| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Wilson Kaspar (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Thomas Horrocks (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Williams (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Jonny Hall (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Lawrence Dorsey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Marc Nielsen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Reed (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Elbert Lakey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Samuel Aiken (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Ron Manjarrez (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Elbert Lakey inbounds the ball | 26-29 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:42 | LSU | Samuel Aiken misses short on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Jonny Hall - foul #1 on Jonny Hall, team foul #1 | 26-29 |
| 19:42 | LSU | Samuel Aiken makes the 1st free throw | 26-30 |
| 19:42 | LSU | Samuel Aiken makes the 2nd free throw | 26-31 |
| 19:30 | Mississippi | Jonny Hall knocks in the driving attempt from the left block | 28-31 |
| 19:06 | LSU | Mark Reed blows the layup but he's fouled by Thomas Horrocks - foul #1 on Thomas Horrocks, team foul #2 | 28-31 |
| 19:06 | LSU | Mark Reed misses the 1st free throw | 28-31 |
| 19:06 | LSU | Mark Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 28-32 |
| 18:47 | Mississippi | Wilson Kaspar is fouled on the floor by Marc Nielsen - foul #2 on Marc Nielsen, team foul #1 | 28-32 |
| 18:33 | Mississippi | Lawrence Dorsey misses badly on a shot in the paint | 28-32 |
| 18:31 | LSU | Samuel Aiken grabs the board | 28-32 |
| 18:14 | LSU | Mark Reed throws it down on a great pass from Marc Nielsen | 28-34 |
| 18:01 | Mississippi | Thomas Horrocks misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 28-34 |
| 17:59 | LSU | Mark Reed snags the defensive board | 28-34 |
| 17:43 | LSU | Elbert Lakey can't connect on a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Charles Williams - foul #3 on Charles Williams, team foul #3 | 28-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Starner (SF) Charles Williams | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 17:43 | LSU | Elbert Lakey makes the 1st free throw | 28-35 |
| 17:43 | LSU | Elbert Lakey makes the 2nd free throw | 28-36 |
| 17:33 | Mississippi | Lawrence Dorsey makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from William Starner | 30-36 |
| 17:08 | LSU | Mark Reed hits a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Marc Nielsen | 30-38 |
| 16:53 | Mississippi | Wilson Kaspar misses the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Ron Manjarrez - foul #3 on Ron Manjarrez, team foul #2 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | LSU | William Park (C) Ron Manjarrez | |
| 16:53 | Mississippi | Wilson Kaspar misses the 1st free throw | 30-38 |
| 16:53 | Mississippi | Wilson Kaspar makes the 2nd free throw | 31-38 |
| 16:36 | LSU | Elbert Lakey misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 31-38 |
| 16:35 | Mississippi | Thomas Horrocks snags the defensive board | 31-38 |
| 16:31 | Mississippi | Wilson Kaspar comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-38 |
| 16:30 | LSU | William Park snags the defensive board | 31-38 |
| 16:12 | LSU | Mark Reed misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-38 |
| 16:10 | LSU | Samuel Aiken hits the follow up shot | 31-40 |
| 15:48 | Mississippi | William Starner connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Jonny Hall | 34-40 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Wilson Kaspar (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Thomas Horrocks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Starner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jonny Hall (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Lawrence Dorsey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Marc Nielsen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mark Reed (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Elbert Lakey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Samuel Aiken (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - William Park (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:23 | LSU | Samuel Aiken drills a shot in the lane set up by Marc Nielsen | 34-42 |
| 15:12 | Mississippi | William Starner misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-42 |
| 15:11 | LSU | William Park pulls down the rebound | 34-42 |
| 15:05 | LSU | Elbert Lakey misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-42 |
| 15:04 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Samuel Aiken | 34-42 |
| 14:53 | LSU | Samuel Aiken comes up short on the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Jonny Hall - foul #2 on Jonny Hall, team foul #4 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Timothy Flinn (PG), Terry Owens (SG), Charles Williams (SF), David Sellers (PF), Adolph Malec (C) Wilson Kaspar, Thomas Horrocks, William Starner, Jonny Hall, Lawrence Dorsey | |
| Subs | LSU | Malcolm Weight (PG), Gregory Richards (SG), Ron Manjarrez (C) Marc Nielsen, Mark Reed, Elbert Lakey | |
| 14:53 | LSU | Samuel Aiken makes the 1st free throw | 34-43 |
| 14:53 | LSU | Samuel Aiken misses the 2nd free throw | 34-43 |
| 14:53 | Mississippi | Adolph Malec grabs the board | 34-43 |
| 14:30 | Mississippi | Charles Williams can't connect on a shot in the lane | 34-43 |
