| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Luis Salinas (fresh) SG - Christopher Barnes (fresh) SF - Charles Johnson (fresh) PF - Fabian Marino (fresh) C - Steven Taft (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Steven Allen (fresh) SG - Kenneth Clift (fresh) SF - Santiago Jimenez (fresh) PF - Michael Meaux (fresh) C - Arthur Days (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Arthur Days wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:39 | LSU | Santiago Jimenez drills a turnaround from the right block and he's hacked by Charles Johnson - foul #1 on Charles Johnson, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:39 | LSU | Santiago Jimenez makes the free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:21 | Mississippi | Charles Johnson clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-3 |
| 19:19 | LSU | The rebound goes to Arthur Days | 0-3 |
| 19:00 | LSU | Kenneth Clift can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-3 |
| 18:58 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Fabian Marino | 0-3 |
| 18:45 | Mississippi | Christopher Barnes is whistled for traveling | 0-3 |
| 18:23 | LSU | Michael Meaux misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 0-3 |
| 18:21 | LSU | Arthur Days tips it home | 0-5 |
| 18:00 | Mississippi | Christopher Barnes comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Steven Allen - foul #1 on Steven Allen, team foul #1 | 0-5 |
| 18:00 | Mississippi | Christopher Barnes misses the 1st free throw | 0-5 |
| 18:00 | Mississippi | Christopher Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 1-5 |
| 17:35 | LSU | Santiago Jimenez misses the jump hook from close range but the foul's on Charles Johnson - foul #2 on Charles Johnson, team foul #2 | 1-5 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Andrew Arviso (SF) Charles Johnson | |
| Subs | LSU | Cameron Smith (SG), Anthony Difranco (PF) Kenneth Clift, Michael Meaux | |
| 17:35 | LSU | Santiago Jimenez misses the 1st free throw | 1-5 |
| 17:35 | LSU | Santiago Jimenez makes the 2nd free throw | 1-6 |
| 17:11 | Mississippi | Fabian Marino drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Luis Salinas | 3-6 |
| 16:42 | LSU | Cameron Smith misses the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Luis Salinas - foul #1 on Luis Salinas, team foul #3 | 3-6 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | LSU | Swietomierz Zemon (PG), Viktor Zalwsky (PF), Frank Moses (C) Steven Allen, Santiago Jimenez, Arthur Days | |
| 16:42 | LSU | Cameron Smith misses the 1st free throw | 3-6 |
| 16:42 | LSU | Cameron Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 3-6 |
| 16:42 | Mississippi | Steven Taft snags the defensive board | 3-6 |
| 16:19 | Mississippi | Steven Taft can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 3-6 |
| 16:17 | LSU | Viktor Zalwsky gets the rebound | 3-6 |
| 15:52 | LSU | Anthony Difranco misses short on a shot near the basket | 3-6 |
| 15:50 | LSU | Viktor Zalwsky gets the offensive rebound | 3-6 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Luis Salinas (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Christopher Barnes (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Andrew Arviso (fresh) PF - Fabian Marino (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Steven Taft (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Swietomierz Zemon (fresh) SG - Cameron Smith (fresh) SF - Anthony Difranco (fresh) PF - Viktor Zalwsky (fresh) 2 reb. C - Frank Moses (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | LSU | Fabian Marino is called for the reach on Anthony Difranco - foul #1 on Fabian Marino, team foul #4 | 3-6 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Carlos Rhodes (SF), Marlon Johnson (C) Fabian Marino, Steven Taft | |
| Subs | LSU | Steven Allen (PG), Kenneth Clift (SF), Michael Meaux (PF) Swietomierz Zemon, Viktor Zalwsky, Frank Moses | |
| 15:09 | LSU | Kenneth Clift double dribbles | 3-6 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dennis Cates (PG) Luis Salinas | |
| Subs | LSU | Santiago Jimenez (SF), Arthur Days (C) Cameron Smith, Anthony Difranco | |
