| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Hardman (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jon Pitts (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Caldwell (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Albee (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Oscar Leal (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Christopher Wright (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cody Shaver (fresh) 14 pts. 2 stl. SF - Larry Swing (fresh) 1 ast. PF - William Bishop (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Edward Caldwell inbounds the ball | 32-32 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 19:31 | Mississippi State | Larry Albee hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-32 |
| 19:29 | LSU | Cody Shaver grabs the defensive rebound | 32-32 |
| 19:04 | LSU | Christopher Wright buries a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Michael Taylor | 32-34 |
| 18:59 | Mississippi State | James Hardman is hacked by Cody Shaver in the backcourt - foul #3 on Cody Shaver, team foul #1 | 32-34 |
| 18:43 | Mississippi State | Edward Caldwell clanks a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by William Bishop - foul #2 on William Bishop, team foul #2 | 32-34 |
| 18:43 | Mississippi State | Edward Caldwell makes the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 18:43 | Mississippi State | Edward Caldwell makes the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 18:24 | LSU | Christopher Wright is fouled on the floor by Oscar Leal - foul #2 on Oscar Leal, team foul #1 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Walter Smith (PF), Antonio Powell (C) William Bishop, Michael Taylor | |
| 18:02 | LSU | Antonio Powell scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Cody Shaver | 34-36 |
| 18:00 | Mississippi State | Antonio Powell steps in front of the Jon Pitts pass in the backcourt | 34-36 |
| 17:40 | LSU | Antonio Powell clanks a turnaround from the left block | 34-36 |
| 17:38 | LSU | Walter Smith gets the offensive rebound | 34-36 |
| 17:19 | LSU | Christopher Wright can't connect on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Jon Pitts - foul #2 on Jon Pitts, team foul #2 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Hu Sun (PG), Lynn Branch (SG), Norberto Rizzo (SF), Calvin Pendarvis (PF), Kenneth Torain (C) James Hardman, Jon Pitts, Edward Caldwell, Larry Albee, Oscar Leal | |
| Subs | LSU | Patrick Pope (SG), Bobby Dubose (SF), William Bishop (PF) Cody Shaver, Larry Swing, Walter Smith | |
| 17:19 | LSU | Christopher Wright makes the 1st free throw | 34-37 |
| 17:19 | LSU | Christopher Wright misses the 2nd free throw | 34-37 |
| 17:19 | Mississippi State | Calvin Pendarvis snags the defensive board | 34-37 |
| 17:14 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kenneth Torain, team foul #3 | 34-37 |
| 16:50 | LSU | Bobby Dubose connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Christopher Wright | 34-39 |
| 16:43 | Mississippi State | Antonio Powell picks off the pass by Calvin Pendarvis | 34-39 |
| 16:15 | LSU | Lynn Branch picks off the pass by Antonio Powell | 34-39 |
| 16:12 | Mississippi State | Norberto Rizzo banks in the layup on a nice dish by Lynn Branch | 36-39 |
| 15:54 | LSU | William Bishop hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 36-39 |
| 15:52 | Mississippi State | Calvin Pendarvis pulls down the rebound | 36-39 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Hu Sun (fresh) SG - Lynn Branch (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Norberto Rizzo (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Calvin Pendarvis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Torain (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Christopher Wright (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Patrick Pope (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bobby Dubose (fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Bishop (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Antonio Powell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 15:45 | Mississippi State | Lynn Branch knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Norberto Rizzo | 39-39 |
| 15:27 | LSU | Calvin Pendarvis steals it from Patrick Pope | 39-39 |
| 15:10 | Mississippi State | Lynn Branch can't connect on a shot from close range but he's fouled by Bobby Dubose - foul #1 on Bobby Dubose, team foul #3 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jon Pitts (SG), Edward Caldwell (SF), Larry Albee (PF), Travis Lyons (C) Hu Sun, Norberto Rizzo, Calvin Pendarvis, Kenneth Torain | |
| Subs | LSU | Cody Shaver (SG), Larry Swing (SF), Walter Smith (PF), Michael Taylor (C) Patrick Pope, Bobby Dubose, William Bishop, Antonio Powell | |
| 15:10 | Mississippi State | Lynn Branch makes the 1st free throw | 40-39 |
