| Lineup | LSU | PG - Thomas Dickerson (fresh) SG - Bradley Norman (fresh) SF - Travis Kane (fresh) PF - Gary Morrison (fresh) C - Robert Geiger (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Richard Steele (fresh) SG - Johnny Heard (fresh) SF - Stanley Lust (fresh) PF - Ryan Risher (fresh) C - Andrew Alvord (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Robert Geiger wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:33 | LSU | Thomas Dickerson misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Mississippi State | Andrew Alvord snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Mississippi State | Johnny Heard is fouled in the backcourt by Bradley Norman - foul #1 on Bradley Norman, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Mississippi State | Johnny Heard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 18:56 | LSU | Travis Kane is fouled on the floor by Andrew Alvord - foul #1 on Andrew Alvord, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:37 | LSU | Gary Morrison's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 18:22 | Mississippi State | Richard Steele is alone and drills a fadeaway from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 17:57 | LSU | Robert Geiger misses short on a shot from close range | 0-2 |
| 17:56 | Mississippi State | Ryan Risher pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 17:36 | Mississippi State | Andrew Alvord misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Robert Geiger - foul #1 on Robert Geiger, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Tadlock (PG), Richard Craven (SG) Thomas Dickerson, Bradley Norman | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 17:36 | Mississippi State | Andrew Alvord misses the 1st free throw | 0-2 |
| 17:36 | Mississippi State | Andrew Alvord misses the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 17:36 | LSU | The rebound goes to Robert Geiger | 0-2 |
| 17:07 | LSU | Gary Tadlock buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Craven and he's hacked by Richard Steele - foul #1 on Richard Steele, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| Subs | LSU | Nathan Patin (SF), Isaiah Bangert (PF), Woodrow Harvey (C) Travis Kane, Gary Morrison, Robert Geiger | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 17:07 | LSU | Gary Tadlock makes the free throw | 3-2 |
| 16:51 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust misses short on a shot from close range | 3-2 |
| 16:50 | LSU | Woodrow Harvey grabs the defensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 16:40 | LSU | Isaiah Bangert double dribbles | 3-2 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Edward Mozingo (SF) Stanley Lust | |
| 16:38 | Mississippi State | Richard Steele's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 3-2 |
| 16:15 | LSU | Richard Craven scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Isaiah Bangert | 5-2 |
| 15:46 | Mississippi State | Johnny Heard hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 5-2 |
| 15:45 | LSU | Isaiah Bangert pulls down the rebound | 5-2 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Gary Tadlock (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Richard Craven (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nathan Patin (fresh) PF - Isaiah Bangert (fresh) C - Woodrow Harvey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Richard Steele (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Johnny Heard (fairly fresh) SF - Edward Mozingo (fresh) PF - Ryan Risher (fairly fresh) C - Andrew Alvord (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:36 | LSU | Richard Craven is whistled for a carry | 5-2 |
| Subs | LSU | Thomas Dickerson (PG), Bradley Norman (SG), Travis Kane (SF), Gary Morrison (PF), Robert Geiger (C) Gary Tadlock, Richard Craven, Nathan Patin, Isaiah Bangert, Woodrow Harvey | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Matthew Rose (PG), Melvin Bailey (SG), Ralph Dickens (PF), Brian Messinger (C) Richard Steele, Johnny Heard, Ryan Risher, Andrew Alvord | |
| 15:33 | Mississippi State | Gary Morrison takes the ball from Edward Mozingo in the backcourt | 5-2 |
| 15:14 | LSU | Thomas Dickerson hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Travis Kane | 8-2 |
| 15:02 | Mississippi State | Brian Messinger buries a jumper from the free throw line set up by Matthew Rose | 8-4 |
| 14:38 | LSU | Robert Geiger misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Matthew Rose - foul #1 on Matthew Rose, team foul #3 | 8-4 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust (SF) Edward Mozingo | |
