| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Samuel Ebenstein (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Marsh (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Michael Wiggins (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Sammy Finnegan (fresh) C - Lawrence Broadhead (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Philip Pickles (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Little (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Hedrick (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. PF - Harold Casey (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Spengler (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | James Hedrick inbounds the ball | 24-47 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:31 | South Carolina | Philip Pickles loses the dribble to Samuel Ebenstein | 24-47 |
| 19:21 | Mississippi State | James Marsh loses the dribble to James Hedrick | 24-47 |
| 19:17 | South Carolina | Michael Little can't finish the layup | 24-47 |
| 19:15 | South Carolina | Harold Casey gets the offensive rebound | 24-47 |
| 18:57 | South Carolina | Michael Little misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 24-47 |
| 18:56 | South Carolina | James Hedrick gets the offensive rebound | 24-47 |
| 18:27 | South Carolina | Harold Casey can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Sammy Finnegan - foul #1 on Sammy Finnegan, team foul #1 | 24-47 |
| 18:27 | South Carolina | Harold Casey makes the 1st free throw | 24-48 |
| 18:27 | South Carolina | Harold Casey makes the 2nd free throw | 24-49 |
| 18:15 | Mississippi State | James Marsh misses the easy layup | 24-49 |
| 18:14 | South Carolina | Philip Pickles grabs the board | 24-49 |
| 17:49 | South Carolina | Philip Pickles misses the lay-in but the foul's on Michael Wiggins - foul #1 on Michael Wiggins, team foul #2 | 24-49 |
| 17:49 | South Carolina | Philip Pickles makes the 1st free throw | 24-50 |
| 17:49 | South Carolina | Philip Pickles misses the 2nd free throw | 24-50 |
| 17:49 | Mississippi State | Sammy Finnegan gets the rebound | 24-50 |
| 17:34 | Mississippi State | Philip Pickles steps in front of the James Marsh pass | 24-50 |
| 17:14 | South Carolina | Philip Pickles knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by James Hedrick | 24-53 |
| 16:51 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Broadhead hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 24-53 |
| 16:49 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Broadhead gets the offensive rebound | 24-53 |
| 16:40 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Broadhead misses the easy layup | 24-53 |
| 16:39 | South Carolina | James Hedrick snags the defensive board | 24-53 |
| 16:35 | South Carolina | Richard Spengler knocks in the shot in the paint on a great pass from Philip Pickles | 24-55 |
| 16:19 | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Spengler | 24-55 |
| 16:18 | South Carolina | Richard Spengler snags the defensive board | 24-55 |
| 15:59 | South Carolina | Harold Casey misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 24-55 |
| 15:58 | Mississippi State | Sammy Finnegan pulls down the rebound | 24-55 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Samuel Ebenstein (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Marsh (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Michael Wiggins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Sammy Finnegan (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Lawrence Broadhead (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Philip Pickles (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Michael Little (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Hedrick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. PF - Harold Casey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Spengler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Mississippi State | James Marsh misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 24-55 |
| 15:37 | South Carolina | Harold Casey grabs the defensive rebound | 24-55 |
| 15:18 | South Carolina | Richard Spengler misses short on a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Lawrence Broadhead - foul #2 on Lawrence Broadhead, team foul #3 | 24-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey (PG), Ray Houser (SG), Norman Absher (SF), Randy Howell (PF), Darryl Paz (C) Samuel Ebenstein, James Marsh, Michael Wiggins, Sammy Finnegan, Lawrence Broadhead | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Cecil Barkley (SG), Michael Lancaster (SF), Joseph Depasquale (PF) Michael Little, James Hedrick, Harold Casey | |
| 15:18 | South Carolina | Richard Spengler makes the 1st free throw | 24-56 |
