| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Drew Smith (fresh) SG - Charles Reid (fresh) SF - Jacob Kelly (fresh) PF - Orlando Martin (fresh) C - Domingo Hernandez (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Sean Herring (fresh) SG - Clayton McConnico (fresh) SF - Alex Campbell (fresh) PF - Anthony Cason (fresh) C - Sam McClarnon (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Sam McClarnon wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:48 | Mississippi | Sam McClarnon hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint but he's fouled by Domingo Hernandez - foul #1 on Domingo Hernandez, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:48 | Mississippi | Sam McClarnon misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:48 | Mississippi | Sam McClarnon makes the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:41 | Louisiana State | Domingo Hernandez misses badly on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Sean Herring - foul #1 on Sean Herring, team foul #1 | 0-1 |
| 19:41 | Louisiana State | Domingo Hernandez makes the 1st free throw | 1-1 |
| 19:41 | Louisiana State | Domingo Hernandez misses the 2nd free throw | 1-1 |
| 19:41 | Mississippi | Anthony Cason gets the rebound | 1-1 |
| 19:25 | Mississippi | Clayton McConnico throws a bad pass out of bounds | 1-1 |
| 19:07 | Louisiana State | Domingo Hernandez misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 1-1 |
| 19:05 | Louisiana State | Jacob Kelly gets the offensive rebound | 1-1 |
| 18:48 | Louisiana State | Orlando Martin misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 1-1 |
| 18:47 | Mississippi | Sam McClarnon gets the rebound | 1-1 |
| 18:31 | Mississippi | Sean Herring misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Drew Smith - foul #1 on Drew Smith, team foul #2 | 1-1 |
| 18:31 | Mississippi | Sean Herring misses the 1st free throw | 1-1 |
| 18:31 | Mississippi | Sean Herring makes the 2nd free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:15 | Louisiana State | Orlando Martin is hacked by Alex Campbell - foul #1 on Alex Campbell, team foul #2 | 1-2 |
| 17:59 | Louisiana State | Domingo Hernandez can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Anthony Cason - foul #1 on Anthony Cason, team foul #3 | 1-2 |
| 17:59 | Louisiana State | Domingo Hernandez makes the 1st free throw | 2-2 |
| 17:59 | Louisiana State | Domingo Hernandez misses the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 17:59 | Mississippi | Anthony Cason gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:46 | Mississippi | Alex Campbell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-2 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Barry Morgan (PF) Anthony Cason | |
| 17:35 | Louisiana State | Jacob Kelly buries a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Charles Reid | 4-2 |
| 17:29 | Mississippi | Clayton McConnico misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 4-2 |
| 17:28 | Mississippi | Alex Campbell tips it back up and in | 4-4 |
| 17:13 | Louisiana State | Barry Morgan blocks the short jumper by Domingo Hernandez | 4-4 |
| 17:12 | Mississippi | Sam McClarnon grabs the board | 4-4 |
| 17:05 | Mississippi | Sam McClarnon comes up short on the floater from the left side | 4-4 |
| 17:03 | Mississippi | Clayton McConnico pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-4 |
| 16:46 | Mississippi | Sean Herring can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 4-4 |
| 16:44 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Domingo Hernandez | 4-4 |
| 16:33 | Louisiana State | Clayton McConnico is called for the reach on Charles Reid - foul #1 on Clayton McConnico, team foul #4 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Jessie Davis (SF) Jacob Kelly | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kenneth Hamilton (PG), Damek Sikorski (SG), Richard Wright (SF), Anthony Cason (PF) Sean Herring, Clayton McConnico, Alex Campbell, Sam McClarnon | |
| 16:19 | Louisiana State | Domingo Hernandez hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 4-4 |
| 16:18 | Louisiana State | Domingo Hernandez misses the tip | 4-4 |
| 16:17 | Mississippi | Barry Morgan gets the rebound | 4-4 |
