| Lineup | LSU | PG - Justin Burk (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Glenn Manning (fresh) SF - Robert Fontaine (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Adam Shuff (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Roger Charles (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Jason Olson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Justin Stephen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ralph Beauregard (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Fred Bissonette (fresh) 6 pts. C - Dennis Sanders (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Robert Fontaine inbounds the ball | 27-22 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | LSU | Justin Burk misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 27-22 |
| 19:36 | Gonzaga | Ralph Beauregard grabs the defensive rebound | 27-22 |
| 19:14 | Gonzaga | Justin Stephen hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Fred Bissonette | 27-25 |
| 18:59 | LSU | Robert Fontaine misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-25 |
| 18:58 | LSU | Adam Shuff misses the tip | 27-25 |
| 18:56 | LSU | Robert Fontaine tips it back up and in | 29-25 |
| 18:35 | Gonzaga | Jason Olson is fouled on the floor by Justin Burk - foul #1 on Justin Burk, team foul #1 | 29-25 |
| 18:16 | Gonzaga | Fred Bissonette drills a fadeaway in the lane and the foul's on Glenn Manning - foul #1 on Glenn Manning, team foul #2 | 29-27 |
| 18:16 | Gonzaga | Fred Bissonette misses the free throw | 29-27 |
| 18:16 | LSU | Adam Shuff grabs the board | 29-27 |
| 18:04 | LSU | Roger Charles drills a floater from close range | 31-27 |
| 17:51 | Gonzaga | Justin Stephen hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Fred Bissonette | 31-30 |
| 17:38 | LSU | Robert Fontaine clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-30 |
| 17:37 | Gonzaga | Dennis Sanders grabs the board | 31-30 |
| 17:29 | Gonzaga | Jason Olson is fouled on the floor by Glenn Manning - foul #2 on Glenn Manning, team foul #3 | 31-30 |
| Subs | LSU | Edwin Cassell (SG), Patrick Lamb (PF), Dennis Matzke (C) Glenn Manning, Adam Shuff, Roger Charles | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 17:05 | Gonzaga | Jason Olson clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Justin Burk - foul #2 on Justin Burk, team foul #4 | 31-30 |
| Subs | LSU | Don Williams (PG) Justin Burk | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 17:05 | Gonzaga | Jason Olson makes the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 17:05 | Gonzaga | Jason Olson makes the 2nd free throw | 31-32 |
| 16:47 | LSU | Edwin Cassell misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jason Olson - foul #1 on Jason Olson, team foul #1 | 31-32 |
| Subs | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer (SF) Robert Fontaine | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 16:47 | LSU | Edwin Cassell misses the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 16:47 | LSU | Edwin Cassell makes the 2nd free throw | 32-32 |
| 16:21 | Gonzaga | Jason Olson clanks a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Don Williams - foul #1 on Don Williams, team foul #5 | 32-32 |
| Subs | LSU | Glenn Manning (SG) Edwin Cassell | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 16:21 | Gonzaga | Jason Olson misses the 1st free throw | 32-32 |
| 16:21 | Gonzaga | Jason Olson misses the 2nd free throw | 32-32 |
| 16:21 | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer pulls down the rebound | 32-32 |
| 16:03 | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer knocks in the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Glenn Manning | 34-32 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Don Williams (fresh) SG - Glenn Manning (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Brammer (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Patrick Lamb (fresh) C - Dennis Matzke (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Jason Olson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Justin Stephen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ralph Beauregard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Fred Bissonette (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Dennis Sanders (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Gonzaga | Ralph Beauregard scores on a jumpshot from the right side | 34-34 |
| 15:32 | LSU | Don Williams clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 34-34 |
| 15:31 | LSU | Dennis Matzke pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-34 |
