| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Richard Brousseau (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Brice Steele (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Ryan Webster (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Steven Reel (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Pratt (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Mike Bence (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Chad Grady (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Peter Barker (fresh) 8 pts. PF - John Ferguson (fresh) 5 reb. C - Stephen Alfaro (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana State | Peter Barker inbounds the ball | 24-24 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:35 | Louisiana State | Mike Bence clanks a 3 from the left corner | 24-24 |
| 19:33 | Louisiana State | Stephen Alfaro hits the follow up shot | 24-26 |
| 19:04 | Mississippi State | Richard Brousseau throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-26 |
| 19:02 | Louisiana State | Mike Bence is hacked by Richard Brousseau in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Brousseau, team foul #1 | 24-26 |
| 18:49 | Louisiana State | John Ferguson lays it up and in on a great pass from Stephen Alfaro | 24-28 |
| 18:28 | Mississippi State | Chad Grady picks off the pass by Steven Reel | 24-28 |
| 18:24 | Louisiana State | Mike Bence lays it in on a great pass from Chad Grady | 24-30 |
| 18:04 | Mississippi State | Ryan Webster knocks in the jumper from the right wing | 26-30 |
| 17:35 | Louisiana State | Stephen Alfaro knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Peter Barker | 26-32 |
| 17:16 | Mississippi State | Richard Brousseau comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Chad Grady - foul #2 on Chad Grady, team foul #1 | 26-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Paul Davis (SF), Jim Damron (C) Ryan Webster, Joseph Pratt | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | James Horton (SF), Damion Bailey (PF), Leroy Brandt (C) Peter Barker, John Ferguson, Stephen Alfaro | |
| 17:16 | Mississippi State | Richard Brousseau misses the 1st free throw | 26-32 |
| 17:16 | Mississippi State | Richard Brousseau makes the 2nd free throw | 27-32 |
| 16:56 | Louisiana State | James Horton connects on the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Damion Bailey | 27-34 |
| 16:39 | Mississippi State | Brice Steele buries a 3pt shot from the right corner and he's fouled by Chad Grady - foul #3 on Chad Grady, team foul #2 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Richard Wilder (SG) Chad Grady | |
| 16:39 | Mississippi State | Brice Steele makes the free throw | 31-34 |
| 16:12 | Louisiana State | Mike Bence misses badly on a shot from the right side | 31-34 |
| 16:10 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Steven Reel | 31-34 |
| 16:04 | Mississippi State | Richard Brousseau scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Paul Davis | 33-34 |
| 15:43 | Louisiana State | Damion Bailey misses long on a floater in the paint but the foul's on Jim Damron - foul #2 on Jim Damron, team foul #2 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ryan Webster (SF) Paul Davis | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Chad Grady (SG) Richard Wilder | |
| 15:43 | Louisiana State | Damion Bailey misses the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 15:43 | Louisiana State | Damion Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 33-35 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Richard Brousseau (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SG - Brice Steele (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SF - Ryan Webster (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Steven Reel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jim Damron (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Mike Bence (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Chad Grady (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Horton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Damion Bailey (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Leroy Brandt (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:18 | Mississippi State | James Horton takes the ball from Steven Reel | 33-35 |
| 14:52 | Louisiana State | Leroy Brandt misses the shot in the lane | 33-35 |
| 14:50 | Louisiana State | Mike Bence tips it back up and in | 33-37 |
| 14:32 | Mississippi State | Brice Steele misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-37 |
| 14:31 | Mississippi State | Steven Reel tips it but misses | 33-37 |
| 14:30 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to James Horton | 33-37 |
| 14:03 | Louisiana State | Leroy Brandt hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by Damion Bailey | 33-39 |
| 13:40 | Mississippi State | Brice Steele misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 33-39 |
| 13:38 | Mississippi State | Jim Damron pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-39 |
| 13:18 | Mississippi State | Richard Brousseau hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 35-39 |
| 12:49 | Louisiana State | Leroy Brandt scores on a jumper from the right block | 35-41 |
| 12:33 | Mississippi State | Brice Steele double dribbles | 35-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Timothy Hawkins (PG), George Ewing (SG), Paul Davis (SF), Ted Schultz (PF), Joseph Pratt (C) Richard Brousseau, Brice Steele, Ryan Webster, Steven Reel, Jim Damron | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Richard Wilder (SG), Peter Barker (SF), John Ferguson (PF), Stephen Alfaro (C) Chad Grady, James Horton, Damion Bailey, Leroy Brandt | |
