| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Clayton (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Rochon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Kinman (fresh) PF - Louis Borja (fresh) 2 pts. C - Carl Krawczyk (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Willie Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Barry Davis (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - William King (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Steven Steele (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | William King inbounds the ball | 26-37 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:43 | Mississippi | Robert Smith is whistled for traveling | 26-37 |
| 19:16 | LSU | Willie Lewis is called for the reach on James Clayton - foul #1 on Willie Lewis, team foul #1 | 26-37 |
| 18:51 | LSU | Steven Kinman is open and buries a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by James Clayton | 28-37 |
| 18:33 | Mississippi | Steven Steele can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-37 |
| 18:32 | LSU | Carl Krawczyk grabs the defensive rebound | 28-37 |
| 18:25 | LSU | Ronald Rochon's dunk attempt is rejected by Steven Steele | 28-37 |
| 18:24 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Louis Borja | 28-37 |
| 18:05 | LSU | James Clayton misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-37 |
| 18:03 | Mississippi | Robert Smith gets the rebound | 28-37 |
| 17:59 | Mississippi | Steven Steele misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-37 |
| 17:57 | LSU | Carl Krawczyk grabs the board | 28-37 |
| 17:37 | LSU | Carl Krawczyk hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 28-37 |
| 17:35 | Mississippi | Steven Steele grabs the defensive rebound | 28-37 |
| 17:19 | Mississippi | Barry Davis misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner but he's hacked by Louis Borja - foul #2 on Louis Borja, team foul #1 | 28-37 |
| 17:19 | Mississippi | Barry Davis misses the 1st free throw | 28-37 |
| 17:19 | Mississippi | Barry Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 28-37 |
| 17:19 | Mississippi | Barry Davis makes the 3rd free throw | 28-38 |
| 16:53 | LSU | Louis Borja loses the dribble to William King | 28-38 |
| 16:27 | Mississippi | Robert Smith clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 28-38 |
| 16:26 | Mississippi | Steven Steele can't tip it in | 28-38 |
| 16:24 | LSU | James Clayton snags the defensive board | 28-38 |
| 16:02 | LSU | Ronald Rochon clanks a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Steven Steele - foul #2 on Steven Steele, team foul #2 | 28-38 |
| Subs | LSU | Donald Adams (PG), Frank Lopes (PF) James Clayton, Louis Borja | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Stan Conley (PG), Albert Tseng (PF), John Milan (C) Willie Lewis, Steven Steele, Robert Smith | |
| 16:02 | LSU | Ronald Rochon makes the 1st free throw | 29-38 |
| 16:02 | LSU | Ronald Rochon makes the 2nd free throw | 30-38 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Donald Adams (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Rochon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Kinman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frank Lopes (fresh) C - Carl Krawczyk (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Stan Conley (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Barry Davis (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - William King (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Albert Tseng (fresh) C - John Milan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Mississippi | William King makes the jumpshot from the left side set up by Stan Conley | 30-40 |
| 15:27 | LSU | Frank Lopes clanks a jumper from the baseline | 30-40 |
| 15:26 | Mississippi | John Milan gets the rebound | 30-40 |
| 14:58 | Mississippi | William King scores on a runner from the baseline | 30-42 |
| 14:44 | LSU | Donald Adams hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-42 |
| 14:24 | Mississippi | William King can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Carl Krawczyk - foul #2 on Carl Krawczyk, team foul #2 | 33-42 |
| Subs | LSU | James Clayton (PG), Louis Borja (PF) Donald Adams, Frank Lopes | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Willie Lewis (PG), Steven Steele (PF), Robert Smith (C) Barry Davis, Albert Tseng, John Milan | |
| 14:24 | Mississippi | William King makes the 1st free throw | 33-43 |
| 14:24 | Mississippi | William King makes the 2nd free throw | 33-44 |
| 14:21 | LSU | Willie Lewis picks off the pass by James Clayton in the backcourt | 33-44 |
| 14:02 | Mississippi | Robert Smith scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Steven Steele | 33-46 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 13:56 | LSU | Carl Krawczyk comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 33-46 |
| 13:54 | Mississippi | Robert Smith gets the rebound | 33-46 |
| 13:40 | Mississippi | William King makes the shot from the left side set up by Steven Steele | 33-48 |
| 13:11 | LSU | Ronald Rochon buries a jumper from the left side | 35-48 |
| 12:52 | Mississippi | Stan Conley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-48 |
| 12:50 | LSU | Louis Borja gets the rebound | 35-48 |
| 12:33 | LSU | James Clayton is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-48 |
| 12:31 | Mississippi | Stan Conley gets the rebound | 35-48 |
| 12:04 | Mississippi | William King loses the ball out of bounds | 35-48 |
