| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Philip Pickles (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Little (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Hill (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Albert Houser (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Lawrence Pippin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Stephen White (fresh) 3 ast. SG - James Marsh (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Whaley (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Richard Gokey (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Lawrence Broadhead (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | John Hill inbounds the ball | 36-20 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:52 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin loses the dribble to Richard Gokey | 36-20 |
| 19:34 | Mississippi State | William Whaley misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-20 |
| 19:33 | South Carolina | John Hill snags the defensive board | 36-20 |
| 19:10 | South Carolina | Michael Little misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-20 |
| 19:08 | South Carolina | John Hill hits the follow up shot | 38-20 |
| 19:01 | Mississippi State | James Marsh is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on James Marsh, team foul #1 | 38-20 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal (SG) James Marsh | |
| 18:40 | South Carolina | William Whaley is called for the reach on Philip Pickles - foul #1 on William Whaley, team foul #2 | 38-20 |
| 18:28 | South Carolina | John Hill throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-20 |
| 18:14 | Mississippi State | William Whaley misses the driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Albert Houser - foul #2 on Albert Houser, team foul #1 | 38-20 |
| 18:14 | Mississippi State | William Whaley misses the 1st free throw | 38-20 |
| 18:14 | Mississippi State | William Whaley makes the 2nd free throw | 38-21 |
| 17:58 | South Carolina | Albert Houser scores on a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Philip Pickles | 40-21 |
| 17:33 | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-21 |
| 17:31 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Stephen White | 40-21 |
| 17:15 | Mississippi State | Stephen White misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-21 |
| 17:14 | South Carolina | Michael Little pulls down the rebound | 40-21 |
| 16:48 | South Carolina | John Hill clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 40-21 |
| 16:46 | Mississippi State | William Whaley grabs the defensive rebound | 40-21 |
| 16:23 | Mississippi State | Stephen White misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-21 |
| 16:21 | South Carolina | John Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 40-21 |
| 16:03 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Albert Houser | 43-21 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Philip Pickles (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Little (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Hill (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Albert Houser (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Lawrence Pippin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Stephen White (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Darrel Villarreal (fairly fresh) SF - William Whaley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Gokey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Lawrence Broadhead (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal's pass is intercepted by Philip Pickles | 43-21 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 15:28 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin is whistled for traveling | 43-21 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Cabello (PG), Cecil Barkley (SG), Lee Brown (SF), Lionel Kohler (PF), Jeffrey Thompson (C) Philip Pickles, Michael Little, John Hill, Albert Houser, Lawrence Pippin | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey (PG), James Marsh (SG), Terry Koerner (SF), Kenneth Rosas (PF), Randy Howell (C) Stephen White, Darrel Villarreal, William Whaley, Richard Gokey, Lawrence Broadhead | |
| 15:18 | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-21 |
| 15:16 | Mississippi State | Randy Howell snags the offensive board | 43-21 |
| 15:11 | Mississippi State | Randy Howell connects on the jumpshot from the right wing set up by James Marsh | 43-23 |
| 14:55 | South Carolina | Terry Koerner takes the ball from Lee Brown | 43-23 |
| 14:46 | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner misses long on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Lionel Kohler - foul #1 on Lionel Kohler, team foul #2 | 43-23 |
| 14:46 | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner makes the 1st free throw | 43-24 |
| 14:46 | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner makes the 2nd free throw | 43-25 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 14:26 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Thompson hits a runner from the baseline set up by Robert Cabello | 45-25 |
| 14:05 | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 45-25 |
| 14:03 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 45-25 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 13:41 | South Carolina | Cecil Barkley is hacked by Kenneth Rosas - foul #2 on Kenneth Rosas, team foul #3 | 45-25 |
| 13:23 | South Carolina | Lee Brown misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-25 |
| 13:21 | South Carolina | Lionel Kohler snags the offensive board | 45-25 |
| 13:03 | South Carolina | Cecil Barkley drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Lionel Kohler | 48-25 |
| 12:51 | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-25 |
| 12:49 | South Carolina | Lionel Kohler gets the rebound | 48-25 |
| 12:22 | South Carolina | Cecil Barkley is hacked by James Marsh - foul #4 on James Marsh, team foul #4 | 48-25 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Philip Pickles (PG), Michael Little (SG), John Hill (SF), Albert Houser (PF), Jamie Jones (C) Robert Cabello, Cecil Barkley, Lee Brown, Lionel Kohler, Jeffrey Thompson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephen White (PG), Darrel Villarreal (SG), William Whaley (SF), Richard Gokey (PF), Lawrence Broadhead (C) Michael Harvey, James Marsh, Terry Koerner, Kenneth Rosas, Randy Howell | |
