| Lineup | LSU | PG - Michael Carson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dana Renteria (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Nicholas Moore (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Meinhardt (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Bradley Ziegenbein (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Bruno Francis (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Freeman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Gault (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Robert Fuston (fresh) 2 pts. C - Eric Haefner (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Richard Gault inbounds the ball | 21-29 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:52 | NC State | Richard Gault is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-29 |
| 19:30 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt blows the dunk but the foul's on Robert Fuston - foul #3 on Robert Fuston, team foul #1 | 21-29 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | NC State | Richard Shelton (PF) Robert Fuston | |
| 19:30 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt makes the 1st free throw | 22-29 |
| 19:30 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt makes the 2nd free throw | 23-29 |
| 19:20 | NC State | Richard Gault shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 23-29 |
| 19:19 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein pulls down the rebound | 23-29 |
| 18:50 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt hits the finger roll against a doubleteam on a great pass from Michael Carson | 25-29 |
| 18:33 | NC State | Richard Shelton misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Michael Meinhardt - foul #1 on Michael Meinhardt, team foul #1 | 25-29 |
| 18:33 | NC State | Richard Shelton makes the 1st free throw | 25-30 |
| 18:33 | NC State | Richard Shelton misses the 2nd free throw | 25-30 |
| 18:33 | LSU | The rebound goes to Michael Meinhardt | 25-30 |
| 18:12 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 25-30 |
| 18:11 | LSU | Michael Carson grabs the offensive board | 25-30 |
| 17:55 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein drills a floater in the paint on a great pass from Dana Renteria | 27-30 |
| 17:39 | NC State | Richard Gault is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Nicholas Moore - foul #2 on Nicholas Moore, team foul #2 | 27-30 |
| 17:39 | NC State | Richard Gault makes the 1st free throw | 27-31 |
| 17:39 | NC State | Richard Gault makes the 2nd free throw | 27-32 |
| 17:13 | LSU | Richard Shelton is called for the reach on Dana Renteria - foul #2 on Richard Shelton, team foul #2 | 27-32 |
| Subs | LSU | Timothy Lewis (SF), Charles Flynt (PF), Barry Baldwin (C) Nicholas Moore, Michael Meinhardt, Bradley Ziegenbein | |
| Subs | NC State | Gregory Atlas (SG), Philip Siems (SF), Kenneth Walker (C) Thomas Freeman, Richard Gault, Eric Haefner | |
| 16:52 | LSU | Timothy Lewis scores on a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Dana Renteria | 29-32 |
| 16:33 | NC State | Gregory Atlas is fouled on the floor by Dana Renteria - foul #2 on Dana Renteria, team foul #3 | 29-32 |
| Subs | LSU | Todd Pollard (PG), Jimmy Rockey (SG) Michael Carson, Dana Renteria | |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Dixon (PG) Bruno Francis | |
| 16:24 | NC State | Thomas Dixon comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 29-32 |
| 16:22 | LSU | Barry Baldwin gets the rebound | 29-32 |
| 15:56 | LSU | Barry Baldwin can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 29-32 |
| 15:55 | NC State | Philip Siems grabs the defensive rebound | 29-32 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Todd Pollard (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Jimmy Rockey (fresh) SF - Timothy Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Flynt (fresh) C - Barry Baldwin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Dixon (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gregory Atlas (fresh) SF - Philip Siems (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard Shelton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Walker (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | NC State | Philip Siems drills a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Thomas Dixon | 29-34 |
| 15:15 | LSU | Timothy Lewis hits the finger roll set up by Todd Pollard and the foul's on Richard Shelton - foul #3 on Richard Shelton, team foul #3 | 31-34 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Carson (PG), Dana Renteria (SG), Michael Meinhardt (PF), Bradley Ziegenbein (C) Todd Pollard, Jimmy Rockey, Charles Flynt, Barry Baldwin | |
| Subs | NC State | Bruno Francis (PG), Thomas Freeman (SG), Richard Gault (SF), Robert Fuston (PF), Eric Haefner (C) Thomas Dixon, Gregory Atlas, Philip Siems, Richard Shelton, Kenneth Walker | |
| 15:15 | LSU | Timothy Lewis misses the free throw | 31-34 |
