| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Randy Rhodes (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Dima Lisowski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Brian Simeon (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ralph Coppinger (fresh) 3 reb. C - Edward Kong (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Don Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edwin Cassell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Updike (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Patrick Lamb (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Roger Charles (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Niagara | Brian Simeon inbounds the ball | 18-35 |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Niagara | Edwin Cassell steps in front of the Edward Kong pass | 18-35 |
| 19:15 | LSU | Stephen Updike misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 18-35 |
| 19:14 | Niagara | Randy Rhodes grabs the defensive rebound | 18-35 |
| 18:45 | Niagara | Randy Rhodes shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Patrick Lamb - foul #2 on Patrick Lamb, team foul #1 | 18-35 |
| 18:45 | Niagara | Randy Rhodes makes the 1st free throw | 19-35 |
| 18:45 | Niagara | Randy Rhodes makes the 2nd free throw | 20-35 |
| 18:21 | LSU | Don Williams's pass is intercepted by Dima Lisowski | 20-35 |
| 18:03 | Niagara | Roger Charles is called for the reach on Ralph Coppinger - foul #1 on Roger Charles, team foul #2 | 20-35 |
| Subs | Niagara | Kevin Coleman (PG), Gary Gullette (SF), Pete Hall (PF), Joel Huffman (C) Randy Rhodes, Brian Simeon, Ralph Coppinger, Edward Kong | |
| Subs | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer (SG), Glenn Manning (SF) Edwin Cassell, Stephen Updike | |
| 17:42 | Niagara | Patrick Lamb takes the ball from Joel Huffman | 20-35 |
| 17:18 | LSU | Roger Charles blows the layup | 20-35 |
| 17:16 | Niagara | The rebound goes to Dima Lisowski | 20-35 |
| 16:51 | Niagara | Dima Lisowski hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 20-35 |
| 16:49 | LSU | The rebound goes to Glenn Manning | 20-35 |
| 16:29 | LSU | Roger Charles knocks in the floater in the paint set up by Don Williams and the foul's on Dima Lisowski - foul #3 on Dima Lisowski, team foul #1 | 20-37 |
| Subs | Niagara | Marcus Whittier (SG), Brian Simeon (SF), Ralph Coppinger (PF), Edward Kong (C) Dima Lisowski, Gary Gullette, Pete Hall, Joel Huffman | |
| Subs | LSU | George Guy (PG), Edwin Cassell (SG), Stephen Updike (SF), Dennis Matzke (PF) Don Williams, Jeffrey Brammer, Glenn Manning, Patrick Lamb | |
| 16:29 | LSU | Roger Charles makes the free throw | 20-38 |
| 16:05 | Niagara | Brian Simeon hits a jumpshot from the left side | 22-38 |
| 15:51 | LSU | Roger Charles makes the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from George Guy | 22-40 |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Kevin Coleman (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Marcus Whittier (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brian Simeon (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Ralph Coppinger (fresh) 3 reb. C - Edward Kong (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - George Guy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edwin Cassell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Updike (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dennis Matzke (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Roger Charles (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Niagara | Brian Simeon can't finish the layup | 22-40 |
| 15:31 | LSU | The rebound goes to Stephen Updike | 22-40 |
| 15:25 | LSU | Dennis Matzke is fouled in the backcourt by Brian Simeon - foul #2 on Brian Simeon, team foul #2 | 22-40 |
| Subs | Niagara | Randy Rhodes (PG), Dima Lisowski (SG), Pete Hall (PF), Joel Huffman (C) Kevin Coleman, Marcus Whittier, Ralph Coppinger, Edward Kong | |
| Subs | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer (SG), Glenn Manning (PF) Edwin Cassell, Roger Charles | |
| 15:13 | LSU | Stephen Updike can't finish the layup but the foul's on Joel Huffman - foul #1 on Joel Huffman, team foul #3 | 22-40 |
| Subs | Niagara | Gary Gullette (SF) Brian Simeon | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 15:13 | LSU | Stephen Updike misses the 1st free throw | 22-40 |
| 15:13 | LSU | Stephen Updike makes the 2nd free throw | 22-41 |
| 14:45 | Niagara | Randy Rhodes works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 22-41 |
| 14:44 | LSU | Dennis Matzke pulls down the rebound | 22-41 |
| 14:18 | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer clanks a runner from close range but he's hacked by Gary Gullette - foul #1 on Gary Gullette, team foul #4 | 22-41 |
| Subs | Niagara | Brian Simeon (SF), Ralph Coppinger (PF), Edward Kong (C) Gary Gullette, Pete Hall, Joel Huffman | |
| Subs | LSU | Don Williams (PG), Patrick Lamb (PF) George Guy, Stephen Updike | |
| 14:18 | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer misses the 1st free throw | 22-41 |
| 14:18 | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer makes the 2nd free throw | 22-42 |
| 13:57 | Niagara | Brian Simeon connects on the jumper from the right wing and the foul's on Patrick Lamb - foul #3 on Patrick Lamb, team foul #3 | 24-42 |
| Subs | Niagara | Kevin Coleman (PG), Marcus Whittier (SG) Randy Rhodes, Dima Lisowski | |
| Subs | LSU | Edwin Cassell (SG) Glenn Manning | |
| 13:57 | Niagara | Brian Simeon makes the free throw | 25-42 |
| 13:40 | LSU | Dennis Matzke can't throw it down | 25-42 |
| 13:39 | Niagara | Brian Simeon pulls down the rebound | 25-42 |
| 13:17 | Niagara | Brian Simeon hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 25-42 |
| 13:15 | LSU | Dennis Matzke snags the defensive board | 25-42 |
