| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Cole (fresh) SG - Tom Lewis (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SF - Donald Carson (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Henry Sullivan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - James Fox (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Peter Joyner (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lloyd Norman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Ciotti (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Taylor Fuller (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Rowe (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Donald Carson inbounds the ball | 23-27 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:35 | LSU | Donald Carson connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 26-27 |
| 19:19 | Mississippi State | Dennis Ciotti knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Peter Joyner | 26-29 |
| 18:59 | LSU | Tom Lewis scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-29 |
| 18:45 | Mississippi State | Dennis Ciotti is fouled on the floor by James Fox - foul #2 on James Fox, team foul #1 | 29-29 |
| 18:35 | Mississippi State | Peter Joyner is whistled for a carry | 29-29 |
| 18:15 | LSU | Lloyd Norman is called for the reach on Tom Lewis - foul #3 on Lloyd Norman, team foul #1 | 29-29 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charles Sharpton (SG) Lloyd Norman | |
| 17:52 | LSU | Tom Lewis makes the 3 from the right corner | 32-29 |
| 17:38 | Mississippi State | Peter Joyner banks in the layup | 32-31 |
| 17:14 | LSU | Tom Lewis misses the 3 from the right wing | 32-31 |
| 17:13 | Mississippi State | Anthony Rowe snags the defensive board | 32-31 |
| 16:54 | Mississippi State | Dennis Ciotti connects on the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Peter Joyner | 32-33 |
| 16:30 | LSU | James Fox hits the finger roll set up by Tom Lewis | 34-33 |
| 16:11 | Mississippi State | Anthony Rowe buries a jump hook in the paint | 34-35 |
| 16:05 | LSU | James Cole travels with the ball | 34-35 |
| Subs | LSU | Peter Schwartz (PG), Joseph Carroll (SG), Thomas Hilton (SF), Robert Headrick (PF), Pat Grissom (C) James Cole, Tom Lewis, Donald Carson, Henry Sullivan, James Fox | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Eric Evans (SF), Henry Huddleston (PF), Joseph Young (C) Dennis Ciotti, Taylor Fuller, Anthony Rowe | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Peter Schwartz (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Carroll (fresh) SF - Thomas Hilton (fresh) PF - Robert Headrick (fresh) 4 reb. C - Pat Grissom (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Peter Joyner (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Sharpton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Evans (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Henry Huddleston (fresh) C - Joseph Young (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:38 | Mississippi State | Thomas Hilton takes the ball from Henry Huddleston | 34-35 |
| 15:20 | LSU | Robert Headrick is fouled on the floor by Eric Evans - foul #1 on Eric Evans, team foul #2 | 34-35 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Thompson (PG), Lloyd Norman (SG) Peter Joyner, Charles Sharpton | |
| 15:06 | LSU | Thomas Hilton loses the dribble to Eric Evans | 34-35 |
| 14:49 | Mississippi State | Lloyd Norman makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Eric Evans | 34-38 |
| 14:30 | LSU | Joseph Carroll drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Peter Schwartz | 37-38 |
| 14:16 | Mississippi State | Lloyd Norman misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 37-38 |
| 14:14 | Mississippi State | John Thompson can't tip it in | 37-38 |
| 14:13 | LSU | Robert Headrick grabs the defensive rebound | 37-38 |
| 14:06 | LSU | Thomas Hilton connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Joseph Carroll | 40-38 |
| 14:01 | Mississippi State | Eric Evans misses the dunk attempt | 40-38 |
| 13:59 | Mississippi State | Joseph Young can't tip it in | 40-38 |
| 13:58 | LSU | Peter Schwartz gets the rebound | 40-38 |
| 13:52 | LSU | John Thompson picks off the pass by Robert Headrick | 40-38 |
| 13:29 | Mississippi State | Henry Huddleston hits a driving attempt from close range set up by Eric Evans and he's fouled by Peter Schwartz - foul #1 on Peter Schwartz, team foul #2 | 40-40 |
| Subs | LSU | James Cole (PG), Tom Lewis (SG), Donald Carson (SF), Henry Sullivan (PF), James Fox (C) Peter Schwartz, Joseph Carroll, Thomas Hilton, Robert Headrick, Pat Grissom | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charles Sharpton (PG), Dennis Ciotti (SF), Anthony Rowe (C) John Thompson, Eric Evans, Joseph Young | |
