| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Billy Swan (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Chapman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - William Rayl (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kevin Bohannan (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Wright (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Sung Xue (fresh) SG - Frank Cora (fresh) SF - Earnest Kelley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roger Stacks (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Gold (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana State | William Rayl inbounds the ball | 24-14 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Louisiana State | Robert Chapman comes up short on the shot from the left side | 24-14 |
| 19:41 | Mississippi | Sung Xue pulls down the rebound | 24-14 |
| 19:18 | Mississippi | Roger Stacks knocks in the shot in the lane on a great pass from Sung Xue | 24-16 |
| 18:49 | Louisiana State | William Rayl misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 24-16 |
| 18:48 | Mississippi | Roger Stacks pulls down the rebound | 24-16 |
| 18:46 | Mississippi | Sung Xue is fouled in the backcourt by Billy Swan - foul #2 on Billy Swan, team foul #1 | 24-16 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Ridinger (PG), Alan Colbert (SG), Giuseppe Greco (SF), James Collier (C) Sung Xue, Frank Cora, Earnest Kelley, Roger Stacks | |
| 18:31 | Mississippi | Alan Colbert misses the 3 from the left corner | 24-16 |
| 18:30 | Louisiana State | Billy Swan grabs the board | 24-16 |
| 18:11 | Louisiana State | Robert Chapman is fouled on the floor by Alan Colbert - foul #1 on Alan Colbert, team foul #1 | 24-16 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | James Walton (PG), Vance Plaisance (SG), Dikembe Arambula (SF), Adam Woodard (PF), Eduardo Zuniga (C) Billy Swan, Robert Chapman, William Rayl, Kevin Bohannan, James Wright | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Earnest Kelley (SF), Roger Stacks (PF) Alan Colbert, Frank Gold | |
| 17:50 | Louisiana State | James Walton double dribbles | 24-16 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Sung Xue (PG) Earnest Kelley | |
| 17:48 | Mississippi | Dikembe Arambula is called for the reach on Giuseppe Greco in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dikembe Arambula, team foul #2 | 24-16 |
| 17:35 | Mississippi | James Collier buries a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Sung Xue | 24-18 |
| 17:06 | Louisiana State | Vance Plaisance is hacked by Sung Xue - foul #1 on Sung Xue, team foul #2 | 24-18 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Kevin Bohannan (PF) Eduardo Zuniga | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Frank Cora (SG), Earnest Kelley (SF), Frank Gold (PF) Sung Xue, Giuseppe Greco, Roger Stacks | |
| 16:38 | Louisiana State | James Walton drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Vance Plaisance | 27-18 |
| 16:36 | Mississippi | Earnest Kelley loses the dribble to James Walton in the backcourt | 27-18 |
| 16:35 | Louisiana State | Vance Plaisance banks in the layup on a nice dish by James Walton | 29-18 |
| 16:08 | Mississippi | Earnest Kelley clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 29-18 |
| 16:07 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Adam Woodard | 29-18 |
| 15:41 | Louisiana State | Frank Cora steals the ball from Dikembe Arambula | 29-18 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - James Walton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Vance Plaisance (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Arambula (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kevin Bohannan (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Adam Woodard (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - James Ridinger (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Frank Cora (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Earnest Kelley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Gold (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Collier (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:17 | Mississippi | Frank Gold clanks a runner from the left block | 29-18 |
| 15:15 | Louisiana State | Dikembe Arambula gets the rebound | 29-18 |
| 14:46 | Louisiana State | Kevin Bohannan travels with the ball | 29-18 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Billy Swan (PG), Robert Chapman (SG), William Rayl (SF), Eduardo Zuniga (PF), James Wright (C) James Walton, Vance Plaisance, Dikembe Arambula, Kevin Bohannan, Adam Woodard | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Sung Xue (PG), Alan Colbert (SG), Giuseppe Greco (SF), Roger Stacks (PF) James Ridinger, Frank Cora, Earnest Kelley, Frank Gold | |
| 14:24 | Mississippi | Alan Colbert misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 29-18 |
| 14:22 | Louisiana State | Robert Chapman snags the defensive board | 29-18 |
| 14:03 | Louisiana State | Billy Swan scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from William Rayl | 32-18 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 13:57 | Mississippi | James Collier misses the floater from the baseline | 32-18 |
| 13:56 | Mississippi | James Collier can't tip it in | 32-18 |
| 13:55 | Mississippi | Roger Stacks tips it back up and in | 32-20 |
| 13:40 | Louisiana State | James Collier picks off the pass by Robert Chapman | 32-20 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 13:13 | Mississippi | James Collier hits a wide open fadeaway near the basket set up by Alan Colbert | 32-22 |
| 12:50 | Louisiana State | William Rayl scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Chapman | 34-22 |
| 12:23 | Mississippi | Alan Colbert hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-25 |
| 12:04 | Louisiana State | James Wright can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 34-25 |
| 12:03 | Louisiana State | James Wright tips it back up and in | 36-25 |
