| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Anderson (fresh) SG - Michael Scott (fresh) SF - Donald Adams (fresh) PF - John Caba (fresh) C - Carl Krawczyk (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Robert Prettyman (fresh) SG - Jeffery Hillard (fresh) SF - James Buitron (fresh) PF - John Allen (fresh) C - Benjamin Seymore (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Carl Krawczyk wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:43 | LSU | Michael Scott misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | UC Santa Barbara | John Allen snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | UC Santa Barbara | John Allen misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | UC Santa Barbara | Jeffery Hillard hits the follow up shot | 0-2 |
| 18:57 | LSU | James Anderson makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Donald Adams | 3-2 |
| 18:34 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Prettyman misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 3-2 |
| 18:32 | UC Santa Barbara | James Buitron grabs the offensive board | 3-2 |
| 18:18 | UC Santa Barbara | James Buitron misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 3-2 |
| 18:17 | LSU | The rebound goes to Michael Scott | 3-2 |
| 17:48 | LSU | James Anderson misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Robert Prettyman - foul #1 on Robert Prettyman, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 17:48 | LSU | James Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 4-2 |
| 17:48 | LSU | James Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 5-2 |
| 17:24 | UC Santa Barbara | Jeffery Hillard buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 5-5 |
| 17:00 | LSU | Jeffery Hillard is called for the reach on Michael Scott - foul #1 on Jeffery Hillard, team foul #2 | 5-5 |
| Subs | LSU | Kenneth Deines (PG), Frank Laurel (PF), Frank Lopes (C) James Anderson, John Caba, Carl Krawczyk | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Giraldo (PF), Michael Gabriele (C) John Allen, Benjamin Seymore | |
| 16:36 | LSU | Donald Adams misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 5-5 |
| 16:34 | UC Santa Barbara | Jeffery Hillard gets the rebound | 5-5 |
| 16:13 | UC Santa Barbara | Kenneth Deines steals the ball from James Buitron | 5-5 |
| 15:52 | LSU | Michael Scott throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-5 |
| Subs | LSU | James Anderson (PG), Steven Kinman (SF) Michael Scott, Donald Adams | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Jerald Galeano (PG), Glen Fritsche (SG), Max Collins (SF), John Allen (PF), Benjamin Seymore (C) Robert Prettyman, Jeffery Hillard, James Buitron, Robert Giraldo, Michael Gabriele | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Kenneth Deines (fresh) SF - Steven Kinman (fresh) PF - Frank Laurel (fresh) C - Frank Lopes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Jerald Galeano (fresh) SG - Glen Fritsche (fresh) SF - Max Collins (fresh) PF - John Allen (fresh) C - Benjamin Seymore (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | UC Santa Barbara | John Allen buries a runner in the lane | 5-7 |
| 15:21 | LSU | Kenneth Deines hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 5-7 |
| 15:19 | UC Santa Barbara | John Allen grabs the board | 5-7 |
| 15:12 | UC Santa Barbara | Max Collins's pass is intercepted by Frank Laurel | 5-7 |
| 14:50 | LSU | Kenneth Deines misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 5-7 |
| 14:48 | UC Santa Barbara | Jerald Galeano pulls down the rebound | 5-7 |
| 14:44 | UC Santa Barbara | Glen Fritsche misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 5-7 |
| 14:43 | LSU | Frank Laurel grabs the board | 5-7 |
| 14:19 | LSU | James Anderson hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 8-7 |
| 14:03 | UC Santa Barbara | Jerald Galeano comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 8-7 |
| 14:02 | LSU | Frank Lopes grabs the defensive rebound | 8-7 |
| 13:57 | LSU | Steven Kinman travels in the backcourt | 8-7 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Scott (SG), Donald Adams (SF), John Caba (PF), Carl Krawczyk (C) James Anderson, Steven Kinman, Frank Laurel, Frank Lopes | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Prettyman (PG), Jeffery Hillard (SG), James Buitron (SF), Robert Giraldo (PF), Michael Gabriele (C) Jerald Galeano, Glen Fritsche, Max Collins, John Allen, Benjamin Seymore | |
