| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Harvey Dobbs (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Heriberto Rossi (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Stacy (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Vincent (fresh) 8 pts. C - Pete Sharpe (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Larry Duncan (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Manno (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Edgar Hardcastle (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry Watson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Joshua Colburn (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | William Stacy inbounds the ball | 39-38 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Mississippi State | William Stacy misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Joshua Colburn - foul #1 on Joshua Colburn, team foul #1 | 39-38 |
| 19:41 | Mississippi State | William Stacy makes the 1st free throw | 40-38 |
| 19:41 | Mississippi State | William Stacy makes the 2nd free throw | 41-38 |
| 19:21 | LSU | Edgar Hardcastle lays it in | 41-40 |
| 18:57 | Mississippi State | William Stacy can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-40 |
| 18:55 | LSU | Larry Duncan grabs the board | 41-40 |
| 18:49 | LSU | Joshua Colburn misses short on a shot in the lane | 41-40 |
| 18:48 | Mississippi State | Charles Vincent snags the defensive board | 41-40 |
| 18:29 | Mississippi State | Harvey Dobbs clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 41-40 |
| 18:27 | LSU | Joshua Colburn grabs the board | 41-40 |
| 18:23 | LSU | Edgar Hardcastle is fouled on the floor by William Stacy - foul #3 on William Stacy, team foul #1 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Floyd Lashbrook (SF) William Stacy | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 18:12 | LSU | Floyd Lashbrook steals the ball from Joshua Colburn | 41-40 |
| 18:10 | Mississippi State | The refs have stopped play. Heriberto Rossi is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 41-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joshua Zalusky (SG) Heriberto Rossi | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 17:59 | Mississippi State | Charles Vincent drills a shot from the left side set up by Harvey Dobbs | 43-40 |
| 17:55 | LSU | Jerry Watson is hacked by Joshua Zalusky - foul #3 on Joshua Zalusky, team foul #2 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Rigoberto Rossi (SG) Joshua Zalusky | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 17:46 | LSU | Jerry Watson comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 43-40 |
| 17:44 | Mississippi State | Charles Vincent snags the defensive board | 43-40 |
| 17:24 | Mississippi State | Jerry Watson takes the ball from Pete Sharpe | 43-40 |
| 17:18 | LSU | Joshua Colburn blows the layup | 43-40 |
| 17:16 | LSU | Joshua Colburn snags the offensive board | 43-40 |
| 16:53 | LSU | Jerry Watson misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Rigoberto Rossi - foul #1 on Rigoberto Rossi, team foul #3 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Mahar (SG), Norman Frazier (SF), Wade Gregory (C) Harvey Dobbs, Charles Vincent, Pete Sharpe | |
| Subs | LSU | Terrance Harden (PG), Dennis Ferreira (SG), John Wheeler (SF), Robert Stolberg (C) Larry Duncan, John Manno, Edgar Hardcastle, Joshua Colburn | |
| 16:53 | LSU | Jerry Watson makes the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 16:53 | LSU | Jerry Watson makes the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 16:34 | Mississippi State | Rigoberto Rossi misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-42 |
| 16:33 | LSU | Jerry Watson gets the rebound | 43-42 |
| 16:27 | LSU | Wade Gregory swats the short shot by John Wheeler | 43-42 |
| 16:25 | Mississippi State | Norman Frazier grabs the defensive rebound | 43-42 |
| 16:04 | Mississippi State | Wade Gregory misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 43-42 |
| 16:02 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Mahar | 43-42 |
| 15:52 | Mississippi State | Dennis Ferreira takes the ball from Norman Frazier | 43-42 |
| 15:49 | LSU | Terrance Harden dunks the ball on a great pass from Dennis Ferreira | 43-44 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Rigoberto Rossi (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Michael Mahar (fresh) SF - Norman Frazier (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Floyd Lashbrook (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Wade Gregory (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Terrance Harden (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dennis Ferreira (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - John Wheeler (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jerry Watson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Stolberg (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:32 | Mississippi State | Floyd Lashbrook clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on John Wheeler - foul #2 on John Wheeler, team foul #2 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Harvey Dobbs (PG), Heriberto Rossi (SG), William Stacy (SF) Rigoberto Rossi, Michael Mahar, Norman Frazier | |
