| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Milton Libbey (fresh) SG - Christopher Majkowski (fresh) SF - Josef Kizewski (fresh) PF - Gregorio Moretti (fresh) C - Donald Clayton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Joshua Weyer (fresh) SG - Rob Cline (fresh) SF - Thomas Parker (fresh) PF - Andrew Dement (fresh) C - Dorian Freeman (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:33 | Mississippi | Josef Kizewski is fouled on the floor by Joshua Weyer - foul #1 on Joshua Weyer, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Mississippi | Christopher Majkowski knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 3-0 |
| 18:55 | LSU | Andrew Dement can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 3-0 |
| 18:53 | Mississippi | Josef Kizewski grabs the defensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:49 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey scores on a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Donald Clayton | 5-0 |
| 18:32 | LSU | Andrew Dement lays it in on a nice dish by Joshua Weyer | 5-2 |
| 18:15 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 5-2 |
| 18:13 | LSU | Dorian Freeman grabs the board | 5-2 |
| 17:49 | LSU | Dorian Freeman misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 5-2 |
| 17:48 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton gets the rebound | 5-2 |
| 17:42 | Mississippi | Josef Kizewski is whistled for a carry | 5-2 |
| 17:35 | LSU | Andrew Dement misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Milton Libbey - foul #1 on Milton Libbey, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| 17:35 | LSU | Andrew Dement makes the 1st free throw | 5-3 |
| 17:35 | LSU | Andrew Dement makes the 2nd free throw | 5-4 |
| 17:15 | Mississippi | Josef Kizewski buries a floater from the right side set up by Christopher Majkowski | 7-4 |
| 17:08 | LSU | Gregorio Moretti denies the turnaround by Dorian Freeman | 7-4 |
| 17:07 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Josef Kizewski | 7-4 |
| 17:02 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 7-4 |
| 17:00 | Mississippi | Josef Kizewski tips it home | 9-4 |
| 16:52 | LSU | Rob Cline misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 9-4 |
| 16:51 | LSU | Andrew Dement tips it back up and in | 9-6 |
| 16:27 | Mississippi | Rob Cline steals it from Gregorio Moretti | 9-6 |
| 16:11 | LSU | Andrew Dement misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Gregorio Moretti - foul #1 on Gregorio Moretti, team foul #2 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Guerrier (SF), Ronald Rice (C) Josef Kizewski, Donald Clayton | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 16:11 | LSU | Andrew Dement makes the 1st free throw | 9-7 |
| 16:11 | LSU | Andrew Dement makes the 2nd free throw | 9-8 |
| 15:46 | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Dorian Freeman - foul #1 on Dorian Freeman, team foul #2 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Tim Weisenberg (SF) Milton Libbey | |
| Subs | LSU | Christopher Lord (PG), John Dion (SF) Joshua Weyer, Thomas Parker | |
| 15:46 | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti makes the 1st free throw | 10-8 |
| 15:46 | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti makes the 2nd free throw | 11-8 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Christopher Majkowski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Guerrier (fresh) SF - Tim Weisenberg (fresh) PF - Gregorio Moretti (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Ronald Rice (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Christopher Lord (fresh) SG - Rob Cline (fairly fresh) SF - John Dion (fresh) PF - Andrew Dement (fresh) 8 pts. C - Dorian Freeman (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | LSU | Rob Cline buries a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Christopher Lord | 11-10 |
| 15:21 | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 11-10 |
| 15:19 | LSU | Dorian Freeman gets the rebound | 11-10 |
| 15:03 | LSU | Andrew Dement clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 11-10 |
| 15:01 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Ronald Rice | 11-10 |
| 14:43 | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti hits a driving attempt from close range | 13-10 |
| 14:30 | LSU | Dorian Freeman is whistled for traveling | 13-10 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Milton Libbey (PG), Josef Kizewski (SF), Donald Clayton (PF) Christopher Majkowski, Tim Weisenberg, Gregorio Moretti | |
| Subs | LSU | Genaro Greco (C) Dorian Freeman | |
| 14:01 | Mississippi | John Guerrier misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 13-10 |
| 13:59 | LSU | Genaro Greco grabs the board | 13-10 |
| 13:55 | LSU | Rob Cline misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 13-10 |
| 13:54 | LSU | John Dion pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-10 |
| 13:38 | LSU | Andrew Dement misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 13-10 |
| 13:37 | LSU | Andrew Dement tips it home | 13-12 |
| 13:08 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey misses short on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Genaro Greco - foul #1 on Genaro Greco, team foul #3 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Majkowski (SG) John Guerrier | |
| Subs | LSU | Joshua Weyer (PG), Thomas Parker (SF) Christopher Lord, John Dion | |
| 13:08 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey makes the 1st free throw | 14-12 |
| 13:08 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey makes the 2nd free throw | 15-12 |
| 12:50 | LSU | Milton Libbey is called for the reach on Thomas Parker - foul #2 on Milton Libbey, team foul #3 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Tim Weisenberg (SG) Milton Libbey | |
| Subs | LSU | Dorian Freeman (C) Genaro Greco | |
