| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Sutton (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Howard Herron (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Nathan Kale (fresh) 6 pts. PF - David Bivens (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Arthur Daniel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Austin Hurst (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Kirk (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bruce Ballard (fresh) 2 pts. C - Carl Wimer (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico | Robert Kirk inbounds the ball | 37-39 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:42 | New Mexico | Carl Wimer misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-39 |
| 19:40 | New Mexico | Robert Kirk gets the offensive rebound | 37-39 |
| 19:32 | New Mexico | Nathan Kale steps in front of the Austin Hurst pass | 37-39 |
| 19:29 | LSU | Howard Herron misses the easy layup | 37-39 |
| 19:28 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Robert Kirk | 37-39 |
| 19:09 | New Mexico | Robert Kirk misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-39 |
| 19:07 | LSU | David Bivens pulls down the rebound | 37-39 |
| 18:39 | LSU | James Smith travels with the ball | 37-39 |
| Subs | LSU | Larry Price (PF), Bruce Dorsey (C) David Bivens, James Smith | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jimmie Ford (SG), Terry Etter (SF), Ralph Zambrana (PF), Floyd Bickerstaff (C) Austin Hurst, Robert Kirk, Bruce Ballard, Carl Wimer | |
| 18:26 | New Mexico | Ralph Zambrana misses the lay-in | 37-39 |
| 18:24 | New Mexico | Ralph Zambrana pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-39 |
| 18:01 | New Mexico | Floyd Bickerstaff's pass is intercepted by Robert Sutton | 37-39 |
| 17:59 | LSU | Nathan Kale is fouled in the backcourt by Ralph Zambrana - foul #1 on Ralph Zambrana, team foul #1 | 37-39 |
| Subs | LSU | Jeff Friel (PG), Kyle Mosher (SG), Cory Yamamoto (C) Robert Sutton, Howard Herron, Nathan Kale | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Austin Hurst (SG) Arthur Daniel | |
| 17:45 | LSU | Bruce Dorsey's floater is tipped away by Floyd Bickerstaff | 37-39 |
| 17:44 | LSU | Kyle Mosher grabs the offensive rebound | 37-39 |
| 17:37 | LSU | Kyle Mosher is hacked by Austin Hurst - foul #1 on Austin Hurst, team foul #2 | 37-39 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Arthur Daniel (PG), Bruce Ballard (PF) Jimmie Ford, Floyd Bickerstaff | |
| 17:20 | LSU | The jump hook by Bruce Dorsey is blocked by Ralph Zambrana | 37-39 |
| 17:19 | LSU | Jeff Friel misses the tip | 37-39 |
| 17:18 | New Mexico | Ralph Zambrana pulls down the rebound | 37-39 |
| 16:58 | New Mexico | Ralph Zambrana scores on a shot from close range on a great pass from Austin Hurst and the foul's on Bruce Dorsey - foul #2 on Bruce Dorsey, team foul #1 | 37-41 |
| Subs | LSU | David Smith (SF), David Bivens (PF), James Smith (C) Larry Price, Bruce Dorsey, Cory Yamamoto | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Robert Kirk (SF), Carl Wimer (C) Terry Etter, Bruce Ballard | |
| 16:58 | New Mexico | Ralph Zambrana makes the free throw | 37-42 |
| 16:35 | LSU | Jeff Friel hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-42 |
| 16:06 | New Mexico | Austin Hurst connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Arthur Daniel | 40-44 |
| 16:02 | LSU | Arthur Daniel takes the ball from Kyle Mosher in the backcourt | 40-44 |
| 15:59 | New Mexico | Arthur Daniel hits the finger roll | 40-46 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Jeff Friel (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kyle Mosher (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - David Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Bivens (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Arthur Daniel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Austin Hurst (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Kirk (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ralph Zambrana (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Carl Wimer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:55 | LSU | Jeff Friel hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 40-46 |
| 15:54 | New Mexico | Ralph Zambrana gets the rebound | 40-46 |
| 15:27 | New Mexico | Austin Hurst misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 40-46 |
| 15:26 | LSU | James Smith gets the rebound | 40-46 |
