| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Sutton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Howard Herron (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nathan Kale (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Bivens (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Smith (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Kyle Larson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Craig Wann (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ramon Martin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Harper (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Jonathan Bryner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Nathan Kale inbounds the ball | 24-31 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU 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 (-2) | |
| 19:36 | LSU | James Smith connects on the turnaround in the paint | 26-31 |
| 19:15 | Mississippi State | Craig Wann misses the floater from the left wing | 26-31 |
| 19:13 | LSU | James Smith grabs the board | 26-31 |
| 19:07 | LSU | Howard Herron is hacked by Michael Harper - foul #2 on Michael Harper, team foul #1 | 26-31 |
| 18:55 | LSU | Nathan Kale can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 26-31 |
| 18:54 | Mississippi State | Kyle Larson grabs the board | 26-31 |
| 18:33 | Mississippi State | Craig Wann is fouled on the floor by David Bivens - foul #2 on David Bivens, team foul #1 | 26-31 |
| 18:27 | Mississippi State | Ramon Martin scores on a jumper from the free throw line | 26-33 |
| 18:18 | LSU | Robert Sutton comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 26-33 |
| 18:17 | Mississippi State | Ramon Martin grabs the defensive rebound | 26-33 |
| 18:10 | Mississippi State | Kyle Larson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 26-33 |
| 18:08 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Bryner hits the follow up shot | 26-35 |
| 17:55 | LSU | David Bivens misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 26-35 |
| 17:53 | Mississippi State | Michael Harper grabs the defensive rebound | 26-35 |
| 17:33 | Mississippi State | Kyle Larson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on James Smith - foul #3 on James Smith, team foul #2 | 26-35 |
| Subs | LSU | Larry Price (PF), Bruce Dorsey (C) David Bivens, James Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Neil Hunter (SF), Dikembe Ake (C) Ramon Martin, Jonathan Bryner | |
| 17:33 | Mississippi State | Kyle Larson makes the 1st free throw | 26-36 |
| 17:33 | Mississippi State | Kyle Larson makes the 2nd free throw | 26-37 |
| 17:20 | LSU | Howard Herron clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 26-37 |
| 17:18 | Mississippi State | Michael Harper snags the defensive board | 26-37 |
| 17:02 | Mississippi State | Craig Wann connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Michael Harper | 26-39 |
| 16:49 | LSU | Neil Hunter is called for the reach on Nathan Kale - foul #2 on Neil Hunter, team foul #2 | 26-39 |
| Subs | LSU | Jeff Friel (PG), Kyle Mosher (SG), Cory Yamamoto (C) Robert Sutton, Howard Herron, Nathan Kale | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mark Davies (PG), Glenn Lepe (SG) Kyle Larson, Craig Wann | |
| 16:34 | LSU | Larry Price buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Cory Yamamoto | 29-39 |
| 16:18 | Mississippi State | Neil Hunter hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-39 |
| 16:16 | LSU | The rebound goes to Bruce Dorsey | 29-39 |
| 16:12 | LSU | Larry Price loses the dribble to Neil Hunter | 29-39 |
| 16:09 | Mississippi State | Mark Davies hits the finger roll set up by Neil Hunter | 29-41 |
| 15:44 | LSU | Michael Harper swats the short shot by Cory Yamamoto | 29-41 |
| 15:43 | Mississippi State | Mark Davies snags the defensive board | 29-41 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Jeff Friel (fresh) SG - Kyle Mosher (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Price (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bruce Dorsey (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Cory Yamamoto (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Mark Davies (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Glenn Lepe (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Neil Hunter (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Michael Harper (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Dikembe Ake (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Mississippi State | Kyle Mosher steals the ball from Michael Harper | 29-41 |
