| Lineup | LSU | PG - Harry Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Victor Pitt (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Adam Blacker (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Walter Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Clifford Davidson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gary Maury (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Nelson (fresh) SF - Joe Lynch (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Pat Ray (fresh) C - Mark Shellenbarger (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Adam Blacker inbounds the ball | 29-25 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 19:42 | LSU | Walter Williams shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 29-25 |
| 19:41 | LSU | Clifford Davidson tips it home | 31-25 |
| 19:12 | Houston | Mark Shellenbarger can't connect on a floater near the basket | 31-25 |
| 19:11 | LSU | Walter Williams gets the rebound | 31-25 |
| 18:57 | LSU | Harry Adams knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-25 |
| 18:33 | Houston | Clifford Davidson denies the turnaround by Gary Maury | 34-25 |
| 18:31 | LSU | Walter Williams gets the rebound | 34-25 |
| 18:26 | LSU | Victor Pitt clanks a 3 from straight away | 34-25 |
| 18:25 | LSU | Adam Blacker tips it but misses | 34-25 |
| 18:23 | Houston | Mark Shellenbarger grabs the board | 34-25 |
| 18:06 | Houston | Gary Maury makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Daniel Nelson | 34-28 |
| 17:50 | LSU | Adam Blacker is whistled for traveling | 34-28 |
| 17:33 | Houston | Daniel Nelson hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Gary Maury | 34-31 |
| 17:12 | LSU | Victor Pitt drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Harry Adams | 37-31 |
| 16:48 | Houston | Gary Maury clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Walter Williams - foul #1 on Walter Williams, team foul #1 | 37-31 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Toland (SG), Timothy Gallaher (PF) Daniel Nelson, Pat Ray | |
| 16:48 | Houston | Gary Maury misses the 1st free throw | 37-31 |
| 16:48 | Houston | Gary Maury makes the 2nd free throw | 37-32 |
| 16:28 | LSU | Walter Williams shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Adam Blacker | 39-32 |
| 16:00 | Houston | Joe Lynch lays it in on a great pass from Gary Maury and he's hacked by Adam Blacker - foul #2 on Adam Blacker, team foul #2 | 39-34 |
| Subs | LSU | Edwin Murphy (PG), Robert Noland (SG), Predrag Ziemann (SF), Manuel Lower (C) Harry Adams, Victor Pitt, Adam Blacker, Clifford Davidson | |
| Subs | Houston | Henry Wood (PG), Clinton Canaday (C) Gary Maury, Mark Shellenbarger | |
| 16:00 | Houston | Joe Lynch makes the free throw | 39-35 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Edwin Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Noland (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Predrag Ziemann (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Walter Williams (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. C - Manuel Lower (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Henry Wood (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Michael Toland (fresh) SF - Joe Lynch (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Timothy Gallaher (fresh) 2 pts. C - Clinton Canaday (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | LSU | Predrag Ziemann is hacked by Joe Lynch - foul #2 on Joe Lynch, team foul #1 | 39-35 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Houston | Daniel Nelson (SG) Joe Lynch | |
| 15:29 | LSU | Robert Noland scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Predrag Ziemann | 42-35 |
| 15:13 | Houston | A charge is called on Henry Wood - foul #1 on Henry Wood, team foul #2 | 42-35 |
| Subs | LSU | Clifford Davidson (C) Walter Williams | |
| Subs | Houston | Pat Ray (PF) Clinton Canaday | |
| 14:57 | LSU | Predrag Ziemann can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 42-35 |
| 14:55 | Houston | The rebound goes to Pat Ray | 42-35 |
| 14:34 | Houston | Michael Toland is whistled for traveling | 42-35 |
| Subs | LSU | Harry Adams (PG), Victor Pitt (SG), Adam Blacker (SF) Edwin Murphy, Robert Noland, Predrag Ziemann | |
| Subs | Houston | Gary Maury (PG), Mark Shellenbarger (C) Henry Wood, Timothy Gallaher | |
| 14:13 | LSU | Clifford Davidson comes up short on the runner from the right block but the foul's on Mark Shellenbarger - foul #2 on Mark Shellenbarger, team foul #3 | 42-35 |
| Subs | LSU | Walter Williams (PF) Manuel Lower | |
| Subs | Houston | Joe Lynch (SF) Michael Toland | |
