| Lineup | LSU | PG - Paul Pruitt (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Elmer McClave (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Bobby Dubose (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Eric Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Childs (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Walter Harris (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Scott (fresh) 2 pts. C - Eugenio Romano (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Walter Harris inbounds the ball | 47-30 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:49 | Mississippi | John Childs knocks in the jumper from the right side set up by Eric Carter and he's hacked by Elmer McClave - foul #1 on Elmer McClave, team foul #1 | 47-32 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jesus Marquez (PG) Walter Harris | |
| 19:49 | Mississippi | John Childs makes the free throw | 47-33 |
| 19:35 | LSU | Michael Taylor is fouled on the floor by Robert Scott - foul #3 on Robert Scott, team foul #1 | 47-33 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Walter Harris (SF), Richard Hurlbert (PF), Markus Duell (C) John Childs, Robert Scott, Eugenio Romano | |
| 19:24 | LSU | Elmer McClave buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Taylor | 50-33 |
| 19:11 | Mississippi | Markus Duell misses the wide open driving attempt from the left block | 50-33 |
| 19:10 | LSU | Michael Stewart grabs the board | 50-33 |
| 18:58 | LSU | Paul Pruitt misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Eric Carter - foul #2 on Eric Carter, team foul #2 | 50-33 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Childs (SG), Eugenio Romano (PF) Eric Carter, Richard Hurlbert | |
| 18:58 | LSU | Paul Pruitt misses the 1st free throw | 50-33 |
| 18:58 | LSU | Paul Pruitt makes the 2nd free throw | 51-33 |
| 18:48 | Mississippi | Eugenio Romano hits a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Walter Harris | 51-35 |
| 18:32 | LSU | Elmer McClave clanks a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Walter Harris - foul #2 on Walter Harris, team foul #3 | 51-35 |
| Subs | LSU | Alan Coan (PG), Ronnie Moore (PF), Antonio Powell (C) Paul Pruitt, Michael Taylor, Michael Stewart | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Eric Carter (SG), Richard Hurlbert (PF) Walter Harris, Markus Duell | |
| 18:32 | LSU | Elmer McClave misses the 1st free throw | 51-35 |
| 18:32 | LSU | Elmer McClave misses the 2nd free throw | 51-35 |
| 18:32 | Mississippi | Richard Hurlbert grabs the board | 51-35 |
| 18:15 | Mississippi | John Childs makes the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Jesus Marquez | 51-37 |
| 18:02 | LSU | Eugenio Romano is called for the reach on Ronnie Moore - foul #1 on Eugenio Romano, team foul #4 | 51-37 |
| Subs | LSU | Richard Justice (SG), Mitchell Smith (SF) Elmer McClave, Bobby Dubose | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Walter Harris (SF), Markus Duell (PF) Eric Carter, Richard Hurlbert | |
| 17:54 | LSU | Mitchell Smith banks in the wide open layup | 53-37 |
| 17:43 | Mississippi | Markus Duell misses short on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Ronnie Moore - foul #3 on Ronnie Moore, team foul #2 | 53-37 |
| Subs | LSU | Paul Pruitt (PG) Alan Coan | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Eric Carter (SG) John Childs | |
| 17:43 | Mississippi | Markus Duell makes the 1st free throw | 53-38 |
| 17:43 | Mississippi | Markus Duell makes the 2nd free throw | 53-39 |
| 17:28 | LSU | Eugenio Romano swats the shot by Richard Justice | 53-39 |
| 17:26 | Mississippi | Walter Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 53-39 |
| 17:05 | Mississippi | Walter Harris misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-39 |
| 17:04 | LSU | Ronnie Moore gets the rebound | 53-39 |
| 16:49 | LSU | Antonio Powell buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Paul Pruitt | 55-39 |
| 16:42 | Mississippi | Jesus Marquez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-39 |
| Subs | LSU | Alan Coan (PG), Paul Curtis (SG), Bobby Dubose (SF), Michael Taylor (PF), Michael Stewart (C) Paul Pruitt, Richard Justice, Mitchell Smith, Ronnie Moore, Antonio Powell | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Childs (SF), Richard Hurlbert (PF) Walter Harris, Eugenio Romano | |
| 16:30 | LSU | Markus Duell blocks the short jumper by Alan Coan | 55-39 |
| 16:28 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Eric Carter | 55-39 |
| 16:26 | Mississippi | Bobby Dubose is called for the reach on Jesus Marquez in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bobby Dubose, team foul #3 | 55-39 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Walter Harris (SF) Eric Carter | |
| 16:21 | Mississippi | John Childs comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 55-39 |
| 16:19 | LSU | The rebound goes to Michael Stewart | 55-39 |
