| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Long (fresh) SG - James Davis (fresh) SF - Clarence Williams (fresh) PF - Lin Xiong (fresh) C - Curtis Wiedeman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Kenneth Newhall (fresh) SG - Henry Smith (fresh) SF - Christopher Thornton (fresh) PF - Patrick Beery (fresh) C - Joseph Klock (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Patrick Beery wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | LSU | Joseph Klock can't connect on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Curtis Wiedeman - foul #1 on Curtis Wiedeman, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | LSU | Joseph Klock misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | LSU | Joseph Klock misses the 2nd free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams knocks in the fadeaway from close range set up by James Davis | 2-0 |
| 18:59 | LSU | Patrick Beery hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 2-0 |
| 18:57 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to James Davis | 2-0 |
| 18:52 | Mississippi State | Robert Long double dribbles | 2-0 |
| 18:35 | LSU | Patrick Beery is whistled for traveling | 2-0 |
| 18:25 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman misses the easy layup | 2-0 |
| 18:23 | LSU | Patrick Beery grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 18:04 | LSU | Kenneth Newhall misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 18:02 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 17:38 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 2-0 |
| 17:36 | LSU | The rebound goes to Henry Smith | 2-0 |
| 17:09 | LSU | Patrick Beery throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-0 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gene Land (PG), Justin Cobb (SG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Li-Liang Zhao (PF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Robert Long, James Davis, Clarence Williams, Lin Xiong, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| Subs | LSU | Walter Edmondson (PG), Earnest Mateer (PF), Anthony Rotz (C) Kenneth Newhall, Patrick Beery, Joseph Klock | |
| 16:58 | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb is called for a charge - foul #1 on Justin Cobb, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 16:36 | LSU | Earnest Mateer can't connect on an uncontested shot from the right block | 2-0 |
| 16:35 | LSU | Walter Edmondson tips it home | 2-2 |
| 16:20 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro's fadeaway is rejected by Anthony Rotz | 2-2 |
| 16:18 | LSU | The rebound goes to Walter Edmondson | 2-2 |
| 15:52 | LSU | Earnest Mateer knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side | 2-4 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Gene Land (fresh) SG - Justin Cobb (fresh) SF - Danny Carreiro (fresh) PF - Li-Liang Zhao (fresh) C - Guadalupe Mendoza (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Walter Edmondson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Henry Smith (fairly fresh) SF - Christopher Thornton (fairly fresh) PF - Earnest Mateer (fresh) 2 pts. C - Anthony Rotz (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Mississippi State | Walter Edmondson is called for the reach on Gene Land - foul #1 on Walter Edmondson, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Kenneth Newhall (PG), Frank Bergsman (SF), Patrick Beery (PF), Joseph Klock (C) Henry Smith, Christopher Thornton, Earnest Mateer, Anthony Rotz | |
| 15:22 | Mississippi State | Gene Land scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Guadalupe Mendoza | 5-4 |
| 14:57 | LSU | Walter Edmondson misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Justin Cobb - foul #2 on Justin Cobb, team foul #3 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Ernest Catoe (PF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Justin Cobb, Li-Liang Zhao, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 14:57 | LSU | Walter Edmondson makes the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 14:57 | LSU | Walter Edmondson makes the 2nd free throw | 5-6 |
| 14:45 | Mississippi State | Walter Edmondson steps in front of the Robert Long pass | 5-6 |
| 14:28 | LSU | Walter Edmondson hits a floater from the right side on a great pass from Frank Bergsman and he's fouled by Robert Long - foul #1 on Robert Long, team foul #4 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams (SF), Lin Xiong (PF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Danny Carreiro, Ernest Catoe, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| Subs | LSU | Christopher Thornton (SF) Frank Bergsman | |
