| Lineup | LSU | PG - Bryan Curry (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Nicholas Wooten (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Herbert Goode (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Gregory (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Allen Decker (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Nicholas White (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joshua Givens (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Douglas Day (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Toliver (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Herbert Goode inbounds the ball | 26-24 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:35 | LSU | Richard Gregory loses the ball out of bounds | 26-24 |
| 19:15 | Santa Clara | Douglas Day clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 26-24 |
| 19:14 | Santa Clara | Joshua Givens hits the follow up shot | 26-26 |
| 19:12 | LSU | Nicholas Wooten is hacked by Joshua Givens in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joshua Givens, team foul #1 | 26-26 |
| 19:04 | LSU | Bryan Curry misses short on an open fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Joshua Givens - foul #2 on Joshua Givens, team foul #2 | 26-26 |
| 19:04 | LSU | Bryan Curry makes the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 19:04 | LSU | Bryan Curry misses the 2nd free throw | 27-26 |
| 19:04 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Daniel Toliver | 27-26 |
| 18:35 | Santa Clara | Daniel Toliver's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-26 |
| Subs | LSU | Jonathan Cluff (PF) Donald Davis | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Dennis Johnson (PG), Matthew Myers (SF), Dylan Mattera (PF), Patrick Leedy (C) Allen Decker, Joshua Givens, Douglas Day, Daniel Toliver | |
| 18:09 | LSU | Richard Gregory hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but he's hacked by Dylan Mattera - foul #1 on Dylan Mattera, team foul #3 | 27-26 |
| Subs | LSU | Joel Hess (PG), Jerry Sease (SG) Bryan Curry, Nicholas Wooten | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Lucier (SG) Nicholas White | |
| 18:09 | LSU | Richard Gregory misses the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 18:09 | LSU | Richard Gregory misses the 2nd free throw | 27-26 |
| 18:09 | Santa Clara | Dylan Mattera snags the defensive board | 27-26 |
| 17:51 | Santa Clara | Patrick Leedy is hacked by Jerry Sease - foul #2 on Jerry Sease, team foul #1 | 27-26 |
| Subs | LSU | Gerald Voight (SF), James Bugg (C) Herbert Goode, Richard Gregory | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 17:38 | Santa Clara | Dennis Johnson is hacked by Joel Hess - foul #3 on Joel Hess, team foul #2 | 27-26 |
| Subs | LSU | Bryan Curry (PG) Joel Hess | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Allen Decker (PG) John Lucier | |
| 17:27 | Santa Clara | Dennis Johnson is hacked by Jerry Sease - foul #3 on Jerry Sease, team foul #3 | 27-26 |
| Subs | LSU | Nicholas Wooten (SG), Donald Davis (PF) Jerry Sease, James Bugg | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 17:15 | Santa Clara | Patrick Leedy loses the ball out of bounds | 27-26 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joshua Givens (SF), Douglas Day (PF) Matthew Myers, Patrick Leedy | |
| 16:47 | LSU | Donald Davis can't connect on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Douglas Day - foul #2 on Douglas Day, team foul #4 | 27-26 |
| Subs | LSU | Herbert Goode (SF), James Bugg (C) Bryan Curry, Jonathan Cluff | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Lucier (PG), Nicholas White (SG), Daniel Toliver (C) Allen Decker, Dennis Johnson, Dylan Mattera | |
| 16:47 | LSU | Donald Davis misses the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 16:47 | LSU | Donald Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 27-26 |
| 16:47 | Santa Clara | Joshua Givens grabs the defensive rebound | 27-26 |
| 16:30 | Santa Clara | Daniel Toliver is hacked by Gerald Voight - foul #1 on Gerald Voight, team foul #4 | 27-26 |
| Subs | LSU | Richard Gregory (C) Donald Davis | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 16:15 | Santa Clara | Daniel Toliver misses short on a floater from the right wing | 27-26 |
| 16:13 | LSU | Richard Gregory gets the rebound | 27-26 |
| 16:07 | LSU | Nicholas Wooten comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 27-26 |
| 16:05 | Santa Clara | Douglas Day gets the rebound | 27-26 |
