| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Dulin (fresh) SG - Charles Hicks (fresh) SF - Herbert Goode (fresh) PF - Lawrence Long (fresh) C - Richard Gregory (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Stefan Costa (fresh) SG - Jose Martin (fresh) SF - John Meador (fresh) PF - Lee Wilkins (fresh) C - David Russell (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Lee Wilkins 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) | |
| 19:46 | Mississippi State | David Russell's floater is tipped away by Herbert Goode | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | LSU | Charles Hicks snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | LSU | James Dulin misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Mississippi State | Lee Wilkins gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Mississippi State | Lee Wilkins lays it in on a nice dish by Stefan Costa | 0-2 |
| 19:15 | LSU | James Dulin can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 19:13 | Mississippi State | John Meador gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:52 | Mississippi State | Stefan Costa misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 18:50 | Mississippi State | John Meador gets the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:34 | Mississippi State | Jose Martin clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 18:33 | LSU | Richard Gregory gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:21 | LSU | David Russell steals it from Richard Gregory | 0-2 |
| 17:52 | Mississippi State | John Meador loses the dribble to Richard Gregory | 0-2 |
| 17:35 | LSU | Charles Hicks is fouled on the floor by Jose Martin - foul #1 on Jose Martin, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Kirkwood (PG), Jeff Steinbeck (PF), Elijah Rice (C) Stefan Costa, Lee Wilkins, David Russell | |
| 17:25 | LSU | Charles Hicks connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by James Dulin | 3-2 |
| 17:09 | Mississippi State | Jeff Steinbeck misses the runner from close range | 3-2 |
| 17:07 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Jose Martin | 3-2 |
| 16:51 | Mississippi State | John Meador loses the ball out of bounds | 3-2 |
| Subs | LSU | Jonathan Cluff (PF), James Bugg (C) Lawrence Long, Richard Gregory | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Moore (SF) John Meador | |
| 16:39 | LSU | Herbert Goode hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 3-2 |
| 16:38 | Mississippi State | Elijah Rice gets the rebound | 3-2 |
| 16:25 | Mississippi State | Jose Martin makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Thomas Kirkwood | 3-5 |
| 16:19 | LSU | Charles Hicks comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 3-5 |
| 16:17 | Mississippi State | Elijah Rice grabs the board | 3-5 |
| 16:12 | Mississippi State | James Dulin steps in front of the William Moore pass | 3-5 |
| 16:06 | LSU | Jonathan Cluff connects on the runner in the paint on a nice dish by James Dulin and the foul's on William Moore - foul #1 on William Moore, team foul #2 | 5-5 |
| Subs | LSU | Francisco Bermudez (PG), Bryan Curry (SG), Donald Davis (SF) James Dulin, Charles Hicks, Herbert Goode | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stefan Costa (PG), John Meador (SF), Lee Wilkins (PF), David Russell (C) Jose Martin, William Moore, Jeff Steinbeck, Elijah Rice | |
| 16:06 | LSU | Jonathan Cluff misses the free throw | 5-5 |
| 16:06 | Mississippi State | David Russell grabs the board | 5-5 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Francisco Bermudez (fresh) SG - Bryan Curry (fresh) SF - Donald Davis (fresh) PF - Jonathan Cluff (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Bugg (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Stefan Costa (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Kirkwood (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Meador (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Lee Wilkins (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Russell (fresh) | |
| 15:55 | Mississippi State | Stefan Costa drills a fadeaway near the basket | 5-7 |
| 15:33 | LSU | Jonathan Cluff comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 5-7 |
| 15:32 | LSU | Bryan Curry hits the follow up shot | 7-7 |
| 15:16 | Mississippi State | Donald Davis is called for the reach on Stefan Costa - foul #1 on Donald Davis, team foul #1 | 7-7 |
| Subs | LSU | James Dulin (PG), Charles Hicks (SG), Lawrence Long (PF) Francisco Bermudez, Bryan Curry, James Bugg | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jose Martin (SG) Thomas Kirkwood | |
| 14:59 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Long is called for the reach on Stefan Costa - foul #1 on Lawrence Long, team foul #2 | 7-7 |
| Subs | LSU | Richard Gregory (C) Jonathan Cluff | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 14:45 | Mississippi State | Lee Wilkins clanks a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Donald Davis - foul #2 on Donald Davis, team foul #3 | 7-7 |