| 14:28 | LSU | Walter Edmondson makes the free throw | 5-9 |
| 14:16 | Mississippi State | Robert Long hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Kenneth Newhall - foul #1 on Kenneth Newhall, team foul #2 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Li-Liang Zhao (C) Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| Subs | LSU | Earnest Mateer (PF) Patrick Beery | |
| 14:16 | Mississippi State | Robert Long makes the 1st free throw | 6-9 |
| 14:16 | Mississippi State | Robert Long makes the 2nd free throw | 7-9 |
| 13:56 | LSU | Christopher Thornton is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 7-9 |
| 13:55 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams pulls down the rebound | 7-9 |
| 13:49 | Mississippi State | Robert Long can't finish the layup | 7-9 |
| 13:47 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong tips it home | 9-9 |
| 13:24 | LSU | Christopher Thornton travels with the ball | 9-9 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Davis (PG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Ernest Catoe (PF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Robert Long, Clarence Williams, Lin Xiong, Li-Liang Zhao | |
| Subs | LSU | Henry Smith (SG), Anthony Rotz (C) Walter Edmondson, Joseph Klock | |
| 13:13 | Mississippi State | Earnest Mateer swats the short shot by Gene Land | 9-9 |
| 13:12 | LSU | Earnest Mateer pulls down the rebound | 9-9 |
| 12:43 | LSU | Christopher Thornton misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 9-9 |
| 12:41 | LSU | Henry Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 9-9 |
| 12:23 | LSU | Henry Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 9-9 |
| 12:21 | LSU | Anthony Rotz snags the offensive board | 9-9 |
| 11:57 | LSU | Danny Carreiro takes the ball from Christopher Thornton after a doubleteam | 9-9 |
| 11:42 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman is whistled for traveling | 9-9 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Clarence Williams (SF), Lin Xiong (PF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Gene Land, Danny Carreiro, Ernest Catoe, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| Subs | LSU | Walter Edmondson (PG), Frank Bergsman (SF), Patrick Beery (PF), Joseph Klock (C) Kenneth Newhall, Christopher Thornton, Earnest Mateer, Anthony Rotz | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Long (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Davis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Clarence Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lin Xiong (fresh) 2 pts. C - Guadalupe Mendoza (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Walter Edmondson (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Henry Smith (fresh) SF - Frank Bergsman (fresh) PF - Patrick Beery (fresh) C - Joseph Klock (fresh) | |
| 11:21 | LSU | Walter Edmondson is hacked by Lin Xiong - foul #1 on Lin Xiong, team foul #5 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gene Land (SG) James Davis | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 11:05 | LSU | Patrick Beery comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 9-9 |
| 11:04 | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza gets the rebound | 9-9 |
| 10:47 | Mississippi State | Joseph Klock blocks the jumper by Lin Xiong | 9-9 |
| 10:45 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong tips it in | 11-9 |
| 10:25 | LSU | Frank Bergsman is open and buries a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Walter Edmondson | 11-11 |
| 10:21 | Mississippi State | Gene Land misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 11-11 |
| 10:20 | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza tips it home | 13-11 |
| 09:51 | LSU | Gene Land is called for the reach on Henry Smith - foul #1 on Gene Land, team foul #6 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Davis (SG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Li-Liang Zhao (PF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Gene Land, Clarence Williams, Lin Xiong, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| Subs | LSU | Kenneth Newhall (PG), Christopher Thornton (SF) Henry Smith, Frank Bergsman | |
| 09:35 | LSU | Walter Edmondson is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 13-11 |
| 09:33 | LSU | Christopher Thornton can't tip it in | 13-11 |
| 09:32 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to James Davis | 13-11 |
| 09:09 | Mississippi State | Robert Long buries a fadeaway from the left wing set up by James Davis | 15-11 |
| 08:51 | LSU | Walter Edmondson misses the dunk over the doubleteam | 15-11 |
| 08:50 | LSU | Christopher Thornton tips it back up and in | 15-13 |
