| Lineup | LSU | PG - William Young (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jayson Sartori (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Zavadoski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Rodney Crawford (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Jared Goode (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Van Ashcroft (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Lansing (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mike Butler (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Charlie Leppert (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | John Zavadoski inbounds the ball | 43-35 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:53 | LSU | Jared Goode misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 43-35 |
| 19:52 | Mississippi | Mike Butler grabs the board | 43-35 |
| 19:33 | Mississippi | Gary Lansing drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Charlie Leppert | 43-38 |
| 19:26 | LSU | Jared Goode hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Van Ashcroft - foul #1 on Van Ashcroft, team foul #1 | 43-38 |
| Subs | LSU | Terry Brunswick (C) William Young | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 19:26 | LSU | Jared Goode misses the 1st free throw | 43-38 |
| 19:26 | LSU | Jared Goode makes the 2nd free throw | 44-38 |
| 19:19 | Mississippi | Van Ashcroft is fouled on the floor by Terry Brunswick - foul #1 on Terry Brunswick, team foul #1 | 44-38 |
| Subs | LSU | William Young (PG) Terry Brunswick | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 19:08 | Mississippi | Gary Lansing is denied on a layup by Jared Goode | 44-38 |
| 19:06 | LSU | Jayson Sartori gets the rebound | 44-38 |
| 18:57 | LSU | Jared Goode makes the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by William Young | 46-38 |
| 18:41 | Mississippi | Timothy Williams knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Mike Butler | 46-40 |
| 18:32 | LSU | Timothy Williams is called for the reach on Jayson Sartori - foul #2 on Timothy Williams, team foul #2 | 46-40 |
| Subs | LSU | Richard Segura (PG), Ronnie Bailey (SF), Robin Arango (PF) William Young, John Zavadoski, Rodney Crawford | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 18:22 | LSU | Jared Goode hits a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Richard Segura | 48-40 |
| 18:12 | Mississippi | Charlie Leppert misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 48-40 |
| 18:10 | LSU | Jayson Sartori gets the rebound | 48-40 |
| 17:56 | LSU | Charlie Leppert takes the ball from Ronnie Bailey | 48-40 |
| 17:39 | Mississippi | Charlie Leppert connects on the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Van Ashcroft | 48-42 |
| 17:27 | LSU | Jayson Sartori misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-42 |
| 17:25 | LSU | Jared Goode hits the follow up shot | 50-42 |
| 17:06 | Mississippi | Mike Butler misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 50-42 |
| 17:04 | LSU | Jared Goode grabs the board | 50-42 |
| 16:59 | LSU | Jayson Sartori throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-42 |
| Subs | LSU | William Young (PG), John Zavadoski (SF), Rodney Crawford (PF), Terry Brunswick (C) Richard Segura, Ronnie Bailey, Robin Arango, Jared Goode | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Campbell (PG), Donald McCraven (SG), Paul Thompson (SF), Paul Hester (PF), Howard Rudd (C) Van Ashcroft, Gary Lansing, Timothy Williams, Mike Butler, Charlie Leppert | |
| 16:51 | Mississippi | Paul Hester can't connect on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Rodney Crawford - foul #2 on Rodney Crawford, team foul #2 | 50-42 |
| 16:51 | Mississippi | Paul Hester makes the 1st free throw | 50-43 |
| 16:51 | Mississippi | Paul Hester misses the 2nd free throw | 50-43 |
| 16:51 | LSU | Terry Brunswick snags the defensive board | 50-43 |
| 16:38 | LSU | John Zavadoski buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-43 |
| 16:27 | Mississippi | Terry Brunswick denies the turnaround by Paul Campbell | 53-43 |
| 16:26 | Mississippi | Howard Rudd snags the offensive board | 53-43 |
| 16:12 | Mississippi | Terry Brunswick swats the layup by Donald McCraven | 53-43 |
| 16:10 | Mississippi | Paul Thompson misses the tip | 53-43 |
| 16:09 | Mississippi | Paul Thompson snags the offensive board | 53-43 |
| 15:54 | Mississippi | Paul Campbell misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-43 |
| 15:52 | Mississippi | Paul Thompson snags the offensive board | 53-43 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - William Young (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jayson Sartori (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Zavadoski (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Rodney Crawford (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Terry Brunswick (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Paul Campbell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald McCraven (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Paul Thompson (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Paul Hester (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Howard Rudd (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Mississippi | Paul Thompson makes the driving attempt in the lane set up by Paul Campbell | 53-45 |
