| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Steven Haugh (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jason Spells (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jose Olivares (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Lucio Duarte (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jonathan Bluford (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Michael Turner (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Robertson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Powers (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kevin Vaughn (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Warren Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Jose Olivares inbounds the ball | 32-35 |
| 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 flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:52 | South Carolina | Lucio Duarte connects on the floater near the basket and he's fouled by Kevin Vaughn - foul #1 on Kevin Vaughn, team foul #1 | 34-35 |
| 19:52 | South Carolina | Lucio Duarte makes the free throw | 35-35 |
| 19:40 | Mississippi State | Michael Turner is fouled on the floor by Steven Haugh - foul #2 on Steven Haugh, team foul #1 | 35-35 |
| 19:28 | Mississippi State | William Robertson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-35 |
| 19:27 | South Carolina | Jonathan Bluford pulls down the rebound | 35-35 |
| 19:13 | South Carolina | Lucio Duarte misses long on a runner in the lane | 35-35 |
| 19:11 | Mississippi State | Kevin Vaughn gets the rebound | 35-35 |
| 18:46 | Mississippi State | John Powers can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-35 |
| 18:45 | South Carolina | Jose Olivares grabs the board | 35-35 |
| 18:37 | South Carolina | Jonathan Bluford comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 35-35 |
| 18:35 | South Carolina | Jason Spells pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-35 |
| 18:13 | South Carolina | Lucio Duarte clanks a floater from the right wing | 35-35 |
| 18:11 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Kevin Vaughn | 35-35 |
| 18:06 | Mississippi State | John Powers makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Kevin Vaughn | 35-38 |
| 17:51 | South Carolina | Jason Spells is fouled on the floor by William Robertson - foul #2 on William Robertson, team foul #2 | 35-38 |
| 17:30 | South Carolina | Lucio Duarte's floater is knocked away by Warren Taylor | 35-38 |
| 17:29 | Mississippi State | Warren Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 35-38 |
| 17:05 | Mississippi State | Kevin Vaughn scores on a turnaround in the lane set up by John Powers | 35-40 |
| 16:42 | South Carolina | Steven Haugh misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 35-40 |
| 16:40 | South Carolina | Jose Olivares tips it in | 37-40 |
| 16:14 | Mississippi State | John Powers connects on the shot from the free throw line set up by Michael Turner | 37-42 |
| 15:52 | South Carolina | Steven Haugh is fouled on the floor by William Robertson - foul #3 on William Robertson, team foul #3 | 37-42 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Salvatore Munoz (PG), Elroy Jackson (SG), Ali Blanchette (SF), Michael Jennings (PF), Bradley Dotson (C) Steven Haugh, Jason Spells, Jose Olivares, Lucio Duarte, Jonathan Bluford | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Roger Valentine (SG), Gus Croteau (PF), Jacob Brooke (C) William Robertson, Kevin Vaughn, Warren Taylor | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Salvatore Munoz (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Elroy Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ali Blanchette (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Michael Jennings (fresh) C - Bradley Dotson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Michael Turner (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Roger Valentine (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - John Powers (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. PF - Gus Croteau (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jacob Brooke (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | South Carolina | Elroy Jackson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-42 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Rich (PG) Michael Turner | |
| 15:19 | Mississippi State | Roger Valentine knocks in the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Gus Croteau | 37-44 |
| 14:59 | South Carolina | Michael Jennings clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 37-44 |
| 14:57 | Mississippi State | Gus Croteau grabs the defensive rebound | 37-44 |
| 14:34 | Mississippi State | John Powers misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 37-44 |
| 14:33 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Michael Jennings | 37-44 |
| 14:17 | South Carolina | Elroy Jackson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-44 |
| 14:16 | Mississippi State | Jacob Brooke snags the defensive board | 37-44 |
| 13:47 | Mississippi State | John Powers makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by David Rich | 37-46 |
| 13:28 | South Carolina | Michael Jennings's pass is intercepted by Gus Croteau | 37-46 |
| 13:04 | Mississippi State | The pull-up jumper by John Powers is blocked by Michael Jennings | 37-46 |
| 13:03 | South Carolina | Michael Jennings gets the rebound | 37-46 |
| 12:49 | South Carolina | Elroy Jackson scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Salvatore Munoz | 40-46 |
| 12:33 | Mississippi State | John Powers comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-46 |
| 12:31 | Mississippi State | Gus Croteau can't tip it in | 40-46 |
| 12:29 | Mississippi State | David Rich grabs the offensive board | 40-46 |
