| Lineup | LSU | PG - Bryan Sutera (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Sweeney (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jesse Hanna (fresh) 5 pts. C - Jessie Duke (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Walter Bowles (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joshua Warwick (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alberto Giordano (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Henry Dimaggio (fresh) C - Marcelino Bianchi (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Alberto Giordano inbounds the ball | 24-17 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Mississippi State | John Sweeney is called for the reach on Joshua Warwick - foul #2 on John Sweeney, team foul #1 | 24-17 |
| Subs | LSU | Peter Quintanilla (SF), Ronnie Meyer (PF) Dikembe Ali, Jesse Hanna | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 19:32 | Mississippi State | Alberto Giordano scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Walter Bowles | 24-19 |
| 19:13 | LSU | Peter Quintanilla scores on a driving attempt from the baseline and he's fouled by Alberto Giordano - foul #1 on Alberto Giordano, team foul #1 | 26-19 |
| Subs | LSU | Dikembe Ali (SG), Jesse Hanna (PF) John Sweeney, Jessie Duke | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 19:13 | LSU | Peter Quintanilla makes the free throw | 27-19 |
| 18:56 | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-19 |
| Subs | LSU | John Sweeney (SF), Jessie Duke (C) Peter Quintanilla, Ronnie Meyer | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 18:34 | LSU | John Sweeney clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 27-19 |
| 18:33 | LSU | Jessie Duke grabs the offensive rebound | 27-19 |
| 18:05 | LSU | The jump hook by Jessie Duke is blocked by Marcelino Bianchi | 27-19 |
| 18:04 | Mississippi State | Henry Dimaggio snags the defensive board | 27-19 |
| 17:46 | Mississippi State | John Sweeney steals it from Marcelino Bianchi | 27-19 |
| 17:43 | LSU | John Sweeney lays it in | 29-19 |
| 17:24 | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick is fouled on the floor by Jesse Hanna - foul #1 on Jesse Hanna, team foul #2 | 29-19 |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Troup (PG), Peter Quintanilla (SF), Ronnie Meyer (C) Bryan Sutera, John Sweeney, Jessie Duke | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 17:13 | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 29-19 |
| 17:11 | LSU | The rebound goes to Dikembe Ali | 29-19 |
| 16:48 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer makes the shot from the right block | 31-19 |
| 16:29 | Mississippi State | Marcelino Bianchi can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 31-19 |
| 16:28 | LSU | Jesse Hanna grabs the board | 31-19 |
| 16:24 | LSU | Gary Troup misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 31-19 |
| 16:22 | Mississippi State | Marcelino Bianchi grabs the defensive rebound | 31-19 |
| 16:17 | Mississippi State | Peter Quintanilla swats the short shot by Alberto Giordano | 31-19 |
| 16:16 | Mississippi State | Marcelino Bianchi tips it home | 31-21 |
| 15:57 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer misses long on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Joshua Warwick - foul #1 on Joshua Warwick, team foul #2 | 31-21 |
| Subs | LSU | Bryan Sutera (PG), John Sweeney (SG), Jessie Duke (C) Gary Troup, Dikembe Ali, Jesse Hanna | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Howard Swanger (PG), Kevin Caro (SG), Jerry Bruton (SF), Danny Gardiner (PF), Kelly Myers (C) Walter Bowles, Joshua Warwick, Alberto Giordano, Henry Dimaggio, Marcelino Bianchi | |
| 15:57 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer makes the 1st free throw | 32-21 |
| 15:57 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer misses the 2nd free throw | 32-21 |
| 15:57 | Mississippi State | Danny Gardiner snags the defensive board | 32-21 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Bryan Sutera (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Sweeney (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Peter Quintanilla (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ronnie Meyer (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Jessie Duke (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Howard Swanger (fresh) SG - Kevin Caro (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jerry Bruton (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Danny Gardiner (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kelly Myers (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Mississippi State | Danny Gardiner makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Howard Swanger | 32-24 |
| 15:14 | LSU | Howard Swanger steals it from Peter Quintanilla | 32-24 |
| 14:57 | Mississippi State | Jerry Bruton loses the ball out of bounds | 32-24 |
| Subs | LSU | Dikembe Ali (SG) Peter Quintanilla | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Walter Bowles (PG) Howard Swanger | |
| 14:28 | LSU | Bryan Sutera comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 32-24 |
| 14:27 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Kelly Myers | 32-24 |
| 14:05 | Mississippi State | Jerry Bruton is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Jerry Bruton, team foul #3 | 32-24 |
