| Lineup | LSU | PG - Marc Nielsen (fresh) SG - Mark Reed (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Elbert Lakey (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Samuel Aiken (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Ron Manjarrez (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Timothy Jolicoeur (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Ray Burdette (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Swietomierz Bielawski (fresh) 5 pts. C - William Lancaster (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Michael Robinson inbounds the ball | 21-26 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:49 | Mississippi State | Swietomierz Bielawski's fadeaway is rejected by Samuel Aiken | 21-26 |
| 19:48 | Mississippi State | Timothy Jolicoeur tips it in | 21-28 |
| 19:30 | LSU | Samuel Aiken hits the finger roll against a doubleteam on a great pass from Mark Reed | 23-28 |
| 19:20 | Mississippi State | Michael Robinson's pass is intercepted by Ron Manjarrez | 23-28 |
| 19:00 | LSU | Mark Reed scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Marc Nielsen | 26-28 |
| 18:58 | Mississippi State | Timothy Jolicoeur is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Timothy Jolicoeur, team foul #1 | 26-28 |
| 18:34 | LSU | Samuel Aiken misses the lay-in | 26-28 |
| 18:33 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Elbert Lakey | 26-28 |
| 18:12 | LSU | Marc Nielsen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-28 |
| 17:57 | Mississippi State | William Lancaster buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Timothy Jolicoeur and the foul's on Ron Manjarrez - foul #2 on Ron Manjarrez, team foul #1 | 26-30 |
| 17:57 | Mississippi State | William Lancaster misses the free throw | 26-30 |
| 17:57 | Mississippi State | Michael Robinson gets the offensive rebound | 26-30 |
| 17:47 | Mississippi State | Swietomierz Bielawski hits the finger roll on a great pass from Ray Burdette | 26-32 |
| 17:27 | LSU | Ron Manjarrez misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 26-32 |
| 17:25 | LSU | Ron Manjarrez tips it back up and in | 28-32 |
| 17:01 | Mississippi State | Swietomierz Bielawski's pass is intercepted by Ron Manjarrez | 28-32 |
| 16:39 | LSU | Mark Reed hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 28-32 |
| 16:37 | Mississippi State | William Lancaster pulls down the rebound | 28-32 |
| 16:31 | Mississippi State | Michael Robinson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-32 |
| Subs | LSU | William Park (SF) Elbert Lakey | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Eddie Yeager (PF), Chad Humes (C) Swietomierz Bielawski, William Lancaster | |
| 16:02 | LSU | Marc Nielsen can't finish the layup but the foul's on Timothy Jolicoeur - foul #2 on Timothy Jolicoeur, team foul #2 | 28-32 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Derrick Seagle (SG), John Hupp (SF) Ray Burdette, Michael Robinson | |
| 16:02 | LSU | Marc Nielsen makes the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 16:02 | LSU | Marc Nielsen misses the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 16:02 | Mississippi State | Chad Humes grabs the defensive rebound | 29-32 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Marc Nielsen (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Reed (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Park (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Samuel Aiken (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Ron Manjarrez (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Timothy Jolicoeur (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Derrick Seagle (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Hupp (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Eddie Yeager (fresh) 2 reb. C - Chad Humes (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Mississippi State | Timothy Jolicoeur is fouled on the floor by Marc Nielsen - foul #2 on Marc Nielsen, team foul #2 | 29-32 |
| Subs | LSU | Malcolm Weight (PG), Gregory Richards (SG), Elbert Lakey (SF) Marc Nielsen, Mark Reed, Ron Manjarrez | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Swietomierz Bielawski (PF) Timothy Jolicoeur | |
| 15:23 | Mississippi State | Derrick Seagle can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-32 |
| 15:21 | LSU | The rebound goes to Malcolm Weight | 29-32 |
| 14:59 | LSU | Samuel Aiken is fouled on the floor by Chad Humes - foul #1 on Chad Humes, team foul #3 | 29-32 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ray Burdette (SG), Michael Robinson (SF), William Lancaster (C) Derrick Seagle, Eddie Yeager, Chad Humes | |
| 14:37 | LSU | Samuel Aiken loses the dribble to William Lancaster | 29-32 |
