| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Dulin (fresh) SG - Charles Hicks (fresh) SF - John Lee (fresh) PF - Noel Godley (fresh) C - David Kennedy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Jose Galindo (fresh) SG - Charles Ruff (fresh) SF - Richard Walk (fresh) PF - William Harris (fresh) C - Martin Heath (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | LSU | David Kennedy wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Bucknell | Bucknell is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | LSU | David Kennedy hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Charles Ruff - foul #1 on Charles Ruff, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | LSU | David Kennedy makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:44 | LSU | David Kennedy makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:37 | Bucknell | William Harris is whistled for a carry | 2-0 |
| 19:19 | LSU | Noel Godley blows the layup | 2-0 |
| 19:18 | LSU | David Kennedy grabs the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:59 | LSU | David Kennedy misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 2-0 |
| 18:57 | Bucknell | William Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:37 | Bucknell | David Kennedy steals the ball from Richard Walk | 2-0 |
| 18:35 | LSU | James Dulin's pass is intercepted by Jose Galindo in the backcourt | 2-0 |
| 18:32 | Bucknell | Jose Galindo banks in the layup | 2-2 |
| 18:16 | LSU | Charles Hicks connects on the runner in the lane set up by James Dulin | 4-2 |
| 18:02 | Bucknell | Jose Galindo knocks in the floater from the left wing set up by Charles Ruff | 4-4 |
| 17:44 | LSU | Charles Hicks is hacked by Charles Ruff - foul #2 on Charles Ruff, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| Subs | LSU | James Kelly (PF) Noel Godley | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Juan Trevino (SG) Charles Ruff | |
| 17:36 | LSU | James Dulin misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 4-4 |
| 17:34 | LSU | James Kelly grabs the offensive board | 4-4 |
| 17:19 | LSU | David Kennedy hits a shot in the paint on a nice dish by James Dulin | 6-4 |
| 16:56 | Bucknell | Martin Heath connects on the floater from the left block | 6-6 |
| 16:38 | LSU | David Kennedy buries a fadeaway from the left block set up by Charles Hicks and the foul's on Martin Heath - foul #1 on Martin Heath, team foul #3 | 8-6 |
| Subs | LSU | Francisco Bermudez (PG), William Davis (SG), Johnny Blake (SF) James Dulin, Charles Hicks, John Lee | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Ernest Forbis (SG), Harold Eccleston (SF), Gerald Johnson (PF), Randy Hall (C) Jose Galindo, Richard Walk, William Harris, Martin Heath | |
| 16:38 | LSU | David Kennedy misses the free throw | 8-6 |
| 16:38 | Bucknell | The rebound goes to Ernest Forbis | 8-6 |
| 16:33 | Bucknell | Randy Hall throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-6 |
| Subs | LSU | Nathan Warren (C) David Kennedy | |
| Subs | Bucknell | | |
| 16:18 | LSU | James Kelly buries a fadeaway from the right block set up by Johnny Blake | 10-6 |
| 16:04 | Bucknell | Harold Eccleston is hacked by William Davis - foul #1 on William Davis, team foul #1 | 10-6 |
| Subs | LSU | Noel Godley (PF) Nathan Warren | |
| Subs | Bucknell | | |
| 15:59 | Bucknell | Randy Hall's floater is tipped away by Johnny Blake | 10-6 |
| 15:57 | Bucknell | Gerald Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 10-6 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Francisco Bermudez (fresh) SG - William Davis (fresh) SF - Johnny Blake (fresh) PF - Noel Godley (fresh) C - James Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Juan Trevino (fresh) SG - Ernest Forbis (fresh) SF - Harold Eccleston (fresh) PF - Gerald Johnson (fresh) C - Randy Hall (fresh) | |
| 15:49 | Bucknell | Harold Eccleston clanks a runner from close range | 10-6 |
