| Lineup | LSU | PG - John Whittle (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Johnny Edward (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rolando Torres (fresh) PF - Robert Roberson (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Anderson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Samuel Ebenstein (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Pitre (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Michael Wiggins (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Reeder (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Ralph Carlton (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Rolando Torres inbounds the ball | 35-28 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | LSU | Johnny Edward misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-28 |
| 19:37 | LSU | Robert Anderson tips it in | 37-28 |
| 19:12 | Mississippi State | David Pitre throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-28 |
| 18:49 | LSU | Robert Roberson is hacked by Ralph Carlton - foul #1 on Ralph Carlton, team foul #1 | 37-28 |
| 18:37 | LSU | Johnny Edward misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-28 |
| 18:36 | LSU | Johnny Edward gets the offensive rebound | 37-28 |
| 18:20 | LSU | Robert Anderson connects on the floater from the free throw line set up by Rolando Torres | 39-28 |
| 18:01 | Mississippi State | John Whittle takes the ball from Michael Wiggins | 39-28 |
| 17:58 | LSU | John Whittle lays it up and in | 41-28 |
| 17:40 | Mississippi State | David Pitre clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 41-28 |
| 17:39 | Mississippi State | Robert Reeder hits the follow up shot | 41-30 |
| 17:21 | LSU | John Whittle lays it up and in on a nice dish by Johnny Edward | 43-30 |
| 17:00 | Mississippi State | Michael Wiggins buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Samuel Ebenstein | 43-33 |
| 16:48 | LSU | Johnny Edward misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-33 |
| 16:47 | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein gets the rebound | 43-33 |
| 16:28 | Mississippi State | Michael Wiggins misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-33 |
| 16:26 | LSU | John Whittle pulls down the rebound | 43-33 |
| 16:22 | LSU | John Whittle misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-33 |
| 16:20 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to David Pitre | 43-33 |
| 16:03 | Mississippi State | Michael Wiggins scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Ralph Carlton | 43-36 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - John Whittle (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Johnny Edward (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rolando Torres (fairly fresh) PF - Robert Roberson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Anderson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Samuel Ebenstein (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Pitre (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Michael Wiggins (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Robert Reeder (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Ralph Carlton (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | LSU | Johnny Edward misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 43-36 |
| 15:36 | Mississippi State | Michael Wiggins grabs the board | 43-36 |
| 15:23 | Mississippi State | Michael Wiggins knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by David Pitre | 43-38 |
| 15:06 | LSU | Rolando Torres throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-38 |
| Subs | LSU | Jeremiah Messersmith (PG), Larry Sharp (SG), James Webster (SF), James Eby (PF), Wade Kim (C) John Whittle, Johnny Edward, Rolando Torres, Robert Roberson, Robert Anderson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ray Houser (PG), Matthew Brown (SG), Norman Absher (SF), Sammy Finnegan (PF), David Bello (C) Samuel Ebenstein, David Pitre, Michael Wiggins, Robert Reeder, Ralph Carlton | |
| 14:54 | Mississippi State | Larry Sharp takes the ball from David Bello | 43-38 |
| 14:51 | LSU | Jeremiah Messersmith hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Larry Sharp | 45-38 |
| 14:35 | Mississippi State | David Bello misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Wade Kim - foul #1 on Wade Kim, team foul #1 | 45-38 |
| 14:35 | Mississippi State | David Bello makes the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 14:35 | Mississippi State | David Bello misses the 2nd free throw | 45-39 |
| 14:35 | LSU | James Eby pulls down the rebound | 45-39 |
