| Lineup | Oregon State | PG - Neil Danna (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Steve Dyer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Chad Willis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robbie Mitchum (fresh) 4 pts. C - Kevin Sapp (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Trevor Downs (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Ronnie Bailey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Milton Kocher (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Victor Moskowitz (fresh) 3 pts. C - Rodney Crawford (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Milton Kocher inbounds the ball | 37-31 |
| Game Plan | Oregon State | Oregon State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 19:46 | LSU | Ronnie Bailey misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Steve Dyer - foul #3 on Steve Dyer, team foul #1 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Oregon State | George Johnson (SG) Steve Dyer | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 19:46 | LSU | Ronnie Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 37-32 |
| 19:46 | LSU | Ronnie Bailey misses the 2nd free throw | 37-32 |
| 19:46 | Oregon State | Kevin Sapp gets the rebound | 37-32 |
| 19:37 | Oregon State | George Johnson is open and scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Neil Danna | 39-32 |
| 19:19 | LSU | Ronnie Bailey misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-32 |
| 19:18 | Oregon State | Kevin Sapp snags the defensive board | 39-32 |
| 19:13 | Oregon State | Robbie Mitchum loses the dribble to Rodney Crawford | 39-32 |
| 18:50 | LSU | Rodney Crawford is hacked by George Johnson - foul #2 on George Johnson, team foul #2 | 39-32 |
| 18:39 | LSU | Rodney Crawford buries a jump hook from the right block | 39-34 |
| 18:22 | Oregon State | George Johnson is fouled on the floor by Milton Kocher - foul #1 on Milton Kocher, team foul #1 | 39-34 |
| 18:12 | Oregon State | George Johnson misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-34 |
| 18:10 | Oregon State | Robbie Mitchum hits the follow up shot | 41-34 |
| 17:50 | LSU | Milton Kocher is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Milton Kocher, team foul #2 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Oregon State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Clinton Ragland (PG), Richard Segura (SF), Robin Arango (PF), Terry Brunswick (C) Trevor Downs, Milton Kocher, Victor Moskowitz, Rodney Crawford | |
| 17:34 | Oregon State | Clinton Ragland takes the ball from George Johnson | 41-34 |
| 17:25 | LSU | Clinton Ragland clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 41-34 |
| 17:24 | LSU | Robin Arango tips it home | 41-36 |
| 17:03 | Oregon State | Kevin Sapp jams it on a great pass from George Johnson | 43-36 |
| 16:46 | LSU | Ronnie Bailey connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-39 |
| 16:32 | Oregon State | Chad Willis hits a wide open floater from the left block on a great pass from Robbie Mitchum | 45-39 |
| 16:25 | LSU | Robin Arango hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 45-41 |
| 16:09 | Oregon State | Neil Danna makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 48-41 |
| 15:47 | LSU | Ronnie Bailey clanks a 3 from the right wing | 48-41 |
| 15:46 | LSU | Terry Brunswick tips it back up and in | 48-43 |
| Lineup | Oregon State | PG - Neil Danna (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Johnson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Chad Willis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robbie Mitchum (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Sapp (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Clinton Ragland (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ronnie Bailey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Richard Segura (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robin Arango (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Terry Brunswick (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:21 | Oregon State | Robbie Mitchum hits a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Neil Danna | 50-43 |
| 14:57 | LSU | Chad Willis steps in front of the Ronnie Bailey pass | 50-43 |
| 14:52 | Oregon State | Chad Willis jams it | 52-43 |
| 14:37 | LSU | Terry Brunswick is fouled on the floor by Kevin Sapp - foul #2 on Kevin Sapp, team foul #3 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Gerald Bartlow (PG), Steve Dyer (SG), Jerry Campa (PF), Bennie Stambaugh (C) Neil Danna, George Johnson, Robbie Mitchum, Kevin Sapp | |
| Subs | LSU | Trevor Downs (PG), Milton Kocher (SF), Victor Moskowitz (PF), Rodney Crawford (C) Clinton Ragland, Richard Segura, Robin Arango, Terry Brunswick | |
