| Lineup | LSU | PG - Gary Fuston (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gilbert Auxier (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jimmie Foster (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Herbert Romriell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - James Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jason Cox (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Cooper (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Myron Sykora (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ronald Sterling (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Frankie Aldana (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Jimmie Foster inbounds the ball | 26-32 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | LSU | Herbert Romriell is whistled for a carry | 26-32 |
| 19:39 | Mississippi State | James Smith picks off the pass by Ronald Sterling | 26-32 |
| 19:32 | LSU | Herbert Romriell hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-32 |
| 19:13 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana's pass is intercepted by Gary Fuston | 29-32 |
| 19:08 | LSU | Gary Fuston hits the finger roll on a great pass from James Smith | 31-32 |
| 18:49 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 31-32 |
| 18:48 | Mississippi State | Robert Cooper tips it in | 31-34 |
| 18:32 | LSU | Gary Fuston misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-34 |
| 18:30 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling grabs the board | 31-34 |
| 18:08 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Jason Cox | 31-37 |
| 17:46 | LSU | Herbert Romriell lays it in on a great pass from Jimmie Foster and he's fouled by Myron Sykora - foul #2 on Myron Sykora, team foul #1 | 33-37 |
| Subs | LSU | Bruce Dorsey (C) James Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Randal McDavitt (PF), Russell Titcomb (C) Ronald Sterling, Frankie Aldana | |
| 17:46 | LSU | Herbert Romriell makes the free throw | 34-37 |
| 17:30 | Mississippi State | Randal McDavitt clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-37 |
| 17:28 | LSU | Gary Fuston grabs the board | 34-37 |
| 17:25 | LSU | Gary Fuston is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 34-37 |
| Subs | LSU | Jonathan Montgomery (PG), Bradley Gatti (SG), Jason Amin (SF), Cory Yamamoto (C) Gary Fuston, Gilbert Auxier, Jimmie Foster, Herbert Romriell | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Levi (PG), Dominic Costa (SG), John Jackson (SF) Jason Cox, Robert Cooper, Myron Sykora | |
| 17:14 | Mississippi State | John Jackson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 34-37 |
| 17:12 | LSU | The rebound goes to Jason Amin | 34-37 |
| 17:07 | LSU | Jonathan Montgomery hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-37 |
| 17:06 | LSU | Bruce Dorsey tips it in | 36-37 |
| 16:42 | Mississippi State | Randal McDavitt hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Bruce Dorsey - foul #1 on Bruce Dorsey, team foul #1 | 36-37 |
| Subs | LSU | James Smith (C) Cory Yamamoto | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana (C) John Jackson | |
| 16:42 | Mississippi State | Randal McDavitt makes the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 16:42 | Mississippi State | Randal McDavitt makes the 2nd free throw | 36-39 |
| 16:32 | LSU | James Smith misses the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Frankie Aldana - foul #1 on Frankie Aldana, team foul #2 | 36-39 |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Fuston (PG) Jonathan Montgomery | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Cooper (SG), Ronald Sterling (PF) Dominic Costa, Russell Titcomb | |
| 16:32 | LSU | James Smith makes the 1st free throw | 37-39 |
| 16:32 | LSU | James Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 38-39 |
| 16:15 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 38-39 |
| 16:13 | LSU | Gary Fuston pulls down the rebound | 38-39 |
| 16:09 | LSU | Bradley Gatti buries a shot from just outside the lane | 40-39 |
| 15:46 | Mississippi State | Robert Cooper scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by John Levi | 40-42 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Gary Fuston (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bradley Gatti (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Jason Amin (fresh) PF - Bruce Dorsey (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - James Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Levi (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Cooper (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Randal McDavitt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Sterling (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Frankie Aldana (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:42 | LSU | Gary Fuston is hacked by John Levi - foul #1 on John Levi, team foul #3 | 40-42 |
