| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Sutton (fresh) SG - Howard Herron (fresh) SF - Nathan Kale (fresh) PF - David Bivens (fresh) C - James Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Michael Demps (fresh) SG - Edward Lashley (fresh) SF - Mitchell Burge (fresh) PF - James Faust (fresh) C - Billy Ellis (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Billy Ellis wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:37 | Mississippi | James Faust can't finish the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | LSU | Nathan Kale pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | LSU | David Bivens hits a turnaround from the right block set up by Nathan Kale | 2-0 |
| 19:22 | Mississippi | Billy Ellis hits a shot in the paint | 2-2 |
| 19:17 | LSU | Howard Herron knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Robert Sutton | 5-2 |
| 19:05 | Mississippi | Billy Ellis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-2 |
| 18:53 | LSU | Robert Sutton buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Howard Herron | 8-2 |
| 18:34 | Mississippi | Edward Lashley misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 8-2 |
| 18:32 | LSU | The rebound goes to Robert Sutton | 8-2 |
| 18:26 | LSU | Robert Sutton hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 8-2 |
| 18:24 | LSU | Nathan Kale tips it back up and in | 10-2 |
| 18:06 | Mississippi | James Faust is hacked by David Bivens - foul #1 on David Bivens, team foul #1 | 10-2 |
| 17:56 | Mississippi | Mitchell Burge hits a 3pt jumper from straight away and the foul's on Nathan Kale - foul #1 on Nathan Kale, team foul #2 | 10-5 |
| 17:56 | Mississippi | Mitchell Burge makes the free throw | 10-6 |
| 17:40 | LSU | Robert Sutton misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 10-6 |
| 17:39 | LSU | David Bivens snags the offensive board | 10-6 |
| 17:24 | LSU | Nathan Kale misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 10-6 |
| 17:23 | Mississippi | James Faust pulls down the rebound | 10-6 |
| 17:19 | Mississippi | Michael Demps hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 10-6 |
| 17:17 | LSU | David Bivens snags the defensive board | 10-6 |
| 17:13 | LSU | Robert Sutton misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 10-6 |
| 17:11 | Mississippi | James Faust grabs the defensive rebound | 10-6 |
| 16:52 | Mississippi | Mitchell Burge misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 10-6 |
| 16:51 | LSU | James Smith gets the rebound | 10-6 |
| 16:46 | LSU | Nathan Kale connects on the shot from the left block | 12-6 |
| 16:40 | Mississippi | Edward Lashley misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 12-6 |
| 16:38 | Mississippi | James Faust gets the offensive rebound | 12-6 |
| 16:27 | Mississippi | Michael Demps is hacked by Howard Herron - foul #1 on Howard Herron, team foul #3 | 12-6 |
| Subs | LSU | Jeff Friel (PG), Kyle Mosher (SG), Larry Price (SF), Bruce Dorsey (PF), Cory Yamamoto (C) Robert Sutton, Howard Herron, Nathan Kale, David Bivens, James Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Kulas (PG), Matthew Owens (SG), Ryan Stanley (SF), Calvin Whittaker (PF), Robert Murrow (C) Michael Demps, Edward Lashley, Mitchell Burge, James Faust, Billy Ellis | |
| 16:18 | Mississippi | Matthew Owens misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 12-6 |
| 16:17 | LSU | Cory Yamamoto grabs the defensive rebound | 12-6 |
| 16:12 | LSU | Kyle Mosher is hacked by Matthew Owens - foul #1 on Matthew Owens, team foul #1 | 12-6 |
| 15:56 | LSU | Bruce Dorsey misses short on a floater from close range | 12-6 |
| 15:54 | Mississippi | Calvin Whittaker grabs the defensive rebound | 12-6 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Jeff Friel (fresh) SG - Kyle Mosher (fresh) SF - Larry Price (fresh) PF - Bruce Dorsey (fresh) C - Cory Yamamoto (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - John Kulas (fresh) SG - Matthew Owens (fresh) SF - Ryan Stanley (fresh) PF - Calvin Whittaker (fresh) C - Robert Murrow (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Mississippi | John Kulas scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 12-9 |
| 15:15 | LSU | Bruce Dorsey misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 12-9 |
| 15:14 | Mississippi | Robert Murrow gets the rebound | 12-9 |
| 14:51 | Mississippi | Ryan Stanley misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 12-9 |
| 14:50 | Mississippi | Calvin Whittaker hits the follow up shot | 12-11 |
| 14:38 | LSU | Kyle Mosher misses long on a floater from the left wing | 12-11 |
| 14:37 | Mississippi | Robert Murrow grabs the board | 12-11 |
