| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Jonathan Lambert (fresh) SG - Dennis Hopkins (fresh) SF - Nicholas Hodgson (fresh) PF - Robert Kovalsky (fresh) C - James Woodie (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Walter Bowles (fresh) SG - Joshua Warwick (fresh) SF - Alberto Giordano (fresh) PF - Henry Dimaggio (fresh) C - Marcelino Bianchi (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Marcelino Bianchi wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:50 | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick misses badly on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Dennis Hopkins - foul #1 on Dennis Hopkins, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:50 | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:50 | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:31 | South Carolina | James Woodie is called for 3 seconds | 0-2 |
| 19:16 | Mississippi State | Henry Dimaggio scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 0-4 |
| 18:57 | South Carolina | Dennis Hopkins is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Dennis Hopkins, team foul #2 | 0-4 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Roman Torres (SG) Dennis Hopkins | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 18:33 | Mississippi State | Henry Dimaggio hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Walter Bowles | 0-6 |
| 18:20 | South Carolina | Robert Kovalsky misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-6 |
| 18:18 | South Carolina | James Woodie misses the tip | 0-6 |
| 18:16 | Mississippi State | Alberto Giordano grabs the defensive rebound | 0-6 |
| 18:09 | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick can't connect on a runner from the left block | 0-6 |
| 18:07 | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick tips it in | 0-8 |
| 17:39 | South Carolina | Henry Dimaggio steals the ball from Nicholas Hodgson | 0-8 |
| 17:17 | Mississippi State | Alberto Giordano can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 0-8 |
| 17:16 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Henry Dimaggio | 0-8 |
| 17:04 | Mississippi State | Henry Dimaggio hits a jump hook from close range set up by Joshua Warwick | 0-10 |
| 16:39 | South Carolina | Nicholas Hodgson connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Jonathan Lambert | 3-10 |
| 16:24 | Mississippi State | Alberto Giordano clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 3-10 |
| 16:23 | Mississippi State | Alberto Giordano tips it but misses | 3-10 |
| 16:22 | South Carolina | Roman Torres pulls down the rebound | 3-10 |
| 16:07 | South Carolina | James Woodie hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 3-10 |
| 16:05 | South Carolina | Nicholas Hodgson snags the offensive board | 3-10 |
| 15:51 | South Carolina | Roman Torres misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 3-10 |
| 15:49 | South Carolina | James Woodie tips it back up and in | 5-10 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Jonathan Lambert (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Roman Torres (fairly fresh) SF - Nicholas Hodgson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Kovalsky (fairly fresh) C - James Woodie (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Walter Bowles (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joshua Warwick (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alberto Giordano (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Henry Dimaggio (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Marcelino Bianchi (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Mississippi State | Alberto Giordano is hacked by James Woodie - foul #1 on James Woodie, team foul #3 | 5-10 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Sergei Zingg (PG), Luis Huff (SG), Nathanial George (SF), Howard Faber (PF), John Toon (C) Jonathan Lambert, Roman Torres, Nicholas Hodgson, Robert Kovalsky, James Woodie | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Howard Swanger (PG), Kevin Caro (SG), Jerry Bruton (SF), Danny Gardiner (PF), Kelly Myers (C) Walter Bowles, Joshua Warwick, Alberto Giordano, Henry Dimaggio, Marcelino Bianchi | |
| 15:25 | Mississippi State | Danny Gardiner drills a shot in the paint | 5-12 |
| 15:03 | South Carolina | John Toon hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 5-12 |
| 15:01 | Mississippi State | Danny Gardiner grabs the board | 5-12 |
| 14:52 | Mississippi State | Kelly Myers misses short on a floater in the paint | 5-12 |
| 14:51 | South Carolina | Howard Faber pulls down the rebound | 5-12 |
| 14:36 | South Carolina | Sergei Zingg misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Howard Swanger - foul #1 on Howard Swanger, team foul #1 | 5-12 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Walter Bowles (PG) Howard Swanger | |
