| Lineup | LSU | PG - Kenneth Newhall (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter Edmondson (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Christopher Thornton (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Earnest Mateer (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Frank Pires (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Long (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Wayne Powell (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clarence Williams (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lin Xiong (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Curtis Wiedeman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Christopher Thornton inbounds the ball | 33-31 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:34 | LSU | Earnest Mateer is whistled for a carry | 33-31 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen (SG), Li-Liang Zhao (PF) Wayne Powell, Lin Xiong | |
| 19:21 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman double dribbles | 33-31 |
| 18:58 | LSU | Earnest Mateer hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Christopher Thornton out of a doubleteam and he's hacked by Li-Liang Zhao - foul #1 on Li-Liang Zhao, team foul #1 | 35-31 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gene Land (SG) Gregory Claassen | |
| 18:58 | LSU | Earnest Mateer makes the free throw | 36-31 |
| 18:46 | Mississippi State | Walter Edmondson is called for the reach on Curtis Wiedeman - foul #1 on Walter Edmondson, team foul #1 | 36-31 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen (SG) Gene Land | |
| 18:29 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams misses long on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Christopher Thornton - foul #3 on Christopher Thornton, team foul #2 | 36-31 |
| Subs | LSU | Henry Smith (SF) Christopher Thornton | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gene Land (SG) Gregory Claassen | |
| 18:29 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams makes the 1st free throw | 36-32 |
| 18:29 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 36-33 |
| 18:11 | LSU | Henry Smith misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-33 |
| 18:10 | LSU | Kenneth Newhall snags the offensive board | 36-33 |
| 17:49 | LSU | Earnest Mateer works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Li-Liang Zhao - foul #2 on Li-Liang Zhao, team foul #2 | 36-33 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen (SG), Danny Carreiro (SF) Gene Land, Clarence Williams | |
| 17:49 | LSU | Earnest Mateer makes the 1st free throw | 37-33 |
| 17:49 | LSU | Earnest Mateer makes the 2nd free throw | 38-33 |
| 17:31 | Mississippi State | Walter Edmondson steals it from Danny Carreiro | 38-33 |
| 17:29 | LSU | Kenneth Newhall travels in the backcourt | 38-33 |
| Subs | LSU | Joseph Anderson (PG), Frank Bergsman (PF) Kenneth Newhall, Earnest Mateer | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams (SF), Lin Xiong (PF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Danny Carreiro, Li-Liang Zhao, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| 17:03 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Clarence Williams | 38-35 |
| 16:42 | LSU | Henry Smith scores on a floater from close range | 40-35 |
| 16:23 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Clarence Williams, team foul #3 | 40-35 |
| Subs | LSU | Kenneth Newhall (PG), Nicolas Rhoads (SG), Earnest Mateer (PF) Joseph Anderson, Walter Edmondson, Frank Pires | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell (SG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Li-Liang Zhao (PF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Gregory Claassen, Clarence Williams, Lin Xiong, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| 15:59 | LSU | Kenneth Newhall is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Kenneth Newhall, team foul #3 | 40-35 |
| Subs | LSU | Christopher Thornton (SF) Nicolas Rhoads | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Kenneth Newhall (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Henry Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Christopher Thornton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Earnest Mateer (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Frank Bergsman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Long (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Wayne Powell (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Danny Carreiro (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Li-Liang Zhao (fresh) C - Curtis Wiedeman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 40-35 |
| 15:45 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro gets the offensive rebound | 40-35 |
| 15:35 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell loses the dribble to Henry Smith | 40-35 |
| 15:12 | LSU | Earnest Mateer blows the layup | 40-35 |
| 15:10 | LSU | Christopher Thornton tips it but misses | 40-35 |
| 15:08 | Mississippi State | Li-Liang Zhao grabs the board | 40-35 |
| 15:02 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 40-35 |
| Subs | LSU | Nicolas Rhoads (SG), Frank Pires (C) Henry Smith, Frank Bergsman | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gene Land (SG), Clarence Williams (SF), Lin Xiong (PF) Wayne Powell, Danny Carreiro, Li-Liang Zhao | |
| 14:45 | LSU | Frank Pires misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-35 |
| 14:44 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong grabs the defensive rebound | 40-35 |
| 14:39 | Mississippi State | Robert Long clanks a shot in the paint but the foul's on Earnest Mateer - foul #3 on Earnest Mateer, team foul #4 | 40-35 |
| Subs | LSU | Joseph Anderson (PG), Walter Edmondson (SG) Kenneth Newhall, Nicolas Rhoads | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen (SG), Danny Carreiro (PF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Gene Land, Lin Xiong, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| 14:39 | Mississippi State | Robert Long makes the 1st free throw | 40-36 |
