| Lineup | LSU | PG - Harry Adams (fresh) 3 pts. 7 ast. SG - Victor Pitt (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Adam Blacker (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Walter Williams (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Clifford Davidson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jack Wallace (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Ted Terrell (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Ronald Ward (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brad Nelson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Ryan Mickelsen (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Ronald Ward inbounds the ball | 35-27 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:51 | Mississippi State | Ronald Ward misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-27 |
| 19:49 | LSU | Walter Williams grabs the board | 35-27 |
| 19:37 | LSU | Adam Blacker hits a floater from the left wing set up by Walter Williams | 37-27 |
| 19:23 | Mississippi State | Walter Williams denies the turnaround by Ronald Ward | 37-27 |
| 19:21 | LSU | Clifford Davidson snags the defensive board | 37-27 |
| 19:02 | LSU | Ryan Mickelsen takes the ball from Walter Williams | 37-27 |
| 18:54 | Mississippi State | Ted Terrell misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-27 |
| 18:53 | LSU | Walter Williams gets the rebound | 37-27 |
| 18:37 | LSU | Clifford Davidson scores on a jumper in the paint set up by Adam Blacker and he's hacked by Jack Wallace - foul #2 on Jack Wallace, team foul #1 | 39-27 |
| 18:37 | LSU | Clifford Davidson makes the free throw | 40-27 |
| 18:17 | Mississippi State | Brad Nelson can't connect on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Walter Williams - foul #3 on Walter Williams, team foul #1 | 40-27 |
| Subs | LSU | Manuel Lower (PF) Walter Williams | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 18:17 | Mississippi State | Brad Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 40-28 |
| 18:17 | Mississippi State | Brad Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 40-29 |
| 18:00 | LSU | Victor Pitt misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-29 |
| 17:59 | Mississippi State | Ryan Mickelsen pulls down the rebound | 40-29 |
| 17:45 | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-32 |
| 17:27 | LSU | Manuel Lower misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 40-32 |
| 17:26 | LSU | Clifford Davidson tips it home | 42-32 |
| 17:08 | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace is fouled on the floor by Clifford Davidson - foul #1 on Clifford Davidson, team foul #2 | 42-32 |
| Subs | LSU | Edwin Murphy (PG), Robert Noland (SG), Predrag Ziemann (SF) Harry Adams, Victor Pitt, Adam Blacker | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ezekiel Godby (PG), Elbert Russ (SG), Randy Simon (SF), Matthew Massie (PF) Jack Wallace, Ted Terrell, Ronald Ward, Brad Nelson | |
| 17:00 | Mississippi State | Matthew Massie hits a floater from the left block | 42-34 |
| 16:32 | LSU | Robert Noland is fouled on the floor by Elbert Russ - foul #1 on Elbert Russ, team foul #2 | 42-34 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Brad Nelson (PF) Ryan Mickelsen | |
| 16:19 | LSU | Predrag Ziemann misses the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Randy Simon - foul #1 on Randy Simon, team foul #3 | 42-34 |
| Subs | LSU | Harry Adams (PG) Edwin Murphy | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 16:19 | LSU | Predrag Ziemann makes the 1st free throw | 43-34 |
| 16:19 | LSU | Predrag Ziemann makes the 2nd free throw | 44-34 |
| 16:01 | Mississippi State | Manuel Lower takes the ball from Randy Simon | 44-34 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Harry Adams (fresh) 3 pts. 7 ast. SG - Robert Noland (fresh) SF - Predrag Ziemann (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Manuel Lower (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Clifford Davidson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Ezekiel Godby (fresh) SG - Elbert Russ (fresh) SF - Randy Simon (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Brad Nelson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Matthew Massie (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 15:42 | LSU | Clifford Davidson misses the shot from close range | 44-34 |
| 15:41 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Brad Nelson | 44-34 |
| 15:20 | Mississippi State | Ezekiel Godby is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Ezekiel Godby, team foul #4 | 44-34 |
