| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Darrel Villarreal (fresh) SG - Cody Lingerfelt (fresh) SF - Kevin Bonilla (fresh) PF - Peter Angulo (fresh) C - Rene Esposito (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Knudson (fresh) SG - John Early (fresh) SF - Johnny Wall (fresh) PF - Raymond Isom (fresh) C - Michael McDermott (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Raymond Isom wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:43 | LSU | Raymond Isom can't connect on a floater in the paint | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Rene Esposito | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo travels with the ball | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | LSU | Raymond Isom misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Peter Angulo - foul #1 on Peter Angulo, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | LSU | Raymond Isom makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:24 | LSU | Raymond Isom makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:03 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito is called for traveling | 0-2 |
| 18:49 | LSU | Darrel Villarreal takes the ball from Raymond Isom | 0-2 |
| 18:30 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito buries a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Darrel Villarreal | 2-2 |
| 18:20 | LSU | John Early knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by James Knudson | 2-5 |
| 18:06 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito's fadeaway is rejected by Raymond Isom | 2-5 |
| 18:04 | LSU | James Knudson snags the defensive board | 2-5 |
| 17:58 | LSU | Johnny Wall can't finish the layup | 2-5 |
| 17:56 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo pulls down the rebound | 2-5 |
| 17:40 | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 2-5 |
| 17:39 | LSU | The rebound goes to James Knudson | 2-5 |
| 17:32 | LSU | Darrel Villarreal is called for the reach on James Knudson - foul #1 on Darrel Villarreal, team foul #2 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Aaron Griffith (PG), Peter Gadomski (SF), James Poythress (C) James Knudson, Johnny Wall, Michael McDermott | |
| 17:27 | LSU | John Early buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Aaron Griffith | 2-8 |
| 17:09 | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 2-8 |
| 17:08 | LSU | James Poythress snags the defensive board | 2-8 |
| 16:54 | LSU | Aaron Griffith buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by John Early | 2-11 |
| 16:36 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 2-11 |
| 16:34 | LSU | The rebound goes to Aaron Griffith | 2-11 |
| 16:05 | LSU | John Early dunks the ball set up by Raymond Isom | 2-13 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Darrel Villarreal (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Cody Lingerfelt (fairly fresh) SF - Kevin Bonilla (fairly fresh) PF - Peter Angulo (fairly fresh) C - Rene Esposito (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Aaron Griffith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Early (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Gadomski (fresh) PF - Raymond Isom (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - James Poythress (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 5-13 |
| 15:28 | LSU | John Early comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 5-13 |
| 15:26 | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal grabs the defensive rebound | 5-13 |
| 15:21 | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Peter Angulo | 7-13 |
| 14:58 | LSU | Raymond Isom hits a fadeaway near the basket | 7-15 |
| 14:41 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla is hacked by James Poythress - foul #1 on James Poythress, team foul #1 | 7-15 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephen White (PG), William Whaley (SG), Randy Hendrix (SF), Richard Gokey (PF), Kenneth Rosas (C) Darrel Villarreal, Cody Lingerfelt, Kevin Bonilla, Peter Angulo, Rene Esposito | |
| Subs | LSU | James Knudson (PG), Daniel Foushee (SG), Johnny Wall (SF), Michael McDermott (C) Aaron Griffith, John Early, Peter Gadomski, James Poythress | |
| 14:29 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 7-15 |
| 14:27 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey tips it back up and in | 9-15 |
| 14:17 | LSU | Michael McDermott hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline but the foul's on Kenneth Rosas - foul #1 on Kenneth Rosas, team foul #3 | 9-15 |
| 14:17 | LSU | Michael McDermott misses the 1st free throw | 9-15 |
| 14:17 | LSU | Michael McDermott makes the 2nd free throw | 9-16 |
| 14:07 | Mississippi State | William Whaley is hacked by Raymond Isom - foul #1 on Raymond Isom, team foul #2 | 9-16 |
