| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Gary Lansing (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Campbell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Arnoldo Marino (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mike Butler (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Howard Rudd (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Trevor Downs (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronnie Bailey (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Milton Kocher (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Victor Moskowitz (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Rodney Crawford (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Arnoldo Marino inbounds the ball | 37-37 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:50 | Mississippi | Howard Rudd misses the lay-in | 37-37 |
| 19:49 | LSU | Rodney Crawford snags the defensive board | 37-37 |
| 19:22 | LSU | Mike Butler takes the ball from Rodney Crawford | 37-37 |
| 19:14 | Mississippi | Arnoldo Marino's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-37 |
| 18:59 | LSU | Paul Campbell is called for the reach on Ronnie Bailey - foul #1 on Paul Campbell, team foul #1 | 37-37 |
| 18:44 | LSU | Trevor Downs misses badly on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Paul Campbell - foul #2 on Paul Campbell, team foul #2 | 37-37 |
| 18:44 | LSU | Trevor Downs makes the 1st free throw | 37-38 |
| 18:44 | LSU | Trevor Downs makes the 2nd free throw | 37-39 |
| 18:28 | Mississippi | Arnoldo Marino is called for traveling | 37-39 |
| 18:05 | LSU | Rodney Crawford misses the easy layup | 37-39 |
| 18:04 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Trevor Downs | 37-39 |
| 17:45 | LSU | Arnoldo Marino is called for the reach on Trevor Downs - foul #2 on Arnoldo Marino, team foul #3 | 37-39 |
| 17:28 | LSU | Victor Moskowitz comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 37-39 |
| 17:27 | Mississippi | Howard Rudd grabs the board | 37-39 |
| 17:20 | Mississippi | Gary Lansing connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-39 |
| 17:18 | LSU | Paul Campbell steals it from Trevor Downs in the backcourt | 40-39 |
| 17:00 | Mississippi | Howard Rudd comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Milton Kocher - foul #2 on Milton Kocher, team foul #1 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald McCraven (PG), James Davis (SG), Timothy Williams (SF), Mladen Linkowski (C) Gary Lansing, Paul Campbell, Arnoldo Marino, Mike Butler | |
| Subs | LSU | Clinton Ragland (PG), Richard Segura (SF), Robin Arango (PF), Terry Brunswick (C) Trevor Downs, Milton Kocher, Victor Moskowitz, Rodney Crawford | |
| 17:00 | Mississippi | Howard Rudd makes the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 17:00 | Mississippi | Howard Rudd makes the 2nd free throw | 42-39 |
| 16:40 | LSU | Donald McCraven is called for the reach on Robin Arango - foul #2 on Donald McCraven, team foul #4 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Thompson (PF) Howard Rudd | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 16:30 | LSU | Timothy Williams takes the ball from Richard Segura | 42-39 |
| 16:20 | Mississippi | Paul Thompson misses badly on the uncontested driving attempt in the paint | 42-39 |
| 16:18 | Mississippi | Paul Thompson hits the follow up shot | 44-39 |
| 15:58 | LSU | Robin Arango banks in the layup set up by Clinton Ragland | 44-41 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Donald McCraven (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Timothy Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Paul Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Mladen Linkowski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Clinton Ragland (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronnie Bailey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Richard Segura (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Robin Arango (fresh) 4 pts. C - Terry Brunswick (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Mississippi | Ronnie Bailey steals the ball from Timothy Williams | 44-41 |
| 15:26 | LSU | Ronnie Bailey misses badly on a floater from the right side | 44-41 |
| 15:25 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Robin Arango | 44-41 |
| 15:04 | LSU | Terry Brunswick lays it in set up by Clinton Ragland | 44-43 |
| 14:49 | Mississippi | Paul Thompson clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 44-43 |