| 15:18 | South Carolina | Richard Spengler makes the 2nd free throw | 24-57 |
| 14:59 | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 24-57 |
| 14:58 | Mississippi State | Randy Howell tips it in | 26-57 |
| 14:29 | South Carolina | Philip Pickles misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 26-57 |
| 14:28 | Mississippi State | Norman Absher grabs the board | 26-57 |
| 14:15 | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey is fouled on the floor by Joseph Depasquale - foul #1 on Joseph Depasquale, team foul #1 | 26-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Michael Little (SG), Lee Tindle (C) Philip Pickles, Richard Spengler | |
| 14:07 | Mississippi State | Lee Tindle steals it from Norman Absher | 26-57 |
| 13:43 | South Carolina | Cecil Barkley buries a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Lancaster | 26-59 |
| 13:31 | Mississippi State | Darryl Paz lays it in | 28-59 |
| 13:16 | South Carolina | Michael Lancaster's floater is tipped away by Darryl Paz | 28-59 |
| 13:15 | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey grabs the defensive rebound | 28-59 |
| 13:03 | Mississippi State | Randy Howell misses the jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Cecil Barkley - foul #1 on Cecil Barkley, team foul #2 | 28-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Marsh (SG), Michael Wiggins (SF) Michael Harvey, Norman Absher | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Philip Pickles (PG), Casey McGunagle (C) Michael Little, Joseph Depasquale | |
| 13:03 | Mississippi State | Randy Howell makes the 1st free throw | 29-59 |
| 13:03 | Mississippi State | Randy Howell misses the 2nd free throw | 29-59 |
| 13:03 | South Carolina | Lee Tindle pulls down the rebound | 29-59 |
| 12:43 | South Carolina | Cecil Barkley misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Randy Howell - foul #1 on Randy Howell, team foul #4 | 29-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein (PG), Robert Reeder (C) Ray Houser, Randy Howell | |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Hedrick (SF) Michael Lancaster | |
| 12:43 | South Carolina | Cecil Barkley makes the 1st free throw | 29-60 |
| 12:43 | South Carolina | Cecil Barkley makes the 2nd free throw | 29-61 |
| 12:17 | Mississippi State | Robert Reeder steps out of bounds on the sideline | 29-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Sammy Finnegan (PF), Lawrence Broadhead (C) Darryl Paz, Robert Reeder | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Michael Little (SG), Harold Casey (PF) Cecil Barkley, Casey McGunagle | |
| 12:00 | South Carolina | Harold Casey hits a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Philip Pickles and the foul's on Sammy Finnegan - foul #2 on Sammy Finnegan, team foul #5 | 29-63 |
| 12:00 | South Carolina | Harold Casey misses the free throw | 29-63 |
| 12:00 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Broadhead snags the defensive board | 29-63 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Samuel Ebenstein (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Marsh (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Michael Wiggins (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Sammy Finnegan (fresh) 3 reb. C - Lawrence Broadhead (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Philip Pickles (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. SG - Michael Little (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Hedrick (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. PF - Harold Casey (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Lee Tindle (fresh) | |
| 11:48 | Mississippi State | Michael Wiggins is whistled for traveling | 29-63 |
| 11:30 | South Carolina | Michael Little misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-63 |
| 11:29 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Little | 29-63 |
| 11:10 | South Carolina | Lee Tindle can't connect on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Lawrence Broadhead - foul #3 on Lawrence Broadhead, team foul #6 | 29-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey (PG), Ray Houser (SG), Norman Absher (SF), Randy Howell (PF), Darryl Paz (C) Samuel Ebenstein, James Marsh, Michael Wiggins, Sammy Finnegan, Lawrence Broadhead | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Cecil Barkley (PG), Michael Lancaster (SG), Richard Spengler (C) Philip Pickles, Michael Little, James Hedrick | |
| 11:10 | South Carolina | Lee Tindle misses the 1st free throw | 29-63 |
| 11:10 | South Carolina | Lee Tindle makes the 2nd free throw | 29-64 |
| 10:46 | Mississippi State | Norman Absher buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Randy Howell | 32-64 |
