| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Spenser (fresh) SG - Keith Rudolph (fresh) SF - Donald Evens (fresh) PF - Joe Webster (fresh) C - Michael Francis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Russell Gillon (fresh) SG - Elmer McClave (fresh) SF - Ronnie Moore (fresh) PF - Michael Stewart (fresh) C - Herbert Corea (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Michael Francis wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:45 | Mississippi State | Joe Webster clanks a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Ronnie Moore - foul #1 on Ronnie Moore, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Mississippi State | Joe Webster makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:45 | Mississippi State | Joe Webster makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:31 | LSU | Ronnie Moore knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Herbert Corea and he's fouled by John Spenser - foul #1 on John Spenser, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 19:31 | LSU | Ronnie Moore makes the free throw | 2-3 |
| 19:29 | Mississippi State | Donald Evens is fouled in the backcourt by Russell Gillon - foul #1 on Russell Gillon, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| 19:10 | Mississippi State | Michael Francis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-3 |
| 18:56 | LSU | Herbert Corea is whistled for a carry | 2-3 |
| 18:43 | Mississippi State | John Spenser misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 2-3 |
| 18:41 | Mississippi State | Donald Evens grabs the offensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:22 | Mississippi State | Donald Evens misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 2-3 |
| 18:20 | LSU | Herbert Corea pulls down the rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:12 | LSU | Ronnie Moore misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 2-3 |
| 18:10 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Donald Evens | 2-3 |
| 17:58 | Mississippi State | Joe Webster lays it in | 4-3 |
| 17:41 | LSU | Keith Rudolph takes the ball from Herbert Corea | 4-3 |
| 17:38 | Mississippi State | Russell Gillon steals it from John Spenser in the backcourt | 4-3 |
| 17:21 | LSU | Elmer McClave is hacked by Keith Rudolph - foul #1 on Keith Rudolph, team foul #2 | 4-3 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mark Brown (PG), August Ball (SG), Merle Gibson (SF), Daniel Lin (PF), Peter Fraizer (C) John Spenser, Keith Rudolph, Donald Evens, Joe Webster, Michael Francis | |
| Subs | LSU | Sterling Davis (PG), Jonathan Willis (SG), John Holland (SF), Terrence Schaaf (PF), John Canning (C) Russell Gillon, Elmer McClave, Ronnie Moore, Michael Stewart, Herbert Corea | |
| 17:03 | LSU | Jonathan Willis is whistled for a carry | 4-3 |
| 16:58 | Mississippi State | Peter Fraizer double dribbles in the backcourt | 4-3 |
| 16:48 | LSU | Sterling Davis buries a floater in the paint on a great pass from John Canning and he's fouled by Mark Brown - foul #1 on Mark Brown, team foul #3 | 4-5 |
| 16:48 | LSU | Sterling Davis misses the free throw | 4-5 |
| 16:48 | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin gets the rebound | 4-5 |
| 16:44 | Mississippi State | August Ball can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 4-5 |
| 16:42 | LSU | John Canning gets the rebound | 4-5 |
| 16:38 | LSU | John Canning knocks in the shot from close range on a nice dish by Jonathan Willis and he's fouled by Peter Fraizer - foul #1 on Peter Fraizer, team foul #4 | 4-7 |
| 16:38 | LSU | John Canning misses the free throw | 4-7 |
| 16:38 | LSU | John Holland grabs the offensive rebound | 4-7 |
| 16:28 | LSU | Sterling Davis is hacked by Mark Brown - foul #2 on Mark Brown, team foul #5 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph (SG) Mark Brown | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 16:19 | LSU | John Canning scores on a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Sterling Davis | 4-9 |
| 15:57 | Mississippi State | August Ball connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Keith Rudolph | 6-9 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - August Ball (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Keith Rudolph (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Merle Gibson (fairly fresh) PF - Daniel Lin (fresh) C - Peter Fraizer (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Sterling Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Willis (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Holland (fairly fresh) PF - Terrence Schaaf (fairly fresh) C - John Canning (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:51 | LSU | Sterling Davis clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 6-9 |
