| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Long (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wayne Powell (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clarence Williams (fresh) PF - Lin Xiong (fresh) C - Curtis Wiedeman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Kenneth Newhall (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter Edmondson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Thornton (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Earnest Mateer (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Frank Pires (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams inbounds the ball | 32-35 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:52 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman misses long on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Frank Pires - foul #3 on Frank Pires, team foul #1 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen (PG), Danny Carreiro (SF) Robert Long, Clarence Williams | |
| Subs | LSU | Frank Bergsman (C) Frank Pires | |
| 19:52 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman makes the 1st free throw | 33-35 |
| 19:52 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman misses the 2nd free throw | 33-35 |
| 19:52 | LSU | Frank Bergsman grabs the defensive rebound | 33-35 |
| 19:30 | LSU | Christopher Thornton's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gene Land (SG), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Wayne Powell, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 19:10 | Mississippi State | Earnest Mateer picks off the pass by Gene Land | 33-35 |
| 18:45 | LSU | Christopher Thornton drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Newhall | 33-38 |
| 18:28 | Mississippi State | Earnest Mateer is called for the reach on Danny Carreiro - foul #1 on Earnest Mateer, team foul #2 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Wayne Powell (SG), Clarence Williams (SF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Gregory Claassen, Gene Land, Lin Xiong, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 18:12 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro hits a runner near the basket on a great pass from Wayne Powell | 35-38 |
| 17:56 | LSU | Walter Edmondson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong (PF) Danny Carreiro | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 17:38 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong misses the easy layup | 35-38 |
| 17:37 | LSU | Frank Bergsman grabs the defensive rebound | 35-38 |
| 17:13 | LSU | Christopher Thornton can't finish the layup against a doubleteam but he's hacked by Clarence Williams - foul #1 on Clarence Williams, team foul #1 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen (PG), Danny Carreiro (PF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Robert Long, Lin Xiong, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| Subs | LSU | Joseph Anderson (PG), Henry Smith (SG) Kenneth Newhall, Walter Edmondson | |
| 17:13 | LSU | Christopher Thornton misses the 1st free throw | 35-38 |
| 17:13 | LSU | Christopher Thornton makes the 2nd free throw | 35-39 |
| 16:56 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Frank Bergsman - foul #2 on Frank Bergsman, team foul #3 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman (C) Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| Subs | LSU | Nicolas Rhoads (SG) Christopher Thornton | |
| 16:56 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro makes the 1st free throw | 36-39 |
| 16:56 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro makes the 2nd free throw | 37-39 |
| 16:30 | LSU | Nicolas Rhoads's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Gene Land (SG), Li-Liang Zhao (PF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Gregory Claassen, Wayne Powell, Clarence Williams, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 16:10 | Mississippi State | Robert Long is hacked by Earnest Mateer - foul #2 on Earnest Mateer, team foul #4 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell (SG), Clarence Williams (SF), Lin Xiong (PF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Gene Land, Danny Carreiro, Li-Liang Zhao, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 15:51 | Mississippi State | Robert Long can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 37-39 |
| 15:49 | LSU | Frank Bergsman grabs the board | 37-39 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Long (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wayne Powell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clarence Williams (fresh) PF - Lin Xiong (fresh) C - Curtis Wiedeman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Joseph Anderson (fresh) SG - Nicolas Rhoads (fresh) SF - Henry Smith (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Earnest Mateer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 4 stl. C - Frank Bergsman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:29 | LSU | Robert Long blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Frank Bergsman | 37-39 |
| 15:28 | LSU | Earnest Mateer tips it home | 37-41 |
| 15:12 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman scores on a shot from the right side on a great pass from Clarence Williams and he's hacked by Frank Bergsman - foul #3 on Frank Bergsman, team foul #5 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen (PG), Gene Land (SG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Li-Liang Zhao (PF) Robert Long, Wayne Powell, Clarence Williams, Lin Xiong | |
