| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - James Haney (fresh) SG - Adam Shaw (fresh) SF - Robert Young (fresh) PF - Gary Ansell (fresh) C - Pete White (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Justin Burk (fresh) SG - Glenn Manning (fresh) SF - Robert Fontaine (fresh) PF - Adam Shuff (fresh) C - Roger Charles (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois State | Gary Ansell wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Illinois State | Gary Ansell misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Illinois State | Pete White tips it home | 2-0 |
| 19:41 | LSU | Robert Young is called for the reach on Robert Fontaine in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Young, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:31 | LSU | Robert Fontaine scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Glenn Manning | 2-2 |
| 19:17 | Illinois State | Adam Shaw throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-2 |
| 19:15 | LSU | Glenn Manning is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 2-2 |
| 18:58 | Illinois State | Adam Shaw misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 18:57 | LSU | Roger Charles grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:42 | LSU | Robert Fontaine scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Adam Shuff | 2-4 |
| 18:28 | Illinois State | Roger Charles swats the short shot by Pete White | 2-4 |
| 18:26 | LSU | Justin Burk grabs the defensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 18:19 | LSU | Justin Burk is fouled on the floor by Pete White - foul #1 on Pete White, team foul #2 | 2-4 |
| 18:07 | LSU | Justin Burk misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 2-4 |
| 18:05 | LSU | Adam Shuff tips it in | 2-6 |
| 17:46 | Illinois State | Justin Burk is called for the reach on James Haney - foul #1 on Justin Burk, team foul #1 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Francis Tarr (PG), James Thornton (SG), Herbert Baltz (SF), James Haynes (PF), Larry Furlow (C) James Haney, Adam Shaw, Robert Young, Gary Ansell, Pete White | |
| Subs | LSU | Don Williams (PG), Edwin Cassell (SG), Jeffrey Brammer (SF), Patrick Lamb (PF), Dennis Matzke (C) Justin Burk, Glenn Manning, Robert Fontaine, Adam Shuff, Roger Charles | |
| 17:28 | Illinois State | Edwin Cassell takes the ball from Herbert Baltz | 2-6 |
| 17:11 | LSU | Patrick Lamb misses the dunk | 2-6 |
| 17:10 | Illinois State | Larry Furlow gets the rebound | 2-6 |
| 16:56 | Illinois State | Francis Tarr can't connect on a floater from close range but the foul's on Don Williams - foul #1 on Don Williams, team foul #2 | 2-6 |
| 16:56 | Illinois State | Francis Tarr makes the 1st free throw | 3-6 |
| 16:56 | Illinois State | Francis Tarr misses the 2nd free throw | 3-6 |
| 16:56 | LSU | Dennis Matzke pulls down the rebound | 3-6 |
| 16:35 | LSU | Don Williams hits the front of the rim on the wide open turnaround from the baseline | 3-6 |
| 16:34 | Illinois State | Francis Tarr snags the defensive board | 3-6 |
| 16:16 | Illinois State | Herbert Baltz is called for traveling | 3-6 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Adam Shaw (SG), Robert Young (SF), Gary Ansell (PF), Clinton Shell (C) James Thornton, Herbert Baltz, James Haynes, Larry Furlow | |
| Subs | LSU | Justin Burk (PG), Glenn Manning (SG), Robert Fontaine (SF) Don Williams, Edwin Cassell, Jeffrey Brammer | |
| 15:56 | LSU | Robert Fontaine misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 3-6 |
| 15:54 | Illinois State | Clinton Shell grabs the defensive rebound | 3-6 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Francis Tarr (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Adam Shaw (fresh) SF - Robert Young (fresh) PF - Gary Ansell (fresh) C - Clinton Shell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Justin Burk (fresh) SG - Glenn Manning (fresh) SF - Robert Fontaine (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Patrick Lamb (fairly fresh) C - Dennis Matzke (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Illinois State | Robert Young hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Gary Ansell | 5-6 |
