| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Richard Mederos (fresh) 3 stl. SG - Zane Branch (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Gary McNeece (fresh) PF - Terry Horwitz (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Rouse (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Jimmy Rockey (fresh) SG - Allen Bilinski (fresh) SF - Nicholas Moore (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Flynt (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Kopp (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Gary McNeece inbounds the ball | 27-23 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:38 | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse misses the easy layup | 27-23 |
| 19:37 | LSU | Charles Flynt pulls down the rebound | 27-23 |
| 19:16 | LSU | Joseph Kopp misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 27-23 |
| 19:14 | LSU | Jimmy Rockey tips it in | 27-25 |
| 18:57 | Mississippi State | Gary McNeece is hacked by Jimmy Rockey - foul #1 on Jimmy Rockey, team foul #1 | 27-25 |
| 18:47 | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Joseph Kopp - foul #2 on Joseph Kopp, team foul #2 | 27-25 |
| 18:47 | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse makes the 1st free throw | 28-25 |
| 18:47 | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse makes the 2nd free throw | 29-25 |
| 18:24 | LSU | Charles Flynt hits a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Jimmy Rockey | 29-27 |
| 18:06 | Mississippi State | Allen Bilinski steals it from Gary McNeece | 29-27 |
| 18:02 | LSU | Jimmy Rockey lays it up and in on a great pass from Allen Bilinski | 29-29 |
| 17:33 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-29 |
| 17:06 | LSU | Joseph Kopp loses the ball out of bounds | 32-29 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Eric Latta (SF), David White (C) Gary McNeece, Mark Rouse | |
| Subs | LSU | Stephen Peden (PG), Timothy Lewis (PF) Allen Bilinski, Joseph Kopp | |
| 16:55 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch misses the floater from the right side | 32-29 |
| 16:53 | LSU | Jimmy Rockey grabs the board | 32-29 |
| 16:33 | LSU | Timothy Lewis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-29 |
| 16:21 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 32-29 |
| 16:20 | Mississippi State | David White grabs the offensive rebound | 32-29 |
| 16:06 | Mississippi State | David White can't connect on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Charles Flynt - foul #3 on Charles Flynt, team foul #3 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse (C) Terry Horwitz | |
| Subs | LSU | Allen Bilinski (SG), Joseph Kopp (C) Jimmy Rockey, Charles Flynt | |
| 16:06 | Mississippi State | David White makes the 1st free throw | 33-29 |
| 16:06 | Mississippi State | David White makes the 2nd free throw | 34-29 |
| 15:37 | LSU | Mark Rouse denies the turnaround by Joseph Kopp | 34-29 |
| 15:36 | Mississippi State | David White grabs the defensive rebound | 34-29 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Richard Mederos (fresh) 3 stl. SG - Zane Branch (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Eric Latta (fresh) PF - David White (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Mark Rouse (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Stephen Peden (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Allen Bilinski (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Nicholas Moore (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Timothy Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Kopp (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| 15:15 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos steps out of bounds on the baseline | 34-29 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gary McNeece (SF), Terry Horwitz (PF) Eric Latta, David White | |
| Subs | LSU | Jimmy Rockey (PG), James Crawley (SG), Charles Flynt (C) Stephen Peden, Allen Bilinski, Joseph Kopp | |
| 14:54 | LSU | Timothy Lewis throws it down on a great pass from Nicholas Moore | 34-31 |
| 14:51 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-31 |
| 14:35 | LSU | James Crawley double dribbles | 34-31 |
| 14:21 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch is hacked by Jimmy Rockey - foul #2 on Jimmy Rockey, team foul #4 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David White (C) Mark Rouse | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 14:07 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 34-31 |
| 14:05 | LSU | Charles Flynt grabs the board | 34-31 |
| 13:47 | LSU | Terry Horwitz picks off the pass by Timothy Lewis | 34-31 |
| 13:32 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Zane Branch | 36-31 |
| 13:08 | LSU | Charles Flynt misses long on a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Terry Horwitz - foul #2 on Terry Horwitz, team foul #1 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse (C) David White | |
| Subs | LSU | Joseph Kopp (C) Timothy Lewis | |
| 13:08 | LSU | Charles Flynt misses the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 13:08 | LSU | Charles Flynt makes the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| 12:55 | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse drills a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Richard Mederos | 38-32 |
| 12:38 | LSU | Joseph Kopp knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 38-34 |
| 12:24 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Jimmy Rockey - foul #3 on Jimmy Rockey, team foul #5 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Eric Latta (SF) Gary McNeece | |
