| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Ernest Tyler (fresh) SG - Gerald Littles (fresh) SF - Michael Winters (fresh) PF - Samuel Green (fresh) C - Larry Bunting (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Ray Little (fresh) SG - John Maloney (fresh) SF - Fred Peterson (fresh) PF - Stephen Vetter (fresh) C - Lee Kugler (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Lee Kugler wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:43 | South Carolina | Stephen Vetter loses the ball out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Mississippi State | Samuel Green is open and lays it up and in set up by Ernest Tyler | 2-0 |
| 19:11 | South Carolina | Ray Little clanks a jumper from the right block | 2-0 |
| 19:09 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Larry Bunting | 2-0 |
| 19:02 | Mississippi State | The jump hook by Larry Bunting is blocked by Lee Kugler | 2-0 |
| 19:01 | South Carolina | Fred Peterson grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 18:40 | South Carolina | John Maloney scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Lee Kugler | 2-3 |
| 18:31 | Mississippi State | Larry Bunting comes up short on the shot from close range | 2-3 |
| 18:30 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Samuel Green | 2-3 |
| 18:13 | Mississippi State | Stephen Vetter picks off the pass by Larry Bunting | 2-3 |
| 17:56 | South Carolina | John Maloney is fouled on the floor by Gerald Littles - foul #1 on Gerald Littles, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Haldeman (SF) Fred Peterson | |
| 17:45 | South Carolina | Ray Little knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Stephen Vetter | 2-6 |
| 17:31 | Mississippi State | Gerald Littles misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 2-6 |
| 17:29 | Mississippi State | Larry Bunting tips it but misses | 2-6 |
| 17:27 | Mississippi State | Samuel Green hits the follow up shot | 4-6 |
| 17:09 | South Carolina | John Maloney scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by William Haldeman | 4-9 |
| 16:52 | Mississippi State | Gerald Littles hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 4-9 |
| 16:50 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Lee Kugler | 4-9 |
| 16:38 | South Carolina | William Haldeman hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 4-9 |
| 16:36 | South Carolina | William Haldeman grabs the offensive rebound | 4-9 |
| 16:22 | South Carolina | Lee Kugler hits a fadeaway in the lane set up by William Haldeman | 4-11 |
| 16:18 | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ernest Tyler, team foul #2 | 4-11 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dikembe Abdelaziz (PG), Mark Hendrix (SG), Marvin Torian (SF), Aaron Smith (PF), Jon Dailey (C) Ernest Tyler, Gerald Littles, Michael Winters, Samuel Green, Larry Bunting | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Fred Peterson (SF), Daniel Levinthal (PF), Dennis Barker (C) William Haldeman, Stephen Vetter, Lee Kugler | |
| 16:07 | South Carolina | Dennis Barker misses the floater from the right block | 4-11 |
| 16:06 | South Carolina | Fred Peterson tips it back up and in | 4-13 |
| 15:59 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Abdelaziz's pass is intercepted by John Maloney in the backcourt | 4-13 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Dikembe Abdelaziz (fresh) SG - Mark Hendrix (fresh) SF - Marvin Torian (fresh) PF - Aaron Smith (fresh) C - Jon Dailey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Ray Little (tiring) 3 pts. SG - John Maloney (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Fred Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Levinthal (fresh) C - Dennis Barker (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | South Carolina | John Maloney is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on John Maloney, team foul #1 | 4-13 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Don Batten (PG), Alan Bell (SG) Ray Little, John Maloney | |
| 15:35 | Mississippi State | Marvin Torian misses long on a floater from the left side | 4-13 |
| 15:34 | South Carolina | Dennis Barker grabs the defensive rebound | 4-13 |
| 15:27 | South Carolina | Marvin Torian is called for the reach on Fred Peterson - foul #1 on Marvin Torian, team foul #3 | 4-13 |
| 15:10 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 4-13 |
| 15:09 | Mississippi State | Jon Dailey grabs the board | 4-13 |
| 15:04 | Mississippi State | Mark Hendrix makes the jumper from close range set up by Marvin Torian | 6-13 |
| 14:46 | South Carolina | Alan Bell is fouled on the floor by Mark Hendrix - foul #1 on Mark Hendrix, team foul #4 | 6-13 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Labrecque (SG), Devon Funk (SF), Larry Bunting (C) Mark Hendrix, Marvin Torian, Jon Dailey | |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Maloney (SG), William Haldeman (SF) Alan Bell, Fred Peterson | |
| 14:30 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal misses long on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Aaron Smith - foul #1 on Aaron Smith, team foul #5 | 6-13 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Samuel Green (PF) Aaron Smith | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 14:30 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal makes the 1st free throw | 6-14 |
