| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - James Walton (fresh) SG - Robert Chapman (fresh) SF - William Rayl (fresh) PF - Norris Robinson (fresh) C - Adam Woodard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Sung Xue (fresh) SG - Calvin Caraballo (fresh) SF - Earnest Kelley (fresh) PF - Roger Stacks (fresh) C - Frank Gold (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana State | Adam Woodard wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:43 | Louisiana State | Norris Robinson drills a jump hook from the right block set up by James Walton | 2-0 |
| 19:29 | Mississippi | Calvin Caraballo is hacked by Robert Chapman - foul #1 on Robert Chapman, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:15 | Mississippi | Roger Stacks misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Norris Robinson - foul #1 on Norris Robinson, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 19:15 | Mississippi | Roger Stacks makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 19:15 | Mississippi | Roger Stacks makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:47 | Louisiana State | Robert Chapman misses the shot from the right side | 2-2 |
| 18:46 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Roger Stacks | 2-2 |
| 18:40 | Mississippi | Roger Stacks clanks a fadeaway from close range | 2-2 |
| 18:38 | Louisiana State | Robert Chapman grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:17 | Louisiana State | Norris Robinson makes the floater from the right wing | 4-2 |
| 17:49 | Mississippi | Roger Stacks's fadeaway is rejected by Adam Woodard | 4-2 |
| 17:48 | Mississippi | Frank Gold hits the follow up shot | 4-4 |
| 17:39 | Louisiana State | William Rayl clanks a jump hook near the basket | 4-4 |
| 17:38 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Frank Gold | 4-4 |
| 17:11 | Mississippi | Frank Gold comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 4-4 |
| 17:09 | Mississippi | Earnest Kelley tips it home | 4-6 |
| 16:54 | Louisiana State | James Walton scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 6-6 |
| 16:50 | Mississippi | Sung Xue's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 6-6 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Vance Plaisance (PG), Dikembe Arambula (SG), Nicholas Coffey (SF), Eduardo Zuniga (C) James Walton, Robert Chapman, William Rayl, Adam Woodard | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Frank Cora (PG), Giuseppe Greco (SG), Dave Turner (SF), James Collier (C) Sung Xue, Calvin Caraballo, Earnest Kelley, Frank Gold | |
| 16:39 | Louisiana State | Vance Plaisance can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 6-6 |
| 16:38 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Roger Stacks | 6-6 |
| 16:36 | Mississippi | Frank Cora is hacked by Dikembe Arambula in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dikembe Arambula, team foul #3 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Sung Xue (PG) Roger Stacks | |
| 16:19 | Mississippi | James Collier drills a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Frank Cora and the foul's on Vance Plaisance - foul #1 on Vance Plaisance, team foul #4 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Frank Gold (PF) Sung Xue | |
| 16:19 | Mississippi | James Collier makes the free throw | 6-9 |
| 16:03 | Louisiana State | Dikembe Arambula is fouled on the floor by James Collier - foul #1 on James Collier, team foul #1 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | James Shamblin (C) Norris Robinson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Earnest Kelley (PG) Frank Gold | |
| 15:51 | Louisiana State | Dikembe Arambula misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Frank Cora - foul #1 on Frank Cora, team foul #2 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Roger Stacks (PF) Earnest Kelley | |
| 15:51 | Louisiana State | Dikembe Arambula makes the 1st free throw | 7-9 |
| 15:51 | Louisiana State | Dikembe Arambula makes the 2nd free throw | 8-9 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Vance Plaisance (fresh) SG - Dikembe Arambula (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Nicholas Coffey (fresh) PF - Eduardo Zuniga (fresh) C - James Shamblin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Frank Cora (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Giuseppe Greco (fresh) SF - Dave Turner (fresh) PF - Roger Stacks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Collier (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:49 | Mississippi | Eduardo Zuniga is called for the reach on Roger Stacks in the backcourt - foul #1 on Eduardo Zuniga, team foul #5 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Earnest Kelley (PG) Dave Turner | |
| 15:30 | Mississippi | James Collier misses short on a runner from the left block | 8-9 |