| 14:47 | LSU | Ronnie Bailey gets the rebound | 44-43 |
| 14:18 | LSU | Terry Brunswick's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-43 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | LSU | Trevor Downs (PG), Milton Kocher (SF), Victor Moskowitz (PF), Rodney Crawford (C) Clinton Ragland, Richard Segura, Robin Arango, Terry Brunswick | |
| 14:00 | Mississippi | Mike Butler scores on a floater from the right wing set up by Gary Lansing out of the doubleteam | 46-43 |
| 13:45 | LSU | Trevor Downs clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 46-43 |
| 13:43 | LSU | Rodney Crawford tips it in | 46-45 |
| 13:23 | Mississippi | Victor Moskowitz swats the short shot by Gary Lansing | 46-45 |
| 13:22 | LSU | The rebound goes to Rodney Crawford | 46-45 |
| 13:16 | LSU | Victor Moskowitz drills a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Trevor Downs | 46-47 |
| 12:57 | Mississippi | Victor Moskowitz is called for the reach on Gary Lansing - foul #1 on Victor Moskowitz, team foul #2 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | LSU | Clinton Ragland (SG) Ronnie Bailey | |
| 12:47 | Mississippi | Paul Campbell connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Gary Lansing | 49-47 |
| 12:29 | LSU | Arnoldo Marino is called for the reach on Victor Moskowitz - foul #3 on Arnoldo Marino, team foul #5 | 49-47 |
| 12:24 | LSU | Clinton Ragland misses short on a floater from the left side | 49-47 |
| 12:22 | LSU | Milton Kocher tips it in | 49-49 |
| 12:09 | Mississippi | Mike Butler is whistled for traveling | 49-49 |
| 11:53 | LSU | Gary Lansing knocks away the 3 by Trevor Downs | 49-49 |
| 11:51 | LSU | Rodney Crawford grabs the offensive rebound | 49-49 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Gary Lansing (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Campbell (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Arnoldo Marino (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Mike Butler (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Hester (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Trevor Downs (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Clinton Ragland (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Milton Kocher (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Victor Moskowitz (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Rodney Crawford (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:43 | LSU | Clinton Ragland is fouled on the floor by Paul Hester - foul #4 on Paul Hester, team foul #6 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald McCraven (SG), Timothy Williams (SF), Howard Rudd (C) Paul Campbell, Arnoldo Marino, Paul Hester | |
| Subs | LSU | Richard Segura (SG), Robin Arango (PF), Terry Brunswick (C) Trevor Downs, Victor Moskowitz, Rodney Crawford | |
| 11:29 | LSU | Milton Kocher makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Richard Segura | 49-51 |
| 11:13 | Mississippi | Mike Butler buries a turnaround in the paint | 51-51 |
| 10:48 | LSU | Robin Arango misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 51-51 |
| 10:46 | Mississippi | Mike Butler pulls down the rebound | 51-51 |
| 10:32 | Mississippi | Timothy Williams misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-51 |
| 10:30 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven tips it home | 53-51 |
| 10:11 | LSU | Terry Brunswick scores on a shot from the left wing set up by Clinton Ragland | 53-53 |
| 10:00 | Mississippi | Gary Lansing makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Donald McCraven | 55-53 |
| 09:41 | LSU | Milton Kocher can't throw it down but he's fouled by Timothy Williams - foul #1 on Timothy Williams, team foul #7 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Campbell (SG), Arnoldo Marino (SF), Mladen Linkowski (C) Gary Lansing, Timothy Williams, Mike Butler | |
| Subs | LSU | Trevor Downs (PG), Ronnie Bailey (SG), Victor Moskowitz (PF), Rodney Crawford (C) Clinton Ragland, Richard Segura, Robin Arango, Terry Brunswick | |
| 09:41 | LSU | Milton Kocher makes the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 09:41 | LSU | Milton Kocher makes the 2nd free throw | 55-55 |
| 09:33 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 55-55 |
| 09:32 | LSU | Trevor Downs pulls down the rebound | 55-55 |