| 15:24 | LSU | Jayson Sartori drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Rodney Crawford | 55-45 |
| 15:12 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Paul Campbell and he's fouled by William Young - foul #3 on William Young, team foul #3 | 55-47 |
| Subs | LSU | Trevor Downs (PG), Jared Goode (C) William Young, Terry Brunswick | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Van Ashcroft (PG), Gary Lansing (SG), Mike Butler (PF), Charlie Leppert (C) Paul Campbell, Paul Thompson, Paul Hester, Howard Rudd | |
| 15:12 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven makes the free throw | 55-48 |
| 14:52 | LSU | Rodney Crawford knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing | 57-48 |
| 14:32 | Mississippi | Gary Lansing knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-51 |
| 14:22 | LSU | Rodney Crawford misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 57-51 |
| 14:21 | LSU | Trevor Downs can't tip it in | 57-51 |
| 14:19 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Mike Butler | 57-51 |
| 14:06 | Mississippi | Gary Lansing clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 57-51 |
| 14:05 | Mississippi | Charlie Leppert hits the follow up shot | 57-53 |
| 13:49 | LSU | Rodney Crawford misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 57-53 |
| 13:47 | Mississippi | Mike Butler snags the defensive board | 57-53 |
| 13:43 | Mississippi | Van Ashcroft throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-53 |
| Subs | LSU | Ronnie Bailey (SG) Jayson Sartori | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Timothy Williams (SF) Donald McCraven | |
| 13:31 | LSU | John Zavadoski misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-53 |
| 13:29 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Trevor Downs | 57-53 |
| 13:13 | LSU | Ronnie Bailey is whistled for traveling | 57-53 |
| Subs | LSU | Jayson Sartori (SG) John Zavadoski | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Campbell (PG), Paul Hester (C) Van Ashcroft, Charlie Leppert | |
| 12:50 | Mississippi | Paul Campbell can't throw it down | 57-53 |
| 12:49 | LSU | The rebound goes to Jared Goode | 57-53 |
| 12:30 | LSU | Jared Goode misses long on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Paul Campbell - foul #3 on Paul Campbell, team foul #3 | 57-53 |
| Subs | LSU | John Zavadoski (SF) Ronnie Bailey | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Davis (SG), Howard Rudd (C) Gary Lansing, Mike Butler | |
| 12:30 | LSU | Jared Goode misses the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 12:30 | LSU | Jared Goode makes the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| 12:15 | Mississippi | James Davis loses the dribble to Rodney Crawford | 58-53 |
| 11:58 | LSU | Rodney Crawford hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 58-53 |
| 11:56 | Mississippi | Paul Campbell pulls down the rebound | 58-53 |
| 11:43 | Mississippi | Paul Campbell knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Timothy Williams | 58-56 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Trevor Downs (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SG - Jayson Sartori (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Zavadoski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Rodney Crawford (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Jared Goode (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Paul Campbell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Davis (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Timothy Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Hester (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Howard Rudd (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:40 | LSU | Paul Campbell picks off the pass by Trevor Downs in the backcourt | 58-56 |
| 11:37 | Mississippi | Paul Campbell blows the layup | 58-56 |
| 11:35 | LSU | Rodney Crawford grabs the board | 58-56 |
| 11:30 | LSU | Jayson Sartori makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Trevor Downs | 61-56 |
| 11:08 | Mississippi | Howard Rudd comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-56 |
| 11:06 | LSU | Rodney Crawford gets the rebound | 61-56 |
| 11:02 | LSU | Jayson Sartori is whistled for a carry | 61-56 |
| Subs | LSU | Ronnie Bailey (SG) Jayson Sartori | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Van Ashcroft (PG), Gary Lansing (SG), Donald McCraven (SF), Mike Butler (PF), Charlie Leppert (C) Paul Campbell, James Davis, Timothy Williams, Paul Hester, Howard Rudd | |
