| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Clayton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Rochon (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Kinman (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Louis Borja (fresh) 2 reb. C - Carl Krawczyk (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Frank Foss (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Ovellette (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Crosby (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - William Bennett (fresh) 8 pts. C - James Krout (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Steven Kinman inbounds the ball | 41-37 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:34 | LSU | Carl Krawczyk scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from James Clayton | 43-37 |
| 19:16 | Mississippi State | Robert Crosby can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-37 |
| 19:15 | LSU | Carl Krawczyk gets the rebound | 43-37 |
| 18:48 | LSU | James Clayton comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner but the foul's on William Bennett - foul #2 on William Bennett, team foul #1 | 43-37 |
| 18:48 | LSU | James Clayton makes the 1st free throw | 44-37 |
| 18:48 | LSU | James Clayton makes the 2nd free throw | 45-37 |
| 18:48 | LSU | James Clayton makes the 3rd free throw | 46-37 |
| 18:35 | Mississippi State | Frank Foss throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-37 |
| 18:18 | LSU | James Clayton knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Carl Krawczyk | 49-37 |
| 18:10 | Mississippi State | Frank Foss travels with the ball | 49-37 |
| 17:49 | LSU | Carl Krawczyk can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 49-37 |
| 17:48 | Mississippi State | Frank Foss gets the rebound | 49-37 |
| 17:36 | Mississippi State | William Bennett is hacked by Louis Borja - foul #2 on Louis Borja, team foul #1 | 49-37 |
| 17:28 | Mississippi State | Robert Crosby can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 49-37 |
| 17:26 | LSU | Carl Krawczyk grabs the defensive rebound | 49-37 |
| 17:02 | LSU | Carl Krawczyk loses the dribble to Frank Foss | 49-37 |
| 16:42 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Ovellette shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Frank Foss | 49-40 |
| 16:21 | LSU | Carl Krawczyk's pass is intercepted by Robert Crosby | 49-40 |
| 16:16 | Mississippi State | Frank Foss lays it up and in on a great pass from Robert Crosby | 49-42 |
| 15:58 | LSU | James Clayton misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 49-42 |
| 15:57 | Mississippi State | William Bennett pulls down the rebound | 49-42 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Clayton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Rochon (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Kinman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Louis Borja (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Carl Krawczyk (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Frank Foss (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Ovellette (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Crosby (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - William Bennett (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - James Krout (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:53 | Mississippi State | William Bennett misses the wide open floater from the baseline | 49-42 |
| 15:52 | LSU | Louis Borja grabs the defensive rebound | 49-42 |
| 15:25 | LSU | Ronald Rochon buries a floater from the right side set up by James Clayton | 51-42 |
| 15:04 | Mississippi State | William Bennett's fadeaway is rejected by Carl Krawczyk | 51-42 |
| 15:03 | LSU | James Clayton snags the defensive board | 51-42 |
| 14:39 | LSU | Ronald Rochon misses the runner in the lane | 51-42 |
| 14:37 | Mississippi State | James Krout grabs the board | 51-42 |
| 14:32 | Mississippi State | Ronald Rochon picks off the pass by Frank Foss | 51-42 |
| 14:28 | LSU | Ronald Rochon misses the lay-in | 51-42 |
| 14:27 | Mississippi State | James Krout grabs the board | 51-42 |
| 14:11 | Mississippi State | William Bennett lays it in | 51-44 |
| 13:48 | LSU | Ronald Rochon can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by James Krout - foul #3 on James Krout, team foul #2 | 51-44 |
| Subs | LSU | Donald Adams (PG), Frank Lopes (PF) James Clayton, Louis Borja | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Berta (PG), Frederick Proctor (SF), Ronald Fleming (PF), George Vangilder (C) Frank Foss, Robert Crosby, William Bennett, James Krout | |
| 13:48 | LSU | Ronald Rochon makes the 1st free throw | 52-44 |
| 13:48 | LSU | Ronald Rochon makes the 2nd free throw | 53-44 |
| 13:41 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder clanks a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Ronald Rochon - foul #2 on Ronald Rochon, team foul #2 | 53-44 |
| 13:41 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder makes the 1st free throw | 53-45 |
| 13:41 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder makes the 2nd free throw | 53-46 |
| 13:20 | LSU | Carl Krawczyk clanks a jumper from the right wing | 53-46 |
| 13:18 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder grabs the defensive rebound | 53-46 |
| 13:05 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Ovellette is fouled on the floor by Ronald Rochon - foul #3 on Ronald Rochon, team foul #3 | 53-46 |
| 12:59 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder's floater is tipped away by Frank Lopes | 53-46 |
| 12:57 | LSU | Frank Lopes pulls down the rebound | 53-46 |
| 12:39 | LSU | Frederick Proctor blocks the short jumper by Carl Krawczyk | 53-46 |
| 12:37 | LSU | Ronald Rochon gets the offensive rebound | 53-46 |
| 12:20 | LSU | Donald Adams clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-46 |
| 12:18 | LSU | Carl Krawczyk snags the offensive board | 53-46 |
| 12:00 | LSU | Steven Kinman is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Steven Kinman, team foul #4 | 53-46 |
