| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Mike Foster (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Keith Sanders (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Raymond Washington (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Johnny Laplant (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. C - Perry Cobb (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Michael Crumpton (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Wright (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ruben Voll (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Jeff Fournier (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeffrey Blanchard (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana State | Raymond Washington inbounds the ball | 36-26 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:39 | Louisiana State | Raymond Washington is called for traveling | 36-26 |
| 19:16 | Mississippi | Michael Crumpton is called for traveling | 36-26 |
| 18:54 | Louisiana State | Perry Cobb is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Blanchard - foul #1 on Jeffrey Blanchard, team foul #1 | 36-26 |
| 18:34 | Louisiana State | Perry Cobb lays it up and in set up by Mike Foster | 38-26 |
| 18:24 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Blanchard's layup is rejected by Perry Cobb | 38-26 |
| 18:23 | Louisiana State | Keith Sanders grabs the defensive rebound | 38-26 |
| 18:00 | Louisiana State | Raymond Washington comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 38-26 |
| 17:58 | Louisiana State | Perry Cobb tips it back up and in | 40-26 |
| 17:53 | Mississippi | Michael Crumpton is hacked by Mike Foster in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mike Foster, team foul #1 | 40-26 |
| 17:42 | Mississippi | Andrew Wright misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Keith Sanders - foul #1 on Keith Sanders, team foul #2 | 40-26 |
| 17:42 | Mississippi | Andrew Wright misses the 1st free throw | 40-26 |
| 17:42 | Mississippi | Andrew Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 40-27 |
| 17:23 | Louisiana State | Raymond Washington's fadeaway is rejected by Jeffrey Blanchard | 40-27 |
| 17:21 | Louisiana State | Mike Foster grabs the offensive board | 40-27 |
| 16:57 | Louisiana State | Raymond Washington buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Mike Foster | 42-27 |
| 16:42 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Blanchard hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 42-27 |
| 16:41 | Louisiana State | Johnny Laplant grabs the defensive rebound | 42-27 |
| 16:19 | Louisiana State | Perry Cobb scores on a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Keith Sanders and he's fouled by Jeff Fournier - foul #2 on Jeff Fournier, team foul #2 | 44-27 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Jerry Bennett (PF) Johnny Laplant | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Joseph Lee (SG), Daryl Grant (SF), Kaseko Ahmed (PF), Bradley Kennedy (C) Andrew Wright, Ruben Voll, Jeff Fournier, Jeffrey Blanchard | |
| 16:19 | Louisiana State | Perry Cobb misses the free throw | 44-27 |
| 16:19 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Kaseko Ahmed | 44-27 |
| 16:10 | Mississippi | Daryl Grant drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Joseph Lee | 44-30 |
| 15:44 | Louisiana State | Perry Cobb misses the lay-in | 44-30 |
| 15:42 | Louisiana State | Jerry Bennett tips it home | 46-30 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Mike Foster (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Keith Sanders (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SF - Raymond Washington (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jerry Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Perry Cobb (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Michael Crumpton (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daryl Grant (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Kaseko Ahmed (fresh) C - Bradley Kennedy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:22 | Mississippi | Joseph Lee steps out of bounds on the sideline | 46-30 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Joseph Duncan (SG), Charles Bleau (SF), Martin Morris (C) Keith Sanders, Raymond Washington, Perry Cobb | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Darrell Kolodziej (PG), Ronald Lance (SF) Michael Crumpton, Daryl Grant | |
| 15:07 | Louisiana State | Joseph Duncan clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 46-30 |
| 15:06 | Louisiana State | The offensive rebound goes to Martin Morris | 46-30 |
