| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Tom Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Wiggins (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Michael Lindstrom (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Sessions (fresh) 4 reb. C - Scott Roller (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Charles Carter (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Pat Grissom (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Larry Dahlke (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Walter Temple (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Morris (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kansas | Michael Lindstrom inbounds the ball | 33-34 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:50 | Kansas | Kenneth Wiggins connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Tom Smith | 36-34 |
| 19:48 | LSU | Charles Carter is hacked by Tom Smith in the backcourt - foul #3 on Tom Smith, team foul #1 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Kansas | Ralph Sedgwick (PG) Tom Smith | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 19:30 | LSU | Pat Grissom's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-34 |
| 19:12 | Kansas | Michael Lindstrom misses the lay-in | 36-34 |
| 19:11 | LSU | John Morris snags the defensive board | 36-34 |
| 19:09 | LSU | Pat Grissom is hacked by Kenneth Wiggins in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kenneth Wiggins, team foul #2 | 36-34 |
| 18:55 | LSU | Charles Carter comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-34 |
| 18:53 | LSU | Pat Grissom grabs the offensive board | 36-34 |
| 18:36 | LSU | John Morris banks in the layup on a great pass from Pat Grissom and the foul's on Michael Lindstrom - foul #1 on Michael Lindstrom, team foul #3 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Kansas | Perry Smith (SG), James Balsamo (PF), Brian Tate (C) Kenneth Wiggins, James Sessions, Scott Roller | |
| Subs | LSU | Vernon Weiler (PG) Charles Carter | |
| 18:36 | LSU | John Morris makes the free throw | 36-37 |
| 18:14 | Kansas | James Balsamo travels with the ball | 36-37 |
| Subs | Kansas | Edward Green (PG) Ralph Sedgwick | |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Ney (PG), Oscar Garcia (SF), Robert Baisley (PF) Pat Grissom, Larry Dahlke, Walter Temple | |
| 18:12 | LSU | Vernon Weiler loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-37 |
| 17:56 | Kansas | Michael Lindstrom's pass is intercepted by Michael Ney | 36-37 |
| 17:51 | LSU | Michael Ney can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Edward Green - foul #2 on Edward Green, team foul #4 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Kansas | Terry Hanson (SF) Michael Lindstrom | |
| Subs | LSU | Zachary Crain (C) John Morris | |
| 17:51 | LSU | Michael Ney makes the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 17:51 | LSU | Michael Ney makes the 2nd free throw | 36-39 |
| 17:39 | Kansas | Michael Ney steals it from Terry Hanson | 36-39 |
| 17:26 | LSU | Robert Baisley misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 36-39 |
| 17:25 | Kansas | The rebound goes to Perry Smith | 36-39 |
| 17:12 | Kansas | James Balsamo misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Michael Ney - foul #1 on Michael Ney, team foul #1 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Kansas | Ralph Sedgwick (PG), Kenneth Wiggins (SG), James Sessions (PF), Scott Roller (C) Edward Green, Perry Smith, Terry Hanson, Brian Tate | |
| Subs | LSU | Charles Carter (PG) Michael Ney | |
| 17:12 | Kansas | James Balsamo makes the 1st free throw | 37-39 |
| 17:12 | Kansas | James Balsamo makes the 2nd free throw | 38-39 |
| 16:56 | LSU | Vernon Weiler comes up short on the jumper in the paint but the foul's on Kenneth Wiggins - foul #3 on Kenneth Wiggins, team foul #5 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Kansas | Perry Smith (SG), Michael Lindstrom (SF) Kenneth Wiggins, James Balsamo | |
