| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Greg Moon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Eggert (fresh) SF - Conrad Severson (fresh) PF - Carl Heath (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - David Terrazas (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Samuel Mooring (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Fred Carr (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Jose Alvarez (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Cory Patterson (fresh) C - Joseph Rule (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Jose Alvarez inbounds the ball | 17-28 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:36 | South Carolina | Greg Moon steals the ball from Cory Patterson | 17-28 |
| 19:14 | Mississippi | Greg Moon misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 17-28 |
| 19:12 | Mississippi | Carl Heath misses the tip | 17-28 |
| 19:10 | South Carolina | Cory Patterson gets the rebound | 17-28 |
| 18:47 | South Carolina | Fred Carr evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 17-28 |
| 18:46 | Mississippi | Carl Heath grabs the board | 17-28 |
| 18:25 | Mississippi | The jump hook by Greg Moon is blocked by Joseph Rule | 17-28 |
| 18:24 | Mississippi | Conrad Severson grabs the offensive rebound | 17-28 |
| 17:55 | Mississippi | The jump hook by Carl Heath is blocked by Joseph Rule | 17-28 |
| 17:54 | Mississippi | Carl Heath grabs the offensive board | 17-28 |
| 17:39 | Mississippi | Carl Heath throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Alvin Firth (SG), Russell Goodrich (SF), Freddy Bozek (PF) Mark Eggert, Conrad Severson, Carl Heath | |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Attaway (SF), David McGillicuddy (PF), Sean Pinheiro (C) Jose Alvarez, Cory Patterson, Joseph Rule | |
| 17:14 | South Carolina | Fred Carr makes the contested 3pt shot from straight away set up by James Attaway | 17-31 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 16:48 | Mississippi | Greg Moon can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 17-31 |
| 16:47 | South Carolina | Sean Pinheiro grabs the defensive rebound | 17-31 |
| 16:21 | South Carolina | James Attaway clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 17-31 |
| 16:19 | South Carolina | Sean Pinheiro grabs the offensive board | 17-31 |
| 15:54 | South Carolina | Sean Pinheiro loses the dribble to Alvin Firth | 17-31 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Greg Moon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alvin Firth (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Russell Goodrich (fresh) PF - Freddy Bozek (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David Terrazas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Samuel Mooring (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Fred Carr (fresh) 14 pts. SF - James Attaway (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - David McGillicuddy (fresh) 2 reb. C - Sean Pinheiro (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Mississippi | Alvin Firth double dribbles | 17-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark Quinn (SG), Conrad Severson (SF), Carl Heath (PF) Alvin Firth, Russell Goodrich, David Terrazas | |
| Subs | South Carolina | David Scholz (PG), Jose Alvarez (SF), Cory Patterson (PF), Joseph Rule (C) Samuel Mooring, James Attaway, David McGillicuddy, Sean Pinheiro | |
| 15:15 | South Carolina | Joseph Rule lays it up and in on a nice dish by Fred Carr | 17-33 |
| 14:53 | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek is whistled for traveling | 17-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Samuel Mooring (PG), James Attaway (SF) David Scholz, Jose Alvarez | |
| 14:38 | South Carolina | James Attaway hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the right wing | 17-33 |
| 14:37 | South Carolina | Joseph Rule can't tip it in | 17-33 |
| 14:35 | Mississippi | Conrad Severson grabs the board | 17-33 |
| 14:28 | Mississippi | Conrad Severson clanks a turnaround in the paint | 17-33 |
| 14:26 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Cory Patterson | 17-33 |
| 14:04 | South Carolina | Samuel Mooring drills a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Fred Carr and the foul's on Greg Moon - foul #1 on Greg Moon, team foul #1 | 17-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark Eggert (PG), David Terrazas (C) Greg Moon, Conrad Severson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jose Alvarez (SF) James Attaway | |
| 14:04 | South Carolina | Samuel Mooring makes the free throw | 17-36 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 13:57 | Mississippi | Cory Patterson picks off the pass by Mark Quinn | 17-36 |
| 13:37 | South Carolina | Samuel Mooring loses the ball out of bounds | 17-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Greg Moon (PG) Mark Eggert | |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Attaway (SF) Jose Alvarez | |
| 13:14 | Mississippi | David Terrazas misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 17-36 |
| 13:13 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Cory Patterson | 17-36 |
| 12:52 | South Carolina | Joseph Rule misses badly on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Freddy Bozek - foul #1 on Freddy Bozek, team foul #2 | 17-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Conrad Severson (SF) Carl Heath | |
