| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Christopher Cheek (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Melvin Bailey (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Stephan Pipkin (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Stanley Lust (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Tyler Batten (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - David Heyer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terrance Hasty (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Brown (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eric Johnson (fresh) C - Robert Hall (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Stephan Pipkin inbounds the ball | 36-29 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:47 | Mississippi State | Tyler Batten double dribbles | 36-29 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Ronald Wahl (SG) William Brown | |
| 19:24 | Clemson | Ronald Wahl hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by David Heyer | 36-32 |
| 19:06 | Mississippi State | Melvin Bailey misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-32 |
| 19:05 | Mississippi State | Stephan Pipkin tips it but misses | 36-32 |
| 19:04 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust tips it back up and in | 38-32 |
| 18:57 | Clemson | David Heyer hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Terrance Hasty | 38-35 |
| 18:43 | Mississippi State | Melvin Bailey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Bradley Adams (SF), William Brown (PF), James Prater (C) Terrance Hasty, Eric Johnson, Robert Hall | |
| 18:32 | Clemson | Bradley Adams double dribbles | 38-35 |
| 18:17 | Mississippi State | Stephan Pipkin buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Melvin Bailey | 40-35 |
| 18:04 | Clemson | David Heyer misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 40-35 |
| 18:02 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Tyler Batten | 40-35 |
| 17:42 | Mississippi State | James Prater is called for the reach on Christopher Cheek - foul #1 on James Prater, team foul #1 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Baranski (C) Tyler Batten | |
| Subs | Clemson | Terrance Hasty (SF), Eric Johnson (PF), Robert Hall (C) Bradley Adams, William Brown, James Prater | |
| 17:18 | Mississippi State | Stephan Pipkin can't connect on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Terrance Hasty - foul #1 on Terrance Hasty, team foul #2 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Caldwell (C) Stanley Lust | |
| Subs | Clemson | Michael Bruening (PG), William Brown (PF) David Heyer, Eric Johnson | |
| 17:18 | Mississippi State | Stephan Pipkin misses the 1st free throw | 40-35 |
| 17:18 | Mississippi State | Stephan Pipkin misses the 2nd free throw | 40-35 |
| 17:18 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Robert Hall | 40-35 |
| 17:01 | Clemson | Michael Bruening can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-35 |
| 17:00 | Clemson | Robert Hall tips it back up and in | 40-37 |
| 16:45 | Mississippi State | Christopher Cheek misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 40-37 |
| 16:43 | Clemson | Robert Hall snags the defensive board | 40-37 |
| 16:39 | Clemson | Terrance Hasty misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Stephan Pipkin - foul #2 on Stephan Pipkin, team foul #1 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Leroy Mullins (PG), Erwin Wood (SG), Larry Fierros (SF) Christopher Cheek, Melvin Bailey, Stephan Pipkin | |
| Subs | Clemson | David Heyer (PG), Eric Johnson (PF), James Prater (C) Michael Bruening, William Brown, Robert Hall | |
| 16:39 | Clemson | Terrance Hasty makes the 1st free throw | 40-38 |
| 16:39 | Clemson | Terrance Hasty makes the 2nd free throw | 40-39 |
| 16:27 | Mississippi State | Larry Fierros hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 40-39 |
| 16:26 | Clemson | Eric Johnson gets the rebound | 40-39 |
| 16:15 | Clemson | David Heyer loses the ball out of bounds | 40-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Tyler Batten (C) Robert Caldwell | |
| Subs | Clemson | William Brown (SF) Terrance Hasty | |
| 15:48 | Mississippi State | William Baranski misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 40-39 |
| 15:47 | Clemson | Ronald Wahl pulls down the rebound | 40-39 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Leroy Mullins (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Erwin Wood (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Larry Fierros (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Baranski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Tyler Batten (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - David Heyer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Wahl (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Brown (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eric Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Prater (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Clemson | Leroy Mullins is called for the reach on David Heyer - foul #1 on Leroy Mullins, team foul #2 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Christopher Cheek (PG), Melvin Bailey (SG), Stanley Lust (PF) Erwin Wood, Larry Fierros, William Baranski | |
