| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Casey Lamons (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Centers (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Paul Oswald (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Sidney Tiffany (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - John Clinard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Rafael Moreno (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Graham Hudson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonah Williamson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Gerald Gardner (fresh) 2 reb. C - Julio Gonzales (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana State | Paul Oswald inbounds the ball | 17-21 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Louisiana State | Sidney Tiffany scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Robert Centers | 20-21 |
| 19:37 | Mississippi | Casey Lamons steps in front of the Rafael Moreno pass in the backcourt | 20-21 |
| 19:36 | Louisiana State | Casey Lamons jams it | 22-21 |
| 19:10 | Mississippi | Gerald Gardner comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 22-21 |
| 19:08 | Mississippi | Julio Gonzales can't tip it in | 22-21 |
| 19:07 | Louisiana State | Sidney Tiffany pulls down the rebound | 22-21 |
| 18:41 | Louisiana State | Robert Centers is hacked by Julio Gonzales - foul #1 on Julio Gonzales, team foul #1 | 22-21 |
| 18:24 | Louisiana State | Sidney Tiffany drills a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Paul Oswald and he's fouled by Gerald Gardner - foul #1 on Gerald Gardner, team foul #2 | 24-21 |
| 18:24 | Louisiana State | Sidney Tiffany misses the free throw | 24-21 |
| 18:24 | Louisiana State | Paul Oswald snags the offensive board | 24-21 |
| 18:07 | Louisiana State | Rafael Moreno steps in front of the Sidney Tiffany pass | 24-21 |
| 17:46 | Mississippi | Rafael Moreno hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 24-21 |
| 17:45 | Louisiana State | Paul Oswald gets the rebound | 24-21 |
| 17:24 | Louisiana State | Casey Lamons connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by John Clinard | 27-21 |
| 16:55 | Mississippi | Jonah Williamson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-21 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Bryant Palmer (SF), Michael Williams (PF), Henry Ontiveros (C) Paul Oswald, Sidney Tiffany, John Clinard | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Chad Hill (PF) Gerald Gardner | |
| 16:28 | Louisiana State | Robert Centers is open but comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 27-21 |
| 16:27 | Mississippi | Rafael Moreno pulls down the rebound | 27-21 |
| 16:14 | Mississippi | Chad Hill is fouled on the floor by Michael Williams - foul #2 on Michael Williams, team foul #1 | 27-21 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Charles Dubois (PG) Casey Lamons | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Machen (C) Julio Gonzales | |
| 15:55 | Mississippi | Graham Hudson is whistled for a carry | 27-21 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Charles Dubois (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Centers (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Bryant Palmer (fresh) PF - Michael Williams (fresh) 2 stl. C - Henry Ontiveros (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Rafael Moreno (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Graham Hudson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonah Williamson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Chad Hill (fresh) 3 reb. C - James Machen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Louisiana State | Jonah Williamson steals it from Robert Centers | 27-21 |
| 15:12 | Mississippi | Michael Williams knocks away the 3 by Jonah Williamson | 27-21 |
| 15:11 | Mississippi | Chad Hill snags the offensive board | 27-21 |
| 14:53 | Mississippi | James Machen misses the turnaround from the left block | 27-21 |
| 14:51 | Louisiana State | Michael Williams snags the defensive board | 27-21 |
| 14:22 | Louisiana State | Charles Dubois can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 27-21 |
| 14:21 | Louisiana State | Michael Williams hits the follow up shot | 29-21 |
| 14:05 | Mississippi | Chad Hill drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 29-23 |
| 13:38 | Louisiana State | Henry Ontiveros misses badly on a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by James Machen - foul #2 on James Machen, team foul #3 | 29-23 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Casey Lamons (PG), Paul Oswald (SF), John Clinard (C) Robert Centers, Bryant Palmer, Michael Williams | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Telek Kucharski (PG), Kirk Brooks (SG), Gerald Gardner (PF), Julio Gonzales (C) Rafael Moreno, Graham Hudson, Chad Hill, James Machen | |
| 13:38 | Louisiana State | Henry Ontiveros misses the 1st free throw | 29-23 |
| 13:38 | Louisiana State | Henry Ontiveros makes the 2nd free throw | 30-23 |
| 13:09 | Mississippi | Kirk Brooks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-23 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Robert Centers (SG), Sidney Tiffany (PF) Charles Dubois, Henry Ontiveros | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Long (SF) Jonah Williamson | |
| 12:50 | Louisiana State | Robert Centers is fouled on the floor by Gerald Gardner - foul #2 on Gerald Gardner, team foul #4 | 30-23 |
| 12:24 | Louisiana State | Julio Gonzales steals it from Robert Centers | 30-23 |