| 09:16 | LSU | Milton Kocher misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Arnoldo Marino - foul #4 on Arnoldo Marino, team foul #8 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Davis (PG) Arnoldo Marino | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 09:16 | LSU | Milton Kocher misses the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 09:16 | LSU | Milton Kocher makes the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| 08:56 | Mississippi | James Davis is whistled for traveling | 55-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Timothy Williams (SF), Paul Thompson (PF) James Davis, Howard Rudd | |
| Subs | LSU | Richard Segura (SF) Milton Kocher | |
| 08:45 | LSU | Trevor Downs hits a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Ronnie Bailey | 55-58 |
| 08:24 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Donald McCraven, team foul #9 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Davis (PG) Donald McCraven | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 08:08 | LSU | Victor Moskowitz is fouled on the floor by Paul Thompson - foul #1 on Paul Thompson, team foul #10 | 55-58 |
| 08:08 | LSU | Victor Moskowitz misses the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 08:08 | LSU | Victor Moskowitz makes the 2nd free throw | 55-59 |
| 07:53 | Mississippi | James Davis misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 55-59 |
| 07:51 | LSU | Victor Moskowitz grabs the defensive rebound | 55-59 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - James Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Campbell (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Timothy Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Paul Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Mladen Linkowski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Trevor Downs (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ronnie Bailey (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Richard Segura (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Victor Moskowitz (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Rodney Crawford (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:36 | LSU | Trevor Downs scores on a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Ronnie Bailey | 55-61 |
| 07:26 | Mississippi | James Davis misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 55-61 |
| 07:24 | Mississippi | James Davis tips it in | 57-61 |
| 07:06 | LSU | Rodney Crawford hits the finger roll on a great pass from Ronnie Bailey and the foul's on Mladen Linkowski - foul #2 on Mladen Linkowski, team foul #11 | 57-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gary Lansing (PG), Donald McCraven (SG), Arnoldo Marino (SF), Mike Butler (PF), Paul Hester (C) James Davis, Paul Campbell, Timothy Williams, Paul Thompson, Mladen Linkowski | |
| Subs | LSU | Clinton Ragland (SG), Milton Kocher (SF), Robin Arango (PF) Ronnie Bailey, Richard Segura, Victor Moskowitz | |
| 07:06 | LSU | Rodney Crawford misses the free throw | 57-63 |
| 07:06 | Mississippi | Paul Hester grabs the board | 57-63 |
| 06:54 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-63 |
| 06:53 | LSU | Milton Kocher grabs the board | 57-63 |
| 06:32 | LSU | Clinton Ragland hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 57-63 |
| 06:30 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Trevor Downs | 57-63 |
| 06:16 | LSU | Trevor Downs buries a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Milton Kocher | 57-65 |
| 05:59 | Mississippi | Mike Butler can't connect on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Robin Arango - foul #2 on Robin Arango, team foul #3 | 57-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Campbell (SG) Donald McCraven | |
| Subs | LSU | Ronnie Bailey (SG), Victor Moskowitz (PF), Terry Brunswick (C) Trevor Downs, Robin Arango, Rodney Crawford | |
| 05:59 | Mississippi | Mike Butler makes the 1st free throw | 58-65 |
| 05:59 | Mississippi | Mike Butler makes the 2nd free throw | 59-65 |
| 05:39 | LSU | Victor Moskowitz makes the floater from the baseline | 59-67 |
| 05:18 | Mississippi | Paul Hester drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 61-67 |
| 05:02 | LSU | Milton Kocher hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 61-67 |
| 05:00 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Mike Butler | 61-67 |
| 04:32 | Mississippi | Mike Butler clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-67 |
| 04:30 | Mississippi | Paul Campbell grabs the offensive board | 61-67 |
