| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Benton Egbert (fresh) SG - Jay Moree (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Luther Rector (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Julio Esquivel (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Howland (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Keith Dade (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Kevin Lacroix (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Brannum (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Ziegelbauer (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - James Wright (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Luther Rector inbounds the ball | 14-24 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:41 | Mississippi | Luther Rector knocks in the turnaround in the lane set up by Benton Egbert | 16-24 |
| 19:17 | Louisiana State | James Wright misses short on a floater in the paint but he's hacked by Benton Egbert - foul #2 on Benton Egbert, team foul #1 | 16-24 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Orlinsky (SG), Ernest Vila (C) Benton Egbert, Joseph Howland | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 19:17 | Louisiana State | James Wright makes the 1st free throw | 16-25 |
| 19:17 | Louisiana State | James Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 16-26 |
| 18:56 | Mississippi | Luther Rector misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Jason Brannum - foul #2 on Jason Brannum, team foul #1 | 16-26 |
| 18:56 | Mississippi | Luther Rector makes the 1st free throw | 17-26 |
| 18:56 | Mississippi | Luther Rector makes the 2nd free throw | 18-26 |
| 18:39 | Louisiana State | Donald Ziegelbauer comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 18-26 |
| 18:38 | Louisiana State | Jason Brannum pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-26 |
| 18:17 | Louisiana State | Jason Brannum is called for traveling | 18-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Benton Egbert (PG), Joseph Howland (C) Jay Moree, Luther Rector | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 18:15 | Mississippi | Julio Esquivel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 18-26 |
| 17:57 | Louisiana State | James Wright makes the runner near the basket on a great pass from Keith Dade | 18-28 |
| 17:28 | Mississippi | James Wright is called for the reach on Joseph Howland - foul #1 on James Wright, team foul #2 | 18-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jay Moree (PG), Luther Rector (SG) Benton Egbert, John Orlinsky | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 17:11 | Mississippi | Ernest Vila misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 18-28 |
| 17:10 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to James Wright | 18-28 |
| 16:44 | Louisiana State | James Wright is whistled for a carry | 18-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Orlinsky (SG) Julio Esquivel | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Norman Outten (C) James Wright | |
| 16:23 | Mississippi | Jay Moree is fouled on the floor by Norman Outten - foul #1 on Norman Outten, team foul #3 | 18-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Benton Egbert (PG) John Orlinsky | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 16:03 | Mississippi | Benton Egbert drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 21-28 |
| 15:40 | Louisiana State | Jason Brannum hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Luther Rector - foul #1 on Luther Rector, team foul #2 | 21-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Ridinger (PG), John Orlinsky (SG), Julio Esquivel (PF) Benton Egbert, Jay Moree, Ernest Vila | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Wayne Gilliland (PG) Keith Dade | |
| 15:40 | Louisiana State | Jason Brannum makes the 1st free throw | 21-29 |
| 15:40 | Louisiana State | Jason Brannum makes the 2nd free throw | 21-30 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - James Ridinger (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - John Orlinsky (fresh) SF - Luther Rector (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Julio Esquivel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Howland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Wayne Gilliland (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Kevin Lacroix (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Brannum (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Ziegelbauer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Norman Outten (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:37 | Mississippi | Luther Rector is fouled in the backcourt by Wayne Gilliland - foul #3 on Wayne Gilliland, team foul #4 | 21-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | James Boice (C) Jason Brannum | |
| 15:16 | Mississippi | Joseph Howland misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from straight away | 21-30 |