| Subs | LSU | Stephen Peden (PG) Jimmy Rockey | |
| 12:24 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos makes the 1st free throw | 39-34 |
| 12:24 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos makes the 2nd free throw | 40-34 |
| 12:06 | LSU | Stephen Peden is fouled on the floor by Richard Mederos - foul #2 on Richard Mederos, team foul #2 | 40-34 |
| 11:46 | LSU | Nicholas Moore is hacked by Richard Mederos - foul #3 on Richard Mederos, team foul #3 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Allen Bilinski (SG), Timothy Lewis (PF) James Crawley, Charles Flynt | |
| 11:33 | LSU | Joseph Kopp can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Terry Horwitz - foul #3 on Terry Horwitz, team foul #4 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Jimmy Rockey (SF) Nicholas Moore | |
| 11:33 | LSU | Joseph Kopp misses the 1st free throw | 40-34 |
| 11:33 | LSU | Joseph Kopp makes the 2nd free throw | 40-35 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Richard Mederos (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Zane Branch (tiring) 12 pts. SF - Eric Latta (fresh) PF - Terry Horwitz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Mark Rouse (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Stephen Peden (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Allen Bilinski (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Jimmy Rockey (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Timothy Lewis (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Kopp (fresh) 12 pts. | |
| 11:21 | Mississippi State | Jimmy Rockey steals the ball from Mark Rouse | 40-35 |
| 10:52 | LSU | Stephen Peden misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-35 |
| 10:51 | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse grabs the board | 40-35 |
| 10:33 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch comes up short on the shot from the right block | 40-35 |
| 10:32 | LSU | Joseph Kopp gets the rebound | 40-35 |
| 10:10 | LSU | Joseph Kopp is fouled on the floor by Zane Branch - foul #3 on Zane Branch, team foul #5 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gary McNeece (SF), David White (C) Eric Latta, Mark Rouse | |
| Subs | LSU | James Crawley (SG), Nicholas Moore (SF), Charles Flynt (C) Stephen Peden, Allen Bilinski, Joseph Kopp | |
| 09:58 | LSU | Nicholas Moore misses the lay-in | 40-35 |
| 09:57 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz gets the rebound | 40-35 |
| 09:36 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos makes the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Zane Branch | 42-35 |
| 09:31 | LSU | Jimmy Rockey hits a floater near the basket on a great pass from Charles Flynt and the foul's on Terry Horwitz - foul #4 on Terry Horwitz, team foul #6 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frank Pruden (PG) Richard Mederos | |
| Subs | LSU | Joseph Kopp (C) Timothy Lewis | |
| 09:31 | LSU | Jimmy Rockey makes the free throw | 42-38 |
| 09:10 | Mississippi State | Joseph Kopp takes the ball from David White | 42-38 |
| 08:51 | LSU | Joseph Kopp hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block but the foul's on David White - foul #1 on David White, team foul #7 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Widener (C) Terry Horwitz | |
| Subs | LSU | Stephen Peden (PG) Jimmy Rockey | |
| 08:51 | LSU | Joseph Kopp misses the 1st free throw | 42-38 |
| 08:51 | LSU | Joseph Kopp makes the 2nd free throw | 42-39 |
| 08:40 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos (PG) Frank Pruden | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 08:26 | LSU | Charles Flynt is hacked by Richard Mederos - foul #4 on Richard Mederos, team foul #8 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse (C) James Widener | |
| Subs | LSU | Timothy Lewis (PF) Joseph Kopp | |
| 08:26 | LSU | Charles Flynt misses the 1st free throw | 42-39 |
| 08:26 | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse pulls down the rebound | 42-39 |
| 08:02 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 42-39 |
| 08:01 | LSU | Charles Flynt pulls down the rebound | 42-39 |
| 07:44 | LSU | David White swats the shot by Timothy Lewis | 42-39 |
| 07:43 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch grabs the defensive rebound | 42-39 |
| 07:26 | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse connects on the driving attempt in the paint set up by David White | 44-39 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Richard Mederos (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - Zane Branch (tiring) 12 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Gary McNeece (fairly fresh) PF - David White (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Mark Rouse (fresh) 16 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Stephen Peden (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Crawley (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Nicholas Moore (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Timothy Lewis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Flynt (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:03 | LSU | Charles Flynt scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Timothy Lewis | 44-41 |
| 06:45 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch is hacked by Stephen Peden - foul #2 on Stephen Peden, team foul #6 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Eric Latta (SF), Terry Horwitz (PF) Gary McNeece, Mark Rouse | |
| Subs | LSU | Jimmy Rockey (PG), Allen Bilinski (SG), Joseph Kopp (C) Stephen Peden, James Crawley, Charles Flynt | |
