| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Dikembe Abdul-Rahim (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bert Ogburn (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Angelo Valencia (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jerome Rhone (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Dean Jessee (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Donald Riley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Elton Mire (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Sturgill (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Robert House (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Murray (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Michael Sturgill inbounds the ball | 30-35 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Mississippi | Robert House buries a 3 from the right corner | 30-38 |
| 19:17 | South Carolina | Jerome Rhone can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-38 |
| 19:16 | Mississippi | Robert House grabs the defensive rebound | 30-38 |
| 19:05 | Mississippi | Michael Sturgill is whistled for traveling | 30-38 |
| 18:40 | South Carolina | Bert Ogburn misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-38 |
| 18:39 | South Carolina | Jerome Rhone tips it back up and in | 32-38 |
| 18:23 | Mississippi | Elton Mire misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-38 |
| 18:22 | South Carolina | Jerome Rhone grabs the defensive rebound | 32-38 |
| 18:03 | South Carolina | Angelo Valencia hits a fadeaway in the lane and he's fouled by Ronald Murray - foul #2 on Ronald Murray, team foul #1 | 34-38 |
| 18:03 | South Carolina | Angelo Valencia makes the free throw | 35-38 |
| 17:47 | Mississippi | Robert House hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 35-38 |
| 17:45 | South Carolina | Jerome Rhone grabs the defensive rebound | 35-38 |
| 17:25 | South Carolina | Jerome Rhone's layup is rejected by Ronald Murray | 35-38 |
| 17:23 | Mississippi | Robert House snags the defensive board | 35-38 |
| 16:57 | Mississippi | Ronald Murray comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Dean Jessee - foul #1 on Dean Jessee, team foul #1 | 35-38 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Paul Pool (PF) Jerome Rhone | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kent Wiley (PG) Donald Riley | |
| 16:57 | Mississippi | Ronald Murray makes the 1st free throw | 35-39 |
| 16:57 | Mississippi | Ronald Murray makes the 2nd free throw | 35-40 |
| 16:34 | South Carolina | Angelo Valencia scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 37-40 |
| 16:14 | Mississippi | Kent Wiley connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-43 |
| 15:56 | South Carolina | Dikembe Abdul-Rahim's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-43 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Tommy Williamson (PG), Jimmy Black (SF), Jerome Rhone (PF), Peter Carter (C) Dikembe Abdul-Rahim, Angelo Valencia, Paul Pool, Dean Jessee | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald Riley (PG), Jay Gobeil (SF), Kenneth Yee (PF), Gilbert Rodgers (C) Elton Mire, Michael Sturgill, Robert House, Ronald Murray | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Tommy Williamson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Bert Ogburn (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Jimmy Black (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jerome Rhone (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Peter Carter (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Donald Riley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kent Wiley (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jay Gobeil (fresh) PF - Kenneth Yee (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Gilbert Rodgers (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Mississippi | Gilbert Rodgers can't connect on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Peter Carter - foul #2 on Peter Carter, team foul #2 | 37-43 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Paul Pool (SG) Bert Ogburn | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 15:43 | Mississippi | Gilbert Rodgers misses the 1st free throw | 37-43 |
| 15:43 | Mississippi | Gilbert Rodgers misses the 2nd free throw | 37-43 |
| 15:43 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Jay Gobeil | 37-43 |
| 15:28 | Mississippi | Gilbert Rodgers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-43 |
| 15:14 | South Carolina | Jerome Rhone banks in the layup on a nice dish by Paul Pool | 39-43 |
| 15:00 | Mississippi | Donald Riley misses badly on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Tommy Williamson - foul #1 on Tommy Williamson, team foul #3 | 39-43 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Angelo Valencia (PG), Bert Ogburn (SG) Tommy Williamson, Paul Pool | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 15:00 | Mississippi | Donald Riley misses the 1st free throw | 39-43 |
| 15:00 | Mississippi | Donald Riley misses the 2nd free throw | 39-43 |
| 15:00 | South Carolina | Jerome Rhone grabs the board | 39-43 |
