| Lineup | LSU | PG - Don Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Justin Burk (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Robert Fontaine (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Franklin Busby (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Stanley (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Raymond Bain (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Drennen (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Hurt (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Liang Zheng (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Robert Fontaine inbounds the ball | 24-22 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:38 | LSU | Robert Fontaine can't connect on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Steven Williams - foul #3 on Steven Williams, team foul #1 | 24-22 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher (C) Steven Williams | |
| 19:38 | LSU | Robert Fontaine makes the 1st free throw | 25-22 |
| 19:38 | LSU | Robert Fontaine misses the 2nd free throw | 25-22 |
| 19:38 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng pulls down the rebound | 25-22 |
| 19:29 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 25-22 |
| 19:28 | LSU | Gary Stanley pulls down the rebound | 25-22 |
| 19:06 | LSU | Raymond Bain is called for the reach on Don Williams - foul #1 on Raymond Bain, team foul #2 | 25-22 |
| 18:52 | LSU | Jeffrey Drennen is called for the reach on Franklin Busby - foul #3 on Jeffrey Drennen, team foul #3 | 25-22 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski (SG) Jeffrey Drennen | |
| 18:35 | LSU | Gary Stanley can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Liang Zheng - foul #1 on Liang Zheng, team foul #4 | 25-22 |
| 18:35 | LSU | Gary Stanley makes the 1st free throw | 26-22 |
| 18:35 | LSU | Gary Stanley makes the 2nd free throw | 27-22 |
| 18:14 | North Carolina | John Hurt hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 27-22 |
| 18:13 | North Carolina | John Hurt grabs the offensive board | 27-22 |
| 17:52 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng is whistled for a carry | 27-22 |
| 17:30 | LSU | Don Williams can't connect on a shot from the left side | 27-22 |
| 17:29 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng pulls down the rebound | 27-22 |
| 17:02 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher is fouled on the floor by Robert Fontaine - foul #1 on Robert Fontaine, team foul #1 | 27-22 |
| Subs | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer (SG) Justin Burk | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 16:39 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Raymond Bain | 27-25 |
| 16:25 | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 27-25 |
| 16:24 | North Carolina | John Hurt grabs the board | 27-25 |
| 16:00 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain clanks a shot near the basket but the foul's on Jeffrey Brammer - foul #1 on Jeffrey Brammer, team foul #2 | 27-25 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Decarlo (PG) Don Williams | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen (SG), Steven Williams (PF) Drazen Blachowski, Trenton Fletcher | |
| 16:00 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain makes the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 16:00 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain makes the 2nd free throw | 27-27 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Decarlo (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Brammer (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Fontaine (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Franklin Busby (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Stanley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Raymond Bain (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey Drennen (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - John Hurt (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Steven Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Liang Zheng (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:31 | LSU | John Hurt is called for the reach on Robert Fontaine - foul #1 on John Hurt, team foul #5 | 27-27 |
| Subs | LSU | Justin Burk (SG) Robert Decarlo | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 15:15 | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer loses the dribble to John Hurt | 27-27 |
| 14:58 | North Carolina | John Hurt travels with the ball | 27-27 |
| 14:55 | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 27-27 |
| 14:35 | North Carolina | John Hurt is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on John Hurt, team foul #6 | 27-27 |
| 14:06 | LSU | Gary Stanley hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 27-27 |
| 14:05 | North Carolina | Steven Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 27-27 |
| 13:41 | North Carolina | Steven Williams misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 27-27 |
| 13:39 | LSU | Robert Fontaine gets the rebound | 27-27 |
| 13:11 | LSU | Gary Stanley comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 27-27 |
| 13:09 | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer tips it in | 29-27 |
| 12:46 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-27 |
| Subs | LSU | Don Williams (PG), Dennis Matzke (C) Justin Burk, Gary Stanley | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher (C) Liang Zheng | |
| 12:28 | LSU | John Hurt is called for the reach on Robert Fontaine - foul #3 on John Hurt, team foul #7 | 29-27 |
| 12:28 | LSU | Robert Fontaine makes the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 12:28 | LSU | Robert Fontaine misses the 2nd free throw | 30-27 |
| 12:28 | LSU | Dennis Matzke gets the offensive rebound | 30-27 |
| 12:03 | LSU | Robert Fontaine hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 30-27 |