| 14:36 | South Carolina | Sergei Zingg makes the 1st free throw | 6-12 |
| 14:36 | South Carolina | Sergei Zingg makes the 2nd free throw | 7-12 |
| 14:19 | Mississippi State | Jerry Bruton misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 7-12 |
| 14:17 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Luis Huff | 7-12 |
| 13:59 | South Carolina | Howard Faber connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Sergei Zingg and the foul's on Danny Gardiner - foul #1 on Danny Gardiner, team foul #2 | 9-12 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jonathan Lambert (PG), Roman Torres (SG), Nicholas Hodgson (SF), James Woodie (C) Sergei Zingg, Luis Huff, Nathanial George, John Toon | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick (SG), Alberto Giordano (SF) Kevin Caro, Jerry Bruton | |
| 13:59 | South Carolina | Howard Faber makes the free throw | 10-12 |
| 13:57 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Lambert steals it from Walter Bowles in the backcourt | 10-12 |
| 13:38 | South Carolina | Roman Torres is fouled on the floor by Joshua Warwick - foul #1 on Joshua Warwick, team foul #3 | 10-12 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Kovalsky (PF) Howard Faber | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 13:33 | South Carolina | Jonathan Lambert misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 10-12 |
| 13:32 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Joshua Warwick | 10-12 |
| 13:16 | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Roman Torres - foul #1 on Roman Torres, team foul #4 | 10-14 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Henry Dimaggio (PF) Danny Gardiner | |
| 13:16 | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick makes the free throw | 10-15 |
| 13:02 | South Carolina | James Woodie misses long on a floater from the left side | 10-15 |
| 13:01 | Mississippi State | Henry Dimaggio grabs the board | 10-15 |
| 12:56 | Mississippi State | Walter Bowles scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Joshua Warwick | 10-18 |
| 12:42 | South Carolina | Jonathan Lambert hits a floater from the right wing | 12-18 |
| 12:33 | Mississippi State | Nicholas Hodgson picks off the pass by Alberto Giordano | 12-18 |
| 12:23 | South Carolina | James Woodie misses the easy layup | 12-18 |
| 12:21 | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick grabs the board | 12-18 |
| 12:09 | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-18 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Luis Huff (SG) Roman Torres | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kevin Caro (PG), Jerry Bruton (SG), Danny Gardiner (SF), Marcelino Bianchi (C) Walter Bowles, Joshua Warwick, Alberto Giordano, Kelly Myers | |
| 11:54 | South Carolina | Robert Kovalsky hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 12-18 |
| 11:52 | Mississippi State | Danny Gardiner pulls down the rebound | 12-18 |
| 11:40 | Mississippi State | Jerry Bruton knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 12-21 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Jonathan Lambert (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Luis Huff (fresh) SF - Nicholas Hodgson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Kovalsky (fresh) C - James Woodie (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Kevin Caro (fresh) SG - Jerry Bruton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Danny Gardiner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Henry Dimaggio (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Marcelino Bianchi (fresh) | |
| 11:30 | South Carolina | Marcelino Bianchi denies the turnaround by Nicholas Hodgson | 12-21 |
| 11:29 | Mississippi State | Jerry Bruton snags the defensive board | 12-21 |
| 11:23 | Mississippi State | Danny Gardiner can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 12-21 |
| 11:21 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Danny Gardiner | 12-21 |
| 11:11 | Mississippi State | Danny Gardiner drills a fadeaway from the free throw line | 12-23 |
| 10:59 | South Carolina | Danny Gardiner picks off the pass by Robert Kovalsky | 12-23 |
| 10:39 | Mississippi State | Marcelino Bianchi knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line | 12-25 |
| 10:27 | South Carolina | Nicholas Hodgson hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Danny Gardiner - foul #2 on Danny Gardiner, team foul #4 | 12-25 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Sergei Zingg (PG), Roman Torres (SG), Howard Faber (PF), John Toon (C) Jonathan Lambert, Luis Huff, Robert Kovalsky, James Woodie | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Walter Bowles (PG), Joshua Warwick (SG), Alberto Giordano (SF), Kelly Myers (PF), Harry Baumbach (C) Kevin Caro, Jerry Bruton, Danny Gardiner, Henry Dimaggio, Marcelino Bianchi | |