| 15:49 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to August Ball | 6-9 |
| 15:46 | Mississippi State | August Ball is fouled in the backcourt by John Holland - foul #1 on John Holland, team foul #3 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Spenser (PG), Glenn Oney (SF), Joe Webster (PF), Alfred Edinger (C) Keith Rudolph, Merle Gibson, Daniel Lin, Peter Fraizer | |
| Subs | LSU | Russell Gillon (PG), Bobby Pedraza (SG), Ronnie Moore (SF), Michael Stewart (PF), Herbert Corea (C) Sterling Davis, Jonathan Willis, John Holland, Terrence Schaaf, John Canning | |
| 15:31 | Mississippi State | August Ball makes the wide open 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by John Spenser | 9-9 |
| 15:26 | LSU | Herbert Corea scores on a floater from the left block set up by Bobby Pedraza and he's fouled by Alfred Edinger - foul #1 on Alfred Edinger, team foul #6 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph (SG), Michael Francis (C) August Ball, Alfred Edinger | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 15:26 | LSU | Herbert Corea makes the free throw | 9-12 |
| 15:07 | Mississippi State | John Spenser hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Russell Gillon - foul #2 on Russell Gillon, team foul #4 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Donald Evens (SF) Glenn Oney | |
| Subs | LSU | Elmer McClave (SG) Russell Gillon | |
| 15:07 | Mississippi State | John Spenser makes the 1st free throw | 10-12 |
| 15:07 | Mississippi State | John Spenser makes the 2nd free throw | 11-12 |
| 14:53 | LSU | Keith Rudolph steps in front of the Ronnie Moore pass | 11-12 |
| 14:31 | Mississippi State | Elmer McClave steals the ball from John Spenser | 11-12 |
| 14:15 | LSU | Michael Stewart knocks in the shot from the right block set up by Bobby Pedraza and he's fouled by Michael Francis - foul #1 on Michael Francis, team foul #7 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | August Ball (SG), Glenn Oney (SF), Daniel Lin (PF), Alfred Edinger (C) Keith Rudolph, Donald Evens, Joe Webster, Michael Francis | |
| Subs | LSU | Sterling Davis (PG), Terrence Schaaf (SF) Bobby Pedraza, Ronnie Moore | |
| 14:15 | LSU | Michael Stewart makes the free throw | 11-15 |
| 13:52 | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin clanks a turnaround near the basket | 11-15 |
| 13:50 | LSU | Herbert Corea pulls down the rebound | 11-15 |
| 13:37 | LSU | Herbert Corea drills a floater from just outside the lane set up by Sterling Davis | 11-17 |
| 13:35 | Mississippi State | Alfred Edinger's pass is intercepted by Herbert Corea in the backcourt | 11-17 |
| 13:27 | LSU | The short jumper by Michael Stewart is denied by Daniel Lin | 11-17 |
| 13:25 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Alfred Edinger | 11-17 |
| 13:21 | Mississippi State | Terrence Schaaf picks off the pass by John Spenser in the backcourt | 11-17 |
| 13:15 | LSU | Michael Stewart knocks in the shot from the right block | 11-19 |
| 12:55 | Mississippi State | Glenn Oney misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 11-19 |
| 12:54 | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin gets the offensive rebound | 11-19 |
| 12:40 | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 11-19 |
| 12:39 | LSU | Michael Stewart grabs the board | 11-19 |
| 12:23 | LSU | Elmer McClave knocks in the shot from the right wing set up by Sterling Davis | 11-21 |
| 12:03 | Mississippi State | Alfred Edinger hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Michael Stewart - foul #1 on Michael Stewart, team foul #5 | 11-21 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Merle Gibson (PG), Keith Rudolph (SG), Donald Evens (SF), Joe Webster (PF) John Spenser, August Ball, Glenn Oney, Daniel Lin | |
| Subs | LSU | Bobby Pedraza (PG), Jonathan Willis (SG), Ronnie Moore (SF), John Canning (PF), John Holland (C) Sterling Davis, Elmer McClave, Terrence Schaaf, Michael Stewart, Herbert Corea | |
| 12:03 | Mississippi State | Alfred Edinger makes the 1st free throw | 12-21 |
| 12:03 | Mississippi State | Alfred Edinger makes the 2nd free throw | 13-21 |
| 11:44 | LSU | Ronnie Moore misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Merle Gibson - foul #1 on Merle Gibson, team foul #8 | 13-21 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Francis (C) Alfred Edinger | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 11:44 | LSU | Ronnie Moore makes the 1st free throw | 13-22 |
