| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Fyodor Zayac (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Moore (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Richard Hernandes (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Burns (fresh) C - Mark McShaw (fresh) 11 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Graham (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Douglas Welch (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Ferrill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Charles Lewis (fresh) 3 reb. C - David Cahill (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Richard Hernandes inbounds the ball | 27-31 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 19:36 | South Carolina | Mark McShaw misses the jump hook from the left block | 27-31 |
| 19:35 | South Carolina | Richard Hernandes tips it back up and in | 29-31 |
| 19:13 | Mississippi State | Robert Burns steals it from David Cahill | 29-31 |
| 18:55 | South Carolina | Douglas Welch steps in front of the Mark McShaw pass | 29-31 |
| 18:40 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-31 |
| 18:39 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham snags the offensive board | 29-31 |
| 18:20 | Mississippi State | David Cahill can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Mark McShaw - foul #2 on Mark McShaw, team foul #1 | 29-31 |
| 18:20 | Mississippi State | David Cahill makes the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 18:20 | Mississippi State | David Cahill misses the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 18:20 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Robert Burns | 29-32 |
| 18:03 | South Carolina | Mark McShaw drills a jumper in the lane | 31-32 |
| 17:41 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch comes up short on the runner from the right block | 31-32 |
| 17:40 | South Carolina | Mark McShaw grabs the board | 31-32 |
| 17:18 | South Carolina | Mark McShaw can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on David Cahill - foul #3 on David Cahill, team foul #1 | 31-32 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Burpee (C) David Cahill | |
| 17:18 | South Carolina | Mark McShaw makes the 1st free throw | 32-32 |
| 17:18 | South Carolina | Mark McShaw misses the 2nd free throw | 32-32 |
| 17:18 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Burpee grabs the defensive rebound | 32-32 |
| 17:01 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 32-32 |
| 17:00 | South Carolina | Mark McShaw gets the rebound | 32-32 |
| 16:36 | South Carolina | Mark McShaw is hacked by Douglas Welch - foul #1 on Douglas Welch, team foul #2 | 32-32 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Peter Attebery (SF) Richard Hernandes | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kenneth Jackson (PF) Charles Lewis | |
| 16:17 | South Carolina | Douglas Welch is called for the reach on Thomas Moore - foul #2 on Douglas Welch, team foul #3 | 32-32 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Scott Browne (PG) Fyodor Zayac | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Alfred Yablonsky (PG) Robert Graham | |
| 15:57 | South Carolina | Mark McShaw comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 32-32 |
| 15:55 | South Carolina | Mark McShaw snags the offensive board | 32-32 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Scott Browne (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Moore (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Peter Attebery (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Burns (fresh) C - Mark McShaw (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Alfred Yablonsky (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Douglas Welch (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Ferrill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Kenneth Jackson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Burpee (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:26 | South Carolina | Mark McShaw knocks in the shot from the left side on a great pass from Thomas Moore | 34-32 |
| 15:09 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 34-32 |
| 15:08 | South Carolina | Mark McShaw gets the rebound | 34-32 |
| 14:39 | South Carolina | Mark McShaw makes the floater from close range | 36-32 |
| 14:23 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Ferrill and he's hacked by Thomas Moore - foul #3 on Thomas Moore, team foul #2 | 36-34 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Fyodor Zayac (PG), Richard Hernandes (SF), Josh Byrne (PF) Thomas Moore, Robert Burns, Mark McShaw | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Graham (PG), Mark League (SF), Charles Lewis (PF), David Cahill (C) Alfred Yablonsky, Robert Ferrill, Kenneth Jackson, Jeffrey Burpee | |
| 14:23 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch makes the free throw | 36-35 |
| 13:59 | South Carolina | Robert Graham is called for the reach on Fyodor Zayac - foul #3 on Robert Graham, team foul #4 | 36-35 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Alfred Yablonsky (SG) Douglas Welch | |
| 13:37 | South Carolina | Fyodor Zayac is hacked by Robert Graham - foul #4 on Robert Graham, team foul #5 | 36-35 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch (SG) Robert Graham | |
| 13:15 | South Carolina | Fyodor Zayac misses the jump hook from close range | 36-35 |
| 13:14 | South Carolina | Josh Byrne gets the offensive rebound | 36-35 |
| 12:46 | South Carolina | Mark League picks off the pass by Fyodor Zayac | 36-35 |
| 12:43 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch lays it in on a great pass from Mark League | 36-37 |
