| Lineup | LSU | PG - Victor Ybarra (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edmundo Esposito (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SF - Jonathan Nichols (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kenneth Whiteside (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Klingensmith (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Leland Mosby (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Walter Allen (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Richards (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Zachary Bates (fresh) 2 reb. C - Charles Cosey (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Jonathan Nichols inbounds the ball | 38-43 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:39 | LSU | Jason Klingensmith clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 38-43 |
| 19:37 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Jonathan Nichols | 38-43 |
| 19:12 | LSU | Edmundo Esposito misses long on a 3 from straight away | 38-43 |
| 19:10 | Saint Louis | Walter Allen snags the defensive board | 38-43 |
| 18:54 | Saint Louis | David Richards's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-43 |
| 18:41 | LSU | Jason Klingensmith clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 38-43 |
| 18:39 | Saint Louis | David Richards grabs the defensive rebound | 38-43 |
| 18:19 | Saint Louis | Charles Cosey is hacked by Victor Ybarra - foul #3 on Victor Ybarra, team foul #1 | 38-43 |
| Subs | LSU | Thomas Brummitt (PG) Victor Ybarra | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 18:02 | Saint Louis | Walter Allen is whistled for traveling | 38-43 |
| Subs | LSU | Kim Badger (C) Jason Klingensmith | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 17:45 | LSU | Kenneth Whiteside banks in the layup | 40-43 |
| 17:28 | Saint Louis | Charles Cosey lays it in | 40-45 |
| 17:01 | LSU | Kenneth Whiteside misses badly on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Zachary Bates - foul #3 on Zachary Bates, team foul #1 | 40-45 |
| Subs | LSU | Eric Ebert (SG), Larry Lee (C) Edmundo Esposito, Jonathan Nichols | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Matthew Sund (PG), Victor Carlton (SF), Robert Shore (PF), Henry Sasser (C) Leland Mosby, David Richards, Zachary Bates, Charles Cosey | |
| 17:01 | LSU | Kenneth Whiteside makes the 1st free throw | 41-45 |
| 17:01 | LSU | Kenneth Whiteside misses the 2nd free throw | 41-45 |
| 17:01 | Saint Louis | Robert Shore pulls down the rebound | 41-45 |
| 16:41 | Saint Louis | Kim Badger picks off the pass by Henry Sasser | 41-45 |
| 16:19 | LSU | Kim Badger misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 41-45 |
| 16:17 | LSU | Larry Lee tips it in | 43-45 |
| 16:03 | Saint Louis | Matthew Sund knocks in the floater from the right side on a great pass from Walter Allen | 43-47 |
| 15:58 | LSU | Kim Badger buries a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Kenneth Whiteside | 45-47 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Thomas Brummitt (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Eric Ebert (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Kim Badger (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kenneth Whiteside (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Matthew Sund (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter Allen (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Victor Carlton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Shore (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Henry Sasser (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:38 | Saint Louis | Walter Allen clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-47 |
| 15:36 | LSU | Kim Badger snags the defensive board | 45-47 |
| 15:22 | LSU | Eric Ebert hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-47 |
| 15:20 | LSU | Thomas Brummitt pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-47 |
| 15:09 | LSU | Thomas Brummitt is fouled on the floor by Matthew Sund - foul #2 on Matthew Sund, team foul #2 | 45-47 |
| Subs | LSU | Victor Ybarra (PG), Edmundo Esposito (SG), Jason Klingensmith (C) Thomas Brummitt, Kim Badger, Kenneth Whiteside | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Leland Mosby (PG), David Richards (SF), Zachary Bates (PF), Charles Cosey (C) Walter Allen, Victor Carlton, Robert Shore, Henry Sasser | |
| 14:59 | LSU | Edmundo Esposito misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-47 |
| 14:58 | Saint Louis | David Richards snags the defensive board | 45-47 |
| 14:37 | Saint Louis | Charles Cosey comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 45-47 |
| 14:35 | Saint Louis | Zachary Bates grabs the offensive board | 45-47 |
