| Lineup | LSU | PG - Bryan Sutera (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Sweeney (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronnie Meyer (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Jessie Duke (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Raymond Swain (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Nole Porter (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Janofsky (fresh) PF - Paul Prescott (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Willie Schaper (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Janofsky inbounds the ball | 40-28 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:46 | Southern Mississippi | Raymond Swain misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 40-28 |
| 19:44 | Southern Mississippi | Willie Schaper hits the follow up shot | 40-30 |
| 19:22 | LSU | Bryan Sutera's pass is intercepted by Willie Schaper | 40-30 |
| 19:05 | Southern Mississippi | Raymond Swain travels with the ball | 40-30 |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Troup (PG), Peter Quintanilla (SF), Frank Bergum (PF) Bryan Sutera, John Sweeney, Ronnie Meyer | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 18:39 | LSU | Dikembe Ali works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-30 |
| 18:38 | Southern Mississippi | Willie Schaper gets the rebound | 40-30 |
| 18:18 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Prescott lays it in on a nice dish by Raymond Swain | 40-32 |
| 18:01 | LSU | Peter Quintanilla hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 40-32 |
| 18:00 | Southern Mississippi | Willie Schaper snags the defensive board | 40-32 |
| 17:46 | Southern Mississippi | Nole Porter connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Raymond Swain | 40-35 |
| 17:18 | LSU | Jessie Duke misses long on a jumper in the lane | 40-35 |
| 17:17 | Southern Mississippi | Willie Schaper gets the rebound | 40-35 |
| 17:01 | Southern Mississippi | Nole Porter connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Raymond Swain | 40-38 |
| 16:42 | LSU | Frank Bergum's pass is intercepted by Willie Schaper | 40-38 |
| 16:33 | Southern Mississippi | Willie Schaper misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Jessie Duke - foul #1 on Jessie Duke, team foul #1 | 40-38 |
| Subs | LSU | Bryan Sutera (PG), John Sweeney (SF), Ronnie Meyer (PF) Gary Troup, Peter Quintanilla, Jessie Duke | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Roger Mei (SG), Van Phillips (SF), Boris Wolinski (PF) Nole Porter, Dennis Janofsky, Paul Prescott | |
| 16:33 | Southern Mississippi | Willie Schaper makes the 1st free throw | 40-39 |
| 16:33 | Southern Mississippi | Willie Schaper makes the 2nd free throw | 40-40 |
| 16:11 | LSU | Frank Bergum can't finish the layup | 40-40 |
| 16:09 | Southern Mississippi | Raymond Swain pulls down the rebound | 40-40 |
| 15:46 | Southern Mississippi | Raymond Swain misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-40 |
| 15:44 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer gets the rebound | 40-40 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Bryan Sutera (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Ali (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Sweeney (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronnie Meyer (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Frank Bergum (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Raymond Swain (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Roger Mei (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Van Phillips (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Boris Wolinski (fresh) 4 pts. C - Willie Schaper (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:23 | LSU | Dikembe Ali clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-40 |
| 15:22 | LSU | John Sweeney hits the follow up shot | 42-40 |
| 15:07 | Southern Mississippi | Willie Schaper throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-40 |
| Subs | LSU | Jesse Hanna (PF) Frank Bergum | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Nole Porter (SG), Dennis Janofsky (SF), Paul Prescott (PF), Thomas Fletcher (C) Raymond Swain, Roger Mei, Boris Wolinski, Willie Schaper | |
| 14:41 | LSU | John Sweeney evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-40 |
| 14:39 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer tips it home | 44-40 |
| 14:26 | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Janofsky drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-43 |
| 14:07 | LSU | Dikembe Ali loses the dribble to Thomas Fletcher | 44-43 |
| 13:54 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Prescott misses the jump hook from the baseline | 44-43 |
| 13:52 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer grabs the board | 44-43 |
| 13:39 | LSU | Bryan Sutera can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-43 |
| 13:37 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Jesse Hanna | 44-43 |
| 13:25 | LSU | Bryan Sutera misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 44-43 |
| 13:24 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Prescott grabs the defensive rebound | 44-43 |
| 12:59 | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Janofsky clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 44-43 |
| 12:58 | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Janofsky hits the follow up shot | 44-45 |
| 12:39 | LSU | John Sweeney is fouled on the floor by Dennis Janofsky - foul #1 on Dennis Janofsky, team foul #1 | 44-45 |
