| Lineup | LSU | PG - Jesse Motley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Mansour (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Powell (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Wendell Hammond (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Noble Smith (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - James Outland (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Timothy Vadnais (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Mark Lagrone (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Don Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Bernie Mustafa (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Michael Powell inbounds the ball | 29-34 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:42 | LSU | Wendell Hammond can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Mark Lagrone - foul #1 on Mark Lagrone, team foul #1 | 29-34 |
| 19:42 | LSU | Wendell Hammond makes the 1st free throw | 30-34 |
| 19:42 | LSU | Wendell Hammond makes the 2nd free throw | 31-34 |
| 19:18 | Utah | Don Johnson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-34 |
| 19:17 | Utah | Timothy Vadnais tips it back up and in | 31-36 |
| 18:57 | LSU | Michael Powell misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-36 |
| 18:55 | LSU | Raymond Mansour gets the offensive rebound | 31-36 |
| 18:41 | LSU | Wendell Hammond drills a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Jesse Motley | 33-36 |
| 18:28 | Utah | Don Johnson buries a jumper from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Wendell Hammond - foul #1 on Wendell Hammond, team foul #1 | 33-38 |
| 18:28 | Utah | Don Johnson makes the free throw | 33-39 |
| 18:17 | LSU | Jesse Motley misses long on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Bernie Mustafa - foul #1 on Bernie Mustafa, team foul #2 | 33-39 |
| 18:17 | LSU | Jesse Motley makes the 1st free throw | 34-39 |
| 18:17 | LSU | Jesse Motley makes the 2nd free throw | 35-39 |
| 18:05 | Utah | Mark Lagrone misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 35-39 |
| 18:04 | LSU | Wendell Hammond gets the rebound | 35-39 |
| 17:56 | LSU | Noble Smith misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Bernie Mustafa - foul #2 on Bernie Mustafa, team foul #3 | 35-39 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Utah | Joseph Raley (C) Bernie Mustafa | |
| 17:56 | LSU | Noble Smith makes the 1st free throw | 36-39 |
| 17:56 | LSU | Noble Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 37-39 |
| 17:29 | Utah | Joseph Raley buries a floater from close range on a great pass from Timothy Vadnais | 37-41 |
| 17:03 | LSU | Jesse Motley is fouled on the floor by Joseph Raley - foul #2 on Joseph Raley, team foul #4 | 37-41 |
| Subs | LSU | Truman Beaudet (PG), Robert Law (SF), Kyle Striplin (C) Jesse Motley, Michael Powell, Noble Smith | |
| Subs | Utah | David Reese (PG), Thomas Wiedman (SG), Lawrence Kosofsky (PF) James Outland, Timothy Vadnais, Don Johnson | |
| 16:43 | LSU | The jump hook by Wendell Hammond is blocked by Lawrence Kosofsky | 37-41 |
| 16:41 | Utah | Mark Lagrone grabs the defensive rebound | 37-41 |
| 16:37 | Utah | David Reese is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on David Reese, team foul #5 | 37-41 |
| Subs | LSU | Dustin Wade (SG), Chester Shelton (C) Raymond Mansour, Wendell Hammond | |
| Subs | Utah | Thomas Bell (SF), Bernie Mustafa (C) Mark Lagrone, Joseph Raley | |
| 16:27 | LSU | Dustin Wade loses the ball out of bounds | 37-41 |
| 16:15 | Utah | Thomas Bell misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 37-41 |
| 16:13 | LSU | Chester Shelton snags the defensive board | 37-41 |
| 16:06 | LSU | Dustin Wade can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-41 |
| 16:04 | Utah | Lawrence Kosofsky gets the rebound | 37-41 |
| 15:41 | Utah | Bernie Mustafa scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Thomas Bell | 37-43 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Truman Beaudet (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dustin Wade (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Law (fresh) PF - Kyle Striplin (fresh) 2 pts. C - Chester Shelton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - David Reese (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Wiedman (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Thomas Bell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Kosofsky (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Bernie Mustafa (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:25 | LSU | Dustin Wade can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Thomas Bell - foul #2 on Thomas Bell, team foul #6 | 37-43 |