| Subs | LSU | Pat Grissom (SG), Larry Dahlke (SF), John Morris (C) Charles Carter, Oscar Garcia, Zachary Crain | |
| 16:56 | LSU | Vernon Weiler makes the 1st free throw | 38-40 |
| 16:56 | LSU | Vernon Weiler makes the 2nd free throw | 38-41 |
| 16:45 | Kansas | Michael Lindstrom makes the floater near the basket and he's fouled by Larry Dahlke - foul #3 on Larry Dahlke, team foul #2 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| Subs | LSU | Charles Carter (PG), Walter Temple (PF) Larry Dahlke, Robert Baisley | |
| 16:45 | Kansas | Michael Lindstrom misses the free throw | 40-41 |
| 16:45 | LSU | John Morris grabs the board | 40-41 |
| 16:43 | LSU | Scott Roller is called for the reach on Charles Carter in the backcourt - foul #2 on Scott Roller, team foul #6 | 40-41 |
| 16:27 | LSU | Michael Lindstrom picks off the pass by Walter Temple | 40-41 |
| 16:23 | Kansas | Michael Lindstrom dunks the ball | 42-41 |
| 16:07 | LSU | Walter Temple misses the easy layup but he's hacked by James Sessions - foul #1 on James Sessions, team foul #7 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Kansas | Edward Green (PG), Brian Tate (PF), Gary Morris (C) Ralph Sedgwick, James Sessions, Scott Roller | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 16:07 | LSU | Walter Temple makes the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 16:07 | LSU | Walter Temple makes the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 15:54 | Kansas | Gary Morris is fouled on the floor by Pat Grissom - foul #1 on Pat Grissom, team foul #3 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Kansas | Tom Smith (PG), Kenneth Wiggins (SG), Terry Hanson (SF) Edward Green, Perry Smith, Michael Lindstrom | |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Ney (PG), Oscar Garcia (SG), Larry Dahlke (SF), Zachary Crain (PF) Charles Carter, Pat Grissom, Vernon Weiler, Walter Temple | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Tom Smith (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Wiggins (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Terry Hanson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brian Tate (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Morris (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Michael Ney (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Oscar Garcia (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Larry Dahlke (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Zachary Crain (fresh) C - John Morris (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Kansas | Brian Tate is whistled for traveling | 42-43 |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| Subs | LSU | Pat Grissom (SG) John Morris | |
| 15:22 | LSU | Larry Dahlke misses the floater near the basket | 42-43 |
| 15:20 | Kansas | Gary Morris pulls down the rebound | 42-43 |
| 15:06 | Kansas | Kenneth Wiggins can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-43 |
| 15:04 | LSU | Michael Ney grabs the defensive rebound | 42-43 |
| 14:58 | LSU | Michael Ney connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Pat Grissom | 42-45 |
| 14:39 | Kansas | Tom Smith makes the 3 from the right wing | 45-45 |
| 14:36 | LSU | Gary Morris steals the ball from Michael Ney in the backcourt | 45-45 |
| 14:24 | Kansas | Brian Tate connects on the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Kenneth Wiggins | 47-45 |
| 14:22 | LSU | Larry Dahlke's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Wiggins in the backcourt | 47-45 |
| 14:03 | Kansas | Tom Smith comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-45 |
| 14:01 | Kansas | Terry Hanson tips it in | 49-45 |
| 13:55 | LSU | Pat Grissom is hacked by Kenneth Wiggins - foul #4 on Kenneth Wiggins, team foul #8 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Kansas | Ralph Sedgwick (PG), Edward Green (SG), Michael Lindstrom (SF), James Sessions (PF), Scott Roller (C) Tom Smith, Kenneth Wiggins, Terry Hanson, Brian Tate, Gary Morris | |
| Subs | LSU | Charles Carter (PG), Robert Baisley (SF), Walter Temple (PF), John Morris (C) Michael Ney, Larry Dahlke, Oscar Garcia, Zachary Crain | |
