| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Hubert Fletcher (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Joseph (fresh) SF - Dave Jarman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Geoffrey Long (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Herman Chancellor (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Rich Hanks (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eugene Clegg (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Fred Kluge (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Amerson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Tomas Bell (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Dave Jarman inbounds the ball | 21-31 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:32 | Mississippi | Geoffrey Long buries a 3 from straight away | 24-31 |
| 19:16 | Louisiana State | Fred Kluge drills a floater from close range | 24-33 |
| 18:53 | Mississippi | Geoffrey Long hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 24-33 |
| 18:52 | Louisiana State | James Amerson grabs the defensive rebound | 24-33 |
| 18:32 | Louisiana State | Geoffrey Long is called for the reach on Fred Kluge - foul #1 on Geoffrey Long, team foul #1 | 24-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lavern Davis (SG), Robert Riley (SF), Christopher Weems (PF), Samuel Johnson (C) William Joseph, Dave Jarman, Geoffrey Long, Herman Chancellor | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 18:08 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell connects on the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Rich Hanks | 24-35 |
| 17:57 | Mississippi | Lavern Davis scores on a floater from the right wing set up by Hubert Fletcher | 26-35 |
| 17:35 | Louisiana State | Fred Kluge clanks a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Robert Riley - foul #1 on Robert Riley, team foul #2 | 26-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Joseph (SG), Geoffrey Long (SF) Lavern Davis, Robert Riley | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 17:35 | Louisiana State | Fred Kluge makes the 1st free throw | 26-36 |
| 17:35 | Louisiana State | Fred Kluge makes the 2nd free throw | 26-37 |
| 17:06 | Mississippi | William Joseph misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-37 |
| 17:05 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Samuel Johnson | 26-37 |
| 16:47 | Mississippi | Geoffrey Long misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 26-37 |
| 16:45 | Louisiana State | Fred Kluge grabs the board | 26-37 |
| 16:23 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but the foul's on William Joseph - foul #1 on William Joseph, team foul #3 | 26-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lavern Davis (PG), Robert Riley (SF), Herman Chancellor (C) Hubert Fletcher, Geoffrey Long, Samuel Johnson | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Timothy Ostby (SG), William Weiss (SF), Dexter Smith (PF) Eugene Clegg, Fred Kluge, James Amerson | |
| 16:23 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell misses the 1st free throw | 26-37 |
| 16:23 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell misses the 2nd free throw | 26-37 |
| 16:23 | Mississippi | William Joseph grabs the board | 26-37 |
| 16:02 | Mississippi | William Joseph connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-37 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Lavern Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Joseph (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Riley (fresh) PF - Christopher Weems (fresh) 2 pts. C - Herman Chancellor (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Rich Hanks (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Ostby (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Weiss (fresh) PF - Dexter Smith (fresh) 2 pts. C - Tomas Bell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Louisiana State | Christopher Weems steals it from Rich Hanks | 29-37 |
| 15:16 | Mississippi | Lavern Davis buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by William Joseph | 32-37 |
| 14:58 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell misses the floater from the free throw line | 32-37 |
| 14:56 | Mississippi | Christopher Weems snags the defensive board | 32-37 |
| 14:34 | Mississippi | Dexter Smith is called for the reach on Christopher Weems - foul #2 on Dexter Smith, team foul #1 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Hubert Fletcher (PG), Dave Jarman (SF), Geoffrey Long (PF) Lavern Davis, Robert Riley, Christopher Weems | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg (SG), Fred Kluge (SF), James Amerson (PF) Rich Hanks, Dexter Smith, Tomas Bell | |
| 14:10 | Mississippi | Geoffrey Long misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 32-37 |
| 14:08 | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg grabs the board | 32-37 |
| 13:49 | Louisiana State | James Amerson's floater is tipped away by Geoffrey Long | 32-37 |
| 13:48 | Mississippi | Hubert Fletcher pulls down the rebound | 32-37 |
| 13:30 | Mississippi | Herman Chancellor misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 32-37 |
| 13:28 | Mississippi | Herman Chancellor gets the offensive rebound | 32-37 |
| 12:59 | Mississippi | Hubert Fletcher scores on a jumper from the baseline set up by Geoffrey Long | 34-37 |
| 12:34 | Louisiana State | William Weiss scores on a fadeaway in the paint | 34-39 |
| 12:18 | Mississippi | Herman Chancellor hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 34-39 |
| 12:16 | Mississippi | Geoffrey Long hits the follow up shot | 36-39 |
| 11:55 | Louisiana State | Fred Kluge hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 36-39 |
| 11:53 | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg tips it but misses | 36-39 |
| 11:52 | Louisiana State | James Amerson gets the offensive rebound | 36-39 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Hubert Fletcher (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Joseph (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dave Jarman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Geoffrey Long (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Herman Chancellor (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Timothy Ostby (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Eugene Clegg (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Fred Kluge (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Amerson (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - William Weiss (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:33 | Louisiana State | Geoffrey Long swats the short shot by James Amerson | 36-39 |