| Subs | LSU | Larry Duncan (PG), John Manno (SG), John Engelke (PF) Terrance Harden, Dennis Ferreira, Jerry Watson | |
| 15:32 | Mississippi State | Floyd Lashbrook makes the 1st free throw | 44-44 |
| 15:32 | Mississippi State | Floyd Lashbrook makes the 2nd free throw | 45-44 |
| 15:30 | LSU | Harvey Dobbs picks off the pass by Larry Duncan in the backcourt | 45-44 |
| 15:11 | Mississippi State | Wade Gregory hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 45-44 |
| 15:10 | LSU | Larry Duncan grabs the board | 45-44 |
| 15:06 | LSU | John Manno misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Heriberto Rossi - foul #1 on Heriberto Rossi, team foul #4 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charles Vincent (PF), Pete Sharpe (C) Floyd Lashbrook, Wade Gregory | |
| Subs | LSU | Edgar Hardcastle (SF) John Wheeler | |
| 15:06 | LSU | John Manno makes the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 15:06 | LSU | John Manno makes the 2nd free throw | 45-46 |
| 14:45 | Mississippi State | Charles Vincent can't finish the layup | 45-46 |
| 14:44 | Mississippi State | Pete Sharpe pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-46 |
| 14:29 | Mississippi State | William Stacy scores on a floater near the basket set up by Harvey Dobbs | 47-46 |
| 14:22 | LSU | Robert Stolberg misses long on a runner in the lane | 47-46 |
| 14:20 | LSU | Larry Duncan hits the follow up shot | 47-48 |
| 14:05 | Mississippi State | Pete Sharpe comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 47-48 |
| 14:03 | LSU | John Manno snags the defensive board | 47-48 |
| 13:58 | LSU | John Manno is hacked by Pete Sharpe - foul #3 on Pete Sharpe, team foul #5 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Rigoberto Rossi (PG) Harvey Dobbs | |
| Subs | LSU | Joshua Colburn (C) Robert Stolberg | |
| 13:40 | LSU | Edgar Hardcastle misses the jump hook in the lane | 47-48 |
| 13:38 | Mississippi State | Pete Sharpe grabs the defensive rebound | 47-48 |
| 13:18 | Mississippi State | Charles Vincent is hacked by John Manno - foul #1 on John Manno, team foul #3 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joshua Zalusky (SF), Floyd Lashbrook (PF), Wade Gregory (C) William Stacy, Charles Vincent, Pete Sharpe | |
| Subs | LSU | John Wheeler (SF), Jerry Watson (PF) Edgar Hardcastle, John Engelke | |
| 12:59 | Mississippi State | Wade Gregory hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 47-48 |
| 12:57 | LSU | John Wheeler gets the rebound | 47-48 |
| 12:53 | LSU | Larry Duncan clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-48 |
| 12:51 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Floyd Lashbrook | 47-48 |
| 12:38 | Mississippi State | Wade Gregory can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-48 |
| 12:36 | Mississippi State | Wade Gregory grabs the offensive rebound | 47-48 |
| 12:22 | Mississippi State | Joshua Zalusky misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-48 |
| 12:21 | LSU | Jerry Watson grabs the board | 47-48 |
| 12:15 | LSU | Joshua Colburn is fouled on the floor by Wade Gregory - foul #1 on Wade Gregory, team foul #6 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Harvey Dobbs (PG), Norman Frazier (SF) Rigoberto Rossi, Heriberto Rossi | |
| Subs | LSU | Terrance Harden (PG), Dennis Ferreira (SG) Larry Duncan, John Manno | |
| 12:03 | LSU | Joshua Colburn misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 47-48 |
| 12:01 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Joshua Zalusky | 47-48 |
| 11:55 | Mississippi State | Norman Frazier makes the jump hook from the left block | 49-48 |
| 11:37 | LSU | Joshua Zalusky takes the ball from Jerry Watson | 49-48 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Harvey Dobbs (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joshua Zalusky (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Norman Frazier (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Floyd Lashbrook (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Wade Gregory (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Terrance Harden (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dennis Ferreira (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - John Wheeler (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jerry Watson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Joshua Colburn (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Mississippi State | Joshua Zalusky hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-48 |
| 11:24 | LSU | Jerry Watson grabs the board | 49-48 |
| 11:19 | LSU | Joshua Zalusky steps in front of the Dennis Ferreira pass | 49-48 |
