| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Leonard Kissinger (fresh) SG - James Smith (fresh) SF - Alfred Aguero (fresh) PF - James Ferrin (fresh) C - Patrick Hicks (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Charles Smith (fresh) SG - Damek Zindell (fresh) SF - Joshua Walcott (fresh) PF - Tony Sparks (fresh) C - Jerry Lewis (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Jerry Lewis wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | Mississippi State | Charles Smith comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:47 | Louisiana State | Alfred Aguero gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Louisiana State | James Smith misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Mississippi State | Joshua Walcott pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:04 | Mississippi State | Damek Zindell can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 0-0 |
| 19:02 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Damek Zindell | 0-0 |
| 18:51 | Mississippi State | Damek Zindell misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 18:50 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Alfred Aguero | 0-0 |
| 18:46 | Louisiana State | Alfred Aguero misses short on a shot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 18:45 | Mississippi State | Damek Zindell pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:28 | Mississippi State | Tony Sparks drills a driving attempt near the basket | 0-2 |
| 18:23 | Louisiana State | Patrick Hicks's pass is intercepted by Charles Smith | 0-2 |
| 18:10 | Mississippi State | James Smith takes the ball from Jerry Lewis | 0-2 |
| 18:00 | Louisiana State | Leonard Kissinger's pass is intercepted by Joshua Walcott | 0-2 |
| 17:56 | Mississippi State | Joshua Walcott dunks the ball | 0-4 |
| 17:50 | Louisiana State | Alfred Aguero can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 0-4 |
| 17:48 | Mississippi State | Joshua Walcott snags the defensive board | 0-4 |
| 17:29 | Mississippi State | Tony Sparks connects on the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Charles Smith | 0-6 |
| 17:14 | Louisiana State | James Smith connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 3-6 |
| 16:59 | Mississippi State | Joshua Walcott hits a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Charles Smith | 3-8 |
| 16:41 | Louisiana State | James Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-8 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Richard Brown (PG), David Chavis (SF), David Valliere (PF) Leonard Kissinger, Alfred Aguero, James Ferrin | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lewis Terrell (PG), James Falzone (SG), Brandon Smith (PF), Daniel Bell (C) Charles Smith, Damek Zindell, Tony Sparks, Jerry Lewis | |
| 16:23 | Mississippi State | James Falzone's pass is intercepted by Richard Brown | 3-8 |
| 16:19 | Louisiana State | Richard Brown lays it in | 5-8 |
| 15:56 | Mississippi State | James Falzone's pass is intercepted by Patrick Hicks | 5-8 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Richard Brown (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Chavis (fresh) PF - David Valliere (fresh) C - Patrick Hicks (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Lewis Terrell (fresh) SG - James Falzone (fresh) SF - Joshua Walcott (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brandon Smith (fresh) C - Daniel Bell (fresh) | |
| 15:54 | Louisiana State | James Falzone steals it from Richard Brown in the backcourt | 5-8 |
| 15:34 | Mississippi State | Joshua Walcott misses the driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Patrick Hicks - foul #1 on Patrick Hicks, team foul #1 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Leonard Kissinger (PG), Gregory Theisen (SG) James Smith, Patrick Hicks | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charles Smith (PG) James Falzone | |
| 15:34 | Mississippi State | Joshua Walcott misses the 1st free throw | 5-8 |
| 15:34 | Mississippi State | Joshua Walcott makes the 2nd free throw | 5-9 |
| 15:18 | Louisiana State | Leonard Kissinger connects on the floater from the right block | 7-9 |
| 15:04 | Mississippi State | Brandon Smith can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 7-9 |
| 15:03 | Mississippi State | Charles Smith tips it home | 7-11 |
| 14:42 | Louisiana State | Richard Brown hits a jumper from the left wing set up by David Chavis | 9-11 |
| 14:29 | Mississippi State | Charles Smith is fouled on the floor by David Chavis - foul #1 on David Chavis, team foul #2 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | James Smith (SG), Alfred Aguero (SF), James Ferrin (PF), Patrick Hicks (C) Gregory Theisen, David Chavis, David Valliere, Richard Brown | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Damek Zindell (SG), Todd Schwentker (SF), Tony Sparks (PF), Jerry Lewis (C) Lewis Terrell, Joshua Walcott, Brandon Smith, Daniel Bell | |
| 14:14 | Mississippi State | Damek Zindell comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 9-11 |
| 14:13 | Louisiana State | Patrick Hicks gets the rebound | 9-11 |
| 14:00 | Louisiana State | James Ferrin buries a jumper near the basket | 11-11 |
