| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Clayton (fresh) SG - John Ferrero (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ronald Rochon (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Kantor (fresh) C - Louis Borja (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Willie Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stan Conley (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Albert Tseng (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Reginald Vavra (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - David Stillwell (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng inbounds the ball | 29-30 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:48 | Mississippi | David Stillwell jams it set up by Stan Conley | 29-32 |
| 19:19 | LSU | Ronald Rochon scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Louis Borja and the foul's on Willie Lewis - foul #1 on Willie Lewis, team foul #1 | 31-32 |
| Subs | LSU | Steven Kinman (SG), Joe Tye (C) John Ferrero, Louis Borja | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 19:19 | LSU | Ronald Rochon makes the free throw | 32-32 |
| 19:06 | Mississippi | Steven Kinman picks off the pass by David Stillwell | 32-32 |
| 19:03 | LSU | Steven Kinman banks in the layup | 34-32 |
| 18:38 | Mississippi | Stan Conley misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-32 |
| 18:36 | LSU | The rebound goes to Donald Kantor | 34-32 |
| 18:12 | LSU | James Clayton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-32 |
| Subs | LSU | John Ferrero (SG), Frank Laurel (PF), Louis Borja (C) Ronald Rochon, Donald Kantor, Joe Tye | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 18:02 | Mississippi | Willie Lewis clanks a jump hook from the left block | 34-32 |
| 18:00 | LSU | Frank Laurel pulls down the rebound | 34-32 |
| 17:56 | LSU | Steven Kinman scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by John Ferrero | 36-32 |
| 17:43 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Steven Kinman - foul #1 on Steven Kinman, team foul #1 | 36-32 |
| Subs | LSU | Donald Kantor (PF) James Clayton | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 17:43 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra misses the 1st free throw | 36-32 |
| 17:43 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra misses the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| 17:43 | LSU | The rebound goes to Louis Borja | 36-32 |
| 17:20 | LSU | Albert Tseng picks off the pass by Louis Borja | 36-32 |
| 17:16 | Mississippi | Willie Lewis can't finish the layup | 36-32 |
| 17:14 | LSU | Louis Borja snags the defensive board | 36-32 |
| 16:48 | LSU | John Ferrero is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Albert Tseng | 36-32 |
| 16:44 | Mississippi | Willie Lewis lays it in set up by Albert Tseng | 36-34 |
| 16:24 | LSU | Louis Borja loses the ball out of bounds | 36-34 |
| Subs | LSU | James Clayton (PG), Ronald Rochon (SF), Joe Tye (PF), Grant Kirkwood (C) John Ferrero, Frank Laurel, Donald Kantor, Louis Borja | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Barry Davis (SG), John Milan (PF), Jerry Morgan (C) Stan Conley, Reginald Vavra, David Stillwell | |
| 16:06 | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan misses the dunk | 36-34 |
| 16:04 | LSU | Joe Tye grabs the board | 36-34 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Clayton (fresh) SG - Steven Kinman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Ronald Rochon (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joe Tye (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Grant Kirkwood (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Willie Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Barry Davis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Albert Tseng (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 stl. PF - John Milan (fresh) C - Jerry Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:45 | LSU | Steven Kinman is hacked by Jerry Morgan - foul #1 on Jerry Morgan, team foul #2 | 36-34 |
| Subs | LSU | Louis Borja (C) Grant Kirkwood | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Nicholas Henning (SG), Donald Rew (SF) Willie Lewis, Albert Tseng | |
| 15:18 | LSU | Joe Tye is hacked by John Milan - foul #1 on John Milan, team foul #3 | 36-34 |
| Subs | LSU | John Ferrero (SG) Steven Kinman | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Stan Conley (SG) Nicholas Henning | |
| 14:52 | LSU | Jerry Morgan steps in front of the Louis Borja pass | 36-34 |
| 14:41 | Mississippi | Joe Tye steps in front of the Donald Rew pass | 36-34 |
| 14:17 | LSU | Joe Tye hits a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Ronald Rochon | 38-34 |
| 13:48 | Mississippi | Stan Conley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-34 |
| 13:47 | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-34 |
| 13:39 | Mississippi | Stan Conley is fouled on the floor by Joe Tye - foul #1 on Joe Tye, team foul #2 | 38-34 |
