| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Marvin Priolo (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Harold Becker (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Holsey (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Timothy Nunn (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jonathan Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Bryan Sutera (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Sweeney (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ronnie Meyer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jessie Duke (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | John Sweeney inbounds the ball | 23-21 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:41 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Jonathan Lewis - foul #1 on Jonathan Lewis, team foul #1 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | LSU | Roger Villela (SF) John Sweeney | |
| 19:41 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer misses the 1st free throw | 23-21 |
| 19:41 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer makes the 2nd free throw | 23-22 |
| 19:18 | Mississippi | John Holsey hits a jumper near the basket | 25-22 |
| 18:52 | LSU | Timothy Nunn takes the ball from Dikembe Ali | 25-22 |
| 18:25 | Mississippi | Harold Becker misses the shot from the left side but the foul's on Dikembe Ali - foul #1 on Dikembe Ali, team foul #1 | 25-22 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | LSU | John Sweeney (SF), Jesse Hamilton (PF) Roger Villela, Ronnie Meyer | |
| 18:25 | Mississippi | Harold Becker makes the 1st free throw | 26-22 |
| 18:25 | Mississippi | Harold Becker makes the 2nd free throw | 27-22 |
| 17:57 | LSU | Dikembe Ali is fouled on the floor by John Holsey - foul #1 on John Holsey, team foul #2 | 27-22 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | LSU | Roger Villela (SF), Ronnie Meyer (PF) John Sweeney, Jesse Hamilton | |
| 17:41 | LSU | Roger Villela hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but the foul's on John Holsey - foul #2 on John Holsey, team foul #3 | 27-22 |
| 17:41 | LSU | Roger Villela misses the 1st free throw | 27-22 |
| 17:41 | LSU | Roger Villela makes the 2nd free throw | 27-23 |
| 17:16 | Mississippi | Timothy Nunn makes the jumper from the right side set up by Marvin Priolo | 29-23 |
| 16:54 | LSU | Bryan Sutera connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Jessie Duke | 29-25 |
| 16:28 | Mississippi | John Holsey lays it in set up by Marvin Priolo | 31-25 |
| 16:00 | LSU | Dikembe Ali is hacked by Harold Becker - foul #1 on Harold Becker, team foul #4 | 31-25 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | LSU | John Sweeney (SF), Jesse Hamilton (PF) Roger Villela, Ronnie Meyer | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Marvin Priolo (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Harold Becker (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Holsey (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Timothy Nunn (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Jonathan Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Bryan Sutera (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Sweeney (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jesse Hamilton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jessie Duke (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:39 | LSU | Bryan Sutera misses short on a floater from the left wing | 31-25 |
| 15:37 | LSU | Jessie Duke tips it but misses | 31-25 |
| 15:35 | Mississippi | Jonathan Lewis pulls down the rebound | 31-25 |
| 15:09 | Mississippi | Harold Becker misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-25 |
| 15:08 | LSU | Jesse Hamilton pulls down the rebound | 31-25 |
| 14:40 | LSU | Jesse Hamilton knocks in the driving attempt in the paint and he's hacked by Timothy Nunn - foul #1 on Timothy Nunn, team foul #5 | 31-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Joseph Bradley (SG), James Neff (SF), David Freeman (PF), Thomas Vernon (C) Harold Becker, John Holsey, Timothy Nunn, Jonathan Lewis | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 14:40 | LSU | Jesse Hamilton makes the free throw | 31-28 |
| 14:15 | Mississippi | James Neff loses the dribble to Jessie Duke | 31-28 |
| 13:51 | LSU | James Neff steps in front of the Bryan Sutera pass | 31-28 |
| 13:22 | Mississippi | Thomas Vernon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Chad Spivey (PG), John Holsey (SF), Timothy Nunn (PF), Jonathan Lewis (C) Marvin Priolo, James Neff, David Freeman, Thomas Vernon | |
| Subs | LSU | Ronnie Meyer (PF) Jesse Hamilton | |
| 13:00 | LSU | John Sweeney misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-28 |
| 12:59 | Mississippi | Joseph Bradley snags the defensive board | 31-28 |
| 12:36 | Mississippi | Chad Spivey hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 31-28 |
| 12:35 | LSU | Bryan Sutera grabs the defensive rebound | 31-28 |
| 12:31 | LSU | Dikembe Ali's pass is intercepted by Joseph Bradley | 31-28 |
| 12:09 | Mississippi | Joseph Bradley lays it in | 33-28 |
| 11:45 | LSU | Bryan Sutera comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 33-28 |
| 11:43 | LSU | Jessie Duke can't tip it in | 33-28 |
