| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Clifton Sykes (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Redrick (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hugh Forand (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Melville (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Roe (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Mike Foster (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Keith Sanders (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Raymond Washington (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Johnny Laplant (fresh) 2 pts. C - Perry Cobb (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Hugh Forand inbounds the ball | 24-30 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:52 | Mississippi State | Robert Roe misses the lay-in | 24-30 |
| 19:51 | Mississippi State | Hugh Forand pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-30 |
| 19:34 | Mississippi State | Hugh Forand can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 24-30 |
| 19:33 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Johnny Laplant | 24-30 |
| 19:16 | Louisiana State | Perry Cobb misses short on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Charles Melville - foul #1 on Charles Melville, team foul #1 | 24-30 |
| 19:16 | Louisiana State | Perry Cobb makes the 1st free throw | 24-31 |
| 19:16 | Louisiana State | Perry Cobb makes the 2nd free throw | 24-32 |
| 18:52 | Mississippi State | David Redrick misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Keith Sanders - foul #1 on Keith Sanders, team foul #1 | 24-32 |
| 18:52 | Mississippi State | David Redrick makes the 1st free throw | 25-32 |
| 18:52 | Mississippi State | David Redrick misses the 2nd free throw | 25-32 |
| 18:52 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Johnny Laplant | 25-32 |
| 18:37 | Louisiana State | Johnny Laplant loses the dribble to Robert Roe | 25-32 |
| 18:18 | Mississippi State | Perry Cobb steals it from Hugh Forand | 25-32 |
| 18:04 | Louisiana State | Raymond Washington is fouled on the floor by Hugh Forand - foul #1 on Hugh Forand, team foul #2 | 25-32 |
| 17:45 | Louisiana State | Johnny Laplant drills a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Keith Sanders and he's fouled by Charles Melville - foul #2 on Charles Melville, team foul #3 | 25-34 |
| 17:45 | Louisiana State | Johnny Laplant misses the free throw | 25-34 |
| 17:45 | Mississippi State | Robert Roe snags the defensive board | 25-34 |
| 17:33 | Mississippi State | Robert Roe misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-34 |
| 17:32 | Mississippi State | Charles Melville tips it home | 27-34 |
| 17:05 | Louisiana State | Keith Sanders buries a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Mike Foster | 27-36 |
| 16:43 | Mississippi State | Robert Roe throws it down | 29-36 |
| 16:36 | Louisiana State | Mike Foster is hacked by Clifton Sykes in the backcourt - foul #1 on Clifton Sykes, team foul #4 | 29-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Monte Grissom (SF), Carlos Batchelor (C) Hugh Forand, Robert Roe | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Jerry Bennett (PF), Martin Morris (C) Johnny Laplant, Perry Cobb | |
| 16:19 | Louisiana State | Keith Sanders connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Raymond Washington | 29-39 |
| 16:15 | Mississippi State | David Redrick is whistled for a carry | 29-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Larry Oyer (C) Charles Melville | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 15:53 | Louisiana State | Keith Sanders hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Mike Foster | 29-41 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Clifton Sykes (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Redrick (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Monte Grissom (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Carlos Batchelor (fresh) 2 reb. C - Larry Oyer (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Mike Foster (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 ast. SG - Keith Sanders (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SF - Raymond Washington (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jerry Bennett (fresh) 3 reb. C - Martin Morris (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Mississippi State | Clifton Sykes clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Martin Morris - foul #1 on Martin Morris, team foul #2 | 29-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kevin Barham (SG) David Redrick | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Joseph Duncan (SF) Raymond Washington | |
| 15:38 | Mississippi State | Clifton Sykes makes the 1st free throw | 30-41 |
| 15:38 | Mississippi State | Clifton Sykes makes the 2nd free throw | 31-41 |
| 15:13 | Louisiana State | Keith Sanders misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 31-41 |
| 15:11 | Louisiana State | The offensive rebound goes to Jerry Bennett | 31-41 |
| 14:49 | Louisiana State | Martin Morris is hacked by Monte Grissom - foul #1 on Monte Grissom, team foul #5 | 31-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Redrick (PG), Hugh Forand (SF), Charles Melville (PF), Robert Roe (C) Clifton Sykes, Monte Grissom, Carlos Batchelor, Larry Oyer | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Perry Cobb (C) Keith Sanders | |
| 14:28 | Louisiana State | Perry Cobb lays it up and in on a nice dish by Joseph Duncan | 31-43 |
| 14:12 | Mississippi State | Perry Cobb picks off the pass by Hugh Forand | 31-43 |
| 13:52 | Louisiana State | Joseph Duncan misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Hugh Forand - foul #2 on Hugh Forand, team foul #6 | 31-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Clifton Sykes (PG) David Redrick | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Keith Sanders (SG), Raymond Washington (SF), Johnny Laplant (PF) Mike Foster, Jerry Bennett, Martin Morris | |
