| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Bradley Dunning (fresh) SG - William Parker (fresh) SF - Richard Knight (fresh) PF - Chad Smith (fresh) C - Curtis Hines (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Landry (fresh) SG - Michael McCoy (fresh) SF - Bradley Ater (fresh) PF - Michael Meinhardt (fresh) C - Bradley Ziegenbein (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:33 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt misses the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Richard Knight - foul #1 on Richard Knight, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:33 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:17 | Mississippi | Richard Knight is hacked by Bradley Ater - foul #1 on Bradley Ater, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:04 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 19:02 | LSU | Bradley Ater pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:47 | LSU | Chad Smith blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Robert Landry | 0-2 |
| 18:45 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:28 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 0-2 |
| 18:27 | Mississippi | Chad Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:09 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 18:08 | Mississippi | Chad Smith tips it back up and in | 2-2 |
| 17:39 | LSU | Robert Landry misses the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Chad Smith - foul #1 on Chad Smith, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu (PG), Randall Murray (SG), Dwight Jones (SF), Jason Williams (PF), Randy Quinlan (C) Bradley Dunning, William Parker, Richard Knight, Chad Smith, Curtis Hines | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 17:39 | LSU | Robert Landry makes the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 17:39 | LSU | Robert Landry makes the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 17:24 | Mississippi | Jason Williams double dribbles | 2-4 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Parker (SG) Randy Quinlan | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 17:01 | LSU | Michael McCoy hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Meinhardt | 2-7 |
| 16:44 | Mississippi | Randall Murray's pass is intercepted by Bradley Ziegenbein | 2-7 |
| 16:15 | LSU | Bradley Ater scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Michael McCoy | 2-9 |
| 15:55 | Mississippi | Jason Williams scores on a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Paul Mathieu | 4-9 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Paul Mathieu (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Parker (fresh) SF - Randall Murray (fresh) PF - Jason Williams (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dwight Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Landry (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael McCoy (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bradley Ater (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Meinhardt (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bradley Ziegenbein (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt buries a jumper from close range on a great pass from Robert Landry | 4-11 |
| 15:13 | Mississippi | Dwight Jones misses the dunk | 4-11 |
| 15:12 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein grabs the board | 4-11 |
| 15:07 | LSU | Michael McCoy travels with the ball | 4-11 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), Richard Knight (SF), Chad Smith (PF), Curtis Hines (C) William Parker, Randall Murray, Jason Williams, Dwight Jones | |
| Subs | LSU | Todd Pollard (SF), Barry Baldwin (C) Bradley Ater, Bradley Ziegenbein | |
| 14:38 | Mississippi | Chad Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-11 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Randall Murray (SF) Paul Mathieu | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 14:19 | LSU | Michael McCoy scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Landry | 4-14 |
| 13:56 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines misses the dunk but he's fouled by Barry Baldwin - foul #1 on Barry Baldwin, team foul #2 | 4-14 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu (SG) Richard Knight | |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Carson (SG), Bradley Ziegenbein (PF) Michael McCoy, Michael Meinhardt | |
| 13:56 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines makes the 1st free throw | 5-14 |
| 13:56 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines makes the 2nd free throw | 6-14 |
| 13:38 | LSU | Robert Landry scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Carson | 6-17 |
| 13:12 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 6-17 |
| 13:10 | LSU | The rebound goes to Robert Landry | 6-17 |
| 12:53 | LSU | Barry Baldwin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-17 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Knight (SF) Randall Murray | |
| Subs | LSU | Michael McCoy (SG), Bradley Ater (SF) Michael Carson, Todd Pollard | |
| 12:33 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines misses the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Barry Baldwin - foul #2 on Barry Baldwin, team foul #3 | 6-17 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Parker (SG) Bradley Dunning | |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Meinhardt (PF) Barry Baldwin | |
