| Lineup | Richmond | PG - Gary Tate (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Hill (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Eugene Foote (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harold Osborn (fresh) 4 pts. C - Kevin Weyer (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Kenneth Newhall (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Walter Edmondson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Christopher Thornton (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Earnest Mateer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Pires (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Richmond | Eugene Foote inbounds the ball | 24-21 |
| Game Plan | Richmond | Richmond is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:31 | Richmond | Eugene Foote comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 24-21 |
| 19:29 | LSU | Earnest Mateer grabs the board | 24-21 |
| 19:12 | LSU | Frank Pires scores on a floater in the lane and he's fouled by David Hill - foul #1 on David Hill, team foul #1 | 24-23 |
| Subs | Richmond | Billy Robbins (PF) Harold Osborn | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 19:12 | LSU | Frank Pires makes the free throw | 24-24 |
| 18:55 | Richmond | Gary Tate misses short on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Kenneth Newhall - foul #1 on Kenneth Newhall, team foul #1 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Richmond | Jeffry Carter (PG) David Hill | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 18:55 | Richmond | Gary Tate makes the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 18:55 | Richmond | Gary Tate makes the 2nd free throw | 26-24 |
| 18:30 | LSU | Earnest Mateer can't connect on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Billy Robbins - foul #1 on Billy Robbins, team foul #2 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Richmond | David Hill (SG), Glenn Kitzmiller (SF) Gary Tate, Eugene Foote | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 18:30 | LSU | Earnest Mateer misses the 1st free throw | 26-24 |
| 18:30 | LSU | Earnest Mateer makes the 2nd free throw | 26-25 |
| 18:09 | Richmond | Kevin Weyer hits a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Jeffry Carter and the foul's on Walter Edmondson - foul #2 on Walter Edmondson, team foul #2 | 28-25 |
| Subs | Richmond | Gary Tate (PG), Eugene Foote (SF), Harold Osborn (PF) Jeffry Carter, David Hill, Glenn Kitzmiller | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 18:09 | Richmond | Kevin Weyer makes the free throw | 29-25 |
| 17:53 | LSU | Christopher Thornton is whistled for traveling | 29-25 |
| Subs | Richmond | David Hill (SG) Billy Robbins | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 17:32 | Richmond | Eugene Foote misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 29-25 |
| 17:30 | Richmond | Gary Tate tips it back up and in | 31-25 |
| 17:05 | LSU | Frank Pires blows the dunk | 31-25 |
| 17:04 | Richmond | Eugene Foote gets the rebound | 31-25 |
| 16:37 | Richmond | Kevin Weyer misses short on a runner in the lane but the foul's on Frank Pires - foul #1 on Frank Pires, team foul #3 | 31-25 |
| Subs | Richmond | Billy Robbins (C) David Hill | |
| Subs | LSU | Joseph Anderson (PG), Henry Smith (SG), Frank Bergsman (PF) Kenneth Newhall, Walter Edmondson, Earnest Mateer | |
| 16:37 | Richmond | Kevin Weyer misses the 1st free throw | 31-25 |
| 16:37 | Richmond | Kevin Weyer makes the 2nd free throw | 32-25 |
| 16:09 | LSU | Frank Bergsman connects on the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Joseph Anderson and the foul's on Harold Osborn - foul #1 on Harold Osborn, team foul #3 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Richmond | Joseph Brown (SG) Billy Robbins | |
| Subs | LSU | Nicolas Rhoads (SG) Christopher Thornton | |
| 16:09 | LSU | Frank Bergsman makes the free throw | 32-28 |
| 15:41 | Richmond | Joseph Brown scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Gary Tate | 35-28 |
| Lineup | Richmond | PG - Gary Tate (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Eugene Foote (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Harold Osborn (fresh) 4 pts. C - Kevin Weyer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Joseph Anderson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Nicolas Rhoads (fresh) SF - Henry Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frank Bergsman (fresh) 5 pts. C - Frank Pires (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:21 | LSU | Frank Pires comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 35-28 |
| 15:20 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Frank Pires | 35-28 |
| 14:53 | LSU | Henry Smith connects on the jumpshot from the left wing | 35-30 |