| 14:29 | Mississippi | Adolph Malec misses the tip | 34-43 |
| 14:27 | LSU | The rebound goes to William Park | 34-43 |
| 14:02 | LSU | Gregory Richards buries a floater from close range on a nice dish by William Park | 34-45 |
| 13:48 | Mississippi | Adolph Malec clanks a jumper from close range | 34-45 |
| 13:47 | LSU | Ron Manjarrez gets the rebound | 34-45 |
| 13:18 | LSU | Timothy Flinn steals the ball from William Park | 34-45 |
| 13:00 | Mississippi | Terry Owens loses the dribble to Samuel Aiken | 34-45 |
| 12:40 | LSU | William Park can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 34-45 |
| 12:39 | Mississippi | Adolph Malec snags the defensive board | 34-45 |
| 12:14 | Mississippi | Samuel Aiken is called for the reach on Charles Williams - foul #2 on Samuel Aiken, team foul #3 | 34-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Wilson Kaspar (PG), Thomas Horrocks (SG), Jonny Hall (PF), Lawrence Dorsey (C) Timothy Flinn, Terry Owens, David Sellers, Adolph Malec | |
| Subs | LSU | Marc Nielsen (PG), Mark Reed (SG), Elbert Lakey (SF) Malcolm Weight, Gregory Richards, William Park | |
| 12:04 | Mississippi | Charles Williams clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-45 |
| 12:03 | Mississippi | Lawrence Dorsey tips it in | 36-45 |
| 11:39 | LSU | Samuel Aiken clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 36-45 |
| 11:37 | LSU | Samuel Aiken hits the follow up shot | 36-47 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Wilson Kaspar (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Thomas Horrocks (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Williams (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jonny Hall (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Lawrence Dorsey (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Marc Nielsen (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Mark Reed (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Elbert Lakey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Samuel Aiken (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Ron Manjarrez (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:14 | Mississippi | Thomas Horrocks knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-47 |
| 10:56 | LSU | Samuel Aiken can't connect on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Wilson Kaspar - foul #1 on Wilson Kaspar, team foul #5 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Starner (SF) Charles Williams | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 10:56 | LSU | Samuel Aiken makes the 1st free throw | 39-48 |
| 10:56 | LSU | Samuel Aiken misses the 2nd free throw | 39-48 |
| 10:56 | LSU | Ron Manjarrez pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-48 |
| 10:33 | LSU | Marc Nielsen is fouled on the floor by Jonny Hall - foul #3 on Jonny Hall, team foul #6 | 39-48 |
| 10:10 | LSU | Mark Reed buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-51 |
| 09:50 | Mississippi | Lawrence Dorsey is hacked by Marc Nielsen - foul #3 on Marc Nielsen, team foul #4 | 39-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Charles Williams (SF) William Starner | |
| Subs | LSU | William Park (PF) Samuel Aiken | |
| 09:40 | Mississippi | Charles Williams buries a jumper in the lane set up by Wilson Kaspar and he's hacked by William Park - foul #1 on William Park, team foul #5 | 41-51 |
| 09:40 | Mississippi | Charles Williams makes the free throw | 42-51 |
| 09:20 | LSU | Mark Reed misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 42-51 |
| 09:18 | Mississippi | Wilson Kaspar snags the defensive board | 42-51 |
| 08:53 | Mississippi | Wilson Kaspar misses long on a shot from the right wing | 42-51 |
| 08:51 | LSU | Elbert Lakey grabs the board | 42-51 |
| 08:26 | LSU | Marc Nielsen hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Elbert Lakey | 42-54 |
| 08:15 | Mississippi | Charles Williams knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Wilson Kaspar | 44-54 |
| 07:53 | LSU | Elbert Lakey misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 44-54 |
| 07:51 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Jonny Hall | 44-54 |
| 07:38 | Mississippi | Wilson Kaspar clanks a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Marc Nielsen - foul #4 on Marc Nielsen, team foul #6 | 44-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Terry Owens (SG), David Sellers (PF), Adolph Malec (C) Thomas Horrocks, Jonny Hall, Lawrence Dorsey | |
| Subs | LSU | Malcolm Weight (PG), Gregory Richards (SG), Samuel Aiken (PF) Marc Nielsen, Mark Reed, Elbert Lakey | |
| 07:38 | Mississippi | Wilson Kaspar makes the 1st free throw | 45-54 |
| 07:38 | Mississippi | Wilson Kaspar makes the 2nd free throw | 46-54 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Wilson Kaspar (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terry Owens (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charles Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Sellers (fresh) C - Adolph Malec (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Malcolm Weight (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gregory Richards (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Park (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Samuel Aiken (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Ron Manjarrez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:22 | LSU | Adolph Malec is called for the reach on Gregory Richards - foul #2 on Adolph Malec, team foul #7 | 46-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Timothy Flinn (PG), William Starner (SF) Wilson Kaspar, Charles Williams | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 07:22 | LSU | Gregory Richards makes the 1st free throw | 46-55 |
