| Lineup | LSU | PG - Marc Nielsen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Reed (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Elbert Lakey (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Samuel Aiken (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - William Park (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Wilson Kaspar (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Horrocks (fresh) SF - Charles Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jonny Hall (fresh) 4 pts. C - Lawrence Dorsey (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Elbert Lakey inbounds the ball | 32-28 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:36 | LSU | William Park's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-28 |
| 19:11 | Mississippi | Thomas Horrocks is fouled on the floor by Mark Reed - foul #2 on Mark Reed, team foul #1 | 32-28 |
| 18:56 | Mississippi | Charles Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-28 |
| 18:54 | LSU | Samuel Aiken gets the rebound | 32-28 |
| 18:30 | LSU | Lawrence Dorsey is called for the reach on Mark Reed - foul #1 on Lawrence Dorsey, team foul #1 | 32-28 |
| 18:05 | LSU | Mark Reed hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-28 |
| 18:03 | Mississippi | Jonny Hall gets the rebound | 32-28 |
| 17:38 | Mississippi | Lawrence Dorsey can't finish the layup | 32-28 |
| 17:37 | LSU | William Park gets the rebound | 32-28 |
| 17:18 | LSU | Marc Nielsen is called for 5 seconds | 32-28 |
| 17:00 | Mississippi | Jonny Hall can't throw it down | 32-28 |
| 16:59 | LSU | Elbert Lakey snags the defensive board | 32-28 |
| 16:37 | LSU | The jumper by Elbert Lakey is denied by Lawrence Dorsey | 32-28 |
| 16:36 | LSU | Marc Nielsen grabs the offensive rebound | 32-28 |
| 16:20 | LSU | Mark Reed connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Marc Nielsen | 35-28 |
| 16:05 | Mississippi | Wilson Kaspar misses short on a shot from the right side | 35-28 |
| 16:03 | LSU | Elbert Lakey pulls down the rebound | 35-28 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Marc Nielsen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Reed (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Elbert Lakey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Samuel Aiken (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - William Park (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Wilson Kaspar (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Horrocks (fresh) SF - Charles Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jonny Hall (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Lawrence Dorsey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:43 | LSU | Jonny Hall takes the ball from William Park | 35-28 |
| 15:21 | Mississippi | Thomas Horrocks is whistled for a carry | 35-28 |
| Subs | LSU | Lincoln Porter (PG), Malcolm Weight (SG), Gregory Richards (SF), Ron Manjarrez (C) Marc Nielsen, Mark Reed, Elbert Lakey, William Park | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Timothy Flinn (PG), Terry Owens (SG), William Starner (SF), David Sellers (PF), Jeff Centeno (C) Wilson Kaspar, Thomas Horrocks, Charles Williams, Jonny Hall, Lawrence Dorsey | |
| 15:00 | LSU | Malcolm Weight hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 35-28 |
| 14:59 | Mississippi | William Starner grabs the defensive rebound | 35-28 |
| 14:54 | Mississippi | Terry Owens hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-28 |
| 14:52 | Mississippi | David Sellers grabs the offensive rebound | 35-28 |
| 14:34 | Mississippi | Malcolm Weight steals the ball from William Starner | 35-28 |
| 14:28 | LSU | Samuel Aiken hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 35-28 |
| 14:27 | LSU | Ron Manjarrez pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-28 |
| 14:06 | LSU | Ron Manjarrez hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 35-28 |
| 14:04 | Mississippi | David Sellers grabs the board | 35-28 |
| 13:52 | Mississippi | William Starner connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Terry Owens | 35-31 |
