| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Kyle Larson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Craig Wann (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ramon Martin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Ake (fresh) 8 pts. C - Jonathan Bryner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Antonio Peery (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Cameron (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Roberts (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jay Beck (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Cox (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Richard Roberts inbounds the ball | 33-31 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:37 | South Carolina | Antonio Peery slams it home | 33-33 |
| 19:21 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Bryner misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-33 |
| 19:20 | South Carolina | Jay Beck gets the rebound | 33-33 |
| 18:54 | South Carolina | The jumper by Stephen Cameron is denied by Jonathan Bryner | 33-33 |
| 18:53 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Dikembe Ake | 33-33 |
| 18:38 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Bryner hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 33-33 |
| 18:36 | South Carolina | Jay Beck grabs the board | 33-33 |
| 18:32 | South Carolina | Antonio Peery hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 33-33 |
| 18:30 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Bryner grabs the board | 33-33 |
| 18:09 | Mississippi State | Ramon Martin can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 33-33 |
| 18:07 | South Carolina | Andrew Cox pulls down the rebound | 33-33 |
| 17:43 | South Carolina | Antonio Peery misses the shot from the right wing | 33-33 |
| 17:41 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Ake snags the defensive board | 33-33 |
| 17:16 | Mississippi State | Craig Wann is fouled on the floor by Stephen Cameron - foul #2 on Stephen Cameron, team foul #1 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling (C) Jonathan Bryner | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Vince Chidester (SF) Richard Roberts | |
| 17:04 | Mississippi State | Kyle Larson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 33-33 |
| 17:02 | South Carolina | Andrew Cox grabs the defensive rebound | 33-33 |
| 16:44 | South Carolina | Andrew Cox misses long on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Ronald Sterling - foul #1 on Ronald Sterling, team foul #1 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Neil Hunter (SF), Mark Davies (C) Ramon Martin, Dikembe Ake | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Steven Parker (SG), Aaron Horn (SF), Manuel Thomas (PF) Antonio Peery, Stephen Cameron, Jay Beck | |
| 16:44 | South Carolina | Andrew Cox makes the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 16:44 | South Carolina | Andrew Cox misses the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 16:44 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling pulls down the rebound | 33-34 |
| 16:27 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 33-34 |
| 16:26 | South Carolina | Andrew Cox snags the defensive board | 33-34 |
| 16:22 | South Carolina | Ronald Sterling steps in front of the Manuel Thomas pass | 33-34 |
| 16:03 | Mississippi State | Kyle Larson connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 35-34 |
| 15:45 | South Carolina | Manuel Thomas is fouled on the floor by Mark Davies - foul #1 on Mark Davies, team foul #2 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Glenn Lepe (SG), Dikembe Ake (PF) Kyle Larson, Craig Wann | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Antonio Peery (PG), Stephen Cameron (SG), Richard Roberts (SF), Jay Beck (PF) Vince Chidester, Steven Parker, Aaron Horn, Andrew Cox | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Mark Davies (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Glenn Lepe (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Neil Hunter (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dikembe Ake (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Sterling (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Antonio Peery (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Cameron (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Roberts (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jay Beck (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Manuel Thomas (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | South Carolina | Ronald Sterling picks off the pass by Manuel Thomas | 35-34 |
| 15:20 | Mississippi State | Richard Roberts denies the turnaround by Mark Davies | 35-34 |
| 15:19 | South Carolina | Antonio Peery grabs the defensive rebound | 35-34 |
