| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Dulin (fresh) SG - Charles Hicks (fresh) SF - Herbert Goode (fresh) PF - Noel Godley (fresh) C - Richard Gregory (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Vaughn Wynn (fresh) SG - Charles Perkins (fresh) SF - Thomas Lockett (fresh) PF - James Holquin (fresh) C - Richard Langford (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Richard Langford wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | St. John's | James Holquin makes the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Vaughn Wynn | 0-2 |
| 19:34 | LSU | James Dulin misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 0-2 |
| 19:32 | LSU | Herbert Goode pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:11 | LSU | Richard Gregory misses the runner near the basket | 0-2 |
| 19:09 | St. John's | James Holquin grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:56 | St. John's | Thomas Lockett misses the 3 from straight away | 0-2 |
| 18:55 | LSU | Noel Godley gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:34 | LSU | Richard Gregory can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 0-2 |
| 18:32 | St. John's | Charles Perkins snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:22 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn drills a floater near the basket and the foul's on James Dulin - foul #1 on James Dulin, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 18:22 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn makes the free throw | 0-5 |
| 17:53 | LSU | Richard Gregory misses the shot from the left wing | 0-5 |
| 17:51 | St. John's | James Holquin gets the rebound | 0-5 |
| 17:44 | St. John's | James Dulin steals it from Richard Langford | 0-5 |
| 17:40 | LSU | Herbert Goode blows the dunk | 0-5 |
| 17:39 | LSU | Richard Gregory tips it but misses | 0-5 |
| 17:37 | St. John's | Richard Langford gets the rebound | 0-5 |
| 17:08 | St. John's | Charles Perkins misses the lay-in | 0-5 |
| 17:07 | LSU | James Dulin snags the defensive board | 0-5 |
| 17:02 | LSU | James Dulin connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Charles Hicks | 2-5 |
| 16:43 | St. John's | Charles Perkins hits the finger roll | 2-7 |
| 16:25 | LSU | Noel Godley misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 2-7 |
| 16:23 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Richard Langford | 2-7 |
| 16:02 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn is hacked by James Dulin - foul #2 on James Dulin, team foul #2 | 2-7 |
| Subs | LSU | Francisco Bermudez (PG), Keith Prill (SF), Jonathan Cluff (PF), Lawrence Long (C) James Dulin, Herbert Goode, Noel Godley, Richard Gregory | |
| Subs | St. John's | Arnold Dennis (SG), James Cunningham (SF), Daniel Felton (PF), Tim Dicarlo (C) Charles Perkins, Thomas Lockett, James Holquin, Richard Langford | |
| 15:44 | St. John's | Arnold Dennis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-7 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Roger Wright (PG) Vaughn Wynn | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Francisco Bermudez (fresh) SG - Charles Hicks (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Keith Prill (fresh) PF - Jonathan Cluff (fresh) C - Lawrence Long (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Roger Wright (fresh) SG - Arnold Dennis (fresh) SF - James Cunningham (fresh) PF - Daniel Felton (fresh) C - Tim Dicarlo (fresh) | |
| 15:25 | LSU | Francisco Bermudez drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Charles Hicks | 5-7 |
| 15:05 | St. John's | Daniel Felton blows the layup | 5-7 |
| 15:04 | LSU | Francisco Bermudez snags the defensive board | 5-7 |
| 15:00 | LSU | Charles Hicks can't connect on a shot near the basket | 5-7 |
| 14:58 | St. John's | James Cunningham grabs the board | 5-7 |
| 14:52 | St. John's | Tim Dicarlo misses the shot in the lane but the foul's on Keith Prill - foul #1 on Keith Prill, team foul #3 | 5-7 |
| Subs | LSU | Herbert Goode (SF) Charles Hicks | |
| Subs | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn (PG) Roger Wright | |
| 14:52 | St. John's | Tim Dicarlo misses the 1st free throw | 5-7 |
| 14:52 | St. John's | Tim Dicarlo misses the 2nd free throw | 5-7 |
| 14:52 | LSU | Jonathan Cluff snags the defensive board | 5-7 |
| 14:24 | LSU | Keith Prill knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 8-7 |
| 14:06 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 8-10 |
| 13:51 | LSU | Lawrence Long scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Francisco Bermudez | 11-10 |
| 13:39 | St. John's | James Cunningham drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Vaughn Wynn | 11-12 |
