| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Christopher Cheek (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Melvin Bailey (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Stephan Pipkin (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Stanley Lust (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Tyler Batten (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Richard Garner (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Boyd Knepper (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Gary Tadlock (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Isaiah Bangert (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Bernard Mullins (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Gary Tadlock inbounds the ball | 26-32 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | LSU | Gary Tadlock is called for traveling | 26-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Clifton Youngs (PG), John Hollifield (SF), David Winsor (PF) Richard Garner, Gary Tadlock, Isaiah Bangert | |
| 19:23 | Mississippi State | Melvin Bailey misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 26-32 |
| 19:22 | LSU | David Winsor pulls down the rebound | 26-32 |
| 19:16 | LSU | Bernard Mullins can't connect on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Tyler Batten - foul #2 on Tyler Batten, team foul #1 | 26-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Preston Montez (PG) Clifton Youngs | |
| 19:16 | LSU | Bernard Mullins misses the 1st free throw | 26-32 |
| 19:16 | LSU | Bernard Mullins makes the 2nd free throw | 26-33 |
| 18:57 | Mississippi State | Stephan Pipkin knocks in the runner from the baseline set up by Christopher Cheek | 28-33 |
| 18:35 | LSU | Preston Montez is hacked by Stanley Lust - foul #1 on Stanley Lust, team foul #2 | 28-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Clifton Youngs (PG), Gary Tadlock (SF), Isaiah Bangert (PF), Orville Park (C) Preston Montez, Boyd Knepper, David Winsor, Bernard Mullins | |
| 18:21 | LSU | The jump hook by Isaiah Bangert is blocked by Tyler Batten | 28-33 |
| 18:20 | Mississippi State | Stephan Pipkin gets the rebound | 28-33 |
| 17:58 | Mississippi State | Tyler Batten misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 28-33 |
| 17:56 | LSU | Gary Tadlock snags the defensive board | 28-33 |
| 17:31 | LSU | Orville Park is hacked by Tyler Batten - foul #3 on Tyler Batten, team foul #3 | 28-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Baranski (PF), Robert Caldwell (C) Stanley Lust, Tyler Batten | |
| Subs | LSU | Richard Garner (PG), Boyd Knepper (SG), David Winsor (PF), Bernard Mullins (C) Clifton Youngs, John Hollifield, Isaiah Bangert, Orville Park | |
| 17:11 | LSU | Gary Tadlock comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 28-33 |
| 17:10 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Melvin Bailey | 28-33 |
| 17:00 | Mississippi State | Christopher Cheek is called for 10 seconds | 28-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Leroy Mullins (SG), Larry Fierros (SF) Melvin Bailey, Stephan Pipkin | |
| Subs | LSU | Clifton Youngs (PG), John Hollifield (SF), Isaiah Bangert (PF) Richard Garner, Gary Tadlock, David Winsor | |
| 16:44 | LSU | Clifton Youngs hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 28-33 |
| 16:43 | LSU | Isaiah Bangert misses the tip | 28-33 |
| 16:41 | Mississippi State | Leroy Mullins gets the rebound | 28-33 |
| 16:24 | Mississippi State | William Baranski misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 28-33 |
| 16:22 | LSU | The rebound goes to John Hollifield | 28-33 |
| 16:09 | LSU | Isaiah Bangert scores on a shot near the basket on a great pass from Boyd Knepper | 28-35 |
| 16:03 | Mississippi State | Bernard Mullins steps in front of the Larry Fierros pass | 28-35 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Christopher Cheek (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leroy Mullins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Fierros (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Baranski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Caldwell (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Clifton Youngs (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Boyd Knepper (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Hollifield (fresh) PF - Isaiah Bangert (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Bernard Mullins (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:35 | LSU | Bernard Mullins comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 28-35 |
| 15:33 | Mississippi State | Larry Fierros pulls down the rebound | 28-35 |
