| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Andrew Demartino (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Robert Crosby (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Ovellette (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Marshall Bonds (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Fleming (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Kyle Murphy (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SG - Michael Scott (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Anderson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Caba (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Carney (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | James Anderson inbounds the ball | 30-40 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:44 | LSU | Michael Scott misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 30-40 |
| 19:43 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Ronald Fleming | 30-40 |
| 19:21 | Mississippi State | Andrew Demartino hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-40 |
| 18:57 | LSU | John Caba comes up short on the runner in the lane | 33-40 |
| 18:55 | LSU | Kyle Murphy can't tip it in | 33-40 |
| 18:54 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Ronald Fleming | 33-40 |
| 18:39 | Mississippi State | Robert Crosby knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-40 |
| 18:23 | LSU | John Caba knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Kyle Murphy | 36-42 |
| 18:05 | Mississippi State | Robert Crosby's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Carney | 36-42 |
| 17:48 | LSU | Kyle Murphy drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Scott | 36-44 |
| 17:34 | Mississippi State | Robert Crosby connects on the jumper from the right side | 38-44 |
| 17:17 | LSU | Michael Scott drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by James Anderson | 38-47 |
| 17:03 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Ovellette misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 38-47 |
| 17:02 | Mississippi State | Marshall Bonds tips it back up and in | 40-47 |
| 16:50 | LSU | Michael Scott drills a 3 from the right corner | 40-50 |
| 16:28 | Mississippi State | Andrew Demartino can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-50 |
| 16:27 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Ovellette tips it home | 42-50 |
| 16:09 | LSU | Kenneth Ovellette is called for the reach on James Anderson - foul #1 on Kenneth Ovellette, team foul #1 | 42-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darren Knighten (PG), Frederick Proctor (SG), Manuel Tubbs (SF) Andrew Demartino, Robert Crosby, Kenneth Ovellette | |
| Subs | LSU | Kenneth Deines (PG), Ricky Kerr (SF), Robert Grant (PF), Frank Lopes (C) Kyle Murphy, James Anderson, John Caba, Kenneth Carney | |
| 16:01 | LSU | Michael Scott misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-50 |
| 16:00 | Mississippi State | Manuel Tubbs grabs the defensive rebound | 42-50 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Darren Knighten (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Frederick Proctor (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Manuel Tubbs (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Marshall Bonds (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Fleming (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Kenneth Deines (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Scott (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ricky Kerr (fresh) PF - Robert Grant (fresh) 3 pts. C - Frank Lopes (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Mississippi State | Marshall Bonds clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 42-50 |
| 15:41 | Mississippi State | Ronald Fleming tips it back up and in | 44-50 |
| 15:39 | LSU | Kenneth Deines is hacked by Frederick Proctor in the backcourt - foul #1 on Frederick Proctor, team foul #2 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Freeman (C) Ronald Fleming | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 15:26 | LSU | Ricky Kerr connects on the shot from the left wing set up by Kenneth Deines | 44-52 |
| 15:09 | Mississippi State | John Freeman loses the dribble to Robert Grant | 44-52 |
| 14:42 | LSU | Kenneth Deines misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 44-52 |
| 14:40 | LSU | Ricky Kerr tips it home | 44-54 |
| 14:20 | Mississippi State | John Freeman is denied on a layup by Frank Lopes | 44-54 |
| 14:18 | LSU | Robert Grant snags the defensive board | 44-54 |
