| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Wei-Quo Meng (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Oscar Hernandez (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - William Pittman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Leonard Barnes (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - James Mayne (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Bradley Dunning (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Parker (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Vernon Fletcher (fresh) PF - Chad Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Curtis Hines (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher inbounds the ball | 28-32 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:49 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines misses badly on a floater from the right side | 28-32 |
| 19:48 | South Carolina | James Mayne snags the defensive board | 28-32 |
| 19:44 | South Carolina | Oscar Hernandez comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-32 |
| 19:42 | South Carolina | James Mayne tips it but misses | 28-32 |
| 19:40 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher grabs the board | 28-32 |
| 19:18 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 28-32 |
| 19:16 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines tips it in | 28-34 |
| 18:47 | South Carolina | William Parker takes the ball from Wei-Quo Meng | 28-34 |
| 18:42 | Mississippi | William Parker buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Bradley Dunning | 28-37 |
| 18:22 | South Carolina | Wei-Quo Meng misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-37 |
| 18:20 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Chad Smith | 28-37 |
| 18:14 | Mississippi | William Parker misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-37 |
| 18:12 | South Carolina | William Pittman snags the defensive board | 28-37 |
| 17:43 | South Carolina | Oscar Hernandez is hacked by Curtis Hines - foul #1 on Curtis Hines, team foul #1 | 28-37 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Carlos Winters (PG), Gilberto Molina (PF) Wei-Quo Meng, Leonard Barnes | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu (PG), Richard Knight (SF), Jason Williams (PF) Bradley Dunning, Vernon Fletcher, Chad Smith | |
| 17:26 | South Carolina | William Pittman comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 28-37 |
| 17:25 | South Carolina | James Mayne hits the follow up shot | 30-37 |
| 16:56 | Mississippi | Richard Knight connects on the 3 from the right wing | 30-40 |
| 16:27 | South Carolina | Carlos Winters drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 32-40 |
| 16:03 | Mississippi | Richard Knight is whistled for traveling | 32-40 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Wei-Quo Meng (PG), Ivan Derezinski (SG), Leonard Barnes (PF) Carlos Winters, Oscar Hernandez, James Mayne | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Chad Smith (PF), Marcus Ludwig (C) Jason Williams, Curtis Hines | |
| 15:42 | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-40 |
| 15:40 | South Carolina | William Pittman pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-40 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Wei-Quo Meng (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ivan Derezinski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Pittman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Leonard Barnes (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Gilberto Molina (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Paul Mathieu (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Parker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Richard Knight (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Chad Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Marcus Ludwig (fresh) | |
| 15:13 | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 32-40 |
| 15:11 | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes grabs the offensive board | 32-40 |
| 14:48 | South Carolina | Gilberto Molina misses badly on a shot from the right block | 32-40 |
| 14:47 | Mississippi | Marcus Ludwig snags the defensive board | 32-40 |
| 14:26 | Mississippi | Chad Smith makes the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by William Parker | 32-42 |
| 14:08 | South Carolina | Gilberto Molina misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 32-42 |
| 14:07 | Mississippi | Marcus Ludwig grabs the board | 32-42 |
| 14:02 | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Marcus Ludwig | 32-45 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 13:45 | South Carolina | Ivan Derezinski's layup is rejected by Marcus Ludwig | 32-45 |
| 13:44 | Mississippi | Richard Knight grabs the board | 32-45 |
| 13:29 | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-45 |
| 13:27 | Mississippi | Chad Smith hits the follow up shot | 32-47 |
| 13:23 | South Carolina | William Parker steals the ball from Ivan Derezinski | 32-47 |
| 13:20 | Mississippi | Richard Knight hits the finger roll set up by William Parker | 32-49 |
| 13:08 | South Carolina | Ivan Derezinski is fouled on the floor by Marcus Ludwig - foul #1 on Marcus Ludwig, team foul #2 | 32-49 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Carlos Winters (PG), Oscar Hernandez (SG), David Harrison (SF), James Mayne (C) Wei-Quo Meng, Ivan Derezinski, William Pittman, Gilberto Molina | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), Randall Murray (SF), Curtis Hines (C) Paul Mathieu, Richard Knight, Chad Smith | |
| 12:59 | South Carolina | Oscar Hernandez comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 32-49 |
| 12:58 | Mississippi | Marcus Ludwig grabs the defensive rebound | 32-49 |
| 12:41 | Mississippi | William Parker is hacked by Carlos Winters - foul #2 on Carlos Winters, team foul #1 | 32-49 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jason Williams (PF) Marcus Ludwig | |
| 12:26 | Mississippi | William Parker scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Bradley Dunning | 32-52 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 12:19 | South Carolina | Carlos Winters's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-52 |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Pittman (SF) David Harrison | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Marcus Ludwig (PF) Jason Williams | |
| 11:58 | Mississippi | William Parker misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 32-52 |
| 11:57 | Mississippi | William Parker misses the tip | 32-52 |
| 11:55 | South Carolina | William Pittman grabs the defensive rebound | 32-52 |