| 15:31 | LSU | Justin Burk's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 5-6 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Haney (PG), Pete White (C) Francis Tarr, Clinton Shell | |
| Subs | LSU | Adam Shuff (PF), Roger Charles (C) Patrick Lamb, Dennis Matzke | |
| 15:17 | Illinois State | Gary Ansell clanks a floater from the right side | 5-6 |
| 15:15 | LSU | Roger Charles snags the defensive board | 5-6 |
| 14:59 | LSU | Robert Fontaine hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 5-6 |
| 14:58 | LSU | Adam Shuff hits the follow up shot | 5-8 |
| 14:48 | Illinois State | Adam Shuff denies the turnaround by Pete White | 5-8 |
| 14:46 | Illinois State | James Haney grabs the offensive rebound | 5-8 |
| 14:28 | Illinois State | James Haney scores on a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Pete White | 7-8 |
| 14:26 | LSU | Robert Young is called for the reach on Roger Charles in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Young, team foul #3 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Thornton (PG), Herbert Baltz (SG), James Haynes (SF), Larry Furlow (PF) James Haney, Adam Shaw, Robert Young, Gary Ansell | |
| Subs | LSU | Don Williams (PG), Edwin Cassell (SG), Jeffrey Brammer (SF), Dennis Matzke (C) Justin Burk, Glenn Manning, Robert Fontaine, Roger Charles | |
| 14:10 | LSU | Edwin Cassell can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 7-8 |
| 14:08 | Illinois State | Pete White grabs the defensive rebound | 7-8 |
| 13:50 | Illinois State | Pete White loses the ball out of bounds | 7-8 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Francis Tarr (PG), Adam Shaw (SG) James Thornton, Pete White | |
| Subs | LSU | Patrick Lamb (PF) Adam Shuff | |
| 13:29 | LSU | Francis Tarr is called for the reach on Don Williams - foul #1 on Francis Tarr, team foul #4 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Haney (PG), Gary Ansell (PF) Herbert Baltz, Larry Furlow | |
| Subs | LSU | Glenn Manning (SG) Edwin Cassell | |
| 13:13 | LSU | Patrick Lamb connects on the jump hook from the baseline set up by Jeffrey Brammer | 7-10 |
| 12:59 | Illinois State | Gary Ansell knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Francis Tarr and he's hacked by Patrick Lamb - foul #1 on Patrick Lamb, team foul #3 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Clinton Shell (C) James Haynes | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Fontaine (SF), Roger Charles (C) Glenn Manning, Patrick Lamb | |
| 12:59 | Illinois State | Gary Ansell makes the free throw | 10-10 |
| 12:46 | LSU | Roger Charles hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from Dennis Matzke | 10-12 |
| 12:39 | Illinois State | James Haney misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 10-12 |
| 12:38 | LSU | Don Williams snags the defensive board | 10-12 |
| 12:18 | LSU | Robert Fontaine misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Francis Tarr - foul #2 on Francis Tarr, team foul #5 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Thornton (PG), James Haynes (SF), William Bonham (PF), Pete White (C) James Haney, Francis Tarr, Gary Ansell, Clinton Shell | |
| Subs | LSU | Justin Burk (PG), Glenn Manning (SG) Don Williams, Jeffrey Brammer | |
| 12:18 | LSU | Robert Fontaine misses the 1st free throw | 10-12 |
| 12:18 | LSU | Robert Fontaine makes the 2nd free throw | 10-13 |
| 12:04 | Illinois State | James Haynes banks in the layup set up by James Thornton | 12-13 |
| 11:51 | LSU | Justin Burk scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Glenn Manning | 12-16 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - James Thornton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Adam Shaw (fairly fresh) SF - James Haynes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Bonham (fresh) C - Pete White (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Justin Burk (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Glenn Manning (fairly fresh) SF - Robert Fontaine (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dennis Matzke (fairly fresh) C - Roger Charles (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Illinois State | Adam Shaw misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 12-16 |
