| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - David Betts (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Russell Keasler (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Quinton Hunt (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Zachary Postell (fresh) 4 reb. C - Roger House (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Edward Horton (fresh) SG - Larry Buck (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dustin Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Travis Stanford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Vernon Newton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards inbounds the ball | 34-23 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:51 | Mississippi State | Vernon Newton hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 34-23 |
| 19:50 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Roger House | 34-23 |
| 19:34 | South Carolina | Roger House buries a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Zachary Postell | 36-23 |
| 19:13 | Mississippi State | Vernon Newton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-23 |
| 18:48 | South Carolina | Quinton Hunt knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-23 |
| 18:28 | Mississippi State | Larry Buck buries a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Travis Stanford and the foul's on Zachary Postell - foul #1 on Zachary Postell, team foul #1 | 39-25 |
| 18:28 | Mississippi State | Larry Buck misses the free throw | 39-25 |
| 18:28 | Mississippi State | Vernon Newton grabs the offensive rebound | 39-25 |
| 18:12 | Mississippi State | Edward Horton misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 39-25 |
| 18:10 | Mississippi State | Vernon Newton pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-25 |
| 17:52 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 39-25 |
| 17:51 | South Carolina | Roger House gets the rebound | 39-25 |
| 17:29 | South Carolina | Larry Buck is called for the reach on David Betts - foul #2 on Larry Buck, team foul #1 | 39-25 |
| 17:10 | South Carolina | Quinton Hunt can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-25 |
| 17:08 | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford grabs the defensive rebound | 39-25 |
| 16:47 | Mississippi State | Larry Buck scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-28 |
| 16:18 | South Carolina | Edward Horton steals the ball from Quinton Hunt | 39-28 |
| 16:02 | Mississippi State | Roger House denies the turnaround by Dustin Edwards | 39-28 |
| 16:00 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Quinton Hunt | 39-28 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - David Betts (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Russell Keasler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Quinton Hunt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Zachary Postell (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Roger House (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Edward Horton (fresh) 2 stl. SG - Larry Buck (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dustin Edwards (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Travis Stanford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Vernon Newton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:41 | South Carolina | Roger House misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 39-28 |
| 15:39 | Mississippi State | Vernon Newton grabs the defensive rebound | 39-28 |
| 15:22 | Mississippi State | The jump hook by Larry Buck is blocked by Zachary Postell | 39-28 |
| 15:21 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Roger House | 39-28 |
| 14:52 | South Carolina | Zachary Postell misses short on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Vernon Newton - foul #3 on Vernon Newton, team foul #2 | 39-28 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Yevgeny Witkowski (PG), Charles Baggett (SG), Jay Townsend (SF), Luis Gibson (C) David Betts, Russell Keasler, Quinton Hunt, Roger House | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Chris Franks (PG), George Charlton (SG), James Dickey (SF), Kosta Gembarowski (PF), Leo Johnson (C) Edward Horton, Larry Buck, Dustin Edwards, Travis Stanford, Vernon Newton | |
| 14:52 | South Carolina | Zachary Postell makes the 1st free throw | 40-28 |
| 14:52 | South Carolina | Zachary Postell misses the 2nd free throw | 40-28 |
| 14:52 | Mississippi State | Leo Johnson gets the rebound | 40-28 |
| 14:30 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski's fadeaway is rejected by Zachary Postell | 40-28 |
| 14:29 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski tips it in | 40-30 |
| 14:16 | South Carolina | Charles Baggett scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-30 |
| 13:57 | Mississippi State | Leo Johnson misses the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Luis Gibson - foul #1 on Luis Gibson, team foul #2 | 43-30 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Hugh Brunt (PF) Zachary Postell | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 13:57 | Mississippi State | Leo Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 43-31 |
| 13:57 | Mississippi State | Leo Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 43-32 |
| 13:30 | South Carolina | Luis Gibson lays it in | 45-32 |
| 13:12 | Mississippi State | Leo Johnson double dribbles | 45-32 |
| Subs | South Carolina | David Betts (PG), Roger House (C) Yevgeny Witkowski, Luis Gibson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Edward Horton (PG) Chris Franks | |
| 12:44 | South Carolina | Hugh Brunt clanks a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Edward Horton - foul #2 on Edward Horton, team foul #3 | 45-32 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Larry Buck (SG), Dustin Edwards (SF) George Charlton, James Dickey | |
| 12:44 | South Carolina | Hugh Brunt makes the 1st free throw | 46-32 |
| 12:44 | South Carolina | Hugh Brunt makes the 2nd free throw | 47-32 |
| 12:28 | Mississippi State | Leo Johnson's dunk attempt is rejected by Hugh Brunt | 47-32 |
| 12:26 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards tips it back up and in | 47-34 |
| 12:24 | South Carolina | David Betts is hacked by Edward Horton in the backcourt - foul #3 on Edward Horton, team foul #4 | 47-34 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Russell Keasler (SG) Charles Baggett | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford (PF) Kosta Gembarowski | |
