| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Spenser (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Keith Rudolph (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Donald Evens (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joe Webster (fresh) C - Michael Francis (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - James Jordan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Javier Martin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rufus Burlingame (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Viktor Palczewski (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Herbert Michael (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Rufus Burlingame inbounds the ball | 30-36 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:38 | South Carolina | Javier Martin's pass is intercepted by Donald Evens | 30-36 |
| 19:35 | Mississippi State | Donald Evens can't finish the layup | 30-36 |
| 19:34 | South Carolina | Herbert Michael grabs the defensive rebound | 30-36 |
| 19:29 | South Carolina | Javier Martin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-36 |
| 19:27 | South Carolina | Rufus Burlingame pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-36 |
| 19:10 | South Carolina | Viktor Palczewski hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by James Jordan | 30-38 |
| 18:51 | Mississippi State | John Spenser hits a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Joe Webster | 32-38 |
| 18:37 | South Carolina | Viktor Palczewski dunks the ball and he's fouled by Keith Rudolph - foul #3 on Keith Rudolph, team foul #1 | 32-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | August Ball (SG) Keith Rudolph | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Dikembe Masudi (SG), Stjepan Zhuang (SF), Lino Zevallos (C) Javier Martin, Rufus Burlingame, Herbert Michael | |
| 18:37 | South Carolina | Viktor Palczewski makes the free throw | 32-41 |
| 18:35 | Mississippi State | John Spenser's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Herbert Michael (C) Viktor Palczewski | |
| 18:24 | South Carolina | Lino Zevallos scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Stjepan Zhuang | 32-43 |
| 18:10 | Mississippi State | Michael Francis misses the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Herbert Michael - foul #3 on Herbert Michael, team foul #1 | 32-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Alexei Irizarry (SG), Nicholas Stiles (C) James Jordan, Herbert Michael | |
| 18:10 | Mississippi State | Michael Francis makes the 1st free throw | 33-43 |
| 18:10 | Mississippi State | Michael Francis makes the 2nd free throw | 34-43 |
| 17:59 | South Carolina | Dikembe Masudi scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Alexei Irizarry | 34-46 |
| 17:40 | Mississippi State | Michael Francis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Jordan (PG), Rufus Burlingame (SF), Viktor Palczewski (PF) Alexei Irizarry, Stjepan Zhuang, Lino Zevallos | |
| 17:17 | South Carolina | Viktor Palczewski hits the finger roll set up by Nicholas Stiles | 34-48 |
| 17:03 | Mississippi State | August Ball connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Joe Webster | 37-48 |
| 16:48 | South Carolina | James Jordan scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Dikembe Masudi | 37-51 |
| 16:33 | Mississippi State | Joe Webster hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 37-51 |
| 16:31 | South Carolina | Rufus Burlingame grabs the defensive rebound | 37-51 |
| 16:11 | South Carolina | James Jordan is hacked by John Spenser - foul #2 on John Spenser, team foul #2 | 37-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mark Brown (PG), Merle Gibson (SF), Daniel Lin (PF), Peter Fraizer (C) John Spenser, Donald Evens, Joe Webster, Michael Francis | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Javier Martin (SG), Stjepan Zhuang (SF), Lino Zevallos (C) James Jordan, Rufus Burlingame, Nicholas Stiles | |
| 15:58 | South Carolina | Dikembe Masudi misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 37-51 |
| 15:57 | Mississippi State | Merle Gibson gets the rebound | 37-51 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Mark Brown (fresh) SG - August Ball (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Merle Gibson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Daniel Lin (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Peter Fraizer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Dikembe Masudi (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Javier Martin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stjepan Zhuang (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Viktor Palczewski (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. C - Lino Zevallos (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:35 | Mississippi State | Viktor Palczewski is called for the reach on Peter Fraizer - foul #1 on Viktor Palczewski, team foul #2 | 37-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph (SG) Mark Brown | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Rufus Burlingame (SF), Herbert Michael (C) Stjepan Zhuang, Viktor Palczewski | |
| 15:19 | Mississippi State | Herbert Michael denies the turnaround by Peter Fraizer | 37-51 |
| 15:17 | South Carolina | Javier Martin pulls down the rebound | 37-51 |