| 14:27 | Mississippi State | Ray Burdette is fouled on the floor by Malcolm Weight - foul #2 on Malcolm Weight, team foul #3 | 29-32 |
| Subs | LSU | Marc Nielsen (PG), Mark Reed (SG), Ron Manjarrez (C) Malcolm Weight, Gregory Richards, Samuel Aiken | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Timothy Jolicoeur (PG) John Hupp | |
| 14:03 | Mississippi State | Ron Manjarrez is called for the reach on Timothy Jolicoeur - foul #3 on Ron Manjarrez, team foul #4 | 29-32 |
| 13:56 | Mississippi State | Timothy Jolicoeur can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 29-32 |
| 13:54 | LSU | Ron Manjarrez grabs the board | 29-32 |
| 13:49 | LSU | Marc Nielsen misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-32 |
| 13:48 | Mississippi State | Swietomierz Bielawski snags the defensive board | 29-32 |
| 13:36 | Mississippi State | Timothy Jolicoeur connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Robinson | 29-35 |
| 13:11 | LSU | Mark Reed misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 29-35 |
| 13:10 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Ron Manjarrez | 29-35 |
| 12:48 | LSU | Mark Reed buries a jumper from close range on a great pass from Marc Nielsen | 31-35 |
| 12:26 | Mississippi State | Ray Burdette scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Robinson | 31-38 |
| 12:13 | LSU | Elbert Lakey buries a floater from the right wing set up by Mark Reed | 33-38 |
| 12:01 | Mississippi State | William Lancaster buries a runner from the baseline | 33-40 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Marc Nielsen (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Reed (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Elbert Lakey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Park (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Ron Manjarrez (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Timothy Jolicoeur (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ray Burdette (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Swietomierz Bielawski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - William Lancaster (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:42 | LSU | Elbert Lakey can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner but he's fouled by Michael Robinson - foul #1 on Michael Robinson, team foul #4 | 33-40 |
| Subs | LSU | Malcolm Weight (PG), Samuel Aiken (PF) Marc Nielsen, William Park | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Derrick Seagle (SG), John Hupp (SF), Eddie Yeager (PF), Chad Humes (C) Ray Burdette, Michael Robinson, Swietomierz Bielawski, William Lancaster | |
| 11:42 | LSU | Elbert Lakey makes the 1st free throw | 34-40 |
| 11:42 | LSU | Elbert Lakey misses the 2nd free throw | 34-40 |
| 11:42 | LSU | Elbert Lakey makes the 3rd free throw | 35-40 |
| 11:28 | Mississippi State | Chad Humes lays it in | 35-42 |
| 11:05 | LSU | John Hupp picks off the pass by Malcolm Weight | 35-42 |
| 10:45 | Mississippi State | Timothy Jolicoeur misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-42 |
| 10:43 | LSU | Elbert Lakey grabs the defensive rebound | 35-42 |
| 10:20 | LSU | Samuel Aiken is hacked by Eddie Yeager - foul #2 on Eddie Yeager, team foul #5 | 35-42 |
| Subs | LSU | Marc Nielsen (PG), Gregory Richards (SF) Mark Reed, Elbert Lakey | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ray Burdette (SG), William Lancaster (C) Timothy Jolicoeur, Derrick Seagle | |
| 10:01 | LSU | Malcolm Weight is hacked by Ray Burdette - foul #3 on Ray Burdette, team foul #6 | 35-42 |
| Subs | LSU | William Park (SF) Gregory Richards | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Robinson (SF) Chad Humes | |
| 09:42 | LSU | Michael Robinson swats the short shot by Marc Nielsen | 35-42 |
| 09:40 | Mississippi State | John Hupp gets the rebound | 35-42 |
| 09:15 | Mississippi State | Michael Robinson buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by John Hupp | 35-45 |
| 08:56 | LSU | William Park misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by William Lancaster - foul #1 on William Lancaster, team foul #7 | 35-45 |
| Subs | LSU | Mark Reed (SG) Malcolm Weight | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Timothy Jolicoeur (PG), Swietomierz Bielawski (PF) John Hupp, Eddie Yeager | |
| 08:56 | LSU | William Park misses the 1st free throw | 35-45 |
| 08:56 | LSU | William Park makes the 2nd free throw | 36-45 |
| 08:38 | Mississippi State | Timothy Jolicoeur makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-48 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:21 | LSU | Mark Reed misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 36-48 |
| 08:20 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Swietomierz Bielawski | 36-48 |
