| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Sung Xue (fresh) SG - Calvin Caraballo (fresh) SF - Earnest Kelley (fresh) PF - Roger Stacks (fresh) C - Frank Gold (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Don Underwood (fresh) SG - Jon Papp (fresh) SF - Joe Jones (fresh) PF - Isaac Davis (fresh) C - Don Grange (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Roger Stacks wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 19:44 | Mississippi | Roger Stacks can't finish the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | South Carolina | Isaac Davis grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | South Carolina | Joe Jones drills a floater from the baseline and he's fouled by Earnest Kelley - foul #1 on Earnest Kelley, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:29 | South Carolina | Joe Jones makes the free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:07 | Mississippi | Isaac Davis is called for the reach on Calvin Caraballo - foul #1 on Isaac Davis, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 18:41 | Mississippi | Don Grange steals it from Roger Stacks | 0-3 |
| 18:24 | South Carolina | Don Underwood misses the easy layup but the foul's on Sung Xue - foul #1 on Sung Xue, team foul #2 | 0-3 |
| 18:24 | South Carolina | Don Underwood makes the 1st free throw | 0-4 |
| 18:24 | South Carolina | Don Underwood makes the 2nd free throw | 0-5 |
| 18:13 | Mississippi | Roger Stacks misses long on a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Don Grange - foul #1 on Don Grange, team foul #2 | 0-5 |
| 18:13 | Mississippi | Roger Stacks makes the 1st free throw | 1-5 |
| 18:13 | Mississippi | Roger Stacks makes the 2nd free throw | 2-5 |
| 17:48 | South Carolina | Don Underwood hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 2-5 |
| 17:46 | South Carolina | Isaac Davis tips it in | 2-7 |
| 17:28 | Mississippi | Isaac Davis blocks the short jumper by Roger Stacks | 2-7 |
| 17:27 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Jon Papp | 2-7 |
| 17:21 | South Carolina | Don Underwood loses the ball out of bounds | 2-7 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Frank Cora (PG), Giuseppe Greco (SG), Dave Turner (SF), James Collier (C) Sung Xue, Calvin Caraballo, Earnest Kelley, Frank Gold | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Williamson (PG), Thomas Williams (SG), Michael Juergens (SF), Robert Morvant (PF), Matthew Wilson (C) Don Underwood, Jon Papp, Joe Jones, Isaac Davis, Don Grange | |
| 16:52 | Mississippi | Roger Stacks hits a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Frank Cora | 4-7 |
| 16:34 | South Carolina | Thomas Williams is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Thomas Williams, team foul #3 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Sung Xue (PG), Frank Gold (PF) Dave Turner, Roger Stacks | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 16:12 | Mississippi | James Collier misses the jump hook from the left block | 4-7 |
| 16:10 | South Carolina | Michael Juergens grabs the defensive rebound | 4-7 |
| 16:05 | South Carolina | Robert Williamson is fouled on the floor by Frank Cora - foul #1 on Frank Cora, team foul #3 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Earnest Kelley (PG), Dave Turner (SF) Sung Xue, Frank Gold | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jon Papp (SG), Isaac Davis (PF), Don Grange (C) Thomas Williams, Robert Morvant, Matthew Wilson | |
| 15:53 | South Carolina | Isaac Davis misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 4-7 |
| 15:51 | South Carolina | Jon Papp tips it but misses | 4-7 |
| 15:49 | South Carolina | Isaac Davis can't tip it in | 4-7 |
| 15:47 | South Carolina | Jon Papp pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-7 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Earnest Kelley (fresh) SG - Frank Cora (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dave Turner (fresh) PF - Giuseppe Greco (fresh) C - James Collier (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Robert Williamson (fresh) SG - Jon Papp (fresh) SF - Michael Juergens (fresh) PF - Isaac Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Don Grange (fresh) | |
| 15:25 | South Carolina | Robert Williamson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 4-7 |
| 15:23 | Mississippi | Frank Cora grabs the defensive rebound | 4-7 |
| 14:59 | Mississippi | Frank Cora knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Giuseppe Greco | 7-7 |