| 15:13 | LSU | Patrick Lamb is denied on a layup by Fred Bissonette | 34-34 |
| 15:11 | Gonzaga | Dennis Sanders snags the defensive board | 34-34 |
| 14:53 | Gonzaga | Justin Stephen makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jason Olson | 34-36 |
| 14:41 | LSU | Dennis Matzke clanks a runner in the paint but the foul's on Dennis Sanders - foul #3 on Dennis Sanders, team foul #2 | 34-36 |
| Subs | LSU | Justin Burk (PG), Edwin Cassell (SG), Robert Fontaine (SF), Roger Charles (C) Don Williams, Glenn Manning, Jeffrey Brammer, Patrick Lamb | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 14:41 | LSU | Dennis Matzke makes the 1st free throw | 35-36 |
| 14:41 | LSU | Dennis Matzke misses the 2nd free throw | 35-36 |
| 14:41 | Gonzaga | Fred Bissonette grabs the defensive rebound | 35-36 |
| 14:21 | Gonzaga | Roger Charles takes the ball from Jason Olson | 35-36 |
| 14:00 | LSU | Roger Charles's layup is rejected by Fred Bissonette | 35-36 |
| 13:59 | Gonzaga | Justin Stephen snags the defensive board | 35-36 |
| 13:42 | Gonzaga | Jason Olson misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-36 |
| 13:40 | Gonzaga | Ralph Beauregard snags the offensive board | 35-36 |
| 13:21 | Gonzaga | Justin Stephen double dribbles | 35-36 |
| Subs | LSU | Glenn Manning (SG), Adam Shuff (PF) Edwin Cassell, Dennis Matzke | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jonathan Samuel (PG), Ronald Morrow (SG), Major Carter (SF), Donald Moody (PF), John Sowder (C) Jason Olson, Justin Stephen, Ralph Beauregard, Fred Bissonette, Dennis Sanders | |
| 13:08 | LSU | Robert Fontaine is fouled on the floor by Ronald Morrow - foul #2 on Ronald Morrow, team foul #3 | 35-36 |
| 12:49 | LSU | Justin Burk drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Roger Charles | 38-36 |
| 12:23 | Gonzaga | Roger Charles is called for the reach on Ronald Morrow - foul #2 on Roger Charles, team foul #6 | 38-36 |
| 12:06 | Gonzaga | Donald Moody comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 38-36 |
| 12:04 | LSU | Glenn Manning snags the defensive board | 38-36 |
| 11:44 | LSU | Roger Charles throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-36 |
| Subs | LSU | Don Williams (PG), Edwin Cassell (SG), Dennis Matzke (C) Justin Burk, Glenn Manning, Roger Charles | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Justin Stephen (SG), Ralph Beauregard (SF), Dennis Sanders (C) Ronald Morrow, Major Carter, John Sowder | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Don Williams (fresh) SG - Edwin Cassell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Fontaine (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Adam Shuff (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Dennis Matzke (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Jonathan Samuel (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Justin Stephen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ralph Beauregard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Donald Moody (fresh) 2 blk. C - Dennis Sanders (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:16 | Gonzaga | Dennis Sanders knocks in the jumper from the left wing | 38-38 |
| 10:56 | LSU | Robert Fontaine scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Edwin Cassell | 41-38 |
| 10:34 | Gonzaga | Dennis Sanders misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 41-38 |
| 10:32 | Gonzaga | Donald Moody tips it home | 41-40 |
| 10:15 | LSU | Edwin Cassell is fouled on the floor by Justin Stephen - foul #2 on Justin Stephen, team foul #4 | 41-40 |
| Subs | LSU | Justin Burk (PG), Glenn Manning (SG), Jeffrey Brammer (SF), Roger Charles (C) Don Williams, Edwin Cassell, Robert Fontaine, Adam Shuff | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jason Olson (PG), Fred Bissonette (PF) Jonathan Samuel, Donald Moody | |
| 10:00 | LSU | Roger Charles comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 41-40 |
| 09:59 | Gonzaga | Dennis Sanders grabs the defensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 09:33 | Gonzaga | Justin Stephen works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Justin Burk - foul #3 on Justin Burk, team foul #7 | 41-40 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Major Carter (SF) Ralph Beauregard | |
| 09:33 | Gonzaga | Justin Stephen makes the 1st free throw | 41-41 |
| 09:33 | Gonzaga | Justin Stephen makes the 2nd free throw | 41-42 |
| 09:13 | LSU | Justin Burk is fouled on the floor by Fred Bissonette - foul #3 on Fred Bissonette, team foul #5 | 41-42 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Ronald Morrow (SG), John Sowder (C) Justin Stephen, Dennis Sanders | |
