| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Curtis Quiros (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leslie Perry (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Edmund Rich (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Anthony Saleh (fresh) 3 pts. C - Anthony McCrate (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Sam Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dezydery Tanski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Arthur Jernigan (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Richard Pinter (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Clinton Green (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Arthur Jernigan inbounds the ball | 29-28 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:52 | LSU | Sam Nelson is hacked by Edmund Rich - foul #1 on Edmund Rich, team foul #1 | 29-28 |
| 19:47 | LSU | Dezydery Tanski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Anthony Saleh - foul #2 on Anthony Saleh, team foul #2 | 29-28 |
| 19:47 | LSU | Dezydery Tanski makes the 1st free throw | 29-29 |
| 19:47 | LSU | Dezydery Tanski misses the 2nd free throw | 29-29 |
| 19:47 | Mississippi State | Anthony McCrate pulls down the rebound | 29-29 |
| 19:33 | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry misses long on a floater from the right wing | 29-29 |
| 19:31 | Mississippi State | Edmund Rich hits the follow up shot | 31-29 |
| 19:21 | LSU | Sam Nelson is whistled for a carry | 31-29 |
| 18:57 | Mississippi State | Edmund Rich's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-29 |
| 18:40 | LSU | Dezydery Tanski hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 31-29 |
| 18:38 | LSU | Clinton Green tips it back up and in | 31-31 |
| 18:24 | Mississippi State | Anthony Saleh misses the jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Richard Pinter - foul #2 on Richard Pinter, team foul #1 | 31-31 |
| 18:24 | Mississippi State | Anthony Saleh makes the 1st free throw | 32-31 |
| 18:24 | Mississippi State | Anthony Saleh makes the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 18:06 | LSU | Clinton Green connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing and the foul's on Anthony Saleh - foul #3 on Anthony Saleh, team foul #3 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Sam Gibson (PF) Anthony Saleh | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 18:06 | LSU | Clinton Green makes the free throw | 33-34 |
| 17:39 | Mississippi State | Curtis Quiros makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Leslie Perry | 36-34 |
| 17:23 | LSU | Clinton Green scores on a fadeaway in the paint set up by Sam Nelson | 36-36 |
| 17:12 | Mississippi State | Edmund Rich is hacked by Arthur Jernigan - foul #2 on Arthur Jernigan, team foul #2 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Arthur Comer (PG), Allen Jones (SG), Tommy Divine (SF), Joseph Sanders (PF) Curtis Quiros, Leslie Perry, Edmund Rich, Anthony McCrate | |
| Subs | LSU | Shane Burkhart (PG), James Harkness (SG), Edward Prater (PF), William Rodrigez (C) Sam Nelson, Dezydery Tanski, Richard Pinter, Clinton Green | |
| 16:52 | Mississippi State | Sam Gibson buries a turnaround from the right block and he's fouled by Arthur Jernigan - foul #3 on Arthur Jernigan, team foul #3 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Kyle Hill (SG) Arthur Jernigan | |
| 16:52 | Mississippi State | Sam Gibson makes the free throw | 39-36 |
| 16:32 | LSU | James Harkness loses the dribble to Allen Jones | 39-36 |
| 16:29 | Mississippi State | Allen Jones misses the easy layup | 39-36 |
| 16:27 | LSU | Edward Prater pulls down the rebound | 39-36 |
| 16:23 | LSU | Shane Burkhart buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Edward Prater | 39-39 |
| 16:09 | Mississippi State | Joseph Sanders hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-39 |
| 16:07 | LSU | William Rodrigez gets the rebound | 39-39 |
| 16:00 | LSU | Allen Jones picks off the pass by Shane Burkhart | 39-39 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Arthur Comer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Allen Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Tommy Divine (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joseph Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Sam Gibson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Shane Burkhart (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Kyle Hill (fresh) SF - William Rodrigez (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Harkness (fresh) 4 pts. C - Edward Prater (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Mississippi State | Joseph Sanders loses the ball out of bounds | 39-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Curtis Quiros (PG), Leslie Perry (SG), Edmund Rich (SF), Anthony Saleh (PF), Anthony McCrate (C) Arthur Comer, Allen Jones, Tommy Divine, Joseph Sanders, Sam Gibson | |
| Subs | LSU | Sam Nelson (PG), Arthur Jernigan (SF), Richard Pinter (PF), Clinton Green (C) Shane Burkhart, Kyle Hill, William Rodrigez, Edward Prater | |