| 14:38 | LSU | Robert Geiger makes the 1st free throw | 9-4 |
| 14:38 | LSU | Robert Geiger makes the 2nd free throw | 10-4 |
| 14:17 | Mississippi State | Ralph Dickens comes up short on the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Gary Morrison - foul #1 on Gary Morrison, team foul #3 | 10-4 |
| Subs | LSU | Matthew Woodburn (SG), Nathan Patin (SF), Woodrow Harvey (C) Bradley Norman, Travis Kane, Robert Geiger | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Steele (PG), Johnny Heard (SG) Matthew Rose, Melvin Bailey | |
| 14:17 | Mississippi State | Ralph Dickens makes the 1st free throw | 10-5 |
| 14:17 | Mississippi State | Ralph Dickens makes the 2nd free throw | 10-6 |
| 13:48 | LSU | Matthew Woodburn is fouled on the floor by Johnny Heard - foul #1 on Johnny Heard, team foul #4 | 10-6 |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Tadlock (PG), Richard Craven (SG), Isaiah Bangert (PF) Thomas Dickerson, Matthew Woodburn, Gary Morrison | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ryan Risher (PF), Andrew Alvord (C) Ralph Dickens, Brian Messinger | |
| 13:26 | LSU | Gary Tadlock hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 13-6 |
| 13:09 | Mississippi State | Andrew Alvord is hacked by Woodrow Harvey - foul #1 on Woodrow Harvey, team foul #4 | 13-6 |
| Subs | LSU | Matthew Woodburn (SG), Robert Geiger (C) Nathan Patin, Woodrow Harvey | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Edward Mozingo (SF) Stanley Lust | |
| 12:56 | Mississippi State | Johnny Heard clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 13-6 |
| 12:55 | Mississippi State | Ryan Risher tips it home | 13-8 |
| 12:29 | LSU | Richard Craven hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 13-8 |
| 12:28 | Mississippi State | Ryan Risher grabs the board | 13-8 |
| 12:20 | Mississippi State | Richard Steele is open and scores on a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Andrew Alvord | 13-10 |
| 11:57 | LSU | Richard Craven buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 16-10 |
| 11:41 | Mississippi State | Matthew Woodburn is called for the reach on Richard Steele - foul #1 on Matthew Woodburn, team foul #5 | 16-10 |
| Subs | LSU | Thomas Dickerson (PG), Bradley Norman (SG), Travis Kane (SF), Gary Morrison (PF), Woodrow Harvey (C) Gary Tadlock, Matthew Woodburn, Richard Craven, Isaiah Bangert, Robert Geiger | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Matthew Rose (PG), Melvin Bailey (SG), Stanley Lust (SF), Ralph Dickens (PF), Brian Messinger (C) Richard Steele, Johnny Heard, Edward Mozingo, Ryan Risher, Andrew Alvord | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Thomas Dickerson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Bradley Norman (fresh) SF - Travis Kane (fresh) PF - Gary Morrison (fresh) C - Woodrow Harvey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Matthew Rose (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Melvin Bailey (fresh) SF - Stanley Lust (fresh) PF - Ralph Dickens (fresh) 2 pts. C - Brian Messinger (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:28 | Mississippi State | Brian Messinger buries a shot from close range set up by Stanley Lust | 16-12 |
| 11:03 | LSU | Gary Morrison lays it in on a nice dish by Thomas Dickerson and he's fouled by Ralph Dickens - foul #1 on Ralph Dickens, team foul #5 | 18-12 |
| 11:03 | LSU | Gary Morrison makes the free throw | 19-12 |
| 10:44 | Mississippi State | Brian Messinger makes the runner in the lane | 19-14 |
| 10:29 | LSU | Thomas Dickerson misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Ralph Dickens - foul #2 on Ralph Dickens, team foul #6 | 19-14 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Geiger (C) Woodrow Harvey | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Edward Mozingo (SG), Ryan Risher (PF) Melvin Bailey, Ralph Dickens | |
| 10:29 | LSU | Thomas Dickerson makes the 1st free throw | 20-14 |
| 10:29 | LSU | Thomas Dickerson misses the 2nd free throw | 20-14 |
| 10:29 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Ryan Risher | 20-14 |
| 10:10 | Mississippi State | Matthew Rose misses the 3 from the left wing | 20-14 |
| 10:08 | LSU | Robert Geiger grabs the defensive rebound | 20-14 |
| 09:52 | LSU | Thomas Dickerson is whistled for traveling | 20-14 |
| Subs | LSU | Matthew Woodburn (PG), Nathan Patin (SF), Isaiah Bangert (C) Thomas Dickerson, Travis Kane, Robert Geiger | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Steele (PG), Johnny Heard (SG) Matthew Rose, Stanley Lust | |
| 09:37 | Mississippi State | Isaiah Bangert is called for the reach on Brian Messinger - foul #1 on Isaiah Bangert, team foul #6 | 20-14 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Andrew Alvord (PF) Ryan Risher | |