| 13:46 | Mississippi State | Alfred Aguero takes the ball from Jerry Lewis | 11-11 |
| 13:42 | Louisiana State | James Smith hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Alfred Aguero | 13-11 |
| 13:23 | Mississippi State | Charles Smith blows the dunk but he's hacked by James Ferrin - foul #1 on James Ferrin, team foul #3 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Richard Brown (PG), Gregory Theisen (PF) Leonard Kissinger, James Ferrin | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Brandon Smith (PF) Tony Sparks | |
| 13:23 | Mississippi State | Charles Smith makes the 1st free throw | 13-12 |
| 13:23 | Mississippi State | Charles Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 13-12 |
| 13:23 | Louisiana State | Patrick Hicks gets the rebound | 13-12 |
| 13:01 | Louisiana State | James Smith lays it in on a great pass from Richard Brown | 15-12 |
| 12:46 | Mississippi State | Charles Smith misses long on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Richard Brown - foul #1 on Richard Brown, team foul #4 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | David Chavis (SF), David Valliere (PF) Alfred Aguero, Patrick Hicks | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joshua Walcott (SF), Daniel Bell (C) Todd Schwentker, Jerry Lewis | |
| 12:46 | Mississippi State | Charles Smith misses the 1st free throw | 15-12 |
| 12:46 | Mississippi State | Charles Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 15-13 |
| 12:25 | Louisiana State | David Chavis can't finish the layup | 15-13 |
| 12:24 | Mississippi State | Daniel Bell grabs the defensive rebound | 15-13 |
| 12:15 | Mississippi State | Gregory Theisen steals it from Brandon Smith | 15-13 |
| 12:10 | Louisiana State | Richard Brown hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Daniel Bell - foul #1 on Daniel Bell, team foul #1 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | James Ferrin (PF) James Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lewis Terrell (PG), James Falzone (SG), Todd Schwentker (PF) Charles Smith, Damek Zindell, Brandon Smith | |
| 12:10 | Louisiana State | Richard Brown makes the 1st free throw | 16-13 |
| 12:10 | Louisiana State | Richard Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 17-13 |
| 11:50 | Mississippi State | Joshua Walcott is fouled on the floor by David Chavis - foul #2 on David Chavis, team foul #5 | 17-13 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Jaime Williams (SF), Patrick Hicks (C) David Chavis, David Valliere | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Richard Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Theisen (fresh) SF - Jaime Williams (fresh) PF - James Ferrin (fresh) 2 pts. C - Patrick Hicks (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Lewis Terrell (fresh) SG - James Falzone (fresh) SF - Joshua Walcott (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Todd Schwentker (fresh) C - Daniel Bell (fresh) | |
| 11:37 | Mississippi State | Joshua Walcott knocks in the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Todd Schwentker | 17-15 |
| 11:25 | Louisiana State | Daniel Bell is called for the reach on Patrick Hicks - foul #2 on Daniel Bell, team foul #2 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Leonard Kissinger (PG), Alfred Aguero (SF) Richard Brown, Jaime Williams | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Tony Sparks (PF) Daniel Bell | |
| 11:09 | Louisiana State | James Ferrin scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Leonard Kissinger | 20-15 |
| 10:53 | Mississippi State | Joshua Walcott misses the easy layup | 20-15 |
| 10:51 | Louisiana State | Alfred Aguero snags the defensive board | 20-15 |
| 10:45 | Louisiana State | James Ferrin lays it in on a nice dish by Gregory Theisen | 22-15 |
| 10:29 | Mississippi State | James Falzone misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 22-15 |
| 10:27 | Louisiana State | James Ferrin grabs the defensive rebound | 22-15 |
| 10:23 | Louisiana State | Alfred Aguero can't throw it down | 22-15 |
| 10:21 | Louisiana State | Leonard Kissinger grabs the offensive board | 22-15 |
| 10:05 | Louisiana State | Gregory Theisen is fouled on the floor by Todd Schwentker - foul #1 on Todd Schwentker, team foul #3 | 22-15 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Richard Brown (PG), James Smith (SG), Jaime Williams (SF), David Valliere (PF) Leonard Kissinger, Gregory Theisen, Alfred Aguero, James Ferrin | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charles Smith (PG), Damek Zindell (SG), Brandon Smith (PF), Jerry Lewis (C) Lewis Terrell, James Falzone, Tony Sparks, Todd Schwentker | |
| 09:44 | Louisiana State | Patrick Hicks connects on the jump hook from the baseline and he's fouled by Jerry Lewis - foul #1 on Jerry Lewis, team foul #4 | 24-15 |
| 09:44 | Louisiana State | Patrick Hicks makes the free throw | 25-15 |
| 09:24 | Mississippi State | Joshua Walcott buries a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Damek Zindell and he's hacked by Jaime Williams - foul #1 on Jaime Williams, team foul #6 | 25-17 |
