| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Karl Chambers (fresh) 4 pts. SG - William Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Daniel Morgan (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Rothrock (fresh) 3 reb. C - Gregory Badilla (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Arthur McCuen (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Floyd Wilson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Burgess (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Carroll Pape (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Brockman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan inbounds the ball | 25-27 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:51 | South Carolina | Karl Chambers is alone and drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Daniel Morgan | 28-27 |
| 19:29 | Mississippi | James Burgess comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-27 |
| 19:27 | Mississippi | Charles Brockman gets the offensive rebound | 28-27 |
| 19:16 | Mississippi | James Burgess comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 28-27 |
| 19:15 | South Carolina | Robert Rothrock grabs the defensive rebound | 28-27 |
| 19:05 | South Carolina | Gregory Badilla makes the runner from close range on a nice dish by Karl Chambers and he's hacked by Floyd Wilson - foul #1 on Floyd Wilson, team foul #1 | 30-27 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Edward Brown (PG), Jacob Stewart (SG), Harold Hilliard (PF) Arthur McCuen, Floyd Wilson, Carroll Pape | |
| 19:05 | South Carolina | Gregory Badilla makes the free throw | 31-27 |
| 18:52 | Mississippi | Jacob Stewart is fouled on the floor by William Smith - foul #3 on William Smith, team foul #1 | 31-27 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Juan Rodriguez (SG) William Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Carroll Pape (PF), Nathan Tripp (C) Harold Hilliard, Charles Brockman | |
| 18:38 | Mississippi | Carroll Pape clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 31-27 |
| 18:37 | South Carolina | Juan Rodriguez grabs the defensive rebound | 31-27 |
| 18:14 | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Karl Chambers | 34-27 |
| 17:56 | Mississippi | Carroll Pape misses short on a jumper from the right block | 34-27 |
| 17:55 | South Carolina | Gregory Badilla grabs the board | 34-27 |
| 17:40 | South Carolina | Juan Rodriguez misses short on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jacob Stewart - foul #1 on Jacob Stewart, team foul #2 | 34-27 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Floyd Wilson (SG), Harold Hilliard (PF), Charles Brockman (C) Jacob Stewart, Carroll Pape, Nathan Tripp | |
| 17:40 | South Carolina | Juan Rodriguez misses the 1st free throw | 34-27 |
| 17:40 | South Carolina | Juan Rodriguez makes the 2nd free throw | 35-27 |
| 17:21 | Mississippi | Charles Brockman lays it up and in set up by Edward Brown | 35-29 |
| 16:57 | South Carolina | Harold Hilliard swats the short shot by Karl Chambers | 35-29 |
| 16:55 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Floyd Wilson | 35-29 |
| 16:37 | Mississippi | Floyd Wilson buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Edward Brown | 35-32 |
| 16:23 | South Carolina | Gregory Badilla connects on the jump hook from close range set up by Karl Chambers | 37-32 |
| 16:03 | Mississippi | James Burgess is hacked by Robert Rothrock - foul #2 on Robert Rothrock, team foul #2 | 37-32 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lyle Conner (PG), Stephen Scheele (PF), Melvin Lovett (C) Karl Chambers, Robert Rothrock, Gregory Badilla | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen (PG), Jacob Stewart (SG), Howard Barnes (SF), Carroll Pape (PF) Edward Brown, Floyd Wilson, James Burgess, Harold Hilliard | |
| 15:50 | Mississippi | Carroll Pape is hacked by Melvin Lovett - foul #1 on Melvin Lovett, team foul #3 | 37-32 |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Smith (SG), Russell Hoover (C) Juan Rodriguez, Melvin Lovett | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Burgess (SF) Howard Barnes | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Lyle Conner (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Daniel Morgan (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Scheele (fresh) 4 reb. C - Russell Hoover (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Arthur McCuen (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jacob Stewart (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Burgess (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Carroll Pape (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Brockman (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen hits a fadeaway from the right side set up by Jacob Stewart | 37-34 |
| 15:30 | South Carolina | Russell Hoover drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Lyle Conner | 39-34 |
