| Lineup | LSU | PG - Shelton Harber (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Kincheloe (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Richard Binder (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Justin Thompson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Bruce Froelich (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Michael Knuckles (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Franjo Urbanski (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Austin Tolliver (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Hugo Kardos (fresh) 2 reb. C - Donald Spivey (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Austin Tolliver inbounds the ball | 33-32 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Mississippi | Franjo Urbanski hits a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Austin Tolliver | 33-34 |
| 19:18 | LSU | Bruce Froelich banks in the layup on a great pass from Shelton Harber | 35-34 |
| 18:53 | Mississippi | Michael Knuckles drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Hugo Kardos | 35-37 |
| 18:45 | LSU | Bruce Froelich misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Donald Spivey - foul #3 on Donald Spivey, team foul #1 | 35-37 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Nicholas Brook (C) Donald Spivey | |
| 18:45 | LSU | Bruce Froelich makes the 1st free throw | 36-37 |
| 18:45 | LSU | Bruce Froelich makes the 2nd free throw | 37-37 |
| 18:17 | Mississippi | Hugo Kardos clanks a jumper from the right wing | 37-37 |
| 18:15 | LSU | The rebound goes to Bruce Froelich | 37-37 |
| 18:06 | LSU | Justin Thompson blows the dunk | 37-37 |
| 18:04 | LSU | Shelton Harber hits the follow up shot | 39-37 |
| 17:37 | Mississippi | Franjo Urbanski misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 39-37 |
| 17:36 | Mississippi | Nicholas Brook tips it in | 39-39 |
| 17:26 | LSU | Justin Thompson can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 39-39 |
| 17:25 | LSU | Justin Thompson grabs the offensive rebound | 39-39 |
| 17:20 | LSU | Justin Thompson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 39-39 |
| 17:19 | Mississippi | Nicholas Brook pulls down the rebound | 39-39 |
| 16:55 | Mississippi | Nicholas Brook throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-39 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Gilman (PG), Daniel Giles (SF), James Sherman (PF), Lewis Mason (C) Shelton Harber, Richard Binder, Justin Thompson, Bruce Froelich | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 16:46 | LSU | James Sherman drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-39 |
| 16:43 | LSU | The refs have stopped play. James Sherman is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 42-39 |
| Subs | LSU | Jayson Trafton (PF) James Sherman | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Hendrickson (C) Nicholas Brook | |
| 16:33 | Mississippi | Hugo Kardos is hacked by Jayson Trafton - foul #1 on Jayson Trafton, team foul #1 | 42-39 |
| 16:09 | Mississippi | Hugo Kardos travels with the ball | 42-39 |
| 15:57 | LSU | Daniel Giles double dribbles | 42-39 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald Spivey (C) Michael Hendrickson | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Gilman (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Joseph Kincheloe (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Daniel Giles (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jayson Trafton (fresh) C - Lewis Mason (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Michael Knuckles (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Franjo Urbanski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Austin Tolliver (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Hugo Kardos (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Donald Spivey (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 15:31 | Mississippi | Michael Knuckles hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 42-39 |
| 15:30 | LSU | The rebound goes to Jayson Trafton | 42-39 |
| 15:19 | LSU | Donald Spivey is called for the reach on Lewis Mason - foul #4 on Donald Spivey, team foul #2 | 42-39 |
| Subs | LSU | Shelton Harber (PG), Richard Binder (SF), Justin Thompson (PF), Bruce Froelich (C) Robert Gilman, Daniel Giles, Jayson Trafton, Lewis Mason | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Nicholas Brook (C) Donald Spivey | |
| 15:07 | LSU | Bruce Froelich buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Shelton Harber | 44-39 |
