| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Walter McIlwraith (fresh) SG - Fred Millan (fresh) SF - Wayne Studdard (fresh) PF - Brian McPhaul (fresh) C - Andrew Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Jack Floyd (fresh) SG - Edward Durham (fresh) SF - Anthony Whang (fresh) PF - Mark Wallace (fresh) C - Antonio Brown (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Andrew Williams wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Mississippi State | Walter McIlwraith scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 2-0 |
| 19:30 | Louisiana State | Anthony Whang throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-0 |
| 19:19 | Mississippi State | Edward Durham takes the ball from Brian McPhaul | 2-0 |
| 19:00 | Louisiana State | Jack Floyd hits a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Edward Durham | 2-2 |
| 18:41 | Mississippi State | Antonio Brown is called for the reach on Fred Millan - foul #1 on Antonio Brown, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:22 | Mississippi State | Wayne Studdard is hacked by Anthony Whang - foul #1 on Anthony Whang, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 18:05 | Mississippi State | Edward Durham steps in front of the Brian McPhaul pass | 2-2 |
| 18:02 | Louisiana State | Edward Durham hits the finger roll | 2-4 |
| 17:48 | Mississippi State | Brian McPhaul connects on the fadeaway from the left side set up by Fred Millan | 4-4 |
| 17:24 | Louisiana State | Jack Floyd hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Mark Wallace | 4-7 |
| 17:15 | Mississippi State | Wayne Studdard is hacked by Anthony Whang - foul #2 on Anthony Whang, team foul #3 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Imler (PG), Franjo Szczeblewski (SG) Walter McIlwraith, Fred Millan | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Thomas Clingman (SF) Anthony Whang | |
| 16:58 | Mississippi State | Andrew Williams misses the lay-in | 4-7 |
| 16:56 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Thomas Clingman | 4-7 |
| 16:31 | Louisiana State | Jack Floyd connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Mark Wallace | 4-10 |
| 16:13 | Mississippi State | Wayne Studdard misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 4-10 |
| 16:12 | Mississippi State | Franjo Szczeblewski tips it back up and in | 6-10 |
| 15:55 | Louisiana State | Antonio Brown drills a floater from close range on a nice dish by Jack Floyd | 6-12 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Imler (fresh) SG - Franjo Szczeblewski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Wayne Studdard (fairly fresh) PF - Brian McPhaul (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Andrew Williams (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Jack Floyd (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Durham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Clingman (fresh) PF - Mark Wallace (fairly fresh) C - Antonio Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:34 | Mississippi State | Andrew Williams can't connect on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Antonio Brown - foul #2 on Antonio Brown, team foul #4 | 6-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Walter McIlwraith (PG), Fred Millan (SG), Wilfredo Ponce (PF) Robert Imler, Wayne Studdard, Brian McPhaul | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Philip Long (PG), James Beckford (SG), Doug Roy (C) Jack Floyd, Edward Durham, Antonio Brown | |
| 15:34 | Mississippi State | Andrew Williams misses the 1st free throw | 6-12 |
| 15:34 | Mississippi State | Andrew Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 7-12 |
| 15:14 | Louisiana State | James Beckford is fouled on the floor by Fred Millan - foul #1 on Fred Millan, team foul #1 | 7-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gary Howze (C) Andrew Williams | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 15:09 | Louisiana State | Philip Long drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Mark Wallace | 7-14 |
| 14:54 | Mississippi State | Thomas Clingman blocks the short jumper by Gary Howze | 7-14 |
| 14:52 | Louisiana State | Thomas Clingman grabs the board | 7-14 |
| 14:40 | Louisiana State | Doug Roy misses badly on a floater from the right side | 7-14 |
| 14:39 | Louisiana State | Doug Roy tips it home | 7-16 |
| 14:30 | Mississippi State | Walter McIlwraith knocks in the jumper from the left wing set up by Gary Howze and he's hacked by Philip Long - foul #1 on Philip Long, team foul #5 | 9-16 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Wayne Studdard (SF) Franjo Szczeblewski | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 14:30 | Mississippi State | Walter McIlwraith makes the free throw | 10-16 |
| 14:02 | Louisiana State | Wilfredo Ponce steals the ball from James Beckford | 10-16 |
| 13:51 | Mississippi State | Wilfredo Ponce misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 10-16 |
| 13:49 | Louisiana State | Philip Long gets the rebound | 10-16 |
