| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Kenneth Lewis (fresh) SG - Clifford Upson (fresh) SF - Garry Murphy (fresh) PF - Viktor Palczewski (fresh) C - Herbert Michael (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Eric Carter (fresh) SG - John Childs (fresh) SF - Walter Harris (fresh) PF - Robert Scott (fresh) C - Markus Duell (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Robert Scott wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:33 | Mississippi | Kenneth Lewis is called for the reach on Eric Carter - foul #1 on Kenneth Lewis, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Mississippi | Walter Harris is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Walter Harris, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | South Carolina | Kenneth Lewis jams it on a nice dish by Garry Murphy | 2-0 |
| 18:49 | Mississippi | Robert Scott hits a floater from just outside the lane set up by John Childs | 2-2 |
| 18:36 | South Carolina | Garry Murphy is open and scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Clifford Upson | 5-2 |
| 18:21 | Mississippi | Markus Duell lays it up and in on a nice dish by Robert Scott | 5-4 |
| 18:04 | South Carolina | Viktor Palczewski knocks in the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Garry Murphy | 7-4 |
| 17:37 | Mississippi | Walter Harris hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Garry Murphy - foul #1 on Garry Murphy, team foul #2 | 7-4 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Brandon Pierce (PG), Vasily Lukowski (SG), Stjepan Zhuang (SF), Rufus Burlingame (PF), Salvador Castro (C) Kenneth Lewis, Clifford Upson, Garry Murphy, Viktor Palczewski, Herbert Michael | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jesus Marquez (PG), Richard Hurlbert (PF), Eugenio Romano (C) Eric Carter, Robert Scott, Markus Duell | |
| 17:37 | Mississippi | Walter Harris makes the 1st free throw | 7-5 |
| 17:37 | Mississippi | Walter Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 7-6 |
| 17:08 | South Carolina | Brandon Pierce is hacked by Jesus Marquez - foul #1 on Jesus Marquez, team foul #2 | 7-6 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Clifford Upson (SG), Kenneth Lewis (PF) Brandon Pierce, Vasily Lukowski | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Eric Carter (SG), Robert Scott (SF) John Childs, Walter Harris | |
| 16:42 | South Carolina | Kenneth Lewis knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Clifford Upson | 9-6 |
| 16:29 | Mississippi | Eugenio Romano blows the layup but the foul's on Salvador Castro - foul #1 on Salvador Castro, team foul #3 | 9-6 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Brandon Pierce (PG), Garry Murphy (SG), Viktor Palczewski (PF) Stjepan Zhuang, Clifford Upson, Kenneth Lewis | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Childs (SG), Walter Harris (SF), Markus Duell (C) Eric Carter, Robert Scott, Richard Hurlbert | |
| 16:29 | Mississippi | Eugenio Romano misses the 1st free throw | 9-6 |
| 16:29 | Mississippi | Eugenio Romano misses the 2nd free throw | 9-6 |
| 16:29 | Mississippi | Eugenio Romano snags the offensive board | 9-6 |
| 16:06 | Mississippi | Walter Harris drills a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Eugenio Romano | 9-8 |
| 15:49 | South Carolina | Garry Murphy knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 12-8 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Brandon Pierce (fresh) SG - Garry Murphy (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rufus Burlingame (fresh) PF - Viktor Palczewski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Salvador Castro (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jesus Marquez (fresh) SG - John Childs (fresh) SF - Walter Harris (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Eugenio Romano (fresh) C - Markus Duell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:25 | Mississippi | John Childs misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 12-8 |
| 15:24 | Mississippi | Walter Harris snags the offensive board | 12-8 |
| 14:58 | Mississippi | John Childs is fouled on the floor by Viktor Palczewski - foul #1 on Viktor Palczewski, team foul #4 | 12-8 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Stjepan Zhuang (PG), Clifford Upson (SG), Kenneth Lewis (PF), Herbert Michael (C) Brandon Pierce, Rufus Burlingame, Viktor Palczewski, Salvador Castro | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Eric Carter (SG), Robert Scott (SF), Richard Hurlbert (PF) John Childs, Walter Harris, Markus Duell | |
| 14:38 | Mississippi | Jesus Marquez misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 12-8 |
| 14:37 | Mississippi | Eugenio Romano tips it back up and in | 12-10 |
| 14:34 | South Carolina | Jesus Marquez steps in front of the Stjepan Zhuang pass in the backcourt | 12-10 |
| 14:09 | Mississippi | Richard Hurlbert comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Stjepan Zhuang - foul #1 on Stjepan Zhuang, team foul #5 | 12-10 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Viktor Palczewski (PF) Stjepan Zhuang | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Childs (SG), Markus Duell (C) Jesus Marquez, Eugenio Romano | |
| 14:09 | Mississippi | Richard Hurlbert misses the 1st free throw | 12-10 |
| 14:09 | Mississippi | Richard Hurlbert makes the 2nd free throw | 12-11 |
| 13:55 | South Carolina | Garry Murphy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 12-11 |
| 13:54 | Mississippi | Markus Duell pulls down the rebound | 12-11 |
| 13:29 | Mississippi | Robert Scott blows the layup but he's hacked by Garry Murphy - foul #2 on Garry Murphy, team foul #6 | 12-11 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Rufus Burlingame (SF) Garry Murphy | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jesus Marquez (PG), Walter Harris (SF), Eugenio Romano (C) John Childs, Richard Hurlbert, Markus Duell | |
