| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Knudson (fresh) 14 pts. SG - Adrian Masters (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Courtney Delrosario (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Johnny Wall (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael McDermott (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Darrel Villarreal (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Harvey (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kevin Bonilla (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randy Hendrix (fresh) 4 pts. C - Richard Gokey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Courtney Delrosario inbounds the ball | 32-30 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:35 | LSU | Adrian Masters scores on a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Courtney Delrosario and he's hacked by Michael Harvey - foul #1 on Michael Harvey, team foul #1 | 34-30 |
| 19:35 | LSU | Adrian Masters makes the free throw | 35-30 |
| 19:25 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 35-30 |
| 19:23 | LSU | Michael McDermott grabs the board | 35-30 |
| 19:02 | LSU | Courtney Delrosario makes the jump hook from the baseline set up by James Knudson | 37-30 |
| 18:41 | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on James Knudson - foul #1 on James Knudson, team foul #1 | 37-30 |
| 18:41 | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal makes the 1st free throw | 37-31 |
| 18:41 | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal makes the 2nd free throw | 37-32 |
| 18:18 | LSU | Courtney Delrosario misses the 3 from the right wing | 37-32 |
| 18:17 | LSU | James Knudson tips it home | 39-32 |
| 17:51 | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Darrel Villarreal | 39-34 |
| 17:26 | LSU | James Knudson scores on a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Johnny Wall | 41-34 |
| 17:01 | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal misses the floater from just outside the lane | 41-34 |
| 16:59 | LSU | Michael McDermott grabs the board | 41-34 |
| 16:40 | LSU | Michael McDermott's pass is intercepted by Kevin Bonilla | 41-34 |
| 16:24 | Mississippi State | Johnny Wall steps in front of the Michael Harvey pass | 41-34 |
| 16:09 | LSU | Adrian Masters connects on the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Michael McDermott and the foul's on Michael Harvey - foul #2 on Michael Harvey, team foul #2 | 43-34 |
| Subs | LSU | Daniel Foushee (SG), David Foushee (PF), Earl Hanson (C) James Knudson, Johnny Wall, Michael McDermott | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Marsh (PG), Stephen White (SG), Terry Koerner (SF), William Whaley (PF), Kenneth Rosas (C) Darrel Villarreal, Michael Harvey, Kevin Bonilla, Randy Hendrix, Richard Gokey | |
| 16:09 | LSU | Adrian Masters makes the free throw | 44-34 |
| 15:45 | Mississippi State | James Marsh makes the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Stephen White and the foul's on Adrian Masters - foul #2 on Adrian Masters, team foul #2 | 44-36 |
| Subs | LSU | James Knudson (PG) Adrian Masters | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito (C) Terry Koerner | |
| 15:45 | Mississippi State | James Marsh misses the free throw | 44-36 |
| 15:45 | LSU | Earl Hanson grabs the board | 44-36 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Knudson (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Foushee (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Courtney Delrosario (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Foushee (fresh) 2 pts. C - Earl Hanson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Marsh (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Stephen White (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - William Whaley (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kenneth Rosas (fresh) 3 pts. C - Rene Esposito (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:32 | LSU | James Knudson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-36 |
| 15:31 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas snags the defensive board | 44-36 |
| 15:14 | Mississippi State | Stephen White loses the dribble to Daniel Foushee | 44-36 |
| 14:49 | LSU | James Knudson is fouled on the floor by James Marsh - foul #1 on James Marsh, team foul #3 | 44-36 |
| Subs | LSU | Johnny Wall (PF) David Foushee | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla (SF), Randy Hendrix (PF) James Marsh, Kenneth Rosas | |
| 14:31 | LSU | James Knudson misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Stephen White - foul #2 on Stephen White, team foul #4 | 44-36 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael McDermott (C) Earl Hanson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey (SG) William Whaley | |
| 14:31 | LSU | James Knudson misses the 1st free throw | 44-36 |
| 14:31 | LSU | James Knudson makes the 2nd free throw | 45-36 |
| 14:10 | Mississippi State | Stephen White misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-36 |
| 14:09 | LSU | The rebound goes to Johnny Wall | 45-36 |
| 13:40 | LSU | James Knudson clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-36 |
| 13:39 | LSU | Michael McDermott grabs the offensive rebound | 45-36 |
| 13:10 | LSU | Johnny Wall is denied on a layup by Kevin Bonilla | 45-36 |
| 13:09 | LSU | James Knudson grabs the offensive board | 45-36 |
| 12:48 | LSU | Johnny Wall lays it in on a great pass from James Knudson | 47-36 |
| 12:32 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Stephen White | 47-38 |
| 12:09 | LSU | James Knudson misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 47-38 |
| 12:07 | LSU | Johnny Wall tips it back up and in | 49-38 |
| 11:42 | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix travels with the ball | 49-38 |