| Subs | LSU | Theodore Strong (SG), Frank Laurel (SF) Ronald Rochon, Steven Kinman | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Crosby (SF) Kenneth Ovellette | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Donald Adams (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Theodore Strong (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Frank Laurel (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Lopes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Carl Krawczyk (tiring) 12 pts. 9 reb. 5 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - David Berta (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frederick Proctor (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Crosby (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Ronald Fleming (fresh) C - George Vangilder (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Mississippi State | Ronald Fleming misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 53-46 |
| 11:33 | LSU | Donald Adams gets the rebound | 53-46 |
| 11:11 | LSU | Carl Krawczyk drills a shot from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Robert Crosby - foul #2 on Robert Crosby, team foul #3 | 55-46 |
| Subs | LSU | James Clayton (PG) Theodore Strong | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frank Foss (PG), William Bennett (PF), James Krout (C) David Berta, Ronald Fleming, George Vangilder | |
| 11:11 | LSU | Carl Krawczyk misses the free throw | 55-46 |
| 11:11 | Mississippi State | William Bennett snags the defensive board | 55-46 |
| 10:55 | Mississippi State | James Krout misses long on a floater from the right block but the foul's on Donald Adams - foul #1 on Donald Adams, team foul #5 | 55-46 |
| Subs | LSU | Ronald Rochon (SG), Louis Borja (PF) Donald Adams, Carl Krawczyk | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 10:55 | Mississippi State | James Krout makes the 1st free throw | 55-47 |
| 10:55 | Mississippi State | James Krout misses the 2nd free throw | 55-47 |
| 10:55 | LSU | Frank Lopes grabs the board | 55-47 |
| 10:37 | LSU | Frank Lopes hits the finger roll | 57-47 |
| 10:22 | Mississippi State | Louis Borja steals it from Robert Crosby | 57-47 |
| 10:02 | LSU | Frank Lopes blows the layup | 57-47 |
| 10:01 | Mississippi State | James Krout gets the rebound | 57-47 |
| 09:47 | Mississippi State | William Bennett lays it up and in on a nice dish by Frank Foss | 57-49 |
| 09:18 | LSU | Frank Lopes hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 57-49 |
| 09:17 | LSU | James Clayton tips it home | 59-49 |
| 09:04 | Mississippi State | Frederick Proctor comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-49 |
| 09:02 | Mississippi State | James Krout can't tip it in | 59-49 |
| 09:01 | LSU | Louis Borja snags the defensive board | 59-49 |
| 08:50 | LSU | James Krout steps in front of the James Clayton pass | 59-49 |
| 08:41 | Mississippi State | Frederick Proctor connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 59-51 |
| 08:13 | LSU | Ronald Rochon can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 59-51 |
| 08:12 | Mississippi State | Robert Crosby grabs the defensive rebound | 59-51 |
| 08:07 | Mississippi State | Robert Crosby clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-51 |
| 08:05 | LSU | Frank Lopes grabs the defensive rebound | 59-51 |
| 07:44 | LSU | James Clayton makes the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Ronald Rochon | 61-51 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Clayton (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Rochon (tiring) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Frank Laurel (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Louis Borja (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Frank Lopes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Frank Foss (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frederick Proctor (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Crosby (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - William Bennett (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - James Krout (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 07:28 | Mississippi State | Robert Crosby hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 61-51 |
| 07:26 | LSU | James Clayton grabs the board | 61-51 |
| 06:58 | LSU | Ronald Rochon scores on a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Frank Laurel | 63-51 |
| 06:48 | Mississippi State | Frank Lopes blocks the short jumper by William Bennett | 63-51 |
| 06:47 | Mississippi State | James Krout tips it back up and in | 63-53 |
| 06:28 | LSU | William Bennett swats the shot by Ronald Rochon | 63-53 |
| 06:26 | LSU | James Clayton tips it back up and in | 65-53 |
| 06:22 | Mississippi State | James Clayton picks off the pass by Frank Foss in the backcourt | 65-53 |
| 05:59 | LSU | Ronald Rochon clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 65-53 |
| 05:58 | Mississippi State | Frederick Proctor grabs the board | 65-53 |
| 05:41 | Mississippi State | William Bennett buries a shot near the basket set up by Frederick Proctor | 65-55 |
| 05:41 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-55 |
| Subs | LSU | Donald Adams (PG), Theodore Strong (SG), Steven Kinman (SF), Carl Krawczyk (C) James Clayton, Ronald Rochon, Frank Laurel, Louis Borja | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi (PG), Kenneth Ovellette (SG), David Berta (SF), Ronald Fleming (PF) Frank Foss, Frederick Proctor, Robert Crosby, William Bennett | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:24 | LSU | Theodore Strong is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Theodore Strong, team foul #6 | 65-55 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Vangilder (C) James Krout | |
| 05:05 | Mississippi State | Ronald Fleming buries a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Kenneth Ovellette | 65-57 |
