| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Douglas Chandler (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bruce Cummings (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joseph Jenkins (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Shawn Nelson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Lewis Duong (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Michael Carson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dana Renteria (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Nicholas Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Meinhardt (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Bradley Ziegenbein (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | San Diego State | Joseph Jenkins inbounds the ball | 28-29 |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:44 | San Diego State | Lewis Duong clanks a jumper from the left block | 28-29 |
| 19:42 | LSU | Michael Carson grabs the defensive rebound | 28-29 |
| 19:20 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt hits the finger roll on a great pass from Dana Renteria | 28-31 |
| 19:01 | San Diego State | Lewis Duong hits the finger roll | 30-31 |
| 18:37 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt lays it in on a nice dish by Michael Carson | 30-33 |
| 18:24 | San Diego State | Lewis Duong misses badly on a shot near the basket | 30-33 |
| 18:22 | San Diego State | Shawn Nelson tips it back up and in | 32-33 |
| 18:00 | LSU | Shawn Nelson swats the layup by Bradley Ziegenbein | 32-33 |
| 17:59 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein tips it in | 32-35 |
| 17:51 | San Diego State | Bruce Cummings comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Bradley Ziegenbein - foul #3 on Bradley Ziegenbein, team foul #1 | 32-35 |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Barry Baldwin (C) Bradley Ziegenbein | |
| 17:51 | San Diego State | Bruce Cummings makes the 1st free throw | 33-35 |
| 17:51 | San Diego State | Bruce Cummings misses the 2nd free throw | 33-35 |
| 17:51 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt grabs the board | 33-35 |
| 17:32 | LSU | Barry Baldwin connects on the shot from the right block set up by Nicholas Moore | 33-37 |
| 17:23 | San Diego State | Lewis Duong can't connect on a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Barry Baldwin - foul #1 on Barry Baldwin, team foul #2 | 33-37 |
| 17:23 | San Diego State | Lewis Duong misses the 1st free throw | 33-37 |
| 17:23 | San Diego State | Lewis Duong misses the 2nd free throw | 33-37 |
| 17:23 | San Diego State | Shawn Nelson gets the offensive rebound | 33-37 |
| 17:14 | San Diego State | Bruce Cummings misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 33-37 |
| 17:13 | San Diego State | Joseph Jenkins snags the offensive board | 33-37 |
| 16:59 | San Diego State | Lewis Duong makes the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Joseph Jenkins | 35-37 |
| 16:55 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 35-37 |
| 16:53 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt snags the offensive board | 35-37 |
| 16:33 | LSU | Michael Carson connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Dana Renteria | 35-39 |
| 16:17 | San Diego State | Bruce Cummings hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Douglas Chandler | 37-39 |
| 15:54 | LSU | Bruce Cummings steps in front of the Dana Renteria pass | 37-39 |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Douglas Chandler (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bruce Cummings (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Jenkins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Shawn Nelson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Lewis Duong (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Michael Carson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dana Renteria (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Nicholas Moore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Meinhardt (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Barry Baldwin (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:49 | San Diego State | Joseph Jenkins is hacked by Nicholas Moore - foul #2 on Nicholas Moore, team foul #3 | 37-39 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Don Stephens (SG), Simon Fenwick (SF), Richard Hutchinson (C) Bruce Cummings, Joseph Jenkins, Lewis Duong | |
| Subs | LSU | Todd Pollard (PG), Jimmy Rockey (SG), Timothy Lewis (SF), Charles Flynt (PF), Bradley Ziegenbein (C) Michael Carson, Dana Renteria, Nicholas Moore, Michael Meinhardt, Barry Baldwin | |
| 15:41 | San Diego State | Don Stephens makes the jumpshot from the right side | 39-39 |
| 15:12 | LSU | Todd Pollard hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 39-39 |
| 15:11 | San Diego State | Richard Hutchinson grabs the defensive rebound | 39-39 |
| 15:04 | San Diego State | Charles Flynt swats the shot by Douglas Chandler | 39-39 |