| Subs | LSU | Herbert Goode (SF) Donald Davis | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Anthony Fry (PG), Jeff Steinbeck (C) Stefan Costa, David Russell | |
| 14:45 | Mississippi State | Lee Wilkins makes the 1st free throw | 7-8 |
| 14:45 | Mississippi State | Lee Wilkins makes the 2nd free throw | 7-9 |
| 14:29 | LSU | Charles Hicks misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 7-9 |
| 14:27 | LSU | Richard Gregory gets the offensive rebound | 7-9 |
| 14:16 | LSU | John Meador steals it from Herbert Goode | 7-9 |
| 13:55 | Mississippi State | Jeff Steinbeck scores on a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Anthony Fry | 7-11 |
| 13:38 | LSU | John Meador is called for the reach on Herbert Goode - foul #1 on John Meador, team foul #3 | 7-11 |
| Subs | LSU | Francisco Bermudez (PG), Bryan Curry (SG), Jonathan Cluff (C) James Dulin, Charles Hicks, Richard Gregory | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stefan Costa (PG), William Moore (SF), David Russell (C) Anthony Fry, John Meador, Lee Wilkins | |
| 13:24 | LSU | Bryan Curry misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 7-11 |
| 13:23 | Mississippi State | David Russell snags the defensive board | 7-11 |
| 13:19 | Mississippi State | Jose Martin misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 7-11 |
| 13:17 | LSU | Jonathan Cluff pulls down the rebound | 7-11 |
| 13:13 | LSU | Francisco Bermudez is fouled on the floor by David Russell - foul #1 on David Russell, team foul #4 | 7-11 |
| 13:03 | LSU | Lawrence Long knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Francisco Bermudez | 10-11 |
| 12:40 | Mississippi State | David Russell scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 10-14 |
| 12:32 | LSU | Herbert Goode's layup is rejected by David Russell | 10-14 |
| 12:30 | Mississippi State | David Russell grabs the board | 10-14 |
| 12:04 | Mississippi State | William Moore makes the floater from close range | 10-16 |
| 12:02 | LSU | Francisco Bermudez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 10-16 |
| Subs | LSU | James Dulin (PG), Charles Hicks (SG), Elmer Cochran (SF), James Bugg (PF), Richard Gregory (C) Francisco Bermudez, Bryan Curry, Herbert Goode, Lawrence Long, Jonathan Cluff | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Kirkwood (PG), Anthony Fry (SG), John Meador (SF), Elijah Rice (PF), Clayton Galle (C) Stefan Costa, Jose Martin, William Moore, Jeff Steinbeck, David Russell | |
| 11:44 | Mississippi State | John Meador connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Anthony Fry | 10-19 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Dulin (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Charles Hicks (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Elmer Cochran (fresh) PF - James Bugg (fresh) C - Richard Gregory (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Thomas Kirkwood (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Anthony Fry (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Meador (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Elijah Rice (fresh) 2 reb. C - Clayton Galle (fresh) | |
| 11:22 | LSU | James Bugg drills a turnaround from close range set up by James Dulin | 12-19 |
| 11:06 | Mississippi State | Richard Gregory steals it from Clayton Galle | 12-19 |
| 10:53 | LSU | Charles Hicks misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 12-19 |
| 10:52 | LSU | James Bugg snags the offensive board | 12-19 |
| 10:43 | LSU | James Bugg throws it down set up by Elmer Cochran | 14-19 |
| 10:35 | Mississippi State | Elijah Rice clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 14-19 |
| 10:34 | LSU | Charles Hicks gets the rebound | 14-19 |
| 10:18 | LSU | Richard Gregory can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 14-19 |
| 10:16 | Mississippi State | Elijah Rice pulls down the rebound | 14-19 |
| 10:10 | Mississippi State | John Meador lays it in on a great pass from Elijah Rice and he's hacked by Elmer Cochran - foul #1 on Elmer Cochran, team foul #4 | 14-21 |
| Subs | LSU | Herbert Goode (SF), Lawrence Long (PF), Jonathan Cluff (C) Elmer Cochran, James Bugg, Richard Gregory | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stefan Costa (PG), Jose Martin (SG), Lee Wilkins (PF), David Russell (C) Thomas Kirkwood, Anthony Fry, Elijah Rice, Clayton Galle | |
| 10:10 | Mississippi State | John Meador makes the free throw | 14-22 |
| 09:55 | LSU | Lawrence Long misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 14-22 |
| 09:54 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to John Meador | 14-22 |
| 09:39 | Mississippi State | David Russell is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on David Russell, team foul #5 | 14-22 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeff Steinbeck (C) David Russell | |
| 09:16 | LSU | James Dulin buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Jonathan Cluff | 17-22 |
| 08:58 | Mississippi State | John Meador misses the 3 from the left corner | 17-22 |
| 08:57 | LSU | Lawrence Long grabs the board | 17-22 |
