| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Whitney (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gabriel Thornhill (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Thomas Lawrence (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Akim Zickler (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Robert Rudolph (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Goff (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerard Coyle (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Cardone (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Bender (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Gabriel Thornhill inbounds the ball | 30-39 |
| 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 (-3) | |
| 19:53 | Mississippi State | Robert Rudolph picks off the pass by Akim Zickler | 30-39 |
| 19:50 | Louisiana State | William Goff lays it in on a great pass from Robert Rudolph | 30-41 |
| 19:35 | Mississippi State | Gabriel Thornhill scores on a turnaround from the right block | 32-41 |
| 19:06 | Louisiana State | Robert Rudolph drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from William Goff | 32-44 |
| 18:47 | Mississippi State | James Whitney is hacked by Thomas Bender - foul #2 on Thomas Bender, team foul #1 | 32-44 |
| 18:37 | Mississippi State | James Whitney misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 32-44 |
| 18:36 | Mississippi State | Gabriel Thornhill tips it in | 34-44 |
| 18:18 | Louisiana State | William Goff misses the floater from the left side | 34-44 |
| 18:17 | Mississippi State | Gabriel Thornhill gets the rebound | 34-44 |
| 18:09 | Mississippi State | Gabriel Thornhill is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Gabriel Thornhill, team foul #1 | 34-44 |
| 17:49 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender is fouled on the floor by Thomas Lawrence - foul #3 on Thomas Lawrence, team foul #2 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Glenn Sain (PF) Thomas Lawrence | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 17:31 | Louisiana State | Robert Rudolph clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-44 |
| 17:29 | Mississippi State | Akim Zickler gets the rebound | 34-44 |
| 17:17 | Mississippi State | James Cardone blocks the jumper by Joshua Smith | 34-44 |
| 17:16 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender grabs the defensive rebound | 34-44 |
| 16:47 | Louisiana State | Gerard Coyle comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-44 |
| 16:45 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender hits the follow up shot | 34-46 |
| 16:28 | Mississippi State | Glenn Sain's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Kopczynski (SG), Shawn Townley (SF) Joshua Smith, Gabriel Thornhill | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | John Cornett (PG), Stanley Smith (SG), Marko Stazenski (PF), Robert Bibler (C) Robert Rudolph, William Goff, James Cardone, Thomas Bender | |
| 16:00 | Louisiana State | Marko Stazenski can't finish the layup but the foul's on Glenn Sain - foul #1 on Glenn Sain, team foul #3 | 34-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Steven Ford (SF), Thomas Lawrence (PF) James Whitney, Akim Zickler | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 16:00 | Louisiana State | Marko Stazenski misses the 1st free throw | 34-46 |
| 16:00 | Louisiana State | Marko Stazenski misses the 2nd free throw | 34-46 |
| 16:00 | Mississippi State | Glenn Sain snags the defensive board | 34-46 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Shawn Townley (fresh) SG - David Kopczynski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Ford (fresh) PF - Thomas Lawrence (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Glenn Sain (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - John Cornett (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SG - Stanley Smith (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Gerard Coyle (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Marko Stazenski (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Bibler (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | Mississippi State | Thomas Lawrence misses badly on a runner from the left block | 34-46 |
| 15:44 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Robert Bibler | 34-46 |
| 15:19 | Louisiana State | Stanley Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-46 |
| 15:18 | Mississippi State | Glenn Sain grabs the defensive rebound | 34-46 |
| 15:04 | Mississippi State | David Kopczynski misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-46 |
| 15:02 | Louisiana State | Robert Bibler snags the defensive board | 34-46 |
| 14:33 | Louisiana State | Stanley Smith misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-46 |
| 14:31 | Mississippi State | Glenn Sain snags the defensive board | 34-46 |
| 14:27 | Mississippi State | Glenn Sain comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 34-46 |
| 14:26 | Louisiana State | Robert Bibler grabs the board | 34-46 |
| 14:07 | Louisiana State | John Cornett hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Stanley Smith | 34-48 |
| 13:58 | Mississippi State | David Kopczynski buries a 3 from the left corner | 37-48 |
| 13:42 | Louisiana State | John Cornett is fouled on the floor by Shawn Townley - foul #1 on Shawn Townley, team foul #4 | 37-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Whitney (PG), Joshua Smith (SG), Gabriel Thornhill (SF), Akim Zickler (C) Shawn Townley, David Kopczynski, Steven Ford, Glenn Sain | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Robert Rudolph (PG), William Goff (SG), James Cardone (PF), Thomas Bender (C) Stanley Smith, Gerard Coyle, Marko Stazenski, Robert Bibler | |
| 13:28 | Louisiana State | Robert Rudolph is fouled on the floor by Thomas Lawrence - foul #4 on Thomas Lawrence, team foul #5 | 37-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Glenn Sain (PF) Thomas Lawrence | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 13:03 | Louisiana State | John Cornett misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-48 |
