| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Darrel Villarreal (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Cody Lingerfelt (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Kevin Bonilla (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Peter Angulo (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Rene Esposito (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Matthew Bradberry (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - George Theriot (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lee Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Albert Houser (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Shaun Dudley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla inbounds the ball | 21-38 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:45 | Mississippi State | Albert Houser blocks the short jumper by Rene Esposito | 21-38 |
| 19:44 | South Carolina | Shaun Dudley grabs the board | 21-38 |
| 19:36 | South Carolina | Matthew Bradberry misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 21-38 |
| 19:34 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito grabs the defensive rebound | 21-38 |
| 19:13 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 21-38 |
| 19:12 | South Carolina | Matthew Bradberry pulls down the rebound | 21-38 |
| 18:51 | South Carolina | Albert Houser misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Peter Angulo - foul #2 on Peter Angulo, team foul #1 | 21-38 |
| 18:51 | South Carolina | Albert Houser misses the 1st free throw | 21-38 |
| 18:51 | South Carolina | Albert Houser makes the 2nd free throw | 21-39 |
| 18:42 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla makes the 3 from straight away | 24-39 |
| 18:27 | South Carolina | George Theriot is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on George Theriot, team foul #1 | 24-39 |
| 18:10 | Mississippi State | Matthew Bradberry steps in front of the Kevin Bonilla pass | 24-39 |
| 17:56 | South Carolina | George Theriot connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Matthew Bradberry | 24-41 |
| 17:44 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla drills a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Peter Angulo | 26-41 |
| 17:33 | South Carolina | Albert Houser misses badly on a floater in the paint | 26-41 |
| 17:32 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito grabs the defensive rebound | 26-41 |
| 17:25 | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Cody Lingerfelt, team foul #2 | 26-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephen White (PG), Randy Hendrix (C) Darrel Villarreal, Rene Esposito | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jamie Jones (SF), Jeffrey Thompson (PF), Lawrence Pippin (C) Lee Brown, Albert Houser, Shaun Dudley | |
| 17:12 | South Carolina | George Theriot buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Jamie Jones | 26-44 |
| 16:55 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo is called for traveling | 26-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Whaley (SG), Richard Gokey (C) Cody Lingerfelt, Kevin Bonilla | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Cabello (PG), Alan Moore (SG) Matthew Bradberry, George Theriot | |
| 16:43 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 26-44 |
| 16:42 | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix pulls down the rebound | 26-44 |
| 16:24 | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix misses the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Jamie Jones - foul #2 on Jamie Jones, team foul #2 | 26-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas (C) Peter Angulo | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 16:24 | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix makes the 1st free throw | 27-44 |
| 16:24 | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix makes the 2nd free throw | 28-44 |
| 16:08 | South Carolina | Alan Moore's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Matthew Bradberry (PG), Shaun Dudley (C) Robert Cabello, Lawrence Pippin | |
| 15:54 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey drills a jumper from the right block | 30-44 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Stephen White (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Whaley (fresh) SF - Randy Hendrix (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Gokey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Rosas (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Matthew Bradberry (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - Alan Moore (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jamie Jones (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeffrey Thompson (fresh) C - Shaun Dudley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:32 | South Carolina | Alan Moore hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Matthew Bradberry and the foul's on William Whaley - foul #2 on William Whaley, team foul #3 | 30-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal (PG), Cody Lingerfelt (SG), Kevin Bonilla (SF), Peter Angulo (PF), Rene Esposito (C) Stephen White, William Whaley, Randy Hendrix, Richard Gokey, Kenneth Rosas | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lee Brown (SF), Albert Houser (PF) Jamie Jones, Jeffrey Thompson | |
| 15:32 | South Carolina | Alan Moore misses the free throw | 30-46 |
| 15:32 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo pulls down the rebound | 30-46 |
| 15:14 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla connects on the turnaround from close range set up by Rene Esposito | 32-46 |
| 14:51 | South Carolina | Matthew Bradberry is fouled on the floor by Kevin Bonilla - foul #3 on Kevin Bonilla, team foul #4 | 32-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | George Theriot (SG), Lawrence Pippin (C) Alan Moore, Shaun Dudley | |
| 14:27 | South Carolina | George Theriot clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-46 |
| 14:26 | South Carolina | Lee Brown grabs the offensive board | 32-46 |
| 14:01 | South Carolina | Matthew Bradberry misses short on a shot in the paint | 32-46 |
| 13:59 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo grabs the defensive rebound | 32-46 |
| 13:41 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Pippin steals the ball from Rene Esposito | 32-46 |
| 13:25 | South Carolina | Matthew Bradberry hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Lee Brown | 32-49 |
