| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Charles Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donnie Read (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jonathan Bond (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clinton Reed (fresh) 2 reb. C - Wayne Matthews (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Gary Dore (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bobby Whitehead (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ronald Slifer (fresh) PF - Frank Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. C - Arthur Chung (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Ronald Slifer inbounds the ball | 39-33 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:45 | Mississippi State | Arthur Chung hits a turnaround from the right block and he's hacked by Jonathan Bond - foul #2 on Jonathan Bond, team foul #1 | 39-35 |
| 19:45 | Mississippi State | Arthur Chung makes the free throw | 39-36 |
| 19:28 | South Carolina | Gary Dore is called for the reach on Charles Johnson - foul #1 on Gary Dore, team foul #1 | 39-36 |
| 19:11 | South Carolina | Charles Johnson drills a 3 from the right corner | 42-36 |
| 18:52 | Mississippi State | Bobby Whitehead throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-36 |
| 18:38 | South Carolina | Wayne Matthews shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Charles Johnson | 44-36 |
| 18:17 | Mississippi State | Arthur Chung comes up short on the shot from the right block | 44-36 |
| 18:15 | South Carolina | Wayne Matthews grabs the defensive rebound | 44-36 |
| 18:09 | South Carolina | Arthur Chung steals it from Clinton Reed | 44-36 |
| 17:49 | Mississippi State | Bobby Whitehead misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-36 |
| 17:47 | South Carolina | Clinton Reed grabs the defensive rebound | 44-36 |
| 17:29 | South Carolina | Wayne Matthews's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-36 |
| Subs | South Carolina | David Adams (SF), Stephen Hocker (PF), Matthew Graf (C) Jonathan Bond, Clinton Reed, Wayne Matthews | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ron Kirkland (PG), Ronald Turner (SF) Gary Dore, Ronald Slifer | |
| 17:06 | Mississippi State | Bobby Whitehead drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-39 |
| 16:42 | South Carolina | Donnie Read evades the doubleteam and hits a floater from close range | 46-39 |
| 16:24 | Mississippi State | Arthur Chung hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ron Kirkland | 46-41 |
| 16:05 | South Carolina | Donnie Read shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the shot from the left side | 48-41 |
| 15:48 | Mississippi State | Bobby Whitehead drills a shot from the right side set up by Ronald Turner | 48-43 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Charles Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donnie Read (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Adams (fresh) PF - Stephen Hocker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Graf (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Ron Kirkland (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bobby Whitehead (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Ronald Turner (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frank Taylor (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. C - Arthur Chung (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:29 | South Carolina | Donnie Read's dunk attempt is rejected by Ronald Turner | 48-43 |
| 15:27 | Mississippi State | Arthur Chung grabs the board | 48-43 |
| 15:08 | Mississippi State | Bobby Whitehead clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Matthew Graf - foul #4 on Matthew Graf, team foul #2 | 48-43 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Allen Hofmann (PG), Andrew Hinkley (SG), Jonathan Bond (SF), Clinton Reed (PF), Wayne Matthews (C) Charles Johnson, Donnie Read, David Adams, Stephen Hocker, Matthew Graf | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gary Dore (PG), Ronald Slifer (SF), Daniel Allen (C) Ron Kirkland, Ronald Turner, Arthur Chung | |
| 15:08 | Mississippi State | Bobby Whitehead makes the 1st free throw | 48-44 |
| 15:08 | Mississippi State | Bobby Whitehead makes the 2nd free throw | 48-45 |
| 14:54 | South Carolina | Ronald Slifer steals the ball from Clinton Reed | 48-45 |
| 14:49 | Mississippi State | Bobby Whitehead comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-45 |
| 14:48 | Mississippi State | Frank Taylor hits the follow up shot | 48-47 |
| 14:34 | South Carolina | Allen Hofmann is fouled on the floor by Daniel Allen - foul #2 on Daniel Allen, team foul #2 | 48-47 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Buckelew (SG) Bobby Whitehead | |
