| Lineup | LSU | PG - Harry Adams (fresh) SG - Victor Pitt (fresh) SF - Adam Blacker (fresh) PF - Walter Williams (fresh) C - Clifford Davidson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kevin Pegues (fresh) SG - Kenneth Smith (fresh) SF - Dustin Holbrook (fresh) PF - Quinn Botkin (fresh) C - Greg Walker (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Walter Williams wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:53 | LSU | Clifford Davidson's layup is rejected by Quinn Botkin | 0-0 |
| 19:51 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Quinn Botkin | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | LSU | Harry Adams gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | LSU | Clifford Davidson scores on a jump hook from the baseline set up by Victor Pitt | 2-0 |
| 18:57 | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook hits a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Kevin Pegues | 2-2 |
| 18:53 | LSU | Victor Pitt dunks the ball on a nice dish by Harry Adams | 4-2 |
| 18:24 | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues's pass is intercepted by Walter Williams | 4-2 |
| 18:08 | LSU | Harry Adams can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 4-2 |
| 18:07 | LSU | Clifford Davidson snags the offensive board | 4-2 |
| 17:46 | LSU | Adam Blacker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 4-2 |
| 17:45 | Mississippi | Greg Walker snags the defensive board | 4-2 |
| 17:18 | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 4-2 |
| 17:16 | LSU | Clifford Davidson pulls down the rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:01 | LSU | Clifford Davidson misses the driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Greg Walker - foul #1 on Greg Walker, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| Subs | LSU | Edwin Murphy (PG), Robert Noland (SG), Predrag Ziemann (SF) Harry Adams, Victor Pitt, Adam Blacker | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 17:01 | LSU | Clifford Davidson makes the 1st free throw | 5-2 |
| 17:01 | LSU | Clifford Davidson makes the 2nd free throw | 6-2 |
| 16:38 | Mississippi | Robert Noland is called for the reach on Kenneth Smith - foul #1 on Robert Noland, team foul #1 | 6-2 |
| Subs | LSU | Manuel Lower (C) Clifford Davidson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 16:26 | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues loses the ball out of bounds | 6-2 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Charles Kawakami (SF) Dustin Holbrook | |
| 16:11 | LSU | Manuel Lower is hacked by Greg Walker - foul #2 on Greg Walker, team foul #2 | 6-2 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Scott Mertens (SG), Clarence Birdwell (C) Kenneth Smith, Greg Walker | |
| 15:49 | LSU | Edwin Murphy comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 6-2 |
| 15:47 | Mississippi | Charles Kawakami grabs the board | 6-2 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Edwin Murphy (fresh) SG - Robert Noland (fresh) SF - Predrag Ziemann (fresh) PF - Walter Williams (fairly fresh) C - Manuel Lower (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kevin Pegues (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Scott Mertens (fresh) SF - Charles Kawakami (fresh) PF - Quinn Botkin (fresh) C - Clarence Birdwell (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Mississippi | Scott Mertens can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 6-2 |
| 15:34 | LSU | Predrag Ziemann gets the rebound | 6-2 |
| 15:25 | LSU | Predrag Ziemann connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Edwin Murphy | 9-2 |
| 15:03 | Mississippi | Quinn Botkin clanks a shot from close range but he's fouled by Walter Williams - foul #1 on Walter Williams, team foul #2 | 9-2 |
| Subs | LSU | Harry Adams (PG), Victor Pitt (SG), Adam Blacker (SF), Clifford Davidson (C) Edwin Murphy, Robert Noland, Predrag Ziemann, Walter Williams | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith (SG), Dustin Holbrook (SF) Scott Mertens, Charles Kawakami | |
| 15:03 | Mississippi | Quinn Botkin misses the 1st free throw | 9-2 |
| 15:03 | Mississippi | Quinn Botkin makes the 2nd free throw | 9-3 |
| 14:43 | LSU | Harry Adams can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 9-3 |
| 14:42 | LSU | Adam Blacker tips it home | 11-3 |
| 14:18 | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 11-3 |
| 14:17 | LSU | Manuel Lower pulls down the rebound | 11-3 |
| 13:58 | LSU | Quinn Botkin picks off the pass by Manuel Lower | 11-3 |
| 13:35 | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Smith | 11-6 |
| 13:21 | LSU | Victor Pitt scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Harry Adams | 14-6 |
| 12:54 | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook scores on a turnaround from the right block | 14-8 |
| 12:35 | LSU | Adam Blacker drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Harry Adams | 17-8 |
| 12:10 | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Adam Blacker - foul #1 on Adam Blacker, team foul #3 | 17-8 |
| Subs | LSU | Walter Williams (PF) Manuel Lower | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Mays (PG), Charles Kawakami (SF), John Powers (C) Kevin Pegues, Kenneth Smith, Clarence Birdwell | |
