| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Broderick Worley (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Kendrick (fresh) SF - Christopher Harris (fresh) PF - Andrew Peiffer (fresh) C - Leroy Hunter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Sutton (fresh) SG - Howard Herron (fresh) SF - Nathan Kale (fresh) PF - David Bivens (fresh) C - James Smith (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Leroy Hunter wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Ohio State | Leroy Hunter misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Ohio State | Andrew Peiffer tips it home | 2-0 |
| 19:21 | LSU | James Smith misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 19:19 | Ohio State | Broderick Worley grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:06 | Ohio State | Christopher Harris misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 2-0 |
| 19:04 | LSU | Nathan Kale gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:59 | LSU | Robert Sutton is hacked by Jeffrey Kendrick - foul #1 on Jeffrey Kendrick, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:47 | LSU | Howard Herron travels with the ball | 2-0 |
| 18:34 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Kendrick scores on a floater from the right side | 4-0 |
| 18:08 | LSU | Nathan Kale lays it up and in | 4-2 |
| 17:57 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Kendrick scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Broderick Worley | 7-2 |
| 17:48 | LSU | James Smith clanks a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Andrew Peiffer - foul #1 on Andrew Peiffer, team foul #2 | 7-2 |
| 17:48 | LSU | James Smith misses the 1st free throw | 7-2 |
| 17:48 | LSU | James Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 7-3 |
| 17:32 | Ohio State | Andrew Peiffer misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 7-3 |
| 17:31 | LSU | Robert Sutton snags the defensive board | 7-3 |
| 17:27 | LSU | Nathan Kale is fouled on the floor by Leroy Hunter - foul #1 on Leroy Hunter, team foul #3 | 7-3 |
| 17:09 | LSU | Robert Sutton hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 7-3 |
| 17:07 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Broderick Worley | 7-3 |
| 17:02 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Kendrick misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 7-3 |
| 17:01 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Harris | 7-3 |
| 16:43 | Ohio State | Leroy Hunter misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 7-3 |
| 16:41 | LSU | David Bivens snags the defensive board | 7-3 |
| 16:25 | LSU | Jeffrey Kendrick takes the ball from Howard Herron | 7-3 |
| 16:21 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Kendrick hits the finger roll | 9-3 |
| 16:16 | LSU | Howard Herron misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 9-3 |
| 16:14 | LSU | James Smith snags the offensive board | 9-3 |
| 16:04 | LSU | Nathan Kale loses the dribble to Jeffrey Kendrick | 9-3 |
| 15:46 | Ohio State | Christopher Harris's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-3 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Stephen Hutcheson (PG), Eli Oliveira (SG), George Cangelosi (SF), Norbert Lisk (PF), Morris Demarco (C) Broderick Worley, Jeffrey Kendrick, Christopher Harris, Andrew Peiffer, Leroy Hunter | |
| Subs | LSU | Jeff Friel (PG), Kyle Mosher (SG), Larry Price (SF), Bruce Dorsey (PF), Cory Yamamoto (C) Robert Sutton, Howard Herron, Nathan Kale, David Bivens, James Smith | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Stephen Hutcheson (fresh) SG - Eli Oliveira (fresh) SF - George Cangelosi (fresh) PF - Norbert Lisk (fresh) C - Morris Demarco (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Jeff Friel (fresh) SG - Kyle Mosher (fresh) SF - Larry Price (fresh) PF - Bruce Dorsey (fresh) C - Cory Yamamoto (fresh) | |
| 15:26 | LSU | Bruce Dorsey loses the dribble to Eli Oliveira | 9-3 |
| 15:23 | Ohio State | Eli Oliveira misses the easy layup | 9-3 |
| 15:21 | LSU | Cory Yamamoto grabs the board | 9-3 |
| 15:07 | LSU | Bruce Dorsey misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 9-3 |
| 15:05 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Morris Demarco | 9-3 |
| 14:53 | Ohio State | Norbert Lisk hits a jumper from the left side | 11-3 |
| 14:31 | LSU | Kyle Mosher drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 11-5 |
| 14:09 | Ohio State | Morris Demarco misses short on a jumper from the right block | 11-5 |
| 14:07 | LSU | Jeff Friel snags the defensive board | 11-5 |
| 14:02 | LSU | Cory Yamamoto throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-5 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Broderick Worley (PG), Jeffrey Kendrick (SG), Andrew Peiffer (PF), Leroy Hunter (C) Eli Oliveira, George Cangelosi, Norbert Lisk, Morris Demarco | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Sutton (PG), Howard Herron (SG), Nathan Kale (SF) Jeff Friel, Kyle Mosher, Cory Yamamoto | |
