| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Mason (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Dustin Edwards (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Norman Jenkins (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Fred Carmona (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David Halls (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - David Delarosa (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dustin Wade (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Angelo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Charles Clark (fresh) 2 pts. C - Erik Showman (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins inbounds the ball | 33-44 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 33-44 |
| 19:44 | LSU | Charles Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 33-44 |
| 19:38 | LSU | Charles Clark misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 33-44 |
| 19:37 | LSU | David Delarosa can't tip it in | 33-44 |
| 19:36 | LSU | Erik Showman tips it in | 33-46 |
| 19:24 | Mississippi State | The jump hook by Fred Carmona is blocked by Erik Showman | 33-46 |
| 19:23 | Mississippi State | David Halls grabs the offensive board | 33-46 |
| 19:14 | Mississippi State | David Halls is open and buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Fred Carmona | 35-46 |
| 19:03 | LSU | David Delarosa clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 35-46 |
| 19:01 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona grabs the defensive rebound | 35-46 |
| 18:45 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona can't finish the layup but the foul's on Andrew Angelo - foul #2 on Andrew Angelo, team foul #1 | 35-46 |
| 18:45 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona makes the 1st free throw | 36-46 |
| 18:45 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona makes the 2nd free throw | 37-46 |
| 18:33 | LSU | Andrew Angelo misses long on an open fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 37-46 |
| 18:31 | LSU | Dustin Wade can't tip it in | 37-46 |
| 18:29 | LSU | Erik Showman hits the follow up shot | 37-48 |
| 18:19 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 37-48 |
| 18:18 | LSU | David Delarosa grabs the defensive rebound | 37-48 |
| 18:07 | LSU | Charles Clark is denied on a layup by Fred Carmona | 37-48 |
| 18:06 | Mississippi State | David Halls grabs the defensive rebound | 37-48 |
| 17:46 | Mississippi State | John Mason connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Dustin Edwards | 40-48 |
| 17:31 | LSU | Charles Clark can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by David Halls - foul #2 on David Halls, team foul #1 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert James (SF) Norman Jenkins | |
| Subs | LSU | Roger Copley (PG), Nolan Deputy (SF), Carl Fagan (C) David Delarosa, Andrew Angelo, Erik Showman | |
| 17:31 | LSU | Charles Clark makes the 1st free throw | 40-49 |
| 17:31 | LSU | Charles Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 40-50 |
| 17:11 | Mississippi State | Robert James misses the driving attempt from the right block | 40-50 |
| 17:10 | Mississippi State | David Halls grabs the offensive board | 40-50 |
| 16:48 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona loses the ball out of bounds | 40-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty (SG), Bradly Kelly (C) Dustin Edwards, David Halls | |
| Subs | LSU | Gregory Griffin (SG), Glenn Young (C) Dustin Wade, Charles Clark | |
| 16:33 | LSU | Carl Fagan can't finish the layup | 40-50 |
| 16:31 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona snags the defensive board | 40-50 |
| 16:19 | Mississippi State | Robert James is fouled on the floor by Carl Fagan - foul #3 on Carl Fagan, team foul #2 | 40-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | LSU | David Delarosa (PG), Erik Showman (C) Gregory Griffin, Carl Fagan | |
| 16:01 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins (SF) John Mason | |
| Subs | LSU | Andrew Angelo (SF) Nolan Deputy | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Thomas Petty (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert James (fresh) SF - Norman Jenkins (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Fred Carmona (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Bradly Kelly (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - David Delarosa (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roger Copley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Angelo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Glenn Young (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Erik Showman (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 15:53 | LSU | Glenn Young misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 40-50 |
| 15:52 | LSU | Erik Showman grabs the offensive rebound | 40-50 |
