| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Knudson (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Early (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnny Wall (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Isom (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael McDermott (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Randy Eaton (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Marc Lokken (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Robert Jones (fresh) PF - Brandon Sherman (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - William Zerr (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. Joseph's | Robert Jones inbounds the ball | 41-32 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | St. Joseph's | Robert Jones drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-35 |
| 19:23 | LSU | Raymond Isom drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by John Early | 44-35 |
| 19:05 | St. Joseph's | Michael McDermott takes the ball from Marc Lokken | 44-35 |
| 18:40 | LSU | John Early misses the lay-in | 44-35 |
| 18:39 | St. Joseph's | Brandon Sherman gets the rebound | 44-35 |
| 18:16 | St. Joseph's | William Zerr is called for traveling | 44-35 |
| 17:58 | LSU | John Early misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 44-35 |
| 17:57 | LSU | Raymond Isom grabs the offensive rebound | 44-35 |
| 17:51 | LSU | John Early drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Raymond Isom | 47-35 |
| 17:37 | St. Joseph's | Marc Lokken is called for traveling | 47-35 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | George Ward (C) William Zerr | |
| 17:17 | LSU | Michael McDermott misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Brandon Sherman - foul #2 on Brandon Sherman, team foul #1 | 47-35 |
| Subs | LSU | Aaron Griffith (PG), Peter Gadomski (SF) James Knudson, Johnny Wall | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Robin Jones (SF), Murray Heil (C) Robert Jones, Brandon Sherman | |
| 17:17 | LSU | Michael McDermott makes the 1st free throw | 48-35 |
| 17:17 | LSU | Michael McDermott makes the 2nd free throw | 49-35 |
| 16:56 | St. Joseph's | Aaron Griffith takes the ball from Marc Lokken | 49-35 |
| 16:38 | LSU | Raymond Isom hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 49-35 |
| 16:36 | St. Joseph's | George Ward grabs the board | 49-35 |
| 16:29 | St. Joseph's | Marc Lokken is denied on a layup by Peter Gadomski | 49-35 |
| 16:28 | St. Joseph's | Murray Heil tips it in | 49-37 |
| 15:59 | LSU | Robin Jones is called for the reach on Raymond Isom - foul #1 on Robin Jones, team foul #2 | 49-37 |
| Subs | LSU | James Knudson (PG), Daniel Foushee (SG), Johnny Wall (SF), James Poythress (PF) Aaron Griffith, John Early, Peter Gadomski, Raymond Isom | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Robert Jones (PG), Ferman Krause (SF), Brandon Sherman (PF), William Zerr (C) Randy Eaton, Marc Lokken, Robin Jones, Murray Heil | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Knudson (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Foushee (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Johnny Wall (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Poythress (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael McDermott (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Robert Jones (fresh) 3 pts. SG - George Ward (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Ferman Krause (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Brandon Sherman (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - William Zerr (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:39 | LSU | Daniel Foushee buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-37 |
| 15:34 | St. Joseph's | Ferman Krause misses the 3 from the right corner | 52-37 |
| 15:32 | LSU | Michael McDermott grabs the defensive rebound | 52-37 |
| 15:12 | LSU | William Zerr is called for the reach on Daniel Foushee - foul #3 on William Zerr, team foul #3 | 52-37 |
| Subs | LSU | Peter Gadomski (SF) Michael McDermott | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Robin Jones (SG) George Ward | |
| 15:00 | LSU | Daniel Foushee misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 52-37 |
| 14:58 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Ferman Krause | 52-37 |
| 14:47 | St. Joseph's | William Zerr comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by James Poythress - foul #4 on James Poythress, team foul #1 | 52-37 |
| Subs | LSU | Raymond Isom (C) James Poythress | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 14:47 | St. Joseph's | William Zerr makes the 1st free throw | 52-38 |
| 14:47 | St. Joseph's | William Zerr makes the 2nd free throw | 52-39 |
| 14:27 | LSU | Raymond Isom comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-39 |
| 14:26 | St. Joseph's | Robin Jones gets the rebound | 52-39 |
| 14:12 | St. Joseph's | Robert Jones can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 52-39 |
| 14:10 | LSU | Raymond Isom grabs the board | 52-39 |
| 13:49 | LSU | Raymond Isom misses long on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by William Zerr - foul #4 on William Zerr, team foul #4 | 52-39 |
| Subs | LSU | Aaron Griffith (PG), John Early (SG), Michael McDermott (C) James Knudson, Daniel Foushee, Johnny Wall | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Randy Eaton (PG), Marc Lokken (SG), George Ward (PF), Murray Heil (C) Robert Jones, Robin Jones, Brandon Sherman, William Zerr | |
| 13:49 | LSU | Raymond Isom misses the 1st free throw | 52-39 |
| 13:49 | LSU | Raymond Isom misses the 2nd free throw | 52-39 |
| 13:49 | St. Joseph's | Murray Heil gets the rebound | 52-39 |
