| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Curtis Quiros (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Leslie Perry (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edmund Rich (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Anthony Saleh (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Anthony McCrate (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - James Randall (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Warrick (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Thompson (fresh) PF - Graig McCombie (fresh) 3 pts. C - Wilson Rubalcava (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Keith Thompson inbounds the ball | 39-22 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:50 | South Carolina | James Randall drills a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Keith Thompson | 39-24 |
| 19:33 | Mississippi State | Anthony Saleh blows the layup but the foul's on Jeffrey Warrick - foul #1 on Jeffrey Warrick, team foul #1 | 39-24 |
| 19:33 | Mississippi State | Anthony Saleh makes the 1st free throw | 40-24 |
| 19:33 | Mississippi State | Anthony Saleh makes the 2nd free throw | 41-24 |
| 19:15 | South Carolina | Wilson Rubalcava misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 41-24 |
| 19:14 | Mississippi State | Anthony McCrate gets the rebound | 41-24 |
| 18:49 | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry makes the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Curtis Quiros | 43-24 |
| 18:41 | South Carolina | Graig McCombie misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 43-24 |
| 18:39 | South Carolina | Wilson Rubalcava tips it back up and in | 43-26 |
| 18:17 | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry makes the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Curtis Quiros and he's hacked by Graig McCombie - foul #3 on Graig McCombie, team foul #2 | 45-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jason Litteral (PF) Graig McCombie | |
| 18:17 | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry makes the free throw | 46-26 |
| 18:15 | South Carolina | James Randall is hacked by Curtis Quiros in the backcourt - foul #3 on Curtis Quiros, team foul #1 | 46-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Arthur Comer (PG) Curtis Quiros | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 17:58 | South Carolina | Wilson Rubalcava can't throw it down | 46-26 |
| 17:57 | South Carolina | Wilson Rubalcava snags the offensive board | 46-26 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 17:48 | South Carolina | Keith Thompson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-26 |
| 17:39 | Mississippi State | Edmund Rich is whistled for a carry | 46-26 |
| 17:26 | South Carolina | Jason Litteral knocks in the shot from the left block | 46-28 |
| 17:14 | Mississippi State | Anthony Saleh scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Leslie Perry | 48-28 |
| 16:53 | South Carolina | Anthony McCrate steals the ball from Wilson Rubalcava | 48-28 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 16:34 | Mississippi State | Arthur Comer makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Edmund Rich | 51-28 |
| 16:18 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Warrick clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 51-28 |
| 16:16 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Edmund Rich | 51-28 |
| 15:50 | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Edmund Rich | 54-28 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Arthur Comer (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leslie Perry (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Edmund Rich (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Anthony Saleh (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - Anthony McCrate (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - James Randall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jeffrey Warrick (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Thompson (fairly fresh) PF - Jason Litteral (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Wilson Rubalcava (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:34 | South Carolina | Keith Thompson scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by James Randall | 54-31 |
| 15:29 | Mississippi State | Arthur Comer buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Leslie Perry | 57-31 |
| 15:13 | South Carolina | Keith Thompson scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Jeffrey Warrick | 57-34 |
| 15:09 | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Arthur Comer and the foul's on Keith Thompson - foul #1 on Keith Thompson, team foul #3 | 59-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Curtis Quiros (PG), Tommy Divine (SF), Joseph Sanders (PF), Sam Gibson (C) Arthur Comer, Edmund Rich, Anthony Saleh, Anthony McCrate | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Bernardo Valdez (PG), Marshall Hardin (SG), Samuel Johnson (SF), Graig McCombie (PF), James Carney (C) James Randall, Jeffrey Warrick, Keith Thompson, Jason Litteral, Wilson Rubalcava | |
