| Lineup | LSU | PG - John Whittle (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Johnny Edward (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Webster (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Roberson (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Anderson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Lee Shufelt (fresh) 4 pts. SG - William Read (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Martin Salaam (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Haws (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Lee Hilton (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam inbounds the ball | 22-20 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:39 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Johnny Edward - foul #2 on Johnny Edward, team foul #1 | 22-20 |
| 19:39 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton makes the 1st free throw | 22-21 |
| 19:39 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton makes the 2nd free throw | 22-22 |
| 19:23 | LSU | Robert Roberson makes the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Johnny Edward and he's fouled by James Haws - foul #2 on James Haws, team foul #1 | 24-22 |
| 19:23 | LSU | Robert Roberson makes the free throw | 25-22 |
| 19:07 | Mississippi | Lee Shufelt misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Robert Roberson - foul #1 on Robert Roberson, team foul #2 | 25-22 |
| 19:07 | Mississippi | Lee Shufelt misses the 1st free throw | 25-22 |
| 19:07 | Mississippi | Lee Shufelt makes the 2nd free throw | 25-23 |
| 18:50 | LSU | Robert Roberson drills a driving attempt in the lane and he's fouled by James Haws - foul #3 on James Haws, team foul #2 | 27-23 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Smith (PF) James Haws | |
| 18:50 | LSU | Robert Roberson makes the free throw | 28-23 |
| 18:29 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on James Webster - foul #3 on James Webster, team foul #3 | 28-23 |
| Subs | LSU | Rolando Torres (SF) James Webster | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 18:29 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam makes the 1st free throw | 28-24 |
| 18:29 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam makes the 2nd free throw | 28-25 |
| 18:15 | LSU | Johnny Edward misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-25 |
| 18:13 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam pulls down the rebound | 28-25 |
| 17:54 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam double dribbles | 28-25 |
| 17:45 | LSU | Robert Roberson misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 28-25 |
| 17:44 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Robert Smith | 28-25 |
| 17:19 | Mississippi | Robert Smith comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 28-25 |
| 17:17 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton grabs the offensive board | 28-25 |
| 16:55 | Mississippi | Lee Shufelt is hacked by Robert Anderson - foul #3 on Robert Anderson, team foul #4 | 28-25 |
| Subs | LSU | James Eby (PF), Wade Kim (C) Robert Roberson, Robert Anderson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 16:40 | Mississippi | William Read is fouled on the floor by Rolando Torres - foul #1 on Rolando Torres, team foul #5 | 28-25 |
| 16:13 | Mississippi | Lee Shufelt scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by William Read | 28-27 |
| 15:56 | LSU | Wade Kim knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 30-27 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - John Whittle (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Johnny Edward (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rolando Torres (fresh) PF - James Eby (fresh) C - Wade Kim (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Lee Shufelt (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - William Read (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Martin Salaam (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Smith (fresh) 3 reb. C - Lee Hilton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Mississippi | Lee Shufelt scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-30 |
| 15:30 | LSU | Rolando Torres is hacked by Robert Smith - foul #2 on Robert Smith, team foul #3 | 30-30 |
| Subs | LSU | Jeremiah Messersmith (PG), Larry Sharp (SG), James Webster (SF), Robert Roberson (PF) John Whittle, Johnny Edward, Rolando Torres, James Eby | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Douglas Horne (SF), James Haws (PF) William Read, Lee Hilton | |
| 15:12 | LSU | Robert Roberson comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 30-30 |
| 15:10 | Mississippi | James Haws pulls down the rebound | 30-30 |
| 14:41 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 30-30 |
| 14:40 | LSU | Robert Roberson pulls down the rebound | 30-30 |
| 14:19 | LSU | Larry Sharp's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-30 |
| Subs | LSU | Johnny Edward (PG), Robert Anderson (C) Larry Sharp, Wade Kim | |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Read (SG), Lee Hilton (C) Douglas Horne, Robert Smith | |
| 13:59 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Roberson | 30-30 |
| 13:58 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-30 |
| 13:37 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam lays it in on a nice dish by Lee Hilton | 30-32 |
| 13:35 | LSU | Johnny Edward is fouled in the backcourt by Lee Shufelt - foul #1 on Lee Shufelt, team foul #4 | 30-32 |
| Subs | LSU | John Whittle (PG) Jeremiah Messersmith | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 13:19 | LSU | Johnny Edward misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-32 |
