| Lineup | LSU | PG - Roger Neu (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Edward Glover (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Cameron Smith (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Meaux (fresh) 7 pts. C - Michael Frye (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - William Brokaw (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Saunders (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Oxendine (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Marlon Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Sergio Martinez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Michael Oxendine inbounds the ball | 40-26 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Mississippi | Sergio Martinez comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 40-26 |
| 19:42 | Mississippi | Marlon Johnson tips it home | 40-28 |
| 19:13 | LSU | Michael Frye hits a floater near the basket | 42-28 |
| 18:51 | Mississippi | Marlon Johnson misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 42-28 |
| 18:50 | LSU | Michael Meaux gets the rebound | 42-28 |
| 18:30 | LSU | Roger Neu misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-28 |
| 18:28 | Mississippi | Michael Oxendine snags the defensive board | 42-28 |
| 18:14 | Mississippi | James Saunders buries a jumpshot from the left wing set up by William Brokaw and he's hacked by Cameron Smith - foul #1 on Cameron Smith, team foul #1 | 42-30 |
| 18:14 | Mississippi | James Saunders misses the free throw | 42-30 |
| 18:14 | Mississippi | Marlon Johnson snags the offensive board | 42-30 |
| 17:57 | Mississippi | James Saunders misses long on a floater from the left wing | 42-30 |
| 17:55 | LSU | Michael Meaux grabs the board | 42-30 |
| 17:31 | LSU | Roger Neu throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-30 |
| 17:09 | Mississippi | Sergio Martinez can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 42-30 |
| 17:08 | LSU | Michael Frye gets the rebound | 42-30 |
| 16:45 | LSU | Sergio Martinez denies the turnaround by Michael Frye | 42-30 |
| 16:43 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Michael Oxendine | 42-30 |
| 16:29 | Mississippi | Michael Oxendine connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 42-32 |
| 16:07 | LSU | Michael Oxendine steals the ball from Cameron Smith | 42-32 |
| 16:04 | Mississippi | James Saunders hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Michael Oxendine | 42-34 |
| 15:35 | LSU | Michael Meaux buries a floater near the basket on a great pass from Michael Frye | 44-34 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Roger Neu (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Edward Glover (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Cameron Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Meaux (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Frye (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - William Brokaw (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Saunders (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Michael Oxendine (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marlon Johnson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Sergio Martinez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:13 | Mississippi | James Saunders misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-34 |
| 15:11 | LSU | Michael Frye grabs the board | 44-34 |
| 14:50 | LSU | Michael Oxendine is called for the reach on Edward Glover - foul #3 on Michael Oxendine, team foul #1 | 44-34 |
| Subs | LSU | Dewayne Billings (SG), William Callahan (SF), Thomas Munguia (PF), Harold Rankin (C) Edward Glover, Cameron Smith, Michael Meaux, Michael Frye | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lonnie Burrell (PG), Thomas Horrocks (SG), Gregory Torbett (SF), Lawrence Dorsey (PF), Scott Daley (C) William Brokaw, James Saunders, Michael Oxendine, Marlon Johnson, Sergio Martinez | |
| 14:40 | LSU | Roger Neu misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-34 |
| 14:39 | Mississippi | Scott Daley grabs the board | 44-34 |
| 14:30 | Mississippi | Lonnie Burrell misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 44-34 |
| 14:28 | LSU | Harold Rankin snags the defensive board | 44-34 |
| 14:03 | LSU | William Callahan buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Roger Neu and he's fouled by Lonnie Burrell - foul #4 on Lonnie Burrell, team foul #2 | 46-34 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Wilson Kaspar (PG) Lonnie Burrell | |
| 14:03 | LSU | William Callahan misses the free throw | 46-34 |
| 14:03 | LSU | Thomas Munguia gets the offensive rebound | 46-34 |
| 13:39 | LSU | Harold Rankin's pass is intercepted by Scott Daley | 46-34 |
| 13:21 | Mississippi | Thomas Horrocks hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Harold Rankin - foul #2 on Harold Rankin, team foul #2 | 46-34 |
| Subs | LSU | Edward Glover (SG), Michael Meaux (PF) Roger Neu, Harold Rankin | |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Brokaw (PG) Wilson Kaspar | |
| 13:21 | Mississippi | Thomas Horrocks makes the 1st free throw | 46-35 |
| 13:21 | Mississippi | Thomas Horrocks makes the 2nd free throw | 46-36 |
| 13:04 | LSU | Edward Glover hits a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Michael Meaux | 48-36 |