| 15:10 | Mississippi State | Lynn Branch misses the 2nd free throw | 40-39 |
| 15:10 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Albee | 40-39 |
| 14:58 | Mississippi State | Cody Shaver steals the ball from Edward Caldwell | 40-39 |
| 14:54 | LSU | Christopher Wright banks in the layup set up by Cody Shaver | 40-41 |
| 14:36 | Mississippi State | Lynn Branch misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-41 |
| 14:35 | LSU | Walter Smith pulls down the rebound | 40-41 |
| 14:06 | LSU | Larry Albee swats the short shot by Michael Taylor | 40-41 |
| 14:04 | LSU | Michael Taylor grabs the offensive board | 40-41 |
| 13:36 | LSU | Larry Swing misses short on a floater from the left side | 40-41 |
| 13:34 | LSU | Walter Smith hits the follow up shot | 40-43 |
| 13:19 | Mississippi State | Jon Pitts drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Edward Caldwell | 43-43 |
| 12:54 | LSU | Travis Lyons blocks the jumper by Michael Taylor | 43-43 |
| 12:52 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons gets the rebound | 43-43 |
| 12:38 | Mississippi State | Larry Albee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Hardman (PG), Norberto Rizzo (SG), Calvin Pendarvis (PF), Oscar Leal (C) Lynn Branch, Jon Pitts, Larry Albee, Travis Lyons | |
| Subs | LSU | Patrick Pope (SG), Bobby Dubose (SF), William Bishop (PF) Christopher Wright, Larry Swing, Walter Smith | |
| 12:13 | LSU | Michael Taylor drills a floater in the paint on a great pass from Cody Shaver | 43-45 |
| 12:08 | Mississippi State | Norberto Rizzo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-45 |
| 11:48 | LSU | Michael Taylor hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 43-45 |
| 11:46 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal grabs the board | 43-45 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Hardman (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Norberto Rizzo (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Edward Caldwell (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Calvin Pendarvis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Oscar Leal (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Cody Shaver (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Patrick Pope (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bobby Dubose (fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Bishop (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Taylor (tiring) 4 pts. | |
| 11:36 | Mississippi State | Norberto Rizzo is called for 10 seconds | 43-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jon Pitts (SG) Edward Caldwell | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 11:13 | LSU | Oscar Leal is called for the reach on Michael Taylor - foul #3 on Oscar Leal, team foul #4 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Larry Albee (PF) Jon Pitts | |
| Subs | LSU | Christopher Wright (PG), Antonio Powell (C) Cody Shaver, Michael Taylor | |
| 11:04 | LSU | Christopher Wright misses the turnaround near the basket | 43-45 |
| 11:03 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal pulls down the rebound | 43-45 |
| 10:42 | Mississippi State | Larry Albee misses long on a 3 from straight away | 43-45 |
| 10:41 | Mississippi State | Calvin Pendarvis misses the tip | 43-45 |
| 10:40 | LSU | The rebound goes to Christopher Wright | 43-45 |
| 10:25 | LSU | Antonio Powell misses short on a runner from close range but the foul's on Calvin Pendarvis - foul #1 on Calvin Pendarvis, team foul #5 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Hu Sun (PG), Jon Pitts (SG), Edward Caldwell (SF), Kenneth Torain (C) James Hardman, Norberto Rizzo, Calvin Pendarvis, Oscar Leal | |
| Subs | LSU | Cody Shaver (SG), Larry Swing (SF), Walter Smith (PF) Patrick Pope, Bobby Dubose, William Bishop | |
| 10:25 | LSU | Antonio Powell makes the 1st free throw | 43-46 |
| 10:25 | LSU | Antonio Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 43-47 |
| 10:12 | Mississippi State | Larry Albee connects on the floater from the left side | 45-47 |
| 09:43 | LSU | Walter Smith clanks a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Larry Albee - foul #1 on Larry Albee, team foul #6 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons (C) Larry Albee | |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Taylor (C) Antonio Powell | |
| 09:43 | LSU | Walter Smith misses the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 09:43 | LSU | Walter Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| 09:43 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons pulls down the rebound | 45-47 |
| 09:28 | Mississippi State | Jon Pitts misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-47 |
| 09:27 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-47 |