| Subs | South Carolina | David Scholz (PG), Jose Alvarez (SF) Samuel Mooring, James Attaway | |
| 12:52 | South Carolina | Joseph Rule misses the 1st free throw | 17-36 |
| 12:52 | South Carolina | Joseph Rule makes the 2nd free throw | 17-37 |
| 12:34 | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 20-37 |
| 12:19 | South Carolina | Fred Carr misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 20-37 |
| 12:17 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Freddy Bozek | 20-37 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 12:00 | Mississippi | David Scholz is called for the reach on Greg Moon - foul #2 on David Scholz, team foul #1 | 20-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark Eggert (PG), Russell Goodrich (SF), Carl Heath (PF) Greg Moon, Conrad Severson, David Terrazas | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Samuel Mooring (PG), David McGillicuddy (PF), Sean Pinheiro (C) David Scholz, Cory Patterson, Joseph Rule | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 11:46 | Mississippi | Jose Alvarez takes the ball from Mark Quinn | 20-37 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Mark Eggert (fresh) SG - Mark Quinn (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SF - Russell Goodrich (fresh) PF - Carl Heath (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. C - Freddy Bozek (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Samuel Mooring (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Fred Carr (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jose Alvarez (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - David McGillicuddy (fresh) 2 reb. C - Sean Pinheiro (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:43 | South Carolina | Samuel Mooring double dribbles in the backcourt | 20-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Conrad Severson (SF) Russell Goodrich | |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Attaway (SF) Jose Alvarez | |
| 11:32 | Mississippi | Carl Heath makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Mark Eggert | 23-37 |
| 11:09 | South Carolina | James Attaway misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Conrad Severson - foul #3 on Conrad Severson, team foul #3 | 23-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Greg Moon (PG), Russell Goodrich (SF), David Terrazas (C) Mark Eggert, Conrad Severson, Freddy Bozek | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Cory Patterson (PF), Joseph Rule (C) David McGillicuddy, Sean Pinheiro | |
| 11:09 | South Carolina | James Attaway makes the 1st free throw | 23-38 |
| 11:09 | South Carolina | James Attaway makes the 2nd free throw | 23-39 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 10:48 | Mississippi | Carl Heath is fouled on the floor by Cory Patterson - foul #1 on Cory Patterson, team foul #2 | 23-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Conrad Severson (SF) Russell Goodrich | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jose Alvarez (SF) James Attaway | |
| 10:36 | Mississippi | Mark Quinn misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 23-39 |
| 10:34 | South Carolina | Samuel Mooring snags the defensive board | 23-39 |
| 10:10 | South Carolina | Samuel Mooring drills a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Fred Carr | 23-41 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 09:47 | Mississippi | Cory Patterson swats the short shot by Mark Quinn | 23-41 |
| 09:45 | Mississippi | David Terrazas grabs the offensive board | 23-41 |
| 09:29 | Mississippi | Mark Quinn hits the finger roll | 25-41 |
| 09:02 | South Carolina | Joseph Rule is whistled for traveling | 25-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Alvin Firth (PG), Russell Goodrich (SF), Freddy Bozek (PF) Greg Moon, Conrad Severson, Carl Heath | |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Attaway (SF), David McGillicuddy (PF), Sean Pinheiro (C) Jose Alvarez, Cory Patterson, Joseph Rule | |
| 08:43 | Mississippi | Russell Goodrich hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Alvin Firth | 28-41 |
| 08:19 | South Carolina | Mark Quinn steals it from Fred Carr out of a doubleteam | 28-41 |
| 08:16 | Mississippi | Alvin Firth hits the finger roll on a great pass from Mark Quinn | 30-41 |
| 07:53 | South Carolina | Fred Carr works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by David McGillicuddy | 30-44 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Alvin Firth (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Quinn (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Russell Goodrich (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Freddy Bozek (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - David Terrazas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Samuel Mooring (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Fred Carr (tiring) 17 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Attaway (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - David McGillicuddy (fresh) 2 reb. C - Sean Pinheiro (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek hits a shot from the left side | 32-44 |
