| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Dikembe Abdelaziz (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Littles (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Winters (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Marvin Torian (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Wilson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Don Williams (fresh) SG - Justin Burk (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. SF - Robert Fontaine (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Franklin Busby (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Stanley (fresh) 8 pts. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Robert Fontaine inbounds the ball | 23-36 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:49 | LSU | Justin Burk's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-36 |
| 19:36 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Abdelaziz can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 23-36 |
| 19:34 | LSU | Don Williams snags the defensive board | 23-36 |
| 19:29 | LSU | Marvin Torian is called for the reach on Robert Fontaine - foul #1 on Marvin Torian, team foul #1 | 23-36 |
| 19:24 | LSU | Gary Stanley connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 23-39 |
| 19:10 | Mississippi State | Michael Winters connects on the floater from the left wing | 25-39 |
| 18:43 | LSU | Don Williams hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Dikembe Abdelaziz - foul #3 on Dikembe Abdelaziz, team foul #2 | 25-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler (PG) Dikembe Abdelaziz | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 18:43 | LSU | Don Williams makes the 1st free throw | 25-40 |
| 18:43 | LSU | Don Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 25-41 |
| 18:19 | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler knocks in the fadeaway from the right side set up by Marvin Torian | 27-41 |
| 17:56 | LSU | Gary Stanley drills a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Justin Burk and he's fouled by Robert Wilson - foul #2 on Robert Wilson, team foul #3 | 27-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joseph Hubbs (PF) Marvin Torian | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 17:56 | LSU | Gary Stanley makes the free throw | 27-44 |
| 17:45 | Mississippi State | Gerald Littles scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-44 |
| 17:25 | LSU | Franklin Busby comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Robert Wilson - foul #3 on Robert Wilson, team foul #4 | 30-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mark Hendrix (SG), Devon Funk (SF), Thomas Kott (C) Gerald Littles, Michael Winters, Robert Wilson | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Decarlo (PG), Jeffrey Brammer (SG), Adam Shuff (SF), Dennis Matzke (C) Don Williams, Justin Burk, Robert Fontaine, Gary Stanley | |
| 17:25 | LSU | Franklin Busby makes the 1st free throw | 30-45 |
| 17:25 | LSU | Franklin Busby makes the 2nd free throw | 30-46 |
| 17:13 | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler's fadeaway is rejected by Dennis Matzke | 30-46 |
| 17:12 | LSU | Adam Shuff snags the defensive board | 30-46 |
| 16:52 | LSU | Robert Decarlo is fouled on the floor by Joseph Hubbs - foul #3 on Joseph Hubbs, team foul #5 | 30-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Marvin Torian (C) Joseph Hubbs | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 16:34 | LSU | Adam Shuff drills a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Dennis Matzke and the foul's on Marvin Torian - foul #2 on Marvin Torian, team foul #6 | 30-48 |
| 16:34 | LSU | Adam Shuff misses the free throw | 30-48 |
| 16:34 | Mississippi State | Thomas Kott grabs the defensive rebound | 30-48 |
| 16:23 | Mississippi State | Thomas Kott's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Fontaine (SF) Franklin Busby | |
| 16:14 | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-48 |
| 16:12 | LSU | Robert Fontaine tips it home | 30-50 |
| 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 triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 15:50 | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Devon Funk | 33-50 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Ernest Tyler (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Hendrix (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Devon Funk (fresh) PF - Marvin Torian (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Kott (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Decarlo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Brammer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Fontaine (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Dennis Matzke (fresh) 4 pts. C - Adam Shuff (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:33 | LSU | Robert Fontaine can't connect on a runner from the right block | 33-50 |
| 15:31 | LSU | Dennis Matzke grabs the offensive rebound | 33-50 |
| 15:20 | LSU | Marvin Torian swats the layup by Adam Shuff | 33-50 |
| 15:18 | LSU | Robert Decarlo can't tip it in | 33-50 |
| 15:17 | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer tips it in | 33-52 |