| 13:29 | Mississippi | Robert Scott makes the 1st free throw | 12-12 |
| 13:29 | Mississippi | Robert Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 12-13 |
| 13:08 | South Carolina | Eric Carter picks off the pass by Clifford Upson | 12-13 |
| 13:04 | Mississippi | Jesus Marquez lays it in on a nice dish by Eric Carter | 12-15 |
| 12:43 | South Carolina | Viktor Palczewski hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 12-15 |
| 12:41 | South Carolina | Herbert Michael tips it home | 14-15 |
| 12:24 | Mississippi | Jesus Marquez drills a shot from the right block set up by Eric Carter | 14-17 |
| 12:11 | South Carolina | Kenneth Lewis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-17 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Stjepan Zhuang (SF), Salvador Castro (PF) Rufus Burlingame, Viktor Palczewski | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Childs (SG), Markus Duell (C) Jesus Marquez, Eugenio Romano | |
| 11:51 | Mississippi | John Childs is denied on a layup by Salvador Castro | 14-17 |
| 11:50 | South Carolina | Salvador Castro grabs the board | 14-17 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Kenneth Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Clifford Upson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Stjepan Zhuang (fresh) PF - Salvador Castro (fresh) C - Herbert Michael (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Eric Carter (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Childs (fresh) SF - Walter Harris (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Scott (fresh) 4 pts. C - Markus Duell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:34 | South Carolina | Kenneth Lewis misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Robert Scott - foul #1 on Robert Scott, team foul #3 | 14-17 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Viktor Palczewski (PF) Herbert Michael | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jesus Marquez (PG), Eugenio Romano (C) Eric Carter, Robert Scott | |
| 11:34 | South Carolina | Kenneth Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 15-17 |
| 11:34 | South Carolina | Kenneth Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 16-17 |
| 11:05 | Mississippi | John Childs blows the layup | 16-17 |
| 11:04 | Mississippi | Eugenio Romano hits the follow up shot | 16-19 |
| 10:47 | South Carolina | Kenneth Lewis is denied on a layup by Eugenio Romano | 16-19 |
| 10:46 | Mississippi | Walter Harris grabs the board | 16-19 |
| 10:22 | Mississippi | John Childs clanks a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Viktor Palczewski - foul #2 on Viktor Palczewski, team foul #7 | 16-19 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Vasily Lukowski (SG), Rufus Burlingame (SF), Herbert Michael (C) Stjepan Zhuang, Viktor Palczewski, Salvador Castro | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Eric Carter (PG), Robert Scott (PF) Jesus Marquez, Eugenio Romano | |
| 10:22 | Mississippi | John Childs makes the 1st free throw | 16-20 |
| 10:22 | Mississippi | John Childs makes the 2nd free throw | 16-21 |
| 10:09 | South Carolina | Kenneth Lewis clanks a jumper from the left block | 16-21 |
| 10:07 | Mississippi | Robert Scott pulls down the rebound | 16-21 |
| 09:44 | Mississippi | Robert Scott double dribbles | 16-21 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Eugenio Romano (C) Walter Harris | |
| 09:26 | South Carolina | Eric Carter picks off the pass by Vasily Lukowski | 16-21 |
| 09:06 | Mississippi | Eric Carter can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 16-21 |
| 09:04 | South Carolina | Kenneth Lewis gets the rebound | 16-21 |
| 08:46 | South Carolina | Vasily Lukowski misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 16-21 |
| 08:44 | South Carolina | Herbert Michael tips it back up and in | 18-21 |
| 08:29 | Mississippi | Eugenio Romano buries a shot from just outside the lane | 18-23 |
| 08:23 | South Carolina | Clifford Upson misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 18-23 |
| 08:21 | Mississippi | Robert Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 18-23 |
| 07:56 | Mississippi | Eugenio Romano loses the ball out of bounds | 18-23 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Stjepan Zhuang (SF), Salvador Castro (PF) Vasily Lukowski, Rufus Burlingame | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jesus Marquez (PG), Walter Harris (SF) John Childs, Eugenio Romano | |
| 07:38 | South Carolina | Clifford Upson knocks in the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Stjepan Zhuang | 20-23 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Kenneth Lewis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Clifford Upson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stjepan Zhuang (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Salvador Castro (fresh) C - Herbert Michael (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jesus Marquez (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Eric Carter (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Walter Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Scott (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Markus Duell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:11 | Mississippi | Markus Duell comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 20-23 |
| 07:09 | South Carolina | Kenneth Lewis snags the defensive board | 20-23 |
| 07:03 | South Carolina | Robert Scott is called for the reach on Stjepan Zhuang - foul #2 on Robert Scott, team foul #4 | 20-23 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Brandon Pierce (PG), Rufus Burlingame (SF) Kenneth Lewis, Stjepan Zhuang | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Childs (SG), Richard Hurlbert (PF), Eugenio Romano (C) Eric Carter, Robert Scott, Markus Duell | |
| 06:49 | South Carolina | Clifford Upson hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 23-23 |
