| Lineup | LSU | PG - Joseph Seay (fresh) SG - Thomas Dickerson (fresh) SF - Travis Kane (fresh) PF - Steven Morris (fresh) C - Douglas Modlin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Larry Mahoney (fresh) SG - Donald Giardina (fresh) SF - Kevin Tyler (fresh) PF - Harold Griffin (fresh) C - Jeff Johnston (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Jeff Johnston wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:37 | Houston | Travis Kane picks off the pass by Harold Griffin | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | LSU | Thomas Dickerson lays it in set up by Travis Kane | 2-0 |
| 19:09 | Houston | Harold Griffin scores on a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Jeff Johnston | 2-2 |
| 18:44 | LSU | Travis Kane is fouled on the floor by Jeff Johnston - foul #1 on Jeff Johnston, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:22 | LSU | Joseph Seay misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 2-2 |
| 18:21 | Houston | Harold Griffin snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 17:57 | Houston | Donald Giardina is fouled on the floor by Thomas Dickerson - foul #1 on Thomas Dickerson, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 17:43 | Houston | Jeff Johnston travels with the ball | 2-2 |
| 17:20 | LSU | Steven Morris misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 2-2 |
| 17:18 | Houston | Jeff Johnston snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 16:56 | Houston | Harold Griffin is by himself and knocks in the turnaround in the paint | 2-4 |
| 16:30 | LSU | Thomas Dickerson connects on the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Steven Morris and the foul's on Larry Mahoney - foul #1 on Larry Mahoney, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Tetrault (SF), Bryan Becker (PF), Francis Elms (C) Travis Kane, Steven Morris, Douglas Modlin | |
| Subs | Houston | Eddie Wyatt (PG), Bart Brown (SG), John Rouleau (SF), Darrell Kuhn (PF), Michael Shipley (C) Larry Mahoney, Donald Giardina, Kevin Tyler, Harold Griffin, Jeff Johnston | |
| 16:30 | LSU | Thomas Dickerson misses the free throw | 4-4 |
| 16:30 | Houston | Darrell Kuhn gets the rebound | 4-4 |
| 16:27 | Houston | Eddie Wyatt is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 4-4 |
| Subs | LSU | Travis Kane (SF) Thomas Dickerson | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 16:06 | LSU | Travis Kane misses badly on a floater from the right side | 4-4 |
| 16:05 | LSU | Bryan Becker tips it back up and in | 6-4 |
| 15:55 | Houston | Eddie Wyatt comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 6-4 |
| 15:54 | LSU | Francis Elms grabs the defensive rebound | 6-4 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Joseph Seay (fairly fresh) SG - Robert Tetrault (fresh) SF - Travis Kane (fairly fresh) PF - Bryan Becker (fresh) 2 pts. C - Francis Elms (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Eddie Wyatt (fresh) SG - Bart Brown (fresh) SF - John Rouleau (fresh) PF - Darrell Kuhn (fresh) C - Michael Shipley (fresh) | |
| 15:25 | LSU | Francis Elms hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on John Rouleau - foul #1 on John Rouleau, team foul #3 | 6-4 |
| Subs | LSU | Matthew Woodburn (PG), Steven Morris (SF) Joseph Seay, Travis Kane | |
| Subs | Houston | Larry Mahoney (PG) Eddie Wyatt | |
| 15:25 | LSU | Francis Elms misses the 1st free throw | 6-4 |
| 15:25 | LSU | Francis Elms makes the 2nd free throw | 7-4 |
| 15:07 | Houston | Michael Shipley connects on the runner from the left block on a great pass from Bart Brown | 7-6 |
| 14:38 | LSU | Steven Morris hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint but the foul's on Darrell Kuhn - foul #1 on Darrell Kuhn, team foul #4 | 7-6 |
| Subs | LSU | Thomas Dickerson (PG), Douglas Modlin (PF) Matthew Woodburn, Bryan Becker | |
| Subs | Houston | Harold Griffin (PF), Jeff Johnston (C) John Rouleau, Michael Shipley | |
| 14:38 | LSU | Steven Morris makes the 1st free throw | 8-6 |
| 14:38 | LSU | Steven Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 9-6 |
