| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Charles Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Tremper (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Andrew Fellows (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Elmer Hale (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - James Walton (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Chapman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Rayl (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Norris Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Adam Woodard (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | David Tremper inbounds the ball | 28-30 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:43 | Mississippi State | Charles Wilson misses short on an open 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-30 |
| 19:41 | Louisiana State | Robert Chapman snags the defensive board | 28-30 |
| 19:21 | Louisiana State | William Rayl can't connect on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by David Tremper - foul #2 on David Tremper, team foul #1 | 28-30 |
| 19:21 | Louisiana State | William Rayl makes the 1st free throw | 28-31 |
| 19:21 | Louisiana State | William Rayl misses the 2nd free throw | 28-31 |
| 19:21 | Mississippi State | Andrew Fellows snags the defensive board | 28-31 |
| 19:07 | Mississippi State | James Walton takes the ball from David Tremper | 28-31 |
| 18:54 | Louisiana State | David Taylor steals the ball from Norris Robinson | 28-31 |
| 18:50 | Mississippi State | David Taylor misses the easy layup | 28-31 |
| 18:49 | Mississippi State | David Tremper grabs the offensive rebound | 28-31 |
| 18:40 | Mississippi State | Robert Chapman is called for the reach on Charles Wilson - foul #2 on Robert Chapman, team foul #1 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Henry Henson (PF) Andrew Fellows | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Vance Plaisance (PG), Dikembe Arambula (SG), Nicholas Coffey (SF), Eduardo Zuniga (C) James Walton, Robert Chapman, William Rayl, Adam Woodard | |
| 18:28 | Mississippi State | David Tremper misses the shot from the left side but the foul's on Norris Robinson - foul #3 on Norris Robinson, team foul #2 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Summers (PG), Sidney Bemis (C) Charles Wilson, Elmer Hale | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | James Shamblin (C) Norris Robinson | |
| 18:28 | Mississippi State | David Tremper misses the 1st free throw | 28-31 |
| 18:28 | Mississippi State | David Tremper misses the 2nd free throw | 28-31 |
| 18:28 | Louisiana State | Eduardo Zuniga grabs the defensive rebound | 28-31 |
| 18:24 | Louisiana State | Eduardo Zuniga lays it in and the foul's on William Summers - foul #1 on William Summers, team foul #2 | 28-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Leon Dewey (SF) David Tremper | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 18:24 | Louisiana State | Eduardo Zuniga makes the free throw | 28-34 |
| 18:04 | Mississippi State | William Summers comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 28-34 |
| 18:03 | Mississippi State | Leon Dewey can't tip it in | 28-34 |
| 18:01 | Mississippi State | William Summers grabs the offensive board | 28-34 |
| 17:56 | Mississippi State | William Summers hits a wide open 3pt shot from straight away | 31-34 |
| 17:50 | Louisiana State | James Shamblin misses the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Sidney Bemis - foul #3 on Sidney Bemis, team foul #3 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Johnson (PG), Emanuel Hutchison (C) David Taylor, Sidney Bemis | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Robert Chapman (SG) Dikembe Arambula | |
| 17:50 | Louisiana State | James Shamblin misses the 1st free throw | 31-34 |
| 17:50 | Louisiana State | James Shamblin makes the 2nd free throw | 31-35 |
| 17:24 | Mississippi State | Leon Dewey makes the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by John Johnson | 33-35 |
| 17:17 | Louisiana State | Eduardo Zuniga's fadeaway is rejected by Henry Henson | 33-35 |
| 17:15 | Louisiana State | James Shamblin hits the follow up shot | 33-37 |
| 17:05 | Mississippi State | Henry Henson lays it in on a nice dish by William Summers | 35-37 |
| 17:01 | Louisiana State | Vance Plaisance hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by John Johnson - foul #2 on John Johnson, team foul #4 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charles Wilson (PG), David Tremper (SF), Andrew Fellows (PF), Elmer Hale (C) John Johnson, Leon Dewey, Henry Henson, Emanuel Hutchison | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | James Walton (PG), Miguel Gonzalez (SF), William Rayl (PF), Adam Woodard (C) Robert Chapman, Nicholas Coffey, Eduardo Zuniga, James Shamblin | |
