| Lineup | LSU | PG - Michael Carson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dana Renteria (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Nicholas Moore (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Meinhardt (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Bradley Ziegenbein (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Bradley Dunning (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Parker (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vernon Fletcher (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chad Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Curtis Hines (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Nicholas Moore inbounds the ball | 27-21 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 19:33 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt makes the runner from the right block set up by Bradley Ziegenbein | 29-21 |
| 19:21 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning misses the floater from the right wing | 29-21 |
| 19:20 | LSU | Nicholas Moore grabs the board | 29-21 |
| 18:57 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein's floater is tipped away by Chad Smith | 29-21 |
| 18:55 | Mississippi | Chad Smith gets the rebound | 29-21 |
| 18:50 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-21 |
| 18:49 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines misses the tip | 29-21 |
| 18:47 | Mississippi | Chad Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-21 |
| 18:35 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines knocks in the jumper from the left wing and he's hacked by Nicholas Moore - foul #1 on Nicholas Moore, team foul #1 | 29-23 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu (PG), Randall Murray (SF), Jason Williams (PF) Bradley Dunning, William Parker, Chad Smith | |
| 18:35 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines misses the free throw | 29-23 |
| 18:35 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein pulls down the rebound | 29-23 |
| 18:15 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Dana Renteria and the foul's on Jason Williams - foul #1 on Jason Williams, team foul #1 | 31-23 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Knight (SG) Vernon Fletcher | |
| 18:15 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt makes the free throw | 32-23 |
| 18:06 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines misses short on a shot from the right side | 32-23 |
| 18:05 | Mississippi | Jason Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-23 |
| 17:52 | Mississippi | Nicholas Moore is called for the reach on Richard Knight - foul #2 on Nicholas Moore, team foul #2 | 32-23 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Parker (SG) Richard Knight | |
| 17:43 | Mississippi | William Parker comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-23 |
| 17:42 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines snags the offensive board | 32-23 |
| 17:34 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines knocks in the jumper in the lane | 32-25 |
| 17:10 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt blows the layup but he's fouled by Curtis Hines - foul #2 on Curtis Hines, team foul #2 | 32-25 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Knight (SG), Vernon Fletcher (SF) William Parker, Randall Murray | |
| 17:10 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt misses the 1st free throw | 32-25 |
| 17:10 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt makes the 2nd free throw | 33-25 |
| 16:50 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 33-27 |
| 16:27 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt misses long on a floater near the basket | 33-27 |
| 16:26 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Jason Williams | 33-27 |
| 16:20 | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu buries a turnaround from the right block set up by Curtis Hines | 33-29 |
| 15:59 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 33-29 |
| 15:57 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein can't tip it in | 33-29 |
| 15:56 | Mississippi | Jason Williams pulls down the rebound | 33-29 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Michael Carson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dana Renteria (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Nicholas Moore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Meinhardt (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Bradley Ziegenbein (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Paul Mathieu (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Knight (fresh) SF - Vernon Fletcher (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Williams (fresh) 3 reb. C - Curtis Hines (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu makes the 3 from the right corner | 33-32 |
| 15:13 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 33-32 |
| 15:12 | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu snags the defensive board | 33-32 |
| 14:50 | Mississippi | Richard Knight connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-35 |
| 14:34 | LSU | Michael Carson is fouled on the floor by Jason Williams - foul #2 on Jason Williams, team foul #3 | 33-35 |
| Subs | LSU | Todd Pollard (PG), Jimmy Rockey (SG), Timothy Lewis (SF), Charles Flynt (PF), Barry Baldwin (C) Michael Carson, Dana Renteria, Nicholas Moore, Michael Meinhardt, Bradley Ziegenbein | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), William Parker (SG), Randall Murray (SF), Chad Smith (PF), Dwight Jones (C) Paul Mathieu, Richard Knight, Vernon Fletcher, Jason Williams, Curtis Hines | |
| 14:16 | LSU | Barry Baldwin hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing and the foul's on William Parker - foul #1 on William Parker, team foul #4 | 35-35 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Curtis Hines (C) Dwight Jones | |
| 14:16 | LSU | Barry Baldwin makes the free throw | 36-35 |
| 14:01 | Mississippi | Randall Murray's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-35 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Marcus Ludwig (C) Curtis Hines | |
