| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Hubert Fletcher (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Joseph (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Geoffrey Long (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Weems (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Herman Chancellor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Steven Haugh (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Elroy Jackson (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Ali Blanchette (fresh) PF - Lucio Duarte (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Jonathan Bluford (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Ali Blanchette inbounds the ball | 31-32 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:39 | South Carolina | Jonathan Bluford dunks the ball set up by Elroy Jackson | 31-34 |
| 19:10 | Mississippi | Geoffrey Long scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Christopher Weems | 33-34 |
| 18:50 | South Carolina | Elroy Jackson clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 33-34 |
| 18:48 | Mississippi | Herman Chancellor grabs the board | 33-34 |
| 18:37 | Mississippi | Herman Chancellor comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Steven Haugh - foul #1 on Steven Haugh, team foul #1 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lavern Davis (PG), Robert Riley (SG), Dave Jarman (SF) Hubert Fletcher, William Joseph, Geoffrey Long | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 18:37 | Mississippi | Herman Chancellor makes the 1st free throw | 34-34 |
| 18:37 | Mississippi | Herman Chancellor makes the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 18:28 | South Carolina | Lucio Duarte hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 35-36 |
| 18:05 | Mississippi | Jonathan Bluford blocks the short jumper by Christopher Weems | 35-36 |
| 18:03 | South Carolina | Jonathan Bluford snags the defensive board | 35-36 |
| 17:39 | South Carolina | Jonathan Bluford knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Elroy Jackson | 35-38 |
| 17:23 | Mississippi | Herman Chancellor's layup is rejected by Jonathan Bluford | 35-38 |
| 17:21 | Mississippi | Robert Riley tips it but misses | 35-38 |
| 17:20 | Mississippi | Lavern Davis snags the offensive board | 35-38 |
| 16:55 | Mississippi | Elroy Jackson picks off the pass by Robert Riley | 35-38 |
| 16:52 | South Carolina | Ali Blanchette lays it up and in set up by Elroy Jackson | 35-40 |
| 16:25 | Mississippi | Robert Riley hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 35-40 |
| 16:24 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Jonathan Bluford | 35-40 |
| 16:04 | South Carolina | Ali Blanchette is denied on a dunk by Christopher Weems | 35-40 |
| 16:02 | South Carolina | Lucio Duarte hits the follow up shot | 35-42 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Lavern Davis (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Riley (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Dave Jarman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Weems (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Herman Chancellor (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Steven Haugh (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Elroy Jackson (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ali Blanchette (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lucio Duarte (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Jonathan Bluford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 15:33 | Mississippi | Herman Chancellor scores on a driving attempt from close range set up by Robert Riley | 37-42 |
| 15:22 | South Carolina | Lucio Duarte scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Steven Haugh | 37-44 |
| 14:58 | Mississippi | Lavern Davis comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 37-44 |
| 14:57 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Elroy Jackson | 37-44 |
| 14:41 | South Carolina | Jonathan Bluford clanks a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Herman Chancellor - foul #2 on Herman Chancellor, team foul #1 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Hubert Fletcher (PG), William Joseph (SG), Geoffrey Long (SF), Samuel Johnson (C) Lavern Davis, Robert Riley, Dave Jarman, Herman Chancellor | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Salvatore Munoz (SG) Elroy Jackson | |
| 14:41 | South Carolina | Jonathan Bluford misses the 1st free throw | 37-44 |
| 14:41 | South Carolina | Jonathan Bluford makes the 2nd free throw | 37-45 |
| 14:25 | Mississippi | Geoffrey Long buries a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Hubert Fletcher and he's hacked by Ali Blanchette - foul #3 on Ali Blanchette, team foul #2 | 39-45 |
| 14:25 | Mississippi | Geoffrey Long misses the free throw | 39-45 |
| 14:25 | South Carolina | Ali Blanchette gets the rebound | 39-45 |
| 13:57 | South Carolina | Lucio Duarte hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Ali Blanchette | 39-47 |
| 13:30 | Mississippi | Hubert Fletcher can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 39-47 |
| 13:29 | Mississippi | Geoffrey Long grabs the offensive rebound | 39-47 |
| 13:11 | Mississippi | Samuel Johnson misses badly on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Salvatore Munoz - foul #1 on Salvatore Munoz, team foul #3 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Elroy Jackson (SG) Salvatore Munoz | |
| 13:11 | Mississippi | Samuel Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 40-47 |
| 13:11 | Mississippi | Samuel Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 40-47 |
| 13:11 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Lucio Duarte | 40-47 |
| 12:51 | South Carolina | Elroy Jackson clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-47 |
| 12:49 | Mississippi | Christopher Weems pulls down the rebound | 40-47 |
| 12:21 | Mississippi | William Joseph comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 40-47 |
| 12:20 | South Carolina | Lucio Duarte snags the defensive board | 40-47 |
| 12:16 | South Carolina | Elroy Jackson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-47 |
