| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Clayton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Ferrero (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marcus Huffman (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Richard Chaires (fresh) 4 reb. C - Louis Borja (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Stan Conley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Love (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Albert Tseng (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Donald Rew (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - David Stillwell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng inbounds the ball | 26-26 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Mississippi | David Stillwell is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on David Stillwell, team foul #1 | 26-26 |
| 19:22 | LSU | David Stillwell swats the shot by James Clayton | 26-26 |
| 19:20 | LSU | Marcus Huffman tips it in | 28-26 |
| 18:59 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Richard Chaires - foul #2 on Richard Chaires, team foul #1 | 28-26 |
| 18:59 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng makes the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 18:59 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng makes the 2nd free throw | 28-28 |
| 18:46 | LSU | Louis Borja misses badly on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Donald Rew - foul #2 on Donald Rew, team foul #2 | 28-28 |
| 18:46 | LSU | Louis Borja makes the 1st free throw | 29-28 |
| 18:46 | LSU | Louis Borja makes the 2nd free throw | 30-28 |
| 18:33 | Mississippi | Marcus Huffman steals the ball from Jason Love | 30-28 |
| 18:24 | LSU | John Ferrero misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-28 |
| 18:22 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Albert Tseng | 30-28 |
| 17:53 | Mississippi | Jason Love misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by James Clayton - foul #1 on James Clayton, team foul #2 | 30-28 |
| Subs | LSU | Ronald Rochon (SF), Joe Tye (PF) Marcus Huffman, Richard Chaires | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 17:53 | Mississippi | Jason Love makes the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 17:53 | Mississippi | Jason Love misses the 2nd free throw | 30-29 |
| 17:53 | LSU | The rebound goes to Joe Tye | 30-29 |
| 17:47 | LSU | Louis Borja is fouled on the floor by Stan Conley - foul #2 on Stan Conley, team foul #3 | 30-29 |
| 17:32 | LSU | Louis Borja throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-29 |
| Subs | LSU | Grant Kirkwood (C) Louis Borja | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 17:17 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 30-29 |
| 17:15 | LSU | Joe Tye grabs the board | 30-29 |
| 17:03 | LSU | David Stillwell swats the short shot by Ronald Rochon | 30-29 |
| 17:01 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to David Stillwell | 30-29 |
| 16:57 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng hits a jumpshot from the free throw line | 30-31 |
| 16:53 | LSU | James Clayton loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-31 |
| Subs | LSU | Steven Kinman (SG), Donald Kantor (SF) James Clayton, John Ferrero | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Scott Phillips (PG), Nicholas Henning (SG), John Milan (PF), Reginald Vavra (C) Stan Conley, Jason Love, Donald Rew, David Stillwell | |
| 16:35 | Mississippi | John Milan makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Scott Phillips | 30-33 |
| 16:19 | LSU | Joe Tye scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Ronald Rochon | 32-33 |
| 15:50 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng clanks a shot from the right wing | 32-33 |
| 15:48 | LSU | Joe Tye pulls down the rebound | 32-33 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Ronald Rochon (fresh) SG - Steven Kinman (fresh) SF - Donald Kantor (fresh) PF - Joe Tye (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Grant Kirkwood (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Scott Phillips (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Henning (fresh) SF - Albert Tseng (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - John Milan (fresh) 4 pts. C - Reginald Vavra (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:29 | LSU | Donald Kantor is fouled on the floor by Albert Tseng - foul #2 on Albert Tseng, team foul #4 | 32-33 |
| Subs | LSU | James Clayton (PG), John Ferrero (SG), Marcus Huffman (SF), Richard Chaires (PF), Louis Borja (C) Ronald Rochon, Steven Kinman, Donald Kantor, Joe Tye, Grant Kirkwood | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Stan Conley (PG), Jason Love (SG), Jerry Morgan (SF), Donald Rew (PF), David Stillwell (C) Scott Phillips, Nicholas Henning, Albert Tseng, John Milan, Reginald Vavra | |
| 15:19 | LSU | John Ferrero loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 32-33 |
| 14:59 | Mississippi | Stan Conley hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from David Stillwell | 32-36 |
| 14:46 | LSU | Jason Love takes the ball from Louis Borja | 32-36 |
| 14:28 | Mississippi | Stan Conley loses the dribble to Richard Chaires | 32-36 |
| 14:15 | LSU | Jason Love doubles John Ferrero and is called for the reach - foul #3 on Jason Love, team foul #5 | 32-36 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Albert Tseng (SF) Jerry Morgan | |
| 13:56 | LSU | Louis Borja makes the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from James Clayton | 34-36 |
| 13:37 | Mississippi | Stan Conley knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-39 |
| 13:24 | LSU | Louis Borja misses the wide open floater from the baseline | 34-39 |
| 13:23 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng gets the rebound | 34-39 |
| 13:02 | Mississippi | Stan Conley misses the 3 from the left corner | 34-39 |
