| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jack Wallace (fresh) SG - Travis Dunaway (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ronald Ward (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Brad Nelson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Ryan Mickelsen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Harry Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 7 ast. SG - Victor Pitt (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SF - Adam Blacker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walter Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Clifford Davidson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Adam Blacker inbounds the ball | 24-43 |
| 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 man to man (+1) | |
| 19:47 | LSU | Walter Williams banks in the layup on a nice dish by Victor Pitt and the foul's on Ryan Mickelsen - foul #3 on Ryan Mickelsen, team foul #1 | 24-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Matthew Massie (C) Ryan Mickelsen | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 19:47 | LSU | Walter Williams makes the free throw | 24-46 |
| 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 man to man (+1) | |
| 19:31 | Mississippi State | Harry Adams is called for the reach on Jack Wallace - foul #1 on Harry Adams, team foul #1 | 24-46 |
| 19:18 | Mississippi State | Matthew Massie misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Adam Blacker - foul #1 on Adam Blacker, team foul #2 | 24-46 |
| 19:18 | Mississippi State | Matthew Massie misses the 1st free throw | 24-46 |
| 19:18 | Mississippi State | Matthew Massie misses the 2nd free throw | 24-46 |
| 19:18 | LSU | Clifford Davidson gets the rebound | 24-46 |
| 18:56 | LSU | Clifford Davidson misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 24-46 |
| 18:55 | LSU | Adam Blacker tips it home | 24-48 |
| 18:46 | Mississippi State | Travis Dunaway's pass is intercepted by Walter Williams | 24-48 |
| 18:32 | LSU | Clifford Davidson hits a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Adam Blacker and he's hacked by Matthew Massie - foul #2 on Matthew Massie, team foul #2 | 24-50 |
| 18:32 | LSU | Clifford Davidson makes the free throw | 24-51 |
| 18:16 | Mississippi State | Matthew Massie misses the easy layup | 24-51 |
| 18:15 | LSU | Walter Williams grabs the board | 24-51 |
| 18:00 | LSU | Adam Blacker's floater is tipped away by Matthew Massie | 24-51 |
| 17:58 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Matthew Massie | 24-51 |
| 17:38 | Mississippi State | Travis Dunaway misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Clifford Davidson - foul #2 on Clifford Davidson, team foul #3 | 24-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ted Terrell (PG), Ezekiel Godby (SF), Randy Simon (C) Jack Wallace, Ronald Ward, Matthew Massie | |
| Subs | LSU | Predrag Ziemann (SF) Adam Blacker | |
| 17:38 | Mississippi State | Travis Dunaway makes the 1st free throw | 25-51 |
| 17:38 | Mississippi State | Travis Dunaway makes the 2nd free throw | 26-51 |
| 17:26 | LSU | Walter Williams is denied on a dunk by Randy Simon | 26-51 |
| 17:25 | Mississippi State | Brad Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 26-51 |
| 17:07 | Mississippi State | Travis Dunaway throws it down | 28-51 |
| 16:41 | LSU | Walter Williams drills a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Victor Pitt | 28-53 |
| 16:34 | Mississippi State | Brad Nelson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-53 |
| 16:32 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Brad Nelson | 28-53 |
| 16:27 | Mississippi State | Brad Nelson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 28-53 |
| 16:26 | LSU | Walter Williams pulls down the rebound | 28-53 |
| 16:21 | LSU | Predrag Ziemann is hacked by Randy Simon - foul #2 on Randy Simon, team foul #3 | 28-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace (PG), Ronald Ward (SF), Matthew Massie (PF) Travis Dunaway, Brad Nelson, Randy Simon | |
| Subs | LSU | Edwin Murphy (PG), Robert Noland (SG), Adam Blacker (SF), Manuel Lower (C) Harry Adams, Victor Pitt, Predrag Ziemann, Clifford Davidson | |
| 16:06 | LSU | Walter Williams blows the layup | 28-53 |
| 16:04 | Mississippi State | Matthew Massie pulls down the rebound | 28-53 |
| 15:50 | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Matthew Massie | 31-53 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jack Wallace (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ted Terrell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ronald Ward (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Matthew Massie (fresh) 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Ezekiel Godby (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Edwin Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Noland (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Adam Blacker (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Walter Williams (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - Manuel Lower (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | LSU | Ted Terrell steals it from Robert Noland | 31-53 |