| 14:39 | Mississippi State | Robert Long makes the 2nd free throw | 40-37 |
| 14:15 | LSU | Christopher Thornton is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 40-37 |
| 14:14 | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza pulls down the rebound | 40-37 |
| 14:09 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 40-37 |
| 14:08 | LSU | Earnest Mateer pulls down the rebound | 40-37 |
| 13:42 | LSU | Frank Pires's fadeaway is rejected by Danny Carreiro | 40-37 |
| 13:40 | Mississippi State | Robert Long grabs the board | 40-37 |
| 13:36 | Mississippi State | Robert Long buries a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Danny Carreiro | 40-39 |
| 13:13 | LSU | Christopher Thornton works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-39 |
| 13:04 | Mississippi State | Frank Pires denies the turnaround by Robert Long | 43-39 |
| 13:02 | LSU | Christopher Thornton pulls down the rebound | 43-39 |
| 12:33 | LSU | Walter Edmondson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-39 |
| 12:31 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Robert Long | 43-39 |
| 12:11 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen is called for a charge - foul #1 on Gregory Claassen, team foul #4 | 43-39 |
| Subs | LSU | Kenneth Newhall (PG), Nicolas Rhoads (SG), Henry Smith (SF), Frank Bergsman (PF) Joseph Anderson, Walter Edmondson, Christopher Thornton, Earnest Mateer | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell (PG), Gene Land (SG), Lin Xiong (PF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Robert Long, Clarence Williams, Danny Carreiro, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| 11:48 | LSU | Henry Smith knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Kenneth Newhall | 46-39 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Kenneth Newhall (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nicolas Rhoads (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Henry Smith (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Frank Bergsman (fresh) C - Frank Pires (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Wayne Powell (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gene Land (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Claassen (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lin Xiong (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Curtis Wiedeman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-39 |
| 11:42 | LSU | Frank Bergsman pulls down the rebound | 46-39 |
| 11:24 | LSU | Henry Smith hits a wide open floater from the right wing | 48-39 |
| 11:13 | Mississippi State | Nicolas Rhoads steals the ball from Gregory Claassen | 48-39 |
| 11:08 | LSU | Kenneth Newhall lays it in set up by Nicolas Rhoads | 50-39 |
| 10:53 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumpshot from the left side | 50-41 |
| 10:50 | LSU | Kenneth Newhall is hacked by Gene Land in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gene Land, team foul #5 | 50-41 |
| Subs | LSU | Walter Edmondson (SG), Christopher Thornton (SF) Nicolas Rhoads, Henry Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Clarence Williams (SF), Li-Liang Zhao (PF) Gene Land, Gregory Claassen, Lin Xiong | |
| 10:30 | LSU | Frank Pires misses long on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Li-Liang Zhao - foul #3 on Li-Liang Zhao, team foul #6 | 50-41 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro (SF), Lin Xiong (PF) Clarence Williams, Li-Liang Zhao | |
| 10:30 | LSU | Frank Pires makes the 1st free throw | 51-41 |
| 10:30 | LSU | Frank Pires makes the 2nd free throw | 52-41 |
| 10:23 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 52-41 |
| 10:22 | LSU | Kenneth Newhall pulls down the rebound | 52-41 |
| 10:10 | LSU | Frank Bergsman hits a floater from the free throw line | 54-41 |
| 09:41 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Lin Xiong | 54-44 |
| 09:19 | LSU | Christopher Thornton misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 54-44 |
| 09:18 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman snags the defensive board | 54-44 |
| 08:59 | Mississippi State | Robert Long is fouled on the floor by Frank Bergsman - foul #1 on Frank Bergsman, team foul #5 | 54-44 |
| Subs | LSU | Joseph Anderson (PG), Henry Smith (SG), Earnest Mateer (PF) Kenneth Newhall, Walter Edmondson, Frank Bergsman | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen (PG), Gene Land (SG), Clarence Williams (SF), Li-Liang Zhao (PF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Robert Long, Wayne Powell, Danny Carreiro, Lin Xiong, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| 08:48 | Mississippi State | Gene Land loses the dribble to Frank Pires | 54-44 |
| 08:28 | LSU | Henry Smith can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 54-44 |
| 08:27 | LSU | Earnest Mateer tips it home | 56-44 |
| 08:12 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 56-44 |
| 08:11 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen gets the offensive rebound | 56-44 |
| 08:05 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen makes the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Li-Liang Zhao | 56-46 |
| 07:41 | LSU | Earnest Mateer is fouled on the floor by Li-Liang Zhao - foul #4 on Li-Liang Zhao, team foul #7 | 56-46 |
| Subs | LSU | Walter Edmondson (SG) Christopher Thornton | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Wayne Powell (SG), Lin Xiong (PF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Gregory Claassen, Gene Land, Li-Liang Zhao, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| 07:41 | LSU | Earnest Mateer makes the 1st free throw | 57-46 |
| 07:41 | LSU | Earnest Mateer misses the 2nd free throw | 57-46 |
