| Lineup | LSU | PG - Sam Nelson (fresh) SG - Dezydery Tanski (fresh) SF - Arthur Jernigan (fresh) PF - Richard Pinter (fresh) C - Clinton Green (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Sean Cottone (fresh) SG - Paul Tushoski (fresh) SF - Charles Truett (fresh) PF - Joshua Condie (fresh) C - Joseph Angle (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Joseph Angle 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) | |
| 19:49 | Mississippi | Paul Tushoski hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:47 | LSU | Clinton Green snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | LSU | Sam Nelson is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Sam Nelson, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Mississippi | Charles Truett is hacked by Arthur Jernigan - foul #1 on Arthur Jernigan, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Mississippi | Charles Truett clanks a 3 from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | LSU | Clinton Green gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:04 | LSU | Charles Truett swats the dunk try by Arthur Jernigan | 0-0 |
| 19:03 | Mississippi | Charles Truett snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:47 | Mississippi | Sean Cottone drills a jumpshot from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 18:33 | LSU | Richard Pinter clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 18:32 | Mississippi | Charles Truett pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:09 | Mississippi | Paul Tushoski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 17:47 | LSU | Dezydery Tanski connects on the turnaround from the baseline set up by Sam Nelson | 2-2 |
| 17:33 | Mississippi | Paul Tushoski scores on a fadeaway in the lane set up by Sean Cottone | 2-4 |
| 17:11 | LSU | Clinton Green is whistled for traveling | 2-4 |
| Subs | LSU | James Harkness (SG) Dezydery Tanski | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jerry Wilt (SG), Charles Parks (SF), Leonard Robinson (PF) Paul Tushoski, Charles Truett, Joshua Condie | |
| 16:52 | Mississippi | Joseph Angle drills a shot in the paint on a great pass from Sean Cottone and he's fouled by Clinton Green - foul #1 on Clinton Green, team foul #3 | 2-6 |
| Subs | LSU | Edward Prater (C) Clinton Green | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Derek Johnson (SG) Sean Cottone | |
| 16:52 | Mississippi | Joseph Angle misses the free throw | 2-6 |
| 16:52 | LSU | Edward Prater pulls down the rebound | 2-6 |
| 16:40 | LSU | The jump hook by Edward Prater is blocked by Charles Parks | 2-6 |
| 16:38 | LSU | Edward Prater misses the tip | 2-6 |
| 16:36 | Mississippi | Jerry Wilt grabs the defensive rebound | 2-6 |
| 16:32 | Mississippi | Jerry Wilt can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 2-6 |
| 16:31 | LSU | Sam Nelson pulls down the rebound | 2-6 |
| 16:26 | LSU | Arthur Jernigan makes the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by James Harkness | 4-6 |
| 16:12 | Mississippi | Arthur Jernigan swats the short shot by Charles Parks | 4-6 |
| 16:10 | LSU | Edward Prater gets the rebound | 4-6 |
| 15:50 | LSU | Joseph Angle swats the dunk try by Richard Pinter | 4-6 |
| 15:49 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Jerry Wilt | 4-6 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Sam Nelson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Harkness (fresh) SF - Arthur Jernigan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Pinter (fairly fresh) C - Edward Prater (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jerry Wilt (fresh) SG - Derek Johnson (fresh) SF - Charles Parks (fresh) PF - Leonard Robinson (fresh) C - Joseph Angle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:33 | Mississippi | Charles Parks clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 4-6 |
| 15:32 | Mississippi | Jerry Wilt tips it but misses | 4-6 |
| 15:31 | Mississippi | Derek Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 4-6 |
| 15:16 | Mississippi | Charles Parks misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 4-6 |
| 15:14 | LSU | The rebound goes to Arthur Jernigan | 4-6 |
| 15:10 | LSU | James Harkness scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 7-6 |
| 15:05 | Mississippi | Jerry Wilt can't connect on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Edward Prater - foul #1 on Edward Prater, team foul #4 | 7-6 |
| Subs | LSU | Shane Burkhart (PG), Dezydery Tanski (SG), Clinton Green (C) Sam Nelson, Arthur Jernigan, Richard Pinter | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Tushoski (SG), Charles Truett (SF), Joshua Condie (PF) Derek Johnson, Leonard Robinson, Joseph Angle | |
