| Lineup | UL-Lafayette | PG - Jimmie Sheehan (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daniel O'Haire (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Frasier (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mack Holmes (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Lagasse (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - David Pagel (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Annunziata (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Fairfield (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ryan Risher (fresh) 1 pts. C - Monte Denenberg (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UL-Lafayette | Joseph Frasier inbounds the ball | 33-28 |
| Game Plan | UL-Lafayette | UL-Lafayette is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:42 | UL-Lafayette | Brian Annunziata is called for the reach on Daniel O'Haire - foul #1 on Brian Annunziata, team foul #1 | 33-28 |
| 19:19 | UL-Lafayette | Joseph Frasier can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 33-28 |
| 19:17 | Mississippi State | Monte Denenberg grabs the board | 33-28 |
| 19:02 | Mississippi State | Ryan Risher drills a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by David Pagel | 33-30 |
| 18:36 | UL-Lafayette | Brian Annunziata picks off the pass by Joseph Frasier | 33-30 |
| 18:16 | Mississippi State | David Pagel can't connect on a floater from the left side | 33-30 |
| 18:14 | Mississippi State | Brian Fairfield grabs the offensive board | 33-30 |
| 18:09 | Mississippi State | Brian Fairfield loses the dribble to Joseph Frasier | 33-30 |
| 17:55 | UL-Lafayette | Joseph Frasier throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-30 |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Johnny Heard (PG) David Pagel | |
| 17:46 | Mississippi State | Ryan Risher knocks in the jump hook near the basket | 33-32 |
| 17:38 | UL-Lafayette | Richard Lagasse lays it up and in and he's fouled by Ryan Risher - foul #1 on Ryan Risher, team foul #2 | 35-32 |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Eugene Burton (SG) Daniel O'Haire | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 17:38 | UL-Lafayette | Richard Lagasse makes the free throw | 36-32 |
| 17:20 | Mississippi State | Brian Annunziata clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-32 |
| 17:19 | UL-Lafayette | Jimmie Sheehan grabs the board | 36-32 |
| 16:57 | UL-Lafayette | Joseph Frasier makes the turnaround from the baseline set up by Jimmie Sheehan and he's hacked by Brian Fairfield - foul #3 on Brian Fairfield, team foul #3 | 38-32 |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | William Lyons (SG), Gordon Westling (PF), Herman Cornish (C) Jimmie Sheehan, Mack Holmes, Richard Lagasse | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Pagel (PG), Brian Messinger (PF), Andrew Alvord (C) Brian Fairfield, Ryan Risher, Monte Denenberg | |
| 16:57 | UL-Lafayette | Joseph Frasier makes the free throw | 39-32 |
| 16:31 | Mississippi State | Johnny Heard misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-32 |
| 16:29 | UL-Lafayette | Herman Cornish gets the rebound | 39-32 |
| 16:11 | UL-Lafayette | Herman Cornish misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-32 |
| 16:10 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Brian Messinger | 39-32 |
| 15:55 | Mississippi State | William Lyons steps in front of the Brian Annunziata pass | 39-32 |
| 15:51 | UL-Lafayette | Eugene Burton lays it in on a great pass from William Lyons | 41-32 |
| Lineup | UL-Lafayette | PG - Eugene Burton (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Lyons (fresh) SF - Joseph Frasier (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gordon Westling (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Herman Cornish (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - David Pagel (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brian Annunziata (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnny Heard (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Brian Messinger (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Andrew Alvord (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Mississippi State | Brian Messinger hits the finger roll on a great pass from Johnny Heard | 41-34 |
| 15:12 | UL-Lafayette | Herman Cornish can't connect on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by David Pagel - foul #3 on David Pagel, team foul #4 | 41-34 |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Jimmie Sheehan (PG), Daniel O'Haire (SG), Mack Holmes (PF), Richard Lagasse (C) Eugene Burton, William Lyons, Joseph Frasier, Gordon Westling | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Steele (PG), Brian Fairfield (SF), Ryan Risher (PF), Monte Denenberg (C) David Pagel, Johnny Heard, Brian Messinger, Andrew Alvord | |
| 15:12 | UL-Lafayette | Herman Cornish makes the 1st free throw | 42-34 |
| 15:12 | UL-Lafayette | Herman Cornish misses the 2nd free throw | 42-34 |
| 15:12 | Mississippi State | Ryan Risher gets the rebound | 42-34 |