| 12:01 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Trenton Fletcher | 30-27 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Don Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Brammer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Fontaine (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Franklin Busby (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Dennis Matzke (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Raymond Bain (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey Drennen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - John Hurt (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Steven Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Trenton Fletcher (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:36 | North Carolina | Steven Williams hits a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Jeffrey Drennen and he's fouled by Dennis Matzke - foul #1 on Dennis Matzke, team foul #3 | 30-29 |
| Subs | LSU | Adam Shuff (SF) Robert Fontaine | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski (SF) John Hurt | |
| 11:36 | North Carolina | Steven Williams makes the free throw | 30-30 |
| 11:13 | LSU | Dennis Matzke drills a jumper in the lane | 32-30 |
| 10:50 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-30 |
| 10:48 | North Carolina | Steven Williams hits the follow up shot | 32-32 |
| 10:19 | LSU | Dennis Matzke misses the fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Trenton Fletcher - foul #2 on Trenton Fletcher, team foul #8 | 32-32 |
| Subs | LSU | Justin Burk (SG), Gary Stanley (C) Jeffrey Brammer, Franklin Busby | |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Hurt (SF), Liang Zheng (C) Raymond Bain, Trenton Fletcher | |
| 10:19 | LSU | Dennis Matzke misses the 1st free throw | 32-32 |
| 10:19 | LSU | Dennis Matzke makes the 2nd free throw | 33-32 |
| 09:54 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski loses the dribble to Adam Shuff | 33-32 |
| 09:27 | LSU | Justin Burk knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Don Williams | 36-32 |
| 08:59 | North Carolina | The jump hook by Drazen Blachowski is blocked by Gary Stanley | 36-32 |
| 08:57 | LSU | The rebound goes to Adam Shuff | 36-32 |
| 08:37 | LSU | Justin Burk loses the ball out of bounds | 36-32 |
| Subs | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer (PG), Robert Fontaine (SF), Franklin Busby (PF) Don Williams, Adam Shuff, Dennis Matzke | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Raymond Bain (PG), Trenton Fletcher (C) Drazen Blachowski, Steven Williams | |
| 08:08 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-32 |
| 08:07 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher grabs the offensive board | 36-32 |
| 07:56 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher scores on a driving attempt from the right block set up by Raymond Bain | 36-34 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Jeffrey Brammer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Justin Burk (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Robert Fontaine (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Franklin Busby (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Stanley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Raymond Bain (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeffrey Drennen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Hurt (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Liang Zheng (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Trenton Fletcher (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:52 | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 36-34 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Decarlo (PG) Justin Burk | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 07:41 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 36-37 |
| 07:17 | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer comes up short on the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Liang Zheng - foul #2 on Liang Zheng, team foul #9 | 36-37 |
| Subs | LSU | Dennis Matzke (C) Gary Stanley | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Richard Caulkins (SG), Drazen Blachowski (SF), Steven Williams (PF) Jeffrey Drennen, John Hurt, Liang Zheng | |
| 07:17 | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer makes the 1st free throw | 37-37 |
| 07:17 | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer makes the 2nd free throw | 38-37 |
| 06:48 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski can't connect on a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Jeffrey Brammer - foul #2 on Jeffrey Brammer, team foul #4 | 38-37 |
| Subs | LSU | Don Williams (PG) Robert Decarlo | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 06:48 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski misses the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 06:48 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski makes the 2nd free throw | 38-38 |
| 06:25 | LSU | Franklin Busby hits a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Don Williams | 40-38 |
| 06:07 | North Carolina | Steven Williams knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Raymond Bain | 40-41 |
| 05:50 | LSU | Robert Fontaine throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-41 |
| Subs | LSU | Justin Burk (SG), Gary Stanley (C) Jeffrey Brammer, Dennis Matzke | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen (SG), Liang Zheng (PF) Richard Caulkins, Steven Williams | |
| 05:31 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen is fouled on the floor by Justin Burk - foul #3 on Justin Burk, team foul #5 | 40-41 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Hurt (SF) Drazen Blachowski | |
| 05:07 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher clanks a shot from close range | 40-41 |
| 05:06 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-41 |
| 04:44 | North Carolina | John Hurt clanks a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Robert Fontaine - foul #2 on Robert Fontaine, team foul #6 | 40-41 |
| Subs | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer (PG), Adam Shuff (SF), Dennis Matzke (PF) Don Williams, Robert Fontaine, Franklin Busby | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Steven Williams (PF) Trenton Fletcher | |
| 04:44 | North Carolina | John Hurt makes the 1st free throw | 40-42 |
| 04:44 | North Carolina | John Hurt makes the 2nd free throw | 40-43 |
| 04:15 | LSU | Adam Shuff lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jeffrey Brammer and the foul's on John Hurt - foul #4 on John Hurt, team foul #10 | 42-43 |
| 04:15 | LSU | Adam Shuff misses the free throw | 42-43 |
| 04:15 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Steven Williams | 42-43 |
