| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Cedric Halpin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Vernon Fletcher (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Burgess (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Joseph Warren (fresh) 8 pts. 3 stl. C - Charles Brockman (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Daniel Morgan (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SG - William Baily (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Juan Rodriguez (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Rothrock (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Russell Hoover (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | James Burgess inbounds the ball | 39-38 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:47 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 39-38 |
| 19:46 | South Carolina | Juan Rodriguez grabs the defensive rebound | 39-38 |
| 19:31 | South Carolina | William Baily misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-38 |
| 19:29 | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan tips it in | 39-40 |
| 19:07 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 39-40 |
| 19:06 | South Carolina | Russell Hoover snags the defensive board | 39-40 |
| 18:48 | South Carolina | Juan Rodriguez comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-40 |
| 18:47 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren snags the defensive board | 39-40 |
| 18:30 | Mississippi | James Burgess's layup is rejected by Robert Rothrock | 39-40 |
| 18:29 | South Carolina | Robert Rothrock grabs the board | 39-40 |
| 18:04 | South Carolina | Vernon Fletcher takes the ball from Russell Hoover | 39-40 |
| 18:01 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren hits the finger roll set up by Vernon Fletcher | 41-40 |
| 17:46 | South Carolina | Robert Rothrock makes the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by William Baily | 41-42 |
| 17:26 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 41-42 |
| 17:24 | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan grabs the defensive rebound | 41-42 |
| 17:11 | South Carolina | William Baily connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-45 |
| 16:49 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-45 |
| 16:47 | Mississippi | James Burgess grabs the offensive rebound | 41-45 |
| 16:22 | Mississippi | Juan Rodriguez picks off the pass by James Burgess | 41-45 |
| 16:04 | South Carolina | Cedric Halpin steals the ball from Robert Rothrock | 41-45 |
| 15:59 | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin throws it down | 43-45 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Cedric Halpin (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Vernon Fletcher (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Burgess (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Warren (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 stl. C - Charles Brockman (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Daniel Morgan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. SG - William Baily (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Juan Rodriguez (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Rothrock (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Russell Hoover (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:47 | South Carolina | Juan Rodriguez misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-45 |
| 15:45 | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin gets the rebound | 43-45 |
| 15:39 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher is hacked by Robert Rothrock - foul #1 on Robert Rothrock, team foul #1 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen (PG), Floyd Wilson (SF), Marcus Ludwig (PF), Harold Hilliard (C) Cedric Halpin, James Burgess, Joseph Warren, Charles Brockman | |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Smith (SG), Nicholas Funk (SF), Gregory Badilla (C) William Baily, Juan Rodriguez, Robert Rothrock | |
| 15:21 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-45 |
| 15:20 | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen tips it back up and in | 45-45 |
| 15:01 | South Carolina | Nicholas Funk misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-45 |
| 15:00 | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen pulls down the rebound | 45-45 |
| 14:32 | Mississippi | Harold Hilliard misses long on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Gregory Badilla - foul #2 on Gregory Badilla, team foul #2 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Joseph Warren (SF) Vernon Fletcher | |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Baily (SG), Stephen Scheele (PF) Daniel Morgan, Russell Hoover | |
| 14:32 | Mississippi | Harold Hilliard makes the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 14:32 | Mississippi | Harold Hilliard misses the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| 14:32 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Stephen Scheele | 46-45 |
| 14:14 | South Carolina | William Baily clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 46-45 |
| 14:12 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren grabs the defensive rebound | 46-45 |
| 14:02 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren's pass is intercepted by Nicholas Funk | 46-45 |
| 13:44 | South Carolina | Stephen Scheele blows the layup but the foul's on Marcus Ludwig - foul #1 on Marcus Ludwig, team foul #1 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher (SG), Tony Henriksen (C) Joseph Warren, Harold Hilliard | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan (PG), Russell Hoover (C) William Baily, Gregory Badilla | |
| 13:44 | South Carolina | Stephen Scheele misses the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 13:44 | South Carolina | Stephen Scheele makes the 2nd free throw | 46-46 |
| 13:32 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Arthur McCuen | 49-46 |
| 13:17 | South Carolina | William Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-46 |
| 13:16 | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan snags the offensive board | 49-46 |
| 13:03 | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-46 |
| 13:02 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher grabs the defensive rebound | 49-46 |
| 12:42 | Mississippi | Floyd Wilson connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Arthur McCuen | 52-46 |
