| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Walter Bowles (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Joshua Warwick (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alberto Giordano (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Henry Dimaggio (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Marcelino Bianchi (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Bryan Sutera (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Sweeney (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jesse Hanna (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Jessie Duke (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | John Sweeney inbounds the ball | 21-23 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:44 | LSU | Marcelino Bianchi picks off the pass by Dikembe Ali | 21-23 |
| 19:39 | Mississippi State | Walter Bowles comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Dikembe Ali - foul #3 on Dikembe Ali, team foul #1 | 21-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Peter Quintanilla (SF), Ronnie Meyer (C) Dikembe Ali, Jessie Duke | |
| 19:39 | Mississippi State | Walter Bowles makes the 1st free throw | 22-23 |
| 19:39 | Mississippi State | Walter Bowles makes the 2nd free throw | 23-23 |
| 19:18 | LSU | John Sweeney drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 23-26 |
| 19:10 | Mississippi State | Walter Bowles misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 23-26 |
| 19:08 | Mississippi State | Walter Bowles misses the tip | 23-26 |
| 19:06 | LSU | Jesse Hanna gets the rebound | 23-26 |
| 18:40 | LSU | Peter Quintanilla hits a floater from the free throw line | 23-28 |
| 18:14 | Mississippi State | Henry Dimaggio scores on a floater in the lane | 25-28 |
| 17:53 | LSU | John Sweeney knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Bryan Sutera | 25-31 |
| 17:32 | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 25-31 |
| 17:30 | Mississippi State | Henry Dimaggio gets the offensive rebound | 25-31 |
| 17:14 | Mississippi State | Walter Bowles can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 25-31 |
| 17:12 | LSU | The rebound goes to Jesse Hanna | 25-31 |
| 16:44 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer is fouled on the floor by Henry Dimaggio - foul #1 on Henry Dimaggio, team foul #1 | 25-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kevin Caro (SG), Jerry Bruton (SF), Danny Gardiner (PF), Kelly Myers (C) Joshua Warwick, Alberto Giordano, Henry Dimaggio, Marcelino Bianchi | |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Troup (PG), Frank Bergum (PF), Jessie Duke (C) Bryan Sutera, Jesse Hanna, Ronnie Meyer | |
| 16:29 | LSU | Peter Quintanilla knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by John Sweeney | 25-33 |
| 16:15 | Mississippi State | Danny Gardiner clanks a turnaround from the left block | 25-33 |
| 16:14 | LSU | Jessie Duke grabs the defensive rebound | 25-33 |
| 15:50 | LSU | Peter Quintanilla can't finish the layup | 25-33 |
| 15:49 | LSU | Jessie Duke gets the offensive rebound | 25-33 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Walter Bowles (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Kevin Caro (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jerry Bruton (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Danny Gardiner (fresh) C - Kelly Myers (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Gary Troup (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Sweeney (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. SF - Peter Quintanilla (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Frank Bergum (fresh) C - Jessie Duke (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:36 | LSU | Jessie Duke hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Danny Gardiner - foul #3 on Danny Gardiner, team foul #2 | 25-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick (SG), Alberto Giordano (SF) Walter Bowles, Jerry Bruton | |
| Subs | LSU | Bryan Sutera (PG), Dikembe Ali (SG), Jesse Hanna (SF), Ronnie Meyer (PF) Gary Troup, John Sweeney, Peter Quintanilla, Frank Bergum | |
| 15:36 | LSU | Jessie Duke makes the 1st free throw | 25-34 |
| 15:36 | LSU | Jessie Duke makes the 2nd free throw | 25-35 |
| 15:22 | Mississippi State | Alberto Giordano can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 25-35 |
| 15:20 | LSU | Dikembe Ali pulls down the rebound | 25-35 |
| 14:58 | LSU | Jessie Duke misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Kelly Myers - foul #1 on Kelly Myers, team foul #3 | 25-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Henry Dimaggio (PF), Marcelino Bianchi (C) Danny Gardiner, Kelly Myers | |
| Subs | LSU | John Sweeney (SF) Jesse Hanna | |
| 14:58 | LSU | Jessie Duke makes the 1st free throw | 25-36 |
| 14:58 | LSU | Jessie Duke misses the 2nd free throw | 25-36 |
