| Lineup | LSU | PG - Milton Whitehorn (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Norberto Escobar (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kim Badger (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Whiteside (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Dikembe Amedee (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Eric Boland (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Stephens (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Llanes (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Kim Badger inbounds the ball | 29-32 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:34 | LSU | Kim Badger clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-32 |
| 19:32 | LSU | Kenneth Whiteside grabs the offensive rebound | 29-32 |
| 19:22 | LSU | Norberto Escobar hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-32 |
| 19:21 | LSU | Kenneth Whiteside grabs the offensive board | 29-32 |
| 19:03 | LSU | Dikembe Amedee clanks a floater in the paint | 29-32 |
| 19:01 | Ohio State | Lawrence Llanes pulls down the rebound | 29-32 |
| 18:51 | Ohio State | Edward Brown connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Eric Boland | 29-34 |
| 18:38 | LSU | Kim Badger clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 29-34 |
| 18:37 | LSU | Norberto Escobar grabs the offensive board | 29-34 |
| 18:22 | LSU | Kim Badger misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 29-34 |
| 18:21 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Dikembe Amedee | 29-34 |
| 18:03 | LSU | Norberto Escobar's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-34 |
| 17:39 | Ohio State | Eric Boland hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 29-34 |
| 17:38 | LSU | The rebound goes to Kenneth Whiteside | 29-34 |
| 17:33 | LSU | Kim Badger misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-34 |
| 17:31 | Ohio State | Lawrence Llanes grabs the defensive rebound | 29-34 |
| 17:15 | Ohio State | Edward Brown scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Eric Boland | 29-36 |
| 17:04 | LSU | Kenneth Whiteside misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-36 |
| 17:03 | Ohio State | Daniel Moore pulls down the rebound | 29-36 |
| 16:44 | Ohio State | Edward Brown's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Whiteside | 29-36 |
| 16:29 | LSU | Kenneth Whiteside blows the layup | 29-36 |
| 16:28 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Lawrence Llanes | 29-36 |
| 16:04 | Ohio State | Kenneth Whiteside steps in front of the Daniel Moore pass | 29-36 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Milton Whitehorn (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Norberto Escobar (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kim Badger (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Whiteside (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - Dikembe Amedee (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Eric Boland (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edward Brown (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Stephens (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Llanes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Daniel Moore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:53 | LSU | Norberto Escobar can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-36 |
| 15:52 | Ohio State | Eric Boland snags the defensive board | 29-36 |
| 15:45 | Ohio State | Milton Whitehorn is called for the reach on Eric Boland - foul #2 on Milton Whitehorn, team foul #1 | 29-36 |
| Subs | LSU | Edmundo Esposito (PG), Thomas Brummitt (SG), Jonathan Nichols (SF), Robert Orner (PF), Larry Lee (C) Milton Whitehorn, Norberto Escobar, Kim Badger, Kenneth Whiteside, Dikembe Amedee | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Adrian Avalos (PG), David James (SG), Eugene Woods (SF), Sean Sales (PF), Richard Scott (C) Eric Boland, Edward Brown, John Stephens, Lawrence Llanes, Daniel Moore | |
| 15:36 | Ohio State | David James buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Eugene Woods and he's fouled by Thomas Brummitt - foul #1 on Thomas Brummitt, team foul #2 | 29-38 |
| 15:36 | Ohio State | David James makes the free throw | 29-39 |
| 15:24 | LSU | Larry Lee blows the layup | 29-39 |
| 15:22 | Ohio State | Eugene Woods snags the defensive board | 29-39 |
