| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Leroy Mullins (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Erwin Wood (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Stephan Pipkin (fresh) PF - Andrew Alvord (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Ryan Risher (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Matthew Woodburn (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Tadlock (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Isaiah Bangert (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Woodrow Harvey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Geiger (fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Stephan Pipkin inbounds the ball | 31-44 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Mississippi State | Ryan Risher's fadeaway is rejected by Woodrow Harvey | 31-44 |
| 19:40 | Mississippi State | Stephan Pipkin gets the offensive rebound | 31-44 |
| 19:27 | Mississippi State | Ryan Risher's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Preston Montez (PG), Bernard Mullins (C) Matthew Woodburn, Robert Geiger | |
| 19:12 | LSU | Gary Tadlock can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 31-44 |
| 19:10 | Mississippi State | Ryan Risher snags the defensive board | 31-44 |
| 18:51 | Mississippi State | Stephan Pipkin hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Andrew Alvord | 34-44 |
| 18:31 | LSU | Bernard Mullins travels with the ball | 34-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Matthew Woodburn (PG), Boyd Knepper (SG), Robert Geiger (C) Preston Montez, Gary Tadlock, Woodrow Harvey | |
| 18:12 | Mississippi State | Stephan Pipkin connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Andrew Alvord | 37-44 |
| 17:47 | LSU | Boyd Knepper misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 37-44 |
| 17:46 | Mississippi State | Stephan Pipkin grabs the defensive rebound | 37-44 |
| 17:37 | Mississippi State | Ryan Risher clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Bernard Mullins - foul #1 on Bernard Mullins, team foul #1 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Larry Fierros (SG) Erwin Wood | |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Tadlock (SG), John Hollifield (SF), Woodrow Harvey (PF) Boyd Knepper, Isaiah Bangert, Bernard Mullins | |
| 17:37 | Mississippi State | Ryan Risher makes the 1st free throw | 38-44 |
| 17:37 | Mississippi State | Ryan Risher makes the 2nd free throw | 39-44 |
| 17:18 | LSU | Gary Tadlock can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-44 |
| 17:17 | LSU | John Hollifield misses the tip | 39-44 |
| 17:16 | LSU | Robert Geiger tips it but misses | 39-44 |
| 17:15 | Mississippi State | Stephan Pipkin gets the rebound | 39-44 |
| 17:05 | Mississippi State | Leroy Mullins makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Andrew Alvord | 42-44 |
| 16:50 | LSU | Andrew Alvord knocks away the 3 by John Hollifield | 42-44 |
| 16:49 | LSU | Woodrow Harvey pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-44 |
| 16:41 | LSU | Robert Geiger knocks in the shot in the lane set up by Woodrow Harvey and he's fouled by Stephan Pipkin - foul #2 on Stephan Pipkin, team foul #1 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust (SF), Ralph Dickens (PF), William Baranski (C) Stephan Pipkin, Andrew Alvord, Ryan Risher | |
| Subs | LSU | Preston Montez (PG), Boyd Knepper (SG), Isaiah Bangert (SF) Matthew Woodburn, Gary Tadlock, John Hollifield | |
| 16:41 | LSU | Robert Geiger makes the free throw | 42-47 |
| 16:24 | Mississippi State | Larry Fierros misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-47 |
| 16:23 | LSU | Woodrow Harvey grabs the board | 42-47 |
| 16:05 | LSU | Robert Geiger comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 42-47 |
| 16:04 | LSU | Woodrow Harvey hits the follow up shot | 42-49 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Larry Fierros (fresh) SG - Leroy Mullins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stanley Lust (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ralph Dickens (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Baranski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Preston Montez (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Boyd Knepper (fresh) SF - Isaiah Bangert (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Woodrow Harvey (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Geiger (fresh) 20 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:51 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust misses badly on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Isaiah Bangert - foul #1 on Isaiah Bangert, team foul #2 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Christopher Cheek (PG), Melvin Bailey (SG) Larry Fierros, Leroy Mullins | |
