| Lineup | Kent State | PG - James Blakeman (fresh) SG - Samuel Shelton (fresh) SF - Leonard Horton (fresh) PF - Craig Loar (fresh) C - Earl Jeffery (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Dulin (fresh) SG - Charles Hicks (fresh) SF - Herbert Goode (fresh) PF - Lawrence Long (fresh) C - Richard Gregory (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Richard Gregory wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:51 | LSU | James Dulin can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:49 | LSU | James Dulin gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | LSU | Charles Hicks loses the dribble to Leonard Horton | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Kent State | Earl Jeffery blows the dunk | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | LSU | Richard Gregory grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | LSU | James Dulin loses the ball out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 18:58 | Kent State | Samuel Shelton is called for traveling | 0-0 |
| 18:48 | LSU | Richard Gregory misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 18:46 | LSU | Lawrence Long grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:29 | LSU | Samuel Shelton is called for the reach on Charles Hicks - foul #1 on Samuel Shelton, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:20 | LSU | Richard Gregory clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 18:19 | Kent State | Craig Loar gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:03 | Kent State | Leonard Horton steps out of bounds on the baseline | 0-0 |
| 17:49 | LSU | Charles Hicks hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by James Dulin | 0-3 |
| 17:32 | Kent State | Samuel Shelton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-3 |
| 17:30 | Kent State | Earl Jeffery tips it back up and in | 2-3 |
| 17:25 | LSU | James Dulin can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 2-3 |
| 17:24 | Kent State | Craig Loar grabs the defensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 17:03 | Kent State | Craig Loar misses the lay-in | 2-3 |
| 17:01 | LSU | Richard Gregory snags the defensive board | 2-3 |
| 16:56 | LSU | James Dulin misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 2-3 |
| 16:55 | Kent State | Leonard Horton pulls down the rebound | 2-3 |
| 16:28 | Kent State | Samuel Shelton misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 2-3 |
| 16:27 | LSU | Lawrence Long grabs the board | 2-3 |
| 16:21 | LSU | Richard Gregory misses badly on a floater from close range but he's fouled by Earl Jeffery - foul #1 on Earl Jeffery, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| Subs | Kent State | David White (PG), Walter Rock (SG) James Blakeman, Samuel Shelton | |
| Subs | LSU | Francisco Bermudez (PG), Bryan Curry (SG), Donald Davis (SF), Jonathan Cluff (PF) James Dulin, Charles Hicks, Herbert Goode, Lawrence Long | |
| 16:21 | LSU | Richard Gregory misses the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 16:21 | LSU | Richard Gregory misses the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 16:21 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Earl Jeffery | 2-3 |
| 16:00 | Kent State | Walter Rock hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by David White | 5-3 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - David White (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Walter Rock (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Leonard Horton (fresh) PF - Craig Loar (fresh) 2 reb. C - Earl Jeffery (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Francisco Bermudez (fresh) SG - Bryan Curry (fresh) SF - Donald Davis (fresh) PF - Jonathan Cluff (fresh) C - Richard Gregory (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | LSU | Jonathan Cluff makes the shot from the free throw line | 5-5 |
| 15:34 | Kent State | Walter Rock is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Cluff - foul #1 on Jonathan Cluff, team foul #1 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Kent State | Nicholas Mason (PG), David Gould (PF) Leonard Horton, Craig Loar | |
| Subs | LSU | James Bugg (C) Richard Gregory | |
| 15:19 | Kent State | Walter Rock loses the dribble to Bryan Curry | 5-5 |
| 15:03 | LSU | Nicholas Mason steps in front of the Bryan Curry pass | 5-5 |
| 14:43 | Kent State | David White connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 8-5 |
| 14:30 | LSU | Francisco Bermudez misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 8-5 |
| 14:28 | LSU | James Bugg gets the offensive rebound | 8-5 |
