| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Ketchum (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Avitia (fresh) 6 pts. SF - George Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Stoney (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - John Gagnon (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Landry (fresh) 11 pts. SG - William Clark (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bradley Ater (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Meinhardt (fresh) 2 reb. C - Bradley Ziegenbein (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Bradley Ater inbounds the ball | 36-28 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:58 | LSU | David Avitia picks off the pass by Robert Landry in the backcourt | 36-28 |
| 19:56 | Mississippi State | David Avitia banks in the layup | 38-28 |
| 19:54 | LSU | William Clark is fouled in the backcourt by David Avitia - foul #1 on David Avitia, team foul #1 | 38-28 |
| 19:35 | LSU | William Clark connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Landry | 38-31 |
| 19:18 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum connects on the shot from the right side on a nice dish by George Hill | 40-31 |
| 18:55 | LSU | Robert Landry connects on the open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-34 |
| 18:45 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum is fouled on the floor by Robert Landry - foul #3 on Robert Landry, team foul #1 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charles Champagne (C) John Gagnon | |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Carson (SG), Michael McCoy (SF) Robert Landry, Bradley Ater | |
| 18:33 | Mississippi State | Michael McCoy is called for the reach on George Hill - foul #1 on Michael McCoy, team foul #2 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Evans (PF) Christopher Stoney | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 18:24 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by William Clark - foul #2 on William Clark, team foul #3 | 40-34 |
| 18:24 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum makes the 1st free throw | 41-34 |
| 18:24 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum makes the 2nd free throw | 42-34 |
| 18:22 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 42-34 |
| 18:05 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 42-34 |
| 18:03 | Mississippi State | David Avitia tips it but misses | 42-34 |
| 18:01 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt grabs the defensive rebound | 42-34 |
| 17:32 | LSU | William Clark misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-34 |
| 17:30 | Mississippi State | Daniel Evans pulls down the rebound | 42-34 |
| 17:24 | Mississippi State | George Hill makes the 3 from the right corner | 45-34 |
| 17:15 | LSU | Michael McCoy hits a wide open 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Carson | 45-37 |
| 17:01 | Mississippi State | George Hill is fouled on the floor by Michael Meinhardt - foul #1 on Michael Meinhardt, team foul #4 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Bernard Herring (PG), Charlie Olmstead (SF), Christopher Stoney (PF), John Gagnon (C) James Ketchum, George Hill, Daniel Evans, Charles Champagne | |
| Subs | LSU | Dana Renteria (SG), Bradley Ater (SF) William Clark, Michael Carson | |
| 16:56 | Mississippi State | Charlie Olmstead makes the jumper in the paint set up by Bernard Herring | 47-37 |
| 16:34 | LSU | Bradley Ater throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Holley (SG) David Avitia | |
| Subs | LSU | William Clark (PG) Michael McCoy | |
| 16:16 | Mississippi State | Bernard Herring can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-37 |
| 16:14 | LSU | Bradley Ater snags the defensive board | 47-37 |
| 15:48 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt drills a jump hook from the right block | 47-39 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Bernard Herring (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Holley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charlie Olmstead (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Stoney (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - John Gagnon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - William Clark (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dana Renteria (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bradley Ater (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Meinhardt (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Bradley Ziegenbein (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Mississippi State | Charlie Olmstead drills a runner from the baseline set up by Bernard Herring | 49-39 |
| 15:10 | LSU | William Clark scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-42 |
| 14:56 | Mississippi State | Michael Meinhardt takes the ball from David Holley | 49-42 |
| 14:35 | LSU | William Clark is open and buries a floater from just outside the lane | 49-44 |
| 14:19 | Mississippi State | David Holley drills a 3 from the right corner | 52-44 |
| 14:17 | LSU | David Holley is called for the reach on William Clark in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Holley, team foul #2 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Ketchum (PG), David Avitia (SG), George Hill (SF), Daniel Evans (PF), Charles Champagne (C) Bernard Herring, David Holley, Charlie Olmstead, Christopher Stoney, John Gagnon | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Landry (PG), Michael Carson (SG), Michael McCoy (SF), Manuel Robidoux (C) William Clark, Dana Renteria, Bradley Ater, Bradley Ziegenbein | |
| 14:00 | LSU | Robert Landry is fouled on the floor by George Hill - foul #2 on George Hill, team foul #3 | 52-44 |
| 13:35 | LSU | Robert Landry hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 52-46 |
| 13:19 | Mississippi State | Charles Champagne misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 52-46 |
| 13:17 | Mississippi State | Daniel Evans grabs the offensive board | 52-46 |
| 13:04 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum buries a shot in the lane on a great pass from David Avitia | 54-46 |
| 12:38 | LSU | Michael McCoy's layup is rejected by Charles Champagne | 54-46 |
| 12:37 | Mississippi State | Charles Champagne snags the defensive board | 54-46 |
