| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Dulin (fresh) SG - Keith Prill (fresh) SF - John Lee (fresh) PF - David Valliere (fresh) C - James Kelly (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Ross Robison (fresh) SG - Mario Jacobs (fresh) SF - Lewis Landers (fresh) PF - Louis Diggs (fresh) C - John Macaulay (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | LSU | James Kelly wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:45 | LSU | David Valliere hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | LSU | John Lee tips it but misses | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Temple | John Macaulay snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Temple | Mario Jacobs drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Ross Robison | 0-3 |
| 18:58 | LSU | James Kelly hits a fadeaway in the paint | 2-3 |
| 18:41 | Temple | Ross Robison can't finish the layup | 2-3 |
| 18:40 | LSU | David Valliere grabs the defensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:38 | LSU | Keith Prill is hacked by Mario Jacobs in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mario Jacobs, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 18:27 | LSU | David Valliere loses the dribble to Louis Diggs | 2-3 |
| 18:07 | Temple | James Kelly steals it from Mario Jacobs | 2-3 |
| 18:04 | LSU | Mario Jacobs picks off the pass by James Dulin in the backcourt | 2-3 |
| 17:47 | Temple | Mario Jacobs comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 2-3 |
| 17:46 | LSU | John Lee snags the defensive board | 2-3 |
| 17:41 | LSU | John Lee hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Keith Prill | 5-3 |
| 17:27 | Temple | Louis Diggs misses badly on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by James Kelly - foul #1 on James Kelly, team foul #1 | 5-3 |
| Subs | LSU | Francisco Bermudez (PG), William Davis (SG), Johnny Blake (SF), David Kennedy (PF), Nathan Warren (C) James Dulin, Keith Prill, John Lee, David Valliere, James Kelly | |
| Subs | Temple | Angel Gallo (PG), Samuel Leonard (SG) Ross Robison, Mario Jacobs | |
| 17:27 | Temple | Louis Diggs makes the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 17:27 | Temple | Louis Diggs makes the 2nd free throw | 5-5 |
| 17:04 | LSU | Johnny Blake misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 5-5 |
| 17:03 | Temple | John Macaulay grabs the board | 5-5 |
| 16:38 | Temple | John Macaulay scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Samuel Leonard | 5-7 |
| 16:29 | LSU | William Davis knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Johnny Blake | 7-7 |
| 16:14 | Temple | John Macaulay is called for 5 seconds | 7-7 |
| Subs | LSU | Noel Godley (SF), David Valliere (PF), James Kelly (C) William Davis, David Kennedy, Nathan Warren | |
| Subs | Temple | Ross Robison (PG), Mario Jacobs (SG), Matthew Mosley (SF), Daniel Danos (PF), Gerald Millay (C) Angel Gallo, Samuel Leonard, Lewis Landers, Louis Diggs, John Macaulay | |
| 15:54 | LSU | David Valliere misses the lay-in | 7-7 |
| 15:52 | Temple | Matthew Mosley snags the defensive board | 7-7 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Francisco Bermudez (fairly fresh) SG - Johnny Blake (fresh) SF - Noel Godley (fresh) PF - David Valliere (fresh) C - James Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Ross Robison (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mario Jacobs (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Matthew Mosley (fresh) PF - Daniel Danos (fresh) C - Gerald Millay (fresh) | |
| 15:48 | Temple | Ross Robison clanks a 3 from the left wing | 7-7 |
| 15:46 | Temple | Daniel Danos tips it in | 7-9 |
| 15:41 | LSU | Noel Godley is open and buries a jump hook from the right block set up by Francisco Bermudez | 9-9 |
| 15:14 | Temple | Mario Jacobs is hacked by Francisco Bermudez - foul #1 on Francisco Bermudez, team foul #2 | 9-9 |
| Subs | LSU | James Dulin (PG), Keith Prill (SG), John Lee (SF) Francisco Bermudez, Johnny Blake, Noel Godley | |
