| Lineup | LSU | PG - Gary Fuston (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gilbert Auxier (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jimmie Foster (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Herbert Romriell (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Romeo Sanchez (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Jason Patterson (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Nestor Hess (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Thomas (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dema Zalazar (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Radomil Zwolski (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Jimmie Foster inbounds the ball | 41-24 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | LSU | Gary Fuston is hacked by Radomil Zwolski - foul #2 on Radomil Zwolski, team foul #1 | 41-24 |
| 19:29 | LSU | Gilbert Auxier loses the dribble to Nestor Hess | 41-24 |
| 19:20 | Texas Tech | William Thomas buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Jason Patterson | 41-27 |
| 18:56 | LSU | William Thomas steals it from Romeo Sanchez | 41-27 |
| 18:40 | Texas Tech | Dema Zalazar makes the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Jason Patterson | 41-29 |
| 18:35 | LSU | Gary Fuston knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Romeo Sanchez | 44-29 |
| 18:20 | Texas Tech | William Thomas scores on a runner near the basket on a great pass from Jason Patterson | 44-31 |
| 18:01 | LSU | Jimmie Foster comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 44-31 |
| 17:59 | LSU | Herbert Romriell misses the tip | 44-31 |
| 17:58 | Texas Tech | Dema Zalazar gets the rebound | 44-31 |
| 17:43 | Texas Tech | Nestor Hess misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Gilbert Auxier - foul #1 on Gilbert Auxier, team foul #1 | 44-31 |
| Subs | LSU | Jason Amin (C) Romeo Sanchez | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Troy Funke (C) Radomil Zwolski | |
| 17:43 | Texas Tech | Nestor Hess misses the 1st free throw | 44-31 |
| 17:43 | Texas Tech | Nestor Hess misses the 2nd free throw | 44-31 |
| 17:43 | LSU | The rebound goes to Gilbert Auxier | 44-31 |
| 17:35 | LSU | Gary Fuston connects on the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gilbert Auxier | 46-31 |
| 17:33 | Texas Tech | Gary Fuston is called for the reach on Jason Patterson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gary Fuston, team foul #2 | 46-31 |
| Subs | LSU | Jonathan Montgomery (SF), Bradley Gatti (PF) Jimmie Foster, Herbert Romriell | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 17:16 | Texas Tech | William Thomas comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-31 |
| 17:14 | Texas Tech | Troy Funke grabs the offensive rebound | 46-31 |
| 16:56 | Texas Tech | Nestor Hess makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Dema Zalazar | 46-34 |
| 16:52 | LSU | Gilbert Auxier misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-34 |
| 16:51 | LSU | Bradley Gatti misses the tip | 46-34 |
| 16:49 | Texas Tech | Troy Funke grabs the board | 46-34 |
| 16:33 | Texas Tech | Jason Patterson buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Nestor Hess | 46-37 |
| 16:27 | LSU | Gary Fuston misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 46-37 |
| 16:25 | Texas Tech | William Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 46-37 |
| 16:05 | Texas Tech | Jason Patterson is fouled on the floor by Bradley Gatti - foul #3 on Bradley Gatti, team foul #3 | 46-37 |
| Subs | LSU | Doug Tall (PG), Jimmie Foster (SF), Herbert Romriell (PF), Romeo Sanchez (C) Gary Fuston, Gilbert Auxier, Bradley Gatti, Jason Amin | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Sean Batz (PG), Elmer Hayes (SG), Robert Welch (SF), Radomil Zwolski (C) Jason Patterson, Nestor Hess, William Thomas, Dema Zalazar | |
| 15:41 | Texas Tech | Radomil Zwolski misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Doug Tall - foul #1 on Doug Tall, team foul #4 | 46-37 |
| Subs | LSU | Bradley Gatti (SG) Jonathan Montgomery | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 15:41 | Texas Tech | Radomil Zwolski misses the 1st free throw | 46-37 |
| 15:41 | Texas Tech | Radomil Zwolski makes the 2nd free throw | 46-38 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Doug Tall (fresh) 6 ast. SG - Bradley Gatti (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Jimmie Foster (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Herbert Romriell (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Romeo Sanchez (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Sean Batz (fresh) SG - Elmer Hayes (fresh) SF - Robert Welch (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Troy Funke (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Radomil Zwolski (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:18 | LSU | Romeo Sanchez loses the dribble to Radomil Zwolski | 46-38 |
