| Lineup | LSU | PG - Matthew Woodburn (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Craven (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Gary Morrison (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Isaiah Bangert (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Geiger (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Johnny Heard (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Mozingo (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Stanley Lust (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ryan Risher (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Brian Messinger (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Gary Morrison inbounds the ball | 33-42 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:51 | LSU | Richard Craven double dribbles | 33-42 |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Tadlock (PG) Matthew Woodburn | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 19:31 | Mississippi State | Edward Mozingo hits a turnaround from the right block | 33-44 |
| 19:06 | LSU | Robert Geiger clanks a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Johnny Heard - foul #3 on Johnny Heard, team foul #1 | 33-44 |
| Subs | LSU | Matthew Woodburn (PG), John Hollifield (SF) Richard Craven, Gary Morrison | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Christopher Cheek (PG) Johnny Heard | |
| 19:06 | LSU | Robert Geiger makes the 1st free throw | 34-44 |
| 19:06 | LSU | Robert Geiger misses the 2nd free throw | 34-44 |
| 19:06 | Mississippi State | Edward Mozingo snags the defensive board | 34-44 |
| 18:42 | Mississippi State | The short jumper by Brian Messinger is denied by Robert Geiger | 34-44 |
| 18:40 | LSU | Gary Tadlock pulls down the rebound | 34-44 |
| 18:20 | LSU | Gary Tadlock misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-44 |
| 18:19 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust snags the defensive board | 34-44 |
| 18:17 | Mississippi State | Christopher Cheek throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-44 |
| Subs | LSU | Richard Craven (SG), Gary Morrison (SF), Woodrow Harvey (C) Gary Tadlock, John Hollifield, Robert Geiger | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 17:56 | LSU | The jump hook by Matthew Woodburn is blocked by Brian Messinger | 34-44 |
| 17:55 | LSU | Woodrow Harvey gets the offensive rebound | 34-44 |
| 17:33 | LSU | Gary Morrison hits the finger roll | 36-44 |
| 17:18 | Mississippi State | Edward Mozingo misses the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Richard Craven - foul #1 on Richard Craven, team foul #1 | 36-44 |
| Subs | LSU | Preston Montez (PG), Gary Tadlock (SG), Robert Geiger (C) Matthew Woodburn, Richard Craven, Woodrow Harvey | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Leroy Mullins (SG), Ralph Dickens (PF) Stanley Lust, Ryan Risher | |
| 17:18 | Mississippi State | Edward Mozingo misses the 1st free throw | 36-44 |
| 17:18 | Mississippi State | Edward Mozingo makes the 2nd free throw | 36-45 |
| 17:05 | LSU | Preston Montez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-45 |
| Subs | LSU | Matthew Woodburn (PG) Preston Montez | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 16:42 | Mississippi State | Leroy Mullins is fouled on the floor by Gary Tadlock - foul #2 on Gary Tadlock, team foul #2 | 36-45 |
| Subs | LSU | Preston Montez (PG), Richard Craven (SG), Woodrow Harvey (C) Matthew Woodburn, Gary Tadlock, Robert Geiger | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Larry Fierros (SF), Andrew Alvord (C) Edward Mozingo, Brian Messinger | |
| 16:32 | Mississippi State | Andrew Alvord misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Woodrow Harvey - foul #2 on Woodrow Harvey, team foul #3 | 36-45 |
| Subs | LSU | Matthew Woodburn (PG) Preston Montez | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 16:32 | Mississippi State | Andrew Alvord misses the 1st free throw | 36-45 |
| 16:32 | Mississippi State | Andrew Alvord misses the 2nd free throw | 36-45 |
| 16:32 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Fierros | 36-45 |
| 16:18 | Mississippi State | Andrew Alvord knocks in the fadeaway from the left side | 36-47 |
| 15:59 | LSU | Richard Craven connects on the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Matthew Woodburn | 38-47 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Matthew Woodburn (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Craven (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Gary Morrison (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Isaiah Bangert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Woodrow Harvey (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Christopher Cheek (fairly fresh) SG - Leroy Mullins (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Fierros (fresh) PF - Ralph Dickens (fresh) 2 pts. C - Andrew Alvord (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Mississippi State | Leroy Mullins connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Larry Fierros | 38-50 |