| Subs | LSU | Adrian Masters (SG), David Foushee (SF), Michael Batton (PF), Earl Hanson (C) Daniel Foushee, Courtney Delrosario, Johnny Wall, Michael McDermott | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal (PG), William Whaley (SG), Terry Koerner (SF), Richard Gokey (PF), Kenneth Rosas (C) Stephen White, Michael Harvey, Kevin Bonilla, Randy Hendrix, Rene Esposito | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Knudson (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SG - Adrian Masters (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Foushee (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Batton (fresh) C - Earl Hanson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Darrel Villarreal (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Whaley (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Terry Koerner (fresh) PF - Richard Gokey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Rosas (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:22 | LSU | Adrian Masters clanks a jumper in the lane | 49-38 |
| 11:21 | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner pulls down the rebound | 49-38 |
| 11:01 | Mississippi State | Earl Hanson picks off the pass by Darrel Villarreal | 49-38 |
| 10:33 | LSU | David Foushee hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Terry Koerner - foul #1 on Terry Koerner, team foul #5 | 49-38 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix (PF) Terry Koerner | |
| 10:33 | LSU | David Foushee makes the 1st free throw | 50-38 |
| 10:33 | LSU | David Foushee makes the 2nd free throw | 51-38 |
| 10:21 | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix misses long on a shot near the basket | 51-38 |
| 10:20 | LSU | Earl Hanson gets the rebound | 51-38 |
| 09:51 | LSU | Michael Batton is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Michael Batton, team foul #3 | 51-38 |
| Subs | LSU | Daniel Foushee (SG), Courtney Delrosario (SF), Johnny Wall (PF), Michael McDermott (C) James Knudson, David Foushee, Michael Batton, Earl Hanson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey (SG), Kevin Bonilla (SF) William Whaley, Kenneth Rosas | |
| 09:30 | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Adrian Masters - foul #3 on Adrian Masters, team foul #4 | 51-40 |
| 09:30 | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix makes the free throw | 51-41 |
| 09:15 | LSU | Michael McDermott connects on the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Daniel Foushee | 53-41 |
| 08:52 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-41 |
| 08:51 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Gokey | 53-41 |
| 08:33 | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix's fadeaway is rejected by Johnny Wall | 53-41 |
| 08:31 | LSU | Adrian Masters grabs the defensive rebound | 53-41 |
| 08:17 | LSU | Daniel Foushee clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-41 |
| 08:16 | LSU | Courtney Delrosario tips it home | 55-41 |
| 08:12 | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal is fouled in the backcourt by Adrian Masters - foul #4 on Adrian Masters, team foul #5 | 55-41 |
| Subs | LSU | James Knudson (PG) Adrian Masters | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephen White (PG), William Whaley (SG), Rene Esposito (C) Darrel Villarreal, Michael Harvey, Richard Gokey | |
| 08:06 | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 55-41 |
| 08:05 | Mississippi State | William Whaley grabs the offensive rebound | 55-41 |
| 08:00 | Mississippi State | William Whaley misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 55-41 |
| 07:59 | LSU | Johnny Wall grabs the defensive rebound | 55-41 |
| 07:55 | LSU | James Knudson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 55-41 |
| 07:53 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Randy Hendrix | 55-41 |
| 07:48 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla drills a floater from close range | 55-43 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Knudson (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Foushee (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Courtney Delrosario (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Johnny Wall (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Michael McDermott (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Stephen White (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - William Whaley (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kevin Bonilla (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randy Hendrix (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Rene Esposito (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:23 | LSU | Michael McDermott drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Knudson | 57-43 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:06 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito can't finish the layup but the foul's on Michael McDermott - foul #2 on Michael McDermott, team foul #6 | 57-43 |
| Subs | LSU | Adrian Masters (PG), David Foushee (SF), Michael Batton (PF), Earl Hanson (C) James Knudson, Courtney Delrosario, Johnny Wall, Michael McDermott | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey (SG) Randy Hendrix | |
| 07:06 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito misses the 1st free throw | 57-43 |
| 07:06 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito makes the 2nd free throw | 57-44 |
| 06:41 | LSU | Michael Harvey is called for the reach on Adrian Masters - foul #3 on Michael Harvey, team foul #6 | 57-44 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey (SF) Kevin Bonilla | |
| 06:24 | LSU | Richard Gokey swats the shot by Adrian Masters | 57-44 |
| 06:23 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito snags the defensive board | 57-44 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:08 | Mississippi State | Earl Hanson is called for the reach on Michael Harvey - foul #1 on Earl Hanson, team foul #7 | 57-44 |
| Subs | LSU | James Knudson (PG), Johnny Wall (PF) Daniel Foushee, Michael Batton | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal (PG) Stephen White | |
