| Lineup | LSU | PG - Joshua Weyer (fresh) SG - Rob Cline (fresh) SF - Thomas Parker (fresh) PF - Andrew Dement (fresh) C - Dorian Freeman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Moorman (fresh) SG - Rodney Cho (fresh) SF - Melvin Robertson (fresh) PF - Patrick Henriksen (fresh) C - James Long (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | James Long wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Mississippi State | Melvin Robertson clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Mississippi State | Rodney Cho grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Mississippi State | Melvin Robertson connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 0-2 |
| 19:21 | LSU | Dorian Freeman misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 0-2 |
| 19:20 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Rodney Cho | 0-2 |
| 19:09 | Mississippi State | Andrew Dement takes the ball from Melvin Robertson | 0-2 |
| 18:54 | LSU | Andrew Dement is fouled on the floor by James Long - foul #1 on James Long, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:45 | LSU | Rob Cline misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 0-2 |
| 18:43 | LSU | Thomas Parker tips it back up and in | 2-2 |
| 18:19 | Mississippi State | Patrick Henriksen buries a shot from the left block | 2-4 |
| 18:10 | LSU | Andrew Dement scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Dorian Freeman | 5-4 |
| 17:50 | Mississippi State | John Moorman is hacked by Joshua Weyer - foul #1 on Joshua Weyer, team foul #1 | 5-4 |
| 17:38 | Mississippi State | James Long's fadeaway is rejected by Andrew Dement | 5-4 |
| 17:37 | LSU | Andrew Dement gets the rebound | 5-4 |
| 17:21 | LSU | Andrew Dement can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 5-4 |
| 17:20 | LSU | Thomas Parker tips it back up and in | 7-4 |
| 17:12 | Mississippi State | The pull-up jumper by Melvin Robertson is blocked by Dorian Freeman | 7-4 |
| 17:11 | LSU | The rebound goes to Andrew Dement | 7-4 |
| 16:52 | LSU | Thomas Parker lays it in set up by Joshua Weyer and the foul's on Melvin Robertson - foul #1 on Melvin Robertson, team foul #2 | 9-4 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Luis Melendez (PG), Daniel Henry (SF), Lewis Phillips (PF), Charles Sotelo (C) John Moorman, Melvin Robertson, Patrick Henriksen, James Long | |
| 16:52 | LSU | Thomas Parker makes the free throw | 10-4 |
| 16:24 | Mississippi State | Daniel Henry connects on the 3 from the right wing | 10-7 |
| 16:10 | LSU | Lewis Phillips takes the ball from Andrew Dement | 10-7 |
| 15:50 | Mississippi State | Luis Melendez drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Rodney Cho and he's hacked by Thomas Parker - foul #1 on Thomas Parker, team foul #2 | 10-9 |
| Subs | LSU | Christopher Lord (PG), John Dion (SF), Genaro Greco (C) Joshua Weyer, Thomas Parker, Dorian Freeman | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jason Broome (SF), James Long (C) Rodney Cho, Charles Sotelo | |
| 15:50 | Mississippi State | Luis Melendez makes the free throw | 10-10 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Christopher Lord (fresh) SG - Rob Cline (fairly fresh) SF - John Dion (fresh) PF - Andrew Dement (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Genaro Greco (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Luis Melendez (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Daniel Henry (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jason Broome (fresh) PF - Lewis Phillips (fresh) C - James Long (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | LSU | Rob Cline makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Christopher Lord | 13-10 |
| 15:15 | Mississippi State | Jason Broome misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 13-10 |
| 15:14 | LSU | Andrew Dement grabs the defensive rebound | 13-10 |
| 14:57 | LSU | Andrew Dement hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 13-10 |
| 14:56 | Mississippi State | James Long snags the defensive board | 13-10 |
| 14:45 | Mississippi State | Rob Cline takes the ball from Lewis Phillips | 13-10 |
| 14:28 | LSU | Genaro Greco hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 13-10 |
| 14:27 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Jason Broome | 13-10 |
| 14:16 | Mississippi State | James Long can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 13-10 |
| 14:15 | LSU | John Dion snags the defensive board | 13-10 |
| 13:57 | LSU | Rob Cline misses the jumper from the free throw line | 13-10 |
