| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Walter Collins (fresh) SG - Dennis Jasper (fresh) SF - Florentino Costa (fresh) PF - Paul Neal (fresh) C - Esteban Garcia (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - William Rembert (fresh) SG - Tommy Akins (fresh) SF - Ronald King (fresh) PF - Ernest Mole (fresh) C - Jonathan Bombard (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Jonathan Bombard wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | LSU | Paul Neal swats the short shot by Jonathan Bombard | 0-0 |
| 19:47 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Paul Neal | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Mississippi | Paul Neal blows the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | LSU | Ernest Mole gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | LSU | William Rembert makes the shot near the basket on a great pass from Ernest Mole | 0-2 |
| 19:03 | Mississippi | Florentino Costa loses the ball out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 18:55 | LSU | Jonathan Bombard is hacked by Paul Neal - foul #1 on Paul Neal, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:35 | LSU | Jonathan Bombard makes the runner from close range set up by Ernest Mole | 0-4 |
| 18:22 | Mississippi | Paul Neal misses the floater from the right wing | 0-4 |
| 18:20 | LSU | Jonathan Bombard gets the rebound | 0-4 |
| 18:16 | LSU | William Rembert is hacked by Walter Collins in the backcourt - foul #1 on Walter Collins, team foul #2 | 0-4 |
| 18:04 | LSU | Tommy Akins's pass is intercepted by Dennis Jasper | 0-4 |
| 17:46 | Mississippi | Florentino Costa clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 0-4 |
| 17:44 | LSU | Ronald King snags the defensive board | 0-4 |
| 17:36 | LSU | Jonathan Bombard misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 0-4 |
| 17:34 | Mississippi | Florentino Costa gets the rebound | 0-4 |
| 17:29 | Mississippi | Florentino Costa throws it down on a great pass from Walter Collins | 2-4 |
| 17:21 | LSU | Paul Neal denies the turnaround by William Rembert | 2-4 |
| 17:19 | Mississippi | Florentino Costa grabs the board | 2-4 |
| 17:15 | Mississippi | Ronald King is called for the reach on Florentino Costa - foul #1 on Ronald King, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | LSU | Allan Chernosky (PG), Allen Grandstaff (SG), Boyd Filson (SF) William Rembert, Tommy Akins, Ronald King | |
| 17:06 | Mississippi | Florentino Costa knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 4-4 |
| 16:49 | LSU | Allen Grandstaff comes up short on the floater from the left side | 4-4 |
| 16:47 | LSU | Ernest Mole gets the offensive rebound | 4-4 |
| 16:41 | LSU | Allen Grandstaff connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Boyd Filson | 4-7 |
| 16:37 | Mississippi | Walter Collins knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 7-7 |
| 16:31 | LSU | Jonathan Bombard loses the dribble to Florentino Costa | 7-7 |
| 16:28 | Mississippi | Dennis Jasper lays it in set up by Florentino Costa | 9-7 |
| 16:05 | LSU | Boyd Filson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-7 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Feliciano (PG), James Tyler (SG), Benjamin Arant (SF), John Smith (PF), Xiaoping Xiong (C) Walter Collins, Dennis Jasper, Florentino Costa, Paul Neal, Esteban Garcia | |
| Subs | LSU | William Rembert (PG), Ronald King (SF) Allan Chernosky, Boyd Filson | |
| 15:44 | Mississippi | James Feliciano is denied on a layup by Ernest Mole | 9-7 |
| 15:43 | LSU | Jonathan Bombard pulls down the rebound | 9-7 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - James Feliciano (fresh) SG - James Tyler (fresh) SF - Benjamin Arant (fresh) PF - John Smith (fresh) C - Xiaoping Xiong (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - William Rembert (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Allen Grandstaff (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ronald King (fresh) PF - Ernest Mole (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Jonathan Bombard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:25 | LSU | Jonathan Bombard is fouled on the floor by Xiaoping Xiong - foul #1 on Xiaoping Xiong, team foul #3 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | LSU | Tommy Akins (SG) Allen Grandstaff | |
| 15:20 | LSU | William Rembert hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range but he's fouled by John Smith - foul #1 on John Smith, team foul #4 | 9-7 |
| 15:20 | LSU | William Rembert makes the 1st free throw | 9-8 |
| 15:20 | LSU | William Rembert makes the 2nd free throw | 9-9 |
| 15:04 | Mississippi | John Smith misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 9-9 |
| 15:03 | Mississippi | Xiaoping Xiong snags the offensive board | 9-9 |
