| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Brian Smith (fresh) SG - Steven Digiacomo (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Brown (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dana Echols (fresh) 4 reb. C - Eddie Davenport (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Kenneth Newhall (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Henry Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Thornton (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Patrick Beery (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Klock (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | George Brown inbounds the ball | 23-34 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:38 | Mississippi | George Brown misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 23-34 |
| 19:36 | Mississippi | Dana Echols tips it in | 25-34 |
| 19:17 | LSU | Henry Smith makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Kenneth Newhall | 25-37 |
| 18:55 | Mississippi | Joseph Klock steps in front of the George Brown pass | 25-37 |
| 18:26 | LSU | Patrick Beery misses short on a floater from the right side | 25-37 |
| 18:25 | Mississippi | Eddie Davenport pulls down the rebound | 25-37 |
| 18:10 | Mississippi | Eddie Davenport is whistled for a carry | 25-37 |
| 17:44 | LSU | Kenneth Newhall comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 25-37 |
| 17:42 | LSU | Henry Smith tips it home | 25-39 |
| 17:18 | Mississippi | Eddie Davenport misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 25-39 |
| 17:16 | LSU | Kenneth Newhall snags the defensive board | 25-39 |
| 16:56 | LSU | Henry Smith double dribbles | 25-39 |
| 16:44 | Mississippi | Dana Echols misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 25-39 |
| 16:42 | LSU | Patrick Beery grabs the board | 25-39 |
| 16:28 | LSU | Henry Smith misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 25-39 |
| 16:27 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Thornton | 25-39 |
| 16:10 | LSU | Kenneth Newhall misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by George Brown - foul #2 on George Brown, team foul #1 | 25-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Timothy Clayton (PF), George Price (C) Dana Echols, Eddie Davenport | |
| Subs | LSU | Earnest Mateer (PF), Anthony Rotz (C) Patrick Beery, Joseph Klock | |
| 16:10 | LSU | Kenneth Newhall makes the 1st free throw | 25-40 |
| 16:10 | LSU | Kenneth Newhall makes the 2nd free throw | 25-41 |
| 15:49 | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-41 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Brian Smith (fresh) SG - Steven Digiacomo (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Brown (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Timothy Clayton (fresh) C - George Price (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Kenneth Newhall (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Henry Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Thornton (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Earnest Mateer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Rotz (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:24 | LSU | Henry Smith hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 28-41 |
| 15:23 | Mississippi | George Brown gets the rebound | 28-41 |
| 15:10 | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo is fouled on the floor by Anthony Rotz - foul #2 on Anthony Rotz, team foul #1 | 28-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jason Young (PG), John Ellis (SF), Dana Echols (PF), Eddie Davenport (C) Brian Smith, George Brown, Timothy Clayton, George Price | |
| Subs | LSU | Walter Edmondson (PG), Joseph Klock (C) Kenneth Newhall, Anthony Rotz | |
| 14:49 | Mississippi | Eddie Davenport misses short on a shot from the right block | 28-41 |
| 14:48 | LSU | Joseph Klock pulls down the rebound | 28-41 |
| 14:42 | LSU | Joseph Klock misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-41 |
| 14:41 | Mississippi | John Ellis pulls down the rebound | 28-41 |
| 14:20 | Mississippi | Eddie Davenport can't throw it down but he's fouled by Earnest Mateer - foul #1 on Earnest Mateer, team foul #2 | 28-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Randolph Maly (SG), George Brown (SF) Steven Digiacomo, John Ellis | |
| Subs | LSU | Kenneth Newhall (PG), Frank Bergsman (SF), Patrick Beery (PF) Henry Smith, Christopher Thornton, Earnest Mateer | |
| 14:20 | Mississippi | Eddie Davenport makes the 1st free throw | 29-41 |
| 14:20 | Mississippi | Eddie Davenport misses the 2nd free throw | 29-41 |
| 14:20 | LSU | Patrick Beery snags the defensive board | 29-41 |
