| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Clayton (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Ferrero (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Rochon (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joe Tye (fresh) 2 reb. C - Louis Borja (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Frank Foss (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Dean (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Bennett (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - James Krout (fresh) 3 reb. C - George Vangilder (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | William Bennett inbounds the ball | 30-31 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Mississippi State | Louis Borja denies the turnaround by George Vangilder | 30-31 |
| 19:43 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder hits the follow up shot | 30-33 |
| 19:29 | LSU | Ronald Rochon makes the runner from the left block set up by John Ferrero | 32-33 |
| 19:13 | Mississippi State | William Bennett's floater is tipped away by Ronald Rochon | 32-33 |
| 19:12 | Mississippi State | James Krout gets the offensive rebound | 32-33 |
| 18:53 | Mississippi State | William Bennett's pass is intercepted by James Clayton | 32-33 |
| 18:34 | LSU | James Clayton comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-33 |
| 18:33 | Mississippi State | James Krout grabs the board | 32-33 |
| 18:07 | Mississippi State | James Krout hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 32-33 |
| 18:05 | LSU | Louis Borja snags the defensive board | 32-33 |
| 17:58 | LSU | Joe Tye jams it on a nice dish by Ronald Rochon | 34-33 |
| 17:40 | Mississippi State | Frank Foss clanks a 3 from the right corner | 34-33 |
| 17:38 | LSU | Joe Tye gets the rebound | 34-33 |
| 17:22 | LSU | James Clayton can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 34-33 |
| 17:20 | LSU | Ronald Rochon hits the follow up shot | 36-33 |
| 17:12 | Mississippi State | James Dean is hacked by James Clayton - foul #2 on James Clayton, team foul #1 | 36-33 |
| Subs | LSU | Steven Kinman (PG), Donald Kantor (PF) James Clayton, Joe Tye | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi (SG), Dan Pittman (SF) James Dean, George Vangilder | |
| 16:57 | Mississippi State | Frank Foss misses long on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Ronald Rochon - foul #2 on Ronald Rochon, team foul #2 | 36-33 |
| 16:57 | Mississippi State | Frank Foss makes the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 16:57 | Mississippi State | Frank Foss makes the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 16:41 | LSU | Louis Borja is whistled for a carry | 36-35 |
| Subs | LSU | James Clayton (PG) John Ferrero | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella (SG), George Vangilder (C) Frank Foss, William Bennett | |
| 16:21 | Mississippi State | Steven Kinman takes the ball from James Krout | 36-35 |
| 16:11 | LSU | James Clayton drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Ronald Rochon | 38-35 |
| 15:56 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder can't finish the layup | 38-35 |
| 15:54 | LSU | Steven Kinman pulls down the rebound | 38-35 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Clayton (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Kinman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Ronald Rochon (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Kantor (fresh) 2 pts. C - Louis Borja (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Maximo Bianchi (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SG - Ronald Panella (fresh) SF - Dan Pittman (fresh) PF - James Krout (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - George Vangilder (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:42 | LSU | James Clayton knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-35 |
| 15:20 | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by George Vangilder | 41-37 |
| 14:59 | LSU | James Krout steals it from Donald Kantor | 41-37 |
| 14:39 | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman is fouled on the floor by Donald Kantor - foul #2 on Donald Kantor, team foul #3 | 41-37 |
| Subs | LSU | John Ferrero (SG), Joe Tye (PF), Grant Kirkwood (C) James Clayton, Donald Kantor, Louis Borja | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frank Foss (PG), James Dean (SG), William Bennett (SF), Dave Iser (PF) Maximo Bianchi, Ronald Panella, Dan Pittman, James Krout | |
| 14:30 | Mississippi State | John Ferrero is called for the reach on Frank Foss - foul #1 on John Ferrero, team foul #4 | 41-37 |
| 14:13 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder connects on the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Frank Foss and the foul's on Grant Kirkwood - foul #3 on Grant Kirkwood, team foul #5 | 41-39 |