| 10:26 | South Carolina | Michael Lancaster drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Harold Casey | 32-67 |
| 10:22 | Mississippi State | Ray Houser misses the 3 from the right corner | 32-67 |
| 10:20 | South Carolina | Lee Tindle grabs the board | 32-67 |
| 10:16 | South Carolina | Cecil Barkley misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-67 |
| 10:14 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Norman Absher | 32-67 |
| 10:08 | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 32-67 |
| 10:07 | South Carolina | Lee Tindle grabs the board | 32-67 |
| 09:38 | South Carolina | Cecil Barkley misses long on a jumper from the left side | 32-67 |
| 09:37 | Mississippi State | Randy Howell grabs the board | 32-67 |
| 09:27 | Mississippi State | Michael Lancaster is called for the reach on Norman Absher - foul #1 on Michael Lancaster, team foul #3 | 32-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Reeder (PF) Darryl Paz | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Philip Pickles (PG), Michael Little (SG), James Hedrick (SF), Joseph Depasquale (PF) Cecil Barkley, Michael Lancaster, Lee Tindle, Harold Casey | |
| 09:22 | Mississippi State | Ray Houser misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-67 |
| 09:21 | Mississippi State | Randy Howell gets the offensive rebound | 32-67 |
| 09:09 | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey steps out of bounds on the baseline | 32-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joseph Lucas (SF) Norman Absher | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Casey McGunagle (C) Richard Spengler | |
| 08:42 | South Carolina | Michael Little is fouled on the floor by Ray Houser - foul #2 on Ray Houser, team foul #7 | 32-67 |
| 08:42 | South Carolina | Michael Little makes the 1st free throw | 32-68 |
| 08:42 | South Carolina | Michael Little misses the 2nd free throw | 32-68 |
| 08:42 | Mississippi State | Randy Howell grabs the defensive rebound | 32-68 |
| 08:27 | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ray Houser | 34-68 |
| 08:05 | South Carolina | Joseph Depasquale makes the jumper from the left side on a great pass from James Hedrick and he's hacked by Joseph Lucas - foul #1 on Joseph Lucas, team foul #8 | 34-70 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darryl Paz (PF) Randy Howell | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Richard Spengler (C) Casey McGunagle | |
| 08:05 | South Carolina | Joseph Depasquale makes the free throw | 34-71 |
| 07:46 | Mississippi State | Darryl Paz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-71 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Norman Absher (PG) Ray Houser | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Cecil Barkley (SG) Michael Little | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Norman Absher (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. SG - Michael Harvey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Joseph Lucas (fresh) PF - Darryl Paz (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. C - Robert Reeder (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Philip Pickles (fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. SG - Cecil Barkley (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Hedrick (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. PF - Joseph Depasquale (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Spengler (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:18 | South Carolina | Cecil Barkley misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-71 |
| 07:16 | South Carolina | Joseph Depasquale tips it but misses | 34-71 |
| 07:14 | Mississippi State | Robert Reeder grabs the defensive rebound | 34-71 |
| 07:02 | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey's floater is tipped away by Richard Spengler | 34-71 |
| 07:01 | South Carolina | Cecil Barkley gets the rebound | 34-71 |
| 06:39 | South Carolina | Cecil Barkley connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Joseph Depasquale | 34-73 |
| 06:28 | Mississippi State | Darryl Paz's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Depasquale | 34-73 |
| 06:26 | South Carolina | Richard Spengler snags the defensive board | 34-73 |
| 06:06 | South Carolina | Norman Absher steals the ball from Cecil Barkley | 34-73 |
| 06:03 | Mississippi State | Norman Absher banks in the layup | 36-73 |
| 05:39 | South Carolina | Joseph Depasquale lays it in on a nice dish by Richard Spengler and the foul's on Joseph Lucas - foul #2 on Joseph Lucas, team foul #9 | 36-75 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ray Houser (PG), Randy Howell (PF) Joseph Lucas, Robert Reeder | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Michael Little (SG), Michael Lancaster (SF), Harold Casey (PF) Philip Pickles, James Hedrick, Richard Spengler | |