| 13:44 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Kendrick misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 11-5 |
| 13:43 | Ohio State | Andrew Peiffer pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-5 |
| 13:25 | Ohio State | Broderick Worley connects on the floater from the right side set up by Jeffrey Kendrick | 13-5 |
| 13:12 | LSU | Nathan Kale misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 13-5 |
| 13:10 | LSU | Nathan Kale tips it home | 13-7 |
| 13:03 | Ohio State | Stephen Hutcheson misses the lay-in | 13-7 |
| 13:01 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Kendrick tips it in | 15-7 |
| 12:37 | LSU | Larry Price buries a fadeaway from close range set up by Robert Sutton and the foul's on Andrew Peiffer - foul #2 on Andrew Peiffer, team foul #4 | 15-9 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Christopher Harris (SF), Norbert Lisk (PF) Stephen Hutcheson, Andrew Peiffer | |
| Subs | LSU | David Bivens (PF), James Smith (C) Nathan Kale, Bruce Dorsey | |
| 12:37 | LSU | Larry Price makes the free throw | 15-10 |
| 12:20 | Ohio State | Norbert Lisk drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 17-10 |
| 12:16 | LSU | Larry Price blows the layup | 17-10 |
| 12:14 | Ohio State | Broderick Worley gets the rebound | 17-10 |
| 11:49 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Kendrick misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 17-10 |
| 11:47 | LSU | Larry Price gets the rebound | 17-10 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Broderick Worley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Kendrick (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Christopher Harris (fresh) PF - Norbert Lisk (fresh) 4 pts. C - Leroy Hunter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Sutton (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Howard Herron (fresh) SF - Larry Price (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Bivens (fresh) C - James Smith (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:41 | LSU | Larry Price loses the ball out of bounds | 17-10 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eli Oliveira (PG) Broderick Worley | |
| Subs | LSU | Jeff Friel (PG), Nathan Kale (SF) Robert Sutton, Larry Price | |
| 11:28 | Ohio State | James Smith swats the dunk try by Leroy Hunter | 17-10 |
| 11:27 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Kendrick grabs the offensive board | 17-10 |
| 11:12 | Ohio State | Christopher Harris misses the runner from close range | 17-10 |
| 11:10 | LSU | The rebound goes to James Smith | 17-10 |
| 11:04 | LSU | David Bivens's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-10 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Stephen Hutcheson (PG) Jeffrey Kendrick | |
| Subs | LSU | Kyle Mosher (SG) Howard Herron | |
| 10:46 | Ohio State | Christopher Harris's pass is intercepted by Nathan Kale | 17-10 |
| 10:28 | LSU | Kyle Mosher misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 17-10 |
| 10:27 | Ohio State | Stephen Hutcheson gets the rebound | 17-10 |
| 10:15 | Ohio State | Eli Oliveira double dribbles | 17-10 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Broderick Worley (PG), Morris Demarco (PF), Herbert Boyer (C) Christopher Harris, Norbert Lisk, Leroy Hunter | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Sutton (PG), Bruce Dorsey (PF), Cory Yamamoto (C) Kyle Mosher, David Bivens, James Smith | |
| 09:53 | LSU | Cory Yamamoto is hacked by Herbert Boyer - foul #1 on Herbert Boyer, team foul #5 | 17-10 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeffrey Kendrick (SG) Eli Oliveira | |
| Subs | LSU | Howard Herron (SG) Jeff Friel | |
| 09:44 | LSU | Bruce Dorsey misses the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Morris Demarco - foul #1 on Morris Demarco, team foul #6 | 17-10 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Larry Price (PF) Cory Yamamoto | |
| 09:44 | LSU | Bruce Dorsey makes the 1st free throw | 17-11 |
| 09:44 | LSU | Bruce Dorsey makes the 2nd free throw | 17-12 |
| 09:27 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Kendrick's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-12 |
| Subs | Ohio State | George Cangelosi (SF) Stephen Hutcheson | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 09:05 | LSU | Larry Price misses badly on a shot from the left block | 17-12 |
| 09:03 | LSU | Nathan Kale tips it back up and in | 17-14 |
| 08:43 | Ohio State | Broderick Worley clanks a 3 from the right wing | 17-14 |
| 08:42 | LSU | Larry Price pulls down the rebound | 17-14 |
