| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Fred Carr (fresh) SG - Samuel Mooring (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Cory Patterson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Libby (fresh) 6 reb. C - David Santillo (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Greg Moon (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Mark Quinn (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Pablo Castaneda (fresh) 8 pts. PF - David Terrazas (fresh) 4 reb. C - Freddy Bozek (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Cory Patterson inbounds the ball | 25-20 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:40 | South Carolina | Fred Carr is open and scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-20 |
| 19:17 | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek misses the jumper from the free throw line | 28-20 |
| 19:16 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to David Terrazas | 28-20 |
| 18:47 | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda works out of a doubleteam and scores on a shot from the right wing set up by Greg Moon | 28-22 |
| 18:18 | South Carolina | Ronald Libby loses the dribble to Freddy Bozek | 28-22 |
| 17:58 | Mississippi | David Santillo steps in front of the David Terrazas pass | 28-22 |
| 17:29 | South Carolina | Fred Carr misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on David Terrazas - foul #2 on David Terrazas, team foul #1 | 28-22 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark Eggert (PG), Alvin Firth (SG), Hank Hanna (SF), Carl Heath (C) Greg Moon, Mark Quinn, Pablo Castaneda, David Terrazas | |
| 17:29 | South Carolina | Fred Carr makes the 1st free throw | 29-22 |
| 17:29 | South Carolina | Fred Carr misses the 2nd free throw | 29-22 |
| 17:29 | Mississippi | Carl Heath grabs the defensive rebound | 29-22 |
| 17:03 | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Mark Eggert | 29-25 |
| 16:35 | South Carolina | Alvin Firth is called for the reach on Fred Carr - foul #1 on Alvin Firth, team foul #2 | 29-25 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda (SF) Alvin Firth | |
| 16:06 | South Carolina | David Santillo hits a floater near the basket | 31-25 |
| 15:51 | Mississippi | Hank Hanna misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-25 |
| 15:49 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Cory Patterson | 31-25 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Fred Carr (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Samuel Mooring (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Cory Patterson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Libby (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - David Santillo (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Mark Eggert (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Hank Hanna (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Pablo Castaneda (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Carl Heath (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Freddy Bozek (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:30 | South Carolina | Samuel Mooring scores on a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Ronald Libby | 33-25 |
| 15:12 | Mississippi | Carl Heath's fadeaway is rejected by Cory Patterson | 33-25 |
| 15:10 | South Carolina | Fred Carr grabs the defensive rebound | 33-25 |
| 14:53 | South Carolina | Fred Carr is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Ronald Libby | 36-25 |
| 14:34 | Mississippi | Carl Heath can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 36-25 |
| 14:33 | South Carolina | David Santillo grabs the defensive rebound | 36-25 |
| 14:15 | South Carolina | Pablo Castaneda is called for the reach on David Santillo - foul #1 on Pablo Castaneda, team foul #3 | 36-25 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Joseph Rule (SF) Cory Patterson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Greg Moon (PG), Mark Quinn (SG), David Terrazas (PF) Mark Eggert, Pablo Castaneda, Freddy Bozek | |
| 13:50 | South Carolina | Ronald Libby is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-25 |
| 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 halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 13:34 | Mississippi | Greg Moon is whistled for a carry | 39-25 |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Attaway (SG) Samuel Mooring | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 13:05 | South Carolina | Fred Carr clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Greg Moon - foul #1 on Greg Moon, team foul #4 | 39-25 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek (PF) David Terrazas | |
| 13:05 | South Carolina | Fred Carr makes the 1st free throw | 40-25 |
| 13:05 | South Carolina | Fred Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 41-25 |
| 12:43 | Mississippi | Hank Hanna misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 41-25 |
| 12:42 | South Carolina | Ronald Libby gets the rebound | 41-25 |
| 12:24 | South Carolina | Fred Carr loses the dribble to Greg Moon | 41-25 |
| 12:19 | Mississippi | Greg Moon banks in the layup | 41-27 |
| 11:58 | South Carolina | Ronald Libby misses short on a floater from the left wing | 41-27 |
| 11:57 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Freddy Bozek | 41-27 |
| 11:39 | Mississippi | Hank Hanna makes the jumper from the left side | 41-29 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Fred Carr (tiring) 9 pts. SG - James Attaway (fresh) SF - Joseph Rule (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ronald Libby (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - David Santillo (tiring) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Greg Moon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Quinn (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Hank Hanna (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Freddy Bozek (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Carl Heath (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:34 | South Carolina | Joseph Rule misses badly on the uncontested driving attempt from the baseline | 41-29 |
