| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Noonkester (fresh) SG - Gary Ney (fresh) SF - Austin Razo (fresh) PF - John Murphy (fresh) C - Saul Marquez (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Justin Thompson (fresh) SG - Carl Gamble (fresh) SF - Casimir Zimmer (fresh) PF - Jody Newburn (fresh) C - Leandro Russo (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Leandro Russo wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | Mississippi | Casimir Zimmer drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jody Newburn | 0-2 |
| 19:17 | LSU | Austin Razo is hacked by Leandro Russo - foul #1 on Leandro Russo, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:04 | LSU | Jody Newburn is called for the reach on Robert Noonkester - foul #1 on Jody Newburn, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 18:53 | LSU | Austin Razo hits a runner from the right block on a great pass from Gary Ney and he's hacked by Justin Thompson - foul #1 on Justin Thompson, team foul #3 | 2-2 |
| 18:53 | LSU | Austin Razo makes the free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:51 | Mississippi | Robert Noonkester steals the ball from Justin Thompson in the backcourt | 3-2 |
| 18:50 | LSU | Robert Noonkester misses the dunk attempt | 3-2 |
| 18:49 | LSU | Saul Marquez pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:28 | LSU | Austin Razo can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 3-2 |
| 18:27 | Mississippi | Leandro Russo grabs the defensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:08 | Mississippi | Carl Gamble loses the dribble to Austin Razo | 3-2 |
| 18:03 | LSU | John Murphy misses the easy layup | 3-2 |
| 18:01 | LSU | Gary Ney tips it home | 5-2 |
| 17:53 | Mississippi | Leandro Russo hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 5-2 |
| 17:52 | Mississippi | Jody Newburn tips it but misses | 5-2 |
| 17:51 | Mississippi | Casimir Zimmer tips it but misses | 5-2 |
| 17:50 | Mississippi | Jody Newburn snags the offensive board | 5-2 |
| 17:27 | Mississippi | Carl Gamble misses badly on a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Gary Ney - foul #1 on Gary Ney, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| 17:27 | Mississippi | Carl Gamble misses the 1st free throw | 5-2 |
| 17:27 | Mississippi | Carl Gamble makes the 2nd free throw | 5-3 |
| 17:08 | LSU | Gary Ney comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 5-3 |
| 17:07 | LSU | Austin Razo hits the follow up shot | 7-3 |
| 16:50 | Mississippi | Carl Gamble misses badly on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Saul Marquez - foul #1 on Saul Marquez, team foul #2 | 7-3 |
| 16:50 | Mississippi | Carl Gamble makes the 1st free throw | 7-4 |
| 16:50 | Mississippi | Carl Gamble makes the 2nd free throw | 7-5 |
| 16:41 | LSU | Gary Ney misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 7-5 |
| 16:39 | Mississippi | Jody Newburn grabs the board | 7-5 |
| 16:27 | Mississippi | Carl Gamble misses badly on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Saul Marquez - foul #2 on Saul Marquez, team foul #3 | 7-5 |
| Subs | LSU | Kurt Haugland (C) Saul Marquez | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ray Jackson (SF), Marlon Hamill (PF), David Dixon (C) Casimir Zimmer, Jody Newburn, Leandro Russo | |
| 16:27 | Mississippi | Carl Gamble makes the 1st free throw | 7-6 |
| 16:27 | Mississippi | Carl Gamble makes the 2nd free throw | 7-7 |
| 16:10 | LSU | Justin Thompson swats the short shot by Gary Ney | 7-7 |
| 16:09 | Mississippi | Justin Thompson gets the rebound | 7-7 |
| 16:05 | Mississippi | Carl Gamble can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 7-7 |
| 16:03 | LSU | Robert Noonkester grabs the defensive rebound | 7-7 |
| 15:41 | LSU | The jump hook by Robert Noonkester is blocked by David Dixon | 7-7 |
| 15:40 | Mississippi | Ray Jackson grabs the board | 7-7 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Noonkester (fresh) SG - Gary Ney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Austin Razo (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Murphy (fairly fresh) C - Kurt Haugland (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Justin Thompson (fairly fresh) SG - Carl Gamble (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ray Jackson (fresh) PF - Marlon Hamill (fresh) C - David Dixon (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Mississippi | Kurt Haugland blocks the short jumper by David Dixon | 7-7 |
