| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Knudson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Adrian Masters (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Allen Dang (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Johnny Wall (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael McDermott (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Stephen White (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Marsh (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Whaley (fresh) PF - Richard Gokey (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Lawrence Broadhead (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | William Whaley inbounds the ball | 27-14 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:51 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey is fouled on the floor by Michael McDermott - foul #2 on Michael McDermott, team foul #1 | 27-14 |
| 19:42 | Mississippi State | Stephen White travels with the ball | 27-14 |
| 19:15 | LSU | Johnny Wall hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 27-14 |
| 19:14 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey grabs the board | 27-14 |
| 18:56 | Mississippi State | Stephen White hits the finger roll set up by William Whaley and the foul's on Michael McDermott - foul #3 on Michael McDermott, team foul #2 | 27-16 |
| Subs | LSU | Earl Hanson (C) Michael McDermott | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 18:56 | Mississippi State | Stephen White makes the free throw | 27-17 |
| 18:34 | LSU | Johnny Wall comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 27-17 |
| 18:32 | Mississippi State | William Whaley snags the defensive board | 27-17 |
| 18:15 | Mississippi State | Stephen White misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 27-17 |
| 18:13 | LSU | Earl Hanson grabs the board | 27-17 |
| 17:47 | LSU | James Knudson misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 27-17 |
| 17:45 | LSU | James Knudson tips it home | 29-17 |
| 17:27 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-20 |
| 17:08 | LSU | Adrian Masters misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 29-20 |
| 17:07 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Broadhead snags the defensive board | 29-20 |
| 16:58 | Mississippi State | Stephen White connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Gokey | 29-23 |
| 16:39 | LSU | Adrian Masters clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by James Marsh - foul #2 on James Marsh, team foul #1 | 29-23 |
| Subs | LSU | Courtney Delrosario (PF) Allen Dang | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal (SG), Kenneth Rosas (PF), Randy Howell (C) James Marsh, Richard Gokey, Lawrence Broadhead | |
| 16:39 | LSU | Adrian Masters makes the 1st free throw | 30-23 |
| 16:39 | LSU | Adrian Masters makes the 2nd free throw | 31-23 |
| 16:27 | Mississippi State | William Whaley can't finish the layup | 31-23 |
| 16:25 | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal grabs the offensive rebound | 31-23 |
| 16:08 | Mississippi State | William Whaley hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-26 |
| 15:42 | LSU | Earl Hanson can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 31-26 |
| 15:41 | Mississippi State | Randy Howell gets the rebound | 31-26 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Knudson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Adrian Masters (fairly fresh) 15 pts. SF - Johnny Wall (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Courtney Delrosario (fresh) C - Earl Hanson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Stephen White (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Darrel Villarreal (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - William Whaley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Rosas (fresh) C - Randy Howell (fresh) | |
| 15:23 | Mississippi State | William Whaley misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-26 |
| 15:21 | LSU | Earl Hanson grabs the defensive rebound | 31-26 |
| 15:03 | LSU | Randy Howell steps in front of the James Knudson pass | 31-26 |
| 14:47 | Mississippi State | Stephen White blows the layup | 31-26 |
| 14:46 | LSU | Courtney Delrosario grabs the defensive rebound | 31-26 |
| 14:24 | LSU | Adrian Masters drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-26 |
| 14:05 | Mississippi State | William Whaley scores on a runner from close range on a great pass from Darrel Villarreal | 34-28 |
| 13:44 | LSU | William Whaley steps in front of the Johnny Wall pass | 34-28 |
| 13:31 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 34-28 |
| 13:29 | Mississippi State | Stephen White hits the follow up shot | 34-30 |
| 13:09 | LSU | Adrian Masters comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-30 |
| 13:07 | Mississippi State | William Whaley snags the defensive board | 34-30 |
| 13:01 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas makes the floater from the right side and the foul's on Johnny Wall - foul #2 on Johnny Wall, team foul #3 | 34-32 |
| Subs | LSU | Allen Dang (SG), Douglas Wydra (SF), Michael Batton (PF), Michael McDermott (C) Adrian Masters, Johnny Wall, Courtney Delrosario, Earl Hanson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey (PG), James Marsh (SG), Terry Koerner (SF), Lawrence Broadhead (C) Stephen White, Darrel Villarreal, William Whaley, Randy Howell | |
| 13:01 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas misses the free throw | 34-32 |
