| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - David Gillham (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Louis Swigert (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Julian Taylor (fresh) PF - George Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Richard Manes (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - William Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Moss (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Orlando Arendt (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Greg Walker (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Gene Davis (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Julian Taylor inbounds the ball | 40-28 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 19:40 | South Carolina | George Jackson hits the finger roll | 42-28 |
| 19:38 | Mississippi | William Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-28 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Darrell Horner (SG), Harold Wafford (SF), James Thompson (PF) David Gillham, Julian Taylor, George Jackson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 19:27 | South Carolina | Louis Swigert's pass is intercepted by Michael Moss | 42-28 |
| 19:13 | Mississippi | Greg Walker can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-28 |
| 19:11 | South Carolina | Harold Wafford grabs the defensive rebound | 42-28 |
| 19:06 | South Carolina | Louis Swigert drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Manes | 45-28 |
| 18:37 | Mississippi | Michael Moss comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-28 |
| 18:35 | Mississippi | Orlando Arendt pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-28 |
| 18:27 | Mississippi | The pull-up jumper by Gene Davis is blocked by Harold Wafford | 45-28 |
| 18:25 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Gene Davis | 45-28 |
| 18:10 | Mississippi | William Brown misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 45-28 |
| 18:08 | South Carolina | Richard Manes grabs the defensive rebound | 45-28 |
| 17:46 | South Carolina | Louis Swigert hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-28 |
| 17:45 | South Carolina | Richard Manes misses the tip | 45-28 |
| 17:43 | South Carolina | Louis Swigert tips it home | 47-28 |
| 17:26 | Mississippi | Greg Walker is hacked by James Thompson - foul #2 on James Thompson, team foul #1 | 47-28 |
| Subs | South Carolina | David Gillham (PG), Johnny Merrick (SG), Julian Taylor (SF), George Jackson (PF), Edward Peterson (C) Louis Swigert, Darrell Horner, Harold Wafford, James Thompson, Richard Manes | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Washington (C) Gene Davis | |
| 17:14 | Mississippi | Orlando Arendt comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 47-28 |
| 17:12 | South Carolina | David Gillham grabs the defensive rebound | 47-28 |
| 17:00 | South Carolina | Johnny Merrick's pass is intercepted by Michael Moss | 47-28 |
| 16:53 | Mississippi | Orlando Arendt comes up short on the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Julian Taylor - foul #1 on Julian Taylor, team foul #2 | 47-28 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Stephen Lingenfelter (SF), James Thompson (PF) Julian Taylor, George Jackson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jerry Derr (C) Greg Walker | |
| 16:53 | Mississippi | Orlando Arendt makes the 1st free throw | 47-29 |
| 16:53 | Mississippi | Orlando Arendt makes the 2nd free throw | 47-30 |
| 16:39 | South Carolina | Orlando Arendt picks off the pass by David Gillham | 47-30 |
| 16:36 | Mississippi | William Brown banks in the layup on a nice dish by Orlando Arendt | 47-32 |
| 16:16 | South Carolina | Stephen Lingenfelter can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 47-32 |
| 16:14 | South Carolina | James Thompson tips it but misses | 47-32 |
| 16:13 | South Carolina | James Thompson tips it back up and in | 49-32 |
| 16:04 | Mississippi | Orlando Arendt lays it up and in set up by Michael Moss | 49-34 |
| 15:50 | South Carolina | David Gillham misses the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Michael Moss - foul #2 on Michael Moss, team foul #1 | 49-34 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Darrell Horner (SG), Julian Taylor (SF), George Jackson (C) Johnny Merrick, Stephen Lingenfelter, Edward Peterson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Philip Espinal (PG), Patrick Jin (SG), Sammy Whitten (SF), Gene Davis (C) William Brown, Michael Moss, Orlando Arendt, Jerry Derr | |
| 15:50 | South Carolina | David Gillham makes the 1st free throw | 50-34 |
| 15:50 | South Carolina | David Gillham makes the 2nd free throw | 51-34 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - David Gillham (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Darrell Horner (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Julian Taylor (fresh) PF - James Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - George Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Philip Espinal (fresh) SG - Patrick Jin (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Sammy Whitten (fresh) PF - Paul Washington (fresh) C - Gene Davis (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:22 | Mississippi | Patrick Jin clanks a jumper from the right block | 51-34 |
