| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - David Arline (fresh) SG - Joseph Simmons (fresh) SF - Amos Green (fresh) PF - Curtis Fitzgerald (fresh) C - Micheal Collum (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Don Hamel (fresh) SG - Jimmy Jones (fresh) SF - Hugh Calloway (fresh) PF - Calvin Borrego (fresh) C - Robert Caldwell (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Robert Caldwell wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:52 | Mississippi State | Jimmy Jones comes up short on the runner from the left block | 0-0 |
| 19:50 | Mississippi State | Calvin Borrego pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Mississippi State | Jimmy Jones can't finish the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | South Carolina | Curtis Fitzgerald grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | South Carolina | Joseph Simmons misses long on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Don Hamel - foul #1 on Don Hamel, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | South Carolina | Joseph Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:09 | South Carolina | Joseph Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:00 | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 18:58 | South Carolina | Micheal Collum grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 18:29 | South Carolina | Joseph Simmons drills a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Amos Green | 4-0 |
| 18:13 | Mississippi State | Don Hamel clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing but he's hacked by Joseph Simmons - foul #1 on Joseph Simmons, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| 18:13 | Mississippi State | Don Hamel makes the 1st free throw | 4-1 |
| 18:13 | Mississippi State | Don Hamel misses the 2nd free throw | 4-1 |
| 18:13 | Mississippi State | Don Hamel makes the 3rd free throw | 4-2 |
| 17:55 | South Carolina | David Arline loses the dribble to Jimmy Jones | 4-2 |
| 17:51 | Mississippi State | Jimmy Jones misses the lay-in | 4-2 |
| 17:50 | South Carolina | Micheal Collum grabs the board | 4-2 |
| 17:21 | South Carolina | Micheal Collum hits a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Joseph Simmons | 6-2 |
| 17:03 | Mississippi State | Jimmy Jones comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 6-2 |
| 17:02 | Mississippi State | Robert Caldwell pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-2 |
| 16:45 | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway clanks a 3 from the left corner | 6-2 |
| 16:44 | South Carolina | Micheal Collum pulls down the rebound | 6-2 |
| 16:26 | South Carolina | Curtis Fitzgerald throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-2 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Clontz (SG), James Nowell (SF), Christopher Mitchell (PF) Jimmy Jones, Hugh Calloway, Calvin Borrego | |
| 16:04 | Mississippi State | Robert Caldwell hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 6-2 |
| 16:02 | Mississippi State | Christopher Mitchell can't tip it in | 6-2 |
| 16:01 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Joseph Simmons | 6-2 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - David Arline (fresh) SG - Joseph Simmons (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Amos Green (fresh) PF - Curtis Fitzgerald (fresh) C - Micheal Collum (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Don Hamel (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Daniel Clontz (fresh) SF - James Nowell (fresh) PF - Christopher Mitchell (fresh) C - Robert Caldwell (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:32 | South Carolina | Joseph Simmons misses the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Daniel Clontz - foul #1 on Daniel Clontz, team foul #2 | 6-2 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ben Henault (C) Micheal Collum | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Tyler Batten (C) Robert Caldwell | |
| 15:32 | South Carolina | Joseph Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 7-2 |
| 15:32 | South Carolina | Joseph Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 8-2 |
| 15:11 | Mississippi State | James Nowell misses long on a floater from close range | 8-2 |
| 15:10 | South Carolina | Ben Henault gets the rebound | 8-2 |
| 14:47 | South Carolina | Daniel Clontz is called for the reach on Joseph Simmons - foul #2 on Daniel Clontz, team foul #3 | 8-2 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Anthony Jackson (SF), Micheal Collum (C) Amos Green, Curtis Fitzgerald | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Dubay (PG), Jimmy Jones (SG), Hugh Calloway (SF) Don Hamel, Daniel Clontz, James Nowell | |
