| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Reed Aliff (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wesley Conklin (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Bromley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Darrell Horner (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Jack Kelley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kenneth Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dustin Holbrook (fresh) SF - Charles Kawakami (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Quinn Botkin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Greg Walker (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Jonathan Bromley inbounds the ball | 28-18 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:39 | South Carolina | Reed Aliff double dribbles | 28-18 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Vincent Visosky (PG), Herbert Danley (SG), Thomas Hudson (SF), Leo Parker (PF), James Thompson (C) Reed Aliff, Wesley Conklin, Jonathan Bromley, Darrell Horner, Jack Kelley | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 19:15 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith buries a turnaround from the left block set up by Dustin Holbrook and he's fouled by Vincent Visosky - foul #3 on Vincent Visosky, team foul #1 | 28-20 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Reed Aliff (PG), Jonathan Bromley (SF) Vincent Visosky, Thomas Hudson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 19:15 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith misses the free throw | 28-20 |
| 19:15 | South Carolina | James Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 28-20 |
| 18:46 | South Carolina | James Thompson misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 28-20 |
| 18:44 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Leo Parker | 28-20 |
| 18:19 | South Carolina | James Thompson buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 30-20 |
| 17:57 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 30-20 |
| 17:56 | Mississippi | Greg Walker tips it home | 30-22 |
| 17:37 | South Carolina | Reed Aliff misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-22 |
| 17:35 | Mississippi | Charles Kawakami pulls down the rebound | 30-22 |
| 17:06 | Mississippi | Charles Kawakami loses the ball out of bounds | 30-22 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Sergio Martin (PG), Wesley Conklin (SG), Thomas Hudson (SF), Darrell Horner (PF) Reed Aliff, Herbert Danley, Jonathan Bromley, Leo Parker | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 16:43 | South Carolina | Darrell Horner loses the dribble to Quinn Botkin | 30-22 |
| 16:23 | Mississippi | Greg Walker misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 30-22 |
| 16:22 | Mississippi | Quinn Botkin tips it back up and in | 30-24 |
| 15:53 | South Carolina | Darrell Horner banks in the layup on a great pass from Thomas Hudson and he's hacked by Kenneth Smith - foul #2 on Kenneth Smith, team foul #1 | 32-24 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Reed Aliff (PG), Jonathan Bromley (SF), Jack Kelley (C) Sergio Martin, Thomas Hudson, James Thompson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues (SG) Dustin Holbrook | |
| 15:53 | South Carolina | Darrell Horner makes the free throw | 33-24 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Reed Aliff (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wesley Conklin (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Bromley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Darrell Horner (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Jack Kelley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kenneth Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin Pegues (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Charles Kawakami (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Quinn Botkin (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Greg Walker (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:24 | Mississippi | Reed Aliff picks off the pass by Kenneth Smith | 33-24 |
| 15:02 | South Carolina | Jonathan Bromley is called for traveling | 33-24 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Thomas Hudson (SF), James Thompson (C) Jonathan Bromley, Jack Kelley | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Mays (PG), Scott Mertens (SF) Kenneth Smith, Charles Kawakami | |
| 14:48 | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-24 |
| 14:46 | Mississippi | Greg Walker grabs the offensive board | 33-24 |
| 14:25 | Mississippi | Greg Walker's fadeaway is rejected by James Thompson | 33-24 |
| 14:23 | South Carolina | James Thompson gets the rebound | 33-24 |
| 13:54 | South Carolina | Darrell Horner misses the fadeaway in the paint | 33-24 |
| 13:52 | South Carolina | Darrell Horner grabs the offensive rebound | 33-24 |
| 13:31 | South Carolina | Darrell Horner scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Reed Aliff | 36-24 |
| 13:18 | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues is fouled on the floor by Thomas Hudson - foul #1 on Thomas Hudson, team foul #2 | 36-24 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Sergio Martin (PG), Richard Harris (SG), Jonathan Bromley (SF), Leo Parker (PF), Jack Kelley (C) Reed Aliff, Wesley Conklin, Thomas Hudson, Darrell Horner, James Thompson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith (PG), Dustin Holbrook (SG), Charles Kawakami (SF) John Mays, Kevin Pegues, Scott Mertens | |
| 13:01 | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook clanks a jumper from the right wing | 36-24 |
| 12:59 | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook tips it home | 36-26 |
