| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Robert Rudolph (fresh) SG - William Goff (fresh) SF - Gerard Coyle (fresh) PF - James Cardone (fresh) C - Thomas Bender (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Whitney (fresh) SG - Joshua Smith (fresh) SF - Gabriel Thornhill (fresh) PF - Thomas Lawrence (fresh) C - Akim Zickler (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Thomas Lawrence wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:51 | Mississippi State | Joshua Smith misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:50 | Mississippi State | Akim Zickler grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Mississippi State | Gabriel Thornhill comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Gerard Coyle - foul #1 on Gerard Coyle, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Mississippi State | Gabriel Thornhill makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:39 | Mississippi State | Gabriel Thornhill makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:27 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender hits a floater from the right block on a nice dish by James Cardone and the foul's on Akim Zickler - foul #1 on Akim Zickler, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 19:27 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender makes the free throw | 3-2 |
| 19:06 | Mississippi State | James Whitney connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Joshua Smith | 3-5 |
| 18:44 | Louisiana State | William Goff travels with the ball | 3-5 |
| 18:27 | Mississippi State | Robert Rudolph picks off the pass by Thomas Lawrence | 3-5 |
| 18:24 | Louisiana State | William Goff hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Robert Rudolph | 5-5 |
| 18:15 | Mississippi State | Akim Zickler hits the finger roll on a great pass from James Whitney | 5-7 |
| 17:55 | Louisiana State | William Goff comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 5-7 |
| 17:53 | Mississippi State | Thomas Lawrence snags the defensive board | 5-7 |
| 17:47 | Mississippi State | Joshua Smith misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 5-7 |
| 17:46 | Louisiana State | Gerard Coyle grabs the defensive rebound | 5-7 |
| 17:31 | Louisiana State | Gerard Coyle is hacked by Gabriel Thornhill - foul #1 on Gabriel Thornhill, team foul #2 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Glenn Sain (PF) Thomas Lawrence | |
| 17:14 | Louisiana State | Robert Rudolph comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 5-7 |
| 17:13 | Louisiana State | The offensive rebound goes to Gerard Coyle | 5-7 |
| 16:59 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender can't connect on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Glenn Sain - foul #1 on Glenn Sain, team foul #3 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | John Cornett (SF), Marko Stazenski (PF) Gerard Coyle, James Cardone | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Kopczynski (SG), Shawn Townley (SF) Joshua Smith, Gabriel Thornhill | |
| 16:59 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender misses the 1st free throw | 5-7 |
| 16:59 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender makes the 2nd free throw | 6-7 |
| 16:37 | Mississippi State | James Whitney connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Akim Zickler | 6-9 |
| 16:23 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender drills a fadeaway in the lane | 8-9 |
| 16:02 | Mississippi State | The jump hook by Akim Zickler is blocked by John Cornett | 8-9 |
| 16:00 | Louisiana State | William Goff gets the rebound | 8-9 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Robert Rudolph (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Goff (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Cornett (fresh) PF - Marko Stazenski (fresh) C - Thomas Bender (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Whitney (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Kopczynski (fresh) SF - Shawn Townley (fresh) PF - Glenn Sain (fresh) C - Akim Zickler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:35 | Louisiana State | Robert Rudolph buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 11-9 |
| 15:16 | Mississippi State | David Kopczynski is fouled on the floor by William Goff - foul #1 on William Goff, team foul #2 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Stanley Smith (SG), Gerard Coyle (SF), James Cardone (PF) Robert Rudolph, William Goff, Thomas Bender | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joshua Smith (SG), Gabriel Thornhill (SF), Thomas Lawrence (PF) James Whitney, David Kopczynski, Akim Zickler | |
| 15:06 | Mississippi State | Gabriel Thornhill clanks a shot from the left wing | 11-9 |
| 15:04 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Marko Stazenski | 11-9 |
| 14:59 | Louisiana State | John Cornett comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 11-9 |
| 14:58 | Mississippi State | Gabriel Thornhill pulls down the rebound | 11-9 |
| 14:53 | Mississippi State | Joshua Smith connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Shawn Townley | 11-11 |
| 14:37 | Louisiana State | John Cornett drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 14-11 |
| 14:29 | Mississippi State | Gabriel Thornhill hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 14-11 |
| 14:28 | Mississippi State | Glenn Sain misses the tip | 14-11 |
| 14:26 | Louisiana State | Marko Stazenski grabs the board | 14-11 |
| 14:08 | Louisiana State | Stanley Smith misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 14-11 |
| 14:06 | Mississippi State | Glenn Sain gets the rebound | 14-11 |
| 14:01 | Mississippi State | Joshua Smith misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 14-11 |
