| Lineup | LSU | PG - Gustavo Martin (fresh) SG - Marcus Huffman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Richard Chaires (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Donald Kantor (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joe Tye (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jason Love (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Harvey King (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. SF - David Stillwell (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Donald Rew (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Reginald Vavra (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Richard Chaires inbounds the ball | 30-32 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:39 | LSU | Richard Chaires knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Gustavo Martin and the foul's on Reginald Vavra - foul #1 on Reginald Vavra, team foul #1 | 32-32 |
| 19:39 | LSU | Richard Chaires misses the free throw | 32-32 |
| 19:39 | Mississippi | Donald Rew snags the defensive board | 32-32 |
| 19:17 | Mississippi | Jason Love is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Reginald Vavra | 32-34 |
| 18:50 | LSU | Marcus Huffman knocks in the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Gustavo Martin | 34-34 |
| 18:35 | Mississippi | David Stillwell loses the ball out of bounds | 34-34 |
| 18:13 | LSU | Marcus Huffman buries a floater from the free throw line set up by Donald Kantor | 36-34 |
| 17:55 | Mississippi | David Stillwell comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-34 |
| 17:53 | Mississippi | Donald Rew hits the follow up shot | 36-36 |
| 17:37 | LSU | Marcus Huffman can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 36-36 |
| 17:35 | Mississippi | Donald Rew snags the defensive board | 36-36 |
| 17:21 | Mississippi | David Stillwell misses the shot in the lane but he's hacked by Joe Tye - foul #1 on Joe Tye, team foul #1 | 36-36 |
| Subs | LSU | Jason Roten (PG), Edward Wallace (SG), Johnnie Hunt (SF), Grant Kirkwood (C) Gustavo Martin, Marcus Huffman, Richard Chaires, Joe Tye | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 17:21 | Mississippi | David Stillwell makes the 1st free throw | 36-37 |
| 17:21 | Mississippi | David Stillwell makes the 2nd free throw | 36-38 |
| 16:55 | LSU | Edward Wallace clanks a floater in the paint | 36-38 |
| 16:53 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Donald Rew | 36-38 |
| 16:44 | Mississippi | Harvey King is fouled on the floor by Donald Kantor - foul #2 on Donald Kantor, team foul #2 | 36-38 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Scott Phillips (PG), Luis Zamora (SF), Jerry Morgan (PF), John Milan (C) Jason Love, David Stillwell, Donald Rew, Reginald Vavra | |
| 16:29 | Mississippi | Grant Kirkwood blocks the short jumper by John Milan | 36-38 |
| 16:27 | LSU | Grant Kirkwood grabs the board | 36-38 |
| 16:03 | LSU | Scott Phillips steals it from Jason Roten | 36-38 |
| 15:56 | Mississippi | Luis Zamora scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Harvey King and he's fouled by Edward Wallace - foul #3 on Edward Wallace, team foul #3 | 36-40 |
| Subs | LSU | Gustavo Martin (PG), Marcus Huffman (SG), Richard Chaires (SF), Joe Tye (C) Jason Roten, Edward Wallace, Johnnie Hunt, Donald Kantor | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Andrew Sullivan (SG), Donald Rew (PF) Harvey King, Jerry Morgan | |
| 15:56 | Mississippi | Luis Zamora misses the free throw | 36-40 |
| 15:56 | LSU | The rebound goes to Joe Tye | 36-40 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Gustavo Martin (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Marcus Huffman (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. SF - Richard Chaires (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Grant Kirkwood (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Joe Tye (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Scott Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Andrew Sullivan (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Luis Zamora (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Donald Rew (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - John Milan (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | LSU | Marcus Huffman blows the layup | 36-40 |
| 15:34 | Mississippi | John Milan gets the rebound | 36-40 |
| 15:29 | Mississippi | Luis Zamora hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 36-40 |
| 15:27 | Mississippi | Luis Zamora tips it home | 36-42 |
| 14:58 | LSU | Andrew Sullivan is called for the reach on Marcus Huffman - foul #2 on Andrew Sullivan, team foul #2 | 36-42 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jason Love (PG), David Stillwell (SF), Reginald Vavra (C) Scott Phillips, Luis Zamora, John Milan | |
| 14:38 | LSU | Gustavo Martin's pass is intercepted by Donald Rew | 36-42 |
| 14:22 | Mississippi | David Stillwell drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Reginald Vavra | 36-45 |
| 14:01 | LSU | Gustavo Martin connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Joe Tye | 39-45 |
| 13:43 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra is hacked by Gustavo Martin - foul #2 on Gustavo Martin, team foul #4 | 39-45 |
| Subs | LSU | Jason Roten (PG), Edward Wallace (SG), Johnnie Hunt (SF), Donald Kantor (PF) Gustavo Martin, Marcus Huffman, Richard Chaires, Grant Kirkwood | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Harvey King (SG), Jerry Morgan (PF) Andrew Sullivan, Donald Rew | |
