| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - John Cornett (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Corey Howard (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Robert Guerrier (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Marko Stazenski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Bender (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Whitney (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Forrest Sommer (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Joshua Smith (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Adam Knox (fresh) 7 pts. C - Lewis Burkley (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Joshua Smith inbounds the ball | 34-25 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer hits a jumpshot from the left side | 34-27 |
| 19:23 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender makes the jump hook in the lane | 36-27 |
| 19:08 | Mississippi State | Marko Stazenski swats the short shot by Lewis Burkley | 36-27 |
| 19:07 | Mississippi State | Adam Knox tips it but misses | 36-27 |
| 19:06 | Louisiana State | Marko Stazenski grabs the defensive rebound | 36-27 |
| 18:51 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender clanks a shot from the right side | 36-27 |
| 18:49 | Mississippi State | Adam Knox pulls down the rebound | 36-27 |
| 18:32 | Mississippi State | Lewis Burkley clanks a floater from the left block but the foul's on Corey Howard - foul #1 on Corey Howard, team foul #1 | 36-27 |
| 18:32 | Mississippi State | Lewis Burkley makes the 1st free throw | 36-28 |
| 18:32 | Mississippi State | Lewis Burkley makes the 2nd free throw | 36-29 |
| 18:13 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender scores on a driving attempt from the baseline | 38-29 |
| 17:46 | Mississippi State | Adam Knox's layup is rejected by Thomas Bender | 38-29 |
| 17:45 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender grabs the defensive rebound | 38-29 |
| 17:17 | Louisiana State | Corey Howard comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-29 |
| 17:15 | Mississippi State | Joshua Smith grabs the board | 38-29 |
| 16:58 | Mississippi State | Adam Knox clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 38-29 |
| 16:57 | Louisiana State | John Cornett snags the defensive board | 38-29 |
| 16:37 | Louisiana State | John Cornett misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-29 |
| 16:36 | Louisiana State | Marko Stazenski tips it back up and in | 40-29 |
| 16:20 | Mississippi State | James Whitney hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Adam Knox | 40-32 |
| 15:51 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Lewis Burkley - foul #3 on Lewis Burkley, team foul #1 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | William Carter (PG), Stanley Smith (SG), Ivan Filipski (SF), Robert Bibler (PF) John Cornett, Corey Howard, Robert Guerrier, Marko Stazenski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Kopczynski (SG), Shawn Townley (SF), Akim Zickler (PF), Glenn Sain (C) Forrest Sommer, Joshua Smith, Adam Knox, Lewis Burkley | |
| 15:51 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender misses the 1st free throw | 40-32 |
| 15:51 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender makes the 2nd free throw | 41-32 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - William Carter (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stanley Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ivan Filipski (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Bibler (fresh) C - Thomas Bender (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Whitney (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Kopczynski (fresh) SF - Shawn Townley (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Akim Zickler (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Glenn Sain (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Mississippi State | James Whitney misses short on a 3 from straight away | 41-32 |
| 15:33 | Mississippi State | Akim Zickler pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-32 |
| 15:16 | Mississippi State | James Whitney connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-35 |
| 14:47 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender is hacked by David Kopczynski - foul #1 on David Kopczynski, team foul #2 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Corey Howard (SG) Stanley Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer (PG) James Whitney | |
| 14:32 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Glenn Sain - foul #1 on Glenn Sain, team foul #3 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lewis Burkley (C) Glenn Sain | |
| 14:32 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender misses the 1st free throw | 41-35 |
| 14:32 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender misses the 2nd free throw | 41-35 |
| 14:32 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Lewis Burkley | 41-35 |
| 14:08 | Mississippi State | Shawn Townley clanks a runner from the baseline | 41-35 |
| 14:07 | Mississippi State | Akim Zickler tips it back up and in | 41-37 |
| 13:51 | Louisiana State | Ivan Filipski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-37 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | John Cornett (PG), Marko Stazenski (PF) William Carter, Thomas Bender | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joshua Smith (SF), Adam Knox (PF) Shawn Townley, Akim Zickler | |
| 13:30 | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer clanks a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by John Cornett - foul #2 on John Cornett, team foul #2 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Robert Guerrier (SF) Marko Stazenski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 13:30 | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer makes the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 13:30 | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer makes the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 13:06 | Louisiana State | Corey Howard buries a 3 from the left wing set up by John Cornett | 44-39 |
| 12:47 | Mississippi State | Joshua Smith misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-39 |
| 12:46 | Louisiana State | Robert Bibler grabs the board | 44-39 |
| 12:41 | Louisiana State | Corey Howard misses long on a shot from the left side | 44-39 |
| 12:39 | Louisiana State | Robert Bibler tips it home | 46-39 |
| 12:15 | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-39 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Marko Stazenski (PF), Thomas Bender (C) Robert Bibler, Ivan Filipski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Whitney (PG), Akim Zickler (C) David Kopczynski, Lewis Burkley | |
