| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - John Baker (fresh) SG - Frank Heath (fresh) SF - Leonard Bunting (fresh) PF - Joseph Jones (fresh) C - James Sears (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Damian Coley (fresh) SG - Michael West (fresh) SF - Kurt Shade (fresh) PF - Gerald Cunningham (fresh) C - James Burgess (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Joseph Jones wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:52 | South Carolina | Frank Heath is hacked by Michael West - foul #1 on Michael West, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | South Carolina | Frank Heath scores on a jumper from close range on a great pass from John Baker and he's hacked by Michael West - foul #2 on Michael West, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Butler (SG) Michael West | |
| 19:39 | South Carolina | Frank Heath misses the free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:39 | South Carolina | Joseph Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:28 | South Carolina | John Baker drills a shot from the right side | 4-0 |
| 19:15 | Mississippi | Kurt Shade misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on James Sears - foul #1 on James Sears, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| 19:15 | Mississippi | Kurt Shade misses the 1st free throw | 4-0 |
| 19:15 | Mississippi | Kurt Shade makes the 2nd free throw | 4-1 |
| 18:59 | South Carolina | James Burgess is called for the reach on John Baker - foul #1 on James Burgess, team foul #3 | 4-1 |
| 18:46 | South Carolina | Frank Heath makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Gerald Cunningham - foul #1 on Gerald Cunningham, team foul #4 | 6-1 |
| 18:46 | South Carolina | Frank Heath makes the free throw | 7-1 |
| 18:29 | Mississippi | Frank Heath picks off the pass by James Burgess | 7-1 |
| 18:26 | South Carolina | Frank Heath throws it down | 9-1 |
| 18:05 | Mississippi | Michael Butler can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 9-1 |
| 18:03 | Mississippi | Kurt Shade grabs the offensive rebound | 9-1 |
| 17:47 | Mississippi | Leonard Bunting steals it from James Burgess | 9-1 |
| 17:44 | South Carolina | Leonard Bunting banks in the layup | 11-1 |
| 17:30 | Mississippi | John Baker is called for the reach on Gerald Cunningham - foul #1 on John Baker, team foul #2 | 11-1 |
| 17:08 | Mississippi | Damian Coley misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on James Sears - foul #2 on James Sears, team foul #3 | 11-1 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Scott Connor (SG), Steven Sheffield (C) Frank Heath, James Sears | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 17:08 | Mississippi | Damian Coley misses the 1st free throw | 11-1 |
| 17:08 | Mississippi | Damian Coley makes the 2nd free throw | 11-2 |
| 16:48 | South Carolina | Steven Sheffield is called for traveling | 11-2 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Victor Orndorff (SF), Terry Normandin (C) Leonard Bunting, Joseph Jones | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 16:33 | Mississippi | James Burgess hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Steven Sheffield - foul #1 on Steven Sheffield, team foul #4 | 11-2 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Edward Hilburn (PG) John Baker | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 16:33 | Mississippi | James Burgess misses the 1st free throw | 11-2 |
| 16:33 | Mississippi | James Burgess makes the 2nd free throw | 11-3 |
| 16:20 | South Carolina | Damian Coley is called for the reach on Terry Normandin - foul #1 on Damian Coley, team foul #5 | 11-3 |
| 16:09 | South Carolina | Edward Hilburn double dribbles | 11-3 |
| 15:49 | Mississippi | Edward Hilburn is called for the reach on James Burgess - foul #1 on Edward Hilburn, team foul #5 | 11-3 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Frank Heath (SG) Edward Hilburn | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Scott Connor (fresh) SG - Frank Heath (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Victor Orndorff (fresh) PF - Steven Sheffield (fresh) C - Terry Normandin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Damian Coley (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Michael Butler (fresh) SF - Kurt Shade (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Gerald Cunningham (fresh) C - James Burgess (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:29 | Mississippi | Damian Coley connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by James Burgess and he's hacked by Frank Heath - foul #1 on Frank Heath, team foul #6 | 11-5 |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Baker (PG), Leonard Bunting (SF), Joseph Jones (PF) Scott Connor, Victor Orndorff, Terry Normandin | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 15:29 | Mississippi | Damian Coley misses the free throw | 11-5 |
| 15:29 | South Carolina | Joseph Jones gets the rebound | 11-5 |