| Subs | Clemson | Terrance Hasty (SG), James Ryles (SF), Robert Hall (C) Ronald Wahl, Eric Johnson, James Prater | |
| 15:31 | Clemson | James Ryles can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 40-39 |
| 15:30 | Mississippi State | Leroy Mullins grabs the defensive rebound | 40-39 |
| 15:17 | Mississippi State | Terrance Hasty takes the ball from Christopher Cheek | 40-39 |
| 15:04 | Clemson | James Ryles double dribbles | 40-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephan Pipkin (SF) Leroy Mullins | |
| Subs | Clemson | Michael Bruening (PG), Ronald Wahl (SG), Eric Johnson (PF), James Prater (C) David Heyer, Terrance Hasty, William Brown, Robert Hall | |
| 14:46 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-39 |
| 14:44 | Clemson | James Prater grabs the board | 40-39 |
| 14:31 | Clemson | James Ryles misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-39 |
| 14:29 | Clemson | James Prater can't tip it in | 40-39 |
| 14:28 | Clemson | Eric Johnson tips it back up and in | 40-41 |
| 14:08 | Mississippi State | Christopher Cheek misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-41 |
| 14:07 | Clemson | Eric Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 40-41 |
| 13:41 | Clemson | James Ryles can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 40-41 |
| 13:40 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust pulls down the rebound | 40-41 |
| 13:18 | Mississippi State | The short jumper by Melvin Bailey is denied by James Prater | 40-41 |
| 13:17 | Mississippi State | Melvin Bailey grabs the offensive rebound | 40-41 |
| 13:04 | Mississippi State | Stephan Pipkin is fouled on the floor by James Ryles - foul #4 on James Ryles, team foul #3 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Leroy Mullins (PG), Erwin Wood (SG), William Baranski (PF), Robert Caldwell (C) Christopher Cheek, Melvin Bailey, Stanley Lust, Tyler Batten | |
| Subs | Clemson | David Heyer (PG), Terrance Hasty (SG), William Brown (SF), August Whitaker (PF), Robert Hall (C) Michael Bruening, Ronald Wahl, James Ryles, Eric Johnson, James Prater | |
| 12:48 | Mississippi State | William Baranski hits the finger roll set up by Leroy Mullins and the foul's on Terrance Hasty - foul #2 on Terrance Hasty, team foul #4 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Larry Fierros (SF) Stephan Pipkin | |
| Subs | Clemson | Bradley Adams (SF) August Whitaker | |
| 12:48 | Mississippi State | William Baranski misses the free throw | 42-41 |
| 12:48 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Fierros | 42-41 |
| 12:35 | Mississippi State | Robert Caldwell's pass is intercepted by David Heyer | 42-41 |
| 12:13 | Clemson | Robert Hall misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Robert Caldwell - foul #3 on Robert Caldwell, team foul #3 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Clemson | August Whitaker (PF) Bradley Adams | |
| 12:13 | Clemson | Robert Hall makes the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 12:13 | Clemson | Robert Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 11:51 | Mississippi State | Erwin Wood can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 42-43 |
| 11:49 | Clemson | Terrance Hasty snags the defensive board | 42-43 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Leroy Mullins (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Erwin Wood (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Larry Fierros (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Baranski (fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Caldwell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - David Heyer (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Terrance Hasty (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Brown (fresh) 2 pts. PF - August Whitaker (fresh) 3 pts. C - Robert Hall (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Clemson | Robert Hall is fouled on the floor by Robert Caldwell - foul #4 on Robert Caldwell, team foul #4 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Christopher Cheek (PG), Melvin Bailey (SG), Stephan Pipkin (SF), Christopher Mitchell (C) Leroy Mullins, Erwin Wood, Larry Fierros, Robert Caldwell | |
| Subs | Clemson | Eric Johnson (PF) August Whitaker | |
| 11:25 | Clemson | Christopher Mitchell blocks the short jumper by William Brown | 42-43 |
| 11:24 | Mississippi State | Stephan Pipkin pulls down the rebound | 42-43 |