| 11:50 | Louisiana State | John Cornett makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Corey Howard | 49-39 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - John Cornett (fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. SG - Corey Howard (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Guerrier (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Marko Stazenski (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Bender (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Whitney (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Forrest Sommer (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Joshua Smith (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Adam Knox (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Akim Zickler (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:33 | Mississippi State | James Whitney misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-39 |
| 11:32 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender grabs the defensive rebound | 49-39 |
| 11:16 | Louisiana State | Robert Guerrier loses the dribble to Joshua Smith | 49-39 |
| 11:12 | Mississippi State | Joshua Smith jams it | 49-41 |
| 10:52 | Louisiana State | John Cornett misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-41 |
| 10:51 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender grabs the offensive rebound | 49-41 |
| 10:32 | Louisiana State | Robert Guerrier hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from John Cornett | 52-41 |
| 10:10 | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer's floater is knocked away by Marko Stazenski | 52-41 |
| 10:08 | Mississippi State | Akim Zickler hits the follow up shot | 52-43 |
| 09:43 | Louisiana State | Forrest Sommer is called for the reach on Corey Howard - foul #1 on Forrest Sommer, team foul #4 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | William Carter (PG), Stanley Smith (SG), Ivan Filipski (SF), Robert Bibler (C) John Cornett, Corey Howard, Robert Guerrier, Thomas Bender | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Kopczynski (SG), Shawn Townley (SF), Lewis Burkley (C) Forrest Sommer, Joshua Smith, Adam Knox | |
| 09:29 | Louisiana State | William Carter loses the ball out of bounds | 52-43 |
| 09:12 | Mississippi State | Shawn Townley scores on a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by James Whitney | 52-45 |
| 08:59 | Louisiana State | Robert Bibler misses the shot in the lane | 52-45 |
| 08:58 | Mississippi State | Shawn Townley gets the rebound | 52-45 |
| 08:41 | Mississippi State | Shawn Townley comes up short on the floater near the basket but he's hacked by Ivan Filipski - foul #1 on Ivan Filipski, team foul #3 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender (C) Marko Stazenski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Glenn Sain (PF) Akim Zickler | |
| 08:41 | Mississippi State | Shawn Townley makes the 1st free throw | 52-46 |
| 08:41 | Mississippi State | Shawn Townley misses the 2nd free throw | 52-46 |
| 08:41 | Louisiana State | Ivan Filipski grabs the board | 52-46 |
| 08:22 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender is denied on a dunk by Lewis Burkley | 52-46 |
| 08:21 | Mississippi State | Shawn Townley grabs the defensive rebound | 52-46 |
| 08:07 | Mississippi State | David Kopczynski makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by James Whitney | 52-49 |
| 07:45 | Louisiana State | Robert Bibler misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 52-49 |
| 07:43 | Mississippi State | Shawn Townley snags the defensive board | 52-49 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - William Carter (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stanley Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ivan Filipski (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Robert Bibler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Bender (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Whitney (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Kopczynski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Shawn Townley (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Glenn Sain (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Lewis Burkley (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:38 | Mississippi State | Shawn Townley can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 52-49 |
| 07:36 | Louisiana State | Robert Bibler gets the rebound | 52-49 |
| 07:07 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender clanks a turnaround from the right block | 52-49 |
| 07:05 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to David Kopczynski | 52-49 |
| 06:52 | Mississippi State | James Whitney double dribbles | 52-49 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | John Cornett (PG), Corey Howard (SG), Robert Guerrier (SF) William Carter, Stanley Smith, Ivan Filipski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joshua Smith (PG), Forrest Sommer (SG), Adam Knox (PF) James Whitney, David Kopczynski, Glenn Sain | |
| 06:31 | Louisiana State | Lewis Burkley swats the dunk try by Thomas Bender | 52-49 |
| 06:30 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Lewis Burkley | 52-49 |
| 06:19 | Mississippi State | Shawn Townley scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Joshua Smith | 52-51 |
| 05:50 | Louisiana State | Robert Bibler drills a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Guerrier and the foul's on Adam Knox - foul #1 on Adam Knox, team foul #5 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Marko Stazenski (PF) Thomas Bender | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Whitney (PG), Akim Zickler (C) Shawn Townley, Lewis Burkley | |
| 05:50 | Louisiana State | Robert Bibler makes the free throw | 55-51 |
| 05:40 | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-51 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Ivan Filipski (C) Robert Bibler | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 05:19 | Louisiana State | John Cornett clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-51 |
| 05:17 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Forrest Sommer | 55-51 |
| 05:04 | Mississippi State | Akim Zickler clanks a turnaround from close range | 55-51 |
| 05:03 | Mississippi State | Akim Zickler misses the tip | 55-51 |
| 05:02 | Louisiana State | Ivan Filipski gets the rebound | 55-51 |
| 04:42 | Louisiana State | Robert Guerrier can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 55-51 |
| 04:41 | Mississippi State | Akim Zickler gets the rebound | 55-51 |
| 04:24 | Mississippi State | Adam Knox clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Robert Guerrier - foul #2 on Robert Guerrier, team foul #4 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender (C) Robert Guerrier | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Kopczynski (SG), Lewis Burkley (C) James Whitney, Akim Zickler | |
