| Lineup | LSU | PG - Sam Nelson (fresh) SG - Dezydery Tanski (fresh) SF - Arthur Jernigan (fresh) PF - Richard Pinter (fresh) C - Clinton Green (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Curtis Quiros (fresh) SG - Leslie Perry (fresh) SF - Edmund Rich (fresh) PF - Anthony Saleh (fresh) C - Anthony McCrate (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Anthony Saleh wins the tip | 0-0 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:49 | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:47 | LSU | Richard Pinter pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | LSU | Clinton Green's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Mississippi State | Anthony McCrate misses badly on a floater in the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Mississippi State | Anthony Saleh pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Mississippi State | Dezydery Tanski steals the ball from Anthony McCrate | 0-0 |
| 19:06 | LSU | Dezydery Tanski knocks in the runner in the lane set up by Richard Pinter | 2-0 |
| 18:53 | Mississippi State | Curtis Quiros buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Leslie Perry | 2-3 |
| 18:36 | LSU | Clinton Green misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Curtis Quiros - foul #1 on Curtis Quiros, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 18:36 | LSU | Clinton Green makes the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 18:36 | LSU | Clinton Green makes the 2nd free throw | 4-3 |
| 18:17 | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Curtis Quiros | 4-6 |
| 18:06 | LSU | Richard Pinter misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 4-6 |
| 18:04 | Mississippi State | Anthony McCrate gets the rebound | 4-6 |
| 17:42 | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 4-6 |
| 17:41 | Mississippi State | Edmund Rich tips it home | 4-8 |
| 17:25 | LSU | Richard Pinter is whistled for traveling | 4-8 |
| Subs | LSU | James Harkness (SG) Dezydery Tanski | |
| 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 | |
| 17:00 | Mississippi State | Sam Gibson misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by James Harkness - foul #1 on James Harkness, team foul #1 | 4-8 |
| Subs | LSU | Shane Burkhart (PG), Edward Prater (PF), William Rodrigez (C) Sam Nelson, Richard Pinter, Clinton Green | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 17:00 | Mississippi State | Sam Gibson makes the 1st free throw | 4-9 |
| 17:00 | Mississippi State | Sam Gibson makes the 2nd free throw | 4-10 |
| 16:42 | LSU | James Harkness comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Sam Gibson - foul #1 on Sam Gibson, team foul #2 | 4-10 |
| Subs | LSU | Kyle Hill (SG) Arthur Jernigan | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 16:42 | LSU | James Harkness misses the 1st free throw | 4-10 |
| 16:42 | LSU | James Harkness makes the 2nd free throw | 5-10 |
| 16:24 | Mississippi State | Tommy Divine knocks in the floater near the basket on a great pass from Allen Jones and he's hacked by Shane Burkhart - foul #1 on Shane Burkhart, team foul #2 | 5-12 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Curtis Quiros (PG) Allen Jones | |
| 16:24 | Mississippi State | Tommy Divine makes the free throw | 5-13 |
| 16:05 | LSU | William Rodrigez hits a 3 from the right wing | 8-13 |
| 15:51 | Mississippi State | Arthur Comer scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Curtis Quiros | 8-15 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Shane Burkhart (fresh) SG - Kyle Hill (fresh) SF - William Rodrigez (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Harkness (fresh) 1 pts. C - Edward Prater (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Curtis Quiros (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arthur Comer (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Tommy Divine (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Sanders (fresh) C - Sam Gibson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:34 | LSU | William Rodrigez is fouled on the floor by Sam Gibson - foul #2 on Sam Gibson, team foul #3 | 8-15 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry (SG), Edmund Rich (SF), Anthony Saleh (PF), Anthony McCrate (C) Arthur Comer, Tommy Divine, Joseph Sanders, Sam Gibson | |
| 15:20 | LSU | Arthur Jernigan hits a jumper from the left side | 10-15 |
| 15:03 | Mississippi State | Curtis Quiros's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-15 |
| 14:50 | LSU | Arthur Jernigan buries a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Dezydery Tanski | 12-15 |
| 14:35 | Mississippi State | Anthony Saleh travels with the ball | 12-15 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Arthur Comer (PG) Curtis Quiros | |
| 14:27 | LSU | Dezydery Tanski clanks a floater from the right block | 12-15 |
| 14:25 | Mississippi State | Anthony Saleh grabs the defensive rebound | 12-15 |
| 14:23 | Mississippi State | Arthur Comer is hacked by Sam Nelson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Sam Nelson, team foul #3 | 12-15 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joseph Sanders (PF) Anthony Saleh | |
