| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Knudson (fresh) SG - John Early (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Johnny Wall (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Isom (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Geise (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Joel Herman (fresh) SG - Andrew Bullock (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Yuri Ziek (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Douglas Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Oscar Ortiz (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek inbounds the ball | 31-29 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Joel Herman | 31-32 |
| 19:28 | LSU | Raymond Isom lays it in | 33-32 |
| 19:00 | Northwestern | John Early steals it from Joel Herman | 33-32 |
| 18:56 | LSU | Johnny Wall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-32 |
| 18:48 | Northwestern | Andrew Bullock misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-32 |
| 18:47 | Northwestern | Andrew Bullock snags the offensive board | 33-32 |
| 18:36 | Northwestern | Andrew Bullock can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-32 |
| 18:35 | LSU | The rebound goes to Joseph Geise | 33-32 |
| 18:23 | LSU | Raymond Isom hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 33-32 |
| 18:21 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Raymond Isom | 33-32 |
| 18:10 | LSU | Raymond Isom drills a floater in the paint on a great pass from Johnny Wall | 35-32 |
| 17:53 | Northwestern | Douglas Sanders misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by John Early - foul #3 on John Early, team foul #1 | 35-32 |
| Subs | LSU | Aaron Griffith (PG), Jacob Loar (SG), Peter Gadomski (SF), James Poythress (PF), Michael McDermott (C) James Knudson, John Early, Johnny Wall, Raymond Isom, Joseph Geise | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Enam Africa (PG), Diego Ayala (SG), Theodore Green (SF), Ivan Zervas (C) Joel Herman, Andrew Bullock, Yuri Ziek, Oscar Ortiz | |
| 17:53 | Northwestern | Douglas Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 17:53 | Northwestern | Douglas Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 17:47 | LSU | Michael McDermott is hacked by Theodore Green in the backcourt - foul #1 on Theodore Green, team foul #1 | 35-34 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Deitz (SG) Douglas Sanders | |
| 17:35 | LSU | Diego Ayala blocks the jumper by James Poythress | 35-34 |
| 17:34 | Northwestern | Robert Deitz grabs the board | 35-34 |
| 17:28 | Northwestern | Enam Africa is hacked by Aaron Griffith - foul #1 on Aaron Griffith, team foul #2 | 35-34 |
| 17:16 | Northwestern | Enam Africa scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side and the foul's on Peter Gadomski - foul #2 on Peter Gadomski, team foul #3 | 35-36 |
| 17:16 | Northwestern | Enam Africa makes the free throw | 35-37 |
| 16:59 | LSU | Peter Gadomski connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Jacob Loar | 38-37 |
| 16:48 | Northwestern | Ivan Zervas misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-37 |
| 16:47 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Ivan Zervas | 38-37 |
| 16:28 | Northwestern | Theodore Green clanks a jumper from the right block | 38-37 |
| 16:26 | Northwestern | Diego Ayala tips it home | 38-39 |
| 16:18 | LSU | Peter Gadomski is hacked by Diego Ayala - foul #2 on Diego Ayala, team foul #2 | 38-39 |
| Subs | LSU | James Knudson (PG), Raymond Isom (PF), Joseph Geise (C) Jacob Loar, James Poythress, Michael McDermott | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek (PG), Andrew Bullock (SG), Douglas Sanders (PF), Oscar Ortiz (C) Enam Africa, Robert Deitz, Ivan Zervas, Theodore Green | |
| 16:04 | LSU | Raymond Isom misses short on a floater from the baseline | 38-39 |
| 16:03 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Peter Gadomski | 38-39 |
| 15:54 | LSU | Peter Gadomski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 38-39 |
| 15:52 | LSU | Raymond Isom tips it home | 40-39 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Knudson (fresh) SG - Aaron Griffith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Peter Gadomski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Raymond Isom (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Geise (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Yuri Ziek (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Bullock (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Diego Ayala (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Douglas Sanders (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Oscar Ortiz (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:29 | Northwestern | Andrew Bullock connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line and the foul's on Peter Gadomski - foul #3 on Peter Gadomski, team foul #4 | 40-41 |
| Subs | LSU | John Early (SG), Johnny Wall (SF) Aaron Griffith, Peter Gadomski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joel Herman (PG), Roberto Conti (SF), Ivan Zervas (C) Yuri Ziek, Diego Ayala, Oscar Ortiz | |
