| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Darryl Horton (fresh) SG - Mark Rumberger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Vanvalkenburg (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Willy Asay (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - James Ferguson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Edward Durham (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jack Floyd (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Anthony Whang (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Wallace (fresh) 2 reb. C - Antonio Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Thomas Vanvalkenburg inbounds the ball | 20-30 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Mississippi | Antonio Brown steals it from Darryl Horton | 20-30 |
| 19:22 | Louisiana State | The jump hook by Antonio Brown is blocked by James Ferguson | 20-30 |
| 19:20 | Mississippi | Willy Asay snags the defensive board | 20-30 |
| 18:57 | Mississippi | Mark Rumberger buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 23-30 |
| 18:51 | Louisiana State | Anthony Whang hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Edward Durham and the foul's on Mark Rumberger - foul #3 on Mark Rumberger, team foul #1 | 23-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gary Brown (SG) Mark Rumberger | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Philip Long (PG), Mark Stec (PF), Doug Roy (C) Edward Durham, Mark Wallace, Antonio Brown | |
| 18:51 | Louisiana State | Anthony Whang makes the free throw | 23-33 |
| 18:34 | Mississippi | Willy Asay can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 23-33 |
| 18:32 | Mississippi | Thomas Vanvalkenburg can't tip it in | 23-33 |
| 18:31 | Mississippi | Gary Brown tips it but misses | 23-33 |
| 18:29 | Louisiana State | Anthony Whang grabs the board | 23-33 |
| 18:08 | Louisiana State | Doug Roy hits a shot from the left block set up by Jack Floyd | 23-35 |
| 17:47 | Mississippi | Thomas Vanvalkenburg can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 23-35 |
| 17:46 | Louisiana State | Anthony Whang pulls down the rebound | 23-35 |
| 17:29 | Louisiana State | Darryl Horton is called for the reach on Doug Roy - foul #2 on Darryl Horton, team foul #2 | 23-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Edward Durham (PG), James Beckford (SG), Thomas Clingman (SF), Mark Wallace (PF) Philip Long, Jack Floyd, Anthony Whang, Mark Stec | |
| 17:11 | Louisiana State | James Beckford can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 23-35 |
| 17:10 | Mississippi | James Ferguson snags the defensive board | 23-35 |
| 16:52 | Mississippi | Mark Wallace is called for the reach on Willy Asay - foul #1 on Mark Wallace, team foul #1 | 23-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Jack Floyd (SG), Antonio Brown (C) James Beckford, Doug Roy | |
| 16:39 | Mississippi | Gary Brown double dribbles | 23-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Porter (SF), Sydney Cannon (PF), Daniel Brown (C) Thomas Vanvalkenburg, Willy Asay, James Ferguson | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | James Beckford (SG) Jack Floyd | |
| 16:20 | Louisiana State | Thomas Clingman clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 23-35 |
| 16:18 | Louisiana State | Thomas Clingman hits the follow up shot | 23-37 |
| 16:13 | Mississippi | William Porter hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 23-37 |
| 16:11 | Louisiana State | James Beckford grabs the defensive rebound | 23-37 |
| 15:43 | Louisiana State | Thomas Clingman banks in the layup on a great pass from Edward Durham | 23-39 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Darryl Horton (fairly fresh) SG - Gary Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - William Porter (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Sydney Cannon (fresh) 2 reb. C - Daniel Brown (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Edward Durham (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Beckford (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Thomas Clingman (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Mark Wallace (fresh) 2 reb. C - Antonio Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 15:20 | Mississippi | Darryl Horton drills a turnaround near the basket | 25-39 |
| 14:54 | Louisiana State | Gary Brown steals the ball from Antonio Brown | 25-39 |
| 14:42 | Mississippi | Gary Brown hits a fadeaway from the right side | 27-39 |
