| Lineup | LSU | PG - Kyle Murphy (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. SG - Michael Scott (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Anderson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Caba (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Carney (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Andrew Demartino (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Crosby (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Kenneth Ovellette (fresh) PF - Marshall Bonds (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - John Freeman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Ovellette inbounds the ball | 46-31 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:38 | Mississippi State | Marshall Bonds makes the pull-up jumper from the right side and he's fouled by John Caba - foul #2 on John Caba, team foul #1 | 46-33 |
| 19:38 | Mississippi State | Marshall Bonds misses the free throw | 46-33 |
| 19:38 | Mississippi State | Andrew Demartino grabs the offensive board | 46-33 |
| 19:22 | Mississippi State | Kyle Murphy is called for the reach on Andrew Demartino - foul #1 on Kyle Murphy, team foul #2 | 46-33 |
| 19:06 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Ovellette misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 46-33 |
| 19:04 | LSU | John Caba gets the rebound | 46-33 |
| 18:45 | LSU | Kenneth Ovellette picks off the pass by James Anderson | 46-33 |
| 18:37 | Mississippi State | Andrew Demartino splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by John Freeman | 46-36 |
| 18:22 | LSU | John Freeman swats the short shot by Kenneth Carney | 46-36 |
| 18:21 | LSU | James Anderson tips it back up and in | 48-36 |
| 18:05 | Mississippi State | Marshall Bonds can't finish the layup but he's fouled by John Caba - foul #3 on John Caba, team foul #3 | 48-36 |
| 18:05 | Mississippi State | Marshall Bonds makes the 1st free throw | 48-37 |
| 18:05 | Mississippi State | Marshall Bonds makes the 2nd free throw | 48-38 |
| 17:49 | LSU | Michael Scott clanks a 3 from the left wing | 48-38 |
| 17:47 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to John Freeman | 48-38 |
| 17:27 | Mississippi State | James Anderson steals it from Andrew Demartino out of a doubleteam | 48-38 |
| 17:24 | LSU | James Anderson hits the finger roll | 50-38 |
| 17:09 | Mississippi State | Robert Crosby misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-38 |
| 17:07 | LSU | Kenneth Carney grabs the defensive rebound | 50-38 |
| 16:47 | LSU | Kenneth Carney's pass is intercepted by Andrew Demartino | 50-38 |
| 16:43 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Ovellette slams it home set up by Andrew Demartino | 50-40 |
| 16:24 | LSU | Kyle Murphy loses the ball out of bounds | 50-40 |
| Subs | LSU | Kenneth Deines (PG), Ricky Kerr (SF), Robert Grant (PF), Frank Lopes (C) Kyle Murphy, James Anderson, John Caba, Kenneth Carney | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darren Knighten (PG), Frederick Proctor (SG), Manuel Tubbs (SF), Ronald Fleming (PF) Andrew Demartino, Robert Crosby, Kenneth Ovellette, Marshall Bonds | |
| 16:03 | Mississippi State | Ronald Fleming can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 50-40 |
| 16:01 | LSU | The rebound goes to Michael Scott | 50-40 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Kenneth Deines (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Scott (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ricky Kerr (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Grant (fresh) 1 pts. C - Frank Lopes (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Darren Knighten (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SG - Frederick Proctor (fresh) SF - Manuel Tubbs (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Ronald Fleming (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Freeman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:44 | LSU | Michael Scott double dribbles | 50-40 |
| 15:28 | Mississippi State | Robert Grant denies the turnaround by John Freeman | 50-40 |
| 15:27 | LSU | The rebound goes to Ricky Kerr | 50-40 |
| 15:12 | LSU | Robert Grant connects on the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Michael Scott | 52-40 |
| 14:55 | Mississippi State | Manuel Tubbs is hacked by Ricky Kerr - foul #1 on Ricky Kerr, team foul #4 | 52-40 |
| Subs | LSU | Kyle Murphy (PG), James Anderson (SF) Kenneth Deines, Michael Scott | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Andrew Demartino (PG), Kenneth Ovellette (SF), Marshall Bonds (PF) Frederick Proctor, Manuel Tubbs, John Freeman | |
| 14:40 | Mississippi State | Marshall Bonds drills a fadeaway from the left side | 52-42 |
| 14:23 | LSU | Kyle Murphy's fadeaway is rejected by Marshall Bonds | 52-42 |
| 14:21 | LSU | Frank Lopes hits the follow up shot | 54-42 |
| 13:58 | Mississippi State | Andrew Demartino misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-42 |
| 13:57 | LSU | The rebound goes to Robert Grant | 54-42 |
| 13:38 | LSU | Kyle Murphy clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-42 |
| 13:37 | LSU | Frank Lopes gets the offensive rebound | 54-42 |
| 13:27 | LSU | James Anderson hits a floater from the left side | 56-42 |
| 13:03 | Mississippi State | Marshall Bonds throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-42 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Scott (SG), Kenneth Deines (SF), John Caba (PF), Kenneth Carney (C) Ricky Kerr, James Anderson, Robert Grant, Frank Lopes | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Crosby (SG), John Freeman (C) Darren Knighten, Ronald Fleming | |
| 12:43 | LSU | Kyle Murphy misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-42 |
