| Lineup | LSU | PG - Marcos Espinoza (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Wallace (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Gustavo Martin (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Harry Sweeting (fresh) 6 pts. C - Johnnie Hunt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Scott Phillips (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harvey King (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Luis Zamora (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Burgess (fresh) 7 pts. C - Gregory Clyburn (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Luis Zamora inbounds the ball | 24-31 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Mississippi | Gustavo Martin steals it from Joseph Burgess | 24-31 |
| 19:28 | LSU | Marcos Espinoza knocks in the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Edward Wallace | 26-31 |
| 19:05 | Mississippi | Joseph Burgess is hacked by Edward Wallace - foul #3 on Edward Wallace, team foul #1 | 26-31 |
| 18:47 | Mississippi | Harvey King buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Gregory Clyburn | 26-34 |
| 18:40 | LSU | Scott Phillips steals the ball from Marcos Espinoza | 26-34 |
| 18:13 | Mississippi | Gregory Clyburn clanks a shot from the right side | 26-34 |
| 18:11 | Mississippi | Gregory Clyburn grabs the offensive board | 26-34 |
| 17:53 | Mississippi | Harvey King is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Harvey King, team foul #1 | 26-34 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Flood (PF) Joseph Burgess | |
| 17:38 | LSU | Gustavo Martin shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 26-34 |
| 17:36 | Mississippi | James Flood pulls down the rebound | 26-34 |
| 17:23 | Mississippi | Harvey King comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 26-34 |
| 17:21 | LSU | Harry Sweeting pulls down the rebound | 26-34 |
| 17:11 | LSU | Harry Sweeting lays it up and in on a nice dish by Edward Wallace | 28-34 |
| 16:46 | Mississippi | Harvey King clanks a 3 from the right corner | 28-34 |
| 16:44 | LSU | The rebound goes to Harry Sweeting | 28-34 |
| 16:38 | LSU | Gustavo Martin buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-34 |
| 16:20 | Mississippi | Scott Phillips hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Gregory Clyburn | 31-36 |
| 16:08 | LSU | Marcos Espinoza misses the wide open driving attempt in the lane | 31-36 |
| 16:07 | LSU | Harry Sweeting hits the follow up shot | 33-36 |
| 15:41 | Mississippi | Gregory Clyburn misses short on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Johnnie Hunt - foul #3 on Johnnie Hunt, team foul #2 | 33-36 |
| Subs | LSU | Daniel Giles (PG), James Gardner (SG), Robert Gilman (SF), James Sherman (PF), Charles McCormic (C) Marcos Espinoza, Edward Wallace, Gustavo Martin, Harry Sweeting, Johnnie Hunt | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Andrew Sullivan (PG), Michael Wheeler (SG), John Davis (SF), Joseph Burgess (PF) Scott Phillips, Harvey King, Luis Zamora, James Flood | |
| 15:41 | Mississippi | Gregory Clyburn makes the 1st free throw | 33-37 |
| 15:41 | Mississippi | Gregory Clyburn misses the 2nd free throw | 33-37 |
| 15:41 | Mississippi | Joseph Burgess pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-37 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Daniel Giles (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Gardner (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Gilman (fresh) PF - James Sherman (fresh) C - Charles McCormic (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Andrew Sullivan (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Wheeler (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Davis (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joseph Burgess (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Gregory Clyburn (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:18 | Mississippi | John Davis hits a wide open 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Andrew Sullivan | 33-40 |
| 14:58 | LSU | James Gardner banks in the layup | 35-40 |
| 14:37 | Mississippi | Gregory Clyburn is fouled on the floor by James Sherman - foul #1 on James Sherman, team foul #3 | 35-40 |
| Subs | LSU | Edward Wallace (SG) James Gardner | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Angel Perez (C) Gregory Clyburn | |
| 14:16 | Mississippi | Joseph Burgess misses long on a floater from the right side | 35-40 |
| 14:15 | LSU | Daniel Giles snags the defensive board | 35-40 |
| 14:04 | LSU | Charles McCormic clanks a floater from the right side | 35-40 |