| 15:29 | LSU | Larry Price misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-41 |
| 15:28 | LSU | Kyle Mosher grabs the offensive rebound | 29-41 |
| 15:09 | LSU | Larry Price misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 29-41 |
| 15:08 | LSU | Cory Yamamoto gets the offensive rebound | 29-41 |
| 14:57 | LSU | Cory Yamamoto can't connect on a floater from close range | 29-41 |
| 14:55 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Ake grabs the defensive rebound | 29-41 |
| 14:49 | Mississippi State | Michael Harper is fouled on the floor by Cory Yamamoto - foul #1 on Cory Yamamoto, team foul #3 | 29-41 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Sutton (PG), Howard Herron (SG), Nathan Kale (SF), David Bivens (PF), James Smith (C) Jeff Friel, Kyle Mosher, Larry Price, Bruce Dorsey, Cory Yamamoto | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kyle Larson (PG), Craig Wann (SG), Ramon Martin (SF), Jonathan Bryner (C) Glenn Lepe, Neil Hunter, Michael Harper, Dikembe Ake | |
| 14:31 | Mississippi State | Kyle Larson scores on a shot from close range | 29-43 |
| 14:10 | LSU | Robert Sutton knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Nathan Kale | 32-43 |
| 13:51 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Bryner comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 32-43 |
| 13:49 | Mississippi State | Craig Wann can't tip it in | 32-43 |
| 13:48 | LSU | The rebound goes to David Bivens | 32-43 |
| 13:44 | LSU | Craig Wann is called for the reach on David Bivens - foul #1 on Craig Wann, team foul #3 | 32-43 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dikembe Ake (PF) Mark Davies | |
| 13:39 | LSU | David Bivens can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 32-43 |
| 13:37 | Mississippi State | Kyle Larson snags the defensive board | 32-43 |
| 13:33 | Mississippi State | Kyle Larson drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Ramon Martin | 32-46 |
| 13:11 | LSU | James Smith drills a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Howard Herron | 34-46 |
| 13:05 | Mississippi State | The jump hook by Craig Wann is blocked by James Smith | 34-46 |
| 13:03 | Mississippi State | Ramon Martin grabs the offensive board | 34-46 |
| 12:50 | Mississippi State | Ramon Martin is called for traveling | 34-46 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Neil Hunter (C) Jonathan Bryner | |
| 12:28 | LSU | James Smith double dribbles | 34-46 |
| Subs | LSU | Larry Price (PF), Bruce Dorsey (C) David Bivens, James Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Harper (PF) Ramon Martin | |
| 12:07 | Mississippi State | Neil Hunter misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Robert Sutton - foul #1 on Robert Sutton, team foul #4 | 34-46 |
| Subs | LSU | Jeff Friel (PG) Robert Sutton | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mark Davies (PG), Jonathan Bryner (C) Kyle Larson, Dikembe Ake | |
| 12:07 | Mississippi State | Neil Hunter makes the 1st free throw | 34-47 |
| 12:07 | Mississippi State | Neil Hunter misses the 2nd free throw | 34-47 |
| 12:07 | LSU | Bruce Dorsey pulls down the rebound | 34-47 |
| 11:49 | LSU | Nathan Kale can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-47 |
| 11:47 | Mississippi State | Michael Harper pulls down the rebound | 34-47 |
| 11:42 | Mississippi State | Neil Hunter misses long on a floater from the left side | 34-47 |
| 11:40 | LSU | Nathan Kale grabs the defensive rebound | 34-47 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Jeff Friel (fresh) SG - Howard Herron (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nathan Kale (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Larry Price (fresh) 3 pts. C - Bruce Dorsey (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Mark Davies (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Craig Wann (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Neil Hunter (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Michael Harper (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Jonathan Bryner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:36 | LSU | Howard Herron blows the layup but the foul's on Craig Wann - foul #2 on Craig Wann, team foul #4 | 34-47 |
| Subs | LSU | Kyle Mosher (SF) Nathan Kale | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Glenn Lepe (SG) Craig Wann | |
| 11:36 | LSU | Howard Herron misses the 1st free throw | 34-47 |
| 11:36 | LSU | Howard Herron misses the 2nd free throw | 34-47 |