| 13:55 | LSU | Pat Grissom misses the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 13:55 | Kansas | James Sessions pulls down the rebound | 49-45 |
| 13:39 | Kansas | Pat Grissom steals the ball from James Sessions | 49-45 |
| 13:26 | LSU | Charles Carter knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 49-48 |
| 13:06 | Kansas | James Sessions knocks in the runner from the right block set up by Scott Roller and he's fouled by John Morris - foul #2 on John Morris, team foul #4 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Kansas | Perry Smith (SG), James Balsamo (C) Edward Green, Scott Roller | |
| Subs | LSU | Vernon Weiler (SG) Pat Grissom | |
| 13:06 | Kansas | James Sessions makes the free throw | 52-48 |
| 12:45 | LSU | Vernon Weiler misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 52-48 |
| 12:43 | Kansas | Ralph Sedgwick grabs the board | 52-48 |
| 12:28 | Kansas | James Balsamo lays it in | 54-48 |
| 12:03 | LSU | Vernon Weiler buries a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by John Morris | 54-50 |
| 11:46 | Kansas | Michael Lindstrom hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 54-50 |
| 11:44 | Kansas | James Balsamo tips it in | 56-50 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Ralph Sedgwick (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Perry Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Michael Lindstrom (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - James Sessions (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - James Balsamo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Charles Carter (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Vernon Weiler (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Robert Baisley (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Walter Temple (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Morris (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:30 | LSU | Charles Carter hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 56-50 |
| 11:29 | Kansas | Michael Lindstrom grabs the defensive rebound | 56-50 |
| 11:14 | Kansas | Perry Smith misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 56-50 |
| 11:12 | Kansas | James Balsamo grabs the offensive board | 56-50 |
| 11:07 | Kansas | The short jumper by James Sessions is denied by John Morris | 56-50 |
| 11:06 | LSU | Walter Temple grabs the defensive rebound | 56-50 |
| 11:00 | LSU | John Morris knocks in the runner near the basket set up by Vernon Weiler | 56-52 |
| 10:42 | Kansas | James Balsamo loses the ball out of bounds | 56-52 |
| Subs | Kansas | Tom Smith (PG), Edward Green (SG), Terry Hanson (SF), Brian Tate (PF), Scott Roller (C) Ralph Sedgwick, Perry Smith, Michael Lindstrom, James Sessions, James Balsamo | |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Ney (PG), Pat Grissom (SG), Larry Dahlke (SF), Oscar Garcia (PF), Zachary Crain (C) Charles Carter, Vernon Weiler, Robert Baisley, Walter Temple, John Morris | |
| 10:39 | LSU | Michael Ney throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-52 |
| 10:25 | Kansas | The short jumper by Brian Tate is denied by Oscar Garcia | 56-52 |
| 10:24 | Kansas | Terry Hanson hits the follow up shot | 58-52 |
| 10:19 | LSU | Michael Ney is alone and drills a jumper from just outside the lane | 58-54 |
| 09:57 | Kansas | Brian Tate throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-54 |
| Subs | Kansas | James Sessions (PF) Brian Tate | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 09:43 | LSU | Michael Ney misses badly on the uncontested turnaround from the baseline | 58-54 |
| 09:41 | Kansas | James Sessions grabs the board | 58-54 |
| 09:24 | Kansas | Tom Smith misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-54 |
| 09:23 | LSU | Pat Grissom snags the defensive board | 58-54 |
| 09:09 | LSU | Zachary Crain misses the 3 from the left wing | 58-54 |
| 09:08 | LSU | Larry Dahlke snags the offensive board | 58-54 |
