| Lineup | LSU | PG - Victor Ybarra (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edmundo Esposito (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Nichols (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Whiteside (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Klingensmith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Laurence Toliver (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kelvin Hopkins (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Russell Buntin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Bowen (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Harold Zellmann (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Jonathan Nichols inbounds the ball | 33-39 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:44 | LSU | Jonathan Nichols connects on the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Kenneth Whiteside | 35-39 |
| 19:22 | New Mexico State | Kelvin Hopkins scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Timothy Bowen | 35-42 |
| 19:04 | LSU | Victor Ybarra comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-42 |
| 19:02 | LSU | Jason Klingensmith grabs the offensive board | 35-42 |
| 18:45 | LSU | Kenneth Whiteside misses short on a jumper from the right block | 35-42 |
| 18:44 | New Mexico State | Harold Zellmann pulls down the rebound | 35-42 |
| 18:29 | New Mexico State | Timothy Bowen misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-42 |
| 18:27 | New Mexico State | Kelvin Hopkins tips it in | 35-44 |
| 18:21 | LSU | Kenneth Whiteside can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-44 |
| 18:19 | New Mexico State | Timothy Bowen gets the rebound | 35-44 |
| 18:04 | New Mexico State | Harold Zellmann makes the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Laurence Toliver | 35-46 |
| 17:58 | LSU | Jason Klingensmith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-46 |
| 17:40 | New Mexico State | Kenneth Whiteside steps in front of the Laurence Toliver pass | 35-46 |
| 17:32 | LSU | Kenneth Whiteside is hacked by Timothy Bowen - foul #2 on Timothy Bowen, team foul #1 | 35-46 |
| Subs | LSU | Eric Ebert (SF), Kim Badger (PF), Larry Lee (C) Jonathan Nichols, Kenneth Whiteside, Jason Klingensmith | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Jacob Collins (C) Harold Zellmann | |
| 17:27 | LSU | Kelvin Hopkins steals the ball from Victor Ybarra | 35-46 |
| 17:16 | New Mexico State | Kelvin Hopkins misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 35-46 |
| 17:15 | LSU | Kim Badger grabs the board | 35-46 |
| 17:11 | LSU | Laurence Toliver picks off the pass by Victor Ybarra | 35-46 |
| 17:08 | New Mexico State | Laurence Toliver lays it in | 35-48 |
| 17:02 | LSU | Kim Badger loses the dribble to Kelvin Hopkins | 35-48 |
| 16:48 | New Mexico State | Jacob Collins hits a jumpshot from the free throw line | 35-50 |
| 16:42 | LSU | Kim Badger makes the turnaround from the right block and the foul's on Russell Buntin - foul #2 on Russell Buntin, team foul #2 | 37-50 |
| Subs | LSU | Thomas Brummitt (PG), Paul Westerman (C) Victor Ybarra, Edmundo Esposito | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Robert Lupo (PG), Kevin Shealy (SG), George Penning (PF), Robert Zartman (C) Laurence Toliver, Kelvin Hopkins, Russell Buntin, Timothy Bowen | |
| 16:42 | LSU | Kim Badger makes the free throw | 38-50 |
| 16:29 | New Mexico State | Robert Lupo misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-50 |
| 16:27 | LSU | Kim Badger pulls down the rebound | 38-50 |
| 16:22 | LSU | Kim Badger can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 38-50 |
| 16:21 | New Mexico State | Robert Lupo gets the rebound | 38-50 |
| 15:53 | New Mexico State | George Penning buries a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Jacob Collins | 38-52 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Thomas Brummitt (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eric Ebert (fresh) SF - Kim Badger (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Larry Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Westerman (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Robert Lupo (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Kevin Shealy (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jacob Collins (fresh) 4 pts. PF - George Penning (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Zartman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:46 | LSU | The jump hook by Kim Badger is blocked by Jacob Collins | 38-52 |
| 15:45 | LSU | Eric Ebert grabs the offensive board | 38-52 |
| 15:28 | LSU | Paul Westerman clanks a shot from the left side | 38-52 |
| 15:27 | New Mexico State | Jacob Collins gets the rebound | 38-52 |
| 15:09 | New Mexico State | Jacob Collins misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 38-52 |
| 15:08 | New Mexico State | Jacob Collins can't tip it in | 38-52 |
