| Lineup | LSU | PG - Harry Adams (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Victor Pitt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Adam Blacker (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Walter Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Clifford Davidson (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Roger Marrow (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Odom (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Earl Johnson (fresh) PF - Rudy Fiecke (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - John Higgins (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Providence | Earl Johnson inbounds the ball | 40-29 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:46 | Providence | Rudy Fiecke is hacked by Walter Williams - foul #1 on Walter Williams, team foul #1 | 40-29 |
| 19:35 | Providence | The short jumper by Earl Johnson is denied by Walter Williams | 40-29 |
| 19:33 | LSU | Adam Blacker gets the rebound | 40-29 |
| 19:06 | LSU | Clifford Davidson can't finish the layup | 40-29 |
| 19:04 | LSU | Victor Pitt pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-29 |
| 18:49 | LSU | Walter Williams can't finish the layup but the foul's on Eric Odom - foul #1 on Eric Odom, team foul #1 | 40-29 |
| 18:49 | LSU | Walter Williams makes the 1st free throw | 41-29 |
| 18:49 | LSU | Walter Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 41-29 |
| 18:49 | Providence | Rudy Fiecke gets the rebound | 41-29 |
| 18:32 | Providence | Roger Marrow banks in the layup on a nice dish by Earl Johnson | 41-31 |
| 18:16 | LSU | Walter Williams misses long on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Rudy Fiecke - foul #2 on Rudy Fiecke, team foul #2 | 41-31 |
| 18:16 | LSU | Walter Williams misses the 1st free throw | 41-31 |
| 18:16 | LSU | Walter Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 42-31 |
| 18:06 | Providence | John Higgins buries a floater from the left block | 42-33 |
| 17:43 | LSU | Walter Williams makes the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Harry Adams | 44-33 |
| 17:20 | Providence | Eric Odom misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-33 |
| 17:19 | LSU | Adam Blacker pulls down the rebound | 44-33 |
| 17:01 | LSU | Clifford Davidson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Adam Blacker and he's hacked by Earl Johnson - foul #1 on Earl Johnson, team foul #3 | 46-33 |
| Subs | LSU | Edwin Murphy (PG), Robert Noland (SG), Predrag Ziemann (SF) Harry Adams, Victor Pitt, Adam Blacker | |
| Subs | Providence | Andrew Nies (PG), John Chambers (SG), Rodney Tallman (SF), Russel James (PF), Alexander Powell (C) Roger Marrow, Eric Odom, Earl Johnson, Rudy Fiecke, John Higgins | |
| 17:01 | LSU | Clifford Davidson makes the free throw | 47-33 |
| 16:40 | Providence | Alexander Powell knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Andrew Nies | 47-35 |
| 16:19 | LSU | The pull-up jumper by Edwin Murphy is blocked by Russel James | 47-35 |
| 16:18 | Providence | Russel James snags the defensive board | 47-35 |
| 16:02 | Providence | John Chambers can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 47-35 |
| 16:01 | Providence | Russel James tips it back up and in | 47-37 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Edwin Murphy (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Noland (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Predrag Ziemann (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Walter Williams (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Clifford Davidson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Andrew Nies (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Chambers (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Rodney Tallman (fresh) PF - Russel James (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Alexander Powell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:42 | LSU | Robert Noland is fouled on the floor by John Chambers - foul #2 on John Chambers, team foul #4 | 47-37 |
| Subs | LSU | Harry Adams (PG), Victor Pitt (SG), Manuel Lower (C) Edwin Murphy, Robert Noland, Clifford Davidson | |
| Subs | Providence | Roger Marrow (PG), Eric Odom (SG), Earl Johnson (SF), Rudy Fiecke (PF) Andrew Nies, John Chambers, Russel James, Alexander Powell | |
| 15:28 | LSU | Manuel Lower buries a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Harry Adams | 49-37 |
| 15:08 | Providence | Earl Johnson is fouled on the floor by Predrag Ziemann - foul #1 on Predrag Ziemann, team foul #2 | 49-37 |
| Subs | LSU | Adam Blacker (SF) Predrag Ziemann | |
| Subs | Providence | John Higgins (C) Rodney Tallman | |
| 14:51 | Providence | Rudy Fiecke hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-37 |
| 14:50 | LSU | Walter Williams snags the defensive board | 49-37 |
| 14:25 | LSU | Manuel Lower misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 49-37 |