| 15:31 | LSU | Austin Razo snags the defensive board | 7-7 |
| 15:22 | LSU | Robert Noonkester can't finish the layup | 7-7 |
| 15:20 | Mississippi | Justin Thompson gets the rebound | 7-7 |
| 15:13 | Mississippi | Marlon Hamill comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 7-7 |
| 15:11 | LSU | Gary Ney gets the rebound | 7-7 |
| 15:05 | LSU | Robert Noonkester knocks in the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Gary Ney and he's fouled by Justin Thompson - foul #2 on Justin Thompson, team foul #4 | 9-7 |
| Subs | LSU | Raymond Green (SG), Timothy Mikels (SF), William Backstrom (C) Gary Ney, Austin Razo, John Murphy | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dikembe Ahmadi (PG), Casimir Zimmer (SF), Jody Newburn (PF), Leandro Russo (C) Justin Thompson, Carl Gamble, Marlon Hamill, David Dixon | |
| 15:05 | LSU | Robert Noonkester makes the free throw | 10-7 |
| 14:41 | Mississippi | Leandro Russo misses badly on a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Robert Noonkester - foul #1 on Robert Noonkester, team foul #4 | 10-7 |
| Subs | LSU | Timothy Jewell (SG) Robert Noonkester | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 14:41 | Mississippi | Leandro Russo makes the 1st free throw | 10-8 |
| 14:41 | Mississippi | Leandro Russo misses the 2nd free throw | 10-8 |
| 14:41 | LSU | William Backstrom snags the defensive board | 10-8 |
| 14:17 | LSU | Timothy Jewell misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 10-8 |
| 14:15 | LSU | William Backstrom can't tip it in | 10-8 |
| 14:14 | Mississippi | Casimir Zimmer pulls down the rebound | 10-8 |
| 13:45 | Mississippi | Leandro Russo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-8 |
| Subs | LSU | Austin Razo (SF) Timothy Jewell | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Carl Gamble (SG) Ray Jackson | |
| 13:30 | LSU | Raymond Green knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from William Backstrom | 13-8 |
| 13:18 | Mississippi | Leandro Russo lays it up and in on a great pass from Dikembe Ahmadi | 13-10 |
| 13:10 | LSU | Austin Razo travels with the ball | 13-10 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Noonkester (PG), Gary Ney (SG), John Murphy (PF) Raymond Green, William Backstrom, Timothy Mikels | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Marlon Hamill (SF), David Dixon (C) Casimir Zimmer, Leandro Russo | |
| 12:58 | Mississippi | Dikembe Ahmadi misses badly on a shot from close range | 13-10 |
| 12:56 | LSU | Robert Noonkester gets the rebound | 13-10 |
| 12:34 | LSU | Kurt Haugland scores on a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Noonkester | 15-10 |
| 12:12 | Mississippi | Dikembe Ahmadi misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 15-10 |
| 12:11 | Mississippi | Jody Newburn can't tip it in | 15-10 |
| 12:10 | LSU | Robert Noonkester pulls down the rebound | 15-10 |
| 11:51 | LSU | Gary Ney hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Austin Razo | 18-10 |
| 11:32 | Mississippi | Marlon Hamill can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 18-10 |
| 11:31 | LSU | The rebound goes to Austin Razo | 18-10 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Noonkester (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Ney (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Austin Razo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Murphy (fairly fresh) C - Kurt Haugland (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Dikembe Ahmadi (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Carl Gamble (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Marlon Hamill (fresh) PF - Jody Newburn (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - David Dixon (fresh) | |
| 11:07 | LSU | Austin Razo hits a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Kurt Haugland | 20-10 |
| 10:45 | Mississippi | Kurt Haugland steals it from Carl Gamble | 20-10 |
| 10:21 | LSU | Kurt Haugland hits the finger roll | 22-10 |
| 10:05 | Mississippi | Jody Newburn misses long on a jumper from the left side | 22-10 |
| 10:03 | LSU | Robert Noonkester snags the defensive board | 22-10 |