| 15:22 | Mississippi State | Ronald Ward's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Aten (PG), Ryan Mickelsen (C) Jack Wallace, Ezekiel Godby | |
| Subs | LSU | Clifford Davidson (C) Walter Williams | |
| 15:05 | LSU | Robert Noland misses the shot near the basket | 31-53 |
| 15:04 | Mississippi State | Matthew Massie pulls down the rebound | 31-53 |
| 14:55 | Mississippi State | Ryan Mickelsen banks in the layup | 33-53 |
| 14:48 | LSU | Manuel Lower loses the dribble to Ted Terrell | 33-53 |
| 14:43 | Mississippi State | Michael Aten double dribbles | 33-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Elbert Russ (SG), Randy Simon (SF), Brad Nelson (PF) Ted Terrell, Ronald Ward, Matthew Massie | |
| Subs | LSU | Harry Adams (PG), Victor Pitt (SG) Edwin Murphy, Robert Noland | |
| 14:27 | LSU | Victor Pitt misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 33-53 |
| 14:25 | Mississippi State | Ryan Mickelsen snags the defensive board | 33-53 |
| 14:19 | Mississippi State | Harry Adams picks off the pass by Elbert Russ | 33-53 |
| 14:14 | LSU | Adam Blacker banks in the layup on a nice dish by Harry Adams | 33-55 |
| 14:05 | Mississippi State | Michael Aten misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-55 |
| 14:03 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Brad Nelson | 33-55 |
| 13:47 | Mississippi State | Michael Aten is whistled for a carry | 33-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Travis Dunaway (SG), Ezekiel Godby (SF) Elbert Russ, Randy Simon | |
| Subs | LSU | Predrag Ziemann (SF), Walter Williams (PF) Adam Blacker, Manuel Lower | |
| 13:36 | LSU | Harry Adams makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Predrag Ziemann | 33-58 |
| 13:21 | Mississippi State | Michael Aten misses the 3 from the left wing but the foul's on Predrag Ziemann - foul #2 on Predrag Ziemann, team foul #4 | 33-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ronald Ward (SF) Brad Nelson | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Noland (SG) Victor Pitt | |
| 13:21 | Mississippi State | Michael Aten misses the 1st free throw | 33-58 |
| 13:21 | Mississippi State | Michael Aten makes the 2nd free throw | 34-58 |
| 13:21 | Mississippi State | Michael Aten misses the 3rd free throw | 34-58 |
| 13:21 | LSU | Walter Williams snags the defensive board | 34-58 |
| 12:58 | LSU | Harry Adams buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Noland | 34-61 |
| 12:35 | Mississippi State | Michael Aten hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Ronald Ward | 37-61 |
| 12:18 | LSU | Robert Noland hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Harry Adams | 37-63 |
| 12:02 | Mississippi State | Robert Noland is called for the reach on Michael Aten - foul #2 on Robert Noland, team foul #5 | 37-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace (PG), Brad Nelson (PF), Matthew Massie (C) Michael Aten, Ezekiel Godby, Ryan Mickelsen | |
| Subs | LSU | Edwin Murphy (PG), Victor Pitt (SG), Adam Blacker (SF), Manuel Lower (C) Harry Adams, Robert Noland, Predrag Ziemann, Clifford Davidson | |
| 11:43 | Mississippi State | Brad Nelson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 37-63 |
| 11:42 | LSU | Manuel Lower grabs the defensive rebound | 37-63 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jack Wallace (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Travis Dunaway (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ronald Ward (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Brad Nelson (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Matthew Massie (fresh) 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Edwin Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Victor Pitt (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SF - Adam Blacker (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Walter Williams (fresh) 15 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - Manuel Lower (fresh) | |
| 11:22 | LSU | Victor Pitt clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-63 |
| 11:20 | LSU | Manuel Lower can't tip it in | 37-63 |
| 11:19 | LSU | Victor Pitt snags the offensive board | 37-63 |
| 10:59 | LSU | Adam Blacker misses long on a runner from the baseline | 37-63 |
| 10:58 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Brad Nelson | 37-63 |
| 10:50 | Mississippi State | Ronald Ward is fouled on the floor by Manuel Lower - foul #2 on Manuel Lower, team foul #6 | 37-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ted Terrell (SG), Ezekiel Godby (SF) Travis Dunaway, Ronald Ward | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 10:39 | Mississippi State | Matthew Massie makes the driving attempt near the basket | 39-63 |
| 10:13 | LSU | Adam Blacker loses the dribble to Matthew Massie | 39-63 |