| 14:22 | Houston | Larry Mahoney is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 9-6 |
| 14:21 | LSU | The rebound goes to Thomas Dickerson | 9-6 |
| 14:04 | LSU | Douglas Modlin makes the jump hook in the paint set up by Steven Morris | 11-6 |
| 13:40 | Houston | Bart Brown connects on the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Harold Griffin and the foul's on Francis Elms - foul #1 on Francis Elms, team foul #2 | 11-8 |
| Subs | LSU | Joseph Seay (PG), Richard Craven (SG), Travis Kane (SF), Gary Morrison (PF) Thomas Dickerson, Robert Tetrault, Steven Morris, Francis Elms | |
| Subs | Houston | Eddie Wyatt (PG), Kevin Tyler (SF) Larry Mahoney, Darrell Kuhn | |
| 13:40 | Houston | Bart Brown makes the free throw | 11-9 |
| 13:27 | LSU | Gary Morrison misses short on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Eddie Wyatt - foul #1 on Eddie Wyatt, team foul #5 | 11-9 |
| Subs | LSU | Bryan Becker (C) Douglas Modlin | |
| Subs | Houston | Donald Giardina (SG) Bart Brown | |
| 13:27 | LSU | Gary Morrison makes the 1st free throw | 12-9 |
| 13:27 | LSU | Gary Morrison misses the 2nd free throw | 12-9 |
| 13:27 | Houston | Harold Griffin grabs the defensive rebound | 12-9 |
| 13:23 | Houston | Kevin Tyler is hacked by Joseph Seay in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Seay, team foul #3 | 12-9 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Shipley (C) Jeff Johnston | |
| 13:16 | Houston | Eddie Wyatt hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 12-9 |
| 13:14 | LSU | Bryan Becker pulls down the rebound | 12-9 |
| 12:50 | LSU | Travis Kane misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 12-9 |
| 12:49 | Houston | Eddie Wyatt snags the defensive board | 12-9 |
| 12:36 | Houston | Donald Giardina hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 12-9 |
| 12:35 | LSU | Travis Kane pulls down the rebound | 12-9 |
| 12:18 | LSU | Bryan Becker connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 14-9 |
| 11:59 | Houston | Kevin Tyler misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 14-9 |
| 11:58 | Houston | Eddie Wyatt pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-9 |
| 11:47 | Houston | Kevin Tyler comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 14-9 |
| 11:46 | Houston | Donald Giardina gets the offensive rebound | 14-9 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Joseph Seay (fresh) SG - Richard Craven (fresh) SF - Travis Kane (fairly fresh) PF - Gary Morrison (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Bryan Becker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Eddie Wyatt (fresh) SG - Donald Giardina (fresh) SF - Kevin Tyler (fairly fresh) PF - Harold Griffin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Shipley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:29 | Houston | Donald Giardina throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-9 |
| Subs | LSU | Thomas Dickerson (PG), Robert Tetrault (SG), Steven Morris (SF), Douglas Modlin (PF), Francis Elms (C) Joseph Seay, Richard Craven, Travis Kane, Gary Morrison, Bryan Becker | |
| Subs | Houston | Larry Mahoney (PG), Bart Brown (SG), John Rouleau (SF), Darrell Kuhn (PF), Jeff Johnston (C) Eddie Wyatt, Donald Giardina, Kevin Tyler, Harold Griffin, Michael Shipley | |
| 11:11 | LSU | Francis Elms scores on a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Thomas Dickerson | 16-9 |
| 10:54 | Houston | Larry Mahoney misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 16-9 |
| 10:53 | LSU | Steven Morris pulls down the rebound | 16-9 |
| 10:29 | LSU | Thomas Dickerson buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Douglas Modlin | 18-9 |
| 10:16 | Houston | Jeff Johnston's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-9 |
| Subs | LSU | Joseph Seay (PG) Francis Elms | |
| Subs | Houston | Donald Giardina (SG) John Rouleau | |
| 09:49 | LSU | Douglas Modlin misses the turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Darrell Kuhn - foul #2 on Darrell Kuhn, team foul #6 | 18-9 |
