| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - George Charlton (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dustin Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Mayers (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kosta Gembarowski (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - David Halls (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Oluwa Apo (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Zoran Taranov (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tyler Melton (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Henry Elms (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Roger House (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Tyler Melton inbounds the ball | 27-26 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 19:33 | South Carolina | Henry Elms misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 27-26 |
| 19:31 | Mississippi State | George Charlton pulls down the rebound | 27-26 |
| 19:20 | Mississippi State | David Halls buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by George Charlton | 29-26 |
| 18:51 | South Carolina | Tyler Melton loses the dribble to Kosta Gembarowski | 29-26 |
| 18:27 | Mississippi State | Roger House blocks the jumper by George Charlton | 29-26 |
| 18:25 | Mississippi State | David Halls tips it but misses | 29-26 |
| 18:24 | Mississippi State | William Mayers tips it but misses | 29-26 |
| 18:22 | South Carolina | Henry Elms pulls down the rebound | 29-26 |
| 18:08 | South Carolina | Henry Elms misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 29-26 |
| 18:06 | Mississippi State | David Halls pulls down the rebound | 29-26 |
| 17:48 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by George Charlton | 32-26 |
| 17:26 | South Carolina | Henry Elms misses the shot near the basket but he's hacked by David Halls - foul #2 on David Halls, team foul #1 | 32-26 |
| 17:26 | South Carolina | Henry Elms misses the 1st free throw | 32-26 |
| 17:26 | South Carolina | Henry Elms makes the 2nd free throw | 32-27 |
| 17:05 | Mississippi State | David Halls misses long on a shot from the left wing | 32-27 |
| 17:04 | Mississippi State | David Halls grabs the offensive board | 32-27 |
| 16:55 | Mississippi State | Roger House steps in front of the George Charlton pass | 32-27 |
| 16:34 | South Carolina | Henry Elms misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 32-27 |
| 16:33 | Mississippi State | William Mayers grabs the board | 32-27 |
| 16:28 | Mississippi State | George Charlton misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 32-27 |
| 16:26 | Mississippi State | David Halls snags the offensive board | 32-27 |
| 16:20 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-27 |
| 16:19 | South Carolina | Roger House gets the rebound | 32-27 |
| 16:14 | South Carolina | Tyler Melton misses the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on William Mayers - foul #3 on William Mayers, team foul #2 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty (SG), John Mason (SF), Bradly Kelly (PF) Dustin Edwards, William Mayers, Kosta Gembarowski | |
| Subs | South Carolina | David Betts (PG), Leon Schnakenberg (SG), Hugh Brunt (PF) Oluwa Apo, Zoran Taranov, Henry Elms | |
| 16:14 | South Carolina | Tyler Melton misses the 1st free throw | 32-27 |
| 16:14 | South Carolina | Tyler Melton misses the 2nd free throw | 32-27 |
| 16:14 | Mississippi State | David Halls snags the defensive board | 32-27 |
| 15:59 | Mississippi State | George Charlton hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from David Halls and he's fouled by David Betts - foul #1 on David Betts, team foul #1 | 34-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Brett Stanley (SF) Tyler Melton | |
| 15:59 | Mississippi State | George Charlton misses the free throw | 34-27 |
| 15:59 | South Carolina | Roger House pulls down the rebound | 34-27 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - George Charlton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Petty (fresh) 1 pts. SF - John Mason (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Bradly Kelly (fresh) C - David Halls (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - David Betts (fresh) SG - Leon Schnakenberg (fresh) SF - Brett Stanley (fresh) PF - Hugh Brunt (fresh) 2 reb. C - Roger House (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:39 | South Carolina | Roger House shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 34-27 |
| 15:37 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty snags the defensive board | 34-27 |
| 15:30 | Mississippi State | David Halls clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 34-27 |
| 15:29 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Roger House | 34-27 |
| 15:25 | South Carolina | David Betts comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 34-27 |
| 15:23 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Leon Schnakenberg | 34-27 |
| 15:14 | South Carolina | Brett Stanley is hacked by John Mason - foul #1 on John Mason, team foul #3 | 34-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards (SG), Kosta Gembarowski (PF) George Charlton, David Halls | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Oluwa Apo (PG), John Riley (C) David Betts, Roger House | |
| 14:55 | South Carolina | Brett Stanley scores on a runner in the lane set up by Leon Schnakenberg | 34-29 |
| 14:34 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards loses the dribble to Hugh Brunt | 34-29 |
| 14:14 | South Carolina | Brett Stanley blows the layup | 34-29 |
| 14:12 | South Carolina | Oluwa Apo tips it home | 34-31 |
| 13:46 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-31 |
| 13:45 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly tips it home | 36-31 |