| 15:29 | Northwestern | Andrew Bullock makes the free throw | 40-42 |
| 15:08 | LSU | James Knudson double dribbles | 40-42 |
| 14:51 | Northwestern | Joseph Geise steals the ball from Roberto Conti | 40-42 |
| 14:46 | LSU | Raymond Isom misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Joel Herman - foul #3 on Joel Herman, team foul #3 | 40-42 |
| Subs | LSU | Jacob Loar (SG) James Knudson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek (SG) Andrew Bullock | |
| 14:46 | LSU | Raymond Isom makes the 1st free throw | 41-42 |
| 14:46 | LSU | Raymond Isom makes the 2nd free throw | 42-42 |
| 14:24 | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-42 |
| Subs | LSU | James Poythress (PF) Raymond Isom | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Enam Africa (PG), Theodore Green (PF), Oscar Ortiz (C) Joel Herman, Douglas Sanders, Ivan Zervas | |
| 14:14 | LSU | John Early scores on a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Joseph Geise | 44-42 |
| 14:02 | Northwestern | Roberto Conti can't connect on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Johnny Wall - foul #3 on Johnny Wall, team foul #5 | 44-42 |
| Subs | LSU | Peter Gadomski (SF) Johnny Wall | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 14:02 | Northwestern | Roberto Conti makes the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 14:02 | Northwestern | Roberto Conti makes the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |
| 13:59 | LSU | John Early is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Early, team foul #6 | 44-44 |
| Subs | LSU | Aaron Griffith (PG) John Early | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Andrew Bullock (SG) Enam Africa | |
| 13:42 | Northwestern | Theodore Green connects on the floater near the basket set up by Roberto Conti | 44-46 |
| 13:25 | LSU | Jacob Loar misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 44-46 |
| 13:24 | Northwestern | Roberto Conti pulls down the rebound | 44-46 |
| 13:16 | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek hits a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Roberto Conti | 44-48 |
| 13:05 | LSU | Jacob Loar is alone and drills a 3 from the right wing | 47-48 |
| 12:46 | Northwestern | Theodore Green makes the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Roberto Conti | 47-50 |
| 12:24 | LSU | Jacob Loar makes the wide open 3 from the right corner | 50-50 |
| 12:15 | Northwestern | Theodore Green can't finish the layup | 50-50 |
| 12:14 | LSU | James Poythress gets the rebound | 50-50 |
| 11:56 | LSU | Oscar Ortiz swats the layup by Jacob Loar | 50-50 |
| 11:55 | LSU | Joseph Geise snags the offensive board | 50-50 |
| 11:43 | LSU | Jacob Loar clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-50 |
| 11:41 | LSU | Joseph Geise tips it but misses | 50-50 |
| 11:40 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Roberto Conti | 50-50 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Aaron Griffith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jacob Loar (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Gadomski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - James Poythress (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Joseph Geise (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Yuri Ziek (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Bullock (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Roberto Conti (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Theodore Green (tiring) 4 pts. C - Oscar Ortiz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 11:35 | Northwestern | Theodore Green is whistled for a carry | 50-50 |
| Subs | LSU | James Knudson (PG), Daniel Foushee (SG), Johnny Wall (SF), Raymond Isom (PF), Michael McDermott (C) Aaron Griffith, Jacob Loar, Peter Gadomski, James Poythress, Joseph Geise | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joel Herman (PG), Robert Deitz (SG), Diego Ayala (SF), Douglas Sanders (PF), Ivan Zervas (C) Yuri Ziek, Andrew Bullock, Roberto Conti, Theodore Green, Oscar Ortiz | |
| 11:26 | LSU | Robert Deitz picks off the pass by James Knudson | 50-50 |
| 11:00 | Northwestern | Diego Ayala lays it up and in and he's fouled by Johnny Wall - foul #4 on Johnny Wall, team foul #7 | 50-52 |
| Subs | LSU | Peter Gadomski (SF) Johnny Wall | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 11:00 | Northwestern | Diego Ayala misses the free throw | 50-52 |
| 11:00 | LSU | Raymond Isom grabs the board | 50-52 |
| 10:44 | LSU | Raymond Isom knocks in the runner near the basket set up by Daniel Foushee and he's fouled by Ivan Zervas - foul #2 on Ivan Zervas, team foul #4 | 52-52 |
| 10:44 | LSU | Raymond Isom makes the free throw | 53-52 |
| 10:28 | Northwestern | Douglas Sanders can't finish the layup but the foul's on Raymond Isom - foul #1 on Raymond Isom, team foul #8 | 53-52 |