| 14:49 | South Carolina | Jerome Rhone scores on a runner in the paint set up by Bert Ogburn | 41-43 |
| 14:44 | Mississippi | Angelo Valencia steps in front of the Donald Riley pass in the backcourt | 41-43 |
| 14:33 | South Carolina | Peter Carter can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Gilbert Rodgers - foul #2 on Gilbert Rodgers, team foul #2 | 41-43 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Elton Mire (SG), Michael Sturgill (SF), Robert House (PF), Ronald Murray (C) Kent Wiley, Jay Gobeil, Kenneth Yee, Gilbert Rodgers | |
| 14:33 | South Carolina | Peter Carter makes the 1st free throw | 42-43 |
| 14:33 | South Carolina | Peter Carter misses the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 14:33 | Mississippi | Robert House gets the rebound | 42-43 |
| 14:19 | Mississippi | Robert House clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 42-43 |
| 14:18 | South Carolina | Jerome Rhone gets the rebound | 42-43 |
| 14:02 | South Carolina | Bert Ogburn misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-43 |
| 14:01 | South Carolina | Peter Carter tips it home | 44-43 |
| 13:50 | Mississippi | Robert House is hacked by Bert Ogburn - foul #3 on Bert Ogburn, team foul #4 | 44-43 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Dikembe Abdul-Rahim (PG), Paul Pool (PF), Dean Jessee (C) Angelo Valencia, Jerome Rhone, Peter Carter | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kent Wiley (PG) Donald Riley | |
| 13:42 | Mississippi | Elton Mire throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-43 |
| 13:26 | South Carolina | Michael Sturgill picks off the pass by Paul Pool | 44-43 |
| 13:10 | Mississippi | Elton Mire clanks a 3 from the left wing | 44-43 |
| 13:09 | Mississippi | Robert House gets the offensive rebound | 44-43 |
| 12:55 | Mississippi | Bert Ogburn is called for the reach on Robert House - foul #4 on Bert Ogburn, team foul #5 | 44-43 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Angelo Valencia (SG) Bert Ogburn | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 12:48 | Mississippi | Ronald Murray knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 44-45 |
| 12:23 | South Carolina | Dikembe Abdul-Rahim misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-45 |
| 12:22 | Mississippi | Elton Mire gets the rebound | 44-45 |
| 12:13 | Mississippi | Michael Sturgill scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-48 |
| 11:51 | South Carolina | Dikembe Abdul-Rahim comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 44-48 |
| 11:49 | Mississippi | Kent Wiley grabs the defensive rebound | 44-48 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Dikembe Abdul-Rahim (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Angelo Valencia (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Jimmy Black (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Paul Pool (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Dean Jessee (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kent Wiley (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Elton Mire (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Sturgill (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 blk. 3 stl. PF - Robert House (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Ronald Murray (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Mississippi | Kent Wiley misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-48 |
| 11:25 | Mississippi | Elton Mire gets the offensive rebound | 44-48 |
| 11:10 | Mississippi | Kent Wiley connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-51 |
| 10:49 | South Carolina | Paul Pool misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 44-51 |
| 10:48 | South Carolina | Paul Pool gets the offensive rebound | 44-51 |
| 10:28 | South Carolina | Angelo Valencia makes the 3 from the right corner | 47-51 |
| 10:11 | Mississippi | Elton Mire comes up short on the shot in the paint | 47-51 |
| 10:09 | South Carolina | Dean Jessee snags the defensive board | 47-51 |
| 09:56 | South Carolina | Dikembe Abdul-Rahim is called for traveling | 47-51 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Tommy Williamson (PG), Glenn Brown (SF), Jerome Rhone (PF), Peter Carter (C) Dikembe Abdul-Rahim, Jimmy Black, Paul Pool, Dean Jessee | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald Riley (PG), Jay Gobeil (SG), Edward Chaffins (SF), Kenneth Yee (PF), Gilbert Rodgers (C) Kent Wiley, Elton Mire, Michael Sturgill, Robert House, Ronald Murray | |
| 09:36 | Mississippi | Edward Chaffins is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Edward Chaffins, team foul #3 | 47-51 |
| 09:22 | South Carolina | Kenneth Yee swats the dunk try by Jerome Rhone | 47-51 |
| 09:20 | South Carolina | Peter Carter grabs the offensive board | 47-51 |
| 09:07 | South Carolina | Angelo Valencia makes the jumpshot from the left side set up by Jerome Rhone | 49-51 |
| 08:48 | Mississippi | Donald Riley is hacked by Angelo Valencia - foul #2 on Angelo Valencia, team foul #6 | 49-51 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Paul Pool (SG) Angelo Valencia | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kent Wiley (SG) Edward Chaffins | |