| Subs | LSU | Kenneth Newhall (PG), Walter Edmondson (SG), Christopher Thornton (SF), Frank Pires (C) Joseph Anderson, Nicolas Rhoads, Henry Smith, Frank Bergsman | |
| 15:12 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman makes the free throw | 40-41 |
| 14:56 | LSU | Earnest Mateer banks in the layup on a great pass from Christopher Thornton and he's fouled by Li-Liang Zhao - foul #3 on Li-Liang Zhao, team foul #2 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Curtis Wiedeman | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 14:56 | LSU | Earnest Mateer makes the free throw | 40-44 |
| 14:43 | Mississippi State | Christopher Thornton swats the shot by Gregory Claassen | 40-44 |
| 14:42 | Mississippi State | Li-Liang Zhao hits the follow up shot | 42-44 |
| 14:37 | LSU | Walter Edmondson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 42-44 |
| 14:36 | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza snags the defensive board | 42-44 |
| 14:31 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen makes the floater from the left side | 44-44 |
| 14:13 | LSU | Christopher Thornton works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 from the left corner | 44-47 |
| 14:04 | Mississippi State | Gene Land scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Gregory Claassen | 47-47 |
| 13:42 | LSU | Kenneth Newhall buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-50 |
| 13:24 | Mississippi State | Gene Land misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Earnest Mateer - foul #3 on Earnest Mateer, team foul #6 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Clarence Williams (SF), Lin Xiong (PF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Gregory Claassen, Danny Carreiro, Li-Liang Zhao, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 13:24 | Mississippi State | Gene Land makes the 1st free throw | 48-50 |
| 13:24 | Mississippi State | Gene Land misses the 2nd free throw | 48-50 |
| 13:24 | LSU | Earnest Mateer snags the defensive board | 48-50 |
| 13:02 | LSU | Christopher Thornton misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-50 |
| 13:00 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong grabs the board | 48-50 |
| 12:54 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams's pass is intercepted by Christopher Thornton | 48-50 |
| 12:33 | LSU | Kenneth Newhall buries a floater from just outside the lane set up by Earnest Mateer | 48-52 |
| 12:23 | Mississippi State | Robert Long scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Curtis Wiedeman | 50-52 |
| 12:07 | LSU | Kenneth Newhall comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-52 |
| 12:05 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Curtis Wiedeman | 50-52 |
| 11:51 | Mississippi State | Robert Long drills a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Lin Xiong | 52-52 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Long (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gene Land (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Clarence Williams (fresh) PF - Lin Xiong (fresh) 2 reb. C - Curtis Wiedeman (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Kenneth Newhall (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Walter Edmondson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Thornton (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Earnest Mateer (tiring) 12 pts. 4 reb. 4 stl. 3 pf. C - Frank Pires (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:47 | LSU | Christopher Thornton is hacked by Clarence Williams - foul #2 on Clarence Williams, team foul #3 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen (PG), Wayne Powell (SG), Danny Carreiro (PF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Robert Long, Gene Land, Lin Xiong, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| Subs | LSU | Joseph Anderson (PG), Nicolas Rhoads (SG), Henry Smith (SF), Frank Bergsman (PF) Kenneth Newhall, Walter Edmondson, Christopher Thornton, Earnest Mateer | |
| 11:26 | LSU | Frank Bergsman misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 52-52 |
| 11:25 | LSU | Frank Bergsman tips it in | 52-54 |
| 11:01 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro blows the dunk | 52-54 |
| 11:00 | LSU | Frank Pires grabs the defensive rebound | 52-54 |
| 10:44 | LSU | Frank Bergsman drills a floater from the left block on a great pass from Nicolas Rhoads and the foul's on Danny Carreiro - foul #2 on Danny Carreiro, team foul #4 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Lin Xiong (PF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Gregory Claassen, Clarence Williams, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| Subs | LSU | Christopher Thornton (SF) Nicolas Rhoads | |
| 10:44 | LSU | Frank Bergsman makes the free throw | 52-57 |
| 10:25 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 52-57 |
| 10:23 | LSU | Henry Smith pulls down the rebound | 52-57 |
| 10:02 | LSU | Henry Smith comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 52-57 |
| 10:00 | Mississippi State | Robert Long pulls down the rebound | 52-57 |
| 09:55 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-57 |
| 09:41 | LSU | Frank Bergsman loses the dribble to Lin Xiong | 55-57 |
| 09:36 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 55-57 |
| 09:35 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-57 |
| 09:22 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong drills a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Wayne Powell | 57-57 |
