| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Thomas Cantwell (fresh) SG - Thomas Bopp (fresh) SF - Joseph Giron (fresh) PF - Ismael Townsend (fresh) C - Steven Taliaferro (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Ariel Moretti (fresh) SG - Richard Youngquist (fresh) SF - Jerome Pearson (fresh) PF - Wilfredo Romano (fresh) C - James Poitra (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Ismael Townsend wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:35 | Mississippi | Steven Taliaferro misses long on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Richard Youngquist - foul #1 on Richard Youngquist, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Mississippi | Steven Taliaferro makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:35 | Mississippi | Steven Taliaferro makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:14 | South Carolina | Ariel Moretti hits a 3 from straight away | 2-3 |
| 18:46 | Mississippi | Steven Taliaferro hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 2-3 |
| 18:45 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to James Poitra | 2-3 |
| 18:40 | South Carolina | Steven Taliaferro picks off the pass by Richard Youngquist | 2-3 |
| 18:25 | Mississippi | Ismael Townsend blows the layup | 2-3 |
| 18:24 | South Carolina | Jerome Pearson gets the rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:21 | South Carolina | Thomas Cantwell steps in front of the Ariel Moretti pass in the backcourt | 2-3 |
| 18:18 | Mississippi | Thomas Cantwell misses the lay-in | 2-3 |
| 18:17 | South Carolina | Wilfredo Romano snags the defensive board | 2-3 |
| 17:58 | South Carolina | Wilfredo Romano misses the lay-in | 2-3 |
| 17:57 | Mississippi | Steven Taliaferro pulls down the rebound | 2-3 |
| 17:30 | Mississippi | Ismael Townsend misses the lay-in but the foul's on Ariel Moretti - foul #1 on Ariel Moretti, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark Vidaurri (PG), Jerry Whitchurch (SG), Edgar Brase (SF), Mark Mazzariello (C) Thomas Cantwell, Thomas Bopp, Joseph Giron, Steven Taliaferro | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Wallace Stumbaugh (PG), Kun Chia (SG), James Brim (SF), James Mitchell (PF), Jose Munoz (C) Ariel Moretti, Richard Youngquist, Jerome Pearson, Wilfredo Romano, James Poitra | |
| 17:30 | Mississippi | Ismael Townsend makes the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 17:30 | Mississippi | Ismael Townsend makes the 2nd free throw | 4-3 |
| 17:13 | South Carolina | Wallace Stumbaugh can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 4-3 |
| 17:11 | South Carolina | James Brim tips it back up and in | 4-5 |
| 17:08 | Mississippi | Edgar Brase's pass is intercepted by James Brim in the backcourt | 4-5 |
| 16:55 | South Carolina | James Brim clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 4-5 |
| 16:53 | South Carolina | Jose Munoz grabs the offensive rebound | 4-5 |
| 16:38 | South Carolina | Wallace Stumbaugh connects on the turnaround from the left block set up by James Brim | 4-7 |
| 16:16 | Mississippi | Mark Vidaurri misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 4-7 |
| 16:14 | South Carolina | James Mitchell gets the rebound | 4-7 |
| 16:09 | South Carolina | Wallace Stumbaugh is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Wallace Stumbaugh, team foul #3 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Joseph Giron (SF), Michael Boulay (PF), Don Knisely (C) Edgar Brase, Ismael Townsend, Mark Mazzariello | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 15:49 | Mississippi | Joseph Giron is open and buries a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Mark Vidaurri | 6-7 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Mark Vidaurri (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jerry Whitchurch (fairly fresh) SF - Joseph Giron (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Boulay (fresh) C - Don Knisely (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Wallace Stumbaugh (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kun Chia (fresh) SF - James Brim (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Mitchell (fresh) C - Jose Munoz (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:35 | South Carolina | Kun Chia drills a jumper from the free throw line | 6-9 |
