| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Adam Vicknair (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ronald Mello (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Caleb Darby (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arthur Burnette (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Freddie Sutherland (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Robert Smiley (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Shawn Sparks (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Damian Calkins (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Mark Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Holloway (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana State | Caleb Darby inbounds the ball | 30-33 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:39 | Louisiana State | Arthur Burnette double dribbles | 30-33 |
| 19:22 | Mississippi | Robert Smiley makes the wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Mark Smith | 30-36 |
| 19:04 | Louisiana State | Arthur Burnette misses the floater from the baseline but the foul's on Gary Holloway - foul #1 on Gary Holloway, team foul #1 | 30-36 |
| 19:04 | Louisiana State | Arthur Burnette makes the 1st free throw | 31-36 |
| 19:04 | Louisiana State | Arthur Burnette makes the 2nd free throw | 32-36 |
| 19:02 | Mississippi | Robert Smiley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-36 |
| 18:43 | Louisiana State | Ronald Mello hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-36 |
| 18:42 | Louisiana State | Caleb Darby tips it back up and in | 34-36 |
| 18:39 | Mississippi | Shawn Sparks is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Mello - foul #4 on Ronald Mello, team foul #1 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Corey Howard (SG), David Dinan (PF) Ronald Mello, Arthur Burnette | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 18:22 | Mississippi | The short jumper by Gary Holloway is denied by David Dinan | 34-36 |
| 18:20 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins hits the follow up shot | 34-38 |
| 17:57 | Louisiana State | David Dinan hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 34-38 |
| 17:56 | Mississippi | Robert Smiley grabs the board | 34-38 |
| 17:54 | Mississippi | Robert Smiley is hacked by Corey Howard in the backcourt - foul #1 on Corey Howard, team foul #2 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Robert Guerrier (SG), Alexei Malinoski (SF), Arthur Burnette (PF) Adam Vicknair, Caleb Darby, Freddie Sutherland | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Joseph Palmer (PF), Robert Schrader (C) Mark Smith, Gary Holloway | |
| 17:42 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins's layup is rejected by Arthur Burnette | 34-38 |
| 17:41 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins grabs the offensive board | 34-38 |
| 17:32 | Mississippi | Joseph Palmer makes the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Robert Smiley | 34-40 |
| 17:03 | Louisiana State | Robert Schrader takes the ball from Alexei Malinoski | 34-40 |
| 16:44 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 34-40 |
| 16:43 | Mississippi | Joseph Palmer can't tip it in | 34-40 |
| 16:42 | Louisiana State | Arthur Burnette snags the defensive board | 34-40 |
| 16:15 | Louisiana State | Corey Howard is fouled on the floor by Damian Calkins - foul #1 on Damian Calkins, team foul #2 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Adam Vicknair (PG), Stanley Smith (SG), Caleb Darby (SF), Freddie Sutherland (C) Corey Howard, Robert Guerrier, Alexei Malinoski, David Dinan | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Patrick Cross (PG), Jack Inman (SG), Mark Smith (PF), Gary Holloway (C) Robert Smiley, Shawn Sparks, Joseph Palmer, Robert Schrader | |
| 15:54 | Louisiana State | The jump hook by Arthur Burnette is blocked by Mark Smith | 34-40 |
| 15:53 | Louisiana State | Freddie Sutherland grabs the offensive rebound | 34-40 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Adam Vicknair (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Stanley Smith (fresh) SF - Caleb Darby (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Arthur Burnette (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Freddie Sutherland (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Patrick Cross (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jack Inman (fresh) SF - Damian Calkins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Holloway (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Louisiana State | Freddie Sutherland misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 34-40 |
| 15:31 | Louisiana State | Adam Vicknair hits the follow up shot | 36-40 |
| 15:25 | Mississippi | Jack Inman is open and scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Patrick Cross | 36-43 |
