| Lineup | LSU | PG - Jimmy Rockey (fresh) SG - James Crawley (fresh) SF - Nicholas Moore (fresh) PF - James Scott (fresh) C - Charles Flynt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Cedric Halpin (fresh) SG - William Parker (fresh) SF - James Burgess (fresh) PF - Joseph Warren (fresh) C - Marcus Ludwig (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Marcus Ludwig wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 19:43 | Mississippi | William Parker can't finish the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | LSU | James Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | LSU | Charles Flynt is denied on a layup by Marcus Ludwig | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | LSU | Nicholas Moore tips it back up and in | 2-0 |
| 19:06 | Mississippi | William Parker misses short on a 3 from straight away | 2-0 |
| 19:05 | LSU | Nicholas Moore grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 18:59 | LSU | Charles Flynt can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 2-0 |
| 18:57 | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 18:41 | Mississippi | Marcus Ludwig scores on a turnaround from close range and the foul's on Charles Flynt - foul #1 on Charles Flynt, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:41 | Mississippi | Marcus Ludwig makes the free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:27 | LSU | Charles Flynt misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 2-3 |
| 18:26 | Mississippi | Marcus Ludwig snags the defensive board | 2-3 |
| 18:03 | Mississippi | William Parker can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 2-3 |
| 18:02 | LSU | Jimmy Rockey gets the rebound | 2-3 |
| 17:53 | LSU | Charles Flynt misses the fadeaway from the left side | 2-3 |
| 17:52 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to James Burgess | 2-3 |
| 17:47 | Mississippi | William Parker misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 2-3 |
| 17:45 | LSU | Nicholas Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 17:33 | LSU | Charles Flynt dunks the ball set up by Nicholas Moore and he's fouled by Marcus Ludwig - foul #1 on Marcus Ludwig, team foul #1 | 4-3 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen (PG), Floyd Wilson (SF), Vernon Fletcher (PF), Stanley Miles (C) Cedric Halpin, James Burgess, Joseph Warren, Marcus Ludwig | |
| 17:33 | LSU | Charles Flynt makes the free throw | 5-3 |
| 17:04 | Mississippi | William Parker misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 5-3 |
| 17:02 | Mississippi | Stanley Miles tips it but misses | 5-3 |
| 17:00 | Mississippi | Stanley Miles pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-3 |
| 16:45 | Mississippi | William Parker makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Floyd Wilson and the foul's on Charles Flynt - foul #2 on Charles Flynt, team foul #2 | 5-5 |
| Subs | LSU | Timothy Lewis (PF), Joseph Kopp (C) James Scott, Charles Flynt | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 16:45 | Mississippi | William Parker makes the free throw | 5-6 |
| 16:32 | LSU | Nicholas Moore is fouled on the floor by Floyd Wilson - foul #1 on Floyd Wilson, team foul #2 | 5-6 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Joseph Warren (PF), Nathan Tripp (C) William Parker, Stanley Miles | |
| 16:18 | LSU | Joseph Kopp clanks a jumper from close range | 5-6 |
| 16:16 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren grabs the board | 5-6 |
| 15:55 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 5-6 |
| 15:53 | LSU | Joseph Kopp grabs the board | 5-6 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Jimmy Rockey (fresh) SG - James Crawley (fairly fresh) SF - Nicholas Moore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Timothy Lewis (fresh) C - Joseph Kopp (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Arthur McCuen (fresh) SG - Floyd Wilson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Vernon Fletcher (fresh) PF - Joseph Warren (fresh) C - Nathan Tripp (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | LSU | Joseph Kopp jams it | 7-6 |
| 15:15 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 7-6 |
| 15:13 | LSU | Nicholas Moore grabs the board | 7-6 |
| 14:56 | LSU | Joseph Kopp hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block but he's hacked by Floyd Wilson - foul #2 on Floyd Wilson, team foul #3 | 7-6 |
| Subs | LSU | Stephen Peden (PG), Allen Bilinski (SG), James Scott (PF) Jimmy Rockey, James Crawley, Nicholas Moore | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin (PG), William Parker (SG), Marcus Ludwig (PF), Stanley Miles (C) Arthur McCuen, Floyd Wilson, Joseph Warren, Nathan Tripp | |
