| Lineup | LSU | PG - Cheslav Czapiewski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Victor Pitt (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Walter Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Harris (fresh) 4 pts. C - Clifford Davidson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kevin Pegues (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sammy Whitten (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Orlando Arendt (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Greg Walker (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Washington (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Walter Williams inbounds the ball | 32-41 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:44 | LSU | The jump hook by Walter Williams is blocked by Paul Washington | 32-41 |
| 19:42 | LSU | Clifford Davidson tips it home | 34-41 |
| 19:22 | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-44 |
| 19:04 | LSU | The jumper by Victor Pitt is denied by Orlando Arendt | 34-44 |
| 19:02 | LSU | Donald Harris hits the follow up shot | 36-44 |
| 18:47 | Mississippi | Greg Walker blows the layup but he's hacked by Donald Harris - foul #2 on Donald Harris, team foul #1 | 36-44 |
| 18:47 | Mississippi | Greg Walker makes the 1st free throw | 36-45 |
| 18:47 | Mississippi | Greg Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 36-46 |
| 18:33 | LSU | Victor Pitt buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Cheslav Czapiewski and he's hacked by Greg Walker - foul #1 on Greg Walker, team foul #1 | 38-46 |
| 18:33 | LSU | Victor Pitt misses the free throw | 38-46 |
| 18:33 | Mississippi | Orlando Arendt pulls down the rebound | 38-46 |
| 18:15 | Mississippi | Sammy Whitten connects on the fadeaway in the lane | 38-48 |
| 17:56 | LSU | Donald Harris clanks a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Orlando Arendt - foul #2 on Orlando Arendt, team foul #2 | 38-48 |
| 17:56 | LSU | Donald Harris makes the 1st free throw | 39-48 |
| 17:56 | LSU | Donald Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 40-48 |
| 17:34 | Mississippi | Sammy Whitten misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 40-48 |
| 17:32 | Mississippi | Orlando Arendt pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-48 |
| 17:13 | Mississippi | Paul Washington travels with the ball | 40-48 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Noland (SG), Adam Blacker (PF), Manuel Lower (C) Victor Pitt, Donald Harris, Clifford Davidson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bobby Barrett (SF), Gene Davis (PF) Orlando Arendt, Greg Walker | |
| 17:02 | LSU | Manuel Lower can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Kevin Pegues - foul #2 on Kevin Pegues, team foul #3 | 40-48 |
| 17:02 | LSU | Manuel Lower makes the 1st free throw | 41-48 |
| 17:02 | LSU | Manuel Lower makes the 2nd free throw | 42-48 |
| 16:44 | Mississippi | Paul Washington scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Sammy Whitten | 42-50 |
| 16:33 | LSU | Walter Williams misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 42-50 |
| 16:31 | Mississippi | Sammy Whitten gets the rebound | 42-50 |
| 16:07 | Mississippi | Paul Washington misses the lay-in | 42-50 |
| 16:05 | LSU | Adam Blacker gets the rebound | 42-50 |
| 15:50 | LSU | Walter Williams blows the layup | 42-50 |
| 15:48 | LSU | Robert Noland gets the offensive rebound | 42-50 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Cheslav Czapiewski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Noland (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Walter Williams (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Adam Blacker (fresh) 2 reb. C - Manuel Lower (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kevin Pegues (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sammy Whitten (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SF - Bobby Barrett (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Gene Davis (fresh) C - Paul Washington (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:39 | LSU | Cheslav Czapiewski clanks a runner in the paint but the foul's on Bobby Barrett - foul #2 on Bobby Barrett, team foul #4 | 42-50 |
| Subs | LSU | Victor Pitt (SG), Predrag Ziemann (SF), Donald Harris (PF), Clifford Davidson (C) Robert Noland, Walter Williams, Adam Blacker, Manuel Lower | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook (PG), Scott Mertens (SG), Orlando Arendt (SF), Greg Walker (PF) Kevin Pegues, Sammy Whitten, Bobby Barrett, Paul Washington | |
| 15:39 | LSU | Cheslav Czapiewski makes the 1st free throw | 43-50 |
| 15:39 | LSU | Cheslav Czapiewski misses the 2nd free throw | 43-50 |
| 15:39 | Mississippi | Greg Walker pulls down the rebound | 43-50 |
