| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Michael Crumpton (fresh) SG - Andrew Wright (fresh) SF - Ronald Lance (fresh) PF - Jeff Fournier (fresh) C - Jeffrey Blanchard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Mike Foster (fresh) SG - Keith Sanders (fresh) SF - Raymond Washington (fresh) PF - Johnny Laplant (fresh) C - Perry Cobb (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Blanchard wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:47 | Mississippi | Andrew Wright misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Perry Cobb | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Louisiana State | Johnny Laplant knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Keith Sanders and the foul's on Jeff Fournier - foul #1 on Jeff Fournier, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:36 | Louisiana State | Johnny Laplant makes the free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:21 | Mississippi | Michael Crumpton is called for traveling | 0-3 |
| 19:01 | Louisiana State | Johnny Laplant throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-3 |
| 18:35 | Mississippi | Ronald Lance drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Andrew Wright | 2-3 |
| 18:11 | Louisiana State | Johnny Laplant clanks a jump hook near the basket | 2-3 |
| 18:09 | Louisiana State | Perry Cobb tips it in | 2-5 |
| 17:51 | Mississippi | Jeff Fournier comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 2-5 |
| 17:50 | Mississippi | Jeff Fournier pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-5 |
| 17:44 | Mississippi | Jeff Fournier's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-5 |
| 17:21 | Louisiana State | Keith Sanders misses short on a jumper from the right block | 2-5 |
| 17:20 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Blanchard snags the defensive board | 2-5 |
| 16:51 | Mississippi | The short jumper by Michael Crumpton is denied by Johnny Laplant | 2-5 |
| 16:49 | Louisiana State | Raymond Washington gets the rebound | 2-5 |
| 16:31 | Louisiana State | Perry Cobb hits a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Mike Foster | 2-7 |
| 16:06 | Mississippi | Michael Crumpton is denied on a layup by Raymond Washington | 2-7 |
| 16:04 | Louisiana State | Johnny Laplant pulls down the rebound | 2-7 |
| 15:45 | Louisiana State | Keith Sanders scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 2-10 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Michael Crumpton (fresh) SG - Andrew Wright (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ronald Lance (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeff Fournier (fairly fresh) C - Jeffrey Blanchard (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Mike Foster (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Keith Sanders (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Washington (fresh) PF - Johnny Laplant (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Perry Cobb (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Mississippi | Michael Crumpton comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Johnny Laplant - foul #1 on Johnny Laplant, team foul #1 | 2-10 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Joseph Lee (SG), Ruben Voll (SF), Kaseko Ahmed (PF), Bradley Kennedy (C) Andrew Wright, Ronald Lance, Jeff Fournier, Jeffrey Blanchard | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Joseph Duncan (SF), Jerry Bennett (PF), Martin Morris (C) Raymond Washington, Johnny Laplant, Perry Cobb | |
| 15:32 | Mississippi | Michael Crumpton makes the 1st free throw | 3-10 |
| 15:32 | Mississippi | Michael Crumpton makes the 2nd free throw | 4-10 |
| 15:10 | Louisiana State | Keith Sanders hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Mike Foster | 4-12 |
| 14:52 | Mississippi | Joseph Lee is fouled on the floor by Jerry Bennett - foul #1 on Jerry Bennett, team foul #2 | 4-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Darrell Kolodziej (PG) Michael Crumpton | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Charles Bleau (SF) Keith Sanders | |
| 14:30 | Mississippi | Joseph Lee loses the dribble to Jerry Bennett | 4-12 |
| 14:01 | Louisiana State | Charles Bleau is hacked by Darrell Kolodziej - foul #1 on Darrell Kolodziej, team foul #2 | 4-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Crumpton (PG) Darrell Kolodziej | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Keith Sanders (PG), Raymond Washington (SF) Mike Foster, Charles Bleau | |
| 13:47 | Louisiana State | Raymond Washington misses the lay-in | 4-12 |
| 13:45 | Mississippi | Bradley Kennedy grabs the defensive rebound | 4-12 |
| 13:30 | Mississippi | Joseph Lee hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 4-12 |
| 13:29 | Mississippi | Kaseko Ahmed pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-12 |
| 13:11 | Mississippi | Ruben Voll comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 4-12 |
| 13:10 | Louisiana State | Jerry Bennett grabs the board | 4-12 |
| 12:42 | Louisiana State | Martin Morris misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Kaseko Ahmed - foul #1 on Kaseko Ahmed, team foul #3 | 4-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Andrew Wright (SG), Ronald Lance (SF), Jeff Fournier (PF), Jeffrey Blanchard (C) Joseph Lee, Ruben Voll, Kaseko Ahmed, Bradley Kennedy | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Mike Foster (PG), Perry Cobb (C) Joseph Duncan, Jerry Bennett | |
| 12:42 | Louisiana State | Martin Morris makes the 1st free throw | 4-13 |
| 12:42 | Louisiana State | Martin Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 4-14 |
