| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Tommy Newby (fresh) SG - James Lannon (fresh) SF - Hugh Calloway (fresh) PF - Daniel Huston (fresh) C - Damon Jordan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Laurence Golinski (fresh) SG - Ralph Byers (fresh) SF - Keith Simpson (fresh) PF - Robin Carlton (fresh) C - Donald Sirois (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Damon Jordan wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:58 | Mississippi State | Tommy Newby double dribbles in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | LSU | Ralph Byers makes the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Laurence Golinski | 0-2 |
| 19:33 | Mississippi State | Tommy Newby is fouled in the backcourt by Keith Simpson - foul #1 on Keith Simpson, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:13 | Mississippi State | Damon Jordan misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Robin Carlton - foul #1 on Robin Carlton, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 19:13 | Mississippi State | Damon Jordan misses the 1st free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:13 | Mississippi State | Damon Jordan makes the 2nd free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:44 | LSU | Laurence Golinski is fouled on the floor by James Lannon - foul #1 on James Lannon, team foul #1 | 1-2 |
| 18:26 | LSU | Keith Simpson is fouled on the floor by Damon Jordan - foul #1 on Damon Jordan, team foul #2 | 1-2 |
| 18:08 | LSU | Keith Simpson buries a driving attempt in the lane set up by Laurence Golinski | 1-4 |
| 18:03 | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway double dribbles in the backcourt | 1-4 |
| 17:41 | LSU | Laurence Golinski misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 1-4 |
| 17:40 | Mississippi State | Daniel Huston pulls down the rebound | 1-4 |
| 17:25 | Mississippi State | Tommy Newby is fouled on the floor by Ralph Byers - foul #1 on Ralph Byers, team foul #3 | 1-4 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Kouba (PG), Chad Blouin (SG), James Settles (SF), Richard Dubay (PF), Travis Butler (C) Tommy Newby, James Lannon, Hugh Calloway, Daniel Huston, Damon Jordan | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 17:16 | Mississippi State | Robin Carlton takes the ball from Jeffrey Kouba | 1-4 |
| 16:51 | LSU | Keith Simpson makes the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Laurence Golinski and he's hacked by James Settles - foul #1 on James Settles, team foul #3 | 1-6 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Navarra (PG), Dale Hawke (SG), Douglas Hughes (PF), Levi Stice (C) Laurence Golinski, Ralph Byers, Robin Carlton, Donald Sirois | |
| 16:51 | LSU | Keith Simpson makes the free throw | 1-7 |
| 16:42 | Mississippi State | Chad Blouin is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Chad Blouin, team foul #4 | 1-7 |
| 16:28 | LSU | Levi Stice misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 1-7 |
| 16:26 | LSU | Robert Navarra tips it but misses | 1-7 |
| 16:25 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Kouba grabs the board | 1-7 |
| 16:03 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Kouba drills a floater in the lane | 3-7 |
| 15:35 | LSU | Douglas Hughes knocks in the turnaround from close range set up by Robert Navarra and he's fouled by Richard Dubay - foul #1 on Richard Dubay, team foul #5 | 3-9 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Lannon (SG), Hugh Calloway (SF), Daniel Huston (PF), Damon Jordan (C) Chad Blouin, James Settles, Richard Dubay, Travis Butler | |
| Subs | LSU | Laurence Golinski (PG), Ralph Byers (SG), Harry Chapman (SF), Donald Sirois (C) Robert Navarra, Dale Hawke, Keith Simpson, Levi Stice | |
| 15:35 | LSU | Douglas Hughes makes the free throw | 3-10 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jeffrey Kouba (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Lannon (fresh) SF - Hugh Calloway (fresh) PF - Daniel Huston (fresh) C - Damon Jordan (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Laurence Golinski (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Ralph Byers (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Harry Chapman (fresh) PF - Douglas Hughes (fresh) 3 pts. C - Donald Sirois (fresh) | |
| 15:16 | Mississippi State | Daniel Huston drills a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Hugh Calloway | 5-10 |
| 14:57 | LSU | Laurence Golinski connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ralph Byers | 5-12 |
| 14:39 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Kouba misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Laurence Golinski - foul #1 on Laurence Golinski, team foul #4 | 5-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Dale Hawke (SG), Robin Carlton (PF) Ralph Byers, Douglas Hughes | |
