| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - David Myers (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bryan Espey (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Shawn Breaux (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chad Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Hamilton (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Landry (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Clark (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bradley Ater (fresh) PF - Michael Meinhardt (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Manuel Robidoux (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux inbounds the ball | 24-33 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:37 | Mississippi | Thomas Hamilton makes the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Bryan Espey | 26-33 |
| 19:17 | LSU | Shawn Breaux swats the layup by Manuel Robidoux | 26-33 |
| 19:15 | Mississippi | Bryan Espey grabs the board | 26-33 |
| 19:09 | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-33 |
| 18:40 | LSU | Bradley Ater's pass is intercepted by Shawn Breaux | 29-33 |
| 18:36 | Mississippi | Bryan Espey banks in the layup set up by Shawn Breaux | 31-33 |
| 18:08 | LSU | William Clark misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-33 |
| 18:07 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt tips it in | 31-35 |
| 17:44 | Mississippi | Thomas Hamilton comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Michael Meinhardt - foul #2 on Michael Meinhardt, team foul #1 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), Paul Mathieu (SG), Randall Murray (SF), Curtis Hines (PF) David Myers, Bryan Espey, Shawn Breaux, Chad Smith | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 17:44 | Mississippi | Thomas Hamilton makes the 1st free throw | 32-35 |
| 17:44 | Mississippi | Thomas Hamilton makes the 2nd free throw | 33-35 |
| 17:18 | LSU | Robert Landry makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Bradley Ater | 33-38 |
| 17:08 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines is fouled on the floor by Michael Meinhardt - foul #3 on Michael Meinhardt, team foul #2 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Myers (PG), Patrick Sheard (C) Bradley Dunning, Thomas Hamilton | |
| Subs | LSU | Michael McCoy (SF), Bradley Ziegenbein (PF) Bradley Ater, Michael Meinhardt | |
| 16:50 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines makes the jumper from the left block | 35-38 |
| 16:34 | LSU | Curtis Hines is called for the reach on Manuel Robidoux - foul #1 on Curtis Hines, team foul #1 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), Shawn Breaux (SF) David Myers, Randall Murray | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 16:18 | LSU | William Clark buries a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Michael McCoy | 35-40 |
| 15:59 | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 35-40 |
| 15:58 | LSU | The rebound goes to Manuel Robidoux | 35-40 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Bradley Dunning (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Paul Mathieu (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Shawn Breaux (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Curtis Hines (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Patrick Sheard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Landry (fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Clark (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael McCoy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Bradley Ziegenbein (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Manuel Robidoux (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:29 | LSU | Robert Landry hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-43 |
| 15:07 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines's pass is intercepted by Robert Landry | 35-43 |
| 15:03 | LSU | Robert Landry can't throw it down | 35-43 |
| 15:01 | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux grabs the defensive rebound | 35-43 |
| 14:43 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 35-43 |
| 14:41 | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux tips it home | 37-43 |
| 14:16 | LSU | William Clark misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-43 |
| 14:15 | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux pulls down the rebound | 37-43 |
| 13:58 | Mississippi | Michael McCoy steps in front of the Curtis Hines pass | 37-43 |
| 13:39 | LSU | Michael McCoy can't throw it down | 37-43 |
| 13:38 | LSU | Michael McCoy hits the follow up shot | 37-45 |
| 13:20 | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux hits a floater from the free throw line | 39-45 |
| 13:01 | LSU | Michael McCoy connects on the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Landry | 39-47 |
| 12:46 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning knocks in the jumper from the right side | 41-47 |
| 12:19 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein loses the dribble to Paul Mathieu | 41-47 |
| 12:07 | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Bradley Dunning | 43-47 |
| 11:41 | LSU | Robert Landry misses short on a floater from the left side | 43-47 |
