| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Glenn McCarney (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Bryan Berman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Friedman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roland Wilkins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Eugene Reyer (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Willie Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Ferguson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - William King (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clinton Meyer (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina State | William Friedman inbounds the ball | 25-34 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:43 | South Carolina State | Clinton Meyer steals it from Roland Wilkins | 25-34 |
| 19:31 | Mississippi | Bryan Berman is called for the reach on Robert Smith - foul #3 on Bryan Berman, team foul #1 | 25-34 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Samuel Milam (SG) Bryan Berman | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 19:15 | Mississippi | Samuel Milam is called for the reach on Clinton Meyer - foul #2 on Samuel Milam, team foul #2 | 25-34 |
| 18:58 | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Clinton Meyer | 25-37 |
| 18:39 | South Carolina State | Samuel Milam scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 27-37 |
| 18:13 | Mississippi | Robert Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-37 |
| 17:55 | South Carolina State | Roland Wilkins comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 27-37 |
| 17:54 | South Carolina State | Glenn McCarney tips it in | 29-37 |
| 17:32 | Mississippi | Clinton Meyer drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Eric Ferguson | 29-40 |
| 17:18 | South Carolina State | Samuel Milam shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Glenn McCarney | 32-40 |
| 16:56 | Mississippi | William King hits a driving attempt from the baseline | 32-42 |
| 16:37 | South Carolina State | Samuel Milam evades the doubleteam and hits a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Glenn McCarney | 34-42 |
| 16:21 | Mississippi | William King travels with the ball | 34-42 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Jared Jauregui (SG), Trent Simon (SF), Samuel Port (PF) Glenn McCarney, William Friedman, Eugene Reyer | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Stan Conley (PG), Barry Davis (SG), Steven Steele (PF), Thurman Lewis (C) Willie Lewis, Eric Ferguson, Clinton Meyer, Robert Smith | |
| 16:03 | South Carolina State | Trent Simon misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-42 |
| 16:02 | Mississippi | Stan Conley gets the rebound | 34-42 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Samuel Milam (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jared Jauregui (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Trent Simon (fresh) PF - Samuel Port (fresh) 2 pts. C - Roland Wilkins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Stan Conley (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Barry Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William King (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Steele (fresh) 2 reb. C - Thurman Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:57 | Mississippi | William King misses the fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Samuel Port - foul #1 on Samuel Port, team foul #3 | 34-42 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Bryan Berman (SG), Lonnie Brown (PF), Richard Aybar (C) Samuel Milam, Samuel Port, Roland Wilkins | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 15:57 | Mississippi | William King makes the 1st free throw | 34-43 |
| 15:57 | Mississippi | William King makes the 2nd free throw | 34-44 |
| 15:52 | South Carolina State | Jared Jauregui's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-44 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Albert Tseng (PF) William King | |
| 15:38 | Mississippi | Barry Davis buries a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Stan Conley | 34-46 |
| 15:28 | South Carolina State | Richard Aybar clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 34-46 |
| 15:27 | South Carolina State | Jared Jauregui tips it but misses | 34-46 |
| 15:25 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Steven Steele | 34-46 |
| 15:00 | Mississippi | Barry Davis hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Stan Conley | 34-49 |
| 14:50 | South Carolina State | Lonnie Brown is hacked by Albert Tseng - foul #1 on Albert Tseng, team foul #1 | 34-49 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Glenn McCarney (PG) Jared Jauregui | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Willie Lewis (PG), Eric Ferguson (SG), William King (SF), Robert Smith (C) Stan Conley, Barry Davis, Albert Tseng, Thurman Lewis | |
| 14:35 | South Carolina State | Bryan Berman shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-49 |