| 12:01 | South Carolina | Philip Pickles misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-25 |
| 12:00 | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal grabs the board | 48-25 |
| 11:56 | Mississippi State | Philip Pickles picks off the pass by Stephen White in the backcourt | 48-25 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Philip Pickles (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Little (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Hill (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Albert Houser (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Jamie Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Stephen White (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Darrel Villarreal (fresh) SF - William Whaley (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Gokey (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Lawrence Broadhead (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:35 | South Carolina | John Hill knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Little | 51-25 |
| 11:21 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Broadhead double dribbles | 51-25 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin (C) Jamie Jones | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 11:00 | South Carolina | John Hill is hacked by Richard Gokey - foul #3 on Richard Gokey, team foul #5 | 51-25 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darryl Paz (C) Lawrence Broadhead | |
| 10:40 | South Carolina | Darryl Paz blocks the jumper by Michael Little | 51-25 |
| 10:39 | South Carolina | John Hill tips it but misses | 51-25 |
| 10:38 | Mississippi State | Stephen White grabs the board | 51-25 |
| 10:31 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Pippin is called for the reach on Darryl Paz - foul #2 on Lawrence Pippin, team foul #3 | 51-25 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Cecil Barkley (SG), Lionel Kohler (PF) Michael Little, Albert Houser | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner (PF), Kenneth Rosas (C) Richard Gokey, Darryl Paz | |
| 10:22 | Mississippi State | William Whaley misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by John Hill - foul #2 on John Hill, team foul #4 | 51-25 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darryl Paz (C) Darrel Villarreal | |
| 10:22 | Mississippi State | William Whaley makes the 1st free throw | 51-26 |
| 10:22 | Mississippi State | William Whaley makes the 2nd free throw | 51-27 |
| 10:00 | South Carolina | John Hill throws it down on a great pass from Philip Pickles and he's hacked by Kenneth Rosas - foul #3 on Kenneth Rosas, team foul #6 | 53-27 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Randy Howell (C) Darryl Paz | |
| 10:00 | South Carolina | John Hill misses the free throw | 53-27 |
| 10:00 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Kenneth Rosas | 53-27 |
| 09:52 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas lays it up and in on a nice dish by Stephen White | 53-29 |
| 09:25 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 53-29 |
| 09:23 | Mississippi State | Randy Howell grabs the board | 53-29 |
| 09:21 | Mississippi State | Stephen White throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-29 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Cabello (PG), Michael Little (SG), Lee Brown (SF), Jeffrey Thompson (C) Philip Pickles, Cecil Barkley, John Hill, Lawrence Pippin | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey (PG), Darrel Villarreal (SG), Richard Gokey (PF), Lawrence Broadhead (C) Stephen White, William Whaley, Kenneth Rosas, Randy Howell | |
| 09:04 | South Carolina | Michael Little can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 53-29 |
| 09:03 | South Carolina | Lionel Kohler tips it back up and in | 55-29 |
| 08:48 | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Lawrence Broadhead | 55-32 |
| 08:22 | South Carolina | Lee Brown comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 55-32 |
| 08:21 | South Carolina | Robert Cabello misses the tip | 55-32 |
| 08:19 | South Carolina | Michael Little tips it in | 57-32 |
| 08:05 | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal makes the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Terry Koerner and he's hacked by Lee Brown - foul #1 on Lee Brown, team foul #5 | 57-34 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Philip Pickles (PG), Albert Houser (PF), Lawrence Pippin (C) Robert Cabello, Lionel Kohler, Jeffrey Thompson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephen White (PG), William Whaley (SF), Kenneth Rosas (PF) Michael Harvey, Terry Koerner, Richard Gokey | |
| 08:05 | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal makes the free throw | 57-35 |
| 07:45 | South Carolina | Lee Brown buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Little | 60-35 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Philip Pickles (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Little (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lee Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Albert Houser (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Lawrence Pippin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Stephen White (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Darrel Villarreal (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Whaley (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Rosas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Lawrence Broadhead (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Mississippi State | The pull-up jumper by Darrel Villarreal is blocked by Lawrence Pippin | 60-35 |
| 07:27 | Mississippi State | William Whaley grabs the offensive board | 60-35 |
| 07:15 | Mississippi State | William Whaley hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 60-35 |
| 07:13 | South Carolina | Michael Little snags the defensive board | 60-35 |