| 14:58 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Henry Dimaggio | 25-36 |
| 14:42 | Mississippi State | Marcelino Bianchi clanks a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Dikembe Ali - foul #4 on Dikembe Ali, team foul #2 | 25-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Walter Bowles (PG) Kevin Caro | |
| Subs | LSU | Peter Quintanilla (SF), Jesse Hanna (PF) Dikembe Ali, Ronnie Meyer | |
| 14:42 | Mississippi State | Marcelino Bianchi makes the 1st free throw | 26-36 |
| 14:42 | Mississippi State | Marcelino Bianchi misses the 2nd free throw | 26-36 |
| 14:42 | LSU | The rebound goes to Jesse Hanna | 26-36 |
| 14:28 | LSU | John Sweeney comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 26-36 |
| 14:27 | Mississippi State | Marcelino Bianchi snags the defensive board | 26-36 |
| 13:58 | Mississippi State | Marcelino Bianchi drills a turnaround near the basket | 28-36 |
| 13:35 | LSU | Walter Bowles is called for the reach on John Sweeney - foul #2 on Walter Bowles, team foul #4 | 28-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kelly Myers (C) Marcelino Bianchi | |
| Subs | LSU | Ronnie Meyer (PF) Peter Quintanilla | |
| 13:23 | LSU | Jessie Duke knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from John Sweeney | 28-38 |
| 13:09 | Mississippi State | Kelly Myers misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Jessie Duke - foul #2 on Jessie Duke, team foul #3 | 28-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kevin Caro (SG), Jerry Bruton (SF) Joshua Warwick, Alberto Giordano | |
| Subs | LSU | Peter Quintanilla (SF) Jesse Hanna | |
| 13:09 | Mississippi State | Kelly Myers makes the 1st free throw | 29-38 |
| 13:09 | Mississippi State | Kelly Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 30-38 |
| 12:41 | LSU | John Sweeney misses the 3 from the right corner | 30-38 |
| 12:39 | Mississippi State | Kelly Myers pulls down the rebound | 30-38 |
| 12:20 | Mississippi State | Kelly Myers is called for traveling | 30-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Howard Swanger (PG), Danny Gardiner (PF), Marcelino Bianchi (C) Walter Bowles, Henry Dimaggio, Kelly Myers | |
| Subs | LSU | Jesse Hanna (SF) Peter Quintanilla | |
| 12:06 | LSU | John Sweeney hits a 3 from straight away | 30-41 |
| 11:47 | Mississippi State | Jerry Bruton knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Howard Swanger | 33-41 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Howard Swanger (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kevin Caro (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jerry Bruton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Danny Gardiner (fresh) 3 pf. C - Marcelino Bianchi (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Bryan Sutera (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Sweeney (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jesse Hanna (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. PF - Ronnie Meyer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jessie Duke (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:23 | LSU | The short jumper by Jessie Duke is denied by Danny Gardiner | 33-41 |
| 11:22 | LSU | John Sweeney tips it home | 33-43 |
| 11:02 | Mississippi State | Kevin Caro connects on the fadeaway near the basket | 35-43 |
| 10:45 | LSU | Bryan Sutera misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Howard Swanger - foul #1 on Howard Swanger, team foul #5 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Walter Bowles (PG), Joshua Warwick (SG), Alberto Giordano (SF), Henry Dimaggio (PF), Kelly Myers (C) Howard Swanger, Kevin Caro, Jerry Bruton, Danny Gardiner, Marcelino Bianchi | |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Troup (SG), Frank Bergum (PF) Jesse Hanna, Ronnie Meyer | |
| 10:45 | LSU | Bryan Sutera makes the 1st free throw | 35-44 |
| 10:45 | LSU | Bryan Sutera makes the 2nd free throw | 35-45 |
| 10:38 | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 35-45 |
| 10:36 | Mississippi State | Henry Dimaggio grabs the offensive rebound | 35-45 |
| 10:31 | Mississippi State | Henry Dimaggio comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 35-45 |
| 10:29 | LSU | The rebound goes to John Sweeney | 35-45 |
| 10:15 | LSU | Frank Bergum slams it home | 35-47 |
| 09:46 | Mississippi State | Alberto Giordano makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-47 |
| 09:24 | LSU | Bryan Sutera hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jessie Duke | 38-50 |
| 09:06 | Mississippi State | Walter Bowles's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Marcelino Bianchi (C) Kelly Myers | |
| Subs | LSU | Peter Quintanilla (SF), Jesse Hanna (PF), Ronnie Meyer (C) Gary Troup, Frank Bergum, Jessie Duke | |
| 08:59 | LSU | Peter Quintanilla connects on the floater in the lane on a great pass from Ronnie Meyer | 38-52 |