| 15:30 | Mississippi | James Brim swats the layup by Jerry Whitchurch | 6-9 |
| 15:29 | Mississippi | Jerry Whitchurch grabs the offensive board | 6-9 |
| 15:11 | Mississippi | Mark Vidaurri misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 6-9 |
| 15:09 | Mississippi | Michael Boulay tips it back up and in | 8-9 |
| 14:41 | South Carolina | James Mitchell hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jose Munoz | 8-11 |
| 14:39 | Mississippi | Joseph Giron loses the dribble to Wallace Stumbaugh in the backcourt | 8-11 |
| 14:33 | South Carolina | Jose Munoz throws it down on a nice dish by Wallace Stumbaugh | 8-13 |
| 14:13 | Mississippi | Wallace Stumbaugh is called for the reach on Joseph Giron - foul #2 on Wallace Stumbaugh, team foul #4 | 8-13 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Edgar Brase (SF), Ismael Townsend (PF), Steven Taliaferro (C) Joseph Giron, Michael Boulay, Don Knisely | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ariel Moretti (PG), Richard Youngquist (SG), Jerome Pearson (SF), Wilfredo Romano (PF), James Poitra (C) Wallace Stumbaugh, Kun Chia, James Brim, James Mitchell, Jose Munoz | |
| 13:49 | Mississippi | Mark Vidaurri buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Steven Taliaferro | 11-13 |
| 13:33 | South Carolina | Jerome Pearson comes up short on the floater in the paint | 11-13 |
| 13:32 | Mississippi | Steven Taliaferro gets the rebound | 11-13 |
| 13:05 | Mississippi | Mark Vidaurri hits a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Edgar Brase | 13-13 |
| 13:00 | South Carolina | Wilfredo Romano is called for traveling | 13-13 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Thomas Bopp (SG), Joseph Giron (SF), Michael Boulay (PF) Jerry Whitchurch, Edgar Brase, Ismael Townsend | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 12:34 | Mississippi | Joseph Giron comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Ariel Moretti - foul #2 on Ariel Moretti, team foul #5 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jerry Whitchurch (SG), Ismael Townsend (PF), Mark Mazzariello (C) Thomas Bopp, Michael Boulay, Steven Taliaferro | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 12:34 | Mississippi | Joseph Giron makes the 1st free throw | 14-13 |
| 12:34 | Mississippi | Joseph Giron misses the 2nd free throw | 14-13 |
| 12:34 | South Carolina | Wilfredo Romano grabs the board | 14-13 |
| 12:28 | South Carolina | Wilfredo Romano blows the layup but he's hacked by Mark Vidaurri - foul #1 on Mark Vidaurri, team foul #1 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Edgar Brase (SG), Don Knisely (PF) Jerry Whitchurch, Ismael Townsend | |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Mitchell (PF) Ariel Moretti | |
| 12:28 | South Carolina | Wilfredo Romano misses the 1st free throw | 14-13 |
| 12:28 | South Carolina | Wilfredo Romano misses the 2nd free throw | 14-13 |
| 12:28 | Mississippi | Joseph Giron pulls down the rebound | 14-13 |
| 12:05 | Mississippi | Richard Youngquist picks off the pass by Don Knisely | 14-13 |
| 11:42 | South Carolina | Richard Youngquist is hacked by Edgar Brase - foul #1 on Edgar Brase, team foul #2 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jerry Whitchurch (SG), Ismael Townsend (PF), Steven Taliaferro (C) Edgar Brase, Don Knisely, Mark Mazzariello | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ariel Moretti (PG), Kun Chia (SG), James Brim (SF), Jose Munoz (C) Richard Youngquist, Jerome Pearson, James Mitchell, James Poitra | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Mark Vidaurri (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Whitchurch (tiring) SF - Joseph Giron (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ismael Townsend (fresh) 2 pts. C - Steven Taliaferro (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Ariel Moretti (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kun Chia (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Brim (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wilfredo Romano (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Jose Munoz (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:27 | South Carolina | James Brim travels with the ball | 14-13 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Mitchell (PF) Wilfredo Romano | |