| 15:08 | Mississippi State | Marvin Torian misses the jumper from the free throw line | 33-52 |
| 15:07 | Mississippi State | Marvin Torian grabs the offensive rebound | 33-52 |
| 14:48 | Mississippi State | Thomas Kott blows the layup but he's hacked by Robert Fontaine - foul #1 on Robert Fontaine, team foul #1 | 33-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dikembe Abdelaziz (PG), Gerald Littles (SG), Michael Winters (SF), Robert Wilson (C) Ernest Tyler, Mark Hendrix, Devon Funk, Marvin Torian | |
| Subs | LSU | Don Williams (PG), Justin Burk (SG), Franklin Busby (SF), Gary Stanley (C) Robert Decarlo, Jeffrey Brammer, Robert Fontaine, Adam Shuff | |
| 14:48 | Mississippi State | Thomas Kott makes the 1st free throw | 34-52 |
| 14:48 | Mississippi State | Thomas Kott misses the 2nd free throw | 34-52 |
| 14:48 | LSU | Dennis Matzke grabs the defensive rebound | 34-52 |
| 14:24 | LSU | Gary Stanley banks in the layup on a nice dish by Justin Burk | 34-54 |
| 14:12 | Mississippi State | Gerald Littles misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-54 |
| 14:10 | LSU | Don Williams grabs the board | 34-54 |
| 13:50 | LSU | Gary Stanley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Samuel Green (PF) Thomas Kott | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 13:31 | Mississippi State | Samuel Green is fouled on the floor by Don Williams - foul #1 on Don Williams, team foul #2 | 34-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Fontaine (SF) Dennis Matzke | |
| 13:26 | Mississippi State | Michael Winters comes up short on the runner near the basket | 34-54 |
| 13:24 | LSU | Robert Fontaine snags the defensive board | 34-54 |
| 13:06 | LSU | Robert Fontaine drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Justin Burk | 34-57 |
| 12:55 | Mississippi State | Michael Winters can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-57 |
| 12:53 | LSU | Franklin Busby gets the rebound | 34-57 |
| 12:39 | LSU | Franklin Busby makes the floater from close range | 34-59 |
| 12:32 | Mississippi State | Gerald Littles is whistled for traveling | 34-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler (SG), Joseph Hubbs (C) Gerald Littles, Robert Wilson | |
| Subs | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer (SG), Dennis Matzke (C) Justin Burk, Gary Stanley | |
| 12:23 | LSU | Don Williams connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 34-61 |
| 12:11 | Mississippi State | Michael Winters can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 34-61 |
| 12:10 | Mississippi State | Joseph Hubbs gets the offensive rebound | 34-61 |
| 12:00 | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler connects on the floater from the left wing | 36-61 |
| 11:47 | LSU | Robert Fontaine misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-61 |
| 11:45 | Mississippi State | Michael Winters grabs the defensive rebound | 36-61 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Dikembe Abdelaziz (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ernest Tyler (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Winters (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Samuel Green (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Joseph Hubbs (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Don Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jeffrey Brammer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Fontaine (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. PF - Franklin Busby (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Dennis Matzke (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Mississippi State | Michael Winters can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-61 |
| 11:36 | LSU | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Brammer | 36-61 |
| 11:17 | LSU | Don Williams is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Abdelaziz - foul #4 on Dikembe Abdelaziz, team foul #7 | 36-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gerald Littles (SG), Marvin Torian (SF), Robert Wilson (C) Dikembe Abdelaziz, Michael Winters, Samuel Green | |
| Subs | LSU | Justin Burk (SG), Adam Shuff (SF), Gary Stanley (C) Jeffrey Brammer, Robert Fontaine, Franklin Busby | |
| 11:17 | LSU | Don Williams misses the 1st free throw | 36-61 |
| 11:17 | Mississippi State | Joseph Hubbs pulls down the rebound | 36-61 |
| 11:02 | Mississippi State | Joseph Hubbs hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-61 |
| 11:01 | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler misses the tip | 36-61 |
| 11:00 | Mississippi State | Marvin Torian hits the follow up shot | 38-61 |
| 10:46 | LSU | Dennis Matzke's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Wilson | 38-61 |
| 10:45 | Mississippi State | Robert Wilson pulls down the rebound | 38-61 |
| 10:37 | Mississippi State | Marvin Torian hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-61 |
| 10:36 | LSU | Don Williams snags the defensive board | 38-61 |
| 10:20 | LSU | Adam Shuff connects on the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Don Williams | 38-63 |