| 09:53 | Mississippi State | Ted Terrell misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-63 |
| 09:51 | Mississippi State | Matthew Massie tips it back up and in | 41-63 |
| 09:26 | LSU | Ezekiel Godby swats the short shot by Manuel Lower | 41-63 |
| 09:24 | Mississippi State | Brad Nelson snags the defensive board | 41-63 |
| 09:01 | Mississippi State | Matthew Massie is fouled on the floor by Manuel Lower - foul #3 on Manuel Lower, team foul #7 | 41-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Aten (PG), Travis Dunaway (SG), Ronald Ward (SF), Ryan Mickelsen (C) Jack Wallace, Ted Terrell, Ezekiel Godby, Brad Nelson | |
| Subs | LSU | Harry Adams (PG), Robert Noland (SG), Predrag Ziemann (SF), Clifford Davidson (C) Edwin Murphy, Victor Pitt, Adam Blacker, Manuel Lower | |
| 09:01 | Mississippi State | Matthew Massie makes the 1st free throw | 42-63 |
| 09:01 | Mississippi State | Matthew Massie makes the 2nd free throw | 43-63 |
| 08:43 | LSU | Clifford Davidson knocks in the turnaround from the baseline set up by Predrag Ziemann | 43-65 |
| 08:29 | Mississippi State | Michael Aten misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-65 |
| 08:27 | LSU | Robert Noland grabs the defensive rebound | 43-65 |
| 08:08 | LSU | Clifford Davidson misses the jumper from the baseline | 43-65 |
| 08:07 | Mississippi State | Michael Aten gets the rebound | 43-65 |
| 07:53 | Mississippi State | Travis Dunaway makes the jumpshot from the left side | 45-65 |
| 07:42 | LSU | Walter Williams loses the dribble to Michael Aten | 45-65 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Michael Aten (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Travis Dunaway (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ronald Ward (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Matthew Massie (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Ryan Mickelsen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Harry Adams (fresh) 8 pts. 9 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Noland (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Predrag Ziemann (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walter Williams (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - Clifford Davidson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Mississippi State | Ryan Mickelsen comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-65 |
| 07:26 | LSU | Predrag Ziemann snags the defensive board | 45-65 |
| 07:05 | LSU | Matthew Massie blocks the short jumper by Predrag Ziemann | 45-65 |
| 07:04 | Mississippi State | Ronald Ward snags the defensive board | 45-65 |
| 06:58 | Mississippi State | Travis Dunaway misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-65 |
| 06:57 | Mississippi State | Matthew Massie hits the follow up shot | 47-65 |
| 06:34 | LSU | Robert Noland is fouled on the floor by Ryan Mickelsen - foul #4 on Ryan Mickelsen, team foul #4 | 47-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace (PG), Ted Terrell (SG), Ezekiel Godby (SF), Brad Nelson (PF) Michael Aten, Travis Dunaway, Ronald Ward, Matthew Massie | |
| Subs | LSU | Victor Pitt (SG), Adam Blacker (SF), Manuel Lower (PF) Robert Noland, Predrag Ziemann, Walter Williams | |
| 06:17 | LSU | Adam Blacker misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-65 |
| 06:16 | LSU | Clifford Davidson can't tip it in | 47-65 |
| 06:15 | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace grabs the defensive rebound | 47-65 |
| 05:58 | Mississippi State | Ryan Mickelsen is hacked by Adam Blacker - foul #2 on Adam Blacker, team foul #8 | 47-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Edwin Murphy (PG) Harry Adams | |
| 05:58 | Mississippi State | Ryan Mickelsen misses the 1st free throw | 47-65 |
| 05:58 | LSU | Clifford Davidson grabs the defensive rebound | 47-65 |
| 05:40 | LSU | Clifford Davidson travels with the ball | 47-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Randy Simon (C) Ryan Mickelsen | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 05:25 | Mississippi State | Ted Terrell buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 49-65 |
| 05:11 | LSU | Victor Pitt knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Adam Blacker | 49-67 |
| 05:07 | Mississippi State | Edwin Murphy is called for the reach on Jack Wallace in the backcourt - foul #1 on Edwin Murphy, team foul #9 | 49-67 |
| 05:07 | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace makes the 1st free throw | 50-67 |
| 05:07 | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace misses the 2nd free throw | 50-67 |
| 05:07 | LSU | The rebound goes to Clifford Davidson | 50-67 |
| 04:50 | LSU | Adam Blacker misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-67 |
| 04:48 | LSU | Clifford Davidson gets the offensive rebound | 50-67 |
| 04:36 | LSU | Manuel Lower misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 50-67 |
| 04:34 | Mississippi State | Ted Terrell grabs the board | 50-67 |
