| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Isaac Dice (fresh) 5 pts. SG - John Hoisington (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Chalmers (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Vaughn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Warren Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Rich Hanks (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eugene Clegg (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Fred Kluge (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Amerson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Tomas Bell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Raymond Chalmers inbounds the ball | 21-39 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:45 | Mississippi State | John Hoisington makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Kevin Vaughn | 24-39 |
| 19:16 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell drills a floater from the baseline | 24-41 |
| 18:58 | Mississippi State | John Hoisington clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 24-41 |
| 18:56 | Louisiana State | James Amerson grabs the board | 24-41 |
| 18:51 | Louisiana State | Rich Hanks can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 24-41 |
| 18:49 | Mississippi State | John Hoisington gets the rebound | 24-41 |
| 18:25 | Mississippi State | John Hoisington misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 24-41 |
| 18:23 | Louisiana State | Fred Kluge grabs the board | 24-41 |
| 18:18 | Louisiana State | Fred Kluge lays it in | 24-43 |
| 18:06 | Mississippi State | Raymond Chalmers makes the floater from just outside the lane | 26-43 |
| 17:43 | Louisiana State | James Amerson is fouled on the floor by Kevin Vaughn - foul #1 on Kevin Vaughn, team foul #1 | 26-43 |
| 17:22 | Louisiana State | James Amerson connects on the floater from the left block set up by Fred Kluge | 26-45 |
| 17:09 | Mississippi State | Warren Taylor clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 26-45 |
| 17:08 | Louisiana State | Fred Kluge grabs the defensive rebound | 26-45 |
| 16:42 | Louisiana State | Rich Hanks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jacob Brooke (C) Warren Taylor | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | William Weiss (PF) James Amerson | |
| 16:29 | Mississippi State | John Hoisington misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 26-45 |
| 16:27 | Mississippi State | John Hoisington grabs the offensive rebound | 26-45 |
| 16:22 | Mississippi State | Isaac Dice drills a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Raymond Chalmers | 28-45 |
| 15:56 | Louisiana State | Fred Kluge comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-45 |
| 15:55 | Mississippi State | Isaac Dice grabs the defensive rebound | 28-45 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Isaac Dice (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - John Hoisington (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Chalmers (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Vaughn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jacob Brooke (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Rich Hanks (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eugene Clegg (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Fred Kluge (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Weiss (fresh) 2 pts. C - Tomas Bell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:51 | Mississippi State | Raymond Chalmers misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Rich Hanks - foul #1 on Rich Hanks, team foul #1 | 28-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gus Croteau (PF) Kevin Vaughn | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Timothy Ostby (SG), James Amerson (PF), Dexter Smith (C) Eugene Clegg, Fred Kluge, Tomas Bell | |
| 15:51 | Mississippi State | Raymond Chalmers misses the 1st free throw | 28-45 |
| 15:51 | Mississippi State | Raymond Chalmers misses the 2nd free throw | 28-45 |
| 15:51 | Louisiana State | James Amerson grabs the defensive rebound | 28-45 |
| 15:36 | Louisiana State | Jacob Brooke blocks the short jumper by William Weiss | 28-45 |
| 15:34 | Mississippi State | Jacob Brooke snags the defensive board | 28-45 |
| 15:18 | Mississippi State | Raymond Chalmers hits a jump hook in the lane | 30-45 |
| 14:51 | Louisiana State | Raymond Chalmers steals the ball from James Amerson | 30-45 |
| 14:24 | Mississippi State | John Hoisington scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Raymond Chalmers | 33-45 |
| 14:04 | Louisiana State | James Amerson lays it in on a great pass from Rich Hanks and he's fouled by Jacob Brooke - foul #1 on Jacob Brooke, team foul #2 | 33-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kevin Vaughn (PF), Warren Taylor (C) Gus Croteau, Jacob Brooke | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg (SG), Fred Kluge (SF), Tomas Bell (C) Rich Hanks, William Weiss, Dexter Smith | |
| 14:04 | Louisiana State | James Amerson makes the free throw | 33-48 |
| 13:50 | Mississippi State | Tomas Bell steals it from Kevin Vaughn | 33-48 |
| 13:25 | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Timothy Ostby | 33-51 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 13:06 | Mississippi State | Raymond Chalmers misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 33-51 |