| Subs | LSU | Jesse Motley (PG), Michael Powell (SF), Wendell Hammond (PF), Willie Weidman (C) Truman Beaudet, Robert Law, Kyle Striplin, Chester Shelton | |
| Subs | Utah | James Outland (PG), Mark Lagrone (SF), Don Johnson (PF), Joseph Raley (C) David Reese, Thomas Bell, Lawrence Kosofsky, Bernie Mustafa | |
| 15:25 | LSU | Dustin Wade makes the 1st free throw | 38-43 |
| 15:25 | LSU | Dustin Wade makes the 2nd free throw | 39-43 |
| 15:07 | Utah | Don Johnson misses badly on a floater from the left side | 39-43 |
| 15:05 | LSU | The rebound goes to Wendell Hammond | 39-43 |
| 14:43 | LSU | Jesse Motley hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Dustin Wade | 41-43 |
| 14:27 | Utah | Don Johnson buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from James Outland | 41-46 |
| 14:04 | LSU | Dustin Wade buries a jumpshot from the right wing | 43-46 |
| 13:39 | Utah | James Outland misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-46 |
| 13:38 | LSU | Michael Powell pulls down the rebound | 43-46 |
| 13:32 | LSU | Dustin Wade connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Jesse Motley | 46-46 |
| 13:12 | Utah | Thomas Wiedman loses the dribble to Michael Powell | 46-46 |
| 12:51 | LSU | Willie Weidman misses the shot from the right block | 46-46 |
| 12:50 | Utah | Joseph Raley pulls down the rebound | 46-46 |
| 12:46 | Utah | James Outland throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-46 |
| Subs | LSU | Truman Beaudet (PG), Raymond Mansour (SG), Robert Law (SF), Kyle Striplin (PF) Jesse Motley, Dustin Wade, Michael Powell, Wendell Hammond | |
| Subs | Utah | David Reese (PG), Timothy Vadnais (SG), Thomas Bell (SF), Lawrence Kosofsky (PF), Bernie Mustafa (C) James Outland, Thomas Wiedman, Mark Lagrone, Don Johnson, Joseph Raley | |
| 12:23 | LSU | Robert Law comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Timothy Vadnais - foul #3 on Timothy Vadnais, team foul #7 | 46-46 |
| Subs | LSU | Noble Smith (C) Willie Weidman | |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| 12:23 | LSU | Robert Law misses the 1st free throw | 46-46 |
| 12:23 | LSU | Robert Law makes the 2nd free throw | 47-46 |
| 12:05 | Utah | Truman Beaudet is called for the reach on Bernie Mustafa - foul #1 on Truman Beaudet, team foul #2 | 47-46 |
| 11:52 | Utah | Timothy Vadnais can't finish the layup | 47-46 |
| 11:51 | LSU | Noble Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 47-46 |
| 11:31 | LSU | Kyle Striplin drills a shot in the paint | 49-46 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Truman Beaudet (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Raymond Mansour (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Law (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Kyle Striplin (fresh) 4 pts. C - Noble Smith (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - David Reese (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Timothy Vadnais (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Bell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Kosofsky (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Bernie Mustafa (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:02 | Utah | David Reese misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-46 |
| 11:01 | LSU | Noble Smith pulls down the rebound | 49-46 |
| 10:55 | LSU | Robert Law hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Truman Beaudet | 51-46 |
| 10:40 | Utah | Timothy Vadnais scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-49 |
| 10:28 | LSU | Noble Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-49 |
| Subs | LSU | Jesse Motley (PG), Michael Powell (SF), Wendell Hammond (PF), Willie Weidman (C) Truman Beaudet, Robert Law, Kyle Striplin, Noble Smith | |
| Subs | Utah | James Outland (PG), Thomas Wiedman (SG), Mark Lagrone (SF), Don Johnson (PF), Joseph Raley (C) David Reese, Timothy Vadnais, Thomas Bell, Lawrence Kosofsky, Bernie Mustafa | |