| 15:06 | New Mexico State | Robert Zartman grabs the offensive rebound | 38-52 |
| 14:51 | New Mexico State | Robert Zartman jams it on a great pass from Kevin Shealy | 38-54 |
| 14:30 | LSU | Thomas Brummitt misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 38-54 |
| 14:28 | New Mexico State | Jacob Collins pulls down the rebound | 38-54 |
| 14:22 | New Mexico State | George Penning is hacked by Paul Westerman - foul #3 on Paul Westerman, team foul #1 | 38-54 |
| Subs | LSU | Victor Ybarra (PG), Edmundo Esposito (SG), Jonathan Nichols (SF), Kenneth Whiteside (PF), Jason Klingensmith (C) Thomas Brummitt, Eric Ebert, Kim Badger, Larry Lee, Paul Westerman | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Laurence Toliver (PG), Kelvin Hopkins (SG), Russell Buntin (SF), Timothy Bowen (PF), Harold Zellmann (C) Robert Lupo, Kevin Shealy, Jacob Collins, George Penning, Robert Zartman | |
| 14:10 | New Mexico State | Laurence Toliver knocks in the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Russell Buntin | 38-56 |
| 14:01 | LSU | Kenneth Whiteside connects on the runner in the lane | 40-56 |
| 13:42 | New Mexico State | Laurence Toliver is hacked by Kenneth Whiteside - foul #3 on Kenneth Whiteside, team foul #2 | 40-56 |
| 13:30 | New Mexico State | Kelvin Hopkins loses the ball out of bounds | 40-56 |
| 13:10 | LSU | Jason Klingensmith can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 40-56 |
| 13:08 | LSU | Kenneth Whiteside grabs the offensive board | 40-56 |
| 12:50 | LSU | Jonathan Nichols is hacked by Russell Buntin - foul #3 on Russell Buntin, team foul #3 | 40-56 |
| 12:38 | LSU | Jason Klingensmith makes the shot from the left side on a great pass from Victor Ybarra | 42-56 |
| 12:27 | New Mexico State | Laurence Toliver clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-56 |
| 12:26 | New Mexico State | Timothy Bowen tips it home | 42-58 |
| 12:11 | LSU | Jonathan Nichols misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-58 |
| 12:09 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Harold Zellmann | 42-58 |
| 11:53 | New Mexico State | Laurence Toliver clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Edmundo Esposito - foul #3 on Edmundo Esposito, team foul #3 | 42-58 |
| Subs | LSU | Thomas Brummitt (PG), Eric Ebert (SF), Kim Badger (PF), Larry Lee (C) Victor Ybarra, Jonathan Nichols, Kenneth Whiteside, Jason Klingensmith | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Jacob Collins (C) Harold Zellmann | |
| 11:53 | New Mexico State | Laurence Toliver makes the 1st free throw | 42-59 |
| 11:53 | New Mexico State | Laurence Toliver makes the 2nd free throw | 42-60 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Thomas Brummitt (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Edmundo Esposito (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Eric Ebert (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kim Badger (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Laurence Toliver (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kelvin Hopkins (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Russell Buntin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Timothy Bowen (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Jacob Collins (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 11:35 | LSU | Larry Lee misses the fadeaway from close range | 42-60 |
| 11:33 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Lee | 42-60 |
| 11:18 | LSU | Kim Badger hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 42-60 |
| 11:16 | LSU | Larry Lee pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-60 |
| 11:03 | LSU | Jacob Collins steals the ball from Larry Lee | 42-60 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 10:36 | New Mexico State | Russell Buntin can't connect on a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Thomas Brummitt - foul #2 on Thomas Brummitt, team foul #4 | 42-60 |
| Subs | LSU | Victor Ybarra (PG), Jonathan Nichols (SF), Kenneth Whiteside (PF) Edmundo Esposito, Eric Ebert, Larry Lee | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Robert Lupo (PG), Kevin Shealy (SG), Harold Zellmann (C) Laurence Toliver, Kelvin Hopkins, Timothy Bowen | |
| 10:36 | New Mexico State | Russell Buntin misses the 1st free throw | 42-60 |
| 10:36 | New Mexico State | Russell Buntin misses the 2nd free throw | 42-60 |
| 10:36 | LSU | Kenneth Whiteside pulls down the rebound | 42-60 |
| 10:29 | LSU | Jacob Collins picks off the pass by Jonathan Nichols | 42-60 |
| 10:07 | New Mexico State | Thomas Brummitt is called for the reach on Jacob Collins - foul #3 on Thomas Brummitt, team foul #5 | 42-60 |
| Subs | LSU | Jason Klingensmith (C) Kim Badger | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | George Penning (PF) Russell Buntin | |
| 09:49 | New Mexico State | Kevin Shealy misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-60 |
| 09:48 | New Mexico State | George Penning misses the tip | 42-60 |