| 15:26 | LSU | Isaiah Bangert misses the easy layup but the foul's on Ralph Dickens - foul #1 on Ralph Dickens, team foul #2 | 38-50 |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Tadlock (PG), Preston Montez (SG), Robert Geiger (C) Matthew Woodburn, Richard Craven, Woodrow Harvey | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Johnny Heard (PG), Edward Mozingo (SG), Stanley Lust (SF), Ryan Risher (PF), Brian Messinger (C) Christopher Cheek, Leroy Mullins, Larry Fierros, Ralph Dickens, Andrew Alvord | |
| 15:26 | LSU | Isaiah Bangert misses the 1st free throw | 38-50 |
| 15:26 | LSU | Isaiah Bangert misses the 2nd free throw | 38-50 |
| 15:26 | Mississippi State | Edward Mozingo gets the rebound | 38-50 |
| 15:09 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Geiger - foul #2 on Robert Geiger, team foul #4 | 38-50 |
| Subs | LSU | Matthew Woodburn (PG) Preston Montez | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 15:09 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust misses the 1st free throw | 38-50 |
| 15:09 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust makes the 2nd free throw | 38-51 |
| 14:53 | LSU | Isaiah Bangert blows the dunk but he's hacked by Ryan Risher - foul #1 on Ryan Risher, team foul #3 | 38-51 |
| Subs | LSU | Richard Craven (SG) Matthew Woodburn | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 14:53 | LSU | Isaiah Bangert makes the 1st free throw | 39-51 |
| 14:53 | LSU | Isaiah Bangert misses the 2nd free throw | 39-51 |
| 14:53 | Mississippi State | Brian Messinger gets the rebound | 39-51 |
| 14:37 | Mississippi State | Edward Mozingo's floater is tipped away by Robert Geiger | 39-51 |
| 14:36 | Mississippi State | Ryan Risher grabs the offensive board | 39-51 |
| 14:18 | Mississippi State | Johnny Heard clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-51 |
| 14:17 | LSU | The rebound goes to Robert Geiger | 39-51 |
| 13:56 | LSU | Edward Mozingo is called for the reach on Gary Tadlock - foul #3 on Edward Mozingo, team foul #4 | 39-51 |
| Subs | LSU | Matthew Woodburn (PG), Preston Montez (SG), John Hollifield (SF), Woodrow Harvey (C) Gary Tadlock, Richard Craven, Gary Morrison, Robert Geiger | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 13:37 | LSU | Isaiah Bangert scores on a driving attempt near the basket | 41-51 |
| 13:22 | Mississippi State | Brian Messinger misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Isaiah Bangert - foul #4 on Isaiah Bangert, team foul #5 | 41-51 |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Tadlock (SG), Gary Morrison (SF), Robert Geiger (C) Preston Montez, John Hollifield, Isaiah Bangert | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ralph Dickens (SF) Stanley Lust | |
| 13:22 | Mississippi State | Brian Messinger misses the 1st free throw | 41-51 |
| 13:22 | Mississippi State | Brian Messinger makes the 2nd free throw | 41-52 |
| 12:53 | LSU | Matthew Woodburn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-52 |
| Subs | LSU | Richard Craven (SG), Isaiah Bangert (PF) Gary Tadlock, Woodrow Harvey | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Leroy Mullins (SG) Edward Mozingo | |
| 12:33 | Mississippi State | Ralph Dickens can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 41-52 |
| 12:31 | Mississippi State | Brian Messinger tips it but misses | 41-52 |
| 12:29 | LSU | Isaiah Bangert gets the rebound | 41-52 |
| 12:07 | LSU | Gary Morrison misses short on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Ralph Dickens - foul #2 on Ralph Dickens, team foul #5 | 41-52 |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Tadlock (SG), Woodrow Harvey (C) Richard Craven, Robert Geiger | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust (SF), Andrew Alvord (C) Ryan Risher, Brian Messinger | |
| 12:07 | LSU | Gary Morrison makes the 1st free throw | 42-52 |
| 12:07 | LSU | Gary Morrison makes the 2nd free throw | 43-52 |
| 11:43 | Mississippi State | Johnny Heard misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 43-52 |
| 11:42 | LSU | Matthew Woodburn pulls down the rebound | 43-52 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Matthew Woodburn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gary Tadlock (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Morrison (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Isaiah Bangert (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Woodrow Harvey (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Johnny Heard (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Leroy Mullins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stanley Lust (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ralph Dickens (fresh) 2 pts. C - Andrew Alvord (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:13 | LSU | Woodrow Harvey misses the easy layup | 43-52 |
