| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Wei-Quo Meng (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Oscar Hernandez (fresh) 7 pts. SF - William Pittman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leonard Barnes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - James Mayne (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Bradley Dunning (fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Parker (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vernon Fletcher (fresh) PF - Chad Smith (fresh) 2 reb. C - Curtis Hines (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher inbounds the ball | 27-31 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Oscar Hernandez - foul #1 on Oscar Hernandez, team foul #1 | 27-31 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Carlos Winters (PG), Gilberto Molina (C) Wei-Quo Meng, James Mayne | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu (PG), Randall Murray (SF), Jason Williams (PF) Bradley Dunning, Vernon Fletcher, Chad Smith | |
| 19:40 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines misses the 1st free throw | 27-31 |
| 19:40 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines makes the 2nd free throw | 27-32 |
| 19:13 | South Carolina | Jason Williams is called for the reach on Leonard Barnes - foul #1 on Jason Williams, team foul #1 | 27-32 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Wei-Quo Meng (PG), James Mayne (C) Oscar Hernandez, Gilberto Molina | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dwight Jones (C) Curtis Hines | |
| 18:59 | South Carolina | James Mayne misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 27-32 |
| 18:57 | Mississippi | Dwight Jones pulls down the rebound | 27-32 |
| 18:40 | Mississippi | James Mayne is called for the reach on William Parker - foul #2 on James Mayne, team foul #2 | 27-32 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Oscar Hernandez (SG), David Harrison (SF), Gilberto Molina (C) Carlos Winters, William Pittman, James Mayne | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), Richard Knight (SF), Chad Smith (PF), Marcus Ludwig (C) Paul Mathieu, Randall Murray, Jason Williams, Dwight Jones | |
| 18:24 | Mississippi | William Parker drills a fadeaway from the left wing and the foul's on Oscar Hernandez - foul #2 on Oscar Hernandez, team foul #3 | 27-34 |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Pittman (SF), James Mayne (C) David Harrison, Gilberto Molina | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher (SF) Richard Knight | |
| 18:24 | Mississippi | William Parker makes the free throw | 27-35 |
| 17:58 | South Carolina | William Pittman misses badly on a floater from the right side | 27-35 |
| 17:56 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher pulls down the rebound | 27-35 |
| 17:50 | Mississippi | William Parker misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 27-35 |
| 17:48 | South Carolina | James Mayne snags the defensive board | 27-35 |
| 17:30 | South Carolina | Wei-Quo Meng hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Mayne | 29-35 |
| 17:07 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher misses the easy layup | 29-35 |
| 17:05 | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 29-35 |
| 16:49 | South Carolina | James Mayne is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #3 on James Mayne, team foul #4 | 29-35 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Carlos Winters (PG), William Baily (SG), David Harrison (SF), Gilberto Molina (C) Wei-Quo Meng, Oscar Hernandez, William Pittman, James Mayne | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu (PG), Richard Knight (SG), Randall Murray (SF), Jason Williams (PF), Curtis Hines (C) Bradley Dunning, William Parker, Vernon Fletcher, Chad Smith, Marcus Ludwig | |
| 16:30 | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu is hacked by Carlos Winters - foul #1 on Carlos Winters, team foul #5 | 29-35 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Oscar Hernandez (SG) William Baily | |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Parker (SG) Randall Murray | |
| 16:18 | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-35 |
| 16:17 | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes snags the defensive board | 29-35 |
| 16:00 | South Carolina | Gilberto Molina hits a jumper in the paint | 31-35 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Carlos Winters (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Oscar Hernandez (fresh) 7 pts. SF - David Harrison (fresh) PF - Leonard Barnes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Gilberto Molina (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Paul Mathieu (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Parker (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Knight (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jason Williams (fresh) C - Curtis Hines (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Mississippi | William Parker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 31-35 |
| 15:36 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines tips it back up and in | 31-37 |
| 15:14 | South Carolina | David Harrison's pass is intercepted by Paul Mathieu | 31-37 |
| 14:50 | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Knight | 31-40 |
| 14:38 | South Carolina | David Harrison misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 31-40 |
| 14:36 | Mississippi | Richard Knight snags the defensive board | 31-40 |
| 14:17 | Mississippi | Richard Knight drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by William Parker | 31-43 |
| 13:57 | South Carolina | Carlos Winters can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Jason Williams - foul #2 on Jason Williams, team foul #2 | 31-43 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Wei-Quo Meng (PG), William Pittman (SF), James Mayne (C) Oscar Hernandez, David Harrison, Leonard Barnes | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), Vernon Fletcher (SG), Randall Murray (SF), Chad Smith (PF), Dwight Jones (C) Paul Mathieu, William Parker, Richard Knight, Jason Williams, Curtis Hines | |
| 13:57 | South Carolina | Carlos Winters makes the 1st free throw | 32-43 |
| 13:57 | South Carolina | Carlos Winters makes the 2nd free throw | 33-43 |
| 13:44 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-43 |
| 13:43 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to James Mayne | 33-43 |
| 13:15 | South Carolina | Gilberto Molina's layup is rejected by Dwight Jones | 33-43 |
| 13:14 | South Carolina | James Mayne snags the offensive board | 33-43 |