| 12:01 | South Carolina | Jay Townsend loses the dribble to Dustin Edwards | 47-34 |
| 11:57 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards lays it in | 47-36 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - David Betts (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Russell Keasler (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jay Townsend (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Hugh Brunt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Roger House (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Edward Horton (fresh) 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Larry Buck (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dustin Edwards (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Travis Stanford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Leo Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:34 | South Carolina | Russell Keasler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-36 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Quinton Hunt (SF) Jay Townsend | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Vernon Newton (C) Leo Johnson | |
| 11:20 | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford drills a 3 from the left corner | 47-39 |
| 10:58 | South Carolina | Roger House's fadeaway is rejected by Vernon Newton | 47-39 |
| 10:56 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Vernon Newton | 47-39 |
| 10:49 | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Travis Stanford, team foul #5 | 47-39 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Zachary Postell (PF), Luis Gibson (C) Hugh Brunt, Roger House | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 10:23 | South Carolina | Luis Gibson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 47-39 |
| 10:21 | Mississippi State | Edward Horton snags the defensive board | 47-39 |
| 10:01 | Mississippi State | Larry Buck hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-39 |
| 09:59 | South Carolina | Luis Gibson snags the defensive board | 47-39 |
| 09:35 | South Carolina | Luis Gibson misses the easy layup but the foul's on Vernon Newton - foul #4 on Vernon Newton, team foul #6 | 47-39 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Yevgeny Witkowski (PG), Charles Baggett (SG) David Betts, Russell Keasler | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Chris Franks (PG), George Charlton (SG), James Dickey (SF), Kosta Gembarowski (PF), Leo Johnson (C) Edward Horton, Larry Buck, Dustin Edwards, Travis Stanford, Vernon Newton | |
| 09:35 | South Carolina | Luis Gibson makes the 1st free throw | 48-39 |
| 09:35 | South Carolina | Luis Gibson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-39 |
| 09:23 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 49-39 |
| 09:22 | South Carolina | Zachary Postell grabs the defensive rebound | 49-39 |
| 08:53 | South Carolina | Quinton Hunt misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-39 |
| 08:52 | South Carolina | Zachary Postell pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-39 |
| 08:32 | South Carolina | Luis Gibson scores on a shot from the right block | 51-39 |
| 08:16 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-39 |
| 08:14 | Mississippi State | Leo Johnson tips it home | 51-41 |
| 07:48 | South Carolina | Luis Gibson comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 51-41 |
| 07:46 | South Carolina | Zachary Postell tips it in | 53-41 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Yevgeny Witkowski (fresh) SG - Charles Baggett (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Quinton Hunt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Zachary Postell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Luis Gibson (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Chris Franks (fresh) 2 ast. SG - George Charlton (fresh) SF - James Dickey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kosta Gembarowski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Leo Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:22 | Mississippi State | George Charlton is hacked by Zachary Postell - foul #2 on Zachary Postell, team foul #3 | 53-41 |
| Subs | South Carolina | David Betts (PG), Russell Keasler (SG), Jay Townsend (SF), Hugh Brunt (PF), Roger House (C) Yevgeny Witkowski, Charles Baggett, Quinton Hunt, Zachary Postell, Luis Gibson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Edward Horton (PG), Larry Buck (SG), Dustin Edwards (SF), Travis Stanford (PF), Vernon Newton (C) Chris Franks, George Charlton, James Dickey, Kosta Gembarowski, Leo Johnson | |
| 07:12 | Mississippi State | Larry Buck misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 53-41 |
| 07:10 | Mississippi State | Vernon Newton hits the follow up shot | 53-43 |
| 06:43 | South Carolina | Roger House makes the driving attempt from close range set up by Jay Townsend and he's fouled by Vernon Newton - foul #5 on Vernon Newton, team foul #7 | 55-43 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Leo Johnson (C) Vernon Newton | |
| 06:43 | South Carolina | Roger House misses the free throw | 55-43 |
| 06:43 | Mississippi State | Leo Johnson pulls down the rebound | 55-43 |
| 06:29 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Edward Horton | 55-46 |
| 06:10 | South Carolina | Roger House blows the layup | 55-46 |
| 06:08 | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford grabs the defensive rebound | 55-46 |
| 05:55 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-46 |
| 05:53 | South Carolina | Roger House snags the defensive board | 55-46 |
| 05:28 | South Carolina | Roger House misses the dunk | 55-46 |
| 05:26 | South Carolina | Roger House snags the offensive board | 55-46 |
| 05:04 | South Carolina | Roger House buries a turnaround from the right block | 57-46 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 04:42 | Mississippi State | Larry Buck is whistled for a carry | 57-46 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Quinton Hunt (SF), Zachary Postell (PF) Jay Townsend, Hugh Brunt | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski (PF) Travis Stanford | |