| 14:23 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Adam Blacker | 49-37 |
| 14:08 | LSU | Adam Blacker misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-37 |
| 14:06 | Providence | Rudy Fiecke snags the defensive board | 49-37 |
| 13:51 | Providence | Rudy Fiecke misses short on a 3 from straight away | 49-37 |
| 13:50 | LSU | Victor Pitt gets the rebound | 49-37 |
| 13:32 | LSU | Earl Johnson is called for the reach on Adam Blacker - foul #2 on Earl Johnson, team foul #5 | 49-37 |
| Subs | LSU | Edwin Murphy (PG), Robert Noland (SG), Clifford Davidson (C) Harry Adams, Victor Pitt, Walter Williams | |
| Subs | Providence | Andrew Nies (PG), John Chambers (SG), Rodney Tallman (SF), Russel James (PF) Roger Marrow, Eric Odom, Earl Johnson, Rudy Fiecke | |
| 13:22 | LSU | Manuel Lower misses long on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Russel James - foul #1 on Russel James, team foul #6 | 49-37 |
| 13:22 | LSU | Manuel Lower makes the 1st free throw | 50-37 |
| 13:22 | LSU | Manuel Lower makes the 2nd free throw | 51-37 |
| 13:06 | Providence | John Chambers connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-40 |
| 12:42 | LSU | John Higgins denies the turnaround by Manuel Lower | 51-40 |
| 12:41 | Providence | The rebound goes to John Chambers | 51-40 |
| 12:28 | Providence | Rodney Tallman misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 51-40 |
| 12:26 | LSU | Robert Noland grabs the defensive rebound | 51-40 |
| 12:01 | LSU | Robert Noland blows the layup but the foul's on John Chambers - foul #3 on John Chambers, team foul #7 | 51-40 |
| Subs | LSU | Harry Adams (PG), Predrag Ziemann (SF), Walter Williams (PF) Edwin Murphy, Adam Blacker, Manuel Lower | |
| Subs | Providence | Roger Marrow (PG), Eric Odom (SG), Earl Johnson (SF), Rudy Fiecke (PF) Andrew Nies, John Chambers, Russel James, John Higgins | |
| 12:01 | LSU | Robert Noland makes the 1st free throw | 52-40 |
| 12:01 | LSU | Robert Noland makes the 2nd free throw | 53-40 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Harry Adams (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Robert Noland (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Predrag Ziemann (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Walter Williams (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Clifford Davidson (fresh) 10 pts. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Roger Marrow (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Odom (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Earl Johnson (fresh) PF - Rudy Fiecke (fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. C - Rodney Tallman (fresh) | |
| 11:44 | Providence | Eric Odom buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-43 |
| 11:24 | LSU | Walter Williams scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Robert Noland and he's fouled by Rudy Fiecke - foul #3 on Rudy Fiecke, team foul #8 | 55-43 |
| Subs | LSU | Victor Pitt (SG) Robert Noland | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 11:24 | LSU | Walter Williams makes the free throw | 56-43 |
| 11:09 | Providence | Roger Marrow scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Eric Odom | 56-46 |
| 10:48 | LSU | Harry Adams is hacked by Roger Marrow - foul #1 on Roger Marrow, team foul #9 | 56-46 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Providence | Russel James (C) Rodney Tallman | |
| 10:48 | LSU | Harry Adams misses the 1st free throw | 56-46 |
| 10:48 | Providence | Rudy Fiecke pulls down the rebound | 56-46 |
| 10:44 | Providence | Victor Pitt takes the ball from Roger Marrow in the backcourt | 56-46 |
| 10:32 | LSU | Victor Pitt clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 56-46 |
| 10:31 | Providence | The rebound goes to Russel James | 56-46 |
| 10:06 | Providence | Russel James knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-49 |
| 09:46 | LSU | The short jumper by Clifford Davidson is denied by Russel James | 56-49 |
| 09:44 | Providence | Earl Johnson snags the defensive board | 56-49 |
| 09:31 | Providence | Rudy Fiecke can't connect on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Walter Williams - foul #2 on Walter Williams, team foul #3 | 56-49 |
| Subs | LSU | Edwin Murphy (PG), Adam Blacker (SF), Manuel Lower (PF) Harry Adams, Predrag Ziemann, Walter Williams | |
| Subs | Providence | Andrew Nies (PG), John Chambers (SG), Rodney Tallman (SF), John Higgins (C) Roger Marrow, Eric Odom, Earl Johnson, Russel James | |
| 09:31 | Providence | Rudy Fiecke makes the 1st free throw | 56-50 |
| 09:31 | Providence | Rudy Fiecke misses the 2nd free throw | 56-50 |
| 09:31 | LSU | The rebound goes to Manuel Lower | 56-50 |
| 09:10 | LSU | Clifford Davidson misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 56-50 |
| 09:09 | Providence | Rudy Fiecke pulls down the rebound | 56-50 |
| 09:01 | Providence | Rodney Tallman hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-50 |
