| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Lonnie Burrell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Saunders (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gregory Torbett (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jonny Hall (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Lawrence Dorsey (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Richard Jenkins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sang Huang (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ian Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Tucci (fresh) 3 pts. C - Andrew Cokley (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Ian Brown inbounds the ball | 31-25 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 19:42 | South Carolina | Andrew Cokley drills a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Sang Huang and he's hacked by Lonnie Burrell - foul #1 on Lonnie Burrell, team foul #1 | 31-27 |
| 19:42 | South Carolina | Andrew Cokley makes the free throw | 31-28 |
| 19:17 | Mississippi | Jonny Hall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-28 |
| 19:15 | South Carolina | Richard Jenkins's pass is intercepted by Lonnie Burrell in the backcourt | 31-28 |
| 19:02 | Mississippi | Jonny Hall hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 31-28 |
| 19:00 | Mississippi | Lonnie Burrell can't tip it in | 31-28 |
| 18:58 | South Carolina | Paul Tucci snags the defensive board | 31-28 |
| 18:39 | South Carolina | Ian Brown is whistled for a carry | 31-28 |
| 18:28 | Mississippi | James Saunders connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Lonnie Burrell | 34-28 |
| 18:04 | South Carolina | Andrew Cokley misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 34-28 |
| 18:03 | South Carolina | Andrew Cokley grabs the offensive rebound | 34-28 |
| 17:41 | South Carolina | Ian Brown connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane and the foul's on Jonny Hall - foul #2 on Jonny Hall, team foul #2 | 34-30 |
| 17:41 | South Carolina | Ian Brown misses the free throw | 34-30 |
| 17:41 | Mississippi | Jonny Hall gets the rebound | 34-30 |
| 17:19 | Mississippi | A charge is called on James Saunders - foul #3 on James Saunders, team foul #3 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Thomas Horrocks (SG) James Saunders | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Willy Meacham (C) Andrew Cokley | |
| 16:55 | South Carolina | Sang Huang misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 34-30 |
| 16:54 | Mississippi | Jonny Hall gets the rebound | 34-30 |
| 16:43 | Mississippi | Lonnie Burrell evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from the right side | 34-30 |
| 16:41 | South Carolina | Willy Meacham pulls down the rebound | 34-30 |
| 16:15 | South Carolina | Richard Jenkins is fouled on the floor by Jonny Hall - foul #3 on Jonny Hall, team foul #4 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Wilson Kaspar (PG), Scott Daley (PF), Sergio Martinez (C) Lonnie Burrell, Jonny Hall, Lawrence Dorsey | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ming-Hoa Shih (PG), Murray Menard (SG), George Mai (PF) Richard Jenkins, Sang Huang, Paul Tucci | |
| 16:01 | South Carolina | George Mai's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Starner (SF) Gregory Torbett | |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Heilman (SF), Andrew Cokley (C) Ian Brown, Willy Meacham | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Wilson Kaspar (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Horrocks (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Starner (fresh) PF - Scott Daley (fresh) 6 reb. C - Sergio Martinez (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Ming-Hoa Shih (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Murray Menard (fresh) SF - John Heilman (fresh) PF - George Mai (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Cokley (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Mississippi | William Starner misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-30 |
| 15:46 | South Carolina | Murray Menard pulls down the rebound | 34-30 |
| 15:42 | South Carolina | Murray Menard hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-30 |
| 15:41 | South Carolina | Andrew Cokley tips it but misses | 34-30 |
| 15:40 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to William Starner | 34-30 |
| 15:29 | Mississippi | Wilson Kaspar buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Thomas Horrocks | 37-30 |
| 15:08 | South Carolina | Murray Menard hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by George Mai | 37-33 |
| 14:43 | Mississippi | Andrew Cokley is called for the reach on Thomas Horrocks - foul #1 on Andrew Cokley, team foul #1 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lonnie Burrell (PG), James Saunders (SG), Gregory Torbett (SF), Jonny Hall (PF), Lawrence Dorsey (C) Wilson Kaspar, Thomas Horrocks, William Starner, Scott Daley, Sergio Martinez | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Richard Jenkins (PG), Sang Huang (SG), Ian Brown (SF), Paul Tucci (PF) Ming-Hoa Shih, Murray Menard, John Heilman, George Mai | |
| 14:38 | Mississippi | Lawrence Dorsey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-33 |
| 14:09 | South Carolina | Andrew Cokley hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 37-33 |
| 14:08 | South Carolina | Andrew Cokley pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-33 |
| 13:49 | South Carolina | Paul Tucci misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-33 |
| 13:47 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Jonny Hall | 37-33 |
| 13:34 | Mississippi | Gregory Torbett is fouled on the floor by Ian Brown - foul #3 on Ian Brown, team foul #2 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Willy Meacham (C) Andrew Cokley | |
| 13:21 | Mississippi | Lonnie Burrell clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-33 |
| 13:19 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Ian Brown | 37-33 |
