| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Dulin (fresh) SG - Charles Hicks (fresh) SF - Herbert Goode (fresh) PF - Lawrence Long (fresh) C - Richard Gregory (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Texas | PG - John Pugh (fresh) SG - Chester Bass (fresh) SF - Melvin Auxier (fresh) PF - Joshua Schofield (fresh) C - David Bentley (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Richard Gregory wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Texas | Texas is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | LSU | James Dulin buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 19:31 | Texas | James Dulin picks off the pass by Melvin Auxier | 3-0 |
| 19:24 | LSU | Charles Hicks misses the shot from the left wing | 3-0 |
| 19:22 | LSU | Herbert Goode pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 19:17 | LSU | Lawrence Long drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Herbert Goode | 6-0 |
| 18:54 | Texas | Melvin Auxier is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Melvin Auxier, team foul #1 | 6-0 |
| 18:37 | LSU | Richard Gregory lays it up and in on a great pass from Charles Hicks and he's fouled by Joshua Schofield - foul #1 on Joshua Schofield, team foul #2 | 8-0 |
| 18:37 | LSU | Richard Gregory makes the free throw | 9-0 |
| 18:18 | Texas | John Pugh's floater is knocked away by Herbert Goode | 9-0 |
| 18:17 | LSU | Lawrence Long grabs the board | 9-0 |
| 18:13 | LSU | Charles Hicks can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by David Bentley - foul #1 on David Bentley, team foul #3 | 9-0 |
| 18:13 | LSU | Charles Hicks misses the 1st free throw | 9-0 |
| 18:13 | LSU | Charles Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 10-0 |
| 17:47 | Texas | David Bentley can't connect on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Richard Gregory - foul #1 on Richard Gregory, team foul #1 | 10-0 |
| Subs | LSU | Jonathan Cluff (PF), James Bugg (C) Lawrence Long, Richard Gregory | |
| Subs | Texas | | |
| 17:47 | Texas | David Bentley makes the 1st free throw | 10-1 |
| 17:47 | Texas | David Bentley makes the 2nd free throw | 10-2 |
| 17:29 | LSU | Charles Hicks misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 10-2 |
| 17:27 | Texas | The rebound goes to Joshua Schofield | 10-2 |
| 17:00 | Texas | Melvin Auxier's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-2 |
| Subs | LSU | Francisco Bermudez (PG), Bryan Curry (SG), Donald Davis (SF) James Dulin, Charles Hicks, Herbert Goode | |
| Subs | Texas | Robert Bailey (SG) Chester Bass | |
| 16:36 | LSU | Bryan Curry misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 10-2 |
| 16:35 | Texas | David Bentley pulls down the rebound | 10-2 |
| 16:30 | Texas | Robert Bailey lays it in on a nice dish by Melvin Auxier | 10-4 |
| 16:25 | LSU | Bryan Curry loses the ball out of bounds | 10-4 |
| Subs | LSU | Lawrence Long (PF) James Bugg | |
| Subs | Texas | Bryan Herndon (PG), Patrick Hugh (SF), Joseph Chaney (C) John Pugh, Melvin Auxier, David Bentley | |
| 16:11 | Texas | Robert Bailey lays it up and in set up by Bryan Herndon | 10-6 |
| 15:53 | LSU | Lawrence Long hits a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Francisco Bermudez | 12-6 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Francisco Bermudez (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bryan Curry (fresh) SF - Donald Davis (fresh) PF - Lawrence Long (fresh) 5 pts. C - Jonathan Cluff (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Texas | PG - Bryan Herndon (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Bailey (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Patrick Hugh (fresh) PF - Joshua Schofield (fairly fresh) C - Joseph Chaney (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Texas | Bryan Herndon is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Long - foul #1 on Lawrence Long, team foul #2 | 12-6 |
| Subs | LSU | James Dulin (PG), Charles Hicks (SG), Herbert Goode (SF), Richard Gregory (C) Francisco Bermudez, Bryan Curry, Donald Davis, Jonathan Cluff | |
| Subs | Texas | Chester Bass (SG), David Strickland (C) Bryan Herndon, Joshua Schofield | |
| 15:17 | Texas | Patrick Hugh knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 12-9 |
| 15:11 | LSU | Robert Bailey steals the ball from Charles Hicks | 12-9 |
| 14:51 | Texas | Robert Bailey clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 12-9 |