| 08:55 | LSU | Michael Ney misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-54 |
| 08:53 | Kansas | Tom Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 58-54 |
| 08:26 | Kansas | Edward Green comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-54 |
| 08:25 | LSU | Larry Dahlke pulls down the rebound | 58-54 |
| 08:12 | LSU | Larry Dahlke throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-54 |
| Subs | Kansas | Perry Smith (SG), Michael Lindstrom (SF), Brian Tate (PF), Gary Morris (C) Edward Green, Terry Hanson, James Sessions, Scott Roller | |
| Subs | LSU | Alan Davis (PG), Vernon Weiler (SG), Walter Temple (PF), John Morris (C) Michael Ney, Pat Grissom, Oscar Garcia, Zachary Crain | |
| 07:54 | Kansas | Michael Lindstrom hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 58-54 |
| 07:53 | LSU | John Morris gets the rebound | 58-54 |
| 07:48 | LSU | Alan Davis is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Vernon Weiler | 58-57 |
| 07:28 | Kansas | Brian Tate lays it in on a great pass from Tom Smith | 60-57 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Tom Smith (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Perry Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Michael Lindstrom (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Tate (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Morris (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Alan Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vernon Weiler (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Dahlke (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Walter Temple (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Morris (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:02 | LSU | Alan Davis makes the wide open jumper from the left wing | 60-59 |
| 06:46 | Kansas | Vernon Weiler is called for the reach on Tom Smith - foul #2 on Vernon Weiler, team foul #5 | 60-59 |
| Subs | Kansas | Ralph Sedgwick (PG), Kenneth Wiggins (SG), James Balsamo (PF), Scott Roller (C) Tom Smith, Perry Smith, Brian Tate, Gary Morris | |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Ney (SG), Robert Baisley (PF) Vernon Weiler, Walter Temple | |
| 06:40 | Kansas | Scott Roller hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 60-59 |
| 06:39 | Kansas | Kenneth Wiggins grabs the offensive board | 60-59 |
| 06:27 | Kansas | Robert Baisley is called for the reach on Scott Roller - foul #3 on Robert Baisley, team foul #6 | 60-59 |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| Subs | LSU | Pat Grissom (SG) Alan Davis | |
| 06:09 | Kansas | Michael Lindstrom misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Larry Dahlke - foul #4 on Larry Dahlke, team foul #7 | 60-59 |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| Subs | LSU | Christopher Lee (C) John Morris | |
| 06:09 | Kansas | Michael Lindstrom misses the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 06:09 | Kansas | Michael Lindstrom makes the 2nd free throw | 61-59 |
| 06:00 | LSU | Robert Baisley scores on a jumper from the free throw line and the foul's on James Balsamo - foul #1 on James Balsamo, team foul #9 | 61-61 |
| 06:00 | LSU | Robert Baisley makes the free throw | 61-62 |
| 05:44 | Kansas | Kenneth Wiggins comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-62 |
| 05:42 | LSU | Christopher Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 61-62 |
| 05:40 | LSU | Pat Grissom is hacked by Kenneth Wiggins in the backcourt - foul #5 on Kenneth Wiggins, team foul #10 | 61-62 |
| Subs | Kansas | Perry Smith (SG), Gary Morris (C) Kenneth Wiggins, Scott Roller | |
| Subs | LSU | Charles Carter (PG), Vernon Weiler (SF), Walter Temple (PF) Michael Ney, Larry Dahlke, Robert Baisley | |
| 05:40 | LSU | Pat Grissom makes the 1st free throw | 61-63 |
| 05:40 | LSU | Pat Grissom makes the 2nd free throw | 61-64 |
| 05:23 | Kansas | Ralph Sedgwick misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 61-64 |
| 05:21 | Kansas | James Balsamo tips it home | 63-64 |
| 05:06 | LSU | Ralph Sedgwick picks off the pass by Walter Temple | 63-64 |
