| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Paul Shaw (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Fell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Flaherty (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Justin Sheley (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dave Burnett (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Cheslav Czapiewski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Oleg Gatski (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Victor Pitt (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Howard Bowers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Harris (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Victor Pitt inbounds the ball | 28-31 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:47 | LSU | Donald Harris is hacked by Dave Burnett - foul #3 on Dave Burnett, team foul #1 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Robinson (C) Dave Burnett | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 19:34 | LSU | Donald Harris buries a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Oleg Gatski | 28-33 |
| 19:17 | Mississippi State | Thomas Flaherty hits the finger roll set up by Justin Sheley | 30-33 |
| 18:57 | LSU | Cheslav Czapiewski makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Howard Bowers | 30-35 |
| 18:43 | Mississippi State | Richard Fell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-35 |
| 18:32 | LSU | Cheslav Czapiewski drills a fadeaway near the basket | 30-37 |
| 18:10 | Mississippi State | Cheslav Czapiewski steals it from Justin Sheley | 30-37 |
| 18:06 | LSU | Cheslav Czapiewski banks in the layup | 30-39 |
| 17:52 | Mississippi State | Oleg Gatski picks off the pass by Thomas Flaherty | 30-39 |
| 17:31 | LSU | Cheslav Czapiewski misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 30-39 |
| 17:29 | Mississippi State | Justin Sheley pulls down the rebound | 30-39 |
| 17:25 | Mississippi State | Cheslav Czapiewski is called for the reach on Paul Shaw in the backcourt - foul #2 on Cheslav Czapiewski, team foul #1 | 30-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Brad Nelson (C) Justin Sheley | |
| Subs | LSU | Leon Baden (PF) Howard Bowers | |
| 17:10 | Mississippi State | Thomas Flaherty misses long on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Leon Baden - foul #2 on Leon Baden, team foul #2 | 30-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | LSU | John Tritt (SG) Oleg Gatski | |
| 17:10 | Mississippi State | Thomas Flaherty makes the 1st free throw | 31-39 |
| 17:10 | Mississippi State | Thomas Flaherty makes the 2nd free throw | 32-39 |
| 16:57 | LSU | John Tritt makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Cheslav Czapiewski | 32-42 |
| 16:42 | Mississippi State | Richard Fell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-42 |
| 16:41 | LSU | Leon Baden pulls down the rebound | 32-42 |
| 16:30 | LSU | Cheslav Czapiewski knocks in the floater from the left wing on a great pass from John Tritt | 32-44 |
| 16:18 | Mississippi State | Paul Shaw misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Donald Harris - foul #2 on Donald Harris, team foul #3 | 32-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Crozier (SG), Bruce Crampton (SF), Justin Sheley (PF) Richard Fell, Thomas Flaherty, Jeffrey Robinson | |
| Subs | LSU | Morgan Newton (PG), Oleg Gatski (SF), Clifford Davidson (C) Cheslav Czapiewski, Victor Pitt, Donald Harris | |
| 16:18 | Mississippi State | Paul Shaw makes the 1st free throw | 33-44 |
| 16:18 | Mississippi State | Paul Shaw makes the 2nd free throw | 34-44 |
| 16:02 | LSU | Paul Shaw is called for the reach on Leon Baden - foul #2 on Paul Shaw, team foul #2 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephen Moser (PG) Paul Shaw | |
| Subs | LSU | Howard Bowers (PF) Leon Baden | |
| 15:43 | LSU | Oleg Gatski misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-44 |
| 15:41 | LSU | Clifford Davidson can't tip it in | 34-44 |
| 15:40 | LSU | Howard Bowers pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-44 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Stephen Moser (fresh) SG - William Crozier (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bruce Crampton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Justin Sheley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Brad Nelson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Morgan Newton (fresh) 7 pts. SG - John Tritt (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SF - Oleg Gatski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Howard Bowers (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Clifford Davidson (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:30 | LSU | Morgan Newton double dribbles | 34-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dave Burnett (C) Brad Nelson | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 15:14 | Mississippi State | Dave Burnett can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-44 |