| 11:46 | South Carolina | James Mayne knocks in the driving attempt from the right block | 34-52 |
| 11:37 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines buries a shot from the right block | 34-54 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Carlos Winters (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Oscar Hernandez (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - William Pittman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. PF - Leonard Barnes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - James Mayne (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Bradley Dunning (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Parker (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Randall Murray (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Marcus Ludwig (fresh) 3 reb. C - Curtis Hines (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:18 | South Carolina | Carlos Winters misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-54 |
| 11:17 | South Carolina | William Pittman tips it home | 36-54 |
| 10:54 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-54 |
| 10:52 | South Carolina | Oscar Hernandez grabs the board | 36-54 |
| 10:48 | South Carolina | William Pittman buries a jumper from the right wing set up by Carlos Winters | 38-54 |
| 10:41 | Mississippi | Oscar Hernandez is called for the reach on Randall Murray - foul #1 on Oscar Hernandez, team foul #2 | 38-54 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Wei-Quo Meng (PG), David Harrison (SF), Gilberto Molina (PF) Carlos Winters, William Pittman, Leonard Barnes | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Knight (SG), Vernon Fletcher (SF), Chad Smith (PF) William Parker, Randall Murray, Marcus Ludwig | |
| 10:35 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 38-54 |
| 10:33 | South Carolina | James Mayne grabs the board | 38-54 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 10:13 | South Carolina | Wei-Quo Meng can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-54 |
| 10:11 | South Carolina | James Mayne tips it back up and in | 40-54 |
| 09:50 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 40-54 |
| 09:49 | South Carolina | Gilberto Molina pulls down the rebound | 40-54 |
| 09:42 | South Carolina | Gilberto Molina lays it up and in and he's fouled by Curtis Hines - foul #2 on Curtis Hines, team foul #3 | 42-54 |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Pittman (SF) David Harrison | |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Parker (SG), Randall Murray (SF) Richard Knight, Vernon Fletcher | |
| 09:42 | South Carolina | Gilberto Molina makes the free throw | 43-54 |
| 09:38 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 43-54 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes (PF) Gilberto Molina | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dwight Jones (C) Curtis Hines | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 09:21 | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 43-54 |
| 09:20 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Randall Murray | 43-54 |
| 09:05 | Mississippi | William Parker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-54 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Carlos Winters (SG) William Pittman | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Knight (SG), Vernon Fletcher (SF), Curtis Hines (C) William Parker, Randall Murray, Dwight Jones | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 08:42 | South Carolina | Oscar Hernandez double dribbles | 43-54 |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Pittman (SF) Carlos Winters | |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Parker (SG), Jason Williams (PF) Richard Knight, Chad Smith | |
| 08:18 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-54 |
| 08:16 | South Carolina | William Pittman pulls down the rebound | 43-54 |
| 07:59 | South Carolina | Wei-Quo Meng misses long on a floater from the left wing | 43-54 |
| 07:58 | Mississippi | William Parker snags the defensive board | 43-54 |
| 07:33 | Mississippi | William Parker scores on a jumper from the right wing set up by Bradley Dunning | 43-56 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Wei-Quo Meng (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Oscar Hernandez (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - William Pittman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. PF - Leonard Barnes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - James Mayne (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Bradley Dunning (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. SG - William Parker (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Vernon Fletcher (fresh) PF - Jason Williams (fresh) 2 pts. C - Curtis Hines (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:13 | South Carolina | James Mayne is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on James Mayne, team foul #3 | 43-56 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Carlos Winters (PG), Ivan Derezinski (SG), David Harrison (SF), Gilberto Molina (PF) Wei-Quo Meng, Oscar Hernandez, William Pittman, Leonard Barnes | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu (PG), Richard Knight (SG), Randall Murray (SF), Chad Smith (PF), Dwight Jones (C) Bradley Dunning, William Parker, Vernon Fletcher, Jason Williams, Curtis Hines | |
| 06:55 | Mississippi | A charge is called on Paul Mathieu - foul #1 on Paul Mathieu, team foul #4 | 43-56 |
| 06:32 | South Carolina | Gilberto Molina makes the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Ivan Derezinski | 45-56 |
| 06:16 | Mississippi | Gilberto Molina is called for the reach on Chad Smith - foul #2 on Gilberto Molina, team foul #4 | 45-56 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Wei-Quo Meng (PG), Oscar Hernandez (SG), William Pittman (SF), Leonard Barnes (PF) Carlos Winters, Ivan Derezinski, David Harrison, Gilberto Molina | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), William Parker (SG), Curtis Hines (C) Paul Mathieu, Randall Murray, Dwight Jones | |
| 06:06 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines buries a pull-up jumper from the right side | 45-58 |
| 06:01 | South Carolina | Wei-Quo Meng buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Oscar Hernandez | 48-58 |
| 05:44 | Mississippi | Chad Smith knocks in the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by William Parker | 48-60 |
| 05:30 | South Carolina | James Mayne hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block but he's fouled by Curtis Hines - foul #3 on Curtis Hines, team foul #5 | 48-60 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Carlos Winters (SG) Oscar Hernandez | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher (SF) Richard Knight | |