| 12:41 | LSU | Dorian Freeman hits a runner in the lane set up by Joshua Weyer and he's fouled by Josef Kizewski - foul #1 on Josef Kizewski, team foul #4 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti (PF) Ronald Rice | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 12:41 | LSU | Dorian Freeman makes the free throw | 15-15 |
| 12:14 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton dunks the ball | 17-15 |
| 12:05 | LSU | Rob Cline loses the ball out of bounds | 17-15 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ronald Rice (C) Donald Clayton | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 11:46 | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti knocks in the shot from the free throw line | 19-15 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Christopher Majkowski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tim Weisenberg (fresh) SF - Josef Kizewski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gregorio Moretti (fresh) 6 pts. C - Ronald Rice (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Joshua Weyer (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Rob Cline (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Parker (fresh) PF - Andrew Dement (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Dorian Freeman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:25 | LSU | Dorian Freeman dunks the ball on a great pass from Thomas Parker | 19-17 |
| 11:07 | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti scores on a driving attempt from close range | 21-17 |
| 10:52 | LSU | Dorian Freeman misses the easy layup | 21-17 |
| 10:50 | LSU | Thomas Parker hits the follow up shot | 21-19 |
| 10:25 | Mississippi | Christopher Majkowski can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 21-19 |
| 10:23 | LSU | Andrew Dement gets the rebound | 21-19 |
| 10:10 | LSU | Dorian Freeman scores on a floater in the paint on a great pass from Joshua Weyer and he's fouled by Ronald Rice - foul #1 on Ronald Rice, team foul #5 | 21-21 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Guerrier (SG), Donald Clayton (SF), Clifford Smith (PF) Tim Weisenberg, Josef Kizewski, Gregorio Moretti | |
| Subs | LSU | Christopher Lord (PG), John Dion (SF) Joshua Weyer, Thomas Parker | |
| 10:10 | LSU | Dorian Freeman misses the free throw | 21-21 |
| 10:10 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton grabs the defensive rebound | 21-21 |
| 09:50 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton comes up short on the shot from the right side | 21-21 |
| 09:49 | Mississippi | Clifford Smith tips it back up and in | 23-21 |
| 09:33 | LSU | Dorian Freeman can't finish the layup | 23-21 |
| 09:32 | Mississippi | Christopher Majkowski gets the rebound | 23-21 |
| 09:07 | Mississippi | Clifford Smith clanks a turnaround from the left block | 23-21 |
| 09:05 | LSU | John Dion gets the rebound | 23-21 |
| 08:56 | LSU | Dorian Freeman hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 23-21 |
| 08:55 | Mississippi | Clifford Smith pulls down the rebound | 23-21 |
| 08:34 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton is fouled on the floor by Andrew Dement - foul #1 on Andrew Dement, team foul #4 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti (PF) Ronald Rice | |
| Subs | LSU | Joshua Weyer (PG), Genaro Greco (PF), James Halligan (C) Christopher Lord, Andrew Dement, Dorian Freeman | |
| 08:17 | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti blows the layup | 23-21 |
| 08:15 | LSU | Genaro Greco grabs the board | 23-21 |
| 08:11 | LSU | Rob Cline misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 23-21 |
| 08:09 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Donald Clayton | 23-21 |
| 08:03 | Mississippi | Christopher Majkowski is whistled for traveling | 23-21 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Josef Kizewski (SF) Clifford Smith | |
| Subs | LSU | Thomas Parker (SF) John Dion | |
| 07:43 | LSU | Donald Clayton swats the short shot by James Halligan | 23-21 |
| 07:42 | Mississippi | Josef Kizewski pulls down the rebound | 23-21 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Christopher Majkowski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Guerrier (fresh) SF - Josef Kizewski (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gregorio Moretti (fresh) 8 pts. C - Donald Clayton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Joshua Weyer (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Rob Cline (tired) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Parker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Genaro Greco (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Halligan (fresh) | |
| 07:18 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 23-21 |
| 07:16 | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti can't tip it in | 23-21 |
| 07:14 | LSU | Thomas Parker grabs the board | 23-21 |
| 07:10 | LSU | Rob Cline can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John Guerrier - foul #1 on John Guerrier, team foul #6 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Tim Weisenberg (SG), Clifford Smith (C) John Guerrier, Donald Clayton | |
| Subs | LSU | Christopher Lord (PG), Andrew Dement (PF) Joshua Weyer, James Halligan | |
| 07:10 | LSU | Rob Cline misses the 1st free throw | 23-21 |
| 07:10 | LSU | Rob Cline makes the 2nd free throw | 23-22 |
| 06:51 | Mississippi | Tim Weisenberg loses the dribble to Andrew Dement | 23-22 |
| 06:35 | LSU | Tim Weisenberg takes the ball from Rob Cline | 23-22 |
| 06:28 | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Genaro Greco - foul #2 on Genaro Greco, team foul #5 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Milton Libbey (PG), Ronald Rice (C) Christopher Majkowski, Clifford Smith | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Rigsby (SG), James Halligan (C) Rob Cline, Genaro Greco | |
| 06:28 | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti makes the 1st free throw | 24-22 |
| 06:28 | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti makes the 2nd free throw | 25-22 |