| 15:11 | Mississippi | Jacob Stewart drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by James Burgess | 39-37 |
| 14:50 | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-37 |
| 14:48 | South Carolina | Stephen Scheele grabs the offensive rebound | 39-37 |
| 14:26 | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-37 |
| 14:07 | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen connects on the jump hook from close range set up by Carroll Pape | 42-39 |
| 13:50 | South Carolina | Carroll Pape steals it from Stephen Scheele | 42-39 |
| 13:32 | Mississippi | Charles Brockman hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 42-39 |
| 13:30 | South Carolina | Russell Hoover grabs the defensive rebound | 42-39 |
| 13:25 | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-39 |
| 13:23 | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-39 |
| 13:17 | South Carolina | Russell Hoover misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 42-39 |
| 13:16 | South Carolina | Stephen Scheele snags the offensive board | 42-39 |
| 13:09 | South Carolina | Jacob Stewart takes the ball from Russell Hoover | 42-39 |
| 12:47 | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen misses the shot from the left side | 42-39 |
| 12:45 | Mississippi | Charles Brockman tips it in | 42-41 |
| 12:30 | South Carolina | Russell Hoover hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Jacob Stewart - foul #2 on Jacob Stewart, team foul #3 | 42-41 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Karl Chambers (PG), Juan Rodriguez (SF), Robert Rothrock (PF) Lyle Conner, Daniel Morgan, Stephen Scheele | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Edward Brown (PG), Floyd Wilson (SG), Howard Barnes (SF), Harold Hilliard (PF), Nathan Tripp (C) Arthur McCuen, Jacob Stewart, James Burgess, Carroll Pape, Charles Brockman | |
| 12:30 | South Carolina | Russell Hoover makes the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 12:30 | South Carolina | Russell Hoover makes the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| 12:11 | Mississippi | Edward Brown buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-44 |
| 11:50 | South Carolina | Juan Rodriguez double dribbles | 44-44 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Piazza (SF), Gregory Badilla (C) William Smith, Russell Hoover | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen (PG), Carroll Pape (PF) Edward Brown, Harold Hilliard | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Karl Chambers (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Juan Rodriguez (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. SF - Robert Piazza (fresh) PF - Robert Rothrock (fresh) 4 reb. C - Gregory Badilla (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Arthur McCuen (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Floyd Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Howard Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carroll Pape (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Nathan Tripp (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:31 | Mississippi | Floyd Wilson is hacked by Juan Rodriguez - foul #1 on Juan Rodriguez, team foul #4 | 44-44 |
| 11:18 | Mississippi | Nathan Tripp misses the shot from the free throw line | 44-44 |
| 11:17 | South Carolina | Robert Rothrock grabs the defensive rebound | 44-44 |
| 10:54 | South Carolina | Juan Rodriguez hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Floyd Wilson - foul #2 on Floyd Wilson, team foul #4 | 44-44 |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Smith (SG) Robert Piazza | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Edward Brown (PG), Harold Hilliard (PF), Charles Brockman (C) Arthur McCuen, Carroll Pape, Nathan Tripp | |
| 10:54 | South Carolina | Juan Rodriguez makes the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 10:54 | South Carolina | Juan Rodriguez makes the 2nd free throw | 46-44 |
| 10:30 | Mississippi | Floyd Wilson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-44 |
| 10:29 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Robert Rothrock | 46-44 |
| 10:14 | South Carolina | William Smith is called for 5 seconds | 46-44 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan (SF), Russell Hoover (C) Juan Rodriguez, Gregory Badilla | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen (PG), James Burgess (SF), Carroll Pape (PF) Edward Brown, Howard Barnes, Harold Hilliard | |
| 09:59 | Mississippi | Charles Brockman hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 46-44 |
| 09:57 | Mississippi | Floyd Wilson tips it back up and in | 46-46 |
| 09:38 | South Carolina | Robert Rothrock connects on the open fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from William Smith | 48-46 |
| 09:19 | Mississippi | Floyd Wilson drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-49 |