| 11:36 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Bryner pulls down the rebound | 34-47 |
| 11:17 | Mississippi State | Michael Harper knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Neil Hunter | 34-49 |
| 11:06 | LSU | Howard Herron misses short on a runner near the basket | 34-49 |
| 11:04 | Mississippi State | Michael Harper pulls down the rebound | 34-49 |
| 10:51 | Mississippi State | Neil Hunter lays it in on a great pass from Mark Davies | 34-51 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 10:40 | LSU | Larry Price hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 34-51 |
| 10:39 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Glenn Lepe | 34-51 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 10:11 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Bryner misses badly on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Bruce Dorsey - foul #1 on Bruce Dorsey, team foul #5 | 34-51 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Sutton (PG), Nathan Kale (SF), David Bivens (PF), James Smith (C) Howard Herron, Kyle Mosher, Larry Price, Bruce Dorsey | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kyle Larson (PG), Craig Wann (SG), Ramon Martin (SF), Dikembe Ake (PF) Mark Davies, Glenn Lepe, Neil Hunter, Michael Harper | |
| 10:11 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Bryner makes the 1st free throw | 34-52 |
| 10:11 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Bryner makes the 2nd free throw | 34-53 |
| 09:47 | LSU | Jeff Friel hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-53 |
| 09:45 | Mississippi State | Kyle Larson snags the defensive board | 34-53 |
| 09:27 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Bryner makes the fadeaway from the left block | 34-55 |
| 09:04 | LSU | Nathan Kale makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Jeff Friel | 37-55 |
| 08:40 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Ake misses the jumper from the right side | 37-55 |
| 08:39 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Ake grabs the offensive rebound | 37-55 |
| 08:18 | Mississippi State | Kyle Larson clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-55 |
| 08:16 | LSU | Nathan Kale snags the defensive board | 37-55 |
| 08:00 | LSU | Ramon Martin steps in front of the Robert Sutton pass | 37-55 |
| 07:37 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Ake misses the dunk | 37-55 |
| 07:35 | Mississippi State | Ramon Martin hits the follow up shot | 37-57 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Sutton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeff Friel (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Nathan Kale (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Bivens (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Kyle Larson (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Craig Wann (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ramon Martin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dikembe Ake (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Jonathan Bryner (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:19 | LSU | James Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-57 |
| 07:17 | Mississippi State | Ramon Martin snags the defensive board | 37-57 |
| 06:48 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Ake's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-57 |
| Subs | LSU | Kyle Mosher (PG), Howard Herron (SG), Larry Price (SF), Bruce Dorsey (PF), Cory Yamamoto (C) Robert Sutton, Jeff Friel, Nathan Kale, David Bivens, James Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mark Davies (PG), Glenn Lepe (SG), Timothy Dean (SF), Michael Harper (PF), Neil Hunter (C) Kyle Larson, Craig Wann, Ramon Martin, Dikembe Ake, Jonathan Bryner | |
| 06:29 | LSU | Larry Price drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing and he's hacked by Timothy Dean - foul #1 on Timothy Dean, team foul #5 | 39-57 |
| 06:29 | LSU | Larry Price makes the free throw | 40-57 |
| 06:11 | Mississippi State | Neil Hunter's pass is intercepted by Kyle Mosher | 40-57 |
| 06:06 | LSU | Howard Herron scores on a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Kyle Mosher | 42-57 |
| 05:43 | Mississippi State | Neil Hunter misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 42-57 |
| 05:41 | LSU | Howard Herron snags the defensive board | 42-57 |
| 05:36 | LSU | Mark Davies takes the ball from Cory Yamamoto | 42-57 |
| 05:22 | Mississippi State | Michael Harper can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-57 |
