| Lineup | LSU | PG - Michael Carson (fresh) SG - Dana Renteria (fresh) SF - Nicholas Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Meinhardt (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Bradley Ziegenbein (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Richard Mederos (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Frank Pruden (fresh) 2 pts. SF - George Hill (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Terry Horwitz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Rouse (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | George Hill inbounds the ball | 18-32 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 19:41 | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 18-32 |
| 19:39 | LSU | The rebound goes to Bradley Ziegenbein | 18-32 |
| 19:37 | LSU | Frank Pruden steps in front of the Michael Carson pass in the backcourt | 18-32 |
| 19:31 | Mississippi State | George Hill misses long on a floater in the lane | 18-32 |
| 19:29 | LSU | Nicholas Moore pulls down the rebound | 18-32 |
| 19:24 | LSU | Dana Renteria misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 18-32 |
| 19:23 | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse pulls down the rebound | 18-32 |
| 19:19 | Mississippi State | Michael Carson takes the ball from Richard Mederos in the backcourt | 18-32 |
| 19:18 | LSU | Dana Renteria hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Michael Carson | 20-32 |
| 19:00 | Mississippi State | George Hill connects on the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Richard Mederos | 20-34 |
| 18:36 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 20-34 |
| 18:34 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos pulls down the rebound | 20-34 |
| 18:30 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Mark Rouse | 20-36 |
| 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 fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 18:15 | LSU | Michael Carson is hacked by Mark Rouse - foul #2 on Mark Rouse, team foul #1 | 20-36 |
| Subs | LSU | Timothy Lewis (SF), Charles Flynt (PF) Nicholas Moore, Michael Meinhardt | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Avitia (SG), Eric Latta (SF), Brian Jacobs (PF), David White (C) Frank Pruden, George Hill, Terry Horwitz, Mark Rouse | |
| 18:00 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein banks in the layup set up by Michael Carson | 22-36 |
| 17:49 | Mississippi State | David White misses the lay-in but the foul's on Dana Renteria - foul #2 on Dana Renteria, team foul #1 | 22-36 |
| Subs | LSU | Todd Pollard (PG), Barry Baldwin (C) Michael Carson, Bradley Ziegenbein | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 17:49 | Mississippi State | David White makes the 1st free throw | 22-37 |
| 17:49 | Mississippi State | David White makes the 2nd free throw | 22-38 |
| 17:29 | LSU | David White picks off the pass by Todd Pollard | 22-38 |
| 17:09 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos scores on a shot from the left wing | 22-40 |
| 16:48 | LSU | Dana Renteria is hacked by David Avitia - foul #2 on David Avitia, team foul #2 | 22-40 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Carson (PG), Nicholas Moore (SF), Michael Meinhardt (PF) Dana Renteria, Timothy Lewis, Charles Flynt | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frank Pruden (SG), George Hill (SF) David Avitia, Eric Latta | |
| 16:36 | LSU | Brian Jacobs is called for the reach on Barry Baldwin - foul #1 on Brian Jacobs, team foul #3 | 22-40 |
| 16:17 | LSU | Nicholas Moore's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-40 |
| Subs | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein (C) Barry Baldwin | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz (PF), Mark Rouse (C) Brian Jacobs, David White | |
| 16:04 | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse hits a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Terry Horwitz and he's fouled by Bradley Ziegenbein - foul #2 on Bradley Ziegenbein, team foul #2 | 22-42 |
| Subs | LSU | Jimmy Rockey (SG) Todd Pollard | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 16:04 | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse misses the free throw | 22-42 |
| 16:04 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein snags the defensive board | 22-42 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Michael Carson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jimmy Rockey (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Meinhardt (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Bradley Ziegenbein (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Richard Mederos (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Frank Pruden (fresh) 2 pts. SF - George Hill (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Terry Horwitz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Rouse (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:50 | LSU | Michael Carson misses long on an open shot from the left wing | 22-42 |
| 15:48 | Mississippi State | Frank Pruden gets the rebound | 22-42 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 15:24 | Mississippi State | Frank Pruden is hacked by Jimmy Rockey - foul #1 on Jimmy Rockey, team foul #3 | 22-42 |
| Subs | LSU | Dana Renteria (SG), Timothy Lewis (SF) Jimmy Rockey, Nicholas Moore | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Avitia (SG), Daniel Evans (PF), David White (C) Frank Pruden, Terry Horwitz, Mark Rouse | |
| 14:59 | Mississippi State | David White slams it home | 22-44 |
| 14:55 | LSU | Michael Carson scores on a jumpshot from the left wing | 24-44 |
| 14:29 | Mississippi State | David Avitia is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on David Avitia, team foul #4 | 24-44 |
| Subs | LSU | Todd Pollard (PG), Charles Flynt (PF), Barry Baldwin (C) Michael Carson, Michael Meinhardt, Bradley Ziegenbein | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Zane Branch (PG), Eric Latta (SF), Brian Jacobs (PF) Richard Mederos, George Hill, Daniel Evans | |
| 14:17 | LSU | Dana Renteria connects on the 3 from the left corner | 27-44 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 13:54 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 27-44 |
| 13:53 | LSU | Timothy Lewis pulls down the rebound | 27-44 |
