| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Edward Ward (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Scott Astorga (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary McNeece (fresh) PF - Todd Hager (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - John Gravois (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Crawley (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Stephen Peden (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carmelo Montes (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Charles Hintze (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Philip Born (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Gary McNeece inbounds the ball | 24-24 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:52 | Mississippi State | Stephen Peden takes the ball from John Gravois | 24-24 |
| 19:37 | LSU | James Crawley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-24 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Lucas Scroggs (SG), Larry McQuaide (SF) Stephen Peden, Carmelo Montes | |
| 19:08 | Mississippi State | Edward Ward misses long on a floater from the left block | 24-24 |
| 19:06 | LSU | Larry McQuaide pulls down the rebound | 24-24 |
| 18:40 | LSU | Philip Born comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 24-24 |
| 18:39 | Mississippi State | Scott Astorga grabs the board | 24-24 |
| 18:22 | Mississippi State | 3 seconds is called on Scott Astorga | 24-24 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Stephen Peden (SG), Carmelo Montes (SF), Joseph Echevarria (PF) Lucas Scroggs, Larry McQuaide, Philip Born | |
| 17:57 | LSU | Carmelo Montes makes the floater in the lane and he's fouled by John Gravois - foul #2 on John Gravois, team foul #1 | 24-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Lucas Scroggs (SF) Joseph Echevarria | |
| 17:57 | LSU | Carmelo Montes makes the free throw | 24-27 |
| 17:39 | Mississippi State | Scott Astorga buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Edward Ward | 26-27 |
| 17:16 | LSU | Stephen Peden misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Scott Astorga - foul #2 on Scott Astorga, team foul #2 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Scruggs (PG), Danny Reynolds (PF) Edward Ward, Todd Hager | |
| Subs | LSU | Royce Simpson (SF) Carmelo Montes | |
| 17:16 | LSU | Stephen Peden makes the 1st free throw | 26-28 |
| 17:16 | LSU | Stephen Peden makes the 2nd free throw | 26-29 |
| 17:02 | Mississippi State | Royce Simpson steps in front of the Gary McNeece pass | 26-29 |
| 16:41 | LSU | Stephen Peden can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 26-29 |
| 16:39 | Mississippi State | John Gravois pulls down the rebound | 26-29 |
| 16:22 | Mississippi State | Gary McNeece drills a jumper near the basket set up by David Scruggs and he's hacked by Lucas Scroggs - foul #1 on Lucas Scroggs, team foul #1 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Carmelo Montes (SF), Philip Born (C) Royce Simpson, Stephen Peden | |
| 16:22 | Mississippi State | Gary McNeece misses the free throw | 28-29 |
| 16:22 | LSU | Philip Born grabs the board | 28-29 |
| 16:05 | LSU | James Crawley comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-29 |
| 16:03 | LSU | Carmelo Montes grabs the offensive rebound | 28-29 |
| 15:46 | LSU | Charles Hintze is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on John Gravois - foul #3 on John Gravois, team foul #3 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Todd Hager (PF) Danny Reynolds | |
| Subs | LSU | Larry McQuaide (PG), Stephen Peden (SG), Paul Scott (PF) James Crawley, Lucas Scroggs, Philip Born | |
| 15:46 | LSU | Charles Hintze makes the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 15:46 | LSU | Charles Hintze makes the 2nd free throw | 28-31 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - David Scruggs (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Scott Astorga (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary McNeece (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Todd Hager (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - John Gravois (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Larry McQuaide (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stephen Peden (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carmelo Montes (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Paul Scott (fresh) 3 pf. C - Charles Hintze (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:35 | Mississippi State | Scott Astorga comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 28-31 |
| 15:34 | Mississippi State | Gary McNeece tips it back up and in | 30-31 |