| 15:18 | Mississippi | Greg Walker misses badly on a floater in the paint | 43-50 |
| 15:17 | Mississippi | Gene Davis tips it but misses | 43-50 |
| 15:15 | LSU | Victor Pitt gets the rebound | 43-50 |
| 15:01 | LSU | Victor Pitt's layup is rejected by Gene Davis | 43-50 |
| 14:59 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Gene Davis | 43-50 |
| 14:44 | Mississippi | Gene Davis hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 43-50 |
| 14:42 | LSU | Clifford Davidson pulls down the rebound | 43-50 |
| 14:15 | LSU | Predrag Ziemann hits the finger roll set up by Cheslav Czapiewski | 45-50 |
| 13:48 | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook is called for traveling | 45-50 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Noland (PG), Walter Williams (SF) Cheslav Czapiewski, Predrag Ziemann | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues (PG), Sammy Whitten (SG), Paul Washington (C) Dustin Holbrook, Scott Mertens, Gene Davis | |
| 13:27 | LSU | Victor Pitt drills a floater from the right wing | 47-50 |
| 13:10 | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues is hacked by Robert Noland - foul #2 on Robert Noland, team foul #2 | 47-50 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bobby Barrett (PF) Greg Walker | |
| 12:51 | Mississippi | Donald Harris steps in front of the Orlando Arendt pass | 47-50 |
| 12:36 | LSU | Donald Harris makes the shot from the left block set up by Robert Noland | 49-50 |
| 12:18 | Mississippi | Paul Washington misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Walter Williams - foul #2 on Walter Williams, team foul #3 | 49-50 |
| Subs | LSU | Cheslav Czapiewski (PG), Adam Blacker (PF), Manuel Lower (C) Victor Pitt, Donald Harris, Clifford Davidson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Quinn Botkin (SF) Orlando Arendt | |
| 12:18 | Mississippi | Paul Washington misses the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 12:18 | Mississippi | Paul Washington makes the 2nd free throw | 49-51 |
| 11:54 | LSU | Cheslav Czapiewski's floater is tipped away by Bobby Barrett | 49-51 |
| 11:52 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Quinn Botkin | 49-51 |
| 11:46 | Mississippi | Quinn Botkin can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 49-51 |
| 11:44 | LSU | The rebound goes to Walter Williams | 49-51 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Cheslav Czapiewski (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Robert Noland (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Walter Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Adam Blacker (fresh) 2 reb. C - Manuel Lower (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kevin Pegues (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sammy Whitten (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SF - Quinn Botkin (fresh) PF - Bobby Barrett (fresh) 8 pts. C - Paul Washington (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:25 | LSU | Adam Blacker buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Cheslav Czapiewski | 51-51 |
| 11:02 | Mississippi | Paul Washington misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 51-51 |
| 11:01 | LSU | Cheslav Czapiewski grabs the board | 51-51 |
| 10:44 | LSU | Walter Williams is whistled for a carry | 51-51 |
| Subs | LSU | Victor Pitt (SG), Predrag Ziemann (SF), Donald Harris (PF), Clifford Davidson (C) Robert Noland, Walter Williams, Adam Blacker, Manuel Lower | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Scott Mertens (SG), Orlando Arendt (SF), Greg Walker (PF) Sammy Whitten, Quinn Botkin, Bobby Barrett | |
| 10:20 | Mississippi | Orlando Arendt misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 51-51 |
| 10:19 | LSU | Donald Harris pulls down the rebound | 51-51 |
| 10:16 | LSU | Cheslav Czapiewski throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-51 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook (PG) Kevin Pegues | |
| 09:52 | Mississippi | Victor Pitt steals it from Dustin Holbrook | 51-51 |
| 09:31 | LSU | Clifford Davidson misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 51-51 |
| 09:29 | LSU | Predrag Ziemann hits the follow up shot | 53-51 |
| 09:16 | Mississippi | Scott Mertens misses the runner in the lane | 53-51 |
| 09:15 | LSU | Donald Harris pulls down the rebound | 53-51 |
| 08:59 | LSU | Clifford Davidson misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 53-51 |
| 08:57 | Mississippi | Orlando Arendt pulls down the rebound | 53-51 |
| 08:33 | Mississippi | Paul Washington clanks a 3 from straight away | 53-51 |
| 08:31 | LSU | Donald Harris pulls down the rebound | 53-51 |
| 08:07 | LSU | Victor Pitt clanks a floater from the left side | 53-51 |
| 08:06 | Mississippi | Scott Mertens grabs the defensive rebound | 53-51 |