| 13:05 | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg pulls down the rebound | 33-51 |
| 12:45 | Louisiana State | Timothy Ostby is fouled on the floor by Kevin Vaughn - foul #2 on Kevin Vaughn, team foul #3 | 33-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Rich Hanks (PG), William Weiss (PF) Timothy Ostby, James Amerson | |
| 12:27 | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg is fouled on the floor by Kevin Vaughn - foul #3 on Kevin Vaughn, team foul #4 | 33-51 |
| 12:07 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Powers (SG), Roger Valentine (SF) John Hoisington, Raymond Chalmers | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 11:58 | Mississippi State | John Powers hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Isaac Dice | 36-51 |
| 11:36 | Louisiana State | Rich Hanks clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 36-51 |
| 11:35 | Mississippi State | John Powers gets the rebound | 36-51 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Isaac Dice (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Powers (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Roger Valentine (fresh) PF - Kevin Vaughn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Warren Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Rich Hanks (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eugene Clegg (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Fred Kluge (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Weiss (fresh) 2 pts. C - Tomas Bell (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 11:21 | Mississippi State | Isaac Dice clanks a shot from the right side | 36-51 |
| 11:20 | Mississippi State | Roger Valentine hits the follow up shot | 38-51 |
| 10:53 | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg loses the dribble to Warren Taylor | 38-51 |
| 10:31 | Mississippi State | Isaac Dice can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 38-51 |
| 10:29 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell snags the defensive board | 38-51 |
| 10:00 | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg misses the floater from the left wing | 38-51 |
| 09:58 | Mississippi State | Warren Taylor gets the rebound | 38-51 |
| 09:39 | Mississippi State | Kevin Vaughn's fadeaway is rejected by Tomas Bell | 38-51 |
| 09:37 | Louisiana State | Rich Hanks grabs the board | 38-51 |
| 09:14 | Louisiana State | Rich Hanks is fouled on the floor by Roger Valentine - foul #3 on Roger Valentine, team foul #5 | 38-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Turner (PG), John Hoisington (SG), Raymond Chalmers (SF), Gus Croteau (PF), Jacob Brooke (C) Isaac Dice, John Powers, Roger Valentine, Kevin Vaughn, Warren Taylor | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Timothy Ostby (SG), James Amerson (PF), Dexter Smith (C) Eugene Clegg, William Weiss, Tomas Bell | |
| 08:58 | Louisiana State | James Amerson misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 38-51 |
| 08:56 | Louisiana State | James Amerson tips it in | 38-53 |
| 08:45 | Mississippi State | John Hoisington misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-53 |
| 08:44 | Mississippi State | Michael Turner can't tip it in | 38-53 |
| 08:42 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Gus Croteau | 38-53 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 08:29 | Mississippi State | Raymond Chalmers buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-53 |
| 08:01 | Louisiana State | James Amerson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 41-53 |
| 07:59 | Mississippi State | Jacob Brooke pulls down the rebound | 41-53 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 07:35 | Mississippi State | Rich Hanks steals it from Gus Croteau | 41-53 |
| 07:30 | Louisiana State | Fred Kluge can't finish the layup | 41-53 |
| 07:29 | Mississippi State | Gus Croteau pulls down the rebound | 41-53 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Michael Turner (fresh) SG - John Hoisington (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Chalmers (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gus Croteau (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jacob Brooke (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Rich Hanks (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Ostby (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fred Kluge (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Amerson (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Dexter Smith (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:23 | Mississippi State | Fred Kluge denies the turnaround by Raymond Chalmers | 41-53 |
| 07:22 | Louisiana State | Dexter Smith snags the defensive board | 41-53 |
| 06:56 | Louisiana State | The jump hook by Fred Kluge is blocked by Jacob Brooke | 41-53 |
| 06:55 | Louisiana State | Fred Kluge grabs the offensive rebound | 41-53 |
| 06:37 | Louisiana State | Fred Kluge drills a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Rich Hanks | 41-55 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 06:32 | Mississippi State | Michael Turner is hacked by Rich Hanks - foul #2 on Rich Hanks, team foul #2 | 41-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Isaac Dice (PG), Kevin Vaughn (PF), Warren Taylor (C) Michael Turner, Gus Croteau, Jacob Brooke | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg (SG), William Weiss (SF), Tomas Bell (C) Rich Hanks, Fred Kluge, Dexter Smith | |