| Subs | LSU | Victor Pitt (SG), Adam Blacker (SF), Walter Williams (PF) Robert Noland, Predrag Ziemann, Manuel Lower | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Aten (PG), Travis Dunaway (SG), Ronald Ward (SF) Elbert Russ, Randy Simon, Brad Nelson | |
| 15:13 | LSU | Walter Williams misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 44-34 |
| 15:11 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Victor Pitt | 44-34 |
| 14:59 | LSU | Adam Blacker misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 44-34 |
| 14:58 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Matthew Massie | 44-34 |
| 14:38 | Mississippi State | Ezekiel Godby comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 44-34 |
| 14:36 | Mississippi State | Ezekiel Godby pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-34 |
| 14:25 | Mississippi State | Ronald Ward clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-34 |
| 14:24 | LSU | Harry Adams gets the rebound | 44-34 |
| 14:19 | LSU | Clifford Davidson is hacked by Matthew Massie - foul #3 on Matthew Massie, team foul #5 | 44-34 |
| Subs | LSU | Edwin Murphy (PG) Harry Adams | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Randy Simon (PF), Ryan Mickelsen (C) Matthew Massie, Ezekiel Godby | |
| 14:03 | LSU | Walter Williams can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Travis Dunaway - foul #4 on Travis Dunaway, team foul #6 | 44-34 |
| Subs | LSU | Manuel Lower (C) Clifford Davidson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ted Terrell (SG), Brad Nelson (PF) Travis Dunaway, Randy Simon | |
| 14:03 | LSU | Walter Williams makes the 1st free throw | 45-34 |
| 14:03 | LSU | Walter Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 45-34 |
| 14:03 | Mississippi State | Ryan Mickelsen grabs the board | 45-34 |
| 13:46 | Mississippi State | Michael Aten loses the ball out of bounds | 45-34 |
| 13:17 | LSU | Walter Williams's floater is knocked away by Ronald Ward | 45-34 |
| 13:15 | Mississippi State | Ryan Mickelsen snags the defensive board | 45-34 |
| 12:59 | Mississippi State | Ronald Ward makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Aten | 45-37 |
| 12:42 | LSU | Victor Pitt is fouled on the floor by Ted Terrell - foul #1 on Ted Terrell, team foul #7 | 45-37 |
| Subs | LSU | Harry Adams (PG), Predrag Ziemann (SF) Edwin Murphy, Adam Blacker | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace (PG), Ezekiel Godby (SF) Michael Aten, Ronald Ward | |
| 12:42 | LSU | Victor Pitt makes the 1st free throw | 46-37 |
| 12:42 | LSU | Victor Pitt makes the 2nd free throw | 47-37 |
| 12:17 | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 47-37 |
| 12:15 | LSU | Walter Williams gets the rebound | 47-37 |
| 12:03 | LSU | Walter Williams knocks in the turnaround from the right block set up by Harry Adams | 49-37 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Harry Adams (fresh) 3 pts. 8 ast. SG - Victor Pitt (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. SF - Predrag Ziemann (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Walter Williams (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Manuel Lower (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jack Wallace (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Ted Terrell (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Ezekiel Godby (fresh) PF - Brad Nelson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Ryan Mickelsen (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:51 | Mississippi State | Ted Terrell is hacked by Harry Adams - foul #2 on Harry Adams, team foul #3 | 49-37 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Noland (SG), Clifford Davidson (C) Victor Pitt, Manuel Lower | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Matthew Massie (PF) Brad Nelson | |
| 11:35 | Mississippi State | Matthew Massie can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Predrag Ziemann - foul #1 on Predrag Ziemann, team foul #4 | 49-37 |
| Subs | LSU | Adam Blacker (SF) Predrag Ziemann | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Aten (PG) Jack Wallace | |
| 11:35 | Mississippi State | Matthew Massie makes the 1st free throw | 49-38 |
| 11:35 | Mississippi State | Matthew Massie makes the 2nd free throw | 49-39 |
| 11:31 | LSU | Ted Terrell steals the ball from Harry Adams in the backcourt | 49-39 |
| 11:14 | Mississippi State | Ted Terrell's pass is intercepted by Clifford Davidson | 49-39 |
| 10:51 | LSU | Ryan Mickelsen steps in front of the Robert Noland pass | 49-39 |
| 10:30 | Mississippi State | Clifford Davidson denies the turnaround by Ryan Mickelsen | 49-39 |
| 10:28 | LSU | Harry Adams grabs the board | 49-39 |
| 10:01 | LSU | Clifford Davidson is fouled on the floor by Ryan Mickelsen - foul #2 on Ryan Mickelsen, team foul #8 | 49-39 |