| 15:29 | Mississippi | James Collier grabs the offensive rebound | 8-9 |
| 15:15 | Mississippi | Roger Stacks hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 8-9 |
| 15:13 | Louisiana State | James Shamblin grabs the board | 8-9 |
| 15:09 | Louisiana State | Vance Plaisance misses long on a floater from the right side | 8-9 |
| 15:08 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to James Collier | 8-9 |
| 14:47 | Mississippi | James Collier scores on a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Roger Stacks | 8-11 |
| 14:18 | Louisiana State | Vance Plaisance is hacked by James Collier - foul #2 on James Collier, team foul #3 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | James Walton (PG), Robert Chapman (SG), Miguel Gonzalez (SF), Norris Robinson (PF), Adam Woodard (C) Vance Plaisance, Dikembe Arambula, Nicholas Coffey, Eduardo Zuniga, James Shamblin | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Sung Xue (PG), Dave Turner (SF), Frank Gold (C) Earnest Kelley, Roger Stacks, James Collier | |
| 14:04 | Louisiana State | James Walton can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 8-11 |
| 14:02 | Louisiana State | Norris Robinson pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-11 |
| 13:48 | Louisiana State | Adam Woodard banks in the layup set up by James Walton | 10-11 |
| 13:25 | Mississippi | Frank Gold misses long on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Miguel Gonzalez - foul #1 on Miguel Gonzalez, team foul #6 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | William Rayl (SF) Miguel Gonzalez | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Calvin Caraballo (SG), Earnest Kelley (SF), Roger Stacks (PF) Frank Cora, Dave Turner, Giuseppe Greco | |
| 13:25 | Mississippi | Frank Gold makes the 1st free throw | 10-12 |
| 13:25 | Mississippi | Frank Gold makes the 2nd free throw | 10-13 |
| 13:13 | Louisiana State | Norris Robinson misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 10-13 |
| 13:11 | Louisiana State | William Rayl tips it in | 12-13 |
| 12:47 | Mississippi | Roger Stacks buries a turnaround from the baseline | 12-15 |
| 12:26 | Louisiana State | Adam Woodard hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 12-15 |
| 12:25 | Mississippi | Roger Stacks gets the rebound | 12-15 |
| 11:57 | Mississippi | Roger Stacks double dribbles | 12-15 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Vance Plaisance (PG), Miguel Gonzalez (SF), Eduardo Zuniga (PF), James Shamblin (C) James Walton, William Rayl, Norris Robinson, Adam Woodard | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Frank Cora (SG), Giuseppe Greco (SF) Calvin Caraballo, Earnest Kelley | |
| 11:32 | Louisiana State | James Shamblin hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Frank Gold - foul #1 on Frank Gold, team foul #4 | 12-15 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Dikembe Arambula (SG), Nicholas Coffey (SF) Robert Chapman, Miguel Gonzalez | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Earnest Kelley (SF) Roger Stacks | |
| 11:32 | Louisiana State | James Shamblin makes the 1st free throw | 13-15 |
| 11:32 | Louisiana State | James Shamblin makes the 2nd free throw | 14-15 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Vance Plaisance (fresh) SG - Dikembe Arambula (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Nicholas Coffey (fresh) PF - Eduardo Zuniga (fresh) C - James Shamblin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Sung Xue (fairly fresh) SG - Frank Cora (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Earnest Kelley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Giuseppe Greco (fairly fresh) C - Frank Gold (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:03 | Mississippi | Frank Gold can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 14-15 |
| 11:02 | Mississippi | Frank Gold snags the offensive board | 14-15 |
| 10:46 | Mississippi | Giuseppe Greco connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Earnest Kelley | 14-18 |
| 10:38 | Louisiana State | Earnest Kelley steals the ball from Eduardo Zuniga | 14-18 |
| 10:15 | Mississippi | Earnest Kelley is fouled on the floor by Eduardo Zuniga - foul #2 on Eduardo Zuniga, team foul #7 | 14-18 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | James Walton (PG), Miguel Gonzalez (SG), William Rayl (SF), Norris Robinson (PF), Adam Woodard (C) Vance Plaisance, Dikembe Arambula, Nicholas Coffey, Eduardo Zuniga, James Shamblin | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Calvin Caraballo (SG), Dave Turner (SF), Roger Stacks (PF) Sung Xue, Frank Cora, Giuseppe Greco | |
| 10:15 | Mississippi | Earnest Kelley makes the 1st free throw | 14-19 |
| 10:15 | Mississippi | Earnest Kelley makes the 2nd free throw | 14-20 |