| 07:22 | LSU | Gregory Richards makes the 2nd free throw | 46-56 |
| 07:07 | Mississippi | Terry Owens misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-56 |
| 07:05 | LSU | Ron Manjarrez grabs the defensive rebound | 46-56 |
| 06:46 | LSU | William Park is hacked by Terry Owens - foul #2 on Terry Owens, team foul #8 | 46-56 |
| 06:46 | LSU | William Park misses the 1st free throw | 46-56 |
| 06:46 | Mississippi | David Sellers grabs the defensive rebound | 46-56 |
| 06:31 | Mississippi | David Sellers misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 46-56 |
| 06:29 | Mississippi | David Sellers tips it but misses | 46-56 |
| 06:28 | LSU | Ron Manjarrez grabs the defensive rebound | 46-56 |
| 06:03 | LSU | William Starner steps in front of the Malcolm Weight pass | 46-56 |
| 05:47 | Mississippi | Ron Manjarrez denies the turnaround by Terry Owens | 46-56 |
| 05:45 | LSU | The rebound goes to Samuel Aiken | 46-56 |
| 05:26 | LSU | Samuel Aiken drills a turnaround in the lane set up by Malcolm Weight | 46-58 |
| 05:26 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-58 |
| 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, Adolph Malec | |
| Subs | LSU | Marc Nielsen (PG), Mark Reed (SG), Elbert Lakey (SF) Malcolm Weight, Gregory Richards, Ron Manjarrez | |
| 05:06 | Mississippi | Mark Reed is called for the reach on Lawrence Dorsey - foul #2 on Mark Reed, team foul #7 | 46-58 |
| 05:06 | Mississippi | Lawrence Dorsey makes the 1st free throw | 47-58 |
| 05:06 | Mississippi | Lawrence Dorsey makes the 2nd free throw | 48-58 |
| 04:45 | LSU | Mark Reed is hacked by Wilson Kaspar - foul #2 on Wilson Kaspar, team foul #9 | 48-58 |
| 04:45 | LSU | Mark Reed misses the 1st free throw | 48-58 |
| 04:45 | Mississippi | Jonny Hall snags the defensive board | 48-58 |
| 04:22 | Mississippi | Thomas Horrocks is hacked by Elbert Lakey - foul #3 on Elbert Lakey, team foul #8 | 48-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | LSU | Ron Manjarrez (C) William Park | |
| 04:22 | Mississippi | Thomas Horrocks misses the 1st free throw | 48-58 |
| 04:22 | LSU | Ron Manjarrez pulls down the rebound | 48-58 |
| 04:00 | LSU | Mark Reed scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Elbert Lakey | 48-60 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:49 | Mississippi | Charles Williams travels with the ball | 48-60 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:28 | LSU | Elbert Lakey misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 48-60 |
| 03:26 | LSU | Mark Reed tips it back up and in | 48-62 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Wilson Kaspar (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Horrocks (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jonny Hall (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Lawrence Dorsey (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Marc Nielsen (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Mark Reed (fresh) 24 pts. 1 ast. SF - Elbert Lakey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Samuel Aiken (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Ron Manjarrez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:13 | Mississippi | Charles Williams buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-62 |
| 02:44 | LSU | Samuel Aiken's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | LSU | William Park (PF) Samuel Aiken | |
| 02:27 | Mississippi | Thomas Horrocks hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-62 |
| 02:25 | Mississippi | Lawrence Dorsey misses the tip | 51-62 |
| 02:24 | Mississippi | Jonny Hall gets the offensive rebound | 51-62 |
| 02:12 | Mississippi | Lawrence Dorsey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Timothy Flinn (PG), Terry Owens (SG), William Starner (SF), David Sellers (PF), Adolph Malec (C) Wilson Kaspar, Thomas Horrocks, Charles Williams, Jonny Hall, Lawrence Dorsey | |
| Subs | LSU | Lincoln Porter (PG), Malcolm Weight (SG), Gregory Richards (SF) Marc Nielsen, Mark Reed, Elbert Lakey | |
| 01:43 | LSU | William Park buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Malcolm Weight | 51-64 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 01:26 | Mississippi | David Sellers clanks a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by William Park - foul #2 on William Park, team foul #9 | 51-64 |
| 01:26 | Mississippi | David Sellers makes the 1st free throw | 52-64 |
| 01:26 | Mississippi | David Sellers makes the 2nd free throw | 53-64 |
| 00:57 | LSU | Gregory Richards can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Adolph Malec - foul #3 on Adolph Malec, team foul #10 | 53-64 |
| 00:57 | LSU | Gregory Richards makes the 1st free throw | 53-65 |
| 00:57 | LSU | Gregory Richards misses the 2nd free throw | 53-65 |
| 00:57 | Mississippi | William Starner snags the defensive board | 53-65 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:53 | Mississippi | William Starner's pass is intercepted by Malcolm Weight | 53-65 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:30 | LSU | Lincoln Porter hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Malcolm Weight | 53-67 |
| 00:24 | Mississippi | William Park steps in front of the David Sellers pass | 53-67 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Lincoln Porter runs out the clock | 53-67 |