| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Roy Severino (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Franklin (fresh) SF - Alan Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Sullivan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Larry McClanahan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Charles Dubois (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Julio Santana (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Paul Oswald (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Williams (fresh) 4 pts. C - Joseph Vincent (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Alan Taylor inbounds the ball | 24-38 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | Mississippi State | Alan Taylor comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 24-38 |
| 19:35 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Joseph Vincent | 24-38 |
| 19:11 | Louisiana State | Michael Williams misses badly on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Paul Sullivan - foul #1 on Paul Sullivan, team foul #1 | 24-38 |
| 19:11 | Louisiana State | Michael Williams makes the 1st free throw | 24-39 |
| 19:11 | Louisiana State | Michael Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 24-39 |
| 19:11 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Alan Taylor | 24-39 |
| 18:54 | Mississippi State | Alan Taylor misses the floater from the right wing | 24-39 |
| 18:53 | Louisiana State | Joseph Vincent grabs the defensive rebound | 24-39 |
| 18:30 | Louisiana State | Julio Santana clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Daniel Franklin - foul #2 on Daniel Franklin, team foul #2 | 24-39 |
| 18:30 | Louisiana State | Julio Santana makes the 1st free throw | 24-40 |
| 18:30 | Louisiana State | Julio Santana makes the 2nd free throw | 24-41 |
| 18:23 | Mississippi State | Daniel Franklin misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 24-41 |
| 18:22 | Louisiana State | Joseph Vincent grabs the defensive rebound | 24-41 |
| 17:59 | Louisiana State | Charles Dubois misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 24-41 |
| 17:57 | Mississippi State | Larry McClanahan snags the defensive board | 24-41 |
| 17:36 | Mississippi State | Daniel Franklin comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 24-41 |
| 17:34 | Mississippi State | Paul Sullivan misses the tip | 24-41 |
| 17:33 | Mississippi State | Larry McClanahan misses the tip | 24-41 |
| 17:32 | Mississippi State | Daniel Franklin grabs the offensive board | 24-41 |
| 17:27 | Mississippi State | Alan Taylor scores on a 3 from the left corner | 27-41 |
| 17:06 | Louisiana State | Julio Santana drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Charles Dubois | 27-44 |
| 16:51 | Mississippi State | Roy Severino scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Larry McClanahan | 30-44 |
| 16:28 | Louisiana State | Julio Santana knocks in the floater from the right side on a great pass from Paul Oswald | 30-46 |
| 16:11 | Mississippi State | Alan Taylor is denied on a layup by Joseph Vincent | 30-46 |
| 16:10 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Michael Williams | 30-46 |
| 16:01 | Louisiana State | Charles Dubois buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Julio Santana | 30-49 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Roy Severino (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Franklin (fairly fresh) SF - Alan Taylor (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Paul Sullivan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry McClanahan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Charles Dubois (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Julio Santana (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Paul Oswald (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Vincent (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 15:53 | Mississippi State | Larry McClanahan can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 30-49 |
| 15:51 | Louisiana State | Joseph Vincent pulls down the rebound | 30-49 |
| 15:32 | Louisiana State | Michael Williams is hacked by Paul Sullivan - foul #2 on Paul Sullivan, team foul #3 | 30-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Moore (PG), Ernesto Torres (SF), Shing Hong (PF), Gregory Sais (C) Roy Severino, Alan Taylor, Paul Sullivan, Larry McClanahan | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Bryant Palmer (PG) Charles Dubois | |
| 15:09 | Louisiana State | Paul Oswald blows the layup but he's hacked by Ernesto Torres - foul #1 on Ernesto Torres, team foul #4 | 30-49 |
| 15:09 | Louisiana State | Paul Oswald makes the 1st free throw | 30-50 |
| 15:09 | Louisiana State | Paul Oswald makes the 2nd free throw | 30-51 |