| 15:22 | LSU | Jeff Friel comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Arthur Daniel - foul #2 on Arthur Daniel, team foul #3 | 40-46 |
| Subs | LSU | Howard Herron (SG), Nathan Kale (SF), Larry Price (PF), Cory Yamamoto (C) Kyle Mosher, David Smith, David Bivens, James Smith | |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Dyke (PG), James Wright (SG), John Alexander (SF), Bruce Ballard (PF), Floyd Bickerstaff (C) Arthur Daniel, Austin Hurst, Robert Kirk, Ralph Zambrana, Carl Wimer | |
| 15:22 | LSU | Jeff Friel misses the 1st free throw | 40-46 |
| 15:22 | LSU | Jeff Friel makes the 2nd free throw | 41-46 |
| 15:01 | New Mexico | James Wright misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Howard Herron - foul #2 on Howard Herron, team foul #2 | 41-46 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Sutton (PG), Bruce Dorsey (C) Jeff Friel, Cory Yamamoto | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 15:01 | New Mexico | James Wright makes the 1st free throw | 41-47 |
| 15:01 | New Mexico | James Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 41-48 |
| 14:40 | LSU | Robert Sutton knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Larry Price | 44-48 |
| 14:29 | New Mexico | James Wright drills a 3 from straight away set up by James Dyke | 44-51 |
| 14:27 | LSU | James Dyke is called for the reach on Robert Sutton in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Dyke, team foul #4 | 44-51 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jimmie Ford (PG), Terry Etter (SF) James Dyke, John Alexander | |
| 14:05 | LSU | Larry Price misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-51 |
| 14:03 | LSU | Nathan Kale tips it back up and in | 46-51 |
| 13:36 | New Mexico | James Wright hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 46-51 |
| 13:34 | LSU | Bruce Dorsey grabs the defensive rebound | 46-51 |
| 13:29 | LSU | Nathan Kale is hacked by Bruce Ballard - foul #3 on Bruce Ballard, team foul #5 | 46-51 |
| Subs | LSU | Shawn Roberts (SG), David Smith (SF), Cory Yamamoto (PF), James Smith (C) Howard Herron, Nathan Kale, Larry Price, Bruce Dorsey | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Arthur Daniel (PG), John Alexander (SF), Carl Wimer (C) Jimmie Ford, Terry Etter, Floyd Bickerstaff | |
| 13:09 | LSU | Bruce Ballard swats the short shot by Shawn Roberts | 46-51 |
| 13:07 | New Mexico | Arthur Daniel grabs the defensive rebound | 46-51 |
| 12:54 | New Mexico | James Wright scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 46-54 |
| 12:28 | LSU | James Smith misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 46-54 |
| 12:26 | New Mexico | Carl Wimer grabs the defensive rebound | 46-54 |
| 12:06 | New Mexico | Arthur Daniel misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 46-54 |
| 12:04 | LSU | The rebound goes to Robert Sutton | 46-54 |
| 12:01 | LSU | John Alexander is called for the reach on Shawn Roberts in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Alexander, team foul #6 | 46-54 |
| Subs | LSU | Jeff Friel (PG), Howard Herron (SG), Nathan Kale (SF), David Bivens (PF) Robert Sutton, Shawn Roberts, David Smith, Cory Yamamoto | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jimmie Ford (PG), Robert Kirk (SF), Terry Etter (PF) Arthur Daniel, John Alexander, Bruce Ballard | |
| 11:37 | LSU | Terry Etter is called for the reach on David Bivens - foul #3 on Terry Etter, team foul #7 | 46-54 |
| Subs | LSU | Larry Price (C) James Smith | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Austin Hurst (SG) James Wright | |
| 11:37 | LSU | David Bivens misses the 1st free throw | 46-54 |
| 11:37 | New Mexico | Carl Wimer snags the defensive board | 46-54 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Jeff Friel (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Howard Herron (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Nathan Kale (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Bivens (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Price (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Jimmie Ford (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Austin Hurst (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Kirk (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Terry Etter (fresh) 3 pf. C - Carl Wimer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:22 | New Mexico | Austin Hurst misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 46-54 |
| 11:21 | LSU | The rebound goes to David Bivens | 46-54 |
