| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Roy Severino (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Moore (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Alan Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Paul Sullivan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry McClanahan (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Kermit Nash (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Cody Winchell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Hicks (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Leonard (fresh) 4 pts. C - James Gates (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Alan Taylor inbounds the ball | 19-37 |
| 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 halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:44 | Mississippi State | Roy Severino scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Moore | 22-37 |
| 19:22 | South Carolina | Michael Leonard can't connect on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Paul Sullivan - foul #2 on Paul Sullivan, team foul #1 | 22-37 |
| 19:22 | South Carolina | Michael Leonard misses the 1st free throw | 22-37 |
| 19:22 | South Carolina | Michael Leonard makes the 2nd free throw | 22-38 |
| 19:03 | Mississippi State | Alan Taylor misses long on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Cody Winchell - foul #2 on Cody Winchell, team foul #1 | 22-38 |
| 19:03 | Mississippi State | Alan Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 23-38 |
| 19:03 | Mississippi State | Alan Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 24-38 |
| 18:53 | South Carolina | Michael Leonard can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 24-38 |
| 18:52 | Mississippi State | Paul Sullivan pulls down the rebound | 24-38 |
| 18:39 | Mississippi State | Richard Hicks picks off the pass by Larry McClanahan | 24-38 |
| 18:35 | South Carolina | Cody Winchell banks in the layup on a nice dish by Richard Hicks | 24-40 |
| 18:23 | Mississippi State | Alan Taylor is hacked by James Gates - foul #1 on James Gates, team foul #2 | 24-40 |
| 18:11 | Mississippi State | Alan Taylor is alone and drills a shot from the free throw line | 26-40 |
| 18:02 | South Carolina | James Gates misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 26-40 |
| 18:01 | South Carolina | Kermit Nash grabs the offensive rebound | 26-40 |
| 17:38 | South Carolina | Michael Leonard lays it in set up by Kermit Nash | 26-42 |
| 17:36 | Mississippi State | Roy Severino's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 26-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Shing Hong (SG), Ernesto Torres (SF), Gregory Sais (C) John Moore, Alan Taylor, Larry McClanahan | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Edward Glass (PF) Michael Leonard | |
| 17:12 | South Carolina | Richard Hicks drills a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Kermit Nash | 26-44 |
| 16:59 | Mississippi State | Shing Hong's dunk attempt is rejected by Edward Glass | 26-44 |
| 16:58 | Mississippi State | Gregory Sais hits the follow up shot | 28-44 |
| 16:36 | South Carolina | Edward Glass drills a floater in the lane on a nice dish by James Gates and the foul's on Paul Sullivan - foul #3 on Paul Sullivan, team foul #2 | 28-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Moore (PG), Alan Taylor (SF) Roy Severino, Paul Sullivan | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 16:36 | South Carolina | Edward Glass misses the free throw | 28-46 |
| 16:36 | Mississippi State | Shing Hong grabs the defensive rebound | 28-46 |
| 16:16 | Mississippi State | John Moore misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Richard Hicks - foul #2 on Richard Hicks, team foul #3 | 28-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Larry McClanahan (C) Gregory Sais | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 16:16 | Mississippi State | John Moore makes the 1st free throw | 29-46 |
| 16:16 | Mississippi State | John Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 30-46 |
| 16:01 | South Carolina | John Moore picks off the pass by Kermit Nash | 30-46 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Moore (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Ernesto Torres (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Alan Taylor (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Shing Hong (fresh) 2 reb. C - Larry McClanahan (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Kermit Nash (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Cody Winchell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Hicks (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edward Glass (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - James Gates (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:54 | Mississippi State | Ernesto Torres misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-46 |
| 15:53 | South Carolina | Richard Hicks gets the rebound | 30-46 |
| 15:31 | South Carolina | Edward Glass connects on the turnaround in the paint set up by Richard Hicks | 30-48 |
| 15:16 | Mississippi State | Shing Hong can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 30-48 |
| 15:15 | South Carolina | Edward Glass gets the rebound | 30-48 |
