| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Thurman Harris (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Dennis Posey (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norman Dye (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Franklin Cook (fresh) 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Rene Esposito (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Knudson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Early (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnny Wall (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Raymond Isom (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Geise (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye inbounds the ball | 25-33 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:45 | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Geise | 25-33 |
| 19:43 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook grabs the offensive board | 25-33 |
| 19:30 | Mississippi State | Raymond Isom blocks the short jumper by Norman Dye | 25-33 |
| 19:29 | LSU | The rebound goes to Joseph Geise | 25-33 |
| 19:14 | LSU | James Knudson clanks a shot from the left side | 25-33 |
| 19:13 | LSU | Raymond Isom gets the offensive rebound | 25-33 |
| 18:58 | LSU | Raymond Isom can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Rene Esposito - foul #2 on Rene Esposito, team foul #1 | 25-33 |
| 18:58 | LSU | Raymond Isom makes the 1st free throw | 25-34 |
| 18:58 | LSU | Raymond Isom misses the 2nd free throw | 25-34 |
| 18:58 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook gets the rebound | 25-34 |
| 18:44 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 25-34 |
| 18:43 | LSU | Joseph Geise gets the rebound | 25-34 |
| 18:26 | LSU | Rene Esposito is called for the reach on James Knudson - foul #3 on Rene Esposito, team foul #2 | 25-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo (C) Rene Esposito | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 18:15 | LSU | John Early buries a shot near the basket set up by James Knudson | 25-36 |
| 17:57 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye clanks a jumper from the left side | 25-36 |
| 17:55 | LSU | Joseph Geise snags the defensive board | 25-36 |
| 17:42 | LSU | Raymond Isom hits a driving attempt from close range set up by James Knudson | 25-38 |
| 17:31 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Peter Angulo and he's hacked by Johnny Wall - foul #2 on Johnny Wall, team foul #1 | 27-38 |
| 17:31 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye makes the free throw | 28-38 |
| 17:08 | LSU | Raymond Isom misses the jump hook from close range | 28-38 |
| 17:06 | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris snags the defensive board | 28-38 |
| 16:45 | Mississippi State | James Knudson steals the ball from Dennis Posey | 28-38 |
| 16:29 | LSU | John Early clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 28-38 |
| 16:28 | LSU | John Early hits the follow up shot | 28-40 |
| 16:26 | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris double dribbles in the backcourt | 28-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt (PG), Scott Tarin (SF), Randy Hendrix (C) Thurman Harris, Norman Dye, Franklin Cook | |
| Subs | LSU | Aaron Griffith (PG), Jacob Loar (SG), Peter Gadomski (SF), James Poythress (PF), Michael McDermott (C) James Knudson, John Early, Johnny Wall, Raymond Isom, Joseph Geise | |
| 16:01 | LSU | Jacob Loar buries a shot from the right wing set up by Peter Gadomski | 28-42 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Cody Lingerfelt (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dennis Posey (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Tarin (fresh) PF - Peter Angulo (fresh) 3 reb. C - Randy Hendrix (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Aaron Griffith (fresh) SG - Jacob Loar (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Gadomski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Poythress (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael McDermott (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 28-42 |
| 15:43 | LSU | Peter Gadomski pulls down the rebound | 28-42 |
| 15:21 | LSU | Jacob Loar misses the shot from just outside the lane | 28-42 |
| 15:20 | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt grabs the board | 28-42 |
| 15:02 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Norman Dye (SF), Franklin Cook (PF), Rene Esposito (C) Dennis Posey, Peter Angulo, Randy Hendrix | |
| Subs | LSU | James Knudson (PG), John Early (SG), Raymond Isom (PF), Joseph Geise (C) Aaron Griffith, Jacob Loar, James Poythress, Michael McDermott | |
| 14:45 | LSU | Raymond Isom makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Peter Gadomski | 28-44 |
| 14:29 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket but he's hacked by Peter Gadomski - foul #2 on Peter Gadomski, team foul #2 | 28-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris (PG) Cody Lingerfelt | |
| Subs | LSU | Johnny Wall (SF) Peter Gadomski | |
| 14:29 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye misses the 1st free throw | 28-44 |
| 14:29 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye makes the 2nd free throw | 29-44 |
| 14:16 | LSU | Johnny Wall's pass is intercepted by Franklin Cook | 29-44 |
| 13:53 | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-44 |
| 13:52 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye grabs the offensive board | 29-44 |
| 13:39 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye knocks in the shot from the right side | 31-44 |