| 11:04 | Mississippi State | Christopher Cheek comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Eric Johnson - foul #1 on Eric Johnson, team foul #5 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust (PF) Christopher Mitchell | |
| Subs | Clemson | Ronald Wahl (SG) Eric Johnson | |
| 11:04 | Mississippi State | Christopher Cheek makes the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 11:04 | Mississippi State | Christopher Cheek misses the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| 11:04 | Clemson | Robert Hall snags the defensive board | 43-43 |
| 10:49 | Clemson | Robert Hall comes up short on the turnaround near the basket but the foul's on William Baranski - foul #2 on William Baranski, team foul #5 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Bradley Adams (SF), Eric Johnson (PF) Terrance Hasty, William Brown | |
| 10:49 | Clemson | Robert Hall makes the 1st free throw | 43-44 |
| 10:49 | Clemson | Robert Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 43-45 |
| 10:38 | Mississippi State | Stephan Pipkin can't finish the layup | 43-45 |
| 10:37 | Clemson | Eric Johnson grabs the board | 43-45 |
| 10:21 | Clemson | David Heyer makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Ronald Wahl | 43-48 |
| 10:08 | Mississippi State | William Baranski can't finish the layup | 43-48 |
| 10:06 | Clemson | Eric Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 43-48 |
| 09:57 | Clemson | Bradley Adams is called for traveling | 43-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Leroy Mullins (PG), Tyler Batten (C) Christopher Cheek, William Baranski | |
| Subs | Clemson | Terrance Hasty (SG), William Brown (SF), August Whitaker (PF), James Prater (C) Ronald Wahl, Bradley Adams, Eric Johnson, Robert Hall | |
| 09:35 | Mississippi State | Melvin Bailey hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-48 |
| 09:23 | Clemson | William Brown lays it in and he's fouled by Stephan Pipkin - foul #3 on Stephan Pipkin, team foul #6 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Erwin Wood (SG), Larry Fierros (SF), Christopher Mitchell (PF) Melvin Bailey, Stephan Pipkin, Stanley Lust | |
| Subs | Clemson | Ronald Wahl (SG) August Whitaker | |
| 09:23 | Clemson | William Brown makes the free throw | 46-51 |
| 09:09 | Mississippi State | Tyler Batten misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-51 |
| 09:08 | Clemson | James Prater snags the defensive board | 46-51 |
| 08:54 | Clemson | Christopher Mitchell takes the ball from James Prater | 46-51 |
| 08:28 | Mississippi State | Christopher Mitchell comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 46-51 |
| 08:26 | Clemson | William Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 46-51 |
| 08:22 | Clemson | Terrance Hasty loses the dribble to Leroy Mullins | 46-51 |
| 08:02 | Mississippi State | Christopher Mitchell hits a driving attempt from the right block set up by Leroy Mullins | 48-51 |
| 07:38 | Clemson | Ronald Wahl lays it up and in on a nice dish by Terrance Hasty | 48-53 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Leroy Mullins (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Erwin Wood (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Larry Fierros (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Christopher Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Tyler Batten (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - David Heyer (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ronald Wahl (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Terrance Hasty (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - William Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - James Prater (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Mississippi State | Larry Fierros clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-53 |
| 07:22 | Clemson | James Prater gets the rebound | 48-53 |
| 06:58 | Clemson | Terrance Hasty knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from David Heyer | 48-55 |
| 06:39 | Mississippi State | Erwin Wood misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-55 |
| 06:38 | Clemson | David Heyer snags the defensive board | 48-55 |
| 06:15 | Clemson | James Prater buries a turnaround from the left block set up by David Heyer | 48-57 |
| 06:11 | Mississippi State | Leroy Mullins comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 48-57 |
| 06:09 | Mississippi State | Erwin Wood gets the offensive rebound | 48-57 |
| 05:53 | Mississippi State | Larry Fierros is whistled for a carry | 48-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Christopher Cheek (PG), Melvin Bailey (SG), Stephan Pipkin (SF), Stanley Lust (PF), William Baranski (C) Leroy Mullins, Erwin Wood, Larry Fierros, Christopher Mitchell, Tyler Batten | |