| 14:15 | Saint Louis | Leland Mosby knocks in the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by David Richards | 45-49 |
| 14:12 | LSU | Leland Mosby steals it from Victor Ybarra in the backcourt | 45-49 |
| 14:11 | Saint Louis | Leland Mosby banks in the layup | 45-51 |
| 14:07 | LSU | Eric Ebert clanks a driving attempt from close range | 45-51 |
| 14:05 | Saint Louis | David Richards snags the defensive board | 45-51 |
| 13:52 | Saint Louis | Zachary Bates clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 45-51 |
| 13:51 | LSU | Larry Lee snags the defensive board | 45-51 |
| 13:47 | LSU | Eric Ebert lays it up and in on a great pass from Edmundo Esposito | 47-51 |
| 13:23 | Saint Louis | David Richards buries a runner from the right block | 47-53 |
| 13:08 | LSU | Larry Lee knocks in the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Eric Ebert | 49-53 |
| 12:53 | Saint Louis | Zachary Bates buries a shot in the paint set up by David Richards and he's fouled by Edmundo Esposito - foul #2 on Edmundo Esposito, team foul #2 | 49-55 |
| Subs | LSU | Jonathan Nichols (SF), Kim Badger (PF), Paul Westerman (C) Eric Ebert, Larry Lee, Jason Klingensmith | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | John Guice (PG), Walter Allen (SG), Henry Sasser (SF) Leland Mosby, Matthew Sund, David Richards | |
| 12:53 | Saint Louis | Zachary Bates makes the free throw | 49-56 |
| 12:24 | LSU | Paul Westerman can't connect on a shot in the paint | 49-56 |
| 12:22 | Saint Louis | Charles Cosey grabs the board | 49-56 |
| 12:17 | Saint Louis | John Guice is fouled on the floor by Victor Ybarra - foul #4 on Victor Ybarra, team foul #3 | 49-56 |
| Subs | LSU | Thomas Brummitt (PG) Victor Ybarra | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Victor Carlton (SF), Robert Shore (PF) Zachary Bates, Charles Cosey | |
| 12:08 | Saint Louis | Walter Allen misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-56 |
| 12:06 | LSU | Paul Westerman grabs the board | 49-56 |
| 12:00 | LSU | Paul Westerman is hacked by Robert Shore - foul #2 on Robert Shore, team foul #3 | 49-56 |
| 11:40 | LSU | Thomas Brummitt banks in the layup on a great pass from Edmundo Esposito | 51-56 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Thomas Brummitt (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Edmundo Esposito (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SF - Jonathan Nichols (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kim Badger (fresh) 3 pts. C - Paul Westerman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - John Guice (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter Allen (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Victor Carlton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Shore (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Henry Sasser (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:22 | Saint Louis | Victor Carlton makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-59 |
| 11:17 | LSU | Thomas Brummitt clanks a shot from the left side | 51-59 |
| 11:16 | LSU | Paul Westerman hits the follow up shot | 53-59 |
| 10:53 | Saint Louis | Robert Shore buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Guice and the foul's on Kim Badger - foul #3 on Kim Badger, team foul #4 | 53-61 |
| Subs | LSU | Kenneth Whiteside (PF), Jason Klingensmith (C) Edmundo Esposito, Paul Westerman | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Leland Mosby (PG), David Richards (SF), Charles Cosey (C) John Guice, Victor Carlton, Henry Sasser | |
| 10:53 | Saint Louis | Robert Shore makes the free throw | 53-62 |
| 10:32 | LSU | Jason Klingensmith can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-62 |
| 10:30 | Saint Louis | Charles Cosey grabs the board | 53-62 |
| 10:05 | Saint Louis | David Richards misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 53-62 |
| 10:03 | Saint Louis | Robert Shore grabs the offensive board | 53-62 |
| 09:50 | Saint Louis | Walter Allen misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-62 |
| 09:48 | LSU | Kenneth Whiteside grabs the defensive rebound | 53-62 |
| 09:42 | LSU | Jonathan Nichols hits a driving attempt from close range set up by Thomas Brummitt | 55-62 |
| 09:26 | Saint Louis | Walter Allen misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 55-62 |
| 09:25 | LSU | Jason Klingensmith gets the rebound | 55-62 |
| 09:10 | LSU | Kim Badger hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-62 |
| 09:09 | Saint Louis | Charles Cosey grabs the board | 55-62 |
| 08:55 | Saint Louis | David Richards's dunk attempt is rejected by Jason Klingensmith | 55-62 |
| 08:54 | Saint Louis | Robert Shore tips it back up and in | 55-64 |