| 10:07 | Mississippi State | Robert Wilson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mark Hendrix (PG), Samuel Green (PF) Ernest Tyler, Joseph Hubbs | |
| Subs | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer (PG) Don Williams | |
| 09:43 | LSU | Adam Shuff's dunk attempt is rejected by Samuel Green | 38-63 |
| 09:41 | Mississippi State | Samuel Green gets the rebound | 38-63 |
| 09:30 | Mississippi State | Gary Stanley swats the short shot by Mark Hendrix | 38-63 |
| 09:29 | Mississippi State | Gerald Littles grabs the offensive board | 38-63 |
| 09:24 | Mississippi State | Gerald Littles makes the 3 from the left corner | 41-63 |
| 09:03 | LSU | Justin Burk comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 41-63 |
| 09:02 | Mississippi State | Robert Wilson snags the defensive board | 41-63 |
| 08:41 | Mississippi State | Gerald Littles evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-63 |
| 08:39 | LSU | Dennis Matzke snags the defensive board | 41-63 |
| 08:24 | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler (PG), Michael Winters (SF), Joseph Hubbs (PF), Thomas Kott (C) Gerald Littles, Marvin Torian, Samuel Green, Robert Wilson | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Decarlo (PG), Robert Fontaine (SF), Franklin Busby (PF) Justin Burk, Adam Shuff, Dennis Matzke | |
| 08:12 | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-63 |
| 08:10 | LSU | The rebound goes to Robert Fontaine | 41-63 |
| 07:48 | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer hits the finger roll set up by Robert Fontaine | 41-65 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Ernest Tyler (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Hendrix (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Winters (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Joseph Hubbs (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Kott (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Decarlo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Brammer (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Fontaine (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. PF - Franklin Busby (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Stanley (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 blk. | |
| 07:24 | Mississippi State | Joseph Hubbs comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-65 |
| 07:23 | LSU | Robert Fontaine pulls down the rebound | 41-65 |
| 07:04 | LSU | Gary Stanley is hacked by Ernest Tyler - foul #1 on Ernest Tyler, team foul #8 | 41-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dikembe Abdelaziz (PG), Samuel Green (PF) Mark Hendrix, Joseph Hubbs | |
| Subs | LSU | Don Williams (PG) Robert Decarlo | |
| 07:04 | LSU | Gary Stanley makes the 1st free throw | 41-66 |
| 07:04 | LSU | Gary Stanley makes the 2nd free throw | 41-67 |
| 06:52 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Abdelaziz can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 41-67 |
| 06:51 | LSU | Gary Stanley gets the rebound | 41-67 |
| 06:33 | LSU | Robert Fontaine is hacked by Thomas Kott - foul #2 on Thomas Kott, team foul #9 | 41-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Labrecque (PG), Devon Funk (SF), Marvin Torian (C) Dikembe Abdelaziz, Michael Winters, Samuel Green | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Decarlo (PG), Dennis Matzke (PF), Adam Shuff (C) Don Williams, Franklin Busby, Gary Stanley | |
| 06:33 | LSU | Robert Fontaine makes the 1st free throw | 41-68 |
| 06:33 | LSU | Robert Fontaine misses the 2nd free throw | 41-68 |
| 06:33 | Mississippi State | Marvin Torian pulls down the rebound | 41-68 |
| 06:06 | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 41-68 |
| 06:04 | Mississippi State | David Labrecque grabs the offensive rebound | 41-68 |
| 05:53 | Mississippi State | David Labrecque hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Devon Funk | 44-68 |
| 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 triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:39 | LSU | Dennis Matzke loses the ball out of bounds | 44-68 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mark Hendrix (PG), Joseph Hubbs (PF) Ernest Tyler, Thomas Kott | |
| Subs | LSU | Franklin Busby (PF) Robert Fontaine | |
| 05:29 | Mississippi State | David Labrecque misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 44-68 |
| 05:27 | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer grabs the board | 44-68 |
| 05:07 | LSU | Robert Decarlo is hacked by Mark Hendrix - foul #1 on Mark Hendrix, team foul #10 | 44-68 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Mattson (PG) Franklin Busby | |
| 05:07 | LSU | Robert Decarlo makes the 1st free throw | 44-69 |
| 05:07 | LSU | Robert Decarlo makes the 2nd free throw | 44-70 |
| 04:53 | Mississippi State | Mark Hendrix comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 44-70 |
| 04:52 | Mississippi State | Marvin Torian can't tip it in | 44-70 |
| 04:50 | LSU | Adam Shuff snags the defensive board | 44-70 |
| 04:43 | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Devon Funk - foul #1 on Devon Funk, team foul #11 | 44-70 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Franklin Busby (PF) Robert Decarlo | |
