| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Sutton (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Howard Herron (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jimmie Foster (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Bruce Dorsey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Wambua Alu (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Troutman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ray Beers (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Hughes (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jonathan Schaefer (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island | Ray Beers inbounds the ball | 50-39 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Rhode Island | Robert Troutman hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 50-41 |
| 19:39 | LSU | Howard Herron comes up short on the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Robert Troutman - foul #2 on Robert Troutman, team foul #1 | 50-41 |
| 19:39 | LSU | Howard Herron makes the 1st free throw | 51-41 |
| 19:39 | LSU | Howard Herron makes the 2nd free throw | 52-41 |
| 19:37 | Rhode Island | Robert Sutton is called for the reach on Wambua Alu in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Sutton, team foul #1 | 52-41 |
| 19:22 | Rhode Island | Wambua Alu misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-41 |
| 19:20 | Rhode Island | Jonathan Schaefer tips it home | 52-43 |
| 19:05 | LSU | James Smith misses badly on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Ray Beers - foul #2 on Ray Beers, team foul #2 | 52-43 |
| 19:05 | LSU | James Smith makes the 1st free throw | 53-43 |
| 19:05 | LSU | James Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 54-43 |
| 18:40 | Rhode Island | Jonathan Schaefer misses short on a floater in the lane | 54-43 |
| 18:39 | Rhode Island | Jonathan Schaefer hits the follow up shot | 54-45 |
| 18:24 | LSU | Robert Sutton hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Howard Herron | 57-45 |
| 18:04 | Rhode Island | Wambua Alu comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-45 |
| 18:03 | LSU | Bruce Dorsey grabs the board | 57-45 |
| 17:58 | LSU | Robert Troutman steals the ball from James Smith | 57-45 |
| 17:38 | Rhode Island | Wambua Alu can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Jimmie Foster - foul #1 on Jimmie Foster, team foul #2 | 57-45 |
| Subs | LSU | Jeff Friel (PG), Kyle Mosher (SF), Bradley Gatti (PF), Cory Yamamoto (C) Robert Sutton, Jimmie Foster, Bruce Dorsey, James Smith | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Philip Diggs (SF), Robert Crawford (PF), John Soule (C) Ray Beers, Robert Hughes, Jonathan Schaefer | |
| 17:38 | Rhode Island | Wambua Alu misses the 1st free throw | 57-45 |
| 17:38 | Rhode Island | Wambua Alu misses the 2nd free throw | 57-45 |
| 17:38 | LSU | Bradley Gatti pulls down the rebound | 57-45 |
| 17:16 | LSU | Howard Herron knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Kyle Mosher | 60-45 |
| 16:48 | Rhode Island | John Soule can't finish the layup | 60-45 |
| 16:47 | LSU | Cory Yamamoto grabs the defensive rebound | 60-45 |
| 16:41 | LSU | Kyle Mosher blows the layup | 60-45 |
| 16:39 | Rhode Island | Robert Crawford grabs the board | 60-45 |
| 16:20 | Rhode Island | Robert Crawford scores on a fadeaway from close range | 60-47 |
| 16:10 | LSU | Jeff Friel drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Bradley Gatti | 63-47 |
| 15:52 | Rhode Island | John Soule knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 63-50 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Jeff Friel (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Howard Herron (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. SF - Kyle Mosher (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bradley Gatti (fresh) C - Cory Yamamoto (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Wambua Alu (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Troutman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Philip Diggs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Crawford (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - John Soule (fresh) 8 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 15:42 | LSU | Bradley Gatti throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-50 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Sutton (PG), Jimmie Foster (SF), David Bivens (PF), James Smith (C) Howard Herron, Kyle Mosher, Bradley Gatti, Cory Yamamoto | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Howard Mankin (PG), Steve Wasilewski (SG), Ray Beers (SF), Robert Hughes (PF), Jonathan Schaefer (C) Wambua Alu, Robert Troutman, Philip Diggs, Robert Crawford, John Soule | |
