| Lineup | LSU | PG - Bryan Sutera (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Sweeney (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronnie Meyer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jessie Duke (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Marvin Priolo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Sipos (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Becker (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Freeman (fresh) 3 pf. C - Thomas Vernon (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | John Sweeney inbounds the ball | 26-23 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:35 | LSU | Jessie Duke misses the lay-in but the foul's on Thomas Vernon - foul #2 on Thomas Vernon, team foul #1 | 26-23 |
| Subs | LSU | Peter Quintanilla (SF) Dikembe Ali | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 19:35 | LSU | Jessie Duke misses the 1st free throw | 26-23 |
| 19:35 | LSU | Jessie Duke makes the 2nd free throw | 27-23 |
| 19:15 | Mississippi | David Freeman dunks the ball | 27-25 |
| 18:54 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer drills a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Bryan Sutera | 29-25 |
| 18:38 | Mississippi | Harold Becker is hacked by Peter Quintanilla - foul #3 on Peter Quintanilla, team foul #1 | 29-25 |
| Subs | LSU | Dikembe Ali (SG) Peter Quintanilla | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 18:14 | Mississippi | Thomas Vernon hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Jessie Duke - foul #2 on Jessie Duke, team foul #2 | 29-27 |
| 18:14 | Mississippi | Thomas Vernon makes the free throw | 29-28 |
| 18:11 | LSU | Marvin Priolo steals it from Bryan Sutera in the backcourt | 29-28 |
| 17:55 | Mississippi | Thomas Vernon's layup is rejected by Jessie Duke | 29-28 |
| 17:53 | LSU | Bryan Sutera pulls down the rebound | 29-28 |
| 17:43 | LSU | Dikembe Ali can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-28 |
| 17:42 | Mississippi | Marvin Priolo snags the defensive board | 29-28 |
| 17:22 | Mississippi | John Sweeney denies the turnaround by Thomas Vernon | 29-28 |
| 17:20 | LSU | Dikembe Ali gets the rebound | 29-28 |
| 17:10 | LSU | Bryan Sutera misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-28 |
| 17:08 | Mississippi | David Freeman grabs the defensive rebound | 29-28 |
| 17:04 | Mississippi | Anthony Sipos misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 29-28 |
| 17:03 | LSU | Jessie Duke grabs the defensive rebound | 29-28 |
| 16:42 | LSU | Thomas Vernon is called for the reach on Dikembe Ali - foul #3 on Thomas Vernon, team foul #2 | 29-28 |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Troup (PG), Frank Bergum (PF) Bryan Sutera, Jessie Duke | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Holsey (PF) David Freeman | |
| 16:23 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer knocks in the turnaround from the baseline | 31-28 |
| 15:59 | Mississippi | Marvin Priolo scores on a floater from the baseline on a great pass from John Holsey and the foul's on Gary Troup - foul #2 on Gary Troup, team foul #3 | 31-30 |
| Subs | LSU | Bryan Sutera (PG), Jesse Hanna (PF) Gary Troup, Frank Bergum | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Chad Spivey (SG) Anthony Sipos | |
| 15:59 | Mississippi | Marvin Priolo makes the free throw | 31-31 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Bryan Sutera (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Sweeney (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jesse Hanna (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Ronnie Meyer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Marvin Priolo (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chad Spivey (fresh) SF - Harold Becker (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Holsey (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Vernon (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 15:32 | LSU | Dikembe Ali splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Ronnie Meyer | 34-31 |
| 15:17 | Mississippi | Thomas Vernon can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 34-31 |
| 15:16 | LSU | Jesse Hanna pulls down the rebound | 34-31 |
| 14:47 | LSU | Harold Becker steps in front of the Ronnie Meyer pass | 34-31 |
| 14:40 | Mississippi | John Holsey comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-31 |
| 14:38 | LSU | Dikembe Ali pulls down the rebound | 34-31 |
| 14:17 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 34-31 |
| 14:15 | LSU | Bryan Sutera can't tip it in | 34-31 |
| 14:13 | LSU | Jesse Hanna tips it in | 36-31 |