| 15:12 | South Carolina | Joseph Jones hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range but he's fouled by James Burgess - foul #2 on James Burgess, team foul #6 | 11-5 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Hal Warner (C) James Burgess | |
| 15:12 | South Carolina | Joseph Jones makes the 1st free throw | 12-5 |
| 15:12 | South Carolina | Joseph Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 13-5 |
| 14:57 | Mississippi | Michael Butler clanks a jump hook in the lane | 13-5 |
| 14:55 | South Carolina | Frank Heath pulls down the rebound | 13-5 |
| 14:44 | South Carolina | John Baker is hacked by Michael Butler - foul #1 on Michael Butler, team foul #7 | 13-5 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Pugh (SG) Damian Coley | |
| 14:44 | South Carolina | John Baker makes the 1st free throw | 14-5 |
| 14:44 | South Carolina | John Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 15-5 |
| 14:27 | Mississippi | Gerald Cunningham misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 15-5 |
| 14:26 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Joseph Jones | 15-5 |
| 14:06 | South Carolina | Leonard Bunting makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from John Baker | 18-5 |
| 13:52 | Mississippi | Kurt Shade misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 18-5 |
| 13:51 | South Carolina | Joseph Jones grabs the board | 18-5 |
| 13:42 | South Carolina | Frank Heath hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Joseph Jones | 20-5 |
| 13:26 | Mississippi | Michael Butler misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 20-5 |
| 13:25 | South Carolina | Steven Sheffield pulls down the rebound | 20-5 |
| 13:14 | South Carolina | John Baker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 20-5 |
| 13:12 | South Carolina | Steven Sheffield tips it but misses | 20-5 |
| 13:11 | Mississippi | Gerald Cunningham pulls down the rebound | 20-5 |
| 12:51 | Mississippi | Michael Butler misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 20-5 |
| 12:50 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Leonard Bunting | 20-5 |
| 12:28 | South Carolina | Leonard Bunting comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 20-5 |
| 12:27 | Mississippi | Gerald Cunningham grabs the defensive rebound | 20-5 |
| 12:05 | Mississippi | Hal Warner hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 20-5 |
| 12:03 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Hal Warner | 20-5 |
| 11:53 | Mississippi | Kurt Shade's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-5 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Edward Hilburn (PG), Scott Connor (SG), Victor Orndorff (SF), Ralph Ellis (PF), Terry Normandin (C) John Baker, Frank Heath, Leonard Bunting, Joseph Jones, Steven Sheffield | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Damian Coley (PG), Daniel Milano (PF), Cory Forrest (C) Michael Butler, Kurt Shade, Gerald Cunningham | |
| 11:27 | South Carolina | Scott Connor misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 20-5 |
| 11:26 | Mississippi | Damian Coley pulls down the rebound | 20-5 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Edward Hilburn (fresh) SG - Scott Connor (fresh) SF - Victor Orndorff (fresh) PF - Ralph Ellis (fresh) C - Terry Normandin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Damian Coley (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Michael Pugh (fresh) SF - Hal Warner (fairly fresh) PF - Daniel Milano (fresh) C - Cory Forrest (fresh) | |
| 11:04 | Mississippi | Edward Hilburn is called for the reach on Damian Coley - foul #2 on Edward Hilburn, team foul #7 | 20-5 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Michael Pellot (SG) Edward Hilburn | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kereenyaga Sow (SG), Kurt Shade (SF) Michael Pugh, Hal Warner | |
| 11:04 | Mississippi | Damian Coley makes the 1st free throw | 20-6 |
| 11:04 | Mississippi | Damian Coley makes the 2nd free throw | 20-7 |
| 10:56 | South Carolina | Scott Connor is whistled for a carry | 20-7 |
| 10:39 | Mississippi | Kereenyaga Sow lays it up and in set up by Cory Forrest | 20-9 |
| 10:18 | South Carolina | Scott Connor misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 20-9 |
| 10:17 | Mississippi | Cory Forrest grabs the board | 20-9 |
| 10:12 | Mississippi | Kurt Shade's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-9 |
| 09:57 | South Carolina | Cory Forrest is called for the reach on Michael Pellot - foul #1 on Cory Forrest, team foul #8 | 20-9 |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Baker (PG) Scott Connor | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Butler (SG) Kereenyaga Sow | |
| 09:57 | South Carolina | Michael Pellot misses the 1st free throw | 20-9 |
| 09:57 | Mississippi | Cory Forrest grabs the board | 20-9 |
| 09:47 | Mississippi | Cory Forrest misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 20-9 |
| 09:45 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Ralph Ellis | 20-9 |
