| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Samuel Ebenstein (fresh) SG - David Pitre (fresh) SF - Michael Wiggins (fresh) PF - Sammy Finnegan (fresh) C - Ralph Carlton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - John Whittle (fresh) SG - Johnny Edward (fresh) SF - Robert Roberson (fresh) PF - Robert Anderson (fresh) C - Wade Kim (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Robert Anderson 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 and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:48 | LSU | John Whittle hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Wade Kim | 0-2 |
| 19:32 | Mississippi State | Johnny Edward is called for the reach on Samuel Ebenstein - foul #1 on Johnny Edward, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:13 | Mississippi State | David Pitre misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 19:12 | LSU | Robert Anderson snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 19:06 | LSU | David Pitre steals the ball from Johnny Edward | 0-2 |
| 18:41 | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein scores on a jumpshot from the left side | 2-2 |
| 18:26 | LSU | Robert Roberson can't connect on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Michael Wiggins - foul #1 on Michael Wiggins, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:26 | LSU | Robert Roberson makes the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:26 | LSU | Robert Roberson misses the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:26 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Sammy Finnegan | 2-3 |
| 18:11 | Mississippi State | Michael Wiggins misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 2-3 |
| 18:09 | LSU | Wade Kim grabs the board | 2-3 |
| 18:03 | LSU | Robert Roberson can't finish the layup | 2-3 |
| 18:02 | Mississippi State | Michael Wiggins gets the rebound | 2-3 |
| 17:49 | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein connects on the jumper near the basket | 4-3 |
| 17:45 | LSU | John Whittle lays it up and in on a nice dish by Robert Roberson | 4-5 |
| 17:22 | Mississippi State | Ralph Carlton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 4-5 |
| 17:21 | LSU | Robert Roberson gets the rebound | 4-5 |
| 17:08 | LSU | Robert Anderson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 4-5 |
| 17:06 | Mississippi State | Ralph Carlton pulls down the rebound | 4-5 |
| 16:48 | Mississippi State | David Pitre can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 4-5 |
| 16:46 | LSU | Johnny Edward pulls down the rebound | 4-5 |
| 16:26 | LSU | Johnny Edward drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Whittle | 4-7 |
| 16:04 | Mississippi State | David Pitre's layup is rejected by Wade Kim | 4-7 |
| 16:02 | Mississippi State | Ralph Carlton snags the offensive board | 4-7 |
| 15:46 | Mississippi State | Wade Kim picks off the pass by David Pitre | 4-7 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Samuel Ebenstein (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - David Pitre (fairly fresh) SF - Michael Wiggins (fresh) PF - Sammy Finnegan (fresh) C - Ralph Carlton (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - John Whittle (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Johnny Edward (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Roberson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Robert Anderson (fairly fresh) C - Wade Kim (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:29 | LSU | John Whittle can't finish the layup | 4-7 |
| 15:27 | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein snags the defensive board | 4-7 |
| 15:13 | Mississippi State | Sammy Finnegan misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Robert Anderson - foul #1 on Robert Anderson, team foul #2 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ray Houser (PG), Matthew Brown (SG), Norman Absher (SF), Robert Reeder (C) Samuel Ebenstein, David Pitre, Michael Wiggins, Ralph Carlton | |
| Subs | LSU | Jeremiah Messersmith (PG), Larry Sharp (SG), James Webster (SF), Eddie Barscewski (PF), James Eby (C) John Whittle, Johnny Edward, Robert Roberson, Robert Anderson, Wade Kim | |
| 15:13 | Mississippi State | Sammy Finnegan misses the 1st free throw | 4-7 |
| 15:13 | Mississippi State | Sammy Finnegan makes the 2nd free throw | 5-7 |
| 14:53 | LSU | Jeremiah Messersmith connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Eddie Barscewski | 5-9 |
| 14:41 | Mississippi State | Sammy Finnegan blows the layup but he's hacked by Jeremiah Messersmith - foul #1 on Jeremiah Messersmith, team foul #3 | 5-9 |
| 14:41 | Mississippi State | Sammy Finnegan makes the 1st free throw | 6-9 |
| 14:41 | Mississippi State | Sammy Finnegan makes the 2nd free throw | 7-9 |
