| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Michael Black (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Grace (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Brown (fresh) PF - Cameron Peachey (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Lee Gourdine (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - John Cornett (fresh) 3 pts. 3 stl. SG - Gerard Coyle (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marko Stazenski (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Cardone (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Bender (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | George Brown inbounds the ball | 21-39 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:38 | Mississippi | John Grace misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 21-39 |
| 19:36 | Louisiana State | Marko Stazenski grabs the defensive rebound | 21-39 |
| 19:07 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 21-39 |
| 19:05 | Mississippi | Michael Black pulls down the rebound | 21-39 |
| 18:47 | Mississippi | Michael Black can't connect on a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by James Cardone - foul #2 on James Cardone, team foul #1 | 21-39 |
| 18:47 | Mississippi | Michael Black makes the 1st free throw | 22-39 |
| 18:47 | Mississippi | Michael Black makes the 2nd free throw | 23-39 |
| 18:25 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by John Grace - foul #1 on John Grace, team foul #1 | 23-39 |
| 18:25 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender makes the 1st free throw | 23-40 |
| 18:25 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender makes the 2nd free throw | 23-41 |
| 18:02 | Mississippi | Thomas Bender is called for the reach on Lee Gourdine - foul #1 on Thomas Bender, team foul #2 | 23-41 |
| 17:48 | Mississippi | Lee Gourdine is alone and drills a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Michael Black | 25-41 |
| 17:30 | Louisiana State | John Cornett is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 25-41 |
| 17:28 | Mississippi | Cameron Peachey pulls down the rebound | 25-41 |
| 17:07 | Mississippi | John Grace is fouled on the floor by Gerard Coyle - foul #2 on Gerard Coyle, team foul #3 | 25-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Castile (SG), Richard Witty (PF) John Grace, Cameron Peachey | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Stanley Smith (SF), Robert Bibler (PF) Marko Stazenski, James Cardone | |
| 16:53 | Mississippi | Lee Gourdine comes up short on the turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Thomas Bender - foul #2 on Thomas Bender, team foul #4 | 25-41 |
| 16:53 | Mississippi | Lee Gourdine makes the 1st free throw | 26-41 |
| 16:53 | Mississippi | Lee Gourdine misses the 2nd free throw | 26-41 |
| 16:53 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to George Brown | 26-41 |
| 16:42 | Mississippi | Michael Black makes the contested turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Christopher Castile | 28-41 |
| 16:19 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by Gerard Coyle | 28-43 |
| 16:03 | Mississippi | Richard Witty is hacked by Gerard Coyle - foul #3 on Gerard Coyle, team foul #5 | 28-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Marcel Johnson (PG), Wilfred Chappell (SF), Cameron Peachey (PF) Michael Black, George Brown, Lee Gourdine | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Robert Rudolph (PG), James Cardone (PF) John Cornett, Thomas Bender | |
| 15:51 | Mississippi | Marcel Johnson is denied on a layup by James Cardone | 28-43 |
| 15:50 | Louisiana State | Robert Bibler snags the defensive board | 28-43 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Marcel Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Christopher Castile (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Wilfred Chappell (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Cameron Peachey (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Witty (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Robert Rudolph (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerard Coyle (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Stanley Smith (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Cardone (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Bibler (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Louisiana State | Robert Rudolph lays it up and in and he's fouled by Marcel Johnson - foul #1 on Marcel Johnson, team foul #2 | 28-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Grace (SG) Christopher Castile | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Marko Stazenski (SF) Stanley Smith | |
| 15:29 | Louisiana State | Robert Rudolph misses the free throw | 28-45 |
| 15:29 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Richard Witty | 28-45 |
| 15:07 | Mississippi | Richard Witty clanks a runner in the lane | 28-45 |
| 15:05 | Mississippi | Cameron Peachey gets the offensive rebound | 28-45 |
| 14:41 | Mississippi | Wilfred Chappell misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 28-45 |
| 14:40 | Louisiana State | Robert Bibler snags the defensive board | 28-45 |
| 14:29 | Louisiana State | Robert Rudolph hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Gerard Coyle | 28-48 |
| 14:26 | Mississippi | Marcel Johnson double dribbles in the backcourt | 28-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Black (PG), George Brown (SF), Lee Gourdine (C) Marcel Johnson, Wilfred Chappell, Richard Witty | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | John Cornett (PG), Thomas Bender (C) Robert Rudolph, James Cardone | |
| 14:02 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender slams it home on a great pass from John Cornett | 28-50 |
| 13:47 | Mississippi | Lee Gourdine's floater is tipped away by Thomas Bender | 28-50 |
| 13:45 | Louisiana State | Marko Stazenski gets the rebound | 28-50 |
| 13:33 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the baseline | 28-50 |
| 13:31 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Michael Black | 28-50 |