| 15:12 | LSU | Oleg Gatski snags the defensive board | 34-44 |
| 15:08 | LSU | Morgan Newton misses the jump hook near the basket | 34-44 |
| 15:06 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Bruce Crampton | 34-44 |
| 14:56 | Mississippi State | William Crozier misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-44 |
| 14:54 | LSU | The rebound goes to Clifford Davidson | 34-44 |
| 14:35 | LSU | John Tritt misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-44 |
| 14:33 | LSU | Howard Bowers pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-44 |
| 14:23 | LSU | Oleg Gatski buries a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Clifford Davidson | 34-46 |
| 14:04 | Mississippi State | Dave Burnett can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 34-46 |
| 14:02 | LSU | The rebound goes to Clifford Davidson | 34-46 |
| 13:57 | LSU | Oleg Gatski makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Clifford Davidson | 34-49 |
| 13:38 | Mississippi State | Oleg Gatski picks off the pass by Justin Sheley | 34-49 |
| 13:10 | LSU | Howard Bowers connects on the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by John Tritt | 34-51 |
| 12:56 | Mississippi State | Oleg Gatski steps in front of the William Crozier pass | 34-51 |
| 12:53 | LSU | Oleg Gatski throws it down | 34-53 |
| 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 motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 12:48 | Mississippi State | Stephen Moser clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Howard Bowers - foul #2 on Howard Bowers, team foul #4 | 34-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Fell (SG), Thomas Flaherty (SF), Jeffrey Robinson (PF), Brad Nelson (C) William Crozier, Bruce Crampton, Justin Sheley, Dave Burnett | |
| Subs | LSU | Cheslav Czapiewski (PG), Victor Pitt (SF), Leon Baden (PF), Donald Harris (C) Morgan Newton, John Tritt, Howard Bowers, Clifford Davidson | |
| 12:48 | Mississippi State | Stephen Moser misses the 1st free throw | 34-53 |
| 12:48 | Mississippi State | Stephen Moser makes the 2nd free throw | 35-53 |
| 12:23 | LSU | Leon Baden's pass is intercepted by Thomas Flaherty | 35-53 |
| 12:20 | Mississippi State | Richard Fell misses the easy layup | 35-53 |
| 12:18 | LSU | Oleg Gatski pulls down the rebound | 35-53 |
| 11:56 | LSU | Victor Pitt is fouled on the floor by Thomas Flaherty - foul #1 on Thomas Flaherty, team foul #3 | 35-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Paul Shaw (PG) Stephen Moser | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 11:41 | LSU | Richard Fell is called for the reach on Oleg Gatski - foul #2 on Richard Fell, team foul #4 | 35-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dave Burnett (C) Brad Nelson | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 11:31 | LSU | Cheslav Czapiewski can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 35-53 |
| 11:30 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Robinson snags the defensive board | 35-53 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Paul Shaw (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Fell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Flaherty (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jeffrey Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Dave Burnett (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Cheslav Czapiewski (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Oleg Gatski (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Victor Pitt (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Leon Baden (fresh) 3 reb. C - Donald Harris (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Mississippi State | Cheslav Czapiewski picks off the pass by Richard Fell | 35-53 |
| 11:14 | LSU | Cheslav Czapiewski can't finish the layup | 35-53 |
| 11:12 | LSU | Victor Pitt grabs the offensive board | 35-53 |
| 10:53 | LSU | Victor Pitt hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 35-53 |
| 10:52 | LSU | Victor Pitt snags the offensive board | 35-53 |
| 10:37 | LSU | Victor Pitt hits the finger roll on a great pass from Leon Baden and the foul's on Thomas Flaherty - foul #2 on Thomas Flaherty, team foul #5 | 35-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | LSU | John Tritt (SG) Oleg Gatski | |
| 10:37 | LSU | Victor Pitt misses the free throw | 35-55 |
| 10:37 | Mississippi State | Richard Fell pulls down the rebound | 35-55 |
| 10:23 | Mississippi State | Dave Burnett throws it down | 37-55 |
| 10:10 | LSU | Dave Burnett steals the ball from Donald Harris | 37-55 |
| 09:53 | Mississippi State | Paul Shaw makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-55 |
| 09:44 | LSU | Donald Harris knocks in the runner from close range on a nice dish by Cheslav Czapiewski and the foul's on Dave Burnett - foul #4 on Dave Burnett, team foul #6 | 40-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Crozier (SG), Bruce Crampton (SF), Justin Sheley (PF), Brad Nelson (C) Richard Fell, Thomas Flaherty, Jeffrey Robinson, Dave Burnett | |
