| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Adam Vicknair (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Mello (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Caleb Darby (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Arthur Burnette (fresh) 2 pts. C - Freddie Sutherland (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Willie Mendenhall (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Craig Updegraff (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Forrest Sommer (fresh) 3 reb. PF - John Macdonald (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Adam Knox (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer inbounds the ball | 35-26 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | Mississippi State | Adam Vicknair picks off the pass by Craig Updegraff | 35-26 |
| 19:28 | Louisiana State | Arthur Burnette hits the finger roll on a great pass from Adam Vicknair | 37-26 |
| 19:18 | Mississippi State | Willie Mendenhall splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-26 |
| 19:17 | Louisiana State | Ronald Mello grabs the defensive rebound | 37-26 |
| 19:05 | Louisiana State | Caleb Darby scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Freddie Sutherland | 40-26 |
| 18:39 | Mississippi State | John Macdonald comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 40-26 |
| 18:38 | Louisiana State | Adam Vicknair grabs the board | 40-26 |
| 18:13 | Louisiana State | Ronald Mello scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Adam Vicknair | 43-26 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 17:57 | Mississippi State | Adam Knox can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Freddie Sutherland - foul #1 on Freddie Sutherland, team foul #1 | 43-26 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | David Dinan (PF) Arthur Burnette | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 17:57 | Mississippi State | Adam Knox makes the 1st free throw | 43-27 |
| 17:57 | Mississippi State | Adam Knox misses the 2nd free throw | 43-27 |
| 17:57 | Louisiana State | Freddie Sutherland pulls down the rebound | 43-27 |
| 17:41 | Louisiana State | Caleb Darby is whistled for a carry | 43-27 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Alexei Malinoski (SF) Caleb Darby | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Oscar Nowak (SG), Calvin Reny (C) Craig Updegraff, Adam Knox | |
| 17:22 | Mississippi State | David Dinan steps in front of the John Macdonald pass | 43-27 |
| 17:04 | Louisiana State | Freddie Sutherland misses the lay-in over the doubleteam | 43-27 |
| 17:03 | Louisiana State | Ronald Mello tips it back up and in | 45-27 |
| 16:47 | Mississippi State | Willie Mendenhall makes the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Oscar Nowak | 45-29 |
| 16:27 | Louisiana State | David Dinan misses the dunk but he's hacked by John Macdonald - foul #3 on John Macdonald, team foul #1 | 45-29 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Corey Howard (PG), Robert Guerrier (SG), Caleb Darby (SF), Arthur Burnette (PF) Adam Vicknair, Ronald Mello, Alexei Malinoski, Freddie Sutherland | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Craig Updegraff (SG), Joshua Smith (SF), Adam Knox (PF) Oscar Nowak, Forrest Sommer, John Macdonald | |
| 16:27 | Louisiana State | David Dinan makes the 1st free throw | 46-29 |
| 16:27 | Louisiana State | David Dinan makes the 2nd free throw | 47-29 |
| 16:13 | Mississippi State | Calvin Reny can't finish the layup but he's hacked by David Dinan - foul #2 on David Dinan, team foul #2 | 47-29 |
| 16:13 | Mississippi State | Calvin Reny makes the 1st free throw | 47-30 |
| 16:13 | Mississippi State | Calvin Reny makes the 2nd free throw | 47-31 |
| 15:58 | Louisiana State | David Dinan's pass is intercepted by Adam Knox | 47-31 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Corey Howard (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Guerrier (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Caleb Darby (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Arthur Burnette (fresh) 4 pts. C - David Dinan (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Willie Mendenhall (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Craig Updegraff (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Joshua Smith (fresh) PF - Calvin Reny (fresh) 2 pts. C - Adam Knox (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:54 | Mississippi State | Corey Howard steals it from Willie Mendenhall in the backcourt | 47-31 |
| 15:45 | Louisiana State | Robert Guerrier drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from David Dinan | 50-31 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 15:36 | Mississippi State | Craig Updegraff clanks a 3 from the right wing | 50-31 |
| 15:34 | Louisiana State | David Dinan pulls down the rebound | 50-31 |
| 15:16 | Louisiana State | Robert Guerrier comes up short on the shot from the left side | 50-31 |
| 15:15 | Louisiana State | David Dinan misses the tip | 50-31 |
| 15:13 | Mississippi State | Adam Knox grabs the board | 50-31 |
| 15:09 | Mississippi State | Willie Mendenhall comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 50-31 |