| 14:58 | Mississippi | Benjamin Arant clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 9-9 |
| 14:56 | LSU | Jonathan Bombard pulls down the rebound | 9-9 |
| 14:37 | LSU | Tommy Akins is fouled on the floor by James Tyler - foul #1 on James Tyler, team foul #5 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Florentino Costa (SF), Esteban Garcia (C) Benjamin Arant, Xiaoping Xiong | |
| Subs | LSU | Allan Chernosky (PG), Boyd Filson (SF), Kenneth Vachon (C) William Rembert, Ronald King, Jonathan Bombard | |
| 14:32 | LSU | Boyd Filson misses short on a shot from the right wing | 9-9 |
| 14:31 | LSU | Tommy Akins tips it back up and in | 9-11 |
| 14:20 | Mississippi | Kenneth Vachon is called for the reach on James Feliciano - foul #1 on Kenneth Vachon, team foul #2 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Walter Collins (PG), Dennis Jasper (SG) James Feliciano, James Tyler | |
| Subs | LSU | Jeffrey Kemp (PF) Ernest Mole | |
| 14:01 | Mississippi | Dennis Jasper drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 11-11 |
| 13:45 | LSU | Tommy Akins comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 11-11 |
| 13:43 | LSU | Boyd Filson can't tip it in | 11-11 |
| 13:41 | Mississippi | Esteban Garcia pulls down the rebound | 11-11 |
| 13:20 | Mississippi | Dennis Jasper connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 14-11 |
| 13:03 | LSU | Tommy Akins misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 14-11 |
| 13:01 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to John Smith | 14-11 |
| 12:57 | Mississippi | Dennis Jasper is whistled for a carry | 14-11 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Feliciano (PG), James Tyler (SG), Paul Neal (PF) Walter Collins, Dennis Jasper, John Smith | |
| Subs | LSU | William Rembert (PG), Allen Grandstaff (SG), Ronald King (SF), Ernest Mole (PF) Allan Chernosky, Tommy Akins, Boyd Filson, Jeffrey Kemp | |
| 12:45 | LSU | William Rembert buries a jumper from the right block set up by Ernest Mole | 14-13 |
| 12:19 | Mississippi | William Rembert is called for the reach on James Feliciano - foul #1 on William Rembert, team foul #3 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Benjamin Arant (SF), Xiaoping Xiong (C) Florentino Costa, Esteban Garcia | |
| Subs | LSU | Jonathan Bombard (C) Kenneth Vachon | |
| 12:12 | Mississippi | James Tyler is whistled for a carry | 14-13 |
| 12:03 | LSU | Ronald King misses short on a floater in the paint but he's hacked by Benjamin Arant - foul #1 on Benjamin Arant, team foul #6 | 14-13 |
| 12:03 | LSU | Ronald King misses the 1st free throw | 14-13 |
| 12:03 | LSU | Ronald King makes the 2nd free throw | 14-14 |
| 11:46 | Mississippi | Benjamin Arant knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 17-14 |
| 11:26 | LSU | Jonathan Bombard makes the floater from the free throw line set up by Allen Grandstaff | 17-16 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - James Feliciano (fresh) SG - James Tyler (fresh) SF - Benjamin Arant (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Paul Neal (fresh) 2 blk. C - Xiaoping Xiong (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - William Rembert (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Allen Grandstaff (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald King (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Ernest Mole (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Jonathan Bombard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:09 | Mississippi | Ronald King takes the ball from Paul Neal | 17-16 |
| 11:06 | LSU | Allen Grandstaff lays it up and in on a nice dish by Ronald King | 17-18 |
| 10:54 | Mississippi | The short jumper by Xiaoping Xiong is denied by Jonathan Bombard | 17-18 |
| 10:52 | Mississippi | Xiaoping Xiong grabs the offensive rebound | 17-18 |
| 10:36 | Mississippi | James Tyler's pass is intercepted by Allen Grandstaff | 17-18 |
| 10:33 | LSU | Allen Grandstaff misses the lay-in | 17-18 |
| 10:32 | Mississippi | Xiaoping Xiong grabs the board | 17-18 |
| 10:28 | Mississippi | Benjamin Arant misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 17-18 |
| 10:26 | LSU | Allen Grandstaff grabs the defensive rebound | 17-18 |
| 10:13 | LSU | Jonathan Bombard is whistled for traveling | 17-18 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Walter Collins (PG), Dennis Jasper (SG), Florentino Costa (SF), John Smith (PF), Esteban Garcia (C) James Feliciano, James Tyler, Benjamin Arant, Paul Neal, Xiaoping Xiong | |
| Subs | LSU | Allan Chernosky (PG), Tommy Akins (SG), Boyd Filson (SF), Jeffrey Kemp (PF), Kenneth Vachon (C) William Rembert, Allen Grandstaff, Ronald King, Ernest Mole, Jonathan Bombard | |