| 13:33 | LSU | Keith Prill hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 11-12 |
| 13:31 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn pulls down the rebound | 11-12 |
| 13:14 | St. John's | Tim Dicarlo drills a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by James Cunningham and the foul's on Francisco Bermudez - foul #1 on Francisco Bermudez, team foul #4 | 11-14 |
| Subs | LSU | Charles Hicks (SG), Noel Godley (PF), Richard Gregory (C) Herbert Goode, Jonathan Cluff, Lawrence Long | |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Perkins (SG), Thomas Lockett (SF), Richard Langford (C) Arnold Dennis, James Cunningham, Daniel Felton | |
| 13:14 | St. John's | Tim Dicarlo misses the free throw | 11-14 |
| 13:14 | LSU | Noel Godley gets the rebound | 11-14 |
| 13:02 | LSU | Richard Gregory is whistled for traveling | 11-14 |
| Subs | LSU | Donald Davis (SF) Keith Prill | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Holquin (PF) Tim Dicarlo | |
| 12:47 | St. John's | James Holquin comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 11-14 |
| 12:45 | LSU | Francisco Bermudez pulls down the rebound | 11-14 |
| 12:39 | LSU | James Holquin denies the turnaround by Donald Davis | 11-14 |
| 12:37 | St. John's | James Holquin grabs the defensive rebound | 11-14 |
| 12:33 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn misses short on a floater from the right wing | 11-14 |
| 12:31 | St. John's | James Holquin pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-14 |
| 12:16 | St. John's | James Holquin misses badly on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Noel Godley - foul #1 on Noel Godley, team foul #5 | 11-14 |
| Subs | LSU | James Bugg (C) Richard Gregory | |
| Subs | St. John's | Roger Wright (PG) Vaughn Wynn | |
| 12:16 | St. John's | James Holquin makes the 1st free throw | 11-15 |
| 12:16 | St. John's | James Holquin misses the 2nd free throw | 11-15 |
| 12:16 | LSU | James Bugg gets the rebound | 11-15 |
| 12:01 | LSU | Donald Davis misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 11-15 |
| 11:59 | LSU | Francisco Bermudez tips it in | 13-15 |
| 11:43 | St. John's | Thomas Lockett is fouled on the floor by Donald Davis - foul #1 on Donald Davis, team foul #6 | 13-15 |
| Subs | LSU | Keith Prill (PG), Herbert Goode (SF), Lawrence Long (C) Francisco Bermudez, Donald Davis, James Bugg | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Cunningham (PG) Roger Wright | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Keith Prill (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Charles Hicks (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Herbert Goode (fresh) PF - Noel Godley (fresh) 2 reb. C - Lawrence Long (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Cunningham (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Perkins (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Lockett (fresh) PF - James Holquin (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Langford (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:26 | St. John's | James Holquin buries a floater from the left wing | 13-17 |
| 11:07 | LSU | Charles Hicks misses short on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by James Cunningham - foul #1 on James Cunningham, team foul #1 | 13-17 |
| Subs | LSU | James Bugg (C) Noel Godley | |
| Subs | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn (PG), Daniel Felton (PF), Tim Dicarlo (C) Thomas Lockett, James Holquin, Richard Langford | |
| 11:07 | LSU | Charles Hicks misses the 1st free throw | 13-17 |
| 11:07 | LSU | Charles Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 14-17 |
| 10:50 | St. John's | Tim Dicarlo can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 14-17 |
| 10:49 | LSU | Lawrence Long pulls down the rebound | 14-17 |
| 10:29 | LSU | Charles Hicks hits a shot from just outside the lane set up by Keith Prill and he's hacked by Charles Perkins - foul #1 on Charles Perkins, team foul #2 | 16-17 |
| Subs | LSU | Jonathan Cluff (PF), Richard Gregory (C) Lawrence Long, James Bugg | |
| Subs | St. John's | Arnold Dennis (SG) Charles Perkins | |
| 10:29 | LSU | Charles Hicks misses the free throw | 16-17 |
| 10:29 | St. John's | Tim Dicarlo snags the defensive board | 16-17 |
| 10:11 | St. John's | James Cunningham misses the dunk | 16-17 |
| 10:10 | St. John's | Tim Dicarlo tips it but misses | 16-17 |
| 10:08 | LSU | Jonathan Cluff grabs the defensive rebound | 16-17 |
| 10:03 | LSU | Charles Hicks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-17 |
| Subs | LSU | Francisco Bermudez (PG) Herbert Goode | |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Lockett (SF), Hai Chu (C) James Cunningham, Tim Dicarlo | |
