| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Scottie Adams (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Burrier (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Thomas Blank (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Reynaldo Ortiz (fresh) 3 pts. C - Boris Pajerski (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Steven Hodapp (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Osborn (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Philip Cartwright (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dennis Faust (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Patrick Tallent (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana State | Thomas Blank inbounds the ball | 41-39 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:48 | Louisiana State | Reynaldo Ortiz can't finish the layup | 41-39 |
| 19:46 | Louisiana State | Boris Pajerski tips it home | 43-39 |
| 19:29 | Mississippi | Reynaldo Ortiz steals the ball from James Osborn | 43-39 |
| 19:05 | Louisiana State | Thomas Blank misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-39 |
| 19:03 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Patrick Tallent | 43-39 |
| 18:45 | Mississippi | Philip Cartwright loses the ball out of bounds | 43-39 |
| 18:22 | Louisiana State | Patrick Tallent denies the turnaround by Boris Pajerski | 43-39 |
| 18:21 | Mississippi | Patrick Tallent grabs the board | 43-39 |
| 18:08 | Mississippi | Reynaldo Ortiz swats the layup by James Osborn | 43-39 |
| 18:06 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Scottie Adams | 43-39 |
| 18:02 | Louisiana State | Scottie Adams hits a jumper from the right side | 45-39 |
| 17:48 | Mississippi | Scottie Adams knocks away the 3 by James Osborn | 45-39 |
| 17:46 | Louisiana State | Boris Pajerski grabs the defensive rebound | 45-39 |
| 17:27 | Louisiana State | Scottie Adams hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 45-39 |
| 17:26 | Mississippi | Patrick Tallent grabs the board | 45-39 |
| 17:10 | Mississippi | Dennis Faust misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-39 |
| 17:09 | Mississippi | Dennis Faust gets the offensive rebound | 45-39 |
| 16:53 | Mississippi | Thomas Blank is called for the reach on Philip Cartwright - foul #1 on Thomas Blank, team foul #1 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Richard Dougan (PG), Emmanuel Boswell (SG), William Brown (SF), Robin Douse (PF), Marc Gaillard (C) Scottie Adams, William Burrier, Thomas Blank, Reynaldo Ortiz, Boris Pajerski | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dikembe Orji (PG), Christopher Meyer (SF), William Freeman (PF), John Dimarco (C) Steven Hodapp, Philip Cartwright, Dennis Faust, Patrick Tallent | |
| 16:42 | Mississippi | William Brown steals it from James Osborn | 45-39 |
| 16:33 | Louisiana State | Richard Dougan buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Robin Douse | 48-39 |
| 16:04 | Mississippi | Dikembe Orji knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from James Osborn | 48-42 |
| 15:49 | Louisiana State | Marc Gaillard scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Richard Dougan | 51-42 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Richard Dougan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Emmanuel Boswell (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Robin Douse (fresh) C - Marc Gaillard (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Dikembe Orji (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Osborn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Meyer (fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Freeman (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Dimarco (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Mississippi | Dikembe Orji is hacked by Richard Dougan - foul #2 on Richard Dougan, team foul #2 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Scottie Adams (PG), William Burrier (SG), Thomas Blank (SF), Reynaldo Ortiz (PF), Boris Pajerski (C) Richard Dougan, Emmanuel Boswell, William Brown, Robin Douse, Marc Gaillard | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Steven Hodapp (PG), Philip Cartwright (SF), Dennis Faust (PF), Gary Williams (C) James Osborn, Christopher Meyer, William Freeman, John Dimarco | |
| 15:18 | Mississippi | Dikembe Orji misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-42 |
| 15:17 | Louisiana State | Boris Pajerski grabs the defensive rebound | 51-42 |
| 15:13 | Louisiana State | Thomas Blank comes up short on the floater in the paint | 51-42 |
| 15:12 | Mississippi | Philip Cartwright gets the rebound | 51-42 |
| 14:56 | Mississippi | Dikembe Orji comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-42 |
| 14:55 | Louisiana State | Scottie Adams gets the rebound | 51-42 |
| 14:50 | Louisiana State | William Burrier lays it in on a nice dish by Boris Pajerski | 53-42 |
| 14:36 | Mississippi | Philip Cartwright misses badly on a shot from the left side | 53-42 |
| 14:35 | Louisiana State | Thomas Blank grabs the defensive rebound | 53-42 |
