| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Timothy Jolicoeur (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ray Burdette (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Robinson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Swietomierz Bielawski (fresh) 4 pts. C - William Lancaster (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Marc Nielsen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Reed (fresh) SF - Elbert Lakey (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Samuel Aiken (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. C - Ron Manjarrez (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Michael Robinson inbounds the ball | 18-27 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:40 | Mississippi State | Michael Robinson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 18-27 |
| 19:39 | LSU | Ron Manjarrez gets the rebound | 18-27 |
| 19:19 | LSU | Mark Reed is hacked by Ray Burdette - foul #3 on Ray Burdette, team foul #1 | 18-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Hupp (PG), Derrick Seagle (SG), Eddie Yeager (SF), Chad Humes (C) Timothy Jolicoeur, Ray Burdette, Michael Robinson, William Lancaster | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 18:51 | LSU | Elbert Lakey misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 18-27 |
| 18:49 | Mississippi State | Eddie Yeager snags the defensive board | 18-27 |
| 18:38 | Mississippi State | Swietomierz Bielawski loses the dribble to Samuel Aiken | 18-27 |
| 18:12 | LSU | Samuel Aiken makes the turnaround from the left block set up by Mark Reed | 18-29 |
| 17:54 | Mississippi State | Chad Humes scores on a runner in the lane | 20-29 |
| 17:28 | LSU | Mark Reed is hacked by Derrick Seagle - foul #1 on Derrick Seagle, team foul #2 | 20-29 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Timothy Jolicoeur (PG), Michael Robinson (SF), William Lancaster (C) John Hupp, Eddie Yeager, Swietomierz Bielawski | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 17:09 | LSU | Marc Nielsen buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Elbert Lakey | 20-32 |
| 17:06 | Mississippi State | Marc Nielsen steps in front of the Timothy Jolicoeur pass in the backcourt | 20-32 |
| 17:04 | LSU | Mark Reed lays it up and in set up by Marc Nielsen | 20-34 |
| 16:40 | Mississippi State | William Lancaster's fadeaway is rejected by Samuel Aiken | 20-34 |
| 16:39 | LSU | Mark Reed pulls down the rebound | 20-34 |
| 16:20 | LSU | Mark Reed connects on the floater from the free throw line set up by Marc Nielsen | 20-36 |
| 16:04 | Mississippi State | William Lancaster makes the floater in the lane set up by Michael Robinson | 22-36 |
| 15:40 | LSU | Michael Robinson steals the ball from Ron Manjarrez | 22-36 |
| 15:37 | Mississippi State | Michael Robinson banks in the layup | 24-36 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Timothy Jolicoeur (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Derrick Seagle (fairly fresh) SF - Michael Robinson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Chad Humes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - William Lancaster (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Marc Nielsen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mark Reed (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Elbert Lakey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Samuel Aiken (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. C - Ron Manjarrez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:15 | LSU | Mark Reed connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Marc Nielsen | 24-39 |
| 15:08 | Mississippi State | William Lancaster drills a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Michael Robinson | 26-39 |
| 14:46 | LSU | Elbert Lakey misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 26-39 |
| 14:45 | Mississippi State | Chad Humes grabs the defensive rebound | 26-39 |
| 14:41 | Mississippi State | Derrick Seagle can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 26-39 |
| 14:40 | LSU | Ron Manjarrez grabs the board | 26-39 |
| 14:11 | LSU | Mark Reed hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 26-39 |
| 14:10 | Mississippi State | Derrick Seagle grabs the board | 26-39 |
| 14:04 | Mississippi State | Timothy Jolicoeur scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Robinson | 29-39 |