| 15:39 | Rhode Island | Robert Sutton picks off the pass by Howard Mankin in the backcourt | 63-50 |
| 15:28 | LSU | Jeff Friel hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-50 |
| 15:27 | Rhode Island | Jonathan Schaefer snags the defensive board | 63-50 |
| 15:07 | Rhode Island | David Bivens denies the turnaround by Jonathan Schaefer | 63-50 |
| 15:06 | LSU | Jeff Friel pulls down the rebound | 63-50 |
| 15:02 | LSU | Jeff Friel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-50 |
| Subs | LSU | Kyle Mosher (SG) Jeff Friel | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 14:49 | Rhode Island | James Smith swats the layup by Ray Beers | 63-50 |
| 14:48 | Rhode Island | Jonathan Schaefer misses the tip | 63-50 |
| 14:46 | Rhode Island | Ray Beers hits the follow up shot | 63-52 |
| 14:26 | LSU | Jimmie Foster misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-52 |
| 14:24 | Rhode Island | Howard Mankin grabs the board | 63-52 |
| 14:14 | Rhode Island | Robert Hughes loses the ball out of bounds | 63-52 |
| Subs | LSU | Jeff Friel (SG) Kyle Mosher | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Crawford (PG), Christopher Childs (SF) Howard Mankin, Ray Beers | |
| 13:57 | LSU | Robert Sutton misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 63-52 |
| 13:55 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Jimmie Foster | 63-52 |
| 13:40 | LSU | James Smith loses the dribble to Steve Wasilewski | 63-52 |
| 13:37 | Rhode Island | Christopher Childs lays it up and in set up by Steve Wasilewski | 63-54 |
| 13:24 | LSU | David Bivens misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Robert Hughes - foul #1 on Robert Hughes, team foul #3 | 63-54 |
| Subs | LSU | Howard Herron (SG), Kyle Mosher (SF), Bruce Dorsey (C) Robert Sutton, Jimmie Foster, James Smith | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Howard Mankin (PG), Robert Troutman (SG), Philip Diggs (SF), John Soule (C) Steve Wasilewski, Christopher Childs, Robert Hughes, Jonathan Schaefer | |
| 13:24 | LSU | David Bivens makes the 1st free throw | 64-54 |
| 13:24 | LSU | David Bivens misses the 2nd free throw | 64-54 |
| 13:24 | Rhode Island | Robert Crawford pulls down the rebound | 64-54 |
| 13:05 | Rhode Island | Philip Diggs clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 64-54 |
| 13:03 | LSU | David Bivens gets the rebound | 64-54 |
| 12:57 | LSU | Jeff Friel drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Howard Herron | 67-54 |
| 12:37 | Rhode Island | Philip Diggs misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 67-54 |
| 12:36 | LSU | Bruce Dorsey gets the rebound | 67-54 |
| 12:30 | LSU | Howard Herron buries a runner from the right block set up by Jeff Friel | 69-54 |
| 12:13 | Rhode Island | Philip Diggs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-54 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Sutton (PG), Jimmie Foster (SF), Cory Yamamoto (C) Jeff Friel, Kyle Mosher, David Bivens | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Wambua Alu (PG), Ray Beers (SF) Howard Mankin, Robert Crawford | |
| 11:54 | LSU | Robert Sutton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 69-54 |
| 11:52 | Rhode Island | Philip Diggs grabs the defensive rebound | 69-54 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Sutton (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Howard Herron (fresh) 19 pts. 5 ast. SF - Jimmie Foster (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Bruce Dorsey (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Cory Yamamoto (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Wambua Alu (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Troutman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ray Beers (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Philip Diggs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Soule (fresh) 8 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 11:43 | Rhode Island | Wambua Alu scores on a 3 from the right corner | 69-57 |
| 11:24 | LSU | Cory Yamamoto is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Cory Yamamoto, team foul #3 | 69-57 |
| Subs | LSU | James Smith (C) Bruce Dorsey | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Steve Wasilewski (SG), Robert Hughes (PF), Jonathan Schaefer (C) Robert Troutman, Philip Diggs, John Soule | |
| 11:04 | Rhode Island | Jonathan Schaefer double dribbles | 69-57 |
| 10:54 | LSU | Jimmie Foster hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Howard Herron | 72-57 |
| 10:33 | Rhode Island | Wambua Alu comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 72-57 |
| 10:31 | LSU | Cory Yamamoto gets the rebound | 72-57 |
