| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Crawley (fresh) SG - Carmelo Montes (fresh) SF - Allen Bilinski (fresh) PF - Charles Hintze (fresh) C - Philip Born (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Arthur McCuen (fresh) SG - Floyd Wilson (fresh) SF - Carroll Pape (fresh) PF - Joseph Warren (fresh) C - Charles Brockman (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Charles Brockman wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | LSU | The rebound goes to Philip Born | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | LSU | Carmelo Montes connects on the open 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Allen Bilinski | 3-0 |
| 18:58 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 3-3 |
| 18:36 | LSU | Philip Born is hacked by Arthur McCuen - foul #1 on Arthur McCuen, team foul #1 | 3-3 |
| 18:12 | LSU | James Crawley misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 3-3 |
| 18:10 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren pulls down the rebound | 3-3 |
| 17:55 | Mississippi | Floyd Wilson loses the ball out of bounds | 3-3 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Edward Brown (PG), Jacob Stewart (SG), James Burgess (SF), Harold Hilliard (PF), Nathan Tripp (C) Arthur McCuen, Floyd Wilson, Carroll Pape, Joseph Warren, Charles Brockman | |
| 17:36 | LSU | Allen Bilinski can't finish the layup | 3-3 |
| 17:34 | Mississippi | Harold Hilliard pulls down the rebound | 3-3 |
| 17:26 | Mississippi | James Burgess clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 3-3 |
| 17:24 | Mississippi | James Burgess misses the tip | 3-3 |
| 17:23 | Mississippi | Jacob Stewart snags the offensive board | 3-3 |
| 17:01 | Mississippi | Edward Brown knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing | 3-5 |
| 16:40 | LSU | James Burgess denies the turnaround by Carmelo Montes | 3-5 |
| 16:38 | LSU | Charles Hintze tips it home | 5-5 |
| 16:18 | Mississippi | James Burgess misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 5-5 |
| 16:17 | LSU | James Crawley snags the defensive board | 5-5 |
| 15:59 | LSU | James Crawley scores on a 3 from the right corner | 8-5 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Crawley (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Carmelo Montes (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Allen Bilinski (fresh) PF - Charles Hintze (fresh) 2 pts. C - Philip Born (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Edward Brown (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jacob Stewart (fresh) SF - James Burgess (fresh) PF - Harold Hilliard (fresh) C - Nathan Tripp (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Mississippi | James Burgess hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Edward Brown | 8-7 |
| 15:23 | LSU | James Crawley misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 8-7 |
| 15:22 | Mississippi | Jacob Stewart pulls down the rebound | 8-7 |
| 15:16 | Mississippi | Jacob Stewart misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 8-7 |
| 15:15 | LSU | James Crawley gets the rebound | 8-7 |
| 15:10 | LSU | Allen Bilinski's pass is intercepted by James Burgess | 8-7 |
| 15:07 | Mississippi | Jacob Stewart lays it up and in set up by James Burgess | 8-9 |
| 14:39 | LSU | Carmelo Montes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-9 |
| Subs | LSU | Lucas Scroggs (SF) Charles Hintze | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen (PG), Floyd Wilson (SG), Joseph Warren (PF), Charles Brockman (C) Edward Brown, Jacob Stewart, Harold Hilliard, Nathan Tripp | |
| 14:25 | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen drills a jumpshot from the right wing | 8-11 |
| 14:06 | LSU | Arthur McCuen picks off the pass by James Crawley | 8-11 |
| 14:02 | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen misses the easy layup | 8-11 |
| 14:01 | LSU | The rebound goes to Carmelo Montes | 8-11 |
| 13:45 | LSU | Lucas Scroggs misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 8-11 |
| 13:44 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Allen Bilinski | 8-11 |
| 13:36 | LSU | Carmelo Montes hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by James Crawley | 11-11 |
| 13:17 | Mississippi | James Burgess scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing and the foul's on Lucas Scroggs - foul #1 on Lucas Scroggs, team foul #1 | 11-13 |
| Subs | LSU | Larry McQuaide (PG), Charles Hintze (C) James Crawley, Philip Born | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 13:17 | Mississippi | James Burgess makes the free throw | 11-14 |
| 12:51 | LSU | Allen Bilinski misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 11-14 |
| 12:50 | LSU | Carmelo Montes tips it but misses | 11-14 |
| 12:49 | Mississippi | Charles Brockman grabs the defensive rebound | 11-14 |
| 12:31 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren splits the doubleteam and buries a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Arthur McCuen | 11-16 |