| 11:23 | Mississippi | Ariel Moretti steals the ball from Mark Vidaurri in the backcourt | 14-13 |
| 11:22 | South Carolina | James Mitchell lays it in set up by Ariel Moretti | 14-15 |
| 11:20 | Mississippi | Ariel Moretti is called for the reach on Mark Vidaurri in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ariel Moretti, team foul #6 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Thomas Cantwell (PG), Thomas Bopp (SG) Mark Vidaurri, Jerry Whitchurch | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Wallace Stumbaugh (PG), Wilfredo Romano (PF) Ariel Moretti, James Mitchell | |
| 11:15 | Mississippi | Joseph Giron is alone and throws it down | 16-15 |
| 10:56 | South Carolina | Wilfredo Romano travels with the ball | 16-15 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark Vidaurri (PG), Jerry Whitchurch (SG), Mark Mazzariello (C) Thomas Cantwell, Thomas Bopp, Steven Taliaferro | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Richard Youngquist (SG), Jerome Pearson (SF), James Mitchell (PF), James Poitra (C) Kun Chia, James Brim, Wilfredo Romano, Jose Munoz | |
| 10:51 | Mississippi | Joseph Giron is hacked by Jerome Pearson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jerome Pearson, team foul #7 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Steven Taliaferro (C) Mark Mazzariello | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 10:51 | Mississippi | Joseph Giron makes the 1st free throw | 17-15 |
| 10:51 | Mississippi | Joseph Giron makes the 2nd free throw | 18-15 |
| 10:33 | South Carolina | Wallace Stumbaugh misses the dunk | 18-15 |
| 10:32 | Mississippi | Ismael Townsend pulls down the rebound | 18-15 |
| 10:11 | Mississippi | Ismael Townsend drills a shot from the left block on a great pass from Jerry Whitchurch | 20-15 |
| 10:05 | South Carolina | Jerome Pearson banks in the layup on a great pass from Wallace Stumbaugh | 20-17 |
| 09:43 | Mississippi | Jerome Pearson is called for the reach on Joseph Giron - foul #2 on Jerome Pearson, team foul #8 | 20-17 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Thomas Cantwell (PG), Thomas Bopp (SG), Michael Boulay (PF), Mark Mazzariello (C) Mark Vidaurri, Jerry Whitchurch, Ismael Townsend, Steven Taliaferro | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ariel Moretti (PG), Kun Chia (SG), James Brim (SF), Wilfredo Romano (PF), Jose Munoz (C) Wallace Stumbaugh, Richard Youngquist, Jerome Pearson, James Mitchell, James Poitra | |
| 09:43 | Mississippi | Joseph Giron misses the 1st free throw | 20-17 |
| 09:43 | South Carolina | Jose Munoz grabs the board | 20-17 |
| 09:37 | South Carolina | Jose Munoz misses long on a runner near the basket | 20-17 |
| 09:35 | Mississippi | Thomas Cantwell gets the rebound | 20-17 |
| 09:15 | Mississippi | Michael Boulay is called for traveling | 20-17 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark Vidaurri (PG), Jerry Whitchurch (SG), Edgar Brase (SF), Ismael Townsend (PF) Thomas Cantwell, Thomas Bopp, Joseph Giron, Michael Boulay | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 08:53 | South Carolina | The short jumper by Wilfredo Romano is denied by Edgar Brase | 20-17 |
| 08:51 | Mississippi | Jerry Whitchurch gets the rebound | 20-17 |
| 08:33 | Mississippi | Mark Mazzariello throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-17 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Thomas Bopp (SG), Joseph Giron (SF), Michael Boulay (PF), Steven Taliaferro (C) Jerry Whitchurch, Edgar Brase, Ismael Townsend, Mark Mazzariello | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Wallace Stumbaugh (PG), Richard Youngquist (SG), James Poitra (C) Ariel Moretti, Kun Chia, Jose Munoz | |
| 08:14 | South Carolina | James Poitra is hacked by Joseph Giron - foul #1 on Joseph Giron, team foul #3 | 20-17 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Thomas Cantwell (PG) Mark Vidaurri | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ariel Moretti (PG), James Mitchell (PF) Wallace Stumbaugh, Wilfredo Romano | |
