| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Long (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Davis (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Clarence Williams (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lin Xiong (fresh) 3 pts. C - Curtis Wiedeman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Robert Norris (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louis Craft (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Cipriani (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Rickey Woods (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Manuel Menard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Robert Cipriani inbounds the ball | 42-38 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:52 | South Carolina | Rickey Woods is by himself and knocks in the shot from the right wing set up by Louis Craft | 42-40 |
| 19:28 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman lays it up and in on a great pass from James Davis and the foul's on Louis Craft - foul #2 on Louis Craft, team foul #1 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gene Land (PG), Justin Cobb (SG), Ernest Catoe (PF) Robert Long, James Davis, Lin Xiong | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 19:28 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman misses the free throw | 44-40 |
| 19:28 | South Carolina | Louis Craft pulls down the rebound | 44-40 |
| 19:03 | South Carolina | Rickey Woods hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Ernest Catoe - foul #1 on Ernest Catoe, team foul #1 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Lin Xiong (PF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Gene Land, Ernest Catoe, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 19:03 | South Carolina | Rickey Woods makes the 1st free throw | 44-41 |
| 19:03 | South Carolina | Rickey Woods misses the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| 19:03 | South Carolina | Robert Cipriani snags the offensive board | 44-41 |
| 18:38 | South Carolina | Guadalupe Mendoza is called for the reach on Rickey Woods - foul #3 on Guadalupe Mendoza, team foul #2 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gene Land (SG), Li-Liang Zhao (C) Justin Cobb, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 18:20 | South Carolina | Robert Cipriani throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ernest Catoe (PF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Lin Xiong, Li-Liang Zhao | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 18:07 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams buries a fadeaway in the paint set up by Robert Long | 46-41 |
| 17:50 | South Carolina | Robert Cipriani can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 46-41 |
| 17:49 | South Carolina | Manuel Menard can't tip it in | 46-41 |
| 17:48 | Mississippi State | Robert Long snags the defensive board | 46-41 |
| 17:44 | Mississippi State | Louis Craft is called for the reach on Gene Land - foul #3 on Louis Craft, team foul #2 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Davis (PG), Justin Cobb (SG), Lin Xiong (PF), Li-Liang Zhao (C) Robert Long, Gene Land, Ernest Catoe, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lucas Mannings (PG), Gerald Fox (SG), Joseph Matthews (PF) Robert Norris, Louis Craft, Rickey Woods | |
| 17:29 | Mississippi State | James Davis buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Justin Cobb | 48-41 |
| 17:20 | South Carolina | Lucas Mannings knocks in the jumper from the left block and he's hacked by Lin Xiong - foul #2 on Lin Xiong, team foul #3 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Gene Land (SG), Curtis Wiedeman (C) James Davis, Justin Cobb, Li-Liang Zhao | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Gordon McEnery (SF) Robert Cipriani | |
| 17:20 | South Carolina | Lucas Mannings makes the free throw | 48-44 |
| 17:05 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams makes the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Robert Long and he's fouled by Gordon McEnery - foul #1 on Gordon McEnery, team foul #3 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb (SG), Li-Liang Zhao (PF) Gene Land, Lin Xiong | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Curtis Vue (C) Manuel Menard | |
| 17:05 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams makes the free throw | 51-44 |
| 16:46 | South Carolina | Robert Long picks off the pass by Gordon McEnery | 51-44 |
| 16:20 | Mississippi State | Robert Long splits the doubleteam and buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Clarence Williams | 53-44 |
| 16:02 | South Carolina | Gerald Fox can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-44 |
| 16:00 | South Carolina | Lucas Mannings tips it back up and in | 53-46 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Long (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Justin Cobb (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clarence Williams (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Li-Liang Zhao (fresh) 4 reb. C - Curtis Wiedeman (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Lucas Mannings (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gerald Fox (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gordon McEnery (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joseph Matthews (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Curtis Vue (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 53-46 |
| 15:37 | South Carolina | Gordon McEnery gets the rebound | 53-46 |
| 15:23 | South Carolina | Lucas Mannings clanks a floater from close range | 53-46 |
| 15:22 | South Carolina | Gordon McEnery hits the follow up shot | 53-48 |
| 15:15 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gene Land (PG), James Davis (SG), Lin Xiong (PF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Robert Long, Justin Cobb, Li-Liang Zhao, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Norris (PG), Louis Craft (SG), Robert Cipriani (SF), Rickey Woods (PF), Manuel Menard (C) Lucas Mannings, Gerald Fox, Gordon McEnery, Joseph Matthews, Curtis Vue | |