| 13:52 | Mississippi | Thomas Vernon travels with the ball | 36-31 |
| Subs | LSU | Peter Quintanilla (SF), Jessie Duke (C) John Sweeney, Ronnie Meyer | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Hagan (PG), Anthony Sipos (SG), Floyd Wilson (SF), David Freeman (PF), William Webber (C) Marvin Priolo, Chad Spivey, Harold Becker, John Holsey, Thomas Vernon | |
| 13:29 | LSU | Peter Quintanilla misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-31 |
| 13:27 | LSU | Jessie Duke hits the follow up shot | 38-31 |
| 13:14 | Mississippi | Anthony Sipos hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Floyd Wilson | 38-34 |
| 12:45 | LSU | Jessie Duke misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 38-34 |
| 12:44 | Mississippi | Floyd Wilson grabs the board | 38-34 |
| 12:22 | Mississippi | David Freeman misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 38-34 |
| 12:21 | LSU | Peter Quintanilla pulls down the rebound | 38-34 |
| 12:07 | LSU | Dikembe Ali is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-34 |
| 12:05 | Mississippi | Floyd Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 38-34 |
| 11:42 | Mississippi | David Freeman clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 38-34 |
| 11:41 | LSU | Dikembe Ali snags the defensive board | 38-34 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Bryan Sutera (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dikembe Ali (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Quintanilla (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Jesse Hanna (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Jessie Duke (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - James Hagan (fresh) SG - Anthony Sipos (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Floyd Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Freeman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - William Webber (fresh) | |
| 11:25 | LSU | Jessie Duke misses short on a runner from close range | 38-34 |
| 11:23 | LSU | Peter Quintanilla tips it in | 40-34 |
| 11:18 | Mississippi | David Freeman is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on David Freeman, team foul #3 | 40-34 |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Troup (PG), John Sweeney (SG), Ronnie Meyer (C) Bryan Sutera, Dikembe Ali, Jessie Duke | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Marvin Priolo (PG), Harold Becker (SF), John Holsey (PF), Thomas Vernon (C) James Hagan, Floyd Wilson, David Freeman, William Webber | |
| 10:57 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer blows the dunk | 40-34 |
| 10:55 | Mississippi | Thomas Vernon grabs the board | 40-34 |
| 10:48 | Mississippi | John Holsey misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-34 |
| 10:46 | LSU | Peter Quintanilla snags the defensive board | 40-34 |
| 10:29 | LSU | Gary Troup buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 42-34 |
| 10:17 | Mississippi | Ronnie Meyer swats the short shot by Thomas Vernon | 42-34 |
| 10:16 | LSU | Gary Troup snags the defensive board | 42-34 |
| 09:49 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer misses the turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Thomas Vernon - foul #4 on Thomas Vernon, team foul #4 | 42-34 |
| Subs | LSU | Bryan Sutera (PG), Dikembe Ali (SG), Jessie Duke (C) Gary Troup, Peter Quintanilla, Jesse Hanna | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Chad Spivey (SG), David Freeman (PF) Anthony Sipos, John Holsey | |
| 09:49 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer makes the 1st free throw | 43-34 |
| 09:49 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer makes the 2nd free throw | 44-34 |
| 09:24 | Mississippi | David Freeman lays it in set up by Marvin Priolo | 44-36 |
| 09:06 | LSU | Bryan Sutera misses badly on the uncontested 3 from straight away | 44-36 |
| 09:04 | Mississippi | Thomas Vernon pulls down the rebound | 44-36 |
| 08:46 | Mississippi | David Freeman makes the fadeaway from the right side set up by Harold Becker | 44-38 |
| 08:23 | LSU | John Sweeney hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Bryan Sutera | 47-38 |
| 08:10 | Mississippi | David Freeman buries a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Harold Becker | 47-40 |
| 07:41 | LSU | Bryan Sutera double dribbles | 47-40 |
