| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Timothy Pullum (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stephen Luong (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Thomas Coleman (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Steven Tucker (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - James Nelson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Erwin Wood (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jimmy Jones (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephan Pipkin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - William Baranski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Caldwell (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Stephan Pipkin inbounds the ball | 27-27 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech 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 (0) | |
| 19:50 | Mississippi State | Robert Caldwell connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Jimmy Jones | 27-30 |
| 19:27 | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Pullum buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Stephen Luong | 30-30 |
| 19:09 | Mississippi State | Jimmy Jones misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-30 |
| 19:08 | Louisiana Tech | Thomas Coleman gets the rebound | 30-30 |
| 18:55 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Luong hits a 3 from the left wing | 33-30 |
| 18:37 | Mississippi State | William Baranski makes the floater from the baseline set up by Jimmy Jones | 33-32 |
| 18:12 | Louisiana Tech | Thomas Coleman loses the dribble to Erwin Wood | 33-32 |
| 18:08 | Mississippi State | Erwin Wood lays it up and in | 33-34 |
| 17:53 | Louisiana Tech | Thomas Coleman can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by William Baranski - foul #1 on William Baranski, team foul #1 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Willard King (PG) Timothy Pullum | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 17:53 | Louisiana Tech | Thomas Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 34-34 |
| 17:53 | Louisiana Tech | Thomas Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 17:40 | Mississippi State | Jimmy Jones misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 35-34 |
| 17:38 | Louisiana Tech | James Nelson grabs the board | 35-34 |
| 17:11 | Louisiana Tech | Steven Tucker misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 35-34 |
| 17:10 | Mississippi State | Robert Caldwell snags the defensive board | 35-34 |
| 16:55 | Mississippi State | Jimmy Jones is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Jimmy Jones, team foul #2 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Duane Bowie (PG), Bernard Cooper (SF), Henry Brass (PF), Michael Balbuena (C) Stephen Luong, Thomas Coleman, Steven Tucker, James Nelson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Don Hamel (PG), Joseph Lennox (SG), Calvin Borrego (SF), Tyler Batten (PF), Christopher Mitchell (C) Erwin Wood, Jimmy Jones, Stephan Pipkin, William Baranski, Robert Caldwell | |
| 16:30 | Louisiana Tech | Willard King drills a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Henry Brass | 37-34 |
| 16:23 | Mississippi State | Christopher Mitchell drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Don Hamel | 37-37 |
| 16:17 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Balbuena misses the 3 from the right wing | 37-37 |
| 16:15 | Louisiana Tech | Henry Brass tips it home | 39-37 |
| 16:00 | Mississippi State | Tyler Batten comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Henry Brass - foul #2 on Henry Brass, team foul #1 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Pullum (PG) Duane Bowie | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Caldwell (C) Christopher Mitchell | |
| 16:00 | Mississippi State | Tyler Batten misses the 1st free throw | 39-37 |
| 16:00 | Mississippi State | Tyler Batten makes the 2nd free throw | 39-38 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Timothy Pullum (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willard King (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bernard Cooper (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Henry Brass (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Balbuena (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Don Hamel (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Lennox (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Calvin Borrego (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Tyler Batten (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Caldwell (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:42 | Louisiana Tech | Henry Brass misses the floater from close range but he's hacked by Tyler Batten - foul #2 on Tyler Batten, team foul #3 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Steven Tucker (PF) Michael Balbuena | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephan Pipkin (SF), William Baranski (PF) Calvin Borrego, Tyler Batten | |
| 15:42 | Louisiana Tech | Henry Brass makes the 1st free throw | 40-38 |
| 15:42 | Louisiana Tech | Henry Brass misses the 2nd free throw | 40-38 |
| 15:42 | Mississippi State | William Baranski snags the defensive board | 40-38 |
| 15:29 | Mississippi State | Willard King takes the ball from Stephan Pipkin | 40-38 |