| 08:53 | South Carolina | Russell Hoover misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Charles Brockman - foul #1 on Charles Brockman, team foul #5 | 48-49 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lyle Conner (PG), Juan Rodriguez (SG), Gregory Badilla (PF) Karl Chambers, William Smith, Robert Rothrock | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Edward Brown (PG), Bobby Willis (SG), Howard Barnes (SF), Harold Hilliard (PF), Nathan Tripp (C) Arthur McCuen, Floyd Wilson, James Burgess, Carroll Pape, Charles Brockman | |
| 08:53 | South Carolina | Russell Hoover makes the 1st free throw | 49-49 |
| 08:53 | South Carolina | Russell Hoover makes the 2nd free throw | 50-49 |
| 08:39 | Mississippi | Daniel Morgan blocks the short jumper by Harold Hilliard | 50-49 |
| 08:38 | Mississippi | Nathan Tripp misses the tip | 50-49 |
| 08:37 | South Carolina | Russell Hoover pulls down the rebound | 50-49 |
| 08:18 | South Carolina | Juan Rodriguez knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 52-49 |
| 08:11 | Mississippi | Bobby Willis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-49 |
| 08:09 | Mississippi | Nathan Tripp grabs the offensive rebound | 52-49 |
| 07:53 | Mississippi | Nathan Tripp knocks in the jumper from the left side | 52-51 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Lyle Conner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Juan Rodriguez (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. SF - Daniel Morgan (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Gregory Badilla (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Russell Hoover (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Edward Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bobby Willis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Howard Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Harold Hilliard (fresh) 2 blk. C - Nathan Tripp (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:31 | South Carolina | Russell Hoover scores on a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Lyle Conner | 54-51 |
| 07:11 | Mississippi | Harold Hilliard drills a floater from the left block | 54-53 |
| 06:51 | South Carolina | Juan Rodriguez can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 54-53 |
| 06:49 | Mississippi | Nathan Tripp grabs the defensive rebound | 54-53 |
| 06:44 | Mississippi | Edward Brown dunks the ball and the foul's on Lyle Conner - foul #1 on Lyle Conner, team foul #5 | 54-55 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Karl Chambers (PG), William Smith (SG), Robert Rothrock (PF) Lyle Conner, Juan Rodriguez, Russell Hoover | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Floyd Wilson (SG), James Burgess (SF), Carroll Pape (PF), Charles Brockman (C) Bobby Willis, Howard Barnes, Harold Hilliard, Nathan Tripp | |
| 06:44 | Mississippi | Edward Brown makes the free throw | 54-56 |
| 06:36 | South Carolina | Karl Chambers comes up short on the floater from the right side | 54-56 |
| 06:35 | Mississippi | Charles Brockman gets the rebound | 54-56 |
| 06:26 | Mississippi | Floyd Wilson drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-59 |
| 06:10 | South Carolina | Robert Rothrock throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-59 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen (PG) Edward Brown | |
| 05:49 | Mississippi | James Burgess is called for 3 seconds | 54-59 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Juan Rodriguez (SF) Daniel Morgan | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 05:31 | South Carolina | Robert Rothrock drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Juan Rodriguez | 57-59 |
| 05:04 | Mississippi | Juan Rodriguez is called for the reach on Charles Brockman - foul #2 on Juan Rodriguez, team foul #6 | 57-59 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan (SF), Russell Hoover (C) Juan Rodriguez, Gregory Badilla | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jacob Stewart (SG) Floyd Wilson | |
| 04:53 | Mississippi | Charles Brockman banks in the layup set up by Jacob Stewart | 57-61 |
| 04:39 | South Carolina | Russell Hoover misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-61 |
| 04:37 | South Carolina | William Smith tips it home | 59-61 |
| 04:20 | Mississippi | Carroll Pape misses badly on a floater from the left block | 59-61 |
| 04:18 | South Carolina | Russell Hoover grabs the board | 59-61 |
| 03:51 | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on James Burgess - foul #3 on James Burgess, team foul #6 | 59-61 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lyle Conner (PG) Karl Chambers | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Floyd Wilson (SG) Jacob Stewart | |
| 03:51 | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 60-61 |
| 03:51 | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan misses the 2nd free throw | 60-61 |
| 03:51 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Russell Hoover | 60-61 |
