| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Landry (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael McCoy (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bradley Ater (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Meinhardt (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bradley Ziegenbein (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Richard Mederos (fresh) SG - Zane Branch (fresh) 2 ast. SF - George Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Stoney (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - David White (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | George Hill inbounds the ball | 31-22 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| 19:48 | Mississippi State | Christopher Stoney hits the finger roll and the foul's on Bradley Ater - foul #2 on Bradley Ater, team foul #1 | 31-24 |
| 19:48 | Mississippi State | Christopher Stoney makes the free throw | 31-25 |
| 19:43 | LSU | Richard Mederos steals it from Bradley Ater in the backcourt | 31-25 |
| 19:41 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos banks in the layup | 31-27 |
| 19:26 | LSU | Bradley Ater connects on the open floater from the right block on a nice dish by Michael McCoy | 33-27 |
| 19:11 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 33-27 |
| 19:09 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt pulls down the rebound | 33-27 |
| 18:59 | LSU | Robert Landry misses the 3 from the right wing | 33-27 |
| 18:57 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Zane Branch | 33-27 |
| 18:42 | Mississippi State | Christopher Stoney can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Bradley Ziegenbein - foul #3 on Bradley Ziegenbein, team foul #2 | 33-27 |
| Subs | LSU | Barry Baldwin (C) Bradley Ziegenbein | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 18:42 | Mississippi State | Christopher Stoney makes the 1st free throw | 33-28 |
| 18:42 | Mississippi State | Christopher Stoney misses the 2nd free throw | 33-28 |
| 18:42 | LSU | Barry Baldwin snags the defensive board | 33-28 |
| 18:19 | LSU | Barry Baldwin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-28 |
| Subs | LSU | Todd Pollard (SF) Bradley Ater | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Avitia (PG), Brian Jacobs (PF), Charles Champagne (C) Richard Mederos, George Hill, David White | |
| 17:50 | Mississippi State | Christopher Stoney misses short on a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Todd Pollard - foul #1 on Todd Pollard, team foul #3 | 33-28 |
| 17:50 | Mississippi State | Christopher Stoney makes the 1st free throw | 33-29 |
| 17:50 | Mississippi State | Christopher Stoney makes the 2nd free throw | 33-30 |
| 17:26 | LSU | Robert Landry misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-30 |
| 17:25 | Mississippi State | Charles Champagne grabs the board | 33-30 |
| 17:10 | Mississippi State | The pull-up jumper by Charles Champagne is blocked by Barry Baldwin | 33-30 |
| 17:08 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt pulls down the rebound | 33-30 |
| 17:04 | LSU | Robert Landry throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-30 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Carson (SG), Bradley Ater (SF) Michael McCoy, Todd Pollard | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos (PG), George Hill (SF) David Avitia, Brian Jacobs | |
| 16:39 | Mississippi State | Charles Champagne's fadeaway is rejected by Barry Baldwin | 33-30 |
| 16:38 | LSU | The rebound goes to Michael Meinhardt | 33-30 |
| 16:12 | LSU | Robert Landry is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-30 |
| 16:10 | Mississippi State | George Hill grabs the board | 33-30 |
| 15:49 | Mississippi State | Christopher Stoney hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 33-30 |
| 15:47 | Mississippi State | Christopher Stoney tips it back up and in | 33-32 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Landry (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Carson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bradley Ater (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Meinhardt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Barry Baldwin (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Richard Mederos (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Zane Branch (tiring) 2 ast. SF - George Hill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Stoney (tiring) 16 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Champagne (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:25 | LSU | Robert Landry scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Bradley Ater and he's hacked by Richard Mederos - foul #2 on Richard Mederos, team foul #1 | 35-32 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael McCoy (SG), Todd Pollard (SF), Bradley Ziegenbein (C) Michael Carson, Bradley Ater, Barry Baldwin | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Avitia (PG), Daniel Evans (SF), David White (C) Richard Mederos, George Hill, Charles Champagne | |
| 15:25 | LSU | Robert Landry makes the free throw | 36-32 |
| 15:03 | Mississippi State | David Avitia hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Christopher Stoney | 36-35 |
| 14:43 | LSU | Robert Landry misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-35 |
| 14:41 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein tips it in | 38-35 |
| 14:18 | Mississippi State | David White makes the jumper near the basket set up by Daniel Evans | 38-37 |
| 13:49 | LSU | Robert Landry misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-37 |
| 13:47 | Mississippi State | Christopher Stoney snags the defensive board | 38-37 |
