| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Michael Pearson (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Bobby Mazon (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Breaux (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Elliot Reynolds (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Benjamin Lancaster (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Landry (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Carlos Ruben (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Loman (fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Webster (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux inbounds the ball | 31-28 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:48 | Mississippi | Benjamin Lancaster jams it set up by Michael Pearson | 33-28 |
| 19:28 | LSU | William Clark scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Robert Webster | 33-30 |
| 19:04 | Mississippi | Michael Pearson is fouled on the floor by Robert Landry - foul #2 on Robert Landry, team foul #1 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Luis Davis (SF) Shawn Breaux | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 18:54 | Mississippi | Benjamin Lancaster misses the shot in the paint but the foul's on William Clark - foul #3 on William Clark, team foul #2 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | LSU | Michael McCoy (SG) William Clark | |
| 18:54 | Mississippi | Benjamin Lancaster misses the 1st free throw | 33-30 |
| 18:54 | Mississippi | Benjamin Lancaster makes the 2nd free throw | 34-30 |
| 18:35 | LSU | Carlos Ruben works out of a doubleteam and scores on a fadeaway in the paint | 34-32 |
| 18:23 | Mississippi | Elliot Reynolds misses the shot from the left wing | 34-32 |
| 18:22 | Mississippi | Michael Pearson tips it in | 36-32 |
| 17:59 | LSU | Robert Loman can't connect on a shot from the right side | 36-32 |
| 17:58 | Mississippi | Benjamin Lancaster grabs the defensive rebound | 36-32 |
| 17:41 | Mississippi | Michael Pearson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 36-32 |
| 17:40 | LSU | Michael McCoy grabs the board | 36-32 |
| 17:14 | LSU | Carlos Ruben is fouled on the floor by Luis Davis as he's doubleteamed - foul #2 on Luis Davis, team foul #1 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux (SF), William Harkins (PF) Luis Davis, Elliot Reynolds | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 16:46 | LSU | Carlos Ruben shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 36-32 |
| 16:44 | Mississippi | Benjamin Lancaster pulls down the rebound | 36-32 |
| 16:34 | Mississippi | Michael Pearson hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Shawn Breaux | 38-32 |
| 16:13 | LSU | Carlos Ruben blows the layup | 38-32 |
| 16:11 | LSU | Robert Webster tips it home | 38-34 |
| 15:58 | Mississippi | Bobby Mazon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-34 |
| 15:56 | Mississippi | Benjamin Lancaster tips it in | 40-34 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Michael Pearson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bobby Mazon (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Breaux (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Harkins (fresh) C - Benjamin Lancaster (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Landry (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael McCoy (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Carlos Ruben (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Loman (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Webster (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:27 | LSU | Robert Landry misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-34 |
| 15:26 | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux snags the defensive board | 40-34 |
| 14:57 | Mississippi | Michael Pearson makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Robert Webster - foul #2 on Robert Webster, team foul #3 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Luis Davis (SF), Elliot Reynolds (PF), Alvin Freeman (C) Shawn Breaux, William Harkins, Benjamin Lancaster | |
| Subs | LSU | William Clark (SG), Kenneth Loper (C) Michael McCoy, Robert Loman | |
| 14:57 | Mississippi | Michael Pearson makes the free throw | 43-34 |
| 14:38 | LSU | Carlos Ruben works out of a doubleteam and scores on a floater from close range | 43-36 |
| 14:19 | Mississippi | Elliot Reynolds double dribbles | 43-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Myers (PG), John Whitmire (SG), Bryan Espey (SF), Benjamin Lancaster (C) Michael Pearson, Bobby Mazon, Luis Davis, Alvin Freeman | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 13:55 | LSU | Robert Landry misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-36 |
| 13:54 | LSU | Robert Webster pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-36 |
| 13:37 | LSU | Carlos Ruben can't finish the layup against a doubleteam but he's fouled by Bryan Espey - foul #1 on Bryan Espey, team foul #2 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Pearson (PG), Bobby Mazon (SG), Shawn Breaux (SF), Alvin Freeman (C) David Myers, John Whitmire, Bryan Espey, Benjamin Lancaster | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 13:37 | LSU | Carlos Ruben makes the 1st free throw | 43-37 |
| 13:37 | LSU | Carlos Ruben misses the 2nd free throw | 43-37 |
| 13:37 | Mississippi | Alvin Freeman gets the rebound | 43-37 |
| 13:15 | Mississippi | Bobby Mazon hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-37 |
| 13:13 | LSU | Robert Webster grabs the defensive rebound | 43-37 |
| 13:07 | LSU | Carlos Ruben travels with the ball | 43-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Luis Davis (SF), Benjamin Lancaster (C) Shawn Breaux, Alvin Freeman | |
| Subs | LSU | Michael McCoy (SG) Robert Landry | |
| 12:45 | Mississippi | Bobby Mazon blows the layup | 43-37 |
| 12:43 | Mississippi | Michael Pearson gets the offensive rebound | 43-37 |
| 12:24 | Mississippi | Elliot Reynolds buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Bobby Mazon | 46-37 |