| 14:13 | Mississippi State | Dezydery Tanski steals it from Joseph Sanders | 12-15 |
| 14:10 | LSU | Sam Nelson lays it up and in set up by Dezydery Tanski | 14-15 |
| 13:59 | Mississippi State | Edmund Rich is fouled on the floor by Arthur Jernigan - foul #1 on Arthur Jernigan, team foul #4 | 14-15 |
| Subs | LSU | Edward Prater (C) Clinton Green | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 13:43 | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 14-17 |
| 13:31 | LSU | Richard Pinter makes the 3 from the right corner | 17-17 |
| 13:21 | Mississippi State | Joseph Sanders knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Edmund Rich | 17-20 |
| 12:59 | LSU | Arthur Jernigan misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Anthony McCrate - foul #1 on Anthony McCrate, team foul #4 | 17-20 |
| Subs | LSU | Shane Burkhart (PG), James Harkness (SG), Clinton Green (C) Sam Nelson, Dezydery Tanski, Richard Pinter | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Curtis Quiros (PG), Tommy Divine (SF), Anthony Saleh (PF) Leslie Perry, Edmund Rich, Anthony McCrate | |
| 12:59 | LSU | Arthur Jernigan makes the 1st free throw | 18-20 |
| 12:59 | LSU | Arthur Jernigan makes the 2nd free throw | 19-20 |
| 12:36 | Mississippi State | Anthony Saleh hits a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Arthur Comer | 19-22 |
| 12:21 | LSU | Arthur Comer steps in front of the Arthur Jernigan pass | 19-22 |
| 12:17 | Mississippi State | Arthur Comer can't finish the layup | 19-22 |
| 12:16 | LSU | The rebound goes to James Harkness | 19-22 |
| 12:12 | LSU | Arthur Jernigan buries a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Clinton Green and he's hacked by Tommy Divine - foul #1 on Tommy Divine, team foul #5 | 21-22 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Allen Jones (SG), Anthony McCrate (C) Arthur Comer, Joseph Sanders | |
| 12:12 | LSU | Arthur Jernigan makes the free throw | 22-22 |
| 11:56 | Mississippi State | Anthony Saleh's fadeaway is rejected by Clinton Green | 22-22 |
| 11:55 | LSU | Edward Prater snags the defensive board | 22-22 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Shane Burkhart (fresh) SG - James Harkness (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Arthur Jernigan (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Edward Prater (fresh) C - Clinton Green (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Curtis Quiros (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Allen Jones (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Tommy Divine (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Anthony Saleh (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony McCrate (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:33 | LSU | Shane Burkhart comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 22-22 |
| 11:32 | Mississippi State | Allen Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 22-22 |
| 11:28 | Mississippi State | Curtis Quiros connects on the fadeaway from close range set up by Anthony Saleh | 22-24 |
| 11:06 | LSU | Arthur Jernigan blows the layup | 22-24 |
| 11:05 | Mississippi State | Allen Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 22-24 |
| 10:52 | Mississippi State | Anthony Saleh banks in the layup and he's hacked by Edward Prater - foul #1 on Edward Prater, team foul #5 | 22-26 |
| Subs | LSU | Sam Nelson (PG), Dezydery Tanski (SG), Richard Pinter (PF), William Rodrigez (C) Shane Burkhart, Arthur Jernigan, Edward Prater, Clinton Green | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry (SG), Edmund Rich (SF), Joseph Sanders (C) Allen Jones, Tommy Divine, Anthony McCrate | |
| 10:52 | Mississippi State | Anthony Saleh makes the free throw | 22-27 |
| 10:33 | LSU | James Harkness knocks in the shot in the paint on a great pass from Richard Pinter | 24-27 |
| 10:17 | Mississippi State | Edmund Rich misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 24-27 |
| 10:15 | LSU | Richard Pinter grabs the defensive rebound | 24-27 |
| 10:09 | LSU | William Rodrigez comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 24-27 |
| 10:08 | LSU | Richard Pinter gets the offensive rebound | 24-27 |
| 09:52 | LSU | William Rodrigez misses badly on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Anthony Saleh - foul #1 on Anthony Saleh, team foul #6 | 24-27 |
| Subs | LSU | Jack Thomas (C) James Harkness | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Arthur Comer (PG), Anthony McCrate (C) Curtis Quiros, Anthony Saleh | |
| 09:52 | LSU | William Rodrigez makes the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 09:52 | LSU | William Rodrigez makes the 2nd free throw | 26-27 |
| 09:30 | Mississippi State | Joseph Sanders hits a runner from close range set up by Leslie Perry | 26-29 |
| 09:08 | LSU | Sam Nelson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 26-29 |
| 09:06 | LSU | William Rodrigez hits the follow up shot | 28-29 |
| 08:47 | Mississippi State | Joseph Sanders misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-29 |
