| Lineup | LSU | PG - Laurence Golinski (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Ralph Byers (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Keith Simpson (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Robin Carlton (fresh) 5 reb. C - Donald Sirois (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Settles (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Lannon (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Hugh Calloway (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Huston (fresh) 3 pts. C - Damon Jordan (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway inbounds the ball | 34-28 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:47 | Mississippi State | James Settles is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-28 |
| 19:45 | Mississippi State | Damon Jordan tips it back up and in | 34-30 |
| 19:17 | LSU | Laurence Golinski buries a driving attempt from the left block | 36-30 |
| 19:04 | Mississippi State | James Lannon can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-30 |
| 19:02 | LSU | The rebound goes to Donald Sirois | 36-30 |
| 18:44 | LSU | Ralph Byers connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Laurence Golinski | 39-30 |
| 18:40 | Mississippi State | Ralph Byers steals the ball from James Settles in the backcourt | 39-30 |
| 18:26 | LSU | Donald Sirois knocks in the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Keith Simpson | 41-30 |
| 18:08 | Mississippi State | Daniel Huston hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-30 |
| 18:07 | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway misses the tip | 41-30 |
| 18:06 | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-30 |
| 18:01 | Mississippi State | Daniel Huston can't connect on a shot from the left side | 41-30 |
| 17:59 | Mississippi State | James Settles tips it home | 41-32 |
| 17:42 | LSU | Ralph Byers scores on a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Donald Sirois | 43-32 |
| 17:40 | Mississippi State | Daniel Huston throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-32 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Navarra (PG), Dale Hawke (SG), Harry Chapman (SF), Douglas Hughes (PF), Levi Stice (C) Laurence Golinski, Ralph Byers, Keith Simpson, Robin Carlton, Donald Sirois | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Chad Blouin (SF), Richard Dubay (PF), Travis Butler (C) Hugh Calloway, Daniel Huston, Damon Jordan | |
| 17:27 | LSU | Dale Hawke knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Douglas Hughes | 45-32 |
| 17:25 | Mississippi State | James Settles is hacked by Levi Stice in the backcourt - foul #3 on Levi Stice, team foul #1 | 45-32 |
| 17:14 | Mississippi State | James Settles misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 45-32 |
| 17:13 | LSU | Dale Hawke grabs the board | 45-32 |
| 17:01 | LSU | Robert Navarra throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-32 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway (SF) James Settles | |
| 16:38 | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-32 |
| 16:37 | LSU | The rebound goes to Dale Hawke | 45-32 |
| 16:34 | LSU | Chad Blouin steps in front of the Robert Navarra pass in the backcourt | 45-32 |
| 16:15 | Mississippi State | Richard Dubay knocks in the floater from the right side set up by James Lannon | 45-34 |
| 16:08 | LSU | Dale Hawke scores on a jumper in the lane set up by Robert Navarra | 47-34 |
| 16:03 | Mississippi State | Travis Butler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-34 |
| Subs | LSU | Laurence Golinski (PG), Ralph Byers (SG), Keith Simpson (SF), Robin Carlton (PF) Robert Navarra, Dale Hawke, Harry Chapman, Douglas Hughes | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Settles (PG), Daniel Huston (PF), Brandon Ball (C) James Lannon, Richard Dubay, Travis Butler | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Laurence Golinski (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ralph Byers (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Keith Simpson (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Robin Carlton (fresh) 5 reb. C - Levi Stice (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Settles (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chad Blouin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Hugh Calloway (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Daniel Huston (fresh) 3 pts. C - Brandon Ball (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:40 | LSU | Ralph Byers comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 47-34 |
| 15:38 | Mississippi State | Brandon Ball grabs the board | 47-34 |
