| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Cecil Skinner (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Jeffrey Zybia (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Chuck Mansfield (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Johnson Wingard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Spann (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Rex Boykin (fresh) 5 pts. SG - James Ruyle (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Matthew Bradberry (fresh) PF - Albert Houser (fresh) 2 reb. C - Christopher Sheppard (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Matthew Bradberry inbounds the ball | 27-24 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:33 | South Carolina | Christopher Sheppard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-24 |
| 19:11 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia loses the dribble to Rex Boykin | 27-24 |
| 18:52 | South Carolina | James Ruyle connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Rex Boykin | 27-27 |
| 18:34 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Christopher Spann | 30-27 |
| 18:14 | South Carolina | Christopher Sheppard scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 30-29 |
| 18:03 | Mississippi | The 3pt attempt by Johnson Wingard is denied by James Ruyle | 30-29 |
| 18:01 | South Carolina | Matthew Bradberry grabs the board | 30-29 |
| 17:37 | South Carolina | James Ruyle makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-32 |
| 17:30 | Mississippi | Johnson Wingard connects on the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Cecil Skinner | 32-32 |
| 17:09 | South Carolina | Rex Boykin can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 32-32 |
| 17:08 | South Carolina | Albert Houser snags the offensive board | 32-32 |
| 16:56 | South Carolina | Albert Houser loses the ball out of bounds | 32-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Laird (SG), Ronald Edwards (C) Jeffrey Zybia, Christopher Spann | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Alan Moore (SG), Jose Sanchez (PF) James Ruyle, Albert Houser | |
| 16:39 | Mississippi | Johnson Wingard buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-32 |
| 16:22 | South Carolina | Ronald Edwards is called for the reach on Rex Boykin - foul #2 on Ronald Edwards, team foul #1 | 35-32 |
| 16:02 | South Carolina | Jose Sanchez connects on the floater from the right block set up by Rex Boykin and the foul's on Cecil Skinner - foul #1 on Cecil Skinner, team foul #2 | 35-34 |
| 16:02 | South Carolina | Jose Sanchez makes the free throw | 35-35 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Cecil Skinner (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Laird (fresh) SF - Chuck Mansfield (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Johnson Wingard (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Edwards (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Rex Boykin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alan Moore (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Matthew Bradberry (fairly fresh) PF - Jose Sanchez (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Sheppard (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:49 | Mississippi | Johnson Wingard comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 35-35 |
| 15:48 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Christopher Sheppard | 35-35 |
| 15:26 | South Carolina | Christopher Sheppard can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 35-35 |
| 15:25 | South Carolina | Jose Sanchez hits the follow up shot | 35-37 |
| 15:06 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Alan Moore - foul #2 on Alan Moore, team foul #1 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia (SG), Christopher Spann (C) Christopher Laird, Ronald Edwards | |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Ruyle (SG), Albert Houser (PF) Alan Moore, Jose Sanchez | |
| 15:06 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner misses the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 15:06 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner makes the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| 14:53 | South Carolina | Christopher Sheppard hits the finger roll on a great pass from Rex Boykin and the foul's on Cecil Skinner - foul #2 on Cecil Skinner, team foul #3 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Albert Hoard (PG) Cecil Skinner | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 14:53 | South Carolina | Christopher Sheppard makes the free throw | 36-40 |
| 14:31 | Mississippi | Chuck Mansfield blows the layup over the doubleteam but he's hacked by Matthew Bradberry - foul #3 on Matthew Bradberry, team foul #2 | 36-40 |
| 14:31 | Mississippi | Chuck Mansfield makes the 1st free throw | 37-40 |
| 14:31 | Mississippi | Chuck Mansfield makes the 2nd free throw | 38-40 |