| Subs | LSU | Gilbert Auxier (SG), Jimmie Foster (SF), Herbert Romriell (PF) Bradley Gatti, Jason Amin, Bruce Dorsey | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jason Cox (PG), Myron Sykora (SF) John Levi, Randal McDavitt | |
| 15:20 | LSU | Gilbert Auxier throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-42 |
| Subs | LSU | Cory Yamamoto (C) James Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Russell Titcomb (PF), John Jackson (C) Ronald Sterling, Frankie Aldana | |
| 15:09 | Mississippi State | Jason Cox clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-42 |
| 15:07 | LSU | Herbert Romriell grabs the defensive rebound | 40-42 |
| 15:01 | LSU | Gary Fuston knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-42 |
| 14:46 | Mississippi State | Jason Cox knocks in the floater from the left wing | 43-44 |
| 14:21 | LSU | Herbert Romriell comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-44 |
| 14:20 | Mississippi State | Robert Cooper gets the rebound | 43-44 |
| 14:01 | Mississippi State | Russell Titcomb misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 43-44 |
| 14:00 | LSU | Cory Yamamoto snags the defensive board | 43-44 |
| 13:45 | LSU | Cory Yamamoto can't finish the layup | 43-44 |
| 13:43 | LSU | Cory Yamamoto tips it back up and in | 45-44 |
| 13:23 | Mississippi State | John Jackson hits a turnaround from close range set up by Myron Sykora and he's fouled by Gilbert Auxier - foul #1 on Gilbert Auxier, team foul #2 | 45-46 |
| Subs | LSU | Jonathan Montgomery (PG), Bradley Gatti (SG), Jason Amin (SF), Bruce Dorsey (PF), James Smith (C) Gary Fuston, Gilbert Auxier, Jimmie Foster, Herbert Romriell, Cory Yamamoto | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Levi (PG), Dominic Costa (SG), Ronald Sterling (PF), Frankie Aldana (C) Jason Cox, Robert Cooper, Myron Sykora, Russell Titcomb | |
| 13:23 | Mississippi State | John Jackson makes the free throw | 45-47 |
| 13:01 | LSU | Bruce Dorsey lays it up and in on a great pass from Jonathan Montgomery | 47-47 |
| 12:38 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana knocks in the jump hook from the right block set up by John Levi and he's hacked by James Smith - foul #3 on James Smith, team foul #3 | 47-49 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Randal McDavitt (SF) John Jackson | |
| 12:38 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana makes the free throw | 47-50 |
| 12:17 | LSU | Bradley Gatti banks in the layup set up by Jason Amin and the foul's on Dominic Costa - foul #1 on Dominic Costa, team foul #4 | 49-50 |
| Subs | LSU | Gilbert Auxier (SG), Herbert Romriell (PF) Jason Amin, Bruce Dorsey | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 12:17 | LSU | Bradley Gatti misses the free throw | 49-50 |
| 12:17 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Frankie Aldana | 49-50 |
| 12:00 | Mississippi State | Randal McDavitt hits a turnaround from the right block set up by Ronald Sterling | 49-52 |
| 11:56 | LSU | The short jumper by Bradley Gatti is denied by Frankie Aldana | 49-52 |
| 11:55 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling gets the rebound | 49-52 |
| 11:36 | Mississippi State | John Levi is fouled on the floor by Gilbert Auxier - foul #2 on Gilbert Auxier, team foul #4 | 49-52 |
| Subs | LSU | Jimmie Foster (SF) Bradley Gatti | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jason Cox (PG), Myron Sykora (SF) Dominic Costa, Randal McDavitt | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Jonathan Montgomery (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gilbert Auxier (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jimmie Foster (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Herbert Romriell (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - James Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jason Cox (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Levi (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Myron Sykora (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ronald Sterling (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Frankie Aldana (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana clanks a turnaround near the basket | 49-52 |
| 11:23 | LSU | James Smith gets the rebound | 49-52 |
| 11:13 | LSU | Gilbert Auxier buries a runner in the lane set up by Jonathan Montgomery | 51-52 |
| 11:03 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling misses long on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Jimmie Foster - foul #1 on Jimmie Foster, team foul #5 | 51-52 |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Fuston (PG), Bruce Dorsey (PF), Cory Yamamoto (C) Jonathan Montgomery, Herbert Romriell, James Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Cooper (SG), Randal McDavitt (C) John Levi, Frankie Aldana | |
| 11:03 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling makes the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 11:03 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling makes the 2nd free throw | 51-54 |