| 15:52 | Mississippi | Damek Sikorski misses short on a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Domingo Hernandez - foul #2 on Domingo Hernandez, team foul #3 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Curtis Shawver (PG), Kerry Johnson (SG), Maurice Hively (PF), Cornell Anderson (C) Drew Smith, Charles Reid, Orlando Martin, Domingo Hernandez | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 15:52 | Mississippi | Damek Sikorski makes the 1st free throw | 4-5 |
| 15:52 | Mississippi | Damek Sikorski makes the 2nd free throw | 4-6 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Curtis Shawver (fresh) SG - Kerry Johnson (fresh) SF - Jessie Davis (fresh) PF - Maurice Hively (fresh) C - Cornell Anderson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kenneth Hamilton (fresh) SG - Damek Sikorski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Wright (fresh) PF - Anthony Cason (fresh) 2 reb. C - Barry Morgan (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Louisiana State | Kerry Johnson scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Jessie Davis | 7-6 |
| 15:28 | Mississippi | Damek Sikorski blows the layup but the foul's on Jessie Davis - foul #1 on Jessie Davis, team foul #4 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Jacob Kelly (SF) Jessie Davis | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Sean Herring (PG) Kenneth Hamilton | |
| 15:28 | Mississippi | Damek Sikorski makes the 1st free throw | 7-7 |
| 15:28 | Mississippi | Damek Sikorski makes the 2nd free throw | 7-8 |
| 15:13 | Louisiana State | Kerry Johnson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Damek Sikorski - foul #1 on Damek Sikorski, team foul #5 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Clayton McConnico (SG), Dikembe Akawanzie (PF), Sam McClarnon (C) Richard Wright, Anthony Cason, Barry Morgan | |
| 15:13 | Louisiana State | Kerry Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 8-8 |
| 15:13 | Louisiana State | Kerry Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 9-8 |
| 15:06 | Mississippi | Jacob Kelly blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Sean Herring | 9-8 |
| 15:05 | Louisiana State | Cornell Anderson pulls down the rebound | 9-8 |
| 14:58 | Louisiana State | Jacob Kelly's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-8 |
| 14:50 | Mississippi | Damek Sikorski hits the finger roll set up by Sean Herring | 9-10 |
| 14:31 | Louisiana State | Kerry Johnson drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Cornell Anderson | 11-10 |
| 14:16 | Mississippi | Sean Herring hits a fadeaway from the right side | 11-12 |
| 13:57 | Louisiana State | Jacob Kelly buries a shot from the left block and he's hacked by Damek Sikorski - foul #2 on Damek Sikorski, team foul #6 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Drew Smith (PG), Charles Reid (SG), Orlando Martin (PF) Curtis Shawver, Kerry Johnson, Maurice Hively | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Alex Campbell (SF), Anthony Cason (PF) Damek Sikorski, Dikembe Akawanzie | |
| 13:57 | Louisiana State | Jacob Kelly makes the free throw | 14-12 |
| 13:34 | Mississippi | Anthony Cason misses the jumper from the right block | 14-12 |
| 13:33 | Louisiana State | Cornell Anderson snags the defensive board | 14-12 |
| 13:20 | Louisiana State | Jacob Kelly misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 14-12 |
| 13:19 | Mississippi | Anthony Cason gets the rebound | 14-12 |
| 12:59 | Mississippi | Orlando Martin blocks the short jumper by Clayton McConnico | 14-12 |
| 12:58 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Orlando Martin | 14-12 |
| 12:39 | Louisiana State | Jacob Kelly misses long on a floater from the left wing | 14-12 |
| 12:38 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Anthony Cason | 14-12 |
| 12:20 | Mississippi | Clayton McConnico's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-12 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Jessie Davis (SF), Maurice Hively (PF) Jacob Kelly, Cornell Anderson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kenneth Hamilton (PG), Richard Wright (SG), Barry Morgan (PF), Dikembe Akawanzie (C) Sean Herring, Clayton McConnico, Anthony Cason, Sam McClarnon | |
| 12:00 | Louisiana State | Orlando Martin misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 14-12 |
| 11:58 | Louisiana State | Orlando Martin snags the offensive board | 14-12 |