| 12:31 | Louisiana State | Peter Barker is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Peter Barker, team foul #3 | 35-41 |
| 12:11 | Mississippi State | Paul Davis clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 35-41 |
| 12:10 | Louisiana State | Mike Bence grabs the board | 35-41 |
| 11:41 | Louisiana State | John Ferguson hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by Richard Wilder | 35-43 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Timothy Hawkins (fresh) 1 ast. SG - George Ewing (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Davis (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ted Schultz (fresh) C - Joseph Pratt (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Mike Bence (tiring) 12 pts. SG - Richard Wilder (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Peter Barker (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - John Ferguson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Stephen Alfaro (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:13 | Mississippi State | Timothy Hawkins hits a pull-up jumper from the right side | 37-43 |
| 10:53 | Louisiana State | Peter Barker knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 37-46 |
| 10:29 | Mississippi State | Ted Schultz knocks in the runner in the paint set up by Timothy Hawkins | 39-46 |
| 10:16 | Louisiana State | Stephen Alfaro misses the jumpshot from the left side | 39-46 |
| 10:15 | Mississippi State | Ted Schultz grabs the defensive rebound | 39-46 |
| 10:09 | Mississippi State | Timothy Hawkins is fouled in the backcourt by Mike Bence - foul #2 on Mike Bence, team foul #4 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Clifford Lewis (PG), Brice Steele (SG), Ryan Webster (SF), Steven Reel (PF) Timothy Hawkins, George Ewing, Paul Davis, Ted Schultz | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Chad Grady (SG), William Burkhart (SF) Richard Wilder, Peter Barker | |
| 09:46 | Mississippi State | Joseph Pratt misses the runner in the lane | 39-46 |
| 09:45 | Mississippi State | Brice Steele snags the offensive board | 39-46 |
| 09:26 | Mississippi State | Steven Reel hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket but he's hacked by Chad Grady - foul #4 on Chad Grady, team foul #5 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Peter Barker (SG), Leroy Brandt (C) Chad Grady, Stephen Alfaro | |
| 09:26 | Mississippi State | Steven Reel misses the 1st free throw | 39-46 |
| 09:26 | Mississippi State | Steven Reel misses the 2nd free throw | 39-46 |
| 09:26 | Louisiana State | John Ferguson snags the defensive board | 39-46 |
| 09:24 | Louisiana State | Brice Steele is called for the reach on Peter Barker in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brice Steele, team foul #3 | 39-46 |
| 09:05 | Louisiana State | Leroy Brandt blows the wide open dunk | 39-46 |
| 09:03 | Louisiana State | The offensive rebound goes to Peter Barker | 39-46 |
| 08:46 | Louisiana State | Peter Barker's pass is intercepted by Clifford Lewis | 39-46 |
| 08:41 | Mississippi State | Clifford Lewis hits the finger roll | 41-46 |
| 08:17 | Louisiana State | John Ferguson can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Steven Reel - foul #2 on Steven Reel, team foul #4 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Brousseau (PG), Paul Davis (SF), Jim Damron (PF), Ted Schultz (C) Clifford Lewis, Ryan Webster, Steven Reel, Joseph Pratt | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Richard Wilder (SG), James Horton (PF) Peter Barker, William Burkhart | |
| 08:17 | Louisiana State | John Ferguson makes the 1st free throw | 41-47 |
| 08:17 | Louisiana State | John Ferguson misses the 2nd free throw | 41-47 |
| 08:17 | Mississippi State | Jim Damron snags the defensive board | 41-47 |
| 07:59 | Mississippi State | Ted Schultz is fouled on the floor by Leroy Brandt - foul #1 on Leroy Brandt, team foul #6 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Chad Grady (PG), Peter Barker (SF) Mike Bence, John Ferguson | |
| 07:38 | Mississippi State | Brice Steele clanks a 3 from the left wing | 41-47 |
| 07:37 | Louisiana State | Chad Grady pulls down the rebound | 41-47 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Richard Brousseau (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SG - Brice Steele (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. SF - Paul Davis (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jim Damron (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Ted Schultz (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Chad Grady (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Richard Wilder (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Peter Barker (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. PF - James Horton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Leroy Brandt (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 07:33 | Louisiana State | Richard Wilder is fouled in the backcourt by Jim Damron - foul #3 on Jim Damron, team foul #5 | 41-47 |
| 07:14 | Louisiana State | Leroy Brandt drills a jumper from just outside the lane | 41-49 |
| 06:49 | Mississippi State | Richard Brousseau is hacked by Leroy Brandt - foul #2 on Leroy Brandt, team foul #7 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Steven Reel (PF) Ted Schultz | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Mike Bence (PG), William Burkhart (SF), Damion Bailey (PF), Stephen Alfaro (C) Richard Wilder, Peter Barker, James Horton, Leroy Brandt | |
| 06:49 | Mississippi State | Richard Brousseau misses the 1st free throw | 41-49 |
| 06:49 | Louisiana State | Stephen Alfaro grabs the defensive rebound | 41-49 |
| 06:20 | Louisiana State | Paul Davis steals the ball from Damion Bailey | 41-49 |
| 06:16 | Mississippi State | Paul Davis lays it up and in | 43-49 |
