| Lineup | LSU | PG - Marcos Espinoza (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Gilman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Daniel Giles (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - James Sherman (fresh) 8 pts. C - Jordan Stroud (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Jerry Kyser (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brian Jarrell (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Steve Scott (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Eggleston (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Troy Wilansky (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Mississippi | Steve Scott inbounds the ball | 38-36 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:45 | Southern Mississippi | Brian Jarrell is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 38-36 |
| 19:44 | Southern Mississippi | Steve Scott misses the tip | 38-36 |
| 19:42 | Southern Mississippi | Timothy Eggleston tips it back up and in | 38-38 |
| 19:37 | LSU | Daniel Giles is hacked by Steve Scott in the backcourt - foul #3 on Steve Scott, team foul #1 | 38-38 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Craig Harrison (SF) Steve Scott | |
| 19:27 | LSU | Timothy Eggleston is called for the reach on James Sherman - foul #1 on Timothy Eggleston, team foul #2 | 38-38 |
| 19:20 | LSU | Marcos Espinoza is fouled on the floor by Jerry Kyser - foul #2 on Jerry Kyser, team foul #3 | 38-38 |
| 19:09 | LSU | Brian Jarrell is called for the reach on Marcos Espinoza - foul #2 on Brian Jarrell, team foul #4 | 38-38 |
| 18:53 | LSU | Daniel Giles can't connect on a floater from the right block | 38-38 |
| 18:52 | Southern Mississippi | Troy Wilansky grabs the defensive rebound | 38-38 |
| 18:35 | Southern Mississippi | Craig Harrison buries a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Timothy Eggleston | 38-40 |
| 18:13 | LSU | Marcos Espinoza misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 38-40 |
| 18:11 | LSU | Marcos Espinoza hits the follow up shot | 40-40 |
| 17:53 | Southern Mississippi | Craig Harrison connects on the open shot from the baseline | 40-42 |
| 17:38 | LSU | Marcos Espinoza misses the easy open layup | 40-42 |
| 17:36 | Southern Mississippi | Troy Wilansky snags the defensive board | 40-42 |
| 17:19 | Southern Mississippi | Timothy Eggleston makes the wide open jumper from the right wing set up by Troy Wilansky | 40-44 |
| 17:03 | LSU | Timothy Eggleston swats the layup by Marcos Espinoza | 40-44 |
| 17:02 | Southern Mississippi | Troy Wilansky gets the rebound | 40-44 |
| 16:45 | Southern Mississippi | Craig Harrison is hacked by Daniel Giles - foul #2 on Daniel Giles, team foul #1 | 40-44 |
| Subs | LSU | James Gardner (PG), Edward Wallace (SF), Johnnie Hunt (PF), Lewis Mason (C) Marcos Espinoza, Daniel Giles, James Sherman, Jordan Stroud | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Horton (PG), Raymond Bowden (SG), Paul McGuffie (PF), Milton Hyatt (C) Jerry Kyser, Brian Jarrell, Timothy Eggleston, Troy Wilansky | |
| 16:22 | Southern Mississippi | Edward Wallace takes the ball from Paul McGuffie | 40-44 |
| 16:19 | LSU | Edward Wallace lays it up and in | 42-44 |
| 16:03 | Southern Mississippi | James Gardner steps in front of the Paul McGuffie pass | 42-44 |
| 15:50 | LSU | Johnnie Hunt buries a shot from the right wing set up by Robert Gilman | 44-44 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Gardner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Gilman (tiring) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Edward Wallace (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Johnnie Hunt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Lewis Mason (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - John Horton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Bowden (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Craig Harrison (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul McGuffie (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Milton Hyatt (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:32 | Southern Mississippi | Craig Harrison misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 44-44 |