| 14:30 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal makes the 2nd free throw | 6-15 |
| 14:14 | Mississippi State | David Labrecque misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 6-15 |
| 14:13 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Daniel Levinthal | 6-15 |
| 13:58 | South Carolina | John Maloney misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 6-15 |
| 13:57 | Mississippi State | Larry Bunting grabs the board | 6-15 |
| 13:35 | Mississippi State | Samuel Green hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Larry Bunting | 9-15 |
| 13:21 | South Carolina | Don Batten hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Dennis Barker | 9-17 |
| 13:09 | Mississippi State | Daniel Levinthal steps in front of the Larry Bunting pass | 9-17 |
| 13:06 | South Carolina | Dikembe Abdelaziz steals the ball from Don Batten in the backcourt | 9-17 |
| 13:05 | Mississippi State | David Labrecque hits the finger roll on a great pass from Dikembe Abdelaziz | 11-17 |
| 12:46 | South Carolina | William Haldeman loses the ball out of bounds | 11-17 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler (PG), Gerald Littles (SG), Michael Winters (SF), Aaron Smith (PF), Jon Dailey (C) Dikembe Abdelaziz, David Labrecque, Devon Funk, Samuel Green, Larry Bunting | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ray Little (PG), Alan Bell (SG), Fred Peterson (SF), Stephen Vetter (PF), Lee Kugler (C) Don Batten, John Maloney, William Haldeman, Daniel Levinthal, Dennis Barker | |
| 12:29 | Mississippi State | Aaron Smith clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 11-17 |
| 12:27 | South Carolina | Stephen Vetter gets the rebound | 11-17 |
| 12:17 | South Carolina | Lee Kugler misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Aaron Smith - foul #2 on Aaron Smith, team foul #6 | 11-17 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Marvin Torian (C) Aaron Smith | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 12:17 | South Carolina | Lee Kugler misses the 1st free throw | 11-17 |
| 12:17 | South Carolina | Lee Kugler misses the 2nd free throw | 11-17 |
| 12:17 | Mississippi State | Jon Dailey grabs the defensive rebound | 11-17 |
| 12:04 | Mississippi State | Fred Peterson is called for the reach on Gerald Littles - foul #1 on Fred Peterson, team foul #2 | 11-17 |
| 11:56 | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 11-17 |
| 11:54 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Alan Bell | 11-17 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Ernest Tyler (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gerald Littles (fresh) SF - Michael Winters (fresh) PF - Jon Dailey (fresh) 2 reb. C - Marvin Torian (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Ray Little (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Alan Bell (fresh) SF - Fred Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Vetter (fairly fresh) C - Lee Kugler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:41 | South Carolina | Stephen Vetter hits a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Fred Peterson | 11-19 |
| 11:23 | Mississippi State | Marvin Torian connects on the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Gerald Littles | 13-19 |
| 11:12 | South Carolina | Ray Little makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Alan Bell | 13-22 |
| 11:00 | Mississippi State | Jon Dailey hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Gerald Littles | 16-22 |
| 10:37 | South Carolina | Jon Dailey blocks the short jumper by Lee Kugler | 16-22 |
| 10:36 | Mississippi State | Jon Dailey snags the defensive board | 16-22 |
| 10:34 | Mississippi State | Stephen Vetter steals it from Ernest Tyler in the backcourt | 16-22 |
| 10:16 | South Carolina | Stephen Vetter connects on the runner near the basket set up by Ray Little | 16-24 |
| 10:01 | Mississippi State | Lee Kugler swats the layup by Jon Dailey | 16-24 |
| 09:59 | Mississippi State | Michael Winters pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-24 |
| 09:49 | Mississippi State | Gerald Littles drills a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Ernest Tyler | 19-24 |
| 09:31 | South Carolina | Fred Peterson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-24 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dikembe Abdelaziz (PG), Mark Hendrix (SG), Devon Funk (SF), Samuel Green (PF), Larry Bunting (C) Ernest Tyler, Gerald Littles, Michael Winters, Jon Dailey, Marvin Torian | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Don Batten (PG), John Maloney (SG), William Haldeman (SF), Daniel Levinthal (PF), Dennis Barker (C) Ray Little, Alan Bell, Fred Peterson, Stephen Vetter, Lee Kugler | |
| 09:18 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Abdelaziz can't connect on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Dennis Barker - foul #1 on Dennis Barker, team foul #3 | 19-24 |