| 11:31 | Mississippi | Herman Chancellor snags the defensive board | 36-39 |
| 11:15 | Mississippi | Herman Chancellor lays it in | 38-39 |
| 10:51 | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg travels with the ball | 38-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lavern Davis (PG), Robert Riley (SG), Christopher Weems (PF), Samuel Johnson (C) Hubert Fletcher, William Joseph, Dave Jarman, Herman Chancellor | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Rich Hanks (PG), Dexter Smith (PF), Tomas Bell (C) Timothy Ostby, James Amerson, William Weiss | |
| 10:31 | Mississippi | Christopher Weems loses the ball out of bounds | 38-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dave Jarman (SF) Geoffrey Long | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 10:02 | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg buries a turnaround from close range | 38-41 |
| 09:45 | Mississippi | Lavern Davis misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-41 |
| 09:43 | Mississippi | Christopher Weems pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-41 |
| 09:28 | Mississippi | Samuel Johnson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Dexter Smith - foul #3 on Dexter Smith, team foul #2 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Hubert Fletcher (PG), Geoffrey Long (PF) Dave Jarman, Christopher Weems | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | James Amerson (PF) Dexter Smith | |
| 09:28 | Mississippi | Samuel Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 09:28 | Mississippi | Samuel Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 39-41 |
| 08:59 | Louisiana State | James Amerson's pass is intercepted by Geoffrey Long | 39-41 |
| 08:36 | Mississippi | Lavern Davis is fouled on the floor by Eugene Clegg - foul #1 on Eugene Clegg, team foul #3 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Joseph (SG), Christopher Weems (PF), Herman Chancellor (C) Lavern Davis, Robert Riley, Samuel Johnson | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Timothy Ostby (SG), William Weiss (SF) Eugene Clegg, Fred Kluge | |
| 08:21 | Mississippi | Hubert Fletcher is whistled for traveling | 39-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dave Jarman (SF) Geoffrey Long | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 07:53 | Louisiana State | Rich Hanks connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Tomas Bell | 39-44 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Hubert Fletcher (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Joseph (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dave Jarman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Christopher Weems (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Herman Chancellor (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Rich Hanks (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Ostby (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Weiss (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Amerson (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Tomas Bell (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Mississippi | Tomas Bell steals the ball from Herman Chancellor | 39-44 |
| 07:13 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell drills a jumpshot from the left wing | 39-46 |
| 07:00 | Mississippi | William Weiss is called for the reach on Hubert Fletcher - foul #1 on William Weiss, team foul #4 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lavern Davis (PG), Robert Riley (SG), Geoffrey Long (SF), Samuel Johnson (C) Hubert Fletcher, William Joseph, Dave Jarman, Herman Chancellor | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 06:42 | Mississippi | Geoffrey Long misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on William Weiss - foul #2 on William Weiss, team foul #5 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Joseph (SG), Herman Chancellor (C) Christopher Weems, Samuel Johnson | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg (SG), Dexter Smith (C) James Amerson, Tomas Bell | |
| 06:42 | Mississippi | Geoffrey Long makes the 1st free throw | 40-46 |
| 06:42 | Mississippi | Geoffrey Long makes the 2nd free throw | 41-46 |
| 06:19 | Louisiana State | Herman Chancellor steps in front of the Eugene Clegg pass | 41-46 |
| 06:03 | Mississippi | Robert Riley's pass is intercepted by Timothy Ostby | 41-46 |
| 06:00 | Louisiana State | Rich Hanks lays it in on a nice dish by Timothy Ostby | 41-48 |
| 05:43 | Mississippi | Robert Riley clanks a 3 from the left corner | 41-48 |
| 05:41 | Louisiana State | Dexter Smith grabs the board | 41-48 |
| 05:18 | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg hits the finger roll on a great pass from Timothy Ostby | 41-50 |
| 05:03 | Mississippi | Dexter Smith takes the ball from Geoffrey Long | 41-50 |
| 05:03 | Louisiana State | Louisiana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 41-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Hubert Fletcher (PG), Dave Jarman (SF), Samuel Johnson (C) Lavern Davis, Robert Riley, Herman Chancellor | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Fred Kluge (SF), James Amerson (PF), Tomas Bell (C) Timothy Ostby, William Weiss, Dexter Smith | |
| 04:43 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell buries a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Eugene Clegg | 41-52 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 04:17 | Mississippi | Hubert Fletcher misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-52 |
| 04:16 | Mississippi | Samuel Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 41-52 |
| 04:06 | Mississippi | Geoffrey Long can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-52 |
| 04:05 | Mississippi | Samuel Johnson tips it home | 43-52 |
| 03:36 | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 43-52 |