| 13:01 | Mississippi State | Gabriel Thornhill grabs the defensive rebound | 37-48 |
| 12:59 | Mississippi State | Robert Rudolph takes the ball from James Whitney in the backcourt | 37-48 |
| 12:45 | Louisiana State | John Cornett hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Bender | 37-51 |
| 12:22 | Mississippi State | James Whitney is called for traveling | 37-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Shawn Townley (SF) Glenn Sain | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Ivan Filipski (SF) John Cornett | |
| 12:01 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Gabriel Thornhill - foul #2 on Gabriel Thornhill, team foul #6 | 37-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Gerard Coyle (SF) Ivan Filipski | |
| 12:01 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender makes the 1st free throw | 37-52 |
| 12:01 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender makes the 2nd free throw | 37-53 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Whitney (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Townley (fresh) PF - Gabriel Thornhill (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Akim Zickler (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Robert Rudolph (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Goff (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gerard Coyle (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Cardone (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Bender (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:49 | Mississippi State | Gabriel Thornhill hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 37-53 |
| 11:48 | Mississippi State | Akim Zickler hits the follow up shot | 39-53 |
| 11:36 | Louisiana State | 3 seconds is called on Thomas Bender | 39-53 |
| 11:22 | Mississippi State | James Whitney hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Gabriel Thornhill | 42-53 |
| 10:58 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Gerard Coyle and the foul's on Shawn Townley - foul #2 on Shawn Townley, team foul #7 | 42-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Glenn Sain (PF) Gabriel Thornhill | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | John Cornett (PG), Marko Stazenski (PF) Robert Rudolph, James Cardone | |
| 10:58 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender makes the free throw | 42-56 |
| 10:47 | Mississippi State | Joshua Smith buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by James Whitney | 45-56 |
| 10:24 | Louisiana State | Gerard Coyle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Kopczynski (SG) Joshua Smith | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Stanley Smith (SG), Ivan Filipski (SF), Robert Bibler (C) William Goff, Gerard Coyle, Thomas Bender | |
| 10:12 | Mississippi State | David Kopczynski misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 45-56 |
| 10:10 | Mississippi State | Glenn Sain tips it home | 47-56 |
| 09:48 | Louisiana State | Ivan Filipski can't finish the layup | 47-56 |
| 09:47 | Mississippi State | Akim Zickler pulls down the rebound | 47-56 |
| 09:41 | Mississippi State | Glenn Sain is whistled for a carry | 47-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gabriel Thornhill (SF) James Whitney | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Robert Rudolph (PG), James Cardone (PF) Stanley Smith, Robert Bibler | |
| 09:27 | Louisiana State | Marko Stazenski hits the finger roll | 47-58 |
| 09:20 | Mississippi State | Akim Zickler connects on the shot in the lane | 49-58 |
| 09:01 | Louisiana State | Robert Rudolph misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 49-58 |
| 09:00 | Mississippi State | Gabriel Thornhill pulls down the rebound | 49-58 |
| 08:54 | Mississippi State | Akim Zickler loses the ball out of bounds | 49-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Whitney (PG), Joshua Smith (SG) Shawn Townley, David Kopczynski | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | William Goff (SG), Gerard Coyle (SF), Thomas Bender (C) John Cornett, Ivan Filipski, Marko Stazenski | |
| 08:38 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender blows the layup | 49-58 |
| 08:37 | Louisiana State | James Cardone grabs the offensive board | 49-58 |
| 08:18 | Louisiana State | James Cardone connects on the jump hook from close range set up by Thomas Bender | 49-60 |
| 07:55 | Mississippi State | Akim Zickler comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 49-60 |
| 07:53 | Mississippi State | Glenn Sain can't tip it in | 49-60 |
| 07:51 | Louisiana State | Robert Rudolph grabs the board | 49-60 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Whitney (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joshua Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gabriel Thornhill (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Glenn Sain (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Akim Zickler (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Robert Rudolph (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Goff (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gerard Coyle (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Cardone (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Thomas Bender (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Louisiana State | Joshua Smith is called for the reach on William Goff - foul #3 on Joshua Smith, team foul #8 | 49-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Shawn Townley (SF), Thomas Lawrence (PF) Gabriel Thornhill, Glenn Sain | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | John Cornett (PG), Marko Stazenski (PF) Robert Rudolph, James Cardone | |
| 07:26 | Louisiana State | William Goff misses the 1st free throw | 49-60 |