| 15:02 | Texas Tech | Elmer Hayes double dribbles | 46-38 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | William Thomas (SF) Troy Funke | |
| 14:37 | LSU | Doug Tall misses the easy layup | 46-38 |
| 14:35 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to Sean Batz | 46-38 |
| 14:18 | Texas Tech | Sean Batz is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Sean Batz, team foul #2 | 46-38 |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Fuston (PG), Gilbert Auxier (SG) Doug Tall, Bradley Gatti | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Jason Patterson (PG), Nestor Hess (SG) Sean Batz, Radomil Zwolski | |
| 14:05 | LSU | Jimmie Foster misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by William Thomas - foul #3 on William Thomas, team foul #3 | 46-38 |
| Subs | LSU | Jason Amin (PF), Troy Haubert (C) Herbert Romriell, Romeo Sanchez | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Dema Zalazar (PF) Elmer Hayes | |
| 14:05 | LSU | Jimmie Foster misses the 1st free throw | 46-38 |
| 14:05 | LSU | Jimmie Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 47-38 |
| 13:50 | Texas Tech | Robert Welch's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-38 |
| Subs | LSU | Bradley Gatti (SF) Jimmie Foster | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Troy Funke (C) Robert Welch | |
| 13:29 | LSU | Troy Funke is called for the reach on Bradley Gatti - foul #1 on Troy Funke, team foul #4 | 47-38 |
| 13:14 | LSU | Gary Fuston's layup is rejected by Dema Zalazar | 47-38 |
| 13:13 | Texas Tech | Troy Funke grabs the board | 47-38 |
| 13:06 | Texas Tech | Jason Patterson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-38 |
| 13:04 | LSU | Bradley Gatti pulls down the rebound | 47-38 |
| 12:51 | LSU | Gary Fuston clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-38 |
| 12:50 | LSU | Gilbert Auxier tips it in | 49-38 |
| 12:29 | Texas Tech | William Thomas misses short on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Gary Fuston - foul #2 on Gary Fuston, team foul #5 | 49-38 |
| Subs | LSU | Jimmie Foster (SF), Herbert Romriell (PF), Romeo Sanchez (C) Gilbert Auxier, Jason Amin, Troy Haubert | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Sean Batz (PG), Radomil Zwolski (C) Jason Patterson, Dema Zalazar | |
| 12:29 | Texas Tech | William Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 49-38 |
| 12:29 | Texas Tech | William Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 49-38 |
| 12:29 | LSU | Romeo Sanchez pulls down the rebound | 49-38 |
| 12:11 | LSU | Herbert Romriell misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 49-38 |
| 12:10 | LSU | Jimmie Foster grabs the offensive rebound | 49-38 |
| 11:49 | LSU | Troy Funke is called for the reach on Gary Fuston - foul #2 on Troy Funke, team foul #5 | 49-38 |
| Subs | LSU | Doug Tall (PG), Jonathan Montgomery (SG) Gary Fuston, Bradley Gatti | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Elmer Hayes (SF), Robert Welch (PF) William Thomas, Troy Funke | |
| 11:33 | LSU | Jimmie Foster clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-38 |
| 11:31 | LSU | Herbert Romriell hits the follow up shot | 51-38 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Doug Tall (fresh) 6 ast. SG - Jonathan Montgomery (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Jimmie Foster (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Herbert Romriell (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Romeo Sanchez (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Sean Batz (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Nestor Hess (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Elmer Hayes (fresh) PF - Robert Welch (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Radomil Zwolski (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Texas Tech | Radomil Zwolski misses the jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Herbert Romriell - foul #3 on Herbert Romriell, team foul #6 | 51-38 |
| Subs | LSU | Gilbert Auxier (SG) Jonathan Montgomery | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Jason Patterson (PG), Dema Zalazar (PF) Nestor Hess, Robert Welch | |
| 11:19 | Texas Tech | Radomil Zwolski makes the 1st free throw | 51-39 |
| 11:19 | Texas Tech | Radomil Zwolski makes the 2nd free throw | 51-40 |
| 10:55 | LSU | Gilbert Auxier drills a floater from the left side set up by Doug Tall | 53-40 |
| 10:42 | Texas Tech | Dema Zalazar misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 53-40 |
| 10:40 | LSU | Gilbert Auxier grabs the defensive rebound | 53-40 |
| 10:34 | LSU | Sean Batz steals it from Jimmie Foster | 53-40 |
| 10:29 | Texas Tech | Jason Patterson buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Radomil Zwolski | 53-43 |
| 10:22 | LSU | Gilbert Auxier buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Doug Tall | 56-43 |