| 13:01 | LSU | The rebound goes to Michael Batton | 34-32 |
| 12:42 | LSU | Michael McDermott connects on the runner in the lane on a great pass from Allen Dang and he's hacked by James Marsh - foul #3 on James Marsh, team foul #2 | 36-32 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey (PF) Kenneth Rosas | |
| 12:42 | LSU | Michael McDermott misses the free throw | 36-32 |
| 12:42 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Broadhead gets the rebound | 36-32 |
| 12:26 | Mississippi State | James Marsh hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 36-32 |
| 12:25 | LSU | Allen Dang pulls down the rebound | 36-32 |
| 11:56 | LSU | Allen Dang misses short on a shot from the right block | 36-32 |
| 11:54 | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner grabs the defensive rebound | 36-32 |
| 11:36 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Broadhead knocks in the shot in the lane set up by Terry Koerner | 36-34 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Knudson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Allen Dang (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Douglas Wydra (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Batton (fresh) C - Michael McDermott (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Michael Harvey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Marsh (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Terry Koerner (fresh) PF - Richard Gokey (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Lawrence Broadhead (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:11 | LSU | Michael McDermott is hacked by Lawrence Broadhead - foul #1 on Lawrence Broadhead, team foul #3 | 36-34 |
| Subs | LSU | Courtney Delrosario (PF) Michael Batton | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal (PG) Michael Harvey | |
| 10:47 | LSU | Courtney Delrosario hits a shot from the left wing on a great pass from James Knudson | 38-34 |
| 10:30 | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Terry Koerner, team foul #4 | 38-34 |
| Subs | LSU | Adrian Masters (PG) James Knudson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephen White (PG), William Whaley (SF) Darrel Villarreal, Terry Koerner | |
| 10:04 | LSU | Adrian Masters knocks in the jumper from the left wing | 40-34 |
| 10:00 | Mississippi State | Adrian Masters steals it from Stephen White | 40-34 |
| 09:36 | LSU | Lawrence Broadhead denies the turnaround by Michael McDermott | 40-34 |
| 09:35 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Broadhead pulls down the rebound | 40-34 |
| 09:21 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Broadhead's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-34 |
| Subs | LSU | James Knudson (PG), Johnny Wall (SF), Earl Hanson (C) Allen Dang, Douglas Wydra, Michael McDermott | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal (SG), Kenneth Rosas (PF), Randy Howell (C) James Marsh, Richard Gokey, Lawrence Broadhead | |
| 08:55 | LSU | James Knudson clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-34 |
| 08:54 | LSU | Johnny Wall snags the offensive board | 40-34 |
| 08:34 | LSU | Adrian Masters misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-34 |
| 08:32 | LSU | Courtney Delrosario tips it home | 42-34 |
| 08:25 | Mississippi State | William Whaley connects on the jumpshot from the left side | 42-36 |
| 07:57 | LSU | James Knudson knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing | 44-36 |
| 07:45 | Mississippi State | William Whaley loses the ball out of bounds | 44-36 |
| Subs | LSU | Allen Dang (SG), Douglas Wydra (SF), Michael McDermott (C) Adrian Masters, Courtney Delrosario, Earl Hanson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Marsh (SG), Terry Koerner (SF), Richard Gokey (PF), Lawrence Broadhead (C) Stephen White, William Whaley, Kenneth Rosas, Randy Howell | |
| 07:22 | LSU | James Knudson drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Johnny Wall | 47-36 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Knudson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Allen Dang (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Douglas Wydra (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Johnny Wall (fresh) 3 reb. C - Michael McDermott (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Darrel Villarreal (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Marsh (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Terry Koerner (fresh) PF - Richard Gokey (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Lawrence Broadhead (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:03 | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Richard Gokey | 47-39 |
| 06:44 | LSU | James Knudson can't finish the layup | 47-39 |
| 06:43 | LSU | Michael McDermott snags the offensive board | 47-39 |
| 06:23 | LSU | James Knudson buries a 3 from the left corner | 50-39 |
| 06:02 | Mississippi State | James Marsh can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 50-39 |
| 06:00 | LSU | Johnny Wall pulls down the rebound | 50-39 |
| 05:31 | LSU | Allen Dang is called for traveling | 50-39 |
| Subs | LSU | Adrian Masters (SG), David Foushee (SF), Courtney Delrosario (PF) Allen Dang, Douglas Wydra, Johnny Wall | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephen White (PG), William Whaley (SF), Kenneth Rosas (PF), Randy Howell (C) Darrel Villarreal, James Marsh, Richard Gokey, Lawrence Broadhead | |