| 08:32 | LSU | Nathan Kale is hacked by George Cangelosi - foul #1 on George Cangelosi, team foul #7 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Christopher Harris (SF), Leroy Hunter (C) George Cangelosi, Herbert Boyer | |
| Subs | LSU | Jeff Friel (PG), Kyle Mosher (SG), David Bivens (PF), James Smith (C) Robert Sutton, Howard Herron, Larry Price, Bruce Dorsey | |
| 08:32 | LSU | Nathan Kale makes the 1st free throw | 17-15 |
| 08:32 | LSU | Nathan Kale makes the 2nd free throw | 17-16 |
| 08:15 | Ohio State | Jeff Friel is called for the reach on Broderick Worley - foul #1 on Jeff Friel, team foul #1 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Norbert Lisk (PF) Morris Demarco | |
| Subs | LSU | David Smith (SF) Nathan Kale | |
| 08:00 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Kendrick connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Broderick Worley | 20-16 |
| 07:48 | LSU | David Smith is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on David Smith, team foul #2 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Stephen Hutcheson (SG) Jeffrey Kendrick | |
| Subs | LSU | Larry Price (SF) David Smith | |
| 07:34 | Ohio State | Norbert Lisk hits a driving attempt from close range set up by Broderick Worley | 22-16 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Broderick Worley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stephen Hutcheson (fresh) SF - Christopher Harris (fresh) PF - Norbert Lisk (fresh) 6 pts. C - Leroy Hunter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Jeff Friel (fresh) SG - Kyle Mosher (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Larry Price (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Bivens (fresh) C - James Smith (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:12 | LSU | David Bivens misses long on a jumper near the basket | 22-16 |
| 07:10 | Ohio State | Christopher Harris gets the rebound | 22-16 |
| 06:59 | Ohio State | Broderick Worley misses the shot from the right side | 22-16 |
| 06:58 | Ohio State | Christopher Harris can't tip it in | 22-16 |
| 06:57 | LSU | James Smith snags the defensive board | 22-16 |
| 06:53 | LSU | Jeff Friel misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 22-16 |
| 06:52 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Leroy Hunter | 22-16 |
| 06:37 | Ohio State | Christopher Harris scores on a floater near the basket set up by Broderick Worley | 24-16 |
| 06:26 | LSU | Jeff Friel connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 24-18 |
| 06:20 | Ohio State | Christopher Harris misses the fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Larry Price - foul #1 on Larry Price, team foul #3 | 24-18 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeffrey Kendrick (SG), Morris Demarco (PF) Broderick Worley, Norbert Lisk | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Sutton (PG), Howard Herron (SG), Nathan Kale (SF), Bruce Dorsey (PF), Cory Yamamoto (C) Jeff Friel, Kyle Mosher, Larry Price, David Bivens, James Smith | |
| 06:20 | Ohio State | Christopher Harris makes the 1st free throw | 25-18 |
| 06:20 | Ohio State | Christopher Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 26-18 |
| 06:14 | LSU | Robert Sutton is fouled in the backcourt by Stephen Hutcheson - foul #1 on Stephen Hutcheson, team foul #8 | 26-18 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eli Oliveira (SF) Christopher Harris | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 06:14 | LSU | Robert Sutton makes the 1st free throw | 26-19 |
| 06:14 | LSU | Robert Sutton misses the 2nd free throw | 26-19 |
| 06:14 | Ohio State | Morris Demarco grabs the defensive rebound | 26-19 |
| 05:56 | Ohio State | Eli Oliveira loses the ball out of bounds | 26-19 |
| 05:41 | LSU | Bruce Dorsey knocks in the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Robert Sutton | 26-21 |
| 05:28 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Kendrick can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 26-21 |
| 05:27 | LSU | The rebound goes to Cory Yamamoto | 26-21 |
| 05:20 | LSU | Howard Herron comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 26-21 |
| 05:19 | Ohio State | Leroy Hunter grabs the defensive rebound | 26-21 |
| 05:12 | Ohio State | Leroy Hunter connects on the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Morris Demarco and he's hacked by Cory Yamamoto - foul #1 on Cory Yamamoto, team foul #4 | 28-21 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Christopher Harris (SF) Stephen Hutcheson | |
| Subs | LSU | Larry Price (PF) Cory Yamamoto | |
| 05:12 | Ohio State | Leroy Hunter makes the free throw | 29-21 |
| 04:49 | LSU | Larry Price hits a runner from close range on a nice dish by Robert Sutton | 29-23 |