| 08:45 | Mississippi State | Anthony McCrate pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-29 |
| 08:36 | Mississippi State | Edmund Rich misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 28-29 |
| 08:35 | LSU | Richard Pinter gets the rebound | 28-29 |
| 08:30 | LSU | Richard Pinter buries a shot from the baseline | 30-29 |
| 08:12 | Mississippi State | Edmund Rich travels with the ball | 30-29 |
| Subs | LSU | Shane Burkhart (PG), James Harkness (SG), Arthur Jernigan (SF), Edward Prater (PF), Clinton Green (C) Sam Nelson, Dezydery Tanski, William Rodrigez, Richard Pinter, Jack Thomas | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Curtis Quiros (PG), Tommy Divine (PF) Leslie Perry, Joseph Sanders | |
| 07:43 | LSU | Edward Prater hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-29 |
| 07:41 | LSU | James Harkness can't tip it in | 30-29 |
| 07:40 | Mississippi State | Anthony McCrate grabs the board | 30-29 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Shane Burkhart (fresh) SG - James Harkness (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Arthur Jernigan (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Edward Prater (fresh) C - Clinton Green (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Curtis Quiros (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arthur Comer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edmund Rich (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tommy Divine (fresh) 3 pts. C - Anthony McCrate (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Mississippi State | Anthony McCrate misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-29 |
| 07:29 | LSU | Arthur Jernigan grabs the defensive rebound | 30-29 |
| 07:22 | LSU | Arthur Jernigan hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 30-29 |
| 07:21 | Mississippi State | Tommy Divine grabs the board | 30-29 |
| 07:09 | Mississippi State | Anthony McCrate hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 30-29 |
| 07:08 | LSU | Edward Prater pulls down the rebound | 30-29 |
| 07:03 | LSU | Arthur Jernigan is fouled on the floor by Edmund Rich - foul #1 on Edmund Rich, team foul #7 | 30-29 |
| Subs | LSU | Richard Pinter (PF) Edward Prater | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Allen Jones (SG), Anthony Saleh (PF) Arthur Comer, Edmund Rich | |
| 07:03 | LSU | Arthur Jernigan makes the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 07:03 | LSU | Arthur Jernigan makes the 2nd free throw | 32-29 |
| 06:49 | Mississippi State | Anthony McCrate is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Anthony McCrate, team foul #8 | 32-29 |
| Subs | LSU | Sam Nelson (PG) Shane Burkhart | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry (SG), Joseph Sanders (C) Allen Jones, Anthony McCrate | |
| 06:23 | LSU | Richard Pinter drills a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Arthur Jernigan | 34-29 |
| 06:08 | Mississippi State | Tommy Divine comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-29 |
| 06:07 | LSU | Clinton Green grabs the defensive rebound | 34-29 |
| 06:01 | LSU | Richard Pinter can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Anthony Saleh - foul #2 on Anthony Saleh, team foul #9 | 34-29 |
| Subs | LSU | Edward Prater (C) Clinton Green | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Allen Jones (PG), Edmund Rich (SF) Curtis Quiros, Anthony Saleh | |
| 06:01 | LSU | Richard Pinter makes the 1st free throw | 35-29 |
| 06:01 | LSU | Richard Pinter makes the 2nd free throw | 36-29 |
| 05:47 | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry is fouled on the floor by Edward Prater - foul #2 on Edward Prater, team foul #6 | 36-29 |
| Subs | LSU | William Rodrigez (C) Edward Prater | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Arthur Comer (PG) Allen Jones | |
| 05:30 | Mississippi State | Joseph Sanders clanks a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by James Harkness - foul #2 on James Harkness, team foul #7 | 36-29 |
| Subs | LSU | Dezydery Tanski (SG), Jack Thomas (C) James Harkness, Arthur Jernigan | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 05:30 | Mississippi State | Joseph Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 36-30 |
| 05:30 | Mississippi State | Joseph Sanders misses the 2nd free throw | 36-30 |
| 05:30 | LSU | Jack Thomas grabs the board | 36-30 |
| 05:26 | LSU | Richard Pinter misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-30 |
| 05:24 | LSU | William Rodrigez tips it in | 38-30 |
| 05:04 | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry misses short on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by William Rodrigez - foul #1 on William Rodrigez, team foul #8 | 38-30 |
| Subs | LSU | Shane Burkhart (PG), Clinton Green (C) Sam Nelson, Jack Thomas | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 05:04 | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry makes the 1st free throw | 38-31 |
| 05:04 | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry makes the 2nd free throw | 38-32 |