| Subs | LSU | Steven Kinman (SG), Donald Kantor (PF), Grant Kirkwood (C) John Ferrero, Joe Tye, Louis Borja | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Willie Lewis (PG), Albert Tseng (SF), Reginald Vavra (PF), David Stillwell (C) Barry Davis, Donald Rew, John Milan, Jerry Morgan | |
| 13:20 | Mississippi | Stan Conley scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Willie Lewis | 38-37 |
| 12:57 | LSU | Steven Kinman misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-37 |
| 12:55 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Reginald Vavra | 38-37 |
| 12:33 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra is open but comes up short on the floater from the left side | 38-37 |
| 12:32 | LSU | Grant Kirkwood gets the rebound | 38-37 |
| 12:10 | LSU | Ronald Rochon is hacked by Stan Conley - foul #3 on Stan Conley, team foul #4 | 38-37 |
| Subs | LSU | John Ferrero (SG), Joe Tye (PF), Louis Borja (C) Ronald Rochon, Donald Kantor, Grant Kirkwood | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Barry Davis (SG) Stan Conley | |
| 11:59 | LSU | Louis Borja travels with the ball | 38-37 |
| Subs | LSU | Ronald Rochon (SF), Frank Laurel (PF) James Clayton, Joe Tye | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Steven Kinman (fresh) 9 pts. SG - John Ferrero (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Rochon (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frank Laurel (fresh) C - Louis Borja (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Willie Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Barry Davis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Albert Tseng (fresh) 6 pts. 3 stl. PF - Reginald Vavra (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - David Stillwell (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Mississippi | Barry Davis misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 38-37 |
| 11:35 | Mississippi | David Stillwell tips it back up and in | 38-39 |
| 11:12 | LSU | Ronald Rochon is fouled on the floor by David Stillwell - foul #2 on David Stillwell, team foul #5 | 38-39 |
| Subs | LSU | James Clayton (PG), Joe Tye (PF) Ronald Rochon, Frank Laurel | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 10:46 | LSU | Louis Borja misses badly on a floater from close range but he's hacked by David Stillwell - foul #3 on David Stillwell, team foul #6 | 38-39 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Stan Conley (SG) Barry Davis | |
| 10:46 | LSU | Louis Borja makes the 1st free throw | 39-39 |
| 10:46 | LSU | Louis Borja makes the 2nd free throw | 40-39 |
| 10:35 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Louis Borja - foul #3 on Louis Borja, team foul #3 | 40-39 |
| Subs | LSU | Donald Kantor (PF) Joe Tye | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 10:35 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra makes the 1st free throw | 40-40 |
| 10:35 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra makes the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| 10:12 | LSU | Louis Borja misses the turnaround from the baseline | 40-41 |
| 10:11 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng pulls down the rebound | 40-41 |
| 09:53 | Mississippi | Willie Lewis misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 40-41 |
| 09:52 | LSU | Steven Kinman gets the rebound | 40-41 |
| 09:23 | LSU | Louis Borja misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Stan Conley - foul #4 on Stan Conley, team foul #7 | 40-41 |
| Subs | LSU | Ronald Rochon (SF), Joe Tye (PF) John Ferrero, Donald Kantor | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Barry Davis (PG), Donald Rew (SF), John Milan (PF), Jerry Morgan (C) Willie Lewis, Albert Tseng, Reginald Vavra, David Stillwell | |
| 09:23 | LSU | Louis Borja misses the 1st free throw | 40-41 |
| 09:23 | LSU | Louis Borja makes the 2nd free throw | 41-41 |
| 09:01 | Mississippi | John Milan hits a shot from the right side | 41-43 |
| 08:32 | LSU | Ronald Rochon loses the dribble to Barry Davis | 41-43 |
| 08:29 | Mississippi | Donald Rew hits the finger roll set up by Barry Davis | 41-45 |
| 08:17 | LSU | Ronald Rochon buries a jumpshot from the left side | 43-45 |
| 08:00 | Mississippi | Barry Davis buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Stan Conley | 43-48 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Clayton (fairly fresh) SG - Steven Kinman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SF - Ronald Rochon (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joe Tye (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Louis Borja (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Barry Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stan Conley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Donald Rew (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Milan (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jerry Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:39 | LSU | James Clayton comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 43-48 |
