| Lineup | Rice | PG - Thomas Newman (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Gary Festa (fresh) SF - John Espitia (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sylvester Hopkins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Brian Spano (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Larry Duncan (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Manno (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Edgar Hardcastle (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jerry Watson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Joshua Colburn (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Edgar Hardcastle inbounds the ball | 26-29 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | LSU | John Manno scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Larry Duncan | 26-31 |
| 19:20 | Rice | Sylvester Hopkins can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 26-31 |
| 19:18 | LSU | Larry Duncan grabs the defensive rebound | 26-31 |
| 18:50 | LSU | John Manno's fadeaway is rejected by Brian Spano | 26-31 |
| 18:49 | Rice | Brian Spano snags the defensive board | 26-31 |
| 18:28 | Rice | Gary Festa makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Brian Spano | 29-31 |
| 18:23 | LSU | Larry Duncan comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 29-31 |
| 18:22 | LSU | Jerry Watson hits the follow up shot | 29-33 |
| 18:00 | Rice | Thomas Newman connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Sylvester Hopkins | 32-33 |
| 17:48 | LSU | Jerry Watson connects on the driving attempt in the paint set up by Larry Duncan and the foul's on Sylvester Hopkins - foul #1 on Sylvester Hopkins, team foul #1 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | LSU | John Wheeler (SF), John Engelke (C) Edgar Hardcastle, Joshua Colburn | |
| 17:48 | LSU | Jerry Watson makes the free throw | 32-36 |
| 17:40 | Rice | Gary Festa misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-36 |
| 17:39 | Rice | Thomas Newman can't tip it in | 32-36 |
| 17:38 | LSU | John Engelke snags the defensive board | 32-36 |
| 17:33 | LSU | Larry Duncan misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Thomas Newman - foul #2 on Thomas Newman, team foul #2 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Rice | Peter Anthony (SG), Michael Krouse (SF), Justin Stephen (C) Gary Festa, John Espitia, Brian Spano | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Stolberg (C) Jerry Watson | |
| 17:33 | LSU | Larry Duncan makes the 1st free throw | 32-37 |
| 17:33 | LSU | Larry Duncan makes the 2nd free throw | 32-38 |
| 17:20 | Rice | Sylvester Hopkins drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Peter Anthony | 35-38 |
| 17:05 | LSU | Larry Duncan connects on the runner in the paint set up by John Engelke and the foul's on Michael Krouse - foul #2 on Michael Krouse, team foul #3 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Holman (PG), Richard Romeo (C) Thomas Newman, Sylvester Hopkins | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 17:05 | LSU | Larry Duncan misses the free throw | 35-40 |
| 17:05 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to John Engelke | 35-40 |
| 16:48 | LSU | Richard Romeo steps in front of the John Engelke pass | 35-40 |
| 16:38 | Rice | Michael Krouse buries a jumper from the right block | 37-40 |
| 16:21 | LSU | John Engelke makes the fadeaway from the left side | 37-42 |
| 16:19 | Rice | Charles Holman is hacked by Larry Duncan in the backcourt - foul #1 on Larry Duncan, team foul #1 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Gary Festa (SG), John Espitia (SF), Brian Spano (C) Charles Holman, Justin Stephen, Richard Romeo | |
| Subs | LSU | Dennis Ferreira (PG), Edgar Hardcastle (SF), Jerry Watson (PF), Joshua Colburn (C) Larry Duncan, John Manno, John Engelke, Robert Stolberg | |
| 16:07 | Rice | Michael Krouse hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 37-42 |
| 16:06 | LSU | Joshua Colburn grabs the board | 37-42 |
| 16:02 | LSU | Brian Spano is called for the reach on Dennis Ferreira - foul #1 on Brian Spano, team foul #4 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Sylvester Hopkins (PF) Michael Krouse | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 15:52 | LSU | John Wheeler comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-42 |
