| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - John Smith (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Bradley Coburn (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Richard Browder (fresh) PF - Wilfred Lobato (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Walter Ray (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Gino Rogers (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Domingo Lopez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Francisco Duran (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Ralph Elsea (fresh) 5 pts. C - James Shackelford (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Richard Browder inbounds the ball | 29-25 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:33 | South Carolina | Richard Browder comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 29-25 |
| 19:31 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Francisco Duran | 29-25 |
| 19:11 | Mississippi | Domingo Lopez hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-25 |
| 19:09 | South Carolina | Walter Ray gets the rebound | 29-25 |
| 18:50 | South Carolina | Walter Ray makes the shot from close range on a nice dish by Richard Browder | 31-25 |
| 18:21 | Mississippi | Ralph Elsea misses badly on the uncontested turnaround from the baseline | 31-25 |
| 18:19 | Mississippi | James Shackelford tips it back up and in | 31-27 |
| 17:52 | South Carolina | James Shackelford steals the ball from Bradley Coburn | 31-27 |
| 17:26 | Mississippi | Ralph Elsea's floater is tipped away by Richard Browder | 31-27 |
| 17:24 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Richard Browder | 31-27 |
| 17:04 | South Carolina | Walter Ray misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 31-27 |
| 17:03 | Mississippi | Gino Rogers gets the rebound | 31-27 |
| 16:45 | Mississippi | Domingo Lopez hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Francisco Duran | 31-30 |
| 16:16 | South Carolina | Richard Browder's pass is intercepted by Gino Rogers | 31-30 |
| 15:52 | Mississippi | James Shackelford buries a jump hook in the lane set up by Ralph Elsea | 31-32 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - John Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Bradley Coburn (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Richard Browder (fairly fresh) PF - Wilfred Lobato (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Walter Ray (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Gino Rogers (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Domingo Lopez (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Francisco Duran (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ralph Elsea (fresh) 5 pts. C - James Shackelford (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:31 | South Carolina | Ralph Elsea takes the ball from John Smith | 31-32 |
| 15:11 | Mississippi | John Smith picks off the pass by Domingo Lopez | 31-32 |
| 14:50 | South Carolina | Richard Browder misses the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Ralph Elsea - foul #1 on Ralph Elsea, team foul #1 | 31-32 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ariel Costa (PG), Clarence Goff (SG), Joseph Simmons (PF) John Smith, Bradley Coburn, Wilfred Lobato | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell (PF), Ralph Silvernail (C) Ralph Elsea, James Shackelford | |
| 14:50 | South Carolina | Richard Browder makes the 1st free throw | 32-32 |
| 14:50 | South Carolina | Richard Browder makes the 2nd free throw | 33-32 |
| 14:36 | Mississippi | Ariel Costa steals it from Ralph Silvernail | 33-32 |
| 14:15 | South Carolina | Walter Ray drills a floater from the left side set up by Richard Browder and the foul's on Ralph Silvernail - foul #2 on Ralph Silvernail, team foul #2 | 35-32 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Chi Huang (SF) Richard Browder | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 14:15 | South Carolina | Walter Ray misses the free throw | 35-32 |
| 14:15 | Mississippi | Ralph Silvernail pulls down the rebound | 35-32 |
| 13:54 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Domingo Lopez and the foul's on Joseph Simmons - foul #1 on Joseph Simmons, team foul #1 | 35-34 |
| 13:54 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell misses the free throw | 35-34 |
| 13:54 | South Carolina | Joseph Simmons snags the defensive board | 35-34 |
| 13:35 | South Carolina | Walter Ray connects on the fadeaway from the baseline | 37-34 |
| 13:21 | Mississippi | Francisco Duran misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 37-34 |
| 13:20 | Mississippi | Ralph Silvernail tips it home | 37-36 |
| 12:59 | South Carolina | Clarence Goff connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Walter Ray | 40-36 |
| 12:45 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Clarence Goff - foul #1 on Clarence Goff, team foul #2 | 40-36 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Bradley Coburn (SG), Wilfred Lobato (C) Clarence Goff, Walter Ray | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Jones (PG), Edgardo Flores (SG), Gregory Maria (SF), James Shackelford (C) Gino Rogers, Domingo Lopez, Francisco Duran, Ralph Silvernail | |
| 12:45 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell makes the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 12:45 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell makes the 2nd free throw | 40-38 |
| 12:32 | South Carolina | Joseph Simmons connects on the runner from close range on a great pass from Ariel Costa | 42-38 |
| 12:09 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Edgardo Flores | 42-40 |
| 11:48 | South Carolina | Chi Huang's layup is rejected by James Shackelford | 42-40 |
