| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Brian Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steven Digiacomo (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Brown (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Dana Echols (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Eddie Davenport (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Robert Norris (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Louis Craft (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Cipriani (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Joseph Matthews (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Manuel Menard (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Robert Cipriani inbounds the ball | 30-29 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:37 | South Carolina | Robert Cipriani double dribbles | 30-29 |
| 19:09 | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 30-29 |
| 19:07 | South Carolina | Manuel Menard pulls down the rebound | 30-29 |
| 18:51 | South Carolina | Louis Craft misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-29 |
| 18:49 | South Carolina | Robert Cipriani tips it home | 30-31 |
| 18:20 | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-31 |
| 18:18 | South Carolina | Manuel Menard grabs the board | 30-31 |
| 17:50 | South Carolina | Manuel Menard clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 30-31 |
| 17:49 | Mississippi | Dana Echols gets the rebound | 30-31 |
| 17:44 | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Robert Cipriani | 30-31 |
| 17:42 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Robert Norris | 30-31 |
| 17:37 | South Carolina | Robert Norris hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 30-31 |
| 17:36 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Dana Echols | 30-31 |
| 17:14 | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Brian Smith | 33-31 |
| 16:47 | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 33-31 |
| 16:45 | Mississippi | Dana Echols pulls down the rebound | 33-31 |
| 16:40 | Mississippi | Brian Smith comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 33-31 |
| 16:38 | Mississippi | George Brown tips it home | 35-31 |
| 16:21 | South Carolina | Louis Craft misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-31 |
| 16:19 | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews grabs the offensive board | 35-31 |
| 16:02 | South Carolina | A charge is called on Joseph Matthews - foul #2 on Joseph Matthews, team foul #1 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jason Young (PG), Timothy Clayton (PF), George Price (C) Brian Smith, Dana Echols, Eddie Davenport | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lucas Mannings (PG), Gerald Fox (SG), Gordon McEnery (SF), Lee Carignan (PF) Robert Norris, Louis Craft, Robert Cipriani, Joseph Matthews | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jason Young (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Steven Digiacomo (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Brown (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Timothy Clayton (fresh) C - George Price (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Lucas Mannings (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Fox (fresh) SF - Gordon McEnery (fresh) PF - Lee Carignan (fresh) C - Manuel Menard (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:33 | Mississippi | George Brown misses the floater from the free throw line | 35-31 |
| 15:31 | Mississippi | George Price pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-31 |
| 15:06 | Mississippi | Jason Young misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 35-31 |
| 15:04 | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo grabs the offensive board | 35-31 |
| 14:47 | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #2 on Steven Digiacomo, team foul #1 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Brian Smith (PG), Randolph Maly (SG), John Ellis (SF), Dana Echols (PF), Eddie Davenport (C) Jason Young, Steven Digiacomo, George Brown, Timothy Clayton, George Price | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Louis Craft (SG), Robert Cipriani (SF), Rickey Woods (PF), Curtis Vue (C) Gerald Fox, Gordon McEnery, Lee Carignan, Manuel Menard | |
| 14:28 | South Carolina | Louis Craft misses short on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Randolph Maly - foul #1 on Randolph Maly, team foul #2 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Norris (PG) Lucas Mannings | |
| 14:28 | South Carolina | Louis Craft makes the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 14:28 | South Carolina | Louis Craft makes the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| 14:08 | Mississippi | John Ellis hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Randolph Maly | 37-33 |
| 14:05 | South Carolina | Robert Norris's pass is intercepted by Brian Smith in the backcourt | 37-33 |
| 13:42 | Mississippi | Eddie Davenport evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Rickey Woods - foul #4 on Rickey Woods, team foul #2 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo (SG), George Brown (SF) Randolph Maly, John Ellis | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews (PF) Rickey Woods | |
| 13:42 | Mississippi | Eddie Davenport makes the 1st free throw | 38-33 |
| 13:42 | Mississippi | Eddie Davenport misses the 2nd free throw | 38-33 |
| 13:42 | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews pulls down the rebound | 38-33 |
| 13:27 | South Carolina | Curtis Vue can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 38-33 |
| 13:26 | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews can't tip it in | 38-33 |
| 13:25 | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo snags the defensive board | 38-33 |
| 13:07 | Mississippi | Dana Echols is hacked by Joseph Matthews - foul #3 on Joseph Matthews, team foul #3 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Manuel Menard (C) Curtis Vue | |
| 12:48 | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-33 |
| 12:46 | South Carolina | Robert Cipriani grabs the board | 38-33 |
| 12:36 | South Carolina | Louis Craft is hacked by Steven Digiacomo - foul #3 on Steven Digiacomo, team foul #3 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi | George Price (C) Eddie Davenport | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 12:23 | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews can't finish the layup | 38-33 |