| 14:17 | LSU | Ray Houser is called for the reach on Jeremiah Messersmith - foul #1 on Ray Houser, team foul #2 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Wiggins (SF), David Bello (C) Norman Absher, Sammy Finnegan | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 14:01 | LSU | Jeremiah Messersmith misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 7-9 |
| 13:59 | LSU | Larry Sharp gets the offensive rebound | 7-9 |
| 13:50 | LSU | Jeremiah Messersmith loses the ball out of bounds | 7-9 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein (PG) Matthew Brown | |
| Subs | LSU | Johnny Edward (PG) Larry Sharp | |
| 13:34 | Mississippi State | Robert Reeder misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 7-9 |
| 13:33 | Mississippi State | Robert Reeder misses the tip | 7-9 |
| 13:31 | Mississippi State | David Bello misses the tip | 7-9 |
| 13:29 | LSU | James Eby snags the defensive board | 7-9 |
| 13:25 | LSU | Jeremiah Messersmith comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Ray Houser - foul #2 on Ray Houser, team foul #3 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Matthew Brown (SG) Ray Houser | |
| Subs | LSU | Wade Kim (C) James Eby | |
| 13:25 | LSU | Jeremiah Messersmith misses the 1st free throw | 7-9 |
| 13:25 | LSU | Jeremiah Messersmith misses the 2nd free throw | 7-9 |
| 13:25 | Mississippi State | David Bello pulls down the rebound | 7-9 |
| 13:08 | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 7-9 |
| 13:07 | LSU | Johnny Edward grabs the defensive rebound | 7-9 |
| 12:54 | LSU | Wade Kim misses short on a floater from close range but he's fouled by Robert Reeder - foul #1 on Robert Reeder, team foul #4 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Pitre (SG) Matthew Brown | |
| Subs | LSU | John Whittle (PG) Jeremiah Messersmith | |
| 12:54 | LSU | Wade Kim makes the 1st free throw | 7-10 |
| 12:54 | LSU | Wade Kim makes the 2nd free throw | 7-11 |
| 12:37 | Mississippi State | David Bello misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 7-11 |
| 12:36 | LSU | Johnny Edward grabs the board | 7-11 |
| 12:16 | LSU | Wade Kim misses the jumper from the left side but the foul's on David Pitre - foul #1 on David Pitre, team foul #5 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Sammy Finnegan (PF), Ralph Carlton (C) Robert Reeder, David Bello | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Roberson (PF) Eddie Barscewski | |
| 12:16 | LSU | Wade Kim makes the 1st free throw | 7-12 |
| 12:16 | LSU | Wade Kim misses the 2nd free throw | 7-12 |
| 12:16 | Mississippi State | Ralph Carlton snags the defensive board | 7-12 |
| 12:00 | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 7-12 |
| 11:59 | Mississippi State | Michael Wiggins tips it back up and in | 9-12 |
| 11:35 | LSU | Wade Kim drills a jumper in the paint set up by John Whittle | 9-14 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Samuel Ebenstein (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - David Pitre (fresh) SF - Michael Wiggins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sammy Finnegan (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ralph Carlton (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - John Whittle (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Johnny Edward (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Webster (fairly fresh) PF - Robert Roberson (fresh) 1 pts. C - Wade Kim (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:19 | Mississippi State | Johnny Edward steals the ball from Sammy Finnegan | 9-14 |
| 11:03 | LSU | Sammy Finnegan picks off the pass by Robert Roberson | 9-14 |
| 10:43 | Mississippi State | Wade Kim picks off the pass by Michael Wiggins | 9-14 |
| 10:34 | LSU | Johnny Edward comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Ralph Carlton - foul #1 on Ralph Carlton, team foul #6 | 9-14 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Russell Knox (PG), Matthew Brown (SG), Norman Absher (SF), Robert Reeder (C) Samuel Ebenstein, David Pitre, Michael Wiggins, Ralph Carlton | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Anderson (PF), James Eby (C) James Webster, Wade Kim | |
| 10:34 | LSU | Johnny Edward makes the 1st free throw | 9-15 |
| 10:34 | LSU | Johnny Edward makes the 2nd free throw | 9-16 |
| 10:15 | Mississippi State | Norman Absher is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Norman Absher, team foul #7 | 9-16 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Jeremiah Messersmith (PG), Larry Sharp (SG), Rolando Torres (SF) John Whittle, Johnny Edward, Robert Roberson | |
| 10:05 | LSU | Larry Sharp double dribbles | 9-16 |
| 09:56 | Mississippi State | Matthew Brown hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Russell Knox | 12-16 |
| 09:29 | LSU | Rolando Torres misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 12-16 |
