| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Joseph Cole (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kirk Martz (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wade Breault (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Stephen Huber (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Doss (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Sutton (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Howard Herron (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SF - Jimmie Foster (fresh) 3 reb. PF - David Bivens (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - James Smith (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Jimmie Foster inbounds the ball | 28-38 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:37 | LSU | Jimmie Foster misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-38 |
| 19:36 | Belmont | Stephen Huber grabs the board | 28-38 |
| 19:19 | Belmont | Stephen Huber connects on the jumpshot from the right wing | 30-38 |
| 19:14 | LSU | Robert Sutton misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-38 |
| 19:12 | Belmont | John Doss grabs the board | 30-38 |
| 18:55 | Belmont | Stephen Huber drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-38 |
| 18:48 | LSU | Howard Herron drills a runner near the basket on a nice dish by James Smith | 33-40 |
| 18:28 | Belmont | Stephen Huber misses the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by David Bivens - foul #2 on David Bivens, team foul #1 | 33-40 |
| 18:28 | Belmont | Stephen Huber makes the 1st free throw | 34-40 |
| 18:28 | Belmont | Stephen Huber makes the 2nd free throw | 35-40 |
| 18:13 | LSU | John Doss is called for the reach on Howard Herron - foul #1 on John Doss, team foul #1 | 35-40 |
| 18:02 | LSU | Howard Herron misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 35-40 |
| 18:01 | Belmont | Wade Breault grabs the board | 35-40 |
| 17:50 | Belmont | Stephen Huber makes the 3 from straight away set up by Kirk Martz | 38-40 |
| 17:33 | LSU | Howard Herron throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-40 |
| Subs | Belmont | Richard Robichaud (PF), Edward Deshields (C) Stephen Huber, John Doss | |
| Subs | LSU | Bruce Dorsey (PF), Cory Yamamoto (C) David Bivens, James Smith | |
| 17:10 | Belmont | Wade Breault misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-40 |
| 17:08 | LSU | Cory Yamamoto snags the defensive board | 38-40 |
| 17:01 | LSU | Bruce Dorsey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-40 |
| Subs | Belmont | Stephen Acker (PG), Gregory Zonker (SG), Timothy Gatlin (C) Joseph Cole, Kirk Martz, Wade Breault | |
| Subs | LSU | Jeff Friel (PG), Kyle Mosher (SF) Robert Sutton, Jimmie Foster | |
| 16:41 | Belmont | Gregory Zonker misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-40 |
| 16:40 | LSU | Cory Yamamoto snags the defensive board | 38-40 |
| 16:35 | LSU | Howard Herron misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 38-40 |
| 16:34 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Edward Deshields | 38-40 |
| 16:21 | Belmont | Stephen Acker clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-40 |
| 16:20 | LSU | Cory Yamamoto snags the defensive board | 38-40 |
| 16:16 | LSU | Howard Herron hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-40 |
| 16:15 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Timothy Gatlin | 38-40 |
| 16:09 | Belmont | Gregory Zonker loses the ball out of bounds | 38-40 |
| Subs | Belmont | Stephen Huber (PF), John Doss (C) Richard Robichaud, Timothy Gatlin | |
| Subs | LSU | Shawn Roberts (SF), David Bivens (PF), James Smith (C) Howard Herron, Bruce Dorsey, Cory Yamamoto | |
| 15:55 | LSU | Jeff Friel is hacked by Edward Deshields - foul #3 on Edward Deshields, team foul #2 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Belmont | Joseph Cole (PG), Kirk Martz (SG), Wade Breault (SF) Stephen Acker, Gregory Zonker, Edward Deshields | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Sutton (PG) Shawn Roberts | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Joseph Cole (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kirk Martz (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Wade Breault (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Huber (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - John Doss (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Sutton (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeff Friel (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Kyle Mosher (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Bivens (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - James Smith (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 15:28 | LSU | Robert Sutton misses badly on a shot from the left block | 38-40 |
