| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Johnny Heard (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Edward Mozingo (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stanley Lust (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ryan Risher (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Messinger (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Matthew Woodburn (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Richard Craven (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Morrison (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Isaiah Bangert (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Geiger (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Gary Morrison inbounds the ball | 28-30 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:32 | LSU | Isaiah Bangert misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 28-30 |
| 19:30 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust pulls down the rebound | 28-30 |
| 19:18 | Mississippi State | Brian Messinger scores on a shot from the left block on a great pass from Edward Mozingo | 30-30 |
| 18:58 | LSU | Gary Morrison travels with the ball | 30-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Tadlock (PG), Preston Montez (SG), Woodrow Harvey (PF) Matthew Woodburn, Richard Craven, Isaiah Bangert | |
| 18:39 | Mississippi State | Ryan Risher steps out of bounds on the baseline | 30-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Isaiah Bangert (PF) Robert Geiger | |
| 18:23 | LSU | Isaiah Bangert can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 30-30 |
| 18:22 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Ryan Risher | 30-30 |
| 18:10 | Mississippi State | Gary Tadlock steals it from Edward Mozingo | 30-30 |
| 18:07 | LSU | Gary Tadlock lays it in | 30-32 |
| 17:58 | Mississippi State | Johnny Heard clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-32 |
| 17:56 | LSU | Preston Montez grabs the board | 30-32 |
| 17:27 | LSU | Gary Morrison misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 30-32 |
| 17:26 | LSU | Gary Morrison misses the tip | 30-32 |
| 17:24 | Mississippi State | Ryan Risher grabs the board | 30-32 |
| 17:00 | Mississippi State | Ryan Risher misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 30-32 |
| 16:58 | LSU | Isaiah Bangert snags the defensive board | 30-32 |
| 16:32 | LSU | Isaiah Bangert can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Johnny Heard - foul #2 on Johnny Heard, team foul #1 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Leroy Mullins (SG), Larry Fierros (SF), Ralph Dickens (PF) Edward Mozingo, Stanley Lust, Ryan Risher | |
| Subs | LSU | Matthew Woodburn (PG), Richard Craven (SG), John Hollifield (SF), Robert Geiger (C) Gary Tadlock, Preston Montez, Gary Morrison, Woodrow Harvey | |
| 16:32 | LSU | Isaiah Bangert makes the 1st free throw | 30-33 |
| 16:32 | LSU | Isaiah Bangert makes the 2nd free throw | 30-34 |
| 16:23 | Mississippi State | Johnny Heard's floater is knocked away by Robert Geiger | 30-34 |
| 16:22 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Ralph Dickens | 30-34 |
| 16:03 | Mississippi State | Larry Fierros loses the ball out of bounds | 30-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Christopher Cheek (PG), Andrew Alvord (C) Johnny Heard, Brian Messinger | |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Morrison (SF), Woodrow Harvey (PF) John Hollifield, Isaiah Bangert | |
| 15:38 | LSU | Gary Morrison comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 30-34 |
| 15:37 | Mississippi State | Ralph Dickens gets the rebound | 30-34 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Christopher Cheek (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leroy Mullins (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Larry Fierros (fresh) PF - Ralph Dickens (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Alvord (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Matthew Woodburn (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Richard Craven (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Morrison (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Woodrow Harvey (fresh) C - Robert Geiger (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Mississippi State | Christopher Cheek's layup is rejected by Gary Morrison | 30-34 |
| 15:31 | Mississippi State | Larry Fierros grabs the offensive rebound | 30-34 |
| 15:24 | Mississippi State | Ralph Dickens misses the lay-in | 30-34 |
| 15:23 | LSU | The rebound goes to Matthew Woodburn | 30-34 |
| 15:01 | LSU | Gary Morrison makes the jumper from close range and he's hacked by Andrew Alvord - foul #2 on Andrew Alvord, team foul #2 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Johnny Heard (PG), Edward Mozingo (SG), Ryan Risher (PF), Brian Messinger (C) Christopher Cheek, Leroy Mullins, Larry Fierros, Andrew Alvord | |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Tadlock (SG), Isaiah Bangert (PF) Richard Craven, Woodrow Harvey | |