| 13:01 | South Carolina | Sang Huang hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Paul Tucci | 37-36 |
| 12:36 | Mississippi | Lonnie Burrell can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 37-36 |
| 12:34 | Mississippi | Jonny Hall grabs the offensive board | 37-36 |
| 12:24 | Mississippi | Gregory Torbett misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 37-36 |
| 12:23 | South Carolina | Sang Huang snags the defensive board | 37-36 |
| 12:00 | South Carolina | Lawrence Dorsey steals it from Ian Brown | 37-36 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Lonnie Burrell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Saunders (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gregory Torbett (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jonny Hall (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Lawrence Dorsey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Richard Jenkins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sang Huang (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ian Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Paul Tucci (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Willy Meacham (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:41 | Mississippi | Sang Huang picks off the pass by Jonny Hall | 37-36 |
| 11:38 | South Carolina | Richard Jenkins hits the finger roll set up by Sang Huang | 37-38 |
| 11:22 | Mississippi | Richard Jenkins is called for the reach on Lonnie Burrell - foul #1 on Richard Jenkins, team foul #3 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Thomas Horrocks (SG), Scott Daley (PF), Sergio Martinez (C) James Saunders, Jonny Hall, Lawrence Dorsey | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ming-Hoa Shih (PG), Murray Menard (SG), George Mai (PF), Andrew Cokley (C) Richard Jenkins, Sang Huang, Paul Tucci, Willy Meacham | |
| 11:09 | Mississippi | Thomas Horrocks buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Lonnie Burrell | 39-38 |
| 10:49 | South Carolina | Andrew Cokley clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 39-38 |
| 10:47 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Gregory Torbett | 39-38 |
| 10:23 | Mississippi | Sergio Martinez clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 39-38 |
| 10:22 | South Carolina | Murray Menard grabs the defensive rebound | 39-38 |
| 10:02 | South Carolina | Scott Daley swats the short shot by George Mai | 39-38 |
| 10:00 | Mississippi | Thomas Horrocks pulls down the rebound | 39-38 |
| 09:58 | Mississippi | Lonnie Burrell is fouled in the backcourt by Ming-Hoa Shih - foul #2 on Ming-Hoa Shih, team foul #4 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Wilson Kaspar (PG), James Saunders (SG) Lonnie Burrell, Gregory Torbett | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Richard Jenkins (PG), Sang Huang (SG), John Heilman (SF), Paul Tucci (PF) Ming-Hoa Shih, Murray Menard, Ian Brown, George Mai | |
| 09:44 | Mississippi | James Saunders is fouled on the floor by Sang Huang - foul #2 on Sang Huang, team foul #5 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lawrence Dorsey (C) Sergio Martinez | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 09:26 | Mississippi | Wilson Kaspar hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 39-38 |
| 09:25 | South Carolina | Paul Tucci snags the defensive board | 39-38 |
| 09:20 | South Carolina | Scott Daley takes the ball from Andrew Cokley | 39-38 |
| 09:16 | Mississippi | Wilson Kaspar misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 39-38 |
| 09:14 | South Carolina | John Heilman grabs the defensive rebound | 39-38 |
| 08:45 | South Carolina | Paul Tucci slams it home and the foul's on Scott Daley - foul #3 on Scott Daley, team foul #5 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lonnie Burrell (PG), Gregory Torbett (SF), Jonny Hall (PF) Wilson Kaspar, Thomas Horrocks, Scott Daley | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ian Brown (SF), Willy Meacham (C) John Heilman, Andrew Cokley | |
| 08:45 | South Carolina | Paul Tucci makes the free throw | 39-41 |
| 08:29 | Mississippi | Lonnie Burrell shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 from straight away | 42-41 |
| 08:00 | South Carolina | Jonny Hall steals it from Willy Meacham | 42-41 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Lonnie Burrell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Saunders (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gregory Torbett (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jonny Hall (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Lawrence Dorsey (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Richard Jenkins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sang Huang (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ian Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Paul Tucci (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Willy Meacham (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:39 | Mississippi | Lawrence Dorsey misses the easy layup | 42-41 |
| 07:37 | South Carolina | Ian Brown snags the defensive board | 42-41 |
| 07:18 | South Carolina | Willy Meacham hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Paul Tucci | 42-43 |
| 06:54 | Mississippi | James Saunders scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-43 |
| 06:25 | South Carolina | Sang Huang misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-43 |
| 06:23 | Mississippi | Lawrence Dorsey grabs the defensive rebound | 45-43 |
| 06:17 | Mississippi | Lonnie Burrell evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Richard Jenkins - foul #2 on Richard Jenkins, team foul #6 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Thomas Horrocks (SG), William Starner (SF), Sergio Martinez (C) James Saunders, Gregory Torbett, Lawrence Dorsey | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ming-Hoa Shih (PG), Murray Menard (SG), John Heilman (SF), George Mai (PF), Andrew Cokley (C) Richard Jenkins, Sang Huang, Ian Brown, Paul Tucci, Willy Meacham | |