| 10:27 | South Carolina | Nicholas Hodgson makes the 1st free throw | 13-25 |
| 10:27 | South Carolina | Nicholas Hodgson makes the 2nd free throw | 14-25 |
| 10:10 | Mississippi State | Alberto Giordano comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 14-25 |
| 10:09 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Howard Faber | 14-25 |
| 09:55 | South Carolina | Nicholas Hodgson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Walter Bowles - foul #1 on Walter Bowles, team foul #5 | 14-25 |
| 09:55 | South Carolina | Nicholas Hodgson makes the 1st free throw | 15-25 |
| 09:55 | South Carolina | Nicholas Hodgson misses the 2nd free throw | 15-25 |
| 09:55 | South Carolina | Howard Faber grabs the offensive rebound | 15-25 |
| 09:40 | South Carolina | Roman Torres misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 15-25 |
| 09:38 | Mississippi State | Kelly Myers grabs the board | 15-25 |
| 09:25 | Mississippi State | Alberto Giordano knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Joshua Warwick | 15-27 |
| 09:03 | South Carolina | Roman Torres connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Sergei Zingg | 18-27 |
| 08:42 | Mississippi State | Walter Bowles is fouled on the floor by John Toon - foul #1 on John Toon, team foul #5 | 18-27 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Kovalsky (SF), James Woodie (C) Nicholas Hodgson, John Toon | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Marcelino Bianchi (C) Harry Baumbach | |
| 08:25 | Mississippi State | Walter Bowles comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 18-27 |
| 08:24 | South Carolina | James Woodie pulls down the rebound | 18-27 |
| 08:07 | South Carolina | Robert Kovalsky buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 21-27 |
| 07:50 | Mississippi State | Marcelino Bianchi throws it down set up by Alberto Giordano | 21-29 |
| 07:35 | South Carolina | James Woodie buries a turnaround in the lane and the foul's on Walter Bowles - foul #2 on Walter Bowles, team foul #6 | 23-29 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jonathan Lambert (PG), Luis Huff (SG), Nathanial George (SF) Sergei Zingg, Roman Torres, Howard Faber | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Howard Swanger (PG), Kevin Caro (SG), Jerry Bruton (SF), Henry Dimaggio (PF) Walter Bowles, Joshua Warwick, Alberto Giordano, Kelly Myers | |
| 07:35 | South Carolina | James Woodie makes the free throw | 24-29 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Jonathan Lambert (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Luis Huff (fresh) SF - Nathanial George (fresh) PF - Robert Kovalsky (fresh) 3 pts. C - James Woodie (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Howard Swanger (fresh) SG - Kevin Caro (fresh) SF - Jerry Bruton (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Henry Dimaggio (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Marcelino Bianchi (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:16 | Mississippi State | Kevin Caro is fouled on the floor by Luis Huff - foul #1 on Luis Huff, team foul #6 | 24-29 |
| 07:07 | Mississippi State | Jerry Bruton misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 24-29 |
| 07:06 | Mississippi State | Marcelino Bianchi tips it back up and in | 24-31 |
| 06:44 | South Carolina | Jonathan Lambert's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-31 |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Toon (C) James Woodie | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Harry Baumbach (C) Marcelino Bianchi | |
| 06:30 | Mississippi State | Kevin Caro misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 24-31 |
| 06:29 | South Carolina | Robert Kovalsky gets the rebound | 24-31 |
| 06:12 | South Carolina | Robert Kovalsky comes up short on the turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Henry Dimaggio - foul #1 on Henry Dimaggio, team foul #7 | 24-31 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick (SG), Alberto Giordano (SF) Howard Swanger, Jerry Bruton | |
| 06:12 | South Carolina | Robert Kovalsky makes the 1st free throw | 25-31 |
| 06:12 | South Carolina | Robert Kovalsky misses the 2nd free throw | 25-31 |
| 06:12 | Mississippi State | Alberto Giordano gets the rebound | 25-31 |
| 05:45 | Mississippi State | Henry Dimaggio misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 25-31 |
| 05:44 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Robert Kovalsky | 25-31 |
| 05:25 | South Carolina | Robert Kovalsky hits a 3 from the left corner | 28-31 |
