| Lineup | LSU | PG - Trevor Downs (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jayson Sartori (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Zavadoski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rodney Crawford (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Jared Goode (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Bobby Townsend (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Donald Schwenzer (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Dannie Gardner (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Micheal Hart (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Eric Googe (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Dannie Gardner inbounds the ball | 44-32 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Southern Illinois | Eric Googe clanks a 3 from straight away | 44-32 |
| 19:37 | LSU | Trevor Downs gets the rebound | 44-32 |
| 19:30 | LSU | John Zavadoski comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 44-32 |
| 19:29 | Southern Illinois | Dannie Gardner grabs the defensive rebound | 44-32 |
| 19:09 | Southern Illinois | Dannie Gardner buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Micheal Hart | 44-35 |
| 18:53 | LSU | Jayson Sartori buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Trevor Downs | 47-35 |
| 18:33 | Southern Illinois | Bobby Townsend scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Donald Schwenzer | 47-38 |
| 18:25 | LSU | Jared Goode scores on a fadeaway from close range | 49-38 |
| 18:08 | Southern Illinois | Dannie Gardner clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-38 |
| 18:07 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Micheal Hart | 49-38 |
| 17:54 | Southern Illinois | Bobby Townsend can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 49-38 |
| 17:52 | LSU | Jared Goode pulls down the rebound | 49-38 |
| 17:30 | LSU | Jared Goode can't finish the layup | 49-38 |
| 17:29 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Eric Googe | 49-38 |
| 17:10 | Southern Illinois | Eric Googe blows the layup but he's fouled by Jared Goode - foul #2 on Jared Goode, team foul #1 | 49-38 |
| Subs | LSU | William Young (PG), Ronnie Bailey (SG), Richard Segura (SF), Robin Arango (PF), Terry Brunswick (C) Trevor Downs, Jayson Sartori, John Zavadoski, Rodney Crawford, Jared Goode | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Derrick Patterson (PG), Gary Braxton (SG), Donald Rezendes (SF), Joel Willman (PF) Bobby Townsend, Donald Schwenzer, Dannie Gardner, Micheal Hart | |
| 17:10 | Southern Illinois | Eric Googe makes the 1st free throw | 49-39 |
| 17:10 | Southern Illinois | Eric Googe makes the 2nd free throw | 49-40 |
| 16:57 | LSU | Ronnie Bailey loses the dribble to Eric Googe | 49-40 |
| 16:36 | Southern Illinois | Derrick Patterson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-40 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Roy Culbertson (SF) Eric Googe | |
| 16:23 | LSU | Robin Arango misses short on a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Derrick Patterson - foul #2 on Derrick Patterson, team foul #1 | 49-40 |
| Subs | LSU | Jayson Sartori (SG) Richard Segura | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 16:23 | LSU | Robin Arango makes the 1st free throw | 50-40 |
| 16:23 | LSU | Robin Arango makes the 2nd free throw | 51-40 |
| 16:06 | Southern Illinois | Roy Culbertson scores on a driving attempt from the left block set up by Derrick Patterson | 51-42 |
| 15:37 | LSU | Jayson Sartori buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from William Young | 54-42 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - William Young (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Jayson Sartori (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronnie Bailey (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robin Arango (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Terry Brunswick (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Derrick Patterson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gary Braxton (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Roy Culbertson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Donald Rezendes (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Joel Willman (fresh) | |