| 10:52 | Mississippi | Gary Lansing comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 61-56 |
| 10:51 | LSU | The rebound goes to Jared Goode | 61-56 |
| 10:35 | LSU | John Zavadoski is hacked by Gary Lansing - foul #1 on Gary Lansing, team foul #4 | 61-56 |
| Subs | LSU | Jayson Sartori (SG) Ronnie Bailey | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 10:26 | LSU | Jared Goode is fouled on the floor by Charlie Leppert - foul #1 on Charlie Leppert, team foul #5 | 61-56 |
| Subs | LSU | Victor Moskowitz (PF) Rodney Crawford | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 10:09 | LSU | Van Ashcroft steals it from John Zavadoski | 61-56 |
| 10:06 | Mississippi | Van Ashcroft hits the finger roll | 61-58 |
| 09:50 | LSU | Jared Goode misses the easy layup | 61-58 |
| 09:49 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Charlie Leppert | 61-58 |
| 09:45 | Mississippi | Gary Lansing comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 61-58 |
| 09:44 | LSU | Victor Moskowitz pulls down the rebound | 61-58 |
| 09:20 | LSU | Jared Goode is fouled on the floor by Charlie Leppert - foul #2 on Charlie Leppert, team foul #6 | 61-58 |
| Subs | LSU | Ronnie Bailey (SF), Rodney Crawford (PF) John Zavadoski, Victor Moskowitz | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Campbell (SG), Paul Hester (PF) Gary Lansing, Mike Butler | |
| 09:15 | LSU | Jared Goode misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 61-58 |
| 09:13 | LSU | Jared Goode misses the tip | 61-58 |
| 09:12 | LSU | Trevor Downs hits the follow up shot | 63-58 |
| 08:52 | Mississippi | Paul Campbell buries a runner from the left block and he's fouled by Jayson Sartori - foul #3 on Jayson Sartori, team foul #4 | 63-60 |
| Subs | LSU | John Zavadoski (SF), Terry Brunswick (C) Ronnie Bailey, Jared Goode | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Timothy Williams (SF) Donald McCraven | |
| 08:52 | Mississippi | Paul Campbell misses the free throw | 63-60 |
| 08:52 | LSU | The rebound goes to Terry Brunswick | 63-60 |
| 08:36 | LSU | Jayson Sartori can't connect on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Paul Hester - foul #2 on Paul Hester, team foul #7 | 63-60 |
| Subs | LSU | Ronnie Bailey (SF), Jared Goode (C) John Zavadoski, Terry Brunswick | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Davis (SG), Howard Rudd (C) Van Ashcroft, Charlie Leppert | |
| 08:36 | LSU | Jayson Sartori makes the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 08:36 | LSU | Jayson Sartori makes the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| 08:15 | Mississippi | Paul Campbell buries a turnaround in the lane set up by Howard Rudd | 65-62 |
| 07:57 | LSU | Trevor Downs misses the lay-in | 65-62 |
| 07:55 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Jared Goode | 65-62 |
| 07:44 | LSU | Jayson Sartori misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 65-62 |
| 07:42 | LSU | Rodney Crawford tips it home | 67-62 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Trevor Downs (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jayson Sartori (tiring) 14 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ronnie Bailey (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Rodney Crawford (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Jared Goode (tiring) 20 pts. 13 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Paul Campbell (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Davis (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Timothy Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Hester (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Howard Rudd (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Mississippi | Timothy Williams hits a runner in the lane set up by Paul Campbell | 67-64 |
| 07:11 | LSU | Jayson Sartori is fouled on the floor by James Davis - foul #1 on James Davis, team foul #8 | 67-64 |
| Subs | LSU | John Zavadoski (SF), Terry Brunswick (C) Ronnie Bailey, Jared Goode | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Van Ashcroft (PG), Gary Lansing (SG), Donald McCraven (SF), Mike Butler (PF), Charlie Leppert (C) Paul Campbell, James Davis, Timothy Williams, Paul Hester, Howard Rudd | |
| 07:11 | LSU | Jayson Sartori makes the 1st free throw | 68-64 |
| 07:11 | LSU | Jayson Sartori makes the 2nd free throw | 69-64 |
| 06:56 | Mississippi | Van Ashcroft drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Charlie Leppert | 69-67 |
| 06:48 | LSU | Jayson Sartori scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Trevor Downs | 72-67 |
| 06:30 | Mississippi | Van Ashcroft misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 72-67 |
| 06:29 | LSU | Rodney Crawford grabs the board | 72-67 |
| 06:19 | LSU | Trevor Downs loses the ball out of bounds | 72-67 |
| Subs | LSU | Richard Segura (SG), Robin Arango (PF), Jared Goode (C) Jayson Sartori, Rodney Crawford, Terry Brunswick | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 06:02 | Mississippi | Van Ashcroft misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 72-67 |
