| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Christopher Brooks (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Piao China (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kevin Davidson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Shawn Rose (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Darryl Lee (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Knudson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Early (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Raymond Isom (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael McDermott (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joseph Geise (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Kevin Davidson inbounds the ball | 37-35 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:52 | Louisville | Piao China's floater is knocked away by Joseph Geise | 37-35 |
| 19:50 | LSU | Joseph Geise grabs the board | 37-35 |
| 19:27 | LSU | Christopher Brooks steals it from Michael McDermott | 37-35 |
| 19:22 | Louisville | Christopher Brooks misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 37-35 |
| 19:21 | LSU | James Knudson grabs the board | 37-35 |
| 19:07 | LSU | John Early loses the dribble to Piao China | 37-35 |
| 19:04 | Louisville | Christopher Brooks hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Piao China | 39-35 |
| 18:41 | LSU | John Early scores on a shot from the right side | 39-37 |
| 18:24 | Louisville | Christopher Brooks knocks in the 3 from straight away | 42-37 |
| 17:58 | LSU | Raymond Isom hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 42-39 |
| 17:39 | Louisville | Darryl Lee clanks a floater from the left side | 42-39 |
| 17:38 | Louisville | Shawn Rose tips it but misses | 42-39 |
| 17:37 | Louisville | Darryl Lee grabs the offensive rebound | 42-39 |
| 17:24 | Louisville | Piao China comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by James Knudson - foul #2 on James Knudson, team foul #1 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Breault (PG), Jeffrey Job (SF), John Blanton (PF), Rafael Barnes (C) Christopher Brooks, Kevin Davidson, Shawn Rose, Darryl Lee | |
| Subs | LSU | James Poythress (PF) Michael McDermott | |
| 17:24 | Louisville | Piao China misses the 1st free throw | 42-39 |
| 17:24 | Louisville | Piao China makes the 2nd free throw | 43-39 |
| 17:00 | LSU | Raymond Isom travels with the ball | 43-39 |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Washington (SG) Piao China | |
| Subs | LSU | Aaron Griffith (PG), Jacob Loar (SG), Peter Gadomski (SF) James Knudson, John Early, Raymond Isom | |
| 16:41 | Louisville | John Blanton buries a jumpshot from the left side | 45-39 |
| 16:19 | LSU | Aaron Griffith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-39 |
| Subs | Louisville | Christopher Brooks (PG) Matthew Breault | |
| Subs | LSU | Johnny Wall (C) Joseph Geise | |
| 15:59 | Louisville | Christopher Brooks comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-39 |
| 15:58 | LSU | Peter Gadomski grabs the defensive rebound | 45-39 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Christopher Brooks (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Rodney Washington (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeffrey Job (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Blanton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Rafael Barnes (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Aaron Griffith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jacob Loar (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Peter Gadomski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Poythress (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Johnny Wall (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:39 | LSU | Johnny Wall is whistled for a carry | 45-39 |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Breault (PG), Kevin Davidson (SF), Wilfredo Rizzo (C) Christopher Brooks, Jeffrey Job, Rafael Barnes | |
| Subs | LSU | James Knudson (PG), John Early (SG), Raymond Isom (SF) Aaron Griffith, Jacob Loar, Peter Gadomski | |
| 15:22 | Louisville | John Blanton misses the lay-in | 45-39 |
| 15:21 | LSU | James Poythress gets the rebound | 45-39 |
| 14:58 | LSU | John Early's fadeaway is rejected by John Blanton | 45-39 |
| 14:57 | LSU | Raymond Isom grabs the offensive rebound | 45-39 |
| 14:46 | LSU | James Poythress buries a fadeaway from the left side set up by John Early | 45-41 |
| 14:26 | Louisville | John Blanton's floater is knocked away by Johnny Wall | 45-41 |
| 14:25 | LSU | James Poythress grabs the defensive rebound | 45-41 |
| 14:03 | LSU | John Early is whistled for traveling | 45-41 |
| Subs | Louisville | Christopher Brooks (PG), Piao China (SG), Jeffrey Job (SF), Shawn Rose (PF) Matthew Breault, Rodney Washington, Kevin Davidson, John Blanton | |
| Subs | LSU | Michael McDermott (PF), Joseph Geise (C) James Poythress, Johnny Wall | |
| 13:44 | Louisville | Christopher Brooks hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Jeffrey Job | 48-41 |
