| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Jonathan Lambert (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Hopkins (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Weiser (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Woodie (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Dean Bush (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Marvin Priolo (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Harold Becker (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Holsey (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Timothy Nunn (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jonathan Lewis (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Richard Weiser inbounds the ball | 25-31 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:48 | South Carolina | Dennis Hopkins blows the layup | 25-31 |
| 19:47 | South Carolina | Richard Weiser tips it home | 27-31 |
| 19:18 | Mississippi | Harold Becker misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 27-31 |
| 19:17 | South Carolina | Dean Bush grabs the board | 27-31 |
| 18:58 | South Carolina | Jonathan Lewis is called for the reach on Dennis Hopkins - foul #2 on Jonathan Lewis, team foul #1 | 27-31 |
| 18:41 | South Carolina | Richard Weiser's pass is intercepted by Harold Becker | 27-31 |
| 18:14 | Mississippi | Harold Becker double dribbles | 27-31 |
| 17:56 | South Carolina | Jonathan Lambert misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-31 |
| 17:54 | South Carolina | James Woodie grabs the offensive board | 27-31 |
| 17:34 | South Carolina | Dennis Hopkins misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by John Holsey - foul #1 on John Holsey, team foul #2 | 27-31 |
| 17:34 | South Carolina | Dennis Hopkins misses the 1st free throw | 27-31 |
| 17:34 | South Carolina | Dennis Hopkins makes the 2nd free throw | 28-31 |
| 17:10 | Mississippi | John Holsey misses the lay-in | 28-31 |
| 17:08 | Mississippi | Jonathan Lewis hits the follow up shot | 28-33 |
| 16:46 | South Carolina | Jonathan Lambert misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Harold Becker - foul #3 on Harold Becker, team foul #3 | 28-33 |
| 16:46 | South Carolina | Jonathan Lambert makes the 1st free throw | 29-33 |
| 16:46 | South Carolina | Jonathan Lambert makes the 2nd free throw | 30-33 |
| 16:34 | Mississippi | Harold Becker hits a 3 from the left corner | 30-36 |
| 16:23 | South Carolina | Jonathan Lambert is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Jonathan Lambert, team foul #1 | 30-36 |
| 16:01 | Mississippi | John Holsey misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 30-36 |
| 15:59 | South Carolina | Richard Weiser grabs the board | 30-36 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Jonathan Lambert (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Hopkins (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Weiser (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Woodie (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Dean Bush (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Marvin Priolo (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Harold Becker (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Holsey (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Timothy Nunn (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jonathan Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:43 | South Carolina | Dennis Hopkins double dribbles | 30-36 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Sergei Zingg (PG), Luis Huff (SG), Nicholas Hodgson (SF) Jonathan Lambert, Dennis Hopkins, Richard Weiser | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Joseph Bradley (SG), James Neff (SF) Harold Becker, John Holsey | |
| 15:21 | Mississippi | Timothy Nunn is open and buries a shot from the left side set up by Marvin Priolo | 30-38 |
| 15:00 | South Carolina | James Woodie hits a shot from the right block set up by Sergei Zingg | 32-38 |
| 14:42 | Mississippi | Timothy Nunn travels with the ball | 32-38 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Kovalsky (C) Dean Bush | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Harold Becker (SG), John Holsey (SF), David Freeman (PF), Thomas Vernon (C) Joseph Bradley, James Neff, Timothy Nunn, Jonathan Lewis | |
| 14:16 | South Carolina | Marvin Priolo steps in front of the James Woodie pass | 32-38 |
| 14:11 | Mississippi | John Holsey hits the finger roll on a great pass from Marvin Priolo | 32-40 |
| 13:56 | South Carolina | Nicholas Hodgson can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by David Freeman - foul #1 on David Freeman, team foul #4 | 32-40 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jonathan Lambert (PG), Dennis Hopkins (SG), Dean Bush (C) Sergei Zingg, Luis Huff, Robert Kovalsky | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Chad Spivey (PG), Timothy Nunn (PF), Jonathan Lewis (C) Marvin Priolo, David Freeman, Thomas Vernon | |
| 13:56 | South Carolina | Nicholas Hodgson makes the 1st free throw | 33-40 |
| 13:56 | South Carolina | Nicholas Hodgson makes the 2nd free throw | 34-40 |
| 13:36 | Mississippi | John Holsey scores on a shot from close range on a nice dish by Chad Spivey | 34-42 |
