| Lineup | LSU | PG - Trevor Downs (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronnie Bailey (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Milton Kocher (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Victor Moskowitz (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Rodney Crawford (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Gary Lansing (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Campbell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Arnoldo Marino (fresh) PF - Howard Rudd (fresh) C - Paul Hester (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Milton Kocher inbounds the ball | 34-22 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:46 | LSU | Trevor Downs misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 34-22 |
| 19:45 | Mississippi | Paul Hester gets the rebound | 34-22 |
| 19:28 | Mississippi | Milton Kocher steps in front of the Arnoldo Marino pass | 34-22 |
| 19:24 | LSU | Trevor Downs slams it home on a nice dish by Milton Kocher | 36-22 |
| 19:07 | Mississippi | Gary Lansing is hacked by Victor Moskowitz - foul #2 on Victor Moskowitz, team foul #1 | 36-22 |
| 18:53 | Mississippi | Gary Lansing comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Victor Moskowitz - foul #3 on Victor Moskowitz, team foul #2 | 36-22 |
| Subs | LSU | Robin Arango (PF) Victor Moskowitz | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 18:53 | Mississippi | Gary Lansing makes the 1st free throw | 36-23 |
| 18:53 | Mississippi | Gary Lansing makes the 2nd free throw | 36-24 |
| 18:37 | LSU | Trevor Downs drills a turnaround in the paint | 38-24 |
| 18:13 | Mississippi | Paul Hester makes the wide open runner in the paint | 38-26 |
| 17:49 | LSU | Trevor Downs connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Robin Arango | 40-26 |
| 17:26 | Mississippi | Howard Rudd is whistled for traveling | 40-26 |
| Subs | LSU | Clinton Ragland (PG), Richard Segura (SF), Terry Brunswick (C) Trevor Downs, Milton Kocher, Rodney Crawford | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald McCraven (PG), James Davis (SG), Timothy Williams (SF), Paul Thompson (PF), Mladen Linkowski (C) Gary Lansing, Paul Campbell, Arnoldo Marino, Howard Rudd, Paul Hester | |
| 17:06 | LSU | Ronnie Bailey misses long on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Mladen Linkowski - foul #2 on Mladen Linkowski, team foul #1 | 40-26 |
| 17:06 | LSU | Ronnie Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 41-26 |
| 17:06 | LSU | Ronnie Bailey misses the 2nd free throw | 41-26 |
| 17:06 | Mississippi | Paul Thompson snags the defensive board | 41-26 |
| 16:42 | Mississippi | Mladen Linkowski loses the dribble to Ronnie Bailey | 41-26 |
| 16:38 | LSU | Clinton Ragland lays it up and in on a nice dish by Ronnie Bailey | 43-26 |
| 16:28 | Mississippi | Timothy Williams drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Donald McCraven | 43-28 |
| 16:21 | LSU | Ronnie Bailey comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 43-28 |
| 16:19 | LSU | Terry Brunswick tips it back up and in | 45-28 |
| 15:51 | Mississippi | Paul Thompson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 45-28 |
| 15:49 | LSU | Terry Brunswick grabs the board | 45-28 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Clinton Ragland (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronnie Bailey (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. SF - Richard Segura (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robin Arango (fairly fresh) C - Terry Brunswick (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Donald McCraven (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Davis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Timothy Williams (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Paul Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Mladen Linkowski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:28 | LSU | Richard Segura makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Clinton Ragland | 48-28 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 15:19 | Mississippi | Mladen Linkowski loses the dribble to Richard Segura | 48-28 |
| 15:06 | LSU | Richard Segura comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 48-28 |
| 15:04 | Mississippi | Timothy Williams snags the defensive board | 48-28 |
| 14:43 | Mississippi | Mladen Linkowski knocks in the runner from close range | 48-30 |
| 14:25 | LSU | Richard Segura hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-30 |
| 14:23 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven gets the rebound | 48-30 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 14:18 | Mississippi | James Davis misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-30 |
| 14:17 | LSU | Terry Brunswick pulls down the rebound | 48-30 |
