| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Lonnie Burrell (fresh) SG - James Saunders (fresh) SF - Gregory Torbett (fresh) PF - Jonny Hall (fresh) C - Lawrence Dorsey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Roger Neu (fresh) SG - Dewayne Billings (fresh) SF - Edward Glover (fresh) PF - Thomas Munguia (fresh) C - Michael Frye (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Lawrence Dorsey wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:50 | Mississippi | Lonnie Burrell scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from James Saunders | 3-0 |
| 19:31 | LSU | Dewayne Billings clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 19:30 | Mississippi | Jonny Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 19:21 | Mississippi | Lonnie Burrell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 3-0 |
| 19:19 | Mississippi | Jonny Hall can't tip it in | 3-0 |
| 19:18 | LSU | Michael Frye pulls down the rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:58 | LSU | Edward Glover buries a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Roger Neu | 3-2 |
| 18:48 | Mississippi | Jonny Hall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-2 |
| 18:19 | LSU | Dewayne Billings's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-2 |
| 18:04 | Mississippi | Jonny Hall hits the finger roll | 5-2 |
| 17:42 | LSU | Lonnie Burrell picks off the pass by Michael Frye | 5-2 |
| 17:38 | Mississippi | Gregory Torbett banks in the layup on a great pass from Lonnie Burrell | 7-2 |
| 17:18 | LSU | Edward Glover drills a 3 from straight away | 7-5 |
| 16:55 | Mississippi | Lawrence Dorsey misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 7-5 |
| 16:54 | LSU | Edward Glover grabs the board | 7-5 |
| 16:49 | LSU | Roger Neu hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 7-5 |
| 16:48 | Mississippi | Lawrence Dorsey gets the rebound | 7-5 |
| 16:21 | Mississippi | Jonny Hall lays it up and in | 9-5 |
| 15:57 | LSU | Edward Glover scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Roger Neu | 9-8 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Lonnie Burrell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Saunders (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gregory Torbett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jonny Hall (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Lawrence Dorsey (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Roger Neu (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dewayne Billings (fresh) SF - Edward Glover (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Thomas Munguia (fairly fresh) C - Michael Frye (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Mississippi | Lawrence Dorsey banks in the layup | 11-8 |
| 15:26 | LSU | Michael Frye hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket but he's hacked by Lawrence Dorsey - foul #1 on Lawrence Dorsey, team foul #1 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Wilson Kaspar (PG), Thomas Horrocks (SG), William Starner (SF), Scott Daley (PF), Sergio Martinez (C) Lonnie Burrell, James Saunders, Gregory Torbett, Jonny Hall, Lawrence Dorsey | |
| Subs | LSU | Malcolm Weight (PG), Mark Reed (SG), William Park (SF), Darryl Chapman (PF) Roger Neu, Dewayne Billings, Edward Glover, Thomas Munguia | |
| 15:26 | LSU | Michael Frye makes the 1st free throw | 11-9 |
| 15:26 | LSU | Michael Frye makes the 2nd free throw | 11-10 |
| 15:14 | Mississippi | Thomas Horrocks knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane and the foul's on Malcolm Weight - foul #1 on Malcolm Weight, team foul #1 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | LSU | Harold Rankin (C) Michael Frye | |
| 15:14 | Mississippi | Thomas Horrocks makes the free throw | 14-10 |
| 14:52 | LSU | Malcolm Weight comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 14-10 |
| 14:50 | Mississippi | Scott Daley gets the rebound | 14-10 |
| 14:30 | Mississippi | Wilson Kaspar buries a jumper from the left side | 16-10 |
| 14:04 | LSU | Harold Rankin hits a turnaround near the basket and the foul's on Sergio Martinez - foul #1 on Sergio Martinez, team foul #2 | 16-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gregory Torbett (SF) William Starner | |
| Subs | LSU | Roger Neu (PG), Dewayne Billings (SG) Malcolm Weight, William Park | |
