| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Daniel Finley (fresh) SG - Joe Phillips (fresh) SF - Mark Brown (fresh) PF - Oscar Leal (fresh) C - Travis Lyons (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Paul Pruitt (fresh) SG - Elmer McClave (fresh) SF - Bobby Dubose (fresh) PF - Michael Taylor (fresh) C - Michael Stewart (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Michael Taylor wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:46 | LSU | Bobby Dubose misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons tips it home | 2-0 |
| 19:09 | LSU | Elmer McClave comes up short on the turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Joe Phillips - foul #1 on Joe Phillips, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:09 | LSU | Elmer McClave makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 19:09 | LSU | Elmer McClave misses the 2nd free throw | 2-1 |
| 19:09 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons grabs the board | 2-1 |
| 18:55 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 2-1 |
| 18:54 | LSU | The rebound goes to Michael Stewart | 2-1 |
| 18:49 | LSU | Paul Pruitt misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 2-1 |
| 18:48 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal grabs the board | 2-1 |
| 18:25 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown is hacked by Michael Stewart - foul #1 on Michael Stewart, team foul #1 | 2-1 |
| 18:18 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown is fouled on the floor by Bobby Dubose - foul #1 on Bobby Dubose, team foul #2 | 2-1 |
| 18:11 | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Michael Taylor - foul #1 on Michael Taylor, team foul #3 | 2-1 |
| 18:11 | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley misses the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 18:11 | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley makes the 2nd free throw | 3-1 |
| 18:00 | LSU | Bobby Dubose is fouled on the floor by Daniel Finley - foul #1 on Daniel Finley, team foul #2 | 3-1 |
| 17:46 | LSU | Paul Pruitt clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 3-1 |
| 17:45 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal gets the rebound | 3-1 |
| 17:38 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons blows the layup but he's fouled by Michael Stewart - foul #2 on Michael Stewart, team foul #4 | 3-1 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Alan Coan (PG), Richard Justice (SG), Mitchell Smith (SF), Ronnie Moore (PF), Antonio Powell (C) Paul Pruitt, Elmer McClave, Bobby Dubose, Michael Taylor, Michael Stewart | |
| 17:38 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons makes the 1st free throw | 4-1 |
| 17:38 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons misses the 2nd free throw | 4-1 |
| 17:38 | LSU | Ronnie Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 4-1 |
| 17:25 | LSU | Richard Justice knocks in the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Alan Coan | 4-3 |
| 17:20 | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 4-3 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph (SG), Donald Evens (SF), Kenneth Torain (C) Joe Phillips, Mark Brown, Travis Lyons | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 17:05 | LSU | Antonio Powell makes the runner near the basket set up by Alan Coan | 4-5 |
| 16:53 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal scores on a fadeaway in the lane | 6-5 |
| 16:46 | LSU | Antonio Powell comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Keith Rudolph - foul #1 on Keith Rudolph, team foul #3 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Spenser (PG), Daniel Lin (C) Daniel Finley, Oscar Leal | |
| Subs | LSU | Bobby Dubose (SF) Mitchell Smith | |
| 16:46 | LSU | Antonio Powell misses the 1st free throw | 6-5 |
| 16:46 | LSU | Antonio Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 6-6 |
| 16:43 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Justice - foul #1 on Richard Justice, team foul #5 | 6-6 |
| 16:27 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Richard Justice - foul #2 on Richard Justice, team foul #6 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Paul Pruitt (PG), Paul Curtis (SG), John Holland (SF) Alan Coan, Richard Justice, Antonio Powell | |
| 16:27 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain makes the 1st free throw | 7-6 |
| 16:27 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain misses the 2nd free throw | 7-6 |
| 16:27 | LSU | Bobby Dubose snags the defensive board | 7-6 |
| 16:16 | LSU | Ronnie Moore throws it down on a nice dish by Bobby Dubose and the foul's on Donald Evens - foul #1 on Donald Evens, team foul #4 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips (SG) Keith Rudolph | |
