| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - William Cole (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Pepper (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Bobby Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Louis Robey (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Clarence Franklin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Charles Johnson (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Donnie Read (fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. SF - David Adams (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Clinton Reed (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Wayne Matthews (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown inbounds the ball | 25-31 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:35 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown hits a fadeaway from the left wing | 27-31 |
| 19:12 | South Carolina | Wayne Matthews is open and buries a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Johnson | 27-33 |
| 18:50 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #1 on Bobby Brown, team foul #1 | 27-33 |
| 18:39 | South Carolina | Clinton Reed knocks in the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Charles Johnson | 27-35 |
| 18:17 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Clinton Reed - foul #1 on Clinton Reed, team foul #1 | 27-35 |
| 18:17 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown makes the 1st free throw | 28-35 |
| 18:17 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 29-35 |
| 18:04 | South Carolina | Donnie Read's fadeaway is rejected by Clarence Franklin | 29-35 |
| 18:03 | South Carolina | Clinton Reed tips it home | 29-37 |
| 17:47 | Mississippi | Louis Robey hits a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from William Cole | 31-37 |
| 17:20 | South Carolina | Clinton Reed comes up short on the floater in the lane | 31-37 |
| 17:18 | Mississippi | Paul Pepper snags the defensive board | 31-37 |
| 16:59 | Mississippi | Clarence Franklin is hacked by Wayne Matthews - foul #1 on Wayne Matthews, team foul #2 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jason Powell (PF) Louis Robey | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jonathan Bond (SF), Matthew Graf (C) David Adams, Wayne Matthews | |
| 16:33 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown hits the finger roll on a great pass from William Cole | 33-37 |
| 16:28 | South Carolina | Donnie Read splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Jonathan Bond | 33-40 |
| 16:12 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown splits the doubleteam but misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 33-40 |
| 16:11 | South Carolina | Donnie Read pulls down the rebound | 33-40 |
| 15:54 | South Carolina | Jonathan Bond is fouled on the floor by Clarence Franklin - foul #2 on Clarence Franklin, team foul #2 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kenneth Jacobs (PG), Jose Mercado (SG), Gerald White (PF) William Cole, Paul Pepper, Clarence Franklin | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Allen Hofmann (PG), David Adams (SF), Stephen Hocker (PF) Charles Johnson, Jonathan Bond, Clinton Reed | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kenneth Jacobs (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jose Mercado (fresh) SF - Bobby Brown (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gerald White (fresh) C - Jason Powell (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Allen Hofmann (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Donnie Read (fresh) 8 pts. 3 stl. SF - David Adams (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Stephen Hocker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Graf (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:34 | South Carolina | Stephen Hocker is open but comes up short on the floater from close range | 33-40 |
| 15:32 | South Carolina | Stephen Hocker grabs the offensive rebound | 33-40 |
| 15:27 | South Carolina | Matthew Graf drills a floater from the left wing on a great pass from David Adams | 33-42 |
| 15:06 | Mississippi | Gerald White is hacked by Stephen Hocker - foul #1 on Stephen Hocker, team foul #3 | 33-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Cole (PG), Louis Robey (PF) Bobby Brown, Gerald White | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Andrew Hinkley (SG), Wayne Matthews (C) Donnie Read, Matthew Graf | |
| 14:42 | Mississippi | William Cole misses the shot near the basket | 33-42 |
| 14:40 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Jason Powell | 33-42 |
| 14:21 | Mississippi | Kenneth Jacobs knocks in the floater from close range on a great pass from Jose Mercado | 35-42 |
| 14:04 | South Carolina | Andrew Hinkley banks in the layup on a nice dish by Allen Hofmann | 35-44 |
| 13:42 | Mississippi | Jason Powell can't connect on a runner from close range | 35-44 |
| 13:41 | South Carolina | David Adams snags the defensive board | 35-44 |
| 13:25 | South Carolina | Jason Powell is called for the reach on Wayne Matthews - foul #1 on Jason Powell, team foul #3 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Pepper (SG), Bobby Brown (SF), Clarence Franklin (C) William Cole, Jose Mercado, Jason Powell | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Charles Johnson (PG), Donnie Read (SG), Clinton Reed (PF), Matthew Graf (C) Allen Hofmann, Andrew Hinkley, Stephen Hocker, Wayne Matthews | |
| 13:08 | South Carolina | Matthew Graf misses badly on a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Clarence Franklin - foul #3 on Clarence Franklin, team foul #4 | 35-44 |
| 13:08 | South Carolina | Matthew Graf makes the 1st free throw | 35-45 |
| 13:08 | South Carolina | Matthew Graf makes the 2nd free throw | 35-46 |
| 12:42 | Mississippi | Louis Robey loses the dribble to Charles Johnson | 35-46 |
| 12:39 | South Carolina | Donnie Read hits the finger roll on a great pass from Charles Johnson | 35-48 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 12:26 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown clanks a runner from the right block | 35-48 |