| 09:26 | South Carolina | Terry Normandin is called for traveling | 20-9 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Scott Connor (SG), Leonard Bunting (SF), Joseph Jones (PF) Michael Pellot, Victor Orndorff, Ralph Ellis | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Hal Warner (SF), Gerald Cunningham (PF) Kurt Shade, Daniel Milano | |
| 09:04 | Mississippi | Michael Butler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-9 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Frank Heath (SG), Steven Sheffield (C) Scott Connor, Terry Normandin | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 08:49 | South Carolina | Joseph Jones lays it in on a great pass from John Baker | 22-9 |
| 08:35 | Mississippi | Gerald Cunningham makes the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Damian Coley | 22-11 |
| 08:20 | South Carolina | Joseph Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-11 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Pugh (SG), Daniel Milano (SF) Damian Coley, Cory Forrest | |
| 07:54 | Mississippi | Gerald Cunningham misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 22-11 |
| 07:53 | Mississippi | Hal Warner snags the offensive board | 22-11 |
| 07:47 | Mississippi | Steven Sheffield steps in front of the Daniel Milano pass | 22-11 |
| 07:29 | South Carolina | Joseph Jones double dribbles | 22-11 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Scott Connor (PG), Terry Normandin (C) John Baker, Joseph Jones | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kereenyaga Sow (PG) Michael Butler | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Scott Connor (fresh) SG - Frank Heath (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Leonard Bunting (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Steven Sheffield (fresh) 2 reb. C - Terry Normandin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kereenyaga Sow (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Pugh (fresh) SF - Daniel Milano (fresh) PF - Gerald Cunningham (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Hal Warner (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Mississippi | Hal Warner makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 22-13 |
| 07:03 | South Carolina | Leonard Bunting is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Leonard Bunting, team foul #8 | 22-13 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Michael Pellot (SG), Victor Orndorff (SF), Ralph Ellis (PF) Frank Heath, Leonard Bunting, Steven Sheffield | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Damian Coley (PG), Kurt Shade (SF), Cory Forrest (C) Kereenyaga Sow, Daniel Milano, Hal Warner | |
| 06:49 | Mississippi | Cory Forrest scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Kurt Shade | 22-15 |
| 06:36 | South Carolina | Gerald Cunningham is called for the reach on Scott Connor - foul #2 on Gerald Cunningham, team foul #9 | 22-15 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Hal Warner (PF) Gerald Cunningham | |
| 06:36 | South Carolina | Scott Connor makes the 1st free throw | 23-15 |
| 06:36 | South Carolina | Scott Connor makes the 2nd free throw | 24-15 |
| 06:23 | Mississippi | Cory Forrest misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 24-15 |
| 06:21 | Mississippi | Hal Warner tips it but misses | 24-15 |
| 06:20 | Mississippi | Hal Warner grabs the offensive board | 24-15 |
| 06:06 | Mississippi | Hal Warner hits a jumper in the paint and the foul's on Victor Orndorff - foul #1 on Victor Orndorff, team foul #9 | 24-17 |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Baker (PG), Joseph Jones (PF) Michael Pellot, Ralph Ellis | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Butler (SG) Michael Pugh | |
| 06:06 | Mississippi | Hal Warner makes the free throw | 24-18 |
| 05:39 | South Carolina | Scott Connor connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Victor Orndorff | 27-18 |
| 05:16 | Mississippi | Kurt Shade steps out of bounds on the sideline | 27-18 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Frank Heath (SG), Leonard Bunting (SF), Steven Sheffield (C) Scott Connor, Victor Orndorff, Terry Normandin | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Pugh (SG), Daniel Milano (PF) Hal Warner, Cory Forrest | |
| 05:03 | South Carolina | John Baker misses the 3 pointer from the left wing but he's hacked by Kurt Shade - foul #1 on Kurt Shade, team foul #10 | 27-18 |
| 05:03 | South Carolina | John Baker makes the 1st free throw | 28-18 |
| 05:03 | South Carolina | John Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 29-18 |
| 05:03 | South Carolina | John Baker makes the 3rd free throw | 30-18 |
| 04:47 | Mississippi | Michael Butler clanks a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Leonard Bunting - foul #2 on Leonard Bunting, team foul #10 | 30-18 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Victor Orndorff (SF) Leonard Bunting | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kereenyaga Sow (PG) Damian Coley | |
