| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Michael Demps (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willie Black (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mitchell Burge (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Calvin Whittaker (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Billy Ellis (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Antonio Peery (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stephen Cameron (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Roberts (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Jay Beck (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Cox (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Mitchell Burge inbounds the ball | 20-36 |
| 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 and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:36 | Mississippi | A charge is called on Mitchell Burge - foul #2 on Mitchell Burge, team foul #1 | 20-36 |
| 19:23 | South Carolina | Antonio Peery makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Andrew Cox | 20-39 |
| 19:04 | Mississippi | Willie Black misses short on a shot from the left wing | 20-39 |
| 19:02 | Mississippi | Calvin Whittaker hits the follow up shot | 22-39 |
| 18:53 | South Carolina | Richard Roberts buries a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Antonio Peery | 22-41 |
| 18:34 | Mississippi | Willie Black hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Calvin Whittaker | 25-41 |
| 18:12 | South Carolina | Richard Roberts loses the ball out of bounds | 25-41 |
| 17:53 | Mississippi | Willie Black misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 25-41 |
| 17:52 | Mississippi | Michael Demps gets the offensive rebound | 25-41 |
| 17:36 | Mississippi | Mitchell Burge makes the 3 from straight away | 28-41 |
| 17:11 | South Carolina | Andrew Cox lays it up and in on a nice dish by Richard Roberts | 28-43 |
| 16:56 | Mississippi | Antonio Peery takes the ball from Mitchell Burge | 28-43 |
| 16:36 | South Carolina | Andrew Cox misses short on a runner in the lane | 28-43 |
| 16:34 | South Carolina | Andrew Cox gets the offensive rebound | 28-43 |
| 16:10 | South Carolina | Antonio Peery comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-43 |
| 16:09 | South Carolina | Andrew Cox tips it in | 28-45 |
| 16:02 | Mississippi | Richard Roberts picks off the pass by Mitchell Burge | 28-45 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Michael Demps (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willie Black (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mitchell Burge (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Calvin Whittaker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Billy Ellis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Antonio Peery (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Stephen Cameron (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Roberts (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Jay Beck (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Cox (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:46 | South Carolina | Michael Demps steals it from Andrew Cox | 28-45 |
| 15:27 | Mississippi | Billy Ellis hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 28-45 |
| 15:25 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Willie Black | 28-45 |
| 15:10 | Mississippi | Mitchell Burge drills a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Billy Ellis and he's hacked by Richard Roberts - foul #1 on Richard Roberts, team foul #1 | 30-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Harper (PG), Carlos Smith (SG), Ryan Stanley (PF), Robert Murrow (C) Michael Demps, Willie Black, Calvin Whittaker, Billy Ellis | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Vince Chidester (PG), Steven Parker (SG), Aaron Horn (SF), Manuel Thomas (PF), Jeffrey Blum (C) Antonio Peery, Stephen Cameron, Richard Roberts, Jay Beck, Andrew Cox | |
| 15:10 | Mississippi | Mitchell Burge makes the free throw | 31-45 |
| 14:55 | South Carolina | Aaron Horn misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-45 |
| 14:53 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Robert Murrow | 31-45 |
| 14:33 | Mississippi | Mitchell Burge misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-45 |
| 14:32 | Mississippi | Ryan Stanley gets the offensive rebound | 31-45 |
| 14:17 | Mississippi | David Harper misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Steven Parker - foul #1 on Steven Parker, team foul #2 | 31-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Demps (PG) Mitchell Burge | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 14:17 | Mississippi | David Harper makes the 1st free throw | 32-45 |
| 14:17 | Mississippi | David Harper makes the 2nd free throw | 33-45 |
| 13:49 | South Carolina | Aaron Horn misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 33-45 |
