| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Robert Webster (fresh) SG - James Crabtree (fresh) SF - Christopher White (fresh) PF - Pete Sweeney (fresh) C - Douglas Spohn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Trevor Downs (fresh) SG - Jayson Sartori (fresh) SF - John Zavadoski (fresh) PF - Rodney Crawford (fresh) C - Jared Goode (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Vanderbilt | Douglas Spohn wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Vanderbilt | The pull-up jumper by James Crabtree is blocked by Jared Goode | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | LSU | The rebound goes to Trevor Downs | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | LSU | Jayson Sartori hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Douglas Spohn | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | Vanderbilt | The short jumper by James Crabtree is denied by John Zavadoski | 0-0 |
| 19:03 | Vanderbilt | Robert Webster tips it in | 2-0 |
| 18:56 | LSU | Jayson Sartori misses long on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Robert Webster - foul #1 on Robert Webster, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:56 | LSU | Jayson Sartori makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 18:56 | LSU | Jayson Sartori misses the 2nd free throw | 2-1 |
| 18:56 | Vanderbilt | Pete Sweeney grabs the defensive rebound | 2-1 |
| 18:33 | Vanderbilt | Douglas Spohn connects on the jumper from the left side | 4-1 |
| 18:14 | LSU | Robert Webster picks off the pass by Jared Goode | 4-1 |
| 17:45 | Vanderbilt | Jared Goode swats the shot by James Crabtree | 4-1 |
| 17:43 | LSU | Jared Goode pulls down the rebound | 4-1 |
| 17:41 | LSU | Trevor Downs is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Trevor Downs, team foul #1 | 4-1 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Leon Macy (PG), Norman Dunn (SG), Thomas Goncalves (PF), James Kiedrowski (C) Robert Webster, James Crabtree, Pete Sweeney, Douglas Spohn | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 17:25 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Goncalves misses long on an open 3pt shot from the left wing | 4-1 |
| 17:24 | LSU | The rebound goes to Jared Goode | 4-1 |
| 17:09 | LSU | James Kiedrowski is called for the reach on Jared Goode - foul #1 on James Kiedrowski, team foul #2 | 4-1 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Robert Webster (PG) Christopher White | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 17:00 | LSU | Jared Goode drills a shot from the baseline on a great pass from John Zavadoski and he's fouled by Robert Webster - foul #2 on Robert Webster, team foul #3 | 4-3 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Douglas Spohn (PF) Robert Webster | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 17:00 | LSU | Jared Goode misses the free throw | 4-3 |
| 17:00 | Vanderbilt | James Kiedrowski gets the rebound | 4-3 |
| 16:58 | Vanderbilt | Leon Macy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 4-3 |
| 16:50 | LSU | Jared Goode misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 4-3 |
| 16:49 | Vanderbilt | Douglas Spohn gets the rebound | 4-3 |
| 16:24 | Vanderbilt | Jared Goode is called for the reach on James Kiedrowski - foul #1 on Jared Goode, team foul #2 | 4-3 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Pete Sweeney (PF) Douglas Spohn | |
| Subs | LSU | William Young (PG), Ronnie Bailey (SF), Robin Arango (PF), Terry Brunswick (C) Trevor Downs, John Zavadoski, Rodney Crawford, Jared Goode | |
| 16:00 | Vanderbilt | Jayson Sartori takes the ball from Pete Sweeney | 4-3 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Leon Macy (fresh) SG - Norman Dunn (fresh) SF - Thomas Goncalves (fresh) PF - Pete Sweeney (fresh) C - James Kiedrowski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - William Young (fresh) SG - Jayson Sartori (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Ronnie Bailey (fresh) PF - Robin Arango (fresh) C - Terry Brunswick (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | LSU | Ronnie Bailey drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 4-6 |
| 15:23 | Vanderbilt | Leon Macy knocks in the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Goncalves | 6-6 |
| 15:15 | LSU | Robin Arango can't connect on a jumper from close range | 6-6 |