| Subs | LSU | Edwin Murphy (PG), Victor Pitt (SG), Predrag Ziemann (SF), Manuel Lower (PF) Harry Adams, Robert Noland, Adam Blacker, Walter Williams | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace (PG), Elbert Russ (SG), Ronald Ward (SF), Brad Nelson (PF), Randy Simon (C) Michael Aten, Ted Terrell, Ezekiel Godby, Matthew Massie, Ryan Mickelsen | |
| 10:01 | LSU | Clifford Davidson misses the 1st free throw | 49-39 |
| 10:01 | Mississippi State | Elbert Russ grabs the defensive rebound | 49-39 |
| 09:35 | Mississippi State | Brad Nelson steps out of bounds on the sideline | 49-39 |
| 09:21 | LSU | Brad Nelson swats the layup by Manuel Lower | 49-39 |
| 09:20 | LSU | Victor Pitt snags the offensive board | 49-39 |
| 09:04 | LSU | Randy Simon blocks the short jumper by Clifford Davidson | 49-39 |
| 09:02 | LSU | Clifford Davidson tips it home | 51-39 |
| 08:45 | Mississippi State | Brad Nelson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-39 |
| Subs | LSU | Harry Adams (PG), Adam Blacker (SF), Walter Williams (PF) Edwin Murphy, Predrag Ziemann, Clifford Davidson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Aten (PG), Matthew Massie (C) Jack Wallace, Randy Simon | |
| 08:28 | LSU | Walter Williams's pass is intercepted by Ronald Ward | 51-39 |
| 08:08 | Mississippi State | Elbert Russ can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 51-39 |
| 08:06 | LSU | Adam Blacker grabs the board | 51-39 |
| 07:55 | LSU | Matthew Massie is called for the reach on Victor Pitt - foul #4 on Matthew Massie, team foul #9 | 51-39 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Travis Dunaway (SG), Ryan Mickelsen (C) Elbert Russ, Matthew Massie | |
| 07:55 | LSU | Victor Pitt makes the 1st free throw | 52-39 |
| 07:55 | LSU | Victor Pitt makes the 2nd free throw | 53-39 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Harry Adams (fresh) 3 pts. 8 ast. SG - Victor Pitt (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. SF - Adam Blacker (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Walter Williams (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Manuel Lower (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Michael Aten (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Travis Dunaway (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. SF - Ronald Ward (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Brad Nelson (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Ryan Mickelsen (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 07:34 | Mississippi State | Ronald Ward's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-39 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Noland (SG) Victor Pitt | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 07:19 | LSU | Manuel Lower can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 53-39 |
| 07:17 | Mississippi State | Ryan Mickelsen gets the rebound | 53-39 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:12 | Mississippi State | Michael Aten hits a 3 from the left wing | 53-42 |
| 06:48 | LSU | Walter Williams misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Brad Nelson - foul #2 on Brad Nelson, team foul #10 | 53-42 |
| Subs | LSU | Predrag Ziemann (SF), Clifford Davidson (C) Adam Blacker, Manuel Lower | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace (PG), Ezekiel Godby (SF), Matthew Massie (PF) Michael Aten, Ronald Ward, Brad Nelson | |
| 06:48 | LSU | Walter Williams makes the 1st free throw | 54-42 |
| 06:48 | LSU | Walter Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 55-42 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:25 | Mississippi State | Matthew Massie hits a jumpshot from the free throw line | 55-44 |
| 06:18 | LSU | Robert Noland misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-44 |
| 06:16 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Ezekiel Godby | 55-44 |
| 05:47 | Mississippi State | Ezekiel Godby is fouled on the floor by Harry Adams - foul #3 on Harry Adams, team foul #5 | 55-44 |
| Subs | LSU | Edwin Murphy (PG), Victor Pitt (SG), Adam Blacker (SF) Harry Adams, Robert Noland, Predrag Ziemann | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 05:41 | Mississippi State | Ezekiel Godby is fouled on the floor by Adam Blacker - foul #3 on Adam Blacker, team foul #6 | 55-44 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Randy Simon (C) Ryan Mickelsen | |
| 05:24 | Mississippi State | Travis Dunaway connects on the jump hook from the right block | 55-46 |
| 05:04 | LSU | Edwin Murphy drills a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Adam Blacker | 57-46 |
| 04:44 | Mississippi State | Randy Simon is hacked by Walter Williams - foul #4 on Walter Williams, team foul #7 | 57-46 |
