| Lineup | LSU | PG - Harry Adams (fresh) SG - Edwin Murphy (fresh) SF - Adam Blacker (fresh) PF - Andrew Dement (fresh) C - Manuel Lower (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jack Wallace (fresh) SG - Rodney Cho (fresh) SF - Ted Terrell (fresh) PF - Patrick Henriksen (fresh) C - Ryan Mickelsen (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Manuel Lower wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | LSU | Edwin Murphy hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Harry Adams | 3-0 |
| 19:24 | Mississippi State | Patrick Henriksen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 3-0 |
| 19:22 | LSU | Harry Adams gets the rebound | 3-0 |
| 19:18 | LSU | Edwin Murphy can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 3-0 |
| 19:17 | Mississippi State | Rodney Cho gets the rebound | 3-0 |
| 19:13 | Mississippi State | Rodney Cho hits the finger roll on a great pass from Ryan Mickelsen | 3-2 |
| 19:07 | LSU | Harry Adams hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Edwin Murphy | 6-2 |
| 18:59 | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 6-2 |
| 18:58 | Mississippi State | Patrick Henriksen can't tip it in | 6-2 |
| 18:57 | Mississippi State | Patrick Henriksen snags the offensive board | 6-2 |
| 18:43 | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 6-2 |
| 18:41 | LSU | Adam Blacker gets the rebound | 6-2 |
| 18:26 | LSU | Adam Blacker misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 6-2 |
| 18:24 | LSU | Adam Blacker gets the offensive rebound | 6-2 |
| 18:06 | LSU | Edwin Murphy is whistled for a carry | 6-2 |
| 17:54 | Mississippi State | Ryan Mickelsen misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 6-2 |
| 17:52 | LSU | The rebound goes to Andrew Dement | 6-2 |
| 17:30 | LSU | Harry Adams drills a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Edwin Murphy | 8-2 |
| 17:14 | Mississippi State | Ted Terrell misses the 3 from the left wing | 8-2 |
| 17:12 | LSU | Andrew Dement snags the defensive board | 8-2 |
| 16:48 | LSU | Manuel Lower hits a shot from the left block on a great pass from Adam Blacker and he's hacked by Ted Terrell - foul #1 on Ted Terrell, team foul #1 | 10-2 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Noland (PG), Christopher Lord (SF), Predrag Ziemann (PF) Harry Adams, Adam Blacker, Andrew Dement | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Aten (PG), Ronald Ward (SG), Matthew Massie (PF) Jack Wallace, Rodney Cho, Patrick Henriksen | |
| 16:48 | LSU | Manuel Lower misses the free throw | 10-2 |
| 16:48 | Mississippi State | Ronald Ward snags the defensive board | 10-2 |
| 16:41 | Mississippi State | Ronald Ward clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Robert Noland - foul #1 on Robert Noland, team foul #1 | 10-2 |
| Subs | LSU | Genaro Greco (C) Manuel Lower | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Luis Melendez (PG) Ted Terrell | |
| 16:41 | Mississippi State | Ronald Ward makes the 1st free throw | 10-3 |
| 16:41 | Mississippi State | Ronald Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 10-4 |
| 16:18 | LSU | Christopher Lord is hacked by Matthew Massie - foul #1 on Matthew Massie, team foul #2 | 10-4 |
| Subs | LSU | Harry Adams (PG) Edwin Murphy | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Randy Simon (C) Ryan Mickelsen | |
| 16:01 | LSU | Harry Adams buries a 3 from the right corner | 13-4 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Harry Adams (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Noland (fresh) SF - Christopher Lord (fresh) PF - Predrag Ziemann (fresh) C - Genaro Greco (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Luis Melendez (fresh) SG - Michael Aten (fresh) SF - Ronald Ward (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Matthew Massie (fresh) C - Randy Simon (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Mississippi State | Luis Melendez misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 13-4 |
| 15:43 | LSU | Genaro Greco grabs the defensive rebound | 13-4 |
| 15:22 | LSU | Harry Adams is whistled for traveling | 13-4 |