| 10:49 | LSU | Myron Sykora picks off the pass by Gary Fuston | 51-54 |
| 10:45 | Mississippi State | Robert Cooper lays it up and in set up by Myron Sykora | 51-56 |
| 10:29 | LSU | Jimmie Foster is hacked by Myron Sykora - foul #3 on Myron Sykora, team foul #5 | 51-56 |
| Subs | LSU | Bradley Gatti (SG) Gilbert Auxier | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Russell Titcomb (C) Ronald Sterling | |
| 10:06 | LSU | Gary Fuston buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Cory Yamamoto | 54-56 |
| 09:58 | Mississippi State | Jason Cox knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-59 |
| 09:35 | LSU | Gary Fuston can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 54-59 |
| 09:33 | Mississippi State | Robert Cooper pulls down the rebound | 54-59 |
| 09:14 | Mississippi State | Bruce Dorsey takes the ball from Myron Sykora | 54-59 |
| 08:58 | LSU | Bruce Dorsey is fouled on the floor by Robert Cooper - foul #3 on Robert Cooper, team foul #6 | 54-59 |
| Subs | LSU | Jonathan Montgomery (PG), Gilbert Auxier (SG), Herbert Romriell (PF), James Smith (C) Gary Fuston, Jimmie Foster, Bruce Dorsey, Cory Yamamoto | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Levi (PG), Dominic Costa (SG), John Jackson (SF), Frankie Aldana (C) Jason Cox, Robert Cooper, Myron Sykora, Randal McDavitt | |
| 08:48 | LSU | Herbert Romriell's pass is intercepted by Russell Titcomb | 54-59 |
| 08:29 | Mississippi State | Russell Titcomb is fouled on the floor by Herbert Romriell - foul #2 on Herbert Romriell, team foul #6 | 54-59 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling (PF) Russell Titcomb | |
| 08:01 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Levi | 54-61 |
| 07:47 | LSU | Herbert Romriell comes up short on the runner near the basket | 54-61 |
| 07:45 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling grabs the board | 54-61 |
| 07:19 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana hits a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by John Levi | 54-63 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Jonathan Montgomery (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Gilbert Auxier (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bradley Gatti (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Herbert Romriell (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - James Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Levi (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Dominic Costa (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ronald Sterling (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Frankie Aldana (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:05 | LSU | Bradley Gatti hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-63 |
| 06:55 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana misses the easy layup | 57-63 |
| 06:53 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana tips it back up and in | 57-65 |
| 06:34 | LSU | Bradley Gatti clanks a floater from the left wing | 57-65 |
| 06:33 | Mississippi State | John Levi pulls down the rebound | 57-65 |
| 06:19 | Mississippi State | John Jackson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-65 |
| 06:18 | LSU | Herbert Romriell snags the defensive board | 57-65 |
| 06:13 | LSU | Dominic Costa is called for the reach on Gilbert Auxier - foul #2 on Dominic Costa, team foul #7 | 57-65 |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Fuston (PG), Jimmie Foster (SF), Bruce Dorsey (PF), Cory Yamamoto (C) Jonathan Montgomery, Bradley Gatti, Herbert Romriell, James Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jason Cox (PG), Robert Cooper (SG), Myron Sykora (SF), Randal McDavitt (PF), Russell Titcomb (C) John Levi, Dominic Costa, John Jackson, Ronald Sterling, Frankie Aldana | |
| 06:13 | LSU | Gilbert Auxier makes the 1st free throw | 58-65 |
| 06:13 | LSU | Gilbert Auxier makes the 2nd free throw | 59-65 |
| 06:00 | Mississippi State | Cory Yamamoto is called for the reach on Jason Cox - foul #2 on Cory Yamamoto, team foul #7 | 59-65 |
| Subs | LSU | Charles Fife (SG) Gilbert Auxier | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 06:00 | Mississippi State | Jason Cox makes the 1st free throw | 59-66 |
| 06:00 | Mississippi State | Jason Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 59-67 |
| 05:31 | LSU | Cory Yamamoto is fouled on the floor by Randal McDavitt - foul #2 on Randal McDavitt, team foul #8 | 59-67 |
| 05:31 | LSU | Cory Yamamoto makes the 1st free throw | 60-67 |
| 05:31 | LSU | Cory Yamamoto makes the 2nd free throw | 61-67 |
| 05:10 | Mississippi State | Randal McDavitt misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-67 |
| 05:09 | LSU | Jimmie Foster grabs the board | 61-67 |
| 05:04 | LSU | Gary Fuston knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Jimmie Foster | 63-67 |
