| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Uros Synakowski (fresh) SG - David Anderson (fresh) SF - Alfred Plourde (fresh) PF - Kito Africa (fresh) C - Lewis Ellison (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Gary King (fresh) SG - Alberto Russo (fresh) SF - John Jenkins (fresh) PF - Erwin Davis (fresh) C - Christopher Stephens (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Plourde wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:51 | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Plourde hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:49 | Louisiana Tech | Lewis Ellison gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Plourde's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Mississippi | Gary King clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Plourde snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Plourde misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Mississippi | Christopher Stephens pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:02 | Mississippi | Gary King knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Alberto Russo | 0-3 |
| 18:52 | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Plourde drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Uros Synakowski | 3-3 |
| 18:35 | Mississippi | Christopher Stephens is fouled on the floor by Lewis Ellison - foul #1 on Lewis Ellison, team foul #1 | 3-3 |
| 18:12 | Mississippi | John Jenkins misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 3-3 |
| 18:10 | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Plourde grabs the board | 3-3 |
| 17:51 | Louisiana Tech | Kito Africa is fouled on the floor by Christopher Stephens - foul #1 on Christopher Stephens, team foul #1 | 3-3 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Crutchfield (PG), Derrick Witt (SG), Mark Houston (SF), Carl Masi (PF), Trevor Eads (C) Uros Synakowski, David Anderson, Alfred Plourde, Kito Africa, Lewis Ellison | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Owensby (PG), Arthur King (SG), Richard Crawford (SF), Nicolas Devine (PF), John Merrifield (C) Gary King, Alberto Russo, John Jenkins, Erwin Davis, Christopher Stephens | |
| 17:37 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Houston hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 3-3 |
| 17:36 | Mississippi | Nicolas Devine snags the defensive board | 3-3 |
| 17:22 | Mississippi | Richard Owensby hits a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Richard Crawford | 3-5 |
| 16:55 | Louisiana Tech | Trevor Eads misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Arthur King - foul #1 on Arthur King, team foul #2 | 3-5 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Rick Silvey (C) John Merrifield | |
| 16:55 | Louisiana Tech | Trevor Eads misses the 1st free throw | 3-5 |
| 16:55 | Louisiana Tech | Trevor Eads makes the 2nd free throw | 4-5 |
| 16:44 | Mississippi | Rick Silvey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-5 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Uros Synakowski (PG), David Anderson (SG) John Crutchfield, Derrick Witt | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Jenkins (SF) Richard Owensby | |
| 16:24 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Houston is hacked by Richard Crawford - foul #1 on Richard Crawford, team foul #3 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Crutchfield (PG), Derrick Witt (SG) Uros Synakowski, David Anderson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Owensby (PG) John Jenkins | |
| 16:11 | Louisiana Tech | The jumper by Carl Masi is denied by Nicolas Devine | 4-5 |
| 16:09 | Mississippi | Richard Owensby grabs the defensive rebound | 4-5 |
| 15:58 | Mississippi | Nicolas Devine throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-5 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Uros Synakowski (PG), David Anderson (SG), Alfred Plourde (SF), Kito Africa (PF), Lewis Ellison (C) John Crutchfield, Derrick Witt, Mark Houston, Carl Masi, Trevor Eads | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gary King (PG), Alberto Russo (SG), John Jenkins (SF), Erwin Davis (PF) Richard Owensby, Arthur King, Richard Crawford, Nicolas Devine | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Uros Synakowski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Anderson (fresh) SF - Alfred Plourde (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kito Africa (fresh) C - Lewis Ellison (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Gary King (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Alberto Russo (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Jenkins (fresh) PF - Erwin Davis (fresh) C - Rick Silvey (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Louisiana Tech | Uros Synakowski loses the dribble to Alberto Russo | 4-5 |
| 15:22 | Mississippi | Alberto Russo can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 4-5 |
| 15:20 | Mississippi | Rick Silvey tips it back up and in | 4-7 |
| 15:05 | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Plourde clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 4-7 |
