| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Chad Platt (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Farner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Mason (fresh) 2 blk. PF - Dane Harper (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Calvin Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Victor Ybarra (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edmundo Esposito (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jonathan Nichols (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Whiteside (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Klingensmith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Jonathan Nichols inbounds the ball | 33-44 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:58 | LSU | Edmundo Esposito throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-44 |
| 19:34 | Illinois-Chicago | Chad Platt knocks in the jump hook in the lane set up by Dane Harper | 35-44 |
| 19:10 | LSU | Edmundo Esposito can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 35-44 |
| 19:08 | Illinois-Chicago | Chad Platt grabs the board | 35-44 |
| 18:48 | Illinois-Chicago | Chad Platt is fouled on the floor by Jason Klingensmith - foul #1 on Jason Klingensmith, team foul #1 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Brian Malveaux (SF) William Mason | |
| Subs | LSU | Thomas Brummitt (PG), Kim Badger (SF), Larry Lee (C) Victor Ybarra, Jonathan Nichols, Jason Klingensmith | |
| 18:34 | Illinois-Chicago | Chad Platt misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-44 |
| 18:32 | Illinois-Chicago | Dane Harper tips it back up and in | 37-44 |
| 18:27 | LSU | Edmundo Esposito clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-44 |
| 18:25 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Dane Harper | 37-44 |
| 18:20 | Illinois-Chicago | Kim Badger swats the short shot by Chad Platt | 37-44 |
| 18:19 | LSU | The rebound goes to Kim Badger | 37-44 |
| 18:17 | LSU | Kim Badger is hacked by Brian Malveaux in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brian Malveaux, team foul #1 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | James Winningham (PG), Bryan Whitener (SG), Akim Spilski (PF), Chester Wright (C) Chad Platt, Joseph Farner, Dane Harper, Calvin Jones | |
| Subs | LSU | Eric Ebert (SG), Paul Westerman (C) Edmundo Esposito, Kenneth Whiteside | |
| 18:02 | LSU | Paul Westerman is hacked by Chester Wright - foul #2 on Chester Wright, team foul #2 | 37-44 |
| 17:39 | LSU | Thomas Brummitt misses short on a floater from the left wing | 37-44 |
| 17:37 | Illinois-Chicago | Akim Spilski gets the rebound | 37-44 |
| 17:30 | Illinois-Chicago | James Winningham buries a jumpshot from the right wing | 39-44 |
| 17:15 | LSU | Kim Badger misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Brian Malveaux - foul #3 on Brian Malveaux, team foul #3 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Joseph Farner (SG), William Mason (SF) James Winningham, Brian Malveaux | |
| Subs | LSU | Victor Ybarra (PG), Jonathan Nichols (SF), Jason Klingensmith (C) Thomas Brummitt, Larry Lee, Paul Westerman | |
| 17:15 | LSU | Kim Badger misses the 1st free throw | 39-44 |
| 17:15 | LSU | Kim Badger makes the 2nd free throw | 39-45 |
| 16:59 | Illinois-Chicago | Joseph Farner buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-45 |
| 16:31 | LSU | Victor Ybarra can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Akim Spilski - foul #2 on Akim Spilski, team foul #4 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Chad Platt (PG), Dane Harper (PF), Calvin Jones (C) Bryan Whitener, Akim Spilski, Chester Wright | |
| Subs | LSU | Edmundo Esposito (SG), Kenneth Whiteside (PF), Paul Westerman (C) Eric Ebert, Kim Badger, Jason Klingensmith | |
| 16:31 | LSU | Victor Ybarra makes the 1st free throw | 42-46 |
| 16:31 | LSU | Victor Ybarra misses the 2nd free throw | 42-46 |
| 16:31 | Illinois-Chicago | Dane Harper pulls down the rebound | 42-46 |
| 16:15 | Illinois-Chicago | Joseph Farner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-46 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Fred Clark (SG) Joseph Farner | |
| Subs | LSU | Thomas Brummitt (PG) Victor Ybarra | |
| 15:57 | LSU | Edmundo Esposito misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 42-46 |