| 09:00 | Mississippi State | Jon Pitts clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 45-47 |
| 08:59 | LSU | Christopher Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 45-47 |
| 08:34 | LSU | Michael Taylor is whistled for a carry | 45-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Hardman (PG), Lynn Branch (SG), Norberto Rizzo (SF), Larry Albee (PF) Hu Sun, Jon Pitts, Edward Caldwell, Kenneth Torain | |
| Subs | LSU | Patrick Pope (SG), Bobby Dubose (SF), William Bishop (PF) Christopher Wright, Larry Swing, Walter Smith | |
| 08:17 | Mississippi State | Larry Albee hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Travis Lyons | 48-47 |
| 07:49 | LSU | Cody Shaver is fouled on the floor by James Hardman - foul #3 on James Hardman, team foul #7 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal (C) Travis Lyons | |
| Subs | LSU | Antonio Powell (C) Michael Taylor | |
| 07:49 | LSU | Cody Shaver makes the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 07:49 | LSU | Cody Shaver makes the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| 07:35 | Mississippi State | James Hardman scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 51-49 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Hardman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Lynn Branch (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Norberto Rizzo (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Albee (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - Oscar Leal (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Cody Shaver (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Patrick Pope (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bobby Dubose (fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Bishop (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Antonio Powell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 07:16 | LSU | Patrick Pope hits a shot from the right block | 51-51 |
| 07:02 | Mississippi State | Norberto Rizzo hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-51 |
| 07:00 | LSU | Antonio Powell snags the defensive board | 51-51 |
| 06:47 | LSU | William Bishop throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jon Pitts (SG), Edward Caldwell (SF), Calvin Pendarvis (PF) Lynn Branch, Norberto Rizzo, Larry Albee | |
| Subs | LSU | Christopher Wright (PG), Larry Swing (SF), Walter Smith (PF) Cody Shaver, Bobby Dubose, William Bishop | |
| 06:26 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 51-51 |
| 06:24 | LSU | Patrick Pope gets the rebound | 51-51 |
| 06:03 | LSU | Oscar Leal is called for the reach on Walter Smith - foul #4 on Oscar Leal, team foul #8 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lynn Branch (PG), Kenneth Torain (C) James Hardman, Oscar Leal | |
| Subs | LSU | Cody Shaver (SG), Michael Taylor (C) Patrick Pope, Antonio Powell | |
| 06:03 | LSU | Walter Smith misses the 1st free throw | 51-51 |
| 06:03 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain grabs the board | 51-51 |
| 05:43 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain misses badly on the uncontested runner from the right block | 51-51 |
| 05:42 | Mississippi State | Edward Caldwell grabs the offensive rebound | 51-51 |
| 05:29 | Mississippi State | Calvin Pendarvis connects on the open driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Jon Pitts | 53-51 |
| 05:11 | LSU | Cody Shaver connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Christopher Wright | 53-54 |
| 05:00 | Mississippi State | Edward Caldwell misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from the left wing | 53-54 |
| 04:59 | Mississippi State | Calvin Pendarvis grabs the offensive board | 53-54 |
| 04:41 | Mississippi State | Edward Caldwell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Hardman (PG), Norberto Rizzo (SG), Larry Albee (PF), Travis Lyons (C) Lynn Branch, Jon Pitts, Calvin Pendarvis, Kenneth Torain | |
| Subs | LSU | Patrick Pope (SG), Bobby Dubose (SF), William Bishop (PF) Cody Shaver, Larry Swing, Walter Smith | |
| 04:12 | LSU | William Bishop is called for traveling | 53-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Antonio Powell (C) Michael Taylor | |
| 03:57 | Mississippi State | Norberto Rizzo misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-54 |
| 03:56 | Mississippi State | James Hardman snags the offensive board | 53-54 |
| 03:40 | Mississippi State | Norberto Rizzo buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by James Hardman | 56-54 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Hardman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Norberto Rizzo (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SF - Edward Caldwell (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Larry Albee (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - Travis Lyons (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Christopher Wright (tiring) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Patrick Pope (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Bobby Dubose (fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Bishop (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Antonio Powell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:15 | LSU | Edward Caldwell steals the ball from William Bishop | 56-54 |