| 15:20 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to George Jackson | 51-34 |
| 15:03 | South Carolina | Julian Taylor lays it in on a nice dish by David Gillham and he's hacked by Sammy Whitten - foul #1 on Sammy Whitten, team foul #2 | 53-34 |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Hammond (PG), Louis Swigert (SG), Richard Manes (C) David Gillham, Darrell Horner, James Thompson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Greg Walker (PF) Paul Washington | |
| 15:03 | South Carolina | Julian Taylor makes the free throw | 54-34 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 14:59 | Mississippi | Philip Espinal is hacked by John Hammond in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Hammond, team foul #3 | 54-34 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Harold Wafford (SF) Julian Taylor | |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Brown (PG) Sammy Whitten | |
| 14:48 | Mississippi | Philip Espinal clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-34 |
| 14:47 | Mississippi | Greg Walker can't tip it in | 54-34 |
| 14:46 | South Carolina | Richard Manes grabs the board | 54-34 |
| 14:42 | South Carolina | William Brown is called for the reach on John Hammond - foul #2 on William Brown, team foul #3 | 54-34 |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Thompson (PF) George Jackson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Moss (SG) Philip Espinal | |
| 14:24 | South Carolina | Louis Swigert hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Harold Wafford | 57-34 |
| 14:04 | Mississippi | Patrick Jin comes up short on the shot from the right side | 57-34 |
| 14:03 | South Carolina | Louis Swigert grabs the defensive rebound | 57-34 |
| 13:40 | South Carolina | Richard Manes misses long on a runner from close range | 57-34 |
| 13:39 | Mississippi | Gene Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 57-34 |
| 13:26 | Mississippi | Gene Davis misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 57-34 |
| 13:25 | South Carolina | James Thompson pulls down the rebound | 57-34 |
| 13:03 | South Carolina | Louis Swigert hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 57-34 |
| 13:02 | South Carolina | John Hammond tips it home | 59-34 |
| 12:53 | Mississippi | Gene Davis misses short on a floater in the paint | 59-34 |
| 12:51 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Richard Manes | 59-34 |
| 12:32 | South Carolina | Richard Manes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-34 |
| Subs | South Carolina | David Gillham (PG), Johnny Merrick (SG), Julian Taylor (SF), George Jackson (PF), Edward Peterson (C) John Hammond, Louis Swigert, Harold Wafford, James Thompson, Richard Manes | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Philip Espinal (PG), Sammy Whitten (SG), Orlando Arendt (SF), Paul Washington (PF), Jerry Derr (C) William Brown, Michael Moss, Patrick Jin, Greg Walker, Gene Davis | |
| 12:25 | Mississippi | Orlando Arendt drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 59-36 |
| 12:06 | South Carolina | George Jackson can't finish the layup | 59-36 |
| 12:05 | Mississippi | Jerry Derr pulls down the rebound | 59-36 |
| 11:57 | Mississippi | Orlando Arendt is fouled on the floor by Edward Peterson - foul #1 on Edward Peterson, team foul #4 | 59-36 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Darrell Horner (SG), Stephen Lingenfelter (SF) Johnny Merrick, Julian Taylor | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 11:36 | Mississippi | Stephen Lingenfelter steals the ball from Philip Espinal | 59-36 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - David Gillham (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Darrell Horner (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stephen Lingenfelter (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Peterson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Philip Espinal (fresh) SG - Sammy Whitten (fresh) SF - Orlando Arendt (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Paul Washington (fresh) C - Jerry Derr (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:14 | South Carolina | Stephen Lingenfelter buries a driving attempt from close range set up by David Gillham and the foul's on Orlando Arendt - foul #2 on Orlando Arendt, team foul #4 | 61-36 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Johnny Merrick (SG), Julian Taylor (SF) David Gillham, Darrell Horner | |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Brown (PG), Michael Moss (SG), Greg Walker (PF) Philip Espinal, Sammy Whitten, Jerry Derr | |
| 11:14 | South Carolina | Stephen Lingenfelter makes the free throw | 62-36 |
| 10:56 | Mississippi | Orlando Arendt comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 62-36 |
| 10:54 | South Carolina | Edward Peterson pulls down the rebound | 62-36 |
| 10:27 | South Carolina | Stephen Lingenfelter clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 62-36 |
| 10:25 | Mississippi | Greg Walker gets the rebound | 62-36 |
| 09:57 | Mississippi | Orlando Arendt makes the floater from the left wing set up by Greg Walker | 62-38 |
| 09:42 | South Carolina | George Jackson hits a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Julian Taylor and he's fouled by Greg Walker - foul #3 on Greg Walker, team foul #5 | 64-38 |
