| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SG - Norman Jenkins (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Roach (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Steib (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Hilbert (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Bobby Ornelas (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alan Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sean Dalton (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeremy Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Clifford Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | William Roach inbounds the ball | 29-39 |
| 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 and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert hits a jump hook in the paint set up by Norman Jenkins and the foul's on Jeremy Jackson - foul #1 on Jeremy Jackson, team foul #1 | 31-39 |
| 19:38 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert misses the free throw | 31-39 |
| 19:38 | LSU | The rebound goes to Clifford Johnson | 31-39 |
| 19:24 | LSU | Clifford Johnson travels with the ball | 31-39 |
| 19:08 | Mississippi State | William Roach misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-39 |
| 19:07 | LSU | Jeremy Jackson snags the defensive board | 31-39 |
| 18:47 | LSU | Jeremy Jackson misses short on a shot from the left block | 31-39 |
| 18:45 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib gets the rebound | 31-39 |
| 18:38 | Mississippi State | William Roach knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Hilbert | 34-39 |
| 18:15 | LSU | Sean Dalton misses badly on a shot from the right side | 34-39 |
| 18:13 | LSU | Sean Dalton tips it home | 34-41 |
| 17:53 | Mississippi State | Clifford Johnson takes the ball from Richard Steib | 34-41 |
| 17:46 | LSU | Clifford Johnson misses long on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Norman Jenkins - foul #2 on Norman Jenkins, team foul #1 | 34-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Anthony Pritchard (PF) Jeremy Jackson | |
| 17:46 | LSU | Clifford Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 34-42 |
| 17:46 | LSU | Clifford Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 34-43 |
| 17:31 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert misses the jumper from close range | 34-43 |
| 17:30 | LSU | Clifford Johnson snags the defensive board | 34-43 |
| 17:24 | LSU | Alan Williams hits a wide open pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Bobby Ornelas | 34-45 |
| 17:05 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Alan Williams - foul #2 on Alan Williams, team foul #2 | 34-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor (PG), Robert James (PF) James Johnson, Michael Hilbert | |
| Subs | LSU | Stephen Powell (PG), Thomas Daughtry (C) Bobby Ornelas, Clifford Johnson | |
| 17:05 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib makes the 1st free throw | 35-45 |
| 17:05 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib misses the 2nd free throw | 35-45 |
| 17:05 | LSU | Anthony Pritchard pulls down the rebound | 35-45 |
| 16:43 | LSU | Robert James steals it from Alan Williams | 35-45 |
| 16:29 | Mississippi State | Robert James misses the fadeaway from the right side | 35-45 |
| 16:27 | LSU | Stephen Powell gets the rebound | 35-45 |
| 16:17 | LSU | Alan Williams misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 35-45 |
| 16:15 | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor gets the rebound | 35-45 |
| 16:06 | Mississippi State | William Roach buries a 3 from the right corner | 38-45 |
| 15:56 | LSU | Stephen Powell misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 38-45 |
| 15:54 | Mississippi State | Robert James grabs the board | 38-45 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jeremy Taylor (fresh) SG - Norman Jenkins (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Roach (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert James (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - Richard Steib (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Stephen Powell (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alan Williams (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sean Dalton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Anthony Pritchard (fresh) 2 reb. C - Thomas Daughtry (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Mississippi State | William Roach comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 38-45 |
| 15:47 | LSU | The rebound goes to Alan Williams | 38-45 |
| 15:40 | LSU | Alan Williams can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 38-45 |
| 15:38 | LSU | Thomas Daughtry hits the follow up shot | 38-47 |
| 15:22 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Robert James | 41-47 |
| 15:04 | LSU | Stephen Powell misses short on an open 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-47 |
| 15:03 | Mississippi State | Robert James pulls down the rebound | 41-47 |