| 14:16 | LSU | James Webster knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Larry Sharp | 47-39 |
| 14:05 | Mississippi State | Ray Houser's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-39 |
| 13:46 | LSU | Wade Kim is hacked by David Bello - foul #1 on David Bello, team foul #2 | 47-39 |
| Subs | LSU | Johnny Edward (PG) Larry Sharp | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Wiggins (SF) Norman Absher | |
| 13:27 | LSU | James Eby hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 47-39 |
| 13:25 | Mississippi State | Michael Wiggins snags the defensive board | 47-39 |
| 13:19 | Mississippi State | Sammy Finnegan misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-39 |
| 13:18 | LSU | Johnny Edward snags the defensive board | 47-39 |
| 13:14 | LSU | Johnny Edward is hacked by Ray Houser - foul #1 on Ray Houser, team foul #3 | 47-39 |
| 12:58 | LSU | Johnny Edward is hacked by Sammy Finnegan - foul #4 on Sammy Finnegan, team foul #4 | 47-39 |
| Subs | LSU | John Whittle (PG) Jeremiah Messersmith | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein (PG), Robert Reeder (PF) Matthew Brown, Sammy Finnegan | |
| 12:49 | LSU | Johnny Edward comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-39 |
| 12:48 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to David Bello | 47-39 |
| 12:42 | Mississippi State | Johnny Edward steals the ball from Samuel Ebenstein | 47-39 |
| 12:20 | LSU | Johnny Edward knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-39 |
| 12:04 | Mississippi State | David Bello knocks in the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Ray Houser | 50-41 |
| 11:42 | LSU | James Eby connects on the shot from the right side on a nice dish by James Webster and he's hacked by Ray Houser - foul #2 on Ray Houser, team foul #5 | 52-41 |
| Subs | LSU | Jeremiah Messersmith (SG), Rolando Torres (SF), Robert Roberson (C) Johnny Edward, James Webster, Wade Kim | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Pitre (SG), Norman Absher (SF), Joseph Lucas (PF) Ray Houser, Michael Wiggins, David Bello | |
| 11:42 | LSU | James Eby misses the free throw | 52-41 |
| 11:42 | Mississippi State | Joseph Lucas snags the defensive board | 52-41 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - John Whittle (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeremiah Messersmith (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rolando Torres (fresh) PF - James Eby (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Roberson (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Samuel Ebenstein (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Pitre (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norman Absher (fresh) PF - Joseph Lucas (fresh) C - Robert Reeder (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Mississippi State | Robert Reeder loses the ball out of bounds | 52-41 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Anderson (C) James Eby | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ralph Carlton (C) Joseph Lucas | |
| 11:07 | LSU | Robert Roberson connects on the driving attempt from the right block set up by John Whittle | 54-41 |
| 10:48 | Mississippi State | Norman Absher is whistled for a carry | 54-41 |
| Subs | LSU | Johnny Edward (PG), James Webster (SF) John Whittle, Rolando Torres | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Matthew Brown (PG), Michael Wiggins (SF), Joseph Lucas (PF) Samuel Ebenstein, Norman Absher, Robert Reeder | |
| 10:27 | LSU | Robert Roberson connects on the floater from the right side on a great pass from Johnny Edward | 56-41 |
| 10:03 | Mississippi State | Matthew Brown can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-41 |
| 10:01 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to David Pitre | 56-41 |
| 09:48 | Mississippi State | Michael Wiggins is hacked by James Webster - foul #4 on James Webster, team foul #2 | 56-41 |
| Subs | LSU | Rolando Torres (SF), Wade Kim (C) James Webster, Robert Anderson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein (PG), David Bello (PF), Norman Absher (C) Matthew Brown, Joseph Lucas, Ralph Carlton | |
| 09:29 | Mississippi State | David Pitre misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-41 |
| 09:27 | LSU | Johnny Edward grabs the defensive rebound | 56-41 |
| 09:25 | LSU | Johnny Edward throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-41 |
| Subs | LSU | John Whittle (PG) Jeremiah Messersmith | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ray Houser (SG), Robert Reeder (PF) David Pitre, Norman Absher | |
| 09:00 | Mississippi State | Robert Roberson takes the ball from Robert Reeder | 56-41 |
