| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Eric Ferguson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stan Conley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steven Steele (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Clinton Meyer (fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Smith (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Irwin Christenson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Akim Zullinger (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Israel Tuttle (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Gustavo Morales (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Roger Brewer (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Clemson | Israel Tuttle inbounds the ball | 25-26 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:40 | Clemson | Irwin Christenson is called for traveling | 25-26 |
| 19:19 | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson misses short on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Roger Brewer - foul #3 on Roger Brewer, team foul #1 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Maurice Tookes (C) Roger Brewer | |
| 19:19 | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson misses the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 19:19 | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson misses the 2nd free throw | 25-26 |
| 19:19 | Mississippi | Robert Smith grabs the offensive board | 25-26 |
| 18:58 | Mississippi | Clinton Meyer is whistled for a carry | 25-26 |
| 18:36 | Clemson | Steven Steele swats the shot by Gustavo Morales | 25-26 |
| 18:34 | Clemson | Israel Tuttle tips it in | 25-28 |
| 18:29 | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson's fadeaway is rejected by Gustavo Morales | 25-28 |
| 18:28 | Clemson | Israel Tuttle gets the rebound | 25-28 |
| 18:14 | Clemson | Akim Zullinger misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 25-28 |
| 18:12 | Mississippi | Robert Smith grabs the board | 25-28 |
| 17:52 | Mississippi | Clinton Meyer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-28 |
| 17:23 | Clemson | The short jumper by Israel Tuttle is denied by Robert Smith | 25-28 |
| 17:21 | Clemson | Israel Tuttle tips it but misses | 25-28 |
| 17:20 | Clemson | Maurice Tookes hits the follow up shot | 25-30 |
| 17:01 | Mississippi | Steven Steele throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Barry Davis (SG), William King (PF) Stan Conley, Clinton Meyer | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 16:37 | Clemson | Akim Zullinger can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 25-30 |
| 16:36 | Mississippi | Robert Smith snags the defensive board | 25-30 |
| 16:23 | Mississippi | Maurice Tookes steps in front of the William King pass | 25-30 |
| 15:59 | Clemson | Israel Tuttle is hacked by Steven Steele - foul #4 on Steven Steele, team foul #1 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Willie Lewis (PG), Albert Tseng (PF), Thurman Lewis (C) Eric Ferguson, Steven Steele, Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Clemson | Roger Brewer (C) Maurice Tookes | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Willie Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Barry Davis (fresh) SF - William King (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Albert Tseng (fresh) 2 reb. C - Thurman Lewis (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Irwin Christenson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Akim Zullinger (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Israel Tuttle (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gustavo Morales (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Roger Brewer (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 15:42 | Clemson | Israel Tuttle can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 25-30 |
| 15:41 | Mississippi | William King snags the defensive board | 25-30 |
| 15:29 | Mississippi | William King misses badly on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Israel Tuttle - foul #2 on Israel Tuttle, team foul #2 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Stan Conley (SG), Clinton Meyer (PF) Barry Davis, Albert Tseng | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 15:29 | Mississippi | William King misses the 1st free throw | 25-30 |
| 15:29 | Mississippi | William King makes the 2nd free throw | 26-30 |
| 15:05 | Clemson | Willie Lewis is called for the reach on Irwin Christenson - foul #1 on Willie Lewis, team foul #2 | 26-30 |
| 14:41 | Clemson | Irwin Christenson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 26-30 |
| 14:40 | Clemson | Roger Brewer grabs the offensive rebound | 26-30 |