| 13:29 | Mississippi State | Henry Huddleston makes the free throw | 40-41 |
| 13:18 | LSU | Donald Carson clanks a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Dennis Ciotti - foul #1 on Dennis Ciotti, team foul #3 | 40-41 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Peter Joyner (PG), Taylor Fuller (PF) Charles Sharpton, Henry Huddleston | |
| 13:18 | LSU | Donald Carson misses the 1st free throw | 40-41 |
| 13:18 | LSU | Donald Carson makes the 2nd free throw | 41-41 |
| 12:58 | Mississippi State | Taylor Fuller misses short on a shot near the basket but the foul's on James Cole - foul #2 on James Cole, team foul #3 | 41-41 |
| 12:58 | Mississippi State | Taylor Fuller makes the 1st free throw | 41-42 |
| 12:58 | Mississippi State | Taylor Fuller makes the 2nd free throw | 41-43 |
| 12:40 | LSU | Henry Sullivan makes the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Donald Carson | 43-43 |
| 12:27 | Mississippi State | James Fox is called for the reach on Anthony Rowe - foul #3 on James Fox, team foul #4 | 43-43 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charles Sharpton (SG) Lloyd Norman | |
| 12:05 | Mississippi State | Charles Sharpton misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-43 |
| 12:04 | LSU | Tom Lewis grabs the board | 43-43 |
| 11:58 | LSU | Peter Joyner steals it from Henry Sullivan | 43-43 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Cole (fresh) SG - Tom Lewis (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Donald Carson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Henry Sullivan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - James Fox (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Peter Joyner (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Charles Sharpton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Ciotti (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Taylor Fuller (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Rowe (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:44 | Mississippi State | Taylor Fuller banks in the layup on a great pass from Charles Sharpton and he's hacked by Henry Sullivan - foul #1 on Henry Sullivan, team foul #5 | 43-45 |
| Subs | LSU | Peter Schwartz (PG) James Cole | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 11:44 | Mississippi State | Taylor Fuller misses the free throw | 43-45 |
| 11:44 | LSU | James Fox pulls down the rebound | 43-45 |
| 11:35 | LSU | Anthony Rowe swats the shot by Tom Lewis | 43-45 |
| 11:33 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Dennis Ciotti | 43-45 |
| 11:12 | Mississippi State | Dennis Ciotti can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 43-45 |
| 11:10 | LSU | Tom Lewis pulls down the rebound | 43-45 |
| 10:58 | LSU | Henry Sullivan misses the easy layup but the foul's on Dennis Ciotti - foul #2 on Dennis Ciotti, team foul #4 | 43-45 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lloyd Norman (SG) Peter Joyner | |
| 10:58 | LSU | Henry Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 44-45 |
| 10:58 | LSU | Henry Sullivan misses the 2nd free throw | 44-45 |
| 10:58 | Mississippi State | Taylor Fuller gets the rebound | 44-45 |
| 10:38 | Mississippi State | Anthony Rowe drills a floater in the paint on a great pass from Lloyd Norman | 44-47 |
| 10:15 | LSU | Tom Lewis connects on the fadeaway from the left wing | 46-47 |
| 10:01 | Mississippi State | Lloyd Norman misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-47 |
| 09:59 | Mississippi State | Anthony Rowe hits the follow up shot | 46-49 |
| 09:57 | LSU | Peter Schwartz double dribbles in the backcourt | 46-49 |
| Subs | LSU | James Cole (PG), Joseph Carroll (SG), Thomas Hilton (SF), Robert Headrick (PF), Pat Grissom (C) Peter Schwartz, Tom Lewis, Donald Carson, Henry Sullivan, James Fox | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Thompson (PG), Eric Evans (SF), Henry Huddleston (PF), Joseph Young (C) Charles Sharpton, Dennis Ciotti, Taylor Fuller, Anthony Rowe | |
| 09:41 | Mississippi State | Henry Huddleston drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by John Thompson | 46-51 |
| 09:36 | LSU | Joseph Carroll misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by John Thompson - foul #4 on John Thompson, team foul #5 | 46-51 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Peter Joyner (PG) John Thompson | |
| 09:36 | LSU | Joseph Carroll misses the 1st free throw | 46-51 |
| 09:36 | LSU | Joseph Carroll makes the 2nd free throw | 47-51 |
| 09:23 | Mississippi State | Peter Joyner misses the easy layup | 47-51 |
| 09:21 | Mississippi State | Henry Huddleston can't tip it in | 47-51 |
| 09:19 | LSU | Thomas Hilton gets the rebound | 47-51 |