| 14:34 | Richmond | Gary Tate is fouled on the floor by Nicolas Rhoads - foul #1 on Nicolas Rhoads, team foul #4 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Richmond | Billy Robbins (PF) Harold Osborn | |
| Subs | LSU | Kenneth Newhall (PG), Walter Edmondson (SG), Christopher Thornton (SF), Earnest Mateer (PF) Joseph Anderson, Nicolas Rhoads, Henry Smith, Frank Pires | |
| 14:16 | Richmond | Billy Robbins's floater is tipped away by Frank Bergsman | 35-30 |
| 14:15 | LSU | Frank Bergsman pulls down the rebound | 35-30 |
| 13:51 | LSU | Earnest Mateer hits a runner from the right block on a great pass from Kenneth Newhall | 35-32 |
| 13:29 | Richmond | Joseph Brown can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 35-32 |
| 13:28 | LSU | Walter Edmondson gets the rebound | 35-32 |
| 13:02 | LSU | Earnest Mateer can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 35-32 |
| 13:01 | Richmond | Billy Robbins gets the rebound | 35-32 |
| 12:41 | Richmond | Joseph Brown misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-32 |
| 12:39 | LSU | Christopher Thornton grabs the defensive rebound | 35-32 |
| 12:17 | LSU | Christopher Thornton misses the dunk attempt | 35-32 |
| 12:16 | Richmond | Gary Tate grabs the defensive rebound | 35-32 |
| 11:53 | Richmond | Eugene Foote blows the layup | 35-32 |
| 11:51 | LSU | Frank Bergsman pulls down the rebound | 35-32 |
| 11:40 | LSU | Christopher Thornton buries a turnaround in the paint | 35-34 |
| Lineup | Richmond | PG - Gary Tate (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Brown (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Eugene Foote (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Billy Robbins (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Weyer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Kenneth Newhall (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Walter Edmondson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Christopher Thornton (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Earnest Mateer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Bergsman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Richmond | Gary Tate hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 35-34 |
| 11:15 | LSU | Frank Bergsman snags the defensive board | 35-34 |
| 10:52 | LSU | Christopher Thornton misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-34 |
| 10:51 | Richmond | Kevin Weyer grabs the board | 35-34 |
| 10:25 | Richmond | Gary Tate drills a shot from the free throw line | 37-34 |
| 10:00 | LSU | Walter Edmondson is fouled on the floor by Joseph Brown - foul #4 on Joseph Brown, team foul #4 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Richmond | Jeffry Carter (PG), David Hill (SG), Glenn Kitzmiller (SF), Harold Osborn (PF) Gary Tate, Joseph Brown, Eugene Foote, Billy Robbins | |
| Subs | LSU | Joseph Anderson (PG), Nicolas Rhoads (SG), Henry Smith (SF), Frank Pires (C) Kenneth Newhall, Walter Edmondson, Christopher Thornton, Frank Bergsman | |
| 09:44 | LSU | Nicolas Rhoads is fouled on the floor by David Hill - foul #2 on David Hill, team foul #5 | 37-34 |
| 09:21 | LSU | Joseph Anderson travels with the ball | 37-34 |
| Subs | Richmond | Gary Tate (PG), Eugene Foote (SF) Jeffry Carter, Glenn Kitzmiller | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 09:03 | Richmond | Gary Tate scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by David Hill | 39-34 |
| 08:42 | LSU | Eugene Foote steals it from Joseph Anderson | 39-34 |
| 08:22 | Richmond | The pull-up jumper by Harold Osborn is blocked by Earnest Mateer | 39-34 |
| 08:20 | Richmond | Eugene Foote gets the offensive rebound | 39-34 |
| 08:05 | Richmond | The short jumper by Kevin Weyer is denied by Frank Pires | 39-34 |
| 08:03 | LSU | Frank Pires pulls down the rebound | 39-34 |
| 07:45 | LSU | Earnest Mateer misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 39-34 |
| 07:43 | Richmond | Harold Osborn grabs the defensive rebound | 39-34 |
| Lineup | Richmond | PG - Gary Tate (tiring) 17 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Hill (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Eugene Foote (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Harold Osborn (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Weyer (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Joseph Anderson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Nicolas Rhoads (fresh) SF - Henry Smith (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Earnest Mateer (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Pires (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Richmond | Gary Tate scores on a floater from the free throw line set up by David Hill | 41-34 |
