| Lineup | LSU | PG - David Delarosa (fresh) SG - Dustin Wade (fresh) SF - Robert Law (fresh) PF - Charles Clark (fresh) C - Erik Showman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - George Charlton (fresh) SG - Dustin Edwards (fresh) SF - William Mayers (fresh) PF - Kosta Gembarowski (fresh) C - David Halls (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | David Halls wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 19:34 | Mississippi State | George Charlton is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on George Charlton, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | LSU | Kosta Gembarowski picks off the pass by Robert Law | 0-0 |
| 18:50 | Mississippi State | Charles Clark steals it from David Halls | 0-0 |
| 18:31 | LSU | Charles Clark clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 18:29 | Mississippi State | David Halls grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:00 | Mississippi State | Robert Law steps in front of the Kosta Gembarowski pass | 0-0 |
| 17:46 | LSU | Dustin Wade misses the 3 from straight away | 0-0 |
| 17:45 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 17:26 | Mississippi State | David Halls knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by William Mayers | 0-2 |
| 17:16 | LSU | Erik Showman makes the runner from the baseline | 2-2 |
| 16:59 | Mississippi State | Dustin Wade takes the ball from William Mayers | 2-2 |
| 16:39 | LSU | Robert Law connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Dustin Wade | 5-2 |
| 16:19 | Mississippi State | David Halls drills a shot from just outside the lane set up by George Charlton | 5-4 |
| 16:03 | LSU | Charles Clark can't finish the layup | 5-4 |
| 16:01 | LSU | Erik Showman tips it but misses | 5-4 |
| 16:00 | LSU | Erik Showman tips it but misses | 5-4 |
| 15:59 | LSU | David Delarosa tips it home | 7-4 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - David Delarosa (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dustin Wade (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Law (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Clark (fresh) C - Erik Showman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - George Charlton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dustin Edwards (fairly fresh) SF - William Mayers (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Kosta Gembarowski (fairly fresh) C - David Halls (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:36 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 7-4 |
| 15:34 | LSU | The rebound goes to Erik Showman | 7-4 |
| 15:15 | LSU | Charles Clark comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Kosta Gembarowski - foul #1 on Kosta Gembarowski, team foul #2 | 7-4 |
| Subs | LSU | Roger Copley (SF), Glenn Young (C) Robert Law, Erik Showman | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Mason (PG), Thomas Petty (SF), Bradly Kelly (PF) George Charlton, William Mayers, Kosta Gembarowski | |
| 15:15 | LSU | Charles Clark misses the 1st free throw | 7-4 |
| 15:15 | LSU | Charles Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 8-4 |
| 14:50 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 8-4 |
| 14:48 | Mississippi State | David Halls snags the offensive board | 8-4 |
| 14:30 | Mississippi State | David Halls can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 8-4 |
| 14:29 | LSU | Glenn Young gets the rebound | 8-4 |
| 14:05 | LSU | Dustin Wade buries a 3 from the left corner set up by David Delarosa | 11-4 |
| 13:43 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty is fouled on the floor by Charles Clark - foul #1 on Charles Clark, team foul #1 | 11-4 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Law (SF), Carl Fagan (PF), Erik Showman (C) Roger Copley, Charles Clark, Glenn Young | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Charlton (PG), Kosta Gembarowski (PF) Dustin Edwards, David Halls | |
| 13:22 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski misses the 3 from the right wing | 11-4 |
| 13:20 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly gets the offensive rebound | 11-4 |
| 13:03 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski misses long on a jumper from the left block | 11-4 |
| 13:01 | LSU | Robert Law gets the rebound | 11-4 |
| 12:53 | LSU | Robert Law throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-4 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Mayers (SF) John Mason | |
| 12:28 | Mississippi State | The short jumper by Thomas Petty is denied by Erik Showman | 11-4 |
| 12:26 | LSU | Dustin Wade snags the defensive board | 11-4 |
| 12:20 | LSU | Robert Law misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 11-4 |
| 12:19 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Bradly Kelly | 11-4 |
| 12:14 | Mississippi State | William Mayers hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from George Charlton | 11-7 |
| 11:58 | LSU | Erik Showman misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 11-7 |
| 11:56 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly grabs the board | 11-7 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - David Delarosa (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dustin Wade (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Law (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Carl Fagan (fresh) C - Erik Showman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - George Charlton (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Thomas Petty (fresh) SF - William Mayers (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kosta Gembarowski (fairly fresh) C - Bradly Kelly (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:47 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski comes up short on the shot from the right side | 11-7 |