| 15:27 | Belmont | Wade Breault snags the defensive board | 38-40 |
| 15:11 | Belmont | Stephen Huber comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 38-40 |
| 15:09 | LSU | James Smith grabs the board | 38-40 |
| 15:03 | LSU | David Bivens can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 38-40 |
| 15:02 | LSU | Jeff Friel misses the tip | 38-40 |
| 15:01 | Belmont | Stephen Huber grabs the board | 38-40 |
| 14:38 | Belmont | Kyle Mosher is called for the reach on Kirk Martz - foul #1 on Kyle Mosher, team foul #2 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Belmont | Richard Robichaud (PF) Stephen Huber | |
| Subs | LSU | Howard Herron (SG), Jimmie Foster (SF), Bruce Dorsey (C) Jeff Friel, Kyle Mosher, James Smith | |
| 14:15 | Belmont | John Doss comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 38-40 |
| 14:14 | Belmont | Richard Robichaud tips it in | 40-40 |
| 13:56 | LSU | Joseph Cole takes the ball from David Bivens | 40-40 |
| 13:34 | Belmont | Wade Breault connects on the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Joseph Cole and the foul's on Jimmie Foster - foul #3 on Jimmie Foster, team foul #3 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Belmont | Stephen Acker (PG), Gregory Zonker (SG), Stephen Huber (PF) Joseph Cole, Kirk Martz, John Doss | |
| Subs | LSU | Jeff Friel (PG), James Smith (C) Robert Sutton, David Bivens | |
| 13:34 | Belmont | Wade Breault makes the free throw | 43-40 |
| 13:09 | LSU | James Smith misses short on a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Wade Breault - foul #1 on Wade Breault, team foul #3 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Belmont | Edward Deshields (SF) Wade Breault | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 13:09 | LSU | James Smith makes the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 13:09 | LSU | James Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 12:51 | Belmont | Edward Deshields makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Stephen Acker | 46-42 |
| 12:31 | LSU | Bruce Dorsey scores on a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Jeff Friel and the foul's on Stephen Huber - foul #3 on Stephen Huber, team foul #4 | 46-44 |
| 12:31 | LSU | Bruce Dorsey makes the free throw | 46-45 |
| 12:14 | Belmont | Bruce Dorsey steps in front of the Gregory Zonker pass | 46-45 |
| 11:58 | LSU | Jeff Friel misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 46-45 |
| 11:57 | LSU | James Smith hits the follow up shot | 46-47 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Stephen Acker (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Zonker (fresh) SF - Edward Deshields (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Stephen Huber (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Robichaud (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Jeff Friel (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Howard Herron (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SF - Jimmie Foster (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Bruce Dorsey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - James Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Belmont | Edward Deshields can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-47 |
| 11:39 | Belmont | Stephen Huber gets the offensive rebound | 46-47 |
| 11:24 | Belmont | Richard Robichaud throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-47 |
| Subs | Belmont | Joseph Cole (PG), Kirk Martz (SG), Wade Breault (SF), John Doss (C) Stephen Acker, Gregory Zonker, Stephen Huber, Richard Robichaud | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Sutton (PG), Kyle Mosher (SF), David Bivens (PF), Cory Yamamoto (C) Howard Herron, Jimmie Foster, Bruce Dorsey, James Smith | |
| 11:14 | LSU | David Bivens's floater is tipped away by John Doss | 46-47 |
| 11:13 | Belmont | Kirk Martz gets the rebound | 46-47 |
| 10:58 | Belmont | Wade Breault clanks a turnaround near the basket | 46-47 |
| 10:57 | Belmont | John Doss tips it back up and in | 48-47 |
| 10:42 | LSU | Kyle Mosher is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Kyle Mosher, team foul #4 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Belmont | Timothy Gatlin (PF) Edward Deshields | |
| Subs | LSU | Shawn Roberts (SF) Jeff Friel | |
| 10:23 | Belmont | Robert Sutton is called for the reach on Wade Breault - foul #2 on Robert Sutton, team foul #5 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | LSU | Howard Herron (SG) Shawn Roberts | |
| 10:16 | Belmont | John Doss is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on John Doss, team foul #5 | 48-47 |
| 10:01 | LSU | Robert Sutton misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-47 |