| 09:28 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Anderson | 12-16 |
| 09:12 | LSU | Jeremiah Messersmith makes the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Larry Sharp | 12-18 |
| 08:53 | Mississippi State | Sammy Finnegan's floater is tipped away by Robert Anderson | 12-18 |
| 08:52 | LSU | James Eby grabs the board | 12-18 |
| 08:48 | LSU | Jeremiah Messersmith misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 12-18 |
| 08:47 | Mississippi State | Robert Reeder grabs the defensive rebound | 12-18 |
| 08:28 | Mississippi State | Sammy Finnegan clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 12-18 |
| 08:26 | LSU | Jeremiah Messersmith pulls down the rebound | 12-18 |
| 08:08 | LSU | Robert Anderson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Russell Knox - foul #1 on Russell Knox, team foul #8 | 12-18 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein (PG), David Pitre (SG), Michael Wiggins (SF), Ralph Carlton (C) Russell Knox, Matthew Brown, Norman Absher, Sammy Finnegan | |
| Subs | LSU | John Whittle (PG), Johnny Edward (SG), Robert Roberson (SF), Wade Kim (C) Jeremiah Messersmith, Larry Sharp, Rolando Torres, James Eby | |
| 08:08 | LSU | Robert Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 12-19 |
| 08:08 | LSU | Robert Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 12-19 |
| 08:08 | Mississippi State | Ralph Carlton grabs the board | 12-19 |
| 07:53 | Mississippi State | Ralph Carlton buries a jumpshot from the right side | 14-19 |
| 07:36 | LSU | Robert Roberson is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Robert Roberson, team foul #4 | 14-19 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Bello (PF) Robert Reeder | |
| Subs | LSU | Eddie Barscewski (PF) Robert Anderson | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Samuel Ebenstein (fresh) 4 pts. SG - David Pitre (fresh) SF - Michael Wiggins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Bello (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ralph Carlton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - John Whittle (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Johnny Edward (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Roberson (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Eddie Barscewski (fresh) C - Wade Kim (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 07:17 | Mississippi State | Michael Wiggins misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 14-19 |
| 07:16 | LSU | Eddie Barscewski gets the rebound | 14-19 |
| 07:11 | LSU | John Whittle is called for traveling | 14-19 |
| 06:55 | Mississippi State | Michael Wiggins misses the 3 from the left wing | 14-19 |
| 06:54 | Mississippi State | David Bello grabs the offensive rebound | 14-19 |
| 06:39 | Mississippi State | Ralph Carlton hits a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Michael Wiggins | 16-19 |
| 06:12 | LSU | Johnny Edward drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by John Whittle | 16-22 |
| 05:58 | Mississippi State | Michael Wiggins misses the floater from the right block but he's fouled by Robert Roberson - foul #2 on Robert Roberson, team foul #5 | 16-22 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Sammy Finnegan (PF) David Bello | |
| Subs | LSU | James Webster (SF) Robert Roberson | |
| 05:58 | Mississippi State | Michael Wiggins makes the 1st free throw | 17-22 |
| 05:58 | Mississippi State | Michael Wiggins misses the 2nd free throw | 17-22 |
| 05:58 | LSU | The rebound goes to Wade Kim | 17-22 |
| 05:36 | LSU | John Whittle misses short on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Ralph Carlton - foul #2 on Ralph Carlton, team foul #9 | 17-22 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Matthew Brown (SG), Robert Reeder (C) David Pitre, Ralph Carlton | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Anderson (PF) Eddie Barscewski | |
| 05:36 | LSU | John Whittle misses the 1st free throw | 17-22 |
| 05:36 | LSU | John Whittle makes the 2nd free throw | 17-23 |
| 05:22 | Mississippi State | Sammy Finnegan misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 17-23 |
| 05:21 | LSU | Johnny Edward gets the rebound | 17-23 |
| 05:14 | LSU | Robert Anderson can't finish the layup but the foul's on Sammy Finnegan - foul #1 on Sammy Finnegan, team foul #10 | 17-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Norman Absher (SG) Samuel Ebenstein | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 05:14 | LSU | Robert Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 17-23 |
| 05:14 | LSU | Robert Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 17-23 |
| 05:14 | Mississippi State | Sammy Finnegan grabs the defensive rebound | 17-23 |
