| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Frank Foss (fresh) SG - James Dean (fresh) SF - William Bennett (fresh) PF - James Krout (fresh) C - George Vangilder (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Christopher Waldron (fresh) SG - Robert Albert (fresh) SF - Anthony Babin (fresh) PF - Grant Tucker (fresh) C - William Bishop (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 19:37 | Mississippi State | James Krout hits a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Frank Foss and he's fouled by William Bishop - foul #1 on William Bishop, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:37 | Mississippi State | James Krout misses the free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:37 | South Carolina | Grant Tucker grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:23 | South Carolina | Christopher Waldron's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-0 |
| 19:11 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 19:10 | South Carolina | Robert Albert snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 19:05 | South Carolina | James Dean takes the ball from Christopher Waldron | 2-0 |
| 18:41 | Mississippi State | Frank Foss clanks a shot from the free throw line | 2-0 |
| 18:40 | South Carolina | Grant Tucker pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:30 | South Carolina | Anthony Babin misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 18:29 | Mississippi State | James Dean snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:11 | Mississippi State | William Bennett's layup is rejected by Grant Tucker | 2-0 |
| 18:10 | Mississippi State | James Dean tips it back up and in | 4-0 |
| 17:48 | South Carolina | Christopher Waldron scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 4-3 |
| 17:33 | Mississippi State | James Krout misses the turnaround from the baseline | 4-3 |
| 17:31 | South Carolina | William Bishop grabs the defensive rebound | 4-3 |
| 17:07 | South Carolina | Christopher Waldron misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 4-3 |
| 17:05 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to George Vangilder | 4-3 |
| 16:58 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder can't finish the layup but the foul's on William Bishop - foul #2 on William Bishop, team foul #2 | 4-3 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi (PG), Ronald Panella (SG), Dan Pittman (SF) Frank Foss, James Dean, William Bennett | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Daniel White (C) William Bishop | |
| 16:58 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder misses the 1st free throw | 4-3 |
| 16:58 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder makes the 2nd free throw | 5-3 |
| 16:44 | South Carolina | Christopher Waldron knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Anthony Babin | 5-6 |
| 16:32 | Mississippi State | Robert Albert steps in front of the Maximo Bianchi pass | 5-6 |
| 16:17 | South Carolina | Robert Albert throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-6 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dave Iser (PF) James Krout | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Richard Wingo (SF) Anthony Babin | |
| 16:01 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Maximo Bianchi and he's hacked by Daniel White - foul #1 on Daniel White, team foul #3 | 7-6 |
| 16:01 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser makes the free throw | 8-6 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Maximo Bianchi (fresh) SG - Ronald Panella (fresh) SF - Dan Pittman (fresh) PF - Dave Iser (fresh) 3 pts. C - George Vangilder (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Christopher Waldron (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Robert Albert (fairly fresh) SF - Richard Wingo (fresh) PF - Grant Tucker (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Daniel White (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | South Carolina | Grant Tucker drills a fadeaway from the left side set up by Christopher Waldron | 8-8 |
| 15:34 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder drills a 3 from the left wing | 11-8 |
| 15:08 | South Carolina | Christopher Waldron misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 11-8 |
| 15:07 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder snags the defensive board | 11-8 |
| 14:47 | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman knocks in the driving attempt from the right block | 13-8 |
| 14:19 | South Carolina | Richard Wingo knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Robert Albert | 13-11 |
| 14:03 | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi misses long on a floater from the left wing | 13-11 |
| 14:02 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser can't tip it in | 13-11 |
| 14:01 | South Carolina | Grant Tucker gets the rebound | 13-11 |
| 13:55 | South Carolina | Robert Albert misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 13-11 |
| 13:53 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder grabs the defensive rebound | 13-11 |
| 13:36 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser comes up short on the shot in the lane but he's fouled by Richard Wingo - foul #1 on Richard Wingo, team foul #4 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frank Foss (PG), James Dean (SG), William Bennett (SF), James Krout (C) Maximo Bianchi, Ronald Panella, Dan Pittman, George Vangilder | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Anthony Babin (SF) Richard Wingo | |
| 13:36 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser makes the 1st free throw | 14-11 |
| 13:36 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser makes the 2nd free throw | 15-11 |
| 13:23 | South Carolina | Robert Albert misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 15-11 |
| 13:21 | South Carolina | Daniel White hits the follow up shot | 15-13 |