| 03:43 | South Carolina | Lyle Conner's pass is intercepted by Carroll Pape | 60-61 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Lyle Conner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Daniel Morgan (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Robert Rothrock (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Russell Hoover (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Arthur McCuen (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Floyd Wilson (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Burgess (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Carroll Pape (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Charles Brockman (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen misses badly on a runner from the right block | 60-61 |
| 03:20 | Mississippi | James Burgess gets the offensive rebound | 60-61 |
| 03:02 | Mississippi | James Burgess misses badly on a shot from the right side | 60-61 |
| 03:01 | South Carolina | Robert Rothrock grabs the board | 60-61 |
| 02:47 | South Carolina | Arthur McCuen steps in front of the Robert Rothrock pass | 60-61 |
| 02:37 | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen hits the finger roll on a great pass from Floyd Wilson | 60-63 |
| 02:18 | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-63 |
| 02:17 | Mississippi | Carroll Pape grabs the board | 60-63 |
| 02:00 | Mississippi | Charles Brockman can't finish the layup | 60-63 |
| 01:59 | South Carolina | William Smith snags the defensive board | 60-63 |
| 01:53 | South Carolina | Lyle Conner travels with the ball | 60-63 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Karl Chambers (PG) Lyle Conner | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 01:37 | Mississippi | Floyd Wilson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-63 |
| 01:35 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Daniel Morgan | 60-63 |
| 01:16 | South Carolina | Russell Hoover lays it up and in | 62-63 |
| 01:02 | Mississippi | Floyd Wilson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-63 |
| 01:01 | South Carolina | Russell Hoover pulls down the rebound | 62-63 |
| 00:34 | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by James Burgess - foul #4 on James Burgess, team foul #7 | 62-63 |
| 00:34 | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan misses the 1st free throw | 62-63 |
| 00:34 | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 63-63 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:13 | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen buries a 3 from the left corner set up by James Burgess | 63-66 |
| 00:05 | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Karl Chambers | 66-66 |
| 00:05 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 66-66 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | James Burgess misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 66-66 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Karl Chambers (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Daniel Morgan (fresh) 19 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Robert Rothrock (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Russell Hoover (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Arthur McCuen (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Floyd Wilson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Burgess (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Carroll Pape (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - Charles Brockman (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Mississippi | James Burgess wins the tip | 66-66 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 04:44 | Mississippi | Carroll Pape is fouled on the floor by William Smith - foul #4 on William Smith, team foul #7 | 66-66 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Edward Brown (PG), Jacob Stewart (SG), Howard Barnes (SF), Nathan Tripp (C) Arthur McCuen, Floyd Wilson, James Burgess, Charles Brockman | |
| 04:44 | Mississippi | Carroll Pape misses the 1st free throw | 66-66 |
| 04:44 | South Carolina | Robert Rothrock pulls down the rebound | 66-66 |
| 04:31 | South Carolina | Robert Rothrock misses the jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Jacob Stewart - foul #3 on Jacob Stewart, team foul #8 | 66-66 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Harold Hilliard (PF) Carroll Pape | |
| 04:31 | South Carolina | Robert Rothrock makes the 1st free throw | 67-66 |
| 04:31 | South Carolina | Robert Rothrock makes the 2nd free throw | 68-66 |
| 04:19 | Mississippi | Jacob Stewart can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 68-66 |
| 04:17 | South Carolina | Russell Hoover pulls down the rebound | 68-66 |
| 04:00 | South Carolina | Karl Chambers comes up short on the runner from the left block but the foul's on Harold Hilliard - foul #1 on Harold Hilliard, team foul #9 | 68-66 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Gregory Badilla (PF) Robert Rothrock | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 04:00 | South Carolina | Karl Chambers misses the 1st free throw | 68-66 |
