| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Darrel Villarreal (fresh) SG - Cody Lingerfelt (fresh) SF - Kevin Bonilla (fresh) PF - Peter Angulo (fresh) C - Rene Esposito (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Matthew Bradberry (fresh) SG - George Theriot (fresh) SF - Lee Brown (fresh) PF - Albert Houser (fresh) C - Shaun Dudley (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:50 | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal misses the fadeaway from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:48 | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal hits the follow up shot | 2-0 |
| 19:31 | South Carolina | Shaun Dudley misses the easy layup | 2-0 |
| 19:29 | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:09 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 2-0 |
| 19:08 | South Carolina | Matthew Bradberry grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:49 | South Carolina | Rene Esposito is called for the reach on Albert Houser - foul #1 on Rene Esposito, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:35 | South Carolina | Matthew Bradberry loses the ball out of bounds | 2-0 |
| 18:21 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Rene Esposito | 5-0 |
| 17:59 | South Carolina | Lee Brown comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 5-0 |
| 17:58 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo snags the defensive board | 5-0 |
| 17:56 | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 5-0 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix (C) Rene Esposito | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 17:44 | South Carolina | Albert Houser knocks in the floater from the right side | 5-2 |
| 17:29 | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Kevin Bonilla | 8-2 |
| 17:08 | South Carolina | Matthew Bradberry drills a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Albert Houser | 8-4 |
| 16:51 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-4 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephen White (PG), William Whaley (SG), Rene Esposito (C) Darrel Villarreal, Cody Lingerfelt, Kevin Bonilla | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jamie Jones (SF), Jeffrey Thompson (PF) Lee Brown, Albert Houser | |
| 16:22 | South Carolina | Matthew Bradberry misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 8-4 |
| 16:20 | Mississippi State | Stephen White grabs the board | 8-4 |
| 15:56 | Mississippi State | William Whaley clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 8-4 |
| 15:54 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 8-4 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Stephen White (fresh) SG - William Whaley (fresh) SF - Randy Hendrix (fresh) PF - Peter Angulo (fairly fresh) C - Rene Esposito (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Matthew Bradberry (fresh) 2 pts. SG - George Theriot (fairly fresh) SF - Jamie Jones (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Thompson (fresh) C - Shaun Dudley (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:48 | South Carolina | Rene Esposito is called for the reach on Shaun Dudley - foul #2 on Rene Esposito, team foul #2 | 8-4 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey (PF), Kenneth Rosas (C) Peter Angulo, Rene Esposito | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Cabello (PG), Alan Moore (SG), Lawrence Pippin (C) Matthew Bradberry, George Theriot, Shaun Dudley | |
| 15:32 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin hits the finger roll set up by Robert Cabello | 8-6 |
| 15:12 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey is hacked by Alan Moore - foul #1 on Alan Moore, team foul #1 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt (SG), Kevin Bonilla (SF) William Whaley, Kenneth Rosas | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lee Brown (SF), Albert Houser (PF) Jamie Jones, Jeffrey Thompson | |
| 14:56 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 8-6 |
| 14:54 | South Carolina | Albert Houser grabs the board | 8-6 |
| 14:43 | South Carolina | Lee Brown buries a floater from the right side set up by Robert Cabello | 8-8 |
| 14:23 | Mississippi State | Lee Brown steps in front of the Kevin Bonilla pass | 8-8 |
| 14:06 | South Carolina | Robert Cabello misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 8-8 |
| 14:05 | Mississippi State | Stephen White grabs the board | 8-8 |
| 13:52 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 8-8 |
| 13:50 | South Carolina | Albert Houser snags the defensive board | 8-8 |
| 13:41 | South Carolina | Alan Moore is hacked by Randy Hendrix - foul #1 on Randy Hendrix, team foul #3 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal (PG), Peter Angulo (PF) Stephen White, Randy Hendrix | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Matthew Bradberry (PG), George Theriot (SG), Shaun Dudley (C) Robert Cabello, Alan Moore, Lawrence Pippin | |
| 13:35 | South Carolina | Albert Houser throws it down on a great pass from Matthew Bradberry | 8-10 |
| 13:17 | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal is fouled on the floor by Lee Brown - foul #1 on Lee Brown, team foul #2 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas (C) Richard Gokey | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jamie Jones (SF), Jeffrey Thompson (PF) Lee Brown, Albert Houser | |
| 12:58 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla is fouled on the floor by Jamie Jones - foul #1 on Jamie Jones, team foul #3 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Whaley (SF) Kevin Bonilla | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 12:46 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo hits the finger roll | 10-10 |
| 12:35 | South Carolina | George Theriot misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 10-10 |
| 12:33 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Thompson pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-10 |
| 12:21 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Thompson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-10 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephen White (SG) Cody Lingerfelt | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 11:58 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo connects on the 3 from the right wing | 13-10 |
