| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Sutton (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Shawn Roberts (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bradley Gatti (fresh) 2 reb. PF - David Bivens (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - James Smith (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Louis Coronel (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jesse Hill (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Alfred Roberts (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Block (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - George Debnam (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Alfred Roberts inbounds the ball | 29-41 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:46 | Middle Tenn. State | George Debnam misses long on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on James Smith - foul #1 on James Smith, team foul #1 | 29-41 |
| 19:46 | Middle Tenn. State | George Debnam makes the 1st free throw | 29-42 |
| 19:46 | Middle Tenn. State | George Debnam makes the 2nd free throw | 29-43 |
| 19:26 | LSU | George Debnam denies the turnaround by David Bivens | 29-43 |
| 19:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Alfred Roberts grabs the board | 29-43 |
| 19:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Alfred Roberts makes the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Louis Coronel | 29-45 |
| 18:59 | LSU | Bradley Gatti drills a jumper from the free throw line | 31-45 |
| 18:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Jesse Hill misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 31-45 |
| 18:42 | Middle Tenn. State | The offensive rebound goes to Jesse Hill | 31-45 |
| 18:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Sutton is called for the reach on Alfred Roberts - foul #1 on Robert Sutton, team foul #2 | 31-45 |
| 18:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Alfred Roberts scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Jesse Hill | 31-48 |
| 17:53 | LSU | Robert Sutton misses the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Thomas Block - foul #2 on Thomas Block, team foul #1 | 31-48 |
| Subs | LSU | Bruce Dorsey (C) James Smith | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Gerard Cordeiro (C) George Debnam | |
| 17:53 | LSU | Robert Sutton makes the 1st free throw | 32-48 |
| 17:53 | LSU | Robert Sutton makes the 2nd free throw | 33-48 |
| 17:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Louis Coronel hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-48 |
| 17:29 | LSU | Bradley Gatti grabs the board | 33-48 |
| 17:24 | LSU | Robert Sutton misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-48 |
| 17:23 | LSU | Bruce Dorsey hits the follow up shot | 35-48 |
| 17:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Block's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-48 |
| Subs | LSU | Jonathan Montgomery (PG), Gary Fuston (SG), Gilbert Auxier (SF), Cory Yamamoto (C) Robert Sutton, Shawn Roberts, Bradley Gatti, David Bivens | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Harold Clark (PG), David Hanning (C) Louis Coronel, Thomas Block | |
| 16:45 | LSU | Gary Fuston knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Gilbert Auxier | 38-48 |
| 16:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Alfred Roberts misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 38-48 |
| 16:24 | LSU | Cory Yamamoto grabs the board | 38-48 |
| 16:19 | LSU | Gilbert Auxier misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-48 |
| 16:17 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Harold Clark | 38-48 |
| 16:15 | Middle Tenn. State | Harold Clark's pass is intercepted by Jonathan Montgomery in the backcourt | 38-48 |
| 16:10 | LSU | Gary Fuston clanks a 3 from the right wing | 38-48 |
| 16:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Gerard Cordeiro gets the rebound | 38-48 |
| 15:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Harold Clark is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Montgomery - foul #3 on Jonathan Montgomery, team foul #3 | 38-48 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Sutton (PG), Bradley Gatti (SF), James Smith (C) Jonathan Montgomery, Gilbert Auxier, Cory Yamamoto | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Louis Coronel (PG), Charles White (SF), George Debnam (C) Jesse Hill, Alfred Roberts, David Hanning | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Sutton (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Gary Fuston (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Bradley Gatti (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bruce Dorsey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Smith (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Louis Coronel (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Harold Clark (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Charles White (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Gerard Cordeiro (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - George Debnam (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Gerard Cordeiro's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-48 |
| Subs | LSU | Shawn Roberts (SG), David Bivens (PF) Gary Fuston, Bruce Dorsey | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | David Hanning (PF) Gerard Cordeiro | |
| 15:19 | LSU | Bradley Gatti comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by David Hanning - foul #1 on David Hanning, team foul #2 | 38-48 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Block (PF) David Hanning | |
| 15:19 | LSU | Bradley Gatti misses the 1st free throw | 38-48 |
| 15:19 | LSU | Bradley Gatti makes the 2nd free throw | 39-48 |
| 15:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Louis Coronel buries a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Charles White | 39-50 |
| 14:54 | LSU | Charles White picks off the pass by Shawn Roberts | 39-50 |
| 14:44 | Middle Tenn. State | David Bivens takes the ball from Charles White | 39-50 |
| 14:23 | LSU | Shawn Roberts double dribbles | 39-50 |
| Subs | LSU | Gilbert Auxier (SF) Bradley Gatti | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jesse Hill (SG), Alfred Roberts (SF) Harold Clark, Charles White | |
| 14:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Jesse Hill hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-53 |
| 13:50 | LSU | Robert Sutton is called for 10 seconds | 39-53 |