| 12:43 | South Carolina | Richard Harris scores on a 3 from straight away | 39-26 |
| 12:18 | Mississippi | Greg Walker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-26 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Reed Aliff (PG), Wesley Conklin (SG), Darrell Horner (PF) Sergio Martin, Richard Harris, Leo Parker | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 11:49 | South Carolina | Jack Kelley clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 39-26 |
| 11:47 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith snags the defensive board | 39-26 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Reed Aliff (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wesley Conklin (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Bromley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Darrell Horner (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Jack Kelley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kenneth Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dustin Holbrook (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Kawakami (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Quinn Botkin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Greg Walker (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Mississippi | Quinn Botkin hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Darrell Horner - foul #1 on Darrell Horner, team foul #3 | 39-28 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Vincent Visosky (PG), Richard Harris (SG), Leo Parker (PF), James Thompson (C) Reed Aliff, Wesley Conklin, Darrell Horner, Jack Kelley | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 11:23 | Mississippi | Quinn Botkin misses the free throw | 39-28 |
| 11:23 | South Carolina | Leo Parker snags the defensive board | 39-28 |
| 10:57 | South Carolina | Richard Harris clanks a floater from the right wing | 39-28 |
| 10:56 | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook gets the rebound | 39-28 |
| 10:38 | Mississippi | Greg Walker misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 39-28 |
| 10:36 | South Carolina | Leo Parker grabs the board | 39-28 |
| 10:20 | South Carolina | James Thompson misses the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Quinn Botkin - foul #1 on Quinn Botkin, team foul #2 | 39-28 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Herbert Danley (SG), Thomas Hudson (SF), Darrell Horner (PF), Jack Kelley (C) Vincent Visosky, Richard Harris, Jonathan Bromley, Leo Parker | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 10:20 | South Carolina | James Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 39-28 |
| 10:20 | South Carolina | James Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 39-28 |
| 10:20 | Mississippi | Greg Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 39-28 |
| 09:52 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith buries a turnaround near the basket | 39-30 |
| 09:33 | South Carolina | Thomas Hudson misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 39-30 |
| 09:31 | Mississippi | Greg Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 39-30 |
| 09:27 | Mississippi | Jack Kelley is called for the reach on Greg Walker - foul #2 on Jack Kelley, team foul #4 | 39-30 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Vincent Visosky (PG), Wesley Conklin (SG), Jonathan Bromley (SF), Leo Parker (PF) James Thompson, Herbert Danley, Thomas Hudson, Darrell Horner | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues (PG) Kenneth Smith | |
| 09:14 | Mississippi | Greg Walker misses the dunk but he's hacked by Jack Kelley - foul #3 on Jack Kelley, team foul #5 | 39-30 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Darrell Horner (PF), James Thompson (C) Leo Parker, Jack Kelley | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Scott Mertens (SG) Dustin Holbrook | |
| 09:14 | Mississippi | Greg Walker makes the 1st free throw | 39-31 |
| 09:14 | Mississippi | Greg Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 39-32 |
| 08:52 | South Carolina | Wesley Conklin comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 39-32 |
| 08:51 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to James Thompson | 39-32 |
| 08:34 | South Carolina | Vincent Visosky clanks a floater from the right wing | 39-32 |
| 08:32 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Charles Kawakami | 39-32 |
| 08:11 | Mississippi | Greg Walker scores on a fadeaway from close range | 39-34 |
| 07:44 | South Carolina | Darrell Horner comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 39-34 |
| 07:42 | South Carolina | Vincent Visosky grabs the offensive rebound | 39-34 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Vincent Visosky (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Wesley Conklin (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Bromley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Darrell Horner (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - James Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kevin Pegues (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Scott Mertens (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Charles Kawakami (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Quinn Botkin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Greg Walker (tiring) 13 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:22 | South Carolina | Darrell Horner misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 39-34 |
| 07:20 | Mississippi | Quinn Botkin snags the defensive board | 39-34 |
| 06:57 | Mississippi | Quinn Botkin misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 39-34 |
| 06:55 | South Carolina | Wesley Conklin pulls down the rebound | 39-34 |