| 15:51 | Rice | Sylvester Hopkins grabs the board | 37-42 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Peter Anthony (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Festa (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Espitia (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sylvester Hopkins (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Brian Spano (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Dennis Ferreira (fresh) SG - John Wheeler (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Edgar Hardcastle (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jerry Watson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Joshua Colburn (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Rice | Peter Anthony connects on the jumpshot from the left side | 39-42 |
| 15:33 | LSU | Dennis Ferreira's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Newman (PG) Peter Anthony | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 15:18 | Rice | Gary Festa misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 39-42 |
| 15:16 | LSU | Jerry Watson grabs the defensive rebound | 39-42 |
| 15:12 | LSU | Dennis Ferreira misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 39-42 |
| 15:10 | Rice | Sylvester Hopkins pulls down the rebound | 39-42 |
| 14:50 | Rice | Gary Festa is fouled on the floor by John Wheeler - foul #1 on John Wheeler, team foul #2 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Peter Anthony (SG), Michael Krouse (C) Gary Festa, Brian Spano | |
| Subs | LSU | Larry Duncan (PG), John Manno (SG), Terrance Harden (SF), John Engelke (PF), Robert Stolberg (C) Dennis Ferreira, John Wheeler, Edgar Hardcastle, Jerry Watson, Joshua Colburn | |
| 14:35 | Rice | Michael Krouse lays it up and in on a nice dish by Sylvester Hopkins | 41-42 |
| 14:28 | LSU | John Engelke lays it in | 41-44 |
| 14:18 | Rice | John Espitia's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Justin Stephen (PF), Richard Romeo (C) John Espitia, Sylvester Hopkins | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 13:59 | LSU | Larry Duncan scores on a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from John Manno | 41-46 |
| 13:32 | Rice | Peter Anthony misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Terrance Harden - foul #4 on Terrance Harden, team foul #3 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Gary Festa (SG), Brian Spano (C) Thomas Newman, Richard Romeo | |
| Subs | LSU | Edgar Hardcastle (SF), Jerry Watson (PF), Joshua Colburn (C) Terrance Harden, John Engelke, Robert Stolberg | |
| 13:32 | Rice | Peter Anthony makes the 1st free throw | 42-46 |
| 13:32 | Rice | Peter Anthony makes the 2nd free throw | 43-46 |
| 13:19 | LSU | Jerry Watson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Sylvester Hopkins (PF) Justin Stephen | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 13:07 | Rice | Michael Krouse misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 43-46 |
| 13:06 | Rice | Michael Krouse tips it back up and in | 45-46 |
| 13:00 | LSU | Jerry Watson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-46 |
| Subs | Rice | John Espitia (SF) Peter Anthony | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 12:36 | Rice | Michael Krouse's pass is intercepted by Larry Duncan | 45-46 |
| 12:33 | LSU | John Manno hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Larry Duncan | 45-48 |
| 12:14 | Rice | Sylvester Hopkins can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 45-48 |
| 12:12 | LSU | John Manno grabs the defensive rebound | 45-48 |
| 12:08 | LSU | Edgar Hardcastle blows the dunk but the foul's on Brian Spano - foul #2 on Brian Spano, team foul #5 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Newman (PG), Justin Stephen (C) Michael Krouse, Brian Spano | |
| Subs | LSU | Dennis Ferreira (PG), John Wheeler (SG), John Engelke (C) Larry Duncan, John Manno, Joshua Colburn | |
| 12:08 | LSU | Edgar Hardcastle makes the 1st free throw | 45-49 |
| 12:08 | LSU | Edgar Hardcastle makes the 2nd free throw | 45-50 |
| 11:55 | Rice | Gary Festa hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-50 |
| 11:53 | Rice | John Espitia grabs the offensive rebound | 45-50 |
| 11:44 | Rice | John Espitia comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-50 |
| 11:43 | LSU | Jerry Watson snags the defensive board | 45-50 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Thomas Newman (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Gary Festa (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Espitia (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sylvester Hopkins (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Justin Stephen (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Dennis Ferreira (fresh) SG - John Wheeler (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Edgar Hardcastle (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jerry Watson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - John Engelke (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:36 | LSU | John Wheeler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Peter Anthony (SG), Charles Holman (PF), Richard Romeo (C) Gary Festa, John Espitia, Sylvester Hopkins | |