| 13:51 | LSU | Walter Edmondson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-41 |
| 13:50 | LSU | Joseph Klock tips it back up and in | 29-43 |
| 13:21 | Mississippi | Eddie Davenport scores on a runner from the baseline | 31-43 |
| 12:58 | LSU | Joseph Klock lays it in on a great pass from Kenneth Newhall | 31-45 |
| 12:38 | Mississippi | Randolph Maly can't finish the layup | 31-45 |
| 12:36 | Mississippi | George Brown can't tip it in | 31-45 |
| 12:35 | LSU | The rebound goes to Kenneth Newhall | 31-45 |
| 12:30 | LSU | Walter Edmondson clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 31-45 |
| 12:28 | Mississippi | Dana Echols grabs the board | 31-45 |
| 12:22 | Mississippi | Randolph Maly is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Randolph Maly, team foul #2 | 31-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Brian Smith (PG), Steven Digiacomo (SG), Timothy Clayton (PF), George Price (C) Jason Young, Randolph Maly, Dana Echols, Eddie Davenport | |
| Subs | LSU | Henry Smith (SG), Christopher Thornton (SF), Earnest Mateer (PF), Anthony Rotz (C) Kenneth Newhall, Frank Bergsman, Patrick Beery, Joseph Klock | |
| 12:00 | LSU | Henry Smith can't connect on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Steven Digiacomo - foul #3 on Steven Digiacomo, team foul #3 | 31-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Ellis (SF) George Brown | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 12:00 | LSU | Henry Smith makes the 1st free throw | 31-46 |
| 12:00 | LSU | Henry Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 31-46 |
| 12:00 | Mississippi | George Price gets the rebound | 31-46 |
| 11:38 | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 33-46 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Brian Smith (fresh) SG - Steven Digiacomo (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Ellis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Clayton (fresh) C - George Price (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Walter Edmondson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Henry Smith (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Thornton (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Earnest Mateer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Rotz (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:33 | LSU | Walter Edmondson misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 33-46 |
| 11:32 | Mississippi | Timothy Clayton grabs the board | 33-46 |
| 11:12 | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 33-46 |
| 11:10 | LSU | Anthony Rotz snags the defensive board | 33-46 |
| 10:52 | LSU | Henry Smith scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Anthony Rotz | 33-49 |
| 10:29 | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 33-49 |
| 10:27 | LSU | Earnest Mateer snags the defensive board | 33-49 |
| 09:58 | LSU | Henry Smith connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Earnest Mateer and he's hacked by Steven Digiacomo - foul #4 on Steven Digiacomo, team foul #4 | 33-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi | George Brown (SF), Dana Echols (PF), Eddie Davenport (C) John Ellis, Timothy Clayton, George Price | |
| Subs | LSU | Kenneth Newhall (PG), Patrick Beery (PF), Joseph Klock (C) Walter Edmondson, Earnest Mateer, Anthony Rotz | |
| 09:58 | LSU | Henry Smith makes the free throw | 33-52 |
| 09:35 | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo buries a floater in the paint and he's hacked by Henry Smith - foul #1 on Henry Smith, team foul #3 | 35-52 |
| 09:35 | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo makes the free throw | 36-52 |
| 09:19 | LSU | Christopher Thornton misses badly on a floater in the lane | 36-52 |
| 09:17 | Mississippi | Brian Smith snags the defensive board | 36-52 |
| 08:48 | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-52 |
| 08:47 | LSU | Patrick Beery gets the rebound | 36-52 |
| 08:21 | LSU | Henry Smith drills a jumper from just outside the lane | 36-54 |
| 07:58 | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-54 |
| 07:57 | LSU | Kenneth Newhall grabs the board | 36-54 |
| 07:40 | LSU | Henry Smith drills a shot from the right wing set up by Kenneth Newhall | 36-56 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Brian Smith (fairly fresh) SG - Steven Digiacomo (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - George Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dana Echols (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Eddie Davenport (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Kenneth Newhall (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Henry Smith (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Thornton (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Patrick Beery (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Klock (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo's pass is intercepted by Joseph Klock | 36-56 |
