| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Johnson (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Thomas Petty (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Roach (fresh) PF - Bradly Kelly (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Fred Carmona (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Andrew Angelo (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Bobby Ornelas (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nolan Deputy (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carl Fagan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Erik Showman (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | William Roach inbounds the ball | 29-37 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 29-37 |
| 19:39 | LSU | Erik Showman grabs the board | 29-37 |
| 19:33 | LSU | Nolan Deputy buries a runner from close range on a nice dish by Erik Showman | 29-39 |
| 19:23 | Mississippi State | Carl Fagan swats the short shot by Bradly Kelly | 29-39 |
| 19:22 | LSU | Carl Fagan gets the rebound | 29-39 |
| 19:03 | LSU | Andrew Angelo hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 29-39 |
| 19:01 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty grabs the defensive rebound | 29-39 |
| 18:44 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty evades the doubleteam and hits a shot from the right side | 31-39 |
| 18:26 | LSU | Nolan Deputy scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Bobby Ornelas | 31-42 |
| 18:04 | Mississippi State | William Roach buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-42 |
| 17:51 | LSU | Carl Fagan is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Carl Fagan, team foul #1 | 34-42 |
| 17:30 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by William Roach | 36-42 |
| 17:13 | LSU | Nolan Deputy is fouled on the floor by James Johnson - foul #4 on James Johnson, team foul #1 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Mason (PG) James Johnson | |
| Subs | LSU | Stephen Powell (PG), Nick Green (SG), Gregory Griffin (PF) Andrew Angelo, Bobby Ornelas, Carl Fagan | |
| 16:51 | LSU | A charge is called on Erik Showman - foul #2 on Erik Showman, team foul #2 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert James (SF), Michael Hilbert (PF), Richard Steib (C) William Roach, Bradly Kelly, Fred Carmona | |
| Subs | LSU | Thomas Daughtry (C) Nolan Deputy | |
| 16:32 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib misses badly on a shot in the paint | 36-42 |
| 16:30 | Mississippi State | John Mason pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-42 |
| 16:12 | Mississippi State | Stephen Powell is called for the reach on Michael Hilbert - foul #1 on Stephen Powell, team foul #3 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins (SG) Thomas Petty | |
| Subs | LSU | Carl Fagan (PF) Erik Showman | |
| 15:58 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 36-42 |
| 15:57 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert hits the follow up shot | 38-42 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Mason (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Norman Jenkins (fresh) SF - Robert James (fresh) PF - Michael Hilbert (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Steib (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Stephen Powell (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nick Green (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gregory Griffin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carl Fagan (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Daughtry (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | LSU | Gregory Griffin makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Nick Green | 38-45 |
| 15:11 | Mississippi State | Thomas Daughtry swats the short shot by Michael Hilbert | 38-45 |
| 15:10 | LSU | The rebound goes to Carl Fagan | 38-45 |
| 14:41 | LSU | Carl Fagan is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Carl Fagan, team foul #4 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty (SG), William Roach (SF), Bradly Kelly (PF), Fred Carmona (C) Norman Jenkins, Robert James, Michael Hilbert, Richard Steib | |
| Subs | LSU | Andrew Angelo (PG), Bobby Ornelas (SG), Nolan Deputy (SF), Erik Showman (C) Stephen Powell, Nick Green, Carl Fagan, Thomas Daughtry | |
| 14:26 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly hits a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from John Mason | 40-45 |
| 14:04 | LSU | Andrew Angelo makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Bobby Ornelas | 40-48 |
| 13:44 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly can't finish the layup but the foul's on Gregory Griffin - foul #1 on Gregory Griffin, team foul #5 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor (PG) John Mason | |
| Subs | LSU | Thomas Daughtry (C) Gregory Griffin | |
| 13:44 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly misses the 1st free throw | 40-48 |
| 13:44 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 41-48 |
| 13:16 | LSU | Jeremy Taylor steals the ball from Thomas Daughtry | 41-48 |
| 13:03 | Mississippi State | Nolan Deputy is called for the reach on Jeremy Taylor - foul #1 on Nolan Deputy, team foul #6 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Johnson (PG) Jeremy Taylor | |
| Subs | LSU | Carl Fagan (PF) Thomas Daughtry | |
| 12:54 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 41-48 |
| 12:53 | LSU | Carl Fagan snags the defensive board | 41-48 |