| 11:41 | Louisiana State | Jessie Davis connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Charles Reid | 17-12 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Drew Smith (fresh) SG - Charles Reid (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jessie Davis (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Maurice Hively (fresh) C - Orlando Martin (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kenneth Hamilton (fresh) SG - Richard Wright (fresh) SF - Alex Campbell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Barry Morgan (fresh) C - Dikembe Akawanzie (fresh) | |
| 11:23 | Mississippi | The jumper by Kenneth Hamilton is denied by Orlando Martin | 17-12 |
| 11:22 | Louisiana State | Orlando Martin grabs the defensive rebound | 17-12 |
| 11:18 | Louisiana State | Orlando Martin connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Drew Smith | 20-12 |
| 11:04 | Mississippi | Richard Wright is hacked by Charles Reid - foul #1 on Charles Reid, team foul #5 | 20-12 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Curtis Shawver (PG), Kerry Johnson (SG), Cornell Anderson (C) Drew Smith, Charles Reid, Orlando Martin | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Sean Herring (PG) Alex Campbell | |
| 10:54 | Mississippi | Dikembe Akawanzie misses long on a jumper in the lane | 20-12 |
| 10:53 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Curtis Shawver | 20-12 |
| 10:38 | Louisiana State | Kerry Johnson is hacked by Kenneth Hamilton - foul #1 on Kenneth Hamilton, team foul #7 | 20-12 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Anthony Cason (PF), Sam McClarnon (C) Barry Morgan, Dikembe Akawanzie | |
| 10:38 | Louisiana State | Kerry Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 21-12 |
| 10:38 | Louisiana State | Kerry Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 22-12 |
| 10:23 | Mississippi | Richard Wright hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 22-12 |
| 10:22 | Louisiana State | Maurice Hively pulls down the rebound | 22-12 |
| 10:18 | Louisiana State | Kerry Johnson knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 25-12 |
| 09:54 | Mississippi | Kenneth Hamilton misses short on a shot from the right wing | 25-12 |
| 09:53 | Mississippi | Sam McClarnon tips it back up and in | 25-14 |
| 09:32 | Louisiana State | Cornell Anderson is hacked by Richard Wright - foul #1 on Richard Wright, team foul #8 | 25-14 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Drew Smith (PG), Charles Reid (SG), Jacob Kelly (SF), Orlando Martin (PF) Curtis Shawver, Kerry Johnson, Jessie Davis, Maurice Hively | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Clayton McConnico (SG), Mark Harrington (SF) Kenneth Hamilton, Richard Wright | |
| 09:32 | Louisiana State | Cornell Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 26-14 |
| 09:32 | Louisiana State | Cornell Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 27-14 |
| 09:21 | Mississippi | Drew Smith steps in front of the Sam McClarnon pass | 27-14 |
| 09:09 | Louisiana State | Orlando Martin hits a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Drew Smith | 29-14 |
| 08:56 | Mississippi | Mark Harrington comes up short on the shot from the right side | 29-14 |
| 08:54 | Mississippi | Sam McClarnon misses the tip | 29-14 |
| 08:52 | Louisiana State | Charles Reid grabs the defensive rebound | 29-14 |
| 08:42 | Louisiana State | Charles Reid connects on the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Jacob Kelly | 31-14 |
| 08:26 | Mississippi | Mark Harrington connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Clayton McConnico | 31-17 |
| 08:10 | Louisiana State | Orlando Martin hits a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Jacob Kelly | 33-17 |
| 07:54 | Mississippi | Anthony Cason misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 33-17 |
| 07:52 | Louisiana State | Charles Reid snags the defensive board | 33-17 |
| 07:47 | Louisiana State | Drew Smith misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 33-17 |
| 07:45 | Louisiana State | Cornell Anderson tips it but misses | 33-17 |
