| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kevin Brown (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Milton Cuneo (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clinton Meyer (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Miladen Zlaten (fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Kyle Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SG - Michael Scott (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Caba (fresh) 3 reb. C - Kenneth Carney (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Clinton Meyer inbounds the ball | 30-24 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:42 | Mississippi | Miladen Zlaten is denied on a layup by John Caba | 30-24 |
| 19:41 | Mississippi | Kevin Brown misses the tip | 30-24 |
| 19:40 | Mississippi | Clinton Meyer tips it but misses | 30-24 |
| 19:39 | LSU | Kenneth Carney pulls down the rebound | 30-24 |
| 19:19 | LSU | Michael Scott works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-24 |
| 19:17 | LSU | John Caba gets the offensive rebound | 30-24 |
| 18:58 | LSU | James Anderson misses the runner near the basket but he's hacked by Clinton Meyer - foul #2 on Clinton Meyer, team foul #1 | 30-24 |
| 18:58 | LSU | James Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 30-25 |
| 18:58 | LSU | James Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 30-26 |
| 18:33 | Mississippi | Miladen Zlaten travels with the ball | 30-26 |
| 18:10 | LSU | James Anderson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 30-26 |
| 18:09 | LSU | John Caba tips it in | 30-28 |
| 17:54 | Mississippi | Kevin Brown misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-28 |
| 17:53 | LSU | John Caba gets the rebound | 30-28 |
| 17:25 | LSU | John Caba drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Michael Scott and the foul's on Miladen Zlaten - foul #2 on Miladen Zlaten, team foul #2 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Grant (C) Kenneth Carney | |
| 17:25 | LSU | John Caba makes the free throw | 30-31 |
| 17:02 | Mississippi | Miladen Zlaten knocks in the floater from close range set up by Clinton Meyer | 32-31 |
| 16:36 | LSU | Robert Grant is open and buries a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Michael Scott | 32-33 |
| 16:17 | Mississippi | Clinton Meyer comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 32-33 |
| 16:16 | LSU | Michael Scott pulls down the rebound | 32-33 |
| 15:47 | LSU | Miladen Zlaten is called for the reach on James Anderson - foul #3 on Miladen Zlaten, team foul #3 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Stogner (PG), William Lore (SG), William King (SF), Charles Fitzgerald (PF), Thurman Lewis (C) Kevin Brown, Milton Cuneo, Clinton Meyer, Miladen Zlaten, Robert Smith | |
| Subs | LSU | Kenneth Deines (PG), Ricky Kerr (SF), Kenneth Carney (C) Kyle Murphy, James Anderson, John Caba | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Robert Stogner (fresh) SG - William Lore (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William King (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Fitzgerald (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Thurman Lewis (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Kenneth Deines (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Scott (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ricky Kerr (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Grant (fresh) 8 pts. C - Kenneth Carney (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:28 | LSU | Ricky Kerr's pass is intercepted by Charles Fitzgerald | 32-33 |
| 15:20 | Mississippi | William Lore clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 32-33 |
| 15:18 | Mississippi | William King can't tip it in | 32-33 |
| 15:17 | Mississippi | Thurman Lewis tips it back up and in | 34-33 |
| 14:57 | LSU | Michael Scott clanks a 3 from the left wing | 34-33 |
| 14:56 | Mississippi | Thurman Lewis snags the defensive board | 34-33 |
| 14:39 | Mississippi | Charles Fitzgerald is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Deines - foul #1 on Kenneth Deines, team foul #1 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kevin Brown (PG), Milton Cuneo (SG) Robert Stogner, William Lore | |
| Subs | LSU | Kyle Murphy (PG) Michael Scott | |
| 14:18 | Mississippi | Milton Cuneo misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-33 |
| 14:17 | LSU | Robert Grant grabs the defensive rebound | 34-33 |
| 13:52 | LSU | Robert Grant is hacked by Charles Fitzgerald - foul #1 on Charles Fitzgerald, team foul #4 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Clinton Meyer (SF), Miladen Zlaten (PF) William King, Charles Fitzgerald | |