| 14:49 | LSU | Richard Gregory grabs the defensive rebound | 12-9 |
| 14:45 | LSU | Joseph Chaney swats the short shot by Herbert Goode | 12-9 |
| 14:43 | Texas | The rebound goes to Robert Bailey | 12-9 |
| 14:27 | Texas | David Strickland banks in the layup | 12-11 |
| 14:07 | LSU | Lawrence Long hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 12-11 |
| 14:05 | LSU | Charles Hicks hits the follow up shot | 14-11 |
| 13:40 | Texas | Chester Bass comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 14-11 |
| 13:38 | Texas | David Strickland tips it back up and in | 14-13 |
| 13:29 | LSU | Joseph Chaney is called for the reach on Charles Hicks - foul #1 on Joseph Chaney, team foul #4 | 14-13 |
| Subs | LSU | Francisco Bermudez (PG), Bryan Curry (SG), Donald Davis (SF), James Bugg (PF) James Dulin, Charles Hicks, Herbert Goode, Lawrence Long | |
| Subs | Texas | John Pugh (PG), Bryan Herndon (SG), Melvin Auxier (SF), Joshua Schofield (PF), David Bentley (C) Robert Bailey, Chester Bass, Patrick Hugh, Joseph Chaney, David Strickland | |
| 13:15 | LSU | Richard Gregory scores on a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Francisco Bermudez | 16-13 |
| 13:04 | Texas | Melvin Auxier is fouled on the floor by Donald Davis - foul #1 on Donald Davis, team foul #3 | 16-13 |
| Subs | LSU | Jonathan Cluff (PF) Richard Gregory | |
| Subs | Texas | | |
| 12:49 | Texas | Bryan Herndon steps out of bounds on the sideline | 16-13 |
| 12:31 | LSU | Jonathan Cluff misses short on a floater from close range but he's fouled by Joshua Schofield - foul #2 on Joshua Schofield, team foul #5 | 16-13 |
| Subs | LSU | James Dulin (PG), Charles Hicks (SG) Francisco Bermudez, Bryan Curry | |
| Subs | Texas | James Floyd (PF) Joshua Schofield | |
| 12:31 | LSU | Jonathan Cluff makes the 1st free throw | 17-13 |
| 12:31 | LSU | Jonathan Cluff makes the 2nd free throw | 18-13 |
| 12:08 | Texas | David Bentley is hacked by James Bugg - foul #1 on James Bugg, team foul #4 | 18-13 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Texas | David Strickland (PF) James Floyd | |
| 11:42 | Texas | Bryan Herndon clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 18-13 |
| 11:40 | Texas | David Bentley tips it back up and in | 18-15 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Dulin (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Charles Hicks (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Davis (fresh) PF - Jonathan Cluff (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - James Bugg (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Texas | PG - John Pugh (fresh) SG - Bryan Herndon (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Melvin Auxier (fresh) PF - David Strickland (fresh) 4 pts. C - David Bentley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:29 | LSU | Donald Davis makes the shot from the right side on a great pass from James Dulin | 20-15 |
| 11:15 | Texas | James Bugg steals it from Bryan Herndon | 20-15 |
| 10:53 | LSU | James Bugg throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-15 |
| Subs | LSU | Herbert Goode (SF), Lawrence Long (PF), Richard Gregory (C) Donald Davis, Jonathan Cluff, James Bugg | |
| Subs | Texas | Robert Bailey (PG), Chester Bass (SG), Joseph Chaney (PF) John Pugh, Bryan Herndon, David Bentley | |
| 10:36 | Texas | Chester Bass can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 20-15 |
| 10:34 | Texas | Joseph Chaney hits the follow up shot | 20-17 |
| 10:09 | LSU | Lawrence Long buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Charles Hicks | 23-17 |
| 09:49 | Texas | Robert Bailey misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 23-17 |
| 09:48 | LSU | Richard Gregory pulls down the rebound | 23-17 |
| 09:36 | LSU | Richard Gregory misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 23-17 |
| 09:34 | LSU | James Dulin tips it but misses | 23-17 |
| 09:33 | Texas | Joseph Chaney pulls down the rebound | 23-17 |
| 09:12 | Texas | David Strickland hits a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Chester Bass | 23-19 |
| 08:58 | LSU | David Strickland denies the turnaround by Richard Gregory | 23-19 |
| 08:56 | Texas | Robert Bailey grabs the board | 23-19 |
| 08:33 | Texas | Chester Bass double dribbles | 23-19 |
| Subs | LSU | Francisco Bermudez (PG), Bryan Curry (SG), James Bugg (PF), Donald Davis (C) James Dulin, Charles Hicks, Lawrence Long, Richard Gregory | |