| 09:13 | LSU | Robert Headrick loses the ball out of bounds | 47-51 |
| 08:53 | Mississippi State | Henry Huddleston misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-51 |
| 08:52 | Mississippi State | Eric Evans snags the offensive board | 47-51 |
| 08:42 | Mississippi State | Eric Evans's pass is intercepted by Pat Grissom | 47-51 |
| 08:23 | LSU | Thomas Hilton can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-51 |
| 08:22 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Carroll | 47-51 |
| 08:03 | LSU | Joseph Carroll misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-51 |
| 08:01 | Mississippi State | Peter Joyner grabs the board | 47-51 |
| 07:44 | Mississippi State | Peter Joyner drills a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Lloyd Norman and he's fouled by Robert Headrick - foul #2 on Robert Headrick, team foul #6 | 47-53 |
| Subs | LSU | Peter Schwartz (PG), Tom Lewis (SG), Donald Carson (SF), Henry Sullivan (PF), James Fox (C) James Cole, Joseph Carroll, Thomas Hilton, Robert Headrick, Pat Grissom | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charles Sharpton (SG), Dennis Ciotti (SF), Taylor Fuller (PF), Anthony Rowe (C) Lloyd Norman, Eric Evans, Henry Huddleston, Joseph Young | |
| 07:44 | Mississippi State | Peter Joyner makes the free throw | 47-54 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Peter Schwartz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tom Lewis (fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Donald Carson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Henry Sullivan (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - James Fox (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Peter Joyner (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Charles Sharpton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dennis Ciotti (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Taylor Fuller (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Anthony Rowe (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:19 | LSU | Tom Lewis misses the 3 from the right corner | 47-54 |
| 07:18 | Mississippi State | Taylor Fuller pulls down the rebound | 47-54 |
| 07:12 | Mississippi State | Dennis Ciotti can't connect on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Henry Sullivan - foul #2 on Henry Sullivan, team foul #7 | 47-54 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Thompson (PG) Peter Joyner | |
| 07:12 | Mississippi State | Dennis Ciotti makes the 1st free throw | 47-55 |
| 07:12 | Mississippi State | Dennis Ciotti makes the 2nd free throw | 47-56 |
| 06:49 | LSU | Tom Lewis misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 47-56 |
| 06:47 | Mississippi State | Taylor Fuller grabs the board | 47-56 |
| 06:34 | Mississippi State | Dennis Ciotti hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-56 |
| 06:33 | LSU | James Fox grabs the defensive rebound | 47-56 |
| 06:08 | LSU | Peter Schwartz comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 47-56 |
| 06:06 | Mississippi State | Anthony Rowe gets the rebound | 47-56 |
| 05:43 | Mississippi State | Taylor Fuller comes up short on the floater in the lane | 47-56 |
| 05:41 | Mississippi State | Anthony Rowe tips it back up and in | 47-58 |
| 05:23 | LSU | Peter Schwartz knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Tom Lewis | 49-58 |
| 05:04 | Mississippi State | John Thompson misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 49-58 |
| 05:02 | LSU | Henry Sullivan grabs the defensive rebound | 49-58 |
| 04:56 | LSU | Donald Carson is hacked by Dennis Ciotti - foul #3 on Dennis Ciotti, team foul #6 | 49-58 |
| Subs | LSU | James Cole (PG), Joseph Carroll (SG), Robert Headrick (PF), Thomas Hilton (C) Peter Schwartz, Tom Lewis, Henry Sullivan, James Fox | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Peter Joyner (PG), Lloyd Norman (SG), Henry Huddleston (PF), Joseph Young (C) John Thompson, Charles Sharpton, Taylor Fuller, Anthony Rowe | |
| 04:40 | LSU | Robert Headrick hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Henry Huddleston - foul #1 on Henry Huddleston, team foul #7 | 49-58 |
| Subs | LSU | Pat Grissom (C) Donald Carson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Eric Evans (SF) Dennis Ciotti | |
| 04:40 | LSU | Robert Headrick misses the 1st free throw | 49-58 |
| 04:40 | LSU | Robert Headrick makes the 2nd free throw | 50-58 |
| 04:20 | Mississippi State | Robert Headrick swats the layup by Henry Huddleston | 50-58 |
| 04:19 | Mississippi State | Lloyd Norman snags the offensive board | 50-58 |
| 04:10 | Mississippi State | Henry Huddleston's pass is intercepted by Pat Grissom | 50-58 |
| 03:52 | LSU | Pat Grissom misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-58 |
