| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Casey Lamons (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Centers (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. SF - Paul Oswald (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sidney Tiffany (fresh) 5 pts. C - John Clinard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Lonnie Vath (fresh) 4 pts. SG - John Moore (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Alan Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ivan Smolinski (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Sullivan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Alan Taylor inbounds the ball | 35-24 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:47 | Mississippi State | Ivan Smolinski misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 35-24 |
| 19:45 | Mississippi State | Paul Sullivan gets the offensive rebound | 35-24 |
| 19:27 | Mississippi State | John Moore hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 35-24 |
| 19:25 | Louisiana State | Casey Lamons gets the rebound | 35-24 |
| 19:00 | Louisiana State | Paul Oswald's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-24 |
| 18:44 | Mississippi State | Paul Oswald picks off the pass by Paul Sullivan | 35-24 |
| 18:41 | Louisiana State | Casey Lamons lays it up and in set up by Paul Oswald | 37-24 |
| 18:32 | Mississippi State | Ivan Smolinski is hacked by Sidney Tiffany - foul #2 on Sidney Tiffany, team foul #1 | 37-24 |
| 18:14 | Mississippi State | Paul Sullivan clanks a runner near the basket but he's fouled by John Clinard - foul #2 on John Clinard, team foul #2 | 37-24 |
| 18:14 | Mississippi State | Paul Sullivan misses the 1st free throw | 37-24 |
| 18:14 | Mississippi State | Paul Sullivan misses the 2nd free throw | 37-24 |
| 18:14 | Louisiana State | Sidney Tiffany gets the rebound | 37-24 |
| 17:49 | Louisiana State | Casey Lamons's pass is intercepted by Paul Sullivan | 37-24 |
| 17:42 | Mississippi State | Lonnie Vath buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Alan Taylor | 37-27 |
| 17:29 | Louisiana State | Casey Lamons misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 37-27 |
| 17:28 | Louisiana State | John Clinard snags the offensive board | 37-27 |
| 17:03 | Louisiana State | Paul Sullivan steals it from Sidney Tiffany | 37-27 |
| 16:44 | Mississippi State | Alan Taylor scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 37-29 |
| 16:27 | Louisiana State | Robert Centers is fouled on the floor by Lonnie Vath - foul #3 on Lonnie Vath, team foul #1 | 37-29 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Charles Dubois (PG), Bryant Palmer (SF), Michael Williams (PF), Henry Ontiveros (C) Casey Lamons, Paul Oswald, Sidney Tiffany, John Clinard | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Franklin (PG), Shing Hong (SG), Amado Lombardi (C) Lonnie Vath, John Moore, Paul Sullivan | |
| 16:06 | Louisiana State | Alan Taylor picks off the pass by Henry Ontiveros | 37-29 |
| 15:53 | Mississippi State | Amado Lombardi misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Charles Dubois - foul #2 on Charles Dubois, team foul #3 | 37-29 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Roy Severino (SG), Thomas Richards (C) Alan Taylor, Ivan Smolinski | |
| 15:53 | Mississippi State | Amado Lombardi misses the 1st free throw | 37-29 |
| 15:53 | Mississippi State | Amado Lombardi misses the 2nd free throw | 37-29 |
| 15:53 | Louisiana State | Henry Ontiveros pulls down the rebound | 37-29 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Charles Dubois (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Centers (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. SF - Bryant Palmer (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Michael Williams (fresh) 2 blk. C - Henry Ontiveros (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Daniel Franklin (fresh) SG - Roy Severino (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Shing Hong (fresh) PF - Amado Lombardi (fresh) C - Thomas Richards (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 15:24 | Louisiana State | Robert Centers knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Bryant Palmer | 39-29 |
| 15:19 | Mississippi State | Roy Severino makes the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Shing Hong | 39-31 |