| 08:06 | Mississippi State | Timothy Jolicoeur misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-48 |
| 08:05 | LSU | Ron Manjarrez grabs the defensive rebound | 36-48 |
| 07:56 | LSU | Marc Nielsen hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by William Park | 39-48 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Marc Nielsen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Reed (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Park (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Samuel Aiken (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Ron Manjarrez (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Timothy Jolicoeur (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ray Burdette (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Swietomierz Bielawski (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - William Lancaster (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Mississippi State | Ron Manjarrez denies the turnaround by William Lancaster | 39-48 |
| 07:28 | Mississippi State | Michael Robinson pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-48 |
| 07:10 | Mississippi State | William Lancaster misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Samuel Aiken - foul #2 on Samuel Aiken, team foul #5 | 39-48 |
| Subs | LSU | Malcolm Weight (PG), Elbert Lakey (SF) Marc Nielsen, William Park | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Derrick Seagle (SG), Eddie Yeager (SF) Ray Burdette, Michael Robinson | |
| 07:10 | Mississippi State | William Lancaster makes the 1st free throw | 39-49 |
| 07:10 | Mississippi State | William Lancaster makes the 2nd free throw | 39-50 |
| 06:57 | LSU | Samuel Aiken comes up short on the turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Derrick Seagle - foul #2 on Derrick Seagle, team foul #8 | 39-50 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Chad Humes (C) William Lancaster | |
| 06:57 | LSU | Samuel Aiken makes the 1st free throw | 40-50 |
| 06:57 | LSU | Samuel Aiken makes the 2nd free throw | 41-50 |
| 06:40 | Mississippi State | Ron Manjarrez blocks the short jumper by Eddie Yeager | 41-50 |
| 06:38 | LSU | Malcolm Weight pulls down the rebound | 41-50 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:17 | LSU | Mark Reed misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-50 |
| 06:15 | Mississippi State | Chad Humes snags the defensive board | 41-50 |
| 06:00 | Mississippi State | Derrick Seagle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-50 |
| Subs | LSU | Marc Nielsen (PG) Malcolm Weight | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ray Burdette (SG), Michael Robinson (SF) Derrick Seagle, Eddie Yeager | |
| 05:45 | LSU | Marc Nielsen makes the wide open 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-50 |
| 05:31 | Mississippi State | Swietomierz Bielawski slams it home and the foul's on Elbert Lakey - foul #3 on Elbert Lakey, team foul #6 | 44-52 |
| Subs | LSU | William Park (C) Ron Manjarrez | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 05:31 | Mississippi State | Swietomierz Bielawski makes the free throw | 44-53 |
| 05:07 | LSU | Elbert Lakey is hacked by Swietomierz Bielawski - foul #3 on Swietomierz Bielawski, team foul #9 | 44-53 |
| Subs | LSU | Malcolm Weight (SG) Mark Reed | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Eddie Yeager (PF), William Lancaster (C) Swietomierz Bielawski, Chad Humes | |
| 05:07 | LSU | Elbert Lakey makes the 1st free throw | 45-53 |
| 05:07 | LSU | Elbert Lakey makes the 2nd free throw | 46-53 |
| 04:48 | Mississippi State | William Lancaster misses the driving attempt from close range | 46-53 |
| 04:46 | Mississippi State | Eddie Yeager hits the follow up shot | 46-55 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:25 | LSU | Samuel Aiken hits the finger roll set up by Malcolm Weight | 48-55 |
| 04:07 | Mississippi State | William Lancaster banks in the layup | 48-57 |
| 04:01 | LSU | Marc Nielsen is fouled in the backcourt by Ray Burdette - foul #4 on Ray Burdette, team foul #10 | 48-57 |
| Subs | LSU | Mark Reed (SG), Gregory Richards (SF) Malcolm Weight, Elbert Lakey | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Hupp (PG), Swietomierz Bielawski (PF) Timothy Jolicoeur, Eddie Yeager | |
| 04:01 | LSU | Marc Nielsen misses the 1st free throw | 48-57 |
| 04:01 | LSU | Marc Nielsen misses the 2nd free throw | 48-57 |