| 13:32 | LSU | Gregory Richards is fouled on the floor by Terry Owens - foul #1 on Terry Owens, team foul #2 | 35-31 |
| Subs | LSU | Marc Nielsen (PG), Mark Reed (SG), Elbert Lakey (SF), William Park (PF) Lincoln Porter, Malcolm Weight, Gregory Richards, Samuel Aiken | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Wilson Kaspar (PG), Thomas Horrocks (SG), Charles Williams (SF), Jonny Hall (PF), Lawrence Dorsey (C) Timothy Flinn, Terry Owens, William Starner, David Sellers, Jeff Centeno | |
| 13:13 | LSU | Mark Reed hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 35-31 |
| 13:11 | Mississippi | Lawrence Dorsey gets the rebound | 35-31 |
| 13:05 | Mississippi | Ron Manjarrez steals it from Thomas Horrocks | 35-31 |
| 12:42 | LSU | William Park buries a jump hook near the basket and the foul's on Jonny Hall - foul #3 on Jonny Hall, team foul #3 | 37-31 |
| 12:42 | LSU | William Park makes the free throw | 38-31 |
| 12:32 | Mississippi | Charles Williams can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 38-31 |
| 12:30 | Mississippi | Jonny Hall grabs the offensive board | 38-31 |
| 12:12 | Mississippi | Wilson Kaspar misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 38-31 |
| 12:10 | LSU | The rebound goes to William Park | 38-31 |
| 11:41 | LSU | Mark Reed misses long on a runner from the left block | 38-31 |
| 11:39 | Mississippi | Thomas Horrocks grabs the defensive rebound | 38-31 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Marc Nielsen (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Reed (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Elbert Lakey (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Park (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Ron Manjarrez (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Wilson Kaspar (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Horrocks (fresh) SF - Charles Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jonny Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Lawrence Dorsey (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:28 | Mississippi | Lawrence Dorsey makes the floater from the left side | 38-33 |
| 11:13 | LSU | William Park makes the runner from close range on a nice dish by Mark Reed | 40-33 |
| 10:55 | Mississippi | Jonny Hall misses the jumper from the baseline | 40-33 |
| 10:54 | LSU | Mark Reed pulls down the rebound | 40-33 |
| 10:37 | LSU | Mark Reed hits a 3 from the left corner | 43-33 |
| 10:21 | Mississippi | Wilson Kaspar hits a floater from the right wing | 43-35 |
| 10:01 | LSU | Marc Nielsen makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Elbert Lakey | 46-35 |
| 09:37 | Mississippi | Thomas Horrocks misses long on a 3 from straight away | 46-35 |
| 09:36 | LSU | William Park pulls down the rebound | 46-35 |
| 09:15 | LSU | Marc Nielsen misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-35 |
| 09:13 | LSU | William Park grabs the offensive board | 46-35 |
| 09:08 | LSU | Elbert Lakey scores on a floater from the left wing | 48-35 |
| 08:57 | Mississippi | Mark Reed is called for the reach on Thomas Horrocks - foul #3 on Mark Reed, team foul #2 | 48-35 |
| Subs | LSU | Lincoln Porter (PG), Malcolm Weight (SG), Gregory Richards (SF), Samuel Aiken (PF) Marc Nielsen, Mark Reed, Elbert Lakey, William Park | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Terry Owens (SG), William Starner (SF), David Sellers (PF), Jeff Centeno (C) Thomas Horrocks, Charles Williams, Jonny Hall, Lawrence Dorsey | |
| 08:45 | Mississippi | David Sellers clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 48-35 |
| 08:43 | LSU | Ron Manjarrez snags the defensive board | 48-35 |
| 08:19 | LSU | Gregory Richards misses badly on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Terry Owens - foul #2 on Terry Owens, team foul #4 | 48-35 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Timothy Flinn (PG) Wilson Kaspar | |
| 08:19 | LSU | Gregory Richards makes the 1st free throw | 49-35 |
| 08:19 | LSU | Gregory Richards misses the 2nd free throw | 49-35 |
| 08:19 | Mississippi | David Sellers pulls down the rebound | 49-35 |
| 08:07 | Mississippi | David Sellers lays it in | 49-37 |
