| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Don Batten (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alan Bell (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fred Peterson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Levinthal (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Moshe Petrovic (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Mark Quinn (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Greg Moon (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Angel Gonzalez (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Pedro Ortiz (fresh) 1 pts. C - Andrew Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Fred Peterson inbounds the ball | 40-22 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:32 | South Carolina | Fred Peterson can't finish the layup | 40-22 |
| 19:31 | Mississippi | Angel Gonzalez grabs the board | 40-22 |
| 19:27 | Mississippi | Mark Quinn misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 40-22 |
| 19:26 | South Carolina | Moshe Petrovic pulls down the rebound | 40-22 |
| 19:05 | South Carolina | Mark Quinn is called for the reach on Alan Bell - foul #2 on Mark Quinn, team foul #1 | 40-22 |
| 18:44 | South Carolina | Alan Bell clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Greg Moon - foul #3 on Greg Moon, team foul #2 | 40-22 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Stjepan Zents (SG) Greg Moon | |
| 18:44 | South Carolina | Alan Bell misses the 1st free throw | 40-22 |
| 18:44 | South Carolina | Alan Bell misses the 2nd free throw | 40-22 |
| 18:44 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Andrew Wright | 40-22 |
| 18:24 | Mississippi | Pedro Ortiz misses badly on the uncontested shot from the left block | 40-22 |
| 18:23 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Fred Peterson | 40-22 |
| 18:07 | South Carolina | Don Batten misses badly on a shot near the basket | 40-22 |
| 18:06 | Mississippi | Andrew Wright pulls down the rebound | 40-22 |
| 17:40 | Mississippi | Pedro Ortiz hits a fadeaway from close range set up by Mark Quinn | 40-24 |
| 17:13 | South Carolina | Alan Bell comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 40-24 |
| 17:12 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Fred Peterson | 40-24 |
| 16:51 | South Carolina | Don Batten misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-24 |
| 16:50 | Mississippi | Angel Gonzalez snags the defensive board | 40-24 |
| 16:28 | Mississippi | Mark Quinn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-24 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mauricio Alvarez (SG), Mauricio Greco (PF), Freddy Bozek (C) Mark Quinn, Pedro Ortiz, Andrew Wright | |
| 16:03 | South Carolina | Don Batten's floater is knocked away by Freddy Bozek | 40-24 |
| 16:02 | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek grabs the defensive rebound | 40-24 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Don Batten (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alan Bell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fred Peterson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Daniel Levinthal (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Moshe Petrovic (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Stjepan Zents (fresh) SG - Mauricio Alvarez (fresh) SF - Angel Gonzalez (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mauricio Greco (fresh) 2 reb. C - Freddy Bozek (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Mississippi | Angel Gonzalez can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 40-24 |
| 15:41 | Mississippi | Mauricio Greco tips it in | 40-26 |
| 15:32 | South Carolina | Don Batten hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 40-26 |
| 15:30 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal tips it back up and in | 42-26 |
| 15:02 | Mississippi | Angel Gonzalez clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-26 |
| 15:00 | Mississippi | Mauricio Alvarez hits the follow up shot | 42-28 |
| 14:37 | South Carolina | Alan Bell blows the layup | 42-28 |
| 14:36 | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek grabs the board | 42-28 |
| 14:32 | Mississippi | Mauricio Alvarez can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 42-28 |
| 14:31 | Mississippi | Mauricio Alvarez grabs the offensive board | 42-28 |
| 14:17 | Mississippi | Don Batten steals it from Freddy Bozek | 42-28 |
| 14:00 | South Carolina | Don Batten is hacked by Stjepan Zents - foul #3 on Stjepan Zents, team foul #3 | 42-28 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark Quinn (PG), Greg Moon (SG), Pedro Ortiz (PF), Andrew Wright (C) Stjepan Zents, Angel Gonzalez, Mauricio Greco, Freddy Bozek | |
| 13:35 | South Carolina | Moshe Petrovic drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Fred Peterson and he's fouled by Andrew Wright - foul #2 on Andrew Wright, team foul #4 | 44-28 |
| 13:35 | South Carolina | Moshe Petrovic makes the free throw | 45-28 |
| 13:17 | Mississippi | Pedro Ortiz scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 45-30 |
| 12:56 | South Carolina | Moshe Petrovic misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 45-30 |
| 12:54 | Mississippi | Pedro Ortiz snags the defensive board | 45-30 |
| 12:32 | Mississippi | Mauricio Alvarez buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Andrew Wright | 45-33 |
| 12:11 | South Carolina | Fred Peterson is hacked by Mauricio Alvarez - foul #2 on Mauricio Alvarez, team foul #5 | 45-33 |
| Subs | South Carolina | David Santillo (C) Moshe Petrovic | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Angel Gonzalez (SF) Mauricio Alvarez | |
| 11:54 | South Carolina | Alan Bell misses badly on a floater near the basket | 45-33 |