| 04:24 | Mississippi State | Adam Knox makes the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 04:24 | Mississippi State | Adam Knox makes the 2nd free throw | 55-53 |
| 03:58 | Louisiana State | Marko Stazenski can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Joshua Smith - foul #3 on Joshua Smith, team foul #6 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Stanley Smith (SF), Robert Bibler (C) Ivan Filipski, Thomas Bender | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Akim Zickler (PF) Adam Knox | |
| 03:58 | Louisiana State | Marko Stazenski misses the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 03:58 | Louisiana State | Marko Stazenski makes the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| 03:41 | Mississippi State | Lewis Burkley loses the dribble to Robert Bibler | 56-53 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - John Cornett (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 ast. SG - Corey Howard (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stanley Smith (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Marko Stazenski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Bibler (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Forrest Sommer (fresh) 10 pts. SG - David Kopczynski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joshua Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Akim Zickler (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. C - Lewis Burkley (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:22 | Louisiana State | John Cornett drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-53 |
| 03:01 | Mississippi State | Joshua Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-53 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | William Carter (PG), Thomas Bender (C) John Cornett, Marko Stazenski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Whitney (PG), Shawn Townley (SF) David Kopczynski, Joshua Smith | |
| 02:59 | Louisiana State | Louisiana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-53 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Robert Guerrier (SF) Stanley Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Adam Knox (PF) Akim Zickler | |
| 02:38 | Louisiana State | Robert Guerrier misses short on a 3 from straight away | 59-53 |
| 02:36 | Mississippi State | Adam Knox gets the rebound | 59-53 |
| 02:30 | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 59-53 |
| 02:28 | Louisiana State | William Carter snags the defensive board | 59-53 |
| 02:22 | Louisiana State | Louisiana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-53 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | John Cornett (PG) William Carter | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joshua Smith (SF) Shawn Townley | |
| 02:05 | Louisiana State | John Cornett hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 59-53 |
| 02:03 | Mississippi State | Lewis Burkley snags the defensive board | 59-53 |
| 01:56 | Mississippi State | Robert Bibler swats the shot by Joshua Smith | 59-53 |
| 01:55 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender gets the rebound | 59-53 |
| 01:35 | Louisiana State | John Cornett double dribbles | 59-53 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Marko Stazenski (PF) Robert Bibler | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 01:25 | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer makes the runner in the lane on a nice dish by James Whitney | 59-55 |
| 01:03 | Louisiana State | Marko Stazenski is fouled on the floor by James Whitney - foul #1 on James Whitney, team foul #7 | 59-55 |
| 01:03 | Louisiana State | Marko Stazenski makes the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 01:03 | Louisiana State | Marko Stazenski misses the 2nd free throw | 60-55 |
| 01:03 | Mississippi State | Lewis Burkley grabs the defensive rebound | 60-55 |
| 00:48 | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 60-55 |
| 00:46 | Louisiana State | John Cornett snags the defensive board | 60-55 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:43 | Louisiana State | James Whitney is called for the reach on John Cornett in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Whitney, team foul #8 | 60-55 |
| 00:43 | Louisiana State | John Cornett makes the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 00:43 | Louisiana State | John Cornett misses the 2nd free throw | 61-55 |
| 00:43 | Mississippi State | Adam Knox pulls down the rebound | 61-55 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:35 | Mississippi State | Joshua Smith misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-55 |
| 00:33 | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer snags the offensive board | 61-55 |
| 00:29 | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-55 |
| 00:28 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Marko Stazenski | 61-55 |
| 00:26 | Louisiana State | Marko Stazenski is fouled in the backcourt by James Whitney - foul #3 on James Whitney, team foul #9 | 61-55 |
| 00:26 | Louisiana State | Marko Stazenski makes the 1st free throw | 62-55 |
| 00:26 | Louisiana State | Marko Stazenski makes the 2nd free throw | 63-55 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:20 | Mississippi State | James Whitney misses the 3 from the right corner | 63-55 |
| 00:18 | Mississippi State | Lewis Burkley snags the offensive board | 63-55 |
| 00:14 | Mississippi State | James Whitney connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Forrest Sommer | 63-58 |
| 00:12 | Louisiana State | John Cornett is hacked by James Whitney in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Whitney, team foul #10 | 63-58 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Stanley Smith (PG) Marko Stazenski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 00:12 | Louisiana State | John Cornett misses the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 00:12 | Louisiana State | John Cornett misses the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| 00:12 | Mississippi State | Lewis Burkley grabs the defensive rebound | 63-58 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:06 | Mississippi State | Joshua Smith buries a 3 from the right wing | 63-61 |
| 00:05 | Louisiana State | James Whitney is called for the reach on Corey Howard in the backcourt - foul #5 on James Whitney, team foul #11 | 63-61 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Marko Stazenski (PF) Stanley Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Kopczynski (SG) James Whitney | |
| 00:05 | Louisiana State | Corey Howard makes the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 00:05 | Louisiana State | Corey Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 65-61 |