| Lineup | LSU | PG - Milton Kocher (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Clinton Ragland (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronnie Bailey (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Frank Lambert (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Victor Moskowitz (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Bly (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marty Erwin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Justin Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Sledge (fresh) 1 pts. C - Phil Braithwaite (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Ronnie Bailey inbounds the ball | 35-23 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:35 | LSU | Frank Lambert hits a jumper from close range on a great pass from Milton Kocher | 37-23 |
| 19:11 | Mississippi State | Phil Braithwaite misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-23 |
| 19:09 | LSU | Clinton Ragland grabs the board | 37-23 |
| 18:55 | LSU | Clinton Ragland is fouled on the floor by Phil Braithwaite - foul #1 on Phil Braithwaite, team foul #1 | 37-23 |
| 18:30 | LSU | Clinton Ragland misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 37-23 |
| 18:28 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Phil Braithwaite | 37-23 |
| 18:03 | Mississippi State | Clinton Ragland steals it from James Bly | 37-23 |
| 17:59 | LSU | Clinton Ragland hits the finger roll | 39-23 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 17:42 | Mississippi State | Frank Lambert steals it from Phil Braithwaite | 39-23 |
| 17:26 | LSU | Marty Erwin steps in front of the Frank Lambert pass | 39-23 |
| 17:22 | Mississippi State | Marty Erwin hits the finger roll | 39-25 |
| 17:18 | LSU | Milton Kocher's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-25 |
| Subs | LSU | Richard Segura (SG), Terry Brunswick (PF), Viktor Zalwsky (C) Clinton Ragland, Frank Lambert, Victor Moskowitz | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charles Moore (SG), David Wilson (PF), Thomas Roberts (C) Marty Erwin, John Sledge, Phil Braithwaite | |
| 16:59 | Mississippi State | Justin Lewis is denied on a layup by Viktor Zalwsky | 39-25 |
| 16:57 | Mississippi State | James Bly grabs the offensive board | 39-25 |
| 16:41 | Mississippi State | Justin Lewis lays it up and in on a great pass from James Bly | 39-27 |
| 16:24 | LSU | Richard Segura travels with the ball | 39-27 |
| Subs | LSU | Clinton Ragland (SG) Milton Kocher | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Marty Erwin (SG) Justin Lewis | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 15:56 | Mississippi State | James Bly can't connect on a floater from the left block | 39-27 |
| 15:54 | LSU | Viktor Zalwsky grabs the board | 39-27 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Richard Segura (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Clinton Ragland (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ronnie Bailey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Terry Brunswick (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Viktor Zalwsky (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Bly (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marty Erwin (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Moore (fresh) PF - David Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Roberts (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | LSU | Clinton Ragland misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-27 |
| 15:39 | LSU | Terry Brunswick can't tip it in | 39-27 |
| 15:37 | LSU | Viktor Zalwsky tips it but misses | 39-27 |
| 15:35 | LSU | Clinton Ragland hits the follow up shot | 41-27 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 15:18 | Mississippi State | James Bly can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 41-27 |
| 15:17 | Mississippi State | Thomas Roberts hits the follow up shot | 41-29 |
| 14:58 | LSU | Richard Segura comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-29 |
| 14:57 | Mississippi State | Charles Moore snags the defensive board | 41-29 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 14:30 | Mississippi State | James Bly lays it in and he's fouled by Clinton Ragland - foul #3 on Clinton Ragland, team foul #1 | 41-31 |
| Subs | LSU | Milton Kocher (PG), Frank Lambert (PF), Victor Moskowitz (C) Richard Segura, Terry Brunswick, Viktor Zalwsky | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joseph Neves (SG), Justin Lewis (SF), John Sledge (PF), Phil Braithwaite (C) Marty Erwin, Charles Moore, David Wilson, Thomas Roberts | |