| 10:09 | Utah | James Outland scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph Raley | 51-52 |
| 09:53 | LSU | Michael Powell connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by Jesse Motley | 54-52 |
| 09:39 | Utah | Don Johnson misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-52 |
| 09:37 | LSU | Jesse Motley pulls down the rebound | 54-52 |
| 09:24 | LSU | Willie Weidman clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 54-52 |
| 09:23 | Utah | Don Johnson grabs the board | 54-52 |
| 08:55 | Utah | Joseph Raley misses the easy layup | 54-52 |
| 08:54 | Utah | Don Johnson tips it but misses | 54-52 |
| 08:53 | LSU | Michael Powell grabs the defensive rebound | 54-52 |
| 08:46 | LSU | Raymond Mansour misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-52 |
| 08:44 | Utah | Don Johnson snags the defensive board | 54-52 |
| 08:24 | Utah | Mark Lagrone misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 54-52 |
| 08:22 | LSU | Willie Weidman grabs the defensive rebound | 54-52 |
| 08:01 | LSU | Wendell Hammond knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line and he's fouled by Joseph Raley - foul #3 on Joseph Raley, team foul #8 | 56-52 |
| Subs | LSU | Truman Beaudet (PG), Dustin Wade (SG) Jesse Motley, Raymond Mansour | |
| Subs | Utah | David Reese (PG), Timothy Vadnais (SG), Bernie Mustafa (C) James Outland, Thomas Wiedman, Joseph Raley | |
| 08:01 | LSU | Wendell Hammond misses the free throw | 56-52 |
| 08:01 | Utah | Don Johnson snags the defensive board | 56-52 |
| 07:41 | Utah | Bernie Mustafa's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-52 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Law (SF) Michael Powell | |
| Subs | Utah | Lawrence Kosofsky (PF) Don Johnson | |
| 07:20 | LSU | Truman Beaudet misses the jumper from the right wing | 56-52 |
| 07:19 | Utah | Lawrence Kosofsky pulls down the rebound | 56-52 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Truman Beaudet (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dustin Wade (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Law (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Wendell Hammond (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. C - Willie Weidman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - David Reese (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Timothy Vadnais (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Mark Lagrone (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Kosofsky (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Bernie Mustafa (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 06:53 | Utah | Timothy Vadnais hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-52 |
| 06:51 | LSU | Willie Weidman grabs the board | 56-52 |
| 06:45 | LSU | Willie Weidman misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 56-52 |
| 06:43 | Utah | Bernie Mustafa snags the defensive board | 56-52 |
| 06:38 | Utah | Timothy Vadnais is fouled on the floor by Robert Law - foul #3 on Robert Law, team foul #3 | 56-52 |
| Subs | LSU | Jesse Motley (PG), Kyle Striplin (PF), Noble Smith (C) Truman Beaudet, Wendell Hammond, Willie Weidman | |
| Subs | Utah | James Outland (PG), Thomas Bell (SF) David Reese, Mark Lagrone | |
| 06:24 | Utah | Lawrence Kosofsky misses long on a floater from the right wing | 56-52 |
| 06:22 | Utah | Lawrence Kosofsky tips it home | 56-54 |
| 06:01 | LSU | Dustin Wade double dribbles | 56-54 |
| Subs | LSU | Raymond Mansour (SG), Michael Powell (SF) Dustin Wade, Robert Law | |
| Subs | Utah | Don Johnson (PF), Joseph Raley (C) Lawrence Kosofsky, Bernie Mustafa | |
| 05:39 | Utah | Joseph Raley is called for traveling | 56-54 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Utah | Thomas Wiedman (SG) Timothy Vadnais | |
| 05:17 | LSU | Don Johnson takes the ball from Noble Smith | 56-54 |
| 04:57 | Utah | Joseph Raley can't connect on a shot in the lane | 56-54 |
| 04:56 | Utah | Joseph Raley hits the follow up shot | 56-56 |
| 04:41 | LSU | Noble Smith can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 56-56 |
| 04:39 | Utah | James Outland snags the defensive board | 56-56 |
| 04:20 | Utah | James Outland misses the easy layup | 56-56 |
| 04:18 | Utah | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Raley | 56-56 |
| 04:05 | Utah | Thomas Wiedman buries a driving attempt from close range | 56-58 |