| 11:42 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Thompson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 13-10 |
| 11:40 | South Carolina | Jamie Jones gets the offensive rebound | 13-10 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Darrel Villarreal (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Stephen White (fresh) SF - William Whaley (fresh) PF - Peter Angulo (fresh) 5 pts. C - Kenneth Rosas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Matthew Bradberry (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Theriot (fresh) SF - Jamie Jones (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Thompson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Shaun Dudley (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:25 | South Carolina | Shaun Dudley buries a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Matthew Bradberry | 13-12 |
| 11:16 | Mississippi State | William Whaley hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 16-12 |
| 11:04 | South Carolina | George Theriot hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 16-15 |
| 10:51 | Mississippi State | Shaun Dudley denies the turnaround by Kenneth Rosas | 16-15 |
| 10:50 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Thompson snags the defensive board | 16-15 |
| 10:44 | South Carolina | William Whaley steals it from George Theriot | 16-15 |
| 10:40 | Mississippi State | Stephen White lays it up and in set up by William Whaley | 18-15 |
| 10:16 | South Carolina | Matthew Bradberry makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Shaun Dudley | 18-17 |
| 09:51 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo double dribbles | 18-17 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt (SG), Kevin Bonilla (SF), Randy Hendrix (PF), Richard Gokey (C) Stephen White, William Whaley, Peter Angulo, Kenneth Rosas | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Cabello (PG), Alan Moore (SG), Lee Brown (SF), Albert Houser (PF), Lawrence Pippin (C) Matthew Bradberry, George Theriot, Jamie Jones, Jeffrey Thompson, Shaun Dudley | |
| 09:26 | South Carolina | The short jumper by Alan Moore is denied by Randy Hendrix | 18-17 |
| 09:24 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Randy Hendrix | 18-17 |
| 09:13 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla's fadeaway is rejected by Albert Houser | 18-17 |
| 09:12 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla gets the offensive rebound | 18-17 |
| 08:49 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Albert Houser - foul #1 on Albert Houser, team foul #4 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephen White (PG), Peter Angulo (PF) Darrel Villarreal, Randy Hendrix | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 08:49 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey misses the 1st free throw | 18-17 |
| 08:49 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey makes the 2nd free throw | 19-17 |
| 08:28 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 19-17 |
| 08:26 | South Carolina | Alan Moore snags the offensive board | 19-17 |
| 08:12 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 19-17 |
| 08:10 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo pulls down the rebound | 19-17 |
| 08:05 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Pippin denies the turnaround by Stephen White | 19-17 |
| 08:03 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin pulls down the rebound | 19-17 |
| 07:47 | South Carolina | Albert Houser misses the lay-in | 19-17 |
| 07:45 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin tips it home | 19-19 |
| 07:27 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey banks in the layup on a nice dish by Cody Lingerfelt | 21-19 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Stephen White (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Cody Lingerfelt (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kevin Bonilla (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Peter Angulo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Gokey (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Robert Cabello (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Alan Moore (fresh) SF - Lee Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Albert Houser (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Lawrence Pippin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 06:58 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Cabello | 21-21 |
| 06:54 | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-21 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal (PG), William Whaley (SG), Randy Hendrix (SF), Kenneth Rosas (C) Stephen White, Cody Lingerfelt, Kevin Bonilla, Richard Gokey | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Matthew Bradberry (PG), George Theriot (SG), Jamie Jones (SF), Jeffrey Thompson (PF), Shaun Dudley (C) Robert Cabello, Alan Moore, Lee Brown, Albert Houser, Lawrence Pippin | |
| 06:34 | South Carolina | Matthew Bradberry is hacked by Peter Angulo - foul #1 on Peter Angulo, team foul #4 | 21-21 |
| 06:18 | South Carolina | Matthew Bradberry knocks in the runner from the baseline and he's fouled by Darrel Villarreal - foul #1 on Darrel Villarreal, team foul #5 | 21-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner (SF) Peter Angulo | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 06:18 | South Carolina | Matthew Bradberry makes the free throw | 21-24 |
| 06:07 | Mississippi State | Shaun Dudley swats the layup by Kenneth Rosas | 21-24 |
| 06:05 | South Carolina | Jamie Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 21-24 |
| 05:44 | South Carolina | Matthew Bradberry is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Matthew Bradberry, team foul #5 | 21-24 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephen White (PG), Cody Lingerfelt (SG), Kevin Bonilla (SF) Darrel Villarreal, William Whaley, Terry Koerner | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 05:34 | Mississippi State | Stephen White misses short on a shot from the left side | 21-24 |
| 05:32 | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt grabs the offensive rebound | 21-24 |