| 15:25 | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Pullum hits the finger roll set up by Willard King | 42-38 |
| 14:59 | Mississippi State | William Baranski's fadeaway is rejected by Bernard Cooper | 42-38 |
| 14:58 | Louisiana Tech | Bernard Cooper pulls down the rebound | 42-38 |
| 14:54 | Louisiana Tech | Willard King travels with the ball | 42-38 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Luong (SG), Thomas Coleman (SF), James Nelson (C) Willard King, Bernard Cooper, Henry Brass | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Erwin Wood (PG), Jimmy Jones (SG) Don Hamel, Joseph Lennox | |
| 14:36 | Mississippi State | Stephan Pipkin knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Erwin Wood | 42-41 |
| 14:18 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Luong comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-41 |
| 14:16 | Louisiana Tech | James Nelson snags the offensive board | 42-41 |
| 14:00 | Louisiana Tech | James Nelson misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 42-41 |
| 13:58 | Mississippi State | William Baranski grabs the board | 42-41 |
| 13:44 | Mississippi State | William Baranski buries a floater from the right side | 42-43 |
| 13:28 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Luong knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-43 |
| 13:08 | Mississippi State | Erwin Wood is fouled on the floor by Thomas Coleman - foul #2 on Thomas Coleman, team foul #2 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Willard King (PG), Bernard Cooper (SG), Henry Brass (PF) Timothy Pullum, Stephen Luong, Steven Tucker | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Calvin Borrego (SF), Tyler Batten (PF), Christopher Mitchell (C) Stephan Pipkin, William Baranski, Robert Caldwell | |
| 12:53 | Mississippi State | Calvin Borrego misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-43 |
| 12:52 | Louisiana Tech | James Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 45-43 |
| 12:33 | Louisiana Tech | Bernard Cooper comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-43 |
| 12:32 | Mississippi State | Christopher Mitchell grabs the board | 45-43 |
| 12:17 | Mississippi State | Calvin Borrego misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 45-43 |
| 12:15 | Louisiana Tech | Bernard Cooper gets the rebound | 45-43 |
| 12:01 | Louisiana Tech | Erwin Wood is called for the reach on Willard King - foul #3 on Erwin Wood, team foul #4 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Duane Bowie (PG), Michael Balbuena (C) Thomas Coleman, James Nelson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Don Hamel (PG), Joseph Lennox (SG) Erwin Wood, Jimmy Jones | |
| 11:43 | Louisiana Tech | Henry Brass loses the ball out of bounds | 45-43 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Luong (SG), Steven Tucker (PF) Duane Bowie, Michael Balbuena | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephan Pipkin (SF), William Baranski (PF), Robert Caldwell (C) Calvin Borrego, Tyler Batten, Christopher Mitchell | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Willard King (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Luong (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bernard Cooper (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Steven Tucker (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Henry Brass (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Don Hamel (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Lennox (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Stephan Pipkin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - William Baranski (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Caldwell (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:25 | Mississippi State | Steven Tucker steps in front of the Robert Caldwell pass | 45-43 |
| 11:06 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Luong makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Bernard Cooper | 48-43 |
| 10:42 | Mississippi State | Stephan Pipkin misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 48-43 |
| 10:41 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Luong grabs the defensive rebound | 48-43 |
| 10:27 | Louisiana Tech | Don Hamel steps in front of the Steven Tucker pass | 48-43 |
| 10:23 | Mississippi State | Don Hamel blows the layup | 48-43 |
| 10:21 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Bernard Cooper | 48-43 |
| 10:14 | Louisiana Tech | Willard King is fouled on the floor by Stephan Pipkin - foul #3 on Stephan Pipkin, team foul #5 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Pullum (PG), Duane Bowie (SG), Thomas Coleman (SF), Michael Balbuena (PF), James Nelson (C) Willard King, Stephen Luong, Bernard Cooper, Steven Tucker, Henry Brass | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Erwin Wood (PG), Calvin Borrego (SF), Tyler Batten (PF) Joseph Lennox, Stephan Pipkin, William Baranski | |
| 09:54 | Louisiana Tech | Duane Bowie hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Timothy Pullum | 51-43 |
| 09:47 | Mississippi State | Tyler Batten hits the finger roll set up by Erwin Wood | 51-45 |
| 09:23 | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Pullum misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 51-45 |
| 09:21 | Mississippi State | Erwin Wood gets the rebound | 51-45 |
| 08:56 | Mississippi State | Don Hamel makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Erwin Wood | 51-48 |