| 15:15 | NC State | The rebound goes to Eric Haefner | 31-34 |
| 14:59 | NC State | Timothy Lewis is called for the reach on Robert Fuston - foul #1 on Timothy Lewis, team foul #4 | 31-34 |
| Subs | LSU | Nicholas Moore (SF) Timothy Lewis | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 14:42 | NC State | Robert Fuston can't throw it down | 31-34 |
| 14:41 | LSU | The rebound goes to Michael Meinhardt | 31-34 |
| 14:21 | LSU | Dana Renteria's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-34 |
| 14:10 | NC State | Richard Gault misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-34 |
| 14:08 | NC State | Thomas Freeman tips it but misses | 31-34 |
| 14:07 | NC State | Eric Haefner grabs the offensive rebound | 31-34 |
| 13:52 | NC State | Richard Gault is hacked by Bradley Ziegenbein - foul #3 on Bradley Ziegenbein, team foul #5 | 31-34 |
| 13:36 | NC State | Dana Renteria steals the ball from Thomas Freeman | 31-34 |
| 13:07 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein lays it in uncontested set up by Michael Carson | 33-34 |
| 12:52 | NC State | Robert Fuston misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 33-34 |
| 12:51 | LSU | The rebound goes to Bradley Ziegenbein | 33-34 |
| 12:45 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein makes the wide open jumper from the baseline set up by Michael Carson | 35-34 |
| 12:38 | NC State | Eric Haefner hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 35-34 |
| 12:37 | LSU | Nicholas Moore pulls down the rebound | 35-34 |
| 12:18 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein misses badly on a runner from close range | 35-34 |
| 12:17 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein grabs the offensive rebound | 35-34 |
| 11:48 | LSU | Robert Fuston is called for the reach on Dana Renteria - foul #4 on Robert Fuston, team foul #4 | 35-34 |
| Subs | LSU | Todd Pollard (PG), Jimmy Rockey (SG), Timothy Lewis (SF), Charles Flynt (PF), Barry Baldwin (C) Michael Carson, Dana Renteria, Nicholas Moore, Michael Meinhardt, Bradley Ziegenbein | |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Dixon (PG), Gregory Atlas (SG), Philip Siems (SF), Richard Shelton (PF), Kenneth Walker (C) Bruno Francis, Thomas Freeman, Richard Gault, Robert Fuston, Eric Haefner | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Todd Pollard (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jimmy Rockey (fresh) SF - Timothy Lewis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Flynt (fresh) C - Barry Baldwin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Dixon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Atlas (fresh) SF - Philip Siems (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard Shelton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Walker (fresh) | |
| 11:28 | LSU | Jimmy Rockey can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Gregory Atlas - foul #1 on Gregory Atlas, team foul #5 | 35-34 |
| 11:28 | LSU | Jimmy Rockey makes the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 11:28 | LSU | Jimmy Rockey misses the 2nd free throw | 36-34 |
| 11:28 | NC State | Richard Shelton grabs the defensive rebound | 36-34 |
| 11:05 | NC State | Thomas Dixon scores on a fadeaway from the left side set up by Kenneth Walker | 36-36 |
| 10:36 | LSU | Richard Shelton takes the ball from Charles Flynt | 36-36 |
| 10:23 | NC State | Richard Shelton is hacked by Timothy Lewis - foul #2 on Timothy Lewis, team foul #6 | 36-36 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Carson (PG), Dana Renteria (SG), Nicholas Moore (SF), Michael Meinhardt (PF), Bradley Ziegenbein (C) Todd Pollard, Jimmy Rockey, Timothy Lewis, Charles Flynt, Barry Baldwin | |
| Subs | NC State | Bruno Francis (PG), Eric Haefner (C) Thomas Dixon, Kenneth Walker | |
| 10:03 | NC State | Gregory Atlas hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Dana Renteria - foul #3 on Dana Renteria, team foul #7 | 36-36 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | NC State | Richard Gault (SF) Philip Siems | |
| 10:03 | NC State | Gregory Atlas misses the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 10:03 | NC State | Gregory Atlas misses the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| 10:03 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt pulls down the rebound | 36-36 |
| 09:34 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein is open and scores on a shot in the paint on a great pass from Michael Meinhardt out of a doubleteam | 38-36 |
| 09:13 | NC State | Richard Gault splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-36 |
| 09:11 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein gets the rebound | 38-36 |
| 08:49 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein clanks a floater from close range | 38-36 |
| 08:48 | LSU | Nicholas Moore tips it home | 40-36 |
| 08:36 | NC State | Eric Haefner is called for traveling | 40-36 |