| Subs | LSU | Harry Adams (PG), Manuel Lower (PF) Edwin Murphy, Walter Williams | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Aten (PG), Ted Terrell (SG), Brad Nelson (PF), Ryan Mickelsen (C) Jack Wallace, Travis Dunaway, Ezekiel Godby, Matthew Massie | |
| 04:44 | Mississippi State | Randy Simon makes the 1st free throw | 57-47 |
| 04:44 | Mississippi State | Randy Simon misses the 2nd free throw | 57-47 |
| 04:44 | LSU | Clifford Davidson snags the defensive board | 57-47 |
| 04:31 | LSU | Ryan Mickelsen is called for the reach on Clifford Davidson - foul #3 on Ryan Mickelsen, team foul #11 | 57-47 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ronald Ward (SF) Randy Simon | |
| 04:31 | LSU | Clifford Davidson misses the 1st free throw | 57-47 |
| 04:31 | LSU | Clifford Davidson makes the 2nd free throw | 58-47 |
| 04:21 | Mississippi State | Ted Terrell is whistled for traveling | 58-47 |
| 04:01 | LSU | Victor Pitt buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Clifford Davidson | 61-47 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:51 | Mississippi State | Brad Nelson makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Ronald Ward | 61-50 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Harry Adams (fresh) 3 pts. 8 ast. 3 pf. SG - Victor Pitt (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. SF - Adam Blacker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Manuel Lower (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Clifford Davidson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Michael Aten (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ted Terrell (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Ronald Ward (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Brad Nelson (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Ryan Mickelsen (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:36 | LSU | Manuel Lower's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-50 |
| Subs | LSU | Predrag Ziemann (SF), Walter Williams (PF) Adam Blacker, Clifford Davidson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 03:15 | Mississippi State | Brad Nelson misses the 3 from the left wing | 61-50 |
| 03:14 | LSU | Walter Williams grabs the board | 61-50 |
| 02:51 | LSU | Predrag Ziemann hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Victor Pitt and he's hacked by Brad Nelson - foul #3 on Brad Nelson, team foul #12 | 63-50 |
| Subs | LSU | Edwin Murphy (PG), Robert Noland (SG) Harry Adams, Victor Pitt | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace (PG), Ezekiel Godby (SF), Matthew Massie (PF), Randy Simon (C) Michael Aten, Ronald Ward, Brad Nelson, Ryan Mickelsen | |
| 02:51 | LSU | Predrag Ziemann makes the free throw | 64-50 |
| 02:37 | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-50 |
| 02:35 | Mississippi State | Ted Terrell grabs the offensive board | 64-50 |
| 02:09 | Mississippi State | Ted Terrell clanks a jumper from the right side | 64-50 |
| 02:07 | LSU | The rebound goes to Robert Noland | 64-50 |
| 01:59 | LSU | Robert Noland misses short on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Ted Terrell - foul #2 on Ted Terrell, team foul #13 | 64-50 |
| Subs | LSU | Clifford Davidson (C) Walter Williams | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 01:59 | LSU | Robert Noland makes the 1st free throw | 65-50 |
| 01:59 | LSU | Robert Noland makes the 2nd free throw | 66-50 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:45 | Mississippi State | Ted Terrell is whistled for traveling | 66-50 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:19 | LSU | Edwin Murphy misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 66-50 |
| 01:17 | Mississippi State | Ezekiel Godby grabs the defensive rebound | 66-50 |
| 00:54 | Mississippi State | Randy Simon is denied on a dunk by Manuel Lower | 66-50 |
| 00:52 | LSU | Clifford Davidson grabs the defensive rebound | 66-50 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:29 | LSU | Clifford Davidson knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Predrag Ziemann | 68-50 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Mississippi State | Predrag Ziemann is called for the reach on Ezekiel Godby - foul #2 on Predrag Ziemann, team foul #8 | 68-50 |
| 00:24 | Mississippi State | Ezekiel Godby misses the 1st free throw | 68-50 |
| 00:24 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Matthew Massie | 68-50 |
| 00:22 | Mississippi State | Randy Simon drills a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Ted Terrell | 68-52 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Edwin Murphy runs out the clock | 68-52 |