| 13:14 | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-49 |
| 13:12 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla grabs the offensive board | 32-49 |
| 13:04 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephen White (PG), William Whaley (SG), Randy Hendrix (SF), Richard Gokey (PF), Kenneth Rosas (C) Darrel Villarreal, Cody Lingerfelt, Kevin Bonilla, Peter Angulo, Rene Esposito | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Cabello (PG), Jamie Jones (SF), Jeffrey Thompson (PF), Shaun Dudley (C) Matthew Bradberry, Lee Brown, Albert Houser, Lawrence Pippin | |
| 12:40 | South Carolina | George Theriot lays it in on a great pass from Robert Cabello | 32-51 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 12:31 | Mississippi State | Stephen White loses the ball out of bounds | 32-51 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 12:03 | South Carolina | George Theriot can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-51 |
| 12:01 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Thompson gets the offensive rebound | 32-51 |
| 11:42 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Thompson is called for a backcourt violation | 32-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt (SG), Peter Angulo (PF) William Whaley, Kenneth Rosas | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Alan Moore (SG) George Theriot | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Stephen White (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Cody Lingerfelt (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Randy Hendrix (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Peter Angulo (fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. C - Richard Gokey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Robert Cabello (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Alan Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jamie Jones (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeffrey Thompson (fresh) C - Shaun Dudley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey is denied on a layup by Jeffrey Thompson | 32-51 |
| 11:33 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo gets the offensive rebound | 32-51 |
| 11:26 | Mississippi State | Stephen White misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 32-51 |
| 11:24 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 32-51 |
| 11:00 | South Carolina | Shaun Dudley scores on a turnaround near the basket | 32-53 |
| 10:46 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey comes up short on the jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Alan Moore - foul #3 on Alan Moore, team foul #3 | 32-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal (PG), Kevin Bonilla (SF) Stephen White, Randy Hendrix | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Matthew Bradberry (PG), Lee Brown (SF), Albert Houser (PF), Lawrence Pippin (C) Robert Cabello, Jamie Jones, Jeffrey Thompson, Shaun Dudley | |
| 10:46 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey makes the 1st free throw | 33-53 |
| 10:46 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey makes the 2nd free throw | 34-53 |
| 10:38 | South Carolina | Richard Gokey is called for the reach on Albert Houser - foul #2 on Richard Gokey, team foul #5 | 34-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito (C) Richard Gokey | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 10:16 | South Carolina | Rene Esposito is called for the reach on Lawrence Pippin - foul #3 on Rene Esposito, team foul #6 | 34-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | George Theriot (SG) Alan Moore | |
| 09:55 | South Carolina | Lee Brown comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-53 |
| 09:53 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin tips it home | 34-55 |
| 09:49 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla scores on a jumper from the left wing set up by Cody Lingerfelt | 36-55 |
| 09:34 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin connects on the turnaround from close range set up by Matthew Bradberry | 36-57 |
| 09:20 | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-57 |
| 09:19 | South Carolina | Albert Houser grabs the defensive rebound | 36-57 |
| 09:14 | South Carolina | George Theriot misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-57 |
| 09:12 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito gets the rebound | 36-57 |
| 08:44 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo misses long on a floater from the right side | 36-57 |
| 08:43 | South Carolina | Matthew Bradberry snags the defensive board | 36-57 |
| 08:38 | South Carolina | George Theriot makes the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Matthew Bradberry | 36-59 |
| 08:24 | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-59 |
| 08:01 | South Carolina | Albert Houser misses badly on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Peter Angulo - foul #3 on Peter Angulo, team foul #7 | 39-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephen White (PG), William Whaley (SG), Randy Hendrix (SF), Richard Gokey (PF), Kenneth Rosas (C) Darrel Villarreal, Cody Lingerfelt, Kevin Bonilla, Peter Angulo, Rene Esposito | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Alan Moore (SG), Jamie Jones (SF), Shaun Dudley (C) George Theriot, Lee Brown, Lawrence Pippin | |
| 08:01 | South Carolina | Albert Houser misses the 1st free throw | 39-59 |
| 08:01 | South Carolina | Albert Houser makes the 2nd free throw | 39-60 |
| 07:47 | Mississippi State | Jamie Jones swats the dunk try by Randy Hendrix | 39-60 |
| 07:46 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas tips it back up and in | 41-60 |
| 07:24 | South Carolina | Shaun Dudley knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Alan Moore | 41-62 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Stephen White (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Whaley (fresh) SF - Randy Hendrix (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Gokey (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Rosas (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Matthew Bradberry (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. 4 stl. SG - Alan Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jamie Jones (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Albert Houser (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. C - Shaun Dudley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 41-62 |