| 14:51 | Mississippi | Dennis Cates hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 3-6 |
| 14:50 | LSU | Michael Meaux grabs the defensive rebound | 3-6 |
| 14:21 | LSU | Steven Allen can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 3-6 |
| 14:20 | Mississippi | Marlon Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 3-6 |
| 14:05 | Mississippi | Marlon Johnson scores on a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Christopher Barnes and he's fouled by Santiago Jimenez - foul #1 on Santiago Jimenez, team foul #2 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Luis Salinas (PG), Steven Taft (C) Christopher Barnes, Andrew Arviso | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 14:05 | Mississippi | Marlon Johnson makes the free throw | 6-6 |
| 13:40 | LSU | Arthur Days hits the finger roll on a great pass from Steven Allen | 6-8 |
| 13:19 | Mississippi | Carlos Rhodes misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 6-8 |
| 13:18 | LSU | Steven Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 6-8 |
| 12:58 | LSU | Dennis Cates picks off the pass by Michael Meaux | 6-8 |
| 12:54 | Mississippi | Marlon Johnson misses the lay-in | 6-8 |
| 12:52 | Mississippi | Carlos Rhodes tips it back up and in | 8-8 |
| 12:34 | LSU | Arthur Days comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 8-8 |
| 12:33 | Mississippi | Carlos Rhodes gets the rebound | 8-8 |
| 12:21 | Mississippi | Luis Salinas clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 8-8 |
| 12:19 | Mississippi | Marlon Johnson tips it in | 10-8 |
| 11:57 | LSU | Steven Allen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 10-8 |
| 11:56 | LSU | Kenneth Clift tips it back up and in | 10-10 |
| 11:45 | Mississippi | Luis Salinas is hacked by Santiago Jimenez - foul #2 on Santiago Jimenez, team foul #3 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Barnes (SG), Justin Baker (SF), Fabian Marino (PF), Andrew Arviso (C) Dennis Cates, Carlos Rhodes, Marlon Johnson, Steven Taft | |
| Subs | LSU | Swietomierz Zemon (PG), Cameron Smith (SG), Anthony Difranco (SF), Viktor Zalwsky (PF), Frank Moses (C) Steven Allen, Kenneth Clift, Santiago Jimenez, Michael Meaux, Arthur Days | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Luis Salinas (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Christopher Barnes (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Justin Baker (fresh) PF - Fabian Marino (fresh) 2 pts. C - Andrew Arviso (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Swietomierz Zemon (fresh) SG - Cameron Smith (fresh) SF - Anthony Difranco (fresh) PF - Viktor Zalwsky (fresh) 2 reb. C - Frank Moses (fresh) | |
| 11:30 | Mississippi | The jumper by Andrew Arviso is denied by Viktor Zalwsky | 10-10 |
| 11:29 | LSU | Viktor Zalwsky grabs the defensive rebound | 10-10 |
| 11:04 | LSU | Viktor Zalwsky buries a turnaround in the paint set up by Swietomierz Zemon | 10-12 |
| 10:44 | Mississippi | Justin Baker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 10-12 |
| 10:43 | Mississippi | Andrew Arviso tips it in | 12-12 |
| 10:17 | LSU | Cameron Smith scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 12-15 |
| 10:00 | Mississippi | Christopher Barnes connects on the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Justin Baker | 14-15 |
| 09:39 | LSU | Swietomierz Zemon comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 14-15 |
| 09:37 | Mississippi | Fabian Marino gets the rebound | 14-15 |
| 09:13 | Mississippi | A charge is called on Luis Salinas - foul #2 on Luis Salinas, team foul #5 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dennis Cates (PG), Steven Taft (C) Luis Salinas, Justin Baker | |
| Subs | LSU | Steven Allen (PG), Kenneth Clift (SG), Michael Meaux (PF), Arthur Days (C) Swietomierz Zemon, Cameron Smith, Viktor Zalwsky, Frank Moses | |
| 09:00 | LSU | Kenneth Clift is fouled on the floor by Fabian Marino - foul #2 on Fabian Marino, team foul #6 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Carlos Rhodes (SF), Marlon Johnson (PF) Andrew Arviso, Fabian Marino | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 08:38 | LSU | Michael Meaux connects on the jump hook in the lane | 14-17 |