| 15:14 | Louisiana State | Norman Outten grabs the defensive rebound | 21-30 |
| 14:47 | Louisiana State | Kevin Lacroix's pass is intercepted by Joseph Howland | 21-30 |
| 14:43 | Mississippi | Kevin Lacroix is called for the reach on John Orlinsky in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kevin Lacroix, team foul #5 | 21-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jay Moree (SG), Ernest Vila (PF) John Orlinsky, Joseph Howland | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Robert Hawkins (SG), James Wright (C) Kevin Lacroix, Donald Ziegelbauer | |
| 14:23 | Mississippi | Luther Rector throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Joseph Howland (C) Luther Rector | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Keith Dade (PG) Robert Hawkins | |
| 14:13 | Louisiana State | James Boice misses long on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Jay Moree - foul #3 on Jay Moree, team foul #3 | 21-30 |
| 14:13 | Louisiana State | James Boice makes the 1st free throw | 21-31 |
| 14:13 | Louisiana State | James Boice makes the 2nd free throw | 21-32 |
| 13:56 | Mississippi | Ernest Vila is wide open but clanks a 3 from straight away | 21-32 |
| 13:55 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Norman Outten | 21-32 |
| 13:37 | Louisiana State | Keith Dade scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 21-34 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 13:35 | Mississippi | Ernest Vila is called for traveling in the backcourt | 21-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Luther Rector (SF) Joseph Howland | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Jason Brannum (SF), Donald Ziegelbauer (PF) James Boice, James Wright | |
| 13:16 | Louisiana State | Wayne Gilliland is open and buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 21-36 |
| 12:58 | Mississippi | Jay Moree drills a shot from the right wing on a great pass from James Ridinger | 23-36 |
| 12:53 | Louisiana State | Keith Dade misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 23-36 |
| 12:51 | Mississippi | Jay Moree pulls down the rebound | 23-36 |
| 12:49 | Mississippi | Julio Esquivel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 23-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Orlinsky (SG), Joseph Howland (C) Jay Moree, Julio Esquivel | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Kevin Lacroix (SG) Keith Dade | |
| 12:37 | Louisiana State | Jason Brannum's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Howland | 23-36 |
| 12:35 | Mississippi | Luther Rector grabs the defensive rebound | 23-36 |
| 12:31 | Mississippi | Luther Rector is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Luther Rector, team foul #4 | 23-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jay Moree (SG) John Orlinsky | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | James Boice (C) Norman Outten | |
| 12:04 | Louisiana State | Jason Brannum banks in the layup on a nice dish by James Boice | 23-38 |
| 11:48 | Mississippi | Luther Rector clanks a jumper from the left side | 23-38 |
| 11:47 | Louisiana State | Jason Brannum grabs the defensive rebound | 23-38 |
| 11:40 | Louisiana State | James Boice loses the dribble to James Ridinger | 23-38 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - James Ridinger (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jay Moree (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Luther Rector (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ernest Vila (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Howland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Wayne Gilliland (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SG - Kevin Lacroix (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Brannum (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Ziegelbauer (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - James Boice (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:28 | Mississippi | Ernest Vila comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 23-38 |
| 11:27 | Louisiana State | James Boice grabs the board | 23-38 |
| 11:02 | Louisiana State | Donald Ziegelbauer scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 23-41 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 10:58 | Mississippi | Jay Moree buries a jumpshot from the left side and the foul's on James Boice - foul #2 on James Boice, team foul #6 | 25-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Orlinsky (SF), Julio Esquivel (PF) Luther Rector, Ernest Vila | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Keith Dade (PG), Norman Outten (SF), James Wright (C) Kevin Lacroix, Jason Brannum, Donald Ziegelbauer | |
| 10:58 | Mississippi | Jay Moree misses the free throw | 25-41 |
| 10:58 | Louisiana State | James Wright gets the rebound | 25-41 |
| 10:35 | Louisiana State | Wayne Gilliland is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 25-41 |