| 14:38 | Mississippi | Michael Knuckles comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 44-39 |
| 14:37 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Nicholas Brook | 44-39 |
| 14:19 | Mississippi | Nicholas Brook misses the jump hook from the right block | 44-39 |
| 14:17 | LSU | Bruce Froelich pulls down the rebound | 44-39 |
| 14:10 | LSU | Bruce Froelich misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Nicholas Brook - foul #2 on Nicholas Brook, team foul #3 | 44-39 |
| Subs | LSU | Daniel Giles (SF) Richard Binder | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Funchess (PG), Bernard Pearson (SG) Franjo Urbanski, Austin Tolliver | |
| 14:10 | LSU | Bruce Froelich misses the 1st free throw | 44-39 |
| 14:10 | LSU | Bruce Froelich makes the 2nd free throw | 45-39 |
| 13:50 | Mississippi | Bruce Froelich steals the ball from Michael Knuckles | 45-39 |
| 13:27 | LSU | Justin Thompson's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Knuckles | 45-39 |
| 13:25 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Michael Knuckles | 45-39 |
| 13:01 | Mississippi | Nicholas Brook's fadeaway is rejected by Daniel Giles | 45-39 |
| 13:00 | LSU | Justin Thompson grabs the board | 45-39 |
| 12:49 | LSU | Justin Thompson can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Hugo Kardos - foul #3 on Hugo Kardos, team foul #4 | 45-39 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Gilman (PG), Richard Binder (SF), Lewis Mason (C) Shelton Harber, Daniel Giles, Bruce Froelich | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Franjo Urbanski (SG), William Villalpando (SF), Michael Hendrickson (C) Bernard Pearson, Michael Knuckles, Nicholas Brook | |
| 12:49 | LSU | Justin Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 12:49 | LSU | Justin Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 46-39 |
| 12:24 | Mississippi | Franjo Urbanski misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-39 |
| 12:22 | LSU | Lewis Mason gets the rebound | 46-39 |
| 12:02 | LSU | Justin Thompson is hacked by Franjo Urbanski - foul #1 on Franjo Urbanski, team foul #5 | 46-39 |
| Subs | LSU | James Sherman (PF) Justin Thompson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Austin Tolliver (SF) William Villalpando | |
| 11:51 | LSU | James Sherman hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-39 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Gilman (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Joseph Kincheloe (tiring) 3 ast. SF - Richard Binder (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Sherman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Lewis Mason (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - James Funchess (fairly fresh) SG - Franjo Urbanski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Austin Tolliver (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Hugo Kardos (tiring) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Hendrickson (fresh) | |
| 11:23 | Mississippi | Franjo Urbanski's floater is knocked away by James Sherman | 49-39 |
| 11:22 | LSU | The rebound goes to James Sherman | 49-39 |
| 11:06 | LSU | James Sherman hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 49-39 |
| 11:04 | LSU | James Sherman misses the tip | 49-39 |
| 11:03 | LSU | Robert Gilman tips it back up and in | 51-39 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:51 | Mississippi | Austin Tolliver misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 51-39 |
| 10:50 | LSU | Robert Gilman grabs the board | 51-39 |
| 10:44 | LSU | A charge is called on James Sherman - foul #1 on James Sherman, team foul #2 | 51-39 |
| Subs | LSU | Shelton Harber (PG), Daniel Giles (SF), Bruce Froelich (C) Robert Gilman, Richard Binder, Lewis Mason | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Knuckles (PG), Bernard Pearson (SG), Nicholas Brook (C) James Funchess, Franjo Urbanski, Michael Hendrickson | |
| 10:28 | Mississippi | Austin Tolliver connects on the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Michael Knuckles | 51-41 |
| 10:17 | LSU | James Sherman misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-41 |
| 10:15 | LSU | Shelton Harber tips it home | 53-41 |
| 09:53 | Mississippi | Austin Tolliver hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Bernard Pearson | 53-43 |
| 09:42 | LSU | James Sherman comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 53-43 |
| 09:41 | Mississippi | Bernard Pearson grabs the board | 53-43 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:19 | Mississippi | Michael Knuckles is hacked by Shelton Harber - foul #1 on Shelton Harber, team foul #3 | 53-43 |