| 13:24 | LSU | John Early makes the runner in the lane on a great pass from Johnny Wall | 31-46 |
| 13:09 | Mississippi State | The short jumper by Franklin Cook is denied by Johnny Wall | 31-46 |
| 13:08 | Mississippi State | Scott Tarin grabs the offensive board | 31-46 |
| 12:54 | Mississippi State | Raymond Isom takes the ball from Scott Tarin | 31-46 |
| 12:37 | LSU | Raymond Isom is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Raymond Isom, team foul #3 | 31-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey (SG), Peter Angulo (PF), Randy Hendrix (C) Scott Tarin, Franklin Cook, Rene Esposito | |
| Subs | LSU | Aaron Griffith (PG), Jacob Loar (SG), Peter Gadomski (SF) James Knudson, John Early, Johnny Wall | |
| 12:12 | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris misses long on a jumper from the left side | 31-46 |
| 12:10 | LSU | Jacob Loar grabs the board | 31-46 |
| 11:55 | LSU | Jacob Loar connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Raymond Isom | 31-49 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Thurman Harris (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Dennis Posey (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norman Dye (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Peter Angulo (fresh) 3 reb. C - Randy Hendrix (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Aaron Griffith (fresh) SG - Jacob Loar (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Gadomski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Raymond Isom (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Joseph Geise (fairly fresh) 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 11:41 | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix is hacked by Aaron Griffith - foul #1 on Aaron Griffith, team foul #4 | 31-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt (PG), Franklin Cook (PF) Thurman Harris, Norman Dye | |
| Subs | LSU | James Poythress (PF), Michael McDermott (C) Raymond Isom, Joseph Geise | |
| 11:29 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Dennis Posey | 33-49 |
| 11:10 | LSU | Jacob Loar hits a 3 from the right wing | 33-52 |
| 11:05 | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey misses short on a floater from the right block | 33-52 |
| 11:03 | LSU | Peter Gadomski snags the defensive board | 33-52 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 10:39 | LSU | James Poythress misses the dunk but the foul's on Franklin Cook - foul #3 on Franklin Cook, team foul #3 | 33-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Scott Tarin (PG), Rene Esposito (C) Cody Lingerfelt, Randy Hendrix | |
| Subs | LSU | James Knudson (PG), John Early (SG), Johnny Wall (SF) Aaron Griffith, Jacob Loar, Peter Gadomski | |
| 10:39 | LSU | James Poythress makes the 1st free throw | 33-53 |
| 10:39 | LSU | James Poythress misses the 2nd free throw | 33-53 |
| 10:39 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook gets the rebound | 33-53 |
| 10:16 | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Scott Tarin | 36-53 |
| 09:48 | LSU | James Poythress misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Rene Esposito - foul #4 on Rene Esposito, team foul #4 | 36-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris (PG), Norman Dye (SF), Randy Hendrix (C) Scott Tarin, Franklin Cook, Rene Esposito | |
| Subs | LSU | Joseph Geise (C) Michael McDermott | |
| 09:48 | LSU | James Poythress misses the 1st free throw | 36-53 |
| 09:48 | LSU | James Poythress makes the 2nd free throw | 36-54 |
| 09:33 | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-54 |
| 09:31 | LSU | John Early snags the defensive board | 36-54 |
| 09:10 | LSU | Joseph Geise is fouled on the floor by Randy Hendrix - foul #1 on Randy Hendrix, team foul #5 | 36-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey (C) Peter Angulo | |
| Subs | LSU | Raymond Isom (PF) James Poythress | |
| 08:43 | LSU | John Early banks in the layup on a nice dish by James Knudson | 36-56 |
| 08:35 | Mississippi State | The jumper by Thurman Harris is denied by Raymond Isom | 36-56 |
| 08:33 | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey gets the offensive rebound | 36-56 |
| 08:16 | Mississippi State | John Early is called for the reach on Dennis Posey - foul #1 on John Early, team foul #5 | 36-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Scott Tarin (SG), Franklin Cook (PF) Dennis Posey, Richard Gokey | |
| Subs | LSU | Peter Gadomski (SF) Johnny Wall | |
| 08:01 | Mississippi State | 3 seconds is called on Thurman Harris | 36-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo (C) Randy Hendrix | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Thurman Harris (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Scott Tarin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Norman Dye (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Franklin Cook (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - Peter Angulo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Knudson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Early (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Gadomski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Isom (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Joseph Geise (fresh) 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:32 | LSU | Raymond Isom misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 36-56 |
| 07:31 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo snags the defensive board | 36-56 |
