| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Matthew Bradberry (fresh) 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Alan Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Hill (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Albert Houser (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Lawrence Pippin (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jeffrey Zybia (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cecil Skinner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Laird (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Dickerson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Edwards (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Christopher Laird inbounds the ball | 31-28 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:43 | Mississippi | James Dickerson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 31-28 |
| 19:41 | South Carolina | John Hill gets the rebound | 31-28 |
| 19:12 | South Carolina | Albert Houser blows the layup | 31-28 |
| 19:11 | Mississippi | James Dickerson gets the rebound | 31-28 |
| 18:46 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing but he's fouled by Albert Houser - foul #2 on Albert Houser, team foul #1 | 31-28 |
| 18:46 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia makes the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 18:46 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia makes the 2nd free throw | 31-30 |
| 18:46 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia makes the 3rd free throw | 31-31 |
| 18:21 | South Carolina | Matthew Bradberry is called for traveling | 31-31 |
| 18:13 | Mississippi | James Dickerson's layup is rejected by Lawrence Pippin | 31-31 |
| 18:11 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Lawrence Pippin | 31-31 |
| 17:50 | South Carolina | Alan Moore comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-31 |
| 17:49 | South Carolina | Albert Houser can't tip it in | 31-31 |
| 17:47 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin hits the follow up shot | 33-31 |
| 17:29 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-31 |
| 17:27 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards tips it back up and in | 33-33 |
| 17:08 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 33-33 |
| 17:07 | Mississippi | Christopher Laird snags the defensive board | 33-33 |
| 16:51 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Cecil Skinner | 33-36 |
| 16:25 | South Carolina | Albert Houser knocks in the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Matthew Bradberry and the foul's on James Dickerson - foul #2 on James Dickerson, team foul #1 | 35-36 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Philip Pickles (PG), Michael Little (SG), Lee Brown (SF), Shaun Dudley (C) Matthew Bradberry, Alan Moore, John Hill, Lawrence Pippin | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay (PG), Harold Corona (SF), Christopher Spann (C) Jeffrey Zybia, Christopher Laird, Ronald Edwards | |
| 16:25 | South Carolina | Albert Houser misses the free throw | 35-36 |
| 16:25 | Mississippi | James Dickerson pulls down the rebound | 35-36 |
| 16:02 | Mississippi | Christopher Spann hits a jumper from the right block | 35-38 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Philip Pickles (fresh) SG - Michael Little (fresh) SF - Lee Brown (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Albert Houser (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Shaun Dudley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jeremy Macaulay (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Cecil Skinner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harold Corona (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Dickerson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Christopher Spann (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:41 | South Carolina | Michael Little is whistled for a carry | 35-38 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jeffrey Thompson (C) Albert Houser | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 15:20 | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay misses the shot from the right block | 35-38 |
| 15:19 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Philip Pickles | 35-38 |
| 15:12 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Thompson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-38 |
| 15:11 | South Carolina | Philip Pickles tips it back up and in | 37-38 |
| 14:55 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-38 |
| 14:54 | South Carolina | Lee Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 37-38 |
| 14:49 | South Carolina | Lee Brown misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-38 |
| 14:47 | Mississippi | James Dickerson gets the rebound | 37-38 |
| 14:28 | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 37-38 |
| 14:27 | Mississippi | James Dickerson tips it home | 37-40 |
| 14:05 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Thompson is called for traveling | 37-40 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Matthew Bradberry (PG), Alan Moore (SG), Jamie Jones (SF), Lawrence Pippin (C) Philip Pickles, Michael Little, Lee Brown, Jeffrey Thompson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia (PG), Christopher Laird (SF), Nicholas Anderson (PF), Ronald Edwards (C) Jeremy Macaulay, Cecil Skinner, James Dickerson, Christopher Spann | |
| 13:44 | Mississippi | Harold Corona knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-43 |
| 13:15 | South Carolina | Alan Moore can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 37-43 |
| 13:13 | Mississippi | Harold Corona pulls down the rebound | 37-43 |
| 12:55 | Mississippi | Harold Corona misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 37-43 |
| 12:54 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin grabs the defensive rebound | 37-43 |
| 12:48 | South Carolina | Shaun Dudley lays it up and in and the foul's on Harold Corona - foul #1 on Harold Corona, team foul #2 | 39-43 |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Hill (SF) Jamie Jones | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay (PG) Harold Corona | |
| 12:48 | South Carolina | Shaun Dudley makes the free throw | 40-43 |
| 12:23 | Mississippi | Christopher Laird misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Matthew Bradberry - foul #2 on Matthew Bradberry, team foul #2 | 40-43 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Albert Houser (PF), Jeffrey Thompson (C) Shaun Dudley, Lawrence Pippin | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner (SG) Jeremy Macaulay | |