| 15:19 | Southern Illinois | Derrick Patterson connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Roy Culbertson | 54-45 |
| 15:10 | LSU | Ronnie Bailey misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-45 |
| 15:08 | LSU | Terry Brunswick snags the offensive board | 54-45 |
| 14:53 | LSU | Ronnie Bailey drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Robin Arango | 57-45 |
| 14:39 | Southern Illinois | Donald Rezendes is called for traveling | 57-45 |
| Subs | LSU | Trevor Downs (PG), Richard Segura (SG), John Zavadoski (SF), Rodney Crawford (PF), Jared Goode (C) William Young, Jayson Sartori, Ronnie Bailey, Robin Arango, Terry Brunswick | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Bobby Townsend (PG), Donald Schwenzer (SG), Dannie Gardner (SF), Micheal Hart (PF), Eric Googe (C) Derrick Patterson, Gary Braxton, Roy Culbertson, Donald Rezendes, Joel Willman | |
| 14:32 | LSU | Jared Goode misses long on a shot from the left wing | 57-45 |
| 14:31 | Southern Illinois | Dannie Gardner grabs the board | 57-45 |
| 14:03 | Southern Illinois | Dannie Gardner knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Bobby Townsend and the foul's on John Zavadoski - foul #1 on John Zavadoski, team foul #2 | 57-47 |
| 14:03 | Southern Illinois | Dannie Gardner misses the free throw | 57-47 |
| 14:03 | LSU | Rodney Crawford snags the defensive board | 57-47 |
| 13:59 | LSU | Trevor Downs's pass is intercepted by Donald Schwenzer in the backcourt | 57-47 |
| 13:37 | Southern Illinois | Eric Googe can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jared Goode - foul #3 on Jared Goode, team foul #3 | 57-47 |
| Subs | LSU | Jayson Sartori (SG) Richard Segura | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 13:37 | Southern Illinois | Eric Googe misses the 1st free throw | 57-47 |
| 13:37 | Southern Illinois | Eric Googe makes the 2nd free throw | 57-48 |
| 13:17 | LSU | Trevor Downs clanks a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Micheal Hart - foul #1 on Micheal Hart, team foul #2 | 57-48 |
| 13:17 | LSU | Trevor Downs makes the 1st free throw | 58-48 |
| 13:17 | LSU | Trevor Downs makes the 2nd free throw | 59-48 |
| 12:59 | Southern Illinois | Micheal Hart buries a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Dannie Gardner | 59-50 |
| 12:48 | LSU | Jared Goode misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Eric Googe - foul #2 on Eric Googe, team foul #3 | 59-50 |
| Subs | LSU | William Young (PG), Robin Arango (PF) Trevor Downs, Rodney Crawford | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Derrick Patterson (PG) Bobby Townsend | |
| 12:48 | LSU | Jared Goode makes the 1st free throw | 60-50 |
| 12:48 | LSU | Jared Goode makes the 2nd free throw | 61-50 |
| 12:27 | Southern Illinois | Micheal Hart is hacked by Jayson Sartori - foul #1 on Jayson Sartori, team foul #4 | 61-50 |
| 12:15 | Southern Illinois | Donald Schwenzer is fouled on the floor by Jayson Sartori - foul #2 on Jayson Sartori, team foul #5 | 61-50 |
| Subs | LSU | Ronnie Bailey (SF) John Zavadoski | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Donald Rezendes (SF) Dannie Gardner | |
| 11:58 | Southern Illinois | Donald Rezendes connects on the shot from the free throw line | 61-52 |
| 11:50 | LSU | Jared Goode throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-52 |
| Subs | LSU | Trevor Downs (PG), Terry Brunswick (C) William Young, Jared Goode | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Gary Braxton (SG), Roy Culbertson (SF), Joel Willman (C) Donald Schwenzer, Micheal Hart, Eric Googe | |
| 11:38 | Southern Illinois | Gary Braxton misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 61-52 |
| 11:37 | LSU | Robin Arango snags the defensive board | 61-52 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Trevor Downs (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jayson Sartori (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronnie Bailey (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robin Arango (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Terry Brunswick (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Derrick Patterson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Braxton (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Roy Culbertson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Donald Rezendes (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Joel Willman (fresh) | |