| 12:23 | Mississippi State | Charles Champagne misses short on a runner from close range | 54-46 |
| 12:22 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt snags the defensive board | 54-46 |
| 12:06 | LSU | Michael McCoy misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-46 |
| 12:05 | Mississippi State | Daniel Evans gets the rebound | 54-46 |
| 11:58 | Mississippi State | Robert Landry is called for the reach on James Ketchum - foul #4 on Robert Landry, team foul #5 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Peter Barnes (PG), David Holley (SG), Charlie Olmstead (SF), Brian Jacobs (C) James Ketchum, David Avitia, George Hill, Charles Champagne | |
| Subs | LSU | William Clark (PG), Dana Renteria (SG), Bradley Ater (SF), Bradley Ziegenbein (PF) Robert Landry, Michael Carson, Michael McCoy, Michael Meinhardt | |
| 11:45 | Mississippi State | Charlie Olmstead hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 54-46 |
| 11:43 | Mississippi State | Daniel Evans tips it home | 56-46 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Peter Barnes (fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Holley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charlie Olmstead (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Evans (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Jacobs (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - William Clark (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dana Renteria (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bradley Ater (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bradley Ziegenbein (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Manuel Robidoux (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:19 | LSU | William Clark buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Manuel Robidoux | 56-49 |
| 11:03 | Mississippi State | Charlie Olmstead can't connect on a shot in the lane | 56-49 |
| 11:01 | LSU | William Clark pulls down the rebound | 56-49 |
| 10:41 | LSU | William Clark misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 56-49 |
| 10:40 | Mississippi State | Daniel Evans grabs the board | 56-49 |
| 10:35 | Mississippi State | David Holley makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Peter Barnes | 59-49 |
| 10:10 | LSU | William Clark misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-49 |
| 10:09 | Mississippi State | David Holley grabs the board | 59-49 |
| 10:05 | Mississippi State | David Holley can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 59-49 |
| 10:03 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein gets the rebound | 59-49 |
| 09:37 | LSU | William Clark blows the layup | 59-49 |
| 09:36 | Mississippi State | Peter Barnes grabs the board | 59-49 |
| 09:29 | Mississippi State | Charlie Olmstead misses the floater from the left wing | 59-49 |
| 09:27 | Mississippi State | Charlie Olmstead misses the tip | 59-49 |
| 09:25 | LSU | Manuel Robidoux pulls down the rebound | 59-49 |
| 09:19 | LSU | William Clark scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Bradley Ziegenbein | 59-51 |
| 09:11 | Mississippi State | Manuel Robidoux is called for the reach on Charlie Olmstead - foul #4 on Manuel Robidoux, team foul #6 | 59-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Ketchum (PG), David Avitia (SG), George Hill (SF), Christopher Stoney (PF), John Gagnon (C) Peter Barnes, David Holley, Charlie Olmstead, Daniel Evans, Brian Jacobs | |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Carson (SG), Michael McCoy (SF), Michael Meinhardt (PF) Dana Renteria, Bradley Ater, Manuel Robidoux | |
| 09:05 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by William Clark - foul #3 on William Clark, team foul #7 | 59-51 |
| 09:05 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum makes the 1st free throw | 60-51 |
| 09:05 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum misses the 2nd free throw | 60-51 |
| 09:05 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein grabs the defensive rebound | 60-51 |
| 08:39 | LSU | William Clark clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 60-51 |
| 08:37 | LSU | Michael Carson can't tip it in | 60-51 |
| 08:36 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Bradley Ziegenbein | 60-51 |
| 08:07 | LSU | Christopher Stoney swats the shot by Bradley Ziegenbein | 60-51 |
| 08:06 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Christopher Stoney | 60-51 |
| 07:47 | Mississippi State | Michael Meinhardt is called for the reach on Christopher Stoney - foul #2 on Michael Meinhardt, team foul #8 | 60-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Bernard Herring (SF), Charles Champagne (C) George Hill, John Gagnon | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Landry (PG), Manuel Robidoux (C) William Clark, Bradley Ziegenbein | |
| 07:47 | Mississippi State | Christopher Stoney makes the 1st free throw | 61-51 |
| 07:47 | Mississippi State | Christopher Stoney misses the 2nd free throw | 61-51 |
| 07:47 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt gets the rebound | 61-51 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Ketchum (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Avitia (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bernard Herring (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Christopher Stoney (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Champagne (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Landry (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Michael Carson (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Michael McCoy (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Meinhardt (tired) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Manuel Robidoux (tiring) 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:18 | LSU | Robert Landry knocks in the 3 from straight away | 61-54 |
| 07:00 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 64-54 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:44 | LSU | Manuel Robidoux banks in the layup | 64-56 |
| 06:25 | Mississippi State | Charles Champagne knocks in the shot from the right block on a nice dish by David Avitia | 66-56 |
| 05:59 | LSU | Michael McCoy comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 66-56 |
| 05:57 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Bernard Herring | 66-56 |