| 15:55 | Santa Clara | John Lucier scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Daniel Toliver | 27-29 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Gerald Voight (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Nicholas Wooten (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Herbert Goode (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Bugg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Gregory (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - John Lucier (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nicholas White (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joshua Givens (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Douglas Day (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Toliver (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:34 | LSU | Nicholas Wooten hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from James Bugg | 30-29 |
| 15:17 | Santa Clara | Douglas Day buries a fadeaway from the baseline and he's fouled by James Bugg - foul #1 on James Bugg, team foul #5 | 30-31 |
| Subs | LSU | Bryan Curry (PG), Joel Hess (SG), John Bonelli (SF), Donald Davis (PF), Jonathan Cluff (C) Gerald Voight, Nicholas Wooten, Herbert Goode, James Bugg, Richard Gregory | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Allen Decker (PG), Xavier Montes (SG), Matthew Myers (SF), Dylan Mattera (C) John Lucier, Nicholas White, Joshua Givens, Daniel Toliver | |
| 15:17 | Santa Clara | Douglas Day makes the free throw | 30-32 |
| 15:02 | LSU | John Bonelli's floater is tipped away by Douglas Day | 30-32 |
| 15:00 | Santa Clara | Douglas Day gets the rebound | 30-32 |
| 14:44 | Santa Clara | Dylan Mattera connects on the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Douglas Day | 30-34 |
| 14:39 | LSU | John Bonelli buries a floater from just outside the lane set up by Bryan Curry | 32-34 |
| 14:23 | Santa Clara | Dylan Mattera hits the finger roll set up by Allen Decker | 32-36 |
| 14:04 | LSU | Joel Hess connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Bryan Curry | 35-36 |
| 13:47 | Santa Clara | Donald Davis takes the ball from Xavier Montes | 35-36 |
| 13:44 | LSU | Jonathan Cluff is hacked by Douglas Day in the backcourt - foul #3 on Douglas Day, team foul #5 | 35-36 |
| Subs | LSU | Jerry Sease (SG), Herbert Goode (SF), James Bugg (PF), Richard Gregory (C) Bryan Curry, John Bonelli, Donald Davis, Jonathan Cluff | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Dennis Johnson (PG), Nicholas White (SF), Patrick Leedy (PF), Daniel Toliver (C) Allen Decker, Matthew Myers, Douglas Day, Dylan Mattera | |
| 13:25 | LSU | Richard Gregory buries a fadeaway from close range set up by Jerry Sease | 37-36 |
| 13:09 | Santa Clara | Patrick Leedy makes the floater from close range on a nice dish by Xavier Montes | 37-38 |
| 13:07 | LSU | Xavier Montes steps in front of the Jerry Sease pass in the backcourt | 37-38 |
| 13:06 | Santa Clara | Dennis Johnson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Xavier Montes | 37-40 |
| 13:01 | LSU | Joel Hess is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #4 on Joel Hess, team foul #6 | 37-40 |
| Subs | LSU | Gerald Voight (SG) Joel Hess | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Lucier (SG) Xavier Montes | |
| 12:48 | Santa Clara | Nicholas White scores on a jumper from the left wing set up by Dennis Johnson | 37-42 |
| 12:46 | LSU | Jerry Sease is fouled in the backcourt by Dennis Johnson - foul #2 on Dennis Johnson, team foul #6 | 37-42 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joshua Givens (SF) Nicholas White | |
| 12:22 | LSU | Gerald Voight is wide open and slams it home on a nice dish by Jerry Sease | 39-42 |
| 12:10 | Santa Clara | Daniel Toliver is fouled on the floor by Richard Gregory - foul #1 on Richard Gregory, team foul #7 | 39-42 |
| Subs | LSU | Bryan Curry (PG), Nicholas Wooten (SG), John Bonelli (PF) Jerry Sease, Gerald Voight, James Bugg | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Allen Decker (PG), Matthew Myers (SF), Dylan Mattera (PF) Dennis Johnson, Joshua Givens, Patrick Leedy | |
| 12:10 | Santa Clara | Daniel Toliver misses the 1st free throw | 39-42 |
| 12:10 | LSU | Richard Gregory grabs the defensive rebound | 39-42 |
| 11:49 | LSU | Richard Gregory misses the wide open driving attempt from the right block | 39-42 |
| 11:47 | Santa Clara | Daniel Toliver snags the defensive board | 39-42 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Bryan Curry (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Nicholas Wooten (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Herbert Goode (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Bonelli (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Gregory (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Allen Decker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Lucier (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Myers (fresh) PF - Dylan Mattera (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Toliver (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Santa Clara | Allen Decker scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Matthew Myers | 39-45 |