| 11:23 | LSU | Donald Rezendes is called for the reach on Trevor Downs - foul #1 on Donald Rezendes, team foul #4 | 61-52 |
| Subs | LSU | John Zavadoski (SF), Rodney Crawford (PF) Jayson Sartori, Robin Arango | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Bobby Townsend (PG) Derrick Patterson | |
| 11:10 | LSU | Terry Brunswick scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Trevor Downs | 63-52 |
| 10:54 | Southern Illinois | Gary Braxton comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 63-52 |
| 10:52 | Southern Illinois | Joel Willman gets the offensive rebound | 63-52 |
| 10:38 | Southern Illinois | Bobby Townsend misses short on an open fadeaway from just outside the lane | 63-52 |
| 10:36 | LSU | John Zavadoski pulls down the rebound | 63-52 |
| 10:24 | LSU | John Zavadoski knocks in the fadeaway from the right side | 65-52 |
| 10:14 | Southern Illinois | Donald Rezendes is fouled on the floor by Rodney Crawford - foul #3 on Rodney Crawford, team foul #6 | 65-52 |
| Subs | LSU | William Young (PG), Jayson Sartori (SG), Robin Arango (PF), Jared Goode (C) Trevor Downs, Ronnie Bailey, Rodney Crawford, Terry Brunswick | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Donald Schwenzer (SG), Dannie Gardner (SF), Micheal Hart (PF), Eric Googe (C) Gary Braxton, Roy Culbertson, Donald Rezendes, Joel Willman | |
| 09:51 | Southern Illinois | Eric Googe hits the finger roll | 65-54 |
| 09:30 | LSU | Jared Goode banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jayson Sartori and he's fouled by Micheal Hart - foul #2 on Micheal Hart, team foul #5 | 67-54 |
| Subs | LSU | Richard Segura (SF) John Zavadoski | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Derrick Patterson (PG) Bobby Townsend | |
| 09:30 | LSU | Jared Goode makes the free throw | 68-54 |
| 09:10 | Southern Illinois | Donald Schwenzer hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Micheal Hart | 68-56 |
| 09:00 | LSU | Jayson Sartori misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 68-56 |
| 08:59 | LSU | Robin Arango grabs the offensive board | 68-56 |
| 08:43 | LSU | Jared Goode's pass is intercepted by Micheal Hart | 68-56 |
| 08:32 | Southern Illinois | The short jumper by Micheal Hart is denied by Robin Arango | 68-56 |
| 08:31 | LSU | The rebound goes to Jared Goode | 68-56 |
| 08:27 | LSU | Jayson Sartori clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 68-56 |
| 08:25 | Southern Illinois | Eric Googe pulls down the rebound | 68-56 |
| 08:19 | Southern Illinois | Richard Segura is called for the reach on Dannie Gardner - foul #1 on Richard Segura, team foul #7 | 68-56 |
| Subs | LSU | Trevor Downs (PG), Ronnie Bailey (SF), Rodney Crawford (PF) William Young, Richard Segura, Robin Arango | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 08:19 | Southern Illinois | Dannie Gardner makes the 1st free throw | 68-57 |
| 08:19 | Southern Illinois | Dannie Gardner makes the 2nd free throw | 68-58 |
| 08:10 | LSU | Jayson Sartori is hacked by Micheal Hart - foul #3 on Micheal Hart, team foul #6 | 68-58 |
| Subs | LSU | John Zavadoski (SF) Jayson Sartori | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Gary Braxton (SG) Donald Schwenzer | |
| 08:05 | LSU | Trevor Downs misses short on a runner near the basket | 68-58 |
| 08:03 | Southern Illinois | Dannie Gardner pulls down the rebound | 68-58 |
| 07:50 | Southern Illinois | Eric Googe misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 68-58 |
| 07:48 | LSU | Trevor Downs grabs the board | 68-58 |
| 07:31 | LSU | Eric Googe denies the turnaround by Jared Goode | 68-58 |
