| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Willie Lewis (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Barry Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William King (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Steven Steele (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Clayton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Rochon (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Steven Kinman (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Frank Lopes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Carl Krawczyk (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Steven Kinman inbounds the ball | 29-28 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:41 | LSU | Carl Krawczyk misses the fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Steven Steele - foul #1 on Steven Steele, team foul #1 | 29-28 |
| 19:41 | LSU | Carl Krawczyk makes the 1st free throw | 29-29 |
| 19:41 | LSU | Carl Krawczyk makes the 2nd free throw | 29-30 |
| 19:23 | Mississippi | Steven Steele misses the floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Frank Lopes - foul #3 on Frank Lopes, team foul #1 | 29-30 |
| 19:23 | Mississippi | Steven Steele makes the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 19:23 | Mississippi | Steven Steele makes the 2nd free throw | 31-30 |
| 18:59 | LSU | Frank Lopes connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Carl Krawczyk and he's fouled by Steven Steele - foul #2 on Steven Steele, team foul #2 | 31-32 |
| 18:59 | LSU | Frank Lopes misses the free throw | 31-32 |
| 18:59 | Mississippi | Steven Steele pulls down the rebound | 31-32 |
| 18:45 | Mississippi | Steven Steele misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 31-32 |
| 18:44 | Mississippi | Robert Smith tips it in | 33-32 |
| 18:22 | LSU | Frank Lopes steps out of bounds on the baseline | 33-32 |
| 18:09 | Mississippi | Barry Davis's pass is intercepted by Carl Krawczyk | 33-32 |
| 17:48 | LSU | Ronald Rochon blows the dunk | 33-32 |
| 17:46 | LSU | Frank Lopes hits the follow up shot | 33-34 |
| 17:35 | Mississippi | Steven Steele clanks a shot from the left side | 33-34 |
| 17:34 | LSU | Carl Krawczyk pulls down the rebound | 33-34 |
| 17:08 | LSU | Carl Krawczyk hits a shot from the left side and he's fouled by Robert Smith - foul #2 on Robert Smith, team foul #3 | 33-36 |
| 17:08 | LSU | Carl Krawczyk makes the free throw | 33-37 |
| 16:45 | Mississippi | Robert Smith clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 33-37 |
| 16:43 | Mississippi | Barry Davis tips it back up and in | 35-37 |
| 16:23 | LSU | Ronald Rochon is hacked by Barry Davis - foul #2 on Barry Davis, team foul #4 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Milan (C) Robert Smith | |
| Subs | LSU | Donald Adams (PG), Louis Borja (C) James Clayton, Carl Krawczyk | |
| 16:01 | LSU | Louis Borja is called for a charge - foul #1 on Louis Borja, team foul #2 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Stan Conley (PG), Albert Tseng (PF) Willie Lewis, Steven Steele | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Stan Conley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Barry Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - William King (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Albert Tseng (fresh) C - John Milan (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Donald Adams (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ronald Rochon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Steven Kinman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Frank Lopes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Louis Borja (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Mississippi | Stan Conley travels with the ball | 35-37 |
| 15:37 | LSU | Donald Adams throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-37 |
| 15:18 | Mississippi | Stan Conley is hacked by Donald Adams - foul #2 on Donald Adams, team foul #3 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Smith (C) John Milan | |
| Subs | LSU | James Clayton (PG) Donald Adams | |
| 15:11 | Mississippi | Robert Smith misses the dunk but he's fouled by Louis Borja - foul #2 on Louis Borja, team foul #4 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Willie Lewis (PG), Steven Steele (PF) Barry Davis, Albert Tseng | |
| Subs | LSU | Carl Krawczyk (C) Louis Borja | |
| 15:11 | Mississippi | Robert Smith misses the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 15:11 | Mississippi | Robert Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| 14:42 | LSU | Steven Kinman hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from James Clayton | 36-40 |
| 14:33 | Mississippi | Robert Smith misses the floater from the left block | 36-40 |
| 14:31 | LSU | The rebound goes to Ronald Rochon | 36-40 |
| 14:04 | LSU | James Clayton is hacked by Willie Lewis - foul #3 on Willie Lewis, team foul #5 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Barry Davis (SG), Albert Tseng (SF) Stan Conley, William King | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 13:41 | LSU | James Clayton's pass is intercepted by Robert Smith | 36-40 |