| 14:13 | LSU | Clifford Davidson makes the 1st free throw | 43-35 |
| 14:13 | LSU | Clifford Davidson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-35 |
| 13:57 | Houston | Mark Shellenbarger comes up short on the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Victor Pitt - foul #3 on Victor Pitt, team foul #3 | 44-35 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Houston | Henry Wood (SG) Daniel Nelson | |
| 13:57 | Houston | Mark Shellenbarger makes the 1st free throw | 44-36 |
| 13:57 | Houston | Mark Shellenbarger makes the 2nd free throw | 44-37 |
| 13:42 | LSU | Harry Adams hits a 3 from the right corner | 47-37 |
| 13:13 | Houston | Henry Wood connects on the floater from the left side on a great pass from Pat Ray | 47-39 |
| 12:59 | LSU | Pat Ray is called for the reach on Adam Blacker - foul #1 on Pat Ray, team foul #4 | 47-39 |
| Subs | LSU | Manuel Lower (C) Clifford Davidson | |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Toland (SG), Timothy Gallaher (PF) Henry Wood, Pat Ray | |
| 12:48 | LSU | Harry Adams is fouled on the floor by Gary Maury - foul #2 on Gary Maury, team foul #5 | 47-39 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Houston | Daniel Nelson (SG) Timothy Gallaher | |
| 12:34 | LSU | Walter Williams is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Michael Toland - foul #1 on Michael Toland, team foul #6 | 47-39 |
| Subs | LSU | Predrag Ziemann (SF) Adam Blacker | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 12:34 | LSU | Walter Williams misses the 1st free throw | 47-39 |
| 12:34 | LSU | Walter Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 48-39 |
| 12:05 | Houston | Daniel Nelson is whistled for traveling | 48-39 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Houston | Henry Wood (PG), Timothy Gallaher (PF) Gary Maury, Joe Lynch | |
| 11:41 | LSU | Walter Williams drills a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Harry Adams | 50-39 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Harry Adams (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Victor Pitt (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Predrag Ziemann (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Walter Williams (fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. C - Manuel Lower (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Henry Wood (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Daniel Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Toland (fresh) PF - Timothy Gallaher (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mark Shellenbarger (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:22 | Houston | Mark Shellenbarger evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater near the basket | 50-39 |
| 11:21 | Houston | Mark Shellenbarger tips it back up and in | 50-41 |
| 11:04 | LSU | Victor Pitt hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by Predrag Ziemann | 52-41 |
| 10:37 | Houston | Daniel Nelson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-41 |
| 10:36 | LSU | The rebound goes to Walter Williams | 52-41 |
| 10:32 | LSU | Predrag Ziemann connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Harry Adams | 55-41 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 10:17 | Houston | Mark Shellenbarger can't finish the layup against a doubleteam | 55-41 |
| 10:15 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Toland | 55-41 |
| 10:03 | Houston | Mark Shellenbarger shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-41 |
| 10:01 | Houston | Daniel Nelson tips it home | 55-43 |
| 09:42 | LSU | Victor Pitt misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 55-43 |
| 09:41 | Houston | Henry Wood snags the defensive board | 55-43 |
| 09:36 | Houston | Daniel Nelson can't connect on a shot from the left block but the foul's on Manuel Lower - foul #1 on Manuel Lower, team foul #4 | 55-43 |
| Subs | LSU | Edwin Murphy (PG), Robert Noland (SG), Adam Blacker (SF), Clifford Davidson (C) Harry Adams, Victor Pitt, Predrag Ziemann, Manuel Lower | |
| Subs | Houston | Gary Maury (PG), Joe Lynch (SF), Pat Ray (PF) Henry Wood, Michael Toland, Mark Shellenbarger | |
| 09:36 | Houston | Daniel Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 55-44 |
| 09:36 | Houston | Daniel Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 55-45 |
| 09:11 | LSU | Joe Lynch steals it from Walter Williams out of a doubleteam | 55-45 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 08:44 | Houston | Pat Ray misses short on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Walter Williams - foul #2 on Walter Williams, team foul #5 | 55-45 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Houston | Philip Richardson (SG), Clinton Canaday (C) Daniel Nelson, Timothy Gallaher | |