| 13:32 | Mississippi | David Stillwell can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-45 |
| 13:31 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Reginald Vavra | 39-45 |
| 13:09 | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Harvey King and he's hacked by Donald Kantor - foul #3 on Donald Kantor, team foul #5 | 39-47 |
| 13:09 | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan misses the free throw | 39-47 |
| 13:09 | LSU | Donald Kantor snags the defensive board | 39-47 |
| 12:44 | LSU | Joe Tye misses the dunk over the doubleteam | 39-47 |
| 12:43 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra grabs the defensive rebound | 39-47 |
| 12:28 | Mississippi | David Stillwell clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-47 |
| 12:26 | LSU | Joe Tye gets the rebound | 39-47 |
| 12:00 | LSU | The pull-up jumper by Edward Wallace is blocked by Jerry Morgan | 39-47 |
| 11:58 | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan grabs the defensive rebound | 39-47 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Jason Roten (fresh) SG - Edward Wallace (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Johnnie Hunt (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Donald Kantor (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Joe Tye (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jason Love (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Harvey King (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Stillwell (fresh) 15 pts. PF - Jerry Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Reginald Vavra (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Mississippi | Jason Love buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-50 |
| 11:30 | LSU | Joe Tye knocks in the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Johnnie Hunt | 41-50 |
| 11:16 | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan misses the wide open jump hook from the left block | 41-50 |
| 11:15 | Mississippi | Harvey King can't tip it in | 41-50 |
| 11:14 | LSU | Johnnie Hunt grabs the defensive rebound | 41-50 |
| 10:53 | LSU | Johnnie Hunt clanks a shot from the free throw line | 41-50 |
| 10:51 | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan snags the defensive board | 41-50 |
| 10:44 | Mississippi | Jason Love misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-50 |
| 10:43 | LSU | Donald Kantor snags the defensive board | 41-50 |
| 10:29 | LSU | Joe Tye works out of a doubleteam and scores on a runner from the baseline set up by Johnnie Hunt | 43-50 |
| 10:08 | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan scores on a floater from the free throw line | 43-52 |
| 09:41 | LSU | Joe Tye can't finish the layup against a doubleteam | 43-52 |
| 09:40 | Mississippi | Harvey King snags the defensive board | 43-52 |
| 09:26 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Joe Tye - foul #2 on Joe Tye, team foul #6 | 43-52 |
| Subs | LSU | Gustavo Martin (PG), Marcus Huffman (SG), Richard Chaires (SF), Grant Kirkwood (C) Jason Roten, Edward Wallace, Johnnie Hunt, Joe Tye | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Scott Phillips (PG), Andrew Sullivan (SG), Luis Zamora (SF), Donald Rew (PF) Jason Love, Harvey King, David Stillwell, Jerry Morgan | |
| 09:26 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra makes the 1st free throw | 43-53 |
| 09:26 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra makes the 2nd free throw | 43-54 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:57 | LSU | Richard Chaires is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 43-54 |
| 08:56 | LSU | Richard Chaires grabs the offensive rebound | 43-54 |
| 08:50 | LSU | Donald Kantor is open and scores on a shot from the left side set up by Marcus Huffman out of the doubleteam | 45-54 |
| 08:23 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra scores on a jumper from the right wing | 45-56 |
| 08:05 | LSU | Grant Kirkwood makes the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Marcus Huffman | 47-56 |
| 08:00 | Mississippi | Scott Phillips is alone and drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Andrew Sullivan | 47-58 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Gustavo Martin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marcus Huffman (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. SF - Richard Chaires (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Kantor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Grant Kirkwood (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Scott Phillips (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Andrew Sullivan (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Luis Zamora (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Donald Rew (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - Reginald Vavra (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:42 | LSU | Richard Chaires is hacked by Reginald Vavra - foul #2 on Reginald Vavra, team foul #3 | 47-58 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Harvey King (SG), John Milan (C) Andrew Sullivan, Reginald Vavra | |
| 07:29 | LSU | Marcus Huffman loses the dribble to Scott Phillips | 47-58 |
| 07:07 | Mississippi | Harvey King buries a jumpshot from the right side | 47-60 |
| 06:48 | LSU | Marcus Huffman is hacked by Harvey King - foul #4 on Harvey King, team foul #4 | 47-60 |
| Subs | LSU | Jason Roten (PG), Edward Wallace (SG), Johnnie Hunt (PF), Joe Tye (C) Gustavo Martin, Marcus Huffman, Donald Kantor, Grant Kirkwood | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jason Love (PG), David Stillwell (SF) Scott Phillips, Luis Zamora | |
