| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Mason (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dustin Edwards (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Norman Jenkins (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Fred Carmona (fresh) 2 reb. 3 blk. C - David Halls (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Oluwa Apo (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tyler Melton (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Brett Stanley (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Samuel Cole (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - James Dana (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins inbounds the ball | 33-25 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 19:49 | Mississippi State | John Mason clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-25 |
| 19:47 | Mississippi State | David Halls tips it in | 35-25 |
| 19:25 | South Carolina | James Dana can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 35-25 |
| 19:24 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards grabs the defensive rebound | 35-25 |
| 19:11 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Dustin Edwards | 38-25 |
| 18:42 | South Carolina | Oluwa Apo misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 38-25 |
| 18:40 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards gets the rebound | 38-25 |
| 18:29 | Mississippi State | John Mason is hacked by Samuel Cole - foul #2 on Samuel Cole, team foul #1 | 38-25 |
| 18:21 | Mississippi State | John Mason throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-25 |
| 17:58 | South Carolina | Tyler Melton can't finish the layup but he's fouled by John Mason - foul #2 on John Mason, team foul #1 | 38-25 |
| 17:58 | South Carolina | Tyler Melton makes the 1st free throw | 38-26 |
| 17:58 | South Carolina | Tyler Melton makes the 2nd free throw | 38-27 |
| 17:42 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 38-27 |
| 17:41 | South Carolina | James Dana snags the defensive board | 38-27 |
| 17:12 | South Carolina | Tyler Melton is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Tyler Melton, team foul #2 | 38-27 |
| 16:50 | Mississippi State | David Halls misses the easy layup but the foul's on James Dana - foul #2 on James Dana, team foul #3 | 38-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Edward Adair (PF), John Riley (C) Samuel Cole, James Dana | |
| 16:50 | Mississippi State | David Halls misses the 1st free throw | 38-27 |
| 16:50 | Mississippi State | David Halls makes the 2nd free throw | 39-27 |
| 16:27 | South Carolina | Brett Stanley misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 39-27 |
| 16:26 | Mississippi State | David Halls gets the rebound | 39-27 |
| 16:21 | Mississippi State | John Mason can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-27 |
| 16:20 | Mississippi State | David Halls hits the follow up shot | 41-27 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 16:07 | South Carolina | Tyler Melton is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by David Halls - foul #1 on David Halls, team foul #2 | 41-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty (SG), Robert James (SF), Bradly Kelly (C) Dustin Edwards, Norman Jenkins, David Halls | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 16:07 | South Carolina | Tyler Melton makes the 1st free throw | 41-28 |
| 16:07 | South Carolina | Tyler Melton makes the 2nd free throw | 41-29 |
| 15:50 | Mississippi State | Oluwa Apo takes the ball from Robert James | 41-29 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Mason (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Petty (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert James (fresh) PF - Fred Carmona (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Bradly Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Oluwa Apo (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tyler Melton (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Brett Stanley (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Edward Adair (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Riley (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 15:30 | South Carolina | Oluwa Apo connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Brett Stanley | 41-32 |
| 15:09 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from John Mason and he's hacked by Edward Adair - foul #1 on Edward Adair, team foul #4 | 43-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards (SG), David Halls (C) John Mason, Bradly Kelly | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Zoran Taranov (PG), Leon Schnakenberg (SG), Arthur Forsythe (SF), Samuel Cole (PF), James Dana (C) Oluwa Apo, Tyler Melton, Brett Stanley, Edward Adair, John Riley | |
| 15:09 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona makes the free throw | 44-32 |
| 14:43 | South Carolina | Zoran Taranov misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 44-32 |
| 14:42 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards pulls down the rebound | 44-32 |
| 14:38 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 44-32 |
| 14:37 | Mississippi State | David Halls tips it in | 46-32 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 14:29 | South Carolina | Zoran Taranov comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-32 |
| 14:28 | South Carolina | Samuel Cole tips it home | 46-34 |
| 14:11 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona misses short on a jumper from the right side | 46-34 |
| 14:09 | South Carolina | Zoran Taranov pulls down the rebound | 46-34 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 13:40 | South Carolina | Zoran Taranov misses long on a 3 from straight away | 46-34 |
| 13:38 | Mississippi State | David Halls snags the defensive board | 46-34 |
| 13:17 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty misses the jumper from the left side | 46-34 |
| 13:16 | Mississippi State | David Halls snags the offensive board | 46-34 |
| 12:54 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Samuel Cole - foul #3 on Samuel Cole, team foul #5 | 46-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Mason (PG), Norman Jenkins (SF), Bradly Kelly (C) Thomas Petty, Robert James, David Halls | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Oluwa Apo (PG), Tyler Melton (SG), Brett Stanley (SF), John Riley (C) Zoran Taranov, Leon Schnakenberg, Arthur Forsythe, James Dana | |
