| Lineup | LSU | PG - Gary Fuston (fresh) SG - Gilbert Auxier (fresh) SF - Jimmie Foster (fresh) PF - Herbert Romriell (fresh) C - James Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Brian Varga (fresh) SG - David Harper (fresh) SF - Tim Pappas (fresh) PF - Calvin Whittaker (fresh) C - Robert Murrow (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Calvin Whittaker 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) | |
| 19:48 | Mississippi | Tim Pappas scores on a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Brian Varga | 0-2 |
| 19:43 | LSU | Gilbert Auxier buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Gary Fuston | 3-2 |
| 19:36 | Mississippi | David Harper is called for traveling | 3-2 |
| 19:15 | LSU | James Smith misses long on a jumper from the left block | 3-2 |
| 19:13 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Calvin Whittaker | 3-2 |
| 18:54 | Mississippi | David Harper clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 3-2 |
| 18:53 | Mississippi | Robert Murrow tips it in | 3-4 |
| 18:46 | LSU | Herbert Romriell can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Brian Varga - foul #1 on Brian Varga, team foul #1 | 3-4 |
| 18:46 | LSU | Herbert Romriell makes the 1st free throw | 4-4 |
| 18:46 | LSU | Herbert Romriell makes the 2nd free throw | 5-4 |
| 18:33 | Mississippi | Brian Varga clanks a shot from the left side | 5-4 |
| 18:31 | Mississippi | Robert Murrow tips it in | 5-6 |
| 18:10 | LSU | Gilbert Auxier hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Gary Fuston | 8-6 |
| 17:59 | Mississippi | Brian Varga is hacked by Gary Fuston - foul #1 on Gary Fuston, team foul #1 | 8-6 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald Jacobs (SG), Irvin Dimas (PF) David Harper, Calvin Whittaker | |
| 17:45 | Mississippi | Brian Varga hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 8-6 |
| 17:44 | LSU | Gary Fuston gets the rebound | 8-6 |
| 17:40 | LSU | Gilbert Auxier can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 8-6 |
| 17:39 | LSU | Gary Fuston pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-6 |
| 17:20 | LSU | Irvin Dimas steals it from Jimmie Foster | 8-6 |
| 17:05 | Mississippi | Brian Varga comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 8-6 |
| 17:04 | LSU | James Smith pulls down the rebound | 8-6 |
| 16:57 | LSU | Irvin Dimas steps in front of the Gilbert Auxier pass | 8-6 |
| 16:35 | Mississippi | Tim Pappas knocks in the fadeaway from the right side | 8-8 |
| 16:30 | LSU | Jimmie Foster comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 8-8 |
| 16:28 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Robert Murrow | 8-8 |
| 16:22 | Mississippi | Tim Pappas loses the dribble to Gilbert Auxier | 8-8 |
| 15:58 | LSU | Jimmie Foster is hacked by Tim Pappas - foul #1 on Tim Pappas, team foul #2 | 8-8 |
| Subs | LSU | Jonathan Montgomery (PG), Bradley Gatti (SG), Jason Amin (SF), Bruce Dorsey (PF), Cory Yamamoto (C) Gary Fuston, Gilbert Auxier, Jimmie Foster, Herbert Romriell, James Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Harper (SG), Willie Black (SF), Calvin Whittaker (PF), Andrew Masuda (C) Brian Varga, Tim Pappas, Irvin Dimas, Robert Murrow | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Jonathan Montgomery (fresh) SG - Bradley Gatti (fresh) SF - Jason Amin (fresh) PF - Bruce Dorsey (fresh) C - Cory Yamamoto (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Donald Jacobs (fresh) SG - David Harper (fresh) SF - Willie Black (fresh) PF - Calvin Whittaker (fresh) C - Andrew Masuda (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | LSU | Jason Amin knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jonathan Montgomery | 10-8 |
| 15:30 | Mississippi | Willie Black connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 10-11 |