| 15:04 | Mississippi | Rick Silvey grabs the defensive rebound | 4-7 |
| 14:45 | Mississippi | Alberto Russo drills a floater from the right wing set up by John Jenkins | 4-9 |
| 14:29 | Louisiana Tech | Kito Africa hits the finger roll | 6-9 |
| 14:13 | Mississippi | John Jenkins hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Alberto Russo | 6-12 |
| 13:56 | Louisiana Tech | David Anderson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 6-12 |
| 13:55 | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Plourde tips it back up and in | 8-12 |
| 13:44 | Mississippi | Alfred Plourde is called for the reach on John Jenkins - foul #1 on Alfred Plourde, team foul #2 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Crutchfield (PG), Derrick Witt (SG), Mark Houston (SF), Carl Masi (PF), Trevor Eads (C) Uros Synakowski, David Anderson, Alfred Plourde, Kito Africa, Lewis Ellison | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Owensby (PG), Arthur King (SG), Richard Crawford (SF), Nicolas Devine (PF), Christopher Stephens (C) Gary King, Alberto Russo, John Jenkins, Erwin Davis, Rick Silvey | |
| 13:39 | Mississippi | Nicolas Devine hits a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Richard Owensby | 8-14 |
| 13:21 | Louisiana Tech | Richard Crawford steals the ball from John Crutchfield | 8-14 |
| 13:11 | Mississippi | Richard Crawford buries a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Richard Owensby | 8-16 |
| 13:01 | Louisiana Tech | Trevor Eads is denied on a layup by Christopher Stephens | 8-16 |
| 13:00 | Mississippi | Arthur King snags the defensive board | 8-16 |
| 12:56 | Mississippi | Arthur King is fouled on the floor by Carl Masi - foul #1 on Carl Masi, team foul #3 | 8-16 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Jenkins (SF), John Merrifield (C) Richard Owensby, Christopher Stephens | |
| 12:45 | Mississippi | John Merrifield hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 8-16 |
| 12:44 | Louisiana Tech | Derrick Witt gets the rebound | 8-16 |
| 12:23 | Louisiana Tech | John Crutchfield clanks a 3 from the left wing | 8-16 |
| 12:22 | Mississippi | Nicolas Devine gets the rebound | 8-16 |
| 12:08 | Mississippi | Nicolas Devine makes the floater in the lane | 8-18 |
| 11:49 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Houston connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 11-18 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - John Crutchfield (fresh) SG - Derrick Witt (fresh) SF - Mark Houston (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Carl Masi (fresh) C - Trevor Eads (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Arthur King (fresh) SG - Richard Crawford (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Jenkins (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Nicolas Devine (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - John Merrifield (fresh) | |
| 11:33 | Mississippi | John Merrifield buries a floater in the lane set up by Arthur King | 11-20 |
| 11:28 | Louisiana Tech | John Crutchfield misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 11-20 |
| 11:27 | Louisiana Tech | John Crutchfield grabs the offensive rebound | 11-20 |
| 11:12 | Louisiana Tech | Trevor Eads is hacked by Richard Crawford - foul #2 on Richard Crawford, team foul #4 | 11-20 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Uros Synakowski (PG), David Anderson (SG), Alfred Plourde (SF), Kito Africa (PF), Lewis Ellison (C) John Crutchfield, Derrick Witt, Mark Houston, Carl Masi, Trevor Eads | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gary King (PG), Alberto Russo (SG), Erwin Davis (PF), Christopher Stephens (C) Richard Crawford, John Jenkins, Nicolas Devine, John Merrifield | |
| 10:49 | Louisiana Tech | Lewis Ellison scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 13-20 |
| 10:39 | Mississippi | Arthur King misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 13-20 |
| 10:37 | Mississippi | Arthur King grabs the offensive rebound | 13-20 |
| 10:20 | Mississippi | Gary King connects on the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Christopher Stephens and the foul's on Uros Synakowski - foul #1 on Uros Synakowski, team foul #4 | 13-22 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Mark Houston (SF), Trevor Eads (C) Alfred Plourde, Lewis Ellison | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Jenkins (SF) Alberto Russo | |
| 10:20 | Mississippi | Gary King makes the free throw | 13-23 |
| 10:00 | Louisiana Tech | Uros Synakowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-23 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Plourde (SF), Isaac Culp (PF), Lewis Ellison (C) Mark Houston, Kito Africa, Trevor Eads | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Alberto Russo (PG) Gary King | |
| 09:41 | Mississippi | Arthur King scores on a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Erwin Davis | 13-25 |
| 09:21 | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Plourde's pass is intercepted by John Jenkins | 13-25 |
| 09:18 | Mississippi | Alberto Russo lays it up and in set up by John Jenkins | 13-27 |