| 13:17 | LSU | Shawn Rose is called for the reach on John Early - foul #1 on Shawn Rose, team foul #1 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | LSU | Aaron Griffith (PG), Jacob Loar (SG) James Knudson, John Early | |
| 13:08 | LSU | Christopher Brooks picks off the pass by Raymond Isom | 48-41 |
| 13:04 | Louisville | Jeffrey Job hits the finger roll set up by Christopher Brooks | 50-41 |
| 12:50 | LSU | Christopher Brooks takes the ball from Aaron Griffith | 50-41 |
| 12:47 | Louisville | Jeffrey Job lays it up and in set up by Christopher Brooks | 52-41 |
| 12:29 | LSU | Raymond Isom hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 52-41 |
| 12:27 | Louisville | Shawn Rose grabs the board | 52-41 |
| 12:23 | Louisville | Raymond Isom is called for the reach on Piao China - foul #1 on Raymond Isom, team foul #2 | 52-41 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kevin Davidson (SF), John Blanton (PF) Jeffrey Job, Shawn Rose | |
| Subs | LSU | Peter Gadomski (SF), James Poythress (PF) Raymond Isom, Michael McDermott | |
| 12:03 | Louisville | John Blanton misses long on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Aaron Griffith - foul #2 on Aaron Griffith, team foul #3 | 52-41 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | LSU | James Knudson (PG), John Early (SG) Aaron Griffith, Jacob Loar | |
| 12:03 | Louisville | John Blanton misses the 1st free throw | 52-41 |
| 12:03 | Louisville | John Blanton makes the 2nd free throw | 53-41 |
| 11:47 | LSU | Joseph Geise is whistled for a carry | 53-41 |
| Subs | Louisville | Shawn Rose (PF) Kevin Davidson | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Christopher Brooks (fresh) 20 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - Piao China (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Blanton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shawn Rose (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Wilfredo Rizzo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Knudson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Early (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Gadomski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Poythress (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Geise (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:33 | Louisville | Wilfredo Rizzo misses long on a shot from the left side | 53-41 |
| 11:32 | LSU | John Early snags the defensive board | 53-41 |
| 11:09 | LSU | John Early makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Peter Gadomski | 53-43 |
| 11:05 | Louisville | Christopher Brooks is called for traveling | 53-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Breault (PG), Rodney Washington (SG), Kevin Davidson (SF) Christopher Brooks, Piao China, John Blanton | |
| Subs | LSU | Raymond Isom (SF) Peter Gadomski | |
| 10:49 | LSU | Raymond Isom drills a shot from close range set up by James Knudson | 53-45 |
| 10:34 | Louisville | Shawn Rose hits a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Kevin Davidson | 55-45 |
| 10:12 | LSU | James Knudson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | Christopher Brooks (PG), Piao China (SG), John Blanton (PF) Matthew Breault, Rodney Washington, Shawn Rose | |
| Subs | LSU | Aaron Griffith (PG), Jacob Loar (SG), Michael McDermott (PF), Johnny Wall (C) James Knudson, John Early, James Poythress, Joseph Geise | |
| 10:04 | Louisville | Christopher Brooks misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 55-45 |
| 10:03 | Louisville | Christopher Brooks snags the offensive board | 55-45 |
| 09:57 | Louisville | Christopher Brooks can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 55-45 |
| 09:55 | Louisville | Wilfredo Rizzo snags the offensive board | 55-45 |
| 09:45 | Louisville | John Blanton hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 55-45 |
| 09:44 | LSU | Johnny Wall gets the rebound | 55-45 |
| 09:29 | LSU | Jacob Loar travels with the ball | 55-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffrey Job (SF), Shawn Rose (PF) Kevin Davidson, John Blanton | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 09:08 | Louisville | Wilfredo Rizzo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kevin Davidson (SF), John Blanton (PF) Jeffrey Job, Shawn Rose | |
| Subs | LSU | James Knudson (PG), John Early (SG), Peter Gadomski (SF) Aaron Griffith, Jacob Loar, Raymond Isom | |
| 08:55 | LSU | Peter Gadomski misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-45 |
| 08:53 | Louisville | The rebound goes to John Blanton | 55-45 |
| 08:46 | Louisville | Wilfredo Rizzo makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Christopher Brooks | 57-45 |
| 08:32 | LSU | Peter Gadomski misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Kevin Davidson - foul #1 on Kevin Davidson, team foul #2 | 57-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Breault (PG), Rodney Washington (SG), Jeffrey Job (SF), Shawn Rose (PF) Christopher Brooks, Piao China, Kevin Davidson, John Blanton | |
| Subs | LSU | James Poythress (PF), Joseph Geise (C) Michael McDermott, Johnny Wall | |