| 14:14 | South Carolina | Andrew Hinkley is hacked by Jeffrey Buckelew - foul #1 on Jeffrey Buckelew, team foul #3 | 48-47 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Allen Staley (PF) Frank Taylor | |
| 13:57 | South Carolina | Andrew Hinkley misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-47 |
| 13:55 | Mississippi State | Daniel Allen snags the defensive board | 48-47 |
| 13:32 | Mississippi State | Ronald Slifer knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 48-49 |
| 13:23 | South Carolina | Wayne Matthews shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Andrew Hinkley | 51-49 |
| 13:02 | Mississippi State | Ronald Slifer is hacked by Andrew Hinkley - foul #2 on Andrew Hinkley, team foul #3 | 51-49 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Charles Johnson (PG), Donnie Read (SG), Matthew Graf (C) Allen Hofmann, Andrew Hinkley, Wayne Matthews | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frank Taylor (PF) Allen Staley | |
| 12:35 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Buckelew misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-49 |
| 12:34 | South Carolina | Jonathan Bond grabs the defensive rebound | 51-49 |
| 12:09 | South Carolina | Donnie Read comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-49 |
| 12:08 | South Carolina | Clinton Reed tips it home | 53-49 |
| 11:57 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Buckelew's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-49 |
| Subs | South Carolina | David Adams (SF), Stephen Hocker (PF) Jonathan Bond, Clinton Reed | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ron Kirkland (PG), Bobby Whitehead (SG), Ronald Turner (SF), Arthur Chung (C) Gary Dore, Jeffrey Buckelew, Ronald Slifer, Daniel Allen | |
| 11:32 | South Carolina | Arthur Chung denies the turnaround by Matthew Graf | 53-49 |
| 11:30 | South Carolina | Matthew Graf tips it in | 55-49 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Charles Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donnie Read (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Adams (fresh) PF - Stephen Hocker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Graf (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Ron Kirkland (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bobby Whitehead (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Ronald Turner (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frank Taylor (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Arthur Chung (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Mississippi State | Ron Kirkland loses the dribble to Charles Johnson in the backcourt | 55-49 |
| 11:27 | South Carolina | Charles Johnson lays it up and in | 57-49 |
| 11:01 | Mississippi State | Arthur Chung makes the jump hook in the paint | 57-51 |
| 10:45 | South Carolina | David Adams travels with the ball | 57-51 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Allen Hofmann (PG), Wayne Matthews (C) Charles Johnson, Matthew Graf | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Allen Staley (PF) Frank Taylor | |
| 10:43 | Mississippi State | Ron Kirkland double dribbles in the backcourt | 57-51 |
| 10:25 | South Carolina | Donnie Read is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 57-51 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jonathan Bond (SF), Clinton Reed (PF) David Adams, Stephen Hocker | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ronald Slifer (SF) Ronald Turner | |
| 10:06 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Bond takes the ball from Bobby Whitehead | 57-51 |
| 09:51 | South Carolina | Clinton Reed makes the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Allen Hofmann | 59-51 |
| 09:37 | Mississippi State | Ronald Slifer knocks in the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Ron Kirkland | 59-53 |
| 09:23 | South Carolina | Clinton Reed misses the driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Allen Staley - foul #1 on Allen Staley, team foul #4 | 59-53 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Charles Johnson (PG), Andrew Hinkley (SG), Matthew Graf (C) Allen Hofmann, Donnie Read, Wayne Matthews | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gary Dore (PG), Daniel Allen (C) Ron Kirkland, Arthur Chung | |
| 09:23 | South Carolina | Clinton Reed makes the 1st free throw | 60-53 |
| 09:23 | South Carolina | Clinton Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 61-53 |
| 09:13 | Mississippi State | Ronald Slifer clanks a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Jonathan Bond - foul #3 on Jonathan Bond, team foul #4 | 61-53 |
| 09:13 | Mississippi State | Ronald Slifer makes the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 09:13 | Mississippi State | Ronald Slifer misses the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| 09:13 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Clinton Reed | 61-54 |
