| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Maximo Bianchi (fresh) SG - James Dean (fresh) SF - Dan Pittman (fresh) PF - George Vangilder (fresh) C - George Lambert (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Clayton (fresh) SG - John Ferrero (fresh) SF - Marcus Huffman (fresh) PF - Richard Chaires (fresh) C - Joe Tye (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:44 | Mississippi State | James Dean knocks in the floater from just outside the lane set up by Maximo Bianchi | 2-0 |
| 19:24 | LSU | John Ferrero clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 2-0 |
| 19:22 | LSU | Richard Chaires tips it home | 2-2 |
| 19:08 | Mississippi State | George Lambert loses the dribble to Marcus Huffman | 2-2 |
| 19:04 | LSU | Marcus Huffman lays it up and in | 2-4 |
| 18:40 | Mississippi State | George Lambert clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 2-4 |
| 18:38 | LSU | Joe Tye pulls down the rebound | 2-4 |
| 18:28 | LSU | John Ferrero makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by James Clayton | 2-7 |
| 18:09 | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Maximo Bianchi | 5-7 |
| 18:00 | LSU | John Ferrero is denied on a layup by Dan Pittman | 5-7 |
| 17:58 | Mississippi State | James Dean snags the defensive board | 5-7 |
| 17:34 | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 5-7 |
| 17:32 | LSU | James Clayton pulls down the rebound | 5-7 |
| 17:15 | LSU | John Ferrero misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 5-7 |
| 17:14 | Mississippi State | James Dean pulls down the rebound | 5-7 |
| 16:55 | Mississippi State | George Lambert is whistled for traveling | 5-7 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Green (PG), Ronald Panella (SG), Kyle Core (SF), Dave Iser (PF), William Felts (C) Maximo Bianchi, James Dean, Dan Pittman, George Vangilder, George Lambert | |
| Subs | LSU | Ronald Rochon (SF), Louis Borja (PF), Grant Kirkwood (C) Marcus Huffman, Richard Chaires, Joe Tye | |
| 16:47 | LSU | Louis Borja loses the ball out of bounds | 5-7 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Steven Kinman (SG), Donald Kantor (SF) James Clayton, John Ferrero | |
| 16:39 | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Ronald Panella, team foul #1 | 5-7 |
| 16:26 | LSU | Steven Kinman is hacked by Ronald Panella - foul #2 on Ronald Panella, team foul #2 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Dean (SG) Ronald Panella | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 16:16 | LSU | Ronald Rochon misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by James Green - foul #1 on James Green, team foul #3 | 5-7 |
| 16:16 | LSU | Ronald Rochon makes the 1st free throw | 5-8 |
| 16:16 | LSU | Ronald Rochon makes the 2nd free throw | 5-9 |
| 15:58 | Mississippi State | Steven Kinman is called for the reach on James Dean - foul #1 on Steven Kinman, team foul #1 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | LSU | James Clayton (PG), John Ferrero (SG) Steven Kinman, Donald Kantor | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Green (fresh) SG - James Dean (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Kyle Core (fresh) PF - Dave Iser (fresh) C - William Felts (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Clayton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Ferrero (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ronald Rochon (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Louis Borja (fresh) C - Grant Kirkwood (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Mississippi State | James Dean comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 5-9 |
| 15:41 | LSU | Louis Borja grabs the defensive rebound | 5-9 |
| 15:19 | LSU | Ronald Rochon is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Ronald Rochon, team foul #2 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi (SG), George Vangilder (PF) James Dean, William Felts | |
| Subs | LSU | Joe Tye (C) Grant Kirkwood | |
| 15:01 | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 5-9 |
| 15:00 | LSU | Louis Borja grabs the board | 5-9 |
| 14:53 | LSU | James Clayton hits a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Ronald Rochon | 5-11 |
| 14:35 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 5-11 |
| 14:33 | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi grabs the offensive board | 5-11 |
| 14:14 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder buries a turnaround from the right block | 7-11 |
| 13:57 | LSU | James Clayton is hacked by George Vangilder - foul #1 on George Vangilder, team foul #4 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Dean (SG), Dan Pittman (SF), Dirk Dyer (PF), George Lambert (C) James Green, Kyle Core, George Vangilder, Dave Iser | |
| Subs | LSU | Steven Kinman (SG), Marcus Huffman (SF), Richard Chaires (PF), Grant Kirkwood (C) James Clayton, John Ferrero, Louis Borja, Joe Tye | |
| 13:39 | LSU | Ronald Rochon comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 7-11 |
| 13:38 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Maximo Bianchi | 7-11 |
| 13:19 | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-11 |
| 13:08 | LSU | Ronald Rochon knocks in the fadeaway near the basket set up by Marcus Huffman | 7-13 |
| 12:52 | Mississippi State | Dirk Dyer can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 7-13 |
| 12:50 | LSU | Richard Chaires gets the rebound | 7-13 |
| 12:39 | LSU | Steven Kinman buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Ronald Rochon | 7-16 |
| 12:25 | Mississippi State | Dirk Dyer misses the jumper from the right block | 7-16 |
| 12:23 | LSU | Ronald Rochon gets the rebound | 7-16 |
