| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Chris Franks (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dustin Edwards (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Travis Stanford (fresh) PF - Kosta Gembarowski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - David Halls (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Dustin Wade (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Delarosa (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Powell (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Charles Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Kevin Burke (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford inbounds the ball | 29-30 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski is fouled on the floor by Kevin Burke - foul #2 on Kevin Burke, team foul #1 | 29-30 |
| 19:23 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 29-30 |
| 19:21 | LSU | Michael Powell snags the defensive board | 29-30 |
| 18:57 | LSU | Charles Clark comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Kosta Gembarowski - foul #2 on Kosta Gembarowski, team foul #1 | 29-30 |
| 18:57 | LSU | Charles Clark misses the 1st free throw | 29-30 |
| 18:57 | LSU | Charles Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 29-30 |
| 18:57 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski snags the defensive board | 29-30 |
| 18:39 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Chris Franks | 31-30 |
| 18:22 | LSU | Dustin Wade shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Powell | 31-33 |
| 18:04 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Charles Clark - foul #2 on Charles Clark, team foul #2 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Roger Copley (SG), Kyle Striplin (C) David Delarosa, Kevin Burke | |
| 18:04 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski makes the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 18:04 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski makes the 2nd free throw | 33-33 |
| 17:51 | LSU | Kyle Striplin clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 33-33 |
| 17:49 | Mississippi State | Chris Franks pulls down the rebound | 33-33 |
| 17:37 | Mississippi State | David Halls's layup is rejected by Charles Clark | 33-33 |
| 17:36 | LSU | The rebound goes to Dustin Wade | 33-33 |
| 17:19 | LSU | Roger Copley is hacked by Kosta Gembarowski - foul #3 on Kosta Gembarowski, team foul #2 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Mayers (SG), George Charlton (SF), Vernon Newton (PF), Leo Johnson (C) Dustin Edwards, Travis Stanford, Kosta Gembarowski, David Halls | |
| Subs | LSU | Andrew Nelson (SG), Robert Law (SF), Glenn Young (PF) Dustin Wade, Michael Powell, Charles Clark | |
| 16:56 | LSU | Robert Law misses the floater from the right wing | 33-33 |
| 16:55 | LSU | Kyle Striplin grabs the offensive board | 33-33 |
| 16:36 | LSU | Robert Law is fouled on the floor by George Charlton - foul #1 on George Charlton, team foul #3 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Dickey (PG) Chris Franks | |
| Subs | LSU | David Delarosa (SG), Kevin Burke (C) Andrew Nelson, Kyle Striplin | |
| 16:08 | LSU | David Delarosa connects on the jumper from the baseline set up by Roger Copley | 33-35 |
| 15:51 | Mississippi State | Vernon Newton buries a shot in the lane set up by William Mayers | 35-35 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Dickey (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Mayers (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Charlton (fresh) PF - Vernon Newton (fresh) 6 pts. C - Leo Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Roger Copley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Delarosa (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Law (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Glenn Young (fresh) C - Kevin Burke (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | LSU | Robert Law knocks in the jump hook in the paint and the foul's on James Dickey - foul #1 on James Dickey, team foul #4 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Chris Franks (PG), Dustin Edwards (SG), Travis Stanford (SF), Kosta Gembarowski (PF), David Halls (C) James Dickey, William Mayers, George Charlton, Vernon Newton, Leo Johnson | |
| Subs | LSU | Dustin Wade (PG), Charles Clark (PF), Kyle Striplin (C) Roger Copley, Glenn Young, Kevin Burke | |
| 15:35 | LSU | Robert Law makes the free throw | 35-38 |
| 15:27 | Mississippi State | Chris Franks misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 35-38 |
| 15:26 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards misses the tip | 35-38 |
| 15:25 | LSU | Kyle Striplin grabs the board | 35-38 |
| 15:02 | LSU | Dustin Wade shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-38 |
| 15:01 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards snags the defensive board | 35-38 |
| 14:44 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Travis Stanford | 37-38 |
| 14:39 | LSU | David Delarosa can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Dustin Edwards - foul #1 on Dustin Edwards, team foul #5 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Powell (SF) Robert Law | |
| 14:39 | LSU | David Delarosa misses the 1st free throw | 37-38 |
| 14:39 | LSU | David Delarosa makes the 2nd free throw | 37-39 |
| 14:19 | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing and the foul's on Dustin Wade - foul #1 on Dustin Wade, team foul #3 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Andrew Nelson (SG), Kevin Burke (C) David Delarosa, Kyle Striplin | |
| 14:19 | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford makes the free throw | 40-39 |
| 13:59 | LSU | Michael Powell double dribbles | 40-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Roger Copley (SG) Andrew Nelson | |