| 12:51 | South Carolina | Randall Murray takes the ball from Carlos Winters | 33-43 |
| 12:22 | Mississippi | Chad Smith hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Randall Murray | 33-45 |
| 12:06 | South Carolina | Gilberto Molina is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 33-45 |
| 12:05 | South Carolina | William Pittman pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-45 |
| 11:53 | South Carolina | Gilberto Molina misses badly on a shot from the left side | 33-45 |
| 11:51 | Mississippi | Randall Murray grabs the board | 33-45 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Wei-Quo Meng (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Carlos Winters (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - William Pittman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gilberto Molina (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - James Mayne (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Bradley Dunning (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Vernon Fletcher (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Randall Murray (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Chad Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Dwight Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:29 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning travels with the ball | 33-45 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Oscar Hernandez (SG), Leonard Barnes (PF) Carlos Winters, Gilberto Molina | |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Parker (SG), Richard Knight (SF), Curtis Hines (C) Vernon Fletcher, 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 (+1) | |
| 11:18 | South Carolina | Oscar Hernandez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-45 |
| 11:00 | Mississippi | James Mayne swats the shot by Bradley Dunning | 33-45 |
| 10:59 | South Carolina | Wei-Quo Meng pulls down the rebound | 33-45 |
| 10:44 | South Carolina | Oscar Hernandez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-45 |
| 10:33 | Mississippi | Chad Smith clanks a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by William Pittman - foul #1 on William Pittman, team foul #6 | 33-45 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher (SF) Richard Knight | |
| 10:33 | Mississippi | Chad Smith misses the 1st free throw | 33-45 |
| 10:33 | Mississippi | Chad Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 33-46 |
| 10:18 | South Carolina | James Mayne shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-46 |
| 10:01 | Mississippi | James Mayne picks off the pass by William Parker | 36-46 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 09:33 | South Carolina | Oscar Hernandez comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 36-46 |
| 09:32 | South Carolina | Oscar Hernandez pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-46 |
| 09:13 | South Carolina | Oscar Hernandez connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Wei-Quo Meng | 39-46 |
| 08:54 | Mississippi | Leonard Barnes blocks the jumper by Vernon Fletcher | 39-46 |
| 08:53 | South Carolina | James Mayne snags the defensive board | 39-46 |
| 08:29 | South Carolina | Wei-Quo Meng is by himself and knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by James Mayne out of the doubleteam | 42-46 |
| 08:09 | Mississippi | Chad Smith misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 42-46 |
| 08:08 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher hits the follow up shot | 42-48 |
| 07:48 | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Wei-Quo Meng | 45-48 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Wei-Quo Meng (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Oscar Hernandez (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. SF - William Pittman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leonard Barnes (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - James Mayne (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Bradley Dunning (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Parker (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Vernon Fletcher (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chad Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Curtis Hines (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Mississippi | William Parker can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-48 |
| 07:28 | South Carolina | William Pittman snags the defensive board | 45-48 |
| 07:13 | South Carolina | William Pittman misses short on a floater from the left wing | 45-48 |
| 07:11 | South Carolina | William Pittman snags the offensive board | 45-48 |
| 06:50 | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from the free throw line | 45-48 |
| 06:48 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to William Parker | 45-48 |
| 06:33 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines loses the ball out of bounds | 45-48 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Carlos Winters (PG), William Baily (SG), David Harrison (SF), Gilberto Molina (C) Wei-Quo Meng, Oscar Hernandez, 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 | |
| 06:14 | South Carolina | Paul Mathieu is called for the reach on Carlos Winters - foul #1 on Paul Mathieu, team foul #3 | 45-48 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ivan Derezinski (PG), James Mayne (C) Carlos Winters, Leonard Barnes | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 05:54 | South Carolina | David Harrison double dribbles | 45-48 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Wei-Quo Meng (PG), Oscar Hernandez (SG), Leonard Barnes (PF) Ivan Derezinski, William Baily, James Mayne | |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Parker (SG), Curtis Hines (C) Randall Murray, Dwight Jones | |
| 05:31 | Mississippi | William Parker buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Richard Knight | 45-51 |
| 05:11 | South Carolina | Paul Mathieu picks off the pass by Gilberto Molina | 45-51 |
| 04:50 | Mississippi | William Parker misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-51 |
| 04:49 | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu misses the tip | 45-51 |
| 04:47 | Mississippi | Richard Knight tips it in | 45-53 |
| 04:24 | South Carolina | Oscar Hernandez banks in the layup and he's hacked by William Parker - foul #1 on William Parker, team foul #4 | 47-53 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Carlos Winters (PG), William Pittman (SF), James Mayne (C) Wei-Quo Meng, David Harrison, Leonard Barnes | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), Randall Murray (SF), Chad Smith (PF), Dwight Jones (C) Paul Mathieu, William Parker, Jason Williams, Curtis Hines | |