| 15:29 | LSU | Richard Pinter hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-42 |
| 15:25 | Mississippi State | Arthur Jernigan picks off the pass by Anthony Saleh | 39-42 |
| 15:20 | LSU | Sam Nelson hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Clinton Green | 39-44 |
| 14:57 | Mississippi State | Curtis Quiros clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 39-44 |
| 14:56 | LSU | James Harkness grabs the defensive rebound | 39-44 |
| 14:51 | LSU | Clinton Green is whistled for a carry | 39-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Dezydery Tanski (SG) James Harkness | |
| 14:39 | Mississippi State | Edmund Rich can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-44 |
| 14:37 | LSU | Richard Pinter gets the rebound | 39-44 |
| 14:33 | LSU | Dezydery Tanski comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-44 |
| 14:32 | LSU | Clinton Green pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-44 |
| 14:12 | LSU | Arthur Jernigan drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-47 |
| 13:53 | Mississippi State | Anthony Saleh misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-47 |
| 13:52 | Mississippi State | Edmund Rich tips it in | 41-47 |
| 13:33 | LSU | Sam Nelson comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 41-47 |
| 13:32 | LSU | Richard Pinter gets the offensive rebound | 41-47 |
| 13:22 | LSU | Arthur Jernigan buries a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Sam Nelson | 41-49 |
| 13:06 | Mississippi State | Anthony McCrate makes the turnaround near the basket set up by Leslie Perry | 43-49 |
| 12:44 | LSU | Dezydery Tanski misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 43-49 |
| 12:42 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Anthony McCrate | 43-49 |
| 12:37 | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 43-49 |
| 12:35 | Mississippi State | Anthony Saleh tips it back up and in | 45-49 |
| 12:13 | LSU | Clinton Green is fouled on the floor by Edmund Rich - foul #2 on Edmund Rich, team foul #4 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Arthur Comer (PG), Allen Jones (SG), Tommy Divine (SF), Joseph Sanders (PF), Sam Gibson (C) Curtis Quiros, Leslie Perry, Edmund Rich, Anthony Saleh, Anthony McCrate | |
| Subs | LSU | Shane Burkhart (PG), Kyle Hill (SG), William Rodrigez (SF), James Harkness (PF), Edward Prater (C) Sam Nelson, Dezydery Tanski, Arthur Jernigan, Richard Pinter, Clinton Green | |
| 11:56 | LSU | Shane Burkhart misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 45-49 |
| 11:55 | LSU | William Rodrigez gets the offensive rebound | 45-49 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Arthur Comer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Allen Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Tommy Divine (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joseph Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Sam Gibson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Shane Burkhart (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Kyle Hill (fresh) SF - William Rodrigez (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Harkness (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Prater (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:39 | LSU | Edward Prater double dribbles | 45-49 |
| 11:15 | Mississippi State | Arthur Comer hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Allen Jones | 48-49 |
| 11:09 | LSU | Edward Prater can't finish the layup | 48-49 |
| 11:07 | LSU | William Rodrigez snags the offensive board | 48-49 |
| 10:51 | LSU | James Harkness misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-49 |
| 10:49 | Mississippi State | Tommy Divine grabs the defensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 10:28 | Mississippi State | Tommy Divine comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-49 |
| 10:26 | LSU | Shane Burkhart grabs the defensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 10:22 | LSU | William Rodrigez hits a turnaround from the baseline set up by James Harkness | 48-51 |
| 09:54 | Mississippi State | Joseph Sanders knocks in the shot from the right block set up by Allen Jones | 50-51 |
| 09:49 | LSU | William Rodrigez misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-51 |
| 09:48 | Mississippi State | Joseph Sanders snags the defensive board | 50-51 |
| 09:26 | Mississippi State | Sam Gibson misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-51 |
| 09:24 | LSU | James Harkness gets the rebound | 50-51 |
| 09:19 | LSU | Shane Burkhart connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Edward Prater | 50-53 |
| 09:02 | Mississippi State | Joseph Sanders misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 50-53 |
| 09:01 | Mississippi State | Tommy Divine grabs the offensive board | 50-53 |