| 07:52 | LSU | Samuel Aiken clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 49-37 |
| 07:50 | Mississippi | Jeff Centeno gets the rebound | 49-37 |
| 07:30 | Mississippi | William Starner's floater is tipped away by Ron Manjarrez | 49-37 |
| 07:28 | LSU | Samuel Aiken grabs the board | 49-37 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Lincoln Porter (fresh) SG - Malcolm Weight (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Gregory Richards (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Samuel Aiken (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - Ron Manjarrez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Timothy Flinn (fresh) SG - Terry Owens (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Starner (fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Sellers (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeff Centeno (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:14 | LSU | Ron Manjarrez can't finish the layup | 49-37 |
| 07:12 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to David Sellers | 49-37 |
| 06:59 | Mississippi | David Sellers misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 49-37 |
| 06:57 | Mississippi | Timothy Flinn gets the offensive rebound | 49-37 |
| 06:45 | Mississippi | Ron Manjarrez is called for the reach on Jeff Centeno - foul #4 on Ron Manjarrez, team foul #3 | 49-37 |
| Subs | LSU | Marc Nielsen (PG), Mark Reed (SG), Elbert Lakey (SF) Lincoln Porter, Malcolm Weight, Gregory Richards | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Wilson Kaspar (PG), Thomas Horrocks (SG), Charles Williams (SF), Jonny Hall (PF), Lawrence Dorsey (C) Timothy Flinn, Terry Owens, William Starner, David Sellers, Jeff Centeno | |
| 06:40 | Mississippi | Jonny Hall connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Lawrence Dorsey and he's fouled by Samuel Aiken - foul #3 on Samuel Aiken, team foul #4 | 49-39 |
| Subs | LSU | William Park (C) Ron Manjarrez | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 06:40 | Mississippi | Jonny Hall makes the free throw | 49-40 |
| 06:16 | LSU | Mark Reed drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Elbert Lakey | 51-40 |
| 06:02 | Mississippi | Wilson Kaspar misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 51-40 |
| 06:01 | Mississippi | Jonny Hall tips it back up and in | 51-42 |
| 05:32 | LSU | Samuel Aiken misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 51-42 |
| 05:31 | Mississippi | Lawrence Dorsey grabs the defensive rebound | 51-42 |
| 05:18 | Mississippi | Jonny Hall hits the finger roll on a great pass from Wilson Kaspar | 51-44 |
| 04:54 | LSU | Jonny Hall picks off the pass by Mark Reed | 51-44 |
| 04:35 | Mississippi | Charles Williams is fouled on the floor by Elbert Lakey - foul #1 on Elbert Lakey, team foul #5 | 51-44 |
| Subs | LSU | Gregory Richards (SF), Ron Manjarrez (C) Elbert Lakey, William Park | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 04:20 | Mississippi | Lawrence Dorsey drills a floater from the free throw line set up by Wilson Kaspar | 51-46 |
| 03:51 | LSU | Mark Reed comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-46 |
| 03:50 | Mississippi | Charles Williams gets the rebound | 51-46 |
| 03:41 | Mississippi | Thomas Horrocks banks in the layup | 51-48 |
| 03:15 | LSU | Mark Reed loses the ball out of bounds | 51-48 |
| Subs | LSU | Malcolm Weight (PG), Elbert Lakey (SF), William Park (PF) Marc Nielsen, Gregory Richards, Samuel Aiken | |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Sellers (PF), Jeff Centeno (C) Jonny Hall, Lawrence Dorsey | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Malcolm Weight (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Mark Reed (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Elbert Lakey (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Park (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Ron Manjarrez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Wilson Kaspar (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Horrocks (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charles Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Sellers (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeff Centeno (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:59 | Mississippi | Wilson Kaspar can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-48 |