| Subs | LSU | Joseph Geise (C) Michael McDermott | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 10:28 | Northwestern | Douglas Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 10:28 | Northwestern | Douglas Sanders misses the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| 10:28 | LSU | Raymond Isom pulls down the rebound | 53-53 |
| 10:22 | LSU | Raymond Isom hits a wide open fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by James Knudson | 55-53 |
| 10:11 | Northwestern | Ivan Zervas misses the jumper from the right side | 55-53 |
| 10:09 | LSU | James Knudson gets the rebound | 55-53 |
| 09:52 | LSU | James Knudson lays it in and he's fouled by Joel Herman - foul #4 on Joel Herman, team foul #5 | 57-53 |
| Subs | LSU | Aaron Griffith (SG) Daniel Foushee | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Enam Africa (PG), Andrew Bullock (SG), Roberto Conti (SF), Oscar Ortiz (C) Joel Herman, Robert Deitz, Diego Ayala, Ivan Zervas | |
| 09:52 | LSU | James Knudson makes the free throw | 58-53 |
| 09:37 | Northwestern | Oscar Ortiz misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 58-53 |
| 09:35 | Northwestern | Douglas Sanders tips it back up and in | 58-55 |
| 09:31 | LSU | James Knudson is hacked by Enam Africa in the backcourt - foul #1 on Enam Africa, team foul #6 | 58-55 |
| Subs | LSU | James Poythress (PF) Raymond Isom | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek (SF) Roberto Conti | |
| 09:26 | LSU | Joseph Geise misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 58-55 |
| 09:25 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Geise | 58-55 |
| 09:12 | LSU | Yuri Ziek is called for the reach on Aaron Griffith - foul #2 on Yuri Ziek, team foul #7 | 58-55 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael McDermott (C) Joseph Geise | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 09:12 | LSU | Aaron Griffith misses the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 09:12 | Northwestern | Oscar Ortiz snags the defensive board | 58-55 |
| 09:06 | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by James Poythress - foul #1 on James Poythress, team foul #9 | 58-55 |
| 09:06 | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek makes the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 09:06 | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek makes the 2nd free throw | 58-57 |
| 09:03 | LSU | Yuri Ziek is called for the reach on James Knudson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Yuri Ziek, team foul #8 | 58-57 |
| 09:03 | LSU | James Knudson makes the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 09:03 | LSU | James Knudson makes the 2nd free throw | 60-57 |
| 08:44 | Northwestern | Michael McDermott swats the short shot by Douglas Sanders | 60-57 |
| 08:42 | LSU | James Poythress grabs the board | 60-57 |
| 08:28 | LSU | Oscar Ortiz steals the ball from Peter Gadomski | 60-57 |
| 08:12 | Northwestern | Andrew Bullock buries a turnaround from the left block | 60-59 |
| 08:08 | LSU | Michael McDermott is fouled in the backcourt by Yuri Ziek - foul #4 on Yuri Ziek, team foul #9 | 60-59 |
| Subs | LSU | Daniel Foushee (SG), Raymond Isom (PF) Aaron Griffith, James Poythress | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Deitz (PG), Roberto Conti (SF), Diego Ayala (PF), Ivan Zervas (C) Enam Africa, Yuri Ziek, Douglas Sanders, Oscar Ortiz | |
| 08:08 | LSU | Michael McDermott makes the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 08:08 | LSU | Michael McDermott makes the 2nd free throw | 62-59 |
| 07:46 | Northwestern | Andrew Bullock misses the lay-in but he's fouled by James Knudson - foul #2 on James Knudson, team foul #10 | 62-59 |
| Subs | LSU | John Early (SG), Johnny Wall (SF), Joseph Geise (C) Daniel Foushee, Peter Gadomski, Michael McDermott | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joel Herman (PG) Robert Deitz | |
| 07:46 | Northwestern | Andrew Bullock makes the 1st free throw | 62-60 |
| 07:46 | Northwestern | Andrew Bullock makes the 2nd free throw | 62-61 |
| 07:25 | LSU | Raymond Isom comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Diego Ayala - foul #3 on Diego Ayala, team foul #10 | 62-61 |
| Subs | LSU | Daniel Foushee (SG) James Knudson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Deitz (SG) Andrew Bullock | |
| 07:25 | LSU | Raymond Isom makes the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 07:25 | LSU | Raymond Isom misses the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| 07:25 | Northwestern | Ivan Zervas grabs the board | 63-61 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - John Early (fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Daniel Foushee (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Johnny Wall (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Raymond Isom (fresh) 24 pts. 7 reb. C - Joseph Geise (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Joel Herman (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Robert Deitz (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Roberto Conti (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Diego Ayala (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Ivan Zervas (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Northwestern | Diego Ayala misses long on a floater from the right side | 63-61 |