| 14:24 | South Carolina | Joseph Simmons misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 8-2 |
| 14:23 | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway grabs the defensive rebound | 8-2 |
| 14:11 | Mississippi State | Richard Dubay misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Joseph Simmons - foul #2 on Joseph Simmons, team foul #2 | 8-2 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Amos Green (SF) Joseph Simmons | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Calvin Borrego (PF), Robert Caldwell (C) Christopher Mitchell, Tyler Batten | |
| 14:11 | Mississippi State | Richard Dubay misses the 1st free throw | 8-2 |
| 14:11 | Mississippi State | Richard Dubay misses the 2nd free throw | 8-2 |
| 14:11 | South Carolina | Ben Henault snags the defensive board | 8-2 |
| 13:50 | South Carolina | David Arline misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 8-2 |
| 13:48 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Jimmy Jones | 8-2 |
| 13:35 | Mississippi State | Ben Henault swats the short shot by Robert Caldwell | 8-2 |
| 13:33 | South Carolina | Ben Henault snags the defensive board | 8-2 |
| 13:15 | South Carolina | Ben Henault's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-2 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Curtis Fitzgerald (PF) Micheal Collum | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Don Hamel (PG) Richard Dubay | |
| 12:50 | Mississippi State | Amos Green is called for the reach on Hugh Calloway - foul #1 on Amos Green, team foul #3 | 8-2 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Nowell (SF) Hugh Calloway | |
| 12:29 | Mississippi State | James Nowell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-2 |
| 12:00 | South Carolina | Ben Henault misses short on a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Robert Caldwell - foul #1 on Robert Caldwell, team foul #4 | 8-2 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Micheal Collum (C) Curtis Fitzgerald | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Christopher Mitchell (PF) Calvin Borrego | |
| 12:00 | South Carolina | Ben Henault misses the 1st free throw | 8-2 |
| 12:00 | South Carolina | Ben Henault misses the 2nd free throw | 8-2 |
| 12:00 | Mississippi State | Christopher Mitchell grabs the board | 8-2 |
| 11:52 | Mississippi State | Christopher Mitchell drills a jump hook from the right block | 8-4 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - David Arline (fairly fresh) SG - Anthony Jackson (fresh) SF - Amos Green (fairly fresh) PF - Ben Henault (fresh) 3 reb. C - Micheal Collum (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Don Hamel (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jimmy Jones (fresh) SF - James Nowell (fresh) PF - Christopher Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Caldwell (fresh) | |
| 11:33 | South Carolina | David Arline can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 8-4 |
| 11:32 | South Carolina | Ben Henault snags the offensive board | 8-4 |
| 11:16 | South Carolina | Micheal Collum misses the lay-in but the foul's on Jimmy Jones - foul #1 on Jimmy Jones, team foul #5 | 8-4 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Curtis Fitzgerald (PF) Ben Henault | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Chad Blouin (SG), Hugh Calloway (SF), Tyler Batten (C) Jimmy Jones, James Nowell, Robert Caldwell | |
| 11:16 | South Carolina | Micheal Collum makes the 1st free throw | 9-4 |
| 11:16 | South Carolina | Micheal Collum makes the 2nd free throw | 10-4 |
| 11:04 | Mississippi State | Chad Blouin misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 10-4 |
| 11:02 | South Carolina | Curtis Fitzgerald gets the rebound | 10-4 |
| 10:38 | South Carolina | Micheal Collum makes the fadeaway in the paint | 12-4 |
| 10:20 | Mississippi State | Christopher Mitchell hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 12-4 |
| 10:18 | Mississippi State | Tyler Batten hits the follow up shot | 12-6 |
| 09:49 | South Carolina | Anthony Jackson is hacked by Chad Blouin - foul #1 on Chad Blouin, team foul #6 | 12-6 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ben Henault (C) Micheal Collum | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jimmy Jones (SG), Calvin Borrego (PF), Robert Caldwell (C) Chad Blouin, Christopher Mitchell, Tyler Batten | |
| 09:40 | South Carolina | Anthony Jackson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner but he's fouled by Don Hamel - foul #2 on Don Hamel, team foul #7 | 12-6 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Dubay (PG) Don Hamel | |