| 04:01 | Mississippi State | Swietomierz Bielawski snags the defensive board | 48-57 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:41 | Mississippi State | William Lancaster loses the dribble to William Park | 48-57 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Marc Nielsen (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Reed (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gregory Richards (fresh) PF - Samuel Aiken (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - William Park (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Hupp (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ray Burdette (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Michael Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Swietomierz Bielawski (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - William Lancaster (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:22 | LSU | William Park is whistled for a carry | 48-57 |
| Subs | LSU | Malcolm Weight (PG), Ron Manjarrez (C) Marc Nielsen, Gregory Richards | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Derrick Seagle (SG), Eddie Yeager (SF) Ray Burdette, Michael Robinson | |
| 03:03 | Mississippi State | William Lancaster can't connect on a shot from the right side | 48-57 |
| 03:02 | LSU | The rebound goes to Ron Manjarrez | 48-57 |
| 03:00 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-57 |
| Subs | LSU | Marc Nielsen (PG), Elbert Lakey (SF) Malcolm Weight, Samuel Aiken | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Timothy Jolicoeur (PG), Ray Burdette (SG), Michael Robinson (SF) John Hupp, Derrick Seagle, Eddie Yeager | |
| 02:58 | LSU | Mark Reed lays it up and in on a great pass from Elbert Lakey | 50-57 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:43 | Mississippi State | Ray Burdette is called for the illegal screen - foul #5 on Ray Burdette, team foul #11 | 50-57 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Derrick Seagle (SG) Ray Burdette | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:20 | LSU | Elbert Lakey hits a jumper from the free throw line and he's fouled by William Lancaster - foul #2 on William Lancaster, team foul #12 | 52-57 |
| 02:20 | LSU | Elbert Lakey makes the free throw | 53-57 |
| 02:01 | Mississippi State | Timothy Jolicoeur misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-57 |
| 02:00 | LSU | William Park snags the defensive board | 53-57 |
| 01:36 | LSU | Mark Reed comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 53-57 |
| 01:34 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Swietomierz Bielawski | 53-57 |
| 01:29 | Mississippi State | Derrick Seagle misses the 3 from the right corner | 53-57 |
| 01:27 | LSU | William Park grabs the board | 53-57 |
| 01:11 | LSU | Mark Reed hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 53-57 |
| 01:09 | Mississippi State | Michael Robinson gets the rebound | 53-57 |
| 01:04 | Mississippi State | Derrick Seagle makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 53-60 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:56 | LSU | William Park drills a fadeaway from the right wing | 55-60 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:36 | Mississippi State | Swietomierz Bielawski loses the dribble to Elbert Lakey | 55-60 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:28 | LSU | Marc Nielsen misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 55-60 |
| 00:26 | LSU | William Park pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-60 |
| 00:22 | LSU | Ron Manjarrez's pass is intercepted by Timothy Jolicoeur | 55-60 |
| 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) | |
| 00:19 | Mississippi State | Marc Nielsen is called for the reach on William Lancaster in the backcourt - foul #3 on Marc Nielsen, team foul #7 | 55-60 |
| Subs | LSU | Samuel Aiken (PF) William Park | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Eddie Yeager (PF) Swietomierz Bielawski | |
| 00:19 | Mississippi State | William Lancaster makes the 1st free throw | 55-61 |
| 00:19 | Mississippi State | William Lancaster misses the 2nd free throw | 55-61 |
| 00:19 | LSU | Samuel Aiken gets the rebound | 55-61 |
| 00:14 | LSU | Marc Nielsen misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-61 |
| 00:12 | LSU | Elbert Lakey grabs the offensive board | 55-61 |
| 00:10 | LSU | Elbert Lakey knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Marc Nielsen | 58-61 |
| 00:10 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-61 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Swietomierz Bielawski (PF) Eddie Yeager | |
| 00:08 | Mississippi State | Mark Reed is called for the reach on William Lancaster in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mark Reed, team foul #8 | 58-61 |
| 00:08 | Mississippi State | William Lancaster makes the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 00:08 | Mississippi State | William Lancaster makes the 2nd free throw | 58-63 |
| 00:03 | LSU | Mark Reed misses the 3 from straight away | 58-63 |
| 00:02 | LSU | Samuel Aiken grabs the offensive rebound | 58-63 |
| 00:00 | LSU | The clock runs out | 58-63 |