| 04:49 | Kansas | James Balsamo buries a runner from the right block and he's hacked by Walter Temple - foul #2 on Walter Temple, team foul #8 | 65-64 |
| Subs | Kansas | Edward Green (PG), Terry Hanson (SF), Brian Tate (C) Ralph Sedgwick, Michael Lindstrom, Gary Morris | |
| Subs | LSU | Alan Davis (PG), Zachary Crain (PF), John Morris (C) Charles Carter, Walter Temple, Christopher Lee | |
| 04:49 | Kansas | James Balsamo makes the free throw | 66-64 |
| 04:35 | LSU | Pat Grissom is wide open but clanks a 3 from the right wing | 66-64 |
| 04:34 | Kansas | Brian Tate grabs the board | 66-64 |
| 04:05 | Kansas | Terry Hanson is whistled for traveling | 66-64 |
| Subs | Kansas | Tom Smith (PG), Scott Roller (C) Perry Smith, James Balsamo | |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Ney (SG), Oscar Garcia (SF), Robert Baisley (PF) Pat Grissom, Vernon Weiler, Zachary Crain | |
| 03:47 | LSU | Michael Ney comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Edward Green - foul #3 on Edward Green, team foul #11 | 66-64 |
| Subs | Kansas | Ralph Sedgwick (SG), James Sessions (PF) Edward Green, Brian Tate | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 03:47 | LSU | Michael Ney makes the 1st free throw | 66-65 |
| 03:47 | LSU | Michael Ney makes the 2nd free throw | 66-66 |
| 03:32 | Kansas | Robert Baisley steals it from Tom Smith | 66-66 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Tom Smith (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ralph Sedgwick (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Terry Hanson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Sessions (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Scott Roller (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Alan Davis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Ney (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Oscar Garcia (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Baisley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - John Morris (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:24 | LSU | Alan Davis connects on the open fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by John Morris | 66-68 |
| 03:08 | Kansas | Terry Hanson double dribbles | 66-68 |
| Subs | Kansas | Michael Lindstrom (SF), Gary Morris (C) Terry Hanson, Scott Roller | |
| Subs | LSU | Charles Carter (PG), Walter Temple (PF), Zachary Crain (C) Alan Davis, Robert Baisley, John Morris | |
| 02:47 | LSU | Michael Ney misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 66-68 |
| 02:46 | Kansas | Gary Morris gets the rebound | 66-68 |
| 02:28 | Kansas | Michael Lindstrom misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 66-68 |
| 02:26 | LSU | Zachary Crain snags the defensive board | 66-68 |
| 02:26 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-68 |
| Subs | Kansas | Edward Green (PG), Perry Smith (SG), Brian Tate (PF) Tom Smith, Ralph Sedgwick, James Sessions | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Baisley (PF), John Morris (C) Walter Temple, Zachary Crain | |
| 02:24 | LSU | Michael Ney is hacked by Perry Smith in the backcourt - foul #1 on Perry Smith, team foul #12 | 66-68 |
| 02:24 | LSU | Michael Ney misses the 1st free throw | 66-68 |
| 02:24 | LSU | Michael Ney makes the 2nd free throw | 66-69 |
| 02:22 | Kansas | Kansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-69 |
| Subs | Kansas | James Balsamo (PF) Gary Morris | |
| Subs | LSU | Vernon Weiler (SG), Larry Dahlke (SF) Michael Ney, Oscar Garcia | |
| 02:06 | Kansas | James Balsamo misses the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Robert Baisley - foul #4 on Robert Baisley, team foul #9 | 66-69 |
| Subs | Kansas | Ralph Sedgwick (PG) Perry Smith | |
| Subs | LSU | Walter Temple (PF) Robert Baisley | |
| 02:06 | Kansas | James Balsamo makes the 1st free throw | 67-69 |
| 02:06 | Kansas | James Balsamo makes the 2nd free throw | 68-69 |
| 01:51 | LSU | Vernon Weiler misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 68-69 |