| 02:57 | LSU | Ron Manjarrez grabs the defensive rebound | 51-48 |
| 02:57 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-48 |
| Subs | LSU | Marc Nielsen (PG) Malcolm Weight | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jonny Hall (PF), Lawrence Dorsey (C) David Sellers, Jeff Centeno | |
| 02:28 | LSU | Elbert Lakey comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Charles Williams - foul #1 on Charles Williams, team foul #5 | 51-48 |
| Subs | LSU | Samuel Aiken (PF) William Park | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 02:28 | LSU | Elbert Lakey makes the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 02:28 | LSU | Elbert Lakey makes the 2nd free throw | 53-48 |
| 02:12 | Mississippi | Wilson Kaspar can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 53-48 |
| 02:10 | LSU | Elbert Lakey pulls down the rebound | 53-48 |
| 01:46 | LSU | Marc Nielsen misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 53-48 |
| 01:45 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Jonny Hall | 53-48 |
| 01:27 | Mississippi | Lawrence Dorsey is denied on a dunk by Ron Manjarrez | 53-48 |
| 01:25 | LSU | Elbert Lakey snags the defensive board | 53-48 |
| 01:12 | LSU | Jonny Hall is called for the reach on Samuel Aiken - foul #4 on Jonny Hall, team foul #6 | 53-48 |
| 00:50 | LSU | Mark Reed comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 53-48 |
| 00:49 | LSU | Ron Manjarrez tips it back up and in | 55-48 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Mississippi | Lawrence Dorsey is whistled for a carry | 55-48 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:40 | LSU | Mark Reed is fouled in the backcourt by Wilson Kaspar - foul #3 on Wilson Kaspar, team foul #7 | 55-48 |
| Subs | LSU | Malcolm Weight (PG) Marc Nielsen | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 00:40 | LSU | Mark Reed makes the 1st free throw | 56-48 |
| 00:40 | LSU | Mark Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 57-48 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Mississippi | Thomas Horrocks hits a 3 from the left corner | 57-51 |
| 00:33 | LSU | Malcolm Weight is fouled in the backcourt by Wilson Kaspar - foul #4 on Wilson Kaspar, team foul #8 | 57-51 |
| 00:33 | LSU | Malcolm Weight makes the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 00:33 | LSU | Malcolm Weight makes the 2nd free throw | 59-51 |
| 00:26 | Mississippi | Wilson Kaspar misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 59-51 |
| 00:25 | LSU | The rebound goes to Mark Reed | 59-51 |
| 00:24 | LSU | Wilson Kaspar is called for the reach on Mark Reed in the backcourt - foul #5 on Wilson Kaspar, team foul #9 | 59-51 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Timothy Flinn (PG) Wilson Kaspar | |
| 00:24 | LSU | Mark Reed misses the 1st free throw | 59-51 |
| 00:24 | LSU | Ron Manjarrez snags the offensive board | 59-51 |
| 00:21 | LSU | Ron Manjarrez is hacked by Lawrence Dorsey - foul #2 on Lawrence Dorsey, team foul #10 | 59-51 |
| 00:21 | LSU | Ron Manjarrez misses the 1st free throw | 59-51 |
| 00:21 | LSU | Ron Manjarrez makes the 2nd free throw | 60-51 |
| 00:16 | Mississippi | Charles Williams misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-51 |
| 00:15 | LSU | Mark Reed pulls down the rebound | 60-51 |
| 00:12 | LSU | Mark Reed is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Horrocks - foul #2 on Thomas Horrocks, team foul #11 | 60-51 |
| 00:12 | LSU | Mark Reed misses the 1st free throw | 60-51 |
| 00:12 | LSU | Mark Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 61-51 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi | The jump hook by Lawrence Dorsey is blocked by Ron Manjarrez | 61-51 |
| 00:02 | LSU | Samuel Aiken snags the defensive board | 61-51 |
| 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) | |
| 00:00 | LSU | Samuel Aiken runs out the clock | 61-51 |