| 14:51 | South Carolina | Jon Papp misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 7-7 |
| 14:49 | Mississippi | Frank Cora pulls down the rebound | 7-7 |
| 14:24 | Mississippi | Frank Cora hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 7-7 |
| 14:23 | Mississippi | Earnest Kelley grabs the offensive rebound | 7-7 |
| 13:54 | Mississippi | A charge is called on Frank Cora - foul #2 on Frank Cora, team foul #4 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Sung Xue (PG), Calvin Caraballo (SG), Roger Stacks (SF), Frank Gold (PF) Earnest Kelley, Frank Cora, Dave Turner, Giuseppe Greco | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Don Underwood (PG), Thomas Williams (SF), Robert Morvant (PF), Matthew Wilson (C) Jon Papp, Michael Juergens, Isaac Davis, Don Grange | |
| 13:40 | South Carolina | Robert Morvant travels with the ball | 7-7 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Joe Jones (SF), Michael Juergens (C) Thomas Williams, Matthew Wilson | |
| 13:17 | Mississippi | James Collier misses short on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Michael Juergens - foul #1 on Michael Juergens, team foul #4 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Thomas Williams (SF), Matthew Wilson (C) Joe Jones, Michael Juergens | |
| 13:17 | Mississippi | James Collier makes the 1st free throw | 8-7 |
| 13:17 | Mississippi | James Collier makes the 2nd free throw | 9-7 |
| 13:00 | South Carolina | Robert Williamson misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 9-7 |
| 12:59 | Mississippi | Roger Stacks pulls down the rebound | 9-7 |
| 12:43 | Mississippi | James Collier double dribbles | 9-7 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Giuseppe Greco (SG), Earnest Kelley (SF) Calvin Caraballo, James Collier | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jon Papp (SG), Joe Jones (SF), Isaac Davis (PF), Don Grange (C) Robert Williamson, Thomas Williams, Robert Morvant, Matthew Wilson | |
| 12:24 | South Carolina | Frank Gold takes the ball from Don Underwood | 9-7 |
| 12:01 | Mississippi | Giuseppe Greco misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 9-7 |
| 11:59 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Isaac Davis | 9-7 |
| 11:37 | South Carolina | Jon Papp makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Don Underwood | 9-10 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Sung Xue (fresh) SG - Giuseppe Greco (fresh) SF - Earnest Kelley (fresh) PF - Roger Stacks (fresh) 4 pts. C - Frank Gold (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Don Underwood (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jon Papp (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joe Jones (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Isaac Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Don Grange (fresh) | |
| 11:19 | Mississippi | Don Underwood takes the ball from Sung Xue | 9-10 |
| 10:59 | South Carolina | Don Underwood drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 9-12 |
| 10:41 | Mississippi | Earnest Kelley is whistled for traveling | 9-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Calvin Caraballo (SG), James Collier (C) Giuseppe Greco, Roger Stacks | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Williamson (SG), Thomas Williams (SF), Michael Juergens (PF), Robert Morvant (C) Jon Papp, Joe Jones, Isaac Davis, Don Grange | |
| 10:19 | South Carolina | Sung Xue is called for the reach on Michael Juergens - foul #2 on Sung Xue, team foul #5 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Roger Stacks (SF) Sung Xue | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 10:01 | South Carolina | Thomas Williams is fouled on the floor by Roger Stacks - foul #1 on Roger Stacks, team foul #6 | 9-12 |
| 09:45 | South Carolina | Michael Juergens comes up short on the runner in the lane but the foul's on Frank Gold - foul #1 on Frank Gold, team foul #7 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Isaac Davis (PF), Don Grange (C) Thomas Williams, Robert Morvant | |
| 09:45 | South Carolina | Michael Juergens misses the 1st free throw | 9-12 |
| 09:45 | South Carolina | Michael Juergens misses the 2nd free throw | 9-12 |
| 09:45 | Mississippi | Frank Gold pulls down the rebound | 9-12 |
| 09:20 | Mississippi | Roger Stacks misses the lay-in | 9-12 |
| 09:19 | Mississippi | Roger Stacks gets the offensive rebound | 9-12 |
| 09:00 | Mississippi | Calvin Caraballo can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 9-12 |
