| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Michael Aten (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jack Wallace (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Don Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Elbert Russ (fresh) C - James Long (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Edwin Murphy (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Rigsby (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Parker (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andrew Dement (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Dorian Freeman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Don Hill inbounds the ball | 26-22 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:39 | Mississippi State | Don Hill is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Don Hill, team foul #1 | 26-22 |
| 19:30 | LSU | Andrew Dement makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Edwin Murphy | 26-25 |
| 19:06 | Mississippi State | Elbert Russ travels with the ball | 26-25 |
| 18:45 | LSU | Robert Rigsby scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Parker | 26-28 |
| 18:25 | Mississippi State | Don Hill's pass is intercepted by Robert Rigsby | 26-28 |
| 18:12 | LSU | Edwin Murphy knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Robert Rigsby | 26-31 |
| 17:49 | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace is denied on a layup by Andrew Dement | 26-31 |
| 17:47 | Mississippi State | James Long gets the offensive rebound | 26-31 |
| 17:24 | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 26-31 |
| 17:23 | LSU | Edwin Murphy gets the rebound | 26-31 |
| 17:01 | LSU | Andrew Dement buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Edwin Murphy | 26-34 |
| 16:37 | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 26-34 |
| 16:35 | LSU | Robert Rigsby gets the rebound | 26-34 |
| 16:13 | LSU | Thomas Parker hits a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Rigsby | 26-36 |
| 15:45 | Mississippi State | Michael Aten scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by James Long | 29-36 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Michael Aten (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jack Wallace (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Don Hill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Elbert Russ (fairly fresh) C - James Long (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Edwin Murphy (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Rigsby (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Thomas Parker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andrew Dement (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Dorian Freeman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:18 | LSU | Edwin Murphy misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 29-36 |
| 15:17 | LSU | Andrew Dement misses the tip | 29-36 |
| 15:16 | LSU | Dorian Freeman grabs the offensive rebound | 29-36 |
| 14:57 | LSU | Edwin Murphy makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-39 |
| 14:52 | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace lays it in on a nice dish by Michael Aten | 31-39 |
| 14:23 | LSU | Edwin Murphy makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Dorian Freeman | 31-41 |
| 13:56 | Mississippi State | Michael Aten loses the dribble to Edwin Murphy | 31-41 |
| 13:51 | LSU | Edwin Murphy lays it up and in | 31-43 |
| 13:28 | Mississippi State | Andrew Dement blocks the short jumper by Elbert Russ | 31-43 |
| 13:26 | LSU | Dorian Freeman snags the defensive board | 31-43 |
| 13:05 | LSU | Andrew Dement misses badly on a runner from close range but the foul's on Elbert Russ - foul #3 on Elbert Russ, team foul #2 | 31-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Luis Melendez (PG), Rodney Cho (PF), Lewis Phillips (C) Michael Aten, Elbert Russ, James Long | |
| Subs | LSU | Christopher Lord (SG), John Dion (SF), Genaro Greco (C) Robert Rigsby, Thomas Parker, Dorian Freeman | |
| 13:05 | LSU | Andrew Dement makes the 1st free throw | 31-44 |
| 13:05 | LSU | Andrew Dement misses the 2nd free throw | 31-44 |
| 13:05 | Mississippi State | Lewis Phillips pulls down the rebound | 31-44 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 12:44 | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 31-44 |
| 12:42 | LSU | John Dion grabs the defensive rebound | 31-44 |
| 12:13 | LSU | Andrew Dement buries a floater near the basket on a great pass from Edwin Murphy | 31-46 |
| 11:52 | Mississippi State | Rodney Cho drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Jack Wallace | 34-46 |