| 08:54 | LSU | Frank Pires misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-57 |
| 08:52 | Mississippi State | Robert Long grabs the defensive rebound | 57-57 |
| 08:38 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-57 |
| 08:37 | LSU | Joseph Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 57-57 |
| 08:21 | LSU | Joseph Anderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen (PG), Clarence Williams (SF), Li-Liang Zhao (PF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Robert Long, Danny Carreiro, Lin Xiong, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| Subs | LSU | Kenneth Newhall (PG), Walter Edmondson (SG), Earnest Mateer (PF) Joseph Anderson, Henry Smith, Frank Bergsman | |
| 08:02 | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza blows the layup but the foul's on Christopher Thornton - foul #1 on Christopher Thornton, team foul #7 | 57-57 |
| 08:02 | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza makes the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 08:02 | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza makes the 2nd free throw | 59-57 |
| 07:33 | LSU | Christopher Thornton makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Walter Edmondson | 59-60 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Gregory Claassen (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wayne Powell (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Clarence Williams (fresh) PF - Li-Liang Zhao (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Guadalupe Mendoza (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Kenneth Newhall (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Walter Edmondson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Christopher Thornton (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Earnest Mateer (tiring) 12 pts. 4 reb. 4 stl. 3 pf. C - Frank Pires (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:11 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Newhall steals it from Guadalupe Mendoza | 59-60 |
| 07:07 | LSU | Christopher Thornton banks in the layup on a nice dish by Kenneth Newhall | 59-62 |
| 06:46 | Mississippi State | Li-Liang Zhao throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Danny Carreiro (PF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Wayne Powell, Li-Liang Zhao, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 06:24 | LSU | Earnest Mateer is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on Earnest Mateer, team foul #8 | 59-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Curtis Wiedeman | |
| Subs | LSU | Henry Smith (SF) Christopher Thornton | |
| 06:08 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 59-62 |
| 06:07 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro tips it but misses | 59-62 |
| 06:05 | LSU | Kenneth Newhall grabs the board | 59-62 |
| 05:39 | LSU | Walter Edmondson scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Kenneth Newhall | 59-65 |
| 05:23 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen clanks a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Frank Pires - foul #4 on Frank Pires, team foul #9 | 59-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell (SG), Lin Xiong (PF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Robert Long, Danny Carreiro, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| Subs | LSU | Joseph Anderson (PG), Nicolas Rhoads (SG), Frank Bergsman (PF) Kenneth Newhall, Walter Edmondson, Earnest Mateer | |
| 05:23 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen makes the 1st free throw | 60-65 |
| 05:23 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen makes the 2nd free throw | 61-65 |
| 04:54 | LSU | Frank Bergsman hits a jumpshot from the left side set up by Nicolas Rhoads and he's fouled by Lin Xiong - foul #2 on Lin Xiong, team foul #5 | 61-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Li-Liang Zhao (PF) Gregory Claassen, Clarence Williams, Lin Xiong | |
| Subs | LSU | Christopher Thornton (SF) Henry Smith | |
| 04:54 | LSU | Frank Bergsman makes the free throw | 61-68 |
| 04:41 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro is hacked by Frank Pires - foul #5 on Frank Pires, team foul #10 | 61-68 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen (PG), Gene Land (SG) Robert Long, Wayne Powell | |
| Subs | LSU | Earnest Mateer (PF) Frank Pires | |
| 04:41 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro makes the 1st free throw | 62-68 |
| 04:41 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro makes the 2nd free throw | 63-68 |
| 04:15 | LSU | Frank Bergsman clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 63-68 |
| 04:13 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Li-Liang Zhao | 63-68 |
| 04:07 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Li-Liang Zhao | 65-68 |
| 03:44 | LSU | Earnest Mateer blows the layup | 65-68 |
| 03:42 | LSU | Earnest Mateer hits the follow up shot | 65-70 |
| 03:20 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro misses badly on a shot in the paint | 65-70 |