| 08:44 | LSU | Herbert Goode is fouled on the floor by Stefan Costa - foul #1 on Stefan Costa, team foul #6 | 17-22 |
| Subs | LSU | Francisco Bermudez (PG), Bryan Curry (SG), James Bugg (C) James Dulin, Charles Hicks, Jonathan Cluff | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Moore (SF) John Meador | |
| 08:34 | LSU | Francisco Bermudez misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 17-22 |
| 08:32 | Mississippi State | Lee Wilkins pulls down the rebound | 17-22 |
| 08:28 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Long takes the ball from Jose Martin | 17-22 |
| 08:24 | LSU | Francisco Bermudez misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 17-22 |
| 08:22 | LSU | Herbert Goode grabs the offensive rebound | 17-22 |
| 08:03 | LSU | Bryan Curry is called for traveling | 17-22 |
| Subs | LSU | Elmer Cochran (SF), Richard Gregory (C) Herbert Goode, Lawrence Long | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Kirkwood (PG), Elijah Rice (C) Stefan Costa, Lee Wilkins | |
| 07:43 | Mississippi State | Thomas Kirkwood misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 17-22 |
| 07:41 | LSU | Bryan Curry grabs the defensive rebound | 17-22 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Francisco Bermudez (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bryan Curry (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Elmer Cochran (fresh) PF - James Bugg (fresh) 4 pts. C - Richard Gregory (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Thomas Kirkwood (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jose Martin (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Moore (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeff Steinbeck (fresh) 2 pts. C - Elijah Rice (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:32 | LSU | Francisco Bermudez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-22 |
| Subs | LSU | James Dulin (PG), Charles Hicks (SG) Francisco Bermudez, Bryan Curry | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Meador (SF), Clayton Galle (C) William Moore, Jeff Steinbeck | |
| 07:16 | Mississippi State | Elijah Rice buries a jump hook in the lane set up by John Meador and the foul's on James Bugg - foul #1 on James Bugg, team foul #5 | 17-24 |
| Subs | LSU | Jonathan Cluff (PF) James Bugg | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 07:16 | Mississippi State | Elijah Rice misses the free throw | 17-24 |
| 07:16 | LSU | Charles Hicks gets the rebound | 17-24 |
| 06:57 | LSU | Jonathan Cluff is hacked by Clayton Galle - foul #1 on Clayton Galle, team foul #7 | 17-24 |
| Subs | LSU | Herbert Goode (SF) Elmer Cochran | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 06:57 | LSU | Jonathan Cluff makes the 1st free throw | 18-24 |
| 06:57 | LSU | Jonathan Cluff makes the 2nd free throw | 19-24 |
| 06:40 | Mississippi State | Clayton Galle drills a turnaround from the baseline | 19-26 |
| 06:19 | LSU | James Dulin hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 22-26 |
| 06:02 | Mississippi State | John Meador's floater is tipped away by Richard Gregory | 22-26 |
| 06:00 | LSU | Charles Hicks gets the rebound | 22-26 |
| 05:55 | LSU | John Meador steals the ball from Jonathan Cluff | 22-26 |
| 05:38 | Mississippi State | Clayton Galle can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 22-26 |
| 05:37 | LSU | Charles Hicks grabs the board | 22-26 |
| 05:33 | LSU | Charles Hicks buries a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Richard Gregory | 24-26 |
| 05:20 | Mississippi State | Elijah Rice blows the layup | 24-26 |
| 05:19 | Mississippi State | Thomas Kirkwood tips it in | 24-28 |
| 05:13 | LSU | James Dulin connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Charles Hicks and the foul's on Thomas Kirkwood - foul #1 on Thomas Kirkwood, team foul #8 | 26-28 |
| Subs | LSU | Francisco Bermudez (SG), Elmer Cochran (SF), Lawrence Long (PF), James Bugg (C) Charles Hicks, Herbert Goode, Jonathan Cluff, Richard Gregory | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stefan Costa (PG), Anthony Fry (SG), William Moore (SF), Lee Wilkins (PF), Jeff Steinbeck (C) Thomas Kirkwood, Jose Martin, John Meador, Elijah Rice, Clayton Galle | |
| 05:13 | LSU | James Dulin misses the free throw | 26-28 |
| 05:13 | Mississippi State | Jeff Steinbeck grabs the board | 26-28 |
| 05:00 | Mississippi State | Stefan Costa can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 26-28 |
| 04:59 | LSU | Elmer Cochran pulls down the rebound | 26-28 |
| 04:45 | LSU | The jump hook by Elmer Cochran is blocked by Jeff Steinbeck | 26-28 |
| 04:44 | LSU | Elmer Cochran grabs the offensive board | 26-28 |
| 04:35 | LSU | James Dulin makes the shot from the left side set up by Lawrence Long | 28-28 |
| 04:21 | Mississippi State | Stefan Costa clanks a shot from the left block but he's fouled by James Bugg - foul #2 on James Bugg, team foul #6 | 28-28 |
| Subs | LSU | Bryan Curry (SG), Richard Gregory (C) James Dulin, James Bugg | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 04:21 | Mississippi State | Stefan Costa makes the 1st free throw | 28-29 |