| 11:44 | LSU | Ronnie Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 13-23 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Merle Gibson (fresh) SG - Keith Rudolph (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Donald Evens (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Joe Webster (fresh) 4 pts. C - Michael Francis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Bobby Pedraza (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Willis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ronnie Moore (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Canning (fresh) 4 pts. C - John Holland (fresh) | |
| 11:29 | Mississippi State | Donald Evens scores on a fadeaway from the left side | 15-23 |
| 11:09 | LSU | Jonathan Willis hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 15-23 |
| 11:08 | LSU | John Canning tips it in | 15-25 |
| 10:48 | Mississippi State | Donald Evens connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Keith Rudolph | 18-25 |
| 10:35 | LSU | Ronnie Moore slams it home on a great pass from Bobby Pedraza | 18-27 |
| 10:14 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph lays it in on a nice dish by Merle Gibson and the foul's on Bobby Pedraza - foul #1 on Bobby Pedraza, team foul #6 | 20-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | August Ball (PG), Peter Fraizer (C) Merle Gibson, Michael Francis | |
| Subs | LSU | Sterling Davis (PG), Herbert Corea (C) Bobby Pedraza, John Holland | |
| 10:14 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph makes the free throw | 21-27 |
| 10:05 | LSU | Herbert Corea misses the easy layup | 21-27 |
| 10:04 | LSU | Jonathan Willis grabs the offensive board | 21-27 |
| 09:59 | LSU | Keith Rudolph steps in front of the Sterling Davis pass | 21-27 |
| 09:45 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph is hacked by Jonathan Willis - foul #1 on Jonathan Willis, team foul #7 | 21-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Elmer McClave (SG) Jonathan Willis | |
| 09:45 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph makes the 1st free throw | 22-27 |
| 09:45 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph makes the 2nd free throw | 23-27 |
| 09:38 | LSU | Herbert Corea misses the runner from the right block | 23-27 |
| 09:37 | Mississippi State | Joe Webster pulls down the rebound | 23-27 |
| 09:35 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph is hacked by Ronnie Moore in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ronnie Moore, team foul #8 | 23-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | LSU | John Holland (SF) Ronnie Moore | |
| 09:35 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph misses the 1st free throw | 23-27 |
| 09:35 | LSU | Herbert Corea gets the rebound | 23-27 |
| 09:22 | LSU | John Holland hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 23-27 |
| 09:21 | LSU | John Canning gets the offensive rebound | 23-27 |
| 09:10 | LSU | Sterling Davis misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 23-27 |
| 09:09 | Mississippi State | Joe Webster gets the rebound | 23-27 |
| 08:48 | Mississippi State | Joe Webster buries a runner in the lane | 25-27 |
| 08:38 | LSU | Sterling Davis hits a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Elmer McClave and he's hacked by August Ball - foul #1 on August Ball, team foul #9 | 25-29 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Spenser (PG), Glenn Oney (SF), Daniel Lin (PF), Michael Francis (C) August Ball, Donald Evens, Joe Webster, Peter Fraizer | |
| Subs | LSU | Jonathan Willis (SG), Terrence Schaaf (SF), Michael Stewart (PF) Elmer McClave, John Holland, Herbert Corea | |
| 08:38 | LSU | Sterling Davis makes the free throw | 25-30 |
| 08:35 | Mississippi State | John Spenser is hacked by Sterling Davis in the backcourt - foul #1 on Sterling Davis, team foul #9 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Bobby Pedraza (PG) Sterling Davis | |
| 08:35 | Mississippi State | John Spenser makes the 1st free throw | 26-30 |
| 08:35 | Mississippi State | John Spenser misses the 2nd free throw | 26-30 |
| 08:35 | LSU | Michael Stewart grabs the board | 26-30 |
| 08:25 | LSU | Michael Stewart's fadeaway is rejected by Daniel Lin | 26-30 |
| 08:24 | Mississippi State | Michael Francis snags the defensive board | 26-30 |
| 08:20 | Mississippi State | John Spenser lays it in and he's hacked by Bobby Pedraza - foul #2 on Bobby Pedraza, team foul #10 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Sterling Davis (PG) Bobby Pedraza | |
| 08:20 | Mississippi State | John Spenser makes the free throw | 29-30 |
| 08:10 | LSU | Keith Rudolph picks off the pass by Michael Stewart | 29-30 |
| 07:52 | Mississippi State | Michael Francis lays it in uncontested | 31-30 |
| 07:43 | LSU | Michael Stewart can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 31-30 |