| 15:03 | LSU | Timothy Lewis pulls down the rebound | 39-39 |
| 14:46 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein drills a floater from the right block on a great pass from Jimmy Rockey | 39-41 |
| 14:30 | San Diego State | Shawn Nelson knocks in the shot from the left side on a great pass from Douglas Chandler | 41-41 |
| 14:10 | LSU | Timothy Lewis lays it in on a nice dish by Bradley Ziegenbein | 41-43 |
| 14:00 | San Diego State | Todd Pollard steps in front of the Shawn Nelson pass | 41-43 |
| 13:57 | LSU | Jimmy Rockey lays it up and in set up by Todd Pollard | 41-45 |
| 13:50 | San Diego State | Timothy Lewis is called for the reach on Simon Fenwick - foul #2 on Timothy Lewis, team foul #4 | 41-45 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Joseph Jenkins (PG), Bruce Cummings (SG), Lewis Duong (PF) Douglas Chandler, Don Stephens, Shawn Nelson | |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Carson (PG), Dana Renteria (SG), Nicholas Moore (SF), Michael Meinhardt (PF) Todd Pollard, Jimmy Rockey, Timothy Lewis, Charles Flynt | |
| 13:32 | San Diego State | Bruce Cummings hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-45 |
| 13:31 | San Diego State | Richard Hutchinson can't tip it in | 41-45 |
| 13:30 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt pulls down the rebound | 41-45 |
| 13:02 | LSU | The short jumper by Dana Renteria is denied by Simon Fenwick | 41-45 |
| 13:00 | San Diego State | Joseph Jenkins grabs the defensive rebound | 41-45 |
| 12:55 | San Diego State | Joseph Jenkins misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-45 |
| 12:54 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein grabs the defensive rebound | 41-45 |
| 12:32 | LSU | Michael Carson is hacked by Joseph Jenkins - foul #3 on Joseph Jenkins, team foul #1 | 41-45 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Douglas Chandler (PG), Shawn Nelson (PF) Simon Fenwick, Richard Hutchinson | |
| Subs | LSU | Barry Baldwin (C) Bradley Ziegenbein | |
| 12:20 | LSU | Dana Renteria can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-45 |
| 12:18 | San Diego State | Lewis Duong gets the rebound | 41-45 |
| 11:59 | San Diego State | Lewis Duong hits a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Joseph Jenkins | 43-45 |
| 11:42 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt loses the ball out of bounds | 43-45 |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Timothy Lewis (SF), Charles Flynt (PF) Nicholas Moore, Michael Meinhardt | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Douglas Chandler (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bruce Cummings (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Jenkins (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Shawn Nelson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Lewis Duong (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Michael Carson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dana Renteria (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Timothy Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Flynt (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Barry Baldwin (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 11:35 | San Diego State | Joseph Jenkins misses the 3pt shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Timothy Lewis - foul #3 on Timothy Lewis, team foul #5 | 43-45 |
| 11:35 | San Diego State | Joseph Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 44-45 |
| 11:35 | San Diego State | Joseph Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 45-45 |
| 11:35 | San Diego State | Joseph Jenkins makes the 3rd free throw | 46-45 |
| 11:15 | LSU | Shawn Nelson swats the layup by Charles Flynt | 46-45 |
| 11:13 | LSU | Michael Carson tips it home | 46-47 |
| 11:04 | San Diego State | Shawn Nelson misses long on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Charles Flynt - foul #1 on Charles Flynt, team foul #6 | 46-47 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Simon Fenwick (SF) Bruce Cummings | |
| Subs | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein (C) Barry Baldwin | |
| 11:04 | San Diego State | Shawn Nelson misses the 1st free throw | 46-47 |
| 11:04 | San Diego State | Shawn Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 47-47 |
| 10:38 | LSU | Michael Carson misses the easy layup | 47-47 |
| 10:37 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Simon Fenwick | 47-47 |
| 10:32 | San Diego State | Lewis Duong's floater is tipped away by Bradley Ziegenbein | 47-47 |
| 10:31 | LSU | The rebound goes to Bradley Ziegenbein | 47-47 |
| 10:05 | LSU | Charles Flynt misses the lay-in | 47-47 |
| 10:04 | San Diego State | Lewis Duong grabs the defensive rebound | 47-47 |
| 09:46 | San Diego State | Lewis Duong blows the dunk but he's hacked by Michael Carson - foul #3 on Michael Carson, team foul #7 | 47-47 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Don Stephens (PG), Bruce Cummings (SG), Richard Hutchinson (C) Douglas Chandler, Joseph Jenkins, Shawn Nelson | |