| 04:49 | LSU | George Vangilder steals it from Frank Lopes | 65-57 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:33 | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-57 |
| Subs | LSU | Louis Borja (PF) Frank Lopes | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 04:11 | LSU | David Berta blocks the jumper by Carl Krawczyk | 65-57 |
| 04:10 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Maximo Bianchi | 65-57 |
| 03:51 | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi travels with the ball | 65-57 |
| Subs | LSU | Ronald Rochon (SG), Frank Laurel (PF) Theodore Strong, Louis Borja | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Crosby (SF), William Bennett (PF), James Krout (C) Maximo Bianchi, Ronald Fleming, George Vangilder | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:29 | LSU | Ronald Rochon is fouled on the floor by James Krout - foul #4 on James Krout, team foul #4 | 65-57 |
| Subs | LSU | James Clayton (PG) Donald Adams | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frank Foss (PG) Robert Crosby | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Clayton (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Rochon (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Steven Kinman (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Frank Laurel (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Carl Krawczyk (fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. 5 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Frank Foss (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Ovellette (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Berta (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - William Bennett (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. C - James Krout (fresh) 3 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| 03:15 | LSU | James Clayton misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Frank Foss - foul #3 on Frank Foss, team foul #5 | 65-57 |
| Subs | LSU | Frank Lopes (PF) Frank Laurel | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frederick Proctor (SF) David Berta | |
| 03:15 | LSU | James Clayton misses the 1st free throw | 65-57 |
| 03:15 | LSU | James Clayton makes the 2nd free throw | 66-57 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:00 | Mississippi State | Frederick Proctor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-57 |
| 02:41 | LSU | Steven Kinman can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 66-57 |
| 02:39 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Kenneth Ovellette | 66-57 |
| 02:35 | Mississippi State | Frank Foss misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by James Clayton - foul #2 on James Clayton, team foul #7 | 66-57 |
| Subs | LSU | Louis Borja (PF) Frank Lopes | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 02:35 | Mississippi State | Frank Foss makes the 1st free throw | 66-58 |
| 02:35 | Mississippi State | Frank Foss makes the 2nd free throw | 66-59 |
| 02:24 | LSU | Ronald Rochon is denied on a layup by William Bennett | 66-59 |
| 02:22 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Kenneth Ovellette | 66-59 |
| 02:17 | Mississippi State | James Krout misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 66-59 |
| 02:15 | Mississippi State | Frank Foss grabs the offensive rebound | 66-59 |
| 01:58 | Mississippi State | Carl Krawczyk swats the short shot by Frederick Proctor | 66-59 |
| 01:57 | LSU | James Clayton snags the defensive board | 66-59 |
| 01:40 | LSU | Steven Kinman can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 66-59 |
| 01:38 | LSU | Louis Borja can't tip it in | 66-59 |
| 01:37 | LSU | Louis Borja snags the offensive board | 66-59 |
| 01:20 | LSU | Ronald Rochon knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Clayton | 68-59 |
| 01:09 | Mississippi State | William Bennett misses short on a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Carl Krawczyk - foul #1 on Carl Krawczyk, team foul #8 | 68-59 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Crosby (SF) Frederick Proctor | |
| 01:09 | Mississippi State | William Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 68-60 |
| 01:09 | Mississippi State | William Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 68-61 |
| 00:47 | LSU | Robert Crosby is called for the reach on Steven Kinman - foul #3 on Robert Crosby, team foul #6 | 68-61 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:45 | LSU | Ronald Rochon is hacked by Robert Crosby - foul #4 on Robert Crosby, team foul #7 | 68-61 |
| Subs | LSU | Donald Adams (SF) Steven Kinman | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 00:45 | LSU | Ronald Rochon makes the 1st free throw | 69-61 |
| 00:45 | LSU | Ronald Rochon makes the 2nd free throw | 70-61 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:40 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Ovellette shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 70-61 |
| 00:38 | LSU | Donald Adams gets the rebound | 70-61 |
| 00:37 | LSU | Kenneth Ovellette is called for the reach on Donald Adams in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kenneth Ovellette, team foul #8 | 70-61 |
| 00:37 | LSU | Donald Adams makes the 1st free throw | 71-61 |
| 00:37 | LSU | Donald Adams misses the 2nd free throw | 71-61 |
| 00:37 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Carl Krawczyk | 71-61 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:16 | LSU | James Clayton hits a fadeaway from the left wing | 73-61 |
| 00:09 | Mississippi State | Robert Crosby is open and scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Kenneth Ovellette out of a doubleteam | 73-64 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:07 | LSU | Ronald Rochon is fouled in the backcourt by Frank Foss - foul #4 on Frank Foss, team foul #9 | 73-64 |
| 00:07 | LSU | Ronald Rochon misses the 1st free throw | 73-64 |
| 00:07 | Mississippi State | James Krout pulls down the rebound | 73-64 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | James Krout connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 73-67 |