| 15:55 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Westerman | 42-46 |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Chad Platt (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Fred Clark (fresh) SF - William Mason (fairly fresh) 2 blk. PF - Dane Harper (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Calvin Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Thomas Brummitt (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Edmundo Esposito (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jonathan Nichols (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Whiteside (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Westerman (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:41 | LSU | Paul Westerman knocks in the jumper from the right side | 42-48 |
| 15:31 | Illinois-Chicago | Dane Harper connects on the fadeaway in the lane set up by Chad Platt | 44-48 |
| 15:20 | LSU | Chad Platt picks off the pass by Jonathan Nichols | 44-48 |
| 15:02 | Illinois-Chicago | Jonathan Nichols picks off the pass by Chad Platt | 44-48 |
| 15:00 | LSU | Dane Harper steals the ball from Jonathan Nichols in the backcourt | 44-48 |
| 14:44 | Illinois-Chicago | William Mason blows the layup but he's hacked by Jonathan Nichols - foul #3 on Jonathan Nichols, team foul #2 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | James Winningham (PG), Joseph Farner (SG), Akim Spilski (PF), Chester Wright (C) Chad Platt, Fred Clark, Dane Harper, Calvin Jones | |
| Subs | LSU | Victor Ybarra (PG), Larry Lee (PF), Jason Klingensmith (C) Thomas Brummitt, Kenneth Whiteside, Paul Westerman | |
| 14:44 | Illinois-Chicago | William Mason misses the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 14:44 | Illinois-Chicago | William Mason misses the 2nd free throw | 44-48 |
| 14:44 | LSU | Larry Lee snags the defensive board | 44-48 |
| 14:38 | LSU | Victor Ybarra's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-48 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Brian Malveaux (SF) William Mason | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 14:24 | Illinois-Chicago | Joseph Farner comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-48 |
| 14:22 | Illinois-Chicago | The offensive rebound goes to Chester Wright | 44-48 |
| 14:02 | Illinois-Chicago | Brian Malveaux hits the finger roll | 46-48 |
| 13:58 | LSU | Chester Wright blocks the short jumper by Victor Ybarra | 46-48 |
| 13:57 | Illinois-Chicago | Brian Malveaux grabs the defensive rebound | 46-48 |
| 13:53 | Illinois-Chicago | Joseph Farner can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-48 |
| 13:51 | Illinois-Chicago | Chester Wright tips it in | 48-48 |
| 13:41 | LSU | Jason Klingensmith is called for 10 seconds | 48-48 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Bryan Whitener (PG), John Cook (C) James Winningham, Akim Spilski | |
| Subs | LSU | Eric Ebert (SG), Kim Badger (SF) Edmundo Esposito, Jonathan Nichols | |
| 13:31 | Illinois-Chicago | Kim Badger is called for the reach on Brian Malveaux - foul #2 on Kim Badger, team foul #3 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Dane Harper (PF), Calvin Jones (C) Brian Malveaux, Chester Wright | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 13:18 | Illinois-Chicago | Dane Harper is fouled on the floor by Larry Lee - foul #1 on Larry Lee, team foul #4 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | LSU | Kenneth Whiteside (PF) Larry Lee | |
| 12:55 | Illinois-Chicago | Calvin Jones hits a driving attempt from the baseline and the foul's on Jason Klingensmith - foul #2 on Jason Klingensmith, team foul #5 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Chad Platt (PG) Joseph Farner | |
| Subs | LSU | Thomas Brummitt (SG) Jason Klingensmith | |
| 12:55 | Illinois-Chicago | Calvin Jones misses the free throw | 50-48 |
| 12:55 | LSU | The rebound goes to Kim Badger | 50-48 |
| 12:32 | LSU | Eric Ebert misses the lay-in | 50-48 |
| 12:30 | LSU | Kenneth Whiteside snags the offensive board | 50-48 |
| 12:25 | LSU | Victor Ybarra is hacked by Bryan Whitener - foul #2 on Bryan Whitener, team foul #5 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | James Winningham (SG), Fred Clark (SF), Chester Wright (PF) Bryan Whitener, John Cook, Dane Harper | |
| Subs | LSU | Edmundo Esposito (SG), Jason Klingensmith (C) Victor Ybarra, Eric Ebert | |
| 12:10 | LSU | Edmundo Esposito makes the shot from the right wing | 50-50 |
| 11:52 | Illinois-Chicago | Fred Clark misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 50-50 |
