| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Stephen Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Robert Myers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dexter Spires (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dale Luper (fresh) 4 reb. C - Edward Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Samuel Miller (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kyle Core (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carlo Saenz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Felts (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - George Lambert (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Carlo Saenz inbounds the ball | 30-29 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:47 | Mississippi State | Edward Robinson steals the ball from William Felts | 30-29 |
| 19:21 | South Carolina | George Lambert blocks the jumper by Dexter Spires | 30-29 |
| 19:20 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Kyle Core | 30-29 |
| 19:15 | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller clanks a floater near the basket | 30-29 |
| 19:14 | Mississippi State | Carlo Saenz can't tip it in | 30-29 |
| 19:12 | South Carolina | Robert Myers pulls down the rebound | 30-29 |
| 18:44 | South Carolina | Edward Robinson misses the floater from the right side | 30-29 |
| 18:42 | Mississippi State | George Lambert snags the defensive board | 30-29 |
| 18:34 | Mississippi State | Kyle Core works out of a doubleteam and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 30-31 |
| 18:27 | South Carolina | Stephen Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-31 |
| 18:22 | Mississippi State | Carlo Saenz can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 30-31 |
| 18:20 | South Carolina | Stephen Johnson snags the defensive board | 30-31 |
| 17:57 | South Carolina | Robert Myers scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-31 |
| 17:50 | Mississippi State | George Lambert is hacked by Dale Luper - foul #2 on Dale Luper, team foul #1 | 33-31 |
| 17:31 | Mississippi State | George Lambert hits the finger roll | 33-33 |
| 17:14 | South Carolina | Stephen Johnson knocks in the jump hook from the left block set up by Dexter Spires | 35-33 |
| 17:01 | Mississippi State | Kyle Core can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 35-33 |
| 16:59 | Mississippi State | Carlo Saenz tips it but misses | 35-33 |
| 16:58 | Mississippi State | Kyle Core tips it but misses | 35-33 |
| 16:56 | South Carolina | Robert Myers pulls down the rebound | 35-33 |
| 16:32 | South Carolina | Dexter Spires dunks the ball on a great pass from Robert Myers | 37-33 |
| 16:16 | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller makes the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Kyle Core | 37-35 |
| 15:52 | South Carolina | Dale Luper is hacked by William Felts - foul #3 on William Felts, team foul #1 | 37-35 |
| Subs | South Carolina | George Ketterer (PG) Stephen Johnson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Hill (PG), Tracy Dimas (SG), Willie Reno (PF), Shane Hamner (C) Samuel Miller, Kyle Core, William Felts, George Lambert | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - George Ketterer (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Robert Myers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Dexter Spires (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dale Luper (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Edward Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - David Hill (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tracy Dimas (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Carlo Saenz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Willie Reno (fresh) 3 pts. C - Shane Hamner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:36 | South Carolina | Edward Robinson drills a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Dexter Spires | 39-35 |
| 15:25 | Mississippi State | Carlo Saenz can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-35 |
| 15:23 | South Carolina | Edward Robinson snags the defensive board | 39-35 |
| 14:55 | South Carolina | Robert Myers misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-35 |
| 14:54 | South Carolina | George Ketterer tips it in | 41-35 |
| 14:36 | Mississippi State | Carlo Saenz knocks in the jumpshot from the left side | 41-37 |
| 14:17 | South Carolina | Shane Hamner is called for the reach on Edward Robinson - foul #1 on Shane Hamner, team foul #2 | 41-37 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Stephen Johnson (PG) George Ketterer | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kyle Core (SF), William Felts (PF), George Lambert (C) Carlo Saenz, Willie Reno, Shane Hamner | |
| 13:53 | South Carolina | Dexter Spires misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-37 |
| 13:52 | South Carolina | Edward Robinson hits the follow up shot | 43-37 |
| 13:32 | Mississippi State | William Felts can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Robert Myers - foul #3 on Robert Myers, team foul #2 | 43-37 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller (PG) David Hill | |
| 13:32 | Mississippi State | William Felts makes the 1st free throw | 43-38 |
| 13:32 | Mississippi State | William Felts makes the 2nd free throw | 43-39 |
| 13:05 | South Carolina | Robert Myers comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 43-39 |
| 13:03 | Mississippi State | George Lambert snags the defensive board | 43-39 |
| 12:51 | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller is hacked by Stephen Johnson - foul #1 on Stephen Johnson, team foul #3 | 43-39 |
| Subs | South Carolina | George Ketterer (SG) Robert Myers | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Willie Reno (SF) Tracy Dimas | |
| 12:36 | Mississippi State | George Lambert can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 43-39 |
| 12:34 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Willie Reno | 43-39 |
| 12:16 | Mississippi State | William Felts misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 43-39 |
| 12:15 | Mississippi State | Willie Reno gets the offensive rebound | 43-39 |