| Subs | LSU | Jesse Hanna (PF) Jessie Duke | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick (SG), Alberto Giordano (SF), Henry Dimaggio (PF) Kevin Caro, Jerry Bruton, Danny Gardiner | |
| 13:44 | LSU | John Sweeney knocks in the turnaround from the right block | 34-24 |
| 13:24 | Mississippi State | Kelly Myers can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 34-24 |
| 13:23 | Mississippi State | Kelly Myers grabs the offensive rebound | 34-24 |
| 13:03 | Mississippi State | Jesse Hanna steals the ball from Henry Dimaggio | 34-24 |
| 12:41 | LSU | Henry Dimaggio is called for the reach on John Sweeney - foul #3 on Henry Dimaggio, team foul #4 | 34-24 |
| Subs | LSU | Peter Quintanilla (SF), Jessie Duke (C) Dikembe Ali, Jesse Hanna | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Marcelino Bianchi (C) Kelly Myers | |
| 12:22 | LSU | Bryan Sutera is whistled for a carry | 34-24 |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Troup (PG), Dikembe Ali (SG), Jesse Hanna (PF) Bryan Sutera, Peter Quintanilla, Ronnie Meyer | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Danny Gardiner (PF) Henry Dimaggio | |
| 11:53 | Mississippi State | Danny Gardiner's fadeaway is rejected by Jessie Duke | 34-24 |
| 11:51 | LSU | Gary Troup grabs the board | 34-24 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Gary Troup (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Sweeney (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jesse Hanna (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jessie Duke (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Walter Bowles (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Warwick (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alberto Giordano (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Danny Gardiner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Marcelino Bianchi (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:29 | LSU | Dikembe Ali scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Gary Troup | 37-24 |
| 11:22 | Mississippi State | Alberto Giordano scores on a floater from just outside the lane | 37-26 |
| 11:05 | LSU | Jessie Duke is fouled on the floor by Walter Bowles - foul #2 on Walter Bowles, team foul #5 | 37-26 |
| Subs | LSU | Bryan Sutera (PG), Peter Quintanilla (SF), Ronnie Meyer (PF) Gary Troup, John Sweeney, Jesse Hanna | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kevin Caro (PG), Henry Dimaggio (PF) Walter Bowles, Danny Gardiner | |
| 10:44 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 37-26 |
| 10:43 | Mississippi State | Kevin Caro pulls down the rebound | 37-26 |
| 10:35 | Mississippi State | Alberto Giordano comes up short on the floater near the basket but he's fouled by Peter Quintanilla - foul #3 on Peter Quintanilla, team foul #3 | 37-26 |
| Subs | LSU | John Sweeney (SG) Dikembe Ali | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jerry Bruton (SG) Joshua Warwick | |
| 10:35 | Mississippi State | Alberto Giordano misses the 1st free throw | 37-26 |
| 10:35 | Mississippi State | Alberto Giordano makes the 2nd free throw | 37-27 |
| 10:14 | LSU | Bryan Sutera scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Jessie Duke | 40-27 |
| 10:01 | Mississippi State | Marcelino Bianchi buries a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Kevin Caro | 40-29 |
| 09:39 | LSU | John Sweeney misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-29 |
| 09:38 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-29 |
| 09:18 | LSU | Jessie Duke buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Peter Quintanilla | 42-29 |
| 08:58 | Mississippi State | Jessie Duke is called for the reach on Marcelino Bianchi - foul #2 on Jessie Duke, team foul #4 | 42-29 |
| Subs | LSU | Dikembe Ali (SG), Jesse Hanna (PF) John Sweeney, Jessie Duke | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Walter Bowles (PG), Joshua Warwick (SG), Danny Gardiner (PF), Kelly Myers (C) Jerry Bruton, Alberto Giordano, Henry Dimaggio, Marcelino Bianchi | |
| 08:42 | Mississippi State | Kevin Caro comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-29 |
| 08:40 | Mississippi State | Walter Bowles tips it back up and in | 42-31 |
| 08:15 | LSU | Dikembe Ali connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Bryan Sutera | 45-31 |
| 07:51 | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 45-33 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Bryan Sutera (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Peter Quintanilla (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jesse Hanna (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronnie Meyer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Walter Bowles (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Warwick (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Caro (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Danny Gardiner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Kelly Myers (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:29 | LSU | Walter Bowles steps in front of the Ronnie Meyer pass | 45-33 |
| 07:24 | Mississippi State | Walter Bowles banks in the layup | 45-35 |
| 07:00 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 45-35 |