| 14:27 | LSU | Rodney Crawford double dribbles | 52-43 |
| 14:01 | Oregon State | Jerry Campa can't connect on a jumper from close range | 52-43 |
| 13:59 | LSU | The rebound goes to Victor Moskowitz | 52-43 |
| 13:55 | LSU | Ronnie Bailey misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 52-43 |
| 13:54 | LSU | Rodney Crawford tips it in | 52-45 |
| 13:38 | Oregon State | Jerry Campa misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-45 |
| 13:36 | Oregon State | Chad Willis grabs the offensive rebound | 52-45 |
| 13:23 | Oregon State | Jerry Campa lays it in on a great pass from Gerald Bartlow and he's hacked by Victor Moskowitz - foul #1 on Victor Moskowitz, team foul #3 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Oregon State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Clinton Ragland (SG) Ronnie Bailey | |
| 13:23 | Oregon State | Jerry Campa makes the free throw | 55-45 |
| 13:10 | LSU | Milton Kocher misses the fadeaway from close range | 55-45 |
| 13:09 | Oregon State | Gerald Bartlow grabs the defensive rebound | 55-45 |
| 12:55 | Oregon State | Clinton Ragland steps in front of the Jerry Campa pass | 55-45 |
| 12:44 | LSU | Rodney Crawford misses long on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Bennie Stambaugh - foul #1 on Bennie Stambaugh, team foul #4 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Oregon State | George Johnson (SF) Chad Willis | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 12:44 | LSU | Rodney Crawford makes the 1st free throw | 55-46 |
| 12:44 | LSU | Rodney Crawford makes the 2nd free throw | 55-47 |
| 12:25 | Oregon State | George Johnson is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-47 |
| 12:24 | Oregon State | Bennie Stambaugh tips it back up and in | 57-47 |
| 12:06 | LSU | Milton Kocher makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Rodney Crawford | 57-49 |
| 11:45 | Oregon State | Bennie Stambaugh lays it up and in on a great pass from Steve Dyer and he's fouled by Rodney Crawford - foul #3 on Rodney Crawford, team foul #4 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Neil Danna (PG), Will Potts (SG), Kevin Sapp (C) Gerald Bartlow, Steve Dyer, Jerry Campa | |
| Subs | LSU | Richard Segura (SG), Scott Parish (SF), Robin Arango (PF), Terry Brunswick (C) Clinton Ragland, Milton Kocher, Victor Moskowitz, Rodney Crawford | |
| 11:45 | Oregon State | Bennie Stambaugh makes the free throw | 60-49 |
| Lineup | Oregon State | PG - Neil Danna (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Will Potts (fresh) 6 pts. SF - George Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Bennie Stambaugh (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Sapp (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Trevor Downs (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Richard Segura (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Scott Parish (fresh) PF - Robin Arango (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Terry Brunswick (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:19 | LSU | Scott Parish travels with the ball | 60-49 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Robbie Mitchum (PF) Bennie Stambaugh | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 11:04 | Oregon State | Kevin Sapp drills a shot from close range on a great pass from George Johnson | 62-49 |
| 10:58 | LSU | George Johnson takes the ball from Scott Parish | 62-49 |
| 10:44 | Oregon State | George Johnson knocks in the runner in the lane set up by Neil Danna | 64-49 |
| 10:34 | LSU | Trevor Downs can't throw it down against a doubleteam | 64-49 |
| 10:32 | Oregon State | Neil Danna grabs the board | 64-49 |
| 10:11 | Oregon State | Kevin Sapp scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Neil Danna | 67-49 |
| 09:50 | LSU | Terry Brunswick comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 67-49 |
| 09:48 | Oregon State | The rebound goes to Kevin Sapp | 67-49 |
| Game Plan | Oregon State | Oregon State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 09:25 | Oregon State | Robbie Mitchum misses long on an open fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 67-49 |
| 09:23 | Oregon State | Robbie Mitchum tips it in | 69-49 |
| 09:06 | LSU | Trevor Downs scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Terry Brunswick | 69-51 |
| 08:42 | Oregon State | Kevin Sapp comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 69-51 |
| 08:41 | LSU | Robin Arango grabs the board | 69-51 |
| 08:23 | LSU | Robin Arango comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Will Potts - foul #1 on Will Potts, team foul #5 | 69-51 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Gerald Bartlow (PG), Steve Dyer (SG), Chad Willis (SF), Jerry Campa (PF), Bennie Stambaugh (C) Neil Danna, Will Potts, George Johnson, Robbie Mitchum, Kevin Sapp | |
