| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Claude Hanford (fresh) SG - Rafael Moreno (fresh) SF - Marko Prusinski (fresh) PF - Kurtis Merriam (fresh) C - Grant Chase (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Robert Phillips (fresh) SG - Brad Hattaway (fresh) SF - Philip Williams (fresh) PF - Sidney Tiffany (fresh) C - Jon Clark (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Grant Chase wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Mississippi | Kurtis Merriam hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Jon Clark | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Louisiana State | Philip Williams hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Phillips | 0-3 |
| 19:14 | Mississippi | Brad Hattaway picks off the pass by Rafael Moreno | 0-3 |
| 18:56 | Louisiana State | Brad Hattaway knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Philip Williams | 0-6 |
| 18:42 | Mississippi | Claude Hanford clanks a floater from the left side | 0-6 |
| 18:40 | Louisiana State | Brad Hattaway gets the rebound | 0-6 |
| 18:25 | Louisiana State | Brad Hattaway buries a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Philip Williams | 0-8 |
| 18:14 | Mississippi | The jumper by Kurtis Merriam is denied by Sidney Tiffany | 0-8 |
| 18:12 | Louisiana State | Sidney Tiffany pulls down the rebound | 0-8 |
| 18:08 | Louisiana State | Jon Clark is hacked by Marko Prusinski - foul #1 on Marko Prusinski, team foul #1 | 0-8 |
| 17:52 | Louisiana State | Philip Williams scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Brad Hattaway | 0-11 |
| 17:32 | Mississippi | Rafael Moreno is fouled on the floor by Philip Williams - foul #1 on Philip Williams, team foul #1 | 0-11 |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Yamaguchi (SG) Rafael Moreno | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 17:08 | Mississippi | Philip Williams steals it from Claude Hanford | 0-11 |
| 16:52 | Louisiana State | Jon Clark hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 0-11 |
| 16:51 | Mississippi | Grant Chase snags the defensive board | 0-11 |
| 16:37 | Mississippi | Grant Chase knocks in the turnaround in the paint and he's hacked by Jon Clark - foul #1 on Jon Clark, team foul #2 | 2-11 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Vasily Ziebold (PG), Duncan Davis (SF), Julio Gonzales (PF) Claude Hanford, Marko Prusinski, Kurtis Merriam | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Dwight Tye (PF), Lee Alexander (C) Sidney Tiffany, Jon Clark | |
| 16:37 | Mississippi | Grant Chase makes the free throw | 3-11 |
| 16:21 | Louisiana State | Robert Phillips makes the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Philip Williams | 3-13 |
| 16:12 | Mississippi | Vasily Ziebold buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 6-13 |
| 15:52 | Louisiana State | Brad Hattaway is hacked by David Yamaguchi - foul #1 on David Yamaguchi, team foul #2 | 6-13 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Rafael Moreno (SG), Willy Decesare (C) David Yamaguchi, Grant Chase | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Andrew Robison (PG), Casey Lamons (SG), Kenneth Henderson (SF) Robert Phillips, Brad Hattaway, Philip Williams | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Vasily Ziebold (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Rafael Moreno (fresh) SF - Duncan Davis (fresh) PF - Julio Gonzales (fresh) C - Willy Decesare (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Andrew Robison (fresh) SG - Casey Lamons (fresh) SF - Kenneth Henderson (fresh) PF - Dwight Tye (fresh) C - Lee Alexander (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Louisiana State | Dwight Tye knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Andrew Robison | 6-15 |
| 15:31 | Mississippi | Vasily Ziebold's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-15 |
| 15:12 | Louisiana State | Casey Lamons makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Lee Alexander | 6-18 |
| 15:03 | Mississippi | Willy Decesare hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Vasily Ziebold | 8-18 |
| 14:43 | Louisiana State | Casey Lamons makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Andrew Robison | 8-20 |
| 14:38 | Mississippi | Rafael Moreno misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 8-20 |
| 14:37 | Louisiana State | Lee Alexander grabs the defensive rebound | 8-20 |
| 14:26 | Louisiana State | Casey Lamons misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 8-20 |
| 14:25 | Mississippi | Willy Decesare snags the defensive board | 8-20 |
| 14:18 | Mississippi | Julio Gonzales misses long on a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Dwight Tye - foul #1 on Dwight Tye, team foul #3 | 8-20 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Claude Hanford (PG), David Yamaguchi (SG), Marko Prusinski (SF) Vasily Ziebold, Rafael Moreno, Duncan Davis | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Robert Phillips (PG), Brad Hattaway (SG), Philip Williams (SF), Sidney Tiffany (PF), Jon Clark (C) Andrew Robison, Casey Lamons, Kenneth Henderson, Dwight Tye, Lee Alexander | |