| 12:54 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona makes the 1st free throw | 47-34 |
| 12:54 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona makes the 2nd free throw | 48-34 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 12:39 | South Carolina | Tyler Melton buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Samuel Cole | 48-36 |
| 12:13 | Mississippi State | John Mason is whistled for traveling | 48-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty (SG), Michael Hilbert (PF) Dustin Edwards, Fred Carmona | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Edward Adair (PF) Samuel Cole | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 11:59 | South Carolina | Brett Stanley buries a shot from the right block on a great pass from Oluwa Apo | 48-38 |
| 11:30 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-38 |
| 11:29 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly tips it in | 50-38 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Mason (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Petty (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Norman Jenkins (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Hilbert (fresh) C - Bradly Kelly (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Oluwa Apo (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tyler Melton (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SF - Brett Stanley (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Edward Adair (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Riley (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 11:16 | South Carolina | Brett Stanley hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Norman Jenkins - foul #2 on Norman Jenkins, team foul #3 | 50-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Halls (C) Bradly Kelly | |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Dana (C) John Riley | |
| 11:16 | South Carolina | Brett Stanley makes the 1st free throw | 50-39 |
| 11:16 | South Carolina | Brett Stanley makes the 2nd free throw | 50-40 |
| 10:59 | Mississippi State | John Mason hits a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Thomas Petty | 52-40 |
| 10:41 | South Carolina | Tyler Melton clanks a jumper from the baseline | 52-40 |
| 10:39 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty snags the defensive board | 52-40 |
| 10:17 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-40 |
| 10:15 | South Carolina | James Dana grabs the board | 52-40 |
| 10:06 | South Carolina | Tyler Melton loses the dribble to Norman Jenkins | 52-40 |
| 10:03 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins blows the layup | 52-40 |
| 10:01 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Oluwa Apo | 52-40 |
| 09:57 | South Carolina | Oluwa Apo throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards (SG), Fred Carmona (PF) Thomas Petty, Michael Hilbert | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Samuel Cole (PF) Edward Adair | |
| 09:47 | Mississippi State | Brett Stanley is called for the reach on Dustin Edwards - foul #4 on Brett Stanley, team foul #6 | 52-40 |
| 09:35 | Mississippi State | John Mason makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Dustin Edwards | 55-40 |
| 09:21 | South Carolina | Oluwa Apo clanks a 3 from the right corner | 55-40 |
| 09:20 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Fred Carmona | 55-40 |
| 09:04 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-40 |
| 09:03 | South Carolina | Samuel Cole pulls down the rebound | 55-40 |
| 08:43 | South Carolina | John Mason picks off the pass by Oluwa Apo | 55-40 |
| 08:39 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards lays it in set up by John Mason | 57-40 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 08:19 | South Carolina | Oluwa Apo connects on the open 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Tyler Melton out of a doubleteam | 57-43 |
| 08:04 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards comes up short on the floater from the left side | 57-43 |
| 08:03 | South Carolina | James Dana pulls down the rebound | 57-43 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 07:48 | South Carolina | Tyler Melton loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 57-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty (PG), Robert James (SF) John Mason, Norman Jenkins | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Zoran Taranov (PG), Leon Schnakenberg (SG), Arthur Forsythe (SF), John Riley (C) Oluwa Apo, Tyler Melton, Brett Stanley, James Dana | |
| 07:22 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona buries a fadeaway from the right block | 59-43 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Thomas Petty (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dustin Edwards (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert James (fresh) PF - Fred Carmona (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - David Halls (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Zoran Taranov (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Leon Schnakenberg (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Arthur Forsythe (fresh) PF - Samuel Cole (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - John Riley (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 07:01 | South Carolina | Zoran Taranov's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert (PF), Bradly Kelly (C) Fred Carmona, David Halls | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Edward Adair (PF) Samuel Cole | |
| 06:51 | Mississippi State | Edward Adair swats the layup by Bradly Kelly | 59-43 |
| 06:50 | South Carolina | Edward Adair grabs the board | 59-43 |
| 06:25 | South Carolina | Arthur Forsythe loses the ball out of bounds | 59-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Mason (PG) Dustin Edwards | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Oluwa Apo (PG), Tyler Melton (SG), Brett Stanley (SF) Zoran Taranov, Leon Schnakenberg, Arthur Forsythe | |
| 06:09 | Mississippi State | Brett Stanley picks off the pass by Bradly Kelly | 59-43 |
| 06:05 | South Carolina | Brett Stanley misses the lay-in | 59-43 |
| 06:03 | South Carolina | John Riley pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-43 |