| Subs | Temple | Angel Gallo (PG), Samuel Leonard (SG) Ross Robison, Mario Jacobs | |
| 15:05 | Temple | Keith Prill takes the ball from Samuel Leonard | 9-9 |
| 15:00 | LSU | Keith Prill misses the lay-in | 9-9 |
| 14:58 | Temple | Gerald Millay gets the rebound | 9-9 |
| 14:38 | Temple | Angel Gallo drills a floater from the right side on a great pass from Daniel Danos | 9-11 |
| 14:36 | LSU | John Lee is hacked by Samuel Leonard in the backcourt - foul #1 on Samuel Leonard, team foul #2 | 9-11 |
| Subs | LSU | David Kennedy (PF), Nathan Warren (C) David Valliere, James Kelly | |
| Subs | Temple | Ross Robison (PG), Mario Jacobs (SG), Lewis Landers (SF), Louis Diggs (PF), John Macaulay (C) Angel Gallo, Samuel Leonard, Matthew Mosley, Daniel Danos, Gerald Millay | |
| 14:25 | LSU | John Lee connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 12-11 |
| 14:06 | Temple | John Macaulay can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 12-11 |
| 14:04 | Temple | The offensive rebound goes to Ross Robison | 12-11 |
| 13:42 | Temple | The jump hook by Louis Diggs is blocked by David Kennedy | 12-11 |
| 13:41 | LSU | John Lee pulls down the rebound | 12-11 |
| 13:31 | LSU | David Kennedy is called for 10 seconds | 12-11 |
| Subs | LSU | William Davis (SG), Noel Godley (SF), David Valliere (PF) Keith Prill, John Lee, Nathan Warren | |
| Subs | Temple | Angel Gallo (PG), Samuel Leonard (SG), Gerald Millay (PF) Ross Robison, Mario Jacobs, Louis Diggs | |
| 13:20 | Temple | William Davis steals the ball from John Macaulay | 12-11 |
| 13:10 | LSU | Noel Godley's floater is tipped away by John Macaulay | 12-11 |
| 13:08 | LSU | David Kennedy grabs the offensive board | 12-11 |
| 12:45 | LSU | David Valliere buries a jump hook from the left block | 14-11 |
| 12:35 | Temple | Angel Gallo drills a floater from the left wing | 14-13 |
| 12:31 | LSU | James Dulin misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 14-13 |
| 12:30 | Temple | Gerald Millay grabs the board | 14-13 |
| 12:12 | Temple | Angel Gallo can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on David Valliere - foul #1 on David Valliere, team foul #3 | 14-13 |
| Subs | LSU | Francisco Bermudez (PG), Keith Prill (SG), John Lee (SF), James Kelly (C) James Dulin, William Davis, Noel Godley, David Kennedy | |
| Subs | Temple | Ross Robison (PG), Matthew Mosley (SF), Louis Diggs (PF), Daniel Danos (C) Samuel Leonard, Lewis Landers, Gerald Millay, John Macaulay | |
| 12:12 | Temple | Angel Gallo makes the 1st free throw | 14-14 |
| 12:12 | Temple | Angel Gallo makes the 2nd free throw | 14-15 |
| 12:00 | LSU | David Valliere throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-15 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Temple | Mario Jacobs (SG) Angel Gallo | |
| 11:46 | Temple | Daniel Danos comes up short on the runner from the right block | 14-15 |
| 11:45 | LSU | John Lee pulls down the rebound | 14-15 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Francisco Bermudez (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Keith Prill (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Valliere (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - James Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Ross Robison (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mario Jacobs (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Matthew Mosley (fresh) PF - Louis Diggs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Daniel Danos (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:40 | LSU | Keith Prill's layup is rejected by Daniel Danos | 14-15 |
| 11:39 | LSU | David Valliere grabs the offensive board | 14-15 |
| 11:30 | LSU | Louis Diggs is called for the reach on David Valliere - foul #1 on Louis Diggs, team foul #3 | 14-15 |
| 11:11 | LSU | Francisco Bermudez connects on the open 3 pointer from the right corner | 17-15 |
| 10:52 | Temple | Matthew Mosley misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 17-15 |
| 10:50 | LSU | James Kelly grabs the board | 17-15 |