| 13:21 | Mississippi State | Daniel Evans's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Meinhardt | 38-37 |
| 13:20 | Mississippi State | David Avitia can't tip it in | 38-37 |
| 13:19 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt pulls down the rebound | 38-37 |
| 13:02 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt double dribbles | 38-37 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Carson (SG), Bradley Ater (SF) Michael McCoy, Todd Pollard | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos (PG), George Hill (SF), Charles Champagne (C) David Avitia, Daniel Evans, David White | |
| 12:42 | Mississippi State | George Hill hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Richard Mederos | 38-40 |
| 12:13 | LSU | Robert Landry is whistled for traveling | 38-40 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael McCoy (PG), Dana Renteria (SF) Robert Landry, Michael Meinhardt | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Brian Jacobs (PF) Christopher Stoney | |
| 11:54 | Mississippi State | George Hill makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Brian Jacobs | 38-43 |
| 11:35 | LSU | Michael McCoy is whistled for a carry | 38-43 |
| Subs | LSU | Barry Baldwin (C) Bradley Ater | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Michael McCoy (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Carson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dana Renteria (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bradley Ziegenbein (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Barry Baldwin (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Richard Mederos (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Zane Branch (tired) 2 ast. SF - George Hill (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brian Jacobs (fresh) 2 reb. C - Charles Champagne (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:12 | Mississippi State | Brian Jacobs hits the finger roll | 38-45 |
| 10:53 | LSU | Michael McCoy misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-45 |
| 10:51 | Mississippi State | George Hill snags the defensive board | 38-45 |
| 10:44 | Mississippi State | Brian Jacobs knocks in the jump hook in the paint and the foul's on Bradley Ziegenbein - foul #4 on Bradley Ziegenbein, team foul #4 | 38-47 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Landry (PG), Todd Pollard (SF), Michael Meinhardt (PF) Michael McCoy, Michael Carson, Bradley Ziegenbein | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Avitia (PG), Daniel Evans (SF) Richard Mederos, George Hill | |
| 10:44 | Mississippi State | Brian Jacobs misses the free throw | 38-47 |
| 10:44 | LSU | Barry Baldwin snags the defensive board | 38-47 |
| 10:25 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt misses short on a turnaround from close range | 38-47 |
| 10:23 | Mississippi State | David Avitia grabs the board | 38-47 |
| 10:18 | Mississippi State | Robert Landry picks off the pass by David Avitia in the backcourt | 38-47 |
| 10:04 | LSU | Robert Landry connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Todd Pollard | 41-47 |
| 09:35 | Mississippi State | Charles Champagne misses badly on a shot from the right block | 41-47 |
| 09:33 | Mississippi State | Daniel Evans hits the follow up shot | 41-49 |
| 09:06 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt hits a wide open shot from the right side on a great pass from Robert Landry | 43-49 |
| 08:43 | Mississippi State | Brian Jacobs double dribbles | 43-49 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Carson (SG), Michael McCoy (SF), Bradley Ater (PF) Dana Renteria, Todd Pollard, Michael Meinhardt | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos (PG), Peter Barnes (SG), George Hill (SF), Christopher Stoney (PF), David White (C) David Avitia, Zane Branch, Daniel Evans, Brian Jacobs, Charles Champagne | |
| 08:18 | LSU | Michael McCoy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-49 |
| 07:52 | Mississippi State | David White misses badly on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Barry Baldwin - foul #2 on Barry Baldwin, team foul #5 | 43-49 |
| Subs | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein (C) Barry Baldwin | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 07:52 | Mississippi State | David White misses the 1st free throw | 43-49 |
| 07:52 | Mississippi State | David White makes the 2nd free throw | 43-50 |
| 07:28 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein's fadeaway is rejected by Christopher Stoney | 43-50 |
| 07:26 | LSU | Michael Carson pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-50 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Landry (tiring) 15 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Carson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael McCoy (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. PF - Bradley Ater (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Bradley Ziegenbein (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Richard Mederos (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Peter Barnes (fresh) SF - George Hill (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Christopher Stoney (tiring) 16 pts. 4 reb. C - David White (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:11 | LSU | Michael McCoy blows the layup | 43-50 |
| 07:10 | LSU | Michael McCoy pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-50 |
| 06:49 | LSU | Robert Landry is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael McCoy | 46-50 |
| 06:31 | Mississippi State | Peter Barnes comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 46-50 |