| 11:22 | LSU | Herbert Goode clanks a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Matthew Myers - foul #3 on Matthew Myers, team foul #7 | 39-45 |
| Subs | LSU | Donald Davis (PF), Jonathan Cluff (C) John Bonelli, Richard Gregory | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Perry (PG), Xavier Montes (SG), Nicholas White (SF), Douglas Day (PF) Allen Decker, John Lucier, Matthew Myers, Daniel Toliver | |
| 11:22 | LSU | Herbert Goode makes the 1st free throw | 40-45 |
| 11:22 | LSU | Herbert Goode makes the 2nd free throw | 41-45 |
| 11:06 | Santa Clara | Douglas Day misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-45 |
| 11:04 | LSU | Nicholas Wooten gets the rebound | 41-45 |
| 10:58 | LSU | Jonathan Cluff hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 41-45 |
| 10:56 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Dylan Mattera | 41-45 |
| 10:31 | Santa Clara | Xavier Montes hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Michael Perry | 41-48 |
| 10:29 | LSU | Michael Perry is called for the reach on Bryan Curry in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Perry, team foul #8 | 41-48 |
| Subs | LSU | Jerry Sease (SG), Gerald Voight (SF) Nicholas Wooten, Herbert Goode | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Dennis Johnson (PG), Joshua Givens (SF), Patrick Leedy (PF) Michael Perry, Douglas Day, Dylan Mattera | |
| 10:29 | LSU | Bryan Curry misses the 1st free throw | 41-48 |
| 10:29 | LSU | Donald Davis grabs the offensive board | 41-48 |
| 10:15 | LSU | Gerald Voight can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-48 |
| 10:13 | LSU | Jonathan Cluff hits the follow up shot | 43-48 |
| 09:53 | Santa Clara | Joshua Givens can't finish the layup | 43-48 |
| 09:51 | Santa Clara | Patrick Leedy hits the follow up shot | 43-50 |
| 09:39 | LSU | Jerry Sease is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-50 |
| 09:38 | Santa Clara | Dennis Johnson pulls down the rebound | 43-50 |
| 09:20 | Santa Clara | Patrick Leedy can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 43-50 |
| 09:19 | LSU | Jonathan Cluff pulls down the rebound | 43-50 |
| 08:59 | LSU | Jonathan Cluff makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Donald Davis | 46-50 |
| 08:42 | Santa Clara | Nicholas White misses the lay-in | 46-50 |
| 08:40 | LSU | Jonathan Cluff grabs the board | 46-50 |
| 08:36 | LSU | Nicholas White is called for the reach on Jonathan Cluff in the backcourt - foul #1 on Nicholas White, team foul #9 | 46-50 |
| Subs | LSU | Nicholas Wooten (SG), Herbert Goode (SF), Richard Gregory (C) Jerry Sease, Gerald Voight, Donald Davis | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Allen Decker (PG), John Lucier (SG), Matthew Myers (SF), Douglas Day (PF), Dylan Mattera (C) Dennis Johnson, Xavier Montes, Joshua Givens, Patrick Leedy, Nicholas White | |
| 08:36 | LSU | Jonathan Cluff makes the 1st free throw | 47-50 |
| 08:36 | LSU | Jonathan Cluff makes the 2nd free throw | 48-50 |
| 08:18 | Santa Clara | John Lucier hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-50 |
| 08:16 | LSU | The rebound goes to Richard Gregory | 48-50 |
| 08:14 | LSU | Richard Gregory is hacked by Douglas Day in the backcourt - foul #4 on Douglas Day, team foul #10 | 48-50 |
| Subs | LSU | James Bugg (PF) Jonathan Cluff | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Daniel Toliver (C) Douglas Day | |
| 08:14 | LSU | Richard Gregory makes the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 08:14 | LSU | Richard Gregory makes the 2nd free throw | 50-50 |
| 07:57 | Santa Clara | Nicholas Wooten steps in front of the Matthew Myers pass | 50-50 |
| 07:44 | LSU | Nicholas Wooten misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-50 |
| 07:42 | LSU | Bryan Curry gets the offensive rebound | 50-50 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Bryan Curry (tiring) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Nicholas Wooten (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Herbert Goode (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Bugg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Gregory (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Allen Decker (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Lucier (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Myers (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Dylan Mattera (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Toliver (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:32 | LSU | The short jumper by Herbert Goode is denied by Dylan Mattera | 50-50 |
| 07:30 | LSU | James Bugg tips it but misses | 50-50 |
| 07:29 | Santa Clara | Daniel Toliver gets the rebound | 50-50 |
| 07:07 | Santa Clara | Matthew Myers is whistled for a carry | 50-50 |
