| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Eric Ferguson (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Stan Conley (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Steven Steele (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Clinton Meyer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Kenneth Deines (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Scott (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Anderson (fresh) 7 pts. PF - John Caba (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Carl Krawczyk (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Steven Steele inbounds the ball | 24-35 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:51 | Mississippi | Clinton Meyer drills a shot from the left side set up by Eric Ferguson | 26-35 |
| 19:22 | LSU | Carl Krawczyk is fouled on the floor by Clinton Meyer - foul #3 on Clinton Meyer, team foul #1 | 26-35 |
| 18:53 | LSU | John Caba comes up short on the floater from the right side | 26-35 |
| 18:51 | Mississippi | Robert Smith snags the defensive board | 26-35 |
| 18:36 | Mississippi | Clinton Meyer drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Eric Ferguson | 28-35 |
| 18:32 | LSU | Steven Steele takes the ball from Michael Scott | 28-35 |
| 18:18 | Mississippi | Robert Smith is called for 3 seconds | 28-35 |
| 17:53 | LSU | Carl Krawczyk connects on the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Kenneth Deines | 28-37 |
| 17:31 | Mississippi | Robert Smith knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Clinton Meyer | 30-37 |
| 17:02 | LSU | John Caba hits a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Kenneth Deines | 30-39 |
| 16:58 | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson is whistled for traveling | 30-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Barry Davis (SG), William King (PF) Stan Conley, Clinton Meyer | |
| Subs | LSU | Frank Lopes (C) Carl Krawczyk | |
| 16:43 | LSU | James Anderson buries a fadeaway from the left side set up by Michael Scott | 30-41 |
| 16:25 | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-41 |
| 16:23 | Mississippi | William King tips it in | 32-41 |
| 15:54 | LSU | Frank Lopes scores on a jumper from the left block on a great pass from James Anderson | 32-43 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Eric Ferguson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Barry Davis (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Steven Steele (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - William King (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Kenneth Deines (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Scott (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Anderson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Caba (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Lopes (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:40 | Mississippi | James Anderson takes the ball from Steven Steele | 32-43 |
| 15:37 | LSU | Michael Scott jams it on a nice dish by James Anderson | 32-45 |
| 15:35 | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Willie Lewis (PG), Stan Conley (SG), Clinton Meyer (PF), Thurman Lewis (C) Eric Ferguson, Barry Davis, Steven Steele, Robert Smith | |
| Subs | LSU | Donald Adams (PG), Steven Kinman (SF), Carl Krawczyk (C) Kenneth Deines, James Anderson, Frank Lopes | |
| 15:07 | LSU | John Caba buries a floater from the right side set up by Donald Adams | 32-47 |
| 14:57 | Mississippi | John Caba steals it from William King out of a doubleteam | 32-47 |
| 14:36 | LSU | John Caba misses badly on a shot from the right side | 32-47 |
| 14:35 | Mississippi | Thurman Lewis gets the rebound | 32-47 |
| 14:18 | Mississippi | Willie Lewis double dribbles | 32-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Steven Steele (SF) William King | |
| Subs | LSU | Kenneth Deines (PG) Michael Scott | |
| 13:52 | LSU | John Caba clanks a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Clinton Meyer - foul #4 on Clinton Meyer, team foul #2 | 32-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson (PG), William King (PF), Robert Smith (C) Willie Lewis, Clinton Meyer, Thurman Lewis | |
| Subs | LSU | James Anderson (SF) Steven Kinman | |
| 13:52 | LSU | John Caba makes the 1st free throw | 32-48 |
| 13:52 | LSU | John Caba misses the 2nd free throw | 32-48 |
| 13:52 | Mississippi | William King gets the rebound | 32-48 |
| 13:44 | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-48 |
| 13:29 | LSU | James Anderson misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-48 |
| 13:27 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to William King | 32-48 |
| 13:05 | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson makes the contested jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Smith | 34-48 |
| 12:50 | LSU | John Caba is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on John Caba, team foul #1 | 34-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Barry Davis (SG), Clinton Meyer (PF) Stan Conley, William King | |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Scott (SG), Frank Lopes (C) Donald Adams, Carl Krawczyk | |
| 12:33 | Mississippi | Robert Smith can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 34-48 |
| 12:31 | LSU | John Caba gets the rebound | 34-48 |
| 12:06 | LSU | Michael Scott shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-48 |
| 12:05 | LSU | John Caba snags the offensive board | 34-48 |
| 11:39 | LSU | The short jumper by John Caba is denied by Robert Smith | 34-48 |