| 08:42 | LSU | Robert Roberson misses the jumper from the left wing | 56-41 |
| 08:41 | Mississippi State | Michael Wiggins grabs the board | 56-41 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:26 | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein misses long on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Rolando Torres - foul #1 on Rolando Torres, team foul #3 | 56-41 |
| Subs | LSU | Jeremiah Messersmith (SG), James Eby (PF) Johnny Edward, Robert Roberson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Norman Absher (SF) Michael Wiggins | |
| 08:26 | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein makes the 1st free throw | 56-42 |
| 08:26 | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein makes the 2nd free throw | 56-43 |
| 08:02 | LSU | Jeremiah Messersmith misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-43 |
| 08:00 | LSU | Rolando Torres pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-43 |
| 07:49 | LSU | Rolando Torres is called for traveling | 56-43 |
| Subs | LSU | James Webster (SF), Robert Anderson (C) Rolando Torres, James Eby | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Pitre (SG), Sammy Finnegan (PF), Ralph Carlton (C) Samuel Ebenstein, Robert Reeder, David Bello | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:29 | Mississippi State | Robert Anderson is called for the reach on Norman Absher - foul #1 on Robert Anderson, team foul #4 | 56-43 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Wiggins (SF) Norman Absher | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - John Whittle (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeremiah Messersmith (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Webster (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. PF - Wade Kim (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Ray Houser (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Pitre (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Wiggins (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Sammy Finnegan (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. C - Ralph Carlton (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Mississippi State | Michael Wiggins misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 56-43 |
| 07:19 | Mississippi State | Ralph Carlton pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-43 |
| 07:04 | Mississippi State | Robert Anderson takes the ball from David Pitre | 56-43 |
| 06:50 | LSU | Michael Wiggins is called for the reach on James Webster - foul #1 on Michael Wiggins, team foul #6 | 56-43 |
| Subs | LSU | Johnny Edward (PG), Robert Roberson (PF) John Whittle, Wade Kim | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 06:37 | LSU | Jeremiah Messersmith knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Johnny Edward | 59-43 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:28 | Mississippi State | Ralph Carlton double dribbles | 59-43 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein (PG) Ray Houser | |
| 06:12 | LSU | Johnny Edward clanks a 3 from the left corner | 59-43 |
| 06:10 | Mississippi State | Sammy Finnegan grabs the board | 59-43 |
| 05:58 | Mississippi State | Sammy Finnegan scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-46 |
| 05:40 | LSU | Robert Roberson misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 59-46 |
| 05:38 | LSU | Robert Roberson snags the offensive board | 59-46 |
| 05:33 | LSU | Robert Roberson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Johnny Edward | 61-46 |
| 05:13 | Mississippi State | Michael Wiggins misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 61-46 |
| 05:12 | Mississippi State | Sammy Finnegan snags the offensive board | 61-46 |
| 05:04 | Mississippi State | Sammy Finnegan misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-46 |
| 05:02 | LSU | The rebound goes to James Webster | 61-46 |
| 04:42 | LSU | Johnny Edward hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 61-46 |
| 04:40 | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein gets the rebound | 61-46 |
| 04:33 | Mississippi State | Robert Roberson swats the layup by Samuel Ebenstein | 61-46 |
| 04:31 | LSU | Robert Anderson gets the rebound | 61-46 |
| 04:25 | LSU | Johnny Edward comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Ralph Carlton - foul #2 on Ralph Carlton, team foul #7 | 61-46 |
| Subs | LSU | John Whittle (PG), Rolando Torres (SF), James Eby (PF), Wade Kim (C) Jeremiah Messersmith, James Webster, Robert Roberson, Robert Anderson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ray Houser (PG), Matthew Brown (SG), Norman Absher (SF), Robert Reeder (PF), David Bello (C) Samuel Ebenstein, David Pitre, Michael Wiggins, Sammy Finnegan, Ralph Carlton | |