| 12:13 | LSU | Lucas Scroggs clanks a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Joseph Warren - foul #1 on Joseph Warren, team foul #2 | 11-16 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bobby Willis (SG), Carroll Pape (SF) Floyd Wilson, James Burgess | |
| 12:13 | LSU | Lucas Scroggs misses the 1st free throw | 11-16 |
| 12:13 | LSU | Lucas Scroggs makes the 2nd free throw | 12-16 |
| 11:52 | Mississippi | Charles Brockman is open but comes up short on the floater from the right block | 12-16 |
| 11:51 | Mississippi | Charles Brockman pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-16 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Larry McQuaide (fresh) SG - Carmelo Montes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Lucas Scroggs (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Allen Bilinski (fairly fresh) C - Charles Hintze (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Arthur McCuen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bobby Willis (fresh) SF - Carroll Pape (fresh) PF - Joseph Warren (fresh) 5 pts. C - Charles Brockman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Mississippi | Charles Hintze is called for the reach on Arthur McCuen - foul #1 on Charles Hintze, team foul #2 | 12-16 |
| Subs | LSU | James Crawley (PG), Philip Born (C) Larry McQuaide, Lucas Scroggs | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Floyd Wilson (SG), Howard Barnes (SF) Bobby Willis, Carroll Pape | |
| 11:07 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren is fouled on the floor by Charles Hintze - foul #2 on Charles Hintze, team foul #3 | 12-16 |
| Subs | LSU | Stephen Peden (SG), Larry McQuaide (SF) Allen Bilinski, Charles Hintze | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jacob Stewart (SG), James Burgess (SF) Floyd Wilson, Howard Barnes | |
| 10:55 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-16 |
| Subs | LSU | Allen Bilinski (PF) Carmelo Montes | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Floyd Wilson (SG) Jacob Stewart | |
| 10:30 | LSU | Allen Bilinski scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by James Crawley and he's hacked by Joseph Warren - foul #2 on Joseph Warren, team foul #3 | 14-16 |
| Subs | LSU | Lucas Scroggs (SF) Larry McQuaide | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jacob Stewart (SG), Carroll Pape (PF) Floyd Wilson, Joseph Warren | |
| 10:30 | LSU | Allen Bilinski misses the free throw | 14-16 |
| 10:30 | Mississippi | Carroll Pape gets the rebound | 14-16 |
| 10:06 | Mississippi | Jacob Stewart misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 14-16 |
| 10:04 | LSU | Lucas Scroggs pulls down the rebound | 14-16 |
| 09:38 | LSU | Lucas Scroggs misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 14-16 |
| 09:36 | LSU | Allen Bilinski grabs the offensive board | 14-16 |
| 09:07 | LSU | Stephen Peden comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 14-16 |
| 09:06 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to James Burgess | 14-16 |
| 08:46 | Mississippi | James Burgess comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 14-16 |
| 08:45 | LSU | The rebound goes to Lucas Scroggs | 14-16 |
| 08:34 | LSU | James Crawley is fouled on the floor by Arthur McCuen - foul #2 on Arthur McCuen, team foul #4 | 14-16 |
| Subs | LSU | Carmelo Montes (PF) Allen Bilinski | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Edward Brown (PG), Floyd Wilson (SG), Howard Barnes (SF), Nathan Tripp (C) Arthur McCuen, Jacob Stewart, James Burgess, Charles Brockman | |
| 08:18 | LSU | Stephen Peden buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 17-16 |
| 07:54 | Mississippi | Philip Born is called for the reach on Nathan Tripp - foul #1 on Philip Born, team foul #4 | 17-16 |
| Subs | LSU | Larry McQuaide (SF) Lucas Scroggs | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bobby Willis (SG), Harold Hilliard (PF), Charles Brockman (C) Edward Brown, Carroll Pape, Nathan Tripp | |
| 07:31 | Mississippi | Floyd Wilson drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 17-19 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Crawley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Peden (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Larry McQuaide (fresh) PF - Carmelo Montes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Philip Born (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Floyd Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Bobby Willis (fresh) SF - Howard Barnes (fresh) PF - Harold Hilliard (fresh) C - Charles Brockman (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:06 | LSU | Stephen Peden clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 17-19 |
| 07:05 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Harold Hilliard | 17-19 |
| 06:49 | Mississippi | Floyd Wilson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 17-19 |
| 06:47 | LSU | Stephen Peden grabs the board | 17-19 |
| 06:42 | LSU | Stephen Peden makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Philip Born | 20-19 |
| 06:19 | Mississippi | Bobby Willis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-19 |