| 04:49 | LSU | Dezydery Tanski misses the easy layup but the foul's on Edmund Rich - foul #2 on Edmund Rich, team foul #10 | 38-32 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Curtis Quiros (PG), Sam Gibson (C) Leslie Perry, Edmund Rich | |
| 04:49 | LSU | Dezydery Tanski makes the 1st free throw | 39-32 |
| 04:49 | LSU | Dezydery Tanski makes the 2nd free throw | 40-32 |
| 04:40 | Mississippi State | Joseph Sanders's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Pinter | 40-32 |
| 04:39 | LSU | William Rodrigez snags the defensive board | 40-32 |
| 04:22 | LSU | Sam Gibson steals it from Dezydery Tanski | 40-32 |
| 04:03 | Mississippi State | Curtis Quiros connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Arthur Comer | 40-34 |
| 03:48 | LSU | Shane Burkhart hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-34 |
| 03:46 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Joseph Sanders | 40-34 |
| 03:42 | Mississippi State | Tommy Divine hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Sam Gibson | 40-37 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Shane Burkhart (fresh) SG - Dezydery Tanski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Rodrigez (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Pinter (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Clinton Green (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Curtis Quiros (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arthur Comer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tommy Divine (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Joseph Sanders (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Sam Gibson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:29 | LSU | William Rodrigez makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Shane Burkhart | 43-37 |
| 03:06 | Mississippi State | The short jumper by Sam Gibson is denied by Richard Pinter | 43-37 |
| 03:04 | LSU | Shane Burkhart pulls down the rebound | 43-37 |
| 02:59 | LSU | Shane Burkhart connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-37 |
| 02:42 | Mississippi State | Sam Gibson double dribbles | 46-37 |
| Subs | LSU | Sam Nelson (PG), Kyle Hill (SG), Arthur Jernigan (SF), James Harkness (PF), Edward Prater (C) Shane Burkhart, Dezydery Tanski, William Rodrigez, Richard Pinter, Clinton Green | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Allen Jones (PG), Leslie Perry (SG), Edmund Rich (SF), Anthony Saleh (PF), Anthony McCrate (C) Curtis Quiros, Arthur Comer, Tommy Divine, Joseph Sanders, Sam Gibson | |
| 02:26 | LSU | Arthur Jernigan is fouled on the floor by Edmund Rich - foul #3 on Edmund Rich, team foul #11 | 46-37 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Tommy Divine (SF) Edmund Rich | |
| 02:26 | LSU | Arthur Jernigan misses the 1st free throw | 46-37 |
| 02:26 | LSU | Arthur Jernigan makes the 2nd free throw | 47-37 |
| 02:24 | Mississippi State | Allen Jones is hacked by Kyle Hill in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kyle Hill, team foul #9 | 47-37 |
| 02:24 | Mississippi State | Allen Jones makes the 1st free throw | 47-38 |
| 02:24 | Mississippi State | Allen Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 47-39 |
| 02:12 | LSU | Arthur Jernigan misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 47-39 |
| 02:10 | Mississippi State | Anthony Saleh grabs the board | 47-39 |
| 01:54 | Mississippi State | Edward Prater picks off the pass by Tommy Divine | 47-39 |
| 01:30 | LSU | James Harkness misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-39 |
| 01:29 | LSU | Edward Prater hits the follow up shot | 49-39 |
| 01:13 | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry buries a turnaround in the paint and he's fouled by Kyle Hill - foul #2 on Kyle Hill, team foul #10 | 49-41 |
| Subs | LSU | Shane Burkhart (SG) Kyle Hill | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Curtis Quiros (PG), Sam Gibson (C) Allen Jones, Anthony McCrate | |
| 01:13 | Mississippi State | Leslie Perry makes the free throw | 49-42 |
| 00:52 | LSU | Arthur Jernigan hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range but the foul's on Tommy Divine - foul #2 on Tommy Divine, team foul #12 | 49-42 |
| 00:52 | LSU | Arthur Jernigan misses the 1st free throw | 49-42 |
| 00:52 | LSU | Arthur Jernigan misses the 2nd free throw | 49-42 |
| 00:52 | LSU | Edward Prater grabs the offensive rebound | 49-42 |
| 00:42 | LSU | Arthur Jernigan misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-42 |
| 00:40 | Mississippi State | Anthony Saleh gets the rebound | 49-42 |
| 00:15 | Mississippi State | Curtis Quiros misses the dunk attempt | 49-42 |
| 00:13 | LSU | Sam Nelson gets the rebound | 49-42 |
| 00:07 | LSU | Tommy Divine steals it from Shane Burkhart | 49-42 |
| 00:01 | Mississippi State | Tommy Divine travels with the ball | 49-42 |
| Subs | LSU | Kyle Hill (SG), William Rodrigez (SF), Clinton Green (C) Sam Nelson, Arthur Jernigan, Edward Prater | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Arthur Comer (SG), Anthony McCrate (C) Leslie Perry, Anthony Saleh | |
| 00:00 | LSU | William Rodrigez clanks a fullcourt shot | 49-42 |