| 14:03 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Charles McCormic | 35-40 |
| 13:51 | LSU | James Sherman misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-40 |
| 13:50 | LSU | Robert Gilman pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-40 |
| 13:41 | LSU | Charles McCormic misses short on a floater from the right side | 35-40 |
| 13:40 | Mississippi | Angel Perez grabs the defensive rebound | 35-40 |
| 13:35 | Mississippi | Michael Wheeler misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-40 |
| 13:33 | LSU | The rebound goes to James Sherman | 35-40 |
| 13:18 | LSU | Robert Gilman misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-40 |
| 13:17 | Mississippi | Joseph Burgess snags the defensive board | 35-40 |
| 12:53 | Mississippi | Michael Wheeler makes the floater from the left wing set up by Andrew Sullivan | 35-42 |
| 12:42 | LSU | Robert Gilman is hacked by Angel Perez - foul #2 on Angel Perez, team foul #2 | 35-42 |
| Subs | LSU | Marcos Espinoza (PG), Gustavo Martin (SF), Harry Sweeting (PF), Johnnie Hunt (C) Daniel Giles, Robert Gilman, James Sherman, Charles McCormic | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Scott Phillips (PG), Harvey King (SG), Luis Zamora (SF), James Flood (PF) Andrew Sullivan, Michael Wheeler, John Davis, Joseph Burgess | |
| 12:29 | LSU | Marcos Espinoza hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 35-42 |
| 12:27 | LSU | Gustavo Martin tips it back up and in | 37-42 |
| 12:01 | Mississippi | James Flood can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 37-42 |
| 12:00 | LSU | Johnnie Hunt gets the rebound | 37-42 |
| 11:41 | LSU | Harry Sweeting scores on a 3 from the left wing | 40-42 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Marcos Espinoza (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Wallace (fairly fresh) 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gustavo Martin (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - Harry Sweeting (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Johnnie Hunt (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Scott Phillips (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harvey King (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Luis Zamora (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Flood (fresh) 4 reb. C - Angel Perez (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Mississippi | Harvey King drills a driving attempt near the basket set up by Luis Zamora | 40-44 |
| 11:11 | LSU | Gustavo Martin hits the finger roll set up by Harry Sweeting | 42-44 |
| 10:44 | Mississippi | Luis Zamora misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Johnnie Hunt - foul #4 on Johnnie Hunt, team foul #4 | 42-44 |
| Subs | LSU | Daniel Giles (SG) Edward Wallace | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gregory Clyburn (C) Angel Perez | |
| 10:44 | Mississippi | Luis Zamora makes the 1st free throw | 42-45 |
| 10:44 | Mississippi | Luis Zamora misses the 2nd free throw | 42-45 |
| 10:44 | LSU | Johnnie Hunt grabs the board | 42-45 |
| 10:34 | LSU | Harry Sweeting makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Marcos Espinoza | 45-45 |
| 10:19 | Mississippi | Scott Phillips clanks a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Johnnie Hunt - foul #5 on Johnnie Hunt, team foul #5 | 45-45 |
| Subs | LSU | James Gardner (SG), Charles McCormic (C) Marcos Espinoza, Johnnie Hunt | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Davis (SF) James Flood | |
| 10:19 | Mississippi | Scott Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 10:19 | Mississippi | Scott Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 45-46 |
| 10:11 | LSU | Gustavo Martin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-46 |
| 10:09 | LSU | Charles McCormic grabs the offensive board | 45-46 |
| 09:58 | LSU | Harvey King steals the ball from Charles McCormic | 45-46 |
| 09:55 | Mississippi | Scott Phillips banks in the layup set up by Harvey King | 45-48 |
| 09:47 | LSU | Daniel Giles throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-48 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Joseph Burgess (PF) Luis Zamora | |
| 09:29 | Mississippi | Scott Phillips double dribbles | 45-48 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Gilman (SF), James Sherman (PF) Gustavo Martin, Harry Sweeting | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Andrew Sullivan (PG), Michael Wheeler (SG) Scott Phillips, Harvey King | |
| 09:12 | LSU | Robert Gilman misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-48 |
| 09:10 | LSU | James Sherman pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-48 |
