| Lineup | LSU | PG - David Delarosa (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dustin Wade (fresh) 5 ast. SF - Andrew Angelo (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Carl Fagan (fresh) 2 pts. C - Erik Showman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Mason (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dustin Edwards (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Norman Jenkins (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Fred Carmona (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - David Halls (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Andrew Angelo inbounds the ball | 34-37 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:58 | LSU | David Delarosa is hacked by John Mason in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Mason, team foul #1 | 34-37 |
| 19:39 | LSU | Andrew Angelo misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-37 |
| 19:38 | LSU | Erik Showman grabs the offensive board | 34-37 |
| 19:21 | LSU | Andrew Angelo is hacked by Norman Jenkins - foul #2 on Norman Jenkins, team foul #2 | 34-37 |
| 19:00 | LSU | Andrew Angelo makes the wide open 3pt shot from the left wing set up by David Delarosa out of the doubleteam | 37-37 |
| 18:38 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona is fouled on the floor by Erik Showman - foul #1 on Erik Showman, team foul #1 | 37-37 |
| 18:31 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-40 |
| 18:13 | LSU | David Delarosa misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-40 |
| 18:11 | Mississippi State | David Halls pulls down the rebound | 37-40 |
| 17:56 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 37-40 |
| 17:55 | Mississippi State | David Halls grabs the offensive rebound | 37-40 |
| 17:41 | Mississippi State | John Mason misses the 3 from the right wing | 37-40 |
| 17:40 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins hits the follow up shot | 37-42 |
| 17:17 | LSU | Andrew Angelo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-42 |
| 17:16 | Mississippi State | David Halls snags the defensive board | 37-42 |
| 16:56 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards loses the dribble to David Delarosa | 37-42 |
| 16:42 | LSU | Andrew Angelo is called for a charge - foul #1 on Andrew Angelo, team foul #2 | 37-42 |
| Subs | LSU | Roger Copley (PG), Gregory Griffin (SG), Nolan Deputy (SF), Glenn Young (PF) David Delarosa, Dustin Wade, Andrew Angelo, Carl Fagan | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty (SG), Robert James (SF), Bradly Kelly (C) Dustin Edwards, Norman Jenkins, David Halls | |
| 16:21 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty lays it up and in | 37-44 |
| 16:03 | LSU | Nolan Deputy is hacked by Robert James - foul #1 on Robert James, team foul #3 | 37-44 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards (SG) John Mason | |
| 15:45 | LSU | Gregory Griffin hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Roger Copley | 40-44 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Roger Copley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory Griffin (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Nolan Deputy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Glenn Young (fresh) 4 pts. C - Erik Showman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Thomas Petty (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dustin Edwards (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert James (fresh) PF - Fred Carmona (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Bradly Kelly (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:31 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing | 40-46 |
| 15:15 | LSU | Roger Copley clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 40-46 |
| 15:14 | LSU | Erik Showman grabs the offensive board | 40-46 |
| 14:49 | LSU | Nolan Deputy connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-46 |
| 14:20 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona blows the layup | 43-46 |
| 14:18 | LSU | Glenn Young pulls down the rebound | 43-46 |
| 13:57 | LSU | Roger Copley connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Erik Showman | 46-46 |
| 13:41 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona loses the dribble to Roger Copley | 46-46 |
| 13:25 | LSU | Nolan Deputy misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-46 |
| 13:24 | LSU | Glenn Young snags the offensive board | 46-46 |
| 13:08 | LSU | Erik Showman misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Fred Carmona - foul #1 on Fred Carmona, team foul #4 | 46-46 |
| Subs | LSU | David Delarosa (PG), Dustin Wade (SG), Andrew Angelo (SF), Carl Fagan (PF) Roger Copley, Gregory Griffin, Nolan Deputy, Glenn Young | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Mason (PG), Norman Jenkins (SF), Michael Hilbert (PF), David Halls (C) Thomas Petty, Robert James, Fred Carmona, Bradly Kelly | |
| 13:08 | LSU | Erik Showman misses the 1st free throw | 46-46 |
| 13:08 | LSU | Erik Showman makes the 2nd free throw | 47-46 |
| 12:47 | Mississippi State | David Halls misses badly on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Andrew Angelo - foul #2 on Andrew Angelo, team foul #3 | 47-46 |
| 12:47 | Mississippi State | David Halls makes the 1st free throw | 47-47 |
| 12:47 | Mississippi State | David Halls makes the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| 12:22 | LSU | Andrew Angelo misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-48 |
| 12:21 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to David Halls | 47-48 |
| 11:57 | Mississippi State | Carl Fagan is called for the reach on John Mason - foul #1 on Carl Fagan, team foul #4 | 47-48 |
| Subs | LSU | Glenn Young (C) Erik Showman | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty (SG) Dustin Edwards | |
| 11:42 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-48 |