| 15:16 | Mississippi State | Isaiah Bangert steps in front of the Leroy Mullins pass | 28-35 |
| 15:04 | LSU | Boyd Knepper hits a shot from the right side set up by Clifton Youngs | 28-37 |
| 14:51 | Mississippi State | Robert Caldwell misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Bernard Mullins - foul #1 on Bernard Mullins, team foul #1 | 28-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Melvin Bailey (SG), Stephan Pipkin (SF), Tyler Batten (C) Christopher Cheek, Larry Fierros, William Baranski | |
| Subs | LSU | Richard Garner (PG), Gary Tadlock (SF), David Winsor (C) Clifton Youngs, John Hollifield, Bernard Mullins | |
| 14:51 | Mississippi State | Robert Caldwell misses the 1st free throw | 28-37 |
| 14:51 | Mississippi State | Robert Caldwell makes the 2nd free throw | 29-37 |
| 14:31 | LSU | Gary Tadlock can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 29-37 |
| 14:29 | LSU | David Winsor tips it home | 29-39 |
| 14:22 | Mississippi State | Stephan Pipkin misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 29-39 |
| 14:21 | Mississippi State | Robert Caldwell grabs the offensive rebound | 29-39 |
| 14:09 | Mississippi State | Tyler Batten misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 29-39 |
| 14:08 | LSU | Isaiah Bangert grabs the defensive rebound | 29-39 |
| 13:51 | LSU | Richard Garner is hacked by Stephan Pipkin - foul #3 on Stephan Pipkin, team foul #4 | 29-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Erwin Wood (PG), Stanley Lust (PF) Leroy Mullins, Robert Caldwell | |
| Subs | LSU | Preston Montez (PG), Christopher Lisle (SG) Richard Garner, Boyd Knepper | |
| 13:38 | LSU | Isaiah Bangert hits a jumper in the paint set up by Gary Tadlock and he's fouled by Stephan Pipkin - foul #4 on Stephan Pipkin, team foul #5 | 29-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Larry Fierros (SF) Stephan Pipkin | |
| Subs | LSU | Boyd Knepper (SG) Christopher Lisle | |
| 13:38 | LSU | Isaiah Bangert makes the free throw | 29-42 |
| 13:26 | Mississippi State | Larry Fierros drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Melvin Bailey | 31-42 |
| 12:59 | LSU | Isaiah Bangert misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 31-42 |
| 12:58 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust gets the rebound | 31-42 |
| 12:40 | Mississippi State | Melvin Bailey hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 31-42 |
| 12:39 | LSU | Preston Montez pulls down the rebound | 31-42 |
| 12:33 | LSU | Gary Tadlock clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 31-42 |
| 12:31 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Tyler Batten | 31-42 |
| 12:29 | Mississippi State | Erwin Wood's pass is intercepted by Boyd Knepper in the backcourt | 31-42 |
| 12:15 | LSU | Stanley Lust steals the ball from Gary Tadlock | 31-42 |
| 12:01 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-42 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Erwin Wood (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Melvin Bailey (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Fierros (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Stanley Lust (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Tyler Batten (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Preston Montez (fresh) SG - Boyd Knepper (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Gary Tadlock (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - Isaiah Bangert (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - David Winsor (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:45 | LSU | Preston Montez misses the fadeaway from the left block | 34-42 |
| 11:43 | LSU | Isaiah Bangert grabs the offensive rebound | 34-42 |
| 11:36 | LSU | Preston Montez knocks in the shot from the right side on a great pass from Gary Tadlock | 34-44 |
| 11:16 | Mississippi State | Erwin Wood drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Stanley Lust | 37-44 |
| 11:09 | LSU | Stanley Lust steals the ball from Preston Montez | 37-44 |
| 10:49 | Mississippi State | Tyler Batten is hacked by David Winsor - foul #1 on David Winsor, team foul #2 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Christopher Cheek (PG), Leroy Mullins (SG), Joseph Lennox (SF), William Baranski (PF), Robert Caldwell (C) Erwin Wood, Melvin Bailey, Larry Fierros, Stanley Lust, Tyler Batten | |
| Subs | LSU | Clifton Youngs (PG), Christopher Lisle (SG), John Hollifield (SF), Bernard Mullins (C) Preston Montez, Boyd Knepper, Gary Tadlock, David Winsor | |
| 10:33 | Mississippi State | Leroy Mullins hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-44 |
| 10:12 | LSU | The pull-up jumper by Isaiah Bangert is blocked by William Baranski | 40-44 |