| 11:35 | LSU | Lewis Phillips is called for the reach on Genaro Greco - foul #1 on Lewis Phillips, team foul #3 | 34-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Rigsby (SG), Dorian Freeman (C) Edwin Murphy, Andrew Dement | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Luis Melendez (fresh) SG - Jack Wallace (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Don Hill (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Rodney Cho (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. C - Lewis Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Christopher Lord (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Rigsby (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Dion (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Genaro Greco (fresh) C - Dorian Freeman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:13 | LSU | Genaro Greco is fouled on the floor by Lewis Phillips - foul #2 on Lewis Phillips, team foul #4 | 34-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Thomas Parker (SF) John Dion | |
| 10:56 | LSU | Dorian Freeman scores on a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Thomas Parker | 34-48 |
| 10:37 | Mississippi State | Rodney Cho splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-48 |
| 10:35 | Mississippi State | Lewis Phillips pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-48 |
| 10:21 | Mississippi State | Rodney Cho scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Luis Melendez | 37-48 |
| 09:54 | LSU | Christopher Lord drills a jumpshot from the right side | 37-50 |
| 09:37 | Mississippi State | Rodney Cho hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Luis Melendez | 40-50 |
| 09:12 | LSU | Robert Rigsby is fouled on the floor by Luis Melendez - foul #2 on Luis Melendez, team foul #5 | 40-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Aten (PG), Elbert Russ (SF), James Long (C) Luis Melendez, Don Hill, Lewis Phillips | |
| Subs | LSU | Edwin Murphy (PG), John Dion (SF), Andrew Dement (PF) Robert Rigsby, Thomas Parker, Dorian Freeman | |
| 09:01 | LSU | Christopher Lord hits a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Edwin Murphy | 40-52 |
| 08:44 | Mississippi State | Michael Aten misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 40-52 |
| 08:42 | LSU | The rebound goes to Christopher Lord | 40-52 |
| 08:19 | LSU | Genaro Greco buries a shot from the right block on a nice dish by John Dion | 40-54 |
| 07:56 | Mississippi State | Michael Aten misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-54 |
| 07:54 | LSU | Andrew Dement gets the rebound | 40-54 |
| 07:33 | LSU | Andrew Dement hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jack Wallace - foul #2 on Jack Wallace, team foul #6 | 40-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Luis Melendez (PG), Don Hill (SF) Jack Wallace, Rodney Cho | |
| Subs | LSU | Thomas Parker (SF) John Dion | |
| 07:33 | LSU | Andrew Dement makes the 1st free throw | 40-55 |
| 07:33 | LSU | Andrew Dement misses the 2nd free throw | 40-55 |
| 07:33 | Mississippi State | Elbert Russ pulls down the rebound | 40-55 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Luis Melendez (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Aten (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Don Hill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Elbert Russ (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - James Long (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Edwin Murphy (fresh) 16 pts. 6 ast. SG - Christopher Lord (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Parker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andrew Dement (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Genaro Greco (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 07:25 | Mississippi State | Michael Aten knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by James Long | 43-55 |
| 07:11 | LSU | Christopher Lord hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-55 |
| 07:10 | Mississippi State | Don Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 43-55 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 06:50 | Mississippi State | James Long travels with the ball | 43-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lewis Phillips (C) James Long | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 06:32 | LSU | Genaro Greco's layup is rejected by Elbert Russ | 43-55 |
| 06:31 | Mississippi State | Elbert Russ gets the rebound | 43-55 |
| 06:04 | Mississippi State | Elbert Russ misses long on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Thomas Parker - foul #1 on Thomas Parker, team foul #1 | 43-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Rodney Cho (PF) Don Hill | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Rigsby (SG), John Dion (SF), Dorian Freeman (C) Christopher Lord, Thomas Parker, Andrew Dement | |
| 06:04 | Mississippi State | Elbert Russ makes the 1st free throw | 44-55 |
| 06:04 | Mississippi State | Elbert Russ makes the 2nd free throw | 45-55 |
| 05:44 | LSU | Edwin Murphy comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-55 |
| 05:43 | Mississippi State | Lewis Phillips grabs the defensive rebound | 45-55 |
| 05:22 | Mississippi State | Rodney Cho throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace (SG), Don Hill (SF) Michael Aten, Elbert Russ | |
| Subs | LSU | Andrew Dement (PF) Genaro Greco | |