| 14:08 | LSU | Robin Arango misses the easy layup | 48-30 |
| 14:07 | LSU | Clinton Ragland tips it in | 50-30 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 13:54 | Mississippi | Mladen Linkowski misses the lay-in | 50-30 |
| 13:52 | Mississippi | Mladen Linkowski tips it in | 50-32 |
| 13:33 | LSU | Mladen Linkowski is called for the reach on Robin Arango - foul #3 on Mladen Linkowski, team foul #2 | 50-32 |
| Subs | LSU | Trevor Downs (PG), Milton Kocher (SF), Victor Moskowitz (PF), Rodney Crawford (C) Clinton Ragland, Richard Segura, Robin Arango, Terry Brunswick | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gary Lansing (PG), Paul Campbell (SG), Arnoldo Marino (SF), Mike Butler (PF), Paul Hester (C) Donald McCraven, James Davis, Timothy Williams, Paul Thompson, Mladen Linkowski | |
| 13:23 | LSU | Paul Hester denies the turnaround by Rodney Crawford | 50-32 |
| 13:21 | Mississippi | Mike Butler snags the defensive board | 50-32 |
| 12:58 | Mississippi | Paul Hester clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 50-32 |
| 12:57 | Mississippi | Mike Butler snags the offensive board | 50-32 |
| 12:45 | Mississippi | Arnoldo Marino drills a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Paul Campbell | 50-34 |
| 12:28 | LSU | Victor Moskowitz blows the layup | 50-34 |
| 12:26 | LSU | Victor Moskowitz tips it but misses | 50-34 |
| 12:24 | Mississippi | Paul Hester snags the defensive board | 50-34 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 12:06 | Mississippi | Gary Lansing works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 50-34 |
| 12:04 | Mississippi | Paul Hester grabs the offensive rebound | 50-34 |
| 11:50 | Mississippi | Mike Butler misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 50-34 |
| 11:48 | LSU | Rodney Crawford pulls down the rebound | 50-34 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Trevor Downs (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronnie Bailey (tiring) 12 pts. 2 stl. SF - Milton Kocher (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Victor Moskowitz (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Rodney Crawford (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Gary Lansing (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Campbell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Arnoldo Marino (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mike Butler (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Paul Hester (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:28 | LSU | Trevor Downs comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Gary Lansing - foul #2 on Gary Lansing, team foul #3 | 50-34 |
| Subs | LSU | Clinton Ragland (SG) Ronnie Bailey | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 11:28 | LSU | Trevor Downs misses the 1st free throw | 50-34 |
| 11:28 | LSU | Trevor Downs makes the 2nd free throw | 51-34 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 11:09 | Mississippi | Mike Butler drills a shot from close range and he's hacked by Trevor Downs - foul #3 on Trevor Downs, team foul #3 | 51-36 |
| Subs | LSU | Terry Brunswick (C) Rodney Crawford | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Davis (SG), Donald McCraven (SF), Howard Rudd (C) Paul Campbell, Arnoldo Marino, Paul Hester | |
| 11:09 | Mississippi | Mike Butler makes the free throw | 51-37 |
| 11:03 | LSU | Trevor Downs throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-37 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Thompson (PF) Mike Butler | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 10:58 | Mississippi | Victor Moskowitz is called for the reach on Paul Thompson - foul #4 on Victor Moskowitz, team foul #4 | 51-37 |
| Subs | LSU | Rodney Crawford (C) Victor Moskowitz | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 10:44 | Mississippi | Howard Rudd misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Rodney Crawford - foul #2 on Rodney Crawford, team foul #5 | 51-37 |
| Subs | LSU | Richard Segura (SF) Milton Kocher | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 10:44 | Mississippi | Howard Rudd makes the 1st free throw | 51-38 |
| 10:44 | Mississippi | Howard Rudd makes the 2nd free throw | 51-39 |
| 10:26 | LSU | Rodney Crawford makes the fadeaway in the paint set up by Trevor Downs | 53-39 |
| 10:20 | Mississippi | Gary Lansing makes the contested jumper near the basket on a nice dish by James Davis | 53-41 |
| 10:01 | LSU | Trevor Downs makes the floater from the right side on a great pass from Clinton Ragland | 55-41 |
| 09:58 | Mississippi | Gary Lansing throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-41 |
| Subs | LSU | Milton Kocher (SF), Robin Arango (PF) Clinton Ragland, Rodney Crawford | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Campbell (SG), Timothy Williams (SF), Mike Butler (PF) Gary Lansing, James Davis, Paul Thompson | |