| 14:58 | Mississippi State | Ryan Risher misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 42-34 |
| 14:57 | UL-Lafayette | Richard Lagasse grabs the defensive rebound | 42-34 |
| 14:44 | UL-Lafayette | Jimmie Sheehan hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Mack Holmes | 45-34 |
| 14:27 | Mississippi State | Brian Fairfield is hacked by Richard Lagasse - foul #2 on Richard Lagasse, team foul #1 | 45-34 |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Gordon Westling (SF) Herman Cornish | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 14:11 | Mississippi State | Brian Annunziata scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Richard Steele | 45-36 |
| 13:49 | UL-Lafayette | Mack Holmes's layup is rejected by Monte Denenberg | 45-36 |
| 13:47 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Ryan Risher | 45-36 |
| 13:39 | Mississippi State | Richard Steele hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but the foul's on Daniel O'Haire - foul #1 on Daniel O'Haire, team foul #2 | 45-36 |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Johnny Heard (SG) Brian Annunziata | |
| 13:39 | Mississippi State | Richard Steele makes the 1st free throw | 45-37 |
| 13:39 | Mississippi State | Richard Steele makes the 2nd free throw | 45-38 |
| 13:22 | UL-Lafayette | Mack Holmes can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 45-38 |
| 13:21 | Mississippi State | Ryan Risher snags the defensive board | 45-38 |
| 13:00 | Mississippi State | Jimmie Sheehan steps in front of the Johnny Heard pass | 45-38 |
| 12:57 | UL-Lafayette | Daniel O'Haire can't finish the layup | 45-38 |
| 12:55 | UL-Lafayette | Jimmie Sheehan hits the follow up shot | 47-38 |
| 12:36 | Mississippi State | Richard Steele scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Brian Fairfield | 47-40 |
| 12:18 | UL-Lafayette | Gordon Westling misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-40 |
| 12:16 | Mississippi State | Brian Fairfield pulls down the rebound | 47-40 |
| 11:56 | Mississippi State | Richard Steele misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 47-40 |
| 11:54 | UL-Lafayette | Gordon Westling pulls down the rebound | 47-40 |
| 11:35 | UL-Lafayette | Richard Steele steals the ball from Gordon Westling | 47-40 |
| Lineup | UL-Lafayette | PG - Jimmie Sheehan (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Daniel O'Haire (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gordon Westling (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mack Holmes (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Lagasse (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Richard Steele (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Johnny Heard (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Fairfield (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Ryan Risher (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Monte Denenberg (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:06 | Mississippi State | Richard Steele drills a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Johnny Heard | 47-42 |
| 10:52 | UL-Lafayette | Mack Holmes misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-42 |
| 10:50 | UL-Lafayette | Richard Lagasse hits the follow up shot | 49-42 |
| 10:38 | Mississippi State | Ryan Risher hits a shot from just outside the lane set up by Johnny Heard and he's fouled by Richard Lagasse - foul #3 on Richard Lagasse, team foul #3 | 49-44 |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Eugene Burton (PG), William Lyons (SG), Joseph Frasier (SF), Herman Cornish (PF), Joshua Dewitt (C) Jimmie Sheehan, Daniel O'Haire, Gordon Westling, Mack Holmes, Richard Lagasse | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Pagel (PG), Brian Annunziata (SG), Brian Messinger (C) Richard Steele, Johnny Heard, Monte Denenberg | |
| 10:38 | Mississippi State | Ryan Risher misses the free throw | 49-44 |
| 10:38 | UL-Lafayette | Joshua Dewitt snags the defensive board | 49-44 |
| 10:19 | UL-Lafayette | Herman Cornish loses the ball out of bounds | 49-44 |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Andrew Alvord (C) Ryan Risher | |
| 10:02 | Mississippi State | Brian Messinger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-44 |
| 09:44 | UL-Lafayette | Herman Cornish travels with the ball | 49-44 |
| 09:31 | Mississippi State | Brian Annunziata is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 49-44 |
| 09:18 | UL-Lafayette | Herman Cornish misses the lay-in | 49-44 |
| 09:17 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Brian Fairfield | 49-44 |
| 09:12 | Mississippi State | David Pagel comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-44 |
| 09:11 | UL-Lafayette | The rebound goes to Joshua Dewitt | 49-44 |
| 08:51 | UL-Lafayette | William Lyons comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-44 |
| 08:50 | Mississippi State | David Pagel snags the defensive board | 49-44 |
| 08:36 | Mississippi State | Brian Fairfield knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 49-47 |