| 15:08 | Louisiana State | Jack Inman is called for the reach on Caleb Darby - foul #1 on Jack Inman, team foul #3 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Smiley (PG), Gary Ford (SF), Joseph Palmer (PF), Robert Schrader (C) Patrick Cross, Damian Calkins, Mark Smith, Gary Holloway | |
| 14:53 | Louisiana State | Caleb Darby makes the floater from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Gary Ford - foul #1 on Gary Ford, team foul #4 | 38-43 |
| 14:53 | Louisiana State | Caleb Darby makes the free throw | 39-43 |
| 14:35 | Mississippi | Robert Schrader misses short on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Freddie Sutherland - foul #3 on Freddie Sutherland, team foul #3 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Corey Howard (SG), Robert Guerrier (SF), David Dinan (PF) Stanley Smith, Caleb Darby, Arthur Burnette | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Patrick Cross (SG) Jack Inman | |
| 14:35 | Mississippi | Robert Schrader makes the 1st free throw | 39-44 |
| 14:35 | Mississippi | Robert Schrader makes the 2nd free throw | 39-45 |
| 14:23 | Louisiana State | David Dinan is wide open but clanks a floater in the paint | 39-45 |
| 14:21 | Mississippi | Gary Ford snags the defensive board | 39-45 |
| 14:10 | Mississippi | Robert Schrader lays it in set up by Patrick Cross | 39-47 |
| 13:58 | Louisiana State | Robert Guerrier hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 39-47 |
| 13:57 | Mississippi | Robert Smiley grabs the defensive rebound | 39-47 |
| 13:42 | Mississippi | Joseph Palmer is wide open but clanks a turnaround near the basket | 39-47 |
| 13:40 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Freddie Sutherland | 39-47 |
| 13:13 | Louisiana State | David Dinan hits the finger roll set up by Corey Howard | 41-47 |
| 12:47 | Mississippi | Robert Smiley is denied on a layup by Freddie Sutherland | 41-47 |
| 12:46 | Louisiana State | David Dinan pulls down the rebound | 41-47 |
| 12:30 | Louisiana State | Robert Guerrier misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-47 |
| 12:29 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Robert Smiley | 41-47 |
| 12:25 | Mississippi | Robert Smiley misses long on a jumper from the right side | 41-47 |
| 12:24 | Louisiana State | David Dinan pulls down the rebound | 41-47 |
| 12:04 | Louisiana State | Adam Vicknair makes the contested fadeaway from the free throw line | 43-47 |
| 11:35 | Mississippi | Robert Smiley misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-47 |
| 11:33 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Schrader | 43-47 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Adam Vicknair (tiring) 7 pts. SG - Corey Howard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Guerrier (tiring) 2 ast. PF - David Dinan (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Freddie Sutherland (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Robert Smiley (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Cross (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - Gary Ford (fairly fresh) PF - Joseph Palmer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Schrader (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Mississippi | Gary Ford steps out of bounds on the baseline | 43-47 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Stanley Smith (PG), Ronald Mello (SG), Caleb Darby (SF), Arthur Burnette (PF), Alexei Malinoski (C) Adam Vicknair, Corey Howard, Robert Guerrier, David Dinan, Freddie Sutherland | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Shawn Sparks (PG), Jack Inman (SG), Damian Calkins (SF), Mark Smith (PF), Gary Holloway (C) Robert Smiley, Patrick Cross, Gary Ford, Joseph Palmer, Robert Schrader | |
| 10:59 | Louisiana State | Alexei Malinoski hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket but the foul's on Mark Smith - foul #1 on Mark Smith, team foul #5 | 43-47 |
| 10:59 | Louisiana State | Alexei Malinoski misses the 1st free throw | 43-47 |
| 10:59 | Louisiana State | Alexei Malinoski makes the 2nd free throw | 44-47 |
| 10:38 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins is hacked by Stanley Smith - foul #1 on Stanley Smith, team foul #4 | 44-47 |
| 10:22 | Mississippi | Mark Smith misses the easy dunk attempt | 44-47 |
| 10:21 | Mississippi | Gary Holloway gets the offensive rebound | 44-47 |
| 10:02 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-47 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Freddie Sutherland (C) Alexei Malinoski | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 09:39 | Louisiana State | Freddie Sutherland's fadeaway is rejected by Gary Holloway | 44-47 |
| 09:38 | Louisiana State | Arthur Burnette misses the tip | 44-47 |
| 09:36 | Mississippi | Gary Holloway pulls down the rebound | 44-47 |
| 09:31 | Mississippi | Gary Holloway is whistled for a carry | 44-47 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Adam Vicknair (PG) Stanley Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Smiley (PG), Everett Graham (C) Jack Inman, Gary Holloway | |
| 09:11 | Louisiana State | Freddie Sutherland misses the lay-in | 44-47 |
