| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Paul Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Bixler (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Yang (fresh) PF - Dustin Stocks (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Louis Wagner (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Brandon Hood (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Carl Moore (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Benard (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Edwin Marcos (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Austin (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Clemson | Daniel Yang inbounds the ball | 23-23 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:31 | Clemson | Dustin Stocks misses the lay-in | 23-23 |
| 19:29 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Carl Moore | 23-23 |
| 19:01 | Mississippi | Richard Austin hits a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Brandon Hood | 23-25 |
| 18:47 | Clemson | John Bixler misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 23-25 |
| 18:45 | Clemson | The offensive rebound goes to John Bixler | 23-25 |
| 18:30 | Clemson | Dustin Stocks makes the shot from the right block | 25-25 |
| 18:01 | Mississippi | John Bixler steps in front of the Richard Austin pass | 25-25 |
| 17:44 | Clemson | Paul Smith misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 25-25 |
| 17:43 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Edwin Marcos | 25-25 |
| 17:26 | Mississippi | Richard Austin misses the easy layup | 25-25 |
| 17:24 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Daniel Yang | 25-25 |
| 17:07 | Clemson | John Bixler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-25 |
| Subs | Clemson | Wilson Prewett (PG), Justin Kimura (SG), Patrick Weimer (SF), Frank Colclough (PF) Paul Smith, John Bixler, Daniel Yang, Dustin Stocks | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Sammy Gary (PG), Billy Robinson (SF), Tony Garvin (PF) Brandon Hood, John Benard, Edwin Marcos | |
| 16:43 | Mississippi | Billy Robinson is fouled on the floor by Patrick Weimer - foul #1 on Patrick Weimer, team foul #1 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Larry Gauna (SG), Edwin Marcos (PF), David Wilson (C) Carl Moore, Tony Garvin, Richard Austin | |
| 16:21 | Mississippi | Larry Gauna misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 25-25 |
| 16:19 | Mississippi | Edwin Marcos pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-25 |
| 15:50 | Mississippi | Sammy Gary loses the dribble to Wilson Prewett | 25-25 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Wilson Prewett (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Justin Kimura (fresh) SF - Patrick Weimer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Colclough (fresh) C - Louis Wagner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Sammy Gary (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Larry Gauna (fresh) SF - Billy Robinson (fresh) PF - Edwin Marcos (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - David Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:28 | Clemson | Patrick Weimer clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 25-25 |
| 15:26 | Mississippi | Edwin Marcos grabs the board | 25-25 |
| 15:06 | Mississippi | Edwin Marcos misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Patrick Weimer - foul #2 on Patrick Weimer, team foul #2 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Clemson | Paul Smith (PG) Justin Kimura | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Brandon Hood (PG), Carl Moore (SG), John Benard (SF), Richard Austin (C) Sammy Gary, Larry Gauna, Billy Robinson, David Wilson | |
| 15:06 | Mississippi | Edwin Marcos misses the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 15:06 | Mississippi | Edwin Marcos makes the 2nd free throw | 25-26 |
| 14:42 | Clemson | Paul Smith misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing but the foul's on John Benard - foul #1 on John Benard, team foul #1 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Clemson | Daniel Yang (SF) Patrick Weimer | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Tony Garvin (PF) Edwin Marcos | |
| 14:42 | Clemson | Paul Smith makes the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 14:42 | Clemson | Paul Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 27-26 |
| 14:42 | Clemson | Paul Smith makes the 3rd free throw | 28-26 |
| 14:16 | Mississippi | Richard Austin misses the easy layup but the foul's on Daniel Yang - foul #2 on Daniel Yang, team foul #3 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Clemson | John Bixler (SG), Patrick Weimer (SF), Dustin Stocks (PF) Wilson Prewett, Daniel Yang, Frank Colclough | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 14:16 | Mississippi | Richard Austin makes the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 14:16 | Mississippi | Richard Austin makes the 2nd free throw | 28-28 |
| 14:02 | Clemson | Dustin Stocks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-28 |
| Subs | Clemson | Wilson Prewett (SG), Daniel Yang (SF) John Bixler, Patrick Weimer | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Edwin Marcos (PF) Tony Garvin | |
| 13:33 | Mississippi | Edwin Marcos jams the wide open dunk on a great pass from Brandon Hood and he's hacked by Louis Wagner - foul #3 on Louis Wagner, team foul #4 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Clemson | John Bixler (SG), Patrick Weimer (SF), Frank Colclough (PF) Paul Smith, Daniel Yang, Dustin Stocks | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Billy Robinson (SF) John Benard | |