| 13:11 | Mississippi | George Brown can't finish the layup but the foul's on Marko Stazenski - foul #1 on Marko Stazenski, team foul #6 | 28-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Castile (SG), Richard Witty (PF) John Grace, Cameron Peachey | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | William Goff (SG), Stanley Smith (SF), James Cardone (PF) Gerard Coyle, Marko Stazenski, Robert Bibler | |
| 13:11 | Mississippi | George Brown misses the 1st free throw | 28-50 |
| 13:11 | Mississippi | George Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 29-50 |
| 12:46 | Louisiana State | Stanley Smith travels with the ball | 29-50 |
| 12:32 | Mississippi | Richard Witty comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 29-50 |
| 12:31 | Mississippi | Lee Gourdine tips it in | 31-50 |
| 12:06 | Louisiana State | John Cornett is fouled on the floor by Christopher Castile - foul #1 on Christopher Castile, team foul #3 | 31-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Gerard Coyle (SG), Robert Bibler (C) William Goff, Thomas Bender | |
| 11:47 | Louisiana State | Stanley Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-50 |
| 11:45 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Lee Gourdine | 31-50 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Michael Black (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher Castile (fresh) 2 ast. SF - George Brown (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Richard Witty (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lee Gourdine (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - John Cornett (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Gerard Coyle (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Stanley Smith (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Cardone (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Bibler (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Mississippi | John Cornett takes the ball from Michael Black in the backcourt | 31-50 |
| 11:39 | Louisiana State | John Cornett lays it up and in | 31-52 |
| 11:24 | Mississippi | George Brown comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Stanley Smith - foul #1 on Stanley Smith, team foul #7 | 31-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Marcel Johnson (PG), John Grace (SG), Cameron Peachey (PF) Michael Black, Christopher Castile, Richard Witty | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Marko Stazenski (SF) Stanley Smith | |
| 11:24 | Mississippi | George Brown misses the 1st free throw | 31-52 |
| 11:24 | Mississippi | George Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 32-52 |
| 11:22 | Louisiana State | John Cornett is hacked by Marcel Johnson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Marcel Johnson, team foul #4 | 32-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Wilfred Chappell (SF) George Brown | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Ivan Filipski (C) James Cardone | |
| 11:05 | Louisiana State | John Cornett misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 32-52 |
| 11:03 | Louisiana State | Ivan Filipski gets the offensive rebound | 32-52 |
| 10:45 | Louisiana State | John Grace is called for the reach on Gerard Coyle - foul #2 on John Grace, team foul #5 | 32-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Daniel Gorman (C) Lee Gourdine | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Robert Rudolph (PG), Thomas Bender (C) John Cornett, Ivan Filipski | |
| 10:20 | Louisiana State | Gerard Coyle misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-52 |
| 10:18 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender hits the follow up shot | 32-54 |
| 09:58 | Mississippi | Cameron Peachey misses the easy layup | 32-54 |
| 09:56 | Louisiana State | Robert Bibler grabs the board | 32-54 |
| 09:41 | Louisiana State | Gerard Coyle is fouled on the floor by John Grace - foul #3 on John Grace, team foul #6 | 32-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Black (PG), George Brown (SF), Lee Gourdine (C) Marcel Johnson, Wilfred Chappell, Daniel Gorman | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | John Cornett (PG), William Goff (SG), Stanley Smith (SF), James Cardone (PF) Robert Rudolph, Gerard Coyle, Marko Stazenski, Robert Bibler | |
| 09:14 | Louisiana State | John Cornett travels with the ball | 32-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Castile (SG), Richard Witty (PF) John Grace, Cameron Peachey | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 08:56 | Mississippi | Michael Black is fouled on the floor by Stanley Smith - foul #2 on Stanley Smith, team foul #8 | 32-54 |
| 08:56 | Mississippi | Michael Black misses the 1st free throw | 32-54 |
| 08:56 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender pulls down the rebound | 32-54 |
| 08:41 | Louisiana State | John Cornett evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Stanley Smith | 32-57 |
| 08:23 | Mississippi | Richard Witty makes the shot from close range set up by Michael Black | 34-57 |
| 07:56 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Grace (SG), Cameron Peachey (PF) Christopher Castile, Richard Witty | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Gerard Coyle (SG), Marko Stazenski (SF), Robert Bibler (C) William Goff, Stanley Smith, Thomas Bender | |
| 07:46 | Mississippi | John Grace's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-57 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Michael Black (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Grace (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - George Brown (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Cameron Peachey (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Lee Gourdine (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - John Cornett (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SG - Gerard Coyle (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Marko Stazenski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Cardone (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Bibler (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Louisiana State | Marko Stazenski loses the dribble to Michael Black | 34-57 |
| 07:04 | Mississippi | George Brown comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Gerard Coyle - foul #4 on Gerard Coyle, team foul #9 | 34-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Witty (C) Lee Gourdine | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Robert Rudolph (PG), Ivan Filipski (C) John Cornett, James Cardone | |