| 15:10 | South Carolina | Javier Martin scores on a jump hook from close range | 37-53 |
| 14:42 | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin loses the ball out of bounds | 37-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Spenser (PG), Joe Webster (PF) August Ball, Peter Fraizer | |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Jordan (PG), Stjepan Zhuang (SF), Viktor Palczewski (PF) Dikembe Masudi, Rufus Burlingame, Lino Zevallos | |
| 14:35 | South Carolina | Javier Martin buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from James Jordan | 37-56 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 14:18 | Mississippi State | Merle Gibson misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-56 |
| 14:16 | South Carolina | Herbert Michael gets the rebound | 37-56 |
| 13:52 | South Carolina | Viktor Palczewski can't throw it down | 37-56 |
| 13:50 | Mississippi State | Joe Webster pulls down the rebound | 37-56 |
| 13:45 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 37-56 |
| 13:43 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Joe Webster | 37-56 |
| 13:33 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph is hacked by Javier Martin - foul #1 on Javier Martin, team foul #3 | 37-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Donald Evens (SF), Michael Francis (C) Merle Gibson, Daniel Lin | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Dikembe Masudi (SG), Rufus Burlingame (SF), Lino Zevallos (PF) Javier Martin, Stjepan Zhuang, Viktor Palczewski | |
| 13:19 | Mississippi State | John Spenser misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Rufus Burlingame - foul #1 on Rufus Burlingame, team foul #4 | 37-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Javier Martin (SG), Viktor Palczewski (PF) James Jordan, Lino Zevallos | |
| 13:19 | Mississippi State | John Spenser makes the 1st free throw | 38-56 |
| 13:19 | Mississippi State | John Spenser misses the 2nd free throw | 38-56 |
| 13:19 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Viktor Palczewski | 38-56 |
| 13:12 | South Carolina | Viktor Palczewski knocks in the jumper from the right block set up by Rufus Burlingame | 38-58 |
| 12:59 | Mississippi State | Joe Webster's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | August Ball (PG) John Spenser | |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Jordan (PG) Javier Martin | |
| 12:32 | South Carolina | Dikembe Masudi clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-58 |
| 12:30 | Mississippi State | Joe Webster grabs the defensive rebound | 38-58 |
| 12:26 | Mississippi State | Donald Evens knocks in the floater from the right wing | 40-58 |
| 12:17 | South Carolina | Dikembe Masudi knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 40-60 |
| 12:06 | Mississippi State | The short jumper by Joe Webster is denied by Viktor Palczewski | 40-60 |
| 12:04 | South Carolina | Viktor Palczewski snags the defensive board | 40-60 |
| 11:49 | South Carolina | Herbert Michael misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 40-60 |
| 11:48 | Mississippi State | Joe Webster gets the rebound | 40-60 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - August Ball (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Keith Rudolph (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Donald Evens (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joe Webster (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Michael Francis (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - James Jordan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dikembe Masudi (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rufus Burlingame (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Viktor Palczewski (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Herbert Michael (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:39 | Mississippi State | The jumper by Keith Rudolph is denied by Viktor Palczewski | 40-60 |
| 11:38 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Herbert Michael | 40-60 |
| 11:32 | South Carolina | Rufus Burlingame is fouled on the floor by Donald Evens - foul #1 on Donald Evens, team foul #3 | 40-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Spenser (PG), Daniel Lin (PF) Keith Rudolph, Joe Webster | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Javier Martin (SG), Lino Zevallos (PF) James Jordan, Viktor Palczewski | |
| 11:18 | South Carolina | Herbert Michael loses the dribble to Michael Francis | 40-60 |
| 11:11 | Mississippi State | August Ball misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-60 |
| 11:10 | South Carolina | Rufus Burlingame grabs the board | 40-60 |
| 10:50 | South Carolina | Dikembe Masudi misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 40-60 |
| 10:49 | Mississippi State | Donald Evens grabs the board | 40-60 |
| 10:38 | Mississippi State | Donald Evens is hacked by Rufus Burlingame - foul #2 on Rufus Burlingame, team foul #5 | 40-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Merle Gibson (SF), Peter Fraizer (C) Donald Evens, Michael Francis | |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Jordan (PG), Stjepan Zhuang (SF), Viktor Palczewski (PF), Nicholas Stiles (C) Dikembe Masudi, Rufus Burlingame, Lino Zevallos, Herbert Michael | |
| 10:28 | Mississippi State | James Jordan steals it from John Spenser | 40-60 |