| 07:15 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Alan Moore | 41-62 |
| 07:01 | South Carolina | Alan Moore drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Albert Houser | 41-65 |
| 06:48 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla (SF), Peter Angulo (PF) Richard Gokey, Kenneth Rosas | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Cabello (PG), George Theriot (SG), Jeffrey Thompson (PF) Matthew Bradberry, Alan Moore, Albert Houser | |
| 06:23 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Thompson steps out of bounds on the sideline | 41-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey (PF), Kenneth Rosas (C) Kevin Bonilla, Peter Angulo | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Alan Moore (SG), Lawrence Pippin (C) George Theriot, Shaun Dudley | |
| 06:03 | Mississippi State | William Whaley misses badly on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Lawrence Pippin - foul #2 on Lawrence Pippin, team foul #4 | 41-65 |
| 06:03 | Mississippi State | William Whaley makes the 1st free throw | 42-65 |
| 06:03 | Mississippi State | William Whaley makes the 2nd free throw | 43-65 |
| 05:42 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin knocks in the runner in the paint on a great pass from Robert Cabello | 43-67 |
| 05:35 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey misses the lay-in | 43-67 |
| 05:34 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Thompson pulls down the rebound | 43-67 |
| 05:13 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin knocks in the driving attempt from close range set up by Jeffrey Thompson | 43-69 |
| 05:04 | Mississippi State | William Whaley is hacked by Robert Cabello - foul #2 on Robert Cabello, team foul #5 | 43-69 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner (SG) William Whaley | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 04:59 | Mississippi State | Stephen White connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-69 |
| 04:41 | South Carolina | Alan Moore comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 46-69 |
| 04:40 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Thompson grabs the offensive rebound | 46-69 |
| 04:21 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin is fouled on the floor by Stephen White - foul #2 on Stephen White, team foul #8 | 46-69 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Whaley (SF) Kenneth Rosas | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 04:21 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin makes the 1st free throw | 46-70 |
| 04:21 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin makes the 2nd free throw | 46-71 |
| 04:02 | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 46-71 |
| 04:00 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Jamie Jones | 46-71 |
| 03:42 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-71 |
| 03:40 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey snags the defensive board | 46-71 |
| 03:21 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Robert Cabello - foul #3 on Robert Cabello, team foul #6 | 46-71 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas (C) William Whaley | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 03:21 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey makes the 1st free throw | 47-71 |
| 03:21 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey makes the 2nd free throw | 48-71 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Stephen White (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Terry Koerner (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Randy Hendrix (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Gokey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Rosas (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Robert Cabello (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Alan Moore (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jamie Jones (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeffrey Thompson (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Lawrence Pippin (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:52 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 48-71 |
| 02:50 | Mississippi State | Stephen White snags the defensive board | 48-71 |
| 02:45 | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner is hacked by Robert Cabello - foul #4 on Robert Cabello, team foul #7 | 48-71 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Whaley (SF) Richard Gokey | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 02:45 | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner makes the 1st free throw | 49-71 |
| 02:45 | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner misses the 2nd free throw | 49-71 |
| 02:45 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 49-71 |
| 02:21 | South Carolina | Alan Moore hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Robert Cabello | 49-73 |
| 02:13 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 49-73 |
| 02:11 | South Carolina | Jamie Jones pulls down the rebound | 49-73 |
| 01:49 | South Carolina | Randy Hendrix swats the shot by Alan Moore | 49-73 |
| 01:48 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Terry Koerner | 49-73 |
| 01:42 | Mississippi State | Stephen White connects on the floater from the left side | 51-73 |
| 01:20 | South Carolina | William Whaley steals it from Jamie Jones | 51-73 |
| 01:16 | Mississippi State | William Whaley lays it up and in | 53-73 |
| 00:57 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin is fouled on the floor by Randy Hendrix - foul #2 on Randy Hendrix, team foul #9 | 53-73 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey (PF) Terry Koerner | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 00:57 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin misses the 1st free throw | 53-73 |
| 00:57 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Kenneth Rosas | 53-73 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:50 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Thompson steps in front of the William Whaley pass | 53-73 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:23 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-73 |
| 00:17 | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-73 |
| 00:15 | South Carolina | Robert Cabello grabs the defensive rebound | 53-73 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | Robert Cabello runs out the clock | 53-73 |