| 17:01 | Louisiana State | Vance Plaisance makes the 1st free throw | 35-38 |
| 17:01 | Louisiana State | Vance Plaisance misses the 2nd free throw | 35-38 |
| 17:01 | Mississippi State | David Tremper grabs the defensive rebound | 35-38 |
| 16:44 | Mississippi State | Andrew Fellows clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-38 |
| 16:43 | Louisiana State | Adam Woodard snags the defensive board | 35-38 |
| 16:23 | Louisiana State | William Rayl hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from James Walton | 35-40 |
| 16:21 | Mississippi State | James Walton steals it from Charles Wilson in the backcourt | 35-40 |
| 16:19 | Louisiana State | Vance Plaisance banks in the layup on a great pass from James Walton | 35-42 |
| 16:17 | Mississippi State | Charles Wilson is hacked by Adam Woodard in the backcourt - foul #1 on Adam Woodard, team foul #3 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Taylor (SG) William Summers | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Dikembe Arambula (SG) Vance Plaisance | |
| 16:08 | Mississippi State | David Taylor misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Miguel Gonzalez - foul #1 on Miguel Gonzalez, team foul #4 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Eduardo Zuniga (PF) William Rayl | |
| 16:08 | Mississippi State | David Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 36-42 |
| 16:08 | Mississippi State | David Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 37-42 |
| 15:51 | Louisiana State | Adam Woodard makes the jumper near the basket | 37-44 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Charles Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Tremper (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Andrew Fellows (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Elmer Hale (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - James Walton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Dikembe Arambula (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Miguel Gonzalez (fresh) PF - Eduardo Zuniga (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Adam Woodard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:39 | Mississippi State | David Taylor is fouled on the floor by Eduardo Zuniga - foul #1 on Eduardo Zuniga, team foul #5 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Johnson (PG), Leon Dewey (SF), Sidney Bemis (PF), Emanuel Hutchison (C) Charles Wilson, David Tremper, Andrew Fellows, Elmer Hale | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Robert Chapman (SG), William Rayl (SF), Norris Robinson (PF) James Walton, Miguel Gonzalez, Adam Woodard | |
| 15:27 | Mississippi State | John Johnson is open and buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by David Taylor and he's fouled by Eduardo Zuniga - foul #2 on Eduardo Zuniga, team foul #6 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Henry Henson (PF) Emanuel Hutchison | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | James Shamblin (C) Eduardo Zuniga | |
| 15:27 | Mississippi State | John Johnson makes the free throw | 40-44 |
| 15:03 | Louisiana State | James Shamblin throws it down on a great pass from Robert Chapman | 40-46 |
| 15:01 | Mississippi State | Robert Chapman picks off the pass by David Taylor in the backcourt | 40-46 |
| 14:59 | Louisiana State | Robert Chapman throws it down | 40-48 |
| 14:32 | Mississippi State | Henry Henson clanks a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Norris Robinson - foul #4 on Norris Robinson, team foul #7 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charles Wilson (PG), William Summers (SG), David Tremper (SF), Emanuel Hutchison (C) John Johnson, David Taylor, Leon Dewey, Sidney Bemis | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | James Walton (PG), Nicholas Coffey (SF), Eduardo Zuniga (PF), Adam Woodard (C) Dikembe Arambula, William Rayl, Norris Robinson, James Shamblin | |
| 14:32 | Mississippi State | Henry Henson makes the 1st free throw | 41-48 |
| 14:32 | Mississippi State | Henry Henson makes the 2nd free throw | 42-48 |
| 14:23 | Louisiana State | Emanuel Hutchison picks off the pass by Nicholas Coffey | 42-48 |
| 14:06 | Mississippi State | William Summers comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 42-48 |
| 14:04 | Mississippi State | David Tremper tips it back up and in | 44-48 |
| 13:50 | Louisiana State | Robert Chapman can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Charles Wilson - foul #2 on Charles Wilson, team foul #5 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Andrew Fellows (PF), Elmer Hale (C) Henry Henson, Emanuel Hutchison | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 13:50 | Louisiana State | Robert Chapman misses the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 13:50 | Louisiana State | Robert Chapman makes the 2nd free throw | 44-49 |