| 14:16 | Clemson | Gustavo Morales can't connect on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Clinton Meyer - foul #3 on Clinton Meyer, team foul #3 | 26-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson (PG), Robert Smith (C) Willie Lewis, Thurman Lewis | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 14:16 | Clemson | Gustavo Morales makes the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 14:16 | Clemson | Gustavo Morales misses the 2nd free throw | 26-31 |
| 14:16 | Clemson | Roger Brewer grabs the offensive rebound | 26-31 |
| 13:54 | Clemson | Israel Tuttle connects on the jump hook from the left block | 26-33 |
| 13:36 | Mississippi | Irwin Christenson is called for the reach on Eric Ferguson - foul #2 on Irwin Christenson, team foul #3 | 26-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Barry Davis (SG) Stan Conley | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 13:16 | Mississippi | William King hits a shot from the right wing set up by Robert Smith and he's fouled by Roger Brewer - foul #4 on Roger Brewer, team foul #4 | 28-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Steven Steele (SF) Clinton Meyer | |
| Subs | Clemson | Maurice Tookes (C) Roger Brewer | |
| 13:16 | Mississippi | William King makes the free throw | 29-33 |
| 12:55 | Clemson | Akim Zullinger misses the fadeaway in the lane | 29-33 |
| 12:54 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to William King | 29-33 |
| 12:50 | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson clanks a 3 from the right wing | 29-33 |
| 12:49 | Clemson | Maurice Tookes snags the defensive board | 29-33 |
| 12:29 | Clemson | Irwin Christenson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-33 |
| 12:27 | Mississippi | Steven Steele snags the defensive board | 29-33 |
| 12:22 | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson drills a pull-up jumper from the right side | 31-33 |
| 12:01 | Clemson | Israel Tuttle misses the lay-in | 31-33 |
| 12:00 | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson pulls down the rebound | 31-33 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Eric Ferguson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Barry Davis (fresh) SF - Steven Steele (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. PF - William King (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Smith (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Irwin Christenson (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Akim Zullinger (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Israel Tuttle (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gustavo Morales (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Maurice Tookes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:48 | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson makes the 3 from the right corner | 34-33 |
| 11:23 | Clemson | Israel Tuttle comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 34-33 |
| 11:21 | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson snags the defensive board | 34-33 |
| 11:15 | Mississippi | William King hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 34-33 |
| 11:14 | Clemson | Israel Tuttle grabs the board | 34-33 |
| 10:52 | Clemson | Akim Zullinger is fouled on the floor by Barry Davis - foul #2 on Barry Davis, team foul #4 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Willie Lewis (PG), Stan Conley (SG), Clinton Meyer (PF), Thurman Lewis (C) Eric Ferguson, Barry Davis, William King, Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Clemson | Alfonso Mendez (SG), Neil Vilkoski (SF) Akim Zullinger, Israel Tuttle | |
| 10:29 | Clemson | Alfonso Mendez misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-33 |
| 10:28 | Mississippi | Thurman Lewis gets the rebound | 34-33 |
| 10:18 | Mississippi | Thurman Lewis is hacked by Maurice Tookes - foul #1 on Maurice Tookes, team foul #5 | 34-33 |
| 09:56 | Mississippi | Willie Lewis clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 34-33 |
| 09:55 | Clemson | Gustavo Morales grabs the board | 34-33 |
| 09:30 | Clemson | Gustavo Morales banks in the layup on a great pass from Neil Vilkoski | 34-35 |
| 09:14 | Mississippi | Willie Lewis misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Maurice Tookes - foul #2 on Maurice Tookes, team foul #6 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William King (SF) Steven Steele | |
| Subs | Clemson | Akim Zullinger (PG), Israel Tuttle (SF), Charles Padgett (C) Irwin Christenson, Neil Vilkoski, Gustavo Morales | |
| 09:14 | Mississippi | Willie Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 09:14 | Mississippi | Willie Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| 09:14 | Clemson | Charles Padgett snags the defensive board | 35-35 |
| 09:02 | Clemson | Akim Zullinger can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 35-35 |