| 12:23 | Mississippi | Christopher Laird makes the 1st free throw | 40-44 |
| 12:23 | Mississippi | Christopher Laird misses the 2nd free throw | 40-44 |
| 12:23 | South Carolina | Albert Houser grabs the defensive rebound | 40-44 |
| 12:05 | South Carolina | Matthew Bradberry can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Jeffrey Zybia - foul #2 on Jeffrey Zybia, team foul #3 | 40-44 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Dickerson (PF) Nicholas Anderson | |
| 12:05 | South Carolina | Matthew Bradberry makes the 1st free throw | 41-44 |
| 12:05 | South Carolina | Matthew Bradberry makes the 2nd free throw | 42-44 |
| 11:39 | Mississippi | Christopher Laird misses the fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by John Hill - foul #1 on John Hill, team foul #3 | 42-44 |
| 11:39 | Mississippi | Christopher Laird makes the 1st free throw | 42-45 |
| 11:39 | Mississippi | Christopher Laird makes the 2nd free throw | 42-46 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Matthew Bradberry (fresh) 2 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SG - Alan Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Hill (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Albert Houser (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeffrey Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jeffrey Zybia (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cecil Skinner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Laird (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Dickerson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Ronald Edwards (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:20 | South Carolina | Albert Houser's pass is intercepted by Jeffrey Zybia | 42-46 |
| 10:53 | Mississippi | James Dickerson knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Jeffrey Zybia | 42-48 |
| 10:30 | South Carolina | Alan Moore double dribbles | 42-48 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Philip Pickles (PG), Michael Little (SG), Lee Brown (SF), Lawrence Pippin (C) Matthew Bradberry, Alan Moore, John Hill, Albert Houser | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay (PG), Harold Corona (SF), Nicholas Anderson (PF), Christopher Spann (C) Jeffrey Zybia, Christopher Laird, James Dickerson, Ronald Edwards | |
| 10:16 | Mississippi | Christopher Spann is fouled on the floor by Michael Little - foul #1 on Michael Little, team foul #4 | 42-48 |
| 09:58 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-48 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Shaun Dudley (PF) Jeffrey Thompson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 09:32 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin knocks in the jumper from the right side | 44-48 |
| 09:16 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson dunks the ball and he's fouled by Lawrence Pippin - foul #2 on Lawrence Pippin, team foul #5 | 44-50 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Matthew Bradberry (PG), Alan Moore (SG) Philip Pickles, Michael Little | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Laird (SF) Cecil Skinner | |
| 09:16 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson misses the free throw | 44-50 |
| 09:16 | Mississippi | Christopher Laird grabs the offensive board | 44-50 |
| 08:57 | Mississippi | Harold Corona knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Jeremy Macaulay | 44-53 |
| 08:29 | South Carolina | Nicholas Anderson swats the short shot by Lawrence Pippin | 44-53 |
| 08:28 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson gets the rebound | 44-53 |
| 08:24 | Mississippi | Christopher Laird misses the jumper in the lane | 44-53 |
| 08:23 | Mississippi | Christopher Laird tips it but misses | 44-53 |
| 08:21 | South Carolina | Lee Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 44-53 |
| 08:04 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-53 |
| 08:02 | South Carolina | Shaun Dudley pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-53 |
| 07:44 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Christopher Spann - foul #3 on Christopher Spann, team foul #4 | 44-53 |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Hill (SF), Albert Houser (PF) Lee Brown, Shaun Dudley | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia (PG), Cecil Skinner (SG), James Dickerson (PF), Ronald Edwards (C) Jeremy Macaulay, Harold Corona, Nicholas Anderson, Christopher Spann | |
| 07:44 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin makes the 1st free throw | 45-53 |
| 07:44 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin makes the 2nd free throw | 46-53 |
| 07:25 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards's fadeaway is rejected by Albert Houser | 46-53 |
| 07:23 | South Carolina | Albert Houser pulls down the rebound | 46-53 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Matthew Bradberry (fresh) 2 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SG - Alan Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Hill (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Albert Houser (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Lawrence Pippin (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jeffrey Zybia (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Cecil Skinner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Laird (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Dickerson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Ronald Edwards (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 06:54 | South Carolina | John Hill can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 46-53 |
| 06:52 | South Carolina | Albert Houser tips it back up and in | 48-53 |
| 06:37 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 48-53 |
| 06:35 | South Carolina | Alan Moore pulls down the rebound | 48-53 |
| 06:19 | South Carolina | Christopher Laird blocks the short jumper by Albert Houser | 48-53 |
| 06:17 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards pulls down the rebound | 48-53 |
| 06:06 | Mississippi | Matthew Bradberry takes the ball from Ronald Edwards | 48-53 |
| 05:47 | South Carolina | Matthew Bradberry knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Albert Houser | 51-53 |
| 05:35 | Mississippi | James Dickerson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-53 |
| 05:34 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin grabs the defensive rebound | 51-53 |
| 05:15 | South Carolina | Matthew Bradberry comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 51-53 |
| 05:14 | South Carolina | Alan Moore grabs the offensive board | 51-53 |