| 14:04 | LSU | Harold Rankin makes the free throw | 16-13 |
| 13:43 | Mississippi | Dewayne Billings takes the ball from Wilson Kaspar | 16-13 |
| 13:40 | LSU | Darryl Chapman banks in the layup on a nice dish by Dewayne Billings | 16-15 |
| 13:20 | Mississippi | Sergio Martinez misses the easy layup | 16-15 |
| 13:19 | LSU | Roger Neu gets the rebound | 16-15 |
| 13:13 | LSU | Dewayne Billings is fouled on the floor by Thomas Horrocks - foul #1 on Thomas Horrocks, team foul #3 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lonnie Burrell (PG), Lawrence Dorsey (C) Wilson Kaspar, Sergio Martinez | |
| Subs | LSU | Edward Glover (SF), Thomas Munguia (PF), Michael Frye (C) Mark Reed, Darryl Chapman, Harold Rankin | |
| 12:47 | LSU | Dewayne Billings makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Roger Neu | 16-18 |
| 12:33 | Mississippi | Scott Daley comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 16-18 |
| 12:32 | LSU | Thomas Munguia grabs the defensive rebound | 16-18 |
| 12:17 | LSU | Thomas Munguia misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 16-18 |
| 12:15 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Scott Daley | 16-18 |
| 11:50 | Mississippi | Lawrence Dorsey misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 16-18 |
| 11:48 | Mississippi | Lawrence Dorsey tips it but misses | 16-18 |
| 11:46 | Mississippi | Scott Daley pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-18 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Lonnie Burrell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Horrocks (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gregory Torbett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Scott Daley (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Lawrence Dorsey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Roger Neu (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Dewayne Billings (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Glover (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Thomas Munguia (fresh) C - Michael Frye (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:33 | Mississippi | Lawrence Dorsey is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Lawrence Dorsey, team foul #4 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Saunders (SG), William Starner (SF), Jonny Hall (PF), Sergio Martinez (C) Thomas Horrocks, Gregory Torbett, Scott Daley, Lawrence Dorsey | |
| Subs | LSU | Darryl Chapman (C) Michael Frye | |
| 11:04 | LSU | Edward Glover jams it on a nice dish by Thomas Munguia | 16-20 |
| 10:53 | Mississippi | William Starner drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Lonnie Burrell | 19-20 |
| 10:24 | LSU | Roger Neu is whistled for a carry | 19-20 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gregory Torbett (SF) William Starner | |
| Subs | LSU | Malcolm Weight (PG), Mark Reed (SG), William Park (SF), Harold Rankin (C) Roger Neu, Dewayne Billings, Edward Glover, Thomas Munguia | |
| 10:02 | Mississippi | Harold Rankin blocks the short jumper by Gregory Torbett | 19-20 |
| 10:01 | LSU | The rebound goes to William Park | 19-20 |
| 09:57 | LSU | Mark Reed can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 19-20 |
| 09:56 | LSU | Malcolm Weight tips it in | 19-22 |
| 09:34 | Mississippi | Jonny Hall is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Jonny Hall, team foul #5 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Wilson Kaspar (PG) Lonnie Burrell | |
| Subs | LSU | Dewayne Billings (SG), Michael Frye (C) William Park, Harold Rankin | |
| 09:09 | LSU | Michael Frye can't finish the layup | 19-22 |
| 09:08 | LSU | Darryl Chapman grabs the offensive board | 19-22 |
| 08:47 | LSU | Dewayne Billings misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 19-22 |
| 08:46 | LSU | Darryl Chapman misses the tip | 19-22 |
| 08:44 | LSU | Michael Frye tips it but misses | 19-22 |
| 08:42 | LSU | Malcolm Weight snags the offensive board | 19-22 |
| 08:27 | LSU | Malcolm Weight misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 19-22 |
| 08:26 | Mississippi | Sergio Martinez snags the defensive board | 19-22 |
| 08:03 | Mississippi | James Saunders is fouled on the floor by Malcolm Weight - foul #2 on Malcolm Weight, team foul #2 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lonnie Burrell (PG), Thomas Horrocks (SG), William Starner (SF), Scott Daley (C) Wilson Kaspar, James Saunders, Gregory Torbett, Sergio Martinez | |