| 09:01 | Clemson | Maurice Tookes pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-35 |
| 08:42 | Clemson | Akim Zullinger buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Alfonso Mendez | 35-37 |
| 08:36 | Mississippi | William King loses the dribble to Charles Padgett | 35-37 |
| 08:07 | Clemson | Israel Tuttle travels with the ball | 35-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson (PG), Barry Davis (SG), Steven Steele (SF), Robert Smith (C) Willie Lewis, Stan Conley, Clinton Meyer, Thurman Lewis | |
| Subs | Clemson | Gustavo Morales (PF) Charles Padgett | |
| 07:46 | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-37 |
| 07:44 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Gustavo Morales | 35-37 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Eric Ferguson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Barry Davis (fresh) SF - Steven Steele (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. PF - William King (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Smith (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Akim Zullinger (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alfonso Mendez (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Israel Tuttle (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gustavo Morales (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Maurice Tookes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Clemson | Israel Tuttle misses short on a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Steven Steele - foul #5 on Steven Steele, team foul #5 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Albert Tseng (PF) Steven Steele | |
| Subs | Clemson | Roger Brewer (C) Maurice Tookes | |
| 07:31 | Clemson | Israel Tuttle makes the 1st free throw | 35-38 |
| 07:31 | Clemson | Israel Tuttle makes the 2nd free throw | 35-39 |
| 07:10 | Mississippi | Gustavo Morales denies the turnaround by Robert Smith | 35-39 |
| 07:09 | Mississippi | Robert Smith snags the offensive board | 35-39 |
| 06:51 | Mississippi | William King blows the layup | 35-39 |
| 06:50 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Smith | 35-39 |
| 06:36 | Mississippi | William King comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 35-39 |
| 06:35 | Clemson | Israel Tuttle grabs the board | 35-39 |
| 06:21 | Clemson | Gustavo Morales misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 35-39 |
| 06:20 | Clemson | Gustavo Morales tips it in | 35-41 |
| 05:53 | Mississippi | Roger Brewer blocks the short jumper by Robert Smith | 35-41 |
| 05:51 | Clemson | Roger Brewer grabs the board | 35-41 |
| 05:23 | Clemson | Roger Brewer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Stan Conley (SG), Clinton Meyer (PF) Barry Davis, William King | |
| Subs | Clemson | Irwin Christenson (PG), Neil Vilkoski (SF), Maurice Tookes (PF) Akim Zullinger, Israel Tuttle, Gustavo Morales | |
| 05:13 | Mississippi | Alfonso Mendez is called for the reach on Stan Conley - foul #1 on Alfonso Mendez, team foul #7 | 35-41 |
| 05:13 | Mississippi | Stan Conley makes the 1st free throw | 36-41 |
| 05:13 | Mississippi | Stan Conley makes the 2nd free throw | 37-41 |
| 04:44 | Clemson | Irwin Christenson scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Roger Brewer | 37-44 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:28 | Mississippi | Neil Vilkoski is called for the reach on Robert Smith - foul #1 on Neil Vilkoski, team foul #8 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Willie Lewis (PG), William King (SF) Eric Ferguson, Albert Tseng | |
| Subs | Clemson | Israel Tuttle (SF), Gustavo Morales (PF) Neil Vilkoski, Maurice Tookes | |
| 04:28 | Mississippi | Robert Smith misses the 1st free throw | 37-44 |
| 04:28 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Roger Brewer | 37-44 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:03 | Clemson | Israel Tuttle is fouled on the floor by William King - foul #1 on William King, team foul #6 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Thurman Lewis (C) Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 03:47 | Clemson | Israel Tuttle hits a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Irwin Christenson | 37-46 |
| 03:40 | Mississippi | Israel Tuttle is called for the reach on William King - foul #3 on Israel Tuttle, team foul #9 | 37-46 |
| 03:40 | Mississippi | William King makes the 1st free throw | 38-46 |