| 14:34 | Mississippi | John Kulas is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 12-11 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Sutton (PG), Howard Herron (SG), Nathan Kale (SF) Jeff Friel, Kyle Mosher, Cory Yamamoto | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Demps (PG), Edward Lashley (SG), James Faust (PF), Billy Ellis (C) Matthew Owens, Ryan Stanley, Calvin Whittaker, Robert Murrow | |
| 14:27 | LSU | Howard Herron clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 12-11 |
| 14:26 | LSU | Bruce Dorsey gets the offensive rebound | 12-11 |
| 14:07 | LSU | Edward Lashley takes the ball from Howard Herron | 12-11 |
| 14:02 | Mississippi | James Faust banks in the layup on a nice dish by Edward Lashley | 12-13 |
| 13:44 | LSU | Nathan Kale is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Nathan Kale, team foul #4 | 12-13 |
| Subs | LSU | Kyle Mosher (SF), David Bivens (PF), James Smith (C) Nathan Kale, Larry Price, Bruce Dorsey | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mitchell Burge (SF) John Kulas | |
| 13:28 | Mississippi | Edward Lashley travels with the ball | 12-13 |
| 13:15 | LSU | James Smith is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on James Smith, team foul #5 | 12-13 |
| 12:54 | Mississippi | Billy Ellis clanks a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by James Smith - foul #2 on James Smith, team foul #6 | 12-13 |
| Subs | LSU | Larry Price (SF), Cory Yamamoto (C) Kyle Mosher, James Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Matthew Owens (SG) Edward Lashley | |
| 12:54 | Mississippi | Billy Ellis makes the 1st free throw | 12-14 |
| 12:54 | Mississippi | Billy Ellis makes the 2nd free throw | 12-15 |
| 12:41 | LSU | Howard Herron connects on the 3 from the left wing | 15-15 |
| 12:28 | Mississippi | Mitchell Burge comes up short on the floater from the left side | 15-15 |
| 12:26 | Mississippi | James Faust tips it home | 15-17 |
| 12:19 | LSU | Cory Yamamoto hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 15-17 |
| 12:17 | Mississippi | Billy Ellis pulls down the rebound | 15-17 |
| 12:04 | Mississippi | Larry Price picks off the pass by Michael Demps | 15-17 |
| 12:00 | LSU | David Bivens misses the lay-in | 15-17 |
| 11:58 | Mississippi | James Faust grabs the defensive rebound | 15-17 |
| 11:30 | Mississippi | Billy Ellis connects on the shot in the lane set up by Mitchell Burge | 15-19 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Sutton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Howard Herron (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Price (fresh) PF - David Bivens (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Cory Yamamoto (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Michael Demps (fairly fresh) SG - Matthew Owens (fresh) SF - Mitchell Burge (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Faust (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Billy Ellis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 11:12 | LSU | Howard Herron clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 15-19 |
| 11:11 | LSU | David Bivens gets the offensive rebound | 15-19 |
| 10:55 | LSU | David Bivens misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 15-19 |
| 10:53 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Matthew Owens | 15-19 |
| 10:39 | Mississippi | Matthew Owens misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 15-19 |
| 10:37 | LSU | Robert Sutton pulls down the rebound | 15-19 |
| 10:32 | LSU | James Faust picks off the pass by Howard Herron | 15-19 |
| 10:19 | Mississippi | Billy Ellis's fadeaway is rejected by Cory Yamamoto | 15-19 |
| 10:18 | LSU | Robert Sutton pulls down the rebound | 15-19 |
| 10:01 | LSU | Larry Price is whistled for a carry | 15-19 |
| Subs | LSU | Jeff Friel (PG), Kyle Mosher (SG), David Smith (SF), Bruce Dorsey (C) Robert Sutton, Howard Herron, Larry Price, Cory Yamamoto | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Kulas (PG), Edward Lashley (SG), Ryan Stanley (SF), Calvin Whittaker (PF), Robert Murrow (C) Michael Demps, Matthew Owens, Mitchell Burge, James Faust, Billy Ellis | |
| 09:39 | Mississippi | Calvin Whittaker misses the lay-in | 15-19 |
| 09:38 | Mississippi | Robert Murrow hits the follow up shot | 15-21 |
| 09:25 | LSU | Jeff Friel connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by David Smith | 17-21 |
| 09:03 | Mississippi | Edward Lashley is fouled on the floor by Kyle Mosher - foul #1 on Kyle Mosher, team foul #7 | 17-21 |
| 09:03 | Mississippi | Edward Lashley misses the 1st free throw | 17-21 |
| 09:03 | LSU | Bruce Dorsey grabs the board | 17-21 |