| Subs | LSU | James Clayton (PG) Ronald Rochon | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 14:13 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder makes the free throw | 41-40 |
| 14:04 | LSU | James Clayton travels with the ball | 41-40 |
| Subs | LSU | Ronald Rochon (SF) James Clayton | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 13:39 | Mississippi State | Frank Foss misses long on a floater from the left side | 41-40 |
| 13:38 | Mississippi State | William Bennett grabs the offensive board | 41-40 |
| 13:25 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser misses short on a runner from close range | 41-40 |
| 13:24 | LSU | The rebound goes to John Ferrero | 41-40 |
| 13:19 | LSU | John Ferrero hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Grant Kirkwood | 43-40 |
| 12:54 | Mississippi State | Frank Foss is fouled on the floor by Steven Kinman - foul #2 on Steven Kinman, team foul #6 | 43-40 |
| Subs | LSU | James Clayton (PG), Donald Kantor (PF), Louis Borja (C) Ronald Rochon, Joe Tye, Grant Kirkwood | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman (SF), James Krout (PF) Dave Iser, George Vangilder | |
| 12:43 | Mississippi State | James Dean buries a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Frank Foss | 43-42 |
| 12:23 | LSU | Dan Pittman is called for the reach on James Clayton - foul #1 on Dan Pittman, team foul #1 | 43-42 |
| Subs | LSU | Ronald Rochon (SF), Frank Laurel (PF) Steven Kinman, Donald Kantor | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 12:05 | LSU | John Ferrero hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Ronald Rochon | 46-42 |
| 11:48 | Mississippi State | James Dean misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-42 |
| 11:47 | LSU | Frank Laurel snags the defensive board | 46-42 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Clayton (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Ferrero (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Rochon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Frank Laurel (fresh) 3 reb. C - Louis Borja (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Frank Foss (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Dean (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Dan Pittman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Krout (fresh) 5 reb. C - William Bennett (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 11:36 | LSU | John Ferrero misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-42 |
| 11:34 | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman grabs the defensive rebound | 46-42 |
| 11:28 | Mississippi State | Louis Borja steals it from Frank Foss | 46-42 |
| 11:18 | LSU | James Krout is called for the reach on Frank Laurel - foul #3 on James Krout, team foul #2 | 46-42 |
| Subs | LSU | Joe Tye (PF), Grant Kirkwood (C) Frank Laurel, Louis Borja | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi (PG), Ronald Panella (SG), Dave Iser (C) Frank Foss, James Dean, William Bennett | |
| 11:11 | LSU | John Ferrero connects on the floater from just outside the lane set up by Ronald Rochon | 48-42 |
| 10:50 | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman knocks in the floater from the left block set up by Maximo Bianchi | 48-44 |
| 10:32 | LSU | James Clayton hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 48-44 |
| 10:31 | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella grabs the board | 48-44 |
| 10:08 | Mississippi State | James Krout buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-47 |
| 09:53 | LSU | John Ferrero is fouled on the floor by Ronald Panella - foul #1 on Ronald Panella, team foul #3 | 48-47 |
| Subs | LSU | Steven Kinman (SG), Donald Kantor (PF), Louis Borja (C) John Ferrero, Joe Tye, Grant Kirkwood | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frank Foss (PG), William Bennett (SF), George Vangilder (C) Ronald Panella, Dan Pittman, Dave Iser | |
| 09:38 | LSU | James Clayton can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-47 |
| 09:36 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to George Vangilder | 48-47 |
| 09:07 | Mississippi State | William Bennett works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 48-47 |
| 09:06 | LSU | The rebound goes to James Clayton | 48-47 |
| 08:49 | LSU | Donald Kantor loses the dribble to Frank Foss | 48-47 |
| 08:44 | Mississippi State | Frank Foss lays it up and in | 48-49 |
| 08:20 | LSU | James Clayton hits a 3 from the right wing | 51-49 |
| 08:10 | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-49 |
| 08:09 | Mississippi State | James Krout misses the tip | 51-49 |
| 08:07 | LSU | Louis Borja pulls down the rebound | 51-49 |