| 08:43 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman scores on a turnaround from the left block and he's fouled by Patrick Beery - foul #1 on Patrick Beery, team foul #3 | 17-13 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gene Land (SG), Clarence Williams (SF), Lin Xiong (PF) James Davis, Danny Carreiro, Li-Liang Zhao | |
| Subs | LSU | Earnest Mateer (PF), Anthony Rotz (C) Patrick Beery, Joseph Klock | |
| 08:43 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman makes the free throw | 18-13 |
| 08:24 | LSU | Curtis Wiedeman is called for the reach on Christopher Thornton - foul #2 on Curtis Wiedeman, team foul #7 | 18-13 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Davis (SG), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Robert Long, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| Subs | LSU | Henry Smith (SG) Walter Edmondson | |
| 08:24 | LSU | Christopher Thornton makes the 1st free throw | 18-14 |
| 08:24 | LSU | Christopher Thornton makes the 2nd free throw | 18-15 |
| 08:11 | Mississippi State | Gene Land clanks a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Kenneth Newhall - foul #2 on Kenneth Newhall, team foul #4 | 18-15 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG) James Davis | |
| Subs | LSU | Walter Edmondson (PG) Kenneth Newhall | |
| 08:11 | Mississippi State | Gene Land misses the 1st free throw | 18-15 |
| 08:11 | Mississippi State | Gene Land makes the 2nd free throw | 19-15 |
| 07:52 | LSU | Earnest Mateer is alone and throws it down on a great pass from Walter Edmondson | 19-17 |
| 07:41 | Mississippi State | A charge is called on Lin Xiong - foul #2 on Lin Xiong, team foul #8 | 19-17 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Davis (SG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Li-Liang Zhao (PF) Gene Land, Clarence Williams, Lin Xiong | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Long (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - James Davis (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Danny Carreiro (fresh) PF - Li-Liang Zhao (fresh) C - Guadalupe Mendoza (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Walter Edmondson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Henry Smith (fresh) SF - Christopher Thornton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Earnest Mateer (fresh) 4 pts. C - Anthony Rotz (fresh) | |
| 07:30 | LSU | Henry Smith buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Christopher Thornton out of a doubleteam | 19-20 |
| 07:01 | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza is hacked by Anthony Rotz - foul #1 on Anthony Rotz, team foul #5 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gene Land (PG), Clarence Williams (SF) Robert Long, Danny Carreiro | |
| Subs | LSU | Joseph Klock (C) Anthony Rotz | |
| 06:56 | Mississippi State | Gene Land is hacked by Henry Smith - foul #1 on Henry Smith, team foul #6 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Patrick Beery (PF) Earnest Mateer | |
| 06:35 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams is hacked by Walter Edmondson - foul #2 on Walter Edmondson, team foul #7 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro (SF), Ernest Catoe (PF) James Davis, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| Subs | LSU | Kenneth Newhall (PG) Walter Edmondson | |
| 06:35 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams makes the 1st free throw | 20-20 |
| 06:35 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 20-20 |
| 06:35 | LSU | Patrick Beery grabs the defensive rebound | 20-20 |
| 06:14 | LSU | Christopher Thornton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-20 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Clarence Williams, Ernest Catoe | |
| Subs | LSU | Frank Bergsman (SF) Christopher Thornton | |
| 05:59 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro misses the shot near the basket | 20-20 |
| 05:57 | LSU | Patrick Beery grabs the defensive rebound | 20-20 |
| 05:30 | LSU | Frank Bergsman misses short on an open floater from the right wing | 20-20 |
| 05:28 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Li-Liang Zhao | 20-20 |
| 05:10 | Mississippi State | Li-Liang Zhao can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 20-20 |
| 05:09 | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza grabs the offensive rebound | 20-20 |
| 04:47 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Long | 23-20 |