| 05:47 | Louisiana State | Mike Bence misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-49 |
| 05:45 | Mississippi State | Steven Reel snags the defensive board | 43-49 |
| 05:27 | Mississippi State | Brice Steele misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-49 |
| 05:26 | Louisiana State | William Burkhart gets the rebound | 43-49 |
| 04:59 | Louisiana State | Mike Bence misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 43-49 |
| 04:58 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Jim Damron | 43-49 |
| 04:33 | Mississippi State | Richard Brousseau is hacked by Mike Bence - foul #3 on Mike Bence, team foul #8 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Ewing (SG), Ryan Webster (SF), Ted Schultz (PF), Joseph Pratt (C) Brice Steele, Paul Davis, Steven Reel, Jim Damron | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Richard Wilder (SG), Peter Barker (SF), James Horton (PF), Leroy Brandt (C) Mike Bence, William Burkhart, Damion Bailey, Stephen Alfaro | |
| 04:33 | Mississippi State | Richard Brousseau misses the 1st free throw | 43-49 |
| 04:33 | Louisiana State | Leroy Brandt pulls down the rebound | 43-49 |
| 04:06 | Louisiana State | Ted Schultz blocks the short jumper by Leroy Brandt | 43-49 |
| 04:04 | Mississippi State | Ted Schultz grabs the board | 43-49 |
| 03:59 | Mississippi State | Ryan Webster clanks a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Chad Grady - foul #5 on Chad Grady, team foul #9 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Timothy Hawkins (PG) Richard Brousseau | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | John Ferguson (SF) Chad Grady | |
| 03:59 | Mississippi State | Ryan Webster makes the 1st free throw | 44-49 |
| 03:59 | Mississippi State | Ryan Webster makes the 2nd free throw | 45-49 |
| 03:34 | Louisiana State | John Ferguson misses the lay-in | 45-49 |
| 03:32 | Louisiana State | Peter Barker grabs the offensive rebound | 45-49 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Timothy Hawkins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Ewing (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ryan Webster (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Ted Schultz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Pratt (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Peter Barker (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SG - Richard Wilder (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Ferguson (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - James Horton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Leroy Brandt (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 03:12 | Louisiana State | Peter Barker misses the jumper from the right wing | 45-49 |
| 03:11 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Ryan Webster | 45-49 |
| 02:55 | Mississippi State | Joseph Pratt buries a floater from the baseline | 47-49 |
| 02:55 | Louisiana State | Louisiana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Brice Steele (SG), Steven Reel (PF) George Ewing, Ted Schultz | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Stephen Alfaro (C) Leroy Brandt | |
| 02:43 | Louisiana State | John Ferguson's pass is intercepted by Brice Steele | 47-49 |
| 02:21 | Mississippi State | Steven Reel hits a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Brice Steele | 49-49 |
| 02:17 | Louisiana State | Stephen Alfaro's pass is intercepted by Joseph Pratt in the backcourt | 49-49 |
| 01:51 | Mississippi State | Timothy Hawkins misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-49 |
| 01:50 | Louisiana State | James Horton gets the rebound | 49-49 |
| 01:24 | Louisiana State | Peter Barker can't connect on an uncontested 3 from straight away | 49-49 |
| 01:23 | Mississippi State | Brice Steele pulls down the rebound | 49-49 |
| 00:57 | Mississippi State | Brice Steele can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-49 |
| 00:56 | Louisiana State | Stephen Alfaro grabs the board | 49-49 |
| 00:37 | Louisiana State | Stephen Alfaro misses the floater from the left side | 49-49 |
| 00:36 | Louisiana State | Peter Barker grabs the offensive rebound | 49-49 |
| 00:36 | Louisiana State | Louisiana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 49-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Brousseau (PG) Timothy Hawkins | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Mike Bence (PG) James Horton | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:16 | Louisiana State | Mike Bence makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by John Ferguson | 49-52 |
| 00:12 | Mississippi State | Stephen Alfaro is called for the reach on Joseph Pratt - foul #3 on Stephen Alfaro, team foul #10 | 49-52 |
| 00:12 | Mississippi State | Joseph Pratt makes the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 00:12 | Mississippi State | Joseph Pratt makes the 2nd free throw | 51-52 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:10 | Louisiana State | John Ferguson is hacked by Brice Steele in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brice Steele, team foul #6 | 51-52 |
| 00:07 | Louisiana State | Richard Wilder is fouled on the floor by Brice Steele - foul #3 on Brice Steele, team foul #7 | 51-52 |
| 00:07 | Louisiana State | Richard Wilder makes the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 00:07 | Louisiana State | Richard Wilder misses the 2nd free throw | 51-53 |
| 00:07 | Mississippi State | Joseph Pratt pulls down the rebound | 51-53 |
| 00:07 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 51-53 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi State | Steven Reel is denied on a dunk by Stephen Alfaro | 51-53 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | The clock runs out | 51-53 |