| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Ivan Magalski (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. SG - Alonzo Brisco (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SF - Roscoe Cohan (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Curtis Fitzgerald (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Micheal Collum (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Tommy Newby (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Lannon (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Hugh Calloway (fresh) PF - Daniel Huston (fresh) 4 reb. C - Damon Jordan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway inbounds the ball | 38-20 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Mississippi State | Daniel Huston's layup is rejected by Micheal Collum | 38-20 |
| 19:41 | South Carolina | Micheal Collum grabs the defensive rebound | 38-20 |
| 19:24 | South Carolina | Ivan Magalski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-20 |
| 19:06 | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-20 |
| 19:04 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Ivan Magalski | 38-20 |
| 18:45 | South Carolina | Ivan Magalski clanks a floater from the left wing | 38-20 |
| 18:44 | Mississippi State | Damon Jordan snags the defensive board | 38-20 |
| 18:40 | Mississippi State | Tommy Newby makes the jumpshot from the right side | 38-22 |
| 18:11 | South Carolina | Micheal Collum's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-22 |
| 17:49 | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Daniel Huston | 38-25 |
| 17:20 | South Carolina | Curtis Fitzgerald scores on a jumper near the basket set up by Ivan Magalski | 40-25 |
| 17:18 | Mississippi State | Ivan Magalski takes the ball from Tommy Newby in the backcourt | 40-25 |
| 17:01 | South Carolina | James Lannon is called for the reach on Alonzo Brisco - foul #3 on James Lannon, team foul #1 | 40-25 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Chad Blouin (SG) James Lannon | |
| 16:44 | South Carolina | Ivan Magalski's floater is knocked away by Daniel Huston | 40-25 |
| 16:43 | South Carolina | Micheal Collum tips it back up and in | 42-25 |
| 16:27 | Mississippi State | Chad Blouin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-25 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Vincent Bargo (SG), Gary Day (SF), Robert Rhein (C) Alonzo Brisco, Roscoe Cohan, Micheal Collum | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Kouba (PG), James Settles (SF), Richard Dubay (PF), Travis Butler (C) Tommy Newby, Hugh Calloway, Daniel Huston, Damon Jordan | |
| 16:11 | South Carolina | Robert Rhein misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Travis Butler - foul #3 on Travis Butler, team foul #2 | 42-25 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Brandon Ball (C) Travis Butler | |
| 16:11 | South Carolina | Robert Rhein makes the 1st free throw | 43-25 |
| 16:11 | South Carolina | Robert Rhein makes the 2nd free throw | 44-25 |
| 16:02 | Mississippi State | Robert Rhein swats the shot by Chad Blouin | 44-25 |
| 16:01 | South Carolina | Gary Day gets the rebound | 44-25 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Ivan Magalski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. SG - Vincent Bargo (fresh) SF - Gary Day (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Curtis Fitzgerald (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Rhein (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jeffrey Kouba (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Chad Blouin (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Settles (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Dubay (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Brandon Ball (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:54 | South Carolina | Gary Day connects on the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Ivan Magalski | 46-25 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 15:47 | Mississippi State | Richard Dubay misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 46-25 |
| 15:46 | South Carolina | Ivan Magalski pulls down the rebound | 46-25 |
| 15:29 | South Carolina | Curtis Fitzgerald knocks in the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Robert Rhein | 48-25 |
| 15:16 | Mississippi State | Chad Blouin connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by Jeffrey Kouba | 48-28 |
| 14:58 | South Carolina | Curtis Fitzgerald lays it in and the foul's on James Settles - foul #1 on James Settles, team foul #3 | 50-28 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Roscoe Cohan (PG), Alonzo Brisco (SG), Micheal Collum (C) Ivan Magalski, Vincent Bargo, Robert Rhein | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Tommy Newby (PG), James Lannon (SG), Hugh Calloway (SF), Daniel Huston (PF), Damon Jordan (C) Jeffrey Kouba, Chad Blouin, James Settles, Richard Dubay, Brandon Ball | |
| 14:58 | South Carolina | Curtis Fitzgerald makes the free throw | 51-28 |
| 14:43 | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-28 |
| 14:41 | South Carolina | Curtis Fitzgerald grabs the board | 51-28 |
| 14:17 | South Carolina | Roscoe Cohan's floater is tipped away by Damon Jordan | 51-28 |
| 14:15 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Daniel Huston | 51-28 |
| 13:55 | Mississippi State | James Lannon is called for traveling | 51-28 |
| 13:34 | South Carolina | Gary Day's pass is intercepted by Tommy Newby | 51-28 |
| 13:17 | Mississippi State | James Lannon can't connect on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Alonzo Brisco - foul #1 on Alonzo Brisco, team foul #1 | 51-28 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ivan Magalski (PG) Gary Day | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 13:17 | Mississippi State | James Lannon misses the 1st free throw | 51-28 |
| 13:17 | Mississippi State | James Lannon misses the 2nd free throw | 51-28 |