| 07:38 | Mississippi | Donald Rew pulls down the rebound | 43-48 |
| 07:34 | Mississippi | James Clayton steals it from Barry Davis in the backcourt | 43-48 |
| 07:18 | LSU | Steven Kinman misses the easy layup | 43-48 |
| 07:16 | Mississippi | John Milan gets the rebound | 43-48 |
| 06:47 | Mississippi | Stan Conley splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-51 |
| 06:30 | LSU | Steven Kinman is whistled for a carry | 43-51 |
| Subs | LSU | John Ferrero (SG), Donald Kantor (PF), Grant Kirkwood (C) Steven Kinman, Joe Tye, Louis Borja | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Willie Lewis (PG), Albert Tseng (SF), Reginald Vavra (PF), David Stillwell (C) Stan Conley, Donald Rew, John Milan, Jerry Morgan | |
| 06:16 | Mississippi | Barry Davis misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by John Ferrero - foul #2 on John Ferrero, team foul #4 | 43-51 |
| Subs | LSU | Steven Kinman (PG) James Clayton | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 06:16 | Mississippi | Barry Davis makes the 1st free throw | 43-52 |
| 06:16 | Mississippi | Barry Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 43-53 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:54 | LSU | John Ferrero shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 43-53 |
| 05:52 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng grabs the defensive rebound | 43-53 |
| 05:25 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra knocks in the jump hook in the lane | 43-55 |
| 05:07 | LSU | Ronald Rochon loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 43-55 |
| Subs | LSU | James Clayton (PG), Joe Tye (C) Steven Kinman, Grant Kirkwood | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 04:50 | Mississippi | Barry Davis misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-55 |
| 04:48 | Mississippi | David Stillwell snags the offensive board | 43-55 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:35 | Mississippi | Willie Lewis misses badly on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by James Clayton - foul #1 on James Clayton, team foul #5 | 43-55 |
| Subs | LSU | Frank Laurel (PF), Louis Borja (C) Donald Kantor, Joe Tye | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Stan Conley (SG) Barry Davis | |
| 04:35 | Mississippi | Willie Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 43-56 |
| 04:35 | Mississippi | Willie Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 43-57 |
| 04:14 | LSU | John Ferrero is hacked by David Stillwell - foul #4 on David Stillwell, team foul #8 | 43-57 |
| Subs | LSU | Joe Tye (PF) Frank Laurel | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 04:14 | LSU | John Ferrero makes the 1st free throw | 44-57 |
| 04:14 | LSU | John Ferrero makes the 2nd free throw | 45-57 |
| 03:55 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra double dribbles | 45-57 |
| Subs | LSU | Donald Kantor (PF) Joe Tye | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Clayton (fairly fresh) SG - John Ferrero (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Rochon (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Kantor (fresh) 2 reb. C - Louis Borja (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Willie Lewis (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stan Conley (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Albert Tseng (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Reginald Vavra (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - David Stillwell (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:34 | LSU | John Ferrero splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by James Clayton | 48-57 |
| 03:13 | Mississippi | David Stillwell loses the dribble to Louis Borja | 48-57 |
| 03:06 | LSU | Louis Borja is open and buries a floater in the lane and he's fouled by Reginald Vavra - foul #1 on Reginald Vavra, team foul #9 | 50-57 |
| Subs | LSU | Steven Kinman (SF), Joe Tye (PF) Ronald Rochon, Donald Kantor | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Milan (PF), Jerry Morgan (C) Reginald Vavra, David Stillwell | |
| 03:06 | LSU | Louis Borja makes the free throw | 51-57 |
| 02:45 | Mississippi | John Ferrero steals it from John Milan | 51-57 |
| 02:25 | LSU | Joe Tye knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing | 53-57 |
| 02:25 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-57 |
| Subs | LSU | Ronald Rochon (SF), Grant Kirkwood (C) James Clayton, Louis Borja | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra (PF), David Stillwell (C) John Milan, Jerry Morgan | |
| 02:14 | Mississippi | Steven Kinman is called for the reach on Stan Conley - foul #2 on Steven Kinman, team foul #6 | 53-57 |
| 02:01 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng hits a wide open jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Stan Conley | 53-59 |
| 01:44 | LSU | Ronald Rochon shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater in the paint | 53-59 |