| 11:50 | LSU | Kim Badger gets the rebound | 50-50 |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Chad Platt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Winningham (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Fred Clark (fresh) PF - Chester Wright (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Calvin Jones (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Thomas Brummitt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Edmundo Esposito (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Kim Badger (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - Kenneth Whiteside (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jason Klingensmith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:48 | LSU | Thomas Brummitt is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 50-50 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Joseph Farner (SG), Brian Malveaux (SF), Akim Spilski (PF) James Winningham, Fred Clark, Calvin Jones | |
| Subs | LSU | Victor Ybarra (PG), Jonathan Nichols (SF), Larry Lee (PF), Paul Westerman (C) Thomas Brummitt, Kim Badger, Kenneth Whiteside, Jason Klingensmith | |
| 11:37 | Illinois-Chicago | Chad Platt knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-50 |
| 11:14 | LSU | Larry Lee misses short on a runner from the right block but the foul's on Akim Spilski - foul #3 on Akim Spilski, team foul #6 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Bryan Whitener (PG), William Mason (SF), John Cook (C) Chad Platt, Brian Malveaux, Chester Wright | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 11:14 | LSU | Larry Lee makes the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 11:14 | LSU | Larry Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 53-51 |
| 11:14 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Jonathan Nichols | 53-51 |
| 10:49 | LSU | Jonathan Nichols misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Bryan Whitener - foul #3 on Bryan Whitener, team foul #7 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Dane Harper (PF) Akim Spilski | |
| Subs | LSU | Jason Klingensmith (C) Paul Westerman | |
| 10:49 | LSU | Jonathan Nichols makes the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 10:49 | LSU | Jonathan Nichols misses the 2nd free throw | 53-52 |
| 10:49 | Illinois-Chicago | Dane Harper grabs the defensive rebound | 53-52 |
| 10:23 | Illinois-Chicago | Bryan Whitener comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-52 |
| 10:21 | LSU | Edmundo Esposito grabs the defensive rebound | 53-52 |
| 10:17 | LSU | Bryan Whitener steals it from Edmundo Esposito in the backcourt | 53-52 |
| 10:03 | Illinois-Chicago | Joseph Farner can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Edmundo Esposito - foul #3 on Edmundo Esposito, team foul #6 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | James Winningham (PG), Brian Malveaux (SF), Chester Wright (C) Bryan Whitener, William Mason, John Cook | |
| Subs | LSU | Thomas Brummitt (PG), Eric Ebert (SG), Kim Badger (SF), Kenneth Whiteside (PF) Victor Ybarra, Edmundo Esposito, Jonathan Nichols, Larry Lee | |
| 10:03 | Illinois-Chicago | Joseph Farner makes the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 10:03 | Illinois-Chicago | Joseph Farner makes the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| 09:48 | LSU | Eric Ebert can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Joseph Farner - foul #3 on Joseph Farner, team foul #8 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Fred Clark (SG), Calvin Jones (C) Joseph Farner, Chester Wright | |
| Subs | LSU | Paul Westerman (C) Jason Klingensmith | |
| 09:48 | LSU | Eric Ebert makes the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 09:48 | LSU | Eric Ebert makes the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 09:29 | Illinois-Chicago | Brian Malveaux knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from James Winningham | 58-54 |
| 09:16 | LSU | Kim Badger lays it in on a nice dish by Thomas Brummitt | 58-56 |
| 08:59 | Illinois-Chicago | Thomas Brummitt picks off the pass by Fred Clark | 58-56 |
| 08:56 | LSU | Thomas Brummitt hits the finger roll | 58-58 |
| 08:34 | Illinois-Chicago | Fred Clark misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 58-58 |
| 08:32 | Illinois-Chicago | Dane Harper snags the offensive board | 58-58 |
| 08:14 | Illinois-Chicago | Brian Malveaux loses the ball out of bounds | 58-58 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Chad Platt (PG), Bryan Whitener (SG), William Mason (SF), Akim Spilski (PF), Chester Wright (C) James Winningham, Fred Clark, Brian Malveaux, Dane Harper, Calvin Jones | |
| Subs | LSU | Victor Ybarra (PG), Edmundo Esposito (SG), Larry Lee (PF), Jason Klingensmith (C) Thomas Brummitt, Eric Ebert, Kenneth Whiteside, Paul Westerman | |
| 07:54 | LSU | Larry Lee misses the easy layup | 58-58 |
| 07:53 | Illinois-Chicago | Akim Spilski pulls down the rebound | 58-58 |
