| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Rex Boykin (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Ruyle (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Bradberry (fresh) PF - Albert Houser (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Sheppard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Albert Hoard (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Cecil Skinner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chuck Mansfield (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - Johnson Wingard (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Spann (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Chuck Mansfield inbounds the ball | 26-24 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:37 | Mississippi | Chuck Mansfield misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 26-24 |
| 19:36 | Mississippi | Johnson Wingard tips it home | 26-26 |
| 19:13 | South Carolina | James Ruyle scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-26 |
| 19:00 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-26 |
| 18:58 | South Carolina | Rex Boykin gets the rebound | 29-26 |
| 18:49 | South Carolina | Christopher Sheppard misses long on a floater from the right block but the foul's on Johnson Wingard - foul #1 on Johnson Wingard, team foul #1 | 29-26 |
| 18:49 | South Carolina | Christopher Sheppard makes the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 18:49 | South Carolina | Christopher Sheppard makes the 2nd free throw | 31-26 |
| 18:29 | Mississippi | Johnson Wingard is hacked by Albert Houser - foul #1 on Albert Houser, team foul #1 | 31-26 |
| 18:06 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner is hacked by James Ruyle - foul #3 on James Ruyle, team foul #2 | 31-26 |
| 17:52 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Chuck Mansfield | 31-29 |
| 17:36 | South Carolina | James Ruyle hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 31-29 |
| 17:35 | Mississippi | Chuck Mansfield snags the defensive board | 31-29 |
| 17:18 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner hits a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Chuck Mansfield and he's hacked by Albert Houser - foul #2 on Albert Houser, team foul #3 | 31-31 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jose Sanchez (PF) Albert Houser | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 17:18 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner makes the free throw | 31-32 |
| 16:59 | South Carolina | Jose Sanchez's floater is tipped away by Johnson Wingard | 31-32 |
| 16:57 | Mississippi | Christopher Spann snags the defensive board | 31-32 |
| 16:51 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 31-32 |
| 16:49 | South Carolina | James Ruyle grabs the defensive rebound | 31-32 |
| 16:28 | South Carolina | Matthew Bradberry misses the turnaround in the lane | 31-32 |
| 16:27 | Mississippi | Chuck Mansfield gets the rebound | 31-32 |
| 16:13 | Mississippi | James Ruyle steals it from Christopher Spann | 31-32 |
| 15:48 | South Carolina | Jose Sanchez makes the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Rex Boykin and he's hacked by Christopher Spann - foul #1 on Christopher Spann, team foul #2 | 33-32 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Alan Moore (SG) James Ruyle | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 15:48 | South Carolina | Jose Sanchez makes the free throw | 34-32 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Rex Boykin (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alan Moore (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Matthew Bradberry (fairly fresh) PF - Jose Sanchez (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Christopher Sheppard (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Albert Hoard (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Cecil Skinner (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chuck Mansfield (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. PF - Johnson Wingard (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Spann (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Mississippi | Chuck Mansfield blows the dunk against the doubleteam but the foul's on Matthew Bradberry - foul #1 on Matthew Bradberry, team foul #4 | 34-32 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Albert Houser (PF) Jose Sanchez | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 15:29 | Mississippi | Chuck Mansfield misses the 1st free throw | 34-32 |
| 15:29 | Mississippi | Chuck Mansfield makes the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 15:00 | South Carolina | Rex Boykin comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-33 |
| 14:58 | Mississippi | Johnson Wingard snags the defensive board | 34-33 |
| 14:52 | Mississippi | Albert Houser steals the ball from Chuck Mansfield | 34-33 |
| 14:23 | South Carolina | Matthew Bradberry misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 34-33 |
| 14:22 | Mississippi | Johnson Wingard gets the rebound | 34-33 |
| 14:00 | Mississippi | Johnson Wingard hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Albert Hoard | 34-35 |
| 13:36 | South Carolina | Christopher Spann steps in front of the Matthew Bradberry pass | 34-35 |
| 13:12 | Mississippi | Chuck Mansfield travels with the ball | 34-35 |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Ruyle (SG), Lawrence Pippin (SF), Jose Sanchez (PF), Shaun Dudley (C) Alan Moore, Matthew Bradberry, Albert Houser, Christopher Sheppard | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Ralls (PF) Johnson Wingard | |
| 12:57 | South Carolina | Rex Boykin comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 34-35 |
| 12:55 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to John Ralls | 34-35 |