| 13:34 | Mississippi State | William Summers misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 44-49 |
| 13:33 | Mississippi State | Elmer Hale snags the offensive board | 44-49 |
| 13:23 | Mississippi State | David Tremper misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 44-49 |
| 13:21 | Louisiana State | Eduardo Zuniga snags the defensive board | 44-49 |
| 13:07 | Louisiana State | Robert Chapman hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Andrew Fellows - foul #2 on Andrew Fellows, team foul #6 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Taylor (SG), Leon Dewey (SF) Charles Wilson, David Tremper | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Vance Plaisance (PG), Miguel Gonzalez (SF), James Shamblin (C) James Walton, Nicholas Coffey, Adam Woodard | |
| 13:07 | Louisiana State | Robert Chapman misses the 1st free throw | 44-49 |
| 13:07 | Louisiana State | Robert Chapman makes the 2nd free throw | 44-50 |
| 12:54 | Mississippi State | Leon Dewey is whistled for a carry | 44-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Johnson (PG) William Summers | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 12:39 | Louisiana State | Robert Chapman clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 44-50 |
| 12:38 | Louisiana State | The offensive rebound goes to Vance Plaisance | 44-50 |
| 12:29 | Louisiana State | Vance Plaisance hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint but he's hacked by John Johnson - foul #3 on John Johnson, team foul #7 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Sidney Bemis (PF), Emanuel Hutchison (C) Andrew Fellows, Elmer Hale | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | James Walton (PG) Robert Chapman | |
| 12:29 | Louisiana State | Vance Plaisance makes the 1st free throw | 44-51 |
| 12:29 | Louisiana State | Vance Plaisance makes the 2nd free throw | 44-52 |
| 12:14 | Mississippi State | David Taylor can't finish the layup | 44-52 |
| 12:13 | Louisiana State | James Shamblin pulls down the rebound | 44-52 |
| 11:54 | Louisiana State | James Walton scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Vance Plaisance | 44-54 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leon Dewey (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Sidney Bemis (fresh) 3 pf. C - Emanuel Hutchison (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - James Walton (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Vance Plaisance (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Miguel Gonzalez (fairly fresh) PF - Eduardo Zuniga (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - James Shamblin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:28 | Mississippi State | David Taylor's pass is intercepted by Vance Plaisance | 44-54 |
| 11:04 | Louisiana State | Vance Plaisance is fouled on the floor by David Taylor - foul #2 on David Taylor, team foul #8 | 44-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charles Wilson (PG), William Summers (SG), David Tremper (SF), Andrew Fellows (PF), Elmer Hale (C) John Johnson, David Taylor, Leon Dewey, Sidney Bemis, Emanuel Hutchison | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Dikembe Arambula (SG), William Rayl (SF), Nicholas Coffey (PF), Adam Woodard (C) James Walton, Miguel Gonzalez, Eduardo Zuniga, James Shamblin | |
| 11:04 | Louisiana State | Vance Plaisance makes the 1st free throw | 44-55 |
| 11:04 | Louisiana State | Vance Plaisance makes the 2nd free throw | 44-56 |
| 10:45 | Mississippi State | Charles Wilson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-56 |
| 10:44 | Louisiana State | Adam Woodard grabs the board | 44-56 |
| 10:25 | Louisiana State | Adam Woodard buries a driving attempt in the paint | 44-58 |
| 10:13 | Mississippi State | Andrew Fellows clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-58 |
| 10:12 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to William Rayl | 44-58 |
| 10:00 | Louisiana State | William Rayl makes the floater from the right wing set up by Dikembe Arambula | 44-60 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 09:48 | Mississippi State | William Rayl is called for the reach on William Summers - foul #1 on William Rayl, team foul #8 | 44-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Taylor (SG), Henry Henson (PF) Charles Wilson, Andrew Fellows | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | James Walton (PG), Robert Chapman (SG), Eduardo Zuniga (PF) Vance Plaisance, Dikembe Arambula, Nicholas Coffey | |
| 09:48 | Mississippi State | William Summers makes the 1st free throw | 45-60 |
| 09:48 | Mississippi State | William Summers makes the 2nd free throw | 46-60 |
