| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Christopher Waldron (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Albert (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Bernard Moffett (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Grant Tucker (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Muszynski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Willie Lewis (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Barry Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - William King (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Steven Steele (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Smith (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Bernard Moffett inbounds the ball | 35-33 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:38 | South Carolina | Christopher Waldron misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-33 |
| 19:37 | Mississippi | Robert Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 35-33 |
| 19:33 | Mississippi | Steven Steele misses long on a jumper near the basket | 35-33 |
| 19:31 | Mississippi | Robert Smith tips it in | 35-35 |
| 19:08 | South Carolina | Robert Smith blocks the short jumper by Grant Tucker | 35-35 |
| 19:07 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Grant Tucker | 35-35 |
| 18:38 | South Carolina | Christopher Waldron comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 35-35 |
| 18:36 | South Carolina | Grant Tucker tips it in | 37-35 |
| 18:19 | Mississippi | Robert Smith hits the finger roll on a great pass from Steven Steele | 37-37 |
| 17:54 | South Carolina | Robert Albert connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Christopher Waldron | 40-37 |
| 17:35 | Mississippi | William King is hacked by Bernard Moffett - foul #3 on Bernard Moffett, team foul #1 | 40-37 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ryan Bourgoin (SF) Bernard Moffett | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 17:19 | Mississippi | Robert Smith hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block but he's fouled by Robert Muszynski - foul #1 on Robert Muszynski, team foul #2 | 40-37 |
| 17:19 | Mississippi | Robert Smith misses the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 17:19 | Mississippi | Robert Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 40-38 |
| 16:51 | South Carolina | Grant Tucker misses the lay-in | 40-38 |
| 16:50 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Grant Tucker | 40-38 |
| 16:35 | South Carolina | Robert Muszynski lays it up and in on a great pass from Robert Albert | 42-38 |
| 16:18 | Mississippi | Barry Davis hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Willie Lewis | 42-41 |
| 15:59 | South Carolina | Grant Tucker makes the runner in the lane set up by Robert Muszynski | 44-41 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Christopher Waldron (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Albert (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ryan Bourgoin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Grant Tucker (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. C - Robert Muszynski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Willie Lewis (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Barry Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - William King (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Steven Steele (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Smith (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Mississippi | Robert Smith drills a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Willie Lewis | 44-43 |
| 15:16 | South Carolina | Christopher Waldron misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-43 |
| 15:14 | Mississippi | Steven Steele pulls down the rebound | 44-43 |
| 14:57 | Mississippi | William King throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-43 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Bernard Moffett (SF) Ryan Bourgoin | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Stan Conley (PG), Albert Tseng (SF), Jerry Morgan (PF), John Milan (C) Willie Lewis, William King, Steven Steele, Robert Smith | |
| 14:33 | South Carolina | Barry Davis steals the ball from Grant Tucker | 44-43 |
| 14:30 | Mississippi | Stan Conley banks in the layup on a great pass from Barry Davis | 44-45 |
| 14:05 | South Carolina | Grant Tucker blows the layup | 44-45 |
| 14:04 | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan grabs the defensive rebound | 44-45 |
| 13:48 | Mississippi | Bernard Moffett blocks the short jumper by John Milan | 44-45 |
| 13:47 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Robert Muszynski | 44-45 |
| 13:20 | South Carolina | Grant Tucker loses the ball out of bounds | 44-45 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Willie Lewis (PG), William King (SF), Steven Steele (PF) Barry Davis, Albert Tseng, Jerry Morgan | |
| 13:04 | Mississippi | John Milan is alone and drills a jumper in the lane on a great pass from William King out of a doubleteam | 44-47 |
| 12:41 | South Carolina | Bernard Moffett evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 44-47 |
| 12:39 | Mississippi | William King grabs the board | 44-47 |
| 12:22 | Mississippi | William King misses badly on a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Christopher Waldron - foul #3 on Christopher Waldron, team foul #3 | 44-47 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Thomas Kissell (SG), Ryan Bourgoin (PF), Daniel White (C) Robert Albert, Grant Tucker, Robert Muszynski | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Smith (C) John Milan | |
