| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - John Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bradley Coburn (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Browder (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Wilfred Lobato (fresh) 5 pts. C - Walter Ray (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Christopher Cheek (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Melvin Bailey (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephan Pipkin (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Stanley Lust (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Tyler Batten (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Richard Browder inbounds the ball | 36-28 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:39 | South Carolina | Wilfred Lobato's pass is intercepted by Stephan Pipkin | 36-28 |
| 19:21 | Mississippi State | Christopher Cheek misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 36-28 |
| 19:20 | Mississippi State | Christopher Cheek snags the offensive board | 36-28 |
| 18:58 | Mississippi State | Melvin Bailey misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Wilfred Lobato - foul #1 on Wilfred Lobato, team foul #1 | 36-28 |
| 18:58 | Mississippi State | Melvin Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 36-29 |
| 18:58 | Mississippi State | Melvin Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 36-30 |
| 18:39 | South Carolina | Walter Ray is fouled on the floor by Christopher Cheek - foul #1 on Christopher Cheek, team foul #1 | 36-30 |
| 18:32 | South Carolina | Richard Browder's pass is intercepted by Christopher Cheek | 36-30 |
| 18:28 | Mississippi State | Melvin Bailey misses the dunk | 36-30 |
| 18:27 | Mississippi State | Stephan Pipkin tips it home | 36-32 |
| 18:19 | South Carolina | Walter Ray knocks in the jump hook from close range | 38-32 |
| 17:50 | Mississippi State | Melvin Bailey comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-32 |
| 17:49 | South Carolina | Wilfred Lobato gets the rebound | 38-32 |
| 17:30 | South Carolina | Stephan Pipkin is called for the reach on Richard Browder - foul #3 on Stephan Pipkin, team foul #2 | 38-32 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ariel Costa (PG), Chi Huang (SF), Joseph Simmons (PF) John Smith, Richard Browder, Wilfred Lobato | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Leroy Mullins (SF), William Baranski (PF), Robert Caldwell (C) Stephan Pipkin, Stanley Lust, Tyler Batten | |
| 17:14 | South Carolina | Ariel Costa loses the dribble to Melvin Bailey | 38-32 |
| 16:49 | Mississippi State | Robert Caldwell misses the easy open layup | 38-32 |
| 16:47 | South Carolina | Joseph Simmons gets the rebound | 38-32 |
| 16:25 | South Carolina | Bradley Coburn hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 38-32 |
| 16:24 | Mississippi State | Robert Caldwell grabs the board | 38-32 |
| 16:11 | Mississippi State | Melvin Bailey misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-32 |
| 16:09 | South Carolina | Joseph Simmons pulls down the rebound | 38-32 |
| 15:50 | South Carolina | Walter Ray misses the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Leroy Mullins - foul #2 on Leroy Mullins, team foul #3 | 38-32 |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Smith (PG), Clarence Goff (SG), Richard Browder (SF), Wilfred Lobato (PF) Ariel Costa, Bradley Coburn, Chi Huang, Joseph Simmons | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Erwin Wood (SG), Stephan Pipkin (SF), Stanley Lust (PF), Tyler Batten (C) Christopher Cheek, Melvin Bailey, William Baranski, Robert Caldwell | |
| 15:50 | South Carolina | Walter Ray makes the 1st free throw | 39-32 |
| 15:50 | South Carolina | Walter Ray makes the 2nd free throw | 40-32 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - John Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clarence Goff (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Browder (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Wilfred Lobato (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Walter Ray (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Leroy Mullins (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Erwin Wood (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Stephan Pipkin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Stanley Lust (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Tyler Batten (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Mississippi State | Erwin Wood is called for a charge - foul #1 on Erwin Wood, team foul #4 | 40-32 |
| 15:04 | South Carolina | Walter Ray can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 40-32 |
| 15:02 | Mississippi State | Tyler Batten grabs the defensive rebound | 40-32 |
| 14:45 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-32 |
| 14:43 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Richard Browder | 40-32 |
| 14:36 | South Carolina | Walter Ray lays it in set up by Clarence Goff | 42-32 |
| 14:09 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust is fouled on the floor by Walter Ray - foul #2 on Walter Ray, team foul #2 | 42-32 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Bradley Coburn (SG), Joseph Simmons (C) Clarence Goff, Walter Ray | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Christopher Cheek (PG), Melvin Bailey (SG), William Baranski (C) Leroy Mullins, Erwin Wood, Tyler Batten | |
| 13:56 | Mississippi State | John Smith picks off the pass by Stephan Pipkin | 42-32 |
| 13:51 | South Carolina | John Smith lays it in | 44-32 |
| 13:38 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-35 |
| 13:17 | South Carolina | Wilfred Lobato can't finish the layup | 44-35 |
| 13:15 | Mississippi State | Stephan Pipkin pulls down the rebound | 44-35 |
| 13:02 | Mississippi State | Joseph Simmons picks off the pass by Melvin Bailey | 44-35 |