| 04:47 | Mississippi | Michael Butler makes the 1st free throw | 30-19 |
| 04:47 | Mississippi | Michael Butler makes the 2nd free throw | 30-20 |
| 04:30 | South Carolina | Victor Orndorff drills a shot from the right side | 32-20 |
| 04:19 | Mississippi | Michael Pugh can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 32-20 |
| 04:17 | South Carolina | Joseph Jones grabs the board | 32-20 |
| 03:54 | South Carolina | Victor Orndorff clanks a jumper from the left wing | 32-20 |
| 03:53 | South Carolina | Victor Orndorff misses the tip | 32-20 |
| 03:51 | South Carolina | Joseph Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-20 |
| 03:36 | South Carolina | Frank Heath is fouled on the floor by Kereenyaga Sow - foul #1 on Kereenyaga Sow, team foul #11 | 32-20 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Scott Connor (PG), Leonard Bunting (SF), James Sears (C) John Baker, Victor Orndorff, Joseph Jones | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Damian Coley (PG), Michael West (SG), Hal Warner (SF), Gerald Cunningham (PF), James Burgess (C) Kereenyaga Sow, Michael Pugh, Kurt Shade, Daniel Milano, Michael Butler | |
| 03:36 | South Carolina | Frank Heath makes the 1st free throw | 33-20 |
| 03:36 | South Carolina | Frank Heath misses the 2nd free throw | 33-20 |
| 03:36 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to James Burgess | 33-20 |
| 03:26 | Mississippi | James Burgess dunks the ball on a great pass from Hal Warner | 33-22 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Scott Connor (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Frank Heath (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Leonard Bunting (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Steven Sheffield (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Sears (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Damian Coley (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael West (fresh) SF - Hal Warner (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gerald Cunningham (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Burgess (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:02 | South Carolina | Scott Connor buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 36-22 |
| 02:57 | Mississippi | Gerald Cunningham is fouled on the floor by Steven Sheffield - foul #2 on Steven Sheffield, team foul #11 | 36-22 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Edward Hilburn (PG) Frank Heath | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 02:57 | Mississippi | Gerald Cunningham misses the 1st free throw | 36-22 |
| 02:57 | Mississippi | Gerald Cunningham makes the 2nd free throw | 36-23 |
| 02:44 | South Carolina | Steven Sheffield hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-23 |
| 02:43 | South Carolina | James Sears can't tip it in | 36-23 |
| 02:42 | Mississippi | Hal Warner gets the rebound | 36-23 |
| 02:36 | Mississippi | James Sears denies the turnaround by James Burgess | 36-23 |
| 02:34 | South Carolina | Steven Sheffield snags the defensive board | 36-23 |
| 02:09 | South Carolina | Leonard Bunting drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Scott Connor | 39-23 |
| 02:02 | Mississippi | Michael West makes the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from James Burgess | 39-25 |
| 01:41 | South Carolina | Scott Connor misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-25 |
| 01:39 | Mississippi | Gerald Cunningham snags the defensive board | 39-25 |
| 01:28 | Mississippi | James Burgess connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Michael West | 39-28 |
| 01:17 | South Carolina | Michael West picks off the pass by James Sears | 39-28 |
| 01:14 | Mississippi | Hal Warner banks in the layup on a nice dish by Michael West | 39-30 |
| 00:57 | South Carolina | Steven Sheffield can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 39-30 |
| 00:55 | South Carolina | Scott Connor grabs the offensive board | 39-30 |
| 00:49 | South Carolina | Scott Connor scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Edward Hilburn | 42-30 |
| 00:29 | Mississippi | Gerald Cunningham misses short on a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Steven Sheffield - foul #3 on Steven Sheffield, team foul #12 | 42-30 |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Baker (PG), Frank Heath (SG), Victor Orndorff (SF), Joseph Jones (PF), Terry Normandin (C) Edward Hilburn, Scott Connor, Leonard Bunting, Steven Sheffield, James Sears | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Butler (PG), Michael Pugh (SG), Kurt Shade (SF) Damian Coley, Michael West, Hal Warner | |
| 00:29 | Mississippi | Gerald Cunningham makes the 1st free throw | 42-31 |
| 00:29 | Mississippi | Gerald Cunningham makes the 2nd free throw | 42-32 |
| 00:01 | South Carolina | James Burgess swats the short shot by Joseph Jones | 42-32 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | James Burgess snags the defensive board | 42-32 |