| 14:30 | Mississippi State | James Bly misses the free throw | 41-31 |
| 14:30 | LSU | The rebound goes to Victor Moskowitz | 41-31 |
| 14:14 | LSU | Ronnie Bailey knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-31 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 14:07 | Mississippi State | Frank Lambert picks off the pass by James Bly | 44-31 |
| 13:51 | LSU | Milton Kocher misses long on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by James Bly - foul #1 on James Bly, team foul #2 | 44-31 |
| 13:51 | LSU | Milton Kocher makes the 1st free throw | 45-31 |
| 13:51 | LSU | Milton Kocher makes the 2nd free throw | 46-31 |
| 13:26 | Mississippi State | Ronnie Bailey is called for the reach on James Bly - foul #1 on Ronnie Bailey, team foul #2 | 46-31 |
| 13:10 | Mississippi State | Clinton Ragland picks off the pass by James Bly | 46-31 |
| 12:57 | LSU | Victor Moskowitz's fadeaway is rejected by John Sledge | 46-31 |
| 12:55 | LSU | Clinton Ragland hits the follow up shot | 48-31 |
| 12:35 | Mississippi State | Phil Braithwaite misses short on a shot near the basket | 48-31 |
| 12:33 | Mississippi State | James Bly tips it back up and in | 48-33 |
| 12:19 | LSU | Ronnie Bailey clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 48-33 |
| 12:18 | Mississippi State | Phil Braithwaite snags the defensive board | 48-33 |
| 12:08 | Mississippi State | Justin Lewis misses long on a jumper from the left side | 48-33 |
| 12:07 | LSU | Frank Lambert snags the defensive board | 48-33 |
| 11:50 | LSU | Clinton Ragland is fouled on the floor by Joseph Neves - foul #4 on Joseph Neves, team foul #3 | 48-33 |
| Subs | LSU | Richard Segura (SG), Terry Brunswick (PF), Viktor Zalwsky (C) Clinton Ragland, Frank Lambert, Victor Moskowitz | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Marty Erwin (SG), Charles Moore (SF), David Wilson (PF), Thomas Roberts (C) Joseph Neves, Justin Lewis, John Sledge, Phil Braithwaite | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Milton Kocher (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Segura (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ronnie Bailey (tiring) 9 pts. PF - Terry Brunswick (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Viktor Zalwsky (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Bly (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marty Erwin (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Moore (fresh) PF - David Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:31 | LSU | Richard Segura buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Ronnie Bailey | 51-33 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 11:15 | Mississippi State | Marty Erwin loses the ball out of bounds | 51-33 |
| 11:02 | LSU | Richard Segura misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 51-33 |
| 11:01 | LSU | Terry Brunswick grabs the offensive board | 51-33 |
| 10:43 | LSU | James Bly is called for the reach on Milton Kocher - foul #2 on James Bly, team foul #4 | 51-33 |
| Subs | LSU | Frank Lambert (PF) Viktor Zalwsky | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Justin Lewis (SF), John Sledge (PF) James Bly, David Wilson | |
| 10:32 | LSU | Milton Kocher drills a floater from the free throw line | 53-33 |
| 10:18 | Mississippi State | The jump hook by John Sledge is blocked by Terry Brunswick | 53-33 |
| 10:17 | LSU | Terry Brunswick grabs the board | 53-33 |
| 10:09 | LSU | Richard Segura can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-33 |
| 10:08 | Mississippi State | Justin Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 53-33 |
| 10:02 | Mississippi State | Justin Lewis hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 53-33 |
| 10:00 | LSU | Richard Segura grabs the defensive rebound | 53-33 |
| 09:44 | LSU | Ronnie Bailey makes the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Milton Kocher and the foul's on Marty Erwin - foul #2 on Marty Erwin, team foul #5 | 55-33 |
| Subs | LSU | Clinton Ragland (SG), Victor Moskowitz (C) Milton Kocher, Terry Brunswick | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Phil Braithwaite (C) Thomas Roberts | |
| 09:44 | LSU | Ronnie Bailey makes the free throw | 56-33 |
| 09:31 | Mississippi State | Marty Erwin misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-33 |
| 09:29 | LSU | Ronnie Bailey grabs the board | 56-33 |