| 08:39 | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Pullum comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-48 |
| 08:37 | Louisiana Tech | James Nelson grabs the offensive rebound | 51-48 |
| 08:29 | Louisiana Tech | Calvin Borrego is called for the reach on Michael Balbuena - foul #2 on Calvin Borrego, team foul #6 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Luong (SG), Steven Tucker (PF) Duane Bowie, Michael Balbuena | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jimmy Jones (SG), Stephan Pipkin (SF), William Baranski (PF) Don Hamel, Calvin Borrego, Robert Caldwell | |
| 08:24 | Louisiana Tech | James Nelson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Timothy Pullum | 53-48 |
| 08:02 | Mississippi State | Tyler Batten can't connect on a shot from close range but the foul's on Thomas Coleman - foul #3 on Thomas Coleman, team foul #3 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Willard King (PG), Bernard Cooper (SF), Henry Brass (C) Timothy Pullum, Thomas Coleman, James Nelson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Clontz (PG) Erwin Wood | |
| 08:02 | Mississippi State | Tyler Batten misses the 1st free throw | 53-48 |
| 08:02 | Mississippi State | Tyler Batten makes the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| 07:45 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Luong knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-49 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Willard King (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Luong (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bernard Cooper (fresh) 6 reb. PF - Steven Tucker (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Henry Brass (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Daniel Clontz (fresh) SG - Jimmy Jones (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SF - Stephan Pipkin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - William Baranski (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Tyler Batten (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Mississippi State | Stephan Pipkin banks in the layup | 56-51 |
| 07:02 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Luong misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-51 |
| 07:01 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Daniel Clontz | 56-51 |
| 06:48 | Mississippi State | Jimmy Jones travels with the ball | 56-51 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Thomas Coleman (SF), James Nelson (C) Stephen Luong, Henry Brass | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Erwin Wood (PG), Robert Caldwell (C) Daniel Clontz, Tyler Batten | |
| 06:35 | Louisiana Tech | Bernard Cooper misses the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Erwin Wood - foul #4 on Erwin Wood, team foul #7 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Pullum (PG) Willard King | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 06:35 | Louisiana Tech | Bernard Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 06:35 | Louisiana Tech | Bernard Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 58-51 |
| 06:16 | Mississippi State | William Baranski misses badly on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Timothy Pullum - foul #2 on Timothy Pullum, team foul #4 | 58-51 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Willard King (SG) Bernard Cooper | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 06:16 | Mississippi State | William Baranski makes the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 06:16 | Mississippi State | William Baranski misses the 2nd free throw | 58-52 |
| 06:16 | Louisiana Tech | Steven Tucker gets the rebound | 58-52 |
| 06:02 | Louisiana Tech | Erwin Wood steps in front of the Thomas Coleman pass | 58-52 |
| 05:57 | Mississippi State | Erwin Wood lays it in | 58-54 |
| 05:37 | Louisiana Tech | Willard King can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-54 |
| 05:35 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Erwin Wood | 58-54 |
| 05:29 | Mississippi State | Stephan Pipkin can't finish the layup | 58-54 |
| 05:27 | Louisiana Tech | James Nelson snags the defensive board | 58-54 |
| 05:13 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Caldwell takes the ball from Timothy Pullum | 58-54 |
| 04:56 | Mississippi State | William Baranski misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Willard King - foul #2 on Willard King, team foul #5 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Luong (SG), Bernard Cooper (SF), Henry Brass (PF), Michael Balbuena (C) Timothy Pullum, Thomas Coleman, Steven Tucker, James Nelson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Don Hamel (PG), Joseph Lennox (SG), Calvin Borrego (SF) Erwin Wood, Jimmy Jones, Stephan Pipkin | |
| 04:56 | Mississippi State | William Baranski makes the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 04:56 | Mississippi State | William Baranski makes the 2nd free throw | 58-56 |
| 04:34 | Louisiana Tech | Willard King buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Stephen Luong | 61-56 |
| 04:15 | Mississippi State | Calvin Borrego's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-56 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Duane Bowie (PG) Willard King | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Tyler Batten (PF), Christopher Mitchell (C) William Baranski, Robert Caldwell | |