| 15:01 | LSU | Gary Morrison misses the free throw | 30-36 |
| 15:01 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Ryan Risher | 30-36 |
| 14:44 | Mississippi State | Edward Mozingo hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Johnny Heard | 33-36 |
| 14:24 | LSU | Robert Geiger misses the easy layup | 33-36 |
| 14:23 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Geiger | 33-36 |
| 13:54 | LSU | Robert Geiger misses the lay-in | 33-36 |
| 13:52 | Mississippi State | Brian Messinger snags the defensive board | 33-36 |
| 13:27 | Mississippi State | Brian Messinger drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 35-36 |
| 12:59 | LSU | Isaiah Bangert comes up short on the driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Brian Messinger - foul #2 on Brian Messinger, team foul #3 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust (SF) Ralph Dickens | |
| Subs | LSU | Richard Craven (SG), John Hollifield (SF) Gary Tadlock, Gary Morrison | |
| 12:59 | LSU | Isaiah Bangert makes the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 12:59 | LSU | Isaiah Bangert makes the 2nd free throw | 35-38 |
| 12:44 | Mississippi State | Johnny Heard drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 38-38 |
| 12:24 | LSU | John Hollifield drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-41 |
| 12:08 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust travels with the ball | 38-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Christopher Cheek (PG), Andrew Alvord (C) Johnny Heard, Brian Messinger | |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Tadlock (PG), Gary Morrison (SF), Woodrow Harvey (PF) Matthew Woodburn, John Hollifield, Isaiah Bangert | |
| 11:39 | LSU | Robert Geiger is denied on a layup by Andrew Alvord | 38-41 |
| 11:37 | LSU | Woodrow Harvey grabs the offensive rebound | 38-41 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Christopher Cheek (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Mozingo (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stanley Lust (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ryan Risher (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Andrew Alvord (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Gary Tadlock (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Craven (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Morrison (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Woodrow Harvey (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Geiger (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:08 | LSU | Gary Tadlock misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 38-41 |
| 11:07 | LSU | Woodrow Harvey tips it back up and in | 38-43 |
| 10:45 | Mississippi State | Edward Mozingo drills a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Christopher Cheek | 40-43 |
| 10:41 | LSU | Gary Tadlock is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Cheek - foul #3 on Christopher Cheek, team foul #4 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Johnny Heard (PG), Leroy Mullins (SG), Ralph Dickens (PF), Brian Messinger (C) Christopher Cheek, Edward Mozingo, Ryan Risher, Andrew Alvord | |
| Subs | LSU | Matthew Woodburn (PG), Isaiah Bangert (PF) Gary Tadlock, Robert Geiger | |
| 10:26 | LSU | Gary Morrison scores on a jump hook from the baseline | 40-45 |
| 10:09 | Mississippi State | Ralph Dickens can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 40-45 |
| 10:07 | LSU | The rebound goes to Woodrow Harvey | 40-45 |
| 09:46 | LSU | Richard Craven comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Stanley Lust - foul #1 on Stanley Lust, team foul #5 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Larry Fierros (SF) Stanley Lust | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Geiger (C) Woodrow Harvey | |
| 09:46 | LSU | Richard Craven makes the 1st free throw | 40-46 |
| 09:46 | LSU | Richard Craven misses the 2nd free throw | 40-46 |
| 09:46 | Mississippi State | Brian Messinger snags the defensive board | 40-46 |
| 09:35 | Mississippi State | Johnny Heard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Tadlock (SG) Richard Craven | |
| 09:16 | LSU | Gary Morrison clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 40-46 |
| 09:14 | Mississippi State | Brian Messinger snags the defensive board | 40-46 |
| 08:55 | Mississippi State | Johnny Heard hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Matthew Woodburn - foul #3 on Matthew Woodburn, team foul #1 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Edward Mozingo (SF) Larry Fierros | |
| Subs | LSU | Richard Craven (SG), Woodrow Harvey (C) Gary Tadlock, Robert Geiger | |
