| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Jordan Thornton (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Pete Meunier (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mike Edgerly (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Roach (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Bill Czapla (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - George Chambers (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Samuel Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Corey Saito (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Raine (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Manuel Reed (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Mike Edgerly inbounds the ball | 34-30 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:47 | South Carolina | Mike Edgerly banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jordan Thornton | 36-30 |
| 19:31 | Mississippi | Manuel Reed misses short on a floater in the lane | 36-30 |
| 19:30 | Mississippi | Manuel Reed tips it back up and in | 36-32 |
| 19:13 | South Carolina | Manuel Reed is called for the reach on Jordan Thornton - foul #1 on Manuel Reed, team foul #1 | 36-32 |
| 18:59 | South Carolina | Manuel Reed is called for the reach on Bill Czapla - foul #2 on Manuel Reed, team foul #2 | 36-32 |
| 18:37 | South Carolina | Bill Czapla scores on a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Mike Edgerly and the foul's on George Chambers - foul #1 on George Chambers, team foul #3 | 38-32 |
| 18:37 | South Carolina | Bill Czapla makes the free throw | 39-32 |
| 18:23 | Mississippi | Samuel Jones can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-32 |
| 18:21 | South Carolina | Robert Roach gets the rebound | 39-32 |
| 18:08 | South Carolina | Bill Czapla clanks a floater from the left wing | 39-32 |
| 18:06 | South Carolina | Pete Meunier tips it in | 41-32 |
| 17:55 | Mississippi | James Raine misses short on a runner from the left block | 41-32 |
| 17:53 | Mississippi | Manuel Reed tips it back up and in | 41-34 |
| 17:36 | South Carolina | Mike Edgerly can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Corey Saito - foul #2 on Corey Saito, team foul #4 | 41-34 |
| 17:36 | South Carolina | Mike Edgerly makes the 1st free throw | 42-34 |
| 17:36 | South Carolina | Mike Edgerly makes the 2nd free throw | 43-34 |
| 17:15 | Mississippi | Samuel Jones drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-37 |
| 17:00 | South Carolina | Jordan Thornton hits a runner near the basket set up by Pete Meunier | 45-37 |
| 16:41 | Mississippi | Samuel Jones banks in the layup on a nice dish by George Chambers | 45-39 |
| 16:18 | South Carolina | Bill Czapla hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 45-39 |
| 16:16 | Mississippi | Corey Saito snags the defensive board | 45-39 |
| 15:58 | Mississippi | George Chambers buries a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Samuel Jones | 45-41 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Jordan Thornton (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Pete Meunier (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Mike Edgerly (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Roach (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Bill Czapla (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - George Chambers (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Samuel Jones (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Corey Saito (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Raine (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Manuel Reed (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:46 | South Carolina | Robert Roach hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 45-41 |
| 15:45 | South Carolina | Bill Czapla tips it back up and in | 47-41 |
| 15:26 | Mississippi | Samuel Jones drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-44 |
| 15:18 | South Carolina | Mike Edgerly misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 47-44 |
| 15:16 | South Carolina | Mike Edgerly misses the tip | 47-44 |
| 15:14 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Corey Saito | 47-44 |
| 14:49 | Mississippi | Corey Saito loses the dribble to Jordan Thornton | 47-44 |
| 14:34 | South Carolina | Robert Roach misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-44 |
| 14:33 | Mississippi | Corey Saito gets the rebound | 47-44 |
| 14:15 | Mississippi | George Chambers misses short on a floater from the right side | 47-44 |
| 14:14 | Mississippi | George Chambers misses the tip | 47-44 |
| 14:13 | South Carolina | Robert Roach snags the defensive board | 47-44 |
| 13:52 | South Carolina | Pete Meunier comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-44 |
| 13:50 | Mississippi | Manuel Reed snags the defensive board | 47-44 |
| 13:46 | Mississippi | Corey Saito clanks a runner in the paint | 47-44 |
| 13:45 | South Carolina | Robert Roach grabs the defensive rebound | 47-44 |
| 13:41 | South Carolina | Pete Meunier misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 47-44 |
| 13:40 | Mississippi | Manuel Reed grabs the defensive rebound | 47-44 |
| 13:25 | Mississippi | Jordan Thornton is called for the reach on Corey Saito - foul #3 on Jordan Thornton, team foul #1 | 47-44 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Melvin Simmons (PG), Allan Karsten (SG), Roy Uchida (SF), Zackary Furlong (PF), Kevin Prejean (C) Jordan Thornton, Pete Meunier, Mike Edgerly, Robert Roach, Bill Czapla | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James McClaugherty (PG), Todd Prunty (SG), Hans Dembowski (SF), William Cordray (PF), William Hines (C) George Chambers, Samuel Jones, Corey Saito, James Raine, Manuel Reed | |