| 12:08 | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller is wide open but clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 43-39 |
| 12:07 | South Carolina | Dexter Spires pulls down the rebound | 43-39 |
| 11:50 | South Carolina | Stephen Johnson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-39 |
| 11:49 | Mississippi State | William Felts grabs the board | 43-39 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Stephen Johnson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - George Ketterer (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Dexter Spires (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dale Luper (tiring) 4 reb. C - Edward Robinson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Samuel Miller (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kyle Core (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willie Reno (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Felts (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - George Lambert (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Mississippi State | Dexter Spires picks off the pass by Willie Reno | 43-39 |
| 11:29 | South Carolina | Dexter Spires lays it up and in | 45-39 |
| 11:18 | Mississippi State | George Lambert loses the dribble to Edward Robinson | 45-39 |
| 10:52 | South Carolina | Stephen Johnson is called for 3 seconds | 45-39 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Myers (SG), William Anderson (SF), Paul Holbert (PF) Stephen Johnson, Dexter Spires, Dale Luper | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas (SG), Carlo Saenz (SF), Shane Hamner (C) Kyle Core, William Felts, George Lambert | |
| 10:42 | Mississippi State | The jump hook by Shane Hamner is blocked by Paul Holbert | 45-39 |
| 10:41 | South Carolina | Paul Holbert pulls down the rebound | 45-39 |
| 10:18 | South Carolina | Robert Myers drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Paul Holbert | 48-39 |
| 10:04 | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-39 |
| 10:02 | South Carolina | William Anderson pulls down the rebound | 48-39 |
| 09:33 | South Carolina | Paul Holbert is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Paul Holbert, team foul #4 | 48-39 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Dexter Spires (SF) William Anderson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Hill (PG), Kyle Core (SG), George Lambert (C) Samuel Miller, Tracy Dimas, Willie Reno | |
| 09:19 | Mississippi State | Carlo Saenz makes the 3 from straight away set up by Shane Hamner | 48-42 |
| 08:54 | South Carolina | Robert Myers hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Carlo Saenz - foul #1 on Carlo Saenz, team foul #3 | 48-42 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Stephen Johnson (PG), Dale Luper (PF) George Ketterer, Paul Holbert | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Felts (PF) Shane Hamner | |
| 08:54 | South Carolina | Robert Myers makes the 1st free throw | 49-42 |
| 08:54 | South Carolina | Robert Myers misses the 2nd free throw | 49-42 |
| 08:54 | Mississippi State | William Felts grabs the defensive rebound | 49-42 |
| 08:35 | Mississippi State | Kyle Core's pass is intercepted by Edward Robinson | 49-42 |
| 08:12 | South Carolina | Dale Luper makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Stephen Johnson | 52-42 |
| 07:55 | Mississippi State | William Felts misses the easy open layup | 52-42 |
| 07:53 | South Carolina | Edward Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 52-42 |
| 07:35 | South Carolina | Dale Luper hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 52-42 |
| 07:33 | South Carolina | Robert Myers grabs the offensive rebound | 52-42 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Stephen Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Myers (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dexter Spires (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dale Luper (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Edward Robinson (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. 4 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - David Hill (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kyle Core (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carlo Saenz (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Felts (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - George Lambert (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:15 | South Carolina | Dexter Spires hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Myers | 55-42 |
| 06:54 | Mississippi State | Carlo Saenz is denied on a layup by Dale Luper | 55-42 |
| 06:52 | Mississippi State | Kyle Core snags the offensive board | 55-42 |
| 06:40 | Mississippi State | George Lambert is open but comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 55-42 |
| 06:39 | Mississippi State | Carlo Saenz gets the offensive rebound | 55-42 |
| 06:29 | Mississippi State | William Felts makes the jumper from close range | 55-44 |
| 06:05 | South Carolina | Robert Myers misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-44 |
| 06:04 | South Carolina | Edward Robinson snags the offensive board | 55-44 |
| 05:50 | South Carolina | Dexter Spires comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-44 |
| 05:48 | Mississippi State | George Lambert grabs the defensive rebound | 55-44 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:43 | Mississippi State | Kyle Core misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-44 |
| 05:42 | Mississippi State | George Lambert tips it home | 55-46 |
| 05:13 | South Carolina | Dexter Spires makes the floater near the basket on a great pass from Stephen Johnson | 57-46 |
| 04:58 | Mississippi State | William Felts blows the dunk | 57-46 |
| 04:57 | South Carolina | Edward Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 57-46 |
| 04:52 | South Carolina | Stephen Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-46 |
| Subs | South Carolina | George Ketterer (SG), William Anderson (SF), Paul Holbert (PF) Robert Myers, Dexter Spires, Dale Luper | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller (PG), Tracy Dimas (SG), Willie Reno (PF), Shane Hamner (C) David Hill, Kyle Core, William Felts, George Lambert | |