| 15:12 | LSU | Carmelo Montes misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 30-31 |
| 15:11 | Mississippi State | Todd Hager snags the defensive board | 30-31 |
| 15:07 | Mississippi State | David Scruggs loses the dribble to Stephen Peden | 30-31 |
| 14:41 | LSU | Stephen Peden scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Larry McQuaide | 30-34 |
| 14:30 | Mississippi State | John Gravois lays it in set up by Scott Astorga | 32-34 |
| 14:05 | LSU | Stephen Peden is called for traveling | 32-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Edward Ward (PG), Jason Osuna (SF), Danny Reynolds (PF) David Scruggs, Gary McNeece, Todd Hager | |
| Subs | LSU | James Crawley (PG), Lucas Scroggs (SG), Royce Simpson (SF), Philip Born (C) Larry McQuaide, Stephen Peden, Carmelo Montes, Charles Hintze | |
| 13:49 | Mississippi State | Jason Osuna comes up short on the shot in the paint | 32-34 |
| 13:47 | Mississippi State | Edward Ward misses the tip | 32-34 |
| 13:45 | LSU | The rebound goes to Lucas Scroggs | 32-34 |
| 13:23 | LSU | James Crawley shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-37 |
| 13:00 | Mississippi State | John Gravois hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 32-37 |
| 12:59 | LSU | James Crawley grabs the board | 32-37 |
| 12:43 | LSU | James Crawley works out of a doubleteam and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Lucas Scroggs | 32-39 |
| 12:28 | Mississippi State | John Gravois banks in the layup | 34-39 |
| 12:07 | LSU | James Crawley misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-39 |
| 12:06 | Mississippi State | Danny Reynolds grabs the board | 34-39 |
| 12:01 | Mississippi State | Jason Osuna clanks a shot near the basket | 34-39 |
| 11:59 | LSU | The rebound goes to Lucas Scroggs | 34-39 |
| 11:45 | LSU | Royce Simpson misses the easy layup but the foul's on Scott Astorga - foul #3 on Scott Astorga, team foul #4 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Scruggs (PG), Gary McNeece (SF), Todd Hager (PF) Edward Ward, Jason Osuna, Danny Reynolds | |
| Subs | LSU | Stephen Peden (SG), Charles Hintze (C) Lucas Scroggs, Philip Born | |
| 11:45 | LSU | Royce Simpson makes the 1st free throw | 34-40 |
| 11:45 | LSU | Royce Simpson makes the 2nd free throw | 34-41 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - David Scruggs (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Scott Astorga (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gary McNeece (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Todd Hager (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - John Gravois (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Crawley (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Stephen Peden (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Royce Simpson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Scott (fairly fresh) 3 pf. C - Charles Hintze (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:31 | Mississippi State | Scott Astorga blows the layup | 34-41 |
| 11:30 | Mississippi State | John Gravois tips it but misses | 34-41 |
| 11:29 | LSU | Paul Scott snags the defensive board | 34-41 |
| 11:13 | LSU | James Crawley scores on a jumper from the free throw line set up by Stephen Peden | 34-43 |
| 10:53 | Mississippi State | David Scruggs is fouled on the floor by James Crawley - foul #2 on James Crawley, team foul #2 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Larry McQuaide (PG), Lucas Scroggs (SG), Carmelo Montes (SF) James Crawley, Stephen Peden, Royce Simpson | |
| 10:39 | Mississippi State | Gary McNeece comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 34-43 |
| 10:38 | Mississippi State | Gary McNeece tips it in | 36-43 |
| 10:18 | LSU | Scott Astorga is called for the reach on Lucas Scroggs - foul #4 on Scott Astorga, team foul #5 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Edward Ward (PG) David Scruggs | |
| Subs | LSU | James Crawley (PG), Stephen Peden (SG), Philip Born (C) Larry McQuaide, Lucas Scroggs, Charles Hintze | |
| 10:01 | LSU | James Crawley misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 36-43 |
| 09:59 | LSU | Paul Scott tips it in | 36-45 |
| 09:44 | Mississippi State | John Gravois can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 36-45 |
| 09:43 | Mississippi State | Edward Ward tips it back up and in | 38-45 |
| 09:19 | LSU | James Crawley works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-48 |
| 09:06 | Mississippi State | Gary McNeece clanks a jumper from the right block | 38-48 |
| 09:04 | LSU | Paul Scott grabs the board | 38-48 |
