| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Whitney (fresh) SG - Forrest Sommer (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Joshua Smith (fresh) PF - Adam Knox (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Akim Zickler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - John Cornett (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Corey Howard (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Guerrier (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Marko Stazenski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - Thomas Bender (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Joshua Smith inbounds the ball | 16-36 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:52 | Mississippi State | Adam Knox misses short on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Robert Guerrier - foul #1 on Robert Guerrier, team foul #1 | 16-36 |
| 19:52 | Mississippi State | Adam Knox makes the 1st free throw | 17-36 |
| 19:52 | Mississippi State | Adam Knox makes the 2nd free throw | 18-36 |
| 19:35 | Louisiana State | Joshua Smith is called for the reach on Corey Howard - foul #1 on Joshua Smith, team foul #1 | 18-36 |
| 19:18 | Louisiana State | Corey Howard knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by John Cornett | 18-39 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:08 | Mississippi State | Joshua Smith drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 21-39 |
| 18:47 | Louisiana State | Robert Guerrier travels with the ball | 21-39 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 18:34 | Mississippi State | James Whitney knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 24-39 |
| 18:05 | Louisiana State | Corey Howard buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 24-42 |
| 17:53 | Mississippi State | James Whitney clanks a shot from the right side | 24-42 |
| 17:51 | Louisiana State | John Cornett pulls down the rebound | 24-42 |
| 17:22 | Louisiana State | Corey Howard loses the dribble to Adam Knox | 24-42 |
| 17:00 | Mississippi State | John Cornett picks off the pass by Joshua Smith | 24-42 |
| 16:41 | Louisiana State | Joshua Smith is called for the reach on Thomas Bender - foul #2 on Joshua Smith, team foul #2 | 24-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Shawn Townley (SF), Glenn Sain (C) Joshua Smith, Akim Zickler | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | William Carter (PG), Ivan Filipski (SF), Robert Bibler (PF) John Cornett, Robert Guerrier, Marko Stazenski | |
| 16:31 | Louisiana State | Corey Howard misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 24-42 |
| 16:30 | Mississippi State | Glenn Sain grabs the defensive rebound | 24-42 |
| 16:13 | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer knocks in the driving attempt near the basket | 26-42 |
| 15:52 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender lays it in set up by William Carter | 26-44 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Whitney (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Forrest Sommer (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Shawn Townley (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Adam Knox (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Glenn Sain (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - William Carter (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Corey Howard (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ivan Filipski (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Robert Bibler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Bender (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Mississippi State | James Whitney can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 26-44 |
| 15:32 | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer grabs the offensive rebound | 26-44 |
| 15:20 | Mississippi State | James Whitney makes the shot from the left wing and he's fouled by Ivan Filipski - foul #3 on Ivan Filipski, team foul #2 | 28-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Kopczynski (SG), Joshua Smith (SF), Akim Zickler (PF), Lewis Burkley (C) Forrest Sommer, Shawn Townley, Adam Knox, Glenn Sain | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | John Cornett (PG), Marko Stazenski (PF) Corey Howard, Thomas Bender | |
| 15:20 | Mississippi State | James Whitney misses the free throw | 28-44 |
| 15:20 | Louisiana State | Ivan Filipski grabs the board | 28-44 |
| 14:53 | Louisiana State | William Carter knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by John Cornett | 28-47 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 14:36 | Mississippi State | James Whitney is fouled on the floor by John Cornett - foul #2 on John Cornett, team foul #3 | 28-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Shawn Townley (SF) James Whitney | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Corey Howard (SG), Robert Guerrier (SF) William Carter, Marko Stazenski | |
| 14:22 | Mississippi State | David Kopczynski misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-47 |
| 14:21 | Louisiana State | Robert Bibler grabs the board | 28-47 |
| 14:04 | Louisiana State | Ivan Filipski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer (PG) Shawn Townley | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 13:41 | Mississippi State | David Kopczynski drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-47 |