| 12:08 | LSU | Kenneth Loper can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Benjamin Lancaster - foul #2 on Benjamin Lancaster, team foul #3 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux (SF), Alvin Freeman (C) Luis Davis, Benjamin Lancaster | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Loman (PF) Robert Webster | |
| 12:08 | LSU | Kenneth Loper makes the 1st free throw | 46-38 |
| 12:08 | LSU | Kenneth Loper makes the 2nd free throw | 46-39 |
| 11:58 | Mississippi | Michael Pearson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-39 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Michael Pearson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bobby Mazon (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shawn Breaux (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Elliot Reynolds (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Alvin Freeman (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - William Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael McCoy (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Carlos Ruben (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Loman (fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Kenneth Loper (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:40 | LSU | Kenneth Loper blows the layup | 46-39 |
| 11:38 | LSU | Carlos Ruben snags the offensive board | 46-39 |
| 11:17 | LSU | William Clark buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Michael McCoy | 46-42 |
| 11:04 | Mississippi | Bobby Mazon knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Shawn Breaux | 49-42 |
| 10:38 | LSU | Carlos Ruben splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 49-42 |
| 10:37 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Carlos Ruben | 49-42 |
| 10:17 | LSU | Shawn Breaux steps in front of the Michael McCoy pass | 49-42 |
| 09:54 | Mississippi | Michael Pearson scores on a jumper from the right side | 51-42 |
| 09:30 | LSU | Michael McCoy clanks a shot from the free throw line | 51-42 |
| 09:29 | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux grabs the defensive rebound | 51-42 |
| 09:08 | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Myers (PG), John Whitmire (SG), Luis Davis (SF), William Harkins (PF), Benjamin Lancaster (C) Michael Pearson, Bobby Mazon, Shawn Breaux, Elliot Reynolds, Alvin Freeman | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Landry (PG), John Fortney (SF), Robert Webster (PF), Maxwell Burrell (C) Michael McCoy, Carlos Ruben, Robert Loman, Kenneth Loper | |
| 08:46 | LSU | Robert Landry hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 51-44 |
| 08:21 | Mississippi | John Whitmire is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on John Whitmire, team foul #4 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Pearson (PG), Bobby Mazon (SG), Bryan Espey (SF), Elliot Reynolds (PF) David Myers, John Whitmire, Luis Davis, William Harkins | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 07:58 | LSU | William Clark misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 51-44 |
| 07:57 | Mississippi | Elliot Reynolds grabs the defensive rebound | 51-44 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Michael Pearson (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bobby Mazon (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bryan Espey (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Elliot Reynolds (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Benjamin Lancaster (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Landry (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Clark (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Fortney (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Webster (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Maxwell Burrell (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:39 | Mississippi | Michael Pearson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-44 |
| 07:37 | LSU | Maxwell Burrell snags the defensive board | 51-44 |
| 07:16 | LSU | Robert Webster banks in the layup set up by William Clark | 51-46 |
| 06:56 | Mississippi | Michael Pearson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-46 |
| 06:55 | LSU | Maxwell Burrell grabs the board | 51-46 |
| 06:39 | LSU | Michael Pearson steals the ball from John Fortney | 51-46 |
| 06:21 | Mississippi | Elliot Reynolds knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Michael Pearson | 54-46 |
| 05:59 | LSU | John Fortney misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-46 |
| 05:57 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Benjamin Lancaster | 54-46 |
| 05:47 | Mississippi | Elliot Reynolds can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-46 |
| 05:45 | LSU | Robert Webster snags the defensive board | 54-46 |
| 05:45 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Myers (PG), John Whitmire (SG), Shawn Breaux (SF), William Harkins (PF) Michael Pearson, Bobby Mazon, Bryan Espey, Elliot Reynolds | |
| Subs | LSU | Carlos Ruben (SF), Robert Loman (PF) John Fortney, Maxwell Burrell | |
| 05:18 | LSU | Carlos Ruben is fouled on the floor by David Myers - foul #1 on David Myers, team foul #5 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Luis Davis (PF) William Harkins | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 05:02 | LSU | Carlos Ruben makes the jump hook from the left block | 54-48 |
| 04:43 | Mississippi | Robert Landry is called for the reach on Shawn Breaux - foul #3 on Robert Landry, team foul #4 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Pearson (PG), Bobby Mazon (SG), William Harkins (PF) David Myers, John Whitmire, Luis Davis | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 04:26 | Mississippi | Bobby Mazon's pass is intercepted by Robert Loman | 54-48 |
| 04:03 | LSU | The jumper by Carlos Ruben is denied by Bobby Mazon | 54-48 |
| 04:01 | LSU | Robert Webster snags the offensive board | 54-48 |
| 03:33 | LSU | William Harkins is called for the reach on Robert Webster - foul #1 on William Harkins, team foul #6 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Luis Davis (SF), Elliot Reynolds (PF) Shawn Breaux, William Harkins | |