| 11:39 | LSU | Michael McCoy grabs the offensive rebound | 43-47 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Bradley Dunning (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Mathieu (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Shawn Breaux (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Curtis Hines (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Patrick Sheard (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Landry (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Clark (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael McCoy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Bradley Ziegenbein (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Manuel Robidoux (tiring) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:28 | LSU | Paul Mathieu is called for the reach on William Clark - foul #1 on Paul Mathieu, team foul #2 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Myers (PG), Bryan Espey (SG), Randall Murray (SF), Chad Smith (PF), Thomas Hamilton (C) Bradley Dunning, Paul Mathieu, Shawn Breaux, Curtis Hines, Patrick Sheard | |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Carson (SG), Bradley Ater (SF), Michael Meinhardt (PF) William Clark, Michael McCoy, Bradley Ziegenbein | |
| 11:08 | LSU | Robert Landry hits a shot from the left wing | 43-49 |
| 10:51 | Mississippi | David Myers misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 43-49 |
| 10:50 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt gets the rebound | 43-49 |
| 10:28 | LSU | Robert Landry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | LSU | Todd Pollard (PG), Bradley Ziegenbein (C) Robert Landry, Manuel Robidoux | |
| 10:07 | Mississippi | David Myers hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Bryan Espey | 46-49 |
| 09:50 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein misses the runner from close range | 46-49 |
| 09:48 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt tips it in | 46-51 |
| 09:29 | Mississippi | David Myers misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-51 |
| 09:28 | Mississippi | Thomas Hamilton hits the follow up shot | 48-51 |
| 09:03 | LSU | Thomas Hamilton is called for the reach on Bradley Ziegenbein - foul #1 on Thomas Hamilton, team foul #3 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux (SF), Dwight Jones (PF) Randall Murray, Chad Smith | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Landry (PG), William Clark (SG), Manuel Robidoux (C) Todd Pollard, Michael Carson, Bradley Ziegenbein | |
| 08:40 | LSU | Robert Landry comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-51 |
| 08:38 | LSU | Manuel Robidoux hits the follow up shot | 48-53 |
| 08:31 | Mississippi | Bryan Espey misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 48-53 |
| 08:29 | Mississippi | David Myers hits the follow up shot | 50-53 |
| 08:06 | LSU | Robert Landry hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 50-53 |
| 08:04 | Mississippi | Thomas Hamilton pulls down the rebound | 50-53 |
| 07:46 | Mississippi | Bryan Espey lays it up and in | 52-53 |
| 07:22 | LSU | William Clark buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Landry | 52-56 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - David Myers (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bryan Espey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SF - Shawn Breaux (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dwight Jones (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Hamilton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Landry (fairly fresh) 24 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Clark (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bradley Ater (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Meinhardt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Manuel Robidoux (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 06:54 | Mississippi | Robert Landry steps in front of the Bryan Espey pass | 52-56 |
| 06:50 | LSU | William Clark lays it up and in on a great pass from Robert Landry | 52-58 |
| 06:25 | Mississippi | David Myers scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Bryan Espey | 55-58 |
| 06:02 | LSU | Robert Landry misses badly on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Thomas Hamilton - foul #2 on Thomas Hamilton, team foul #4 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Randall Murray (SF), Chad Smith (PF), Jason Williams (C) Shawn Breaux, Dwight Jones, Thomas Hamilton | |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Carson (SG), Michael McCoy (SF), Bradley Ziegenbein (C) William Clark, Bradley Ater, Manuel Robidoux | |
| 06:02 | LSU | Robert Landry makes the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 06:02 | LSU | Robert Landry makes the 2nd free throw | 55-60 |
| 05:41 | Mississippi | Jason Williams hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 55-60 |
| 05:40 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt pulls down the rebound | 55-60 |
| 05:17 | LSU | Robert Landry misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-60 |
| 05:15 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Jason Williams | 55-60 |
| 04:59 | Mississippi | Bryan Espey is fouled on the floor by Michael McCoy - foul #2 on Michael McCoy, team foul #3 | 55-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu (SG), Shawn Breaux (SF), Thomas Hamilton (C) Bryan Espey, Randall Murray, Jason Williams | |
| Subs | LSU | William Clark (PG) Robert Landry | |
| 04:43 | Mississippi | Thomas Hamilton hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Paul Mathieu | 57-60 |
| 04:20 | LSU | Michael McCoy drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-63 |
| 03:51 | Mississippi | Michael Carson steps in front of the Shawn Breaux pass | 57-63 |