| 09:40 | LSU | Richard Segura clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-41 |
| 09:39 | LSU | Terry Brunswick grabs the offensive board | 55-41 |
| 09:11 | LSU | Richard Segura buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Milton Kocher | 58-41 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 08:57 | Mississippi | Paul Campbell misses the 3 from the left wing | 58-41 |
| 08:56 | LSU | Milton Kocher pulls down the rebound | 58-41 |
| 08:41 | LSU | Trevor Downs can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 58-41 |
| 08:40 | LSU | Terry Brunswick tips it in | 60-41 |
| 08:33 | Mississippi | Paul Campbell makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Donald McCraven | 60-44 |
| 08:10 | LSU | Trevor Downs connects on the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Robin Arango and the foul's on Donald McCraven - foul #1 on Donald McCraven, team foul #4 | 62-44 |
| Subs | LSU | Clinton Ragland (SG), Rodney Crawford (C) Richard Segura, Terry Brunswick | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gary Lansing (PG), James Davis (SG), Arnoldo Marino (SF), Mladen Linkowski (PF), Paul Hester (C) Donald McCraven, Paul Campbell, Timothy Williams, Mike Butler, Howard Rudd | |
| 08:10 | LSU | Trevor Downs misses the free throw | 62-44 |
| 08:10 | Mississippi | Mladen Linkowski pulls down the rebound | 62-44 |
| 08:01 | Mississippi | Gary Lansing shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by James Davis | 62-46 |
| 07:43 | LSU | Paul Hester blocks the jumper by Trevor Downs | 62-46 |
| 07:42 | Mississippi | Gary Lansing pulls down the rebound | 62-46 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Trevor Downs (tiring) 13 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Clinton Ragland (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - Milton Kocher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Robin Arango (fairly fresh) C - Rodney Crawford (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Gary Lansing (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Davis (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Arnoldo Marino (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mladen Linkowski (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Paul Hester (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:35 | Mississippi | Paul Hester misses short on a jumper from the left side | 62-46 |
| 07:33 | Mississippi | Mladen Linkowski gets the offensive rebound | 62-46 |
| 07:28 | Mississippi | James Davis clanks a jumper from the right wing | 62-46 |
| 07:27 | Mississippi | Paul Hester grabs the offensive board | 62-46 |
| 07:21 | Mississippi | Gary Lansing comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 62-46 |
| 07:19 | Mississippi | Paul Hester tips it but misses | 62-46 |
| 07:18 | LSU | Trevor Downs grabs the defensive rebound | 62-46 |
| 07:04 | LSU | Trevor Downs misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 62-46 |
| 07:03 | Mississippi | Paul Hester pulls down the rebound | 62-46 |
| 06:53 | Mississippi | The jump hook by Mladen Linkowski is blocked by Rodney Crawford | 62-46 |
| 06:51 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Hester | 62-46 |
| 06:42 | Mississippi | Arnoldo Marino clanks a 3 from the left corner | 62-46 |
| 06:41 | LSU | Trevor Downs snags the defensive board | 62-46 |
| 06:23 | LSU | Rodney Crawford can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 62-46 |
| 06:21 | Mississippi | Mladen Linkowski grabs the board | 62-46 |
| 05:52 | Mississippi | Paul Hester travels with the ball | 62-46 |
| Subs | LSU | Ronnie Bailey (SG), Richard Segura (SF), Victor Moskowitz (PF) Trevor Downs, Milton Kocher, Robin Arango | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald McCraven (PG), Paul Campbell (SG), Timothy Williams (SF), Mike Butler (PF), Howard Rudd (C) Gary Lansing, James Davis, Arnoldo Marino, Mladen Linkowski, Paul Hester | |
| 05:32 | LSU | Clinton Ragland is fouled on the floor by Donald McCraven - foul #2 on Donald McCraven, team foul #5 | 62-46 |
| Subs | LSU | Terry Brunswick (C) Rodney Crawford | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 05:18 | LSU | Ronnie Bailey misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 62-46 |
| 05:16 | Mississippi | Mike Butler grabs the board | 62-46 |
| 05:11 | Mississippi | Paul Campbell misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 62-46 |
| 05:09 | Mississippi | Howard Rudd tips it but misses | 62-46 |
| 05:08 | LSU | Richard Segura grabs the board | 62-46 |
| 04:56 | LSU | Clinton Ragland makes the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Terry Brunswick | 64-46 |
| 04:51 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Mike Butler | 64-49 |
| 04:47 | LSU | Ronnie Bailey can't finish the layup | 64-49 |