| 07:45 | Mississippi | Greg Walker is called for traveling | 53-51 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Noland (PG), Walter Williams (SF), Adam Blacker (PF), Manuel Lower (C) Cheslav Czapiewski, Predrag Ziemann, Donald Harris, Clifford Davidson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues (PG), Sammy Whitten (SG), Quinn Botkin (SF), Bobby Barrett (PF), Gene Davis (C) Dustin Holbrook, Scott Mertens, Orlando Arendt, Greg Walker, Paul Washington | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Noland (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Victor Pitt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Walter Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Adam Blacker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Manuel Lower (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kevin Pegues (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sammy Whitten (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SF - Quinn Botkin (fresh) PF - Bobby Barrett (fresh) 8 pts. C - Gene Davis (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:29 | LSU | Robert Noland hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Kevin Pegues - foul #3 on Kevin Pegues, team foul #5 | 53-51 |
| 07:29 | LSU | Robert Noland makes the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 07:29 | LSU | Robert Noland misses the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| 07:29 | Mississippi | Gene Davis snags the defensive board | 54-51 |
| 07:05 | Mississippi | Gene Davis misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Walter Williams - foul #3 on Walter Williams, team foul #4 | 54-51 |
| 07:05 | Mississippi | Gene Davis misses the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 07:05 | Mississippi | Gene Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| 07:05 | LSU | Adam Blacker grabs the board | 54-51 |
| 06:37 | LSU | Walter Williams scores on a jumper from the baseline set up by Robert Noland | 56-51 |
| 06:32 | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 56-51 |
| 06:30 | LSU | The rebound goes to Manuel Lower | 56-51 |
| 06:19 | LSU | Robert Noland knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-51 |
| 06:09 | Mississippi | Bobby Barrett lays it up and in | 59-53 |
| 05:48 | LSU | Victor Pitt hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-53 |
| 05:47 | LSU | Robert Noland misses the tip | 59-53 |
| 05:46 | LSU | Adam Blacker tips it home | 61-53 |
| 05:43 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-53 |
| Subs | LSU | Cheslav Czapiewski (PG), Donald Harris (PF), Clifford Davidson (C) Victor Pitt, Adam Blacker, Manuel Lower | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Orlando Arendt (SF), Greg Walker (PF), Paul Washington (C) Quinn Botkin, Bobby Barrett, Gene Davis | |
| 05:38 | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Paul Washington | 61-56 |
| 05:32 | LSU | Robert Noland loses the ball out of bounds | 61-56 |
| 05:17 | Mississippi | Robert Noland is called for the reach on Kevin Pegues - foul #3 on Robert Noland, team foul #5 | 61-56 |
| 05:05 | Mississippi | Greg Walker hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 61-56 |
| 05:04 | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues grabs the offensive rebound | 61-56 |
| 04:47 | Mississippi | Paul Washington buries a floater in the paint on a great pass from Greg Walker | 61-58 |
| 04:37 | LSU | Cheslav Czapiewski is fouled on the floor by Kevin Pegues - foul #4 on Kevin Pegues, team foul #6 | 61-58 |
| 04:27 | LSU | Cheslav Czapiewski hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 61-58 |
| 04:26 | Mississippi | Paul Washington snags the defensive board | 61-58 |
| 04:01 | Mississippi | Sammy Whitten clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-58 |
| 04:00 | LSU | Donald Harris pulls down the rebound | 61-58 |
| 03:53 | LSU | Donald Harris can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 61-58 |
| 03:51 | Mississippi | Sammy Whitten pulls down the rebound | 61-58 |
| 03:30 | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 61-58 |
| 03:28 | LSU | Clifford Davidson grabs the defensive rebound | 61-58 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Cheslav Czapiewski (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - Robert Noland (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Walter Williams (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Donald Harris (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Clifford Davidson (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kevin Pegues (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Sammy Whitten (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SF - Orlando Arendt (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Greg Walker (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Washington (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:12 | LSU | Greg Walker is called for the reach on Cheslav Czapiewski - foul #2 on Greg Walker, team foul #7 | 61-58 |