| 11:41 | Mississippi | John Holsey snags the defensive board | 33-28 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Chad Spivey (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joseph Bradley (fresh) 7 pts. SF - John Holsey (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Timothy Nunn (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Jonathan Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Bryan Sutera (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Ali (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Sweeney (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ronnie Meyer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jessie Duke (tiring) 5 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Mississippi | John Holsey knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 35-28 |
| 10:56 | LSU | John Sweeney makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Dikembe Ali | 35-31 |
| 10:38 | Mississippi | John Holsey misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 35-31 |
| 10:37 | Mississippi | Timothy Nunn can't tip it in | 35-31 |
| 10:35 | LSU | Dikembe Ali snags the defensive board | 35-31 |
| 10:07 | LSU | John Sweeney misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-31 |
| 10:05 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Jonathan Lewis | 35-31 |
| 09:36 | Mississippi | Chad Spivey loses the dribble to John Sweeney | 35-31 |
| 09:32 | LSU | Chad Spivey steals the ball from Bryan Sutera in the backcourt | 35-31 |
| 09:30 | Mississippi | Chad Spivey banks in the layup | 37-31 |
| 09:06 | LSU | Bryan Sutera connects on the turnaround in the paint set up by Dikembe Ali | 37-33 |
| 08:42 | Mississippi | John Holsey clanks a floater in the paint but the foul's on Jessie Duke - foul #3 on Jessie Duke, team foul #2 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Marvin Priolo (PG), Harold Becker (SG) Chad Spivey, Joseph Bradley | |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Troup (PG), Roger Villela (SF) Bryan Sutera, Dikembe Ali | |
| 08:42 | Mississippi | John Holsey makes the 1st free throw | 38-33 |
| 08:42 | Mississippi | John Holsey makes the 2nd free throw | 39-33 |
| 08:26 | LSU | John Sweeney misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-33 |
| 08:24 | Mississippi | Timothy Nunn pulls down the rebound | 39-33 |
| 08:09 | Mississippi | Harold Becker buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-33 |
| 07:45 | LSU | Roger Villela can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 42-33 |
| 07:43 | Mississippi | John Holsey gets the rebound | 42-33 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Marvin Priolo (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Harold Becker (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Holsey (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Timothy Nunn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Jonathan Lewis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Gary Troup (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Sweeney (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Roger Villela (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronnie Meyer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jessie Duke (tiring) 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:22 | Mississippi | Harold Becker is hacked by John Sweeney - foul #1 on John Sweeney, team foul #3 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Neff (SF), David Freeman (PF), Thomas Vernon (C) John Holsey, Timothy Nunn, Jonathan Lewis | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 07:03 | Mississippi | Thomas Vernon misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 42-33 |
| 07:02 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer pulls down the rebound | 42-33 |
| 06:42 | LSU | Roger Villela buries a shot from the right block set up by Gary Troup | 42-35 |
| 06:21 | Mississippi | Harold Becker misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 42-35 |
| 06:20 | LSU | The rebound goes to John Sweeney | 42-35 |
| 06:02 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer makes the jump hook from the baseline | 42-37 |
| 05:59 | Mississippi | Marvin Priolo is hacked by Gary Troup in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gary Troup, team foul #4 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Timothy Nunn (PF), Jonathan Lewis (C) David Freeman, Thomas Vernon | |
| Subs | LSU | Bryan Sutera (PG), Dikembe Ali (SG), Jesse Hamilton (C) Gary Troup, John Sweeney, Jessie Duke | |
| 05:45 | Mississippi | Harold Becker misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 42-37 |
| 05:44 | LSU | The rebound goes to Dikembe Ali | 42-37 |
| 05:26 | LSU | Dikembe Ali misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Harold Becker - foul #2 on Harold Becker, team foul #6 | 42-37 |
| 05:26 | LSU | Dikembe Ali makes the 1st free throw | 42-38 |
| 05:26 | LSU | Dikembe Ali misses the 2nd free throw | 42-38 |
| 05:26 | Mississippi | Jonathan Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 42-38 |
| 05:06 | Mississippi | Harold Becker knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Marvin Priolo | 44-38 |
| 04:52 | LSU | Bryan Sutera drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-41 |
| 04:23 | Mississippi | James Neff's pass is intercepted by Bryan Sutera | 44-41 |
| 04:06 | LSU | Roger Villela hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-41 |
| 04:04 | LSU | Roger Villela pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-41 |
| 04:04 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Holsey (SF) James Neff | |
| Subs | LSU | John Sweeney (SF), Jessie Duke (C) Roger Villela, Jesse Hamilton | |
| 03:46 | LSU | Jessie Duke drills a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Bryan Sutera and the foul's on Jonathan Lewis - foul #2 on Jonathan Lewis, team foul #7 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | LSU | Jesse Hamilton (PF) Ronnie Meyer | |