| 01:50 | Kansas | Michael Lindstrom pulls down the rebound | 68-69 |
| 01:50 | Kansas | Kansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-69 |
| Subs | Kansas | Tom Smith (PG), Perry Smith (SG), James Sessions (PF), Scott Roller (C) Ralph Sedgwick, Edward Green, James Balsamo, Brian Tate | |
| Subs | LSU | Pat Grissom (SG) Vernon Weiler | |
| 01:33 | Kansas | The jumper by Tom Smith is denied by John Morris | 68-69 |
| 01:32 | LSU | Larry Dahlke grabs the defensive rebound | 68-69 |
| 01:29 | LSU | Pat Grissom's pass is intercepted by Michael Lindstrom in the backcourt | 68-69 |
| 01:15 | Kansas | Tom Smith drills a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Scott Roller and he's fouled by Charles Carter - foul #2 on Charles Carter, team foul #10 | 70-69 |
| 01:15 | Kansas | Tom Smith makes the free throw | 71-69 |
| 01:11 | LSU | Pat Grissom is hacked by Perry Smith in the backcourt - foul #2 on Perry Smith, team foul #13 | 71-69 |
| 01:11 | LSU | Pat Grissom makes the 1st free throw | 71-70 |
| 01:11 | LSU | Pat Grissom misses the 2nd free throw | 71-70 |
| 01:11 | Kansas | Perry Smith gets the rebound | 71-70 |
| 00:48 | Kansas | Scott Roller hits the finger roll on a great pass from Michael Lindstrom | 73-70 |
| 00:30 | LSU | Michael Lindstrom takes the ball from Charles Carter | 73-70 |
| 00:27 | Kansas | Michael Lindstrom can't finish the layup | 73-70 |
| 00:26 | LSU | The rebound goes to Walter Temple | 73-70 |
| 00:21 | LSU | Charles Carter misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 73-70 |
| 00:20 | LSU | John Morris tips it back up and in | 73-72 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:17 | Kansas | Michael Lindstrom is hacked by Charles Carter in the backcourt - foul #3 on Charles Carter, team foul #11 | 73-72 |
| 00:17 | Kansas | Michael Lindstrom makes the 1st free throw | 74-72 |
| 00:17 | Kansas | Michael Lindstrom misses the 2nd free throw | 74-72 |
| 00:17 | Kansas | Scott Roller pulls down the offensive rebound | 74-72 |
| 00:16 | Kansas | Scott Roller is fouled on the floor by John Morris - foul #3 on John Morris, team foul #12 | 74-72 |
| 00:16 | Kansas | Scott Roller makes the 1st free throw | 75-72 |
| 00:16 | Kansas | Scott Roller misses the 2nd free throw | 75-72 |
| 00:16 | LSU | Walter Temple gets the rebound | 75-72 |
| 00:14 | LSU | Charles Carter is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 75-72 |
| 00:11 | Kansas | Tom Smith is hacked by Larry Dahlke - foul #5 on Larry Dahlke, team foul #13 | 75-72 |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| Subs | LSU | Vernon Weiler (SF) Larry Dahlke | |
| 00:11 | Kansas | Tom Smith makes the 1st free throw | 76-72 |
| 00:11 | Kansas | Tom Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 76-72 |
| 00:11 | LSU | John Morris pulls down the rebound | 76-72 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:06 | LSU | Pat Grissom travels with the ball | 76-72 |
| 00:05 | Kansas | Charles Carter is called for the reach on Michael Lindstrom in the backcourt - foul #4 on Charles Carter, team foul #14 | 76-72 |
| 00:05 | Kansas | Michael Lindstrom makes the 1st free throw | 77-72 |
| 00:05 | Kansas | Michael Lindstrom makes the 2nd free throw | 78-72 |
| 00:03 | LSU | Tom Smith is called for the reach on Vernon Weiler in the backcourt - foul #4 on Tom Smith, team foul #14 | 78-72 |
| 00:03 | LSU | Vernon Weiler misses the 1st free throw | 78-72 |
| 00:03 | LSU | Vernon Weiler misses the 2nd free throw | 78-72 |
| 00:03 | Kansas | Scott Roller gets the rebound | 78-72 |
| 00:02 | Kansas | Charles Carter is called for the reach on Scott Roller in the backcourt - foul #5 on Charles Carter, team foul #15 | 78-72 |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| Subs | LSU | Oscar Garcia (SF) Charles Carter | |
| 00:02 | Kansas | Scott Roller makes the 1st free throw | 79-72 |
| 00:02 | Kansas | Scott Roller makes the 2nd free throw | 80-72 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Vernon Weiler misses long on a halfcourt shot | 80-72 |