| 12:12 | Mississippi State | Jacob Brooke hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but he's hacked by Michael Jennings - foul #1 on Michael Jennings, team foul #2 | 40-46 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Steven Haugh (PG), Jason Spells (SG), Jose Olivares (SF), Lucio Duarte (PF), Jonathan Bluford (C) Salvatore Munoz, Elroy Jackson, Ali Blanchette, Michael Jennings, Bradley Dotson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Turner (PG), William Robertson (SG), Kevin Vaughn (PF) David Rich, Roger Valentine, Gus Croteau | |
| 12:12 | Mississippi State | Jacob Brooke makes the 1st free throw | 40-47 |
| 12:12 | Mississippi State | Jacob Brooke misses the 2nd free throw | 40-47 |
| 12:12 | South Carolina | Lucio Duarte gets the rebound | 40-47 |
| 11:50 | South Carolina | Lucio Duarte is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Lucio Duarte, team foul #3 | 40-47 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Warren Taylor (C) Jacob Brooke | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Steven Haugh (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jason Spells (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jose Olivares (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Lucio Duarte (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Jonathan Bluford (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Michael Turner (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - William Robertson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Powers (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. PF - Kevin Vaughn (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Warren Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Mississippi State | John Powers misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-47 |
| 11:29 | Mississippi State | Warren Taylor grabs the offensive board | 40-47 |
| 11:13 | Mississippi State | Michael Turner makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Kevin Vaughn | 40-49 |
| 10:54 | South Carolina | Lucio Duarte misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 40-49 |
| 10:53 | South Carolina | Lucio Duarte misses the tip | 40-49 |
| 10:52 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Kevin Vaughn | 40-49 |
| 10:46 | Mississippi State | Michael Turner drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 40-51 |
| 10:23 | South Carolina | Lucio Duarte hits a shot from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Michael Turner - foul #3 on Michael Turner, team foul #4 | 42-51 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Roger Valentine (SF) John Powers | |
| 10:23 | South Carolina | Lucio Duarte makes the free throw | 43-51 |
| 09:58 | Mississippi State | William Robertson buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 43-53 |
| 09:43 | South Carolina | Jonathan Bluford buries a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Steven Haugh | 45-53 |
| 09:20 | Mississippi State | Roger Valentine drills a jumper from the left side | 45-55 |
| 09:06 | South Carolina | Steven Haugh loses the ball out of bounds | 45-55 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ali Blanchette (SF), Michael Jennings (PF) Jose Olivares, Lucio Duarte | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 08:38 | Mississippi State | William Robertson connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-58 |
| 08:33 | South Carolina | Ali Blanchette misses the jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Roger Valentine - foul #2 on Roger Valentine, team foul #5 | 45-58 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Salvatore Munoz (PG), Elroy Jackson (SG), Bradley Dotson (C) Steven Haugh, Jason Spells, Jonathan Bluford | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jacob Brooke (C) Warren Taylor | |
| 08:33 | South Carolina | Ali Blanchette misses the 1st free throw | 45-58 |
| 08:33 | South Carolina | Ali Blanchette misses the 2nd free throw | 45-58 |
| 08:33 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Jacob Brooke | 45-58 |
| 08:15 | Mississippi State | William Robertson makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Jacob Brooke | 45-61 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 08:08 | South Carolina | Ali Blanchette is hacked by William Robertson - foul #4 on William Robertson, team foul #6 | 45-61 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Powers (SF), Gus Croteau (PF) William Robertson, Kevin Vaughn | |
| 07:59 | South Carolina | Ali Blanchette loses the dribble to Gus Croteau | 45-61 |
| 07:30 | Mississippi State | Roger Valentine drills a jump hook from close range | 45-63 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Salvatore Munoz (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Elroy Jackson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ali Blanchette (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Michael Jennings (fresh) 3 reb. C - Bradley Dotson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Michael Turner (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Roger Valentine (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. SF - John Powers (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. PF - Gus Croteau (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Jacob Brooke (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:16 | South Carolina | Bradley Dotson is fouled on the floor by Gus Croteau - foul #1 on Gus Croteau, team foul #7 | 45-63 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Steven Haugh (PG), Jason Spells (SG), Jose Olivares (SF), Lucio Duarte (PF) Salvatore Munoz, Elroy Jackson, Ali Blanchette, Michael Jennings | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Rich (PG), William Robertson (SG), Warren Taylor (C) Michael Turner, Roger Valentine, Jacob Brooke | |