| 03:46 | LSU | Jessie Duke makes the free throw | 44-44 |
| 03:23 | Mississippi | Jonathan Lewis drills a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Harold Becker | 46-44 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Marvin Priolo (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Harold Becker (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Holsey (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Timothy Nunn (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Jonathan Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Bryan Sutera (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Sweeney (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jesse Hamilton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jessie Duke (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:58 | LSU | Bryan Sutera misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-44 |
| 02:57 | LSU | Jesse Hamilton hits the follow up shot | 46-46 |
| 02:40 | Mississippi | Harold Becker buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by John Holsey | 49-46 |
| 02:17 | LSU | Bryan Sutera travels with the ball | 49-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Troup (PG), Roger Villela (SF), Ronnie Meyer (PF) Bryan Sutera, Dikembe Ali, Jessie Duke | |
| 01:54 | Mississippi | John Holsey comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 49-46 |
| 01:52 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer gets the rebound | 49-46 |
| 01:39 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Ronnie Meyer, team foul #5 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | LSU | Bryan Sutera (PG), Dikembe Ali (SG), Jessie Duke (C) Gary Troup, Roger Villela, Jesse Hamilton | |
| 01:10 | Mississippi | Harold Becker clanks a 3 from straight away | 49-46 |
| 01:08 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer grabs the defensive rebound | 49-46 |
| 00:39 | LSU | Jessie Duke can't finish the layup | 49-46 |
| 00:37 | LSU | Dikembe Ali pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-46 |
| 00:15 | LSU | John Sweeney connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Ronnie Meyer | 49-49 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:04 | Mississippi | Marvin Priolo clanks a jumper from the right side | 49-49 |
| 00:03 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer grabs the board | 49-49 |
| 00:03 | LSU | LSU calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-49 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | LSU | Bryan Sutera misses long on a halfcourt shot | 49-49 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Marvin Priolo (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Harold Becker (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Holsey (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Timothy Nunn (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Jonathan Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Bryan Sutera (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Sweeney (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. PF - Ronnie Meyer (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Jessie Duke (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 05:00 | LSU | Jessie Duke wins the tip | 49-49 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:37 | LSU | Jessie Duke clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 49-49 |
| 04:36 | Mississippi | Timothy Nunn grabs the defensive rebound | 49-49 |
| 04:07 | Mississippi | Harold Becker double dribbles | 49-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Troup (PG), Roger Villela (SF), Jesse Hamilton (C) Bryan Sutera, Dikembe Ali, Jessie Duke | |
| 03:50 | LSU | Jonathan Lewis swats the short shot by Jesse Hamilton | 49-49 |
| 03:48 | Mississippi | Timothy Nunn snags the defensive board | 49-49 |
| 03:24 | Mississippi | Timothy Nunn drills a jumpshot from the right side set up by Marvin Priolo | 51-49 |
| 02:59 | LSU | John Sweeney misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-49 |
| 02:57 | Mississippi | Timothy Nunn gets the rebound | 51-49 |
| 02:28 | Mississippi | Harold Becker clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-49 |
| 02:26 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer snags the defensive board | 51-49 |
| 02:04 | LSU | Jesse Hamilton scores on a runner from close range | 51-51 |
| 01:42 | Mississippi | John Holsey misses the lay-in | 51-51 |
| 01:40 | LSU | John Sweeney snags the defensive board | 51-51 |
| 01:15 | LSU | John Sweeney knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Gary Troup | 51-54 |
| 00:51 | Mississippi | Harold Becker loses the dribble to Gary Troup | 51-54 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Marvin Priolo (fresh) 6 ast. SG - Harold Becker (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Holsey (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Timothy Nunn (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - Jonathan Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Gary Troup (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Sweeney (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Roger Villela (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronnie Meyer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Jesse Hamilton (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:31 | LSU | Gary Troup misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 51-54 |
| 00:30 | Mississippi | Jonathan Lewis grabs the board | 51-54 |
| 00:01 | Mississippi | Harold Becker clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-54 |
| 00:00 | LSU | The rebound goes to Gary Troup | 51-54 |