| 06:33 | South Carolina | Darrell Horner drills a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Vincent Visosky | 41-34 |
| 06:27 | Mississippi | Greg Walker misses badly on the uncontested jump hook from close range | 41-34 |
| 06:25 | Mississippi | Greg Walker gets the offensive rebound | 41-34 |
| 06:09 | Mississippi | Greg Walker blows the dunk | 41-34 |
| 06:08 | South Carolina | James Thompson pulls down the rebound | 41-34 |
| 05:41 | South Carolina | James Thompson can't finish the layup | 41-34 |
| 05:39 | South Carolina | Wesley Conklin tips it back up and in | 43-34 |
| 05:39 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-34 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Richard Harris (SG), Thomas Hudson (SF), Leo Parker (PF), Jack Kelley (C) Wesley Conklin, Jonathan Bromley, Darrell Horner, James Thompson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith (PG), Dustin Holbrook (SG), Clarence Birdwell (C) Kevin Pegues, Scott Mertens, Greg Walker | |
| 05:25 | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Kenneth Smith and he's fouled by Vincent Visosky - foul #4 on Vincent Visosky, team foul #6 | 43-36 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Reed Aliff (PG) Vincent Visosky | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 05:25 | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook misses the free throw | 43-36 |
| 05:25 | South Carolina | Jack Kelley grabs the defensive rebound | 43-36 |
| 04:59 | South Carolina | Richard Harris drills a shot from just outside the lane | 45-36 |
| 04:31 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith comes up short on the floater from the right side | 45-36 |
| 04:29 | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-36 |
| 04:13 | Mississippi | The short jumper by Kenneth Smith is denied by Leo Parker | 45-36 |
| 04:12 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith can't tip it in | 45-36 |
| 04:11 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Thomas Hudson | 45-36 |
| 03:53 | South Carolina | Jack Kelley misses badly on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Clarence Birdwell - foul #1 on Clarence Birdwell, team foul #3 | 45-36 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Sergio Martin (PG), Herbert Danley (SG), Jonathan Bromley (SF) Reed Aliff, Richard Harris, Thomas Hudson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Scott Mertens (SF), Greg Walker (C) Charles Kawakami, Clarence Birdwell | |
| 03:53 | South Carolina | Jack Kelley makes the 1st free throw | 46-36 |
| 03:53 | South Carolina | Jack Kelley makes the 2nd free throw | 47-36 |
| 03:34 | Mississippi | 3 seconds is called on Kenneth Smith | 47-36 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Mays (PG), Kevin Pegues (SG), Clarence Birdwell (PF), John Powers (C) Kenneth Smith, Dustin Holbrook, Quinn Botkin, Greg Walker | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Sergio Martin (fresh) SG - Herbert Danley (fresh) SF - Jonathan Bromley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leo Parker (fresh) 5 reb. C - Jack Kelley (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - John Mays (fresh) SG - Kevin Pegues (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Scott Mertens (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Clarence Birdwell (fresh) C - John Powers (fresh) | |
| 03:12 | South Carolina | Sergio Martin is hacked by John Powers - foul #2 on John Powers, team foul #4 | 47-36 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Reed Aliff (PG), Richard Harris (SG), Darrell Horner (SF) Sergio Martin, Herbert Danley, Jonathan Bromley | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 02:47 | South Carolina | Reed Aliff makes the 3 from straight away set up by Jack Kelley | 50-36 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 02:36 | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Richard Harris | 50-36 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:10 | South Carolina | Darrell Horner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-36 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Vincent Visosky (PG), Wesley Conklin (SG), Jonathan Bromley (SF), James Thompson (C) Reed Aliff, Richard Harris, Leo Parker, Jack Kelley | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 02:03 | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-36 |
| 02:01 | South Carolina | James Thompson pulls down the rebound | 50-36 |
| 01:46 | South Carolina | Darrell Horner buries a shot in the lane on a great pass from Vincent Visosky | 52-36 |
| 01:32 | Mississippi | Scott Mertens misses short on an open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-36 |
| 01:30 | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues grabs the offensive rebound | 52-36 |
| 01:19 | Mississippi | John Powers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-36 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Reed Aliff (PG), Jack Kelley (C) Vincent Visosky, James Thompson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 01:00 | South Carolina | Wesley Conklin knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Jonathan Bromley | 55-36 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Mississippi | Darrell Horner swats the layup by John Mays | 55-36 |
| 00:52 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Wesley Conklin | 55-36 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:26 | South Carolina | Jonathan Bromley can't finish the layup | 55-36 |
| 00:24 | Mississippi | John Powers pulls down the rebound | 55-36 |
| 00:17 | Mississippi | John Powers is open and buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from John Mays | 55-39 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | Reed Aliff runs out the clock | 55-39 |