| 13:56 | LSU | Andrew Dement tips it in | 15-10 |
| 13:34 | Mississippi State | Daniel Henry can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 15-10 |
| 13:33 | Mississippi State | James Long tips it back up and in | 15-12 |
| 13:24 | LSU | Christopher Lord drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 18-12 |
| 13:05 | Mississippi State | Jason Broome can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 18-12 |
| 13:04 | LSU | The rebound goes to Andrew Dement | 18-12 |
| 12:48 | LSU | Genaro Greco makes the turnaround in the paint set up by Rob Cline and he's hacked by Daniel Henry - foul #1 on Daniel Henry, team foul #3 | 20-12 |
| Subs | LSU | Joshua Weyer (PG), Thomas Parker (SF), Dorian Freeman (C) Christopher Lord, John Dion, Andrew Dement | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Moorman (PG), Rodney Cho (SG), Melvin Robertson (SF), Patrick Henriksen (PF), Charles Sotelo (C) Luis Melendez, Daniel Henry, Jason Broome, Lewis Phillips, James Long | |
| 12:48 | LSU | Genaro Greco makes the free throw | 21-12 |
| 12:33 | Mississippi State | Rodney Cho misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 21-12 |
| 12:31 | LSU | Thomas Parker grabs the board | 21-12 |
| 12:26 | LSU | The jumper by Rob Cline is denied by Rodney Cho | 21-12 |
| 12:24 | LSU | Joshua Weyer grabs the offensive board | 21-12 |
| 12:02 | LSU | Joshua Weyer is fouled on the floor by John Moorman - foul #1 on John Moorman, team foul #4 | 21-12 |
| Subs | LSU | Andrew Dement (PF) Genaro Greco | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 11:48 | LSU | Rob Cline drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Thomas Parker | 24-12 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Joshua Weyer (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Rob Cline (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Parker (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andrew Dement (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Dorian Freeman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Moorman (fresh) SG - Rodney Cho (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Melvin Robertson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Patrick Henriksen (fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Sotelo (fresh) | |
| 11:34 | Mississippi State | A charge is called on Patrick Henriksen - foul #1 on Patrick Henriksen, team foul #5 | 24-12 |
| 11:14 | LSU | Andrew Dement drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Joshua Weyer | 27-12 |
| 11:00 | Mississippi State | A charge is called on Melvin Robertson - foul #2 on Melvin Robertson, team foul #6 | 27-12 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Luis Melendez (SF) Melvin Robertson | |
| 10:50 | LSU | Rob Cline travels with the ball | 27-12 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jason Broome (SF) John Moorman | |
| 10:36 | Mississippi State | Rodney Cho comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 27-12 |
| 10:34 | LSU | Rob Cline pulls down the rebound | 27-12 |
| 10:27 | LSU | Jason Broome steals the ball from Thomas Parker | 27-12 |
| 10:15 | Mississippi State | Patrick Henriksen comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 27-12 |
| 10:13 | Mississippi State | Patrick Henriksen snags the offensive board | 27-12 |
| 09:59 | Mississippi State | Luis Melendez misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 27-12 |
| 09:57 | LSU | Thomas Parker grabs the board | 27-12 |
| 09:46 | LSU | Thomas Parker knocks in the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Joshua Weyer | 29-12 |
| 09:31 | Mississippi State | Jason Broome is whistled for a carry | 29-12 |
| Subs | LSU | Christopher Lord (PG), John Dion (SF), Genaro Greco (C) Joshua Weyer, Thomas Parker, Dorian Freeman | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Moorman (PG), Daniel Henry (SF), Lewis Phillips (PF), James Long (C) Rodney Cho, Jason Broome, Patrick Henriksen, Charles Sotelo | |
| 09:18 | LSU | Andrew Dement drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from John Dion | 32-12 |
| 09:04 | Mississippi State | Christopher Lord takes the ball from Luis Melendez | 32-12 |
| 09:00 | LSU | John Dion hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Christopher Lord | 34-12 |
| 08:42 | Mississippi State | Daniel Henry is whistled for traveling | 34-12 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Rigsby (SG) Rob Cline | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jason Broome (SF) Luis Melendez | |