| 11:52 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Andrew Wright | 45-33 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Don Batten (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alan Bell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fred Peterson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Daniel Levinthal (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - David Santillo (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Mark Quinn (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Greg Moon (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Angel Gonzalez (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Pedro Ortiz (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Mississippi | Pedro Ortiz lays it in | 45-35 |
| 11:10 | South Carolina | Don Batten knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Fred Peterson and the foul's on Mark Quinn - foul #3 on Mark Quinn, team foul #6 | 47-35 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Glen Brown (SG), Ronald Libby (SF), David McGillicuddy (C) Alan Bell, Fred Peterson, Daniel Levinthal | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 11:10 | South Carolina | Don Batten makes the free throw | 48-35 |
| 10:53 | Mississippi | Angel Gonzalez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-35 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jose Alvarez (SG) Don Batten | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 10:24 | South Carolina | Andrew Wright is called for the reach on Glen Brown - foul #3 on Andrew Wright, team foul #7 | 48-35 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Stjepan Zents (PG), Mauricio Alvarez (SG), Mauricio Greco (PF), Freddy Bozek (C) Mark Quinn, Greg Moon, Pedro Ortiz, Andrew Wright | |
| 10:24 | South Carolina | Glen Brown makes the 1st free throw | 49-35 |
| 10:24 | South Carolina | Glen Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 50-35 |
| 10:01 | Mississippi | Mauricio Greco buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Stjepan Zents | 50-38 |
| 09:38 | South Carolina | Stjepan Zents steals the ball from Glen Brown | 50-38 |
| 09:34 | Mississippi | Stjepan Zents lays it up and in | 50-40 |
| 09:17 | South Carolina | David Santillo misses badly on a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Mauricio Greco - foul #2 on Mauricio Greco, team foul #8 | 50-40 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Don Batten (PG), Alan Bell (SG), Fred Peterson (SF), Moshe Petrovic (C) Glen Brown, Jose Alvarez, Ronald Libby, David McGillicuddy | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Greg Moon (SG), Pedro Ortiz (PF), Andrew Wright (C) Angel Gonzalez, Mauricio Greco, Freddy Bozek | |
| 09:17 | South Carolina | David Santillo misses the 1st free throw | 50-40 |
| 09:17 | South Carolina | David Santillo makes the 2nd free throw | 51-40 |
| 08:56 | Mississippi | Mauricio Alvarez is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 51-40 |
| 08:54 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Greg Moon | 51-40 |
| 08:45 | Mississippi | Pedro Ortiz is hacked by David Santillo - foul #1 on David Santillo, team foul #1 | 51-40 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal (PF) David Santillo | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark Quinn (PG) Mauricio Alvarez | |
| 08:38 | Mississippi | Stjepan Zents is fouled on the floor by Fred Peterson - foul #1 on Fred Peterson, team foul #2 | 51-40 |
| 08:30 | Mississippi | The jump hook by Andrew Wright is blocked by Daniel Levinthal | 51-40 |
| 08:28 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Alan Bell | 51-40 |
| 08:02 | South Carolina | Don Batten misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-40 |
| 08:01 | Mississippi | Stjepan Zents gets the rebound | 51-40 |
| 07:43 | Mississippi | Moshe Petrovic is called for the reach on Mark Quinn - foul #2 on Moshe Petrovic, team foul #3 | 51-40 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Angel Gonzalez (SF) Stjepan Zents | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Don Batten (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alan Bell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fred Peterson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Daniel Levinthal (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Moshe Petrovic (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Mark Quinn (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Greg Moon (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Angel Gonzalez (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Pedro Ortiz (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:31 | Mississippi | Greg Moon knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-43 |
| 07:02 | South Carolina | Moshe Petrovic buries a fadeaway near the basket | 53-43 |
| 06:55 | Mississippi | Pedro Ortiz hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 53-43 |
| 06:53 | South Carolina | Moshe Petrovic gets the rebound | 53-43 |
| 06:47 | South Carolina | Alan Bell hits a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Daniel Levinthal | 55-43 |
| 06:21 | Mississippi | Pedro Ortiz misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 55-43 |
| 06:20 | South Carolina | Fred Peterson gets the rebound | 55-43 |
| 06:04 | South Carolina | Moshe Petrovic misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 55-43 |
| 06:03 | South Carolina | Moshe Petrovic snags the offensive board | 55-43 |
| 05:40 | South Carolina | Fred Peterson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 55-43 |
| 05:39 | South Carolina | Moshe Petrovic grabs the offensive board | 55-43 |
| 05:12 | South Carolina | Don Batten is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Don Batten, team foul #4 | 55-43 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Glen Brown (PG), Ronald Libby (SF), David Santillo (C) Don Batten, Fred Peterson, Moshe Petrovic | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Stjepan Zents (PG), Mauricio Alvarez (SG), Mauricio Greco (PF), Freddy Bozek (C) Mark Quinn, Greg Moon, Pedro Ortiz, Andrew Wright | |