| 14:58 | Ohio State | Adrian Avalos is hacked by Larry Lee - foul #2 on Larry Lee, team foul #3 | 29-39 |
| 14:44 | Ohio State | Eugene Woods hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 29-39 |
| 14:42 | LSU | Jonathan Nichols grabs the board | 29-39 |
| 14:26 | LSU | Thomas Brummitt buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 31-39 |
| 14:04 | Ohio State | Adrian Avalos throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-39 |
| Subs | LSU | Norberto Escobar (SG) Thomas Brummitt | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Boland (PG), Edward Brown (SG), John Stephens (SF) Adrian Avalos, David James, Richard Scott | |
| 13:52 | LSU | Jonathan Nichols buries a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Norberto Escobar | 33-39 |
| 13:33 | Ohio State | John Stephens misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 33-39 |
| 13:31 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Eugene Woods | 33-39 |
| 13:12 | Ohio State | John Stephens makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Eric Boland | 33-41 |
| 12:51 | LSU | Jonathan Nichols connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line and he's fouled by Sean Sales - foul #3 on Sean Sales, team foul #1 | 35-41 |
| Subs | LSU | Milton Whitehorn (PG), Kim Badger (PF), Dikembe Amedee (C) Edmundo Esposito, Robert Orner, Larry Lee | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Lawrence Llanes (PF), Richard Scott (C) Eugene Woods, Sean Sales | |
| 12:51 | LSU | Jonathan Nichols makes the free throw | 36-41 |
| 12:30 | Ohio State | John Stephens misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 36-41 |
| 12:29 | Ohio State | Richard Scott gets the offensive rebound | 36-41 |
| 12:21 | Ohio State | Lawrence Llanes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-41 |
| 12:19 | LSU | Milton Whitehorn gets the rebound | 36-41 |
| 12:14 | LSU | Jonathan Nichols can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 36-41 |
| 12:13 | Ohio State | John Stephens grabs the defensive rebound | 36-41 |
| 12:09 | Ohio State | Eric Boland misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 36-41 |
| 12:08 | LSU | Kim Badger snags the defensive board | 36-41 |
| 12:03 | LSU | Norberto Escobar is hacked by Richard Scott - foul #1 on Richard Scott, team foul #2 | 36-41 |
| Subs | LSU | Kenneth Whiteside (PF) Jonathan Nichols | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Adrian Avalos (PG), David James (SG), Daniel Moore (C) Eric Boland, Edward Brown, Richard Scott | |
| 11:51 | LSU | Norberto Escobar misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 36-41 |
| 11:49 | Ohio State | David James pulls down the rebound | 36-41 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Milton Whitehorn (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Norberto Escobar (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kim Badger (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Whiteside (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - Dikembe Amedee (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Adrian Avalos (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - David James (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Stephens (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lawrence Llanes (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Daniel Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:32 | Ohio State | David James's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-41 |
| Subs | LSU | Edmundo Esposito (PG), Thomas Brummitt (SG), Robert Orner (C) Milton Whitehorn, Norberto Escobar, Dikembe Amedee | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eugene Woods (SF), Sean Sales (PF) John Stephens, Lawrence Llanes | |
| 11:03 | LSU | Kim Badger drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Thomas Brummitt and he's hacked by Sean Sales - foul #4 on Sean Sales, team foul #3 | 38-41 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edward Brown (SG) Sean Sales | |
| 11:03 | LSU | Kim Badger misses the free throw | 38-41 |
| 11:03 | Ohio State | Daniel Moore pulls down the rebound | 38-41 |
| 10:40 | Ohio State | David James misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 38-41 |
| 10:39 | LSU | Robert Orner pulls down the rebound | 38-41 |
| 10:33 | LSU | Robert Orner clanks a shot from the right block | 38-41 |