| Subs | LSU | Michael McCoy (SG) Robert Landry | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Michael Pearson (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bobby Mazon (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SF - Luis Davis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Elliot Reynolds (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Benjamin Lancaster (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - William Clark (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael McCoy (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Carlos Ruben (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Loman (fresh) 5 reb. 3 stl. C - Robert Webster (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:17 | LSU | William Clark misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-48 |
| 03:16 | LSU | Robert Loman gets the offensive rebound | 54-48 |
| 02:59 | LSU | William Clark is hacked by Elliot Reynolds - foul #2 on Elliot Reynolds, team foul #7 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux (SF) Luis Davis | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 02:59 | LSU | William Clark misses the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 02:59 | Mississippi | Benjamin Lancaster pulls down the rebound | 54-48 |
| 02:44 | Mississippi | Elliot Reynolds comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-48 |
| 02:42 | Mississippi | Michael Pearson tips it home | 56-48 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:37 | LSU | Carlos Ruben makes the contested jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael McCoy | 56-50 |
| 02:20 | Mississippi | Robert Webster steals it from Elliot Reynolds | 56-50 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:51 | LSU | William Clark hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 56-50 |
| 01:50 | Mississippi | Bobby Mazon grabs the defensive rebound | 56-50 |
| 01:29 | Mississippi | Elliot Reynolds misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on William Clark - foul #4 on William Clark, team foul #5 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Landry (PG) Michael McCoy | |
| 01:29 | Mississippi | Elliot Reynolds misses the 1st free throw | 56-50 |
| 01:29 | Mississippi | Elliot Reynolds misses the 2nd free throw | 56-50 |
| 01:29 | LSU | Robert Webster grabs the board | 56-50 |
| 01:16 | LSU | Carlos Ruben misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 56-50 |
| 01:14 | LSU | Robert Webster pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-50 |
| 00:52 | LSU | Carlos Ruben misses the jump hook in the paint | 56-50 |
| 00:51 | Mississippi | Michael Pearson pulls down the rebound | 56-50 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:49 | Mississippi | William Clark is called for the reach on Michael Pearson in the backcourt - foul #5 on William Clark, team foul #6 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Whitmire (SG), Bryan Espey (SF) Bobby Mazon, Shawn Breaux | |
| Subs | LSU | Michael McCoy (SG) William Clark | |
| 00:46 | Mississippi | Michael Pearson is hacked by Robert Landry - foul #4 on Robert Landry, team foul #7 | 56-50 |
| 00:46 | Mississippi | Michael Pearson misses the 1st free throw | 56-50 |
| 00:46 | LSU | Robert Loman snags the defensive board | 56-50 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:43 | LSU | Michael Pearson steps in front of the Robert Landry pass in the backcourt | 56-50 |
| 00:40 | Mississippi | Bryan Espey lays it up and in on a nice dish by Michael Pearson | 58-50 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:36 | LSU | Robert Landry buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael McCoy | 58-53 |
| 00:34 | Mississippi | Robert Landry is called for the reach on John Whitmire in the backcourt - foul #5 on Robert Landry, team foul #8 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | LSU | John Fortney (SF) Robert Landry | |
| 00:34 | Mississippi | John Whitmire misses the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 00:34 | LSU | Robert Webster snags the defensive board | 58-53 |
| 00:34 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-53 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:27 | LSU | John Fortney travels with the ball | 58-53 |
| 00:25 | Mississippi | Michael McCoy is called for the reach on Bryan Espey in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael McCoy, team foul #9 | 58-53 |
| 00:25 | Mississippi | Bryan Espey makes the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 00:25 | Mississippi | Bryan Espey makes the 2nd free throw | 60-53 |
| 00:23 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 60-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bobby Mazon (SG), Shawn Breaux (SF) John Whitmire, Bryan Espey | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 00:19 | LSU | Michael McCoy connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from John Fortney | 60-56 |
| 00:17 | Mississippi | Michael Pearson is fouled in the backcourt by Michael McCoy - foul #3 on Michael McCoy, team foul #10 | 60-56 |
| 00:17 | Mississippi | Michael Pearson makes the 1st free throw | 61-56 |
| 00:17 | Mississippi | Michael Pearson makes the 2nd free throw | 62-56 |
| 00:13 | LSU | Michael McCoy is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Carlos Ruben | 62-59 |
| 00:11 | Mississippi | Michael McCoy is called for the reach on Michael Pearson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael McCoy, team foul #11 | 62-59 |
| 00:11 | Mississippi | Michael Pearson misses the 1st free throw | 62-59 |
| 00:11 | Mississippi | Michael Pearson makes the 2nd free throw | 63-59 |
| 00:08 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 63-59 |
| 00:05 | LSU | John Fortney makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Carlos Ruben | 63-62 |
| 00:03 | Mississippi | Michael Pearson is hacked by Michael McCoy in the backcourt - foul #5 on Michael McCoy, team foul #12 | 63-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | LSU | Nathan Vita (PG) Michael McCoy | |
| 00:03 | Mississippi | Michael Pearson makes the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 00:03 | Mississippi | Michael Pearson makes the 2nd free throw | 65-62 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Carlos Ruben clanks a halfcourt shot | 65-62 |