| 08:55 | Mississippi State | Johnny Heard misses the 1st free throw | 40-46 |
| 08:55 | Mississippi State | Johnny Heard makes the 2nd free throw | 41-46 |
| 08:32 | LSU | Gary Morrison is hacked by Ralph Dickens - foul #2 on Ralph Dickens, team foul #6 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ryan Risher (PF) Ralph Dickens | |
| Subs | LSU | John Hollifield (SF), Robert Geiger (C) Gary Morrison, Woodrow Harvey | |
| 08:14 | LSU | Robert Geiger can't connect on a floater from the right block | 41-46 |
| 08:13 | Mississippi State | Edward Mozingo grabs the board | 41-46 |
| 07:51 | Mississippi State | Johnny Heard misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-46 |
| 07:49 | LSU | John Hollifield snags the defensive board | 41-46 |
| 07:43 | LSU | Robert Geiger scores on a floater from the right block on a great pass from Richard Craven | 41-48 |
| 07:21 | Mississippi State | Johnny Heard makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Ryan Risher | 43-48 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Johnny Heard (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leroy Mullins (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Edward Mozingo (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. PF - Ryan Risher (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Messinger (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Matthew Woodburn (fairly fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Craven (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Hollifield (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Isaiah Bangert (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Geiger (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 06:59 | LSU | John Hollifield clanks a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Brian Messinger - foul #3 on Brian Messinger, team foul #7 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Christopher Cheek (PG), Stanley Lust (SF), Andrew Alvord (C) Johnny Heard, Leroy Mullins, Brian Messinger | |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Tadlock (PG), Gary Morrison (SF), Woodrow Harvey (C) Matthew Woodburn, Richard Craven, Robert Geiger | |
| 06:59 | LSU | John Hollifield makes the 1st free throw | 43-49 |
| 06:59 | LSU | John Hollifield misses the 2nd free throw | 43-49 |
| 06:59 | Mississippi State | Andrew Alvord grabs the defensive rebound | 43-49 |
| 06:54 | Mississippi State | Edward Mozingo is denied on a layup by Woodrow Harvey | 43-49 |
| 06:53 | LSU | Woodrow Harvey gets the rebound | 43-49 |
| 06:26 | LSU | Woodrow Harvey buries a runner in the lane | 43-51 |
| 06:07 | Mississippi State | Edward Mozingo is fouled on the floor by John Hollifield - foul #3 on John Hollifield, team foul #2 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Johnny Heard (PG), Leroy Mullins (SG), Ralph Dickens (PF) Christopher Cheek, Edward Mozingo, Ryan Risher | |
| Subs | LSU | Matthew Woodburn (PG), Robert Geiger (C) John Hollifield, Isaiah Bangert | |
| 05:46 | Mississippi State | Andrew Alvord makes the shot from the right block | 45-51 |
| 05:23 | LSU | Gary Morrison scores on a jumper near the basket and the foul's on Ralph Dickens - foul #3 on Ralph Dickens, team foul #8 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Brian Messinger (C) Andrew Alvord | |
| Subs | LSU | Richard Craven (SG), Isaiah Bangert (PF) Matthew Woodburn, Woodrow Harvey | |
| 05:23 | LSU | Gary Morrison misses the free throw | 45-53 |
| 05:23 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Brian Messinger | 45-53 |
| 04:56 | Mississippi State | Brian Messinger knocks in the jumper from the left side | 47-53 |
| 04:36 | LSU | Richard Craven drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 47-55 |
| 04:15 | Mississippi State | Johnny Heard buries a shot from the left side | 49-55 |
| 03:59 | LSU | Richard Craven misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-55 |
| 03:57 | Mississippi State | Brian Messinger snags the defensive board | 49-55 |
| 03:54 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Edward Mozingo (SG), Ryan Risher (PF) Leroy Mullins, Ralph Dickens | |
| Subs | LSU | Matthew Woodburn (PG), Preston Montez (SG), Woodrow Harvey (C) Gary Tadlock, Richard Craven, Robert Geiger | |
| 03:52 | Mississippi State | Johnny Heard comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 49-55 |
| 03:51 | Mississippi State | Ryan Risher tips it back up and in | 51-55 |
| 03:34 | LSU | Ryan Risher denies the turnaround by Gary Morrison | 51-55 |
| 03:32 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Edward Mozingo | 51-55 |