| Subs | LSU | James Anderson (SF), Frank Lopes (C) Ricky Kerr, Kenneth Carney | |
| 13:26 | LSU | Thurman Lewis takes the ball from James Anderson | 34-33 |
| 13:09 | Mississippi | James Anderson takes the ball from Milton Cuneo | 34-33 |
| 12:50 | LSU | Kyle Murphy misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-33 |
| 12:49 | LSU | Frank Lopes hits the follow up shot | 34-35 |
| 12:36 | Mississippi | Kevin Brown connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing and the foul's on Kyle Murphy - foul #3 on Kyle Murphy, team foul #2 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Lore (SG), Robert Smith (C) Milton Cuneo, Thurman Lewis | |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Scott (SG), John Caba (PF), Kenneth Carney (C) Kyle Murphy, Robert Grant, Frank Lopes | |
| 12:36 | Mississippi | Kevin Brown makes the free throw | 37-35 |
| 12:13 | LSU | Kenneth Carney knocks in the jumper from the baseline set up by James Anderson out of the doubleteam | 37-37 |
| 12:01 | Mississippi | William Lore misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 37-37 |
| 11:59 | LSU | John Caba gets the rebound | 37-37 |
| 11:41 | LSU | James Anderson comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 37-37 |
| 11:39 | Mississippi | Clinton Meyer gets the rebound | 37-37 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kevin Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Lore (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Clinton Meyer (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Miladen Zlaten (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. C - Robert Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Kenneth Deines (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Scott (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - John Caba (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Kenneth Carney (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:14 | Mississippi | Robert Smith makes the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Clinton Meyer | 39-37 |
| 11:09 | LSU | John Caba is fouled on the floor by Miladen Zlaten - foul #4 on Miladen Zlaten, team foul #5 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Milton Cuneo (SG), William King (SF), Charles Fitzgerald (PF) William Lore, Clinton Meyer, Miladen Zlaten | |
| Subs | LSU | Kyle Murphy (PG), Ricky Kerr (SF) Kenneth Deines, James Anderson | |
| 10:49 | LSU | John Caba clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 39-37 |
| 10:47 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Carney | 39-37 |
| 10:25 | LSU | Michael Scott shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-37 |
| 10:23 | Mississippi | Charles Fitzgerald grabs the defensive rebound | 39-37 |
| 10:08 | Mississippi | Kevin Brown drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Milton Cuneo | 42-37 |
| 09:44 | LSU | Milton Cuneo is called for the reach on John Caba - foul #3 on Milton Cuneo, team foul #6 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Stogner (PG), Thurman Lewis (C) Kevin Brown, Robert Smith | |
| Subs | LSU | James Anderson (SF), Robert Grant (PF), Frank Lopes (C) Ricky Kerr, John Caba, Kenneth Carney | |
| 09:23 | LSU | Robert Grant travels with the ball | 42-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Clinton Meyer (SF) William King | |
| Subs | LSU | Kenneth Deines (SG) Michael Scott | |
| 09:03 | Mississippi | Clinton Meyer connects on the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Robert Stogner and he's fouled by Frank Lopes - foul #3 on Frank Lopes, team foul #3 | 44-37 |
| 09:03 | Mississippi | Clinton Meyer makes the free throw | 45-37 |
| 08:44 | LSU | Kyle Murphy clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-37 |
| 08:43 | Mississippi | Milton Cuneo grabs the defensive rebound | 45-37 |
| 08:25 | Mississippi | Charles Fitzgerald loses the dribble to Kyle Murphy | 45-37 |
| 07:58 | LSU | Robert Grant misses the easy layup | 45-37 |
| 07:56 | LSU | Frank Lopes snags the offensive board | 45-37 |
| 07:35 | LSU | Robert Grant drills a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Kyle Murphy | 45-39 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Robert Stogner (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Milton Cuneo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Clinton Meyer (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Charles Fitzgerald (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Thurman Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Kyle Murphy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Deines (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Robert Grant (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Lopes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:13 | Mississippi | Thurman Lewis misses the runner in the lane | 45-39 |