| 12:17 | Mississippi | Andrew Wright travels with the ball | 4-14 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Johnny Laplant (PF) Martin Morris | |
| 11:56 | Louisiana State | Keith Sanders's floater is knocked away by Jeffrey Blanchard | 4-14 |
| 11:55 | Mississippi | Jeff Fournier snags the defensive board | 4-14 |
| 11:35 | Mississippi | Michael Crumpton misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 4-14 |
| 11:34 | Mississippi | Andrew Wright tips it home | 6-14 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Michael Crumpton (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Andrew Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Lance (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeff Fournier (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Blanchard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Mike Foster (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Keith Sanders (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Washington (fresh) PF - Johnny Laplant (fresh) 3 pts. C - Perry Cobb (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:07 | Louisiana State | Raymond Washington misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 6-14 |
| 11:06 | Louisiana State | Keith Sanders grabs the offensive rebound | 6-14 |
| 10:43 | Louisiana State | Perry Cobb makes the floater near the basket on a great pass from Mike Foster | 6-16 |
| 10:30 | Mississippi | Andrew Wright misses short on a runner from the right block | 6-16 |
| 10:29 | Louisiana State | Johnny Laplant grabs the board | 6-16 |
| 10:09 | Louisiana State | Raymond Washington knocks in the fadeaway in the paint and he's hacked by Ronald Lance - foul #1 on Ronald Lance, team foul #4 | 6-18 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Joseph Lee (PG) Michael Crumpton | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Joseph Duncan (SG) Keith Sanders | |
| 10:09 | Louisiana State | Raymond Washington makes the free throw | 6-19 |
| 09:58 | Mississippi | Raymond Washington swats the short shot by Jeff Fournier | 6-19 |
| 09:57 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Perry Cobb | 6-19 |
| 09:39 | Louisiana State | Perry Cobb knocks in the floater from the left wing set up by Joseph Duncan | 6-21 |
| 09:17 | Mississippi | Ronald Lance drills a fadeaway from the left side | 8-21 |
| 08:48 | Louisiana State | Raymond Washington knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Perry Cobb | 8-23 |
| 08:37 | Mississippi | Ronald Lance buries a fadeaway from the right block set up by Joseph Lee | 10-23 |
| 08:16 | Louisiana State | Raymond Washington is denied on a dunk by Jeffrey Blanchard | 10-23 |
| 08:15 | Louisiana State | Johnny Laplant can't tip it in | 10-23 |
| 08:14 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Blanchard grabs the board | 10-23 |
| 07:53 | Mississippi | Andrew Wright clanks a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Joseph Duncan - foul #1 on Joseph Duncan, team foul #3 | 10-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Crumpton (PG), Ruben Voll (SF), Kaseko Ahmed (PF), Bradley Kennedy (C) Joseph Lee, Ronald Lance, Jeff Fournier, Jeffrey Blanchard | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Keith Sanders (SG), Jerry Bennett (PF), Martin Morris (C) Raymond Washington, Johnny Laplant, Perry Cobb | |
| 07:53 | Mississippi | Andrew Wright misses the 1st free throw | 10-23 |
| 07:53 | Mississippi | Andrew Wright misses the 2nd free throw | 10-23 |
| 07:53 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Martin Morris | 10-23 |
| 07:24 | Louisiana State | Keith Sanders hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Andrew Wright - foul #1 on Andrew Wright, team foul #5 | 10-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Joseph Lee (SG) Andrew Wright | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 07:24 | Louisiana State | Keith Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 10-24 |
| 07:24 | Louisiana State | Keith Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 10-25 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Michael Crumpton (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joseph Lee (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ruben Voll (fresh) PF - Kaseko Ahmed (fresh) C - Bradley Kennedy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Mike Foster (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Keith Sanders (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Duncan (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jerry Bennett (fresh) C - Martin Morris (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:09 | Mississippi | Bradley Kennedy hits the finger roll on a great pass from Michael Crumpton | 12-25 |
| 06:43 | Louisiana State | Joseph Duncan misses the shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Michael Crumpton - foul #1 on Michael Crumpton, team foul #6 | 12-25 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Raymond Washington (SF) Mike Foster | |
| 06:43 | Louisiana State | Joseph Duncan makes the 1st free throw | 12-26 |
| 06:43 | Louisiana State | Joseph Duncan makes the 2nd free throw | 12-27 |
| 06:25 | Mississippi | Ruben Voll comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 12-27 |
| 06:23 | Mississippi | Ruben Voll tips it home | 14-27 |
| 06:03 | Louisiana State | Bradley Kennedy steals the ball from Raymond Washington | 14-27 |
| 05:38 | Mississippi | Ruben Voll loses the ball out of bounds | 14-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Andrew Wright (SG), Ronald Lance (SF), Jeff Fournier (PF) Joseph Lee, Ruben Voll, Kaseko Ahmed | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Mike Foster (PG), Perry Cobb (C) Joseph Duncan, Martin Morris | |