| 05:08 | Mississippi State | William Whaley misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 50-39 |
| 05:07 | Mississippi State | William Whaley gets the offensive rebound | 50-39 |
| 04:54 | Mississippi State | William Whaley travels with the ball | 50-39 |
| 04:31 | LSU | William Whaley is called for the reach on David Foushee - foul #2 on William Whaley, team foul #5 | 50-39 |
| Subs | LSU | Earl Hanson (C) Michael McDermott | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 04:18 | LSU | James Knudson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Earl Hanson and he's hacked by Terry Koerner - foul #2 on Terry Koerner, team foul #6 | 52-39 |
| Subs | LSU | Johnny Wall (SF) David Foushee | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Marsh (SG), Richard Gokey (PF) Terry Koerner, Randy Howell | |
| 04:18 | LSU | James Knudson misses the free throw | 52-39 |
| 04:18 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas grabs the defensive rebound | 52-39 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:55 | Mississippi State | Earl Hanson is called for the reach on Richard Gokey - foul #1 on Earl Hanson, team foul #4 | 52-39 |
| Subs | LSU | Allen Dang (SG) James Knudson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey (PG), Darrel Villarreal (SG), Sterling Horton (SF), Randy Howell (C) Stephen White, James Marsh, William Whaley, Richard Gokey | |
| 03:45 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas misses the 3 from the left wing | 52-39 |
| 03:44 | LSU | The rebound goes to Johnny Wall | 52-39 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:24 | LSU | Adrian Masters buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Allen Dang | 54-39 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Adrian Masters (fresh) 22 pts. SG - Allen Dang (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Johnny Wall (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Courtney Delrosario (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Earl Hanson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Michael Harvey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darrel Villarreal (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Sterling Horton (fresh) PF - Kenneth Rosas (fresh) 2 pts. C - Randy Howell (fresh) | |
| 03:12 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Michael Harvey | 54-42 |
| 02:50 | LSU | Adrian Masters clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Kenneth Rosas - foul #1 on Kenneth Rosas, team foul #7 | 54-42 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael McDermott (C) Earl Hanson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner (SG) Darrel Villarreal | |
| 02:50 | LSU | Adrian Masters makes the 1st free throw | 55-42 |
| 02:50 | LSU | Adrian Masters makes the 2nd free throw | 56-42 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:31 | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner misses long on a jumper from the right block | 56-42 |
| 02:29 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas tips it in | 56-44 |
| 02:07 | LSU | Courtney Delrosario knocks in the floater from the left wing set up by Adrian Masters | 58-44 |
| 01:55 | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-47 |
| 01:39 | LSU | Michael McDermott buries a fadeaway near the basket set up by Adrian Masters | 60-47 |
| 01:28 | Mississippi State | Sterling Horton connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 60-50 |
| 00:59 | LSU | Adrian Masters comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-50 |
| 00:57 | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey grabs the board | 60-50 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Mississippi State | The pull-up jumper by Terry Koerner is blocked by Michael McDermott | 60-50 |
| 00:50 | Mississippi State | Sterling Horton hits the follow up shot | 60-52 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:49 | LSU | Adrian Masters is hacked by Michael Harvey in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Harvey, team foul #8 | 60-52 |
| Subs | LSU | James Knudson (PG), David Foushee (SF) Allen Dang, Courtney Delrosario | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephen White (PG), James Marsh (SG), William Whaley (SF), Richard Gokey (PF), Lawrence Broadhead (C) Michael Harvey, Terry Koerner, Sterling Horton, Kenneth Rosas, Randy Howell | |
| 00:49 | LSU | Adrian Masters makes the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 00:49 | LSU | Adrian Masters makes the 2nd free throw | 62-52 |
| 00:43 | Mississippi State | The jump hook by Richard Gokey is blocked by Michael McDermott | 62-52 |
| 00:41 | LSU | Adrian Masters gets the rebound | 62-52 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:14 | LSU | Johnny Wall hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 62-52 |
| 00:13 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Lawrence Broadhead | 62-52 |
| 00:06 | Mississippi State | Michael McDermott is called for the reach on Lawrence Broadhead - foul #4 on Michael McDermott, team foul #5 | 62-52 |
| Subs | LSU | Allen Dang (SF) David Foushee | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey (PG), Darrel Villarreal (SG), Terry Koerner (SF), Kenneth Rosas (PF), Randy Howell (C) Stephen White, James Marsh, William Whaley, Richard Gokey, Lawrence Broadhead | |
| 00:02 | Mississippi State | Randy Howell misses long on a runner from close range | 62-52 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Michael McDermott gets the rebound | 62-52 |