| Lineup | LSU | PG - Bobby Ornelas (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alan Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sean Dalton (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jeremy Jackson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Clifford Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Norman Jenkins (fresh) 7 pts. SF - William Roach (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert James (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Hilbert (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Sean Dalton inbounds the ball | 21-26 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:35 | LSU | Robert James picks off the pass by Clifford Johnson | 21-26 |
| 19:20 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by James Johnson | 21-29 |
| 18:56 | LSU | James Johnson knocks away the 3 by Bobby Ornelas | 21-29 |
| 18:55 | Mississippi State | William Roach grabs the board | 21-29 |
| 18:34 | Mississippi State | James Johnson knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 21-32 |
| 18:13 | LSU | Alan Williams is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 21-32 |
| 18:12 | Mississippi State | William Roach snags the defensive board | 21-32 |
| 17:55 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 21-32 |
| 17:54 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Robert James | 21-32 |
| 17:42 | Mississippi State | Robert James can't connect on an uncontested jumpshot from the right side | 21-32 |
| 17:40 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins hits the follow up shot | 21-34 |
| 17:12 | LSU | Clifford Johnson misses the easy layup | 21-34 |
| 17:10 | LSU | Clifford Johnson tips it home | 23-34 |
| 16:55 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins's pass is intercepted by Bobby Ornelas | 23-34 |
| 16:51 | LSU | Bobby Ornelas lays it up and in | 25-34 |
| 16:31 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from William Roach and the foul's on Clifford Johnson - foul #2 on Clifford Johnson, team foul #1 | 25-36 |
| Subs | LSU | Nick Green (SG), Stephen Powell (SF), Anthony Pritchard (PF), Thomas Daughtry (C) Alan Williams, Sean Dalton, Jeremy Jackson, Clifford Johnson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor (PG) James Johnson | |
| 16:31 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert makes the free throw | 25-37 |
| 16:02 | LSU | Anthony Pritchard is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Anthony Pritchard, team foul #2 | 25-37 |
| Subs | LSU | Jeremy Jackson (PF) Anthony Pritchard | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dikembe Adi (SF) William Roach | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Bobby Ornelas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Nick Green (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Powell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeremy Jackson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Thomas Daughtry (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jeremy Taylor (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Norman Jenkins (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Dikembe Adi (fresh) PF - Robert James (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Hilbert (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Michael Hilbert | 25-40 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 15:24 | LSU | Bobby Ornelas works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Stephen Powell | 28-40 |
| 15:07 | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor's pass is intercepted by Stephen Powell | 28-40 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 14:47 | LSU | Jeremy Jackson misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 28-40 |
| 14:46 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Dikembe Adi | 28-40 |
| 14:30 | Mississippi State | Robert James misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-40 |
| 14:28 | LSU | Jeremy Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 28-40 |
| 14:06 | LSU | Jeremy Jackson's pass is intercepted by Dikembe Adi | 28-40 |
| 14:03 | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor banks in the layup on a great pass from Dikembe Adi | 28-42 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 13:49 | LSU | Thomas Daughtry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-42 |
| Subs | LSU | Alan Williams (SG), Sean Dalton (SF), Anthony Pritchard (PF), Clifford Johnson (C) Bobby Ornelas, Nick Green, Jeremy Jackson, Thomas Daughtry | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Johnson (PG), James Cutler (SG), William Roach (SF), Richard Steib (C) Jeremy Taylor, Norman Jenkins, Dikembe Adi, Michael Hilbert | |
| 13:34 | Mississippi State | James Johnson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-42 |
| 13:33 | LSU | Anthony Pritchard snags the defensive board | 28-42 |
| 13:06 | LSU | Stephen Powell is fouled on the floor by James Cutler - foul #1 on James Cutler, team foul #1 | 28-42 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert (C) Robert James | |
| 12:46 | LSU | Clifford Johnson hits a runner from the right block set up by Stephen Powell | 30-42 |
| 12:36 | Mississippi State | William Roach misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 30-42 |
| 12:35 | LSU | Clifford Johnson pulls down the rebound | 30-42 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 12:20 | LSU | Clifford Johnson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Stephen Powell | 32-42 |
| 12:18 | Mississippi State | James Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-42 |
| Subs | LSU | Nick Green (PG) Stephen Powell | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins (SG) James Cutler | |
| 11:55 | LSU | Alan Williams misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 32-42 |