| 12:10 | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook makes the 1st free throw | 17-9 |
| 12:10 | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook makes the 2nd free throw | 17-10 |
| 11:47 | LSU | John Mays takes the ball from Clifford Davidson | 17-10 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Harry Adams (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Victor Pitt (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Adam Blacker (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Walter Williams (fresh) C - Clifford Davidson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - John Mays (fresh) SG - Dustin Holbrook (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Charles Kawakami (fresh) PF - Quinn Botkin (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - John Powers (fresh) | |
| 11:32 | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 17-10 |
| 11:30 | Mississippi | John Powers gets the offensive rebound | 17-10 |
| 11:25 | Mississippi | John Powers misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 17-10 |
| 11:24 | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook tips it but misses | 17-10 |
| 11:23 | LSU | Walter Williams grabs the board | 17-10 |
| 11:04 | LSU | Walter Williams misses the runner from the right block | 17-10 |
| 11:03 | LSU | Harry Adams pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-10 |
| 10:43 | LSU | Quinn Botkin is called for the reach on Walter Williams - foul #1 on Quinn Botkin, team foul #3 | 17-10 |
| Subs | LSU | Edwin Murphy (PG), Robert Noland (SG), Predrag Ziemann (SF) Harry Adams, Victor Pitt, Adam Blacker | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith (SG) Dustin Holbrook | |
| 10:30 | LSU | Clifford Davidson drills a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Predrag Ziemann | 19-10 |
| 10:14 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith buries a fadeaway from the free throw line | 19-12 |
| 10:07 | LSU | Clifford Davidson misses the dunk | 19-12 |
| 10:05 | Mississippi | John Powers pulls down the rebound | 19-12 |
| 09:43 | Mississippi | Walter Williams picks off the pass by Kenneth Smith | 19-12 |
| 09:37 | LSU | Edwin Murphy drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Noland | 21-12 |
| 09:18 | Mississippi | Charles Kawakami misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Predrag Ziemann - foul #1 on Predrag Ziemann, team foul #4 | 21-12 |
| Subs | LSU | Harry Adams (PG), Victor Pitt (SG), Manuel Lower (C) Edwin Murphy, Robert Noland, Clifford Davidson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues (PG), Clarence Birdwell (PF) John Mays, Quinn Botkin | |
| 09:18 | Mississippi | Charles Kawakami makes the 1st free throw | 21-13 |
| 09:18 | Mississippi | Charles Kawakami misses the 2nd free throw | 21-13 |
| 09:18 | LSU | Walter Williams grabs the board | 21-13 |
| 09:01 | LSU | Walter Williams connects on the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Harry Adams | 23-13 |
| 08:37 | Mississippi | Predrag Ziemann is called for the reach on Kevin Pegues - foul #2 on Predrag Ziemann, team foul #5 | 23-13 |
| Subs | LSU | Adam Blacker (SF) Predrag Ziemann | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Scott Mertens (SG), Dustin Holbrook (SF), John Alejandro (C) Kenneth Smith, Charles Kawakami, John Powers | |
| 08:20 | Mississippi | Harry Adams steals it from Scott Mertens | 23-13 |
| 08:17 | LSU | Adam Blacker jams it set up by Harry Adams | 25-13 |
| 08:02 | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 25-13 |
| 08:00 | LSU | Walter Williams gets the rebound | 25-13 |
| 07:56 | LSU | Clarence Birdwell swats the layup by Victor Pitt | 25-13 |
| 07:54 | Mississippi | John Alejandro pulls down the rebound | 25-13 |
| 07:33 | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 25-13 |
| 07:31 | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook gets the offensive rebound | 25-13 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Harry Adams (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Victor Pitt (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Adam Blacker (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Walter Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Manuel Lower (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kevin Pegues (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Mertens (fresh) SF - Dustin Holbrook (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Clarence Birdwell (fresh) C - John Alejandro (fresh) | |
| 07:20 | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-13 |
| Subs | LSU | Clifford Davidson (C) Walter Williams | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith (SG), Charles Kawakami (SF), Quinn Botkin (PF) Scott Mertens, Dustin Holbrook, John Alejandro | |
| 07:09 | LSU | Clifford Davidson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-13 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Noland (SG) Victor Pitt | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 06:44 | Mississippi | Manuel Lower swats the short shot by Quinn Botkin | 25-13 |
| 06:42 | LSU | Manuel Lower gets the rebound | 25-13 |
| 06:36 | LSU | Harry Adams connects on the 3 from the left wing | 28-13 |