| 07:41 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong grabs the board | 57-46 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Joseph Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Walter Edmondson (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Henry Smith (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Earnest Mateer (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Frank Pires (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Long (tiring) 12 pts. SG - Wayne Powell (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clarence Williams (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Lin Xiong (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Curtis Wiedeman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-46 |
| 07:35 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams tips it but misses | 57-46 |
| 07:34 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell tips it but misses | 57-46 |
| 07:32 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong gets the offensive rebound | 57-46 |
| 07:20 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-46 |
| 07:19 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams tips it but misses | 57-46 |
| 07:17 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong tips it back up and in | 57-48 |
| 06:56 | LSU | Frank Pires misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 57-48 |
| 06:55 | LSU | Henry Smith gets the offensive rebound | 57-48 |
| 06:37 | LSU | Earnest Mateer shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 57-48 |
| 06:35 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman pulls down the rebound | 57-48 |
| 06:29 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Long | 57-51 |
| 06:00 | LSU | Frank Pires misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 57-51 |
| 05:59 | LSU | Earnest Mateer can't tip it in | 57-51 |
| 05:58 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman grabs the defensive rebound | 57-51 |
| 05:52 | Mississippi State | Robert Long misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 57-51 |
| 05:51 | LSU | The rebound goes to Walter Edmondson | 57-51 |
| 05:51 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-51 |
| Subs | LSU | Kenneth Newhall (PG), Christopher Thornton (SF), Frank Bergsman (C) Joseph Anderson, Henry Smith, Frank Pires | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen (PG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Li-Liang Zhao (PF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Robert Long, Clarence Williams, Lin Xiong, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| 05:28 | LSU | Walter Edmondson is whistled for traveling | 57-51 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gene Land (SG), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Wayne Powell, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| 05:09 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Newhall is called for the reach on Gregory Claassen - foul #3 on Kenneth Newhall, team foul #6 | 57-51 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell (SG), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Gene Land, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| 05:03 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 57-51 |
| 05:02 | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza tips it home | 57-53 |
| 04:33 | LSU | Earnest Mateer clanks a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Li-Liang Zhao - foul #5 on Li-Liang Zhao, team foul #8 | 57-53 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Gene Land (SG), Clarence Williams (SF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Gregory Claassen, Wayne Powell, Li-Liang Zhao, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| 04:33 | LSU | Earnest Mateer misses the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 04:33 | LSU | Earnest Mateer makes the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| 04:24 | Mississippi State | Robert Long hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 58-53 |
| 04:23 | LSU | Earnest Mateer pulls down the rebound | 58-53 |
| 04:00 | LSU | Earnest Mateer is fouled on the floor by Gene Land - foul #3 on Gene Land, team foul #9 | 58-53 |
| Subs | LSU | Henry Smith (SG) Walter Edmondson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen (PG), Wayne Powell (SG), Lin Xiong (PF) Robert Long, Gene Land, Clarence Williams | |
| 04:00 | LSU | Earnest Mateer makes the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 04:00 | LSU | Earnest Mateer makes the 2nd free throw | 60-53 |
| 03:44 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-53 |
| Subs | LSU | Frank Pires (C) Frank Bergsman | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Gregory Claassen, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| 03:21 | LSU | Kenneth Newhall is hacked by Robert Long - foul #3 on Robert Long, team foul #10 | 60-53 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen (PG), Gene Land (SG), Clarence Williams (SF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Robert Long, Wayne Powell, Danny Carreiro, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| 03:21 | LSU | Kenneth Newhall makes the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 03:21 | LSU | Kenneth Newhall misses the 2nd free throw | 61-53 |
| 03:21 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams pulls down the rebound | 61-53 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Kenneth Newhall (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Henry Smith (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Christopher Thornton (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Earnest Mateer (tiring) 17 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. C - Frank Pires (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Gregory Claassen (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gene Land (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Clarence Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lin Xiong (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Curtis Wiedeman (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Mississippi State | Frank Pires is called for the reach on Clarence Williams - foul #3 on Frank Pires, team foul #7 | 61-53 |
