| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Knudson (fresh) SG - John Early (fresh) SF - Raymond Isom (fresh) PF - Michael McDermott (fresh) C - Joseph Geise (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Thurman Harris (fresh) SG - Dennis Posey (fresh) SF - Norman Dye (fresh) PF - Franklin Cook (fresh) C - Rene Esposito (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Joseph Geise wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:33 | LSU | Raymond Isom can't finish the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | LSU | Joseph Geise tips it in | 2-0 |
| 19:11 | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 19:10 | LSU | James Knudson grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 18:57 | LSU | James Knudson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 2-0 |
| 18:56 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Franklin Cook | 2-0 |
| 18:44 | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Norman Dye | 2-2 |
| 18:31 | LSU | Raymond Isom misses the driving attempt from close range | 2-2 |
| 18:30 | LSU | Raymond Isom tips it but misses | 2-2 |
| 18:28 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:08 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-2 |
| 17:53 | LSU | Thurman Harris takes the ball from Raymond Isom | 2-2 |
| 17:41 | Mississippi State | James Knudson picks off the pass by Norman Dye | 2-2 |
| 17:18 | LSU | John Early misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 17:17 | LSU | James Knudson hits the follow up shot | 4-2 |
| 17:03 | Mississippi State | Joseph Geise takes the ball from Dennis Posey | 4-2 |
| 16:52 | LSU | Raymond Isom lays it in on a great pass from James Knudson and he's fouled by Franklin Cook - foul #1 on Franklin Cook, team foul #1 | 6-2 |
| Subs | LSU | James Poythress (PF) Michael McDermott | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 16:52 | LSU | Raymond Isom makes the free throw | 7-2 |
| 16:28 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 7-2 |
| 16:26 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito snags the offensive board | 7-2 |
| 16:14 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 7-2 |
| 16:13 | LSU | James Poythress grabs the defensive rebound | 7-2 |
| 15:55 | LSU | Thurman Harris is called for the reach on John Early - foul #1 on Thurman Harris, team foul #2 | 7-2 |
| Subs | LSU | Aaron Griffith (PG), Jacob Loar (SG), Peter Gadomski (SF), Johnny Wall (C) James Knudson, John Early, Raymond Isom, Joseph Geise | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Scott Tarin (PG), Peter Angulo (C) Thurman Harris, Rene Esposito | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Aaron Griffith (fresh) SG - Jacob Loar (fresh) SF - Peter Gadomski (fresh) PF - James Poythress (fresh) C - Johnny Wall (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Scott Tarin (fresh) SG - Dennis Posey (fresh) SF - Norman Dye (fresh) PF - Franklin Cook (fresh) 2 reb. C - Peter Angulo (fresh) | |
| 15:48 | LSU | Jacob Loar misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 7-2 |
| 15:47 | Mississippi State | Scott Tarin gets the rebound | 7-2 |
| 15:31 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook misses the shot from the left wing | 7-2 |
| 15:29 | Mississippi State | Scott Tarin grabs the offensive board | 7-2 |
| 15:15 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo misses short on a runner near the basket | 7-2 |
| 15:14 | LSU | Johnny Wall grabs the board | 7-2 |
| 14:45 | LSU | James Poythress makes the jump hook near the basket set up by Jacob Loar | 9-2 |
| 14:32 | Mississippi State | Scott Tarin hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Dennis Posey | 9-5 |
| 14:10 | LSU | James Poythress clanks a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Scott Tarin - foul #1 on Scott Tarin, team foul #3 | 9-5 |
| Subs | LSU | James Knudson (PG), John Early (SG), Raymond Isom (SF), Joseph Geise (C) Aaron Griffith, Jacob Loar, Peter Gadomski, Johnny Wall | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris (PG), Cody Lingerfelt (SG), Rene Esposito (C) Dennis Posey, Norman Dye, Franklin Cook | |
| 14:10 | LSU | James Poythress makes the 1st free throw | 10-5 |
| 14:10 | LSU | James Poythress makes the 2nd free throw | 11-5 |
| 13:58 | Mississippi State | Scott Tarin lays it up and in on a great pass from Cody Lingerfelt | 11-7 |
| 13:47 | LSU | John Early hits a driving attempt from the right block set up by Joseph Geise | 13-7 |
| 13:28 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito misses badly on a shot from the left side | 13-7 |
| 13:26 | LSU | James Poythress snags the defensive board | 13-7 |
| 13:15 | LSU | Joseph Geise comes up short on the floater from the right side | 13-7 |
| 13:13 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Peter Angulo | 13-7 |
| 12:57 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 13-7 |
| 12:56 | LSU | James Knudson pulls down the rebound | 13-7 |
| 12:39 | LSU | Raymond Isom travels with the ball | 13-7 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael McDermott (PF) James Poythress | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey (SG), Norman Dye (SF), Franklin Cook (PF) Cody Lingerfelt, Scott Tarin, Rene Esposito | |
| 12:22 | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-7 |
| 12:09 | LSU | Joseph Geise comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 13-7 |
| 12:07 | LSU | Joseph Geise snags the offensive board | 13-7 |