| 10:31 | LSU | Kenneth Whiteside tips it back up and in | 40-41 |
| 10:19 | Ohio State | Adrian Avalos loses the ball out of bounds | 40-41 |
| Subs | LSU | Milton Whitehorn (PG), Norberto Escobar (SG), Dikembe Amedee (C) Thomas Brummitt, Kim Badger, Kenneth Whiteside | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Boland (PG), John Stephens (SF), Lawrence Llanes (PF) Adrian Avalos, David James, Daniel Moore | |
| 10:00 | LSU | Norberto Escobar loses the dribble to Edward Brown | 40-41 |
| 09:55 | Ohio State | Edward Brown dunks the ball | 40-43 |
| 09:50 | LSU | Milton Whitehorn can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-43 |
| 09:49 | LSU | Norberto Escobar hits the follow up shot | 42-43 |
| 09:42 | Ohio State | Eric Boland connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from John Stephens | 42-45 |
| 09:25 | LSU | Dikembe Amedee can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-45 |
| 09:24 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Edward Brown | 42-45 |
| 09:18 | Ohio State | Edmundo Esposito is called for the reach on John Stephens - foul #2 on Edmundo Esposito, team foul #4 | 42-45 |
| Subs | LSU | Jonathan Nichols (SF), Larry Lee (PF) Edmundo Esposito, Robert Orner | |
| Subs | Ohio State | David James (SG), Richard Scott (C) Edward Brown, Eugene Woods | |
| 09:05 | Ohio State | Richard Scott slams it home on a nice dish by Eric Boland | 42-47 |
| 08:52 | LSU | Norberto Escobar connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Jonathan Nichols | 45-47 |
| 08:34 | Ohio State | Lawrence Llanes misses long on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Dikembe Amedee - foul #1 on Dikembe Amedee, team foul #5 | 45-47 |
| Subs | LSU | Thomas Brummitt (PG), Kenneth Whiteside (PF), Kim Badger (C) Milton Whitehorn, Larry Lee, Dikembe Amedee | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Daniel Moore (C) Richard Scott | |
| 08:34 | Ohio State | Lawrence Llanes makes the 1st free throw | 45-48 |
| 08:34 | Ohio State | Lawrence Llanes makes the 2nd free throw | 45-49 |
| 08:16 | LSU | Thomas Brummitt misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 45-49 |
| 08:15 | LSU | Kenneth Whiteside tips it in | 47-49 |
| 08:00 | Ohio State | John Stephens can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 47-49 |
| 07:59 | LSU | Kim Badger grabs the board | 47-49 |
| 07:54 | LSU | Norberto Escobar hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Thomas Brummitt | 50-49 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Thomas Brummitt (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Norberto Escobar (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jonathan Nichols (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kenneth Whiteside (fresh) 10 pts. 11 reb. 2 stl. C - Kim Badger (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Eric Boland (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. SG - David James (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Stephens (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lawrence Llanes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Daniel Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:42 | Ohio State | David James is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on David James, team foul #4 | 50-49 |
| Subs | LSU | Edmundo Esposito (PG), Robert Orner (C) Norberto Escobar, Jonathan Nichols | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Adrian Avalos (PG), Edward Brown (SG), Eugene Woods (SF), Sean Sales (PF) Eric Boland, David James, John Stephens, Lawrence Llanes | |
| 07:30 | LSU | Thomas Brummitt misses the 3 from the left corner | 50-49 |
| 07:28 | Ohio State | Sean Sales grabs the defensive rebound | 50-49 |
| 07:13 | Ohio State | Edmundo Esposito takes the ball from Daniel Moore | 50-49 |
| 06:55 | LSU | Thomas Brummitt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-49 |
| Subs | LSU | Milton Whitehorn (PG), Eric Ebert (SF), Dikembe Amedee (C) Thomas Brummitt, Kim Badger, Kenneth Whiteside | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 06:35 | Ohio State | Eric Ebert is called for the reach on Eugene Woods - foul #1 on Eric Ebert, team foul #6 | 50-49 |
| Subs | LSU | Norberto Escobar (SG) Eric Ebert | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Boland (PG), John Stephens (SF) Adrian Avalos, Daniel Moore | |
| 06:29 | Ohio State | Norberto Escobar picks off the pass by John Stephens | 50-49 |