| 13:42 | LSU | Timothy Lewis hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Randall Murray - foul #1 on Randall Murray, team foul #5 | 36-35 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Curtis Hines (C) Marcus Ludwig | |
| 13:42 | LSU | Timothy Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 37-35 |
| 13:42 | LSU | Timothy Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 38-35 |
| 13:30 | Mississippi | William Parker connects on the floater from the right side on a great pass from Bradley Dunning | 38-37 |
| 13:14 | LSU | Charles Flynt is hacked by Chad Smith - foul #1 on Chad Smith, team foul #6 | 38-37 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Carson (PG), Dana Renteria (SG) Todd Pollard, Jimmy Rockey | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher (SF), Dwight Jones (C) Randall Murray, Curtis Hines | |
| 13:00 | LSU | Barry Baldwin misses the shot from the left block but he's fouled by Chad Smith - foul #2 on Chad Smith, team foul #7 | 38-37 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Randall Murray (SF), Curtis Hines (C) Vernon Fletcher, Dwight Jones | |
| 13:00 | LSU | Barry Baldwin misses the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 13:00 | LSU | Barry Baldwin makes the 2nd free throw | 39-37 |
| 12:48 | Mississippi | William Parker clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-37 |
| 12:46 | LSU | The rebound goes to Barry Baldwin | 39-37 |
| 12:41 | LSU | Michael Carson hits a floater from the right side | 41-37 |
| 12:24 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 41-37 |
| 12:23 | LSU | Charles Flynt pulls down the rebound | 41-37 |
| 11:57 | LSU | Barry Baldwin misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 41-37 |
| 11:55 | LSU | Barry Baldwin tips it back up and in | 43-37 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Michael Carson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dana Renteria (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Timothy Lewis (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Charles Flynt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Barry Baldwin (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Bradley Dunning (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Parker (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randall Murray (fresh) PF - Chad Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Curtis Hines (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning loses the ball out of bounds | 43-37 |
| Subs | LSU | Nicholas Moore (SF), Michael Meinhardt (PF), Bradley Ziegenbein (C) Timothy Lewis, Charles Flynt, Barry Baldwin | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher (SF), Dwight Jones (C) Randall Murray, Curtis Hines | |
| 11:20 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein's fadeaway is rejected by Dwight Jones | 43-37 |
| 11:18 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt hits the follow up shot | 45-37 |
| 10:58 | Mississippi | William Parker's layup is rejected by Bradley Ziegenbein | 45-37 |
| 10:56 | LSU | Dana Renteria grabs the board | 45-37 |
| 10:50 | LSU | Dwight Jones blocks the short jumper by Michael Meinhardt | 45-37 |
| 10:49 | Mississippi | Dwight Jones pulls down the rebound | 45-37 |
| 10:26 | Mississippi | William Parker misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-37 |
| 10:25 | LSU | Nicholas Moore snags the defensive board | 45-37 |
| 10:07 | LSU | Michael Carson knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Dana Renteria | 47-37 |
| 09:46 | Mississippi | William Parker makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Bradley Dunning | 47-40 |
| 09:23 | LSU | Vernon Fletcher picks off the pass by Michael Meinhardt | 47-40 |
| 09:04 | Mississippi | Chad Smith's layup is rejected by Bradley Ziegenbein | 47-40 |
| 09:02 | Mississippi | Dwight Jones hits the follow up shot | 47-42 |
| 08:45 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein is whistled for traveling | 47-42 |
| Subs | LSU | Todd Pollard (PG), Jimmy Rockey (SG), Timothy Lewis (SF), Charles Flynt (PF) Michael Carson, Dana Renteria, Nicholas Moore, Michael Meinhardt | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu (PG), Richard Knight (SG), Randall Murray (SF), Jason Williams (PF), Curtis Hines (C) Bradley Dunning, William Parker, Vernon Fletcher, Chad Smith, Dwight Jones | |
| 08:20 | Mississippi | Randall Murray hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 47-42 |
| 08:18 | LSU | The rebound goes to Timothy Lewis | 47-42 |
| 07:49 | LSU | Timothy Lewis hits the finger roll set up by Jimmy Rockey | 49-42 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Todd Pollard (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jimmy Rockey (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Timothy Lewis (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Flynt (fresh) 4 pts. C - Bradley Ziegenbein (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Paul Mathieu (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Richard Knight (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Randall Murray (fresh) PF - Jason Williams (fresh) 3 reb. C - Curtis Hines (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines blows the layup | 49-42 |
| 07:34 | LSU | The rebound goes to Charles Flynt | 49-42 |
| 07:05 | LSU | Timothy Lewis's fadeaway is rejected by Curtis Hines | 49-42 |
| 07:04 | LSU | Charles Flynt tips it back up and in | 51-42 |
| 06:51 | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 51-42 |
| 06:50 | LSU | Charles Flynt grabs the defensive rebound | 51-42 |
| 06:26 | LSU | Jimmy Rockey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-42 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Carson (PG), Dana Renteria (SG), Nicholas Moore (SF), Michael Meinhardt (PF), Barry Baldwin (C) Todd Pollard, Jimmy Rockey, Timothy Lewis, Charles Flynt, Bradley Ziegenbein | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), William Parker (SG), Vernon Fletcher (SF), Chad Smith (PF) Paul Mathieu, Richard Knight, Randall Murray, Jason Williams | |
| 06:09 | Mississippi | Barry Baldwin steals the ball from Curtis Hines | 51-42 |
| 05:45 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt buries a shot from close range on a nice dish by Nicholas Moore | 53-42 |