| Subs | LSU | Clinton Ragland (PG), Ronnie Bailey (SG), Milton Kocher (SF), Rodney Crawford (C) Trevor Downs, Richard Segura, Scott Parish, Terry Brunswick | |
| 08:23 | LSU | Robin Arango makes the 1st free throw | 69-52 |
| 08:23 | LSU | Robin Arango misses the 2nd free throw | 69-52 |
| 08:23 | Oregon State | Jerry Campa pulls down the rebound | 69-52 |
| 08:07 | Oregon State | Chad Willis misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Milton Kocher - foul #3 on Milton Kocher, team foul #5 | 69-52 |
| Subs | Oregon State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Victor Moskowitz (PF) Robin Arango | |
| 08:07 | Oregon State | Chad Willis makes the 1st free throw | 70-52 |
| 08:07 | Oregon State | Chad Willis misses the 2nd free throw | 70-52 |
| 08:07 | Oregon State | Bennie Stambaugh grabs the offensive rebound | 70-52 |
| 07:53 | Oregon State | Jerry Campa is hacked by Victor Moskowitz - foul #2 on Victor Moskowitz, team foul #6 | 70-52 |
| 07:30 | Oregon State | Steve Dyer hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Jerry Campa | 73-52 |
| Lineup | Oregon State | PG - Gerald Bartlow (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Steve Dyer (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Chad Willis (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jerry Campa (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Bennie Stambaugh (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Clinton Ragland (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Ronnie Bailey (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Milton Kocher (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Victor Moskowitz (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Rodney Crawford (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:14 | LSU | Rodney Crawford splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper from the left block | 73-52 |
| 07:13 | Oregon State | The rebound goes to Chad Willis | 73-52 |
| 06:53 | Oregon State | Bennie Stambaugh's dunk attempt is rejected by Victor Moskowitz | 73-52 |
| 06:52 | LSU | Ronnie Bailey grabs the board | 73-52 |
| 06:46 | LSU | Rodney Crawford makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Clinton Ragland | 73-54 |
| 06:27 | Oregon State | Bennie Stambaugh misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 73-54 |
| 06:26 | Oregon State | Jerry Campa grabs the offensive rebound | 73-54 |
| 06:05 | Oregon State | Bennie Stambaugh comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 73-54 |
| 06:04 | Oregon State | Bennie Stambaugh grabs the offensive rebound | 73-54 |
| 05:40 | Oregon State | Jerry Campa scores on a floater in the paint | 75-54 |
| 05:13 | LSU | Rodney Crawford scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 75-56 |
| 05:13 | Oregon State | Oregon State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-56 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Neil Danna (PG), George Johnson (SF), Robbie Mitchum (PF), Kevin Sapp (C) Gerald Bartlow, Chad Willis, Jerry Campa, Bennie Stambaugh | |
| Subs | LSU | Trevor Downs (PG) Clinton Ragland | |
| 04:56 | Oregon State | Rodney Crawford denies the turnaround by Kevin Sapp | 75-56 |
| 04:54 | LSU | The rebound goes to Victor Moskowitz | 75-56 |
| 04:40 | LSU | Ronnie Bailey buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 75-59 |
| 04:19 | Oregon State | Neil Danna misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 75-59 |
| 04:18 | LSU | Victor Moskowitz grabs the defensive rebound | 75-59 |
| 04:01 | LSU | Robbie Mitchum denies the turnaround by Ronnie Bailey | 75-59 |
| 03:59 | LSU | Victor Moskowitz tips it back up and in | 75-61 |
| Game Plan | Oregon State | Oregon State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 03:39 | Oregon State | George Johnson's pass is intercepted by Milton Kocher | 75-61 |
| 03:36 | LSU | Trevor Downs hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Milton Kocher | 75-63 |
| 03:20 | Oregon State | Milton Kocher steps in front of the Neil Danna pass | 75-63 |
| Lineup | Oregon State | PG - Neil Danna (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Steve Dyer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - George Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. PF - Robbie Mitchum (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Sapp (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Trevor Downs (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SG - Ronnie Bailey (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Milton Kocher (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Victor Moskowitz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Rodney Crawford (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:08 | LSU | Rodney Crawford's floater is knocked away by Kevin Sapp | 75-63 |