| 13:31 | Mississippi | Robert Smith misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Ronald Rochon - foul #2 on Ronald Rochon, team foul #5 | 36-40 |
| 13:31 | Mississippi | Robert Smith makes the 1st free throw | 37-40 |
| 13:31 | Mississippi | Robert Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 38-40 |
| 13:02 | LSU | Ronald Rochon clanks a shot from the left side but the foul's on Robert Smith - foul #3 on Robert Smith, team foul #6 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William King (SF), John Milan (C) Steven Steele, Robert Smith | |
| Subs | LSU | Donald Adams (PG), Louis Borja (C) James Clayton, Carl Krawczyk | |
| 13:02 | LSU | Ronald Rochon makes the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 13:02 | LSU | Ronald Rochon makes the 2nd free throw | 38-42 |
| 12:41 | Mississippi | William King makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 40-42 |
| 12:12 | LSU | Donald Adams hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 40-42 |
| 12:10 | Mississippi | Barry Davis gets the rebound | 40-42 |
| 11:46 | Mississippi | William King's pass is intercepted by Louis Borja | 40-42 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Willie Lewis (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Barry Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - William King (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Albert Tseng (fresh) C - John Milan (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Donald Adams (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ronald Rochon (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Steven Kinman (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Frank Lopes (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Louis Borja (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:35 | LSU | Steven Kinman misses short on a shot from the left side | 40-42 |
| 11:33 | Mississippi | John Milan grabs the board | 40-42 |
| 11:17 | Mississippi | William King misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-42 |
| 11:15 | LSU | The rebound goes to Louis Borja | 40-42 |
| 11:13 | LSU | Donald Adams is hacked by Willie Lewis in the backcourt - foul #4 on Willie Lewis, team foul #7 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Stan Conley (PG), Steven Steele (PF), Robert Smith (C) Willie Lewis, Albert Tseng, John Milan | |
| Subs | LSU | Frank Laurel (SF), Carl Krawczyk (C) Steven Kinman, Frank Lopes | |
| 11:13 | LSU | Donald Adams makes the 1st free throw | 40-43 |
| 11:13 | LSU | Donald Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 40-44 |
| 10:57 | Mississippi | Steven Steele is hacked by Louis Borja - foul #3 on Louis Borja, team foul #6 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | LSU | James Clayton (PG) Ronald Rochon | |
| 10:43 | Mississippi | Donald Adams takes the ball from William King | 40-44 |
| 10:17 | LSU | James Clayton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-44 |
| 09:57 | Mississippi | William King scores on a runner from the left block on a great pass from Steven Steele | 42-44 |
| 09:28 | LSU | Carl Krawczyk misses the layup against the doubleteam | 42-44 |
| 09:26 | LSU | Carl Krawczyk snags the offensive board | 42-44 |
| 09:03 | LSU | Carl Krawczyk can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Robert Smith - foul #4 on Robert Smith, team foul #8 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Willie Lewis (PG), Albert Tseng (SF) Barry Davis, William King | |
| Subs | LSU | Ronald Rochon (SG), Steven Kinman (SF), Frank Lopes (PF) Donald Adams, Frank Laurel, Louis Borja | |
| 09:03 | LSU | Carl Krawczyk makes the 1st free throw | 42-45 |
| 09:03 | LSU | Carl Krawczyk misses the 2nd free throw | 42-45 |
| 09:03 | Mississippi | Steven Steele snags the defensive board | 42-45 |
| 08:54 | Mississippi | Robert Smith scores on a fadeaway from close range set up by Albert Tseng | 44-45 |
| 08:27 | LSU | James Clayton misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 44-45 |
| 08:25 | Mississippi | Robert Smith pulls down the rebound | 44-45 |
| 08:07 | Mississippi | Robert Smith scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Albert Tseng | 46-45 |
| 07:51 | LSU | Albert Tseng steals it from Frank Lopes | 46-45 |
| 07:37 | Mississippi | Steven Steele misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-45 |
| 07:36 | LSU | The rebound goes to Frank Lopes | 46-45 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Willie Lewis (fresh) 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Stan Conley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Albert Tseng (fresh) PF - Steven Steele (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Smith (fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Clayton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Rochon (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Steven Kinman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Frank Lopes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Carl Krawczyk (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:13 | LSU | Steven Kinman misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 46-45 |