| 11:01 | LSU | Jeff Friel hits a wide open 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Howard Herron | 49-54 |
| 10:34 | New Mexico | Austin Hurst throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-54 |
| Subs | LSU | Kyle Mosher (SG), Bruce Dorsey (PF), Cory Yamamoto (C) Howard Herron, Nathan Kale, David Bivens | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Arthur Daniel (PG), James Wright (SG), Ralph Zambrana (PF), Floyd Bickerstaff (C) Jimmie Ford, Austin Hurst, Terry Etter, Carl Wimer | |
| 10:11 | LSU | Jeff Friel banks in the layup on a nice dish by Bruce Dorsey | 51-54 |
| 09:55 | New Mexico | James Wright clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-54 |
| 09:53 | New Mexico | Floyd Bickerstaff gets the offensive rebound | 51-54 |
| 09:31 | New Mexico | Floyd Bickerstaff hits a floater from the left block set up by James Wright | 51-56 |
| 09:28 | LSU | Robert Kirk steps in front of the Jeff Friel pass in the backcourt | 51-56 |
| 09:27 | New Mexico | Robert Kirk banks in the layup | 51-58 |
| 09:25 | LSU | Jeff Friel is hacked by Floyd Bickerstaff in the backcourt - foul #1 on Floyd Bickerstaff, team foul #8 | 51-58 |
| Subs | LSU | Howard Herron (SG), Nathan Kale (SF), David Bivens (PF) Kyle Mosher, Larry Price, Bruce Dorsey | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Austin Hurst (SG), Bruce Ballard (PF) James Wright, Floyd Bickerstaff | |
| 09:25 | LSU | Jeff Friel makes the 1st free throw | 52-58 |
| 09:25 | LSU | Jeff Friel makes the 2nd free throw | 53-58 |
| 09:08 | New Mexico | Austin Hurst can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 53-58 |
| 09:06 | New Mexico | Ralph Zambrana snags the offensive board | 53-58 |
| 08:49 | New Mexico | Arthur Daniel misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 53-58 |
| 08:48 | LSU | Nathan Kale grabs the defensive rebound | 53-58 |
| 08:43 | LSU | Jeff Friel knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Nathan Kale | 55-58 |
| 08:23 | New Mexico | Robert Kirk comes up short on the floater from the right side | 55-58 |
| 08:22 | New Mexico | Ralph Zambrana hits the follow up shot | 55-60 |
| 07:58 | LSU | David Bivens is hacked by Bruce Ballard - foul #4 on Bruce Ballard, team foul #9 | 55-60 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Sutton (PG), Kyle Mosher (SG), David Smith (SF), James Smith (C) Jeff Friel, Howard Herron, Nathan Kale, Cory Yamamoto | |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Dyke (PG), James Wright (SG), John Alexander (SF), Terry Etter (PF), Carl Wimer (C) Arthur Daniel, Austin Hurst, Robert Kirk, Bruce Ballard, Ralph Zambrana | |
| 07:58 | LSU | David Bivens misses the 1st free throw | 55-60 |
| 07:58 | New Mexico | James Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 55-60 |
| 07:41 | New Mexico | James Dyke hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-63 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Sutton (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kyle Mosher (fresh) 5 pts. SF - David Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Bivens (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - James Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - James Dyke (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - James Wright (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Alexander (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Terry Etter (fresh) 3 pf. C - Carl Wimer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:28 | LSU | Terry Etter swats the short shot by David Bivens | 55-63 |
| 07:26 | LSU | James Smith hits the follow up shot | 57-63 |
| 07:06 | New Mexico | James Wright drills a jumper from the right side | 57-65 |
| 07:04 | LSU | Kyle Mosher travels in the backcourt | 57-65 |
| Subs | LSU | Larry Price (SF), Bruce Dorsey (PF) David Smith, David Bivens | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Floyd Bickerstaff (PF) Terry Etter | |
| 06:59 | New Mexico | James Wright drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from John Alexander | 57-67 |
| 06:57 | LSU | Carl Wimer steps in front of the Robert Sutton pass in the backcourt | 57-67 |
| 06:41 | New Mexico | James Wright misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-67 |
| 06:39 | LSU | Bruce Dorsey grabs the defensive rebound | 57-67 |
| 06:36 | LSU | Larry Price's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-67 |
| Subs | LSU | Howard Herron (SG), Nathan Kale (SF) Kyle Mosher, James Smith | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jimmie Ford (SG), Austin Hurst (SF), Bruce Ballard (PF) James Wright, John Alexander, Carl Wimer | |