| 12:25 | South Carolina | Charles Johnson grabs the board | 35-48 |
| 12:09 | South Carolina | Charles Johnson misses the lay-in | 35-48 |
| 12:07 | Mississippi | Louis Robey pulls down the rebound | 35-48 |
| 12:03 | Mississippi | Paul Pepper is called for a charge - foul #2 on Paul Pepper, team foul #5 | 35-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Cole (PG), Jason Powell (PF) Kenneth Jacobs, Louis Robey | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Wayne Matthews (C) Matthew Graf | |
| 11:40 | South Carolina | Donnie Read is fouled on the floor by Clarence Franklin - foul #4 on Clarence Franklin, team foul #6 | 35-48 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - William Cole (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Pepper (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Bobby Brown (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jason Powell (fresh) 4 reb. C - Clarence Franklin (fresh) 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Charles Johnson (fresh) 7 ast. SG - Donnie Read (fresh) 10 pts. 3 stl. SF - David Adams (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Clinton Reed (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Wayne Matthews (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:30 | South Carolina | Clinton Reed scores on a floater in the paint | 35-50 |
| 11:09 | Mississippi | Jason Powell double dribbles | 35-50 |
| 10:56 | South Carolina | Donnie Read is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-50 |
| 10:54 | South Carolina | Wayne Matthews tips it home | 35-52 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 10:36 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the turnaround from the left block set up by William Cole | 37-52 |
| 10:14 | South Carolina | David Adams is hacked by Clarence Franklin - foul #5 on Clarence Franklin, team foul #7 | 37-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Louis Robey (PF) Clarence Franklin | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Matthew Graf (C) Wayne Matthews | |
| 10:14 | South Carolina | David Adams makes the 1st free throw | 37-53 |
| 10:14 | South Carolina | David Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 37-54 |
| 09:57 | Mississippi | Jason Powell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kenneth Jacobs (SG) Paul Pepper | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Stephen Hocker (PF) Clinton Reed | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 09:44 | South Carolina | Matthew Graf's fadeaway is rejected by Jason Powell | 37-54 |
| 09:43 | South Carolina | Matthew Graf gets the offensive rebound | 37-54 |
| 09:25 | South Carolina | Stephen Hocker drills a runner from the left block and the foul's on Jason Powell - foul #2 on Jason Powell, team foul #8 | 37-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jose Mercado (SF) Bobby Brown | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Allen Hofmann (PG) Charles Johnson | |
| 09:25 | South Carolina | Stephen Hocker makes the free throw | 37-57 |
| 09:16 | Mississippi | William Cole hits a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Louis Robey | 39-57 |
| 08:48 | South Carolina | David Adams is fouled on the floor by Louis Robey - foul #2 on Louis Robey, team foul #9 | 39-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Pepper (SG) William Cole | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Andrew Hinkley (SG), Clinton Reed (PF), Wayne Matthews (C) Donnie Read, Stephen Hocker, Matthew Graf | |
| 08:48 | South Carolina | David Adams misses the 1st free throw | 39-57 |
| 08:48 | South Carolina | Clinton Reed grabs the offensive rebound | 39-57 |
| 08:33 | South Carolina | Wayne Matthews hits a runner in the lane | 39-59 |
| 08:16 | Mississippi | Louis Robey's floater is knocked away by Wayne Matthews | 39-59 |
| 08:15 | Mississippi | Jose Mercado can't tip it in | 39-59 |
| 08:13 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Jason Powell | 39-59 |
| 08:00 | Mississippi | Louis Robey is whistled for a carry | 39-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bobby Brown (SF), Gerald White (PF) Jose Mercado, Louis Robey | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Charles Johnson (PG), Donnie Read (SG), Jonathan Bond (SF) Allen Hofmann, Andrew Hinkley, David Adams | |
| 07:40 | South Carolina | Wayne Matthews hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 39-59 |
| 07:39 | Mississippi | Jason Powell gets the rebound | 39-59 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kenneth Jacobs (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Paul Pepper (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Bobby Brown (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gerald White (fresh) C - Jason Powell (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Charles Johnson (fresh) 7 ast. SG - Donnie Read (fresh) 10 pts. 3 stl. SF - Jonathan Bond (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. PF - Clinton Reed (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Wayne Matthews (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:35 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown blows the layup over the doubleteam but he's hacked by Jonathan Bond - foul #5 on Jonathan Bond, team foul #4 | 39-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Cole (PG) Kenneth Jacobs | |
| Subs | South Carolina | David Adams (SF) Jonathan Bond | |
| 07:35 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown makes the 1st free throw | 40-59 |
| 07:35 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 40-59 |
| 07:35 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Clinton Reed | 40-59 |
| 07:18 | South Carolina | Donnie Read misses the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Gerald White - foul #1 on Gerald White, team foul #10 | 40-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Matthew Graf (C) Wayne Matthews | |
| 07:18 | South Carolina | Donnie Read makes the 1st free throw | 40-60 |
| 07:18 | South Carolina | Donnie Read makes the 2nd free throw | 40-61 |
