| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Robert Long (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kirk Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonah Williamson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gerald Gardner (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Chad Hill (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Kermit Nash (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Cody Winchell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Hicks (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Michael Leonard (fresh) 6 pts. C - James Gates (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Jonah Williamson inbounds the ball | 22-29 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:34 | Mississippi | Chad Hill hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 22-29 |
| 19:33 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Jonah Williamson | 22-29 |
| 19:18 | Mississippi | Robert Long buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Kirk Brooks | 25-29 |
| 19:14 | South Carolina | Michael Leonard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-29 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Telek Kucharski (PG), Graham Hudson (SG), Lowell Recio (SF), Eduardo Gonzales (PF) Robert Long, Kirk Brooks, Jonah Williamson, Gerald Gardner | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 19:12 | Mississippi | Kermit Nash is called for the reach on Telek Kucharski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kermit Nash, team foul #1 | 25-29 |
| 19:06 | Mississippi | Eduardo Gonzales misses short on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Michael Leonard - foul #2 on Michael Leonard, team foul #2 | 25-29 |
| 19:06 | Mississippi | Eduardo Gonzales makes the 1st free throw | 26-29 |
| 19:06 | Mississippi | Eduardo Gonzales misses the 2nd free throw | 26-29 |
| 19:06 | South Carolina | Richard Hicks grabs the board | 26-29 |
| 18:42 | South Carolina | Kermit Nash is hacked by Telek Kucharski - foul #1 on Telek Kucharski, team foul #1 | 26-29 |
| 18:17 | South Carolina | James Gates buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Michael Leonard | 26-31 |
| 18:01 | Mississippi | Graham Hudson misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 26-31 |
| 17:59 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to James Gates | 26-31 |
| 17:31 | South Carolina | Kermit Nash misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 26-31 |
| 17:30 | South Carolina | Richard Hicks snags the offensive board | 26-31 |
| 17:01 | South Carolina | James Gates misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 26-31 |
| 17:00 | Mississippi | Eduardo Gonzales pulls down the rebound | 26-31 |
| 16:48 | Mississippi | James Gates blocks the jumper by Graham Hudson | 26-31 |
| 16:46 | South Carolina | Kermit Nash gets the rebound | 26-31 |
| 16:44 | South Carolina | Telek Kucharski steps in front of the Kermit Nash pass in the backcourt | 26-31 |
| 16:30 | Mississippi | Graham Hudson misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 26-31 |
| 16:28 | Mississippi | Eduardo Gonzales grabs the offensive board | 26-31 |
| 16:13 | Mississippi | Richard Hicks takes the ball from Lowell Recio | 26-31 |
| 15:50 | South Carolina | James Gates drills a turnaround from the baseline set up by Michael Leonard | 26-33 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Telek Kucharski (fresh) SG - Graham Hudson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lowell Recio (fairly fresh) PF - Eduardo Gonzales (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Chad Hill (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Kermit Nash (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Cody Winchell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Hicks (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Leonard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - James Gates (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:32 | Mississippi | Chad Hill buries a runner from close range on a great pass from Graham Hudson | 28-33 |
| 15:18 | South Carolina | Eduardo Gonzales steals the ball from James Gates | 28-33 |
| 14:52 | Mississippi | Lowell Recio comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-33 |
| 14:50 | South Carolina | James Gates pulls down the rebound | 28-33 |
| 14:29 | South Carolina | Michael Leonard loses the dribble to Graham Hudson | 28-33 |
| 14:26 | Mississippi | Graham Hudson lays it up and in | 30-33 |
| 14:12 | South Carolina | Michael Leonard hits a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Cody Winchell and he's fouled by Eduardo Gonzales - foul #1 on Eduardo Gonzales, team foul #2 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Long (PG), Kirk Brooks (SG), Jonah Williamson (SF), Gerald Gardner (PF) Telek Kucharski, Graham Hudson, Lowell Recio, Eduardo Gonzales | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 14:12 | South Carolina | Michael Leonard misses the free throw | 30-35 |
| 14:12 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Gerald Gardner | 30-35 |
| 13:56 | Mississippi | Jonah Williamson misses long on a floater from the right wing | 30-35 |
| 13:55 | South Carolina | Michael Leonard grabs the defensive rebound | 30-35 |
| 13:39 | South Carolina | Robert Long steals it from Cody Winchell | 30-35 |
| 13:27 | Mississippi | Chad Hill is whistled for traveling | 30-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Harry Weisinger (PF), Edward Glass (C) Michael Leonard, James Gates | |
| 13:00 | South Carolina | Harry Weisinger hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 30-35 |
| 12:58 | Mississippi | Gerald Gardner grabs the board | 30-35 |
| 12:52 | Mississippi | Jonah Williamson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 30-35 |
| 12:51 | Mississippi | Chad Hill snags the offensive board | 30-35 |
| 12:42 | Mississippi | Chad Hill throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Machen (C) Chad Hill | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Christopher Stutes (SG), Michael Leonard (PF) Cody Winchell, Richard Hicks | |