| 15:14 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Goncalves snags the defensive board | 6-6 |
| 14:46 | Vanderbilt | Terry Brunswick swats the short shot by James Kiedrowski | 6-6 |
| 14:45 | Vanderbilt | Pete Sweeney grabs the offensive board | 6-6 |
| 14:27 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Goncalves misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 6-6 |
| 14:25 | LSU | Jayson Sartori gets the rebound | 6-6 |
| 14:20 | LSU | Jayson Sartori clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 6-6 |
| 14:19 | Vanderbilt | Pete Sweeney grabs the board | 6-6 |
| 13:50 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Goncalves connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Leon Macy | 9-6 |
| 13:26 | LSU | Jayson Sartori knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 9-9 |
| 13:00 | Vanderbilt | Norman Dunn is hacked by Robin Arango - foul #1 on Robin Arango, team foul #3 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Crabtree (SG), Christopher White (SF), Douglas Spohn (C) Thomas Goncalves, Pete Sweeney, James Kiedrowski | |
| 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 | |
| 12:39 | Vanderbilt | Leon Macy clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 9-9 |
| 12:37 | LSU | Rodney Crawford snags the defensive board | 9-9 |
| 12:22 | LSU | Trevor Downs hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 9-9 |
| 12:20 | LSU | Jared Goode hits the follow up shot | 9-11 |
| 11:53 | Vanderbilt | Leon Macy hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 9-11 |
| 11:52 | Vanderbilt | Douglas Spohn can't tip it in | 9-11 |
| 11:51 | LSU | Jared Goode grabs the defensive rebound | 9-11 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Leon Macy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Crabtree (fresh) SF - Christopher White (fresh) PF - Norman Dunn (fairly fresh) C - Douglas Spohn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Trevor Downs (fresh) SG - Richard Segura (fresh) SF - John Zavadoski (fresh) PF - Rodney Crawford (fresh) C - Jared Goode (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:31 | LSU | Rodney Crawford buries a shot from the left block on a nice dish by John Zavadoski and he's hacked by Norman Dunn - foul #1 on Norman Dunn, team foul #4 | 9-13 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Thomas Goncalves (PG), James Kiedrowski (C) Leon Macy, Norman Dunn | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 11:31 | LSU | Rodney Crawford makes the free throw | 9-14 |
| 11:11 | Vanderbilt | James Kiedrowski scores on a shot from the right block on a great pass from James Crabtree | 11-14 |
| 10:56 | LSU | Rodney Crawford scores on a floater from close range | 11-16 |
| 10:37 | Vanderbilt | James Crabtree makes the jump hook from the baseline set up by Thomas Goncalves | 13-16 |
| 10:27 | LSU | James Crabtree is called for the reach on Richard Segura - foul #1 on James Crabtree, team foul #5 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Leon Macy (PG), Pete Sweeney (PF) Thomas Goncalves, James Kiedrowski | |
| Subs | LSU | William Young (PG), Jayson Sartori (SG), Robin Arango (PF) Trevor Downs, Richard Segura, Rodney Crawford | |
| 10:14 | LSU | John Zavadoski misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 13-16 |
| 10:12 | Vanderbilt | Pete Sweeney gets the rebound | 13-16 |
| 10:05 | Vanderbilt | John Zavadoski picks off the pass by Douglas Spohn | 13-16 |
| 09:56 | LSU | William Young is whistled for a carry | 13-16 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | LSU | Ronnie Bailey (SF), Terry Brunswick (C) John Zavadoski, Jared Goode | |
| 09:33 | LSU | The refs have stopped play. Terry Brunswick is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's grabbing his face. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 13-16 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Norman Dunn (PF) Pete Sweeney | |
| Subs | LSU | Victor Moskowitz (C) Terry Brunswick | |
| 09:27 | Vanderbilt | James Crabtree is fouled on the floor by Robin Arango - foul #2 on Robin Arango, team foul #4 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Pete Sweeney (SF) Leon Macy | |
| Subs | LSU | Jared Goode (C) Robin Arango | |
| 09:09 | Vanderbilt | Victor Moskowitz steals it from Pete Sweeney | 13-16 |