| 15:08 | Louisiana State | Robert Guerrier grabs the board | 50-31 |
| 14:51 | Louisiana State | Corey Howard is fouled on the floor by Joshua Smith - foul #3 on Joshua Smith, team foul #2 | 50-31 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Ronald Mello (SG), Alexei Malinoski (PF), Freddie Sutherland (C) Caleb Darby, Arthur Burnette, David Dinan | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Oscar Nowak (SG), Forrest Sommer (SF), John Macdonald (PF), Lewis Burkley (C) Craig Updegraff, Joshua Smith, Calvin Reny, Adam Knox | |
| 14:40 | Louisiana State | Freddie Sutherland's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-31 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Adam Vicknair (PG) Corey Howard | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 14:23 | Mississippi State | Robert Guerrier steals the ball from John Macdonald | 50-31 |
| 14:14 | Louisiana State | Ronald Mello comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 50-31 |
| 14:13 | Mississippi State | John Macdonald grabs the defensive rebound | 50-31 |
| 14:08 | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-31 |
| 14:07 | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer grabs the offensive board | 50-31 |
| 13:58 | Mississippi State | Adam Vicknair steals the ball from Oscar Nowak | 50-31 |
| 13:53 | Louisiana State | Adam Vicknair hits the finger roll | 52-31 |
| 13:43 | Mississippi State | Oscar Nowak hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Freddie Sutherland - foul #2 on Freddie Sutherland, team foul #3 | 52-31 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Arthur Burnette (PF) Robert Guerrier | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 13:43 | Mississippi State | Oscar Nowak makes the 1st free throw | 52-32 |
| 13:43 | Mississippi State | Oscar Nowak makes the 2nd free throw | 52-33 |
| 13:32 | Louisiana State | Freddie Sutherland lays it in despite the doubleteam | 54-33 |
| 13:11 | Mississippi State | Willie Mendenhall is fouled on the floor by Arthur Burnette - foul #3 on Arthur Burnette, team foul #4 | 54-33 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Corey Howard (PG), Caleb Darby (SF) Adam Vicknair, Alexei Malinoski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Craig Updegraff (SG), Joshua Smith (SF) Oscar Nowak, Forrest Sommer | |
| 12:56 | Mississippi State | Joshua Smith comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 54-33 |
| 12:54 | Louisiana State | Arthur Burnette snags the defensive board | 54-33 |
| 12:35 | Louisiana State | Ronald Mello can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 54-33 |
| 12:33 | Mississippi State | John Macdonald grabs the defensive rebound | 54-33 |
| 12:14 | Mississippi State | Joshua Smith scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by John Macdonald | 54-36 |
| 11:59 | Louisiana State | Freddie Sutherland blows the dunk | 54-36 |
| 11:57 | Mississippi State | Joshua Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 54-36 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Corey Howard (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ronald Mello (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Caleb Darby (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Arthur Burnette (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Freddie Sutherland (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Willie Mendenhall (tiring) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Craig Updegraff (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Joshua Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - John Macdonald (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Lewis Burkley (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:51 | Mississippi State | Willie Mendenhall makes the contested 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Craig Updegraff | 54-39 |
| 11:35 | Louisiana State | Freddie Sutherland makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Ronald Mello and the foul's on Willie Mendenhall - foul #2 on Willie Mendenhall, team foul #3 | 56-39 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Adam Vicknair (PG), Alexei Malinoski (SF), David Dinan (PF) Ronald Mello, Caleb Darby, Arthur Burnette | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Whitney (PG), Oscar Nowak (SG), Forrest Sommer (SF), Adam Knox (C) Willie Mendenhall, Craig Updegraff, Joshua Smith, Lewis Burkley | |
| 11:35 | Louisiana State | Freddie Sutherland makes the free throw | 57-39 |
| 11:28 | Mississippi State | John Macdonald blows the layup but he's fouled by David Dinan - foul #3 on David Dinan, team foul #5 | 57-39 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Robert Guerrier (SF) Freddie Sutherland | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 11:28 | Mississippi State | John Macdonald makes the 1st free throw | 57-40 |
| 11:28 | Mississippi State | John Macdonald makes the 2nd free throw | 57-41 |
| 10:59 | Louisiana State | Corey Howard misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-41 |