| 14:56 | Mississippi State | John Moore hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-51 |
| 14:55 | Louisiana State | Paul Oswald grabs the defensive rebound | 30-51 |
| 14:31 | Louisiana State | Michael Williams misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 30-51 |
| 14:29 | Mississippi State | Ernesto Torres snags the defensive board | 30-51 |
| 14:22 | Mississippi State | John Moore's pass is intercepted by Michael Williams | 30-51 |
| 13:53 | Louisiana State | Julio Santana drills a floater from close range set up by Bryant Palmer | 30-53 |
| 13:48 | Mississippi State | Daniel Franklin can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 30-53 |
| 13:47 | Louisiana State | Michael Williams gets the rebound | 30-53 |
| 13:42 | Louisiana State | Bryant Palmer misses the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Ernesto Torres - foul #2 on Ernesto Torres, team foul #5 | 30-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Paul Sullivan (PF) Daniel Franklin | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 13:42 | Louisiana State | Bryant Palmer makes the 1st free throw | 30-54 |
| 13:42 | Louisiana State | Bryant Palmer makes the 2nd free throw | 30-55 |
| 13:23 | Mississippi State | John Moore scores on a fadeaway in the lane set up by Shing Hong | 32-55 |
| 13:03 | Louisiana State | Gregory Sais blocks the short jumper by Julio Santana | 32-55 |
| 13:01 | Louisiana State | Julio Santana snags the offensive board | 32-55 |
| 12:48 | Louisiana State | Paul Oswald comes up short on the floater from the right block | 32-55 |
| 12:47 | Mississippi State | Ernesto Torres grabs the defensive rebound | 32-55 |
| 12:34 | Mississippi State | Julio Santana takes the ball from John Moore | 32-55 |
| 12:29 | Louisiana State | Bryant Palmer misses the easy layup | 32-55 |
| 12:28 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Shing Hong | 32-55 |
| 12:22 | Mississippi State | Ernesto Torres's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Paul Oswald | 32-55 |
| 12:21 | Louisiana State | Paul Oswald snags the defensive board | 32-55 |
| 12:13 | Louisiana State | Julio Santana loses the dribble to Ernesto Torres | 32-55 |
| 11:54 | Mississippi State | John Moore scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-55 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Moore (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SG - Shing Hong (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Ernesto Torres (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Sullivan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Gregory Sais (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Bryant Palmer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Julio Santana (tiring) 13 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Paul Oswald (tiring) 16 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Williams (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Vincent (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:37 | Louisiana State | Julio Santana is fouled on the floor by Gregory Sais - foul #1 on Gregory Sais, team foul #6 | 35-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Roy Severino (PG), Daniel Franklin (SG), Alan Taylor (SF), Larry McClanahan (C) John Moore, Shing Hong, Ernesto Torres, Gregory Sais | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Charles Dubois (PG), Stanley Bauch (SF), Harry McLain (PF), Bruce Bowman (C) Julio Santana, Paul Oswald, Michael Williams, Joseph Vincent | |
| 11:23 | Louisiana State | Bryant Palmer is fouled on the floor by Daniel Franklin - foul #3 on Daniel Franklin, team foul #7 | 35-55 |
| 11:23 | Louisiana State | Bryant Palmer makes the 1st free throw | 35-56 |
| 11:23 | Louisiana State | Bryant Palmer makes the 2nd free throw | 35-57 |
| 11:12 | Mississippi State | Bruce Bowman denies the turnaround by Paul Sullivan | 35-57 |
| 11:10 | Mississippi State | Alan Taylor misses the tip | 35-57 |
| 11:08 | Mississippi State | Alan Taylor gets the offensive rebound | 35-57 |
| 10:49 | Mississippi State | Larry McClanahan misses the fadeaway near the basket | 35-57 |
| 10:47 | Mississippi State | Larry McClanahan tips it home | 37-57 |
| 10:32 | Louisiana State | Alan Taylor steals the ball from Stanley Bauch | 37-57 |
| 10:28 | Mississippi State | Alan Taylor jams it | 39-57 |
| 10:04 | Louisiana State | Bruce Bowman hits a fadeaway from the left block set up by Bryant Palmer | 39-59 |
| 09:43 | Mississippi State | Roy Severino comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-59 |
| 09:41 | Louisiana State | Bruce Bowman grabs the board | 39-59 |
| 09:20 | Louisiana State | Larry McClanahan denies the turnaround by Bryant Palmer | 39-59 |
| 09:19 | Mississippi State | Daniel Franklin pulls down the rebound | 39-59 |