| 15:31 | LSU | Johnnie Hunt gets the rebound | 44-44 |
| 15:26 | LSU | Raymond Bowden is called for the reach on James Gardner in the backcourt - foul #1 on Raymond Bowden, team foul #5 | 44-44 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Girard (PG), Randall Pendleton (SF), Steve Scott (PF), Troy Wilansky (C) John Horton, Craig Harrison, Paul McGuffie, Milton Hyatt | |
| 15:06 | LSU | Edward Wallace misses long on an open turnaround in the lane | 44-44 |
| 15:04 | Southern Mississippi | Troy Wilansky grabs the defensive rebound | 44-44 |
| 14:55 | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Girard misses the jumper from the right wing | 44-44 |
| 14:53 | LSU | James Gardner snags the defensive board | 44-44 |
| 14:48 | LSU | James Gardner is fouled on the floor by Joshua Girard - foul #4 on Joshua Girard, team foul #6 | 44-44 |
| Subs | LSU | Daniel Giles (SF), George Matthew (PF) Robert Gilman, Johnnie Hunt | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jerry Kyser (PG), Brian Jarrell (SG), Timothy Eggleston (PF) Joshua Girard, Raymond Bowden, Troy Wilansky | |
| 14:30 | LSU | Daniel Giles makes the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by James Gardner | 46-44 |
| 14:11 | Southern Mississippi | Randall Pendleton is hacked by Daniel Giles - foul #3 on Daniel Giles, team foul #2 | 46-44 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Horton (SG), Troy Wilansky (C) Brian Jarrell, Steve Scott | |
| 13:55 | Southern Mississippi | Troy Wilansky throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-44 |
| Subs | LSU | Marcos Espinoza (PG), Jordan Stroud (C) Daniel Giles, Lewis Mason | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 13:40 | LSU | George Matthew scores on a floater in the lane on a great pass from Edward Wallace and he's hacked by Troy Wilansky - foul #1 on Troy Wilansky, team foul #7 | 48-44 |
| 13:40 | LSU | George Matthew misses the free throw | 48-44 |
| 13:40 | Southern Mississippi | Troy Wilansky pulls down the rebound | 48-44 |
| 13:21 | Southern Mississippi | Troy Wilansky makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Randall Pendleton | 48-46 |
| 12:58 | LSU | Marcos Espinoza is alone and drills a shot from the left wing set up by James Gardner | 50-46 |
| 12:35 | Southern Mississippi | Randall Pendleton hits the finger roll and the foul's on George Matthew - foul #2 on George Matthew, team foul #3 | 50-48 |
| Subs | LSU | Daniel Giles (SF), James Sherman (PF), Lewis Mason (C) James Gardner, George Matthew, Jordan Stroud | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Raymond Bowden (PG), Brian Jarrell (SG), Steve Scott (PF), Milton Hyatt (C) Jerry Kyser, John Horton, Timothy Eggleston, Troy Wilansky | |
| 12:35 | Southern Mississippi | Randall Pendleton makes the free throw | 50-49 |
| 12:26 | LSU | Edward Wallace scores on a runner from the left block on a great pass from Marcos Espinoza | 52-49 |
| 12:11 | Southern Mississippi | Brian Jarrell works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 52-49 |
| 12:09 | LSU | Lewis Mason grabs the defensive rebound | 52-49 |
| 11:51 | LSU | Steve Scott takes the ball from Lewis Mason | 52-49 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Marcos Espinoza (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edward Wallace (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Giles (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - James Sherman (fresh) 8 pts. C - Lewis Mason (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Raymond Bowden (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brian Jarrell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Randall Pendleton (tiring) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Steve Scott (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Milton Hyatt (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:31 | Southern Mississippi | Raymond Bowden misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-49 |
| 11:30 | Southern Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Jarrell | 52-49 |
| 11:20 | Southern Mississippi | Brian Jarrell knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-52 |