| 13:20 | St. Joseph's | Randy Eaton misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 52-39 |
| 13:19 | St. Joseph's | Randy Eaton grabs the offensive board | 52-39 |
| 13:01 | St. Joseph's | George Ward drills a runner from the right block on a great pass from Randy Eaton | 52-41 |
| 12:41 | LSU | Aaron Griffith hits a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Early | 54-41 |
| 12:16 | St. Joseph's | George Ward is called for a charge - foul #1 on George Ward, team foul #5 | 54-41 |
| Subs | LSU | James Knudson (PG), Johnny Wall (SF) Aaron Griffith, Peter Gadomski | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Robin Jones (SF) Ferman Krause | |
| 11:50 | LSU | Raymond Isom's pass is intercepted by Murray Heil | 54-41 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Knudson (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Early (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Johnny Wall (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Isom (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael McDermott (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Randy Eaton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SG - Marc Lokken (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Robin Jones (fresh) 2 pts. PF - George Ward (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Murray Heil (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:38 | St. Joseph's | Randy Eaton drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-44 |
| 11:25 | LSU | John Early lays it in and he's fouled by Marc Lokken - foul #3 on Marc Lokken, team foul #6 | 56-44 |
| Subs | LSU | Peter Gadomski (SF) Raymond Isom | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Robert Jones (SG), Brandon Sherman (PF) Marc Lokken, George Ward | |
| 11:25 | LSU | John Early misses the free throw | 56-44 |
| 11:25 | St. Joseph's | Murray Heil pulls down the rebound | 56-44 |
| 11:10 | St. Joseph's | Brandon Sherman hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 56-44 |
| 11:08 | LSU | Michael McDermott gets the rebound | 56-44 |
| 10:47 | LSU | John Early misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 56-44 |
| 10:46 | St. Joseph's | Randy Eaton grabs the board | 56-44 |
| 10:37 | St. Joseph's | Robin Jones connects on the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Brandon Sherman | 56-46 |
| 10:20 | LSU | James Knudson is hacked by Randy Eaton - foul #2 on Randy Eaton, team foul #7 | 56-46 |
| Subs | LSU | Daniel Foushee (SG), Raymond Isom (C) John Early, Michael McDermott | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Ferman Krause (SF) Murray Heil | |
| 10:20 | LSU | James Knudson makes the 1st free throw | 57-46 |
| 10:20 | LSU | James Knudson makes the 2nd free throw | 58-46 |
| 10:09 | St. Joseph's | Robin Jones knocks in the turnaround from the left block | 58-48 |
| 09:50 | LSU | Daniel Foushee comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 58-48 |
| 09:49 | LSU | Peter Gadomski grabs the offensive rebound | 58-48 |
| 09:34 | LSU | Peter Gadomski is whistled for traveling | 58-48 |
| Subs | LSU | Aaron Griffith (PG), Michael McDermott (C) James Knudson, Peter Gadomski | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Marc Lokken (SG), George Ward (C) Randy Eaton, Ferman Krause | |
| 09:09 | St. Joseph's | Marc Lokken misses long on a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Raymond Isom - foul #1 on Raymond Isom, team foul #2 | 58-48 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Ferman Krause (SF) Robin Jones | |
| 09:09 | St. Joseph's | Marc Lokken makes the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 09:09 | St. Joseph's | Marc Lokken misses the 2nd free throw | 58-49 |
| 09:09 | LSU | Michael McDermott gets the rebound | 58-49 |
| 08:43 | LSU | Brandon Sherman picks off the pass by Johnny Wall | 58-49 |
| 08:20 | St. Joseph's | Robert Jones can't connect on a jumper from close range | 58-49 |
| 08:19 | LSU | Michael McDermott pulls down the rebound | 58-49 |
| 08:14 | LSU | Johnny Wall scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 60-49 |
| 07:58 | St. Joseph's | Ferman Krause is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on Ferman Krause, team foul #8 | 60-49 |
| Subs | LSU | James Knudson (PG), John Early (SG), Peter Gadomski (SF), James Poythress (PF) Aaron Griffith, Daniel Foushee, Johnny Wall, Michael McDermott | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Randy Eaton (PG), Robin Jones (PF), William Zerr (C) Robert Jones, Brandon Sherman, George Ward | |
| 07:35 | LSU | John Early hits a floater from the right wing set up by James Poythress | 62-49 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Knudson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Early (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Peter Gadomski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Poythress (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Raymond Isom (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Randy Eaton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SG - Marc Lokken (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Ferman Krause (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Robin Jones (fresh) 6 pts. C - William Zerr (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:19 | St. Joseph's | Ferman Krause is called for traveling | 62-49 |
| 07:04 | LSU | James Poythress can't connect on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Robin Jones - foul #2 on Robin Jones, team foul #9 | 62-49 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Brandon Sherman (PF) Ferman Krause | |
| 07:04 | LSU | James Poythress makes the 1st free throw | 63-49 |