| 12:47 | South Carolina | John Smith double dribbles | 44-35 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ariel Costa (PG), Chi Huang (SF), Walter Ray (C) John Smith, Richard Browder, Wilfred Lobato | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Leroy Mullins (SF), Tyler Batten (C) Stephan Pipkin, Stanley Lust | |
| 12:34 | Mississippi State | Melvin Bailey is fouled on the floor by Bradley Coburn - foul #2 on Bradley Coburn, team foul #3 | 44-35 |
| 12:22 | Mississippi State | Tyler Batten throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-35 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Larry Fierros (SF) Melvin Bailey | |
| 12:00 | South Carolina | Walter Ray clanks a floater from the free throw line | 44-35 |
| 11:58 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Tyler Batten | 44-35 |
| 11:39 | Mississippi State | Christopher Cheek is wide open and dunks the ball set up by Leroy Mullins | 44-37 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Ariel Costa (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bradley Coburn (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Chi Huang (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Joseph Simmons (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Walter Ray (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Christopher Cheek (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leroy Mullins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Fierros (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Baranski (fresh) 1 pts. C - Tyler Batten (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:18 | South Carolina | Walter Ray misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Leroy Mullins - foul #3 on Leroy Mullins, team foul #5 | 44-37 |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Smith (PG), Clarence Goff (SG), Wilfred Lobato (PF) Ariel Costa, Bradley Coburn, Joseph Simmons | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Melvin Bailey (SG), Stephan Pipkin (SF), Robert Caldwell (PF), Christopher Mitchell (C) Christopher Cheek, Larry Fierros, William Baranski, Tyler Batten | |
| 11:18 | South Carolina | Walter Ray makes the 1st free throw | 45-37 |
| 11:18 | South Carolina | Walter Ray misses the 2nd free throw | 45-37 |
| 11:18 | Mississippi State | Stephan Pipkin gets the rebound | 45-37 |
| 10:58 | Mississippi State | Leroy Mullins connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Melvin Bailey | 45-40 |
| 10:31 | South Carolina | Clarence Goff misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-40 |
| 10:29 | South Carolina | Wilfred Lobato grabs the offensive board | 45-40 |
| 10:06 | South Carolina | Stephan Pipkin is called for the reach on Walter Ray - foul #4 on Stephan Pipkin, team foul #6 | 45-40 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Bradley Coburn (SG), Richard Browder (SF) Clarence Goff, Walter Ray | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Christopher Cheek (PG), Larry Fierros (SF), Stanley Lust (PF), Tyler Batten (C) Leroy Mullins, Stephan Pipkin, Robert Caldwell, Christopher Mitchell | |
| 09:46 | South Carolina | John Smith can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Melvin Bailey - foul #2 on Melvin Bailey, team foul #7 | 45-40 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Joseph Simmons (PF) Chi Huang | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 09:46 | South Carolina | John Smith makes the 1st free throw | 46-40 |
| 09:46 | South Carolina | John Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 47-40 |
| 09:24 | Mississippi State | Christopher Cheek comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-40 |
| 09:23 | South Carolina | Joseph Simmons grabs the board | 47-40 |
| 09:01 | South Carolina | Richard Browder makes the shot from the right block on a great pass from John Smith | 49-40 |
| 08:46 | Mississippi State | Larry Fierros misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 49-40 |
| 08:45 | South Carolina | Richard Browder snags the defensive board | 49-40 |
| 08:19 | South Carolina | John Smith connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 51-40 |
| 08:04 | Mississippi State | Tyler Batten misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 51-40 |
| 08:03 | Mississippi State | Larry Fierros grabs the offensive board | 51-40 |
| 07:58 | Mississippi State | Tyler Batten hits a fadeaway from the left side | 51-42 |
| 07:45 | South Carolina | John Smith is whistled for a carry | 51-42 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ariel Costa (PG), Clarence Goff (SG), Chi Huang (SF), Walter Ray (C) John Smith, Bradley Coburn, Richard Browder, Joseph Simmons | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Leroy Mullins (PG), Erwin Wood (SG), Stephan Pipkin (SF), William Baranski (PF), Robert Caldwell (C) Christopher Cheek, Melvin Bailey, Larry Fierros, Stanley Lust, Tyler Batten | |
| 07:24 | Mississippi State | Stephan Pipkin buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Caldwell | 51-44 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Ariel Costa (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clarence Goff (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chi Huang (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Wilfred Lobato (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Walter Ray (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Leroy Mullins (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Erwin Wood (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Stephan Pipkin (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - William Baranski (fresh) 1 pts. C - Robert Caldwell (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 06:57 | South Carolina | Robert Caldwell denies the turnaround by Walter Ray | 51-44 |
| 06:56 | South Carolina | Walter Ray hits the follow up shot | 53-44 |
| 06:35 | Mississippi State | Erwin Wood misses the floater from the right side | 53-44 |
| 06:33 | South Carolina | Ariel Costa gets the rebound | 53-44 |
| 06:19 | South Carolina | Walter Ray drills a jumper from close range | 55-44 |
| 05:53 | Mississippi State | Robert Caldwell knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Leroy Mullins | 55-47 |