| 14:57 | Louisiana State | Robert Centers connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Bryant Palmer | 42-31 |
| 14:45 | Mississippi State | Shing Hong clanks a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Charles Dubois - foul #3 on Charles Dubois, team foul #4 | 42-31 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Casey Lamons (PG), Paul Oswald (SF), Sidney Tiffany (PF) Charles Dubois, Robert Centers, Michael Williams | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Moore (SF), Paul Sullivan (PF) Roy Severino, Amado Lombardi | |
| 14:45 | Mississippi State | Shing Hong misses the 1st free throw | 42-31 |
| 14:45 | Mississippi State | Shing Hong makes the 2nd free throw | 42-32 |
| 14:19 | Louisiana State | Casey Lamons knocks in the runner in the paint set up by Paul Oswald and he's fouled by Daniel Franklin - foul #1 on Daniel Franklin, team foul #2 | 44-32 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | John Clinard (C) Henry Ontiveros | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lonnie Vath (PG), Roy Severino (SG) Daniel Franklin, Shing Hong | |
| 14:19 | Louisiana State | Casey Lamons misses the free throw | 44-32 |
| 14:19 | Mississippi State | Thomas Richards grabs the board | 44-32 |
| 13:57 | Mississippi State | Paul Oswald blocks the short jumper by Thomas Richards | 44-32 |
| 13:55 | Louisiana State | John Clinard pulls down the rebound | 44-32 |
| 13:28 | Louisiana State | John Clinard connects on the jump hook in the paint set up by Paul Oswald | 46-32 |
| 13:05 | Mississippi State | Roy Severino misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 46-32 |
| 13:03 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to John Clinard | 46-32 |
| 12:57 | Louisiana State | John Clinard's layup is rejected by Thomas Richards | 46-32 |
| 12:56 | Mississippi State | Roy Severino pulls down the rebound | 46-32 |
| 12:46 | Mississippi State | John Moore hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 46-32 |
| 12:44 | Louisiana State | John Clinard snags the defensive board | 46-32 |
| 12:35 | Louisiana State | John Clinard drills a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Bryant Palmer | 48-32 |
| 12:21 | Mississippi State | Paul Sullivan drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-35 |
| 11:57 | Louisiana State | John Clinard hits a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Casey Lamons | 50-35 |
| 11:34 | Mississippi State | John Moore lays it up and in on a great pass from Roy Severino | 50-37 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Casey Lamons (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bryant Palmer (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SF - Paul Oswald (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sidney Tiffany (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - John Clinard (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Lonnie Vath (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SG - Roy Severino (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Moore (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Paul Sullivan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Thomas Richards (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:14 | Louisiana State | Sidney Tiffany hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Casey Lamons | 53-37 |
| 11:01 | Mississippi State | John Moore loses the ball out of bounds | 53-37 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Charles Dubois (PG), Robert Centers (SG), Michael Williams (PF), Henry Ontiveros (C) Casey Lamons, Bryant Palmer, Sidney Tiffany, John Clinard | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Franklin (PG), Shing Hong (SG), Alan Taylor (SF), Ivan Smolinski (PF), Amado Lombardi (C) Lonnie Vath, Roy Severino, John Moore, Paul Sullivan, Thomas Richards | |
| 10:36 | Louisiana State | Paul Oswald is fouled on the floor by Alan Taylor - foul #1 on Alan Taylor, team foul #3 | 53-37 |
| 10:20 | Louisiana State | Henry Ontiveros drills a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Charles Dubois and the foul's on Amado Lombardi - foul #1 on Amado Lombardi, team foul #4 | 55-37 |
| 10:20 | Louisiana State | Henry Ontiveros makes the free throw | 56-37 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 10:01 | Mississippi State | Alan Taylor is fouled on the floor by Henry Ontiveros - foul #2 on Henry Ontiveros, team foul #5 | 56-37 |