| Subs | LSU | Mitchell Smith (SF) John Holland | |
| 16:16 | LSU | Ronnie Moore misses the free throw | 7-8 |
| 16:16 | LSU | Ronnie Moore pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-8 |
| 16:06 | LSU | Paul Curtis misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 7-8 |
| 16:05 | LSU | Ronnie Moore tips it home | 7-10 |
| 15:40 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain can't finish the uncontested layup | 7-10 |
| 15:38 | LSU | The rebound goes to Paul Pruitt | 7-10 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Spenser (fresh) SG - Joe Phillips (fresh) SF - Donald Evens (fairly fresh) PF - Kenneth Torain (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Daniel Lin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Paul Pruitt (fresh) SG - Paul Curtis (fresh) SF - Mitchell Smith (fresh) PF - Bobby Dubose (fresh) C - Ronnie Moore (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:09 | LSU | Ronnie Moore misses the runner in the lane but he's hacked by Daniel Lin - foul #1 on Daniel Lin, team foul #5 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley (PG), Keith Rudolph (SG), Mark Brown (SF), Oscar Leal (PF), Travis Lyons (C) John Spenser, Joe Phillips, Donald Evens, Kenneth Torain, Daniel Lin | |
| Subs | LSU | Alan Coan (PG), Elmer McClave (SG), John Holland (SF), Antonio Powell (C) Paul Pruitt, Paul Curtis, Mitchell Smith, Bobby Dubose | |
| 15:09 | LSU | Ronnie Moore misses the 1st free throw | 7-10 |
| 15:09 | LSU | Ronnie Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 7-11 |
| 14:59 | Mississippi State | Elmer McClave picks off the pass by Mark Brown | 7-11 |
| 14:53 | LSU | Elmer McClave can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 7-11 |
| 14:52 | LSU | Antonio Powell grabs the offensive rebound | 7-11 |
| 14:43 | LSU | Antonio Powell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-11 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Taylor (PF) Ronnie Moore | |
| 14:22 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on John Holland - foul #1 on John Holland, team foul #7 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Bobby Dubose (SF) John Holland | |
| 14:22 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal makes the 1st free throw | 8-11 |
| 14:22 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal misses the 2nd free throw | 8-11 |
| 14:22 | LSU | Michael Taylor gets the rebound | 8-11 |
| 13:58 | LSU | Michael Taylor scores on a runner from the right block set up by Antonio Powell | 8-13 |
| 13:54 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown is fouled in the backcourt by Alan Coan - foul #1 on Alan Coan, team foul #8 | 8-13 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips (SG) Keith Rudolph | |
| Subs | LSU | Paul Pruitt (PG), John Holland (SF) Alan Coan, Michael Taylor | |
| 13:54 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown makes the 1st free throw | 9-13 |
| 13:54 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 10-13 |
| 13:42 | LSU | Elmer McClave throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-13 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joe Webster (SF), Daniel Lin (C) Mark Brown, Travis Lyons | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 13:14 | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Joe Phillips | 13-13 |
| 13:04 | LSU | Elmer McClave comes up short on the floater near the basket | 13-13 |
| 13:02 | LSU | Bobby Dubose snags the offensive board | 13-13 |
| 12:57 | LSU | Bobby Dubose clanks a shot from the left side | 13-13 |
| 12:56 | LSU | Paul Pruitt tips it home | 13-15 |
| 12:36 | Mississippi State | Joe Webster misses the lay-in | 13-15 |
| 12:34 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Joe Webster | 13-15 |
| 12:19 | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley is whistled for a carry | 13-15 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Spenser (PG), Keith Rudolph (SG), Mark Brown (SF), Kenneth Torain (PF), Travis Lyons (C) Daniel Finley, Joe Phillips, Joe Webster, Oscar Leal, Daniel Lin | |
| Subs | LSU | Alan Coan (PG), Paul Curtis (SG), Mitchell Smith (SF), Michael Taylor (PF) Paul Pruitt, Elmer McClave, John Holland, Bobby Dubose | |
| 12:01 | LSU | Travis Lyons denies the turnaround by Antonio Powell | 13-15 |
| 12:00 | LSU | Paul Curtis tips it in | 13-17 |
| 11:58 | Mississippi State | Antonio Powell steals the ball from Travis Lyons in the backcourt | 13-17 |
| 11:47 | LSU | Alan Coan is hacked by Keith Rudolph - foul #2 on Keith Rudolph, team foul #6 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Donald Evens (SG) Keith Rudolph | |