| 14:00 | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 9-16 |
| 13:58 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas snags the offensive board | 9-16 |
| 13:47 | Mississippi State | William Whaley misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 9-16 |
| 13:45 | LSU | Michael McDermott grabs the defensive rebound | 9-16 |
| 13:40 | LSU | Michael McDermott is hacked by Kenneth Rosas - foul #2 on Kenneth Rosas, team foul #4 | 9-16 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner (SF) Kenneth Rosas | |
| Subs | LSU | James Poythress (PF) Raymond Isom | |
| 13:31 | LSU | Daniel Foushee clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 9-16 |
| 13:29 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey gets the rebound | 9-16 |
| 13:25 | Mississippi State | The jump hook by Stephen White is blocked by James Poythress | 9-16 |
| 13:24 | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix tips it back up and in | 11-16 |
| 13:12 | LSU | Randy Hendrix is called for the reach on Johnny Wall - foul #1 on Randy Hendrix, team foul #5 | 11-16 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo (PF) Terry Koerner | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 12:52 | LSU | James Knudson misses the jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Stephen White - foul #1 on Stephen White, team foul #6 | 11-16 |
| 12:52 | LSU | James Knudson makes the 1st free throw | 11-17 |
| 12:52 | LSU | James Knudson misses the 2nd free throw | 11-17 |
| 12:52 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey grabs the defensive rebound | 11-17 |
| 12:37 | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 14-17 |
| 12:19 | LSU | Johnny Wall misses the easy layup but the foul's on William Whaley - foul #1 on William Whaley, team foul #7 | 14-17 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt (SG) Richard Gokey | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 12:19 | LSU | Johnny Wall misses the 1st free throw | 14-17 |
| 12:19 | LSU | Johnny Wall makes the 2nd free throw | 14-18 |
| 11:54 | Mississippi State | James Poythress takes the ball from Randy Hendrix | 14-18 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Stephen White (fresh) SG - Cody Lingerfelt (fresh) SF - William Whaley (fairly fresh) PF - Peter Angulo (fresh) C - Randy Hendrix (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Knudson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Foushee (fairly fresh) SF - Johnny Wall (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - James Poythress (fresh) C - Michael McDermott (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:38 | LSU | James Poythress loses the dribble to William Whaley | 14-18 |
| 11:18 | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-18 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal (PG), Kevin Bonilla (SF), Richard Gokey (C) Stephen White, William Whaley, Randy Hendrix | |
| Subs | LSU | Aaron Griffith (PG), John Early (SG), Peter Gadomski (SF), Raymond Isom (PF) James Knudson, Daniel Foushee, Johnny Wall, James Poythress | |
| 10:59 | LSU | John Early misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 14-18 |
| 10:57 | LSU | John Early snags the offensive board | 14-18 |
| 10:43 | LSU | Raymond Isom's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-18 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito (C) Peter Angulo | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 10:17 | Mississippi State | Raymond Isom swats the short shot by Darrel Villarreal | 14-18 |
| 10:15 | LSU | Michael McDermott snags the defensive board | 14-18 |
| 10:00 | LSU | Raymond Isom buries a shot in the lane on a nice dish by John Early and the foul's on Richard Gokey - foul #1 on Richard Gokey, team foul #8 | 14-20 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephen White (PG), Terry Koerner (SG), Randy Hendrix (PF) Darrel Villarreal, Cody Lingerfelt, Richard Gokey | |
| Subs | LSU | James Poythress (C) Michael McDermott | |
| 10:00 | LSU | Raymond Isom makes the free throw | 14-21 |
| 09:41 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla misses long on a jumper in the paint | 14-21 |
| 09:39 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito gets the offensive rebound | 14-21 |
| 09:22 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito misses the floater from just outside the lane | 14-21 |
| 09:20 | LSU | John Early snags the defensive board | 14-21 |
| 09:09 | LSU | Raymond Isom comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 14-21 |
| 09:08 | LSU | John Early tips it back up and in | 14-23 |
| 08:50 | Mississippi State | Stephen White clanks a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Aaron Griffith - foul #1 on Aaron Griffith, team foul #3 | 14-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt (SG), Peter Angulo (PF) Terry Koerner, Rene Esposito | |