| 11:08 | LSU | Marcos Espinoza misses the fadeaway from the left block | 52-52 |
| 11:06 | LSU | Lewis Mason gets the offensive rebound | 52-52 |
| 10:54 | LSU | James Sherman misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-52 |
| 10:52 | LSU | Lewis Mason pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-52 |
| 10:47 | LSU | Edward Wallace comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 52-52 |
| 10:46 | Southern Mississippi | Steve Scott grabs the board | 52-52 |
| 10:29 | Southern Mississippi | Steve Scott can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-52 |
| 10:28 | Southern Mississippi | Brian Jarrell hits the follow up shot | 52-54 |
| 10:09 | LSU | Marcos Espinoza makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from James Sherman | 55-54 |
| 09:54 | Southern Mississippi | Raymond Bowden travels with the ball | 55-54 |
| Subs | LSU | James Gardner (PG), Robert Gilman (SG), George Matthew (PF), Johnnie Hunt (C) Marcos Espinoza, Edward Wallace, James Sherman, Lewis Mason | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jerry Kyser (PG), John Horton (SG), Paul McGuffie (PF), Craig Harrison (C) Raymond Bowden, Brian Jarrell, Randall Pendleton, Milton Hyatt | |
| 09:52 | LSU | Daniel Giles is fouled in the backcourt by Steve Scott - foul #4 on Steve Scott, team foul #8 | 55-54 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Troy Wilansky (C) Steve Scott | |
| 09:52 | LSU | Daniel Giles makes the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 09:52 | LSU | Daniel Giles makes the 2nd free throw | 57-54 |
| 09:40 | Southern Mississippi | Troy Wilansky loses the ball out of bounds | 57-54 |
| 09:38 | LSU | Robert Gilman is hacked by John Horton in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Horton, team foul #9 | 57-54 |
| 09:38 | LSU | Robert Gilman makes the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 09:38 | LSU | Robert Gilman makes the 2nd free throw | 59-54 |
| 09:20 | Southern Mississippi | Paul McGuffie misses the shot from the right wing | 59-54 |
| 09:18 | Southern Mississippi | Troy Wilansky snags the offensive board | 59-54 |
| 09:04 | Southern Mississippi | Jerry Kyser makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Horton and he's fouled by James Gardner - foul #1 on James Gardner, team foul #4 | 59-56 |
| Subs | LSU | Jordan Stroud (C) George Matthew | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 09:04 | Southern Mississippi | Jerry Kyser makes the free throw | 59-57 |
| 08:45 | LSU | James Gardner can't finish the layup but the foul's on Jerry Kyser - foul #3 on Jerry Kyser, team foul #10 | 59-57 |
| Subs | LSU | Edward Wallace (SF) Daniel Giles | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Timothy Eggleston (PF) Paul McGuffie | |
| 08:45 | LSU | James Gardner makes the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 08:45 | LSU | James Gardner makes the 2nd free throw | 61-57 |
| 08:27 | Southern Mississippi | Troy Wilansky's pass is intercepted by Jordan Stroud | 61-57 |
| 08:10 | LSU | Johnnie Hunt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-57 |
| Subs | LSU | George Matthew (PF) Johnnie Hunt | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Brian Jarrell (SG) John Horton | |
| 07:48 | Southern Mississippi | Brian Jarrell works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-57 |
| 07:46 | LSU | The rebound goes to George Matthew | 61-57 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Gardner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Gilman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Edward Wallace (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - George Matthew (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jordan Stroud (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Jerry Kyser (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Brian Jarrell (tiring) 12 pts. SF - Craig Harrison (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Eggleston (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Troy Wilansky (tiring) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:34 | LSU | Robert Gilman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-57 |