| 10:06 | South Carolina | Nicholas Stiles loses the dribble to Daniel Lin | 40-60 |
| 10:01 | Mississippi State | Stjepan Zhuang takes the ball from Daniel Lin | 40-60 |
| 09:42 | South Carolina | Viktor Palczewski misses short on a runner in the paint | 40-60 |
| 09:41 | South Carolina | Stjepan Zhuang tips it back up and in | 40-62 |
| 09:33 | Mississippi State | Merle Gibson hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 42-62 |
| 09:09 | South Carolina | James Jordan hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Stjepan Zhuang | 42-65 |
| 09:04 | Mississippi State | John Spenser scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Peter Fraizer | 45-65 |
| 08:44 | South Carolina | Viktor Palczewski is whistled for a carry | 45-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mark Brown (PG), Keith Rudolph (SG), Donald Evens (SF), Joe Webster (PF), Michael Francis (C) John Spenser, August Ball, Merle Gibson, Daniel Lin, Peter Fraizer | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Dikembe Masudi (PG), Rufus Burlingame (SF), Lino Zevallos (PF), Herbert Michael (C) James Jordan, Stjepan Zhuang, Viktor Palczewski, Nicholas Stiles | |
| 08:33 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown blows the layup but he's hacked by Lino Zevallos - foul #1 on Lino Zevallos, team foul #6 | 45-65 |
| 08:33 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown misses the 1st free throw | 45-65 |
| 08:33 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 45-65 |
| 08:33 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Lino Zevallos | 45-65 |
| 08:27 | South Carolina | Dikembe Masudi misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-65 |
| 08:25 | South Carolina | Lino Zevallos tips it in | 45-67 |
| 08:10 | Mississippi State | Donald Evens clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-67 |
| 08:08 | South Carolina | Lino Zevallos grabs the board | 45-67 |
| 07:45 | South Carolina | Dikembe Masudi misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-67 |
| 07:43 | Mississippi State | Michael Francis grabs the defensive rebound | 45-67 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Mark Brown (fresh) SG - Keith Rudolph (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Donald Evens (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joe Webster (fresh) 4 reb. C - Michael Francis (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Dikembe Masudi (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Javier Martin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rufus Burlingame (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lino Zevallos (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Herbert Michael (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:27 | Mississippi State | Rufus Burlingame steals the ball from Michael Francis | 45-67 |
| 07:07 | South Carolina | Dikembe Masudi loses the dribble to Mark Brown | 45-67 |
| 06:57 | Mississippi State | Michael Francis clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-67 |
| 06:56 | South Carolina | Javier Martin gets the rebound | 45-67 |
| 06:51 | South Carolina | Javier Martin misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-67 |
| 06:50 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Donald Evens | 45-67 |
| 06:45 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 45-67 |
| 06:44 | South Carolina | Herbert Michael grabs the defensive rebound | 45-67 |
| 06:38 | South Carolina | Javier Martin makes the pull-up jumper from the left side and he's hacked by Joe Webster - foul #3 on Joe Webster, team foul #4 | 45-69 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Spenser (PG), Merle Gibson (SF) Mark Brown, Donald Evens | |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Jordan (PG), Viktor Palczewski (PF) Dikembe Masudi, Lino Zevallos | |
| 06:38 | South Carolina | Javier Martin makes the free throw | 45-70 |
| 06:23 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph is hacked by Rufus Burlingame - foul #3 on Rufus Burlingame, team foul #7 | 45-70 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Dikembe Masudi (SG) Javier Martin | |
| 06:23 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph makes the 1st free throw | 46-70 |
| 06:23 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph makes the 2nd free throw | 47-70 |
| 06:08 | South Carolina | Herbert Michael can't connect on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Joe Webster - foul #4 on Joe Webster, team foul #5 | 47-70 |
| 06:08 | South Carolina | Herbert Michael makes the 1st free throw | 47-71 |
| 06:08 | South Carolina | Herbert Michael misses the 2nd free throw | 47-71 |
| 06:08 | Mississippi State | Michael Francis snags the defensive board | 47-71 |
| 05:55 | Mississippi State | Herbert Michael is called for the reach on John Spenser - foul #4 on Herbert Michael, team foul #8 | 47-71 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin (PF), Peter Fraizer (C) Joe Webster, Michael Francis | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 05:55 | Mississippi State | John Spenser makes the 1st free throw | 48-71 |
| 05:55 | Mississippi State | John Spenser makes the 2nd free throw | 49-71 |
| 05:32 | South Carolina | Rufus Burlingame misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 49-71 |
| 05:31 | South Carolina | Viktor Palczewski tips it in | 49-73 |