| 13:57 | LSU | Robert Grant lays it up and in set up by Michael Scott | 44-56 |
| 13:36 | Mississippi State | Darren Knighten's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Andrew Demartino (PG), Robert Crosby (SG), Kenneth Ovellette (SF) Darren Knighten, Frederick Proctor, Manuel Tubbs | |
| Subs | LSU | Kyle Murphy (PG), James Anderson (SF) Michael Scott, Frank Lopes | |
| 13:23 | LSU | Robert Grant misses the shot from the baseline | 44-56 |
| 13:22 | Mississippi State | John Freeman pulls down the rebound | 44-56 |
| 13:06 | Mississippi State | Robert Crosby connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by John Freeman | 47-56 |
| 12:38 | LSU | Robert Grant misses the jumper in the paint but the foul's on Marshall Bonds - foul #3 on Marshall Bonds, team foul #3 | 47-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ronald Fleming (PF) Marshall Bonds | |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Scott (SG), Kenneth Carney (C) Kenneth Deines, Ricky Kerr | |
| 12:38 | LSU | Robert Grant makes the 1st free throw | 47-57 |
| 12:38 | LSU | Robert Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 47-58 |
| 12:19 | Mississippi State | Robert Crosby clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-58 |
| 12:18 | Mississippi State | Andrew Demartino pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-58 |
| 12:07 | Mississippi State | Andrew Demartino can't connect on a 3 from the right wing but he's hacked by Kyle Murphy - foul #3 on Kyle Murphy, team foul #1 | 47-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darren Knighten (SG) Robert Crosby | |
| Subs | LSU | John Caba (PF) Robert Grant | |
| 12:07 | Mississippi State | Andrew Demartino misses the 1st free throw | 47-58 |
| 12:07 | Mississippi State | Andrew Demartino makes the 2nd free throw | 48-58 |
| 12:07 | Mississippi State | Andrew Demartino makes the 3rd free throw | 49-58 |
| 11:58 | LSU | John Freeman is called for the reach on Kyle Murphy - foul #4 on John Freeman, team foul #4 | 49-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Marshall Bonds (PF) John Freeman | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Andrew Demartino (fresh) 15 pts. SG - Darren Knighten (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Kenneth Ovellette (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Marshall Bonds (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Ronald Fleming (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Kyle Murphy (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SG - Michael Scott (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Anderson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Caba (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Carney (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:42 | LSU | John Caba misses badly on a shot in the lane | 49-58 |
| 11:40 | LSU | James Anderson hits the follow up shot | 49-60 |
| 11:20 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Carney is called for the reach on Ronald Fleming - foul #1 on Kenneth Carney, team foul #2 | 49-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Kenneth Deines (SG) Michael Scott | |
| 10:59 | Mississippi State | Andrew Demartino knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Darren Knighten | 52-60 |
| 10:40 | LSU | John Caba scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Kyle Murphy | 52-62 |
| 10:27 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Ovellette can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 52-62 |
| 10:25 | LSU | John Caba grabs the defensive rebound | 52-62 |
| 10:18 | LSU | James Anderson drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Kyle Murphy | 52-65 |
| 09:58 | Mississippi State | Andrew Demartino is hacked by Kyle Murphy - foul #4 on Kyle Murphy, team foul #3 | 52-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Crosby (SG), Manuel Tubbs (SF) Darren Knighten, Kenneth Ovellette | |
| Subs | LSU | Ricky Kerr (SF), Robert Grant (C) James Anderson, Kenneth Carney | |
| 09:40 | Mississippi State | Manuel Tubbs buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-65 |
| 09:11 | LSU | Robert Grant lays it up and in set up by Ricky Kerr | 55-67 |
| 08:47 | Mississippi State | Andrew Demartino misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 55-67 |
| 08:46 | LSU | Kenneth Deines pulls down the rebound | 55-67 |
| 08:27 | LSU | Ricky Kerr hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Grant | 55-69 |
| 08:20 | Mississippi State | Robert Crosby misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 55-69 |