| 11:41 | LSU | The rebound goes to Dustin Wade | 47-48 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - David Delarosa (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dustin Wade (fresh) 5 ast. SF - Andrew Angelo (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Carl Fagan (fresh) 2 pts. C - Glenn Young (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Mason (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Petty (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norman Jenkins (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Michael Hilbert (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - David Halls (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:24 | LSU | Carl Fagan misses long on an open driving attempt from the right block | 47-48 |
| 11:23 | LSU | Glenn Young pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-48 |
| 11:14 | LSU | Carl Fagan is wide open but clanks a turnaround from the left block | 47-48 |
| 11:13 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins gets the rebound | 47-48 |
| 10:58 | Mississippi State | Dustin Wade steps in front of the David Halls pass | 47-48 |
| 10:49 | LSU | Carl Fagan is fouled on the floor by Michael Hilbert - foul #2 on Michael Hilbert, team foul #5 | 47-48 |
| Subs | LSU | Nolan Deputy (C) Glenn Young | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona (PF) Michael Hilbert | |
| 10:34 | LSU | David Delarosa is hacked by Norman Jenkins - foul #3 on Norman Jenkins, team foul #6 | 47-48 |
| Subs | LSU | Gregory Griffin (SF) Andrew Angelo | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 10:22 | LSU | David Delarosa scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Gregory Griffin | 50-48 |
| 10:01 | Mississippi State | David Halls can't connect on a floater in the paint | 50-48 |
| 09:59 | LSU | Carl Fagan gets the rebound | 50-48 |
| 09:33 | LSU | Gregory Griffin is fouled on the floor by Norman Jenkins - foul #4 on Norman Jenkins, team foul #7 | 50-48 |
| Subs | LSU | Roger Copley (PG), Erik Showman (C) David Delarosa, Dustin Wade | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards (SG), Robert James (SF), Bradly Kelly (C) John Mason, Norman Jenkins, David Halls | |
| 09:33 | LSU | Gregory Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 09:33 | LSU | Gregory Griffin makes the 2nd free throw | 52-48 |
| 09:22 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty misses long on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Nolan Deputy - foul #1 on Nolan Deputy, team foul #5 | 52-48 |
| Subs | LSU | Andrew Angelo (SF), Glenn Young (C) Carl Fagan, Erik Showman | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert (PF) Fred Carmona | |
| 09:22 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty makes the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 09:22 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty makes the 2nd free throw | 52-50 |
| 09:00 | LSU | Roger Copley misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 52-50 |
| 08:59 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards pulls down the rebound | 52-50 |
| 08:53 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 52-50 |
| 08:51 | LSU | Glenn Young pulls down the rebound | 52-50 |
| 08:49 | LSU | Roger Copley throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-50 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Mason (PG) Thomas Petty | |
| 08:27 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards is hacked by Gregory Griffin - foul #2 on Gregory Griffin, team foul #6 | 52-50 |
| Subs | LSU | Dustin Wade (SG) Gregory Griffin | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Halls (C) Bradly Kelly | |
| 08:19 | Mississippi State | John Mason clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-50 |
| 08:18 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert gets the offensive rebound | 52-50 |
| 08:04 | Mississippi State | John Mason misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-50 |
| 08:03 | LSU | Nolan Deputy snags the defensive board | 52-50 |
| 07:41 | LSU | Roger Copley can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-50 |
| 07:40 | LSU | Nolan Deputy gets the offensive rebound | 52-50 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Roger Copley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dustin Wade (fresh) 5 ast. SF - Andrew Angelo (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Nolan Deputy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Glenn Young (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Mason (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dustin Edwards (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert James (fresh) PF - Michael Hilbert (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - David Halls (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:31 | LSU | Dustin Wade works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-50 |
| 07:30 | Mississippi State | David Halls grabs the board | 52-50 |
| 07:09 | Mississippi State | John Mason hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 52-50 |
| 07:07 | LSU | Nolan Deputy grabs the board | 52-50 |
| 06:54 | LSU | Andrew Angelo loses the dribble to Michael Hilbert | 52-50 |
| 06:35 | Mississippi State | John Mason misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-50 |
| 06:34 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert snags the offensive board | 52-50 |
| 06:26 | Mississippi State | John Mason clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-50 |
| 06:25 | LSU | The rebound goes to Glenn Young | 52-50 |
| 06:06 | LSU | Nolan Deputy misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-50 |
| 06:04 | LSU | Glenn Young grabs the offensive rebound | 52-50 |
| 05:47 | LSU | Andrew Angelo misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-50 |
| 05:46 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Dustin Edwards | 52-50 |
| 05:46 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-50 |
| Subs | LSU | David Delarosa (PG), Carl Fagan (PF), Erik Showman (C) Roger Copley, Andrew Angelo, Glenn Young | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins (SF), Fred Carmona (PF) Robert James, Michael Hilbert | |
| 05:24 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-50 |
| 05:22 | LSU | Carl Fagan gets the rebound | 52-50 |
| 05:09 | LSU | Carl Fagan misses the jumper from the right wing | 52-50 |
| 05:08 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards grabs the defensive rebound | 52-50 |