| 14:18 | Mississippi | Julio Gonzales makes the 1st free throw | 9-20 |
| 14:18 | Mississippi | Julio Gonzales makes the 2nd free throw | 10-20 |
| 14:03 | Louisiana State | Philip Williams is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Philip Williams, team foul #4 | 10-20 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kurtis Merriam (PF) Julio Gonzales | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Casey Lamons (SF) Philip Williams | |
| 13:40 | Mississippi | Willy Decesare clanks a floater from the right side | 10-20 |
| 13:39 | Mississippi | Claude Hanford tips it back up and in | 12-20 |
| 13:16 | Louisiana State | Robert Phillips misses long on a floater in the paint | 12-20 |
| 13:14 | Louisiana State | Jon Clark snags the offensive board | 12-20 |
| 13:06 | Louisiana State | Robert Phillips hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 12-20 |
| 13:05 | Louisiana State | Brad Hattaway tips it home | 12-22 |
| 12:39 | Mississippi | Marko Prusinski misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Jon Clark - foul #2 on Jon Clark, team foul #5 | 12-22 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Rafael Moreno (SG), Grant Chase (C) David Yamaguchi, Willy Decesare | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Dwight Tye (PF), Lee Alexander (C) Sidney Tiffany, Jon Clark | |
| 12:39 | Mississippi | Marko Prusinski misses the 1st free throw | 12-22 |
| 12:39 | Mississippi | Marko Prusinski makes the 2nd free throw | 13-22 |
| 12:28 | Louisiana State | Casey Lamons clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Kurtis Merriam - foul #1 on Kurtis Merriam, team foul #3 | 13-22 |
| 12:28 | Louisiana State | Casey Lamons makes the 1st free throw | 13-23 |
| 12:28 | Louisiana State | Casey Lamons misses the 2nd free throw | 13-23 |
| 12:28 | Mississippi | Kurtis Merriam gets the rebound | 13-23 |
| 11:59 | Mississippi | Claude Hanford misses the floater from the left wing | 13-23 |
| 11:57 | Mississippi | Grant Chase grabs the offensive board | 13-23 |
| 11:38 | Mississippi | Rafael Moreno makes the 3 from straight away | 16-23 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Claude Hanford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Rafael Moreno (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Marko Prusinski (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Kurtis Merriam (fresh) C - Grant Chase (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Robert Phillips (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brad Hattaway (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Casey Lamons (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Dwight Tye (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lee Alexander (fresh) | |
| 11:22 | Louisiana State | Brad Hattaway misses the shot from the left wing | 16-23 |
| 11:21 | Mississippi | Grant Chase grabs the defensive rebound | 16-23 |
| 10:55 | Mississippi | Grant Chase can't finish the layup | 16-23 |
| 10:54 | Louisiana State | Lee Alexander pulls down the rebound | 16-23 |
| 10:40 | Louisiana State | Casey Lamons hits a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Phillips | 16-25 |
| 10:26 | Mississippi | Kurtis Merriam is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Kurtis Merriam, team foul #4 | 16-25 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Vasily Ziebold (PG), David Yamaguchi (SG), Duncan Davis (SF), Julio Gonzales (PF) Claude Hanford, Rafael Moreno, Marko Prusinski, Kurtis Merriam | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Andrew Robison (PG), Kenneth Henderson (SF), Sidney Tiffany (PF) Robert Phillips, Casey Lamons, Lee Alexander | |
| 10:09 | Louisiana State | Andrew Robison clanks a jumper from the right wing | 16-25 |
| 10:08 | Mississippi | Julio Gonzales grabs the defensive rebound | 16-25 |
| 09:55 | Mississippi | Dwight Tye swats the short shot by Julio Gonzales | 16-25 |
| 09:53 | Mississippi | Grant Chase hits the follow up shot | 18-25 |
| 09:36 | Louisiana State | Brad Hattaway scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Dwight Tye | 18-28 |
| 09:18 | Mississippi | Julio Gonzales clanks a shot from the left side | 18-28 |
| 09:17 | Louisiana State | Andrew Robison gets the rebound | 18-28 |
| 09:02 | Louisiana State | Dwight Tye can't finish the layup | 18-28 |
| 09:01 | Mississippi | Vasily Ziebold grabs the defensive rebound | 18-28 |
