| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Rich Hanks (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eugene Clegg (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fred Kluge (fresh) PF - James Amerson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Tomas Bell (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Isaac Dice (fresh) 9 pts. SG - John Hoisington (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Raymond Chalmers (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kevin Vaughn (fresh) C - Warren Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Raymond Chalmers inbounds the ball | 23-22 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Mississippi State | John Hoisington drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Kevin Vaughn | 23-25 |
| 19:12 | Louisiana State | Rich Hanks clanks a jumper from the right wing | 23-25 |
| 19:11 | Louisiana State | Fred Kluge tips it in | 25-25 |
| 19:00 | Mississippi State | John Hoisington misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 25-25 |
| 18:59 | Mississippi State | Isaac Dice gets the offensive rebound | 25-25 |
| 18:43 | Mississippi State | John Hoisington comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 25-25 |
| 18:41 | Louisiana State | James Amerson grabs the board | 25-25 |
| 18:14 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell hits a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Rich Hanks and he's fouled by Warren Taylor - foul #2 on Warren Taylor, team foul #1 | 27-25 |
| 18:14 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell misses the free throw | 27-25 |
| 18:14 | Mississippi State | Warren Taylor gets the rebound | 27-25 |
| 17:54 | Mississippi State | John Hoisington connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 27-28 |
| 17:25 | Louisiana State | Fred Kluge buries a shot from the left wing and he's hacked by Warren Taylor - foul #3 on Warren Taylor, team foul #2 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jacob Brooke (C) Warren Taylor | |
| 17:25 | Louisiana State | Fred Kluge makes the free throw | 30-28 |
| 17:06 | Mississippi State | John Hoisington hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 30-28 |
| 17:05 | Louisiana State | James Amerson pulls down the rebound | 30-28 |
| 16:36 | Louisiana State | The jump hook by Tomas Bell is blocked by Jacob Brooke | 30-28 |
| 16:34 | Louisiana State | James Amerson tips it home | 32-28 |
| 16:19 | Mississippi State | Eugene Clegg is called for the reach on Isaac Dice - foul #1 on Eugene Clegg, team foul #1 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | William Weiss (PF) James Amerson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 15:58 | Mississippi State | Raymond Chalmers misses short on a shot from the left side | 32-28 |
| 15:57 | Louisiana State | William Weiss grabs the board | 32-28 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Rich Hanks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eugene Clegg (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fred Kluge (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Weiss (fresh) 4 pts. C - Tomas Bell (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Isaac Dice (fresh) 9 pts. SG - John Hoisington (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Raymond Chalmers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kevin Vaughn (fresh) C - Jacob Brooke (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg is hacked by John Hoisington - foul #3 on John Hoisington, team foul #3 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Timothy Ostby (SG), James Amerson (PF), Dexter Smith (C) Eugene Clegg, Fred Kluge, Tomas Bell | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gus Croteau (PF), Warren Taylor (C) Kevin Vaughn, Jacob Brooke | |
| 15:10 | Louisiana State | Rich Hanks knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by James Amerson | 35-28 |
| 14:48 | Mississippi State | Raymond Chalmers buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Isaac Dice | 35-31 |
| 14:30 | Louisiana State | William Weiss is called for 5 seconds | 35-31 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg (SG), Tomas Bell (C) Rich Hanks, Dexter Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kevin Vaughn (PF) Gus Croteau | |
| 14:06 | Mississippi State | Isaac Dice knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Raymond Chalmers | 35-34 |
| 13:42 | Louisiana State | Timothy Ostby misses the easy layup | 35-34 |
| 13:41 | Mississippi State | Warren Taylor gets the rebound | 35-34 |
| 13:20 | Mississippi State | John Hoisington drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Isaac Dice | 35-37 |
| 12:57 | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg is fouled on the floor by John Hoisington - foul #4 on John Hoisington, team foul #4 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Rich Hanks (PG), Fred Kluge (SF) Timothy Ostby, James Amerson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Powers (SG) John Hoisington | |
| 12:40 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell lays it up and in on a great pass from Fred Kluge | 37-37 |
| 12:12 | Mississippi State | Tomas Bell swats the layup by Isaac Dice | 37-37 |
