| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Landry (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael McCoy (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Bradley Ater (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Michael Meinhardt (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Bradley Ziegenbein (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Clark Crum (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Willard Foster (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Arakawa (fresh) PF - Pasquale Acevedo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Keith Byars (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Sam Houston State | Dikembe Arakawa inbounds the ball | 40-29 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:53 | Sam Houston State | Clark Crum is hacked by Bradley Ziegenbein - foul #3 on Bradley Ziegenbein, team foul #1 | 40-29 |
| Subs | LSU | Barry Baldwin (C) Bradley Ziegenbein | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 19:26 | Sam Houston State | Willard Foster hits a driving attempt in the paint | 40-31 |
| 19:10 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt misses badly on the uncontested driving attempt in the lane | 40-31 |
| 19:09 | LSU | Michael McCoy grabs the offensive rebound | 40-31 |
| 18:48 | LSU | Michael McCoy knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Bradley Ater | 43-31 |
| 18:29 | Sam Houston State | Dikembe Arakawa scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Clark Crum | 43-34 |
| 18:00 | LSU | Bradley Ater makes the wide open 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Landry | 46-34 |
| 17:34 | Sam Houston State | Clark Crum makes the jumpshot from the left side | 46-36 |
| 17:32 | LSU | Keith Byars steals the ball from Michael Meinhardt in the backcourt | 46-36 |
| 17:20 | Sam Houston State | Clark Crum misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 46-36 |
| 17:19 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt pulls down the rebound | 46-36 |
| 17:17 | LSU | Bradley Ater's pass is intercepted by Dikembe Arakawa in the backcourt | 46-36 |
| 17:03 | Sam Houston State | Willard Foster misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 46-36 |
| 17:01 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt gets the rebound | 46-36 |
| 16:42 | LSU | Michael McCoy misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-36 |
| 16:41 | LSU | Barry Baldwin tips it in | 48-36 |
| 16:23 | Sam Houston State | Bradley Ater swats the short shot by Keith Byars | 48-36 |
| 16:21 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt gets the rebound | 48-36 |
| 16:01 | LSU | Robert Landry is open but comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 48-36 |
| 15:59 | LSU | Barry Baldwin tips it back up and in | 50-36 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Landry (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 ast. SG - Michael McCoy (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Bradley Ater (tiring) 11 pts. 2 stl. PF - Michael Meinhardt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Barry Baldwin (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Clark Crum (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willard Foster (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Arakawa (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Pasquale Acevedo (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Keith Byars (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Sam Houston State | Willard Foster drills a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Clark Crum | 50-38 |
| 15:39 | LSU | Bradley Ater loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-38 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Carson (SG), Todd Pollard (SF), Bradley Ziegenbein (C) Michael McCoy, Bradley Ater, Barry Baldwin | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Steven Sirianni (PG), Arthur Mack (SG), Modesto Bianchi (SF), Reynaldo Villanueva (PF), Joseph Luciano (C) Clark Crum, Willard Foster, Dikembe Arakawa, Pasquale Acevedo, Keith Byars | |
| 15:19 | Sam Houston State | Robert Landry picks off the pass by Steven Sirianni | 50-38 |
| 15:15 | LSU | Robert Landry jams it | 52-38 |
| 15:11 | Sam Houston State | Modesto Bianchi lays it up and in on a great pass from Steven Sirianni | 52-40 |
| 14:50 | LSU | Reynaldo Villanueva steps in front of the Robert Landry pass | 52-40 |
| 14:33 | Sam Houston State | Reynaldo Villanueva misses short on a shot from the right wing | 52-40 |
| 14:32 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt pulls down the rebound | 52-40 |
| 14:03 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt clanks a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Modesto Bianchi - foul #2 on Modesto Bianchi, team foul #1 | 52-40 |
| Subs | LSU | Dana Renteria (SF) Todd Pollard | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Clark Crum (PG), Willard Foster (SG), Clarence Karns (PF) Arthur Mack, Modesto Bianchi, Joseph Luciano | |
| 14:03 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt makes the 1st free throw | 53-40 |
| 14:03 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt misses the 2nd free throw | 53-40 |
| 14:03 | Sam Houston State | Willard Foster grabs the defensive rebound | 53-40 |
| 13:36 | Sam Houston State | Michael Meinhardt picks off the pass by Steven Sirianni | 53-40 |
| 13:10 | LSU | Michael Carson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-40 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael McCoy (SG) Michael Carson | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Dikembe Arakawa (SF), Keith Byars (C) Steven Sirianni, Reynaldo Villanueva | |