| 08:44 | Houston | Pat Ray misses the 1st free throw | 55-45 |
| 08:44 | Houston | Pat Ray makes the 2nd free throw | 55-46 |
| 08:23 | LSU | Edwin Murphy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-46 |
| Subs | LSU | Manuel Lower (PF) Walter Williams | |
| Subs | Houston | Henry Wood (SG) Philip Richardson | |
| 07:54 | Houston | Joe Lynch is fouled on the floor by Robert Noland - foul #2 on Robert Noland, team foul #6 | 55-46 |
| Subs | LSU | Harry Adams (PG) Edwin Murphy | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 07:29 | Houston | Gary Maury misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-46 |
| 07:27 | LSU | Robert Noland gets the rebound | 55-46 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Harry Adams (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Noland (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Adam Blacker (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Manuel Lower (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Clifford Davidson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gary Maury (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Henry Wood (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Joe Lynch (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Pat Ray (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Clinton Canaday (fresh) | |
| 07:06 | LSU | Clifford Davidson drills a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Adam Blacker | 57-46 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 06:49 | Houston | Clinton Canaday misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 57-46 |
| 06:48 | Houston | Clinton Canaday hits the follow up shot | 57-48 |
| 06:33 | LSU | Clifford Davidson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 57-48 |
| 06:31 | Houston | The rebound goes to Pat Ray | 57-48 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 06:12 | Houston | Gary Maury comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 57-48 |
| 06:10 | Houston | Henry Wood can't tip it in | 57-48 |
| 06:09 | Houston | Joe Lynch grabs the offensive board | 57-48 |
| 05:40 | Houston | Joe Lynch's floater is tipped away by Adam Blacker | 57-48 |
| 05:38 | LSU | Clifford Davidson gets the rebound | 57-48 |
| 05:38 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-48 |
| Subs | LSU | Victor Pitt (SG), Walter Williams (PF) Robert Noland, Manuel Lower | |
| Subs | Houston | Daniel Nelson (SG), Mark Shellenbarger (C) Henry Wood, Clinton Canaday | |
| 05:12 | LSU | Walter Williams works out of a doubleteam and scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Harry Adams | 59-48 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 04:53 | Houston | Daniel Nelson is open but comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 59-48 |
| 04:52 | LSU | Clifford Davidson grabs the board | 59-48 |
| 04:40 | LSU | Victor Pitt can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-48 |
| 04:38 | Houston | The rebound goes to Mark Shellenbarger | 59-48 |
| 04:22 | Houston | Daniel Nelson hits a jumper from the right side and he's hacked by Walter Williams - foul #3 on Walter Williams, team foul #7 | 59-50 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Toland (PF) Pat Ray | |
| 04:22 | Houston | Daniel Nelson makes the free throw | 59-51 |
| 04:11 | LSU | Adam Blacker is hacked by Michael Toland - foul #2 on Michael Toland, team foul #7 | 59-51 |
| 04:11 | LSU | Adam Blacker makes the 1st free throw | 60-51 |
| 04:11 | LSU | Adam Blacker makes the 2nd free throw | 61-51 |
| 03:46 | Houston | Mark Shellenbarger banks in the layup set up by Gary Maury | 61-53 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 03:26 | LSU | Victor Pitt misses short on a floater from the left block | 61-53 |
| 03:25 | Houston | Daniel Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 61-53 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Harry Adams (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Victor Pitt (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Adam Blacker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Walter Williams (fresh) 16 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. C - Clifford Davidson (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gary Maury (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Daniel Nelson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joe Lynch (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Toland (fresh) C - Mark Shellenbarger (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:16 | Houston | Clifford Davidson blocks the short jumper by Daniel Nelson | 61-53 |