| 13:02 | Mississippi State | William Bennett hits the finger roll against a doubleteam and he's fouled by Anthony Babin - foul #1 on Anthony Babin, team foul #5 | 17-13 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Vangilder (C) Dave Iser | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 13:02 | Mississippi State | William Bennett makes the free throw | 18-13 |
| 12:48 | South Carolina | Grant Tucker drills a runner from close range on a nice dish by Robert Albert | 18-15 |
| 12:26 | Mississippi State | James Krout comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 18-15 |
| 12:25 | South Carolina | Anthony Babin gets the rebound | 18-15 |
| 12:21 | South Carolina | Christopher Waldron misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 18-15 |
| 12:20 | Mississippi State | James Krout pulls down the rebound | 18-15 |
| 12:04 | Mississippi State | James Krout comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 18-15 |
| 12:03 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder snags the offensive board | 18-15 |
| 11:45 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-15 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi (SG) George Vangilder | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Thomas Kissell (SG), David Ellis (C) Robert Albert, Grant Tucker | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Frank Foss (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Maximo Bianchi (fresh) SF - James Dean (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Krout (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Bennett (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Christopher Waldron (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Kissell (fresh) SF - Anthony Babin (fresh) PF - Daniel White (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - David Ellis (fresh) | |
| 11:34 | South Carolina | Thomas Kissell misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 18-15 |
| 11:33 | South Carolina | Daniel White tips it back up and in | 18-17 |
| 11:11 | Mississippi State | William Bennett misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 18-17 |
| 11:10 | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi grabs the offensive rebound | 18-17 |
| 10:55 | Mississippi State | James Krout throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-17 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella (SG), George Vangilder (C) Frank Foss, James Dean | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Brian Dixon (PG), Richard Wingo (SF) Christopher Waldron, Anthony Babin | |
| 10:48 | South Carolina | Thomas Kissell connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 18-20 |
| 10:32 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 18-20 |
| 10:30 | Mississippi State | William Bennett tips it home | 20-20 |
| 10:08 | South Carolina | Richard Wingo makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Brian Dixon | 20-23 |
| 09:49 | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by William Bennett | 22-23 |
| 09:26 | South Carolina | Thomas Kissell misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 22-23 |
| 09:24 | Mississippi State | William Bennett pulls down the rebound | 22-23 |
| 09:19 | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Daniel White - foul #2 on Daniel White, team foul #6 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frank Foss (PG), Dan Pittman (SF), Dave Iser (PF) Ronald Panella, James Krout, George Vangilder | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Christopher Waldron (PG), Robert Albert (SG), Anthony Babin (SF), Grant Tucker (PF) Brian Dixon, Thomas Kissell, Richard Wingo, Daniel White | |
| 09:19 | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi makes the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 09:19 | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi misses the 2nd free throw | 23-23 |
| 09:19 | South Carolina | David Ellis snags the defensive board | 23-23 |
| 09:09 | South Carolina | Robert Albert knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Christopher Waldron | 23-26 |
| 08:46 | Mississippi State | Grant Tucker swats the short shot by Frank Foss | 23-26 |
| 08:45 | South Carolina | Anthony Babin grabs the board | 23-26 |
| 08:39 | South Carolina | Grant Tucker travels with the ball | 23-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Dean (SG) Maximo Bianchi | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 08:13 | Mississippi State | William Bennett misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 23-26 |
| 08:11 | South Carolina | David Ellis gets the rebound | 23-26 |
| 08:06 | South Carolina | Grant Tucker is hacked by Dave Iser - foul #1 on Dave Iser, team foul #1 | 23-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Krout (PF) William Bennett | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 08:01 | South Carolina | Frank Foss is called for the reach on Christopher Waldron - foul #1 on Frank Foss, team foul #2 | 23-26 |
| 07:40 | South Carolina | Robert Albert's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-26 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Frank Foss (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Dean (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Dan Pittman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Krout (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dave Iser (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Christopher Waldron (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Albert (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Anthony Babin (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Grant Tucker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - David Ellis (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Mississippi State | James Dean knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by James Krout | 26-26 |
| 07:04 | South Carolina | Christopher Waldron hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 26-26 |