| 04:03 | Louisiana Tech | Henry Brass hits a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Bernard Cooper | 63-56 |
| 03:48 | Mississippi State | Tyler Batten dunks the ball set up by Don Hamel | 63-58 |
| 03:44 | Louisiana Tech | Duane Bowie double dribbles in the backcourt | 63-58 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Thomas Coleman (SF), James Nelson (C) Bernard Cooper, Michael Balbuena | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 03:28 | Mississippi State | Duane Bowie steals it from Calvin Borrego | 63-58 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Duane Bowie (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Stephen Luong (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Coleman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Henry Brass (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - James Nelson (fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Don Hamel (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joseph Lennox (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Calvin Borrego (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Tyler Batten (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Mitchell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Luong clanks a 3 from the right corner | 63-58 |
| 03:21 | Mississippi State | Joseph Lennox grabs the board | 63-58 |
| 03:13 | Mississippi State | Christopher Mitchell hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Don Hamel | 63-60 |
| 02:56 | Louisiana Tech | Thomas Coleman scores on a jumper from the right block | 65-60 |
| 02:56 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-60 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Pullum (PG), Steven Tucker (PF) Duane Bowie, Henry Brass | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Erwin Wood (PG), Jimmy Jones (SG), Stephan Pipkin (SF), William Baranski (PF), Robert Caldwell (C) Don Hamel, Joseph Lennox, Calvin Borrego, Tyler Batten, Christopher Mitchell | |
| 02:43 | Mississippi State | Jimmy Jones hits a floater from just outside the lane | 65-62 |
| 02:24 | Louisiana Tech | James Nelson's layup is rejected by William Baranski | 65-62 |
| 02:22 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Robert Caldwell | 65-62 |
| 02:04 | Mississippi State | Erwin Wood loses the ball out of bounds | 65-62 |
| 01:41 | Louisiana Tech | Thomas Coleman drills a pull-up jumper from the left side | 67-62 |
| 01:24 | Mississippi State | Erwin Wood comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 67-62 |
| 01:23 | Mississippi State | William Baranski grabs the offensive board | 67-62 |
| 01:12 | Mississippi State | Robert Caldwell misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 67-62 |
| 01:11 | Mississippi State | Robert Caldwell tips it back up and in | 67-64 |
| 00:57 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Luong is denied on a layup by Robert Caldwell | 67-64 |
| 00:55 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Luong tips it home | 69-64 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:47 | Mississippi State | Erwin Wood drills a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by William Baranski | 69-66 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:26 | Louisiana Tech | Thomas Coleman comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 69-66 |
| 00:24 | Mississippi State | Robert Caldwell grabs the board | 69-66 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:19 | Mississippi State | Robert Caldwell can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 69-66 |
| 00:18 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Thomas Coleman | 69-66 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:15 | Louisiana Tech | Thomas Coleman is hacked by Erwin Wood in the backcourt - foul #5 on Erwin Wood, team foul #8 | 69-66 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Don Hamel (PG) Erwin Wood | |
| 00:15 | Louisiana Tech | Thomas Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 70-66 |
| 00:15 | Louisiana Tech | Thomas Coleman misses the 2nd free throw | 70-66 |
| 00:15 | Mississippi State | Jimmy Jones gets the rebound | 70-66 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech 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 (0) | |
| 00:09 | Mississippi State | Don Hamel misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 70-66 |
| 00:07 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Stephen Luong | 70-66 |
| 00:05 | Louisiana Tech | Jimmy Jones is called for the reach on Stephen Luong in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jimmy Jones, team foul #9 | 70-66 |
| 00:05 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Luong makes the 1st free throw | 71-66 |
| 00:05 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Luong misses the 2nd free throw | 71-66 |
| 00:05 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to William Baranski | 71-66 |
| 00:01 | Mississippi State | William Baranski is whistled for a carry | 71-66 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Willard King (SG), Bernard Cooper (SF) Stephen Luong, Thomas Coleman | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech 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 (0) | |
| 00:00 | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Pullum runs out the clock | 71-66 |