| 09:51 | Mississippi State | Ivan Smolinski blows the layup | 56-37 |
| 09:50 | Louisiana State | Michael Williams pulls down the rebound | 56-37 |
| 09:25 | Louisiana State | Charles Dubois knocks in the runner from the right block on a great pass from Robert Centers | 58-37 |
| 09:13 | Mississippi State | Shing Hong clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-37 |
| 09:12 | Mississippi State | Shing Hong grabs the offensive board | 58-37 |
| 09:01 | Mississippi State | Amado Lombardi's pass is intercepted by Henry Ontiveros | 58-37 |
| 08:39 | Louisiana State | Alan Taylor takes the ball from Charles Dubois | 58-37 |
| 08:36 | Mississippi State | Ivan Smolinski lays it up and in on a great pass from Alan Taylor | 58-39 |
| 08:08 | Louisiana State | Robert Centers hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 58-39 |
| 08:06 | Louisiana State | Robert Centers tips it back up and in | 60-39 |
| 07:59 | Mississippi State | Amado Lombardi misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 60-39 |
| 07:58 | Louisiana State | Michael Williams grabs the board | 60-39 |
| 07:39 | Louisiana State | Charles Dubois misses the jumper from the right wing | 60-39 |
| 07:38 | Mississippi State | Daniel Franklin grabs the board | 60-39 |
| 07:34 | Mississippi State | Alan Taylor hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 60-39 |
| 07:32 | Mississippi State | Shing Hong tips it home | 60-41 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Charles Dubois (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Centers (fresh) 18 pts. 6 reb. SF - Paul Oswald (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Williams (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Henry Ontiveros (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Daniel Franklin (fairly fresh) SG - Shing Hong (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Alan Taylor (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ivan Smolinski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Amado Lombardi (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:04 | Louisiana State | Charles Dubois scores on a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Centers | 62-41 |
| 06:47 | Mississippi State | Shing Hong is fouled on the floor by Paul Oswald - foul #2 on Paul Oswald, team foul #6 | 62-41 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Casey Lamons (PG), Bryant Palmer (SG), Sidney Tiffany (SF), John Clinard (C) Charles Dubois, Robert Centers, Paul Oswald, Michael Williams | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lonnie Vath (PG), Roy Severino (SG), John Moore (SF), Paul Sullivan (PF), Thomas Richards (C) Daniel Franklin, Shing Hong, Alan Taylor, Ivan Smolinski, Amado Lombardi | |
| 06:42 | Mississippi State | Roy Severino connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Lonnie Vath | 62-44 |
| 06:16 | Louisiana State | John Clinard misses long on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Lonnie Vath - foul #4 on Lonnie Vath, team foul #5 | 62-44 |
| 06:16 | Louisiana State | John Clinard makes the 1st free throw | 63-44 |
| 06:16 | Louisiana State | John Clinard makes the 2nd free throw | 64-44 |
| 05:59 | Mississippi State | John Moore misses short on a 3 from straight away | 64-44 |
| 05:57 | Louisiana State | John Clinard pulls down the rebound | 64-44 |
| 05:53 | Louisiana State | Casey Lamons hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Sidney Tiffany | 67-44 |
| 05:42 | Mississippi State | Roy Severino misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 67-44 |
| 05:41 | Louisiana State | Casey Lamons pulls down the rebound | 67-44 |
| 05:35 | Louisiana State | John Clinard hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Sidney Tiffany | 69-44 |
| 05:22 | Mississippi State | John Moore misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 69-44 |
| 05:20 | Louisiana State | Henry Ontiveros pulls down the rebound | 69-44 |
| 05:01 | Louisiana State | Casey Lamons misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 69-44 |
| 04:59 | Mississippi State | Paul Sullivan gets the rebound | 69-44 |
| 04:53 | Mississippi State | Paul Sullivan throws it down on a great pass from Lonnie Vath | 69-46 |
| 04:29 | Louisiana State | Casey Lamons misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 69-46 |
