| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Carlos Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Willie Black (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mitchell Burge (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Calvin Whittaker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Billy Ellis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Sutton (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Shawn Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jimmie Foster (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Bivens (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Bruce Dorsey (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Mitchell Burge inbounds the ball | 39-36 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:48 | Mississippi | Billy Ellis clanks a jumper from the left block | 39-36 |
| 19:46 | LSU | Bruce Dorsey snags the defensive board | 39-36 |
| 19:21 | LSU | Robert Sutton connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 39-38 |
| 19:08 | Mississippi | Bruce Dorsey is called for the reach on Billy Ellis - foul #3 on Bruce Dorsey, team foul #1 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | LSU | Cory Yamamoto (C) Bruce Dorsey | |
| 18:58 | Mississippi | Calvin Whittaker clanks a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Robert Sutton - foul #1 on Robert Sutton, team foul #2 | 39-38 |
| 18:58 | Mississippi | Calvin Whittaker makes the 1st free throw | 40-38 |
| 18:58 | Mississippi | Calvin Whittaker makes the 2nd free throw | 41-38 |
| 18:31 | LSU | Robert Sutton drills a 3 from the right corner set up by David Bivens | 41-41 |
| 18:11 | Mississippi | Billy Ellis misses the easy layup | 41-41 |
| 18:10 | LSU | David Bivens gets the rebound | 41-41 |
| 18:03 | LSU | David Bivens hits a turnaround from the left block and the foul's on Billy Ellis - foul #2 on Billy Ellis, team foul #1 | 41-43 |
| 18:03 | LSU | David Bivens makes the free throw | 41-44 |
| 17:46 | Mississippi | Willie Black throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-44 |
| 17:28 | LSU | Shawn Roberts misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 41-44 |
| 17:27 | LSU | Cory Yamamoto grabs the offensive rebound | 41-44 |
| 17:22 | LSU | Shawn Roberts slams it home on a nice dish by David Bivens | 41-46 |
| 17:10 | Mississippi | Calvin Whittaker throws it down | 43-46 |
| 16:48 | LSU | Shawn Roberts misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Willie Black - foul #2 on Willie Black, team foul #2 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Brian Varga (PG), David Harper (SG), Ryan Stanley (SF), Robert Murrow (PF), James Ballantyne (C) Carlos Smith, Willie Black, Mitchell Burge, Calvin Whittaker, Billy Ellis | |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Fuston (PG), Bradley Gatti (SF) Robert Sutton, Jimmie Foster | |
| 16:48 | LSU | Shawn Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 43-47 |
| 16:48 | LSU | Shawn Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 43-48 |
| 16:33 | Mississippi | Brian Varga drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from David Harper | 45-48 |
| 16:16 | LSU | Shawn Roberts clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 45-48 |
| 16:14 | Mississippi | Robert Murrow grabs the board | 45-48 |
| 15:51 | Mississippi | Brian Varga buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Robert Murrow | 48-48 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Brian Varga (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Harper (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ryan Stanley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Murrow (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - James Ballantyne (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Gary Fuston (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Shawn Roberts (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bradley Gatti (fresh) PF - David Bivens (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Cory Yamamoto (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:47 | LSU | Bradley Gatti comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Robert Murrow - foul #1 on Robert Murrow, team foul #3 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mitchell Burge (SF) David Harper | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Sutton (PG), Bruce Dorsey (PF), James Smith (C) Shawn Roberts, David Bivens, Cory Yamamoto | |
| 15:47 | LSU | Bradley Gatti makes the 1st free throw | 48-49 |
| 15:47 | LSU | Bradley Gatti makes the 2nd free throw | 48-50 |
| 15:34 | Mississippi | Ryan Stanley loses the ball out of bounds | 48-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Carlos Smith (PG), Billy Ellis (C) Brian Varga, James Ballantyne | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 15:17 | LSU | Bradley Gatti hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 48-50 |
| 15:16 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Billy Ellis | 48-50 |
| 15:11 | Mississippi | Bradley Gatti is called for the reach on Mitchell Burge - foul #1 on Bradley Gatti, team foul #3 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Willie Black (SG), Calvin Whittaker (PF) Ryan Stanley, Robert Murrow | |
| Subs | LSU | Jimmie Foster (SF) Bradley Gatti | |
| 15:03 | Mississippi | Carlos Smith misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 48-50 |
| 15:01 | Mississippi | Billy Ellis tips it in | 50-50 |
| 14:47 | LSU | Gary Fuston can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 50-50 |
| 14:46 | LSU | James Smith tips it but misses | 50-50 |
| 14:45 | LSU | Robert Sutton gets the offensive rebound | 50-50 |
| 14:34 | LSU | Robert Sutton can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-50 |
| 14:33 | LSU | Bruce Dorsey tips it in | 50-52 |
| 14:23 | Mississippi | Calvin Whittaker is whistled for a carry | 50-52 |
| 14:14 | LSU | James Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 50-52 |
| 14:01 | Mississippi | Willie Black clanks a 3 from the right corner | 50-52 |
| 13:59 | Mississippi | Calvin Whittaker tips it home | 52-52 |
| 13:39 | LSU | Bruce Dorsey lays it up and in | 52-54 |
| 13:24 | Mississippi | Willie Black comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-54 |
| 13:22 | LSU | James Smith gets the rebound | 52-54 |
| 13:15 | LSU | James Smith hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Billy Ellis - foul #3 on Billy Ellis, team foul #4 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Brian Varga (PG), David Harper (SG), Ryan Stanley (SF), Robert Murrow (PF), James Ballantyne (C) Carlos Smith, Willie Black, Mitchell Burge, Calvin Whittaker, Billy Ellis | |
| Subs | LSU | Jonathan Montgomery (PG), Shawn Roberts (SG), Bradley Gatti (SF), David Bivens (PF) Robert Sutton, Gary Fuston, Jimmie Foster, Bruce Dorsey | |
| 13:15 | LSU | James Smith makes the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 13:15 | LSU | James Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 52-56 |
| 13:02 | Mississippi | Robert Murrow can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on David Bivens - foul #3 on David Bivens, team foul #4 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | LSU | Cory Yamamoto (C) James Smith | |
| 13:02 | Mississippi | Robert Murrow makes the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 13:02 | Mississippi | Robert Murrow misses the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| 13:02 | LSU | Shawn Roberts pulls down the rebound | 53-56 |
| 12:43 | LSU | David Bivens misses the dunk attempt | 53-56 |
| 12:41 | LSU | David Bivens snags the offensive board | 53-56 |
| 12:35 | LSU | Bradley Gatti misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 53-56 |
| 12:34 | Mississippi | David Harper grabs the board | 53-56 |
| 12:05 | Mississippi | David Bivens picks off the pass by Robert Murrow | 53-56 |
| 11:55 | LSU | Cory Yamamoto hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-56 |
| 11:54 | LSU | Shawn Roberts tips it home | 53-58 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Brian Varga (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Harper (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ryan Stanley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Murrow (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - James Ballantyne (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Jonathan Montgomery (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Shawn Roberts (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bradley Gatti (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Bivens (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Cory Yamamoto (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Mississippi | David Harper misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 53-58 |
| 11:37 | LSU | Shawn Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 53-58 |
| 11:29 | LSU | Ryan Stanley takes the ball from Bradley Gatti | 53-58 |
| 11:26 | Mississippi | Ryan Stanley hits the finger roll | 55-58 |
| 11:12 | LSU | Jonathan Montgomery misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 55-58 |
| 11:10 | LSU | Cory Yamamoto grabs the offensive rebound | 55-58 |
| 10:57 | LSU | Shawn Roberts throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Carlos Smith (PG), Willie Black (SG), Mitchell Burge (SF), Calvin Whittaker (PF), Billy Ellis (C) Brian Varga, David Harper, Ryan Stanley, Robert Murrow, James Ballantyne | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Sutton (PG), Gary Fuston (SG), Jimmie Foster (SF), Bruce Dorsey (PF), James Smith (C) Jonathan Montgomery, Shawn Roberts, Bradley Gatti, David Bivens, Cory Yamamoto | |
| 10:50 | Mississippi | Mitchell Burge clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-58 |
| 10:49 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Billy Ellis | 55-58 |
| 10:34 | Mississippi | Willie Black throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-58 |
| 10:19 | LSU | Bruce Dorsey travels with the ball | 55-58 |
| 10:03 | Mississippi | Willie Black drills a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Mitchell Burge and the foul's on Gary Fuston - foul #2 on Gary Fuston, team foul #5 | 57-58 |
| 10:03 | Mississippi | Willie Black makes the free throw | 58-58 |
| 09:38 | LSU | Gary Fuston connects on the floater from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Willie Black - foul #3 on Willie Black, team foul #5 | 58-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | LSU | Shawn Roberts (SG), David Bivens (PF) Robert Sutton, Bruce Dorsey | |
| 09:38 | LSU | Gary Fuston makes the free throw | 58-61 |
| 09:27 | Mississippi | Billy Ellis misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 58-61 |
| 09:26 | LSU | James Smith grabs the board | 58-61 |
| 09:20 | LSU | Shawn Roberts drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by David Bivens | 58-63 |
| 08:58 | Mississippi | Carlos Smith misses the dunk attempt | 58-63 |
| 08:57 | LSU | Gary Fuston grabs the defensive rebound | 58-63 |
| 08:53 | LSU | Jimmie Foster throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Sutton (PG), Bruce Dorsey (C) Gary Fuston, James Smith | |
| 08:29 | Mississippi | Billy Ellis misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 58-63 |
| 08:27 | Mississippi | Willie Black pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-63 |
| 08:13 | Mississippi | Calvin Whittaker hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 58-63 |
| 08:11 | LSU | Robert Sutton gets the rebound | 58-63 |
| 08:04 | LSU | Jimmie Foster misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-63 |
| 08:03 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Billy Ellis | 58-63 |
| 07:51 | Mississippi | Mitchell Burge misses the floater from the right block | 58-63 |
| 07:50 | Mississippi | Billy Ellis pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-63 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Carlos Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Willie Black (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Mitchell Burge (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Calvin Whittaker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Billy Ellis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Sutton (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Shawn Roberts (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jimmie Foster (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Bivens (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Bruce Dorsey (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:33 | Mississippi | Mitchell Burge scores on a jumper from the right block set up by Carlos Smith | 60-63 |
| 07:17 | LSU | Jimmie Foster comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-63 |
| 07:16 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Mitchell Burge | 60-63 |
| 07:10 | Mississippi | Willie Black is hacked by Shawn Roberts - foul #3 on Shawn Roberts, team foul #6 | 60-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Brian Varga (PG), David Harper (SG), Ryan Stanley (SF), Robert Murrow (PF), James Ballantyne (C) Carlos Smith, Willie Black, Mitchell Burge, Calvin Whittaker, Billy Ellis | |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Fuston (SG), Bradley Gatti (SF), Cory Yamamoto (PF), James Smith (C) Shawn Roberts, Jimmie Foster, David Bivens, Bruce Dorsey | |
| 07:01 | Mississippi | Robert Murrow is denied on a layup by Cory Yamamoto | 60-63 |
| 06:59 | LSU | The rebound goes to Cory Yamamoto | 60-63 |
| 06:54 | LSU | Robert Sutton clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 60-63 |
| 06:52 | Mississippi | David Harper grabs the board | 60-63 |
| 06:27 | Mississippi | Ryan Stanley makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-63 |
| 06:07 | LSU | James Smith is fouled on the floor by James Ballantyne - foul #1 on James Ballantyne, team foul #6 | 63-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mitchell Burge (SF) David Harper | |
| Subs | LSU | Bruce Dorsey (PF) Cory Yamamoto | |
| 05:51 | LSU | Bradley Gatti misses short on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Brian Varga - foul #1 on Brian Varga, team foul #7 | 63-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | LSU | Jonathan Montgomery (PG), David Bivens (PF) Robert Sutton, Bruce Dorsey | |
| 05:51 | LSU | Bradley Gatti makes the 1st free throw | 63-64 |
| 05:51 | LSU | Bradley Gatti makes the 2nd free throw | 63-65 |
| 05:29 | Mississippi | Robert Murrow's floater is knocked away by David Bivens | 63-65 |
| 05:27 | Mississippi | Mitchell Burge snags the offensive board | 63-65 |
| 05:17 | Mississippi | Mitchell Burge blows the layup but he's hacked by James Smith - foul #4 on James Smith, team foul #7 | 63-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Carlos Smith (PG), Billy Ellis (C) Brian Varga, James Ballantyne | |
| Subs | LSU | Shawn Roberts (SG), Jimmie Foster (SF), Bruce Dorsey (C) Jonathan Montgomery, Bradley Gatti, James Smith | |
| 05:17 | Mississippi | Mitchell Burge makes the 1st free throw | 64-65 |
| 05:17 | Mississippi | Mitchell Burge misses the 2nd free throw | 64-65 |
| 05:17 | LSU | Bruce Dorsey gets the rebound | 64-65 |
| 04:55 | LSU | Shawn Roberts clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 64-65 |
| 04:53 | Mississippi | Billy Ellis grabs the board | 64-65 |
| 04:35 | Mississippi | Billy Ellis buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Carlos Smith | 66-65 |
| 04:22 | LSU | Gary Fuston can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 66-65 |
| 04:20 | LSU | Bruce Dorsey tips it in | 66-67 |
| 04:02 | Mississippi | Robert Murrow misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 66-67 |
| 04:01 | Mississippi | Billy Ellis hits the follow up shot | 68-67 |
| 03:54 | LSU | Gary Fuston misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 68-67 |
| 03:52 | Mississippi | Robert Murrow snags the defensive board | 68-67 |
| 03:52 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Willie Black (SG), Calvin Whittaker (PF) Ryan Stanley, Robert Murrow | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Sutton (PG), James Smith (C) Gary Fuston, Bruce Dorsey | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Carlos Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Willie Black (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Mitchell Burge (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Calvin Whittaker (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Billy Ellis (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Sutton (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Shawn Roberts (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jimmie Foster (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Bivens (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - James Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:40 | Mississippi | David Bivens steps in front of the Billy Ellis pass | 68-67 |
| 03:29 | LSU | Shawn Roberts misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 68-67 |
| 03:28 | Mississippi | Calvin Whittaker grabs the board | 68-67 |
| 03:21 | Mississippi | The short jumper by Mitchell Burge is denied by David Bivens | 68-67 |
| 03:20 | LSU | David Bivens gets the rebound | 68-67 |
| 03:13 | LSU | James Smith misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 68-67 |
| 03:11 | Mississippi | Carlos Smith grabs the board | 68-67 |
| 02:53 | Mississippi | Mitchell Burge lays it in and he's hacked by Jimmie Foster - foul #1 on Jimmie Foster, team foul #8 | 70-67 |
| 02:53 | Mississippi | Mitchell Burge makes the free throw | 71-67 |
| 02:35 | LSU | Shawn Roberts is hacked by Mitchell Burge - foul #2 on Mitchell Burge, team foul #8 | 71-67 |
| 02:35 | LSU | Shawn Roberts misses the 1st free throw | 71-67 |
| 02:35 | Mississippi | Calvin Whittaker snags the defensive board | 71-67 |
| 02:18 | Mississippi | Willie Black's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 71-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | LSU | Bruce Dorsey (PF) David Bivens | |
| 02:05 | LSU | James Smith drills a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Sutton | 71-69 |
| 01:49 | Mississippi | Billy Ellis misses short on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on James Smith - foul #5 on James Smith, team foul #9 | 71-69 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | LSU | David Bivens (PF) James Smith | |
| 01:49 | Mississippi | Billy Ellis makes the 1st free throw | 72-69 |
| 01:49 | Mississippi | Billy Ellis misses the 2nd free throw | 72-69 |
| 01:49 | LSU | The rebound goes to Bruce Dorsey | 72-69 |
| 01:45 | LSU | Jimmie Foster buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Bruce Dorsey | 72-72 |
| 01:21 | Mississippi | Carlos Smith misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 72-72 |
| 01:20 | Mississippi | Billy Ellis tips it but misses | 72-72 |
| 01:18 | LSU | The rebound goes to David Bivens | 72-72 |
| 01:12 | LSU | Shawn Roberts lays it in set up by Jimmie Foster | 72-74 |
| 00:50 | Mississippi | Mitchell Burge misses the easy layup | 72-74 |
| 00:48 | LSU | The rebound goes to Jimmie Foster | 72-74 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:43 | LSU | Robert Sutton loses the dribble to Willie Black | 72-74 |
| 00:39 | Mississippi | Mitchell Burge throws a bad pass out of bounds | 72-74 |
| 00:12 | LSU | Jimmie Foster misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 72-74 |
| 00:11 | LSU | Robert Sutton tips it home | 72-76 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:06 | Mississippi | Jimmie Foster takes the ball from Calvin Whittaker | 72-76 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:03 | LSU | Shawn Roberts is fouled in the backcourt by Willie Black - foul #4 on Willie Black, team foul #9 | 72-76 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | LSU | Bradley Gatti (PF) David Bivens | |
| 00:03 | LSU | Shawn Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 72-77 |
| 00:03 | LSU | Shawn Roberts misses the 2nd free throw | 72-77 |
| 00:03 | Mississippi | Billy Ellis pulls down the rebound | 72-77 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Billy Ellis hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 72-77 |