| 07:29 | Southern Illinois | Micheal Hart snags the defensive board | 68-58 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Trevor Downs (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronnie Bailey (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. SF - John Zavadoski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Rodney Crawford (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Jared Goode (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Derrick Patterson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Braxton (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Dannie Gardner (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Micheal Hart (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Eric Googe (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:06 | Southern Illinois | Ronnie Bailey steps in front of the Micheal Hart pass | 68-58 |
| 06:45 | LSU | Micheal Hart is called for the reach on Jared Goode - foul #4 on Micheal Hart, team foul #7 | 68-58 |
| Subs | LSU | William Young (PG), Jayson Sartori (SG) Trevor Downs, John Zavadoski | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Bobby Townsend (PG), Donald Schwenzer (SG), Donald Rezendes (SF), Joel Willman (C) Derrick Patterson, Dannie Gardner, Micheal Hart, Eric Googe | |
| 06:45 | LSU | Jared Goode misses the 1st free throw | 68-58 |
| 06:45 | LSU | Rodney Crawford gets the offensive rebound | 68-58 |
| 06:28 | LSU | Jared Goode drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jayson Sartori | 70-58 |
| 06:10 | Southern Illinois | Donald Schwenzer hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the right corner | 70-58 |
| 06:08 | LSU | Jared Goode pulls down the rebound | 70-58 |
| 05:54 | LSU | Jared Goode misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 70-58 |
| 05:53 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Donald Rezendes | 70-58 |
| 05:35 | Southern Illinois | Gary Braxton hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Rodney Crawford - foul #4 on Rodney Crawford, team foul #8 | 70-58 |
| Subs | LSU | Trevor Downs (PG), John Zavadoski (SF), Robin Arango (PF), Terry Brunswick (C) William Young, Ronnie Bailey, Rodney Crawford, Jared Goode | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Eric Googe (C) Joel Willman | |
| 05:35 | Southern Illinois | Gary Braxton makes the 1st free throw | 70-59 |
| 05:35 | Southern Illinois | Gary Braxton misses the 2nd free throw | 70-59 |
| 05:35 | LSU | Robin Arango snags the defensive board | 70-59 |
| 05:18 | LSU | Terry Brunswick misses short on a shot from the right wing | 70-59 |
| 05:17 | LSU | Trevor Downs tips it back up and in | 72-59 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 04:59 | Southern Illinois | Gary Braxton clanks a jumper from the left wing | 72-59 |
| 04:57 | Southern Illinois | Bobby Townsend tips it home | 72-61 |
| 04:42 | LSU | Jayson Sartori misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 72-61 |
| 04:41 | Southern Illinois | Donald Schwenzer snags the defensive board | 72-61 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 04:21 | Southern Illinois | Robin Arango steals the ball from Donald Schwenzer | 72-61 |
| 04:09 | LSU | John Zavadoski is whistled for traveling | 72-61 |
| Subs | LSU | William Young (PG) Trevor Downs | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Derrick Patterson (PG), Roy Culbertson (SG), Dannie Gardner (SF), Micheal Hart (PF), Joel Willman (C) Bobby Townsend, Donald Schwenzer, Gary Braxton, Donald Rezendes, Eric Googe | |
| 03:56 | Southern Illinois | Terry Brunswick steals the ball from Dannie Gardner | 72-61 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:31 | LSU | William Young is hacked by Dannie Gardner - foul #2 on Dannie Gardner, team foul #8 | 72-61 |
| Subs | LSU | Ronnie Bailey (SG), Richard Segura (SF), Rodney Crawford (PF), Victor Moskowitz (C) Jayson Sartori, John Zavadoski, Robin Arango, Terry Brunswick | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 03:31 | LSU | William Young misses the 1st free throw | 72-61 |
| 03:31 | Southern Illinois | Joel Willman gets the rebound | 72-61 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - William Young (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Ronnie Bailey (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. SF - Richard Segura (fresh) PF - Rodney Crawford (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Victor Moskowitz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Derrick Patterson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roy Culbertson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dannie Gardner (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Micheal Hart (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. C - Joel Willman (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Southern Illinois | Roy Culbertson is hacked by Victor Moskowitz - foul #1 on Victor Moskowitz, team foul #9 | 72-61 |