| 13:01 | LSU | Richard Chaires gets the rebound | 34-39 |
| 12:47 | LSU | John Ferrero works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-39 |
| 12:46 | Mississippi | Stan Conley snags the defensive board | 34-39 |
| 12:27 | Mississippi | David Stillwell misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-39 |
| 12:25 | Mississippi | Donald Rew hits the follow up shot | 34-41 |
| 12:14 | LSU | Louis Borja buries a runner from close range on a nice dish by John Ferrero | 36-41 |
| 11:48 | Mississippi | Donald Rew misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 36-41 |
| 11:47 | LSU | The rebound goes to Marcus Huffman | 36-41 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Clayton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Ferrero (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marcus Huffman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard Chaires (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Louis Borja (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Stan Conley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Love (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Albert Tseng (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. PF - Donald Rew (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - David Stillwell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:37 | LSU | Louis Borja buries a shot in the lane on a nice dish by James Clayton | 38-41 |
| 11:08 | Mississippi | Louis Borja is called for the reach on Jason Love - foul #3 on Louis Borja, team foul #3 | 38-41 |
| Subs | LSU | Ronald Rochon (PG), Steven Kinman (SG), Donald Kantor (SF), Joe Tye (PF), Grant Kirkwood (C) James Clayton, John Ferrero, Marcus Huffman, Richard Chaires, Louis Borja | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Scott Phillips (PG), Nicholas Henning (SG), Jerry Morgan (SF), John Milan (PF), Reginald Vavra (C) Stan Conley, Jason Love, Albert Tseng, Donald Rew, David Stillwell | |
| 10:44 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra knocks in the turnaround from the right block set up by Scott Phillips | 38-43 |
| 10:20 | LSU | Joe Tye hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 38-43 |
| 10:18 | LSU | Joe Tye tips it in | 40-43 |
| 09:58 | Mississippi | John Milan blows the layup | 40-43 |
| 09:57 | Mississippi | Scott Phillips grabs the offensive board | 40-43 |
| 09:41 | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan is fouled on the floor by Donald Kantor - foul #1 on Donald Kantor, team foul #4 | 40-43 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Albert Tseng (SF) Jerry Morgan | |
| 09:26 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Joe Tye - foul #2 on Joe Tye, team foul #5 | 40-43 |
| 09:26 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng makes the 1st free throw | 40-44 |
| 09:26 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng misses the 2nd free throw | 40-44 |
| 09:26 | LSU | Joe Tye gets the rebound | 40-44 |
| 09:15 | LSU | Donald Kantor's pass is intercepted by Reginald Vavra | 40-44 |
| 08:50 | Mississippi | Nicholas Henning's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-44 |
| Subs | LSU | James Clayton (PG), John Ferrero (SG), Roy Butler (C) Steven Kinman, Joe Tye, Grant Kirkwood | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Stan Conley (PG), Jason Love (SG), Donald Rew (PF) Scott Phillips, Nicholas Henning, John Milan | |
| 08:31 | LSU | John Ferrero misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-44 |
| 08:30 | Mississippi | Donald Rew grabs the board | 40-44 |
| 08:09 | Mississippi | Stan Conley misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-44 |
| 08:08 | Mississippi | Donald Rew tips it but misses | 40-44 |
| 08:06 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra tips it home | 40-46 |
| 07:52 | LSU | John Ferrero clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-46 |
| 07:50 | Mississippi | Stan Conley grabs the board | 40-46 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Clayton (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Ferrero (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Rochon (fresh) PF - Donald Kantor (fairly fresh) C - Roy Butler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Stan Conley (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Love (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Albert Tseng (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. PF - Donald Rew (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Reginald Vavra (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Mississippi | 3 seconds is called on Donald Rew | 40-46 |
| Subs | LSU | Marcus Huffman (SF), Joe Tye (PF), Louis Borja (C) Ronald Rochon, Donald Kantor, Roy Butler | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan (SF), David Stillwell (C) Albert Tseng, Reginald Vavra | |
| 06:58 | LSU | Joe Tye misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 40-46 |
| 06:57 | Mississippi | David Stillwell grabs the defensive rebound | 40-46 |
| 06:51 | Mississippi | Marcus Huffman steals it from Jerry Morgan | 40-46 |
| 06:48 | LSU | Marcus Huffman misses the dunk | 40-46 |
| 06:47 | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan pulls down the rebound | 40-46 |
| 06:24 | Mississippi | Stan Conley misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 40-46 |
| 06:22 | LSU | Joe Tye gets the rebound | 40-46 |
| 06:17 | LSU | James Clayton loses the dribble to Donald Rew | 40-46 |
| 05:57 | Mississippi | Stan Conley drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-49 |
| 05:48 | LSU | Joe Tye travels with the ball | 40-49 |
| Subs | LSU | Ronald Rochon (PG), Steven Kinman (SG), Richard Chaires (PF) James Clayton, John Ferrero, Joe Tye | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Scott Phillips (PG), Nicholas Henning (SG), Albert Tseng (SF), John Milan (PF) Stan Conley, Jason Love, Jerry Morgan, Donald Rew | |