| 06:30 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 44-41 |
| 06:28 | LSU | Timothy Lewis grabs the board | 44-41 |
| 06:00 | LSU | Eric Latta denies the turnaround by Timothy Lewis | 44-41 |
| 05:58 | LSU | Nicholas Moore grabs the offensive rebound | 44-41 |
| 05:44 | LSU | Timothy Lewis misses short on a shot from the left side | 44-41 |
| 05:42 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz pulls down the rebound | 44-41 |
| 05:18 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 46-41 |
| 04:49 | LSU | Joseph Kopp lays it in on a great pass from Jimmy Rockey | 46-43 |
| 04:26 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-43 |
| 04:25 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Eric Latta | 46-43 |
| 04:08 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frank Pruden (PG), David Scruggs (SG), Gary McNeece (SF), Mark Rouse (C) Richard Mederos, Zane Branch, Eric Latta, David White | |
| Subs | LSU | Stephen Peden (PG), James Crawley (SG), Charles Flynt (PF) Allen Bilinski, Nicholas Moore, Timothy Lewis | |
| 03:50 | LSU | Joseph Kopp misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 46-43 |
| 03:49 | LSU | James Crawley grabs the offensive board | 46-43 |
| 03:34 | LSU | Joseph Kopp drills a jumper near the basket set up by Jimmy Rockey | 46-45 |
| 03:06 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 46-45 |
| 03:05 | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse hits the follow up shot | 48-45 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Frank Pruden (fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Scruggs (fresh) SF - Gary McNeece (fresh) PF - Terry Horwitz (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Mark Rouse (fresh) 18 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Stephen Peden (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Crawley (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Jimmy Rockey (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. PF - Charles Flynt (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Joseph Kopp (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 02:50 | LSU | Charles Flynt misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by David Scruggs - foul #1 on David Scruggs, team foul #9 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos (PG), David White (PF) David Scruggs, Terry Horwitz | |
| Subs | LSU | Nicholas Moore (SF), Timothy Lewis (PF) Jimmy Rockey, Joseph Kopp | |
| 02:50 | LSU | Charles Flynt misses the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 02:50 | LSU | Charles Flynt makes the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 02:48 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Zane Branch (SG), Terry Horwitz (PF) Frank Pruden, David White | |
| Subs | LSU | Jimmy Rockey (PG) Stephen Peden | |
| 02:34 | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse buries a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Terry Horwitz | 50-46 |
| 02:06 | LSU | Nicholas Moore is hacked by Gary McNeece - foul #1 on Gary McNeece, team foul #10 | 50-46 |
| 02:06 | LSU | Nicholas Moore makes the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 02:06 | LSU | Nicholas Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 50-47 |
| 02:06 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz grabs the board | 50-47 |
| 02:00 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 50-47 |
| 01:59 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch grabs the offensive board | 50-47 |
| 01:34 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz comes up short on the floater in the lane | 50-47 |
| 01:32 | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse can't tip it in | 50-47 |
| 01:31 | LSU | The rebound goes to Charles Flynt | 50-47 |
| 01:28 | LSU | Richard Mederos is called for the reach on Jimmy Rockey in the backcourt - foul #5 on Richard Mederos, team foul #11 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frank Pruden (PG) Richard Mederos | |
| Subs | LSU | Joseph Kopp (C) Timothy Lewis | |
| 01:28 | LSU | Jimmy Rockey makes the 1st free throw | 50-48 |
| 01:28 | LSU | Jimmy Rockey makes the 2nd free throw | 50-49 |
| 01:20 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 50-49 |
| 01:19 | Mississippi State | Frank Pruden hits the follow up shot | 52-49 |
| 01:02 | LSU | Charles Flynt hits a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Jimmy Rockey | 52-51 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Mississippi State | Frank Pruden can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 52-51 |
| 00:40 | LSU | Charles Flynt gets the rebound | 52-51 |
| 00:34 | LSU | Joseph Kopp comes up short on the floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Mark Rouse - foul #3 on Mark Rouse, team foul #12 | 52-51 |
| 00:34 | LSU | Joseph Kopp makes the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 00:34 | LSU | Joseph Kopp misses the 2nd free throw | 52-52 |
| 00:34 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz grabs the defensive rebound | 52-52 |
| 00:05 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-52 |