| 09:05 | LSU | Charles McCormic misses the driving attempt from the left block | 45-48 |
| 09:04 | LSU | Charles McCormic tips it home | 47-48 |
| 08:46 | Mississippi | Robert Gilman steps in front of the Gregory Clyburn pass | 47-48 |
| 08:32 | LSU | Charles McCormic's pass is intercepted by Andrew Sullivan | 47-48 |
| 08:11 | Mississippi | Gregory Clyburn hits the front of the rim on the wide open runner from the left block | 47-48 |
| 08:10 | Mississippi | John Davis misses the tip | 47-48 |
| 08:09 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Wheeler | 47-48 |
| 07:57 | Mississippi | Joseph Burgess misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 47-48 |
| 07:55 | LSU | The rebound goes to Daniel Giles | 47-48 |
| 07:40 | LSU | Robert Gilman is fouled on the floor by Andrew Sullivan - foul #1 on Andrew Sullivan, team foul #3 | 47-48 |
| Subs | LSU | Marcos Espinoza (PG), Edward Wallace (SG), Gustavo Martin (SF), Harry Sweeting (PF) Daniel Giles, James Gardner, Robert Gilman, Charles McCormic | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Scott Phillips (PG), Harvey King (SG), Luis Zamora (SF), James Flood (PF), Angel Perez (C) Andrew Sullivan, Michael Wheeler, John Davis, Joseph Burgess, Gregory Clyburn | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Marcos Espinoza (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Wallace (fresh) 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gustavo Martin (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. PF - Harry Sweeting (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. C - James Sherman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Scott Phillips (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harvey King (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Luis Zamora (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Flood (fresh) 4 reb. C - Angel Perez (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:30 | LSU | Harry Sweeting hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by James Flood - foul #2 on James Flood, team foul #4 | 47-48 |
| 07:30 | LSU | Harry Sweeting makes the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 07:30 | LSU | Harry Sweeting makes the 2nd free throw | 49-48 |
| 07:01 | Mississippi | Scott Phillips hits the finger roll on a great pass from Luis Zamora | 49-50 |
| 06:52 | LSU | Marcos Espinoza makes the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Gustavo Martin | 51-50 |
| 06:30 | Mississippi | Gustavo Martin is called for the reach on Scott Phillips - foul #3 on Gustavo Martin, team foul #6 | 51-50 |
| Subs | LSU | Charles McCormic (C) James Sherman | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 06:06 | Mississippi | Luis Zamora knocks in the jumper from the right block set up by Harvey King | 51-52 |
| 06:01 | LSU | Marcos Espinoza hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 51-52 |
| 05:59 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Angel Perez | 51-52 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:30 | Mississippi | Harvey King misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-52 |
| 05:28 | Mississippi | Luis Zamora tips it back up and in | 51-54 |
| 05:12 | LSU | Charles McCormic misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Angel Perez - foul #3 on Angel Perez, team foul #5 | 51-54 |
| Subs | LSU | Daniel Giles (PG) Marcos Espinoza | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Davis (SF), Joseph Burgess (PF), Gregory Clyburn (C) Luis Zamora, James Flood, Angel Perez | |
| 05:12 | LSU | Charles McCormic makes the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 05:12 | LSU | Charles McCormic misses the 2nd free throw | 52-54 |
| 05:12 | Mississippi | Gregory Clyburn snags the defensive board | 52-54 |
| 04:52 | Mississippi | John Davis misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-54 |
| 04:50 | LSU | Harry Sweeting grabs the board | 52-54 |
| 04:38 | LSU | Harry Sweeting misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-54 |
| 04:37 | Mississippi | John Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 52-54 |
| 04:35 | Mississippi | Scott Phillips is hacked by Daniel Giles in the backcourt - foul #3 on Daniel Giles, team foul #7 | 52-54 |
| Subs | LSU | James Gardner (SG), Robert Gilman (SF), Jason Roten (PF), James Sherman (C) Edward Wallace, Gustavo Martin, Harry Sweeting, Charles McCormic | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Wheeler (SG) Harvey King | |
| 04:35 | Mississippi | Scott Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 04:35 | Mississippi | Scott Phillips misses the 2nd free throw | 52-55 |