| Subs | LSU | Peter Quintanilla (SF), Jesse Hanna (PF) Dikembe Ali, Ronnie Meyer | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Anthony Sipos (SG), John Holsey (PF) Chad Spivey, David Freeman | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Bryan Sutera (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Sweeney (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Peter Quintanilla (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jesse Hanna (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Jessie Duke (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Marvin Priolo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Sipos (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Becker (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. PF - John Holsey (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Vernon (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:25 | Mississippi | John Holsey misses short on a 3 from straight away | 47-40 |
| 07:23 | LSU | Jesse Hanna pulls down the rebound | 47-40 |
| 06:58 | LSU | John Sweeney scores on a 3 from the left corner | 50-40 |
| 06:44 | Mississippi | Anthony Sipos can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-40 |
| 06:43 | LSU | Peter Quintanilla grabs the board | 50-40 |
| 06:18 | LSU | Jessie Duke hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 50-40 |
| 06:17 | Mississippi | Marvin Priolo gets the rebound | 50-40 |
| 06:02 | Mississippi | John Holsey misses the easy layup but the foul's on Jesse Hanna - foul #4 on Jesse Hanna, team foul #4 | 50-40 |
| Subs | LSU | Dikembe Ali (SG), Ronnie Meyer (C) Peter Quintanilla, Jessie Duke | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Hagan (PG), Floyd Wilson (SF), William Webber (C) Marvin Priolo, Harold Becker, Thomas Vernon | |
| 06:02 | Mississippi | John Holsey misses the 1st free throw | 50-40 |
| 06:02 | Mississippi | John Holsey misses the 2nd free throw | 50-40 |
| 06:02 | LSU | The rebound goes to Jesse Hanna | 50-40 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 05:37 | LSU | Dikembe Ali misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-40 |
| 05:35 | Mississippi | John Holsey grabs the defensive rebound | 50-40 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 05:27 | Mississippi | The pull-up jumper by William Webber is blocked by John Sweeney | 50-40 |
| 05:25 | Mississippi | John Holsey tips it back up and in | 50-42 |
| 05:02 | LSU | Jesse Hanna connects on the fadeaway from the left wing set up by John Sweeney | 52-42 |
| 04:36 | Mississippi | William Webber misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Ronnie Meyer - foul #1 on Ronnie Meyer, team foul #5 | 52-42 |
| Subs | LSU | Jessie Duke (C) Ronnie Meyer | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Marvin Priolo (PG), Chad Spivey (SG), Harold Becker (SF), David Freeman (PF) James Hagan, Anthony Sipos, Floyd Wilson, John Holsey | |
| 04:36 | Mississippi | William Webber makes the 1st free throw | 52-43 |
| 04:36 | Mississippi | William Webber makes the 2nd free throw | 52-44 |
| 04:17 | LSU | Dikembe Ali misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 52-44 |
| 04:16 | LSU | Jessie Duke tips it but misses | 52-44 |
| 04:14 | LSU | Dikembe Ali hits the follow up shot | 54-44 |
| 03:53 | Mississippi | Chad Spivey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-44 |
| 03:51 | LSU | Bryan Sutera gets the rebound | 54-44 |
| 03:30 | LSU | John Sweeney drills a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Dikembe Ali | 56-44 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Bryan Sutera (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Sweeney (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Jesse Hanna (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Jessie Duke (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Marvin Priolo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chad Spivey (fresh) SF - Harold Becker (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. PF - David Freeman (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - William Webber (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:13 | Mississippi | William Webber is whistled for a carry | 56-44 |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Troup (PG), Dennis Stedman (SG), Peter Quintanilla (SF), Ronnie Meyer (PF), Frank Bergum (C) Bryan Sutera, Dikembe Ali, John Sweeney, Jesse Hanna, Jessie Duke | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Hagan (PG), Floyd Wilson (SF), John Holsey (PF) Marvin Priolo, Harold Becker, David Freeman | |
| 02:44 | LSU | Frank Bergum hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 56-44 |
| 02:43 | Mississippi | William Webber grabs the board | 56-44 |
| 02:38 | Mississippi | Chad Spivey double dribbles | 56-44 |
| 02:19 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on John Holsey - foul #1 on John Holsey, team foul #5 | 56-44 |