| 09:24 | Mississippi State | Joshua Walcott makes the free throw | 25-18 |
| 09:08 | Louisiana State | James Smith misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Brandon Smith - foul #1 on Brandon Smith, team foul #5 | 25-18 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Leonard Kissinger (PG) Patrick Hicks | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 09:08 | Louisiana State | James Smith makes the 1st free throw | 26-18 |
| 09:08 | Louisiana State | James Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 27-18 |
| 08:46 | Mississippi State | Damek Zindell misses the easy layup | 27-18 |
| 08:44 | Mississippi State | Damek Zindell pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-18 |
| 08:34 | Mississippi State | Joshua Walcott hits a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Charles Smith | 27-20 |
| 08:24 | Louisiana State | A charge is called on Richard Brown - foul #2 on Richard Brown, team foul #7 | 27-20 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Alfred Aguero (SF), Gregory Theisen (PF), Patrick Hicks (C) Jaime Williams, David Valliere, Richard Brown | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Todd Schwentker (SF) Joshua Walcott | |
| 07:59 | Mississippi State | Charles Smith hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Todd Schwentker | 27-23 |
| 07:54 | Louisiana State | James Smith makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Leonard Kissinger | 30-23 |
| 07:33 | Mississippi State | Jerry Lewis knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-26 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Leonard Kissinger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Smith (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Alfred Aguero (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Gregory Theisen (fresh) 1 ast. C - Patrick Hicks (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Charles Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Damek Zindell (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Todd Schwentker (fresh) PF - Brandon Smith (fairly fresh) C - Jerry Lewis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:27 | Louisiana State | Patrick Hicks drills a shot from close range on a nice dish by James Smith | 32-26 |
| 07:13 | Mississippi State | Charles Smith is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Charles Smith, team foul #6 | 32-26 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | James Ferrin (PF) Leonard Kissinger | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lewis Terrell (PG), James Falzone (SG), Tony Sparks (PF) Charles Smith, Damek Zindell, Brandon Smith | |
| 06:58 | Louisiana State | Gregory Theisen is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Gregory Theisen, team foul #8 | 32-26 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Diego Chavez (PG), David Valliere (C) James Smith, Patrick Hicks | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joshua Walcott (SF) Todd Schwentker | |
| 06:42 | Mississippi State | Jerry Lewis can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 32-26 |
| 06:40 | Louisiana State | Alfred Aguero gets the rebound | 32-26 |
| 06:36 | Louisiana State | James Ferrin is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on James Ferrin, team foul #9 | 32-26 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Jaime Williams (SF), Patrick Hicks (C) Alfred Aguero, James Ferrin | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 06:29 | Mississippi State | Lewis Terrell buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Joshua Walcott | 32-29 |
| 06:04 | Louisiana State | Tony Sparks is called for the reach on David Valliere - foul #1 on Tony Sparks, team foul #7 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | James Smith (SG) Diego Chavez | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charles Smith (PG), Damek Zindell (SG) Lewis Terrell, James Falzone | |
| 06:04 | Louisiana State | David Valliere misses the 1st free throw | 32-29 |
| 06:04 | Mississippi State | Joshua Walcott grabs the board | 32-29 |
| 05:40 | Mississippi State | Charles Smith misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 32-29 |
| 05:39 | Mississippi State | Jerry Lewis tips it in | 32-31 |
| 05:25 | Louisiana State | James Smith misses the lay-in | 32-31 |
| 05:24 | Louisiana State | Patrick Hicks tips it in | 34-31 |
| 05:00 | Mississippi State | Tony Sparks misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Jaime Williams - foul #2 on Jaime Williams, team foul #10 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Leonard Kissinger (PG), Alfred Aguero (SF) Gregory Theisen, Jaime Williams | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Todd Schwentker (SF), Brandon Smith (C) Joshua Walcott, Jerry Lewis | |
| 05:00 | Mississippi State | Tony Sparks makes the 1st free throw | 34-32 |
| 05:00 | Mississippi State | Tony Sparks makes the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 04:38 | Louisiana State | James Smith hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 34-33 |
| 04:37 | Mississippi State | Damek Zindell grabs the board | 34-33 |
| 04:24 | Mississippi State | Patrick Hicks steps in front of the Tony Sparks pass | 34-33 |