| 11:55 | Mississippi | The jumper by Gerald Gardner is denied by John Clinard | 30-23 |
| 11:53 | Louisiana State | Sidney Tiffany grabs the board | 30-23 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Casey Lamons (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Centers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Paul Oswald (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Sidney Tiffany (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - John Clinard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Telek Kucharski (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kirk Brooks (fresh) SF - Robert Long (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gerald Gardner (fresh) 2 reb. C - Julio Gonzales (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Louisiana State | Robert Centers drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Casey Lamons | 33-23 |
| 11:11 | Mississippi | Gerald Gardner comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 33-23 |
| 11:09 | Louisiana State | Robert Centers gets the rebound | 33-23 |
| 10:42 | Louisiana State | Casey Lamons shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 33-23 |
| 10:40 | Mississippi | Julio Gonzales grabs the board | 33-23 |
| 10:13 | Mississippi | Kirk Brooks is called for traveling | 33-23 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Charles Dubois (SG), Bryant Palmer (SF), Michael Williams (PF), Henry Ontiveros (C) Robert Centers, Paul Oswald, Sidney Tiffany, John Clinard | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Rafael Moreno (PG), Graham Hudson (SG), Jonah Williamson (SF), Chad Hill (PF), James Machen (C) Telek Kucharski, Kirk Brooks, Robert Long, Gerald Gardner, Julio Gonzales | |
| 09:53 | Louisiana State | Casey Lamons blows the layup | 33-23 |
| 09:51 | Mississippi | James Machen pulls down the rebound | 33-23 |
| 09:29 | Mississippi | Graham Hudson is hacked by Michael Williams - foul #3 on Michael Williams, team foul #2 | 33-23 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Paul Oswald (SF) Casey Lamons | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 09:04 | Mississippi | James Machen hits a jumper from the right wing | 33-25 |
| 08:45 | Louisiana State | Charles Dubois hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Paul Oswald | 35-25 |
| 08:28 | Mississippi | Charles Dubois steals it from Jonah Williamson | 35-25 |
| 08:20 | Louisiana State | Michael Williams misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 35-25 |
| 08:19 | Mississippi | James Machen grabs the board | 35-25 |
| 07:55 | Mississippi | James Machen can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 35-25 |
| 07:54 | Louisiana State | Paul Oswald grabs the defensive rebound | 35-25 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Charles Dubois (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bryant Palmer (fresh) SF - Paul Oswald (fairly fresh) 5 reb. PF - Michael Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Henry Ontiveros (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Rafael Moreno (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Graham Hudson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonah Williamson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Chad Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - James Machen (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Louisiana State | Charles Dubois drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Henry Ontiveros | 38-25 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 07:14 | Mississippi | Jonah Williamson drills a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Rafael Moreno and the foul's on Michael Williams - foul #4 on Michael Williams, team foul #3 | 38-27 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Casey Lamons (PG), Robert Centers (SG), Sidney Tiffany (SF), John Clinard (C) Charles Dubois, Bryant Palmer, Paul Oswald, Michael Williams | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gerald Gardner (PF), Julio Gonzales (C) Chad Hill, James Machen | |
| 07:14 | Mississippi | Jonah Williamson misses the free throw | 38-27 |
| 07:14 | Louisiana State | John Clinard pulls down the rebound | 38-27 |
| 06:54 | Louisiana State | Robert Centers buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by John Clinard | 41-27 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 06:37 | Mississippi | Julio Gonzales misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by John Clinard - foul #2 on John Clinard, team foul #4 | 41-27 |
| 06:37 | Mississippi | Julio Gonzales makes the 1st free throw | 41-28 |
| 06:37 | Mississippi | Julio Gonzales makes the 2nd free throw | 41-29 |
| 06:35 | Louisiana State | Casey Lamons throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-29 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 06:22 | Mississippi | Gerald Gardner blows the layup | 41-29 |
| 06:20 | Louisiana State | Robert Centers gets the rebound | 41-29 |
| 05:55 | Louisiana State | Sidney Tiffany makes the jumper in the paint | 43-29 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 05:43 | Mississippi | Julio Gonzales makes the shot in the paint and he's fouled by Casey Lamons - foul #2 on Casey Lamons, team foul #5 | 43-31 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Telek Kucharski (PG), Kirk Brooks (SG) Rafael Moreno, Graham Hudson | |
| 05:43 | Mississippi | Julio Gonzales misses the free throw | 43-31 |
