| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - William Cole (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Paul Pepper (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Derek Howe (fresh) 1 ast. PF - John Sanders (fresh) 4 reb. C - Louis Robey (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Thomas Fenton (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Nicholas Waters (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Sam Hawkins (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Andrew James (fresh) 4 reb. C - Henry Mabry (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana State | Sam Hawkins inbounds the ball | 26-33 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:53 | Louisiana State | Thomas Fenton misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 26-33 |
| 19:51 | Mississippi | Louis Robey gets the rebound | 26-33 |
| 19:29 | Mississippi | Paul Pepper misses the easy layup | 26-33 |
| 19:28 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Henry Mabry | 26-33 |
| 19:17 | Louisiana State | John Sanders blocks the short jumper by Andrew James | 26-33 |
| 19:15 | Louisiana State | Thomas Fenton can't tip it in | 26-33 |
| 19:14 | Mississippi | Paul Pepper grabs the board | 26-33 |
| 18:55 | Mississippi | William Cole makes the jumper from the left side | 28-33 |
| 18:29 | Louisiana State | Andrew James can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the right wing | 28-33 |
| 18:28 | Louisiana State | Henry Mabry tips it but misses | 28-33 |
| 18:27 | Louisiana State | Thomas Fenton tips it but misses | 28-33 |
| 18:26 | Louisiana State | Nicholas Waters tips it but misses | 28-33 |
| 18:24 | Mississippi | Paul Pepper gets the rebound | 28-33 |
| 18:18 | Mississippi | William Cole makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Derek Howe | 31-33 |
| 17:55 | Louisiana State | Thomas Fenton splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-33 |
| 17:54 | Mississippi | John Sanders gets the rebound | 31-33 |
| 17:28 | Mississippi | Louis Robey clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 31-33 |
| 17:26 | Mississippi | William Cole gets the offensive rebound | 31-33 |
| 17:05 | Mississippi | Paul Pepper buries a fadeaway from close range | 33-33 |
| 16:47 | Louisiana State | Thomas Fenton is hacked by Derek Howe - foul #2 on Derek Howe, team foul #1 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jerry Weishaar (SF) Derek Howe | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 16:38 | Louisiana State | Thomas Fenton is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 33-33 |
| 16:36 | Mississippi | Louis Robey snags the defensive board | 33-33 |
| 16:25 | Mississippi | Jerry Weishaar's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Don Million (C) Louis Robey | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | William Parada (SF), Calvin Newman (PF), Jackie Weiss (C) Sam Hawkins, Andrew James, Henry Mabry | |
| 16:11 | Louisiana State | Jackie Weiss misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 33-33 |
| 16:10 | Mississippi | William Cole snags the defensive board | 33-33 |
| 15:54 | Mississippi | William Cole clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-33 |
| 15:52 | Mississippi | Don Million tips it back up and in | 35-33 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - William Cole (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Paul Pepper (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. SF - Jerry Weishaar (fresh) PF - John Sanders (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Don Million (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Thomas Fenton (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Nicholas Waters (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Parada (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Calvin Newman (fresh) C - Jackie Weiss (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Louisiana State | William Parada misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 35-33 |
| 15:29 | Louisiana State | Thomas Fenton pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-33 |
| 15:21 | Louisiana State | William Parada scores on a floater from the right side set up by Thomas Fenton | 35-35 |
| 15:03 | Mississippi | Don Million drills a shot from just outside the lane | 37-35 |
| 14:46 | Louisiana State | Thomas Fenton is fouled on the floor by John Sanders as he's doubleteamed - foul #3 on John Sanders, team foul #2 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kevin Turnage (PG), David Golden (SG), Derek Howe (SF), Louis Robey (C) William Cole, Paul Pepper, Jerry Weishaar, John Sanders | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Douglas Severns (PG), Emmanuel Layman (SG), Sam Hawkins (SF), Andrew James (PF), Henry Mabry (C) Thomas Fenton, Nicholas Waters, William Parada, Calvin Newman, Jackie Weiss | |