| 12:11 | Louisiana State | William Weiss gets the rebound | 37-37 |
| 11:49 | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg is called for traveling | 37-37 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Timothy Ostby (SG), James Amerson (PF), Dexter Smith (C) Eugene Clegg, William Weiss, Tomas Bell | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gus Croteau (PF), Jacob Brooke (C) Kevin Vaughn, Warren Taylor | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Rich Hanks (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Ostby (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Fred Kluge (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Amerson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Dexter Smith (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Isaac Dice (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Powers (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Raymond Chalmers (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gus Croteau (fresh) C - Jacob Brooke (fresh) | |
| 11:29 | Mississippi State | Jacob Brooke comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 37-37 |
| 11:28 | Mississippi State | Gus Croteau tips it home | 37-39 |
| 11:00 | Louisiana State | Rich Hanks misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-39 |
| 10:59 | Louisiana State | Timothy Ostby pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-39 |
| 10:49 | Louisiana State | Fred Kluge drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-39 |
| 10:23 | Mississippi State | John Powers makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-42 |
| 09:57 | Louisiana State | Fred Kluge makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Rich Hanks | 42-42 |
| 09:37 | Mississippi State | Timothy Ostby is called for the reach on Raymond Chalmers - foul #1 on Timothy Ostby, team foul #2 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg (SG), William Weiss (PF), Tomas Bell (C) Timothy Ostby, James Amerson, Dexter Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Turner (PG), Roger Valentine (SF), Kevin Vaughn (PF), Warren Taylor (C) Isaac Dice, Raymond Chalmers, Gus Croteau, Jacob Brooke | |
| 09:18 | Mississippi State | Roger Valentine hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Rich Hanks - foul #3 on Rich Hanks, team foul #3 | 42-42 |
| 09:18 | Mississippi State | Roger Valentine misses the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 09:18 | Mississippi State | Roger Valentine makes the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 08:56 | Louisiana State | Rich Hanks can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Warren Taylor - foul #4 on Warren Taylor, team foul #5 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Dexter Smith (PF) Fred Kluge | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jacob Brooke (C) Warren Taylor | |
| 08:56 | Louisiana State | Rich Hanks makes the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 08:56 | Louisiana State | Rich Hanks makes the 2nd free throw | 44-43 |
| 08:39 | Mississippi State | Roger Valentine double dribbles | 44-43 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Isaac Dice (PG) Michael Turner | |
| 08:21 | Louisiana State | Rich Hanks is whistled for traveling | 44-43 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | James Amerson (PF) Dexter Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Turner (SG) John Powers | |
| 07:52 | Mississippi State | Isaac Dice comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 44-43 |
| 07:50 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell grabs the defensive rebound | 44-43 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Rich Hanks (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Eugene Clegg (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Weiss (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Amerson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Tomas Bell (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Isaac Dice (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Turner (fresh) SF - Roger Valentine (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Kevin Vaughn (fresh) C - Jacob Brooke (fresh) | |
| 07:31 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell misses short on a shot in the lane | 44-43 |
| 07:30 | Mississippi State | Roger Valentine gets the rebound | 44-43 |
| 07:09 | Mississippi State | Isaac Dice connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 44-45 |
| 06:50 | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 44-45 |
| 06:49 | Mississippi State | Roger Valentine pulls down the rebound | 44-45 |
| 06:33 | Mississippi State | Isaac Dice misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-45 |
| 06:32 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to James Amerson | 44-45 |
| 06:08 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell connects on the floater from the left wing set up by Rich Hanks | 46-45 |
| 05:39 | Mississippi State | Isaac Dice misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-45 |
| 05:38 | Louisiana State | James Amerson pulls down the rebound | 46-45 |