| 03:51 | Mississippi State | Henry Huddleston gets the rebound | 50-58 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:48 | Mississippi State | James Cole is called for the reach on Peter Joyner in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Cole, team foul #8 | 50-58 |
| Subs | LSU | Tom Lewis (SG), Donald Carson (SF), James Fox (C) Joseph Carroll, Thomas Hilton, Pat Grissom | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Taylor Fuller (PF), Anthony Rowe (C) Henry Huddleston, Joseph Young | |
| 03:48 | Mississippi State | Peter Joyner makes the 1st free throw | 50-59 |
| 03:48 | Mississippi State | Peter Joyner makes the 2nd free throw | 50-60 |
| 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 - James Cole (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Tom Lewis (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Donald Carson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Robert Headrick (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - James Fox (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Peter Joyner (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Lloyd Norman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Eric Evans (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Taylor Fuller (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Anthony Rowe (fresh) 12 pts. 11 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:28 | LSU | James Fox's fadeaway is rejected by Lloyd Norman | 50-60 |
| 03:27 | LSU | James Fox can't tip it in | 50-60 |
| 03:26 | LSU | James Cole tips it in | 52-60 |
| 03:19 | Mississippi State | Eric Evans misses short on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Donald Carson - foul #2 on Donald Carson, team foul #9 | 52-60 |
| Subs | LSU | Henry Sullivan (PF) Robert Headrick | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 03:19 | Mississippi State | Eric Evans makes the 1st free throw | 52-61 |
| 03:19 | Mississippi State | Eric Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 52-62 |
| 03:02 | LSU | Anthony Rowe is called for the reach on Donald Carson - foul #2 on Anthony Rowe, team foul #8 | 52-62 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dennis Ciotti (SF) Eric Evans | |
| 03:02 | LSU | Donald Carson makes the 1st free throw | 53-62 |
| 03:02 | LSU | Donald Carson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-62 |
| 02:38 | Mississippi State | Dennis Ciotti is hacked by Henry Sullivan - foul #3 on Henry Sullivan, team foul #10 | 54-62 |
| Subs | LSU | Peter Schwartz (PG) James Cole | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 02:38 | Mississippi State | Dennis Ciotti makes the 1st free throw | 54-63 |
| 02:38 | Mississippi State | Dennis Ciotti makes the 2nd free throw | 54-64 |
| 02:28 | LSU | Tom Lewis is called for a charge - foul #1 on Tom Lewis, team foul #11 | 54-64 |
| 02:03 | Mississippi State | Lloyd Norman drills a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Taylor Fuller and the foul's on Peter Schwartz - foul #2 on Peter Schwartz, team foul #12 | 54-66 |
| Subs | LSU | Joseph Carroll (SG), Thomas Hilton (SF), Robert Headrick (PF), Pat Grissom (C) Tom Lewis, Donald Carson, Henry Sullivan, James Fox | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charles Sharpton (PG), Eric Evans (SF), Henry Huddleston (PF), Joseph Young (C) Peter Joyner, Dennis Ciotti, Taylor Fuller, Anthony Rowe | |
| 02:03 | Mississippi State | Lloyd Norman makes the free throw | 54-67 |
| 01:46 | LSU | Pat Grissom throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-67 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Thompson (PG) Lloyd Norman | |
| 01:19 | Mississippi State | John Thompson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-67 |
| 01:10 | LSU | Joseph Carroll is whistled for a carry | 54-67 |
| 00:41 | Mississippi State | Thomas Hilton is called for the reach on Eric Evans - foul #3 on Thomas Hilton, team foul #13 | 54-67 |
| 00:41 | Mississippi State | Eric Evans makes the 1st free throw | 54-68 |
| 00:41 | Mississippi State | Eric Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 54-69 |
| 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 triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:34 | LSU | Pat Grissom misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-69 |
| 00:32 | LSU | Thomas Hilton tips it home | 56-69 |
| 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) | |
| 00:09 | Mississippi State | Eric Evans can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 56-69 |
| 00:07 | LSU | Thomas Hilton grabs the board | 56-69 |
| 00:02 | LSU | Joseph Carroll knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 59-69 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | John Thompson runs out the clock | 59-69 |