| 02:54 | Mississippi State | Larry Albee makes the floater from close range | 58-54 |
| 02:54 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jon Pitts (SG), Lynn Branch (SF) Norberto Rizzo, Edward Caldwell | |
| Subs | LSU | Cody Shaver (PG), Larry Swing (SF), Walter Smith (C) Christopher Wright, William Bishop, Antonio Powell | |
| 02:31 | LSU | Cody Shaver misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-54 |
| 02:29 | Mississippi State | Lynn Branch gets the rebound | 58-54 |
| 02:06 | Mississippi State | James Hardman misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 58-54 |
| 02:05 | LSU | The rebound goes to Cody Shaver | 58-54 |
| 01:45 | LSU | Larry Swing throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Edward Caldwell (SF) Lynn Branch | |
| Subs | LSU | Christopher Wright (PG), William Bishop (PF), Michael Taylor (C) Patrick Pope, Bobby Dubose, Walter Smith | |
| 01:30 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 58-54 |
| 01:28 | LSU | William Bishop snags the defensive board | 58-54 |
| 01:21 | LSU | Larry Swing misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-54 |
| 01:20 | Mississippi State | Jon Pitts grabs the board | 58-54 |
| 01:14 | Mississippi State | Michael Taylor steps in front of the Larry Albee pass | 58-54 |
| 00:45 | LSU | Cody Shaver comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 58-54 |
| 00:43 | Mississippi State | James Hardman snags the defensive board | 58-54 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:40 | Mississippi State | James Hardman is hacked by Christopher Wright in the backcourt - foul #1 on Christopher Wright, team foul #4 | 58-54 |
| 00:37 | Mississippi State | Larry Albee is hacked by Michael Taylor - foul #2 on Michael Taylor, team foul #5 | 58-54 |
| 00:36 | Mississippi State | James Hardman is hacked by Christopher Wright - foul #2 on Christopher Wright, team foul #6 | 58-54 |
| 00:35 | Mississippi State | James Hardman is fouled on the floor by Larry Swing - foul #1 on Larry Swing, team foul #7 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Norberto Rizzo (PF) Larry Albee | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 00:35 | Mississippi State | James Hardman makes the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 00:35 | Mississippi State | James Hardman makes the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:28 | LSU | William Bishop connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Cody Shaver | 60-57 |
| 00:25 | Mississippi State | Jon Pitts is hacked by Cody Shaver in the backcourt - foul #4 on Cody Shaver, team foul #8 | 60-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lynn Branch (PG) James Hardman | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 00:25 | Mississippi State | Jon Pitts makes the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 00:25 | Mississippi State | Jon Pitts makes the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| 00:20 | LSU | Cody Shaver buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Christopher Wright | 62-60 |
| 00:20 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Hardman (PG), Larry Albee (PF) Lynn Branch, Norberto Rizzo | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 00:17 | Mississippi State | James Hardman is hacked by Christopher Wright in the backcourt - foul #3 on Christopher Wright, team foul #9 | 62-60 |
| 00:17 | Mississippi State | James Hardman makes the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 00:17 | Mississippi State | James Hardman makes the 2nd free throw | 64-60 |
| 00:10 | LSU | Christopher Wright double dribbles | 64-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lynn Branch (PG), Norberto Rizzo (PF) James Hardman, Larry Albee | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 00:07 | Mississippi State | Jon Pitts is fouled in the backcourt by Cody Shaver - foul #5 on Cody Shaver, team foul #10 | 64-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Patrick Pope (SG) Cody Shaver | |
| 00:07 | Mississippi State | Jon Pitts misses the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 00:07 | Mississippi State | Jon Pitts misses the 2nd free throw | 64-60 |
| 00:07 | LSU | William Bishop snags the defensive board | 64-60 |
| 00:02 | LSU | Larry Swing comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 64-60 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Jon Pitts grabs the board | 64-60 |