| 04:35 | LSU | James Sherman snags the defensive board | 52-55 |
| 04:28 | LSU | James Sherman scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by James Gardner | 55-55 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:08 | Mississippi | Scott Phillips is fouled on the floor by Daniel Giles - foul #4 on Daniel Giles, team foul #8 | 55-55 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Luis Zamora (PF) Joseph Burgess | |
| 04:08 | Mississippi | Scott Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 04:08 | LSU | James Sherman grabs the board | 55-55 |
| 03:47 | LSU | Robert Gilman knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 58-55 |
| 03:25 | Mississippi | Gregory Clyburn can't finish the layup | 58-55 |
| 03:24 | LSU | Robert Gilman grabs the defensive rebound | 58-55 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Daniel Giles (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - James Gardner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Gilman (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jason Roten (fresh) C - James Sherman (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Scott Phillips (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Wheeler (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Luis Zamora (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Gregory Clyburn (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:03 | LSU | Daniel Giles misses the jumper from the left wing | 58-55 |
| 03:02 | Mississippi | Gregory Clyburn snags the defensive board | 58-55 |
| 02:59 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-55 |
| Subs | LSU | Marcos Espinoza (PG), Edward Wallace (SG), Gustavo Martin (SF), Harry Sweeting (PF), Charles McCormic (C) Daniel Giles, James Gardner, Robert Gilman, Jason Roten, James Sherman | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Harvey King (SG), Joseph Burgess (PF), Angel Perez (C) Michael Wheeler, John Davis, Gregory Clyburn | |
| 02:38 | Mississippi | Harry Sweeting swats the layup by Joseph Burgess | 58-55 |
| 02:37 | LSU | Charles McCormic snags the defensive board | 58-55 |
| 02:22 | LSU | Scott Phillips picks off the pass by Marcos Espinoza | 58-55 |
| 02:19 | Mississippi | Scott Phillips can't finish the layup | 58-55 |
| 02:18 | LSU | Marcos Espinoza grabs the board | 58-55 |
| 02:04 | LSU | Harry Sweeting misses long on a floater from the right side | 58-55 |
| 02:02 | Mississippi | Luis Zamora snags the defensive board | 58-55 |
| 01:39 | Mississippi | Edward Wallace takes the ball from Joseph Burgess | 58-55 |
| 01:17 | LSU | Gustavo Martin misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-55 |
| 01:15 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Angel Perez | 58-55 |
| 00:56 | Mississippi | Marcos Espinoza is called for the reach on Scott Phillips - foul #2 on Marcos Espinoza, team foul #9 | 58-55 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gregory Clyburn (C) Angel Perez | |
| 00:56 | Mississippi | Scott Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 00:56 | Mississippi | Scott Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 58-57 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:35 | LSU | Marcos Espinoza throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-57 |
| 00:19 | Mississippi | Luis Zamora buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Joseph Burgess | 58-59 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:12 | LSU | Gustavo Martin is wide open but clanks a jumper from the right wing | 58-59 |
| 00:10 | Mississippi | Gregory Clyburn grabs the board | 58-59 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:09 | Mississippi | Gregory Clyburn is fouled in the backcourt by Marcos Espinoza - foul #3 on Marcos Espinoza, team foul #10 | 58-59 |
| 00:09 | Mississippi | Gregory Clyburn misses the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 00:09 | Mississippi | Gregory Clyburn misses the 2nd free throw | 58-59 |
| 00:09 | LSU | Charles McCormic gets the rebound | 58-59 |
| 00:09 | LSU | LSU calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 58-59 |
| 00:03 | LSU | Gustavo Martin misses long on a floater from close range but the foul's on Joseph Burgess - foul #2 on Joseph Burgess, team foul #6 | 58-59 |
| 00:03 | LSU | Gustavo Martin misses the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 00:03 | LSU | Gustavo Martin misses the 2nd free throw | 58-59 |
| 00:03 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Gregory Clyburn | 58-59 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Gregory Clyburn runs out the clock | 58-59 |