| 04:51 | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek is called for a charge - foul #1 on Freddy Bozek, team foul #9 | 55-43 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jose Alvarez (SG) Alan Bell | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 04:23 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal comes up short on the floater from close range but the foul's on Mauricio Greco - foul #3 on Mauricio Greco, team foul #10 | 55-43 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jon Cooper (PG) Angel Gonzalez | |
| 04:23 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal misses the 1st free throw | 55-43 |
| 04:23 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal makes the 2nd free throw | 56-43 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 04:03 | Mississippi | Mauricio Greco misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 56-43 |
| 04:01 | South Carolina | Jose Alvarez pulls down the rebound | 56-43 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:45 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal's fadeaway is rejected by Mauricio Greco | 56-43 |
| 03:43 | South Carolina | David Santillo tips it but misses | 56-43 |
| 03:42 | Mississippi | Mauricio Greco snags the defensive board | 56-43 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Glen Brown (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Jose Alvarez (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Libby (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Daniel Levinthal (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - David Santillo (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jon Cooper (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Stjepan Zents (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Mauricio Alvarez (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mauricio Greco (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Freddy Bozek (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 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) | |
| 03:22 | Mississippi | Mauricio Alvarez misses short on a jumper from the left block | 56-43 |
| 03:20 | South Carolina | Jose Alvarez grabs the board | 56-43 |
| 02:53 | South Carolina | Glen Brown hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 56-43 |
| 02:52 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Jon Cooper | 56-43 |
| 02:39 | Mississippi | Jose Alvarez is called for the reach on Stjepan Zents - foul #2 on Jose Alvarez, team foul #5 | 56-43 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Don Batten (PG), Alan Bell (SG), Fred Peterson (SF), Moshe Petrovic (C) Glen Brown, Jose Alvarez, Ronald Libby, Daniel Levinthal | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 02:28 | Mississippi | Mauricio Alvarez loses the dribble to David Santillo | 56-43 |
| 02:17 | South Carolina | Alan Bell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-43 |
| 01:59 | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-43 |
| 01:57 | South Carolina | Fred Peterson pulls down the rebound | 56-43 |
| 01:36 | South Carolina | Alan Bell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-43 |
| 01:34 | South Carolina | David Santillo hits the follow up shot | 58-43 |
| 01:17 | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek drills a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Jon Cooper and the foul's on Moshe Petrovic - foul #3 on Moshe Petrovic, team foul #6 | 58-45 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal (PF) David Santillo | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 01:17 | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek makes the free throw | 58-46 |
| 00:49 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal loses the dribble to Mauricio Greco | 58-46 |
| 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) | |
| 00:43 | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-46 |
| 00:42 | Mississippi | Stjepan Zents grabs the offensive rebound | 58-46 |
| 00:40 | Mississippi | Stjepan Zents scores on a jumper from the left side | 58-48 |
| 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) | |
| 00:20 | South Carolina | Fred Peterson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Freddy Bozek - foul #2 on Freddy Bozek, team foul #11 | 58-48 |
| 00:20 | South Carolina | Fred Peterson misses the 1st free throw | 58-48 |
| 00:20 | South Carolina | Fred Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 59-48 |
| 00:13 | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek makes the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Stjepan Zents | 59-50 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:10 | South Carolina | Jon Cooper is called for the reach on Daniel Levinthal in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jon Cooper, team foul #12 | 59-50 |
| Subs | South Carolina | David McGillicuddy (C) Moshe Petrovic | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark Quinn (PG), Greg Moon (SG), Angel Gonzalez (SF), Pedro Ortiz (PF), Andrew Wright (C) Jon Cooper, Stjepan Zents, Mauricio Alvarez, Mauricio Greco, Freddy Bozek | |
| 00:10 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal makes the 1st free throw | 60-50 |
| 00:10 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal makes the 2nd free throw | 61-50 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi | Pedro Ortiz can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-50 |
| 00:01 | Mississippi | Andrew Wright pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-50 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | The clock runs out | 61-50 |