| Subs | LSU | Timothy Lewis (SF), Charles Flynt (PF) Nicholas Moore, Michael Meinhardt | |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Freeman (SG) Gregory Atlas | |
| 08:07 | LSU | Charles Flynt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-36 |
| Subs | LSU | Barry Baldwin (C) Bradley Ziegenbein | |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Dixon (PG), Philip Siems (SF), Kenneth Walker (C) Bruno Francis, Richard Gault, Eric Haefner | |
| 07:56 | NC State | Richard Shelton misses the floater from the baseline | 40-36 |
| 07:54 | LSU | Dana Renteria grabs the board | 40-36 |
| 07:25 | LSU | Timothy Lewis misses the easy layup | 40-36 |
| 07:24 | NC State | Richard Shelton gets the rebound | 40-36 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Michael Carson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dana Renteria (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Timothy Lewis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Flynt (fresh) C - Barry Baldwin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Dixon (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Freeman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Philip Siems (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard Shelton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Walker (fresh) 1 ast. | |
| 07:20 | NC State | Thomas Dixon is hacked by Timothy Lewis - foul #3 on Timothy Lewis, team foul #8 | 40-36 |
| Subs | LSU | Todd Pollard (PG), Jimmy Rockey (SG), Michael Meinhardt (PF) Michael Carson, Dana Renteria, Charles Flynt | |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Fuston (PF) Kenneth Walker | |
| 07:20 | NC State | Thomas Dixon makes the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 07:20 | NC State | Thomas Dixon makes the 2nd free throw | 40-38 |
| 07:04 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt blows the layup over the doubleteam | 40-38 |
| 07:02 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt hits the follow up shot | 42-38 |
| 06:42 | NC State | Philip Siems misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 42-38 |
| 06:41 | LSU | Barry Baldwin snags the defensive board | 42-38 |
| 06:37 | LSU | Timothy Lewis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-38 |
| Subs | LSU | Nicholas Moore (SF), Bradley Ziegenbein (C) Timothy Lewis, Barry Baldwin | |
| Subs | NC State | Bruno Francis (PG), Richard Gault (SF), Eric Haefner (C) Thomas Dixon, Philip Siems, Richard Shelton | |
| 06:20 | NC State | Robert Fuston is called for traveling | 42-38 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Carson (PG), Dana Renteria (SG) Todd Pollard, Jimmy Rockey | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 05:52 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 42-38 |
| 05:51 | LSU | Michael Carson hits the follow up shot | 44-38 |
| 05:42 | NC State | Richard Gault makes the shot from the right side on a great pass from Bruno Francis | 44-40 |
| 05:24 | LSU | Thomas Freeman picks off the pass by Michael Carson | 44-40 |
| 05:16 | NC State | Richard Gault connects on the jumper from the left side | 44-42 |
| 04:53 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Nicholas Moore and the foul's on Robert Fuston - foul #5 on Robert Fuston, team foul #6 | 46-42 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | NC State | Gregory Atlas (SG), Richard Shelton (PF) Thomas Freeman, Robert Fuston | |
| 04:53 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt makes the free throw | 47-42 |
| 04:32 | NC State | Michael Carson steps in front of the Richard Gault pass | 47-42 |
| 04:29 | LSU | Dana Renteria blows the layup | 47-42 |
| 04:28 | NC State | Eric Haefner gets the rebound | 47-42 |
| 04:23 | NC State | Bruno Francis is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Bruno Francis, team foul #7 | 47-42 |
| Subs | LSU | Todd Pollard (SG), Timothy Lewis (PF), Barry Baldwin (C) Dana Renteria, Michael Meinhardt, Bradley Ziegenbein | |
| Subs | NC State | Philip Siems (SF), Kenneth Walker (C) Richard Gault, Eric Haefner | |
| 04:01 | LSU | Timothy Lewis hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 47-42 |
| 04:00 | LSU | Barry Baldwin tips it in | 49-42 |
| 03:52 | NC State | Philip Siems throws it down | 49-44 |
| 03:32 | LSU | Barry Baldwin clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Philip Siems - foul #2 on Philip Siems, team foul #8 | 49-44 |
| Subs | LSU | Dana Renteria (SG), Charles Flynt (PF) Michael Carson, Nicholas Moore | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 03:32 | LSU | Barry Baldwin makes the 1st free throw | 50-44 |
| 03:32 | LSU | Barry Baldwin makes the 2nd free throw | 51-44 |
| 03:15 | NC State | Gregory Atlas misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 51-44 |