| 13:49 | UC Santa Barbara | Jeffery Hillard hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Michael Scott - foul #1 on Michael Scott, team foul #1 | 8-7 |
| Subs | LSU | James Anderson (PG) Kenneth Deines | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 13:49 | UC Santa Barbara | Jeffery Hillard makes the 1st free throw | 8-8 |
| 13:49 | UC Santa Barbara | Jeffery Hillard makes the 2nd free throw | 8-9 |
| 13:22 | LSU | James Anderson knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Michael Scott | 10-9 |
| 13:13 | UC Santa Barbara | The jump hook by Robert Giraldo is blocked by Carl Krawczyk | 10-9 |
| 13:12 | LSU | James Anderson snags the defensive board | 10-9 |
| 12:43 | LSU | John Caba misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 10-9 |
| 12:41 | LSU | Carl Krawczyk tips it in | 12-9 |
| 12:21 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Prettyman makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Jeffery Hillard | 12-11 |
| 11:56 | LSU | Michael Scott connects on the open jumpshot from the right wing | 14-11 |
| 11:37 | UC Santa Barbara | Jeffery Hillard hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 14-11 |
| 11:35 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Giraldo gets the offensive rebound | 14-11 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Anderson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Michael Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Adams (fresh) 1 ast. PF - John Caba (fairly fresh) C - Carl Krawczyk (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Robert Prettyman (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jeffery Hillard (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Buitron (fairly fresh) PF - Robert Giraldo (fairly fresh) C - Michael Gabriele (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:22 | UC Santa Barbara | James Buitron hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by John Caba - foul #1 on John Caba, team foul #2 | 14-11 |
| Subs | LSU | Kenneth Deines (PG), Steven Kinman (SF), Frank Laurel (PF), Frank Lopes (C) James Anderson, Donald Adams, John Caba, Carl Krawczyk | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Jerald Galeano (PG), Glen Fritsche (SG), John Allen (PF), Benjamin Seymore (C) Robert Prettyman, Jeffery Hillard, Robert Giraldo, Michael Gabriele | |
| 11:22 | UC Santa Barbara | James Buitron misses the 1st free throw | 14-11 |
| 11:22 | UC Santa Barbara | James Buitron makes the 2nd free throw | 14-12 |
| 11:04 | LSU | Kenneth Deines buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Scott | 17-12 |
| 10:59 | UC Santa Barbara | Jerald Galeano knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Glen Fritsche | 17-15 |
| 10:57 | LSU | Kenneth Deines loses the dribble to Jerald Galeano in the backcourt | 17-15 |
| 10:52 | UC Santa Barbara | John Allen loses the ball out of bounds | 17-15 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Max Collins (SF) James Buitron | |
| 10:32 | LSU | Michael Scott hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 20-15 |
| 10:14 | UC Santa Barbara | John Allen misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Frank Laurel - foul #1 on Frank Laurel, team foul #3 | 20-15 |
| Subs | LSU | Donald Adams (SF) Michael Scott | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Prettyman (PG) Max Collins | |
| 10:14 | UC Santa Barbara | John Allen makes the 1st free throw | 20-16 |
| 10:14 | UC Santa Barbara | John Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 20-17 |
| 10:12 | LSU | Robert Prettyman is called for the reach on Kenneth Deines in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Prettyman, team foul #3 | 20-17 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Max Collins (SF) Robert Prettyman | |
| 09:58 | LSU | Kenneth Deines is whistled for traveling | 20-17 |
| 09:34 | UC Santa Barbara | Frank Lopes steals it from Glen Fritsche | 20-17 |