| 12:33 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines misses the 1st free throw | 6-17 |
| 12:33 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines misses the 2nd free throw | 6-17 |
| 12:33 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein pulls down the rebound | 6-17 |
| 12:09 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 6-17 |
| 12:08 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt tips it back up and in | 6-19 |
| 11:55 | Mississippi | Bradley Ziegenbein picks off the pass by William Parker | 6-19 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Paul Mathieu (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Parker (fresh) SF - Richard Knight (fresh) PF - Chad Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Curtis Hines (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Landry (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael McCoy (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bradley Ater (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Meinhardt (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Bradley Ziegenbein (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:31 | LSU | Robert Landry hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Bradley Ziegenbein | 6-22 |
| 11:17 | Mississippi | Michael McCoy steps in front of the Richard Knight pass | 6-22 |
| 11:12 | LSU | Michael McCoy slams it home | 6-24 |
| 10:52 | Mississippi | Michael McCoy is called for the reach on William Parker - foul #1 on Michael McCoy, team foul #4 | 6-24 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), Randall Murray (SF), Jason Williams (PF), Dwight Jones (C) Paul Mathieu, William Parker, Chad Smith, Curtis Hines | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 10:45 | Mississippi | Jason Williams can't connect on a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Michael Meinhardt - foul #1 on Michael Meinhardt, team foul #5 | 6-24 |
| 10:45 | Mississippi | Jason Williams misses the 1st free throw | 6-24 |
| 10:45 | Mississippi | Jason Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 6-24 |
| 10:45 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt snags the defensive board | 6-24 |
| 10:19 | LSU | Michael McCoy misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 6-24 |
| 10:18 | Mississippi | Dwight Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 6-24 |
| 09:55 | Mississippi | Randall Murray hits a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Bradley Dunning and the foul's on Bradley Ater - foul #2 on Bradley Ater, team foul #6 | 8-24 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu (SG), Chad Smith (PF), Curtis Hines (C) Richard Knight, Jason Williams, Dwight Jones | |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Carson (SG), Todd Pollard (SF) Michael McCoy, Bradley Ater | |
| 09:55 | Mississippi | Randall Murray makes the free throw | 9-24 |
| 09:30 | LSU | Robert Landry misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 9-24 |
| 09:29 | Mississippi | Chad Smith pulls down the rebound | 9-24 |
| 09:23 | Mississippi | Chad Smith clanks a floater from the right block but the foul's on Michael Meinhardt - foul #2 on Michael Meinhardt, team foul #7 | 9-24 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Parker (SG) Paul Mathieu | |
| Subs | LSU | Barry Baldwin (C) Michael Meinhardt | |
| 09:23 | Mississippi | Chad Smith misses the 1st free throw | 9-24 |
| 09:23 | Mississippi | Chad Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 9-24 |
| 09:23 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines snags the offensive board | 9-24 |
| 09:10 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 9-24 |
| 09:09 | LSU | Barry Baldwin pulls down the rebound | 9-24 |
| 08:44 | LSU | Robert Landry misses the 3 from the left corner | 9-24 |
| 08:42 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines snags the defensive board | 9-24 |
| 08:21 | Mississippi | Robert Landry steps in front of the Bradley Dunning pass | 9-24 |
| 07:56 | LSU | Robert Landry can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 9-24 |
| 07:54 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein tips it in | 9-26 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Bradley Dunning (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Parker (fresh) SF - Randall Murray (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Chad Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Curtis Hines (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Landry (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Carson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Todd Pollard (fresh) PF - Bradley Ziegenbein (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Barry Baldwin (fresh) | |
| 07:39 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Randall Murray | 12-26 |
| 07:25 | LSU | Randall Murray is called for the reach on Bradley Ziegenbein - foul #1 on Randall Murray, team foul #3 | 12-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu (PG), Richard Knight (SG), Dwight Jones (SF), Jason Williams (PF), Randy Quinlan (C) Bradley Dunning, William Parker, Randall Murray, Chad Smith, Curtis Hines | |
