| Lineup | LSU | PG - Gustavo Martin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Marcus Huffman (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Richard Chaires (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Kantor (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joe Tye (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Green (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Panella (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dan Pittman (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dave Iser (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - William Felts (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman inbounds the ball | 28-17 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:45 | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 28-17 |
| 19:44 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to William Felts | 28-17 |
| 19:26 | Mississippi State | William Felts blows the wide open layup | 28-17 |
| 19:25 | LSU | Joe Tye grabs the defensive rebound | 28-17 |
| 19:06 | LSU | Joe Tye misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 28-17 |
| 19:04 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser grabs the board | 28-17 |
| 18:46 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser is fouled on the floor by Donald Kantor - foul #3 on Donald Kantor, team foul #1 | 28-17 |
| 18:31 | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella loses the dribble to Gustavo Martin | 28-17 |
| 18:26 | LSU | Marcus Huffman blows the layup | 28-17 |
| 18:24 | LSU | Donald Kantor tips it back up and in | 30-17 |
| 18:10 | Mississippi State | James Green hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 30-17 |
| 18:09 | LSU | Richard Chaires grabs the defensive rebound | 30-17 |
| 17:46 | LSU | Marcus Huffman can't throw it down | 30-17 |
| 17:44 | LSU | Joe Tye snags the offensive board | 30-17 |
| 17:32 | LSU | Joe Tye clanks a runner from the left block | 30-17 |
| 17:31 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser pulls down the rebound | 30-17 |
| 17:17 | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-17 |
| 17:15 | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman tips it back up and in | 30-19 |
| 16:46 | LSU | Marcus Huffman makes the floater from the baseline set up by Richard Chaires and he's fouled by Ronald Panella - foul #1 on Ronald Panella, team foul #1 | 32-19 |
| Subs | LSU | Jason Roten (PG), Edward Wallace (SF), Grant Kirkwood (C) Gustavo Martin, Richard Chaires, Joe Tye | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kyle Core (SG) Ronald Panella | |
| 16:46 | LSU | Marcus Huffman makes the free throw | 33-19 |
| 16:26 | Mississippi State | James Green is whistled for a carry | 33-19 |
| Subs | LSU | Johnnie Hunt (SF) Marcus Huffman | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 16:00 | LSU | Donald Kantor is denied on a layup by William Felts | 33-19 |
| 15:58 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser snags the defensive board | 33-19 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Jason Roten (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Edward Wallace (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnnie Hunt (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Donald Kantor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Grant Kirkwood (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Green (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kyle Core (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Dan Pittman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dave Iser (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - William Felts (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Mississippi State | Edward Wallace steals it from Dan Pittman | 33-19 |
| 15:40 | LSU | Grant Kirkwood double dribbles | 33-19 |
| Subs | LSU | Richard Chaires (SF) Donald Kantor | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Dean (SG), George Lambert (C) Dan Pittman, William Felts | |
| 15:24 | Mississippi State | James Green can't connect on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Jason Roten - foul #2 on Jason Roten, team foul #2 | 33-19 |
| Subs | LSU | Joe Tye (C) Johnnie Hunt | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 15:24 | Mississippi State | James Green misses the 1st free throw | 33-19 |
| 15:24 | Mississippi State | James Green misses the 2nd free throw | 33-19 |
| 15:24 | LSU | Joe Tye snags the defensive board | 33-19 |
| 15:08 | LSU | Richard Chaires misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 33-19 |
| 15:07 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to James Dean | 33-19 |
| 14:44 | Mississippi State | The jumper by Kyle Core is denied by Joe Tye | 33-19 |
| 14:42 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser grabs the offensive rebound | 33-19 |
| 14:32 | Mississippi State | James Dean knocks in the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Kyle Core | 33-21 |
| 14:11 | LSU | Joe Tye misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 33-21 |
| 14:10 | Mississippi State | James Green snags the defensive board | 33-21 |
| 13:51 | Mississippi State | James Dean misses the lay-in | 33-21 |
| 13:49 | Mississippi State | James Dean tips it back up and in | 33-23 |
| 13:29 | LSU | James Dean takes the ball from Edward Wallace | 33-23 |
| 13:18 | Mississippi State | James Dean is fouled on the floor by Jason Roten - foul #3 on Jason Roten, team foul #3 | 33-23 |