| 14:30 | Louisiana State | Andrew James travels with the ball | 37-35 |
| 14:17 | Mississippi | Kevin Turnage drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Derek Howe | 40-35 |
| 14:00 | Louisiana State | Douglas Severns is open and buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Sam Hawkins | 40-37 |
| 13:43 | Mississippi | Don Million can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 40-37 |
| 13:41 | Louisiana State | Andrew James snags the defensive board | 40-37 |
| 13:26 | Louisiana State | Sam Hawkins misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 40-37 |
| 13:24 | Louisiana State | Andrew James pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-37 |
| 13:08 | Louisiana State | Sam Hawkins works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block but he's hacked by David Golden - foul #1 on David Golden, team foul #3 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Cole (PG), Paul Pepper (SG), John Sanders (PF) Kevin Turnage, David Golden, Don Million | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Thomas Fenton (PG) Douglas Severns | |
| 13:08 | Louisiana State | Sam Hawkins misses the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 13:08 | Louisiana State | Sam Hawkins makes the 2nd free throw | 40-38 |
| 12:50 | Mississippi | Paul Pepper misses badly on a jumper from close range | 40-38 |
| 12:49 | Mississippi | Louis Robey tips it back up and in | 42-38 |
| 12:38 | Louisiana State | Thomas Fenton clanks a 3 from the left corner | 42-38 |
| 12:37 | Mississippi | John Sanders grabs the defensive rebound | 42-38 |
| 12:15 | Mississippi | William Cole comes up short on the shot from the right side | 42-38 |
| 12:13 | Louisiana State | Thomas Fenton grabs the defensive rebound | 42-38 |
| 11:54 | Louisiana State | Thomas Fenton works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 42-38 |
| 11:52 | Louisiana State | Andrew James grabs the offensive board | 42-38 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - William Cole (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Paul Pepper (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. SF - Derek Howe (fresh) 3 ast. PF - John Sanders (fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Louis Robey (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Thomas Fenton (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Emmanuel Layman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Sam Hawkins (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. PF - Andrew James (fresh) 7 reb. C - Henry Mabry (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Louisiana State | William Cole is called for the reach on Thomas Fenton - foul #2 on William Cole, team foul #4 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Don Million (C) Louis Robey | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Nicholas Waters (SG), William Parada (SF) Emmanuel Layman, Sam Hawkins | |
| 11:30 | Louisiana State | Thomas Fenton is fouled on the floor by Don Million - foul #1 on Don Million, team foul #5 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jerry Weishaar (SF) Derek Howe | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Calvin Newman (PF) Andrew James | |
| 11:15 | Louisiana State | Thomas Fenton blows the layup over the doubleteam | 42-38 |
| 11:14 | Mississippi | John Sanders snags the defensive board | 42-38 |
| 11:03 | Mississippi | John Sanders drills a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Paul Pepper and he's hacked by Henry Mabry - foul #2 on Henry Mabry, team foul #1 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Jackie Weiss (C) Henry Mabry | |
| 11:03 | Mississippi | John Sanders makes the free throw | 45-38 |
| 10:53 | Louisiana State | Thomas Fenton comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 45-38 |
| 10:51 | Louisiana State | Jackie Weiss gets the offensive rebound | 45-38 |
| 10:37 | Louisiana State | William Parada is fouled on the floor by Jerry Weishaar - foul #1 on Jerry Weishaar, team foul #6 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kevin Turnage (PG), Louis Robey (C) William Cole, John Sanders | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Emmanuel Layman (SG), Sam Hawkins (SF), Andrew James (PF) Nicholas Waters, William Parada, Calvin Newman | |