| 10:34 | Louisiana State | Keith Dade gets the offensive rebound | 25-41 |
| 10:11 | Louisiana State | Norman Outten hits a fadeaway from the right wing set up by James Wright | 25-43 |
| 09:59 | Mississippi | John Orlinsky makes the shot from the free throw line | 27-43 |
| 09:49 | Louisiana State | Wayne Gilliland is hacked by John Orlinsky - foul #2 on John Orlinsky, team foul #5 | 27-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Luther Rector (SF), Ernest Vila (C) Jay Moree, Joseph Howland | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Robert Hawkins (PG), Kevin Lacroix (SG), Ronnie Mikkelsen (SF) Keith Dade, Wayne Gilliland, Norman Outten | |
| 09:34 | Louisiana State | Kevin Lacroix drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Hawkins | 27-46 |
| 09:18 | Mississippi | Ernest Vila buries a shot from the right block on a great pass from John Orlinsky | 29-46 |
| 08:57 | Louisiana State | Kevin Lacroix hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-49 |
| 08:38 | Mississippi | Julio Esquivel misses short on an open pull-up jumper from the left side | 29-49 |
| 08:36 | Louisiana State | Kevin Lacroix grabs the defensive rebound | 29-49 |
| 08:08 | Louisiana State | Kevin Lacroix shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on John Orlinsky - foul #3 on John Orlinsky, team foul #6 | 29-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jay Moree (SG), Joseph Howland (C) John Orlinsky, Ernest Vila | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Keith Dade (PG), Jason Brannum (SF), Donald Ziegelbauer (PF), Norman Outten (C) Robert Hawkins, Ronnie Mikkelsen, James Boice, James Wright | |
| 08:08 | Louisiana State | Kevin Lacroix makes the 1st free throw | 29-50 |
| 08:08 | Louisiana State | Kevin Lacroix makes the 2nd free throw | 29-51 |
| 07:58 | Mississippi | Julio Esquivel makes the floater from just outside the lane | 31-51 |
| 07:31 | Louisiana State | Donald Ziegelbauer hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Kevin Lacroix | 31-54 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - James Ridinger (tired) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jay Moree (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Luther Rector (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Julio Esquivel (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Howland (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Keith Dade (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Lacroix (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jason Brannum (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Ziegelbauer (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Norman Outten (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Mississippi | James Ridinger throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ernest Vila (SF) Luther Rector | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Wayne Gilliland (SG) Kevin Lacroix | |
| 07:07 | Louisiana State | Jason Brannum drills a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Wayne Gilliland | 31-56 |
| 07:04 | Mississippi | James Ridinger is hacked by Keith Dade in the backcourt - foul #3 on Keith Dade, team foul #7 | 31-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Luther Rector (SF) Julio Esquivel | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 07:04 | Mississippi | James Ridinger makes the 1st free throw | 32-56 |
| 07:04 | Mississippi | James Ridinger misses the 2nd free throw | 32-56 |
| 07:04 | Louisiana State | Donald Ziegelbauer snags the defensive board | 32-56 |
| 06:37 | Louisiana State | Norman Outten misses long on an open fadeaway from just outside the lane | 32-56 |
| 06:36 | Louisiana State | Norman Outten can't tip it in | 32-56 |
| 06:34 | Mississippi | Joseph Howland grabs the defensive rebound | 32-56 |
| 06:30 | Mississippi | James Ridinger's layup is rejected by Donald Ziegelbauer | 32-56 |
| 06:29 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Jason Brannum | 32-56 |
| 06:10 | Louisiana State | Wayne Gilliland misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-56 |
| 06:08 | Louisiana State | Donald Ziegelbauer snags the offensive board | 32-56 |
| 05:46 | Louisiana State | Jason Brannum misses the wide open jump hook from the right block | 32-56 |
| 05:45 | Louisiana State | Wayne Gilliland tips it but misses | 32-56 |
| 05:44 | Louisiana State | The offensive rebound goes to Norman Outten | 32-56 |
| 05:28 | Louisiana State | Wayne Gilliland double dribbles | 32-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Orlinsky (SF), Julio Esquivel (PF) Luther Rector, Ernest Vila | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Kevin Lacroix (SG), Ronnie Mikkelsen (SF), James Boice (C) Keith Dade, Jason Brannum, Norman Outten | |
| 05:24 | Mississippi | Kevin Lacroix picks off the pass by James Ridinger in the backcourt | 32-56 |
| 05:22 | Louisiana State | Ronnie Mikkelsen blows the layup | 32-56 |
| 05:20 | Louisiana State | James Boice snags the offensive board | 32-56 |