| 12:39 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner is fouled on the floor by James Ruyle - foul #4 on James Ruyle, team foul #5 | 34-35 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards (C) Christopher Spann | |
| 12:15 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-35 |
| 12:13 | South Carolina | James Ruyle grabs the board | 34-35 |
| 11:49 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Ronald Edwards - foul #3 on Ronald Edwards, team foul #3 | 34-35 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Christopher Sheppard (C) Shaun Dudley | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 11:49 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin makes the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 11:49 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin makes the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 11:47 | Mississippi | Albert Hoard's pass is intercepted by Rex Boykin in the backcourt | 36-35 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Rex Boykin (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Ruyle (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Lawrence Pippin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jose Sanchez (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Christopher Sheppard (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Albert Hoard (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Cecil Skinner (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chuck Mansfield (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. PF - John Ralls (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ronald Edwards (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 11:33 | South Carolina | Christopher Sheppard connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-35 |
| 11:10 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Chuck Mansfield | 39-38 |
| 10:50 | South Carolina | Rex Boykin knocks in the shot from just outside the lane | 41-38 |
| 10:41 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards lays it in on a nice dish by Albert Hoard | 41-40 |
| 10:14 | South Carolina | Rex Boykin drills a shot from the left side set up by Jose Sanchez | 43-40 |
| 10:01 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner misses the 3 from the left corner | 43-40 |
| 10:00 | Mississippi | Chuck Mansfield tips it but misses | 43-40 |
| 09:59 | South Carolina | Jose Sanchez snags the defensive board | 43-40 |
| 09:35 | South Carolina | Albert Hoard steals it from Rex Boykin | 43-40 |
| 09:13 | Mississippi | Rex Boykin picks off the pass by Chuck Mansfield out of a doubleteam | 43-40 |
| 09:09 | South Carolina | Rex Boykin is hacked by Albert Hoard in the backcourt - foul #2 on Albert Hoard, team foul #4 | 43-40 |
| Subs | South Carolina | George Theriot (PG), Alan Moore (SG), Matthew Bradberry (SF), Albert Houser (PF) Rex Boykin, James Ruyle, Lawrence Pippin, Christopher Sheppard | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia (SG), Christopher Laird (SF), Johnson Wingard (PF), Christopher Spann (C) Cecil Skinner, Chuck Mansfield, John Ralls, Ronald Edwards | |
| 08:44 | South Carolina | Matthew Bradberry throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-40 |
| 08:29 | Mississippi | Alan Moore picks off the pass by Jeffrey Zybia | 43-40 |
| 08:04 | South Carolina | Albert Houser is fouled on the floor by Albert Hoard - foul #3 on Albert Hoard, team foul #5 | 43-40 |
| 07:49 | South Carolina | Alan Moore hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-40 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - George Theriot (fresh) SG - Alan Moore (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Matthew Bradberry (fresh) PF - Albert Houser (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Jose Sanchez (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Albert Hoard (tiring) 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Jeffrey Zybia (fresh) SF - Christopher Laird (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Johnson Wingard (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Christopher Spann (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Mississippi | Christopher Laird scores on a floater from the right wing | 46-42 |
| 07:19 | South Carolina | George Theriot misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 46-42 |
| 07:18 | South Carolina | Matthew Bradberry hits the follow up shot | 48-42 |
| 06:51 | Mississippi | Christopher Laird misses the jump hook from the left block | 48-42 |
| 06:49 | Mississippi | Albert Hoard pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-42 |
| 06:39 | Mississippi | Johnson Wingard hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 48-42 |
| 06:38 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Alan Moore | 48-42 |
| 06:29 | South Carolina | Albert Houser hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 48-42 |
| 06:27 | South Carolina | Jose Sanchez misses the tip | 48-42 |
| 06:26 | Mississippi | Johnson Wingard gets the rebound | 48-42 |
| 06:19 | Mississippi | Christopher Spann is called for traveling | 48-42 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Rex Boykin (PG), James Ruyle (SG), Christopher Sheppard (C) George Theriot, Alan Moore, Albert Houser | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner (PG), Chuck Mansfield (SF) Albert Hoard, Jeffrey Zybia | |
| 06:05 | South Carolina | Johnson Wingard swats the short shot by James Ruyle | 48-42 |
| 06:03 | Mississippi | Chuck Mansfield grabs the defensive rebound | 48-42 |
| 05:44 | Mississippi | Christopher Sheppard steals the ball from Johnson Wingard | 48-42 |
| 05:26 | South Carolina | Christopher Spann takes the ball from Christopher Sheppard | 48-42 |