| 04:18 | Louisiana State | Todd Schwentker picks off the pass by David Valliere | 34-33 |
| 04:15 | Mississippi State | Todd Schwentker banks in the layup | 34-35 |
| 03:51 | Louisiana State | James Smith knocks in the floater from the right side set up by Patrick Hicks | 36-35 |
| 03:26 | Mississippi State | Damek Zindell buries a driving attempt in the paint and the foul's on James Smith - foul #1 on James Smith, team foul #11 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Gregory Theisen (SG), David Chavis (SF), James Ferrin (PF), Richard Brown (C) James Smith, Alfred Aguero, David Valliere, Patrick Hicks | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lewis Terrell (PG), Joshua Walcott (SF), Daniel Bell (C) Charles Smith, Todd Schwentker, Tony Sparks | |
| 03:26 | Mississippi State | Damek Zindell misses the free throw | 36-37 |
| 03:26 | Louisiana State | James Ferrin snags the defensive board | 36-37 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Leonard Kissinger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory Theisen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Chavis (fresh) 1 ast. PF - James Ferrin (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Lewis Terrell (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Damek Zindell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SF - Joshua Walcott (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brandon Smith (fresh) C - Daniel Bell (fresh) | |
| 03:08 | Louisiana State | Leonard Kissinger can't connect on a runner in the lane | 36-37 |
| 03:07 | Mississippi State | Damek Zindell gets the rebound | 36-37 |
| 02:48 | Mississippi State | Brandon Smith's pass is intercepted by Richard Brown | 36-37 |
| 02:42 | Louisiana State | David Chavis connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Leonard Kissinger | 39-37 |
| 02:36 | Mississippi State | Joshua Walcott can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 39-37 |
| 02:35 | Louisiana State | Richard Brown snags the defensive board | 39-37 |
| 02:15 | Louisiana State | James Ferrin misses short on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Daniel Bell - foul #3 on Daniel Bell, team foul #8 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | James Smith (SG), Alfred Aguero (SF) Leonard Kissinger, David Chavis | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Falzone (SG), Tony Sparks (PF), Todd Schwentker (C) Damek Zindell, Brandon Smith, Daniel Bell | |
| 02:15 | Louisiana State | James Ferrin misses the 1st free throw | 39-37 |
| 02:15 | Louisiana State | James Ferrin misses the 2nd free throw | 39-37 |
| 02:15 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Todd Schwentker | 39-37 |
| 02:06 | Mississippi State | Todd Schwentker misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 39-37 |
| 02:04 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to James Smith | 39-37 |
| 01:40 | Louisiana State | James Ferrin misses the dunk | 39-37 |
| 01:38 | Mississippi State | Todd Schwentker grabs the defensive rebound | 39-37 |
| 01:24 | Mississippi State | Todd Schwentker banks in the layup and he's fouled by Gregory Theisen - foul #2 on Gregory Theisen, team foul #12 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Patrick Hicks (C) Gregory Theisen | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charles Smith (PG), Jerry Lewis (C) James Falzone, Tony Sparks | |
| 01:24 | Mississippi State | Todd Schwentker makes the free throw | 39-40 |
| 01:09 | Louisiana State | James Ferrin blows the layup but the foul's on Todd Schwentker - foul #2 on Todd Schwentker, team foul #9 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | David Chavis (SF) Alfred Aguero | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Falzone (SG) Lewis Terrell | |
| 01:09 | Louisiana State | James Ferrin misses the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 01:09 | Louisiana State | James Ferrin makes the 2nd free throw | 40-40 |
| 00:53 | Mississippi State | Jerry Lewis can't connect on a runner in the paint | 40-40 |
| 00:51 | Mississippi State | Jerry Lewis pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-40 |
| 00:34 | Mississippi State | Joshua Walcott misses long on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Patrick Hicks - foul #2 on Patrick Hicks, team foul #13 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Leonard Kissinger (PG), Gregory Theisen (PF) Richard Brown, James Ferrin | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Brandon Smith (PF) Jerry Lewis | |
| 00:34 | Mississippi State | Joshua Walcott misses the 1st free throw | 40-40 |
| 00:34 | Mississippi State | Joshua Walcott makes the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| 00:09 | Louisiana State | Patrick Hicks misses the easy layup | 40-41 |
| 00:08 | Louisiana State | David Chavis tips it but misses | 40-41 |
| 00:06 | Louisiana State | Leonard Kissinger hits the follow up shot | 42-41 |
| 00:01 | Mississippi State | Todd Schwentker drills a shot from close range | 42-43 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana State | David Chavis clanks a fullcourt shot | 42-43 |