| 12:59 | Mississippi | William Brokaw clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing but the foul's on William Callahan - foul #1 on William Callahan, team foul #3 | 48-36 |
| 12:59 | Mississippi | William Brokaw misses the 1st free throw | 48-36 |
| 12:59 | Mississippi | William Brokaw misses the 2nd free throw | 48-36 |
| 12:59 | Mississippi | William Brokaw makes the 3rd free throw | 48-37 |
| 12:39 | LSU | Michael Meaux misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 48-37 |
| 12:38 | Mississippi | Lawrence Dorsey gets the rebound | 48-37 |
| 12:20 | Mississippi | William Callahan takes the ball from William Brokaw | 48-37 |
| 12:00 | LSU | Dewayne Billings comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away but he's fouled by Scott Daley - foul #1 on Scott Daley, team foul #3 | 48-37 |
| Subs | LSU | Cameron Smith (SF), Michael Frye (C) William Callahan, Thomas Munguia | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Saunders (SG), Michael Oxendine (SF), Marlon Johnson (PF), Sergio Martinez (C) Thomas Horrocks, Gregory Torbett, Lawrence Dorsey, Scott Daley | |
| 12:00 | LSU | Dewayne Billings makes the 1st free throw | 49-37 |
| 12:00 | LSU | Dewayne Billings misses the 2nd free throw | 49-37 |
| 12:00 | LSU | Dewayne Billings makes the 3rd free throw | 50-37 |
| 11:43 | Mississippi | Michael Oxendine connects on the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from William Brokaw | 50-39 |
| 11:18 | LSU | Dewayne Billings is called for a charge - foul #3 on Dewayne Billings, team foul #4 | 50-39 |
| Subs | LSU | Roger Neu (PG) Edward Glover | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Roger Neu (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SG - Dewayne Billings (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Cameron Smith (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Meaux (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Frye (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - William Brokaw (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Saunders (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Michael Oxendine (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Marlon Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Sergio Martinez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:01 | Mississippi | Marlon Johnson misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 50-39 |
| 10:59 | LSU | Michael Frye grabs the board | 50-39 |
| 10:41 | LSU | Michael Meaux lays it up and in set up by Dewayne Billings and he's hacked by Marlon Johnson - foul #1 on Marlon Johnson, team foul #4 | 52-39 |
| Subs | LSU | Edward Glover (SG) Dewayne Billings | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Wilson Kaspar (PG) William Brokaw | |
| 10:41 | LSU | Michael Meaux misses the free throw | 52-39 |
| 10:41 | Mississippi | Marlon Johnson grabs the board | 52-39 |
| 10:25 | Mississippi | The jumper by Marlon Johnson is denied by Cameron Smith | 52-39 |
| 10:23 | LSU | Michael Frye pulls down the rebound | 52-39 |
| 10:01 | LSU | Edward Glover is fouled on the floor by James Saunders - foul #2 on James Saunders, team foul #5 | 52-39 |
| Subs | LSU | Thomas Munguia (PF) Michael Meaux | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 09:37 | LSU | Edward Glover is hacked by Sergio Martinez - foul #3 on Sergio Martinez, team foul #6 | 52-39 |
| Subs | LSU | Dewayne Billings (SG), Harold Rankin (C) Edward Glover, Michael Frye | |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Brokaw (PG), Scott Daley (C) Wilson Kaspar, Sergio Martinez | |
| 09:19 | LSU | Dewayne Billings connects on the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Roger Neu | 54-39 |
| 09:01 | Mississippi | Marlon Johnson clanks a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Harold Rankin - foul #3 on Harold Rankin, team foul #5 | 54-39 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Meaux (PF) Harold Rankin | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Thomas Horrocks (SG), Gregory Torbett (SF) James Saunders, Michael Oxendine | |
| 09:01 | Mississippi | Marlon Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 54-40 |
| 09:01 | Mississippi | Marlon Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-41 |
| 08:43 | LSU | Dewayne Billings can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 54-41 |
| 08:41 | LSU | Michael Meaux tips it home | 56-41 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:27 | Mississippi | Scott Daley drills a jumper from just outside the lane | 56-43 |
| 07:58 | LSU | Cameron Smith drills a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Roger Neu and the foul's on Thomas Horrocks - foul #1 on Thomas Horrocks, team foul #7 | 58-43 |
| Subs | LSU | Edward Glover (SG), Michael Frye (C) Roger Neu, Thomas Munguia | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lonnie Burrell (PG), James Saunders (SG), Michael Oxendine (SF), Sergio Martinez (C) William Brokaw, Thomas Horrocks, Gregory Torbett, Marlon Johnson | |
| 07:58 | LSU | Cameron Smith makes the free throw | 59-43 |
| 07:51 | Mississippi | Michael Oxendine's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Frye | 59-43 |
| 07:49 | LSU | The rebound goes to Michael Frye | 59-43 |
| 07:30 | LSU | Michael Frye drills a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Dewayne Billings | 61-43 |
| 07:14 | Mississippi | Michael Oxendine is whistled for traveling | 61-43 |