| 04:45 | Mississippi State | Willie Reno can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 57-46 |
| 04:44 | South Carolina | George Ketterer grabs the board | 57-46 |
| 04:27 | South Carolina | Edward Robinson double dribbles | 57-46 |
| 04:19 | Mississippi State | Willie Reno comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Paul Holbert - foul #2 on Paul Holbert, team foul #5 | 57-46 |
| 04:19 | Mississippi State | Willie Reno makes the 1st free throw | 57-47 |
| 04:19 | Mississippi State | Willie Reno makes the 2nd free throw | 57-48 |
| 03:50 | South Carolina | Stephen Johnson knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from George Ketterer | 59-48 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:35 | Mississippi State | Willie Reno buries a runner near the basket set up by Tracy Dimas | 59-50 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Stephen Johnson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Ketterer (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Anderson (fresh) PF - Paul Holbert (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Robinson (tiring) 6 pts. 9 reb. 4 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Samuel Miller (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tracy Dimas (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carlo Saenz (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Willie Reno (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Shane Hamner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:12 | South Carolina | George Ketterer scores on a jump hook from close range | 61-50 |
| 02:58 | Mississippi State | Willie Reno misses badly on a runner in the lane | 61-50 |
| 02:56 | South Carolina | George Ketterer gets the rebound | 61-50 |
| 02:56 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-50 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Myers (SG), Dexter Spires (SF), Dale Luper (PF) Stephen Johnson, William Anderson, Paul Holbert | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kyle Core (SF), William Felts (PF), George Lambert (C) Carlo Saenz, Willie Reno, Shane Hamner | |
| 02:37 | South Carolina | Dale Luper misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-50 |
| 02:36 | Mississippi State | Kyle Core grabs the board | 61-50 |
| 02:20 | Mississippi State | Kyle Core hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 61-50 |
| 02:18 | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas tips it but misses | 61-50 |
| 02:16 | Mississippi State | William Felts hits the follow up shot | 61-52 |
| 01:54 | South Carolina | Samuel Miller is called for the reach on George Ketterer - foul #3 on Samuel Miller, team foul #4 | 61-52 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Stephen Johnson (PG) George Ketterer | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Carlo Saenz (SF) Tracy Dimas | |
| 01:35 | South Carolina | Kyle Core picks off the pass by Stephen Johnson | 61-52 |
| 01:15 | Mississippi State | Kyle Core works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-52 |
| 01:14 | Mississippi State | Carlo Saenz snags the offensive board | 61-52 |
| 00:56 | Mississippi State | Carlo Saenz can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-52 |
| 00:55 | Mississippi State | William Felts snags the offensive board | 61-52 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:52 | Mississippi State | Kyle Core misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 61-52 |
| 00:51 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Carlo Saenz | 61-52 |
| 00:49 | Mississippi State | Kyle Core comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-52 |
| 00:48 | South Carolina | Dale Luper snags the defensive board | 61-52 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:46 | South Carolina | Kyle Core is called for the reach on Dale Luper in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kyle Core, team foul #5 | 61-52 |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Anderson (SF) Dexter Spires | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 00:45 | South Carolina | Samuel Miller is called for the reach on Stephen Johnson - foul #4 on Samuel Miller, team foul #6 | 61-52 |
| 00:43 | South Carolina | Dale Luper is fouled on the floor by William Felts - foul #4 on William Felts, team foul #7 | 61-52 |
| 00:43 | South Carolina | Dale Luper makes the 1st free throw | 62-52 |
| 00:43 | South Carolina | Dale Luper makes the 2nd free throw | 63-52 |
| 00:37 | Mississippi State | George Lambert scores on a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Samuel Miller | 63-54 |
| 00:34 | South Carolina | Edward Robinson is fouled in the backcourt by Samuel Miller - foul #5 on Samuel Miller, team foul #8 | 63-54 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Hill (PG) Samuel Miller | |
| 00:34 | South Carolina | Edward Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 63-54 |
| 00:34 | Mississippi State | George Lambert grabs the defensive rebound | 63-54 |
| 00:29 | Mississippi State | Kyle Core evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-54 |
| 00:28 | South Carolina | William Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 63-54 |
| 00:26 | South Carolina | William Anderson is hacked by David Hill in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Hill, team foul #9 | 63-54 |
| 00:26 | South Carolina | William Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 64-54 |
| 00:26 | South Carolina | William Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 65-54 |
| 00:21 | Mississippi State | Carlo Saenz knocks in the shot from the left side | 65-56 |
| 00:20 | South Carolina | Dale Luper is fouled in the backcourt by David Hill - foul #2 on David Hill, team foul #10 | 65-56 |
| 00:20 | South Carolina | Dale Luper makes the 1st free throw | 66-56 |
| 00:20 | South Carolina | Dale Luper makes the 2nd free throw | 67-56 |
| 00:13 | Mississippi State | Carlo Saenz misses long on a floater from the baseline | 67-56 |
| 00:12 | South Carolina | Edward Robinson gets the rebound | 67-56 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | Stephen Johnson runs out the clock | 67-56 |