| Lineup | LSU | PG - Don Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edwin Cassell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Updike (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. PF - Patrick Lamb (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Roger Charles (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Mark Eggert (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Mark Quinn (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Pablo Castaneda (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Freddy Bozek (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Cunniff (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda inbounds the ball | 40-21 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:51 | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda clanks a 3 from the right corner | 40-21 |
| 19:49 | Mississippi | Mark Quinn snags the offensive board | 40-21 |
| 19:35 | Mississippi | Don Williams picks off the pass by Pablo Castaneda | 40-21 |
| 19:11 | LSU | Edwin Cassell is hacked by Mark Quinn - foul #1 on Mark Quinn, team foul #1 | 40-21 |
| 18:50 | LSU | Roger Charles drills a floater in the lane set up by Stephen Updike | 42-21 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 18:27 | Mississippi | Mark Eggert hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 42-21 |
| 18:25 | LSU | Edwin Cassell gets the rebound | 42-21 |
| 18:20 | LSU | Edwin Cassell drills a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Don Williams and he's fouled by Mark Quinn - foul #2 on Mark Quinn, team foul #2 | 44-21 |
| 18:20 | LSU | Edwin Cassell misses the free throw | 44-21 |
| 18:20 | Mississippi | Anthony Cunniff grabs the board | 44-21 |
| 18:13 | Mississippi | Roger Charles takes the ball from Freddy Bozek | 44-21 |
| 17:57 | LSU | Don Williams is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Don Williams, team foul #1 | 44-21 |
| 17:43 | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Mark Quinn | 44-24 |
| 17:31 | LSU | Edwin Cassell makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 47-24 |
| 17:21 | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda blows the dunk | 47-24 |
| 17:19 | Mississippi | Anthony Cunniff tips it back up and in | 47-26 |
| 16:59 | LSU | Edwin Cassell misses the easy layup | 47-26 |
| 16:58 | Mississippi | Anthony Cunniff grabs the defensive rebound | 47-26 |
| 16:51 | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda throws it down on a nice dish by Mark Eggert | 47-28 |
| 16:39 | LSU | Pablo Castaneda steals it from Edwin Cassell | 47-28 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 16:19 | Mississippi | Mark Eggert hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 47-28 |
| 16:18 | LSU | Edwin Cassell snags the defensive board | 47-28 |
| 16:16 | LSU | Mark Eggert is called for the reach on Don Williams in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mark Eggert, team foul #3 | 47-28 |
| Subs | LSU | George Guy (PG), Jeffrey Brammer (SG), Glenn Manning (SF), Dennis Matzke (PF) Don Williams, Edwin Cassell, Stephen Updike, Patrick Lamb | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Hank Hanna (SG), Greg Moon (SF), Andrew Wright (PF), Ronald Biller (C) Mark Quinn, Pablo Castaneda, Freddy Bozek, Anthony Cunniff | |
| 15:57 | LSU | Roger Charles hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint but he's fouled by Ronald Biller - foul #1 on Ronald Biller, team foul #4 | 47-28 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Walter Wade (SG) Mark Eggert | |
| 15:57 | LSU | Roger Charles makes the 1st free throw | 48-28 |
| 15:57 | LSU | Roger Charles makes the 2nd free throw | 49-28 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - George Guy (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Brammer (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Glenn Manning (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dennis Matzke (fresh) C - Roger Charles (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Greg Moon (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter Wade (fresh) SF - Hank Hanna (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Wright (fresh) C - Ronald Biller (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 15:37 | Mississippi | Walter Wade misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 49-28 |
| 15:36 | LSU | Roger Charles snags the defensive board | 49-28 |
| 15:15 | LSU | Dennis Matzke comes up short on the jumper from close range | 49-28 |
| 15:14 | LSU | Glenn Manning grabs the offensive board | 49-28 |
| 15:00 | LSU | Glenn Manning misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 49-28 |
| 14:59 | LSU | Dennis Matzke gets the offensive rebound | 49-28 |
| 14:53 | LSU | Dennis Matzke misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 49-28 |
| 14:52 | LSU | Roger Charles tips it back up and in | 51-28 |
| 14:36 | Mississippi | Walter Wade buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Hank Hanna | 51-31 |
| 14:34 | LSU | George Guy is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on George Guy, team foul #2 | 51-31 |
| Subs | LSU | Don Williams (PG), Edwin Cassell (SG), Stephen Updike (SF), Patrick Lamb (PF) George Guy, Jeffrey Brammer, Glenn Manning, Roger Charles | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark Eggert (PG), Mark Quinn (SG), Pablo Castaneda (SF), Freddy Bozek (PF), Anthony Cunniff (C) Greg Moon, Walter Wade, Hank Hanna, Andrew Wright, Ronald Biller | |
| 14:14 | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek is whistled for a carry | 51-31 |
| 14:12 | LSU | Don Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-31 |
| 14:03 | Mississippi | Mark Quinn hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Freddy Bozek | 51-34 |