| 15:09 | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry makes the free throw | 60-34 |
| 14:51 | South Carolina | Graig McCombie knocks in the shot in the paint set up by Samuel Johnson | 60-36 |
| 14:32 | Mississippi State | Tommy Divine hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 60-36 |
| 14:31 | South Carolina | Graig McCombie grabs the defensive rebound | 60-36 |
| 14:16 | South Carolina | Marshall Hardin scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 60-38 |
| 14:02 | Mississippi State | Marshall Hardin takes the ball from Curtis Quiros | 60-38 |
| 13:58 | South Carolina | Marshall Hardin can't finish the layup | 60-38 |
| 13:57 | South Carolina | Samuel Johnson hits the follow up shot | 60-40 |
| 13:38 | Mississippi State | Joseph Sanders misses short on a shot from the right block | 60-40 |
| 13:37 | South Carolina | James Carney pulls down the rebound | 60-40 |
| 13:22 | South Carolina | Samuel Johnson makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-43 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 13:17 | Mississippi State | James Carney swats the short shot by Leslie Perry | 60-43 |
| 13:16 | South Carolina | Graig McCombie grabs the board | 60-43 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 12:51 | South Carolina | Samuel Johnson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-43 |
| 12:50 | South Carolina | Bernardo Valdez tips it home | 60-45 |
| 12:34 | Mississippi State | Sam Gibson is fouled on the floor by Graig McCombie - foul #4 on Graig McCombie, team foul #4 | 60-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Arthur Comer (SG), Edmund Rich (SF), Anthony McCrate (C) Leslie Perry, Tommy Divine, Sam Gibson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Randall (PG), Jeffrey Warrick (SG), Keith Thompson (SF), Jason Litteral (PF), Wilson Rubalcava (C) Bernardo Valdez, Marshall Hardin, Samuel Johnson, Graig McCombie, James Carney | |
| 12:14 | Mississippi State | James Randall picks off the pass by Joseph Sanders | 60-45 |
| 11:58 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Warrick double dribbles | 60-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Allen Jones (SG), Anthony Saleh (PF) Curtis Quiros, Joseph Sanders | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 11:32 | Mississippi State | Anthony McCrate lays it in on a great pass from Arthur Comer and he's hacked by Keith Thompson - foul #2 on Keith Thompson, team foul #5 | 62-45 |
| 11:32 | Mississippi State | Anthony McCrate makes the free throw | 63-45 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Arthur Comer (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Allen Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edmund Rich (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Anthony Saleh (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - Anthony McCrate (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - James Randall (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffrey Warrick (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Keith Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jason Litteral (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Wilson Rubalcava (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 11:09 | South Carolina | Wilson Rubalcava makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Jeffrey Warrick | 63-48 |
| 11:00 | Mississippi State | Edmund Rich comes up short on the shot from the left side but the foul's on Keith Thompson - foul #3 on Keith Thompson, team foul #6 | 63-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Curtis Quiros (PG) Allen Jones | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 11:00 | Mississippi State | Edmund Rich makes the 1st free throw | 64-48 |
| 11:00 | Mississippi State | Edmund Rich misses the 2nd free throw | 64-48 |
| 11:00 | South Carolina | Wilson Rubalcava grabs the board | 64-48 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 10:38 | South Carolina | Wilson Rubalcava knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James Randall and the foul's on Anthony McCrate - foul #1 on Anthony McCrate, team foul #2 | 64-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Sam Gibson (C) Anthony McCrate | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Samuel Johnson (PG) James Randall | |
| 10:38 | South Carolina | Wilson Rubalcava misses the free throw | 64-50 |
| 10:38 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Sam Gibson | 64-50 |
| 10:26 | Mississippi State | Arthur Comer clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 64-50 |
| 10:24 | South Carolina | Keith Thompson gets the rebound | 64-50 |
| 10:18 | South Carolina | Jason Litteral's pass is intercepted by Anthony Saleh | 64-50 |
| 09:54 | Mississippi State | Edmund Rich misses the 3 from the right wing | 64-50 |
| 09:53 | South Carolina | Jason Litteral snags the defensive board | 64-50 |
| 09:36 | South Carolina | Wilson Rubalcava loses the dribble to Curtis Quiros | 64-50 |