| 09:18 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Abdelaziz makes the 1st free throw | 20-24 |
| 09:18 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Abdelaziz makes the 2nd free throw | 21-24 |
| 09:04 | South Carolina | John Maloney misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 21-24 |
| 09:03 | Mississippi State | Larry Bunting gets the rebound | 21-24 |
| 08:52 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Abdelaziz can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 21-24 |
| 08:50 | South Carolina | Dennis Barker grabs the board | 21-24 |
| 08:28 | South Carolina | Devon Funk takes the ball from John Maloney | 21-24 |
| 08:16 | Mississippi State | Mark Hendrix is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Mark Hendrix, team foul #7 | 21-24 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Labrecque (SG) Mark Hendrix | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Stephen Vetter (PF) Daniel Levinthal | |
| 07:50 | South Carolina | John Maloney clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 21-24 |
| 07:48 | South Carolina | Don Batten can't tip it in | 21-24 |
| 07:47 | Mississippi State | Samuel Green grabs the board | 21-24 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Dikembe Abdelaziz (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Labrecque (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Devon Funk (fairly fresh) PF - Samuel Green (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Bunting (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Don Batten (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Maloney (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - William Haldeman (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Stephen Vetter (tiring) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Dennis Barker (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:43 | Mississippi State | Devon Funk double dribbles in the backcourt | 21-24 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler (PG), Gerald Littles (SG) Dikembe Abdelaziz, Devon Funk | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 07:22 | South Carolina | William Haldeman's floater is knocked away by Larry Bunting | 21-24 |
| 07:20 | Mississippi State | David Labrecque pulls down the rebound | 21-24 |
| 07:14 | Mississippi State | David Labrecque misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 21-24 |
| 07:12 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Samuel Green | 21-24 |
| 06:57 | Mississippi State | Gerald Littles is fouled on the floor by John Maloney - foul #2 on John Maloney, team foul #4 | 21-24 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Winters (SF) Gerald Littles | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Glen Brown (SG), Daniel Levinthal (PF), Lee Kugler (C) John Maloney, Stephen Vetter, Dennis Barker | |
| 06:41 | Mississippi State | Michael Winters hits the finger roll | 23-24 |
| 06:27 | South Carolina | Don Batten misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 23-24 |
| 06:26 | Mississippi State | Samuel Green gets the rebound | 23-24 |
| 06:09 | Mississippi State | Samuel Green lays it in and he's hacked by Daniel Levinthal - foul #1 on Daniel Levinthal, team foul #5 | 25-24 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dikembe Abdelaziz (PG), Gerald Littles (SG), Devon Funk (SF) Ernest Tyler, David Labrecque, Michael Winters | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ray Little (PG), Alan Bell (SG), Fred Peterson (SF) Don Batten, Glen Brown, William Haldeman | |
| 06:09 | Mississippi State | Samuel Green makes the free throw | 26-24 |
| 05:42 | South Carolina | Fred Peterson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Ray Little | 26-26 |
| 05:25 | Mississippi State | Gerald Littles blows the layup but he's hacked by Daniel Levinthal - foul #2 on Daniel Levinthal, team foul #6 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jon Dailey (PF) Samuel Green | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Glen Brown (SG), Stephen Vetter (PF), Dennis Barker (C) Alan Bell, Daniel Levinthal, Lee Kugler | |
| 05:25 | Mississippi State | Gerald Littles misses the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 05:25 | Mississippi State | Gerald Littles makes the 2nd free throw | 27-26 |
| 05:03 | South Carolina | Stephen Vetter misses badly on a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Larry Bunting - foul #1 on Larry Bunting, team foul #8 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler (PG), Marvin Torian (SF) Gerald Littles, Devon Funk | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 05:03 | South Carolina | Stephen Vetter makes the 1st free throw | 27-27 |
| 05:03 | South Carolina | Stephen Vetter makes the 2nd free throw | 27-28 |
| 04:39 | Mississippi State | Marvin Torian hits the easy wide open finger roll | 29-28 |
| 04:21 | South Carolina | Dennis Barker is called for 5 seconds | 29-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Labrecque (SG) Dikembe Abdelaziz | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Don Batten (PG), Alan Bell (SG), William Haldeman (SF) Ray Little, Glen Brown, Fred Peterson | |