| Subs | LSU | Jonathan Montgomery (PG), Gary Fuston (SG), Bruce Dorsey (PF), Cory Yamamoto (C) Robert Sutton, Shawn Roberts, David Bivens, James Smith | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Kayser (PG), Gerard Cordeiro (PF), David Hanning (C) Louis Coronel, Thomas Block, George Debnam | |
| 13:31 | Middle Tenn. State | David Hanning is hacked by Gilbert Auxier - foul #1 on Gilbert Auxier, team foul #4 | 39-53 |
| 13:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Alfred Roberts is hacked by Cory Yamamoto - foul #2 on Cory Yamamoto, team foul #5 | 39-53 |
| Subs | LSU | Bradley Gatti (SF) Gilbert Auxier | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Harold Clark (PG) Arthur Kayser | |
| 13:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Alfred Roberts scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Harold Clark | 39-56 |
| 12:46 | LSU | Bruce Dorsey hits a fadeaway from the free throw line | 41-56 |
| 12:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Gerard Cordeiro is denied on a layup by Cory Yamamoto | 41-56 |
| 12:34 | LSU | Bruce Dorsey snags the defensive board | 41-56 |
| 12:16 | LSU | Gary Fuston misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 41-56 |
| 12:15 | Middle Tenn. State | Jesse Hill snags the defensive board | 41-56 |
| 12:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Alfred Roberts misses the driving attempt from the right block | 41-56 |
| 12:01 | LSU | Bradley Gatti snags the defensive board | 41-56 |
| 11:56 | LSU | Jonathan Montgomery can't connect on a shot from the right side | 41-56 |
| 11:54 | LSU | Bruce Dorsey snags the offensive board | 41-56 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Jonathan Montgomery (fresh) 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Gary Fuston (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Bradley Gatti (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bruce Dorsey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Cory Yamamoto (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Harold Clark (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jesse Hill (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Alfred Roberts (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gerard Cordeiro (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - David Hanning (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:41 | LSU | Cory Yamamoto misses badly on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by David Hanning - foul #2 on David Hanning, team foul #3 | 41-56 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Sutton (PG), Shawn Roberts (SG), Gilbert Auxier (SF), James Smith (C) Jonathan Montgomery, Gary Fuston, Bradley Gatti, Bruce Dorsey | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Louis Coronel (PG), Charles White (SF), Thomas Block (PF), George Debnam (C) Harold Clark, Alfred Roberts, Gerard Cordeiro, David Hanning | |
| 11:41 | LSU | Cory Yamamoto makes the 1st free throw | 42-56 |
| 11:41 | LSU | Cory Yamamoto makes the 2nd free throw | 43-56 |
| 11:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles White misses badly on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Cory Yamamoto - foul #3 on Cory Yamamoto, team foul #6 | 43-56 |
| Subs | LSU | David Bivens (PF) Cory Yamamoto | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 11:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles White makes the 1st free throw | 43-57 |
| 11:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles White makes the 2nd free throw | 43-58 |
| 10:58 | LSU | Shawn Roberts misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 43-58 |
| 10:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Block pulls down the rebound | 43-58 |
| 10:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Block is hacked by Gilbert Auxier - foul #2 on Gilbert Auxier, team foul #7 | 43-58 |
| Subs | LSU | Bradley Gatti (SF) Gilbert Auxier | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Harold Clark (SG), Alfred Roberts (SF) Jesse Hill, Charles White | |
| 10:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Block makes the 1st free throw | 43-59 |
| 10:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Block makes the 2nd free throw | 43-60 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 10:31 | LSU | Shawn Roberts misses the dunk but he's fouled by George Debnam - foul #2 on George Debnam, team foul #4 | 43-60 |
| 10:31 | LSU | Shawn Roberts misses the 1st free throw | 43-60 |
| 10:31 | LSU | Shawn Roberts misses the 2nd free throw | 43-60 |
| 10:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Harold Clark gets the rebound | 43-60 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 10:14 | Middle Tenn. State | James Smith steps in front of the Alfred Roberts pass | 43-60 |
| 10:08 | LSU | Bradley Gatti hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-60 |
| 10:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Block grabs the defensive rebound | 43-60 |
| 09:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Harold Clark scores on a fadeaway from the right block | 43-62 |
| 09:24 | LSU | Shawn Roberts clanks a fadeaway from close range | 43-62 |
| 09:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Alfred Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 43-62 |
| 08:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Alfred Roberts lays it in on a nice dish by George Debnam and he's fouled by Bradley Gatti - foul #2 on Bradley Gatti, team foul #8 | 43-64 |
| Subs | LSU | Jonathan Montgomery (PG), Gary Fuston (SG), Gilbert Auxier (SF), Bruce Dorsey (PF), Cory Yamamoto (C) Robert Sutton, Shawn Roberts, Bradley Gatti, David Bivens, James Smith | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Kayser (PG), Jesse Hill (SG), Gerard Cordeiro (PF), David Hanning (C) Louis Coronel, Harold Clark, Thomas Block, George Debnam | |
| 08:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Alfred Roberts makes the free throw | 43-65 |
| 08:33 | LSU | Gilbert Auxier is fouled on the floor by Alfred Roberts - foul #3 on Alfred Roberts, team foul #5 | 43-65 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Charles White (SF) Alfred Roberts | |
| 08:14 | LSU | Gilbert Auxier is whistled for a carry | 43-65 |
| 07:45 | Middle Tenn. State | Gerard Cordeiro misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 43-65 |