| 09:00 | LSU | The rebound goes to Manuel Lower | 56-50 |
| 08:33 | LSU | Clifford Davidson can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by John Chambers - foul #4 on John Chambers, team foul #10 | 56-50 |
| Subs | LSU | Harry Adams (PG), Robert Noland (SG) Edwin Murphy, Victor Pitt | |
| Subs | Providence | Roger Marrow (PG), Russel James (PF) John Chambers, Rudy Fiecke | |
| 08:33 | LSU | Clifford Davidson makes the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 08:33 | LSU | Clifford Davidson makes the 2nd free throw | 58-50 |
| 08:10 | Providence | Rodney Tallman knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Russel James | 58-52 |
| 07:57 | LSU | Adam Blacker hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 58-52 |
| 07:55 | LSU | Adam Blacker snags the offensive board | 58-52 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Harry Adams (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Robert Noland (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Adam Blacker (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. PF - Manuel Lower (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Clifford Davidson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Roger Marrow (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Nies (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rodney Tallman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Russel James (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - John Higgins (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:50 | LSU | Clifford Davidson is whistled for a carry | 58-52 |
| Subs | LSU | Walter Williams (PF) Clifford Davidson | |
| Subs | Providence | Earl Johnson (SF) Russel James | |
| 07:30 | Providence | Rodney Tallman misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-52 |
| 07:28 | LSU | Adam Blacker snags the defensive board | 58-52 |
| 07:08 | LSU | Walter Williams connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Harry Adams and the foul's on John Higgins - foul #1 on John Higgins, team foul #11 | 60-52 |
| Subs | LSU | Edwin Murphy (PG), Victor Pitt (SG), Clifford Davidson (C) Harry Adams, Robert Noland, Manuel Lower | |
| Subs | Providence | Eric Odom (SG), Russel James (PF), Alexander Powell (C) Roger Marrow, Rodney Tallman, John Higgins | |
| 07:08 | LSU | Walter Williams makes the free throw | 61-52 |
| 06:52 | Providence | Eric Odom misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-52 |
| 06:51 | LSU | Walter Williams pulls down the rebound | 61-52 |
| 06:31 | LSU | Eric Odom steals the ball from Victor Pitt | 61-52 |
| 06:28 | Providence | Eric Odom hits the finger roll | 61-54 |
| 06:08 | LSU | Walter Williams connects on the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Victor Pitt | 63-54 |
| 05:51 | Providence | Andrew Nies travels with the ball | 63-54 |
| Subs | LSU | Harry Adams (PG), Predrag Ziemann (SF), Manuel Lower (C) Edwin Murphy, Adam Blacker, Clifford Davidson | |
| Subs | Providence | Roger Marrow (PG), Rodney Tallman (SF), Rudy Fiecke (PF), John Higgins (C) Andrew Nies, Earl Johnson, Russel James, Alexander Powell | |
| 05:27 | LSU | Victor Pitt can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 63-54 |
| 05:26 | LSU | Manuel Lower misses the tip | 63-54 |
| 05:24 | LSU | Harry Adams grabs the offensive rebound | 63-54 |
| 05:08 | LSU | Rudy Fiecke picks off the pass by Predrag Ziemann | 63-54 |
| 05:02 | Providence | Eric Odom loses the ball out of bounds | 63-54 |
| 04:38 | LSU | Walter Williams hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 63-54 |
| 04:37 | Providence | Rodney Tallman grabs the board | 63-54 |
| 04:12 | Providence | Rudy Fiecke's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-54 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Noland (SG), Clifford Davidson (C) Victor Pitt, Manuel Lower | |
| Subs | Providence | Andrew Nies (SG), Earl Johnson (SF), Russel James (C) Eric Odom, Rodney Tallman, John Higgins | |
| 03:59 | LSU | Clifford Davidson makes the jumper in the lane set up by Predrag Ziemann | 65-54 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:50 | Providence | Rudy Fiecke is called for a charge - foul #4 on Rudy Fiecke, team foul #12 | 65-54 |
| Subs | LSU | Adam Blacker (SF) Predrag Ziemann | |
| Subs | Providence | John Chambers (SG) Roger Marrow | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Harry Adams (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Robert Noland (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Adam Blacker (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. PF - Walter Williams (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Clifford Davidson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Andrew Nies (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Chambers (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. SF - Earl Johnson (fresh) PF - Rudy Fiecke (fresh) 12 pts. 12 reb. 3 stl. 4 pf. C - Russel James (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:32 | LSU | Clifford Davidson is fouled on the floor by John Chambers - foul #5 on John Chambers, team foul #13 | 65-54 |
