| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jon Cooper (fresh) SG - Angel Gonzalez (fresh) SF - Pablo Castaneda (fresh) PF - Hank Hanna (fresh) C - Pedro Ortiz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Don Batten (fresh) SG - William Haldeman (fresh) SF - Fred Peterson (fresh) PF - Moshe Petrovic (fresh) C - Lee Kugler (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Moshe Petrovic wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 19:34 | South Carolina | Lee Kugler misses short on a floater in the paint | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | South Carolina | Moshe Petrovic misses the tip | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | South Carolina | Fred Peterson gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | South Carolina | Moshe Petrovic is hacked by Pedro Ortiz - foul #1 on Pedro Ortiz, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:52 | South Carolina | Hank Hanna takes the ball from Moshe Petrovic | 0-0 |
| 18:24 | Mississippi | Lee Kugler steals the ball from Pablo Castaneda | 0-0 |
| 18:22 | South Carolina | Jon Cooper steps in front of the William Haldeman pass in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 17:58 | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 0-0 |
| 17:56 | South Carolina | Fred Peterson grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 17:27 | South Carolina | William Haldeman is open and buries a turnaround from the baseline set up by Fred Peterson | 0-2 |
| 17:05 | Mississippi | Hank Hanna misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 17:03 | South Carolina | Lee Kugler snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 17:00 | South Carolina | Pablo Castaneda is called for the reach on Fred Peterson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Pablo Castaneda, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Alan Bell (PG), Glen Brown (SG), Ronald Libby (SF), Daniel Levinthal (PF), Stephen Vetter (C) Don Batten, William Haldeman, Fred Peterson, Moshe Petrovic, Lee Kugler | |
| 16:41 | South Carolina | Stephen Vetter comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 0-2 |
| 16:39 | Mississippi | Jon Cooper snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 16:15 | Mississippi | Hank Hanna is whistled for traveling | 0-2 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Haldeman (SG) Glen Brown | |
| 15:55 | South Carolina | William Haldeman hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Alan Bell and he's hacked by Pedro Ortiz - foul #2 on Pedro Ortiz, team foul #3 | 0-4 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mauricio Greco (C) Pedro Ortiz | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 15:55 | South Carolina | William Haldeman makes the free throw | 0-5 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jon Cooper (fresh) SG - Angel Gonzalez (fresh) SF - Pablo Castaneda (fresh) PF - Hank Hanna (fresh) C - Mauricio Greco (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Alan Bell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Haldeman (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ronald Libby (fresh) PF - Daniel Levinthal (fresh) C - Stephen Vetter (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Mississippi | Mauricio Greco connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 3-5 |
| 15:35 | South Carolina | Angel Gonzalez is called for the reach on Ronald Libby - foul #1 on Angel Gonzalez, team foul #4 | 3-5 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Stjepan Zents (PG), Brandon Miller (SG), Mauricio Alvarez (SF) Jon Cooper, Angel Gonzalez, Pablo Castaneda | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Don Batten (PG), Fred Peterson (SF) William Haldeman, Ronald Libby | |
| 15:29 | South Carolina | Fred Peterson connects on the open jump hook from the baseline set up by Don Batten | 3-7 |
| 15:12 | Mississippi | Mauricio Alvarez is whistled for a carry | 3-7 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Haldeman (SG), Ronald Libby (SF) Don Batten, Fred Peterson | |
| 14:49 | South Carolina | Mauricio Greco picks off the pass by Alan Bell | 3-7 |
| 14:28 | Mississippi | Mauricio Alvarez scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Stjepan Zents and he's fouled by Ronald Libby - foul #1 on Ronald Libby, team foul #1 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jon Cooper (PG), Angel Gonzalez (SG) Brandon Miller, Hank Hanna | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Don Batten (PG), Fred Peterson (SF) William Haldeman, Ronald Libby | |