| 09:44 | LSU | Kurt Haugland misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 22-10 |
| 09:43 | Mississippi | Jody Newburn gets the rebound | 22-10 |
| 09:31 | Mississippi | Carl Gamble is fouled on the floor by Gary Ney - foul #2 on Gary Ney, team foul #5 | 22-10 |
| Subs | LSU | Raymond Green (PG), Timothy Jewell (SG), Timothy Mikels (SF), William Backstrom (C) Robert Noonkester, Gary Ney, Austin Razo, Kurt Haugland | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ray Jackson (SG), Phillip Wilson (SF), Casimir Zimmer (PF), Leandro Russo (C) Carl Gamble, Marlon Hamill, Jody Newburn, David Dixon | |
| 09:07 | Mississippi | Leandro Russo buries a 3 from the left wing | 22-13 |
| 08:54 | LSU | William Backstrom drills a floater from the left side and he's hacked by Leandro Russo - foul #2 on Leandro Russo, team foul #5 | 24-13 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Dixon (C) Leandro Russo | |
| 08:54 | LSU | William Backstrom misses the free throw | 24-13 |
| 08:54 | Mississippi | Casimir Zimmer pulls down the rebound | 24-13 |
| 08:34 | Mississippi | Ray Jackson comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 24-13 |
| 08:32 | LSU | Timothy Mikels snags the defensive board | 24-13 |
| 08:16 | LSU | William Backstrom double dribbles | 24-13 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jody Newburn (PF) Phillip Wilson | |
| 08:03 | Mississippi | Ray Jackson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-13 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Noonkester (PG) John Murphy | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 07:38 | LSU | Raymond Green misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 24-13 |
| 07:36 | LSU | William Backstrom tips it back up and in | 26-13 |
| 07:28 | Mississippi | David Dixon comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 26-13 |
| 07:26 | Mississippi | David Dixon grabs the offensive rebound | 26-13 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Noonkester (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Green (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Timothy Jewell (fresh) PF - Timothy Mikels (fresh) C - William Backstrom (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Dikembe Ahmadi (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Ray Jackson (fresh) SF - Casimir Zimmer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jody Newburn (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - David Dixon (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:05 | Mississippi | Jody Newburn scores on a fadeaway from close range | 26-15 |
| 06:41 | LSU | Timothy Jewell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-15 |
| Subs | LSU | Austin Razo (SF), John Murphy (PF), Kurt Haugland (C) Timothy Jewell, Timothy Mikels, William Backstrom | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Carl Gamble (SG), Phillip Wilson (SF), Marlon Hamill (C) Ray Jackson, Casimir Zimmer, David Dixon | |
| 06:21 | Mississippi | Phillip Wilson can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 26-15 |
| 06:20 | Mississippi | Phillip Wilson snags the offensive board | 26-15 |
| 05:57 | Mississippi | Robert Noonkester picks off the pass by Dikembe Ahmadi | 26-15 |
| 05:31 | LSU | Raymond Green can't connect on a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Phillip Wilson - foul #1 on Phillip Wilson, team foul #6 | 26-15 |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Ney (SG), Saul Marquez (C) Robert Noonkester, Kurt Haugland | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ray Jackson (SG), Casimir Zimmer (PF) Carl Gamble, Jody Newburn | |
| 05:31 | LSU | Raymond Green makes the 1st free throw | 27-15 |
| 05:31 | LSU | Raymond Green makes the 2nd free throw | 28-15 |
| 05:20 | Mississippi | Marlon Hamill's pass is intercepted by Gary Ney | 28-15 |
| 05:17 | LSU | Gary Ney dunks the ball | 30-15 |
| 04:52 | Mississippi | Phillip Wilson misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-15 |
| 04:50 | LSU | The rebound goes to Raymond Green | 30-15 |
| 04:31 | LSU | John Murphy comes up short on the runner from close range | 30-15 |
| 04:29 | LSU | Austin Razo misses the tip | 30-15 |
| 04:27 | Mississippi | Phillip Wilson pulls down the rebound | 30-15 |