| 13:50 | LSU | Patrick Lamb comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Anthony Cunniff - foul #2 on Anthony Cunniff, team foul #5 | 51-34 |
| 13:50 | LSU | Patrick Lamb makes the 1st free throw | 52-34 |
| 13:50 | LSU | Patrick Lamb makes the 2nd free throw | 53-34 |
| 13:33 | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 53-34 |
| 13:31 | LSU | Edwin Cassell grabs the board | 53-34 |
| 13:20 | LSU | Don Williams connects on the turnaround near the basket | 55-34 |
| 12:56 | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-34 |
| 12:54 | LSU | The rebound goes to Dennis Matzke | 55-34 |
| 12:35 | LSU | Patrick Lamb drills a fadeaway in the paint set up by Don Williams | 57-34 |
| 12:13 | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek is called for a charge - foul #1 on Freddy Bozek, team foul #6 | 57-34 |
| Subs | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer (SG), Glenn Manning (SF), Roger Charles (C) Edwin Cassell, Stephen Updike, Patrick Lamb | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Hank Hanna (SG), Greg Moon (SF), Andrew Wright (C) Mark Quinn, Pablo Castaneda, Anthony Cunniff | |
| 12:00 | LSU | Greg Moon steps in front of the Don Williams pass | 57-34 |
| 11:57 | Mississippi | Mark Eggert lays it up and in on a nice dish by Greg Moon | 57-36 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Don Williams (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey Brammer (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Glenn Manning (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dennis Matzke (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Roger Charles (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Mark Eggert (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Hank Hanna (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Greg Moon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Freddy Bozek (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Wright (fresh) | |
| 11:42 | LSU | Roger Charles misses short on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Mark Eggert - foul #3 on Mark Eggert, team foul #7 | 57-36 |
| Subs | LSU | George Guy (PG) Don Williams | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 11:42 | LSU | Roger Charles misses the 1st free throw | 57-36 |
| 11:42 | LSU | Roger Charles makes the 2nd free throw | 58-36 |
| 11:29 | Mississippi | Hank Hanna drills a fadeaway from the right side set up by Greg Moon | 58-38 |
| 11:15 | LSU | Glenn Manning's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-38 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ronald Biller (C) Freddy Bozek | |
| 10:58 | Mississippi | Andrew Wright's pass is intercepted by Jeffrey Brammer | 58-38 |
| 10:55 | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer lays it in | 60-38 |
| 10:37 | Mississippi | Greg Moon misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-38 |
| 10:36 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Wright | 60-38 |
| 10:27 | Mississippi | Ronald Biller hits a shot from the free throw line set up by Andrew Wright | 60-40 |
| 10:07 | LSU | Roger Charles's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-40 |
| Subs | LSU | Don Williams (PG), Edwin Cassell (SG), Stephen Updike (SF), Patrick Lamb (PF) George Guy, Jeffrey Brammer, Glenn Manning, Dennis Matzke | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark Quinn (SG), Pablo Castaneda (SF), Freddy Bozek (PF), Anthony Cunniff (C) Mark Eggert, Hank Hanna, Andrew Wright, Ronald Biller | |
| 09:52 | Mississippi | Stephen Updike steals it from Anthony Cunniff | 60-40 |
| 09:47 | LSU | Edwin Cassell makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Roger Charles | 62-40 |
| 09:26 | Mississippi | Mark Quinn misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-40 |
| 09:25 | LSU | Stephen Updike grabs the defensive rebound | 62-40 |
| 09:18 | LSU | Roger Charles is whistled for a carry | 62-40 |
| 08:55 | Mississippi | Anthony Cunniff hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 62-40 |
| 08:54 | LSU | Stephen Updike snags the defensive board | 62-40 |
| 08:38 | LSU | Stephen Updike scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by Edwin Cassell | 65-40 |
| 08:30 | Mississippi | Anthony Cunniff misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 65-40 |
| 08:29 | LSU | Don Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 65-40 |
| 08:08 | LSU | Patrick Lamb clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Pablo Castaneda - foul #2 on Pablo Castaneda, team foul #8 | 65-40 |
| Subs | LSU | Dennis Matzke (C) Roger Charles | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark Eggert (PG), Hank Hanna (PF), Andrew Wright (C) Greg Moon, Freddy Bozek, Anthony Cunniff | |
| 08:08 | LSU | Patrick Lamb misses the 1st free throw | 65-40 |
| 08:08 | LSU | Patrick Lamb makes the 2nd free throw | 66-40 |
| 07:49 | Mississippi | Mark Quinn can't connect on a floater from the left side | 66-40 |
| 07:48 | LSU | Edwin Cassell snags the defensive board | 66-40 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Don Williams (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edwin Cassell (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Updike (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. PF - Patrick Lamb (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Dennis Matzke (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Mark Eggert (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mark Quinn (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Pablo Castaneda (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Hank Hanna (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Wright (fresh) | |
| 07:42 | LSU | Patrick Lamb misses the jumper near the basket | 66-40 |
| 07:40 | Mississippi | Hank Hanna snags the defensive board | 66-40 |
