| Lineup | LSU | PG - Milton Kocher (fresh) SG - Steven Allen (fresh) SF - Ronnie Bailey (fresh) PF - Frank Lambert (fresh) C - Victor Moskowitz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Donald McCraven (fresh) SG - James Davis (fresh) SF - Arnoldo Marino (fresh) PF - Fabian Marino (fresh) C - Paul Hester (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Paul Hester wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:42 | Mississippi | Paul Hester can't connect on a shot in the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Mississippi | Fabian Marino grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Mississippi | James Davis misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | LSU | The rebound goes to Victor Moskowitz | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | LSU | Frank Lambert clanks a jump hook in the paint | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Mississippi | Fabian Marino snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Mississippi | Steven Allen steals it from Donald McCraven in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | LSU | Fabian Marino denies the turnaround by Ronnie Bailey | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | LSU | Frank Lambert gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:51 | LSU | Milton Kocher comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 18:49 | LSU | Victor Moskowitz tips it but misses | 0-0 |
| 18:47 | LSU | Frank Lambert grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:33 | LSU | Ronnie Bailey scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Steven Allen | 2-0 |
| 18:19 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Fabian Marino | 2-3 |
| 18:02 | LSU | Fabian Marino steals the ball from Ronnie Bailey | 2-3 |
| 17:52 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven can't connect on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Milton Kocher - foul #1 on Milton Kocher, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 17:52 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven makes the 1st free throw | 2-4 |
| 17:52 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven makes the 2nd free throw | 2-5 |
| 17:23 | LSU | Victor Moskowitz makes the driving attempt from close range set up by Ronnie Bailey | 4-5 |
| 17:04 | Mississippi | Paul Hester knocks in the jumper in the paint set up by James Davis | 4-7 |
| 16:57 | LSU | Frank Lambert comes up short on the shot from the left block but he's fouled by Fabian Marino - foul #1 on Fabian Marino, team foul #1 | 4-7 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mladen Linkowski (PF) Fabian Marino | |
| 16:57 | LSU | Frank Lambert misses the 1st free throw | 4-7 |
| 16:57 | LSU | Frank Lambert makes the 2nd free throw | 5-7 |
| 16:42 | Mississippi | Paul Hester is hacked by Ronnie Bailey - foul #1 on Ronnie Bailey, team foul #2 | 5-7 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Andrew Arviso (C) Paul Hester | |
| 16:27 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 5-7 |
| 16:26 | LSU | The rebound goes to Steven Allen | 5-7 |
| 16:09 | LSU | Ronnie Bailey misses short on a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Donald McCraven - foul #1 on Donald McCraven, team foul #2 | 5-7 |
| Subs | LSU | Clinton Ragland (SG), Anthony Difranco (C) Steven Allen, Victor Moskowitz | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Barnes (PG), Paul Thompson (SG), Timothy Williams (SF) Donald McCraven, James Davis, Arnoldo Marino | |
| 16:09 | LSU | Ronnie Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 6-7 |
| 16:09 | LSU | Ronnie Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 7-7 |
| 15:55 | Mississippi | Milton Kocher steals the ball from Mladen Linkowski | 7-7 |
| 15:52 | LSU | Milton Kocher dunks the ball | 9-7 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Milton Kocher (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Clinton Ragland (fresh) SF - Ronnie Bailey (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Frank Lambert (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Difranco (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Christopher Barnes (fresh) SG - Paul Thompson (fresh) SF - Timothy Williams (fresh) PF - Mladen Linkowski (fresh) C - Andrew Arviso (fresh) | |
| 15:28 | Mississippi | Timothy Williams is whistled for a carry | 9-7 |
| Subs | LSU | Kenneth Clift (SG), Viktor Zalwsky (C) Milton Kocher, Frank Lambert | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald McCraven (PG), Fabian Marino (PF), Paul Hester (C) Christopher Barnes, Mladen Linkowski, Andrew Arviso | |