| 09:09 | Mississippi | Mark Smith pulls down the rebound | 44-47 |
| 08:47 | Mississippi | Mark Smith hits a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Damian Calkins | 44-49 |
| 08:21 | Louisiana State | Adam Vicknair misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-49 |
| 08:20 | Mississippi | Mark Smith grabs the board | 44-49 |
| 08:03 | Mississippi | Shawn Sparks misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 44-49 |
| 08:02 | Mississippi | Mark Smith misses the tip | 44-49 |
| 08:01 | Louisiana State | Freddie Sutherland snags the defensive board | 44-49 |
| 07:42 | Louisiana State | Freddie Sutherland misses the fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Everett Graham - foul #2 on Everett Graham, team foul #6 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Corey Howard (PG), Stanley Smith (SG), Alexei Malinoski (SF), David Dinan (PF) Adam Vicknair, Ronald Mello, Caleb Darby, Arthur Burnette | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jack Inman (SG), Gary Holloway (C) Shawn Sparks, Mark Smith | |
| 07:42 | Louisiana State | Freddie Sutherland misses the 1st free throw | 44-49 |
| 07:42 | Louisiana State | Freddie Sutherland misses the 2nd free throw | 44-49 |
| 07:42 | Louisiana State | David Dinan snags the offensive board | 44-49 |
| 07:29 | Louisiana State | Corey Howard misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-49 |
| 07:28 | Louisiana State | David Dinan gets the offensive rebound | 44-49 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Corey Howard (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stanley Smith (fresh) SF - Alexei Malinoski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Dinan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Freddie Sutherland (tiring) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Robert Smiley (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jack Inman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Damian Calkins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Everett Graham (fairly fresh) C - Gary Holloway (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:02 | Louisiana State | Alexei Malinoski blows the layup | 44-49 |
| 07:01 | Louisiana State | Alexei Malinoski grabs the offensive rebound | 44-49 |
| 06:44 | Louisiana State | Freddie Sutherland can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 44-49 |
| 06:43 | Mississippi | Gary Holloway snags the defensive board | 44-49 |
| 06:41 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins loses the dribble to Stanley Smith in the backcourt | 44-49 |
| 06:19 | Louisiana State | Freddie Sutherland scores on a floater from the right block | 46-49 |
| 06:05 | Mississippi | Gary Holloway hits the finger roll set up by Robert Smiley | 46-51 |
| 05:44 | Louisiana State | Corey Howard is fouled on the floor by Damian Calkins - foul #2 on Damian Calkins, team foul #7 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Ronald Mello (SG), Robert Guerrier (SF), Arthur Burnette (PF) Stanley Smith, Alexei Malinoski, Freddie Sutherland | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Patrick Cross (PG), Shawn Sparks (SG), Gary Ford (SF), Joseph Palmer (PF), Robert Schrader (C) Robert Smiley, Jack Inman, Damian Calkins, Everett Graham, Gary Holloway | |
| 05:44 | Louisiana State | Corey Howard makes the 1st free throw | 47-51 |
| 05:44 | Louisiana State | Corey Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 48-51 |
| 05:25 | Mississippi | Gary Ford is wide open and slams it home | 48-53 |
| 05:01 | Louisiana State | Ronald Mello buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-53 |
| 04:57 | Mississippi | Shawn Sparks drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Joseph Palmer | 51-56 |
| 04:36 | Louisiana State | Robert Guerrier throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-56 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Caleb Darby (SF), Freddie Sutherland (C) Corey Howard, David Dinan | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Damian Calkins (SF), Mark Smith (PF) Gary Ford, Joseph Palmer | |
| 04:34 | Mississippi | Robert Guerrier picks off the pass by Damian Calkins in the backcourt | 51-56 |
| 04:26 | Louisiana State | Robert Guerrier misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 51-56 |
| 04:24 | Mississippi | Patrick Cross grabs the board | 51-56 |
| 04:18 | Mississippi | Freddie Sutherland is called for the reach on Shawn Sparks - foul #4 on Freddie Sutherland, team foul #5 | 51-56 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Stanley Smith (PG) Robert Guerrier | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Smiley (PG), Gary Holloway (C) Patrick Cross, Robert Schrader | |
| 04:13 | Mississippi | Stanley Smith is called for the reach on Shawn Sparks - foul #2 on Stanley Smith, team foul #6 | 51-56 |
| 04:05 | Mississippi | Gary Holloway's pass is intercepted by Arthur Burnette | 51-56 |