| 06:30 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein gets the rebound | 46-50 |
| 06:09 | LSU | David White picks off the pass by Robert Landry | 46-50 |
| 05:47 | Mississippi State | Christopher Stoney can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 46-50 |
| 05:45 | Mississippi State | Christopher Stoney can't tip it in | 46-50 |
| 05:43 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein grabs the defensive rebound | 46-50 |
| 05:14 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein hits a wide open fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Michael Carson | 48-50 |
| 04:52 | Mississippi State | Bradley Ater swats the short shot by David White | 48-50 |
| 04:51 | LSU | The rebound goes to Bradley Ziegenbein | 48-50 |
| 04:24 | LSU | Michael McCoy misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by George Hill - foul #2 on George Hill, team foul #2 | 48-50 |
| Subs | LSU | Dana Renteria (SG), Todd Pollard (SF), Michael Meinhardt (PF) Robert Landry, Michael Carson, Bradley Ater | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Avitia (PG), Zane Branch (SG), Daniel Evans (SF), Brian Jacobs (PF), Charles Champagne (C) Richard Mederos, Peter Barnes, George Hill, Christopher Stoney, David White | |
| 04:24 | LSU | Michael McCoy makes the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 04:24 | LSU | Michael McCoy misses the 2nd free throw | 49-50 |
| 04:24 | Mississippi State | Charles Champagne grabs the board | 49-50 |
| 04:05 | Mississippi State | David Avitia loses the dribble to Dana Renteria | 49-50 |
| 03:44 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt is open and buries a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Dana Renteria | 51-50 |
| 03:21 | Mississippi State | Charles Champagne hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Bradley Ziegenbein - foul #5 on Bradley Ziegenbein, team foul #6 | 51-50 |
| Subs | LSU | Bradley Ater (SF), Barry Baldwin (C) Michael McCoy, Bradley Ziegenbein | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 03:21 | Mississippi State | Charles Champagne makes the 1st free throw | 51-51 |
| 03:21 | Mississippi State | Charles Champagne makes the 2nd free throw | 51-52 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Todd Pollard (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dana Renteria (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bradley Ater (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Meinhardt (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Barry Baldwin (fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - David Avitia (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Zane Branch (tired) 2 ast. SF - Daniel Evans (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Brian Jacobs (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Champagne (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:02 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt loses the ball out of bounds | 51-52 |
| 02:38 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-52 |
| 02:36 | Mississippi State | David Avitia snags the offensive board | 51-52 |
| 02:36 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-52 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Carson (SG) Bradley Ater | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Christopher Stoney (PF) Brian Jacobs | |
| 02:10 | Mississippi State | Daniel Evans hits the finger roll on a great pass from Zane Branch and he's fouled by Dana Renteria - foul #1 on Dana Renteria, team foul #7 | 51-54 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Landry (PG), Michael McCoy (SG) Michael Carson, Dana Renteria | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 02:10 | Mississippi State | Daniel Evans makes the free throw | 51-55 |
| 02:07 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-55 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos (PG), George Hill (SF) David Avitia, Daniel Evans | |
| 01:49 | LSU | Barry Baldwin is fouled on the floor by George Hill - foul #3 on George Hill, team foul #3 | 51-55 |
| Subs | LSU | Bradley Ater (SF) Todd Pollard | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David White (C) Charles Champagne | |
| 01:30 | LSU | Michael McCoy misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-55 |
| 01:28 | LSU | Barry Baldwin grabs the offensive board | 51-55 |
| 01:04 | LSU | Robert Landry is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the left wing | 53-55 |
| 00:38 | Mississippi State | George Hill misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-55 |
| 00:36 | LSU | Barry Baldwin grabs the board | 53-55 |
| 00:34 | LSU | Michael McCoy is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 53-55 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| 00:32 | Mississippi State | Christopher Stoney is hacked by Michael Meinhardt - foul #3 on Michael Meinhardt, team foul #8 | 53-55 |
| 00:32 | Mississippi State | Christopher Stoney misses the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 00:32 | LSU | Barry Baldwin grabs the defensive rebound | 53-55 |
| 00:30 | LSU | Michael McCoy is hacked by Zane Branch in the backcourt - foul #2 on Zane Branch, team foul #4 | 53-55 |
| 00:10 | LSU | Bradley Ater can't finish the layup but the foul's on Richard Mederos - foul #3 on Richard Mederos, team foul #5 | 53-55 |
| 00:10 | LSU | Bradley Ater makes the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 00:10 | LSU | Bradley Ater makes the 2nd free throw | 55-55 |
| 00:10 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-55 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | David White lays it up and in | 55-57 |