| Subs | LSU | Francis Elms (C) Thomas Dickerson | |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Tyler (SF), Michael Shipley (PF) Darrell Kuhn, Bart Brown | |
| 09:49 | LSU | Douglas Modlin makes the 1st free throw | 19-9 |
| 09:49 | LSU | Douglas Modlin makes the 2nd free throw | 20-9 |
| 09:25 | Houston | Kevin Tyler's floater is knocked away by Douglas Modlin | 20-9 |
| 09:23 | Houston | Jeff Johnston grabs the offensive rebound | 20-9 |
| 09:10 | Houston | Donald Giardina buries a floater from the right wing set up by Jeff Johnston | 20-11 |
| 08:51 | LSU | Michael Shipley is called for the reach on Steven Morris - foul #1 on Michael Shipley, team foul #7 | 20-11 |
| Subs | LSU | Richard Craven (SG), Bryan Becker (PF) Robert Tetrault, Douglas Modlin | |
| Subs | Houston | Eddie Wyatt (PG), Emory Timmons (SG), Harold Griffin (PF) Larry Mahoney, Donald Giardina, Jeff Johnston | |
| 08:51 | LSU | Steven Morris misses the 1st free throw | 20-11 |
| 08:51 | Houston | Harold Griffin grabs the board | 20-11 |
| 08:49 | Houston | Emory Timmons's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 20-11 |
| Subs | LSU | Travis Kane (SF) Steven Morris | |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Johnson (C) Michael Shipley | |
| 08:35 | LSU | Bryan Becker makes the jumper from the free throw line set up by Joseph Seay | 22-11 |
| 08:12 | Houston | Harold Griffin misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Bryan Becker - foul #1 on Bryan Becker, team foul #4 | 22-11 |
| Subs | LSU | Matthew Woodburn (PG), Thomas Dickerson (SG), Gary Morrison (PF) Joseph Seay, Richard Craven, Francis Elms | |
| Subs | Houston | Bart Brown (SG), John Rouleau (SF) Emory Timmons, Kevin Tyler | |
| 08:12 | Houston | Harold Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 22-12 |
| 08:12 | Houston | Harold Griffin misses the 2nd free throw | 22-12 |
| 08:12 | LSU | Bryan Becker grabs the defensive rebound | 22-12 |
| 07:50 | LSU | Bryan Becker banks in the layup on a nice dish by Gary Morrison | 24-12 |
| 07:46 | Houston | Eddie Wyatt's pass is intercepted by Bryan Becker in the backcourt | 24-12 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Matthew Woodburn (fresh) SG - Thomas Dickerson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Travis Kane (fairly fresh) PF - Gary Morrison (fresh) 1 pts. C - Bryan Becker (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Eddie Wyatt (fresh) SG - Bart Brown (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Rouleau (fresh) PF - Harold Griffin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Johnson (fresh) | |
| 07:24 | LSU | Bryan Becker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-12 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Tetrault (SF), Steven Morris (PF), Douglas Modlin (C) Travis Kane, Gary Morrison, Bryan Becker | |
| Subs | Houston | Larry Mahoney (PG), Michael Shipley (C) Harold Griffin, Michael Johnson | |
| 07:22 | Houston | Douglas Modlin is called for the reach on Larry Mahoney in the backcourt - foul #1 on Douglas Modlin, team foul #5 | 24-12 |
| 07:07 | Houston | Bart Brown is fouled on the floor by Robert Tetrault - foul #1 on Robert Tetrault, team foul #6 | 24-12 |
| Subs | LSU | Joseph Seay (PG), Francis Elms (C) Matthew Woodburn, Douglas Modlin | |
| Subs | Houston | Donald Giardina (SG), Jeff Johnston (C) Eddie Wyatt, John Rouleau | |
| 06:52 | Houston | Larry Mahoney buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 24-14 |
| 06:27 | LSU | Michael Shipley blocks the short jumper by Joseph Seay | 24-14 |
| 06:26 | LSU | Francis Elms misses the tip | 24-14 |
| 06:25 | LSU | Steven Morris tips it in | 26-14 |
| 05:56 | Houston | Jeff Johnston misses long on an open jumper from the left side | 26-14 |
| 05:55 | LSU | Robert Tetrault snags the defensive board | 26-14 |
| 05:26 | LSU | Joseph Seay hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 26-14 |
| 05:25 | Houston | The rebound goes to Larry Mahoney | 26-14 |
| 05:23 | Houston | Donald Giardina is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 26-14 |