| 14:30 | Louisiana State | Thomas Blank clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 53-42 |
| 14:28 | Mississippi | Dennis Faust grabs the board | 53-42 |
| 14:11 | Mississippi | Steven Hodapp scores on a 3 from the right wing | 53-45 |
| 13:42 | Louisiana State | Reynaldo Ortiz drills a driving attempt from the right block and he's fouled by Dikembe Orji - foul #1 on Dikembe Orji, team foul #1 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Richard Dougan (SG), William Brown (SF), Maynard Newsome (C) William Burrier, Thomas Blank, Boris Pajerski | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Osborn (SG), Patrick Tallent (C) Dikembe Orji, Gary Williams | |
| 13:42 | Louisiana State | Reynaldo Ortiz makes the free throw | 56-45 |
| 13:20 | Mississippi | Philip Cartwright misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 56-45 |
| 13:18 | Louisiana State | Reynaldo Ortiz pulls down the rebound | 56-45 |
| 13:14 | Louisiana State | Scottie Adams makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by William Brown | 58-45 |
| 12:45 | Mississippi | Dennis Faust comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 58-45 |
| 12:44 | Louisiana State | Scottie Adams pulls down the rebound | 58-45 |
| 12:40 | Louisiana State | James Osborn steals it from William Brown | 58-45 |
| 12:20 | Mississippi | Reynaldo Ortiz swats the layup by Dennis Faust | 58-45 |
| 12:19 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to William Brown | 58-45 |
| 12:13 | Louisiana State | Scottie Adams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-45 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | William Burrier (SG), Thomas Blank (SF), Boris Pajerski (C) Scottie Adams, William Brown, Reynaldo Ortiz | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dikembe Orji (PG), Christopher Meyer (SF), Gary Williams (PF) Steven Hodapp, Philip Cartwright, Dennis Faust | |
| 11:46 | Mississippi | Dikembe Orji connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Patrick Tallent | 58-48 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Richard Dougan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Burrier (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Thomas Blank (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Maynard Newsome (fresh) 3 pf. C - Boris Pajerski (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Dikembe Orji (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Osborn (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Meyer (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gary Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Patrick Tallent (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Louisiana State | Maynard Newsome comes up short on the shot from the left block but he's fouled by Gary Williams - foul #4 on Gary Williams, team foul #2 | 58-48 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Freeman (PF) Gary Williams | |
| 11:31 | Louisiana State | Maynard Newsome makes the 1st free throw | 59-48 |
| 11:31 | Louisiana State | Maynard Newsome makes the 2nd free throw | 60-48 |
| 11:06 | Mississippi | Dikembe Orji is hacked by Richard Dougan - foul #3 on Richard Dougan, team foul #3 | 60-48 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Emmanuel Boswell (PG), Robin Douse (PF) Richard Dougan, Maynard Newsome | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dennis Faust (PF), John Dimarco (C) William Freeman, Patrick Tallent | |
| 10:52 | Mississippi | Emmanuel Boswell takes the ball from John Dimarco | 60-48 |
| 10:38 | Louisiana State | Robin Douse comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-48 |
| 10:36 | Louisiana State | Boris Pajerski hits the follow up shot | 62-48 |
| 10:18 | Mississippi | Christopher Meyer misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-48 |
| 10:17 | Louisiana State | Robin Douse gets the rebound | 62-48 |
| 10:13 | Louisiana State | Thomas Blank lays it up and in on a great pass from Emmanuel Boswell and he's fouled by John Dimarco - foul #2 on John Dimarco, team foul #3 | 64-48 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Scottie Adams (PG), Reynaldo Ortiz (PF), Marc Gaillard (C) William Burrier, Robin Douse, Boris Pajerski | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Steven Hodapp (PG), Philip Cartwright (SF) Dikembe Orji, James Osborn | |
| 10:13 | Louisiana State | Thomas Blank misses the free throw | 64-48 |
| 10:13 | Mississippi | John Dimarco grabs the board | 64-48 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 10:01 | Mississippi | John Dimarco misses short on a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Marc Gaillard - foul #2 on Marc Gaillard, team foul #4 | 64-48 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | William Brown (SF) Thomas Blank | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 10:01 | Mississippi | John Dimarco makes the 1st free throw | 64-49 |
| 10:01 | Mississippi | John Dimarco misses the 2nd free throw | 64-49 |
| 10:01 | Louisiana State | Reynaldo Ortiz gets the rebound | 64-49 |