| Subs | LSU | Ronnie Moore (C) Antonio Powell | |
| 11:37 | LSU | Donald Evens is called for the reach on Ronnie Moore - foul #2 on Donald Evens, team foul #7 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips (SG) Donald Evens | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 11:37 | LSU | Ronnie Moore makes the 1st free throw | 13-18 |
| 11:37 | LSU | Ronnie Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 13-19 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Spenser (fresh) SG - Joe Phillips (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mark Brown (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Torain (fresh) 1 pts. C - Travis Lyons (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Alan Coan (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Paul Curtis (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mitchell Smith (fresh) PF - Michael Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ronnie Moore (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Mississippi State | John Spenser is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Michael Taylor - foul #2 on Michael Taylor, team foul #9 | 13-19 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joe Webster (C) Travis Lyons | |
| Subs | LSU | Bobby Dubose (PF) Michael Taylor | |
| 11:20 | Mississippi State | John Spenser makes the 1st free throw | 14-19 |
| 11:20 | Mississippi State | John Spenser makes the 2nd free throw | 15-19 |
| 11:03 | LSU | Paul Curtis clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 15-19 |
| 11:02 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain gets the rebound | 15-19 |
| 10:56 | Mississippi State | John Spenser is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on John Spenser, team foul #8 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal (PF) Mark Brown | |
| Subs | LSU | Paul Pruitt (PG), Elmer McClave (SG) Alan Coan, Paul Curtis | |
| 10:35 | LSU | Elmer McClave misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 15-19 |
| 10:34 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain pulls down the rebound | 15-19 |
| 10:13 | Mississippi State | Joe Webster's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-19 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley (PG), Mark Brown (SF), Travis Lyons (C) John Spenser, Joe Webster, Kenneth Torain | |
| Subs | LSU | Antonio Powell (C) Ronnie Moore | |
| 09:56 | LSU | The jump hook by Elmer McClave is blocked by Oscar Leal | 15-19 |
| 09:54 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Oscar Leal | 15-19 |
| 09:52 | Mississippi State | Mitchell Smith picks off the pass by Joe Phillips in the backcourt | 15-19 |
| 09:51 | LSU | Mitchell Smith can't throw it down | 15-19 |
| 09:49 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Travis Lyons | 15-19 |
| 09:37 | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 15-19 |
| 09:36 | LSU | Elmer McClave snags the defensive board | 15-19 |
| 09:29 | LSU | Antonio Powell hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 15-19 |
| 09:27 | LSU | Elmer McClave grabs the offensive rebound | 15-19 |
| 09:14 | LSU | Elmer McClave is fouled on the floor by Joe Phillips - foul #2 on Joe Phillips, team foul #9 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Spenser (SG), Joe Webster (SF), Daniel Lin (C) Joe Phillips, Mark Brown, Travis Lyons | |
| Subs | LSU | Alan Coan (PG), John Holland (SF) Paul Pruitt, Mitchell Smith | |
| 09:14 | LSU | Elmer McClave makes the 1st free throw | 15-20 |
| 09:14 | LSU | Elmer McClave makes the 2nd free throw | 15-21 |
| 09:04 | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 15-21 |
| 09:02 | LSU | Elmer McClave snags the defensive board | 15-21 |
| 08:54 | LSU | Elmer McClave connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Bobby Dubose | 15-23 |
| 08:41 | Mississippi State | Joe Webster is called for traveling | 15-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Paul Curtis (SG), Ronnie Moore (C) Elmer McClave, Antonio Powell | |
| 08:32 | LSU | Ronnie Moore's layup is rejected by Oscar Leal | 15-23 |
| 08:31 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal grabs the board | 15-23 |
| 08:27 | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley clanks a shot from the left side | 15-23 |
| 08:25 | LSU | John Holland gets the rebound | 15-23 |
| 08:08 | LSU | John Spenser steals it from Bobby Dubose | 15-23 |
| 07:48 | Mississippi State | Joe Webster hits a driving attempt in the paint | 17-23 |