| Subs | LSU | Donald Adams (PG), Theodore Strong (SG), Frank Laurel (SF), Frank Lopes (C) James Clayton, Ronald Rochon, Steven Kinman, Carl Krawczyk | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Barry Davis (SG), Albert Tseng (SF) Stan Conley, William King | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Donald Adams (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Theodore Strong (fresh) SF - Frank Laurel (fresh) PF - Louis Borja (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Lopes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Willie Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Barry Davis (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Albert Tseng (fresh) PF - Steven Steele (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:37 | LSU | Donald Adams misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 35-48 |
| 11:35 | LSU | Donald Adams grabs the offensive rebound | 35-48 |
| 11:19 | LSU | Robert Smith steals it from Frank Lopes | 35-48 |
| 11:00 | Mississippi | Theodore Strong is called for the reach on Barry Davis - foul #1 on Theodore Strong, team foul #3 | 35-48 |
| Subs | LSU | James Clayton (PG), Ronald Rochon (SG) Theodore Strong, Louis Borja | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Milan (C) Robert Smith | |
| 10:48 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-48 |
| Subs | LSU | Carl Krawczyk (C) Donald Adams | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan (PF) Steven Steele | |
| 10:27 | LSU | Carl Krawczyk connects on the driving attempt from the right block | 37-48 |
| 10:11 | Mississippi | Barry Davis misses the jumper from the right wing | 37-48 |
| 10:10 | Mississippi | Willie Lewis tips it home | 37-50 |
| 09:57 | LSU | Carl Krawczyk is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 37-50 |
| 09:56 | LSU | Carl Krawczyk tips it but misses | 37-50 |
| 09:55 | Mississippi | Barry Davis snags the defensive board | 37-50 |
| 09:33 | Mississippi | Barry Davis can't throw it down | 37-50 |
| 09:31 | LSU | Carl Krawczyk grabs the defensive rebound | 37-50 |
| 09:09 | LSU | Ronald Rochon misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Jerry Morgan - foul #1 on Jerry Morgan, team foul #3 | 37-50 |
| Subs | LSU | Donald Adams (PG), Steven Kinman (SF), Louis Borja (PF) James Clayton, Frank Laurel, Frank Lopes | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Stan Conley (PG), William King (SF), Steven Steele (PF), Robert Smith (C) Willie Lewis, Albert Tseng, Jerry Morgan, John Milan | |
| 09:09 | LSU | Ronald Rochon makes the 1st free throw | 38-50 |
| 09:09 | LSU | Ronald Rochon makes the 2nd free throw | 39-50 |
| 08:59 | Mississippi | William King can't connect on a shot from close range but he's fouled by Louis Borja - foul #3 on Louis Borja, team foul #4 | 39-50 |
| Subs | LSU | Frank Lopes (C) Carl Krawczyk | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 08:59 | Mississippi | William King misses the 1st free throw | 39-50 |
| 08:59 | Mississippi | William King misses the 2nd free throw | 39-50 |
| 08:59 | LSU | Frank Lopes snags the defensive board | 39-50 |
| 08:35 | LSU | Ronald Rochon comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 39-50 |
| 08:33 | Mississippi | William King pulls down the rebound | 39-50 |
| 08:15 | Mississippi | Stan Conley misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-50 |
| 08:14 | Mississippi | Robert Smith tips it back up and in | 39-52 |
| 08:10 | LSU | Donald Adams hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Louis Borja | 41-52 |
| 07:58 | Mississippi | Robert Smith jams it set up by Stan Conley and he's hacked by Frank Lopes - foul #1 on Frank Lopes, team foul #5 | 41-54 |
| Subs | LSU | James Clayton (PG), Carl Krawczyk (C) Ronald Rochon, Frank Lopes | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 07:58 | Mississippi | Robert Smith makes the free throw | 41-55 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Clayton (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Adams (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Kinman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Louis Borja (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Carl Krawczyk (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Stan Conley (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Barry Davis (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - William King (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Steele (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:39 | LSU | Carl Krawczyk can't finish the layup | 41-55 |
| 07:38 | Mississippi | Barry Davis pulls down the rebound | 41-55 |
| 07:29 | Mississippi | William King misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 41-55 |
| 07:28 | Mississippi | William King hits the follow up shot | 41-57 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 07:11 | LSU | Steven Kinman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-57 |
| Subs | LSU | Frank Lopes (PF) Louis Borja | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Willie Lewis (PG) Barry Davis | |
| 06:45 | Mississippi | Stan Conley is whistled for a carry | 41-57 |
| 06:37 | LSU | James Clayton scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-57 |
| 06:13 | Mississippi | Stan Conley makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Willie Lewis | 44-60 |
| 06:07 | LSU | Donald Adams misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 44-60 |
| 06:05 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to James Clayton | 44-60 |
| 05:47 | LSU | James Clayton misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 44-60 |