| 07:04 | LSU | James Poythress makes the 2nd free throw | 64-49 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:49 | St. Joseph's | Randy Eaton misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 64-49 |
| 06:48 | LSU | The rebound goes to James Poythress | 64-49 |
| 06:41 | LSU | James Poythress can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 64-49 |
| 06:40 | St. Joseph's | Randy Eaton snags the defensive board | 64-49 |
| 06:23 | St. Joseph's | Brandon Sherman can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 64-49 |
| 06:22 | St. Joseph's | William Zerr tips it back up and in | 64-51 |
| 06:08 | LSU | James Poythress hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 64-51 |
| 06:07 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Randy Eaton | 64-51 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:48 | St. Joseph's | Brandon Sherman is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Brandon Sherman, team foul #10 | 64-51 |
| Subs | LSU | Aaron Griffith (PG), Michael McDermott (C) James Knudson, Raymond Isom | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Robert Jones (SG), Ferman Krause (SF), George Ward (PF) Marc Lokken, Robin Jones, Brandon Sherman | |
| 05:28 | LSU | George Ward steals it from Michael McDermott | 64-51 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:16 | St. Joseph's | William Zerr hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 64-54 |
| 04:58 | LSU | James Poythress buries a floater in the paint | 66-54 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:38 | St. Joseph's | Robert Jones comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 66-54 |
| 04:36 | LSU | James Poythress grabs the board | 66-54 |
| 04:21 | LSU | John Early drills a jumpshot from the right wing | 68-54 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:10 | St. Joseph's | George Ward misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Peter Gadomski - foul #3 on Peter Gadomski, team foul #3 | 68-54 |
| Subs | LSU | James Knudson (PG), Daniel Foushee (SG), Johnny Wall (SF), Raymond Isom (PF) Aaron Griffith, John Early, Peter Gadomski, James Poythress | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Marc Lokken (SG), Robin Jones (SF), Murray Heil (C) Randy Eaton, Ferman Krause, William Zerr | |
| 04:10 | St. Joseph's | George Ward misses the 1st free throw | 68-54 |
| 04:10 | St. Joseph's | George Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 68-55 |
| 03:47 | LSU | Raymond Isom scores on a runner from close range | 70-55 |
| 03:33 | St. Joseph's | Robin Jones lays it in | 70-57 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Knudson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Foushee (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Johnny Wall (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Isom (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael McDermott (tiring) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Robert Jones (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Marc Lokken (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Robin Jones (fresh) 8 pts. PF - George Ward (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Murray Heil (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:16 | LSU | Michael McDermott is denied on a dunk by Murray Heil | 70-57 |
| 03:14 | LSU | Michael McDermott hits the follow up shot | 72-57 |
| 02:57 | St. Joseph's | Johnny Wall denies the turnaround by George Ward | 72-57 |
| 02:56 | LSU | Raymond Isom gets the rebound | 72-57 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:34 | LSU | James Knudson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 72-57 |
| 02:32 | LSU | Raymond Isom grabs the offensive board | 72-57 |
| 02:05 | LSU | Michael McDermott misses the driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Robin Jones - foul #3 on Robin Jones, team foul #11 | 72-57 |
| Subs | LSU | Aaron Griffith (PG), Peter Gadomski (SF), James Poythress (PF) James Knudson, Johnny Wall, Raymond Isom | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Randy Eaton (PG) Marc Lokken | |
| 02:05 | LSU | Michael McDermott misses the 1st free throw | 72-57 |
| 02:05 | LSU | Michael McDermott misses the 2nd free throw | 72-57 |
| 02:05 | St. Joseph's | George Ward gets the rebound | 72-57 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:52 | St. Joseph's | Randy Eaton hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 72-57 |
| 01:51 | LSU | Michael McDermott gets the rebound | 72-57 |
| 01:30 | LSU | James Poythress misses badly on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Robin Jones - foul #4 on Robin Jones, team foul #12 | 72-57 |
| Subs | LSU | Tommie Pierce (C) Michael McDermott | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Ferman Krause (SF) Randy Eaton | |
| 01:30 | LSU | James Poythress makes the 1st free throw | 73-57 |
| 01:30 | LSU | James Poythress makes the 2nd free throw | 74-57 |
| 01:14 | St. Joseph's | Robin Jones buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Robert Jones | 74-60 |
| 00:45 | LSU | Robert Jones steps in front of the Aaron Griffith pass | 74-60 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:39 | St. Joseph's | George Ward clanks a turnaround from close range | 74-60 |
| 00:37 | St. Joseph's | George Ward tips it home | 74-62 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:11 | LSU | James Poythress makes the shot near the basket on a great pass from Daniel Foushee | 76-62 |
| 00:06 | St. Joseph's | George Ward misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 76-62 |
| 00:04 | LSU | Daniel Foushee pulls down the rebound | 76-62 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Aaron Griffith runs out the clock | 76-62 |