| Subs | LSU | Lucas Scroggs (SF), Allen Bilinski (PF) James Crawley, Stephen Peden | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Edward Brown (PG), Jacob Stewart (SG), James Burgess (SF), Carroll Pape (PF), Nathan Tripp (C) Floyd Wilson, Bobby Willis, Howard Barnes, Harold Hilliard, Charles Brockman | |
| 05:50 | LSU | James Burgess steps in front of the Carmelo Montes pass | 20-19 |
| 05:28 | Mississippi | Jacob Stewart is called for traveling | 20-19 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Floyd Wilson (PG), Bobby Willis (SG), Charles Brockman (C) Edward Brown, Jacob Stewart, Nathan Tripp | |
| 05:13 | LSU | Carmelo Montes drills a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Larry McQuaide | 22-19 |
| 04:48 | Mississippi | Floyd Wilson's floater is knocked away by Larry McQuaide | 22-19 |
| 04:47 | Mississippi | Charles Brockman tips it back up and in | 22-21 |
| 04:25 | LSU | Lucas Scroggs is whistled for traveling | 22-21 |
| Subs | LSU | James Crawley (PG), Stephen Peden (SG) Larry McQuaide, Carmelo Montes | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Edward Brown (PG), Jacob Stewart (SG), Joseph Warren (PF) Floyd Wilson, Bobby Willis, Carroll Pape | |
| 04:02 | Mississippi | James Burgess clanks a shot near the basket but the foul's on Lucas Scroggs - foul #2 on Lucas Scroggs, team foul #5 | 22-21 |
| Subs | LSU | Carmelo Montes (PF) Lucas Scroggs | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Floyd Wilson (SG), Howard Barnes (SF), Nathan Tripp (C) Jacob Stewart, Joseph Warren, Charles Brockman | |
| 04:02 | Mississippi | James Burgess makes the 1st free throw | 22-22 |
| 04:02 | Mississippi | James Burgess misses the 2nd free throw | 22-22 |
| 04:02 | LSU | Philip Born grabs the defensive rebound | 22-22 |
| 03:38 | LSU | Stephen Peden clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 22-22 |
| 03:37 | LSU | Philip Born hits the follow up shot | 24-22 |
| 03:21 | Mississippi | Nathan Tripp hits a runner from the right block | 24-24 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Crawley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Peden (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Allen Bilinski (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carmelo Montes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Philip Born (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Edward Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Floyd Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Howard Barnes (fresh) PF - James Burgess (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Nathan Tripp (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:06 | LSU | Allen Bilinski is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 24-24 |
| 03:05 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Nathan Tripp | 24-24 |
| 02:47 | Mississippi | Nathan Tripp makes the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Floyd Wilson and he's hacked by Philip Born - foul #2 on Philip Born, team foul #6 | 24-26 |
| Subs | LSU | Lucas Scroggs (SF), Charles Hintze (PF) Allen Bilinski, Carmelo Montes | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen (PG), Jacob Stewart (SG), Joseph Warren (PF) Edward Brown, Floyd Wilson, Howard Barnes | |
| 02:47 | Mississippi | Nathan Tripp makes the free throw | 24-27 |
| 02:26 | LSU | James Crawley misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 24-27 |
| 02:24 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren snags the defensive board | 24-27 |
| 02:00 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Philip Born - foul #3 on Philip Born, team foul #7 | 24-27 |
| Subs | LSU | Allen Bilinski (PF) Philip Born | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Floyd Wilson (SG), Charles Brockman (C) Jacob Stewart, Nathan Tripp | |
| 02:00 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren makes the 1st free throw | 24-28 |
| 02:00 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren makes the 2nd free throw | 24-29 |
| 01:35 | LSU | Lucas Scroggs makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-29 |
| 01:27 | Mississippi | James Burgess is whistled for a carry | 27-29 |
| Subs | LSU | Larry McQuaide (SG), Carmelo Montes (PF) Stephen Peden, Allen Bilinski | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jacob Stewart (SG) Floyd Wilson | |
| 00:59 | LSU | James Crawley makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-29 |
| 00:37 | Mississippi | Charles Brockman is hacked by Charles Hintze - foul #3 on Charles Hintze, team foul #8 | 30-29 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Floyd Wilson (SG), Howard Barnes (SF) Jacob Stewart, James Burgess | |
| 00:37 | Mississippi | Charles Brockman makes the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 00:37 | Mississippi | Charles Brockman makes the 2nd free throw | 30-31 |
| 00:18 | LSU | Lucas Scroggs drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by James Crawley | 33-31 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi | Floyd Wilson travels with the ball | 33-31 |
| Subs | LSU | Stephen Peden (SG) James Crawley | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Burgess (SF) Howard Barnes | |
| 00:00 | LSU | Lucas Scroggs misses short on a fullcourt shot | 33-31 |