| 09:59 | Louisiana State | William Rayl knocks in the turnaround in the lane set up by Miguel Gonzalez | 16-20 |
| 09:57 | Mississippi | Miguel Gonzalez picks off the pass by Calvin Caraballo in the backcourt | 16-20 |
| 09:56 | Louisiana State | Miguel Gonzalez lays it in | 18-20 |
| 09:30 | Mississippi | Norris Robinson takes the ball from Calvin Caraballo | 18-20 |
| 09:11 | Louisiana State | Adam Woodard hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 18-20 |
| 09:09 | Louisiana State | James Walton tips it home | 20-20 |
| 08:44 | Mississippi | Calvin Caraballo misses long on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Miguel Gonzalez - foul #2 on Miguel Gonzalez, team foul #8 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Vance Plaisance (PG), Robert Chapman (SG), Dikembe Arambula (SF), James Shamblin (C) James Walton, Miguel Gonzalez, William Rayl, Adam Woodard | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Sung Xue (PG), Giuseppe Greco (SF) Earnest Kelley, Dave Turner | |
| 08:44 | Mississippi | Calvin Caraballo makes the 1st free throw | 20-21 |
| 08:44 | Mississippi | Calvin Caraballo makes the 2nd free throw | 20-22 |
| 08:18 | Louisiana State | Dikembe Arambula is fouled on the floor by Giuseppe Greco - foul #1 on Giuseppe Greco, team foul #5 | 20-22 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Nicholas Coffey (SF) Dikembe Arambula | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Frank Cora (SG) Calvin Caraballo | |
| 08:03 | Louisiana State | Robert Chapman drills a jumpshot from the free throw line | 22-22 |
| 07:43 | Mississippi | Roger Stacks is alone and drills a runner from the right block | 22-24 |
| 07:29 | Louisiana State | Robert Chapman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-24 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Dikembe Arambula (PG), Adam Woodard (C) Vance Plaisance, James Shamblin | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Earnest Kelley (SF) Giuseppe Greco | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Dikembe Arambula (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Chapman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Nicholas Coffey (fresh) PF - Norris Robinson (tiring) 4 pts. C - Adam Woodard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Sung Xue (fairly fresh) SG - Frank Cora (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Earnest Kelley (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Roger Stacks (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Gold (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:06 | Mississippi | Earnest Kelley connects on the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Sung Xue | 22-26 |
| 06:50 | Louisiana State | Adam Woodard misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Frank Gold - foul #2 on Frank Gold, team foul #6 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | James Walton (PG), William Rayl (SF) Robert Chapman, Nicholas Coffey | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Calvin Caraballo (SG), Giuseppe Greco (PF) Frank Cora, Frank Gold | |
| 06:50 | Louisiana State | Adam Woodard makes the 1st free throw | 23-26 |
| 06:50 | Louisiana State | Adam Woodard makes the 2nd free throw | 24-26 |
| 06:22 | Mississippi | Giuseppe Greco comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 24-26 |
| 06:21 | Louisiana State | William Rayl snags the defensive board | 24-26 |
| 05:58 | Louisiana State | Norris Robinson is open and scores on a runner from the left block on a great pass from William Rayl | 26-26 |
| 05:33 | Mississippi | Roger Stacks is whistled for traveling | 26-26 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Vance Plaisance (PG), Robert Chapman (SG), Miguel Gonzalez (SF), Eduardo Zuniga (PF), James Shamblin (C) James Walton, Dikembe Arambula, William Rayl, Norris Robinson, Adam Woodard | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Frank Cora (SG), James Collier (C) Calvin Caraballo, Giuseppe Greco | |
| 05:22 | Louisiana State | Eduardo Zuniga can't finish the layup | 26-26 |
| 05:20 | Mississippi | Frank Cora gets the rebound | 26-26 |
| 04:54 | Mississippi | James Collier can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 26-26 |
| 04:52 | Louisiana State | Vance Plaisance grabs the board | 26-26 |
| 04:37 | Louisiana State | James Shamblin drills a driving attempt in the paint set up by Vance Plaisance and he's fouled by James Collier - foul #3 on James Collier, team foul #7 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Nicholas Coffey (SF) Miguel Gonzalez | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dave Turner (SF), Giuseppe Greco (PF) Earnest Kelley, James Collier | |
| 04:37 | Louisiana State | James Shamblin makes the free throw | 29-26 |
| 04:35 | Mississippi | Vance Plaisance steals the ball from Giuseppe Greco in the backcourt | 29-26 |