| 13:03 | Sam Houston State | Keith Byars is hacked by Robert Landry - foul #2 on Robert Landry, team foul #2 | 53-40 |
| 12:49 | Sam Houston State | Bradley Ziegenbein is called for the reach on Clark Crum - foul #4 on Bradley Ziegenbein, team foul #3 | 53-40 |
| Subs | LSU | Todd Pollard (SF), Barry Baldwin (C) Robert Landry, Bradley Ziegenbein | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Pasquale Acevedo (PF) Clarence Karns | |
| 12:35 | Sam Houston State | Dikembe Arakawa comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-40 |
| 12:34 | Sam Houston State | Pasquale Acevedo pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-40 |
| 12:17 | Sam Houston State | Willard Foster can't finish the layup | 53-40 |
| 12:15 | LSU | Barry Baldwin snags the defensive board | 53-40 |
| 11:47 | LSU | Keith Byars picks off the pass by Michael McCoy | 53-40 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Michael McCoy (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Dana Renteria (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Todd Pollard (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Michael Meinhardt (tired) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Barry Baldwin (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Clark Crum (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Willard Foster (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Arakawa (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Pasquale Acevedo (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Keith Byars (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:33 | Sam Houston State | Willard Foster knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 53-42 |
| 11:31 | LSU | Dana Renteria is hacked by Willard Foster in the backcourt - foul #3 on Willard Foster, team foul #2 | 53-42 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Landry (PG), Michael Carson (SG), Bradley Ater (SF) Michael McCoy, Dana Renteria, Todd Pollard | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Steven Sirianni (PG), Arthur Mack (SG), Modesto Bianchi (SF), Joseph Luciano (C) Clark Crum, Willard Foster, Dikembe Arakawa, Keith Byars | |
| 11:08 | LSU | Bradley Ater makes the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Michael Carson | 55-42 |
| 10:52 | Sam Houston State | Modesto Bianchi misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 55-42 |
| 10:50 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Luciano misses the tip | 55-42 |
| 10:48 | LSU | Barry Baldwin snags the defensive board | 55-42 |
| 10:31 | LSU | Modesto Bianchi steals the ball from Robert Landry | 55-42 |
| 10:15 | Sam Houston State | Arthur Mack misses long on a shot from the left block | 55-42 |
| 10:14 | LSU | The rebound goes to Michael Meinhardt | 55-42 |
| 09:51 | LSU | Michael Carson hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Arthur Mack - foul #1 on Arthur Mack, team foul #3 | 55-42 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael McCoy (PG), Todd Pollard (SF) Robert Landry, Michael Meinhardt | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Clark Crum (PG), Dikembe Arakawa (SF), Reynaldo Villanueva (PF), Clarence Karns (C) Arthur Mack, Modesto Bianchi, Pasquale Acevedo, Joseph Luciano | |
| 09:51 | LSU | Michael Carson makes the 1st free throw | 56-42 |
| 09:51 | LSU | Michael Carson makes the 2nd free throw | 57-42 |
| 09:31 | Sam Houston State | Clarence Karns misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 57-42 |
| 09:29 | Sam Houston State | Reynaldo Villanueva tips it back up and in | 57-44 |
| 09:03 | LSU | Bradley Ater is hacked by Clarence Karns - foul #2 on Clarence Karns, team foul #4 | 57-44 |
| Subs | LSU | Dana Renteria (SG) Michael Carson | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Willard Foster (SG) Steven Sirianni | |
| 08:35 | LSU | Bradley Ater can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 57-44 |
| 08:33 | Sam Houston State | Willard Foster pulls down the rebound | 57-44 |
| 08:24 | Sam Houston State | Clarence Karns clanks a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Barry Baldwin - foul #3 on Barry Baldwin, team foul #4 | 57-44 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Landry (PG), Michael Meinhardt (PF) Todd Pollard, Bradley Ater | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Modesto Bianchi (SF), Keith Byars (C) Dikembe Arakawa, Reynaldo Villanueva | |
| 08:24 | Sam Houston State | Clarence Karns makes the 1st free throw | 57-45 |
| 08:24 | Sam Houston State | Clarence Karns makes the 2nd free throw | 57-46 |
| 08:22 | LSU | Clark Crum is called for the reach on Robert Landry in the backcourt - foul #1 on Clark Crum, team foul #5 | 57-46 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Joseph Luciano (PF) Clarence Karns | |
| 08:00 | LSU | Robert Landry is by himself and knocks in the floater from the free throw line | 59-46 |
| 07:33 | Sam Houston State | Willard Foster makes the runner from the right block on a great pass from Joseph Luciano | 59-48 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Landry (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 5 ast. SG - Michael McCoy (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Dana Renteria (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Michael Meinhardt (tired) 5 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - Barry Baldwin (tired) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Clark Crum (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Willard Foster (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Modesto Bianchi (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Luciano (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Keith Byars (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:13 | LSU | Michael McCoy is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Robert Landry | 62-48 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 07:01 | Sam Houston State | Willard Foster knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Modesto Bianchi | 62-51 |