| 14:52 | Louisiana State | Charles Bleau scores on a jumpshot from the left wing | 48-30 |
| 14:45 | Mississippi | Bradley Kennedy drills a shot from the right wing | 48-32 |
| 14:22 | Louisiana State | Charles Bleau misses the floater from the left side | 48-32 |
| 14:21 | Louisiana State | Jerry Bennett tips it in | 50-32 |
| 14:14 | Mississippi | Joseph Lee clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-32 |
| 14:12 | Louisiana State | Martin Morris gets the rebound | 50-32 |
| 13:54 | Louisiana State | Charles Bleau misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Ronald Lance - foul #4 on Ronald Lance, team foul #3 | 50-32 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Keith Sanders (PG), Raymond Washington (SF), Johnny Laplant (PF) Mike Foster, Joseph Duncan, Martin Morris | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Crumpton (PG), Andrew Wright (SG), Ruben Voll (SF), Jeff Fournier (PF), Jeffrey Blanchard (C) Darrell Kolodziej, Joseph Lee, Ronald Lance, Kaseko Ahmed, Bradley Kennedy | |
| 13:54 | Louisiana State | Charles Bleau makes the 1st free throw | 51-32 |
| 13:54 | Louisiana State | Charles Bleau makes the 2nd free throw | 52-32 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 13:44 | Mississippi | Andrew Wright misses short on a runner from close range | 52-32 |
| 13:42 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Jerry Bennett | 52-32 |
| 13:19 | Louisiana State | Keith Sanders hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 52-32 |
| 13:17 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Ruben Voll | 52-32 |
| 13:04 | Mississippi | Michael Crumpton misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 52-32 |
| 13:02 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Raymond Washington | 52-32 |
| 12:39 | Louisiana State | Johnny Laplant can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 52-32 |
| 12:38 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Blanchard | 52-32 |
| 12:30 | Mississippi | Andrew Wright loses the ball out of bounds | 52-32 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Joseph Duncan (SG), Martin Morris (PF), Perry Cobb (C) Charles Bleau, Johnny Laplant, Jerry Bennett | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 12:09 | Louisiana State | Perry Cobb makes the turnaround in the paint | 54-32 |
| 11:56 | Mississippi | Ruben Voll misses the floater from the left wing | 54-32 |
| 11:54 | Louisiana State | Perry Cobb gets the rebound | 54-32 |
| 11:34 | Louisiana State | Joseph Duncan makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Keith Sanders | 57-32 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Keith Sanders (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - Joseph Duncan (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Raymond Washington (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. PF - Martin Morris (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Perry Cobb (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Michael Crumpton (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Wright (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ruben Voll (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Jeff Fournier (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeffrey Blanchard (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:10 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Blanchard knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Ruben Voll | 57-34 |
| 10:55 | Louisiana State | Perry Cobb's floater is tipped away by Jeffrey Blanchard | 57-34 |
| 10:54 | Mississippi | Andrew Wright pulls down the rebound | 57-34 |
| 10:50 | Mississippi | Michael Crumpton is hacked by Keith Sanders in the backcourt - foul #2 on Keith Sanders, team foul #3 | 57-34 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Mike Foster (PG), Johnny Laplant (PF) Raymond Washington, Martin Morris | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kaseko Ahmed (PF), Bradley Kennedy (C) Jeff Fournier, Jeffrey Blanchard | |
| 10:33 | Mississippi | Perry Cobb blocks the jumper by Bradley Kennedy | 57-34 |
| 10:32 | Mississippi | Bradley Kennedy hits the follow up shot | 57-36 |
| 10:18 | Louisiana State | Mike Foster throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-36 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Joseph Lee (SG), Daryl Grant (SF) Andrew Wright, Ruben Voll | |
| 10:02 | Mississippi | Michael Crumpton misses the jumper from the baseline | 57-36 |
| 10:01 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Joseph Duncan | 57-36 |
| 09:39 | Louisiana State | Joseph Duncan makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Perry Cobb | 60-36 |