| 12:14 | Mississippi | Geoffrey Long gets the rebound | 40-47 |
| 11:45 | Mississippi | Christopher Weems knocks in the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Hubert Fletcher | 42-47 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Hubert Fletcher (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Joseph (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Geoffrey Long (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Christopher Weems (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Samuel Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Steven Haugh (tiring) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Elroy Jackson (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ali Blanchette (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Lucio Duarte (tiring) 17 pts. 8 reb. C - Jonathan Bluford (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:26 | South Carolina | Samuel Johnson steals the ball from Elroy Jackson | 42-47 |
| 10:59 | Mississippi | William Joseph travels with the ball | 42-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Herman Chancellor (C) Christopher Weems | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Edward Hanson (PG), William Hart (SF), Michael Jennings (PF), Bradley Dotson (C) Steven Haugh, Ali Blanchette, Lucio Duarte, Jonathan Bluford | |
| 10:37 | South Carolina | Elroy Jackson is fouled on the floor by Geoffrey Long - foul #1 on Geoffrey Long, team foul #2 | 42-47 |
| 10:16 | South Carolina | Michael Jennings blows the layup | 42-47 |
| 10:14 | Mississippi | Hubert Fletcher pulls down the rebound | 42-47 |
| 09:54 | Mississippi | Herman Chancellor knocks in the runner from the baseline set up by Hubert Fletcher | 44-47 |
| 09:45 | South Carolina | Edward Hanson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jonathan Bluford (C) Bradley Dotson | |
| 09:16 | Mississippi | Hubert Fletcher comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Edward Hanson - foul #1 on Edward Hanson, team foul #4 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Weems (PF) Herman Chancellor | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Steven Haugh (PG), Salvatore Munoz (SG) Edward Hanson, Elroy Jackson | |
| 09:16 | Mississippi | Hubert Fletcher misses the 1st free throw | 44-47 |
| 09:16 | Mississippi | Hubert Fletcher misses the 2nd free throw | 44-47 |
| 09:16 | Mississippi | Samuel Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 44-47 |
| 09:04 | Mississippi | Hubert Fletcher scores on a turnaround from the left block | 46-47 |
| 08:43 | South Carolina | Michael Jennings comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 46-47 |
| 08:41 | Mississippi | William Joseph grabs the defensive rebound | 46-47 |
| 08:26 | Mississippi | Hubert Fletcher knocks in the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Samuel Johnson | 48-47 |
| 08:16 | South Carolina | Michael Jennings connects on the jump hook in the paint and he's fouled by Christopher Weems - foul #1 on Christopher Weems, team foul #3 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dave Jarman (SF), Herman Chancellor (C) Geoffrey Long, Christopher Weems | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Elroy Jackson (SG), Ali Blanchette (SF) Salvatore Munoz, William Hart | |
| 08:16 | South Carolina | Michael Jennings misses the free throw | 48-49 |
| 08:16 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Samuel Johnson | 48-49 |
| 07:47 | Mississippi | Herman Chancellor is fouled on the floor by Michael Jennings - foul #1 on Michael Jennings, team foul #5 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lavern Davis (PG), Robert Riley (SG), Geoffrey Long (SF), Christopher Weems (PF) Hubert Fletcher, William Joseph, Dave Jarman, Samuel Johnson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lucio Duarte (PF), Bradley Dotson (C) Michael Jennings, Jonathan Bluford | |
| 07:23 | Mississippi | Geoffrey Long misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 48-49 |
| 07:22 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Geoffrey Long | 48-49 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Lavern Davis (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Riley (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Geoffrey Long (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Christopher Weems (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Herman Chancellor (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Steven Haugh (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Elroy Jackson (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ali Blanchette (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Lucio Duarte (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 8 reb. C - Bradley Dotson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:03 | Mississippi | Geoffrey Long misses the easy layup | 48-49 |
| 07:02 | Mississippi | Herman Chancellor tips it home | 50-49 |
| 06:47 | South Carolina | Lucio Duarte misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 50-49 |
| 06:45 | South Carolina | Bradley Dotson tips it home | 50-51 |
| 06:27 | Mississippi | Herman Chancellor clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 50-51 |
| 06:25 | South Carolina | Ali Blanchette snags the defensive board | 50-51 |
| 06:21 | South Carolina | Steven Haugh connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Elroy Jackson | 50-53 |
| 05:52 | Mississippi | Robert Riley misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-53 |
| 05:51 | South Carolina | Bradley Dotson pulls down the rebound | 50-53 |
| 05:40 | South Carolina | Christopher Weems is called for the reach on Lucio Duarte - foul #2 on Christopher Weems, team foul #4 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Hubert Fletcher (PG), William Joseph (SG), Dave Jarman (SF), Samuel Johnson (PF) Lavern Davis, Robert Riley, Geoffrey Long, Christopher Weems | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Edward Hanson (PG), Jonathan Bluford (C) Steven Haugh, Bradley Dotson | |
| 05:29 | South Carolina | Elroy Jackson buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-56 |