| 14:04 | LSU | James Bugg is called for a charge - foul #1 on James Bugg, team foul #2 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Kent State | James Blakeman (PG), Samuel Shelton (SG), Leonard Horton (SF), Craig Loar (PF) Nicholas Mason, David White, Walter Rock, Earl Jeffery | |
| Subs | LSU | James Dulin (PG), Charles Hicks (SG), Herbert Goode (SF), Lawrence Long (PF) Francisco Bermudez, Bryan Curry, Donald Davis, Jonathan Cluff | |
| 13:49 | Kent State | David Gould can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 8-5 |
| 13:48 | Kent State | Craig Loar snags the offensive board | 8-5 |
| 13:28 | Kent State | Leonard Horton lays it up and in and he's fouled by Herbert Goode - foul #1 on Herbert Goode, team foul #3 | 10-5 |
| 13:28 | Kent State | Leonard Horton makes the free throw | 11-5 |
| 13:09 | LSU | James Dulin clanks a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Craig Loar - foul #1 on Craig Loar, team foul #3 | 11-5 |
| 13:09 | LSU | James Dulin makes the 1st free throw | 11-6 |
| 13:09 | LSU | James Dulin misses the 2nd free throw | 11-6 |
| 13:09 | Kent State | Samuel Shelton gets the rebound | 11-6 |
| 12:53 | Kent State | James Blakeman is hacked by James Dulin - foul #1 on James Dulin, team foul #4 | 11-6 |
| Subs | Kent State | Earl Jeffery (C) David Gould | |
| Subs | LSU | Donald Davis (C) James Bugg | |
| 12:31 | Kent State | James Blakeman comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 11-6 |
| 12:29 | LSU | Charles Hicks grabs the board | 11-6 |
| 12:24 | LSU | Donald Davis is hacked by Leonard Horton - foul #1 on Leonard Horton, team foul #4 | 11-6 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Jonathan Cluff (C) Donald Davis | |
| 12:10 | LSU | Jonathan Cluff misses badly on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Earl Jeffery - foul #2 on Earl Jeffery, team foul #5 | 11-6 |
| Subs | Kent State | Douglas Murray (C) Earl Jeffery | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 12:10 | LSU | Jonathan Cluff misses the 1st free throw | 11-6 |
| 12:10 | LSU | Jonathan Cluff misses the 2nd free throw | 11-6 |
| 12:10 | Kent State | Douglas Murray pulls down the rebound | 11-6 |
| 11:52 | Kent State | Craig Loar is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Long - foul #1 on Lawrence Long, team foul #5 | 11-6 |
| Subs | Kent State | David White (PG), David Gould (C) James Blakeman, Douglas Murray | |
| Subs | LSU | Richard Gregory (C) Jonathan Cluff | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - David White (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Samuel Shelton (fresh) SF - Leonard Horton (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Craig Loar (fresh) 3 reb. C - David Gould (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Dulin (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Hicks (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Herbert Goode (fresh) PF - Lawrence Long (fresh) 2 reb. C - Richard Gregory (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Kent State | David Gould double dribbles | 11-6 |
| 11:26 | LSU | Richard Gregory is fouled on the floor by David Gould - foul #1 on David Gould, team foul #6 | 11-6 |
| Subs | Kent State | Walter Rock (SG), Douglas Murray (C) Samuel Shelton, Craig Loar | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 11:14 | LSU | Richard Gregory loses the dribble to Douglas Murray | 11-6 |
| 11:07 | Kent State | David Gould drills a shot from the free throw line | 13-6 |
| 10:47 | LSU | Charles Hicks buries a 3 from the right wing set up by James Dulin | 13-9 |
| 10:24 | Kent State | David Gould hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 13-9 |
| 10:22 | LSU | Charles Hicks grabs the defensive rebound | 13-9 |
| 10:09 | LSU | Richard Gregory is whistled for a carry | 13-9 |
| Subs | Kent State | James Blakeman (PG), Samuel Shelton (SG), Craig Loar (PF) David White, Leonard Horton, David Gould | |
| Subs | LSU | Francisco Bermudez (PG), Bryan Curry (SG), Donald Davis (SF), Jonathan Cluff (PF), James Bugg (C) James Dulin, Charles Hicks, Herbert Goode, Lawrence Long, Richard Gregory | |
| 09:57 | Kent State | James Blakeman comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 13-9 |
| 09:55 | Kent State | Douglas Murray tips it back up and in | 15-9 |
| 09:50 | LSU | Craig Loar steals the ball from Bryan Curry | 15-9 |
| 09:32 | Kent State | Samuel Shelton double dribbles | 15-9 |
| 09:07 | LSU | Francisco Bermudez knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 15-12 |