| 14:16 | Louisiana State | Thomas Clingman blows the layup | 27-39 |
| 14:15 | Mississippi | Sydney Cannon pulls down the rebound | 27-39 |
| 14:05 | Mississippi | Gary Brown clanks a floater from the left wing | 27-39 |
| 14:04 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Edward Durham | 27-39 |
| 13:41 | Louisiana State | James Beckford misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Gary Brown - foul #1 on Gary Brown, team foul #3 | 27-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark Rumberger (SG), Thomas Vanvalkenburg (SF), Willy Asay (PF), James Ferguson (C) Darryl Horton, Gary Brown, Sydney Cannon, Daniel Brown | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Philip Long (PG), Jack Floyd (SG), Anthony Whang (SF), Doug Roy (C) Edward Durham, Thomas Clingman, Mark Wallace, Antonio Brown | |
| 13:41 | Louisiana State | James Beckford makes the 1st free throw | 27-40 |
| 13:41 | Louisiana State | James Beckford makes the 2nd free throw | 27-41 |
| 13:32 | Mississippi | Willy Asay misses the lay-in | 27-41 |
| 13:31 | Louisiana State | Anthony Whang gets the rebound | 27-41 |
| 13:16 | Louisiana State | Anthony Whang misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 27-41 |
| 13:14 | Louisiana State | Doug Roy tips it home | 27-43 |
| 12:57 | Mississippi | Doug Roy steals the ball from Mark Rumberger | 27-43 |
| 12:36 | Louisiana State | Jack Floyd misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 27-43 |
| 12:35 | Louisiana State | Philip Long snags the offensive board | 27-43 |
| 12:30 | Louisiana State | The jump hook by Doug Roy is blocked by Willy Asay | 27-43 |
| 12:28 | Louisiana State | Anthony Whang tips it back up and in | 27-45 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 12:17 | Mississippi | James Ferguson is hacked by Doug Roy - foul #2 on Doug Roy, team foul #2 | 27-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Rufus Klein (PG) William Porter | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Edward Durham (PG), Mark Wallace (PF) Philip Long, James Beckford | |
| 12:09 | Mississippi | James Ferguson drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Willy Asay | 30-45 |
| 11:49 | Louisiana State | Jack Floyd makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Anthony Whang | 30-48 |
| 11:41 | Mississippi | Rufus Klein misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 30-48 |
| 11:39 | Louisiana State | Mark Wallace grabs the board | 30-48 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Rufus Klein (fresh) SG - Mark Rumberger (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Vanvalkenburg (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Willy Asay (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - James Ferguson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Edward Durham (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jack Floyd (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Anthony Whang (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Mark Wallace (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Doug Roy (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 11:19 | Louisiana State | Jack Floyd hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Edward Durham | 30-51 |
| 11:11 | Mississippi | Willy Asay comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Mark Wallace - foul #2 on Mark Wallace, team foul #3 | 30-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Darryl Horton (PG) Rufus Klein | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Philip Long (PG), Thomas Clingman (SF), Antonio Brown (C) Edward Durham, Anthony Whang, Doug Roy | |
| 11:11 | Mississippi | Willy Asay misses the 1st free throw | 30-51 |
| 11:11 | Mississippi | Willy Asay makes the 2nd free throw | 31-51 |
| 10:57 | Louisiana State | Jack Floyd misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 31-51 |
| 10:56 | Mississippi | Willy Asay pulls down the rebound | 31-51 |
| 10:36 | Mississippi | Thomas Vanvalkenburg blows the layup | 31-51 |
| 10:35 | Mississippi | James Ferguson tips it in | 33-51 |
| 10:06 | Louisiana State | Thomas Clingman comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 33-51 |
| 10:05 | Mississippi | James Ferguson pulls down the rebound | 33-51 |
| 09:47 | Mississippi | Thomas Clingman is called for the reach on Thomas Vanvalkenburg - foul #1 on Thomas Clingman, team foul #4 | 33-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gary Brown (SG), William Porter (SF), Sydney Cannon (PF), Daniel Brown (C) Mark Rumberger, Thomas Vanvalkenburg, Willy Asay, James Ferguson | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Edward Durham (PG), Anthony Whang (SF), Mark Stec (PF), Doug Roy (C) Philip Long, Thomas Clingman, Mark Wallace, Antonio Brown | |