| 04:55 | Louisiana State | Kevin Lacroix can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-56 |
| 04:53 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Joseph Howland | 32-56 |
| 04:44 | Mississippi | James Ridinger connects on the floater from the left wing | 34-56 |
| 04:22 | Louisiana State | James Boice comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 34-56 |
| 04:21 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Joseph Howland | 34-56 |
| 04:17 | Mississippi | Jay Moree misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 34-56 |
| 04:16 | Louisiana State | James Boice pulls down the rebound | 34-56 |
| 03:48 | Louisiana State | James Boice drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Wayne Gilliland | 34-58 |
| 03:29 | Mississippi | Joseph Howland misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by James Boice - foul #3 on James Boice, team foul #8 | 34-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Luther Rector (SG), Ernest Vila (SF) Jay Moree, John Orlinsky | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Keith Dade (PG), Robert Hawkins (SG), Jason Brannum (SF), Bobby Riggs (PF), James Wright (C) Wayne Gilliland, Kevin Lacroix, Ronnie Mikkelsen, Donald Ziegelbauer, James Boice | |
| 03:29 | Mississippi | Joseph Howland misses the 1st free throw | 34-58 |
| 03:29 | Mississippi | Joseph Howland makes the 2nd free throw | 35-58 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - James Ridinger (tired) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Luther Rector (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. SF - Ernest Vila (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Julio Esquivel (tired) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Howland (tired) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Keith Dade (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Hawkins (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jason Brannum (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Bobby Riggs (fresh) C - James Wright (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Louisiana State | James Wright misses the jump hook from close range | 35-58 |
| 03:05 | Louisiana State | Jason Brannum grabs the offensive board | 35-58 |
| 02:40 | Louisiana State | James Wright misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 35-58 |
| 02:39 | Mississippi | Luther Rector gets the rebound | 35-58 |
| 02:26 | Mississippi | Luther Rector hits a turnaround in the lane set up by Julio Esquivel | 37-58 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:21 | Louisiana State | Robert Hawkins throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jay Moree (SG) Joseph Howland | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Kevin Lacroix (SG), Norman Outten (PF) Keith Dade, James Wright | |
| 02:06 | Mississippi | Luther Rector hits a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Ernest Vila | 39-58 |
| 01:37 | Louisiana State | Kevin Lacroix misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-58 |
| 01:35 | Louisiana State | Bobby Riggs hits the follow up shot | 39-60 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 01:26 | Mississippi | Ernest Vila connects on the open jump hook from close range on a great pass from Jay Moree | 41-60 |
| 01:23 | Louisiana State | Robert Hawkins is fouled in the backcourt by James Ridinger - foul #4 on James Ridinger, team foul #7 | 41-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Joseph Howland (C) Ernest Vila | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Donald Ziegelbauer (PF), James Wright (C) Norman Outten, Bobby Riggs | |
| 01:23 | Louisiana State | Robert Hawkins makes the 1st free throw | 41-61 |
| 01:23 | Louisiana State | Robert Hawkins misses the 2nd free throw | 41-61 |
| 01:23 | Mississippi | Joseph Howland gets the rebound | 41-61 |
| 01:09 | Mississippi | Donald Ziegelbauer swats the shot by James Ridinger | 41-61 |
| 01:08 | Louisiana State | Jason Brannum snags the defensive board | 41-61 |
| 01:05 | Louisiana State | Jason Brannum's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Keith Dade (PG) Robert Hawkins | |
| 00:54 | Mississippi | Joseph Howland scores on a turnaround near the basket | 43-61 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:34 | Louisiana State | Kevin Lacroix is hacked by Jay Moree - foul #4 on Jay Moree, team foul #8 | 43-61 |
| 00:34 | Louisiana State | Kevin Lacroix makes the 1st free throw | 43-62 |
| 00:34 | Louisiana State | Kevin Lacroix makes the 2nd free throw | 43-63 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:31 | Mississippi | James Ridinger's pass is intercepted by Kevin Lacroix in the backcourt | 43-63 |
| 00:30 | Louisiana State | Kevin Lacroix dunks the ball | 43-65 |
| 00:24 | Mississippi | James Ridinger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-65 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana State | Keith Dade runs out the clock | 43-65 |