| 07:17 | LSU | John Early snags the defensive board | 63-61 |
| 07:10 | LSU | Roberto Conti is called for the reach on Raymond Isom - foul #4 on Roberto Conti, team foul #11 | 63-61 |
| Subs | LSU | Jacob Loar (SG) Daniel Foushee | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek (SG), Theodore Green (C) Robert Deitz, Roberto Conti | |
| 07:10 | LSU | Raymond Isom makes the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 07:10 | LSU | Raymond Isom makes the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| 06:57 | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Raymond Isom - foul #2 on Raymond Isom, team foul #11 | 65-61 |
| 06:57 | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek makes the 1st free throw | 65-62 |
| 06:57 | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek makes the 2nd free throw | 65-63 |
| 06:45 | LSU | Jacob Loar connects on the open 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by John Early | 68-63 |
| 06:31 | Northwestern | Theodore Green is called for 5 seconds | 68-63 |
| Subs | LSU | James Poythress (PF) Raymond Isom | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Enam Africa (PG), Robert Deitz (SG), Douglas Sanders (PF) Joel Herman, Diego Ayala, Ivan Zervas | |
| 06:13 | LSU | John Early knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Johnny Wall and the foul's on Enam Africa - foul #2 on Enam Africa, team foul #12 | 70-63 |
| Subs | LSU | Aaron Griffith (PG) Jacob Loar | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Oscar Ortiz (C) Theodore Green | |
| 06:13 | LSU | John Early makes the free throw | 71-63 |
| 05:47 | Northwestern | Johnny Wall is called for the reach on Robert Deitz - foul #5 on Johnny Wall, team foul #12 | 71-63 |
| Subs | LSU | Daniel Foushee (SG), Peter Gadomski (SF) John Early, Johnny Wall | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joel Herman (PG), Roberto Conti (SF) Enam Africa, Yuri Ziek | |
| 05:47 | Northwestern | Robert Deitz makes the 1st free throw | 71-64 |
| 05:47 | Northwestern | Robert Deitz makes the 2nd free throw | 71-65 |
| 05:34 | LSU | Aaron Griffith scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Peter Gadomski | 74-65 |
| 05:30 | Northwestern | Robert Deitz's pass is intercepted by Joseph Geise | 74-65 |
| 05:10 | LSU | Peter Gadomski hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from the left wing | 74-65 |
| 05:09 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Joel Herman | 74-65 |
| 05:03 | Northwestern | Douglas Sanders buries a jumper from the right wing set up by Roberto Conti | 74-67 |
| 04:38 | LSU | Peter Gadomski misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 74-67 |
| 04:37 | LSU | Joseph Geise snags the offensive board | 74-67 |
| 04:22 | LSU | Peter Gadomski hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Aaron Griffith | 77-67 |
| 04:06 | Northwestern | Joel Herman misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 77-67 |
| 04:04 | LSU | Peter Gadomski snags the defensive board | 77-67 |
| 03:59 | LSU | Peter Gadomski can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 77-67 |
| 03:57 | Northwestern | Oscar Ortiz pulls down the rebound | 77-67 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:52 | Northwestern | Roberto Conti can't connect on a shot near the basket | 77-67 |
| 03:51 | LSU | James Poythress snags the defensive board | 77-67 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:47 | LSU | Daniel Foushee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 77-67 |
| Subs | LSU | James Knudson (PG), John Early (SG), Raymond Isom (PF), Michael McDermott (C) Aaron Griffith, Daniel Foushee, James Poythress, Joseph Geise | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek (PG), Andrew Bullock (SG), Diego Ayala (SF), Ivan Zervas (PF), Theodore Green (C) Joel Herman, Robert Deitz, Roberto Conti, Douglas Sanders, Oscar Ortiz | |
| 03:31 | Northwestern | Diego Ayala misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Peter Gadomski - foul #4 on Peter Gadomski, team foul #13 | 77-67 |
| 03:31 | Northwestern | Diego Ayala makes the 1st free throw | 77-68 |
| 03:31 | Northwestern | Diego Ayala misses the 2nd free throw | 77-68 |
| 03:31 | LSU | Raymond Isom snags the defensive board | 77-68 |
| 03:28 | LSU | James Knudson is fouled in the backcourt by Yuri Ziek - foul #5 on Yuri Ziek, team foul #13 | 77-68 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Enam Africa (PG) Yuri Ziek | |
| 03:28 | LSU | James Knudson misses the 1st free throw | 77-68 |
| 03:28 | LSU | James Knudson misses the 2nd free throw | 77-68 |
| 03:28 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Ivan Zervas | 77-68 |
