| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Tooley (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joseph Neves (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Charles Moore (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Sledge (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Phil Braithwaite (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Milton Kocher (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SG - Steven Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronnie Bailey (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frank Lambert (fresh) 14 pts. C - Victor Moskowitz (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Ronnie Bailey inbounds the ball | 23-44 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:45 | LSU | Steven Allen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-44 |
| 19:43 | Mississippi State | John Tooley loses the dribble to Milton Kocher in the backcourt | 23-44 |
| 19:42 | LSU | Milton Kocher throws it down | 23-46 |
| 19:15 | Mississippi State | John Tooley knocks in the floater from the left side | 25-46 |
| 18:53 | LSU | Charles Moore takes the ball from Frank Lambert | 25-46 |
| 18:43 | Mississippi State | Charles Moore is fouled on the floor by Victor Moskowitz - foul #3 on Victor Moskowitz, team foul #1 | 25-46 |
| 18:33 | Mississippi State | Phil Braithwaite misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 25-46 |
| 18:31 | Mississippi State | Joseph Neves grabs the offensive rebound | 25-46 |
| 18:16 | Mississippi State | Frank Lambert is called for the reach on Charles Moore - foul #1 on Frank Lambert, team foul #2 | 25-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Clinton Ragland (SG) Steven Allen | |
| 18:03 | Mississippi State | Joseph Neves misses the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Ronnie Bailey - foul #2 on Ronnie Bailey, team foul #3 | 25-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Anthony Difranco (C) Victor Moskowitz | |
| 18:03 | Mississippi State | Joseph Neves makes the 1st free throw | 26-46 |
| 18:03 | Mississippi State | Joseph Neves misses the 2nd free throw | 26-46 |
| 18:03 | LSU | The rebound goes to Ronnie Bailey | 26-46 |
| 17:44 | LSU | Ronnie Bailey makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Milton Kocher | 26-49 |
| 17:36 | Mississippi State | Joseph Neves throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Alberto Lopez (PG), Fred Leavell (SG), David Wilson (SF), Jamie Strong (PF), Thomas Roberts (C) John Tooley, Joseph Neves, Charles Moore, John Sledge, Phil Braithwaite | |
| Subs | LSU | Viktor Zalwsky (C) Frank Lambert | |
| 17:16 | LSU | Milton Kocher misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 26-49 |
| 17:15 | Mississippi State | David Wilson gets the rebound | 26-49 |
| 17:03 | Mississippi State | David Wilson travels with the ball | 26-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Kenneth Clift (PG), Steven Allen (SG), Victor Moskowitz (C) Milton Kocher, Ronnie Bailey, Viktor Zalwsky | |
| 16:51 | LSU | Steven Allen hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 26-52 |
| 16:47 | Mississippi State | Fred Leavell misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 26-52 |
| 16:46 | LSU | Victor Moskowitz gets the rebound | 26-52 |
| 16:41 | LSU | Clinton Ragland misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 26-52 |
| 16:40 | LSU | Victor Moskowitz tips it but misses | 26-52 |
| 16:39 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Fred Leavell | 26-52 |
| 16:26 | Mississippi State | Alberto Lopez is hacked by Victor Moskowitz - foul #4 on Victor Moskowitz, team foul #4 | 26-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Tooley (PG), Joseph Neves (SG), John Sledge (PF) Alberto Lopez, Fred Leavell, Jamie Strong | |
| Subs | LSU | Frank Lambert (PF), Viktor Zalwsky (C) Anthony Difranco, Victor Moskowitz | |
| 16:11 | Mississippi State | Thomas Roberts's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charles Moore (SF), Phil Braithwaite (C) David Wilson, Thomas Roberts | |
| Subs | LSU | Ronnie Bailey (SF) Kenneth Clift | |
| 15:54 | LSU | Clinton Ragland is fouled on the floor by Charles Moore - foul #3 on Charles Moore, team foul #1 | 26-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Bly (PG) John Tooley | |
| Subs | LSU | Milton Kocher (PG), Kenneth Clift (SG) Clinton Ragland, Steven Allen | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Bly (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Neves (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Charles Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - John Sledge (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Phil Braithwaite (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Milton Kocher (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Kenneth Clift (fresh) SF - Ronnie Bailey (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Frank Lambert (fresh) 14 pts. C - Viktor Zalwsky (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:41 | LSU | Milton Kocher connects on the jumpshot from the right side set up by Frank Lambert | 26-54 |