| 07:12 | Mississippi | Milton Cuneo hits the follow up shot | 47-39 |
| 06:45 | LSU | Kenneth Deines is fouled on the floor by Milton Cuneo - foul #4 on Milton Cuneo, team foul #7 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kevin Brown (PG), William Lore (SG), William King (SF), Miladen Zlaten (PF), Robert Smith (C) Robert Stogner, Milton Cuneo, Clinton Meyer, Charles Fitzgerald, Thurman Lewis | |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Scott (SG), Ricky Kerr (SF), John Caba (PF), Kenneth Carney (C) Kyle Murphy, James Anderson, Robert Grant, Frank Lopes | |
| 06:45 | LSU | Kenneth Deines misses the 1st free throw | 47-39 |
| 06:45 | Mississippi | Miladen Zlaten gets the rebound | 47-39 |
| 06:32 | Mississippi | Robert Smith misses the floater from the right wing | 47-39 |
| 06:30 | LSU | Kenneth Carney grabs the board | 47-39 |
| 06:07 | LSU | Kenneth Carney's floater is tipped away by Miladen Zlaten | 47-39 |
| 06:05 | LSU | Kenneth Carney tips it back up and in | 47-41 |
| 05:51 | Mississippi | William Lore comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 47-41 |
| 05:49 | Mississippi | Miladen Zlaten gets the offensive rebound | 47-41 |
| 05:35 | Mississippi | Robert Smith's fadeaway is rejected by Kenneth Carney | 47-41 |
| 05:34 | LSU | John Caba grabs the defensive rebound | 47-41 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 05:05 | LSU | The jump hook by John Caba is blocked by Robert Smith | 47-41 |
| 05:04 | Mississippi | Kevin Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 47-41 |
| 04:51 | Mississippi | Miladen Zlaten shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by John Caba - foul #1 on John Caba, team foul #4 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Milton Cuneo (SG), Clinton Meyer (SF) William Lore, William King | |
| Subs | LSU | Kyle Murphy (PG), James Anderson (SF) Kenneth Deines, Ricky Kerr | |
| 04:51 | Mississippi | Miladen Zlaten makes the 1st free throw | 48-41 |
| 04:51 | Mississippi | Miladen Zlaten misses the 2nd free throw | 48-41 |
| 04:51 | LSU | Kenneth Carney grabs the board | 48-41 |
| 04:44 | LSU | James Anderson misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-41 |
| 04:43 | LSU | Kenneth Carney grabs the offensive board | 48-41 |
| 04:30 | LSU | James Anderson knocks in the shot from just outside the lane | 48-43 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 04:19 | Mississippi | Robert Smith connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Milton Cuneo | 50-43 |
| 04:02 | LSU | Kyle Murphy comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 50-43 |
| 04:00 | Mississippi | Clinton Meyer grabs the board | 50-43 |
| 03:47 | Mississippi | Milton Cuneo is hacked by Michael Scott - foul #1 on Michael Scott, team foul #5 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Thurman Lewis (C) Robert Smith | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Grant (PF), Frank Lopes (C) John Caba, Kenneth Carney | |
| 03:18 | Mississippi | Milton Cuneo misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 50-43 |
| 03:16 | LSU | Robert Grant grabs the board | 50-43 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kevin Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Milton Cuneo (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - Clinton Meyer (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. PF - Miladen Zlaten (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Thurman Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Kyle Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Michael Scott (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Anderson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Robert Grant (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Lopes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:01 | LSU | Miladen Zlaten steals it from Kyle Murphy | 50-43 |
| 02:37 | Mississippi | Milton Cuneo buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-43 |
| 02:32 | LSU | Clinton Meyer steals the ball from Michael Scott | 53-43 |
| 02:28 | Mississippi | Clinton Meyer misses the easy layup | 53-43 |
| 02:27 | LSU | Kyle Murphy gets the rebound | 53-43 |
| 02:21 | LSU | Michael Scott loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 53-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Stogner (PG), William King (SF), Charles Fitzgerald (PF), Robert Smith (C) Kevin Brown, Clinton Meyer, Miladen Zlaten, Thurman Lewis | |