| Subs | LSU | Michael McCoy (PG) Robert Landry | |
| 07:01 | LSU | Barry Baldwin travels with the ball | 12-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Meinhardt (PF) Barry Baldwin | |
| 06:48 | Mississippi | Richard Knight knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Paul Mathieu | 14-26 |
| 06:25 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt is hacked by Jason Williams - foul #1 on Jason Williams, team foul #4 | 14-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Parker (SG), Chad Smith (PF), Curtis Hines (C) Dwight Jones, Jason Williams, Randy Quinlan | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Landry (PG) Todd Pollard | |
| 06:17 | LSU | Robert Landry scores on a 3 from the left corner | 14-29 |
| 05:54 | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 14-29 |
| 05:53 | Mississippi | Richard Knight grabs the offensive rebound | 14-29 |
| 05:39 | Mississippi | Chad Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-29 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), Randall Murray (SF), Randy Quinlan (PF) William Parker, Richard Knight, Chad Smith | |
| Subs | LSU | Dana Renteria (SF) Michael Carson | |
| 05:23 | LSU | Robert Landry scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Michael McCoy | 14-32 |
| 05:05 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines misses badly on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Bradley Ziegenbein - foul #1 on Bradley Ziegenbein, team foul #8 | 14-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Knight (SG), Chad Smith (PF) Paul Mathieu, Randy Quinlan | |
| Subs | LSU | Todd Pollard (SF), Barry Baldwin (C) Dana Renteria, Michael Meinhardt | |
| 05:05 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines makes the 1st free throw | 15-32 |
| 05:05 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines makes the 2nd free throw | 16-32 |
| 04:42 | LSU | Robert Landry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu (PG), William Parker (SG), Randy Quinlan (C) Bradley Dunning, Randall Murray, Curtis Hines | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 04:26 | Mississippi | Richard Knight misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 16-32 |
| 04:25 | LSU | Barry Baldwin snags the defensive board | 16-32 |
| 04:04 | LSU | Robert Landry can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 16-32 |
| 04:03 | LSU | Michael McCoy tips it in | 16-34 |
| 03:53 | Mississippi | Chad Smith clanks a floater from the left block | 16-34 |
| 03:51 | LSU | Todd Pollard snags the defensive board | 16-34 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Paul Mathieu (fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Parker (fresh) SF - Richard Knight (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Chad Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Randy Quinlan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Landry (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael McCoy (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Todd Pollard (fresh) PF - Bradley Ziegenbein (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Barry Baldwin (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:23 | LSU | Robert Landry hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 16-34 |
| 03:21 | LSU | Michael McCoy tips it back up and in | 16-36 |
| 03:10 | Mississippi | William Parker hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 16-36 |
| 03:08 | Mississippi | Richard Knight grabs the offensive board | 16-36 |
| 02:51 | Mississippi | Barry Baldwin denies the turnaround by Paul Mathieu | 16-36 |
| 02:50 | Mississippi | William Parker tips it in | 18-36 |
| 02:23 | LSU | Michael McCoy comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 18-36 |
| 02:21 | Mississippi | Richard Knight pulls down the rebound | 18-36 |
| 02:17 | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 18-36 |
| 02:15 | LSU | Todd Pollard gets the rebound | 18-36 |
| 01:46 | LSU | Robert Landry buries a floater from the right side on a great pass from Todd Pollard | 18-38 |
| 01:32 | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 18-38 |
| 01:31 | LSU | Robert Landry pulls down the rebound | 18-38 |
| 01:03 | LSU | Robert Landry drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Todd Pollard | 18-41 |
| 00:42 | Mississippi | Richard Knight is hacked by Barry Baldwin - foul #3 on Barry Baldwin, team foul #9 | 18-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), Randall Murray (SF), Jason Williams (PF), Curtis Hines (C) Paul Mathieu, William Parker, Chad Smith, Randy Quinlan | |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Carson (SG), Bradley Ater (SF), Michael Meinhardt (PF) Michael McCoy, Todd Pollard, Barry Baldwin | |
| 00:42 | Mississippi | Richard Knight makes the 1st free throw | 19-41 |
| 00:42 | Mississippi | Richard Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 20-41 |
| 00:13 | LSU | Bradley Ater drills a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Meinhardt | 20-43 |
| 00:03 | Mississippi | Jason Williams clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 20-43 |
| 00:01 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-43 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | The clock runs out | 20-43 |