| 07:43 | Mississippi | Mark Harrington grabs the defensive rebound | 33-17 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Drew Smith (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Charles Reid (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jacob Kelly (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Orlando Martin (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Cornell Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Sean Herring (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clayton McConnico (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mark Harrington (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Anthony Cason (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Sam McClarnon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Mississippi | Sam McClarnon's layup is rejected by Orlando Martin | 33-17 |
| 07:26 | Louisiana State | Charles Reid snags the defensive board | 33-17 |
| 07:11 | Louisiana State | Mark Harrington steals it from Cornell Anderson | 33-17 |
| 07:08 | Mississippi | Sean Herring throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-17 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Curtis Shawver (PG), Jessie Davis (SF), Maurice Hively (PF) Drew Smith, Jacob Kelly, Orlando Martin | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kenneth Hamilton (PG), Alex Campbell (SF), Barry Morgan (PF), Dikembe Akawanzie (C) Sean Herring, Mark Harrington, Anthony Cason, Sam McClarnon | |
| 07:03 | Louisiana State | Cornell Anderson hits a jumper near the basket | 35-17 |
| 06:38 | Mississippi | Barry Morgan is hacked by Curtis Shawver - foul #1 on Curtis Shawver, team foul #6 | 35-17 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Kerry Johnson (SG) Charles Reid | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Wright (SG) Clayton McConnico | |
| 06:32 | Mississippi | Kenneth Hamilton is whistled for a carry | 35-17 |
| 06:11 | Louisiana State | Kerry Johnson hits a runner from the right block set up by Jessie Davis and he's hacked by Richard Wright - foul #2 on Richard Wright, team foul #9 | 37-17 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Jacob Kelly (C) Cornell Anderson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Clayton McConnico (SG) Richard Wright | |
| 06:11 | Louisiana State | Kerry Johnson makes the free throw | 38-17 |
| 05:58 | Mississippi | Kenneth Hamilton misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Curtis Shawver - foul #2 on Curtis Shawver, team foul #7 | 38-17 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Zachary Odea (SG), Orlando Martin (PF) Curtis Shawver, Maurice Hively | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 05:58 | Mississippi | Kenneth Hamilton misses the 1st free throw | 38-17 |
| 05:58 | Mississippi | Kenneth Hamilton misses the 2nd free throw | 38-17 |
| 05:58 | Louisiana State | Orlando Martin grabs the board | 38-17 |
| 05:53 | Louisiana State | Kerry Johnson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-17 |
| 05:52 | Louisiana State | Jacob Kelly snags the offensive board | 38-17 |
| 05:35 | Louisiana State | Orlando Martin misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 38-17 |
| 05:33 | Mississippi | Barry Morgan grabs the board | 38-17 |
| 05:13 | Mississippi | Alex Campbell misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 38-17 |
| 05:12 | Mississippi | Alex Campbell tips it home | 38-19 |
| 05:02 | Louisiana State | Jacob Kelly misses the lay-in | 38-19 |
| 05:01 | Louisiana State | Jacob Kelly tips it in | 40-19 |
| 04:54 | Mississippi | Kenneth Hamilton drills a floater from just outside the lane set up by Alex Campbell | 40-21 |
| 04:43 | Louisiana State | Kenneth Hamilton is called for the reach on Kerry Johnson - foul #2 on Kenneth Hamilton, team foul #10 | 40-21 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Drew Smith (PG), Maurice Hively (PF), Cornell Anderson (C) Zachary Odea, Jessie Davis, Orlando Martin | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Sean Herring (PG), Mark Harrington (PF), Sam McClarnon (C) Kenneth Hamilton, Barry Morgan, Dikembe Akawanzie | |
| 04:43 | Louisiana State | Kerry Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 41-21 |
| 04:43 | Louisiana State | Kerry Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 42-21 |
| 04:20 | Mississippi | Sean Herring can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 42-21 |
| 04:19 | Louisiana State | Jacob Kelly gets the rebound | 42-21 |
| 04:03 | Louisiana State | Kerry Johnson connects on the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Jacob Kelly | 44-21 |
| 03:41 | Mississippi | Mark Harrington misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-21 |