| 11:32 | South Carolina | Joseph Rule grabs the offensive board | 41-29 |
| 11:19 | South Carolina | James Attaway hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 41-29 |
| 11:17 | Mississippi | Carl Heath gets the rebound | 41-29 |
| 11:11 | Mississippi | Greg Moon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-29 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Curtis Bunyard (PG), Samuel Mooring (SG), David McGillicuddy (C) Fred Carr, James Attaway, David Santillo | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Alvin Firth (SG), Pablo Castaneda (SF), David Terrazas (PF) Mark Quinn, Hank Hanna, Freddy Bozek | |
| 10:48 | South Carolina | Curtis Bunyard misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 41-29 |
| 10:46 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Samuel Mooring | 41-29 |
| 10:26 | South Carolina | David McGillicuddy misses short on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Carl Heath - foul #1 on Carl Heath, team foul #5 | 41-29 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Cory Patterson (C) Ronald Libby | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark Quinn (SG) Alvin Firth | |
| 10:26 | South Carolina | David McGillicuddy makes the 1st free throw | 42-29 |
| 10:26 | South Carolina | David McGillicuddy makes the 2nd free throw | 43-29 |
| 10:16 | Mississippi | Carl Heath buries a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Pablo Castaneda | 43-31 |
| 09:58 | South Carolina | David McGillicuddy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-31 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Hank Hanna (SG), Freddy Bozek (C) Greg Moon, Carl Heath | |
| 09:44 | Mississippi | David McGillicuddy is called for the reach on Hank Hanna - foul #2 on David McGillicuddy, team foul #1 | 43-31 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Fred Carr (PG) Curtis Bunyard | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Greg Moon (PG) Hank Hanna | |
| 09:19 | Mississippi | David McGillicuddy picks off the pass by Mark Quinn | 43-31 |
| 09:06 | South Carolina | Samuel Mooring can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 43-31 |
| 09:04 | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek pulls down the rebound | 43-31 |
| 08:43 | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 43-31 |
| 08:42 | South Carolina | David McGillicuddy pulls down the rebound | 43-31 |
| 08:29 | South Carolina | Samuel Mooring misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Pablo Castaneda - foul #2 on Pablo Castaneda, team foul #6 | 43-31 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ronald Libby (PF), David Santillo (C) Joseph Rule, David McGillicuddy | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Alvin Firth (PG), Hank Hanna (SG), Carl Heath (C) Greg Moon, Mark Quinn, Freddy Bozek | |
| 08:29 | South Carolina | Samuel Mooring makes the 1st free throw | 44-31 |
| 08:29 | South Carolina | Samuel Mooring makes the 2nd free throw | 45-31 |
| 08:18 | Mississippi | Samuel Mooring picks off the pass by Hank Hanna | 45-31 |
| 08:15 | South Carolina | Samuel Mooring lays it up and in | 47-31 |
| 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 halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 08:01 | Mississippi | Ronald Libby is called for the reach on David Terrazas - foul #1 on Ronald Libby, team foul #2 | 47-31 |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Attaway (SG) Samuel Mooring | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Greg Moon (PG), Mark Quinn (SG), Freddy Bozek (C) Alvin Firth, Pablo Castaneda, David Terrazas | |
| 07:55 | Mississippi | Hank Hanna hits a driving attempt from the right block and he's fouled by Fred Carr - foul #3 on Fred Carr, team foul #3 | 47-33 |
| 07:55 | Mississippi | Hank Hanna makes the free throw | 47-34 |
| 07:27 | South Carolina | Fred Carr hits a driving attempt in the lane | 49-34 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Fred Carr (tiring) 11 pts. 3 pf. SG - James Attaway (fresh) SF - Cory Patterson (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Libby (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - David Santillo (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Greg Moon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Quinn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Hank Hanna (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Freddy Bozek (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Carl Heath (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Mississippi | Fred Carr picks off the pass by Freddy Bozek | 49-34 |
| 07:15 | South Carolina | James Attaway banks in the layup on a nice dish by Fred Carr | 51-34 |
| 07:06 | Mississippi | Hank Hanna's layup is rejected by David Santillo | 51-34 |
| 07:04 | South Carolina | David Santillo gets the rebound | 51-34 |
| 06:38 | South Carolina | James Attaway is fouled on the floor by Hank Hanna - foul #1 on Hank Hanna, team foul #7 | 51-34 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Curtis Bunyard (PG), Jose Alvarez (SF) Fred Carr, Cory Patterson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Alvin Firth (PG), Pablo Castaneda (SF), David Terrazas (PF) Greg Moon, Mark Quinn, Freddy Bozek | |
| 06:38 | South Carolina | James Attaway misses the 1st free throw | 51-34 |
| 06:38 | Mississippi | Carl Heath snags the defensive board | 51-34 |
| 06:27 | Mississippi | David Terrazas misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 51-34 |
| 06:25 | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda grabs the offensive board | 51-34 |