| Subs | LSU | Paul Morgan (PG), Robert Stolberg (C) Edgar Hardcastle, Jerry Watson | |
| 11:16 | Rice | Robert Stolberg is called for the reach on Richard Romeo - foul #1 on Robert Stolberg, team foul #4 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | LSU | John Manno (SG) Paul Morgan | |
| 11:09 | Rice | Charles Holman comes up short on the runner from close range but he's hacked by John Engelke - foul #3 on John Engelke, team foul #5 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | LSU | Larry Duncan (PG) Dennis Ferreira | |
| 11:09 | Rice | Charles Holman misses the 1st free throw | 45-50 |
| 11:09 | Rice | Charles Holman misses the 2nd free throw | 45-50 |
| 11:09 | LSU | The rebound goes to John Wheeler | 45-50 |
| 10:55 | LSU | John Engelke misses short on a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Peter Anthony - foul #2 on Peter Anthony, team foul #6 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Brian Spano (C) Richard Romeo | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 10:55 | LSU | John Engelke makes the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 10:55 | LSU | John Engelke misses the 2nd free throw | 45-51 |
| 10:55 | Rice | The rebound goes to Charles Holman | 45-51 |
| 10:39 | Rice | Thomas Newman scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Peter Anthony | 48-51 |
| 10:26 | LSU | John Manno buries a floater from the right side on a nice dish by John Wheeler and the foul's on Peter Anthony - foul #3 on Peter Anthony, team foul #7 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Krouse (SG), John Espitia (SF), Sylvester Hopkins (PF) Thomas Newman, Justin Stephen, Charles Holman | |
| Subs | LSU | Joshua Colburn (C) Robert Stolberg | |
| 10:26 | LSU | John Manno misses the free throw | 48-53 |
| 10:26 | Rice | Sylvester Hopkins snags the defensive board | 48-53 |
| 10:13 | Rice | Michael Krouse misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-53 |
| 10:12 | LSU | Joshua Colburn snags the defensive board | 48-53 |
| 10:06 | LSU | Joshua Colburn makes the driving attempt from the baseline | 48-55 |
| 09:50 | Rice | Michael Krouse lays it in set up by John Espitia | 50-55 |
| 09:38 | LSU | John Engelke misses short on a jump hook from close range | 50-55 |
| 09:36 | LSU | Joshua Colburn tips it but misses | 50-55 |
| 09:34 | Rice | Michael Krouse gets the rebound | 50-55 |
| 09:05 | Rice | Peter Anthony misses the 3 from the right corner | 50-55 |
| 09:03 | LSU | Joshua Colburn pulls down the rebound | 50-55 |
| 08:58 | LSU | Larry Duncan connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Wheeler | 50-57 |
| 08:42 | Rice | Brian Spano misses the floater from the right wing | 50-57 |
| 08:41 | Rice | Sylvester Hopkins grabs the offensive board | 50-57 |
| 08:29 | Rice | Michael Krouse blows the layup but he's fouled by John Wheeler - foul #2 on John Wheeler, team foul #6 | 50-57 |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Newman (PG), Gary Festa (SG), Justin Stephen (PF), Richard Romeo (C) Peter Anthony, John Espitia, Sylvester Hopkins, Brian Spano | |
| Subs | LSU | Paul Morgan (PG), Dennis Ferreira (SG), Edgar Hardcastle (SF), Jerry Watson (PF), Robert Stolberg (C) Larry Duncan, John Manno, John Wheeler, John Engelke, Joshua Colburn | |
| 08:29 | Rice | Michael Krouse makes the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 08:29 | Rice | Michael Krouse makes the 2nd free throw | 52-57 |
| 08:11 | LSU | Jerry Watson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-57 |
| 08:09 | Rice | Richard Romeo grabs the board | 52-57 |
| 07:56 | Rice | Thomas Newman scores on a jumpshot from the right side | 54-57 |
| 07:43 | LSU | Jerry Watson knocks in the shot from the baseline and he's fouled by Gary Festa - foul #1 on Gary Festa, team foul #8 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Holman (PF) Michael Krouse | |
| Subs | LSU | Terrance Harden (PG) Paul Morgan | |