| 13:48 | Mississippi | David Harper gets the rebound | 33-45 |
| 13:30 | Mississippi | David Harper misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 33-45 |
| 13:29 | South Carolina | Steven Parker gets the rebound | 33-45 |
| 13:24 | South Carolina | Michael Demps is called for the reach on Vince Chidester in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Demps, team foul #2 | 33-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Willie Black (SG), Billy Ellis (C) Carlos Smith, David Harper | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Antonio Peery (PG), Stephen Cameron (SG), Jay Beck (PF) Steven Parker, Aaron Horn, Jeffrey Blum | |
| 13:10 | South Carolina | Jay Beck scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Stephen Cameron | 33-48 |
| 13:03 | Mississippi | Billy Ellis drills a runner near the basket on a great pass from Michael Demps | 35-48 |
| 12:48 | South Carolina | Jay Beck misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 35-48 |
| 12:46 | Mississippi | Robert Murrow snags the defensive board | 35-48 |
| 12:34 | Mississippi | Michael Demps scores on a shot from the right side | 37-48 |
| 12:18 | South Carolina | Antonio Peery misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 37-48 |
| 12:17 | Mississippi | Robert Murrow grabs the board | 37-48 |
| 11:53 | Mississippi | Manuel Thomas blocks the short jumper by Ryan Stanley | 37-48 |
| 11:51 | South Carolina | Jay Beck grabs the defensive rebound | 37-48 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Michael Demps (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Willie Black (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ryan Stanley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Murrow (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Billy Ellis (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Antonio Peery (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Stephen Cameron (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Vince Chidester (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jay Beck (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Manuel Thomas (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:29 | South Carolina | Antonio Peery misses badly on a shot from close range | 37-48 |
| 11:27 | South Carolina | Jay Beck misses the tip | 37-48 |
| 11:26 | Mississippi | Robert Murrow grabs the board | 37-48 |
| 11:04 | Mississippi | Billy Ellis hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 37-48 |
| 11:02 | South Carolina | Manuel Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 37-48 |
| 10:41 | South Carolina | Antonio Peery can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 37-48 |
| 10:40 | South Carolina | Stephen Cameron tips it home | 37-50 |
| 10:27 | Mississippi | Willie Black buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-50 |
| 10:16 | South Carolina | Manuel Thomas hits a shot near the basket | 40-52 |
| 10:02 | Mississippi | Robert Murrow knocks in the floater from the left block set up by Ryan Stanley | 42-52 |
| 09:48 | South Carolina | Stephen Cameron hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Willie Black - foul #2 on Willie Black, team foul #3 | 42-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Harper (PG), Carlos Smith (SG), Mitchell Burge (SF), Calvin Whittaker (PF), James Ballantyne (C) Michael Demps, Willie Black, Ryan Stanley, Robert Murrow, Billy Ellis | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Steven Parker (PG), Richard Roberts (SF), Jeffrey Blum (PF), Andrew Cox (C) Antonio Peery, Vince Chidester, Jay Beck, Manuel Thomas | |
| 09:48 | South Carolina | Stephen Cameron makes the 1st free throw | 42-53 |
| 09:48 | South Carolina | Stephen Cameron misses the 2nd free throw | 42-53 |
| 09:48 | Mississippi | Calvin Whittaker grabs the board | 42-53 |
| 09:29 | Mississippi | Carlos Smith connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-53 |
| 09:13 | South Carolina | Richard Roberts misses the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by James Ballantyne - foul #1 on James Ballantyne, team foul #4 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Aaron Horn (SG) Stephen Cameron | |
| 09:13 | South Carolina | Richard Roberts misses the 1st free throw | 45-53 |
| 09:13 | South Carolina | Richard Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 45-54 |
| 09:03 | Mississippi | Carlos Smith is hacked by Aaron Horn - foul #1 on Aaron Horn, team foul #3 | 45-54 |
| 08:52 | Mississippi | Carlos Smith connects on the jumper from close range | 47-54 |
| 08:23 | South Carolina | David Harper picks off the pass by Steven Parker | 47-54 |
| 08:04 | Mississippi | Carlos Smith knocks in the jumper from the left wing | 49-54 |
| 07:49 | South Carolina | The jump hook by Andrew Cox is blocked by Calvin Whittaker | 49-54 |