| Subs | South Carolina | David Gillham (PG), Darrell Horner (SG), James Thompson (PF) Stephen Lingenfelter, Johnny Merrick, Edward Peterson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gene Davis (C) Greg Walker | |
| 09:42 | South Carolina | George Jackson makes the free throw | 65-38 |
| 09:24 | Mississippi | Paul Washington misses the shot from the right block | 65-38 |
| 09:23 | South Carolina | Julian Taylor gets the rebound | 65-38 |
| 09:05 | South Carolina | Gene Davis steps in front of the James Thompson pass | 65-38 |
| 08:41 | Mississippi | Michael Moss misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 65-38 |
| 08:40 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to James Thompson | 65-38 |
| 08:25 | South Carolina | Darrell Horner can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 65-38 |
| 08:24 | Mississippi | Gene Davis snags the defensive board | 65-38 |
| 08:12 | Mississippi | Paul Washington lays it in and he's hacked by David Gillham - foul #2 on David Gillham, team foul #5 | 65-40 |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Hammond (PG), Louis Swigert (SG), Harold Wafford (SF), Richard Manes (C) David Gillham, Darrell Horner, Julian Taylor, George Jackson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Philip Espinal (SG), Patrick Jin (SF) Michael Moss, Orlando Arendt | |
| 08:12 | Mississippi | Paul Washington makes the free throw | 65-41 |
| 07:47 | South Carolina | Richard Manes buries a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Louis Swigert and he's hacked by Gene Davis - foul #2 on Gene Davis, team foul #6 | 67-41 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Stephen Lingenfelter (SF) Harold Wafford | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Sammy Whitten (SF), Greg Walker (PF), Jerry Derr (C) William Brown, Paul Washington, Gene Davis | |
| 07:47 | South Carolina | Richard Manes makes the free throw | 68-41 |
| 07:30 | Mississippi | Jerry Derr is called for traveling | 68-41 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Johnny Merrick (SG) Louis Swigert | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - John Hammond (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Johnny Merrick (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stephen Lingenfelter (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Manes (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Philip Espinal (fresh) SG - Patrick Jin (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Sammy Whitten (fresh) PF - Greg Walker (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Jerry Derr (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:13 | South Carolina | Richard Manes clanks a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Greg Walker - foul #4 on Greg Walker, team foul #7 | 68-41 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Louis Swigert (SG), Harold Wafford (SF), Darrell Horner (PF) Johnny Merrick, Stephen Lingenfelter, James Thompson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 07:13 | South Carolina | Richard Manes makes the 1st free throw | 69-41 |
| 07:13 | South Carolina | Richard Manes misses the 2nd free throw | 69-41 |
| 07:13 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Greg Walker | 69-41 |
| 07:06 | Mississippi | Patrick Jin's pass is intercepted by Harold Wafford | 69-41 |
| 06:55 | South Carolina | Louis Swigert is hacked by Patrick Jin - foul #2 on Patrick Jin, team foul #8 | 69-41 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Stephen Lingenfelter (SF), James Thompson (PF), Edward Peterson (C) Harold Wafford, Darrell Horner, Richard Manes | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bobby Barrett (PF) Greg Walker | |
| 06:55 | South Carolina | Louis Swigert makes the 1st free throw | 70-41 |
| 06:55 | South Carolina | Louis Swigert makes the 2nd free throw | 71-41 |
| 06:45 | Mississippi | Philip Espinal misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 71-41 |
| 06:44 | South Carolina | Stephen Lingenfelter pulls down the rebound | 71-41 |
| 06:24 | South Carolina | Louis Swigert hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 71-41 |
| 06:23 | Mississippi | Jerry Derr gets the rebound | 71-41 |
| 06:07 | Mississippi | Jerry Derr knocks in the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Philip Espinal | 71-43 |
| 05:38 | South Carolina | Louis Swigert misses short on a floater from the right side | 71-43 |
| 05:36 | South Carolina | Edward Peterson hits the follow up shot | 73-43 |
| 05:23 | Mississippi | Sammy Whitten hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Jerry Derr | 73-46 |
| 05:11 | South Carolina | Louis Swigert misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 73-46 |
| 05:10 | South Carolina | Stephen Lingenfelter can't tip it in | 73-46 |
| 05:08 | South Carolina | Edward Peterson can't tip it in | 73-46 |
| 05:06 | Mississippi | Bobby Barrett snags the defensive board | 73-46 |
| 05:02 | Mississippi | Stephen Lingenfelter takes the ball from Patrick Jin | 73-46 |
| 04:46 | South Carolina | James Thompson is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on James Thompson, team foul #6 | 73-46 |
| Subs | South Carolina | David Gillham (PG), Johnny Merrick (SG), Harold Wafford (SF), Darrell Horner (PF), Richard Manes (C) John Hammond, Louis Swigert, Stephen Lingenfelter, James Thompson, Edward Peterson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues (PG), Paul Washington (C) Patrick Jin, Jerry Derr | |