| Subs | LSU | Adam Blacker (SF), Andrew Dement (PF), Manuel Lower (C) Harry Adams, Predrag Ziemann, Genaro Greco | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace (PG), Rodney Cho (SG), Ted Terrell (SF), Ryan Mickelsen (C) Luis Melendez, Michael Aten, Ronald Ward, Randy Simon | |
| 15:03 | Mississippi State | Rodney Cho misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 13-4 |
| 15:02 | LSU | Andrew Dement grabs the defensive rebound | 13-4 |
| 14:37 | LSU | Christopher Lord misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 13-4 |
| 14:36 | LSU | Adam Blacker hits the follow up shot | 15-4 |
| 14:17 | Mississippi State | Rodney Cho misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 15-4 |
| 14:16 | Mississippi State | Matthew Massie tips it but misses | 15-4 |
| 14:14 | LSU | Manuel Lower grabs the defensive rebound | 15-4 |
| 14:10 | LSU | Robert Noland is whistled for traveling | 15-4 |
| Subs | LSU | Harry Adams (PG), Edwin Murphy (SG) Robert Noland, Christopher Lord | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Patrick Henriksen (PF) Matthew Massie | |
| 13:54 | Mississippi State | Patrick Henriksen misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 15-4 |
| 13:52 | LSU | Adam Blacker gets the rebound | 15-4 |
| 13:24 | LSU | Edwin Murphy connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Harry Adams | 18-4 |
| 13:05 | Mississippi State | Ted Terrell's pass is intercepted by Edwin Murphy | 18-4 |
| 12:42 | LSU | Manuel Lower's floater is tipped away by Ryan Mickelsen | 18-4 |
| 12:40 | LSU | Andrew Dement gets the offensive rebound | 18-4 |
| 12:25 | LSU | Manuel Lower loses the ball out of bounds | 18-4 |
| Subs | LSU | Christopher Lord (SF), Predrag Ziemann (PF), Genaro Greco (C) Adam Blacker, Andrew Dement, Manuel Lower | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Luis Melendez (PG), Michael Aten (SG), Ronald Ward (SF), Matthew Massie (C) Jack Wallace, Rodney Cho, Ted Terrell, Ryan Mickelsen | |
| 12:05 | Mississippi State | Michael Aten knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 18-7 |
| 11:42 | LSU | Luis Melendez is called for the reach on Predrag Ziemann - foul #1 on Luis Melendez, team foul #3 | 18-7 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Noland (PG) Harry Adams | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Randy Simon (C) Patrick Henriksen | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Noland (fresh) SG - Edwin Murphy (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Lord (fresh) PF - Predrag Ziemann (fresh) C - Genaro Greco (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Luis Melendez (fresh) SG - Michael Aten (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ronald Ward (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Matthew Massie (fresh) C - Randy Simon (fresh) | |
| 11:20 | LSU | Predrag Ziemann banks in the layup on a nice dish by Robert Noland and he's fouled by Matthew Massie - foul #2 on Matthew Massie, team foul #4 | 20-7 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ted Terrell (SF) Matthew Massie | |
| 11:20 | LSU | Predrag Ziemann misses the free throw | 20-7 |
| 11:20 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Ronald Ward | 20-7 |
| 11:05 | Mississippi State | Randy Simon is hacked by Genaro Greco - foul #1 on Genaro Greco, team foul #2 | 20-7 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ryan Mickelsen (C) Luis Melendez | |
| 10:58 | Mississippi State | Randy Simon makes the shot from the left wing | 20-9 |
| 10:32 | LSU | Predrag Ziemann clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 20-9 |
| 10:30 | Mississippi State | Michael Aten gets the rebound | 20-9 |
| 10:02 | Mississippi State | Ted Terrell is fouled on the floor by Genaro Greco - foul #2 on Genaro Greco, team foul #3 | 20-9 |
| Subs | LSU | Harry Adams (PG), Adam Blacker (SF), Andrew Dement (PF), Manuel Lower (C) Edwin Murphy, Christopher Lord, Predrag Ziemann, Genaro Greco | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace (PG), Rodney Cho (SG), Patrick Henriksen (PF) Michael Aten, Ronald Ward, Randy Simon | |
| 09:46 | Mississippi State | Rodney Cho hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Adam Blacker - foul #1 on Adam Blacker, team foul #4 | 20-9 |