| 09:47 | New Mexico State | The offensive rebound goes to Jacob Collins | 42-60 |
| 09:25 | New Mexico State | Jacob Collins misses short on a runner in the lane but the foul's on Jonathan Nichols - foul #2 on Jonathan Nichols, team foul #6 | 42-60 |
| 09:25 | New Mexico State | Jacob Collins misses the 1st free throw | 42-60 |
| 09:25 | New Mexico State | Jacob Collins misses the 2nd free throw | 42-60 |
| 09:25 | LSU | Jason Klingensmith pulls down the rebound | 42-60 |
| 09:15 | LSU | Victor Ybarra clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 42-60 |
| 09:14 | LSU | Kenneth Whiteside tips it back up and in | 44-60 |
| 08:52 | New Mexico State | Harold Zellmann hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 44-60 |
| 08:51 | LSU | Jason Klingensmith pulls down the rebound | 44-60 |
| 08:46 | LSU | Thomas Brummitt misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-60 |
| 08:45 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Victor Ybarra | 44-60 |
| 08:25 | LSU | Jason Klingensmith comes up short on the floater from the left side | 44-60 |
| 08:23 | New Mexico State | Harold Zellmann grabs the board | 44-60 |
| 08:07 | New Mexico State | Harold Zellmann hits a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Jacob Collins | 44-62 |
| 08:00 | LSU | Kenneth Whiteside comes up short on the jump hook from the left block but the foul's on George Penning - foul #2 on George Penning, team foul #4 | 44-62 |
| Subs | LSU | Kim Badger (PG), Edmundo Esposito (SG), Eric Ebert (SF), Larry Lee (C) Victor Ybarra, Thomas Brummitt, Jonathan Nichols, Jason Klingensmith | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Laurence Toliver (PG), Kelvin Hopkins (SG), Russell Buntin (SF), Timothy Bowen (PF), Robert Zartman (C) Robert Lupo, Kevin Shealy, Jacob Collins, George Penning, Harold Zellmann | |
| 08:00 | LSU | Kenneth Whiteside misses the 1st free throw | 44-62 |
| 08:00 | LSU | Kenneth Whiteside makes the 2nd free throw | 45-62 |
| 07:32 | New Mexico State | Russell Buntin hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 45-62 |
| 07:30 | LSU | Kim Badger grabs the defensive rebound | 45-62 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Kim Badger (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. SG - Edmundo Esposito (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Eric Ebert (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Whiteside (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Larry Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Laurence Toliver (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kelvin Hopkins (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Russell Buntin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Timothy Bowen (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Robert Zartman (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:09 | LSU | Robert Zartman swats the dunk try by Kenneth Whiteside | 45-62 |
| 07:07 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Lee | 45-62 |
| 07:02 | LSU | Larry Lee buries a turnaround in the paint | 47-62 |
| 06:58 | New Mexico State | Laurence Toliver is called for traveling | 47-62 |
| Subs | LSU | Victor Ybarra (PG) Kenneth Whiteside | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 06:49 | LSU | Kim Badger is hacked by Kelvin Hopkins - foul #2 on Kelvin Hopkins, team foul #5 | 47-62 |
| 06:40 | LSU | Larry Lee misses the jumper from the left wing | 47-62 |
| 06:39 | New Mexico State | Laurence Toliver gets the rebound | 47-62 |
| 06:19 | New Mexico State | Russell Buntin makes the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Kelvin Hopkins | 47-64 |
| 06:00 | LSU | Eric Ebert misses the turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Russell Buntin - foul #4 on Russell Buntin, team foul #6 | 47-64 |
| Subs | LSU | Thomas Brummitt (PG) Victor Ybarra | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Harold Zellmann (C) Robert Zartman | |
| 06:00 | LSU | Eric Ebert makes the 1st free throw | 48-64 |
| 06:00 | LSU | Eric Ebert misses the 2nd free throw | 48-64 |
| 06:00 | New Mexico State | Russell Buntin grabs the board | 48-64 |
| 05:38 | New Mexico State | Timothy Bowen can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 48-64 |
| 05:37 | LSU | Kim Badger grabs the defensive rebound | 48-64 |
| 05:28 | LSU | Thomas Brummitt is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Thomas Brummitt, team foul #7 | 48-64 |
| Subs | LSU | Jonathan Nichols (SF), Jason Klingensmith (C) Eric Ebert, Larry Lee | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 05:02 | New Mexico State | Laurence Toliver buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Russell Buntin | 48-67 |
| 04:43 | LSU | Harold Zellmann is called for the reach on Kim Badger - foul #3 on Harold Zellmann, team foul #7 | 48-67 |
| Subs | LSU | Victor Ybarra (PG) Edmundo Esposito | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Robert Lupo (PG), Kevin Shealy (SG), Jacob Collins (SF), George Penning (PF) Laurence Toliver, Kelvin Hopkins, Russell Buntin, Timothy Bowen | |