| 05:29 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning misses the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Barry Baldwin - foul #1 on Barry Baldwin, team foul #3 | 53-42 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Knight (SF) Vernon Fletcher | |
| 05:29 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning makes the 1st free throw | 53-43 |
| 05:29 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning makes the 2nd free throw | 53-44 |
| 05:02 | LSU | Richard Knight swats the layup by Dana Renteria | 53-44 |
| 05:00 | LSU | Barry Baldwin tips it home | 55-44 |
| 04:46 | Mississippi | William Parker misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-44 |
| 04:45 | Mississippi | Chad Smith tips it home | 55-46 |
| 04:24 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 55-46 |
| 04:22 | Mississippi | Richard Knight pulls down the rebound | 55-46 |
| 04:11 | Mississippi | Chad Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-46 |
| Subs | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein (C) Barry Baldwin | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher (SF) Richard Knight | |
| 03:48 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt misses short on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Chad Smith - foul #3 on Chad Smith, team foul #8 | 55-46 |
| 03:48 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt misses the 1st free throw | 55-46 |
| 03:48 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt misses the 2nd free throw | 55-46 |
| 03:48 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Bradley Ziegenbein | 55-46 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Michael Carson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dana Renteria (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - Nicholas Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Meinhardt (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. C - Bradley Ziegenbein (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Bradley Dunning (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Parker (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vernon Fletcher (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chad Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Curtis Hines (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:31 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein misses the easy layup but the foul's on Curtis Hines - foul #3 on Curtis Hines, team foul #9 | 55-46 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Knight (SF) Vernon Fletcher | |
| 03:31 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein misses the 1st free throw | 55-46 |
| 03:31 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein makes the 2nd free throw | 56-46 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:17 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on Curtis Hines, team foul #10 | 56-46 |
| Subs | LSU | Timothy Lewis (SF), Charles Flynt (PF) Nicholas Moore, Michael Meinhardt | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher (SF) Richard Knight | |
| 02:48 | LSU | Charles Flynt misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Chad Smith - foul #4 on Chad Smith, team foul #11 | 56-46 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu (PG), Richard Knight (SF), Marcus Ludwig (C) Bradley Dunning, Vernon Fletcher, Curtis Hines | |
| 02:48 | LSU | Charles Flynt makes the 1st free throw | 57-46 |
| 02:48 | LSU | Charles Flynt makes the 2nd free throw | 58-46 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:31 | Mississippi | Richard Knight misses long on a shot in the lane | 58-46 |
| 02:29 | Mississippi | Chad Smith grabs the offensive board | 58-46 |
| 02:15 | Mississippi | William Parker misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Charles Flynt - foul #2 on Charles Flynt, team foul #4 | 58-46 |
| Subs | LSU | Todd Pollard (PG), Jimmy Rockey (SG), Michael Meinhardt (PF) Michael Carson, Dana Renteria, Charles Flynt | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), Vernon Fletcher (SF), Jason Williams (PF), Curtis Hines (C) Paul Mathieu, Richard Knight, Chad Smith, Marcus Ludwig | |
| 02:15 | Mississippi | William Parker makes the 1st free throw | 58-47 |
| 02:15 | Mississippi | William Parker misses the 2nd free throw | 58-47 |
| 02:15 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt gets the rebound | 58-47 |
| 01:50 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein buries a turnaround from the left block | 60-47 |
| 01:30 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines's floater is tipped away by Bradley Ziegenbein | 60-47 |
| 01:28 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to William Parker | 60-47 |
| 01:12 | Mississippi | William Parker lays it up and in set up by Vernon Fletcher | 60-49 |
| 00:53 | LSU | Timothy Lewis misses short on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Vernon Fletcher - foul #2 on Vernon Fletcher, team foul #12 | 60-49 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Carson (PG), Dana Renteria (SG) Todd Pollard, Jimmy Rockey | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Chad Smith (PF) Jason Williams | |
| 00:53 | LSU | Timothy Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 61-49 |
| 00:53 | LSU | Timothy Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 62-49 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Timothy Lewis - foul #2 on Timothy Lewis, team foul #5 | 62-49 |
| Subs | LSU | Nicholas Moore (SF) Timothy Lewis | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 00:49 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher misses the 1st free throw | 62-49 |
| 00:49 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher makes the 2nd free throw | 62-50 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:27 | LSU | The pull-up jumper by Michael Meinhardt is blocked by Chad Smith | 62-50 |
| 00:26 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines grabs the board | 62-50 |
| 00:20 | Mississippi | William Parker comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-50 |
| 00:19 | LSU | Michael Carson pulls down the rebound | 62-50 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Michael Carson runs out the clock | 62-50 |