| 05:52 | Mississippi State | Michael Meinhardt is called for the reach on Christopher Stoney - foul #3 on Michael Meinhardt, team foul #9 | 66-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Peter Barnes (PG), David Holley (SG), Charlie Olmstead (SF), John Gagnon (C) James Ketchum, David Avitia, Bernard Herring, Charles Champagne | |
| Subs | LSU | Dana Renteria (SG), Bradley Ater (SF), Bradley Ziegenbein (PF) Michael Carson, Michael McCoy, Michael Meinhardt | |
| 05:52 | Mississippi State | Christopher Stoney makes the 1st free throw | 67-56 |
| 05:52 | Mississippi State | Christopher Stoney misses the 2nd free throw | 67-56 |
| 05:52 | LSU | The rebound goes to Bradley Ater | 67-56 |
| 05:35 | LSU | Robert Landry can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 67-56 |
| 05:33 | LSU | Manuel Robidoux pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-56 |
| 05:09 | LSU | Manuel Robidoux blows the layup but he's hacked by Christopher Stoney - foul #2 on Christopher Stoney, team foul #4 | 67-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Hill (SF), Daniel Evans (PF) Charlie Olmstead, Christopher Stoney | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 05:09 | LSU | Manuel Robidoux misses the 1st free throw | 67-56 |
| 05:09 | LSU | Manuel Robidoux misses the 2nd free throw | 67-56 |
| 05:09 | Mississippi State | John Gagnon grabs the defensive rebound | 67-56 |
| 04:52 | Mississippi State | Daniel Evans is called for 5 seconds | 67-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | LSU | William Clark (SF) Bradley Ziegenbein | |
| 04:49 | LSU | David Holley is called for the reach on Dana Renteria in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Holley, team foul #5 | 67-56 |
| 04:36 | LSU | Robert Landry misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the left wing | 67-56 |
| 04:35 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to George Hill | 67-56 |
| 04:31 | Mississippi State | David Holley misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 67-56 |
| 04:30 | LSU | Manuel Robidoux gets the rebound | 67-56 |
| 04:19 | LSU | Daniel Evans swats the short shot by Robert Landry | 67-56 |
| 04:17 | LSU | Bradley Ater pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-56 |
| 04:09 | LSU | Robert Landry misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 67-56 |
| 04:08 | Mississippi State | John Gagnon pulls down the rebound | 67-56 |
| 03:59 | Mississippi State | John Gagnon blows the layup | 67-56 |
| 03:58 | LSU | William Clark grabs the board | 67-56 |
| 03:38 | LSU | William Clark banks in the layup and he's hacked by George Hill - foul #3 on George Hill, team foul #6 | 67-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Ketchum (PG), David Avitia (SG), Charlie Olmstead (SF), Charles Champagne (C) Peter Barnes, David Holley, George Hill, John Gagnon | |
| Subs | LSU | Michael McCoy (SF), Michael Meinhardt (PF) Dana Renteria, Bradley Ater | |
| 03:38 | LSU | William Clark makes the free throw | 67-59 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Ketchum (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Avitia (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charlie Olmstead (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Daniel Evans (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Champagne (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Landry (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - William Clark (fresh) 23 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael McCoy (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Meinhardt (tired) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Manuel Robidoux (tired) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:27 | Mississippi State | Charles Champagne hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from James Ketchum | 69-59 |
| 03:10 | LSU | William Clark clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 69-59 |
| 03:08 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Charles Champagne | 69-59 |
| 03:04 | Mississippi State | Charlie Olmstead connects on the jumper from the left side on a great pass from James Ketchum | 71-59 |
| 02:44 | LSU | Michael McCoy connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 71-62 |
| 02:44 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Holley (SG), George Hill (SF) David Avitia, Charlie Olmstead | |
| Subs | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein (C) Manuel Robidoux | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:27 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum misses the easy layup | 71-62 |
| 02:26 | Mississippi State | Daniel Evans snags the offensive board | 71-62 |
| 02:12 | Mississippi State | Charles Champagne makes the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by David Holley | 73-62 |
| 01:50 | LSU | William Clark comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 73-62 |
| 01:49 | Mississippi State | Charles Champagne grabs the defensive rebound | 73-62 |
| 01:28 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum is hacked by Bradley Ziegenbein - foul #3 on Bradley Ziegenbein, team foul #10 | 73-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Avitia (SG), Christopher Stoney (PF), John Gagnon (C) David Holley, Daniel Evans, Charles Champagne | |
| Subs | LSU | Bradley Ater (SF), Manuel Robidoux (C) Michael McCoy, Bradley Ziegenbein | |
| 01:28 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum misses the 1st free throw | 73-62 |
| 01:28 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum makes the 2nd free throw | 74-62 |
| 01:19 | LSU | William Clark can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 74-62 |
| 01:18 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to James Ketchum | 74-62 |
| 00:54 | Mississippi State | Christopher Stoney can't connect on a shot in the lane | 74-62 |
| 00:53 | Mississippi State | David Avitia gets the offensive rebound | 74-62 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:31 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum knocks in the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from George Hill | 76-62 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:25 | LSU | Robert Landry misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 76-62 |
| 00:24 | Mississippi State | George Hill grabs the board | 76-62 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum runs out the clock | 76-62 |