| 04:54 | South Carolina | Ronald Edwards is called for the reach on Matthew Bradberry - foul #2 on Ronald Edwards, team foul #5 | 51-53 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Philip Pickles (PG), Michael Little (SG), Lee Brown (SF), Shaun Dudley (PF), Jeffrey Thompson (C) Matthew Bradberry, Alan Moore, John Hill, Albert Houser, Lawrence Pippin | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay (PG), Harold Corona (SF), Nicholas Anderson (PF), Christopher Spann (C) Jeffrey Zybia, Christopher Laird, James Dickerson, Ronald Edwards | |
| 04:33 | South Carolina | Christopher Spann denies the turnaround by Shaun Dudley | 51-53 |
| 04:31 | South Carolina | Shaun Dudley tips it but misses | 51-53 |
| 04:30 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner pulls down the rebound | 51-53 |
| 04:25 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Jeremy Macaulay | 51-56 |
| 04:05 | South Carolina | Michael Little is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Michael Little, team foul #6 | 51-56 |
| 03:52 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Nicholas Anderson | 51-59 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina 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) | |
| 03:45 | South Carolina | Philip Pickles is hacked by Jeremy Macaulay - foul #1 on Jeremy Macaulay, team foul #6 | 51-59 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia (SG), Ronald Edwards (C) Cecil Skinner, Christopher Spann | |
| 03:26 | South Carolina | Michael Little misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 51-59 |
| 03:24 | Mississippi | Harold Corona gets the rebound | 51-59 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina 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) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Philip Pickles (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Little (fresh) SF - Lee Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Shaun Dudley (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeffrey Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jeremy Macaulay (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Jeffrey Zybia (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Harold Corona (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nicholas Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Edwards (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Mississippi | Shaun Dudley is called for the reach on Ronald Edwards - foul #2 on Shaun Dudley, team foul #7 | 51-59 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Matthew Bradberry (PG), Alan Moore (SG), John Hill (SF) Philip Pickles, Michael Little, Lee Brown | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Laird (SF), James Dickerson (PF) Jeremy Macaulay, Nicholas Anderson | |
| 03:09 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 51-60 |
| 03:09 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 51-61 |
| 02:54 | South Carolina | Shaun Dudley connects on the shot from the baseline set up by John Hill | 53-61 |
| 02:36 | Mississippi | James Dickerson misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 53-61 |
| 02:35 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards tips it but misses | 53-61 |
| 02:34 | South Carolina | Shaun Dudley pulls down the rebound | 53-61 |
| 02:34 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-61 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Albert Houser (PF) Jeffrey Thompson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner (SG) Harold Corona | |
| 02:26 | South Carolina | Shaun Dudley misses short on a jumper in the lane | 53-61 |
| 02:25 | Mississippi | James Dickerson grabs the board | 53-61 |
| 02:11 | Mississippi | James Dickerson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-61 |
| 01:55 | South Carolina | Albert Houser connects on the shot from the free throw line | 55-61 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina 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) | |
| 01:43 | Mississippi | Christopher Laird misses the jumper from the free throw line | 55-61 |
| 01:41 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner grabs the offensive rebound | 55-61 |
| 01:32 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-61 |
| 01:30 | South Carolina | John Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 55-61 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:08 | South Carolina | Alan Moore buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-61 |
| 00:47 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-61 |
| 00:46 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Albert Houser | 58-61 |
| 00:34 | South Carolina | Albert Houser buries a jumpshot from the left wing | 60-61 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Mississippi | Matthew Bradberry is called for the reach on Cecil Skinner in the backcourt - foul #3 on Matthew Bradberry, team foul #8 | 60-61 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin (C) Shaun Dudley | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 00:33 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner makes the 1st free throw | 60-62 |
| 00:33 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner makes the 2nd free throw | 60-63 |
| 00:15 | South Carolina | Alan Moore is fouled on the floor by James Dickerson - foul #3 on James Dickerson, team foul #7 | 60-63 |
| 00:15 | South Carolina | Alan Moore makes the 1st free throw | 61-63 |
| 00:15 | South Carolina | Alan Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 62-63 |
| 00:13 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner is fouled in the backcourt by Alan Moore - foul #1 on Alan Moore, team foul #9 | 62-63 |
| 00:13 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner misses the 1st free throw | 62-63 |
| 00:13 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin grabs the board | 62-63 |
| 00:09 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin can't connect on a shot from the left side | 62-63 |
| 00:07 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner grabs the board | 62-63 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi | Alan Moore is called for the reach on Cecil Skinner in the backcourt - foul #2 on Alan Moore, team foul #10 | 62-63 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner makes the 1st free throw | 62-64 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner makes the 2nd free throw | 62-65 |
| 00:04 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-65 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | Alan Moore can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 62-65 |