| 04:25 | Mississippi | Paul Washington throws a bad pass out of bounds | 73-46 |
| 04:09 | South Carolina | Richard Manes scores on a floater from the right block | 75-46 |
| 03:50 | Mississippi | Sammy Whitten knocks in the floater from just outside the lane set up by Paul Washington | 75-48 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:42 | South Carolina | Richard Manes can't finish the layup | 75-48 |
| 03:41 | South Carolina | Darrell Horner grabs the offensive board | 75-48 |
| 03:30 | South Carolina | Paul Washington is called for the reach on Richard Manes - foul #1 on Paul Washington, team foul #9 | 75-48 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Julian Taylor (SF), George Jackson (PF) Harold Wafford, Darrell Horner | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Patrick Jin (SF), Jerry Derr (C) Sammy Whitten, Bobby Barrett | |
| 03:30 | South Carolina | Richard Manes makes the 1st free throw | 76-48 |
| 03:30 | South Carolina | Richard Manes misses the 2nd free throw | 76-48 |
| 03:30 | Mississippi | Jerry Derr snags the defensive board | 76-48 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - David Gillham (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Johnny Merrick (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Julian Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. PF - George Jackson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Manes (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kevin Pegues (fresh) SG - Philip Espinal (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Patrick Jin (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Paul Washington (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jerry Derr (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Mississippi | Patrick Jin clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 76-48 |
| 03:21 | South Carolina | Johnny Merrick pulls down the rebound | 76-48 |
| 03:17 | South Carolina | Julian Taylor banks in the layup set up by Richard Manes | 78-48 |
| 03:02 | Mississippi | Patrick Jin drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Kevin Pegues | 78-51 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:40 | South Carolina | George Jackson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 78-51 |
| 02:38 | Mississippi | Paul Washington grabs the board | 78-51 |
| 02:28 | Mississippi | Patrick Jin is fouled on the floor by George Jackson - foul #3 on George Jackson, team foul #7 | 78-51 |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Hammond (PG), Darrell Horner (SG), Harold Wafford (SF), Edward Peterson (C) David Gillham, Johnny Merrick, Julian Taylor, Richard Manes | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 02:28 | Mississippi | Patrick Jin makes the 1st free throw | 78-52 |
| 02:28 | Mississippi | Patrick Jin makes the 2nd free throw | 78-53 |
| 02:08 | South Carolina | George Jackson misses the floater from the free throw line | 78-53 |
| 02:07 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Paul Washington | 78-53 |
| 02:00 | Mississippi | Jerry Derr clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 78-53 |
| 01:58 | South Carolina | John Hammond grabs the board | 78-53 |
| 01:39 | South Carolina | George Jackson drills a floater from the right side | 80-53 |
| 01:27 | Mississippi | Philip Espinal is hacked by Edward Peterson - foul #2 on Edward Peterson, team foul #8 | 80-53 |
| Subs | South Carolina | David Gillham (PG), Louis Swigert (SG), Julian Taylor (SF), Richard Manes (C) John Hammond, Darrell Horner, Harold Wafford, Edward Peterson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Sammy Whitten (SF) Kevin Pegues | |
| 01:27 | Mississippi | Philip Espinal misses the 1st free throw | 80-53 |
| 01:27 | South Carolina | George Jackson pulls down the rebound | 80-53 |
| 01:15 | South Carolina | Philip Espinal is called for the reach on Julian Taylor - foul #1 on Philip Espinal, team foul #10 | 80-53 |
| 01:15 | South Carolina | Julian Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 81-53 |
| 01:15 | South Carolina | Julian Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 82-53 |
| 01:13 | Mississippi | David Gillham is called for the reach on Philip Espinal in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Gillham, team foul #9 | 82-53 |
| 01:13 | Mississippi | Philip Espinal makes the 1st free throw | 82-54 |
| 01:13 | Mississippi | Philip Espinal misses the 2nd free throw | 82-54 |
| 01:13 | South Carolina | Richard Manes snags the defensive board | 82-54 |
| 00:44 | South Carolina | George Jackson drills a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by David Gillham | 84-54 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Mississippi | Sammy Whitten misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 84-54 |
| 00:37 | South Carolina | David Gillham snags the defensive board | 84-54 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:11 | South Carolina | Paul Washington swats the dunk try by George Jackson | 84-54 |
| 00:09 | Mississippi | Jerry Derr pulls down the rebound | 84-54 |
| 00:03 | Mississippi | Jerry Derr loses the dribble to David Gillham | 84-54 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | David Gillham runs out the clock | 84-54 |