| 15:01 | South Carolina | Rickey Woods's dunk attempt is rejected by Guadalupe Mendoza | 53-48 |
| 14:59 | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza snags the defensive board | 53-48 |
| 14:55 | Mississippi State | Gene Land is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by James Davis | 56-48 |
| 14:34 | South Carolina | Guadalupe Mendoza steps in front of the Louis Craft pass | 56-48 |
| 14:17 | Mississippi State | Gene Land is hacked by Rickey Woods - foul #2 on Rickey Woods, team foul #4 | 56-48 |
| 14:07 | Mississippi State | James Davis hits a shot from the right side | 58-48 |
| 13:53 | South Carolina | Robert Norris scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Louis Craft | 58-51 |
| 13:42 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the left wing | 58-51 |
| 13:41 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Rickey Woods | 58-51 |
| 13:21 | South Carolina | Louis Craft drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Cipriani | 58-53 |
| 13:19 | Mississippi State | Gene Land is hacked by Robert Norris in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Norris, team foul #5 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG) James Davis | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews (PF) Rickey Woods | |
| 13:06 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams makes the wide open fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Gene Land | 60-53 |
| 12:55 | South Carolina | The short jumper by Joseph Matthews is denied by Lin Xiong | 60-53 |
| 12:54 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams gets the rebound | 60-53 |
| 12:32 | Mississippi State | Gene Land hits the finger roll set up by Robert Long and he's fouled by Louis Craft - foul #4 on Louis Craft, team foul #6 | 62-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb (SG), Li-Liang Zhao (PF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Robert Long, Lin Xiong, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lucas Mannings (PG), Gerald Fox (SG), Gordon McEnery (SF), Curtis Vue (C) Robert Norris, Louis Craft, Robert Cipriani, Manuel Menard | |
| 12:32 | Mississippi State | Gene Land makes the free throw | 63-53 |
| 12:12 | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 63-53 |
| 12:10 | South Carolina | Gerald Fox snags the offensive board | 63-53 |
| 11:54 | South Carolina | Gerald Fox is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Gerald Fox, team foul #7 | 63-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), James Davis (SG), Lin Xiong (PF) Gene Land, Justin Cobb, Li-Liang Zhao | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Rickey Woods (PF) Joseph Matthews | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Long (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SF - Clarence Williams (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lin Xiong (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. C - Curtis Wiedeman (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Lucas Mannings (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gerald Fox (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gordon McEnery (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rickey Woods (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Curtis Vue (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Mississippi State | The short jumper by Lin Xiong is denied by Curtis Vue | 63-53 |
| 11:32 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Gordon McEnery | 63-53 |
| 11:20 | South Carolina | Curtis Vue is called for traveling | 63-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb (SG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Ernest Catoe (PF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) James Davis, Clarence Williams, Lin Xiong, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Cipriani (SF), Manuel Menard (C) Gordon McEnery, Curtis Vue | |
| 10:56 | Mississippi State | Robert Long splits the doubleteam but misses short on a runner in the lane but the foul's on Lucas Mannings - foul #1 on Lucas Mannings, team foul #8 | 63-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Davis (SG), Clarence Williams (SF), Li-Liang Zhao (PF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Justin Cobb, Danny Carreiro, Ernest Catoe, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Norris (PG) Lucas Mannings | |
| 10:56 | Mississippi State | Robert Long makes the 1st free throw | 64-53 |
| 10:56 | Mississippi State | Robert Long makes the 2nd free throw | 65-53 |
| 10:49 | South Carolina | Manuel Menard can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 65-53 |
| 10:48 | South Carolina | Robert Cipriani tips it back up and in | 65-55 |
| 10:34 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman misses long on a floater from the right wing | 65-55 |
| 10:33 | South Carolina | Gerald Fox grabs the defensive rebound | 65-55 |
| 10:11 | South Carolina | Robert Cipriani buries a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Norris | 65-57 |
| 09:57 | Mississippi State | Robert Long misses the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Robert Norris - foul #4 on Robert Norris, team foul #9 | 65-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gene Land (SG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Lin Xiong (PF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) James Davis, Clarence Williams, Li-Liang Zhao, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lucas Mannings (PG), Thomas Burris (SG), Joseph Matthews (PF) Robert Norris, Gerald Fox, Rickey Woods | |
| 09:57 | Mississippi State | Robert Long makes the 1st free throw | 66-57 |
| 09:57 | Mississippi State | Robert Long makes the 2nd free throw | 67-57 |
| 09:37 | South Carolina | Thomas Burris misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 67-57 |