| 07:44 | Middle Tenn. State | David Hanning tips it home | 43-67 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Jonathan Montgomery (fresh) 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Gary Fuston (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Gilbert Auxier (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Bruce Dorsey (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Cory Yamamoto (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Arthur Kayser (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jesse Hill (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Charles White (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gerard Cordeiro (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - David Hanning (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:29 | LSU | Jonathan Montgomery misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-67 |
| 07:28 | LSU | Gilbert Auxier snags the offensive board | 43-67 |
| 07:17 | LSU | Bruce Dorsey can't finish the layup | 43-67 |
| 07:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles White grabs the defensive rebound | 43-67 |
| 06:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles White buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Jesse Hill | 43-70 |
| 06:41 | LSU | Bruce Dorsey misses the lay-in | 43-70 |
| 06:39 | LSU | Cory Yamamoto grabs the offensive board | 43-70 |
| 06:27 | LSU | Gary Fuston misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 43-70 |
| 06:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Gerard Cordeiro snags the defensive board | 43-70 |
| 06:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles White makes the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Arthur Kayser | 43-72 |
| 05:50 | LSU | Gary Fuston clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-72 |
| 05:48 | LSU | Bruce Dorsey can't tip it in | 43-72 |
| 05:46 | LSU | Cory Yamamoto grabs the offensive rebound | 43-72 |
| 05:35 | LSU | Gary Fuston blows the dunk | 43-72 |
| 05:33 | Middle Tenn. State | David Hanning snags the defensive board | 43-72 |
| 05:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Kayser comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-72 |
| 05:27 | LSU | Bruce Dorsey snags the defensive board | 43-72 |
| 05:21 | LSU | Jonathan Montgomery makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Bruce Dorsey | 46-72 |
| 05:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Jesse Hill hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-72 |
| 04:59 | LSU | Cory Yamamoto gets the rebound | 46-72 |
| 04:55 | LSU | Jonathan Montgomery comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-72 |
| 04:54 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Jesse Hill | 46-72 |
| 04:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Kayser misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 46-72 |
| 04:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Jesse Hill pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-72 |
| 04:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Jesse Hill makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Arthur Kayser | 46-75 |
| 04:07 | LSU | Cory Yamamoto's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-75 |
| Subs | LSU | Bradley Gatti (SF) Gilbert Auxier | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Harold Clark (PG), Frank Holder (SF), Jack Hall (C) Jesse Hill, Charles White, David Hanning | |
| 03:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Harold Clark misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-75 |
| 03:51 | LSU | Bruce Dorsey snags the defensive board | 46-75 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:45 | LSU | Bruce Dorsey banks in the layup set up by Jonathan Montgomery and the foul's on Gerard Cordeiro - foul #2 on Gerard Cordeiro, team foul #6 | 48-75 |
| 03:45 | LSU | Bruce Dorsey makes the free throw | 49-75 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Jonathan Montgomery (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Gary Fuston (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Bradley Gatti (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bruce Dorsey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Cory Yamamoto (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Harold Clark (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Arthur Kayser (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Frank Holder (fresh) PF - Gerard Cordeiro (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jack Hall (fresh) | |
| 03:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Jack Hall comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 49-75 |
| 03:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Gerard Cordeiro gets the offensive rebound | 49-75 |
| 02:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Harold Clark lays it in | 49-77 |
| 02:38 | LSU | Jonathan Montgomery misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-77 |
| 02:37 | LSU | Bradley Gatti snags the offensive board | 49-77 |
| 02:21 | LSU | Bradley Gatti double dribbles | 49-77 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Charles White (SF) Gerard Cordeiro | |
| 01:52 | Middle Tenn. State | Harold Clark is called for traveling | 49-77 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Gerard Cordeiro (PF), David Hanning (C) Frank Holder, Jack Hall | |
| 01:33 | LSU | Jonathan Montgomery is whistled for a carry | 49-77 |
| 01:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Dorsey swats the short shot by David Hanning | 49-77 |
| 01:03 | Middle Tenn. State | The offensive rebound goes to Harold Clark | 49-77 |
| 00:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Harold Clark misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Jonathan Montgomery - foul #4 on Jonathan Montgomery, team foul #9 | 49-77 |
| 00:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Harold Clark makes the 1st free throw | 49-78 |
| 00:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Harold Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 49-79 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:34 | LSU | Gary Fuston misses the jumper from the left side | 49-79 |
| 00:33 | Middle Tenn. State | David Hanning gets the rebound | 49-79 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Harold Clark misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 49-79 |
| 00:11 | LSU | Bradley Gatti grabs the defensive rebound | 49-79 |
| 00:07 | LSU | Jonathan Montgomery travels with the ball | 49-79 |
| 00:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Harold Clark runs out the clock | 49-79 |