| 07:24 | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda misses long on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Stephen Updike - foul #2 on Stephen Updike, team foul #3 | 66-40 |
| Subs | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer (SG), Glenn Manning (SF) Edwin Cassell, Stephen Updike | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ronald Biller (C) Mark Quinn | |
| 07:24 | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda makes the 1st free throw | 66-41 |
| 07:24 | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda makes the 2nd free throw | 66-42 |
| 07:12 | LSU | Don Williams misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 66-42 |
| 07:11 | Mississippi | Andrew Wright snags the defensive board | 66-42 |
| 06:43 | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda connects on the 3 from the right wing | 66-45 |
| 06:23 | LSU | Don Williams travels with the ball | 66-45 |
| Subs | LSU | George Guy (PG), Roger Charles (C) Don Williams, Patrick Lamb | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark Quinn (SG), Freddy Bozek (PF), Anthony Cunniff (C) Pablo Castaneda, Andrew Wright, Ronald Biller | |
| 06:07 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Brammer steps in front of the Mark Quinn pass | 66-45 |
| 06:03 | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer lays it in | 68-45 |
| 05:49 | Mississippi | Roger Charles is called for the reach on Freddy Bozek - foul #3 on Roger Charles, team foul #4 | 68-45 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Decarlo (PG) Roger Charles | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Greg Moon (PG), Walter Wade (SG), Andrew Wright (PF), Ronald Biller (C) Mark Eggert, Mark Quinn, Freddy Bozek, Anthony Cunniff | |
| 05:39 | Mississippi | Hank Hanna misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 68-45 |
| 05:37 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Hank Hanna | 68-45 |
| 05:32 | Mississippi | Hank Hanna jams it on a great pass from Greg Moon | 68-47 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:16 | LSU | Dennis Matzke misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 68-47 |
| 05:15 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Andrew Wright | 68-47 |
| 05:00 | Mississippi | George Guy denies the turnaround by Hank Hanna | 68-47 |
| 04:59 | LSU | Glenn Manning grabs the defensive rebound | 68-47 |
| 04:37 | LSU | Dennis Matzke lays it in on a great pass from Robert Decarlo and he's fouled by Ronald Biller - foul #2 on Ronald Biller, team foul #9 | 70-47 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Patrick Johnson (PG) Hank Hanna | |
| 04:37 | LSU | Dennis Matzke makes the free throw | 71-47 |
| 04:26 | Mississippi | Greg Moon connects on the 3 from straight away | 71-50 |
| 04:07 | LSU | Dennis Matzke slams it home | 73-50 |
| 04:03 | Mississippi | Walter Wade throws a bad pass out of bounds | 73-50 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:41 | LSU | Walter Wade is called for the reach on George Guy - foul #1 on Walter Wade, team foul #10 | 73-50 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Hank Hanna (PF) Andrew Wright | |
| 03:41 | LSU | George Guy makes the 1st free throw | 74-50 |
| 03:41 | LSU | George Guy makes the 2nd free throw | 75-50 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Decarlo (fresh) 1 ast. SG - George Guy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Brammer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Glenn Manning (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Dennis Matzke (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Patrick Johnson (fresh) SG - Walter Wade (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Greg Moon (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. PF - Hank Hanna (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Biller (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:17 | Mississippi | Walter Wade hits a jumpshot from the left side | 75-52 |
| 03:00 | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer scores on a shot from the right block set up by George Guy | 77-52 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:38 | Mississippi | Greg Moon connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Patrick Johnson | 77-54 |
| 02:23 | LSU | Glenn Manning can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 77-54 |
| 02:22 | Mississippi | Ronald Biller grabs the defensive rebound | 77-54 |
| 02:15 | Mississippi | Greg Moon is called for traveling | 77-54 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Andrew Wright (PF) Patrick Johnson | |
| 01:58 | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer hits a floater near the basket on a great pass from Robert Decarlo | 79-54 |
| 01:46 | Mississippi | Greg Moon misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 79-54 |
| 01:44 | LSU | Dennis Matzke pulls down the rebound | 79-54 |
| 01:24 | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer blows the layup | 79-54 |
| 01:23 | LSU | Glenn Manning hits the follow up shot | 81-54 |
| 01:10 | Mississippi | Hank Hanna slams it home on a great pass from Walter Wade | 81-56 |
| 00:47 | LSU | Dennis Matzke is hacked by Ronald Biller - foul #3 on Ronald Biller, team foul #11 | 81-56 |
| 00:47 | LSU | Dennis Matzke makes the 1st free throw | 82-56 |
| 00:47 | LSU | Dennis Matzke misses the 2nd free throw | 82-56 |
| 00:47 | Mississippi | Ronald Biller grabs the board | 82-56 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Mississippi | Ronald Biller is whistled for traveling | 82-56 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:19 | LSU | Dennis Matzke banks in the layup on a great pass from Robert Decarlo | 84-56 |
| 00:14 | Mississippi | Ronald Biller throws a bad pass out of bounds | 84-56 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Robert Decarlo runs out the clock | 84-56 |