| 05:01 | LSU | Edwin Murphy misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Lewis Phillips - foul #3 on Lewis Phillips, team foul #7 | 45-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Long (C) Lewis Phillips | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 05:01 | LSU | Edwin Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 45-56 |
| 05:01 | LSU | Edwin Murphy misses the 2nd free throw | 45-56 |
| 05:01 | Mississippi State | James Long snags the defensive board | 45-56 |
| 04:45 | Mississippi State | Rodney Cho evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 45-56 |
| 04:43 | LSU | John Dion grabs the defensive rebound | 45-56 |
| 04:28 | LSU | Andrew Dement hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by John Dion | 45-58 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 04:09 | Mississippi State | Rodney Cho evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the right corner but he's hacked by Andrew Dement - foul #1 on Andrew Dement, team foul #2 | 45-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Aten (PG) Luis Melendez | |
| Subs | LSU | Christopher Lord (PG), Thomas Parker (SF) Edwin Murphy, John Dion | |
| 04:09 | Mississippi State | Rodney Cho misses the 1st free throw | 45-58 |
| 04:09 | Mississippi State | Rodney Cho makes the 2nd free throw | 46-58 |
| 04:09 | Mississippi State | Rodney Cho misses the 3rd free throw | 46-58 |
| 04:09 | LSU | The rebound goes to Dorian Freeman | 46-58 |
| 03:42 | LSU | Andrew Dement misses short on a shot from the left side | 46-58 |
| 03:41 | LSU | Andrew Dement pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-58 |
| 03:20 | LSU | Rodney Cho takes the ball from Christopher Lord | 46-58 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Michael Aten (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jack Wallace (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Don Hill (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Rodney Cho (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. C - James Long (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Christopher Lord (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Rigsby (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Thomas Parker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andrew Dement (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Dorian Freeman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:58 | Mississippi State | Michael Aten misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-58 |
| 02:57 | LSU | Andrew Dement gets the rebound | 46-58 |
| 02:30 | LSU | Christopher Lord misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 46-58 |
| 02:29 | LSU | Dorian Freeman tips it but misses | 46-58 |
| 02:28 | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace grabs the board | 46-58 |
| 02:23 | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Michael Aten | 48-58 |
| 01:58 | LSU | 3 seconds is called on Robert Rigsby | 48-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | LSU | John Dion (SF), Genaro Greco (PF) Thomas Parker, Andrew Dement | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:41 | Mississippi State | Rodney Cho is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Genaro Greco - foul #1 on Genaro Greco, team foul #3 | 48-58 |
| 01:41 | Mississippi State | Rodney Cho makes the 1st free throw | 49-58 |
| 01:41 | Mississippi State | Rodney Cho makes the 2nd free throw | 50-58 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:36 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Edwin Murphy (PG), Thomas Parker (SF), Andrew Dement (PF) Christopher Lord, John Dion, Genaro Greco | |
| 01:20 | LSU | Andrew Dement connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Robert Rigsby | 50-60 |
| 00:57 | Mississippi State | James Long's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Christopher Lord (PG), John Dion (SF), Genaro Greco (PF) Edwin Murphy, Thomas Parker, Andrew Dement | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:54 | LSU | Michael Aten is called for the reach on Christopher Lord in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Aten, team foul #8 | 50-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Edwin Murphy (PG), Andrew Dement (PF) Robert Rigsby, Dorian Freeman | |
| 00:54 | LSU | Christopher Lord makes the 1st free throw | 50-61 |
| 00:54 | LSU | Christopher Lord makes the 2nd free throw | 50-62 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:49 | Mississippi State | Rodney Cho splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-62 |
| 00:48 | LSU | Genaro Greco pulls down the rebound | 50-62 |
| 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 man to man (+1) | |
| 00:25 | LSU | Andrew Dement scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Edwin Murphy | 50-64 |
| 00:19 | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Michael Aten | 52-64 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Edwin Murphy runs out the clock | 52-64 |