| Subs | LSU | Matthew Woodburn (PG), Gary Tadlock (SG) Preston Montez, Boyd Knepper | |
| 15:51 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust makes the 1st free throw | 43-49 |
| 15:51 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust makes the 2nd free throw | 44-49 |
| 15:31 | LSU | Isaiah Bangert can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 44-49 |
| 15:30 | Mississippi State | Ralph Dickens pulls down the rebound | 44-49 |
| 15:26 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust can't finish the layup | 44-49 |
| 15:24 | LSU | Woodrow Harvey grabs the defensive rebound | 44-49 |
| 15:21 | LSU | Matthew Woodburn is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 44-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephan Pipkin (SF), Andrew Alvord (PF) Ralph Dickens, William Baranski | |
| Subs | LSU | John Hollifield (SG), Bernard Mullins (PF) Gary Tadlock, Woodrow Harvey | |
| 15:16 | Mississippi State | Melvin Bailey misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-49 |
| 15:14 | LSU | Robert Geiger snags the defensive board | 44-49 |
| 14:52 | LSU | Robert Geiger lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Hollifield | 44-51 |
| 14:36 | Mississippi State | Christopher Cheek is called for a charge - foul #4 on Christopher Cheek, team foul #2 | 44-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Erwin Wood (PG), Ryan Risher (C) Christopher Cheek, Stanley Lust | |
| Subs | LSU | Preston Montez (PG), Gary Tadlock (SG), Woodrow Harvey (PF) Matthew Woodburn, John Hollifield, Bernard Mullins | |
| 14:19 | LSU | Robert Geiger is hacked by Ryan Risher - foul #1 on Ryan Risher, team foul #3 | 44-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Leroy Mullins (PG) Erwin Wood | |
| Subs | LSU | Matthew Woodburn (PG) Preston Montez | |
| 13:54 | LSU | Stephan Pipkin takes the ball from Matthew Woodburn | 44-51 |
| 13:51 | Mississippi State | Melvin Bailey hits the finger roll on a great pass from Stephan Pipkin | 46-51 |
| 13:30 | LSU | Gary Tadlock makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Matthew Woodburn | 46-54 |
| 13:17 | Mississippi State | Stephan Pipkin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-54 |
| 13:16 | LSU | The rebound goes to Gary Tadlock | 46-54 |
| 12:59 | LSU | Robert Geiger misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-54 |
| 12:58 | LSU | Matthew Woodburn tips it but misses | 46-54 |
| 12:57 | Mississippi State | Melvin Bailey grabs the board | 46-54 |
| 12:34 | Mississippi State | Andrew Alvord buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Melvin Bailey | 48-54 |
| 12:05 | LSU | Robert Geiger clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-54 |
| 12:04 | Mississippi State | Andrew Alvord snags the defensive board | 48-54 |
| 11:41 | Mississippi State | Ryan Risher makes the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Leroy Mullins | 50-54 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Leroy Mullins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Melvin Bailey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Stephan Pipkin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Andrew Alvord (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Ryan Risher (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Matthew Woodburn (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Tadlock (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Isaiah Bangert (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Woodrow Harvey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Geiger (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:25 | LSU | Gary Tadlock hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 50-54 |
| 11:23 | Mississippi State | Ryan Risher pulls down the rebound | 50-54 |
| 11:08 | Mississippi State | Leroy Mullins's pass is intercepted by Gary Tadlock | 50-54 |
| 11:03 | LSU | Stephan Pipkin blocks the jumper by Matthew Woodburn | 50-54 |
| 11:01 | LSU | Isaiah Bangert grabs the offensive rebound | 50-54 |
| 10:53 | LSU | Matthew Woodburn comes up short on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Melvin Bailey - foul #4 on Melvin Bailey, team foul #4 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Erwin Wood (PG), Larry Fierros (SG), Stanley Lust (SF), Ralph Dickens (PF), William Baranski (C) Leroy Mullins, Melvin Bailey, Stephan Pipkin, Andrew Alvord, Ryan Risher | |
| Subs | LSU | John Hollifield (SG), David Winsor (PF) Gary Tadlock, Woodrow Harvey | |
| 10:53 | LSU | Matthew Woodburn makes the 1st free throw | 50-55 |
