| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Landry (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Michael McCoy (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Bradley Ater (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Meinhardt (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. C - Bradley Ziegenbein (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - James Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Francis (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Oscar Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Broussard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Thornton (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Bradley Ater inbounds the ball | 27-21 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:38 | LSU | Robert Landry travels with the ball | 27-21 |
| 19:18 | Vanderbilt | The pull-up jumper by Richard Thornton is blocked by Bradley Ziegenbein | 27-21 |
| 19:17 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein grabs the defensive rebound | 27-21 |
| 18:56 | LSU | Michael McCoy connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Robert Landry | 29-21 |
| 18:29 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Michael McCoy - foul #1 on Michael McCoy, team foul #1 | 29-21 |
| 18:29 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard makes the 1st free throw | 29-22 |
| 18:29 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard makes the 2nd free throw | 29-23 |
| 18:00 | LSU | Robert Landry hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Bradley Ater | 32-23 |
| 17:31 | Vanderbilt | James Jackson scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by John Broussard | 32-26 |
| 17:12 | LSU | Oscar Smith is called for the reach on Bradley Ater - foul #1 on Oscar Smith, team foul #1 | 32-26 |
| 16:52 | LSU | Robert Landry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-26 |
| Subs | LSU | Todd Pollard (SF) Bradley Ater | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jerry Holguin (SF) Oscar Smith | |
| 16:29 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard is hacked by Bradley Ziegenbein - foul #2 on Bradley Ziegenbein, team foul #2 | 32-26 |
| Subs | LSU | Barry Baldwin (C) Bradley Ziegenbein | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Joseph Poindexter (C) Richard Thornton | |
| 16:10 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard can't finish the layup | 32-26 |
| 16:09 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Poindexter snags the offensive board | 32-26 |
| 15:50 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Poindexter hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 32-26 |
| 15:49 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Poindexter grabs the offensive rebound | 32-26 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Landry (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael McCoy (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Todd Pollard (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Michael Meinhardt (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. C - Barry Baldwin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - James Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Francis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jerry Holguin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Broussard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Poindexter (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Vanderbilt | Jerry Holguin is hacked by Michael McCoy - foul #2 on Michael McCoy, team foul #3 | 32-26 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Carson (SG), Bradley Ater (SF) Michael McCoy, Todd Pollard | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Oscar Smith (SF) Jerry Holguin | |
| 15:18 | Vanderbilt | Gary Francis loses the ball out of bounds | 32-26 |
| Subs | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein (PF) Michael Meinhardt | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Richard Thornton (C) Joseph Poindexter | |
| 14:57 | LSU | Bradley Ater hits the finger roll on a great pass from Bradley Ziegenbein | 34-26 |
| 14:37 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard dunks the ball on a nice dish by James Jackson | 34-28 |
| 14:10 | LSU | Bradley Ater is hacked by Oscar Smith - foul #2 on Oscar Smith, team foul #2 | 34-28 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael McCoy (SG) Michael Carson | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 13:53 | LSU | Michael McCoy connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Landry | 37-28 |
| 13:38 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing | 37-30 |
| 13:28 | LSU | Robert Landry is hacked by John Broussard - foul #1 on John Broussard, team foul #3 | 37-30 |
| Subs | LSU | Todd Pollard (SF), Michael Meinhardt (PF) Bradley Ater, Barry Baldwin | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jerry Holguin (SF) Oscar Smith | |
| 13:05 | LSU | Michael McCoy can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-30 |
| 13:04 | Vanderbilt | Jerry Holguin grabs the board | 37-30 |
| 12:40 | Vanderbilt | Gary Francis can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-30 |
| 12:39 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt grabs the defensive rebound | 37-30 |
