| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Graham (fresh) SG - Douglas Welch (fresh) SF - Manuel Phillips (fresh) PF - Kenneth Jackson (fresh) C - Jeffrey Burpee (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Curtis Courts (fresh) SG - John Agee (fresh) SF - Charles Talbott (fresh) PF - Timothy Weiner (fresh) C - Nathaniel Cooperman (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana State | Nathaniel Cooperman wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 19:44 | Louisiana State | Timothy Weiner makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Curtis Courts | 0-2 |
| 19:25 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham is fouled on the floor by Curtis Courts - foul #1 on Curtis Courts, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:16 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham is by himself and knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Manuel Phillips | 2-2 |
| 19:06 | Louisiana State | Nathaniel Cooperman knocks in the floater from the left block on a great pass from Curtis Courts | 2-4 |
| 18:50 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Burpee misses short on an open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 2-4 |
| 18:49 | Louisiana State | Nathaniel Cooperman gets the rebound | 2-4 |
| 18:27 | Louisiana State | Curtis Courts scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by John Agee and he's fouled by Robert Graham - foul #1 on Robert Graham, team foul #1 | 2-6 |
| 18:27 | Louisiana State | Curtis Courts makes the free throw | 2-7 |
| 18:14 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Jackson loses the ball out of bounds | 2-7 |
| 17:54 | Louisiana State | Charles Talbott can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 2-7 |
| 17:52 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch gets the rebound | 2-7 |
| 17:30 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham scores on a turnaround in the paint | 4-7 |
| 17:20 | Louisiana State | Nathaniel Cooperman travels with the ball | 4-7 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Kyle Vito (PG), Henry France (SG), Arnold Janofsky (SF), Wesley Baker (PF), Thomas Carrero (C) Curtis Courts, John Agee, Charles Talbott, Timothy Weiner, Nathaniel Cooperman | |
| 17:05 | Mississippi State | Henry France steals the ball from Manuel Phillips | 4-7 |
| 17:01 | Louisiana State | Arnold Janofsky lays it up and in on a nice dish by Henry France | 4-9 |
| 16:45 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Thomas Carrero - foul #1 on Thomas Carrero, team foul #2 | 4-9 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Alfred Yablonsky (PG), Robert Ferrill (SF) Robert Graham, Manuel Phillips | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 16:45 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch makes the 1st free throw | 5-9 |
| 16:45 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch makes the 2nd free throw | 6-9 |
| 16:19 | Louisiana State | Arnold Janofsky misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 6-9 |
| 16:18 | Louisiana State | Kyle Vito pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-9 |
| 16:01 | Louisiana State | Robert Ferrill is called for the reach on Arnold Janofsky - foul #1 on Robert Ferrill, team foul #2 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Graham (PG) Douglas Welch | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | John Agee (PG), James Jones (SG), Nathaniel Cooperman (PF) Kyle Vito, Arnold Janofsky, Wesley Baker | |
| 15:48 | Louisiana State | Nathaniel Cooperman dunks the ball on a nice dish by John Agee and he's fouled by Kenneth Jackson - foul #1 on Kenneth Jackson, team foul #3 | 6-11 |
| 15:48 | Louisiana State | Nathaniel Cooperman makes the free throw | 6-12 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Graham (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Alfred Yablonsky (fresh) SF - Robert Ferrill (fresh) PF - Kenneth Jackson (fairly fresh) C - Jeffrey Burpee (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - John Agee (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Jones (fresh) SF - Henry France (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Nathaniel Cooperman (fresh) 5 pts. C - Thomas Carrero (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham misses badly on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Thomas Carrero - foul #2 on Thomas Carrero, team foul #3 | 6-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Manuel Phillips (SF) Robert Ferrill | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Steve Potter (C) Thomas Carrero | |
| 15:32 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham makes the 1st free throw | 7-12 |
| 15:32 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham makes the 2nd free throw | 8-12 |
| 15:14 | Louisiana State | Nathaniel Cooperman misses the easy layup | 8-12 |
| 15:13 | Louisiana State | James Jones can't tip it in | 8-12 |
| 15:11 | Louisiana State | Nathaniel Cooperman tips it back up and in | 8-14 |
| 14:42 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-14 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Ferrill (SG) Robert Graham | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Curtis Courts (PG), Charles Talbott (SF), Timothy Weiner (PF) John Agee, James Jones, Nathaniel Cooperman | |
| 14:29 | Louisiana State | Curtis Courts misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Alfred Yablonsky - foul #1 on Alfred Yablonsky, team foul #4 | 8-14 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Graham (PG) Alfred Yablonsky | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 14:29 | Louisiana State | Curtis Courts makes the 1st free throw | 8-15 |