| 04:13 | Louisiana State | James Shamblin misses the jumper near the basket | 29-26 |
| 04:12 | Louisiana State | James Shamblin tips it back up and in | 31-26 |
| 04:05 | Mississippi | Sung Xue throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-26 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Miguel Gonzalez (SG), William Rayl (SF) Robert Chapman, Nicholas Coffey | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Calvin Caraballo (SG), Earnest Kelley (SF) Frank Cora, Dave Turner | |
| 03:44 | Louisiana State | William Rayl loses the dribble to Giuseppe Greco | 31-26 |
| 03:40 | Mississippi | Miguel Gonzalez is called for the reach on Calvin Caraballo in the backcourt - foul #3 on Miguel Gonzalez, team foul #9 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | James Walton (PG), Dikembe Arambula (SG), Nicholas Coffey (PF), Adam Woodard (C) Vance Plaisance, Miguel Gonzalez, Eduardo Zuniga, James Shamblin | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Frank Gold (C) Giuseppe Greco | |
| 03:40 | Mississippi | Calvin Caraballo makes the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 03:40 | Mississippi | Calvin Caraballo makes the 2nd free throw | 31-28 |
| 03:26 | Louisiana State | William Rayl knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by James Walton and he's fouled by Earnest Kelley - foul #1 on Earnest Kelley, team foul #8 | 33-28 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Frank Cora (SG), Giuseppe Greco (PF) Calvin Caraballo, Roger Stacks | |
| 03:26 | Louisiana State | William Rayl makes the free throw | 34-28 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - James Walton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dikembe Arambula (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Rayl (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nicholas Coffey (fresh) C - Adam Woodard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Sung Xue (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Frank Cora (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Earnest Kelley (tired) 6 pts. PF - Giuseppe Greco (tiring) 3 pts. C - Frank Gold (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Mississippi | William Rayl steals it from Giuseppe Greco in the backcourt | 34-28 |
| 03:06 | Louisiana State | William Rayl can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 34-28 |
| 03:05 | Mississippi | Frank Gold grabs the board | 34-28 |
| 02:40 | Mississippi | William Rayl picks off the pass by Frank Gold | 34-28 |
| 02:36 | Louisiana State | Dikembe Arambula hits the finger roll on a great pass from William Rayl | 36-28 |
| 02:12 | Mississippi | The jump hook by Frank Gold is blocked by Adam Woodard | 36-28 |
| 02:10 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to James Walton | 36-28 |
| 01:49 | Louisiana State | Dikembe Arambula misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 36-28 |
| 01:48 | Louisiana State | Adam Woodard gets the offensive rebound | 36-28 |
| 01:30 | Louisiana State | Dikembe Arambula clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-28 |
| 01:29 | Louisiana State | Adam Woodard snags the offensive board | 36-28 |
| 01:13 | Louisiana State | Earnest Kelley picks off the pass by Dikembe Arambula | 36-28 |
| 01:09 | Mississippi | Frank Cora lays it in on a nice dish by Earnest Kelley | 36-30 |
| 01:06 | Louisiana State | James Walton throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-30 |
| 01:06 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 36-30 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Vance Plaisance (PG), Robert Chapman (SG), Eduardo Zuniga (PF), James Shamblin (C) James Walton, Dikembe Arambula, Nicholas Coffey, Adam Woodard | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Calvin Caraballo (SG), Dave Turner (SF), Roger Stacks (PF) Frank Cora, Earnest Kelley, Giuseppe Greco | |
| 00:44 | Mississippi | Frank Gold scores on a floater from the baseline | 36-32 |
| 00:28 | Louisiana State | Roger Stacks blocks the jumper by William Rayl | 36-32 |
| 00:26 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Frank Gold | 36-32 |
| 00:24 | Mississippi | Sung Xue is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Sung Xue, team foul #9 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Norris Robinson (PF) James Shamblin | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Earnest Kelley (PG) Sung Xue | |
| 00:04 | Louisiana State | Frank Gold blocks the short jumper by Robert Chapman | 36-32 |
| 00:03 | Louisiana State | Norris Robinson pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-32 |
| 00:01 | Louisiana State | Eduardo Zuniga banks in the layup | 38-32 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Calvin Caraballo comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 38-32 |