| 15:05 | Mississippi | Jerry Wilt misses the 1st free throw | 7-6 |
| 15:05 | Mississippi | Jerry Wilt makes the 2nd free throw | 7-7 |
| 14:48 | LSU | Clinton Green knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Dezydery Tanski | 9-7 |
| 14:34 | Mississippi | Jerry Wilt misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 9-7 |
| 14:33 | Mississippi | Jerry Wilt grabs the offensive rebound | 9-7 |
| 14:19 | Mississippi | Paul Tushoski knocks in the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Jerry Wilt | 9-9 |
| 13:59 | LSU | Edward Prater hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 9-9 |
| 13:57 | LSU | Clinton Green hits the follow up shot | 11-9 |
| 13:40 | Mississippi | Jerry Wilt comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 11-9 |
| 13:38 | LSU | James Harkness grabs the defensive rebound | 11-9 |
| 13:34 | LSU | Shane Burkhart can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 11-9 |
| 13:33 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to James Harkness | 11-9 |
| 13:17 | LSU | Dezydery Tanski lays it up and in and he's hacked by Paul Tushoski - foul #1 on Paul Tushoski, team foul #1 | 13-9 |
| Subs | LSU | Arthur Jernigan (SF), Richard Pinter (PF) James Harkness, Edward Prater | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Sean Cottone (PG), Leonard Robinson (SF), John Sanders (C) Jerry Wilt, Charles Truett, Charles Parks | |
| 13:17 | LSU | Dezydery Tanski makes the free throw | 14-9 |
| 13:06 | Mississippi | Joshua Condie loses the dribble to Arthur Jernigan | 14-9 |
| 13:03 | LSU | Arthur Jernigan jams it | 16-9 |
| 12:40 | Mississippi | Leonard Robinson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 16-9 |
| 12:38 | LSU | Richard Pinter grabs the defensive rebound | 16-9 |
| 12:33 | LSU | The jump hook by Arthur Jernigan is blocked by John Sanders | 16-9 |
| 12:32 | Mississippi | John Sanders grabs the board | 16-9 |
| 12:20 | Mississippi | Paul Tushoski buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 16-12 |
| 12:04 | LSU | Richard Pinter misses the shot in the paint but the foul's on John Sanders - foul #1 on John Sanders, team foul #2 | 16-12 |
| Subs | LSU | Sam Nelson (PG), James Harkness (SG), William Rodrigez (C) Shane Burkhart, Dezydery Tanski, Clinton Green | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Derek Johnson (SG), Joseph Angle (C) Paul Tushoski, Joshua Condie | |
| 12:04 | LSU | Richard Pinter misses the 1st free throw | 16-12 |
| 12:04 | LSU | Richard Pinter makes the 2nd free throw | 17-12 |
| 11:44 | Mississippi | Joseph Angle misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 17-12 |
| 11:43 | Mississippi | Leonard Robinson gets the offensive rebound | 17-12 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Sam Nelson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Harkness (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Arthur Jernigan (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Richard Pinter (fresh) 1 pts. C - William Rodrigez (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Sean Cottone (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Derek Johnson (fresh) SF - Leonard Robinson (fresh) PF - John Sanders (fresh) C - Joseph Angle (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:22 | Mississippi | Derek Johnson connects on the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Sean Cottone | 17-14 |
| 11:06 | LSU | Arthur Jernigan is hacked by Leonard Robinson - foul #1 on Leonard Robinson, team foul #3 | 17-14 |
| Subs | LSU | Edward Prater (PF) Richard Pinter | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jerry Wilt (SG), Charles Truett (SF), Charles Parks (PF) Derek Johnson, Leonard Robinson, John Sanders | |
| 10:47 | LSU | James Harkness comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 17-14 |
| 10:46 | Mississippi | Joseph Angle gets the rebound | 17-14 |
| 10:39 | Mississippi | Charles Truett hits a fadeaway in the paint set up by Jerry Wilt | 17-16 |
| 10:10 | LSU | William Rodrigez hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 17-16 |
| 10:09 | Mississippi | Jerry Wilt pulls down the rebound | 17-16 |
| 09:53 | Mississippi | Charles Parks connects on the shot near the basket set up by Jerry Wilt | 17-18 |
| 09:34 | LSU | Charles Truett steals it from James Harkness | 17-18 |
| 09:18 | Mississippi | Jerry Wilt misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 17-18 |
| 09:16 | LSU | William Rodrigez grabs the defensive rebound | 17-18 |
| 09:11 | LSU | Sam Nelson knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Edward Prater | 19-18 |