| 11:46 | LSU | The rebound goes to Dustin Wade | 11-7 |
| 11:36 | LSU | Robert Law hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 11-7 |
| 11:34 | Mississippi State | George Charlton pulls down the rebound | 11-7 |
| 11:10 | Mississippi State | George Charlton misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 11-7 |
| 11:08 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly grabs the offensive rebound | 11-7 |
| 10:49 | Mississippi State | Dustin Wade is called for the reach on Thomas Petty - foul #1 on Dustin Wade, team foul #2 | 11-7 |
| Subs | LSU | Andrew Nelson (PG), Roger Copley (SG), Gregory Griffin (SF), Charles Clark (PF), Glenn Young (C) David Delarosa, Dustin Wade, Robert Law, Carl Fagan, Erik Showman | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Mason (PG), Dustin Edwards (SG), David Halls (C) George Charlton, Thomas Petty, Bradly Kelly | |
| 10:23 | Mississippi State | David Halls is hacked by Glenn Young - foul #1 on Glenn Young, team foul #3 | 11-7 |
| 10:06 | Mississippi State | William Mayers hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 11-10 |
| 09:47 | LSU | Glenn Young comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by William Mayers - foul #1 on William Mayers, team foul #3 | 11-10 |
| Subs | LSU | Dustin Wade (SG) Andrew Nelson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Charlton (PG) William Mayers | |
| 09:47 | LSU | Glenn Young makes the 1st free throw | 12-10 |
| 09:47 | LSU | Glenn Young misses the 2nd free throw | 12-10 |
| 09:47 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski snags the defensive board | 12-10 |
| 09:26 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 12-10 |
| 09:24 | LSU | The rebound goes to Roger Copley | 12-10 |
| 09:12 | LSU | Roger Copley clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 12-10 |
| 09:11 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Dustin Wade | 12-10 |
| 09:06 | LSU | Glenn Young misses the jump hook from the left block | 12-10 |
| 09:05 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Dustin Edwards | 12-10 |
| 08:36 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 12-10 |
| 08:34 | LSU | Charles Clark snags the defensive board | 12-10 |
| 08:16 | LSU | Gregory Griffin misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 12-10 |
| 08:15 | LSU | Charles Clark grabs the offensive rebound | 12-10 |
| 08:10 | LSU | Roger Copley misses the wide open pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 12-10 |
| 08:09 | LSU | Charles Clark hits the follow up shot | 14-10 |
| 07:52 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski misses badly on a runner from close range | 14-10 |
| 07:51 | LSU | Dustin Wade grabs the board | 14-10 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Roger Copley (fresh) SG - Dustin Wade (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Griffin (fresh) PF - Charles Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Glenn Young (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - George Charlton (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dustin Edwards (fresh) SF - John Mason (fresh) PF - Kosta Gembarowski (tiring) 2 reb. C - David Halls (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:45 | LSU | Dustin Wade evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Roger Copley | 17-10 |
| 07:34 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards scores on a jumper from the free throw line and he's fouled by Gregory Griffin - foul #1 on Gregory Griffin, team foul #4 | 17-12 |
| Subs | LSU | David Delarosa (PG), Andrew Nelson (SG), Robert Law (SF), Erik Showman (C) Roger Copley, Dustin Wade, Gregory Griffin, Glenn Young | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Mayers (SF), Bradly Kelly (PF) John Mason, Kosta Gembarowski | |
| 07:34 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards misses the free throw | 17-12 |
| 07:34 | LSU | Erik Showman pulls down the rebound | 17-12 |
| 07:24 | LSU | David Halls is called for the reach on Erik Showman - foul #1 on David Halls, team foul #4 | 17-12 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty (SG) Dustin Edwards | |
| 07:16 | LSU | Erik Showman comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 17-12 |
| 07:15 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly grabs the defensive rebound | 17-12 |
| 06:50 | Mississippi State | William Mayers is fouled on the floor by Robert Law - foul #1 on Robert Law, team foul #5 | 17-12 |
| Subs | LSU | Carl Fagan (PF) Charles Clark | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 06:34 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Andrew Nelson - foul #1 on Andrew Nelson, team foul #6 | 17-12 |
| Subs | LSU | Dustin Wade (SG) Andrew Nelson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Mason (PG) George Charlton | |
| 06:34 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty makes the 1st free throw | 17-13 |
| 06:34 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty makes the 2nd free throw | 17-14 |
| 06:14 | LSU | Dustin Wade misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 17-14 |
| 06:13 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Bradly Kelly | 17-14 |