| 13:47 | LSU | Samuel Aiken misses long on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Chad Humes - foul #3 on Chad Humes, team foul #3 | 29-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Hupp (PG), Ray Burdette (SG), Eddie Yeager (SF), Swietomierz Bielawski (PF), Arturo Sanchez (C) Timothy Jolicoeur, Derrick Seagle, Michael Robinson, Chad Humes, William Lancaster | |
| Subs | LSU | Malcolm Weight (PG), Gregory Richards (SG), William Park (SF) Marc Nielsen, Mark Reed, Elbert Lakey | |
| 13:47 | LSU | Samuel Aiken misses the 1st free throw | 29-39 |
| 13:47 | LSU | Samuel Aiken makes the 2nd free throw | 29-40 |
| 13:34 | Mississippi State | Gregory Richards steals the ball from John Hupp | 29-40 |
| 13:05 | LSU | Samuel Aiken scores on a driving attempt near the basket | 29-42 |
| 12:48 | Mississippi State | Ray Burdette drills a runner from the left block and the foul's on Gregory Richards - foul #1 on Gregory Richards, team foul #1 | 31-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Timothy Jolicoeur (PG), Michael Robinson (SF), William Lancaster (C) John Hupp, Eddie Yeager, Arturo Sanchez | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 12:48 | Mississippi State | Ray Burdette makes the free throw | 32-42 |
| 12:19 | LSU | William Park can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 32-42 |
| 12:17 | LSU | William Park tips it home | 32-44 |
| 12:03 | Mississippi State | William Lancaster misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 32-44 |
| 12:01 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to William Lancaster | 32-44 |
| 11:38 | Mississippi State | Swietomierz Bielawski blows the layup | 32-44 |
| 11:37 | Mississippi State | William Lancaster tips it in | 34-44 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Timothy Jolicoeur (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ray Burdette (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Robinson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Swietomierz Bielawski (fresh) 4 pts. C - William Lancaster (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Malcolm Weight (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory Richards (fresh) SF - William Park (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Samuel Aiken (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 9 reb. C - Ron Manjarrez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:08 | LSU | Samuel Aiken can't throw it down | 34-44 |
| 11:07 | Mississippi State | Swietomierz Bielawski grabs the defensive rebound | 34-44 |
| 10:51 | Mississippi State | Ray Burdette throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Hupp (PG), Eddie Yeager (SF), Chad Humes (C) Timothy Jolicoeur, Michael Robinson, William Lancaster | |
| Subs | LSU | Marc Nielsen (PG), Mark Reed (SG), Elbert Lakey (SF) Malcolm Weight, Gregory Richards, Ron Manjarrez | |
| 10:29 | LSU | Samuel Aiken scores on a jump hook from the right block and he's hacked by Swietomierz Bielawski - foul #2 on Swietomierz Bielawski, team foul #4 | 34-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Ron Manjarrez (C) William Park | |
| 10:29 | LSU | Samuel Aiken misses the free throw | 34-46 |
| 10:29 | Mississippi State | Swietomierz Bielawski grabs the board | 34-46 |
| 10:00 | Mississippi State | John Hupp connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Eddie Yeager | 37-46 |
| 09:35 | LSU | Ray Burdette steps in front of the Samuel Aiken pass | 37-46 |
| 09:10 | Mississippi State | Swietomierz Bielawski is denied on a layup by Samuel Aiken | 37-46 |
| 09:09 | LSU | Ron Manjarrez gets the rebound | 37-46 |
| 08:40 | LSU | Mark Reed misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 37-46 |
| 08:39 | Mississippi State | Swietomierz Bielawski grabs the defensive rebound | 37-46 |
| 08:22 | Mississippi State | Swietomierz Bielawski knocks in the floater in the paint on a great pass from John Hupp and the foul's on Samuel Aiken - foul #1 on Samuel Aiken, team foul #2 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Timothy Jolicoeur (PG), Michael Robinson (SF), William Lancaster (C) John Hupp, Eddie Yeager, Chad Humes | |
| Subs | LSU | William Park (PF) Samuel Aiken | |
| 08:22 | Mississippi State | Swietomierz Bielawski makes the free throw | 40-46 |
| 07:54 | LSU | Ray Burdette steals it from Mark Reed | 40-46 |
| 07:51 | Mississippi State | Timothy Jolicoeur misses the dunk attempt | 40-46 |