| Subs | LSU | James Knudson (PG), Johnny Wall (SF), Michael McDermott (C) Aaron Griffith, Peter Gadomski, Raymond Isom | |
| 08:50 | Mississippi State | Stephen White makes the 1st free throw | 15-23 |
| 08:50 | Mississippi State | Stephen White misses the 2nd free throw | 15-23 |
| 08:50 | LSU | James Poythress grabs the board | 15-23 |
| 08:34 | LSU | John Early can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Kevin Bonilla - foul #1 on Kevin Bonilla, team foul #9 | 15-23 |
| 08:34 | LSU | John Early misses the 1st free throw | 15-23 |
| 08:34 | LSU | John Early makes the 2nd free throw | 15-24 |
| 08:21 | Mississippi State | The jump hook by Peter Angulo is blocked by James Poythress | 15-24 |
| 08:20 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla grabs the offensive board | 15-24 |
| 08:13 | Mississippi State | Stephen White lays it in and the foul's on James Knudson - foul #1 on James Knudson, team foul #4 | 17-24 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey (C) Kevin Bonilla | |
| Subs | LSU | Daniel Foushee (SG) John Early | |
| 08:13 | Mississippi State | Stephen White makes the free throw | 18-24 |
| 08:01 | LSU | Johnny Wall drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael McDermott | 18-27 |
| 07:53 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo banks in the layup | 20-27 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Stephen White (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Cody Lingerfelt (fresh) SF - Randy Hendrix (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Peter Angulo (fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Gokey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Knudson (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Foushee (fresh) SF - Johnny Wall (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Poythress (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael McDermott (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:28 | LSU | Daniel Foushee scores on a 3 from the right corner | 20-30 |
| 07:09 | Mississippi State | Johnny Wall steps in front of the Randy Hendrix pass | 20-30 |
| 06:44 | LSU | James Poythress loses the ball out of bounds | 20-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal (PG), William Whaley (SG), Kevin Bonilla (SF), Rene Esposito (C) Stephen White, Cody Lingerfelt, Randy Hendrix, Richard Gokey | |
| Subs | LSU | John Early (SG), Peter Gadomski (SF), Raymond Isom (C) Daniel Foushee, James Poythress, Michael McDermott | |
| 06:19 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 20-30 |
| 06:17 | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal snags the offensive board | 20-30 |
| 06:07 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo can't finish the layup but the foul's on Johnny Wall - foul #1 on Johnny Wall, team foul #5 | 20-30 |
| 06:07 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo makes the 1st free throw | 21-30 |
| 06:07 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo misses the 2nd free throw | 21-30 |
| 06:07 | LSU | Johnny Wall pulls down the rebound | 21-30 |
| 05:50 | LSU | Johnny Wall banks in the layup on a great pass from James Knudson | 21-32 |
| 05:35 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 21-32 |
| 05:33 | LSU | The rebound goes to Johnny Wall | 21-32 |
| 05:26 | LSU | Raymond Isom misses short on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Darrel Villarreal - foul #2 on Darrel Villarreal, team foul #10 | 21-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix (PG), Cody Lingerfelt (SG) Darrel Villarreal, William Whaley | |
| Subs | LSU | Aaron Griffith (PG), Michael McDermott (C) James Knudson, Johnny Wall | |
| 05:26 | LSU | Raymond Isom makes the 1st free throw | 21-33 |
| 05:26 | LSU | Raymond Isom makes the 2nd free throw | 21-34 |
| 04:59 | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 21-34 |
| 04:58 | LSU | Raymond Isom snags the defensive board | 21-34 |
| 04:44 | LSU | Cody Lingerfelt is called for the reach on Peter Gadomski - foul #1 on Cody Lingerfelt, team foul #11 | 21-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephen White (PG), Richard Gokey (C) Peter Angulo, Rene Esposito | |
| Subs | LSU | James Poythress (C) Michael McDermott | |
| 04:44 | LSU | Peter Gadomski misses the 1st free throw | 21-34 |
| 04:44 | LSU | Peter Gadomski misses the 2nd free throw | 21-34 |
| 04:44 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Randy Hendrix | 21-34 |
| 04:27 | Mississippi State | The pull-up jumper by Richard Gokey is blocked by James Poythress | 21-34 |
| 04:25 | LSU | Peter Gadomski gets the rebound | 21-34 |
| 04:06 | LSU | James Poythress drills a turnaround near the basket set up by Raymond Isom | 21-36 |