| 08:36 | Mississippi | Kent Wiley comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-51 |
| 08:35 | Mississippi | Kenneth Yee can't tip it in | 49-51 |
| 08:33 | South Carolina | Glenn Brown grabs the board | 49-51 |
| 08:28 | South Carolina | Tommy Williamson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-51 |
| 08:27 | Mississippi | Gilbert Rodgers snags the defensive board | 49-51 |
| 08:11 | Mississippi | Donald Riley hits a jump hook in the paint set up by Kenneth Yee | 49-53 |
| 07:53 | South Carolina | Tommy Williamson clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 49-53 |
| 07:51 | South Carolina | Jerome Rhone hits the follow up shot | 51-53 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Tommy Williamson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Paul Pool (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SF - Glenn Brown (fresh) PF - Jerome Rhone (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Peter Carter (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Donald Riley (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kent Wiley (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Jay Gobeil (fresh) PF - Kenneth Yee (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Gilbert Rodgers (fresh) | |
| 07:34 | Mississippi | Jay Gobeil connects on the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Kent Wiley | 51-55 |
| 07:24 | South Carolina | Glenn Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-55 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Dikembe Abdul-Rahim (PG), Bert Ogburn (SG), Jimmy Black (SF), Dean Jessee (C) Tommy Williamson, Paul Pool, Glenn Brown, Peter Carter | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Elton Mire (SG), Michael Sturgill (SF), Robert House (PF), Ronald Murray (C) Kent Wiley, Jay Gobeil, Kenneth Yee, Gilbert Rodgers | |
| 07:14 | Mississippi | Michael Sturgill is denied on a layup by Jimmy Black | 51-55 |
| 07:12 | South Carolina | Dean Jessee gets the rebound | 51-55 |
| 06:51 | South Carolina | Bert Ogburn misses the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Elton Mire - foul #2 on Elton Mire, team foul #4 | 51-55 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Gerard Fichter (PF) Jerome Rhone | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 06:51 | South Carolina | Bert Ogburn misses the 1st free throw | 51-55 |
| 06:51 | South Carolina | Bert Ogburn misses the 2nd free throw | 51-55 |
| 06:51 | Mississippi | Robert House grabs the defensive rebound | 51-55 |
| 06:31 | Mississippi | Elton Mire can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Dikembe Abdul-Rahim - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdul-Rahim, team foul #7 | 51-55 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Paul Pool (PF) Gerard Fichter | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kent Wiley (PG) Donald Riley | |
| 06:31 | Mississippi | Elton Mire misses the 1st free throw | 51-55 |
| 06:31 | Mississippi | Elton Mire makes the 2nd free throw | 51-56 |
| 06:11 | South Carolina | Robert House is called for the reach on Paul Pool - foul #3 on Robert House, team foul #5 | 51-56 |
| 05:56 | South Carolina | Paul Pool misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 51-56 |
| 05:55 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Bert Ogburn | 51-56 |
| 05:37 | South Carolina | Bert Ogburn misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 51-56 |
| 05:36 | Mississippi | Ronald Murray pulls down the rebound | 51-56 |
| 05:23 | Mississippi | Robert House is called for traveling | 51-56 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jerome Rhone (PF) Paul Pool | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald Riley (PG), Kenneth Yee (C) Elton Mire, Ronald Murray | |
| 05:02 | South Carolina | Kenneth Yee steals it from Dean Jessee | 51-56 |
| 04:46 | Mississippi | Kenneth Yee clanks a shot from the left block | 51-56 |
| 04:44 | South Carolina | Dean Jessee snags the defensive board | 51-56 |
| 04:23 | South Carolina | Jimmy Black misses short on a floater from the left side | 51-56 |
| 04:21 | Mississippi | Michael Sturgill pulls down the rebound | 51-56 |
| 04:16 | Mississippi | The jump hook by Kenneth Yee is blocked by Dean Jessee | 51-56 |
| 04:15 | Mississippi | Kenneth Yee hits the follow up shot | 51-58 |
| 03:54 | South Carolina | Jerome Rhone buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Jimmy Black | 54-58 |
| 03:41 | Mississippi | Robert House makes the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Kent Wiley | 54-60 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Dikembe Abdul-Rahim (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bert Ogburn (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Jimmy Black (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - Jerome Rhone (fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Dean Jessee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Donald Riley (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kent Wiley (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Sturgill (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 blk. 3 stl. PF - Robert House (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Yee (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:23 | South Carolina | Jerome Rhone can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-60 |