| 07:08 | South Carolina | Samuel Mooring knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Fred Carr out of a doubleteam | 32-47 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 06:40 | Mississippi | Mark Quinn hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Fred Carr - foul #2 on Fred Carr, team foul #3 | 32-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Greg Moon (PG), Conrad Severson (SF), Carl Heath (PF) Alvin Firth, Russell Goodrich, David Terrazas | |
| Subs | South Carolina | David Scholz (PG), Jose Alvarez (SF), Cory Patterson (PF), Joseph Rule (C) Samuel Mooring, James Attaway, David McGillicuddy, Sean Pinheiro | |
| 06:40 | Mississippi | Mark Quinn makes the 1st free throw | 33-47 |
| 06:40 | Mississippi | Mark Quinn makes the 2nd free throw | 34-47 |
| 06:23 | South Carolina | Fred Carr makes the contested 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Cory Patterson | 34-50 |
| 06:07 | Mississippi | David Scholz is called for the reach on Carl Heath - foul #3 on David Scholz, team foul #4 | 34-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Samuel Mooring (PG) David Scholz | |
| 05:59 | Mississippi | Fred Carr picks off the pass by Greg Moon | 34-50 |
| 05:42 | South Carolina | Jose Alvarez misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 34-50 |
| 05:40 | South Carolina | Cory Patterson hits the follow up shot | 34-52 |
| 05:28 | Mississippi | Cory Patterson picks off the pass by Greg Moon | 34-52 |
| 05:08 | South Carolina | Fred Carr works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 34-52 |
| 05:07 | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek pulls down the rebound | 34-52 |
| 04:59 | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek misses short on a shot from the left side | 34-52 |
| 04:58 | South Carolina | Fred Carr snags the defensive board | 34-52 |
| 04:33 | South Carolina | Fred Carr is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 34-52 |
| 04:32 | Mississippi | Greg Moon grabs the board | 34-52 |
| 04:21 | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Joseph Rule - foul #1 on Joseph Rule, team foul #5 | 34-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark Eggert (PG), David Terrazas (C) Greg Moon, Conrad Severson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | David Scholz (PG), Curtis Bunyard (SG), James Attaway (SF), David McGillicuddy (PF), Sean Pinheiro (C) Samuel Mooring, Fred Carr, Jose Alvarez, Cory Patterson, Joseph Rule | |
| 04:21 | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek misses the 1st free throw | 34-52 |
| 04:21 | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek makes the 2nd free throw | 35-52 |
| 03:53 | South Carolina | James Attaway lays it in on a great pass from David Scholz | 35-54 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 03:45 | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-54 |
| 03:43 | South Carolina | Curtis Bunyard snags the defensive board | 35-54 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Mark Eggert (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mark Quinn (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Freddy Bozek (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Carl Heath (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. C - David Terrazas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - David Scholz (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Curtis Bunyard (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Attaway (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - David McGillicuddy (fresh) 2 reb. C - Sean Pinheiro (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 03:18 | South Carolina | James Attaway comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 35-54 |
| 03:16 | South Carolina | David McGillicuddy pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-54 |
| 02:52 | South Carolina | James Attaway is open and buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 35-56 |
| 02:40 | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-56 |
| 02:14 | South Carolina | David McGillicuddy clanks a floater from the right block | 38-56 |
| 02:13 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Mark Eggert | 38-56 |
| 02:06 | Mississippi | Mark Quinn misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 38-56 |
| 02:04 | South Carolina | Sean Pinheiro snags the defensive board | 38-56 |
| 01:38 | South Carolina | James Attaway drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Sean Pinheiro | 38-58 |
| 01:25 | Mississippi | Carl Heath misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-58 |
| 01:24 | South Carolina | Sean Pinheiro grabs the defensive rebound | 38-58 |
| 01:21 | South Carolina | David Scholz's pass is intercepted by David Terrazas in the backcourt | 38-58 |
| 01:05 | Mississippi | Carl Heath misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 38-58 |
| 01:03 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Sean Pinheiro | 38-58 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:38 | South Carolina | James Attaway hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 38-58 |
| 00:36 | Mississippi | Carl Heath snags the defensive board | 38-58 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Mississippi | David McGillicuddy takes the ball from Carl Heath | 38-58 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | David Scholz runs out the clock | 38-58 |