| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Richard Claycomb (fresh) SG - William Brown (fresh) SF - Garf Palevic (fresh) PF - Rafael Jackson (fresh) C - Benjamin Keller (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Stefan Costa (fresh) SG - John Steffan (fresh) SF - Alberto Costa (fresh) PF - Marvin Brown (fresh) C - Peter Benedict (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Benjamin Keller 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) | |
| 19:44 | South Carolina | Rafael Jackson hits the finger roll | 2-0 |
| 19:21 | Mississippi State | John Steffan connects on the 3 from the right wing | 2-3 |
| 19:11 | South Carolina | Richard Claycomb clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 2-3 |
| 19:10 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Stefan Costa | 2-3 |
| 19:05 | Mississippi State | Stefan Costa is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Stefan Costa, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 18:41 | South Carolina | Garf Palevic misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 2-3 |
| 18:39 | Mississippi State | Alberto Costa grabs the defensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:33 | Mississippi State | John Steffan makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Stefan Costa | 2-6 |
| 18:22 | South Carolina | Rafael Jackson misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 2-6 |
| 18:20 | South Carolina | Benjamin Keller grabs the offensive rebound | 2-6 |
| 17:57 | South Carolina | Rafael Jackson is called for a charge - foul #1 on Rafael Jackson, team foul #1 | 2-6 |
| 17:41 | Mississippi State | Marvin Brown's pass is intercepted by Rafael Jackson | 2-6 |
| 17:13 | South Carolina | The pull-up jumper by Richard Claycomb is blocked by Alberto Costa | 2-6 |
| 17:11 | Mississippi State | Marvin Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 2-6 |
| 16:42 | Mississippi State | John Steffan misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 2-6 |
| 16:41 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Garf Palevic | 2-6 |
| 16:25 | South Carolina | Marvin Brown is called for the reach on Benjamin Keller - foul #1 on Marvin Brown, team foul #2 | 2-6 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ken Costanzo (PG), Jahi Abdulmateen (SG), Joseph Lainez (PF), Leland Cook (C) Richard Claycomb, William Brown, Rafael Jackson, Benjamin Keller | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jose Martin (PG), David Russell (PF), Clayton Galle (C) Stefan Costa, Marvin Brown, Peter Benedict | |
| 16:10 | South Carolina | Jahi Abdulmateen connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 5-6 |
| 15:54 | Mississippi State | David Russell misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 5-6 |
| 15:53 | Mississippi State | Jose Martin snags the offensive board | 5-6 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Ken Costanzo (fresh) SG - Jahi Abdulmateen (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Garf Palevic (fairly fresh) PF - Joseph Lainez (fresh) C - Leland Cook (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jose Martin (fresh) SG - John Steffan (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Alberto Costa (fresh) PF - David Russell (fresh) C - Clayton Galle (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Mississippi State | The short jumper by John Steffan is denied by Leland Cook | 5-6 |
| 15:42 | Mississippi State | Clayton Galle grabs the offensive board | 5-6 |
| 15:36 | Mississippi State | John Steffan clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 5-6 |
| 15:34 | South Carolina | Joseph Lainez gets the rebound | 5-6 |
| 15:25 | South Carolina | Joseph Lainez lays it up and in set up by Jahi Abdulmateen | 7-6 |
| 15:17 | Mississippi State | Jose Martin hits a 3 from the right wing set up by Alberto Costa | 7-9 |
| 14:56 | South Carolina | Ken Costanzo comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 7-9 |
| 14:55 | Mississippi State | David Russell gets the rebound | 7-9 |
| 14:50 | Mississippi State | John Steffan misses long on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Jahi Abdulmateen - foul #1 on Jahi Abdulmateen, team foul #2 | 7-9 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Richard Claycomb (PG), George Snyder (SF), Rafael Jackson (PF) Jahi Abdulmateen, Garf Palevic, Leland Cook | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stefan Costa (PG), John Meador (SF), Marvin Brown (PF), Peter Benedict (C) Jose Martin, Alberto Costa, David Russell, Clayton Galle | |
| 14:50 | Mississippi State | John Steffan makes the 1st free throw | 7-10 |
| 14:50 | Mississippi State | John Steffan makes the 2nd free throw | 7-11 |
| 14:35 | South Carolina | Rafael Jackson misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Marvin Brown - foul #2 on Marvin Brown, team foul #3 | 7-11 |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Brown (SG), Benjamin Keller (C) George Snyder, Joseph Lainez | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jose Martin (SG), David Russell (PF) John Steffan, Marvin Brown | |