| 07:57 | South Carolina | Joseph Giron denies the turnaround by James Poitra | 20-17 |
| 07:55 | South Carolina | Richard Youngquist grabs the offensive board | 20-17 |
| 07:44 | South Carolina | Richard Youngquist drills a floater from the right block | 20-19 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Thomas Cantwell (fresh) SG - Thomas Bopp (fresh) SF - Joseph Giron (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Michael Boulay (fresh) 2 pts. C - Steven Taliaferro (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Ariel Moretti (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Youngquist (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Brim (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Mitchell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - James Poitra (fresh) | |
| 07:17 | Mississippi | Joseph Giron is fouled on the floor by James Brim - foul #1 on James Brim, team foul #9 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark Vidaurri (PG), Jerry Whitchurch (SG), Ismael Townsend (PF), Mark Mazzariello (C) Thomas Cantwell, Thomas Bopp, Michael Boulay, Steven Taliaferro | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Wallace Stumbaugh (PG), Kun Chia (SG), Wilfredo Romano (PF), Jose Munoz (C) Ariel Moretti, Richard Youngquist, James Mitchell, James Poitra | |
| 07:17 | Mississippi | Joseph Giron makes the 1st free throw | 21-19 |
| 07:17 | Mississippi | Joseph Giron makes the 2nd free throw | 22-19 |
| 07:01 | South Carolina | James Brim's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-19 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Edgar Brase (SF) Joseph Giron | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 06:57 | Mississippi | Wallace Stumbaugh is called for the reach on Mark Vidaurri in the backcourt - foul #3 on Wallace Stumbaugh, team foul #10 | 22-19 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ariel Moretti (PG) Wallace Stumbaugh | |
| 06:57 | Mississippi | Mark Vidaurri misses the 1st free throw | 22-19 |
| 06:57 | Mississippi | Mark Vidaurri misses the 2nd free throw | 22-19 |
| 06:57 | South Carolina | Kun Chia pulls down the rebound | 22-19 |
| 06:37 | South Carolina | Wilfredo Romano's pass is intercepted by Jerry Whitchurch | 22-19 |
| 06:12 | Mississippi | Mark Vidaurri is alone and drills a 3 from the right wing | 25-19 |
| 05:59 | South Carolina | Kun Chia buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 25-21 |
| 05:36 | Mississippi | Mark Vidaurri comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 25-21 |
| 05:34 | South Carolina | Wilfredo Romano pulls down the rebound | 25-21 |
| 05:30 | South Carolina | Ariel Moretti knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Kun Chia | 25-24 |
| 05:01 | Mississippi | Mark Vidaurri misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 25-24 |
| 04:59 | South Carolina | James Brim gets the rebound | 25-24 |
| 04:53 | South Carolina | Mark Vidaurri picks off the pass by Ariel Moretti | 25-24 |
| 04:48 | Mississippi | Mark Vidaurri misses the lay-in | 25-24 |
| 04:47 | Mississippi | Ismael Townsend grabs the offensive board | 25-24 |
| 04:36 | Mississippi | Mark Vidaurri can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 25-24 |
| 04:35 | South Carolina | Wilfredo Romano grabs the defensive rebound | 25-24 |
| 04:18 | South Carolina | Wilfredo Romano throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-24 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Thomas Cantwell (PG), Thomas Bopp (SG), Joseph Giron (SF), Michael Boulay (PF), Steven Taliaferro (C) Mark Vidaurri, Jerry Whitchurch, Edgar Brase, Ismael Townsend, Mark Mazzariello | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Wallace Stumbaugh (PG), Richard Youngquist (SG), Jerome Pearson (SF), James Mitchell (PF), James Poitra (C) Ariel Moretti, Kun Chia, James Brim, Wilfredo Romano, Jose Munoz | |
| 03:57 | Mississippi | Joseph Giron scores on a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Michael Boulay | 27-24 |