| 06:20 | LSU | Andrew Dement misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 25-22 |
| 06:19 | Mississippi | Josef Kizewski grabs the defensive rebound | 25-22 |
| 06:02 | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 25-22 |
| 06:01 | LSU | Andrew Dement snags the defensive board | 25-22 |
| 05:49 | LSU | Robert Rigsby comes up short on the floater from the left block but he's fouled by Ronald Rice - foul #2 on Ronald Rice, team foul #7 | 25-22 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Guerrier (SG), Clifford Smith (PF) Josef Kizewski, Gregorio Moretti | |
| Subs | LSU | Joshua Weyer (PG), John Dion (SF), Dorian Freeman (C) Christopher Lord, Thomas Parker, James Halligan | |
| 05:49 | LSU | Robert Rigsby makes the 1st free throw | 25-23 |
| 05:49 | LSU | Robert Rigsby misses the 2nd free throw | 25-23 |
| 05:49 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Clifford Smith | 25-23 |
| 05:22 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey knocks in the shot from the left wing | 27-23 |
| 05:05 | LSU | Andrew Dement throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald Clayton (SF) Tim Weisenberg | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 04:36 | Mississippi | Robert Rigsby is called for the reach on John Guerrier - foul #1 on Robert Rigsby, team foul #6 | 27-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Josef Kizewski (SF), Gregorio Moretti (PF) Clifford Smith, Ronald Rice | |
| Subs | LSU | James Halligan (PF) Andrew Dement | |
| 04:23 | Mississippi | Josef Kizewski double dribbles | 27-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | LSU | Christopher Lord (PG) Joshua Weyer | |
| 04:04 | LSU | Christopher Lord scores on a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Rigsby and the foul's on Gregorio Moretti - foul #2 on Gregorio Moretti, team foul #8 | 27-25 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Tim Weisenberg (SG) John Guerrier | |
| Subs | LSU | Thomas Parker (SF) John Dion | |
| 04:04 | LSU | Christopher Lord makes the free throw | 27-26 |
| 03:41 | Mississippi | James Halligan is called for the reach on Milton Libbey - foul #1 on James Halligan, team foul #7 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Majkowski (SG) Tim Weisenberg | |
| Subs | LSU | Rob Cline (SG), Andrew Dement (PF) Robert Rigsby, James Halligan | |
| 03:41 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey misses the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 03:41 | LSU | The rebound goes to Andrew Dement | 27-26 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Milton Libbey (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Christopher Majkowski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Josef Kizewski (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gregorio Moretti (fresh) 10 pts. C - Donald Clayton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Christopher Lord (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rob Cline (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Thomas Parker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Dement (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Dorian Freeman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:24 | LSU | Andrew Dement connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-29 |
| 02:59 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 27-29 |
| 02:58 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-29 |
| 02:31 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey misses long on a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Dorian Freeman - foul #2 on Dorian Freeman, team foul #8 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Guerrier (SF), Clifford Smith (PF), Ronald Rice (C) Josef Kizewski, Gregorio Moretti, Donald Clayton | |
| Subs | LSU | Joshua Weyer (PG), John Dion (SF), Genaro Greco (C) Christopher Lord, Thomas Parker, Dorian Freeman | |
| 02:31 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey misses the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 02:31 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey makes the 2nd free throw | 28-29 |
| 02:28 | LSU | Joshua Weyer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-29 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Tim Weisenberg (SF) Milton Libbey | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 02:11 | Mississippi | Christopher Majkowski clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-29 |
| 02:09 | Mississippi | Clifford Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 28-29 |
| 01:47 | Mississippi | Christopher Majkowski comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 28-29 |
| 01:46 | Mississippi | Clifford Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-29 |
| 01:33 | Mississippi | Christopher Majkowski misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 28-29 |
| 01:32 | LSU | John Dion snags the defensive board | 28-29 |
| 01:16 | LSU | Genaro Greco is called for traveling | 28-29 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Milton Libbey (PG), Josef Kizewski (SF), Gregorio Moretti (PF), Donald Clayton (C) Christopher Majkowski, Tim Weisenberg, Clifford Smith, Ronald Rice | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Rigsby (SG) Rob Cline | |
| 00:47 | Mississippi | John Dion blocks the short jumper by Gregorio Moretti | 28-29 |
| 00:46 | LSU | Genaro Greco gets the rebound | 28-29 |
| 00:35 | LSU | Robert Rigsby knocks in the jumpshot from the right side | 28-31 |
| 00:08 | Mississippi | John Guerrier throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Majkowski (SG) John Guerrier | |
| Subs | LSU | Christopher Lord (PG), Thomas Parker (SF), Dorian Freeman (C) Joshua Weyer, John Dion, Andrew Dement | |
| 00:04 | LSU | Genaro Greco hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Christopher Lord | 28-33 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Christopher Majkowski misses long on a halfcourt shot | 28-33 |