| 14:34 | Mississippi | Robert Smith pulls down the rebound | 34-49 |
| 14:24 | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 34-49 |
| 14:23 | Mississippi | William King tips it back up and in | 34-51 |
| 14:03 | South Carolina State | Richard Aybar comes up short on the shot from the right side but the foul's on Robert Smith - foul #3 on Robert Smith, team foul #2 | 34-51 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | William Friedman (SF) Trent Simon | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Clinton Meyer (PF) Steven Steele | |
| 14:03 | South Carolina State | Richard Aybar makes the 1st free throw | 35-51 |
| 14:03 | South Carolina State | Richard Aybar makes the 2nd free throw | 36-51 |
| 13:39 | Mississippi | William King lays it in on a great pass from Willie Lewis | 36-53 |
| 13:18 | South Carolina State | Richard Aybar is fouled on the floor by Robert Smith - foul #4 on Robert Smith, team foul #3 | 36-53 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Roland Wilkins (PF), Eugene Reyer (C) Lonnie Brown, Richard Aybar | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Barry Davis (SG), Thurman Lewis (C) Eric Ferguson, Robert Smith | |
| 13:06 | South Carolina State | Roland Wilkins is hacked by Willie Lewis - foul #3 on Willie Lewis, team foul #4 | 36-53 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Samuel Milam (SG) Bryan Berman | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 12:55 | South Carolina State | Roland Wilkins is alone and drills a fadeaway in the paint set up by Samuel Milam | 38-53 |
| 12:44 | Mississippi | Barry Davis loses the ball out of bounds | 38-53 |
| 12:23 | South Carolina State | Barry Davis is called for the reach on Samuel Milam - foul #2 on Barry Davis, team foul #5 | 38-53 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Stan Conley (PG) Willie Lewis | |
| 12:09 | South Carolina State | Samuel Milam connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 40-53 |
| 11:51 | Mississippi | Clinton Meyer buries a shot from just outside the lane set up by William King | 40-55 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Glenn McCarney (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Samuel Milam (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Friedman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roland Wilkins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Eugene Reyer (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Stan Conley (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Barry Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - William King (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Clinton Meyer (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Thurman Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:41 | South Carolina State | William Friedman can't connect on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by William King - foul #2 on William King, team foul #6 | 40-55 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Bryan Berman (SG), Lonnie Brown (PF), Richard Aybar (C) Glenn McCarney, Roland Wilkins, Eugene Reyer | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson (SG), Steven Steele (SF), Albert Tseng (PF), Robert Smith (C) Barry Davis, William King, Clinton Meyer, Thurman Lewis | |
| 11:41 | South Carolina State | William Friedman misses the 1st free throw | 40-55 |
| 11:41 | South Carolina State | William Friedman misses the 2nd free throw | 40-55 |
| 11:41 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Albert Tseng | 40-55 |
| 11:13 | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-58 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 11:02 | South Carolina State | Richard Aybar misses the dunk attempt | 40-58 |
| 11:00 | Mississippi | Steven Steele gets the rebound | 40-58 |
| 10:44 | Mississippi | Robert Smith's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Aybar | 40-58 |
| 10:42 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Lonnie Brown | 40-58 |
| 10:28 | South Carolina State | Richard Aybar misses short on a jump hook from close range but the foul's on Steven Steele - foul #1 on Steven Steele, team foul #7 | 40-58 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Glenn McCarney (PG), Trent Simon (SF) Samuel Milam, William Friedman | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Willie Lewis (PG), William King (SF) Stan Conley, Albert Tseng | |
| 10:28 | South Carolina State | Richard Aybar makes the 1st free throw | 41-58 |
| 10:28 | South Carolina State | Richard Aybar makes the 2nd free throw | 42-58 |
| 10:19 | Mississippi | Steven Steele misses the lay-in | 42-58 |
| 10:17 | South Carolina State | Lonnie Brown pulls down the rebound | 42-58 |
| 10:13 | South Carolina State | Glenn McCarney travels with the ball | 42-58 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Clinton Meyer (PF) Steven Steele | |