| 08:32 | LSU | Robert Rigsby is fouled on the floor by James Long - foul #2 on James Long, team foul #7 | 34-12 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Rodney Cho (SG) James Long | |
| 08:32 | LSU | Robert Rigsby makes the 1st free throw | 35-12 |
| 08:32 | LSU | Robert Rigsby makes the 2nd free throw | 36-12 |
| 08:14 | Mississippi State | Rodney Cho is fouled on the floor by John Dion - foul #1 on John Dion, team foul #3 | 36-12 |
| Subs | LSU | James Halligan (C) Andrew Dement | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Schofield (PG) John Moorman | |
| 07:54 | Mississippi State | Genaro Greco picks off the pass by Rodney Cho | 36-12 |
| 07:35 | LSU | Genaro Greco misses long on a floater from the left block | 36-12 |
| 07:34 | Mississippi State | Daniel Henry gets the rebound | 36-12 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Christopher Lord (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Rigsby (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Dion (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Genaro Greco (fresh) 3 pts. C - James Halligan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Schofield (fresh) SG - Rodney Cho (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Daniel Henry (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jason Broome (fresh) C - Lewis Phillips (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:24 | Mississippi State | James Schofield hits a floater from the free throw line | 36-14 |
| 07:08 | LSU | Christopher Lord scores on a floater from the free throw line | 38-14 |
| 06:47 | Mississippi State | Daniel Henry clanks a 3 pointer from straight away but he's hacked by John Dion - foul #2 on John Dion, team foul #4 | 38-14 |
| Subs | LSU | Joshua Weyer (PG), Rob Cline (SG), Thomas Parker (SF), Andrew Dement (PF), Dorian Freeman (C) Christopher Lord, Robert Rigsby, John Dion, Genaro Greco, James Halligan | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Moorman (PG), Luis Melendez (SF), Patrick Henriksen (PF), Charles Sotelo (C) James Schofield, Rodney Cho, Jason Broome, Lewis Phillips | |
| 06:47 | Mississippi State | Daniel Henry misses the 1st free throw | 38-14 |
| 06:47 | Mississippi State | Daniel Henry makes the 2nd free throw | 38-15 |
| 06:47 | Mississippi State | Daniel Henry misses the 3rd free throw | 38-15 |
| 06:47 | LSU | Andrew Dement grabs the board | 38-15 |
| 06:40 | LSU | Dorian Freeman misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 38-15 |
| 06:38 | LSU | Andrew Dement hits the follow up shot | 40-15 |
| 06:30 | Mississippi State | Daniel Henry misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-15 |
| 06:28 | LSU | The rebound goes to Andrew Dement | 40-15 |
| 06:19 | LSU | Andrew Dement is fouled on the floor by Patrick Henriksen - foul #2 on Patrick Henriksen, team foul #8 | 40-15 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Rodney Cho (SG), Lewis Phillips (C) Daniel Henry, Patrick Henriksen | |
| 06:19 | LSU | Andrew Dement makes the 1st free throw | 41-15 |
| 06:19 | LSU | Andrew Dement misses the 2nd free throw | 41-15 |
| 06:19 | Mississippi State | Lewis Phillips grabs the board | 41-15 |
| 06:16 | Mississippi State | Joshua Weyer steps in front of the John Moorman pass in the backcourt | 41-15 |
| 06:15 | LSU | Rob Cline lays it in on a great pass from Joshua Weyer | 43-15 |
| 05:54 | Mississippi State | Rodney Cho misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 43-15 |
| 05:53 | Mississippi State | Charles Sotelo snags the offensive board | 43-15 |
| 05:41 | Mississippi State | Lewis Phillips misses the jump hook in the lane | 43-15 |
| 05:40 | Mississippi State | Charles Sotelo grabs the offensive board | 43-15 |
| 05:25 | Mississippi State | The jump hook by Charles Sotelo is blocked by Dorian Freeman | 43-15 |
| 05:24 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Lewis Phillips | 43-15 |
| 05:11 | Mississippi State | Thomas Parker is called for the reach on John Moorman - foul #2 on Thomas Parker, team foul #5 | 43-15 |
| Subs | LSU | Christopher Lord (PG), Robert Rigsby (SG), Genaro Greco (SF) Joshua Weyer, Rob Cline, Thomas Parker | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Schofield (PG), Jason Broome (PF) John Moorman, Lewis Phillips | |
| 05:00 | Mississippi State | Charles Sotelo is hacked by Genaro Greco - foul #1 on Genaro Greco, team foul #6 | 43-15 |
| 04:39 | Mississippi State | Charles Sotelo is whistled for traveling | 43-15 |
| 04:22 | LSU | Andrew Dement drills a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Rigsby | 45-15 |