| 13:22 | Louisiana State | Corey Howard can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 31-47 |
| 13:20 | Mississippi State | Lewis Burkley gets the rebound | 31-47 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 13:06 | Mississippi State | Lewis Burkley is hacked by Ivan Filipski - foul #4 on Ivan Filipski, team foul #4 | 31-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Whitney (PG), Shawn Townley (SF), Adam Knox (PF) David Kopczynski, Joshua Smith, Akim Zickler | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Marko Stazenski (PF), Thomas Bender (C) Robert Bibler, Ivan Filipski | |
| 12:42 | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 31-47 |
| 12:41 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Marko Stazenski | 31-47 |
| 12:17 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender loses the dribble to Shawn Townley | 31-47 |
| 11:57 | Mississippi State | James Whitney hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 31-47 |
| 11:56 | Louisiana State | Marko Stazenski snags the defensive board | 31-47 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Whitney (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Forrest Sommer (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. SF - Shawn Townley (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Adam Knox (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Lewis Burkley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - John Cornett (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Corey Howard (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Guerrier (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Marko Stazenski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Thomas Bender (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Louisiana State | Robert Guerrier can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-47 |
| 11:25 | Louisiana State | Marko Stazenski gets the offensive rebound | 31-47 |
| 10:56 | Louisiana State | Forrest Sommer picks off the pass by Marko Stazenski | 31-47 |
| 10:42 | Mississippi State | Shawn Townley scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 33-47 |
| 10:20 | Louisiana State | John Cornett buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 33-50 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 10:09 | Mississippi State | Shawn Townley clanks a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Corey Howard - foul #2 on Corey Howard, team foul #5 | 33-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joshua Smith (PG), David Kopczynski (SG), Akim Zickler (PF), Glenn Sain (C) James Whitney, Forrest Sommer, Adam Knox, Lewis Burkley | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | William Carter (PG), Stanley Smith (SG), Ivan Filipski (SF), Robert Bibler (PF) John Cornett, Corey Howard, Robert Guerrier, Marko Stazenski | |
| 10:09 | Mississippi State | Shawn Townley makes the 1st free throw | 34-50 |
| 10:09 | Mississippi State | Shawn Townley makes the 2nd free throw | 35-50 |
| 10:03 | Louisiana State | William Carter travels in the backcourt | 35-50 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 09:52 | Mississippi State | Joshua Smith misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-50 |
| 09:50 | Mississippi State | Shawn Townley grabs the offensive board | 35-50 |
| 09:33 | Mississippi State | Glenn Sain is hacked by Ivan Filipski - foul #5 on Ivan Filipski, team foul #6 | 35-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Whitney (PG) Shawn Townley | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Robert Guerrier (SF) Ivan Filipski | |
| 09:18 | Mississippi State | James Whitney's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer (SG) David Kopczynski | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 08:59 | Louisiana State | William Carter hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-53 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:40 | Mississippi State | Stanley Smith picks off the pass by James Whitney | 35-53 |
| 08:18 | Louisiana State | William Carter can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-53 |
| 08:16 | Mississippi State | Joshua Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 35-53 |
| 08:00 | Mississippi State | Glenn Sain misses the fadeaway from the right block | 35-53 |
| 07:59 | Louisiana State | William Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 35-53 |
| 07:30 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 35-53 |
| 07:28 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Glenn Sain | 35-53 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Whitney (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Forrest Sommer (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SF - Joshua Smith (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Akim Zickler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Glenn Sain (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - William Carter (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stanley Smith (fresh) SF - Robert Guerrier (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Bibler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Bender (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Mississippi State | Thomas Bender is called for the reach on James Whitney - foul #2 on Thomas Bender, team foul #7 | 35-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Adam Knox (PF), Lewis Burkley (C) Akim Zickler, Glenn Sain | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | John Cornett (PG), Corey Howard (SG), Marko Stazenski (PF) William Carter, Robert Guerrier, Thomas Bender | |