| 06:21 | Mississippi | Jesus Marquez misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 23-23 |
| 06:19 | South Carolina | Salvador Castro grabs the board | 23-23 |
| 06:13 | South Carolina | Clifford Upson misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 23-23 |
| 06:11 | Mississippi | Richard Hurlbert snags the defensive board | 23-23 |
| 05:42 | Mississippi | Walter Harris is fouled on the floor by Herbert Michael - foul #1 on Herbert Michael, team foul #8 | 23-23 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Kenneth Lewis (PG), Stjepan Zhuang (SF) Brandon Pierce, Rufus Burlingame | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Eric Carter (SG), Markus Duell (PF) John Childs, Richard Hurlbert | |
| 05:42 | Mississippi | Walter Harris makes the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 05:42 | Mississippi | Walter Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 23-25 |
| 05:28 | South Carolina | Walter Harris is called for the reach on Salvador Castro - foul #2 on Walter Harris, team foul #5 | 23-25 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Childs (SF) Walter Harris | |
| 05:16 | South Carolina | Kenneth Lewis misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 23-25 |
| 05:15 | Mississippi | Eric Carter snags the defensive board | 23-25 |
| 05:10 | Mississippi | John Childs can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 23-25 |
| 05:09 | Mississippi | Jesus Marquez misses the tip | 23-25 |
| 05:07 | South Carolina | Herbert Michael snags the defensive board | 23-25 |
| 04:46 | South Carolina | Clifford Upson is fouled on the floor by Markus Duell - foul #1 on Markus Duell, team foul #6 | 23-25 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Vasily Lukowski (SG), Rufus Burlingame (SF) Stjepan Zhuang, Salvador Castro | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Hurlbert (PF) Eugenio Romano | |
| 04:36 | South Carolina | Jesus Marquez steps in front of the Rufus Burlingame pass | 23-25 |
| 04:33 | Mississippi | Jesus Marquez blows the layup | 23-25 |
| 04:32 | Mississippi | Markus Duell pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-25 |
| 04:14 | Mississippi | Markus Duell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-25 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Brandon Pierce (PG), Stjepan Zhuang (SF), Salvador Castro (C) Vasily Lukowski, Rufus Burlingame, Herbert Michael | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Eugenio Romano (C) Richard Hurlbert | |
| 03:59 | South Carolina | Salvador Castro is wide open and dunks the ball on a great pass from Brandon Pierce | 25-25 |
| 03:32 | Mississippi | Eugenio Romano is hacked by Brandon Pierce - foul #1 on Brandon Pierce, team foul #9 | 25-25 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Garry Murphy (SF), Viktor Palczewski (PF), Herbert Michael (C) Brandon Pierce, Stjepan Zhuang, Salvador Castro | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Walter Harris (SF), Robert Scott (PF) Jesus Marquez, Markus Duell | |
| 03:32 | Mississippi | Eugenio Romano makes the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 03:32 | Mississippi | Eugenio Romano makes the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Kenneth Lewis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SG - Clifford Upson (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Garry Murphy (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Viktor Palczewski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Herbert Michael (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Eric Carter (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Childs (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Walter Harris (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Scott (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Eugenio Romano (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:14 | South Carolina | Robert Scott denies the turnaround by Herbert Michael | 25-27 |
| 03:12 | Mississippi | Walter Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 25-27 |
| 03:07 | Mississippi | Walter Harris drills a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Scott | 25-29 |
| 02:45 | South Carolina | Garry Murphy comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 25-29 |
| 02:44 | South Carolina | Garry Murphy grabs the offensive rebound | 25-29 |
| 02:32 | South Carolina | Herbert Michael connects on the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Kenneth Lewis | 27-29 |
| 02:07 | Mississippi | Eric Carter drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Walter Harris | 27-32 |
| 01:50 | South Carolina | Clifford Upson clanks a 3 from the right wing | 27-32 |
| 01:48 | South Carolina | Garry Murphy can't tip it in | 27-32 |
| 01:46 | Mississippi | Robert Scott gets the rebound | 27-32 |
| 01:22 | Mississippi | Walter Harris can't connect on a shot from close range | 27-32 |
| 01:21 | South Carolina | Viktor Palczewski grabs the defensive rebound | 27-32 |
| 01:05 | South Carolina | Clifford Upson is whistled for a carry | 27-32 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Rufus Burlingame (SF), Salvador Castro (C) Clifford Upson, Herbert Michael | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jesus Marquez (PG), Markus Duell (C) John Childs, Eugenio Romano | |
| 00:48 | Mississippi | Eric Carter connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jesus Marquez | 27-34 |
| 00:21 | South Carolina | Garry Murphy's pass is intercepted by Eric Carter | 27-34 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi | Markus Duell loses the ball out of bounds | 27-34 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Clifford Upson (SG), Herbert Michael (C) Rufus Burlingame, Salvador Castro | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Childs (SG) Eric Carter | |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | Clifford Upson comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 27-34 |