| Lineup | LSU | PG - Roger Neu (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dewayne Billings (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Edward Glover (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thomas Munguia (fresh) 6 pts. C - Michael Frye (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Stacy McKenny (fresh) SG - Ray Burdette (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Morris (fresh) 7 pts. PF - John Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Work (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Edward Glover inbounds the ball | 27-17 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:31 | LSU | David Morris is called for the reach on Thomas Munguia - foul #1 on David Morris, team foul #1 | 27-17 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Timothy Jolicoeur (PG), Michael Robinson (SF), Justin Rushenberg (PF), Zesiro Afshari (C) Stacy McKenny, David Morris, John Smith, Edward Work | |
| 19:09 | LSU | Justin Rushenberg is called for the reach on Dewayne Billings - foul #1 on Justin Rushenberg, team foul #2 | 27-17 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Bradford (PG), David Morris (SF), John Smith (PF) Timothy Jolicoeur, Michael Robinson, Zesiro Afshari | |
| 18:51 | LSU | David Morris takes the ball from Michael Frye | 27-17 |
| 18:48 | Mississippi State | David Morris throws it down | 27-19 |
| 18:28 | LSU | Roger Neu hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 27-19 |
| 18:27 | Mississippi State | David Morris snags the defensive board | 27-19 |
| 18:22 | Mississippi State | David Morris comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 27-19 |
| 18:21 | LSU | Thomas Munguia grabs the defensive rebound | 27-19 |
| 18:16 | LSU | Dewayne Billings throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-19 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stacy McKenny (PG), Michael Robinson (SF), Zesiro Afshari (C) John Bradford, David Morris, John Smith | |
| 17:56 | Mississippi State | Ray Burdette makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Stacy McKenny | 27-22 |
| 17:28 | LSU | Thomas Munguia comes up short on the turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Ray Burdette - foul #1 on Ray Burdette, team foul #3 | 27-22 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Bradford (SG), John Smith (SF), Edward Work (C) Ray Burdette, Michael Robinson, Zesiro Afshari | |
| 17:28 | LSU | Thomas Munguia misses the 1st free throw | 27-22 |
| 17:28 | LSU | Thomas Munguia makes the 2nd free throw | 28-22 |
| 17:08 | Mississippi State | Edward Work misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 28-22 |
| 17:07 | LSU | Thomas Munguia snags the defensive board | 28-22 |
| 16:47 | LSU | Roger Neu misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Justin Rushenberg - foul #2 on Justin Rushenberg, team foul #4 | 28-22 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Timothy Jolicoeur (PG), Ray Burdette (SG), David Morris (SF) Stacy McKenny, John Bradford, Edward Work | |
| 16:47 | LSU | Roger Neu makes the 1st free throw | 29-22 |
| 16:47 | LSU | Roger Neu makes the 2nd free throw | 30-22 |
| 16:25 | Mississippi State | Ray Burdette loses the dribble to Roger Neu | 30-22 |
| 16:02 | LSU | Dewayne Billings misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-22 |
| 16:00 | LSU | Thomas Munguia gets the offensive rebound | 30-22 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Roger Neu (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dewayne Billings (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Edward Glover (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thomas Munguia (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Frye (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Timothy Jolicoeur (fresh) SG - Ray Burdette (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Morris (fresh) 9 pts. PF - John Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Justin Rushenberg (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:33 | LSU | The short jumper by Edward Glover is denied by John Smith | 30-22 |
| 15:31 | LSU | Roger Neu grabs the offensive board | 30-22 |
| 15:05 | LSU | Edward Glover connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-22 |
| 14:42 | Mississippi State | A charge is called on Ray Burdette - foul #2 on Ray Burdette, team foul #5 | 33-22 |
| Subs | LSU | Malcolm Weight (PG), Mark Reed (SF), Darryl Chapman (PF), Harold Rankin (C) Roger Neu, Edward Glover, Thomas Munguia, Michael Frye | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stacy McKenny (PG), John Bradford (SG), Santiago Martin (SF), Zesiro Afshari (PF), Edward Work (C) Timothy Jolicoeur, Ray Burdette, David Morris, John Smith, Justin Rushenberg | |
| 14:28 | LSU | Harold Rankin double dribbles | 33-22 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Smith (PF) Zesiro Afshari | |
| 14:02 | Mississippi State | Santiago Martin misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-22 |
| 14:00 | LSU | Dewayne Billings pulls down the rebound | 33-22 |
| 13:35 | LSU | Harold Rankin can't connect on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Edward Work - foul #2 on Edward Work, team foul #6 | 33-22 |