| Subs | LSU | Joel Hess (PG), Gerald Voight (SF) Bryan Curry, Herbert Goode | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Dennis Johnson (PG), Xavier Montes (SG), Joshua Givens (SF), Douglas Day (PF) Allen Decker, John Lucier, Matthew Myers, Dylan Mattera | |
| 06:43 | LSU | Douglas Day is called for the reach on James Bugg - foul #5 on Douglas Day, team foul #11 | 50-50 |
| Subs | LSU | John Bonelli (C) Richard Gregory | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Dylan Mattera (PF) Douglas Day | |
| 06:43 | LSU | James Bugg makes the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 06:43 | LSU | James Bugg misses the 2nd free throw | 51-50 |
| 06:43 | Santa Clara | Dylan Mattera grabs the defensive rebound | 51-50 |
| 06:18 | Santa Clara | Dylan Mattera is called for traveling | 51-50 |
| Subs | LSU | Jerry Sease (SG), Richard Gregory (C) Nicholas Wooten, James Bugg | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 06:06 | LSU | John Bonelli knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Joel Hess | 54-50 |
| 05:46 | Santa Clara | Xavier Montes can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jerry Sease - foul #4 on Jerry Sease, team foul #8 | 54-50 |
| Subs | LSU | Herbert Goode (SF) Gerald Voight | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Allen Decker (PG), Matthew Myers (SF), Nicholas White (PF) Dennis Johnson, Joshua Givens, Daniel Toliver | |
| 05:46 | Santa Clara | Xavier Montes makes the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 05:46 | Santa Clara | Xavier Montes misses the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| 05:46 | LSU | The rebound goes to John Bonelli | 54-51 |
| 05:17 | LSU | Richard Gregory is fouled on the floor by Xavier Montes - foul #4 on Xavier Montes, team foul #12 | 54-51 |
| Subs | LSU | Nicholas Wooten (SG) Jerry Sease | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Patrick Leedy (PF) Xavier Montes | |
| 05:17 | LSU | Richard Gregory makes the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 05:17 | LSU | Richard Gregory misses the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| 05:17 | Santa Clara | Patrick Leedy gets the rebound | 55-51 |
| 04:51 | Santa Clara | Allen Decker misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 55-51 |
| 04:49 | Santa Clara | The offensive rebound goes to Allen Decker | 55-51 |
| 04:33 | Santa Clara | Patrick Leedy buries a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Allen Decker | 55-53 |
| 04:18 | LSU | Joel Hess misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 55-53 |
| 04:16 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Matthew Myers | 55-53 |
| 04:02 | Santa Clara | Nicholas White clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Nicholas Wooten - foul #2 on Nicholas Wooten, team foul #9 | 55-53 |
| Subs | LSU | Jerry Sease (PG), Gerald Voight (SF), Donald Davis (PF), Jonathan Cluff (C) Joel Hess, Herbert Goode, John Bonelli, Richard Gregory | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Dennis Johnson (PG), John Lucier (SG), Daniel Toliver (C) Allen Decker, Matthew Myers, Dylan Mattera | |
| 04:02 | Santa Clara | Nicholas White makes the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 04:02 | Santa Clara | Nicholas White makes the 2nd free throw | 55-55 |
| 03:44 | LSU | Gerald Voight hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Nicholas White - foul #2 on Nicholas White, team foul #13 | 55-55 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joshua Givens (SF) Nicholas White | |
| 03:44 | LSU | Gerald Voight makes the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 03:44 | LSU | Gerald Voight makes the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Jerry Sease (fresh) 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Nicholas Wooten (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerald Voight (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Donald Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Jonathan Cluff (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Dennis Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Lucier (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joshua Givens (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Patrick Leedy (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Daniel Toliver (tiring) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Santa Clara | Dennis Johnson loses the ball out of bounds | 57-55 |
| Subs | LSU | Bryan Curry (PG) Nicholas Wooten | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Dylan Mattera (PF) Patrick Leedy | |
| 03:01 | LSU | Bryan Curry clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 57-55 |
| 02:59 | LSU | Bryan Curry gets the offensive rebound | 57-55 |
| 02:59 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-55 |