| 04:24 | South Carolina | Oscar Hernandez misses the free throw | 47-53 |
| 04:24 | Mississippi | Chad Smith gets the rebound | 47-53 |
| 04:16 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-53 |
| 04:14 | Mississippi | Chad Smith tips it but misses | 47-53 |
| 04:12 | Mississippi | Chad Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 47-53 |
| 03:55 | Mississippi | Gilberto Molina is called for the reach on Dwight Jones - foul #2 on Gilberto Molina, team foul #7 | 47-53 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ivan Derezinski (SG) Oscar Hernandez | |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Parker (SG) Richard Knight | |
| 03:55 | Mississippi | Dwight Jones makes the 1st free throw | 47-54 |
| 03:55 | Mississippi | Dwight Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 47-55 |
| 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) | |
| 03:30 | South Carolina | James Mayne is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater in the paint | 47-55 |
| 03:29 | Mississippi | William Parker gets the rebound | 47-55 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Carlos Winters (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Ivan Derezinski (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Pittman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gilberto Molina (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - James Mayne (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Bradley Dunning (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Parker (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Randall Murray (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Chad Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Dwight Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 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) | |
| 03:05 | Mississippi | William Parker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-55 |
| 03:03 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to James Mayne | 47-55 |
| 02:49 | South Carolina | Carlos Winters hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-55 |
| 02:48 | South Carolina | Gilberto Molina snags the offensive board | 47-55 |
| 02:41 | South Carolina | Gilberto Molina hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 47-55 |
| 02:40 | South Carolina | Gilberto Molina tips it but misses | 47-55 |
| 02:38 | Mississippi | Chad Smith pulls down the rebound | 47-55 |
| 02:23 | Mississippi | Randall Murray misses the lay-in | 47-55 |
| 02:22 | South Carolina | Carlos Winters grabs the board | 47-55 |
| 02:09 | South Carolina | Ivan Derezinski comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 47-55 |
| 02:07 | South Carolina | James Mayne pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-55 |
| 01:44 | South Carolina | James Mayne misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-55 |
| 01:43 | Mississippi | Chad Smith grabs the board | 47-55 |
| 01:18 | Mississippi | William Parker clanks a 3 from the right wing | 47-55 |
| 01:16 | South Carolina | William Pittman snags the defensive board | 47-55 |
| 01:05 | South Carolina | Carlos Winters drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-55 |
| 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) | |
| 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 spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:40 | Mississippi | William Parker can't connect on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Gilberto Molina - foul #3 on Gilberto Molina, team foul #8 | 50-55 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Wei-Quo Meng (PG), Oscar Hernandez (SG), Leonard Barnes (PF) Carlos Winters, Ivan Derezinski, Gilberto Molina | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher (SF), Curtis Hines (C) Randall Murray, Dwight Jones | |
| 00:40 | Mississippi | William Parker makes the 1st free throw | 50-56 |
| 00:40 | Mississippi | William Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 50-57 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:34 | South Carolina | Wei-Quo Meng loses the dribble to Vernon Fletcher | 50-57 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Mississippi | Chad Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Wei-Quo Meng - foul #1 on Wei-Quo Meng, team foul #9 | 50-57 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu (PG), Richard Knight (SF) Bradley Dunning, Vernon Fletcher | |
| 00:32 | Mississippi | Chad Smith makes the 1st free throw | 50-58 |
| 00:32 | Mississippi | Chad Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 50-59 |
| 00:28 | South Carolina | Wei-Quo Meng misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-59 |
| 00:27 | South Carolina | William Pittman grabs the offensive board | 50-59 |
| 00:25 | South Carolina | Wei-Quo Meng misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 50-59 |
| 00:24 | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes gets the offensive rebound | 50-59 |
| 00:21 | South Carolina | Wei-Quo Meng scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-59 |
| 00:19 | Mississippi | Wei-Quo Meng is called for the reach on Chad Smith in the backcourt - foul #2 on Wei-Quo Meng, team foul #10 | 53-59 |
| 00:19 | Mississippi | Chad Smith makes the 1st free throw | 53-60 |
| 00:19 | Mississippi | Chad Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 53-61 |
| 00:15 | South Carolina | Wei-Quo Meng scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by James Mayne | 56-61 |
| 00:12 | Mississippi | Wei-Quo Meng is called for the reach on Paul Mathieu in the backcourt - foul #3 on Wei-Quo Meng, team foul #11 | 56-61 |
| 00:12 | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu makes the 1st free throw | 56-62 |
| 00:12 | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu misses the 2nd free throw | 56-62 |
| 00:12 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Curtis Hines | 56-62 |
| 00:09 | Mississippi | Oscar Hernandez is called for the reach on Curtis Hines - foul #3 on Oscar Hernandez, team foul #12 | 56-62 |
| 00:09 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines makes the 1st free throw | 56-63 |
| 00:09 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines misses the 2nd free throw | 56-63 |
| 00:09 | South Carolina | James Mayne grabs the board | 56-63 |
| 00:03 | South Carolina | Wei-Quo Meng misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 56-63 |
| 00:01 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines grabs the defensive rebound | 56-63 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines runs out the clock | 56-63 |