| 08:57 | LSU | David Bivens scores on a turnaround in the lane and he's fouled by Ryan Stanley - foul #1 on Ryan Stanley, team foul #2 | 19-21 |
| 08:57 | LSU | David Bivens misses the free throw | 19-21 |
| 08:57 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Ryan Stanley | 19-21 |
| 08:40 | Mississippi | John Kulas misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 19-21 |
| 08:39 | LSU | Bruce Dorsey gets the rebound | 19-21 |
| 08:18 | LSU | Kyle Mosher misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 19-21 |
| 08:16 | Mississippi | John Kulas gets the rebound | 19-21 |
| 08:07 | Mississippi | John Kulas misses short on a floater in the paint | 19-21 |
| 08:05 | LSU | Jeff Friel pulls down the rebound | 19-21 |
| 07:45 | LSU | David Smith comes up short on the runner from the left block but he's hacked by Robert Murrow - foul #1 on Robert Murrow, team foul #3 | 19-21 |
| Subs | LSU | Howard Herron (SG), Larry Price (PF), Cory Yamamoto (C) Kyle Mosher, David Bivens, Bruce Dorsey | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Demps (PG), Matthew Owens (SF), James Faust (PF), Billy Ellis (C) John Kulas, Ryan Stanley, Calvin Whittaker, Robert Murrow | |
| 07:45 | LSU | David Smith misses the 1st free throw | 19-21 |
| 07:45 | LSU | David Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 20-21 |
| 07:35 | Mississippi | Cory Yamamoto is called for the reach on Edward Lashley - foul #1 on Cory Yamamoto, team foul #8 | 20-21 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mitchell Burge (SF) Matthew Owens | |
| 07:35 | Mississippi | Edward Lashley makes the 1st free throw | 20-22 |
| 07:35 | Mississippi | Edward Lashley misses the 2nd free throw | 20-22 |
| 07:35 | LSU | David Smith grabs the board | 20-22 |
| 07:15 | LSU | Howard Herron scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 22-22 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Jeff Friel (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Howard Herron (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Smith (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Larry Price (fresh) C - Cory Yamamoto (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Michael Demps (fresh) SG - Edward Lashley (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mitchell Burge (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Faust (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Billy Ellis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 06:57 | Mississippi | Billy Ellis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-22 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Sutton (PG), Kyle Mosher (SF) Jeff Friel, David Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Matthew Owens (SG) Edward Lashley | |
| 06:39 | LSU | Cory Yamamoto is hacked by Billy Ellis - foul #1 on Billy Ellis, team foul #4 | 22-22 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Kulas (SG), Calvin Whittaker (C) Matthew Owens, Billy Ellis | |
| 06:26 | LSU | Robert Sutton makes the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Howard Herron | 24-22 |
| 05:57 | Mississippi | James Faust loses the dribble to Kyle Mosher | 24-22 |
| 05:37 | LSU | Robert Sutton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 24-22 |
| 05:35 | Mississippi | Calvin Whittaker grabs the board | 24-22 |
| 05:09 | Mississippi | John Kulas knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Calvin Whittaker | 24-25 |
| 04:56 | LSU | Howard Herron misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by John Kulas - foul #1 on John Kulas, team foul #5 | 24-25 |
| Subs | LSU | Jeff Friel (PG), David Smith (SF), David Bivens (PF), Bruce Dorsey (C) Robert Sutton, Kyle Mosher, Larry Price, Cory Yamamoto | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Edward Lashley (SG), Matthew Owens (SF), Ryan Stanley (PF), Billy Ellis (C) John Kulas, Mitchell Burge, James Faust, Calvin Whittaker | |
| 04:56 | LSU | Howard Herron misses the 1st free throw | 24-25 |
| 04:56 | LSU | Howard Herron misses the 2nd free throw | 24-25 |
| 04:56 | Mississippi | Billy Ellis gets the rebound | 24-25 |
| 04:37 | Mississippi | Billy Ellis comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 24-25 |
| 04:36 | Mississippi | Ryan Stanley snags the offensive board | 24-25 |
| 04:25 | Mississippi | Jeff Friel is called for the reach on Edward Lashley - foul #1 on Jeff Friel, team foul #9 | 24-25 |
| Subs | LSU | Shawn Roberts (SG) Howard Herron | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Carlos Smith (PG) Michael Demps | |
| 04:25 | Mississippi | Edward Lashley makes the 1st free throw | 24-26 |
| 04:25 | Mississippi | Edward Lashley misses the 2nd free throw | 24-26 |