| 14:39 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Kouba makes the 1st free throw | 6-12 |
| 14:39 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Kouba makes the 2nd free throw | 7-12 |
| 14:15 | LSU | Donald Sirois lays it up and in | 7-14 |
| 14:10 | Mississippi State | James Lannon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-14 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Tommy Newby (PG), Chad Blouin (SF), Richard Dubay (PF), Travis Butler (C) Jeffrey Kouba, Hugh Calloway, Daniel Huston, Damon Jordan | |
| Subs | LSU | Keith Simpson (SF), Levi Stice (C) Harry Chapman, Donald Sirois | |
| 13:53 | LSU | Chad Blouin is called for the reach on Keith Simpson - foul #2 on Chad Blouin, team foul #6 | 7-14 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Settles (SF) Chad Blouin | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Navarra (PG) Laurence Golinski | |
| 13:27 | LSU | Robert Navarra misses short on a runner from the right block | 7-14 |
| 13:25 | Mississippi State | Tommy Newby grabs the defensive rebound | 7-14 |
| 13:20 | Mississippi State | James Lannon scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Tommy Newby | 10-14 |
| 12:51 | LSU | Dale Hawke can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 10-14 |
| 12:49 | LSU | Keith Simpson tips it back up and in | 10-16 |
| 12:34 | Mississippi State | James Settles misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 10-16 |
| 12:33 | LSU | The rebound goes to Robin Carlton | 10-16 |
| 12:04 | LSU | Dale Hawke scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Robin Carlton | 10-18 |
| 11:53 | Mississippi State | Keith Simpson takes the ball from James Settles | 10-18 |
| 11:50 | LSU | Robin Carlton slams it home on a great pass from Keith Simpson | 10-20 |
| 11:39 | Mississippi State | Keith Simpson blocks the short jumper by Richard Dubay | 10-20 |
| 11:38 | Mississippi State | Richard Dubay tips it in | 12-20 |
| 11:11 | LSU | Levi Stice hits a jump hook from the baseline set up by Dale Hawke | 12-22 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Tommy Newby (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Lannon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Settles (fairly fresh) PF - Richard Dubay (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Travis Butler (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Navarra (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dale Hawke (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Simpson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Robin Carlton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Levi Stice (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:06 | Mississippi State | Dale Hawke is called for the reach on James Lannon - foul #1 on Dale Hawke, team foul #5 | 12-22 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Kouba (PG), Hugh Calloway (SF), Daniel Huston (PF), Damon Jordan (C) Tommy Newby, James Settles, Richard Dubay, Travis Butler | |
| Subs | LSU | Laurence Golinski (PG), Ralph Byers (SG), Harry Chapman (SF), Douglas Hughes (PF), Donald Sirois (C) Robert Navarra, Dale Hawke, Keith Simpson, Robin Carlton, Levi Stice | |
| 10:50 | Mississippi State | Daniel Huston connects on the 3 from the left wing | 15-22 |
| 10:31 | LSU | Laurence Golinski is hacked by James Lannon - foul #2 on James Lannon, team foul #7 | 15-22 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Tommy Newby (PG) James Lannon | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 10:31 | LSU | Laurence Golinski makes the 1st free throw | 15-23 |
| 10:31 | LSU | Laurence Golinski makes the 2nd free throw | 15-24 |
| 10:08 | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway drills a jump hook from the baseline | 17-24 |
| 09:51 | LSU | Ralph Byers misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 17-24 |
| 09:50 | Mississippi State | Daniel Huston grabs the board | 17-24 |
| 09:41 | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway makes the wide open turnaround near the basket | 19-24 |
| 09:20 | LSU | Laurence Golinski connects on the jumpshot from the right side set up by Donald Sirois | 19-26 |
| 09:07 | Mississippi State | Douglas Hughes takes the ball from Hugh Calloway | 19-26 |
| 08:42 | LSU | Laurence Golinski connects on the runner from the left block set up by Douglas Hughes | 19-28 |
| 08:38 | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway is fouled in the backcourt by Ralph Byers - foul #2 on Ralph Byers, team foul #6 | 19-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Settles (PG), Jeremiah Bahena (PF), Brandon Ball (C) Tommy Newby, Daniel Huston, Damon Jordan | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Navarra (PG), Dale Hawke (SG), Keith Simpson (SF), Robin Carlton (PF), Levi Stice (C) Laurence Golinski, Ralph Byers, Harry Chapman, Douglas Hughes, Donald Sirois | |