| 12:17 | LSU | Ronald Rochon misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 7-16 |
| 12:15 | LSU | Richard Chaires misses the tip | 7-16 |
| 12:13 | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi pulls down the rebound | 7-16 |
| 11:54 | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman misses the wide open floater from the right wing | 7-16 |
| 11:52 | LSU | Grant Kirkwood gets the rebound | 7-16 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Maximo Bianchi (fairly fresh) 3 reb. SG - James Dean (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Dan Pittman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dirk Dyer (fresh) C - George Lambert (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Ronald Rochon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Steven Kinman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Marcus Huffman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Chaires (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Grant Kirkwood (fresh) | |
| 11:46 | LSU | Steven Kinman buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Ronald Rochon | 7-19 |
| 11:24 | Mississippi State | James Dean is by himself and knocks in the turnaround from the baseline | 9-19 |
| 11:07 | LSU | Ronald Rochon makes the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Richard Chaires | 9-21 |
| 10:43 | Mississippi State | Grant Kirkwood blocks the short jumper by Dan Pittman | 9-21 |
| 10:41 | Mississippi State | George Lambert tips it home | 11-21 |
| 10:22 | LSU | Steven Kinman hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 11-21 |
| 10:21 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Chaires | 11-21 |
| 10:05 | LSU | Steven Kinman misses the lay-in but he's hacked by James Dean - foul #1 on James Dean, team foul #5 | 11-21 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Green (PG), Kyle Core (SF), George Vangilder (PF), Dave Iser (C) Maximo Bianchi, Dan Pittman, Dirk Dyer, George Lambert | |
| Subs | LSU | James Clayton (PG), John Ferrero (SG), Louis Borja (PF), Joe Tye (C) Ronald Rochon, Marcus Huffman, Richard Chaires, Grant Kirkwood | |
| 10:05 | LSU | Steven Kinman misses the 1st free throw | 11-21 |
| 10:05 | LSU | Steven Kinman makes the 2nd free throw | 11-22 |
| 09:42 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James Green | 14-22 |
| 09:21 | LSU | James Green steals it from Steven Kinman | 14-22 |
| 09:01 | Mississippi State | Joe Tye denies the turnaround by James Dean | 14-22 |
| 09:00 | LSU | Louis Borja grabs the defensive rebound | 14-22 |
| 08:55 | LSU | Steven Kinman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 14-22 |
| 08:53 | Mississippi State | James Dean grabs the defensive rebound | 14-22 |
| 08:49 | Mississippi State | Louis Borja is called for the reach on George Vangilder - foul #1 on Louis Borja, team foul #3 | 14-22 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman (SF) James Dean | |
| Subs | LSU | Ronald Rochon (SF) Steven Kinman | |
| 08:33 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser is whistled for traveling | 14-22 |
| 08:15 | LSU | Louis Borja misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 14-22 |
| 08:14 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser grabs the defensive rebound | 14-22 |
| 07:55 | Mississippi State | James Green hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 17-22 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Green (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kyle Core (fresh) SF - Dan Pittman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - George Vangilder (fresh) 5 pts. C - Dave Iser (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Clayton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Ferrero (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ronald Rochon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Louis Borja (fresh) 3 reb. C - Joe Tye (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:46 | LSU | Joe Tye drills a shot from close range set up by John Ferrero | 17-24 |
| 07:38 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 17-24 |
| 07:37 | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman hits the follow up shot | 19-24 |
| 07:17 | LSU | Joe Tye hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 19-24 |
| 07:15 | LSU | Joe Tye grabs the offensive rebound | 19-24 |
| 07:10 | LSU | George Vangilder steps in front of the Joe Tye pass | 19-24 |
| 06:41 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder can't finish the layup | 19-24 |
| 06:39 | LSU | Joe Tye grabs the defensive rebound | 19-24 |
| 06:16 | LSU | John Ferrero is hacked by Kyle Core - foul #1 on Kyle Core, team foul #6 | 19-24 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi (PG), James Dean (SG), Dirk Dyer (PF), George Lambert (C) James Green, Kyle Core, George Vangilder, Dave Iser | |
| Subs | LSU | Marcus Huffman (SF), Richard Chaires (PF), Grant Kirkwood (C) John Ferrero, Louis Borja, Joe Tye | |
| 06:11 | LSU | Ronald Rochon can't throw it down | 19-24 |
| 06:09 | Mississippi State | George Lambert grabs the defensive rebound | 19-24 |
| 05:54 | Mississippi State | Dirk Dyer loses the dribble to Marcus Huffman | 19-24 |
| 05:49 | LSU | Ronald Rochon can't finish the layup | 19-24 |
| 05:48 | LSU | Grant Kirkwood tips it in | 19-26 |
| 05:39 | Mississippi State | George Lambert makes the wide open shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Maximo Bianchi | 21-26 |
| 05:18 | LSU | James Clayton buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Ronald Rochon | 21-29 |