| Subs | LSU | Peter Quintanilla (SF), Jessie Duke (C) Dikembe Ali, Ronnie Meyer | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Raymond Swain (PG), Roger Mei (SG), Curtis Quinlan (SF), Boris Wolinski (PF), Willie Schaper (C) Van Phillips, Nole Porter, Dennis Janofsky, Paul Prescott, Thomas Fletcher | |
| 12:28 | LSU | Jessie Duke's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-45 |
| 12:05 | Southern Mississippi | Roger Mei is hacked by John Sweeney - foul #1 on John Sweeney, team foul #2 | 44-45 |
| 11:53 | Southern Mississippi | Boris Wolinski is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Boris Wolinski, team foul #2 | 44-45 |
| 11:29 | LSU | Jessie Duke drills a jump hook from close range | 46-45 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Bryan Sutera (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Sweeney (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. SF - Peter Quintanilla (fresh) PF - Jesse Hanna (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. C - Jessie Duke (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Raymond Swain (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Roger Mei (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Curtis Quinlan (fresh) PF - Boris Wolinski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Willie Schaper (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:13 | Southern Mississippi | Roger Mei misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-45 |
| 11:12 | LSU | Jessie Duke pulls down the rebound | 46-45 |
| 10:53 | LSU | John Sweeney scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Jessie Duke | 49-45 |
| 10:35 | Southern Mississippi | Jesse Hanna is called for the reach on Raymond Swain - foul #4 on Jesse Hanna, team foul #3 | 49-45 |
| Subs | LSU | Dikembe Ali (SG), Ronnie Meyer (PF) Peter Quintanilla, Jesse Hanna | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Nole Porter (SG), Dennis Janofsky (SF), Paul Prescott (PF), Thomas Fletcher (C) Roger Mei, Curtis Quinlan, Boris Wolinski, Willie Schaper | |
| 10:24 | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Janofsky's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-45 |
| 09:59 | LSU | Paul Prescott swats the short shot by Ronnie Meyer | 49-45 |
| 09:58 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Prescott snags the defensive board | 49-45 |
| 09:54 | Southern Mississippi | Raymond Swain can't connect on a runner near the basket | 49-45 |
| 09:53 | LSU | The rebound goes to Bryan Sutera | 49-45 |
| 09:34 | LSU | Jessie Duke drills a jump hook in the lane | 51-45 |
| 09:23 | Southern Mississippi | Nole Porter comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 51-45 |
| 09:22 | LSU | Bryan Sutera snags the defensive board | 51-45 |
| 09:00 | LSU | Nole Porter steps in front of the Bryan Sutera pass | 51-45 |
| 08:38 | Southern Mississippi | Nole Porter misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-45 |
| 08:37 | LSU | The rebound goes to Jessie Duke | 51-45 |
| 08:18 | LSU | Jessie Duke misses the turnaround in the paint | 51-45 |
| 08:16 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Paul Prescott | 51-45 |
| 08:04 | Southern Mississippi | Raymond Swain misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away but he's hacked by Dikembe Ali - foul #1 on Dikembe Ali, team foul #4 | 51-45 |
| Subs | LSU | Peter Quintanilla (SF) John Sweeney | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Van Phillips (SF), Willie Schaper (C) Dennis Janofsky, Thomas Fletcher | |
| 08:04 | Southern Mississippi | Raymond Swain misses the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 08:04 | Southern Mississippi | Raymond Swain makes the 2nd free throw | 51-46 |
| 08:04 | Southern Mississippi | Raymond Swain misses the 3rd free throw | 51-46 |
| 08:04 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer snags the defensive board | 51-46 |
| 07:47 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer misses short on a floater from the left block | 51-46 |
| 07:46 | LSU | Dikembe Ali pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-46 |
| 07:24 | LSU | Peter Quintanilla hits a wide open turnaround from the left block set up by Dikembe Ali | 53-46 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Bryan Sutera (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Ali (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Peter Quintanilla (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronnie Meyer (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Jessie Duke (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Raymond Swain (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Nole Porter (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Van Phillips (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Paul Prescott (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Willie Schaper (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:11 | Southern Mississippi | Nole Porter misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Dikembe Ali - foul #2 on Dikembe Ali, team foul #5 | 53-46 |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Troup (PG), John Sweeney (SF), Jesse Hanna (PF) Bryan Sutera, Peter Quintanilla, Jessie Duke | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Janofsky (SF), Boris Wolinski (PF) Raymond Swain, Paul Prescott | |
| 07:11 | Southern Mississippi | Nole Porter misses the 1st free throw | 53-46 |
| 07:11 | Southern Mississippi | Nole Porter misses the 2nd free throw | 53-46 |
| 07:11 | LSU | The rebound goes to Ronnie Meyer | 53-46 |
| 06:45 | LSU | John Sweeney shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 53-46 |
| 06:43 | Southern Mississippi | Willie Schaper gets the rebound | 53-46 |