| 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 fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 13:36 | LSU | Charles Flynt comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 27-44 |
| 13:35 | LSU | Barry Baldwin misses the tip | 27-44 |
| 13:34 | Mississippi State | David White pulls down the rebound | 27-44 |
| 13:16 | Mississippi State | Brian Jacobs's fadeaway is rejected by Charles Flynt | 27-44 |
| 13:14 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch gets the offensive rebound | 27-44 |
| 12:55 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 27-44 |
| 12:53 | Mississippi State | Brian Jacobs tips it but misses | 27-44 |
| 12:51 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch tips it but misses | 27-44 |
| 12:49 | LSU | Barry Baldwin grabs the defensive rebound | 27-44 |
| 12:43 | LSU | Timothy Lewis blows the layup but the foul's on David Avitia - foul #4 on David Avitia, team foul #5 | 27-44 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Carson (PG), Jimmy Rockey (SG), Nicholas Moore (SF), Bradley Ziegenbein (C) Todd Pollard, Dana Renteria, Charles Flynt, Barry Baldwin | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos (PG), Frank Pruden (SG), George Hill (SF), Terry Horwitz (PF), Mark Rouse (C) Zane Branch, David Avitia, Eric Latta, Brian Jacobs, David White | |
| 12:43 | LSU | Timothy Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 27-44 |
| 12:43 | LSU | Timothy Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 28-44 |
| 12:30 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos drills a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Mark Rouse and the foul's on Bradley Ziegenbein - foul #3 on Bradley Ziegenbein, team foul #4 | 28-46 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Meinhardt (PF) Timothy Lewis | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 12:30 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos makes the free throw | 28-47 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 12:14 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt misses the dunk attempt | 28-47 |
| 12:12 | Mississippi State | George Hill pulls down the rebound | 28-47 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 11:44 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos loses the ball out of bounds | 28-47 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Michael Carson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jimmy Rockey (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Meinhardt (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Bradley Ziegenbein (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Richard Mederos (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Frank Pruden (fresh) 2 pts. SF - George Hill (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Terry Horwitz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Rouse (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:42 | LSU | Jimmy Rockey is fouled in the backcourt by Frank Pruden - foul #3 on Frank Pruden, team foul #6 | 28-47 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Avitia (SG) Frank Pruden | |
| 11:31 | LSU | Terry Horwitz picks off the pass by Michael Meinhardt | 28-47 |
| 11:12 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 28-47 |
| 11:11 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt pulls down the rebound | 28-47 |
| 10:53 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt drills a shot in the lane | 30-47 |
| 10:27 | Mississippi State | David Avitia throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-47 |
| Subs | LSU | Todd Pollard (PG), Dana Renteria (SG), Barry Baldwin (C) Michael Carson, Jimmy Rockey, Bradley Ziegenbein | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Zane Branch (PG), Eric Latta (SF), Brian Jacobs (PF), David White (C) Richard Mederos, George Hill, Terry Horwitz, Mark Rouse | |
| 10:06 | LSU | Barry Baldwin scores on a fadeaway from the right block set up by Todd Pollard | 32-47 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 09:39 | Mississippi State | David White hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 32-47 |
| 09:38 | LSU | Nicholas Moore gets the rebound | 32-47 |
| 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 and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 09:32 | LSU | The pull-up jumper by Michael Meinhardt is blocked by Eric Latta | 32-47 |
| 09:31 | Mississippi State | David White grabs the defensive rebound | 32-47 |
| 09:13 | Mississippi State | David White buries a shot near the basket | 32-49 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 09:04 | LSU | Barry Baldwin hits the finger roll set up by Dana Renteria | 34-49 |
| 08:53 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-49 |
| 08:52 | Mississippi State | Brian Jacobs tips it back up and in | 34-51 |
| 08:50 | LSU | Todd Pollard is called for traveling in the backcourt | 34-51 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Carson (PG), Jimmy Rockey (SF), Timothy Lewis (PF), Charles Flynt (C) Todd Pollard, Nicholas Moore, Michael Meinhardt, Barry Baldwin | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos (PG), Frank Pruden (SG) David Avitia, Eric Latta | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 08:30 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos hits a shot from the right block set up by Zane Branch | 34-53 |
| 08:16 | LSU | Charles Flynt is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 34-53 |
| 08:15 | LSU | Charles Flynt can't tip it in | 34-53 |
| 08:13 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch grabs the board | 34-53 |
| 07:46 | Mississippi State | Michael Carson steals the ball from Richard Mederos | 34-53 |
| 07:43 | LSU | Jimmy Rockey can't finish the layup | 34-53 |
| 07:42 | LSU | Jimmy Rockey tips it home | 36-53 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Michael Carson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dana Renteria (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jimmy Rockey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Timothy Lewis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Flynt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Richard Mederos (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Frank Pruden (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Zane Branch (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brian Jacobs (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - David White (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:14 | Mississippi State | David White buries a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Richard Mederos | 36-55 |