| 13:41 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski is wide open but clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 40-39 |
| 13:39 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Kosta Gembarowski | 40-39 |
| 13:24 | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Dickey (PG), William Mayers (SF), Vernon Newton (PF), Leo Johnson (C) Chris Franks, Travis Stanford, Kosta Gembarowski, David Halls | |
| Subs | LSU | Andrew Nelson (SG), Glenn Young (PF) Dustin Wade, Charles Clark | |
| 13:00 | LSU | Michael Powell scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Glenn Young | 40-42 |
| 12:38 | Mississippi State | William Mayers misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 40-42 |
| 12:37 | LSU | Kevin Burke gets the rebound | 40-42 |
| 12:23 | LSU | Glenn Young dunks the ball on a nice dish by Roger Copley | 40-44 |
| 12:17 | Mississippi State | Glenn Young is called for the reach on Dustin Edwards - foul #1 on Glenn Young, team foul #4 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Chris Franks (PG), George Charlton (SF), David Halls (C) James Dickey, Dustin Edwards, Leo Johnson | |
| Subs | LSU | David Delarosa (SG), Robert Law (SF), Charles Clark (PF), Kyle Striplin (C) Roger Copley, Michael Powell, Glenn Young, Kevin Burke | |
| 12:11 | Mississippi State | David Halls makes the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by William Mayers | 42-44 |
| 11:46 | LSU | Vernon Newton steals it from Robert Law | 42-44 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Chris Franks (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Mayers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Charlton (fresh) PF - Vernon Newton (fresh) 6 pts. C - David Halls (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Andrew Nelson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Delarosa (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Law (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Charles Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Kyle Striplin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Mississippi State | David Halls loses the dribble to Andrew Nelson | 42-44 |
| 11:33 | LSU | Andrew Nelson banks in the layup | 42-46 |
| 11:10 | Mississippi State | Kyle Striplin steals it from George Charlton | 42-46 |
| 10:41 | LSU | Andrew Nelson scores on a fadeaway from the right wing set up by David Delarosa | 42-48 |
| 10:16 | Mississippi State | Vernon Newton connects on the jumper from close range | 44-48 |
| 09:55 | LSU | Vernon Newton takes the ball from Kyle Striplin | 44-48 |
| 09:34 | Mississippi State | Vernon Newton is fouled on the floor by Charles Clark - foul #3 on Charles Clark, team foul #5 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Dickey (PG), Dustin Edwards (SG), Travis Stanford (SF), Kosta Gembarowski (PF), Leo Johnson (C) Chris Franks, William Mayers, George Charlton, Vernon Newton, David Halls | |
| Subs | LSU | Dustin Wade (PG), Roger Copley (SG), Michael Powell (SF), Glenn Young (PF), Kevin Burke (C) Andrew Nelson, David Delarosa, Robert Law, Charles Clark, Kyle Striplin | |
| 09:20 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Roger Copley - foul #2 on Roger Copley, team foul #6 | 44-48 |
| 09:20 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 45-48 |
| 09:20 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards misses the 2nd free throw | 45-48 |
| 09:20 | LSU | Glenn Young grabs the board | 45-48 |
| 09:04 | LSU | Kevin Burke hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 45-48 |
| 09:03 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Kosta Gembarowski | 45-48 |
| 08:49 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 45-48 |
| 08:48 | LSU | Dustin Wade snags the defensive board | 45-48 |
| 08:28 | LSU | Glenn Young hits a wide open fadeaway in the paint set up by Dustin Wade | 45-50 |
| 08:15 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski can't finish the layup | 45-50 |
| 08:14 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski snags the offensive board | 45-50 |
| 07:47 | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford is hacked by Michael Powell - foul #1 on Michael Powell, team foul #7 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Chris Franks (PG) James Dickey | |
| Subs | LSU | Kyle Striplin (C) Kevin Burke | |
| 07:47 | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford misses the 1st free throw | 45-50 |
| 07:47 | LSU | The rebound goes to Kyle Striplin | 45-50 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Chris Franks (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dustin Edwards (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Travis Stanford (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kosta Gembarowski (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Leo Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Dustin Wade (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roger Copley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Powell (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Glenn Young (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Kyle Striplin (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:26 | LSU | Roger Copley is fouled on the floor by Chris Franks - foul #2 on Chris Franks, team foul #6 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Halls (C) Leo Johnson | |
| Subs | LSU | David Delarosa (SG), Charles Clark (PF) Roger Copley, Glenn Young | |
| 07:12 | LSU | Dustin Wade loses the dribble to David Halls | 45-50 |
| 06:50 | Mississippi State | David Halls misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 45-50 |
| 06:49 | LSU | Michael Powell grabs the board | 45-50 |