| 08:26 | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Keith Simpson - foul #2 on Keith Simpson, team foul #7 | 19-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Travis Butler (PF) Jeremiah Bahena | |
| Subs | LSU | Harry Chapman (SF) Keith Simpson | |
| 08:26 | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway makes the 1st free throw | 20-28 |
| 08:26 | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway makes the 2nd free throw | 21-28 |
| 08:12 | LSU | Robert Navarra drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Dale Hawke | 21-30 |
| 07:59 | Mississippi State | Travis Butler drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 24-30 |
| 07:31 | LSU | Dale Hawke is hacked by Jeffrey Kouba - foul #1 on Jeffrey Kouba, team foul #8 | 24-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Tommy Newby (PG), Richard Dubay (PF) Jeffrey Kouba, Travis Butler | |
| Subs | LSU | Laurence Golinski (PG) Robert Navarra | |
| 07:31 | LSU | Dale Hawke misses the 1st free throw | 24-30 |
| 07:31 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Brandon Ball | 24-30 |
| 07:27 | Mississippi State | Tommy Newby is hacked by Laurence Golinski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Laurence Golinski, team foul #8 | 24-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Navarra (PG) Laurence Golinski | |
| 07:27 | Mississippi State | Tommy Newby makes the 1st free throw | 25-30 |
| 07:27 | Mississippi State | Tommy Newby makes the 2nd free throw | 26-30 |
| 07:13 | LSU | Dale Hawke hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Brandon Ball - foul #1 on Brandon Ball, team foul #9 | 26-30 |
| 07:13 | LSU | Dale Hawke misses the 1st free throw | 26-30 |
| 07:13 | LSU | Dale Hawke makes the 2nd free throw | 26-31 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Tommy Newby (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Settles (fresh) SF - Hugh Calloway (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Richard Dubay (fresh) 2 pts. C - Brandon Ball (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Navarra (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dale Hawke (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harry Chapman (tiring) PF - Robin Carlton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Levi Stice (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 06:54 | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 26-31 |
| 06:52 | LSU | Levi Stice snags the defensive board | 26-31 |
| 06:45 | LSU | Robert Navarra misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 26-31 |
| 06:43 | LSU | Robin Carlton pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-31 |
| 06:23 | LSU | Richard Dubay steals it from Robert Navarra | 26-31 |
| 06:18 | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 26-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Kouba (SG), Daniel Huston (PF), Damon Jordan (C) James Settles, Hugh Calloway, Brandon Ball | |
| Subs | LSU | Laurence Golinski (PG), Ralph Byers (SG), Keith Simpson (SF), Donald Sirois (C) Robert Navarra, Dale Hawke, Harry Chapman, Levi Stice | |
| 05:53 | LSU | Donald Sirois hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 26-31 |
| 05:51 | Mississippi State | Richard Dubay gets the rebound | 26-31 |
| 05:48 | Mississippi State | Richard Dubay is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Sirois - foul #1 on Donald Sirois, team foul #9 | 26-31 |
| 05:48 | Mississippi State | Richard Dubay makes the 1st free throw | 27-31 |
| 05:48 | Mississippi State | Richard Dubay makes the 2nd free throw | 28-31 |
| 05:24 | LSU | Jeffrey Kouba takes the ball from Keith Simpson | 28-31 |
| 04:59 | Mississippi State | Daniel Huston makes the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Jeffrey Kouba and he's hacked by Robin Carlton - foul #2 on Robin Carlton, team foul #10 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Settles (PG), Hugh Calloway (SF) Tommy Newby, Richard Dubay | |
| Subs | LSU | Douglas Hughes (PF), Levi Stice (C) Robin Carlton, Donald Sirois | |
| 04:59 | Mississippi State | Daniel Huston makes the free throw | 31-31 |
| 04:36 | LSU | Keith Simpson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Douglas Hughes and he's fouled by Daniel Huston - foul #1 on Daniel Huston, team foul #10 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Travis Butler (C) Damon Jordan | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 04:36 | LSU | Keith Simpson misses the free throw | 31-33 |
| 04:36 | Mississippi State | Travis Butler grabs the board | 31-33 |
| 04:12 | Mississippi State | Daniel Huston throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeremiah Bahena (PF) Daniel Huston | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 03:50 | LSU | Laurence Golinski scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Ralph Byers | 31-35 |