| Subs | LSU | Trevor Downs (PG), Jared Goode (C) William Young, Victor Moskowitz | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Donald Rezendes (SG), Eric Googe (C) Derrick Patterson, Joel Willman | |
| 03:02 | Southern Illinois | Roy Culbertson misses the 1st free throw | 72-61 |
| 03:02 | LSU | Jared Goode snags the defensive board | 72-61 |
| 03:00 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-61 |
| Subs | LSU | Jayson Sartori (SG), John Zavadoski (SF) Ronnie Bailey, Richard Segura | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Bobby Townsend (PG), Donald Schwenzer (SG) Roy Culbertson, Donald Rezendes | |
| 02:47 | LSU | Jared Goode connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Jayson Sartori | 74-61 |
| 02:30 | Southern Illinois | Rodney Crawford is called for the reach on Bobby Townsend - foul #5 on Rodney Crawford, team foul #10 | 74-61 |
| Subs | LSU | William Young (PG), Ronnie Bailey (SG), Richard Segura (SF), Robin Arango (PF), Terry Brunswick (C) Trevor Downs, Jayson Sartori, John Zavadoski, Rodney Crawford, Jared Goode | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Gary Braxton (SG), Roy Culbertson (SF), Donald Rezendes (PF), Joel Willman (C) Donald Schwenzer, Dannie Gardner, Micheal Hart, Eric Googe | |
| 02:30 | Southern Illinois | Bobby Townsend misses the 1st free throw | 74-61 |
| 02:30 | Southern Illinois | Bobby Townsend makes the 2nd free throw | 74-62 |
| 02:28 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 74-62 |
| Subs | LSU | Trevor Downs (PG), Jayson Sartori (SG), John Zavadoski (SF), Jared Goode (C) William Young, Ronnie Bailey, Richard Segura, Terry Brunswick | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Donald Schwenzer (SG), Dannie Gardner (SF), Micheal Hart (PF), Eric Googe (C) Gary Braxton, Roy Culbertson, Donald Rezendes, Joel Willman | |
| 02:03 | LSU | Jared Goode misses the floater from the free throw line | 74-62 |
| 02:01 | LSU | Jayson Sartori tips it in | 76-62 |
| 01:50 | Southern Illinois | Dannie Gardner hits a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Bobby Townsend | 76-64 |
| 01:25 | LSU | Trevor Downs throws a bad pass out of bounds | 76-64 |
| Subs | LSU | William Young (PG), Ronnie Bailey (SG), Richard Segura (SF), Terry Brunswick (C) Trevor Downs, Jayson Sartori, John Zavadoski, Jared Goode | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Derrick Patterson (PG), Gary Braxton (SG), Roy Culbertson (SF), Donald Rezendes (PF), Joel Willman (C) Bobby Townsend, Donald Schwenzer, Dannie Gardner, Micheal Hart, Eric Googe | |
| 01:09 | Southern Illinois | Donald Rezendes banks in the layup | 76-66 |
| 00:51 | LSU | Ronnie Bailey lays it in set up by Richard Segura | 78-66 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Southern Illinois | Gary Braxton hits a runner from close range | 78-68 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:45 | LSU | Gary Braxton is called for the reach on Ronnie Bailey in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gary Braxton, team foul #9 | 78-68 |
| 00:45 | LSU | Ronnie Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 79-68 |
| 00:45 | LSU | Ronnie Bailey misses the 2nd free throw | 79-68 |
| 00:45 | Southern Illinois | Donald Rezendes pulls down the rebound | 79-68 |
| 00:37 | Southern Illinois | Robin Arango is called for the reach on Donald Rezendes - foul #3 on Robin Arango, team foul #11 | 79-68 |
| 00:37 | Southern Illinois | Donald Rezendes misses the 1st free throw | 79-68 |
| 00:37 | Southern Illinois | Donald Rezendes makes the 2nd free throw | 79-69 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:08 | LSU | William Young blows the layup | 79-69 |
| 00:06 | Southern Illinois | Gary Braxton snags the defensive board | 79-69 |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | Roy Culbertson misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 79-69 |