| 10:02 | Mississippi | Clinton Meyer clanks a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Lonnie Brown - foul #4 on Lonnie Brown, team foul #4 | 42-58 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Roland Wilkins (PF) Lonnie Brown | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 10:02 | Mississippi | Clinton Meyer makes the 1st free throw | 42-59 |
| 10:02 | Mississippi | Clinton Meyer makes the 2nd free throw | 42-60 |
| 09:51 | South Carolina State | Robert Smith swats the short shot by Glenn McCarney | 42-60 |
| 09:49 | South Carolina State | Richard Aybar tips it in | 44-60 |
| 09:41 | Mississippi | Robert Smith misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 44-60 |
| 09:39 | South Carolina State | Richard Aybar grabs the defensive rebound | 44-60 |
| 09:34 | South Carolina State | Robert Smith takes the ball from Bryan Berman after a doubleteam | 44-60 |
| 09:22 | Mississippi | William King hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 44-60 |
| 09:20 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Richard Aybar | 44-60 |
| 09:09 | South Carolina State | Richard Aybar throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-60 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Samuel Milam (SG), Eugene Reyer (C) Bryan Berman, Richard Aybar | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Barry Davis (SG), Thurman Lewis (C) Eric Ferguson, Robert Smith | |
| 08:45 | Mississippi | Trent Simon is called for the reach on Clinton Meyer - foul #1 on Trent Simon, team foul #5 | 44-60 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Jared Jauregui (SG) Glenn McCarney | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Steven Steele (PF) Clinton Meyer | |
| 08:26 | Mississippi | Thurman Lewis is hacked by Eugene Reyer - foul #2 on Eugene Reyer, team foul #6 | 44-60 |
| 08:14 | Mississippi | Barry Davis comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 44-60 |
| 08:12 | South Carolina State | Jared Jauregui grabs the defensive rebound | 44-60 |
| 07:53 | South Carolina State | Roland Wilkins misses short on a shot in the paint | 44-60 |
| 07:52 | Mississippi | Willie Lewis pulls down the rebound | 44-60 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Samuel Milam (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jared Jauregui (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Trent Simon (fairly fresh) PF - Roland Wilkins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Eugene Reyer (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Willie Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Barry Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - William King (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Steven Steele (fresh) 4 reb. C - Thurman Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:45 | Mississippi | Barry Davis comes up short on the floater near the basket | 44-60 |
| 07:44 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Jared Jauregui | 44-60 |
| 07:27 | South Carolina State | Roland Wilkins is denied on a layup by William King | 44-60 |
| 07:26 | South Carolina State | Samuel Milam tips it home | 46-60 |
| 07:13 | Mississippi | Thurman Lewis is whistled for a carry | 46-60 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Glenn McCarney (PG), Bryan Berman (SG), William Friedman (SF), Lonnie Brown (PF), Richard Aybar (C) Samuel Milam, Jared Jauregui, Trent Simon, Roland Wilkins, Eugene Reyer | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Stan Conley (PG), Eric Ferguson (SG), Clinton Meyer (PF), Robert Smith (C) Willie Lewis, Barry Davis, Steven Steele, Thurman Lewis | |
| 06:53 | South Carolina State | Glenn McCarney connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Richard Aybar out of the doubleteam | 49-60 |
| 06:32 | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-60 |
| 06:30 | South Carolina State | Richard Aybar grabs the defensive rebound | 49-60 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 06:03 | South Carolina State | Glenn McCarney misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 49-60 |
| 06:02 | South Carolina State | Lonnie Brown tips it back up and in | 51-60 |
| 05:44 | Mississippi | Robert Smith connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Stan Conley | 51-62 |
| 05:28 | South Carolina State | Lonnie Brown misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 51-62 |
| 05:27 | South Carolina State | Richard Aybar snags the offensive board | 51-62 |
| 05:13 | South Carolina State | William Friedman hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 51-62 |
| 05:12 | Mississippi | Robert Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 51-62 |
| 04:49 | Mississippi | Robert Smith misses the shot in the lane | 51-62 |
| 04:48 | South Carolina State | Richard Aybar snags the defensive board | 51-62 |
| 04:19 | South Carolina State | Glenn McCarney buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Lonnie Brown | 54-62 |