| 06:17 | Mississippi | Lonnie Burrell makes the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 06:17 | Mississippi | Lonnie Burrell makes the 2nd free throw | 47-43 |
| 05:50 | South Carolina | John Heilman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Wilson Kaspar (PG) Lonnie Burrell | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 05:43 | Mississippi | George Mai is called for the reach on Wilson Kaspar - foul #1 on George Mai, team foul #7 | 47-43 |
| 05:43 | Mississippi | Wilson Kaspar misses the 1st free throw | 47-43 |
| 05:43 | South Carolina | George Mai snags the defensive board | 47-43 |
| 05:20 | South Carolina | Ming-Hoa Shih is fouled on the floor by Wilson Kaspar - foul #2 on Wilson Kaspar, team foul #6 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gregory Torbett (SF), Scott Daley (PF) William Starner, Jonny Hall | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ian Brown (SF) John Heilman | |
| 05:05 | South Carolina | Andrew Cokley comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 47-43 |
| 05:03 | South Carolina | Ian Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 47-43 |
| 04:39 | South Carolina | Andrew Cokley comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 47-43 |
| 04:37 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Gregory Torbett | 47-43 |
| 04:33 | Mississippi | George Mai steals it from Sergio Martinez | 47-43 |
| 04:09 | South Carolina | Ming-Hoa Shih misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-43 |
| 04:07 | Mississippi | Sergio Martinez snags the defensive board | 47-43 |
| 03:46 | Mississippi | Thomas Horrocks double dribbles | 47-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lonnie Burrell (PG), James Saunders (SG), Jonny Hall (PF), Lawrence Dorsey (C) Wilson Kaspar, Thomas Horrocks, Scott Daley, Sergio Martinez | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Richard Jenkins (PG), Sang Huang (SG), Paul Tucci (PF), Willy Meacham (C) Ming-Hoa Shih, Murray Menard, George Mai, Andrew Cokley | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Lonnie Burrell (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Saunders (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gregory Torbett (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jonny Hall (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Lawrence Dorsey (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Richard Jenkins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sang Huang (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ian Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Paul Tucci (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Willy Meacham (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:25 | South Carolina | Sang Huang is fouled on the floor by Gregory Torbett - foul #2 on Gregory Torbett, team foul #7 | 47-43 |
| 03:25 | South Carolina | Sang Huang makes the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 03:25 | South Carolina | Sang Huang makes the 2nd free throw | 47-45 |
| 03:15 | Mississippi | Lonnie Burrell misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-45 |
| 03:13 | South Carolina | Willy Meacham grabs the defensive rebound | 47-45 |
| 02:54 | South Carolina | Sang Huang misses the jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Jonny Hall - foul #4 on Jonny Hall, team foul #8 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Heilman (SF) Ian Brown | |
| 02:54 | South Carolina | Sang Huang misses the 1st free throw | 47-45 |
| 02:54 | South Carolina | Sang Huang misses the 2nd free throw | 47-45 |
| 02:54 | Mississippi | Lawrence Dorsey pulls down the rebound | 47-45 |
| 02:32 | Mississippi | Lawrence Dorsey comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 47-45 |
| 02:30 | Mississippi | Jonny Hall tips it in | 49-45 |
| 02:30 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ian Brown (SF), Andrew Cokley (C) John Heilman, Willy Meacham | |
| 02:15 | South Carolina | Sang Huang makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Ian Brown | 49-48 |
| 01:56 | Mississippi | Lonnie Burrell drills a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Gregory Torbett | 51-48 |
| 01:52 | South Carolina | Jonny Hall steps in front of the Richard Jenkins pass | 51-48 |
| 01:34 | Mississippi | Gregory Torbett is wide open but clanks a 3 from the left wing | 51-48 |
| 01:32 | South Carolina | Paul Tucci grabs the defensive rebound | 51-48 |
| 01:03 | South Carolina | Richard Jenkins can't finish the layup | 51-48 |
| 01:01 | Mississippi | Jonny Hall pulls down the rebound | 51-48 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 00:40 | Mississippi | James Saunders comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 51-48 |
| 00:38 | South Carolina | Paul Tucci snags the defensive board | 51-48 |
| 00:23 | South Carolina | Lawrence Dorsey steals the ball from Andrew Cokley | 51-48 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:22 | Mississippi | James Saunders is hacked by Sang Huang in the backcourt - foul #3 on Sang Huang, team foul #8 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Scott Daley (PF) Jonny Hall | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 00:22 | Mississippi | James Saunders misses the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 00:22 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Sang Huang | 51-48 |
| 00:06 | South Carolina | Paul Tucci misses long on a 3 from straight away | 51-48 |
| 00:05 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to James Saunders | 51-48 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi | Richard Jenkins is called for the reach on James Saunders in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Jenkins, team foul #9 | 51-48 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi | James Saunders makes the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi | James Saunders misses the 2nd free throw | 52-48 |
| 00:04 | South Carolina | Andrew Cokley grabs the defensive rebound | 52-48 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | Andrew Cokley misses long on a halfcourt shot | 52-48 |