| 03:40 | Mississippi | William King makes the 2nd free throw | 39-46 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Willie Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stan Conley (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - William King (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clinton Meyer (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Thurman Lewis (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Irwin Christenson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alfonso Mendez (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Israel Tuttle (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gustavo Morales (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. C - Roger Brewer (fairly fresh) 7 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 03:20 | Clemson | Irwin Christenson is hacked by Stan Conley - foul #2 on Stan Conley, team foul #7 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Akim Zullinger (SG) Alfonso Mendez | |
| 03:20 | Clemson | Irwin Christenson misses the 1st free throw | 39-46 |
| 03:20 | Mississippi | Thurman Lewis pulls down the rebound | 39-46 |
| 03:11 | Mississippi | William King misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Irwin Christenson - foul #3 on Irwin Christenson, team foul #10 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson (PG) Willie Lewis | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 03:11 | Mississippi | William King makes the 1st free throw | 40-46 |
| 03:11 | Mississippi | William King makes the 2nd free throw | 41-46 |
| 02:48 | Clemson | Roger Brewer hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 41-46 |
| 02:46 | Clemson | Israel Tuttle grabs the offensive board | 41-46 |
| 02:22 | Clemson | Israel Tuttle scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Akim Zullinger | 41-48 |
| 02:22 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 41-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Smith (C) Thurman Lewis | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 02:10 | Mississippi | Clinton Meyer misses the jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Gustavo Morales - foul #3 on Gustavo Morales, team foul #11 | 41-48 |
| 02:10 | Mississippi | Clinton Meyer misses the 1st free throw | 41-48 |
| 02:10 | Mississippi | Clinton Meyer makes the 2nd free throw | 42-48 |
| 01:49 | Clemson | Akim Zullinger makes the runner from the left block | 42-50 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:40 | Mississippi | William King connects on the jumpshot from the right side | 44-50 |
| 01:23 | Clemson | Roger Brewer hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Eric Ferguson - foul #1 on Eric Ferguson, team foul #8 | 44-50 |
| 01:23 | Clemson | Roger Brewer makes the 1st free throw | 44-51 |
| 01:23 | Clemson | Roger Brewer makes the 2nd free throw | 44-52 |
| 00:59 | Mississippi | William King misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-52 |
| 00:58 | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-52 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:55 | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 44-52 |
| 00:53 | Clemson | Gustavo Morales snags the defensive board | 44-52 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Clemson | Gustavo Morales is fouled in the backcourt by Stan Conley - foul #3 on Stan Conley, team foul #9 | 44-52 |
| 00:51 | Clemson | Gustavo Morales makes the 1st free throw | 44-53 |
| 00:51 | Clemson | Gustavo Morales makes the 2nd free throw | 44-54 |
| 00:47 | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Stan Conley | 46-54 |
| 00:45 | Clemson | Akim Zullinger is fouled in the backcourt by Eric Ferguson - foul #2 on Eric Ferguson, team foul #10 | 46-54 |
| 00:45 | Clemson | Akim Zullinger makes the 1st free throw | 46-55 |
| 00:45 | Clemson | Akim Zullinger makes the 2nd free throw | 46-56 |
| 00:39 | Mississippi | Clinton Meyer dunks the ball set up by Eric Ferguson | 48-56 |
| 00:38 | Clemson | Akim Zullinger is fouled in the backcourt by Stan Conley - foul #4 on Stan Conley, team foul #11 | 48-56 |
| 00:38 | Clemson | Akim Zullinger makes the 1st free throw | 48-57 |
| 00:38 | Clemson | Akim Zullinger makes the 2nd free throw | 48-58 |
| 00:32 | Mississippi | William King is denied on a layup by Gustavo Morales | 48-58 |
| 00:31 | Clemson | Israel Tuttle grabs the defensive rebound | 48-58 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:07 | Clemson | Israel Tuttle hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 48-58 |
| 00:06 | Mississippi | Robert Smith gets the rebound | 48-58 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi | Israel Tuttle is called for the reach on Stan Conley - foul #4 on Israel Tuttle, team foul #12 | 48-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Alfonso Mendez (PG), Jie Wang (SG), Neil Vilkoski (SF), Maurice Tookes (PF), Charles Padgett (C) Irwin Christenson, Akim Zullinger, Israel Tuttle, Gustavo Morales, Roger Brewer | |
| 00:02 | Mississippi | Stan Conley misses the 1st free throw | 48-58 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi | Stan Conley makes the 2nd free throw | 49-58 |
| 00:00 | Clemson | Alfonso Mendez runs out the clock | 49-58 |