| 13:44 | Louisiana State | The short jumper by Thomas Clingman is denied by Wilfredo Ponce | 10-16 |
| 13:42 | Louisiana State | Thomas Clingman gets the offensive rebound | 10-16 |
| 13:34 | Louisiana State | Philip Long can't connect on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Walter McIlwraith - foul #1 on Walter McIlwraith, team foul #2 | 10-16 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Imler (PG), Richard Chestnut (SG), Brian McPhaul (PF) Walter McIlwraith, Fred Millan, Gary Howze | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Edward Durham (SG), Mark Stec (PF) James Beckford, Mark Wallace | |
| 13:34 | Louisiana State | Philip Long makes the 1st free throw | 10-17 |
| 13:34 | Louisiana State | Philip Long makes the 2nd free throw | 10-18 |
| 13:22 | Mississippi State | Robert Imler buries a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Wayne Studdard | 12-18 |
| 13:11 | Louisiana State | Thomas Clingman can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 12-18 |
| 13:10 | Mississippi State | Wilfredo Ponce gets the rebound | 12-18 |
| 13:03 | Mississippi State | Wayne Studdard loses the ball out of bounds | 12-18 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Franjo Szczeblewski (SG), Gary Howze (SF), Andrew Williams (C) Richard Chestnut, Wayne Studdard, Wilfredo Ponce | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Jack Floyd (PG) Philip Long | |
| 12:49 | Louisiana State | Mark Stec clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 12-18 |
| 12:47 | Mississippi State | Brian McPhaul pulls down the rebound | 12-18 |
| 12:20 | Mississippi State | Andrew Williams banks in the layup on a nice dish by Robert Imler | 14-18 |
| 12:07 | Louisiana State | Edward Durham is fouled on the floor by Franjo Szczeblewski - foul #1 on Franjo Szczeblewski, team foul #3 | 14-18 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Walter McIlwraith (PG) Brian McPhaul | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | James Beckford (SG), Mark Wallace (PF) Edward Durham, Mark Stec | |
| 11:52 | Louisiana State | Thomas Clingman can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 14-18 |
| 11:50 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Gary Howze | 14-18 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Walter McIlwraith (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Robert Imler (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Franjo Szczeblewski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gary Howze (fresh) C - Andrew Williams (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Jack Floyd (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Beckford (fresh) SF - Thomas Clingman (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Mark Wallace (fairly fresh) C - Doug Roy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:41 | Mississippi State | Thomas Clingman picks off the pass by Robert Imler | 14-18 |
| 11:38 | Louisiana State | Thomas Clingman lays it up and in | 14-20 |
| 11:20 | Mississippi State | Walter McIlwraith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 14-20 |
| 11:19 | Mississippi State | Andrew Williams snags the offensive board | 14-20 |
| 11:05 | Mississippi State | Robert Imler's floater is knocked away by Mark Wallace | 14-20 |
| 11:04 | Louisiana State | Thomas Clingman snags the defensive board | 14-20 |
| 10:49 | Louisiana State | Jack Floyd can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 14-20 |
| 10:47 | Mississippi State | Gary Howze snags the defensive board | 14-20 |
| 10:36 | Mississippi State | Gary Howze travels with the ball | 14-20 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Chestnut (PG), Fred Millan (SG), Wayne Studdard (SF), Brian McPhaul (PF), Wilfredo Ponce (C) Walter McIlwraith, Robert Imler, Franjo Szczeblewski, Gary Howze, Andrew Williams | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Edward Durham (SG), Mark Stec (PF) James Beckford, Mark Wallace | |
| 10:14 | Louisiana State | Richard Chestnut is called for the reach on Jack Floyd - foul #1 on Richard Chestnut, team foul #4 | 14-20 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Philip Long (PG) Jack Floyd | |
| 10:00 | Louisiana State | Doug Roy drills a fadeaway from the left block set up by Edward Durham | 14-22 |
| 09:44 | Mississippi State | Fred Millan can't connect on a floater from the right side | 14-22 |
| 09:42 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Wilfredo Ponce | 14-22 |
| 09:23 | Mississippi State | Wilfredo Ponce misses the lay-in but the foul's on Doug Roy - foul #1 on Doug Roy, team foul #6 | 14-22 |
| 09:23 | Mississippi State | Wilfredo Ponce makes the 1st free throw | 15-22 |
| 09:23 | Mississippi State | Wilfredo Ponce makes the 2nd free throw | 16-22 |
| 09:11 | Louisiana State | Thomas Clingman's pass is intercepted by Richard Chestnut | 16-22 |