| 07:50 | Mississippi State | William Lancaster hits the follow up shot | 42-46 |
| 07:25 | LSU | Mark Reed hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-49 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Timothy Jolicoeur (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ray Burdette (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Michael Robinson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Swietomierz Bielawski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - William Lancaster (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Marc Nielsen (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Mark Reed (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Elbert Lakey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - William Park (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ron Manjarrez (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Mississippi State | William Lancaster misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 42-49 |
| 07:12 | LSU | William Park pulls down the rebound | 42-49 |
| 06:44 | LSU | Mark Reed can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Ray Burdette - foul #4 on Ray Burdette, team foul #5 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Eddie Yeager (PF), Arturo Sanchez (C) Swietomierz Bielawski, William Lancaster | |
| Subs | LSU | Malcolm Weight (PG), Gregory Richards (SF), Samuel Aiken (PF) Marc Nielsen, Elbert Lakey, Ron Manjarrez | |
| 06:44 | LSU | Mark Reed misses the 1st free throw | 42-49 |
| 06:44 | LSU | Mark Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 42-50 |
| 06:25 | Mississippi State | Eddie Yeager throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Lancaster (C) Arturo Sanchez | |
| Subs | LSU | Lincoln Porter (PG) Mark Reed | |
| 06:02 | LSU | Eddie Yeager picks off the pass by Malcolm Weight | 42-50 |
| 05:48 | Mississippi State | Gregory Richards denies the turnaround by Eddie Yeager | 42-50 |
| 05:46 | Mississippi State | William Lancaster tips it home | 44-50 |
| 05:23 | LSU | Malcolm Weight's pass is intercepted by Ray Burdette | 44-50 |
| 05:18 | Mississippi State | Michael Robinson can't throw it down | 44-50 |
| 05:16 | LSU | William Park grabs the board | 44-50 |
| 05:12 | LSU | Malcolm Weight misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 44-50 |
| 05:10 | Mississippi State | Eddie Yeager grabs the board | 44-50 |
| 04:45 | Mississippi State | William Lancaster hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by William Park - foul #1 on William Park, team foul #3 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Hupp (PG), Swietomierz Bielawski (PF) Timothy Jolicoeur, Eddie Yeager | |
| Subs | LSU | Marc Nielsen (PG), Mark Reed (SG), Elbert Lakey (SF), Ron Manjarrez (C) Lincoln Porter, Malcolm Weight, Gregory Richards, William Park | |
| 04:45 | Mississippi State | William Lancaster misses the 1st free throw | 44-50 |
| 04:45 | Mississippi State | William Lancaster makes the 2nd free throw | 45-50 |
| 04:26 | LSU | Marc Nielsen is fouled on the floor by Swietomierz Bielawski - foul #3 on Swietomierz Bielawski, team foul #6 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Timothy Jolicoeur (PG), Eddie Yeager (SF), Chad Humes (C) John Hupp, Michael Robinson, William Lancaster | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 04:06 | LSU | Samuel Aiken can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 45-50 |
| 04:05 | Mississippi State | Timothy Jolicoeur pulls down the rebound | 45-50 |
| 03:51 | Mississippi State | Chad Humes is whistled for a carry | 45-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Hupp (PG), Michael Robinson (SF) Timothy Jolicoeur, Eddie Yeager | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 03:34 | LSU | Swietomierz Bielawski is called for the reach on Elbert Lakey - foul #4 on Swietomierz Bielawski, team foul #7 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Timothy Jolicoeur (PG), Arturo Sanchez (C) John Hupp, Chad Humes | |
| Subs | LSU | William Park (PF) Samuel Aiken | |
| 03:34 | LSU | Elbert Lakey makes the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 03:34 | LSU | Elbert Lakey makes the 2nd free throw | 45-52 |
| 03:19 | Mississippi State | Elbert Lakey swats the dunk try by Swietomierz Bielawski | 45-52 |