| 15:35 | LSU | David Delarosa is hacked by Bradly Kelly - foul #2 on Bradly Kelly, team foul #2 | 40-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards (SG), David Halls (C) Robert James, Bradly Kelly | |
| Subs | LSU | Dustin Wade (SG), Charles Clark (PF) Roger Copley, Glenn Young | |
| 15:22 | LSU | Andrew Angelo misses the 3 from straight away | 40-50 |
| 15:21 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards snags the defensive board | 40-50 |
| 14:56 | Mississippi State | Dustin Wade takes the ball from Norman Jenkins | 40-50 |
| 14:39 | LSU | David Delarosa comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 40-50 |
| 14:38 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Fred Carmona | 40-50 |
| 14:24 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona misses the easy layup | 40-50 |
| 14:23 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards tips it in | 42-50 |
| 13:57 | LSU | Erik Showman is whistled for traveling | 42-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Mason (PG), Robert James (SF), Michael Hilbert (PF), Bradly Kelly (C) Thomas Petty, Norman Jenkins, Fred Carmona, David Halls | |
| Subs | LSU | Roger Copley (PG), Gregory Griffin (SG), Nolan Deputy (SF), Carl Fagan (PF), Glenn Young (C) David Delarosa, Dustin Wade, Andrew Angelo, Charles Clark, Erik Showman | |
| 13:40 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly hits the finger roll | 44-50 |
| 13:30 | LSU | Carl Fagan can't throw it down but he's hacked by Michael Hilbert - foul #1 on Michael Hilbert, team foul #3 | 44-50 |
| 13:30 | LSU | Carl Fagan makes the 1st free throw | 44-51 |
| 13:30 | LSU | Carl Fagan misses the 2nd free throw | 44-51 |
| 13:30 | LSU | Glenn Young grabs the offensive board | 44-51 |
| 13:13 | LSU | Nolan Deputy is hacked by Robert James - foul #2 on Robert James, team foul #4 | 44-51 |
| 12:55 | LSU | Nolan Deputy hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 44-51 |
| 12:53 | LSU | Glenn Young snags the offensive board | 44-51 |
| 12:38 | LSU | Glenn Young clanks a jumper from the right block | 44-51 |
| 12:36 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to John Mason | 44-51 |
| 12:21 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert misses badly on the uncontested runner in the paint | 44-51 |
| 12:19 | LSU | Nolan Deputy grabs the board | 44-51 |
| 12:04 | LSU | Michael Hilbert takes the ball from Glenn Young | 44-51 |
| 11:47 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-51 |
| 11:45 | LSU | Roger Copley snags the defensive board | 44-51 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Mason (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Dustin Edwards (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert James (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Hilbert (fresh) 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Bradly Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Roger Copley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Griffin (fresh) SF - Nolan Deputy (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Carl Fagan (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Glenn Young (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:40 | LSU | Nolan Deputy misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 44-51 |
| 11:38 | LSU | Gregory Griffin gets the offensive rebound | 44-51 |
| 11:33 | LSU | Glenn Young loses the ball out of bounds | 44-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty (SG), Norman Jenkins (SF), Richard Steib (PF), David Halls (C) Dustin Edwards, Robert James, Michael Hilbert, Bradly Kelly | |
| Subs | LSU | David Delarosa (PG), Dustin Wade (SG), Andrew Angelo (SF), Charles Clark (PF), Erik Showman (C) Roger Copley, Gregory Griffin, Nolan Deputy, Carl Fagan, Glenn Young | |
| 11:10 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty buries a 3 from the left corner | 47-51 |
| 10:58 | LSU | Andrew Angelo misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-51 |
| 10:56 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to David Halls | 47-51 |
| 10:35 | Mississippi State | David Delarosa takes the ball from John Mason | 47-51 |
| 10:30 | LSU | Dustin Wade hits the finger roll on a nice dish by David Delarosa | 47-53 |
| 10:04 | Mississippi State | John Mason is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by David Halls out of the doubleteam | 50-53 |
| 09:44 | LSU | Charles Clark travels with the ball | 50-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert James (SG), Fred Carmona (PF) John Mason, Richard Steib | |
| Subs | LSU | Nolan Deputy (SF) Andrew Angelo | |
| 09:20 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona connects on the open jumper from the free throw line | 52-53 |
| 09:06 | LSU | Erik Showman hits a floater from the left wing on a great pass from David Delarosa | 52-55 |
| 09:00 | Mississippi State | Nolan Deputy takes the ball from Robert James | 52-55 |