| 06:08 | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey makes the 1st free throw | 57-45 |
| 06:08 | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey makes the 2nd free throw | 57-46 |
| 05:42 | LSU | Adrian Masters is hacked by Michael Harvey - foul #4 on Michael Harvey, team foul #7 | 57-46 |
| Subs | LSU | Courtney Delrosario (SF), Michael McDermott (C) David Foushee, Earl Hanson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla (SF), Randy Hendrix (PF) Richard Gokey, William Whaley | |
| 05:42 | LSU | Adrian Masters makes the 1st free throw | 58-46 |
| 05:42 | LSU | Adrian Masters makes the 2nd free throw | 59-46 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:26 | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-46 |
| Subs | LSU | David Foushee (PF) Adrian Masters | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephen White (SG), Kenneth Rosas (C) Michael Harvey, Rene Esposito | |
| 05:05 | LSU | David Foushee misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-46 |
| 05:04 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas pulls down the rebound | 59-46 |
| 04:55 | Mississippi State | Stephen White comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 59-46 |
| 04:54 | LSU | Courtney Delrosario pulls down the rebound | 59-46 |
| 04:50 | LSU | Courtney Delrosario comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 59-46 |
| 04:48 | LSU | Courtney Delrosario snags the offensive board | 59-46 |
| 04:29 | LSU | James Knudson hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint but he's hacked by Darrel Villarreal - foul #3 on Darrel Villarreal, team foul #8 | 59-46 |
| Subs | LSU | Adrian Masters (SG) David Foushee | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey (C) Kenneth Rosas | |
| 04:29 | LSU | James Knudson makes the 1st free throw | 60-46 |
| 04:29 | LSU | James Knudson makes the 2nd free throw | 61-46 |
| 04:17 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 61-46 |
| 04:16 | LSU | Johnny Wall grabs the defensive rebound | 61-46 |
| 03:55 | LSU | Michael McDermott scores on a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Adrian Masters | 63-46 |
| 03:38 | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 63-49 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Knudson (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 3 ast. SG - Adrian Masters (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Courtney Delrosario (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Johnny Wall (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Michael McDermott (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Darrel Villarreal (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Stephen White (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - Kevin Bonilla (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randy Hendrix (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Gokey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:17 | LSU | Michael McDermott misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 63-49 |
| 03:16 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Kevin Bonilla | 63-49 |
| 03:12 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla knocks in the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Darrel Villarreal | 63-51 |
| 02:48 | LSU | Michael McDermott misses the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Richard Gokey - foul #2 on Richard Gokey, team foul #9 | 63-51 |
| Subs | LSU | Daniel Foushee (SG), David Foushee (SF), Michael Batton (PF) Adrian Masters, Courtney Delrosario, Johnny Wall | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Marsh (PG), William Whaley (PF), Kenneth Rosas (C) Darrel Villarreal, Kevin Bonilla, Randy Hendrix | |
| 02:48 | LSU | Michael McDermott makes the 1st free throw | 64-51 |
| 02:48 | LSU | Michael McDermott makes the 2nd free throw | 65-51 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:31 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey travels with the ball | 65-51 |
| Subs | LSU | Earl Hanson (C) Michael McDermott | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner (SF) Stephen White | |
| 02:06 | LSU | James Knudson dunks the ball on a great pass from David Foushee | 67-51 |
| 01:46 | Mississippi State | William Whaley misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Earl Hanson - foul #2 on Earl Hanson, team foul #8 | 67-51 |
| Subs | LSU | Adrian Masters (SG), Courtney Delrosario (SF), Johnny Wall (PF), Michael McDermott (C) Daniel Foushee, David Foushee, Michael Batton, Earl Hanson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephen White (SG) Terry Koerner | |
| 01:46 | Mississippi State | William Whaley misses the 1st free throw | 67-51 |
| 01:46 | Mississippi State | William Whaley makes the 2nd free throw | 67-52 |
| 01:31 | LSU | Johnny Wall double dribbles | 67-52 |
| 01:19 | Mississippi State | Stephen White hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Adrian Masters - foul #5 on Adrian Masters, team foul #9 | 67-52 |
| Subs | LSU | Daniel Foushee (SG) Adrian Masters | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 01:19 | Mississippi State | Stephen White misses the 1st free throw | 67-52 |
| 01:19 | Mississippi State | Stephen White misses the 2nd free throw | 67-52 |
| 01:19 | LSU | Michael McDermott gets the rebound | 67-52 |
| 00:53 | LSU | Daniel Foushee misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 67-52 |
| 00:52 | LSU | Michael McDermott tips it home | 69-52 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from William Whaley | 69-54 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:20 | LSU | Daniel Foushee drills a jumpshot from the left side set up by Michael McDermott | 71-54 |
| 00:16 | Mississippi State | James Marsh comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 71-54 |
| 00:15 | LSU | Johnny Wall snags the defensive board | 71-54 |
| 00:00 | LSU | James Knudson runs out the clock | 71-54 |