| 05:15 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-45 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Timothy Ostby (PG), Fred Kluge (SF), Dexter Smith (PF) Rich Hanks, William Weiss, James Amerson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Hoisington (SG), Raymond Chalmers (SF), Gus Croteau (PF), Warren Taylor (C) Isaac Dice, Roger Valentine, Kevin Vaughn, Jacob Brooke | |
| 04:50 | Mississippi State | Eugene Clegg steals the ball from Raymond Chalmers | 46-45 |
| 04:26 | Louisiana State | Warren Taylor steps in front of the Dexter Smith pass | 46-45 |
| 03:57 | Mississippi State | Raymond Chalmers hits a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by John Hoisington and he's fouled by Fred Kluge - foul #2 on Fred Kluge, team foul #4 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Rich Hanks (PG), James Amerson (PF), William Weiss (C) Eugene Clegg, Dexter Smith, Tomas Bell | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Isaac Dice (PG), Kevin Vaughn (PF) Michael Turner, Gus Croteau | |
| 03:57 | Mississippi State | Raymond Chalmers makes the free throw | 46-48 |
| 03:41 | Louisiana State | Fred Kluge hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 46-48 |
| 03:39 | Louisiana State | Timothy Ostby hits the follow up shot | 48-48 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Rich Hanks (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Timothy Ostby (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fred Kluge (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Amerson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - William Weiss (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Isaac Dice (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Hoisington (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - Raymond Chalmers (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kevin Vaughn (fresh) C - Warren Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:18 | Mississippi State | Isaac Dice can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-48 |
| 03:17 | Mississippi State | Warren Taylor snags the offensive board | 48-48 |
| 03:00 | Mississippi State | Isaac Dice loses the ball out of bounds | 48-48 |
| 02:57 | Louisiana State | Louisiana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-48 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg (SG), Tomas Bell (C) Timothy Ostby, William Weiss | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 02:36 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell can't finish the layup | 48-48 |
| 02:34 | Mississippi State | John Hoisington grabs the defensive rebound | 48-48 |
| 02:10 | Mississippi State | Fred Kluge is called for the reach on Raymond Chalmers - foul #3 on Fred Kluge, team foul #5 | 48-48 |
| 01:51 | Mississippi State | Raymond Chalmers misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 48-48 |
| 01:49 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Rich Hanks | 48-48 |
| 01:36 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell is fouled on the floor by Warren Taylor - foul #5 on Warren Taylor, team foul #6 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jacob Brooke (C) Warren Taylor | |
| 01:17 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 48-48 |
| 01:16 | Louisiana State | The offensive rebound goes to Tomas Bell | 48-48 |
| 00:52 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell connects on the jumpshot from the right side | 50-48 |
| 00:25 | Mississippi State | John Hoisington's layup is rejected by Tomas Bell | 50-48 |
| 00:24 | Louisiana State | Fred Kluge gets the rebound | 50-48 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:21 | Louisiana State | Fred Kluge is hacked by John Hoisington in the backcourt - foul #5 on John Hoisington, team foul #7 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Powers (SG) John Hoisington | |
| 00:21 | Louisiana State | Fred Kluge makes the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 00:21 | Louisiana State | Fred Kluge makes the 2nd free throw | 52-48 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:19 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-48 |
| 00:17 | Mississippi State | Isaac Dice comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 52-48 |
| 00:16 | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg grabs the board | 52-48 |
| 00:15 | Louisiana State | John Powers is called for the reach on Eugene Clegg in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Powers, team foul #8 | 52-48 |
| 00:15 | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg misses the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 00:15 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Raymond Chalmers | 52-48 |
| 00:09 | Mississippi State | Raymond Chalmers misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-48 |
| 00:07 | Mississippi State | Kevin Vaughn snags the offensive board | 52-48 |
| 00:07 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 52-48 |
| 00:03 | Mississippi State | John Powers clanks a 3 from the left corner | 52-48 |
| 00:01 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Tomas Bell | 52-48 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell runs out the clock | 52-48 |