| 15:12 | LSU | Ronnie Bailey travels with the ball | 9-7 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Davis (SG), Arnoldo Marino (SF) Paul Thompson, Timothy Williams | |
| 14:52 | Mississippi | Fabian Marino is wide open but clanks a turnaround from close range | 9-7 |
| 14:51 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Hester | 9-7 |
| 14:38 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven loses the dribble to Clinton Ragland | 9-7 |
| 14:23 | LSU | Fabian Marino is called for the reach on Clinton Ragland - foul #2 on Fabian Marino, team foul #3 | 9-7 |
| Subs | LSU | Milton Kocher (PG), Steven Allen (SG), Frank Lambert (PF), Victor Moskowitz (C) Kenneth Clift, Ronnie Bailey, Anthony Difranco, Viktor Zalwsky | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mladen Linkowski (PF) Fabian Marino | |
| 14:09 | LSU | Victor Moskowitz can't finish the layup but the foul's on Paul Hester - foul #1 on Paul Hester, team foul #4 | 9-7 |
| 14:09 | LSU | Victor Moskowitz makes the 1st free throw | 10-7 |
| 14:09 | LSU | Victor Moskowitz misses the 2nd free throw | 10-7 |
| 14:09 | Mississippi | Mladen Linkowski gets the rebound | 10-7 |
| 14:01 | Mississippi | Paul Hester misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 10-7 |
| 13:59 | LSU | Milton Kocher grabs the board | 10-7 |
| 13:41 | LSU | Arnoldo Marino is called for the reach on Clinton Ragland - foul #1 on Arnoldo Marino, team foul #5 | 10-7 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Barnes (PG), Paul Thompson (SF) Donald McCraven, Arnoldo Marino | |
| 13:29 | LSU | Clinton Ragland hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 10-7 |
| 13:28 | Mississippi | Mladen Linkowski pulls down the rebound | 10-7 |
| 13:17 | Mississippi | James Davis is called for traveling | 10-7 |
| Subs | LSU | Ronnie Bailey (SF) Clinton Ragland | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Timothy Williams (SF), Andrew Arviso (C) James Davis, Paul Hester | |
| 12:58 | LSU | Frank Lambert hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 10-7 |
| 12:57 | LSU | Steven Allen tips it in | 12-7 |
| 12:31 | Mississippi | Milton Kocher takes the ball from Paul Thompson | 12-7 |
| 12:28 | LSU | Ronnie Bailey misses the easy layup | 12-7 |
| 12:27 | Mississippi | Andrew Arviso grabs the defensive rebound | 12-7 |
| 12:10 | Mississippi | Andrew Arviso connects on the driving attempt from close range | 12-9 |
| 12:04 | LSU | Milton Kocher connects on the runner in the paint set up by Steven Allen | 14-9 |
| 11:46 | Mississippi | Andrew Arviso's floater is tipped away by Frank Lambert | 14-9 |
| 11:45 | LSU | Frank Lambert grabs the board | 14-9 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Milton Kocher (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Steven Allen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronnie Bailey (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Frank Lambert (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Victor Moskowitz (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Christopher Barnes (fresh) SG - Paul Thompson (fresh) SF - Timothy Williams (fresh) PF - Mladen Linkowski (fresh) 2 reb. C - Andrew Arviso (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:23 | LSU | Milton Kocher loses the ball out of bounds | 14-9 |
| Subs | LSU | Clinton Ragland (PG), Kenneth Clift (SG), Anthony Difranco (PF), Viktor Zalwsky (C) Milton Kocher, Steven Allen, Frank Lambert, Victor Moskowitz | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald McCraven (PG), James Davis (SG), Arnoldo Marino (SF), Howard Rudd (PF), Paul Hester (C) Christopher Barnes, Paul Thompson, Timothy Williams, Mladen Linkowski, Andrew Arviso | |
| 11:06 | Mississippi | Ronnie Bailey is called for the reach on Donald McCraven - foul #2 on Ronnie Bailey, team foul #3 | 14-9 |
| Subs | LSU | Milton Kocher (PG) Ronnie Bailey | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 10:42 | Mississippi | Howard Rudd can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 14-9 |
| 10:40 | Mississippi | Paul Hester pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-9 |
| 10:26 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 14-9 |
| 10:25 | Mississippi | Arnoldo Marino tips it home | 14-11 |
| 10:15 | LSU | Milton Kocher can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 14-11 |
| 10:13 | LSU | Viktor Zalwsky grabs the offensive board | 14-11 |
| 10:01 | LSU | Clinton Ragland misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 14-11 |