| 04:25 | Mississippi | Terry Brunswick takes the ball from Mike Butler | 61-67 |
| 04:10 | LSU | Gary Lansing steals it from Milton Kocher | 61-67 |
| 03:52 | Mississippi | Mike Butler's pass is intercepted by Clinton Ragland | 61-67 |
| 03:47 | LSU | Ronnie Bailey banks in the layup on a great pass from Clinton Ragland | 61-69 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Gary Lansing (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Campbell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Arnoldo Marino (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Mike Butler (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Hester (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Clinton Ragland (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ronnie Bailey (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Milton Kocher (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Victor Moskowitz (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Terry Brunswick (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 03:30 | Mississippi | Gary Lansing misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 61-69 |
| 03:28 | LSU | The rebound goes to Milton Kocher | 61-69 |
| 03:28 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-69 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | LSU | Trevor Downs (PG), Richard Segura (SF), Rodney Crawford (C) Clinton Ragland, Milton Kocher, Terry Brunswick | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 03:01 | LSU | Paul Hester is called for the reach on Ronnie Bailey - foul #5 on Paul Hester, team foul #12 | 61-69 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald McCraven (SF), Howard Rudd (C) Arnoldo Marino, Paul Hester | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 03:01 | LSU | Ronnie Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 61-70 |
| 03:01 | LSU | Ronnie Bailey misses the 2nd free throw | 61-70 |
| 03:01 | Mississippi | Paul Campbell gets the rebound | 61-70 |
| 02:57 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-70 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arnoldo Marino (SF) Donald McCraven | |
| Subs | LSU | Milton Kocher (SF) Richard Segura | |
| 02:50 | Mississippi | The short jumper by Mike Butler is denied by Victor Moskowitz | 61-70 |
| 02:49 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Mike Butler | 61-70 |
| 02:35 | Mississippi | Arnoldo Marino misses the shot from the left wing | 61-70 |
| 02:33 | LSU | Trevor Downs pulls down the rebound | 61-70 |
| 02:04 | LSU | Milton Kocher lays it in on a nice dish by Trevor Downs | 61-72 |
| 01:49 | Mississippi | Gary Lansing hits the finger roll | 63-72 |
| 01:20 | LSU | Rodney Crawford can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Mike Butler - foul #2 on Mike Butler, team foul #13 | 63-72 |
| 01:20 | LSU | Rodney Crawford makes the 1st free throw | 63-73 |
| 01:20 | LSU | Rodney Crawford makes the 2nd free throw | 63-74 |
| 00:56 | Mississippi | Ronnie Bailey is called for the reach on Gary Lansing - foul #3 on Ronnie Bailey, team foul #4 | 63-74 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald McCraven (PG), James Davis (SG), Timothy Williams (SF), Mladen Linkowski (C) Gary Lansing, Paul Campbell, Arnoldo Marino, Mike Butler | |
| Subs | LSU | Clinton Ragland (PG), Richard Segura (SF), Robin Arango (PF), Terry Brunswick (C) Trevor Downs, Milton Kocher, Victor Moskowitz, Rodney Crawford | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 00:54 | Mississippi | Mladen Linkowski clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 63-74 |
| 00:52 | Mississippi | Mladen Linkowski pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-74 |
| 00:50 | Mississippi | Richard Segura picks off the pass by James Davis | 63-74 |
| 00:46 | LSU | Clinton Ragland banks in the layup on a nice dish by Richard Segura | 63-76 |
| 00:39 | Mississippi | Robin Arango blocks the short jumper by James Davis | 63-76 |
| 00:38 | LSU | Clinton Ragland pulls down the rebound | 63-76 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 00:16 | LSU | Timothy Williams swats the layup by Richard Segura | 63-76 |
| 00:15 | Mississippi | Timothy Williams snags the defensive board | 63-76 |
| 00:08 | Mississippi | Mladen Linkowski hits a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Howard Rudd | 65-76 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Clinton Ragland runs out the clock | 65-76 |