| 08:57 | LSU | Norman Dunn swats the short shot by Ronnie Bailey | 13-16 |
| 08:55 | LSU | Victor Moskowitz snags the offensive board | 13-16 |
| 08:40 | LSU | Jared Goode misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 13-16 |
| 08:38 | Vanderbilt | Norman Dunn pulls down the rebound | 13-16 |
| 08:09 | Vanderbilt | Douglas Spohn hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Jared Goode - foul #2 on Jared Goode, team foul #5 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Leon Macy (PG), James Kiedrowski (C) Pete Sweeney, Norman Dunn | |
| Subs | LSU | Trevor Downs (PG), John Zavadoski (SF), Rodney Crawford (PF) William Young, Ronnie Bailey, Jared Goode | |
| 08:09 | Vanderbilt | Douglas Spohn makes the free throw | 16-16 |
| 07:53 | LSU | Victor Moskowitz can't throw it down but he's hacked by James Kiedrowski - foul #2 on James Kiedrowski, team foul #6 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Thomas Goncalves (PF) James Kiedrowski | |
| Subs | LSU | Richard Segura (SG) Jayson Sartori | |
| 07:53 | LSU | Victor Moskowitz makes the 1st free throw | 16-17 |
| 07:53 | LSU | Victor Moskowitz misses the 2nd free throw | 16-17 |
| 07:53 | Vanderbilt | Douglas Spohn pulls down the rebound | 16-17 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Leon Macy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Crabtree (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher White (fairly fresh) PF - Thomas Goncalves (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. C - Douglas Spohn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Trevor Downs (fresh) SG - Richard Segura (fresh) SF - John Zavadoski (fresh) PF - Rodney Crawford (fresh) 5 pts. C - Victor Moskowitz (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:46 | Vanderbilt | James Crabtree misses long on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Rodney Crawford - foul #1 on Rodney Crawford, team foul #6 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Norman Dunn (PF) Thomas Goncalves | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 07:46 | Vanderbilt | James Crabtree makes the 1st free throw | 17-17 |
| 07:46 | Vanderbilt | James Crabtree makes the 2nd free throw | 18-17 |
| 07:32 | LSU | Rodney Crawford clanks a floater from the baseline | 18-17 |
| 07:31 | LSU | Rodney Crawford hits the follow up shot | 18-19 |
| 07:09 | Vanderbilt | Leon Macy is called for traveling | 18-19 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Thomas Goncalves (PG), Pete Sweeney (PF) Leon Macy, Norman Dunn | |
| Subs | LSU | Jayson Sartori (SG), Terry Brunswick (C) Richard Segura, Victor Moskowitz | |
| 06:52 | LSU | Rodney Crawford drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Jayson Sartori | 18-21 |
| 06:28 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Goncalves drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 21-21 |
| 06:22 | LSU | James Crabtree steps in front of the John Zavadoski pass | 21-21 |
| 06:08 | Vanderbilt | John Zavadoski picks off the pass by Christopher White | 21-21 |
| 05:57 | LSU | Trevor Downs drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Jayson Sartori | 21-24 |
| 05:39 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Goncalves misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 21-24 |
| 05:37 | LSU | John Zavadoski grabs the defensive rebound | 21-24 |
| 05:33 | LSU | Jayson Sartori throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-24 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Leon Macy (PG), Norman Dunn (SG) Thomas Goncalves, James Crabtree | |
| Subs | LSU | William Young (PG), Ronnie Bailey (SG), Richard Segura (SF), Victor Moskowitz (PF), Jared Goode (C) Trevor Downs, Jayson Sartori, John Zavadoski, Rodney Crawford, Terry Brunswick | |
| 05:12 | Vanderbilt | Richard Segura is called for the reach on Pete Sweeney - foul #1 on Richard Segura, team foul #7 | 21-24 |
| 05:12 | Vanderbilt | Pete Sweeney makes the 1st free throw | 22-24 |
| 05:12 | Vanderbilt | Pete Sweeney makes the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| 05:05 | LSU | Jared Goode scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Victor Moskowitz and the foul's on Douglas Spohn - foul #1 on Douglas Spohn, team foul #7 | 23-26 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Crabtree (SG) Pete Sweeney | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 05:05 | LSU | Jared Goode makes the free throw | 23-27 |