| 09:31 | LSU | Kenneth Deines throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 20-17 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Scott (SG), John Caba (PF), Carl Krawczyk (C) Steven Kinman, Frank Laurel, Frank Lopes | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Teller (PG), Jeffery Hillard (SG) Jerald Galeano, Glen Fritsche | |
| 09:25 | UC Santa Barbara | Benjamin Seymore lays it in set up by Robert Teller and he's hacked by Michael Scott - foul #2 on Michael Scott, team foul #4 | 20-19 |
| Subs | LSU | James Anderson (PG) Michael Scott | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 09:25 | UC Santa Barbara | Benjamin Seymore makes the free throw | 20-20 |
| 09:06 | LSU | James Anderson misses short on a jumper from close range | 20-20 |
| 09:04 | UC Santa Barbara | John Allen grabs the board | 20-20 |
| 08:46 | UC Santa Barbara | Benjamin Seymore travels with the ball | 20-20 |
| Subs | LSU | Frank Laurel (SF) Donald Adams | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | James Buitron (SF), Michael Gabriele (PF) Max Collins, John Allen | |
| 08:28 | LSU | John Caba is hacked by James Buitron - foul #1 on James Buitron, team foul #4 | 20-20 |
| Subs | LSU | Frank Lopes (C) Carl Krawczyk | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Giraldo (PF) Benjamin Seymore | |
| 08:00 | LSU | Kenneth Deines can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 20-20 |
| 07:59 | UC Santa Barbara | Jeffery Hillard grabs the board | 20-20 |
| 07:54 | UC Santa Barbara | Jeffery Hillard clanks a floater from close range but he's fouled by Kenneth Deines - foul #1 on Kenneth Deines, team foul #5 | 20-20 |
| Subs | LSU | Steven Kinman (SG), Donald Adams (SF) Kenneth Deines, John Caba | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Jerald Galeano (PG), John Allen (PF) Robert Teller, Michael Gabriele | |
| 07:54 | UC Santa Barbara | Jeffery Hillard misses the 1st free throw | 20-20 |
| 07:54 | UC Santa Barbara | Jeffery Hillard makes the 2nd free throw | 20-21 |
| 07:25 | LSU | James Anderson can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jeffery Hillard - foul #2 on Jeffery Hillard, team foul #5 | 20-21 |
| Subs | LSU | Carl Krawczyk (C) Frank Laurel | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Glen Fritsche (SG), Benjamin Seymore (C) Jeffery Hillard, Robert Giraldo | |
| 07:25 | LSU | James Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 21-21 |
| 07:25 | LSU | James Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 22-21 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Anderson (tiring) 12 pts. SG - Steven Kinman (fresh) SF - Donald Adams (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Frank Lopes (fresh) C - Carl Krawczyk (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Jerald Galeano (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Glen Fritsche (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Buitron (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - John Allen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Benjamin Seymore (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:07 | UC Santa Barbara | John Allen comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 22-21 |
| 07:06 | LSU | Donald Adams grabs the board | 22-21 |
| 06:38 | LSU | James Anderson misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 22-21 |
| 06:37 | LSU | Frank Lopes can't tip it in | 22-21 |
| 06:36 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Frank Lopes | 22-21 |
| 06:12 | LSU | Donald Adams comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 22-21 |
| 06:10 | LSU | Frank Lopes gets the offensive rebound | 22-21 |
| 05:53 | LSU | James Anderson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 22-21 |
| 05:51 | LSU | Carl Krawczyk pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-21 |
| 05:30 | LSU | James Anderson hits a floater from the free throw line | 24-21 |
| 05:11 | UC Santa Barbara | James Buitron's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-21 |
| Subs | LSU | Kenneth Deines (PG), Michael Scott (SG), Frank Laurel (SF), John Caba (PF) James Anderson, Steven Kinman, Donald Adams, Frank Lopes | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Teller (PG), Max Collins (SF), Robert Giraldo (PF), Michael Gabriele (C) Glen Fritsche, James Buitron, John Allen, Benjamin Seymore | |
| 04:53 | LSU | John Caba comes up short on the shot near the basket | 24-21 |
