| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Clayton (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Adams (fresh) SF - Ronald Rochon (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Louis Borja (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Carl Krawczyk (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Rogers (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Cameron Beresky (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Lindsey (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Karl Woods (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Ronald Rochon inbounds the ball | 31-27 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:35 | LSU | James Clayton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-27 |
| 19:14 | Notre Dame | Cameron Beresky buries a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by William Stewart | 31-29 |
| 18:51 | LSU | Donald Adams is hacked by Richard Rogers - foul #3 on Richard Rogers, team foul #1 | 31-29 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Banton (SG) Richard Rogers | |
| 18:33 | LSU | Ronald Rochon hits a fadeaway in the paint | 33-29 |
| 18:09 | Notre Dame | William Banton splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-29 |
| 18:08 | Notre Dame | James Lindsey gets the offensive rebound | 33-29 |
| 17:55 | Notre Dame | James Lindsey lays it up and in | 33-31 |
| 17:33 | LSU | Donald Adams misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 33-31 |
| 17:32 | Notre Dame | Karl Woods grabs the defensive rebound | 33-31 |
| 17:19 | Notre Dame | James Lindsey shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the runner near the basket | 33-33 |
| 16:59 | LSU | William Banton doubles Carl Krawczyk and is called for the reach - foul #1 on William Banton, team foul #2 | 33-33 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Raymond Davis (SF) Cameron Beresky | |
| 16:53 | LSU | Ronald Rochon can't finish the layup but he's hacked by William Banton - foul #2 on William Banton, team foul #3 | 33-33 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Sae (PG) William Stewart | |
| 16:53 | LSU | Ronald Rochon makes the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 16:53 | LSU | Ronald Rochon makes the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| 16:35 | Notre Dame | James Lindsey's pass is intercepted by James Clayton | 35-33 |
| 16:14 | LSU | James Clayton clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-33 |
| 16:12 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to James Lindsey | 35-33 |
| 16:04 | Notre Dame | Ronald Rochon picks off the pass by James Sae | 35-33 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Clayton (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Adams (fresh) SF - Ronald Rochon (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - Louis Borja (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Carl Krawczyk (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - James Sae (fresh) SG - William Banton (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Raymond Davis (fresh) 2 ast. PF - James Lindsey (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Karl Woods (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:49 | LSU | Carl Krawczyk hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 35-33 |
| 15:47 | Notre Dame | James Lindsey pulls down the rebound | 35-33 |
| 15:29 | Notre Dame | Raymond Davis hits the finger roll | 35-35 |
| 15:12 | LSU | Louis Borja is hacked by William Banton - foul #3 on William Banton, team foul #4 | 35-35 |
| Subs | LSU | Steven Kinman (SG), Frank Lopes (PF) James Clayton, Louis Borja | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Stewart (PG), Richard Rogers (SG), Cameron Beresky (SF), Kent Whittenburg (PF), Gerald Johnson (C) James Sae, William Banton, Raymond Davis, James Lindsey, Karl Woods | |
| 14:52 | LSU | Ronald Rochon hits a wide open floater in the lane set up by Carl Krawczyk | 37-35 |
| 14:29 | Notre Dame | Gerald Johnson loses the ball out of bounds | 37-35 |
| 14:08 | LSU | Ronald Rochon clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 37-35 |
| 14:07 | LSU | Carl Krawczyk pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-35 |
| 13:58 | LSU | Steven Kinman is open but comes up short on the shot from the left side | 37-35 |
| 13:56 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Gerald Johnson | 37-35 |
| 13:31 | Notre Dame | Gerald Johnson connects on the open floater from the left block on a great pass from William Stewart | 37-37 |
| 13:26 | LSU | Donald Adams clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-37 |
| 13:24 | Notre Dame | Kent Whittenburg grabs the defensive rebound | 37-37 |
| 13:09 | Notre Dame | William Stewart is called for traveling | 37-37 |
| Subs | LSU | James Clayton (PG), Louis Borja (PF) Steven Kinman, Frank Lopes | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Lindsey (PF) Kent Whittenburg | |
| 12:58 | LSU | Donald Adams is fouled on the floor by Gerald Johnson - foul #4 on Gerald Johnson, team foul #5 | 37-37 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Raymond Davis (SF), Karl Woods (C) Cameron Beresky, Gerald Johnson | |
| 12:35 | LSU | Ronald Rochon misses badly on the uncontested runner near the basket | 37-37 |
| 12:34 | Notre Dame | James Lindsey pulls down the rebound | 37-37 |
| 12:15 | Notre Dame | James Clayton steps in front of the William Stewart pass | 37-37 |
| 12:11 | LSU | James Clayton banks in the layup | 39-37 |
| 11:51 | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 39-37 |
| 11:49 | Notre Dame | James Lindsey misses the tip | 39-37 |