| 07:04 | Mississippi | George Brown makes the 1st free throw | 35-57 |
| 07:04 | Mississippi | George Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 36-57 |
| 06:41 | Louisiana State | Marko Stazenski comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 36-57 |
| 06:39 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Michael Black | 36-57 |
| 06:34 | Mississippi | Cameron Peachey hits a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Michael Black | 38-57 |
| 06:07 | Louisiana State | George Brown steals it from Robert Rudolph | 38-57 |
| 05:46 | Mississippi | John Grace misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 38-57 |
| 05:45 | Louisiana State | Marko Stazenski snags the defensive board | 38-57 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 05:38 | Louisiana State | Marko Stazenski makes the fadeaway from the right block set up by Robert Rudolph | 38-59 |
| 05:26 | Mississippi | Richard Witty misses the lay-in | 38-59 |
| 05:25 | Louisiana State | Ivan Filipski grabs the defensive rebound | 38-59 |
| 05:05 | Louisiana State | Robert Bibler's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Witty | 38-59 |
| 05:03 | Louisiana State | Marko Stazenski tips it home | 38-61 |
| 04:53 | Mississippi | John Grace misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 38-61 |
| 04:51 | Louisiana State | Ivan Filipski gets the rebound | 38-61 |
| 04:46 | Louisiana State | Gerard Coyle hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-61 |
| 04:44 | Mississippi | Cameron Peachey grabs the defensive rebound | 38-61 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 04:28 | Mississippi | Cameron Peachey drills a jumper from the right side on a great pass from John Grace | 40-61 |
| 04:09 | Louisiana State | Robert Bibler lays it up and in | 40-63 |
| 03:53 | Mississippi | Gerard Coyle is called for the reach on Richard Witty - foul #5 on Gerard Coyle, team foul #10 | 40-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Marcel Johnson (PG), Christopher Castile (SG), Wilfred Chappell (SF), Lee Gourdine (C) Michael Black, John Grace, George Brown, Cameron Peachey | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | John Cornett (PG), William Goff (SG), Stanley Smith (SF), James Cardone (PF), Thomas Bender (C) Robert Rudolph, Gerard Coyle, Marko Stazenski, Robert Bibler, Ivan Filipski | |
| 03:53 | Mississippi | Richard Witty makes the 1st free throw | 41-63 |
| 03:53 | Mississippi | Richard Witty makes the 2nd free throw | 42-63 |
| 03:35 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender misses short on a floater from the baseline | 42-63 |
| 03:33 | Mississippi | Richard Witty grabs the board | 42-63 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Marcel Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Christopher Castile (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Wilfred Chappell (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Richard Witty (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Lee Gourdine (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - John Cornett (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SG - William Goff (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Stanley Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Cardone (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Bender (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:22 | Mississippi | Lee Gourdine is hacked by James Cardone - foul #3 on James Cardone, team foul #11 | 42-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Daniel Gorman (PF) Richard Witty | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 03:22 | Mississippi | Lee Gourdine makes the 1st free throw | 43-63 |
| 03:22 | Mississippi | Lee Gourdine makes the 2nd free throw | 44-63 |
| 03:02 | Louisiana State | William Goff comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 44-63 |
| 03:00 | Mississippi | Daniel Gorman grabs the defensive rebound | 44-63 |
| 02:46 | Mississippi | Daniel Gorman hits a fadeaway in the lane | 46-63 |
| 02:20 | Louisiana State | Stanley Smith is hacked by Lee Gourdine - foul #1 on Lee Gourdine, team foul #7 | 46-63 |
| 02:20 | Louisiana State | Stanley Smith makes the 1st free throw | 46-64 |
| 02:20 | Louisiana State | Stanley Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 46-65 |
| 02:07 | Mississippi | James Cardone steps in front of the Wilfred Chappell pass | 46-65 |
| 01:53 | Louisiana State | John Cornett comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 46-65 |
| 01:52 | Louisiana State | William Goff tips it in | 46-67 |
| 01:28 | Mississippi | Daniel Gorman hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block but he's hacked by James Cardone - foul #4 on James Cardone, team foul #12 | 46-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Black (PG), John Grace (SG), George Brown (SF) Marcel Johnson, Christopher Castile, Wilfred Chappell | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Marko Stazenski (SF) Stanley Smith | |
| 01:28 | Mississippi | Daniel Gorman misses the 1st free throw | 46-67 |
| 01:28 | Mississippi | Daniel Gorman makes the 2nd free throw | 47-67 |
| 01:02 | Louisiana State | Marko Stazenski misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 47-67 |
| 01:00 | Louisiana State | Marko Stazenski tips it back up and in | 47-69 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:54 | Mississippi | Lee Gourdine connects on the jumpshot from the left side set up by Michael Black | 49-69 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:33 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender blows the dunk | 49-69 |
| 00:31 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender tips it back up and in | 49-71 |
| 00:23 | Mississippi | Lee Gourdine misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 49-71 |
| 00:21 | Mississippi | Michael Black misses the tip | 49-71 |
| 00:19 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender grabs the defensive rebound | 49-71 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana State | John Cornett runs out the clock | 49-71 |