| 06:59 | Mississippi State | Danny Gardiner grabs the board | 45-35 |
| 06:37 | Mississippi State | Jesse Hanna blocks the jumper by Joshua Warwick | 45-35 |
| 06:35 | LSU | Dikembe Ali gets the rebound | 45-35 |
| 06:19 | LSU | Bryan Sutera clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-35 |
| 06:18 | Mississippi State | Kelly Myers snags the defensive board | 45-35 |
| 06:02 | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 45-35 |
| 06:00 | LSU | Jesse Hanna pulls down the rebound | 45-35 |
| 06:00 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-35 |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Troup (PG), John Sweeney (SF), Jessie Duke (C) Bryan Sutera, Peter Quintanilla, Ronnie Meyer | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Alberto Giordano (SF), Henry Dimaggio (PF), Marcelino Bianchi (C) Kevin Caro, Danny Gardiner, Kelly Myers | |
| 05:31 | LSU | Jesse Hanna clanks a fadeaway from close range | 45-35 |
| 05:29 | Mississippi State | Henry Dimaggio grabs the defensive rebound | 45-35 |
| 05:01 | Mississippi State | Alberto Giordano comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-35 |
| 04:59 | LSU | Jessie Duke grabs the board | 45-35 |
| 04:36 | LSU | Henry Dimaggio is called for the reach on Dikembe Ali - foul #4 on Henry Dimaggio, team foul #6 | 45-35 |
| Subs | LSU | Bryan Sutera (PG), Ronnie Meyer (PF) Gary Troup, Jesse Hanna | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 04:13 | LSU | Bryan Sutera knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-35 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:01 | Mississippi State | Walter Bowles makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Marcelino Bianchi | 48-38 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:32 | LSU | The jumper by Jessie Duke is denied by Marcelino Bianchi | 48-38 |
| 03:31 | LSU | Jessie Duke tips it home | 50-38 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Bryan Sutera (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Sweeney (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ronnie Meyer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Jessie Duke (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Walter Bowles (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Warwick (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alberto Giordano (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Henry Dimaggio (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Marcelino Bianchi (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:20 | Mississippi State | Henry Dimaggio throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-38 |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Troup (PG), Dennis Stedman (SG), Peter Quintanilla (SF), Frank Bergum (C) Bryan Sutera, Dikembe Ali, John Sweeney, Jessie Duke | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Howard Swanger (PG), Kevin Caro (SG), Jerry Bruton (SF), Danny Gardiner (PF), Kelly Myers (C) Walter Bowles, Joshua Warwick, Alberto Giordano, Henry Dimaggio, Marcelino Bianchi | |
| 02:51 | LSU | Peter Quintanilla misses the lay-in | 50-38 |
| 02:49 | LSU | Peter Quintanilla pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-38 |
| 02:32 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Howard Swanger - foul #1 on Howard Swanger, team foul #7 | 50-38 |
| 02:32 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer makes the 1st free throw | 51-38 |
| 02:32 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer makes the 2nd free throw | 52-38 |
| 02:13 | Mississippi State | Jerry Bruton buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Kevin Caro | 52-41 |
| 01:49 | LSU | Peter Quintanilla comes up short on the runner from close range | 52-41 |
| 01:47 | Mississippi State | Howard Swanger grabs the defensive rebound | 52-41 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:42 | Mississippi State | Kelly Myers comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 52-41 |
| 01:41 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer snags the defensive board | 52-41 |
| 01:23 | LSU | Frank Bergum scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Dennis Stedman and he's hacked by Kelly Myers - foul #1 on Kelly Myers, team foul #8 | 54-41 |
| 01:23 | LSU | Frank Bergum makes the free throw | 55-41 |
| 01:15 | Mississippi State | Gary Troup takes the ball from Danny Gardiner | 55-41 |
| 01:12 | LSU | Peter Quintanilla lays it in on a great pass from Gary Troup | 57-41 |
| 00:47 | Mississippi State | Gary Troup picks off the pass by Danny Gardiner | 57-41 |
| 00:43 | LSU | Gary Troup can't throw it down | 57-41 |
| 00:42 | Mississippi State | Danny Gardiner gets the rebound | 57-41 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Mississippi State | Danny Gardiner's pass is intercepted by Frank Bergum | 57-41 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:13 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer lays it in set up by Gary Troup | 59-41 |
| 00:07 | Mississippi State | Jerry Bruton blows the layup | 59-41 |
| 00:06 | Mississippi State | Danny Gardiner pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-41 |
| 00:03 | Mississippi State | Frank Bergum picks off the pass by Kelly Myers | 59-41 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Gary Troup runs out the clock | 59-41 |