| 07:41 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph pulls down the rebound | 31-30 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Spenser (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Keith Rudolph (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - Glenn Oney (fairly fresh) PF - Daniel Lin (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Francis (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Sterling Davis (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jonathan Willis (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Terrence Schaaf (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Stewart (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - John Canning (tired) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 31-30 |
| 07:35 | LSU | Jonathan Willis pulls down the rebound | 31-30 |
| 07:29 | LSU | Terrence Schaaf loses the dribble to Glenn Oney | 31-30 |
| 07:12 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph makes the wide open jumper from the left side | 33-30 |
| 07:12 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 33-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | August Ball (SG), Merle Gibson (SF) Keith Rudolph, Glenn Oney | |
| Subs | LSU | Elmer McClave (SG), John Holland (SF), Herbert Corea (C) Jonathan Willis, Michael Stewart, John Canning | |
| 06:57 | LSU | Herbert Corea hits the finger roll | 33-32 |
| 06:35 | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin lays it up and in set up by Merle Gibson | 35-32 |
| 06:24 | LSU | Elmer McClave lays it up and in set up by Terrence Schaaf | 35-34 |
| 06:12 | Mississippi State | John Holland steals it from John Spenser | 35-34 |
| 06:00 | LSU | John Holland's floater is tipped away by Daniel Lin | 35-34 |
| 05:58 | LSU | Elmer McClave gets the offensive rebound | 35-34 |
| 05:52 | LSU | John Holland clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-34 |
| 05:51 | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin snags the defensive board | 35-34 |
| 05:49 | Mississippi State | John Spenser travels in the backcourt | 35-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph (SG), Donald Evens (SF), Joe Webster (PF), Peter Fraizer (C) John Spenser, Merle Gibson, Daniel Lin, Michael Francis | |
| Subs | LSU | Russell Gillon (PG), Bobby Pedraza (SG), Ronnie Moore (SF), Michael Stewart (PF) Sterling Davis, Elmer McClave, John Holland, Terrence Schaaf | |
| 05:35 | LSU | Herbert Corea misses short on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Joe Webster - foul #1 on Joe Webster, team foul #10 | 35-34 |
| 05:35 | LSU | Herbert Corea makes the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 05:35 | LSU | Herbert Corea misses the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| 05:35 | Mississippi State | Joe Webster grabs the board | 35-35 |
| 05:09 | Mississippi State | Ronnie Moore is called for the reach on Donald Evens - foul #3 on Ronnie Moore, team foul #11 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Spenser (PG) August Ball | |
| Subs | LSU | John Holland (SF), John Canning (C) Ronnie Moore, Herbert Corea | |
| 05:09 | Mississippi State | Donald Evens makes the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 05:09 | Mississippi State | Donald Evens makes the 2nd free throw | 37-35 |
| 04:58 | LSU | Michael Stewart misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 37-35 |
| 04:57 | LSU | John Canning snags the offensive board | 37-35 |
| 04:46 | LSU | Keith Rudolph is called for the reach on John Holland - foul #2 on Keith Rudolph, team foul #11 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | August Ball (SG), Glenn Oney (SF), Alfred Edinger (C) Keith Rudolph, Donald Evens, Peter Fraizer | |
| Subs | LSU | Jonathan Willis (SG) Bobby Pedraza | |
| 04:46 | LSU | John Holland makes the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 04:46 | LSU | John Holland makes the 2nd free throw | 37-37 |
| 04:24 | Mississippi State | Alfred Edinger misses long on a jumper in the lane | 37-37 |
| 04:22 | LSU | Michael Stewart grabs the defensive rebound | 37-37 |
| 04:06 | LSU | Jonathan Willis knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Russell Gillon | 37-40 |
| 04:03 | Mississippi State | Glenn Oney is fouled in the backcourt by John Canning - foul #1 on John Canning, team foul #12 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Merle Gibson (SG) August Ball | |
| Subs | LSU | Elmer McClave (SG), Terrence Schaaf (PF), Herbert Corea (C) Jonathan Willis, Michael Stewart, John Canning | |
| 04:03 | Mississippi State | Glenn Oney makes the 1st free throw | 38-40 |
| 04:03 | Mississippi State | Glenn Oney makes the 2nd free throw | 39-40 |