| 14:56 | LSU | Joseph Kopp makes the 1st free throw | 8-6 |
| 14:56 | LSU | Joseph Kopp makes the 2nd free throw | 9-6 |
| 14:27 | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin's pass is intercepted by Stephen Peden | 9-6 |
| 14:12 | LSU | Stanley Miles steals it from James Scott | 9-6 |
| 13:53 | Mississippi | Stanley Miles misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Joseph Kopp - foul #1 on Joseph Kopp, team foul #3 | 9-6 |
| Subs | LSU | Nicholas Moore (SF) Timothy Lewis | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Joseph Warren (PF) Marcus Ludwig | |
| 13:53 | Mississippi | Stanley Miles makes the 1st free throw | 9-7 |
| 13:53 | Mississippi | Stanley Miles makes the 2nd free throw | 9-8 |
| 13:38 | LSU | Joseph Kopp misses the turnaround from the right block | 9-8 |
| 13:36 | LSU | James Scott hits the follow up shot | 11-8 |
| 13:09 | Mississippi | William Parker is fouled on the floor by Allen Bilinski - foul #1 on Allen Bilinski, team foul #4 | 11-8 |
| Subs | LSU | Jimmy Rockey (PG), James Crawley (SG) Stephen Peden, Allen Bilinski | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Marcus Ludwig (C) Stanley Miles | |
| 12:57 | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin is whistled for traveling | 11-8 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Nathan Tripp (C) Joseph Warren | |
| 12:49 | LSU | Joseph Kopp misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 11-8 |
| 12:48 | LSU | Joseph Kopp gets the offensive rebound | 11-8 |
| 12:43 | LSU | Joseph Kopp misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 11-8 |
| 12:42 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher grabs the board | 11-8 |
| 12:20 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher is hacked by Nicholas Moore - foul #1 on Nicholas Moore, team foul #5 | 11-8 |
| Subs | LSU | Timothy Lewis (SF) Nicholas Moore | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Joseph Warren (PF) Nathan Tripp | |
| 11:53 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 11-8 |
| 11:52 | Mississippi | Marcus Ludwig tips it in | 11-10 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Jimmy Rockey (fresh) SG - James Crawley (fresh) SF - Timothy Lewis (fresh) PF - James Scott (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Kopp (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Cedric Halpin (fresh) SG - William Parker (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Vernon Fletcher (fairly fresh) PF - Joseph Warren (fresh) C - Marcus Ludwig (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:42 | LSU | Joseph Kopp can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Joseph Warren - foul #1 on Joseph Warren, team foul #4 | 11-10 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Nathan Tripp (C) Marcus Ludwig | |
| 11:42 | LSU | Joseph Kopp makes the 1st free throw | 12-10 |
| 11:42 | LSU | Joseph Kopp misses the 2nd free throw | 12-10 |
| 11:42 | Mississippi | Nathan Tripp grabs the defensive rebound | 12-10 |
| 11:24 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher blows the dunk | 12-10 |
| 11:22 | LSU | Jimmy Rockey gets the rebound | 12-10 |
| 11:17 | LSU | Timothy Lewis comes up short on the floater in the paint | 12-10 |
| 11:16 | Mississippi | William Parker grabs the defensive rebound | 12-10 |
| 10:57 | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 12-10 |
| 10:55 | LSU | James Scott pulls down the rebound | 12-10 |
| 10:51 | LSU | William Parker steps in front of the James Crawley pass | 12-10 |
| 10:30 | Mississippi | William Parker's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Kopp | 12-10 |
| 10:29 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher tips it back up and in | 12-12 |
| 10:17 | LSU | Timothy Lewis is hacked by Vernon Fletcher - foul #1 on Vernon Fletcher, team foul #5 | 12-12 |
| Subs | LSU | Allen Bilinski (SG), Nicholas Moore (SF) James Crawley, James Scott | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen (PG), James Burgess (SF), Marcus Ludwig (C) Cedric Halpin, Joseph Warren, Nathan Tripp | |
| 10:06 | LSU | Joseph Kopp scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Jimmy Rockey | 14-12 |
| 09:46 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher is whistled for traveling | 14-12 |
| Subs | LSU | James Scott (PF) Timothy Lewis | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin (PG), Stanley Miles (C) Arthur McCuen, Vernon Fletcher | |
| 09:36 | LSU | Joseph Kopp can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 14-12 |
| 09:34 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to James Scott | 14-12 |
| 09:13 | LSU | The refs have stopped play. Allen Bilinski is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his knee. It doesn't look like he is going to be able to return to the game. | 14-12 |