| 08:50 | Mississippi State | Doug Roy is called for the reach on Fred Millan - foul #2 on Doug Roy, team foul #7 | 16-22 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Walter McIlwraith (PG), Andrew Williams (C) Richard Chestnut, Wilfredo Ponce | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Jack Floyd (PG), James Beckford (SG), Mark Wallace (PF), Antonio Brown (C) Philip Long, Edward Durham, Mark Stec, Doug Roy | |
| 08:50 | Mississippi State | Fred Millan makes the 1st free throw | 17-22 |
| 08:50 | Mississippi State | Fred Millan makes the 2nd free throw | 18-22 |
| 08:31 | Louisiana State | Jack Floyd double dribbles | 18-22 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Franjo Szczeblewski (SG), Gary Howze (PF) Fred Millan, Brian McPhaul | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 08:04 | Mississippi State | Andrew Williams is fouled on the floor by Antonio Brown - foul #3 on Antonio Brown, team foul #8 | 18-22 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Wilfredo Ponce (PF) Gary Howze | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 08:04 | Mississippi State | Andrew Williams makes the 1st free throw | 19-22 |
| 08:04 | Mississippi State | Andrew Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 19-22 |
| 08:04 | Louisiana State | Antonio Brown snags the defensive board | 19-22 |
| 07:47 | Louisiana State | Antonio Brown is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Antonio Brown, team foul #9 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Imler (SG) Wayne Studdard | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Doug Roy (C) Antonio Brown | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Walter McIlwraith (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Robert Imler (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Franjo Szczeblewski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wilfredo Ponce (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Williams (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Jack Floyd (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Beckford (fresh) SF - Thomas Clingman (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mark Wallace (fairly fresh) C - Doug Roy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:34 | Mississippi State | Franjo Szczeblewski misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 19-22 |
| 07:32 | Louisiana State | Doug Roy gets the rebound | 19-22 |
| 07:06 | Louisiana State | Thomas Clingman clanks a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Andrew Williams - foul #1 on Andrew Williams, team foul #5 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Brian McPhaul (PF) Walter McIlwraith | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Edward Durham (SG), Mark Stec (PF) James Beckford, Mark Wallace | |
| 07:06 | Louisiana State | Thomas Clingman makes the 1st free throw | 19-23 |
| 07:06 | Louisiana State | Thomas Clingman makes the 2nd free throw | 19-24 |
| 06:48 | Mississippi State | Franjo Szczeblewski clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 19-24 |
| 06:46 | Louisiana State | Mark Stec gets the rebound | 19-24 |
| 06:30 | Louisiana State | Thomas Clingman comes up short on the shot from the right side | 19-24 |
| 06:28 | Louisiana State | Jack Floyd tips it back up and in | 19-26 |
| 06:10 | Mississippi State | Robert Imler can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 19-26 |
| 06:09 | Louisiana State | Thomas Clingman gets the rebound | 19-26 |
| 05:46 | Louisiana State | Thomas Clingman buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Jack Floyd | 19-29 |
| 05:25 | Mississippi State | Wilfredo Ponce misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 19-29 |
| 05:24 | Mississippi State | Andrew Williams snags the offensive board | 19-29 |
| 05:15 | Mississippi State | Andrew Williams misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 19-29 |
| 05:13 | Mississippi State | Andrew Williams grabs the offensive board | 19-29 |
| 05:01 | Mississippi State | Andrew Williams connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Franjo Szczeblewski | 21-29 |
| 04:45 | Louisiana State | Thomas Clingman scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Edward Durham | 21-32 |
| 04:34 | Mississippi State | Robert Imler misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 21-32 |
| 04:32 | Louisiana State | Jack Floyd grabs the board | 21-32 |
| 04:27 | Louisiana State | Thomas Clingman hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Andrew Williams - foul #2 on Andrew Williams, team foul #6 | 21-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Walter McIlwraith (PG), Fred Millan (SG), Wayne Studdard (SF), Gary Howze (PF), Bart Kennedy (C) Robert Imler, Franjo Szczeblewski, Wilfredo Ponce, Brian McPhaul, Andrew Williams | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Philip Long (PG), James Beckford (SG), Mark Wallace (PF) Jack Floyd, Edward Durham, Mark Stec | |
| 04:27 | Louisiana State | Thomas Clingman misses the 1st free throw | 21-32 |
| 04:27 | Louisiana State | Thomas Clingman misses the 2nd free throw | 21-32 |
