| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Woodrow Glickman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Moore (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Leonard Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Harold Morris (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Kevin Carter (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - David Myers (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Bryan Espey (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Shawn Breaux (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Chad Smith (fresh) C - Thomas Hamilton (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux inbounds the ball | 30-33 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Mississippi | David Myers misses the 3 from the left corner | 30-33 |
| 19:41 | South Carolina | Kevin Carter pulls down the rebound | 30-33 |
| 19:26 | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes drills a floater from the right side and he's fouled by Bryan Espey - foul #3 on Bryan Espey, team foul #1 | 32-33 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Wei-Quo Meng (PG), James Mayne (C) Woodrow Glickman, Kevin Carter | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu (SG), Dwight Jones (SF), Curtis Hines (PF), Patrick Sheard (C) Bryan Espey, Shawn Breaux, Chad Smith, Thomas Hamilton | |
| 19:26 | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes makes the free throw | 33-33 |
| 19:12 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Harold Morris - foul #3 on Harold Morris, team foul #1 | 33-33 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Gilberto Molina (SF), Porfirio Ferrari (PF) Leonard Barnes, Harold Morris | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux (SF) Dwight Jones | |
| 19:12 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines makes the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 19:12 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines misses the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 19:12 | South Carolina | Gilberto Molina snags the defensive board | 33-34 |
| 18:59 | South Carolina | Porfirio Ferrari double dribbles | 33-34 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dwight Jones (SF), Chad Smith (PF) Shawn Breaux, Curtis Hines | |
| 18:41 | Mississippi | David Myers scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Paul Mathieu | 33-37 |
| 18:23 | South Carolina | William Moore scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-37 |
| 18:01 | Mississippi | David Myers misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-37 |
| 17:59 | South Carolina | James Mayne grabs the defensive rebound | 36-37 |
| 17:40 | South Carolina | Wei-Quo Meng hits the finger roll on a nice dish by William Moore | 38-37 |
| 17:23 | Mississippi | David Myers drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 38-39 |
| 17:07 | South Carolina | Gilberto Molina makes the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from William Moore | 40-39 |
| 17:02 | Mississippi | David Myers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-39 |
| 17:01 | South Carolina | Porfirio Ferrari gets the rebound | 40-39 |
| 16:36 | South Carolina | William Moore hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Wei-Quo Meng | 42-39 |
| 16:15 | Mississippi | David Myers buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Dwight Jones | 42-42 |
| 15:52 | South Carolina | James Mayne misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Dwight Jones - foul #1 on Dwight Jones, team foul #2 | 42-42 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Woodrow Glickman (PG), Leonard Barnes (SF), Harold Morris (PF) Wei-Quo Meng, Gilberto Molina, Porfirio Ferrari | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bryan Espey (SG), Shawn Breaux (SF), Curtis Hines (PF), Thomas Hamilton (C) Paul Mathieu, Dwight Jones, Chad Smith, Patrick Sheard | |
| 15:52 | South Carolina | James Mayne makes the 1st free throw | 43-42 |
| 15:52 | South Carolina | James Mayne makes the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Woodrow Glickman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Leonard Barnes (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Harold Morris (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - James Mayne (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - David Myers (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SG - Bryan Espey (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Shawn Breaux (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Curtis Hines (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Hamilton (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:36 | Mississippi | David Myers misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Woodrow Glickman - foul #1 on Woodrow Glickman, team foul #2 | 44-42 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Kevin Carter (C) James Mayne | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 15:36 | Mississippi | David Myers makes the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 15:36 | Mississippi | David Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |
| 15:20 | South Carolina | Curtis Hines swats the shot by Kevin Carter | 44-44 |
| 15:19 | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux pulls down the rebound | 44-44 |
| 15:00 | Mississippi | David Myers hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-44 |
| 14:58 | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux tips it home | 44-46 |
| 14:40 | South Carolina | Harold Morris blows the dunk | 44-46 |
| 14:38 | South Carolina | Woodrow Glickman grabs the offensive rebound | 44-46 |
| 14:15 | South Carolina | Harold Morris drills a runner in the paint and he's hacked by Thomas Hamilton - foul #3 on Thomas Hamilton, team foul #3 | 46-46 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Omer Zeiler (SG) William Moore | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jason Williams (C) Thomas Hamilton | |
| 14:15 | South Carolina | Harold Morris makes the free throw | 47-46 |
| 13:56 | Mississippi | Jason Williams steps out of bounds on the sideline | 47-46 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Thomas Hamilton (C) Jason Williams | |