| Subs | LSU | Stephen Peden (PG), James Crawley (SG) Jimmy Rockey, Allen Bilinski | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen (PG), Vernon Fletcher (SF), Joseph Warren (PF) Cedric Halpin, James Burgess, Stanley Miles | |
| 09:05 | LSU | Joseph Kopp scores on a fadeaway from the left side and he's fouled by Marcus Ludwig - foul #2 on Marcus Ludwig, team foul #6 | 16-12 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Stanley Miles (C) Marcus Ludwig | |
| 09:05 | LSU | Joseph Kopp misses the free throw | 16-12 |
| 09:05 | Mississippi | Stanley Miles grabs the defensive rebound | 16-12 |
| 09:00 | Mississippi | William Parker hits the finger roll on a great pass from Joseph Warren and the foul's on James Crawley - foul #1 on James Crawley, team foul #6 | 16-14 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin (PG) Arthur McCuen | |
| 09:00 | Mississippi | William Parker makes the free throw | 16-15 |
| 08:38 | LSU | Joseph Kopp hits a floater from just outside the lane set up by James Scott | 18-15 |
| 08:21 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-15 |
| Subs | LSU | Jimmy Rockey (PG), Timothy Lewis (PF) Stephen Peden, James Scott | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen (PG), Nathan Tripp (C) Cedric Halpin, Stanley Miles | |
| 08:00 | LSU | Jimmy Rockey is fouled on the floor by William Parker - foul #1 on William Parker, team foul #7 | 18-15 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin (SG), James Burgess (SF), Stanley Miles (C) William Parker, Joseph Warren, Nathan Tripp | |
| 08:00 | LSU | Jimmy Rockey makes the 1st free throw | 19-15 |
| 08:00 | LSU | Jimmy Rockey makes the 2nd free throw | 20-15 |
| 07:40 | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 20-15 |
| 07:39 | LSU | The rebound goes to Joseph Kopp | 20-15 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Jimmy Rockey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Crawley (fresh) SF - Nicholas Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Timothy Lewis (fresh) C - Joseph Kopp (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Arthur McCuen (fresh) SG - Cedric Halpin (fairly fresh) SF - James Burgess (fresh) PF - Vernon Fletcher (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Stanley Miles (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:17 | LSU | Timothy Lewis buries a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Jimmy Rockey | 22-15 |
| 07:01 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher slams it home on a great pass from Cedric Halpin | 22-17 |
| 06:40 | LSU | Jimmy Rockey clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 22-17 |
| 06:39 | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin gets the rebound | 22-17 |
| 06:22 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 22-17 |
| 06:20 | Mississippi | James Burgess tips it back up and in | 22-19 |
| 06:08 | LSU | Joseph Kopp travels with the ball | 22-19 |
| Subs | LSU | Stephen Peden (PG), James Scott (PF) Jimmy Rockey, Timothy Lewis | |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Parker (SG), Joseph Warren (PF), Nathan Tripp (C) Arthur McCuen, James Burgess, Stanley Miles | |
| 05:47 | Mississippi | William Parker makes the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Cedric Halpin | 22-21 |
| 05:30 | LSU | Joseph Kopp connects on the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Nicholas Moore | 24-21 |
| 05:20 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Cedric Halpin | 24-24 |
| 05:15 | LSU | James Crawley misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 24-24 |
| 05:13 | LSU | James Scott hits the follow up shot | 26-24 |
| 04:55 | Mississippi | William Parker is hacked by Joseph Kopp - foul #2 on Joseph Kopp, team foul #7 | 26-24 |
| Subs | LSU | Jimmy Rockey (PG), Timothy Lewis (PF) Stephen Peden, Joseph Kopp | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 04:55 | Mississippi | William Parker makes the 1st free throw | 26-25 |
| 04:55 | Mississippi | William Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 26-26 |
| 04:46 | LSU | James Scott comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 26-26 |
| 04:45 | Mississippi | Nathan Tripp grabs the board | 26-26 |
| 04:40 | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin is hacked by James Crawley - foul #2 on James Crawley, team foul #8 | 26-26 |
| 04:40 | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin makes the 1st free throw | 26-27 |
| 04:40 | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin makes the 2nd free throw | 26-28 |
| 04:29 | LSU | Timothy Lewis can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 26-28 |