| 15:48 | LSU | James Kelly gets the rebound | 10-6 |
| 15:43 | LSU | Johnny Blake is fouled on the floor by Harold Eccleston - foul #1 on Harold Eccleston, team foul #4 | 10-6 |
| Subs | LSU | John Lee (SF) Johnny Blake | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Martin Heath (C) Randy Hall | |
| 15:26 | LSU | Francisco Bermudez misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 10-6 |
| 15:24 | Bucknell | The rebound goes to Ernest Forbis | 10-6 |
| 15:07 | Bucknell | Ernest Forbis can't connect on a floater in the lane but the foul's on William Davis - foul #2 on William Davis, team foul #2 | 10-6 |
| Subs | LSU | James Dulin (PG), Charles Hicks (SG) Francisco Bermudez, William Davis | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Jose Galindo (PG), Richard Walk (SF), William Harris (PF) Juan Trevino, Harold Eccleston, Gerald Johnson | |
| 15:07 | Bucknell | Ernest Forbis misses the 1st free throw | 10-6 |
| 15:07 | Bucknell | Ernest Forbis makes the 2nd free throw | 10-7 |
| 14:50 | LSU | John Lee connects on the fadeaway from the right side | 12-7 |
| 14:32 | Bucknell | Jose Galindo clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 12-7 |
| 14:30 | Bucknell | William Harris tips it home | 12-9 |
| 14:01 | LSU | James Dulin comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 12-9 |
| 14:00 | Bucknell | William Harris pulls down the rebound | 12-9 |
| 13:39 | Bucknell | Richard Walk can't connect on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by James Kelly - foul #1 on James Kelly, team foul #3 | 12-9 |
| Subs | LSU | Johnny Blake (SG), Keith Prill (SF), Lawrence Long (PF), David Kennedy (C) Charles Hicks, John Lee, Noel Godley, James Kelly | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Juan Trevino (PG), Harold Eccleston (SG), Gerald Johnson (C) Jose Galindo, Ernest Forbis, Martin Heath | |
| 13:39 | Bucknell | Richard Walk makes the 1st free throw | 12-10 |
| 13:39 | Bucknell | Richard Walk misses the 2nd free throw | 12-10 |
| 13:39 | LSU | David Kennedy pulls down the rebound | 12-10 |
| 13:24 | LSU | Johnny Blake misses the floater from the right wing | 12-10 |
| 13:22 | Bucknell | William Harris gets the rebound | 12-10 |
| 13:04 | Bucknell | Juan Trevino misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 12-10 |
| 13:02 | LSU | James Dulin grabs the board | 12-10 |
| 12:55 | LSU | Gerald Johnson denies the turnaround by Lawrence Long | 12-10 |
| 12:53 | LSU | Lawrence Long misses the tip | 12-10 |
| 12:51 | Bucknell | The rebound goes to Richard Walk | 12-10 |
| 12:36 | Bucknell | William Harris comes up short on the floater in the lane but he's hacked by Lawrence Long - foul #1 on Lawrence Long, team foul #4 | 12-10 |
| Subs | LSU | Francisco Bermudez (PG), Charles Hicks (SG) James Dulin, Keith Prill | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Jose Galindo (PG) Richard Walk | |
| 12:36 | Bucknell | William Harris makes the 1st free throw | 12-11 |
| 12:36 | Bucknell | William Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 12-12 |
| 12:12 | LSU | Charles Hicks makes the floater in the lane on a nice dish by David Kennedy | 14-12 |
| 12:06 | Bucknell | Gerald Johnson double dribbles | 14-12 |
| Subs | LSU | John Lee (SF), James Kelly (PF) Johnny Blake, Lawrence Long | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Martin Heath (C) William Harris | |
| 11:56 | LSU | Charles Hicks misses long on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Juan Trevino - foul #1 on Juan Trevino, team foul #5 | 14-12 |
| 11:56 | LSU | Charles Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 15-12 |
| 11:56 | LSU | Charles Hicks misses the 2nd free throw | 15-12 |