| 10:53 | LSU | Matthew Woodburn makes the 2nd free throw | 50-56 |
| 10:38 | Mississippi State | William Baranski is fouled on the floor by John Hollifield - foul #1 on John Hollifield, team foul #3 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Preston Montez (PG) Matthew Woodburn | |
| 10:22 | Mississippi State | Larry Fierros buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 52-56 |
| 10:00 | LSU | Preston Montez is hacked by William Baranski - foul #1 on William Baranski, team foul #5 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Bernard Mullins (PF) David Winsor | |
| 09:49 | LSU | John Hollifield buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Isaiah Bangert | 52-59 |
| 09:31 | Mississippi State | William Baranski makes the jump hook from close range | 54-59 |
| 09:11 | LSU | Isaiah Bangert lays it up and in | 54-61 |
| 08:47 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-61 |
| 08:46 | LSU | Robert Geiger grabs the defensive rebound | 54-61 |
| 08:28 | LSU | Ralph Dickens steals it from Bernard Mullins | 54-61 |
| 08:12 | Mississippi State | William Baranski hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 54-61 |
| 08:10 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust tips it back up and in | 56-61 |
| 07:49 | LSU | Robert Geiger misses short on a runner in the lane | 56-61 |
| 07:48 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Ralph Dickens | 56-61 |
| 07:32 | Mississippi State | Larry Fierros misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-61 |
| 07:30 | LSU | Isaiah Bangert grabs the defensive rebound | 56-61 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Erwin Wood (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Larry Fierros (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stanley Lust (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ralph Dickens (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - William Baranski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Preston Montez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Hollifield (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Isaiah Bangert (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Bernard Mullins (fairly fresh) C - Robert Geiger (tiring) 22 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:07 | LSU | Preston Montez misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 56-61 |
| 07:06 | LSU | Bernard Mullins pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-61 |
| 06:53 | LSU | Bernard Mullins's floater is knocked away by Ralph Dickens | 56-61 |
| 06:52 | LSU | Robert Geiger tips it in | 56-63 |
| 06:33 | Mississippi State | William Baranski hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Robert Geiger - foul #2 on Robert Geiger, team foul #4 | 56-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Christopher Cheek (PG), Melvin Bailey (SG), Stephan Pipkin (SF), Ryan Risher (C) Erwin Wood, Larry Fierros, Stanley Lust, Ralph Dickens | |
| Subs | LSU | Matthew Woodburn (PG), Gary Tadlock (SG), Woodrow Harvey (PF) Preston Montez, John Hollifield, Bernard Mullins | |
| 06:33 | Mississippi State | William Baranski makes the 1st free throw | 57-63 |
| 06:33 | Mississippi State | William Baranski misses the 2nd free throw | 57-63 |
| 06:33 | LSU | Robert Geiger gets the rebound | 57-63 |
| 06:10 | LSU | Christopher Cheek steps in front of the Isaiah Bangert pass | 57-63 |
| 06:07 | Mississippi State | Stephan Pipkin banks in the layup on a great pass from Christopher Cheek | 59-63 |
| 05:50 | LSU | Isaiah Bangert knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Matthew Woodburn | 59-65 |
| 05:25 | Mississippi State | Woodrow Harvey denies the turnaround by Christopher Cheek | 59-65 |
| 05:23 | LSU | Matthew Woodburn snags the defensive board | 59-65 |
| 05:09 | LSU | Woodrow Harvey is fouled on the floor by Christopher Cheek - foul #5 on Christopher Cheek, team foul #6 | 59-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Leroy Mullins (PG), Andrew Alvord (PF) Christopher Cheek, William Baranski | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 04:56 | LSU | Gary Tadlock scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Isaiah Bangert | 59-68 |
| 04:54 | Mississippi State | Leroy Mullins loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-68 |
| 04:35 | LSU | Gary Tadlock misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-68 |
| 04:33 | Mississippi State | Stephan Pipkin grabs the board | 59-68 |
| 04:27 | Mississippi State | Melvin Bailey misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 59-68 |
| 04:25 | LSU | Woodrow Harvey gets the rebound | 59-68 |