| 08:32 | LSU | Peter Gadomski makes the 1st free throw | 57-46 |
| 08:32 | LSU | Peter Gadomski misses the 2nd free throw | 57-46 |
| 08:32 | Louisville | Shawn Rose grabs the board | 57-46 |
| 08:14 | Louisville | Matthew Breault buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Wilfredo Rizzo | 60-46 |
| 08:02 | LSU | John Early misses the shot from close range | 60-46 |
| 08:01 | LSU | Joseph Geise tips it in | 60-48 |
| 07:58 | Louisville | James Knudson takes the ball from Matthew Breault in the backcourt | 60-48 |
| 07:48 | LSU | James Poythress scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Joseph Geise | 60-50 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Matthew Breault (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Rodney Washington (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeffrey Job (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Shawn Rose (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Wilfredo Rizzo (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Knudson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - John Early (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Gadomski (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Poythress (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Geise (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:31 | Louisville | Matthew Breault scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 63-50 |
| 07:21 | LSU | Peter Gadomski drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by James Poythress | 63-53 |
| 07:08 | Louisville | A charge is called on Shawn Rose - foul #2 on Shawn Rose, team foul #3 | 63-53 |
| Subs | Louisville | Christopher Brooks (PG), Piao China (SG), Kevin Davidson (SF), John Blanton (PF) Matthew Breault, Rodney Washington, Jeffrey Job, Shawn Rose | |
| Subs | LSU | Aaron Griffith (PG), Jacob Loar (SG), Raymond Isom (SF) James Knudson, John Early, Peter Gadomski | |
| 06:44 | LSU | Raymond Isom can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Kevin Davidson - foul #2 on Kevin Davidson, team foul #4 | 63-53 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | LSU | Michael McDermott (PF) James Poythress | |
| 06:44 | LSU | Raymond Isom makes the 1st free throw | 63-54 |
| 06:44 | LSU | Raymond Isom makes the 2nd free throw | 63-55 |
| 06:21 | Louisville | Aaron Griffith is called for the reach on Christopher Brooks - foul #3 on Aaron Griffith, team foul #4 | 63-55 |
| 06:10 | Louisville | Piao China clanks a shot from the right wing | 63-55 |
| 06:09 | Louisville | Christopher Brooks snags the offensive board | 63-55 |
| 06:04 | Louisville | John Blanton connects on the floater from the left side and he's fouled by Michael McDermott - foul #2 on Michael McDermott, team foul #5 | 65-55 |
| Subs | Louisville | Shawn Rose (PF) Kevin Davidson | |
| Subs | LSU | John Early (PG) Aaron Griffith | |
| 06:04 | Louisville | John Blanton makes the free throw | 66-55 |
| 05:41 | LSU | Wilfredo Rizzo swats the short shot by Joseph Geise | 66-55 |
| 05:39 | Louisville | Piao China gets the rebound | 66-55 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 05:32 | Louisville | Christopher Brooks comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 66-55 |
| 05:30 | LSU | John Early grabs the board | 66-55 |
| 05:09 | LSU | John Early is fouled on the floor by Shawn Rose - foul #3 on Shawn Rose, team foul #5 | 66-55 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kevin Davidson (SF), Rafael Barnes (PF) John Blanton, Shawn Rose | |
| Subs | LSU | James Knudson (PG), James Poythress (PF), Johnny Wall (C) Jacob Loar, Michael McDermott, Joseph Geise | |
| 04:50 | LSU | Raymond Isom misses the lay-in | 66-55 |
| 04:48 | Louisville | Rafael Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 66-55 |
| 04:25 | Louisville | Christopher Brooks misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 66-55 |
| 04:23 | LSU | Johnny Wall pulls down the rebound | 66-55 |
| 04:07 | LSU | Piao China steals the ball from James Poythress | 66-55 |
| 03:51 | Louisville | Piao China misses the easy layup | 66-55 |
| 03:50 | LSU | James Knudson pulls down the rebound | 66-55 |
| 03:35 | LSU | John Early misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 66-55 |
| 03:33 | LSU | Raymond Isom misses the tip | 66-55 |
| 03:32 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Kevin Davidson | 66-55 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Christopher Brooks (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SG - Piao China (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kevin Davidson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Rafael Barnes (fresh) 7 reb. C - Wilfredo Rizzo (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Knudson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - John Early (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Isom (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. PF - James Poythress (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Johnny Wall (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:25 | Louisville | Piao China hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 68-55 |