| 08:59 | LSU | Roger Charles travels with the ball | 41-42 |
| Subs | LSU | Patrick Lamb (PF) Roger Charles | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Donald Moody (C) John Sowder | |
| 08:34 | Gonzaga | Ronald Morrow connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-45 |
| 08:17 | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer comes up short on the shot from the left block | 41-45 |
| 08:16 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to Fred Bissonette | 41-45 |
| 07:52 | Gonzaga | Jason Olson misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 41-45 |
| 07:50 | Gonzaga | Fred Bissonette tips it back up and in | 41-47 |
| 07:32 | LSU | Justin Burk can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-47 |
| 07:31 | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer grabs the offensive rebound | 41-47 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Justin Burk (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SG - Glenn Manning (fairly fresh) 2 reb. SF - Jeffrey Brammer (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Patrick Lamb (fresh) C - Dennis Matzke (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Jason Olson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ronald Morrow (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Major Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fred Bissonette (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Donald Moody (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 07:12 | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-47 |
| 07:08 | Gonzaga | Jason Olson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 44-47 |
| 07:06 | LSU | The rebound goes to Dennis Matzke | 44-47 |
| 06:48 | LSU | Patrick Lamb is hacked by Ronald Morrow - foul #3 on Ronald Morrow, team foul #6 | 44-47 |
| Subs | LSU | Don Williams (PG), Edwin Cassell (SG), Robert Fontaine (SF), Adam Shuff (PF), Roger Charles (C) Justin Burk, Glenn Manning, Jeffrey Brammer, Patrick Lamb, Dennis Matzke | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jonathan Samuel (PG), Justin Stephen (SG), Ralph Beauregard (SF), Dennis Sanders (C) Jason Olson, Ronald Morrow, Major Carter, Donald Moody | |
| 06:36 | LSU | Roger Charles misses the floater near the basket | 44-47 |
| 06:34 | LSU | Adam Shuff tips it home | 46-47 |
| 06:08 | Gonzaga | Fred Bissonette clanks a floater from the left side | 46-47 |
| 06:07 | LSU | The rebound goes to Roger Charles | 46-47 |
| 05:48 | LSU | Don Williams misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 46-47 |
| 05:47 | LSU | Adam Shuff tips it home | 48-47 |
| 05:18 | Gonzaga | Ralph Beauregard misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Adam Shuff - foul #1 on Adam Shuff, team foul #8 | 48-47 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jason Olson (PG), Donald Moody (PF) Jonathan Samuel, Fred Bissonette | |
| 05:18 | Gonzaga | Ralph Beauregard makes the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 05:18 | Gonzaga | Ralph Beauregard makes the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| 05:02 | LSU | Justin Stephen is called for the reach on Roger Charles - foul #3 on Justin Stephen, team foul #7 | 48-49 |
| Subs | LSU | Justin Burk (PG) Don Williams | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 05:02 | LSU | Roger Charles makes the 1st free throw | 49-49 |
| 05:02 | LSU | Roger Charles makes the 2nd free throw | 50-49 |
| 04:42 | Gonzaga | Justin Stephen is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 50-49 |
| 04:41 | LSU | Roger Charles snags the defensive board | 50-49 |
| 04:25 | LSU | Roger Charles loses the dribble to Justin Stephen | 50-49 |
| 04:03 | Gonzaga | Justin Stephen comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 50-49 |
| 04:01 | Gonzaga | Justin Stephen gets the offensive rebound | 50-49 |
| 03:44 | Gonzaga | Roger Charles swats the shot by Jason Olson | 50-49 |
| 03:42 | LSU | Roger Charles grabs the defensive rebound | 50-49 |
| 03:26 | LSU | Justin Burk scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Edwin Cassell | 53-49 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Justin Burk (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. SG - Edwin Cassell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Fontaine (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Adam Shuff (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Roger Charles (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Jason Olson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Justin Stephen (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Ralph Beauregard (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Donald Moody (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Dennis Sanders (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:01 | Gonzaga | Donald Moody blows the layup | 53-49 |