| 08:19 | LSU | John Caba pulls down the rebound | 55-69 |
| 08:09 | LSU | Andrew Demartino picks off the pass by Kyle Murphy | 55-69 |
| 07:55 | Mississippi State | Andrew Demartino knocks in the 3 from straight away | 58-69 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Andrew Demartino (fairly fresh) 21 pts. SG - Robert Crosby (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Manuel Tubbs (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Marshall Bonds (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Ronald Fleming (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Kyle Murphy (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. SG - Kenneth Deines (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Ricky Kerr (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Caba (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Grant (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:38 | LSU | John Caba hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Marshall Bonds - foul #4 on Marshall Bonds, team foul #5 | 58-69 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darren Knighten (PG), Frederick Proctor (SG), Kenneth Ovellette (SF), John Freeman (C) Andrew Demartino, Robert Crosby, Manuel Tubbs, Ronald Fleming | |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Scott (SG), James Anderson (SF), Kenneth Carney (C) Kenneth Deines, Ricky Kerr, Robert Grant | |
| 07:38 | LSU | John Caba misses the 1st free throw | 58-69 |
| 07:38 | LSU | John Caba misses the 2nd free throw | 58-69 |
| 07:38 | Mississippi State | John Freeman gets the rebound | 58-69 |
| 07:30 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Ovellette drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Frederick Proctor | 61-69 |
| 07:09 | LSU | John Caba is hacked by Marshall Bonds - foul #5 on Marshall Bonds, team foul #6 | 61-69 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ronald Fleming (PF) Marshall Bonds | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Grant (PF) John Caba | |
| 06:59 | LSU | Michael Scott buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Kyle Murphy | 61-72 |
| 06:43 | Mississippi State | Kyle Murphy is called for the reach on John Freeman - foul #5 on Kyle Murphy, team foul #4 | 61-72 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Ricky Kerr (SG) Kyle Murphy | |
| 06:26 | Mississippi State | Darren Knighten is whistled for a carry | 61-72 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Frank Lopes (C) Kenneth Carney | |
| 06:03 | LSU | Robert Grant comes up short on the shot in the paint | 61-72 |
| 06:01 | LSU | Robert Grant tips it back up and in | 61-74 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 05:53 | Mississippi State | John Freeman misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 61-74 |
| 05:51 | LSU | Michael Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 61-74 |
| 05:45 | LSU | Darren Knighten is called for the reach on Michael Scott in the backcourt - foul #2 on Darren Knighten, team foul #7 | 61-74 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Andrew Demartino (PG), Robert Crosby (SG) Frederick Proctor, Ronald Fleming | |
| Subs | LSU | Kenneth Deines (PG) Ricky Kerr | |
| 05:45 | LSU | Michael Scott misses the 1st free throw | 61-74 |
| 05:45 | Mississippi State | Robert Crosby gets the rebound | 61-74 |
| 05:32 | Mississippi State | John Freeman hits a floater from the left side | 63-74 |
| 05:16 | LSU | James Anderson clanks a jumper from the right side | 63-74 |
| 05:14 | LSU | Kenneth Deines tips it back up and in | 63-76 |
| 05:05 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Ovellette's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-76 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Manuel Tubbs (SF) Darren Knighten | |
| Subs | LSU | Kenneth Carney (C) Frank Lopes | |
| 04:53 | LSU | Robert Grant hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by John Freeman - foul #5 on John Freeman, team foul #8 | 63-76 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ronald Fleming (C) John Freeman | |
| Subs | LSU | Ricky Kerr (SF) James Anderson | |
| 04:53 | LSU | Robert Grant misses the 1st free throw | 63-76 |
| 04:53 | LSU | Robert Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 63-77 |
| 04:45 | Mississippi State | Andrew Demartino makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Manuel Tubbs | 66-77 |
| 04:38 | LSU | Ricky Kerr misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 66-77 |
| 04:37 | LSU | Kenneth Carney tips it but misses | 66-77 |
| 04:35 | LSU | Robert Grant tips it in | 66-79 |