| 09:22 | Mississippi | Bradley Kennedy misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 60-36 |
| 09:20 | Mississippi | Joseph Lee grabs the offensive rebound | 60-36 |
| 09:10 | Mississippi | Michael Crumpton hits the finger roll on a great pass from Joseph Lee | 60-38 |
| 08:44 | Louisiana State | Joseph Lee takes the ball from Keith Sanders | 60-38 |
| 08:28 | Mississippi | Michael Crumpton is hacked by Mike Foster - foul #2 on Mike Foster, team foul #4 | 60-38 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Charles Bleau (SG), Raymond Washington (SF), Jerry Bennett (PF), Martin Morris (C) Keith Sanders, Joseph Duncan, Johnny Laplant, Perry Cobb | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Andrew Wright (SG), Ruben Voll (SF), Jeff Fournier (PF), Jeffrey Blanchard (C) Michael Crumpton, Daryl Grant, Kaseko Ahmed, Bradley Kennedy | |
| 08:18 | Mississippi | Andrew Wright banks in the layup and he's fouled by Charles Bleau - foul #1 on Charles Bleau, team foul #5 | 60-40 |
| 08:18 | Mississippi | Andrew Wright makes the free throw | 60-41 |
| 08:00 | Louisiana State | Mike Foster misses short on a jumper from the right side | 60-41 |
| 07:58 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Blanchard gets the rebound | 60-41 |
| 07:54 | Mississippi | Joseph Lee misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 60-41 |
| 07:52 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Blanchard tips it home | 60-43 |
| 07:33 | Louisiana State | Raymond Washington connects on the runner from close range set up by Mike Foster | 62-43 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Mike Foster (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Bleau (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Raymond Washington (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. PF - Jerry Bennett (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Martin Morris (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Joseph Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Wright (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Ruben Voll (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Jeff Fournier (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeffrey Blanchard (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:08 | Mississippi | Joseph Lee misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-43 |
| 07:07 | Mississippi | Jeff Fournier gets the offensive rebound | 62-43 |
| 07:02 | Mississippi | Joseph Lee knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 62-46 |
| 06:47 | Louisiana State | Raymond Washington can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 62-46 |
| 06:46 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Blanchard grabs the board | 62-46 |
| 06:25 | Mississippi | Joseph Lee makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-49 |
| 06:03 | Louisiana State | Jeffrey Blanchard blocks the jumper by Martin Morris | 62-49 |
| 06:01 | Louisiana State | Martin Morris snags the offensive board | 62-49 |
| 05:42 | Louisiana State | Jerry Bennett can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 62-49 |
| 05:41 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Ruben Voll | 62-49 |
| 05:41 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-49 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Keith Sanders (SG), Johnny Laplant (PF), Perry Cobb (C) Charles Bleau, Jerry Bennett, Martin Morris | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Crumpton (PG), Ronald Lance (SF) Joseph Lee, Ruben Voll | |
| 05:28 | Mississippi | Ronald Lance hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-49 |
| 05:27 | Louisiana State | Perry Cobb grabs the board | 62-49 |
| 05:23 | Louisiana State | Mike Foster is fouled on the floor by Jeff Fournier - foul #3 on Jeff Fournier, team foul #4 | 62-49 |
| 05:03 | Louisiana State | Keith Sanders misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-49 |
| 05:02 | Louisiana State | Johnny Laplant can't tip it in | 62-49 |
| 05:00 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Blanchard grabs the board | 62-49 |
| 04:47 | Mississippi | Michael Crumpton connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 62-51 |
| 04:22 | Louisiana State | Perry Cobb is hacked by Jeffrey Blanchard - foul #2 on Jeffrey Blanchard, team foul #5 | 62-51 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Kennedy (C) Jeffrey Blanchard | |
| 03:55 | Louisiana State | Perry Cobb loses the ball out of bounds | 62-51 |
| 03:47 | Mississippi | Mike Foster is called for the reach on Michael Crumpton - foul #3 on Mike Foster, team foul #6 | 62-51 |