| 07:33 | LSU | Jordan Stroud grabs the offensive board | 61-57 |
| 07:19 | LSU | James Gardner is by himself and knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Edward Wallace | 63-57 |
| 06:56 | Southern Mississippi | Craig Harrison misses long on a turnaround from close range | 63-57 |
| 06:55 | Southern Mississippi | Timothy Eggleston can't tip it in | 63-57 |
| 06:54 | LSU | Robert Gilman gets the rebound | 63-57 |
| 06:39 | LSU | Jordan Stroud makes the floater from close range | 65-57 |
| 06:15 | Southern Mississippi | Craig Harrison clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 65-57 |
| 06:14 | LSU | George Matthew grabs the defensive rebound | 65-57 |
| 05:58 | LSU | Craig Harrison is called for the reach on George Matthew - foul #1 on Craig Harrison, team foul #11 | 65-57 |
| Subs | LSU | Marcos Espinoza (PG), James Sherman (SF), Johnnie Hunt (C) James Gardner, Edward Wallace, Jordan Stroud | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Girard (PG), Raymond Bowden (SG), Steve Scott (SF), Paul McGuffie (PF) Jerry Kyser, Brian Jarrell, Timothy Eggleston, Troy Wilansky | |
| 05:58 | LSU | George Matthew makes the 1st free throw | 66-57 |
| 05:58 | LSU | George Matthew misses the 2nd free throw | 66-57 |
| 05:58 | LSU | Johnnie Hunt snags the offensive board | 66-57 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 05:33 | LSU | Marcos Espinoza knocks in the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from James Sherman and the foul's on Paul McGuffie - foul #2 on Paul McGuffie, team foul #12 | 68-57 |
| Subs | LSU | Daniel Giles (SF) George Matthew | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Horton (PG) Raymond Bowden | |
| 05:33 | LSU | Marcos Espinoza makes the free throw | 69-57 |
| 05:13 | Southern Mississippi | Paul McGuffie misses long on a turnaround from close range | 69-57 |
| 05:11 | LSU | Marcos Espinoza snags the defensive board | 69-57 |
| 04:52 | LSU | Johnnie Hunt can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by John Horton - foul #2 on John Horton, team foul #13 | 69-57 |
| Subs | LSU | Lewis Mason (C) James Sherman | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Timothy Eggleston (PF) Paul McGuffie | |
| 04:52 | LSU | Johnnie Hunt makes the 1st free throw | 70-57 |
| 04:52 | LSU | Johnnie Hunt misses the 2nd free throw | 70-57 |
| 04:52 | Southern Mississippi | Craig Harrison gets the rebound | 70-57 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 04:37 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Gilman is called for the reach on Joshua Girard - foul #1 on Robert Gilman, team foul #5 | 70-57 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jerry Kyser (PG), Raymond Bowden (SG), Randall Pendleton (SF) John Horton, Joshua Girard, Craig Harrison | |
| 04:26 | Southern Mississippi | Randall Pendleton misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 70-57 |
| 04:24 | Southern Mississippi | Raymond Bowden tips it but misses | 70-57 |
| 04:23 | Southern Mississippi | Randall Pendleton tips it but misses | 70-57 |
| 04:22 | Southern Mississippi | Steve Scott snags the offensive board | 70-57 |
| 04:17 | Southern Mississippi | Jerry Kyser can't connect on a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Robert Gilman - foul #2 on Robert Gilman, team foul #6 | 70-57 |
| Subs | LSU | Edward Wallace (SG), James Sherman (PF) Robert Gilman, Johnnie Hunt | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 04:17 | Southern Mississippi | Jerry Kyser misses the 1st free throw | 70-57 |
| 04:17 | Southern Mississippi | Jerry Kyser makes the 2nd free throw | 70-58 |
| 03:55 | LSU | Marcos Espinoza lays it up and in set up by James Sherman | 72-58 |
| 03:48 | Southern Mississippi | Raymond Bowden knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Jerry Kyser | 72-61 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Marcos Espinoza (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edward Wallace (tiring) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Daniel Giles (tiring) 12 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - James Sherman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Lewis Mason (tiring) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Jerry Kyser (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Raymond Bowden (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randall Pendleton (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Timothy Eggleston (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Steve Scott (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| 03:26 | LSU | Daniel Giles is fouled on the floor by Timothy Eggleston - foul #2 on Timothy Eggleston, team foul #14 | 72-61 |