| 03:14 | LSU | The rebound goes to Adam Blacker | 61-53 |
| 02:54 | LSU | Adam Blacker jams it on a great pass from Harry Adams | 63-53 |
| 02:35 | Houston | Mark Shellenbarger shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Adam Blacker - foul #3 on Adam Blacker, team foul #8 | 63-53 |
| Subs | LSU | Edwin Murphy (PG), Predrag Ziemann (SF), Manuel Lower (C) Harry Adams, Adam Blacker, Clifford Davidson | |
| Subs | Houston | Henry Wood (PG), Timothy Gallaher (PF) Gary Maury, Joe Lynch | |
| 02:35 | Houston | Mark Shellenbarger makes the 1st free throw | 63-54 |
| 02:35 | Houston | Mark Shellenbarger misses the 2nd free throw | 63-54 |
| 02:35 | LSU | Walter Williams grabs the board | 63-54 |
| 02:35 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-54 |
| 02:16 | LSU | Walter Williams comes up short on the floater near the basket | 63-54 |
| 02:15 | Houston | Timothy Gallaher gets the rebound | 63-54 |
| 02:15 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-54 |
| Subs | LSU | Harry Adams (PG), Adam Blacker (SF), Clifford Davidson (C) Edwin Murphy, Predrag Ziemann, Manuel Lower | |
| Subs | Houston | Gary Maury (PG), Joe Lynch (SF), Pat Ray (PF) Henry Wood, Michael Toland, Timothy Gallaher | |
| 01:57 | Houston | Mark Shellenbarger evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 63-54 |
| 01:55 | LSU | Victor Pitt grabs the board | 63-54 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 01:53 | LSU | Daniel Nelson is called for the reach on Victor Pitt in the backcourt - foul #3 on Daniel Nelson, team foul #8 | 63-54 |
| 01:53 | LSU | Victor Pitt makes the 1st free throw | 64-54 |
| 01:53 | LSU | Victor Pitt makes the 2nd free throw | 65-54 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 01:45 | Houston | Pat Ray misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 65-54 |
| 01:44 | LSU | Harry Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 65-54 |
| 01:43 | LSU | Harry Adams is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Maury - foul #3 on Gary Maury, team foul #9 | 65-54 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Noland (SG), Predrag Ziemann (SF), Manuel Lower (C) Victor Pitt, Adam Blacker, Clifford Davidson | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 01:43 | LSU | Harry Adams makes the 1st free throw | 66-54 |
| 01:43 | LSU | Harry Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 67-54 |
| 01:23 | Houston | Pat Ray is fouled on the floor by Manuel Lower - foul #2 on Manuel Lower, team foul #9 | 67-54 |
| Subs | LSU | Edwin Murphy (PG), Clifford Davidson (C) Harry Adams, Walter Williams | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 01:23 | Houston | Pat Ray misses the 1st free throw | 67-54 |
| 01:23 | LSU | Manuel Lower grabs the defensive rebound | 67-54 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 01:03 | LSU | Daniel Nelson steals the ball from Predrag Ziemann | 67-54 |
| 00:58 | Houston | Gary Maury lays it in on a nice dish by Daniel Nelson | 67-56 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:56 | LSU | Predrag Ziemann is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Maury - foul #4 on Gary Maury, team foul #10 | 67-56 |
| Subs | LSU | Walter Williams (PF) Clifford Davidson | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 00:56 | LSU | Predrag Ziemann makes the 1st free throw | 68-56 |
| 00:56 | LSU | Predrag Ziemann makes the 2nd free throw | 69-56 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:50 | Houston | Edwin Murphy picks off the pass by Joe Lynch | 69-56 |
| 00:46 | LSU | Predrag Ziemann hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Edwin Murphy | 71-56 |
| 00:41 | Houston | Mark Shellenbarger is hacked by Walter Williams - foul #4 on Walter Williams, team foul #10 | 71-56 |
| Subs | LSU | Clifford Davidson (C) Walter Williams | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 00:41 | Houston | Mark Shellenbarger makes the 1st free throw | 71-57 |
| 00:41 | Houston | Mark Shellenbarger makes the 2nd free throw | 71-58 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 00:12 | LSU | Clifford Davidson is called for a backcourt violation | 71-58 |
| 00:06 | Houston | Gary Maury hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 71-58 |
| 00:04 | Houston | Daniel Nelson pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-58 |
| 00:01 | Houston | Pat Ray connects on the open turnaround in the lane | 71-60 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Edwin Murphy runs out the clock | 71-60 |