| 11:53 | LSU | Clifford Johnson grabs the offensive board | 32-42 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Nick Green (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alan Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sean Dalton (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Anthony Pritchard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Clifford Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Norman Jenkins (fresh) 15 pts. SF - William Roach (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Richard Steib (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Michael Hilbert (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:33 | LSU | Clifford Johnson clanks a shot from the right block but the foul's on Michael Hilbert - foul #2 on Michael Hilbert, team foul #2 | 32-42 |
| Subs | LSU | Stephen Powell (PG) Nick Green | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert James (PF) Michael Hilbert | |
| 11:33 | LSU | Clifford Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 32-42 |
| 11:33 | LSU | Clifford Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 33-42 |
| 11:18 | Mississippi State | Robert James connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by James Johnson | 33-45 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 10:59 | LSU | Alan Williams buries a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Stephen Powell | 35-45 |
| 10:40 | Mississippi State | William Roach hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from James Johnson | 35-48 |
| 10:36 | LSU | Robert James steals it from Stephen Powell | 35-48 |
| 10:20 | Mississippi State | William Roach misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 35-48 |
| 10:19 | LSU | The rebound goes to Clifford Johnson | 35-48 |
| 10:04 | LSU | Alan Williams misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 35-48 |
| 10:03 | Mississippi State | James Johnson snags the defensive board | 35-48 |
| 09:47 | Mississippi State | Robert James buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from James Johnson | 35-51 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 09:27 | LSU | Anthony Pritchard clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 35-51 |
| 09:26 | LSU | Clifford Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 35-51 |
| 09:08 | LSU | Anthony Pritchard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-51 |
| Subs | LSU | Bobby Ornelas (PG), Nick Green (SG), Jeremy Jackson (PF), Thomas Daughtry (C) Stephen Powell, Alan Williams, Anthony Pritchard, Clifford Johnson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor (PG), Dikembe Adi (SF), Michael Hilbert (C) James Johnson, William Roach, Richard Steib | |
| 08:53 | Mississippi State | Robert James can't finish the layup | 35-51 |
| 08:52 | LSU | Bobby Ornelas grabs the defensive rebound | 35-51 |
| 08:37 | LSU | Jeremy Jackson buries a floater from the left block on a great pass from Sean Dalton | 37-51 |
| 08:08 | Mississippi State | Robert James misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-51 |
| 08:06 | LSU | Sean Dalton gets the rebound | 37-51 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 07:44 | LSU | Bobby Ornelas drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Nick Green | 40-51 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Bobby Ornelas (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Nick Green (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sean Dalton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeremy Jackson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Daughtry (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jeremy Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Norman Jenkins (fairly fresh) 15 pts. SF - Dikembe Adi (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert James (tiring) 14 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Hilbert (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-51 |
| 07:35 | LSU | Jeremy Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 40-51 |
| 07:21 | LSU | Sean Dalton loses the ball out of bounds | 40-51 |
| Subs | LSU | Alan Williams (SG), Stephen Powell (SF) Nick Green, Sean Dalton | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Johnson (PG), James Cutler (SG), William Roach (SF), Richard Steib (PF) Jeremy Taylor, Norman Jenkins, Dikembe Adi, Robert James | |
| 07:11 | Mississippi State | James Johnson is hacked by Jeremy Jackson - foul #3 on Jeremy Jackson, team foul #3 | 40-51 |
| 06:56 | Mississippi State | James Johnson buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by William Roach | 40-54 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 06:45 | LSU | Alan Williams makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-54 |
| 06:26 | Mississippi State | William Roach clanks a 3 from the right wing | 43-54 |
| 06:25 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib tips it back up and in | 43-56 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 06:08 | LSU | Stephen Powell makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Bobby Ornelas | 46-56 |
| 05:58 | Mississippi State | William Roach is called for traveling | 46-56 |
| Subs | LSU | Nick Green (SF), Anthony Pritchard (PF), Clifford Johnson (C) Bobby Ornelas, Jeremy Jackson, Thomas Daughtry | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins (SG), Robert James (PF) James Cutler, Richard Steib | |
| 05:41 | LSU | Alan Williams drills a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Clifford Johnson | 48-56 |
| 05:20 | Mississippi State | Robert James hits a floater in the lane set up by James Johnson | 48-58 |
| 05:10 | LSU | Nick Green can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 48-58 |
| 05:09 | LSU | Anthony Pritchard tips it in | 50-58 |
| 04:49 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-58 |
| 04:47 | LSU | Clifford Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 50-58 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:29 | LSU | Stephen Powell misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-58 |