| 10:58 | Mississippi State | John Macdonald grabs the board | 57-41 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:37 | Mississippi State | David Dinan swats the layup by John Macdonald | 57-41 |
| 10:35 | Mississippi State | John Macdonald gets the offensive rebound | 57-41 |
| 10:25 | Mississippi State | Oscar Nowak misses short on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Corey Howard - foul #1 on Corey Howard, team foul #6 | 57-41 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Caleb Darby (SF) Corey Howard | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Willie Mendenhall (PG) James Whitney | |
| 10:25 | Mississippi State | Oscar Nowak makes the 1st free throw | 57-42 |
| 10:25 | Mississippi State | Oscar Nowak makes the 2nd free throw | 57-43 |
| 10:10 | Louisiana State | Alexei Malinoski is whistled for a carry | 57-43 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Stanley Smith (SG), Arthur Burnette (PF) Robert Guerrier, Alexei Malinoski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Craig Updegraff (SG) Oscar Nowak | |
| 09:57 | Mississippi State | Craig Updegraff knocks in the shot from the left wing | 57-45 |
| 09:45 | Louisiana State | Caleb Darby scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Stanley Smith | 59-45 |
| 09:40 | Mississippi State | Willie Mendenhall shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from John Macdonald | 59-48 |
| 09:13 | Louisiana State | Caleb Darby knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 62-48 |
| 08:48 | Mississippi State | Willie Mendenhall evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Craig Updegraff | 62-51 |
| 08:31 | Louisiana State | Caleb Darby scores on a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Adam Vicknair | 64-51 |
| 08:10 | Mississippi State | Craig Updegraff is hacked by David Dinan - foul #4 on David Dinan, team foul #7 | 64-51 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Corey Howard (PG), Ronald Mello (SG), Robert Guerrier (SF), Alexei Malinoski (PF), Freddie Sutherland (C) Adam Vicknair, Stanley Smith, Caleb Darby, Arthur Burnette, David Dinan | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Whitney (PG), Joshua Smith (SF), Calvin Reny (PF), Lewis Burkley (C) Willie Mendenhall, Forrest Sommer, John Macdonald, Adam Knox | |
| 08:10 | Mississippi State | Craig Updegraff misses the 1st free throw | 64-51 |
| 08:10 | Louisiana State | Freddie Sutherland pulls down the rebound | 64-51 |
| 07:48 | Louisiana State | Corey Howard misses the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by James Whitney - foul #2 on James Whitney, team foul #4 | 64-51 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Oscar Nowak (SG) Craig Updegraff | |
| 07:48 | Louisiana State | Corey Howard makes the 1st free throw | 65-51 |
| 07:48 | Louisiana State | Corey Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 66-51 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Corey Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ronald Mello (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Guerrier (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Alexei Malinoski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Freddie Sutherland (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Whitney (fresh) SG - Oscar Nowak (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joshua Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Calvin Reny (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lewis Burkley (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:40 | Mississippi State | Oscar Nowak clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 66-51 |
| 07:38 | Louisiana State | Alexei Malinoski snags the defensive board | 66-51 |
| 07:24 | Louisiana State | Alexei Malinoski hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 66-51 |
| 07:22 | Louisiana State | Alexei Malinoski gets the offensive rebound | 66-51 |
| 07:07 | Louisiana State | Alexei Malinoski dunks the ball on a great pass from Ronald Mello | 68-51 |
| 06:54 | Mississippi State | Freddie Sutherland denies the turnaround by Lewis Burkley | 68-51 |
| 06:53 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Freddie Sutherland | 68-51 |
| 06:49 | Louisiana State | Corey Howard is whistled for traveling | 68-51 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Willie Mendenhall (PG) James Whitney | |
| 06:30 | Mississippi State | Lewis Burkley slams it home | 68-53 |
| 06:17 | Louisiana State | Corey Howard is open and buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Freddie Sutherland | 71-53 |
| 06:08 | Mississippi State | Oscar Nowak's floater is tipped away by Freddie Sutherland | 71-53 |
| 06:06 | Louisiana State | Alexei Malinoski gets the rebound | 71-53 |
| 05:52 | Louisiana State | Alexei Malinoski misses the dunk attempt | 71-53 |
| 05:51 | Mississippi State | Calvin Reny grabs the board | 71-53 |
| 05:31 | Mississippi State | Corey Howard steals the ball from Oscar Nowak | 71-53 |
| 05:28 | Louisiana State | Corey Howard banks in the layup | 73-53 |
| 05:15 | Mississippi State | Oscar Nowak drills a fadeaway near the basket | 73-55 |