| 09:00 | Mississippi State | Larry McClanahan misses the jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Bruce Bowman - foul #2 on Bruce Bowman, team foul #1 | 39-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Moore (SG), Ernesto Torres (SF), Shing Hong (PF) Daniel Franklin, Alan Taylor, Paul Sullivan | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Julio Santana (SG), Paul Oswald (SF), Michael Williams (PF), Joseph Vincent (C) Bryant Palmer, Stanley Bauch, Harry McLain, Bruce Bowman | |
| 09:00 | Mississippi State | Larry McClanahan misses the 1st free throw | 39-59 |
| 09:00 | Mississippi State | Larry McClanahan misses the 2nd free throw | 39-59 |
| 09:00 | Louisiana State | Michael Williams pulls down the rebound | 39-59 |
| 08:40 | Louisiana State | Joseph Vincent banks in the layup and he's fouled by Ernesto Torres - foul #3 on Ernesto Torres, team foul #8 | 39-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gregory Sais (C) Larry McClanahan | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Bryant Palmer (PG) Charles Dubois | |
| 08:40 | Louisiana State | Joseph Vincent makes the free throw | 39-62 |
| 08:29 | Mississippi State | Bryant Palmer steals the ball from Ernesto Torres | 39-62 |
| 08:24 | Louisiana State | Paul Oswald throws it down on a nice dish by Bryant Palmer | 39-64 |
| 08:10 | Mississippi State | Bryant Palmer steals the ball from John Moore | 39-64 |
| 08:06 | Louisiana State | Bryant Palmer hits the finger roll | 39-66 |
| 07:51 | Mississippi State | Roy Severino's floater is tipped away by Joseph Vincent | 39-66 |
| 07:50 | Louisiana State | Paul Oswald snags the defensive board | 39-66 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Roy Severino (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Ernesto Torres (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Shing Hong (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gregory Sais (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Bryant Palmer (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Julio Santana (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Paul Oswald (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 6 reb. PF - Michael Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Vincent (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 07:44 | Louisiana State | Michael Williams misses short on a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Shing Hong - foul #1 on Shing Hong, team foul #9 | 39-66 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Alan Taylor (SF) Roy Severino | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Charles Dubois (PG) Bryant Palmer | |
| 07:44 | Louisiana State | Michael Williams misses the 1st free throw | 39-66 |
| 07:44 | Louisiana State | Michael Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 39-66 |
| 07:44 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Gregory Sais | 39-66 |
| 07:31 | Mississippi State | John Moore misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-66 |
| 07:29 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Paul Oswald | 39-66 |
| 07:01 | Louisiana State | Julio Santana misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 39-66 |
| 07:00 | Louisiana State | Charles Dubois pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-66 |
| 06:41 | Louisiana State | Julio Santana is hacked by John Moore - foul #3 on John Moore, team foul #10 | 39-66 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Amado Lombardi (C) Alan Taylor | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Bryant Palmer (PG), Stanley Bauch (SF), Harry McLain (PF), Bruce Bowman (C) Charles Dubois, Paul Oswald, Michael Williams, Joseph Vincent | |
| 06:41 | Louisiana State | Julio Santana makes the 1st free throw | 39-67 |
| 06:41 | Louisiana State | Julio Santana makes the 2nd free throw | 39-68 |
| 06:29 | Mississippi State | Shing Hong knocks in the jump hook in the lane and the foul's on Julio Santana - foul #2 on Julio Santana, team foul #2 | 41-68 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Joseph Vincent (C) Julio Santana | |
| 06:29 | Mississippi State | Shing Hong makes the free throw | 42-68 |
| 06:04 | Louisiana State | Stanley Bauch buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Bruce Bowman | 42-71 |
| 05:35 | Mississippi State | Ernesto Torres can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 42-71 |
| 05:33 | Louisiana State | Joseph Vincent gets the rebound | 42-71 |
| 05:11 | Louisiana State | Joseph Vincent's layup is rejected by Amado Lombardi | 42-71 |
| 05:09 | Mississippi State | Gregory Sais pulls down the rebound | 42-71 |
| 04:57 | Mississippi State | Bruce Bowman steals it from Shing Hong | 42-71 |