| 10:46 | LSU | John Lee comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 17-15 |
| 10:44 | LSU | Keith Prill grabs the offensive board | 17-15 |
| 10:31 | LSU | Keith Prill makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Francisco Bermudez | 20-15 |
| 10:16 | Temple | Mario Jacobs is hacked by Keith Prill - foul #1 on Keith Prill, team foul #4 | 20-15 |
| Subs | LSU | James Dulin (PG), William Davis (SG), Johnny Blake (SF), Noel Godley (PF), Nathan Warren (C) Francisco Bermudez, Keith Prill, John Lee, David Valliere, James Kelly | |
| Subs | Temple | Lewis Landers (SF), Gerald Millay (PF), John Macaulay (C) Matthew Mosley, Louis Diggs, Daniel Danos | |
| 10:08 | Temple | Ross Robison is hacked by James Dulin - foul #1 on James Dulin, team foul #5 | 20-15 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Temple | Samuel Leonard (SG) Mario Jacobs | |
| 09:59 | Temple | Samuel Leonard lays it in on a nice dish by Lewis Landers | 20-17 |
| 09:55 | LSU | Noel Godley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-17 |
| 09:44 | Temple | Ross Robison misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 20-17 |
| 09:42 | Temple | Lewis Landers grabs the offensive rebound | 20-17 |
| 09:28 | Temple | Lewis Landers hits the finger roll on a great pass from Ross Robison | 20-19 |
| 09:24 | LSU | Nathan Warren is fouled on the floor by Gerald Millay - foul #1 on Gerald Millay, team foul #4 | 20-19 |
| Subs | LSU | David Kennedy (PF), James Kelly (C) Noel Godley, Nathan Warren | |
| Subs | Temple | Angel Gallo (PG), Mario Jacobs (SG) Ross Robison, Samuel Leonard | |
| 08:55 | LSU | William Davis can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 20-19 |
| 08:53 | Temple | Angel Gallo snags the defensive board | 20-19 |
| 08:36 | Temple | Mario Jacobs misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 20-19 |
| 08:35 | LSU | David Kennedy snags the defensive board | 20-19 |
| 08:14 | LSU | James Kelly knocks in the floater from close range set up by James Dulin | 22-19 |
| 08:08 | Temple | James Kelly steps in front of the Lewis Landers pass | 22-19 |
| 08:05 | LSU | William Davis is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 22-19 |
| Subs | LSU | Francisco Bermudez (PG), Keith Prill (SG), John Lee (SF), Noel Godley (PF), Nathan Warren (C) James Dulin, William Davis, Johnny Blake, David Kennedy, James Kelly | |
| Subs | Temple | Ross Robison (PG), Samuel Leonard (SG), Matthew Mosley (SF), Louis Diggs (PF), Daniel Danos (C) Angel Gallo, Mario Jacobs, Lewis Landers, Gerald Millay, John Macaulay | |
| 07:52 | Temple | Louis Diggs loses the dribble to Francisco Bermudez | 22-19 |
| 07:37 | LSU | Noel Godley is hacked by Samuel Leonard - foul #2 on Samuel Leonard, team foul #5 | 22-19 |
| Subs | LSU | David Valliere (PF) Noel Godley | |
| Subs | Temple | Mario Jacobs (SG) Samuel Leonard | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Francisco Bermudez (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Keith Prill (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Valliere (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Nathan Warren (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Ross Robison (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Mario Jacobs (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Matthew Mosley (fresh) PF - Louis Diggs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Daniel Danos (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:15 | LSU | Ross Robison is called for the reach on Francisco Bermudez - foul #1 on Ross Robison, team foul #6 | 22-19 |
| 07:00 | LSU | John Lee misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 22-19 |
| 06:59 | Temple | The rebound goes to Mario Jacobs | 22-19 |
| 06:40 | Temple | Daniel Danos misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 22-19 |
| 06:39 | Temple | Louis Diggs tips it home | 22-21 |
| 06:36 | LSU | Ross Robison is called for the reach on Francisco Bermudez in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ross Robison, team foul #7 | 22-21 |