| 03:18 | Mississippi State | Michael Robinson grabs the offensive board | 45-52 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Timothy Jolicoeur (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ray Burdette (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - Michael Robinson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Swietomierz Bielawski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Arturo Sanchez (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Marc Nielsen (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Mark Reed (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Elbert Lakey (fresh) 7 pts. PF - William Park (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Ron Manjarrez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Mississippi State | Marc Nielsen steals it from Swietomierz Bielawski | 45-52 |
| 03:06 | LSU | Timothy Jolicoeur is called for the reach on Marc Nielsen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Timothy Jolicoeur, team foul #8 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Chad Humes (C) Arturo Sanchez | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 03:06 | LSU | Marc Nielsen misses the 1st free throw | 45-52 |
| 03:06 | Mississippi State | Chad Humes pulls down the rebound | 45-52 |
| 02:49 | Mississippi State | Chad Humes misses the driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Ron Manjarrez - foul #2 on Ron Manjarrez, team foul #4 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Hupp (PG) Timothy Jolicoeur | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 02:49 | Mississippi State | Chad Humes misses the 1st free throw | 45-52 |
| 02:49 | Mississippi State | Chad Humes makes the 2nd free throw | 46-52 |
| 02:31 | LSU | Mark Reed scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from William Park | 46-55 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 02:15 | Mississippi State | Michael Robinson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Timothy Jolicoeur (PG), Eddie Yeager (SF), William Lancaster (C) John Hupp, Michael Robinson, Chad Humes | |
| Subs | LSU | Samuel Aiken (PF) Ron Manjarrez | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 01:52 | LSU | Samuel Aiken buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 46-57 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 01:44 | Mississippi State | Samuel Aiken is called for the reach on Timothy Jolicoeur - foul #2 on Samuel Aiken, team foul #5 | 46-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Hupp (PG), Derrick Seagle (SG), Chad Humes (PF), Arturo Sanchez (C) Timothy Jolicoeur, Ray Burdette, Swietomierz Bielawski, William Lancaster | |
| Subs | LSU | Lincoln Porter (PG), Malcolm Weight (SG), Gregory Richards (SF), Ron Manjarrez (C) Marc Nielsen, Mark Reed, Elbert Lakey, Samuel Aiken | |
| 01:30 | Mississippi State | Derrick Seagle makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-57 |
| 01:30 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Timothy Jolicoeur (PG), Ray Burdette (SG), Michael Robinson (SF), Swietomierz Bielawski (PF), William Lancaster (C) John Hupp, Derrick Seagle, Eddie Yeager, Chad Humes, Arturo Sanchez | |
| Subs | LSU | Marc Nielsen (PG), Mark Reed (SG), Elbert Lakey (SF), Samuel Aiken (PF) Lincoln Porter, Malcolm Weight, Gregory Richards, William Park | |
| 01:02 | LSU | Mark Reed knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane and the foul's on Timothy Jolicoeur - foul #3 on Timothy Jolicoeur, team foul #9 | 49-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Hupp (PG), Derrick Seagle (SG), Eddie Yeager (SF), Chad Humes (PF), Arturo Sanchez (C) Timothy Jolicoeur, Ray Burdette, Michael Robinson, Swietomierz Bielawski, William Lancaster | |
| Subs | LSU | Lincoln Porter (PG), Malcolm Weight (SG), Gregory Richards (SF), William Park (PF) Marc Nielsen, Elbert Lakey, Samuel Aiken, Ron Manjarrez | |
| 01:02 | LSU | Mark Reed makes the free throw | 49-60 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:54 | Mississippi State | Chad Humes misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 49-60 |
| 00:52 | LSU | Mark Reed pulls down the rebound | 49-60 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:29 | LSU | William Park makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 49-62 |
| 00:24 | Mississippi State | Derrick Seagle is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Derrick Seagle, team foul #10 | 49-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Ron Manjarrez (C) Mark Reed | |
| 00:00 | LSU | Lincoln Porter runs out the clock | 49-62 |