| 07:47 | Mississippi | David Harper grabs the defensive rebound | 49-54 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - David Harper (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Carlos Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mitchell Burge (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Calvin Whittaker (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - James Ballantyne (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Steven Parker (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Aaron Horn (fresh) SF - Richard Roberts (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Jeffrey Blum (fresh) 3 reb. C - Andrew Cox (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Mississippi | Calvin Whittaker's layup is rejected by Andrew Cox | 49-54 |
| 07:32 | South Carolina | Richard Roberts pulls down the rebound | 49-54 |
| 07:18 | South Carolina | David Harper is called for the reach on Steven Parker - foul #2 on David Harper, team foul #5 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Demps (PG), Willie Black (SG), Billy Ellis (C) David Harper, Carlos Smith, James Ballantyne | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Antonio Peery (PG), Vince Chidester (SG), Jay Beck (PF) Steven Parker, Aaron Horn, Jeffrey Blum | |
| 07:05 | South Carolina | Vince Chidester misses the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Willie Black - foul #3 on Willie Black, team foul #6 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Stephen Cameron (SG) Richard Roberts | |
| 07:05 | South Carolina | Vince Chidester makes the 1st free throw | 49-55 |
| 07:05 | South Carolina | Vince Chidester misses the 2nd free throw | 49-55 |
| 07:05 | Mississippi | Calvin Whittaker grabs the defensive rebound | 49-55 |
| 06:45 | Mississippi | Calvin Whittaker blows the layup | 49-55 |
| 06:43 | Mississippi | Calvin Whittaker tips it home | 51-55 |
| 06:35 | South Carolina | Antonio Peery misses badly on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Willie Black - foul #4 on Willie Black, team foul #7 | 51-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ryan Stanley (PF) Calvin Whittaker | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 06:35 | South Carolina | Antonio Peery misses the 1st free throw | 51-55 |
| 06:35 | South Carolina | Antonio Peery makes the 2nd free throw | 51-56 |
| 06:09 | Mississippi | Antonio Peery is called for the reach on Michael Demps - foul #2 on Antonio Peery, team foul #4 | 51-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Manuel Thomas (C) Andrew Cox | |
| 05:49 | Mississippi | Mitchell Burge makes the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Willie Black | 53-56 |
| 05:29 | South Carolina | Antonio Peery clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-56 |
| 05:27 | South Carolina | Manuel Thomas can't tip it in | 53-56 |
| 05:25 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Manuel Thomas | 53-56 |
| 05:13 | South Carolina | Vince Chidester's pass is intercepted by Mitchell Burge | 53-56 |
| 05:01 | Mississippi | Manuel Thomas steps in front of the Willie Black pass | 53-56 |
| 04:51 | South Carolina | Billy Ellis swats the layup by Jay Beck | 53-56 |
| 04:49 | Mississippi | Billy Ellis snags the defensive board | 53-56 |
| 04:33 | Mississippi | Michael Demps misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 53-56 |
| 04:31 | Mississippi | Willie Black snags the offensive board | 53-56 |
| 04:20 | Mississippi | Willie Black misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-56 |
| 04:19 | South Carolina | Manuel Thomas snags the defensive board | 53-56 |
| 04:10 | South Carolina | Manuel Thomas misses long on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Billy Ellis - foul #1 on Billy Ellis, team foul #8 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Calvin Whittaker (PF) Mitchell Burge | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Steven Parker (SG), Richard Roberts (SF), Andrew Cox (C) Stephen Cameron, Vince Chidester, Jay Beck | |
| 04:10 | South Carolina | Manuel Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 04:10 | South Carolina | Manuel Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| 04:10 | Mississippi | Calvin Whittaker snags the defensive board | 53-56 |
| 03:47 | Mississippi | Calvin Whittaker hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 53-56 |
| 03:46 | South Carolina | Manuel Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 53-56 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Michael Demps (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Willie Black (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Ryan Stanley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Calvin Whittaker (fresh) 8 pts. 11 reb. C - Billy Ellis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Antonio Peery (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Steven Parker (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Roberts (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Manuel Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Andrew Cox (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:39 | South Carolina | Antonio Peery drills a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Steven Parker | 53-58 |