| 06:23 | Mississippi State | Raymond Chalmers can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by James Amerson - foul #2 on James Amerson, team foul #3 | 41-55 |
| 06:23 | Mississippi State | Raymond Chalmers makes the 1st free throw | 42-55 |
| 06:23 | Mississippi State | Raymond Chalmers misses the 2nd free throw | 42-55 |
| 06:23 | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg pulls down the rebound | 42-55 |
| 06:09 | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Timothy Ostby | 42-58 |
| 05:55 | Mississippi State | Raymond Chalmers misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-58 |
| 05:53 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell pulls down the rebound | 42-58 |
| 05:34 | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-58 |
| 05:32 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-58 |
| 05:09 | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by John Hoisington - foul #1 on John Hoisington, team foul #6 | 42-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jacob Brooke (C) Warren Taylor | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Rich Hanks (PG), Dexter Smith (PF) Timothy Ostby, James Amerson | |
| 05:09 | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg makes the 1st free throw | 42-59 |
| 05:09 | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg makes the 2nd free throw | 42-60 |
| 05:00 | Mississippi State | William Weiss steals the ball from Jacob Brooke | 42-60 |
| 04:44 | Louisiana State | William Weiss is whistled for traveling | 42-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Turner (PG), John Powers (SG), Roger Valentine (SF), Gus Croteau (PF) Isaac Dice, John Hoisington, Raymond Chalmers, Kevin Vaughn | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 04:26 | Mississippi State | Gus Croteau can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Dexter Smith - foul #1 on Dexter Smith, team foul #4 | 42-60 |
| 04:26 | Mississippi State | Gus Croteau makes the 1st free throw | 43-60 |
| 04:26 | Mississippi State | Gus Croteau makes the 2nd free throw | 44-60 |
| 04:04 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell misses the easy layup | 44-60 |
| 04:03 | Mississippi State | John Powers gets the rebound | 44-60 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 03:51 | Mississippi State | Roger Valentine clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 44-60 |
| 03:50 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Tomas Bell | 44-60 |
| 03:21 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 44-60 |
| 03:19 | Mississippi State | Gus Croteau grabs the defensive rebound | 44-60 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Michael Turner (fresh) SG - John Powers (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Roger Valentine (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Gus Croteau (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Jacob Brooke (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Rich Hanks (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eugene Clegg (fresh) 15 pts. SF - William Weiss (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dexter Smith (fresh) 1 pts. C - Tomas Bell (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Mississippi State | Michael Turner misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 44-60 |
| 03:12 | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg gets the rebound | 44-60 |
| 02:51 | Louisiana State | William Weiss is whistled for traveling | 44-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Timothy Ostby (PG), Fred Kluge (SF), James Amerson (PF) Rich Hanks, William Weiss, Dexter Smith | |
| 02:29 | Mississippi State | Jacob Brooke is whistled for traveling | 44-60 |
| 02:08 | Louisiana State | Fred Kluge misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 44-60 |
| 02:06 | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg grabs the offensive rebound | 44-60 |
| 01:52 | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-63 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 01:43 | Mississippi State | John Powers is hacked by James Amerson - foul #3 on James Amerson, team foul #5 | 44-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Rich Hanks (PG) Timothy Ostby | |
| 01:31 | Mississippi State | John Powers misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-63 |
| 01:29 | Louisiana State | Fred Kluge grabs the defensive rebound | 44-63 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 01:03 | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 44-63 |
| 01:02 | Mississippi State | Michael Turner pulls down the rebound | 44-63 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 00:57 | Mississippi State | Michael Turner connects on the fadeaway from the right side | 46-63 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 00:33 | Louisiana State | Jacob Brooke is called for the reach on Tomas Bell - foul #2 on Jacob Brooke, team foul #7 | 46-63 |
| 00:33 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell misses the 1st free throw | 46-63 |
| 00:33 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Gus Croteau | 46-63 |
| 00:27 | Mississippi State | Tomas Bell steals it from John Powers | 46-63 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana State | Rich Hanks runs out the clock | 46-63 |