| 09:56 | Mississippi | Dennis Jasper is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Kemp - foul #1 on Jeffrey Kemp, team foul #4 | 17-18 |
| 09:46 | Mississippi | Allan Chernosky picks off the pass by Esteban Garcia | 17-18 |
| 09:23 | LSU | Allan Chernosky scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Tommy Akins | 17-21 |
| 09:12 | Mississippi | Esteban Garcia is whistled for a carry | 17-21 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | LSU | Ronald King (SF) Jeffrey Kemp | |
| 08:54 | LSU | Ronald King buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Tommy Akins | 17-23 |
| 08:48 | Mississippi | Walter Collins misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 17-23 |
| 08:46 | LSU | Kenneth Vachon snags the defensive board | 17-23 |
| 08:35 | LSU | Ronald King connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Allan Chernosky | 17-25 |
| 08:19 | Mississippi | Dennis Jasper connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane and the foul's on Tommy Akins - foul #1 on Tommy Akins, team foul #5 | 19-25 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Neal (PF) John Smith | |
| Subs | LSU | William Rembert (PG), Allen Grandstaff (SG), Ernest Mole (PF), Jonathan Bombard (C) Allan Chernosky, Tommy Akins, Boyd Filson, Kenneth Vachon | |
| 08:19 | Mississippi | Dennis Jasper misses the free throw | 19-25 |
| 08:19 | LSU | Jonathan Bombard gets the rebound | 19-25 |
| 08:00 | LSU | Allen Grandstaff hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 19-25 |
| 07:58 | Mississippi | Esteban Garcia grabs the board | 19-25 |
| 07:54 | Mississippi | Jonathan Bombard takes the ball from Dennis Jasper | 19-25 |
| 07:43 | LSU | Ronald King is hacked by Esteban Garcia - foul #1 on Esteban Garcia, team foul #7 | 19-25 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Feliciano (PG), James Tyler (SG) Walter Collins, Dennis Jasper | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 07:43 | LSU | Ronald King makes the 1st free throw | 19-26 |
| 07:43 | LSU | Ronald King misses the 2nd free throw | 19-26 |
| 07:43 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Esteban Garcia | 19-26 |
| 07:25 | Mississippi | James Feliciano drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 21-26 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - James Feliciano (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Tyler (fresh) SF - Florentino Costa (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Neal (fresh) 2 blk. C - Esteban Garcia (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - William Rembert (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Allen Grandstaff (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald King (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ernest Mole (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Jonathan Bombard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:10 | LSU | Allen Grandstaff drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from William Rembert | 21-29 |
| 06:50 | Mississippi | James Feliciano can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 21-29 |
| 06:49 | Mississippi | Paul Neal tips it in | 23-29 |
| 06:38 | LSU | Allen Grandstaff can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 23-29 |
| 06:37 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Esteban Garcia | 23-29 |
| 06:20 | Mississippi | Ronald King is called for the reach on Florentino Costa - foul #2 on Ronald King, team foul #6 | 23-29 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Walter Collins (PG), Dennis Jasper (SG), Benjamin Arant (SF), John Smith (PF), Xiaoping Xiong (C) James Feliciano, James Tyler, Florentino Costa, Paul Neal, Esteban Garcia | |
| Subs | LSU | Tommy Akins (SG), Allan Chernosky (SF), Boyd Filson (PF), Kenneth Vachon (C) Allen Grandstaff, Ronald King, Ernest Mole, Jonathan Bombard | |
| 06:09 | Mississippi | Walter Collins hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 23-29 |
| 06:07 | LSU | Kenneth Vachon gets the rebound | 23-29 |
| 06:02 | LSU | Allan Chernosky hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Tommy Akins | 23-32 |
| 05:43 | Mississippi | Benjamin Arant misses short on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Tommy Akins - foul #2 on Tommy Akins, team foul #7 | 23-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | LSU | Jeffrey Kemp (PF) William Rembert | |
| 05:43 | Mississippi | Benjamin Arant makes the 1st free throw | 24-32 |
| 05:43 | Mississippi | Benjamin Arant makes the 2nd free throw | 25-32 |
| 05:29 | LSU | Boyd Filson's floater is knocked away by Xiaoping Xiong | 25-32 |
| 05:28 | Mississippi | John Smith grabs the board | 25-32 |
| 05:14 | Mississippi | Walter Collins loses the dribble to Jeffrey Kemp | 25-32 |