| 06:54 | LSU | Frank Pires makes the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Henry Smith | 41-36 |
| 06:25 | Richmond | Frank Pires denies the turnaround by Gary Tate | 41-36 |
| 06:24 | LSU | The rebound goes to Earnest Mateer | 41-36 |
| 06:05 | LSU | Harold Osborn steals it from Henry Smith | 41-36 |
| 06:03 | Richmond | Joseph Anderson is called for the reach on Gary Tate in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joseph Anderson, team foul #5 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Richmond | Jeffry Carter (PG), Joseph Brown (SG), Glenn Kitzmiller (SF) Gary Tate, David Hill, Eugene Foote | |
| Subs | LSU | Kenneth Newhall (PG), Walter Edmondson (SG), Christopher Thornton (SF), Frank Bergsman (PF) Joseph Anderson, Nicolas Rhoads, Henry Smith, Earnest Mateer | |
| 05:39 | Richmond | Joseph Brown buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeffry Carter | 44-36 |
| 05:10 | LSU | Kenneth Newhall scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Frank Bergsman | 44-38 |
| 05:10 | Richmond | Richmond calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-38 |
| Subs | Richmond | Gary Tate (PG), Eugene Foote (SF) Jeffry Carter, Glenn Kitzmiller | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 04:43 | Richmond | Gary Tate misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 44-38 |
| 04:41 | LSU | Christopher Thornton gets the rebound | 44-38 |
| 04:20 | LSU | Christopher Thornton scores on a runner in the paint on a great pass from Frank Pires | 44-40 |
| 04:01 | Richmond | Kevin Weyer's layup is rejected by Frank Bergsman | 44-40 |
| 03:59 | LSU | The rebound goes to Frank Pires | 44-40 |
| 03:35 | LSU | Christopher Thornton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-40 |
| Subs | Richmond | Dale White (C) Kevin Weyer | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Lineup | Richmond | PG - Gary Tate (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 4 pf. SF - Eugene Foote (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Harold Osborn (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Dale White (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Kenneth Newhall (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Walter Edmondson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Christopher Thornton (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frank Bergsman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Frank Pires (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:08 | Richmond | Dale White is whistled for a carry | 44-40 |
| Subs | Richmond | Kevin Weyer (C) Dale White | |
| Subs | LSU | Earnest Mateer (PF) Frank Bergsman | |
| 02:56 | LSU | Frank Pires scores on a jumper from the baseline set up by Christopher Thornton | 44-42 |
| 02:30 | Richmond | Joseph Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-42 |
| 02:28 | LSU | Christopher Thornton pulls down the rebound | 44-42 |
| 02:03 | LSU | Earnest Mateer shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Walter Edmondson and the foul's on Harold Osborn - foul #2 on Harold Osborn, team foul #6 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Richmond | | |
| Subs | LSU | Henry Smith (SG) Walter Edmondson | |
| 02:03 | LSU | Earnest Mateer makes the free throw | 44-45 |
| 01:47 | Richmond | Kevin Weyer misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 44-45 |
| 01:46 | LSU | The rebound goes to Frank Pires | 44-45 |
| 01:23 | LSU | Frank Pires loses the ball out of bounds | 44-45 |
| Subs | Richmond | | |
| Subs | LSU | Walter Edmondson (SG) Henry Smith | |
| 00:59 | Richmond | Gary Tate can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 44-45 |
| 00:58 | Richmond | Harold Osborn misses the tip | 44-45 |
| 00:56 | Richmond | Kevin Weyer tips it but misses | 44-45 |
| 00:55 | LSU | Earnest Mateer grabs the board | 44-45 |
| Game Plan | Richmond | Richmond is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:29 | LSU | Walter Edmondson drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Newhall and he's hacked by Gary Tate - foul #1 on Gary Tate, team foul #7 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Richmond | | |
| Subs | LSU | Frank Bergsman (PF) Earnest Mateer | |
| 00:29 | LSU | Walter Edmondson misses the free throw | 44-47 |
| 00:29 | Richmond | Kevin Weyer grabs the board | 44-47 |
| 00:07 | Richmond | Joseph Brown comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 44-47 |
| 00:06 | Richmond | The offensive rebound goes to Eugene Foote | 44-47 |
| 00:02 | Richmond | Joseph Brown misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-47 |
| 00:01 | LSU | Walter Edmondson grabs the board | 44-47 |
| Game Plan | Richmond | Richmond is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | LSU | Walter Edmondson runs out the clock | 44-47 |