| 05:58 | South Carolina | John Mason is called for the reach on Tyler Melton - foul #3 on John Mason, team foul #4 | 59-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Dana (C) John Riley | |
| 05:46 | South Carolina | Oluwa Apo makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-46 |
| 05:24 | Mississippi State | John Mason hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 59-46 |
| 05:22 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Edward Adair | 59-46 |
| 05:18 | South Carolina | Tyler Melton is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater in the paint | 59-46 |
| 05:16 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert pulls down the rebound | 59-46 |
| 05:00 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty misses the 3 from straight away | 59-46 |
| 04:59 | South Carolina | James Dana snags the defensive board | 59-46 |
| 04:43 | South Carolina | James Dana is fouled on the floor by Thomas Petty - foul #1 on Thomas Petty, team foul #5 | 59-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards (SG), Norman Jenkins (SF), Fred Carmona (PF), David Halls (C) Thomas Petty, Robert James, Michael Hilbert, Bradly Kelly | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Samuel Cole (PF) Edward Adair | |
| 04:29 | South Carolina | Brett Stanley clanks a floater from the right block | 59-46 |
| 04:27 | Mississippi State | David Halls grabs the defensive rebound | 59-46 |
| 04:07 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-46 |
| 04:05 | South Carolina | Oluwa Apo gets the rebound | 59-46 |
| 04:00 | South Carolina | Oluwa Apo knocks in the floater from close range on a great pass from Samuel Cole | 59-48 |
| 03:39 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-48 |
| 03:38 | Mississippi State | David Halls hits the follow up shot | 61-48 |
| 03:25 | South Carolina | Oluwa Apo knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 61-50 |
| 03:08 | Mississippi State | James Dana picks off the pass by Dustin Edwards | 61-50 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Mason (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dustin Edwards (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Norman Jenkins (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Fred Carmona (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - David Halls (fresh) 17 pts. 12 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Oluwa Apo (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tyler Melton (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SF - Brett Stanley (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Samuel Cole (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - James Dana (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 02:59 | South Carolina | Brett Stanley connects on the driving attempt from the baseline | 61-52 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:41 | Mississippi State | John Mason comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-52 |
| 02:40 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-52 |
| 02:33 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards is fouled on the floor by Oluwa Apo - foul #1 on Oluwa Apo, team foul #7 | 61-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty (PG) John Mason | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Zoran Taranov (PG), Leon Schnakenberg (SG), Arthur Forsythe (SF), John Riley (C) Oluwa Apo, Tyler Melton, Brett Stanley, James Dana | |
| 02:33 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 62-52 |
| 02:33 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 63-52 |
| 02:19 | South Carolina | Zoran Taranov misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 63-52 |
| 02:17 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to David Halls | 63-52 |
| 02:05 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty blows the layup | 63-52 |
| 02:03 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to John Riley | 63-52 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:56 | South Carolina | John Riley is hacked by Dustin Edwards - foul #1 on Dustin Edwards, team foul #6 | 63-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert James (SF), Michael Hilbert (PF), Bradly Kelly (C) Norman Jenkins, Fred Carmona, David Halls | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Edward Adair (PF) Samuel Cole | |
| 01:41 | South Carolina | Leon Schnakenberg's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Hilbert | 63-52 |
| 01:40 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly grabs the defensive rebound | 63-52 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:22 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 63-52 |
| 01:20 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Edward Adair | 63-52 |
| 01:14 | South Carolina | Zoran Taranov misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 63-52 |
| 01:13 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards grabs the defensive rebound | 63-52 |
| 00:56 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Bradly Kelly | 66-52 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:51 | South Carolina | Edward Adair misses short on a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Robert James - foul #1 on Robert James, team foul #7 | 66-52 |
| 00:51 | South Carolina | Edward Adair makes the 1st free throw | 66-53 |
| 00:51 | South Carolina | Edward Adair makes the 2nd free throw | 66-54 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:23 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly misses badly on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Leon Schnakenberg - foul #3 on Leon Schnakenberg, team foul #8 | 66-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Steib (C) Dustin Edwards | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 00:23 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 67-54 |
| 00:23 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly misses the 2nd free throw | 67-54 |
| 00:23 | South Carolina | Arthur Forsythe grabs the defensive rebound | 67-54 |
| 00:17 | South Carolina | Zoran Taranov misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 67-54 |
| 00:15 | South Carolina | Edward Adair tips it back up and in | 67-56 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty runs out the clock | 67-56 |