| 03:18 | LSU | Earnest Mateer grabs the defensive rebound | 65-70 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Gregory Claassen (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gene Land (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Danny Carreiro (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Li-Liang Zhao (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Curtis Wiedeman (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Joseph Anderson (fairly fresh) SG - Nicolas Rhoads (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Christopher Thornton (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Earnest Mateer (tiring) 14 pts. 6 reb. 4 stl. 4 pf. C - Frank Bergsman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:59 | LSU | Christopher Thornton hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Curtis Wiedeman - foul #1 on Curtis Wiedeman, team foul #6 | 65-70 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Wayne Powell (SG), Clarence Williams (SF), Lin Xiong (PF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Gregory Claassen, Gene Land, Danny Carreiro, Li-Liang Zhao, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| Subs | LSU | Kenneth Newhall (PG), Walter Edmondson (SG) Joseph Anderson, Nicolas Rhoads | |
| 02:59 | LSU | Christopher Thornton makes the 1st free throw | 65-71 |
| 02:59 | LSU | Christopher Thornton misses the 2nd free throw | 65-71 |
| 02:59 | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza grabs the defensive rebound | 65-71 |
| 02:52 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Clarence Williams | 68-71 |
| 02:30 | LSU | Walter Edmondson is fouled on the floor by Guadalupe Mendoza - foul #1 on Guadalupe Mendoza, team foul #7 | 68-71 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Henry Smith (SF) Christopher Thornton | |
| 02:30 | LSU | Walter Edmondson makes the 1st free throw | 68-72 |
| 02:30 | LSU | Walter Edmondson makes the 2nd free throw | 68-73 |
| 02:14 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 68-73 |
| 02:12 | LSU | Kenneth Newhall grabs the defensive rebound | 68-73 |
| 02:08 | LSU | Robert Long is called for the reach on Kenneth Newhall - foul #2 on Robert Long, team foul #8 | 68-73 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman (C) Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 02:08 | LSU | Kenneth Newhall makes the 1st free throw | 68-74 |
| 02:08 | LSU | Kenneth Newhall misses the 2nd free throw | 68-74 |
| 02:08 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman snags the defensive board | 68-74 |
| 02:06 | Mississippi State | Robert Long is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Newhall - foul #2 on Kenneth Newhall, team foul #11 | 68-74 |
| 02:06 | Mississippi State | Robert Long makes the 1st free throw | 69-74 |
| 02:06 | Mississippi State | Robert Long makes the 2nd free throw | 70-74 |
| 01:48 | LSU | Henry Smith double dribbles | 70-74 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Christopher Thornton (SF) Henry Smith | |
| 01:33 | Mississippi State | Robert Long hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 70-74 |
| 01:32 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman misses the tip | 70-74 |
| 01:31 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Clarence Williams | 70-74 |
| 01:09 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Frank Bergsman - foul #4 on Frank Bergsman, team foul #12 | 70-74 |
| 01:09 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman misses the 1st free throw | 70-74 |
| 01:09 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman makes the 2nd free throw | 71-74 |
| 00:59 | LSU | Walter Edmondson clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 71-74 |
| 00:58 | LSU | Frank Bergsman tips it but misses | 71-74 |
| 00:57 | LSU | Christopher Thornton gets the offensive rebound | 71-74 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:35 | LSU | Earnest Mateer knocks in the jumper in the lane set up by Kenneth Newhall | 71-76 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:29 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Newhall | 71-76 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:26 | LSU | Robert Long is called for the reach on Kenneth Newhall in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Long, team foul #9 | 71-76 |
| 00:26 | LSU | Kenneth Newhall misses the 1st free throw | 71-76 |
| 00:26 | LSU | Frank Bergsman gets the offensive rebound | 71-76 |
| 00:24 | LSU | Frank Bergsman is fouled on the floor by Wayne Powell - foul #2 on Wayne Powell, team foul #10 | 71-76 |
| 00:24 | LSU | Frank Bergsman makes the 1st free throw | 71-77 |
| 00:24 | LSU | Frank Bergsman misses the 2nd free throw | 71-77 |
| 00:24 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong grabs the defensive rebound | 71-77 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:18 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 71-77 |
| 00:17 | Mississippi State | Robert Long snags the offensive board | 71-77 |
| 00:14 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Clarence Williams | 74-77 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:13 | LSU | Wayne Powell is called for the reach on Christopher Thornton in the backcourt - foul #3 on Wayne Powell, team foul #11 | 74-77 |
| 00:13 | LSU | Christopher Thornton makes the 1st free throw | 74-78 |
| 00:13 | LSU | Christopher Thornton makes the 2nd free throw | 74-79 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:08 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell loses the dribble to Kenneth Newhall | 74-79 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:05 | LSU | Walter Edmondson is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Long - foul #4 on Robert Long, team foul #12 | 74-79 |
| 00:05 | LSU | Walter Edmondson makes the 1st free throw | 74-80 |
| 00:05 | LSU | Walter Edmondson makes the 2nd free throw | 74-81 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 77-81 |