| 07:47 | Illinois-Chicago | William Mason scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Chad Platt | 60-58 |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Chad Platt (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bryan Whitener (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Mason (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. PF - Akim Spilski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Chester Wright (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Victor Ybarra (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edmundo Esposito (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Kim Badger (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. PF - Larry Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Jason Klingensmith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:22 | LSU | Kim Badger is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-58 |
| 07:20 | LSU | Victor Ybarra hits the follow up shot | 60-60 |
| 07:02 | Illinois-Chicago | Chad Platt misses long on a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Victor Ybarra - foul #2 on Victor Ybarra, team foul #7 | 60-60 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Joseph Farner (SG), John Cook (SF) Bryan Whitener, William Mason | |
| Subs | LSU | Thomas Brummitt (PG), Jonathan Nichols (SF), Kenneth Whiteside (PF) Victor Ybarra, Kim Badger, Larry Lee | |
| 07:02 | Illinois-Chicago | Chad Platt misses the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 07:02 | Illinois-Chicago | Chad Platt makes the 2nd free throw | 61-60 |
| 06:44 | LSU | Kenneth Whiteside scores on a runner from the left block | 61-62 |
| 06:23 | Illinois-Chicago | Joseph Farner drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-62 |
| 06:05 | LSU | Jason Klingensmith misses badly on a shot from the left side | 64-62 |
| 06:03 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Akim Spilski | 64-62 |
| 05:47 | Illinois-Chicago | Chad Platt misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Edmundo Esposito - foul #4 on Edmundo Esposito, team foul #8 | 64-62 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | William Mason (SF), Dane Harper (PF), Calvin Jones (C) John Cook, Akim Spilski, Chester Wright | |
| Subs | LSU | Victor Ybarra (PG), Paul Westerman (C) Edmundo Esposito, Jason Klingensmith | |
| 05:47 | Illinois-Chicago | Chad Platt makes the 1st free throw | 65-62 |
| 05:47 | Illinois-Chicago | Chad Platt misses the 2nd free throw | 65-62 |
| 05:47 | LSU | Paul Westerman gets the rebound | 65-62 |
| 05:45 | LSU | Victor Ybarra throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 65-62 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Bryan Whitener (PG) Chad Platt | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 05:25 | Illinois-Chicago | Paul Westerman takes the ball from Calvin Jones | 65-62 |
| 05:14 | LSU | Kenneth Whiteside misses long on a floater from the right wing | 65-62 |
| 05:13 | LSU | Kenneth Whiteside tips it home | 65-64 |
| 05:00 | Illinois-Chicago | William Mason buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Joseph Farner | 68-64 |
| 04:45 | LSU | Paul Westerman misses the easy layup | 68-64 |
| 04:44 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to William Mason | 68-64 |
| 04:27 | Illinois-Chicago | William Mason misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Paul Westerman - foul #1 on Paul Westerman, team foul #9 | 68-64 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | James Winningham (PG), Fred Clark (SG), John Cook (PF) Bryan Whitener, Joseph Farner, Dane Harper | |
| Subs | LSU | Edmundo Esposito (SG), Eric Ebert (SF), Larry Lee (PF), Kim Badger (C) Thomas Brummitt, Jonathan Nichols, Kenneth Whiteside, Paul Westerman | |
| 04:27 | Illinois-Chicago | William Mason makes the 1st free throw | 69-64 |
| 04:27 | Illinois-Chicago | William Mason makes the 2nd free throw | 70-64 |
| 04:16 | LSU | Kim Badger hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block but the foul's on John Cook - foul #3 on John Cook, team foul #9 | 70-64 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Brian Malveaux (SF) William Mason | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 04:16 | LSU | Kim Badger misses the 1st free throw | 70-64 |
| 04:16 | LSU | Kim Badger misses the 2nd free throw | 70-64 |
| 04:16 | Illinois-Chicago | Calvin Jones gets the rebound | 70-64 |
| 04:08 | Illinois-Chicago | James Winningham is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on James Winningham, team foul #10 | 70-64 |
| 03:55 | LSU | Edmundo Esposito misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Fred Clark - foul #1 on Fred Clark, team foul #11 | 70-64 |