| 12:16 | LSU | Robert Landry clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-30 |
| 12:14 | Vanderbilt | Richard Thornton grabs the board | 37-30 |
| 11:50 | Vanderbilt | Robert Landry is called for the reach on Richard Thornton - foul #1 on Robert Landry, team foul #4 | 37-30 |
| Subs | LSU | Bradley Ater (SF), Barry Baldwin (C) Todd Pollard, Bradley Ziegenbein | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Gerald Johnson (SG), Oscar Smith (SF), Joseph Poindexter (C) Gary Francis, John Broussard, Richard Thornton | |
| 11:21 | Vanderbilt | Oscar Smith is fouled on the floor by Barry Baldwin - foul #1 on Barry Baldwin, team foul #5 | 37-30 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Landry (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael McCoy (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Bradley Ater (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Meinhardt (fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. C - Barry Baldwin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - James Jackson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gerald Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Oscar Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jerry Holguin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Poindexter (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:02 | Vanderbilt | Gerald Johnson connects on the shot from the right wing set up by James Jackson | 37-32 |
| 10:36 | LSU | Michael McCoy misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-32 |
| 10:35 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Poindexter gets the rebound | 37-32 |
| 10:14 | Vanderbilt | Jerry Holguin clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 37-32 |
| 10:13 | LSU | Barry Baldwin grabs the defensive rebound | 37-32 |
| 09:54 | LSU | Robert Landry knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Bradley Ater | 40-32 |
| 09:28 | Vanderbilt | James Jackson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-32 |
| 09:26 | LSU | Bradley Ater grabs the board | 40-32 |
| 09:22 | LSU | Robert Landry misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 40-32 |
| 09:21 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Bradley Ater | 40-32 |
| 09:03 | LSU | Robert Landry knocks in the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Michael McCoy | 42-32 |
| 08:34 | Vanderbilt | Oscar Smith drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by James Jackson | 42-35 |
| 08:10 | LSU | Bradley Ater misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 42-35 |
| 08:08 | LSU | Bradley Ater misses the tip | 42-35 |
| 08:06 | Vanderbilt | Oscar Smith grabs the board | 42-35 |
| 07:43 | Vanderbilt | Oscar Smith comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-35 |
| 07:41 | Vanderbilt | Jerry Holguin pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-35 |
| 07:26 | Vanderbilt | James Jackson makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Gerald Johnson | 42-38 |
| 07:02 | LSU | Robert Landry hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-38 |
| 07:00 | Vanderbilt | Jerry Holguin grabs the board | 42-38 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Landry (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael McCoy (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bradley Ater (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Meinhardt (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. C - Barry Baldwin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - James Jackson (tiring) 9 pts. 6 ast. SG - Gerald Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Oscar Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry Holguin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Poindexter (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 06:39 | Vanderbilt | James Jackson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 42-38 |
| 06:38 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt gets the rebound | 42-38 |
| 06:26 | LSU | Michael McCoy is whistled for traveling | 42-38 |
| Subs | LSU | Todd Pollard (PG), Michael Carson (SG), Dana Renteria (SF), Bradley Ziegenbein (C) Robert Landry, Michael McCoy, Bradley Ater, Barry Baldwin | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Gary Francis (PG), Keith Lee (SG), Thomas Criner (SF), John Broussard (PF), Richard Thornton (C) James Jackson, Gerald Johnson, Oscar Smith, Jerry Holguin, Joseph Poindexter | |
| 05:57 | Vanderbilt | Richard Thornton can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 42-38 |
| 05:55 | LSU | Todd Pollard grabs the defensive rebound | 42-38 |
| 05:39 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt makes the shot from the left block on a great pass from Michael Carson | 44-38 |
| 05:11 | Vanderbilt | Gary Francis scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by John Broussard | 44-41 |
| 05:06 | LSU | Todd Pollard misses the floater from the left side | 44-41 |
| 05:05 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard snags the defensive board | 44-41 |