| 09:37 | Mississippi | Sydney Cannon misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 33-51 |
| 09:36 | Louisiana State | Edward Durham grabs the defensive rebound | 33-51 |
| 09:16 | Louisiana State | Jack Floyd misses the 3 from the left wing | 33-51 |
| 09:15 | Louisiana State | Mark Stec snags the offensive board | 33-51 |
| 08:59 | Louisiana State | Daniel Brown swats the layup by Anthony Whang | 33-51 |
| 08:57 | Louisiana State | Doug Roy grabs the offensive rebound | 33-51 |
| 08:52 | Louisiana State | Edward Durham buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Jack Floyd | 33-54 |
| 08:35 | Mississippi | Gary Brown misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-54 |
| 08:34 | Louisiana State | Anthony Whang grabs the defensive rebound | 33-54 |
| 08:08 | Louisiana State | Anthony Whang misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 33-54 |
| 08:07 | Mississippi | Sydney Cannon grabs the defensive rebound | 33-54 |
| 07:52 | Mississippi | Darryl Horton can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Doug Roy - foul #3 on Doug Roy, team foul #5 | 33-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark Rumberger (SG), Thomas Vanvalkenburg (SF), Willy Asay (PF), James Ferguson (C) Gary Brown, William Porter, Sydney Cannon, Daniel Brown | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Philip Long (PG), Thomas Clingman (SF), Mark Wallace (PF), Antonio Brown (C) Edward Durham, Anthony Whang, Mark Stec, Doug Roy | |
| 07:52 | Mississippi | Darryl Horton makes the 1st free throw | 34-54 |
| 07:52 | Mississippi | Darryl Horton makes the 2nd free throw | 35-54 |
| 07:26 | Louisiana State | Jack Floyd makes the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Philip Long | 35-56 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Darryl Horton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Mark Rumberger (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Vanvalkenburg (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Willy Asay (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - James Ferguson (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Philip Long (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jack Floyd (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SF - Thomas Clingman (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Mark Wallace (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Antonio Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 07:18 | Mississippi | Thomas Clingman steals it from Willy Asay | 35-56 |
| 06:53 | Louisiana State | Thomas Clingman makes the jump hook in the lane set up by Jack Floyd | 35-58 |
| 06:29 | Mississippi | James Ferguson double dribbles | 35-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Porter (PG), Gary Brown (SG), Stewart Lowry (SF), Sydney Cannon (PF), Daniel Brown (C) Darryl Horton, Mark Rumberger, Thomas Vanvalkenburg, Willy Asay, James Ferguson | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | James Beckford (SG), Mark Stec (PF), Doug Roy (C) Jack Floyd, Mark Wallace, Antonio Brown | |
| 06:14 | Louisiana State | Doug Roy can't finish the layup | 35-58 |
| 06:12 | Mississippi | Daniel Brown snags the defensive board | 35-58 |
| 06:06 | Mississippi | William Porter misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 35-58 |
| 06:04 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Doug Roy | 35-58 |
| 05:44 | Louisiana State | Philip Long makes the jumpshot from the right side set up by James Beckford | 35-60 |
| 05:33 | Mississippi | William Porter is fouled on the floor by Doug Roy - foul #4 on Doug Roy, team foul #6 | 35-60 |
| 05:21 | Mississippi | Daniel Brown misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 35-60 |
| 05:20 | Louisiana State | Thomas Clingman grabs the defensive rebound | 35-60 |
| 04:57 | Louisiana State | Daniel Brown is called for the reach on Philip Long - foul #1 on Daniel Brown, team foul #4 | 35-60 |
| 04:29 | Louisiana State | Sydney Cannon is called for the reach on Thomas Clingman - foul #1 on Sydney Cannon, team foul #5 | 35-60 |