| 04:43 | LSU | Kim Badger makes the 1st free throw | 49-67 |
| 04:43 | LSU | Kim Badger makes the 2nd free throw | 50-67 |
| 04:18 | New Mexico State | Kevin Shealy hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing but he's fouled by Thomas Brummitt - foul #5 on Thomas Brummitt, team foul #8 | 50-67 |
| Subs | LSU | Edmundo Esposito (SG), Larry Lee (PF) Thomas Brummitt, Kim Badger | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Robert Zartman (C) Harold Zellmann | |
| 04:18 | New Mexico State | Kevin Shealy makes the 1st free throw | 50-68 |
| 04:18 | New Mexico State | Kevin Shealy makes the 2nd free throw | 50-69 |
| 04:18 | New Mexico State | Kevin Shealy makes the 3rd free throw | 50-70 |
| 04:08 | LSU | Victor Ybarra is hacked by Kevin Shealy - foul #2 on Kevin Shealy, team foul #8 | 50-70 |
| Subs | LSU | Eric Ebert (SG), Kim Badger (SF), Paul Westerman (C) Edmundo Esposito, Jonathan Nichols, Jason Klingensmith | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 04:08 | LSU | Victor Ybarra misses the 1st free throw | 50-70 |
| 04:08 | New Mexico State | Robert Zartman grabs the board | 50-70 |
| 03:41 | New Mexico State | Kevin Shealy drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Robert Lupo | 50-73 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:36 | LSU | Victor Ybarra comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-73 |
| 03:34 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Robert Zartman | 50-73 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:27 | New Mexico State | Robert Lupo hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Kevin Shealy | 50-75 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Victor Ybarra (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Ebert (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. SF - Kim Badger (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Larry Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Paul Westerman (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Robert Lupo (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Shealy (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jacob Collins (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - George Penning (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Zartman (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:22 | LSU | Kevin Shealy picks off the pass by Kim Badger | 50-75 |
| 03:18 | New Mexico State | Robert Lupo jams it set up by Kevin Shealy | 50-77 |
| 03:10 | LSU | Larry Lee drills a shot from the left side | 52-77 |
| 02:41 | New Mexico State | Kevin Shealy double dribbles | 52-77 |
| Subs | LSU | Jonathan Nichols (SF) Victor Ybarra | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 02:33 | LSU | Larry Lee can't connect on a floater in the paint but the foul's on Jacob Collins - foul #2 on Jacob Collins, team foul #9 | 52-77 |
| 02:33 | LSU | Larry Lee makes the 1st free throw | 53-77 |
| 02:33 | LSU | Larry Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 53-77 |
| 02:33 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Jacob Collins | 53-77 |
| 02:04 | New Mexico State | Jacob Collins misses badly on a floater from the right side | 53-77 |
| 02:02 | LSU | Paul Westerman pulls down the rebound | 53-77 |
| 01:55 | LSU | Paul Westerman is called for traveling | 53-77 |
| Subs | LSU | Victor Ybarra (PG) Jonathan Nichols | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 01:35 | New Mexico State | Jacob Collins is hacked by Eric Ebert - foul #2 on Eric Ebert, team foul #9 | 53-77 |
| 01:35 | New Mexico State | Jacob Collins misses the 1st free throw | 53-77 |
| 01:35 | LSU | Larry Lee gets the rebound | 53-77 |
| 01:17 | LSU | Eric Ebert misses long on a shot from the left wing | 53-77 |
| 01:15 | LSU | Paul Westerman snags the offensive board | 53-77 |
| 01:09 | LSU | Robert Zartman is called for the reach on Victor Ybarra - foul #2 on Robert Zartman, team foul #10 | 53-77 |
| 01:09 | LSU | Victor Ybarra makes the 1st free throw | 54-77 |
| 01:09 | LSU | Victor Ybarra makes the 2nd free throw | 55-77 |
| 00:52 | New Mexico State | Paul Westerman swats the dunk try by Jacob Collins | 55-77 |
| 00:50 | LSU | Victor Ybarra pulls down the rebound | 55-77 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:42 | LSU | Larry Lee throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-77 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:20 | New Mexico State | Jacob Collins misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 55-77 |
| 00:18 | LSU | The rebound goes to Kim Badger | 55-77 |
| 00:13 | LSU | Eric Ebert misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 55-77 |
| 00:12 | New Mexico State | Robert Lupo pulls down the rebound | 55-77 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico State | Robert Lupo runs out the clock | 55-77 |