| 00:05 | LSU | LSU calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 52-52 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | LSU | Mark Rouse is called for the reach on Joseph Kopp - foul #4 on Mark Rouse, team foul #13 | 52-52 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Joseph Kopp misses the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Joseph Kopp misses the 2nd free throw | 52-52 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Frank Pruden (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Zane Branch (tiring) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Gary McNeece (fresh) PF - Terry Horwitz (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Mark Rouse (fresh) 20 pts. 12 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Jimmy Rockey (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Crawley (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Nicholas Moore (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Flynt (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Joseph Kopp (fresh) 18 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 05:00 | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse wins the tip | 52-52 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:33 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz misses short on a jumper from the right block | 52-52 |
| 04:32 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz tips it back up and in | 54-52 |
| 04:03 | LSU | Joseph Kopp connects on the driving attempt near the basket | 54-54 |
| 03:52 | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse hits a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Zane Branch | 56-54 |
| 03:33 | LSU | Mark Rouse blocks the short jumper by Charles Flynt | 56-54 |
| 03:32 | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse pulls down the rebound | 56-54 |
| 03:27 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 56-54 |
| 03:25 | LSU | Jimmy Rockey gets the rebound | 56-54 |
| 03:07 | LSU | Terry Horwitz steals it from Joseph Kopp | 56-54 |
| 02:45 | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse misses the jumper in the paint | 56-54 |
| 02:43 | LSU | Jimmy Rockey pulls down the rebound | 56-54 |
| 02:22 | LSU | Charles Flynt clanks a jumper from the right block | 56-54 |
| 02:20 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz grabs the defensive rebound | 56-54 |
| 02:09 | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse misses short on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Jimmy Rockey - foul #4 on Jimmy Rockey, team foul #7 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Scruggs (PG), Eric Latta (SF) Frank Pruden, Gary McNeece | |
| Subs | LSU | Timothy Lewis (PF) Charles Flynt | |
| 02:09 | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse makes the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 02:09 | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse makes the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| 01:51 | LSU | Joseph Kopp misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 58-54 |
| 01:50 | LSU | Timothy Lewis misses the tip | 58-54 |
| 01:48 | LSU | Timothy Lewis tips it in | 58-56 |
| 01:48 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frank Pruden (PG), Gary McNeece (SF) David Scruggs, Eric Latta | |
| Subs | LSU | Charles Flynt (PF) Timothy Lewis | |
| 01:22 | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse misses short on a jump hook from close range | 58-56 |
| 01:21 | Mississippi State | Gary McNeece tips it in | 60-56 |
| 01:05 | LSU | Charles Flynt's dunk attempt is rejected by Mark Rouse | 60-56 |
| 01:04 | Mississippi State | Gary McNeece snags the defensive board | 60-56 |
| 00:49 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch loses the dribble to Nicholas Moore | 60-56 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Frank Pruden (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Zane Branch (tiring) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Gary McNeece (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Terry Horwitz (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Mark Rouse (fresh) 24 pts. 13 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Jimmy Rockey (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - James Crawley (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Nicholas Moore (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Flynt (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Joseph Kopp (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:41 | LSU | Nicholas Moore buries a floater from the right side set up by Jimmy Rockey | 60-58 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:17 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch dunks the ball on a nice dish by Gary McNeece and he's fouled by James Crawley - foul #4 on James Crawley, team foul #8 | 62-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Eric Latta (SF) Gary McNeece | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 00:17 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch makes the free throw | 63-58 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:11 | LSU | Nicholas Moore misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-58 |
| 00:09 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz grabs the defensive rebound | 63-58 |
| 00:09 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-58 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:08 | Mississippi State | James Crawley is called for the reach on Terry Horwitz in the backcourt - foul #5 on James Crawley, team foul #9 | 63-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gary McNeece (SF), David White (C) Eric Latta, Mark Rouse | |
| Subs | LSU | Allen Bilinski (SG) James Crawley | |
| 00:08 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz misses the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 00:08 | LSU | Charles Flynt grabs the defensive rebound | 63-58 |
| 00:03 | LSU | Allen Bilinski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-58 |
| 00:02 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Jimmy Rockey | 63-58 |
| 00:00 | LSU | The clock runs out | 63-58 |