| 09:47 | St. John's | Daniel Felton hits the finger roll | 16-19 |
| 09:30 | LSU | Richard Gregory's pass is intercepted by Vaughn Wynn | 16-19 |
| 09:12 | St. John's | Hai Chu's fadeaway is rejected by Jonathan Cluff | 16-19 |
| 09:10 | St. John's | Thomas Lockett grabs the offensive rebound | 16-19 |
| 08:52 | St. John's | Francisco Bermudez steps in front of the Vaughn Wynn pass | 16-19 |
| 08:28 | LSU | Charles Hicks buries a pull-up jumper from the left side | 18-19 |
| 08:09 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 18-19 |
| 08:07 | St. John's | Thomas Lockett tips it in | 18-21 |
| 08:03 | LSU | Keith Prill is hacked by Hai Chu - foul #1 on Hai Chu, team foul #3 | 18-21 |
| Subs | LSU | Lawrence Long (PG), Herbert Goode (SF), Noel Godley (PF), James Bugg (C) Francisco Bermudez, Keith Prill, Jonathan Cluff, Richard Gregory | |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Perkins (SG), James Cunningham (SF), James Holquin (PF), Richard Langford (C) Arnold Dennis, Thomas Lockett, Daniel Felton, Hai Chu | |
| 07:58 | LSU | Noel Godley is denied on a dunk by Richard Langford | 18-21 |
| 07:57 | LSU | Noel Godley snags the offensive board | 18-21 |
| 07:49 | LSU | James Bugg throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-21 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Roger Wright (PG) Vaughn Wynn | |
| 07:29 | St. John's | Richard Langford misses the jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Noel Godley - foul #2 on Noel Godley, team foul #7 | 18-21 |
| Subs | LSU | Donald Davis (PF) Noel Godley | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 07:29 | St. John's | Richard Langford misses the 1st free throw | 18-21 |
| 07:29 | St. John's | Richard Langford makes the 2nd free throw | 18-22 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Lawrence Long (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Charles Hicks (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Herbert Goode (fresh) PF - Donald Davis (fresh) C - James Bugg (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Roger Wright (fresh) SG - Charles Perkins (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Cunningham (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Holquin (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Langford (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:13 | LSU | Donald Davis is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Donald Davis, team foul #8 | 18-22 |
| Subs | LSU | Francisco Bermudez (PG) Donald Davis | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 06:50 | St. John's | James Holquin travels with the ball | 18-22 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn (PG) Roger Wright | |
| 06:40 | LSU | Charles Hicks misses badly on a floater from the right side | 18-22 |
| 06:39 | St. John's | Richard Langford gets the rebound | 18-22 |
| 06:35 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn travels in the backcourt | 18-22 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Lockett (SF) James Cunningham | |
| 06:14 | LSU | Lawrence Long travels with the ball | 18-22 |
| 06:04 | St. John's | Charles Perkins comes up short on the floater from the right block but he's fouled by Francisco Bermudez - foul #2 on Francisco Bermudez, team foul #9 | 18-22 |
| Subs | LSU | Keith Prill (PG) Francisco Bermudez | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 06:04 | St. John's | Charles Perkins makes the 1st free throw | 18-23 |
| 06:04 | St. John's | Charles Perkins makes the 2nd free throw | 18-24 |
| 05:53 | LSU | Lawrence Long misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 18-24 |
| 05:51 | St. John's | Richard Langford gets the rebound | 18-24 |
| 05:47 | St. John's | Lawrence Long steps in front of the Vaughn Wynn pass | 18-24 |
| 05:26 | LSU | James Bugg misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 18-24 |
| 05:25 | St. John's | The rebound goes to James Holquin | 18-24 |
| 05:12 | St. John's | Charles Perkins loses the ball out of bounds | 18-24 |
| Subs | LSU | Jonathan Cluff (PF), Richard Gregory (C) Lawrence Long, James Bugg | |
| Subs | St. John's | Arnold Dennis (SG), James Cunningham (SF), Tim Dicarlo (PF), Hai Chu (C) Charles Perkins, Thomas Lockett, James Holquin, Richard Langford | |
| 04:55 | LSU | Jonathan Cluff misses long on a jumper from the left side | 18-24 |
| 04:54 | St. John's | Hai Chu grabs the board | 18-24 |
| 04:36 | St. John's | Richard Gregory is called for the reach on Hai Chu - foul #1 on Richard Gregory, team foul #10 | 18-24 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Daniel Felton (PF) Tim Dicarlo | |