| 06:00 | LSU | Robin Arango gets the rebound | 72-67 |
| 05:49 | LSU | Jared Goode clanks a fadeaway from close range | 72-67 |
| 05:47 | LSU | Robin Arango pulls down the offensive rebound | 72-67 |
| 05:42 | LSU | Robin Arango connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Trevor Downs | 74-67 |
| 05:26 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from the left side | 74-67 |
| 05:25 | LSU | Robin Arango snags the defensive board | 74-67 |
| 05:10 | LSU | Richard Segura is hacked by Gary Lansing - foul #2 on Gary Lansing, team foul #9 | 74-67 |
| Subs | LSU | Jayson Sartori (SG), Rodney Crawford (PF) John Zavadoski, Robin Arango | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Campbell (PG), Timothy Williams (SF), Howard Rudd (C) Van Ashcroft, Donald McCraven, Charlie Leppert | |
| 05:10 | LSU | Richard Segura makes the 1st free throw | 75-67 |
| 05:10 | LSU | Richard Segura makes the 2nd free throw | 76-67 |
| 04:47 | Mississippi | Trevor Downs takes the ball from Timothy Williams | 76-67 |
| 04:44 | LSU | Richard Segura lays it in on a great pass from Trevor Downs | 78-67 |
| 04:16 | Mississippi | Mike Butler misses the floater in the paint | 78-67 |
| 04:14 | Mississippi | Timothy Williams tips it in | 78-69 |
| 03:54 | LSU | Rodney Crawford lays it in on a great pass from Trevor Downs | 80-69 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:44 | Mississippi | A charge is called on Gary Lansing - foul #3 on Gary Lansing, team foul #10 | 80-69 |
| Subs | LSU | John Zavadoski (SF) Richard Segura | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Van Ashcroft (PG), Donald McCraven (SF), Paul Hester (PF), Charlie Leppert (C) Gary Lansing, Timothy Williams, Mike Butler, Howard Rudd | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Trevor Downs (tired) 2 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jayson Sartori (tiring) 19 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Zavadoski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Rodney Crawford (tiring) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Jared Goode (tiring) 20 pts. 13 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Van Ashcroft (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Campbell (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Donald McCraven (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Paul Hester (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Charlie Leppert (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:19 | LSU | Donald McCraven is called for the reach on John Zavadoski - foul #2 on Donald McCraven, team foul #11 | 80-69 |
| Subs | LSU | Terry Brunswick (C) Jared Goode | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Thompson (SF) Paul Campbell | |
| 03:19 | LSU | John Zavadoski makes the 1st free throw | 81-69 |
| 03:19 | LSU | John Zavadoski misses the 2nd free throw | 81-69 |
| 03:19 | Mississippi | Charlie Leppert pulls down the rebound | 81-69 |
| 03:03 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 81-69 |
| 03:01 | LSU | John Zavadoski snags the defensive board | 81-69 |
| 02:33 | LSU | Jayson Sartori buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 84-69 |
| 02:15 | Mississippi | Van Ashcroft double dribbles | 84-69 |
| Subs | LSU | William Young (PG), Ronnie Bailey (SG), Richard Segura (SF), Robin Arango (PF) Trevor Downs, Jayson Sartori, John Zavadoski, Rodney Crawford | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Davis (SG), Howard Rudd (C) Van Ashcroft, Charlie Leppert | |
| 01:52 | LSU | Ronnie Bailey hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 84-69 |
| 01:50 | Mississippi | Howard Rudd gets the rebound | 84-69 |
| 01:39 | Mississippi | Ronnie Bailey steals it from Paul Hester | 84-69 |
| 01:14 | LSU | Richard Segura scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from William Young | 87-69 |
| 01:05 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 87-71 |
| 00:58 | LSU | Terry Brunswick is fouled on the floor by Howard Rudd - foul #1 on Howard Rudd, team foul #12 | 87-71 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Campbell (PG) James Davis | |
| 00:58 | LSU | Terry Brunswick makes the 1st free throw | 88-71 |
| 00:58 | LSU | Terry Brunswick makes the 2nd free throw | 89-71 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Mississippi | Paul Campbell misses short on a runner near the basket | 89-71 |
| 00:53 | LSU | Terry Brunswick snags the defensive board | 89-71 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:29 | LSU | Donald McCraven steals the ball from Ronnie Bailey | 89-71 |
| 00:23 | Mississippi | Paul Thompson is hacked by Terry Brunswick - foul #2 on Terry Brunswick, team foul #5 | 89-71 |
| 00:20 | Mississippi | Terry Brunswick denies the turnaround by Donald McCraven | 89-71 |
| 00:18 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven tips it in | 89-73 |
| 00:00 | LSU | William Young runs out the clock | 89-73 |