| 09:36 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro gets the rebound | 67-57 |
| 09:28 | Mississippi State | Gene Land misses the shot from the left side | 67-57 |
| 09:26 | South Carolina | Lucas Mannings snags the defensive board | 67-57 |
| 09:07 | South Carolina | The jumper by Robert Cipriani is denied by Guadalupe Mendoza | 67-57 |
| 09:05 | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza grabs the defensive rebound | 67-57 |
| 09:00 | Mississippi State | Robert Long splits the doubleteam but misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 67-57 |
| 08:59 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro tips it in | 69-57 |
| 08:47 | South Carolina | Robert Cipriani can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 69-57 |
| 08:45 | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza gets the rebound | 69-57 |
| 08:39 | Mississippi State | Robert Long clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 69-57 |
| 08:38 | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews grabs the defensive rebound | 69-57 |
| 08:21 | South Carolina | Thomas Burris's pass is intercepted by Robert Long | 69-57 |
| 07:58 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong jams the wide open dunk set up by Guadalupe Mendoza | 71-57 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Long (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Gene Land (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Danny Carreiro (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lin Xiong (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. C - Guadalupe Mendoza (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Lucas Mannings (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Burris (fairly fresh) SF - Robert Cipriani (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Matthews (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Manuel Menard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:40 | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews is called for traveling | 71-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Davis (PG), Justin Cobb (SG), Clarence Williams (SF), Li-Liang Zhao (PF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Robert Long, Gene Land, Danny Carreiro, Lin Xiong, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Norris (PG), Louis Craft (SG), Gordon McEnery (SF), Rickey Woods (PF), Curtis Vue (C) Lucas Mannings, Thomas Burris, Robert Cipriani, Joseph Matthews, Manuel Menard | |
| 07:22 | Mississippi State | Li-Liang Zhao misses the dunk attempt | 71-57 |
| 07:21 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman tips it in | 73-57 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 07:06 | South Carolina | Robert Norris hits a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Gordon McEnery | 73-59 |
| 06:49 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman is whistled for a carry | 73-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong (PF) Li-Liang Zhao | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 06:34 | South Carolina | Robert Norris connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Gordon McEnery | 73-62 |
| 06:16 | Mississippi State | The short jumper by Clarence Williams is denied by Curtis Vue | 73-62 |
| 06:15 | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb grabs the offensive rebound | 73-62 |
| 06:08 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong misses long on a shot near the basket | 73-62 |
| 06:06 | South Carolina | Louis Craft gets the rebound | 73-62 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 05:47 | South Carolina | Louis Craft comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 73-62 |
| 05:45 | Mississippi State | James Davis grabs the board | 73-62 |
| 05:40 | Mississippi State | Rickey Woods blocks the short jumper by Curtis Wiedeman | 73-62 |
| 05:38 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Curtis Vue | 73-62 |
| 05:17 | South Carolina | Rickey Woods banks in the wide open layup | 73-64 |
| 05:07 | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 73-64 |
| 05:05 | South Carolina | Curtis Vue grabs the defensive rebound | 73-64 |
| 05:05 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Gene Land (SG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Li-Liang Zhao (PF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) James Davis, Justin Cobb, Clarence Williams, Lin Xiong, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Cipriani (SF), Manuel Menard (C) Gordon McEnery, Curtis Vue | |
| 04:49 | South Carolina | Louis Craft comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 73-64 |
| 04:47 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Guadalupe Mendoza | 73-64 |
| 04:41 | Mississippi State | Gene Land misses short on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Manuel Menard - foul #1 on Manuel Menard, team foul #10 | 73-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman (C) Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews (PF) Rickey Woods | |
| 04:41 | Mississippi State | Gene Land makes the 1st free throw | 74-64 |
| 04:41 | Mississippi State | Gene Land makes the 2nd free throw | 75-64 |
| 04:25 | South Carolina | Manuel Menard drills a shot from the free throw line and he's hacked by Gene Land - foul #2 on Gene Land, team foul #4 | 75-66 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Curtis Wiedeman | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 04:25 | South Carolina | Manuel Menard misses the free throw | 75-66 |
| 04:25 | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza pulls down the rebound | 75-66 |
| 04:14 | Mississippi State | Robert Cipriani is called for the reach on Li-Liang Zhao - foul #2 on Robert Cipriani, team foul #11 | 75-66 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb (SG), Clarence Williams (SF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Robert Long, Danny Carreiro, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 04:14 | Mississippi State | Li-Liang Zhao makes the 1st free throw | 76-66 |