| 11:46 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Gregory Maria | 42-40 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Ariel Costa (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bradley Coburn (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Chi Huang (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joseph Simmons (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Wilfred Lobato (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Richard Jones (fresh) SG - Edgardo Flores (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gregory Maria (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clarence O'Kell (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - James Shackelford (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Mississippi | Edgardo Flores double dribbles | 42-40 |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Smith (PG), Walter Ray (C) Ariel Costa, Joseph Simmons | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gino Rogers (PG), Domingo Lopez (SG), Francisco Duran (SF) Richard Jones, Edgardo Flores, Gregory Maria | |
| 10:59 | South Carolina | Bradley Coburn misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-40 |
| 10:57 | Mississippi | James Shackelford grabs the board | 42-40 |
| 10:30 | Mississippi | Domingo Lopez drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Gino Rogers | 42-43 |
| 10:01 | South Carolina | Walter Ray's floater is tipped away by Clarence O'Kell | 42-43 |
| 09:59 | Mississippi | James Shackelford gets the rebound | 42-43 |
| 09:42 | Mississippi | James Shackelford clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Walter Ray - foul #1 on Walter Ray, team foul #3 | 42-43 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Clarence Goff (SG), Richard Browder (SF), Joseph Simmons (PF) Bradley Coburn, Chi Huang, Wilfred Lobato | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ralph Elsea (PF) Clarence O'Kell | |
| 09:42 | Mississippi | James Shackelford makes the 1st free throw | 42-44 |
| 09:42 | Mississippi | James Shackelford misses the 2nd free throw | 42-44 |
| 09:42 | South Carolina | Joseph Simmons snags the defensive board | 42-44 |
| 09:16 | South Carolina | Clarence Goff scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Joseph Simmons | 45-44 |
| 08:53 | Mississippi | Domingo Lopez is fouled on the floor by John Smith - foul #3 on John Smith, team foul #4 | 45-44 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ariel Costa (PG) John Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Jones (PG), Edgardo Flores (SG), Gregory Maria (SF), Ralph Silvernail (C) Gino Rogers, Domingo Lopez, Francisco Duran, James Shackelford | |
| 08:30 | Mississippi | Richard Jones is called for traveling | 45-44 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Bradley Coburn (SG), Wilfred Lobato (C) Clarence Goff, Walter Ray | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell (PF) Ralph Elsea | |
| 08:16 | South Carolina | Ariel Costa can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-44 |
| 08:15 | Mississippi | Gregory Maria grabs the board | 45-44 |
| 07:51 | Mississippi | Gregory Maria connects on the shot from the left block | 45-46 |
| 07:24 | South Carolina | Richard Browder hits a shot from the right side set up by Wilfred Lobato | 47-46 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Ariel Costa (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bradley Coburn (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Richard Browder (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joseph Simmons (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Wilfred Lobato (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Richard Jones (fresh) SG - Edgardo Flores (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gregory Maria (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Clarence O'Kell (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Ralph Silvernail (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:02 | Mississippi | Richard Jones is fouled on the floor by Wilfred Lobato - foul #1 on Wilfred Lobato, team foul #5 | 47-46 |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Smith (PG), Chi Huang (SF), Walter Ray (C) Ariel Costa, Richard Browder, Joseph Simmons | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gino Rogers (PG), Domingo Lopez (SG), Francisco Duran (SF) Richard Jones, Edgardo Flores, Gregory Maria | |
| 06:40 | Mississippi | Bradley Coburn takes the ball from Gino Rogers | 47-46 |
| 06:27 | South Carolina | John Smith comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-46 |
| 06:25 | South Carolina | Walter Ray snags the offensive board | 47-46 |
| 06:01 | South Carolina | The jump hook by Walter Ray is blocked by Clarence O'Kell | 47-46 |
| 05:59 | South Carolina | John Smith tips it home | 49-46 |
| 05:44 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell is whistled for traveling | 49-46 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Clarence Goff (SG), Richard Browder (SF) Bradley Coburn, Wilfred Lobato | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ralph Elsea (PF), James Shackelford (C) Clarence O'Kell, Ralph Silvernail | |
| 05:28 | South Carolina | Chi Huang is whistled for a carry | 49-46 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Joseph Simmons (C) Walter Ray | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 05:15 | Mississippi | Ralph Elsea knocks in the runner in the paint on a great pass from Francisco Duran | 49-48 |
| 05:11 | South Carolina | Clarence Goff comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-48 |
| 05:10 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Ralph Elsea | 49-48 |
| 04:55 | Mississippi | James Shackelford double dribbles | 49-48 |
| 04:38 | South Carolina | Joseph Simmons is fouled on the floor by James Shackelford - foul #2 on James Shackelford, team foul #3 | 49-48 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell (PF) Ralph Elsea | |
| 04:26 | South Carolina | Chi Huang connects on the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Richard Browder and the foul's on Domingo Lopez - foul #2 on Domingo Lopez, team foul #4 | 51-48 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ariel Costa (PG), Bradley Coburn (SG) John Smith, Clarence Goff | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 04:26 | South Carolina | Chi Huang makes the free throw | 52-48 |
| 03:59 | Mississippi | Domingo Lopez misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-48 |
| 03:57 | Mississippi | Francisco Duran tips it back up and in | 52-50 |