| 08:54 | Mississippi | A charge is called on Duncan Davis - foul #1 on Duncan Davis, team foul #5 | 18-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Rafael Moreno (SG), Willy Decesare (C) David Yamaguchi, Grant Chase | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 08:33 | Louisiana State | Andrew Robison is fouled on the floor by Julio Gonzales - foul #1 on Julio Gonzales, team foul #6 | 18-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Lee Alexander (C) Dwight Tye | |
| 08:14 | Louisiana State | Lee Alexander travels with the ball | 18-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Claude Hanford (PG), Marko Prusinski (SF) Vasily Ziebold, Duncan Davis | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Robert Phillips (PG) Brad Hattaway | |
| 07:54 | Mississippi | Marko Prusinski misses long on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Kenneth Henderson - foul #1 on Kenneth Henderson, team foul #6 | 18-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Brad Hattaway (SG), Casey Lamons (SF) Andrew Robison, Kenneth Henderson | |
| 07:54 | Mississippi | Marko Prusinski makes the 1st free throw | 19-28 |
| 07:54 | Mississippi | Marko Prusinski makes the 2nd free throw | 20-28 |
| 07:52 | Louisiana State | Rafael Moreno picks off the pass by Robert Phillips in the backcourt | 20-28 |
| 07:36 | Mississippi | Marko Prusinski loses the dribble to Casey Lamons | 20-28 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Claude Hanford (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Rafael Moreno (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Marko Prusinski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Julio Gonzales (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Willy Decesare (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Robert Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brad Hattaway (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Casey Lamons (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Sidney Tiffany (fairly fresh) C - Lee Alexander (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Louisiana State | Brad Hattaway knocks in the shot from the right side on a great pass from Casey Lamons | 20-30 |
| 07:04 | Mississippi | Claude Hanford knocks in the runner from the left block set up by Rafael Moreno | 22-30 |
| 06:43 | Louisiana State | Julio Gonzales steals the ball from Robert Phillips | 22-30 |
| 06:36 | Mississippi | Willy Decesare comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 22-30 |
| 06:35 | Mississippi | Rafael Moreno tips it in | 24-30 |
| 06:17 | Louisiana State | Brad Hattaway misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 24-30 |
| 06:15 | Mississippi | Willy Decesare gets the rebound | 24-30 |
| 05:55 | Mississippi | Brad Hattaway is called for the reach on Willy Decesare - foul #1 on Brad Hattaway, team foul #7 | 24-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Vasily Ziebold (PG), David Yamaguchi (SG), Duncan Davis (SF) Claude Hanford, Rafael Moreno, Marko Prusinski | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Andrew Robison (PG), Philip Williams (SF), Dwight Tye (PF), Jon Clark (C) Robert Phillips, Casey Lamons, Sidney Tiffany, Lee Alexander | |
| 05:55 | Mississippi | Willy Decesare makes the 1st free throw | 25-30 |
| 05:55 | Mississippi | Willy Decesare misses the 2nd free throw | 25-30 |
| 05:55 | Louisiana State | Jon Clark snags the defensive board | 25-30 |
| 05:35 | Louisiana State | Brad Hattaway comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-30 |
| 05:33 | Louisiana State | Andrew Robison hits the follow up shot | 25-32 |
| 05:19 | Mississippi | Andrew Robison steals it from Julio Gonzales | 25-32 |
| 04:59 | Louisiana State | Andrew Robison clanks a jumper from the left side | 25-32 |
| 04:57 | Louisiana State | The offensive rebound goes to Dwight Tye | 25-32 |
| 04:52 | Louisiana State | Dwight Tye is fouled on the floor by Vasily Ziebold - foul #1 on Vasily Ziebold, team foul #7 | 25-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Grant Chase (C) Willy Decesare | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Casey Lamons (SG) Brad Hattaway | |
| 04:52 | Louisiana State | Dwight Tye makes the 1st free throw | 25-33 |
| 04:52 | Louisiana State | Dwight Tye makes the 2nd free throw | 25-34 |
| 04:40 | Mississippi | Vasily Ziebold hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Dwight Tye - foul #2 on Dwight Tye, team foul #8 | 25-34 |
| 04:40 | Mississippi | Vasily Ziebold makes the 1st free throw | 26-34 |
| 04:40 | Mississippi | Vasily Ziebold makes the 2nd free throw | 27-34 |
| 04:38 | Louisiana State | Andrew Robison throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 27-34 |
| 04:28 | Mississippi | Julio Gonzales can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 27-34 |
| 04:26 | Mississippi | Duncan Davis tips it home | 29-34 |
| 04:07 | Louisiana State | Casey Lamons clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 29-34 |
| 04:05 | Louisiana State | Jon Clark tips it home | 29-36 |