| 03:17 | Northwestern | Theodore Green drills a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Andrew Bullock | 77-70 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Knudson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Early (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Peter Gadomski (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Raymond Isom (fresh) 26 pts. 8 reb. C - Michael McDermott (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Enam Africa (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Andrew Bullock (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Diego Ayala (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ivan Zervas (fresh) 8 reb. C - Theodore Green (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:14 | LSU | Diego Ayala steals it from Peter Gadomski in the backcourt | 77-70 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 02:58 | Northwestern | Andrew Bullock makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Enam Africa | 77-73 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 02:33 | LSU | John Early is fouled on the floor by Andrew Bullock - foul #2 on Andrew Bullock, team foul #14 | 77-73 |
| Subs | LSU | Jacob Loar (SG) James Knudson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Roberto Conti (SF) Theodore Green | |
| 02:33 | LSU | John Early makes the 1st free throw | 78-73 |
| 02:33 | LSU | John Early misses the 2nd free throw | 78-73 |
| 02:33 | LSU | Raymond Isom grabs the offensive rebound | 78-73 |
| 02:33 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 78-73 |
| 02:15 | LSU | Enam Africa is called for the reach on John Early - foul #3 on Enam Africa, team foul #15 | 78-73 |
| Subs | LSU | James Knudson (PG), Joseph Geise (C) Jacob Loar, Michael McDermott | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Douglas Sanders (PF) Diego Ayala | |
| 02:15 | LSU | John Early makes the 1st free throw | 79-73 |
| 02:15 | LSU | John Early makes the 2nd free throw | 80-73 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 02:13 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 80-73 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joel Herman (PG) Enam Africa | |
| 02:00 | Northwestern | Andrew Bullock misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 80-73 |
| 01:59 | Northwestern | Roberto Conti misses the tip | 80-73 |
| 01:57 | LSU | Joseph Geise gets the rebound | 80-73 |
| 01:55 | LSU | Roberto Conti steps in front of the Joseph Geise pass in the backcourt | 80-73 |
| 01:54 | Northwestern | Douglas Sanders banks in the layup on a great pass from Roberto Conti | 80-75 |
| 01:26 | LSU | John Early can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 80-75 |
| 01:25 | Northwestern | Andrew Bullock snags the defensive board | 80-75 |
| 01:20 | Northwestern | Roberto Conti drills a jumper from the right block set up by Douglas Sanders | 80-77 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 01:08 | LSU | John Early connects on the open fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Joseph Geise | 82-77 |
| 00:48 | Northwestern | Joel Herman scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by Ivan Zervas | 82-80 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:23 | LSU | John Early misses badly on a runner near the basket but the foul's on Andrew Bullock - foul #3 on Andrew Bullock, team foul #16 | 82-80 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Oscar Ortiz (C) Ivan Zervas | |
| 00:23 | LSU | John Early makes the 1st free throw | 83-80 |
| 00:23 | LSU | John Early makes the 2nd free throw | 84-80 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:15 | Northwestern | Andrew Bullock can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 84-80 |
| 00:14 | LSU | Joseph Geise gets the rebound | 84-80 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:12 | LSU | Joseph Geise is hacked by Joel Herman in the backcourt - foul #5 on Joel Herman, team foul #17 | 84-80 |
| Subs | LSU | Jacob Loar (SG) James Knudson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Enam Africa (PG) Joel Herman | |
| 00:12 | LSU | Joseph Geise makes the 1st free throw | 85-80 |
| 00:12 | LSU | Joseph Geise makes the 2nd free throw | 86-80 |
| 00:10 | Northwestern | Enam Africa's pass is intercepted by John Early in the backcourt | 86-80 |
| 00:10 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 86-80 |
| Subs | LSU | Aaron Griffith (PG) Jacob Loar | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 00:08 | LSU | John Early is fouled on the floor by Andrew Bullock - foul #4 on Andrew Bullock, team foul #18 | 86-80 |
| 00:08 | LSU | John Early misses the 1st free throw | 86-80 |
| 00:08 | LSU | John Early makes the 2nd free throw | 87-80 |
| 00:03 | Northwestern | Andrew Bullock drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Enam Africa | 87-83 |
| 00:01 | LSU | Aaron Griffith is hacked by Enam Africa in the backcourt - foul #4 on Enam Africa, team foul #19 | 87-83 |
| 00:01 | LSU | Aaron Griffith makes the 1st free throw | 88-83 |
| 00:01 | LSU | Aaron Griffith makes the 2nd free throw | 89-83 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Roberto Conti misses the fullcourt shot | 89-83 |