| 14:46 | Mississippi State | Anthony Pritchard is called for the reach on Jeremy Taylor - foul #1 on Anthony Pritchard, team foul #3 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Johnson (PG), James Cutler (SG), Michael Hilbert (C) Norman Jenkins, William Roach, Richard Steib | |
| Subs | LSU | Bobby Ornelas (PG), Nick Green (SG), Jeremy Jackson (PF), Clifford Johnson (C) Alan Williams, Sean Dalton, Anthony Pritchard, Thomas Daughtry | |
| 14:25 | Mississippi State | James Johnson can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 41-47 |
| 14:24 | LSU | Clifford Johnson pulls down the rebound | 41-47 |
| 14:19 | LSU | Bobby Ornelas splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-47 |
| 14:17 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Michael Hilbert | 41-47 |
| 13:59 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 41-47 |
| 13:57 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert gets the offensive rebound | 41-47 |
| 13:52 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert misses long on a floater in the lane | 41-47 |
| 13:50 | LSU | Nick Green grabs the board | 41-47 |
| 13:32 | LSU | Jeremy Jackson misses the shot from the free throw line | 41-47 |
| 13:30 | Mississippi State | Robert James gets the rebound | 41-47 |
| 13:15 | Mississippi State | James Johnson clanks a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Bobby Ornelas - foul #2 on Bobby Ornelas, team foul #4 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins (SG), William Roach (SF) James Cutler, Jeremy Taylor | |
| Subs | LSU | Sean Dalton (SF) Stephen Powell | |
| 13:15 | Mississippi State | James Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 42-47 |
| 13:15 | Mississippi State | James Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 43-47 |
| 13:00 | LSU | Bobby Ornelas drills a shot from the left side on a great pass from Nick Green | 43-49 |
| 12:42 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins loses the dribble to Jeremy Jackson | 43-49 |
| 12:34 | LSU | Bobby Ornelas misses the lay-in over the doubleteam but he's fouled by James Johnson - foul #1 on James Johnson, team foul #2 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Alan Williams (SG), Anthony Pritchard (PF), Thomas Daughtry (C) Sean Dalton, Jeremy Jackson, Clifford Johnson | |
| 12:34 | LSU | Bobby Ornelas misses the 1st free throw | 43-49 |
| 12:34 | LSU | Bobby Ornelas misses the 2nd free throw | 43-49 |
| 12:34 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert gets the rebound | 43-49 |
| 12:21 | Mississippi State | Robert James hits a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by James Johnson | 45-49 |
| 12:02 | LSU | Bobby Ornelas works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-52 |
| 11:44 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-52 |
| 11:43 | LSU | The rebound goes to Nick Green | 45-52 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SG - Norman Jenkins (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Roach (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert James (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - Michael Hilbert (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Bobby Ornelas (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Alan Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nick Green (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Anthony Pritchard (fresh) 2 reb. C - Thomas Daughtry (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:30 | LSU | Alan Williams hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 45-52 |
| 11:29 | Mississippi State | James Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 45-52 |
| 11:10 | Mississippi State | William Roach knocks in the jumpshot from the right side | 47-52 |
| 11:02 | LSU | Anthony Pritchard comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 47-52 |
| 11:00 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Anthony Pritchard | 47-52 |
| 10:37 | LSU | Nick Green makes the jumper in the lane | 47-54 |
| 10:18 | Mississippi State | Robert James hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Norman Jenkins | 50-54 |
| 10:03 | LSU | William Roach steals the ball from Anthony Pritchard | 50-54 |
| 09:58 | Mississippi State | William Roach banks in the layup | 52-54 |
| 09:40 | LSU | Robert James swats the layup by Anthony Pritchard | 52-54 |
| 09:38 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to James Johnson | 52-54 |
| 09:27 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Thomas Daughtry - foul #1 on Thomas Daughtry, team foul #5 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor (PG), James Cutler (SG), Dikembe Adi (SF), Richard Steib (PF) James Johnson, Norman Jenkins, William Roach, Robert James | |
| Subs | LSU | Stephen Powell (PG), Sean Dalton (SF), Jeremy Jackson (PF), Clifford Johnson (C) Bobby Ornelas, Nick Green, Anthony Pritchard, Thomas Daughtry | |
| 09:27 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert makes the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 09:27 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert makes the 2nd free throw | 54-54 |