| 12:22 | Mississippi | William King makes the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 12:22 | Mississippi | William King makes the 2nd free throw | 44-49 |
| 11:53 | South Carolina | Christopher Waldron knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 46-49 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Christopher Waldron (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Kissell (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bernard Moffett (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Ryan Bourgoin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel White (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Willie Lewis (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Stan Conley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - William King (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Steele (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Smith (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Mississippi | Robert Smith is wide open but clanks a runner near the basket | 46-49 |
| 11:26 | South Carolina | Bernard Moffett gets the rebound | 46-49 |
| 11:05 | South Carolina | Christopher Waldron splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Stan Conley - foul #1 on Stan Conley, team foul #1 | 46-49 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Albert (SG), Grant Tucker (PF), Robert Muszynski (C) Thomas Kissell, Ryan Bourgoin, Daniel White | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Barry Davis (SG), Albert Tseng (PF) Stan Conley, Steven Steele | |
| 11:05 | South Carolina | Christopher Waldron makes the 1st free throw | 47-49 |
| 11:05 | South Carolina | Christopher Waldron makes the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| 10:45 | Mississippi | Robert Albert is called for the reach on Albert Tseng - foul #2 on Robert Albert, team foul #4 | 48-49 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Thomas Kissell (PG) Christopher Waldron | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 10:32 | Mississippi | Willie Lewis makes the wide open turnaround in the paint on a great pass from William King and he's hacked by Thomas Kissell - foul #3 on Thomas Kissell, team foul #5 | 48-51 |
| 10:32 | Mississippi | Willie Lewis makes the free throw | 48-52 |
| 10:04 | South Carolina | Robert Smith takes the ball from Thomas Kissell | 48-52 |
| 09:47 | Mississippi | Robert Smith banks in the layup set up by Albert Tseng | 48-54 |
| 09:21 | South Carolina | Bernard Moffett is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Albert Tseng | 48-54 |
| 08:57 | Mississippi | Robert Smith is wide open but clanks a jumper in the lane | 48-54 |
| 08:56 | Mississippi | Willie Lewis pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-54 |
| 08:39 | Mississippi | Robert Smith hits a wide open runner from the baseline set up by William King | 48-56 |
| 08:27 | South Carolina | Grant Tucker clanks a turnaround in the lane | 48-56 |
| 08:26 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Robert Smith | 48-56 |
| 08:15 | Mississippi | Barry Davis makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Willie Lewis | 48-59 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:04 | South Carolina | Bernard Moffett makes the contested pull-up jumper from the left wing | 50-59 |
| 07:49 | Mississippi | Thomas Kissell steals the ball from Robert Smith | 50-59 |
| 07:45 | South Carolina | Thomas Kissell hits the finger roll | 52-59 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Thomas Kissell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Albert (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bernard Moffett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Grant Tucker (tiring) 11 pts. 8 reb. C - Robert Muszynski (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Willie Lewis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Barry Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - William King (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Albert Tseng (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Smith (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:33 | Mississippi | Robert Muszynski swats the short shot by William King | 52-59 |
| 07:31 | South Carolina | Thomas Kissell grabs the board | 52-59 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:09 | South Carolina | Robert Muszynski comes up short on the floater from the left block | 52-59 |
| 07:08 | South Carolina | Thomas Kissell can't tip it in | 52-59 |
| 07:06 | Mississippi | Robert Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 52-59 |
| 06:50 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng misses the wide open turnaround from the right block | 52-59 |
| 06:48 | South Carolina | Robert Muszynski gets the rebound | 52-59 |
| 06:19 | South Carolina | Bernard Moffett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-59 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Christopher Waldron (PG), Ryan Bourgoin (PF), Daniel White (C) Thomas Kissell, Grant Tucker, Robert Muszynski | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Stan Conley (PG), Steven Steele (PF), John Milan (C) Willie Lewis, Albert Tseng, Robert Smith | |
| 06:11 | Mississippi | William King makes the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Stan Conley | 52-61 |
| 05:58 | South Carolina | Christopher Waldron makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-61 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:42 | Mississippi | Robert Albert steps in front of the William King pass | 55-61 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:23 | South Carolina | Christopher Waldron is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 55-61 |