| 08:43 | Mississippi State | Walter Bowles comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-52 |
| 08:42 | Mississippi State | Marcelino Bianchi tips it back up and in | 40-52 |
| 08:13 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer is hacked by Marcelino Bianchi - foul #3 on Marcelino Bianchi, team foul #6 | 40-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Danny Gardiner (PF) Henry Dimaggio | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 07:54 | LSU | John Sweeney buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 40-54 |
| 07:32 | Mississippi State | Walter Bowles drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Joshua Warwick | 43-54 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Walter Bowles (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Joshua Warwick (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alberto Giordano (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Danny Gardiner (fresh) 3 pf. C - Marcelino Bianchi (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Bryan Sutera (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Sweeney (tiring) 17 pts. 4 reb. SF - Peter Quintanilla (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jesse Hanna (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Ronnie Meyer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:07 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Marcelino Bianchi - foul #4 on Marcelino Bianchi, team foul #7 | 43-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kevin Caro (SG), Jerry Bruton (SF), Kelly Myers (C) Joshua Warwick, Alberto Giordano, Marcelino Bianchi | |
| Subs | LSU | Dikembe Ali (SG), Jessie Duke (C) John Sweeney, Peter Quintanilla | |
| 07:07 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer makes the 1st free throw | 43-55 |
| 07:07 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer misses the 2nd free throw | 43-55 |
| 07:07 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Jessie Duke | 43-55 |
| 07:02 | LSU | Dikembe Ali hits the finger roll on a great pass from Bryan Sutera and he's fouled by Kevin Caro - foul #2 on Kevin Caro, team foul #8 | 43-57 |
| 07:02 | LSU | Dikembe Ali misses the free throw | 43-57 |
| 07:02 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Kelly Myers | 43-57 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:49 | Mississippi State | Kevin Caro misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-57 |
| 06:48 | Mississippi State | Jerry Bruton tips it in | 45-57 |
| 06:24 | LSU | Dikembe Ali is hacked by Kelly Myers - foul #2 on Kelly Myers, team foul #9 | 45-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Henry Dimaggio (PF) Walter Bowles | |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Troup (PG), John Sweeney (SF) Bryan Sutera, Ronnie Meyer | |
| 06:24 | LSU | Dikembe Ali makes the 1st free throw | 45-58 |
| 06:24 | LSU | Dikembe Ali misses the 2nd free throw | 45-58 |
| 06:24 | Mississippi State | Danny Gardiner snags the defensive board | 45-58 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:01 | Mississippi State | Gary Troup takes the ball from Henry Dimaggio | 45-58 |
| 05:41 | LSU | John Sweeney scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-61 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:26 | Mississippi State | Jerry Bruton knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-61 |
| 05:24 | LSU | Gary Troup travels in the backcourt | 48-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Walter Bowles (PG), Joshua Warwick (SG), Alberto Giordano (SF), Marcelino Bianchi (C) Kevin Caro, Jerry Bruton, Danny Gardiner, Kelly Myers | |
| Subs | LSU | Bryan Sutera (PG), Peter Quintanilla (SF), Ronnie Meyer (PF) Gary Troup, John Sweeney, Jesse Hanna | |
| 05:10 | Mississippi State | Alberto Giordano comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-61 |
| 05:08 | LSU | Jessie Duke snags the defensive board | 48-61 |
| 04:49 | LSU | Jessie Duke drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Dikembe Ali | 48-63 |
| 04:38 | Mississippi State | Alberto Giordano hits a 3 from the right corner | 51-63 |
| 04:22 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer hits a jumper in the lane | 51-65 |
| 04:11 | Mississippi State | Alberto Giordano misses long on a floater from the right side | 51-65 |
| 04:10 | Mississippi State | Marcelino Bianchi tips it back up and in | 53-65 |
| 03:55 | LSU | Jessie Duke misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 53-65 |
| 03:54 | LSU | Dikembe Ali tips it back up and in | 53-67 |