| 16:07 | LSU | Paul Curtis misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-39 |
| 16:05 | LSU | Bobby Dubose tips it but misses | 55-39 |
| 16:03 | LSU | Alan Coan gets the offensive rebound | 55-39 |
| 15:53 | LSU | Michael Stewart connects on the fadeaway in the paint set up by Alan Coan | 57-39 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Alan Coan (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Curtis (fresh) SF - Bobby Dubose (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Taylor (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Stewart (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jesus Marquez (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Childs (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Walter Harris (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Hurlbert (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Markus Duell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:36 | Mississippi | Markus Duell buries a shot from the left side set up by Richard Hurlbert and he's fouled by Michael Taylor - foul #2 on Michael Taylor, team foul #4 | 57-41 |
| Subs | LSU | Paul Pruitt (PG), Elmer McClave (SG), John Holland (SF) Alan Coan, Paul Curtis, Michael Taylor | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Eric Carter (SG), Robert Scott (PF) Walter Harris, Richard Hurlbert | |
| 15:36 | Mississippi | Markus Duell makes the free throw | 57-42 |
| 15:25 | LSU | Elmer McClave misses long on a floater near the basket | 57-42 |
| 15:24 | Mississippi | Eric Carter pulls down the rebound | 57-42 |
| 15:02 | Mississippi | Michael Stewart picks off the pass by Robert Scott | 57-42 |
| 14:58 | LSU | Paul Pruitt hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Bobby Dubose | 60-42 |
| 14:40 | Mississippi | Eric Carter drills a floater from the free throw line | 60-44 |
| 14:28 | LSU | Michael Stewart is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Michael Stewart, team foul #5 | 60-44 |
| Subs | LSU | Alan Coan (PG), Richard Justice (SG), Mitchell Smith (SF), Michael Taylor (PF), Ronnie Moore (C) Paul Pruitt, Elmer McClave, John Holland, Bobby Dubose, Michael Stewart | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Walter Harris (SF) Jesus Marquez | |
| 14:16 | Mississippi | Robert Scott misses the easy layup | 60-44 |
| 14:15 | LSU | Ronnie Moore snags the defensive board | 60-44 |
| 14:00 | LSU | Mitchell Smith misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-44 |
| 13:59 | Mississippi | Markus Duell gets the rebound | 60-44 |
| 13:43 | Mississippi | Walter Harris comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 60-44 |
| 13:41 | Mississippi | John Childs tips it in | 60-46 |
| 13:16 | LSU | Alan Coan makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Taylor | 62-46 |
| 13:12 | Mississippi | Walter Harris travels in the backcourt | 62-46 |
| Subs | LSU | Paul Pruitt (PG), Paul Curtis (SG), John Holland (SF), Bobby Dubose (PF), Antonio Powell (C) Alan Coan, Richard Justice, Mitchell Smith, Michael Taylor, Ronnie Moore | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jesus Marquez (PG) Eric Carter | |
| 13:01 | LSU | Bobby Dubose is hacked by Robert Scott - foul #4 on Robert Scott, team foul #5 | 62-46 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Eric Carter (SG), Eugenio Romano (C) John Childs, Robert Scott | |
| 12:53 | LSU | Antonio Powell misses badly on a floater in the paint but the foul's on Eric Carter - foul #3 on Eric Carter, team foul #6 | 62-46 |
| 12:53 | LSU | Antonio Powell makes the 1st free throw | 63-46 |
| 12:53 | LSU | Antonio Powell misses the 2nd free throw | 63-46 |
| 12:53 | Mississippi | Eugenio Romano grabs the defensive rebound | 63-46 |
| 12:38 | Mississippi | Eric Carter hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the free throw line | 63-46 |
| 12:37 | Mississippi | Walter Harris grabs the offensive board | 63-46 |
| 12:32 | Mississippi | Markus Duell hits a jumper from the free throw line set up by Jesus Marquez | 63-48 |
| 12:13 | LSU | Paul Pruitt misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-48 |
| 12:11 | Mississippi | Walter Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 63-48 |
| 11:49 | Mississippi | Eric Carter is hacked by Paul Curtis - foul #2 on Paul Curtis, team foul #6 | 63-48 |
| Subs | LSU | Alan Coan (PG), Elmer McClave (SG), Mitchell Smith (SF), Michael Stewart (C) Paul Pruitt, Paul Curtis, John Holland, Antonio Powell | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Childs (SG) Eric Carter | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Alan Coan (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Elmer McClave (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Mitchell Smith (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Bobby Dubose (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Stewart (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jesus Marquez (tiring) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Childs (tiring) 14 pts. 2 reb. SF - Walter Harris (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Markus Duell (tired) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Eugenio Romano (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Mississippi | Eugenio Romano is fouled on the floor by Michael Stewart - foul #2 on Michael Stewart, team foul #7 | 63-48 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Eric Carter (PG) Jesus Marquez | |