| 15:18 | Mississippi State | John Sledge connects on the jumpshot from the left wing | 28-54 |
| 14:58 | LSU | Frank Lambert loses the ball out of bounds | 28-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Alberto Lopez (SF), David Wilson (PF), Thomas Roberts (C) Charles Moore, John Sledge, Phil Braithwaite | |
| Subs | LSU | Clinton Ragland (SG), Anthony Difranco (PF) Kenneth Clift, Frank Lambert | |
| 14:42 | Mississippi State | Joseph Neves clanks a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Viktor Zalwsky - foul #1 on Viktor Zalwsky, team foul #5 | 28-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Steven Allen (SG), Frank Lambert (PF) Ronnie Bailey, Viktor Zalwsky | |
| 14:42 | Mississippi State | Joseph Neves misses the 1st free throw | 28-54 |
| 14:42 | Mississippi State | Joseph Neves misses the 2nd free throw | 28-54 |
| 14:42 | LSU | Anthony Difranco gets the rebound | 28-54 |
| 14:37 | LSU | Milton Kocher makes the jumper from the free throw line set up by Anthony Difranco | 28-56 |
| 14:18 | Mississippi State | Milton Kocher takes the ball from Alberto Lopez | 28-56 |
| 14:15 | LSU | Clinton Ragland banks in the layup on a great pass from Milton Kocher | 28-58 |
| 13:56 | Mississippi State | Thomas Roberts loses the dribble to Anthony Difranco | 28-58 |
| 13:40 | LSU | David Wilson is called for the reach on Anthony Difranco - foul #2 on David Wilson, team foul #2 | 28-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Tooley (SG), Charles Moore (SF), John Sledge (PF), Phil Braithwaite (C) Joseph Neves, Alberto Lopez, David Wilson, Thomas Roberts | |
| Subs | LSU | Kenneth Clift (SG), Ronnie Bailey (SF) Milton Kocher, Steven Allen | |
| 13:15 | LSU | Ronnie Bailey comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-58 |
| 13:14 | Mississippi State | Phil Braithwaite grabs the defensive rebound | 28-58 |
| 12:59 | Mississippi State | John Tooley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-58 |
| 12:57 | LSU | Clinton Ragland grabs the board | 28-58 |
| 12:45 | LSU | Frank Lambert clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 28-58 |
| 12:43 | Mississippi State | John Sledge grabs the board | 28-58 |
| 12:26 | Mississippi State | James Bly misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 28-58 |
| 12:25 | Mississippi State | Phil Braithwaite pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-58 |
| 12:08 | Mississippi State | James Bly drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-58 |
| 11:56 | LSU | Ronnie Bailey misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 31-58 |
| 11:54 | Mississippi State | Phil Braithwaite gets the rebound | 31-58 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Bly (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Tooley (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Charles Moore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - John Sledge (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Phil Braithwaite (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Clinton Ragland (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Clift (fairly fresh) SF - Ronnie Bailey (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Frank Lambert (fairly fresh) 14 pts. C - Anthony Difranco (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:49 | Mississippi State | John Tooley misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-58 |
| 11:48 | LSU | Anthony Difranco gets the rebound | 31-58 |
| 11:44 | LSU | Ronnie Bailey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joseph Neves (SG), Alberto Lopez (SF), David Wilson (PF), Thomas Roberts (C) James Bly, Charles Moore, John Sledge, Phil Braithwaite | |
| Subs | LSU | Milton Kocher (PG), Steven Allen (SG), Viktor Zalwsky (PF), Victor Moskowitz (C) Clinton Ragland, Kenneth Clift, Frank Lambert, Anthony Difranco | |
| 11:18 | Mississippi State | David Wilson is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on David Wilson, team foul #3 | 31-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jamie Strong (PF) John Tooley | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 10:58 | LSU | Victor Moskowitz lays it in on a great pass from Milton Kocher | 31-60 |
| 10:49 | Mississippi State | David Wilson throws it down | 33-60 |
| 10:32 | LSU | Milton Kocher drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Steven Allen | 33-62 |