| 08:49 | Louisiana Tech | Uros Synakowski hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 13-27 |
| 08:48 | Mississippi | John Jenkins snags the defensive board | 13-27 |
| 08:40 | Mississippi | John Jenkins can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 13-27 |
| 08:39 | Mississippi | Christopher Stephens grabs the offensive rebound | 13-27 |
| 08:34 | Mississippi | John Jenkins misses the lay-in but the foul's on David Anderson - foul #1 on David Anderson, team foul #5 | 13-27 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Mark Houston (SF), Kito Africa (PF), Trevor Eads (C) Alfred Plourde, Isaac Culp, Lewis Ellison | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gary King (PG), Nicolas Devine (PF), Rick Silvey (C) Alberto Russo, Erwin Davis, Christopher Stephens | |
| 08:34 | Mississippi | John Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 13-28 |
| 08:34 | Mississippi | John Jenkins misses the 2nd free throw | 13-28 |
| 08:34 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Mark Houston | 13-28 |
| 08:21 | Louisiana Tech | Kito Africa scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 15-28 |
| 08:05 | Mississippi | Gary King is fouled on the floor by Uros Synakowski - foul #2 on Uros Synakowski, team foul #6 | 15-28 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Crutchfield (PG) Uros Synakowski | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Owensby (SG), Christopher Stephens (C) John Jenkins, Rick Silvey | |
| 07:49 | Mississippi | Gary King misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 15-28 |
| 07:47 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Mark Houston | 15-28 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - John Crutchfield (fresh) SG - David Anderson (fairly fresh) SF - Mark Houston (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kito Africa (fresh) 4 pts. C - Trevor Eads (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Gary King (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Richard Owensby (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Arthur King (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Nicolas Devine (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Stephens (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Louisiana Tech | John Crutchfield hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 15-28 |
| 07:28 | Mississippi | Christopher Stephens grabs the board | 15-28 |
| 07:23 | Mississippi | Gary King comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 15-28 |
| 07:22 | Mississippi | Richard Owensby pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-28 |
| 07:16 | Mississippi | Nicolas Devine hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Kito Africa - foul #1 on Kito Africa, team foul #7 | 15-28 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Derrick Witt (SG), Alfred Plourde (SF), Lewis Ellison (C) David Anderson, Mark Houston, Trevor Eads | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Alberto Russo (SG), John Jenkins (SF), Erwin Davis (PF) Richard Owensby, Arthur King, Christopher Stephens | |
| 07:16 | Mississippi | Nicolas Devine makes the 1st free throw | 15-29 |
| 07:16 | Mississippi | Nicolas Devine makes the 2nd free throw | 15-30 |
| 06:56 | Louisiana Tech | Lewis Ellison's floater is tipped away by Nicolas Devine | 15-30 |
| 06:55 | Louisiana Tech | John Crutchfield grabs the offensive board | 15-30 |
| 06:26 | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Plourde hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 18-30 |
| 06:08 | Mississippi | Alfred Plourde steals it from Erwin Davis | 18-30 |
| 06:04 | Louisiana Tech | Derrick Witt hits the finger roll on a great pass from Alfred Plourde | 20-30 |
| 05:45 | Mississippi | Alberto Russo hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Derrick Witt - foul #1 on Derrick Witt, team foul #8 | 20-30 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | David Anderson (SG), Mark Houston (SF), Carl Masi (PF), Trevor Eads (C) Derrick Witt, Alfred Plourde, Kito Africa, Lewis Ellison | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Owensby (PG), Arthur King (SF), Rick Silvey (PF), Christopher Stephens (C) Gary King, John Jenkins, Erwin Davis, Nicolas Devine | |
| 05:45 | Mississippi | Alberto Russo misses the 1st free throw | 20-30 |
| 05:45 | Mississippi | Alberto Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 20-31 |
| 05:33 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Houston misses the dunk attempt | 20-31 |
| 05:32 | Mississippi | Rick Silvey grabs the defensive rebound | 20-31 |
| 05:25 | Mississippi | Alberto Russo comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 20-31 |
| 05:23 | Louisiana Tech | Trevor Eads gets the rebound | 20-31 |
| 05:07 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Houston misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 20-31 |
| 05:05 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Rick Silvey | 20-31 |
| 04:50 | Mississippi | Alberto Russo hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Rick Silvey | 20-33 |
| 04:24 | Louisiana Tech | David Anderson scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Mark Houston | 23-33 |