| 05:23 | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-73 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mark Brown (PG), August Ball (SG) John Spenser, Keith Rudolph | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Alexei Irizarry (SG), Stjepan Zhuang (SF), Lino Zevallos (PF), Nicholas Stiles (C) James Jordan, Rufus Burlingame, Viktor Palczewski, Herbert Michael | |
| 05:03 | South Carolina | Dikembe Masudi makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Lino Zevallos | 49-76 |
| 04:47 | Mississippi State | August Ball buries a 3 from straight away | 52-76 |
| 04:24 | South Carolina | Dikembe Masudi knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Alexei Irizarry | 52-79 |
| 03:55 | Mississippi State | August Ball knocks in the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Mark Brown and the foul's on Alexei Irizarry - foul #1 on Alexei Irizarry, team foul #9 | 54-79 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Glenn Oney (SF) Merle Gibson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Rouse (SF) Stjepan Zhuang | |
| 03:55 | Mississippi State | August Ball misses the free throw | 54-79 |
| 03:55 | Mississippi State | Glenn Oney grabs the offensive board | 54-79 |
| 03:48 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-79 |
| 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 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:36 | South Carolina | Dikembe Masudi drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Alexei Irizarry | 57-82 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Mark Brown (fresh) 3 pts. SG - August Ball (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Glenn Oney (fresh) PF - Daniel Lin (fresh) 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Peter Fraizer (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Dikembe Masudi (tiring) 20 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alexei Irizarry (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Rouse (fresh) PF - Lino Zevallos (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Nicholas Stiles (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 03:33 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-82 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Alfred Edinger (C) Peter Fraizer | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 03:21 | South Carolina | Dikembe Masudi drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by John Rouse | 57-85 |
| 03:14 | Mississippi State | Glenn Oney comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 57-85 |
| 03:12 | Mississippi State | Glenn Oney tips it but misses | 57-85 |
| 03:10 | South Carolina | Nicholas Stiles pulls down the rebound | 57-85 |
| 02:57 | South Carolina | Dikembe Masudi buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 57-87 |
| 02:39 | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin hits a jumper from the baseline and the foul's on Lino Zevallos - foul #2 on Lino Zevallos, team foul #10 | 59-87 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Merle Gibson (SG) Mark Brown | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 02:39 | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin misses the free throw | 59-87 |
| 02:39 | South Carolina | Nicholas Stiles snags the defensive board | 59-87 |
| 02:19 | South Carolina | Dikembe Masudi throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-87 |
| 02:06 | Mississippi State | Merle Gibson comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 59-87 |
| 02:04 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Lino Zevallos | 59-87 |
| 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 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:38 | South Carolina | Dikembe Masudi comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-87 |
| 01:37 | South Carolina | John Rouse can't tip it in | 59-87 |
| 01:36 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Alfred Edinger | 59-87 |
| 01:13 | Mississippi State | Merle Gibson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Lino Zevallos - foul #3 on Lino Zevallos, team foul #11 | 59-87 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mark Brown (PG), Peter Fraizer (C) Glenn Oney, Alfred Edinger | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Stjepan Zhuang (SF) John Rouse | |
| 01:13 | Mississippi State | Merle Gibson misses the 1st free throw | 59-87 |
| 01:13 | Mississippi State | Merle Gibson makes the 2nd free throw | 60-87 |
| 00:55 | South Carolina | Lino Zevallos makes the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Alexei Irizarry | 60-89 |
| 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 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:49 | Mississippi State | Merle Gibson misses the fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Nicholas Stiles - foul #2 on Nicholas Stiles, team foul #12 | 60-89 |
| 00:49 | Mississippi State | Merle Gibson misses the 1st free throw | 60-89 |
| 00:49 | Mississippi State | Merle Gibson makes the 2nd free throw | 61-89 |
| 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 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:25 | South Carolina | Dikembe Masudi is hacked by Mark Brown - foul #1 on Mark Brown, team foul #6 | 61-89 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | Dikembe Masudi runs out the clock | 61-89 |