| 11:11 | Mississippi State | Andrew Alvord grabs the board | 43-52 |
| 10:48 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 43-52 |
| 10:46 | Mississippi State | Ralph Dickens grabs the offensive board | 43-52 |
| 10:41 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust makes the shot in the paint set up by Johnny Heard | 43-54 |
| 10:13 | LSU | Gary Morrison's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-54 |
| Subs | LSU | Preston Montez (PG), Richard Craven (SG), John Hollifield (SF), Robert Geiger (C) Matthew Woodburn, Gary Tadlock, Gary Morrison, Woodrow Harvey | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Christopher Cheek (PG), Edward Mozingo (SF), Ryan Risher (PF), Brian Messinger (C) Johnny Heard, Stanley Lust, Ralph Dickens, Andrew Alvord | |
| 10:06 | Mississippi State | Leroy Mullins loses the dribble to Preston Montez | 43-54 |
| 09:37 | LSU | Robert Geiger misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 43-54 |
| 09:36 | Mississippi State | Ryan Risher pulls down the rebound | 43-54 |
| 09:19 | Mississippi State | Isaiah Bangert is called for the reach on Ryan Risher - foul #5 on Isaiah Bangert, team foul #6 | 43-54 |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Tadlock (PG), Gary Morrison (SF), Woodrow Harvey (PF) Preston Montez, John Hollifield, Isaiah Bangert | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Larry Fierros (SF) Leroy Mullins | |
| 09:08 | Mississippi State | Richard Craven picks off the pass by Edward Mozingo | 43-54 |
| 08:44 | LSU | Gary Tadlock hits a 3 from the right corner | 46-54 |
| 08:30 | Mississippi State | Brian Messinger can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 46-54 |
| 08:28 | LSU | Robert Geiger gets the rebound | 46-54 |
| 08:06 | LSU | Richard Craven throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-54 |
| Subs | LSU | Matthew Woodburn (PG) Gary Tadlock | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Johnny Heard (PG), Stanley Lust (SF) Christopher Cheek, Larry Fierros | |
| 07:46 | Mississippi State | Edward Mozingo can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-54 |
| 07:45 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust tips it back up and in | 46-56 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Matthew Woodburn (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Craven (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Gary Morrison (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Woodrow Harvey (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Geiger (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Johnny Heard (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Edward Mozingo (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Stanley Lust (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ryan Risher (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Brian Messinger (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:20 | LSU | Richard Craven knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Matthew Woodburn | 49-56 |
| 06:59 | Mississippi State | Gary Morrison denies the turnaround by Edward Mozingo | 49-56 |
| 06:58 | LSU | Robert Geiger grabs the defensive rebound | 49-56 |
| 06:45 | LSU | Woodrow Harvey hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 49-56 |
| 06:43 | Mississippi State | Brian Messinger gets the rebound | 49-56 |
| 06:21 | Mississippi State | Ryan Risher lays it up and in | 49-58 |
| 05:59 | LSU | Woodrow Harvey is called for a charge - foul #3 on Woodrow Harvey, team foul #7 | 49-58 |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Tadlock (SG), John Hollifield (SF) Richard Craven, Woodrow Harvey | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Leroy Mullins (SG), Ralph Dickens (PF), Andrew Alvord (C) Edward Mozingo, Ryan Risher, Brian Messinger | |
| 05:40 | Mississippi State | Johnny Heard misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-58 |
| 05:39 | LSU | The rebound goes to Robert Geiger | 49-58 |
| 05:33 | LSU | John Hollifield misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-58 |
| 05:31 | Mississippi State | Andrew Alvord pulls down the rebound | 49-58 |
| 05:02 | Mississippi State | Andrew Alvord's dunk attempt is rejected by Gary Morrison | 49-58 |
| 05:01 | LSU | Gary Morrison snags the defensive board | 49-58 |
| 04:38 | LSU | Johnny Heard is called for the reach on Matthew Woodburn - foul #4 on Johnny Heard, team foul #6 | 49-58 |
| Subs | LSU | Preston Montez (PG), Richard Craven (SG), Woodrow Harvey (PF) Matthew Woodburn, John Hollifield, Gary Morrison | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Christopher Cheek (PG), Edward Mozingo (SF), Brian Messinger (C) Johnny Heard, Stanley Lust, Andrew Alvord | |
| 04:12 | LSU | Gary Tadlock misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-58 |
| 04:11 | Mississippi State | Brian Messinger grabs the board | 49-58 |