| 06:37 | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Janofsky can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-46 |
| 06:36 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer gets the rebound | 53-46 |
| 06:32 | LSU | Boris Wolinski is called for the reach on John Sweeney - foul #4 on Boris Wolinski, team foul #3 | 53-46 |
| Subs | LSU | Bryan Sutera (PG), Peter Quintanilla (SF), Jessie Duke (C) Gary Troup, John Sweeney, Ronnie Meyer | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Roger Mei (SG) Nole Porter | |
| 06:05 | LSU | Dikembe Ali works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-46 |
| 06:03 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Willie Schaper | 53-46 |
| 05:47 | Southern Mississippi | Willie Schaper can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 53-46 |
| 05:46 | LSU | The rebound goes to Dikembe Ali | 53-46 |
| 05:21 | LSU | Van Phillips takes the ball from Dikembe Ali after a doubleteam | 53-46 |
| 05:18 | Southern Mississippi | Van Phillips hits the finger roll | 53-48 |
| 04:58 | LSU | Van Phillips is called for the reach on Bryan Sutera - foul #2 on Van Phillips, team foul #4 | 53-48 |
| Subs | LSU | John Sweeney (SF), Ronnie Meyer (C) Peter Quintanilla, Jessie Duke | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Raymond Swain (PG), Nole Porter (SG), Curtis Quinlan (SF), Paul Prescott (PF), Thomas Fletcher (C) Van Phillips, Roger Mei, Dennis Janofsky, Boris Wolinski, Willie Schaper | |
| 04:34 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer is denied on a layup by Paul Prescott | 53-48 |
| 04:33 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Prescott gets the rebound | 53-48 |
| 04:28 | Southern Mississippi | Nole Porter misses the 3 from the left wing | 53-48 |
| 04:26 | LSU | John Sweeney grabs the defensive rebound | 53-48 |
| 03:58 | LSU | Dikembe Ali evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-48 |
| 03:56 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Prescott pulls down the rebound | 53-48 |
| 03:39 | Southern Mississippi | Jesse Hanna steps in front of the Paul Prescott pass | 53-48 |
| 03:23 | LSU | Dikembe Ali works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-48 |
| 03:22 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Fletcher gets the rebound | 53-48 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Bryan Sutera (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Ali (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Sweeney (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jesse Hanna (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. C - Ronnie Meyer (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Raymond Swain (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Nole Porter (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Curtis Quinlan (fresh) PF - Paul Prescott (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Fletcher (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Southern Mississippi | Nole Porter's pass is intercepted by Dikembe Ali | 53-48 |
| 02:46 | LSU | Jesse Hanna throws it down on a great pass from John Sweeney out of a doubleteam | 55-48 |
| 02:46 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-48 |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Troup (PG), Peter Quintanilla (SF), Jessie Duke (C) Bryan Sutera, Dikembe Ali, Ronnie Meyer | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Janofsky (SF), Willie Schaper (C) Curtis Quinlan, Thomas Fletcher | |
| 02:33 | Southern Mississippi | Raymond Swain drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-51 |
| 02:07 | LSU | Jesse Hanna clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 55-51 |
| 02:06 | LSU | Jessie Duke hits the follow up shot | 57-51 |
| 01:56 | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Janofsky misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 57-51 |
| 01:54 | LSU | Gary Troup gets the rebound | 57-51 |
| 01:30 | LSU | John Sweeney shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the floater from close range on a great pass from Gary Troup | 59-51 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:16 | Southern Mississippi | Nole Porter can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-51 |
| 01:15 | LSU | Jesse Hanna gets the rebound | 59-51 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:52 | LSU | Peter Quintanilla scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 61-51 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:46 | Southern Mississippi | Willie Schaper misses the easy layup | 61-51 |
| 00:44 | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Janofsky gets the offensive rebound | 61-51 |
| 00:40 | Southern Mississippi | Nole Porter hits a floater from the free throw line set up by Paul Prescott | 61-53 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:37 | LSU | Jesse Hanna is hacked by Raymond Swain in the backcourt - foul #2 on Raymond Swain, team foul #5 | 61-53 |
| Subs | LSU | Bryan Sutera (PG), Dikembe Ali (SG) Gary Troup, John Sweeney | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 00:34 | LSU | Jesse Hanna is fouled on the floor by Dennis Janofsky - foul #2 on Dennis Janofsky, team foul #6 | 61-53 |
| 00:32 | LSU | Raymond Swain is called for the reach on Bryan Sutera - foul #3 on Raymond Swain, team foul #7 | 61-53 |
| 00:32 | LSU | Bryan Sutera makes the 1st free throw | 62-53 |
| 00:32 | LSU | Bryan Sutera makes the 2nd free throw | 63-53 |
| 00:26 | Southern Mississippi | Nole Porter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-53 |
| 00:25 | LSU | The rebound goes to Bryan Sutera | 63-53 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:00 | LSU | Bryan Sutera runs out the clock | 63-53 |