| 07:09 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown is whistled for a carry | 40-61 |
| 06:45 | South Carolina | Clinton Reed's floater is tipped away by Bobby Brown | 40-61 |
| 06:44 | South Carolina | Matthew Graf misses the tip | 40-61 |
| 06:42 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown snags the defensive board | 40-61 |
| 06:30 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by William Cole | 42-61 |
| 06:26 | Mississippi | The refs have stopped play. Paul Pepper is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's grabbing his arm. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 42-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kenneth Jacobs (SG), Louis Robey (PF) Paul Pepper, Gerald White | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Stephen Hocker (PF) Clinton Reed | |
| 06:07 | South Carolina | Donnie Read comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-61 |
| 06:05 | Mississippi | Jason Powell snags the defensive board | 42-61 |
| 05:58 | Mississippi | William Cole lays it in set up by Bobby Brown out of the doubleteam and he's fouled by David Adams - foul #4 on David Adams, team foul #5 | 44-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Wayne Matthews (C) Matthew Graf | |
| 05:58 | Mississippi | William Cole misses the free throw | 44-61 |
| 05:58 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Wayne Matthews | 44-61 |
| 05:29 | South Carolina | Donnie Read hits a fadeaway from the baseline | 44-63 |
| 05:17 | Mississippi | Wayne Matthews blocks the jumper by Jason Powell | 44-63 |
| 05:15 | South Carolina | Donnie Read grabs the board | 44-63 |
| 04:53 | South Carolina | Wayne Matthews scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Donnie Read | 44-65 |
| 04:33 | Mississippi | William Cole misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-65 |
| 04:32 | Mississippi | Louis Robey can't tip it in | 44-65 |
| 04:30 | Mississippi | Jason Powell tips it back up and in | 46-65 |
| 04:14 | South Carolina | Donnie Read works out of a doubleteam and scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Stephen Hocker | 46-67 |
| 03:59 | Mississippi | Charles Johnson is called for the reach on William Cole - foul #1 on Charles Johnson, team foul #6 | 46-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Pepper (SG), Jose Mercado (SF), Gerald White (PF) William Cole, Bobby Brown, Louis Robey | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Allen Hofmann (PG), Andrew Hinkley (SG), Matthew Graf (C) Charles Johnson, Donnie Read, Wayne Matthews | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:49 | Mississippi | Matthew Graf blocks the short jumper by Kenneth Jacobs | 46-67 |
| 03:47 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Stephen Hocker | 46-67 |
| 03:27 | South Carolina | Stephen Hocker connects on the turnaround in the lane set up by Andrew Hinkley | 46-69 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kenneth Jacobs (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Paul Pepper (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jose Mercado (fresh) PF - Gerald White (fresh) C - Jason Powell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Allen Hofmann (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Hinkley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Adams (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Stephen Hocker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Matthew Graf (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Mississippi | Jason Powell misses the floater near the basket but the foul's on Matthew Graf - foul #1 on Matthew Graf, team foul #7 | 46-69 |
| 03:12 | Mississippi | Jason Powell makes the 1st free throw | 47-69 |
| 03:12 | Mississippi | Jason Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 48-69 |
| 02:53 | South Carolina | Andrew Hinkley drills a turnaround in the lane and the foul's on Gerald White - foul #2 on Gerald White, team foul #11 | 48-71 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bobby Brown (SF) Paul Pepper | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 02:53 | South Carolina | Andrew Hinkley makes the free throw | 48-72 |
| 02:41 | Mississippi | Allen Hofmann is called for the reach on Jose Mercado - foul #2 on Allen Hofmann, team foul #8 | 48-72 |
| 02:41 | Mississippi | Jose Mercado makes the 1st free throw | 49-72 |
| 02:41 | Mississippi | Jose Mercado makes the 2nd free throw | 50-72 |
| 02:27 | South Carolina | Matthew Graf makes the jumper from the baseline | 50-74 |
| 02:20 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on David Adams - foul #5 on David Adams, team foul #9 | 50-74 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jonathan Delvecchio (SF) David Adams | |
| 02:20 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown misses the 1st free throw | 50-74 |
| 02:20 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 51-74 |
| 01:55 | South Carolina | Matthew Graf hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 51-74 |
| 01:53 | Mississippi | Jason Powell grabs the board | 51-74 |
| 01:36 | Mississippi | Allen Hofmann takes the ball from Gerald White | 51-74 |
| 01:32 | South Carolina | Allen Hofmann hits the finger roll | 51-76 |
| 01:09 | Mississippi | Kenneth Jacobs connects on the open 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Bobby Brown | 54-76 |
| 00:45 | South Carolina | Andrew Hinkley misses the dunk attempt | 54-76 |
| 00:43 | Mississippi | Kenneth Jacobs grabs the defensive rebound | 54-76 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:37 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Kenneth Jacobs | 57-76 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:14 | South Carolina | Stephen Hocker scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Andrew Hinkley | 57-78 |
| 00:06 | Mississippi | Kenneth Jacobs blows the dunk | 57-78 |
| 00:05 | South Carolina | Jonathan Delvecchio grabs the defensive rebound | 57-78 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | Allen Hofmann runs out the clock | 57-78 |