| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Robert Long (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kirk Brooks (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jonah Williamson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eduardo Gonzales (fresh) 3 reb. C - Chad Hill (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Charles Dubois (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Julio Santana (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Paul Oswald (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Vincent (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Jonah Williamson inbounds the ball | 27-33 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Mississippi | Jonah Williamson knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Long | 29-33 |
| 19:32 | Louisiana State | Joseph Vincent scores on a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Charles Dubois | 29-35 |
| 19:17 | Mississippi | Kirk Brooks makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-35 |
| 18:55 | Louisiana State | Paul Oswald misses the 3 from the right wing | 32-35 |
| 18:54 | Louisiana State | Julio Santana snags the offensive board | 32-35 |
| 18:27 | Louisiana State | Charles Dubois misses short on a 3 from straight away | 32-35 |
| 18:25 | Louisiana State | Joseph Vincent tips it in | 32-37 |
| 18:06 | Mississippi | Kirk Brooks clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-37 |
| 18:04 | Louisiana State | Joseph Vincent grabs the defensive rebound | 32-37 |
| 17:43 | Louisiana State | Paul Oswald connects on the floater from the right side set up by Julio Santana | 32-39 |
| 17:27 | Mississippi | Chad Hill hits a shot from the baseline | 34-39 |
| 17:01 | Louisiana State | Charles Dubois makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Paul Oswald | 34-41 |
| 16:50 | Mississippi | Kirk Brooks hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-41 |
| 16:49 | Louisiana State | Joseph Vincent grabs the defensive rebound | 34-41 |
| 16:43 | Louisiana State | Julio Santana's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Telek Kucharski (PG), Graham Hudson (SG), Lowell Recio (SF), James Machen (C) Robert Long, Kirk Brooks, Jonah Williamson, Chad Hill | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Bryant Palmer (PG) Charles Dubois | |
| 16:35 | Mississippi | James Machen's pass is intercepted by Paul Oswald | 34-41 |
| 16:06 | Louisiana State | Bryant Palmer knocks in the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Paul Oswald | 34-43 |
| 15:52 | Mississippi | Joseph Vincent blocks the short jumper by James Machen | 34-43 |
| 15:50 | Louisiana State | Joseph Vincent pulls down the rebound | 34-43 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Telek Kucharski (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Graham Hudson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lowell Recio (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Eduardo Gonzales (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - James Machen (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Bryant Palmer (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Julio Santana (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Paul Oswald (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Vincent (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:25 | Louisiana State | Julio Santana is hacked by Graham Hudson - foul #1 on Graham Hudson, team foul #1 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gerald Gardner (PF) Eduardo Gonzales | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Charles Dubois (PG) Bryant Palmer | |
| 15:12 | Louisiana State | Paul Oswald is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 34-43 |
| 14:49 | Mississippi | James Machen hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Julio Santana - foul #2 on Julio Santana, team foul #1 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Chad Hill (C) Gerald Gardner | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 14:49 | Mississippi | James Machen makes the 1st free throw | 35-43 |
| 14:49 | Mississippi | James Machen makes the 2nd free throw | 36-43 |
| 14:23 | Louisiana State | James Machen denies the turnaround by Joseph Vincent | 36-43 |
| 14:21 | Louisiana State | Charles Dubois grabs the offensive board | 36-43 |
| 14:01 | Louisiana State | Paul Oswald is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on James Machen - foul #1 on James Machen, team foul #2 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Long (PG), Kirk Brooks (SG), Jonah Williamson (SF), Eduardo Gonzales (PF) Telek Kucharski, Graham Hudson, Lowell Recio, Chad Hill | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 14:01 | Louisiana State | Paul Oswald makes the 1st free throw | 36-44 |
| 14:01 | Louisiana State | Paul Oswald misses the 2nd free throw | 36-44 |
| 14:01 | Mississippi | James Machen pulls down the rebound | 36-44 |
| 13:49 | Mississippi | Robert Long misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 36-44 |
| 13:47 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Paul Oswald | 36-44 |
| 13:25 | Louisiana State | Julio Santana works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-44 |
| 13:23 | Louisiana State | Charles Dubois grabs the offensive board | 36-44 |
| 13:02 | Louisiana State | Jonah Williamson is called for the reach on Charles Dubois - foul #2 on Jonah Williamson, team foul #3 | 36-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Telek Kucharski (PG), Graham Hudson (SG), Lowell Recio (SF), Gerald Gardner (PF) Robert Long, Kirk Brooks, Jonah Williamson, Eduardo Gonzales | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 12:43 | Louisiana State | Michael Williams connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Charles Dubois | 36-47 |