| 07:02 | LSU | 3 seconds is called on Henry Smith | 36-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jason Young (PG), Randolph Maly (SG) Brian Smith, Steven Digiacomo | |
| Subs | LSU | Walter Edmondson (SG), Frank Bergsman (SF), Earnest Mateer (PF) Henry Smith, Christopher Thornton, Patrick Beery | |
| 06:36 | Mississippi | Jason Young misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 36-56 |
| 06:35 | LSU | Walter Edmondson grabs the defensive rebound | 36-56 |
| 06:14 | LSU | Frank Bergsman connects on the turnaround from close range | 36-58 |
| 05:48 | Mississippi | Dana Echols misses the easy layup | 36-58 |
| 05:47 | LSU | Frank Bergsman pulls down the rebound | 36-58 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:25 | LSU | Joseph Klock comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 36-58 |
| 05:24 | Mississippi | George Brown gets the rebound | 36-58 |
| 05:03 | Mississippi | Dana Echols clanks a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Joseph Klock - foul #1 on Joseph Klock, team foul #4 | 36-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Ellis (SF), George Price (C) George Brown, Eddie Davenport | |
| Subs | LSU | Henry Smith (SG), Anthony Rotz (C) Kenneth Newhall, Joseph Klock | |
| 05:03 | Mississippi | Dana Echols misses the 1st free throw | 36-58 |
| 05:03 | Mississippi | Dana Echols makes the 2nd free throw | 37-58 |
| 04:35 | LSU | Henry Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Timothy Clayton (PF) Dana Echols | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 04:12 | Mississippi | Jason Young misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-58 |
| 04:11 | Mississippi | John Ellis grabs the offensive rebound | 37-58 |
| 03:53 | Mississippi | Jason Young hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-58 |
| 03:37 | LSU | Walter Edmondson drills a jump hook in the lane | 40-60 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jason Young (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Randolph Maly (fresh) SF - John Ellis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Timothy Clayton (fresh) C - George Price (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Walter Edmondson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Henry Smith (fresh) 23 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Bergsman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Earnest Mateer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Anthony Rotz (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Mississippi | John Ellis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-60 |
| 03:03 | LSU | Walter Edmondson scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane and the foul's on Jason Young - foul #1 on Jason Young, team foul #5 | 40-62 |
| 03:03 | LSU | Walter Edmondson misses the free throw | 40-62 |
| 03:03 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Timothy Clayton | 40-62 |
| 02:43 | Mississippi | Jason Young misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 40-62 |
| 02:42 | LSU | Frank Bergsman pulls down the rebound | 40-62 |
| 02:13 | LSU | Henry Smith hits a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Frank Bergsman | 40-64 |
| 01:48 | Mississippi | Jason Young comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 40-64 |
| 01:46 | LSU | Earnest Mateer snags the defensive board | 40-64 |
| 01:24 | LSU | Earnest Mateer loses the dribble to Timothy Clayton | 40-64 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:58 | Mississippi | John Ellis hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 40-64 |
| 00:57 | Mississippi | Timothy Clayton grabs the offensive board | 40-64 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:55 | Mississippi | Jason Young misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-64 |
| 00:53 | LSU | Henry Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 40-64 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:28 | LSU | Earnest Mateer scores on a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Walter Edmondson | 40-66 |
| 00:23 | Mississippi | Jason Young drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line and he's hacked by Anthony Rotz - foul #3 on Anthony Rotz, team foul #5 | 42-66 |
| 00:23 | Mississippi | Jason Young misses the free throw | 42-66 |
| 00:23 | LSU | The rebound goes to Anthony Rotz | 42-66 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Walter Edmondson runs out the clock | 42-66 |