| 04:43 | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer makes the 1st free throw | 44-71 |
| 04:43 | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer makes the 2nd free throw | 44-72 |
| 04:29 | Mississippi State | The jumper by Devon Funk is denied by Franklin Busby | 44-72 |
| 04:27 | LSU | The rebound goes to Franklin Busby | 44-72 |
| 04:01 | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer misses short on a jumper in the paint | 44-72 |
| 04:00 | LSU | Adam Shuff gets the offensive rebound | 44-72 |
| 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 triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:41 | LSU | Franklin Busby hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint but he's hacked by Joseph Hubbs - foul #4 on Joseph Hubbs, team foul #12 | 44-72 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler (PG), Thomas Kott (C) David Labrecque, Devon Funk | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Decarlo (SG) Jeffrey Brammer | |
| 03:41 | LSU | Franklin Busby makes the 1st free throw | 44-73 |
| 03:41 | LSU | Franklin Busby misses the 2nd free throw | 44-73 |
| 03:41 | Mississippi State | Thomas Kott snags the defensive board | 44-73 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Ernest Tyler (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Hendrix (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Marvin Torian (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Joseph Hubbs (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Thomas Kott (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Mattson (fresh) SG - Robert Decarlo (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Adam Shuff (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Franklin Busby (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Dennis Matzke (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Mississippi State | Marvin Torian clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-73 |
| 03:25 | LSU | Dennis Matzke pulls down the rebound | 44-73 |
| 03:02 | LSU | Ernest Tyler steps in front of the Adam Shuff pass | 44-73 |
| 02:58 | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler misses the lay-in | 44-73 |
| 02:56 | LSU | Dennis Matzke grabs the board | 44-73 |
| 02:35 | LSU | Dennis Matzke is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Dennis Matzke, team foul #3 | 44-73 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Labrecque (SG) Thomas Kott | |
| Subs | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer (SG) Robert Mattson | |
| 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 triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:19 | Mississippi State | Joseph Hubbs misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 44-73 |
| 02:18 | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer snags the defensive board | 44-73 |
| 01:58 | LSU | Dennis Matzke connects on the driving attempt near the basket set up by Adam Shuff | 44-75 |
| 01:47 | Mississippi State | Mark Hendrix misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 44-75 |
| 01:45 | LSU | Dennis Matzke pulls down the rebound | 44-75 |
| 01:38 | LSU | Franklin Busby connects on the shot in the paint on a great pass from Robert Decarlo | 44-77 |
| 01:27 | Mississippi State | Marvin Torian is called for traveling | 44-77 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Kott (C) David Labrecque | |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Stanley (C) Franklin Busby | |
| 01:11 | LSU | Ernest Tyler is called for the reach on Jeffrey Brammer - foul #2 on Ernest Tyler, team foul #13 | 44-77 |
| 01:11 | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer makes the 1st free throw | 44-78 |
| 01:11 | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer misses the 2nd free throw | 44-78 |
| 01:11 | Mississippi State | Joseph Hubbs grabs the board | 44-78 |
| 01:00 | Mississippi State | Marvin Torian banks in the layup and the foul's on Jeffrey Brammer - foul #3 on Jeffrey Brammer, team foul #4 | 46-78 |
| 01:00 | Mississippi State | Marvin Torian makes the free throw | 47-78 |
| 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 man to man (+3) | |
| 00:31 | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer makes the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Robert Decarlo and he's hacked by Joseph Hubbs - foul #5 on Joseph Hubbs, team foul #14 | 47-80 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Devon Funk (SF) Joseph Hubbs | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 00:31 | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer makes the free throw | 47-81 |
| 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 man to man (+3) | |
| 00:23 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Brammer is called for the reach on Mark Hendrix - foul #4 on Jeffrey Brammer, team foul #5 | 47-81 |
| 00:19 | Mississippi State | Gary Stanley denies the turnaround by Marvin Torian | 47-81 |
| 00:17 | Mississippi State | Devon Funk hits the follow up shot | 49-81 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Robert Decarlo runs out the clock | 49-81 |