| Subs | LSU | Kenneth Deines (PG), Ricky Kerr (SG), John Caba (PF) Kyle Murphy, Michael Scott, Frank Lopes | |
| 02:00 | Mississippi | Robert Smith misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 53-43 |
| 01:58 | LSU | John Caba snags the defensive board | 53-43 |
| 01:36 | LSU | James Anderson's fadeaway is rejected by Charles Fitzgerald | 53-43 |
| 01:35 | Mississippi | Robert Smith snags the defensive board | 53-43 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 01:21 | Mississippi | John Caba takes the ball from Robert Stogner | 53-43 |
| 01:01 | LSU | Robert Grant can't connect on a floater from close range | 53-43 |
| 00:59 | Mississippi | Robert Smith pulls down the rebound | 53-43 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:57 | Mississippi | Robert Smith is hacked by Ricky Kerr in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ricky Kerr, team foul #6 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kevin Brown (PG), Miladen Zlaten (PF) Robert Stogner, Robert Smith | |
| Subs | LSU | Kyle Murphy (PG), Michael Scott (SG), Kenneth Carney (C) Kenneth Deines, Ricky Kerr, Robert Grant | |
| 00:54 | Mississippi | Charles Fitzgerald is hacked by Kenneth Carney - foul #3 on Kenneth Carney, team foul #7 | 53-43 |
| 00:54 | Mississippi | Charles Fitzgerald misses the 1st free throw | 53-43 |
| 00:54 | LSU | John Caba grabs the board | 53-43 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:46 | LSU | James Anderson is called for a charge - foul #3 on James Anderson, team foul #8 | 53-43 |
| 00:44 | Mississippi | William King is hacked by Kyle Murphy in the backcourt - foul #4 on Kyle Murphy, team foul #9 | 53-43 |
| 00:44 | Mississippi | William King makes the 1st free throw | 54-43 |
| 00:44 | Mississippi | William King misses the 2nd free throw | 54-43 |
| 00:44 | LSU | Kenneth Carney snags the defensive board | 54-43 |
| 00:38 | LSU | Kyle Murphy knocks in the jumper from the left side set up by Michael Scott | 54-45 |
| 00:38 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-45 |
| 00:35 | Mississippi | Kyle Murphy is called for the reach on Miladen Zlaten in the backcourt - foul #5 on Kyle Murphy, team foul #10 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | LSU | Kenneth Deines (PG) Kyle Murphy | |
| 00:35 | Mississippi | Miladen Zlaten makes the 1st free throw | 55-45 |
| 00:35 | Mississippi | Miladen Zlaten makes the 2nd free throw | 56-45 |
| 00:30 | LSU | James Anderson hits a turnaround from the right block set up by Kenneth Deines | 56-47 |
| 00:27 | Mississippi | Charles Fitzgerald is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Scott - foul #2 on Michael Scott, team foul #11 | 56-47 |
| 00:27 | Mississippi | Charles Fitzgerald makes the 1st free throw | 57-47 |
| 00:27 | Mississippi | Charles Fitzgerald makes the 2nd free throw | 58-47 |
| 00:21 | LSU | John Caba clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 58-47 |
| 00:19 | LSU | Kenneth Carney tips it back up and in | 58-49 |
| 00:19 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-49 |
| 00:17 | Mississippi | Milton Cuneo is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Deines - foul #2 on Kenneth Deines, team foul #12 | 58-49 |
| 00:17 | Mississippi | Milton Cuneo makes the 1st free throw | 59-49 |
| 00:17 | Mississippi | Milton Cuneo makes the 2nd free throw | 60-49 |
| 00:13 | LSU | James Anderson lays it up and in against a doubleteam set up by Michael Scott and the foul's on William King - foul #1 on William King, team foul #8 | 60-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Clinton Meyer (SF), Robert Smith (C) William King, Charles Fitzgerald | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 00:13 | LSU | James Anderson makes the free throw | 60-52 |
| 00:10 | Mississippi | Milton Cuneo is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Deines - foul #3 on Kenneth Deines, team foul #13 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William King (SF), Charles Fitzgerald (C) Clinton Meyer, Robert Smith | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 00:10 | Mississippi | Milton Cuneo makes the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 00:10 | Mississippi | Milton Cuneo makes the 2nd free throw | 62-52 |
| 00:05 | LSU | John Caba buries a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Anderson | 62-54 |
| 00:05 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 62-54 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Kevin Brown runs out the clock | 62-54 |