| Lineup | LSU | PG - Marcos Espinoza (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Edward Wallace (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Daniel Giles (fresh) 7 pts. PF - James Sherman (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Johnnie Hunt (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Samuel Miller (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Tracy Dimas (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jon Owen (fresh) PF - Carlo Saenz (fresh) 6 pts. C - Willie Reno (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Daniel Giles inbounds the ball | 42-24 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:31 | LSU | Marcos Espinoza comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-24 |
| 19:30 | LSU | James Sherman snags the offensive board | 42-24 |
| 19:16 | LSU | Johnnie Hunt misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-24 |
| 19:14 | Mississippi State | Jon Owen gets the rebound | 42-24 |
| 19:04 | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Johnnie Hunt - foul #2 on Johnnie Hunt, team foul #1 | 42-24 |
| 19:04 | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller makes the 1st free throw | 42-25 |
| 19:04 | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 42-26 |
| 18:44 | LSU | Jon Owen is called for the reach on Marcos Espinoza - foul #1 on Jon Owen, team foul #1 | 42-26 |
| 18:25 | LSU | Marcos Espinoza blows the dunk | 42-26 |
| 18:24 | LSU | Johnnie Hunt tips it but misses | 42-26 |
| 18:22 | LSU | Johnnie Hunt tips it home | 44-26 |
| 18:08 | Mississippi State | Carlo Saenz is fouled on the floor by Johnnie Hunt - foul #3 on Johnnie Hunt, team foul #2 | 44-26 |
| 17:45 | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-26 |
| 17:44 | LSU | James Sherman grabs the defensive rebound | 44-26 |
| 17:32 | LSU | James Sherman comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-26 |
| 17:31 | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas grabs the defensive rebound | 44-26 |
| 17:23 | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller connects on the open shot near the basket on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Tracy Dimas | 44-28 |
| 17:00 | LSU | Johnnie Hunt buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing and the foul's on Carlo Saenz - foul #2 on Carlo Saenz, team foul #2 | 46-28 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Hill (PG), Thomas Murphy (SG), Robert Wong (SF) Samuel Miller, Tracy Dimas, Jon Owen | |
| 17:00 | LSU | Johnnie Hunt misses the free throw | 46-28 |
| 17:00 | Mississippi State | Willie Reno grabs the board | 46-28 |
| 16:46 | Mississippi State | Robert Wong hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 46-28 |
| 16:44 | Mississippi State | Robert Wong tips it but misses | 46-28 |
| 16:43 | LSU | Johnnie Hunt gets the rebound | 46-28 |
| 16:24 | LSU | Edward Wallace comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 46-28 |
| 16:23 | Mississippi State | Robert Wong grabs the board | 46-28 |
| 16:19 | Mississippi State | David Hill makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Thomas Murphy | 46-31 |
| 15:50 | LSU | James Sherman misses short on a 3 from straight away | 46-31 |
| 15:49 | Mississippi State | Willie Reno snags the defensive board | 46-31 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Marcos Espinoza (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Edward Wallace (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Daniel Giles (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - James Sherman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Johnnie Hunt (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - David Hill (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Murphy (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Wong (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carlo Saenz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Willie Reno (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:24 | Mississippi State | Willie Reno is open but can't throw it down | 46-31 |
| 15:23 | LSU | James Sherman pulls down the rebound | 46-31 |
| 15:06 | LSU | Marcos Espinoza scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 48-31 |
| 14:44 | Mississippi State | Marcos Espinoza steps in front of the Thomas Murphy pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 48-31 |
| 14:20 | LSU | Edward Wallace is hacked by Thomas Murphy - foul #2 on Thomas Murphy, team foul #3 | 48-31 |
| Subs | LSU | James Gardner (PG), Robert Gilman (SF), George Matthew (PF) Marcos Espinoza, Daniel Giles, James Sherman | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller (PG), Tracy Dimas (SG), Jon Owen (SF), Shane Hamner (PF), Thomas Moore (C) David Hill, Thomas Murphy, Robert Wong, Carlo Saenz, Willie Reno | |
| 14:07 | LSU | Samuel Miller is called for the reach on James Gardner - foul #1 on Samuel Miller, team foul #4 | 48-31 |
| 13:49 | LSU | James Gardner scores on a shot in the paint on a great pass from Edward Wallace | 50-31 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 13:32 | Mississippi State | Shane Hamner clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 50-31 |
| 13:31 | Mississippi State | Thomas Moore can't tip it in | 50-31 |
| 13:30 | Mississippi State | Shane Hamner tips it but misses | 50-31 |
| 13:28 | Mississippi State | Shane Hamner tips it back up and in | 50-33 |