| Subs | LSU | Noel Godley (SF), James Kelly (C) John Lee, Nathan Warren | |
| Subs | Temple | Gerald Millay (PG), Lewis Landers (SF), John Macaulay (C) Ross Robison, Matthew Mosley, Louis Diggs | |
| 06:36 | LSU | Francisco Bermudez makes the 1st free throw | 23-21 |
| 06:36 | LSU | Francisco Bermudez makes the 2nd free throw | 24-21 |
| 06:22 | Temple | Lewis Landers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-21 |
| Subs | LSU | James Dulin (PG), Johnny Blake (SG) Francisco Bermudez, Keith Prill | |
| Subs | Temple | Angel Gallo (PG) Daniel Danos | |
| 06:10 | LSU | James Dulin drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 27-21 |
| 05:56 | Temple | Angel Gallo clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 27-21 |
| 05:54 | Temple | Lewis Landers hits the follow up shot | 27-23 |
| 05:52 | LSU | Lewis Landers takes the ball from James Kelly in the backcourt | 27-23 |
| 05:41 | Temple | Angel Gallo loses the ball out of bounds | 27-23 |
| Subs | LSU | John Lee (SF), David Kennedy (PF) Noel Godley, David Valliere | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 05:22 | LSU | John Lee steps out of bounds on the baseline | 27-23 |
| Subs | LSU | Keith Prill (SG) Johnny Blake | |
| Subs | Temple | Matthew Mosley (SF), Daniel Danos (PF) Lewis Landers, Gerald Millay | |
| 05:07 | Temple | Matthew Mosley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-23 |
| Subs | LSU | William Davis (SG) Keith Prill | |
| Subs | Temple | Louis Diggs (PF) John Macaulay | |
| 04:52 | LSU | John Lee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-23 |
| Subs | LSU | Francisco Bermudez (PG), Nathan Warren (C) James Dulin, James Kelly | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 04:34 | Temple | David Kennedy swats the layup by Louis Diggs | 27-23 |
| 04:32 | LSU | Francisco Bermudez snags the defensive board | 27-23 |
| 04:28 | LSU | Francisco Bermudez hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 27-23 |
| 04:27 | Temple | Daniel Danos snags the defensive board | 27-23 |
| 03:59 | Temple | Louis Diggs hits a jump hook near the basket | 27-25 |
| 03:43 | LSU | William Davis misses short on an open 3pt shot from the left corner | 27-25 |
| 03:41 | Temple | Angel Gallo gets the rebound | 27-25 |
| 03:35 | Temple | Matthew Mosley misses the easy layup but he's hacked by David Kennedy - foul #1 on David Kennedy, team foul #6 | 27-25 |
| Subs | LSU | James Dulin (PG), Keith Prill (SG), Johnny Blake (SF), David Valliere (PF), James Kelly (C) Francisco Bermudez, William Davis, John Lee, David Kennedy, Nathan Warren | |
| Subs | Temple | Ross Robison (PG), Samuel Leonard (SG), Gerald Millay (PF), John Macaulay (C) Angel Gallo, Mario Jacobs, Louis Diggs, Daniel Danos | |
| 03:35 | Temple | Matthew Mosley makes the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 03:35 | Temple | Matthew Mosley makes the 2nd free throw | 27-27 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Dulin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Keith Prill (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnny Blake (fresh) PF - David Valliere (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Kelly (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Ross Robison (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Samuel Leonard (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Matthew Mosley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gerald Millay (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Macaulay (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:16 | LSU | David Valliere's floater is knocked away by John Macaulay | 27-27 |
| 03:15 | Temple | Samuel Leonard snags the defensive board | 27-27 |
| 03:04 | Temple | Ross Robison misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 27-27 |
| 03:02 | LSU | James Kelly snags the defensive board | 27-27 |
| 02:57 | LSU | James Dulin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-27 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Temple | Lewis Landers (SF) Matthew Mosley | |