| 06:47 | LSU | Michael McCoy hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 62-51 |
| 06:46 | LSU | Robert Landry grabs the offensive board | 62-51 |
| 06:25 | LSU | Michael McCoy hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the right wing | 62-51 |
| 06:23 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Luciano snags the defensive board | 62-51 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 06:18 | Sam Houston State | Willard Foster can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-51 |
| 06:17 | Sam Houston State | The offensive rebound goes to Modesto Bianchi | 62-51 |
| 05:56 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Luciano dunks the ball on a great pass from Clark Crum | 62-53 |
| 05:45 | LSU | Robert Landry hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-53 |
| 05:43 | Sam Houston State | Willard Foster pulls down the rebound | 62-53 |
| 05:38 | Sam Houston State | Modesto Bianchi is called for traveling | 62-53 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Carson (SG), Todd Pollard (SF), Bradley Ater (PF), Bradley Ziegenbein (C) Michael McCoy, Dana Renteria, Michael Meinhardt, Barry Baldwin | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Steven Sirianni (PG), Arthur Mack (SG), Dikembe Arakawa (SF), Reynaldo Villanueva (PF), Clarence Karns (C) Clark Crum, Willard Foster, Modesto Bianchi, Joseph Luciano, Keith Byars | |
| 05:36 | LSU | Michael Carson is fouled in the backcourt by Arthur Mack - foul #2 on Arthur Mack, team foul #6 | 62-53 |
| 05:20 | LSU | Robert Landry drills a jumper from the right wing set up by Bradley Ater | 64-53 |
| 04:57 | Sam Houston State | Bradley Ater steals the ball from Dikembe Arakawa | 64-53 |
| 04:34 | LSU | Bradley Ater drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Todd Pollard | 67-53 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 04:22 | Sam Houston State | Reynaldo Villanueva misses the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Bradley Ater - foul #1 on Bradley Ater, team foul #5 | 67-53 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Pasquale Acevedo (PF) Clarence Karns | |
| 04:22 | Sam Houston State | Reynaldo Villanueva makes the 1st free throw | 67-54 |
| 04:22 | Sam Houston State | Reynaldo Villanueva makes the 2nd free throw | 67-55 |
| 04:02 | LSU | Robert Landry knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Michael Carson | 70-55 |
| 03:47 | Sam Houston State | Pasquale Acevedo misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 70-55 |
| 03:46 | Sam Houston State | Steven Sirianni tips it home | 70-57 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:23 | LSU | Robert Landry knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Todd Pollard | 73-57 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Landry (tiring) 28 pts. 6 ast. SG - Michael Carson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Todd Pollard (fairly fresh) 4 ast. PF - Bradley Ater (tiring) 16 pts. 3 stl. C - Bradley Ziegenbein (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Steven Sirianni (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur Mack (fairly fresh) SF - Dikembe Arakawa (tired) 3 pts. PF - Pasquale Acevedo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Reynaldo Villanueva (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Sam Houston State | Pasquale Acevedo knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Arthur Mack | 73-60 |
| 02:51 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 73-60 |
| 02:49 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Bradley Ziegenbein | 73-60 |
| 02:31 | LSU | Robert Landry misses the floater from the free throw line | 73-60 |
| 02:29 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Reynaldo Villanueva | 73-60 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:16 | Sam Houston State | Arthur Mack clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 73-60 |
| 02:15 | Sam Houston State | Reynaldo Villanueva tips it but misses | 73-60 |
| 02:13 | LSU | The rebound goes to Todd Pollard | 73-60 |
| 01:58 | LSU | Robert Landry misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 73-60 |
| 01:56 | Sam Houston State | Reynaldo Villanueva grabs the board | 73-60 |
| 01:43 | Sam Houston State | Michael Carson steps in front of the Arthur Mack pass | 73-60 |
| 01:40 | LSU | Bradley Ater banks in the layup set up by Michael Carson | 75-60 |
| 01:36 | Sam Houston State | Steven Sirianni hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 75-60 |
| 01:34 | LSU | The rebound goes to Bradley Ater | 75-60 |
| 01:16 | LSU | Bradley Ater is open and scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Landry and he's hacked by Pasquale Acevedo - foul #1 on Pasquale Acevedo, team foul #7 | 77-60 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael McCoy (SG), Michael Meinhardt (PF) Michael Carson, Todd Pollard | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Modesto Bianchi (SF), Joseph Luciano (C) Dikembe Arakawa, Pasquale Acevedo | |
| 01:16 | LSU | Bradley Ater makes the free throw | 78-60 |
| 00:57 | Sam Houston State | Modesto Bianchi drills a floater from just outside the lane | 78-62 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:29 | LSU | Robert Landry comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 78-62 |
| 00:28 | LSU | Bradley Ater grabs the offensive board | 78-62 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Robert Landry runs out the clock | 78-62 |