| 08:51 | Mississippi State | Shane Burkhart is called for the reach on Arthur Comer - foul #2 on Shane Burkhart, team foul #4 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Curtis Quiros (PG), Leslie Perry (SG), Edmund Rich (SF), Anthony Saleh (PF), Anthony McCrate (C) Arthur Comer, Allen Jones, Tommy Divine, Joseph Sanders, Sam Gibson | |
| Subs | LSU | Sam Nelson (PG), Dezydery Tanski (SG), Arthur Jernigan (SF), Richard Pinter (PF), Clinton Green (C) Shane Burkhart, Kyle Hill, William Rodrigez, James Harkness, Edward Prater | |
| 08:31 | Mississippi State | Anthony Saleh clanks a shot in the paint | 50-53 |
| 08:30 | LSU | Arthur Jernigan grabs the defensive rebound | 50-53 |
| 08:25 | LSU | Arthur Jernigan misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-53 |
| 08:23 | Mississippi State | Anthony Saleh pulls down the rebound | 50-53 |
| 08:01 | Mississippi State | Edmund Rich misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-53 |
| 08:00 | LSU | Richard Pinter snags the defensive board | 50-53 |
| 07:55 | LSU | Dezydery Tanski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 50-53 |
| 07:53 | Mississippi State | Anthony McCrate pulls down the rebound | 50-53 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Curtis Quiros (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leslie Perry (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SF - Edmund Rich (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Anthony Saleh (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Anthony McCrate (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Sam Nelson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dezydery Tanski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Arthur Jernigan (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. 4 stl. 3 pf. PF - Richard Pinter (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. C - Clinton Green (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:35 | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Edmund Rich | 52-53 |
| 07:29 | LSU | Arthur Jernigan misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 52-53 |
| 07:28 | Mississippi State | Edmund Rich snags the defensive board | 52-53 |
| 07:10 | Mississippi State | Richard Pinter swats the shot by Edmund Rich | 52-53 |
| 07:08 | LSU | Arthur Jernigan grabs the board | 52-53 |
| 07:04 | LSU | Arthur Jernigan clanks a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Curtis Quiros - foul #3 on Curtis Quiros, team foul #5 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joseph Sanders (C) Anthony McCrate | |
| Subs | LSU | Jack Thomas (C) Clinton Green | |
| 07:04 | LSU | Arthur Jernigan makes the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 07:04 | LSU | Arthur Jernigan makes the 2nd free throw | 52-55 |
| 06:44 | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Curtis Quiros and the foul's on Dezydery Tanski - foul #2 on Dezydery Tanski, team foul #5 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Sam Gibson (C) Anthony Saleh | |
| Subs | LSU | James Harkness (SG), Edward Prater (C) Dezydery Tanski, Jack Thomas | |
| 06:44 | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry makes the free throw | 55-55 |
| 06:37 | LSU | Richard Pinter misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 55-55 |
| 06:36 | LSU | Edward Prater tips it but misses | 55-55 |
| 06:35 | Mississippi State | Joseph Sanders snags the defensive board | 55-55 |
| 06:20 | Mississippi State | Sam Gibson's fadeaway is rejected by Arthur Jernigan | 55-55 |
| 06:18 | LSU | Arthur Jernigan grabs the defensive rebound | 55-55 |
| 06:13 | LSU | Arthur Jernigan clanks a jumper from the baseline | 55-55 |
| 06:11 | LSU | Richard Pinter hits the follow up shot | 55-57 |
| 05:56 | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Edmund Rich | 58-57 |
| 05:38 | LSU | Sam Nelson misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 58-57 |
| 05:36 | LSU | Edward Prater snags the offensive board | 58-57 |
| 05:31 | LSU | Sam Nelson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-57 |
| 05:29 | LSU | Edward Prater tips it back up and in | 58-59 |
| 05:12 | Mississippi State | Joseph Sanders misses the 3 from the right corner | 58-59 |
| 05:11 | Mississippi State | Curtis Quiros grabs the offensive rebound | 58-59 |
| 04:59 | Mississippi State | Curtis Quiros's floater is tipped away by Edward Prater | 58-59 |
| 04:57 | LSU | Edward Prater grabs the defensive rebound | 58-59 |
| 04:48 | LSU | James Harkness travels with the ball | 58-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Arthur Comer (PG), Allen Jones (SG), Tommy Divine (SF), Anthony Saleh (PF), Anthony McCrate (C) Curtis Quiros, Leslie Perry, Edmund Rich, Joseph Sanders, Sam Gibson | |
| Subs | LSU | Shane Burkhart (PG), Dezydery Tanski (SG), William Rodrigez (SF), Clinton Green (C) Sam Nelson, Arthur Jernigan, Richard Pinter, Edward Prater | |
| 04:32 | Mississippi State | Tommy Divine is fouled on the floor by William Rodrigez - foul #1 on William Rodrigez, team foul #6 | 58-59 |
| 04:18 | Mississippi State | Arthur Comer is hacked by Dezydery Tanski - foul #3 on Dezydery Tanski, team foul #7 | 58-59 |