| 04:57 | LSU | Allan Chernosky connects on the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Tommy Akins | 25-34 |
| 04:42 | Mississippi | John Smith misses long on a jumper from the right side | 25-34 |
| 04:41 | LSU | Boyd Filson grabs the defensive rebound | 25-34 |
| 04:34 | LSU | Allan Chernosky misses the lay-in | 25-34 |
| 04:32 | Mississippi | John Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 25-34 |
| 04:27 | Mississippi | Boyd Filson steals the ball from Dennis Jasper | 25-34 |
| 04:02 | LSU | Allan Chernosky misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 25-34 |
| 04:00 | LSU | Boyd Filson can't tip it in | 25-34 |
| 03:58 | LSU | Jeffrey Kemp grabs the offensive rebound | 25-34 |
| 03:50 | LSU | Allan Chernosky throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Feliciano (PG), James Tyler (SG), Florentino Costa (SF), Paul Neal (PF), Esteban Garcia (C) Walter Collins, Dennis Jasper, Benjamin Arant, John Smith, Xiaoping Xiong | |
| Subs | LSU | William Rembert (PG), Allen Grandstaff (SG), Ronald King (SF), Ernest Mole (PF), Jonathan Bombard (C) Allan Chernosky, Tommy Akins, Boyd Filson, Jeffrey Kemp, Kenneth Vachon | |
| 03:26 | Mississippi | James Tyler can't connect on a floater from the left side | 25-34 |
| 03:24 | LSU | Ernest Mole gets the rebound | 25-34 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - James Feliciano (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Tyler (fresh) SF - Florentino Costa (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Neal (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Esteban Garcia (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - William Rembert (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Allen Grandstaff (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald King (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ernest Mole (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Jonathan Bombard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:07 | LSU | Allen Grandstaff misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 25-34 |
| 03:06 | Mississippi | Florentino Costa pulls down the rebound | 25-34 |
| 02:51 | Mississippi | Esteban Garcia misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 25-34 |
| 02:50 | LSU | William Rembert grabs the board | 25-34 |
| 02:36 | LSU | Jonathan Bombard misses the easy layup but the foul's on Esteban Garcia - foul #2 on Esteban Garcia, team foul #8 | 25-34 |
| 02:36 | LSU | Jonathan Bombard makes the 1st free throw | 25-35 |
| 02:36 | LSU | Jonathan Bombard makes the 2nd free throw | 25-36 |
| 02:23 | Mississippi | Paul Neal misses the shot from just outside the lane | 25-36 |
| 02:22 | LSU | Ernest Mole pulls down the rebound | 25-36 |
| 02:10 | LSU | Allen Grandstaff connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Ronald King | 25-39 |
| 01:50 | Mississippi | Ernest Mole denies the turnaround by Esteban Garcia | 25-39 |
| 01:49 | LSU | Jonathan Bombard grabs the defensive rebound | 25-39 |
| 01:37 | LSU | Paul Neal is called for the reach on Ronald King - foul #2 on Paul Neal, team foul #9 | 25-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Walter Collins (PG), Dennis Jasper (SG), John Smith (PF) James Feliciano, James Tyler, Paul Neal | |
| Subs | LSU | Tommy Akins (SG), Kenneth Vachon (C) Allen Grandstaff, Jonathan Bombard | |
| 01:37 | LSU | Ronald King misses the 1st free throw | 25-39 |
| 01:37 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Esteban Garcia | 25-39 |
| 01:16 | Mississippi | Dennis Jasper makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Walter Collins | 28-39 |
| 00:59 | LSU | William Rembert connects on the shot in the paint | 28-41 |
| 00:46 | Mississippi | Florentino Costa misses badly on a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Ronald King - foul #3 on Ronald King, team foul #8 | 28-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Xiaoping Xiong (C) Esteban Garcia | |
| Subs | LSU | Allan Chernosky (PG), Boyd Filson (SF), Jeffrey Kemp (PF) William Rembert, Ronald King, Ernest Mole | |
| 00:46 | Mississippi | Florentino Costa makes the 1st free throw | 29-41 |
| 00:46 | Mississippi | Florentino Costa makes the 2nd free throw | 30-41 |
| 00:25 | LSU | Tommy Akins buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Kenneth Vachon | 30-44 |
| 00:05 | Mississippi | Dennis Jasper misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 30-44 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Florentino Costa | 30-44 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi | The jump hook by John Smith is blocked by Kenneth Vachon | 30-44 |
| 00:01 | LSU | Kenneth Vachon gets the rebound | 30-44 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Kenneth Vachon misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 30-44 |