| 14:28 | Mississippi | Mauricio Alvarez makes the free throw | 6-7 |
| 14:09 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal can't throw it down but he's fouled by Mauricio Alvarez - foul #1 on Mauricio Alvarez, team foul #5 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda (SF) Stjepan Zents | |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Haldeman (SG), Lee Kugler (C) Alan Bell, Stephen Vetter | |
| 14:09 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal makes the 1st free throw | 6-8 |
| 14:09 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal makes the 2nd free throw | 6-9 |
| 13:44 | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda scores on a 3 from the right wing | 9-9 |
| 13:19 | South Carolina | Lee Kugler buries a jumper from the baseline | 9-11 |
| 13:01 | Mississippi | Jon Cooper comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Lee Kugler - foul #1 on Lee Kugler, team foul #2 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Brandon Miller (SG), Stjepan Zents (SF), Hank Hanna (PF) Angel Gonzalez, Pablo Castaneda, Mauricio Alvarez | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Alan Bell (PG), Stephen Vetter (C) Don Batten, Lee Kugler | |
| 13:01 | Mississippi | Jon Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 10-11 |
| 13:01 | Mississippi | Jon Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 11-11 |
| 12:41 | South Carolina | William Haldeman is hacked by Brandon Miller - foul #1 on Brandon Miller, team foul #6 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda (SF) Jon Cooper | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Don Batten (PG), Ronald Libby (SF), Moshe Petrovic (PF) William Haldeman, Fred Peterson, Daniel Levinthal | |
| 12:36 | South Carolina | Don Batten is open but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 11-11 |
| 12:34 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Moshe Petrovic | 11-11 |
| 12:10 | South Carolina | Stephen Vetter knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Don Batten | 11-13 |
| 11:49 | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 11-13 |
| 11:47 | South Carolina | Stephen Vetter gets the rebound | 11-13 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Stjepan Zents (fresh) SG - Brandon Miller (fresh) SF - Pablo Castaneda (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Hank Hanna (fairly fresh) C - Mauricio Greco (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Don Batten (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Alan Bell (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ronald Libby (fresh) PF - Moshe Petrovic (fresh) 2 reb. C - Stephen Vetter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:43 | South Carolina | Alan Bell is fouled in the backcourt by Brandon Miller - foul #2 on Brandon Miller, team foul #7 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jon Cooper (PG), Angel Gonzalez (SG) Stjepan Zents, Brandon Miller | |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Haldeman (SG), Fred Peterson (SF), Daniel Levinthal (PF), Lee Kugler (C) Don Batten, Ronald Libby, Moshe Petrovic, Stephen Vetter | |
| 11:43 | South Carolina | Alan Bell makes the 1st free throw | 11-14 |
| 11:43 | South Carolina | Alan Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 11-15 |
| 11:19 | Mississippi | Angel Gonzalez drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Hank Hanna | 14-15 |
| 10:57 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal makes the wide open jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Alan Bell | 14-17 |
| 10:30 | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Alan Bell - foul #1 on Alan Bell, team foul #3 | 14-17 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Stjepan Zents (PG), Mauricio Alvarez (C) Jon Cooper, Mauricio Greco | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Don Batten (PG), Stephen Vetter (C) Alan Bell, Lee Kugler | |
| 10:30 | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda makes the 1st free throw | 15-17 |
| 10:30 | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda misses the 2nd free throw | 15-17 |
| 10:30 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal pulls down the rebound | 15-17 |
| 10:05 | South Carolina | Don Batten misses the floater from the free throw line | 15-17 |
| 10:03 | Mississippi | Mauricio Alvarez grabs the board | 15-17 |