| 07:43 | LSU | Jerry Watson makes the free throw | 54-60 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Thomas Newman (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Gary Festa (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Justin Stephen (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Charles Holman (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Romeo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Terrance Harden (fresh) 4 pf. SG - Dennis Ferreira (fresh) SF - Edgar Hardcastle (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jerry Watson (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Stolberg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Rice | Gary Festa makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-60 |
| 07:03 | LSU | Edgar Hardcastle buries a shot from the right wing set up by Dennis Ferreira | 57-62 |
| 06:48 | Rice | Gary Festa misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 57-62 |
| 06:46 | LSU | Terrance Harden grabs the defensive rebound | 57-62 |
| 06:39 | LSU | Edgar Hardcastle hits a floater from the right block on a great pass from Terrance Harden and the foul's on Justin Stephen - foul #1 on Justin Stephen, team foul #9 | 57-64 |
| Subs | Rice | John Espitia (SF), Sylvester Hopkins (PF) Charles Holman, Richard Romeo | |
| Subs | LSU | Larry Duncan (PG), John Manno (SG), Joshua Colburn (C) Terrance Harden, Dennis Ferreira, Robert Stolberg | |
| 06:39 | LSU | Edgar Hardcastle makes the free throw | 57-65 |
| 06:22 | Rice | Thomas Newman is fouled on the floor by Larry Duncan - foul #2 on Larry Duncan, team foul #7 | 57-65 |
| Subs | Rice | Peter Anthony (SG) Gary Festa | |
| Subs | LSU | John Wheeler (SF) Edgar Hardcastle | |
| 06:22 | Rice | Thomas Newman misses the 1st free throw | 57-65 |
| 06:22 | LSU | Jerry Watson pulls down the rebound | 57-65 |
| 06:14 | LSU | John Manno makes the shot from the left block on a great pass from Larry Duncan and he's fouled by Peter Anthony - foul #4 on Peter Anthony, team foul #10 | 57-67 |
| Subs | Rice | Brian Spano (C) Justin Stephen | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 06:14 | LSU | John Manno makes the free throw | 57-68 |
| 05:56 | Rice | Brian Spano clanks a jump hook from close range | 57-68 |
| 05:55 | LSU | Jerry Watson gets the rebound | 57-68 |
| 05:49 | LSU | Joshua Colburn can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 57-68 |
| 05:48 | Rice | Brian Spano grabs the board | 57-68 |
| 05:31 | Rice | Thomas Newman clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 57-68 |
| 05:30 | LSU | Larry Duncan grabs the board | 57-68 |
| 05:25 | LSU | John Wheeler scores on a turnaround in the lane | 57-70 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:08 | Rice | Peter Anthony buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Brian Spano | 60-70 |
| 04:52 | LSU | Jerry Watson comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 60-70 |
| 04:50 | Rice | The rebound goes to Thomas Newman | 60-70 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:27 | Rice | John Espitia hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Peter Anthony | 63-70 |
| 04:03 | LSU | Joshua Colburn's floater is knocked away by Sylvester Hopkins | 63-70 |
| 04:02 | Rice | Brian Spano grabs the board | 63-70 |
| 03:44 | Rice | Sylvester Hopkins buries a fadeaway in the lane and the foul's on Jerry Watson - foul #1 on Jerry Watson, team foul #8 | 65-70 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Holman (PG), Gary Festa (SG), Michael Krouse (SF), Justin Stephen (C) Thomas Newman, Peter Anthony, John Espitia, Brian Spano | |
| Subs | LSU | Terrance Harden (PG), Dennis Ferreira (SG), Edgar Hardcastle (SF), John Engelke (PF), Robert Stolberg (C) Larry Duncan, John Manno, John Wheeler, Jerry Watson, Joshua Colburn | |
| 03:44 | Rice | Sylvester Hopkins makes the free throw | 66-70 |
| 03:41 | LSU | Terrance Harden throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-70 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Romeo (C) Sylvester Hopkins | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Holman (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. SG - Gary Festa (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Michael Krouse (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Justin Stephen (fresh) 2 reb. C - Richard Romeo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Terrance Harden (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Dennis Ferreira (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Edgar Hardcastle (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - John Engelke (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Stolberg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Rice | Michael Krouse misses the shot from the right side | 66-70 |