| Subs | LSU | Edwin Murphy (PG) Harry Adams | |
| Subs | Providence | Roger Marrow (PG), Alexander Powell (C) John Chambers, Rudy Fiecke | |
| 03:32 | LSU | Clifford Davidson misses the 1st free throw | 65-54 |
| 03:32 | LSU | Clifford Davidson misses the 2nd free throw | 65-54 |
| 03:32 | Providence | Alexander Powell grabs the board | 65-54 |
| 03:16 | Providence | Roger Marrow can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 65-54 |
| 03:15 | Providence | Russel James hits the follow up shot | 65-56 |
| 03:01 | LSU | Walter Williams is whistled for traveling | 65-56 |
| Subs | LSU | Manuel Lower (PF) Walter Williams | |
| Subs | Providence | Rodney Tallman (PG), John Higgins (C) Roger Marrow, Alexander Powell | |
| 02:59 | Providence | Providence calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-56 |
| Subs | LSU | Harry Adams (PG), Victor Pitt (SG) Edwin Murphy, Robert Noland | |
| Subs | Providence | Roger Marrow (PG), Eric Odom (SG), Rudy Fiecke (PF) Rodney Tallman, Andrew Nies, Russel James | |
| 02:54 | Providence | Roger Marrow misses short on a floater from the left side | 65-56 |
| 02:53 | LSU | Clifford Davidson grabs the board | 65-56 |
| 02:48 | LSU | Adam Blacker hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 65-56 |
| 02:46 | Providence | Rudy Fiecke snags the defensive board | 65-56 |
| 02:35 | Providence | Rudy Fiecke drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 65-59 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:15 | LSU | Clifford Davidson scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Harry Adams | 67-59 |
| 02:02 | Providence | Adam Blacker steals it from Earl Johnson | 67-59 |
| 01:58 | LSU | Victor Pitt dunks the ball on a great pass from Adam Blacker | 69-59 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:42 | Providence | Earl Johnson connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Roger Marrow | 69-61 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:26 | LSU | Victor Pitt hits a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Clifford Davidson and he's fouled by Earl Johnson - foul #3 on Earl Johnson, team foul #14 | 71-61 |
| Subs | LSU | Edwin Murphy (PG), Robert Noland (SG), Predrag Ziemann (SF) Harry Adams, Adam Blacker, Clifford Davidson | |
| Subs | Providence | Rodney Tallman (PG), Andrew Nies (SG), Russel James (SF), Charles Oliver (PF), Alexander Powell (C) Roger Marrow, Eric Odom, Earl Johnson, Rudy Fiecke, John Higgins | |
| 01:26 | LSU | Victor Pitt makes the free throw | 72-61 |
| 01:04 | Providence | Charles Oliver is hacked by Manuel Lower - foul #1 on Manuel Lower, team foul #4 | 72-61 |
| Subs | LSU | Clifford Davidson (C) Victor Pitt | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 00:50 | Providence | Charles Oliver is fouled on the floor by Predrag Ziemann - foul #2 on Predrag Ziemann, team foul #5 | 72-61 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Providence | Russel James misses short on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Predrag Ziemann - foul #3 on Predrag Ziemann, team foul #6 | 72-61 |
| 00:47 | Providence | Russel James makes the 1st free throw | 72-62 |
| 00:47 | Providence | Russel James makes the 2nd free throw | 72-63 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:44 | LSU | Andrew Nies is called for the reach on Predrag Ziemann in the backcourt - foul #2 on Andrew Nies, team foul #15 | 72-63 |
| Subs | LSU | Harry Adams (PG), Victor Pitt (SG), Walter Williams (PF) Edwin Murphy, Robert Noland, Manuel Lower | |
| Subs | Providence | Roger Marrow (PG), Eric Odom (SG), Earl Johnson (SF), Rudy Fiecke (PF), John Higgins (C) Russel James, Andrew Nies, Rodney Tallman, Charles Oliver, Alexander Powell | |
| 00:44 | LSU | Predrag Ziemann makes the 1st free throw | 73-63 |
| 00:44 | LSU | Predrag Ziemann makes the 2nd free throw | 74-63 |
| 00:40 | Providence | Roger Marrow loses the dribble to Harry Adams in the backcourt | 74-63 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:16 | LSU | Predrag Ziemann's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 74-63 |
| Subs | LSU | Edwin Murphy (PG), Robert Noland (SG), Manuel Lower (PF) Harry Adams, Victor Pitt, Walter Williams | |
| Subs | Providence | Rodney Tallman (PG), Andrew Nies (SG), Russel James (SF), Charles Oliver (PF), Alexander Powell (C) Roger Marrow, Eric Odom, Earl Johnson, Rudy Fiecke, John Higgins | |
| 00:10 | Providence | Rodney Tallman can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 74-63 |
| 00:08 | LSU | Clifford Davidson grabs the defensive rebound | 74-63 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Edwin Murphy runs out the clock | 74-63 |