| 04:17 | South Carolina | Roger House comes up short on the driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Kosta Gembarowski - foul #2 on Kosta Gembarowski, team foul #8 | 57-46 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Charles Baggett (SG) Russell Keasler | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Dickey (SF) Dustin Edwards | |
| 04:17 | South Carolina | Roger House makes the 1st free throw | 58-46 |
| 04:17 | South Carolina | Roger House makes the 2nd free throw | 59-46 |
| 03:58 | Mississippi State | Leo Johnson hits a fadeaway from the right block set up by Edward Horton and the foul's on Zachary Postell - foul #3 on Zachary Postell, team foul #4 | 59-48 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Charlton (SG) Larry Buck | |
| 03:58 | Mississippi State | Leo Johnson makes the free throw | 59-49 |
| 03:30 | South Carolina | Quinton Hunt makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-49 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - David Betts (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Baggett (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Quinton Hunt (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Zachary Postell (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Roger House (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Edward Horton (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - George Charlton (fresh) SF - James Dickey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kosta Gembarowski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Leo Johnson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:10 | Mississippi State | Edward Horton is fouled on the floor by Quinton Hunt - foul #2 on Quinton Hunt, team foul #5 | 62-49 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Yevgeny Witkowski (PG), Jay Townsend (SF), Hugh Brunt (PF), Luis Gibson (C) David Betts, Quinton Hunt, Zachary Postell, Roger House | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Chris Franks (PG) Edward Horton | |
| 03:05 | Mississippi State | James Dickey is hacked by Hugh Brunt - foul #1 on Hugh Brunt, team foul #6 | 62-49 |
| 02:53 | Mississippi State | George Charlton buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from James Dickey | 62-51 |
| 02:53 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-51 |
| Subs | South Carolina | David Betts (PG), Russell Keasler (SG), Quinton Hunt (SF), Zachary Postell (PF), Roger House (C) Yevgeny Witkowski, Charles Baggett, Jay Townsend, Hugh Brunt, Luis Gibson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Edward Horton (PG), Larry Buck (SG), Dustin Edwards (SF), Travis Stanford (PF) Chris Franks, George Charlton, James Dickey, Kosta Gembarowski | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 02:34 | South Carolina | Russell Keasler comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 62-51 |
| 02:32 | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford snags the defensive board | 62-51 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 02:16 | Mississippi State | Leo Johnson hits a runner from the baseline | 62-53 |
| 01:55 | South Carolina | Quinton Hunt misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-53 |
| 01:54 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards snags the defensive board | 62-53 |
| 01:49 | Mississippi State | Larry Buck can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 62-53 |
| 01:47 | South Carolina | Roger House grabs the defensive rebound | 62-53 |
| 01:20 | South Carolina | Russell Keasler knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 65-53 |
| 00:55 | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 65-53 |
| 00:54 | Mississippi State | Leo Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 65-53 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:51 | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Edward Horton | 65-56 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:49 | South Carolina | Roger House is fouled in the backcourt by Edward Horton - foul #4 on Edward Horton, team foul #9 | 65-56 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Yevgeny Witkowski (PG), Charles Baggett (SG) David Betts, Russell Keasler | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 00:49 | South Carolina | Roger House makes the 1st free throw | 66-56 |
| 00:49 | South Carolina | Roger House makes the 2nd free throw | 67-56 |
| 00:44 | Mississippi State | Edward Horton is fouled on the floor by Yevgeny Witkowski - foul #1 on Yevgeny Witkowski, team foul #7 | 67-56 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jay Townsend (SF), Hugh Brunt (PF), Luis Gibson (C) Quinton Hunt, Zachary Postell, Roger House | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Charlton (SG), James Dickey (SF), Kosta Gembarowski (PF) Larry Buck, Dustin Edwards, Travis Stanford | |
| 00:44 | Mississippi State | Edward Horton makes the 1st free throw | 67-57 |
| 00:44 | Mississippi State | Edward Horton misses the 2nd free throw | 67-57 |
| 00:44 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Hugh Brunt | 67-57 |
| 00:41 | South Carolina | George Charlton is called for the reach on Hugh Brunt in the backcourt - foul #2 on George Charlton, team foul #10 | 67-57 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Chris Franks (PG) Edward Horton | |
| 00:41 | South Carolina | Hugh Brunt makes the 1st free throw | 68-57 |
| 00:41 | South Carolina | Hugh Brunt makes the 2nd free throw | 69-57 |
| 00:37 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 69-60 |
| 00:37 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-60 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Quinton Hunt (SF), Zachary Postell (PF), Roger House (C) Jay Townsend, Hugh Brunt, Luis Gibson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Edward Horton (PG), Larry Buck (SG), Dustin Edwards (SF), Travis Stanford (PF) Chris Franks, George Charlton, James Dickey, Kosta Gembarowski | |
| 00:34 | South Carolina | Larry Buck is called for the reach on Roger House in the backcourt - foul #3 on Larry Buck, team foul #11 | 69-60 |
| 00:34 | South Carolina | Roger House makes the 1st free throw | 70-60 |
| 00:34 | South Carolina | Roger House makes the 2nd free throw | 71-60 |
| 00:28 | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 71-60 |
| 00:27 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards tips it but misses | 71-60 |
| 00:26 | South Carolina | Yevgeny Witkowski grabs the defensive rebound | 71-60 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | Yevgeny Witkowski runs out the clock | 71-60 |