| 05:30 | South Carolina | James Mayne makes the 1st free throw | 49-60 |
| 05:30 | South Carolina | James Mayne makes the 2nd free throw | 50-60 |
| 05:10 | Mississippi | Leonard Barnes takes the ball from Chad Smith | 50-60 |
| 04:49 | South Carolina | Carlos Winters knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Wei-Quo Meng | 53-60 |
| 04:39 | Mississippi | Chad Smith misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 53-60 |
| 04:38 | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes grabs the board | 53-60 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 04:18 | South Carolina | William Pittman misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-60 |
| 04:16 | Mississippi | Chad Smith pulls down the rebound | 53-60 |
| 04:01 | Mississippi | Chad Smith misses the shot from close range | 53-60 |
| 04:00 | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes grabs the board | 53-60 |
| 03:46 | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Chad Smith - foul #2 on Chad Smith, team foul #6 | 53-60 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ivan Derezinski (PG), Oscar Hernandez (SG), David Harrison (SF), Gilberto Molina (C) Wei-Quo Meng, Carlos Winters, William Pittman, James Mayne | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu (PG), Richard Knight (SG), Randall Murray (SF), Jason Williams (PF), Dwight Jones (C) Bradley Dunning, William Parker, Vernon Fletcher, Chad Smith, Curtis Hines | |
| 03:46 | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes misses the 1st free throw | 53-60 |
| 03:46 | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes misses the 2nd free throw | 53-60 |
| 03:46 | Mississippi | Dwight Jones snags the defensive board | 53-60 |
| 03:29 | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-63 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Ivan Derezinski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Oscar Hernandez (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - David Harrison (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Leonard Barnes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Gilberto Molina (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Paul Mathieu (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Knight (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Randall Murray (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Jason Williams (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dwight Jones (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:16 | South Carolina | Oscar Hernandez hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-63 |
| 03:15 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Jason Williams | 53-63 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:52 | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-63 |
| 02:51 | South Carolina | Gilberto Molina grabs the defensive rebound | 53-63 |
| 02:38 | South Carolina | Ivan Derezinski hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 53-63 |
| 02:37 | Mississippi | Jason Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 53-63 |
| 02:12 | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-63 |
| 02:10 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Randall Murray | 53-63 |
| 01:52 | Mississippi | Richard Knight can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-63 |
| 01:50 | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes snags the defensive board | 53-63 |
| 01:42 | South Carolina | Gilberto Molina throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-63 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Carlos Winters (PG) Oscar Hernandez | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), William Parker (SG), Vernon Fletcher (SF), Chad Smith (PF), Curtis Hines (C) Paul Mathieu, Richard Knight, Randall Murray, Jason Williams, Dwight Jones | |
| 01:21 | Mississippi | Ivan Derezinski picks off the pass by William Parker | 53-63 |
| 01:04 | South Carolina | Carlos Winters can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-63 |
| 01:02 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Vernon Fletcher | 53-63 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:55 | Mississippi | Chad Smith is hacked by David Harrison - foul #1 on David Harrison, team foul #5 | 53-63 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu (PG), Richard Knight (SF) Bradley Dunning, Vernon Fletcher | |
| 00:54 | Mississippi | Richard Knight is fouled on the floor by Gilberto Molina - foul #3 on Gilberto Molina, team foul #6 | 53-63 |
| 00:52 | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu is hacked by Carlos Winters - foul #3 on Carlos Winters, team foul #7 | 53-63 |
| 00:52 | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu misses the 1st free throw | 53-63 |
| 00:52 | Mississippi | Chad Smith snags the offensive board | 53-63 |
| 00:51 | Mississippi | Chad Smith is hacked by David Harrison - foul #2 on David Harrison, team foul #8 | 53-63 |
| 00:51 | Mississippi | Chad Smith makes the 1st free throw | 53-64 |
| 00:51 | Mississippi | Chad Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 53-65 |
| 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 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:46 | South Carolina | David Harrison hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-65 |
| 00:44 | Mississippi | Carlos Winters is called for the reach on Richard Knight in the backcourt - foul #4 on Carlos Winters, team foul #9 | 56-65 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Wei-Quo Meng (PG), Oscar Hernandez (SG), William Pittman (SF), James Mayne (C) Carlos Winters, Ivan Derezinski, David Harrison, Gilberto Molina | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 00:44 | Mississippi | Richard Knight makes the 1st free throw | 56-66 |
| 00:44 | Mississippi | Richard Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 56-67 |
| 00:38 | South Carolina | James Mayne clanks a jumper from the right block | 56-67 |
| 00:36 | Mississippi | Chad Smith gets the rebound | 56-67 |
| 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 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:10 | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 56-67 |
| 00:08 | Mississippi | Chad Smith tips it home | 56-69 |
| 00:03 | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 56-69 |
| 00:01 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Leonard Barnes | 56-69 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | The clock runs out | 56-69 |