| 04:05 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-58 |
| Subs | LSU | Wendell Hammond (PF), Willie Weidman (C) Kyle Striplin, Noble Smith | |
| Subs | Utah | Timothy Vadnais (SG), Mark Lagrone (SF), Bernie Mustafa (C) Thomas Wiedman, Thomas Bell, Joseph Raley | |
| 04:03 | LSU | Jesse Motley is fouled in the backcourt by James Outland - foul #1 on James Outland, team foul #9 | 56-58 |
| 04:03 | LSU | Jesse Motley misses the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 04:03 | Utah | The rebound goes to Bernie Mustafa | 56-58 |
| 03:50 | Utah | Bernie Mustafa is fouled on the floor by Wendell Hammond - foul #2 on Wendell Hammond, team foul #4 | 56-58 |
| 03:36 | Utah | James Outland misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 56-58 |
| 03:35 | LSU | The rebound goes to Wendell Hammond | 56-58 |
| 03:30 | LSU | Jesse Motley is hacked by Bernie Mustafa - foul #3 on Bernie Mustafa, team foul #10 | 56-58 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Utah | David Reese (PG) James Outland | |
| 03:30 | LSU | Jesse Motley makes the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 03:30 | LSU | Jesse Motley makes the 2nd free throw | 58-58 |
| 03:15 | Utah | Timothy Vadnais knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by David Reese | 58-61 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Jesse Motley (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Raymond Mansour (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Powell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 stl. PF - Wendell Hammond (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. C - Willie Weidman (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - David Reese (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Timothy Vadnais (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Mark Lagrone (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Don Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Bernie Mustafa (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:54 | LSU | Jesse Motley is fouled on the floor by Bernie Mustafa - foul #4 on Bernie Mustafa, team foul #11 | 58-61 |
| 02:54 | LSU | Jesse Motley misses the 1st free throw | 58-61 |
| 02:54 | LSU | Jesse Motley makes the 2nd free throw | 59-61 |
| 02:43 | Utah | Bernie Mustafa loses the dribble to Wendell Hammond | 59-61 |
| 02:19 | LSU | Michael Powell drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Raymond Mansour | 62-61 |
| 01:57 | Utah | Don Johnson misses short on a shot from the left block | 62-61 |
| 01:56 | Utah | Bernie Mustafa can't tip it in | 62-61 |
| 01:54 | LSU | Michael Powell snags the defensive board | 62-61 |
| 01:43 | LSU | Wendell Hammond comes up short on the shot from close range | 62-61 |
| 01:42 | LSU | Jesse Motley snags the offensive board | 62-61 |
| 01:28 | LSU | Jesse Motley knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Michael Powell | 64-61 |
| 01:10 | Utah | Mark Lagrone misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 64-61 |
| 01:08 | Utah | Don Johnson snags the offensive board | 64-61 |
| 00:56 | Utah | Don Johnson knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by David Reese | 64-64 |
| 00:41 | LSU | Jesse Motley misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 64-64 |
| 00:40 | LSU | Michael Powell hits the follow up shot | 66-64 |
| 00:15 | Utah | Bernie Mustafa misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 66-64 |
| 00:14 | LSU | Jesse Motley snags the defensive board | 66-64 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:11 | LSU | Jesse Motley is hacked by David Reese in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Reese, team foul #12 | 66-64 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Utah | James Outland (PG) David Reese | |
| 00:11 | LSU | Jesse Motley makes the 1st free throw | 67-64 |
| 00:11 | LSU | Jesse Motley misses the 2nd free throw | 67-64 |
| 00:11 | Utah | Bernie Mustafa snags the defensive board | 67-64 |
| 00:05 | Utah | Timothy Vadnais clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 67-64 |
| 00:04 | Utah | Bernie Mustafa gets the offensive rebound | 67-64 |
| 00:01 | Utah | Timothy Vadnais misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 67-64 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Wendell Hammond pulls down the rebound | 67-64 |