| 08:44 | LSU | David Delarosa evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-55 |
| 08:43 | LSU | Erik Showman snags the offensive board | 52-55 |
| 08:25 | LSU | Charles Clark misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 52-55 |
| 08:23 | LSU | Dustin Wade pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-55 |
| 08:10 | LSU | Erik Showman is called for traveling | 52-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Mason (PG), Dustin Edwards (SG), Bradly Kelly (C) Thomas Petty, Robert James, David Halls | |
| Subs | LSU | Roger Copley (PG), Gregory Griffin (SG), Andrew Angelo (SF), Carl Fagan (PF), Glenn Young (C) David Delarosa, Dustin Wade, Nolan Deputy, Charles Clark, Erik Showman | |
| 07:48 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 52-55 |
| 07:47 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins misses the tip | 52-55 |
| 07:45 | LSU | The rebound goes to Glenn Young | 52-55 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Mason (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Dustin Edwards (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Norman Jenkins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Fred Carmona (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Bradly Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Roger Copley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Griffin (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Andrew Angelo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Carl Fagan (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Glenn Young (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:30 | LSU | Roger Copley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-55 |
| 07:14 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Roger Copley | 52-55 |
| 07:00 | LSU | Gregory Griffin is hacked by John Mason - foul #3 on John Mason, team foul #5 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty (PG), Michael Hilbert (PF) John Mason, Fred Carmona | |
| Subs | LSU | Dustin Wade (SG), Charles Clark (PF) Gregory Griffin, Glenn Young | |
| 06:48 | LSU | Charles Clark comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 52-55 |
| 06:46 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly grabs the defensive rebound | 52-55 |
| 06:21 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Norman Jenkins | 55-55 |
| 06:03 | LSU | Dustin Edwards steps in front of the Roger Copley pass | 55-55 |
| 05:59 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins lays it up and in on a great pass from Dustin Edwards | 57-55 |
| 05:47 | LSU | Charles Clark misses the runner in the lane but the foul's on Michael Hilbert - foul #2 on Michael Hilbert, team foul #6 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Mason (PG), Robert James (SF), David Halls (C) Thomas Petty, Norman Jenkins, Bradly Kelly | |
| Subs | LSU | David Delarosa (PG), Nolan Deputy (SF), Erik Showman (C) Roger Copley, Andrew Angelo, Carl Fagan | |
| 05:47 | LSU | Charles Clark makes the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 05:47 | LSU | Charles Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 57-56 |
| 05:47 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert pulls down the rebound | 57-56 |
| 05:29 | Mississippi State | John Mason misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 57-56 |
| 05:27 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-56 |
| 05:05 | Mississippi State | Erik Showman swats the short shot by John Mason | 57-56 |
| 05:03 | LSU | Charles Clark gets the rebound | 57-56 |
| 04:57 | LSU | Charles Clark connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Dustin Wade | 57-58 |
| 04:42 | Mississippi State | David Delarosa steals the ball from Dustin Edwards | 57-58 |
| 04:25 | LSU | Charles Clark is fouled on the floor by Michael Hilbert - foul #3 on Michael Hilbert, team foul #7 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty (SG), Fred Carmona (PF) Dustin Edwards, Michael Hilbert | |
| Subs | LSU | Roger Copley (SG) Dustin Wade | |
| 04:25 | LSU | Charles Clark misses the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 04:25 | Mississippi State | David Halls grabs the board | 57-58 |
| 04:04 | Mississippi State | David Halls is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a runner from the right block | 57-58 |
| 04:03 | LSU | Erik Showman snags the defensive board | 57-58 |
| 03:53 | LSU | Roger Copley drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by David Delarosa | 57-61 |
| 03:40 | Mississippi State | David Halls splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Erik Showman - foul #1 on Erik Showman, team foul #3 | 57-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins (SF) Robert James | |
| Subs | LSU | Gregory Griffin (SG), Andrew Angelo (SF), Carl Fagan (PF) David Delarosa, Nolan Deputy, Charles Clark | |
| 03:40 | Mississippi State | David Halls makes the 1st free throw | 58-61 |