| 06:18 | Mississippi | Alvin Firth is hacked by Curtis Bunyard - foul #1 on Curtis Bunyard, team foul #4 | 51-34 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Samuel Mooring (SG), Joseph Rule (SF) James Attaway, Jose Alvarez | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Greg Moon (PG), Mark Quinn (SG) Alvin Firth, Hank Hanna | |
| 06:02 | Mississippi | Mark Quinn misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Curtis Bunyard - foul #2 on Curtis Bunyard, team foul #5 | 51-34 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek (C) Carl Heath | |
| 06:02 | Mississippi | Mark Quinn misses the 1st free throw | 51-34 |
| 06:02 | Mississippi | Mark Quinn makes the 2nd free throw | 51-35 |
| 05:40 | South Carolina | Ronald Libby clanks a 3 from the right corner | 51-35 |
| 05:39 | South Carolina | Samuel Mooring tips it home | 53-35 |
| 05:20 | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-35 |
| 05:19 | South Carolina | David Santillo snags the defensive board | 53-35 |
| 04:54 | South Carolina | David Santillo misses the layup against the doubleteam | 53-35 |
| 04:52 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to David Terrazas | 53-35 |
| 04:44 | Mississippi | Mark Quinn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-35 |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Attaway (SG), Jose Alvarez (SF), David McGillicuddy (PF), Lawrence Summers (C) Samuel Mooring, Joseph Rule, Ronald Libby, David Santillo | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Alvin Firth (PG), Hank Hanna (SG), Carl Heath (C) Greg Moon, Mark Quinn, Freddy Bozek | |
| 04:17 | South Carolina | David McGillicuddy misses badly on a floater from the right block but the foul's on David Terrazas - foul #3 on David Terrazas, team foul #8 | 53-35 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Cory Patterson (SF) Jose Alvarez | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Greg Moon (PG), Freddy Bozek (PF) Alvin Firth, David Terrazas | |
| 04:17 | South Carolina | David McGillicuddy makes the 1st free throw | 54-35 |
| 04:17 | South Carolina | David McGillicuddy makes the 2nd free throw | 55-35 |
| 04:10 | Mississippi | Greg Moon misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 55-35 |
| 04:08 | South Carolina | David McGillicuddy grabs the defensive rebound | 55-35 |
| 03:40 | South Carolina | Cory Patterson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-35 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jose Alvarez (PG) Curtis Bunyard | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark Quinn (PG), David Terrazas (PF) Greg Moon, Freddy Bozek | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 03:23 | Mississippi | Mark Quinn misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-35 |
| 03:21 | South Carolina | David McGillicuddy gets the rebound | 55-35 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Jose Alvarez (fresh) 4 pts. SG - James Attaway (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Cory Patterson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David McGillicuddy (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Lawrence Summers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Mark Quinn (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Hank Hanna (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Pablo Castaneda (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Terrazas (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Carl Heath (tiring) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:07 | South Carolina | James Attaway drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Jose Alvarez | 58-35 |
| 02:54 | Mississippi | Hank Hanna comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by James Attaway - foul #1 on James Attaway, team foul #6 | 58-35 |
| Subs | South Carolina | David Scholz (PG) Lawrence Summers | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Greg Moon (PG), Freddy Bozek (PF) Pablo Castaneda, David Terrazas | |
| 02:54 | Mississippi | Hank Hanna misses the 1st free throw | 58-35 |
| 02:54 | Mississippi | Hank Hanna misses the 2nd free throw | 58-35 |
| 02:54 | South Carolina | David McGillicuddy pulls down the rebound | 58-35 |
| 02:47 | South Carolina | David Scholz throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-35 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda (SF) Hank Hanna | |
| 02:41 | Mississippi | Greg Moon is whistled for a carry | 58-35 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Hank Hanna (SF) Pablo Castaneda | |
| 02:12 | South Carolina | James Attaway comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-35 |
| 02:10 | Mississippi | Hank Hanna grabs the defensive rebound | 58-35 |
| 02:06 | Mississippi | David Scholz picks off the pass by Greg Moon in the backcourt | 58-35 |
| 01:40 | South Carolina | David Scholz drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-35 |
| 01:27 | Mississippi | Hank Hanna jams the wide open dunk on a great pass from Freddy Bozek | 61-37 |
| 01:02 | South Carolina | David McGillicuddy misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 61-37 |
| 01:01 | South Carolina | Cory Patterson tips it in | 63-37 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Mississippi | A charge is called on Carl Heath - foul #2 on Carl Heath, team foul #9 | 63-37 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Curtis Bunyard (PG), Lawrence Summers (C) David Scholz, Jose Alvarez | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda (SF), David Terrazas (PF) Hank Hanna, Carl Heath | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:27 | South Carolina | David McGillicuddy hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 63-37 |
| 00:25 | South Carolina | David McGillicuddy misses the tip | 63-37 |
| 00:24 | Mississippi | David Terrazas gets the rebound | 63-37 |
| 00:18 | Mississippi | Greg Moon makes the wide open jumpshot from the right side set up by Pablo Castaneda out of the doubleteam | 63-39 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | Curtis Bunyard runs out the clock | 63-39 |