| 08:38 | LSU | Kenneth Whiteside can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Robert Shore - foul #3 on Robert Shore, team foul #4 | 55-64 |
| Subs | LSU | Edmundo Esposito (SG), Eric Ebert (SF), Larry Lee (C) Kim Badger, Jonathan Nichols, Jason Klingensmith | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Matthew Sund (PG), John Guice (SG), Henry Sasser (SF), Zachary Bates (PF) Leland Mosby, Walter Allen, David Richards, Robert Shore | |
| 08:38 | LSU | Kenneth Whiteside misses the 1st free throw | 55-64 |
| 08:38 | LSU | Kenneth Whiteside makes the 2nd free throw | 56-64 |
| 08:17 | Saint Louis | Zachary Bates's fadeaway is rejected by Eric Ebert | 56-64 |
| 08:15 | Saint Louis | Henry Sasser tips it back up and in | 56-66 |
| 08:08 | LSU | Kenneth Whiteside lays it in | 58-66 |
| 08:02 | Saint Louis | Charles Cosey makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from John Guice | 58-69 |
| 07:42 | LSU | Charles Cosey takes the ball from Larry Lee | 58-69 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Thomas Brummitt (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edmundo Esposito (fresh) 5 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SF - Eric Ebert (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Kenneth Whiteside (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Larry Lee (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Matthew Sund (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Guice (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Henry Sasser (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Zachary Bates (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Cosey (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Saint Louis | John Guice comes up short on the floater from the right side | 58-69 |
| 07:25 | LSU | The rebound goes to Larry Lee | 58-69 |
| 07:20 | LSU | Kenneth Whiteside misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 58-69 |
| 07:18 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to John Guice | 58-69 |
| 07:04 | Saint Louis | Henry Sasser knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Matthew Sund | 58-71 |
| 06:49 | LSU | Edmundo Esposito scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Brummitt | 60-71 |
| 06:36 | Saint Louis | Henry Sasser is fouled on the floor by Eric Ebert - foul #1 on Eric Ebert, team foul #5 | 60-71 |
| Subs | LSU | Victor Ybarra (PG), Jonathan Nichols (SF), Paul Westerman (C) Thomas Brummitt, Eric Ebert, Kenneth Whiteside | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Leland Mosby (PG), Walter Allen (SG), David Richards (SF) Matthew Sund, John Guice, Charles Cosey | |
| 06:26 | Saint Louis | Henry Sasser misses the fadeaway from close range | 60-71 |
| 06:24 | LSU | The rebound goes to Larry Lee | 60-71 |
| 06:17 | LSU | Victor Ybarra comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-71 |
| 06:16 | LSU | Paul Westerman grabs the offensive rebound | 60-71 |
| 06:00 | LSU | Larry Lee buries a shot in the paint set up by Victor Ybarra | 62-71 |
| 05:40 | Saint Louis | Leland Mosby is hacked by Larry Lee - foul #1 on Larry Lee, team foul #6 | 62-71 |
| Subs | LSU | Kim Badger (SF), Jason Klingensmith (C) Jonathan Nichols, Larry Lee | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Robert Shore (PF), Victor Carlton (C) Zachary Bates, Henry Sasser | |
| 05:26 | Saint Louis | Kim Badger steps in front of the David Richards pass | 62-71 |
| 05:23 | LSU | Kim Badger slams it home | 64-71 |
| 05:03 | Saint Louis | David Richards's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-71 |
| 04:47 | LSU | Kim Badger makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 67-71 |
| 04:33 | Saint Louis | Victor Carlton knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Leland Mosby | 67-74 |
| 04:17 | LSU | Jason Klingensmith is called for traveling | 67-74 |
| Subs | LSU | Eric Ebert (SG), Larry Lee (PF) Edmundo Esposito, Paul Westerman | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Matthew Sund (PG), Zachary Bates (PF), Charles Cosey (C) Leland Mosby, David Richards, Robert Shore | |
| 03:57 | Saint Louis | Victor Carlton misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 67-74 |
| 03:56 | Saint Louis | Charles Cosey snags the offensive board | 67-74 |
| 03:46 | Saint Louis | Victor Carlton clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 67-74 |