| 09:40 | South Carolina | Anthony Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 13-6 |
| 09:40 | South Carolina | Anthony Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 14-6 |
| 09:40 | South Carolina | Anthony Jackson makes the 3rd free throw | 15-6 |
| 09:23 | Mississippi State | Robert Caldwell misses the lay-in | 15-6 |
| 09:21 | Mississippi State | Robert Caldwell pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-6 |
| 09:06 | Mississippi State | Calvin Borrego makes the turnaround near the basket and he's fouled by Curtis Fitzgerald - foul #1 on Curtis Fitzgerald, team foul #4 | 15-8 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Christopher Mitchell (PG), James Nowell (SF) Richard Dubay, Hugh Calloway | |
| 09:06 | Mississippi State | Calvin Borrego makes the free throw | 15-9 |
| 08:43 | South Carolina | The jump hook by Amos Green is blocked by James Nowell | 15-9 |
| 08:41 | South Carolina | Curtis Fitzgerald tips it back up and in | 17-9 |
| 08:24 | Mississippi State | James Nowell can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Curtis Fitzgerald - foul #2 on Curtis Fitzgerald, team foul #5 | 17-9 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Micheal Collum (C) Curtis Fitzgerald | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 08:24 | Mississippi State | James Nowell makes the 1st free throw | 17-10 |
| 08:24 | Mississippi State | James Nowell misses the 2nd free throw | 17-10 |
| 08:24 | South Carolina | Ben Henault grabs the defensive rebound | 17-10 |
| 07:59 | South Carolina | Anthony Jackson misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 17-10 |
| 07:57 | Mississippi State | Robert Caldwell gets the rebound | 17-10 |
| 07:51 | Mississippi State | Christopher Mitchell hits a shot from the right side on a great pass from Jimmy Jones | 17-12 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - David Arline (fairly fresh) SG - Anthony Jackson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Amos Green (tiring) PF - Ben Henault (fresh) 5 reb. C - Micheal Collum (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Christopher Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SG - Jimmy Jones (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Nowell (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Calvin Borrego (fresh) 3 pts. C - Robert Caldwell (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:30 | South Carolina | David Arline's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-12 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Chad Blouin (SG), Hugh Calloway (SF) Jimmy Jones, James Nowell | |
| 07:21 | Mississippi State | David Arline is called for the reach on Robert Caldwell - foul #1 on David Arline, team foul #6 | 17-12 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Tyler Batten (PF) Calvin Borrego | |
| 07:04 | Mississippi State | Christopher Mitchell steps out of bounds on the baseline | 17-12 |
| 06:49 | South Carolina | Anthony Jackson clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Chad Blouin - foul #2 on Chad Blouin, team foul #8 | 17-12 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Dubay (PG), Jimmy Jones (SG) Christopher Mitchell, Chad Blouin | |
| 06:49 | South Carolina | Anthony Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 17-12 |
| 06:49 | South Carolina | Anthony Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 18-12 |
| 06:23 | Mississippi State | Jimmy Jones drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Caldwell | 18-14 |
| 05:55 | South Carolina | David Arline drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Anthony Jackson | 21-14 |
| 05:36 | Mississippi State | Jimmy Jones comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 21-14 |
| 05:35 | Mississippi State | Robert Caldwell tips it in | 21-16 |
| 05:19 | South Carolina | Anthony Jackson double dribbles | 21-16 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Joseph Simmons (SG) Amos Green | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Christopher Mitchell (PG), James Nowell (SF), Calvin Borrego (PF) Jimmy Jones, Hugh Calloway, Robert Caldwell | |
| 05:02 | Mississippi State | Richard Dubay is fouled on the floor by David Arline - foul #2 on David Arline, team foul #7 | 21-16 |
| 05:02 | Mississippi State | Richard Dubay makes the 1st free throw | 21-17 |
| 05:02 | Mississippi State | Richard Dubay makes the 2nd free throw | 21-18 |
| 04:33 | South Carolina | Anthony Jackson slams it home on a great pass from Joseph Simmons | 23-18 |
| 04:21 | Mississippi State | Tyler Batten's floater is tipped away by Ben Henault | 23-18 |
| 04:20 | South Carolina | Micheal Collum grabs the defensive rebound | 23-18 |