| 12:30 | LSU | Bradly Kelly is called for the reach on Carl Fagan - foul #1 on Bradly Kelly, team foul #2 | 41-48 |
| 12:18 | LSU | Carl Fagan misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Bradly Kelly - foul #2 on Bradly Kelly, team foul #3 | 41-48 |
| 12:18 | LSU | Carl Fagan makes the 1st free throw | 41-49 |
| 12:18 | LSU | Carl Fagan makes the 2nd free throw | 41-50 |
| 11:59 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly's fadeaway is rejected by Carl Fagan | 41-50 |
| 11:57 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona tips it back up and in | 43-50 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Johnson (fresh) 4 pf. SG - Thomas Petty (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Roach (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bradly Kelly (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Fred Carmona (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Andrew Angelo (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Bobby Ornelas (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Nolan Deputy (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carl Fagan (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Erik Showman (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:28 | LSU | Erik Showman hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Fred Carmona - foul #2 on Fred Carmona, team foul #4 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert (PF), Richard Steib (C) Bradly Kelly, Fred Carmona | |
| Subs | LSU | Stephen Powell (PG), Nick Green (SG), Gregory Griffin (SF) Andrew Angelo, Bobby Ornelas, Nolan Deputy | |
| 11:28 | LSU | Erik Showman makes the 1st free throw | 43-51 |
| 11:28 | LSU | Erik Showman makes the 2nd free throw | 43-52 |
| 11:09 | Mississippi State | William Roach steps out of bounds on the baseline | 43-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert James (SF) William Roach | |
| Subs | LSU | Thomas Daughtry (C) Erik Showman | |
| 10:53 | LSU | Richard Steib steals it from Nick Green | 43-52 |
| 10:40 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 43-52 |
| 10:38 | LSU | Gregory Griffin pulls down the rebound | 43-52 |
| 10:33 | LSU | Gregory Griffin misses the 3 from the right wing | 43-52 |
| 10:31 | Mississippi State | Robert James gets the rebound | 43-52 |
| 10:13 | Mississippi State | Robert James throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins (SG), William Roach (SF), Bradly Kelly (PF), Fred Carmona (C) Thomas Petty, Robert James, Michael Hilbert, Richard Steib | |
| Subs | LSU | Nolan Deputy (SF), Erik Showman (C) Carl Fagan, Thomas Daughtry | |
| 09:53 | LSU | Erik Showman can't throw it down but the foul's on Bradly Kelly - foul #3 on Bradly Kelly, team foul #5 | 43-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Mason (PG) James Johnson | |
| Subs | LSU | Andrew Angelo (PG) Stephen Powell | |
| 09:53 | LSU | Erik Showman makes the 1st free throw | 43-53 |
| 09:53 | LSU | Erik Showman makes the 2nd free throw | 43-54 |
| 09:41 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins can't connect on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Andrew Angelo - foul #2 on Andrew Angelo, team foul #7 | 43-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Bobby Ornelas (SG) Nick Green | |
| 09:41 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 44-54 |
| 09:41 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 45-54 |
| 09:15 | LSU | Nolan Deputy works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 45-54 |
| 09:13 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Fred Carmona | 45-54 |
| 08:50 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly drills a fadeaway in the lane | 47-54 |
| 08:29 | LSU | Gregory Griffin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 47-54 |
| 08:27 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to William Roach | 47-54 |
| 08:22 | Mississippi State | Andrew Angelo picks off the pass by John Mason | 47-54 |
| 08:19 | LSU | Gregory Griffin lays it up and in on a nice dish by Andrew Angelo | 47-56 |
| 08:02 | Mississippi State | William Roach comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 47-56 |
| 08:01 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly misses the tip | 47-56 |
| 07:59 | LSU | The rebound goes to Andrew Angelo | 47-56 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Mason (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Norman Jenkins (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Roach (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bradly Kelly (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Fred Carmona (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Andrew Angelo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bobby Ornelas (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Nolan Deputy (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gregory Griffin (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Erik Showman (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 07:32 | LSU | Fred Carmona steps in front of the Nolan Deputy pass | 47-56 |
| 07:11 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-56 |
| 07:09 | LSU | Erik Showman grabs the board | 47-56 |
| 06:50 | LSU | The 3pt attempt by Gregory Griffin is denied by John Mason | 47-56 |
| 06:49 | LSU | Erik Showman snags the offensive board | 47-56 |
| 06:37 | LSU | Nolan Deputy works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-56 |
| 06:36 | LSU | Gregory Griffin pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-56 |