| 04:08 | Mississippi State | William Haldeman denies the turnaround by Ernest Tyler | 29-28 |
| 04:07 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Don Batten | 29-28 |
| 03:38 | South Carolina | Stephen Vetter can't throw it down | 29-28 |
| 03:36 | South Carolina | Don Batten grabs the offensive rebound | 29-28 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Ernest Tyler (tiring) 2 ast. SG - David Labrecque (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Marvin Torian (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jon Dailey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Bunting (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Don Batten (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Alan Bell (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Haldeman (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Stephen Vetter (tired) 6 pts. 2 stl. C - Dennis Barker (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 03:20 | South Carolina | William Haldeman scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Don Batten and he's hacked by Jon Dailey - foul #1 on Jon Dailey, team foul #9 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dikembe Abdelaziz (PG), Mark Hendrix (SG), Michael Winters (SF), Samuel Green (PF), Aaron Smith (C) Ernest Tyler, David Labrecque, Marvin Torian, Jon Dailey, Larry Bunting | |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Maloney (SG), Daniel Levinthal (PF), Lee Kugler (C) Alan Bell, Stephen Vetter, Dennis Barker | |
| 03:20 | South Carolina | William Haldeman misses the free throw | 29-30 |
| 03:20 | Mississippi State | Samuel Green pulls down the rebound | 29-30 |
| 03:03 | Mississippi State | Samuel Green can't connect on an uncontested driving attempt near the basket | 29-30 |
| 03:01 | Mississippi State | Samuel Green grabs the offensive board | 29-30 |
| 02:42 | Mississippi State | Mark Hendrix drills a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Dikembe Abdelaziz | 31-30 |
| 02:21 | South Carolina | John Maloney throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Devon Funk (SF) Michael Winters | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ray Little (PG), Fred Peterson (SF), Dennis Barker (C) Don Batten, William Haldeman, Lee Kugler | |
| 02:19 | Mississippi State | Mark Hendrix is hacked by Dennis Barker in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dennis Barker, team foul #7 | 31-30 |
| 02:19 | Mississippi State | Mark Hendrix makes the 1st free throw | 32-30 |
| 02:19 | Mississippi State | Mark Hendrix makes the 2nd free throw | 33-30 |
| 01:52 | South Carolina | Dikembe Abdelaziz takes the ball from Ray Little | 33-30 |
| 01:49 | Mississippi State | Mark Hendrix is hacked by Dennis Barker in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dennis Barker, team foul #8 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Labrecque (SG), Larry Bunting (C) Dikembe Abdelaziz, Samuel Green | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lee Kugler (C) Dennis Barker | |
| 01:49 | Mississippi State | Mark Hendrix makes the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 01:49 | Mississippi State | Mark Hendrix makes the 2nd free throw | 35-30 |
| 01:23 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal is hacked by Aaron Smith - foul #3 on Aaron Smith, team foul #10 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler (PG), Gerald Littles (SG), Samuel Green (PF) Mark Hendrix, David Labrecque, Aaron Smith | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 01:23 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal misses the 1st free throw | 35-30 |
| 01:23 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal misses the 2nd free throw | 35-30 |
| 01:23 | Mississippi State | Samuel Green pulls down the rebound | 35-30 |
| 01:09 | Mississippi State | Devon Funk connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-30 |
| 00:49 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal misses long on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Samuel Green - foul #1 on Samuel Green, team foul #11 | 38-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dikembe Abdelaziz (PG), Michael Winters (SF), Jon Dailey (PF) Ernest Tyler, Devon Funk, Samuel Green | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Glen Brown (PG), William Haldeman (SF) Ray Little, Fred Peterson | |
| 00:49 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal makes the 1st free throw | 38-31 |
| 00:49 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal misses the 2nd free throw | 38-31 |
| 00:49 | Mississippi State | Jon Dailey gets the rebound | 38-31 |
| 00:28 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Abdelaziz double dribbles | 38-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Labrecque (SG), Marvin Torian (C) Gerald Littles, Larry Bunting | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Stephen Vetter (PF) Daniel Levinthal | |
| 00:02 | South Carolina | John Maloney connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 38-34 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Michael Winters can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 38-34 |