| 06:35 | LSU | Joe Tye comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 47-60 |
| 06:33 | LSU | Jason Roten grabs the offensive board | 47-60 |
| 06:15 | LSU | Joe Tye works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Harvey King - foul #5 on Harvey King, team foul #5 | 47-60 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Andrew Sullivan (SG), Jerry Morgan (PF) Harvey King, Donald Rew | |
| 06:15 | LSU | Joe Tye makes the 1st free throw | 48-60 |
| 06:15 | LSU | Joe Tye makes the 2nd free throw | 49-60 |
| 05:58 | Mississippi | Jason Love is hacked by Edward Wallace - foul #4 on Edward Wallace, team foul #7 | 49-60 |
| Subs | LSU | Marcus Huffman (SG) Richard Chaires | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 05:58 | Mississippi | Jason Love makes the 1st free throw | 49-61 |
| 05:58 | Mississippi | Jason Love misses the 2nd free throw | 49-61 |
| 05:58 | LSU | Johnnie Hunt grabs the board | 49-61 |
| 05:37 | LSU | Marcus Huffman works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 49-61 |
| 05:35 | Mississippi | Jason Love grabs the defensive rebound | 49-61 |
| 05:30 | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan connects on the open jump hook from the baseline | 49-63 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:19 | LSU | Joe Tye misses the layup against the doubleteam | 49-63 |
| 05:17 | Mississippi | John Milan gets the rebound | 49-63 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:48 | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jason Love | 49-65 |
| 04:34 | LSU | Marcus Huffman works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 49-65 |
| 04:33 | Mississippi | John Milan grabs the defensive rebound | 49-65 |
| 04:33 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-65 |
| Subs | LSU | Gustavo Martin (PG), Richard Chaires (SF), Donald Kantor (PF), Grant Kirkwood (C) Jason Roten, Edward Wallace, Johnnie Hunt, Joe Tye | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald Rew (PF), Reginald Vavra (C) Jerry Morgan, John Milan | |
| 04:14 | Mississippi | Jason Love is hacked by Donald Kantor - foul #4 on Donald Kantor, team foul #8 | 49-65 |
| 04:14 | Mississippi | Jason Love makes the 1st free throw | 49-66 |
| 04:14 | Mississippi | Jason Love makes the 2nd free throw | 49-67 |
| 04:01 | LSU | Gustavo Martin can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-67 |
| 04:00 | LSU | Grant Kirkwood tips it home | 51-67 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 03:33 | Mississippi | Jason Love misses short on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Gustavo Martin - foul #3 on Gustavo Martin, team foul #9 | 51-67 |
| 03:33 | Mississippi | Jason Love makes the 1st free throw | 51-68 |
| 03:33 | Mississippi | Jason Love makes the 2nd free throw | 51-69 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Gustavo Martin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Marcus Huffman (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. SF - Richard Chaires (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Kantor (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Grant Kirkwood (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jason Love (fresh) 19 pts. 5 ast. SG - Andrew Sullivan (fresh) 2 ast. SF - David Stillwell (fresh) 15 pts. PF - Donald Rew (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - Reginald Vavra (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:15 | LSU | Reginald Vavra picks off the pass by Gustavo Martin | 51-69 |
| 02:57 | Mississippi | Donald Rew hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 51-69 |
| 02:55 | Mississippi | David Stillwell tips it in | 51-71 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:47 | LSU | Reginald Vavra takes the ball from Grant Kirkwood | 51-71 |
| 02:20 | Mississippi | Grant Kirkwood swats the short shot by Andrew Sullivan | 51-71 |
| 02:18 | LSU | Grant Kirkwood gets the rebound | 51-71 |
| 02:06 | LSU | Jason Love steps in front of the Marcus Huffman pass | 51-71 |
| 02:03 | Mississippi | David Stillwell lays it up and in set up by Jason Love | 51-73 |
| 01:49 | LSU | Richard Chaires knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Gustavo Martin | 53-73 |
| 01:29 | Mississippi | Donald Kantor swats the layup by David Stillwell | 53-73 |
| 01:28 | LSU | The rebound goes to Marcus Huffman | 53-73 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:14 | LSU | Marcus Huffman evades the doubleteam and hits a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Gustavo Martin | 55-73 |
| 00:45 | Mississippi | Donald Rew is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Donald Rew, team foul #6 | 55-73 |
| Subs | LSU | Joe Tye (C) Grant Kirkwood | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:39 | LSU | Joe Tye is hacked by Donald Rew - foul #2 on Donald Rew, team foul #7 | 55-73 |
| 00:39 | LSU | Joe Tye makes the 1st free throw | 56-73 |
| 00:39 | LSU | Joe Tye misses the 2nd free throw | 56-73 |
| 00:39 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra snags the defensive board | 56-73 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:17 | Mississippi | Jason Love clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 56-73 |
| 00:16 | LSU | Gustavo Martin gets the rebound | 56-73 |
| 00:09 | LSU | Donald Kantor is called for traveling | 56-73 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Jason Love runs out the clock | 56-73 |