| 06:20 | LSU | Nolan Deputy scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-59 |
| 06:06 | Mississippi State | John Mason can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 47-59 |
| 06:05 | LSU | Erik Showman grabs the board | 47-59 |
| 05:45 | LSU | Erik Showman shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Andrew Angelo | 47-61 |
| 05:45 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Johnson (PG), Thomas Petty (SG), Robert James (SF), Michael Hilbert (PF) John Mason, Norman Jenkins, William Roach, Bradly Kelly | |
| Subs | LSU | Stephen Powell (PG), Nick Green (SG), Carl Fagan (PF) Andrew Angelo, Bobby Ornelas, Gregory Griffin | |
| 05:23 | Mississippi State | Erik Showman steals the ball from James Johnson | 47-61 |
| 05:01 | LSU | Fred Carmona steps in front of the Nolan Deputy pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 47-61 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:33 | Mississippi State | A charge is called on Michael Hilbert - foul #1 on Michael Hilbert, team foul #6 | 47-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Roach (SF), Bradly Kelly (PF), Richard Steib (C) Robert James, Michael Hilbert, Fred Carmona | |
| Subs | LSU | Thomas Daughtry (C) Erik Showman | |
| 04:23 | LSU | Thomas Daughtry makes the shot from the left side on a great pass from Stephen Powell | 47-63 |
| 04:14 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by James Johnson | 49-63 |
| 03:53 | LSU | Nolan Deputy evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Richard Steib - foul #1 on Richard Steib, team foul #7 | 49-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Andrew Angelo (PG) Stephen Powell | |
| 03:53 | LSU | Nolan Deputy makes the 1st free throw | 49-64 |
| 03:53 | LSU | Nolan Deputy makes the 2nd free throw | 49-65 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Johnson (fresh) 4 pf. SG - Thomas Petty (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Roach (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bradly Kelly (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Steib (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Andrew Angelo (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Nick Green (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nolan Deputy (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carl Fagan (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Daughtry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 03:40 | Mississippi State | Thomas Daughtry is called for the reach on William Roach - foul #2 on Thomas Daughtry, team foul #8 | 49-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Bobby Ornelas (SG), Gregory Griffin (SF), Erik Showman (C) Nick Green, Nolan Deputy, Thomas Daughtry | |
| 03:40 | Mississippi State | William Roach makes the 1st free throw | 50-65 |
| 03:40 | Mississippi State | William Roach misses the 2nd free throw | 50-65 |
| 03:40 | LSU | Carl Fagan grabs the board | 50-65 |
| 03:24 | LSU | Andrew Angelo scores on a 3 from straight away | 50-68 |
| 03:12 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Richard Steib, team foul #8 | 50-68 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona (C) Richard Steib | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 02:46 | LSU | Andrew Angelo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-68 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Mason (PG), Michael Hilbert (PF) James Johnson, Bradly Kelly | |
| Subs | LSU | Thomas Daughtry (C) Carl Fagan | |
| 02:26 | Mississippi State | William Roach misses the 3 from the left corner | 50-68 |
| 02:24 | LSU | Erik Showman grabs the defensive rebound | 50-68 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:02 | LSU | Gregory Griffin makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-71 |
| 01:44 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona misses the jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Thomas Daughtry - foul #3 on Thomas Daughtry, team foul #9 | 50-71 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Johnson (PG), Bradly Kelly (PF) John Mason, Michael Hilbert | |
| Subs | LSU | Nolan Deputy (SF), Carl Fagan (PF) Gregory Griffin, Thomas Daughtry | |
| 01:44 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona makes the 1st free throw | 51-71 |
| 01:44 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona makes the 2nd free throw | 52-71 |
| 01:42 | LSU | Andrew Angelo throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-71 |
| 01:36 | Mississippi State | James Johnson makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Thomas Petty | 55-71 |
| 01:10 | LSU | Andrew Angelo misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by William Roach - foul #1 on William Roach, team foul #9 | 55-71 |
| 01:10 | LSU | Andrew Angelo misses the 1st free throw | 55-71 |
| 01:10 | LSU | Andrew Angelo makes the 2nd free throw | 55-72 |
| 00:49 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona blows the layup | 55-72 |
| 00:47 | LSU | Bobby Ornelas pulls down the rebound | 55-72 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:24 | LSU | Erik Showman dunks the ball set up by Andrew Angelo | 55-74 |
| 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) | |
| 00:19 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Erik Showman - foul #3 on Erik Showman, team foul #10 | 55-74 |
| 00:19 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly misses the 1st free throw | 55-74 |
| 00:19 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 56-74 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Andrew Angelo runs out the clock | 56-74 |