| 06:25 | LSU | Norberto Escobar misses the lay-in | 50-49 |
| 06:23 | Ohio State | Sean Sales grabs the board | 50-49 |
| 06:05 | Ohio State | Edward Brown buries a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Eric Boland | 50-51 |
| 05:50 | LSU | Dikembe Amedee misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 50-51 |
| 05:49 | Ohio State | John Stephens grabs the defensive rebound | 50-51 |
| 05:37 | Ohio State | Sean Sales is whistled for a carry | 50-51 |
| Subs | LSU | Jonathan Nichols (SF), Larry Lee (C) Milton Whitehorn, Dikembe Amedee | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Richard Scott (C) Eugene Woods | |
| 05:24 | LSU | Jonathan Nichols misses the jumper from the left side | 50-51 |
| 05:23 | Ohio State | John Stephens snags the defensive board | 50-51 |
| 05:17 | Ohio State | Edward Brown makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from John Stephens | 50-54 |
| 05:01 | LSU | Larry Lee is called for a charge - foul #3 on Larry Lee, team foul #7 | 50-54 |
| Subs | LSU | Thomas Brummitt (PG), Victor Ybarra (SG), Kenneth Whiteside (PF), Kim Badger (C) Edmundo Esposito, Norberto Escobar, Robert Orner, Larry Lee | |
| Subs | Ohio State | David James (SG), Lawrence Llanes (PF), Daniel Moore (C) Edward Brown, Sean Sales, Richard Scott | |
| 04:44 | LSU | The refs have stopped play. Kim Badger is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. It doesn't look like he is going to be able to return to the game. | 50-54 |
| Subs | LSU | Larry Lee (C) Kim Badger | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Adrian Avalos (PG), Eugene Woods (SF) Eric Boland, John Stephens | |
| 04:32 | Ohio State | Eugene Woods scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 50-56 |
| 04:24 | LSU | Jonathan Nichols hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 50-56 |
| 04:23 | Ohio State | Lawrence Llanes pulls down the rebound | 50-56 |
| 04:01 | Ohio State | Lawrence Llanes misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-56 |
| 03:59 | LSU | Thomas Brummitt gets the rebound | 50-56 |
| 03:54 | LSU | Jonathan Nichols misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 50-56 |
| 03:52 | LSU | Kenneth Whiteside snags the offensive board | 50-56 |
| 03:35 | LSU | Kenneth Whiteside is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Kenneth Whiteside, team foul #8 | 50-56 |
| Subs | LSU | Milton Whitehorn (PG), Norberto Escobar (SG), Edmundo Esposito (SF), Dikembe Amedee (C) Thomas Brummitt, Victor Ybarra, Jonathan Nichols, Larry Lee | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Boland (PG), Edward Brown (SG), John Stephens (SF), Sean Sales (C) Adrian Avalos, David James, Lawrence Llanes, Daniel Moore | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Milton Whitehorn (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Norberto Escobar (fresh) 20 pts. 3 ast. SF - Edmundo Esposito (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Kenneth Whiteside (fresh) 10 pts. 12 reb. 2 stl. C - Dikembe Amedee (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Eric Boland (fresh) 14 pts. 6 ast. SG - Edward Brown (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Stephens (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Eugene Woods (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Sean Sales (fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:14 | Ohio State | Eric Boland misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Milton Whitehorn - foul #3 on Milton Whitehorn, team foul #9 | 50-56 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Orner (PF) Kenneth Whiteside | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Richard Scott (C) Eugene Woods | |
| 03:14 | Ohio State | Eric Boland makes the 1st free throw | 50-57 |
| 03:14 | Ohio State | Eric Boland makes the 2nd free throw | 50-58 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:01 | LSU | Dikembe Amedee buries a shot from the left block on a great pass from Milton Whitehorn | 52-58 |
| 02:59 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-58 |
| Subs | LSU | Jonathan Nichols (SF), Kenneth Whiteside (PF) Edmundo Esposito, Robert Orner | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Lawrence Llanes (PF), Daniel Moore (C) Sean Sales, Richard Scott | |
| 02:44 | Ohio State | Eric Boland misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-58 |