| 11:30 | LSU | Dennis Matzke snags the defensive board | 12-16 |
| 11:28 | LSU | Justin Burk's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 12-16 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Haney (PG), Herbert Baltz (SF), Gary Ansell (PF) James Thornton, James Haynes, William Bonham | |
| Subs | LSU | Edwin Cassell (SG), Adam Shuff (PF) Glenn Manning, Dennis Matzke | |
| 10:59 | Illinois State | Gary Ansell makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Pete White | 14-16 |
| 10:30 | LSU | Robert Fontaine is open but comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 14-16 |
| 10:29 | LSU | Roger Charles tips it in | 14-18 |
| 10:09 | Illinois State | Adam Shaw travels with the ball | 14-18 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Thornton (PG), James Haynes (SF), Larry Furlow (PF), Clinton Shell (C) James Haney, Herbert Baltz, Gary Ansell, Pete White | |
| Subs | LSU | Don Williams (PG), Glenn Manning (SG), Jeffrey Brammer (SF), Patrick Lamb (PF), Dennis Matzke (C) Justin Burk, Edwin Cassell, Robert Fontaine, Adam Shuff, Roger Charles | |
| 09:54 | LSU | Patrick Lamb misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Adam Shaw - foul #1 on Adam Shaw, team foul #6 | 14-18 |
| 09:54 | LSU | Patrick Lamb makes the 1st free throw | 14-19 |
| 09:54 | LSU | Patrick Lamb makes the 2nd free throw | 14-20 |
| 09:38 | Illinois State | James Haynes is hacked by Jeffrey Brammer - foul #1 on Jeffrey Brammer, team foul #4 | 14-20 |
| 09:20 | Illinois State | Dennis Matzke is called for the reach on James Thornton - foul #1 on Dennis Matzke, team foul #5 | 14-20 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Haney (PG), Gary Ansell (PF) James Thornton, Clinton Shell | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 09:06 | Illinois State | James Haynes double dribbles | 14-20 |
| 08:49 | LSU | James Haynes is called for the reach on Glenn Manning - foul #1 on James Haynes, team foul #7 | 14-20 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Clinton Shell (C) Larry Furlow | |
| Subs | LSU | Roger Charles (C) Dennis Matzke | |
| 08:49 | LSU | Glenn Manning makes the 1st free throw | 14-21 |
| 08:49 | LSU | Glenn Manning makes the 2nd free throw | 14-22 |
| 08:27 | Illinois State | Gary Ansell misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 14-22 |
| 08:26 | LSU | Don Williams grabs the board | 14-22 |
| 08:08 | LSU | Roger Charles misses the wide open jumper from the baseline | 14-22 |
| 08:07 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Gary Ansell | 14-22 |
| 07:53 | Illinois State | James Haney hits a jumper from the right wing | 16-22 |
| 07:49 | LSU | Glenn Manning is hacked by Adam Shaw in the backcourt - foul #2 on Adam Shaw, team foul #8 | 16-22 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Thornton (SG), Herbert Baltz (SF), William Bonham (PF), Pete White (C) Adam Shaw, James Haynes, Gary Ansell, Clinton Shell | |
| Subs | LSU | Justin Burk (PG), Robert Fontaine (SF), Adam Shuff (PF) Don Williams, Jeffrey Brammer, Patrick Lamb | |
| 07:49 | LSU | Glenn Manning makes the 1st free throw | 16-23 |
| 07:49 | LSU | Glenn Manning makes the 2nd free throw | 16-24 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - James Haney (tiring) 4 pts. SG - James Thornton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Herbert Baltz (fresh) PF - William Bonham (fresh) C - Pete White (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Justin Burk (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Glenn Manning (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Robert Fontaine (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Adam Shuff (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Roger Charles (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Illinois State | William Bonham comes up short on the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Glenn Manning - foul #1 on Glenn Manning, team foul #6 | 16-24 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Edwin Cassell (SG), Dennis Matzke (C) Glenn Manning, Roger Charles | |