| 12:21 | South Carolina | Edward Glass connects on the floater in the lane | 30-37 |
| 12:05 | Mississippi | Christopher Stutes takes the ball from Jonah Williamson | 30-37 |
| 11:42 | South Carolina | Michael Leonard is fouled on the floor by Gerald Gardner - foul #2 on Gerald Gardner, team foul #3 | 30-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Chad Hill (C) James Machen | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Richard Hicks (SF), James Gates (C) Harry Weisinger, Michael Leonard | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Robert Long (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kirk Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jonah Williamson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gerald Gardner (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Chad Hill (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Kermit Nash (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher Stutes (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Hicks (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edward Glass (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Gates (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:17 | South Carolina | James Gates is hacked by Jonah Williamson - foul #2 on Jonah Williamson, team foul #4 | 30-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Cody Winchell (SG) Kermit Nash | |
| 10:54 | South Carolina | Richard Hicks loses the ball out of bounds | 30-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Machen (C) Chad Hill | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 10:36 | Mississippi | Robert Long misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-37 |
| 10:34 | South Carolina | James Gates grabs the board | 30-37 |
| 10:20 | South Carolina | Richard Hicks clanks a 3 from straight away | 30-37 |
| 10:19 | Mississippi | Gerald Gardner grabs the defensive rebound | 30-37 |
| 10:02 | Mississippi | Gerald Gardner is whistled for traveling | 30-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Chad Hill (C) James Machen | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Kermit Nash (PG), Harry Weisinger (SF), Michael Leonard (PF) Christopher Stutes, Richard Hicks, James Gates | |
| 09:38 | South Carolina | Michael Leonard misses short on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Robert Long - foul #1 on Robert Long, team foul #5 | 30-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Christopher Stutes (SG) Cody Winchell | |
| 09:38 | South Carolina | Michael Leonard makes the 1st free throw | 30-38 |
| 09:38 | South Carolina | Michael Leonard makes the 2nd free throw | 30-39 |
| 09:18 | Mississippi | Kirk Brooks buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Long | 33-39 |
| 08:53 | South Carolina | Edward Glass scores on a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Christopher Stutes and he's fouled by Chad Hill - foul #3 on Chad Hill, team foul #6 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Machen (C) Chad Hill | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Richard Hicks (SF), James Gates (C) Harry Weisinger, Michael Leonard | |
| 08:53 | South Carolina | Edward Glass makes the free throw | 33-42 |
| 08:46 | Mississippi | Kirk Brooks makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Robert Long | 35-42 |
| 08:28 | South Carolina | Kermit Nash scores on a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Christopher Stutes | 35-44 |
| 08:08 | Mississippi | Christopher Stutes steps in front of the Gerald Gardner pass | 35-44 |
| 08:04 | South Carolina | Kermit Nash lays it in on a great pass from Christopher Stutes | 35-46 |
| 07:41 | Mississippi | Robert Long misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-46 |
| 07:40 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Richard Hicks | 35-46 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Robert Long (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kirk Brooks (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jonah Williamson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gerald Gardner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - James Machen (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Kermit Nash (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher Stutes (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Hicks (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Edward Glass (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - James Gates (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:35 | South Carolina | Kermit Nash evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-46 |
| 07:34 | Mississippi | Gerald Gardner snags the defensive board | 35-46 |
| 07:15 | Mississippi | Gerald Gardner clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 35-46 |
| 07:13 | South Carolina | Richard Hicks snags the defensive board | 35-46 |
| 06:53 | South Carolina | Richard Hicks comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jonah Williamson - foul #3 on Jonah Williamson, team foul #7 | 35-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Telek Kucharski (PG), Graham Hudson (SG), Lowell Recio (SF), Eduardo Gonzales (PF), Chad Hill (C) Robert Long, Kirk Brooks, Jonah Williamson, Gerald Gardner, James Machen | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Cody Winchell (SG), Michael Leonard (PF) Kermit Nash, James Gates | |
| 06:53 | South Carolina | Richard Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 35-47 |
| 06:53 | South Carolina | Richard Hicks misses the 2nd free throw | 35-47 |
| 06:53 | Mississippi | Chad Hill snags the defensive board | 35-47 |
| 06:33 | Mississippi | Eduardo Gonzales can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 35-47 |
| 06:32 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Edward Glass | 35-47 |