| Subs | LSU | Joel Hess (SG), Herbert Goode (SF) Jerry Sease, Gerald Voight | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Allen Decker (PG), Xavier Montes (SG) Dennis Johnson, John Lucier | |
| 02:46 | LSU | Joel Hess misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-55 |
| 02:44 | LSU | Jonathan Cluff gets the offensive rebound | 57-55 |
| 02:32 | LSU | Herbert Goode hits a jumper from the baseline | 59-55 |
| 02:03 | Santa Clara | Xavier Montes can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-55 |
| 02:01 | LSU | Donald Davis grabs the board | 59-55 |
| 02:01 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-55 |
| Subs | LSU | Nicholas Wooten (SG), Richard Gregory (C) Joel Hess, Jonathan Cluff | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Matthew Myers (SF), Patrick Leedy (PF), Nicholas White (C) Joshua Givens, Dylan Mattera, Daniel Toliver | |
| 01:42 | LSU | Bryan Curry is wide open but clanks a floater from the right side | 59-55 |
| 01:41 | Santa Clara | Allen Decker snags the defensive board | 59-55 |
| 01:41 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-55 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joshua Givens (SF), Dylan Mattera (PF), Daniel Toliver (C) Matthew Myers, Patrick Leedy, Nicholas White | |
| 01:21 | Santa Clara | Joshua Givens is fouled on the floor by Donald Davis - foul #1 on Donald Davis, team foul #10 | 59-55 |
| 01:21 | Santa Clara | Joshua Givens misses the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 01:21 | Santa Clara | Joshua Givens makes the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 01:00 | LSU | Bryan Curry knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side | 61-56 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:42 | Santa Clara | Joshua Givens can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-56 |
| 00:40 | LSU | Herbert Goode pulls down the rebound | 61-56 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:37 | LSU | Herbert Goode is fouled in the backcourt by Xavier Montes - foul #5 on Xavier Montes, team foul #14 | 61-56 |
| Subs | LSU | Joel Hess (SG), Jonathan Cluff (PF) Nicholas Wooten, Donald Davis | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Nicholas White (SG) Xavier Montes | |
| 00:37 | LSU | Herbert Goode makes the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 00:37 | LSU | Herbert Goode misses the 2nd free throw | 62-56 |
| 00:37 | LSU | Jonathan Cluff snags the offensive board | 62-56 |
| 00:37 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 62-56 |
| 00:35 | LSU | Dylan Mattera is called for the reach on Jonathan Cluff - foul #2 on Dylan Mattera, team foul #15 | 62-56 |
| Subs | LSU | Gerald Voight (SF), Donald Davis (PF) Herbert Goode, Richard Gregory | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 00:35 | LSU | Jonathan Cluff makes the 1st free throw | 63-56 |
| 00:35 | LSU | Jonathan Cluff makes the 2nd free throw | 64-56 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:32 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-56 |
| Subs | LSU | Nicholas Wooten (SG), Herbert Goode (SF), Richard Gregory (C) Joel Hess, Gerald Voight, Jonathan Cluff | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 00:28 | Santa Clara | Joshua Givens misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 64-56 |
| 00:26 | LSU | Donald Davis gets the rebound | 64-56 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:25 | LSU | Donald Davis is fouled in the backcourt by Nicholas White - foul #3 on Nicholas White, team foul #16 | 64-56 |
| Subs | LSU | Joel Hess (SG), Jonathan Cluff (C) Nicholas Wooten, Richard Gregory | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 00:25 | LSU | Donald Davis makes the 1st free throw | 65-56 |
| 00:25 | LSU | Donald Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 65-56 |
| 00:25 | Santa Clara | Dylan Mattera grabs the defensive rebound | 65-56 |
| 00:21 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 65-56 |
| Subs | LSU | Nicholas Wooten (SG), Richard Gregory (C) Joel Hess, Jonathan Cluff | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 00:17 | Santa Clara | Nicholas Wooten takes the ball from Nicholas White | 65-56 |
| 00:15 | LSU | Herbert Goode is hacked by Nicholas White in the backcourt - foul #4 on Nicholas White, team foul #17 | 65-56 |
| Subs | LSU | Joel Hess (SG), Jonathan Cluff (PF) Nicholas Wooten, Donald Davis | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 00:15 | LSU | Herbert Goode makes the 1st free throw | 66-56 |
| 00:15 | LSU | Herbert Goode makes the 2nd free throw | 67-56 |
| 00:07 | Santa Clara | Joshua Givens knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Nicholas White | 67-59 |
| 00:07 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 67-59 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | LSU | Bryan Curry runs out the clock | 67-59 |