| Subs | LSU | Morgan Newton (PG), Howard Bowers (PF) Cheslav Czapiewski, Leon Baden | |
| 09:44 | LSU | Donald Harris makes the free throw | 40-58 |
| 09:28 | Mississippi State | Bruce Crampton misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 40-58 |
| 09:27 | LSU | Victor Pitt grabs the defensive rebound | 40-58 |
| 09:09 | LSU | Morgan Newton misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 40-58 |
| 09:07 | LSU | Donald Harris pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-58 |
| 08:52 | LSU | Victor Pitt lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Tritt and the foul's on Justin Sheley - foul #3 on Justin Sheley, team foul #7 | 40-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Fell (SG) William Crozier | |
| Subs | LSU | Oleg Gatski (SG), Clifford Davidson (C) John Tritt, Donald Harris | |
| 08:52 | LSU | Victor Pitt makes the free throw | 40-61 |
| 08:37 | Mississippi State | Bruce Crampton misses the 3 from the right wing | 40-61 |
| 08:35 | LSU | Oleg Gatski gets the rebound | 40-61 |
| 08:27 | LSU | Howard Bowers can't finish the layup | 40-61 |
| 08:26 | Mississippi State | Justin Sheley grabs the defensive rebound | 40-61 |
| 08:03 | Mississippi State | Oleg Gatski is called for the reach on Justin Sheley - foul #1 on Oleg Gatski, team foul #5 | 40-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Crozier (PG), Thomas Flaherty (SF), Jeffrey Robinson (PF) Paul Shaw, Bruce Crampton, Justin Sheley | |
| Subs | LSU | Cheslav Czapiewski (PG), Leon Baden (PF) Morgan Newton, Howard Bowers | |
| 07:50 | Mississippi State | William Crozier misses the 3 from the right wing | 40-61 |
| 07:49 | LSU | Victor Pitt grabs the board | 40-61 |
| 07:28 | LSU | Cheslav Czapiewski slams it home set up by Oleg Gatski and he's hacked by Thomas Flaherty - foul #3 on Thomas Flaherty, team foul #8 | 40-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dave Burnett (C) Brad Nelson | |
| Subs | LSU | John Tritt (SG) Oleg Gatski | |
| 07:28 | LSU | Cheslav Czapiewski makes the free throw | 40-64 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - William Crozier (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Fell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Flaherty (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Jeffrey Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Dave Burnett (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Cheslav Czapiewski (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Tritt (fresh) 6 pts. 8 ast. SF - Victor Pitt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Leon Baden (fresh) 3 reb. C - Clifford Davidson (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Mississippi State | Thomas Flaherty hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-64 |
| 07:11 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Robinson tips it but misses | 40-64 |
| 07:09 | LSU | Victor Pitt snags the defensive board | 40-64 |
| 06:56 | LSU | Cheslav Czapiewski misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 40-64 |
| 06:54 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Thomas Flaherty | 40-64 |
| 06:36 | Mississippi State | Thomas Flaherty connects on the fadeaway from the left side | 42-64 |
| 06:20 | LSU | Cheslav Czapiewski hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 42-64 |
| 06:19 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Robinson grabs the board | 42-64 |
| 06:02 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Robinson is fouled on the floor by Victor Pitt - foul #1 on Victor Pitt, team foul #6 | 42-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Paul Shaw (PG), Justin Sheley (PF) Richard Fell, Jeffrey Robinson | |
| Subs | LSU | Howard Bowers (PF), Donald Harris (C) Leon Baden, Clifford Davidson | |
| 05:55 | Mississippi State | Justin Sheley misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-64 |
| 05:53 | LSU | The rebound goes to Donald Harris | 42-64 |
| 05:39 | LSU | Victor Pitt misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 42-64 |
| 05:38 | Mississippi State | William Crozier pulls down the rebound | 42-64 |
| 05:25 | Mississippi State | Dave Burnett drills a shot from the baseline | 44-64 |
| 05:21 | LSU | John Tritt makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Cheslav Czapiewski | 44-67 |
| 05:02 | Mississippi State | Justin Sheley misses the easy layup but the foul's on Howard Bowers - foul #3 on Howard Bowers, team foul #7 | 44-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephen Moser (PG), Bruce Crampton (SF), Brad Nelson (C) Paul Shaw, Thomas Flaherty, Dave Burnett | |
| Subs | LSU | Morgan Newton (PG), Oleg Gatski (SF), Leon Baden (PF), Clifford Davidson (C) Cheslav Czapiewski, Victor Pitt, Howard Bowers, Donald Harris | |
| 05:02 | Mississippi State | Justin Sheley makes the 1st free throw | 45-67 |
| 05:02 | Mississippi State | Justin Sheley makes the 2nd free throw | 46-67 |