| 13:52 | Louisiana State | Joseph Duncan makes the 1st free throw | 31-44 |
| 13:52 | Louisiana State | Joseph Duncan makes the 2nd free throw | 31-45 |
| 13:49 | Mississippi State | Clifton Sykes throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-45 |
| 13:35 | Louisiana State | Raymond Washington misses long on a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Hugh Forand - foul #3 on Hugh Forand, team foul #7 | 31-45 |
| 13:35 | Louisiana State | Raymond Washington makes the 1st free throw | 31-46 |
| 13:35 | Louisiana State | Raymond Washington makes the 2nd free throw | 31-47 |
| 13:16 | Mississippi State | Johnny Laplant steals the ball from Kevin Barham | 31-47 |
| 13:10 | Louisiana State | Keith Sanders misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-47 |
| 13:08 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Hugh Forand | 31-47 |
| 12:53 | Mississippi State | Clifton Sykes knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-47 |
| 12:38 | Louisiana State | The jump hook by Johnny Laplant is blocked by Charles Melville | 34-47 |
| 12:36 | Louisiana State | Keith Sanders snags the offensive board | 34-47 |
| 12:19 | Louisiana State | Perry Cobb lays it up and in on a great pass from Joseph Duncan | 34-49 |
| 12:04 | Mississippi State | Clifton Sykes drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Kevin Barham | 36-49 |
| 11:39 | Louisiana State | Charles Melville is called for the reach on Keith Sanders - foul #3 on Charles Melville, team foul #8 | 36-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Redrick (SG), Monte Grissom (SF), Carlos Batchelor (PF), Larry Oyer (C) Kevin Barham, Hugh Forand, Charles Melville, Robert Roe | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Mike Foster (PG), Jerry Bennett (PF), Martin Morris (C) Joseph Duncan, Johnny Laplant, Perry Cobb | |
| 11:39 | Louisiana State | Keith Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 36-50 |
| 11:39 | Louisiana State | Keith Sanders misses the 2nd free throw | 36-50 |
| 11:39 | Mississippi State | Carlos Batchelor grabs the defensive rebound | 36-50 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Clifton Sykes (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Redrick (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Monte Grissom (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Carlos Batchelor (fresh) 3 reb. C - Larry Oyer (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Mike Foster (fresh) 5 pts. 8 ast. SG - Keith Sanders (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SF - Raymond Washington (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jerry Bennett (fresh) 4 reb. C - Martin Morris (fresh) | |
| 11:30 | Mississippi State | Monte Grissom is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Monte Grissom, team foul #9 | 36-50 |
| 11:06 | Louisiana State | Keith Sanders knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Jerry Bennett | 36-53 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 10:45 | Mississippi State | The pull-up jumper by Clifton Sykes is blocked by Martin Morris | 36-53 |
| 10:43 | Louisiana State | Keith Sanders grabs the defensive rebound | 36-53 |
| 10:19 | Louisiana State | Jerry Bennett misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 36-53 |
| 10:18 | Mississippi State | Larry Oyer gets the rebound | 36-53 |
| 10:10 | Mississippi State | Monte Grissom misses badly on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Raymond Washington - foul #3 on Raymond Washington, team foul #3 | 36-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kevin Barham (SG), Charles Melville (PF), Robert Roe (C) Clifton Sykes, Carlos Batchelor, Larry Oyer | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Joseph Duncan (SG), Johnny Laplant (PF), Perry Cobb (C) Keith Sanders, Jerry Bennett, Martin Morris | |
| 10:10 | Mississippi State | Monte Grissom makes the 1st free throw | 37-53 |
| 10:10 | Mississippi State | Monte Grissom misses the 2nd free throw | 37-53 |
| 10:10 | Louisiana State | Johnny Laplant grabs the board | 37-53 |
| 09:51 | Louisiana State | Johnny Laplant buries a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Joseph Duncan | 37-55 |
| 09:31 | Mississippi State | Monte Grissom misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 37-55 |
| 09:30 | Louisiana State | Johnny Laplant gets the rebound | 37-55 |
| 09:12 | Louisiana State | Mike Foster can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by David Redrick - foul #2 on David Redrick, team foul #10 | 37-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Clifton Sykes (PG), Hugh Forand (SF) David Redrick, Monte Grissom | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Keith Sanders (SG) Raymond Washington | |
| 09:12 | Louisiana State | Mike Foster makes the 1st free throw | 37-56 |
| 09:12 | Louisiana State | Mike Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 37-57 |
| 08:57 | Mississippi State | Kevin Barham knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-57 |
| 08:53 | Louisiana State | Mike Foster misses the 3 from the right wing | 40-57 |
| 08:52 | Mississippi State | Charles Melville gets the rebound | 40-57 |
| 08:33 | Mississippi State | Robert Roe can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-57 |
| 08:31 | Louisiana State | Joseph Duncan grabs the defensive rebound | 40-57 |
| 08:18 | Louisiana State | Keith Sanders hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 40-57 |
| 08:17 | Mississippi State | Hugh Forand grabs the board | 40-57 |
| 08:00 | Mississippi State | Clifton Sykes misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-57 |
| 07:59 | Louisiana State | Keith Sanders snags the defensive board | 40-57 |