| 11:47 | LSU | Donald Adams snags the defensive board | 39-37 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Clayton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Adams (fairly fresh) SF - Ronald Rochon (fairly fresh) 14 pts. PF - Louis Borja (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Carl Krawczyk (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Stewart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Rogers (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Raymond Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Lindsey (fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. C - Karl Woods (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:28 | LSU | Carl Krawczyk evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from the right side | 39-37 |
| 11:26 | LSU | Carl Krawczyk misses the tip | 39-37 |
| 11:24 | Notre Dame | James Lindsey grabs the board | 39-37 |
| 11:09 | Notre Dame | Karl Woods is fouled on the floor by Louis Borja - foul #1 on Louis Borja, team foul #1 | 39-37 |
| Subs | LSU | Frank Laurel (SF), Frank Lopes (C) Ronald Rochon, Carl Krawczyk | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Banton (SG), Cameron Beresky (SF) William Stewart, Raymond Davis | |
| 10:50 | Notre Dame | James Lindsey lays it up and in against a doubleteam set up by William Banton and the foul's on Louis Borja - foul #2 on Louis Borja, team foul #2 | 39-39 |
| 10:50 | Notre Dame | James Lindsey makes the free throw | 39-40 |
| 10:29 | LSU | James Clayton misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-40 |
| 10:27 | Notre Dame | James Lindsey grabs the defensive rebound | 39-40 |
| 10:13 | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-40 |
| 10:11 | Notre Dame | Karl Woods gets the offensive rebound | 39-40 |
| 10:06 | Notre Dame | William Banton splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater from the right side | 39-40 |
| 10:04 | Notre Dame | James Lindsey tips it in | 39-42 |
| 09:53 | LSU | James Clayton connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-42 |
| 09:33 | Notre Dame | James Lindsey misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Louis Borja - foul #3 on Louis Borja, team foul #3 | 42-42 |
| Subs | LSU | Steven Kinman (SG), Ronald Rochon (SF), Carl Krawczyk (C) Donald Adams, Frank Laurel, Louis Borja | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Sae (PG), Kent Whittenburg (C) Richard Rogers, Karl Woods | |
| 09:33 | Notre Dame | James Lindsey misses the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 09:33 | Notre Dame | James Lindsey makes the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 09:08 | LSU | Frank Lopes clanks a floater from the free throw line | 42-43 |
| 09:06 | LSU | Steven Kinman tips it but misses | 42-43 |
| 09:05 | Notre Dame | Kent Whittenburg grabs the defensive rebound | 42-43 |
| 08:51 | Notre Dame | William Banton misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-43 |
| 08:49 | Notre Dame | Kent Whittenburg hits the follow up shot | 42-45 |
| 08:25 | LSU | Ronald Rochon drills a jumpshot from the left wing set up by James Clayton | 44-45 |
| 08:11 | Notre Dame | William Banton knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by James Sae | 44-47 |
| 07:51 | LSU | Frank Lopes loses the ball out of bounds | 44-47 |
| Subs | LSU | Donald Adams (PG), Louis Borja (PF) James Clayton, Frank Lopes | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Stewart (PG), Richard Rogers (SG), Raymond Davis (SF), Karl Woods (PF), Gerald Johnson (C) James Sae, William Banton, Cameron Beresky, James Lindsey, Kent Whittenburg | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Donald Adams (fairly fresh) SG - Steven Kinman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ronald Rochon (fairly fresh) 16 pts. PF - Louis Borja (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Carl Krawczyk (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Rogers (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Raymond Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Karl Woods (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gerald Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:34 | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers evades the doubleteam and hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by William Stewart and the foul's on Louis Borja - foul #4 on Louis Borja, team foul #4 | 44-49 |
| 07:34 | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers makes the free throw | 44-50 |
| 07:12 | LSU | Steven Kinman misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 44-50 |
| 07:11 | Notre Dame | Gerald Johnson pulls down the rebound | 44-50 |
| 07:04 | Notre Dame | William Stewart throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-50 |
| Subs | LSU | Frank Lopes (C) Carl Krawczyk | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 06:47 | LSU | Frank Lopes connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Donald Adams and the foul's on Gerald Johnson - foul #5 on Gerald Johnson, team foul #6 | 46-50 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Kent Whittenburg (C) Gerald Johnson | |
| 06:47 | LSU | Frank Lopes makes the free throw | 47-50 |
| 06:30 | Notre Dame | Frank Lopes is called for the reach on Raymond Davis - foul #1 on Frank Lopes, team foul #5 | 47-50 |
| Subs | LSU | Frank Laurel (SF) Ronald Rochon | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Lindsey (PF) Kent Whittenburg | |
| 06:22 | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers misses the driving attempt from close range | 47-50 |
| 06:20 | Notre Dame | James Lindsey tips it home | 47-52 |
| 06:11 | LSU | Donald Adams comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 47-52 |
| 06:09 | Notre Dame | Raymond Davis grabs the board | 47-52 |
| 05:53 | Notre Dame | Karl Woods hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Frank Lopes - foul #2 on Frank Lopes, team foul #6 | 47-52 |
| Subs | LSU | Carl Krawczyk (C) Frank Lopes | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Cameron Beresky (SF) Raymond Davis | |
| 05:53 | Notre Dame | Karl Woods makes the 1st free throw | 47-53 |
| 05:53 | Notre Dame | Karl Woods makes the 2nd free throw | 47-54 |
| 05:36 | LSU | Carl Krawczyk can't finish the layup | 47-54 |
