| Lineup | LSU | PG - Jesse Motley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Mansour (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Powell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Wendell Hammond (fresh) 8 reb. C - Willie Weidman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Edward Horton (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Larry Buck (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dustin Edwards (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Travis Stanford (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Vernon Newton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards inbounds the ball | 26-21 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:42 | Mississippi State | Larry Buck misses short on a shot from the right side | 26-21 |
| 19:41 | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford can't tip it in | 26-21 |
| 19:39 | Mississippi State | Larry Buck tips it but misses | 26-21 |
| 19:37 | LSU | Wendell Hammond snags the defensive board | 26-21 |
| 19:25 | LSU | Jesse Motley makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-21 |
| 19:04 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards clanks a floater from the right wing | 29-21 |
| 19:02 | LSU | Wendell Hammond grabs the board | 29-21 |
| 18:36 | LSU | Jesse Motley can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-21 |
| 18:35 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards grabs the board | 29-21 |
| 18:11 | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the left side | 29-23 |
| 18:04 | LSU | Jesse Motley misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-23 |
| 18:02 | LSU | Wendell Hammond tips it but misses | 29-23 |
| 18:01 | LSU | Willie Weidman snags the offensive board | 29-23 |
| 17:53 | LSU | Michael Powell connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Jesse Motley | 32-23 |
| 17:29 | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-26 |
| 17:19 | LSU | Jesse Motley misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-26 |
| 17:18 | LSU | Willie Weidman tips it home | 34-26 |
| 16:56 | Mississippi State | Wendell Hammond takes the ball from Travis Stanford | 34-26 |
| 16:29 | LSU | Wendell Hammond evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 34-26 |
| 16:27 | Mississippi State | Larry Buck pulls down the rebound | 34-26 |
| 16:22 | Mississippi State | Larry Buck is whistled for traveling | 34-26 |
| Subs | LSU | Dustin Wade (PG), Robert Law (SF), Kyle Striplin (PF), Noble Smith (C) Jesse Motley, Michael Powell, Wendell Hammond, Willie Weidman | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Chris Franks (PG), George Charlton (SG), James Dickey (SF), Kosta Gembarowski (PF), Leo Johnson (C) Edward Horton, Larry Buck, Dustin Edwards, Travis Stanford, Vernon Newton | |
| 16:15 | LSU | Kyle Striplin can't finish the uncontested layup | 34-26 |
| 16:14 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski pulls down the rebound | 34-26 |
| 15:46 | Mississippi State | James Dickey scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Chris Franks | 34-28 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Dustin Wade (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Raymond Mansour (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Law (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kyle Striplin (fresh) C - Noble Smith (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Chris Franks (fresh) 1 ast. SG - George Charlton (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Dickey (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kosta Gembarowski (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Leo Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:32 | LSU | Raymond Mansour splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-28 |
| 15:31 | LSU | Noble Smith tips it back up and in | 36-28 |
| 15:03 | Mississippi State | Kyle Striplin steals it from Leo Johnson | 36-28 |
| 14:42 | LSU | Raymond Mansour's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-28 |
| Subs | LSU | Jesse Motley (PG), Michael Powell (SF), Wendell Hammond (PF), Willie Weidman (C) Raymond Mansour, Robert Law, Kyle Striplin, Noble Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Edward Horton (PG), Larry Buck (SG), Dustin Edwards (SF), Travis Stanford (PF) Chris Franks, George Charlton, James Dickey, Kosta Gembarowski | |
| 14:13 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Larry Buck | 36-30 |
| 14:07 | LSU | Willie Weidman makes the driving attempt in the paint set up by Jesse Motley and he's hacked by Leo Johnson - foul #2 on Leo Johnson, team foul #1 | 38-30 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Vernon Newton (C) Leo Johnson | |
| 14:07 | LSU | Willie Weidman misses the free throw | 38-30 |
| 14:07 | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford grabs the board | 38-30 |
| 13:42 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards is hacked by Wendell Hammond - foul #2 on Wendell Hammond, team foul #1 | 38-30 |
| 13:23 | Mississippi State | Vernon Newton misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Willie Weidman - foul #3 on Willie Weidman, team foul #2 | 38-30 |
| Subs | LSU | Raymond Mansour (SG) Dustin Wade | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski (PF) Travis Stanford | |
| 13:23 | Mississippi State | Vernon Newton makes the 1st free throw | 38-31 |