| 09:47 | Louisiana State | Reynaldo Ortiz misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 64-49 |
| 09:45 | Mississippi | Christopher Meyer snags the defensive board | 64-49 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 09:25 | Mississippi | Philip Cartwright's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-49 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Richard Dougan (SG), Maynard Newsome (C) Emmanuel Boswell, Marc Gaillard | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Osborn (SG), Patrick Tallent (C) Christopher Meyer, John Dimarco | |
| 09:08 | Louisiana State | Maynard Newsome steps out of bounds on the baseline | 64-49 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Freeman (PF) Dennis Faust | |
| 08:55 | Mississippi | William Brown blocks the short jumper by Philip Cartwright | 64-49 |
| 08:54 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Reynaldo Ortiz | 64-49 |
| 08:50 | Louisiana State | Patrick Tallent is called for the reach on Scottie Adams - foul #3 on Patrick Tallent, team foul #4 | 64-49 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | William Burrier (SG), Boris Pajerski (C) Richard Dougan, Maynard Newsome | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 08:34 | Louisiana State | William Burrier hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 64-49 |
| 08:33 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to William Freeman | 64-49 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 08:13 | Mississippi | Patrick Tallent misses short on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Boris Pajerski - foul #1 on Boris Pajerski, team foul #5 | 64-49 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Thomas Blank (SF), Maynard Newsome (PF) William Brown, Reynaldo Ortiz | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dennis Faust (PF) William Freeman | |
| 08:13 | Mississippi | Patrick Tallent makes the 1st free throw | 64-50 |
| 08:13 | Mississippi | Patrick Tallent makes the 2nd free throw | 64-51 |
| 07:50 | Louisiana State | William Burrier is hacked by James Osborn - foul #1 on James Osborn, team foul #5 | 64-51 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Richard Dougan (PG) Scottie Adams | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Meyer (SF), Gary Williams (C) Philip Cartwright, Patrick Tallent | |
| 07:38 | Louisiana State | Richard Dougan misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 64-51 |
| 07:37 | Louisiana State | William Burrier gets the offensive rebound | 64-51 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Richard Dougan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Burrier (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Thomas Blank (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Maynard Newsome (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Boris Pajerski (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Steven Hodapp (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Osborn (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Meyer (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dennis Faust (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:30 | Louisiana State | Thomas Blank buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Richard Dougan | 67-51 |
| 07:18 | Mississippi | Gary Williams connects on the driving attempt from the right block | 67-53 |
| 06:52 | Louisiana State | Richard Dougan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-53 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Scottie Adams (PG), Reynaldo Ortiz (PF) William Burrier, Boris Pajerski | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dikembe Orji (PG), Philip Cartwright (SF) Steven Hodapp, James Osborn | |
| 06:39 | Mississippi | Philip Cartwright misses short on a shot from the right wing | 67-53 |
| 06:38 | Louisiana State | Scottie Adams grabs the board | 67-53 |
| 06:23 | Louisiana State | Thomas Blank throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-53 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Marc Gaillard (C) Maynard Newsome | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Patrick Tallent (C) Gary Williams | |
| 06:07 | Mississippi | Dikembe Orji's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-53 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | William Brown (SF) Thomas Blank | |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Freeman (PF) Dennis Faust | |
| 05:48 | Louisiana State | William Brown comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 67-53 |
| 05:47 | Mississippi | William Freeman grabs the defensive rebound | 67-53 |
| 05:43 | Mississippi | Dikembe Orji comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 67-53 |
| 05:41 | Louisiana State | Marc Gaillard pulls down the rebound | 67-53 |
| 05:27 | Louisiana State | Richard Dougan knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Scottie Adams | 69-53 |