| 09:00 | LSU | Clifford Johnson connects on the shot from close range on a great pass from Stephen Powell | 54-56 |
| 08:33 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib drills a shot from the right side on a great pass from Michael Hilbert | 56-56 |
| 08:29 | LSU | Sean Dalton dunks the ball over the doubleteam set up by Clifford Johnson and he's hacked by Dikembe Adi - foul #1 on Dikembe Adi, team foul #3 | 56-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins (SG) James Cutler | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 08:29 | LSU | Sean Dalton makes the free throw | 56-59 |
| 08:12 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib misses the easy layup | 56-59 |
| 08:10 | LSU | Jeremy Jackson gets the rebound | 56-59 |
| 07:53 | LSU | Clifford Johnson blows the wide open layup | 56-59 |
| 07:51 | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor pulls down the rebound | 56-59 |
| 07:34 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib is hacked by Sean Dalton - foul #3 on Sean Dalton, team foul #6 | 56-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Roach (SF), Robert James (PF) Dikembe Adi, Michael Hilbert | |
| Subs | LSU | Thomas Daughtry (PF) Jeremy Jackson | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jeremy Taylor (fresh) SG - Norman Jenkins (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - William Roach (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert James (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - Richard Steib (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Stephen Powell (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alan Williams (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sean Dalton (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Daughtry (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Clifford Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins is hacked by Stephen Powell - foul #1 on Stephen Powell, team foul #7 | 56-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Jeremy Jackson (PF) Clifford Johnson | |
| 07:20 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 07:20 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins misses the 2nd free throw | 57-59 |
| 07:20 | LSU | Thomas Daughtry pulls down the rebound | 57-59 |
| 07:02 | LSU | Sean Dalton evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-59 |
| 07:01 | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor snags the defensive board | 57-59 |
| 06:55 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 57-59 |
| 06:54 | Mississippi State | William Roach pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-59 |
| 06:42 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib hits a jumper from the right block | 59-59 |
| 06:24 | LSU | Robert James takes the ball from Sean Dalton after a doubleteam | 59-59 |
| 06:19 | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor loses the dribble to Stephen Powell in the backcourt | 59-59 |
| 06:05 | LSU | Stephen Powell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Johnson (PG), Michael Hilbert (C) Jeremy Taylor, Richard Steib | |
| Subs | LSU | Bobby Ornelas (PG), Nick Green (SG), Anthony Pritchard (PF), Clifford Johnson (C) Stephen Powell, Alan Williams, Jeremy Jackson, Thomas Daughtry | |
| 05:40 | Mississippi State | Robert James loses the dribble to Sean Dalton | 59-59 |
| 05:18 | LSU | Bobby Ornelas misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-59 |
| 05:16 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins gets the rebound | 59-59 |
| 05:02 | Mississippi State | William Roach scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Hilbert | 62-59 |
| 04:49 | LSU | Clifford Johnson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 62-59 |
| 04:47 | LSU | Clifford Johnson hits the follow up shot | 62-61 |
| 04:30 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert clanks a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Sean Dalton - foul #4 on Sean Dalton, team foul #8 | 62-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Cutler (SG), Dikembe Adi (SF), Richard Steib (PF) Norman Jenkins, William Roach, Robert James | |
| Subs | LSU | Stephen Powell (SF), Thomas Daughtry (C) Sean Dalton, Clifford Johnson | |
| 04:30 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert makes the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 04:30 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert makes the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| 04:07 | LSU | Anthony Pritchard hits the finger roll | 64-63 |
| 03:49 | Mississippi State | James Johnson drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Steib | 66-63 |
| 03:38 | LSU | Nick Green is hacked by Dikembe Adi - foul #2 on Dikembe Adi, team foul #4 | 66-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins (SG), Jeremy Taylor (SF), Robert James (PF) James Cutler, Dikembe Adi, Michael Hilbert | |
| Subs | LSU | Jeremy Jackson (PF) Anthony Pritchard | |
| 03:31 | LSU | Nick Green misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 66-63 |