| 03:40 | Mississippi State | David Halls misses the 2nd free throw | 58-61 |
| 03:40 | LSU | Gregory Griffin pulls down the rebound | 58-61 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Mason (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Petty (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Norman Jenkins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Fred Carmona (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - David Halls (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Roger Copley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Griffin (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Andrew Angelo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Carl Fagan (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Erik Showman (fresh) 11 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:36 | LSU | Fred Carmona is called for the reach on Carl Fagan - foul #3 on Fred Carmona, team foul #8 | 58-61 |
| 03:36 | LSU | Carl Fagan misses the 1st free throw | 58-61 |
| 03:36 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona pulls down the rebound | 58-61 |
| 03:15 | Mississippi State | John Mason hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Roger Copley - foul #2 on Roger Copley, team foul #4 | 58-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Glenn Young (C) Erik Showman | |
| 03:15 | Mississippi State | John Mason makes the 1st free throw | 59-61 |
| 03:15 | Mississippi State | John Mason makes the 2nd free throw | 60-61 |
| 02:57 | LSU | Glenn Young lays it up and in | 60-63 |
| 02:43 | Mississippi State | David Halls shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jump hook from the left block set up by Fred Carmona | 62-63 |
| 02:43 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards (SG), Robert James (SF) Thomas Petty, Norman Jenkins | |
| Subs | LSU | David Delarosa (PG), Dustin Wade (SG), Charles Clark (PF), Erik Showman (C) Roger Copley, Gregory Griffin, Carl Fagan, Glenn Young | |
| 02:22 | LSU | David Delarosa misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 62-63 |
| 02:21 | LSU | David Delarosa tips it home | 62-65 |
| 01:59 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Charles Clark - foul #1 on Charles Clark, team foul #5 | 62-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins (SF) Robert James | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 01:59 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona makes the 1st free throw | 63-65 |
| 01:59 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona makes the 2nd free throw | 64-65 |
| 01:46 | LSU | Dustin Wade buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from David Delarosa | 64-67 |
| 01:35 | Mississippi State | The jump hook by John Mason is blocked by Erik Showman | 64-67 |
| 01:33 | LSU | Dustin Wade grabs the defensive rebound | 64-67 |
| 01:28 | LSU | David Delarosa evades the doubleteam and hits a floater from just outside the lane set up by Erik Showman | 64-69 |
| 01:02 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Erik Showman - foul #2 on Erik Showman, team foul #6 | 64-69 |
| 01:02 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona makes the 1st free throw | 65-69 |
| 01:02 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona misses the 2nd free throw | 65-69 |
| 01:02 | LSU | Erik Showman pulls down the rebound | 65-69 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:42 | LSU | Charles Clark makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by David Delarosa | 65-71 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:35 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 65-71 |
| 00:33 | Mississippi State | John Mason snags the offensive board | 65-71 |
| 00:29 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 65-71 |
| 00:27 | LSU | David Delarosa grabs the board | 65-71 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:26 | LSU | John Mason is called for the reach on David Delarosa in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Mason, team foul #9 | 65-71 |
| 00:26 | LSU | David Delarosa makes the 1st free throw | 65-72 |
| 00:26 | LSU | David Delarosa makes the 2nd free throw | 65-73 |
| 00:18 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 65-73 |
| 00:17 | LSU | Charles Clark snags the defensive board | 65-73 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:14 | LSU | Charles Clark is fouled in the backcourt by Dustin Edwards - foul #1 on Dustin Edwards, team foul #10 | 65-73 |
| 00:14 | LSU | Charles Clark misses the 1st free throw | 65-73 |
| 00:14 | LSU | Charles Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 65-74 |
| 00:07 | Mississippi State | John Mason comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 65-74 |
| 00:05 | LSU | The rebound goes to Erik Showman | 65-74 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | LSU | David Delarosa runs out the clock | 65-74 |