| 06:13 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith knocks in the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Quinn Botkin | 28-15 |
| 05:59 | LSU | Harry Adams hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 30-15 |
| 05:40 | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues hits a 3 from the left corner | 30-18 |
| 05:30 | LSU | Harry Adams's pass is intercepted by Quinn Botkin | 30-18 |
| 05:07 | Mississippi | Charles Kawakami is hacked by Harry Adams - foul #1 on Harry Adams, team foul #6 | 30-18 |
| Subs | LSU | Edwin Murphy (PG), Victor Pitt (SG), Walter Williams (PF) Harry Adams, Robert Noland, Manuel Lower | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook (SG), John Powers (C) Kenneth Smith, Clarence Birdwell | |
| 04:54 | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Victor Pitt - foul #1 on Victor Pitt, team foul #7 | 30-18 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Mays (PG) Kevin Pegues | |
| 04:54 | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook misses the 1st free throw | 30-18 |
| 04:54 | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook makes the 2nd free throw | 30-19 |
| 04:41 | LSU | Victor Pitt misses long on a jumper from the right side | 30-19 |
| 04:40 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to John Powers | 30-19 |
| 04:18 | Mississippi | The short jumper by Dustin Holbrook is denied by Adam Blacker | 30-19 |
| 04:17 | LSU | Adam Blacker gets the rebound | 30-19 |
| 03:54 | LSU | John Powers steals the ball from Edwin Murphy | 30-19 |
| 03:27 | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook drills a runner from the baseline set up by Quinn Botkin | 30-21 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Edwin Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Victor Pitt (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Adam Blacker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walter Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Clifford Davidson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - John Mays (fresh) SG - Dustin Holbrook (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Charles Kawakami (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Quinn Botkin (tiring) 1 pts. 2 stl. C - John Powers (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:11 | LSU | Clifford Davidson hits a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Edwin Murphy and he's hacked by Quinn Botkin - foul #2 on Quinn Botkin, team foul #4 | 32-21 |
| Subs | LSU | Harry Adams (PG), Predrag Ziemann (SF) Edwin Murphy, Adam Blacker | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues (PG), Kenneth Smith (SG), Greg Walker (C) John Mays, Charles Kawakami, Quinn Botkin | |
| 03:11 | LSU | Clifford Davidson makes the free throw | 33-21 |
| 02:48 | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-24 |
| 02:43 | LSU | Harry Adams makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Walter Williams | 36-24 |
| 02:38 | Mississippi | Greg Walker's fadeaway is rejected by Walter Williams | 36-24 |
| 02:36 | LSU | Harry Adams snags the defensive board | 36-24 |
| 02:20 | LSU | Walter Williams comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 36-24 |
| 02:19 | LSU | Clifford Davidson tips it back up and in | 38-24 |
| 01:54 | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook blows the layup | 38-24 |
| 01:52 | Mississippi | Greg Walker tips it in | 38-26 |
| 01:47 | LSU | Victor Pitt hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-26 |
| 01:46 | Mississippi | John Powers pulls down the rebound | 38-26 |
| 01:27 | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 38-26 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Noland (SG), Manuel Lower (C) Victor Pitt, Clifford Davidson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Charles Kawakami (SF), Quinn Botkin (PF) Dustin Holbrook, John Powers | |
| 01:10 | LSU | Walter Williams can't connect on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Quinn Botkin - foul #3 on Quinn Botkin, team foul #5 | 38-26 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Clarence Birdwell (PF) Quinn Botkin | |
| 01:10 | LSU | Walter Williams makes the 1st free throw | 39-26 |
| 01:10 | LSU | Walter Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 40-26 |
| 00:44 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith blows the layup | 40-26 |
| 00:43 | LSU | Manuel Lower snags the defensive board | 40-26 |
| 00:34 | LSU | Manuel Lower's floater is tipped away by Greg Walker | 40-26 |
| 00:33 | Mississippi | Greg Walker pulls down the rebound | 40-26 |
| 00:05 | Mississippi | Manuel Lower is called for the reach on Kenneth Smith - foul #1 on Manuel Lower, team foul #8 | 40-26 |
| Subs | LSU | Edwin Murphy (PG), Victor Pitt (SG), Adam Blacker (SF) Harry Adams, Robert Noland, Predrag Ziemann | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 00:05 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith misses the 1st free throw | 40-26 |
| 00:05 | LSU | The rebound goes to Walter Williams | 40-26 |
| 00:01 | LSU | Adam Blacker misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-26 |
| 00:00 | LSU | The clock runs out | 40-26 |