| 09:34 | Mississippi | Stjepan Zents is hacked by Fred Peterson - foul #1 on Fred Peterson, team foul #4 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jon Cooper (PG), Mauricio Greco (C) Stjepan Zents, Pablo Castaneda | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Moshe Petrovic (PF), Lee Kugler (C) Fred Peterson, Daniel Levinthal | |
| 09:18 | Mississippi | Mauricio Greco's floater is tipped away by Moshe Petrovic | 15-17 |
| 09:17 | South Carolina | Stephen Vetter grabs the board | 15-17 |
| 09:01 | South Carolina | Lee Kugler misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from the free throw line | 15-17 |
| 08:59 | Mississippi | Jon Cooper grabs the defensive rebound | 15-17 |
| 08:36 | Mississippi | Angel Gonzalez scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 18-17 |
| 08:13 | South Carolina | Lee Kugler can't throw it down but he's hacked by Mauricio Greco - foul #1 on Mauricio Greco, team foul #8 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Stjepan Zents (SG), Pablo Castaneda (SF) Angel Gonzalez, Mauricio Alvarez | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Alan Bell (PG), Fred Peterson (SF), Daniel Levinthal (PF) Don Batten, Stephen Vetter, Moshe Petrovic | |
| 08:13 | South Carolina | Lee Kugler makes the 1st free throw | 18-18 |
| 08:13 | South Carolina | Lee Kugler makes the 2nd free throw | 18-19 |
| 07:49 | Mississippi | Hank Hanna hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the right wing | 18-19 |
| 07:47 | Mississippi | Mauricio Greco pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-19 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jon Cooper (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SG - Stjepan Zents (fresh) SF - Pablo Castaneda (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Hank Hanna (tiring) C - Mauricio Greco (tiring) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Alan Bell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Haldeman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Fred Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Levinthal (tiring) 4 pts. C - Lee Kugler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:24 | Mississippi | Hank Hanna's pass is intercepted by Fred Peterson | 18-19 |
| 06:58 | South Carolina | Lee Kugler is open and buries a floater from the left block on a great pass from William Haldeman | 18-21 |
| 06:30 | Mississippi | Lee Kugler is called for the reach on Mauricio Greco - foul #2 on Lee Kugler, team foul #5 | 18-21 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Angel Gonzalez (SG), Mauricio Alvarez (C) Stjepan Zents, Mauricio Greco | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Don Batten (PG), Ronald Libby (SF), Moshe Petrovic (PF), Stephen Vetter (C) William Haldeman, Fred Peterson, Daniel Levinthal, Lee Kugler | |
| 06:17 | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda is whistled for a carry | 18-21 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Fred Peterson (SF) Ronald Libby | |
| 06:15 | South Carolina | Alan Bell is hacked by Angel Gonzalez in the backcourt - foul #2 on Angel Gonzalez, team foul #9 | 18-21 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Stjepan Zents (SG) Angel Gonzalez | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 06:15 | South Carolina | Alan Bell makes the 1st free throw | 18-22 |
| 06:15 | South Carolina | Alan Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 18-23 |
| 05:46 | Mississippi | Jon Cooper is hacked by Alan Bell - foul #2 on Alan Bell, team foul #6 | 18-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mauricio Greco (C) Pablo Castaneda | |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Haldeman (SG), Ronald Libby (SF), Daniel Levinthal (PF) Alan Bell, Fred Peterson, Moshe Petrovic | |
| 05:34 | Mississippi | Stjepan Zents hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 18-23 |
| 05:32 | South Carolina | Don Batten pulls down the rebound | 18-23 |
| 05:03 | South Carolina | Stephen Vetter misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the baseline | 18-23 |
| 05:01 | Mississippi | Mauricio Alvarez pulls down the rebound | 18-23 |
| 04:36 | Mississippi | Hank Hanna misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 18-23 |
| 04:34 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal grabs the defensive rebound | 18-23 |