| 12:21 | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews gets the offensive rebound | 38-33 |
| 12:00 | South Carolina | Robert Cipriani misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-33 |
| 11:59 | Mississippi | George Price grabs the board | 38-33 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Brian Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Steven Digiacomo (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - George Brown (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Dana Echols (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - George Price (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Robert Norris (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Louis Craft (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Cipriani (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Joseph Matthews (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Manuel Menard (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:30 | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-33 |
| 11:15 | South Carolina | Manuel Menard jams it on a nice dish by Robert Cipriani | 41-35 |
| 10:55 | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-35 |
| 10:46 | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jason Young (PG), John Ellis (SF), Timothy Clayton (PF), Eddie Davenport (C) Brian Smith, George Brown, Dana Echols, George Price | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lucas Mannings (PG), Gerald Fox (SG), Gordon McEnery (SF) Robert Norris, Louis Craft, Robert Cipriani | |
| 10:23 | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Jason Young | 47-35 |
| 09:54 | South Carolina | Lucas Mannings throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | George Brown (SF) John Ellis | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lee Carignan (PF) Joseph Matthews | |
| 09:29 | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Manuel Menard - foul #2 on Manuel Menard, team foul #4 | 47-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Brian Smith (PG) Jason Young | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Louis Craft (SG), Robert Cipriani (SF) Gerald Fox, Gordon McEnery | |
| 09:29 | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo misses the 1st free throw | 47-35 |
| 09:29 | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo makes the 2nd free throw | 48-35 |
| 09:11 | South Carolina | Lee Carignan can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-35 |
| 09:10 | South Carolina | Robert Cipriani tips it back up and in | 48-37 |
| 08:49 | Mississippi | Eddie Davenport drills a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from George Brown and he's fouled by Manuel Menard - foul #3 on Manuel Menard, team foul #5 | 50-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Randolph Maly (SG), Dana Echols (PF) Steven Digiacomo, Timothy Clayton | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Norris (PG), Joseph Matthews (PF), Curtis Vue (C) Lucas Mannings, Lee Carignan, Manuel Menard | |
| 08:49 | Mississippi | Eddie Davenport misses the free throw | 50-37 |
| 08:49 | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews grabs the defensive rebound | 50-37 |
| 08:30 | South Carolina | Robert Norris buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-40 |
| 08:01 | Mississippi | George Brown clanks a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Robert Cipriani - foul #1 on Robert Cipriani, team foul #6 | 50-40 |
| 08:01 | Mississippi | George Brown makes the 1st free throw | 51-40 |
| 08:01 | Mississippi | George Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 51-40 |
| 08:01 | South Carolina | Curtis Vue snags the defensive board | 51-40 |
| 07:40 | South Carolina | Curtis Vue misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-40 |
| 07:38 | South Carolina | Curtis Vue grabs the offensive board | 51-40 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Brian Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Randolph Maly (fresh) 1 ast. SF - George Brown (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Dana Echols (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Eddie Davenport (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Robert Norris (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louis Craft (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Cipriani (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Joseph Matthews (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. C - Curtis Vue (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:30 | South Carolina | Louis Craft misses short on a floater from the right side | 51-40 |
| 07:29 | Mississippi | Eddie Davenport pulls down the rebound | 51-40 |
| 07:03 | Mississippi | The jumper by George Brown is denied by Joseph Matthews | 51-40 |
| 07:01 | South Carolina | Robert Norris gets the rebound | 51-40 |
| 06:43 | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews lays it in | 51-42 |
| 06:14 | Mississippi | Eddie Davenport hits the finger roll on a nice dish by George Brown | 53-42 |
| 05:52 | South Carolina | Louis Craft can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 53-42 |
| 05:51 | Mississippi | Dana Echols snags the defensive board | 53-42 |
| 05:22 | Mississippi | Joseph Matthews takes the ball from George Brown | 53-42 |
| 05:22 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo (SG) Randolph Maly | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Rickey Woods (PF), Manuel Menard (C) Joseph Matthews, Curtis Vue | |
| 04:58 | South Carolina | Rickey Woods buries a jump hook near the basket and he's hacked by George Brown - foul #2 on George Brown, team foul #4 | 53-44 |
| 04:58 | South Carolina | Rickey Woods makes the free throw | 53-45 |
| 04:31 | Mississippi | Robert Cipriani is called for the reach on George Brown - foul #2 on Robert Cipriani, team foul #7 | 53-45 |
| 04:31 | Mississippi | George Brown misses the 1st free throw | 53-45 |
| 04:31 | South Carolina | Manuel Menard grabs the board | 53-45 |