| 07:39 | Illinois State | William Bonham makes the 1st free throw | 17-24 |
| 07:39 | Illinois State | William Bonham misses the 2nd free throw | 17-24 |
| 07:39 | Illinois State | Herbert Baltz grabs the offensive rebound | 17-24 |
| 07:25 | Illinois State | William Bonham misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 17-24 |
| 07:23 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to Pete White | 17-24 |
| 07:18 | Illinois State | Pete White hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 17-24 |
| 07:17 | LSU | The rebound goes to Robert Fontaine | 17-24 |
| 06:54 | LSU | Justin Burk is fouled on the floor by James Haney - foul #1 on James Haney, team foul #9 | 17-24 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Gary Ansell (PF) William Bonham | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 06:54 | LSU | Justin Burk misses the 1st free throw | 17-24 |
| 06:54 | Illinois State | Gary Ansell gets the rebound | 17-24 |
| 06:38 | Illinois State | James Haney comes up short on the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Justin Burk - foul #2 on Justin Burk, team foul #7 | 17-24 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Decarlo (PG) Edwin Cassell | |
| 06:38 | Illinois State | James Haney misses the 1st free throw | 17-24 |
| 06:38 | Illinois State | James Haney makes the 2nd free throw | 18-24 |
| 06:20 | LSU | Adam Shuff misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 18-24 |
| 06:19 | LSU | Adam Shuff grabs the offensive rebound | 18-24 |
| 05:57 | LSU | Adam Shuff blows the wide open layup | 18-24 |
| 05:56 | Illinois State | Pete White gets the rebound | 18-24 |
| 05:51 | Illinois State | James Haney misses the shot from the free throw line | 18-24 |
| 05:49 | Illinois State | Pete White pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-24 |
| 05:35 | Illinois State | Herbert Baltz dunks the ball on a nice dish by James Haney | 20-24 |
| 05:13 | LSU | Pete White swats the short shot by Robert Fontaine | 20-24 |
| 05:11 | Illinois State | Pete White pulls down the rebound | 20-24 |
| 05:00 | Illinois State | Gary Ansell misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 20-24 |
| 04:58 | LSU | The rebound goes to Robert Fontaine | 20-24 |
| 04:54 | LSU | Robert Decarlo is hacked by James Haney in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Haney, team foul #10 | 20-24 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Haynes (SF), Larry Furlow (PF), Clinton Shell (C) James Haney, Gary Ansell, Pete White | |
| Subs | LSU | Edwin Cassell (SG), Jeffrey Brammer (SF), Patrick Lamb (PF), Roger Charles (C) Justin Burk, Robert Fontaine, Adam Shuff, Dennis Matzke | |
| 04:54 | LSU | Robert Decarlo makes the 1st free throw | 20-25 |
| 04:54 | LSU | Robert Decarlo makes the 2nd free throw | 20-26 |
| 04:36 | Illinois State | Larry Furlow buries a runner near the basket | 22-26 |
| 04:12 | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-26 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Don Williams (PG) Robert Decarlo | |
| 03:54 | Illinois State | Edwin Cassell steps in front of the James Thornton pass | 22-26 |
| 03:31 | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer misses long on an open jumpshot from the left side | 22-26 |
| 03:29 | LSU | Patrick Lamb snags the offensive board | 22-26 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - James Thornton (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Herbert Baltz (tiring) 2 pts. SF - James Haynes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Larry Furlow (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Clinton Shell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Don Williams (fresh) SG - Edwin Cassell (fairly fresh) 2 stl. SF - Jeffrey Brammer (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Patrick Lamb (fresh) 4 pts. C - Roger Charles (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:19 | LSU | Roger Charles is by himself and knocks in the shot from the baseline set up by Edwin Cassell | 22-28 |