| 15:13 | South Carolina | Manuel Thomas misses long on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Ronald Sterling - foul #2 on Ronald Sterling, team foul #3 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ramon Martin (SF), Jonathan Bryner (C) Neil Hunter, Ronald Sterling | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 15:13 | South Carolina | Manuel Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 15:13 | South Carolina | Manuel Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 35-36 |
| 14:56 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Ake drills a jumper from the right block | 37-36 |
| 14:39 | South Carolina | Stephen Cameron scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 37-38 |
| 14:22 | Mississippi State | Ramon Martin loses the ball out of bounds | 37-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kyle Larson (PG), Craig Wann (SG) Mark Davies, Glenn Lepe | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 14:04 | South Carolina | Manuel Thomas misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-38 |
| 14:02 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Dikembe Ake | 37-38 |
| 13:52 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Ake misses short on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Stephen Cameron - foul #3 on Stephen Cameron, team foul #2 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Vince Chidester (PG), Steven Parker (SG), Aaron Horn (SF), Jeffrey Blum (PF), Andrew Cox (C) Antonio Peery, Stephen Cameron, Richard Roberts, Jay Beck, Manuel Thomas | |
| 13:52 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Ake misses the 1st free throw | 37-38 |
| 13:52 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Ake makes the 2nd free throw | 38-38 |
| 13:35 | South Carolina | Andrew Cox misses the dunk attempt | 38-38 |
| 13:34 | Mississippi State | Ramon Martin gets the rebound | 38-38 |
| 13:17 | Mississippi State | Ramon Martin can't finish the layup | 38-38 |
| 13:16 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Ake gets the offensive rebound | 38-38 |
| 13:04 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Bryner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Neil Hunter (SF), Ronald Sterling (PF), Mark Davies (C) Ramon Martin, Dikembe Ake, Jonathan Bryner | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 12:52 | South Carolina | Aaron Horn misses the shot from the left side | 38-38 |
| 12:50 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Kyle Larson | 38-38 |
| 12:29 | Mississippi State | Kyle Larson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-38 |
| 12:27 | South Carolina | Aaron Horn snags the defensive board | 38-38 |
| 12:17 | South Carolina | Andrew Cox's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Antonio Peery (PG), Stephen Cameron (SG), Richard Roberts (SF), Jay Beck (PF), Manuel Thomas (C) Vince Chidester, Steven Parker, Aaron Horn, Jeffrey Blum, Andrew Cox | |
| 11:54 | Mississippi State | Neil Hunter drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Craig Wann | 41-38 |
| 11:35 | South Carolina | Richard Roberts misses the turnaround from the left block | 41-38 |
| 11:33 | South Carolina | Jay Beck tips it in | 41-40 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Kyle Larson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Craig Wann (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Neil Hunter (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Ronald Sterling (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Mark Davies (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Antonio Peery (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Cameron (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Roberts (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jay Beck (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Manuel Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:07 | Mississippi State | Antonio Peery takes the ball from Ronald Sterling | 41-40 |
| 10:49 | South Carolina | Richard Roberts can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Neil Hunter - foul #3 on Neil Hunter, team foul #4 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Glenn Lepe (SG), Ramon Martin (SF), Dikembe Ake (PF), Jonathan Bryner (C) Kyle Larson, Craig Wann, Neil Hunter, Ronald Sterling | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Andrew Cox (C) Manuel Thomas | |
| 10:49 | South Carolina | Richard Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 41-41 |
| 10:49 | South Carolina | Richard Roberts misses the 2nd free throw | 41-41 |
| 10:49 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Bryner gets the rebound | 41-41 |
| 10:34 | Mississippi State | Mark Davies misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 41-41 |
| 10:33 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Ake gets the offensive rebound | 41-41 |