| Subs | LSU | Roger Neu (PG), William Park (SF) Malcolm Weight, Dewayne Billings | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Justin Rushenberg (PF) John Smith | |
| 13:35 | LSU | Harold Rankin makes the 1st free throw | 34-22 |
| 13:35 | LSU | Harold Rankin makes the 2nd free throw | 35-22 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 13:27 | Mississippi State | Stacy McKenny drills a pull-up jumper from the left side | 35-24 |
| 13:02 | LSU | Stacy McKenny steals it from Darryl Chapman | 35-24 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 12:56 | Mississippi State | Stacy McKenny knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Justin Rushenberg | 35-26 |
| 12:33 | LSU | Roger Neu knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line and he's fouled by John Bradford - foul #1 on John Bradford, team foul #7 | 37-26 |
| Subs | LSU | Dewayne Billings (SG), Edward Glover (SF), Thomas Munguia (PF), Michael Frye (C) Mark Reed, William Park, Darryl Chapman, Harold Rankin | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ray Burdette (SG), John Smith (PF) John Bradford, Justin Rushenberg | |
| 12:33 | LSU | Roger Neu makes the free throw | 38-26 |
| 12:05 | Mississippi State | Stacy McKenny misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-26 |
| 12:04 | LSU | The rebound goes to Thomas Munguia | 38-26 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Roger Neu (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dewayne Billings (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Edward Glover (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thomas Munguia (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Frye (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Stacy McKenny (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ray Burdette (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Santiago Martin (fresh) 3 pf. PF - John Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Work (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:35 | LSU | Edward Glover misses the easy layup | 38-26 |
| 11:33 | Mississippi State | Stacy McKenny snags the defensive board | 38-26 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 11:28 | Mississippi State | Stacy McKenny clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-26 |
| 11:26 | Mississippi State | John Smith hits the follow up shot | 38-28 |
| 11:00 | LSU | Edward Glover misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Santiago Martin - foul #4 on Santiago Martin, team foul #8 | 38-28 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Timothy Jolicoeur (PG), John Bradford (SG), Michael Robinson (SF), Justin Rushenberg (PF), Zesiro Afshari (C) Stacy McKenny, Ray Burdette, Santiago Martin, John Smith, Edward Work | |
| 11:00 | LSU | Edward Glover makes the 1st free throw | 39-28 |
| 11:00 | LSU | Edward Glover makes the 2nd free throw | 40-28 |
| 10:39 | Mississippi State | Justin Rushenberg hits the finger roll | 40-30 |
| 10:33 | LSU | Michael Frye is fouled on the floor by Zesiro Afshari - foul #1 on Zesiro Afshari, team foul #9 | 40-30 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ray Burdette (SG) Timothy Jolicoeur | |
| 10:33 | LSU | Michael Frye misses the 1st free throw | 40-30 |
| 10:33 | Mississippi State | Ray Burdette pulls down the rebound | 40-30 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 10:14 | Mississippi State | Ray Burdette misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-30 |
| 10:12 | LSU | Roger Neu pulls down the rebound | 40-30 |
| 09:44 | LSU | Dewayne Billings knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Roger Neu | 43-30 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 09:23 | Mississippi State | Justin Rushenberg banks in the layup set up by John Bradford | 43-32 |
| 09:04 | LSU | Roger Neu can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 43-32 |
| 09:02 | Mississippi State | Zesiro Afshari snags the defensive board | 43-32 |
| 08:43 | Mississippi State | Zesiro Afshari comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 43-32 |
| 08:42 | LSU | Michael Frye gets the rebound | 43-32 |
| 08:15 | LSU | John Bradford takes the ball from Roger Neu | 43-32 |
| 08:12 | Mississippi State | John Bradford hits the finger roll | 43-34 |
| 07:43 | LSU | Dewayne Billings hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-34 |
| 07:41 | Mississippi State | Justin Rushenberg pulls down the rebound | 43-34 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Roger Neu (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dewayne Billings (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Glover (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thomas Munguia (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Frye (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Bradford (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ray Burdette (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Justin Rushenberg (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Zesiro Afshari (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 07:20 | Mississippi State | Roger Neu steals the ball from Justin Rushenberg | 43-34 |
| 07:17 | LSU | Dewayne Billings banks in the layup set up by Roger Neu | 45-34 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 06:56 | Mississippi State | Michael Frye steals it from Justin Rushenberg | 45-34 |