| 13:23 | Mississippi State | Vernon Newton misses the 2nd free throw | 38-31 |
| 13:23 | LSU | The rebound goes to Willie Weidman | 38-31 |
| 13:10 | LSU | Raymond Mansour buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Jesse Motley | 41-31 |
| 12:59 | Mississippi State | Willie Weidman takes the ball from Kosta Gembarowski | 41-31 |
| 12:36 | LSU | Jesse Motley knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Michael Powell | 44-31 |
| 12:09 | Mississippi State | The jumper by Kosta Gembarowski is denied by Michael Powell | 44-31 |
| 12:07 | LSU | Wendell Hammond gets the rebound | 44-31 |
| 11:52 | LSU | Raymond Mansour misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-31 |
| 11:51 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards pulls down the rebound | 44-31 |
| 11:45 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards knocks in the floater from the left side | 44-33 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Jesse Motley (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Raymond Mansour (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Powell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Wendell Hammond (fresh) 12 reb. C - Willie Weidman (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Edward Horton (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Larry Buck (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Dustin Edwards (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kosta Gembarowski (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Vernon Newton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:26 | LSU | Jesse Motley misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-33 |
| 11:25 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Wendell Hammond | 44-33 |
| 11:13 | LSU | Wendell Hammond clanks a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Kosta Gembarowski - foul #2 on Kosta Gembarowski, team foul #2 | 44-33 |
| Subs | LSU | Dustin Wade (PG), Truman Beaudet (SG), Robert Law (SF) Jesse Motley, Raymond Mansour, Michael Powell | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Charlton (SG), James Dickey (SF), Travis Stanford (PF), Leo Johnson (C) Larry Buck, Dustin Edwards, Kosta Gembarowski, Vernon Newton | |
| 11:13 | LSU | Wendell Hammond makes the 1st free throw | 45-33 |
| 11:13 | LSU | Wendell Hammond makes the 2nd free throw | 46-33 |
| 10:48 | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford buries a jumpshot from the left wing and he's hacked by Wendell Hammond - foul #3 on Wendell Hammond, team foul #3 | 46-35 |
| Subs | LSU | Kyle Striplin (PF), Noble Smith (C) Wendell Hammond, Willie Weidman | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Chris Franks (PG) Edward Horton | |
| 10:48 | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford makes the free throw | 46-36 |
| 10:35 | LSU | Noble Smith clanks a floater in the lane | 46-36 |
| 10:33 | LSU | Kyle Striplin snags the offensive board | 46-36 |
| 10:07 | LSU | Dustin Wade misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 46-36 |
| 10:06 | Mississippi State | George Charlton gets the rebound | 46-36 |
| 09:48 | Mississippi State | Leo Johnson drills a jump hook in the paint and he's hacked by Noble Smith - foul #1 on Noble Smith, team foul #4 | 46-38 |
| Subs | LSU | Raymond Mansour (SG), Wendell Hammond (PF), Willie Weidman (C) Truman Beaudet, Kyle Striplin, Noble Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Edward Horton (PG) Chris Franks | |
| 09:48 | Mississippi State | Leo Johnson makes the free throw | 46-39 |
| 09:26 | LSU | Dustin Wade connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Raymond Mansour | 48-39 |
| 09:07 | Mississippi State | Willie Weidman steals the ball from Edward Horton | 48-39 |
| 08:53 | LSU | Dustin Wade comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 48-39 |
| 08:52 | Mississippi State | James Dickey pulls down the rebound | 48-39 |
| 08:24 | Mississippi State | Leo Johnson scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Edward Horton and he's fouled by Willie Weidman - foul #4 on Willie Weidman, team foul #5 | 48-41 |
| Subs | LSU | Jesse Motley (PG), Michael Powell (SF), Noble Smith (C) Dustin Wade, Robert Law, Willie Weidman | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Larry Buck (SG), Dustin Edwards (SF), Vernon Newton (C) George Charlton, James Dickey, Travis Stanford | |
| 08:24 | Mississippi State | Leo Johnson makes the free throw | 48-42 |
| 08:04 | LSU | Raymond Mansour makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Jesse Motley | 51-42 |
| 07:36 | Mississippi State | Larry Buck travels with the ball | 51-42 |
| Subs | LSU | Kyle Striplin (PF), Willie Weidman (C) Wendell Hammond, Noble Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Chris Franks (PG), Kosta Gembarowski (PF) Edward Horton, Leo Johnson | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Jesse Motley (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Raymond Mansour (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Michael Powell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Kyle Striplin (fresh) 2 reb. C - Willie Weidman (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Chris Franks (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Larry Buck (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Dustin Edwards (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kosta Gembarowski (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Vernon Newton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:18 | LSU | Raymond Mansour is hacked by Vernon Newton - foul #2 on Vernon Newton, team foul #3 | 51-42 |