| 12:42 | LSU | John Caba grabs the offensive rebound | 56-42 |
| 12:30 | LSU | Michael Scott drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Kyle Murphy | 59-42 |
| 12:09 | Mississippi State | John Freeman clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 59-42 |
| 12:08 | Mississippi State | Marshall Bonds hits the follow up shot | 59-44 |
| 11:51 | LSU | Michael Scott is hacked by Andrew Demartino - foul #1 on Andrew Demartino, team foul #1 | 59-44 |
| Subs | LSU | James Anderson (SF) Kyle Murphy | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Manuel Tubbs (SF) Kenneth Ovellette | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Kenneth Deines (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Scott (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Anderson (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Caba (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Carney (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Andrew Demartino (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Crosby (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Manuel Tubbs (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Marshall Bonds (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - John Freeman (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:34 | LSU | Kenneth Deines is hacked by John Freeman - foul #2 on John Freeman, team foul #2 | 59-44 |
| 11:21 | LSU | James Anderson misses the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by John Freeman - foul #3 on John Freeman, team foul #3 | 59-44 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darren Knighten (PG) Andrew Demartino | |
| 11:21 | LSU | James Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 60-44 |
| 11:21 | LSU | James Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 61-44 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 11:02 | Mississippi State | John Caba swats the short shot by John Freeman | 61-44 |
| 11:00 | Mississippi State | Robert Crosby tips it in | 61-46 |
| 10:48 | LSU | John Caba can't connect on a floater from the right side | 61-46 |
| 10:46 | Mississippi State | Marshall Bonds pulls down the rebound | 61-46 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 10:42 | Mississippi State | Darren Knighten connects on the jumpshot from the left wing | 61-48 |
| 10:21 | LSU | Kenneth Carney misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on John Freeman - foul #4 on John Freeman, team foul #4 | 61-48 |
| Subs | LSU | Kyle Murphy (PG), Ricky Kerr (SG), Robert Grant (PF) Kenneth Deines, Michael Scott, John Caba | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Andrew Demartino (PG), Kenneth Ovellette (SF), Ronald Fleming (C) Robert Crosby, Manuel Tubbs, John Freeman | |
| 10:21 | LSU | Kenneth Carney makes the 1st free throw | 62-48 |
| 10:21 | LSU | Kenneth Carney makes the 2nd free throw | 63-48 |
| 09:58 | Mississippi State | Marshall Bonds scores on a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Andrew Demartino | 63-50 |
| 09:35 | LSU | Kenneth Carney hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 63-50 |
| 09:33 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Ovellette pulls down the rebound | 63-50 |
| 09:26 | Mississippi State | Marshall Bonds misses the jumper from the right side | 63-50 |
| 09:25 | LSU | Kenneth Carney snags the defensive board | 63-50 |
| 09:02 | LSU | Kenneth Ovellette is called for the reach on Kyle Murphy - foul #3 on Kenneth Ovellette, team foul #5 | 63-50 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Scott (SG), John Caba (PF) James Anderson, Kenneth Carney | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Crosby (SG) Darren Knighten | |
| 08:43 | LSU | Ricky Kerr comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 63-50 |
| 08:41 | LSU | Robert Grant hits the follow up shot | 65-50 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 08:31 | Mississippi State | Robert Crosby comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 65-50 |
| 08:29 | LSU | Kyle Murphy snags the defensive board | 65-50 |
| 08:09 | LSU | Kenneth Ovellette is called for the reach on Ricky Kerr - foul #4 on Kenneth Ovellette, team foul #6 | 65-50 |
| Subs | LSU | Kenneth Deines (PG) Kyle Murphy | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Manuel Tubbs (SF) Kenneth Ovellette | |
| 08:00 | LSU | John Caba misses long on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Robert Crosby - foul #3 on Robert Crosby, team foul #7 | 65-50 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Freeman (C) Marshall Bonds | |
| 08:00 | LSU | John Caba makes the 1st free throw | 66-50 |
| 08:00 | LSU | John Caba makes the 2nd free throw | 67-50 |
| 07:49 | Mississippi State | Robert Crosby makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Andrew Demartino | 67-53 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Kenneth Deines (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Scott (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ricky Kerr (fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Caba (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Grant (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Andrew Demartino (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Robert Crosby (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SF - Manuel Tubbs (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Ronald Fleming (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Freeman (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 07:29 | LSU | Michael Scott drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Kenneth Deines | 70-53 |