| 11:56 | Bucknell | Gerald Johnson grabs the board | 15-12 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Francisco Bermudez (fresh) SG - Charles Hicks (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Lee (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Kennedy (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Jose Galindo (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Juan Trevino (fresh) SF - Harold Eccleston (fresh) PF - Gerald Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Martin Heath (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:43 | Bucknell | Martin Heath misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 15-12 |
| 11:42 | LSU | James Kelly gets the rebound | 15-12 |
| 11:37 | LSU | John Lee banks in the layup on a great pass from Charles Hicks | 17-12 |
| 11:14 | Bucknell | Harold Eccleston misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 17-12 |
| 11:12 | LSU | David Kennedy pulls down the rebound | 17-12 |
| 11:08 | LSU | John Lee misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 17-12 |
| 11:06 | Bucknell | Gerald Johnson gets the rebound | 17-12 |
| 10:57 | Bucknell | Gerald Johnson misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 17-12 |
| 10:55 | Bucknell | Martin Heath gets the offensive rebound | 17-12 |
| 10:41 | Bucknell | Juan Trevino scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 17-15 |
| 10:36 | LSU | David Kennedy can't finish the layup | 17-15 |
| 10:35 | Bucknell | Juan Trevino grabs the board | 17-15 |
| 10:29 | Bucknell | John Lee denies the turnaround by Martin Heath | 17-15 |
| 10:28 | LSU | David Kennedy snags the defensive board | 17-15 |
| 10:21 | LSU | James Kelly loses the ball out of bounds | 17-15 |
| Subs | LSU | James Dulin (PG), Johnny Blake (SG), Noel Godley (PF) Francisco Bermudez, Charles Hicks, David Kennedy | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Virgil Sonnenberg (PG), Ernest Forbis (SG), Richard Walk (SF), William Harris (PF) Jose Galindo, Juan Trevino, Harold Eccleston, Gerald Johnson | |
| 10:05 | Bucknell | Virgil Sonnenberg misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 17-15 |
| 10:03 | LSU | The rebound goes to Noel Godley | 17-15 |
| 09:57 | LSU | Johnny Blake is fouled on the floor by Richard Walk - foul #1 on Richard Walk, team foul #6 | 17-15 |
| Subs | LSU | Keith Prill (SF) John Lee | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Randy Hall (C) Martin Heath | |
| 09:40 | LSU | James Kelly connects on the jumper from the right side | 19-15 |
| 09:35 | Bucknell | Virgil Sonnenberg is hacked by James Dulin in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Dulin, team foul #5 | 19-15 |
| Subs | LSU | Nathan Warren (C) James Kelly | |
| Subs | Bucknell | | |
| 09:24 | Bucknell | Ernest Forbis can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 19-15 |
| 09:23 | LSU | The rebound goes to Nathan Warren | 19-15 |
| 09:19 | LSU | James Dulin knocks in the jumpshot from the left side set up by Keith Prill | 21-15 |
| 09:09 | Bucknell | Ernest Forbis hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 21-15 |
| 09:07 | LSU | Nathan Warren grabs the board | 21-15 |
| 08:44 | LSU | Keith Prill makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by James Dulin | 24-15 |
| 08:31 | Bucknell | William Harris hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 24-15 |
| 08:29 | LSU | James Dulin snags the defensive board | 24-15 |
| 08:07 | LSU | James Dulin is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on James Dulin, team foul #6 | 24-15 |
| Subs | LSU | Francisco Bermudez (PG), Charles Hicks (SG), John Lee (SF), James Kelly (PF), David Kennedy (C) James Dulin, Johnny Blake, Keith Prill, Noel Godley, Nathan Warren | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Jose Galindo (PG), Juan Trevino (SG), Harold Eccleston (SF), Gerald Johnson (PF), Martin Heath (C) Virgil Sonnenberg, Ernest Forbis, Richard Walk, William Harris, Randy Hall | |
| 07:55 | Bucknell | Martin Heath blows the layup but he's fouled by David Kennedy - foul #1 on David Kennedy, team foul #7 | 24-15 |
| 07:55 | Bucknell | Martin Heath makes the 1st free throw | 24-16 |