| 08:46 | Kent State | Craig Loar misses the easy layup but the foul's on Francisco Bermudez - foul #1 on Francisco Bermudez, team foul #6 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Kent State | Leonard Horton (SF), David Gould (C) Walter Rock, Douglas Murray | |
| Subs | LSU | James Dulin (PG), Charles Hicks (SG), Herbert Goode (SF) Francisco Bermudez, Bryan Curry, Donald Davis | |
| 08:46 | Kent State | Craig Loar makes the 1st free throw | 16-12 |
| 08:46 | Kent State | Craig Loar misses the 2nd free throw | 16-12 |
| 08:46 | LSU | James Bugg snags the defensive board | 16-12 |
| 08:37 | LSU | Jonathan Cluff scores on a jumper from close range on a nice dish by James Dulin | 16-14 |
| 08:24 | Kent State | Leonard Horton is hacked by Herbert Goode - foul #2 on Herbert Goode, team foul #7 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Kent State | David White (SG) Samuel Shelton | |
| Subs | LSU | Donald Davis (SF), Lawrence Long (PF), Richard Gregory (C) Herbert Goode, Jonathan Cluff, James Bugg | |
| 08:24 | Kent State | Leonard Horton makes the 1st free throw | 17-14 |
| 08:24 | Kent State | Leonard Horton makes the 2nd free throw | 18-14 |
| 08:09 | LSU | Donald Davis hits a jumper from close range on a great pass from Charles Hicks | 18-16 |
| 07:58 | Kent State | David White is whistled for traveling | 18-16 |
| Subs | Kent State | Nicholas Mason (PG), Walter Rock (PF) James Blakeman, Craig Loar | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 07:41 | LSU | James Dulin buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Hicks | 18-18 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Nicholas Mason (fresh) SG - David White (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leonard Horton (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Walter Rock (fresh) 3 pts. C - David Gould (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Dulin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Hicks (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Davis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lawrence Long (fresh) 2 reb. C - Richard Gregory (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Kent State | Leonard Horton hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 21-18 |
| 07:14 | LSU | James Dulin makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Charles Hicks | 21-21 |
| 06:57 | Kent State | Walter Rock misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 21-21 |
| 06:55 | LSU | Richard Gregory grabs the board | 21-21 |
| 06:50 | LSU | James Dulin drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Donald Davis | 21-24 |
| 06:27 | Kent State | Leonard Horton double dribbles | 21-24 |
| Subs | Kent State | James Blakeman (PG), Samuel Shelton (SG), Craig Loar (PF), Douglas Murray (C) Nicholas Mason, David White, Leonard Horton, David Gould | |
| Subs | LSU | Elmer Cochran (SF), Jonathan Cluff (PF), James Bugg (C) Donald Davis, Lawrence Long, Richard Gregory | |
| 06:19 | LSU | Charles Hicks connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from James Dulin | 21-26 |
| 06:00 | Kent State | Samuel Shelton can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 21-26 |
| 05:59 | LSU | James Bugg grabs the defensive rebound | 21-26 |
| 05:55 | LSU | James Dulin can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 21-26 |
| 05:53 | Kent State | Walter Rock snags the defensive board | 21-26 |
| 05:45 | Kent State | James Dulin takes the ball from Samuel Shelton | 21-26 |
| 05:40 | LSU | Elmer Cochran is fouled on the floor by James Blakeman - foul #1 on James Blakeman, team foul #7 | 21-26 |
| Subs | Kent State | David White (SF) Walter Rock | |
| Subs | LSU | Francisco Bermudez (PG), Bryan Curry (SG) James Dulin, Charles Hicks | |
| 05:40 | LSU | Elmer Cochran makes the 1st free throw | 21-27 |
| 05:40 | LSU | Elmer Cochran makes the 2nd free throw | 21-28 |
| 05:27 | Kent State | Craig Loar slams it home | 23-28 |
| 05:11 | LSU | Francisco Bermudez misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 23-28 |
| 05:10 | Kent State | Douglas Murray gets the rebound | 23-28 |
| 04:58 | Kent State | Samuel Shelton makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 26-28 |
| 04:35 | LSU | Jonathan Cluff can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by James Blakeman - foul #2 on James Blakeman, team foul #8 | 26-28 |
| Subs | Kent State | Walter Rock (SG), Leonard Horton (SF), David Gould (C) James Blakeman, Samuel Shelton, Douglas Murray | |
| Subs | LSU | James Dulin (PG), Charles Hicks (SG), Donald Davis (SF), Richard Gregory (C) Francisco Bermudez, Bryan Curry, Elmer Cochran, James Bugg | |