| 12:26 | South Carolina | Nicholas Funk hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 52-46 |
| 12:25 | Mississippi | Floyd Wilson snags the defensive board | 52-46 |
| 12:10 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-46 |
| 12:08 | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen tips it back up and in | 54-46 |
| 11:44 | South Carolina | Stephen Scheele's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Burgess (SF), Joseph Warren (PF), Charles Brockman (C) Floyd Wilson, Marcus Ludwig, Tony Henriksen | |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Baily (PG), Juan Rodriguez (SF), Robert Rothrock (PF), Gregory Badilla (C) Daniel Morgan, Nicholas Funk, Stephen Scheele, Russell Hoover | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Arthur McCuen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - Vernon Fletcher (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Burgess (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Warren (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Charles Brockman (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - William Baily (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Juan Rodriguez (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Rothrock (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Gregory Badilla (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:27 | Mississippi | William Baily steps in front of the Vernon Fletcher pass | 54-46 |
| 11:11 | South Carolina | Robert Rothrock loses the dribble to Vernon Fletcher | 54-46 |
| 10:56 | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-46 |
| 10:38 | South Carolina | Charles Brockman steals it from William Smith | 57-46 |
| 10:19 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren is fouled on the floor by William Smith - foul #1 on William Smith, team foul #3 | 57-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin (PG), Floyd Wilson (SG), Harold Hilliard (C) Arthur McCuen, Vernon Fletcher, Charles Brockman | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan (PG), Russell Hoover (C) William Smith, Gregory Badilla | |
| 09:57 | Mississippi | Floyd Wilson clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-46 |
| 09:56 | South Carolina | Robert Rothrock gets the rebound | 57-46 |
| 09:50 | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by William Baily | 57-49 |
| 09:28 | Mississippi | Russell Hoover is called for the reach on James Burgess - foul #3 on Russell Hoover, team foul #4 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen (PG), Vernon Fletcher (SG) Cedric Halpin, Floyd Wilson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Gregory Badilla (C) Robert Rothrock | |
| 09:13 | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-49 |
| 09:12 | Mississippi | Harold Hilliard snags the offensive board | 57-49 |
| 09:01 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren is fouled on the floor by Russell Hoover - foul #4 on Russell Hoover, team foul #5 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin (PG), Charles Brockman (C) Arthur McCuen, Harold Hilliard | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Rothrock (PF) Russell Hoover | |
| 08:55 | Mississippi | James Burgess misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 57-49 |
| 08:54 | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan grabs the board | 57-49 |
| 08:41 | South Carolina | William Baily comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 57-49 |
| 08:39 | Mississippi | James Burgess grabs the defensive rebound | 57-49 |
| 08:35 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher misses badly on a 3 from the left corner but he's fouled by Daniel Morgan - foul #2 on Daniel Morgan, team foul #6 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen (PG), Harold Hilliard (C) Cedric Halpin, Charles Brockman | |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Smith (PG) Daniel Morgan | |
| 08:35 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher misses the 1st free throw | 57-49 |
| 08:35 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher misses the 2nd free throw | 57-49 |
| 08:35 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher makes the 3rd free throw | 58-49 |
| 08:13 | South Carolina | Robert Rothrock clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 58-49 |
| 08:12 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren gets the rebound | 58-49 |
| 07:56 | Mississippi | James Burgess comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 58-49 |
| 07:54 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Gregory Badilla | 58-49 |
| 07:43 | South Carolina | Juan Rodriguez misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 58-49 |
| 07:41 | South Carolina | Robert Rothrock tips it in | 58-51 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Arthur McCuen (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SG - Vernon Fletcher (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Burgess (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Warren (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Harold Hilliard (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - William Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Baily (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Juan Rodriguez (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Rothrock (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Gregory Badilla (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Vernon Fletcher | 61-51 |
| 07:14 | South Carolina | William Baily misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-51 |
| 07:12 | Mississippi | Harold Hilliard gets the rebound | 61-51 |
| 07:04 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Vernon Fletcher | 64-51 |
| 06:47 | South Carolina | William Baily can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 64-51 |
| 06:46 | Mississippi | Harold Hilliard pulls down the rebound | 64-51 |
| 06:29 | Mississippi | James Burgess misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 64-51 |
| 06:27 | Mississippi | Harold Hilliard tips it home | 66-51 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 06:10 | South Carolina | Juan Rodriguez can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 66-51 |
| 06:09 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Harold Hilliard | 66-51 |