| 03:44 | Mississippi State | Walter Bowles loses the dribble to Bryan Sutera | 53-67 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:23 | LSU | Jessie Duke's pass is intercepted by Alberto Giordano | 53-67 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Walter Bowles (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Joshua Warwick (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alberto Giordano (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. PF - Henry Dimaggio (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Marcelino Bianchi (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Bryan Sutera (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SF - Peter Quintanilla (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ronnie Meyer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Jessie Duke (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Mississippi State | Marcelino Bianchi comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 53-67 |
| 03:13 | Mississippi State | Walter Bowles tips it back up and in | 55-67 |
| 02:45 | LSU | Jessie Duke misses the jumper in the paint | 55-67 |
| 02:44 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Henry Dimaggio | 55-67 |
| 02:40 | Mississippi State | Walter Bowles loses the dribble to Dikembe Ali in the backcourt | 55-67 |
| 02:39 | LSU | Bryan Sutera lays it in on a nice dish by Dikembe Ali | 55-69 |
| 02:31 | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-69 |
| 02:30 | Mississippi State | Alberto Giordano snags the offensive board | 55-69 |
| 02:17 | Mississippi State | Ronnie Meyer is called for the reach on Henry Dimaggio - foul #1 on Ronnie Meyer, team foul #4 | 55-69 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Howard Swanger (PG), Kevin Caro (SG), Jerry Bruton (SF), Danny Gardiner (PF), Kelly Myers (C) Walter Bowles, Joshua Warwick, Alberto Giordano, Henry Dimaggio, Marcelino Bianchi | |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Troup (PG), Dennis Stedman (SG), Frank Bergum (PF) Bryan Sutera, Dikembe Ali, Jessie Duke | |
| 02:03 | Mississippi State | Kevin Caro is fouled on the floor by Dennis Stedman - foul #1 on Dennis Stedman, team foul #5 | 55-69 |
| 01:50 | Mississippi State | A charge is called on Jerry Bruton - foul #2 on Jerry Bruton, team foul #10 | 55-69 |
| 01:25 | LSU | Danny Gardiner steals the ball from Ronnie Meyer | 55-69 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:18 | Mississippi State | Kelly Myers hits the finger roll on a great pass from Howard Swanger | 57-69 |
| 00:58 | LSU | Dennis Stedman clanks a 3 from the left corner | 57-69 |
| 00:57 | Mississippi State | Howard Swanger pulls down the rebound | 57-69 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:52 | Mississippi State | Kevin Caro makes the jumper in the paint and he's hacked by Dennis Stedman - foul #2 on Dennis Stedman, team foul #6 | 59-69 |
| 00:52 | Mississippi State | Kevin Caro misses the free throw | 59-69 |
| 00:52 | LSU | Frank Bergum grabs the board | 59-69 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:49 | LSU | Frank Bergum is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Caro - foul #3 on Kevin Caro, team foul #11 | 59-69 |
| 00:49 | LSU | Frank Bergum makes the 1st free throw | 59-70 |
| 00:49 | LSU | Frank Bergum makes the 2nd free throw | 59-71 |
| 00:43 | Mississippi State | Kelly Myers is hacked by Ronnie Meyer - foul #2 on Ronnie Meyer, team foul #7 | 59-71 |
| 00:43 | Mississippi State | Kelly Myers makes the 1st free throw | 60-71 |
| 00:43 | Mississippi State | Kelly Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 61-71 |
| 00:40 | LSU | Gary Troup is fouled in the backcourt by Howard Swanger - foul #2 on Howard Swanger, team foul #12 | 61-71 |
| 00:40 | LSU | Gary Troup misses the 1st free throw | 61-71 |
| 00:40 | LSU | Gary Troup makes the 2nd free throw | 61-72 |
| 00:32 | Mississippi State | Howard Swanger is hacked by Dennis Stedman - foul #3 on Dennis Stedman, team foul #8 | 61-72 |
| 00:32 | Mississippi State | Howard Swanger makes the 1st free throw | 62-72 |
| 00:32 | Mississippi State | Howard Swanger makes the 2nd free throw | 63-72 |
| 00:29 | LSU | Peter Quintanilla is hacked by Howard Swanger in the backcourt - foul #3 on Howard Swanger, team foul #13 | 63-72 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Walter Bowles (PG), Joshua Warwick (SG), Alberto Giordano (SF), Henry Dimaggio (PF), Marcelino Bianchi (C) Howard Swanger, Kevin Caro, Jerry Bruton, Danny Gardiner, Kelly Myers | |
| Subs | LSU | Bryan Sutera (PG), Dikembe Ali (SG), Jesse Hanna (PF), Jessie Duke (C) Gary Troup, Dennis Stedman, Ronnie Meyer, Frank Bergum | |
| 00:29 | LSU | Peter Quintanilla makes the 1st free throw | 63-73 |
| 00:29 | LSU | Peter Quintanilla misses the 2nd free throw | 63-73 |
| 00:29 | Mississippi State | Henry Dimaggio gets the rebound | 63-73 |
| 00:22 | Mississippi State | Marcelino Bianchi can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-73 |
| 00:20 | LSU | Jesse Hanna gets the rebound | 63-73 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:00 | LSU | Bryan Sutera runs out the clock | 63-73 |