| 07:34 | LSU | Oscar Leal steals it from Paul Curtis | 17-23 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Daniel Finley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - John Spenser (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joe Webster (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Oscar Leal (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Daniel Lin (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Alan Coan (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Paul Curtis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Holland (fairly fresh) PF - Bobby Dubose (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Ronnie Moore (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Mississippi State | Alan Coan steals it from John Spenser in the backcourt | 17-23 |
| 07:19 | LSU | Bobby Dubose scores on a shot from the left block on a great pass from Alan Coan | 17-25 |
| 06:58 | Mississippi State | Joe Webster blows the layup but he's fouled by John Holland - foul #2 on John Holland, team foul #10 | 17-25 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mark Brown (SF), Kenneth Torain (PF), Travis Lyons (C) John Spenser, Oscar Leal, Daniel Lin | |
| Subs | LSU | Paul Pruitt (PG), Elmer McClave (SG), Mitchell Smith (SF), Antonio Powell (C) Alan Coan, Paul Curtis, John Holland, Ronnie Moore | |
| 06:58 | Mississippi State | Joe Webster makes the 1st free throw | 18-25 |
| 06:58 | Mississippi State | Joe Webster misses the 2nd free throw | 18-25 |
| 06:58 | LSU | The rebound goes to Mitchell Smith | 18-25 |
| 06:36 | LSU | Elmer McClave clanks a shot from the right side | 18-25 |
| 06:35 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons snags the defensive board | 18-25 |
| 06:14 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons knocks in the jump hook from close range and the foul's on Antonio Powell - foul #1 on Antonio Powell, team foul #11 | 20-25 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Spenser (SG) Joe Webster | |
| Subs | LSU | Richard Justice (SG), Michael Taylor (PF), Michael Stewart (C) Elmer McClave, Mitchell Smith, Antonio Powell | |
| 06:14 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons misses the free throw | 20-25 |
| 06:14 | LSU | Michael Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 20-25 |
| 06:01 | LSU | Michael Taylor buries a jumper from the left block set up by Richard Justice | 20-27 |
| 05:59 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Stewart - foul #3 on Michael Stewart, team foul #12 | 20-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Antonio Powell (C) Michael Stewart | |
| 05:59 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons makes the 1st free throw | 21-27 |
| 05:59 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons misses the 2nd free throw | 21-27 |
| 05:59 | LSU | Antonio Powell pulls down the rebound | 21-27 |
| 05:40 | LSU | Richard Justice travels with the ball | 21-27 |
| 05:26 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain drills a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Mark Brown | 23-27 |
| 05:22 | LSU | Paul Pruitt scores on a jumper from the left block set up by Richard Justice | 23-29 |
| 05:09 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown dunks the ball | 25-29 |
| 04:56 | LSU | Michael Taylor is hacked by Kenneth Torain - foul #1 on Kenneth Torain, team foul #10 | 25-29 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal (PF) Kenneth Torain | |
| Subs | LSU | Alan Coan (PG), Mitchell Smith (SF), Ronnie Moore (C) Paul Pruitt, Bobby Dubose, Antonio Powell | |
| 04:56 | LSU | Michael Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 25-30 |
| 04:56 | LSU | Michael Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 25-31 |
| 04:43 | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley hits a shot from the right wing | 27-31 |
| 04:38 | LSU | Travis Lyons is called for the reach on Ronnie Moore - foul #1 on Travis Lyons, team foul #11 | 27-31 |
| 04:38 | LSU | Ronnie Moore makes the 1st free throw | 27-32 |
| 04:38 | LSU | Ronnie Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 27-33 |
| 04:19 | Mississippi State | John Spenser can't connect on a 3 from the left corner but he's fouled by Richard Justice - foul #3 on Richard Justice, team foul #13 | 27-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin (C) Travis Lyons | |
| Subs | LSU | Elmer McClave (SG) Richard Justice | |
| 04:19 | Mississippi State | John Spenser makes the 1st free throw | 28-33 |
| 04:19 | Mississippi State | John Spenser misses the 2nd free throw | 28-33 |
| 04:19 | Mississippi State | John Spenser misses the 3rd free throw | 28-33 |
| 04:19 | LSU | Mitchell Smith snags the defensive board | 28-33 |
| 04:06 | LSU | Michael Taylor misses the floater in the paint but he's fouled by Daniel Lin - foul #2 on Daniel Lin, team foul #12 | 28-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons (C) Daniel Lin | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 04:06 | LSU | Michael Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 28-34 |