| 08:58 | South Carolina | Don Grange grabs the board | 9-12 |
| 08:39 | South Carolina | Don Underwood misses the jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Earnest Kelley - foul #2 on Earnest Kelley, team foul #8 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Sung Xue (PG), Giuseppe Greco (SF) Earnest Kelley, Frank Gold | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jon Papp (SG), Thomas Williams (SF), Robert Morvant (C) Robert Williamson, Isaac Davis, Don Grange | |
| 08:39 | South Carolina | Don Underwood misses the 1st free throw | 9-12 |
| 08:39 | South Carolina | Don Underwood misses the 2nd free throw | 9-12 |
| 08:39 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Roger Stacks | 9-12 |
| 08:19 | Mississippi | Giuseppe Greco hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Sung Xue | 11-12 |
| 08:02 | South Carolina | Don Underwood clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 11-12 |
| 08:00 | Mississippi | Roger Stacks grabs the board | 11-12 |
| 07:42 | Mississippi | Roger Stacks drills a floater from the left side set up by Sung Xue and he's hacked by Michael Juergens - foul #2 on Michael Juergens, team foul #5 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Frank Gold (PF) Giuseppe Greco | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Williamson (PG), Joe Jones (SF), Isaac Davis (PF), Don Grange (C) Don Underwood, Thomas Williams, Michael Juergens, Robert Morvant | |
| 07:42 | Mississippi | Roger Stacks makes the free throw | 14-12 |
| 07:24 | South Carolina | Calvin Caraballo is called for the reach on Robert Williamson - foul #1 on Calvin Caraballo, team foul #9 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Giuseppe Greco (SG), Dave Turner (SF) Calvin Caraballo, Roger Stacks | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 07:24 | South Carolina | Robert Williamson makes the 1st free throw | 14-13 |
| 07:24 | South Carolina | Robert Williamson makes the 2nd free throw | 14-14 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Sung Xue (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Giuseppe Greco (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dave Turner (fresh) PF - Frank Gold (fresh) C - James Collier (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Robert Williamson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jon Papp (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joe Jones (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Isaac Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Don Grange (fresh) | |
| 06:58 | Mississippi | The pull-up jumper by Frank Gold is blocked by Don Grange | 14-14 |
| 06:57 | Mississippi | Dave Turner pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-14 |
| 06:41 | Mississippi | James Collier misses the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Don Grange - foul #2 on Don Grange, team foul #6 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Calvin Caraballo (SG), Roger Stacks (SF) Giuseppe Greco, Dave Turner | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Don Underwood (PG), Thomas Williams (SF), Robert Morvant (C) Robert Williamson, Joe Jones, Don Grange | |
| 06:41 | Mississippi | James Collier makes the 1st free throw | 15-14 |
| 06:41 | Mississippi | James Collier makes the 2nd free throw | 16-14 |
| 06:24 | South Carolina | Don Underwood hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 16-14 |
| 06:23 | Mississippi | James Collier grabs the defensive rebound | 16-14 |
| 05:55 | Mississippi | Frank Gold is fouled on the floor by Jon Papp - foul #1 on Jon Papp, team foul #7 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Earnest Kelley (PG), Giuseppe Greco (SG) Sung Xue, Calvin Caraballo | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Williamson (PG), Joe Jones (SF) Don Underwood, Thomas Williams | |
| 05:55 | Mississippi | Frank Gold misses the 1st free throw | 16-14 |
| 05:55 | South Carolina | Isaac Davis gets the rebound | 16-14 |
| 05:40 | South Carolina | Isaac Davis can't finish the layup but the foul's on Giuseppe Greco - foul #1 on Giuseppe Greco, team foul #10 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Sung Xue (PG) Earnest Kelley | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Don Underwood (PG), Thomas Williams (SF) Jon Papp, Joe Jones | |
| 05:40 | South Carolina | Isaac Davis makes the 1st free throw | 16-15 |
| 05:40 | South Carolina | Isaac Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 16-16 |