| 14:56 | South Carolina | James Gates loses the ball out of bounds | 30-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Roy Severino (PG), Daniel Franklin (SG), Paul Sullivan (PF), Gregory Sais (C) John Moore, Ernesto Torres, Shing Hong, Larry McClanahan | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Christopher Stutes (SG), Michael Leonard (PF) Cody Winchell, James Gates | |
| 14:31 | Mississippi State | Roy Severino clanks a floater from the left side | 30-48 |
| 14:29 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Franklin | 30-48 |
| 14:23 | Mississippi State | Daniel Franklin misses long on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Christopher Stutes - foul #2 on Christopher Stutes, team foul #4 | 30-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Harry Weisinger (SF) Richard Hicks | |
| 14:23 | Mississippi State | Daniel Franklin makes the 1st free throw | 31-48 |
| 14:23 | Mississippi State | Daniel Franklin makes the 2nd free throw | 32-48 |
| 14:13 | South Carolina | Michael Leonard misses the dunk but the foul's on Paul Sullivan - foul #4 on Paul Sullivan, team foul #3 | 32-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Amado Lombardi (C) Paul Sullivan | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 14:13 | South Carolina | Michael Leonard misses the 1st free throw | 32-48 |
| 14:13 | South Carolina | Michael Leonard makes the 2nd free throw | 32-49 |
| 13:47 | Mississippi State | Gregory Sais comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 32-49 |
| 13:46 | South Carolina | Harry Weisinger grabs the board | 32-49 |
| 13:36 | South Carolina | Christopher Stutes buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Harry Weisinger | 32-51 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 13:18 | Mississippi State | Alan Taylor misses the fadeaway from the right block | 32-51 |
| 13:16 | South Carolina | Harry Weisinger pulls down the rebound | 32-51 |
| 12:56 | South Carolina | Kermit Nash hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Harry Weisinger | 32-54 |
| 12:28 | Mississippi State | Alan Taylor misses short on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Harry Weisinger - foul #2 on Harry Weisinger, team foul #5 | 32-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Moore (PG), Shing Hong (PF), Larry McClanahan (C) Roy Severino, Gregory Sais, Amado Lombardi | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Cody Winchell (SG), Richard Hicks (SF), James Gates (C) Kermit Nash, Michael Leonard, Edward Glass | |
| 12:28 | Mississippi State | Alan Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 33-54 |
| 12:28 | Mississippi State | Alan Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 33-54 |
| 12:28 | South Carolina | Harry Weisinger pulls down the rebound | 33-54 |
| 12:04 | South Carolina | Richard Hicks scores on a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Christopher Stutes and he's fouled by Alan Taylor - foul #2 on Alan Taylor, team foul #4 | 33-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ernesto Torres (SF) Alan Taylor | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 12:04 | South Carolina | Richard Hicks makes the free throw | 33-57 |
| 11:48 | Mississippi State | Larry McClanahan banks in the layup set up by John Moore | 35-57 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Moore (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Daniel Franklin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Ernesto Torres (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Shing Hong (fresh) 2 reb. C - Larry McClanahan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Christopher Stutes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cody Winchell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Hicks (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Harry Weisinger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Gates (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:37 | South Carolina | Cody Winchell hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 35-57 |
| 11:36 | Mississippi State | Larry McClanahan gets the rebound | 35-57 |
| 11:31 | Mississippi State | Ernesto Torres knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 37-57 |
| 11:12 | South Carolina | Richard Hicks double dribbles | 37-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gregory Sais (PG) Daniel Franklin | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Edward Glass (PF) Harry Weisinger | |
| 10:59 | Mississippi State | John Moore misses the jump hook from the left block | 37-57 |
| 10:58 | Mississippi State | John Moore can't tip it in | 37-57 |
| 10:57 | Mississippi State | John Moore tips it but misses | 37-57 |
| 10:55 | South Carolina | Edward Glass snags the defensive board | 37-57 |
| 10:38 | South Carolina | Edward Glass misses the shot from the right block | 37-57 |
| 10:36 | Mississippi State | Shing Hong grabs the board | 37-57 |
| 10:23 | Mississippi State | John Moore comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 37-57 |
| 10:22 | South Carolina | Richard Hicks grabs the board | 37-57 |
| 10:05 | South Carolina | Edward Glass is hacked by Gregory Sais - foul #2 on Gregory Sais, team foul #5 | 37-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Roy Severino (PG), Daniel Franklin (SG), Amado Lombardi (C) John Moore, Shing Hong, Larry McClanahan | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Kermit Nash (PG), Harry Weisinger (SF), Michael Leonard (PF) Christopher Stutes, Richard Hicks, James Gates | |