| 03:00 | Gonzaga | Dennis Sanders tips it home | 53-51 |
| 02:53 | LSU | Robert Fontaine drills a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Justin Burk | 55-51 |
| 02:37 | Gonzaga | Dennis Sanders is whistled for traveling | 55-51 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jonathan Samuel (PG), Ronald Morrow (SG), Major Carter (SF), Fred Bissonette (PF), John Sowder (C) Jason Olson, Justin Stephen, Ralph Beauregard, Donald Moody, Dennis Sanders | |
| 02:33 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-51 |
| Subs | LSU | Justin Burk (PG), Robert Fontaine (SF) Don Williams, Jeffrey Brammer | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Dennis Sanders (C) John Sowder | |
| 02:16 | LSU | Patrick Lamb hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 55-51 |
| 02:14 | Gonzaga | Fred Bissonette snags the defensive board | 55-51 |
| 02:14 | Gonzaga | Gonzaga calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-51 |
| Subs | LSU | Adam Shuff (PF), Roger Charles (C) Patrick Lamb, Dennis Matzke | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jason Olson (PG), Justin Stephen (SG), Ralph Beauregard (SF) Jonathan Samuel, Ronald Morrow, Major Carter | |
| 01:54 | Gonzaga | Jason Olson is hacked by Glenn Manning - foul #3 on Glenn Manning, team foul #9 | 55-51 |
| 01:54 | Gonzaga | Jason Olson makes the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 01:54 | Gonzaga | Jason Olson misses the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| 01:54 | LSU | Roger Charles snags the defensive board | 55-52 |
| 01:25 | LSU | Justin Burk misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-52 |
| 01:24 | LSU | Roger Charles tips it in | 57-52 |
| 01:07 | Gonzaga | The short jumper by Fred Bissonette is denied by Roger Charles | 57-52 |
| 01:06 | LSU | Justin Burk grabs the board | 57-52 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:44 | LSU | Robert Fontaine misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Justin Stephen - foul #4 on Justin Stephen, team foul #8 | 57-52 |
| 00:44 | LSU | Robert Fontaine makes the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 00:44 | LSU | Robert Fontaine makes the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:38 | Gonzaga | Jason Olson makes the shot from the right side set up by Justin Stephen | 59-54 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:37 | LSU | Robert Fontaine is fouled in the backcourt by Justin Stephen - foul #5 on Justin Stephen, team foul #9 | 59-54 |
| Subs | LSU | Don Williams (PG) Glenn Manning | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Ronald Morrow (SG) Justin Stephen | |
| 00:37 | LSU | Robert Fontaine makes the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 00:37 | LSU | Robert Fontaine makes the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| 00:29 | Gonzaga | Ronald Morrow comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-54 |
| 00:28 | LSU | Adam Shuff grabs the board | 61-54 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:27 | LSU | Adam Shuff is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Morrow - foul #4 on Ronald Morrow, team foul #10 | 61-54 |
| 00:27 | LSU | Adam Shuff misses the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 00:27 | LSU | Adam Shuff makes the 2nd free throw | 62-54 |
| 00:22 | Gonzaga | Adam Shuff steals the ball from Ronald Morrow | 62-54 |
| 00:21 | LSU | Don Williams is hacked by Ronald Morrow in the backcourt - foul #5 on Ronald Morrow, team foul #11 | 62-54 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jonathan Samuel (SG) Ronald Morrow | |
| 00:21 | LSU | Don Williams misses the 1st free throw | 62-54 |
| 00:21 | LSU | Don Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 63-54 |
| 00:16 | Gonzaga | Don Williams takes the ball from Jason Olson | 63-54 |
| 00:12 | LSU | Robert Fontaine dunks the ball set up by Don Williams | 65-54 |
| 00:06 | Gonzaga | Dennis Sanders comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 65-54 |
| 00:04 | Gonzaga | Fred Bissonette hits the follow up shot | 65-56 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | LSU | Don Williams runs out the clock | 65-56 |