| 05:06 | Mississippi | Samuel Johnson misses short on a floater from the left block | 50-56 |
| 05:05 | South Carolina | Lucio Duarte snags the defensive board | 50-56 |
| 04:46 | South Carolina | Lucio Duarte misses badly on a floater from the right block | 50-56 |
| 04:44 | South Carolina | Lucio Duarte can't tip it in | 50-56 |
| 04:43 | Mississippi | Herman Chancellor grabs the defensive rebound | 50-56 |
| 04:16 | Mississippi | Jonathan Bluford blocks the short jumper by Herman Chancellor | 50-56 |
| 04:15 | Mississippi | Dave Jarman gets the offensive rebound | 50-56 |
| 03:50 | Mississippi | William Joseph misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-56 |
| 03:48 | South Carolina | Lucio Duarte gets the rebound | 50-56 |
| 03:44 | South Carolina | Jonathan Bluford clanks a jump hook from close range | 50-56 |
| 03:43 | Mississippi | Herman Chancellor pulls down the rebound | 50-56 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:38 | Mississippi | Dave Jarman is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Dave Jarman, team foul #5 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Geoffrey Long (SF), Christopher Weems (PF) Dave Jarman, Herman Chancellor | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Steven Haugh (PG), Salvatore Munoz (SG), William Hart (SF), Michael Jennings (PF) Edward Hanson, Elroy Jackson, Ali Blanchette, Lucio Duarte | |
| 03:16 | South Carolina | Steven Haugh misses the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Samuel Johnson - foul #2 on Samuel Johnson, team foul #6 | 50-56 |
| 03:16 | South Carolina | Steven Haugh makes the 1st free throw | 50-57 |
| 03:16 | South Carolina | Steven Haugh makes the 2nd free throw | 50-58 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Hubert Fletcher (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Joseph (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Geoffrey Long (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Christopher Weems (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Samuel Johnson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Steven Haugh (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Salvatore Munoz (fresh) 6 pts. SF - William Hart (fresh) PF - Michael Jennings (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jonathan Bluford (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 02:56 | Mississippi | Geoffrey Long can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 50-58 |
| 02:54 | Mississippi | Christopher Weems gets the offensive rebound | 50-58 |
| 02:45 | Mississippi | Christopher Weems buries a floater in the paint on a great pass from Hubert Fletcher | 52-58 |
| 02:45 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Herman Chancellor (C) Samuel Johnson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Elroy Jackson (SG), Ali Blanchette (SF), Lucio Duarte (PF) Salvatore Munoz, William Hart, Michael Jennings | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 02:28 | South Carolina | Christopher Weems is called for the reach on Steven Haugh - foul #3 on Christopher Weems, team foul #7 | 52-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Samuel Johnson (C) Herman Chancellor | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 02:28 | South Carolina | Steven Haugh misses the 1st free throw | 52-58 |
| 02:28 | Mississippi | Geoffrey Long gets the rebound | 52-58 |
| 02:21 | Mississippi | Christopher Weems scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Hubert Fletcher | 55-58 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 02:03 | South Carolina | Elroy Jackson scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Ali Blanchette | 55-61 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:43 | Mississippi | Geoffrey Long buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Hubert Fletcher | 58-61 |
| 01:22 | South Carolina | Hubert Fletcher steals the ball from Lucio Duarte | 58-61 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:57 | Mississippi | Christopher Weems misses the lay-in | 58-61 |
| 00:55 | South Carolina | Lucio Duarte pulls down the rebound | 58-61 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:35 | South Carolina | Christopher Weems steps in front of the Jonathan Bluford pass | 58-61 |
| 00:22 | Mississippi | Christopher Weems misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 58-61 |
| 00:20 | South Carolina | Elroy Jackson pulls down the rebound | 58-61 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:18 | South Carolina | Elroy Jackson is hacked by William Joseph in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Joseph, team foul #8 | 58-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Herman Chancellor (C) Samuel Johnson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Edward Hanson (PG), William Hart (SF), Michael Jennings (PF) Steven Haugh, Ali Blanchette, Lucio Duarte | |
| 00:18 | South Carolina | Elroy Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 00:18 | South Carolina | Elroy Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 58-63 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:13 | Mississippi | Hubert Fletcher loses the ball out of bounds | 58-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ali Blanchette (SF) William Hart | |
| 00:12 | South Carolina | Elroy Jackson is hacked by William Joseph in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Joseph, team foul #9 | 58-63 |
| 00:12 | South Carolina | Elroy Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 58-64 |
| 00:12 | South Carolina | Elroy Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 58-64 |
| 00:12 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Geoffrey Long | 58-64 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:06 | Mississippi | Jonathan Bluford is called for the reach on Hubert Fletcher - foul #4 on Jonathan Bluford, team foul #6 | 58-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Steven Haugh (PG), Lucio Duarte (PF) Edward Hanson, Michael Jennings | |
| 00:02 | Mississippi | William Joseph knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 61-64 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | Steven Haugh runs out the clock | 61-64 |