| 04:30 | Mississippi State | Ezekiel Godby hits the finger roll set up by Randy Simon | 52-67 |
| 04:12 | LSU | Clifford Davidson can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Randy Simon - foul #3 on Randy Simon, team foul #5 | 52-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Aten (PG), Travis Dunaway (SG), Ronald Ward (SF), Ryan Mickelsen (C) Jack Wallace, Ted Terrell, Ezekiel Godby, Randy Simon | |
| Subs | LSU | Harry Adams (PG), Predrag Ziemann (SF) Edwin Murphy, Adam Blacker | |
| 04:12 | LSU | Clifford Davidson makes the 1st free throw | 52-68 |
| 04:12 | LSU | Clifford Davidson misses the 2nd free throw | 52-68 |
| 04:12 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Ryan Mickelsen | 52-68 |
| 04:00 | Mississippi State | Ronald Ward misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 52-68 |
| 03:58 | LSU | Manuel Lower gets the rebound | 52-68 |
| 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 motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:38 | LSU | Harry Adams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-68 |
| 03:36 | Mississippi State | Ryan Mickelsen pulls down the rebound | 52-68 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Michael Aten (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Travis Dunaway (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ronald Ward (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brad Nelson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. C - Ryan Mickelsen (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Harry Adams (fresh) 8 pts. 9 ast. 2 stl. SG - Victor Pitt (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. SF - Predrag Ziemann (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Manuel Lower (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Clifford Davidson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:34 | Mississippi State | Michael Aten throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-68 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace (PG), Elbert Russ (SG), Randy Simon (SF), Ezekiel Godby (PF), Matthew Massie (C) Michael Aten, Travis Dunaway, Ronald Ward, Brad Nelson, Ryan Mickelsen | |
| Subs | LSU | Edwin Murphy (PG), Robert Noland (SG), Walter Williams (PF) Harry Adams, Victor Pitt, Clifford Davidson | |
| 03:10 | LSU | Walter Williams knocks in the jump hook in the paint set up by Robert Noland | 52-70 |
| 02:52 | Mississippi State | Randy Simon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-70 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ted Terrell (PG) Jack Wallace | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 02:38 | LSU | Walter Williams comes up short on the turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Ted Terrell - foul #2 on Ted Terrell, team foul #6 | 52-70 |
| 02:38 | LSU | Walter Williams misses the 1st free throw | 52-70 |
| 02:38 | LSU | Walter Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 52-71 |
| 02:16 | Mississippi State | Ted Terrell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-71 |
| 01:47 | LSU | Manuel Lower hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Randy Simon - foul #4 on Randy Simon, team foul #7 | 52-71 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace (PG) Elbert Russ | |
| Subs | LSU | Clifford Davidson (C) Walter Williams | |
| 01:47 | LSU | Manuel Lower makes the 1st free throw | 52-72 |
| 01:47 | LSU | Manuel Lower misses the 2nd free throw | 52-72 |
| 01:47 | Mississippi State | Matthew Massie pulls down the rebound | 52-72 |
| 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 motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:27 | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace is fouled on the floor by Edwin Murphy - foul #2 on Edwin Murphy, team foul #10 | 52-72 |
| 01:27 | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace misses the 1st free throw | 52-72 |
| 01:27 | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 53-72 |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:06 | LSU | Robert Noland can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 53-72 |
| 01:04 | Mississippi State | Matthew Massie grabs the defensive rebound | 53-72 |
| 00:51 | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 53-72 |
| 00:49 | LSU | Clifford Davidson grabs the defensive rebound | 53-72 |
| 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 spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:22 | LSU | Edwin Murphy is hacked by Jack Wallace - foul #3 on Jack Wallace, team foul #8 | 53-72 |
| 00:22 | LSU | Edwin Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 53-73 |
| 00:22 | LSU | Edwin Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 53-74 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 00:15 | Mississippi State | Ted Terrell buries a runner from close range on a nice dish by Ezekiel Godby | 55-74 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Edwin Murphy runs out the clock | 55-74 |