| 14:29 | Louisiana State | Curtis Courts misses the 2nd free throw | 8-15 |
| 14:29 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Burpee pulls down the rebound | 8-15 |
| 14:26 | Mississippi State | Curtis Courts is called for the reach on Robert Ferrill in the backcourt - foul #2 on Curtis Courts, team foul #4 | 8-15 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Arnold Janofsky (SF) Curtis Courts | |
| 14:06 | Mississippi State | Steve Potter swats the shot by Robert Graham | 8-15 |
| 14:04 | Louisiana State | Steve Potter grabs the board | 8-15 |
| 13:46 | Louisiana State | Steve Potter drills a floater from the right side set up by Charles Talbott | 8-17 |
| 13:43 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 8-17 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch (SG), Thomas Cunningham (PF) Manuel Phillips, Kenneth Jackson | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | John Agee (PG), James Jones (SG), Nathaniel Cooperman (PF) Henry France, Arnold Janofsky, Timothy Weiner | |
| 13:26 | Louisiana State | Steve Potter is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Steve Potter, team foul #5 | 8-17 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Alfred Yablonsky (PG) Robert Graham | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Henry France (SF), Timothy Weiner (PF) Charles Talbott, Steve Potter | |
| 13:22 | Mississippi State | Robert Ferrill double dribbles in the backcourt | 8-17 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Carlton Braxton (C) Jeffrey Burpee | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 13:05 | Louisiana State | Carlton Braxton steps in front of the Timothy Weiner pass | 8-17 |
| 12:36 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch knocks in the jumper from the right wing | 10-17 |
| 12:29 | Louisiana State | Henry France scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by James Jones | 10-20 |
| 12:15 | Mississippi State | Nathaniel Cooperman is called for the reach on Douglas Welch - foul #1 on Nathaniel Cooperman, team foul #6 | 10-20 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Manuel Phillips (SF), Kenneth Jackson (PF), Jeffrey Burpee (C) Robert Ferrill, Thomas Cunningham, Carlton Braxton | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Charles Talbott (PG), Arnold Janofsky (SF), Wesley Baker (PF), Steve Potter (C) James Jones, Henry France, Timothy Weiner, Nathaniel Cooperman | |
| 12:00 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch is hacked by Arnold Janofsky - foul #1 on Arnold Janofsky, team foul #7 | 10-20 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Graham (PG) Alfred Yablonsky | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Kyle Vito (PG), Nathaniel Cooperman (PF) Arnold Janofsky, Wesley Baker | |
| 12:00 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch makes the 1st free throw | 11-20 |
| 12:00 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch makes the 2nd free throw | 12-20 |
| 11:43 | Louisiana State | John Agee can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 12-20 |
| 11:42 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Burpee grabs the board | 12-20 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Graham (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Douglas Welch (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Manuel Phillips (fresh) PF - Kenneth Jackson (fairly fresh) C - Jeffrey Burpee (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Kyle Vito (fresh) SG - John Agee (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Charles Talbott (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Nathaniel Cooperman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Steve Potter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:29 | Mississippi State | Steve Potter is called for the reach on Robert Graham - foul #2 on Steve Potter, team foul #8 | 12-20 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Henry France (SG), Arnold Janofsky (SF), Timothy Weiner (PF) Kyle Vito, John Agee, Steve Potter | |
| 11:29 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham makes the 1st free throw | 13-20 |
| 11:29 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham makes the 2nd free throw | 14-20 |
| 11:16 | Louisiana State | Timothy Weiner misses badly on a runner from close range but he's fouled by Kenneth Jackson - foul #2 on Kenneth Jackson, team foul #5 | 14-20 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Cunningham (PF) Kenneth Jackson | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | John Agee (SG) Henry France | |
| 11:16 | Louisiana State | Timothy Weiner makes the 1st free throw | 14-21 |
| 11:16 | Louisiana State | Timothy Weiner makes the 2nd free throw | 14-22 |
| 10:54 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-22 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Alfred Yablonsky (SG) Douglas Welch | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Henry France (SG), Wesley Baker (PF) Arnold Janofsky, Timothy Weiner | |
| 10:37 | Louisiana State | Nathaniel Cooperman makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by John Agee | 14-24 |
| 10:35 | Mississippi State | Manuel Phillips's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 14-24 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Ferrill (SF), Carlton Braxton (C) Manuel Phillips, Jeffrey Burpee | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Kyle Vito (PG), James Jones (SG), Timothy Weiner (PF) John Agee, Charles Talbott, Wesley Baker | |