| 11:09 | Mississippi State | Dennis Ferreira steps in front of the Harvey Dobbs pass | 49-48 |
| 11:06 | LSU | John Wheeler hits the finger roll set up by Dennis Ferreira | 49-50 |
| 10:50 | Mississippi State | Norman Frazier misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner but he's fouled by John Wheeler - foul #3 on John Wheeler, team foul #4 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charles Vincent (PF), Pete Sharpe (C) Floyd Lashbrook, Wade Gregory | |
| Subs | LSU | Larry Duncan (PG), John Manno (SG), Edgar Hardcastle (SF), John Engelke (PF), Robert Stolberg (C) Terrance Harden, Dennis Ferreira, John Wheeler, Jerry Watson, Joshua Colburn | |
| 10:50 | Mississippi State | Norman Frazier misses the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 10:50 | Mississippi State | Norman Frazier makes the 2nd free throw | 50-50 |
| 10:50 | Mississippi State | Norman Frazier makes the 3rd free throw | 51-50 |
| 10:36 | LSU | Edgar Hardcastle misses long on a runner from close range | 51-50 |
| 10:34 | Mississippi State | Pete Sharpe snags the defensive board | 51-50 |
| 10:16 | Mississippi State | Larry Duncan steps in front of the Joshua Zalusky pass | 51-50 |
| 10:13 | LSU | John Manno throws it down set up by Larry Duncan | 51-52 |
| 09:57 | Mississippi State | Pete Sharpe misses the turnaround near the basket | 51-52 |
| 09:56 | Mississippi State | Pete Sharpe tips it in | 53-52 |
| 09:39 | LSU | Robert Stolberg drills a shot from the right side on a great pass from John Manno | 53-54 |
| 09:26 | Mississippi State | Norman Frazier misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 53-54 |
| 09:25 | Mississippi State | Norman Frazier grabs the offensive board | 53-54 |
| 09:09 | Mississippi State | Charles Vincent misses badly on a jump hook from close range but the foul's on John Engelke - foul #4 on John Engelke, team foul #5 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Rigoberto Rossi (PG), Heriberto Rossi (SG), William Stacy (SF) Harvey Dobbs, Joshua Zalusky, Norman Frazier | |
| Subs | LSU | John Wheeler (C) John Engelke | |
| 09:09 | Mississippi State | Charles Vincent makes the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 09:09 | Mississippi State | Charles Vincent makes the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 08:51 | LSU | Edgar Hardcastle's fadeaway is rejected by Pete Sharpe | 55-54 |
| 08:50 | LSU | Robert Stolberg grabs the offensive board | 55-54 |
| 08:29 | LSU | Edgar Hardcastle is hacked by Rigoberto Rossi - foul #2 on Rigoberto Rossi, team foul #7 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Floyd Lashbrook (PF), Wade Gregory (C) Charles Vincent, Pete Sharpe | |
| Subs | LSU | Dennis Ferreira (SG), Jerry Watson (PF), Joshua Colburn (C) John Manno, Robert Stolberg, John Wheeler | |
| 08:29 | LSU | Edgar Hardcastle makes the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 08:29 | LSU | Edgar Hardcastle makes the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| 08:10 | Mississippi State | Wade Gregory misses the easy layup | 55-56 |
| 08:08 | LSU | Joshua Colburn grabs the board | 55-56 |
| 08:04 | LSU | Dennis Ferreira knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Larry Duncan | 55-59 |
| 07:40 | Mississippi State | Floyd Lashbrook can't throw it down | 55-59 |
| 07:38 | Mississippi State | Floyd Lashbrook tips it back up and in | 57-59 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Rigoberto Rossi (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Heriberto Rossi (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Stacy (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Floyd Lashbrook (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Wade Gregory (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Larry Duncan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dennis Ferreira (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SF - Edgar Hardcastle (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry Watson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Joshua Colburn (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:18 | LSU | Joshua Colburn is fouled on the floor by Wade Gregory - foul #2 on Wade Gregory, team foul #8 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Harvey Dobbs (PG), Charles Vincent (PF), Pete Sharpe (C) Rigoberto Rossi, Floyd Lashbrook, Wade Gregory | |
| Subs | LSU | John Manno (SG), John Wheeler (SF) Larry Duncan, Edgar Hardcastle | |
| 07:18 | LSU | Joshua Colburn makes the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 07:18 | LSU | Joshua Colburn misses the 2nd free throw | 57-60 |
| 07:18 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Charles Vincent | 57-60 |
| 07:10 | Mississippi State | Charles Vincent hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 57-60 |
| 07:09 | Mississippi State | Pete Sharpe can't tip it in | 57-60 |
| 07:08 | Mississippi State | Pete Sharpe hits the follow up shot | 59-60 |