| Subs | Texas | John Pugh (PG), Patrick Hugh (SG), Robert Disalvo (SF), James Floyd (PF), David Bentley (C) Robert Bailey, Chester Bass, Melvin Auxier, Joseph Chaney, David Strickland | |
| 08:16 | LSU | Francisco Bermudez is fouled on the floor by James Floyd - foul #1 on James Floyd, team foul #6 | 23-19 |
| Subs | LSU | Jonathan Cluff (PF) Herbert Goode | |
| Subs | Texas | | |
| 08:11 | LSU | James Bugg loses the dribble to James Floyd | 23-19 |
| 07:53 | Texas | David Bentley hits a fadeaway from the right block and he's fouled by Jonathan Cluff - foul #1 on Jonathan Cluff, team foul #5 | 23-21 |
| 07:53 | Texas | David Bentley misses the free throw | 23-21 |
| 07:53 | LSU | James Bugg snags the defensive board | 23-21 |
| 07:43 | LSU | Francisco Bermudez can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 23-21 |
| 07:42 | LSU | James Bugg gets the offensive rebound | 23-21 |
| 07:25 | LSU | James Bugg is whistled for traveling | 23-21 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Texas | Chester Bass (SG), Joseph Chaney (PF) Robert Disalvo, James Floyd | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Francisco Bermudez (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Bryan Curry (fresh) SF - Donald Davis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jonathan Cluff (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Bugg (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas | PG - John Pugh (fresh) SG - Chester Bass (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Patrick Hugh (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Chaney (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Bentley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:03 | Texas | Joseph Chaney is hacked by Jonathan Cluff - foul #2 on Jonathan Cluff, team foul #6 | 23-21 |
| Subs | LSU | Herbert Goode (SF), Lawrence Long (PF) Donald Davis, Jonathan Cluff | |
| Subs | Texas | Robert Bailey (SF) Patrick Hugh | |
| 06:53 | Texas | John Pugh is hacked by James Bugg - foul #2 on James Bugg, team foul #7 | 23-21 |
| Subs | LSU | Richard Gregory (C) James Bugg | |
| Subs | Texas | | |
| 06:53 | Texas | John Pugh misses the 1st free throw | 23-21 |
| 06:53 | LSU | The rebound goes to Lawrence Long | 23-21 |
| 06:33 | LSU | Lawrence Long loses the dribble to John Pugh | 23-21 |
| 06:09 | Texas | John Pugh knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Chester Bass | 23-24 |
| 06:02 | LSU | Bryan Curry hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 23-24 |
| 06:01 | Texas | David Bentley grabs the defensive rebound | 23-24 |
| 05:57 | Texas | John Pugh's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-24 |
| Subs | LSU | James Dulin (PG), Charles Hicks (SG), Donald Davis (C) Francisco Bermudez, Bryan Curry, Richard Gregory | |
| Subs | Texas | Patrick Hugh (SG), Melvin Auxier (SF), James Floyd (PF) John Pugh, Chester Bass, Joseph Chaney | |
| 05:40 | LSU | Lawrence Long buries a shot from the right wing set up by Herbert Goode | 25-24 |
| 05:24 | Texas | Melvin Auxier knocks in the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Robert Bailey | 25-26 |
| 05:15 | LSU | Donald Davis hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Charles Hicks | 28-26 |
| 04:59 | Texas | Robert Bailey clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-26 |
| 04:57 | Texas | James Floyd tips it back up and in | 28-28 |
| 04:40 | LSU | James Dulin scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Herbert Goode | 31-28 |
| 04:26 | Texas | James Floyd hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-28 |
| 04:25 | LSU | James Dulin gets the rebound | 31-28 |
| 04:21 | LSU | Herbert Goode's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-28 |
| Subs | LSU | Elmer Cochran (SF), Richard Gregory (C) Herbert Goode, Donald Davis | |
| Subs | Texas | John Pugh (PG), Chester Bass (SG), Joseph Chaney (PF), David Strickland (C) Robert Bailey, Patrick Hugh, James Floyd, David Bentley | |
| 04:08 | Texas | John Pugh hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 31-28 |
| 04:07 | LSU | Charles Hicks snags the defensive board | 31-28 |
| 04:01 | LSU | Elmer Cochran hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-28 |
| 03:59 | Texas | Melvin Auxier snags the defensive board | 31-28 |
| 03:34 | Texas | Lawrence Long is called for the reach on Melvin Auxier - foul #2 on Lawrence Long, team foul #8 | 31-28 |