| 09:18 | LSU | Victor Moskowitz is hacked by Charles Moore - foul #2 on Charles Moore, team foul #6 | 56-33 |
| Subs | LSU | Milton Kocher (PG), Viktor Zalwsky (PF) Richard Segura, Frank Lambert | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Bly (PG), David Wilson (PF) Charles Moore, John Sledge | |
| 09:13 | LSU | Viktor Zalwsky misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 56-33 |
| 09:12 | Mississippi State | David Wilson grabs the board | 56-33 |
| 09:02 | Mississippi State | Ronnie Bailey is called for the reach on Justin Lewis - foul #2 on Ronnie Bailey, team foul #3 | 56-33 |
| Subs | LSU | Terry Brunswick (PF) Viktor Zalwsky | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 08:47 | Mississippi State | David Wilson misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 56-33 |
| 08:46 | Mississippi State | Justin Lewis tips it in | 56-35 |
| 08:37 | LSU | Terry Brunswick hits a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Milton Kocher | 58-35 |
| 08:25 | Mississippi State | James Bly makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Marty Erwin | 58-37 |
| 08:10 | LSU | Ronnie Bailey can't connect on a floater in the lane | 58-37 |
| 08:08 | LSU | Terry Brunswick grabs the offensive board | 58-37 |
| 07:55 | LSU | Milton Kocher hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range but the foul's on Justin Lewis - foul #1 on Justin Lewis, team foul #7 | 58-37 |
| Subs | LSU | Richard Segura (SF), Frank Lambert (PF) Ronnie Bailey, Terry Brunswick | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joseph Neves (SG), John Sledge (PF), Thomas Roberts (C) Marty Erwin, David Wilson, Phil Braithwaite | |
| 07:55 | LSU | Milton Kocher makes the 1st free throw | 59-37 |
| 07:55 | LSU | Milton Kocher makes the 2nd free throw | 60-37 |
| 07:37 | Mississippi State | Joseph Neves's 3 pointer is rejected by Victor Moskowitz | 60-37 |
| 07:35 | LSU | The rebound goes to Frank Lambert | 60-37 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Milton Kocher (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. SG - Clinton Ragland (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Richard Segura (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Frank Lambert (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 4 stl. C - Victor Moskowitz (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Bly (tiring) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Neves (fresh) 4 pf. SF - Justin Lewis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. PF - John Sledge (fresh) 1 pts. C - Thomas Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:23 | LSU | Frank Lambert misses the dunk attempt | 60-37 |
| 07:22 | Mississippi State | Thomas Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 60-37 |
| 07:18 | Mississippi State | John Sledge's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-37 |
| Subs | LSU | Terry Brunswick (C) Victor Moskowitz | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charles Moore (SF) Justin Lewis | |
| 06:55 | LSU | Richard Segura can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-37 |
| 06:54 | Mississippi State | Thomas Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 60-37 |
| 06:38 | Mississippi State | Joseph Neves hits a 3 from the right wing set up by John Sledge | 60-40 |
| 06:24 | LSU | Terry Brunswick misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Thomas Roberts - foul #1 on Thomas Roberts, team foul #8 | 60-40 |
| Subs | LSU | Ronnie Bailey (SF) Richard Segura | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Phil Braithwaite (C) Thomas Roberts | |
| 06:24 | LSU | Terry Brunswick misses the 1st free throw | 60-40 |
| 06:24 | LSU | Terry Brunswick makes the 2nd free throw | 61-40 |
| 06:17 | Mississippi State | James Bly misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 61-40 |
| 06:16 | LSU | The rebound goes to Frank Lambert | 61-40 |
| 06:07 | LSU | John Sledge is called for the reach on Frank Lambert - foul #1 on John Sledge, team foul #9 | 61-40 |
| Subs | LSU | Victor Moskowitz (C) Terry Brunswick | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Marty Erwin (PG) James Bly | |
| 06:07 | LSU | Frank Lambert makes the 1st free throw | 62-40 |
| 06:07 | LSU | Frank Lambert misses the 2nd free throw | 62-40 |
| 06:07 | Mississippi State | John Sledge gets the rebound | 62-40 |
| 05:52 | Mississippi State | The jump hook by Phil Braithwaite is blocked by Frank Lambert | 62-40 |
| 05:50 | LSU | Victor Moskowitz pulls down the rebound | 62-40 |