| 04:25 | LSU | David Smith pulls down the rebound | 24-26 |
| 04:10 | LSU | Bruce Dorsey is whistled for a carry | 24-26 |
| 04:03 | Mississippi | David Bivens swats the layup by Billy Ellis | 24-26 |
| 04:02 | LSU | David Bivens pulls down the rebound | 24-26 |
| 03:57 | LSU | Shawn Roberts misses the turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Ryan Stanley - foul #2 on Ryan Stanley, team foul #6 | 24-26 |
| Subs | LSU | Nathan Kale (SF), James Smith (C) David Smith, David Bivens | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Faust (PF) Carlos Smith | |
| 03:57 | LSU | Shawn Roberts misses the 1st free throw | 24-26 |
| 03:57 | LSU | Shawn Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 25-26 |
| 03:43 | Mississippi | Ryan Stanley is hacked by James Smith - foul #3 on James Smith, team foul #10 | 25-26 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Sutton (PG), Larry Price (PF) Shawn Roberts, James Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Kulas (PG) Matthew Owens | |
| 03:43 | Mississippi | Ryan Stanley makes the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 03:43 | Mississippi | Ryan Stanley makes the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| 03:22 | LSU | Jeff Friel makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Bruce Dorsey | 28-28 |
| 03:18 | Mississippi | Edward Lashley scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from James Faust | 28-31 |
| 03:02 | LSU | Ryan Stanley is called for the reach on Nathan Kale - foul #3 on Ryan Stanley, team foul #7 | 28-31 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Demps (PG), Mitchell Burge (SF), Calvin Whittaker (C) John Kulas, Ryan Stanley, Billy Ellis | |
| 03:02 | LSU | Nathan Kale makes the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 03:02 | LSU | Nathan Kale makes the 2nd free throw | 30-31 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Sutton (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeff Friel (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Nathan Kale (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Price (fresh) C - Bruce Dorsey (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Michael Demps (fresh) SG - Edward Lashley (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mitchell Burge (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Faust (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Calvin Whittaker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:45 | Mississippi | Edward Lashley connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-34 |
| 02:41 | LSU | Calvin Whittaker is called for the reach on Robert Sutton - foul #1 on Calvin Whittaker, team foul #8 | 30-34 |
| Subs | LSU | Howard Herron (SG), Cory Yamamoto (C) Jeff Friel, Bruce Dorsey | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 02:41 | LSU | Robert Sutton misses the 1st free throw | 30-34 |
| 02:41 | Mississippi | Calvin Whittaker grabs the board | 30-34 |
| 02:25 | Mississippi | Michael Demps misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 30-34 |
| 02:24 | LSU | The rebound goes to Larry Price | 30-34 |
| 02:18 | LSU | Howard Herron misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-34 |
| 02:16 | LSU | Larry Price hits the follow up shot | 32-34 |
| 01:53 | Mississippi | Edward Lashley clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-34 |
| 01:52 | LSU | Larry Price gets the rebound | 32-34 |
| 01:48 | LSU | Howard Herron comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 32-34 |
| 01:46 | LSU | Larry Price grabs the offensive rebound | 32-34 |
| 01:24 | LSU | Larry Price comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 32-34 |
| 01:22 | LSU | Nathan Kale snags the offensive board | 32-34 |
| 00:59 | LSU | Nathan Kale drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Howard Herron | 34-34 |
| 00:44 | Mississippi | Mitchell Burge loses the ball out of bounds | 34-34 |
| Subs | LSU | Jeff Friel (PG), Kyle Mosher (SG), David Smith (SF), Bruce Dorsey (PF) Robert Sutton, Howard Herron, Nathan Kale, Larry Price | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Kulas (SG), Matthew Owens (SF), Robert Murrow (PF), Billy Ellis (C) Edward Lashley, Mitchell Burge, James Faust, Calvin Whittaker | |
| 00:19 | LSU | Jeff Friel hits a floater from the right wing | 36-34 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi | Matthew Owens throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-34 |
| Subs | LSU | David Bivens (PF) Cory Yamamoto | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Carlos Smith (SG) Michael Demps | |
| 00:00 | LSU | David Smith hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 36-34 |