| 02:43 | LSU | Dikembe Amedee pulls down the rebound | 52-58 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:37 | LSU | Jonathan Nichols comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-58 |
| 02:35 | LSU | Milton Whitehorn tips it home | 54-58 |
| 02:18 | Ohio State | Eric Boland misses the floater from the right wing | 54-58 |
| 02:17 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Lawrence Llanes | 54-58 |
| 02:08 | Ohio State | Eric Boland makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Edward Brown | 54-61 |
| 01:55 | LSU | Jonathan Nichols's pass is intercepted by Edward Brown | 54-61 |
| 01:51 | Ohio State | Eric Boland lays it up and in on a nice dish by Edward Brown | 54-63 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:47 | LSU | Norberto Escobar knocks in the jumper from the right side set up by Jonathan Nichols | 56-63 |
| 01:39 | Ohio State | Lawrence Llanes is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Nichols - foul #4 on Jonathan Nichols, team foul #10 | 56-63 |
| 01:39 | Ohio State | Lawrence Llanes makes the 1st free throw | 56-64 |
| 01:39 | Ohio State | Lawrence Llanes makes the 2nd free throw | 56-65 |
| 01:20 | LSU | Kenneth Whiteside comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Lawrence Llanes - foul #1 on Lawrence Llanes, team foul #5 | 56-65 |
| 01:20 | LSU | Kenneth Whiteside makes the 1st free throw | 57-65 |
| 01:20 | LSU | Kenneth Whiteside makes the 2nd free throw | 58-65 |
| 01:01 | Ohio State | Edward Brown can't finish the layup but the foul's on Jonathan Nichols - foul #5 on Jonathan Nichols, team foul #11 | 58-65 |
| Subs | LSU | Edmundo Esposito (SF) Jonathan Nichols | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 01:01 | Ohio State | Edward Brown misses the 1st free throw | 58-65 |
| 01:01 | Ohio State | Edward Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 58-65 |
| 01:01 | LSU | Dikembe Amedee grabs the board | 58-65 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:55 | LSU | Edmundo Esposito buries a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Norberto Escobar | 60-65 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:30 | Ohio State | Lawrence Llanes comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 60-65 |
| 00:29 | Ohio State | John Stephens gets the offensive rebound | 60-65 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:27 | Ohio State | John Stephens is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Amedee - foul #2 on Dikembe Amedee, team foul #12 | 60-65 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Adrian Avalos (SG), Sean Sales (C) Edward Brown, Daniel Moore | |
| 00:27 | Ohio State | John Stephens makes the 1st free throw | 60-66 |
| 00:27 | Ohio State | John Stephens makes the 2nd free throw | 60-67 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:21 | LSU | Norberto Escobar misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-67 |
| 00:20 | Ohio State | John Stephens pulls down the rebound | 60-67 |
| 00:20 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-67 |
| 00:17 | Ohio State | Sean Sales is fouled in the backcourt by Milton Whitehorn - foul #4 on Milton Whitehorn, team foul #13 | 60-67 |
| 00:17 | Ohio State | Sean Sales makes the 1st free throw | 60-68 |
| 00:17 | Ohio State | Sean Sales makes the 2nd free throw | 60-69 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:10 | LSU | Norberto Escobar buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Edmundo Esposito | 63-69 |
| 00:10 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 63-69 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edward Brown (SG) Adrian Avalos | |
| 00:07 | Ohio State | Milton Whitehorn is called for the reach on Lawrence Llanes in the backcourt - foul #5 on Milton Whitehorn, team foul #14 | 63-69 |
| Subs | LSU | Eric Ebert (SF) Milton Whitehorn | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 00:07 | Ohio State | Lawrence Llanes makes the 1st free throw | 63-70 |
| 00:07 | Ohio State | Lawrence Llanes makes the 2nd free throw | 63-71 |
| 00:05 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-71 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Daniel Moore (C) Sean Sales | |
| 00:02 | LSU | Norberto Escobar misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-71 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Dikembe Amedee grabs the offensive rebound | 63-71 |