| 09:33 | Louisiana State | Eduardo Zuniga is whistled for traveling | 46-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Craven (PG) David Tremper | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 09:31 | Mississippi State | James Craven is called for traveling in the backcourt | 46-60 |
| 09:15 | Louisiana State | Robert Chapman is fouled on the floor by David Taylor - foul #3 on David Taylor, team foul #9 | 46-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Leon Dewey (SF) William Summers | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 09:15 | Louisiana State | Robert Chapman misses the 1st free throw | 46-60 |
| 09:15 | Mississippi State | David Taylor pulls down the rebound | 46-60 |
| 09:11 | Mississippi State | David Taylor makes the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Leon Dewey and he's fouled by Robert Chapman - foul #3 on Robert Chapman, team foul #9 | 48-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Andrew Fellows (PF) Elmer Hale | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 09:11 | Mississippi State | David Taylor makes the free throw | 49-60 |
| 08:44 | Louisiana State | William Rayl knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by James Walton | 49-62 |
| 08:31 | Mississippi State | Andrew Fellows's floater is tipped away by Adam Woodard | 49-62 |
| 08:30 | Louisiana State | Eduardo Zuniga snags the defensive board | 49-62 |
| 08:14 | Louisiana State | Eduardo Zuniga misses badly on a floater near the basket | 49-62 |
| 08:12 | Mississippi State | Henry Henson gets the rebound | 49-62 |
| 08:06 | Mississippi State | Robert Chapman steals the ball from James Craven | 49-62 |
| 07:58 | Louisiana State | William Rayl misses badly on a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on James Craven - foul #1 on James Craven, team foul #10 | 49-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charles Wilson (PG), William Summers (SG), David Tremper (SF), Sidney Bemis (PF), Emanuel Hutchison (C) James Craven, David Taylor, Leon Dewey, Andrew Fellows, Henry Henson | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Dikembe Arambula (PG), Miguel Gonzalez (SG), Norris Robinson (PF), James Shamblin (C) James Walton, Robert Chapman, Eduardo Zuniga, Adam Woodard | |
| 07:58 | Louisiana State | William Rayl makes the 1st free throw | 49-63 |
| 07:58 | Louisiana State | William Rayl makes the 2nd free throw | 49-64 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 07:44 | Mississippi State | Charles Wilson scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-64 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Charles Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Summers (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Tremper (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Sidney Bemis (fresh) 3 pf. C - Emanuel Hutchison (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Dikembe Arambula (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Miguel Gonzalez (fresh) SF - William Rayl (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Norris Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - James Shamblin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:35 | Louisiana State | Dikembe Arambula misses long on a runner from close range but he's hacked by Charles Wilson - foul #3 on Charles Wilson, team foul #11 | 52-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Vance Plaisance (PG) William Rayl | |
| 07:35 | Louisiana State | Dikembe Arambula makes the 1st free throw | 52-65 |
| 07:35 | Louisiana State | Dikembe Arambula makes the 2nd free throw | 52-66 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 07:17 | Mississippi State | Miguel Gonzalez is called for the reach on David Tremper - foul #2 on Miguel Gonzalez, team foul #10 | 52-66 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Elmer Hale (C) Emanuel Hutchison | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Nicholas Coffey (SF) Vance Plaisance | |
| 07:17 | Mississippi State | David Tremper misses the 1st free throw | 52-66 |
| 07:17 | Mississippi State | David Tremper makes the 2nd free throw | 53-66 |
| 06:55 | Louisiana State | Nicholas Coffey comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-66 |
| 06:54 | Mississippi State | William Summers grabs the defensive rebound | 53-66 |
| 06:42 | Mississippi State | William Summers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-66 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Andrew Fellows (PF) Sidney Bemis | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Vance Plaisance (PG), Robert Chapman (SG), Adam Woodard (C) Dikembe Arambula, Miguel Gonzalez, James Shamblin | |
| 06:26 | Louisiana State | Norris Robinson hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 53-66 |