| 13:17 | South Carolina | Micheal Collum snags the defensive board | 51-28 |
| 12:54 | South Carolina | Micheal Collum slams it home on a nice dish by Ivan Magalski | 53-28 |
| 12:31 | Mississippi State | Tommy Newby is hacked by Micheal Collum - foul #1 on Micheal Collum, team foul #2 | 53-28 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Gary Day (SF), Robert Rhein (C) Alonzo Brisco, Micheal Collum | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Kouba (PG), Chad Blouin (SF), Travis Butler (C) Tommy Newby, Hugh Calloway, Damon Jordan | |
| 12:17 | Mississippi State | Chad Blouin loses the dribble to Gary Day | 53-28 |
| 12:14 | South Carolina | Gary Day jams it | 55-28 |
| 12:01 | Mississippi State | James Lannon is whistled for traveling | 55-28 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Vincent Bargo (SG) Roscoe Cohan | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 11:45 | South Carolina | Ivan Magalski is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Kouba - foul #1 on Jeffrey Kouba, team foul #4 | 55-28 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Dubay (PF) Daniel Huston | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Ivan Magalski (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. SG - Vincent Bargo (fresh) SF - Gary Day (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Curtis Fitzgerald (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Rhein (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jeffrey Kouba (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Lannon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Chad Blouin (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Richard Dubay (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Travis Butler (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 11:26 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Kouba is called for the reach on Ivan Magalski - foul #2 on Jeffrey Kouba, team foul #5 | 55-28 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway (SF), Damon Jordan (C) Chad Blouin, Travis Butler | |
| 11:09 | South Carolina | Gary Day misses the easy layup | 55-28 |
| 11:08 | Mississippi State | Damon Jordan grabs the defensive rebound | 55-28 |
| 11:03 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Kouba hits the finger roll set up by James Lannon | 55-30 |
| 10:40 | South Carolina | Ivan Magalski is fouled on the floor by Hugh Calloway - foul #2 on Hugh Calloway, team foul #6 | 55-30 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Roscoe Cohan (PG), Alonzo Brisco (SG), Micheal Collum (C) Ivan Magalski, Vincent Bargo, Curtis Fitzgerald | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Tommy Newby (PG), Chad Blouin (SG), Daniel Huston (PF) Jeffrey Kouba, James Lannon, Richard Dubay | |
| 10:19 | South Carolina | Hugh Calloway is called for the reach on Gary Day - foul #3 on Hugh Calloway, team foul #7 | 55-30 |
| 10:19 | South Carolina | Gary Day makes the 1st free throw | 56-30 |
| 10:19 | South Carolina | Gary Day makes the 2nd free throw | 57-30 |
| 10:05 | Mississippi State | Chad Blouin is called for traveling | 57-30 |
| 09:40 | South Carolina | The jump hook by Micheal Collum is blocked by Damon Jordan | 57-30 |
| 09:39 | Mississippi State | Damon Jordan grabs the board | 57-30 |
| 09:22 | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway makes the 3 from the right corner | 57-33 |
| 08:56 | South Carolina | Robert Rhein connects on the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Alonzo Brisco | 59-33 |
| 08:46 | Mississippi State | Chad Blouin travels with the ball | 59-33 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ivan Magalski (PG), Curtis Fitzgerald (PF) Gary Day, Robert Rhein | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Lannon (SG), Travis Butler (C) Hugh Calloway, Damon Jordan | |
| 08:24 | South Carolina | Ivan Magalski can't finish the layup but the foul's on Tommy Newby - foul #3 on Tommy Newby, team foul #8 | 59-33 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Kouba (PG), Richard Dubay (PF) Tommy Newby, Daniel Huston | |
| 08:24 | South Carolina | Ivan Magalski makes the 1st free throw | 60-33 |
| 08:24 | South Carolina | Ivan Magalski makes the 2nd free throw | 61-33 |
| 08:02 | Mississippi State | Richard Dubay banks in the layup | 61-35 |
| 07:33 | South Carolina | Alonzo Brisco comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 61-35 |
| 07:32 | Mississippi State | Travis Butler grabs the board | 61-35 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Ivan Magalski (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. SG - Alonzo Brisco (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 ast. SF - Roscoe Cohan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Curtis Fitzgerald (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Micheal Collum (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jeffrey Kouba (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Lannon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Chad Blouin (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Richard Dubay (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Travis Butler (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 07:20 | Mississippi State | Travis Butler comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 61-35 |
| 07:19 | South Carolina | Roscoe Cohan snags the defensive board | 61-35 |
| 07:14 | South Carolina | Ivan Magalski is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffrey Kouba - foul #3 on Jeffrey Kouba, team foul #9 | 61-35 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Vincent Bargo (SG), Gary Day (SF), Robert Rhein (C) Alonzo Brisco, Roscoe Cohan, Micheal Collum | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Settles (SF) James Lannon | |
| 07:14 | South Carolina | Ivan Magalski makes the 1st free throw | 62-35 |
| 07:14 | South Carolina | Ivan Magalski makes the 2nd free throw | 63-35 |