| 13:19 | South Carolina | Oluwa Apo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-31 |
| 13:17 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Hugh Brunt | 36-31 |
| 12:55 | South Carolina | Brett Stanley is fouled on the floor by Bradly Kelly - foul #3 on Bradly Kelly, team foul #4 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Charlton (PG), William Mayers (SF), David Halls (C) John Mason, Dustin Edwards, Bradly Kelly | |
| Subs | South Carolina | David Betts (PG), Zoran Taranov (SG), Tyler Melton (SF), Henry Elms (PF), Roger House (C) Oluwa Apo, Leon Schnakenberg, Brett Stanley, Hugh Brunt, John Riley | |
| 12:42 | South Carolina | Tyler Melton makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Roger House | 36-33 |
| 12:25 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski connects on the shot in the lane set up by David Halls and he's hacked by Henry Elms - foul #1 on Henry Elms, team foul #2 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards (SG) Thomas Petty | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 12:25 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski makes the free throw | 39-33 |
| 11:56 | South Carolina | Henry Elms misses long on a jump hook from close range | 39-33 |
| 11:54 | Mississippi State | David Halls grabs the defensive rebound | 39-33 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - George Charlton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dustin Edwards (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Mayers (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Kosta Gembarowski (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - David Halls (fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - David Betts (fresh) SG - Zoran Taranov (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tyler Melton (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Henry Elms (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Roger House (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:44 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-33 |
| 11:43 | South Carolina | David Betts snags the defensive board | 39-33 |
| 11:15 | South Carolina | Zoran Taranov is whistled for traveling | 39-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty (SG), Bradly Kelly (PF) Dustin Edwards, Kosta Gembarowski | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Oluwa Apo (PG) David Betts | |
| 10:56 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 39-33 |
| 10:54 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Henry Elms | 39-33 |
| 10:31 | South Carolina | David Halls swats the layup by Roger House | 39-33 |
| 10:30 | South Carolina | Roger House hits the follow up shot | 39-35 |
| 10:11 | Mississippi State | George Charlton hits a floater from the right side | 41-35 |
| 09:47 | South Carolina | William Mayers is called for the reach on Tyler Melton - foul #4 on William Mayers, team foul #5 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards (SG) William Mayers | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 09:30 | South Carolina | Tyler Melton can't finish the layup | 41-35 |
| 09:29 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Thomas Petty | 41-35 |
| 09:25 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards makes the shot from the baseline on a great pass from George Charlton | 43-35 |
| 08:56 | South Carolina | David Halls steals the ball from Henry Elms | 43-35 |
| 08:33 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-35 |
| 08:32 | South Carolina | Henry Elms grabs the board | 43-35 |
| 08:09 | South Carolina | Zoran Taranov misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-35 |
| 08:07 | Mississippi State | David Halls snags the defensive board | 43-35 |
| 07:43 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards misses short on a floater from the left side | 43-35 |
| 07:41 | South Carolina | Henry Elms snags the defensive board | 43-35 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - George Charlton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dustin Edwards (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Petty (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Bradly Kelly (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - David Halls (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Oluwa Apo (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Zoran Taranov (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tyler Melton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Henry Elms (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Roger House (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:20 | South Carolina | Zoran Taranov clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-35 |
| 07:19 | South Carolina | Henry Elms pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-35 |
| 07:00 | South Carolina | Roger House is hacked by Bradly Kelly during a doubleteam - foul #4 on Bradly Kelly, team foul #6 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Mason (PG), William Mayers (SF), Kosta Gembarowski (PF) George Charlton, Thomas Petty, Bradly Kelly | |
| Subs | South Carolina | David Betts (PG), Leon Schnakenberg (SG), Brett Stanley (SF), Hugh Brunt (PF), John Riley (C) Oluwa Apo, Zoran Taranov, Tyler Melton, Henry Elms, Roger House | |
| 06:46 | South Carolina | Hugh Brunt is fouled on the floor by Kosta Gembarowski - foul #2 on Kosta Gembarowski, team foul #7 | 43-35 |
| 06:46 | South Carolina | Hugh Brunt makes the 1st free throw | 43-36 |
| 06:46 | South Carolina | Hugh Brunt makes the 2nd free throw | 43-37 |
| 06:29 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards makes the shot from the left side on a great pass from Kosta Gembarowski and he's fouled by Leon Schnakenberg - foul #3 on Leon Schnakenberg, team foul #3 | 45-37 |
| 06:29 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards makes the free throw | 46-37 |