| 14:00 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Marko Stazenski | 14-11 |
| 13:36 | Louisiana State | Stanley Smith double dribbles | 14-11 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | William Goff (SG), Robert Bibler (C) John Cornett, Marko Stazenski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Whitney (PG), Akim Zickler (C) Shawn Townley, Glenn Sain | |
| 13:24 | Mississippi State | Joshua Smith misses badly on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by William Goff - foul #2 on William Goff, team foul #3 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Robert Rudolph (PG), Ivan Filipski (SF), Thomas Bender (C) William Goff, Gerard Coyle, James Cardone | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Steven Ford (SF) Gabriel Thornhill | |
| 13:24 | Mississippi State | Joshua Smith makes the 1st free throw | 14-12 |
| 13:24 | Mississippi State | Joshua Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 14-13 |
| 13:05 | Louisiana State | Stanley Smith misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 14-13 |
| 13:04 | Mississippi State | Akim Zickler gets the rebound | 14-13 |
| 12:51 | Mississippi State | Robert Rudolph steals the ball from James Whitney | 14-13 |
| 12:29 | Louisiana State | Robert Rudolph's pass is intercepted by Steven Ford | 14-13 |
| 12:11 | Mississippi State | James Whitney hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 14-13 |
| 12:09 | Mississippi State | Thomas Lawrence misses the tip | 14-13 |
| 12:08 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender gets the rebound | 14-13 |
| 12:02 | Louisiana State | Stanley Smith hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 17-13 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Robert Rudolph (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stanley Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ivan Filipski (fresh) PF - Robert Bibler (fresh) C - Thomas Bender (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Whitney (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Ford (fresh) PF - Thomas Lawrence (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Akim Zickler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:53 | Mississippi State | Steven Ford knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 17-15 |
| 11:34 | Louisiana State | Steven Ford takes the ball from Thomas Bender | 17-15 |
| 11:25 | Mississippi State | James Whitney clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 17-15 |
| 11:23 | Louisiana State | Robert Bibler grabs the board | 17-15 |
| 11:06 | Louisiana State | Stanley Smith is hacked by Thomas Lawrence - foul #1 on Thomas Lawrence, team foul #4 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | John Cornett (SG), Gerard Coyle (SF), James Cardone (PF), Marko Stazenski (C) Stanley Smith, Ivan Filipski, Robert Bibler, Thomas Bender | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Kopczynski (SG), Gabriel Thornhill (SF), Glenn Sain (PF) Joshua Smith, Steven Ford, Thomas Lawrence | |
| 10:51 | Louisiana State | Marko Stazenski is whistled for a carry | 17-15 |
| 10:29 | Mississippi State | James Whitney can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 17-15 |
| 10:28 | Mississippi State | Glenn Sain pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-15 |
| 10:23 | Mississippi State | David Kopczynski is hacked by Robert Rudolph - foul #1 on Robert Rudolph, team foul #4 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Lawrence (PF) Akim Zickler | |
| 10:18 | Mississippi State | Robert Rudolph steals the ball from James Whitney | 17-15 |
| 10:15 | Louisiana State | John Cornett hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Robert Rudolph | 19-15 |
| 09:52 | Mississippi State | Gabriel Thornhill slams it home set up by James Whitney | 19-17 |
| 09:33 | Louisiana State | Gerard Coyle misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 19-17 |
| 09:31 | Louisiana State | Robert Rudolph gets the offensive rebound | 19-17 |
| 09:19 | Louisiana State | James Cardone misses the easy layup | 19-17 |
| 09:18 | Mississippi State | James Whitney pulls down the rebound | 19-17 |
| 09:02 | Mississippi State | David Kopczynski loses the dribble to James Cardone | 19-17 |
| 08:45 | Louisiana State | John Cornett is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on John Cornett, team foul #5 | 19-17 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Stanley Smith (SG), Ivan Filipski (SF), Robert Bibler (PF), Thomas Bender (C) Robert Rudolph, Gerard Coyle, James Cardone, Marko Stazenski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Shawn Townley (PG), Joshua Smith (SG), Steven Ford (SF), Akim Zickler (C) James Whitney, David Kopczynski, Gabriel Thornhill, Thomas Lawrence | |
| 08:26 | Mississippi State | Akim Zickler buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Shawn Townley | 19-19 |
| 07:57 | Louisiana State | Akim Zickler steals it from Ivan Filipski | 19-19 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - John Cornett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Stanley Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ivan Filipski (fresh) PF - Robert Bibler (fresh) C - Thomas Bender (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Shawn Townley (fresh) SG - Joshua Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Ford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Glenn Sain (fresh) 3 reb. C - Akim Zickler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:50 | Mississippi State | Stanley Smith steals it from Joshua Smith | 19-19 |
| 07:45 | Louisiana State | Stanley Smith banks in the layup | 21-19 |