| 07:11 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Robert Smith | 46-45 |
| 06:51 | Mississippi | The short jumper by Robert Smith is denied by Carl Krawczyk | 46-45 |
| 06:50 | Mississippi | Steven Steele tips it home | 48-45 |
| 06:34 | LSU | Carl Krawczyk is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Robert Smith | 48-45 |
| 06:16 | Mississippi | Stan Conley double dribbles | 48-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Barry Davis (SG), William King (SF), John Milan (C) Stan Conley, Steven Steele, Robert Smith | |
| Subs | LSU | Donald Adams (PG), Frank Laurel (SF), Louis Borja (PF) James Clayton, Steven Kinman, Frank Lopes | |
| 05:59 | LSU | Carl Krawczyk banks in the layup on a great pass from Ronald Rochon | 48-47 |
| 05:47 | Mississippi | William King clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-47 |
| 05:46 | LSU | Louis Borja grabs the board | 48-47 |
| 05:28 | LSU | Carl Krawczyk evades the doubleteam but misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 48-47 |
| 05:27 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng grabs the defensive rebound | 48-47 |
| 05:04 | Mississippi | William King hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Willie Lewis | 50-47 |
| 04:41 | LSU | Donald Adams evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 50-47 |
| 04:39 | LSU | Louis Borja tips it in | 50-49 |
| 04:20 | Mississippi | Barry Davis hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 50-49 |
| 04:18 | LSU | Frank Laurel grabs the board | 50-49 |
| 03:55 | LSU | Donald Adams is hacked by Willie Lewis - foul #5 on Willie Lewis, team foul #9 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Stan Conley (PG), Steven Steele (PF), Robert Smith (C) Willie Lewis, Albert Tseng, John Milan | |
| Subs | LSU | James Clayton (PG), Steven Kinman (SF), Frank Lopes (PF) Ronald Rochon, Frank Laurel, Carl Krawczyk | |
| 03:55 | LSU | Donald Adams makes the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 03:55 | LSU | Donald Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 50-51 |
| 03:40 | Mississippi | William King clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-51 |
| 03:39 | Mississippi | Steven Steele tips it back up and in | 52-51 |
| 03:19 | LSU | Louis Borja misses the wide open runner from the left block | 52-51 |
| 03:18 | Mississippi | William King grabs the board | 52-51 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Stan Conley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Barry Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - William King (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Steele (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Smith (fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Clayton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Adams (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Kinman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Frank Lopes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Louis Borja (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:02 | Mississippi | Robert Smith double dribbles | 52-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | LSU | Frank Laurel (C) Louis Borja | |
| 02:57 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | LSU | Ronald Rochon (SG), Louis Borja (C) Donald Adams, Frank Laurel | |
| 02:34 | LSU | Ronald Rochon splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 52-51 |
| 02:33 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Robert Smith | 52-51 |
| 02:28 | Mississippi | Barry Davis misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-51 |
| 02:26 | Mississippi | Robert Smith misses the tip | 52-51 |
| 02:25 | LSU | James Clayton snags the defensive board | 52-51 |
| 02:18 | LSU | James Clayton misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 52-51 |
| 02:16 | LSU | Louis Borja gets the offensive rebound | 52-51 |
| 01:53 | LSU | Frank Lopes scores on a shot from the right block | 52-53 |
| 01:38 | Mississippi | Robert Smith's floater is knocked away by Louis Borja | 52-53 |
| 01:36 | Mississippi | William King grabs the offensive board | 52-53 |
| 01:15 | Mississippi | Barry Davis scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by William King | 55-53 |
| 00:46 | LSU | Frank Lopes is whistled for a carry | 55-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | LSU | Carl Krawczyk (C) Louis Borja | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:26 | Mississippi | Steven Steele can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 55-53 |
| 00:24 | LSU | Steven Kinman grabs the board | 55-53 |
| 00:08 | LSU | James Clayton scores on a floater from the right side set up by Carl Krawczyk and he's hacked by Stan Conley - foul #1 on Stan Conley, team foul #10 | 55-55 |
| 00:08 | LSU | James Clayton makes the free throw | 55-56 |
| 00:08 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 55-56 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:01 | Mississippi | Barry Davis connects on the floater from the left side | 57-56 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | LSU | Steven Kinman misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 57-56 |