| 05:08 | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by James Clayton - foul #1 on James Clayton, team foul #4 | 21-29 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Steven Kinman (SG), Donald Kantor (PF) James Clayton, Richard Chaires | |
| 05:08 | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi misses the 1st free throw | 21-29 |
| 05:08 | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi misses the 2nd free throw | 21-29 |
| 05:08 | LSU | Donald Kantor grabs the defensive rebound | 21-29 |
| 04:48 | LSU | Dirk Dyer is called for the reach on Ronald Rochon - foul #1 on Dirk Dyer, team foul #7 | 21-29 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Felts (C) George Lambert | |
| Subs | LSU | John Ferrero (SG) Marcus Huffman | |
| 04:48 | LSU | Ronald Rochon makes the 1st free throw | 21-30 |
| 04:48 | LSU | Ronald Rochon misses the 2nd free throw | 21-30 |
| 04:48 | Mississippi State | William Felts pulls down the rebound | 21-30 |
| 04:28 | Mississippi State | Donald Kantor is called for the reach on Dirk Dyer - foul #1 on Donald Kantor, team foul #5 | 21-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Green (PG) James Dean | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 04:09 | Mississippi State | The jump hook by William Felts is blocked by Grant Kirkwood | 21-30 |
| 04:07 | LSU | The rebound goes to Grant Kirkwood | 21-30 |
| 03:56 | LSU | Ronald Rochon clanks a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on William Felts - foul #1 on William Felts, team foul #8 | 21-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella (SG), Kyle Core (SF), George Vangilder (PF), Dave Iser (C) Maximo Bianchi, Dan Pittman, Dirk Dyer, William Felts | |
| Subs | LSU | Joe Tye (C) Grant Kirkwood | |
| 03:56 | LSU | Ronald Rochon makes the 1st free throw | 21-31 |
| 03:56 | LSU | Ronald Rochon misses the 2nd free throw | 21-31 |
| 03:56 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder pulls down the rebound | 21-31 |
| 03:34 | Mississippi State | Ronald Rochon is called for the reach on James Green - foul #2 on Ronald Rochon, team foul #6 | 21-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Lambert (C) Dave Iser | |
| Subs | LSU | Marcus Huffman (SF), Richard Chaires (PF) Ronald Rochon, Donald Kantor | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Green (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Panella (fresh) SF - Kyle Core (fresh) PF - George Vangilder (fresh) 5 pts. C - George Lambert (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Steven Kinman (fresh) 7 pts. SG - John Ferrero (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marcus Huffman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Richard Chaires (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Joe Tye (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Mississippi State | James Green's 3 pointer is rejected by Steven Kinman | 21-31 |
| 03:20 | Mississippi State | James Green gets the offensive rebound | 21-31 |
| 03:09 | Mississippi State | Kyle Core is fouled on the floor by Richard Chaires - foul #1 on Richard Chaires, team foul #7 | 21-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | LSU | James Clayton (PG), Louis Borja (C) Steven Kinman, Joe Tye | |
| 03:09 | Mississippi State | Kyle Core makes the 1st free throw | 22-31 |
| 03:09 | Mississippi State | Kyle Core misses the 2nd free throw | 22-31 |
| 03:09 | LSU | Louis Borja gets the rebound | 22-31 |
| 02:49 | LSU | Louis Borja hits a runner from close range on a nice dish by James Clayton and he's hacked by Kyle Core - foul #2 on Kyle Core, team foul #9 | 22-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi (PG) James Green | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 02:49 | LSU | Louis Borja misses the free throw | 22-33 |
| 02:49 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder gets the rebound | 22-33 |
| 02:33 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 22-33 |
| 02:31 | LSU | Louis Borja grabs the board | 22-33 |
| 02:17 | LSU | John Ferrero can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 22-33 |
| 02:15 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to John Ferrero | 22-33 |
| 02:01 | LSU | James Clayton knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from John Ferrero | 22-35 |
| 01:41 | Mississippi State | George Lambert can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 22-35 |
| 01:39 | LSU | Marcus Huffman grabs the defensive rebound | 22-35 |
| 01:23 | LSU | The jump hook by John Ferrero is blocked by Kyle Core | 22-35 |
| 01:22 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder pulls down the rebound | 22-35 |
| 01:04 | Mississippi State | Kyle Core scores on a floater from the free throw line | 24-35 |
| 00:40 | LSU | Marcus Huffman is whistled for traveling | 24-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Green (PG), James Dean (SG), Dan Pittman (SF), Dave Iser (PF), William Felts (C) Maximo Bianchi, Ronald Panella, Kyle Core, George Vangilder, George Lambert | |
| Subs | LSU | Ronald Rochon (SG), Steven Kinman (SF), Donald Kantor (PF), Joe Tye (C) John Ferrero, Marcus Huffman, Richard Chaires, Louis Borja | |
| 00:22 | Mississippi State | Steven Kinman takes the ball from James Dean | 24-35 |
| 00:18 | LSU | Ronald Rochon jams it on a great pass from Steven Kinman | 24-37 |
| 00:14 | Mississippi State | The jumper by Dan Pittman is denied by Joe Tye | 24-37 |
| 00:13 | Mississippi State | James Dean grabs the offensive rebound | 24-37 |
| 00:01 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser travels with the ball | 24-37 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Steven Kinman hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 24-37 |