| 09:46 | Mississippi State | Rodney Cho makes the 1st free throw | 20-10 |
| 09:46 | Mississippi State | Rodney Cho makes the 2nd free throw | 20-11 |
| 09:17 | LSU | Robert Noland is hacked by Ryan Mickelsen - foul #1 on Ryan Mickelsen, team foul #5 | 20-11 |
| 08:58 | LSU | Andrew Dement drills a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Harry Adams | 22-11 |
| 08:45 | Mississippi State | Patrick Henriksen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-11 |
| Subs | LSU | Edwin Murphy (SG) Robert Noland | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ronald Ward (SF), Randy Simon (C) Ted Terrell, Ryan Mickelsen | |
| 08:16 | LSU | Ronald Ward steals the ball from Edwin Murphy | 22-11 |
| 08:11 | Mississippi State | Ronald Ward misses the easy layup | 22-11 |
| 08:10 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Ward | 22-11 |
| 08:01 | Mississippi State | Harry Adams steps in front of the Jack Wallace pass | 22-11 |
| 07:58 | LSU | Harry Adams lays it in | 24-11 |
| 07:32 | Mississippi State | Rodney Cho connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 24-14 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Harry Adams (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edwin Murphy (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Adam Blacker (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Andrew Dement (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Manuel Lower (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jack Wallace (fresh) SG - Rodney Cho (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Ronald Ward (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Patrick Henriksen (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Randy Simon (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:11 | LSU | Edwin Murphy is hacked by Patrick Henriksen - foul #1 on Patrick Henriksen, team foul #6 | 24-14 |
| Subs | LSU | Predrag Ziemann (PF) Andrew Dement | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Aten (SG), Ted Terrell (SF), Ryan Mickelsen (C) Rodney Cho, Ronald Ward, Patrick Henriksen | |
| 06:58 | LSU | Manuel Lower can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 24-14 |
| 06:56 | Mississippi State | Ryan Mickelsen snags the defensive board | 24-14 |
| 06:54 | Mississippi State | Harry Adams picks off the pass by Jack Wallace in the backcourt | 24-14 |
| 06:53 | LSU | Harry Adams hits the finger roll | 26-14 |
| 06:38 | Mississippi State | Adam Blacker is called for the reach on Michael Aten - foul #2 on Adam Blacker, team foul #5 | 26-14 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Noland (PG), Christopher Lord (SF) Harry Adams, Adam Blacker | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Luis Melendez (PG) Jack Wallace | |
| 06:22 | Mississippi State | Randy Simon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-14 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ronald Ward (SG) Luis Melendez | |
| 05:59 | LSU | Edwin Murphy is hacked by Ryan Mickelsen - foul #2 on Ryan Mickelsen, team foul #7 | 26-14 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Luis Melendez (PG) Ryan Mickelsen | |
| 05:59 | LSU | Edwin Murphy misses the 1st free throw | 26-14 |
| 05:59 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Ronald Ward | 26-14 |
| 05:42 | Mississippi State | Luis Melendez's floater is knocked away by Predrag Ziemann | 26-14 |
| 05:41 | LSU | The rebound goes to Manuel Lower | 26-14 |
| 05:16 | LSU | Edwin Murphy misses the 3 from the right corner | 26-14 |
| 05:14 | Mississippi State | Ronald Ward grabs the board | 26-14 |
| 05:12 | Mississippi State | Luis Melendez is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 26-14 |
| Subs | LSU | Harry Adams (PG), Andrew Dement (PF) Edwin Murphy, Christopher Lord | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace (PG), Rodney Cho (SG), Patrick Henriksen (PF) Luis Melendez, Michael Aten, Randy Simon | |
| 04:56 | LSU | Harry Adams misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 26-14 |
| 04:55 | Mississippi State | Ted Terrell gets the rebound | 26-14 |