| 14:35 | South Carolina | Rafael Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 7-11 |
| 14:35 | South Carolina | Rafael Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 8-11 |
| 14:21 | Mississippi State | William Brown is called for the reach on David Russell - foul #1 on William Brown, team foul #3 | 8-11 |
| 14:02 | Mississippi State | Jose Martin comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 8-11 |
| 14:01 | South Carolina | Richard Claycomb snags the defensive board | 8-11 |
| 13:45 | South Carolina | Peter Benedict steals it from William Brown | 8-11 |
| 13:26 | Mississippi State | David Russell hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 8-11 |
| 13:24 | Mississippi State | John Meador pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-11 |
| 13:11 | Mississippi State | Stefan Costa can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 8-11 |
| 13:09 | South Carolina | Benjamin Keller grabs the defensive rebound | 8-11 |
| 12:57 | South Carolina | William Brown misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 8-11 |
| 12:55 | South Carolina | Richard Claycomb tips it in | 10-11 |
| 12:39 | Mississippi State | David Russell's fadeaway is rejected by Benjamin Keller | 10-11 |
| 12:38 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Benjamin Keller | 10-11 |
| 12:19 | South Carolina | Benjamin Keller's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-11 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jahi Abdulmateen (PG), Ronald Bone (SG), Garf Palevic (SF), Joseph Lainez (PF), Leland Cook (C) Richard Claycomb, William Brown, Ken Costanzo, Rafael Jackson, Benjamin Keller | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Steffan (SG), Alberto Costa (SF), Clayton Galle (PF), Jeff Steinbeck (C) Stefan Costa, Jose Martin, David Russell, Peter Benedict | |
| 12:00 | Mississippi State | Garf Palevic picks off the pass by Alberto Costa | 10-11 |
| 11:56 | South Carolina | Ronald Bone misses the easy layup | 10-11 |
| 11:54 | Mississippi State | Clayton Galle snags the defensive board | 10-11 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Jahi Abdulmateen (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Bone (fresh) SF - Garf Palevic (fresh) PF - Joseph Lainez (fresh) 2 pts. C - Leland Cook (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Meador (fresh) SG - John Steffan (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Alberto Costa (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Clayton Galle (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jeff Steinbeck (fresh) | |
| 11:42 | Mississippi State | Alberto Costa connects on the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by John Meador and he's hacked by Jahi Abdulmateen - foul #2 on Jahi Abdulmateen, team foul #4 | 10-13 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Edward Wynn (PG) Jahi Abdulmateen | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 11:42 | Mississippi State | Alberto Costa makes the free throw | 10-14 |
| 11:22 | South Carolina | Edward Wynn buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Leland Cook | 13-14 |
| 11:05 | Mississippi State | John Steffan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 13-14 |
| 11:03 | Mississippi State | John Steffan pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-14 |
| 10:48 | Mississippi State | John Meador misses the 3 from the left corner | 13-14 |
| 10:46 | South Carolina | Ronald Bone gets the rebound | 13-14 |
| 10:42 | South Carolina | Garf Palevic misses the driving attempt from close range | 13-14 |
| 10:41 | Mississippi State | Clayton Galle gets the rebound | 13-14 |
| 10:26 | Mississippi State | John Meador misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 13-14 |
| 10:25 | Mississippi State | Jeff Steinbeck grabs the offensive board | 13-14 |
| 10:03 | Mississippi State | John Meador hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from John Steffan | 13-17 |
| 09:47 | South Carolina | John Meador is called for the reach on Ronald Bone - foul #1 on John Meador, team foul #4 | 13-17 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Richard Claycomb (PG), William Brown (SG), Rafael Jackson (PF), Benjamin Keller (C) Edward Wynn, Ronald Bone, Joseph Lainez, Leland Cook | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stefan Costa (PG), David Russell (PF), Peter Benedict (C) John Meador, Clayton Galle, Jeff Steinbeck | |
| 09:28 | South Carolina | Garf Palevic misses the runner in the lane | 13-17 |
| 09:27 | South Carolina | Richard Claycomb tips it home | 15-17 |
| 09:15 | Mississippi State | David Russell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-17 |
| 09:02 | South Carolina | Stefan Costa picks off the pass by Garf Palevic | 15-17 |
| 08:40 | Mississippi State | Benjamin Keller is called for the reach on Peter Benedict - foul #1 on Benjamin Keller, team foul #5 | 15-17 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lee Wilkins (SF) Alberto Costa | |
| 08:26 | Mississippi State | Rafael Jackson denies the turnaround by David Russell | 15-17 |
| 08:25 | Mississippi State | Peter Benedict hits the follow up shot | 15-19 |
| 08:04 | South Carolina | Rafael Jackson misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 15-19 |
| 08:03 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to David Russell | 15-19 |
| 07:56 | Mississippi State | David Russell can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 15-19 |
| 07:54 | Mississippi State | Stefan Costa tips it but misses | 15-19 |
| 07:53 | South Carolina | William Brown pulls down the rebound | 15-19 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Richard Claycomb (fresh) 4 pts. SG - William Brown (fresh) SF - Garf Palevic (fairly fresh) PF - Rafael Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Benjamin Keller (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Stefan Costa (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Steffan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lee Wilkins (fresh) PF - David Russell (fresh) 2 reb. C - Peter Benedict (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:36 | South Carolina | Garf Palevic buries a turnaround from close range set up by William Brown and he's fouled by Lee Wilkins - foul #1 on Lee Wilkins, team foul #5 | 17-19 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jose Martin (PG), Alberto Costa (SF), Clayton Galle (PF) Stefan Costa, John Steffan, Lee Wilkins | |
| 07:36 | South Carolina | Garf Palevic misses the free throw | 17-19 |
| 07:36 | Mississippi State | Peter Benedict snags the defensive board | 17-19 |
| 07:16 | Mississippi State | Alberto Costa buries a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Jose Martin | 17-21 |
| 06:59 | South Carolina | Garf Palevic buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Rafael Jackson | 19-21 |
| 06:42 | Mississippi State | Garf Palevic is called for the reach on Alberto Costa - foul #1 on Garf Palevic, team foul #6 | 19-21 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ken Costanzo (PG), Ronald Bone (SG), George Snyder (SF), Joseph Lainez (PF), Leland Cook (C) Richard Claycomb, William Brown, Garf Palevic, Rafael Jackson, Benjamin Keller | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Steffan (SG), Jeff Steinbeck (C) David Russell, Peter Benedict | |
| 06:22 | Mississippi State | Jose Martin knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Alberto Costa | 19-24 |
| 06:06 | South Carolina | Leland Cook misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 19-24 |
| 06:04 | Mississippi State | John Steffan pulls down the rebound | 19-24 |
| 05:50 | Mississippi State | Alberto Costa comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 19-24 |
| 05:49 | South Carolina | Leland Cook grabs the defensive rebound | 19-24 |
| 05:41 | South Carolina | Ronald Bone blows the layup | 19-24 |
| 05:39 | South Carolina | George Snyder hits the follow up shot | 21-24 |
| 05:17 | Mississippi State | Alberto Costa comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 21-24 |
| 05:15 | South Carolina | Leland Cook grabs the defensive rebound | 21-24 |
| 04:59 | South Carolina | Joseph Lainez misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 21-24 |
| 04:58 | Mississippi State | Clayton Galle grabs the board | 21-24 |
| 04:45 | Mississippi State | Leland Cook is called for the reach on John Steffan - foul #1 on Leland Cook, team foul #7 | 21-24 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Richard Claycomb (PG), William Brown (SG), Garf Palevic (SF), Rafael Jackson (PF), Benjamin Keller (C) Ken Costanzo, Ronald Bone, George Snyder, Joseph Lainez, Leland Cook | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stefan Costa (PG), John Meador (SF), David Russell (PF), Peter Benedict (C) Jose Martin, Alberto Costa, Clayton Galle, Jeff Steinbeck | |
| 04:45 | Mississippi State | John Steffan makes the 1st free throw | 21-25 |
| 04:45 | Mississippi State | John Steffan misses the 2nd free throw | 21-25 |
| 04:45 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Garf Palevic | 21-25 |
| 04:25 | South Carolina | Richard Claycomb misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 21-25 |
| 04:24 | South Carolina | Rafael Jackson tips it home | 23-25 |
| 04:08 | Mississippi State | Stefan Costa clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 23-25 |
| 04:07 | South Carolina | Benjamin Keller grabs the defensive rebound | 23-25 |
| 03:56 | South Carolina | Richard Claycomb is hacked by Stefan Costa - foul #2 on Stefan Costa, team foul #6 | 23-25 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Marvin Brown (PF) John Steffan | |
| 03:38 | South Carolina | Garf Palevic's pass is intercepted by Stefan Costa | 23-25 |
| 03:34 | Mississippi State | Stefan Costa dunks the ball | 23-27 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Richard Claycomb (fresh) 4 pts. SG - William Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Garf Palevic (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rafael Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. C - Benjamin Keller (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Stefan Costa (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Russell (fresh) 2 reb. SF - John Meador (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Marvin Brown (fresh) C - Peter Benedict (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:15 | South Carolina | Richard Claycomb buries a fadeaway from the right wing and the foul's on Stefan Costa - foul #3 on Stefan Costa, team foul #7 | 25-27 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jose Martin (PG), Alberto Costa (SF) Stefan Costa, John Meador | |
| 03:15 | South Carolina | Richard Claycomb misses the free throw | 25-27 |
| 03:15 | Mississippi State | Marvin Brown gets the rebound | 25-27 |
| 02:46 | Mississippi State | David Russell makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Peter Benedict | 25-30 |
| 02:29 | South Carolina | Richard Claycomb's pass is intercepted by Peter Benedict | 25-30 |
| 02:26 | Mississippi State | Richard Claycomb is called for the reach on Jose Martin in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Claycomb, team foul #8 | 25-30 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ken Costanzo (SG) William Brown | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Steffan (SG) Peter Benedict | |
| 02:26 | Mississippi State | Jose Martin makes the 1st free throw | 25-31 |
| 02:26 | Mississippi State | Jose Martin makes the 2nd free throw | 25-32 |
| 02:24 | South Carolina | Jose Martin steals it from Richard Claycomb in the backcourt | 25-32 |
| 02:06 | Mississippi State | Jose Martin misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 25-32 |
| 02:05 | South Carolina | Benjamin Keller pulls down the rebound | 25-32 |
| 01:53 | South Carolina | Rafael Jackson banks in the layup | 27-32 |
| 01:38 | Mississippi State | Benjamin Keller is called for the reach on David Russell - foul #2 on Benjamin Keller, team foul #9 | 27-32 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jahi Abdulmateen (SG), Joseph Lainez (PF), Leland Cook (C) Richard Claycomb, Rafael Jackson, Benjamin Keller | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 01:38 | Mississippi State | David Russell misses the 1st free throw | 27-32 |
| 01:38 | Mississippi State | Marvin Brown snags the offensive board | 27-32 |
| 01:28 | Mississippi State | John Steffan knocks in the shot from the right side | 27-34 |
| 01:06 | South Carolina | Ken Costanzo misses the floater from the left side | 27-34 |
| 01:05 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to David Russell | 27-34 |
| 00:50 | Mississippi State | Marvin Brown misses the jumper from close range but he's hacked by Garf Palevic - foul #2 on Garf Palevic, team foul #10 | 27-34 |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Brown (SG), George Snyder (SF) Jahi Abdulmateen, Garf Palevic | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Meador (PG), Lee Wilkins (SF), Peter Benedict (C) Jose Martin, Alberto Costa, David Russell | |
| 00:50 | Mississippi State | Marvin Brown makes the 1st free throw | 27-35 |
| 00:50 | Mississippi State | Marvin Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 27-35 |
| 00:50 | South Carolina | Leland Cook pulls down the rebound | 27-35 |
| 00:24 | South Carolina | William Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 27-35 |
| 00:22 | Mississippi State | Peter Benedict grabs the defensive rebound | 27-35 |
| 00:18 | Mississippi State | John Steffan comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 27-35 |
| 00:17 | South Carolina | Joseph Lainez grabs the defensive rebound | 27-35 |
| 00:05 | South Carolina | Ken Costanzo is hacked by John Meador - foul #2 on John Meador, team foul #8 | 27-35 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Richard Claycomb (PG), Rafael Jackson (PF) George Snyder, Leland Cook | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Clayton Galle (PF) Marvin Brown | |
| 00:05 | South Carolina | Ken Costanzo makes the 1st free throw | 28-35 |
| 00:05 | South Carolina | Ken Costanzo makes the 2nd free throw | 29-35 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | John Steffan is hacked by Joseph Lainez - foul #1 on Joseph Lainez, team foul #11 | 29-35 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Benjamin Keller (C) Joseph Lainez | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | John Steffan makes the 1st free throw | 29-36 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | John Steffan makes the 2nd free throw | 29-37 |