| 11:39 | Mississippi | Eugenio Romano makes the 1st free throw | 63-49 |
| 11:39 | Mississippi | Eugenio Romano makes the 2nd free throw | 63-50 |
| 11:30 | LSU | Elmer McClave drills a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Alan Coan | 65-50 |
| 11:16 | Mississippi | Walter Harris misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 65-50 |
| 11:15 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Eric Carter | 65-50 |
| 11:15 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-50 |
| Subs | LSU | Paul Pruitt (PG), Ronnie Moore (PF) Alan Coan, Mitchell Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jesus Marquez (PG) Eric Carter | |
| 11:10 | Mississippi | Walter Harris can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-50 |
| 11:09 | LSU | Ronnie Moore gets the rebound | 65-50 |
| 11:04 | LSU | Elmer McClave blows the dunk | 65-50 |
| 11:03 | LSU | Michael Stewart snags the offensive board | 65-50 |
| 10:56 | LSU | Bobby Dubose buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Paul Pruitt | 67-50 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 10:54 | Mississippi | Elmer McClave is called for the reach on Jesus Marquez in the backcourt - foul #2 on Elmer McClave, team foul #8 | 67-50 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Taylor (PF), Antonio Powell (C) Ronnie Moore, Michael Stewart | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 10:54 | Mississippi | Jesus Marquez misses the 1st free throw | 67-50 |
| 10:54 | LSU | The rebound goes to Michael Taylor | 67-50 |
| 10:49 | LSU | Michael Taylor hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 67-50 |
| 10:47 | LSU | Bobby Dubose grabs the offensive rebound | 67-50 |
| 10:41 | LSU | Walter Harris steps in front of the Bobby Dubose pass | 67-50 |
| 10:37 | Mississippi | Jesus Marquez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-50 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Eric Carter (PG) Jesus Marquez | |
| 10:20 | LSU | Paul Pruitt misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 67-50 |
| 10:19 | Mississippi | Eugenio Romano pulls down the rebound | 67-50 |
| 10:14 | Mississippi | John Childs throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-50 |
| Subs | LSU | Richard Justice (SG), Ronnie Moore (PF) Elmer McClave, Michael Taylor | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 10:00 | LSU | Paul Pruitt is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Justice | 70-50 |
| 09:34 | Mississippi | Walter Harris comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 70-50 |
| 09:33 | LSU | Bobby Dubose grabs the defensive rebound | 70-50 |
| 09:07 | LSU | Richard Justice is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Richard Justice, team foul #9 | 70-50 |
| Subs | LSU | Alan Coan (PG), Paul Curtis (SG), Mitchell Smith (SF), Michael Taylor (PF), Michael Stewart (C) Paul Pruitt, Richard Justice, Bobby Dubose, Ronnie Moore, Antonio Powell | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jesus Marquez (PG), Richard Hurlbert (PF) Walter Harris, Eugenio Romano | |
| 08:54 | Mississippi | Markus Duell lays it in on a great pass from Eric Carter | 70-52 |
| 08:52 | LSU | Eric Carter takes the ball from Alan Coan in the backcourt | 70-52 |
| 08:51 | Mississippi | Eric Carter hits the finger roll | 70-54 |
| 08:38 | LSU | Paul Curtis double dribbles | 70-54 |
| Subs | LSU | Elmer McClave (SG) Paul Curtis | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Walter Harris (SF), Eugenio Romano (C) Eric Carter, Richard Hurlbert | |
| 08:22 | Mississippi | John Childs is whistled for traveling | 70-54 |
| 08:13 | LSU | John Childs is called for the reach on Elmer McClave - foul #3 on John Childs, team foul #7 | 70-54 |
| Subs | LSU | Bobby Dubose (PF) Michael Taylor | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Eric Carter (SG) John Childs | |
| 08:13 | LSU | Elmer McClave makes the 1st free throw | 71-54 |
| 08:13 | LSU | Elmer McClave misses the 2nd free throw | 71-54 |
| 08:13 | LSU | Bobby Dubose pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-54 |
| 08:04 | LSU | Mitchell Smith is hacked by Markus Duell - foul #4 on Markus Duell, team foul #8 | 71-54 |
| Subs | LSU | Ronnie Moore (C) Michael Stewart | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Childs (SF), Richard Hurlbert (PF) Walter Harris, Markus Duell | |
| 08:04 | LSU | Mitchell Smith makes the 1st free throw | 72-54 |