| 06:24 | Mississippi State | David Tremper snags the defensive board | 53-66 |
| 06:22 | Mississippi State | Nicholas Coffey steals the ball from Elmer Hale in the backcourt | 53-66 |
| 06:04 | Louisiana State | Nicholas Coffey misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 53-66 |
| 06:03 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Elmer Hale | 53-66 |
| 05:57 | Mississippi State | Charles Wilson is hacked by Vance Plaisance in the backcourt - foul #2 on Vance Plaisance, team foul #11 | 53-66 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Taylor (SG), Leon Dewey (SF), Henry Henson (PF) William Summers, David Tremper, Andrew Fellows | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | William Rayl (SF) Nicholas Coffey | |
| 05:57 | Mississippi State | Charles Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 54-66 |
| 05:57 | Mississippi State | Charles Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 55-66 |
| 05:37 | Louisiana State | Vance Plaisance connects on the shot from the right side on a nice dish by William Rayl | 55-68 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 05:20 | Mississippi State | Norris Robinson swats the short shot by Henry Henson | 55-68 |
| 05:19 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Norris Robinson | 55-68 |
| 05:07 | Louisiana State | Elmer Hale swats the shot by Norris Robinson | 55-68 |
| 05:05 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Elmer Hale | 55-68 |
| 05:00 | Mississippi State | David Taylor buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Charles Wilson | 57-68 |
| 04:54 | Louisiana State | Norris Robinson hits a shot from close range on a nice dish by William Rayl and he's fouled by Elmer Hale - foul #1 on Elmer Hale, team foul #12 | 57-70 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Johnson (PG), Sidney Bemis (PF), Emanuel Hutchison (C) Charles Wilson, Henry Henson, Elmer Hale | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | James Walton (PG), Dikembe Arambula (SG), Miguel Gonzalez (SF), James Shamblin (C) Vance Plaisance, Robert Chapman, William Rayl, Adam Woodard | |
| 04:54 | Louisiana State | Norris Robinson misses the free throw | 57-70 |
| 04:54 | Mississippi State | Emanuel Hutchison grabs the board | 57-70 |
| 04:34 | Mississippi State | David Taylor misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 57-70 |
| 04:33 | Mississippi State | Emanuel Hutchison hits the follow up shot | 59-70 |
| 04:13 | Louisiana State | James Walton misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 59-70 |
| 04:11 | Louisiana State | Norris Robinson snags the offensive board | 59-70 |
| 04:06 | Louisiana State | Dikembe Arambula hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 59-70 |
| 04:04 | Mississippi State | Sidney Bemis pulls down the rebound | 59-70 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 04:02 | Mississippi State | David Taylor is fouled in the backcourt by Norris Robinson - foul #5 on Norris Robinson, team foul #12 | 59-70 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Summers (PG), David Tremper (SF), Andrew Fellows (PF), Elmer Hale (C) John Johnson, Leon Dewey, Sidney Bemis, Emanuel Hutchison | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Robert Chapman (SG), Nicholas Coffey (SF), Eduardo Zuniga (PF) Dikembe Arambula, Miguel Gonzalez, Norris Robinson | |
| 04:02 | Mississippi State | David Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 60-70 |
| 04:02 | Mississippi State | David Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 61-70 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:49 | Louisiana State | Eduardo Zuniga comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 61-70 |
| 03:47 | Louisiana State | Eduardo Zuniga snags the offensive board | 61-70 |
| 03:29 | Louisiana State | Eduardo Zuniga misses long on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Andrew Fellows - foul #3 on Andrew Fellows, team foul #13 | 61-70 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Johnson (PG) David Taylor | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Vance Plaisance (PG) James Walton | |
| 03:29 | Louisiana State | Eduardo Zuniga makes the 1st free throw | 61-71 |
| 03:29 | Louisiana State | Eduardo Zuniga misses the 2nd free throw | 61-71 |