| 01:42 | Mississippi | David Stillwell pulls down the rebound | 53-59 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:21 | Mississippi | Stan Conley shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-59 |
| 01:19 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra hits the follow up shot | 53-61 |
| 00:59 | LSU | Steven Kinman loses the ball out of bounds | 53-61 |
| Subs | LSU | James Clayton (PG), Donald Kantor (PF), Louis Borja (C) Steven Kinman, Joe Tye, Grant Kirkwood | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:57 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng is hacked by James Clayton in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Clayton, team foul #7 | 53-61 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Barry Davis (SG), Donald Rew (PF), Jerry Morgan (C) Stan Conley, Reginald Vavra, David Stillwell | |
| 00:57 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng makes the 1st free throw | 53-62 |
| 00:57 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng misses the 2nd free throw | 53-62 |
| 00:57 | LSU | Donald Kantor grabs the defensive rebound | 53-62 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:52 | LSU | John Ferrero buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by James Clayton | 56-62 |
| 00:52 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-62 |
| 00:51 | Mississippi | Barry Davis is fouled in the backcourt by John Ferrero - foul #3 on John Ferrero, team foul #8 | 56-62 |
| 00:51 | Mississippi | Barry Davis makes the 1st free throw | 56-63 |
| 00:51 | Mississippi | Barry Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 56-64 |
| 00:47 | LSU | John Ferrero evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-64 |
| 00:45 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng grabs the board | 56-64 |
| 00:43 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng is fouled in the backcourt by James Clayton - foul #3 on James Clayton, team foul #9 | 56-64 |
| 00:43 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng misses the 1st free throw | 56-64 |
| 00:43 | LSU | The rebound goes to Louis Borja | 56-64 |
| 00:36 | LSU | John Ferrero splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-64 |
| 00:34 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Albert Tseng | 56-64 |
| 00:33 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng is hacked by John Ferrero in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Ferrero, team foul #10 | 56-64 |
| 00:33 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng misses the 1st free throw | 56-64 |
| 00:33 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng makes the 2nd free throw | 56-65 |
| 00:29 | LSU | James Clayton is fouled in the backcourt by Willie Lewis - foul #2 on Willie Lewis, team foul #10 | 56-65 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Stan Conley (SG), Reginald Vavra (PF), David Stillwell (C) Barry Davis, Donald Rew, Jerry Morgan | |
| 00:29 | LSU | James Clayton makes the 1st free throw | 57-65 |
| 00:29 | LSU | James Clayton misses the 2nd free throw | 57-65 |
| 00:29 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra grabs the board | 57-65 |
| 00:28 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra is hacked by James Clayton in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Clayton, team foul #11 | 57-65 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Barry Davis (SG), Jerry Morgan (C) Stan Conley, David Stillwell | |
| 00:28 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra makes the 1st free throw | 57-66 |
| 00:28 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra misses the 2nd free throw | 57-66 |
| 00:28 | LSU | Donald Kantor grabs the board | 57-66 |
| 00:23 | LSU | John Ferrero evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Louis Borja | 60-66 |
| 00:23 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 60-66 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald Rew (PF) Reginald Vavra | |
| 00:21 | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan is hacked by James Clayton in the backcourt - foul #5 on James Clayton, team foul #12 | 60-66 |
| Subs | LSU | Steven Kinman (PG) James Clayton | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 00:21 | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 60-67 |
| 00:21 | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 60-68 |
| 00:13 | LSU | John Ferrero clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-68 |
| 00:12 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng gets the rebound | 60-68 |
| 00:12 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 60-68 |
| 00:09 | Mississippi | Donald Rew is hacked by Steven Kinman in the backcourt - foul #3 on Steven Kinman, team foul #13 | 60-68 |
| 00:09 | Mississippi | Donald Rew makes the 1st free throw | 60-69 |
| 00:09 | Mississippi | Donald Rew makes the 2nd free throw | 60-70 |
| 00:02 | LSU | Ronald Rochon buries a floater from the right side | 62-70 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 62-70 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Willie Lewis runs out the clock | 62-70 |