| Subs | LSU | Victor Pitt (SG) Robert Noland | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 03:12 | LSU | Cheslav Czapiewski makes the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 03:12 | LSU | Cheslav Czapiewski makes the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| 02:53 | Mississippi | Orlando Arendt clanks a fadeaway from close range | 63-58 |
| 02:51 | Mississippi | Orlando Arendt pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-58 |
| 02:38 | Mississippi | Orlando Arendt drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Sammy Whitten | 63-61 |
| 02:21 | LSU | Paul Washington takes the ball from Clifford Davidson | 63-61 |
| 02:07 | Mississippi | Donald Harris swats the shot by Paul Washington | 63-61 |
| 02:05 | LSU | The rebound goes to Clifford Davidson | 63-61 |
| 01:47 | LSU | Cheslav Czapiewski scores on a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Walter Williams and the foul's on Sammy Whitten - foul #2 on Sammy Whitten, team foul #8 | 65-61 |
| 01:47 | LSU | Cheslav Czapiewski makes the free throw | 66-61 |
| 01:29 | Mississippi | The short jumper by Greg Walker is denied by Clifford Davidson | 66-61 |
| 01:28 | LSU | Victor Pitt pulls down the rebound | 66-61 |
| 01:22 | LSU | Clifford Davidson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Victor Pitt | 68-61 |
| 01:04 | Mississippi | Greg Walker scores on a shot from the left wing and the foul's on Donald Harris - foul #3 on Donald Harris, team foul #6 | 68-63 |
| 01:04 | Mississippi | Greg Walker makes the free throw | 68-64 |
| 00:54 | LSU | Donald Harris connects on the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Walter Williams | 70-64 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:47 | Mississippi | Greg Walker comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 70-64 |
| 00:45 | LSU | Victor Pitt pulls down the rebound | 70-64 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:44 | LSU | Victor Pitt is hacked by Sammy Whitten in the backcourt - foul #3 on Sammy Whitten, team foul #9 | 70-64 |
| Subs | LSU | Predrag Ziemann (SF) Walter Williams | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 00:44 | LSU | Victor Pitt makes the 1st free throw | 71-64 |
| 00:44 | LSU | Victor Pitt makes the 2nd free throw | 72-64 |
| 00:40 | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 72-64 |
| 00:39 | Mississippi | Greg Walker snags the offensive board | 72-64 |
| 00:37 | Mississippi | Donald Harris is called for the reach on Kevin Pegues - foul #4 on Donald Harris, team foul #7 | 72-64 |
| Subs | LSU | Walter Williams (SF) Predrag Ziemann | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 00:37 | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues makes the 1st free throw | 72-65 |
| 00:37 | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues misses the 2nd free throw | 72-65 |
| 00:37 | LSU | The rebound goes to Clifford Davidson | 72-65 |
| 00:36 | LSU | Clifford Davidson is hacked by Kevin Pegues in the backcourt - foul #5 on Kevin Pegues, team foul #10 | 72-65 |
| Subs | LSU | Predrag Ziemann (SF) Walter Williams | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook (PG) Kevin Pegues | |
| 00:36 | LSU | Clifford Davidson makes the 1st free throw | 73-65 |
| 00:36 | LSU | Clifford Davidson misses the 2nd free throw | 73-65 |
| 00:36 | Mississippi | Paul Washington pulls down the rebound | 73-65 |
| 00:30 | Mississippi | Sammy Whitten is hacked by Donald Harris - foul #5 on Donald Harris, team foul #8 | 73-65 |
| Subs | LSU | Walter Williams (SF), Adam Blacker (PF) Predrag Ziemann, Donald Harris | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 00:30 | Mississippi | Sammy Whitten misses the 1st free throw | 73-65 |
| 00:30 | LSU | Clifford Davidson gets the rebound | 73-65 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:29 | LSU | Dustin Holbrook is called for the reach on Clifford Davidson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dustin Holbrook, team foul #11 | 73-65 |
| Subs | LSU | Predrag Ziemann (SF) Walter Williams | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 00:29 | LSU | Clifford Davidson makes the 1st free throw | 74-65 |
| 00:29 | LSU | Clifford Davidson makes the 2nd free throw | 75-65 |
| 00:23 | Mississippi | Sammy Whitten hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 75-65 |
| 00:21 | Mississippi | Paul Washington grabs the offensive rebound | 75-65 |
| 00:17 | Mississippi | Clifford Davidson steps in front of the Paul Washington pass | 75-65 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | LSU | Cheslav Czapiewski runs out the clock | 75-65 |