| 06:29 | LSU | Michael Frye misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-34 |
| 06:28 | Mississippi State | Justin Rushenberg gets the rebound | 45-34 |
| 06:06 | Mississippi State | Ray Burdette can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 45-34 |
| 06:05 | LSU | Thomas Munguia snags the defensive board | 45-34 |
| 05:36 | LSU | Michael Frye buries a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Thomas Munguia | 47-34 |
| 05:36 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-34 |
| Subs | LSU | Mark Reed (SF), Darryl Chapman (PF), Harold Rankin (C) Roger Neu, Thomas Munguia, Michael Frye | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stacy McKenny (PG), Santiago Martin (SG), David Morris (SF), John Smith (PF), Edward Work (C) John Bradford, Ray Burdette, Michael Robinson, Justin Rushenberg, Zesiro Afshari | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:18 | Mississippi State | Mark Reed steals it from David Morris | 47-34 |
| 04:52 | LSU | Dewayne Billings buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Mark Reed | 50-34 |
| 04:30 | Mississippi State | David Morris misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 50-34 |
| 04:28 | LSU | Darryl Chapman grabs the board | 50-34 |
| 04:23 | LSU | Edward Glover lays it up and in | 52-34 |
| 04:18 | Mississippi State | Stacy McKenny clanks a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Mark Reed - foul #1 on Mark Reed, team foul #1 | 52-34 |
| Subs | LSU | Malcolm Weight (PG), William Park (SF) Dewayne Billings, Edward Glover | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Bradford (SG), Justin Rushenberg (PF), Zesiro Afshari (C) Santiago Martin, John Smith, Edward Work | |
| 04:18 | Mississippi State | Stacy McKenny misses the 1st free throw | 52-34 |
| 04:18 | Mississippi State | Stacy McKenny makes the 2nd free throw | 52-35 |
| 03:56 | LSU | Darryl Chapman blows the layup but he's fouled by Zesiro Afshari - foul #2 on Zesiro Afshari, team foul #10 | 52-35 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Timothy Jolicoeur (PG) Stacy McKenny | |
| 03:56 | LSU | Darryl Chapman misses the 1st free throw | 52-35 |
| 03:56 | LSU | Darryl Chapman makes the 2nd free throw | 53-35 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:36 | Mississippi State | Justin Rushenberg can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 53-35 |
| 03:35 | LSU | Mark Reed snags the defensive board | 53-35 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Malcolm Weight (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mark Reed (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Park (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Darryl Chapman (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Harold Rankin (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Timothy Jolicoeur (fresh) SG - John Bradford (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Morris (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Justin Rushenberg (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Zesiro Afshari (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:17 | LSU | Darryl Chapman travels with the ball | 53-35 |
| 03:02 | Mississippi State | David Morris misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 53-35 |
| 03:00 | Mississippi State | David Morris can't tip it in | 53-35 |
| 02:58 | Mississippi State | Timothy Jolicoeur misses the tip | 53-35 |
| 02:56 | LSU | Darryl Chapman gets the rebound | 53-35 |
| 02:51 | LSU | Malcolm Weight can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 53-35 |
| 02:49 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Justin Rushenberg | 53-35 |
| 02:29 | Mississippi State | David Morris comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 53-35 |
| 02:27 | LSU | William Park grabs the board | 53-35 |
| 01:58 | LSU | Timothy Jolicoeur is called for the reach on Malcolm Weight - foul #1 on Timothy Jolicoeur, team foul #11 | 53-35 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Robinson (SG) Timothy Jolicoeur | |
| 01:58 | LSU | Malcolm Weight makes the 1st free throw | 54-35 |
| 01:58 | LSU | Malcolm Weight misses the 2nd free throw | 54-35 |
| 01:58 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Justin Rushenberg | 54-35 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:29 | Mississippi State | Justin Rushenberg's fadeaway is rejected by Darryl Chapman | 54-35 |
| 01:28 | LSU | Mark Reed pulls down the rebound | 54-35 |
| 01:08 | LSU | Malcolm Weight connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Mark Reed | 57-35 |
| 00:41 | Mississippi State | John Bradford comes up short on the shot in the lane | 57-35 |
| 00:40 | LSU | Harold Rankin gets the rebound | 57-35 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:15 | LSU | Darryl Chapman can't finish the layup but the foul's on Justin Rushenberg - foul #3 on Justin Rushenberg, team foul #12 | 57-35 |
| 00:15 | LSU | Darryl Chapman makes the 1st free throw | 58-35 |
| 00:15 | LSU | Darryl Chapman makes the 2nd free throw | 59-35 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:09 | Mississippi State | Justin Rushenberg scores on a shot from the left block | 59-37 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Malcolm Weight runs out the clock | 59-37 |