| 10:00 | Mississippi | Paul Hester grabs the defensive rebound | 14-11 |
| 09:53 | Mississippi | Howard Rudd drills a driving attempt from the left block | 14-13 |
| 09:37 | LSU | Milton Kocher misses long on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Howard Rudd - foul #1 on Howard Rudd, team foul #6 | 14-13 |
| Subs | LSU | Steven Allen (SG), Frank Lambert (PF), Victor Moskowitz (C) Kenneth Clift, Anthony Difranco, Viktor Zalwsky | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mladen Linkowski (PF) Howard Rudd | |
| 09:37 | LSU | Milton Kocher makes the 1st free throw | 15-13 |
| 09:37 | LSU | Milton Kocher misses the 2nd free throw | 15-13 |
| 09:37 | Mississippi | Paul Hester grabs the board | 15-13 |
| 09:16 | Mississippi | Steven Allen steps in front of the Donald McCraven pass | 15-13 |
| 09:00 | LSU | Steven Allen misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 15-13 |
| 08:58 | LSU | Frank Lambert tips it but misses | 15-13 |
| 08:56 | Mississippi | Paul Hester grabs the defensive rebound | 15-13 |
| 08:35 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 15-13 |
| 08:33 | LSU | Victor Moskowitz gets the rebound | 15-13 |
| 08:29 | LSU | Clinton Ragland misses short on a runner in the paint | 15-13 |
| 08:28 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Arnoldo Marino | 15-13 |
| 08:05 | Mississippi | Frank Lambert steps in front of the Donald McCraven pass | 15-13 |
| 07:46 | LSU | Frank Lambert hits the finger roll | 17-13 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Milton Kocher (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Steven Allen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Clinton Ragland (fairly fresh) PF - Frank Lambert (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Victor Moskowitz (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Donald McCraven (fresh) 5 pts. SG - James Davis (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Arnoldo Marino (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mladen Linkowski (fresh) 2 reb. C - Paul Hester (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Mississippi | Paul Hester hits a turnaround from the baseline and he's fouled by Steven Allen - foul #1 on Steven Allen, team foul #4 | 17-15 |
| Subs | LSU | Kenneth Clift (SG), Anthony Difranco (SF), Viktor Zalwsky (PF) Steven Allen, Clinton Ragland, Frank Lambert | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Barnes (PG), Paul Thompson (SG), Timothy Williams (SF) Donald McCraven, James Davis, Arnoldo Marino | |
| 07:28 | Mississippi | Paul Hester makes the free throw | 17-16 |
| 07:06 | LSU | Victor Moskowitz is called for traveling | 17-16 |
| Subs | LSU | Clinton Ragland (SF) Victor Moskowitz | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Howard Rudd (PF), Andrew Arviso (C) Mladen Linkowski, Paul Hester | |
| 06:37 | Mississippi | Howard Rudd is called for a charge - foul #2 on Howard Rudd, team foul #7 | 17-16 |
| Subs | LSU | Ronnie Bailey (SF), Frank Lambert (PF) Clinton Ragland, Viktor Zalwsky | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald McCraven (PG), Mladen Linkowski (PF) Christopher Barnes, Howard Rudd | |
| 06:29 | LSU | Andrew Arviso is called for the reach on Ronnie Bailey - foul #1 on Andrew Arviso, team foul #8 | 17-16 |
| 06:29 | LSU | Ronnie Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 18-16 |
| 06:29 | LSU | Ronnie Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 19-16 |
| 06:18 | Mississippi | Timothy Williams scores on a jumpshot from the right side | 19-18 |
| 06:07 | LSU | Ronnie Bailey hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 19-18 |
| 06:05 | Mississippi | Andrew Arviso gets the rebound | 19-18 |
| 05:44 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Paul Thompson | 19-21 |
| 05:24 | LSU | Frank Lambert drills a shot in the paint | 21-21 |
| 04:58 | Mississippi | Mladen Linkowski clanks a jumper from the left block | 21-21 |
| 04:56 | LSU | Frank Lambert grabs the board | 21-21 |
| 04:50 | LSU | Frank Lambert knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Milton Kocher and he's hacked by Andrew Arviso - foul #2 on Andrew Arviso, team foul #9 | 23-21 |
| Subs | LSU | Clinton Ragland (PG), Steven Allen (SG), Victor Moskowitz (C) Milton Kocher, Kenneth Clift, Anthony Difranco | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Barnes (PG), James Davis (SG), Arnoldo Marino (SF), Paul Hester (C) Donald McCraven, Paul Thompson, Timothy Williams, Andrew Arviso | |