| 04:36 | St. John's | Hai Chu makes the 1st free throw | 18-25 |
| 04:36 | St. John's | Hai Chu makes the 2nd free throw | 18-26 |
| 04:16 | LSU | Jonathan Cluff can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 18-26 |
| 04:15 | St. John's | Hai Chu snags the defensive board | 18-26 |
| 04:01 | St. John's | James Cunningham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-26 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Perkins (SG), Thomas Lockett (SF), Tim Dicarlo (C) Vaughn Wynn, Arnold Dennis, Hai Chu | |
| 03:45 | LSU | Keith Prill misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 18-26 |
| 03:44 | LSU | Herbert Goode tips it in | 20-26 |
| 03:22 | St. John's | Charles Perkins drills a shot from the right side on a great pass from Daniel Felton | 20-28 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Keith Prill (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Hicks (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Herbert Goode (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jonathan Cluff (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Richard Gregory (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Cunningham (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Perkins (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Thomas Lockett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Felton (fresh) 2 pts. C - Tim Dicarlo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:53 | LSU | Jonathan Cluff misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Daniel Felton - foul #1 on Daniel Felton, team foul #4 | 20-28 |
| Subs | LSU | James Dulin (PG), Francisco Bermudez (SG), Lawrence Long (SF), Noel Godley (PF) Keith Prill, Charles Hicks, Herbert Goode, Richard Gregory | |
| Subs | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn (PG), James Holquin (PF), Richard Langford (C) James Cunningham, Daniel Felton, Tim Dicarlo | |
| 02:53 | LSU | Jonathan Cluff makes the 1st free throw | 21-28 |
| 02:53 | LSU | Jonathan Cluff misses the 2nd free throw | 21-28 |
| 02:53 | St. John's | James Holquin grabs the defensive rebound | 21-28 |
| 02:38 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn makes the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Charles Perkins | 21-30 |
| 02:23 | LSU | The pull-up jumper by Francisco Bermudez is blocked by Vaughn Wynn | 21-30 |
| 02:21 | LSU | Lawrence Long tips it back up and in | 23-30 |
| 02:11 | St. John's | Francisco Bermudez is called for the reach on Charles Perkins - foul #3 on Francisco Bermudez, team foul #11 | 23-30 |
| Subs | LSU | Donald Davis (SF), James Bugg (C) Francisco Bermudez, Jonathan Cluff | |
| Subs | St. John's | Arnold Dennis (SF) Thomas Lockett | |
| 02:11 | St. John's | Charles Perkins makes the 1st free throw | 23-31 |
| 02:11 | St. John's | Charles Perkins makes the 2nd free throw | 23-32 |
| 01:58 | LSU | Donald Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 23-32 |
| 01:56 | St. John's | James Holquin pulls down the rebound | 23-32 |
| 01:39 | St. John's | Charles Perkins makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Vaughn Wynn | 23-35 |
| 01:14 | LSU | Donald Davis misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 23-35 |
| 01:13 | St. John's | Charles Perkins snags the defensive board | 23-35 |
| 01:01 | St. John's | James Holquin misses the dunk | 23-35 |
| 00:59 | LSU | James Bugg pulls down the rebound | 23-35 |
| 00:52 | LSU | Noel Godley drills a shot from the baseline set up by Donald Davis and he's hacked by Arnold Dennis - foul #1 on Arnold Dennis, team foul #5 | 25-35 |
| Subs | LSU | Keith Prill (SG) Lawrence Long | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Cunningham (SF), Daniel Felton (PF), Tim Dicarlo (C) Charles Perkins, James Holquin, Richard Langford | |
| 00:52 | LSU | Noel Godley makes the free throw | 26-35 |
| 00:40 | St. John's | Tim Dicarlo knocks in the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Vaughn Wynn | 26-37 |
| 00:28 | LSU | Noel Godley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-37 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Lockett (SF) Arnold Dennis | |
| 00:03 | St. John's | Daniel Felton can't throw it down but he's fouled by Noel Godley - foul #3 on Noel Godley, team foul #12 | 26-37 |
| Subs | LSU | Herbert Goode (SF), Jonathan Cluff (PF), Richard Gregory (C) Donald Davis, Noel Godley, James Bugg | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:03 | St. John's | Daniel Felton misses the 1st free throw | 26-37 |
| 00:03 | St. John's | Daniel Felton makes the 2nd free throw | 26-38 |
| 00:00 | LSU | James Dulin can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 26-38 |