| 03:45 | Mississippi | Grant Chase loses the ball out of bounds | 29-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Claude Hanford (PG), Marko Prusinski (SF), Kurtis Merriam (PF) Vasily Ziebold, Duncan Davis, Julio Gonzales | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Robert Phillips (PG) Andrew Robison | |
| 03:31 | Louisiana State | Robert Phillips is fouled on the floor by Grant Chase - foul #1 on Grant Chase, team foul #8 | 29-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Brad Hattaway (SG), Lee Alexander (C) Casey Lamons, Jon Clark | |
| 03:31 | Louisiana State | Robert Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 29-37 |
| 03:31 | Louisiana State | Robert Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 29-38 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Claude Hanford (fresh) 4 pts. SG - David Yamaguchi (fresh) SF - Marko Prusinski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kurtis Merriam (fresh) C - Grant Chase (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Robert Phillips (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brad Hattaway (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Philip Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. PF - Dwight Tye (fresh) 4 pts. C - Lee Alexander (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Mississippi | Kurtis Merriam misses long on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Dwight Tye - foul #3 on Dwight Tye, team foul #9 | 29-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Rafael Moreno (SG) David Yamaguchi | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Sidney Tiffany (PF) Dwight Tye | |
| 03:08 | Mississippi | Kurtis Merriam misses the 1st free throw | 29-38 |
| 03:08 | Mississippi | Kurtis Merriam makes the 2nd free throw | 30-38 |
| 02:53 | Louisiana State | Rafael Moreno is called for the reach on Brad Hattaway - foul #1 on Rafael Moreno, team foul #9 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Kenneth Henderson (SF) Philip Williams | |
| 02:53 | Louisiana State | Brad Hattaway makes the 1st free throw | 30-39 |
| 02:53 | Louisiana State | Brad Hattaway makes the 2nd free throw | 30-40 |
| 02:36 | Mississippi | Rafael Moreno misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 30-40 |
| 02:35 | Louisiana State | Kenneth Henderson pulls down the rebound | 30-40 |
| 02:28 | Louisiana State | Lee Alexander double dribbles | 30-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Andrew Robison (SG), Casey Lamons (SF), Jon Clark (C) Brad Hattaway, Kenneth Henderson, Sidney Tiffany | |
| 02:04 | Mississippi | Kurtis Merriam misses short on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Jon Clark - foul #3 on Jon Clark, team foul #10 | 30-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Willy Decesare (C) Grant Chase | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Sidney Tiffany (PF) Jon Clark | |
| 02:04 | Mississippi | Kurtis Merriam makes the 1st free throw | 31-40 |
| 02:04 | Mississippi | Kurtis Merriam misses the 2nd free throw | 31-40 |
| 02:04 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Sidney Tiffany | 31-40 |
| 01:46 | Louisiana State | Casey Lamons drills a shot in the paint on a great pass from Robert Phillips and the foul's on Rafael Moreno - foul #2 on Rafael Moreno, team foul #10 | 31-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Yamaguchi (SG) Rafael Moreno | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Philip Williams (SF) Andrew Robison | |
| 01:46 | Louisiana State | Casey Lamons makes the free throw | 31-43 |
| 01:23 | Mississippi | David Yamaguchi hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-43 |
| 00:58 | Louisiana State | Kurtis Merriam denies the turnaround by Sidney Tiffany | 34-43 |
| 00:56 | Mississippi | Kurtis Merriam pulls down the rebound | 34-43 |
| 00:49 | Mississippi | Willy Decesare's floater is tipped away by Philip Williams | 34-43 |
| 00:48 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Philip Williams | 34-43 |
| 00:36 | Louisiana State | Kurtis Merriam steals it from Philip Williams | 34-43 |
| 00:16 | Mississippi | Claude Hanford can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Robert Phillips - foul #1 on Robert Phillips, team foul #11 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Rafael Moreno (SG), Duncan Davis (SF), Grant Chase (C) David Yamaguchi, Marko Prusinski, Willy Decesare | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Andrew Robison (PG), Brad Hattaway (SG) Robert Phillips, Casey Lamons | |
| 00:16 | Mississippi | Claude Hanford makes the 1st free throw | 35-43 |
| 00:16 | Mississippi | Claude Hanford makes the 2nd free throw | 36-43 |
| 00:02 | Louisiana State | Brad Hattaway is denied on a layup by Grant Chase | 36-43 |
| 00:01 | Mississippi | Kurtis Merriam pulls down the rebound | 36-43 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Kurtis Merriam misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 36-43 |