| 05:42 | LSU | John Sledge denies the turnaround by Frank Lambert | 62-40 |
| 05:40 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Phil Braithwaite | 62-40 |
| 05:33 | Mississippi State | Charles Moore is hacked by Clinton Ragland - foul #4 on Clinton Ragland, team foul #4 | 62-40 |
| Subs | LSU | Richard Segura (PG), Viktor Zalwsky (PF), Terry Brunswick (C) Milton Kocher, Frank Lambert, Victor Moskowitz | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Wilson (PF), Thomas Roberts (C) John Sledge, Phil Braithwaite | |
| 05:12 | Mississippi State | Terry Brunswick steals it from David Wilson | 62-40 |
| 04:48 | LSU | Ronnie Bailey is whistled for traveling | 62-40 |
| Subs | LSU | Milton Kocher (PG) Clinton Ragland | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 04:27 | Mississippi State | David Wilson drills a jumper from the right block | 62-42 |
| 04:11 | LSU | Milton Kocher scores on a fadeaway from the left side | 64-42 |
| 03:54 | Mississippi State | Joseph Neves misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 64-42 |
| 03:52 | Mississippi State | David Wilson hits the follow up shot | 64-44 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:31 | LSU | Ronnie Bailey drills a driving attempt from close range set up by Richard Segura | 66-44 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Milton Kocher (tiring) 14 pts. 6 ast. SG - Richard Segura (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronnie Bailey (tiring) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terry Brunswick (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Viktor Zalwsky (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Marty Erwin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Neves (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SF - Charles Moore (fairly fresh) PF - David Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Roberts (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:18 | Mississippi State | Marty Erwin buries a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from David Wilson | 66-46 |
| 02:59 | LSU | Richard Segura misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 66-46 |
| 02:57 | Mississippi State | Marty Erwin pulls down the rebound | 66-46 |
| 02:50 | Mississippi State | Joseph Neves comes up short on the floater from close range | 66-46 |
| 02:49 | LSU | The rebound goes to Ronnie Bailey | 66-46 |
| 02:30 | LSU | Richard Segura misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 66-46 |
| 02:28 | LSU | Milton Kocher tips it in | 68-46 |
| 02:13 | Mississippi State | Marty Erwin drills a 3 from the right wing | 68-49 |
| 01:53 | LSU | Richard Segura misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 68-49 |
| 01:51 | LSU | Terry Brunswick gets the offensive rebound | 68-49 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 01:25 | LSU | Richard Segura misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 68-49 |
| 01:24 | Mississippi State | Thomas Roberts gets the rebound | 68-49 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 01:15 | Mississippi State | Marty Erwin misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 68-49 |
| 01:14 | LSU | Richard Segura pulls down the rebound | 68-49 |
| 00:51 | LSU | Milton Kocher can't finish the layup | 68-49 |
| 00:49 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Thomas Roberts | 68-49 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:44 | Mississippi State | David Wilson misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Terry Brunswick - foul #1 on Terry Brunswick, team foul #5 | 68-49 |
| Subs | LSU | Clinton Ragland (SG) Milton Kocher | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 00:44 | Mississippi State | David Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 68-49 |
| 00:44 | Mississippi State | David Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 68-49 |
| 00:44 | LSU | Terry Brunswick snags the defensive board | 68-49 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:15 | LSU | Terry Brunswick comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on David Wilson - foul #2 on David Wilson, team foul #10 | 68-49 |
| 00:15 | LSU | Terry Brunswick makes the 1st free throw | 69-49 |
| 00:15 | LSU | Terry Brunswick makes the 2nd free throw | 70-49 |
| 00:08 | Mississippi State | David Wilson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 70-49 |
| 00:06 | LSU | Richard Segura gets the rebound | 70-49 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Richard Segura runs out the clock | 70-49 |