| 04:25 | LSU | Johnny Edward misses the 1st free throw | 61-46 |
| 04:25 | LSU | Johnny Edward misses the 2nd free throw | 61-46 |
| 04:25 | Mississippi State | Matthew Brown gets the rebound | 61-46 |
| 04:10 | Mississippi State | Ray Houser misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 61-46 |
| 04:08 | LSU | James Eby pulls down the rebound | 61-46 |
| 04:02 | LSU | Robert Reeder takes the ball from Wade Kim | 61-46 |
| 03:48 | Mississippi State | Robert Reeder clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-46 |
| 03:47 | LSU | The rebound goes to John Whittle | 61-46 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:42 | LSU | John Whittle is fouled in the backcourt by Ray Houser - foul #3 on Ray Houser, team foul #8 | 61-46 |
| 03:42 | LSU | John Whittle makes the 1st free throw | 62-46 |
| 03:42 | LSU | John Whittle makes the 2nd free throw | 63-46 |
| 03:35 | Mississippi State | Matthew Brown misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 63-46 |
| 03:34 | LSU | Johnny Edward snags the defensive board | 63-46 |
| 03:27 | LSU | The jump hook by James Eby is blocked by Robert Reeder | 63-46 |
| 03:26 | LSU | Wade Kim tips it but misses | 63-46 |
| 03:24 | Mississippi State | Robert Reeder snags the defensive board | 63-46 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - John Whittle (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Johnny Edward (fresh) 17 pts. 5 ast. SF - Rolando Torres (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Eby (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Wade Kim (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Ray Houser (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Matthew Brown (fresh) SF - Norman Absher (fresh) PF - Robert Reeder (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - David Bello (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:06 | Mississippi State | Norman Absher hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-49 |
| 02:42 | LSU | Johnny Edward drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Rolando Torres | 66-49 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:24 | Mississippi State | Robert Reeder lays it up and in | 66-51 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:02 | LSU | Wade Kim misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 66-51 |
| 02:01 | Mississippi State | Robert Reeder grabs the defensive rebound | 66-51 |
| 01:57 | Mississippi State | Norman Absher hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 66-51 |
| 01:55 | Mississippi State | Norman Absher grabs the offensive rebound | 66-51 |
| 01:50 | Mississippi State | Matthew Brown misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 66-51 |
| 01:48 | LSU | Rolando Torres snags the defensive board | 66-51 |
| 01:29 | LSU | Johnny Edward buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Rolando Torres | 69-51 |
| 01:18 | Mississippi State | Matthew Brown is fouled on the floor by Rolando Torres - foul #2 on Rolando Torres, team foul #5 | 69-51 |
| Subs | LSU | James Webster (SF), Robert Roberson (PF), Robert Anderson (C) Rolando Torres, James Eby, Wade Kim | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 01:13 | Mississippi State | Matthew Brown is called for traveling | 69-51 |
| 00:53 | LSU | Robert Roberson scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by John Whittle | 71-51 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Mississippi State | Johnny Edward steals the ball from Norman Absher | 71-51 |
| 00:46 | LSU | John Whittle blows the dunk | 71-51 |
| 00:44 | LSU | James Webster tips it back up and in | 73-51 |
| 00:37 | Mississippi State | Norman Absher hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 73-51 |
| 00:36 | Mississippi State | Robert Reeder pulls down the offensive rebound | 73-51 |
| 00:33 | Mississippi State | Matthew Brown buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Ray Houser | 73-54 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:12 | LSU | Johnny Edward scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Anderson | 75-54 |
| 00:08 | Mississippi State | Robert Roberson swats the shot by Norman Absher | 75-54 |
| 00:06 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Reeder | 75-54 |
| 00:03 | Mississippi State | Matthew Brown hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 75-54 |
| 00:02 | LSU | John Whittle pulls down the rebound | 75-54 |
| 00:00 | LSU | John Whittle runs out the clock | 75-54 |