| 07:16 | South Carolina | Bradley Dotson misses the 1st free throw | 45-63 |
| 07:16 | Mississippi State | Gus Croteau pulls down the rebound | 45-63 |
| 06:56 | Mississippi State | William Robertson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 45-63 |
| 06:55 | Mississippi State | Gus Croteau grabs the offensive board | 45-63 |
| 06:37 | Mississippi State | William Robertson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-63 |
| 06:35 | South Carolina | Bradley Dotson gets the rebound | 45-63 |
| 06:26 | South Carolina | Lucio Duarte is fouled on the floor by Gus Croteau - foul #2 on Gus Croteau, team foul #8 | 45-63 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jonathan Bluford (C) Bradley Dotson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Turner (PG), Roger Valentine (SF), Kevin Vaughn (PF) David Rich, John Powers, Gus Croteau | |
| 06:26 | South Carolina | Lucio Duarte misses the 1st free throw | 45-63 |
| 06:26 | Mississippi State | Kevin Vaughn grabs the board | 45-63 |
| 06:10 | Mississippi State | William Robertson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-63 |
| 06:08 | South Carolina | Jose Olivares gets the rebound | 45-63 |
| 06:02 | South Carolina | William Robertson is called for the reach on Steven Haugh - foul #5 on William Robertson, team foul #9 | 45-63 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gus Croteau (SF) William Robertson | |
| 06:02 | South Carolina | Steven Haugh misses the 1st free throw | 45-63 |
| 06:02 | Mississippi State | Kevin Vaughn pulls down the rebound | 45-63 |
| 05:43 | Mississippi State | Michael Turner's fadeaway is rejected by Jonathan Bluford | 45-63 |
| 05:42 | South Carolina | Jose Olivares grabs the board | 45-63 |
| 05:29 | South Carolina | Jason Spells is called for traveling | 45-63 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Powers (SF) Gus Croteau | |
| 05:11 | Mississippi State | Kevin Vaughn misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Jose Olivares - foul #1 on Jose Olivares, team foul #4 | 45-63 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Salvatore Munoz (PG) Steven Haugh | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jacob Brooke (C) Warren Taylor | |
| 05:11 | Mississippi State | Kevin Vaughn misses the 1st free throw | 45-63 |
| 05:11 | Mississippi State | Kevin Vaughn makes the 2nd free throw | 45-64 |
| 04:44 | South Carolina | Lucio Duarte clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 45-64 |
| 04:43 | Mississippi State | Jacob Brooke grabs the board | 45-64 |
| 04:17 | Mississippi State | Jason Spells is called for the reach on Roger Valentine - foul #3 on Jason Spells, team foul #5 | 45-64 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Elroy Jackson (SG), Ali Blanchette (SF), Michael Jennings (PF), Bradley Dotson (C) Jason Spells, Jose Olivares, Lucio Duarte, Jonathan Bluford | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Rich (PG), Gus Croteau (PF) Michael Turner, Kevin Vaughn | |
| 03:50 | Mississippi State | John Powers drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by David Rich | 45-67 |
| 03:29 | South Carolina | Salvatore Munoz loses the dribble to Roger Valentine | 45-67 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Salvatore Munoz (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Elroy Jackson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ali Blanchette (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Michael Jennings (fresh) 3 reb. C - Bradley Dotson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - David Rich (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Roger Valentine (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. SF - John Powers (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. PF - Gus Croteau (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Jacob Brooke (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Mississippi State | Roger Valentine comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 45-67 |
| 03:02 | Mississippi State | Roger Valentine snags the offensive board | 45-67 |
| 02:39 | Mississippi State | John Powers misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-67 |
| 02:38 | Mississippi State | David Rich hits the follow up shot | 45-69 |
| 02:25 | South Carolina | Bradley Dotson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 45-69 |
| 02:24 | Mississippi State | Gus Croteau gets the rebound | 45-69 |
| 02:00 | Mississippi State | John Powers misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-69 |
| 01:58 | South Carolina | Ali Blanchette grabs the defensive rebound | 45-69 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:54 | South Carolina | Elroy Jackson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-69 |
| 01:52 | Mississippi State | Gus Croteau grabs the board | 45-69 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:29 | Mississippi State | Roger Valentine misses long on a shot in the lane | 45-69 |
| 01:28 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Gus Croteau | 45-69 |
| 01:12 | Mississippi State | John Powers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-69 |
| 00:58 | South Carolina | Elroy Jackson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-69 |
| 00:57 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to John Powers | 45-69 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Mississippi State | The short jumper by Gus Croteau is denied by Michael Jennings | 45-69 |
| 00:29 | South Carolina | Bradley Dotson snags the defensive board | 45-69 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:21 | South Carolina | Elroy Jackson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-69 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | David Rich runs out the clock | 45-69 |