| Subs | LSU | James Gardner (PG), Jordan Stroud (C) Marcos Espinoza, Lewis Mason | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Girard (PG), Paul McGuffie (PF), Milton Hyatt (C) Jerry Kyser, Randall Pendleton, Timothy Eggleston | |
| 03:26 | LSU | Daniel Giles makes the 1st free throw | 73-61 |
| 03:26 | LSU | Daniel Giles makes the 2nd free throw | 74-61 |
| 03:06 | Southern Mississippi | Milton Hyatt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 74-61 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Gilman (SG), Johnnie Hunt (PF) Edward Wallace, James Sherman | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Horton (PG) Raymond Bowden | |
| 03:00 | LSU | Joshua Girard picks off the pass by Johnnie Hunt in the backcourt | 74-61 |
| 02:44 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Gilman picks off the pass by John Horton | 74-61 |
| 02:44 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-61 |
| Subs | LSU | Edward Wallace (SF), Lewis Mason (C) Daniel Giles, Jordan Stroud | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Randall Pendleton (SF) Steve Scott | |
| 02:27 | LSU | Johnnie Hunt misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 74-61 |
| 02:26 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Joshua Girard | 74-61 |
| 02:07 | Southern Mississippi | Milton Hyatt lays it in on a great pass from John Horton | 74-63 |
| 01:42 | LSU | Johnnie Hunt hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 74-63 |
| 01:41 | Southern Mississippi | Randall Pendleton snags the defensive board | 74-63 |
| 01:22 | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Girard drills a jumper from the left wing set up by John Horton | 74-65 |
| 01:22 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 74-65 |
| Subs | LSU | Marcos Espinoza (PG), Daniel Giles (SF), James Sherman (PF), Jordan Stroud (C) James Gardner, Edward Wallace, Johnnie Hunt, Lewis Mason | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jerry Kyser (PG), Brian Jarrell (SG), Timothy Eggleston (PF), Troy Wilansky (C) John Horton, Joshua Girard, Paul McGuffie, Milton Hyatt | |
| 01:20 | LSU | Robert Gilman is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 74-65 |
| 01:02 | Southern Mississippi | Troy Wilansky throws a bad pass out of bounds | 74-65 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:59 | LSU | Troy Wilansky is called for the reach on Robert Gilman - foul #2 on Troy Wilansky, team foul #15 | 74-65 |
| Subs | LSU | Edward Wallace (SF), George Matthew (PF), Johnnie Hunt (C) Daniel Giles, James Sherman, Jordan Stroud | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 00:59 | LSU | Robert Gilman misses the 1st free throw | 74-65 |
| 00:59 | LSU | Robert Gilman makes the 2nd free throw | 75-65 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Southern Mississippi | Jerry Kyser is fouled on the floor by George Matthew - foul #3 on George Matthew, team foul #7 | 75-65 |
| Subs | LSU | Daniel Giles (SF), James Sherman (PF), Jordan Stroud (C) Edward Wallace, George Matthew, Johnnie Hunt | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Horton (SG), Steve Scott (SF), Craig Harrison (PF), Milton Hyatt (C) Brian Jarrell, Randall Pendleton, Timothy Eggleston, Troy Wilansky | |
| 00:53 | Southern Mississippi | Jerry Kyser makes the 1st free throw | 75-66 |
| 00:53 | Southern Mississippi | Jerry Kyser misses the 2nd free throw | 75-66 |
| 00:53 | Southern Mississippi | Jerry Kyser pulls down the offensive rebound | 75-66 |
| 00:53 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-66 |
| 00:51 | Southern Mississippi | John Horton clanks a 3 from the left corner | 75-66 |
| 00:49 | LSU | Daniel Giles snags the defensive board | 75-66 |