| 05:21 | Mississippi | Frank Gold blows the layup | 16-16 |
| 05:19 | Mississippi | James Collier tips it home | 18-16 |
| 05:08 | South Carolina | Isaac Davis hits the finger roll set up by Robert Williamson | 18-18 |
| 04:39 | Mississippi | Robert Morvant is called for the reach on Sung Xue - foul #1 on Robert Morvant, team foul #8 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Calvin Caraballo (SG), Dave Turner (SF) Giuseppe Greco, Frank Gold | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jon Papp (SG), Joe Jones (SF), Matthew Wilson (C) Don Underwood, Thomas Williams, Isaac Davis | |
| 04:39 | Mississippi | Sung Xue makes the 1st free throw | 19-18 |
| 04:39 | Mississippi | Sung Xue makes the 2nd free throw | 20-18 |
| 04:21 | South Carolina | Robert Williamson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner but the foul's on Sung Xue - foul #3 on Sung Xue, team foul #11 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Earnest Kelley (PG), Frank Gold (PF) Sung Xue, Dave Turner | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 04:21 | South Carolina | Robert Williamson makes the 1st free throw | 20-19 |
| 04:21 | South Carolina | Robert Williamson makes the 2nd free throw | 20-20 |
| 04:21 | South Carolina | Robert Williamson makes the 3rd free throw | 20-21 |
| 03:53 | Mississippi | Roger Stacks scores on a fadeaway from the left block | 22-21 |
| 03:48 | South Carolina | Robert Williamson buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 22-24 |
| 03:33 | Mississippi | James Collier connects on the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Calvin Caraballo | 24-24 |
| 03:19 | South Carolina | Calvin Caraballo steps in front of the Robert Williamson pass | 24-24 |
| 03:16 | Mississippi | Roger Stacks blows the dunk | 24-24 |
| 03:14 | South Carolina | Matthew Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 24-24 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Earnest Kelley (fresh) SG - Calvin Caraballo (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Roger Stacks (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Frank Gold (fairly fresh) C - James Collier (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Robert Williamson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jon Papp (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joe Jones (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Morvant (fresh) C - Matthew Wilson (fresh) | |
| 02:48 | South Carolina | Joe Jones misses the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Roger Stacks - foul #2 on Roger Stacks, team foul #12 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Frank Cora (SG), Giuseppe Greco (SF) Calvin Caraballo, Roger Stacks | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Don Underwood (PG), Isaac Davis (PF), Don Grange (C) Jon Papp, Robert Morvant, Matthew Wilson | |
| 02:48 | South Carolina | Joe Jones makes the 1st free throw | 24-25 |
| 02:48 | South Carolina | Joe Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 24-26 |
| 02:34 | Mississippi | Frank Gold's fadeaway is rejected by Don Grange | 24-26 |
| 02:33 | South Carolina | Joe Jones grabs the board | 24-26 |
| 02:19 | South Carolina | Frank Cora steals the ball from Isaac Davis | 24-26 |
| 01:57 | Mississippi | Frank Gold drills a fadeaway in the lane | 26-26 |
| 01:29 | South Carolina | Don Grange knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Isaac Davis | 26-28 |
| 01:03 | Mississippi | Frank Gold hits a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Earnest Kelley | 28-28 |
| 00:42 | South Carolina | Joe Jones is fouled on the floor by Frank Cora - foul #3 on Frank Cora, team foul #13 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Calvin Caraballo (SG), Dave Turner (SF), Roger Stacks (PF) Frank Cora, Giuseppe Greco, Frank Gold | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jon Papp (SG), Michael Juergens (PF) Robert Williamson, Isaac Davis | |
| 00:42 | South Carolina | Joe Jones misses the 1st free throw | 28-28 |
| 00:42 | South Carolina | Joe Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 28-29 |
| 00:16 | Mississippi | Earnest Kelley's pass is intercepted by Jon Papp | 28-29 |
| 00:13 | South Carolina | Michael Juergens can't finish the layup | 28-29 |
| 00:12 | South Carolina | Michael Juergens tips it back up and in | 28-31 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Dave Turner knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-31 |