| 04:21 | Mississippi State | Stefan Costa makes the 2nd free throw | 28-30 |
| 04:03 | LSU | Richard Gregory hits a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Bryan Curry | 30-30 |
| 03:46 | Mississippi State | Stefan Costa hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 30-30 |
| 03:45 | Mississippi State | Jeff Steinbeck gets the offensive rebound | 30-30 |
| 03:31 | Mississippi State | Lee Wilkins buries a floater from the baseline set up by Stefan Costa | 30-32 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Francisco Bermudez (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bryan Curry (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Elmer Cochran (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Long (fresh) 3 pts. C - Richard Gregory (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Stefan Costa (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Fry (fresh) 2 ast. SF - William Moore (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lee Wilkins (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeff Steinbeck (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:26 | LSU | Bryan Curry misses the 3 from straight away | 30-32 |
| 03:24 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Stefan Costa | 30-32 |
| 03:09 | Mississippi State | Lee Wilkins comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 30-32 |
| 03:08 | Mississippi State | Jeff Steinbeck tips it in | 30-34 |
| 02:44 | LSU | Francisco Bermudez knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-34 |
| 02:42 | Mississippi State | Francisco Bermudez picks off the pass by Stefan Costa in the backcourt | 33-34 |
| 02:41 | LSU | Francisco Bermudez misses the lay-in | 33-34 |
| 02:40 | LSU | Lawrence Long gets the offensive rebound | 33-34 |
| 02:27 | LSU | Bryan Curry comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Anthony Fry - foul #1 on Anthony Fry, team foul #9 | 33-34 |
| Subs | LSU | Charles Hicks (SG), Herbert Goode (SF), Jonathan Cluff (PF), James Bugg (C) Francisco Bermudez, Elmer Cochran, Lawrence Long, Richard Gregory | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Kirkwood (PG), Jose Martin (SG), John Meador (SF), Elijah Rice (PF), David Russell (C) Stefan Costa, Anthony Fry, William Moore, Lee Wilkins, Jeff Steinbeck | |
| 02:27 | LSU | Bryan Curry misses the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 02:27 | LSU | Bryan Curry makes the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 02:06 | Mississippi State | David Russell hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline but he's hacked by James Bugg - foul #3 on James Bugg, team foul #7 | 34-34 |
| Subs | LSU | James Dulin (PG), Donald Davis (C) Bryan Curry, James Bugg | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 02:06 | Mississippi State | David Russell makes the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 02:06 | Mississippi State | David Russell misses the 2nd free throw | 34-35 |
| 02:06 | LSU | Donald Davis grabs the board | 34-35 |
| 02:02 | LSU | James Dulin hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-35 |
| 02:00 | LSU | Charles Hicks snags the offensive board | 34-35 |
| 01:48 | LSU | Charles Hicks knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by James Dulin | 37-35 |
| 01:31 | Mississippi State | Jose Martin clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 37-35 |
| 01:29 | LSU | Herbert Goode pulls down the rebound | 37-35 |
| 01:24 | LSU | Charles Hicks misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Elijah Rice - foul #1 on Elijah Rice, team foul #10 | 37-35 |
| 01:24 | LSU | Charles Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 38-35 |
| 01:24 | LSU | Charles Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 39-35 |
| 00:57 | Mississippi State | John Meador misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 39-35 |
| 00:56 | LSU | Jonathan Cluff pulls down the rebound | 39-35 |
| 00:51 | LSU | James Dulin misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 39-35 |
| 00:49 | Mississippi State | John Meador snags the defensive board | 39-35 |
| 00:36 | Mississippi State | Elijah Rice clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-35 |
| 00:35 | Mississippi State | David Russell tips it in | 39-37 |
| 00:23 | LSU | Herbert Goode's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-37 |
| Subs | LSU | Lawrence Long (PF) Jonathan Cluff | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stefan Costa (PG), Lee Wilkins (PF), Jeff Steinbeck (C) Thomas Kirkwood, Elijah Rice, David Russell | |
| 00:05 | Mississippi State | Jose Martin can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 39-37 |
| 00:03 | Mississippi State | Jeff Steinbeck grabs the offensive rebound | 39-37 |
| 00:01 | Mississippi State | Stefan Costa connects on the jumpshot from the right side | 39-39 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Herbert Goode hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 39-39 |