| 00:46 | LSU | John Horton is called for the reach on Daniel Giles in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Horton, team foul #16 | 75-66 |
| Subs | LSU | George Matthew (PF), Johnnie Hunt (C) James Sherman, Jordan Stroud | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Brian Jarrell (SG), Randall Pendleton (SF), Timothy Eggleston (PF), Troy Wilansky (C) John Horton, Steve Scott, Craig Harrison, Milton Hyatt | |
| 00:46 | LSU | Daniel Giles makes the 1st free throw | 76-66 |
| 00:46 | LSU | Daniel Giles makes the 2nd free throw | 77-66 |
| 00:42 | Southern Mississippi | Brian Jarrell makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Timothy Eggleston | 77-69 |
| 00:42 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 77-69 |
| Subs | LSU | Edward Wallace (SF) Daniel Giles | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 00:40 | LSU | Edward Wallace is fouled in the backcourt by Jerry Kyser - foul #4 on Jerry Kyser, team foul #17 | 77-69 |
| 00:40 | LSU | Edward Wallace makes the 1st free throw | 78-69 |
| 00:40 | LSU | Edward Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 79-69 |
| 00:33 | Southern Mississippi | Johnnie Hunt is called for the reach on Troy Wilansky - foul #1 on Johnnie Hunt, team foul #8 | 79-69 |
| Subs | LSU | Daniel Giles (SF), James Sherman (PF), Jordan Stroud (C) Edward Wallace, George Matthew, Johnnie Hunt | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Horton (PG), Joshua Girard (SG), Steve Scott (SF), Craig Harrison (PF) Jerry Kyser, Brian Jarrell, Randall Pendleton, Timothy Eggleston | |
| 00:33 | Southern Mississippi | Troy Wilansky makes the 1st free throw | 79-70 |
| 00:33 | Southern Mississippi | Troy Wilansky makes the 2nd free throw | 79-71 |
| 00:30 | LSU | Joshua Girard is called for the reach on Robert Gilman in the backcourt - foul #5 on Joshua Girard, team foul #18 | 79-71 |
| Subs | LSU | Edward Wallace (SF), George Matthew (PF), Johnnie Hunt (C) Daniel Giles, James Sherman, Jordan Stroud | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jerry Kyser (PG), Brian Jarrell (SG), Randall Pendleton (SF), Timothy Eggleston (PF) John Horton, Joshua Girard, Steve Scott, Craig Harrison | |
| 00:30 | LSU | Robert Gilman makes the 1st free throw | 80-71 |
| 00:30 | LSU | Robert Gilman makes the 2nd free throw | 81-71 |
| 00:22 | Southern Mississippi | Randall Pendleton connects on the open pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Jerry Kyser | 81-73 |
| 00:22 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 81-73 |
| 00:20 | LSU | Jerry Kyser is called for the reach on George Matthew in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jerry Kyser, team foul #19 | 81-73 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Horton (PG) Jerry Kyser | |
| 00:20 | LSU | George Matthew makes the 1st free throw | 82-73 |
| 00:20 | LSU | George Matthew makes the 2nd free throw | 83-73 |
| 00:15 | Southern Mississippi | Randall Pendleton misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 83-73 |
| 00:13 | Southern Mississippi | Timothy Eggleston tips it back up and in | 83-75 |
| 00:12 | LSU | Brian Jarrell is called for the reach on Johnnie Hunt in the backcourt - foul #3 on Brian Jarrell, team foul #20 | 83-75 |
| 00:12 | LSU | Johnnie Hunt makes the 1st free throw | 84-75 |
| 00:12 | LSU | Johnnie Hunt misses the 2nd free throw | 84-75 |
| 00:12 | Southern Mississippi | Timothy Eggleston pulls down the rebound | 84-75 |
| 00:08 | Southern Mississippi | Brian Jarrell drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Troy Wilansky | 84-78 |
| 00:08 | LSU | LSU calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 84-78 |
| Subs | LSU | James Sherman (PF) George Matthew | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 00:05 | LSU | John Horton is called for the reach on Edward Wallace in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Horton, team foul #21 | 84-78 |
| 00:05 | LSU | Edward Wallace misses the 1st free throw | 84-78 |
| 00:05 | LSU | Edward Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 85-78 |
| 00:00 | Southern Mississippi | Brian Jarrell splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 85-78 |