| 05:24 | Mississippi State | Stephen White double dribbles | 21-24 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo (PF) Kenneth Rosas | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 05:01 | South Carolina | Shaun Dudley lays it in on a great pass from Matthew Bradberry and he's fouled by Randy Hendrix - foul #2 on Randy Hendrix, team foul #6 | 21-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey (C) Randy Hendrix | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lee Brown (SF), Albert Houser (PF) Jamie Jones, Jeffrey Thompson | |
| 05:01 | South Carolina | Shaun Dudley makes the free throw | 21-27 |
| 04:36 | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt scores on a jumpshot from the right side | 23-27 |
| 04:21 | South Carolina | Lee Brown makes the floater from the left wing set up by Albert Houser | 23-29 |
| 04:06 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey travels with the ball | 23-29 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Alan Moore (SG), Lawrence Pippin (C) George Theriot, Shaun Dudley | |
| 03:46 | South Carolina | Alan Moore is fouled on the floor by Kevin Bonilla - foul #1 on Kevin Bonilla, team foul #7 | 23-29 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix (PG), William Whaley (SF), Rene Esposito (C) Stephen White, Kevin Bonilla, Richard Gokey | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Cabello (PG), Jamie Jones (SF), Jeffrey Thompson (PF) Matthew Bradberry, Lee Brown, Albert Houser | |
| 03:46 | South Carolina | Alan Moore makes the 1st free throw | 23-30 |
| 03:46 | South Carolina | Alan Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 23-30 |
| 03:46 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo pulls down the rebound | 23-30 |
| 03:25 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo hits the finger roll set up by Randy Hendrix and he's hacked by Jeffrey Thompson - foul #1 on Jeffrey Thompson, team foul #6 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal (PG) Cody Lingerfelt | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 03:25 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo makes the free throw | 26-30 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Darrel Villarreal (fresh) 5 pts. SG - William Whaley (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Randy Hendrix (fresh) PF - Peter Angulo (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Rene Esposito (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Robert Cabello (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Alan Moore (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Jamie Jones (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Thompson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Lawrence Pippin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:17 | South Carolina | Alan Moore can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 26-30 |
| 03:16 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito pulls down the rebound | 26-30 |
| 03:04 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 26-30 |
| 03:02 | South Carolina | Robert Cabello grabs the board | 26-30 |
| 02:46 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 26-30 |
| 02:45 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to William Whaley | 26-30 |
| 02:21 | Mississippi State | Robert Cabello steals the ball from Randy Hendrix | 26-30 |
| 02:15 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Peter Angulo - foul #2 on Peter Angulo, team foul #8 | 26-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephen White (PG), Cody Lingerfelt (SG), Kevin Bonilla (SF) Darrel Villarreal, William Whaley, Peter Angulo | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Matthew Bradberry (PG), George Theriot (SG), Lee Brown (SF), Albert Houser (PF) Robert Cabello, Alan Moore, Jamie Jones, Jeffrey Thompson | |
| 02:15 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin misses the 1st free throw | 26-30 |
| 02:15 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin makes the 2nd free throw | 26-31 |
| 01:58 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito's fadeaway is rejected by Albert Houser | 26-31 |
| 01:56 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin pulls down the rebound | 26-31 |
| 01:46 | South Carolina | Lee Brown is fouled on the floor by Kevin Bonilla - foul #2 on Kevin Bonilla, team foul #9 | 26-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Shaun Dudley (C) Lawrence Pippin | |
| 01:46 | South Carolina | Lee Brown makes the 1st free throw | 26-32 |
| 01:46 | South Carolina | Lee Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 26-33 |
| 01:27 | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 28-33 |
| 01:06 | South Carolina | Albert Houser can't finish the layup | 28-33 |
| 01:05 | South Carolina | George Theriot pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-33 |
| 00:52 | South Carolina | George Theriot jams it on a great pass from Matthew Bradberry | 28-35 |
| 00:47 | Mississippi State | Stephen White misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Albert Houser - foul #2 on Albert Houser, team foul #7 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo (PF), Richard Gokey (C) Randy Hendrix, Rene Esposito | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jamie Jones (SF), Jeffrey Thompson (PF) Lee Brown, Albert Houser | |
| 00:47 | Mississippi State | Stephen White makes the 1st free throw | 29-35 |
| 00:47 | Mississippi State | Stephen White makes the 2nd free throw | 30-35 |
| 00:34 | South Carolina | George Theriot connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jeffrey Thompson | 30-37 |
| 00:18 | Mississippi State | George Theriot is called for the reach on Kevin Bonilla - foul #1 on George Theriot, team foul #8 | 30-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal (PG) Cody Lingerfelt | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 00:18 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla makes the 1st free throw | 31-37 |
| 00:18 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla makes the 2nd free throw | 32-37 |
| 00:02 | South Carolina | Kevin Bonilla is called for the reach on Jamie Jones - foul #3 on Kevin Bonilla, team foul #10 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix (SF) Kevin Bonilla | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin (C) Shaun Dudley | |
| 00:02 | South Carolina | Jamie Jones makes the 1st free throw | 32-38 |
| 00:02 | South Carolina | Jamie Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 32-39 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 32-39 |