| 13:33 | Mississippi | Edwin Marcos makes the free throw | 28-31 |
| 13:09 | Clemson | Wilson Prewett is whistled for a carry | 28-31 |
| Subs | Clemson | Paul Smith (PG), Daniel Yang (SF), Dustin Stocks (PF) Wilson Prewett, Patrick Weimer, Frank Colclough | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Benard (SF), Tony Garvin (PF) Billy Robinson, Edwin Marcos | |
| 12:46 | Mississippi | John Benard scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Carl Moore | 28-34 |
| 12:24 | Clemson | Louis Wagner misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 28-34 |
| 12:23 | Mississippi | Brandon Hood snags the defensive board | 28-34 |
| 11:59 | Mississippi | Carl Moore loses the dribble to Louis Wagner | 28-34 |
| 11:48 | Clemson | Dustin Stocks misses badly on a floater near the basket | 28-34 |
| 11:47 | Clemson | John Bixler grabs the offensive rebound | 28-34 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Paul Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Bixler (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Yang (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Dustin Stocks (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Louis Wagner (tiring) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Brandon Hood (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carl Moore (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Benard (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Tony Garvin (fresh) C - Richard Austin (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Clemson | Dustin Stocks banks in the layup | 30-34 |
| 11:10 | Mississippi | Carl Moore can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Louis Wagner - foul #4 on Louis Wagner, team foul #5 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Clemson | Wilson Prewett (SG), Patrick Weimer (SF), Frank Colclough (PF), Sammy Smolen (C) John Bixler, Daniel Yang, Dustin Stocks, Louis Wagner | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Sammy Gary (PG), Billy Robinson (SF), Edwin Marcos (PF) Brandon Hood, John Benard, Tony Garvin | |
| 11:10 | Mississippi | Carl Moore makes the 1st free throw | 30-35 |
| 11:10 | Mississippi | Carl Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 30-36 |
| 10:52 | Clemson | Frank Colclough makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Paul Smith | 32-36 |
| 10:25 | Mississippi | Richard Austin misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 32-36 |
| 10:24 | Clemson | Sammy Smolen snags the defensive board | 32-36 |
| 10:03 | Clemson | Frank Colclough buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-36 |
| 09:48 | Mississippi | Edwin Marcos connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Sammy Gary | 35-39 |
| 09:41 | Clemson | Patrick Weimer comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-39 |
| 09:40 | Mississippi | Richard Austin grabs the defensive rebound | 35-39 |
| 09:21 | Mississippi | Wilson Prewett steals it from Billy Robinson | 35-39 |
| 09:04 | Clemson | Sammy Smolen knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Paul Smith | 37-39 |
| 08:35 | Mississippi | Billy Robinson loses the dribble to Paul Smith | 37-39 |
| 08:20 | Clemson | Frank Colclough misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-39 |
| 08:18 | Clemson | Frank Colclough snags the offensive board | 37-39 |
| 08:05 | Clemson | Frank Colclough hits a 3 from the left wing | 40-39 |
| 07:52 | Mississippi | Richard Austin misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 40-39 |
| 07:50 | Clemson | Frank Colclough grabs the board | 40-39 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Paul Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Wilson Prewett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Patrick Weimer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Colclough (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Sammy Smolen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Sammy Gary (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Carl Moore (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Billy Robinson (fairly fresh) PF - Edwin Marcos (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Richard Austin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Clemson | Patrick Weimer scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane and the foul's on Billy Robinson - foul #1 on Billy Robinson, team foul #2 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Clemson | John Bixler (SG), Dustin Stocks (PF), Louis Wagner (C) Paul Smith, Frank Colclough, Sammy Smolen | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Brandon Hood (PG), Larry Gauna (SG), John Benard (SF), David Wilson (C) Sammy Gary, Carl Moore, Billy Robinson, Richard Austin | |
| 07:29 | Clemson | Patrick Weimer makes the free throw | 43-39 |
| 07:02 | Mississippi | Brandon Hood is fouled on the floor by Wilson Prewett - foul #1 on Wilson Prewett, team foul #6 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Clemson | Daniel Yang (SF) Patrick Weimer | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Carl Moore (SG), Richard Austin (C) Larry Gauna, David Wilson | |
| 06:41 | Mississippi | Edwin Marcos scores on a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Richard Austin | 43-41 |
| 06:20 | Clemson | Louis Wagner misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 43-41 |
| 06:18 | Mississippi | Carl Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 43-41 |
| 05:54 | Mississippi | Richard Austin lays it up and in set up by Brandon Hood | 43-43 |