| 13:10 | Mississippi | William Cordray drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 47-46 |
| 12:48 | South Carolina | Zackary Furlong is whistled for a carry | 47-46 |
| 12:33 | Mississippi | Hans Dembowski misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Zackary Furlong - foul #2 on Zackary Furlong, team foul #2 | 47-46 |
| 12:33 | Mississippi | Hans Dembowski makes the 1st free throw | 47-47 |
| 12:33 | Mississippi | Hans Dembowski makes the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| 12:19 | South Carolina | Allan Karsten hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 47-48 |
| 12:17 | South Carolina | Kevin Prejean grabs the offensive board | 47-48 |
| 12:10 | South Carolina | Allan Karsten clanks a jump hook in the lane | 47-48 |
| 12:09 | Mississippi | William Hines snags the defensive board | 47-48 |
| 11:50 | Mississippi | William Cordray comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-48 |
| 11:49 | Mississippi | Hans Dembowski grabs the offensive rebound | 47-48 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Melvin Simmons (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Allan Karsten (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Roy Uchida (fresh) PF - Zackary Furlong (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kevin Prejean (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - James McClaugherty (fresh) SG - Todd Prunty (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Hans Dembowski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Cordray (fresh) 6 pts. C - William Hines (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Mississippi | Todd Prunty buries a floater from the left block | 47-50 |
| 11:13 | South Carolina | Melvin Simmons can't finish the layup | 47-50 |
| 11:11 | Mississippi | William Cordray pulls down the rebound | 47-50 |
| 10:52 | Mississippi | Todd Prunty misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-50 |
| 10:50 | Mississippi | William Cordray pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-50 |
| 10:43 | Mississippi | William Cordray hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 47-50 |
| 10:41 | South Carolina | Melvin Simmons pulls down the rebound | 47-50 |
| 10:33 | South Carolina | William Cordray steals the ball from Roy Uchida | 47-50 |
| 10:18 | Mississippi | Todd Prunty misses badly on a shot from the left side | 47-50 |
| 10:16 | Mississippi | William Cordray grabs the offensive board | 47-50 |
| 10:08 | Mississippi | Hans Dembowski clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 47-50 |
| 10:07 | South Carolina | Zackary Furlong grabs the defensive rebound | 47-50 |
| 09:49 | South Carolina | Kevin Prejean lays it in on a nice dish by Allan Karsten | 49-50 |
| 09:28 | Mississippi | The jumper by William Hines is denied by Kevin Prejean | 49-50 |
| 09:27 | South Carolina | Melvin Simmons snags the defensive board | 49-50 |
| 09:13 | South Carolina | James McClaugherty is called for the reach on Melvin Simmons - foul #1 on James McClaugherty, team foul #5 | 49-50 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jordan Thornton (PG), Pete Meunier (SG), Mike Edgerly (SF), Robert Roach (PF), Bill Czapla (C) Melvin Simmons, Allan Karsten, Roy Uchida, Zackary Furlong, Kevin Prejean | |
| Subs | Mississippi | George Chambers (PG), Samuel Jones (SG), Corey Saito (SF), James Raine (PF), Manuel Reed (C) James McClaugherty, Todd Prunty, Hans Dembowski, William Cordray, William Hines | |
| 08:56 | South Carolina | Jordan Thornton misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-50 |
| 08:54 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to James Raine | 49-50 |
| 08:46 | Mississippi | Corey Saito misses badly on a floater in the lane | 49-50 |
| 08:44 | South Carolina | Bill Czapla snags the defensive board | 49-50 |
| 08:28 | South Carolina | Pete Meunier is fouled on the floor by Samuel Jones - foul #1 on Samuel Jones, team foul #6 | 49-50 |
| 08:16 | South Carolina | George Chambers takes the ball from Bill Czapla | 49-50 |
| 08:12 | Mississippi | Samuel Jones banks in the layup set up by George Chambers | 49-52 |
| 07:46 | South Carolina | Robert Roach comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-52 |
| 07:44 | South Carolina | Jordan Thornton hits the follow up shot | 51-52 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Jordan Thornton (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Pete Meunier (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Mike Edgerly (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Roach (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Bill Czapla (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - George Chambers (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Samuel Jones (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SF - Corey Saito (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - James Raine (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Manuel Reed (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Mississippi | George Chambers hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by James Raine | 51-55 |
| 06:57 | South Carolina | Pete Meunier is hacked by Corey Saito - foul #3 on Corey Saito, team foul #7 | 51-55 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Cordray (C) Manuel Reed | |
| 06:57 | South Carolina | Pete Meunier makes the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 06:57 | South Carolina | Pete Meunier makes the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| 06:42 | Mississippi | Jordan Thornton picks off the pass by Corey Saito | 53-55 |