| 12:27 | Mississippi | James Machen misses the lay-in | 36-47 |
| 12:25 | Mississippi | Telek Kucharski gets the offensive rebound | 36-47 |
| 12:10 | Mississippi | James Machen is denied on a layup by Paul Oswald | 36-47 |
| 12:09 | Louisiana State | Paul Oswald grabs the board | 36-47 |
| 11:40 | Louisiana State | Paul Oswald evades the doubleteam and hits a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Charles Dubois | 36-49 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Telek Kucharski (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Graham Hudson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lowell Recio (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Gerald Gardner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - James Machen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Charles Dubois (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Julio Santana (tiring) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Paul Oswald (tiring) 17 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Williams (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Vincent (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:24 | Mississippi | Graham Hudson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-49 |
| 11:22 | Louisiana State | Joseph Vincent grabs the board | 36-49 |
| 10:58 | Louisiana State | Julio Santana evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 36-49 |
| 10:56 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Lowell Recio | 36-49 |
| 10:33 | Mississippi | Gerald Gardner drills a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Telek Kucharski | 38-49 |
| 10:10 | Louisiana State | Charles Dubois buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-52 |
| 09:52 | Mississippi | James Machen hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Paul Oswald - foul #1 on Paul Oswald, team foul #2 | 38-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Long (PG), Kirk Brooks (SG), Jonah Williamson (SF), Chad Hill (C) Telek Kucharski, Graham Hudson, Lowell Recio, Gerald Gardner | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Bryant Palmer (PG), Stanley Bauch (SG), Harry McLain (SF), Bruce Bowman (PF) Charles Dubois, Julio Santana, Paul Oswald, Michael Williams | |
| 09:52 | Mississippi | James Machen makes the 1st free throw | 39-52 |
| 09:52 | Mississippi | James Machen makes the 2nd free throw | 40-52 |
| 09:23 | Louisiana State | Bruce Bowman clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-52 |
| 09:21 | Mississippi | Robert Long snags the defensive board | 40-52 |
| 09:04 | Mississippi | James Machen can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 40-52 |
| 09:02 | Mississippi | James Machen tips it back up and in | 42-52 |
| 08:40 | Louisiana State | Joseph Vincent hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline but the foul's on Chad Hill - foul #1 on Chad Hill, team foul #4 | 42-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Eduardo Gonzales (PF) James Machen | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 08:40 | Louisiana State | Joseph Vincent misses the 1st free throw | 42-52 |
| 08:40 | Louisiana State | Joseph Vincent makes the 2nd free throw | 42-53 |
| 08:18 | Mississippi | Jonah Williamson clanks a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Joseph Vincent - foul #2 on Joseph Vincent, team foul #3 | 42-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Julio Santana (SG) Joseph Vincent | |
| 08:18 | Mississippi | Jonah Williamson makes the 1st free throw | 43-53 |
| 08:18 | Mississippi | Jonah Williamson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-53 |
| 07:49 | Louisiana State | Stanley Bauch is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Bryant Palmer | 44-56 |
| 07:44 | Mississippi | Harry McLain is called for the reach on Eduardo Gonzales - foul #1 on Harry McLain, team foul #4 | 44-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gerald Gardner (PF) Eduardo Gonzales | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 07:30 | Mississippi | Gerald Gardner misses long on a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Harry McLain - foul #2 on Harry McLain, team foul #5 | 44-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Charles Dubois (PG), Paul Oswald (SF) Julio Santana, Stanley Bauch | |
| 07:30 | Mississippi | Gerald Gardner makes the 1st free throw | 45-56 |
| 07:30 | Mississippi | Gerald Gardner makes the 2nd free throw | 46-56 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Robert Long (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kirk Brooks (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Jonah Williamson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Gerald Gardner (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Chad Hill (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Charles Dubois (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Bryant Palmer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Oswald (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Harry McLain (fresh) C - Bruce Bowman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:10 | Louisiana State | Charles Dubois misses the wide open jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Kirk Brooks - foul #1 on Kirk Brooks, team foul #5 | 46-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Michael Williams (PF) Harry McLain | |
| 07:10 | Louisiana State | Charles Dubois makes the 1st free throw | 46-57 |
| 07:10 | Louisiana State | Charles Dubois makes the 2nd free throw | 46-58 |
| 06:47 | Mississippi | Robert Long loses the dribble to Paul Oswald | 46-58 |
| 06:18 | Louisiana State | Michael Williams misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-58 |