| Subs | LSU | William Callahan (SF) Cameron Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Dewayne Billings (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Edward Glover (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - William Callahan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Michael Meaux (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Frye (fresh) 9 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Lonnie Burrell (fresh) 4 pf. SG - James Saunders (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Michael Oxendine (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Scott Daley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Sergio Martinez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 06:49 | LSU | Edward Glover scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Dewayne Billings | 64-43 |
| 06:38 | Mississippi | Lonnie Burrell scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from James Saunders | 64-45 |
| 06:10 | LSU | Michael Meaux loses the dribble to Michael Oxendine | 64-45 |
| 05:52 | Mississippi | Michael Oxendine misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 64-45 |
| 05:51 | LSU | Michael Meaux grabs the board | 64-45 |
| 05:36 | LSU | Edward Glover hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 64-45 |
| 05:35 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Sergio Martinez | 64-45 |
| 05:18 | Mississippi | Sergio Martinez comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 64-45 |
| 05:16 | LSU | Dewayne Billings grabs the board | 64-45 |
| 05:10 | LSU | Michael Frye throws it down | 66-45 |
| 04:53 | Mississippi | Lonnie Burrell misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 66-45 |
| 04:51 | LSU | The rebound goes to Michael Frye | 66-45 |
| 04:22 | LSU | Dewayne Billings comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 66-45 |
| 04:20 | LSU | Edward Glover snags the offensive board | 66-45 |
| 03:59 | LSU | Michael Frye's pass is intercepted by Sergio Martinez | 66-45 |
| 03:38 | Mississippi | Michael Oxendine's floater is knocked away by Michael Meaux | 66-45 |
| 03:36 | Mississippi | Lonnie Burrell gets the offensive rebound | 66-45 |
| 03:22 | Mississippi | Sergio Martinez is whistled for traveling | 66-45 |
| Subs | LSU | Roger Neu (PG), Thomas Munguia (PF), Harold Rankin (C) Edward Glover, Michael Meaux, Michael Frye | |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Brokaw (PG), Thomas Horrocks (SG), Gregory Torbett (SF), Lawrence Dorsey (PF) Lonnie Burrell, James Saunders, Michael Oxendine, Sergio Martinez | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:53 | LSU | Dewayne Billings misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Thomas Horrocks - foul #2 on Thomas Horrocks, team foul #8 | 66-45 |
| 02:53 | LSU | Dewayne Billings makes the 1st free throw | 67-45 |
| 02:53 | LSU | Dewayne Billings makes the 2nd free throw | 68-45 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Roger Neu (fresh) 9 pts. 8 ast. SG - Dewayne Billings (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Callahan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Thomas Munguia (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Harold Rankin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - William Brokaw (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Horrocks (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Gregory Torbett (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lawrence Dorsey (fresh) 2 reb. C - Scott Daley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:45 | Mississippi | Scott Daley is called for traveling | 68-45 |
| 02:25 | LSU | William Callahan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-45 |
| 02:07 | Mississippi | Thomas Horrocks scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from William Brokaw | 68-47 |
| 01:38 | LSU | William Brokaw takes the ball from Harold Rankin | 68-47 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:26 | Mississippi | Scott Daley misses long on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Harold Rankin - foul #4 on Harold Rankin, team foul #6 | 68-47 |
| Subs | LSU | Edward Glover (SG) Roger Neu | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 01:26 | Mississippi | Scott Daley makes the 1st free throw | 68-48 |
| 01:26 | Mississippi | Scott Daley misses the 2nd free throw | 68-48 |
| 01:26 | Mississippi | Lawrence Dorsey gets the offensive rebound | 68-48 |
| 01:19 | Mississippi | Thomas Horrocks hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 68-48 |
| 01:18 | LSU | Harold Rankin grabs the defensive rebound | 68-48 |
| 00:54 | LSU | Thomas Munguia hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Scott Daley - foul #2 on Scott Daley, team foul #9 | 68-48 |
| Subs | LSU | Darryl Chapman (PF) Edward Glover | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 00:54 | LSU | Thomas Munguia makes the 1st free throw | 69-48 |
| 00:54 | LSU | Thomas Munguia makes the 2nd free throw | 70-48 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Mississippi | William Brokaw drills a 3 from the left corner | 70-51 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:23 | LSU | Darryl Chapman drills a floater from the left side on a nice dish by William Callahan | 72-51 |
| 00:17 | Mississippi | Lawrence Dorsey buries a runner from the left block set up by William Brokaw | 72-53 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Dewayne Billings runs out the clock | 72-53 |