| 03:29 | Mississippi State | Andrew Fellows grabs the board | 61-71 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Summers (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Tremper (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Andrew Fellows (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Elmer Hale (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Vance Plaisance (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Chapman (tiring) 10 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SF - Nicholas Coffey (fairly fresh) PF - Eduardo Zuniga (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - James Shamblin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 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 and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:27 | Mississippi State | David Tremper travels in the backcourt | 61-71 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Adam Woodard (C) James Shamblin | |
| 03:17 | Louisiana State | Robert Chapman scores on a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Adam Woodard | 61-73 |
| 03:06 | Mississippi State | William Summers travels with the ball | 61-73 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Henry Henson (C) Elmer Hale | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | William Rayl (SF) Nicholas Coffey | |
| 02:56 | Louisiana State | David Tremper steps in front of the Robert Chapman pass | 61-73 |
| 02:56 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-73 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charles Wilson (PG), David Taylor (SG), Sidney Bemis (C) John Johnson, William Summers, Andrew Fellows | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Dikembe Arambula (SG), Miguel Gonzalez (SF) Robert Chapman, William Rayl | |
| 02:54 | Mississippi State | Charles Wilson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-73 |
| 02:48 | Louisiana State | Vance Plaisance misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 61-73 |
| 02:47 | Mississippi State | David Taylor gets the rebound | 61-73 |
| 02:30 | Mississippi State | David Tremper is by himself and knocks in the jumper in the lane set up by David Taylor | 63-73 |
| 02:30 | Louisiana State | Louisiana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-73 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Andrew Fellows (PF) Sidney Bemis | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Nicholas Coffey (SF), James Shamblin (C) Vance Plaisance, Adam Woodard | |
| 02:08 | Louisiana State | Dikembe Arambula knocks in the turnaround from close range | 63-75 |
| 02:01 | Mississippi State | David Tremper blows the layup | 63-75 |
| 01:59 | Mississippi State | Andrew Fellows snags the offensive board | 63-75 |
| 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 and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 01:49 | Mississippi State | David Taylor drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Andrew Fellows | 65-75 |
| 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 fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 01:20 | Louisiana State | Dikembe Arambula misses badly on a shot from the left side | 65-75 |
| 01:18 | Mississippi State | David Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 65-75 |
| 01:05 | Mississippi State | Charles Wilson hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumpshot from the right side | 65-75 |
| 01:03 | Mississippi State | Henry Henson grabs the offensive rebound | 65-75 |
| 00:50 | Mississippi State | Andrew Fellows hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 65-75 |
| 00:49 | Louisiana State | Dikembe Arambula grabs the defensive rebound | 65-75 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:46 | Louisiana State | Dikembe Arambula is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Wilson - foul #4 on Charles Wilson, team foul #14 | 65-75 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Johnson (PG), William Summers (SG), Leon Dewey (SF), Sidney Bemis (C) Charles Wilson, David Taylor, David Tremper, Andrew Fellows | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | James Walton (PG), Robert Chapman (SG), William Rayl (PF), Adam Woodard (C) Miguel Gonzalez, Nicholas Coffey, Eduardo Zuniga, James Shamblin | |
| 00:46 | Louisiana State | Dikembe Arambula makes the 1st free throw | 65-76 |
| 00:46 | Louisiana State | Dikembe Arambula makes the 2nd free throw | 65-77 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:39 | Mississippi State | The jump hook by Henry Henson is blocked by Adam Woodard | 65-77 |
| 00:37 | Louisiana State | James Walton gets the rebound | 65-77 |
| 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 fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:11 | Louisiana State | Robert Chapman comes up short on the floater from close range | 65-77 |
| 00:10 | Mississippi State | Henry Henson pulls down the rebound | 65-77 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi State | William Summers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 65-77 |
| 00:03 | Louisiana State | William Rayl grabs the board | 65-77 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana State | James Walton runs out the clock | 65-77 |