| 09:31 | Mississippi State | Arthur Comer can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-50 |
| 09:29 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Warrick grabs the defensive rebound | 64-50 |
| 09:00 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Warrick lays it up and in on a nice dish by Keith Thompson and he's hacked by Arthur Comer - foul #2 on Arthur Comer, team foul #3 | 64-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Allen Jones (PG), Leslie Perry (SG), Tommy Divine (SF), Anthony McCrate (C) Curtis Quiros, Arthur Comer, Edmund Rich, Anthony Saleh | |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Randall (PG), James Carney (PF), John Keys (C) Keith Thompson, Jason Litteral, Wilson Rubalcava | |
| 09:00 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Warrick makes the free throw | 64-53 |
| 08:48 | Mississippi State | Tommy Divine makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Allen Jones | 67-53 |
| 08:30 | South Carolina | John Keys is hacked by Anthony McCrate - foul #2 on Anthony McCrate, team foul #4 | 67-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Marshall Hardin (SG) Jeffrey Warrick | |
| 08:15 | South Carolina | John Keys misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 67-53 |
| 08:13 | Mississippi State | Anthony McCrate grabs the board | 67-53 |
| 07:59 | Mississippi State | Sam Gibson banks in the layup | 69-53 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 07:42 | South Carolina | Samuel Johnson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 69-53 |
| 07:40 | Mississippi State | Allen Jones snags the defensive board | 69-53 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 07:12 | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 69-53 |
| 07:11 | South Carolina | John Keys grabs the defensive rebound | 69-53 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Allen Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Leslie Perry (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SF - Tommy Divine (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Sam Gibson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Anthony McCrate (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - James Randall (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Marshall Hardin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Samuel Johnson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. PF - James Carney (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - John Keys (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:06 | South Carolina | Samuel Johnson clanks a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Anthony McCrate - foul #3 on Anthony McCrate, team foul #5 | 69-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Curtis Quiros (PG), Edmund Rich (SF), Anthony Saleh (PF) Allen Jones, Tommy Divine, Sam Gibson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jeffrey Warrick (SG), Keith Thompson (SF), Graig McCombie (PF), Wilson Rubalcava (C) James Randall, Marshall Hardin, James Carney, John Keys | |
| 07:06 | South Carolina | Samuel Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 69-53 |
| 07:06 | South Carolina | Samuel Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 69-53 |
| 07:06 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Anthony McCrate | 69-53 |
| 06:42 | Mississippi State | Curtis Quiros clanks a fadeaway from close range | 69-53 |
| 06:40 | South Carolina | Wilson Rubalcava grabs the board | 69-53 |
| 06:35 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Warrick buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 69-55 |
| 06:14 | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 69-55 |
| 06:12 | Mississippi State | Edmund Rich snags the offensive board | 69-55 |
| 05:54 | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry is hacked by Graig McCombie - foul #5 on Graig McCombie, team foul #7 | 69-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joseph Sanders (C) Anthony McCrate | |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Randall (PG), Jason Litteral (PF) Samuel Johnson, Graig McCombie | |
| 05:54 | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry makes the 1st free throw | 70-55 |
| 05:54 | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry misses the 2nd free throw | 70-55 |
| 05:54 | South Carolina | Wilson Rubalcava grabs the board | 70-55 |
| 05:44 | South Carolina | Jason Litteral's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 70-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Arthur Comer (SG) Leslie Perry | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 05:22 | Mississippi State | Anthony Saleh is called for traveling | 70-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Sam Gibson (C) Anthony Saleh | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 05:14 | South Carolina | Jason Litteral can't connect on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Edmund Rich - foul #1 on Edmund Rich, team foul #6 | 70-55 |