| 08:04 | LSU | Mitchell Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 73-54 |
| 07:42 | Mississippi | John Childs loses the dribble to Mitchell Smith | 73-54 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Alan Coan (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Elmer McClave (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Mitchell Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Bobby Dubose (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Ronnie Moore (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jesus Marquez (tiring) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Eric Carter (tired) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - John Childs (very tired) 14 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Richard Hurlbert (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Eugenio Romano (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:18 | LSU | Bobby Dubose misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 73-54 |
| 07:17 | Mississippi | Richard Hurlbert pulls down the rebound | 73-54 |
| 07:08 | Mississippi | Jesus Marquez misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the right wing | 73-54 |
| 07:07 | LSU | Mitchell Smith snags the defensive board | 73-54 |
| 07:00 | LSU | Elmer McClave misses long on an open shot from just outside the lane | 73-54 |
| 06:58 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to John Childs | 73-54 |
| 06:53 | Mississippi | Eric Carter scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Childs | 73-56 |
| 06:35 | LSU | Bobby Dubose hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 73-56 |
| 06:34 | LSU | Alan Coan tips it home | 75-56 |
| 06:19 | Mississippi | The jumper by John Childs is denied by Ronnie Moore | 75-56 |
| 06:18 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Jesus Marquez | 75-56 |
| 06:05 | Mississippi | Richard Hurlbert clanks a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Bobby Dubose - foul #2 on Bobby Dubose, team foul #10 | 75-56 |
| Subs | LSU | Paul Pruitt (PG), Richard Justice (SG), John Holland (SF), Michael Taylor (PF), Michael Stewart (C) Alan Coan, Elmer McClave, Mitchell Smith, Bobby Dubose, Ronnie Moore | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Scott (SF), Markus Duell (C) Jesus Marquez, Eugenio Romano | |
| 06:05 | Mississippi | Richard Hurlbert misses the 1st free throw | 75-56 |
| 06:05 | Mississippi | Richard Hurlbert misses the 2nd free throw | 75-56 |
| 06:05 | LSU | Michael Taylor snags the defensive board | 75-56 |
| 05:57 | LSU | Richard Justice buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Stewart | 78-56 |
| 05:44 | Mississippi | Michael Taylor swats the short shot by Markus Duell | 78-56 |
| 05:42 | LSU | Richard Justice pulls down the rebound | 78-56 |
| 05:32 | LSU | Michael Taylor blows the dunk but he's fouled by John Childs - foul #4 on John Childs, team foul #9 | 78-56 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jesus Marquez (PG), Walter Harris (SF) Eric Carter, Richard Hurlbert | |
| 05:32 | LSU | Michael Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 79-56 |
| 05:32 | LSU | Michael Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 80-56 |
| 05:18 | Mississippi | Walter Harris scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 80-59 |
| 05:10 | LSU | Richard Justice's fadeaway is rejected by Walter Harris | 80-59 |
| 05:09 | LSU | Paul Pruitt tips it home | 82-59 |
| 04:57 | Mississippi | Walter Harris misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by John Holland - foul #1 on John Holland, team foul #11 | 82-59 |
| Subs | LSU | Paul Curtis (SG), Bobby Dubose (SF), Antonio Powell (C) Richard Justice, John Holland, Michael Stewart | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Eric Carter (SG) John Childs | |
| 04:57 | Mississippi | Walter Harris makes the 1st free throw | 82-60 |
| 04:57 | Mississippi | Walter Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 82-61 |
| 04:46 | LSU | Paul Pruitt knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 85-61 |
| 04:31 | Mississippi | Michael Taylor blocks the short jumper by Markus Duell | 85-61 |
| 04:29 | LSU | The rebound goes to Antonio Powell | 85-61 |
| 04:12 | LSU | Michael Taylor is fouled on the floor by Markus Duell - foul #5 on Markus Duell, team foul #10 | 85-61 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Childs (SG), Eugenio Romano (C) Jesus Marquez, Markus Duell | |
| 04:12 | LSU | Michael Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 86-61 |
| 04:12 | LSU | Michael Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 87-61 |
| 04:02 | Mississippi | Bobby Dubose steals the ball from Eric Carter | 87-61 |
| 03:53 | LSU | Eugenio Romano denies the turnaround by Bobby Dubose | 87-61 |
| 03:51 | Mississippi | John Childs grabs the board | 87-61 |
| 03:32 | Mississippi | Walter Harris misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 87-61 |