| 07:04 | LSU | John Wheeler misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-60 |
| 07:02 | Mississippi State | Charles Vincent grabs the board | 59-60 |
| 06:47 | Mississippi State | Heriberto Rossi comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Jerry Watson - foul #2 on Jerry Watson, team foul #6 | 59-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Floyd Lashbrook (SF) William Stacy | |
| Subs | LSU | John Engelke (PF), Robert Stolberg (C) Jerry Watson, Joshua Colburn | |
| 06:47 | Mississippi State | Heriberto Rossi makes the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 06:47 | Mississippi State | Heriberto Rossi makes the 2nd free throw | 61-60 |
| 06:29 | LSU | John Manno throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joshua Zalusky (SG) Heriberto Rossi | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 06:21 | Mississippi State | Floyd Lashbrook misses long on a shot from the left wing | 61-60 |
| 06:20 | Mississippi State | Pete Sharpe hits the follow up shot | 63-60 |
| 06:17 | LSU | Dennis Ferreira's pass is intercepted by Joshua Zalusky in the backcourt | 63-60 |
| 06:02 | Mississippi State | John Manno is called for the reach on Joshua Zalusky - foul #2 on John Manno, team foul #7 | 63-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Wade Gregory (C) Pete Sharpe | |
| Subs | LSU | Larry Duncan (PG) Dennis Ferreira | |
| 06:02 | Mississippi State | Joshua Zalusky makes the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 06:02 | Mississippi State | Joshua Zalusky makes the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| 05:43 | LSU | Robert Stolberg makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 65-63 |
| 05:28 | Mississippi State | Charles Vincent lays it up and in | 67-63 |
| 05:06 | LSU | John Engelke makes the driving attempt in the paint | 67-65 |
| 04:41 | Mississippi State | Wade Gregory misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 67-65 |
| 04:39 | Mississippi State | Floyd Lashbrook gets the offensive rebound | 67-65 |
| 04:28 | Mississippi State | Joshua Zalusky scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 70-65 |
| 04:28 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Heriberto Rossi (SG), William Stacy (SF), Pete Sharpe (C) Joshua Zalusky, Floyd Lashbrook, Wade Gregory | |
| Subs | LSU | Edgar Hardcastle (SF), Jerry Watson (PF), Joshua Colburn (C) John Wheeler, John Engelke, Robert Stolberg | |
| 04:12 | LSU | Joshua Colburn scores on a shot from the baseline | 70-67 |
| 03:53 | Mississippi State | Charles Vincent hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Edgar Hardcastle - foul #2 on Edgar Hardcastle, team foul #8 | 70-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Rigoberto Rossi (PG) Harvey Dobbs | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 03:53 | Mississippi State | Charles Vincent makes the 1st free throw | 71-67 |
| 03:53 | Mississippi State | Charles Vincent makes the 2nd free throw | 72-67 |
| 03:39 | LSU | Charles Vincent steals the ball from Jerry Watson | 72-67 |
| 03:23 | Mississippi State | Pete Sharpe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 72-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Floyd Lashbrook (PF) Charles Vincent | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Rigoberto Rossi (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Heriberto Rossi (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Stacy (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Floyd Lashbrook (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Pete Sharpe (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Larry Duncan (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Manno (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edgar Hardcastle (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry Watson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Joshua Colburn (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:03 | LSU | Larry Duncan can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 72-67 |
| 03:01 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Edgar Hardcastle | 72-67 |
| 02:46 | LSU | John Manno comes up short on the jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Rigoberto Rossi - foul #3 on Rigoberto Rossi, team foul #9 | 72-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Harvey Dobbs (PG) Rigoberto Rossi | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 02:46 | LSU | John Manno makes the 1st free throw | 72-68 |
| 02:46 | LSU | John Manno makes the 2nd free throw | 72-69 |
| 02:28 | Mississippi State | William Stacy comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Joshua Colburn - foul #2 on Joshua Colburn, team foul #9 | 72-69 |
| 02:28 | Mississippi State | William Stacy makes the 1st free throw | 73-69 |
| 02:28 | Mississippi State | William Stacy makes the 2nd free throw | 74-69 |
| 02:05 | LSU | John Manno misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 74-69 |
| 02:03 | LSU | Edgar Hardcastle grabs the offensive board | 74-69 |