| 03:34 | Mississippi | Jeff Fournier connects on the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Michael Crumpton and he's hacked by Johnny Laplant - foul #3 on Johnny Laplant, team foul #7 | 62-53 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Joseph Duncan (SG) Mike Foster | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 03:34 | Mississippi | Jeff Fournier makes the free throw | 62-54 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Keith Sanders (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - Joseph Duncan (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Raymond Washington (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. PF - Johnny Laplant (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Perry Cobb (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Michael Crumpton (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Wright (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Ronald Lance (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. PF - Jeff Fournier (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Bradley Kennedy (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Louisiana State | Joseph Duncan hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Jeff Fournier - foul #4 on Jeff Fournier, team foul #6 | 62-54 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ruben Voll (PF) Jeff Fournier | |
| 03:14 | Louisiana State | Joseph Duncan makes the 1st free throw | 63-54 |
| 03:14 | Louisiana State | Joseph Duncan makes the 2nd free throw | 64-54 |
| 02:50 | Mississippi | Ruben Voll drills a floater near the basket | 64-56 |
| 02:44 | Louisiana State | Johnny Laplant is hacked by Ruben Voll - foul #1 on Ruben Voll, team foul #7 | 64-56 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Mike Foster (PG) Joseph Duncan | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Joseph Lee (SG), Jeffrey Blanchard (C) Andrew Wright, Ronald Lance | |
| 02:44 | Louisiana State | Johnny Laplant makes the 1st free throw | 65-56 |
| 02:44 | Louisiana State | Johnny Laplant makes the 2nd free throw | 66-56 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:42 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-56 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Andrew Wright (SG), Ronald Lance (SF), Jeff Fournier (PF) Joseph Lee, Ruben Voll, Bradley Kennedy | |
| 02:28 | Mississippi | Raymond Washington steps in front of the Jeffrey Blanchard pass | 66-56 |
| 01:59 | Louisiana State | Jeff Fournier is called for the reach on Mike Foster - foul #5 on Jeff Fournier, team foul #8 | 66-56 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Joseph Duncan (SG), Charles Bleau (SF), Jerry Bennett (PF), Martin Morris (C) Keith Sanders, Raymond Washington, Johnny Laplant, Perry Cobb | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Darrell Kolodziej (PG), Joseph Lee (SG), Ruben Voll (SF), Kaseko Ahmed (PF), Bradley Kennedy (C) Michael Crumpton, Andrew Wright, Ronald Lance, Jeff Fournier, Jeffrey Blanchard | |
| 01:59 | Louisiana State | Mike Foster makes the 1st free throw | 67-56 |
| 01:59 | Louisiana State | Mike Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 68-56 |
| 01:39 | Mississippi | Kaseko Ahmed connects on the floater from the baseline set up by Darrell Kolodziej | 68-58 |
| 01:15 | Louisiana State | Kaseko Ahmed denies the turnaround by Martin Morris | 68-58 |
| 01:14 | Mississippi | Kaseko Ahmed pulls down the rebound | 68-58 |
| 01:10 | Mississippi | Darrell Kolodziej misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 68-58 |
| 01:08 | Louisiana State | Jerry Bennett snags the defensive board | 68-58 |
| 00:50 | Louisiana State | Mike Foster scores on a shot from close range and the foul's on Ruben Voll - foul #2 on Ruben Voll, team foul #9 | 70-58 |
| 00:50 | Louisiana State | Mike Foster makes the free throw | 71-58 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Mississippi | Bradley Kennedy misses short on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Mike Foster - foul #4 on Mike Foster, team foul #8 | 71-58 |
| 00:42 | Mississippi | Bradley Kennedy makes the 1st free throw | 71-59 |
| 00:42 | Mississippi | Bradley Kennedy misses the 2nd free throw | 71-59 |
| 00:42 | Louisiana State | Jerry Bennett grabs the defensive rebound | 71-59 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:14 | Louisiana State | Joseph Duncan misses short on a jumper from the left side | 71-59 |
| 00:13 | Louisiana State | Joseph Duncan grabs the offensive board | 71-59 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana State | Mike Foster runs out the clock | 71-59 |