| 06:04 | South Carolina | Brett Stanley misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 46-37 |
| 06:02 | South Carolina | Brett Stanley grabs the offensive rebound | 46-37 |
| 05:41 | South Carolina | Brett Stanley comes up short on the floater in the paint | 46-37 |
| 05:40 | Mississippi State | David Halls grabs the defensive rebound | 46-37 |
| 05:34 | Mississippi State | Hugh Brunt steals it from John Mason | 46-37 |
| 05:08 | South Carolina | David Halls picks off the pass by Brett Stanley | 46-37 |
| 04:48 | Mississippi State | David Halls misses the floater from the right side but he's fouled by John Riley - foul #3 on John Riley, team foul #4 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Charlton (PG), Thomas Petty (SG) John Mason, Dustin Edwards | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Oluwa Apo (PG), Tyler Melton (SF), Roger House (C) David Betts, Brett Stanley, John Riley | |
| 04:48 | Mississippi State | David Halls makes the 1st free throw | 47-37 |
| 04:48 | Mississippi State | David Halls makes the 2nd free throw | 48-37 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 04:27 | South Carolina | Roger House is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 48-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly (C) David Halls | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Zoran Taranov (SG) Leon Schnakenberg | |
| 04:03 | Mississippi State | William Mayers's pass is intercepted by Oluwa Apo | 48-37 |
| 03:42 | South Carolina | Tyler Melton misses long on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by William Mayers - foul #5 on William Mayers, team foul #8 | 48-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Mason (SF) William Mayers | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Henry Elms (PF) Hugh Brunt | |
| 03:42 | South Carolina | Tyler Melton makes the 1st free throw | 48-38 |
| 03:42 | South Carolina | Tyler Melton makes the 2nd free throw | 48-39 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - George Charlton (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Petty (fresh) 1 pts. SF - John Mason (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Kosta Gembarowski (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Bradly Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Oluwa Apo (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Zoran Taranov (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tyler Melton (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Henry Elms (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. C - Roger House (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:22 | Mississippi State | John Mason scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by George Charlton | 50-39 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 03:12 | South Carolina | Tyler Melton misses the lay-in | 50-39 |
| 03:11 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly gets the rebound | 50-39 |
| 03:06 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty slams it home on a nice dish by Kosta Gembarowski | 52-39 |
| 02:49 | South Carolina | Oluwa Apo misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 52-39 |
| 02:48 | South Carolina | Oluwa Apo pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-39 |
| 02:35 | South Carolina | Henry Elms comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 52-39 |
| 02:34 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty pulls down the rebound | 52-39 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:15 | Mississippi State | John Mason can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 52-39 |
| 02:13 | Mississippi State | George Charlton tips it but misses | 52-39 |
| 02:12 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski snags the offensive board | 52-39 |
| 02:05 | Mississippi State | Oluwa Apo is called for the reach on John Mason - foul #2 on Oluwa Apo, team foul #5 | 52-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards (SG), David Halls (C) John Mason, Bradly Kelly | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Leon Schnakenberg (SG) Zoran Taranov | |
| 01:52 | Mississippi State | David Halls hits a driving attempt from the right block | 54-39 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:45 | South Carolina | Henry Elms throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Zoran Taranov (SG) Leon Schnakenberg | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:27 | Mississippi State | Tyler Melton is called for the reach on Thomas Petty - foul #2 on Tyler Melton, team foul #6 | 54-39 |
| 01:10 | Mississippi State | David Halls connects on the fadeaway from the left block | 56-39 |
| 01:01 | South Carolina | Roger House evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by David Halls - foul #3 on David Halls, team foul #9 | 56-39 |
| 01:01 | South Carolina | Roger House makes the 1st free throw | 56-40 |
| 01:01 | South Carolina | Roger House misses the 2nd free throw | 56-40 |
| 01:01 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski snags the defensive board | 56-40 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:34 | Mississippi State | David Halls is hacked by Tyler Melton - foul #3 on Tyler Melton, team foul #7 | 56-40 |
| 00:34 | Mississippi State | David Halls makes the 1st free throw | 57-40 |
| 00:34 | Mississippi State | David Halls misses the 2nd free throw | 57-40 |
| 00:34 | South Carolina | Roger House grabs the defensive rebound | 57-40 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:27 | South Carolina | Zoran Taranov hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 57-40 |
| 00:25 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Thomas Petty | 57-40 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | George Charlton runs out the clock | 57-40 |