| 08:21 | UL-Lafayette | Joshua Dewitt clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Andrew Alvord - foul #2 on Andrew Alvord, team foul #5 | 49-47 |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Gordon Westling (C) Herman Cornish | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Steele (PG), Johnny Heard (SG) David Pagel, Brian Annunziata | |
| 08:21 | UL-Lafayette | Joshua Dewitt misses the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 08:21 | UL-Lafayette | Joshua Dewitt makes the 2nd free throw | 50-47 |
| 08:07 | Mississippi State | Richard Steele misses the jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Eugene Burton - foul #2 on Eugene Burton, team foul #4 | 50-47 |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Forrest Jones (SG) William Lyons | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 08:07 | Mississippi State | Richard Steele makes the 1st free throw | 50-48 |
| 08:07 | Mississippi State | Richard Steele makes the 2nd free throw | 50-49 |
| 07:46 | UL-Lafayette | Brian Messinger is called for the reach on Eugene Burton - foul #1 on Brian Messinger, team foul #6 | 50-49 |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Jimmie Sheehan (PG), Mack Holmes (PF) Joseph Frasier, Joshua Dewitt | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ryan Risher (PF), Monte Denenberg (C) Brian Messinger, Andrew Alvord | |
| 07:41 | UL-Lafayette | Eugene Burton misses the jumper from the free throw line | 50-49 |
| 07:40 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Ryan Risher | 50-49 |
| Lineup | UL-Lafayette | PG - Jimmie Sheehan (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Eugene Burton (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Forrest Jones (fresh) PF - Mack Holmes (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Gordon Westling (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Richard Steele (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Johnny Heard (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Brian Fairfield (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Ryan Risher (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Monte Denenberg (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Mississippi State | Brian Fairfield misses the floater from close range | 50-49 |
| 07:16 | Mississippi State | Monte Denenberg tips it but misses | 50-49 |
| 07:15 | UL-Lafayette | Mack Holmes snags the defensive board | 50-49 |
| 07:02 | UL-Lafayette | Gordon Westling makes the floater from close range set up by Jimmie Sheehan | 52-49 |
| 06:39 | Mississippi State | Jimmie Sheehan is called for the reach on Ryan Risher - foul #2 on Jimmie Sheehan, team foul #5 | 52-49 |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Daniel O'Haire (SG), Joseph Frasier (SF), Richard Lagasse (C) Eugene Burton, Forrest Jones, Mack Holmes | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Brian Annunziata (SG), David Pagel (SF), Brian Messinger (PF), Andrew Alvord (C) Johnny Heard, Brian Fairfield, Ryan Risher, Monte Denenberg | |
| 06:26 | Mississippi State | Brian Annunziata drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by David Pagel | 52-52 |
| 06:09 | UL-Lafayette | Daniel O'Haire is fouled on the floor by Andrew Alvord - foul #3 on Andrew Alvord, team foul #7 | 52-52 |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Herman Cornish (PF) Jimmie Sheehan | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Johnny Heard (SF) Richard Steele | |
| 06:09 | UL-Lafayette | Daniel O'Haire makes the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 06:09 | UL-Lafayette | Daniel O'Haire makes the 2nd free throw | 54-52 |
| 05:45 | Mississippi State | Brian Annunziata drills a floater from the right wing | 54-54 |
| 05:22 | UL-Lafayette | Herman Cornish can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 54-54 |
| 05:20 | UL-Lafayette | Gordon Westling can't tip it in | 54-54 |
| 05:19 | Mississippi State | David Pagel pulls down the rebound | 54-54 |
| 04:57 | Mississippi State | Brian Messinger misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 54-54 |
| 04:55 | UL-Lafayette | Herman Cornish pulls down the rebound | 54-54 |
| 04:50 | UL-Lafayette | Daniel O'Haire misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 54-54 |
| 04:49 | Mississippi State | David Pagel grabs the board | 54-54 |
| 04:23 | Mississippi State | Andrew Alvord can't connect on a floater from close range but the foul's on Richard Lagasse - foul #4 on Richard Lagasse, team foul #6 | 54-54 |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Jimmie Sheehan (PG), Eugene Burton (SG), Mack Holmes (PF), Joshua Dewitt (C) Gordon Westling, Daniel O'Haire, Joseph Frasier, Richard Lagasse | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Steele (PG), Brian Fairfield (SF), Monte Denenberg (C) David Pagel, Johnny Heard, Brian Messinger | |