| 07:04 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Kouba is whistled for traveling | 63-35 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Brandon Ball (C) Chad Blouin | |
| 06:43 | South Carolina | Gary Day's layup is rejected by Richard Dubay | 63-35 |
| 06:41 | Mississippi State | Richard Dubay grabs the defensive rebound | 63-35 |
| 06:32 | Mississippi State | Ivan Magalski steps in front of the Jeffrey Kouba pass | 63-35 |
| 06:29 | South Carolina | Gary Day lays it in on a great pass from Ivan Magalski | 65-35 |
| 06:14 | Mississippi State | Travis Butler is fouled on the floor by Curtis Fitzgerald - foul #2 on Curtis Fitzgerald, team foul #3 | 65-35 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Chad Blouin (SG) Brandon Ball | |
| 05:53 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Kouba scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 65-38 |
| 05:29 | South Carolina | Gary Day scores on a floater from the left block on a great pass from Vincent Bargo | 67-38 |
| 05:08 | Mississippi State | Curtis Fitzgerald swats the short shot by Travis Butler | 67-38 |
| 05:07 | South Carolina | Robert Rhein gets the rebound | 67-38 |
| 05:03 | South Carolina | Ivan Magalski misses the easy layup | 67-38 |
| 05:01 | Mississippi State | Travis Butler grabs the board | 67-38 |
| 04:55 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Kouba is hacked by Vincent Bargo - foul #1 on Vincent Bargo, team foul #4 | 67-38 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Roscoe Cohan (PG), Alonzo Brisco (SG), Micheal Collum (C) Ivan Magalski, Vincent Bargo, Robert Rhein | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeremiah Bahena (PF), Brandon Ball (C) Richard Dubay, Travis Butler | |
| 04:45 | Mississippi State | James Settles scores on a shot from close range on a nice dish by Jeffrey Kouba | 67-40 |
| 04:35 | South Carolina | Micheal Collum's pass is intercepted by Jeremiah Bahena | 67-40 |
| 04:14 | Mississippi State | James Settles drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 67-43 |
| 03:46 | South Carolina | Roscoe Cohan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-43 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Rhein (PF) Curtis Fitzgerald | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Dubay (SF) James Settles | |
| 03:29 | Mississippi State | Roscoe Cohan is called for the reach on Jeremiah Bahena - foul #2 on Roscoe Cohan, team foul #5 | 67-43 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ivan Magalski (PG) Gary Day | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Travis Butler (PF) Jeremiah Bahena | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Ivan Magalski (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. SG - Alonzo Brisco (fresh) 1 pts. 5 ast. SF - Roscoe Cohan (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Rhein (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Micheal Collum (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jeffrey Kouba (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Chad Blouin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Richard Dubay (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Travis Butler (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Brandon Ball (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:15 | Mississippi State | Richard Dubay scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Chad Blouin | 67-45 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:46 | South Carolina | Ivan Magalski buries a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Alonzo Brisco | 69-45 |
| 02:41 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Kouba misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 69-45 |
| 02:39 | Mississippi State | Brandon Ball grabs the offensive rebound | 69-45 |
| 02:27 | Mississippi State | Richard Dubay throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-45 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Curtis Fitzgerald (PF) Robert Rhein | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Settles (PG) Jeffrey Kouba | |
| 02:04 | South Carolina | Curtis Fitzgerald comes up short on the runner from close range | 69-45 |
| 02:02 | South Carolina | Ivan Magalski tips it back up and in | 71-45 |
| 01:49 | Mississippi State | Brandon Ball banks in the layup on a great pass from James Settles | 71-47 |
| 01:21 | South Carolina | Micheal Collum misses the easy layup but he's fouled by James Settles - foul #2 on James Settles, team foul #10 | 71-47 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Kouba (PG) Brandon Ball | |
| 01:21 | South Carolina | Micheal Collum makes the 1st free throw | 72-47 |
| 01:21 | South Carolina | Micheal Collum makes the 2nd free throw | 73-47 |
| 01:05 | Mississippi State | James Settles scores on a jumpshot from the right side | 73-49 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:38 | South Carolina | Curtis Fitzgerald banks in the layup on a nice dish by Roscoe Cohan and he's fouled by Travis Butler - foul #4 on Travis Butler, team foul #11 | 75-49 |
| 00:38 | South Carolina | Curtis Fitzgerald misses the free throw | 75-49 |
| 00:38 | Mississippi State | Travis Butler snags the defensive board | 75-49 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Mississippi State | Richard Dubay hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 75-49 |
| 00:31 | South Carolina | Micheal Collum grabs the defensive rebound | 75-49 |
| 00:08 | South Carolina | Micheal Collum is fouled on the floor by James Settles - foul #3 on James Settles, team foul #12 | 75-49 |
| 00:08 | South Carolina | Micheal Collum misses the 1st free throw | 75-49 |
| 00:08 | South Carolina | Micheal Collum makes the 2nd free throw | 76-49 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Kouba hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 76-49 |
| 00:01 | Mississippi State | Travis Butler hits the follow up shot | 76-51 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | Ivan Magalski runs out the clock | 76-51 |