| 03:08 | LSU | John Early misses the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Kevin Davidson - foul #3 on Kevin Davidson, team foul #6 | 68-55 |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Breault (PG), Rodney Washington (SG), John Blanton (SF), Shawn Rose (PF) Christopher Brooks, Piao China, Kevin Davidson, Rafael Barnes | |
| Subs | LSU | Peter Gadomski (SF), Joseph Geise (C) Raymond Isom, Johnny Wall | |
| 03:08 | LSU | John Early misses the 1st free throw | 68-55 |
| 03:08 | LSU | John Early makes the 2nd free throw | 68-56 |
| 02:52 | Louisville | John Blanton misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 68-56 |
| 02:51 | LSU | John Early pulls down the rebound | 68-56 |
| 02:51 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-56 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | LSU | Raymond Isom (SF), Michael McDermott (PF) Peter Gadomski, James Poythress | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:43 | LSU | Raymond Isom makes the jumper from close range set up by John Early | 68-58 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 02:38 | Louisville | John Blanton misses the 3 from the left corner | 68-58 |
| 02:36 | Louisville | Wilfredo Rizzo tips it back up and in | 70-58 |
| 02:17 | LSU | James Knudson is hacked by Matthew Breault - foul #1 on Matthew Breault, team foul #7 | 70-58 |
| Subs | Louisville | Rafael Barnes (PF), Darryl Lee (C) Shawn Rose, Wilfredo Rizzo | |
| Subs | LSU | Jacob Loar (SG) John Early | |
| 02:17 | LSU | James Knudson makes the 1st free throw | 70-59 |
| 02:17 | LSU | James Knudson makes the 2nd free throw | 70-60 |
| 02:15 | Louisville | Jacob Loar is called for the reach on Matthew Breault in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jacob Loar, team foul #6 | 70-60 |
| Subs | Louisville | Christopher Brooks (PG), Piao China (SG), Shawn Rose (PF), Wilfredo Rizzo (C) Matthew Breault, Rodney Washington, Rafael Barnes, Darryl Lee | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 02:05 | Louisville | Christopher Brooks comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 70-60 |
| 02:04 | LSU | Michael McDermott pulls down the rebound | 70-60 |
| 01:59 | LSU | Jacob Loar can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Piao China - foul #1 on Piao China, team foul #8 | 70-60 |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Breault (PG), Rodney Washington (SG), Rafael Barnes (PF), Darryl Lee (C) Christopher Brooks, Piao China, Shawn Rose, Wilfredo Rizzo | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 01:59 | LSU | Jacob Loar makes the 1st free throw | 70-61 |
| 01:59 | LSU | Jacob Loar makes the 2nd free throw | 70-62 |
| 01:40 | Louisville | Joseph Geise denies the turnaround by Darryl Lee | 70-62 |
| 01:38 | LSU | Raymond Isom grabs the defensive rebound | 70-62 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 01:29 | LSU | Raymond Isom knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 70-64 |
| 01:06 | Louisville | Matthew Breault is called for traveling | 70-64 |
| Subs | Louisville | Christopher Brooks (PG), Piao China (SG), Kevin Davidson (SF), Shawn Rose (PF), Wilfredo Rizzo (C) Matthew Breault, Rodney Washington, John Blanton, Rafael Barnes, Darryl Lee | |
| Subs | LSU | John Early (SG) Jacob Loar | |
| 00:49 | LSU | Raymond Isom drills a shot from the left block on a nice dish by John Early and he's fouled by Piao China - foul #2 on Piao China, team foul #9 | 70-66 |
| 00:49 | LSU | Raymond Isom makes the free throw | 70-67 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Louisville | Piao China hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 70-67 |
| 00:23 | Louisville | Shawn Rose gets the offensive rebound | 70-67 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Louisville | Shawn Rose is hacked by Michael McDermott - foul #3 on Michael McDermott, team foul #7 | 70-67 |
| Subs | Louisville | John Blanton (SF) Kevin Davidson | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 00:22 | Louisville | Shawn Rose misses the 1st free throw | 70-67 |
| 00:22 | LSU | Joseph Geise pulls down the rebound | 70-67 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:11 | LSU | James Knudson misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 70-67 |
| 00:09 | Louisville | John Blanton pulls down the rebound | 70-67 |
| 00:07 | Louisville | John Blanton is fouled in the backcourt by James Knudson - foul #3 on James Knudson, team foul #8 | 70-67 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kevin Davidson (SF) Shawn Rose | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 00:07 | Louisville | John Blanton makes the 1st free throw | 71-67 |
| 00:07 | Louisville | John Blanton makes the 2nd free throw | 72-67 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:01 | LSU | James Knudson misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 72-67 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | John Blanton pulls down the rebound | 72-67 |