| 04:14 | South Carolina | Stephen Vetter lays it in on a nice dish by Don Batten and he's hacked by Mauricio Greco - foul #2 on Mauricio Greco, team foul #10 | 18-25 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda (SF) Mauricio Greco | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Fred Peterson (SF), Moshe Petrovic (PF) Ronald Libby, Daniel Levinthal | |
| 04:14 | South Carolina | Stephen Vetter makes the free throw | 18-26 |
| 03:50 | Mississippi | Mauricio Alvarez misses short on a floater from the left wing | 18-26 |
| 03:49 | South Carolina | Moshe Petrovic pulls down the rebound | 18-26 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jon Cooper (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. SG - Stjepan Zents (tiring) SF - Pablo Castaneda (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Hank Hanna (tired) C - Mauricio Alvarez (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Don Batten (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - William Haldeman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fred Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Moshe Petrovic (fresh) 3 reb. C - Stephen Vetter (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:43 | South Carolina | William Haldeman misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 18-26 |
| 03:41 | South Carolina | Moshe Petrovic tips it but misses | 18-26 |
| 03:40 | South Carolina | Moshe Petrovic tips it home | 18-28 |
| 03:11 | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 18-28 |
| 03:09 | Mississippi | Mauricio Alvarez grabs the offensive board | 18-28 |
| 02:51 | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 21-28 |
| 02:49 | South Carolina | Don Batten is hacked by Jon Cooper in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jon Cooper, team foul #11 | 21-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Brandon Miller (PG), Angel Gonzalez (SG), Mauricio Greco (PF), Pedro Ortiz (C) Jon Cooper, Stjepan Zents, Hank Hanna, Mauricio Alvarez | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Alan Bell (SG), Daniel Levinthal (PF), Lee Kugler (C) William Haldeman, Moshe Petrovic, Stephen Vetter | |
| 02:49 | South Carolina | Don Batten makes the 1st free throw | 21-29 |
| 02:49 | South Carolina | Don Batten makes the 2nd free throw | 21-30 |
| 02:22 | Mississippi | Don Batten is called for the reach on Angel Gonzalez - foul #1 on Don Batten, team foul #7 | 21-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Haldeman (SG) Don Batten | |
| 02:22 | Mississippi | Angel Gonzalez misses the 1st free throw | 21-30 |
| 02:22 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal gets the rebound | 21-30 |
| 02:00 | South Carolina | Pedro Ortiz swats the dunk try by Daniel Levinthal | 21-30 |
| 01:58 | South Carolina | Fred Peterson tips it home | 21-32 |
| 01:30 | Mississippi | Pedro Ortiz hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Lee Kugler - foul #3 on Lee Kugler, team foul #8 | 21-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mauricio Alvarez (SF) Pablo Castaneda | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Don Batten (PG), Moshe Petrovic (PF) William Haldeman, Lee Kugler | |
| 01:30 | Mississippi | Pedro Ortiz makes the 1st free throw | 22-32 |
| 01:30 | Mississippi | Pedro Ortiz makes the 2nd free throw | 23-32 |
| 01:05 | South Carolina | Alan Bell makes the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Daniel Levinthal | 23-34 |
| 00:42 | Mississippi | Pedro Ortiz hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 23-34 |
| 00:41 | South Carolina | Don Batten grabs the defensive rebound | 23-34 |
| 00:39 | South Carolina | Angel Gonzalez is called for the reach on Don Batten in the backcourt - foul #3 on Angel Gonzalez, team foul #12 | 23-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jon Cooper (PG), Stjepan Zents (SG) Brandon Miller, Angel Gonzalez | |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Haldeman (SG), Ronald Libby (SF), Stephen Vetter (C) Alan Bell, Fred Peterson, Moshe Petrovic | |
| 00:39 | South Carolina | Don Batten makes the 1st free throw | 23-35 |
| 00:39 | South Carolina | Don Batten makes the 2nd free throw | 23-36 |
| 00:17 | Mississippi | Mauricio Greco is whistled for traveling | 23-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Alan Bell (PG), Fred Peterson (SF) Don Batten, Ronald Libby | |
| 00:01 | South Carolina | Fred Peterson can't connect on an uncontested floater in the lane | 23-36 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | Fred Peterson pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-36 |