| 08:51 | South Carolina | Ronald Slifer steals the ball from Jonathan Bond | 61-54 |
| 08:39 | Mississippi State | Bobby Whitehead comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 61-54 |
| 08:37 | South Carolina | Matthew Graf gets the rebound | 61-54 |
| 08:18 | South Carolina | Clinton Reed misses long on a jumper from close range | 61-54 |
| 08:17 | Mississippi State | Ronald Slifer grabs the board | 61-54 |
| 08:08 | Mississippi State | Gary Dore drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-57 |
| 07:55 | South Carolina | Andrew Hinkley hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 64-57 |
| 07:35 | Mississippi State | Bobby Whitehead misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 64-57 |
| 07:34 | Mississippi State | Daniel Allen misses the tip | 64-57 |
| 07:33 | South Carolina | Andrew Hinkley gets the rebound | 64-57 |
| 07:06 | South Carolina | Andrew Hinkley can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 64-57 |
| 07:04 | Mississippi State | Ronald Slifer gets the rebound | 64-57 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Charles Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Andrew Hinkley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Bond (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Clinton Reed (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Matthew Graf (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Gary Dore (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bobby Whitehead (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Ronald Slifer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Allen Staley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 06:57 | Mississippi State | The jump hook by Allen Staley is blocked by Clinton Reed | 64-57 |
| 06:56 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Matthew Graf | 64-57 |
| 06:49 | South Carolina | Andrew Hinkley misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-57 |
| 06:47 | South Carolina | Jonathan Bond gets the offensive rebound | 64-57 |
| 06:33 | South Carolina | Matthew Graf is whistled for traveling | 64-57 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Allen Hofmann (PG), Donnie Read (SG), David Adams (SF), Stephen Hocker (PF), Wayne Matthews (C) Charles Johnson, Andrew Hinkley, Jonathan Bond, Clinton Reed, Matthew Graf | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ron Kirkland (PG), Jeffrey Buckelew (SG), Ronald Turner (SF), Frank Taylor (PF), Arthur Chung (C) Gary Dore, Bobby Whitehead, Ronald Slifer, Allen Staley, Daniel Allen | |
| 06:11 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Buckelew makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 64-59 |
| 05:53 | South Carolina | Wayne Matthews makes the contested shot in the paint on a great pass from Allen Hofmann and he's fouled by Arthur Chung - foul #1 on Arthur Chung, team foul #5 | 66-59 |
| 05:53 | South Carolina | Wayne Matthews misses the free throw | 66-59 |
| 05:53 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Arthur Chung | 66-59 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:39 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Buckelew misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 66-59 |
| 05:38 | South Carolina | Stephen Hocker gets the rebound | 66-59 |
| 05:25 | South Carolina | Ron Kirkland is called for the reach on Allen Hofmann - foul #2 on Ron Kirkland, team foul #6 | 66-59 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Charles Johnson (PG) Allen Hofmann | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 05:15 | South Carolina | Wayne Matthews misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 66-59 |
| 05:14 | Mississippi State | Frank Taylor snags the defensive board | 66-59 |
| 04:53 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Buckelew drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 66-62 |
| 04:49 | South Carolina | Ronald Turner takes the ball from Charles Johnson | 66-62 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:37 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Buckelew clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 66-62 |
| 04:35 | Mississippi State | Ronald Turner gets the offensive rebound | 66-62 |
| 04:21 | Mississippi State | Arthur Chung scores on a shot from the right wing set up by Ronald Turner | 66-64 |
| 04:17 | South Carolina | Donnie Read knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from David Adams | 69-64 |
| 04:05 | Mississippi State | Donnie Read steals the ball from Jeffrey Buckelew | 69-64 |
| 04:01 | South Carolina | Donnie Read can't throw it down | 69-64 |
| 04:00 | South Carolina | Stephen Hocker can't tip it in | 69-64 |
| 03:58 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Arthur Chung | 69-64 |
| 03:40 | Mississippi State | Arthur Chung misses the easy layup | 69-64 |
| 03:38 | South Carolina | Charles Johnson grabs the board | 69-64 |