| 10:22 | Mississippi State | Thomas Roberts misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Victor Moskowitz - foul #5 on Victor Moskowitz, team foul #6 | 33-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Bly (PG), John Sledge (PF) Alberto Lopez, Jamie Strong | |
| Subs | LSU | Frank Lambert (PF) Victor Moskowitz | |
| 10:22 | Mississippi State | Thomas Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 34-62 |
| 10:22 | Mississippi State | Thomas Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 35-62 |
| 09:58 | LSU | Milton Kocher misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 35-62 |
| 09:56 | Mississippi State | David Wilson gets the rebound | 35-62 |
| 09:36 | Mississippi State | Joseph Neves drills a 3 from straight away set up by John Sledge | 38-62 |
| 09:16 | LSU | Viktor Zalwsky comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 38-62 |
| 09:15 | Mississippi State | Thomas Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 38-62 |
| 09:08 | Mississippi State | James Bly misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-62 |
| 09:06 | Mississippi State | John Sledge pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-62 |
| 08:51 | Mississippi State | James Bly misses the 3 from the right wing | 38-62 |
| 08:50 | LSU | Viktor Zalwsky grabs the defensive rebound | 38-62 |
| 08:31 | LSU | Frank Lambert is hacked by Joseph Neves - foul #2 on Joseph Neves, team foul #4 | 38-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Tooley (SG), Charles Moore (SF), Jamie Strong (PF), Phil Braithwaite (C) Joseph Neves, David Wilson, John Sledge, Thomas Roberts | |
| Subs | LSU | Kenneth Clift (SG), Clinton Ragland (SF), Anthony Difranco (C) Steven Allen, Ronnie Bailey, Viktor Zalwsky | |
| 08:23 | LSU | Frank Lambert makes the shot from close range on a great pass from Milton Kocher | 38-64 |
| 08:14 | Mississippi State | John Tooley can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-64 |
| 08:13 | LSU | Milton Kocher pulls down the rebound | 38-64 |
| 07:53 | LSU | Clinton Ragland misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 38-64 |
| 07:51 | LSU | Frank Lambert hits the follow up shot | 38-66 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Bly (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Tooley (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Charles Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jamie Strong (fresh) C - Phil Braithwaite (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Milton Kocher (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SG - Kenneth Clift (fresh) SF - Clinton Ragland (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Frank Lambert (tiring) 18 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Difranco (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:31 | Mississippi State | John Tooley buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-66 |
| 07:06 | LSU | Milton Kocher is fouled on the floor by Jamie Strong - foul #3 on Jamie Strong, team foul #5 | 41-66 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Alberto Lopez (SG), John Sledge (PF) James Bly, Jamie Strong | |
| Subs | LSU | Steven Allen (SG), Ronnie Bailey (SF) Milton Kocher, Kenneth Clift | |
| 06:44 | LSU | Frank Lambert is fouled on the floor by Charles Moore - foul #4 on Charles Moore, team foul #6 | 41-66 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Fred Leavell (SG), Jamie Strong (PF), David Wilson (C) Charles Moore, John Sledge, Phil Braithwaite | |
| Subs | LSU | Kenneth Clift (SG), Viktor Zalwsky (C) Steven Allen, Frank Lambert | |
| 06:32 | LSU | Clinton Ragland hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Kenneth Clift | 41-69 |
| 06:19 | Mississippi State | John Tooley hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Kenneth Clift - foul #2 on Kenneth Clift, team foul #7 | 41-69 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Roberts (C) David Wilson | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 06:19 | Mississippi State | John Tooley makes the 1st free throw | 42-69 |
| 06:19 | Mississippi State | John Tooley makes the 2nd free throw | 43-69 |
| 05:57 | LSU | Clinton Ragland misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 43-69 |
| 05:56 | LSU | Viktor Zalwsky tips it home | 43-71 |
| 05:37 | Mississippi State | Fred Leavell drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-71 |
| 05:12 | LSU | Clinton Ragland drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-74 |
| 05:04 | Mississippi State | John Tooley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-74 |
| 05:03 | LSU | Kenneth Clift grabs the defensive rebound | 46-74 |
| 04:42 | LSU | Ronnie Bailey scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Clinton Ragland | 46-77 |
| 04:35 | Mississippi State | Fred Leavell hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-77 |