| 13:20 | South Carolina | Dennis Hopkins misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-42 |
| 13:18 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Dean Bush | 34-42 |
| 13:05 | South Carolina | Jonathan Lambert clanks a 3 from the left corner | 34-42 |
| 13:04 | Mississippi | John Holsey grabs the defensive rebound | 34-42 |
| 12:37 | Mississippi | Harold Becker can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-42 |
| 12:35 | Mississippi | Chad Spivey pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-42 |
| 12:20 | Mississippi | Chad Spivey hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-45 |
| 12:06 | South Carolina | Dennis Hopkins hits a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Nicholas Hodgson | 36-45 |
| 11:42 | Mississippi | John Holsey evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by James Woodie - foul #3 on James Woodie, team foul #2 | 36-45 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Richard Weiser (SF) Nicholas Hodgson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Marvin Priolo (PG), Joseph Bradley (SG) Chad Spivey, Harold Becker | |
| 11:42 | Mississippi | John Holsey misses the 1st free throw | 36-45 |
| 11:42 | Mississippi | John Holsey makes the 2nd free throw | 36-46 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Jonathan Lambert (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Hopkins (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Weiser (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Woodie (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Dean Bush (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Marvin Priolo (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Joseph Bradley (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Holsey (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Timothy Nunn (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Jonathan Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:35 | South Carolina | Jonathan Lewis swats the shot by Dean Bush | 36-46 |
| 11:33 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Joseph Bradley | 36-46 |
| 11:08 | Mississippi | John Holsey splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper in the lane | 36-46 |
| 11:06 | South Carolina | James Woodie snags the defensive board | 36-46 |
| 10:55 | South Carolina | Dean Bush buries a turnaround near the basket | 38-46 |
| 10:36 | Mississippi | John Holsey is whistled for traveling | 38-46 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Sergei Zingg (PG), Robert Kovalsky (C) Jonathan Lambert, Dean Bush | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Neff (SF), David Freeman (PF), Thomas Vernon (C) John Holsey, Timothy Nunn, Jonathan Lewis | |
| 10:09 | South Carolina | Marvin Priolo picks off the pass by Dennis Hopkins | 38-46 |
| 10:04 | Mississippi | Marvin Priolo dunks the ball | 38-48 |
| 09:44 | South Carolina | James Woodie blows the layup | 38-48 |
| 09:43 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to James Neff | 38-48 |
| 09:18 | Mississippi | Thomas Vernon drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 38-50 |
| 08:53 | South Carolina | Richard Weiser hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 38-50 |
| 08:51 | Mississippi | Thomas Vernon grabs the defensive rebound | 38-50 |
| 08:32 | Mississippi | Marvin Priolo makes the jumpshot from the right side set up by Joseph Bradley | 38-52 |
| 08:09 | South Carolina | Dennis Hopkins buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 40-52 |
| 07:46 | Mississippi | David Freeman buries a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Marvin Priolo and he's fouled by Robert Kovalsky - foul #1 on Robert Kovalsky, team foul #3 | 40-54 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jonathan Lambert (PG), Luis Huff (SG), Nicholas Hodgson (SF), Dean Bush (C) Sergei Zingg, Dennis Hopkins, Richard Weiser, Robert Kovalsky | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Harold Becker (SG), John Holsey (SF), Jonathan Lewis (C) Joseph Bradley, James Neff, Thomas Vernon | |
| 07:46 | Mississippi | David Freeman makes the free throw | 40-55 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Jonathan Lambert (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Luis Huff (fresh) SF - Nicholas Hodgson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - James Woodie (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Dean Bush (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Marvin Priolo (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Harold Becker (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Holsey (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Freeman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jonathan Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:33 | South Carolina | Jonathan Lambert hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Nicholas Hodgson | 42-55 |
| 07:17 | Mississippi | Harold Becker knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Marvin Priolo | 42-58 |
| 07:07 | South Carolina | Jonathan Lambert connects on the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from James Woodie | 44-58 |