| 07:03 | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman grabs the defensive rebound | 26-26 |
| 06:57 | Mississippi State | James Krout hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from James Dean | 29-26 |
| 06:32 | South Carolina | Christopher Waldron misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-26 |
| 06:31 | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman pulls down the rebound | 29-26 |
| 06:17 | Mississippi State | James Dean misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 29-26 |
| 06:16 | South Carolina | Grant Tucker pulls down the rebound | 29-26 |
| 06:09 | South Carolina | Robert Albert is hacked by Dave Iser - foul #2 on Dave Iser, team foul #3 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi (PG), Ronald Panella (SG), William Bennett (SF), George Vangilder (C) Frank Foss, James Dean, Dan Pittman, Dave Iser | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Richard Wingo (SF) Anthony Babin | |
| 05:40 | South Carolina | Robert Albert connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Christopher Waldron | 29-29 |
| 05:18 | Mississippi State | James Krout connects on the 3 from the left corner | 32-29 |
| 04:54 | South Carolina | Ronald Panella steals the ball from Robert Albert | 32-29 |
| 04:33 | Mississippi State | James Krout hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 34-29 |
| 04:20 | South Carolina | Christopher Waldron scores on a 3 from the right wing | 34-32 |
| 04:05 | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella's pass is intercepted by Richard Wingo | 34-32 |
| 03:54 | South Carolina | Ronald Panella picks off the pass by Richard Wingo | 34-32 |
| 03:34 | Mississippi State | Richard Wingo is called for the reach on William Bennett - foul #2 on Richard Wingo, team foul #7 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frank Foss (PG), James Dean (SG), Dan Pittman (SF), Dave Iser (PF) Maximo Bianchi, Ronald Panella, James Krout, George Vangilder | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Brian Dixon (PG), Thomas Kissell (SG), Anthony Babin (SF), Daniel White (PF), William Bishop (C) Christopher Waldron, Robert Albert, Richard Wingo, Grant Tucker, David Ellis | |
| 03:34 | Mississippi State | William Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 03:34 | Mississippi State | William Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Frank Foss (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Dean (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Dan Pittman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dave Iser (fresh) 5 pts. C - William Bennett (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Brian Dixon (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Kissell (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Anthony Babin (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Daniel White (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - William Bishop (fresh) | |
| 03:14 | South Carolina | William Bishop is fouled on the floor by Frank Foss - foul #2 on Frank Foss, team foul #4 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Vangilder (C) William Bennett | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 02:56 | South Carolina | William Bishop misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 36-32 |
| 02:54 | South Carolina | Thomas Kissell grabs the offensive rebound | 36-32 |
| 02:35 | South Carolina | Brian Dixon misses the floater from the right side | 36-32 |
| 02:33 | South Carolina | Daniel White gets the offensive rebound | 36-32 |
| 02:28 | South Carolina | Thomas Kissell makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-35 |
| 02:14 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder hits a floater from the left side set up by Frank Foss | 38-35 |
| 02:00 | South Carolina | Thomas Kissell is whistled for traveling | 38-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi (SG), William Bennett (C) Dan Pittman, George Vangilder | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Albert (SG), Grant Tucker (PF) Brian Dixon, Daniel White | |
| 01:50 | Mississippi State | Anthony Babin steps in front of the Maximo Bianchi pass | 38-35 |
| 01:46 | South Carolina | Robert Albert lays it up and in set up by Anthony Babin | 38-37 |
| 01:37 | Mississippi State | Frank Foss can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 38-37 |
| 01:35 | South Carolina | Anthony Babin pulls down the rebound | 38-37 |
| 01:20 | South Carolina | William Bennett is called for the reach on Thomas Kissell - foul #1 on William Bennett, team foul #5 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Krout (PF), George Vangilder (C) James Dean, Dave Iser | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Christopher Waldron (PG) Thomas Kissell | |
| 01:00 | South Carolina | Robert Albert loses the ball out of bounds | 38-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella (SG) Frank Foss | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 00:51 | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 38-37 |
| 00:50 | South Carolina | Anthony Babin grabs the defensive rebound | 38-37 |
| 00:37 | South Carolina | Grant Tucker can't connect on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by James Krout - foul #1 on James Krout, team foul #6 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman (SF) George Vangilder | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Richard Wingo (SF) Anthony Babin | |
| 00:37 | South Carolina | Grant Tucker misses the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 00:37 | South Carolina | Grant Tucker makes the 2nd free throw | 38-38 |
| 00:22 | Mississippi State | William Bennett hits a jump hook from the right block | 40-38 |
| 00:02 | South Carolina | Christopher Waldron drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-41 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi misses long on a fullcourt shot | 40-41 |