| 05:11 | Mississippi | Patrick Tallent is fouled on the floor by Marc Gaillard - foul #3 on Marc Gaillard, team foul #6 | 69-53 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Emmanuel Boswell (PG), William Burrier (SG), Thomas Blank (SF), Boris Pajerski (C) Scottie Adams, Richard Dougan, William Brown, Marc Gaillard | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Steven Hodapp (PG), James Osborn (SG), Dennis Faust (PF) Dikembe Orji, Philip Cartwright, William Freeman | |
| 04:56 | Mississippi | Steven Hodapp hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 69-53 |
| 04:55 | Louisiana State | Thomas Blank pulls down the rebound | 69-53 |
| 04:49 | Louisiana State | Boris Pajerski can't finish the layup | 69-53 |
| 04:48 | Louisiana State | Thomas Blank tips it home | 71-53 |
| 04:34 | Mississippi | The pull-up jumper by Steven Hodapp is blocked by Boris Pajerski | 71-53 |
| 04:32 | Louisiana State | William Burrier grabs the defensive rebound | 71-53 |
| 04:26 | Louisiana State | Thomas Blank's fadeaway is rejected by Dennis Faust | 71-53 |
| 04:24 | Louisiana State | Boris Pajerski hits the follow up shot | 73-53 |
| 04:14 | Mississippi | Christopher Meyer knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 73-56 |
| 03:56 | Louisiana State | Reynaldo Ortiz knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline set up by William Burrier | 75-56 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:49 | Mississippi | James Osborn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 75-56 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Richard Dougan (PG), William Brown (SF), Maynard Newsome (PF), Marc Gaillard (C) William Burrier, Thomas Blank, Reynaldo Ortiz, Boris Pajerski | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dikembe Orji (PG), William Sealy (SG), Ryan Ledford (SF), Gary Williams (PF), John Dimarco (C) Steven Hodapp, James Osborn, Christopher Meyer, Dennis Faust, Patrick Tallent | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:38 | Louisiana State | Marc Gaillard hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 75-56 |
| 03:37 | Louisiana State | Emmanuel Boswell tips it in | 77-56 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Richard Dougan (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Emmanuel Boswell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Maynard Newsome (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Marc Gaillard (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Dikembe Orji (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Sealy (fresh) SF - Ryan Ledford (fresh) PF - Gary Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - John Dimarco (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:33 | Mississippi | Dikembe Orji's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 77-56 |
| 03:14 | Louisiana State | Richard Dougan misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 77-56 |
| 03:12 | Mississippi | Ryan Ledford grabs the defensive rebound | 77-56 |
| 03:09 | Mississippi | Dikembe Orji's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 77-56 |
| 02:41 | Louisiana State | John Dimarco takes the ball from Maynard Newsome | 77-56 |
| 02:28 | Mississippi | Ryan Ledford makes the runner in the paint set up by John Dimarco | 77-58 |
| 02:10 | Louisiana State | William Brown comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 77-58 |
| 02:09 | Louisiana State | Maynard Newsome hits the follow up shot | 79-58 |
| 02:01 | Mississippi | Dikembe Orji misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 79-58 |
| 02:00 | Mississippi | Ryan Ledford gets the offensive rebound | 79-58 |
| 01:48 | Mississippi | Ryan Ledford makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from William Sealy | 79-60 |
| 01:32 | Louisiana State | John Dimarco takes the ball from Richard Dougan | 79-60 |
| 01:24 | Mississippi | Ryan Ledford misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Richard Dougan - foul #4 on Richard Dougan, team foul #7 | 79-60 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Meyer (SG) William Sealy | |
| 01:24 | Mississippi | Ryan Ledford misses the 1st free throw | 79-60 |
| 01:24 | Mississippi | Ryan Ledford makes the 2nd free throw | 79-61 |
| 01:05 | Louisiana State | Emmanuel Boswell buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by William Brown | 82-61 |
| 00:47 | Mississippi | Emmanuel Boswell is called for the reach on Christopher Meyer - foul #2 on Emmanuel Boswell, team foul #8 | 82-61 |
| 00:47 | Mississippi | Christopher Meyer makes the 1st free throw | 82-62 |
| 00:47 | Mississippi | Christopher Meyer makes the 2nd free throw | 82-63 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Louisiana State | Emmanuel Boswell misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 82-63 |
| 00:19 | Mississippi | Dikembe Orji pulls down the rebound | 82-63 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:13 | Mississippi | The short jumper by Gary Williams is denied by William Brown | 82-63 |
| 00:12 | Mississippi | Gary Williams tips it back up and in | 82-65 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana State | Richard Dougan runs out the clock | 82-65 |