| 10:19 | Louisiana State | James Jones is hacked by Robert Ferrill - foul #2 on Robert Ferrill, team foul #6 | 14-24 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Manuel Phillips (SF) Robert Ferrill | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | John Agee (PG), Charles Talbott (SF) Kyle Vito, James Jones | |
| 09:56 | Louisiana State | John Agee misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 14-24 |
| 09:54 | Mississippi State | Manuel Phillips pulls down the rebound | 14-24 |
| 09:48 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham hits a wide open driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Alfred Yablonsky | 16-24 |
| 09:31 | Louisiana State | Henry France misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 16-24 |
| 09:29 | Louisiana State | Timothy Weiner snags the offensive board | 16-24 |
| 09:08 | Louisiana State | Timothy Weiner is called for traveling | 16-24 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch (SG), Jeffrey Burpee (C) Alfred Yablonsky, Carlton Braxton | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Kyle Vito (PG), James Jones (SG), Arnold Janofsky (SF), Wesley Baker (PF) John Agee, Henry France, Charles Talbott, Timothy Weiner | |
| 08:57 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham hits a floater from the left side | 18-24 |
| 08:35 | Louisiana State | James Jones can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 18-24 |
| 08:33 | Mississippi State | Thomas Cunningham grabs the board | 18-24 |
| 08:27 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 18-24 |
| 08:25 | Louisiana State | Arnold Janofsky pulls down the rebound | 18-24 |
| 08:15 | Louisiana State | James Jones misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 18-24 |
| 08:13 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Burpee grabs the defensive rebound | 18-24 |
| 07:55 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham is wide open but clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 18-24 |
| 07:53 | Louisiana State | Nathaniel Cooperman grabs the board | 18-24 |
| 07:33 | Louisiana State | Nathaniel Cooperman comes up short on the floater from the right side | 18-24 |
| 07:31 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham snags the defensive board | 18-24 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Graham (tiring) 12 pts. SG - Douglas Welch (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Manuel Phillips (fairly fresh) PF - Thomas Cunningham (fairly fresh) C - Jeffrey Burpee (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Kyle Vito (fairly fresh) SG - James Jones (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Arnold Janofsky (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wesley Baker (fairly fresh) C - Nathaniel Cooperman (tired) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham is fouled in the backcourt by Arnold Janofsky - foul #2 on Arnold Janofsky, team foul #9 | 18-24 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Alfred Yablonsky (SG) Douglas Welch | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | John Agee (PG), Henry France (SG), Charles Talbott (SF), Timothy Weiner (PF) Kyle Vito, James Jones, Arnold Janofsky, Wesley Baker | |
| 07:26 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham makes the 1st free throw | 19-24 |
| 07:26 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham makes the 2nd free throw | 20-24 |
| 07:09 | Louisiana State | Timothy Weiner scores on a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Agee | 20-26 |
| 07:07 | Mississippi State | Henry France picks off the pass by Jeffrey Burpee in the backcourt | 20-26 |
| 06:50 | Louisiana State | Jeffrey Burpee swats the dunk try by Nathaniel Cooperman | 20-26 |
| 06:48 | Louisiana State | John Agee snags the offensive board | 20-26 |
| 06:39 | Louisiana State | Jeffrey Burpee is called for the reach on Henry France - foul #1 on Jeffrey Burpee, team foul #7 | 20-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch (SG), Carlton Braxton (C) Robert Graham, Jeffrey Burpee | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 06:39 | Louisiana State | Henry France makes the 1st free throw | 20-27 |
| 06:39 | Louisiana State | Henry France misses the 2nd free throw | 20-27 |
| 06:39 | Mississippi State | Carlton Braxton grabs the defensive rebound | 20-27 |
| 06:20 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 20-27 |
| 06:18 | Mississippi State | Thomas Cunningham tips it but misses | 20-27 |
| 06:17 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Henry France | 20-27 |
| 05:56 | Louisiana State | Timothy Weiner misses the lay-in | 20-27 |
| 05:55 | Louisiana State | John Agee tips it back up and in | 20-29 |
| 05:50 | Mississippi State | Alfred Yablonsky's pass is intercepted by Charles Talbott in the backcourt | 20-29 |
| 05:47 | Louisiana State | Charles Talbott banks in the layup | 20-31 |
| 05:35 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch clanks a shot from close range | 20-31 |
| 05:33 | Mississippi State | Thomas Cunningham tips it home | 22-31 |
| 05:16 | Louisiana State | Timothy Weiner misses the floater near the basket | 22-31 |
| 05:14 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Carlton Braxton | 22-31 |
| 05:10 | Mississippi State | Manuel Phillips hits a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Douglas Welch | 24-31 |