| 10:00 | Belmont | Timothy Gatlin grabs the board | 48-47 |
| 09:57 | Belmont | Joseph Cole is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Cole, team foul #6 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | LSU | Jimmie Foster (SF) Kyle Mosher | |
| 09:40 | LSU | David Bivens is hacked by Wade Breault - foul #2 on Wade Breault, team foul #7 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Belmont | Stephen Huber (PF) Timothy Gatlin | |
| Subs | LSU | James Smith (C) Cory Yamamoto | |
| 09:40 | LSU | David Bivens makes the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 09:40 | LSU | David Bivens misses the 2nd free throw | 48-48 |
| 09:40 | Belmont | John Doss pulls down the rebound | 48-48 |
| 09:25 | Belmont | Joseph Cole misses short on a runner in the lane | 48-48 |
| 09:24 | LSU | James Smith gets the rebound | 48-48 |
| 09:18 | LSU | Howard Herron misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-48 |
| 09:16 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Wade Breault | 48-48 |
| 08:58 | Belmont | Kirk Martz connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-48 |
| 08:51 | LSU | David Bivens knocks in the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Robert Sutton | 51-50 |
| 08:43 | Belmont | Joseph Cole scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Kirk Martz | 54-50 |
| 08:14 | LSU | James Smith connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Sutton and he's fouled by John Doss - foul #3 on John Doss, team foul #8 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Belmont | Stephen Acker (PG), Gregory Zonker (SG), Edward Deshields (SF), Richard Robichaud (PF), Timothy Gatlin (C) Joseph Cole, Kirk Martz, Wade Breault, Stephen Huber, John Doss | |
| Subs | LSU | Jeff Friel (PG), Kyle Mosher (SG), Shawn Roberts (SF), Bruce Dorsey (PF) Robert Sutton, Howard Herron, Jimmie Foster, David Bivens | |
| 08:14 | LSU | James Smith makes the free throw | 54-53 |
| 07:58 | Belmont | Edward Deshields comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-53 |
| 07:56 | LSU | Bruce Dorsey grabs the board | 54-53 |
| 07:52 | LSU | Jeff Friel knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Shawn Roberts | 54-55 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Stephen Acker (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Zonker (fresh) SF - Edward Deshields (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Richard Robichaud (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Timothy Gatlin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Jeff Friel (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kyle Mosher (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Roberts (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Bruce Dorsey (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - James Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Belmont | Kyle Mosher steals the ball from Timothy Gatlin | 54-55 |
| 07:32 | LSU | Jeff Friel can't finish the layup | 54-55 |
| 07:31 | LSU | Shawn Roberts gets the offensive rebound | 54-55 |
| 07:20 | LSU | James Smith travels with the ball | 54-55 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | LSU | Cory Yamamoto (C) James Smith | |
| 06:58 | Belmont | Kyle Mosher steals the ball from Stephen Acker | 54-55 |
| 06:42 | LSU | Richard Robichaud denies the turnaround by Shawn Roberts | 54-55 |
| 06:40 | LSU | Bruce Dorsey snags the offensive board | 54-55 |
| 06:23 | LSU | Richard Robichaud steals it from Kyle Mosher | 54-55 |
| 06:06 | Belmont | Gregory Zonker buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-55 |
| 05:46 | LSU | Jeff Friel misses the easy layup | 57-55 |
| 05:45 | Belmont | Edward Deshields grabs the defensive rebound | 57-55 |
| 05:45 | Belmont | Belmont calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-55 |
| Subs | Belmont | Joseph Cole (PG), Kirk Martz (SG), Wade Breault (SF), Stephen Huber (PF), John Doss (C) Stephen Acker, Gregory Zonker, Edward Deshields, Richard Robichaud, Timothy Gatlin | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Sutton (PG), Howard Herron (SG), Jimmie Foster (SF), David Bivens (PF), James Smith (C) Jeff Friel, Kyle Mosher, Shawn Roberts, Bruce Dorsey, Cory Yamamoto | |
| 05:21 | Belmont | John Doss can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by David Bivens - foul #3 on David Bivens, team foul #6 | 57-55 |
| 05:21 | Belmont | John Doss misses the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 05:21 | Belmont | John Doss misses the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| 05:21 | LSU | James Smith gets the rebound | 57-55 |
| 05:15 | LSU | Howard Herron makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Sutton | 57-57 |
| 04:59 | Belmont | Stephen Huber hits a jumpshot from the right wing | 59-57 |