| 03:27 | South Carolina | Donnie Read splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 69-64 |
| 03:26 | Mississippi State | Arthur Chung gets the rebound | 69-64 |
| 03:26 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-64 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jonathan Bond (SF), Clinton Reed (PF), Matthew Graf (C) David Adams, Stephen Hocker, Wayne Matthews | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gary Dore (PG), Bobby Whitehead (SG), Ronald Slifer (SF) Ron Kirkland, Jeffrey Buckelew, Ronald Turner | |
| 03:14 | Mississippi State | Gary Dore misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 69-64 |
| 03:12 | South Carolina | Jonathan Bond gets the rebound | 69-64 |
| 02:51 | South Carolina | Jonathan Bond misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 69-64 |
| 02:49 | South Carolina | Charles Johnson snags the offensive board | 69-64 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Charles Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donnie Read (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jonathan Bond (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Clinton Reed (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Matthew Graf (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Gary Dore (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bobby Whitehead (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Ronald Slifer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Frank Taylor (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Arthur Chung (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:36 | South Carolina | Frank Taylor takes the ball from Donnie Read after a doubleteam | 69-64 |
| 02:14 | Mississippi State | Ronald Slifer hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 69-64 |
| 02:13 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Clinton Reed | 69-64 |
| 02:07 | South Carolina | Gary Dore is called for the reach on Charles Johnson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gary Dore, team foul #7 | 69-64 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Allen (C) Arthur Chung | |
| 02:07 | South Carolina | Charles Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 70-64 |
| 02:07 | South Carolina | Charles Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 71-64 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:53 | Mississippi State | Bobby Whitehead hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 71-67 |
| 01:44 | South Carolina | Matthew Graf is open and buries a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Donnie Read out of a doubleteam and he's hacked by Daniel Allen - foul #3 on Daniel Allen, team foul #8 | 73-67 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Arthur Chung (C) Daniel Allen | |
| 01:44 | South Carolina | Matthew Graf makes the free throw | 74-67 |
| 01:34 | Mississippi State | Arthur Chung can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 74-67 |
| 01:33 | Mississippi State | Ronald Slifer hits the follow up shot | 74-69 |
| 01:18 | South Carolina | Matthew Graf drills a fadeaway near the basket | 76-69 |
| 01:01 | Mississippi State | Matthew Graf steals the ball from Bobby Whitehead | 76-69 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:55 | South Carolina | Jonathan Bond is fouled on the floor by Ronald Slifer - foul #3 on Ronald Slifer, team foul #9 | 76-69 |
| 00:55 | South Carolina | Jonathan Bond makes the 1st free throw | 77-69 |
| 00:55 | South Carolina | Jonathan Bond makes the 2nd free throw | 78-69 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:50 | Mississippi State | Bobby Whitehead misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 78-69 |
| 00:49 | South Carolina | Clinton Reed grabs the board | 78-69 |
| 00:48 | South Carolina | Clinton Reed is hacked by Gary Dore in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gary Dore, team foul #10 | 78-69 |
| 00:48 | South Carolina | Clinton Reed makes the 1st free throw | 79-69 |
| 00:48 | South Carolina | Clinton Reed misses the 2nd free throw | 79-69 |
| 00:48 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Frank Taylor | 79-69 |
| 00:43 | Mississippi State | Bobby Whitehead hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 79-69 |
| 00:41 | South Carolina | Matthew Graf pulls down the rebound | 79-69 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:20 | South Carolina | Donnie Read shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 79-69 |
| 00:19 | South Carolina | Matthew Graf tips it back up and in | 81-69 |
| 00:13 | Mississippi State | Arthur Chung hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 81-69 |
| 00:11 | South Carolina | Jonathan Bond pulls down the rebound | 81-69 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | Charles Johnson runs out the clock | 81-69 |