| Subs | LSU | Richard Binder (SF), Justin Thompson (PF) Daniel Giles, James Sherman | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Franjo Urbanski (SG), William Villalpando (SF), Michael Hendrickson (C) Bernard Pearson, Austin Tolliver, Hugo Kardos | |
| 09:01 | Mississippi | Michael Knuckles can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-43 |
| 08:59 | LSU | Justin Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 53-43 |
| 08:43 | LSU | Franjo Urbanski takes the ball from Shelton Harber | 53-43 |
| 08:23 | Mississippi | Joseph Kincheloe is called for the reach on Franjo Urbanski - foul #2 on Joseph Kincheloe, team foul #4 | 53-43 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Gilman (PG), Lewis Mason (C) Shelton Harber, Bruce Froelich | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Funchess (PG), Hugo Kardos (PF) William Villalpando, Nicholas Brook | |
| 07:57 | Mississippi | James Funchess scores on a 3 from the right wing | 53-46 |
| 07:40 | LSU | Robert Gilman connects on the jumpshot from the right side set up by Joseph Kincheloe | 55-46 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Gilman (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Joseph Kincheloe (tired) 4 ast. SF - Richard Binder (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Justin Thompson (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Lewis Mason (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - James Funchess (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Franjo Urbanski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Michael Knuckles (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. PF - Hugo Kardos (tiring) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Hendrickson (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:22 | Mississippi | James Funchess makes the 3 from straight away | 55-49 |
| 07:10 | LSU | Justin Thompson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Richard Binder | 57-49 |
| 06:51 | Mississippi | Michael Knuckles buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by James Funchess | 57-52 |
| 06:34 | LSU | Justin Thompson hits a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Robert Gilman | 59-52 |
| 06:10 | Mississippi | Michael Knuckles misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-52 |
| 06:09 | Mississippi | Michael Hendrickson snags the offensive board | 59-52 |
| 05:52 | Mississippi | Richard Binder is called for the reach on Michael Knuckles - foul #2 on Richard Binder, team foul #5 | 59-52 |
| Subs | LSU | Shelton Harber (PG), Daniel Giles (SF), James Sherman (PF), Bruce Froelich (C) Robert Gilman, Richard Binder, Justin Thompson, Lewis Mason | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bernard Pearson (SG), Austin Tolliver (SF), Nicholas Brook (PF), Donald Spivey (C) James Funchess, Franjo Urbanski, Hugo Kardos, Michael Hendrickson | |
| 05:34 | Mississippi | Bernard Pearson is hacked by Joseph Kincheloe - foul #3 on Joseph Kincheloe, team foul #6 | 59-52 |
| 05:12 | Mississippi | Bruce Froelich takes the ball from Nicholas Brook | 59-52 |
| 05:04 | LSU | Michael Knuckles steals it from James Sherman | 59-52 |
| 04:41 | Mississippi | Austin Tolliver hits the finger roll set up by Michael Knuckles | 59-54 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 04:24 | LSU | Daniel Giles connects on the shot from the free throw line | 61-54 |
| 04:07 | Mississippi | Michael Knuckles is fouled on the floor by Bruce Froelich - foul #2 on Bruce Froelich, team foul #7 | 61-54 |
| Subs | LSU | Justin Thompson (PF) James Sherman | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Hugo Kardos (PF) Nicholas Brook | |
| 04:07 | Mississippi | Michael Knuckles misses the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 04:07 | LSU | Justin Thompson grabs the board | 61-54 |
| 03:46 | LSU | Justin Thompson drills a runner in the lane | 63-54 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 03:30 | Mississippi | Austin Tolliver misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 63-54 |
