses the 1st free throw | 77-84 |