| 10:11 | Mississippi State | Leroy Mullins grabs the defensive rebound | 40-44 |
| 09:52 | Mississippi State | Bernard Mullins takes the ball from Joseph Lennox | 40-44 |
| 09:37 | LSU | John Hollifield misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 40-44 |
| 09:35 | Mississippi State | William Baranski pulls down the rebound | 40-44 |
| 09:22 | Mississippi State | Joseph Lennox knocks in the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Leroy Mullins | 42-44 |
| 09:08 | LSU | John Hollifield misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 42-44 |
| 09:07 | Mississippi State | Robert Caldwell grabs the defensive rebound | 42-44 |
| 08:48 | Mississippi State | Robert Caldwell hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 42-44 |
| 08:47 | Mississippi State | Robert Caldwell tips it home | 44-44 |
| 08:26 | LSU | Bernard Mullins drills a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Clifton Youngs | 44-46 |
| 08:03 | Mississippi State | Joseph Lennox's fadeaway is rejected by Bernard Mullins | 44-46 |
| 08:01 | Mississippi State | William Baranski tips it back up and in | 46-46 |
| 07:42 | LSU | Isaiah Bangert's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Erwin Wood (PG), Melvin Bailey (SG), Stephan Pipkin (SF), Stanley Lust (PF), Tyler Batten (C) Christopher Cheek, Leroy Mullins, Joseph Lennox, William Baranski, Robert Caldwell | |
| Subs | LSU | Richard Garner (PG), Boyd Knepper (SG), Gary Tadlock (SF), David Winsor (PF) Clifton Youngs, Christopher Lisle, John Hollifield, Isaiah Bangert | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Erwin Wood (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Melvin Bailey (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephan Pipkin (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Stanley Lust (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Tyler Batten (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Richard Garner (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Boyd Knepper (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Gary Tadlock (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. PF - David Winsor (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Bernard Mullins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:32 | Mississippi State | Stephan Pipkin scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Melvin Bailey | 49-46 |
| 07:17 | LSU | Gary Tadlock hits a jumper from the right wing set up by Boyd Knepper | 49-48 |
| 07:00 | Mississippi State | Tyler Batten drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 51-48 |
| 06:34 | LSU | David Winsor connects on the jump hook near the basket set up by Richard Garner and the foul's on Tyler Batten - foul #4 on Tyler Batten, team foul #6 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Christopher Cheek (PG) Erwin Wood | |
| Subs | LSU | Clifton Youngs (PG), John Hollifield (SF), Orville Park (C) Richard Garner, Gary Tadlock, Bernard Mullins | |
| 06:34 | LSU | David Winsor makes the free throw | 51-51 |
| 06:14 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 51-51 |
| 06:13 | LSU | David Winsor snags the defensive board | 51-51 |
| 06:07 | LSU | Boyd Knepper is hacked by Christopher Cheek - foul #3 on Christopher Cheek, team foul #7 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Tadlock (SF), Isaiah Bangert (PF) John Hollifield, Orville Park | |
| 06:07 | LSU | Boyd Knepper makes the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 06:07 | LSU | Boyd Knepper misses the 2nd free throw | 51-52 |
| 06:07 | LSU | David Winsor pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-52 |
| 05:53 | LSU | Boyd Knepper misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 51-52 |
| 05:51 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Tyler Batten | 51-52 |
| 05:25 | Mississippi State | Tyler Batten misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 51-52 |
| 05:24 | Mississippi State | Tyler Batten snags the offensive board | 51-52 |
| 05:10 | Mississippi State | Stephan Pipkin is called for traveling | 51-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Baranski (PF), Robert Caldwell (C) Stanley Lust, Tyler Batten | |
| Subs | LSU | Preston Montez (PG), John Hollifield (SF), Bernard Mullins (C) Clifton Youngs, Gary Tadlock, David Winsor | |
| 05:08 | LSU | Melvin Bailey is called for the reach on Preston Montez in the backcourt - foul #3 on Melvin Bailey, team foul #8 | 51-52 |
| 05:08 | LSU | Preston Montez makes the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 05:08 | LSU | Preston Montez makes the 2nd free throw | 51-54 |