| 10:25 | LSU | James Smith banks in the layup set up by Jimmie Foster | 74-57 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 10:18 | Rhode Island | Ray Beers is called for traveling | 74-57 |
| Subs | LSU | Jeff Friel (PG), Kyle Mosher (SG), Shawn Roberts (SF) Robert Sutton, Howard Herron, Jimmie Foster | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Crawford (PG), Christopher Childs (SF) Wambua Alu, Ray Beers | |
| 10:04 | LSU | Jeff Friel clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 74-57 |
| 10:02 | Rhode Island | Robert Hughes gets the rebound | 74-57 |
| 09:50 | Rhode Island | Jonathan Schaefer drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Steve Wasilewski | 74-60 |
| 09:45 | LSU | Kyle Mosher comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 74-60 |
| 09:44 | LSU | Shawn Roberts grabs the offensive rebound | 74-60 |
| 09:30 | LSU | Shawn Roberts double dribbles | 74-60 |
| Subs | LSU | David Bivens (PF), Bruce Dorsey (C) Cory Yamamoto, James Smith | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Howard Mankin (PG), Robert Troutman (SG), John Soule (C) Steve Wasilewski, Robert Hughes, Jonathan Schaefer | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:19 | Rhode Island | John Soule misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 74-60 |
| 09:17 | Rhode Island | Robert Crawford tips it home | 74-62 |
| 08:57 | LSU | Shawn Roberts connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeff Friel | 77-62 |
| 08:39 | Rhode Island | Robert Crawford hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 77-62 |
| 08:37 | Rhode Island | Robert Troutman snags the offensive board | 77-62 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:17 | Rhode Island | Robert Troutman comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Shawn Roberts - foul #1 on Shawn Roberts, team foul #4 | 77-62 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Sutton (PG), Howard Herron (SG), Jimmie Foster (SF), Cory Yamamoto (C) Jeff Friel, Kyle Mosher, Shawn Roberts, David Bivens | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Wambua Alu (PG), Ray Beers (SF), Robert Hughes (PF), Jonathan Schaefer (C) Howard Mankin, Christopher Childs, Robert Crawford, John Soule | |
| 08:17 | Rhode Island | Robert Troutman makes the 1st free throw | 77-63 |
| 08:17 | Rhode Island | Robert Troutman misses the 2nd free throw | 77-63 |
| 08:17 | LSU | Bruce Dorsey grabs the defensive rebound | 77-63 |
| 07:57 | LSU | Wambua Alu steals it from Jimmie Foster | 77-63 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:52 | Rhode Island | Wambua Alu's floater is knocked away by Bruce Dorsey | 77-63 |
| 07:50 | LSU | Bruce Dorsey gets the rebound | 77-63 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Sutton (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Howard Herron (fresh) 19 pts. 6 ast. SF - Jimmie Foster (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Bruce Dorsey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Cory Yamamoto (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Wambua Alu (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Troutman (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ray Beers (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Hughes (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Jonathan Schaefer (fresh) 15 pts. 12 reb. | |
| 07:21 | LSU | Wambua Alu takes the ball from Cory Yamamoto | 77-63 |
| 07:17 | Rhode Island | Robert Troutman lays it up and in on a great pass from Wambua Alu | 77-65 |
| 07:04 | LSU | Robert Sutton misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 77-65 |
| 07:03 | LSU | Bruce Dorsey grabs the offensive rebound | 77-65 |
| 06:39 | LSU | Bruce Dorsey misses long on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Robert Hughes - foul #2 on Robert Hughes, team foul #4 | 77-65 |
| Subs | LSU | James Smith (C) Cory Yamamoto | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Steve Wasilewski (SG), Philip Diggs (SF), John Soule (C) Robert Troutman, Ray Beers, Jonathan Schaefer | |
| 06:39 | LSU | Bruce Dorsey makes the 1st free throw | 78-65 |
| 06:39 | LSU | Bruce Dorsey makes the 2nd free throw | 79-65 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:27 | Rhode Island | Howard Herron steps in front of the Wambua Alu pass | 79-65 |
| 06:20 | LSU | Robert Sutton misses short on a shot from the left side | 79-65 |
| 06:18 | Rhode Island | John Soule grabs the board | 79-65 |
| 06:01 | Rhode Island | Wambua Alu misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 79-65 |
| 05:59 | LSU | James Smith snags the defensive board | 79-65 |
| 05:55 | LSU | Jimmie Foster connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Sutton | 82-65 |