| 06:28 | LSU | David Delarosa makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Dustin Wade | 45-53 |
| 06:10 | Mississippi State | David Halls hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Dustin Wade - foul #2 on Dustin Wade, team foul #8 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Mayers (SG), George Charlton (SF), Vernon Newton (PF) Dustin Edwards, Travis Stanford, Kosta Gembarowski | |
| Subs | LSU | Roger Copley (PG), Andrew Nelson (SG), Robert Law (SF) Dustin Wade, David Delarosa, Michael Powell | |
| 06:10 | Mississippi State | David Halls misses the 1st free throw | 45-53 |
| 06:10 | Mississippi State | David Halls misses the 2nd free throw | 45-53 |
| 06:10 | LSU | Kyle Striplin gets the rebound | 45-53 |
| 05:43 | LSU | Charles Clark drills a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Roger Copley | 45-55 |
| 05:29 | Mississippi State | David Halls scores on a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by George Charlton | 47-55 |
| 05:10 | LSU | Robert Law misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 47-55 |
| 05:08 | LSU | Kyle Striplin can't tip it in | 47-55 |
| 05:06 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Vernon Newton | 47-55 |
| 05:01 | Mississippi State | The jumper by Chris Franks is denied by Charles Clark | 47-55 |
| 05:00 | Mississippi State | David Halls grabs the offensive rebound | 47-55 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 04:42 | Mississippi State | David Halls can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Kyle Striplin - foul #2 on Kyle Striplin, team foul #9 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards (SG) George Charlton | |
| Subs | LSU | Dustin Wade (PG), Glenn Young (PF), Kevin Burke (C) Roger Copley, Charles Clark, Kyle Striplin | |
| 04:42 | Mississippi State | David Halls makes the 1st free throw | 48-55 |
| 04:42 | Mississippi State | David Halls misses the 2nd free throw | 48-55 |
| 04:42 | LSU | Glenn Young grabs the defensive rebound | 48-55 |
| 04:23 | LSU | Dustin Wade evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Andrew Nelson | 48-57 |
| 04:09 | Mississippi State | William Mayers misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-57 |
| 04:08 | LSU | Kevin Burke grabs the defensive rebound | 48-57 |
| 03:42 | LSU | Robert Law misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Vernon Newton - foul #2 on Vernon Newton, team foul #7 | 48-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Dickey (PG), Travis Stanford (SF), Kosta Gembarowski (PF), Leo Johnson (C) Chris Franks, William Mayers, Vernon Newton, David Halls | |
| Subs | LSU | David Delarosa (SG) Andrew Nelson | |
| 03:42 | LSU | Robert Law makes the 1st free throw | 48-58 |
| 03:42 | LSU | Robert Law misses the 2nd free throw | 48-58 |
| 03:42 | Mississippi State | Leo Johnson pulls down the rebound | 48-58 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Dickey (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dustin Edwards (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Travis Stanford (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kosta Gembarowski (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Leo Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Dustin Wade (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Delarosa (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Law (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Glenn Young (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Burke (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 48-58 |
| 03:29 | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford hits the follow up shot | 50-58 |
| 03:03 | LSU | Kevin Burke hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Glenn Young | 50-60 |
| 02:59 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Chris Franks (PG) James Dickey | |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Powell (SF), Charles Clark (PF) Robert Law, Glenn Young | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:40 | Mississippi State | Chris Franks misses the lay-in | 50-60 |
| 02:39 | LSU | Dustin Wade snags the defensive board | 50-60 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:16 | LSU | Dustin Wade makes the contested 3 from straight away | 50-63 |
| 02:07 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-63 |
| 02:06 | LSU | Kevin Burke pulls down the rebound | 50-63 |
| 01:39 | LSU | Travis Stanford picks off the pass by David Delarosa | 50-63 |
| 01:25 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards buries a floater from just outside the lane set up by Leo Johnson | 52-63 |
| 01:04 | LSU | Charles Clark misses long on a jumper in the paint | 52-63 |
| 01:03 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards grabs the board | 52-63 |
| 00:46 | Mississippi State | Chris Franks double dribbles | 52-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Dickey (PG), William Mayers (SG), George Charlton (SF), Vernon Newton (PF) Chris Franks, Dustin Edwards, Travis Stanford, Kosta Gembarowski | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:19 | LSU | David Delarosa knocks in the floater from the baseline set up by Charles Clark and he's fouled by William Mayers - foul #1 on William Mayers, team foul #8 | 52-65 |
| 00:19 | LSU | David Delarosa makes the free throw | 52-66 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:13 | Mississippi State | James Dickey misses long on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Dustin Wade - foul #3 on Dustin Wade, team foul #10 | 52-66 |
| 00:13 | Mississippi State | James Dickey makes the 1st free throw | 53-66 |
| 00:13 | Mississippi State | James Dickey makes the 2nd free throw | 54-66 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Dustin Wade runs out the clock | 54-66 |