| 04:50 | LSU | Frank Lambert makes the free throw | 24-21 |
| 04:25 | Mississippi | Mladen Linkowski misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 24-21 |
| 04:24 | LSU | Victor Moskowitz grabs the defensive rebound | 24-21 |
| 04:05 | LSU | Frank Lambert hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 24-21 |
| 04:04 | LSU | Frank Lambert tips it back up and in | 26-21 |
| 03:40 | Mississippi | Paul Hester clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 26-21 |
| 03:39 | Mississippi | Mladen Linkowski tips it in | 26-23 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Clinton Ragland (fresh) SG - Steven Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ronnie Bailey (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Frank Lambert (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Victor Moskowitz (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Christopher Barnes (fresh) SG - James Davis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Arnoldo Marino (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mladen Linkowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Hester (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:36 | LSU | Clinton Ragland's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 26-23 |
| Subs | LSU | Viktor Zalwsky (PF) Frank Lambert | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald McCraven (PG), Fabian Marino (PF) Christopher Barnes, Mladen Linkowski | |
| 03:21 | Mississippi | Victor Moskowitz blocks the jumper by Arnoldo Marino | 26-23 |
| 03:20 | LSU | Ronnie Bailey gets the rebound | 26-23 |
| 02:58 | LSU | Ronnie Bailey clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by James Davis - foul #1 on James Davis, team foul #10 | 26-23 |
| Subs | LSU | Anthony Difranco (PF) Viktor Zalwsky | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 02:58 | LSU | Ronnie Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 27-23 |
| 02:58 | LSU | Ronnie Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 28-23 |
| 02:42 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven hits a floater from the left side | 28-25 |
| 02:23 | LSU | Victor Moskowitz makes the jumper in the lane set up by Anthony Difranco | 30-25 |
| 02:05 | Mississippi | Fabian Marino's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-25 |
| Subs | LSU | Milton Kocher (PG), Kenneth Clift (SG), Viktor Zalwsky (C) Steven Allen, Ronnie Bailey, Victor Moskowitz | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Andrew Arviso (C) Paul Hester | |
| 01:53 | LSU | Clinton Ragland can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-25 |
| 01:52 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Arnoldo Marino | 30-25 |
| 01:32 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by James Davis | 30-28 |
| 01:22 | LSU | Milton Kocher is fouled on the floor by Donald McCraven - foul #2 on Donald McCraven, team foul #11 | 30-28 |
| Subs | LSU | Ronnie Bailey (SF), Frank Lambert (PF) Clinton Ragland, Anthony Difranco | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Thompson (SG), Timothy Williams (SF), Howard Rudd (PF) James Davis, Arnoldo Marino, Fabian Marino | |
| 01:22 | LSU | Milton Kocher makes the 1st free throw | 31-28 |
| 01:22 | LSU | Milton Kocher makes the 2nd free throw | 32-28 |
| 01:03 | Mississippi | Timothy Williams misses short on a jumper in the lane | 32-28 |
| 01:01 | LSU | Viktor Zalwsky grabs the defensive rebound | 32-28 |
| 00:55 | LSU | Andrew Arviso swats the short shot by Frank Lambert | 32-28 |
| 00:54 | Mississippi | Andrew Arviso grabs the defensive rebound | 32-28 |
| 00:47 | Mississippi | Paul Thompson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-28 |
| 00:46 | LSU | Ronnie Bailey pulls down the rebound | 32-28 |
| 00:28 | LSU | Frank Lambert knocks in the shot from the left block set up by Milton Kocher | 34-28 |
| 00:05 | Mississippi | Paul Thompson is fouled on the floor by Ronnie Bailey - foul #3 on Ronnie Bailey, team foul #5 | 34-28 |
| Subs | LSU | Steven Allen (SG), Clinton Ragland (SF), Victor Moskowitz (C) Kenneth Clift, Ronnie Bailey, Viktor Zalwsky | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Barnes (PG), James Davis (SG), Arnoldo Marino (SF), Fabian Marino (PF), Paul Hester (C) Donald McCraven, Paul Thompson, Timothy Williams, Howard Rudd, Andrew Arviso | |
| 00:01 | Mississippi | Christopher Barnes misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 34-28 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Steven Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 34-28 |