| 03:14 | LSU | Barry Baldwin gets the rebound | 51-44 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Todd Pollard (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dana Renteria (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Timothy Lewis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Charles Flynt (fresh) C - Barry Baldwin (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Bruno Francis (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory Atlas (fresh) SF - Philip Siems (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard Shelton (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Walker (fresh) 1 ast. | |
| 02:56 | LSU | Barry Baldwin buries a shot in the lane | 53-44 |
| 02:56 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-44 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Carson (PG), Nicholas Moore (SF), Michael Meinhardt (PF), Bradley Ziegenbein (C) Todd Pollard, Timothy Lewis, Charles Flynt, Barry Baldwin | |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Freeman (SG), Richard Gault (SF), Eric Haefner (C) Gregory Atlas, Philip Siems, Kenneth Walker | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 02:40 | NC State | Eric Haefner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-44 |
| 02:18 | LSU | Michael Carson makes the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Dana Renteria | 55-44 |
| 02:09 | NC State | Richard Gault connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-47 |
| 01:44 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 55-47 |
| 01:43 | NC State | The rebound goes to Richard Shelton | 55-47 |
| 01:32 | NC State | Richard Gault is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Moore as he's doubleteamed - foul #3 on Nicholas Moore, team foul #9 | 55-47 |
| 01:32 | NC State | Richard Gault misses the 1st free throw | 55-47 |
| 01:32 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt snags the defensive board | 55-47 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 01:29 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt is fouled in the backcourt by Bruno Francis - foul #3 on Bruno Francis, team foul #9 | 55-47 |
| Subs | LSU | Jimmy Rockey (SF) Nicholas Moore | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 01:29 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt makes the 1st free throw | 56-47 |
| 01:29 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt makes the 2nd free throw | 57-47 |
| 01:09 | NC State | Richard Shelton knocks in the fadeaway in the paint set up by Thomas Freeman and the foul's on Dana Renteria - foul #4 on Dana Renteria, team foul #10 | 57-49 |
| Subs | LSU | Nicholas Moore (SF) Jimmy Rockey | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 01:09 | NC State | Richard Shelton makes the free throw | 57-50 |
| 01:06 | LSU | Dana Renteria is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Freeman - foul #2 on Thomas Freeman, team foul #10 | 57-50 |
| Subs | LSU | Jimmy Rockey (SF) Nicholas Moore | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 01:06 | LSU | Dana Renteria misses the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 01:06 | LSU | Dana Renteria misses the 2nd free throw | 57-50 |
| 01:06 | NC State | The rebound goes to Eric Haefner | 57-50 |
| 00:57 | NC State | Richard Gault makes the contested 3 pointer from straight away | 57-53 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:55 | LSU | Michael Carson is fouled in the backcourt by Bruno Francis - foul #4 on Bruno Francis, team foul #11 | 57-53 |
| Subs | LSU | Nicholas Moore (SF) Jimmy Rockey | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 00:55 | LSU | Michael Carson makes the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 00:55 | LSU | Michael Carson misses the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| 00:55 | NC State | Richard Shelton snags the defensive board | 58-53 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:42 | NC State | Bruno Francis clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-53 |
| 00:40 | NC State | Richard Shelton tips it home | 58-55 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:13 | LSU | Nicholas Moore makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Dana Renteria | 60-55 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:07 | NC State | Bruno Francis makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Freeman | 60-58 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:05 | LSU | Michael Carson is fouled in the backcourt by Bruno Francis - foul #5 on Bruno Francis, team foul #12 | 60-58 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Dixon (PG) Bruno Francis | |
| 00:05 | LSU | Michael Carson makes the 1st free throw | 61-58 |
| 00:05 | LSU | Michael Carson misses the 2nd free throw | 61-58 |
| 00:05 | NC State | Richard Gault pulls down the rebound | 61-58 |
| 00:05 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-58 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:00 | NC State | Richard Gault splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 61-58 |