| 04:06 | LSU | Michael Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 28-35 |
| 04:03 | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley's pass is intercepted by Elmer McClave in the backcourt | 28-35 |
| 03:48 | LSU | Alan Coan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph (PG), Joe Phillips (SG), Donald Evens (SF) Daniel Finley, John Spenser, Mark Brown | |
| Subs | LSU | Bobby Dubose (SF) Mitchell Smith | |
| 03:46 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Taylor - foul #3 on Michael Taylor, team foul #14 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Mitchell Smith (SF) Michael Taylor | |
| 03:46 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 29-35 |
| 03:46 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips misses the 2nd free throw | 29-35 |
| 03:46 | LSU | Ronnie Moore grabs the board | 29-35 |
| 03:32 | LSU | Alan Coan misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 29-35 |
| 03:31 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips gets the rebound | 29-35 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Keith Rudolph (fresh) SG - Joe Phillips (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Evens (fresh) PF - Oscar Leal (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Travis Lyons (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Alan Coan (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Elmer McClave (tiring) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Mitchell Smith (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Bobby Dubose (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronnie Moore (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left side | 29-35 |
| 03:14 | LSU | Ronnie Moore snags the defensive board | 29-35 |
| 03:00 | LSU | Elmer McClave's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain (PF), Daniel Lin (C) Oscar Leal, Travis Lyons | |
| Subs | LSU | Paul Pruitt (PG), Paul Curtis (SG), John Holland (SF), Antonio Powell (C) Alan Coan, Elmer McClave, Mitchell Smith, Ronnie Moore | |
| 02:35 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain clanks a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by John Holland - foul #3 on John Holland, team foul #15 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Mitchell Smith (SF) John Holland | |
| 02:35 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain makes the 1st free throw | 30-35 |
| 02:35 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain misses the 2nd free throw | 30-35 |
| 02:35 | LSU | Bobby Dubose pulls down the rebound | 30-35 |
| 02:19 | LSU | Daniel Lin blocks the short jumper by Mitchell Smith | 30-35 |
| 02:17 | LSU | Antonio Powell tips it but misses | 30-35 |
| 02:15 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Daniel Lin | 30-35 |
| 01:53 | Mississippi State | Donald Evens misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-35 |
| 01:51 | LSU | Mitchell Smith pulls down the rebound | 30-35 |
| 01:46 | LSU | Paul Curtis drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 30-38 |
| 01:42 | Mississippi State | Paul Pruitt steals the ball from Keith Rudolph in the backcourt | 30-38 |
| 01:22 | LSU | Bobby Dubose buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Mitchell Smith and the foul's on Keith Rudolph - foul #3 on Keith Rudolph, team foul #13 | 30-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley (PG), Joe Webster (SF), Oscar Leal (PF), Travis Lyons (C) Keith Rudolph, Donald Evens, Kenneth Torain, Daniel Lin | |
| Subs | LSU | Alan Coan (PG), Elmer McClave (SG), Ronnie Moore (PF) Paul Pruitt, Paul Curtis, Mitchell Smith | |
| 01:22 | LSU | Bobby Dubose makes the free throw | 30-41 |
| 01:11 | Mississippi State | Joe Webster can't finish the layup | 30-41 |
| 01:09 | LSU | Bobby Dubose grabs the board | 30-41 |
| 01:03 | LSU | Antonio Powell lays it up and in set up by Alan Coan | 30-43 |
| 00:57 | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-43 |
| 00:41 | LSU | Joe Phillips steals it from Elmer McClave | 30-43 |
| 00:16 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons connects on the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Joe Phillips | 32-43 |
| 00:16 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 32-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Spenser (PG), Kenneth Torain (PF), Daniel Lin (C) Daniel Finley, Oscar Leal, Travis Lyons | |
| Subs | LSU | Paul Pruitt (PG), Mitchell Smith (SF) Alan Coan, Antonio Powell | |
| 00:00 | LSU | Bobby Dubose comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 32-43 |