| 03:29 | Mississippi State | James Settles can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-35 |
| 03:28 | LSU | Keith Simpson snags the defensive board | 31-35 |
| 03:23 | LSU | Laurence Golinski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Tommy Newby (PG), James Lannon (SG), Chad Blouin (SF), Brandon Ball (C) James Settles, Jeffrey Kouba, Hugh Calloway, Jeremiah Bahena | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Navarra (PG), Dale Hawke (SG), Robin Carlton (PF), Donald Sirois (C) Laurence Golinski, Ralph Byers, Douglas Hughes, Levi Stice | |
| 03:02 | Mississippi State | Travis Butler comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 31-35 |
| 03:00 | LSU | Dale Hawke grabs the board | 31-35 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Tommy Newby (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Lannon (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Chad Blouin (fresh) PF - Travis Butler (fresh) 3 pts. C - Brandon Ball (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Navarra (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dale Hawke (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Keith Simpson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robin Carlton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Sirois (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 02:40 | LSU | Keith Simpson scores on a floater from the right side set up by Dale Hawke | 31-37 |
| 02:34 | Mississippi State | Keith Simpson steps in front of the Tommy Newby pass in the backcourt | 31-37 |
| 02:19 | LSU | Robert Navarra misses the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Tommy Newby - foul #1 on Tommy Newby, team foul #11 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Dubay (SF), Daniel Huston (PF), Damon Jordan (C) Tommy Newby, Travis Butler, Brandon Ball | |
| Subs | LSU | Ralph Byers (SG) Dale Hawke | |
| 02:19 | LSU | Robert Navarra misses the 1st free throw | 31-37 |
| 02:19 | LSU | Robert Navarra makes the 2nd free throw | 31-38 |
| 01:57 | Mississippi State | Daniel Huston misses the wide open fadeaway from the right side | 31-38 |
| 01:56 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Huston | 31-38 |
| 01:46 | Mississippi State | Damon Jordan misses badly on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Robin Carlton - foul #3 on Robin Carlton, team foul #11 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Settles (PG) Richard Dubay | |
| Subs | LSU | Laurence Golinski (PG), Douglas Hughes (PF), Levi Stice (C) Robert Navarra, Robin Carlton, Donald Sirois | |
| 01:46 | Mississippi State | Damon Jordan misses the 1st free throw | 31-38 |
| 01:46 | Mississippi State | Damon Jordan misses the 2nd free throw | 31-38 |
| 01:46 | LSU | Levi Stice grabs the defensive rebound | 31-38 |
| 01:22 | LSU | Ralph Byers is hacked by James Lannon - foul #3 on James Lannon, team foul #12 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Dubay (SF) James Lannon | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 01:22 | LSU | Ralph Byers makes the 1st free throw | 31-39 |
| 01:22 | LSU | Ralph Byers misses the 2nd free throw | 31-39 |
| 01:22 | Mississippi State | Daniel Huston snags the defensive board | 31-39 |
| 01:10 | Mississippi State | Richard Dubay misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 31-39 |
| 01:09 | Mississippi State | Damon Jordan grabs the offensive rebound | 31-39 |
| 00:59 | Mississippi State | Daniel Huston makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by James Settles | 34-39 |
| 00:42 | LSU | Ralph Byers misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 34-39 |
| 00:41 | Mississippi State | Daniel Huston pulls down the rebound | 34-39 |
| 00:39 | Mississippi State | Laurence Golinski steps in front of the James Settles pass in the backcourt | 34-39 |
| 00:19 | LSU | Damon Jordan steals it from Ralph Byers | 34-39 |
| 00:13 | Mississippi State | James Settles scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Chad Blouin | 37-39 |
| 00:08 | LSU | Laurence Golinski is whistled for traveling | 37-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Kouba (PG), Hugh Calloway (SF), Travis Butler (PF), Brandon Ball (C) James Settles, Richard Dubay, Daniel Huston, Damon Jordan | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Navarra (PG), Dale Hawke (SG), Harry Chapman (SF), Donald Sirois (C) Laurence Golinski, Ralph Byers, Keith Simpson, Levi Stice | |
| 00:04 | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway misses the shot in the paint | 37-39 |
| 00:03 | Mississippi State | Travis Butler pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-39 |
| 00:01 | Mississippi State | Chad Blouin knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-39 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Harry Chapman misses long on a fullcourt shot | 40-39 |