| 04:51 | LSU | Clifford Davidson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Morgan Newton | 46-69 |
| 04:25 | Mississippi State | Clifford Davidson takes the ball from Justin Sheley | 46-69 |
| 04:14 | LSU | Oleg Gatski misses the jumper from the right side but the foul's on William Crozier - foul #2 on William Crozier, team foul #9 | 46-69 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Travis Dunaway (SG), Jeffrey Robinson (PF) William Crozier, Justin Sheley | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 04:14 | LSU | Oleg Gatski misses the 1st free throw | 46-69 |
| 04:14 | LSU | Oleg Gatski makes the 2nd free throw | 46-70 |
| 04:05 | Mississippi State | Brad Nelson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-70 |
| 04:03 | LSU | The rebound goes to Clifford Davidson | 46-70 |
| 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 motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:51 | LSU | Brad Nelson steps in front of the Leon Baden pass | 46-70 |
| 03:39 | Mississippi State | Clifford Davidson steps in front of the Bruce Crampton pass | 46-70 |
| 03:26 | LSU | Oleg Gatski travels with the ball | 46-70 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Crozier (SG) Travis Dunaway | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Stephen Moser (fresh) 1 pts. SG - William Crozier (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bruce Crampton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeffrey Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Brad Nelson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Morgan Newton (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Tritt (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 ast. SF - Oleg Gatski (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. PF - Leon Baden (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Clifford Davidson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:11 | Mississippi State | William Crozier drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Stephen Moser | 49-70 |
| 02:50 | LSU | John Tritt connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Morgan Newton | 49-73 |
| 02:39 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Robinson lays it in | 51-73 |
| 02:23 | LSU | Morgan Newton comes up short on the floater from the right side but the foul's on Stephen Moser - foul #1 on Stephen Moser, team foul #10 | 51-73 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Travis Dunaway (SG), Ezekiel Godby (C) Stephen Moser, Brad Nelson | |
| Subs | LSU | Victor Pitt (SF) Oleg Gatski | |
| 02:23 | LSU | Morgan Newton makes the 1st free throw | 51-74 |
| 02:23 | LSU | Morgan Newton misses the 2nd free throw | 51-74 |
| 02:23 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Robinson snags the defensive board | 51-74 |
| 02:14 | Mississippi State | William Crozier comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 51-74 |
| 02:12 | LSU | The rebound goes to Victor Pitt | 51-74 |
| 02:03 | LSU | Morgan Newton clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 51-74 |
| 02:01 | Mississippi State | William Crozier grabs the defensive rebound | 51-74 |
| 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 motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:56 | Mississippi State | William Crozier is fouled on the floor by Morgan Newton - foul #1 on Morgan Newton, team foul #8 | 51-74 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephen Moser (PG), Brad Nelson (C) Travis Dunaway, Ezekiel Godby | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 01:56 | Mississippi State | William Crozier misses the 1st free throw | 51-74 |
| 01:56 | LSU | Clifford Davidson grabs the board | 51-74 |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:27 | LSU | John Tritt hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-74 |
| 01:26 | LSU | Leon Baden grabs the offensive rebound | 51-74 |
| 01:09 | LSU | Leon Baden can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 51-74 |
| 01:07 | LSU | Clifford Davidson tips it but misses | 51-74 |
| 01:06 | Mississippi State | Brad Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 51-74 |
| 00:53 | Mississippi State | John Tritt steps in front of the Jeffrey Robinson pass | 51-74 |
| 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 spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:32 | LSU | Victor Pitt comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Bruce Crampton - foul #3 on Bruce Crampton, team foul #11 | 51-74 |
| 00:32 | LSU | Victor Pitt misses the 1st free throw | 51-74 |
| 00:32 | LSU | Victor Pitt misses the 2nd free throw | 51-74 |
| 00:32 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Robinson | 51-74 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 00:26 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Robinson hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 53-74 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Morgan Newton runs out the clock | 53-74 |