| 04:27 | Mississippi State | Bart Kennedy snags the defensive board | 21-32 |
| 04:19 | Mississippi State | Walter McIlwraith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-32 |
| 04:02 | Louisiana State | Thomas Clingman hits a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Philip Long | 21-34 |
| 03:41 | Mississippi State | James Beckford takes the ball from Fred Millan | 21-34 |
| 03:38 | Louisiana State | James Beckford lays it up and in | 21-36 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Walter McIlwraith (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Fred Millan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wayne Studdard (fresh) PF - Gary Howze (fresh) 2 reb. C - Bart Kennedy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Philip Long (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Beckford (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Clingman (tired) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Mark Wallace (fairly fresh) C - Doug Roy (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Mississippi State | Fred Millan misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 21-36 |
| 03:12 | Mississippi State | Fred Millan grabs the offensive board | 21-36 |
| 02:52 | Mississippi State | Thomas Clingman steals it from Gary Howze | 21-36 |
| 02:49 | Louisiana State | Philip Long hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Thomas Clingman | 21-38 |
| 02:39 | Mississippi State | Gary Howze hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Philip Long - foul #2 on Philip Long, team foul #10 | 21-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Brian McPhaul (PF) Bart Kennedy | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Edward Durham (SG), Anthony Whang (SF) James Beckford, Thomas Clingman | |
| 02:39 | Mississippi State | Gary Howze makes the 1st free throw | 22-38 |
| 02:39 | Mississippi State | Gary Howze misses the 2nd free throw | 22-38 |
| 02:39 | Louisiana State | Doug Roy pulls down the rebound | 22-38 |
| 02:25 | Louisiana State | Doug Roy is whistled for a carry | 22-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Imler (SG) Fred Millan | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 02:10 | Mississippi State | Gary Howze hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 22-38 |
| 02:09 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Doug Roy | 22-38 |
| 02:02 | Louisiana State | Edward Durham drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Doug Roy | 22-40 |
| 01:50 | Mississippi State | Gary Howze makes the shot from the baseline and he's fouled by Doug Roy - foul #3 on Doug Roy, team foul #11 | 24-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Chestnut (SG), Andrew Williams (C) Walter McIlwraith, Brian McPhaul | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Jack Floyd (PG), Mark Stec (PF), Antonio Brown (C) Philip Long, Mark Wallace, Doug Roy | |
| 01:50 | Mississippi State | Gary Howze makes the free throw | 25-40 |
| 01:34 | Louisiana State | Gary Howze is called for the reach on Mark Stec - foul #1 on Gary Howze, team foul #7 | 25-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Franjo Szczeblewski (SG), Wilfredo Ponce (SF), Brian McPhaul (PF) Richard Chestnut, Wayne Studdard, Gary Howze | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Mark Wallace (PF) Antonio Brown | |
| 01:34 | Louisiana State | Mark Stec makes the 1st free throw | 25-41 |
| 01:34 | Louisiana State | Mark Stec makes the 2nd free throw | 25-42 |
| 01:11 | Mississippi State | Andrew Williams comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 25-42 |
| 01:10 | Louisiana State | Edward Durham grabs the board | 25-42 |
| 01:06 | Louisiana State | Anthony Whang buries a shot in the lane on a great pass from Jack Floyd | 25-44 |
| 01:04 | Mississippi State | Robert Imler's pass is intercepted by Jack Floyd in the backcourt | 25-44 |
| 01:02 | Louisiana State | Jack Floyd hits the finger roll | 25-46 |
| 00:38 | Mississippi State | Andrew Williams comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 25-46 |
| 00:36 | Mississippi State | Andrew Williams tips it home | 27-46 |
| 00:19 | Louisiana State | Jack Floyd is fouled on the floor by Robert Imler - foul #1 on Robert Imler, team foul #8 | 27-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Walter McIlwraith (PG), Fred Millan (SG), Wayne Studdard (SF) Robert Imler, Franjo Szczeblewski, Andrew Williams | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Philip Long (PG), James Beckford (SG) Edward Durham, Mark Wallace | |
| 00:19 | Louisiana State | Jack Floyd makes the 1st free throw | 27-47 |
| 00:19 | Louisiana State | Jack Floyd makes the 2nd free throw | 27-48 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi State | Fred Millan scores on a fadeaway from the left block | 29-48 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana State | Philip Long hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 29-48 |