| 03:48 | LSU | Michael McCoy hits the finger roll on a great pass from Michael Carson | 57-65 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:41 | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Michael Meinhardt - foul #4 on Michael Meinhardt, team foul #4 | 57-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Randall Murray (SF), Curtis Hines (PF), Jason Williams (C) Shawn Breaux, Chad Smith, Thomas Hamilton | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Landry (PG) Michael Carson | |
| 03:41 | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu makes the 1st free throw | 58-65 |
| 03:41 | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu makes the 2nd free throw | 59-65 |
| 03:17 | LSU | William Clark misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 59-65 |
| 03:15 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt can't tip it in | 59-65 |
| 03:13 | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu grabs the board | 59-65 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - David Myers (tiring) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Mathieu (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randall Murray (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Curtis Hines (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Williams (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Landry (fairly fresh) 26 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - William Clark (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael McCoy (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. PF - Michael Meinhardt (tiring) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Bradley Ziegenbein (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:09 | Mississippi | David Myers misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-65 |
| 03:08 | Mississippi | Jason Williams grabs the offensive board | 59-65 |
| 02:58 | Mississippi | Jason Williams connects on the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Paul Mathieu | 61-65 |
| 02:58 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bryan Espey (SG), Shawn Breaux (SF), Dwight Jones (PF), Thomas Hamilton (C) Paul Mathieu, Randall Murray, Curtis Hines, Jason Williams | |
| Subs | LSU | Bradley Ater (PF) Michael Meinhardt | |
| 02:32 | LSU | Michael McCoy knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 61-68 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:04 | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux lays it in on a nice dish by Bryan Espey and he's fouled by Michael McCoy - foul #3 on Michael McCoy, team foul #5 | 63-68 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Curtis Hines (PF), Jason Williams (C) Dwight Jones, Thomas Hamilton | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 02:04 | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux misses the free throw | 63-68 |
| 02:04 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein snags the defensive board | 63-68 |
| 02:04 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-68 |
| 01:38 | LSU | Michael McCoy misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-68 |
| 01:36 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Bryan Espey | 63-68 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:19 | Mississippi | Michael McCoy steals the ball from Shawn Breaux | 63-68 |
| 01:14 | LSU | Robert Landry jams it on a great pass from Michael McCoy | 63-70 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:04 | Mississippi | David Myers misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-70 |
| 01:02 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein snags the defensive board | 63-70 |
| 01:02 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 63-70 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Chad Smith (PF), Thomas Hamilton (C) Curtis Hines, Jason Williams | |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Meinhardt (PF), Manuel Robidoux (C) Michael McCoy, Bradley Ziegenbein | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+4) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:52 | LSU | David Myers is called for the reach on Robert Landry - foul #3 on David Myers, team foul #5 | 63-70 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | LSU | Michael McCoy (SF) Michael Meinhardt | |
| 00:51 | LSU | David Myers is called for the reach on Robert Landry - foul #4 on David Myers, team foul #6 | 63-70 |
| 00:50 | LSU | Michael McCoy is fouled on the floor by David Myers - foul #5 on David Myers, team foul #7 | 63-70 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG) David Myers | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 00:50 | LSU | Michael McCoy makes the 1st free throw | 63-71 |
| 00:50 | LSU | Michael McCoy makes the 2nd free throw | 63-72 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+4) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:45 | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux is called for traveling | 63-72 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:44 | LSU | Michael McCoy is hacked by Bryan Espey in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bryan Espey, team foul #8 | 63-72 |
| 00:44 | LSU | Michael McCoy makes the 1st free throw | 63-73 |
| 00:44 | LSU | Michael McCoy makes the 2nd free throw | 63-74 |
| 00:38 | Mississippi | William Clark is called for the reach on Chad Smith - foul #2 on William Clark, team foul #6 | 63-74 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Meinhardt (PF) Michael McCoy | |
| 00:35 | Mississippi | Bryan Espey hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-74 |
| 00:34 | Mississippi | Thomas Hamilton grabs the offensive board | 63-74 |
| 00:31 | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-74 |
| 00:29 | LSU | William Clark snags the defensive board | 63-74 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | LSU | Robert Landry runs out the clock | 63-74 |