| 04:42 | Vanderbilt | Douglas Spohn comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 23-27 |
| 04:40 | LSU | Jared Goode grabs the board | 23-27 |
| 04:34 | LSU | Ronnie Bailey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-27 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Thomas Goncalves (PF) James Crabtree | |
| Subs | LSU | Jayson Sartori (SG), John Zavadoski (SF) Ronnie Bailey, Richard Segura | |
| 04:07 | Vanderbilt | Norman Dunn comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 23-27 |
| 04:05 | Vanderbilt | Norman Dunn tips it home | 25-27 |
| 03:50 | LSU | John Zavadoski clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Christopher White - foul #1 on Christopher White, team foul #8 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Robert Webster (PG), Pete Sweeney (PF), James Kiedrowski (C) Leon Macy, Thomas Goncalves, Douglas Spohn | |
| Subs | LSU | Trevor Downs (PG), Rodney Crawford (PF) William Young, Victor Moskowitz | |
| 03:50 | LSU | John Zavadoski makes the 1st free throw | 25-28 |
| 03:50 | LSU | John Zavadoski makes the 2nd free throw | 25-29 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Robert Webster (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Norman Dunn (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Christopher White (tiring) PF - Pete Sweeney (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - James Kiedrowski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Trevor Downs (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jayson Sartori (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Zavadoski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Rodney Crawford (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Jared Goode (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:30 | Vanderbilt | James Kiedrowski buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-29 |
| 03:14 | LSU | Jayson Sartori travels with the ball | 28-29 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Crabtree (SG) Norman Dunn | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 02:45 | Vanderbilt | James Kiedrowski makes the wide open pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Webster | 30-29 |
| 02:35 | LSU | Jared Goode misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 30-29 |
| 02:34 | Vanderbilt | Pete Sweeney grabs the defensive rebound | 30-29 |
| 02:08 | Vanderbilt | Christopher White clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-29 |
| 02:07 | LSU | Jared Goode pulls down the rebound | 30-29 |
| 02:03 | LSU | Trevor Downs misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-29 |
| 02:02 | LSU | Rodney Crawford gets the offensive rebound | 30-29 |
| 01:54 | LSU | Rodney Crawford comes up short on the runner from the right block | 30-29 |
| 01:52 | LSU | Jared Goode tips it back up and in | 30-31 |
| 01:32 | Vanderbilt | James Kiedrowski is open and buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-31 |
| 01:18 | LSU | James Crabtree steps in front of the Rodney Crawford pass | 33-31 |
| 00:52 | Vanderbilt | James Crabtree lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Kiedrowski and the foul's on Jayson Sartori - foul #1 on Jayson Sartori, team foul #8 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Thomas Goncalves (SF), Norman Dunn (PF), Douglas Spohn (C) Christopher White, Pete Sweeney, James Kiedrowski | |
| 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 | |
| 00:52 | Vanderbilt | James Crabtree misses the free throw | 35-31 |
| 00:52 | LSU | Robin Arango snags the defensive board | 35-31 |
| 00:42 | LSU | Richard Segura drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by William Young | 35-34 |
| 00:19 | Vanderbilt | Douglas Spohn's floater is tipped away by Terry Brunswick | 35-34 |
| 00:18 | LSU | Terry Brunswick grabs the defensive rebound | 35-34 |
| 00:14 | LSU | Ronnie Bailey clanks a 3 from the right wing | 35-34 |
| 00:13 | Vanderbilt | Norman Dunn grabs the defensive rebound | 35-34 |
| 00:02 | Vanderbilt | Richard Segura steals it from Douglas Spohn | 35-34 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Richard Segura hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 35-34 |