| 15:35 | Mississippi State | Laurence Golinski steps in front of the James Settles pass in the backcourt | 47-34 |
| 15:33 | LSU | Laurence Golinski can't finish the layup | 47-34 |
| 15:32 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Brandon Ball | 47-34 |
| 15:23 | Mississippi State | Brandon Ball drills a floater from the baseline | 47-36 |
| 14:55 | LSU | Keith Simpson is hacked by Daniel Huston - foul #3 on Daniel Huston, team foul #1 | 47-36 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Navarra (PG), Dale Hawke (SG), Donald Sirois (C) Laurence Golinski, Ralph Byers, Levi Stice | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Tommy Newby (PG), Jeffrey Kouba (SG), Richard Dubay (SF), Travis Butler (PF), Damon Jordan (C) James Settles, Chad Blouin, Hugh Calloway, Daniel Huston, Brandon Ball | |
| 14:34 | LSU | Robert Navarra is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Kouba - foul #4 on Jeffrey Kouba, team foul #2 | 47-36 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Lannon (SG) Jeffrey Kouba | |
| 14:07 | LSU | Robert Navarra hits a floater in the lane set up by Keith Simpson | 49-36 |
| 13:50 | Mississippi State | Richard Dubay lays it up and in on a great pass from James Lannon | 49-38 |
| 13:27 | LSU | Donald Sirois misses short on a runner in the lane | 49-38 |
| 13:26 | LSU | Donald Sirois tips it home | 51-38 |
| 13:04 | Mississippi State | James Lannon is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-41 |
| 12:37 | LSU | Donald Sirois hits a jumper from the left block set up by Keith Simpson and he's hacked by Damon Jordan - foul #2 on Damon Jordan, team foul #3 | 53-41 |
| Subs | LSU | Laurence Golinski (PG), Ralph Byers (SG), Harry Chapman (SF), Douglas Hughes (PF) Robert Navarra, Dale Hawke, Keith Simpson, Robin Carlton | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Settles (PG), Chad Blouin (SG), Hugh Calloway (SF), Daniel Huston (PF), Brandon Ball (C) Tommy Newby, James Lannon, Richard Dubay, Travis Butler, Damon Jordan | |
| 12:37 | LSU | Donald Sirois makes the free throw | 54-41 |
| 12:29 | Mississippi State | Laurence Golinski steps in front of the James Settles pass | 54-41 |
| 12:26 | LSU | Ralph Byers lays it in on a nice dish by Laurence Golinski | 56-41 |
| 12:07 | Mississippi State | Chad Blouin clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-41 |
| 12:06 | LSU | The rebound goes to Donald Sirois | 56-41 |
| 11:37 | LSU | Laurence Golinski's fadeaway is rejected by Daniel Huston | 56-41 |
| 11:36 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Douglas Hughes | 56-41 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Laurence Golinski (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ralph Byers (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Harry Chapman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Douglas Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Sirois (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Settles (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chad Blouin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Hugh Calloway (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Daniel Huston (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Brandon Ball (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:21 | LSU | Laurence Golinski is hacked by James Settles - foul #2 on James Settles, team foul #4 | 56-41 |
| Subs | LSU | Keith Simpson (SF), Robin Carlton (PF), Levi Stice (C) Harry Chapman, Douglas Hughes, Donald Sirois | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Tommy Newby (PG), James Lannon (SG) James Settles, Hugh Calloway | |
| 11:01 | LSU | Keith Simpson blows the layup | 56-41 |
| 10:59 | LSU | Robin Carlton can't tip it in | 56-41 |
| 10:58 | Mississippi State | Brandon Ball grabs the defensive rebound | 56-41 |
| 10:54 | Mississippi State | Chad Blouin throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-41 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway (SF), Jeremiah Bahena (C) Chad Blouin, Brandon Ball | |
| 10:38 | LSU | Ralph Byers connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Laurence Golinski | 59-41 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 10:16 | Mississippi State | Jeremiah Bahena misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 59-41 |
| 10:14 | Mississippi State | Jeremiah Bahena hits the follow up shot | 59-43 |