| 04:23 | LSU | Kenneth Newhall is hacked by Guadalupe Mendoza - foul #1 on Guadalupe Mendoza, team foul #9 | 23-20 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Davis (SG), Clarence Williams (SF), Ernest Catoe (PF) Gene Land, Danny Carreiro, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| Subs | LSU | Christopher Thornton (SF), Earnest Mateer (PF), Anthony Rotz (C) Frank Bergsman, Patrick Beery, Joseph Klock | |
| 04:23 | LSU | Kenneth Newhall misses the 1st free throw | 23-20 |
| 04:23 | Mississippi State | Li-Liang Zhao snags the defensive board | 23-20 |
| 04:04 | Mississippi State | Robert Long makes the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by James Davis | 25-20 |
| 03:39 | LSU | Kenneth Newhall misses the easy layup | 25-20 |
| 03:38 | LSU | Henry Smith snags the offensive board | 25-20 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Long (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Davis (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Clarence Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ernest Catoe (fresh) C - Li-Liang Zhao (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Kenneth Newhall (fairly fresh) SG - Henry Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Christopher Thornton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Earnest Mateer (fresh) 4 pts. C - Anthony Rotz (fresh) | |
| 03:24 | LSU | Kenneth Newhall misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-20 |
| 03:23 | LSU | Christopher Thornton tips it back up and in | 25-22 |
| 03:18 | Mississippi State | Li-Liang Zhao is called for traveling | 25-22 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb (SG), Lin Xiong (PF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Robert Long, Ernest Catoe, Li-Liang Zhao | |
| Subs | LSU | Walter Edmondson (SG) Henry Smith | |
| 02:55 | LSU | James Davis is called for the reach on Kenneth Newhall - foul #1 on James Davis, team foul #10 | 25-22 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gene Land (PG) James Davis | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 02:55 | LSU | Kenneth Newhall makes the 1st free throw | 25-23 |
| 02:55 | LSU | Kenneth Newhall makes the 2nd free throw | 25-24 |
| 02:44 | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 25-24 |
| 02:43 | LSU | Anthony Rotz grabs the defensive rebound | 25-24 |
| 02:14 | LSU | Christopher Thornton works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 25-24 |
| 02:13 | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb pulls down the rebound | 25-24 |
| 02:09 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman is called for traveling | 25-24 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Davis (PG), Danny Carreiro (SF) Gene Land, Clarence Williams | |
| Subs | LSU | Joseph Klock (C) Anthony Rotz | |
| 01:51 | LSU | Walter Edmondson works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 25-24 |
| 01:49 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman pulls down the rebound | 25-24 |
| 01:42 | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb is fouled on the floor by Walter Edmondson - foul #3 on Walter Edmondson, team foul #8 | 25-24 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Clarence Williams (SF) James Davis, Danny Carreiro | |
| Subs | LSU | Henry Smith (SG), Patrick Beery (PF) Walter Edmondson, Earnest Mateer | |
| 01:42 | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb makes the 1st free throw | 26-24 |
| 01:42 | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb makes the 2nd free throw | 27-24 |
| 01:20 | LSU | Christopher Thornton makes the contested 3pt jumper from the right wing | 27-27 |
| 01:08 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Newhall is called for the reach on Curtis Wiedeman - foul #3 on Kenneth Newhall, team foul #9 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Davis (PG), Danny Carreiro (SF) Robert Long, Clarence Williams | |
| Subs | LSU | Walter Edmondson (PG) Kenneth Newhall | |
| 01:08 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman misses the 1st free throw | 27-27 |
| 01:08 | LSU | Patrick Beery pulls down the rebound | 27-27 |
| 00:46 | LSU | James Davis is called for the reach on Walter Edmondson - foul #2 on James Davis, team foul #11 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gene Land (PG), Clarence Williams (SF) James Davis, Danny Carreiro | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 00:46 | LSU | Walter Edmondson makes the 1st free throw | 27-28 |
| 00:46 | LSU | Walter Edmondson makes the 2nd free throw | 27-29 |
| 00:25 | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 30-29 |
| 00:03 | LSU | Christopher Thornton evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-29 |
| 00:01 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong gets the rebound | 30-29 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 30-29 |