| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Rich Hanks (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Eugene Clegg (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fred Kluge (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Amerson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Tomas Bell (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Hubert Fletcher (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Joseph (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dave Jarman (fresh) PF - Geoffrey Long (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Herman Chancellor (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Dave Jarman inbounds the ball | 26-17 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:33 | Mississippi | Geoffrey Long throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-17 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lavern Davis (PG), Robert Riley (SG), Christopher Weems (PF) Hubert Fletcher, William Joseph, Geoffrey Long | |
| 19:11 | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg loses the dribble to Herman Chancellor | 26-17 |
| 18:42 | Mississippi | Herman Chancellor is whistled for a carry | 26-17 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Hubert Fletcher (PG), William Joseph (SG), Geoffrey Long (SF) Lavern Davis, Robert Riley, Dave Jarman | |
| 18:13 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell's floater is tipped away by Christopher Weems | 26-17 |
| 18:12 | Louisiana State | Fred Kluge snags the offensive board | 26-17 |
| 17:59 | Louisiana State | Rich Hanks clanks a 3 from the right corner | 26-17 |
| 17:57 | Louisiana State | Rich Hanks snags the offensive board | 26-17 |
| 17:32 | Louisiana State | A charge is called on Fred Kluge - foul #2 on Fred Kluge, team foul #1 | 26-17 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lavern Davis (PG), Dave Jarman (SF), Samuel Johnson (C) Hubert Fletcher, Geoffrey Long, Herman Chancellor | |
| 17:03 | Mississippi | William Joseph drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Lavern Davis | 26-20 |
| 16:58 | Louisiana State | James Amerson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-20 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Hubert Fletcher (PG), Robert Riley (SG), Herman Chancellor (C) Lavern Davis, William Joseph, Samuel Johnson | |
| 16:45 | Mississippi | Hubert Fletcher misses short on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Tomas Bell - foul #2 on Tomas Bell, team foul #2 | 26-20 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Joseph (SG), Geoffrey Long (PF) Dave Jarman, Christopher Weems | |
| 16:45 | Mississippi | Hubert Fletcher makes the 1st free throw | 26-21 |
| 16:45 | Mississippi | Hubert Fletcher makes the 2nd free throw | 26-22 |
| 16:30 | Louisiana State | James Amerson loses the ball out of bounds | 26-22 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dave Jarman (SF), Christopher Weems (PF), Samuel Johnson (C) William Joseph, Geoffrey Long, Herman Chancellor | |
| 16:08 | Mississippi | Robert Riley's pass is intercepted by Rich Hanks | 26-22 |
| 15:39 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell scores on a runner from the left block | 28-22 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Rich Hanks (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Eugene Clegg (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fred Kluge (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Amerson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Tomas Bell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Hubert Fletcher (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Riley (fresh) SF - Dave Jarman (fresh) PF - Christopher Weems (fresh) C - Samuel Johnson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:18 | Mississippi | James Amerson steps in front of the Samuel Johnson pass | 28-22 |
| 14:59 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell misses the lay-in | 28-22 |
| 14:57 | Mississippi | Christopher Weems gets the rebound | 28-22 |
| 14:46 | Mississippi | Dave Jarman misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 28-22 |
| 14:45 | Mississippi | Christopher Weems misses the tip | 28-22 |
| 14:43 | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg grabs the defensive rebound | 28-22 |
| 14:19 | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 28-22 |
| 14:17 | Mississippi | Christopher Weems grabs the defensive rebound | 28-22 |
| 14:00 | Mississippi | Christopher Weems misses the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by James Amerson - foul #2 on James Amerson, team foul #3 | 28-22 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Timothy Ostby (SG), William Weiss (SF), Dexter Smith (PF) Eugene Clegg, Fred Kluge, James Amerson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lavern Davis (PG), William Joseph (SG), Geoffrey Long (SF), Herman Chancellor (C) Hubert Fletcher, Robert Riley, Dave Jarman, Samuel Johnson | |
| 14:00 | Mississippi | Christopher Weems makes the 1st free throw | 28-23 |
| 14:00 | Mississippi | Christopher Weems makes the 2nd free throw | 28-24 |
| 13:35 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell loses the dribble to William Joseph | 28-24 |
| 13:06 | Mississippi | William Weiss steals it from Christopher Weems | 28-24 |