| 12:24 | South Carolina | Fyodor Zayac can't connect on a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Alfred Yablonsky - foul #3 on Alfred Yablonsky, team foul #6 | 36-37 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Thomas Moore (SG), Robert Burns (PF), Mark McShaw (C) Scott Browne, Josh Byrne, Peter Attebery | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 12:24 | South Carolina | Fyodor Zayac misses the 1st free throw | 36-37 |
| 12:24 | South Carolina | Fyodor Zayac makes the 2nd free throw | 37-37 |
| 11:58 | Mississippi State | Charles Lewis is fouled on the floor by Mark McShaw - foul #3 on Mark McShaw, team foul #3 | 37-37 |
| 11:37 | Mississippi State | The short jumper by David Cahill is denied by Mark McShaw | 37-37 |
| 11:35 | South Carolina | Robert Burns grabs the defensive rebound | 37-37 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Fyodor Zayac (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Moore (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Hernandes (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Burns (fresh) C - Mark McShaw (fresh) 18 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Alfred Yablonsky (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Douglas Welch (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mark League (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Charles Lewis (fresh) 3 reb. C - David Cahill (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:10 | South Carolina | Fyodor Zayac lays it up and in on a nice dish by Richard Hernandes | 39-37 |
| 10:53 | Mississippi State | Alfred Yablonsky misses the turnaround near the basket | 39-37 |
| 10:52 | Mississippi State | Charles Lewis tips it but misses | 39-37 |
| 10:50 | South Carolina | Thomas Moore snags the defensive board | 39-37 |
| 10:25 | South Carolina | Thomas Moore is called for a charge - foul #4 on Thomas Moore, team foul #4 | 39-37 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Scott Browne (PG), Peter Attebery (SF) Fyodor Zayac, Richard Hernandes | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kenneth Jackson (PF), Jeffrey Burpee (C) Charles Lewis, David Cahill | |
| 10:10 | Mississippi State | Scott Browne is called for the reach on Alfred Yablonsky - foul #1 on Scott Browne, team foul #5 | 39-37 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Ferrill (SF) Mark League | |
| 10:01 | Mississippi State | Alfred Yablonsky connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Robert Ferrill | 39-39 |
| 09:48 | South Carolina | Mark McShaw misses the dunk attempt | 39-39 |
| 09:46 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Jackson snags the defensive board | 39-39 |
| 09:28 | Mississippi State | Alfred Yablonsky double dribbles | 39-39 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Fyodor Zayac (PG) Thomas Moore | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 08:59 | South Carolina | Fyodor Zayac's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-39 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mark League (SF), Charles Lewis (PF), David Cahill (C) Robert Ferrill, Kenneth Jackson, Jeffrey Burpee | |
| 08:40 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-39 |
| 08:39 | South Carolina | Mark McShaw pulls down the rebound | 39-39 |
| 08:10 | South Carolina | Mark McShaw misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 39-39 |
| 08:08 | Mississippi State | Mark League gets the rebound | 39-39 |
| 08:02 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch misses the easy layup | 39-39 |
| 08:01 | South Carolina | Mark McShaw pulls down the rebound | 39-39 |
| 07:42 | South Carolina | Mark McShaw misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 39-39 |
| 07:40 | Mississippi State | Charles Lewis gets the rebound | 39-39 |
| 07:25 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch is called for traveling | 39-39 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Thomas Moore (SG), Richard Hernandes (SF), Josh Byrne (PF) Scott Browne, Robert Burns, Mark McShaw | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Graham (PG) Alfred Yablonsky | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Fyodor Zayac (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Moore (fresh) 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Richard Hernandes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Josh Byrne (fresh) C - Peter Attebery (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Graham (fresh) 9 pts. 4 pf. SG - Douglas Welch (tiring) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mark League (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Charles Lewis (fresh) 5 reb. C - David Cahill (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 06:56 | South Carolina | Fyodor Zayac misses long on a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Robert Graham - foul #5 on Robert Graham, team foul #7 | 39-39 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Mark McShaw (C) Peter Attebery | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Alfred Yablonsky (PG), Jeffrey Burpee (C) Robert Graham, David Cahill | |
| 06:56 | South Carolina | Fyodor Zayac makes the 1st free throw | 40-39 |
| 06:56 | South Carolina | Fyodor Zayac misses the 2nd free throw | 40-39 |
| 06:56 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Burpee | 40-39 |
| 06:37 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 40-39 |
| 06:35 | Mississippi State | Mark League misses the tip | 40-39 |
| 06:34 | South Carolina | Mark McShaw grabs the board | 40-39 |
| 06:19 | South Carolina | Mark McShaw travels with the ball | 40-39 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Scott Browne (PG), Robert Burns (PF) Fyodor Zayac, Josh Byrne | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kenneth Jackson (PF) Charles Lewis | |
| 06:01 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-39 |
| 05:59 | Mississippi State | Mark League grabs the offensive board | 40-39 |