| 07:25 | Mississippi State | Akim Zickler can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Ivan Filipski - foul #1 on Ivan Filipski, team foul #6 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Robert Rudolph (PG), Gerard Coyle (SF), James Cardone (PF) John Cornett, Ivan Filipski, Robert Bibler | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Whitney (PG), Gabriel Thornhill (SF), Thomas Lawrence (PF) Shawn Townley, Steven Ford, Glenn Sain | |
| 07:25 | Mississippi State | Akim Zickler makes the 1st free throw | 21-20 |
| 07:25 | Mississippi State | Akim Zickler makes the 2nd free throw | 21-21 |
| 06:57 | Louisiana State | Gerard Coyle makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Thomas Bender | 24-21 |
| 06:44 | Mississippi State | Stanley Smith is called for the reach on Joshua Smith - foul #1 on Stanley Smith, team foul #7 | 24-21 |
| 06:44 | Mississippi State | Joshua Smith misses the 1st free throw | 24-21 |
| 06:44 | Louisiana State | Stanley Smith gets the rebound | 24-21 |
| 06:17 | Louisiana State | James Cardone lays it in set up by Robert Rudolph | 26-21 |
| 06:09 | Mississippi State | Thomas Lawrence misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 26-21 |
| 06:08 | Mississippi State | Gabriel Thornhill gets the offensive rebound | 26-21 |
| 06:02 | Mississippi State | Thomas Lawrence misses the lay-in | 26-21 |
| 06:01 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender gets the rebound | 26-21 |
| 05:32 | Louisiana State | Stanley Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 26-21 |
| 05:30 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Thomas Lawrence | 26-21 |
| 05:22 | Mississippi State | James Whitney can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 26-21 |
| 05:21 | Mississippi State | Akim Zickler tips it back up and in | 26-23 |
| 04:57 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender blows the layup | 26-23 |
| 04:55 | Mississippi State | Gabriel Thornhill grabs the defensive rebound | 26-23 |
| 04:47 | Mississippi State | Akim Zickler loses the ball out of bounds | 26-23 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | John Cornett (PG), William Goff (SG), Ivan Filipski (SF), Marko Stazenski (PF), Robert Bibler (C) Robert Rudolph, Stanley Smith, Gerard Coyle, James Cardone, Thomas Bender | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Shawn Townley (PG), David Kopczynski (SG), Steven Ford (SF), Glenn Sain (PF) James Whitney, Joshua Smith, Gabriel Thornhill, Thomas Lawrence | |
| 04:27 | Louisiana State | John Cornett buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-23 |
| 04:02 | Mississippi State | David Kopczynski misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 29-23 |
| 04:01 | Louisiana State | Marko Stazenski gets the rebound | 29-23 |
| 03:45 | Louisiana State | Marko Stazenski drills a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by John Cornett | 31-23 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - John Cornett (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Goff (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ivan Filipski (fresh) PF - Marko Stazenski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Bibler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Shawn Townley (fresh) SG - David Kopczynski (fresh) SF - Steven Ford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Glenn Sain (fresh) 3 reb. C - Akim Zickler (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:32 | Mississippi State | The jump hook by Akim Zickler is blocked by Marko Stazenski | 31-23 |
| 03:31 | Louisiana State | John Cornett pulls down the rebound | 31-23 |
| 03:11 | Louisiana State | John Cornett misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 31-23 |
| 03:09 | Louisiana State | Ivan Filipski grabs the offensive rebound | 31-23 |
| 02:48 | Louisiana State | Marko Stazenski can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 31-23 |
| 02:47 | Louisiana State | Ivan Filipski grabs the offensive rebound | 31-23 |
| 02:21 | Louisiana State | Steven Ford is called for the reach on John Cornett - foul #1 on Steven Ford, team foul #5 | 31-23 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Gerard Coyle (SF), James Cardone (PF), Thomas Bender (C) Ivan Filipski, Marko Stazenski, Robert Bibler | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Whitney (PG), Joshua Smith (SG), Gabriel Thornhill (SF), Thomas Lawrence (PF) Shawn Townley, David Kopczynski, Steven Ford, Akim Zickler | |
| 01:59 | Louisiana State | Gerard Coyle hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 31-23 |
| 01:58 | Mississippi State | Joshua Smith pulls down the rebound | 31-23 |
| 01:41 | Mississippi State | James Whitney comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-23 |
| 01:39 | Louisiana State | James Cardone grabs the board | 31-23 |
| 01:23 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender hits a jump hook from the baseline set up by John Cornett | 33-23 |
| 01:14 | Mississippi State | Glenn Sain is hacked by William Goff - foul #3 on William Goff, team foul #8 | 33-23 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Robert Rudolph (PG), Stanley Smith (SG) John Cornett, William Goff | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 01:14 | Mississippi State | Glenn Sain makes the 1st free throw | 33-24 |
| 01:14 | Mississippi State | Glenn Sain makes the 2nd free throw | 33-25 |
| 00:46 | Louisiana State | Stanley Smith is whistled for a carry | 33-25 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Shawn Townley (SF) Thomas Lawrence | |
| 00:31 | Mississippi State | Shawn Townley comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-25 |
| 00:29 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender snags the defensive board | 33-25 |
| 00:04 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Rudolph | 35-25 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | James Whitney misses long on a halfcourt shot | 35-25 |