| 04:48 | Mississippi State | Stephan Pipkin loses the dribble to Bernard Mullins | 51-54 |
| 04:27 | LSU | Isaiah Bangert buries a runner in the paint | 51-56 |
| 04:08 | Mississippi State | Stephan Pipkin comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Preston Montez - foul #1 on Preston Montez, team foul #3 | 51-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Leroy Mullins (PG), Erwin Wood (SG) Christopher Cheek, Melvin Bailey | |
| Subs | LSU | Clifton Youngs (PG), Gary Tadlock (SF), David Winsor (PF) Preston Montez, Boyd Knepper, Isaiah Bangert | |
| 04:08 | Mississippi State | Stephan Pipkin misses the 1st free throw | 51-56 |
| 04:08 | Mississippi State | Stephan Pipkin misses the 2nd free throw | 51-56 |
| 04:08 | LSU | David Winsor pulls down the rebound | 51-56 |
| 03:54 | LSU | David Winsor scores on a turnaround from close range | 51-58 |
| 03:31 | Mississippi State | Bernard Mullins picks off the pass by William Baranski | 51-58 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Leroy Mullins (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Erwin Wood (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Stephan Pipkin (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - William Baranski (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Robert Caldwell (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Clifton Youngs (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - John Hollifield (fresh) SF - Gary Tadlock (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. PF - David Winsor (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Bernard Mullins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 4 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:09 | LSU | David Winsor misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 51-58 |
| 03:07 | Mississippi State | Stephan Pipkin pulls down the rebound | 51-58 |
| 02:53 | Mississippi State | Leroy Mullins can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-58 |
| 02:51 | LSU | Bernard Mullins grabs the board | 51-58 |
| 02:39 | LSU | Gary Tadlock misses the 3 from straight away | 51-58 |
| 02:38 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Leroy Mullins | 51-58 |
| 02:38 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Christopher Cheek (PG), Melvin Bailey (SG), Stanley Lust (PF), Tyler Batten (C) Erwin Wood, Stephan Pipkin, William Baranski, Robert Caldwell | |
| Subs | LSU | Richard Garner (PG), Boyd Knepper (SG), Isaiah Bangert (PF), Orville Park (C) Clifton Youngs, John Hollifield, David Winsor, Bernard Mullins | |
| 02:16 | Mississippi State | Tyler Batten clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-58 |
| 02:14 | LSU | Isaiah Bangert grabs the defensive rebound | 51-58 |
| 01:52 | LSU | Isaiah Bangert drills a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Boyd Knepper | 51-60 |
| 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 man to man (+3) | |
| 01:32 | Mississippi State | Leroy Mullins is fouled on the floor by Isaiah Bangert - foul #3 on Isaiah Bangert, team foul #4 | 51-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephan Pipkin (SF) Leroy Mullins | |
| Subs | LSU | Bernard Mullins (C) Orville Park | |
| 01:24 | Mississippi State | Christopher Cheek misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-60 |
| 01:22 | Mississippi State | Tyler Batten can't tip it in | 51-60 |
| 01:20 | LSU | Richard Garner gets the rebound | 51-60 |
| 00:58 | LSU | Isaiah Bangert scores on a fadeaway near the basket | 51-62 |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:52 | Mississippi State | Gary Tadlock is called for the reach on Stephan Pipkin - foul #2 on Gary Tadlock, team foul #5 | 51-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Leroy Mullins (PG), Erwin Wood (SG), Larry Fierros (SF), William Baranski (PF), Robert Caldwell (C) Christopher Cheek, Melvin Bailey, Stephan Pipkin, Stanley Lust, Tyler Batten | |
| Subs | LSU | Clifton Youngs (PG), Christopher Lisle (SG), John Hollifield (SF), David Winsor (PF), Orville Park (C) Richard Garner, Boyd Knepper, Gary Tadlock, Isaiah Bangert, Bernard Mullins | |
| 00:50 | Mississippi State | David Winsor swats the layup by Robert Caldwell | 51-62 |
| 00:49 | LSU | Christopher Lisle grabs the board | 51-62 |
| 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 man to man (+3) | |
| 00:28 | LSU | The short jumper by David Winsor is denied by William Baranski | 51-62 |
| 00:26 | LSU | Orville Park tips it back up and in | 51-64 |
| 00:18 | Mississippi State | Leroy Mullins drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Erwin Wood | 53-64 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Clifton Youngs runs out the clock | 53-64 |