| 04:34 | Mississippi State | Rodney Cho hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 26-14 |
| 04:33 | LSU | The rebound goes to Manuel Lower | 26-14 |
| 04:19 | LSU | Andrew Dement makes the jump hook from the left block | 28-14 |
| 03:54 | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace is called for a backcourt violation | 28-14 |
| Subs | LSU | Edwin Murphy (SG), Adam Blacker (SF), Genaro Greco (C) Robert Noland, Predrag Ziemann, Manuel Lower | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Elbert Russ (SF), Ryan Mickelsen (C) Ted Terrell, Ronald Ward | |
| 03:34 | LSU | Andrew Dement misses short on a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Jack Wallace - foul #1 on Jack Wallace, team foul #8 | 28-14 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Randy Simon (SF) Elbert Russ | |
| 03:34 | LSU | Andrew Dement makes the 1st free throw | 29-14 |
| 03:34 | LSU | Andrew Dement makes the 2nd free throw | 30-14 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Harry Adams (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edwin Murphy (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Adam Blacker (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Andrew Dement (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Genaro Greco (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jack Wallace (fresh) SG - Rodney Cho (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Randy Simon (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Patrick Henriksen (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ryan Mickelsen (fresh) | |
| 03:22 | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace can't connect on a floater from the right side | 30-14 |
| 03:20 | LSU | The rebound goes to Adam Blacker | 30-14 |
| 03:09 | LSU | Adam Blacker hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 30-14 |
| 03:07 | Mississippi State | Patrick Henriksen grabs the board | 30-14 |
| 02:46 | Mississippi State | Randy Simon misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-14 |
| 02:44 | LSU | Genaro Greco grabs the board | 30-14 |
| 02:20 | LSU | Harry Adams can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Ryan Mickelsen - foul #3 on Ryan Mickelsen, team foul #9 | 30-14 |
| Subs | LSU | Predrag Ziemann (PF) Andrew Dement | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Luis Melendez (PG), Michael Aten (SG), Ted Terrell (SF), Matthew Massie (PF) Jack Wallace, Rodney Cho, Patrick Henriksen, Ryan Mickelsen | |
| 02:20 | LSU | Harry Adams makes the 1st free throw | 31-14 |
| 02:20 | LSU | Harry Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 32-14 |
| 02:05 | Mississippi State | Genaro Greco is called for the reach on Matthew Massie - foul #3 on Genaro Greco, team foul #6 | 32-14 |
| Subs | LSU | Manuel Lower (C) Genaro Greco | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ronald Ward (SG) Luis Melendez | |
| 01:49 | Mississippi State | Ronald Ward travels with the ball | 32-14 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Noland (PG), Christopher Lord (SG) Harry Adams, Edwin Murphy | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 01:21 | LSU | Adam Blacker blows the dunk | 32-14 |
| 01:19 | LSU | Manuel Lower hits the follow up shot | 34-14 |
| 01:05 | Mississippi State | Ted Terrell can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 34-14 |
| 01:03 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Matthew Massie | 34-14 |
| 00:47 | Mississippi State | Randy Simon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-14 |
| Subs | LSU | Harry Adams (PG), Edwin Murphy (SG), Andrew Dement (PF) Robert Noland, Christopher Lord, Adam Blacker | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace (PG) Randy Simon | |
| 00:29 | LSU | Harry Adams comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 34-14 |
| 00:28 | Mississippi State | Matthew Massie snags the defensive board | 34-14 |
| 00:05 | Mississippi State | Ronald Ward drills a driving attempt from close range | 34-16 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Harry Adams knocks in the fadeaway from the right block | 36-16 |