| 11:57 | LSU | Joseph Geise knocks in the fadeaway from the left side | 15-7 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Knudson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Early (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Raymond Isom (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael McDermott (fresh) C - Joseph Geise (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Thurman Harris (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dennis Posey (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Norman Dye (fresh) PF - Franklin Cook (fresh) 2 reb. C - Peter Angulo (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:35 | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 15-7 |
| 11:33 | LSU | The rebound goes to Joseph Geise | 15-7 |
| 11:18 | LSU | Raymond Isom loses the dribble to Peter Angulo | 15-7 |
| 10:57 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye misses badly on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Michael McDermott - foul #1 on Michael McDermott, team foul #1 | 15-7 |
| Subs | LSU | Aaron Griffith (PG), Jacob Loar (SG), Peter Gadomski (SF), Johnny Wall (C) James Knudson, John Early, Raymond Isom, Joseph Geise | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Scott Tarin (PG), Rene Esposito (C) Thurman Harris, Peter Angulo | |
| 10:57 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye makes the 1st free throw | 15-8 |
| 10:57 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye misses the 2nd free throw | 15-8 |
| 10:57 | LSU | Johnny Wall grabs the board | 15-8 |
| 10:48 | LSU | Scott Tarin is called for the reach on Aaron Griffith - foul #2 on Scott Tarin, team foul #4 | 15-8 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt (PG), Randy Hendrix (PF) Scott Tarin, Franklin Cook | |
| 10:32 | LSU | Peter Gadomski is hacked by Rene Esposito - foul #1 on Rene Esposito, team foul #5 | 15-8 |
| Subs | LSU | James Poythress (PF) Michael McDermott | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 10:21 | LSU | Peter Gadomski clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 15-8 |
| 10:20 | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix gets the rebound | 15-8 |
| 10:05 | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix is fouled on the floor by Jacob Loar - foul #1 on Jacob Loar, team foul #2 | 15-8 |
| Subs | LSU | Joseph Geise (C) Johnny Wall | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla (SF) Norman Dye | |
| 09:48 | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Cody Lingerfelt, team foul #6 | 15-8 |
| Subs | LSU | Raymond Isom (SF) Peter Gadomski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook (PF) Randy Hendrix | |
| 09:33 | LSU | Jacob Loar connects on the floater in the paint on a great pass from Joseph Geise | 17-8 |
| 09:23 | Mississippi State | Jacob Loar steals it from Cody Lingerfelt | 17-8 |
| 09:19 | LSU | Raymond Isom misses the lay-in | 17-8 |
| 09:18 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito grabs the defensive rebound | 17-8 |
| 09:12 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla lays it in and the foul's on Jacob Loar - foul #2 on Jacob Loar, team foul #3 | 17-10 |
| Subs | LSU | James Knudson (PG), John Early (SG) Aaron Griffith, Jacob Loar | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris (PG) Cody Lingerfelt | |
| 09:12 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla makes the free throw | 17-11 |
| 08:52 | LSU | Raymond Isom hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 17-11 |
| 08:51 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook grabs the board | 17-11 |
| 08:46 | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 17-11 |
| 08:45 | LSU | Raymond Isom grabs the board | 17-11 |
| 08:26 | LSU | John Early scores on a floater from the left block | 19-11 |
| 08:02 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook blows the dunk but the foul's on Joseph Geise - foul #1 on Joseph Geise, team foul #4 | 19-11 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael McDermott (PF), Johnny Wall (C) James Poythress, Joseph Geise | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt (SG), Norman Dye (SF), Peter Angulo (C) Dennis Posey, Kevin Bonilla, Rene Esposito | |
| 08:02 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook makes the 1st free throw | 19-12 |
| 08:02 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook misses the 2nd free throw | 19-12 |
| 08:02 | LSU | John Early grabs the board | 19-12 |
| 07:44 | LSU | John Early can't connect on a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Thurman Harris - foul #2 on Thurman Harris, team foul #7 | 19-12 |
| Subs | LSU | Peter Gadomski (SF) Raymond Isom | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey (SG), Randy Hendrix (C) Thurman Harris, Franklin Cook | |
| 07:44 | LSU | John Early makes the 1st free throw | 20-12 |
| 07:44 | LSU | John Early makes the 2nd free throw | 21-12 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Knudson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Early (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Peter Gadomski (fresh) PF - Michael McDermott (fresh) C - Johnny Wall (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Cody Lingerfelt (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dennis Posey (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Norman Dye (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Peter Angulo (fresh) C - Randy Hendrix (fresh) | |
| 07:30 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 21-12 |
| 07:28 | LSU | Michael McDermott pulls down the rebound | 21-12 |
| 07:07 | LSU | Michael McDermott buries a shot from the right block on a nice dish by John Early and he's hacked by Randy Hendrix - foul #1 on Randy Hendrix, team foul #8 | 23-12 |
| Subs | LSU | Aaron Griffith (PG) James Knudson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 07:07 | LSU | Michael McDermott makes the free throw | 24-12 |
| 06:43 | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt knocks in the jumpshot from the left side | 24-14 |
| 06:22 | LSU | Peter Gadomski can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 24-14 |