| 11:38 | Mississippi | Steven Steele grabs the defensive rebound | 34-48 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Eric Ferguson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Barry Davis (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Steven Steele (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Clinton Meyer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Robert Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Kenneth Deines (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Scott (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Anderson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Caba (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Frank Lopes (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:28 | Mississippi | Barry Davis's pass is intercepted by Frank Lopes | 34-48 |
| 11:00 | LSU | Michael Scott evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 34-48 |
| 10:58 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Steven Steele | 34-48 |
| 10:37 | Mississippi | Steven Steele buries a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Eric Ferguson and he's hacked by James Anderson - foul #2 on James Anderson, team foul #2 | 36-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Willie Lewis (PG), Stan Conley (SG), William King (PF), Thurman Lewis (C) Eric Ferguson, Barry Davis, Clinton Meyer, Robert Smith | |
| Subs | LSU | Donald Adams (PG), Steven Kinman (SF), Carl Krawczyk (C) Kenneth Deines, James Anderson, John Caba | |
| 10:37 | Mississippi | Steven Steele makes the free throw | 37-48 |
| 10:12 | LSU | Thurman Lewis steals the ball from Carl Krawczyk | 37-48 |
| 09:50 | Mississippi | Willie Lewis is hacked by Donald Adams - foul #1 on Donald Adams, team foul #3 | 37-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Albert Tseng (PF) Steven Steele | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 09:32 | Mississippi | Thurman Lewis hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Donald Adams - foul #2 on Donald Adams, team foul #4 | 37-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | LSU | Kenneth Deines (PG), Frank Laurel (PF) Donald Adams, Frank Lopes | |
| 09:32 | Mississippi | Thurman Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 37-48 |
| 09:32 | Mississippi | Thurman Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 38-48 |
| 09:10 | LSU | Albert Tseng denies the turnaround by Frank Laurel | 38-48 |
| 09:09 | LSU | Carl Krawczyk tips it but misses | 38-48 |
| 09:07 | LSU | Steven Kinman gets the offensive rebound | 38-48 |
| 08:56 | LSU | Michael Scott connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Kenneth Deines | 38-51 |
| 08:34 | Mississippi | William King lays it in on a nice dish by Willie Lewis | 40-51 |
| 08:05 | LSU | Kenneth Deines shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Thurman Lewis - foul #2 on Thurman Lewis, team foul #3 | 40-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson (PG), Clinton Meyer (PF), Robert Smith (C) Willie Lewis, Albert Tseng, Thurman Lewis | |
| Subs | LSU | Donald Adams (SG), James Anderson (SF), John Caba (PF) Michael Scott, Steven Kinman, Frank Laurel | |
| 08:05 | LSU | Kenneth Deines makes the 1st free throw | 40-52 |
| 08:05 | LSU | Kenneth Deines makes the 2nd free throw | 40-53 |
| 07:46 | Mississippi | Robert Smith is wide open and dunks the ball set up by Eric Ferguson out of the doubleteam | 42-53 |
| 07:22 | LSU | Carl Krawczyk's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Barry Davis (SG), Steven Steele (SF) Stan Conley, William King | |
| Subs | LSU | Frank Lopes (C) Carl Krawczyk | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Eric Ferguson (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Barry Davis (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Steven Steele (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clinton Meyer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Robert Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Kenneth Deines (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Donald Adams (fresh) 3 ast. SF - James Anderson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Caba (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Frank Lopes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 07:10 | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson is hacked by Kenneth Deines - foul #2 on Kenneth Deines, team foul #5 | 42-53 |
| 07:05 | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson is fouled on the floor by Donald Adams - foul #3 on Donald Adams, team foul #6 | 42-53 |
| 06:47 | Mississippi | Clinton Meyer buries a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Barry Davis | 44-53 |
| 06:27 | LSU | James Anderson connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Kenneth Deines | 44-56 |
| 05:58 | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Robert Smith | 46-56 |
| 05:34 | LSU | Donald Adams double dribbles | 46-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Stan Conley (SG) Barry Davis | |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Scott (SG), Carl Krawczyk (C) Kenneth Deines, Frank Lopes | |
| 05:20 | Mississippi | Stan Conley is hacked by Michael Scott - foul #2 on Michael Scott, team foul #7 | 46-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | LSU | Steven Kinman (SF) James Anderson | |
| 05:20 | Mississippi | Stan Conley makes the 1st free throw | 47-56 |
| 05:20 | Mississippi | Stan Conley misses the 2nd free throw | 47-56 |
| 05:20 | LSU | John Caba snags the defensive board | 47-56 |
| 04:59 | LSU | The jumper by John Caba is denied by Robert Smith | 47-56 |