| 09:20 | Mississippi State | Edward Mozingo blows the dunk | 20-14 |
| 09:19 | LSU | Isaiah Bangert gets the rebound | 20-14 |
| 08:58 | LSU | Gary Morrison can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Andrew Alvord - foul #2 on Andrew Alvord, team foul #7 | 20-14 |
| Subs | LSU | Richard Craven (PG), Woodrow Harvey (C) Bradley Norman, Isaiah Bangert | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust (SF), Ryan Risher (PF) Edward Mozingo, Andrew Alvord | |
| 08:58 | LSU | Gary Morrison makes the 1st free throw | 21-14 |
| 08:58 | LSU | Gary Morrison misses the 2nd free throw | 21-14 |
| 08:58 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Brian Messinger | 21-14 |
| 08:56 | Mississippi State | Johnny Heard is fouled in the backcourt by Matthew Woodburn - foul #2 on Matthew Woodburn, team foul #7 | 21-14 |
| Subs | LSU | Thomas Dickerson (PG), Travis Kane (SF) Matthew Woodburn, Gary Morrison | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 08:56 | Mississippi State | Johnny Heard makes the 1st free throw | 21-15 |
| 08:56 | Mississippi State | Johnny Heard makes the 2nd free throw | 21-16 |
| 08:36 | LSU | Travis Kane throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-16 |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Tadlock (PG), Robert Geiger (PF) Thomas Dickerson, Nathan Patin | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 08:13 | Mississippi State | Brian Messinger can't finish the uncontested layup | 21-16 |
| 08:12 | Mississippi State | Brian Messinger tips it back up and in | 21-18 |
| 07:47 | LSU | Travis Kane drills a fadeaway from the left wing | 23-18 |
| 07:23 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust is called for a charge - foul #1 on Stanley Lust, team foul #8 | 23-18 |
| Subs | LSU | Thomas Dickerson (PG), Bradley Norman (SG), Nathan Patin (SF), Gary Morrison (PF), Isaiah Bangert (C) Gary Tadlock, Richard Craven, Travis Kane, Robert Geiger, Woodrow Harvey | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Matthew Rose (PG), Melvin Bailey (SG), Edward Mozingo (SF) Richard Steele, Johnny Heard, Stanley Lust | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Thomas Dickerson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bradley Norman (fairly fresh) SF - Nathan Patin (fresh) PF - Gary Morrison (fresh) 4 pts. C - Isaiah Bangert (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Matthew Rose (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Melvin Bailey (fresh) SF - Edward Mozingo (fresh) PF - Ryan Risher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Messinger (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 06:57 | LSU | Gary Morrison hits a floater in the paint | 25-18 |
| 06:34 | Mississippi State | Melvin Bailey is hacked by Bradley Norman - foul #2 on Bradley Norman, team foul #8 | 25-18 |
| Subs | LSU | Matthew Woodburn (SG) Bradley Norman | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 06:34 | Mississippi State | Melvin Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 25-19 |
| 06:34 | Mississippi State | Melvin Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 25-20 |
| 06:09 | LSU | Brian Messinger is called for the reach on Matthew Woodburn - foul #1 on Brian Messinger, team foul #9 | 25-20 |
| Subs | LSU | Travis Kane (SF), Robert Geiger (C) Nathan Patin, Gary Morrison | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 06:09 | LSU | Matthew Woodburn makes the 1st free throw | 26-20 |
| 06:09 | LSU | Matthew Woodburn makes the 2nd free throw | 27-20 |
| 06:05 | Mississippi State | Travis Kane steps in front of the Melvin Bailey pass in the backcourt | 27-20 |
| 05:50 | LSU | Robert Geiger is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Robert Geiger, team foul #9 | 27-20 |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Tadlock (PG), Richard Craven (SF) Thomas Dickerson, Travis Kane | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Steele (PG), Johnny Heard (SG), Stanley Lust (SF) Matthew Rose, Melvin Bailey, Edward Mozingo | |
| 05:29 | Mississippi State | Brian Messinger clanks a runner in the paint | 27-20 |
| 05:27 | LSU | Gary Tadlock gets the rebound | 27-20 |
| 05:10 | LSU | Brian Messinger denies the turnaround by Isaiah Bangert | 27-20 |
| 05:08 | Mississippi State | Ryan Risher grabs the board | 27-20 |
| 05:02 | Mississippi State | Richard Steele clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Gary Tadlock - foul #1 on Gary Tadlock, team foul #10 | 27-20 |