| 05:34 | LSU | Carl Krawczyk grabs the offensive rebound | 47-54 |
| 05:22 | LSU | Steven Kinman hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Karl Woods - foul #1 on Karl Woods, team foul #7 | 47-54 |
| Subs | LSU | James Clayton (PG), Ronald Rochon (SF), Frank Lopes (PF) Donald Adams, Frank Laurel, Louis Borja | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Kent Whittenburg (C) Karl Woods | |
| 05:22 | LSU | Steven Kinman misses the 1st free throw | 47-54 |
| 05:22 | LSU | Steven Kinman misses the 2nd free throw | 47-54 |
| 05:22 | Notre Dame | Kent Whittenburg grabs the defensive rebound | 47-54 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 05:08 | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers can't connect on a shot from the right block | 47-54 |
| 05:07 | LSU | Carl Krawczyk grabs the board | 47-54 |
| 05:02 | LSU | Steven Kinman hits a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from James Clayton | 49-54 |
| 04:42 | Notre Dame | James Clayton is called for the reach on William Stewart - foul #3 on James Clayton, team foul #7 | 49-54 |
| Subs | LSU | Donald Adams (SG) Steven Kinman | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 04:42 | Notre Dame | William Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 49-55 |
| 04:42 | Notre Dame | William Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 49-56 |
| 04:28 | LSU | James Clayton can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-56 |
| 04:27 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Richard Rogers | 49-56 |
| 04:21 | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Cameron Beresky | 49-59 |
| 04:04 | LSU | Donald Adams scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-59 |
| 03:43 | Notre Dame | Ronald Rochon takes the ball from James Lindsey | 52-59 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Clayton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Donald Adams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Rochon (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 stl. PF - Frank Lopes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Carl Krawczyk (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Stewart (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Rogers (fresh) 14 pts. 3 pf. SF - Cameron Beresky (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Lindsey (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 13 reb. C - Kent Whittenburg (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:26 | LSU | Carl Krawczyk clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 52-59 |
| 03:25 | LSU | Ronald Rochon misses the tip | 52-59 |
| 03:23 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Kent Whittenburg | 52-59 |
| 03:06 | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-59 |
| 03:04 | Notre Dame | Kent Whittenburg tips it home | 52-61 |
| 02:51 | LSU | Ronald Rochon knocks in the turnaround near the basket set up by Donald Adams | 54-61 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 02:22 | Notre Dame | William Stewart is hacked by Frank Lopes - foul #3 on Frank Lopes, team foul #8 | 54-61 |
| Subs | LSU | Steven Kinman (SG), Frank Laurel (SF), Louis Borja (PF) James Clayton, Ronald Rochon, Carl Krawczyk | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Banton (SG), Raymond Davis (SF), Karl Woods (PF) Richard Rogers, Cameron Beresky, James Lindsey | |
| 02:22 | Notre Dame | William Stewart misses the 1st free throw | 54-61 |
| 02:22 | LSU | Louis Borja grabs the defensive rebound | 54-61 |
| 02:22 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-61 |
| 02:01 | LSU | Frank Lopes misses the easy layup | 54-61 |
| 02:00 | LSU | Louis Borja misses the tip | 54-61 |
| 01:58 | Notre Dame | Karl Woods snags the defensive board | 54-61 |
| 01:58 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-61 |
| Subs | LSU | James Clayton (PG), Ronald Rochon (SF), Carl Krawczyk (C) Steven Kinman, Frank Laurel, Frank Lopes | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers (SG), Cameron Beresky (SF), James Lindsey (PF) William Banton, Raymond Davis, Kent Whittenburg | |
| 01:41 | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by William Stewart | 54-64 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 01:17 | LSU | Ronald Rochon knocks in the jumper from the right side | 56-64 |
| 00:57 | Notre Dame | James Lindsey evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Karl Woods | 56-66 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:50 | LSU | Donald Adams is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Donald Adams, team foul #9 | 56-66 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Sae (PG), William Banton (SG), Raymond Davis (SF), Kent Whittenburg (C) William Stewart, Richard Rogers, Cameron Beresky, James Lindsey | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:49 | Notre Dame | William Banton is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Adams - foul #4 on Donald Adams, team foul #10 | 56-66 |
| 00:49 | Notre Dame | William Banton makes the 1st free throw | 56-67 |
| 00:49 | Notre Dame | William Banton makes the 2nd free throw | 56-68 |
| 00:43 | LSU | Donald Adams can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-68 |
| 00:42 | LSU | Carl Krawczyk hits the follow up shot | 58-68 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:14 | Notre Dame | Carl Krawczyk takes the ball from Karl Woods | 58-68 |
| 00:06 | LSU | Donald Adams misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 58-68 |
| 00:05 | LSU | Carl Krawczyk tips it in | 60-68 |
| 00:05 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-68 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Stewart (PG), Richard Rogers (SG), Cameron Beresky (SF), James Lindsey (PF) James Sae, William Banton, Raymond Davis, Kent Whittenburg | |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | William Stewart runs out the clock | 60-68 |