| 05:22 | Mississippi | William King pulls down the rebound | 55-61 |
| 05:04 | Mississippi | William King's pass is intercepted by Ryan Bourgoin | 55-61 |
| 04:59 | South Carolina | Robert Albert hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 55-61 |
| 04:58 | South Carolina | Ryan Bourgoin grabs the offensive rebound | 55-61 |
| 04:41 | South Carolina | Bernard Moffett buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Christopher Waldron | 58-61 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:26 | Mississippi | William King misses the layup against the doubleteam | 58-61 |
| 04:25 | Mississippi | John Milan can't tip it in | 58-61 |
| 04:24 | Mississippi | Steven Steele tips it in | 58-63 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:56 | South Carolina | Ryan Bourgoin is hacked by William King - foul #2 on William King, team foul #2 | 58-63 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Thomas Kissell (SG), Grant Tucker (PF) Robert Albert, Bernard Moffett | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Willie Lewis (PG), Albert Tseng (SF) Barry Davis, William King | |
| 03:30 | South Carolina | John Milan denies the turnaround by Ryan Bourgoin | 58-63 |
| 03:29 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to John Milan | 58-63 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Christopher Waldron (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Kissell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ryan Bourgoin (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Grant Tucker (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. C - Daniel White (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Willie Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Stan Conley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Albert Tseng (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Steven Steele (fresh) 18 pts. 6 reb. C - John Milan (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Mississippi | John Milan travels with the ball | 58-63 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Bernard Moffett (SF), Robert Muszynski (C) Ryan Bourgoin, Daniel White | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Barry Davis (SG), Robert Smith (C) Stan Conley, John Milan | |
| 02:44 | South Carolina | Bernard Moffett shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 58-63 |
| 02:42 | Mississippi | Willie Lewis grabs the board | 58-63 |
| 02:24 | Mississippi | Willie Lewis is hacked by Christopher Waldron - foul #4 on Christopher Waldron, team foul #6 | 58-63 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Albert (SG) Thomas Kissell | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan (PF) Steven Steele | |
| 02:14 | Mississippi | Barry Davis misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 58-63 |
| 02:13 | Mississippi | Robert Smith tips it home | 58-65 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:56 | South Carolina | Grant Tucker is open and scores on a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Robert Muszynski | 60-65 |
| 01:56 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-65 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | William King (SF), Steven Steele (PF) Albert Tseng, Jerry Morgan | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:31 | Mississippi | Willie Lewis is hacked by Bernard Moffett - foul #4 on Bernard Moffett, team foul #7 | 60-65 |
| 01:31 | Mississippi | Willie Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 60-66 |
| 01:31 | Mississippi | Willie Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 60-67 |
| 01:19 | South Carolina | Robert Albert comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-67 |
| 01:18 | South Carolina | Bernard Moffett grabs the offensive board | 60-67 |
| 00:58 | South Carolina | Bernard Moffett can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 60-67 |
| 00:56 | Mississippi | Barry Davis pulls down the rebound | 60-67 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:53 | Mississippi | Barry Davis is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Waldron - foul #5 on Christopher Waldron, team foul #8 | 60-67 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Thomas Kissell (PG) Christopher Waldron | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 00:53 | Mississippi | Barry Davis makes the 1st free throw | 60-68 |
| 00:53 | Mississippi | Barry Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 60-69 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:46 | South Carolina | Bernard Moffett comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 60-69 |
| 00:44 | Mississippi | Barry Davis snags the defensive board | 60-69 |
| 00:42 | Mississippi | Barry Davis is hacked by Robert Albert in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Albert, team foul #9 | 60-69 |
| 00:42 | Mississippi | Barry Davis makes the 1st free throw | 60-70 |
| 00:42 | Mississippi | Barry Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 60-70 |
| 00:42 | South Carolina | Grant Tucker gets the rebound | 60-70 |
| 00:34 | South Carolina | Grant Tucker misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 60-70 |
| 00:33 | Mississippi | Willie Lewis gets the rebound | 60-70 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:08 | Mississippi | Willie Lewis is by himself and knocks in the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Steven Steele | 60-72 |
| 00:01 | South Carolina | William King blocks the short jumper by Robert Muszynski | 60-72 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | William King gets the rebound | 60-72 |