| 10:12 | Louisiana State | Andrew James connects on the driving attempt in the paint set up by Thomas Fenton and he's hacked by Paul Pepper - foul #3 on Paul Pepper, team foul #7 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Golden (SG), Derek Howe (SF) Paul Pepper, Jerry Weishaar | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 10:12 | Louisiana State | Andrew James makes the free throw | 45-41 |
| 09:54 | Mississippi | David Golden is hacked by Jackie Weiss - foul #2 on Jackie Weiss, team foul #2 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Henry Mabry (C) Jackie Weiss | |
| 09:39 | Mississippi | Kevin Turnage misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-41 |
| 09:37 | Louisiana State | Henry Mabry snags the defensive board | 45-41 |
| 09:23 | Louisiana State | Thomas Fenton's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by Derek Howe | 45-41 |
| 08:54 | Mississippi | Don Million misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Andrew James - foul #3 on Andrew James, team foul #3 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Cole (PG), Paul Pepper (SG) Kevin Turnage, David Golden | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Douglas Severns (PG), Nicholas Waters (SG) Thomas Fenton, Emmanuel Layman | |
| 08:54 | Mississippi | Don Million makes the 1st free throw | 46-41 |
| 08:54 | Mississippi | Don Million misses the 2nd free throw | 46-41 |
| 08:54 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Henry Mabry | 46-41 |
| 08:32 | Louisiana State | Sam Hawkins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Sanders (PF) Louis Robey | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | William Parada (SF), Calvin Newman (PF) Sam Hawkins, Andrew James | |
| 08:18 | Mississippi | Calvin Newman picks off the pass by Don Million | 46-41 |
| 07:59 | Louisiana State | Douglas Severns is fouled on the floor by Derek Howe - foul #3 on Derek Howe, team foul #8 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jerry Weishaar (C) Don Million | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 07:59 | Louisiana State | Douglas Severns makes the 1st free throw | 46-42 |
| 07:59 | Louisiana State | Douglas Severns makes the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| 07:38 | Mississippi | William Cole hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 46-43 |
| 07:36 | Louisiana State | William Parada grabs the board | 46-43 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - William Cole (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Paul Pepper (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. SF - Derek Howe (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. PF - John Sanders (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Jerry Weishaar (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Douglas Severns (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Nicholas Waters (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Parada (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Calvin Newman (fresh) C - Henry Mabry (fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Louisiana State | Paul Pepper steals the ball from William Parada | 46-43 |
| 07:19 | Mississippi | William Cole lays it up and in set up by Paul Pepper | 48-43 |
| 06:58 | Louisiana State | Douglas Severns is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Douglas Severns, team foul #4 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Louis Robey (C) Derek Howe | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Thomas Fenton (PG), Emmanuel Layman (SG), Sam Hawkins (SF), Andrew James (PF), Jackie Weiss (C) Douglas Severns, Nicholas Waters, William Parada, Calvin Newman, Henry Mabry | |
| 06:35 | Mississippi | Louis Robey can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Jackie Weiss - foul #3 on Jackie Weiss, team foul #5 | 48-43 |
| 06:35 | Mississippi | Louis Robey misses the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 06:35 | Mississippi | Louis Robey makes the 2nd free throw | 49-43 |
| 06:20 | Louisiana State | Sam Hawkins's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by William Cole | 49-43 |
| 06:16 | Mississippi | Jerry Weishaar dunks the ball on a nice dish by William Cole | 51-43 |
| 05:53 | Louisiana State | Andrew James can't connect on an uncontested shot in the lane | 51-43 |
| 05:51 | Mississippi | Louis Robey grabs the defensive rebound | 51-43 |
| 05:40 | Mississippi | Jackie Weiss steals it from William Cole | 51-43 |
| 05:22 | Louisiana State | The jumper by Emmanuel Layman is denied by John Sanders | 51-43 |
| 05:21 | Mississippi | Louis Robey gets the rebound | 51-43 |
| 04:59 | Mississippi | Paul Pepper makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from William Cole | 54-43 |