| 05:46 | Mississippi State | Alfred Yablonsky scores on a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Douglas Welch | 40-41 |
| 05:31 | South Carolina | Mark McShaw misses long on a shot in the lane | 40-41 |
| 05:29 | Mississippi State | Mark League pulls down the rebound | 40-41 |
| 05:08 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Alfred Yablonsky | 40-44 |
| 04:57 | South Carolina | Thomas Moore misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 40-44 |
| 04:55 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Kenneth Jackson | 40-44 |
| 04:42 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Jackson scores on a fadeaway in the lane | 40-46 |
| 04:22 | South Carolina | Mark McShaw clanks a jumper from the left wing | 40-46 |
| 04:21 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 40-46 |
| 04:21 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 40-46 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Fyodor Zayac (PG) Scott Browne | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charles Lewis (PF), David Cahill (C) Kenneth Jackson, Jeffrey Burpee | |
| 04:08 | Mississippi State | David Cahill misses short on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Fyodor Zayac - foul #3 on Fyodor Zayac, team foul #6 | 40-46 |
| 04:08 | Mississippi State | David Cahill makes the 1st free throw | 40-47 |
| 04:08 | Mississippi State | David Cahill makes the 2nd free throw | 40-48 |
| 03:50 | South Carolina | Fyodor Zayac connects on the jumper from the left side | 42-48 |
| 03:28 | Mississippi State | Fyodor Zayac takes the ball from Mark League | 42-48 |
| 03:25 | South Carolina | Fyodor Zayac jams it | 44-48 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Fyodor Zayac (fresh) 20 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Moore (fresh) 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Richard Hernandes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Robert Burns (fresh) C - Mark McShaw (fresh) 18 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Alfred Yablonsky (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Douglas Welch (tiring) 13 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mark League (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Charles Lewis (fresh) 5 reb. C - David Cahill (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 03:03 | Mississippi State | David Cahill misses the driving attempt in the lane | 44-48 |
| 03:02 | Mississippi State | Charles Lewis tips it in | 44-50 |
| 02:45 | South Carolina | Douglas Welch is called for the reach on Fyodor Zayac - foul #3 on Douglas Welch, team foul #8 | 44-50 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Peter Attebery (C) Mark McShaw | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 02:45 | South Carolina | Fyodor Zayac makes the 1st free throw | 45-50 |
| 02:45 | South Carolina | Fyodor Zayac makes the 2nd free throw | 46-50 |
| 02:22 | Mississippi State | Alfred Yablonsky lays it up and in | 46-52 |
| 02:02 | South Carolina | Fyodor Zayac misses long on a jump hook from close range | 46-52 |
| 02:01 | Mississippi State | Charles Lewis snags the defensive board | 46-52 |
| 01:40 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch misses short on a shot from the left wing | 46-52 |
| 01:39 | Mississippi State | Mark League grabs the offensive board | 46-52 |
| 01:19 | Mississippi State | David Cahill can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 46-52 |
| 01:18 | South Carolina | Robert Burns grabs the defensive rebound | 46-52 |
| 00:53 | South Carolina | Fyodor Zayac misses long on a shot from the left wing | 46-52 |
| 00:52 | South Carolina | Peter Attebery gets the offensive rebound | 46-52 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 00:50 | South Carolina | Fyodor Zayac drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Thomas Moore | 48-52 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 00:28 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 48-52 |
| 00:27 | South Carolina | Thomas Moore grabs the board | 48-52 |
| 00:22 | South Carolina | Richard Hernandes knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Fyodor Zayac | 51-52 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 00:19 | Mississippi State | Alfred Yablonsky is fouled in the backcourt by Fyodor Zayac - foul #4 on Fyodor Zayac, team foul #7 | 51-52 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Mark McShaw (C) Peter Attebery | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 00:19 | Mississippi State | Alfred Yablonsky makes the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 00:19 | Mississippi State | Alfred Yablonsky misses the 2nd free throw | 51-53 |
| 00:19 | South Carolina | Mark McShaw grabs the board | 51-53 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 00:13 | South Carolina | Alfred Yablonsky steals the ball from Fyodor Zayac in the backcourt | 51-53 |
| 00:10 | Mississippi State | Alfred Yablonsky jams it | 51-55 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 00:04 | South Carolina | Thomas Moore drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Burns | 54-55 |
| 00:03 | Mississippi State | Thomas Moore is called for the reach on David Cahill in the backcourt - foul #5 on Thomas Moore, team foul #8 | 54-55 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Scott Browne (SG) Thomas Moore | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 00:03 | Mississippi State | David Cahill misses the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 00:03 | South Carolina | Robert Burns grabs the defensive rebound | 54-55 |
| 00:03 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 54-55 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | Richard Hernandes hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 54-55 |