| 04:35 | Louisiana State | Stanley Bauch misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 42-71 |
| 04:34 | Mississippi State | John Moore gets the rebound | 42-71 |
| 04:30 | Mississippi State | Joseph Vincent blocks the jumper by Gregory Sais | 42-71 |
| 04:28 | Mississippi State | Gregory Sais pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-71 |
| 04:20 | Mississippi State | John Moore hits the finger roll and the foul's on Stanley Bauch - foul #2 on Stanley Bauch, team foul #3 | 44-71 |
| 04:20 | Mississippi State | John Moore makes the free throw | 45-71 |
| 03:51 | Louisiana State | Stanley Bauch misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 45-71 |
| 03:49 | Louisiana State | Bruce Bowman grabs the offensive rebound | 45-71 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Gregory Sais (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. SG - John Moore (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. SF - Ernesto Torres (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Shing Hong (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Amado Lombardi (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Bryant Palmer (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Stanley Bauch (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Harry McLain (fairly fresh) PF - Bruce Bowman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Vincent (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 5 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:33 | Louisiana State | Ernesto Torres is called for the reach on Harry McLain - foul #4 on Ernesto Torres, team foul #11 | 45-71 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Austin Bramlett (C) Amado Lombardi | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Michael Williams (PF) Joseph Vincent | |
| 03:33 | Louisiana State | Harry McLain misses the 1st free throw | 45-71 |
| 03:33 | Louisiana State | Harry McLain misses the 2nd free throw | 45-71 |
| 03:33 | Mississippi State | Austin Bramlett snags the defensive board | 45-71 |
| 03:22 | Mississippi State | John Moore misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-71 |
| 03:21 | Louisiana State | Stanley Bauch snags the defensive board | 45-71 |
| 02:56 | Louisiana State | Bryant Palmer connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Harry McLain | 45-74 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:49 | Mississippi State | Ernesto Torres buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-74 |
| 02:31 | Louisiana State | Stanley Bauch hits a jumper from the baseline set up by Bruce Bowman | 48-76 |
| 02:24 | Mississippi State | John Moore hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 48-76 |
| 02:23 | Louisiana State | Michael Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 48-76 |
| 02:19 | Louisiana State | Bryant Palmer knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Stanley Bauch | 48-78 |
| 02:02 | Mississippi State | Ernesto Torres is called for 3 seconds | 48-78 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Amado Lombardi (C) Austin Bramlett | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Joseph Vincent (C) Michael Williams | |
| 01:42 | Louisiana State | Bruce Bowman hits the finger roll set up by Bryant Palmer | 48-80 |
| 01:28 | Mississippi State | Amado Lombardi misses the turnaround from the baseline | 48-80 |
| 01:27 | Louisiana State | Joseph Vincent snags the defensive board | 48-80 |
| 01:23 | Louisiana State | Bryant Palmer misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-80 |
| 01:21 | Mississippi State | Amado Lombardi grabs the defensive rebound | 48-80 |
| 01:17 | Mississippi State | John Moore hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Gregory Sais | 50-80 |
| 00:51 | Louisiana State | Joseph Vincent misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Shing Hong - foul #2 on Shing Hong, team foul #12 | 50-80 |
| 00:51 | Louisiana State | Joseph Vincent misses the 1st free throw | 50-80 |
| 00:51 | Louisiana State | Joseph Vincent makes the 2nd free throw | 50-81 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:45 | Mississippi State | Gregory Sais misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-81 |
| 00:44 | Mississippi State | John Moore pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-81 |
| 00:42 | Mississippi State | Shing Hong drills a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Gregory Sais | 52-81 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:20 | Louisiana State | Shing Hong takes the ball from Joseph Vincent | 52-81 |
| 00:15 | Mississippi State | Ernesto Torres buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-81 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana State | Bryant Palmer runs out the clock | 55-81 |