| 09:00 | Mississippi | Charles Parks hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 19-18 |
| 08:58 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Parks | 19-18 |
| 08:40 | Mississippi | Jerry Wilt is hacked by James Harkness - foul #1 on James Harkness, team foul #5 | 19-18 |
| Subs | LSU | Shane Burkhart (PG), Dezydery Tanski (SG), Kyle Hill (SF), Richard Pinter (PF), Clinton Green (C) Sam Nelson, James Harkness, Arthur Jernigan, Edward Prater, William Rodrigez | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Derek Johnson (PG), Paul Tushoski (SG), Leonard Robinson (SF), Joshua Condie (PF), John Sanders (C) Sean Cottone, Jerry Wilt, Charles Truett, Charles Parks, Joseph Angle | |
| 08:12 | Mississippi | Paul Tushoski is called for traveling | 19-18 |
| 07:53 | LSU | Dezydery Tanski misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Paul Tushoski - foul #2 on Paul Tushoski, team foul #4 | 19-18 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Randy Park (PG) Paul Tushoski | |
| 07:53 | LSU | Dezydery Tanski makes the 1st free throw | 20-18 |
| 07:53 | LSU | Dezydery Tanski misses the 2nd free throw | 20-18 |
| 07:53 | Mississippi | John Sanders pulls down the rebound | 20-18 |
| 07:42 | Mississippi | John Sanders is fouled on the floor by Kyle Hill - foul #1 on Kyle Hill, team foul #6 | 20-18 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Shane Burkhart (fresh) SG - Dezydery Tanski (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kyle Hill (fresh) PF - Richard Pinter (fresh) 1 pts. C - Clinton Green (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Randy Park (fresh) SG - Derek Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Leonard Robinson (fresh) PF - Joshua Condie (fresh) C - John Sanders (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Mississippi | A charge is called on John Sanders - foul #2 on John Sanders, team foul #5 | 20-18 |
| Subs | LSU | James Harkness (SF) Kyle Hill | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Joseph Angle (C) John Sanders | |
| 07:06 | LSU | Dezydery Tanski's pass is intercepted by Randy Park | 20-18 |
| 07:01 | Mississippi | Randy Park lays it up and in | 20-20 |
| 06:55 | LSU | Richard Pinter drills a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Shane Burkhart | 22-20 |
| 06:38 | Mississippi | Randy Park misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 22-20 |
| 06:37 | LSU | The rebound goes to Clinton Green | 22-20 |
| 06:30 | LSU | Richard Pinter comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 22-20 |
| 06:29 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Clinton Green | 22-20 |
| 06:11 | LSU | Shane Burkhart is fouled on the floor by Joshua Condie - foul #1 on Joshua Condie, team foul #6 | 22-20 |
| Subs | LSU | Sam Nelson (PG), Arthur Jernigan (SF) Shane Burkhart, Dezydery Tanski | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Sean Cottone (PG), Jerry Wilt (SG), Charles Truett (SF) Randy Park, Derek Johnson, Leonard Robinson | |
| 05:53 | LSU | James Harkness misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 22-20 |
| 05:52 | Mississippi | Joseph Angle snags the defensive board | 22-20 |
| 05:29 | Mississippi | Arthur Jernigan steps in front of the Joshua Condie pass | 22-20 |
| 05:25 | LSU | Arthur Jernigan lays it up and in | 24-20 |
| 05:06 | Mississippi | James Harkness is called for the reach on Jerry Wilt - foul #2 on James Harkness, team foul #7 | 24-20 |
| Subs | LSU | Shane Burkhart (SG), Edward Prater (PF), William Rodrigez (C) James Harkness, Richard Pinter, Clinton Green | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Leonard Robinson (PF), Charles Parks (C) Joshua Condie, Joseph Angle | |
| 05:06 | Mississippi | Jerry Wilt makes the 1st free throw | 24-21 |
| 05:06 | Mississippi | Jerry Wilt makes the 2nd free throw | 24-22 |
| 04:52 | LSU | Arthur Jernigan is hacked by Sean Cottone - foul #1 on Sean Cottone, team foul #7 | 24-22 |
| Subs | LSU | Dezydery Tanski (SG) Shane Burkhart | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 04:52 | LSU | Arthur Jernigan makes the 1st free throw | 25-22 |
| 04:52 | LSU | Arthur Jernigan makes the 2nd free throw | 26-22 |
| 04:39 | Mississippi | Leonard Robinson misses the easy layup but he's hacked by William Rodrigez - foul #1 on William Rodrigez, team foul #8 | 26-22 |
| 04:39 | Mississippi | Leonard Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 26-23 |
| 04:39 | Mississippi | Leonard Robinson misses the 2nd free throw | 26-23 |
| 04:39 | Mississippi | Charles Parks grabs the offensive board | 26-23 |