| 12:37 | Louisiana State | Christopher Weems blocks the short jumper by Tomas Bell | 28-24 |
| 12:36 | Mississippi | Geoffrey Long gets the rebound | 28-24 |
| 12:14 | Mississippi | Herman Chancellor misses the jump hook near the basket | 28-24 |
| 12:12 | Mississippi | Lavern Davis grabs the offensive board | 28-24 |
| 11:52 | Mississippi | Lavern Davis connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by William Joseph | 28-27 |
| 11:27 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Lavern Davis - foul #1 on Lavern Davis, team foul #1 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg (SG), Fred Kluge (SF), James Amerson (PF) Rich Hanks, William Weiss, Dexter Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Hubert Fletcher (PG), Dave Jarman (SF) Lavern Davis, Christopher Weems | |
| 11:27 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell misses the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 11:27 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 29-27 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Timothy Ostby (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eugene Clegg (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fred Kluge (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Amerson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Tomas Bell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Hubert Fletcher (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Joseph (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dave Jarman (fresh) PF - Geoffrey Long (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Herman Chancellor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 11:08 | Mississippi | Geoffrey Long's pass is intercepted by Eugene Clegg | 29-27 |
| 11:03 | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg misses the dunk attempt | 29-27 |
| 11:01 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-27 |
| 10:33 | Louisiana State | Geoffrey Long denies the turnaround by Fred Kluge | 29-27 |
| 10:31 | Louisiana State | Fred Kluge tips it in | 31-27 |
| 10:02 | Mississippi | Geoffrey Long hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-27 |
| 10:01 | Mississippi | William Joseph hits the follow up shot | 31-29 |
| 09:51 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell is fouled on the floor by Herman Chancellor - foul #2 on Herman Chancellor, team foul #2 | 31-29 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Rich Hanks (PG), William Weiss (C) Timothy Ostby, Tomas Bell | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Riley (SF) Dave Jarman | |
| 09:38 | Louisiana State | Rich Hanks is fouled on the floor by Geoffrey Long - foul #1 on Geoffrey Long, team foul #3 | 31-29 |
| 09:18 | Louisiana State | Rich Hanks makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Eugene Clegg | 34-29 |
| 08:53 | Mississippi | Herman Chancellor buries a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Hubert Fletcher | 34-31 |
| 08:32 | Louisiana State | William Joseph is called for the reach on Eugene Clegg - foul #3 on William Joseph, team foul #4 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lavern Davis (PG), Dave Jarman (SF), Samuel Johnson (C) Hubert Fletcher, Robert Riley, Herman Chancellor | |
| 08:08 | Louisiana State | James Amerson can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 34-31 |
| 08:06 | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg grabs the offensive board | 34-31 |
| 07:51 | Louisiana State | James Amerson blows the layup but he's fouled by Geoffrey Long - foul #2 on Geoffrey Long, team foul #5 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Hubert Fletcher (PG), Herman Chancellor (C) William Joseph, Samuel Johnson | |
| 07:51 | Louisiana State | James Amerson makes the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 07:51 | Louisiana State | James Amerson makes the 2nd free throw | 36-31 |
| 07:30 | Mississippi | Geoffrey Long clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-31 |
| 07:29 | Louisiana State | Rich Hanks grabs the board | 36-31 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Rich Hanks (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Eugene Clegg (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Fred Kluge (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - James Amerson (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - William Weiss (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Hubert Fletcher (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lavern Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dave Jarman (fresh) PF - Geoffrey Long (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Herman Chancellor (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 07:00 | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Rich Hanks | 39-31 |
| 06:36 | Mississippi | William Weiss is called for the reach on Dave Jarman - foul #1 on William Weiss, team foul #4 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Timothy Ostby (SG), Dexter Smith (PF), Tomas Bell (C) Eugene Clegg, Fred Kluge, James Amerson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Joseph (SG), Robert Riley (SF), Christopher Weems (PF), Samuel Johnson (C) Lavern Davis, Dave Jarman, Geoffrey Long, Herman Chancellor | |
| 06:24 | Mississippi | William Joseph double dribbles | 39-31 |