| 03:29 | LSU | Nick Green gets the offensive rebound | 66-63 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. SG - Norman Jenkins (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jeremy Taylor (fresh) PF - Robert James (tiring) 16 pts. 5 reb. 4 stl. 3 pf. C - Richard Steib (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Bobby Ornelas (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Nick Green (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Stephen Powell (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jeremy Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Daughtry (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:06 | LSU | Jeremy Jackson misses the driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Robert James - foul #4 on Robert James, team foul #5 | 66-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Roach (SF) James Johnson | |
| Subs | LSU | Alan Williams (SG) Nick Green | |
| 03:06 | LSU | Jeremy Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 66-63 |
| 03:06 | LSU | Jeremy Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 66-64 |
| 02:48 | Mississippi State | Robert James misses the runner in the lane but he's fouled by Alan Williams - foul #3 on Alan Williams, team foul #9 | 66-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Sean Dalton (SF), Clifford Johnson (C) Bobby Ornelas, Jeremy Jackson | |
| 02:48 | Mississippi State | Robert James makes the 1st free throw | 67-64 |
| 02:48 | Mississippi State | Robert James makes the 2nd free throw | 68-64 |
| 02:45 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Johnson (PG) Jeremy Taylor | |
| Subs | LSU | Anthony Pritchard (PF) Thomas Daughtry | |
| 02:32 | LSU | Alan Williams is alone and drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Sean Dalton out of a doubleteam | 68-67 |
| 02:19 | Mississippi State | Anthony Pritchard is called for the reach on Norman Jenkins - foul #2 on Anthony Pritchard, team foul #10 | 68-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert (C) Robert James | |
| Subs | LSU | Jeremy Jackson (PF) Anthony Pritchard | |
| 02:19 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 69-67 |
| 02:19 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 70-67 |
| 01:58 | LSU | Sean Dalton's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Hilbert | 70-67 |
| 01:57 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins pulls down the rebound | 70-67 |
| 01:38 | Mississippi State | James Johnson is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on James Johnson, team foul #6 | 70-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert James (PF) Richard Steib | |
| Subs | LSU | Bobby Ornelas (PG) Stephen Powell | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:17 | LSU | Bobby Ornelas misses the dunk attempt | 70-67 |
| 01:15 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Sean Dalton | 70-67 |
| 00:55 | LSU | Sean Dalton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-67 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:31 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Johnson | 72-67 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:26 | LSU | Bobby Ornelas shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Alan Williams | 72-70 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:25 | Mississippi State | Robert James is hacked by Bobby Ornelas in the backcourt - foul #3 on Bobby Ornelas, team foul #11 | 72-70 |
| 00:25 | Mississippi State | Robert James makes the 1st free throw | 73-70 |
| 00:25 | Mississippi State | Robert James makes the 2nd free throw | 74-70 |
| 00:20 | LSU | Alan Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 74-70 |
| 00:19 | LSU | Bobby Ornelas snags the offensive board | 74-70 |
| 00:15 | LSU | Alan Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 74-70 |
| 00:13 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert pulls down the rebound | 74-70 |
| 00:11 | Mississippi State | Bobby Ornelas is called for the reach on Michael Hilbert in the backcourt - foul #4 on Bobby Ornelas, team foul #12 | 74-70 |
| 00:11 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert makes the 1st free throw | 75-70 |
| 00:11 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert makes the 2nd free throw | 76-70 |
| 00:06 | LSU | Bobby Ornelas splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 76-70 |
| 00:05 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert grabs the board | 76-70 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:02 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert is fouled in the backcourt by Alan Williams - foul #4 on Alan Williams, team foul #13 | 76-70 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor (PG) James Johnson | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 00:02 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert makes the 1st free throw | 77-70 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert makes the 2nd free throw | 78-70 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Bobby Ornelas misses short on a halfcourt shot | 78-70 |