| 06:20 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Norman Dye | 24-14 |
| 06:07 | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix buries a floater from the right side on a great pass from Norman Dye | 24-16 |
| 05:56 | LSU | John Early misses the floater from the free throw line | 24-16 |
| 05:54 | LSU | Johnny Wall hits the follow up shot | 26-16 |
| 05:34 | Mississippi State | Aaron Griffith steps in front of the Cody Lingerfelt pass | 26-16 |
| 05:30 | LSU | Aaron Griffith lays it up and in | 28-16 |
| 05:17 | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 28-16 |
| 05:15 | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt tips it in | 28-18 |
| 05:04 | LSU | Peter Gadomski clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-18 |
| 05:03 | LSU | Peter Gadomski grabs the offensive rebound | 28-18 |
| 04:49 | LSU | John Early throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-18 |
| Subs | LSU | James Knudson (PG), Daniel Foushee (SG), Raymond Isom (SF), James Poythress (PF), Joseph Geise (C) Aaron Griffith, John Early, Peter Gadomski, Michael McDermott, Johnny Wall | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla (PG), Franklin Cook (PF), Rene Esposito (C) Cody Lingerfelt, Peter Angulo, Randy Hendrix | |
| 04:33 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 28-18 |
| 04:32 | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey grabs the offensive board | 28-18 |
| 04:16 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito is fouled on the floor by Joseph Geise - foul #2 on Joseph Geise, team foul #5 | 28-18 |
| Subs | LSU | Johnny Wall (C) Joseph Geise | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 04:06 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook misses badly on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Raymond Isom - foul #1 on Raymond Isom, team foul #6 | 28-18 |
| 04:06 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook makes the 1st free throw | 28-19 |
| 04:06 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook misses the 2nd free throw | 28-19 |
| 04:06 | LSU | James Poythress grabs the board | 28-19 |
| 04:00 | LSU | Franklin Cook picks off the pass by James Poythress | 28-19 |
| 03:41 | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Rene Esposito | 28-22 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Knudson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Foushee (fresh) SF - Raymond Isom (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Poythress (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Johnny Wall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Kevin Bonilla (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dennis Posey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norman Dye (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Franklin Cook (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Rene Esposito (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:23 | LSU | James Poythress hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Franklin Cook - foul #2 on Franklin Cook, team foul #9 | 28-22 |
| Subs | LSU | Jacob Loar (SG), Joseph Geise (C) Daniel Foushee, Johnny Wall | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris (PG), Scott Tarin (SG), Peter Angulo (SF) Kevin Bonilla, Dennis Posey, Norman Dye | |
| 03:23 | LSU | James Poythress makes the 1st free throw | 29-22 |
| 03:23 | LSU | James Poythress makes the 2nd free throw | 30-22 |
| 03:01 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 30-22 |
| 03:00 | LSU | Jacob Loar grabs the board | 30-22 |
| 02:56 | LSU | James Knudson is fouled on the floor by Rene Esposito - foul #2 on Rene Esposito, team foul #10 | 30-22 |
| 02:56 | LSU | James Knudson makes the 1st free throw | 31-22 |
| 02:56 | LSU | James Knudson makes the 2nd free throw | 32-22 |
| 02:27 | Mississippi State | Scott Tarin misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 32-22 |
| 02:25 | LSU | Joseph Geise pulls down the rebound | 32-22 |
| 02:09 | LSU | Raymond Isom misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 32-22 |
| 02:08 | LSU | Raymond Isom snags the offensive board | 32-22 |
| 01:52 | LSU | Jacob Loar misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-22 |
| 01:50 | LSU | Joseph Geise tips it home | 34-22 |
| 01:30 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito loses the ball out of bounds | 34-22 |
| Subs | LSU | John Early (PG), Peter Gadomski (SF), Michael McDermott (PF) James Knudson, Raymond Isom, James Poythress | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey (SG), Norman Dye (SF), Randy Hendrix (C) Scott Tarin, Franklin Cook, Rene Esposito | |
| 01:11 | LSU | John Early hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Norman Dye - foul #1 on Norman Dye, team foul #11 | 34-22 |
| 01:11 | LSU | John Early makes the 1st free throw | 35-22 |
| 01:11 | LSU | John Early makes the 2nd free throw | 36-22 |
| 01:01 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo's pass is intercepted by John Early | 36-22 |
| 00:35 | LSU | John Early makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Peter Gadomski | 38-22 |
| 00:16 | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix misses short on a jump hook from close range | 38-22 |
| 00:15 | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey tips it home | 38-24 |
| 00:00 | LSU | John Early is fouled on the floor by Norman Dye - foul #2 on Norman Dye, team foul #12 | 38-24 |
| Subs | LSU | James Knudson (PG), Raymond Isom (SF), James Poythress (PF), Johnny Wall (C) Jacob Loar, Peter Gadomski, Michael McDermott, Joseph Geise | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Scott Tarin (PG), Franklin Cook (PF) Thurman Harris, Peter Angulo | |
| 00:00 | LSU | John Early misses the 1st free throw | 38-24 |
| 00:00 | LSU | John Early misses the 2nd free throw | 38-24 |