| 04:45 | Mississippi | Mike Butler gets the rebound | 64-49 |
| 04:36 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven clanks a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Clinton Ragland - foul #1 on Clinton Ragland, team foul #6 | 64-49 |
| Subs | LSU | Trevor Downs (PG), Milton Kocher (SF) Clinton Ragland, Richard Segura | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arnoldo Marino (SF), Paul Hester (C) Timothy Williams, Howard Rudd | |
| 04:36 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven makes the 1st free throw | 64-50 |
| 04:36 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven makes the 2nd free throw | 64-51 |
| 04:17 | LSU | Trevor Downs misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Donald McCraven - foul #3 on Donald McCraven, team foul #6 | 64-51 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gary Lansing (PG) Donald McCraven | |
| 04:17 | LSU | Trevor Downs makes the 1st free throw | 65-51 |
| 04:17 | LSU | Trevor Downs makes the 2nd free throw | 66-51 |
| 03:59 | Mississippi | Mike Butler's pass is intercepted by Trevor Downs | 66-51 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:35 | LSU | Milton Kocher comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Paul Campbell - foul #1 on Paul Campbell, team foul #7 | 66-51 |
| Subs | LSU | Rodney Crawford (C) Terry Brunswick | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald McCraven (SG) Paul Campbell | |
| 03:35 | LSU | Milton Kocher makes the 1st free throw | 67-51 |
| 03:35 | LSU | Milton Kocher misses the 2nd free throw | 67-51 |
| 03:35 | Mississippi | Mike Butler snags the defensive board | 67-51 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Trevor Downs (tiring) 15 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ronnie Bailey (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. SF - Milton Kocher (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - Victor Moskowitz (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Rodney Crawford (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Gary Lansing (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald McCraven (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Arnoldo Marino (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mike Butler (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Paul Hester (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 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) | |
| 03:29 | Mississippi | Paul Hester hits a floater in the lane on a great pass from Gary Lansing | 67-53 |
| 03:00 | LSU | Mike Butler blocks the short jumper by Trevor Downs | 67-53 |
| 02:58 | Mississippi | Mike Butler pulls down the rebound | 67-53 |
| 02:43 | Mississippi | Arnoldo Marino drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Gary Lansing | 67-55 |
| 02:39 | LSU | Gary Lansing steals the ball from Trevor Downs in the backcourt | 67-55 |
| 02:38 | Mississippi | Gary Lansing banks in the layup | 67-57 |
| 02:31 | LSU | Trevor Downs makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 69-57 |
| 02:08 | Mississippi | Gary Lansing misses the lay-in over the doubleteam | 69-57 |
| 02:07 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Arnoldo Marino | 69-57 |
| 02:00 | Mississippi | Milton Kocher takes the ball from Paul Hester | 69-57 |
| 01:56 | LSU | Ronnie Bailey misses the easy layup | 69-57 |
| 01:55 | LSU | Rodney Crawford hits the follow up shot | 71-57 |
| 01:40 | Mississippi | Arnoldo Marino hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 71-57 |
| 01:39 | LSU | Victor Moskowitz pulls down the rebound | 71-57 |
| 01:11 | LSU | Victor Moskowitz's fadeaway is rejected by Paul Hester | 71-57 |
| 01:10 | Mississippi | Paul Hester grabs the board | 71-57 |
| 00:56 | Mississippi | Arnoldo Marino is whistled for a carry | 71-57 |
| Subs | LSU | Clinton Ragland (PG), Richard Segura (SF), Robin Arango (PF), Terry Brunswick (C) Trevor Downs, Milton Kocher, Victor Moskowitz, Rodney Crawford | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Davis (SG), Timothy Williams (SF), Howard Rudd (PF), Mladen Linkowski (C) Gary Lansing, Arnoldo Marino, Mike Butler, Paul Hester | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:31 | LSU | Robin Arango is fouled on the floor by James Davis - foul #2 on James Davis, team foul #8 | 71-57 |
| 00:31 | LSU | Robin Arango misses the 1st free throw | 71-57 |
| 00:31 | Mississippi | Howard Rudd grabs the defensive rebound | 71-57 |
| 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) | |
| 00:26 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Davis and he's fouled by Clinton Ragland - foul #2 on Clinton Ragland, team foul #7 | 71-59 |
| 00:26 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven makes the free throw | 71-60 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Clinton Ragland runs out the clock | 71-60 |