| 04:13 | Louisiana State | Philip Long misses short on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on William Porter - foul #2 on William Porter, team foul #6 | 35-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Rufus Klein (SG) Gary Brown | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 04:13 | Louisiana State | Philip Long misses the 1st free throw | 35-60 |
| 04:13 | Louisiana State | Philip Long makes the 2nd free throw | 35-61 |
| 04:03 | Mississippi | James Beckford steps in front of the Stewart Lowry pass | 35-61 |
| 04:00 | Louisiana State | Philip Long hits the finger roll set up by James Beckford | 35-63 |
| 03:39 | Mississippi | Daniel Brown misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-63 |
| 03:37 | Louisiana State | James Beckford grabs the defensive rebound | 35-63 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:12 | Louisiana State | Mark Stec misses long on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Sydney Cannon - foul #2 on Sydney Cannon, team foul #7 | 35-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gary Brown (SF), David Engstrom (PF) Stewart Lowry, Daniel Brown | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 03:12 | Louisiana State | Mark Stec makes the 1st free throw | 35-64 |
| 03:12 | Louisiana State | Mark Stec makes the 2nd free throw | 35-65 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - William Porter (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Rufus Klein (fresh) SF - Gary Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Engstrom (fresh) C - Sydney Cannon (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Philip Long (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Beckford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Thomas Clingman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. PF - Mark Stec (fresh) 4 pts. C - Doug Roy (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 02:53 | Mississippi | James Beckford picks off the pass by Sydney Cannon | 35-65 |
| 02:50 | Louisiana State | James Beckford banks in the layup | 35-67 |
| 02:35 | Mississippi | Sydney Cannon can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 35-67 |
| 02:34 | Louisiana State | Doug Roy snags the defensive board | 35-67 |
| 02:18 | Louisiana State | Thomas Clingman hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Sydney Cannon - foul #3 on Sydney Cannon, team foul #8 | 35-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Edward Durham (PG), Mark Wallace (PF) Philip Long, Mark Stec | |
| 02:18 | Louisiana State | Thomas Clingman makes the 1st free throw | 35-68 |
| 02:18 | Louisiana State | Thomas Clingman makes the 2nd free throw | 35-69 |
| 02:10 | Mississippi | Rufus Klein misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 35-69 |
| 02:09 | Mississippi | David Engstrom tips it but misses | 35-69 |
| 02:07 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Thomas Clingman | 35-69 |
| 01:38 | Louisiana State | Doug Roy can't connect on a shot from the right block | 35-69 |
| 01:37 | Louisiana State | James Beckford grabs the offensive rebound | 35-69 |
| 01:18 | Louisiana State | Edward Durham misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 35-69 |
| 01:16 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to William Porter | 35-69 |
| 01:09 | Mississippi | Gary Brown misses long on a runner in the paint but he's fouled by James Beckford - foul #2 on James Beckford, team foul #7 | 35-69 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Stewart Lowry (SF), Daniel Brown (C) Rufus Klein, David Engstrom | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Philip Long (PG), Mark Stec (PF) Edward Durham, Mark Wallace | |
| 01:09 | Mississippi | Gary Brown misses the 1st free throw | 35-69 |
| 01:09 | Mississippi | Gary Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 36-69 |
| 00:41 | Louisiana State | Doug Roy scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Thomas Clingman | 36-71 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:37 | Mississippi | William Porter connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side and he's fouled by Thomas Clingman - foul #2 on Thomas Clingman, team foul #8 | 38-71 |
| 00:37 | Mississippi | William Porter makes the free throw | 39-71 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:09 | Louisiana State | Thomas Clingman is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Thomas Clingman, team foul #9 | 39-71 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi | Philip Long picks off the pass by Stewart Lowry | 39-71 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana State | Philip Long runs out the clock | 39-71 |