| 05:15 | Louisiana State | Louisiana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-55 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Adam Vicknair (PG), Caleb Darby (SF), Arthur Burnette (PF) Corey Howard, Robert Guerrier, Alexei Malinoski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Craig Updegraff (SG), Forrest Sommer (SF), John Macdonald (PF) Oscar Nowak, Joshua Smith, Calvin Reny | |
| 04:51 | Louisiana State | Lewis Burkley steals it from Arthur Burnette | 73-55 |
| 04:39 | Mississippi State | Caleb Darby steals the ball from Willie Mendenhall | 73-55 |
| 04:35 | Louisiana State | Caleb Darby banks in the layup | 75-55 |
| 04:19 | Mississippi State | John Macdonald hits the finger roll | 75-57 |
| 04:00 | Louisiana State | Caleb Darby misses short on an open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 75-57 |
| 03:59 | Mississippi State | Craig Updegraff gets the rebound | 75-57 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:53 | Mississippi State | Caleb Darby blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Willie Mendenhall | 75-57 |
| 03:52 | Louisiana State | Freddie Sutherland gets the rebound | 75-57 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:26 | Louisiana State | Freddie Sutherland works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 75-57 |
| 03:25 | Louisiana State | Freddie Sutherland tips it in | 77-57 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Adam Vicknair (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Ronald Mello (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SF - Caleb Darby (fresh) 14 pts. PF - Arthur Burnette (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Freddie Sutherland (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Willie Mendenhall (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. SG - Craig Updegraff (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Forrest Sommer (fresh) 4 reb. PF - John Macdonald (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Lewis Burkley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:08 | Mississippi State | Lewis Burkley clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 77-57 |
| 03:06 | Mississippi State | John Macdonald tips it in | 77-59 |
| 02:48 | Louisiana State | Freddie Sutherland lays it up and in set up by Ronald Mello | 79-59 |
| 02:43 | Mississippi State | Willie Mendenhall works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 79-59 |
| 02:42 | Louisiana State | Arthur Burnette grabs the board | 79-59 |
| 02:38 | Louisiana State | Ronald Mello misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 79-59 |
| 02:36 | Mississippi State | John Macdonald gets the rebound | 79-59 |
| 02:28 | Mississippi State | Willie Mendenhall misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 79-59 |
| 02:27 | Louisiana State | Caleb Darby snags the defensive board | 79-59 |
| 02:21 | Louisiana State | Caleb Darby clanks a floater from the left side | 79-59 |
| 02:19 | Mississippi State | Craig Updegraff grabs the board | 79-59 |
| 02:15 | Mississippi State | Craig Updegraff is hacked by Ronald Mello - foul #1 on Ronald Mello, team foul #8 | 79-59 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Corey Howard (PG), Robert Guerrier (SG), Alexei Malinoski (SF), David Dinan (C) Adam Vicknair, Ronald Mello, Caleb Darby, Freddie Sutherland | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Whitney (PG), Joshua Smith (SF), Adam Knox (PF), Calvin Reny (C) Willie Mendenhall, Forrest Sommer, John Macdonald, Lewis Burkley | |
| 02:15 | Mississippi State | Craig Updegraff makes the 1st free throw | 79-60 |
| 02:15 | Mississippi State | Craig Updegraff makes the 2nd free throw | 79-61 |
| 01:52 | Louisiana State | Calvin Reny takes the ball from Robert Guerrier | 79-61 |
| 01:39 | Mississippi State | James Whitney's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 79-61 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Adam Vicknair (PG), Ronald Mello (SG), Caleb Darby (SF), Freddie Sutherland (C) Corey Howard, Robert Guerrier, Alexei Malinoski, David Dinan | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Oscar Nowak (SG) Craig Updegraff | |
| 01:11 | Louisiana State | Arthur Burnette comes up short on the floater in the lane but the foul's on Joshua Smith - foul #4 on Joshua Smith, team foul #5 | 79-61 |
| 01:11 | Louisiana State | Arthur Burnette makes the 1st free throw | 80-61 |
| 01:11 | Louisiana State | Arthur Burnette makes the 2nd free throw | 81-61 |
| 00:57 | Mississippi State | Oscar Nowak hits a floater from just outside the lane set up by Joshua Smith | 81-63 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State 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 a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:33 | Louisiana State | Ronald Mello hits a jumper from the right wing set up by Arthur Burnette | 83-63 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:29 | Mississippi State | Joshua Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 83-63 |
| 00:27 | Louisiana State | Arthur Burnette grabs the defensive rebound | 83-63 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana State | Adam Vicknair runs out the clock | 83-63 |