| Subs | LSU | Todd Pollard (PG), Jimmy Rockey (SG), Nicholas Moore (SF), Michael Meinhardt (PF) Michael Carson, Dana Renteria, Timothy Lewis, Charles Flynt | |
| 09:46 | San Diego State | Lewis Duong makes the 1st free throw | 48-47 |
| 09:46 | San Diego State | Lewis Duong makes the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 09:31 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt can't connect on a runner from close range | 49-47 |
| 09:30 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Simon Fenwick | 49-47 |
| 09:26 | San Diego State | Don Stephens connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-47 |
| 08:59 | LSU | Jimmy Rockey scores on a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Todd Pollard | 52-49 |
| 08:52 | San Diego State | Simon Fenwick connects on the fadeaway from the right block | 54-49 |
| 08:25 | LSU | Simon Fenwick is called for the reach on Bradley Ziegenbein - foul #2 on Simon Fenwick, team foul #2 | 54-49 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Douglas Chandler (PG), Joseph Jenkins (SF), Shawn Nelson (PF) Don Stephens, Simon Fenwick, Lewis Duong | |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Carson (PG), Dana Renteria (SG), Barry Baldwin (C) Todd Pollard, Jimmy Rockey, Bradley Ziegenbein | |
| 08:10 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Richard Hutchinson - foul #1 on Richard Hutchinson, team foul #3 | 54-49 |
| 08:10 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt makes the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 08:10 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt makes the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| 08:02 | San Diego State | Douglas Chandler splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 54-51 |
| 08:00 | LSU | Barry Baldwin snags the defensive board | 54-51 |
| 07:40 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane but the foul's on Douglas Chandler - foul #1 on Douglas Chandler, team foul #4 | 54-51 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Don Stephens (SG) Bruce Cummings | |
| Subs | LSU | Timothy Lewis (SF) Nicholas Moore | |
| 07:40 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt misses the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 07:40 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt makes the 2nd free throw | 54-52 |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Douglas Chandler (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Don Stephens (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Jenkins (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Shawn Nelson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Hutchinson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Michael Carson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dana Renteria (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Timothy Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Michael Meinhardt (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Barry Baldwin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:28 | San Diego State | Shawn Nelson blows the layup but the foul's on Michael Meinhardt - foul #2 on Michael Meinhardt, team foul #8 | 54-52 |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Charles Flynt (PF) Michael Meinhardt | |
| 07:28 | San Diego State | Shawn Nelson misses the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 07:28 | San Diego State | Shawn Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| 07:03 | LSU | Don Stephens is called for the reach on Charles Flynt - foul #4 on Don Stephens, team foul #5 | 55-52 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Simon Fenwick (PF), David Reach (C) Shawn Nelson, Richard Hutchinson | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 06:44 | LSU | Dana Renteria hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Michael Carson | 55-54 |
| 06:24 | San Diego State | The pull-up jumper by Joseph Jenkins is blocked by Charles Flynt | 55-54 |
| 06:23 | LSU | Charles Flynt grabs the board | 55-54 |
| 06:07 | LSU | Michael Carson is hacked by Don Stephens - foul #5 on Don Stephens, team foul #6 | 55-54 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Bruce Cummings (SG), Lewis Duong (C) Don Stephens, David Reach | |
| Subs | LSU | Nicholas Moore (SF), Michael Meinhardt (PF), Bradley Ziegenbein (C) Timothy Lewis, Charles Flynt, Barry Baldwin | |
| 05:49 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 55-54 |
| 05:47 | LSU | Michael Carson snags the offensive board | 55-54 |
| 05:29 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Carson | 55-56 |
| 05:13 | San Diego State | Bradley Ziegenbein swats the short shot by Lewis Duong | 55-56 |
| 05:11 | LSU | Dana Renteria grabs the defensive rebound | 55-56 |
| 04:51 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt misses badly on a shot from the right side | 55-56 |
| 04:49 | San Diego State | Lewis Duong pulls down the rebound | 55-56 |