| 05:39 | South Carolina | Joseph Depasquale makes the free throw | 36-76 |
| 05:28 | Mississippi State | Michael Little steps in front of the Michael Harvey pass | 36-76 |
| 05:06 | South Carolina | Michael Little hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Michael Harvey - foul #1 on Michael Harvey, team foul #10 | 36-76 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lee Tindle (C) Joseph Depasquale | |
| 05:06 | South Carolina | Michael Little makes the 1st free throw | 36-77 |
| 05:06 | South Carolina | Michael Little misses the 2nd free throw | 36-77 |
| 05:06 | Mississippi State | Darryl Paz pulls down the rebound | 36-77 |
| 04:52 | Mississippi State | Randy Howell drills a runner from the right block set up by Ray Houser | 38-77 |
| 04:26 | South Carolina | Michael Harvey is called for the reach on Cecil Barkley - foul #2 on Michael Harvey, team foul #11 | 38-77 |
| 04:26 | South Carolina | Cecil Barkley makes the 1st free throw | 38-78 |
| 04:26 | South Carolina | Cecil Barkley makes the 2nd free throw | 38-79 |
| 04:09 | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-79 |
| 04:07 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Lee Tindle | 38-79 |
| 03:40 | South Carolina | Harold Casey comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Norman Absher - foul #3 on Norman Absher, team foul #12 | 38-79 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joseph Lucas (SF) Norman Absher | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Philip Pickles (PG), Richard Spengler (C) Cecil Barkley, Lee Tindle | |
| 03:40 | South Carolina | Harold Casey makes the 1st free throw | 38-80 |
| 03:40 | South Carolina | Harold Casey misses the 2nd free throw | 38-80 |
| 03:40 | Mississippi State | Randy Howell grabs the defensive rebound | 38-80 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Ray Houser (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Harvey (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Joseph Lucas (fresh) PF - Randy Howell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Darryl Paz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Philip Pickles (fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. SG - Michael Little (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Lancaster (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Harold Casey (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Richard Spengler (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:36 | Mississippi State | Ray Houser misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 38-80 |
| 03:34 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Richard Spengler | 38-80 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:05 | South Carolina | Michael Little connects on the fadeaway from the right side | 38-82 |
| 02:51 | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-82 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Reeder (PF) Darryl Paz | |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Hedrick (SF), Lee Tindle (PF) Michael Lancaster, Harold Casey | |
| 02:24 | South Carolina | James Hedrick's floater is knocked away by Randy Howell | 38-82 |
| 02:22 | South Carolina | Michael Little tips it back up and in | 38-84 |
| 02:02 | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 40-84 |
| 01:37 | South Carolina | James Hedrick drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Michael Little and the foul's on Michael Harvey - foul #3 on Michael Harvey, team foul #13 | 40-86 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Norman Absher (SF), Darryl Paz (C) Joseph Lucas, Robert Reeder | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Harold Casey (PF) Lee Tindle | |
| 01:37 | South Carolina | James Hedrick misses the free throw | 40-86 |
| 01:37 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Spengler | 40-86 |
| 01:13 | South Carolina | James Hedrick is fouled on the floor by Norman Absher - foul #4 on Norman Absher, team foul #14 | 40-86 |
| 01:13 | South Carolina | James Hedrick misses the 1st free throw | 40-86 |
| 01:13 | South Carolina | James Hedrick makes the 2nd free throw | 40-87 |
| 00:53 | Mississippi State | Norman Absher makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Randy Howell | 42-87 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:29 | South Carolina | Harold Casey buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Philip Pickles | 42-89 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:23 | Mississippi State | Harold Casey steals it from Michael Harvey | 42-89 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | Philip Pickles runs out the clock | 42-89 |