| 07:13 | Mississippi State | James Whitney makes the 1st free throw | 36-53 |
| 07:13 | Mississippi State | James Whitney makes the 2nd free throw | 37-53 |
| 06:44 | Louisiana State | Stanley Smith misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 37-53 |
| 06:43 | Louisiana State | Marko Stazenski tips it in | 37-55 |
| 06:33 | Mississippi State | Adam Knox knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 40-55 |
| 06:04 | Louisiana State | Marko Stazenski buries a jumpshot from the right side | 40-57 |
| 05:41 | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-57 |
| 05:40 | Mississippi State | Joshua Smith can't tip it in | 40-57 |
| 05:38 | Mississippi State | Lewis Burkley gets the offensive rebound | 40-57 |
| 05:17 | Mississippi State | John Cornett steps in front of the James Whitney pass | 40-57 |
| 05:14 | Louisiana State | Corey Howard blows the layup | 40-57 |
| 05:12 | Louisiana State | Robert Bibler hits the follow up shot | 40-59 |
| 04:54 | Mississippi State | James Whitney clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-59 |
| 04:52 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Robert Bibler | 40-59 |
| 04:28 | Louisiana State | Stanley Smith is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Stanley Smith, team foul #8 | 40-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Kopczynski (SG), Shawn Townley (SF), Akim Zickler (PF), Glenn Sain (C) James Whitney, Forrest Sommer, Joshua Smith, Lewis Burkley | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Robert Guerrier (SF), Thomas Bender (C) Stanley Smith, Robert Bibler | |
| 04:18 | Mississippi State | Shawn Townley's fadeaway is rejected by Marko Stazenski | 40-59 |
| 04:17 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender grabs the board | 40-59 |
| 03:52 | Louisiana State | Corey Howard buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Guerrier | 40-62 |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:42 | Mississippi State | Glenn Sain clanks a jumper from the right side | 40-62 |
| 03:41 | Louisiana State | John Cornett gets the rebound | 40-62 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:19 | Louisiana State | John Cornett makes the jumper from just outside the lane | 40-64 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Adam Knox (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. SG - David Kopczynski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Shawn Townley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Akim Zickler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Glenn Sain (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - John Cornett (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Corey Howard (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Guerrier (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Marko Stazenski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Thomas Bender (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Mississippi State | Glenn Sain misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Thomas Bender - foul #3 on Thomas Bender, team foul #9 | 40-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer (PG) Adam Knox | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | William Carter (PG) John Cornett | |
| 03:04 | Mississippi State | Glenn Sain misses the 1st free throw | 40-64 |
| 03:04 | Mississippi State | Glenn Sain makes the 2nd free throw | 41-64 |
| 02:41 | Louisiana State | Corey Howard misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 41-64 |
| 02:40 | Mississippi State | Glenn Sain pulls down the rebound | 41-64 |
| 02:36 | Mississippi State | Glenn Sain is hacked by Robert Guerrier - foul #2 on Robert Guerrier, team foul #10 | 41-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Robert Bibler (PF) Marko Stazenski | |
| 02:36 | Mississippi State | Glenn Sain misses the 1st free throw | 41-64 |
| 02:36 | Mississippi State | Glenn Sain misses the 2nd free throw | 41-64 |
| 02:36 | Louisiana State | Robert Bibler grabs the board | 41-64 |
| 02:14 | Louisiana State | William Carter misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-64 |
| 02:12 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Glenn Sain | 41-64 |
| 01:54 | Mississippi State | Shawn Townley's layup is rejected by Robert Bibler | 41-64 |
| 01:53 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender gets the rebound | 41-64 |
| 01:25 | Louisiana State | Robert Bibler hits a driving attempt in the paint | 41-66 |
| 01:00 | Mississippi State | William Carter steals it from Forrest Sommer | 41-66 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:31 | Louisiana State | Robert Guerrier hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Thomas Bender | 41-68 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:29 | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-68 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Whitney (PG) Forrest Sommer | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | John Cornett (PG), Marko Stazenski (PF) William Carter, Robert Bibler | |
| 00:00 | Louisiana State | John Cornett runs out the clock | 41-68 |