| 10:21 | Mississippi State | Mark Davies hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Antonio Peery - foul #1 on Antonio Peery, team foul #3 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Vince Chidester (SF) Richard Roberts | |
| 10:21 | Mississippi State | Mark Davies makes the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 10:21 | Mississippi State | Mark Davies makes the 2nd free throw | 43-41 |
| 10:07 | South Carolina | Vince Chidester clanks a 3 from the right corner | 43-41 |
| 10:06 | South Carolina | Andrew Cox snags the offensive board | 43-41 |
| 09:53 | South Carolina | Antonio Peery is called for a charge - foul #2 on Antonio Peery, team foul #4 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Neil Hunter (SG) Mark Davies | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 09:35 | Mississippi State | Ramon Martin knocks in the shot from just outside the lane | 45-41 |
| 09:19 | South Carolina | Ramon Martin takes the ball from Andrew Cox | 45-41 |
| 08:53 | Mississippi State | Glenn Lepe knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Ramon Martin | 48-41 |
| 08:39 | South Carolina | Stephen Cameron is hacked by Ramon Martin - foul #1 on Ramon Martin, team foul #5 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kyle Larson (PG), Craig Wann (SG), Ronald Sterling (C) Glenn Lepe, Neil Hunter, Jonathan Bryner | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Steven Parker (SG), Richard Roberts (SF), Manuel Thomas (PF), Jeffrey Blum (C) Antonio Peery, Stephen Cameron, Jay Beck, Andrew Cox | |
| 08:27 | South Carolina | Steven Parker scores on a 3 from the left wing | 48-44 |
| 08:06 | Mississippi State | Craig Wann buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Ramon Martin | 51-44 |
| 07:42 | South Carolina | Steven Parker hits a jump hook from the baseline | 51-46 |
| 07:19 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling travels with the ball | 51-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Neil Hunter (SF), Mark Davies (C) Ramon Martin, Dikembe Ake | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Antonio Peery (PG), Stephen Cameron (SG) Vince Chidester, Steven Parker | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Kyle Larson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Craig Wann (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Neil Hunter (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Ronald Sterling (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Mark Davies (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Antonio Peery (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Cameron (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Roberts (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Manuel Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jeffrey Blum (fresh) | |
| 07:01 | South Carolina | Stephen Cameron is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on Stephen Cameron, team foul #5 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Steven Parker (SF), Jay Beck (PF), Andrew Cox (C) Richard Roberts, Manuel Thomas, Jeffrey Blum | |
| 06:53 | Mississippi State | Craig Wann lays it up and in on a nice dish by Mark Davies and he's fouled by Stephen Cameron - foul #5 on Stephen Cameron, team foul #6 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Aaron Horn (SF) Stephen Cameron | |
| 06:53 | Mississippi State | Craig Wann misses the free throw | 53-46 |
| 06:53 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Andrew Cox | 53-46 |
| 06:34 | South Carolina | Antonio Peery hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Jay Beck | 53-48 |
| 06:20 | Mississippi State | Kyle Larson buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Neil Hunter | 56-48 |
| 06:02 | South Carolina | Jay Beck can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 56-48 |
| 06:00 | Mississippi State | Neil Hunter grabs the defensive rebound | 56-48 |
| 05:41 | Mississippi State | Mark Davies misses short on a floater from the right block | 56-48 |
| 05:39 | South Carolina | Jay Beck snags the defensive board | 56-48 |
| 05:34 | South Carolina | Aaron Horn hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 56-48 |
| 05:32 | South Carolina | Aaron Horn tips it in | 56-50 |
| 05:25 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ramon Martin (SF), Dikembe Ake (PF), Jonathan Bryner (C) Neil Hunter, Ronald Sterling, Mark Davies | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Vince Chidester (SG), Richard Roberts (SF) Steven Parker, Aaron Horn | |
| 05:11 | Mississippi State | Andrew Cox blocks the short jumper by Ramon Martin | 56-50 |
| 05:09 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Bryner grabs the offensive rebound | 56-50 |
| 04:49 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Ake comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-50 |
| 04:48 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Bryner tips it back up and in | 58-50 |