| 13:31 | South Carolina | Curtis Hines swats the short shot by Leonard Barnes | 47-46 |
| 13:30 | South Carolina | Harold Morris tips it back up and in | 49-46 |
| 13:13 | Mississippi | Thomas Hamilton misses the fadeaway from the left side | 49-46 |
| 13:11 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Leonard Barnes | 49-46 |
| 12:53 | South Carolina | Harold Morris misses long on a shot from the right wing | 49-46 |
| 12:51 | Mississippi | Thomas Hamilton gets the rebound | 49-46 |
| 12:30 | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 49-46 |
| 12:29 | Mississippi | Bryan Espey grabs the offensive board | 49-46 |
| 12:16 | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Kevin Carter - foul #3 on Kevin Carter, team foul #3 | 49-46 |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Moore (SG), Porfirio Ferrari (SF) Omer Zeiler, Leonard Barnes | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Chad Smith (PF), Jason Williams (C) Curtis Hines, Thomas Hamilton | |
| 12:16 | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux makes the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 12:16 | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux makes the 2nd free throw | 49-48 |
| 11:54 | South Carolina | Woodrow Glickman hits a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Porfirio Ferrari and he's hacked by Chad Smith - foul #2 on Chad Smith, team foul #4 | 51-48 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Gilberto Molina (SF) Porfirio Ferrari | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 11:54 | South Carolina | Woodrow Glickman misses the free throw | 51-48 |
| 11:54 | Mississippi | Jason Williams grabs the board | 51-48 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Woodrow Glickman (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gilberto Molina (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Harold Morris (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Kevin Carter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - David Myers (fairly fresh) 16 pts. SG - Bryan Espey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Shawn Breaux (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. PF - Chad Smith (fresh) C - Jason Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:48 | Mississippi | Bryan Espey misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 51-48 |
| 11:46 | South Carolina | Kevin Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 51-48 |
| 11:41 | South Carolina | Gilberto Molina travels with the ball | 51-48 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Porfirio Ferrari (SF) Gilberto Molina | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu (SG), Randall Murray (SF) Bryan Espey, Shawn Breaux | |
| 11:18 | Mississippi | David Myers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-48 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Gilberto Molina (SF), James Mayne (C) Porfirio Ferrari, Kevin Carter | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), Bryan Espey (SG), Shawn Breaux (SF), Curtis Hines (PF) David Myers, Paul Mathieu, Randall Murray, Chad Smith | |
| 10:59 | South Carolina | William Moore scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-48 |
| 10:53 | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux is hacked by Gilberto Molina - foul #1 on Gilberto Molina, team foul #4 | 54-48 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Porfirio Ferrari (SF), Kevin Carter (C) Gilberto Molina, James Mayne | |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Myers (PG), Chad Smith (PF), Thomas Hamilton (C) Bradley Dunning, Curtis Hines, Jason Williams | |
| 10:36 | Mississippi | Chad Smith's fadeaway is rejected by Kevin Carter | 54-48 |
| 10:34 | South Carolina | Porfirio Ferrari gets the rebound | 54-48 |
| 10:13 | South Carolina | Woodrow Glickman drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by William Moore | 56-48 |
| 10:01 | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 56-48 |
| 10:00 | South Carolina | Kevin Carter grabs the board | 56-48 |
| 09:55 | South Carolina | The jump hook by Woodrow Glickman is blocked by Shawn Breaux | 56-48 |
| 09:53 | Mississippi | Chad Smith snags the defensive board | 56-48 |
| 09:45 | Mississippi | Bryan Espey is whistled for a carry | 56-48 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Wei-Quo Meng (PG), Omer Zeiler (SG), Gilberto Molina (SF), James Mayne (C) Woodrow Glickman, William Moore, Harold Morris, Kevin Carter | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), Paul Mathieu (SG), Randall Murray (SF), Curtis Hines (PF), Jason Williams (C) David Myers, Bryan Espey, Shawn Breaux, Chad Smith, Thomas Hamilton | |
| 09:19 | South Carolina | The short jumper by Porfirio Ferrari is denied by Randall Murray | 56-48 |
| 09:17 | South Carolina | Omer Zeiler grabs the offensive rebound | 56-48 |
| 09:00 | South Carolina | Porfirio Ferrari throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-48 |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Moore (PG), Leonard Barnes (SF), Harold Morris (PF), Kevin Carter (C) Wei-Quo Meng, Gilberto Molina, Porfirio Ferrari, James Mayne | |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Myers (PG), Shawn Breaux (SF), Dwight Jones (PF), Thomas Hamilton (C) Bradley Dunning, Randall Murray, Curtis Hines, Jason Williams | |
| 08:44 | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu connects on the turnaround from close range | 56-50 |
| 08:19 | South Carolina | David Myers steals the ball from Kevin Carter | 56-50 |
| 08:16 | Mississippi | David Myers throws it down | 56-52 |
| 08:10 | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes drills a shot from the right side on a nice dish by William Moore | 58-52 |
| 07:56 | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu misses badly on a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Leonard Barnes - foul #2 on Leonard Barnes, team foul #5 | 58-52 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Woodrow Glickman (PG), Gilberto Molina (SF), Porfirio Ferrari (PF), James Mayne (C) William Moore, Leonard Barnes, Harold Morris, Kevin Carter | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), Randall Murray (SF), Curtis Hines (PF), Jason Williams (C) David Myers, Shawn Breaux, Dwight Jones, Thomas Hamilton | |