| 07:20 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye loses the ball out of bounds | 36-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey (SG), Rene Esposito (C) Thurman Harris, Peter Angulo | |
| Subs | LSU | Aaron Griffith (PG), Jacob Loar (SG) James Knudson, John Early | |
| 06:54 | LSU | Jacob Loar misses the jumper from the left wing | 36-56 |
| 06:52 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito snags the defensive board | 36-56 |
| 06:37 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Scott Tarin | 39-56 |
| 06:17 | LSU | Rene Esposito is called for the reach on Aaron Griffith - foul #5 on Rene Esposito, team foul #6 | 39-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt (PG), Peter Angulo (C) Norman Dye, Rene Esposito | |
| Subs | LSU | John Early (PG), Johnny Wall (SF), Michael McDermott (C) Aaron Griffith, Peter Gadomski, Joseph Geise | |
| 05:54 | LSU | Cody Lingerfelt is called for the reach on John Early - foul #2 on Cody Lingerfelt, team foul #7 | 39-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris (PG) Cody Lingerfelt | |
| Subs | LSU | James Knudson (PG) Jacob Loar | |
| 05:54 | LSU | John Early makes the 1st free throw | 39-57 |
| 05:54 | LSU | John Early makes the 2nd free throw | 39-58 |
| 05:38 | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris is hacked by Raymond Isom - foul #4 on Raymond Isom, team foul #6 | 39-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | LSU | James Poythress (PF) Raymond Isom | |
| 05:25 | Mississippi State | Scott Tarin misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 39-58 |
| 05:24 | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey tips it in | 41-58 |
| 05:02 | LSU | John Early is whistled for traveling | 41-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Norman Dye (SF), Randy Hendrix (C) Scott Tarin, Franklin Cook | |
| Subs | LSU | Joseph Geise (C) Michael McDermott | |
| 04:49 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo's layup is rejected by Johnny Wall | 41-58 |
| 04:48 | LSU | Johnny Wall grabs the defensive rebound | 41-58 |
| 04:22 | LSU | John Early misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Dennis Posey - foul #2 on Dennis Posey, team foul #8 | 41-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt (PG), Kevin Bonilla (SG), Richard Gokey (C) Thurman Harris, Dennis Posey, Norman Dye | |
| Subs | LSU | Raymond Isom (PF) James Poythress | |
| 04:22 | LSU | John Early misses the 1st free throw | 41-58 |
| 04:22 | LSU | John Early makes the 2nd free throw | 41-59 |
| 04:05 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla's pass is intercepted by Raymond Isom | 41-59 |
| 03:52 | LSU | Richard Gokey swats the shot by Raymond Isom | 41-59 |
| 03:50 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey grabs the defensive rebound | 41-59 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Cody Lingerfelt (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kevin Bonilla (fresh) SF - Peter Angulo (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Randy Hendrix (fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Gokey (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Knudson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Early (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnny Wall (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. PF - Raymond Isom (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Joseph Geise (fresh) 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:45 | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt hits a 3 from the left wing | 44-59 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:19 | LSU | John Early knocks in the floater from the left wing set up by Johnny Wall | 44-61 |
| 03:05 | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Scott Tarin (PG) Richard Gokey | |
| Subs | LSU | Aaron Griffith (PG), Jacob Loar (SG), Peter Gadomski (SF) James Knudson, John Early, Johnny Wall | |
| 02:47 | LSU | Aaron Griffith buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Jacob Loar | 44-64 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 02:34 | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 44-64 |
| 02:33 | LSU | Aaron Griffith grabs the defensive rebound | 44-64 |
| 02:07 | LSU | Jacob Loar hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 44-66 |
| 01:54 | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-66 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | LSU | James Knudson (PG), John Early (SG), Johnny Wall (SF) Aaron Griffith, Jacob Loar, Peter Gadomski | |
| 01:30 | LSU | Joseph Geise's pass is intercepted by Scott Tarin | 44-66 |
| 01:27 | Mississippi State | Scott Tarin misses the lay-in | 44-66 |
| 01:26 | LSU | Raymond Isom pulls down the rebound | 44-66 |
| 01:05 | LSU | James Knudson buries a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Johnny Wall | 44-68 |
| 00:57 | Mississippi State | Scott Tarin hits a shot from close range set up by Cody Lingerfelt | 46-68 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:32 | LSU | Raymond Isom is hacked by Kevin Bonilla - foul #1 on Kevin Bonilla, team foul #9 | 46-68 |
| 00:32 | LSU | Raymond Isom misses the 1st free throw | 46-68 |
| 00:32 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo grabs the board | 46-68 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-68 |
| 00:24 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo can't tip it in | 46-68 |
| 00:23 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-68 |
| 00:20 | Mississippi State | Scott Tarin connects on the fadeaway from the left block | 48-68 |
| 00:00 | LSU | James Knudson runs out the clock | 48-68 |