| 05:22 | Louisiana State | Mike Foster loses the dribble to Michael Crumpton | 14-27 |
| 05:20 | Mississippi | Michael Crumpton is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Crumpton, team foul #7 | 14-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Joseph Lee (PG), Jeffrey Blanchard (C) Michael Crumpton, Bradley Kennedy | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 05:09 | Louisiana State | Keith Sanders makes the jumper from the free throw line set up by Mike Foster | 14-29 |
| 04:49 | Mississippi | Andrew Wright misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Raymond Washington - foul #1 on Raymond Washington, team foul #4 | 14-29 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Johnny Laplant (PF) Jerry Bennett | |
| 04:49 | Mississippi | Andrew Wright misses the 1st free throw | 14-29 |
| 04:49 | Mississippi | Andrew Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 15-29 |
| 04:31 | Louisiana State | Raymond Washington scores on a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Mike Foster and he's hacked by Ronald Lance - foul #2 on Ronald Lance, team foul #8 | 15-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ruben Voll (SF) Ronald Lance | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 04:31 | Louisiana State | Raymond Washington makes the free throw | 15-32 |
| 04:07 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Blanchard misses the jumper from the right block | 15-32 |
| 04:06 | Louisiana State | Raymond Washington grabs the defensive rebound | 15-32 |
| 03:46 | Louisiana State | Raymond Washington buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Perry Cobb | 15-34 |
| 03:24 | Mississippi | Andrew Wright can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 15-34 |
| 03:23 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Blanchard grabs the offensive rebound | 15-34 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Joseph Lee (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Andrew Wright (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ruben Voll (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeff Fournier (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Blanchard (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Mike Foster (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SG - Keith Sanders (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Washington (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Johnny Laplant (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Perry Cobb (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:58 | Mississippi | Andrew Wright connects on the runner in the lane | 17-34 |
| 02:44 | Louisiana State | Perry Cobb loses the dribble to Ruben Voll | 17-34 |
| 02:32 | Mississippi | Joseph Lee is hacked by Keith Sanders - foul #1 on Keith Sanders, team foul #5 | 17-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Crumpton (PG), Ronald Lance (SF), Bradley Kennedy (C) Andrew Wright, Jeff Fournier, Jeffrey Blanchard | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Joseph Duncan (SG), Jerry Bennett (SF), Martin Morris (PF) Keith Sanders, Raymond Washington, Johnny Laplant | |
| 02:06 | Mississippi | Bradley Kennedy can't finish the layup | 17-34 |
| 02:05 | Louisiana State | Perry Cobb grabs the defensive rebound | 17-34 |
| 01:41 | Louisiana State | Perry Cobb can't connect on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Bradley Kennedy - foul #1 on Bradley Kennedy, team foul #9 | 17-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Keith Sanders (SG) Martin Morris | |
| 01:41 | Louisiana State | Perry Cobb makes the 1st free throw | 17-35 |
| 01:41 | Louisiana State | Perry Cobb misses the 2nd free throw | 17-35 |
| 01:41 | Mississippi | Ruben Voll pulls down the rebound | 17-35 |
| 01:21 | Mississippi | Ronald Lance misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Joseph Duncan - foul #2 on Joseph Duncan, team foul #6 | 17-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Andrew Wright (SG), Jeff Fournier (PF) Joseph Lee, Ruben Voll | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Martin Morris (C) Perry Cobb | |
| 01:21 | Mississippi | Ronald Lance misses the 1st free throw | 17-35 |
| 01:21 | Mississippi | Ronald Lance makes the 2nd free throw | 18-35 |
| 00:56 | Louisiana State | Keith Sanders clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 18-35 |
| 00:54 | Mississippi | Ronald Lance grabs the board | 18-35 |
| 00:50 | Mississippi | Michael Crumpton can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Martin Morris - foul #1 on Martin Morris, team foul #7 | 18-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Raymond Washington (SF), Johnny Laplant (PF) Mike Foster, Martin Morris | |
| 00:50 | Mississippi | Michael Crumpton misses the 1st free throw | 18-35 |
| 00:50 | Mississippi | Michael Crumpton misses the 2nd free throw | 18-35 |
| 00:50 | Mississippi | Bradley Kennedy gets the offensive rebound | 18-35 |
| 00:38 | Mississippi | Michael Crumpton is whistled for traveling | 18-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeffrey Blanchard (C) Bradley Kennedy | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 00:18 | Louisiana State | Johnny Laplant misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 18-35 |
| 00:16 | Louisiana State | Jerry Bennett tips it in | 18-37 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Michael Crumpton comes up short on the shot from the left side | 18-37 |