| 04:14 | Mississippi State | Li-Liang Zhao makes the 2nd free throw | 77-66 |
| 03:52 | South Carolina | Louis Craft hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 77-66 |
| 03:50 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman grabs the board | 77-66 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Gene Land (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Justin Cobb (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clarence Williams (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Li-Liang Zhao (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Curtis Wiedeman (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Robert Norris (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Louis Craft (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Robert Cipriani (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Matthews (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Manuel Menard (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:43 | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Gene Land | 80-66 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:32 | South Carolina | Louis Craft comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 80-66 |
| 03:30 | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews grabs the offensive board | 80-66 |
| 03:23 | South Carolina | Clarence Williams is called for the reach on Joseph Matthews - foul #3 on Clarence Williams, team foul #5 | 80-66 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Lin Xiong (PF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Justin Cobb, Clarence Williams, Li-Liang Zhao, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lucas Mannings (PG) Robert Norris | |
| 03:06 | South Carolina | Louis Craft is open and scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Manuel Menard | 80-69 |
| 02:39 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 80-69 |
| 02:38 | South Carolina | Louis Craft gets the rebound | 80-69 |
| 02:38 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 80-69 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Davis (SG), Clarence Williams (SF), Li-Liang Zhao (PF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Gene Land, Danny Carreiro, Lin Xiong, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Norris (PG), Rickey Woods (PF) Lucas Mannings, Joseph Matthews | |
| 02:20 | South Carolina | Robert Cipriani comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 80-69 |
| 02:19 | Mississippi State | Robert Long grabs the defensive rebound | 80-69 |
| 02:14 | Mississippi State | Robert Long evades the doubleteam and hits a shot from the right side | 82-69 |
| 01:53 | South Carolina | Rickey Woods is open and scores on a runner from close range | 82-71 |
| 01:38 | Mississippi State | Robert Cipriani denies the turnaround by Robert Long | 82-71 |
| 01:37 | South Carolina | Robert Norris grabs the board | 82-71 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 01:21 | South Carolina | Rickey Woods misses short on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by James Davis - foul #1 on James Davis, team foul #6 | 82-71 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gene Land (PG), Justin Cobb (SG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Robert Long, James Davis, Clarence Williams, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lucas Mannings (PG), Gerald Fox (SG), Gordon McEnery (SF), Curtis Vue (C) Robert Norris, Louis Craft, Robert Cipriani, Manuel Menard | |
| 01:21 | South Carolina | Rickey Woods misses the 1st free throw | 82-71 |
| 01:21 | South Carolina | Rickey Woods misses the 2nd free throw | 82-71 |
| 01:21 | South Carolina | Gordon McEnery snags the offensive board | 82-71 |
| 01:13 | South Carolina | Gerald Fox makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Lucas Mannings | 82-73 |
| 00:53 | Mississippi State | Lucas Mannings steps in front of the Li-Liang Zhao pass | 82-73 |
| 00:53 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 82-73 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), James Davis (SG), Clarence Williams (SF), Lin Xiong (PF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Gene Land, Justin Cobb, Danny Carreiro, Li-Liang Zhao, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Norris (PG), Louis Craft (SG), Robert Cipriani (SF), Manuel Menard (C) Lucas Mannings, Gerald Fox, Gordon McEnery, Curtis Vue | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:46 | South Carolina | Curtis Wiedeman picks off the pass by Louis Craft | 82-73 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:44 | Mississippi State | Robert Long is hacked by Robert Norris in the backcourt - foul #5 on Robert Norris, team foul #12 | 82-73 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gene Land (SG), Li-Liang Zhao (PF) James Davis, Lin Xiong | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lucas Mannings (PG) Robert Norris | |
| 00:44 | Mississippi State | Robert Long makes the 1st free throw | 83-73 |
| 00:44 | Mississippi State | Robert Long makes the 2nd free throw | 84-73 |
| 00:40 | South Carolina | Robert Long steals the ball from Lucas Mannings in the backcourt | 84-73 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:12 | Mississippi State | Gene Land buries a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Robert Long | 86-73 |
| 00:05 | South Carolina | Robert Cipriani is called for traveling | 86-73 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb (SG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Robert Long, Clarence Williams, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Gerald Fox (SG), Gordon McEnery (SF), Joseph Matthews (PF), Curtis Vue (C) Louis Craft, Robert Cipriani, Rickey Woods, Manuel Menard | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Gene Land runs out the clock | 86-73 |