| 04:28 | LSU | Nicholas Moore gets the offensive rebound | 26-28 |
| 04:22 | LSU | Timothy Lewis's fadeaway is rejected by Nathan Tripp | 26-28 |
| 04:20 | Mississippi | Nathan Tripp snags the defensive board | 26-28 |
| 04:16 | Mississippi | William Parker knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Cedric Halpin | 26-30 |
| 04:05 | LSU | Timothy Lewis scores on a jumper from the right side and he's hacked by Nathan Tripp - foul #1 on Nathan Tripp, team foul #8 | 28-30 |
| Subs | LSU | Charles Flynt (C) James Crawley | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen (PG), Stanley Miles (C) Cedric Halpin, Nathan Tripp | |
| 04:05 | LSU | Timothy Lewis makes the free throw | 29-30 |
| 03:37 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher can't connect on a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by James Scott - foul #1 on James Scott, team foul #9 | 29-30 |
| Subs | LSU | James Crawley (SG) Nicholas Moore | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin (PG), Marcus Ludwig (C) Arthur McCuen, Stanley Miles | |
| 03:37 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher misses the 1st free throw | 29-30 |
| 03:37 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher makes the 2nd free throw | 29-31 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Jimmy Rockey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Crawley (fairly fresh) SF - Timothy Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Scott (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Flynt (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Cedric Halpin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Parker (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Vernon Fletcher (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Warren (fresh) C - Marcus Ludwig (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:16 | LSU | Joseph Warren steals it from Charles Flynt | 29-31 |
| 02:55 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph Warren | 29-34 |
| 02:33 | LSU | Timothy Lewis misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 29-34 |
| 02:32 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Marcus Ludwig | 29-34 |
| 02:14 | Mississippi | Marcus Ludwig lays it in | 29-36 |
| 02:07 | LSU | Charles Flynt drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing and he's hacked by William Parker - foul #2 on William Parker, team foul #9 | 31-36 |
| Subs | LSU | Nicholas Moore (SF) Timothy Lewis | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen (PG), Floyd Wilson (SG), James Burgess (SF) Cedric Halpin, William Parker, Vernon Fletcher | |
| 02:07 | LSU | Charles Flynt makes the free throw | 32-36 |
| 01:49 | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen is fouled on the floor by Jimmy Rockey - foul #1 on Jimmy Rockey, team foul #10 | 32-36 |
| Subs | LSU | Stephen Peden (PG) Jimmy Rockey | |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Parker (SG) James Burgess | |
| 01:49 | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen misses the 1st free throw | 32-36 |
| 01:49 | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen makes the 2nd free throw | 32-37 |
| 01:40 | LSU | Charles Flynt misses long on a floater from the left side | 32-37 |
| 01:39 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren snags the defensive board | 32-37 |
| 01:14 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren hits a fadeaway from the right block and the foul's on James Scott - foul #2 on James Scott, team foul #11 | 32-39 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin (PG), James Burgess (SF) Arthur McCuen, William Parker | |
| 01:14 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren misses the free throw | 32-39 |
| 01:14 | LSU | James Scott gets the rebound | 32-39 |
| 00:52 | LSU | Nicholas Moore is fouled on the floor by Joseph Warren - foul #2 on Joseph Warren, team foul #10 | 32-39 |
| Subs | LSU | Jimmy Rockey (PG) Stephen Peden | |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Parker (SG), Vernon Fletcher (PF) James Burgess, Joseph Warren | |
| 00:52 | LSU | Nicholas Moore makes the 1st free throw | 33-39 |
| 00:52 | LSU | Nicholas Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 34-39 |
| 00:26 | Mississippi | William Parker can't finish the layup | 34-39 |
| 00:25 | LSU | James Scott snags the defensive board | 34-39 |
| 00:21 | LSU | Nicholas Moore lays it in set up by Charles Flynt | 36-39 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 36-39 |
| 00:01 | Mississippi | William Parker tips it home | 36-41 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Nicholas Moore can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 36-41 |