| 05:45 | Mississippi | Willie Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 44-60 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:41 | Mississippi | William King throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-60 |
| Subs | LSU | Ronald Rochon (SG), Louis Borja (PF) James Clayton, Carl Krawczyk | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Barry Davis (SG), John Milan (C) Stan Conley, Robert Smith | |
| 05:32 | LSU | Willie Lewis steps in front of the Steven Kinman pass | 44-60 |
| 05:29 | Mississippi | Barry Davis can't finish the layup | 44-60 |
| 05:27 | Mississippi | John Milan grabs the offensive rebound | 44-60 |
| 05:13 | Mississippi | Barry Davis misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-60 |
| 05:11 | LSU | Louis Borja grabs the board | 44-60 |
| 05:07 | LSU | Barry Davis steals the ball from Donald Adams | 44-60 |
| 05:03 | Mississippi | Barry Davis's pass is intercepted by Louis Borja | 44-60 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:52 | LSU | Ronald Rochon clanks a floater in the lane | 44-60 |
| 04:51 | Mississippi | William King grabs the board | 44-60 |
| 04:47 | Mississippi | William King's floater is tipped away by Louis Borja | 44-60 |
| 04:46 | LSU | Frank Lopes grabs the board | 44-60 |
| 04:41 | LSU | Steven Steele denies the turnaround by Donald Adams | 44-60 |
| 04:39 | Mississippi | Steven Steele snags the defensive board | 44-60 |
| 04:26 | Mississippi | John Milan misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 44-60 |
| 04:25 | LSU | Frank Lopes gets the rebound | 44-60 |
| 04:03 | LSU | Ronald Rochon knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Donald Adams | 46-60 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Donald Adams (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Rochon (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Kinman (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Louis Borja (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Frank Lopes (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Willie Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. 4 stl. SG - Barry Davis (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - William King (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. PF - Steven Steele (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - John Milan (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:47 | Mississippi | John Milan misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 46-60 |
| 03:45 | LSU | The rebound goes to Frank Lopes | 46-60 |
| 03:41 | LSU | Barry Davis is called for the reach on Steven Kinman - foul #1 on Barry Davis, team foul #4 | 46-60 |
| Subs | LSU | James Clayton (PG), Frank Laurel (SF), Carl Krawczyk (C) Donald Adams, Steven Kinman, Frank Lopes | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Stan Conley (PG), Albert Tseng (SF), Jerry Morgan (PF), Robert Smith (C) Willie Lewis, William King, Steven Steele, John Milan | |
| 03:24 | LSU | Robert Smith is called for the reach on Ronald Rochon - foul #3 on Robert Smith, team foul #5 | 46-60 |
| Subs | LSU | Frank Lopes (PF) Louis Borja | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 03:01 | LSU | Frank Lopes connects on the jump hook from the left block | 48-60 |
| 02:40 | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan buries a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Barry Davis | 48-62 |
| 02:38 | LSU | Stan Conley is called for the reach on James Clayton in the backcourt - foul #1 on Stan Conley, team foul #6 | 48-62 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Willie Lewis (PG), William King (SF) Stan Conley, Jerry Morgan | |
| 02:20 | LSU | Carl Krawczyk hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 48-62 |
| 02:19 | LSU | Frank Laurel tips it back up and in | 50-62 |
| 02:02 | Mississippi | William King knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Albert Tseng | 50-65 |
| 01:41 | LSU | Ronald Rochon jams it | 52-65 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:21 | Mississippi | Carl Krawczyk steals the ball from Barry Davis | 52-65 |
| 01:01 | LSU | Carl Krawczyk misses long on a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Robert Smith - foul #4 on Robert Smith, team foul #7 | 52-65 |
| Subs | LSU | Steven Kinman (SF), Louis Borja (PF) Frank Laurel, Frank Lopes | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Steven Steele (PF) Albert Tseng | |
| 01:01 | LSU | Carl Krawczyk makes the 1st free throw | 53-65 |
| 01:01 | LSU | Carl Krawczyk makes the 2nd free throw | 54-65 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:57 | Mississippi | James Clayton is called for the reach on Robert Smith - foul #1 on James Clayton, team foul #6 | 54-65 |
| 00:56 | Mississippi | William King is hacked by Steven Kinman - foul #1 on Steven Kinman, team foul #7 | 54-65 |
| 00:56 | Mississippi | William King makes the 1st free throw | 54-66 |
| 00:56 | Mississippi | William King makes the 2nd free throw | 54-67 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:51 | LSU | Ronald Rochon's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-67 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:29 | Mississippi | Willie Lewis misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 54-67 |
| 00:28 | LSU | James Clayton gets the rebound | 54-67 |
| 00:22 | LSU | Carl Krawczyk misses short on a shot from the right side | 54-67 |
| 00:20 | LSU | Steven Kinman hits the follow up shot | 56-67 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Willie Lewis runs out the clock | 56-67 |