| 03:36 | Louisiana State | Caleb Darby loses the ball out of bounds | 51-56 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Adam Vicknair (PG), Alexei Malinoski (C) Ronald Mello, Freddie Sutherland | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jack Inman (SG), Joseph Palmer (PF) Shawn Sparks, Mark Smith | |
| 03:15 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins is wide open and slams it home on a great pass from Jack Inman | 51-58 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Adam Vicknair (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Stanley Smith (fresh) SF - Caleb Darby (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Arthur Burnette (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Alexei Malinoski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Robert Smiley (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jack Inman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Damian Calkins (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Palmer (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Holloway (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 02:51 | Louisiana State | Arthur Burnette lays it up and in | 53-58 |
| 02:51 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-58 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Ronald Mello (SG), Robert Guerrier (SF), David Dinan (C) Stanley Smith, Caleb Darby, Arthur Burnette | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Shawn Sparks (SG), Mark Smith (PF) Jack Inman, Joseph Palmer | |
| 02:49 | Mississippi | Robert Smiley is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Mello - foul #5 on Ronald Mello, team foul #7 | 53-58 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Corey Howard (SG) Ronald Mello | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 02:49 | Mississippi | Robert Smiley misses the 1st free throw | 53-58 |
| 02:49 | Louisiana State | Alexei Malinoski grabs the board | 53-58 |
| 02:49 | Louisiana State | Louisiana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-58 |
| 02:30 | Louisiana State | Corey Howard drills a 3 from the left corner | 56-58 |
| 02:18 | Mississippi | Robert Smiley connects on the floater in the lane | 56-60 |
| 02:18 | Louisiana State | Louisiana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-60 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Caleb Darby (SF) Robert Guerrier | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 01:49 | Louisiana State | Mark Smith picks off the pass by Caleb Darby | 56-60 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:26 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins hits a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Shawn Sparks | 56-62 |
| 01:26 | Louisiana State | Louisiana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 56-62 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Arthur Burnette (PF), Freddie Sutherland (C) David Dinan, Alexei Malinoski | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 01:01 | Louisiana State | Freddie Sutherland can't throw it down | 56-62 |
| 00:59 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Mark Smith | 56-62 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Mississippi | Mark Smith is hacked by Corey Howard in the backcourt - foul #2 on Corey Howard, team foul #8 | 56-62 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Patrick Cross (PG) Damian Calkins | |
| 00:56 | Mississippi | Mark Smith makes the 1st free throw | 56-63 |
| 00:56 | Mississippi | Mark Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 56-64 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:50 | Louisiana State | Corey Howard hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-64 |
| 00:49 | Mississippi | Gary Holloway gets the rebound | 56-64 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:46 | Mississippi | Corey Howard is called for the reach on Gary Holloway in the backcourt - foul #3 on Corey Howard, team foul #9 | 56-64 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Joseph Palmer (PF) Mark Smith | |
| 00:46 | Mississippi | Gary Holloway makes the 1st free throw | 56-65 |
| 00:46 | Mississippi | Gary Holloway makes the 2nd free throw | 56-66 |
| 00:40 | Louisiana State | Freddie Sutherland clanks a shot in the lane | 56-66 |
| 00:39 | Mississippi | Joseph Palmer gets the rebound | 56-66 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:10 | Mississippi | Robert Smiley misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Caleb Darby - foul #1 on Caleb Darby, team foul #10 | 56-66 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Damian Calkins (SF), Mark Smith (PF) Patrick Cross, Joseph Palmer | |
| 00:10 | Mississippi | Robert Smiley misses the 1st free throw | 56-66 |
| 00:10 | Mississippi | Robert Smiley makes the 2nd free throw | 56-67 |
| 00:04 | Louisiana State | Caleb Darby's fadeaway is rejected by Gary Holloway | 56-67 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi | Gary Holloway gets the rebound | 56-67 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Gary Holloway runs out the clock | 56-67 |