| 04:03 | North Carolina | John Hurt drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Raymond Bain | 42-46 |
| 03:47 | LSU | Justin Burk misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-46 |
| 03:46 | North Carolina | John Hurt grabs the board | 42-46 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Jeffrey Brammer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Justin Burk (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Adam Shuff (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dennis Matzke (fresh) 5 pts. C - Gary Stanley (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Raymond Bain (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - Jeffrey Drennen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Hurt (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. PF - Steven Williams (tiring) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Liang Zheng (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:20 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain hits a shot in the lane | 42-48 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:06 | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 42-48 |
| 03:04 | North Carolina | Steven Williams gets the rebound | 42-48 |
| 03:02 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Brammer takes the ball from Raymond Bain in the backcourt | 42-48 |
| 03:00 | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer blows the layup | 42-48 |
| 02:58 | LSU | Dennis Matzke tips it but misses | 42-48 |
| 02:57 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng pulls down the rebound | 42-48 |
| 02:31 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain connects on the jumper from the left wing set up by John Hurt | 42-50 |
| 02:31 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 42-50 |
| Subs | LSU | Don Williams (PG), Robert Fontaine (SF), Franklin Busby (PF) Jeffrey Brammer, Adam Shuff, Dennis Matzke | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher (C) Liang Zheng | |
| 02:18 | LSU | Robert Fontaine connects on the open jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Franklin Busby | 44-50 |
| 01:57 | North Carolina | John Hurt is denied on a layup by Gary Stanley | 44-50 |
| 01:55 | LSU | Robert Fontaine grabs the board | 44-50 |
| 01:40 | LSU | Robert Fontaine's floater is tipped away by Trenton Fletcher | 44-50 |
| 01:38 | LSU | Robert Fontaine grabs the offensive board | 44-50 |
| 01:28 | LSU | Robert Fontaine misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-50 |
| 01:27 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Trenton Fletcher | 44-50 |
| 01:11 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Steven Williams | 44-52 |
| 00:59 | LSU | Justin Burk misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-52 |
| 00:57 | North Carolina | John Hurt grabs the board | 44-52 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:54 | North Carolina | John Hurt is hacked by Don Williams in the backcourt - foul #3 on Don Williams, team foul #7 | 44-52 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Liang Zheng (C) Trenton Fletcher | |
| 00:54 | North Carolina | John Hurt makes the 1st free throw | 44-53 |
| 00:54 | North Carolina | John Hurt makes the 2nd free throw | 44-54 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:47 | LSU | Justin Burk misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 44-54 |
| 00:46 | LSU | Gary Stanley hits the follow up shot | 46-54 |
| 00:45 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen is hacked by Justin Burk in the backcourt - foul #4 on Justin Burk, team foul #8 | 46-54 |
| 00:45 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen misses the 1st free throw | 46-54 |
| 00:45 | LSU | Justin Burk snags the defensive board | 46-54 |
| 00:38 | LSU | Robert Fontaine throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-54 |
| 00:37 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain is fouled in the backcourt by Don Williams - foul #4 on Don Williams, team foul #9 | 46-54 |
| 00:37 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain misses the 1st free throw | 46-54 |
| 00:37 | LSU | Gary Stanley snags the defensive board | 46-54 |
| 00:32 | LSU | Justin Burk misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-54 |
| 00:30 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain grabs the defensive rebound | 46-54 |
| 00:27 | North Carolina | Justin Burk is called for the reach on Raymond Bain in the backcourt - foul #5 on Justin Burk, team foul #10 | 46-54 |
| Subs | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer (SG) Justin Burk | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 00:27 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain makes the 1st free throw | 46-55 |
| 00:27 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain misses the 2nd free throw | 46-55 |
| 00:27 | LSU | Gary Stanley grabs the board | 46-55 |
| 00:20 | LSU | Jeffrey Drennen steps in front of the Jeffrey Brammer pass | 46-55 |
| 00:16 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen lays it up and in | 46-57 |
| 00:09 | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer is hacked by Liang Zheng - foul #3 on Liang Zheng, team foul #11 | 46-57 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Richard Caulkins (SG), Drazen Blachowski (SF), Trenton Fletcher (C) Jeffrey Drennen, John Hurt, Liang Zheng | |
| 00:09 | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer makes the 1st free throw | 47-57 |
| 00:09 | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer makes the 2nd free throw | 48-57 |
| 00:07 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain is fouled in the backcourt by Don Williams - foul #5 on Don Williams, team foul #11 | 48-57 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Decarlo (PG) Don Williams | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen (SG), John Hurt (SF), Liang Zheng (C) Richard Caulkins, Drazen Blachowski, Trenton Fletcher | |
| 00:07 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain makes the 1st free throw | 48-58 |
| 00:07 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain makes the 2nd free throw | 48-59 |
| 00:03 | LSU | Robert Fontaine makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-59 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain runs out the clock | 51-59 |