| 05:14 | South Carolina | Jason Litteral makes the 1st free throw | 70-56 |
| 05:14 | South Carolina | Jason Litteral makes the 2nd free throw | 70-57 |
| 04:52 | Mississippi State | Edmund Rich is whistled for traveling | 70-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Carney (C) Wilson Rubalcava | |
| 04:34 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Warrick connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by James Randall | 70-60 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 04:17 | Mississippi State | Edmund Rich buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Arthur Comer | 73-60 |
| 04:07 | South Carolina | Keith Thompson misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 73-60 |
| 04:06 | Mississippi State | Joseph Sanders gets the rebound | 73-60 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:47 | Mississippi State | Arthur Comer misses the floater from the free throw line | 73-60 |
| 03:46 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Sam Gibson | 73-60 |
| 03:28 | Mississippi State | Joseph Sanders knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Curtis Quiros | 76-60 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:20 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Warrick is hacked by Arthur Comer - foul #3 on Arthur Comer, team foul #7 | 76-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry (SG), Tommy Divine (SF), Anthony Saleh (PF), Anthony McCrate (C) Curtis Quiros, Edmund Rich, Joseph Sanders, Sam Gibson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Bernardo Valdez (PG), John Keys (PF), Wilson Rubalcava (C) James Randall, Keith Thompson, Jason Litteral | |
| 03:20 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Warrick makes the 1st free throw | 76-61 |
| 03:20 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Warrick makes the 2nd free throw | 76-62 |
| 02:56 | Mississippi State | Anthony McCrate comes up short on the shot from close range but he's fouled by Bernardo Valdez - foul #2 on Bernardo Valdez, team foul #8 | 76-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Marshall Hardin (SG), Samuel Johnson (SF) Jeffrey Warrick, John Keys | |
| 02:56 | Mississippi State | Anthony McCrate makes the 1st free throw | 77-62 |
| 02:56 | Mississippi State | Anthony McCrate makes the 2nd free throw | 78-62 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Arthur Comer (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Leslie Perry (fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. SF - Tommy Divine (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Anthony Saleh (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - Anthony McCrate (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Bernardo Valdez (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Marshall Hardin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Samuel Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. PF - James Carney (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Wilson Rubalcava (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:38 | South Carolina | Samuel Johnson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 78-62 |
| 02:37 | South Carolina | Marshall Hardin tips it back up and in | 78-64 |
| 02:12 | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 78-64 |
| 02:11 | South Carolina | Wilson Rubalcava grabs the defensive rebound | 78-64 |
| 02:01 | South Carolina | Wilson Rubalcava misses badly on a floater from the right side | 78-64 |
| 02:00 | Mississippi State | Anthony McCrate pulls down the rebound | 78-64 |
| 01:31 | Mississippi State | Tommy Divine banks in the layup on a great pass from Leslie Perry and he's fouled by Samuel Johnson - foul #2 on Samuel Johnson, team foul #9 | 80-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Allen Jones (SG), Joseph Sanders (PF), Sam Gibson (C) Leslie Perry, Anthony Saleh, Anthony McCrate | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jason Litteral (PF) Wilson Rubalcava | |
| 01:31 | Mississippi State | Tommy Divine makes the free throw | 81-64 |
| 01:18 | South Carolina | Jason Litteral hits a fadeaway in the lane set up by Bernardo Valdez | 81-66 |
| 00:51 | Mississippi State | Sam Gibson loses the dribble to Bernardo Valdez | 81-66 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:47 | South Carolina | James Carney's pass is intercepted by Allen Jones | 81-66 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Mississippi State | Bernardo Valdez is called for the reach on Arthur Comer - foul #3 on Bernardo Valdez, team foul #10 | 81-66 |
| 00:25 | Mississippi State | Arthur Comer makes the 1st free throw | 82-66 |
| 00:25 | Mississippi State | Arthur Comer misses the 2nd free throw | 82-66 |
| 00:25 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Jason Litteral | 82-66 |
| 00:19 | South Carolina | Samuel Johnson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 82-66 |
| 00:17 | Mississippi State | Sam Gibson snags the defensive board | 82-66 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Arthur Comer runs out the clock | 82-66 |