| 08:23 | Mississippi | Carlos Rhodes misses the dunk but the foul's on Anthony Difranco - foul #1 on Anthony Difranco, team foul #4 | 14-17 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | LSU | Cameron Smith (SG) Anthony Difranco | |
| 08:23 | Mississippi | Carlos Rhodes makes the 1st free throw | 15-17 |
| 08:23 | Mississippi | Carlos Rhodes makes the 2nd free throw | 16-17 |
| 07:54 | LSU | Kenneth Clift is hacked by Carlos Rhodes - foul #1 on Carlos Rhodes, team foul #7 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Andrew Arviso (SF) Carlos Rhodes | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 07:54 | LSU | Kenneth Clift makes the 1st free throw | 16-18 |
| 07:54 | LSU | Kenneth Clift makes the 2nd free throw | 16-19 |
| 07:30 | Mississippi | Steven Taft scores on a driving attempt in the lane | 18-19 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Dennis Cates (fresh) SG - Christopher Barnes (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Arviso (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Marlon Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Taft (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Steven Allen (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Cameron Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kenneth Clift (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Meaux (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Arthur Days (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:11 | LSU | Steven Allen connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 18-21 |
| 06:56 | Mississippi | Dennis Cates clanks a jumper from the left side | 18-21 |
| 06:54 | LSU | Cameron Smith snags the defensive board | 18-21 |
| 06:32 | LSU | Arthur Days clanks a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Steven Taft - foul #1 on Steven Taft, team foul #8 | 18-21 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Justin Baker (SG), Carlos Rhodes (SF) Christopher Barnes, Andrew Arviso | |
| Subs | LSU | Swietomierz Zemon (SG), Santiago Jimenez (SF), Anthony Difranco (PF) Cameron Smith, Kenneth Clift, Michael Meaux | |
| 06:32 | LSU | Arthur Days makes the 1st free throw | 18-22 |
| 06:32 | LSU | Arthur Days makes the 2nd free throw | 18-23 |
| 06:08 | Mississippi | Carlos Rhodes clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 18-23 |
| 06:07 | LSU | Swietomierz Zemon snags the defensive board | 18-23 |
| 05:44 | LSU | Swietomierz Zemon is hacked by Justin Baker - foul #1 on Justin Baker, team foul #9 | 18-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Oxendine (SG), Andrew Arviso (PF) Dennis Cates, Marlon Johnson | |
| Subs | LSU | Frank Moses (C) Arthur Days | |
| 05:44 | LSU | Swietomierz Zemon misses the 1st free throw | 18-23 |
| 05:44 | Mississippi | Andrew Arviso pulls down the rebound | 18-23 |
| 05:29 | Mississippi | Steven Taft can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 18-23 |
| 05:28 | Mississippi | Carlos Rhodes snags the offensive board | 18-23 |
| 05:10 | Mississippi | Michael Oxendine's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Barnes (SG) Michael Oxendine | |
| Subs | LSU | Kenneth Clift (SG) Steven Allen | |
| 04:41 | LSU | Santiago Jimenez misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 18-23 |
| 04:39 | LSU | Frank Moses hits the follow up shot | 18-25 |
| 04:22 | Mississippi | Steven Taft hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Frank Moses - foul #1 on Frank Moses, team foul #5 | 18-25 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dennis Cates (PG), Marlon Johnson (PF) Justin Baker, Andrew Arviso | |
| Subs | LSU | Steven Allen (PG), Michael Meaux (PF), Arthur Days (C) Swietomierz Zemon, Anthony Difranco, Frank Moses | |
| 04:22 | Mississippi | Steven Taft makes the 1st free throw | 19-25 |
| 04:22 | Mississippi | Steven Taft makes the 2nd free throw | 20-25 |
| 04:03 | LSU | Santiago Jimenez drills a floater from the left side on a great pass from Arthur Days and the foul's on Carlos Rhodes - foul #2 on Carlos Rhodes, team foul #10 | 20-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Andrew Arviso (SF) Carlos Rhodes | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 04:03 | LSU | Santiago Jimenez makes the free throw | 20-28 |