| 04:27 | Mississippi | Arthur Jernigan steps in front of the Charles Truett pass | 26-23 |
| 04:23 | LSU | Arthur Jernigan drills a runner near the basket on a great pass from Sam Nelson and he's fouled by Leonard Robinson - foul #2 on Leonard Robinson, team foul #8 | 28-23 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Pfeiffer (C) Leonard Robinson | |
| 04:23 | LSU | Arthur Jernigan makes the free throw | 29-23 |
| 04:09 | Mississippi | Charles Truett can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 29-23 |
| 04:08 | LSU | William Rodrigez gets the rebound | 29-23 |
| 04:04 | LSU | Sam Nelson misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 29-23 |
| 04:02 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Prater | 29-23 |
| 03:39 | LSU | Arthur Jernigan knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Sam Nelson | 32-23 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Sam Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dezydery Tanski (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arthur Jernigan (fresh) 14 pts. 3 stl. PF - Edward Prater (fresh) 4 reb. C - William Rodrigez (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Sean Cottone (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jerry Wilt (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Truett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Parks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Pfeiffer (fresh) | |
| 03:20 | Mississippi | Charles Truett knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Jerry Wilt | 32-26 |
| 03:00 | LSU | Dezydery Tanski misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 32-26 |
| 02:58 | Mississippi | Paul Pfeiffer snags the defensive board | 32-26 |
| 02:34 | Mississippi | Dezydery Tanski picks off the pass by Charles Parks | 32-26 |
| 02:20 | LSU | Sam Nelson is hacked by Paul Pfeiffer - foul #1 on Paul Pfeiffer, team foul #9 | 32-26 |
| Subs | LSU | Shane Burkhart (SG), James Harkness (SF), Richard Pinter (PF), Clinton Green (C) Dezydery Tanski, Arthur Jernigan, Edward Prater, William Rodrigez | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Derek Johnson (PG), Paul Tushoski (SG), Leonard Robinson (SF), Joshua Condie (PF), Joseph Angle (C) Sean Cottone, Jerry Wilt, Charles Truett, Charles Parks, Paul Pfeiffer | |
| 02:20 | LSU | Sam Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 33-26 |
| 02:20 | LSU | Sam Nelson misses the 2nd free throw | 33-26 |
| 02:20 | Mississippi | Joshua Condie grabs the board | 33-26 |
| 01:57 | Mississippi | The jumper by Derek Johnson is denied by Richard Pinter | 33-26 |
| 01:55 | LSU | James Harkness snags the defensive board | 33-26 |
| 01:49 | LSU | Clinton Green lays it in on a great pass from James Harkness | 35-26 |
| 01:42 | Mississippi | Joshua Condie's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Pinter | 35-26 |
| 01:41 | Mississippi | Joseph Angle gets the offensive rebound | 35-26 |
| 01:33 | Mississippi | Richard Pinter denies the turnaround by Leonard Robinson | 35-26 |
| 01:32 | LSU | The rebound goes to James Harkness | 35-26 |
| 01:28 | LSU | Joseph Angle steals the ball from James Harkness | 35-26 |
| 01:16 | Mississippi | Derek Johnson misses long on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Sam Nelson - foul #2 on Sam Nelson, team foul #9 | 35-26 |
| Subs | LSU | Arthur Jernigan (SF) Sam Nelson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Charles Parks (SF) Leonard Robinson | |
| 01:16 | Mississippi | Derek Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 35-26 |
| 01:16 | Mississippi | Derek Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 35-26 |
| 01:16 | LSU | The rebound goes to Richard Pinter | 35-26 |
| 00:57 | LSU | Shane Burkhart is fouled on the floor by Derek Johnson - foul #1 on Derek Johnson, team foul #10 | 35-26 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Sean Cottone (PG) Derek Johnson | |
| 00:57 | LSU | Shane Burkhart misses the 1st free throw | 35-26 |
| 00:57 | LSU | Shane Burkhart misses the 2nd free throw | 35-26 |
| 00:57 | Mississippi | Joseph Angle pulls down the rebound | 35-26 |
| 00:35 | Mississippi | Joshua Condie buries a shot from the right block | 35-28 |
| 00:31 | LSU | Shane Burkhart hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 35-28 |
| 00:30 | LSU | Clinton Green snags the offensive board | 35-28 |
| 00:04 | LSU | Shane Burkhart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-28 |
| Subs | LSU | Dezydery Tanski (SG) James Harkness | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Charles Parks hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 35-28 |