| 14:06 | South Carolina | Matthew Bradberry is whistled for traveling | 38-40 |
| 13:47 | Mississippi | Johnson Wingard scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-40 |
| 13:19 | South Carolina | James Ruyle hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-40 |
| 13:18 | Mississippi | Christopher Spann snags the defensive board | 41-40 |
| 13:04 | Mississippi | Johnson Wingard misses badly on the uncontested shot from the free throw line | 41-40 |
| 13:03 | Mississippi | Johnson Wingard tips it back up and in | 43-40 |
| 12:40 | South Carolina | James Ruyle hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 43-40 |
| 12:39 | Mississippi | Johnson Wingard snags the defensive board | 43-40 |
| 12:26 | Mississippi | Johnson Wingard misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-40 |
| 12:24 | Mississippi | Chuck Mansfield tips it back up and in | 45-40 |
| 12:03 | South Carolina | James Ruyle clanks a jumper from the right block | 45-40 |
| 12:01 | Mississippi | Johnson Wingard snags the defensive board | 45-40 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Albert Hoard (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jeffrey Zybia (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Chuck Mansfield (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. PF - Johnson Wingard (tiring) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Christopher Spann (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Rex Boykin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Ruyle (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SF - Matthew Bradberry (tiring) 3 pf. PF - Albert Houser (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Christopher Sheppard (tiring) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:54 | Mississippi | Johnson Wingard is open and scores on a fadeaway from close range set up by Christopher Spann | 47-40 |
| 11:28 | South Carolina | James Ruyle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner (SG), Christopher Laird (SF), John Ralls (PF), Ronald Edwards (C) Jeffrey Zybia, Chuck Mansfield, Johnson Wingard, Christopher Spann | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Alan Moore (SG), Lee Brown (SF), Jose Sanchez (PF), Shaun Dudley (C) James Ruyle, Matthew Bradberry, Albert Houser, Christopher Sheppard | |
| 11:18 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-40 |
| 11:17 | South Carolina | Shaun Dudley gets the rebound | 47-40 |
| 11:12 | South Carolina | Alan Moore throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-40 |
| 10:53 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner loses the dribble to Shaun Dudley | 47-40 |
| 10:31 | South Carolina | Jose Sanchez hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 47-40 |
| 10:29 | Mississippi | Christopher Laird gets the rebound | 47-40 |
| 10:09 | Mississippi | Christopher Laird can't connect on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Lee Brown - foul #3 on Lee Brown, team foul #3 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Chuck Mansfield (SF) Cecil Skinner | |
| Subs | South Carolina | George Theriot (PG) Rex Boykin | |
| 10:09 | Mississippi | Christopher Laird makes the 1st free throw | 48-40 |
| 10:09 | Mississippi | Christopher Laird makes the 2nd free throw | 49-40 |
| 09:46 | South Carolina | Jose Sanchez loses the dribble to Ronald Edwards | 49-40 |
| 09:27 | Mississippi | Christopher Laird misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 49-40 |
| 09:26 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Shaun Dudley | 49-40 |
| 08:59 | South Carolina | Jose Sanchez can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 49-40 |
| 08:58 | Mississippi | Albert Hoard grabs the defensive rebound | 49-40 |
| 08:36 | Mississippi | Christopher Laird connects on the open shot from the baseline set up by Chuck Mansfield out of the doubleteam | 51-40 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 08:14 | South Carolina | Jose Sanchez scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-43 |
| 07:52 | Mississippi | Jose Sanchez takes the ball from Christopher Laird | 51-43 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Albert Hoard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Christopher Laird (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Chuck Mansfield (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. PF - John Ralls (fairly fresh) C - Ronald Edwards (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - George Theriot (fresh) SG - Alan Moore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lee Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Jose Sanchez (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Shaun Dudley (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 07:46 | South Carolina | Alan Moore connects on the fadeaway from the left wing set up by George Theriot | 51-45 |