| 09:51 | LSU | Keith Simpson is hacked by James Lannon - foul #3 on James Lannon, team foul #5 | 59-43 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Navarra (PG), Dale Hawke (SG), Harry Chapman (SF), Douglas Hughes (PF) Laurence Golinski, Ralph Byers, Keith Simpson, Robin Carlton | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Settles (PG), Chad Blouin (SG), Richard Dubay (SF), Travis Butler (PF), Damon Jordan (C) Tommy Newby, James Lannon, Hugh Calloway, Daniel Huston, Jeremiah Bahena | |
| 09:34 | LSU | James Settles is called for the reach on Robert Navarra - foul #3 on James Settles, team foul #6 | 59-43 |
| Subs | LSU | Donald Sirois (C) Levi Stice | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 09:15 | LSU | Donald Sirois misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 59-43 |
| 09:13 | LSU | Harry Chapman tips it in | 61-43 |
| 09:09 | Mississippi State | Richard Dubay is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Navarra - foul #1 on Robert Navarra, team foul #2 | 61-43 |
| 08:58 | Mississippi State | Chad Blouin is alone and drills a jumper from just outside the lane | 61-45 |
| 08:42 | LSU | Dale Hawke clanks a jump hook from close range | 61-45 |
| 08:40 | Mississippi State | James Settles grabs the board | 61-45 |
| 08:20 | Mississippi State | Travis Butler drills a driving attempt in the lane set up by Chad Blouin and he's hacked by Harry Chapman - foul #1 on Harry Chapman, team foul #3 | 61-47 |
| Subs | LSU | Laurence Golinski (PG), Ralph Byers (SG), Keith Simpson (SF), Robin Carlton (PF), Levi Stice (C) Robert Navarra, Dale Hawke, Harry Chapman, Douglas Hughes, Donald Sirois | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Tommy Newby (PG), James Lannon (SG), Hugh Calloway (SF) James Settles, Chad Blouin, Richard Dubay | |
| 08:20 | Mississippi State | Travis Butler makes the free throw | 61-48 |
| 08:09 | LSU | Ralph Byers misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-48 |
| 08:07 | LSU | Laurence Golinski grabs the offensive board | 61-48 |
| 07:52 | LSU | Ralph Byers knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Laurence Golinski | 64-48 |
| 07:36 | Mississippi State | Tommy Newby comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 64-48 |
| 07:35 | Mississippi State | Damon Jordan misses the tip | 64-48 |
| 07:34 | Mississippi State | Tommy Newby grabs the offensive board | 64-48 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Laurence Golinski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ralph Byers (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Keith Simpson (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Robin Carlton (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - Levi Stice (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Tommy Newby (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Lannon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Hugh Calloway (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Travis Butler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Damon Jordan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Mississippi State | James Lannon misses long on a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Ralph Byers - foul #1 on Ralph Byers, team foul #4 | 64-48 |
| Subs | LSU | Dale Hawke (SG) Ralph Byers | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Kouba (PG), James Settles (SF), Daniel Huston (PF), Brandon Ball (C) Tommy Newby, Hugh Calloway, Travis Butler, Damon Jordan | |
| 07:16 | Mississippi State | James Lannon makes the 1st free throw | 64-49 |
| 07:16 | Mississippi State | James Lannon misses the 2nd free throw | 64-49 |
| 07:16 | LSU | Dale Hawke grabs the defensive rebound | 64-49 |
| 07:05 | LSU | Dale Hawke connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 66-49 |
| 06:41 | Mississippi State | The jump hook by Daniel Huston is blocked by Robin Carlton | 66-49 |
| 06:40 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Kouba snags the offensive board | 66-49 |
| 06:23 | Mississippi State | James Settles is fouled on the floor by Levi Stice - foul #4 on Levi Stice, team foul #5 | 66-49 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Navarra (PG), Douglas Hughes (PF), Donald Sirois (C) Laurence Golinski, Robin Carlton, Levi Stice | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Chad Blouin (SG), Richard Dubay (SF) James Lannon, James Settles | |
| 06:12 | Mississippi State | Chad Blouin makes the 3 from the left corner | 66-52 |
| 05:44 | LSU | Jeffrey Kouba steals the ball from Robert Navarra | 66-52 |
| 05:40 | Mississippi State | Chad Blouin is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Chad Blouin, team foul #7 | 66-52 |
| Subs | LSU | Ralph Byers (SG), Harry Chapman (SF) Dale Hawke, Keith Simpson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Settles (SF), Jeremiah Bahena (C) Daniel Huston, Brandon Ball | |