| 04:52 | Louisiana State | Timothy Weiner hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Manuel Phillips - foul #1 on Manuel Phillips, team foul #8 | 24-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Graham (PG), Jeffrey Burpee (C) Alfred Yablonsky, Carlton Braxton | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | James Jones (SG) Henry France | |
| 04:52 | Louisiana State | Timothy Weiner makes the 1st free throw | 24-32 |
| 04:52 | Louisiana State | Timothy Weiner misses the 2nd free throw | 24-32 |
| 04:52 | Mississippi State | Thomas Cunningham grabs the board | 24-32 |
| 04:37 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 24-32 |
| 04:36 | Louisiana State | Nathaniel Cooperman grabs the defensive rebound | 24-32 |
| 04:12 | Louisiana State | James Jones hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 24-35 |
| 03:56 | Mississippi State | Manuel Phillips misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 24-35 |
| 03:54 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham snags the offensive board | 24-35 |
| 03:43 | Mississippi State | Manuel Phillips clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Charles Talbott - foul #1 on Charles Talbott, team foul #10 | 24-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Alfred Yablonsky (PG), Robert Ferrill (SG), Kenneth Jackson (PF) Robert Graham, Douglas Welch, Thomas Cunningham | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Curtis Courts (PG), Henry France (SG), Arnold Janofsky (SF), Thomas Carrero (PF), Steve Potter (C) John Agee, James Jones, Charles Talbott, Timothy Weiner, Nathaniel Cooperman | |
| 03:43 | Mississippi State | Manuel Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 24-35 |
| 03:43 | Mississippi State | Manuel Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 25-35 |
| 03:30 | Louisiana State | Curtis Courts connects on the floater from just outside the lane set up by Henry France | 25-37 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Alfred Yablonsky (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Ferrill (fresh) SF - Manuel Phillips (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Kenneth Jackson (fresh) C - Jeffrey Burpee (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Curtis Courts (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Henry France (tired) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Arnold Janofsky (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Carrero (fresh) C - Steve Potter (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:28 | Mississippi State | Henry France steals it from Jeffrey Burpee in the backcourt | 25-37 |
| 03:14 | Louisiana State | Steve Potter is hacked by Robert Ferrill - foul #3 on Robert Ferrill, team foul #9 | 25-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Graham (PG) Robert Ferrill | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | John Agee (SG) Henry France | |
| 03:14 | Louisiana State | Steve Potter makes the 1st free throw | 25-38 |
| 03:14 | Louisiana State | Steve Potter makes the 2nd free throw | 25-39 |
| 03:02 | Mississippi State | Manuel Phillips misses long on a floater from the left side | 25-39 |
| 03:00 | Mississippi State | Manuel Phillips gets the offensive rebound | 25-39 |
| 02:55 | Mississippi State | Steve Potter blocks the short jumper by Robert Graham | 25-39 |
| 02:54 | Louisiana State | Steve Potter snags the defensive board | 25-39 |
| 02:36 | Louisiana State | Arnold Janofsky buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Thomas Carrero | 25-41 |
| 02:22 | Mississippi State | Arnold Janofsky steps in front of the Jeffrey Burpee pass | 25-41 |
| 02:04 | Louisiana State | John Agee drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Curtis Courts | 25-44 |
| 01:51 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Steve Potter - foul #3 on Steve Potter, team foul #11 | 25-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch (SG), Carlton Braxton (C) Alfred Yablonsky, Jeffrey Burpee | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Henry France (SG), Charles Talbott (SF), Timothy Weiner (PF) John Agee, Arnold Janofsky, Steve Potter | |
| 01:51 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham makes the 1st free throw | 26-44 |
| 01:51 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham makes the 2nd free throw | 27-44 |
| 01:35 | Louisiana State | Timothy Weiner lays it in on a nice dish by Curtis Courts | 27-46 |
| 01:30 | Mississippi State | Charles Talbott steals the ball from Douglas Welch in the backcourt | 27-46 |
| 01:29 | Louisiana State | Curtis Courts lays it in on a great pass from Charles Talbott | 27-48 |
| 01:15 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch's fadeaway is rejected by Timothy Weiner | 27-48 |
| 01:14 | Louisiana State | Henry France pulls down the rebound | 27-48 |
| 01:05 | Louisiana State | Henry France hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 27-48 |
| 01:04 | Mississippi State | Manuel Phillips grabs the defensive rebound | 27-48 |
| 00:44 | Mississippi State | Douglas Welch makes the jumpshot from the right wing | 29-48 |
| 00:26 | Louisiana State | Thomas Carrero's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Alfred Yablonsky (PG), Jeffrey Burpee (C) Robert Graham, Carlton Braxton | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | John Agee (SG), Wesley Baker (PF) Charles Talbott, Timothy Weiner | |
| 00:01 | Mississippi State | Manuel Phillips can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 29-48 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana State | Thomas Carrero gets the rebound | 29-48 |