| 05:35 | Clemson | Carl Moore steals it from Louis Wagner | 43-43 |
| 05:14 | Mississippi | John Benard hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 43-43 |
| 05:13 | Mississippi | Edwin Marcos grabs the offensive rebound | 43-43 |
| 04:45 | Mississippi | John Benard scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Brandon Hood | 43-46 |
| 04:38 | Clemson | Dustin Stocks splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Edwin Marcos - foul #3 on Edwin Marcos, team foul #3 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Clemson | Paul Smith (PG) John Bixler | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Larry Gauna (SG), David Wilson (C) Carl Moore, Richard Austin | |
| 04:38 | Clemson | Dustin Stocks makes the 1st free throw | 44-46 |
| 04:38 | Clemson | Dustin Stocks makes the 2nd free throw | 45-46 |
| 04:12 | Mississippi | John Benard misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-46 |
| 04:10 | Clemson | Dustin Stocks pulls down the rebound | 45-46 |
| 04:04 | Clemson | Dustin Stocks is fouled on the floor by Larry Gauna as he's doubleteamed - foul #1 on Larry Gauna, team foul #4 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Clemson | John Bixler (SG), Frank Colclough (PF) Wilson Prewett, Dustin Stocks | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Carl Moore (SG) Larry Gauna | |
| 03:46 | Clemson | Frank Colclough hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 45-46 |
| 03:45 | Clemson | Frank Colclough grabs the offensive rebound | 45-46 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Paul Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - John Bixler (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Yang (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Frank Colclough (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Louis Wagner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Brandon Hood (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Carl Moore (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Benard (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - Edwin Marcos (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - David Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:28 | Clemson | Brandon Hood is called for the reach on Paul Smith - foul #2 on Brandon Hood, team foul #5 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Clemson | Wilson Prewett (PG), Patrick Weimer (SF) Paul Smith, Daniel Yang | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Tony Garvin (PF), Richard Austin (C) Edwin Marcos, David Wilson | |
| 03:14 | Clemson | Louis Wagner comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 45-46 |
| 03:13 | Mississippi | John Benard snags the defensive board | 45-46 |
| 02:48 | Mississippi | Richard Austin is open and scores on a floater in the paint | 45-48 |
| 02:30 | Clemson | Frank Colclough misses the 3 from the right wing | 45-48 |
| 02:28 | Mississippi | John Benard snags the defensive board | 45-48 |
| 02:00 | Mississippi | John Benard makes the wide open 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Carl Moore | 45-51 |
| 02:00 | Clemson | Clemson calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-51 |
| Subs | Clemson | Paul Smith (PG), Daniel Yang (SF), Dustin Stocks (PF) Wilson Prewett, Patrick Weimer, Frank Colclough | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Edwin Marcos (PF) Tony Garvin | |
| 01:36 | Clemson | Louis Wagner's layup is rejected by Edwin Marcos | 45-51 |
| 01:35 | Mississippi | Carl Moore grabs the board | 45-51 |
| 01:16 | Mississippi | Edwin Marcos scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by John Benard | 45-54 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:09 | Clemson | John Bixler misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-54 |
| 01:08 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Brandon Hood | 45-54 |
| 00:48 | Mississippi | Carl Moore misses the jumper in the lane | 45-54 |
| 00:46 | Mississippi | Edwin Marcos gets the offensive rebound | 45-54 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:45 | Mississippi | Edwin Marcos is fouled on the floor by Dustin Stocks - foul #3 on Dustin Stocks, team foul #7 | 45-54 |
| 00:45 | Mississippi | Edwin Marcos makes the 1st free throw | 45-55 |
| 00:45 | Mississippi | Edwin Marcos makes the 2nd free throw | 45-56 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:40 | Clemson | Paul Smith loses the dribble to Richard Austin | 45-56 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:38 | Mississippi | John Benard is hacked by Daniel Yang in the backcourt - foul #3 on Daniel Yang, team foul #8 | 45-56 |
| Subs | Clemson | Wilson Prewett (PG), Justin Kimura (SG), Patrick Weimer (SF), Frank Colclough (PF), Sammy Smolen (C) Paul Smith, John Bixler, Daniel Yang, Dustin Stocks, Louis Wagner | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Sammy Gary (PG), Larry Gauna (SG), Tony Garvin (PF), David Wilson (C) Brandon Hood, Carl Moore, Edwin Marcos, Richard Austin | |
| 00:38 | Mississippi | John Benard makes the 1st free throw | 45-57 |
| 00:38 | Mississippi | John Benard misses the 2nd free throw | 45-57 |
| 00:38 | Clemson | Sammy Smolen grabs the board | 45-57 |
| 00:33 | Clemson | Patrick Weimer misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 45-57 |
| 00:31 | Mississippi | Tony Garvin grabs the defensive rebound | 45-57 |
| 00:09 | Mississippi | John Benard is wide open but clanks a floater from the left wing | 45-57 |
| 00:08 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to David Wilson | 45-57 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Sammy Gary runs out the clock | 45-57 |