| 04:03 | Mississippi State | Andrew Dement steals it from Rodney Cho | 45-15 |
| 03:53 | LSU | Robert Rigsby's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-15 |
| Subs | LSU | John Dion (SF) Dorian Freeman | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Henry (PG), Melvin Robertson (SF), Patrick Henriksen (PF), James Long (C) James Schofield, Rodney Cho, Luis Melendez, Charles Sotelo | |
| 03:43 | Mississippi State | Melvin Robertson buries a runner from the right block | 45-17 |
| 03:28 | LSU | Jason Broome steals it from Robert Rigsby | 45-17 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Christopher Lord (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Rigsby (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Dion (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Andrew Dement (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Genaro Greco (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Daniel Henry (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jason Broome (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Melvin Robertson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Patrick Henriksen (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Long (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Mississippi State | Daniel Henry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-17 |
| Subs | LSU | Joshua Weyer (PG), Rob Cline (SG), Thomas Parker (SF), James Halligan (PF), Kevin Ballance (C) Christopher Lord, Robert Rigsby, John Dion, Andrew Dement, Genaro Greco | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Moorman (PG) Jason Broome | |
| 02:48 | LSU | James Halligan drills a driving attempt in the paint set up by Joshua Weyer | 47-17 |
| 02:41 | Mississippi State | Rob Cline is called for the reach on Daniel Henry - foul #1 on Rob Cline, team foul #7 | 47-17 |
| Subs | LSU | Dorian Freeman (C) Kevin Ballance | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 02:41 | Mississippi State | Daniel Henry makes the 1st free throw | 47-18 |
| 02:41 | Mississippi State | Daniel Henry makes the 2nd free throw | 47-19 |
| 02:32 | LSU | Dorian Freeman slams it home set up by Rob Cline and he's hacked by James Long - foul #3 on James Long, team foul #9 | 49-19 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Luis Melendez (SG), Charles Sotelo (C) Daniel Henry, James Long | |
| 02:32 | LSU | Dorian Freeman makes the free throw | 50-19 |
| 02:07 | Mississippi State | John Moorman makes the shot from the left wing | 50-21 |
| 01:49 | LSU | Rob Cline buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Joshua Weyer and the foul's on Luis Melendez - foul #1 on Luis Melendez, team foul #10 | 52-21 |
| Subs | LSU | Andrew Dement (PF) James Halligan | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Schofield (PG), Jason Broome (SF) John Moorman, Melvin Robertson | |
| 01:49 | LSU | Rob Cline misses the free throw | 52-21 |
| 01:49 | Mississippi State | Charles Sotelo grabs the defensive rebound | 52-21 |
| 01:35 | Mississippi State | Andrew Dement denies the turnaround by James Schofield | 52-21 |
| 01:33 | LSU | Thomas Parker gets the rebound | 52-21 |
| 01:29 | LSU | Rob Cline hits a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Thomas Parker | 54-21 |
| 01:08 | Mississippi State | Patrick Henriksen connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by James Schofield | 54-24 |
| 01:01 | LSU | Andrew Dement misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-24 |
| 01:00 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Jason Broome | 54-24 |
| 00:53 | Mississippi State | James Schofield's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-24 |
| Subs | LSU | Christopher Lord (PG), Robert Rigsby (SG), John Dion (SF), Genaro Greco (C) Joshua Weyer, Rob Cline, Thomas Parker, Dorian Freeman | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Rodney Cho (SG), Daniel Henry (SF), Lewis Phillips (C) James Schofield, Patrick Henriksen, Charles Sotelo | |
| 00:31 | LSU | Genaro Greco hits a floater from the right wing set up by Robert Rigsby | 56-24 |
| 00:27 | Mississippi State | John Dion denies the turnaround by Rodney Cho | 56-24 |
| 00:26 | LSU | Andrew Dement pulls down the rebound | 56-24 |
| 00:22 | LSU | John Dion's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-24 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Moorman (PG), Melvin Robertson (SF) Luis Melendez, Daniel Henry | |
| 00:02 | Mississippi State | Lewis Phillips lays it up and in | 56-26 |
| 00:00 | LSU | John Dion misses the fullcourt shot | 56-26 |