| 06:47 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin misses long on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Lawrence Broadhead - foul #2 on Lawrence Broadhead, team foul #7 | 60-35 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Cecil Barkley (SG), John Hill (SF) Michael Little, Lee Brown | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey (PG), Terry Koerner (SG), Sterling Horton (SF), Randy Howell (C) Stephen White, Darrel Villarreal, William Whaley, Lawrence Broadhead | |
| 06:47 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin makes the 1st free throw | 61-35 |
| 06:47 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin misses the 2nd free throw | 61-35 |
| 06:47 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-35 |
| 06:28 | South Carolina | Philip Pickles is fouled on the floor by Randy Howell - foul #1 on Randy Howell, team foul #8 | 61-35 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jeffrey Thompson (C) Lawrence Pippin | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 06:28 | South Carolina | Philip Pickles misses the 1st free throw | 61-35 |
| 06:28 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas gets the rebound | 61-35 |
| 06:11 | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-38 |
| 05:54 | South Carolina | John Hill can't connect on a runner in the lane | 61-38 |
| 05:52 | South Carolina | John Hill hits the follow up shot | 63-38 |
| 05:32 | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner makes the fadeaway from the left side | 63-40 |
| 05:03 | South Carolina | John Hill hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Sterling Horton - foul #1 on Sterling Horton, team foul #9 | 63-40 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Cabello (PG), Michael Little (SG), Lionel Kohler (PF), Lawrence Pippin (C) Philip Pickles, Cecil Barkley, Albert Houser, Jeffrey Thompson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 05:03 | South Carolina | John Hill makes the 1st free throw | 64-40 |
| 05:03 | South Carolina | John Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 65-40 |
| 04:53 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas clanks a shot from close range but he's fouled by Lionel Kohler - foul #2 on Lionel Kohler, team foul #6 | 65-40 |
| 04:53 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas makes the 1st free throw | 65-41 |
| 04:53 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas misses the 2nd free throw | 65-41 |
| 04:53 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin grabs the defensive rebound | 65-41 |
| 04:35 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin connects on the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Little | 67-41 |
| 04:30 | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Sterling Horton | 67-44 |
| 04:17 | South Carolina | John Hill is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on John Hill, team foul #7 | 67-44 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lee Brown (SF) John Hill | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal (SG), Darryl Paz (C) Terry Koerner, Randy Howell | |
| 04:04 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 67-44 |
| 04:03 | South Carolina | Lee Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 67-44 |
| 03:44 | South Carolina | Lee Brown misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 67-44 |
| 03:42 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin hits the follow up shot | 69-44 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Robert Cabello (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Little (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Lee Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Lionel Kohler (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Lawrence Pippin (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Michael Harvey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darrel Villarreal (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Sterling Horton (fairly fresh) PF - Kenneth Rosas (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Darryl Paz (fresh) | |
| 03:31 | Mississippi State | Lee Brown steals it from Darrel Villarreal | 69-44 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:02 | South Carolina | Michael Little misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 69-44 |
| 03:00 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin grabs the offensive board | 69-44 |
| 02:46 | South Carolina | Robert Cabello's pass is intercepted by Sterling Horton | 69-44 |
| 02:29 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Pippin steals it from Darryl Paz | 69-44 |
| 02:11 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin hits a runner near the basket on a great pass from Robert Cabello | 71-44 |
| 01:58 | Mississippi State | Darryl Paz hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 71-44 |
| 01:57 | South Carolina | Lee Brown pulls down the rebound | 71-44 |
| 01:33 | South Carolina | Michael Little drills a shot in the lane | 73-44 |
| 01:18 | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal banks in the layup on a great pass from Michael Harvey | 73-46 |
| 01:00 | South Carolina | Michael Little's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 73-46 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Philip Pickles (PG), John Hill (SF), Albert Houser (PF) Robert Cabello, Lee Brown, Lionel Kohler | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner (SF), Randy Howell (C) Sterling Horton, Darryl Paz | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Mississippi State | Philip Pickles steals the ball from Kenneth Rosas | 73-46 |
| 00:49 | South Carolina | Philip Pickles slams it home | 75-46 |
| 00:43 | Mississippi State | Randy Howell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 75-46 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:14 | South Carolina | Philip Pickles is called for traveling | 75-46 |
| 00:10 | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 75-46 |
| 00:08 | South Carolina | Philip Pickles grabs the defensive rebound | 75-46 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | Philip Pickles runs out the clock | 75-46 |