| 04:28 | Louisiana State | Sidney Tiffany grabs the offensive board | 69-46 |
| 04:09 | Louisiana State | Henry Ontiveros hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Sidney Tiffany | 71-46 |
| 03:53 | Mississippi State | Paul Sullivan misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 71-46 |
| 03:52 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Henry Ontiveros | 71-46 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:28 | Louisiana State | Casey Lamons is fouled on the floor by Lonnie Vath - foul #5 on Lonnie Vath, team foul #6 | 71-46 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Charles Dubois (PG), Christopher Johnson (SF), Michael Williams (PF) Casey Lamons, Sidney Tiffany, John Clinard | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Franklin (PG), Shing Hong (SG), Amado Lombardi (PF), Gregory Sais (C) Lonnie Vath, Roy Severino, Paul Sullivan, Thomas Richards | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Charles Dubois (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bryant Palmer (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SF - Christopher Johnson (fresh) PF - Michael Williams (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Henry Ontiveros (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Daniel Franklin (fresh) SG - Shing Hong (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - John Moore (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Amado Lombardi (fresh) C - Gregory Sais (fresh) | |
| 03:07 | Louisiana State | Shing Hong is called for the reach on Christopher Johnson - foul #1 on Shing Hong, team foul #7 | 71-46 |
| 03:07 | Louisiana State | Christopher Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 72-46 |
| 03:07 | Louisiana State | Christopher Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 73-46 |
| 02:54 | Mississippi State | Shing Hong travels with the ball | 73-46 |
| 02:31 | Louisiana State | Bryant Palmer is hacked by Gregory Sais - foul #1 on Gregory Sais, team foul #8 | 73-46 |
| 02:31 | Louisiana State | Bryant Palmer makes the 1st free throw | 74-46 |
| 02:31 | Louisiana State | Bryant Palmer misses the 2nd free throw | 74-46 |
| 02:31 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Shing Hong | 74-46 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:19 | Mississippi State | Shing Hong is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Shing Hong, team foul #9 | 74-46 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Paul Sullivan (PF) Gregory Sais | |
| 02:02 | Louisiana State | Henry Ontiveros misses short on a shot from the left block | 74-46 |
| 02:00 | Mississippi State | Paul Sullivan grabs the defensive rebound | 74-46 |
| 01:55 | Mississippi State | John Moore makes the turnaround from the right block | 74-48 |
| 01:26 | Louisiana State | Henry Ontiveros can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 74-48 |
| 01:24 | Louisiana State | Bryant Palmer grabs the offensive rebound | 74-48 |
| 01:06 | Louisiana State | Henry Ontiveros scores on a runner from the baseline set up by Charles Dubois and the foul's on Amado Lombardi - foul #2 on Amado Lombardi, team foul #10 | 76-48 |
| 01:06 | Louisiana State | Henry Ontiveros misses the free throw | 76-48 |
| 01:06 | Mississippi State | Paul Sullivan grabs the board | 76-48 |
| 00:49 | Mississippi State | Daniel Franklin is fouled on the floor by Charles Dubois - foul #4 on Charles Dubois, team foul #7 | 76-48 |
| 00:49 | Mississippi State | Daniel Franklin misses the 1st free throw | 76-48 |
| 00:49 | Louisiana State | Henry Ontiveros grabs the defensive rebound | 76-48 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Louisiana State | Henry Ontiveros can't connect on a shot from the left block | 76-48 |
| 00:28 | Mississippi State | Shing Hong grabs the board | 76-48 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Mississippi State | John Moore comes up short on the shot from the baseline but the foul's on Christopher Johnson - foul #1 on Christopher Johnson, team foul #8 | 76-48 |
| 00:20 | Mississippi State | John Moore misses the 1st free throw | 76-48 |
| 00:20 | Mississippi State | John Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 76-48 |
| 00:20 | Louisiana State | Henry Ontiveros grabs the defensive rebound | 76-48 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana State | Charles Dubois runs out the clock | 76-48 |