| 07:31 | Mississippi | Christopher Laird misses the floater from the left side | 51-45 |
| 07:30 | Mississippi | Chuck Mansfield misses the tip | 51-45 |
| 07:28 | South Carolina | Shaun Dudley gets the rebound | 51-45 |
| 06:59 | South Carolina | Jose Sanchez can't finish the layup | 51-45 |
| 06:58 | Mississippi | Albert Hoard gets the rebound | 51-45 |
| 06:34 | Mississippi | Shaun Dudley swats the short shot by Chuck Mansfield | 51-45 |
| 06:32 | South Carolina | Jose Sanchez snags the defensive board | 51-45 |
| 06:23 | South Carolina | Ronald Edwards denies the turnaround by Jose Sanchez | 51-45 |
| 06:21 | Mississippi | Albert Hoard grabs the board | 51-45 |
| 06:14 | Mississippi | Christopher Laird misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by George Theriot - foul #1 on George Theriot, team foul #4 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia (SG), Johnson Wingard (PF), Christopher Spann (C) Chuck Mansfield, John Ralls, Ronald Edwards | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Rex Boykin (PG), James Ruyle (SG), Matthew Bradberry (SF), Albert Houser (PF), Christopher Sheppard (C) George Theriot, Alan Moore, Lee Brown, Jose Sanchez, Shaun Dudley | |
| 06:14 | Mississippi | Christopher Laird misses the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 06:14 | Mississippi | Christopher Laird makes the 2nd free throw | 52-45 |
| 05:52 | South Carolina | Christopher Sheppard connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Rex Boykin | 52-48 |
| 05:36 | Mississippi | Christopher Laird buries a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Jeffrey Zybia | 54-48 |
| 05:10 | South Carolina | Christopher Sheppard blows the dunk | 54-48 |
| 05:08 | Mississippi | Christopher Spann gets the rebound | 54-48 |
| 05:01 | Mississippi | Johnson Wingard blows the layup but he's hacked by Christopher Sheppard - foul #2 on Christopher Sheppard, team foul #5 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner (PG), Chuck Mansfield (SF) Albert Hoard, Christopher Laird | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 05:01 | Mississippi | Johnson Wingard misses the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 05:01 | Mississippi | Johnson Wingard makes the 2nd free throw | 55-48 |
| 04:37 | South Carolina | James Ruyle lays it up and in on a great pass from Matthew Bradberry | 55-50 |
| 04:29 | Mississippi | Chuck Mansfield makes the contested driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Johnson Wingard | 57-50 |
| 04:00 | South Carolina | Rex Boykin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Albert Hoard (PG) Cecil Skinner | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jose Sanchez (PF) Albert Houser | |
| 03:40 | Mississippi | Chuck Mansfield knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Albert Hoard | 59-50 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Albert Hoard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jeffrey Zybia (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Chuck Mansfield (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 7 reb. PF - Johnson Wingard (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. C - Christopher Spann (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Rex Boykin (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Ruyle (fresh) 16 pts. SF - Matthew Bradberry (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Jose Sanchez (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Sheppard (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:31 | South Carolina | James Ruyle misses the floater in the paint | 59-50 |
| 03:30 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Rex Boykin | 59-50 |
| 03:16 | South Carolina | Rex Boykin comes up short on the shot from the right side | 59-50 |
| 03:14 | South Carolina | Christopher Sheppard grabs the offensive board | 59-50 |
| 02:57 | South Carolina | James Ruyle misses long on a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Jeffrey Zybia - foul #1 on Jeffrey Zybia, team foul #4 | 59-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner (SG), Christopher Laird (SF), Ronald Edwards (C) Jeffrey Zybia, Chuck Mansfield, Christopher Spann | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 02:57 | South Carolina | James Ruyle misses the 1st free throw | 59-50 |
| 02:57 | South Carolina | James Ruyle makes the 2nd free throw | 59-51 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 02:55 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Chuck Mansfield (SF), Christopher Spann (C) Christopher Laird, Ronald Edwards | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Albert Houser (PF) Jose Sanchez | |
| 02:43 | Mississippi | Albert Hoard is hacked by James Ruyle - foul #2 on James Ruyle, team foul #6 | 59-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia (SG) Cecil Skinner | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 02:32 | Mississippi | Chuck Mansfield is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 59-51 |