| 03:35 | Mississippi | Geoffrey Long gets the rebound | 43-52 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Hubert Fletcher (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Joseph (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dave Jarman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Geoffrey Long (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. C - Samuel Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Rich Hanks (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eugene Clegg (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Fred Kluge (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Amerson (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Tomas Bell (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 03:20 | Mississippi | William Joseph is fouled on the floor by James Amerson - foul #1 on James Amerson, team foul #6 | 43-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Riley (SG), Christopher Weems (PF), Herman Chancellor (C) William Joseph, Geoffrey Long, Samuel Johnson | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 03:13 | Mississippi | Robert Riley connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 46-52 |
| 02:46 | Louisiana State | Fred Kluge misses the easy layup | 46-52 |
| 02:45 | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg hits the follow up shot | 46-54 |
| 02:25 | Mississippi | Hubert Fletcher misses short on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Rich Hanks - foul #2 on Rich Hanks, team foul #7 | 46-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lavern Davis (SG), Geoffrey Long (SF) Robert Riley, Dave Jarman | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 02:25 | Mississippi | Hubert Fletcher misses the 1st free throw | 46-54 |
| 02:25 | Mississippi | Hubert Fletcher makes the 2nd free throw | 47-54 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 02:03 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell connects on the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Rich Hanks | 47-56 |
| 01:42 | Mississippi | Geoffrey Long misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-56 |
| 01:40 | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg gets the rebound | 47-56 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 01:38 | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg is hacked by Lavern Davis in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lavern Davis, team foul #4 | 47-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Joseph (SG), Dave Jarman (SF) Lavern Davis, Christopher Weems | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Timothy Ostby (PG) Fred Kluge | |
| 01:37 | Louisiana State | Rich Hanks is hacked by Herman Chancellor - foul #2 on Herman Chancellor, team foul #5 | 47-56 |
| 01:34 | Louisiana State | Herman Chancellor is called for the reach on Tomas Bell - foul #3 on Herman Chancellor, team foul #6 | 47-56 |
| 01:32 | Louisiana State | Hubert Fletcher is called for the reach on James Amerson - foul #3 on Hubert Fletcher, team foul #7 | 47-56 |
| 01:32 | Louisiana State | James Amerson misses the 1st free throw | 47-56 |
| 01:32 | Mississippi | Herman Chancellor grabs the defensive rebound | 47-56 |
| 01:17 | Mississippi | Hubert Fletcher misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 47-56 |
| 01:15 | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg gets the rebound | 47-56 |
| 01:12 | Louisiana State | William Joseph is called for the reach on Eugene Clegg in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Joseph, team foul #8 | 47-56 |
| 01:12 | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg makes the 1st free throw | 47-57 |
| 01:12 | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg makes the 2nd free throw | 47-58 |
| 00:58 | Mississippi | Herman Chancellor misses the turnaround from close range but he's hacked by James Amerson - foul #2 on James Amerson, team foul #8 | 47-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lavern Davis (PG), Robert Riley (SG), Christopher Weems (PF), Samuel Johnson (C) Hubert Fletcher, William Joseph, Dave Jarman, Geoffrey Long | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Fred Kluge (SF) Timothy Ostby | |
| 00:58 | Mississippi | Herman Chancellor makes the 1st free throw | 48-58 |
| 00:58 | Mississippi | Herman Chancellor misses the 2nd free throw | 48-58 |
| 00:58 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell grabs the board | 48-58 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 00:57 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell is hacked by Lavern Davis in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lavern Davis, team foul #9 | 48-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dave Jarman (SF) Herman Chancellor | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Timothy Ostby (PG) Fred Kluge | |
| 00:57 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell makes the 1st free throw | 48-59 |
| 00:57 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell misses the 2nd free throw | 48-59 |
| 00:57 | Mississippi | Robert Riley pulls down the rebound | 48-59 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 00:51 | Mississippi | Christopher Weems dunks the ball on a nice dish by Robert Riley | 50-59 |
| 00:48 | Louisiana State | Rich Hanks is hacked by Lavern Davis in the backcourt - foul #3 on Lavern Davis, team foul #10 | 50-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Hubert Fletcher (PG), William Joseph (SG), Geoffrey Long (PF), Herman Chancellor (C) Lavern Davis, Robert Riley, Christopher Weems, Samuel Johnson | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 00:48 | Louisiana State | Rich Hanks makes the 1st free throw | 50-60 |
| 00:48 | Louisiana State | Rich Hanks makes the 2nd free throw | 50-61 |
| 00:41 | Mississippi | William Joseph misses the lay-in but the foul's on Eugene Clegg - foul #2 on Eugene Clegg, team foul #9 | 50-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lavern Davis (PG), Robert Riley (SF), Christopher Weems (PF), Samuel Johnson (C) Hubert Fletcher, Dave Jarman, Geoffrey Long, Herman Chancellor | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Fred Kluge (SF) Timothy Ostby | |
| 00:41 | Mississippi | William Joseph misses the 1st free throw | 50-61 |
| 00:41 | Mississippi | William Joseph makes the 2nd free throw | 51-61 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 00:13 | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg connects on the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Rich Hanks | 51-63 |
| 00:08 | Mississippi | William Joseph connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Riley | 54-63 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana State | Rich Hanks runs out the clock | 54-63 |