| Subs | LSU | Jonathan Cluff (PF), James Bugg (C) Lawrence Long, Richard Gregory | |
| Subs | Texas | Joshua Schofield (PF) David Strickland | |
| 03:34 | Texas | Melvin Auxier makes the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 03:34 | Texas | Melvin Auxier misses the 2nd free throw | 31-29 |
| 03:34 | LSU | The rebound goes to Charles Hicks | 31-29 |
| 03:18 | LSU | Jonathan Cluff hits a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Charles Hicks and he's hacked by Joshua Schofield - foul #3 on Joshua Schofield, team foul #7 | 33-29 |
| Subs | LSU | Francisco Bermudez (SG) Charles Hicks | |
| Subs | Texas | Patrick Hugh (SF), David Strickland (C) Melvin Auxier, Joshua Schofield | |
| 03:18 | LSU | Jonathan Cluff makes the free throw | 34-29 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Dulin (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Francisco Bermudez (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Elmer Cochran (fresh) PF - Jonathan Cluff (fresh) 5 pts. C - James Bugg (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas | PG - John Pugh (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Chester Bass (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Patrick Hugh (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Chaney (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Strickland (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 03:05 | Texas | Elmer Cochran swats the layup by Chester Bass | 34-29 |
| 03:03 | Texas | Joseph Chaney tips it but misses | 34-29 |
| 03:02 | Texas | John Pugh pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-29 |
| 02:49 | Texas | Patrick Hugh is whistled for traveling | 34-29 |
| Subs | LSU | Bryan Curry (SG), Donald Davis (SF) James Dulin, Elmer Cochran | |
| Subs | Texas | Robert Disalvo (SF) Chester Bass | |
| 02:33 | LSU | Jonathan Cluff throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-29 |
| Subs | LSU | Herbert Goode (SF) Donald Davis | |
| Subs | Texas | Bryan Herndon (PG), James Floyd (C) John Pugh, Joseph Chaney | |
| 02:10 | Texas | Herbert Goode steals it from David Strickland | 34-29 |
| 02:07 | LSU | Herbert Goode lays it in | 36-29 |
| 02:02 | Texas | Bryan Herndon misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-29 |
| 02:00 | LSU | James Bugg snags the defensive board | 36-29 |
| 01:54 | LSU | James Bugg drills a jumper from the right block set up by Francisco Bermudez and he's hacked by James Floyd - foul #2 on James Floyd, team foul #8 | 38-29 |
| Subs | LSU | Charles Hicks (SG) Bryan Curry | |
| Subs | Texas | Robert Bailey (PG), Melvin Auxier (SF), David Bentley (C) Bryan Herndon, Robert Disalvo, James Floyd | |
| 01:54 | LSU | James Bugg makes the free throw | 39-29 |
| 01:42 | Texas | Charles Hicks steals it from David Bentley | 39-29 |
| 01:26 | LSU | Charles Hicks can't connect on a shot in the lane | 39-29 |
| 01:24 | Texas | David Bentley pulls down the rebound | 39-29 |
| 01:06 | Texas | Patrick Hugh's pass is intercepted by Herbert Goode | 39-29 |
| 01:02 | LSU | Herbert Goode banks in the layup | 41-29 |
| 00:47 | Texas | Robert Bailey can't connect on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Francisco Bermudez - foul #1 on Francisco Bermudez, team foul #9 | 41-29 |
| Subs | LSU | James Dulin (PG), Donald Davis (SF), Lawrence Long (PF), Richard Gregory (C) Francisco Bermudez, Herbert Goode, James Bugg, Jonathan Cluff | |
| Subs | Texas | Chester Bass (SG), Joseph Chaney (PF) Patrick Hugh, David Strickland | |
| 00:47 | Texas | Robert Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 41-30 |
| 00:47 | Texas | Robert Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 41-31 |
| 00:28 | LSU | Lawrence Long misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Joseph Chaney - foul #2 on Joseph Chaney, team foul #9 | 41-31 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Texas | John Pugh (PG), James Floyd (C) Robert Bailey, David Bentley | |
| 00:28 | LSU | Lawrence Long misses the 1st free throw | 41-31 |
| 00:28 | LSU | Lawrence Long makes the 2nd free throw | 42-31 |
| 00:05 | Texas | James Floyd misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-31 |
| 00:04 | LSU | The rebound goes to Charles Hicks | 42-31 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Charles Hicks hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 42-31 |