| Subs | LSU | Roger Neu (PG), Edward Glover (SF), Thomas Munguia (PF) Malcolm Weight, Mark Reed, Darryl Chapman | |
| 07:49 | Mississippi | Lonnie Burrell misses short on a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Thomas Munguia - foul #1 on Thomas Munguia, team foul #3 | 19-22 |
| 07:49 | Mississippi | Lonnie Burrell makes the 1st free throw | 20-22 |
| 07:49 | Mississippi | Lonnie Burrell makes the 2nd free throw | 21-22 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Lonnie Burrell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Horrocks (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Starner (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jonny Hall (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Daley (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Roger Neu (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Dewayne Billings (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Glover (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Thomas Munguia (fresh) C - Michael Frye (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:31 | LSU | Roger Neu hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 21-22 |
| 07:30 | Mississippi | Scott Daley grabs the board | 21-22 |
| 07:21 | Mississippi | Scott Daley can't connect on a floater from the right side | 21-22 |
| 07:19 | LSU | Thomas Munguia snags the defensive board | 21-22 |
| 06:55 | LSU | Thomas Munguia is fouled on the floor by Thomas Horrocks - foul #2 on Thomas Horrocks, team foul #6 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Wilson Kaspar (SG), Gregory Torbett (SF), Sergio Martinez (C) Thomas Horrocks, William Starner, Jonny Hall | |
| Subs | LSU | Mark Reed (SF), Harold Rankin (C) Dewayne Billings, Michael Frye | |
| 06:35 | LSU | Edward Glover misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 21-22 |
| 06:34 | Mississippi | Sergio Martinez pulls down the rebound | 21-22 |
| 06:17 | Mississippi | Gregory Torbett comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 21-22 |
| 06:16 | LSU | Edward Glover gets the rebound | 21-22 |
| 06:12 | LSU | Roger Neu is hacked by Lonnie Burrell in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lonnie Burrell, team foul #7 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Saunders (SG) Wilson Kaspar | |
| Subs | LSU | Darryl Chapman (C) Harold Rankin | |
| 06:12 | LSU | Roger Neu makes the 1st free throw | 21-23 |
| 06:12 | LSU | Roger Neu makes the 2nd free throw | 21-24 |
| 05:55 | Mississippi | Gregory Torbett scores on a floater near the basket and the foul's on Mark Reed - foul #1 on Mark Reed, team foul #4 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | LSU | Dewayne Billings (SG), Michael Frye (C) Mark Reed, Darryl Chapman | |
| 05:55 | Mississippi | Gregory Torbett misses the free throw | 23-24 |
| 05:55 | LSU | The rebound goes to Edward Glover | 23-24 |
| 05:31 | LSU | Roger Neu clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 23-24 |
| 05:29 | LSU | Michael Frye grabs the offensive board | 23-24 |
| 05:05 | LSU | Roger Neu comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 23-24 |
| 05:03 | Mississippi | Sergio Martinez pulls down the rebound | 23-24 |
| 04:48 | Mississippi | Michael Frye is called for the reach on Sergio Martinez - foul #1 on Michael Frye, team foul #5 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Wilson Kaspar (PG), Jonny Hall (PF) Lonnie Burrell, Scott Daley | |
| Subs | LSU | Mark Reed (SF), Darryl Chapman (PF) Edward Glover, Thomas Munguia | |
| 04:30 | Mississippi | Wilson Kaspar comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Roger Neu - foul #1 on Roger Neu, team foul #6 | 23-24 |
| 04:30 | Mississippi | Wilson Kaspar misses the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 04:30 | Mississippi | Wilson Kaspar makes the 2nd free throw | 24-24 |
| 04:09 | LSU | Roger Neu scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Mark Reed | 24-27 |
| 04:02 | Mississippi | Sergio Martinez can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 24-27 |
| 04:00 | LSU | Michael Frye snags the defensive board | 24-27 |