| 06:19 | Louisiana State | Rich Hanks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-31 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Herman Chancellor (C) Samuel Johnson | |
| 05:50 | Mississippi | William Joseph misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-31 |
| 05:49 | Louisiana State | Rich Hanks grabs the defensive rebound | 39-31 |
| 05:35 | Louisiana State | William Weiss's pass is intercepted by Robert Riley | 39-31 |
| 05:14 | Mississippi | William Joseph misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-31 |
| 05:13 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Tomas Bell | 39-31 |
| 04:56 | Louisiana State | William Weiss's fadeaway is rejected by Christopher Weems | 39-31 |
| 04:54 | Mississippi | Herman Chancellor grabs the board | 39-31 |
| 04:25 | Mississippi | Timothy Ostby steps in front of the William Joseph pass | 39-31 |
| 04:25 | Louisiana State | Louisiana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 39-31 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg (SG), Fred Kluge (SF), James Amerson (PF) Timothy Ostby, William Weiss, Dexter Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lavern Davis (PG), Dave Jarman (SF), Geoffrey Long (PF), Samuel Johnson (C) Hubert Fletcher, Robert Riley, Christopher Weems, Herman Chancellor | |
| 04:06 | Louisiana State | Fred Kluge connects on the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Rich Hanks and he's hacked by Dave Jarman - foul #3 on Dave Jarman, team foul #6 | 41-31 |
| 04:06 | Louisiana State | Fred Kluge makes the free throw | 42-31 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:44 | Mississippi | Geoffrey Long misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 42-31 |
| 03:42 | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg pulls down the rebound | 42-31 |
| 03:20 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell hits a driving attempt from the right block | 44-31 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Rich Hanks (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eugene Clegg (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Fred Kluge (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - James Amerson (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Tomas Bell (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Lavern Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Joseph (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dave Jarman (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Geoffrey Long (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Samuel Johnson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:03 | Mississippi | Lavern Davis comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 44-31 |
| 03:01 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell snags the defensive board | 44-31 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 02:34 | Louisiana State | Fred Kluge drills a jump hook from close range set up by Eugene Clegg | 46-31 |
| 02:23 | Mississippi | Lavern Davis misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 46-31 |
| 02:21 | Mississippi | Samuel Johnson tips it back up and in | 46-33 |
| 01:59 | Louisiana State | Fred Kluge can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 46-33 |
| 01:58 | Mississippi | Dave Jarman snags the defensive board | 46-33 |
| 01:55 | Mississippi | Rich Hanks steps in front of the Lavern Davis pass in the backcourt | 46-33 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 01:54 | Louisiana State | Dave Jarman is called for the reach on Eugene Clegg - foul #4 on Dave Jarman, team foul #7 | 46-33 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Timothy Ostby (PG) Fred Kluge | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Riley (SG), Christopher Weems (PF) William Joseph, Geoffrey Long | |
| 01:54 | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg makes the 1st free throw | 47-33 |
| 01:54 | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg misses the 2nd free throw | 47-33 |
| 01:54 | Mississippi | Samuel Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 47-33 |
| 01:38 | Mississippi | Robert Riley connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Lavern Davis | 47-36 |
| 01:36 | Louisiana State | Lavern Davis is called for the reach on Eugene Clegg in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lavern Davis, team foul #8 | 47-36 |
| 01:36 | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg makes the 1st free throw | 48-36 |
| 01:36 | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg makes the 2nd free throw | 49-36 |
| 01:23 | Mississippi | Samuel Johnson misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 49-36 |
| 01:22 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell grabs the defensive rebound | 49-36 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Louisiana State | Robert Riley takes the ball from James Amerson | 49-36 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Mississippi | Christopher Weems knocks in the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Riley | 49-38 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell lays it up and in on a nice dish by Timothy Ostby | 51-38 |
| 00:18 | Mississippi | Christopher Weems hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Lavern Davis | 51-41 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana State | Timothy Ostby runs out the clock | 51-41 |