| 03:58 | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix is fouled on the floor by Peter Gadomski - foul #1 on Peter Gadomski, team foul #6 | 21-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal (PG), William Whaley (SF) Stephen White, Kevin Bonilla | |
| Subs | LSU | James Knudson (PG), Daniel Foushee (SG), Johnny Wall (PF) Aaron Griffith, John Early, Raymond Isom | |
| 03:49 | Mississippi State | William Whaley misses short on a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Johnny Wall - foul #2 on Johnny Wall, team foul #7 | 21-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo (PF) Richard Gokey | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 03:49 | Mississippi State | William Whaley misses the 1st free throw | 21-36 |
| 03:49 | Mississippi State | William Whaley makes the 2nd free throw | 22-36 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Darrel Villarreal (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cody Lingerfelt (fresh) SF - William Whaley (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Peter Angulo (fresh) 3 pts. C - Randy Hendrix (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Knudson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Foushee (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Peter Gadomski (fresh) PF - Johnny Wall (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - James Poythress (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:37 | LSU | Johnny Wall buries a fadeaway near the basket set up by James Poythress | 22-38 |
| 03:09 | Mississippi State | William Whaley can't connect on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Peter Gadomski - foul #2 on Peter Gadomski, team foul #8 | 22-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephen White (SG), Richard Gokey (C) Cody Lingerfelt, Randy Hendrix | |
| Subs | LSU | John Early (SG), Michael McDermott (C) Daniel Foushee, Peter Gadomski | |
| 03:09 | Mississippi State | William Whaley makes the 1st free throw | 23-38 |
| 03:09 | Mississippi State | William Whaley makes the 2nd free throw | 24-38 |
| 02:49 | LSU | John Early hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 24-38 |
| 02:47 | LSU | Johnny Wall pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-38 |
| 02:31 | LSU | Darrel Villarreal is called for the reach on James Knudson - foul #3 on Darrel Villarreal, team foul #12 | 24-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla (SF), Rene Esposito (C) Darrel Villarreal, Richard Gokey | |
| Subs | LSU | Raymond Isom (PF) Michael McDermott | |
| 02:31 | LSU | James Knudson makes the 1st free throw | 24-39 |
| 02:31 | LSU | James Knudson makes the 2nd free throw | 24-40 |
| 02:19 | Mississippi State | William Whaley misses the shot from the right block | 24-40 |
| 02:18 | LSU | Raymond Isom pulls down the rebound | 24-40 |
| 02:12 | LSU | John Early hits a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by James Knudson and he's hacked by Peter Angulo - foul #2 on Peter Angulo, team foul #13 | 24-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt (SG) William Whaley | |
| Subs | LSU | Aaron Griffith (PG) James Knudson | |
| 02:12 | LSU | John Early misses the free throw | 24-42 |
| 02:12 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Kevin Bonilla | 24-42 |
| 01:55 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito banks in the layup | 26-42 |
| 01:26 | LSU | Johnny Wall misses the driving attempt in the paint | 26-42 |
| 01:24 | LSU | John Early tips it in | 26-44 |
| 01:11 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 26-44 |
| 01:10 | LSU | The rebound goes to Aaron Griffith | 26-44 |
| 01:05 | LSU | Johnny Wall drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Aaron Griffith | 26-46 |
| 00:47 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix (PF), Richard Gokey (C) Peter Angulo, Rene Esposito | |
| Subs | LSU | James Knudson (PG), Daniel Foushee (SG), Peter Gadomski (SF), Michael McDermott (C) Aaron Griffith, John Early, Johnny Wall, James Poythress | |
| 00:21 | LSU | Daniel Foushee hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away but he's fouled by Kevin Bonilla - foul #2 on Kevin Bonilla, team foul #14 | 26-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Whaley (SG), Kenneth Rosas (C) Cody Lingerfelt, Kevin Bonilla | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 00:21 | LSU | Daniel Foushee makes the 1st free throw | 26-47 |
| 00:21 | LSU | Daniel Foushee makes the 2nd free throw | 26-48 |
| 00:21 | LSU | Daniel Foushee makes the 3rd free throw | 26-49 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 26-49 |
| 00:03 | LSU | James Knudson grabs the defensive rebound | 26-49 |
| 00:00 | LSU | James Knudson misses the halfcourt shot | 26-49 |