| Subs | LSU | Matthew Woodburn (PG), Richard Craven (SG), Travis Kane (SF), Bryan Becker (PF), Douglas Modlin (C) Joseph Seay, Thomas Dickerson, Robert Tetrault, Steven Morris, Francis Elms | |
| Subs | Houston | Eddie Wyatt (PG), Emory Timmons (SG), Kevin Tyler (SF), Harold Griffin (PF), Michael Johnson (C) Larry Mahoney, Donald Giardina, Bart Brown, Michael Shipley, Jeff Johnston | |
| 05:08 | LSU | Harold Griffin steals it from Bryan Becker | 26-14 |
| 04:50 | Houston | Douglas Modlin blocks the short jumper by Michael Johnson | 26-14 |
| 04:48 | LSU | Travis Kane pulls down the rebound | 26-14 |
| 04:24 | LSU | Travis Kane connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Matthew Woodburn | 28-14 |
| 04:22 | Houston | Eddie Wyatt is fouled in the backcourt by Matthew Woodburn - foul #1 on Matthew Woodburn, team foul #7 | 28-14 |
| Subs | LSU | Joseph Seay (PG), Robert Tetrault (SG) Matthew Woodburn, Richard Craven | |
| Subs | Houston | Larry Mahoney (PG) Emory Timmons | |
| 04:22 | Houston | Eddie Wyatt makes the 1st free throw | 28-15 |
| 04:22 | Houston | Eddie Wyatt makes the 2nd free throw | 28-16 |
| 03:56 | LSU | Robert Tetrault knocks in the floater in the lane | 30-16 |
| 03:37 | Houston | Eddie Wyatt scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-19 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Joseph Seay (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Tetrault (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Travis Kane (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bryan Becker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Douglas Modlin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Larry Mahoney (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Eddie Wyatt (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Kevin Tyler (fresh) PF - Harold Griffin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Johnson (fresh) | |
| 03:11 | LSU | Harold Griffin steals the ball from Douglas Modlin | 30-19 |
| 02:58 | Houston | Eddie Wyatt misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 30-19 |
| 02:57 | LSU | Douglas Modlin grabs the defensive rebound | 30-19 |
| 02:53 | LSU | Kevin Tyler takes the ball from Joseph Seay | 30-19 |
| 02:46 | Houston | Robert Tetrault is called for the reach on Eddie Wyatt - foul #2 on Robert Tetrault, team foul #8 | 30-19 |
| Subs | LSU | Matthew Woodburn (PG), Richard Craven (SG), Steven Morris (PF), Francis Elms (C) Joseph Seay, Robert Tetrault, Bryan Becker, Douglas Modlin | |
| Subs | Houston | Donald Giardina (SG), Darrell Kuhn (SF), Bart Brown (PF), Jeff Johnston (C) Larry Mahoney, Kevin Tyler, Harold Griffin, Michael Johnson | |
| 02:46 | Houston | Eddie Wyatt makes the 1st free throw | 30-20 |
| 02:46 | Houston | Eddie Wyatt makes the 2nd free throw | 30-21 |
| 02:28 | LSU | Steven Morris hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 30-21 |
| 02:26 | Houston | Darrell Kuhn grabs the defensive rebound | 30-21 |
| 02:10 | Houston | Darrell Kuhn misses the turnaround from close range | 30-21 |
| 02:08 | Houston | Eddie Wyatt snags the offensive board | 30-21 |
| 01:59 | Houston | Eddie Wyatt lays it in on a great pass from Jeff Johnston and he's fouled by Francis Elms - foul #2 on Francis Elms, team foul #9 | 30-23 |
| Subs | LSU | Thomas Dickerson (SG) Richard Craven | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 01:59 | Houston | Eddie Wyatt makes the free throw | 30-24 |
| 01:32 | LSU | Francis Elms blows the dunk | 30-24 |
| 01:30 | Houston | Eddie Wyatt snags the defensive board | 30-24 |
| 01:16 | Houston | Travis Kane steals it from Donald Giardina | 30-24 |
| 01:12 | LSU | Travis Kane lays it up and in | 32-24 |
| 00:50 | Houston | Jeff Johnston makes the runner from the left block | 32-26 |
| 00:31 | LSU | Thomas Dickerson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-26 |
| 00:30 | Houston | Jeff Johnston gets the rebound | 32-26 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Darrell Kuhn is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-26 |