| 04:18 | Mississippi State | Arthur Comer misses the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 04:18 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Anthony McCrate | 58-59 |
| 04:09 | Mississippi State | Tommy Divine drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Allen Jones and he's fouled by William Rodrigez - foul #2 on William Rodrigez, team foul #8 | 60-59 |
| 04:09 | Mississippi State | Tommy Divine makes the free throw | 61-59 |
| 03:51 | LSU | Dezydery Tanski misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 61-59 |
| 03:50 | Mississippi State | Allen Jones pulls down the rebound | 61-59 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Arthur Comer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Allen Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Tommy Divine (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Anthony Saleh (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Anthony McCrate (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Shane Burkhart (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Dezydery Tanski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - William Rodrigez (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Harkness (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Clinton Green (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:25 | Mississippi State | Allen Jones misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 61-59 |
| 03:23 | LSU | Clinton Green grabs the board | 61-59 |
| 03:19 | LSU | Dezydery Tanski knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Shane Burkhart | 61-62 |
| 03:04 | Mississippi State | Anthony McCrate scores on a floater in the paint set up by Allen Jones | 63-62 |
| 02:58 | LSU | James Harkness drills a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Shane Burkhart | 63-64 |
| 02:58 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Curtis Quiros (PG), Leslie Perry (SG), Edmund Rich (SF) Arthur Comer, Allen Jones, Tommy Divine | |
| Subs | LSU | Sam Nelson (PG), Arthur Jernigan (SF), Richard Pinter (PF) Shane Burkhart, William Rodrigez, James Harkness | |
| 02:42 | Mississippi State | Anthony Saleh misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 63-64 |
| 02:41 | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry tips it in | 65-64 |
| 02:36 | LSU | Sam Nelson scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Richard Pinter | 65-66 |
| 02:10 | Mississippi State | Edmund Rich misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 65-66 |
| 02:08 | LSU | Richard Pinter grabs the defensive rebound | 65-66 |
| 02:03 | LSU | Dezydery Tanski connects on the floater from just outside the lane | 65-68 |
| 01:42 | Mississippi State | Edmund Rich drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 67-68 |
| 01:31 | LSU | Dezydery Tanski misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 67-68 |
| 01:29 | LSU | Dezydery Tanski tips it but misses | 67-68 |
| 01:27 | Mississippi State | Curtis Quiros snags the defensive board | 67-68 |
| 01:21 | Mississippi State | Arthur Jernigan takes the ball from Anthony McCrate | 67-68 |
| 01:08 | LSU | Dezydery Tanski hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 67-68 |
| 01:07 | LSU | Richard Pinter gets the offensive rebound | 67-68 |
| 00:53 | LSU | Leslie Perry takes the ball from Dezydery Tanski | 67-68 |
| 00:50 | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry banks in the layup | 69-68 |
| 00:45 | LSU | Sam Nelson clanks a jumper from the left wing | 69-68 |
| 00:44 | Mississippi State | Anthony Saleh snags the defensive board | 69-68 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 69-68 |
| 00:20 | LSU | Clinton Green pulls down the rebound | 69-68 |
| 00:16 | LSU | Sam Nelson misses badly on a shot from the right side | 69-68 |
| 00:15 | LSU | Arthur Jernigan misses the tip | 69-68 |
| 00:14 | Mississippi State | Anthony Saleh grabs the board | 69-68 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Mississippi State | Anthony Saleh is fouled in the backcourt by Dezydery Tanski - foul #4 on Dezydery Tanski, team foul #9 | 69-68 |
| 00:12 | Mississippi State | Anthony Saleh makes the 1st free throw | 70-68 |
| 00:12 | Mississippi State | Anthony Saleh makes the 2nd free throw | 71-68 |
| 00:06 | LSU | Arthur Jernigan misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 71-68 |
| 00:05 | Mississippi State | Curtis Quiros gets the rebound | 71-68 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi State | Curtis Quiros is fouled in the backcourt by Sam Nelson - foul #3 on Sam Nelson, team foul #10 | 71-68 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Tommy Divine (PF) Anthony Saleh | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 00:04 | Mississippi State | Curtis Quiros makes the 1st free throw | 72-68 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi State | Curtis Quiros makes the 2nd free throw | 73-68 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:00 | LSU | Arthur Jernigan hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 73-68 |