| 05:14 | LSU | Donald Sirois clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Jeremiah Bahena - foul #1 on Jeremiah Bahena, team foul #8 | 66-52 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway (SF), Damon Jordan (C) Jeffrey Kouba, Richard Dubay | |
| 05:14 | LSU | Donald Sirois makes the 1st free throw | 67-52 |
| 05:14 | LSU | Donald Sirois misses the 2nd free throw | 67-52 |
| 05:14 | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway grabs the defensive rebound | 67-52 |
| 05:01 | Mississippi State | Chad Blouin buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by James Settles | 67-54 |
| 04:35 | LSU | Donald Sirois can't finish the layup | 67-54 |
| 04:34 | Mississippi State | Damon Jordan gets the rebound | 67-54 |
| 04:31 | Mississippi State | Ralph Byers is called for the reach on Chad Blouin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ralph Byers, team foul #6 | 67-54 |
| Subs | LSU | Laurence Golinski (PG), Keith Simpson (SF), Robin Carlton (PF), Levi Stice (C) Robert Navarra, Harry Chapman, Douglas Hughes, Donald Sirois | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Tommy Newby (PG), James Lannon (SG), Daniel Huston (PF) James Settles, Chad Blouin, Jeremiah Bahena | |
| 04:17 | Mississippi State | Daniel Huston misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 67-54 |
| 04:16 | Mississippi State | Daniel Huston pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-54 |
| 04:03 | Mississippi State | Robin Carlton steals it from Tommy Newby | 67-54 |
| 03:45 | LSU | Ralph Byers misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 67-54 |
| 03:44 | LSU | Levi Stice tips it in | 69-54 |
| 03:33 | Mississippi State | James Lannon hits a wide open 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Tommy Newby | 69-57 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Laurence Golinski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ralph Byers (tiring) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Keith Simpson (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Robin Carlton (tiring) 6 reb. C - Levi Stice (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Tommy Newby (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Lannon (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Hugh Calloway (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Daniel Huston (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Damon Jordan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:12 | LSU | James Lannon steals it from Keith Simpson | 69-57 |
| 03:08 | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Lannon | 69-59 |
| 02:44 | LSU | Ralph Byers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-59 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Navarra (PG), Dale Hawke (SG), Harry Chapman (SF), Douglas Hughes (PF), Donald Sirois (C) Laurence Golinski, Ralph Byers, Keith Simpson, Robin Carlton, Levi Stice | |
| 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 | |
| 02:41 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-59 |
| Subs | LSU | Keith Simpson (SF) Harry Chapman | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 02:36 | Mississippi State | Donald Sirois steals the ball from Travis Butler | 69-59 |
| 02:17 | LSU | Douglas Hughes can't finish the layup | 69-59 |
| 02:16 | Mississippi State | Chad Blouin pulls down the rebound | 69-59 |
| 02:04 | Mississippi State | Richard Dubay double dribbles | 69-59 |
| 01:36 | LSU | Keith Simpson connects on the fadeaway from the right wing | 71-59 |
| 01:33 | Mississippi State | Robert Navarra steals the ball from Richard Dubay in the backcourt | 71-59 |
| 01:13 | LSU | Keith Simpson scores on a floater in the lane on a great pass from Donald Sirois | 73-59 |
| 00:56 | Mississippi State | James Settles hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 73-59 |
| 00:55 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Dubay | 73-59 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Kouba misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 73-59 |
| 00:51 | Mississippi State | Travis Butler hits the follow up shot | 73-61 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:22 | LSU | Dale Hawke misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 73-61 |
| 00:20 | LSU | Dale Hawke tips it home | 75-61 |
| 00:17 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Kouba throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 75-61 |
| Subs | LSU | Laurence Golinski (PG), Ralph Byers (SG), Robin Carlton (PF) Robert Navarra, Dale Hawke, Douglas Hughes | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 00:00 | LSU | Laurence Golinski runs out the clock | 75-61 |