| 03:42 | LSU | Russell Gillon is fouled on the floor by Glenn Oney - foul #1 on Glenn Oney, team foul #12 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mark Brown (PG), Keith Rudolph (SG), Peter Fraizer (PF), Michael Francis (C) John Spenser, Glenn Oney, Joe Webster, Alfred Edinger | |
| Subs | LSU | Bobby Pedraza (SG) Elmer McClave | |
| 03:42 | LSU | Russell Gillon makes the 1st free throw | 39-41 |
| 03:42 | LSU | Russell Gillon misses the 2nd free throw | 39-41 |
| 03:42 | Mississippi State | Michael Francis grabs the board | 39-41 |
| 03:38 | Mississippi State | Russell Gillon is called for the reach on Mark Brown in the backcourt - foul #3 on Russell Gillon, team foul #13 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Elmer McClave (SG) Russell Gillon | |
| 03:38 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown misses the 1st free throw | 39-41 |
| 03:38 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Mark Brown (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Keith Rudolph (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - Merle Gibson (fresh) PF - Peter Fraizer (fresh) C - Michael Francis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Bobby Pedraza (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Elmer McClave (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Holland (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Terrence Schaaf (fairly fresh) C - Herbert Corea (tired) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:18 | LSU | Keith Rudolph is called for the reach on Elmer McClave - foul #3 on Keith Rudolph, team foul #13 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | August Ball (SG), Donald Evens (SF) Keith Rudolph, Merle Gibson | |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Stewart (PF) John Holland | |
| 03:18 | LSU | Elmer McClave makes the 1st free throw | 40-42 |
| 03:18 | LSU | Elmer McClave makes the 2nd free throw | 40-43 |
| 03:08 | Mississippi State | Bobby Pedraza steps in front of the Mark Brown pass | 40-43 |
| 02:51 | LSU | Terrence Schaaf is fouled on the floor by Donald Evens - foul #1 on Donald Evens, team foul #14 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin (PF), Alfred Edinger (C) Peter Fraizer, Michael Francis | |
| Subs | LSU | Jonathan Willis (SG), John Canning (C) Elmer McClave, Herbert Corea | |
| 02:51 | LSU | Terrence Schaaf misses the 1st free throw | 40-43 |
| 02:51 | LSU | Terrence Schaaf makes the 2nd free throw | 40-44 |
| 02:24 | Mississippi State | August Ball misses long on an open 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-44 |
| 02:22 | Mississippi State | Donald Evens grabs the offensive rebound | 40-44 |
| 02:03 | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin clanks a runner in the lane but the foul's on Michael Stewart - foul #2 on Michael Stewart, team foul #14 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Spenser (PG), Glenn Oney (SF), Joe Webster (PF) Mark Brown, Donald Evens, Alfred Edinger | |
| Subs | LSU | John Holland (SF) Michael Stewart | |
| 02:03 | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin misses the 1st free throw | 40-44 |
| 02:03 | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin misses the 2nd free throw | 40-44 |
| 02:03 | LSU | John Canning gets the rebound | 40-44 |
| 01:53 | LSU | Jonathan Willis can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 40-44 |
| 01:52 | Mississippi State | Glenn Oney grabs the board | 40-44 |
| 01:27 | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin knocks in the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by John Spenser | 42-44 |
| 01:18 | LSU | John Spenser steals it from Bobby Pedraza | 42-44 |
| 01:04 | Mississippi State | Glenn Oney makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Joe Webster | 45-44 |
| 00:52 | LSU | John Spenser steals the ball from John Canning | 45-44 |
| 00:47 | Mississippi State | John Spenser is hacked by Bobby Pedraza in the backcourt - foul #3 on Bobby Pedraza, team foul #15 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Merle Gibson (SG), Donald Evens (SF), Peter Fraizer (PF), Michael Francis (C) August Ball, Glenn Oney, Joe Webster, Daniel Lin | |
| Subs | LSU | Sterling Davis (PG), Elmer McClave (SG), Michael Stewart (PF), Herbert Corea (C) Bobby Pedraza, Jonathan Willis, Terrence Schaaf, John Canning | |
| 00:47 | Mississippi State | John Spenser makes the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 00:47 | Mississippi State | John Spenser makes the 2nd free throw | 47-44 |
| 00:30 | LSU | Michael Stewart is whistled for traveling | 47-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mark Brown (PG) John Spenser | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Peter Fraizer hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater near the basket | 47-44 |