| 03:23 | Mississippi | Calvin Whittaker's floater is tipped away by Andrew Cox | 53-58 |
| 03:21 | South Carolina | Andrew Cox gets the rebound | 53-58 |
| 03:15 | South Carolina | Richard Roberts hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 53-58 |
| 03:14 | Mississippi | Calvin Whittaker pulls down the rebound | 53-58 |
| 03:00 | Mississippi | Michael Demps is hacked by Richard Roberts - foul #2 on Richard Roberts, team foul #5 | 53-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Carlos Smith (SG), James Ballantyne (SF), Robert Murrow (C) Willie Black, Ryan Stanley, Billy Ellis | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Vince Chidester (PG), Jay Beck (PF) Antonio Peery, Manuel Thomas | |
| 02:39 | Mississippi | Vince Chidester steals the ball from Michael Demps | 53-58 |
| 02:39 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Willie Black (SG), Mitchell Burge (SF), Billy Ellis (C) Carlos Smith, James Ballantyne, Robert Murrow | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Antonio Peery (PG), Stephen Cameron (SG) Vince Chidester, Steven Parker | |
| 02:22 | South Carolina | Richard Roberts scores on a 3 from the left wing | 53-61 |
| 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 and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:04 | Mississippi | Stephen Cameron takes the ball from Mitchell Burge | 53-61 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:57 | South Carolina | Stephen Cameron hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 53-61 |
| 01:56 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Mitchell Burge | 53-61 |
| 01:41 | Mississippi | Calvin Whittaker is whistled for a carry | 53-61 |
| 01:28 | South Carolina | Richard Roberts is whistled for traveling | 53-61 |
| 01:13 | Mississippi | Michael Demps misses the dunk | 53-61 |
| 01:12 | South Carolina | Antonio Peery grabs the defensive rebound | 53-61 |
| 00:51 | South Carolina | Richard Roberts connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Andrew Cox | 53-64 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:47 | Mississippi | Michael Demps comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jay Beck - foul #3 on Jay Beck, team foul #6 | 53-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Carlos Smith (SG), James Ballantyne (SF), Ryan Stanley (PF), Robert Murrow (C) Willie Black, Mitchell Burge, Calvin Whittaker, Billy Ellis | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Vince Chidester (PG), Steven Parker (SG), Aaron Horn (SF), Manuel Thomas (PF), Jeffrey Blum (C) Antonio Peery, Stephen Cameron, Richard Roberts, Jay Beck, Andrew Cox | |
| 00:47 | Mississippi | Michael Demps makes the 1st free throw | 54-64 |
| 00:47 | Mississippi | Michael Demps makes the 2nd free throw | 55-64 |
| 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) | |
| 00:45 | South Carolina | Michael Demps is called for the reach on Aaron Horn in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Demps, team foul #9 | 55-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Willie Black (SG), Mitchell Burge (SF), Calvin Whittaker (PF), Billy Ellis (C) Carlos Smith, James Ballantyne, Ryan Stanley, Robert Murrow | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Antonio Peery (PG), Jay Beck (PF) Steven Parker, Manuel Thomas | |
| 00:45 | South Carolina | Aaron Horn makes the 1st free throw | 55-65 |
| 00:45 | South Carolina | Aaron Horn makes the 2nd free throw | 55-66 |
| 00:39 | Mississippi | Billy Ellis hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 55-66 |
| 00:37 | South Carolina | Vince Chidester snags the defensive board | 55-66 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:13 | South Carolina | Aaron Horn double dribbles | 55-66 |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Harper (PG), Carlos Smith (SG), James Ballantyne (SF), Ryan Stanley (PF), Robert Murrow (C) Michael Demps, Willie Black, Mitchell Burge, Calvin Whittaker, Billy Ellis | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Steven Parker (SG), Manuel Thomas (PF) Antonio Peery, Jay Beck | |
| 00:06 | Mississippi | James Ballantyne makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Carlos Smith | 57-66 |
| 00:06 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-66 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Demps (PG), Willie Black (SG), Mitchell Burge (SF), Calvin Whittaker (PF), Billy Ellis (C) David Harper, Carlos Smith, James Ballantyne, Ryan Stanley, Robert Murrow | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Antonio Peery (PG), Stephen Cameron (SG), Richard Roberts (SF), Jay Beck (PF), Andrew Cox (C) Vince Chidester, Steven Parker, Aaron Horn, Manuel Thomas, Jeffrey Blum | |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | Antonio Peery runs out the clock | 57-66 |