| Subs | LSU | Gustavo Martin (PG), Marcus Huffman (SG), Johnnie Hunt (SF), Donald Kantor (PF) Jason Roten, Edward Wallace, Richard Chaires, Grant Kirkwood | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella (SG), Dan Pittman (SF), William Felts (PF) James Green, Kyle Core, Dave Iser | |
| 13:12 | Mississippi State | George Lambert clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 33-23 |
| 13:11 | LSU | Gustavo Martin grabs the defensive rebound | 33-23 |
| 12:44 | LSU | Joe Tye hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 35-23 |
| 12:30 | Mississippi State | James Dean is alone and drills a shot from close range | 35-25 |
| 12:05 | LSU | Joe Tye is whistled for a carry | 35-25 |
| Subs | LSU | Edward Wallace (SF) Joe Tye | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kyle Core (PG) James Dean | |
| 11:42 | Mississippi State | Edward Wallace picks off the pass by William Felts | 35-25 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Gustavo Martin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Marcus Huffman (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Edward Wallace (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Donald Kantor (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Johnnie Hunt (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Kyle Core (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ronald Panella (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dan Pittman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - William Felts (fresh) 3 reb. C - George Lambert (fairly fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 11:21 | LSU | Gustavo Martin misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-25 |
| 11:19 | LSU | Marcus Huffman tips it home | 37-25 |
| 11:01 | Mississippi State | William Felts is open but can't throw it down but he's hacked by Johnnie Hunt - foul #1 on Johnnie Hunt, team foul #4 | 37-25 |
| Subs | LSU | Richard Chaires (SF), Grant Kirkwood (C) Edward Wallace, Johnnie Hunt | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Green (PG) Dan Pittman | |
| 11:01 | Mississippi State | William Felts misses the 1st free throw | 37-25 |
| 11:01 | Mississippi State | William Felts makes the 2nd free throw | 37-26 |
| 10:39 | LSU | Marcus Huffman comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 37-26 |
| 10:37 | Mississippi State | Kyle Core snags the defensive board | 37-26 |
| 10:12 | Mississippi State | James Green hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Donald Kantor - foul #4 on Donald Kantor, team foul #5 | 37-26 |
| Subs | LSU | Jason Roten (PG), Edward Wallace (SG) Gustavo Martin, Marcus Huffman | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Dean (SG), Dan Pittman (SF), Dave Iser (PF) Ronald Panella, Kyle Core, William Felts | |
| 10:12 | Mississippi State | James Green makes the 1st free throw | 37-27 |
| 10:12 | Mississippi State | James Green makes the 2nd free throw | 37-28 |
| 09:48 | LSU | Grant Kirkwood knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing | 39-28 |
| 09:32 | Mississippi State | George Lambert misses the jumper from close range but he's fouled by Grant Kirkwood - foul #1 on Grant Kirkwood, team foul #6 | 39-28 |
| Subs | LSU | Joe Tye (C) Donald Kantor | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 09:32 | Mississippi State | George Lambert makes the 1st free throw | 39-29 |
| 09:32 | Mississippi State | George Lambert makes the 2nd free throw | 39-30 |
| 09:14 | LSU | Richard Chaires lays it in | 41-30 |
| 08:50 | Mississippi State | Edward Wallace is called for the reach on James Green - foul #1 on Edward Wallace, team foul #7 | 41-30 |
| Subs | LSU | Marcus Huffman (SG) Edward Wallace | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella (SG), Kyle Core (SF) James Dean, Dan Pittman | |
| 08:50 | Mississippi State | James Green makes the 1st free throw | 41-31 |
| 08:50 | Mississippi State | James Green misses the 2nd free throw | 41-31 |
| 08:50 | LSU | Richard Chaires gets the rebound | 41-31 |
| 08:27 | LSU | George Lambert is called for the reach on Marcus Huffman - foul #4 on George Lambert, team foul #2 | 41-31 |
| Subs | LSU | Gustavo Martin (PG), Edward Wallace (SF), Donald Kantor (PF) Jason Roten, Richard Chaires, Grant Kirkwood | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Felts (C) George Lambert | |
| 08:04 | LSU | Marcus Huffman banks in the layup | 43-31 |
| 07:41 | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella loses the ball out of bounds | 43-31 |
| Subs | LSU | Grant Kirkwood (C) Joe Tye | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Dean (PG) James Green | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Gustavo Martin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Marcus Huffman (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Edward Wallace (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Donald Kantor (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Grant Kirkwood (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Dean (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Ronald Panella (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kyle Core (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Dave Iser (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - William Felts (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:19 | LSU | The jump hook by Grant Kirkwood is blocked by Dave Iser | 43-31 |
| 07:17 | LSU | Edward Wallace grabs the offensive board | 43-31 |
| 06:55 | LSU | Marcus Huffman lays it up and in on a great pass from Gustavo Martin | 45-31 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 06:34 | Mississippi State | James Dean drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Kyle Core | 45-33 |