| 13:18 | Mississippi | James Haws gets the rebound | 30-32 |
| 13:08 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-32 |
| 13:06 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton tips it in | 30-34 |
| 12:52 | LSU | Johnny Edward connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-34 |
| 12:30 | Mississippi | Lee Shufelt knocks in the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from James Haws | 33-36 |
| 12:10 | LSU | James Webster knocks in the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from John Whittle | 35-36 |
| 11:44 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam lays it in on a nice dish by William Read | 35-38 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - John Whittle (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Johnny Edward (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Webster (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Roberson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Anderson (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Lee Shufelt (tiring) 12 pts. SG - William Read (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Martin Salaam (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Haws (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Lee Hilton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:19 | LSU | Robert Roberson banks in the layup on a great pass from Robert Anderson | 37-38 |
| 10:50 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 37-38 |
| 10:49 | LSU | The rebound goes to Robert Roberson | 37-38 |
| 10:35 | LSU | Robert Roberson is fouled on the floor by James Haws - foul #4 on James Haws, team foul #5 | 37-38 |
| Subs | LSU | Jeremiah Messersmith (SG), Rolando Torres (SF), James Eby (PF), Wade Kim (C) Johnny Edward, James Webster, Robert Roberson, Robert Anderson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Rakoski (PG), Douglas Horne (SF), Robert Smith (PF) Lee Shufelt, Martin Salaam, James Haws | |
| 10:26 | LSU | John Whittle misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-38 |
| 10:25 | LSU | Wade Kim can't tip it in | 37-38 |
| 10:23 | Mississippi | Douglas Horne pulls down the rebound | 37-38 |
| 10:07 | Mississippi | Robert Smith is hacked by John Whittle - foul #2 on John Whittle, team foul #6 | 37-38 |
| Subs | LSU | Larry Sharp (SG) John Whittle | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 09:47 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton misses long on a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Rolando Torres - foul #2 on Rolando Torres, team foul #7 | 37-38 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Martin Salaam (SG) William Read | |
| 09:47 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton makes the 1st free throw | 37-39 |
| 09:47 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton makes the 2nd free throw | 37-40 |
| 09:33 | LSU | A charge is called on Wade Kim - foul #3 on Wade Kim, team foul #8 | 37-40 |
| Subs | LSU | Johnny Edward (PG) Larry Sharp | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 09:15 | Mississippi | Wade Kim steps in front of the Martin Salaam pass | 37-40 |
| 09:10 | LSU | Martin Salaam steps in front of the Johnny Edward pass in the backcourt | 37-40 |
| 09:09 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam dunks the ball | 37-42 |
| 08:58 | LSU | Rolando Torres connects on the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Jeremiah Messersmith | 39-42 |
| 08:39 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton makes the pull-up jumper from the left side | 39-44 |
| 08:26 | LSU | James Eby knocks in the jumper from the left block set up by Johnny Edward and he's hacked by Robert Smith - foul #3 on Robert Smith, team foul #6 | 41-44 |
| Subs | LSU | John Whittle (PG), James Webster (SF), Robert Anderson (C) Jeremiah Messersmith, Rolando Torres, Wade Kim | |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Read (SG) Douglas Horne | |
| 08:26 | LSU | James Eby makes the free throw | 42-44 |
| 08:05 | Mississippi | Robert Smith misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 42-44 |
| 08:03 | LSU | The rebound goes to John Whittle | 42-44 |
| 07:46 | LSU | Lee Hilton blocks the short jumper by John Whittle | 42-44 |
| 07:44 | LSU | James Webster tips it back up and in | 44-44 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - John Whittle (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Johnny Edward (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Webster (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Eby (fresh) 3 pts. C - Robert Anderson (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - James Rakoski (fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Read (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Martin Salaam (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Smith (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Lee Hilton (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-44 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Roberson (PF) James Eby | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lee Shufelt (PG), Douglas Horne (SF), James Haws (PF) James Rakoski, Martin Salaam, Lee Hilton | |
| 07:12 | LSU | James Haws takes the ball from Robert Roberson | 44-44 |
| 06:56 | Mississippi | William Read is hacked by James Webster - foul #4 on James Webster, team foul #9 | 44-44 |
| Subs | LSU | Jeremiah Messersmith (SG) Johnny Edward | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lee Hilton (C) Robert Smith | |
| 06:56 | Mississippi | William Read makes the 1st free throw | 44-45 |
| 06:56 | Mississippi | William Read makes the 2nd free throw | 44-46 |