| 05:35 | Rhode Island | Robert Hughes clanks a 3 from the left corner | 82-65 |
| 05:34 | Rhode Island | Steve Wasilewski snags the offensive board | 82-65 |
| 05:25 | Rhode Island | Steve Wasilewski misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 82-65 |
| 05:24 | LSU | James Smith grabs the board | 82-65 |
| 04:59 | LSU | Jimmie Foster drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Howard Herron | 84-65 |
| 04:51 | Rhode Island | Steve Wasilewski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 84-65 |
| 04:50 | LSU | James Smith pulls down the rebound | 84-65 |
| 04:45 | LSU | Jimmie Foster comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 84-65 |
| 04:43 | Rhode Island | Robert Hughes snags the defensive board | 84-65 |
| 04:18 | Rhode Island | Howard Herron takes the ball from Robert Hughes | 84-65 |
| 03:51 | LSU | Bruce Dorsey hits a shot near the basket set up by Jimmie Foster | 86-65 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Sutton (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Howard Herron (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SF - Jimmie Foster (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Bruce Dorsey (tiring) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - James Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Wambua Alu (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Steve Wasilewski (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SF - Philip Diggs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Hughes (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - John Soule (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:22 | Rhode Island | Steve Wasilewski misses the turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Robert Sutton - foul #2 on Robert Sutton, team foul #5 | 86-65 |
| Subs | LSU | Jeff Friel (PG), Kyle Mosher (SG), Shawn Roberts (SF), Bradley Gatti (PF), Cory Yamamoto (C) Robert Sutton, Howard Herron, Jimmie Foster, Bruce Dorsey, James Smith | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Howard Mankin (PG), Christopher Childs (SF), Robert Crawford (PF) Wambua Alu, Philip Diggs, Robert Hughes | |
| 03:22 | Rhode Island | Steve Wasilewski makes the 1st free throw | 86-66 |
| 03:22 | Rhode Island | Steve Wasilewski makes the 2nd free throw | 86-67 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:58 | LSU | Jeff Friel drills a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Kyle Mosher | 88-67 |
| 02:42 | Rhode Island | Christopher Childs is called for traveling | 88-67 |
| 02:40 | LSU | Howard Mankin is called for the reach on Jeff Friel in the backcourt - foul #4 on Howard Mankin, team foul #5 | 88-67 |
| 02:11 | LSU | Cory Yamamoto loses the dribble to Howard Mankin | 88-67 |
| 01:55 | Rhode Island | John Soule misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 88-67 |
| 01:53 | Rhode Island | Steve Wasilewski pulls down the offensive rebound | 88-67 |
| 01:44 | Rhode Island | Steve Wasilewski clanks a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Kyle Mosher - foul #3 on Kyle Mosher, team foul #6 | 88-67 |
| Subs | LSU | Bruce Dorsey (PF) Bradley Gatti | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Philip Diggs (SF) Christopher Childs | |
| 01:44 | Rhode Island | Steve Wasilewski makes the 1st free throw | 88-68 |
| 01:44 | Rhode Island | Steve Wasilewski misses the 2nd free throw | 88-68 |
| 01:44 | Rhode Island | Robert Crawford grabs the offensive rebound | 88-68 |
| 01:34 | Rhode Island | Kyle Mosher steals it from Philip Diggs | 88-68 |
| 01:16 | LSU | Kyle Mosher misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 88-68 |
| 01:14 | Rhode Island | Philip Diggs grabs the board | 88-68 |
| 00:59 | Rhode Island | Robert Crawford's layup is rejected by Bruce Dorsey | 88-68 |
| 00:57 | LSU | Bruce Dorsey pulls down the rebound | 88-68 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:53 | LSU | Kyle Mosher throws a bad pass out of bounds | 88-68 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Rhode Island | Howard Mankin hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 88-68 |
| 00:45 | LSU | Cory Yamamoto gets the rebound | 88-68 |
| 00:22 | LSU | Shawn Roberts buries a shot near the basket set up by Jeff Friel | 90-68 |
| 00:15 | Rhode Island | John Soule misses the easy layup | 90-68 |
| 00:13 | Rhode Island | Robert Crawford gets the offensive rebound | 90-68 |
| 00:09 | Rhode Island | Shawn Roberts steals it from John Soule | 90-68 |
| 00:06 | LSU | Shawn Roberts misses the dunk | 90-68 |
| 00:05 | LSU | Cory Yamamoto pulls down the offensive rebound | 90-68 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Jeff Friel runs out the clock | 90-68 |