| 07:55 | Bucknell | Martin Heath makes the 2nd free throw | 24-17 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Francisco Bermudez (fresh) SG - Charles Hicks (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Lee (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Kelly (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - David Kennedy (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Jose Galindo (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Juan Trevino (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Harold Eccleston (fresh) PF - Gerald Johnson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Martin Heath (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:34 | LSU | Charles Hicks connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Francisco Bermudez | 26-17 |
| 07:05 | Bucknell | Jose Galindo misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Francisco Bermudez - foul #1 on Francisco Bermudez, team foul #8 | 26-17 |
| 07:05 | Bucknell | Jose Galindo makes the 1st free throw | 26-18 |
| 07:05 | Bucknell | Jose Galindo makes the 2nd free throw | 26-19 |
| 06:41 | LSU | David Kennedy can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 26-19 |
| 06:39 | LSU | James Kelly hits the follow up shot | 28-19 |
| 06:23 | Bucknell | Gerald Johnson is denied on a layup by John Lee | 28-19 |
| 06:22 | LSU | Charles Hicks gets the rebound | 28-19 |
| 06:16 | LSU | David Kennedy misses the driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Martin Heath - foul #2 on Martin Heath, team foul #7 | 28-19 |
| Subs | LSU | Johnny Blake (SG) Charles Hicks | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Ernest Forbis (PG), Richard Walk (SF), William Harris (PF) Jose Galindo, Juan Trevino, Martin Heath | |
| 06:16 | LSU | David Kennedy misses the 1st free throw | 28-19 |
| 06:16 | LSU | David Kennedy makes the 2nd free throw | 29-19 |
| 05:53 | Bucknell | Richard Walk comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-19 |
| 05:52 | Bucknell | Harold Eccleston hits the follow up shot | 29-21 |
| 05:37 | LSU | David Kennedy drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-21 |
| 05:24 | Bucknell | Gerald Johnson is denied on a dunk by John Lee | 32-21 |
| 05:22 | LSU | John Lee snags the defensive board | 32-21 |
| 05:16 | LSU | Harold Eccleston is called for the reach on Johnny Blake - foul #2 on Harold Eccleston, team foul #8 | 32-21 |
| Subs | LSU | Keith Prill (PG), Charles Hicks (SG), Noel Godley (PF), Nathan Warren (C) Francisco Bermudez, John Lee, James Kelly, David Kennedy | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Virgil Sonnenberg (PG), Randy Hall (C) Harold Eccleston, Gerald Johnson | |
| 05:16 | LSU | Johnny Blake misses the 1st free throw | 32-21 |
| 05:16 | LSU | Nathan Warren gets the offensive rebound | 32-21 |
| 04:57 | LSU | Charles Hicks misses the driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Ernest Forbis - foul #1 on Ernest Forbis, team foul #9 | 32-21 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Juan Trevino (SG) Ernest Forbis | |
| 04:57 | LSU | Charles Hicks misses the 1st free throw | 32-21 |
| 04:57 | LSU | Charles Hicks misses the 2nd free throw | 32-21 |
| 04:57 | LSU | Noel Godley pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-21 |
| 04:51 | LSU | Charles Hicks knocks in the jumper from the free throw line | 34-21 |
| 04:38 | Bucknell | Keith Prill takes the ball from Juan Trevino | 34-21 |
| 04:35 | LSU | Keith Prill hits the finger roll | 36-21 |
| 04:15 | Bucknell | Randy Hall buries a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from William Harris and he's fouled by Noel Godley - foul #1 on Noel Godley, team foul #9 | 36-23 |
| Subs | LSU | John Lee (SF), James Kelly (C) Johnny Blake, Nathan Warren | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Jose Galindo (PG), Leo Brooks (C) Virgil Sonnenberg, William Harris | |
| 04:15 | Bucknell | Randy Hall makes the free throw | 36-24 |