| 03:21 | Mississippi State | Isaiah Bangert is called for the reach on Ryan Risher - foul #2 on Isaiah Bangert, team foul #3 | 51-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Richard Craven (SG) Preston Montez | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Johnny Heard (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Mozingo (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stanley Lust (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ryan Risher (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Brian Messinger (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Matthew Woodburn (fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Craven (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Morrison (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Isaiah Bangert (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Woodrow Harvey (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:56 | Mississippi State | Brian Messinger's fadeaway is rejected by Isaiah Bangert | 51-55 |
| 02:55 | Mississippi State | Ryan Risher pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-55 |
| 02:41 | Mississippi State | The jump hook by Brian Messinger is blocked by Gary Morrison | 51-55 |
| 02:40 | Mississippi State | Ryan Risher pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-55 |
| 02:23 | Mississippi State | Johnny Heard misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-55 |
| 02:21 | LSU | Gary Morrison gets the rebound | 51-55 |
| 02:07 | LSU | Isaiah Bangert misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 51-55 |
| 02:06 | LSU | Woodrow Harvey pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-55 |
| 01:48 | LSU | Woodrow Harvey drills a jumper from the free throw line | 51-57 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:27 | Mississippi State | Richard Craven is called for the reach on Edward Mozingo - foul #1 on Richard Craven, team foul #4 | 51-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Geiger (C) Woodrow Harvey | |
| 01:01 | Mississippi State | Brian Messinger misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 51-57 |
| 01:00 | LSU | Robert Geiger snags the defensive board | 51-57 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:57 | LSU | Robert Geiger is fouled in the backcourt by Johnny Heard - foul #3 on Johnny Heard, team foul #9 | 51-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Tadlock (SG) Richard Craven | |
| 00:57 | LSU | Robert Geiger misses the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 00:57 | Mississippi State | Brian Messinger snags the defensive board | 51-57 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:41 | Mississippi State | Ryan Risher buries a fadeaway from close range | 53-57 |
| 00:40 | LSU | Gary Tadlock is fouled in the backcourt by Edward Mozingo - foul #1 on Edward Mozingo, team foul #10 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Richard Craven (SG) Matthew Woodburn | |
| 00:40 | LSU | Gary Tadlock makes the 1st free throw | 53-58 |
| 00:40 | LSU | Gary Tadlock makes the 2nd free throw | 53-59 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:35 | Mississippi State | Johnny Heard scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by Stanley Lust | 56-59 |
| 00:33 | LSU | Isaiah Bangert is hacked by Edward Mozingo in the backcourt - foul #2 on Edward Mozingo, team foul #11 | 56-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Matthew Woodburn (PG) Gary Morrison | |
| 00:33 | LSU | Isaiah Bangert makes the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 00:33 | LSU | Isaiah Bangert makes the 2nd free throw | 56-61 |
| 00:28 | Mississippi State | Edward Mozingo misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 56-61 |
| 00:26 | Mississippi State | Edward Mozingo hits the follow up shot | 58-61 |
| 00:24 | LSU | Johnny Heard is called for the reach on Matthew Woodburn in the backcourt - foul #4 on Johnny Heard, team foul #12 | 58-61 |
| 00:24 | LSU | Matthew Woodburn makes the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 00:24 | LSU | Matthew Woodburn makes the 2nd free throw | 58-63 |
| 00:19 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-63 |
| 00:18 | LSU | Robert Geiger snags the defensive board | 58-63 |
| 00:15 | LSU | Robert Geiger is hacked by Johnny Heard in the backcourt - foul #5 on Johnny Heard, team foul #13 | 58-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Christopher Cheek (PG) Johnny Heard | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 00:15 | LSU | Robert Geiger makes the 1st free throw | 58-64 |
| 00:15 | LSU | Robert Geiger makes the 2nd free throw | 58-65 |
| 00:10 | Mississippi State | Edward Mozingo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-65 |
| 00:08 | Mississippi State | Brian Messinger snags the offensive board | 58-65 |
| 00:06 | Mississippi State | Edward Mozingo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-65 |
| 00:05 | LSU | Robert Geiger pulls down the rebound | 58-65 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:00 | LSU | Matthew Woodburn runs out the clock | 58-65 |