| 06:38 | South Carolina | Pete Meunier hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jordan Thornton | 55-55 |
| 06:31 | Mississippi | Corey Saito lays it up and in on a nice dish by George Chambers | 55-57 |
| 06:10 | South Carolina | Mike Edgerly connects on the shot from the left block | 57-57 |
| 06:00 | Mississippi | Corey Saito buries a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Samuel Jones | 57-59 |
| 05:37 | South Carolina | Bill Czapla hits a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Pete Meunier | 59-59 |
| 05:19 | Mississippi | William Cordray throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-59 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Melvin Simmons (PG), Roy Uchida (SF), Zackary Furlong (PF), Kevin Prejean (C) Jordan Thornton, Mike Edgerly, Robert Roach, Bill Czapla | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Todd Prunty (PG), Hans Dembowski (SF), William Hines (PF), Manuel Reed (C) George Chambers, Samuel Jones, Corey Saito, James Raine | |
| 05:06 | South Carolina | Zackary Furlong misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 59-59 |
| 05:04 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to William Hines | 59-59 |
| 04:45 | Mississippi | Roy Uchida takes the ball from William Cordray | 59-59 |
| 04:42 | South Carolina | Pete Meunier lays it in on a nice dish by Roy Uchida | 61-59 |
| 04:20 | Mississippi | William Cordray loses the ball out of bounds | 61-59 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jordan Thornton (PG), Mike Edgerly (SF) Pete Meunier, Roy Uchida | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Samuel Jones (SG) William Cordray | |
| 04:11 | South Carolina | The short jumper by Mike Edgerly is denied by Hans Dembowski | 61-59 |
| 04:09 | South Carolina | Zackary Furlong misses the tip | 61-59 |
| 04:08 | Mississippi | Manuel Reed grabs the board | 61-59 |
| 03:46 | Mississippi | Todd Prunty knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-62 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Jordan Thornton (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SG - Melvin Simmons (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Mike Edgerly (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. PF - Zackary Furlong (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Prejean (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Todd Prunty (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Samuel Jones (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SF - Hans Dembowski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Hines (fresh) 3 reb. C - Manuel Reed (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:42 | South Carolina | Melvin Simmons misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 61-62 |
| 03:40 | South Carolina | Zackary Furlong tips it back up and in | 63-62 |
| 03:14 | Mississippi | Kevin Prejean swats the short shot by Hans Dembowski | 63-62 |
| 03:13 | South Carolina | Melvin Simmons gets the rebound | 63-62 |
| 02:56 | South Carolina | Kevin Prejean comes up short on the runner in the lane | 63-62 |
| 02:54 | South Carolina | Melvin Simmons hits the follow up shot | 65-62 |
| 02:54 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-62 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Pete Meunier (SG), Robert Roach (PF), Bill Czapla (C) Melvin Simmons, Zackary Furlong, Kevin Prejean | |
| Subs | Mississippi | George Chambers (PG), Corey Saito (SF), James Raine (PF) Todd Prunty, Hans Dembowski, William Hines | |
| 02:36 | Mississippi | Bill Czapla steps in front of the James Raine pass | 65-62 |
| 02:24 | South Carolina | Corey Saito steals the ball from Mike Edgerly | 65-62 |
| 02:06 | Mississippi | James Raine misses the floater in the lane but he's hacked by Jordan Thornton - foul #4 on Jordan Thornton, team foul #3 | 65-62 |
| 02:06 | Mississippi | James Raine makes the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 02:06 | Mississippi | James Raine misses the 2nd free throw | 65-63 |
| 02:06 | South Carolina | Robert Roach snags the defensive board | 65-63 |
| 01:51 | South Carolina | Robert Roach blows the layup | 65-63 |
| 01:49 | Mississippi | George Chambers grabs the defensive rebound | 65-63 |
| 01:45 | Mississippi | Samuel Jones misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-63 |
| 01:44 | Mississippi | Corey Saito tips it back up and in | 65-65 |
| 01:23 | South Carolina | Pete Meunier connects on the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Jordan Thornton | 67-65 |
| 01:04 | Mississippi | George Chambers drills a 3 from straight away | 67-68 |
| 00:46 | South Carolina | Jordan Thornton clanks a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Corey Saito - foul #4 on Corey Saito, team foul #8 | 67-68 |
| 00:46 | South Carolina | Jordan Thornton misses the 1st free throw | 67-68 |
| 00:46 | South Carolina | Jordan Thornton makes the 2nd free throw | 68-68 |
| 00:22 | Mississippi | Samuel Jones is fouled on the floor by Robert Roach - foul #2 on Robert Roach, team foul #4 | 68-68 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:04 | Mississippi | Manuel Reed hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by George Chambers and he's fouled by Bill Czapla - foul #3 on Bill Czapla, team foul #5 | 68-70 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi | Manuel Reed makes the free throw | 68-71 |
| 00:04 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 68-71 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | Pete Meunier misses short on a halfcourt shot | 68-71 |