| 07:49 | LSU | James Clayton makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Donald Kantor | 54-49 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Clayton (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Kinman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Ronald Rochon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Kantor (fresh) 2 pts. C - Louis Borja (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Frank Foss (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Maximo Bianchi (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - William Bennett (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - James Krout (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - George Vangilder (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Mississippi State | William Bennett is whistled for a carry | 54-49 |
| Subs | LSU | John Ferrero (SG), Joe Tye (PF) James Clayton, Donald Kantor | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Green (PG), James Dean (SG), Dan Pittman (SF), Dave Iser (PF) Frank Foss, Maximo Bianchi, James Krout, George Vangilder | |
| 06:58 | LSU | Ronald Rochon is fouled on the floor by Dan Pittman - foul #2 on Dan Pittman, team foul #4 | 54-49 |
| Subs | LSU | James Clayton (PG), Grant Kirkwood (C) Ronald Rochon, Louis Borja | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Vangilder (C) William Bennett | |
| 06:44 | LSU | Joe Tye loses the ball out of bounds | 54-49 |
| Subs | LSU | Ronald Rochon (SF), Louis Borja (C) James Clayton, Grant Kirkwood | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 06:26 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder scores on a turnaround near the basket | 54-51 |
| 06:05 | LSU | Steven Kinman travels with the ball | 54-51 |
| Subs | LSU | James Clayton (PG), Grant Kirkwood (C) Steven Kinman, Louis Borja | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frank Foss (PG) James Green | |
| 05:54 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on James Clayton - foul #3 on James Clayton, team foul #7 | 54-51 |
| Subs | LSU | Louis Borja (C) Grant Kirkwood | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Bennett (SF), James Krout (PF) Dan Pittman, Dave Iser | |
| 05:54 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder misses the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 05:54 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder misses the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| 05:54 | LSU | Louis Borja grabs the board | 54-51 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:26 | LSU | John Ferrero comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-51 |
| 05:25 | Mississippi State | James Krout pulls down the rebound | 54-51 |
| 05:09 | Mississippi State | William Bennett shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the runner in the paint | 54-51 |
| 05:08 | LSU | James Clayton gets the rebound | 54-51 |
| 05:04 | LSU | James Clayton misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-51 |
| 05:02 | Mississippi State | William Bennett pulls down the rebound | 54-51 |
| 04:47 | Mississippi State | William Bennett hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 54-51 |
| 04:45 | LSU | Joe Tye gets the rebound | 54-51 |
| 04:24 | LSU | Joe Tye can't connect on a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by James Krout - foul #4 on James Krout, team foul #5 | 54-51 |
| Subs | LSU | Steven Kinman (SF), Grant Kirkwood (C) Ronald Rochon, Louis Borja | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi (SG), Dan Pittman (SF) James Dean, George Vangilder | |
| 04:24 | LSU | Joe Tye makes the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 04:24 | LSU | Joe Tye makes the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| 04:13 | Mississippi State | William Bennett blows the layup but he's hacked by Grant Kirkwood - foul #4 on Grant Kirkwood, team foul #8 | 56-51 |
| Subs | LSU | Ronald Rochon (SF), Donald Kantor (PF) Steven Kinman, Joe Tye | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 04:13 | Mississippi State | William Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 04:13 | Mississippi State | William Bennett misses the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 04:13 | LSU | Donald Kantor gets the rebound | 56-52 |
| 03:53 | LSU | John Ferrero misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-52 |
| 03:51 | LSU | Grant Kirkwood gets the offensive rebound | 56-52 |
| 03:33 | LSU | Ronald Rochon makes the driving attempt from the right block | 58-52 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Clayton (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Ferrero (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Rochon (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Kantor (fresh) 2 pts. C - Grant Kirkwood (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Frank Foss (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Maximo Bianchi (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Dan Pittman (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Krout (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - William Bennett (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 03:06 | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi is hacked by James Clayton - foul #4 on James Clayton, team foul #9 | 58-52 |
| Subs | LSU | Steven Kinman (SG), Joe Tye (PF), Louis Borja (C) John Ferrero, Donald Kantor, Grant Kirkwood | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella (SG), Dave Iser (PF), George Vangilder (C) Frank Foss, James Krout, William Bennett | |
| 03:06 | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi makes the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 03:06 | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi makes the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| 02:37 | LSU | Louis Borja makes the turnaround from close range on a great pass from James Clayton | 60-54 |
| 02:37 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-54 |
| Subs | LSU | John Ferrero (SG), Donald Kantor (PF) James Clayton, Joe Tye | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frank Foss (PG), James Dean (SG), William Bennett (SF), James Krout (PF) Maximo Bianchi, Ronald Panella, Dan Pittman, Dave Iser | |
| 02:18 | Mississippi State | James Dean scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-57 |
| 01:55 | LSU | Donald Kantor clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 60-57 |
| 01:54 | Mississippi State | William Bennett pulls down the rebound | 60-57 |
| 01:39 | Mississippi State | Frank Foss is fouled on the floor by Louis Borja - foul #2 on Louis Borja, team foul #10 | 60-57 |
| Subs | LSU | James Clayton (PG), Joe Tye (PF) Steven Kinman, Donald Kantor | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 01:39 | Mississippi State | Frank Foss makes the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 01:39 | Mississippi State | Frank Foss misses the 2nd free throw | 60-58 |
| 01:39 | LSU | Louis Borja snags the defensive board | 60-58 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:22 | LSU | John Ferrero hits a jumper from just outside the lane | 62-58 |
| 01:10 | Mississippi State | William Bennett is denied on a layup by Louis Borja | 62-58 |
| 01:08 | Mississippi State | William Bennett pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-58 |
| 00:52 | Mississippi State | James Dean misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 62-58 |
| 00:50 | Mississippi State | William Bennett misses the tip | 62-58 |
| 00:48 | Mississippi State | Frank Foss grabs the offensive board | 62-58 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:38 | Mississippi State | William Bennett loses the ball out of bounds | 62-58 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:37 | LSU | James Clayton is hacked by Frank Foss in the backcourt - foul #1 on Frank Foss, team foul #6 | 62-58 |
| 00:36 | LSU | Ronald Rochon is hacked by George Vangilder - foul #1 on George Vangilder, team foul #7 | 62-58 |
| 00:36 | LSU | Ronald Rochon makes the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 00:36 | LSU | Ronald Rochon makes the 2nd free throw | 64-58 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:28 | Mississippi State | James Dean comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 64-58 |
| 00:27 | LSU | Ronald Rochon gets the rebound | 64-58 |
| 00:24 | LSU | Frank Foss is called for the reach on Ronald Rochon in the backcourt - foul #2 on Frank Foss, team foul #8 | 64-58 |
| Subs | LSU | Donald Kantor (PF) Joe Tye | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 00:24 | LSU | Ronald Rochon makes the 1st free throw | 65-58 |
| 00:24 | LSU | Ronald Rochon misses the 2nd free throw | 65-58 |
| 00:24 | Mississippi State | James Krout pulls down the rebound | 65-58 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:17 | Mississippi State | James Krout knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 65-61 |
| 00:15 | LSU | Frank Foss is called for the reach on Ronald Rochon in the backcourt - foul #3 on Frank Foss, team foul #9 | 65-61 |
| Subs | LSU | Frank Laurel (PF) Donald Kantor | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 00:15 | LSU | Ronald Rochon makes the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 00:15 | LSU | Ronald Rochon makes the 2nd free throw | 67-61 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:10 | Mississippi State | James Krout hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 67-61 |
| 00:08 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder snags the offensive board | 67-61 |
| 00:05 | Mississippi State | James Krout hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 67-61 |
| 00:03 | Mississippi State | James Krout grabs the offensive rebound | 67-61 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | James Dean loses the dribble to James Clayton | 67-61 |