| 04:57 | Mississippi | Robert Smith gets the rebound | 47-56 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 04:51 | Mississippi | Steven Steele misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 47-56 |
| 04:50 | LSU | Michael Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 47-56 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 04:27 | LSU | Steven Kinman hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 47-56 |
| 04:26 | Mississippi | Robert Smith grabs the board | 47-56 |
| 04:21 | Mississippi | Steven Steele misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 47-56 |
| 04:20 | Mississippi | Robert Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 47-56 |
| 04:07 | Mississippi | Robert Smith misses the dunk attempt | 47-56 |
| 04:05 | Mississippi | Stan Conley can't tip it in | 47-56 |
| 04:03 | LSU | Steven Kinman gets the rebound | 47-56 |
| 03:40 | LSU | Donald Adams buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Michael Scott | 47-59 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:32 | Mississippi | Clinton Meyer is hacked by John Caba - foul #4 on John Caba, team foul #8 | 47-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Willie Lewis (PG), William King (SF), Thurman Lewis (C) Eric Ferguson, Steven Steele, Robert Smith | |
| Subs | LSU | Kenneth Deines (PG), James Anderson (SF), Frank Lopes (PF) Donald Adams, Steven Kinman, John Caba | |
| 03:32 | Mississippi | Clinton Meyer makes the 1st free throw | 48-59 |
| 03:32 | Mississippi | Clinton Meyer makes the 2nd free throw | 49-59 |
| 03:03 | LSU | Kenneth Deines is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-59 |
| 03:02 | LSU | Michael Scott gets the offensive rebound | 49-59 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Willie Lewis (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stan Conley (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - William King (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Clinton Meyer (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Thurman Lewis (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Kenneth Deines (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - Michael Scott (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Anderson (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. PF - Frank Lopes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Carl Krawczyk (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 02:47 | LSU | Michael Scott shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-59 |
| 02:45 | Mississippi | Thurman Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 49-59 |
| 02:45 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson (PG), Steven Steele (SF), Robert Smith (C) Willie Lewis, Clinton Meyer, Thurman Lewis | |
| Subs | LSU | John Caba (PF) Frank Lopes | |
| 02:27 | Mississippi | William King can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 49-59 |
| 02:25 | LSU | James Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 49-59 |
| 02:20 | LSU | James Anderson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 49-59 |
| 02:19 | Mississippi | Steven Steele snags the defensive board | 49-59 |
| 02:11 | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 49-59 |
| 02:09 | LSU | Carl Krawczyk gets the rebound | 49-59 |
| 01:44 | LSU | John Caba's floater is tipped away by William King | 49-59 |
| 01:43 | Mississippi | Robert Smith gets the rebound | 49-59 |
| 01:37 | Mississippi | Robert Smith misses long on a floater from the right block but the foul's on Carl Krawczyk - foul #1 on Carl Krawczyk, team foul #9 | 49-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Clinton Meyer (PF) William King | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 01:37 | Mississippi | Robert Smith makes the 1st free throw | 50-59 |
| 01:37 | Mississippi | Robert Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 51-59 |
| 01:14 | LSU | Stan Conley steps in front of the Kenneth Deines pass | 51-59 |
| 01:11 | Mississippi | Stan Conley banks in the layup | 53-59 |
| 00:50 | LSU | Kenneth Deines is hacked by Eric Ferguson - foul #1 on Eric Ferguson, team foul #4 | 53-59 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:48 | LSU | Robert Smith is called for the reach on James Anderson - foul #1 on Robert Smith, team foul #5 | 53-59 |
| 00:45 | LSU | Kenneth Deines is hacked by Stan Conley - foul #2 on Stan Conley, team foul #6 | 53-59 |
| 00:44 | LSU | Steven Steele is called for the reach on James Anderson - foul #2 on Steven Steele, team foul #7 | 53-59 |
| 00:44 | LSU | James Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 53-60 |
| 00:44 | LSU | James Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 53-61 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:39 | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-61 |
| 00:37 | Mississippi | Clinton Meyer grabs the offensive rebound | 53-61 |
| 00:34 | Mississippi | Steven Steele misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-61 |
| 00:33 | LSU | John Caba pulls down the rebound | 53-61 |
| 00:32 | LSU | Eric Ferguson is called for the reach on John Caba in the backcourt - foul #2 on Eric Ferguson, team foul #8 | 53-61 |
| 00:32 | LSU | John Caba makes the 1st free throw | 53-62 |
| 00:32 | LSU | John Caba makes the 2nd free throw | 53-63 |
| 00:27 | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson's floater is knocked away by James Anderson | 53-63 |
| 00:26 | LSU | Michael Scott pulls down the rebound | 53-63 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | LSU | Kenneth Deines runs out the clock | 53-63 |