| 05:43 | Louisiana State | Robert Centers grabs the board | 43-31 |
| 05:14 | Louisiana State | John Clinard blows the layup but he's hacked by Kirk Brooks - foul #1 on Kirk Brooks, team foul #5 | 43-31 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Paul Oswald (SF) Henry Ontiveros | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Long (SF) Jonah Williamson | |
| 05:14 | Louisiana State | John Clinard makes the 1st free throw | 44-31 |
| 05:14 | Louisiana State | John Clinard makes the 2nd free throw | 45-31 |
| 04:58 | Mississippi | Gerald Gardner makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing and he's fouled by Robert Centers - foul #1 on Robert Centers, team foul #6 | 45-33 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Graham Hudson (SG) Kirk Brooks | |
| 04:58 | Mississippi | Gerald Gardner makes the free throw | 45-34 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 04:29 | Louisiana State | John Clinard loses the dribble to Julio Gonzales | 45-34 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 04:09 | Mississippi | Robert Long misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Paul Oswald - foul #2 on Paul Oswald, team foul #7 | 45-34 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Charles Dubois (PG), Michael Williams (PF), Henry Ontiveros (C) Casey Lamons, Sidney Tiffany, John Clinard | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Rafael Moreno (PG), Chad Hill (PF), James Machen (C) Telek Kucharski, Gerald Gardner, Julio Gonzales | |
| 04:09 | Mississippi | Robert Long misses the 1st free throw | 45-34 |
| 04:09 | Mississippi | Robert Long misses the 2nd free throw | 45-34 |
| 04:09 | Louisiana State | Robert Centers grabs the board | 45-34 |
| 03:46 | Louisiana State | Rafael Moreno takes the ball from Michael Williams | 45-34 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Charles Dubois (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Centers (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. SF - Paul Oswald (fairly fresh) 5 reb. PF - Michael Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Henry Ontiveros (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Rafael Moreno (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Graham Hudson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Long (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Chad Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - James Machen (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:41 | Mississippi | Chad Hill clanks a jumper from the baseline | 45-34 |
| 03:40 | Louisiana State | Michael Williams gets the rebound | 45-34 |
| 03:16 | Louisiana State | Robert Centers scores on a jumper from the baseline set up by Henry Ontiveros | 47-34 |
| 03:04 | Mississippi | Rafael Moreno knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-37 |
| 02:43 | Louisiana State | Chad Hill picks off the pass by Charles Dubois | 47-37 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:34 | Mississippi | Chad Hill connects on the driving attempt near the basket set up by Rafael Moreno | 47-39 |
| 02:34 | Louisiana State | Louisiana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-39 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Casey Lamons (PG), Sidney Tiffany (SF), John Clinard (C) Charles Dubois, Paul Oswald, Michael Williams | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jonah Williamson (SF), Gerald Gardner (PF), Julio Gonzales (C) Robert Long, Chad Hill, James Machen | |
| 02:21 | Louisiana State | Sidney Tiffany misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 47-39 |
| 02:19 | Louisiana State | Henry Ontiveros tips it but misses | 47-39 |
| 02:18 | Louisiana State | Sidney Tiffany hits the follow up shot | 49-39 |
| 02:03 | Mississippi | Robert Centers swats the shot by Rafael Moreno | 49-39 |
| 02:02 | Louisiana State | Robert Centers pulls down the rebound | 49-39 |
| 01:48 | Louisiana State | Robert Centers misses the lay-in | 49-39 |
| 01:46 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Julio Gonzales | 49-39 |
| 01:38 | Mississippi | Jonah Williamson slams it home set up by Julio Gonzales | 49-41 |
| 01:22 | Louisiana State | Sidney Tiffany misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-41 |
| 01:21 | Mississippi | Julio Gonzales grabs the board | 49-41 |
| 01:08 | Mississippi | Graham Hudson loses the dribble to Robert Centers | 49-41 |
| 00:49 | Louisiana State | Casey Lamons drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-41 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Mississippi | Jonah Williamson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Rafael Moreno | 52-44 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:40 | Louisiana State | Sidney Tiffany is fouled in the backcourt by Rafael Moreno - foul #1 on Rafael Moreno, team foul #6 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Bryant Palmer (SF) Henry Ontiveros | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 00:39 | Louisiana State | Rafael Moreno is called for the reach on Casey Lamons - foul #2 on Rafael Moreno, team foul #7 | 52-44 |
| 00:39 | Louisiana State | Casey Lamons makes the 1st free throw | 53-44 |
| 00:39 | Louisiana State | Casey Lamons makes the 2nd free throw | 54-44 |
| 00:31 | Mississippi | Gerald Gardner comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-44 |
| 00:30 | Louisiana State | Sidney Tiffany grabs the board | 54-44 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Louisiana State | Casey Lamons runs out the clock | 54-44 |