| 04:00 | South Carolina | Karl Chambers makes the 2nd free throw | 69-66 |
| 03:46 | Mississippi | William Smith picks off the pass by Howard Barnes | 69-66 |
| 03:30 | South Carolina | Karl Chambers is hacked by Edward Brown - foul #1 on Edward Brown, team foul #10 | 69-66 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Stephen Scheele (C) Russell Hoover | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen (PG), James Burgess (SF) Edward Brown, Howard Barnes | |
| 03:30 | South Carolina | Karl Chambers misses the 1st free throw | 69-66 |
| 03:30 | South Carolina | Karl Chambers makes the 2nd free throw | 70-66 |
| 03:11 | Mississippi | Jacob Stewart is fouled on the floor by Daniel Morgan - foul #2 on Daniel Morgan, team foul #8 | 70-66 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Floyd Wilson (SG), Howard Barnes (SF), Charles Brockman (C) James Burgess, Harold Hilliard, Nathan Tripp | |
| 03:11 | Mississippi | Jacob Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 70-67 |
| 03:11 | Mississippi | Jacob Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 70-68 |
| 02:53 | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 70-68 |
| 02:52 | Mississippi | Charles Brockman gets the rebound | 70-68 |
| 02:32 | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen knocks in the runner in the paint set up by Floyd Wilson | 70-70 |
| 02:32 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 4 full remaining) | 70-70 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Rothrock (PF), Russell Hoover (C) Gregory Badilla, Stephen Scheele | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Edward Brown (PG), James Burgess (SF), Carroll Pape (PF), Nathan Tripp (C) Arthur McCuen, Floyd Wilson, Howard Barnes, Charles Brockman | |
| 02:11 | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 70-70 |
| 02:10 | Mississippi | Jacob Stewart gets the rebound | 70-70 |
| 01:58 | Mississippi | William Smith takes the ball from Carroll Pape | 70-70 |
| 01:32 | South Carolina | Robert Rothrock blows the layup | 70-70 |
| 01:31 | Mississippi | Nathan Tripp pulls down the rebound | 70-70 |
| 01:18 | Mississippi | Edward Brown misses the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Russell Hoover - foul #4 on Russell Hoover, team foul #9 | 70-70 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Floyd Wilson (SG), Charles Brockman (C) Jacob Stewart, Nathan Tripp | |
| 01:18 | Mississippi | Edward Brown makes the 1st free throw | 70-71 |
| 01:18 | Mississippi | Edward Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 70-71 |
| 01:18 | South Carolina | William Smith pulls down the rebound | 70-71 |
| 01:10 | South Carolina | William Smith misses badly on a floater from the right side | 70-71 |
| 01:09 | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan tips it home | 72-71 |
| 00:48 | Mississippi | Floyd Wilson knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by James Burgess | 72-73 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Karl Chambers (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Daniel Morgan (fresh) 21 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Robert Rothrock (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Russell Hoover (fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Edward Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Floyd Wilson (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Burgess (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Carroll Pape (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - Charles Brockman (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 00:30 | South Carolina | Karl Chambers misses badly on the uncontested shot in the paint | 72-73 |
| 00:29 | South Carolina | Karl Chambers tips it back up and in | 74-73 |
| 00:10 | Mississippi | The jumper by Carroll Pape is denied by Robert Rothrock | 74-73 |
| 00:08 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Daniel Morgan | 74-73 |
| 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 motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:07 | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan is fouled in the backcourt by Edward Brown - foul #2 on Edward Brown, team foul #11 | 74-73 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen (PG) Edward Brown | |
| 00:07 | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 75-73 |
| 00:07 | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 76-73 |
| 00:07 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a :30 timeout (5 full remaining) | 76-73 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi | Floyd Wilson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 76-73 |
| 00:01 | Mississippi | Carroll Pape pulls down the offensive rebound | 76-73 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | The clock runs out | 76-73 |