| 04:00 | LSU | Keith Prill is hacked by Richard Walk - foul #2 on Richard Walk, team foul #10 | 36-24 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Charles Ruff (SG), Martin Heath (C) Richard Walk, Leo Brooks | |
| 04:00 | LSU | Keith Prill makes the 1st free throw | 37-24 |
| 04:00 | LSU | Keith Prill makes the 2nd free throw | 38-24 |
| 03:42 | Bucknell | Martin Heath clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-24 |
| 03:41 | Bucknell | Randy Hall tips it in | 38-26 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Keith Prill (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Hicks (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Lee (fresh) 4 pts. 3 blk. PF - Noel Godley (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Kelly (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Jose Galindo (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Charles Ruff (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Juan Trevino (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Randy Hall (fresh) 5 pts. C - Martin Heath (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:27 | LSU | Charles Hicks misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 38-26 |
| 03:26 | Bucknell | Martin Heath gets the rebound | 38-26 |
| 03:01 | Bucknell | Martin Heath knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Charles Ruff | 38-28 |
| 02:40 | LSU | Juan Trevino takes the ball from James Kelly | 38-28 |
| 02:31 | Bucknell | Charles Ruff is called for traveling | 38-28 |
| Subs | LSU | James Dulin (PG), William Davis (SG), Johnny Blake (SF), David Kennedy (C) Keith Prill, Charles Hicks, John Lee, Noel Godley | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Richard Walk (SF), William Harris (PF) Juan Trevino, Randy Hall | |
| 02:03 | LSU | William Davis banks in the layup | 40-28 |
| 01:39 | Bucknell | Charles Ruff is hacked by William Davis - foul #3 on William Davis, team foul #10 | 40-28 |
| Subs | LSU | John Lee (SF), Lawrence Long (PF) William Davis, James Kelly | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Ernest Forbis (PG), Gerald Johnson (C) Jose Galindo, Martin Heath | |
| 01:39 | Bucknell | Charles Ruff makes the 1st free throw | 40-29 |
| 01:39 | Bucknell | Charles Ruff makes the 2nd free throw | 40-30 |
| 01:17 | LSU | James Dulin knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Johnny Blake | 43-30 |
| 01:01 | Bucknell | Richard Walk hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 43-30 |
| 00:59 | LSU | David Kennedy pulls down the rebound | 43-30 |
| 00:53 | LSU | John Lee lays it in set up by James Dulin and he's fouled by William Harris - foul #1 on William Harris, team foul #11 | 45-30 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Virgil Sonnenberg (PG), Harold Eccleston (SF) Charles Ruff, Richard Walk | |
| 00:53 | LSU | John Lee makes the free throw | 46-30 |
| 00:36 | Bucknell | Ernest Forbis misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 46-30 |
| 00:35 | Bucknell | Harold Eccleston grabs the offensive rebound | 46-30 |
| 00:30 | Bucknell | Gerald Johnson clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 46-30 |
| 00:29 | LSU | The rebound goes to John Lee | 46-30 |
| 00:24 | LSU | John Lee is denied on a layup by William Harris | 46-30 |
| 00:23 | Bucknell | Harold Eccleston grabs the board | 46-30 |
| 00:18 | Bucknell | Virgil Sonnenberg loses the dribble to David Kennedy | 46-30 |
| 00:05 | LSU | David Kennedy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-30 |
| Subs | LSU | Francisco Bermudez (PG), Charles Hicks (SG), James Kelly (PF), Nathan Warren (C) James Dulin, John Lee, Lawrence Long, David Kennedy | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Juan Trevino (PG), Martin Heath (C) Virgil Sonnenberg, William Harris | |
| 00:01 | Bucknell | Martin Heath misses badly on a floater from the left block | 46-30 |
| 00:00 | Bucknell | The clock runs out | 46-30 |