| 02:32 | Temple | Samuel Leonard misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 27-27 |
| 02:30 | LSU | David Valliere grabs the defensive rebound | 27-27 |
| 02:25 | LSU | James Dulin drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Johnny Blake | 30-27 |
| 02:10 | Temple | Ross Robison lays it in on a great pass from Lewis Landers and he's fouled by James Dulin - foul #2 on James Dulin, team foul #7 | 30-29 |
| Subs | LSU | Noel Godley (SF), Nathan Warren (C) James Dulin, James Kelly | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 02:10 | Temple | Ross Robison misses the free throw | 30-29 |
| 02:10 | LSU | Nathan Warren pulls down the rebound | 30-29 |
| 01:59 | LSU | Noel Godley is fouled on the floor by Ross Robison - foul #3 on Ross Robison, team foul #8 | 30-29 |
| Subs | LSU | Francisco Bermudez (PG) Johnny Blake | |
| Subs | Temple | Mario Jacobs (SG), Daniel Danos (PF) Ross Robison, Samuel Leonard | |
| 01:59 | LSU | Noel Godley misses the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 01:59 | Temple | John Macaulay gets the rebound | 30-29 |
| 01:57 | Temple | Gerald Millay's pass is intercepted by Francisco Bermudez in the backcourt | 30-29 |
| 01:47 | LSU | Francisco Bermudez hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Gerald Millay - foul #2 on Gerald Millay, team foul #9 | 30-29 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Temple | Angel Gallo (PG), Louis Diggs (PF) Gerald Millay, John Macaulay | |
| 01:47 | LSU | Francisco Bermudez misses the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 01:47 | LSU | Francisco Bermudez makes the 2nd free throw | 31-29 |
| 01:28 | Temple | David Valliere is called for the reach on Lewis Landers - foul #2 on David Valliere, team foul #8 | 31-29 |
| Subs | LSU | John Lee (SF), David Kennedy (PF) Noel Godley, David Valliere | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 01:28 | Temple | Lewis Landers makes the 1st free throw | 31-30 |
| 01:28 | Temple | Lewis Landers makes the 2nd free throw | 31-31 |
| 01:20 | LSU | Angel Gallo is called for the reach on Francisco Bermudez - foul #1 on Angel Gallo, team foul #10 | 31-31 |
| Subs | LSU | James Kelly (C) Nathan Warren | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 01:20 | LSU | Francisco Bermudez makes the 1st free throw | 32-31 |
| 01:20 | LSU | Francisco Bermudez makes the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 01:09 | Temple | Daniel Danos hits a jump hook in the lane set up by Angel Gallo and the foul's on David Kennedy - foul #2 on David Kennedy, team foul #9 | 33-33 |
| Subs | LSU | William Davis (SG) Keith Prill | |
| Subs | Temple | Gerald Millay (PG) Mario Jacobs | |
| 01:09 | Temple | Daniel Danos makes the free throw | 33-34 |
| 00:50 | LSU | John Lee misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 33-34 |
| 00:49 | LSU | James Kelly tips it in | 35-34 |
| 00:30 | Temple | Louis Diggs misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 35-34 |
| 00:29 | LSU | The rebound goes to John Lee | 35-34 |
| 00:27 | LSU | Louis Diggs steps in front of the William Davis pass in the backcourt | 35-34 |
| 00:05 | Temple | Angel Gallo is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Angel Gallo, team foul #11 | 35-34 |
| Subs | LSU | James Dulin (PG), Johnny Blake (SG), Noel Godley (SF), David Valliere (PF), Nathan Warren (C) Francisco Bermudez, William Davis, John Lee, David Kennedy, James Kelly | |
| Subs | Temple | Samuel Leonard (SG), Matthew Mosley (SF), John Macaulay (C) Angel Gallo, Lewis Landers, Daniel Danos | |
| 00:00 | LSU | Samuel Leonard is called for the reach on Johnny Blake - foul #3 on Samuel Leonard, team foul #12 | 35-34 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Temple | Mario Jacobs (SG) Samuel Leonard | |
| 00:00 | LSU | Johnny Blake misses the 1st free throw | 35-34 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Johnny Blake misses the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |