| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Stephen White (fresh) 4 pts. SG - James Marsh (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Whaley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Gokey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Lawrence Broadhead (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Knudson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Adrian Masters (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allen Dang (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Courtney Delrosario (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael McDermott (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | William Whaley inbounds the ball | 27-45 |
| 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 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:49 | Mississippi State | James Marsh misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 27-45 |
| 19:47 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Broadhead pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-45 |
| 19:36 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey drills a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Marsh and he's fouled by Courtney Delrosario - foul #1 on Courtney Delrosario, team foul #1 | 29-45 |
| 19:36 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey misses the free throw | 29-45 |
| 19:36 | LSU | Michael McDermott gets the rebound | 29-45 |
| 19:17 | LSU | Michael McDermott lays it up and in set up by James Knudson | 29-47 |
| 19:04 | Mississippi State | Stephen White misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 29-47 |
| 19:03 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Broadhead tips it home | 31-47 |
| 18:35 | LSU | James Knudson comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 31-47 |
| 18:34 | Mississippi State | William Whaley grabs the defensive rebound | 31-47 |
| 18:30 | Mississippi State | William Whaley misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Courtney Delrosario - foul #2 on Courtney Delrosario, team foul #2 | 31-47 |
| 18:30 | Mississippi State | William Whaley makes the 1st free throw | 32-47 |
| 18:30 | Mississippi State | William Whaley makes the 2nd free throw | 33-47 |
| 18:12 | LSU | Adrian Masters misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-47 |
| 18:11 | LSU | James Knudson tips it home | 33-49 |
| 17:54 | Mississippi State | James Marsh misses long on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Courtney Delrosario - foul #3 on Courtney Delrosario, team foul #3 | 33-49 |
| 17:54 | Mississippi State | James Marsh makes the 1st free throw | 34-49 |
| 17:54 | Mississippi State | James Marsh misses the 2nd free throw | 34-49 |
| 17:54 | LSU | Courtney Delrosario gets the rebound | 34-49 |
| 17:48 | LSU | James Knudson is hacked by Lawrence Broadhead - foul #3 on Lawrence Broadhead, team foul #1 | 34-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas (C) Lawrence Broadhead | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 17:28 | LSU | Adrian Masters misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-49 |
| 17:26 | Mississippi State | William Whaley pulls down the rebound | 34-49 |
| 17:22 | Mississippi State | Courtney Delrosario takes the ball from William Whaley | 34-49 |
| 17:06 | LSU | James Knudson misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-49 |
| 17:04 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas grabs the defensive rebound | 34-49 |
| 16:40 | Mississippi State | William Whaley clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-49 |
| 16:38 | LSU | Courtney Delrosario grabs the defensive rebound | 34-49 |
| 16:22 | LSU | James Knudson misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 34-49 |
| 16:20 | LSU | James Knudson snags the offensive board | 34-49 |
| 16:06 | LSU | Allen Dang is hacked by William Whaley - foul #3 on William Whaley, team foul #2 | 34-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey (PG), Darrel Villarreal (SG), Terry Koerner (SF), Randy Howell (C) Stephen White, James Marsh, William Whaley, Richard Gokey | |
| Subs | LSU | Johnny Wall (SG), Douglas Wydra (SF), David Foushee (PF), Earl Hanson (C) Adrian Masters, Allen Dang, Courtney Delrosario, Michael McDermott | |
| 15:40 | LSU | Johnny Wall connects on the jump hook from the left block | 34-51 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Michael Harvey (fresh) SG - Darrel Villarreal (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Terry Koerner (fresh) PF - Kenneth Rosas (fresh) 2 reb. C - Randy Howell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Knudson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Johnny Wall (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Douglas Wydra (fresh) 2 reb. PF - David Foushee (fresh) C - Earl Hanson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:12 | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 34-51 |
| 15:11 | LSU | Earl Hanson grabs the board | 34-51 |
| 14:46 | LSU | Johnny Wall is hacked by Darrel Villarreal - foul #2 on Darrel Villarreal, team foul #3 | 34-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Sterling Horton (PF), Lawrence Broadhead (C) Kenneth Rosas, Randy Howell | |
| Subs | LSU | Michael McDermott (C) Earl Hanson | |
| 14:27 | LSU | Michael McDermott hits the finger roll set up by James Knudson | 34-53 |
| 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 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 14:14 | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-53 |
| 14:03 | LSU | James Knudson is fouled on the floor by Michael Harvey - foul #1 on Michael Harvey, team foul #4 | 37-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephen White (PG), James Marsh (SG), William Whaley (SF), Richard Gokey (PF) Michael Harvey, Darrel Villarreal, Terry Koerner, Sterling Horton | |
| Subs | LSU | Adrian Masters (SG), Courtney Delrosario (PF) Douglas Wydra, David Foushee | |
| 13:54 | LSU | Courtney Delrosario misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 37-53 |
| 13:53 | Mississippi State | William Whaley gets the rebound | 37-53 |
| 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 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 13:35 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 37-53 |
| 13:34 | LSU | The rebound goes to James Knudson | 37-53 |
| 13:15 | LSU | Michael McDermott misses the dunk but he's hacked by William Whaley - foul #4 on William Whaley, team foul #5 | 37-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner (SF) William Whaley | |
| Subs | LSU | Allen Dang (SG) James Knudson | |
| 13:15 | LSU | Michael McDermott makes the 1st free throw | 37-54 |
| 13:15 | LSU | Michael McDermott makes the 2nd free throw | 37-55 |
| 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 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 12:57 | Mississippi State | Stephen White's pass is intercepted by Michael McDermott | 37-55 |
| 12:47 | LSU | Adrian Masters misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 37-55 |
| 12:45 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey grabs the board | 37-55 |
| 12:27 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Broadhead knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 39-55 |
| 12:07 | LSU | Allen Dang lays it up and in set up by Adrian Masters | 39-57 |
| 11:53 | Mississippi State | Stephen White buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by James Marsh | 42-57 |
| 11:28 | LSU | Adrian Masters hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Michael McDermott | 42-60 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Stephen White (fresh) 7 pts. SG - James Marsh (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Terry Koerner (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Gokey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Lawrence Broadhead (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Adrian Masters (fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. SG - Allen Dang (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Johnny Wall (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Courtney Delrosario (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Michael McDermott (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:22 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Broadhead misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-60 |
| 11:20 | LSU | The rebound goes to Michael McDermott | 42-60 |
| 11:01 | LSU | Allen Dang throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey (PG), Darrel Villarreal (SG), Kenneth Rosas (PF), Randy Howell (C) Stephen White, James Marsh, Richard Gokey, Lawrence Broadhead | |
| Subs | LSU | James Knudson (PG), Douglas Wydra (SF), David Foushee (PF), Earl Hanson (C) Adrian Masters, Johnny Wall, Courtney Delrosario, Michael McDermott | |
| 10:43 | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 42-60 |
| 10:41 | LSU | Allen Dang snags the defensive board | 42-60 |
| 10:20 | LSU | Douglas Wydra buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Allen Dang | 42-62 |
| 10:05 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas buries a floater from the left side on a great pass from Darrel Villarreal | 44-62 |
| 09:47 | LSU | Earl Hanson misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Randy Howell - foul #2 on Randy Howell, team foul #6 | 44-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephen White (PG), Sterling Horton (SF) Michael Harvey, Terry Koerner | |
| Subs | LSU | Adrian Masters (SG) Allen Dang | |
| 09:47 | LSU | Earl Hanson makes the 1st free throw | 44-63 |
| 09:47 | LSU | Earl Hanson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-64 |
| 09:34 | Mississippi State | David Foushee steals it from Randy Howell | 44-64 |
| 09:10 | LSU | James Knudson hits a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Adrian Masters | 44-66 |
| 08:57 | Mississippi State | Sterling Horton comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-66 |
| 08:55 | LSU | David Foushee grabs the board | 44-66 |
| 08:35 | LSU | Adrian Masters misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-66 |
| 08:34 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas grabs the defensive rebound | 44-66 |
| 08:20 | Mississippi State | James Knudson steals the ball from Sterling Horton | 44-66 |
| 07:51 | LSU | Sterling Horton picks off the pass by Adrian Masters | 44-66 |
| 07:46 | Mississippi State | Sterling Horton comes up short on the shot from the left block but he's fouled by Douglas Wydra - foul #2 on Douglas Wydra, team foul #4 | 44-66 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey (PG), James Marsh (SG), Richard Gokey (PF), Lawrence Broadhead (C) Stephen White, Darrel Villarreal, Kenneth Rosas, Randy Howell | |
| Subs | LSU | Allen Dang (SG), Johnny Wall (SF), Courtney Delrosario (PF), Michael McDermott (C) Adrian Masters, Douglas Wydra, David Foushee, Earl Hanson | |
| 07:46 | Mississippi State | Sterling Horton misses the 1st free throw | 44-66 |
| 07:46 | Mississippi State | Sterling Horton makes the 2nd free throw | 45-66 |
| 07:23 | LSU | James Knudson buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Johnny Wall | 45-69 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Michael Harvey (fresh) SG - James Marsh (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Sterling Horton (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Richard Gokey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Lawrence Broadhead (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Knudson (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Allen Dang (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Johnny Wall (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Courtney Delrosario (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Michael McDermott (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:17 | Mississippi State | James Marsh misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 45-69 |
| 07:15 | LSU | Michael McDermott grabs the board | 45-69 |
| 06:55 | LSU | Courtney Delrosario hits a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Michael McDermott and he's hacked by Richard Gokey - foul #2 on Richard Gokey, team foul #7 | 45-71 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Whaley (SF) Sterling Horton | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 06:55 | LSU | Courtney Delrosario misses the free throw | 45-71 |
| 06:55 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Broadhead pulls down the rebound | 45-71 |
| 06:40 | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey buries a fadeaway from the left wing | 47-71 |
| 06:21 | LSU | Johnny Wall misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 47-71 |
| 06:19 | LSU | Michael McDermott tips it in | 47-73 |
| 06:17 | Mississippi State | James Knudson steals the ball from Michael Harvey in the backcourt | 47-73 |
| 06:15 | LSU | Allen Dang hits the finger roll on a great pass from James Knudson | 47-75 |
| 05:56 | Mississippi State | William Whaley misses long on a floater from the right wing | 47-75 |
| 05:54 | LSU | James Knudson grabs the board | 47-75 |
| 05:50 | LSU | James Knudson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-75 |
| 05:49 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Lawrence Broadhead | 47-75 |
| 05:43 | Mississippi State | James Marsh knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Richard Gokey | 50-75 |
| 05:27 | LSU | James Knudson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-78 |
| 05:08 | Mississippi State | William Whaley loses the ball out of bounds | 50-78 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal (PG), Terry Koerner (SG), Sterling Horton (SF), Kenneth Rosas (PF), Randy Howell (C) Michael Harvey, James Marsh, William Whaley, Richard Gokey, Lawrence Broadhead | |
| Subs | LSU | Adrian Masters (PG), Douglas Wydra (SF) James Knudson, Allen Dang | |
| 04:48 | LSU | Douglas Wydra misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 50-78 |
| 04:47 | LSU | Michael McDermott can't tip it in | 50-78 |
| 04:45 | Mississippi State | Randy Howell pulls down the rebound | 50-78 |
| 04:33 | Mississippi State | Michael McDermott steals it from Terry Koerner | 50-78 |
| 04:16 | LSU | Randy Howell is called for the reach on Michael McDermott - foul #3 on Randy Howell, team foul #8 | 50-78 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | LSU | James Knudson (PG), David Foushee (PF) Johnny Wall, Courtney Delrosario | |
| 04:16 | LSU | Michael McDermott misses the 1st free throw | 50-78 |
| 04:16 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas pulls down the rebound | 50-78 |
| 04:03 | Mississippi State | Adrian Masters takes the ball from Darrel Villarreal | 50-78 |
| 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 and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:38 | LSU | James Knudson makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Adrian Masters | 50-81 |
| 03:19 | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal's floater is tipped away by Michael McDermott | 50-81 |
| 03:17 | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal misses the tip | 50-81 |
| 03:15 | Mississippi State | Randy Howell gets the offensive rebound | 50-81 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Darrel Villarreal (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Terry Koerner (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Sterling Horton (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Kenneth Rosas (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Randy Howell (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Knudson (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SG - Adrian Masters (fresh) 20 pts. 4 ast. SF - Douglas Wydra (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Foushee (fresh) C - Michael McDermott (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 03:10 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas misses the shot from the left wing but the foul's on David Foushee - foul #1 on David Foushee, team foul #5 | 50-81 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey (PG), Darryl Paz (C) Sterling Horton, Randy Howell | |
| Subs | LSU | Allen Dang (SG), Earl Hanson (C) James Knudson, Michael McDermott | |
| 03:10 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas misses the 1st free throw | 50-81 |
| 03:10 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas makes the 2nd free throw | 51-81 |
| 02:50 | LSU | Allen Dang buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Adrian Masters | 51-84 |
| 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 and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:35 | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner double dribbles | 51-84 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Sterling Horton (SF) Darrel Villarreal | |
| Subs | LSU | Johnny Wall (SF), Courtney Delrosario (PF) Douglas Wydra, David Foushee | |
| 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 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:17 | LSU | Courtney Delrosario can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 51-84 |
| 02:15 | Mississippi State | Darryl Paz snags the defensive board | 51-84 |
| 02:09 | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner is fouled on the floor by Courtney Delrosario - foul #4 on Courtney Delrosario, team foul #6 | 51-84 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal (SG) Terry Koerner | |
| Subs | LSU | James Knudson (PG) Adrian Masters | |
| 02:02 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas lays it up and in | 53-84 |
| 01:40 | LSU | Johnny Wall misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 53-84 |
| 01:39 | LSU | Johnny Wall snags the offensive board | 53-84 |
| 01:15 | LSU | Sterling Horton is called for the reach on James Knudson - foul #1 on Sterling Horton, team foul #9 | 53-84 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner (SF), Randy Howell (C) Sterling Horton, Darryl Paz | |
| Subs | LSU | Adrian Masters (SG), Michael McDermott (C) Johnny Wall, Earl Hanson | |
| 01:15 | LSU | James Knudson makes the 1st free throw | 53-85 |
| 01:15 | LSU | James Knudson makes the 2nd free throw | 53-86 |
| 01:05 | Mississippi State | Allen Dang denies the turnaround by Terry Koerner | 53-86 |
| 01:03 | LSU | Courtney Delrosario gets the rebound | 53-86 |
| 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 spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:42 | LSU | Michael Harvey is called for the reach on James Knudson - foul #2 on Michael Harvey, team foul #10 | 53-86 |
| 00:42 | LSU | James Knudson misses the 1st free throw | 53-86 |
| 00:42 | LSU | James Knudson makes the 2nd free throw | 53-87 |
| 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 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:38 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-87 |
| 00:37 | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner tips it home | 55-87 |
| 00:15 | LSU | Darrel Villarreal takes the ball from Adrian Masters | 55-87 |
| 00:11 | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey is fouled on the floor by Allen Dang - foul #1 on Allen Dang, team foul #7 | 55-87 |
| 00:11 | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey makes the 1st free throw | 56-87 |
| 00:11 | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey misses the 2nd free throw | 56-87 |
| 00:11 | LSU | Courtney Delrosario grabs the defensive rebound | 56-87 |
| 00:00 | LSU | James Knudson runs out the clock | 56-87 |