| 04:21 | Mississippi | Phillip Wilson travels with the ball | 30-15 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Noonkester (PG), Timothy Mikels (SF), William Backstrom (PF) Raymond Green, Austin Razo, John Murphy | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Carl Gamble (PG), Jody Newburn (PF), David Dixon (C) Dikembe Ahmadi, Phillip Wilson, Marlon Hamill | |
| 03:57 | LSU | William Backstrom comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-15 |
| 03:56 | Mississippi | Casimir Zimmer pulls down the rebound | 30-15 |
| 03:31 | Mississippi | Casimir Zimmer misses the driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by William Backstrom - foul #1 on William Backstrom, team foul #6 | 30-15 |
| Subs | LSU | Austin Razo (SF), Kurt Haugland (C) Robert Noonkester, Saul Marquez | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Justin Thompson (PG), Leandro Russo (C) Ray Jackson, Jody Newburn | |
| 03:31 | Mississippi | Casimir Zimmer makes the 1st free throw | 30-16 |
| 03:31 | Mississippi | Casimir Zimmer makes the 2nd free throw | 30-17 |
| 03:10 | LSU | Austin Razo misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 30-17 |
| 03:09 | Mississippi | Leandro Russo snags the defensive board | 30-17 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - William Backstrom (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Ney (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Austin Razo (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Timothy Mikels (fresh) C - Kurt Haugland (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Justin Thompson (fresh) SG - Carl Gamble (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Casimir Zimmer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Dixon (fresh) C - Leandro Russo (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:53 | Mississippi | Carl Gamble banks in the layup on a great pass from Justin Thompson | 30-19 |
| 02:48 | LSU | Kurt Haugland is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Kurt Haugland, team foul #7 | 30-19 |
| Subs | LSU | Timothy Jewell (SG) Gary Ney | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Phillip Wilson (SF), Marlon Hamill (PF) Casimir Zimmer, David Dixon | |
| 02:32 | Mississippi | Justin Thompson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-19 |
| 02:30 | LSU | The rebound goes to Kurt Haugland | 30-19 |
| 02:19 | LSU | Kurt Haugland makes the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from William Backstrom | 32-19 |
| 02:02 | Mississippi | Carl Gamble misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 32-19 |
| 02:00 | LSU | Kurt Haugland snags the defensive board | 32-19 |
| 01:45 | LSU | Kurt Haugland clanks a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Leandro Russo - foul #3 on Leandro Russo, team foul #7 | 32-19 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Noonkester (PG), Gary Ney (SG), Saul Marquez (C) William Backstrom, Austin Razo, Timothy Mikels | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ray Jackson (SG), Jody Newburn (PF) Carl Gamble, Leandro Russo | |
| 01:45 | LSU | Kurt Haugland makes the 1st free throw | 33-19 |
| 01:45 | LSU | Kurt Haugland makes the 2nd free throw | 34-19 |
| 01:24 | Mississippi | Ray Jackson hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-22 |
| 01:17 | LSU | Kurt Haugland clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 34-22 |
| 01:15 | Mississippi | Phillip Wilson pulls down the rebound | 34-22 |
| 01:02 | Mississippi | Ray Jackson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-22 |
| 01:00 | LSU | The rebound goes to Kurt Haugland | 34-22 |
| 00:55 | LSU | Robert Noonkester drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Gary Ney | 37-22 |
| 00:39 | Mississippi | Justin Thompson is whistled for traveling | 37-22 |
| Subs | LSU | Austin Razo (SF), Timothy Mikels (PF) Timothy Jewell, Kurt Haugland | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Casimir Zimmer (SF), David Dixon (C) Phillip Wilson, Marlon Hamill | |
| 00:21 | LSU | Austin Razo comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 37-22 |
| 00:19 | LSU | Timothy Mikels tips it home | 39-22 |
| 00:01 | Mississippi | Timothy Mikels steals the ball from Jody Newburn | 39-22 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Timothy Mikels hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 39-22 |