| 09:47 | South Carolina | Cody Winchell can't connect on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Daniel Franklin - foul #4 on Daniel Franklin, team foul #6 | 37-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Moore (SG), Alan Taylor (SF) Daniel Franklin, Ernesto Torres | |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Gates (C) Edward Glass | |
| 09:47 | South Carolina | Cody Winchell makes the 1st free throw | 37-58 |
| 09:47 | South Carolina | Cody Winchell misses the 2nd free throw | 37-58 |
| 09:47 | Mississippi State | Amado Lombardi grabs the defensive rebound | 37-58 |
| 09:31 | Mississippi State | Gregory Sais is hacked by Michael Leonard - foul #2 on Michael Leonard, team foul #6 | 37-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Christopher Stutes (SG) Cody Winchell | |
| 09:24 | Mississippi State | Michael Leonard blocks the jumper by John Moore | 37-58 |
| 09:23 | South Carolina | Harry Weisinger gets the rebound | 37-58 |
| 09:19 | South Carolina | Roy Severino is called for the reach on Kermit Nash - foul #2 on Roy Severino, team foul #7 | 37-58 |
| 09:19 | South Carolina | Kermit Nash misses the 1st free throw | 37-58 |
| 09:19 | Mississippi State | Gregory Sais snags the defensive board | 37-58 |
| 08:59 | Mississippi State | John Moore misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by James Gates - foul #2 on James Gates, team foul #7 | 37-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Shing Hong (PF) Gregory Sais | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Richard Hicks (C) James Gates | |
| 08:59 | Mississippi State | John Moore misses the 1st free throw | 37-58 |
| 08:59 | Mississippi State | John Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 38-58 |
| 08:51 | South Carolina | Kermit Nash hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Harry Weisinger | 38-61 |
| 08:44 | Mississippi State | Roy Severino misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 38-61 |
| 08:43 | South Carolina | Michael Leonard pulls down the rebound | 38-61 |
| 08:32 | South Carolina | Richard Hicks knocks in the turnaround from the left block set up by Harry Weisinger | 38-63 |
| 08:11 | Mississippi State | John Moore's pass is intercepted by Michael Leonard | 38-63 |
| 08:04 | South Carolina | Richard Hicks is hacked by Alan Taylor - foul #3 on Alan Taylor, team foul #8 | 38-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gregory Sais (PG), Ernesto Torres (SG), Larry McClanahan (C) Roy Severino, John Moore, Amado Lombardi | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Cody Winchell (SG), Edward Glass (C) Christopher Stutes, Michael Leonard | |
| 08:04 | South Carolina | Richard Hicks misses the 1st free throw | 38-63 |
| 08:04 | South Carolina | Harry Weisinger grabs the offensive board | 38-63 |
| 07:48 | South Carolina | Richard Hicks connects on the jumper from the left block set up by Kermit Nash | 38-65 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Gregory Sais (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SG - Ernesto Torres (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Alan Taylor (tiring) 9 pts. 3 pf. PF - Shing Hong (fresh) 3 reb. C - Larry McClanahan (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Kermit Nash (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 ast. SG - Cody Winchell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Hicks (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Harry Weisinger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Edward Glass (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Mississippi State | Gregory Sais drills a floater from the right side set up by Ernesto Torres | 40-65 |
| 07:26 | South Carolina | Harry Weisinger is fouled on the floor by Shing Hong - foul #3 on Shing Hong, team foul #9 | 40-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Franklin (SG), Paul Sullivan (PF) Alan Taylor, Shing Hong | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Michael Leonard (PF) Richard Hicks | |
| 07:26 | South Carolina | Harry Weisinger makes the 1st free throw | 40-66 |
| 07:26 | South Carolina | Harry Weisinger makes the 2nd free throw | 40-67 |
| 07:11 | Mississippi State | The short jumper by Paul Sullivan is denied by Edward Glass | 40-67 |
| 07:09 | Mississippi State | Gregory Sais tips it home | 42-67 |
| 06:48 | South Carolina | Kermit Nash connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Harry Weisinger | 42-70 |
| 06:30 | Mississippi State | Gregory Sais clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-70 |
| 06:29 | Mississippi State | Ernesto Torres pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-70 |
| 06:17 | Mississippi State | Daniel Franklin clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-70 |
| 06:16 | Mississippi State | Larry McClanahan tips it back up and in | 44-70 |
| 05:58 | South Carolina | Edward Glass can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 44-70 |
| 05:57 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Gregory Sais | 44-70 |
| 05:43 | Mississippi State | Ernesto Torres can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 44-70 |
| 05:42 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Edward Glass | 44-70 |