| 03:43 | South Carolina | James Poitra misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Michael Boulay - foul #1 on Michael Boulay, team foul #4 | 27-24 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark Vidaurri (PG), Ismael Townsend (PF) Thomas Cantwell, Michael Boulay | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 03:43 | South Carolina | James Poitra makes the 1st free throw | 27-25 |
| 03:43 | South Carolina | James Poitra makes the 2nd free throw | 27-26 |
| 03:39 | Mississippi | Ismael Townsend is hacked by James Mitchell in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Mitchell, team foul #11 | 27-26 |
| 03:39 | Mississippi | Ismael Townsend makes the 1st free throw | 28-26 |
| 03:39 | Mississippi | Ismael Townsend makes the 2nd free throw | 29-26 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Mark Vidaurri (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Bopp (fresh) SF - Joseph Giron (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Ismael Townsend (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Taliaferro (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Wallace Stumbaugh (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Youngquist (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jerome Pearson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. C - James Poitra (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:22 | South Carolina | Jerome Pearson misses short on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Joseph Giron - foul #2 on Joseph Giron, team foul #5 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jerry Whitchurch (SG) Thomas Bopp | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 03:22 | South Carolina | Jerome Pearson misses the 1st free throw | 29-26 |
| 03:22 | South Carolina | Jerome Pearson misses the 2nd free throw | 29-26 |
| 03:22 | Mississippi | Steven Taliaferro gets the rebound | 29-26 |
| 03:04 | Mississippi | Jerome Pearson blocks the short jumper by Ismael Townsend | 29-26 |
| 03:03 | Mississippi | Steven Taliaferro tips it home | 31-26 |
| 02:43 | South Carolina | Joseph Giron is called for the reach on Jerome Pearson - foul #3 on Joseph Giron, team foul #6 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Thomas Cantwell (PG), Thomas Bopp (SG), Edgar Brase (SF), Michael Boulay (PF) Mark Vidaurri, Jerry Whitchurch, Joseph Giron, Ismael Townsend | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ariel Moretti (PG), Wilfredo Romano (PF) Wallace Stumbaugh, James Mitchell | |
| 02:25 | South Carolina | Wilfredo Romano loses the dribble to Thomas Cantwell | 31-26 |
| 02:23 | Mississippi | Thomas Bopp loses the dribble to Richard Youngquist in the backcourt | 31-26 |
| 02:08 | South Carolina | Ariel Moretti hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 31-26 |
| 02:07 | South Carolina | Jerome Pearson pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-26 |
| 01:56 | South Carolina | Wilfredo Romano makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Ariel Moretti | 31-28 |
| 01:32 | Mississippi | Steven Taliaferro misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 31-28 |
| 01:31 | South Carolina | James Poitra grabs the defensive rebound | 31-28 |
| 01:26 | South Carolina | Ariel Moretti misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-28 |
| 01:25 | Mississippi | Steven Taliaferro pulls down the rebound | 31-28 |
| 01:04 | Mississippi | Steven Taliaferro buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Michael Boulay | 33-28 |
| 00:39 | South Carolina | James Poitra misses the easy layup | 33-28 |
| 00:37 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Thomas Bopp | 33-28 |
| 00:18 | Mississippi | Michael Boulay is wide open but clanks a turnaround from close range | 33-28 |
| 00:17 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Ariel Moretti | 33-28 |
| 00:13 | South Carolina | Ariel Moretti misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-28 |
| 00:11 | Mississippi | Michael Boulay snags the defensive board | 33-28 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi | Steven Taliaferro misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from close range | 33-28 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to James Poitra | 33-28 |