| 03:38 | LSU | Roger Neu is hacked by James Saunders - foul #1 on James Saunders, team foul #8 | 24-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lonnie Burrell (PG), Thomas Horrocks (SG), William Starner (SF), Scott Daley (PF), Lawrence Dorsey (C) Wilson Kaspar, James Saunders, Gregory Torbett, Jonny Hall, Sergio Martinez | |
| Subs | LSU | Edward Glover (SF), Thomas Munguia (PF) Mark Reed, Michael Frye | |
| 03:38 | LSU | Roger Neu misses the 1st free throw | 24-27 |
| 03:38 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Scott Daley | 24-27 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Lonnie Burrell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Horrocks (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Starner (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Scott Daley (fresh) 5 reb. C - Lawrence Dorsey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Roger Neu (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dewayne Billings (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Glover (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Thomas Munguia (fresh) 2 reb. C - Darryl Chapman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Mississippi | Lonnie Burrell can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 24-27 |
| 03:18 | Mississippi | Scott Daley tips it in | 26-27 |
| 03:02 | LSU | Roger Neu scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 26-30 |
| 02:52 | Mississippi | Lonnie Burrell is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Lonnie Burrell, team foul #9 | 26-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | LSU | Malcolm Weight (PG), Mark Reed (SF) Roger Neu, Dewayne Billings | |
| 02:24 | LSU | Thomas Munguia is fouled on the floor by Scott Daley - foul #1 on Scott Daley, team foul #10 | 26-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Saunders (SG), Gregory Torbett (SF), Jonny Hall (PF) Thomas Horrocks, William Starner, Scott Daley | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 02:24 | LSU | Thomas Munguia misses the 1st free throw | 26-30 |
| 02:24 | LSU | Thomas Munguia misses the 2nd free throw | 26-30 |
| 02:24 | Mississippi | James Saunders grabs the defensive rebound | 26-30 |
| 02:09 | Mississippi | Malcolm Weight is called for the reach on Lonnie Burrell - foul #3 on Malcolm Weight, team foul #7 | 26-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | LSU | Dewayne Billings (PG), Michael Frye (C) Malcolm Weight, Darryl Chapman | |
| 02:09 | Mississippi | Lonnie Burrell makes the 1st free throw | 27-30 |
| 02:09 | Mississippi | Lonnie Burrell makes the 2nd free throw | 28-30 |
| 01:42 | LSU | Dewayne Billings is hacked by Lonnie Burrell - foul #3 on Lonnie Burrell, team foul #11 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Wilson Kaspar (PG) Lonnie Burrell | |
| Subs | LSU | Samuel Aiken (PF) Thomas Munguia | |
| 01:42 | LSU | Dewayne Billings makes the 1st free throw | 28-31 |
| 01:42 | LSU | Dewayne Billings misses the 2nd free throw | 28-31 |
| 01:42 | LSU | Dewayne Billings pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-31 |
| 01:29 | LSU | Dewayne Billings scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Edward Glover | 28-34 |
| 01:13 | Mississippi | Gregory Torbett buries a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Wilson Kaspar and he's fouled by Mark Reed - foul #2 on Mark Reed, team foul #8 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | LSU | Roger Neu (PG), Darryl Chapman (PF) Edward Glover, Samuel Aiken | |
| 01:13 | Mississippi | Gregory Torbett makes the free throw | 31-34 |
| 00:44 | LSU | Roger Neu misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-34 |
| 00:43 | Mississippi | Jonny Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 31-34 |
| 00:29 | Mississippi | Gregory Torbett loses the dribble to Dewayne Billings | 31-34 |
| 00:03 | LSU | Dewayne Billings is hacked by James Saunders - foul #2 on James Saunders, team foul #12 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Thomas Horrocks (SG), Scott Daley (PF), Sergio Martinez (C) James Saunders, Jonny Hall, Lawrence Dorsey | |
| Subs | LSU | Edward Glover (SF), Thomas Munguia (PF) Mark Reed, Michael Frye | |
| 00:03 | LSU | Dewayne Billings misses the 1st free throw | 31-34 |
| 00:03 | LSU | Dewayne Billings makes the 2nd free throw | 31-35 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Wilson Kaspar misses the halfcourt shot | 31-35 |