| 03:07 | Oregon State | Kevin Sapp gets the rebound | 75-63 |
| 02:45 | Oregon State | Neil Danna is hacked by Trevor Downs - foul #1 on Trevor Downs, team foul #7 | 75-63 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Chad Willis (SF), Jerry Campa (PF), Bennie Stambaugh (C) Steve Dyer, Robbie Mitchum, Kevin Sapp | |
| Subs | LSU | Clinton Ragland (PG), Richard Segura (SG), Scott Parish (SF), Robin Arango (PF), Terry Brunswick (C) Trevor Downs, Ronnie Bailey, Milton Kocher, Victor Moskowitz, Rodney Crawford | |
| 02:45 | Oregon State | Neil Danna misses the 1st free throw | 75-63 |
| 02:45 | Oregon State | Bennie Stambaugh snags the offensive board | 75-63 |
| 02:45 | Oregon State | Oregon State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 75-63 |
| 02:24 | Oregon State | Neil Danna buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from George Johnson | 77-63 |
| 02:06 | LSU | Clinton Ragland clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Chad Willis - foul #2 on Chad Willis, team foul #6 | 77-63 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Robbie Mitchum (PF), Kevin Sapp (C) Jerry Campa, Bennie Stambaugh | |
| Subs | LSU | Trevor Downs (PG) Scott Parish | |
| 02:06 | LSU | Clinton Ragland makes the 1st free throw | 77-64 |
| 02:06 | LSU | Clinton Ragland makes the 2nd free throw | 77-65 |
| Game Plan | Oregon State | Oregon State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 01:57 | Oregon State | Robin Arango is called for the reach on Neil Danna - foul #1 on Robin Arango, team foul #8 | 77-65 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Steve Dyer (SG) George Johnson | |
| Subs | LSU | Ronnie Bailey (SG), Milton Kocher (SF), Victor Moskowitz (PF), Rodney Crawford (C) Clinton Ragland, Richard Segura, Robin Arango, Terry Brunswick | |
| 01:57 | Oregon State | Neil Danna makes the 1st free throw | 78-65 |
| 01:57 | Oregon State | Neil Danna makes the 2nd free throw | 79-65 |
| Game Plan | Oregon State | Oregon State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 01:54 | LSU | Trevor Downs's pass is intercepted by Neil Danna in the backcourt | 79-65 |
| 01:52 | Oregon State | Victor Moskowitz is called for the reach on Neil Danna - foul #3 on Victor Moskowitz, team foul #9 | 79-65 |
| 01:52 | Oregon State | Neil Danna makes the 1st free throw | 80-65 |
| 01:52 | Oregon State | Neil Danna makes the 2nd free throw | 81-65 |
| 01:41 | LSU | Ronnie Bailey misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 81-65 |
| 01:40 | LSU | Rodney Crawford can't tip it in | 81-65 |
| 01:39 | LSU | Victor Moskowitz hits the follow up shot | 81-67 |
| Game Plan | Oregon State | Oregon State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 01:28 | Oregon State | Robbie Mitchum misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Rodney Crawford - foul #4 on Rodney Crawford, team foul #10 | 81-67 |
| 01:28 | Oregon State | Robbie Mitchum makes the 1st free throw | 82-67 |
| 01:28 | Oregon State | Robbie Mitchum makes the 2nd free throw | 83-67 |
| 01:21 | LSU | Milton Kocher comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Chad Willis - foul #3 on Chad Willis, team foul #7 | 83-67 |
| 01:21 | LSU | Milton Kocher makes the 1st free throw | 83-68 |
| 01:21 | LSU | Milton Kocher misses the 2nd free throw | 83-68 |
| 01:21 | Oregon State | Steve Dyer snags the defensive board | 83-68 |
| 00:57 | Oregon State | Kevin Sapp hits a jump hook from the left block and he's fouled by Rodney Crawford - foul #5 on Rodney Crawford, team foul #11 | 85-68 |
| Subs | Oregon State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Terry Brunswick (C) Rodney Crawford | |
| 00:57 | Oregon State | Kevin Sapp makes the free throw | 86-68 |
| Game Plan | Oregon State | Oregon State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:52 | LSU | Ronnie Bailey misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 86-68 |
| 00:50 | Oregon State | Neil Danna gets the rebound | 86-68 |
| Game Plan | Oregon State | Oregon State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:29 | Oregon State | Ronnie Bailey is called for the reach on Chad Willis - foul #4 on Ronnie Bailey, team foul #12 | 86-68 |
| 00:29 | Oregon State | Chad Willis makes the 1st free throw | 87-68 |
| 00:29 | Oregon State | Chad Willis makes the 2nd free throw | 88-68 |
| 00:23 | LSU | Milton Kocher misses long on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Steve Dyer - foul #4 on Steve Dyer, team foul #8 | 88-68 |
| 00:23 | LSU | Milton Kocher makes the 1st free throw | 88-69 |
| 00:23 | LSU | Milton Kocher makes the 2nd free throw | 88-70 |
| 00:00 | Oregon State | Neil Danna runs out the clock | 88-70 |