| 04:45 | Louisiana State | Sam Hawkins evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Emmanuel Layman | 54-46 |
| 04:30 | Mississippi | Paul Pepper knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 57-46 |
| 04:12 | Louisiana State | Thomas Fenton evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot near the basket | 57-46 |
| 04:11 | Louisiana State | Sam Hawkins gets the offensive rebound | 57-46 |
| 03:51 | Louisiana State | Andrew James is called for traveling | 57-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kevin Turnage (PG), David Golden (SG), Derek Howe (SF), Don Million (PF) William Cole, Paul Pepper, Jerry Weishaar, John Sanders | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Nicholas Waters (SG), William Parada (SF), Calvin Newman (PF), Henry Mabry (C) Emmanuel Layman, Sam Hawkins, Andrew James, Jackie Weiss | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 03:33 | Mississippi | Louis Robey blows the layup | 57-46 |
| 03:32 | Mississippi | David Golden tips it in | 59-46 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kevin Turnage (fresh) 3 pts. SG - David Golden (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Derek Howe (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. PF - Don Million (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Louis Robey (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Thomas Fenton (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nicholas Waters (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Parada (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Calvin Newman (fresh) C - Henry Mabry (fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 03:21 | Louisiana State | Nicholas Waters drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Thomas Fenton | 59-48 |
| 03:02 | Mississippi | Louis Robey hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Kevin Turnage | 61-48 |
| 02:50 | Louisiana State | Thomas Fenton misses the jumper from the left side | 61-48 |
| 02:49 | Mississippi | David Golden grabs the defensive rebound | 61-48 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 02:25 | Mississippi | Don Million connects on the jumpshot from the right side set up by Kevin Turnage | 63-48 |
| 02:19 | Louisiana State | William Parada misses the shot from the right side | 63-48 |
| 02:18 | Louisiana State | Calvin Newman misses the tip | 63-48 |
| 02:16 | Mississippi | Don Million gets the rebound | 63-48 |
| 02:08 | Mississippi | Louis Robey buries a jump hook in the lane | 65-48 |
| 02:01 | Louisiana State | William Parada misses short on a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Derek Howe - foul #4 on Derek Howe, team foul #9 | 65-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Cole (PG), Paul Pepper (SG), John Sanders (PF) Kevin Turnage, David Golden, Louis Robey | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Douglas Severns (PG), Emmanuel Layman (SG), Andrew James (PF) Thomas Fenton, Nicholas Waters, Calvin Newman | |
| 02:01 | Louisiana State | William Parada makes the 1st free throw | 65-49 |
| 02:01 | Louisiana State | William Parada misses the 2nd free throw | 65-49 |
| 02:01 | Mississippi | Don Million gets the rebound | 65-49 |
| 01:58 | Mississippi | Douglas Severns steps in front of the William Cole pass in the backcourt | 65-49 |
| 01:57 | Louisiana State | Douglas Severns hits the finger roll | 65-51 |
| 01:38 | Mississippi | Paul Pepper can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 65-51 |
| 01:36 | Louisiana State | Douglas Severns pulls down the rebound | 65-51 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 01:21 | Louisiana State | Douglas Severns misses the 3 from the left wing | 65-51 |
| 01:20 | Mississippi | Don Million snags the defensive board | 65-51 |
| 01:00 | Mississippi | Andrew James is called for the reach on Don Million - foul #4 on Andrew James, team foul #6 | 65-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Louis Robey (C) Don Million | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Thomas Fenton (PG), Sam Hawkins (SF) Douglas Severns, William Parada | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:37 | Mississippi | Louis Robey makes the shot from just outside the lane | 67-51 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:32 | Louisiana State | Paul Pepper picks off the pass by Emmanuel Layman | 67-51 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi | Henry Mabry steals the ball from Louis Robey | 67-51 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana State | Henry Mabry misses the halfcourt shot | 67-51 |