| 04:53 | Mississippi State | John Whittle is called for the reach on Michael Wiggins - foul #1 on John Whittle, team foul #6 | 17-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Jeremiah Messersmith (SG), James Eby (C) John Whittle, Wade Kim | |
| 04:44 | Mississippi State | Johnny Edward picks off the pass by Matthew Brown | 17-23 |
| 04:31 | LSU | Johnny Edward lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Eby | 17-25 |
| 04:08 | Mississippi State | The jump hook by Michael Wiggins is blocked by James Webster | 17-25 |
| 04:06 | Mississippi State | Robert Reeder can't tip it in | 17-25 |
| 04:04 | LSU | Robert Anderson snags the defensive board | 17-25 |
| 03:59 | LSU | Robert Reeder is called for the reach on James Eby - foul #2 on Robert Reeder, team foul #11 | 17-25 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein (PG), David Pitre (SG), Ralph Carlton (C) Matthew Brown, Michael Wiggins, Robert Reeder | |
| Subs | LSU | Larry Sharp (SG), Robert Roberson (SF), Eddie Barscewski (PF) Johnny Edward, James Webster, Robert Anderson | |
| 03:59 | LSU | James Eby makes the 1st free throw | 17-26 |
| 03:59 | LSU | James Eby makes the 2nd free throw | 17-27 |
| 03:34 | Mississippi State | James Eby is called for the reach on Ralph Carlton - foul #1 on James Eby, team foul #7 | 17-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | LSU | John Whittle (PG), Wade Kim (C) Larry Sharp, James Eby | |
| 03:34 | Mississippi State | Ralph Carlton makes the 1st free throw | 18-27 |
| 03:34 | Mississippi State | Ralph Carlton makes the 2nd free throw | 19-27 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Samuel Ebenstein (fresh) 4 pts. SG - David Pitre (fresh) SF - Norman Absher (fresh) PF - Sammy Finnegan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Ralph Carlton (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - John Whittle (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeremiah Messersmith (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Roberson (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Eddie Barscewski (fresh) C - Wade Kim (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:23 | LSU | Eddie Barscewski scores on a jump hook in the lane set up by John Whittle | 19-29 |
| 02:54 | Mississippi State | Ralph Carlton makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 22-29 |
| 02:33 | LSU | Wade Kim hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Ralph Carlton - foul #3 on Ralph Carlton, team foul #12 | 22-29 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Wiggins (SF), Robert Reeder (PF), David Bello (C) Norman Absher, Sammy Finnegan, Ralph Carlton | |
| Subs | LSU | Johnny Edward (SG), Robert Anderson (PF) Jeremiah Messersmith, Eddie Barscewski | |
| 02:33 | LSU | Wade Kim makes the 1st free throw | 22-30 |
| 02:33 | LSU | Wade Kim makes the 2nd free throw | 22-31 |
| 02:13 | Mississippi State | The short jumper by Michael Wiggins is denied by Robert Roberson | 22-31 |
| 02:12 | Mississippi State | David Bello hits the follow up shot | 24-31 |
| 01:54 | LSU | Robert Anderson banks in the layup set up by Johnny Edward | 24-33 |
| 01:38 | Mississippi State | Michael Wiggins is hacked by John Whittle - foul #2 on John Whittle, team foul #8 | 24-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ray Houser (PG), Matthew Brown (SG) Samuel Ebenstein, David Pitre | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 01:38 | Mississippi State | Michael Wiggins makes the 1st free throw | 25-33 |
| 01:38 | Mississippi State | Michael Wiggins makes the 2nd free throw | 26-33 |
| 01:13 | LSU | Johnny Edward's floater is knocked away by Robert Reeder | 26-33 |
| 01:11 | Mississippi State | Michael Wiggins gets the rebound | 26-33 |
| 00:54 | Mississippi State | Robert Reeder throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Sammy Finnegan (PF) David Bello | |
| Subs | LSU | Jeremiah Messersmith (SG), James Webster (SF), Eddie Barscewski (PF), James Eby (C) John Whittle, Robert Roberson, Robert Anderson, Wade Kim | |
| 00:40 | LSU | James Eby connects on the floater in the lane on a great pass from Johnny Edward and he's hacked by Robert Reeder - foul #3 on Robert Reeder, team foul #13 | 26-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Norman Absher (C) Robert Reeder | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 00:40 | LSU | James Eby makes the free throw | 26-36 |
| 00:21 | Mississippi State | Matthew Brown is called for a charge - foul #1 on Matthew Brown, team foul #14 | 26-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein (PG), David Bello (C) Matthew Brown, Norman Absher | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 00:02 | LSU | James Eby blows the layup | 26-36 |
| 00:01 | LSU | Eddie Barscewski can't tip it in | 26-36 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Michael Wiggins | 26-36 |