| 04:33 | LSU | Anthony Difranco pulls down the rebound | 46-77 |
| 04:28 | LSU | Clinton Ragland buries a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Anthony Difranco | 46-79 |
| 04:12 | Mississippi State | John Tooley can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-79 |
| 04:11 | LSU | The rebound goes to Viktor Zalwsky | 46-79 |
| 03:57 | LSU | Ronnie Bailey comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-79 |
| 03:56 | Mississippi State | Thomas Roberts grabs the board | 46-79 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 03:49 | Mississippi State | John Tooley misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 46-79 |
| 03:48 | LSU | The rebound goes to Viktor Zalwsky | 46-79 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Tooley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Fred Leavell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Alberto Lopez (fairly fresh) PF - Jamie Strong (fairly fresh) 3 pf. C - Thomas Roberts (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Clinton Ragland (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Clift (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Ronnie Bailey (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Anthony Difranco (tiring) 1 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Viktor Zalwsky (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 03:24 | LSU | Ronnie Bailey clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Fred Leavell - foul #3 on Fred Leavell, team foul #7 | 46-79 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Shoemake (PG), David Wilson (PF) Fred Leavell, Jamie Strong | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 03:24 | LSU | Ronnie Bailey misses the 1st free throw | 46-79 |
| 03:24 | LSU | Ronnie Bailey misses the 2nd free throw | 46-79 |
| 03:24 | Mississippi State | David Wilson snags the defensive board | 46-79 |
| 03:10 | Mississippi State | Michael Shoemake clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-79 |
| 03:08 | Mississippi State | Thomas Roberts grabs the offensive rebound | 46-79 |
| 02:57 | Mississippi State | Anthony Difranco is called for the reach on David Wilson - foul #1 on Anthony Difranco, team foul #8 | 46-79 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Milton Kocher (PG) Ronnie Bailey | |
| 02:57 | Mississippi State | David Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 47-79 |
| 02:57 | Mississippi State | David Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-79 |
| 02:36 | LSU | Kenneth Clift's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-79 |
| 02:23 | Mississippi State | Thomas Roberts misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-79 |
| 02:22 | LSU | Milton Kocher grabs the defensive rebound | 48-79 |
| 02:02 | LSU | Milton Kocher misses the shot from the right side | 48-79 |
| 02:00 | LSU | Anthony Difranco snags the offensive board | 48-79 |
| 01:38 | LSU | Kenneth Clift is fouled on the floor by John Tooley - foul #3 on John Tooley, team foul #8 | 48-79 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jamie Strong (PF) Michael Shoemake | |
| Subs | LSU | Ronnie Bailey (SF) Milton Kocher | |
| 01:38 | LSU | Kenneth Clift misses the 1st free throw | 48-79 |
| 01:38 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to David Wilson | 48-79 |
| 01:19 | Mississippi State | Alberto Lopez can't connect on a shot from the left side | 48-79 |
| 01:18 | Mississippi State | Thomas Roberts tips it home | 50-79 |
| 00:54 | LSU | Ronnie Bailey is fouled on the floor by Thomas Roberts - foul #2 on Thomas Roberts, team foul #9 | 50-79 |
| 00:54 | LSU | Ronnie Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 50-80 |
| 00:54 | LSU | Ronnie Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 50-81 |
| 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 triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 00:47 | Mississippi State | David Wilson clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-81 |
| 00:46 | LSU | The rebound goes to Anthony Difranco | 50-81 |
| 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 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 00:25 | LSU | Ronnie Bailey connects on the shot from just outside the lane set up by Kenneth Clift | 50-83 |
| 00:19 | Mississippi State | Alberto Lopez hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-83 |
| 00:17 | Mississippi State | Thomas Roberts can't tip it in | 50-83 |
| 00:15 | Mississippi State | Alberto Lopez snags the offensive board | 50-83 |
| 00:13 | Mississippi State | Alberto Lopez clanks a 3 from the right wing | 50-83 |
| 00:11 | LSU | Ronnie Bailey snags the defensive board | 50-83 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Clinton Ragland runs out the clock | 50-83 |