| 05:10 | Mississippi State | Henry Dimaggio is hacked by Robert Kovalsky - foul #1 on Robert Kovalsky, team foul #7 | 28-31 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Roman Torres (SG), Nicholas Hodgson (SF), Howard Faber (PF), James Woodie (C) Luis Huff, Nathanial George, Robert Kovalsky, John Toon | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Marcelino Bianchi (C) Harry Baumbach | |
| 05:10 | Mississippi State | Henry Dimaggio makes the 1st free throw | 28-32 |
| 05:10 | Mississippi State | Henry Dimaggio makes the 2nd free throw | 28-33 |
| 04:47 | South Carolina | Jonathan Lambert comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-33 |
| 04:46 | Mississippi State | Alberto Giordano pulls down the rebound | 28-33 |
| 04:41 | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Roman Torres - foul #2 on Roman Torres, team foul #8 | 28-33 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Sergei Zingg (PG), Luis Huff (SG) Jonathan Lambert, Roman Torres | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kelly Myers (PF) Henry Dimaggio | |
| 04:41 | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick makes the 1st free throw | 28-34 |
| 04:41 | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick makes the 2nd free throw | 28-35 |
| 04:23 | South Carolina | Nicholas Hodgson misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 28-35 |
| 04:21 | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick grabs the board | 28-35 |
| 03:55 | Mississippi State | Alberto Giordano can't finish the layup | 28-35 |
| 03:54 | South Carolina | James Woodie gets the rebound | 28-35 |
| 03:30 | South Carolina | James Woodie scores on a jump hook in the lane set up by Sergei Zingg | 30-35 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Sergei Zingg (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Luis Huff (fresh) SF - Nicholas Hodgson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Howard Faber (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - James Woodie (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Kevin Caro (fairly fresh) SG - Joshua Warwick (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Alberto Giordano (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kelly Myers (fresh) C - Marcelino Bianchi (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 03:12 | Mississippi State | Marcelino Bianchi is hacked by Luis Huff - foul #2 on Luis Huff, team foul #9 | 30-35 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jonathan Lambert (PG), Dennis Hopkins (SG), Robert Kovalsky (PF) Sergei Zingg, Luis Huff, Howard Faber | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Walter Bowles (PG), Jerry Bruton (SG), Danny Gardiner (PF) Kevin Caro, Joshua Warwick, Kelly Myers | |
| 03:12 | Mississippi State | Marcelino Bianchi makes the 1st free throw | 30-36 |
| 03:12 | Mississippi State | Marcelino Bianchi misses the 2nd free throw | 30-36 |
| 03:12 | South Carolina | Robert Kovalsky snags the defensive board | 30-36 |
| 02:54 | South Carolina | Dennis Hopkins comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-36 |
| 02:52 | South Carolina | Nicholas Hodgson tips it back up and in | 32-36 |
| 02:35 | Mississippi State | Alberto Giordano misses short on a 3 from straight away | 32-36 |
| 02:34 | South Carolina | James Woodie snags the defensive board | 32-36 |
| 02:27 | South Carolina | Marcelino Bianchi steps in front of the Dennis Hopkins pass | 32-36 |
| 02:08 | Mississippi State | Danny Gardiner is hacked by Robert Kovalsky - foul #2 on Robert Kovalsky, team foul #10 | 32-36 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Nathanial George (SF), John Toon (C) Nicholas Hodgson, James Woodie | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Henry Dimaggio (PF), Kelly Myers (C) Alberto Giordano, Marcelino Bianchi | |
| 02:08 | Mississippi State | Danny Gardiner makes the 1st free throw | 32-37 |
| 02:08 | Mississippi State | Danny Gardiner makes the 2nd free throw | 32-38 |
| 01:46 | South Carolina | Robert Kovalsky misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-38 |
| 01:45 | South Carolina | Jonathan Lambert hits the follow up shot | 34-38 |
| 01:31 | Mississippi State | Henry Dimaggio's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-38 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Howard Faber (PF) Nathanial George | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick (SG), Kevin Caro (SF) Danny Gardiner, Jerry Bruton | |
| 01:07 | South Carolina | Robert Kovalsky misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 34-38 |
| 01:05 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Henry Dimaggio | 34-38 |
| 00:46 | Mississippi State | Kelly Myers buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Walter Bowles | 34-41 |
| 00:28 | South Carolina | Robert Kovalsky knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Jonathan Lambert | 36-41 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Kevin Caro misses the lay-in | 36-41 |