| 04:30 | Mississippi State | Andrew Demartino misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 66-79 |
| 04:29 | LSU | The rebound goes to Kenneth Carney | 66-79 |
| 04:22 | LSU | Manuel Tubbs is called for the reach on Kenneth Carney - foul #1 on Manuel Tubbs, team foul #9 | 66-79 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frederick Proctor (SG), Darren Knighten (C) Robert Crosby, Kenneth Ovellette | |
| Subs | LSU | Frank Lopes (PF) Robert Grant | |
| 04:22 | LSU | Kenneth Carney makes the 1st free throw | 66-80 |
| 04:22 | LSU | Kenneth Carney makes the 2nd free throw | 66-81 |
| 04:06 | Mississippi State | Andrew Demartino throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-81 |
| 03:48 | LSU | Kenneth Carney hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 66-81 |
| 03:46 | Mississippi State | Frederick Proctor snags the defensive board | 66-81 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Andrew Demartino (fresh) 24 pts. SG - Frederick Proctor (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Manuel Tubbs (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Ronald Fleming (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Darren Knighten (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Kenneth Deines (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Scott (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ricky Kerr (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Frank Lopes (fresh) 3 reb. C - Kenneth Carney (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:29 | Mississippi State | Ricky Kerr takes the ball from Manuel Tubbs | 66-81 |
| 03:24 | LSU | Ricky Kerr lays it in | 66-83 |
| 03:20 | Mississippi State | Andrew Demartino comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 66-83 |
| 03:18 | Mississippi State | Ronald Fleming pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-83 |
| 03:02 | Mississippi State | Ronald Fleming's floater is tipped away by Kenneth Carney | 66-83 |
| 03:01 | LSU | Kenneth Carney snags the defensive board | 66-83 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 02:49 | LSU | Kenneth Carney knocks in the runner in the paint set up by Kenneth Deines | 66-85 |
| 02:42 | Mississippi State | Andrew Demartino connects on the 3 from the right corner | 69-85 |
| 02:28 | LSU | Kenneth Deines's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-85 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kenneth Ovellette (SF) Andrew Demartino | |
| Subs | LSU | James Anderson (SF), John Caba (PF), Robert Grant (C) Michael Scott, Frank Lopes, Kenneth Carney | |
| 02:21 | Mississippi State | James Anderson steps in front of the Kenneth Ovellette pass | 69-85 |
| 02:00 | LSU | James Anderson misses the turnaround from the left block | 69-85 |
| 01:59 | LSU | John Caba tips it back up and in | 69-87 |
| 01:39 | Mississippi State | Manuel Tubbs can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 69-87 |
| 01:38 | LSU | James Anderson pulls down the rebound | 69-87 |
| 01:31 | LSU | James Anderson misses short on a 3 from straight away | 69-87 |
| 01:29 | Mississippi State | Darren Knighten gets the rebound | 69-87 |
| 01:20 | Mississippi State | Frederick Proctor hits a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Manuel Tubbs and he's fouled by Ricky Kerr - foul #1 on Ricky Kerr, team foul #5 | 71-87 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Scott (SG), Kenneth Carney (C) Ricky Kerr, Robert Grant | |
| 01:20 | Mississippi State | Frederick Proctor makes the free throw | 72-87 |
| 01:10 | LSU | John Caba is denied on a layup by Kenneth Ovellette | 72-87 |
| 01:09 | Mississippi State | Ronald Fleming gets the rebound | 72-87 |
| 01:05 | Mississippi State | Manuel Tubbs can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 72-87 |
| 01:03 | LSU | Kenneth Carney grabs the defensive rebound | 72-87 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:39 | LSU | Kenneth Carney hits the finger roll on a great pass from James Anderson | 72-89 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:33 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Ovellette can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 72-89 |
| 00:32 | LSU | John Caba grabs the board | 72-89 |
| 00:07 | LSU | Kenneth Carney misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 72-89 |
| 00:06 | LSU | Kenneth Carney tips it but misses | 72-89 |
| 00:05 | LSU | Kenneth Carney tips it home | 72-91 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Frederick Proctor loses the dribble to John Caba | 72-91 |