| 12:01 | Mississippi | Sung Xue is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Sung Xue, team foul #3 | 36-25 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Kevin Bohannan (PF) Eduardo Zuniga | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Ridinger (PG), Frank Cora (SG), Earnest Kelley (SF), Frank Gold (C) Sung Xue, Alan Colbert, Giuseppe Greco, James Collier | |
| 11:45 | Louisiana State | James Wright jams it set up by Robert Chapman | 38-25 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 11:29 | Mississippi | Earnest Kelley comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by William Rayl - foul #3 on William Rayl, team foul #3 | 38-25 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Sung Xue (PG) Frank Cora | |
| 11:29 | Mississippi | Earnest Kelley makes the 1st free throw | 38-26 |
| 11:29 | Mississippi | Earnest Kelley makes the 2nd free throw | 38-27 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Billy Swan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Chapman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Rayl (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Kevin Bohannan (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Wright (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Sung Xue (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Ridinger (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Earnest Kelley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roger Stacks (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Frank Gold (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:01 | Louisiana State | Frank Gold swats the short shot by Robert Chapman | 38-27 |
| 11:00 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to James Ridinger | 38-27 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 10:37 | Mississippi | Earnest Kelley hits a wide open 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Frank Gold | 38-30 |
| 10:19 | Louisiana State | William Rayl can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 38-30 |
| 10:17 | Mississippi | Earnest Kelley grabs the defensive rebound | 38-30 |
| 09:53 | Mississippi | Robert Chapman steals the ball from Earnest Kelley | 38-30 |
| 09:32 | Louisiana State | William Rayl buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 40-30 |
| 09:10 | Mississippi | Roger Stacks misses the easy layup | 40-30 |
| 09:08 | Louisiana State | Billy Swan gets the rebound | 40-30 |
| 08:47 | Louisiana State | James Wright's pass is intercepted by Frank Gold | 40-30 |
| 08:23 | Mississippi | Frank Gold hits a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Sung Xue | 40-32 |
| 07:54 | Louisiana State | Billy Swan misses the floater from just outside the lane | 40-32 |
| 07:53 | Mississippi | Frank Gold snags the defensive board | 40-32 |
| 07:34 | Mississippi | Roger Stacks is hacked by Kevin Bohannan - foul #3 on Kevin Bohannan, team foul #4 | 40-32 |
| 07:34 | Louisiana State | Louisiana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 40-32 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | James Walton (PG), Vance Plaisance (SG), Dikembe Arambula (SF), Adam Woodard (PF), Eduardo Zuniga (C) Billy Swan, Robert Chapman, William Rayl, Kevin Bohannan, James Wright | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Alan Colbert (PG), Frank Cora (SG), Giuseppe Greco (SF), James Collier (C) Sung Xue, James Ridinger, Earnest Kelley, Roger Stacks | |
| 07:15 | Mississippi | Frank Cora misses the 3 from straight away | 40-32 |
| 07:13 | Louisiana State | Eduardo Zuniga pulls down the rebound | 40-32 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - James Walton (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Vance Plaisance (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Arambula (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Adam Woodard (fresh) 3 reb. C - Eduardo Zuniga (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Alan Colbert (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SG - Frank Cora (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Giuseppe Greco (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frank Gold (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - James Collier (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 06:54 | Louisiana State | Dikembe Arambula misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-32 |
| 06:52 | Louisiana State | Eduardo Zuniga can't tip it in | 40-32 |
| 06:51 | Louisiana State | Adam Woodard can't tip it in | 40-32 |
| 06:49 | Mississippi | James Collier grabs the defensive rebound | 40-32 |
| 06:20 | Mississippi | Alan Colbert misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-32 |
| 06:18 | Mississippi | Alan Colbert pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-32 |
| 06:04 | Mississippi | Frank Cora's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-32 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Kevin Bohannan (PF) Adam Woodard | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Ridinger (PG), Roger Stacks (PF) Alan Colbert, Frank Gold | |
| 05:35 | Louisiana State | James Walton misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-32 |
| 05:34 | Louisiana State | Eduardo Zuniga hits the follow up shot | 42-32 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 05:23 | Mississippi | Frank Cora is hacked by Vance Plaisance - foul #2 on Vance Plaisance, team foul #5 | 42-32 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Adam Woodard (C) Eduardo Zuniga | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Sung Xue (PG), Earnest Kelley (SF) James Ridinger, Giuseppe Greco | |
| 05:18 | Mississippi | Sung Xue hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Roger Stacks | 42-35 |
| 04:51 | Louisiana State | Dikembe Arambula misses badly on a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Sung Xue - foul #3 on Sung Xue, team foul #4 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Billy Swan (PG), Robert Chapman (SG) James Walton, Vance Plaisance | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Ridinger (PG), Frank Gold (PF) Sung Xue, Roger Stacks | |