| 06:53 | LSU | Dana Renteria throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-55 |
| Subs | LSU | Todd Pollard (SG), Nicholas Moore (SF), Michael Meinhardt (PF), Bradley Ziegenbein (C) Dana Renteria, Jimmy Rockey, Timothy Lewis, Charles Flynt | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Avitia (SG), George Hill (SF), Terry Horwitz (PF), Mark Rouse (C) Richard Mederos, Frank Pruden, Brian Jacobs, David White | |
| 06:27 | Mississippi State | David Avitia buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from George Hill | 36-57 |
| 06:24 | LSU | Michael Carson is hacked by Zane Branch in the backcourt - foul #1 on Zane Branch, team foul #7 | 36-57 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Peter Barnes (PG) Zane Branch | |
| 06:24 | LSU | Michael Carson misses the 1st free throw | 36-57 |
| 06:24 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz snags the defensive board | 36-57 |
| 06:06 | Mississippi State | David Avitia can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-57 |
| 06:04 | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse tips it home | 36-59 |
| 05:57 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt misses the floater from the baseline but the foul's on David Avitia - foul #5 on David Avitia, team foul #8 | 36-59 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos (PG) David Avitia | |
| 05:57 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt misses the 1st free throw | 36-59 |
| 05:57 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt makes the 2nd free throw | 37-59 |
| 05:28 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos comes up short on the floater from the right side | 37-59 |
| 05:26 | LSU | Michael Carson pulls down the rebound | 37-59 |
| 05:22 | LSU | Terry Horwitz swats the short shot by Nicholas Moore | 37-59 |
| 05:20 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Mark Rouse | 37-59 |
| 04:58 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 37-59 |
| 04:56 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein gets the rebound | 37-59 |
| 04:38 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 37-59 |
| 04:36 | Mississippi State | Peter Barnes grabs the board | 37-59 |
| 04:16 | Mississippi State | Peter Barnes misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-59 |
| 04:15 | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse snags the offensive board | 37-59 |
| 03:46 | Mississippi State | George Hill misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 37-59 |
| 03:44 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos tips it back up and in | 37-61 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Michael Carson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Todd Pollard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nicholas Moore (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Meinhardt (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Bradley Ziegenbein (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Richard Mederos (tiring) 13 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Peter Barnes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - George Hill (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Terry Horwitz (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Rouse (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:25 | LSU | Todd Pollard hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Mark Rouse - foul #3 on Mark Rouse, team foul #9 | 37-61 |
| Subs | LSU | Dana Renteria (SG), Timothy Lewis (SF), Charles Flynt (PF), Barry Baldwin (C) Michael Carson, Nicholas Moore, Michael Meinhardt, Bradley Ziegenbein | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Zane Branch (PG), Frank Pruden (SG), Eric Latta (SF), Brian Jacobs (PF), David White (C) Richard Mederos, Peter Barnes, George Hill, Terry Horwitz, Mark Rouse | |
| 03:25 | LSU | Todd Pollard misses the 1st free throw | 37-61 |
| 03:25 | LSU | Todd Pollard makes the 2nd free throw | 38-61 |
| 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 fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 03:03 | Mississippi State | David White can't finish the layup but the foul's on Barry Baldwin - foul #1 on Barry Baldwin, team foul #5 | 38-61 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Carson (PG) Todd Pollard | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 03:03 | Mississippi State | David White misses the 1st free throw | 38-61 |
| 03:03 | Mississippi State | David White makes the 2nd free throw | 38-62 |
| 02:47 | LSU | Charles Flynt hits the finger roll on a great pass from Timothy Lewis | 40-62 |
| 02:25 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 40-62 |
| 02:23 | LSU | The rebound goes to Barry Baldwin | 40-62 |
| 02:20 | LSU | Timothy Lewis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-62 |
| 01:53 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch banks in the layup | 40-64 |
| 01:31 | LSU | David White takes the ball from Dana Renteria | 40-64 |
| 01:11 | Mississippi State | Brian Jacobs comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 40-64 |
| 01:10 | LSU | Dana Renteria grabs the board | 40-64 |
| 00:46 | LSU | Michael Carson can't connect on an uncontested pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Zane Branch - foul #2 on Zane Branch, team foul #10 | 40-64 |
| Subs | LSU | Nicholas Moore (SF), Michael Meinhardt (PF), Bradley Ziegenbein (C) Timothy Lewis, Charles Flynt, Barry Baldwin | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos (PG), George Hill (SF), Terry Horwitz (PF), Mark Rouse (C) Zane Branch, Eric Latta, Brian Jacobs, David White | |
| 00:46 | LSU | Michael Carson makes the 1st free throw | 41-64 |
| 00:46 | LSU | Michael Carson makes the 2nd free throw | 42-64 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 00:17 | Mississippi State | Frank Pruden is fouled on the floor by Michael Carson - foul #1 on Michael Carson, team foul #6 | 42-64 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos runs out the clock | 42-64 |