| 04:25 | South Carolina | Louis Craft is fouled on the floor by Steven Digiacomo - foul #4 on Steven Digiacomo, team foul #5 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi | George Price (C) Eddie Davenport | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 04:11 | South Carolina | George Price swats the short shot by Manuel Menard | 53-45 |
| 04:10 | South Carolina | Rickey Woods tips it back up and in | 53-47 |
| 03:44 | Mississippi | Dana Echols hits the finger roll set up by George Brown | 55-47 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:38 | South Carolina | Louis Craft comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-47 |
| 03:36 | South Carolina | Rickey Woods grabs the offensive rebound | 55-47 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Brian Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Steven Digiacomo (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - George Brown (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Dana Echols (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - George Price (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Robert Norris (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louis Craft (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Cipriani (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Rickey Woods (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Manuel Menard (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:21 | South Carolina | George Price denies the turnaround by Rickey Woods | 55-47 |
| 03:19 | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo gets the rebound | 55-47 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:01 | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 55-47 |
| 03:00 | South Carolina | Robert Cipriani grabs the defensive rebound | 55-47 |
| 02:43 | South Carolina | Dana Echols takes the ball from Manuel Menard | 55-47 |
| 02:19 | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo double dribbles | 55-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jason Young (PG), John Ellis (SF), Timothy Clayton (PF), Eddie Davenport (C) Brian Smith, George Brown, Dana Echols, George Price | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lucas Mannings (PG), Gerald Fox (SG), Gordon McEnery (SF), Joseph Matthews (PF) Robert Norris, Louis Craft, Robert Cipriani, Rickey Woods | |
| 02:16 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 55-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi | George Brown (SF) John Ellis | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Rickey Woods (PF) Joseph Matthews | |
| 02:03 | South Carolina | Gerald Fox is fouled on the floor by Steven Digiacomo - foul #5 on Steven Digiacomo, team foul #6 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Brian Smith (PG), Randolph Maly (SG) Jason Young, Steven Digiacomo | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Louis Craft (SG) Gerald Fox | |
| 01:57 | South Carolina | Manuel Menard lays it in set up by Gordon McEnery | 55-49 |
| 01:57 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dana Echols (PF) Timothy Clayton | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Norris (PG), Robert Cipriani (SF) Lucas Mannings, Gordon McEnery | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:33 | Mississippi | Brian Smith steps out of bounds on the sideline | 55-49 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:10 | South Carolina | Louis Craft comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-49 |
| 01:08 | Mississippi | Dana Echols snags the defensive board | 55-49 |
| 00:46 | Mississippi | Randolph Maly is fouled on the floor by Robert Cipriani - foul #3 on Robert Cipriani, team foul #8 | 55-49 |
| 00:46 | Mississippi | Randolph Maly makes the 1st free throw | 56-49 |
| 00:46 | Mississippi | Randolph Maly misses the 2nd free throw | 56-49 |
| 00:46 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Louis Craft | 56-49 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:40 | South Carolina | Rickey Woods misses long on a floater from the left wing | 56-49 |
| 00:38 | South Carolina | Rickey Woods pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-49 |
| 00:35 | South Carolina | Louis Craft knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 56-52 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:33 | Mississippi | Randolph Maly is hacked by Louis Craft in the backcourt - foul #2 on Louis Craft, team foul #9 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jason Young (PG) Brian Smith | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 00:33 | Mississippi | Randolph Maly misses the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 00:33 | South Carolina | Rickey Woods snags the defensive board | 56-52 |
| 00:28 | South Carolina | Rickey Woods's fadeaway is rejected by George Brown | 56-52 |
| 00:26 | Mississippi | Jason Young snags the defensive board | 56-52 |
| 00:26 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-52 |
| 00:24 | Mississippi | Louis Craft is called for the reach on Randolph Maly in the backcourt - foul #3 on Louis Craft, team foul #10 | 56-52 |
| 00:24 | Mississippi | Randolph Maly misses the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 00:24 | Mississippi | Randolph Maly makes the 2nd free throw | 57-52 |
| 00:19 | South Carolina | Robert Norris misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-52 |
| 00:17 | Mississippi | Randolph Maly grabs the board | 57-52 |
| 00:14 | Mississippi | Randolph Maly is hacked by Louis Craft in the backcourt - foul #4 on Louis Craft, team foul #11 | 57-52 |
| 00:14 | Mississippi | Randolph Maly misses the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 00:14 | Mississippi | Randolph Maly makes the 2nd free throw | 58-52 |
| 00:08 | South Carolina | Robert Cipriani connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Robert Norris | 58-55 |
| 00:08 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 58-55 |
| 00:05 | Mississippi | Jason Young is hacked by Robert Norris in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Norris, team foul #12 | 58-55 |
| 00:05 | Mississippi | Jason Young misses the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 00:05 | Mississippi | Jason Young makes the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| 00:01 | South Carolina | Louis Craft hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-55 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | Rickey Woods pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-55 |