| 10:04 | Texas Tech | Jason Patterson comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 56-43 |
| 10:02 | LSU | Jimmie Foster grabs the board | 56-43 |
| 09:58 | LSU | Elmer Hayes steals it from Jimmie Foster | 56-43 |
| 09:55 | Texas Tech | Elmer Hayes can't finish the layup | 56-43 |
| 09:54 | LSU | Romeo Sanchez pulls down the rebound | 56-43 |
| 09:48 | LSU | Doug Tall is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Doug Tall, team foul #7 | 56-43 |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Fuston (PG), Bradley Gatti (SF), Jason Amin (PF), Troy Haubert (C) Doug Tall, Jimmie Foster, Herbert Romriell, Romeo Sanchez | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Nestor Hess (SG), William Thomas (SF), Troy Funke (C) Sean Batz, Elmer Hayes, Radomil Zwolski | |
| 09:27 | Texas Tech | Troy Funke hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Gilbert Auxier - foul #2 on Gilbert Auxier, team foul #8 | 56-43 |
| Subs | LSU | Jonathan Montgomery (SF) Gilbert Auxier | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Jeremy Oatman (PG), Robert Welch (C) Jason Patterson, Dema Zalazar | |
| 09:27 | Texas Tech | Troy Funke makes the 1st free throw | 56-44 |
| 09:27 | Texas Tech | Troy Funke makes the 2nd free throw | 56-45 |
| 09:08 | LSU | Jonathan Montgomery comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Nestor Hess - foul #2 on Nestor Hess, team foul #6 | 56-45 |
| Subs | LSU | Doug Tall (SG) Troy Haubert | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 09:08 | LSU | Jonathan Montgomery makes the 1st free throw | 57-45 |
| 09:08 | LSU | Jonathan Montgomery makes the 2nd free throw | 58-45 |
| 08:52 | Texas Tech | Nestor Hess clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-45 |
| 08:51 | Texas Tech | Robert Welch misses the tip | 58-45 |
| 08:49 | Texas Tech | Troy Funke tips it but misses | 58-45 |
| 08:47 | LSU | Jason Amin snags the defensive board | 58-45 |
| 08:26 | LSU | Jonathan Montgomery hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-45 |
| 08:25 | Texas Tech | William Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 58-45 |
| 08:05 | Texas Tech | William Thomas scores on a fadeaway from the baseline | 58-47 |
| 07:54 | LSU | Jason Amin clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-47 |
| 07:53 | Texas Tech | Troy Funke grabs the defensive rebound | 58-47 |
| 07:42 | Texas Tech | Robert Welch misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 58-47 |
| 07:40 | Texas Tech | Nestor Hess tips it home | 58-49 |
| 07:29 | LSU | Robert Welch swats the short shot by Bradley Gatti | 58-49 |
| 07:28 | Texas Tech | Robert Welch grabs the defensive rebound | 58-49 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Gary Fuston (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Doug Tall (fairly fresh) 8 ast. SF - Jonathan Montgomery (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Bradley Gatti (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Jason Amin (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Jeremy Oatman (fresh) SG - Nestor Hess (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Thomas (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Troy Funke (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Welch (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Texas Tech | William Thomas misses short on a floater from the right side | 58-49 |
| 07:15 | Texas Tech | Troy Funke tips it in | 58-51 |
| 06:53 | LSU | Troy Funke steals the ball from Bradley Gatti | 58-51 |
| 06:34 | Texas Tech | Nestor Hess misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-51 |
| 06:33 | Texas Tech | Troy Funke misses the tip | 58-51 |
| 06:31 | LSU | Gary Fuston grabs the defensive rebound | 58-51 |
| 06:26 | LSU | Bradley Gatti comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 58-51 |
| 06:25 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to Troy Funke | 58-51 |
| 06:13 | Texas Tech | Robert Welch misses long on a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Gary Fuston - foul #3 on Gary Fuston, team foul #9 | 58-51 |
| Subs | LSU | Casey Doane (PG), Gilbert Auxier (SG), Jimmie Foster (SF), Herbert Romriell (PF), Romeo Sanchez (C) Gary Fuston, Doug Tall, Jonathan Montgomery, Bradley Gatti, Jason Amin | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Jason Patterson (PG), Elmer Hayes (SF), Dema Zalazar (PF), Radomil Zwolski (C) Jeremy Oatman, Nestor Hess, William Thomas, Troy Funke | |
| 06:13 | Texas Tech | Robert Welch makes the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 06:13 | Texas Tech | Robert Welch makes the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| 06:01 | LSU | Jimmie Foster drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Casey Doane | 61-53 |
| 05:44 | Texas Tech | Robert Welch misses the shot from the left side | 61-53 |
| 05:42 | Texas Tech | Dema Zalazar tips it in | 61-55 |
| 05:28 | LSU | Jimmie Foster hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Romeo Sanchez | 64-55 |