| 08:37 | LSU | Stephen Peden misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-48 |
| 08:36 | Mississippi State | Gary McNeece grabs the defensive rebound | 38-48 |
| 08:15 | Mississippi State | Todd Hager throws it down set up by Scott Astorga | 40-48 |
| 07:53 | LSU | Todd Hager is called for the reach on Philip Born - foul #3 on Todd Hager, team foul #6 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Scruggs (PG), Delbert Currier (SG), Jason Osuna (SF), Danny Reynolds (PF) Edward Ward, Scott Astorga, Gary McNeece, Todd Hager | |
| Subs | LSU | Larry McQuaide (PG), Lucas Scroggs (SG), Charles Hintze (C) James Crawley, Stephen Peden, Philip Born | |
| 07:26 | LSU | Charles Hintze can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 40-48 |
| 07:24 | Mississippi State | John Gravois snags the defensive board | 40-48 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - David Scruggs (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Delbert Currier (fresh) SF - Jason Osuna (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Danny Reynolds (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - John Gravois (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Larry McQuaide (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Lucas Scroggs (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Carmelo Montes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Paul Scott (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Hintze (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:04 | Mississippi State | John Gravois scores on a floater in the paint set up by Jason Osuna | 42-48 |
| 06:46 | LSU | Carmelo Montes is fouled on the floor by Jason Osuna - foul #1 on Jason Osuna, team foul #7 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Scott Astorga (SG), Robert Penick (C) Delbert Currier, John Gravois | |
| Subs | LSU | James Crawley (PG) Larry McQuaide | |
| 06:46 | LSU | Carmelo Montes makes the 1st free throw | 42-49 |
| 06:46 | LSU | Carmelo Montes makes the 2nd free throw | 42-50 |
| 06:25 | Mississippi State | Lucas Scroggs steals the ball from Scott Astorga | 42-50 |
| 06:06 | LSU | James Crawley is fouled on the floor by David Scruggs - foul #1 on David Scruggs, team foul #8 | 42-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gary McNeece (SF) Jason Osuna | |
| Subs | LSU | Stephen Peden (SG), Philip Born (C) Carmelo Montes, Charles Hintze | |
| 06:06 | LSU | James Crawley misses the 1st free throw | 42-50 |
| 06:06 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Danny Reynolds | 42-50 |
| 05:59 | Mississippi State | Danny Reynolds is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Danny Reynolds, team foul #9 | 42-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Charles Hintze (C) Philip Born | |
| 05:37 | LSU | Lucas Scroggs is hacked by Gary McNeece - foul #2 on Gary McNeece, team foul #10 | 42-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Gravois (C) Robert Penick | |
| Subs | LSU | Larry McQuaide (PG), Philip Born (C) James Crawley, Charles Hintze | |
| 05:37 | LSU | Lucas Scroggs misses the 1st free throw | 42-50 |
| 05:37 | LSU | Lucas Scroggs misses the 2nd free throw | 42-50 |
| 05:37 | Mississippi State | John Gravois pulls down the rebound | 42-50 |
| 05:15 | Mississippi State | Gary McNeece slams it home | 44-50 |
| 04:49 | LSU | Stephen Peden comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 44-50 |
| 04:47 | Mississippi State | Danny Reynolds snags the defensive board | 44-50 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:39 | Mississippi State | David Scruggs clanks a jumper from the right wing | 44-50 |
| 04:37 | Mississippi State | John Gravois hits the follow up shot | 46-50 |
| 04:08 | LSU | Stephen Peden misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-50 |
| 04:07 | LSU | Paul Scott grabs the offensive rebound | 46-50 |
| 03:45 | LSU | Stephen Peden connects on the open jumper from close range on a nice dish by Larry McQuaide | 46-52 |
| 03:45 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Edward Ward (PG), Todd Hager (PF) David Scruggs, Danny Reynolds | |
| Subs | LSU | James Crawley (PG), Carmelo Montes (SF), Charles Hintze (C) Stephen Peden, Lucas Scroggs, Philip Born | |
| 03:32 | Mississippi State | Paul Scott denies the turnaround by Edward Ward | 46-52 |