| 04:06 | LSU | Robert Geiger misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 59-68 |
| 04:05 | LSU | Gary Tadlock tips it back up and in | 59-70 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:48 | Mississippi State | Melvin Bailey misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-70 |
| 03:46 | LSU | Isaiah Bangert snags the defensive board | 59-70 |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:41 | LSU | Isaiah Bangert can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 59-70 |
| 03:40 | LSU | Woodrow Harvey snags the offensive board | 59-70 |
| 03:24 | LSU | Isaiah Bangert's floater is tipped away by Stephan Pipkin | 59-70 |
| 03:23 | Mississippi State | Melvin Bailey snags the defensive board | 59-70 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Leroy Mullins (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Melvin Bailey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - Stephan Pipkin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Andrew Alvord (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Ryan Risher (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Matthew Woodburn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Tadlock (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Isaiah Bangert (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Woodrow Harvey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. C - Robert Geiger (tired) 24 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Mississippi State | Ryan Risher comes up short on the turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Robert Geiger - foul #3 on Robert Geiger, team foul #5 | 59-70 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust (SF) Stephan Pipkin | |
| Subs | LSU | John Hollifield (SG) Gary Tadlock | |
| 03:16 | Mississippi State | Ryan Risher makes the 1st free throw | 60-70 |
| 03:16 | Mississippi State | Ryan Risher makes the 2nd free throw | 61-70 |
| 03:00 | LSU | Robert Geiger is fouled on the floor by Ryan Risher - foul #2 on Ryan Risher, team foul #7 | 61-70 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ralph Dickens (C) Ryan Risher | |
| Subs | LSU | Boyd Knepper (SG) John Hollifield | |
| 03:00 | LSU | Robert Geiger misses the 1st free throw | 61-70 |
| 03:00 | Mississippi State | Andrew Alvord pulls down the rebound | 61-70 |
| 03:00 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-70 |
| 02:38 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 61-70 |
| 02:37 | LSU | The rebound goes to Woodrow Harvey | 61-70 |
| 02:15 | LSU | Robert Geiger can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Ralph Dickens - foul #1 on Ralph Dickens, team foul #8 | 61-70 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephan Pipkin (SF), Ryan Risher (C) Stanley Lust, Ralph Dickens | |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Tadlock (SG) Boyd Knepper | |
| 02:15 | LSU | Robert Geiger makes the 1st free throw | 61-71 |
| 02:15 | LSU | Robert Geiger makes the 2nd free throw | 61-72 |
| 01:57 | Mississippi State | Andrew Alvord travels with the ball | 61-72 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Erwin Wood (SG), Stanley Lust (SF), Ralph Dickens (PF), William Baranski (C) Melvin Bailey, Stephan Pipkin, Andrew Alvord, Ryan Risher | |
| Subs | LSU | Preston Montez (PG), John Hollifield (SG), Boyd Knepper (SF), David Winsor (PF), Bernard Mullins (C) Matthew Woodburn, Gary Tadlock, Isaiah Bangert, Woodrow Harvey, Robert Geiger | |
| 01:36 | LSU | Boyd Knepper connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Preston Montez | 61-74 |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:23 | Mississippi State | William Baranski hits a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Leroy Mullins | 63-74 |
| 00:58 | LSU | David Winsor clanks a floater from the baseline | 63-74 |
| 00:56 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Leroy Mullins | 63-74 |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:49 | Mississippi State | Bernard Mullins steals the ball from Stanley Lust | 63-74 |
| 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 man to man (+3) | |
| 00:29 | LSU | Preston Montez drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Boyd Knepper and he's hacked by William Baranski - foul #2 on William Baranski, team foul #9 | 63-76 |
| 00:29 | LSU | Preston Montez misses the free throw | 63-76 |
| 00:29 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to William Baranski | 63-76 |
| 00:23 | Mississippi State | Leroy Mullins drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 65-76 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Preston Montez runs out the clock | 65-76 |