| 05:15 | Mississippi | James Ruyle is called for the reach on Christopher Laird - foul #5 on James Ruyle, team foul #6 | 48-42 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Alan Moore (SG), Shaun Dudley (PF) James Ruyle, Jose Sanchez | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia (SG) Christopher Laird | |
| 04:59 | Mississippi | Johnson Wingard comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Rex Boykin - foul #1 on Rex Boykin, team foul #7 | 48-42 |
| 04:59 | Mississippi | Johnson Wingard makes the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 04:59 | Mississippi | Johnson Wingard misses the 2nd free throw | 48-43 |
| 04:59 | South Carolina | Shaun Dudley gets the rebound | 48-43 |
| 04:38 | South Carolina | Christopher Sheppard buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side and the foul's on Jeffrey Zybia - foul #2 on Jeffrey Zybia, team foul #6 | 50-43 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Albert Houser (PF) Shaun Dudley | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Ralls (PF) Johnson Wingard | |
| 04:38 | South Carolina | Christopher Sheppard makes the free throw | 51-43 |
| 04:20 | Mississippi | Christopher Spann misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Christopher Sheppard - foul #1 on Christopher Sheppard, team foul #8 | 51-43 |
| 04:20 | Mississippi | Christopher Spann misses the 1st free throw | 51-43 |
| 04:20 | Mississippi | Christopher Spann makes the 2nd free throw | 51-44 |
| 03:51 | South Carolina | Christopher Sheppard misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-44 |
| 03:50 | Mississippi | Chuck Mansfield grabs the board | 51-44 |
| 03:35 | Mississippi | John Ralls steps out of bounds on the baseline | 51-44 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Albert Hoard (PG), Johnson Wingard (PF) Jeffrey Zybia, John Ralls | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Rex Boykin (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Alan Moore (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Matthew Bradberry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Albert Houser (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Sheppard (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Albert Hoard (fairly fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Cecil Skinner (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chuck Mansfield (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 11 reb. PF - Johnson Wingard (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Christopher Spann (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:19 | South Carolina | Christopher Sheppard comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 51-44 |
| 03:17 | Mississippi | Chuck Mansfield grabs the board | 51-44 |
| 02:58 | Mississippi | Chuck Mansfield splits the doubleteam and buries a shot from the right wing set up by Albert Hoard | 51-46 |
| 02:41 | South Carolina | Albert Houser makes the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Alan Moore | 53-46 |
| 02:20 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner is hacked by Alan Moore - foul #2 on Alan Moore, team foul #9 | 53-46 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin (SF), Jose Sanchez (PF), Shaun Dudley (C) Matthew Bradberry, Albert Houser, Christopher Sheppard | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Ralls (PF), Ronald Edwards (C) Johnson Wingard, Christopher Spann | |
| 02:20 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner makes the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 02:20 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner makes the 2nd free throw | 53-48 |
| 02:17 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-48 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Johnson Wingard (PF) Ronald Edwards | |
| 01:57 | South Carolina | Shaun Dudley is called for traveling | 53-48 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Matthew Bradberry (SF), Albert Houser (PF), Christopher Sheppard (C) Lawrence Pippin, Jose Sanchez, Shaun Dudley | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Spann (C) John Ralls | |
| 01:39 | Mississippi | Johnson Wingard lays it up and in on a great pass from Albert Hoard | 53-50 |
| 01:10 | South Carolina | Christopher Sheppard is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Christopher Sheppard, team foul #10 | 53-50 |
| 00:47 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-50 |
| 00:46 | South Carolina | Rex Boykin gets the rebound | 53-50 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:21 | South Carolina | Alan Moore throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-50 |
| 00:16 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-50 |
| 00:14 | South Carolina | Matthew Bradberry grabs the defensive rebound | 53-50 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:11 | South Carolina | Matthew Bradberry is fouled in the backcourt by Albert Hoard - foul #4 on Albert Hoard, team foul #7 | 53-50 |
| Subs | South Carolina | George Theriot (PG), Jose Sanchez (PF) Rex Boykin, Albert Houser | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 00:11 | South Carolina | Matthew Bradberry makes the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 00:11 | South Carolina | Matthew Bradberry misses the 2nd free throw | 54-50 |
| 00:11 | Mississippi | Johnson Wingard grabs the defensive rebound | 54-50 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:07 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner is whistled for a carry | 54-50 |
| 00:05 | South Carolina | George Theriot is fouled in the backcourt by Albert Hoard - foul #5 on Albert Hoard, team foul #8 | 54-50 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia (SG) Albert Hoard | |
| 00:05 | South Carolina | George Theriot misses the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 00:05 | Mississippi | Chuck Mansfield grabs the board | 54-50 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-50 |