| 04:28 | South Carolina | Antonio Peery buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Richard Roberts | 58-53 |
| 04:18 | Mississippi State | Craig Wann is fouled on the floor by Vince Chidester - foul #1 on Vince Chidester, team foul #7 | 58-53 |
| 04:18 | Mississippi State | Craig Wann makes the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 04:18 | Mississippi State | Craig Wann makes the 2nd free throw | 60-53 |
| 03:52 | South Carolina | Jonathan Bryner is called for the reach on Antonio Peery - foul #2 on Jonathan Bryner, team foul #6 | 60-53 |
| 03:39 | South Carolina | Richard Roberts is fouled on the floor by Kyle Larson - foul #1 on Kyle Larson, team foul #7 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Manuel Thomas (C) Andrew Cox | |
| 03:39 | South Carolina | Richard Roberts misses the 1st free throw | 60-53 |
| 03:39 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Bryner gets the rebound | 60-53 |
| 03:20 | Mississippi State | Ramon Martin connects on the jump hook in the paint and he's hacked by Richard Roberts - foul #1 on Richard Roberts, team foul #8 | 62-53 |
| 03:20 | Mississippi State | Ramon Martin makes the free throw | 63-53 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Kyle Larson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Craig Wann (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ramon Martin (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dikembe Ake (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Jonathan Bryner (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Antonio Peery (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vince Chidester (fresh) SF - Richard Roberts (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jay Beck (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Manuel Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:12 | South Carolina | Vince Chidester misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 63-53 |
| 03:11 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Bryner grabs the defensive rebound | 63-53 |
| 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) | |
| 02:50 | Mississippi State | Jay Beck blocks the short jumper by Jonathan Bryner | 63-53 |
| 02:48 | Mississippi State | Kyle Larson grabs the offensive rebound | 63-53 |
| 02:31 | Mississippi State | Kyle Larson connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Ramon Martin | 66-53 |
| 02:13 | South Carolina | Richard Roberts can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Craig Wann - foul #1 on Craig Wann, team foul #8 | 66-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mark Davies (PG), Glenn Lepe (SG), Robert Cooper (SF), Ronald Sterling (PF), Neil Hunter (C) Kyle Larson, Craig Wann, Ramon Martin, Dikembe Ake, Jonathan Bryner | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Steven Parker (PG), Aaron Horn (SG), Jeffrey Blum (C) Antonio Peery, Vince Chidester, Jay Beck | |
| 02:13 | South Carolina | Richard Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 66-54 |
| 02:13 | South Carolina | Richard Roberts misses the 2nd free throw | 66-54 |
| 02:13 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling gets the rebound | 66-54 |
| 01:51 | Mississippi State | Steven Parker takes the ball from Neil Hunter | 66-54 |
| 01:48 | South Carolina | Steven Parker banks in the layup | 66-56 |
| 01:28 | Mississippi State | Mark Davies double dribbles | 66-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Vince Chidester (PG) Richard Roberts | |
| 01:05 | South Carolina | Aaron Horn is fouled on the floor by Glenn Lepe - foul #2 on Glenn Lepe, team foul #9 | 66-56 |
| 01:05 | South Carolina | Aaron Horn makes the 1st free throw | 66-57 |
| 01:05 | South Carolina | Aaron Horn makes the 2nd free throw | 66-58 |
| 01:03 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kyle Larson (PG), Craig Wann (SG), Ramon Martin (SF), Dikembe Ake (PF), Jonathan Bryner (C) Mark Davies, Glenn Lepe, Robert Cooper, Ronald Sterling, Neil Hunter | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Antonio Peery (PG), Richard Roberts (SF), Jay Beck (PF), Andrew Cox (C) Aaron Horn, Steven Parker, Manuel Thomas, Jeffrey Blum | |
| 00:41 | Mississippi State | Craig Wann clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 66-58 |
| 00:40 | Mississippi State | Ramon Martin tips it in | 68-58 |
| 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) | |
| 00:36 | South Carolina | Kyle Larson steals the ball from Jay Beck | 68-58 |
| 00:32 | Mississippi State | Craig Wann banks in the layup set up by Kyle Larson | 70-58 |
| 00:24 | South Carolina | Antonio Peery misses the 3 from straight away | 70-58 |
| 00:23 | Mississippi State | Craig Wann pulls down the rebound | 70-58 |
| 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) | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Kyle Larson runs out the clock | 70-58 |