| 13:07 | LSU | Tracy Dimas steps in front of the George Matthew pass | 50-33 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 12:49 | Mississippi State | Shane Hamner loses the dribble to Edward Wallace | 50-33 |
| 12:30 | LSU | Edward Wallace hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 50-33 |
| 12:29 | Mississippi State | Shane Hamner pulls down the rebound | 50-33 |
| 12:13 | Mississippi State | Shane Hamner connects on the turnaround near the basket | 50-35 |
| 11:46 | LSU | Robert Gilman hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 50-35 |
| 11:44 | LSU | Robert Gilman can't tip it in | 50-35 |
| 11:42 | Mississippi State | Jon Owen snags the defensive board | 50-35 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Gardner (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Wallace (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SF - Robert Gilman (fresh) 2 ast. PF - George Matthew (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Johnnie Hunt (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Samuel Miller (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tracy Dimas (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jon Owen (fresh) PF - Shane Hamner (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Thomas Moore (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 50-37 |
| 10:55 | LSU | Johnnie Hunt knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by James Gardner | 53-37 |
| 10:45 | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 53-37 |
| 10:43 | LSU | George Matthew snags the defensive board | 53-37 |
| 10:24 | LSU | Robert Gilman misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-37 |
| 10:23 | Mississippi State | Shane Hamner gets the rebound | 53-37 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 10:15 | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas makes the contested 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Shane Hamner | 53-40 |
| 10:01 | LSU | James Gardner misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 53-40 |
| 09:59 | LSU | Johnnie Hunt hits the follow up shot | 55-40 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:42 | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 55-40 |
| 09:40 | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas misses the tip | 55-40 |
| 09:39 | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas tips it in | 55-42 |
| 09:23 | LSU | Robert Gilman knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by James Gardner | 58-42 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:12 | Mississippi State | Shane Hamner blows the layup but he's hacked by Robert Gilman - foul #1 on Robert Gilman, team foul #3 | 58-42 |
| Subs | LSU | Marcos Espinoza (PG), Daniel Giles (SF), James Sherman (PF), Lewis Mason (C) James Gardner, Robert Gilman, George Matthew, Johnnie Hunt | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Hill (PG), Thomas Murphy (SG), Robert Wong (SF), Willie Reno (C) Samuel Miller, Tracy Dimas, Jon Owen, Thomas Moore | |
| 09:12 | Mississippi State | Shane Hamner makes the 1st free throw | 58-43 |
| 09:12 | Mississippi State | Shane Hamner makes the 2nd free throw | 58-44 |
| 08:49 | LSU | Edward Wallace is called for traveling | 58-44 |
| Subs | LSU | James Gardner (SG) Edward Wallace | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Carlo Saenz (PF) Shane Hamner | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:30 | Mississippi State | The jump hook by Willie Reno is blocked by Lewis Mason | 58-44 |
| 08:28 | LSU | Marcos Espinoza snags the defensive board | 58-44 |
| 08:11 | LSU | Carlo Saenz steals it from Daniel Giles | 58-44 |
| 07:50 | Mississippi State | Carlo Saenz can't finish the layup but the foul's on James Sherman - foul #2 on James Sherman, team foul #4 | 58-44 |
| Subs | LSU | Edward Wallace (SG) James Gardner | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 07:50 | Mississippi State | Carlo Saenz misses the 1st free throw | 58-44 |
| 07:50 | Mississippi State | Carlo Saenz misses the 2nd free throw | 58-44 |
| 07:50 | LSU | James Sherman gets the rebound | 58-44 |
| 07:21 | LSU | Daniel Giles drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-44 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Marcos Espinoza (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Edward Wallace (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SF - Daniel Giles (fresh) 10 pts. PF - James Sherman (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Lewis Mason (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - David Hill (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Murphy (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Wong (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carlo Saenz (fresh) 6 pts. C - Willie Reno (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:14 | Mississippi State | Carlo Saenz misses the turnaround in the lane | 61-44 |
| 07:13 | Mississippi State | Robert Wong can't tip it in | 61-44 |
| 07:11 | LSU | Marcos Espinoza grabs the defensive rebound | 61-44 |
| 06:56 | LSU | Daniel Giles misses short on a 3 from straight away | 61-44 |
| 06:54 | Mississippi State | Carlo Saenz pulls down the rebound | 61-44 |
| 06:35 | Mississippi State | Thomas Murphy misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 61-44 |
| 06:34 | LSU | Daniel Giles grabs the board | 61-44 |