| 07:56 | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu makes the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 07:56 | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu makes the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| 07:34 | South Carolina | Woodrow Glickman hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Omer Zeiler | 60-54 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Woodrow Glickman (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Omer Zeiler (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gilberto Molina (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Porfirio Ferrari (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - James Mayne (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Bradley Dunning (fresh) SG - Paul Mathieu (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Randall Murray (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Curtis Hines (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Jason Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:05 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-54 |
| 07:04 | South Carolina | James Mayne snags the defensive board | 60-54 |
| 06:36 | South Carolina | James Mayne hits a shot from the right side | 62-54 |
| 06:12 | Mississippi | Woodrow Glickman steals the ball from Jason Williams | 62-54 |
| 05:55 | South Carolina | James Mayne misses short on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Randall Murray - foul #1 on Randall Murray, team foul #5 | 62-54 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Wei-Quo Meng (PG), William Moore (SG), Leonard Barnes (SF), Harold Morris (PF) Woodrow Glickman, Omer Zeiler, Gilberto Molina, Porfirio Ferrari | |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Myers (PG), Bryan Espey (SG), Shawn Breaux (SF), Chad Smith (PF), Thomas Hamilton (C) Bradley Dunning, Paul Mathieu, Randall Murray, Curtis Hines, Jason Williams | |
| 05:55 | South Carolina | James Mayne misses the 1st free throw | 62-54 |
| 05:55 | South Carolina | James Mayne makes the 2nd free throw | 63-54 |
| 05:38 | Mississippi | Wei-Quo Meng steals it from Bryan Espey | 63-54 |
| 05:35 | South Carolina | Wei-Quo Meng hits the finger roll | 65-54 |
| 05:15 | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by David Myers | 65-56 |
| 04:54 | South Carolina | Harold Morris makes the shot from close range | 67-56 |
| 04:38 | Mississippi | Thomas Hamilton can't throw it down | 67-56 |
| 04:37 | South Carolina | James Mayne gets the rebound | 67-56 |
| 04:32 | South Carolina | William Moore clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 67-56 |
| 04:30 | South Carolina | Harold Morris can't tip it in | 67-56 |
| 04:28 | South Carolina | James Mayne grabs the offensive board | 67-56 |
| 04:03 | South Carolina | The short jumper by James Mayne is denied by Chad Smith | 67-56 |
| 04:01 | Mississippi | Thomas Hamilton pulls down the rebound | 67-56 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:46 | Mississippi | Thomas Hamilton buries a floater from close range on a nice dish by Bryan Espey | 67-58 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:20 | South Carolina | James Mayne loses the ball out of bounds | 67-58 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Woodrow Glickman (PG), Omer Zeiler (SG), Gilberto Molina (SF), Porfirio Ferrari (PF), Kevin Carter (C) Wei-Quo Meng, William Moore, Leonard Barnes, Harold Morris, James Mayne | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dwight Jones (PF) Chad Smith | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Woodrow Glickman (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Omer Zeiler (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gilberto Molina (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Porfirio Ferrari (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Carter (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - David Myers (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bryan Espey (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Shawn Breaux (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. PF - Dwight Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Hamilton (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 02:57 | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 67-58 |
| 02:56 | Mississippi | Thomas Hamilton hits the follow up shot | 67-60 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:35 | South Carolina | Kevin Carter misses long on a jumper in the lane | 67-60 |
| 02:33 | Mississippi | Thomas Hamilton gets the rebound | 67-60 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:11 | Mississippi | David Myers misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 67-60 |
| 02:10 | Mississippi | Thomas Hamilton tips it but misses | 67-60 |
| 02:08 | South Carolina | Woodrow Glickman gets the rebound | 67-60 |
| 01:42 | South Carolina | Omer Zeiler misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 67-60 |
| 01:40 | Mississippi | Dwight Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 67-60 |
| 01:34 | Mississippi | Thomas Hamilton connects on the runner from the baseline set up by David Myers and he's fouled by Porfirio Ferrari - foul #1 on Porfirio Ferrari, team foul #6 | 67-62 |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Moore (SG), Leonard Barnes (SF), Harold Morris (PF) Omer Zeiler, Gilberto Molina, Porfirio Ferrari | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Chad Smith (PF) Dwight Jones | |
| 01:34 | Mississippi | Thomas Hamilton makes the free throw | 67-63 |
| 01:05 | South Carolina | Woodrow Glickman buries a pull-up jumper from the right side | 69-63 |
| 00:56 | Mississippi | Bryan Espey connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Thomas Hamilton | 69-66 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:30 | South Carolina | Chad Smith swats the layup by Harold Morris | 69-66 |
| 00:28 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Shawn Breaux | 69-66 |
| 00:03 | Mississippi | David Myers misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 69-66 |
| 00:02 | South Carolina | Kevin Carter grabs the board | 69-66 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | Kevin Carter runs out the clock | 69-66 |