| Subs | LSU | Travis Kane (SF), Gary Morrison (PF), Woodrow Harvey (C) Gary Tadlock, Isaiah Bangert, Robert Geiger | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 05:02 | Mississippi State | Richard Steele makes the 1st free throw | 27-21 |
| 05:02 | Mississippi State | Richard Steele makes the 2nd free throw | 27-22 |
| 04:33 | LSU | The short jumper by Gary Morrison is denied by Ryan Risher | 27-22 |
| 04:32 | LSU | Travis Kane tips it but misses | 27-22 |
| 04:31 | LSU | Travis Kane grabs the offensive rebound | 27-22 |
| 04:21 | LSU | Gary Morrison misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 27-22 |
| 04:20 | LSU | Woodrow Harvey grabs the offensive rebound | 27-22 |
| 04:11 | LSU | Travis Kane buries a jumpshot from the left wing | 29-22 |
| 03:55 | Mississippi State | Brian Messinger misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 29-22 |
| 03:54 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust snags the offensive board | 29-22 |
| 03:37 | Mississippi State | Brian Messinger misses the shot from the right side | 29-22 |
| 03:36 | Mississippi State | Ryan Risher hits the follow up shot | 29-24 |
| 03:14 | LSU | Matthew Woodburn misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 29-24 |
| 03:13 | LSU | Gary Morrison snags the offensive board | 29-24 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Richard Craven (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Woodburn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Travis Kane (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Morrison (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Woodrow Harvey (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Richard Steele (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Johnny Heard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stanley Lust (tiring) PF - Ryan Risher (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Brian Messinger (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:55 | LSU | Woodrow Harvey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-24 |
| Subs | LSU | Thomas Dickerson (PG), Bradley Norman (SG), Gary Tadlock (SF), Isaiah Bangert (PF), Robert Geiger (C) Richard Craven, Matthew Woodburn, Travis Kane, Gary Morrison, Woodrow Harvey | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Matthew Rose (PG), Melvin Bailey (SG), Edward Mozingo (SF), Ralph Dickens (PF), Andrew Alvord (C) Richard Steele, Johnny Heard, Stanley Lust, Ryan Risher, Brian Messinger | |
| 02:36 | Mississippi State | Edward Mozingo travels with the ball | 29-24 |
| 02:11 | LSU | Bradley Norman can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 29-24 |
| 02:10 | Mississippi State | Ralph Dickens snags the defensive board | 29-24 |
| 01:45 | Mississippi State | Melvin Bailey connects on the open 3 from the left corner | 29-27 |
| 01:16 | LSU | Isaiah Bangert misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Ralph Dickens - foul #3 on Ralph Dickens, team foul #10 | 29-27 |
| Subs | LSU | Nathan Patin (SF), Gary Morrison (PF) Gary Tadlock, Robert Geiger | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ryan Risher (PF) Ralph Dickens | |
| 01:16 | LSU | Isaiah Bangert makes the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 01:16 | LSU | Isaiah Bangert makes the 2nd free throw | 31-27 |
| 01:03 | Mississippi State | Andrew Alvord is hacked by Isaiah Bangert - foul #2 on Isaiah Bangert, team foul #11 | 31-27 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Geiger (C) Isaiah Bangert | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Steele (PG), Johnny Heard (SG) Matthew Rose, Melvin Bailey | |
| 01:03 | Mississippi State | Andrew Alvord misses the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 01:03 | Mississippi State | Andrew Alvord makes the 2nd free throw | 31-28 |
| 00:37 | LSU | Andrew Alvord swats the short shot by Gary Morrison | 31-28 |
| 00:36 | Mississippi State | Ryan Risher snags the defensive board | 31-28 |
| 00:14 | Mississippi State | Ryan Risher misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 31-28 |
| 00:13 | LSU | Nathan Patin grabs the board | 31-28 |
| 00:08 | LSU | Thomas Dickerson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-28 |
| 00:06 | LSU | Robert Geiger hits the follow up shot | 33-28 |
| 00:03 | Mississippi State | Andrew Alvord's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-28 |
| Subs | LSU | Travis Kane (SF), Woodrow Harvey (C) Gary Morrison, Robert Geiger | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust (SF) Edward Mozingo | |
| 00:01 | LSU | Woodrow Harvey drills a turnaround from the left block | 35-28 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Richard Steele misses long on a fullcourt shot | 35-28 |