| 15:08 | LSU | Jason Amin scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Jonathan Montgomery | 13-11 |
| 14:49 | Mississippi | David Harper can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 13-11 |
| 14:47 | LSU | Jonathan Montgomery grabs the board | 13-11 |
| 14:32 | LSU | Bradley Gatti buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Bruce Dorsey | 16-11 |
| 14:10 | Mississippi | Andrew Masuda clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 16-11 |
| 14:09 | LSU | Bradley Gatti pulls down the rebound | 16-11 |
| 14:04 | LSU | Bradley Gatti is called for traveling | 16-11 |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Fuston (PG), Gilbert Auxier (SG), Jimmie Foster (SF), Herbert Romriell (PF) Jonathan Montgomery, Bradley Gatti, Jason Amin, Cory Yamamoto | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Brian Varga (PG), Irvin Dimas (C) Donald Jacobs, Willie Black | |
| 13:54 | Mississippi | Andrew Masuda hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Brian Varga | 16-13 |
| 13:49 | LSU | Jimmie Foster misses short on a jumper in the paint | 16-13 |
| 13:47 | LSU | Herbert Romriell grabs the offensive rebound | 16-13 |
| 13:32 | LSU | Gary Fuston connects on the shot from the right side set up by Jimmie Foster | 18-13 |
| 13:13 | Mississippi | David Harper is hacked by Gilbert Auxier - foul #1 on Gilbert Auxier, team foul #2 | 18-13 |
| Subs | LSU | James Smith (C) Bruce Dorsey | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Willie Black (SG), Tim Pappas (SF), Robert Murrow (C) David Harper, Andrew Masuda, Calvin Whittaker | |
| 13:05 | Mississippi | Robert Murrow hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 18-13 |
| 13:03 | LSU | James Smith grabs the board | 18-13 |
| 12:38 | LSU | Gary Fuston scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Herbert Romriell | 20-13 |
| 12:27 | Mississippi | Robert Murrow is denied on a layup by James Smith | 20-13 |
| 12:26 | LSU | James Smith gets the rebound | 20-13 |
| 12:22 | LSU | Jimmie Foster is fouled on the floor by Tim Pappas - foul #2 on Tim Pappas, team foul #3 | 20-13 |
| Subs | LSU | Bradley Gatti (SF), Cory Yamamoto (PF) Jimmie Foster, Herbert Romriell | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald Jacobs (SG), Calvin Whittaker (PF) Tim Pappas, Irvin Dimas | |
| 12:07 | LSU | Bradley Gatti comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 20-13 |
| 12:05 | Mississippi | Calvin Whittaker gets the rebound | 20-13 |
| 11:43 | Mississippi | Cory Yamamoto steps in front of the Donald Jacobs pass | 20-13 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Gary Fuston (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gilbert Auxier (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Bradley Gatti (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Cory Yamamoto (fresh) C - James Smith (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Brian Varga (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Donald Jacobs (fresh) SF - Willie Black (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Calvin Whittaker (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Murrow (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:31 | LSU | Bradley Gatti hits a jump hook from the baseline set up by Gilbert Auxier and he's hacked by Donald Jacobs - foul #1 on Donald Jacobs, team foul #4 | 22-13 |
| Subs | LSU | Jonathan Montgomery (PG), Jason Amin (SF), Bruce Dorsey (PF) Gary Fuston, Gilbert Auxier, Cory Yamamoto | |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Harper (SG), Andrew Masuda (PF) Brian Varga, Calvin Whittaker | |
| 11:31 | LSU | Bradley Gatti makes the free throw | 23-13 |
| 11:18 | Mississippi | David Harper's pass is intercepted by James Smith | 23-13 |
| 11:03 | LSU | Donald Jacobs takes the ball from Bradley Gatti | 23-13 |
| 10:47 | Mississippi | Robert Murrow buries a floater near the basket and the foul's on James Smith - foul #1 on James Smith, team foul #3 | 23-15 |