| 04:36 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard can't connect on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Michael Carson - foul #2 on Michael Carson, team foul #6 | 44-41 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Landry (PG), Michael McCoy (SG) Michael Carson, Dana Renteria | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Jackson (PG) Keith Lee | |
| 04:36 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard makes the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 04:36 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard makes the 2nd free throw | 44-43 |
| 04:15 | LSU | Michael McCoy makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Landry | 46-43 |
| 03:57 | Vanderbilt | James Jackson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-43 |
| 03:56 | Vanderbilt | Gary Francis grabs the offensive board | 46-43 |
| 03:43 | Vanderbilt | Richard Thornton loses the dribble to Todd Pollard | 46-43 |
| 03:21 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt scores on a driving attempt from the right block set up by Michael McCoy | 48-43 |
| 03:01 | Vanderbilt | James Jackson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-43 |
| 02:59 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt gets the rebound | 48-43 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Landry (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael McCoy (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Todd Pollard (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Michael Meinhardt (tiring) 13 pts. 12 reb. C - Bradley Ziegenbein (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - James Jackson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SG - Gary Francis (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Thomas Criner (fresh) PF - John Broussard (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Thornton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:40 | LSU | Michael McCoy misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 48-43 |
| 02:39 | Vanderbilt | Richard Thornton grabs the board | 48-43 |
| 02:18 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard misses the fadeaway from the left block | 48-43 |
| 02:16 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard snags the offensive board | 48-43 |
| 01:59 | Vanderbilt | Gary Francis misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 48-43 |
| 01:57 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein grabs the board | 48-43 |
| 01:53 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein is whistled for traveling | 48-43 |
| Subs | LSU | Bradley Ater (SF) Todd Pollard | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Oscar Smith (SF) Thomas Criner | |
| 01:37 | Vanderbilt | Gary Francis clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Michael McCoy - foul #3 on Michael McCoy, team foul #7 | 48-43 |
| 01:37 | Vanderbilt | Gary Francis misses the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 01:37 | Vanderbilt | Gary Francis makes the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 01:17 | LSU | Michael McCoy hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 48-44 |
| 01:15 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard gets the rebound | 48-44 |
| 00:46 | Vanderbilt | James Jackson's pass is intercepted by Bradley Ater | 48-44 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+4) | |
| 00:43 | LSU | Robert Landry is hacked by James Jackson in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Jackson, team foul #4 | 48-44 |
| 00:40 | LSU | Robert Landry is hacked by James Jackson - foul #2 on James Jackson, team foul #5 | 48-44 |
| 00:38 | LSU | Michael McCoy is fouled on the floor by James Jackson - foul #3 on James Jackson, team foul #6 | 48-44 |
| 00:35 | LSU | John Broussard is called for the reach on Robert Landry - foul #2 on John Broussard, team foul #7 | 48-44 |
| 00:35 | LSU | Robert Landry makes the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 00:35 | LSU | Robert Landry makes the 2nd free throw | 50-44 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+4) | |
| 00:28 | Vanderbilt | Gary Francis misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 50-44 |
| 00:26 | Vanderbilt | Oscar Smith snags the offensive board | 50-44 |
| 00:24 | Vanderbilt | James Jackson loses the dribble to Bradley Ater | 50-44 |
| 00:20 | LSU | Bradley Ater misses the lay-in | 50-44 |
| 00:19 | Vanderbilt | Gary Francis gets the rebound | 50-44 |
| 00:13 | Vanderbilt | James Jackson can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 50-44 |
| 00:12 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard snags the offensive board | 50-44 |
| 00:08 | Vanderbilt | James Jackson drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Gary Francis | 50-47 |
| 00:07 | LSU | Robert Landry is fouled in the backcourt by James Jackson - foul #4 on James Jackson, team foul #8 | 50-47 |
| 00:07 | LSU | Robert Landry makes the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 00:07 | LSU | Robert Landry makes the 2nd free throw | 52-47 |
| 00:02 | Vanderbilt | Gary Francis is hacked by Bradley Ziegenbein - foul #3 on Bradley Ziegenbein, team foul #8 | 52-47 |
| 00:02 | Vanderbilt | Gary Francis makes the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 00:02 | Vanderbilt | Gary Francis makes the 2nd free throw | 52-49 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Robert Landry runs out the clock | 52-49 |