| 04:01 | Mississippi State | Leroy Mullins misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-58 |
| 04:00 | Mississippi State | Ralph Dickens tips it back up and in | 49-60 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:54 | LSU | Preston Montez makes the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Robert Geiger | 51-60 |
| 03:37 | Mississippi State | The jump hook by Christopher Cheek is blocked by Robert Geiger | 51-60 |
| 03:36 | LSU | Robert Geiger grabs the board | 51-60 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Preston Montez (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Craven (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Gary Tadlock (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Woodrow Harvey (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Geiger (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Christopher Cheek (fresh) SG - Leroy Mullins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Mozingo (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Ralph Dickens (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Messinger (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:34 | LSU | Christopher Cheek steals it from Preston Montez in the backcourt | 51-60 |
| 03:25 | Mississippi State | Edward Mozingo misses short on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Woodrow Harvey - foul #4 on Woodrow Harvey, team foul #8 | 51-60 |
| Subs | LSU | Matthew Woodburn (PG), Gary Morrison (SF) Preston Montez, Richard Craven | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Johnny Heard (PG), Ryan Risher (PF) Christopher Cheek, Ralph Dickens | |
| 03:25 | Mississippi State | Edward Mozingo makes the 1st free throw | 51-61 |
| 03:25 | Mississippi State | Edward Mozingo makes the 2nd free throw | 51-62 |
| 03:14 | LSU | Robert Geiger misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 51-62 |
| 03:12 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Morrison | 51-62 |
| 02:59 | LSU | Gary Tadlock is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Gary Tadlock, team foul #9 | 51-62 |
| Subs | LSU | Richard Craven (SG) Gary Tadlock | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Larry Fierros (SF) Edward Mozingo | |
| 02:57 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-62 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Edward Mozingo (SG), Stanley Lust (SF) Leroy Mullins, Larry Fierros | |
| 02:43 | Mississippi State | Ryan Risher misses the jumper in the paint but the foul's on Woodrow Harvey - foul #5 on Woodrow Harvey, team foul #10 | 51-62 |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Tadlock (SF) Woodrow Harvey | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 02:43 | Mississippi State | Ryan Risher makes the 1st free throw | 51-63 |
| 02:43 | Mississippi State | Ryan Risher misses the 2nd free throw | 51-63 |
| 02:43 | LSU | Robert Geiger gets the rebound | 51-63 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:38 | LSU | Robert Geiger can't finish the layup | 51-63 |
| 02:37 | Mississippi State | Brian Messinger grabs the board | 51-63 |
| 02:20 | Mississippi State | Johnny Heard knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-66 |
| 02:04 | LSU | Gary Tadlock makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Gary Morrison | 54-66 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:46 | Mississippi State | Brian Messinger is called for traveling | 54-66 |
| Subs | LSU | Preston Montez (SG), John Hollifield (SF), David Winsor (PF) Matthew Woodburn, Richard Craven, Gary Morrison | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Christopher Cheek (PG), Leroy Mullins (SG), Larry Fierros (SF), Ralph Dickens (PF), Andrew Alvord (C) Johnny Heard, Edward Mozingo, Stanley Lust, Ryan Risher, Brian Messinger | |
| 01:24 | LSU | Gary Tadlock comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-66 |
| 01:23 | Mississippi State | Larry Fierros grabs the board | 54-66 |
| 00:54 | Mississippi State | Larry Fierros misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 54-66 |
| 00:53 | LSU | Robert Geiger snags the defensive board | 54-66 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:48 | LSU | John Hollifield comes up short on the floater from the right side | 54-66 |
| 00:46 | Mississippi State | Ralph Dickens grabs the defensive rebound | 54-66 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Mississippi State | Ralph Dickens loses the dribble to David Winsor | 54-66 |
| 00:19 | LSU | Robert Geiger knocks in the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Gary Tadlock and he's fouled by Andrew Alvord - foul #2 on Andrew Alvord, team foul #7 | 56-66 |
| 00:19 | LSU | Robert Geiger misses the free throw | 56-66 |
| 00:19 | Mississippi State | Ralph Dickens snags the defensive board | 56-66 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Christopher Cheek runs out the clock | 56-66 |