| 03:29 | LSU | Robert Stolberg gets the rebound | 66-70 |
| 03:25 | LSU | Dennis Ferreira is denied on a layup by Justin Stephen | 66-70 |
| 03:23 | Rice | Justin Stephen grabs the board | 66-70 |
| 03:14 | Rice | Charles Holman hits a shot from the right block | 68-70 |
| 02:54 | LSU | John Engelke hits a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Dennis Ferreira | 68-72 |
| 02:54 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-72 |
| Subs | Rice | Peter Anthony (PG), John Espitia (SF), Sylvester Hopkins (PF) Charles Holman, Justin Stephen, Richard Romeo | |
| Subs | LSU | Larry Duncan (PG), John Manno (SG) Terrance Harden, Dennis Ferreira | |
| 02:39 | Rice | Michael Krouse misses the floater in the paint | 68-72 |
| 02:38 | LSU | The rebound goes to Robert Stolberg | 68-72 |
| 02:38 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-72 |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Newman (PG), Brian Spano (C) Peter Anthony, Michael Krouse | |
| Subs | LSU | Jerry Watson (PF), Joshua Colburn (C) John Engelke, Robert Stolberg | |
| 02:20 | LSU | Larry Duncan is hacked by Brian Spano - foul #3 on Brian Spano, team foul #11 | 68-72 |
| 02:20 | LSU | Larry Duncan makes the 1st free throw | 68-73 |
| 02:20 | LSU | Larry Duncan makes the 2nd free throw | 68-74 |
| 02:03 | Rice | John Espitia can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 68-74 |
| 02:02 | LSU | Joshua Colburn grabs the board | 68-74 |
| 01:47 | LSU | Brian Spano denies the turnaround by Larry Duncan | 68-74 |
| 01:45 | Rice | Gary Festa grabs the board | 68-74 |
| 01:23 | Rice | Thomas Newman comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 68-74 |
| 01:22 | LSU | Edgar Hardcastle pulls down the rebound | 68-74 |
| 01:18 | LSU | Sylvester Hopkins swats the short shot by Edgar Hardcastle | 68-74 |
| 01:16 | Rice | Thomas Newman pulls down the rebound | 68-74 |
| 00:47 | Rice | Sylvester Hopkins clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 68-74 |
| 00:46 | Rice | Brian Spano hits the follow up shot | 70-74 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:43 | LSU | Larry Duncan is hacked by Thomas Newman in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thomas Newman, team foul #12 | 70-74 |
| 00:43 | LSU | Larry Duncan makes the 1st free throw | 70-75 |
| 00:43 | LSU | Larry Duncan makes the 2nd free throw | 70-76 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:38 | Rice | John Espitia knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Thomas Newman | 72-76 |
| 00:37 | LSU | Larry Duncan is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Newman - foul #4 on Thomas Newman, team foul #13 | 72-76 |
| 00:37 | LSU | Larry Duncan makes the 1st free throw | 72-77 |
| 00:37 | LSU | Larry Duncan makes the 2nd free throw | 72-78 |
| 00:32 | Rice | Sylvester Hopkins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 72-78 |
| 00:30 | LSU | John Manno gets the rebound | 72-78 |
| 00:29 | LSU | John Manno is hacked by Gary Festa in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gary Festa, team foul #14 | 72-78 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | LSU | Terrance Harden (SF) Edgar Hardcastle | |
| 00:29 | LSU | John Manno makes the 1st free throw | 72-79 |
| 00:29 | LSU | John Manno makes the 2nd free throw | 72-80 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Rice | John Espitia is fouled on the floor by Terrance Harden - foul #5 on Terrance Harden, team foul #9 | 72-80 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | LSU | Edgar Hardcastle (SF) Terrance Harden | |
| 00:22 | Rice | John Espitia makes the 1st free throw | 73-80 |
| 00:22 | Rice | John Espitia makes the 2nd free throw | 74-80 |
| 00:19 | LSU | Edgar Hardcastle is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Newman - foul #5 on Thomas Newman, team foul #15 | 74-80 |
| Subs | Rice | Peter Anthony (PG) Thomas Newman | |
| Subs | LSU | Dennis Ferreira (SG) John Manno | |
| 00:19 | LSU | Edgar Hardcastle makes the 1st free throw | 74-81 |
| 00:19 | LSU | Edgar Hardcastle makes the 2nd free throw | 74-82 |
| 00:13 | Rice | Sylvester Hopkins can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 74-82 |
| 00:11 | Rice | Brian Spano grabs the offensive board | 74-82 |
| 00:08 | Rice | Sylvester Hopkins clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 74-82 |
| 00:07 | LSU | Edgar Hardcastle grabs the defensive rebound | 74-82 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | LSU | Larry Duncan runs out the clock | 74-82 |