| 04:30 | San Diego State | Douglas Chandler misses short on a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Bradley Ziegenbein - foul #4 on Bradley Ziegenbein, team foul #9 | 55-56 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Raymond Perkins (SF), Shawn Nelson (PF) Joseph Jenkins, Simon Fenwick | |
| Subs | LSU | Todd Pollard (PG), Jimmy Rockey (SG) Michael Carson, Dana Renteria | |
| 04:30 | San Diego State | Douglas Chandler makes the 1st free throw | 56-56 |
| 04:30 | San Diego State | Douglas Chandler misses the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| 04:30 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt pulls down the rebound | 56-56 |
| 04:10 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt can't connect on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Shawn Nelson - foul #3 on Shawn Nelson, team foul #7 | 56-56 |
| 04:10 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt makes the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 04:10 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt misses the 2nd free throw | 56-57 |
| 04:10 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Lewis Duong | 56-57 |
| 03:57 | San Diego State | Michael Meinhardt takes the ball from Shawn Nelson | 56-57 |
| 03:42 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt buries a floater from the right block on a great pass from Todd Pollard | 56-59 |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Douglas Chandler (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bruce Cummings (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Raymond Perkins (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Shawn Nelson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Lewis Duong (fresh) 18 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Todd Pollard (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Jimmy Rockey (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Moore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Meinhardt (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Bradley Ziegenbein (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 03:25 | San Diego State | The short jumper by Lewis Duong is denied by Michael Meinhardt | 56-59 |
| 03:23 | LSU | Jimmy Rockey grabs the board | 56-59 |
| 03:05 | LSU | Jimmy Rockey is whistled for a carry | 56-59 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Joseph Jenkins (PG), Simon Fenwick (SF), Richard Hutchinson (C) Douglas Chandler, Bruce Cummings, Lewis Duong | |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Carson (PG), Dana Renteria (SG), Timothy Lewis (SF), Charles Flynt (PF), Barry Baldwin (C) Todd Pollard, Jimmy Rockey, Nicholas Moore, Michael Meinhardt, Bradley Ziegenbein | |
| 02:47 | San Diego State | Shawn Nelson misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 56-59 |
| 02:45 | LSU | Timothy Lewis grabs the board | 56-59 |
| 02:45 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-59 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Douglas Chandler (PG), Bruce Cummings (SG), Lewis Duong (C) Raymond Perkins, Simon Fenwick, Richard Hutchinson | |
| Subs | LSU | Nicholas Moore (SF), Bradley Ziegenbein (C) Charles Flynt, Barry Baldwin | |
| 02:28 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 56-59 |
| 02:27 | LSU | Michael Carson hits the follow up shot | 56-61 |
| 02:20 | San Diego State | Shawn Nelson makes the jumper from the left block set up by Joseph Jenkins | 58-61 |
| 02:00 | LSU | Dana Renteria hits a jumpshot from the free throw line | 58-63 |
| 01:46 | San Diego State | Shawn Nelson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 58-63 |
| 01:44 | San Diego State | Shawn Nelson gets the offensive rebound | 58-63 |
| 01:35 | San Diego State | Lewis Duong drills a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Shawn Nelson | 60-63 |
| 01:11 | LSU | Timothy Lewis buries a floater near the basket | 60-65 |
| 00:58 | San Diego State | Dana Renteria is called for the reach on Joseph Jenkins - foul #1 on Dana Renteria, team foul #10 | 60-65 |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Meinhardt (PF) Timothy Lewis | |
| 00:58 | San Diego State | Joseph Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 61-65 |
| 00:58 | San Diego State | Joseph Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 62-65 |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:29 | LSU | Michael Carson misses long on a floater from the baseline | 62-65 |
| 00:28 | San Diego State | Bruce Cummings snags the defensive board | 62-65 |
| 00:18 | San Diego State | Joseph Jenkins hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Douglas Chandler | 65-65 |
| 00:05 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt connects on the floater from the right block | 65-67 |
| 00:05 | San Diego State | San Diego State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 65-67 |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | San Diego State | Joseph Jenkins misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 65-67 |