| 03:21 | Mississippi | Kenneth Yee gets the rebound | 54-60 |
| 03:21 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-60 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Elton Mire (SG), Ronald Murray (C) Kent Wiley, Kenneth Yee | |
| 03:10 | Mississippi | Ronald Murray can't finish the layup | 54-60 |
| 03:09 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Jerome Rhone | 54-60 |
| 03:05 | South Carolina | Bert Ogburn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-60 |
| 03:04 | Mississippi | Robert House snags the defensive board | 54-60 |
| 02:40 | Mississippi | Robert House clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-60 |
| 02:39 | South Carolina | Dean Jessee grabs the defensive rebound | 54-60 |
| 02:19 | South Carolina | Bert Ogburn hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Dikembe Abdul-Rahim | 56-60 |
| 01:50 | Mississippi | The short jumper by Elton Mire is denied by Dean Jessee | 56-60 |
| 01:48 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Dean Jessee | 56-60 |
| 01:43 | South Carolina | Jimmy Black misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 56-60 |
| 01:42 | Mississippi | Robert House gets the rebound | 56-60 |
| 01:28 | Mississippi | Ronald Murray connects on the shot in the lane | 56-62 |
| 01:21 | South Carolina | Bert Ogburn hits the finger roll | 58-62 |
| 01:04 | Mississippi | Donald Riley blows the dunk | 58-62 |
| 01:03 | Mississippi | Elton Mire pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-62 |
| 00:46 | Mississippi | Elton Mire makes the jumpshot from the free throw line | 58-64 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:42 | South Carolina | Dean Jessee lays it in on a great pass from Bert Ogburn | 60-64 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:41 | Mississippi | Robert House is fouled in the backcourt by Dikembe Abdul-Rahim - foul #2 on Dikembe Abdul-Rahim, team foul #8 | 60-64 |
| 00:41 | Mississippi | Robert House makes the 1st free throw | 60-65 |
| 00:41 | Mississippi | Robert House makes the 2nd free throw | 60-66 |
| 00:36 | South Carolina | Dean Jessee misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Michael Sturgill - foul #1 on Michael Sturgill, team foul #6 | 60-66 |
| 00:36 | South Carolina | Dean Jessee makes the 1st free throw | 61-66 |
| 00:36 | South Carolina | Dean Jessee misses the 2nd free throw | 61-66 |
| 00:36 | Mississippi | Robert House pulls down the rebound | 61-66 |
| 00:33 | Mississippi | Robert House is hacked by Dikembe Abdul-Rahim in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dikembe Abdul-Rahim, team foul #9 | 61-66 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kent Wiley (SF), Gilbert Rodgers (C) Michael Sturgill, Ronald Murray | |
| 00:33 | Mississippi | Robert House misses the 1st free throw | 61-66 |
| 00:33 | South Carolina | Jimmy Black grabs the board | 61-66 |
| 00:27 | South Carolina | Bert Ogburn drills a 3 from straight away set up by Jimmy Black | 64-66 |
| 00:27 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-66 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Sturgill (SF), Ronald Murray (C) Kent Wiley, Gilbert Rodgers | |
| 00:24 | Mississippi | Robert House is fouled in the backcourt by Dikembe Abdul-Rahim - foul #4 on Dikembe Abdul-Rahim, team foul #10 | 64-66 |
| 00:24 | Mississippi | Robert House misses the 1st free throw | 64-66 |
| 00:24 | Mississippi | Robert House misses the 2nd free throw | 64-66 |
| 00:24 | Mississippi | Ronald Murray pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-66 |
| 00:22 | Mississippi | Ronald Murray is fouled on the floor by Jimmy Black - foul #4 on Jimmy Black, team foul #11 | 64-66 |
| 00:22 | Mississippi | Ronald Murray misses the 1st free throw | 64-66 |
| 00:22 | Mississippi | Ronald Murray makes the 2nd free throw | 64-67 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:15 | South Carolina | Bert Ogburn misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Elton Mire - foul #3 on Elton Mire, team foul #7 | 64-67 |
| 00:15 | South Carolina | Bert Ogburn makes the 1st free throw | 65-67 |
| 00:15 | South Carolina | Bert Ogburn makes the 2nd free throw | 66-67 |
| 00:13 | Mississippi | Robert House is hacked by Dikembe Abdul-Rahim in the backcourt - foul #5 on Dikembe Abdul-Rahim, team foul #12 | 66-67 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Angelo Valencia (PG) Dikembe Abdul-Rahim | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 00:13 | Mississippi | Robert House makes the 1st free throw | 66-68 |
| 00:13 | Mississippi | Robert House makes the 2nd free throw | 66-69 |
| 00:07 | South Carolina | Jimmy Black scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Angelo Valencia | 69-69 |
| 00:07 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-69 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Donald Riley hits the finger roll | 69-71 |