| 04:52 | LSU | Michael Scott can't tip it in | 24-21 |
| 04:51 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Gabriele snags the defensive board | 24-21 |
| 04:36 | UC Santa Barbara | Max Collins is fouled on the floor by John Caba - foul #2 on John Caba, team foul #6 | 24-21 |
| 04:22 | UC Santa Barbara | Max Collins can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 24-21 |
| 04:20 | LSU | The rebound goes to John Caba | 24-21 |
| 03:53 | LSU | Frank Laurel hits a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by John Caba and the foul's on Max Collins - foul #1 on Max Collins, team foul #6 | 26-21 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Prettyman (PG), Jeffery Hillard (SG) Robert Teller, Jerald Galeano | |
| 03:53 | LSU | Frank Laurel makes the free throw | 27-21 |
| 03:38 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Giraldo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-21 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Benjamin Seymore (C) Michael Gabriele | |
| 03:15 | LSU | John Caba is hacked by Robert Giraldo - foul #1 on Robert Giraldo, team foul #7 | 27-21 |
| Subs | LSU | Donald Adams (SF) Carl Krawczyk | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | James Buitron (SF), John Allen (PF) Max Collins, Robert Giraldo | |
| 03:15 | LSU | John Caba makes the 1st free throw | 28-21 |
| 03:15 | LSU | John Caba misses the 2nd free throw | 28-21 |
| 03:15 | UC Santa Barbara | Benjamin Seymore pulls down the rebound | 28-21 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Kenneth Deines (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Michael Scott (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Adams (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Frank Laurel (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Caba (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Robert Prettyman (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jeffery Hillard (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Buitron (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - John Allen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Benjamin Seymore (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 02:56 | UC Santa Barbara | Benjamin Seymore misses short on a floater in the paint | 28-21 |
| 02:55 | LSU | Donald Adams snags the defensive board | 28-21 |
| 02:49 | LSU | Michael Scott makes the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Kenneth Deines | 30-21 |
| 02:23 | UC Santa Barbara | Jeffery Hillard misses the dunk attempt | 30-21 |
| 02:22 | UC Santa Barbara | James Buitron grabs the offensive board | 30-21 |
| 02:03 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Prettyman can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-21 |
| 02:01 | UC Santa Barbara | Benjamin Seymore misses the tip | 30-21 |
| 01:59 | LSU | Frank Laurel grabs the defensive rebound | 30-21 |
| 01:30 | LSU | John Caba can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 30-21 |
| 01:28 | UC Santa Barbara | The rebound goes to Benjamin Seymore | 30-21 |
| 01:14 | UC Santa Barbara | James Buitron's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Deines | 30-21 |
| 01:10 | LSU | Kenneth Deines throws it down | 32-21 |
| 00:52 | UC Santa Barbara | Jeffery Hillard misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 32-21 |
| 00:51 | UC Santa Barbara | Benjamin Seymore hits the follow up shot | 32-23 |
| 00:49 | LSU | Donald Adams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-23 |
| Subs | LSU | James Anderson (PG), Steven Kinman (SF), Frank Lopes (PF), Carl Krawczyk (C) Kenneth Deines, Donald Adams, Frank Laurel, John Caba | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Glen Fritsche (PG), Robert Teller (SG), Max Collins (SF), Robert Giraldo (PF), Michael Gabriele (C) Robert Prettyman, Jeffery Hillard, James Buitron, John Allen, Benjamin Seymore | |
| 00:29 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Gabriele hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 32-23 |
| 00:27 | LSU | Frank Lopes grabs the board | 32-23 |
| 00:01 | LSU | Carl Krawczyk knocks in the fadeaway in the lane | 34-23 |
| 00:00 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Teller comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 34-23 |