| Subs | Clemson | Michael Bruening (PG), Bradley Adams (SG), James Ryles (SF), Eric Johnson (PF), Robert Hall (C) David Heyer, Ronald Wahl, Terrance Hasty, William Brown, James Prater | |
| 05:32 | Clemson | James Ryles drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-60 |
| 05:14 | Mississippi State | Melvin Bailey misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-60 |
| 05:13 | Clemson | Robert Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 48-60 |
| 05:07 | Clemson | James Ryles hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 48-60 |
| 05:06 | Clemson | The offensive rebound goes to Bradley Adams | 48-60 |
| 04:54 | Clemson | Bradley Adams loses the dribble to Stanley Lust | 48-60 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:39 | Mississippi State | Robert Hall denies the turnaround by Christopher Cheek | 48-60 |
| 04:37 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust grabs the offensive rebound | 48-60 |
| 04:23 | Mississippi State | Christopher Cheek misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 48-60 |
| 04:22 | Mississippi State | William Baranski hits the follow up shot | 50-60 |
| 04:07 | Clemson | James Ryles connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Michael Bruening | 50-62 |
| 03:53 | Mississippi State | Christopher Cheek can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-62 |
| 03:52 | Clemson | Eric Johnson pulls down the rebound | 50-62 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:40 | Clemson | Bradley Adams travels with the ball | 50-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Clemson | David Heyer (PG), Terrance Hasty (SG) Michael Bruening, Bradley Adams | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Christopher Cheek (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Melvin Bailey (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephan Pipkin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Stanley Lust (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - William Baranski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - David Heyer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Terrance Hasty (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Ryles (fresh) 10 pts. 4 pf. PF - Eric Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Hall (fresh) 13 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Mississippi State | Melvin Bailey makes the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Christopher Cheek and he's fouled by Terrance Hasty - foul #3 on Terrance Hasty, team foul #6 | 52-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Caldwell (C) William Baranski | |
| Subs | Clemson | Ronald Wahl (SG) Terrance Hasty | |
| 03:23 | Mississippi State | Melvin Bailey makes the free throw | 53-62 |
| 03:04 | Clemson | James Ryles knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Hall | 53-65 |
| 02:43 | Mississippi State | Christopher Cheek throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Leroy Mullins (PG), Erwin Wood (SG), Larry Fierros (SF), William Baranski (C) Christopher Cheek, Melvin Bailey, Stephan Pipkin, Stanley Lust | |
| Subs | Clemson | Terrance Hasty (SG), August Whitaker (PF) Ronald Wahl, Eric Johnson | |
| 02:33 | Clemson | James Ryles misses the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Erwin Wood - foul #1 on Erwin Wood, team foul #7 | 53-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Clemson | William Brown (PF) August Whitaker | |
| 02:33 | Clemson | James Ryles makes the 1st free throw | 53-66 |
| 02:33 | Clemson | James Ryles makes the 2nd free throw | 53-67 |
| 02:15 | Mississippi State | William Baranski misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-67 |
| 02:13 | Mississippi State | Robert Caldwell grabs the offensive rebound | 53-67 |
| 01:53 | Mississippi State | Erwin Wood makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Leroy Mullins | 56-67 |
| 01:46 | Clemson | Robert Hall hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 56-67 |
| 01:45 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Robert Caldwell | 56-67 |
| 01:22 | Mississippi State | David Heyer steals it from Erwin Wood | 56-67 |
| 01:09 | Clemson | The short jumper by Terrance Hasty is denied by Robert Caldwell | 56-67 |
| 01:07 | Clemson | James Ryles can't tip it in | 56-67 |
| 01:06 | Clemson | Robert Hall can't tip it in | 56-67 |
| 01:04 | Mississippi State | William Baranski gets the rebound | 56-67 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:58 | Mississippi State | Erwin Wood can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 56-67 |
| 00:56 | Clemson | Robert Hall gets the rebound | 56-67 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Clemson | William Brown hits a jump hook in the lane set up by David Heyer | 56-69 |
| 00:24 | Mississippi State | Leroy Mullins connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-69 |
| 00:00 | Clemson | David Heyer runs out the clock | 59-69 |