| 05:27 | South Carolina | Walter Ray lays it in on a nice dish by Clarence Goff and he's hacked by Robert Caldwell - foul #2 on Robert Caldwell, team foul #8 | 57-47 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Bradley Coburn (SG), Richard Browder (SF), Joseph Simmons (PF) Clarence Goff, Chi Huang, Wilfred Lobato | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Christopher Cheek (PG), Melvin Bailey (SG), Stanley Lust (PF), Tyler Batten (C) Leroy Mullins, Erwin Wood, William Baranski, Robert Caldwell | |
| 05:27 | South Carolina | Walter Ray makes the free throw | 58-47 |
| 05:06 | Mississippi State | Stephan Pipkin makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Melvin Bailey | 58-50 |
| 04:45 | South Carolina | Joseph Simmons is hacked by Stanley Lust - foul #1 on Stanley Lust, team foul #9 | 58-50 |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Smith (PG), Chi Huang (PF) Ariel Costa, Walter Ray | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Leroy Mullins (SF) Stephan Pipkin | |
| 04:45 | South Carolina | Joseph Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 59-50 |
| 04:45 | South Carolina | Joseph Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 60-50 |
| 04:31 | Mississippi State | Melvin Bailey hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 60-50 |
| 04:30 | South Carolina | Joseph Simmons gets the rebound | 60-50 |
| 04:07 | South Carolina | Bradley Coburn connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Chi Huang | 63-50 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:52 | Mississippi State | Christopher Cheek hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint but he's fouled by John Smith - foul #1 on John Smith, team foul #4 | 63-50 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Baranski (C) Tyler Batten | |
| 03:52 | Mississippi State | Christopher Cheek makes the 1st free throw | 63-51 |
| 03:52 | Mississippi State | Christopher Cheek makes the 2nd free throw | 63-52 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:34 | South Carolina | John Smith misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-52 |
| 03:33 | South Carolina | Richard Browder gets the offensive rebound | 63-52 |
| 03:05 | South Carolina | Richard Browder drills a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Bradley Coburn | 65-52 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - John Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bradley Coburn (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Browder (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. PF - Chi Huang (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. C - Joseph Simmons (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Christopher Cheek (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Melvin Bailey (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Leroy Mullins (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. PF - Stanley Lust (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - William Baranski (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:47 | Mississippi State | Melvin Bailey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-52 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Wilfred Lobato (PF), Walter Ray (C) Richard Browder, Joseph Simmons | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Erwin Wood (PG), Larry Fierros (SG), Joseph Lennox (SF), Robert Caldwell (C) Christopher Cheek, Melvin Bailey, Leroy Mullins, Stanley Lust | |
| 02:26 | South Carolina | Walter Ray's dunk attempt is rejected by Robert Caldwell | 65-52 |
| 02:25 | South Carolina | John Smith can't tip it in | 65-52 |
| 02:24 | South Carolina | John Smith tips it in | 67-52 |
| 02:16 | Mississippi State | Larry Fierros clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Walter Ray - foul #3 on Walter Ray, team foul #5 | 67-52 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ariel Costa (PG), Clarence Goff (SG), Richard Browder (SF) John Smith, Bradley Coburn, Chi Huang | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 02:16 | Mississippi State | Larry Fierros makes the 1st free throw | 67-53 |
| 02:16 | Mississippi State | Larry Fierros makes the 2nd free throw | 67-54 |
| 01:48 | South Carolina | Wilfred Lobato comes up short on the floater near the basket | 67-54 |
| 01:47 | South Carolina | Walter Ray can't tip it in | 67-54 |
| 01:46 | Mississippi State | Robert Caldwell grabs the board | 67-54 |
| 01:39 | Mississippi State | Joseph Lennox comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 67-54 |
| 01:38 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Walter Ray | 67-54 |
| 01:14 | South Carolina | Walter Ray's layup is rejected by Robert Caldwell | 67-54 |
| 01:12 | Mississippi State | Robert Caldwell gets the rebound | 67-54 |
| 01:06 | Mississippi State | Erwin Wood hits the finger roll on a great pass from Larry Fierros | 67-56 |
| 00:42 | South Carolina | Walter Ray lays it in set up by Ariel Costa | 69-56 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Mississippi State | Robert Caldwell's fadeaway is rejected by Walter Ray | 69-56 |
| 00:34 | Mississippi State | Robert Caldwell grabs the offensive board | 69-56 |
| 00:31 | Mississippi State | William Baranski scores on a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Erwin Wood and he's hacked by Walter Ray - foul #4 on Walter Ray, team foul #6 | 69-58 |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Smith (PG), Bradley Coburn (SG) Ariel Costa, Clarence Goff | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Leroy Mullins (PG) Joseph Lennox | |
| 00:31 | Mississippi State | William Baranski makes the free throw | 69-59 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:11 | South Carolina | Bradley Coburn drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by John Smith | 71-59 |
| 00:06 | Mississippi State | Larry Fierros throws a bad pass out of bounds | 71-59 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | John Smith runs out the clock | 71-59 |