| 04:04 | Mississippi | Lonnie Brown is called for the reach on Eric Ferguson - foul #5 on Lonnie Brown, team foul #7 | 54-62 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Samuel Milam (PG), Jared Jauregui (SG), Trent Simon (SF), Roland Wilkins (PF), Eugene Reyer (C) Glenn McCarney, Bryan Berman, William Friedman, Lonnie Brown, Richard Aybar | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Willie Lewis (PG), Steven Steele (SF), Albert Tseng (PF), Thurman Lewis (C) Stan Conley, William King, Clinton Meyer, Robert Smith | |
| 04:04 | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson makes the 1st free throw | 54-63 |
| 04:04 | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-64 |
| 03:44 | South Carolina State | Jared Jauregui makes the shot from the free throw line | 56-64 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Samuel Milam (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jared Jauregui (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Trent Simon (fresh) PF - Roland Wilkins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Eugene Reyer (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Willie Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Eric Ferguson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Steele (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Albert Tseng (fresh) C - Thurman Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:37 | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot from the left block but the foul's on Eugene Reyer - foul #3 on Eugene Reyer, team foul #8 | 56-64 |
| 03:37 | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson makes the 1st free throw | 56-65 |
| 03:37 | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson makes the 2nd free throw | 56-66 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:12 | South Carolina State | Trent Simon misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-66 |
| 03:10 | South Carolina State | Roland Wilkins tips it home | 58-66 |
| 02:43 | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 58-66 |
| 02:41 | Mississippi | Thurman Lewis tips it home | 58-68 |
| 02:41 | South Carolina State | South Carolina State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-68 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Glenn McCarney (PG), Bryan Berman (SG), William Friedman (SF), Richard Aybar (C) Samuel Milam, Jared Jauregui, Trent Simon, Eugene Reyer | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Barry Davis (SG), William King (SF), Clinton Meyer (PF), Robert Smith (C) Eric Ferguson, Steven Steele, Albert Tseng, Thurman Lewis | |
| 02:27 | South Carolina State | Glenn McCarney throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-68 |
| 02:06 | Mississippi | Robert Smith lays it up and in set up by Willie Lewis and the foul's on Roland Wilkins - foul #1 on Roland Wilkins, team foul #9 | 58-70 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Samuel Milam (PG), Jared Jauregui (SG), Trent Simon (SF), Eugene Reyer (C) Glenn McCarney, Bryan Berman, William Friedman, Richard Aybar | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 02:06 | Mississippi | Robert Smith misses the free throw | 58-70 |
| 02:06 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Roland Wilkins | 58-70 |
| 01:50 | South Carolina State | Robert Smith blocks the jumper by Samuel Milam | 58-70 |
| 01:48 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Willie Lewis | 58-70 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:43 | Mississippi | William King connects on the floater in the lane set up by Willie Lewis and he's hacked by Roland Wilkins - foul #2 on Roland Wilkins, team foul #10 | 58-72 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson (SG) Barry Davis | |
| 01:43 | Mississippi | William King misses the free throw | 58-72 |
| 01:43 | Mississippi | Clinton Meyer gets the offensive rebound | 58-72 |
| 01:34 | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 58-72 |
| 01:33 | South Carolina State | Jared Jauregui grabs the board | 58-72 |
| 01:24 | South Carolina State | Roland Wilkins is denied on a layup by Robert Smith | 58-72 |
| 01:23 | South Carolina State | Roland Wilkins tips it back up and in | 60-72 |
| 00:57 | Mississippi | William King connects on the fadeaway from the left block set up by Eric Ferguson | 60-74 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:49 | South Carolina State | Trent Simon buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Samuel Milam | 63-74 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:22 | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson drills a shot from the right side on a great pass from Robert Smith and he's hacked by Samuel Milam - foul #3 on Samuel Milam, team foul #11 | 63-76 |
| 00:22 | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson makes the free throw | 63-77 |
| 00:15 | South Carolina State | Roland Wilkins is open and buries a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Samuel Milam | 65-77 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Willie Lewis runs out the clock | 65-77 |