| 06:46 | LSU | Robert Roberson can't connect on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on William Read - foul #2 on William Read, team foul #7 | 44-46 |
| Subs | LSU | Wade Kim (C) Robert Anderson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 06:46 | LSU | Robert Roberson makes the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 06:46 | LSU | Robert Roberson makes the 2nd free throw | 46-46 |
| 06:23 | Mississippi | James Haws lays it up and in on a great pass from William Read and he's fouled by Robert Roberson - foul #2 on Robert Roberson, team foul #10 | 46-48 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Martin Salaam (SF) Douglas Horne | |
| 06:23 | Mississippi | James Haws misses the free throw | 46-48 |
| 06:23 | LSU | The rebound goes to Wade Kim | 46-48 |
| 06:04 | LSU | Robert Roberson hits a shot from the baseline set up by Jeremiah Messersmith | 48-48 |
| 05:43 | Mississippi | Lee Shufelt misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 48-48 |
| 05:42 | Mississippi | Lee Shufelt tips it back up and in | 48-50 |
| 05:36 | LSU | John Whittle buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jeremiah Messersmith | 50-50 |
| 05:20 | Mississippi | Robert Roberson is called for the reach on Martin Salaam - foul #3 on Robert Roberson, team foul #11 | 50-50 |
| Subs | LSU | Johnny Edward (SG), Robert Anderson (C) Jeremiah Messersmith, Wade Kim | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Smith (C) Lee Hilton | |
| 05:20 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam makes the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 05:20 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam makes the 2nd free throw | 50-52 |
| 05:02 | LSU | Johnny Edward misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-52 |
| 05:00 | Mississippi | James Haws grabs the defensive rebound | 50-52 |
| 04:45 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam misses the runner in the lane | 50-52 |
| 04:43 | LSU | Robert Anderson gets the rebound | 50-52 |
| 04:38 | LSU | Johnny Edward can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 50-52 |
| 04:37 | Mississippi | James Haws grabs the board | 50-52 |
| 04:17 | Mississippi | John Whittle steals the ball from Martin Salaam | 50-52 |
| 03:59 | LSU | Johnny Edward can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 50-52 |
| 03:57 | Mississippi | Lee Shufelt snags the defensive board | 50-52 |
| 03:35 | Mississippi | James Haws misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 50-52 |
| 03:33 | LSU | Robert Roberson grabs the board | 50-52 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - John Whittle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Johnny Edward (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Webster (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Robert Roberson (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Robert Anderson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Lee Shufelt (tiring) 14 pts. SG - William Read (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Martin Salaam (tiring) 17 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Haws (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Robert Smith (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:04 | LSU | John Whittle loses the dribble to William Read | 50-52 |
| 03:01 | Mississippi | William Read dunks the ball | 50-54 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:48 | LSU | Robert Smith swats the layup by Robert Roberson | 50-54 |
| 02:47 | LSU | Robert Anderson tips it home | 52-54 |
| 02:27 | Mississippi | Robert Roberson steals it from William Read | 52-54 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:06 | LSU | Johnny Edward hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 52-54 |
| 02:04 | Mississippi | Robert Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 52-54 |
| 01:41 | Mississippi | Lee Shufelt comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-54 |
| 01:39 | LSU | James Webster grabs the board | 52-54 |
| 01:27 | LSU | Robert Roberson buries a fadeaway in the lane | 54-54 |
| 01:10 | Mississippi | James Haws misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 54-54 |
| 01:08 | Mississippi | James Haws can't tip it in | 54-54 |
| 01:07 | LSU | The rebound goes to James Webster | 54-54 |
| 00:57 | LSU | Robert Anderson clanks a shot from the left wing | 54-54 |
| 00:56 | LSU | Robert Roberson tips it back up and in | 56-54 |
| 00:43 | Mississippi | Robert Smith is fouled on the floor by James Webster - foul #5 on James Webster, team foul #12 | 56-54 |
| Subs | LSU | Rolando Torres (SF) James Webster | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lee Hilton (C) James Haws | |
| 00:43 | Mississippi | Robert Smith makes the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 00:43 | Mississippi | Robert Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:18 | LSU | Robert Anderson can't connect on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Lee Hilton - foul #3 on Lee Hilton, team foul #8 | 56-56 |
| 00:18 | LSU | Robert Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 56-56 |
| 00:18 | LSU | Robert Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| 00:18 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Robert Smith | 56-56 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:02 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam makes the 3 from straight away | 56-59 |
| 00:02 | LSU | LSU calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 56-59 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | LSU | John Whittle misses short on a halfcourt shot | 56-59 |