| 03:40 | Mississippi | Sam McClarnon grabs the offensive rebound | 44-21 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Drew Smith (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kerry Johnson (fairly fresh) 19 pts. SF - Jacob Kelly (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Maurice Hively (fresh) C - Cornell Anderson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Sean Herring (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clayton McConnico (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Alex Campbell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Harrington (fresh) 3 pts. C - Sam McClarnon (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Mississippi | Alex Campbell misses badly on a floater from the left side | 44-21 |
| 03:24 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Jacob Kelly | 44-21 |
| 03:05 | Louisiana State | Cornell Anderson can't throw it down | 44-21 |
| 03:04 | Louisiana State | Cornell Anderson pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-21 |
| 02:57 | Louisiana State | Jacob Kelly comes up short on the jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Sean Herring - foul #2 on Sean Herring, team foul #11 | 44-21 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Charles Reid (SG), Orlando Martin (PF), Domingo Hernandez (C) Kerry Johnson, Maurice Hively, Cornell Anderson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Damek Sikorski (SG), Richard Wright (SF), Anthony Cason (PF) Clayton McConnico, Alex Campbell, Mark Harrington | |
| 02:57 | Louisiana State | Jacob Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 45-21 |
| 02:57 | Louisiana State | Jacob Kelly misses the 2nd free throw | 45-21 |
| 02:57 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Damek Sikorski | 45-21 |
| 02:34 | Mississippi | Damek Sikorski loses the ball out of bounds | 45-21 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Jessie Davis (SF) Jacob Kelly | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 02:11 | Louisiana State | Jessie Davis drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Drew Smith | 48-21 |
| 02:03 | Mississippi | Damek Sikorski clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-21 |
| 02:02 | Louisiana State | Domingo Hernandez snags the defensive board | 48-21 |
| 01:44 | Louisiana State | Domingo Hernandez makes the floater from the baseline set up by Orlando Martin | 50-21 |
| 01:23 | Mississippi | Sean Herring knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Richard Wright | 50-24 |
| 01:09 | Louisiana State | Orlando Martin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-24 |
| 01:07 | Louisiana State | Drew Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-24 |
| 00:47 | Louisiana State | Jessie Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-24 |
| 00:46 | Mississippi | Anthony Cason grabs the board | 50-24 |
| 00:26 | Mississippi | Sam McClarnon clanks a jumper in the lane | 50-24 |
| 00:25 | Louisiana State | Orlando Martin grabs the board | 50-24 |
| 00:20 | Louisiana State | Charles Reid misses short on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Damek Sikorski - foul #3 on Damek Sikorski, team foul #12 | 50-24 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Curtis Shawver (PG), Maurice Hively (PF) Drew Smith, Orlando Martin | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kenneth Hamilton (PG), Clayton McConnico (SG), Mark Harrington (SF), Barry Morgan (PF), Dikembe Akawanzie (C) Sean Herring, Damek Sikorski, Richard Wright, Anthony Cason, Sam McClarnon | |
| 00:20 | Louisiana State | Charles Reid makes the 1st free throw | 51-24 |
| 00:20 | Louisiana State | Charles Reid makes the 2nd free throw | 52-24 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi | Clayton McConnico is hacked by Maurice Hively - foul #1 on Maurice Hively, team foul #8 | 52-24 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Kerry Johnson (SG), Jacob Kelly (SF) Charles Reid, Jessie Davis | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Alex Campbell (SF) Mark Harrington | |
| 00:02 | Mississippi | Clayton McConnico makes the 1st free throw | 52-25 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi | Clayton McConnico makes the 2nd free throw | 52-26 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana State | Jacob Kelly misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 52-26 |