| 03:17 | Illinois State | James Thornton throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 22-28 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Francis Tarr (PG), Adam Shaw (SG), Robert Young (SF), Gary Ansell (PF), Pete White (C) James Thornton, Herbert Baltz, James Haynes, Larry Furlow, Clinton Shell | |
| Subs | LSU | Glenn Manning (SG) Edwin Cassell | |
| 03:03 | LSU | Patrick Lamb misses the shot from the right side | 22-28 |
| 03:02 | Illinois State | Francis Tarr grabs the board | 22-28 |
| 02:41 | Illinois State | Gary Ansell can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 22-28 |
| 02:39 | LSU | Don Williams gets the rebound | 22-28 |
| 02:14 | LSU | Don Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner but he's hacked by Francis Tarr - foul #3 on Francis Tarr, team foul #11 | 22-28 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Haney (PG) Francis Tarr | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Fontaine (SF), Adam Shuff (PF), Dennis Matzke (C) Jeffrey Brammer, Patrick Lamb, Roger Charles | |
| 02:14 | LSU | Don Williams makes the 1st free throw | 22-29 |
| 02:14 | LSU | Don Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 22-29 |
| 02:14 | LSU | Don Williams makes the 3rd free throw | 22-30 |
| 02:03 | Illinois State | Adam Shaw misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 22-30 |
| 02:01 | LSU | The rebound goes to Don Williams | 22-30 |
| 01:59 | LSU | Robert Fontaine is hacked by Robert Young in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Young, team foul #12 | 22-30 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Haynes (SF), Clinton Shell (C) Robert Young, Pete White | |
| Subs | LSU | Justin Burk (PG) Don Williams | |
| 01:59 | LSU | Robert Fontaine makes the 1st free throw | 22-31 |
| 01:59 | LSU | Robert Fontaine makes the 2nd free throw | 22-32 |
| 01:40 | Illinois State | Gary Ansell loses the dribble to Justin Burk | 22-32 |
| 01:36 | LSU | Glenn Manning is fouled in the backcourt by Adam Shaw - foul #3 on Adam Shaw, team foul #13 | 22-32 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Thornton (SG), Larry Furlow (PF) Adam Shaw, Gary Ansell | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 01:36 | LSU | Glenn Manning makes the 1st free throw | 22-33 |
| 01:36 | LSU | Glenn Manning misses the 2nd free throw | 22-33 |
| 01:36 | Illinois State | Clinton Shell grabs the defensive rebound | 22-33 |
| 01:18 | Illinois State | The jumper by James Thornton is denied by Adam Shuff | 22-33 |
| 01:17 | LSU | The rebound goes to Justin Burk | 22-33 |
| 01:04 | LSU | Robert Fontaine misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 22-33 |
| 01:03 | Illinois State | James Thornton gets the rebound | 22-33 |
| 00:46 | Illinois State | James Thornton's pass is intercepted by Glenn Manning | 22-33 |
| 00:41 | LSU | Justin Burk jams it on a nice dish by Glenn Manning | 22-35 |
| 00:26 | Illinois State | Clinton Shell's floater is tipped away by Adam Shuff | 22-35 |
| 00:24 | LSU | Robert Fontaine gets the rebound | 22-35 |
| 00:20 | LSU | James Haney is called for the reach on Justin Burk in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Haney, team foul #14 | 22-35 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Herbert Baltz (SG), Gary Ansell (PF), Pete White (C) James Haney, Larry Furlow, Clinton Shell | |
| Subs | LSU | Edwin Cassell (SG), Jeffrey Brammer (SF), Patrick Lamb (PF), Roger Charles (C) Glenn Manning, Robert Fontaine, Adam Shuff, Dennis Matzke | |
| 00:20 | LSU | Justin Burk makes the 1st free throw | 22-36 |
| 00:20 | LSU | Justin Burk misses the 2nd free throw | 22-36 |
| 00:20 | Illinois State | Gary Ansell grabs the board | 22-36 |
| 00:02 | Illinois State | Pete White buries a jump hook in the lane | 24-36 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Edwin Cassell clanks a fullcourt shot | 24-36 |