| 03:34 | South Carolina | Bradley Coburn connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-50 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:08 | Mississippi | James Shackelford misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 55-50 |
| 03:07 | South Carolina | Joseph Simmons pulls down the rebound | 55-50 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Ariel Costa (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bradley Coburn (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Richard Browder (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Chi Huang (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. C - Joseph Simmons (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Gino Rogers (tiring) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Domingo Lopez (tiring) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Francisco Duran (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clarence O'Kell (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - James Shackelford (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:43 | South Carolina | Richard Browder's fadeaway is rejected by James Shackelford | 55-50 |
| 02:41 | South Carolina | Chi Huang misses the tip | 55-50 |
| 02:39 | South Carolina | Joseph Simmons tips it in | 57-50 |
| 02:21 | Mississippi | Domingo Lopez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-50 |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Smith (PG), Clarence Goff (SG), Wilfred Lobato (PF), Walter Ray (C) Ariel Costa, Bradley Coburn, Chi Huang, Joseph Simmons | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Jones (PG), Edgardo Flores (SG), Gregory Maria (SF), Ralph Silvernail (C) Gino Rogers, Domingo Lopez, Francisco Duran, James Shackelford | |
| 02:07 | South Carolina | Clarence Goff clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-50 |
| 02:05 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell grabs the defensive rebound | 57-50 |
| 02:05 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-50 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Bradley Coburn (SG), Chi Huang (SF) Clarence Goff, Richard Browder | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Domingo Lopez (SG), Francisco Duran (SF), James Shackelford (C) Edgardo Flores, Gregory Maria, Ralph Silvernail | |
| 01:41 | Mississippi | Domingo Lopez can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 57-50 |
| 01:39 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell grabs the offensive board | 57-50 |
| 01:26 | Mississippi | Domingo Lopez is hacked by Chi Huang - foul #1 on Chi Huang, team foul #6 | 57-50 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Richard Browder (SF) Chi Huang | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gino Rogers (PG) Richard Jones | |
| 01:07 | Mississippi | Francisco Duran is hacked by Wilfred Lobato - foul #2 on Wilfred Lobato, team foul #7 | 57-50 |
| 01:07 | Mississippi | Francisco Duran makes the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 01:07 | Mississippi | Francisco Duran makes the 2nd free throw | 57-52 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 01:04 | South Carolina | John Smith is hacked by Gino Rogers in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gino Rogers, team foul #5 | 57-52 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Joseph Simmons (PF) Wilfred Lobato | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 01:01 | South Carolina | John Smith is hacked by Clarence O'Kell - foul #4 on Clarence O'Kell, team foul #6 | 57-52 |
| 00:58 | South Carolina | Bradley Coburn is hacked by Domingo Lopez - foul #3 on Domingo Lopez, team foul #7 | 57-52 |
| 00:58 | South Carolina | Bradley Coburn makes the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 00:58 | South Carolina | Bradley Coburn misses the 2nd free throw | 58-52 |
| 00:58 | Mississippi | James Shackelford pulls down the rebound | 58-52 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:43 | Mississippi | Domingo Lopez hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-52 |
| 00:41 | Mississippi | James Shackelford misses the tip | 58-52 |
| 00:39 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to James Shackelford | 58-52 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:37 | Mississippi | Gino Rogers misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-52 |
| 00:35 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Richard Browder | 58-52 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:33 | South Carolina | Richard Browder is fouled in the backcourt by Gino Rogers - foul #4 on Gino Rogers, team foul #8 | 58-52 |
| 00:33 | South Carolina | Richard Browder makes the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 00:33 | South Carolina | Richard Browder makes the 2nd free throw | 60-52 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:28 | Mississippi | Domingo Lopez misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 60-52 |
| 00:27 | Mississippi | Francisco Duran snags the offensive board | 60-52 |
| 00:23 | Mississippi | Gino Rogers is whistled for traveling | 60-52 |
| 00:21 | South Carolina | Joseph Simmons is fouled in the backcourt by Gino Rogers - foul #5 on Gino Rogers, team foul #9 | 60-52 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Jones (PG) Gino Rogers | |
| 00:21 | South Carolina | Joseph Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 00:21 | South Carolina | Joseph Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 62-52 |
| 00:14 | Mississippi | James Shackelford misses the easy layup | 62-52 |
| 00:12 | Mississippi | James Shackelford tips it home | 62-54 |
| 00:10 | South Carolina | Bradley Coburn is hacked by Domingo Lopez in the backcourt - foul #4 on Domingo Lopez, team foul #10 | 62-54 |
| 00:10 | South Carolina | Bradley Coburn misses the 1st free throw | 62-54 |
| 00:10 | South Carolina | Bradley Coburn makes the 2nd free throw | 63-54 |
| 00:05 | Mississippi | Domingo Lopez hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 63-54 |
| 00:04 | South Carolina | Walter Ray gets the rebound | 63-54 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | John Smith runs out the clock | 63-54 |