| 07:05 | Mississippi State | John Freeman misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Robert Grant - foul #1 on Robert Grant, team foul #5 | 70-53 |
| Subs | LSU | James Anderson (SF), Frank Lopes (C) Ricky Kerr, John Caba | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darren Knighten (PG), Frederick Proctor (SG), Marshall Bonds (PF) Andrew Demartino, Robert Crosby, Ronald Fleming | |
| 07:05 | Mississippi State | John Freeman misses the 1st free throw | 70-53 |
| 07:05 | Mississippi State | John Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 70-54 |
| 06:45 | LSU | Michael Scott loses the dribble to Frederick Proctor | 70-54 |
| 06:35 | Mississippi State | Darren Knighten is whistled for a carry | 70-54 |
| Subs | LSU | Kyle Murphy (PG), Kenneth Carney (C) Kenneth Deines, Robert Grant | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kenneth Ovellette (SF) Manuel Tubbs | |
| 06:22 | LSU | Michael Scott knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side and he's hacked by Kenneth Ovellette - foul #5 on Kenneth Ovellette, team foul #8 | 72-54 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Manuel Tubbs (SF) Kenneth Ovellette | |
| 06:22 | LSU | Michael Scott makes the free throw | 73-54 |
| 06:09 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Carney denies the turnaround by Marshall Bonds | 73-54 |
| 06:08 | LSU | Kyle Murphy grabs the defensive rebound | 73-54 |
| 05:49 | LSU | Kyle Murphy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 73-54 |
| 05:48 | LSU | James Anderson grabs the offensive rebound | 73-54 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:33 | LSU | James Anderson drills a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Michael Scott | 75-54 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:20 | Mississippi State | John Freeman makes the driving attempt in the paint and he's hacked by Kyle Murphy - foul #2 on Kyle Murphy, team foul #6 | 75-56 |
| Subs | LSU | Ricky Kerr (SG), John Caba (PF), Robert Grant (C) Michael Scott, Frank Lopes, Kenneth Carney | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Andrew Demartino (PG), Robert Crosby (SF), Ronald Fleming (PF) Frederick Proctor, Manuel Tubbs, Marshall Bonds | |
| 05:20 | Mississippi State | John Freeman makes the free throw | 75-57 |
| 04:51 | LSU | James Anderson's pass is intercepted by Darren Knighten | 75-57 |
| 04:46 | Mississippi State | Darren Knighten hits the finger roll | 75-59 |
| 04:22 | LSU | James Anderson drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 78-59 |
| 03:58 | Mississippi State | Andrew Demartino is hacked by Kyle Murphy - foul #3 on Kyle Murphy, team foul #7 | 78-59 |
| Subs | LSU | Kenneth Deines (PG), Michael Scott (SG) Kyle Murphy, James Anderson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Manuel Tubbs (SF), Marshall Bonds (PF) Darren Knighten, Ronald Fleming | |
| 03:58 | Mississippi State | Andrew Demartino makes the 1st free throw | 78-60 |
| 03:58 | Mississippi State | Andrew Demartino makes the 2nd free throw | 78-61 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:29 | LSU | Robert Grant makes the jump hook near the basket set up by Michael Scott and he's hacked by Manuel Tubbs - foul #1 on Manuel Tubbs, team foul #9 | 80-61 |
| Subs | LSU | Kenneth Carney (C) John Caba | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frederick Proctor (SG), Ronald Fleming (PF), Darren Knighten (C) Robert Crosby, Marshall Bonds, John Freeman | |
| 03:29 | LSU | Robert Grant makes the free throw | 81-61 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Kenneth Deines (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Scott (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SF - Ricky Kerr (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Grant (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Kenneth Carney (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Andrew Demartino (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Frederick Proctor (fresh) SF - Manuel Tubbs (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Ronald Fleming (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Darren Knighten (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:07 | Mississippi State | Darren Knighten is wide open but clanks a shot from the free throw line | 81-61 |
| 03:05 | Mississippi State | Manuel Tubbs pulls down the offensive rebound | 81-61 |
| 02:49 | Mississippi State | Robert Grant swats the shot by Andrew Demartino | 81-61 |
| 02:48 | LSU | Michael Scott grabs the board | 81-61 |
| 02:23 | LSU | Ricky Kerr loses the dribble to Ronald Fleming | 81-61 |
| 02:10 | Mississippi State | Ricky Kerr picks off the pass by Frederick Proctor | 81-61 |
| 02:06 | LSU | Ricky Kerr misses the lay-in | 81-61 |
| 02:05 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Manuel Tubbs | 81-61 |
| 01:42 | Mississippi State | Ronald Fleming hits a wide open floater from the free throw line set up by Andrew Demartino out of the doubleteam | 81-63 |
| 01:14 | LSU | Michael Scott hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Kenneth Deines | 84-63 |
| 01:08 | Mississippi State | Andrew Demartino misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 84-63 |
| 01:07 | LSU | Kenneth Carney pulls down the rebound | 84-63 |
| 00:38 | LSU | Kenneth Carney misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 84-63 |
| 00:37 | LSU | Robert Grant tips it home | 86-63 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:29 | Mississippi State | Frederick Proctor is by himself and knocks in the runner near the basket on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Andrew Demartino | 86-65 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:00 | LSU | Kenneth Deines runs out the clock | 86-65 |