| 01:55 | LSU | Edgar Hardcastle comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by William Stacy - foul #4 on William Stacy, team foul #10 | 74-69 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charles Vincent (PF) Floyd Lashbrook | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 01:55 | LSU | Edgar Hardcastle makes the 1st free throw | 74-70 |
| 01:55 | LSU | Edgar Hardcastle makes the 2nd free throw | 74-71 |
| 01:29 | Mississippi State | Heriberto Rossi misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Edgar Hardcastle - foul #3 on Edgar Hardcastle, team foul #10 | 74-71 |
| 01:29 | Mississippi State | Heriberto Rossi misses the 1st free throw | 74-71 |
| 01:29 | Mississippi State | Heriberto Rossi misses the 2nd free throw | 74-71 |
| 01:29 | LSU | The rebound goes to Jerry Watson | 74-71 |
| 01:06 | LSU | John Manno misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 74-71 |
| 01:04 | LSU | Jerry Watson misses the tip | 74-71 |
| 01:02 | Mississippi State | Pete Sharpe snags the defensive board | 74-71 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:57 | Mississippi State | Heriberto Rossi scores on a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Pete Sharpe | 76-71 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:41 | LSU | Jerry Watson clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 76-71 |
| 00:40 | Mississippi State | Heriberto Rossi grabs the defensive rebound | 76-71 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:37 | Mississippi State | Heriberto Rossi is hacked by Larry Duncan in the backcourt - foul #3 on Larry Duncan, team foul #11 | 76-71 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joshua Zalusky (SF) William Stacy | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 00:37 | Mississippi State | Heriberto Rossi misses the 1st free throw | 76-71 |
| 00:37 | Mississippi State | Heriberto Rossi misses the 2nd free throw | 76-71 |
| 00:37 | LSU | Joshua Colburn grabs the defensive rebound | 76-71 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:30 | LSU | Edgar Hardcastle banks in the layup on a great pass from John Manno | 76-73 |
| 00:28 | Mississippi State | Joshua Zalusky is hacked by Larry Duncan in the backcourt - foul #4 on Larry Duncan, team foul #12 | 76-73 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Rigoberto Rossi (PG), Floyd Lashbrook (PF) Harvey Dobbs, Charles Vincent | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 00:28 | Mississippi State | Joshua Zalusky makes the 1st free throw | 77-73 |
| 00:28 | Mississippi State | Joshua Zalusky makes the 2nd free throw | 78-73 |
| 00:22 | LSU | Larry Duncan makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from John Manno | 78-76 |
| 00:22 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 78-76 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Harvey Dobbs (PG), William Stacy (SF), Charles Vincent (PF) Rigoberto Rossi, Joshua Zalusky, Floyd Lashbrook | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 00:19 | Mississippi State | Larry Duncan is called for the reach on Harvey Dobbs in the backcourt - foul #5 on Larry Duncan, team foul #13 | 78-76 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Dennis Ferreira (PG) Larry Duncan | |
| 00:19 | Mississippi State | Harvey Dobbs makes the 1st free throw | 79-76 |
| 00:19 | Mississippi State | Harvey Dobbs makes the 2nd free throw | 80-76 |
| 00:15 | LSU | Dennis Ferreira hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 80-76 |
| 00:14 | Mississippi State | William Stacy snags the defensive board | 80-76 |
| 00:13 | Mississippi State | Dennis Ferreira is called for the reach on William Stacy in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dennis Ferreira, team foul #14 | 80-76 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Rigoberto Rossi (PG), Floyd Lashbrook (PF) Harvey Dobbs, Charles Vincent | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 00:13 | Mississippi State | William Stacy misses the 1st free throw | 80-76 |
| 00:13 | Mississippi State | William Stacy makes the 2nd free throw | 81-76 |
| 00:05 | LSU | Jerry Watson buries a 3 from the right corner set up by John Manno | 81-79 |
| 00:05 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 81-79 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Harvey Dobbs (PG), Charles Vincent (PF) Rigoberto Rossi, Floyd Lashbrook | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 00:04 | Mississippi State | Harvey Dobbs is hacked by Dennis Ferreira in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dennis Ferreira, team foul #15 | 81-79 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi State | Harvey Dobbs makes the 1st free throw | 82-79 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi State | Harvey Dobbs makes the 2nd free throw | 83-79 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Dennis Ferreira comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 83-79 |