| 04:28 | Ohio State | Morris Demarco is hacked by Bruce Dorsey - foul #1 on Bruce Dorsey, team foul #5 | 29-23 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Broderick Worley (PG), Norbert Lisk (PF), Herbert Boyer (C) Eli Oliveira, Morris Demarco, Leroy Hunter | |
| Subs | LSU | James Smith (C) Bruce Dorsey | |
| 04:09 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Kendrick drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Broderick Worley | 32-23 |
| 03:51 | LSU | Nathan Kale is fouled on the floor by Christopher Harris - foul #1 on Christopher Harris, team foul #9 | 32-23 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Stephen Hutcheson (SF), Andrew Peiffer (PF) Christopher Harris, Herbert Boyer | |
| Subs | LSU | Jeff Friel (PG), Kyle Mosher (SG), David Bivens (PF) Robert Sutton, Howard Herron, Larry Price | |
| 03:51 | LSU | Nathan Kale makes the 1st free throw | 32-24 |
| 03:51 | LSU | Nathan Kale makes the 2nd free throw | 32-25 |
| 03:34 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Kendrick hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-25 |
| 03:32 | LSU | James Smith snags the defensive board | 32-25 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Broderick Worley (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jeffrey Kendrick (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Stephen Hutcheson (fresh) PF - Andrew Peiffer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Norbert Lisk (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Jeff Friel (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kyle Mosher (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Nathan Kale (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Bivens (fresh) C - James Smith (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:26 | LSU | Jeff Friel clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Broderick Worley - foul #1 on Broderick Worley, team foul #10 | 32-25 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eli Oliveira (SF), Leroy Hunter (C) Jeffrey Kendrick, Norbert Lisk | |
| Subs | LSU | David Smith (SF) Nathan Kale | |
| 03:26 | LSU | Jeff Friel misses the 1st free throw | 32-25 |
| 03:26 | LSU | Jeff Friel makes the 2nd free throw | 32-26 |
| 03:19 | Ohio State | David Bivens steals it from Broderick Worley | 32-26 |
| 03:00 | LSU | David Smith knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Kyle Mosher | 32-29 |
| 02:44 | Ohio State | Leroy Hunter drills a jump hook from the right block set up by Broderick Worley | 34-29 |
| 02:27 | LSU | Jeff Friel hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-29 |
| 02:26 | Ohio State | Leroy Hunter snags the defensive board | 34-29 |
| 02:21 | Ohio State | Broderick Worley hits a runner in the lane on a great pass from Stephen Hutcheson | 36-29 |
| 02:03 | LSU | James Smith misses long on a floater from the right block | 36-29 |
| 02:01 | LSU | James Smith misses the tip | 36-29 |
| 02:00 | LSU | James Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-29 |
| 01:49 | LSU | David Smith drills a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by David Bivens and he's fouled by Eli Oliveira - foul #1 on Eli Oliveira, team foul #11 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Arnold Smith (PG), Jeffrey Kendrick (SG), Christopher Harris (SF), Norbert Lisk (C) Broderick Worley, Stephen Hutcheson, Eli Oliveira, Leroy Hunter | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Sutton (PG), Howard Herron (SG), Larry Price (PF), Bruce Dorsey (C) Jeff Friel, Kyle Mosher, David Bivens, James Smith | |
| 01:49 | LSU | David Smith makes the free throw | 36-32 |
| 01:29 | Ohio State | Andrew Peiffer comes up short on the runner from the left block | 36-32 |
| 01:27 | Ohio State | Andrew Peiffer grabs the offensive rebound | 36-32 |
| 01:08 | Ohio State | Arnold Smith misses short on a shot from the right side | 36-32 |
| 01:06 | Ohio State | Andrew Peiffer hits the follow up shot | 38-32 |
| 00:45 | LSU | Howard Herron misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-32 |
| 00:43 | Ohio State | Norbert Lisk grabs the defensive rebound | 38-32 |
| 00:23 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Kendrick drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-32 |
| 00:01 | LSU | David Smith is hacked by Norbert Lisk - foul #1 on Norbert Lisk, team foul #12 | 41-32 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Broderick Worley (PG), Morris Demarco (PF), Leroy Hunter (C) Arnold Smith, Andrew Peiffer, Norbert Lisk | |
| Subs | LSU | Cory Yamamoto (C) Bruce Dorsey | |
| 00:01 | LSU | David Smith misses the 1st free throw | 41-32 |
| 00:01 | LSU | David Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 41-32 |
| 00:01 | Ohio State | Leroy Hunter pulls down the rebound | 41-32 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Leroy Hunter misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 41-32 |