| 04:35 | LSU | Jonathan Cluff makes the 1st free throw | 26-29 |
| 04:35 | LSU | Jonathan Cluff makes the 2nd free throw | 26-30 |
| 04:24 | Kent State | Leonard Horton drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Craig Loar | 29-30 |
| 04:18 | LSU | David White steals it from James Dulin | 29-30 |
| 04:13 | Kent State | David White blows the layup | 29-30 |
| 04:12 | Kent State | Craig Loar snags the offensive board | 29-30 |
| 04:07 | Kent State | Walter Rock misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-30 |
| 04:06 | LSU | Jonathan Cluff pulls down the rebound | 29-30 |
| 04:01 | LSU | James Dulin makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Charles Hicks | 29-32 |
| 03:45 | Kent State | Walter Rock hits a shot from the left side set up by David White | 31-32 |
| 03:35 | LSU | James Dulin hits a fadeaway from the left wing | 31-34 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - David White (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Walter Rock (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Leonard Horton (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Craig Loar (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - David Gould (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Dulin (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Hicks (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Donald Davis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jonathan Cluff (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Richard Gregory (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Kent State | David White misses the easy layup | 31-34 |
| 03:26 | Kent State | Walter Rock grabs the offensive rebound | 31-34 |
| 03:15 | Kent State | Walter Rock misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-34 |
| 03:14 | LSU | Jonathan Cluff grabs the defensive rebound | 31-34 |
| 03:06 | LSU | James Dulin scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Hicks | 31-37 |
| 02:48 | Kent State | Walter Rock throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-37 |
| Subs | Kent State | Nicholas Mason (PG), Samuel Shelton (SG), Richard Driscoll (PF), Earl Jeffery (C) David White, Walter Rock, Craig Loar, David Gould | |
| Subs | LSU | Francisco Bermudez (PG), Bryan Curry (SG), Herbert Goode (SF), Lawrence Long (PF), James Bugg (C) James Dulin, Charles Hicks, Donald Davis, Jonathan Cluff, Richard Gregory | |
| 02:31 | LSU | Bryan Curry hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-40 |
| 02:09 | Kent State | Earl Jeffery is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 31-40 |
| Subs | Kent State | James Blakeman (PG) Nicholas Mason | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 01:49 | LSU | Francisco Bermudez misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 31-40 |
| 01:47 | LSU | Lawrence Long pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-40 |
| 01:31 | LSU | James Bugg misses the driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Earl Jeffery - foul #3 on Earl Jeffery, team foul #9 | 31-40 |
| Subs | Kent State | Walter Rock (SF), David Gould (PF), Douglas Murray (C) Leonard Horton, Richard Driscoll, Earl Jeffery | |
| Subs | LSU | James Dulin (PG), Charles Hicks (SG) Francisco Bermudez, Bryan Curry | |
| 01:31 | LSU | James Bugg makes the 1st free throw | 31-41 |
| 01:31 | LSU | James Bugg makes the 2nd free throw | 31-42 |
| 01:15 | Kent State | Douglas Murray misses badly on a shot from the left block | 31-42 |
| 01:13 | LSU | James Bugg snags the defensive board | 31-42 |
| 00:53 | LSU | James Dulin is called for traveling | 31-42 |
| Subs | Kent State | David White (SG), Craig Loar (PF) Samuel Shelton, Douglas Murray | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 00:30 | Kent State | David Gould misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 31-42 |
| 00:28 | LSU | James Bugg snags the defensive board | 31-42 |
| 00:23 | LSU | James Dulin can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-42 |
| 00:21 | Kent State | Craig Loar pulls down the rebound | 31-42 |
| 00:16 | Kent State | Walter Rock misses the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on James Bugg - foul #2 on James Bugg, team foul #8 | 31-42 |
| Subs | Kent State | Leonard Horton (SF) James Blakeman | |
| Subs | LSU | Donald Davis (SF), Richard Gregory (C) Herbert Goode, James Bugg | |
| 00:16 | Kent State | Walter Rock makes the 1st free throw | 32-42 |
| 00:16 | Kent State | Walter Rock makes the 2nd free throw | 33-42 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Charles Hicks clanks a floater from the left wing | 33-42 |