| 03:30 | LSU | Charles Hintze pulls down the rebound | 46-52 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Edward Ward (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Astorga (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Gary McNeece (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Todd Hager (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - John Gravois (tiring) 9 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Crawley (fresh) 16 pts. SG - Larry McQuaide (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Carmelo Montes (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Paul Scott (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Hintze (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:06 | LSU | Carmelo Montes is called for traveling | 46-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Royce Simpson (SF) Carmelo Montes | |
| 02:55 | Mississippi State | Edward Ward can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Paul Scott - foul #4 on Paul Scott, team foul #3 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Delbert Currier (SG), Jason Osuna (SF) Scott Astorga, Gary McNeece | |
| Subs | LSU | Carmelo Montes (SF) Royce Simpson | |
| 02:55 | Mississippi State | Edward Ward misses the 1st free throw | 46-52 |
| 02:55 | Mississippi State | Edward Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 47-52 |
| 02:29 | LSU | Charles Hintze splits the doubleteam and buries a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Paul Scott | 47-54 |
| 02:29 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 47-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Scott Astorga (SG), Gary McNeece (SF) Delbert Currier, Jason Osuna | |
| Subs | LSU | Lucas Scroggs (SG), Royce Simpson (SF) Larry McQuaide, Carmelo Montes | |
| 02:09 | Mississippi State | Gary McNeece misses the driving attempt in the paint | 47-54 |
| 02:08 | Mississippi State | Scott Astorga pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-54 |
| 02:03 | Mississippi State | Scott Astorga drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Edward Ward | 50-54 |
| 01:35 | LSU | James Crawley is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 50-54 |
| 01:33 | LSU | James Crawley misses the tip | 50-54 |
| 01:31 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Edward Ward | 50-54 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:09 | Mississippi State | Edward Ward throws it down on a great pass from Todd Hager | 52-54 |
| 00:42 | LSU | Charles Hintze scores on a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Lucas Scroggs | 52-56 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:39 | Mississippi State | Edward Ward is hacked by James Crawley in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Crawley, team foul #4 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Stephen Peden (SG), Carmelo Montes (SF), Philip Born (C) Lucas Scroggs, Royce Simpson, Charles Hintze | |
| 00:37 | Mississippi State | John Gravois misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 52-56 |
| 00:36 | LSU | Philip Born pulls down the rebound | 52-56 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:34 | LSU | Philip Born is hacked by Scott Astorga in the backcourt - foul #5 on Scott Astorga, team foul #11 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Delbert Currier (SG) Scott Astorga | |
| Subs | LSU | Charles Hintze (PF) Paul Scott | |
| 00:34 | LSU | Philip Born makes the 1st free throw | 52-57 |
| 00:34 | LSU | Philip Born makes the 2nd free throw | 52-58 |
| 00:28 | Mississippi State | Gary McNeece can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-58 |
| 00:26 | LSU | The rebound goes to Philip Born | 52-58 |
| 00:24 | LSU | Philip Born is hacked by Delbert Currier in the backcourt - foul #1 on Delbert Currier, team foul #12 | 52-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Lucas Scroggs (SF) Carmelo Montes | |
| 00:24 | LSU | Philip Born misses the 1st free throw | 52-58 |
| 00:24 | LSU | Philip Born makes the 2nd free throw | 52-59 |
| 00:18 | Mississippi State | Gary McNeece is fouled on the floor by Lucas Scroggs - foul #2 on Lucas Scroggs, team foul #5 | 52-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Carmelo Montes (SF), Paul Scott (PF) Lucas Scroggs, Charles Hintze | |
| 00:15 | Mississippi State | Gary McNeece drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Todd Hager | 55-59 |
| 00:12 | LSU | James Crawley is fouled in the backcourt by Edward Ward - foul #1 on Edward Ward, team foul #13 | 55-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Charles Hintze (PF) Paul Scott | |
| 00:12 | LSU | James Crawley makes the 1st free throw | 55-60 |
| 00:12 | LSU | James Crawley makes the 2nd free throw | 55-61 |
| 00:05 | Mississippi State | Gary McNeece misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-61 |
| 00:03 | Mississippi State | John Gravois grabs the offensive rebound | 55-61 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Delbert Currier misses the 3 from straight away | 55-61 |