| 07:26 | Mississippi State | Thomas Lawrence gets the rebound | 49-60 |
| 07:11 | Mississippi State | Marko Stazenski swats the layup by Akim Zickler | 49-60 |
| 07:10 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Marko Stazenski | 49-60 |
| 06:48 | Louisiana State | John Cornett hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Akim Zickler - foul #2 on Akim Zickler, team foul #9 | 49-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Glenn Sain (C) Akim Zickler | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Stanley Smith (SG), Ivan Filipski (SF), Robert Bibler (C) William Goff, Gerard Coyle, Thomas Bender | |
| 06:48 | Louisiana State | John Cornett makes the 1st free throw | 49-61 |
| 06:48 | Louisiana State | John Cornett makes the 2nd free throw | 49-62 |
| 06:48 | Louisiana State | John Cornett makes the 3rd free throw | 49-63 |
| 06:32 | Mississippi State | Thomas Lawrence is whistled for a carry | 49-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Kopczynski (SG), Steven Ford (SF) James Whitney, Joshua Smith | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 06:06 | Louisiana State | Stanley Smith knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by John Cornett | 49-66 |
| 05:49 | Mississippi State | Thomas Lawrence buries a floater in the lane on a great pass from Shawn Townley | 51-66 |
| 05:32 | Louisiana State | John Cornett connects on the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Stanley Smith and the foul's on Glenn Sain - foul #2 on Glenn Sain, team foul #10 | 51-68 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Whitney (PG), Joshua Smith (SG), Gabriel Thornhill (SF) Shawn Townley, David Kopczynski, Steven Ford | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | William Goff (SG), Gerard Coyle (SF), James Cardone (PF), Thomas Bender (C) Stanley Smith, Ivan Filipski, Marko Stazenski, Robert Bibler | |
| 05:32 | Louisiana State | John Cornett makes the free throw | 51-69 |
| 05:13 | Mississippi State | Thomas Lawrence scores on a shot from just outside the lane set up by James Whitney | 53-69 |
| 04:51 | Louisiana State | John Cornett hits the finger roll on a great pass from William Goff | 53-71 |
| 04:38 | Mississippi State | William Goff steps in front of the Joshua Smith pass | 53-71 |
| 04:21 | Louisiana State | John Cornett misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-71 |
| 04:20 | Mississippi State | Gabriel Thornhill gets the rebound | 53-71 |
| 04:12 | Mississippi State | Joshua Smith misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 53-71 |
| 04:10 | Louisiana State | James Cardone grabs the defensive rebound | 53-71 |
| 03:51 | Louisiana State | Joshua Smith steals it from Gerard Coyle | 53-71 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Whitney (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joshua Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gabriel Thornhill (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Thomas Lawrence (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Glenn Sain (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - John Cornett (fairly fresh) 24 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Goff (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gerard Coyle (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Cardone (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Thomas Bender (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 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 (0) | |
| 03:36 | Mississippi State | James Whitney misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-71 |
| 03:35 | Mississippi State | Glenn Sain grabs the offensive rebound | 53-71 |
| 03:19 | Mississippi State | Glenn Sain is called for traveling | 53-71 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Shawn Townley (PG), David Kopczynski (SG), Steven Ford (SF), Akim Zickler (C) James Whitney, Joshua Smith, Gabriel Thornhill, Thomas Lawrence | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Robert Rudolph (PG), Stanley Smith (SG), Ivan Filipski (SF), Marko Stazenski (PF), Robert Bibler (C) John Cornett, William Goff, Gerard Coyle, James Cardone, Thomas Bender | |
| 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 (0) | |
| 02:59 | Louisiana State | Shawn Townley steals the ball from Marko Stazenski | 53-71 |
| 02:50 | Mississippi State | Shawn Townley can't finish the layup | 53-71 |
| 02:49 | Mississippi State | Akim Zickler grabs the offensive rebound | 53-71 |
| 02:32 | Mississippi State | Akim Zickler scores on a shot from the left wing | 55-71 |
| 02:09 | Louisiana State | Marko Stazenski misses the floater near the basket | 55-71 |
| 02:07 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to David Kopczynski | 55-71 |
| 01:46 | Mississippi State | David Kopczynski is hacked by Stanley Smith - foul #1 on Stanley Smith, team foul #2 | 55-71 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | William Goff (SG), Gerard Coyle (SF), James Cardone (PF), Thomas Bender (C) Stanley Smith, Ivan Filipski, Marko Stazenski, Robert Bibler | |
| 01:20 | Mississippi State | David Kopczynski comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 55-71 |
| 01:19 | Mississippi State | Shawn Townley tips it in | 57-71 |
| 00:59 | Louisiana State | Robert Rudolph misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 57-71 |
| 00:57 | Louisiana State | James Cardone tips it back up and in | 57-73 |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:52 | Mississippi State | Steven Ford scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 59-73 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 00:24 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender connects on the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Rudolph | 59-75 |
| 00:16 | Mississippi State | David Kopczynski drills a 3 from the left corner | 62-75 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana State | Robert Rudolph runs out the clock | 62-75 |