| 06:14 | South Carolina | Richard Hicks scores on a turnaround from the left block | 35-49 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 05:57 | Mississippi | Eduardo Gonzales loses the ball out of bounds | 35-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Kermit Nash (PG), Harry Weisinger (SF), James Gates (C) Christopher Stutes, Richard Hicks, Edward Glass | |
| 05:37 | South Carolina | Kermit Nash hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Telek Kucharski - foul #2 on Telek Kucharski, team foul #8 | 35-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Long (PG), Kirk Brooks (SG), Jonah Williamson (SF), Gerald Gardner (PF) Telek Kucharski, Graham Hudson, Lowell Recio, Eduardo Gonzales | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 05:37 | South Carolina | Kermit Nash makes the 1st free throw | 35-50 |
| 05:37 | South Carolina | Kermit Nash makes the 2nd free throw | 35-51 |
| 05:24 | Mississippi | Robert Long clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 35-51 |
| 05:23 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to James Gates | 35-51 |
| 05:17 | South Carolina | Cody Winchell buries a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Michael Leonard and he's hacked by Kirk Brooks - foul #1 on Kirk Brooks, team foul #9 | 35-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Telek Kucharski (PG), Graham Hudson (SG), Lowell Recio (SF), Eduardo Gonzales (PF), James Machen (C) Robert Long, Kirk Brooks, Jonah Williamson, Gerald Gardner, Chad Hill | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 05:17 | South Carolina | Cody Winchell misses the free throw | 35-53 |
| 05:17 | Mississippi | James Machen grabs the defensive rebound | 35-53 |
| 05:02 | Mississippi | Eduardo Gonzales travels with the ball | 35-53 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 04:43 | South Carolina | Cody Winchell double dribbles | 35-53 |
| 04:27 | Mississippi | James Machen is hacked by James Gates - foul #2 on James Gates, team foul #3 | 35-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Richard Hicks (C) James Gates | |
| 04:20 | Mississippi | The pull-up jumper by Lowell Recio is blocked by Cody Winchell | 35-53 |
| 04:19 | Mississippi | Graham Hudson snags the offensive board | 35-53 |
| 04:06 | Mississippi | Eduardo Gonzales clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 35-53 |
| 04:04 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Kermit Nash | 35-53 |
| 03:43 | South Carolina | Michael Leonard drills a jumper in the lane set up by Kermit Nash | 35-55 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:26 | Mississippi | Lowell Recio misses short on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Harry Weisinger - foul #2 on Harry Weisinger, team foul #4 | 35-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Christopher Stutes (PG), Edward Glass (C) Kermit Nash, Michael Leonard | |
| 03:26 | Mississippi | Lowell Recio makes the 1st free throw | 36-55 |
| 03:26 | Mississippi | Lowell Recio misses the 2nd free throw | 36-55 |
| 03:26 | South Carolina | Edward Glass grabs the board | 36-55 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Telek Kucharski (fresh) SG - Graham Hudson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lowell Recio (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Eduardo Gonzales (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - James Machen (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Christopher Stutes (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Cody Winchell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Hicks (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Harry Weisinger (fresh) 3 reb. C - Edward Glass (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:05 | South Carolina | Richard Hicks misses the fadeaway near the basket | 36-55 |
| 03:04 | South Carolina | Richard Hicks gets the offensive rebound | 36-55 |
| 02:42 | South Carolina | Harry Weisinger comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 36-55 |
| 02:40 | South Carolina | Cody Winchell misses the tip | 36-55 |
| 02:38 | South Carolina | Edward Glass gets the offensive rebound | 36-55 |
| 02:18 | South Carolina | Richard Hicks misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 36-55 |
| 02:16 | Mississippi | Graham Hudson grabs the defensive rebound | 36-55 |
| 01:58 | Mississippi | Eduardo Gonzales hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 36-55 |
| 01:56 | South Carolina | Cody Winchell gets the rebound | 36-55 |
| 01:37 | South Carolina | Christopher Stutes is fouled on the floor by Eduardo Gonzales - foul #2 on Eduardo Gonzales, team foul #10 | 36-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Michael Leonard (PF), James Gates (C) Harry Weisinger, Edward Glass | |
| 01:37 | South Carolina | Christopher Stutes misses the 1st free throw | 36-55 |
| 01:37 | South Carolina | Christopher Stutes misses the 2nd free throw | 36-55 |
| 01:37 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Lowell Recio | 36-55 |
| 01:24 | Mississippi | Graham Hudson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Kermit Nash (PG) Christopher Stutes | |
| 00:59 | South Carolina | James Gates can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the right wing | 36-55 |
| 00:58 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to James Machen | 36-55 |
| 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 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:53 | Mississippi | Graham Hudson misses the easy layup | 36-55 |
| 00:51 | Mississippi | Lowell Recio gets the offensive rebound | 36-55 |
| 00:47 | Mississippi | Lowell Recio misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-55 |
| 00:46 | South Carolina | James Gates gets the rebound | 36-55 |
| 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 spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:18 | South Carolina | Michael Leonard buries a floater from close range | 36-57 |
| 00:13 | Mississippi | James Machen misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 36-57 |
| 00:12 | Mississippi | James Machen tips it in | 38-57 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | Kermit Nash runs out the clock | 38-57 |