| 02:19 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer makes the 1st free throw | 57-44 |
| 02:19 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer misses the 2nd free throw | 57-44 |
| 02:19 | Mississippi | John Holsey gets the rebound | 57-44 |
| 02:00 | Mississippi | Chad Spivey hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by James Hagan | 57-47 |
| 01:46 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Ronnie Meyer, team foul #6 | 57-47 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:21 | Mississippi | Chad Spivey comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 57-47 |
| 01:20 | Mississippi | John Holsey misses the tip | 57-47 |
| 01:19 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Floyd Wilson | 57-47 |
| 01:00 | Mississippi | Floyd Wilson is fouled on the floor by Peter Quintanilla - foul #4 on Peter Quintanilla, team foul #7 | 57-47 |
| 01:00 | Mississippi | Floyd Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 57-47 |
| 01:00 | LSU | Peter Quintanilla pulls down the rebound | 57-47 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:57 | LSU | Peter Quintanilla is hacked by James Hagan in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Hagan, team foul #6 | 57-47 |
| 00:55 | LSU | Dennis Stedman is hacked by Chad Spivey - foul #1 on Chad Spivey, team foul #7 | 57-47 |
| 00:55 | LSU | Dennis Stedman misses the 1st free throw | 57-47 |
| 00:55 | Mississippi | John Holsey gets the rebound | 57-47 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Mississippi | Gary Troup steals it from William Webber | 57-47 |
| 00:47 | LSU | Chad Spivey is called for the reach on Dennis Stedman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Chad Spivey, team foul #8 | 57-47 |
| 00:47 | LSU | Dennis Stedman misses the 1st free throw | 57-47 |
| 00:47 | Mississippi | John Holsey grabs the board | 57-47 |
| 00:40 | Mississippi | John Holsey misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-47 |
| 00:39 | Mississippi | John Holsey grabs the offensive rebound | 57-47 |
| 00:36 | Mississippi | William Webber drills a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Chad Spivey and he's hacked by Frank Bergum - foul #1 on Frank Bergum, team foul #8 | 57-49 |
| Subs | LSU | Bryan Sutera (PG), Dikembe Ali (SG), John Sweeney (SF), Jesse Hanna (PF), Jessie Duke (C) Gary Troup, Dennis Stedman, Peter Quintanilla, Ronnie Meyer, Frank Bergum | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Marvin Priolo (PG), Anthony Sipos (SG), Harold Becker (SF), David Freeman (PF) James Hagan, Chad Spivey, Floyd Wilson, John Holsey | |
| 00:36 | Mississippi | William Webber makes the free throw | 57-50 |
| 00:33 | LSU | Bryan Sutera is hacked by Marvin Priolo in the backcourt - foul #2 on Marvin Priolo, team foul #9 | 57-50 |
| Subs | LSU | Peter Quintanilla (SF) John Sweeney | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Thomas Vernon (C) William Webber | |
| 00:33 | LSU | Bryan Sutera makes the 1st free throw | 58-50 |
| 00:33 | LSU | Bryan Sutera makes the 2nd free throw | 59-50 |
| 00:26 | Mississippi | Anthony Sipos misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 59-50 |
| 00:25 | LSU | Jessie Duke grabs the defensive rebound | 59-50 |
| 00:24 | LSU | Jessie Duke is hacked by Anthony Sipos in the backcourt - foul #2 on Anthony Sipos, team foul #10 | 59-50 |
| 00:24 | LSU | Jessie Duke misses the 1st free throw | 59-50 |
| 00:24 | LSU | Jessie Duke misses the 2nd free throw | 59-50 |
| 00:24 | Mississippi | David Freeman grabs the defensive rebound | 59-50 |
| 00:16 | Mississippi | Anthony Sipos double dribbles | 59-50 |
| 00:15 | LSU | Dikembe Ali is fouled in the backcourt by Anthony Sipos - foul #3 on Anthony Sipos, team foul #11 | 59-50 |
| 00:15 | LSU | Dikembe Ali makes the 1st free throw | 60-50 |
| 00:15 | LSU | Dikembe Ali makes the 2nd free throw | 61-50 |
| 00:09 | Mississippi | David Freeman hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range but the foul's on Jesse Hanna - foul #5 on Jesse Hanna, team foul #9 | 61-50 |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Troup (PG), Dennis Stedman (SG), Ronnie Meyer (PF), Frank Bergum (C) Bryan Sutera, Dikembe Ali, Jesse Hanna, Jessie Duke | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Hagan (PG), Chad Spivey (SG), Floyd Wilson (SF), William Webber (C) Marvin Priolo, Anthony Sipos, Harold Becker, Thomas Vernon | |
| 00:09 | Mississippi | David Freeman misses the 1st free throw | 61-50 |
| 00:09 | Mississippi | David Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 61-51 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | LSU | Gary Troup runs out the clock | 61-51 |