| Subs | LSU | Joseph Anderson (PG), Frank Bergsman (PF) Kenneth Newhall, Earnest Mateer | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell (SG), Danny Carreiro (PF) Gene Land, Lin Xiong | |
| 03:08 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams makes the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 03:08 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 61-55 |
| 02:55 | LSU | Frank Bergsman travels with the ball | 61-55 |
| Subs | LSU | Walter Edmondson (SG) Henry Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Lin Xiong (PF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Gregory Claassen, Danny Carreiro, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| 02:36 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell is called for 5 seconds | 61-55 |
| Subs | LSU | Henry Smith (SF) Christopher Thornton | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen (PG), Gene Land (SG), Danny Carreiro (PF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Robert Long, Wayne Powell, Lin Xiong, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| 02:31 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-55 |
| Subs | LSU | Kenneth Newhall (PG), Christopher Thornton (SF) Joseph Anderson, Henry Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 02:13 | LSU | Christopher Thornton misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 61-55 |
| 02:12 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams grabs the board | 61-55 |
| 01:52 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro blows the dunk | 61-55 |
| 01:50 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman tips it in | 61-57 |
| 01:35 | LSU | Christopher Thornton misses the 3 from the left corner | 61-57 |
| 01:33 | LSU | Frank Pires tips it but misses | 61-57 |
| 01:31 | LSU | Kenneth Newhall grabs the offensive board | 61-57 |
| 01:15 | LSU | Frank Bergsman makes the jumper near the basket and he's hacked by Curtis Wiedeman - foul #2 on Curtis Wiedeman, team foul #11 | 63-57 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Wayne Powell (SG), Lin Xiong (PF) Gregory Claassen, Gene Land, Danny Carreiro | |
| 01:15 | LSU | Frank Bergsman misses the free throw | 63-57 |
| 01:15 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong pulls down the rebound | 63-57 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 01:02 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman is fouled on the floor by Frank Pires - foul #4 on Frank Pires, team foul #8 | 63-57 |
| Subs | LSU | Earnest Mateer (PF) Frank Bergsman | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 01:02 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman makes the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 01:02 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman makes the 2nd free throw | 63-59 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:59 | LSU | Curtis Wiedeman is called for the reach on Frank Pires - foul #3 on Curtis Wiedeman, team foul #12 | 63-59 |
| 00:59 | LSU | Frank Pires makes the 1st free throw | 64-59 |
| 00:59 | LSU | Frank Pires makes the 2nd free throw | 65-59 |
| 00:36 | Mississippi State | Earnest Mateer steals it from Lin Xiong | 65-59 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:34 | LSU | Walter Edmondson is hacked by Wayne Powell in the backcourt - foul #1 on Wayne Powell, team foul #13 | 65-59 |
| 00:34 | LSU | Walter Edmondson misses the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 00:34 | LSU | Walter Edmondson makes the 2nd free throw | 66-59 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:29 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 66-59 |
| 00:28 | LSU | Frank Pires grabs the board | 66-59 |
| 00:27 | LSU | Frank Pires is hacked by Robert Long in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Long, team foul #14 | 66-59 |
| Subs | LSU | Nicolas Rhoads (SG) Walter Edmondson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 00:27 | LSU | Frank Pires makes the 1st free throw | 67-59 |
| 00:27 | LSU | Frank Pires makes the 2nd free throw | 68-59 |
| 00:21 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 68-59 |
| 00:19 | Mississippi State | Robert Long grabs the offensive rebound | 68-59 |
| 00:15 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 68-59 |
| 00:14 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman grabs the offensive board | 68-59 |
| 00:11 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell is fouled on the floor by Nicolas Rhoads - foul #2 on Nicolas Rhoads, team foul #9 | 68-59 |
| Subs | LSU | Walter Edmondson (SG) Nicolas Rhoads | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 00:11 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell makes the 1st free throw | 68-60 |
| 00:11 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 68-61 |
| 00:09 | LSU | Kenneth Newhall is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Long - foul #5 on Robert Long, team foul #15 | 68-61 |
| Subs | LSU | Nicolas Rhoads (SG) Walter Edmondson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen (PG) Robert Long | |
| 00:09 | LSU | Kenneth Newhall makes the 1st free throw | 69-61 |
| 00:09 | LSU | Kenneth Newhall makes the 2nd free throw | 70-61 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Gregory Claassen | 70-64 |
| 00:03 | LSU | Gregory Claassen is called for the reach on Earnest Mateer in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gregory Claassen, team foul #16 | 70-64 |
| Subs | LSU | Walter Edmondson (SG) Nicolas Rhoads | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 00:03 | LSU | Earnest Mateer misses the 1st free throw | 70-64 |
| 00:03 | LSU | Earnest Mateer makes the 2nd free throw | 71-64 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 71-64 |