| 04:28 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins grabs the board | 50-58 |
| 04:20 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins throws it down on a nice dish by Robert James | 50-60 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:05 | LSU | Stephen Powell misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-60 |
| 04:04 | LSU | Clifford Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-60 |
| 03:49 | LSU | Clifford Johnson drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Stephen Powell | 52-60 |
| 03:39 | Mississippi State | James Johnson misses the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Anthony Pritchard - foul #4 on Anthony Pritchard, team foul #4 | 52-60 |
| Subs | LSU | Bobby Ornelas (PG), Sean Dalton (SF), Thomas Daughtry (C) Stephen Powell, Alan Williams, Clifford Johnson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor (SF), Richard Steib (C) William Roach, Michael Hilbert | |
| 03:39 | Mississippi State | James Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 52-60 |
| 03:39 | Mississippi State | James Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 52-61 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Bobby Ornelas (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Nick Green (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sean Dalton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Pritchard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Thomas Daughtry (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Johnson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Norman Jenkins (fresh) 17 pts. SF - Jeremy Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert James (tiring) 16 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Richard Steib (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 03:27 | LSU | Richard Steib is called for the reach on Thomas Daughtry - foul #4 on Richard Steib, team foul #3 | 52-61 |
| Subs | LSU | Jeremy Jackson (PF) Anthony Pritchard | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dikembe Adi (SF) James Johnson | |
| 03:13 | LSU | Bobby Ornelas evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-61 |
| 03:11 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib grabs the board | 52-61 |
| 02:48 | Mississippi State | Robert James's fadeaway is rejected by Sean Dalton | 52-61 |
| 02:46 | Mississippi State | Robert James tips it back up and in | 52-63 |
| 02:46 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-63 |
| Subs | LSU | Alan Williams (SG), Clifford Johnson (C) Nick Green, Thomas Daughtry | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Johnson (PG), William Roach (SF), Michael Hilbert (C) Jeremy Taylor, Dikembe Adi, Robert James | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:38 | LSU | Bobby Ornelas buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Alan Williams | 55-63 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:26 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins is fouled on the floor by Alan Williams - foul #2 on Alan Williams, team foul #5 | 55-63 |
| 02:14 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib misses short on a floater in the lane | 55-63 |
| 02:12 | LSU | Clifford Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 55-63 |
| 02:00 | LSU | Jeremy Jackson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 55-63 |
| 01:59 | LSU | Sean Dalton snags the offensive board | 55-63 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:47 | LSU | Bobby Ornelas drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 57-63 |
| 01:33 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-63 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert James (PF) Richard Steib | |
| 01:21 | LSU | Robert James is called for the reach on Jeremy Jackson - foul #1 on Robert James, team foul #4 | 57-63 |
| 01:09 | LSU | Clifford Johnson makes the turnaround in the paint | 59-63 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:44 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 59-63 |
| 00:42 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert tips it home | 59-65 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:38 | LSU | Bobby Ornelas misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-65 |
| 00:36 | LSU | Jeremy Jackson snags the offensive board | 59-65 |
| 00:32 | LSU | Alan Williams clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-65 |
| 00:31 | LSU | Clifford Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 59-65 |
| 00:27 | LSU | Bobby Ornelas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-65 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:24 | Mississippi State | William Roach is fouled in the backcourt by Alan Williams - foul #3 on Alan Williams, team foul #6 | 59-65 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor (PG) James Johnson | |
| 00:23 | Mississippi State | Jeremy Jackson is called for the reach on Robert James - foul #4 on Jeremy Jackson, team foul #7 | 59-65 |
| 00:23 | Mississippi State | Robert James misses the 1st free throw | 59-65 |
| 00:23 | LSU | Jeremy Jackson grabs the board | 59-65 |
| 00:17 | LSU | Bobby Ornelas misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-65 |
| 00:15 | Mississippi State | Robert James snags the defensive board | 59-65 |
| 00:12 | Mississippi State | Robert James is hacked by Bobby Ornelas in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bobby Ornelas, team foul #8 | 59-65 |
| 00:12 | Mississippi State | Robert James makes the 1st free throw | 59-66 |
| 00:12 | Mississippi State | Robert James makes the 2nd free throw | 59-67 |
| 00:06 | LSU | Sean Dalton misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-67 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins grabs the board | 59-67 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor runs out the clock | 59-67 |