| 06:16 | New Mexico | Bruce Ballard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-67 |
| Subs | LSU | Shawn Roberts (PG) Robert Sutton | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ralph Zambrana (C) Floyd Bickerstaff | |
| 06:04 | LSU | Bruce Dorsey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-67 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Robert Kirk (SF) Austin Hurst | |
| 05:40 | New Mexico | Howard Herron steals it from Jimmie Ford | 57-67 |
| 05:16 | LSU | Howard Herron misses badly on a shot from the left side | 57-67 |
| 05:15 | New Mexico | Ralph Zambrana grabs the defensive rebound | 57-67 |
| 05:08 | New Mexico | James Dyke clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-67 |
| 05:07 | LSU | Howard Herron snags the defensive board | 57-67 |
| 04:53 | LSU | Nathan Kale misses badly on the uncontested shot from the left wing | 57-67 |
| 04:51 | New Mexico | Robert Kirk grabs the defensive rebound | 57-67 |
| 04:29 | New Mexico | Robert Kirk hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 57-67 |
| 04:28 | LSU | Howard Herron grabs the defensive rebound | 57-67 |
| 04:21 | LSU | Howard Herron drills a jumper from the right wing set up by Shawn Roberts | 59-67 |
| 04:16 | New Mexico | Jimmie Ford misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-67 |
| 04:14 | New Mexico | James Dyke grabs the offensive rebound | 59-67 |
| 03:48 | New Mexico | Robert Kirk scores on a floater from the right block | 59-69 |
| 03:48 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-69 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Sutton (PG), Jeff Friel (SG), Kyle Mosher (SF), David Bivens (PF), James Smith (C) Shawn Roberts, Howard Herron, Nathan Kale, Larry Price, Bruce Dorsey | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Arthur Daniel (PG), Austin Hurst (SG), Terry Etter (SF), Floyd Bickerstaff (PF), Carl Wimer (C) James Dyke, Jimmie Ford, Robert Kirk, Bruce Ballard, Ralph Zambrana | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:27 | LSU | David Bivens scores on a floater in the paint on a great pass from Kyle Mosher and he's hacked by Terry Etter - foul #4 on Terry Etter, team foul #10 | 61-69 |
| 03:27 | LSU | David Bivens misses the free throw | 61-69 |
| 03:27 | New Mexico | Carl Wimer pulls down the rebound | 61-69 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Sutton (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeff Friel (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kyle Mosher (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Bivens (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - James Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Arthur Daniel (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Austin Hurst (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Etter (fresh) 4 pf. PF - Floyd Bickerstaff (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Carl Wimer (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:05 | New Mexico | Carl Wimer misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 61-69 |
| 03:03 | LSU | The rebound goes to James Smith | 61-69 |
| 03:01 | LSU | Robert Sutton is fouled in the backcourt by Arthur Daniel - foul #3 on Arthur Daniel, team foul #11 | 61-69 |
| Subs | LSU | Cory Yamamoto (PF) David Bivens | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 03:01 | LSU | Robert Sutton makes the 1st free throw | 62-69 |
| 03:01 | LSU | Robert Sutton makes the 2nd free throw | 63-69 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:58 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-69 |
| Subs | LSU | Howard Herron (SG), Nathan Kale (SF), David Bivens (PF) Jeff Friel, Kyle Mosher, Cory Yamamoto | |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Dyke (PG), James Wright (SG) Arthur Daniel, Terry Etter | |
| 02:40 | New Mexico | Floyd Bickerstaff is fouled on the floor by Howard Herron - foul #3 on Howard Herron, team foul #3 | 63-69 |
| 02:21 | New Mexico | Floyd Bickerstaff is fouled on the floor by Nathan Kale - foul #1 on Nathan Kale, team foul #4 | 63-69 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Terry Etter (PF) Carl Wimer | |
| 02:03 | New Mexico | Terry Etter clanks a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by David Bivens - foul #2 on David Bivens, team foul #5 | 63-69 |
| Subs | LSU | Larry Price (PF) David Bivens | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Arthur Daniel (PG), Carl Wimer (C) James Dyke, Floyd Bickerstaff | |