| 04:16 | South Carolina | Joseph Simmons banks in the layup set up by David Arline | 25-18 |
| 03:58 | Mississippi State | Calvin Borrego makes the turnaround in the paint | 25-20 |
| 03:52 | South Carolina | Micheal Collum's floater is tipped away by Calvin Borrego | 25-20 |
| 03:50 | Mississippi State | Tyler Batten pulls down the rebound | 25-20 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - David Arline (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Simmons (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Anthony Jackson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ben Henault (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Micheal Collum (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Christopher Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SG - Richard Dubay (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Nowell (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Calvin Borrego (fresh) 5 pts. C - Tyler Batten (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:36 | Mississippi State | Calvin Borrego is whistled for traveling | 25-20 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Amos Green (SF), Curtis Fitzgerald (PF) Anthony Jackson, Ben Henault | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Don Hamel (PG), Jimmy Jones (SG), Hugh Calloway (SF), Robert Caldwell (C) Christopher Mitchell, Richard Dubay, James Nowell, Tyler Batten | |
| 03:16 | South Carolina | Joseph Simmons misses the dunk | 25-20 |
| 03:14 | Mississippi State | Robert Caldwell grabs the board | 25-20 |
| 02:59 | Mississippi State | Jimmy Jones is hacked by Joseph Simmons - foul #3 on Joseph Simmons, team foul #8 | 25-20 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Anthony Jackson (SG) Joseph Simmons | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 02:59 | Mississippi State | Jimmy Jones misses the 1st free throw | 25-20 |
| 02:59 | Mississippi State | Robert Caldwell pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-20 |
| 02:47 | Mississippi State | Don Hamel can't connect on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Curtis Fitzgerald - foul #3 on Curtis Fitzgerald, team foul #9 | 25-20 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ben Henault (PF) Curtis Fitzgerald | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Christopher Mitchell (PF) Calvin Borrego | |
| 02:47 | Mississippi State | Don Hamel makes the 1st free throw | 25-21 |
| 02:47 | Mississippi State | Don Hamel makes the 2nd free throw | 25-22 |
| 02:22 | South Carolina | Anthony Jackson knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-22 |
| 02:20 | Mississippi State | Don Hamel is hacked by David Arline in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Arline, team foul #10 | 28-22 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Joseph Simmons (SG) David Arline | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 02:20 | Mississippi State | Don Hamel makes the 1st free throw | 28-23 |
| 02:20 | Mississippi State | Don Hamel makes the 2nd free throw | 28-24 |
| 02:07 | South Carolina | Anthony Jackson makes the jumpshot from the right wing | 30-24 |
| 01:52 | Mississippi State | Joseph Simmons swats the shot by Jimmy Jones | 30-24 |
| 01:51 | South Carolina | Joseph Simmons grabs the defensive rebound | 30-24 |
| 01:27 | South Carolina | Anthony Jackson hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Joseph Simmons | 33-24 |
| 01:07 | Mississippi State | Robert Caldwell misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-24 |
| 01:05 | South Carolina | Ben Henault snags the defensive board | 33-24 |
| 00:44 | South Carolina | Micheal Collum misses short on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Don Hamel - foul #3 on Don Hamel, team foul #9 | 33-24 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Clontz (PG), Chad Blouin (SG), James Nowell (SF), Calvin Borrego (PF) Don Hamel, Jimmy Jones, Hugh Calloway, Christopher Mitchell | |
| 00:44 | South Carolina | Micheal Collum makes the 1st free throw | 34-24 |
| 00:44 | South Carolina | Micheal Collum misses the 2nd free throw | 34-24 |
| 00:44 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Calvin Borrego | 34-24 |
| 00:31 | Mississippi State | Amos Green takes the ball from James Nowell | 34-24 |
| 00:09 | South Carolina | Joseph Simmons hits the finger roll set up by Anthony Jackson | 36-24 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi State | Calvin Borrego clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 36-24 |
| 00:02 | South Carolina | Joseph Simmons grabs the defensive rebound | 36-24 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | Joseph Simmons clanks a fullcourt shot | 36-24 |