| 03:44 | LSU | Eric Ebert grabs the defensive rebound | 67-74 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Victor Ybarra (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Eric Ebert (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Kim Badger (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Larry Lee (fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. C - Jason Klingensmith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Matthew Sund (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Walter Allen (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Victor Carlton (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Zachary Bates (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Cosey (fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 03:37 | LSU | Victor Ybarra misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 67-74 |
| 03:35 | Saint Louis | Charles Cosey snags the defensive board | 67-74 |
| 03:10 | Saint Louis | Matthew Sund can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 67-74 |
| 03:08 | LSU | Kim Badger gets the rebound | 67-74 |
| 03:03 | LSU | Victor Ybarra's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-74 |
| Subs | LSU | Thomas Brummitt (PG), Jonathan Nichols (SF), Kenneth Whiteside (PF) Victor Ybarra, Kim Badger, Jason Klingensmith | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Leland Mosby (PG), David Richards (SF) Walter Allen, Victor Carlton | |
| 02:40 | Saint Louis | Leland Mosby misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 67-74 |
| 02:39 | LSU | Kenneth Whiteside pulls down the rebound | 67-74 |
| 02:39 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-74 |
| Subs | LSU | Edmundo Esposito (SG), Kim Badger (C) Eric Ebert, Larry Lee | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Walter Allen (SG) Matthew Sund | |
| 02:26 | LSU | Jonathan Nichols hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 67-74 |
| 02:25 | LSU | Kenneth Whiteside grabs the offensive board | 67-74 |
| 02:11 | LSU | Thomas Brummitt blows the layup but the foul's on Charles Cosey - foul #2 on Charles Cosey, team foul #5 | 67-74 |
| Subs | LSU | Jason Klingensmith (C) Kim Badger | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 02:11 | LSU | Thomas Brummitt misses the 1st free throw | 67-74 |
| 02:11 | LSU | Thomas Brummitt misses the 2nd free throw | 67-74 |
| 02:11 | Saint Louis | Charles Cosey pulls down the rebound | 67-74 |
| 01:54 | Saint Louis | Zachary Bates lays it in on a great pass from Walter Allen | 67-76 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:46 | LSU | Kenneth Whiteside loses the ball out of bounds | 67-76 |
| Subs | LSU | Victor Ybarra (PG) Thomas Brummitt | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:25 | Saint Louis | Walter Allen is hacked by Edmundo Esposito - foul #3 on Edmundo Esposito, team foul #7 | 67-76 |
| 01:25 | Saint Louis | Walter Allen misses the 1st free throw | 67-76 |
| 01:25 | LSU | Kenneth Whiteside gets the rebound | 67-76 |
| 01:15 | LSU | Charles Cosey swats the short shot by Kenneth Whiteside | 67-76 |
| 01:14 | Saint Louis | Charles Cosey gets the rebound | 67-76 |
| 00:58 | Saint Louis | Walter Allen misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 67-76 |
| 00:56 | LSU | Jason Klingensmith gets the rebound | 67-76 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:52 | LSU | Jason Klingensmith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-76 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:50 | Saint Louis | Charles Cosey is hacked by Victor Ybarra in the backcourt - foul #5 on Victor Ybarra, team foul #8 | 67-76 |
| Subs | LSU | Thomas Brummitt (PG) Victor Ybarra | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Henry Sasser (SF) David Richards | |
| 00:50 | Saint Louis | Charles Cosey makes the 1st free throw | 67-77 |
| 00:50 | Saint Louis | Charles Cosey misses the 2nd free throw | 67-77 |
| 00:50 | LSU | Kenneth Whiteside grabs the board | 67-77 |
| 00:42 | LSU | Jonathan Nichols loses the ball out of bounds | 67-77 |
| Subs | LSU | Eric Ebert (SG), Kim Badger (SF), Larry Lee (PF), Paul Westerman (C) Edmundo Esposito, Jonathan Nichols, Kenneth Whiteside, Jason Klingensmith | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Matthew Sund (PG), Richard Parkhurst (SG), Victor Carlton (SF), Robert Shore (PF) Leland Mosby, Walter Allen, Zachary Bates, Charles Cosey | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:17 | Saint Louis | Henry Sasser banks in the layup on a nice dish by Victor Carlton | 67-79 |
| 00:11 | LSU | Paul Westerman misses short on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Henry Sasser - foul #3 on Henry Sasser, team foul #6 | 67-79 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | John Guice (SG) Richard Parkhurst | |
| 00:11 | LSU | Paul Westerman misses the 1st free throw | 67-79 |
| 00:11 | LSU | Paul Westerman misses the 2nd free throw | 67-79 |
| 00:11 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Robert Shore | 67-79 |
| 00:00 | Saint Louis | Matthew Sund runs out the clock | 67-79 |