| 04:51 | Louisiana State | Dikembe Arambula makes the 1st free throw | 43-35 |
| 04:51 | Louisiana State | Dikembe Arambula misses the 2nd free throw | 43-35 |
| 04:51 | Mississippi | James Collier pulls down the rebound | 43-35 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 04:31 | Mississippi | Adam Woodard takes the ball from James Ridinger | 43-35 |
| 04:27 | Louisiana State | Earnest Kelley is called for the reach on Billy Swan - foul #2 on Earnest Kelley, team foul #5 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | William Rayl (SF) Dikembe Arambula | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Sung Xue (PG), Giuseppe Greco (SF) James Ridinger, Earnest Kelley | |
| 04:08 | Louisiana State | Robert Chapman misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 43-35 |
| 04:06 | Mississippi | Giuseppe Greco grabs the board | 43-35 |
| 03:49 | Mississippi | Frank Cora misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-35 |
| 03:48 | Louisiana State | William Rayl gets the rebound | 43-35 |
| 03:33 | Louisiana State | William Rayl makes the shot from the right side | 45-35 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:25 | Mississippi | James Collier knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 45-37 |
| 03:19 | Louisiana State | Adam Woodard hits a runner from the baseline set up by William Rayl and he's hacked by Sung Xue - foul #4 on Sung Xue, team foul #6 | 47-37 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | James Walton (PG), Vance Plaisance (SG), Eduardo Zuniga (C) Billy Swan, Robert Chapman, Kevin Bohannan | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Ridinger (PG), Alan Colbert (SG), Earnest Kelley (SF), Roger Stacks (PF) Sung Xue, Frank Cora, Giuseppe Greco, Frank Gold | |
| 03:19 | Louisiana State | Adam Woodard misses the free throw | 47-37 |
| 03:19 | Louisiana State | Eduardo Zuniga pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-37 |
| 02:51 | Louisiana State | James Collier steps in front of the Adam Woodard pass | 47-37 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - James Walton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Vance Plaisance (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Rayl (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Adam Woodard (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Eduardo Zuniga (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - James Ridinger (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alan Colbert (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Earnest Kelley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Roger Stacks (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - James Collier (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 02:32 | Mississippi | Eduardo Zuniga takes the ball from Alan Colbert | 47-37 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 02:12 | Louisiana State | William Rayl comes up short on the shot from the left side | 47-37 |
| 02:10 | Louisiana State | Eduardo Zuniga tips it in | 49-37 |
| 02:07 | Mississippi | Alan Colbert is called for traveling in the backcourt | 49-37 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Billy Swan (PG), Robert Chapman (SG), Dikembe Arambula (SF), James Wright (C) James Walton, Vance Plaisance, William Rayl, Adam Woodard | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Sung Xue (PG), Frank Cora (SG), Frank Gold (C) James Ridinger, Alan Colbert, James Collier | |
| 01:55 | Louisiana State | Billy Swan hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-37 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 01:52 | Mississippi | Frank Cora is hacked by Robert Chapman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Chapman, team foul #6 | 52-37 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | William Rayl (SF), Kevin Bohannan (PF) Dikembe Arambula, Eduardo Zuniga | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 01:34 | Mississippi | Kevin Bohannan is called for the reach on Frank Cora - foul #4 on Kevin Bohannan, team foul #7 | 52-37 |
| 01:34 | Mississippi | Frank Cora makes the 1st free throw | 52-38 |
| 01:34 | Mississippi | Frank Cora makes the 2nd free throw | 52-39 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 01:31 | Louisiana State | Sung Xue is called for the reach on Kevin Bohannan in the backcourt - foul #5 on Sung Xue, team foul #7 | 52-39 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Ridinger (PG) Sung Xue | |
| 01:31 | Louisiana State | Kevin Bohannan makes the 1st free throw | 53-39 |
| 01:31 | Louisiana State | Kevin Bohannan misses the 2nd free throw | 53-39 |
| 01:31 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Frank Gold | 53-39 |
| 01:17 | Mississippi | Roger Stacks misses the shot from the left side | 53-39 |
| 01:16 | Mississippi | Roger Stacks snags the offensive board | 53-39 |
| 01:10 | Mississippi | Frank Cora is hacked by Robert Chapman - foul #2 on Robert Chapman, team foul #8 | 53-39 |
| 01:10 | Mississippi | Frank Cora misses the 1st free throw | 53-39 |
| 01:10 | Louisiana State | James Wright pulls down the rebound | 53-39 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:46 | Louisiana State | Robert Chapman can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Roger Stacks - foul #3 on Roger Stacks, team foul #8 | 53-39 |
| 00:46 | Louisiana State | Robert Chapman makes the 1st free throw | 54-39 |
| 00:46 | Louisiana State | Robert Chapman makes the 2nd free throw | 55-39 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:40 | Mississippi | Frank Cora hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Earnest Kelley | 55-42 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:11 | Louisiana State | Billy Swan comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 55-42 |
| 00:10 | Louisiana State | James Wright snags the offensive board | 55-42 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana State | Billy Swan runs out the clock | 55-42 |