| 05:27 | Mississippi | Nicholas Henning throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-49 |
| Subs | LSU | Donald Kantor (SF) Marcus Huffman | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 05:07 | LSU | Steven Kinman comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 40-49 |
| 05:05 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to John Milan | 40-49 |
| 04:36 | Mississippi | Nicholas Henning can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-49 |
| 04:34 | LSU | The rebound goes to Richard Chaires | 40-49 |
| 04:10 | LSU | Ronald Rochon splits the doubleteam and buries a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Donald Kantor | 42-49 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:50 | Mississippi | Scott Phillips connects on the jump hook from the left block | 42-51 |
| 03:50 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 42-51 |
| Subs | LSU | James Clayton (PG), John Ferrero (SG), Marcus Huffman (SF) Ronald Rochon, Steven Kinman, Donald Kantor | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Stan Conley (PG), Jason Love (SG), Donald Rew (PF) Scott Phillips, Nicholas Henning, John Milan | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Clayton (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Ferrero (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marcus Huffman (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Richard Chaires (fresh) 6 reb. C - Louis Borja (fresh) 12 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Stan Conley (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Love (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Albert Tseng (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. PF - Donald Rew (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - David Stillwell (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:32 | LSU | Louis Borja misses badly on a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Stan Conley - foul #3 on Stan Conley, team foul #6 | 42-51 |
| 03:32 | LSU | Louis Borja makes the 1st free throw | 43-51 |
| 03:32 | LSU | Louis Borja makes the 2nd free throw | 44-51 |
| 03:03 | Mississippi | Stan Conley is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by James Clayton - foul #2 on James Clayton, team foul #6 | 44-51 |
| Subs | LSU | Joe Tye (C) Louis Borja | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra (C) David Stillwell | |
| 03:03 | Mississippi | Stan Conley makes the 1st free throw | 44-52 |
| 03:03 | Mississippi | Stan Conley makes the 2nd free throw | 44-53 |
| 02:44 | LSU | Joe Tye can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 44-53 |
| 02:42 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra pulls down the rebound | 44-53 |
| 02:17 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra's pass is intercepted by Marcus Huffman | 44-53 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:04 | LSU | John Ferrero shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 44-53 |
| 02:03 | LSU | Joe Tye grabs the offensive rebound | 44-53 |
| 01:40 | LSU | James Clayton shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 44-53 |
| 01:39 | LSU | Joe Tye can't tip it in | 44-53 |
| 01:37 | Mississippi | Jason Love pulls down the rebound | 44-53 |
| 01:21 | Mississippi | Jason Love is open and scores on a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Donald Rew | 44-55 |
| 01:04 | LSU | John Ferrero evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-55 |
| 00:41 | Mississippi | Jason Love hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 47-55 |
| 00:39 | LSU | Joe Tye snags the defensive board | 47-55 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:32 | LSU | John Ferrero is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-55 |
| 00:30 | LSU | Joe Tye grabs the offensive rebound | 47-55 |
| 00:26 | LSU | John Ferrero knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 50-55 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:24 | Mississippi | James Clayton is called for the reach on Albert Tseng in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Clayton, team foul #7 | 50-55 |
| Subs | LSU | Louis Borja (C) Joe Tye | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Nicholas Henning (SG), Jerry Morgan (C) Jason Love, Reginald Vavra | |
| 00:24 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng misses the 1st free throw | 50-55 |
| 00:24 | LSU | Louis Borja snags the defensive board | 50-55 |
| 00:16 | LSU | John Ferrero loses the dribble to Nicholas Henning | 50-55 |
| 00:16 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-55 |
| 00:14 | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan is hacked by James Clayton in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Clayton, team foul #8 | 50-55 |
| 00:14 | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 50-56 |
| 00:14 | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan misses the 2nd free throw | 50-56 |
| 00:14 | LSU | Richard Chaires pulls down the rebound | 50-56 |
| 00:08 | LSU | John Ferrero splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by James Clayton | 53-56 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 00:06 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng is fouled in the backcourt by John Ferrero - foul #1 on John Ferrero, team foul #9 | 53-56 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jason Love (SG), David Stillwell (C) Nicholas Henning, Jerry Morgan | |
| 00:06 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng misses the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 00:06 | LSU | The rebound goes to Louis Borja | 53-56 |
| 00:06 | LSU | LSU calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-56 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 00:00 | LSU | John Ferrero is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-56 |