| 07:38 | Louisiana State | Perry Cobb is whistled for a carry | 40-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Redrick (SG), Carlos Batchelor (C) Kevin Barham, Robert Roe | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Raymond Washington (SF), Jerry Bennett (PF), Martin Morris (C) Joseph Duncan, Johnny Laplant, Perry Cobb | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Clifton Sykes (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Redrick (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hugh Forand (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Charles Melville (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Carlos Batchelor (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Mike Foster (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 ast. SG - Keith Sanders (fresh) 19 pts. 4 ast. SF - Raymond Washington (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jerry Bennett (fresh) 4 reb. C - Martin Morris (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 07:24 | Mississippi State | Clifton Sykes makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Carlos Batchelor | 43-57 |
| 07:00 | Louisiana State | Raymond Washington dunks the ball on a nice dish by Mike Foster | 43-59 |
| 06:44 | Mississippi State | David Redrick misses long on a floater from the right wing | 43-59 |
| 06:43 | Louisiana State | Martin Morris grabs the board | 43-59 |
| 06:17 | Louisiana State | Mike Foster knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jerry Bennett | 43-61 |
| 06:11 | Mississippi State | Carlos Batchelor travels with the ball | 43-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kevin Barham (SG), Monte Grissom (SF), Larry Oyer (C) Clifton Sykes, Hugh Forand, Charles Melville | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Joseph Duncan (SG), Perry Cobb (C) Keith Sanders, Martin Morris | |
| 05:47 | Louisiana State | Mike Foster scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-64 |
| 05:25 | Mississippi State | Kevin Barham scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 45-64 |
| 05:02 | Louisiana State | Perry Cobb hits the finger roll on a great pass from Mike Foster and he's hacked by Kevin Barham - foul #4 on Kevin Barham, team foul #11 | 45-66 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Terry Pippin (SG) Kevin Barham | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Charles Bleau (SG), Martin Morris (PF) Mike Foster, Raymond Washington | |
| 05:02 | Louisiana State | Perry Cobb misses the free throw | 45-66 |
| 05:02 | Mississippi State | Monte Grissom snags the defensive board | 45-66 |
| 04:44 | Mississippi State | Monte Grissom's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-66 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Keith Sanders (SG) Perry Cobb | |
| 04:15 | Louisiana State | Keith Sanders comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 45-66 |
| 04:14 | Mississippi State | David Redrick gets the rebound | 45-66 |
| 04:07 | Mississippi State | The pull-up jumper by David Redrick is blocked by Martin Morris | 45-66 |
| 04:06 | Louisiana State | Jerry Bennett gets the rebound | 45-66 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:43 | Louisiana State | Charles Bleau drills a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Jerry Bennett | 45-68 |
| 03:34 | Mississippi State | Larry Oyer can't connect on a shot in the paint | 45-68 |
| 03:32 | Mississippi State | Larry Oyer tips it in | 47-68 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - David Redrick (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Pippin (fresh) SF - Monte Grissom (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Carlos Batchelor (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Larry Oyer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Joseph Duncan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Keith Sanders (fresh) 19 pts. 4 ast. SF - Charles Bleau (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jerry Bennett (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Martin Morris (fresh) 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:03 | Louisiana State | Martin Morris scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Joseph Duncan | 47-70 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 02:49 | Mississippi State | Larry Oyer misses the easy layup | 47-70 |
| 02:47 | Mississippi State | Larry Oyer grabs the offensive rebound | 47-70 |
| 02:31 | Mississippi State | Terry Pippin misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-70 |
| 02:29 | Mississippi State | Larry Oyer gets the offensive rebound | 47-70 |
| 02:14 | Mississippi State | David Redrick is fouled on the floor by Martin Morris - foul #2 on Martin Morris, team foul #4 | 47-70 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Hennings (PF) Larry Oyer | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Mike Foster (PG) Keith Sanders | |
| 02:06 | Mississippi State | Carlos Batchelor lays it up and in on a great pass from Terry Pippin and he's hacked by Charles Bleau - foul #1 on Charles Bleau, team foul #5 | 49-70 |
| 02:06 | Mississippi State | Carlos Batchelor makes the free throw | 50-70 |
| 01:42 | Louisiana State | Daniel Hennings steals it from Joseph Duncan | 50-70 |
| 01:30 | Mississippi State | Joseph Duncan steals it from Terry Pippin | 50-70 |
| 01:25 | Louisiana State | Joseph Duncan misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-70 |
| 01:23 | Mississippi State | Monte Grissom pulls down the rebound | 50-70 |
| 01:00 | Mississippi State | Daniel Hennings scores on a jump hook from close range set up by David Redrick | 52-70 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:32 | Louisiana State | Joseph Duncan connects on the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Mike Foster | 52-72 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:28 | Mississippi State | David Redrick misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 52-72 |
| 00:26 | Mississippi State | Daniel Hennings tips it back up and in | 54-72 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana State | Mike Foster runs out the clock | 54-72 |