| 04:23 | Mississippi State | Andrew Alvord makes the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 04:23 | Mississippi State | Andrew Alvord makes the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| 04:11 | UL-Lafayette | Eugene Burton hits a shot from the right side | 56-56 |
| 03:48 | Mississippi State | Brian Fairfield connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Monte Denenberg | 56-59 |
| 03:34 | UL-Lafayette | Mack Holmes scores on a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Eugene Burton | 58-59 |
| Lineup | UL-Lafayette | PG - Jimmie Sheehan (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Eugene Burton (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Herman Cornish (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. PF - Mack Holmes (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Joshua Dewitt (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Richard Steele (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Brian Annunziata (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Fairfield (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Andrew Alvord (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Monte Denenberg (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Mississippi State | Brian Annunziata makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-62 |
| 02:58 | UL-Lafayette | Mack Holmes is hacked by Andrew Alvord - foul #4 on Andrew Alvord, team foul #8 | 58-62 |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Joseph Frasier (SF), Richard Lagasse (C) Herman Cornish, Joshua Dewitt | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Johnny Heard (SG), Ryan Risher (PF) Brian Annunziata, Andrew Alvord | |
| 02:58 | UL-Lafayette | Mack Holmes makes the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 02:58 | UL-Lafayette | Mack Holmes makes the 2nd free throw | 60-62 |
| 02:47 | Mississippi State | Ryan Risher hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 60-62 |
| 02:45 | Mississippi State | Brian Fairfield misses the tip | 60-62 |
| 02:43 | UL-Lafayette | Mack Holmes grabs the defensive rebound | 60-62 |
| 02:28 | UL-Lafayette | Richard Lagasse can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 60-62 |
| 02:27 | Mississippi State | Richard Steele grabs the board | 60-62 |
| 02:10 | Mississippi State | Eugene Burton is called for the reach on Richard Steele - foul #3 on Eugene Burton, team foul #7 | 60-62 |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Daniel O'Haire (SG) Eugene Burton | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Pagel (SF) Brian Fairfield | |
| 02:10 | Mississippi State | Richard Steele makes the 1st free throw | 60-63 |
| 02:10 | Mississippi State | Richard Steele makes the 2nd free throw | 60-64 |
| 01:53 | UL-Lafayette | Jimmie Sheehan knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Mack Holmes | 63-64 |
| 01:29 | Mississippi State | Richard Steele misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 63-64 |
| 01:27 | UL-Lafayette | The rebound goes to Mack Holmes | 63-64 |
| 01:12 | UL-Lafayette | Daniel O'Haire misses the dunk attempt | 63-64 |
| 01:11 | UL-Lafayette | Joseph Frasier grabs the offensive rebound | 63-64 |
| 00:49 | UL-Lafayette | Joseph Frasier comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-64 |
| 00:47 | Mississippi State | Ryan Risher pulls down the rebound | 63-64 |
| Game Plan | UL-Lafayette | UL-Lafayette is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:21 | Mississippi State | Monte Denenberg lays it in on a nice dish by Richard Steele | 63-66 |
| 00:15 | UL-Lafayette | Joseph Frasier clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-66 |
| 00:14 | Mississippi State | Ryan Risher snags the defensive board | 63-66 |
| Game Plan | UL-Lafayette | UL-Lafayette is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:12 | Mississippi State | Jimmie Sheehan is called for the reach on Ryan Risher in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jimmie Sheehan, team foul #8 | 63-66 |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Brian Annunziata (SG), Brian Fairfield (SF) Richard Steele, Johnny Heard | |
| 00:12 | Mississippi State | Ryan Risher misses the 1st free throw | 63-66 |
| 00:12 | UL-Lafayette | Mack Holmes pulls down the rebound | 63-66 |
| 00:06 | UL-Lafayette | Jimmie Sheehan misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-66 |
| 00:05 | Mississippi State | Monte Denenberg grabs the defensive rebound | 63-66 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi State | Monte Denenberg is hacked by Jimmie Sheehan in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jimmie Sheehan, team foul #9 | 63-66 |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Brian Messinger (PF) Ryan Risher | |
| 00:02 | Mississippi State | Monte Denenberg misses the 1st free throw | 63-66 |
| 00:02 | UL-Lafayette | Richard Lagasse grabs the board | 63-66 |
| 00:02 | UL-Lafayette | UL-Lafayette calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 63-66 |
| Game Plan | UL-Lafayette | UL-Lafayette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | UL-Lafayette | Daniel O'Haire misses the halfcourt shot | 63-66 |