| 05:24 | South Carolina | Michael Leonard misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Ernesto Torres - foul #2 on Ernesto Torres, team foul #10 | 44-70 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Moore (SG), Shing Hong (PF), Amado Lombardi (C) Daniel Franklin, Paul Sullivan, Larry McClanahan | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Christopher Stutes (PG), Thomas Lochner (SG), Richard Hicks (SF), James Gates (C) Kermit Nash, Cody Winchell, Harry Weisinger, Edward Glass | |
| 05:24 | South Carolina | Michael Leonard makes the 1st free throw | 44-71 |
| 05:24 | South Carolina | Michael Leonard makes the 2nd free throw | 44-72 |
| 05:10 | Mississippi State | Ernesto Torres clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-72 |
| 05:09 | South Carolina | James Gates grabs the board | 44-72 |
| 04:44 | South Carolina | Michael Leonard buries a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Thomas Lochner | 44-74 |
| 04:27 | Mississippi State | Amado Lombardi loses the ball out of bounds | 44-74 |
| 04:11 | South Carolina | The pull-up jumper by James Gates is blocked by Shing Hong | 44-74 |
| 04:10 | South Carolina | James Gates tips it in | 44-76 |
| 03:57 | Mississippi State | James Gates is called for the reach on Shing Hong - foul #3 on James Gates, team foul #8 | 44-76 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Kermit Nash (PG), Edward Glass (PF) Thomas Lochner, Michael Leonard | |
| 03:57 | Mississippi State | Shing Hong makes the 1st free throw | 45-76 |
| 03:57 | Mississippi State | Shing Hong makes the 2nd free throw | 46-76 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 03:38 | South Carolina | Kermit Nash can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 46-76 |
| 03:36 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Kermit Nash | 46-76 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Gregory Sais (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. SG - John Moore (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SF - Ernesto Torres (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Shing Hong (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Amado Lombardi (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Kermit Nash (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 7 ast. SG - Christopher Stutes (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Hicks (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Edward Glass (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - James Gates (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:24 | South Carolina | James Gates lays it in on a nice dish by Kermit Nash | 46-78 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 03:01 | Mississippi State | Amado Lombardi can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 46-78 |
| 02:59 | South Carolina | James Gates grabs the defensive rebound | 46-78 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 02:40 | South Carolina | Richard Hicks can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Ernesto Torres - foul #3 on Ernesto Torres, team foul #11 | 46-78 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Austin Bramlett (C) Amado Lombardi | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Cody Winchell (SG) Christopher Stutes | |
| 02:40 | South Carolina | Richard Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 46-79 |
| 02:40 | South Carolina | Richard Hicks misses the 2nd free throw | 46-79 |
| 02:40 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Shing Hong | 46-79 |
| 02:33 | Mississippi State | Ernesto Torres buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 49-79 |
| 02:12 | South Carolina | Cody Winchell hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 49-79 |
| 02:11 | South Carolina | Edward Glass tips it but misses | 49-79 |
| 02:09 | Mississippi State | John Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 49-79 |
| 01:50 | Mississippi State | Shing Hong throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-79 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Amado Lombardi (C) Austin Bramlett | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Michael Leonard (PF) Edward Glass | |
| 01:29 | South Carolina | James Gates connects on the shot near the basket on a great pass from Richard Hicks and he's hacked by Amado Lombardi - foul #1 on Amado Lombardi, team foul #12 | 49-81 |
| 01:29 | South Carolina | James Gates makes the free throw | 49-82 |
| 01:13 | Mississippi State | Ernesto Torres clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Cody Winchell - foul #3 on Cody Winchell, team foul #9 | 49-82 |
| 01:13 | Mississippi State | Ernesto Torres makes the 1st free throw | 50-82 |
| 01:13 | Mississippi State | Ernesto Torres makes the 2nd free throw | 51-82 |
| 00:47 | South Carolina | Cody Winchell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-82 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:40 | Mississippi State | Gregory Sais makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by John Moore | 54-82 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:14 | South Carolina | James Gates's dunk attempt is rejected by Ernesto Torres | 54-82 |
| 00:13 | South Carolina | Michael Leonard tips it back up and in | 54-84 |
| 00:09 | Mississippi State | Cody Winchell picks off the pass by Gregory Sais in the backcourt | 54-84 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | Kermit Nash runs out the clock | 54-84 |