| 04:42 | LSU | Jimmie Foster scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-60 |
| 04:15 | Belmont | Kirk Martz hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 59-60 |
| 04:14 | Belmont | Wade Breault tips it back up and in | 61-60 |
| 03:59 | LSU | Joseph Cole steps in front of the Howard Herron pass | 61-60 |
| 03:56 | Belmont | Joseph Cole banks in the layup | 63-60 |
| 03:32 | LSU | Kirk Martz is called for the reach on Jimmie Foster - foul #3 on Kirk Martz, team foul #9 | 63-60 |
| 03:32 | LSU | Jimmie Foster misses the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 03:32 | LSU | David Bivens grabs the offensive rebound | 63-60 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Joseph Cole (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Kirk Martz (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Wade Breault (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Stephen Huber (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - John Doss (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Sutton (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Howard Herron (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SF - Jimmie Foster (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Bivens (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - James Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 03:18 | LSU | Jimmie Foster can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 63-60 |
| 03:16 | LSU | James Smith gets the offensive rebound | 63-60 |
| 03:04 | LSU | Joseph Cole steps in front of the Robert Sutton pass | 63-60 |
| 03:01 | Belmont | Kirk Martz misses the lay-in | 63-60 |
| 03:00 | LSU | James Smith gets the rebound | 63-60 |
| 02:54 | LSU | Robert Sutton misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 63-60 |
| 02:52 | LSU | James Smith snags the offensive board | 63-60 |
| 02:36 | LSU | James Smith clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 63-60 |
| 02:34 | Belmont | Stephen Huber gets the rebound | 63-60 |
| 02:19 | Belmont | Wade Breault knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Stephen Huber | 65-60 |
| 02:09 | LSU | Jimmie Foster misses badly on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Kirk Martz - foul #4 on Kirk Martz, team foul #10 | 65-60 |
| Subs | Belmont | Stephen Acker (PG), Gregory Zonker (SG), Edward Deshields (SF), Richard Robichaud (PF), Timothy Gatlin (C) Joseph Cole, Kirk Martz, Wade Breault, Stephen Huber, John Doss | |
| Subs | LSU | Jeff Friel (PG), Kyle Mosher (SG), Bruce Dorsey (PF), Cory Yamamoto (C) Robert Sutton, Howard Herron, David Bivens, James Smith | |
| 02:09 | LSU | Jimmie Foster makes the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 02:09 | LSU | Jimmie Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 65-62 |
| 02:07 | Belmont | Belmont calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-62 |
| Subs | Belmont | Kirk Martz (SG) Gregory Zonker | |
| Subs | LSU | Howard Herron (SG) Kyle Mosher | |
| 01:45 | Belmont | Richard Robichaud misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 65-62 |
| 01:44 | LSU | The rebound goes to Jimmie Foster | 65-62 |
| 01:44 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-62 |
| Subs | Belmont | Joseph Cole (PG), Wade Breault (SF), Stephen Huber (PF), John Doss (C) Stephen Acker, Edward Deshields, Richard Robichaud, Timothy Gatlin | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Sutton (PG), David Bivens (PF), James Smith (C) Jeff Friel, Bruce Dorsey, Cory Yamamoto | |
| 01:25 | LSU | Howard Herron misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 65-62 |
| 01:23 | Belmont | Stephen Huber pulls down the rebound | 65-62 |
| 01:13 | Belmont | Kirk Martz misses the jumpshot from the right side | 65-62 |
| 01:11 | LSU | Robert Sutton pulls down the rebound | 65-62 |
| 01:06 | LSU | Robert Sutton misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by John Doss - foul #4 on John Doss, team foul #11 | 65-62 |
| 01:06 | LSU | Robert Sutton makes the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 01:06 | LSU | Robert Sutton makes the 2nd free throw | 65-64 |
| 00:51 | Belmont | John Doss's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-64 |
| 00:29 | LSU | David Bivens hits a driving attempt in the paint set up by Robert Sutton | 65-66 |
| 00:07 | Belmont | Kirk Martz misses the lay-in but the foul's on Robert Sutton - foul #3 on Robert Sutton, team foul #7 | 65-66 |
| 00:07 | Belmont | Kirk Martz makes the 1st free throw | 66-66 |
| 00:07 | Belmont | Kirk Martz makes the 2nd free throw | 67-66 |
| 00:07 | LSU | LSU calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-66 |
| 00:01 | LSU | Jimmie Foster's layup is rejected by Stephen Huber | 67-66 |
| 00:00 | Belmont | Joseph Cole grabs the board | 67-66 |