| Subs | LSU | Jimmie Foster (SF), Herbert Romriell (PF) Jason Amin, James Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jerry Ellingson (PG), Irvin Dimas (PF) Donald Jacobs, Willie Black | |
| 10:47 | Mississippi | Robert Murrow makes the free throw | 23-16 |
| 10:19 | LSU | The pull-up jumper by Bruce Dorsey is blocked by Andrew Masuda | 23-16 |
| 10:18 | Mississippi | Jerry Ellingson pulls down the rebound | 23-16 |
| 10:01 | Mississippi | Robert Murrow misses the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jonathan Montgomery - foul #1 on Jonathan Montgomery, team foul #4 | 23-16 |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Fuston (PG), Gilbert Auxier (SG) Jonathan Montgomery, Bradley Gatti | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Brian Varga (PG), Calvin Whittaker (PF) Jerry Ellingson, Irvin Dimas | |
| 10:01 | Mississippi | Robert Murrow misses the 1st free throw | 23-16 |
| 10:01 | Mississippi | Robert Murrow misses the 2nd free throw | 23-16 |
| 10:01 | Mississippi | Andrew Masuda snags the offensive board | 23-16 |
| 09:38 | Mississippi | Calvin Whittaker can't connect on a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Herbert Romriell - foul #1 on Herbert Romriell, team foul #5 | 23-16 |
| Subs | LSU | Cory Yamamoto (C) Bruce Dorsey | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Daryl Pecor (SF), Donald Jacobs (C) Andrew Masuda, Robert Murrow | |
| 09:38 | Mississippi | Calvin Whittaker makes the 1st free throw | 23-17 |
| 09:38 | Mississippi | Calvin Whittaker misses the 2nd free throw | 23-17 |
| 09:38 | LSU | Cory Yamamoto grabs the board | 23-17 |
| 09:33 | LSU | Gilbert Auxier clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by David Harper - foul #1 on David Harper, team foul #5 | 23-17 |
| Subs | LSU | James Smith (C) Cory Yamamoto | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Murrow (C) David Harper | |
| 09:33 | LSU | Gilbert Auxier makes the 1st free throw | 24-17 |
| 09:33 | LSU | Gilbert Auxier misses the 2nd free throw | 24-17 |
| 09:33 | Mississippi | Robert Murrow snags the defensive board | 24-17 |
| 09:20 | Mississippi | Gary Fuston steals the ball from Robert Murrow | 24-17 |
| 09:17 | LSU | Gary Fuston misses the lay-in | 24-17 |
| 09:15 | LSU | James Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-17 |
| 08:51 | LSU | Gilbert Auxier misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 24-17 |
| 08:50 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Jimmie Foster | 24-17 |
| 08:29 | LSU | Gary Fuston misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 24-17 |
| 08:28 | Mississippi | Calvin Whittaker gets the rebound | 24-17 |
| 08:24 | Mississippi | Donald Jacobs connects on the shot from the right side on a great pass from Brian Varga and the foul's on Herbert Romriell - foul #2 on Herbert Romriell, team foul #6 | 24-19 |
| Subs | LSU | Bradley Gatti (SF), Bruce Dorsey (PF) Jimmie Foster, Herbert Romriell | |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Harper (SG), Andrew Masuda (SF), Irvin Dimas (C) Brian Varga, Daryl Pecor, Robert Murrow | |
| 08:24 | Mississippi | Donald Jacobs makes the free throw | 24-20 |
| 08:20 | LSU | Gary Fuston is called for traveling in the backcourt | 24-20 |
| 08:13 | Mississippi | David Harper misses the lay-in | 24-20 |
| 08:11 | LSU | Bradley Gatti grabs the board | 24-20 |
| 08:05 | LSU | Bruce Dorsey blows the layup | 24-20 |
| 08:04 | LSU | Gary Fuston grabs the offensive board | 24-20 |
| 07:48 | LSU | Donald Jacobs takes the ball from Bradley Gatti | 24-20 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Gary Fuston (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gilbert Auxier (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bradley Gatti (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bruce Dorsey (fresh) C - James Smith (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Donald Jacobs (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - David Harper (fresh) SF - Andrew Masuda (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Calvin Whittaker (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Irvin Dimas (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| 07:35 | Mississippi | David Harper scores on a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Calvin Whittaker and he's hacked by James Smith - foul #2 on James Smith, team foul #7 | 24-22 |
| Subs | LSU | Jason Amin (SF), Cory Yamamoto (C) Gilbert Auxier, James Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Brian Varga (PG), Willie Black (SF) Donald Jacobs, Calvin Whittaker | |
| 07:35 | Mississippi | David Harper misses the free throw | 24-22 |
| 07:35 | LSU | The rebound goes to Cory Yamamoto | 24-22 |
| 07:19 | LSU | Gary Fuston can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Irvin Dimas - foul #1 on Irvin Dimas, team foul #6 | 24-22 |
| 07:19 | LSU | Gary Fuston misses the 1st free throw | 24-22 |
| 07:19 | LSU | Gary Fuston makes the 2nd free throw | 25-22 |
| 07:00 | Mississippi | Irvin Dimas loses the dribble to Cory Yamamoto | 25-22 |
| 06:53 | LSU | Gary Fuston is hacked by Willie Black - foul #1 on Willie Black, team foul #7 | 25-22 |
| Subs | LSU | Jimmie Foster (SF) Jason Amin | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Calvin Whittaker (PF) Andrew Masuda | |
| 06:53 | LSU | Gary Fuston makes the 1st free throw | 26-22 |
| 06:53 | LSU | Gary Fuston makes the 2nd free throw | 27-22 |
| 06:43 | Mississippi | Brian Varga misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 27-22 |
| 06:41 | LSU | The rebound goes to Cory Yamamoto | 27-22 |
| 06:34 | LSU | Willie Black is called for the reach on Bruce Dorsey - foul #2 on Willie Black, team foul #8 | 27-22 |
| Subs | LSU | Jonathan Montgomery (PG) Gary Fuston | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald Jacobs (SG), Daryl Pecor (SF) David Harper, Willie Black | |
| 06:34 | LSU | Bruce Dorsey makes the 1st free throw | 28-22 |
| 06:34 | LSU | Bruce Dorsey makes the 2nd free throw | 29-22 |
| 06:20 | Mississippi | Cory Yamamoto picks off the pass by Donald Jacobs | 29-22 |
| 06:13 | LSU | Cory Yamamoto lays it up and in on a great pass from Bradley Gatti | 31-22 |
| 06:07 | Mississippi | Daryl Pecor hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 31-22 |
| 06:05 | LSU | Bruce Dorsey gets the rebound | 31-22 |
| 06:00 | LSU | The jumper by Jonathan Montgomery is denied by Calvin Whittaker | 31-22 |
| 05:58 | LSU | Jimmie Foster misses the tip | 31-22 |
| 05:56 | Mississippi | Irvin Dimas snags the defensive board | 31-22 |
| 05:45 | Mississippi | Calvin Whittaker connects on the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Brian Varga and he's fouled by Bruce Dorsey - foul #1 on Bruce Dorsey, team foul #8 | 31-24 |
| Subs | LSU | Gilbert Auxier (SG), Jason Amin (C) Bradley Gatti, Bruce Dorsey | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Andrew Masuda (SF), Robert Murrow (C) Daryl Pecor, Irvin Dimas | |
| 05:45 | Mississippi | Calvin Whittaker makes the free throw | 31-25 |
| 05:29 | LSU | Gilbert Auxier hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-25 |
| 05:27 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Cory Yamamoto | 31-25 |
| 05:19 | LSU | Gilbert Auxier clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 31-25 |
| 05:18 | Mississippi | Robert Murrow snags the defensive board | 31-25 |
| 05:12 | Mississippi | Robert Murrow hits a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Brian Varga | 31-27 |
| 05:00 | LSU | Gilbert Auxier hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jonathan Montgomery | 33-27 |
| 04:40 | Mississippi | Brian Varga connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Donald Jacobs | 33-30 |
| 04:36 | LSU | Jimmie Foster blows the layup | 33-30 |
| 04:35 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Robert Murrow | 33-30 |
| 04:29 | Mississippi | Donald Jacobs buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Calvin Whittaker and the foul's on Gilbert Auxier - foul #2 on Gilbert Auxier, team foul #9 | 33-32 |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Fuston (PG), Bradley Gatti (SF), Bruce Dorsey (C) Gilbert Auxier, Jimmie Foster, Cory Yamamoto | |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Harper (SG), Daryl Pecor (SF) Brian Varga, Andrew Masuda | |
| 04:29 | Mississippi | Donald Jacobs misses the free throw | 33-32 |
| 04:29 | LSU | Bruce Dorsey grabs the board | 33-32 |
| 04:15 | LSU | Donald Jacobs takes the ball from Gary Fuston | 33-32 |
| 04:12 | Mississippi | Donald Jacobs lays it in | 33-34 |
| 03:54 | LSU | Jonathan Montgomery can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-34 |
| 03:53 | LSU | Jonathan Montgomery grabs the offensive board | 33-34 |
| 03:39 | LSU | Gary Fuston misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-34 |
| 03:37 | Mississippi | Robert Murrow grabs the defensive rebound | 33-34 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Gary Fuston (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Montgomery (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Bradley Gatti (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Amin (fresh) 5 pts. C - Bruce Dorsey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Donald Jacobs (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - David Harper (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Daryl Pecor (fresh) PF - Calvin Whittaker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Murrow (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Mississippi | Robert Murrow clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-34 |
| 03:08 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Daryl Pecor | 33-34 |
| 03:01 | Mississippi | Donald Jacobs buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by David Harper | 33-37 |
| 02:38 | LSU | Jonathan Montgomery misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-37 |
| 02:37 | LSU | Bradley Gatti hits the follow up shot | 35-37 |
| 02:23 | Mississippi | David Harper scores on a 3 from the right wing | 35-40 |
| 02:04 | LSU | Bradley Gatti misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-40 |
| 02:02 | Mississippi | Robert Murrow grabs the defensive rebound | 35-40 |
| 01:45 | Mississippi | Calvin Whittaker's layup is rejected by Bruce Dorsey | 35-40 |
| 01:44 | Mississippi | Daryl Pecor pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-40 |
| 01:20 | Mississippi | Donald Jacobs connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-43 |
| 01:03 | LSU | Bruce Dorsey is called for traveling | 35-43 |
| Subs | LSU | Casey Doane (PG), Gilbert Auxier (SG), Jimmie Foster (SF), Herbert Romriell (PF), James Smith (C) Gary Fuston, Jonathan Montgomery, Bradley Gatti, Jason Amin, Bruce Dorsey | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Brian Varga (PG), Willie Black (SG), Tim Pappas (SF), Irvin Dimas (PF), Andrew Masuda (C) Donald Jacobs, David Harper, Daryl Pecor, Calvin Whittaker, Robert Murrow | |
| 00:43 | Mississippi | Andrew Masuda's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-43 |
| 00:35 | LSU | Tim Pappas steals the ball from Gilbert Auxier | 35-43 |
| 00:31 | Mississippi | Willie Black can't finish the layup | 35-43 |
| 00:29 | LSU | The rebound goes to Jimmie Foster | 35-43 |
| 00:25 | LSU | Brian Varga picks off the pass by Casey Doane | 35-43 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi | Andrew Masuda misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-43 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Tim Pappas | 35-43 |