| 02:31 | Mississippi | Christopher Spann snags the offensive board | 59-51 |
| 02:19 | Mississippi | Johnson Wingard misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-51 |
| 02:18 | South Carolina | Matthew Bradberry pulls down the rebound | 59-51 |
| 02:00 | South Carolina | James Ruyle misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Jeffrey Zybia - foul #2 on Jeffrey Zybia, team foul #5 | 59-51 |
| 02:00 | South Carolina | James Ruyle misses the 1st free throw | 59-51 |
| 02:00 | South Carolina | James Ruyle makes the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:48 | Mississippi | Johnson Wingard can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 59-52 |
| 01:47 | South Carolina | Matthew Bradberry grabs the board | 59-52 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:30 | South Carolina | Rex Boykin comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 59-52 |
| 01:28 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia grabs the defensive rebound | 59-52 |
| 01:24 | Mississippi | Chuck Mansfield splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from straight away | 59-52 |
| 01:23 | South Carolina | Albert Houser pulls down the rebound | 59-52 |
| 01:03 | South Carolina | Rex Boykin connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Matthew Bradberry | 59-55 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:41 | Mississippi | Johnson Wingard misses long on an open jump hook from the left block | 59-55 |
| 00:39 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Johnson Wingard | 59-55 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:36 | Mississippi | Johnson Wingard is hacked by Albert Houser - foul #2 on Albert Houser, team foul #7 | 59-55 |
| 00:36 | Mississippi | Johnson Wingard makes the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 00:36 | Mississippi | Johnson Wingard misses the 2nd free throw | 60-55 |
| 00:36 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Johnson Wingard | 60-55 |
| 00:34 | Mississippi | Albert Houser is called for the reach on Johnson Wingard - foul #3 on Albert Houser, team foul #8 | 60-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Ralls (C) Christopher Spann | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 00:34 | Mississippi | Johnson Wingard makes the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 00:34 | Mississippi | Johnson Wingard makes the 2nd free throw | 62-55 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:26 | South Carolina | Christopher Sheppard buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-58 |
| 00:23 | Mississippi | James Ruyle is called for the reach on John Ralls in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Ruyle, team foul #9 | 62-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner (PG) Albert Hoard | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 00:23 | Mississippi | John Ralls makes the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 00:23 | Mississippi | John Ralls misses the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| 00:23 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Christopher Sheppard | 63-58 |
| 00:17 | South Carolina | James Ruyle misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 63-58 |
| 00:16 | South Carolina | Christopher Sheppard pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-58 |
| 00:14 | South Carolina | Chuck Mansfield steps in front of the James Ruyle pass | 63-58 |
| 00:14 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Albert Hoard (PG) Cecil Skinner | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 00:11 | Mississippi | Chuck Mansfield is fouled in the backcourt by Rex Boykin - foul #1 on Rex Boykin, team foul #10 | 63-58 |
| 00:11 | Mississippi | Chuck Mansfield makes the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 00:11 | Mississippi | Chuck Mansfield misses the 2nd free throw | 64-58 |
| 00:11 | South Carolina | Christopher Sheppard snags the defensive board | 64-58 |
| 00:05 | South Carolina | James Ruyle is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Zybia - foul #3 on Jeffrey Zybia, team foul #6 | 64-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Spann (C) John Ralls | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 00:03 | South Carolina | James Ruyle connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Matthew Bradberry | 64-61 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia is fouled in the backcourt by James Ruyle - foul #4 on James Ruyle, team foul #11 | 64-61 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia makes the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia makes the 2nd free throw | 66-61 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | Rex Boykin misses long on a halfcourt shot | 66-61 |