| 02:03 | New Mexico | Terry Etter makes the 1st free throw | 63-70 |
| 02:03 | New Mexico | Terry Etter makes the 2nd free throw | 63-71 |
| 01:54 | LSU | James Smith misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 63-71 |
| 01:52 | New Mexico | James Wright snags the defensive board | 63-71 |
| 01:52 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-71 |
| Subs | LSU | David Bivens (PF) Larry Price | |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Dyke (PG), Robert Kirk (SF), Bruce Ballard (PF) Arthur Daniel, Austin Hurst, Terry Etter | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:24 | New Mexico | Robert Kirk can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 63-71 |
| 01:22 | LSU | The rebound goes to James Smith | 63-71 |
| 01:16 | LSU | Nathan Kale blows the layup | 63-71 |
| 01:14 | New Mexico | James Wright pulls down the rebound | 63-71 |
| 00:45 | New Mexico | Robert Kirk hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but the foul's on James Smith - foul #2 on James Smith, team foul #6 | 63-71 |
| 00:45 | New Mexico | Robert Kirk makes the 1st free throw | 63-72 |
| 00:45 | New Mexico | Robert Kirk makes the 2nd free throw | 63-73 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:39 | LSU | Robert Sutton misses short on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by James Dyke - foul #5 on James Dyke, team foul #12 | 63-73 |
| Subs | LSU | Jeff Friel (SG), Kyle Mosher (SF), Larry Price (PF), Bruce Dorsey (C) Howard Herron, Nathan Kale, David Bivens, James Smith | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Arthur Daniel (PG), Austin Hurst (SG), Terry Etter (SF), Ralph Zambrana (PF), Floyd Bickerstaff (C) James Dyke, James Wright, Robert Kirk, Bruce Ballard, Carl Wimer | |
| 00:39 | LSU | Robert Sutton makes the 1st free throw | 64-73 |
| 00:39 | LSU | Robert Sutton makes the 2nd free throw | 65-73 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:38 | New Mexico | Robert Sutton is called for the reach on Ralph Zambrana in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Sutton, team foul #7 | 65-73 |
| Subs | LSU | Howard Herron (SG), Nathan Kale (SF), David Bivens (PF), James Smith (C) Jeff Friel, Kyle Mosher, Larry Price, Bruce Dorsey | |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Wright (SG), Carl Wimer (C) Austin Hurst, Floyd Bickerstaff | |
| 00:38 | New Mexico | Ralph Zambrana misses the 1st free throw | 65-73 |
| 00:38 | LSU | James Smith snags the defensive board | 65-73 |
| 00:32 | LSU | Nathan Kale clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 65-73 |
| 00:31 | New Mexico | Ralph Zambrana grabs the defensive rebound | 65-73 |
| 00:31 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 65-73 |
| 00:28 | New Mexico | Terry Etter is fouled in the backcourt by Howard Herron - foul #4 on Howard Herron, team foul #8 | 65-73 |
| 00:28 | New Mexico | Terry Etter makes the 1st free throw | 65-74 |
| 00:28 | New Mexico | Terry Etter makes the 2nd free throw | 65-75 |
| 00:23 | LSU | Nathan Kale can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 65-75 |
| 00:22 | LSU | David Bivens tips it back up and in | 67-75 |
| 00:19 | New Mexico | Robert Sutton is called for the reach on Carl Wimer in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Sutton, team foul #9 | 67-75 |
| 00:19 | New Mexico | Carl Wimer makes the 1st free throw | 67-76 |
| 00:19 | New Mexico | Carl Wimer misses the 2nd free throw | 67-76 |
| 00:19 | LSU | James Smith snags the defensive board | 67-76 |
| 00:13 | LSU | Robert Sutton scores on a 3 from straight away set up by David Bivens | 70-76 |
| 00:13 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 70-76 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Austin Hurst (SF) Terry Etter | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:12 | New Mexico | Arthur Daniel is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Sutton - foul #3 on Robert Sutton, team foul #10 | 70-76 |
| 00:12 | New Mexico | Arthur Daniel makes the 1st free throw | 70-77 |
| 00:12 | New Mexico | Arthur Daniel misses the 2nd free throw | 70-77 |
| 00:12 | LSU | David Bivens gets the rebound | 70-77 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:06 | LSU | Howard Herron misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 70-77 |
| 00:05 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Carl Wimer | 70-77 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:00 | New Mexico | Arthur Daniel runs out the clock | 70-77 |