| 05:10 | Texas Tech | Elmer Hayes hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 64-55 |
| 05:09 | LSU | Herbert Romriell snags the defensive board | 64-55 |
| 04:58 | LSU | Radomil Zwolski blocks the short jumper by Herbert Romriell | 64-55 |
| 04:57 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to Radomil Zwolski | 64-55 |
| 04:36 | Texas Tech | Jason Patterson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 64-55 |
| 04:34 | LSU | Jimmie Foster grabs the board | 64-55 |
| 04:29 | LSU | Jimmie Foster makes the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Casey Doane | 66-55 |
| 04:11 | Texas Tech | Romeo Sanchez denies the turnaround by Elmer Hayes | 66-55 |
| 04:10 | LSU | The rebound goes to Jimmie Foster | 66-55 |
| 03:51 | LSU | Herbert Romriell scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Casey Doane | 69-55 |
| 03:51 | Texas Tech | Texas Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-55 |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Fuston (PG) Casey Doane | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Nestor Hess (SG), William Thomas (SF) Robert Welch, Elmer Hayes | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:33 | Texas Tech | William Thomas double dribbles | 69-55 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:09 | LSU | Gary Fuston hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 69-55 |
| 03:08 | Texas Tech | Radomil Zwolski grabs the defensive rebound | 69-55 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Gary Fuston (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gilbert Auxier (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jimmie Foster (fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. PF - Herbert Romriell (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Romeo Sanchez (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Jason Patterson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Nestor Hess (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Thomas (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dema Zalazar (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Radomil Zwolski (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:55 | Texas Tech | Jason Patterson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 69-55 |
| 02:54 | LSU | Romeo Sanchez grabs the board | 69-55 |
| 02:48 | LSU | Herbert Romriell hits a jump hook from the right block set up by Jimmie Foster | 71-55 |
| 02:32 | Texas Tech | Nestor Hess makes the 3 from the right corner | 71-58 |
| 02:15 | LSU | Herbert Romriell comes up short on the floater in the lane | 71-58 |
| 02:14 | Texas Tech | Jason Patterson snags the defensive board | 71-58 |
| 02:09 | Texas Tech | Nestor Hess misses the 3 from the left corner | 71-58 |
| 02:08 | LSU | Herbert Romriell gets the rebound | 71-58 |
| 02:02 | LSU | Herbert Romriell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 71-58 |
| Subs | LSU | Doug Tall (PG), Bradley Gatti (SG), Jonathan Montgomery (SF), Jason Amin (PF), Troy Haubert (C) Gary Fuston, Gilbert Auxier, Jimmie Foster, Herbert Romriell, Romeo Sanchez | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Jeremy Oatman (PG), Sean Batz (SG), Elmer Hayes (SF), Troy Funke (PF), Joel Orchard (C) Jason Patterson, Nestor Hess, William Thomas, Dema Zalazar, Radomil Zwolski | |
| 01:33 | Texas Tech | Sean Batz hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 71-58 |
| 01:32 | LSU | The rebound goes to Jason Amin | 71-58 |
| 01:28 | LSU | Doug Tall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 71-58 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Robert Welch (SF) Jeremy Oatman | |
| 01:17 | Texas Tech | Robert Welch misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 71-58 |
| 01:15 | Texas Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Troy Funke | 71-58 |
| 01:00 | Texas Tech | Sean Batz clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 71-58 |
| 00:58 | Texas Tech | Elmer Hayes can't tip it in | 71-58 |
| 00:56 | Texas Tech | Joel Orchard snags the offensive board | 71-58 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Texas Tech | Sean Batz misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 71-58 |
| 00:51 | LSU | Troy Haubert grabs the board | 71-58 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:44 | LSU | Doug Tall comes up short on the floater from the right side but he's hacked by Joel Orchard - foul #1 on Joel Orchard, team foul #7 | 71-58 |
| 00:44 | LSU | Doug Tall makes the 1st free throw | 72-58 |
| 00:44 | LSU | Doug Tall makes the 2nd free throw | 73-58 |
| 00:38 | Texas Tech | Sean Batz loses the ball out of bounds | 73-58 |
| 00:13 | LSU | Sean Batz steps in front of the Doug Tall pass | 73-58 |
| 00:07 | Texas Tech | Sean Batz hits a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Troy Funke | 73-60 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Doug Tall runs out the clock | 73-60 |