| 06:17 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Robert Long | 46-58 |
| 06:12 | Mississippi | Jonah Williamson scores on a driving attempt from the left block set up by Kirk Brooks | 48-58 |
| 05:45 | Louisiana State | Gerald Gardner swats the short shot by Paul Oswald | 48-58 |
| 05:43 | Louisiana State | Paul Oswald gets the offensive rebound | 48-58 |
| 05:27 | Louisiana State | Paul Oswald blows the layup over the doubleteam | 48-58 |
| 05:25 | Mississippi | Kirk Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 48-58 |
| 05:03 | Mississippi | Robert Long can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 48-58 |
| 05:02 | Louisiana State | Paul Oswald gets the rebound | 48-58 |
| 05:02 | Louisiana State | Louisiana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Telek Kucharski (PG), Graham Hudson (SG), Lowell Recio (SF), James Machen (C) Robert Long, Kirk Brooks, Jonah Williamson, Chad Hill | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Julio Santana (SG), Joseph Vincent (C) Bryant Palmer, Bruce Bowman | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:38 | Louisiana State | Joseph Vincent misses the wide open driving attempt from the right block | 48-58 |
| 04:37 | Louisiana State | Paul Oswald grabs the offensive board | 48-58 |
| 04:20 | Louisiana State | Julio Santana makes the contested 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Michael Williams | 48-61 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:16 | Mississippi | Graham Hudson scores on a floater in the lane on a great pass from Telek Kucharski | 50-61 |
| 03:54 | Louisiana State | Michael Williams misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Gerald Gardner - foul #5 on Gerald Gardner, team foul #6 | 50-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Long (PG), Kirk Brooks (SG), Jonah Williamson (SF), Eduardo Gonzales (PF), Chad Hill (C) Telek Kucharski, Graham Hudson, Lowell Recio, Gerald Gardner, James Machen | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 03:54 | Louisiana State | Michael Williams misses the 1st free throw | 50-61 |
| 03:54 | Louisiana State | Michael Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 50-62 |
| 03:38 | Mississippi | Jonah Williamson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-62 |
| 03:36 | Louisiana State | Joseph Vincent pulls down the rebound | 50-62 |
| 03:12 | Louisiana State | Julio Santana is hacked by Chad Hill - foul #2 on Chad Hill, team foul #7 | 50-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Telek Kucharski (PG), Graham Hudson (SG), Lowell Recio (SF), James Machen (C) Robert Long, Kirk Brooks, Jonah Williamson, Chad Hill | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 03:12 | Louisiana State | Julio Santana makes the 1st free throw | 50-63 |
| 03:12 | Louisiana State | Julio Santana makes the 2nd free throw | 50-64 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Telek Kucharski (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Graham Hudson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lowell Recio (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Eduardo Gonzales (fresh) 3 reb. C - James Machen (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Charles Dubois (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Julio Santana (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Paul Oswald (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 8 reb. 3 stl. PF - Michael Williams (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Vincent (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:52 | Mississippi | Telek Kucharski is hacked by Michael Williams - foul #2 on Michael Williams, team foul #6 | 50-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Bryant Palmer (PG), Stanley Bauch (SG), Harry McLain (SF), Bruce Bowman (PF) Charles Dubois, Julio Santana, Paul Oswald, Michael Williams | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:41 | Mississippi | Graham Hudson makes the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by James Machen | 52-64 |
| 02:22 | Louisiana State | Bruce Bowman drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Bryant Palmer | 52-67 |
| 02:18 | Mississippi | Eduardo Gonzales throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-67 |
| 01:51 | Louisiana State | Telek Kucharski is called for the reach on Bryant Palmer - foul #2 on Telek Kucharski, team foul #8 | 52-67 |
| 01:51 | Louisiana State | Bryant Palmer makes the 1st free throw | 52-68 |
| 01:51 | Louisiana State | Bryant Palmer makes the 2nd free throw | 52-69 |
| 01:34 | Mississippi | Graham Hudson clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Harry McLain - foul #3 on Harry McLain, team foul #7 | 52-69 |
| 01:34 | Mississippi | Graham Hudson makes the 1st free throw | 53-69 |
| 01:34 | Mississippi | Graham Hudson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-69 |
| 01:12 | Louisiana State | Joseph Vincent loses the dribble to Graham Hudson | 54-69 |
| 01:08 | Mississippi | Graham Hudson banks in the layup | 56-69 |
| 00:46 | Louisiana State | Bruce Bowman's pass is intercepted by Telek Kucharski | 56-69 |
| 00:41 | Mississippi | Graham Hudson jams it on a nice dish by Telek Kucharski | 58-69 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:13 | Louisiana State | Bruce Bowman scores on a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Bryant Palmer | 58-71 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:09 | Mississippi | James Machen is fouled on the floor by Joseph Vincent - foul #3 on Joseph Vincent, team foul #8 | 58-71 |
| 00:09 | Mississippi | James Machen makes the 1st free throw | 59-71 |
| 00:09 | Mississippi | James Machen makes the 2nd free throw | 60-71 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana State | Bryant Palmer runs out the clock | 60-71 |