| 04:13 | Mississippi | Arthur King misses the jumper from the right side but the foul's on John Crutchfield - foul #1 on John Crutchfield, team foul #9 | 23-33 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Plourde (SF), Kito Africa (PF), Lewis Ellison (C) Mark Houston, Carl Masi, Trevor Eads | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gary King (PG), John Jenkins (SF), Erwin Davis (PF), John Merrifield (C) Richard Owensby, Alberto Russo, Rick Silvey, Christopher Stephens | |
| 04:13 | Mississippi | Arthur King makes the 1st free throw | 23-34 |
| 04:13 | Mississippi | Arthur King misses the 2nd free throw | 23-34 |
| 04:13 | Louisiana Tech | Lewis Ellison gets the rebound | 23-34 |
| 04:03 | Louisiana Tech | Kito Africa double dribbles | 23-34 |
| 03:50 | Mississippi | Erwin Davis knocks in the driving attempt in the paint set up by John Jenkins | 23-36 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - John Crutchfield (fairly fresh) SG - David Anderson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Alfred Plourde (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kito Africa (fresh) 4 pts. C - Lewis Ellison (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Gary King (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Arthur King (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Jenkins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Erwin Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - John Merrifield (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:34 | Louisiana Tech | Gary King is called for the reach on Alfred Plourde - foul #1 on Gary King, team foul #5 | 23-36 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Uros Synakowski (PG), Carl Masi (PF) John Crutchfield, Kito Africa | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 03:24 | Louisiana Tech | Uros Synakowski travels with the ball | 23-36 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Mark Houston (SF), Trevor Eads (C) Alfred Plourde, Lewis Ellison | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Nicolas Devine (C) John Merrifield | |
| 03:07 | Mississippi | Carl Masi steps in front of the Nicolas Devine pass | 23-36 |
| 02:53 | Louisiana Tech | Nicolas Devine is called for the reach on David Anderson - foul #1 on Nicolas Devine, team foul #6 | 23-36 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Derrick Witt (SG), Alfred Plourde (SF), Kito Africa (PF), Lewis Ellison (C) David Anderson, Mark Houston, Carl Masi, Trevor Eads | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Owensby (PG), Richard Crawford (SF), Christopher Stephens (C) Gary King, John Jenkins, Nicolas Devine | |
| 02:41 | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Plourde comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 23-36 |
| 02:40 | Mississippi | Richard Owensby snags the defensive board | 23-36 |
| 02:23 | Mississippi | Richard Owensby is fouled on the floor by Alfred Plourde - foul #2 on Alfred Plourde, team foul #10 | 23-36 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | David Anderson (SG), Carl Masi (PF) Derrick Witt, Kito Africa | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Alberto Russo (SG), John Jenkins (PF), John Merrifield (C) Arthur King, Erwin Davis, Christopher Stephens | |
| 02:23 | Mississippi | Richard Owensby misses the 1st free throw | 23-36 |
| 02:23 | Mississippi | Richard Owensby makes the 2nd free throw | 23-37 |
| 02:08 | Louisiana Tech | Uros Synakowski comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 23-37 |
| 02:06 | Mississippi | John Jenkins snags the defensive board | 23-37 |
| 02:01 | Mississippi | Richard Crawford loses the dribble to Uros Synakowski | 23-37 |
| 01:58 | Louisiana Tech | Uros Synakowski hits the finger roll | 25-37 |
| 01:38 | Mississippi | Richard Crawford drills a floater in the paint set up by Alberto Russo | 25-39 |
| 01:20 | Louisiana Tech | David Anderson buries a shot near the basket | 27-39 |
| 01:06 | Mississippi | John Jenkins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 27-39 |
| 01:04 | Mississippi | Richard Crawford tips it in | 27-41 |
| 00:44 | Louisiana Tech | Lewis Ellison is called for a charge - foul #2 on Lewis Ellison, team foul #11 | 27-41 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Derrick Witt (SG), Mark Houston (SF), Kito Africa (PF), Trevor Eads (C) David Anderson, Alfred Plourde, Carl Masi, Lewis Ellison | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gary King (PG), Arthur King (SG), Erwin Davis (PF), Nicolas Devine (C) Richard Owensby, Alberto Russo, John Jenkins, John Merrifield | |
| 00:21 | Mississippi | Arthur King is hacked by Kito Africa - foul #2 on Kito Africa, team foul #12 | 27-41 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Stephens (C) Nicolas Devine | |
| 00:21 | Mississippi | Arthur King makes the 1st free throw | 27-42 |
| 00:21 | Mississippi | Arthur King misses the 2nd free throw | 27-42 |
| 00:21 | Louisiana Tech | Kito Africa grabs the defensive rebound | 27-42 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Houston misses short on a 3 from straight away | 27-42 |