| 04:49 | Mississippi State | Jason Cox misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Gary Fuston - foul #3 on Gary Fuston, team foul #8 | 63-67 |
| Subs | LSU | Jonathan Montgomery (SG), Herbert Romriell (PF) Charles Fife, Cory Yamamoto | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 04:49 | Mississippi State | Jason Cox makes the 1st free throw | 63-68 |
| 04:49 | Mississippi State | Jason Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 63-69 |
| 04:27 | LSU | Bruce Dorsey knocks in the shot from close range on a nice dish by Gary Fuston | 65-69 |
| 04:09 | Mississippi State | Gary Fuston steps in front of the Russell Titcomb pass | 65-69 |
| 04:06 | LSU | Jimmie Foster banks in the layup set up by Gary Fuston | 67-69 |
| 04:00 | Mississippi State | Jimmie Foster steals it from Randal McDavitt | 67-69 |
| 03:41 | LSU | Bruce Dorsey hits a jumper in the lane set up by Gary Fuston and he's fouled by Jason Cox - foul #1 on Jason Cox, team foul #9 | 69-69 |
| Subs | LSU | Gilbert Auxier (SG), Bradley Gatti (SF), James Smith (C) Gary Fuston, Jimmie Foster, Herbert Romriell | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Levi (PG), Dominic Costa (SG), John Jackson (SF), Ronald Sterling (PF), Frankie Aldana (C) Jason Cox, Robert Cooper, Myron Sykora, Randal McDavitt, Russell Titcomb | |
| 03:41 | LSU | Bruce Dorsey misses the free throw | 69-69 |
| 03:41 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana grabs the defensive rebound | 69-69 |
| 03:22 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling knocks in the jumpshot from the right side set up by Dominic Costa | 69-71 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Jonathan Montgomery (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Gilbert Auxier (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bradley Gatti (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Bruce Dorsey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - James Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Levi (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Dominic Costa (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ronald Sterling (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. C - Frankie Aldana (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:00 | LSU | Jonathan Montgomery connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane and he's fouled by John Levi - foul #2 on John Levi, team foul #10 | 71-71 |
| Subs | LSU | Herbert Romriell (PF) Bruce Dorsey | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 03:00 | LSU | Jonathan Montgomery misses the free throw | 71-71 |
| 03:00 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana pulls down the rebound | 71-71 |
| 03:00 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-71 |
| 02:45 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling misses the runner from the left block | 71-71 |
| 02:44 | LSU | Herbert Romriell grabs the board | 71-71 |
| 02:44 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-71 |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Fuston (PG), Jimmie Foster (SF) Jonathan Montgomery, Bradley Gatti | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jason Cox (PG), Robert Cooper (SG), Myron Sykora (SF) John Levi, Dominic Costa, John Jackson | |
| 02:26 | LSU | Jimmie Foster drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Gary Fuston | 73-71 |
| 02:08 | Mississippi State | Robert Cooper misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 73-71 |
| 02:07 | LSU | James Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 73-71 |
| 02:01 | LSU | Gary Fuston can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 73-71 |
| 02:00 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling pulls down the rebound | 73-71 |
| 01:37 | Mississippi State | Jason Cox throws a bad pass out of bounds | 73-71 |
| 01:13 | LSU | Gilbert Auxier misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 73-71 |
| 01:12 | LSU | Herbert Romriell gets the offensive rebound | 73-71 |
| 00:52 | LSU | Herbert Romriell's layup is rejected by Frankie Aldana | 73-71 |
| 00:50 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling gets the rebound | 73-71 |
| 00:21 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 73-71 |
| 00:19 | LSU | James Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 73-71 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:16 | LSU | Jason Cox is called for the reach on James Smith in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jason Cox, team foul #11 | 73-71 |
| 00:16 | LSU | James Smith makes the 1st free throw | 74-71 |
| 00:16 | LSU | James Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 74-71 |
| 00:16 | Mississippi State | Myron Sykora snags the defensive board | 74-71 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi State | Robert Cooper hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 74-71 |
| 00:02 | LSU | James Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 74-71 |
| 00:00 | LSU | James Smith runs out the clock | 74-71 |