| 03:28 | LSU | The rebound goes to Bruce Froelich | 63-54 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Shelton Harber (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Joseph Kincheloe (tired) 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Daniel Giles (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Justin Thompson (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. C - Bruce Froelich (fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Michael Knuckles (tiring) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bernard Pearson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Austin Tolliver (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Hugo Kardos (tiring) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Donald Spivey (fresh) 4 pf. | |
| 03:18 | LSU | Daniel Giles misses the 3 from the right wing | 63-54 |
| 03:17 | Mississippi | Hugo Kardos snags the defensive board | 63-54 |
| 03:02 | Mississippi | Austin Tolliver connects on the open fadeaway from the left side | 63-56 |
| 02:54 | LSU | Bruce Froelich knocks in the shot in the lane on a great pass from Justin Thompson | 65-56 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:34 | Mississippi | Michael Knuckles comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 65-56 |
| 02:33 | Mississippi | Hugo Kardos gets the offensive rebound | 65-56 |
| 02:21 | Mississippi | Donald Spivey connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Bernard Pearson | 65-58 |
| 02:08 | LSU | The short jumper by Daniel Giles is denied by Hugo Kardos | 65-58 |
| 02:06 | Mississippi | Donald Spivey grabs the defensive rebound | 65-58 |
| 02:00 | Mississippi | Austin Tolliver evades the doubleteam but misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 65-58 |
| 01:59 | LSU | Bruce Froelich pulls down the rebound | 65-58 |
| 01:48 | LSU | Daniel Giles drills a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Shelton Harber and he's hacked by Austin Tolliver - foul #1 on Austin Tolliver, team foul #6 | 67-58 |
| Subs | LSU | Richard Binder (SF) Joseph Kincheloe | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Franjo Urbanski (SG) Bernard Pearson | |
| 01:48 | LSU | Daniel Giles misses the free throw | 67-58 |
| 01:48 | Mississippi | Donald Spivey gets the rebound | 67-58 |
| 01:31 | Mississippi | Franjo Urbanski is whistled for a carry | 67-58 |
| Subs | LSU | Joseph Kincheloe (SG) Daniel Giles | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 01:19 | LSU | Donald Spivey is called for the reach on Bruce Froelich - foul #5 on Donald Spivey, team foul #7 | 67-58 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Nicholas Brook (C) Donald Spivey | |
| 01:19 | LSU | Bruce Froelich makes the 1st free throw | 68-58 |
| 01:19 | LSU | Bruce Froelich misses the 2nd free throw | 68-58 |
| 01:19 | Mississippi | Hugo Kardos grabs the board | 68-58 |
| 01:06 | Mississippi | Franjo Urbanski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 68-58 |
| 01:05 | Mississippi | Austin Tolliver can't tip it in | 68-58 |
| 01:03 | Mississippi | Nicholas Brook misses the tip | 68-58 |
| 01:01 | Mississippi | Franjo Urbanski pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-58 |
| 00:48 | Mississippi | Justin Thompson takes the ball from Nicholas Brook | 68-58 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:47 | LSU | Justin Thompson is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Knuckles - foul #3 on Michael Knuckles, team foul #8 | 68-58 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Gilman (PG), Daniel Giles (SG), James Sherman (C) Shelton Harber, Joseph Kincheloe, Bruce Froelich | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 00:47 | LSU | Justin Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 69-58 |
| 00:47 | LSU | Justin Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 70-58 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:39 | Mississippi | Hugo Kardos clanks a shot from the right side | 70-58 |
| 00:38 | LSU | Richard Binder gets the rebound | 70-58 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:15 | LSU | Robert Gilman buries a runner near the basket on a great pass from Richard Binder and the foul's on Michael Knuckles - foul #4 on Michael Knuckles, team foul #9 | 72-58 |
| Subs | LSU | Joseph Kincheloe (SG), Bruce Froelich (C) Daniel Giles, James Sherman | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 00:15 | LSU | Robert Gilman makes the free throw | 73-58 |
| 00:09 | Mississippi | Joseph Kincheloe is called for the reach on Franjo Urbanski - foul #4 on Joseph Kincheloe, team foul #8 | 73-58 |
| Subs | LSU | Shelton Harber (PG) Robert Gilman | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 00:09 | Mississippi | Franjo Urbanski misses the 1st free throw | 73-58 |
| 00:09 | LSU | The rebound goes to Bruce Froelich | 73-58 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Shelton Harber runs out the clock | 73-58 |