| 03:55 | LSU | Edmundo Esposito makes the 1st free throw | 70-65 |
| 03:55 | LSU | Edmundo Esposito makes the 2nd free throw | 70-66 |
| 03:39 | Illinois-Chicago | Brian Malveaux hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 70-66 |
| 03:38 | LSU | Kim Badger grabs the board | 70-66 |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - James Winningham (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Fred Clark (fresh) SF - Brian Malveaux (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Cook (fresh) 3 pf. C - Calvin Jones (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Victor Ybarra (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edmundo Esposito (tiring) 7 pts. 4 pf. SF - Eric Ebert (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Kim Badger (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:32 | LSU | Kim Badger banks in the layup on a nice dish by Edmundo Esposito | 70-68 |
| 03:14 | Illinois-Chicago | Kim Badger steps in front of the Calvin Jones pass | 70-68 |
| 02:51 | LSU | Kim Badger connects on the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Larry Lee | 70-70 |
| 02:51 | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-70 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Chad Platt (PG), Joseph Farner (SG), William Mason (SF), Dane Harper (PF), Akim Spilski (C) James Winningham, Fred Clark, Brian Malveaux, John Cook, Calvin Jones | |
| Subs | LSU | Thomas Brummitt (PG), Paul Westerman (C) Victor Ybarra, Eric Ebert | |
| 02:49 | Illinois-Chicago | Thomas Brummitt takes the ball from Chad Platt in the backcourt | 70-70 |
| 02:36 | LSU | Joseph Farner steps in front of the Kim Badger pass | 70-70 |
| 02:31 | Illinois-Chicago | Joseph Farner lays it in | 72-70 |
| 02:18 | LSU | Kim Badger comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 72-70 |
| 02:16 | Illinois-Chicago | Chad Platt snags the defensive board | 72-70 |
| 01:59 | Illinois-Chicago | Joseph Farner can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 72-70 |
| 01:58 | LSU | Paul Westerman pulls down the rebound | 72-70 |
| 01:38 | LSU | Larry Lee connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 72-73 |
| 01:32 | Illinois-Chicago | Dane Harper comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 72-73 |
| 01:30 | Illinois-Chicago | The offensive rebound goes to William Mason | 72-73 |
| 01:12 | Illinois-Chicago | Joseph Farner hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 72-73 |
| 01:10 | Illinois-Chicago | Dane Harper pulls down the offensive rebound | 72-73 |
| 01:05 | Illinois-Chicago | Joseph Farner can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 72-73 |
| 01:04 | Illinois-Chicago | Akim Spilski tips it back up and in | 74-73 |
| 01:04 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 74-73 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Calvin Jones (C) Akim Spilski | |
| Subs | LSU | Victor Ybarra (PG), Jonathan Nichols (SF), Kenneth Whiteside (PF), Jason Klingensmith (C) Thomas Brummitt, Kim Badger, Larry Lee, Paul Westerman | |
| 00:48 | LSU | Jonathan Nichols knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Edmundo Esposito | 74-76 |
| 00:25 | Illinois-Chicago | Joseph Farner misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 74-76 |
| 00:23 | LSU | Kenneth Whiteside gets the rebound | 74-76 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:21 | LSU | Kenneth Whiteside is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Farner - foul #4 on Joseph Farner, team foul #12 | 74-76 |
| 00:21 | LSU | Kenneth Whiteside makes the 1st free throw | 74-77 |
| 00:21 | LSU | Kenneth Whiteside makes the 2nd free throw | 74-78 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:15 | Illinois-Chicago | Joseph Farner buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by William Mason | 77-78 |
| 00:12 | LSU | Edmundo Esposito is fouled in the backcourt by Chad Platt - foul #2 on Chad Platt, team foul #13 | 77-78 |
| 00:12 | LSU | Edmundo Esposito makes the 1st free throw | 77-79 |
| 00:12 | LSU | Edmundo Esposito makes the 2nd free throw | 77-80 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:07 | Illinois-Chicago | Joseph Farner hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 80-80 |
| 00:07 | LSU | LSU calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 80-80 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:04 | LSU | Calvin Jones steps in front of the Jason Klingensmith pass in the backcourt | 80-80 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Calvin Jones buries a jumper from the baseline | 82-80 |