| 06:49 | Mississippi | John Holsey slams it home | 44-60 |
| 06:32 | South Carolina | Jonathan Lambert hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 44-60 |
| 06:30 | Mississippi | Marvin Priolo gets the rebound | 44-60 |
| 06:09 | Mississippi | Harold Becker misses the 3 from the left corner | 44-60 |
| 06:07 | Mississippi | David Freeman grabs the offensive board | 44-60 |
| 05:47 | Mississippi | John Holsey blows the layup | 44-60 |
| 05:46 | South Carolina | James Woodie grabs the board | 44-60 |
| 05:28 | South Carolina | John Holsey is called for the reach on Nicholas Hodgson - foul #2 on John Holsey, team foul #5 | 44-60 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Dennis Hopkins (SG), Robert Kovalsky (PF) Luis Huff, James Woodie | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Chad Spivey (PG), Timothy Nunn (PF) Marvin Priolo, David Freeman | |
| 05:16 | South Carolina | Jonathan Lambert scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Nicholas Hodgson | 46-60 |
| 04:54 | Mississippi | Jonathan Lewis loses the ball out of bounds | 46-60 |
| 04:45 | South Carolina | Nicholas Hodgson double dribbles | 46-60 |
| 04:24 | Mississippi | Timothy Nunn scores on a floater from the left wing set up by Jonathan Lewis | 46-62 |
| 04:18 | South Carolina | Nicholas Hodgson misses the driving attempt from close range | 46-62 |
| 04:17 | Mississippi | Jonathan Lewis snags the defensive board | 46-62 |
| 04:12 | Mississippi | Chad Spivey misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 46-62 |
| 04:11 | South Carolina | Dennis Hopkins pulls down the rebound | 46-62 |
| 04:02 | South Carolina | Dennis Hopkins hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 46-62 |
| 04:00 | Mississippi | Timothy Nunn grabs the defensive rebound | 46-62 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:57 | Mississippi | Chad Spivey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-62 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Sergei Zingg (PG), Luis Huff (SG), Richard Weiser (SF), John Toon (C) Jonathan Lambert, Dennis Hopkins, Nicholas Hodgson, Dean Bush | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Joseph Bradley (SG), James Neff (SF), David Freeman (PF), Thomas Vernon (C) Harold Becker, John Holsey, Timothy Nunn, Jonathan Lewis | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:48 | South Carolina | Richard Weiser lays it up and in set up by Luis Huff | 48-62 |
| 03:26 | Mississippi | Joseph Bradley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-62 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Sergei Zingg (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Luis Huff (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Weiser (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Kovalsky (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Toon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Chad Spivey (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Bradley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Neff (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Freeman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Vernon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:06 | South Carolina | Joseph Bradley steps in front of the Luis Huff pass | 48-62 |
| 03:04 | Mississippi | Sergei Zingg is called for the reach on Chad Spivey in the backcourt - foul #2 on Sergei Zingg, team foul #4 | 48-62 |
| 02:43 | Mississippi | Joseph Bradley knocks in the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Chad Spivey | 48-64 |
| 02:28 | South Carolina | Richard Weiser misses long on a runner from the baseline | 48-64 |
| 02:27 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Joseph Bradley | 48-64 |
| 02:09 | Mississippi | Joseph Bradley throws it down on a great pass from Chad Spivey | 48-66 |
| 02:00 | South Carolina | Richard Weiser misses badly on a shot near the basket | 48-66 |
| 01:59 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Thomas Vernon | 48-66 |
| 01:37 | Mississippi | James Neff throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-66 |
| 01:26 | South Carolina | Chad Spivey steals it from Robert Kovalsky | 48-66 |
| 01:06 | Mississippi | Joseph Bradley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 48-66 |
| 01:04 | South Carolina | John Toon grabs the defensive rebound | 48-66 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:58 | South Carolina | Richard Weiser is fouled on the floor by David Freeman - foul #2 on David Freeman, team foul #6 | 48-66 |
| 00:54 | South Carolina | Richard Weiser misses long on a runner from the left block | 48-66 |
| 00:53 | South Carolina | Richard Weiser tips it home | 50-66 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Mississippi | Thomas Vernon scores on a jumpshot from the right wing | 50-68 |
| 00:23 | South Carolina | Richard Weiser hits a shot from the left wing and the foul's on James Neff - foul #2 on James Neff, team foul #7 | 52-68 |
| 00:23 | South Carolina | Richard Weiser makes the free throw | 53-68 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Chad Spivey runs out the clock | 53-68 |