| 06:14 | LSU | Marcus Huffman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-33 |
| Subs | LSU | Jason Roten (PG), Richard Chaires (SF), Johnnie Hunt (PF), Joe Tye (C) Gustavo Martin, Marcus Huffman, Donald Kantor, Grant Kirkwood | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Green (PG), Dan Pittman (SF), George Lambert (C) Ronald Panella, Kyle Core, William Felts | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 05:55 | Mississippi State | Johnnie Hunt denies the turnaround by Dave Iser | 45-33 |
| 05:53 | LSU | Joe Tye snags the defensive board | 45-33 |
| 05:24 | LSU | Dan Pittman steals it from Richard Chaires | 45-33 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 05:06 | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from George Lambert | 45-36 |
| 04:42 | LSU | Joe Tye misses the lay-in but he's hacked by George Lambert - foul #5 on George Lambert, team foul #3 | 45-36 |
| Subs | LSU | Gustavo Martin (PG), Donald Kantor (PF) Edward Wallace, Johnnie Hunt | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella (SG), William Felts (C) James Dean, George Lambert | |
| 04:42 | LSU | Joe Tye makes the 1st free throw | 46-36 |
| 04:42 | LSU | Joe Tye makes the 2nd free throw | 47-36 |
| 04:26 | Mississippi State | James Green scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Dan Pittman | 47-39 |
| 04:00 | LSU | Donald Kantor double dribbles | 47-39 |
| Subs | LSU | Marcus Huffman (SG) Jason Roten | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 03:50 | Mississippi State | James Green is called for a charge - foul #2 on James Green, team foul #4 | 47-39 |
| Subs | LSU | Grant Kirkwood (C) Joe Tye | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:32 | LSU | Grant Kirkwood can't finish the layup | 47-39 |
| 03:30 | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman grabs the board | 47-39 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Gustavo Martin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Marcus Huffman (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Richard Chaires (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Donald Kantor (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Grant Kirkwood (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Green (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Panella (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dan Pittman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Felts (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Dave Iser (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:19 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser misses the driving attempt from the left block | 47-39 |
| 03:17 | LSU | Richard Chaires grabs the board | 47-39 |
| 02:54 | LSU | Marcus Huffman's fadeaway is rejected by William Felts | 47-39 |
| 02:52 | Mississippi State | James Green pulls down the rebound | 47-39 |
| 02:52 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-39 |
| Subs | LSU | Joe Tye (C) Grant Kirkwood | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Dean (SG) Ronald Panella | |
| 02:39 | Mississippi State | James Dean drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Dave Iser | 47-42 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 02:14 | LSU | Richard Chaires can't connect on a shot from close range but the foul's on William Felts - foul #3 on William Felts, team foul #5 | 47-42 |
| 02:14 | LSU | Richard Chaires makes the 1st free throw | 48-42 |
| 02:14 | LSU | Richard Chaires misses the 2nd free throw | 48-42 |
| 02:14 | Mississippi State | William Felts gets the rebound | 48-42 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 01:54 | Mississippi State | James Green lays it in | 48-44 |
| 01:36 | LSU | Gustavo Martin makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Marcus Huffman | 51-44 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 01:20 | Mississippi State | James Green misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 51-44 |
| 01:18 | LSU | The rebound goes to Donald Kantor | 51-44 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:54 | LSU | Richard Chaires lays it in | 53-44 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:46 | Mississippi State | James Green is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-44 |
| 00:44 | LSU | The rebound goes to Donald Kantor | 53-44 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:42 | LSU | James Green is called for the reach on Donald Kantor in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Green, team foul #6 | 53-44 |
| Subs | LSU | Jason Roten (PG), Edward Wallace (SG), Johnnie Hunt (C) Gustavo Martin, Marcus Huffman, Joe Tye | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 00:41 | LSU | James Green is called for the reach on Johnnie Hunt - foul #4 on James Green, team foul #7 | 53-44 |
| 00:41 | LSU | Johnnie Hunt misses the 1st free throw | 53-44 |
| 00:41 | Mississippi State | William Felts grabs the defensive rebound | 53-44 |
| 00:35 | Mississippi State | James Green is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 53-44 |
| 00:33 | LSU | James Green is called for the reach on Johnnie Hunt in the backcourt - foul #5 on James Green, team foul #8 | 53-44 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kyle Core (PG) James Green | |
| 00:33 | LSU | Johnnie Hunt makes the 1st free throw | 54-44 |
| 00:33 | LSU | Johnnie Hunt makes the 2nd free throw | 55-44 |
| 00:27 | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-44 |
| 00:26 | LSU | Johnnie Hunt gets the rebound | 55-44 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:00 | LSU | Jason Roten runs out the clock | 55-44 |