| 06:10 | LSU | Marcos Espinoza's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-44 |
| Subs | LSU | James Gardner (PF), Johnnie Hunt (C) James Sherman, Lewis Mason | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller (PG), Tracy Dimas (SG), Jon Owen (SF) David Hill, Thomas Murphy, Robert Wong | |
| 06:02 | Mississippi State | Jon Owen misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 61-44 |
| 06:01 | Mississippi State | Jon Owen grabs the offensive board | 61-44 |
| 05:56 | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas evades the doubleteam but misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 61-44 |
| 05:55 | LSU | Marcos Espinoza gets the rebound | 61-44 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:50 | LSU | Edward Wallace can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Tracy Dimas - foul #2 on Tracy Dimas, team foul #5 | 61-44 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Shane Hamner (C) Willie Reno | |
| 05:50 | LSU | Edward Wallace misses the 1st free throw | 61-44 |
| 05:50 | LSU | Edward Wallace misses the 2nd free throw | 61-44 |
| 05:50 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Tracy Dimas | 61-44 |
| 05:40 | Mississippi State | Carlo Saenz hits a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Samuel Miller | 61-46 |
| 05:27 | LSU | Samuel Miller steals the ball from Marcos Espinoza | 61-46 |
| 05:06 | Mississippi State | Shane Hamner knocks in the fadeaway from close range set up by Samuel Miller | 61-48 |
| 04:49 | LSU | Johnnie Hunt hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 61-48 |
| 04:48 | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas gets the rebound | 61-48 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:26 | Mississippi State | Jon Owen is fouled on the floor by Daniel Giles - foul #1 on Daniel Giles, team foul #5 | 61-48 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Gilman (SG), James Cutshall (SF), James Sherman (PF) Marcos Espinoza, Edward Wallace, Daniel Giles | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Wong (SF), Willie Reno (C) Jon Owen, Carlo Saenz | |
| 04:08 | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller banks in the layup | 61-50 |
| 03:48 | LSU | Robert Gilman comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-50 |
| 03:46 | Mississippi State | Robert Wong grabs the board | 61-50 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:34 | Mississippi State | Robert Wong drills a floater from the left block | 61-52 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:21 | LSU | Samuel Miller is called for the reach on James Gardner - foul #2 on Samuel Miller, team foul #6 | 61-52 |
| Subs | LSU | Edward Wallace (SG) James Cutshall | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Hill (PG), Thomas Murphy (SG), Carlo Saenz (PF) Samuel Miller, Tracy Dimas, Shane Hamner | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Gardner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edward Wallace (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SF - Robert Gilman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Sherman (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Johnnie Hunt (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - David Hill (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Murphy (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Wong (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Carlo Saenz (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Willie Reno (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:06 | LSU | Robert Gilman makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Johnnie Hunt | 64-52 |
| 02:48 | Mississippi State | Robert Wong's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-52 |
| Subs | LSU | Marcos Espinoza (PG), Daniel Giles (SF), Lewis Mason (C) James Gardner, Robert Gilman, Johnnie Hunt | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Shane Hamner (PF), Thomas Moore (C) Carlo Saenz, Willie Reno | |
| 02:36 | LSU | Marcos Espinoza hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Daniel Giles and he's hacked by David Hill - foul #1 on David Hill, team foul #7 | 66-52 |
| 02:36 | LSU | Marcos Espinoza makes the free throw | 67-52 |
| 02:25 | Mississippi State | Robert Wong connects on the jumper from the left side | 67-54 |
| 02:02 | LSU | Marcos Espinoza lays it up and in set up by James Sherman | 69-54 |
| 01:47 | Mississippi State | Thomas Moore is hacked by James Sherman - foul #3 on James Sherman, team foul #6 | 69-54 |
| Subs | LSU | Johnnie Hunt (C) Lewis Mason | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 01:32 | Mississippi State | Robert Wong scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 69-57 |
| 01:11 | LSU | James Sherman makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Marcos Espinoza | 72-57 |
| 00:51 | Mississippi State | Thomas Murphy works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 from the left wing | 72-60 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:24 | LSU | James Sherman knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Daniel Giles | 74-60 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:19 | Mississippi State | Shane Hamner buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Thomas Murphy | 74-62 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Marcos Espinoza runs out the clock | 74-62 |