| 03:30 | Mississippi | John Childs grabs the offensive board | 87-61 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Paul Pruitt (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Paul Curtis (fairly fresh) SF - Bobby Dubose (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Taylor (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Antonio Powell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Eric Carter (very tired) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - John Childs (very tired) 14 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. SF - Walter Harris (tired) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Robert Scott (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. C - Eugenio Romano (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:16 | Mississippi | John Childs's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Taylor | 87-61 |
| 03:15 | LSU | Antonio Powell grabs the board | 87-61 |
| 03:10 | LSU | Paul Curtis can't finish the uncontested layup | 87-61 |
| 03:08 | LSU | Paul Pruitt tips it back up and in | 89-61 |
| 03:03 | Mississippi | Walter Harris hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Eric Carter | 89-63 |
| 02:43 | LSU | Antonio Powell buries a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Michael Taylor | 91-63 |
| 02:41 | Mississippi | Eric Carter is hacked by Paul Pruitt in the backcourt - foul #2 on Paul Pruitt, team foul #12 | 91-63 |
| Subs | LSU | Alan Coan (PG), Richard Justice (SG), John Holland (SF), Ronnie Moore (PF), Michael Stewart (C) Paul Pruitt, Paul Curtis, Bobby Dubose, Michael Taylor, Antonio Powell | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jesus Marquez (PG) John Childs | |
| 02:41 | Mississippi | Eric Carter misses the 1st free throw | 91-63 |
| 02:41 | Mississippi | Eric Carter misses the 2nd free throw | 91-63 |
| 02:41 | Mississippi | Robert Scott snags the offensive board | 91-63 |
| 02:26 | Mississippi | Eugenio Romano hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the baseline | 91-63 |
| 02:24 | LSU | Michael Stewart gets the rebound | 91-63 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:20 | LSU | Robert Scott is called for the reach on Ronnie Moore in the backcourt - foul #5 on Robert Scott, team foul #11 | 91-63 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Childs (SG), Richard Hurlbert (PF) Eric Carter, Robert Scott | |
| 02:20 | LSU | Ronnie Moore makes the 1st free throw | 92-63 |
| 02:20 | LSU | Ronnie Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 92-63 |
| 02:20 | Mississippi | Eugenio Romano snags the defensive board | 92-63 |
| 02:02 | Mississippi | Eugenio Romano scores on a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Jesus Marquez | 92-65 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:36 | LSU | Michael Stewart misses the easy open layup | 92-65 |
| 01:35 | LSU | Michael Stewart grabs the offensive rebound | 92-65 |
| 01:18 | LSU | Michael Stewart comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 92-65 |
| 01:17 | Mississippi | Jesus Marquez grabs the board | 92-65 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:01 | Mississippi | Walter Harris clanks a jumper from the right side | 92-65 |
| 00:59 | LSU | The rebound goes to Michael Stewart | 92-65 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:52 | LSU | Alan Coan loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 92-65 |
| Subs | LSU | Paul Pruitt (PG), Elmer McClave (SG), Bobby Dubose (SF), Michael Taylor (PF) Alan Coan, Richard Justice, John Holland, Ronnie Moore | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Eric Carter (PG) Jesus Marquez | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Mississippi | Bobby Dubose swats the layup by John Childs | 92-65 |
| 00:49 | LSU | Bobby Dubose grabs the defensive rebound | 92-65 |
| 00:44 | LSU | Eric Carter is called for the reach on Bobby Dubose in the backcourt - foul #4 on Eric Carter, team foul #12 | 92-65 |
| 00:44 | LSU | Bobby Dubose makes the 1st free throw | 93-65 |
| 00:44 | LSU | Bobby Dubose makes the 2nd free throw | 94-65 |
| 00:42 | Mississippi | Bobby Dubose picks off the pass by Walter Harris in the backcourt | 94-65 |
| 00:40 | LSU | Elmer McClave lays it in on a great pass from Bobby Dubose | 96-65 |
| 00:36 | Mississippi | Eric Carter's pass is intercepted by Bobby Dubose in the backcourt | 96-65 |
| 00:12 | LSU | Walter Harris is called for the reach on Elmer McClave - foul #3 on Walter Harris, team foul #13 | 96-65 |
| 00:12 | LSU | Elmer McClave makes the 1st free throw | 97-65 |
| 00:12 | LSU | Elmer McClave makes the 2nd free throw | 98-65 |
| 00:05 | Mississippi | Eugenio Romano misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 98-65 |
| 00:03 | LSU | Michael Stewart grabs the board | 98-65 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Paul Pruitt runs out the clock | 98-65 |