| 04:46 | Mississippi State | John Mason can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-50 |
| 04:45 | LSU | The rebound goes to Carl Fagan | 52-50 |
| 04:40 | LSU | Fred Carmona steps in front of the Nolan Deputy pass | 52-50 |
| 04:23 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-50 |
| 04:21 | LSU | The rebound goes to Dustin Wade | 52-50 |
| 03:58 | LSU | Nolan Deputy can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-50 |
| 03:57 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona pulls down the rebound | 52-50 |
| 03:46 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards is hacked by Dustin Wade - foul #1 on Dustin Wade, team foul #7 | 52-50 |
| Subs | LSU | Roger Copley (SG), Andrew Angelo (SF) Dustin Wade, Nolan Deputy | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty (PG), Bradly Kelly (C) John Mason, David Halls | |
| 03:46 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 03:46 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 52-52 |
| 03:27 | LSU | Erik Showman misses the fadeaway near the basket | 52-52 |
| 03:25 | LSU | Erik Showman hits the follow up shot | 54-52 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - David Delarosa (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roger Copley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Andrew Angelo (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Carl Fagan (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Erik Showman (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Thomas Petty (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dustin Edwards (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Norman Jenkins (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. PF - Fred Carmona (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Bradly Kelly (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:05 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins travels with the ball | 54-52 |
| Subs | LSU | Glenn Young (PF) Carl Fagan | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert James (SG) Dustin Edwards | |
| 02:51 | LSU | Roger Copley buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by David Delarosa | 57-52 |
| 02:51 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-52 |
| Subs | LSU | Dustin Wade (SG), Carl Fagan (PF) Roger Copley, Glenn Young | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Mason (PG), David Halls (C) Robert James, Bradly Kelly | |
| 02:36 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty knocks in the floater from the right side set up by John Mason | 57-54 |
| 02:30 | LSU | Dustin Wade splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Andrew Angelo | 60-54 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 02:11 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins travels with the ball | 60-54 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards (SG) Thomas Petty | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 01:43 | LSU | Dustin Wade evades the doubleteam and hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from David Delarosa | 62-54 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 01:39 | Mississippi State | John Mason misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 62-54 |
| 01:37 | LSU | Andrew Angelo gets the rebound | 62-54 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 01:16 | LSU | David Delarosa works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-54 |
| 01:07 | Mississippi State | John Mason scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Dustin Edwards | 65-57 |
| 00:38 | LSU | Andrew Angelo hits a wide open 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from David Delarosa | 68-57 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:33 | Mississippi State | Andrew Angelo blocks the short jumper by David Halls | 68-57 |
| 00:31 | Mississippi State | David Halls grabs the offensive rebound | 68-57 |
| 00:27 | Mississippi State | John Mason misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 68-57 |
| 00:26 | Mississippi State | David Halls gets the offensive rebound | 68-57 |
| 00:23 | Mississippi State | David Halls scores on a shot near the basket | 68-59 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:20 | LSU | Dustin Wade is hacked by John Mason in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Mason, team foul #8 | 68-59 |
| 00:20 | LSU | Dustin Wade makes the 1st free throw | 69-59 |
| 00:20 | LSU | Dustin Wade makes the 2nd free throw | 70-59 |
| 00:16 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona's floater is tipped away by Erik Showman | 70-59 |
| 00:15 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-59 |
| 00:11 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona is fouled on the floor by Carl Fagan - foul #2 on Carl Fagan, team foul #8 | 70-59 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty (PG), Robert James (SF), Michael Hilbert (PF), Bradly Kelly (C) John Mason, Dustin Edwards, Norman Jenkins, David Halls | |
| 00:11 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona makes the 1st free throw | 70-60 |
| 00:11 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona makes the 2nd free throw | 70-61 |
| 00:09 | LSU | Fred Carmona is called for the reach on Dustin Wade in the backcourt - foul #2 on Fred Carmona, team foul #9 | 70-61 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Mason (PG), Dustin Edwards (SG), Norman Jenkins (SF), David Halls (C) Thomas Petty, Robert James, Michael Hilbert, Bradly Kelly | |
| 00:09 | LSU | Dustin Wade makes the 1st free throw | 71-61 |
| 00:09 | LSU | Dustin Wade makes the 2nd free throw | 72-61 |
| 00:05 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona is fouled on the floor by Carl Fagan - foul #3 on Carl Fagan, team foul #9 | 72-61 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty (PG), Robert James (SF), Michael Hilbert (PF), Bradly Kelly (C) John Mason, Dustin Edwards, Norman Jenkins, David Halls | |
| 00:05 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona makes the 1st free throw | 72-62 |
| 00:05 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona makes the 2nd free throw | 72-63 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:00 | LSU | David Delarosa runs out the clock | 72-63 |