| 05:51 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 17-14 |
| 05:49 | Mississippi State | David Halls tips it but misses | 17-14 |
| 05:48 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty grabs the offensive board | 17-14 |
| 05:26 | Mississippi State | Carl Fagan swats the short shot by Bradly Kelly | 17-14 |
| 05:24 | LSU | Robert Law grabs the defensive rebound | 17-14 |
| 05:11 | LSU | Robert Law makes the wide open 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from David Delarosa | 20-14 |
| 04:52 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-14 |
| Subs | LSU | Charles Clark (PF) Carl Fagan | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Charlton (PG), Dustin Edwards (SG), Kosta Gembarowski (PF) John Mason, William Mayers, David Halls | |
| 04:39 | LSU | Charles Clark comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 20-14 |
| 04:38 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski grabs the board | 20-14 |
| 04:34 | Mississippi State | George Charlton can't connect on a floater from close range but he's hacked by Erik Showman - foul #1 on Erik Showman, team foul #7 | 20-14 |
| Subs | LSU | Roger Copley (SG), Gregory Griffin (SF) Dustin Wade, Robert Law | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 04:34 | Mississippi State | George Charlton makes the 1st free throw | 20-15 |
| 04:34 | Mississippi State | George Charlton makes the 2nd free throw | 20-16 |
| 04:24 | LSU | Erik Showman is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Erik Showman, team foul #8 | 20-16 |
| Subs | LSU | Glenn Young (C) Erik Showman | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Halls (C) Bradly Kelly | |
| 04:02 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 20-16 |
| 04:01 | LSU | The rebound goes to Glenn Young | 20-16 |
| 03:56 | LSU | David Delarosa buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Gregory Griffin | 23-16 |
| 03:32 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by George Charlton and the foul's on Charles Clark - foul #2 on Charles Clark, team foul #9 | 23-18 |
| Subs | LSU | Dustin Wade (SG), Robert Law (SF) Roger Copley, Gregory Griffin | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Mason (SF) Thomas Petty | |
| 03:32 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski misses the free throw | 23-18 |
| 03:32 | LSU | The rebound goes to Glenn Young | 23-18 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - David Delarosa (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dustin Wade (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Law (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Glenn Young (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - George Charlton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dustin Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Mason (fresh) PF - Kosta Gembarowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David Halls (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:15 | LSU | Robert Law travels with the ball | 23-18 |
| Subs | LSU | Roger Copley (PG), Erik Showman (C) David Delarosa, Glenn Young | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 02:54 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from John Mason | 23-20 |
| 02:48 | LSU | John Mason is called for the reach on Roger Copley - foul #1 on John Mason, team foul #5 | 23-20 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Mayers (SF), Bradly Kelly (C) John Mason, David Halls | |
| 02:39 | LSU | Erik Showman misses the lay-in but he's hacked by William Mayers - foul #2 on William Mayers, team foul #6 | 23-20 |
| 02:39 | LSU | Erik Showman misses the 1st free throw | 23-20 |
| 02:39 | LSU | Erik Showman makes the 2nd free throw | 24-20 |
| 02:22 | Mississippi State | George Charlton hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 24-20 |
| 02:21 | Mississippi State | George Charlton tips it back up and in | 24-22 |
| 02:05 | LSU | Robert Law knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Roger Copley | 27-22 |
| 01:38 | Mississippi State | George Charlton scores on a runner from the left block on a great pass from Dustin Edwards | 27-24 |
| 01:27 | LSU | Dustin Wade shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 27-24 |
| 01:25 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly pulls down the rebound | 27-24 |
| 01:11 | Mississippi State | William Mayers can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-24 |
| 01:10 | Mississippi State | George Charlton tips it back up and in | 27-26 |
| 00:49 | LSU | Charles Clark connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 29-26 |
| 00:25 | Mississippi State | Erik Showman is called for the reach on Kosta Gembarowski - foul #3 on Erik Showman, team foul #10 | 29-26 |
| Subs | LSU | David Delarosa (PG), Andrew Nelson (SG), Gregory Griffin (SF), Carl Fagan (PF), Glenn Young (C) Roger Copley, Dustin Wade, Robert Law, Charles Clark, Erik Showman | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Mason (PG), Thomas Petty (SG), David Halls (C) George Charlton, Dustin Edwards, Bradly Kelly | |
| 00:25 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski makes the 1st free throw | 29-27 |
| 00:25 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski makes the 2nd free throw | 29-28 |
| 00:02 | LSU | Andrew Nelson connects on the shot from just outside the lane | 31-28 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | William Mayers misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 31-28 |