| 07:00 | LSU | Kyle Striplin is fouled on the floor by Chris Franks - foul #1 on Chris Franks, team foul #4 | 51-42 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford (PF) Kosta Gembarowski | |
| 06:38 | LSU | Chris Franks steals it from Michael Powell | 51-42 |
| 06:34 | Mississippi State | Larry Buck lays it up and in set up by Chris Franks | 51-44 |
| 06:11 | LSU | Willie Weidman is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Raymond Mansour | 53-44 |
| 05:42 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Larry Buck | 53-46 |
| 05:29 | LSU | Jesse Motley drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Kyle Striplin | 56-46 |
| 05:05 | Mississippi State | Vernon Newton's fadeaway is rejected by Willie Weidman | 56-46 |
| 05:04 | LSU | Willie Weidman gets the rebound | 56-46 |
| 04:57 | LSU | Jesse Motley connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Raymond Mansour | 59-46 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 04:41 | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-46 |
| 04:40 | Mississippi State | Vernon Newton tips it home | 59-48 |
| 04:22 | LSU | Jesse Motley scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Willie Weidman | 62-48 |
| 04:15 | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford is called for traveling | 62-48 |
| Subs | LSU | Dustin Wade (PG), Truman Beaudet (SG), Robert Law (SF), Wendell Hammond (PF), Noble Smith (C) Jesse Motley, Raymond Mansour, Michael Powell, Kyle Striplin, Willie Weidman | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Edward Horton (PG), George Charlton (SG), James Dickey (SF), Kosta Gembarowski (PF), Leo Johnson (C) Chris Franks, Larry Buck, Dustin Edwards, Travis Stanford, Vernon Newton | |
| 04:06 | LSU | Robert Law lays it in set up by Dustin Wade | 64-48 |
| 03:48 | Mississippi State | George Charlton misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Truman Beaudet - foul #1 on Truman Beaudet, team foul #6 | 64-48 |
| 03:48 | Mississippi State | George Charlton misses the 1st free throw | 64-48 |
| 03:48 | Mississippi State | George Charlton makes the 2nd free throw | 64-49 |
| 03:26 | LSU | Noble Smith hits a turnaround in the paint set up by Robert Law | 66-49 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Dustin Wade (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Truman Beaudet (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Law (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Wendell Hammond (fresh) 2 pts. 13 reb. 3 pf. C - Noble Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Edward Horton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Charlton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Dickey (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kosta Gembarowski (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Leo Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Mississippi State | Robert Law steals the ball from James Dickey | 66-49 |
| 02:52 | LSU | Wendell Hammond evades the doubleteam but misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 66-49 |
| 02:50 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Kosta Gembarowski | 66-49 |
| 02:27 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 66-52 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 02:09 | LSU | Robert Law misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Leo Johnson - foul #3 on Leo Johnson, team foul #5 | 66-52 |
| Subs | LSU | Jesse Motley (PG), Raymond Mansour (SG), Willie Weidman (C) Dustin Wade, Truman Beaudet, Noble Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Larry Buck (SG), Dustin Edwards (SF), Travis Stanford (PF) George Charlton, James Dickey, Kosta Gembarowski | |
| 02:09 | LSU | Robert Law makes the 1st free throw | 67-52 |
| 02:09 | LSU | Robert Law makes the 2nd free throw | 68-52 |
| 01:50 | Mississippi State | Leo Johnson's layup is rejected by Wendell Hammond | 68-52 |
| 01:49 | LSU | Robert Law grabs the defensive rebound | 68-52 |
| 01:27 | LSU | Wendell Hammond banks in the layup and the foul's on Larry Buck - foul #2 on Larry Buck, team foul #6 | 70-52 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Powell (SF) Robert Law | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Vernon Newton (C) Leo Johnson | |
| 01:27 | LSU | Wendell Hammond makes the free throw | 71-52 |
| 01:07 | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 71-52 |
| 01:05 | LSU | Raymond Mansour snags the defensive board | 71-52 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:43 | LSU | Raymond Mansour is called for 5 seconds | 71-52 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:35 | Mississippi State | Larry Buck splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Travis Stanford | 71-55 |
| 00:33 | LSU | Jesse Motley loses the dribble to Edward Horton in the backcourt | 71-55 |
| 00:31 | Mississippi State | Larry Buck splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 71-55 |
| 00:30 | LSU | Wendell Hammond pulls down the rebound | 71-55 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Jesse Motley runs out the clock | 71-55 |