| 03:47 | Mississippi | Kenneth Clift steals it from Dennis Cates | 20-28 |
| 03:44 | LSU | Kenneth Clift lays it up and in | 20-30 |
| 03:27 | Mississippi | Andrew Arviso's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Luis Salinas (PG), Charles Johnson (SF), Fabian Marino (PF) Dennis Cates, Andrew Arviso, Steven Taft | |
| Subs | LSU | Cameron Smith (SG) Kenneth Clift | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Luis Salinas (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Christopher Barnes (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Johnson (fresh) PF - Fabian Marino (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Marlon Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Steven Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cameron Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Santiago Jimenez (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Michael Meaux (fresh) 2 pts. C - Arthur Days (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:12 | LSU | Arthur Days makes the shot in the lane set up by Steven Allen | 20-32 |
| 02:58 | Mississippi | Christopher Barnes is hacked by Cameron Smith - foul #1 on Cameron Smith, team foul #6 | 20-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | LSU | Anthony Difranco (SF), Viktor Zalwsky (PF) Santiago Jimenez, Michael Meaux | |
| 02:42 | Mississippi | The refs have stopped play. Christopher Barnes is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 20-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dennis Cates (SG) Christopher Barnes | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 02:29 | Mississippi | Marlon Johnson loses the ball out of bounds | 20-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | LSU | Frank Moses (C) Arthur Days | |
| 02:25 | LSU | Steven Allen is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 20-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Carlos Rhodes (C) Marlon Johnson | |
| Subs | LSU | Kenneth Clift (SF) Viktor Zalwsky | |
| 02:19 | Mississippi | Steven Allen takes the ball from Luis Salinas | 20-32 |
| 02:02 | LSU | Steven Allen is hacked by Luis Salinas - foul #3 on Luis Salinas, team foul #11 | 20-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Justin Baker (SG) Luis Salinas | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 02:02 | LSU | Steven Allen makes the 1st free throw | 20-33 |
| 02:02 | LSU | Steven Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 20-33 |
| 02:02 | Mississippi | Fabian Marino gets the rebound | 20-33 |
| 01:40 | Mississippi | Carlos Rhodes is fouled on the floor by Anthony Difranco - foul #2 on Anthony Difranco, team foul #7 | 20-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Andrew Arviso (C) Charles Johnson | |
| Subs | LSU | Santiago Jimenez (SF), Michael Meaux (PF) Steven Allen, Frank Moses | |
| 01:40 | Mississippi | Carlos Rhodes makes the 1st free throw | 21-33 |
| 01:40 | Mississippi | Carlos Rhodes makes the 2nd free throw | 22-33 |
| 01:11 | LSU | Michael Meaux scores on a floater near the basket | 22-35 |
| 00:52 | Mississippi | Michael Meaux takes the ball from Dennis Cates | 22-35 |
| 00:34 | LSU | Santiago Jimenez can't finish the layup | 22-35 |
| 00:33 | LSU | Anthony Difranco misses the tip | 22-35 |
| 00:32 | Mississippi | Carlos Rhodes gets the rebound | 22-35 |
| 00:28 | Mississippi | Dennis Cates's pass is intercepted by Cameron Smith | 22-35 |
| 00:05 | LSU | Andrew Arviso is called for the reach on Cameron Smith - foul #1 on Andrew Arviso, team foul #12 | 22-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Barnes (SG), Charles Johnson (SF), Steven Taft (C) Justin Baker, Carlos Rhodes, Fabian Marino | |
| Subs | LSU | Steven Allen (PG), Viktor Zalwsky (PF), Arthur Days (C) Kenneth Clift, Michael Meaux, Anthony Difranco | |
| 00:05 | LSU | Cameron Smith makes the 1st free throw | 22-36 |
| 00:05 | LSU | Cameron Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 22-36 |
| 00:05 | Mississippi | Steven Taft snags the defensive board | 22-36 |
| 00:01 | Mississippi | Dennis Cates hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 22-36 |
| 00:00 | LSU | The rebound goes to Santiago Jimenez | 22-36 |