| 05:20 | LSU | Kyle Mosher pulls down the rebound | 42-57 |
| 05:15 | LSU | Kyle Mosher misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-57 |
| 05:14 | Mississippi State | Timothy Dean grabs the board | 42-57 |
| 04:55 | Mississippi State | Neil Hunter connects on the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Timothy Dean | 42-59 |
| 04:44 | LSU | Cory Yamamoto knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Kyle Mosher | 44-59 |
| 04:21 | Mississippi State | Timothy Dean scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Neil Hunter | 44-62 |
| 04:19 | LSU | Kyle Mosher is hacked by Mark Davies in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mark Davies, team foul #6 | 44-62 |
| Subs | LSU | Jeff Friel (PG), David Smith (SF) Howard Herron, Cory Yamamoto | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Duncan (PG), Dikembe Ake (PF) Timothy Dean, Michael Harper | |
| 04:00 | LSU | Kyle Mosher comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 44-62 |
| 03:58 | Mississippi State | Mark Davies grabs the board | 44-62 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:39 | Mississippi State | Neil Hunter clanks a 3 from the right corner | 44-62 |
| 03:38 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Ake tips it but misses | 44-62 |
| 03:37 | LSU | Bruce Dorsey pulls down the rebound | 44-62 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Jeff Friel (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kyle Mosher (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Smith (fresh) PF - Larry Price (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Bruce Dorsey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Duncan (fresh) SG - Glenn Lepe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Neil Hunter (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Dikembe Ake (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Mark Davies (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. | |
| 03:32 | LSU | Larry Price hits a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Kyle Mosher | 46-62 |
| 03:13 | Mississippi State | Mark Davies can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 46-62 |
| 03:11 | Mississippi State | Robert Duncan tips it in | 46-64 |
| 02:50 | LSU | Larry Price is hacked by Dikembe Ake - foul #1 on Dikembe Ake, team foul #7 | 46-64 |
| Subs | LSU | Shawn Roberts (SG), Cory Yamamoto (C) Kyle Mosher, Bruce Dorsey | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Timothy Dean (SF) Glenn Lepe | |
| 02:50 | LSU | Larry Price makes the 1st free throw | 47-64 |
| 02:50 | LSU | Larry Price misses the 2nd free throw | 47-64 |
| 02:50 | Mississippi State | Timothy Dean grabs the defensive rebound | 47-64 |
| 02:26 | Mississippi State | Timothy Dean misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 47-64 |
| 02:25 | LSU | Larry Price grabs the board | 47-64 |
| 02:20 | LSU | Jeff Friel banks in the layup on a nice dish by Larry Price | 49-64 |
| 01:56 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Ake is hacked by David Smith - foul #1 on David Smith, team foul #6 | 49-64 |
| Subs | LSU | Kyle Mosher (SG), Bruce Dorsey (PF) Shawn Roberts, David Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Glenn Lepe (SG) Robert Duncan | |
| 01:41 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Ake connects on the jump hook from the right block set up by Glenn Lepe | 49-66 |
| 01:30 | LSU | Cory Yamamoto drills a runner in the paint set up by Jeff Friel and he's hacked by Mark Davies - foul #2 on Mark Davies, team foul #8 | 51-66 |
| 01:30 | LSU | Cory Yamamoto misses the free throw | 51-66 |
| 01:30 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Ake pulls down the rebound | 51-66 |
| 01:11 | Mississippi State | Mark Davies loses the ball out of bounds | 51-66 |
| 00:53 | LSU | Jeff Friel misses the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Glenn Lepe - foul #2 on Glenn Lepe, team foul #9 | 51-66 |
| 00:53 | LSU | Jeff Friel makes the 1st free throw | 52-66 |
| 00:53 | LSU | Jeff Friel makes the 2nd free throw | 53-66 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Mississippi State | Mark Davies can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-66 |
| 00:25 | LSU | Bruce Dorsey pulls down the rebound | 53-66 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:20 | LSU | Dikembe Ake takes the ball from Jeff Friel | 53-66 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Mark Davies runs out the clock | 53-66 |