| 06:03 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Arthur McCuen | 69-51 |
| 05:51 | South Carolina | Gregory Badilla clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 69-51 |
| 05:49 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to James Burgess | 69-51 |
| 05:27 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher is fouled on the floor by Juan Rodriguez - foul #1 on Juan Rodriguez, team foul #7 | 69-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin (PG), Floyd Wilson (SF), Marcus Ludwig (PF), Charles Brockman (C) Arthur McCuen, James Burgess, Joseph Warren, Harold Hilliard | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan (PG), Lyle Conner (SG), Nicholas Funk (SF), Stephen Scheele (PF), Russell Hoover (C) William Smith, William Baily, Juan Rodriguez, Robert Rothrock, Gregory Badilla | |
| 05:27 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher misses the 1st free throw | 69-51 |
| 05:27 | South Carolina | Stephen Scheele gets the rebound | 69-51 |
| 05:16 | South Carolina | Lyle Conner clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 69-51 |
| 05:14 | South Carolina | Stephen Scheele hits the follow up shot | 69-53 |
| 04:57 | Mississippi | Marcus Ludwig is hacked by Stephen Scheele - foul #1 on Stephen Scheele, team foul #8 | 69-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Joseph Warren (SF) Vernon Fletcher | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 04:57 | Mississippi | Marcus Ludwig makes the 1st free throw | 70-53 |
| 04:57 | Mississippi | Marcus Ludwig makes the 2nd free throw | 71-53 |
| 04:40 | South Carolina | Russell Hoover misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Charles Brockman - foul #1 on Charles Brockman, team foul #2 | 71-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Juan Rodriguez (SF) Nicholas Funk | |
| 04:40 | South Carolina | Russell Hoover makes the 1st free throw | 71-54 |
| 04:40 | South Carolina | Russell Hoover makes the 2nd free throw | 71-55 |
| 04:15 | Mississippi | Juan Rodriguez steals the ball from Marcus Ludwig | 71-55 |
| 04:07 | South Carolina | Lyle Conner can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 71-55 |
| 04:06 | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan tips it but misses | 71-55 |
| 04:05 | South Carolina | Stephen Scheele grabs the offensive rebound | 71-55 |
| 03:47 | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan travels with the ball | 71-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher (SG), James Burgess (SF), Tony Henriksen (C) Floyd Wilson, Marcus Ludwig, Charles Brockman | |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Baily (SG), Nicholas Funk (SF), Robert Rothrock (PF) Lyle Conner, Juan Rodriguez, Stephen Scheele | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:24 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Russell Hoover - foul #5 on Russell Hoover, team foul #9 | 71-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen (PG), Floyd Wilson (SG), Nathan Tripp (PF) Cedric Halpin, Vernon Fletcher, James Burgess | |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Smith (PG), Lyle Conner (SG), Stephen Scheele (PF), Gregory Badilla (C) Daniel Morgan, William Baily, Robert Rothrock, Russell Hoover | |
| 03:24 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren makes the 1st free throw | 72-55 |
| 03:24 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren makes the 2nd free throw | 73-55 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Arthur McCuen (fresh) 10 pts. 7 ast. SG - Floyd Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Joseph Warren (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Nathan Tripp (fresh) C - Tony Henriksen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - William Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lyle Conner (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Nicholas Funk (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Stephen Scheele (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Gregory Badilla (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:15 | South Carolina | William Smith buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Gregory Badilla | 73-58 |
| 02:46 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Arthur McCuen | 75-58 |
| 02:35 | South Carolina | Arthur McCuen steals the ball from Nicholas Funk | 75-58 |
| 02:32 | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen banks in the layup | 77-58 |
| 02:16 | South Carolina | Gregory Badilla banks in the layup on a great pass from William Smith and he's fouled by Tony Henriksen - foul #2 on Tony Henriksen, team foul #3 | 77-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher (SG), Marcus Ludwig (PF), Harold Hilliard (C) Joseph Warren, Nathan Tripp, Tony Henriksen | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 02:16 | South Carolina | Gregory Badilla makes the free throw | 77-61 |
| 01:55 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 77-61 |
| 01:54 | South Carolina | Nicholas Funk snags the defensive board | 77-61 |
| 01:45 | South Carolina | Lyle Conner hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 77-61 |
| 01:43 | Mississippi | Harold Hilliard gets the rebound | 77-61 |
| 01:20 | Mississippi | Floyd Wilson misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 77-61 |
| 01:18 | Mississippi | Marcus Ludwig tips it home | 79-61 |
| 01:06 | South Carolina | Nicholas Funk misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 79-61 |
| 01:04 | South Carolina | Stephen Scheele pulls down the offensive rebound | 79-61 |
| 00:50 | South Carolina | Vernon Fletcher takes the ball from Lyle Conner | 79-61 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher misses long on a floater in the paint but the foul's on Gregory Badilla - foul #3 on Gregory Badilla, team foul #10 | 79-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Tony Henriksen (C) Harold Hilliard | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 00:27 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher makes the 1st free throw | 80-61 |
| 00:27 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher makes the 2nd free throw | 81-61 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:20 | South Carolina | William Smith misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 81-61 |
| 00:19 | Mississippi | Floyd Wilson grabs the board | 81-61 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen runs out the clock | 81-61 |