| 12:55 | LSU | Dennis Matzke throws it down set up by Edwin Cassell and the foul's on Edward Kong - foul #2 on Edward Kong, team foul #5 | 25-44 |
| Subs | Niagara | Randy Rhodes (PG), Dima Lisowski (SG), Gary Gullette (SF), Pete Hall (PF) Kevin Coleman, Marcus Whittier, Brian Simeon, Ralph Coppinger | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Decarlo (PG), Glenn Manning (SF), Roger Charles (C) Don Williams, Jeffrey Brammer, Patrick Lamb | |
| 12:55 | LSU | Dennis Matzke misses the free throw | 25-44 |
| 12:55 | Niagara | Edward Kong snags the defensive board | 25-44 |
| 12:39 | Niagara | Pete Hall's fadeaway is rejected by Dennis Matzke | 25-44 |
| 12:38 | LSU | Robert Decarlo gets the rebound | 25-44 |
| 12:21 | LSU | Edwin Cassell is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Robert Decarlo | 25-47 |
| 11:52 | Niagara | Randy Rhodes scores on a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Dima Lisowski and he's fouled by Glenn Manning - foul #2 on Glenn Manning, team foul #4 | 27-47 |
| Subs | Niagara | Joel Huffman (C) Edward Kong | |
| Subs | LSU | Don Williams (PG), George Guy (SG), Stephen Updike (SF), Patrick Lamb (PF) Robert Decarlo, Edwin Cassell, Glenn Manning, Roger Charles | |
| 11:52 | Niagara | Randy Rhodes makes the free throw | 28-47 |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Randy Rhodes (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SG - Dima Lisowski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Gary Gullette (fresh) PF - Pete Hall (fresh) C - Joel Huffman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Don Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - George Guy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stephen Updike (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Patrick Lamb (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Dennis Matzke (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:34 | LSU | Patrick Lamb misses long on a turnaround from close range | 28-47 |
| 11:32 | LSU | Patrick Lamb hits the follow up shot | 28-49 |
| 11:03 | Niagara | Patrick Lamb is called for the reach on Dima Lisowski - foul #4 on Patrick Lamb, team foul #5 | 28-49 |
| Subs | Niagara | Kevin Coleman (PG), Brian Simeon (SF), Ralph Coppinger (PF) Randy Rhodes, Gary Gullette, Pete Hall | |
| Subs | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer (SG), Roger Charles (C) George Guy, Dennis Matzke | |
| 10:43 | Niagara | Brian Simeon clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 28-49 |
| 10:41 | LSU | Don Williams gets the rebound | 28-49 |
| 10:39 | LSU | Don Williams is hacked by Kevin Coleman in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kevin Coleman, team foul #6 | 28-49 |
| Subs | Niagara | Marcus Whittier (SG) Dima Lisowski | |
| Subs | LSU | George Guy (PG), Glenn Manning (PF) Don Williams, Patrick Lamb | |
| 10:23 | LSU | Stephen Updike lays it in set up by Glenn Manning | 28-51 |
| 09:58 | Niagara | George Guy is called for the reach on Marcus Whittier - foul #2 on George Guy, team foul #6 | 28-51 |
| Subs | Niagara | Dima Lisowski (SG), Edward Kong (C) Marcus Whittier, Joel Huffman | |
| Subs | LSU | Patrick Lamb (PF) Stephen Updike | |
| 09:35 | Niagara | Brian Simeon can't finish the layup | 28-51 |
| 09:33 | LSU | George Guy pulls down the rebound | 28-51 |
| 09:28 | LSU | George Guy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-51 |
| Subs | Niagara | Gary Gullette (SF) Brian Simeon | |
| Subs | LSU | Don Williams (PG), Edwin Cassell (SG), Dennis Matzke (C) George Guy, Patrick Lamb, Roger Charles | |
| 09:08 | Niagara | Gary Gullette misses the 3 from the left wing | 28-51 |
| 09:06 | Niagara | Kevin Coleman tips it back up and in | 30-51 |
| 09:00 | LSU | Don Williams is fouled in the backcourt by Dima Lisowski - foul #4 on Dima Lisowski, team foul #7 | 30-51 |
| Subs | Niagara | Randy Rhodes (PG), Marcus Whittier (SG), Pete Hall (PF) Kevin Coleman, Dima Lisowski, Ralph Coppinger | |
| Subs | LSU | Stephen Updike (SF), Patrick Lamb (PF) Jeffrey Brammer, Glenn Manning | |
| 09:00 | LSU | Don Williams makes the 1st free throw | 30-52 |
| 09:00 | LSU | Don Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 30-53 |
| 08:35 | Niagara | Don Williams steals the ball from Randy Rhodes | 30-53 |
| 08:31 | LSU | Don Williams hits the finger roll | 30-55 |
| 08:11 | Niagara | Marcus Whittier drills a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Randy Rhodes | 32-55 |
| 07:48 | LSU | Edwin Cassell misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-55 |
| 07:46 | Niagara | Pete Hall snags the defensive board | 32-55 |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Randy Rhodes (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marcus Whittier (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Gullette (fairly fresh) PF - Pete Hall (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Edward Kong (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Don Williams (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Edwin Cassell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stephen Updike (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Patrick Lamb (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Dennis Matzke (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:41 | Niagara | Marcus Whittier misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 32-55 |
| 07:39 | Niagara | Randy Rhodes can't tip it in | 32-55 |
| 07:38 | LSU | Stephen Updike pulls down the rebound | 32-55 |
| 07:24 | LSU | Don Williams's layup is rejected by Edward Kong | 32-55 |
| 07:23 | Niagara | Pete Hall grabs the board | 32-55 |
| 06:54 | Niagara | Randy Rhodes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-55 |
| 06:52 | LSU | Stephen Updike grabs the defensive rebound | 32-55 |
| 06:47 | LSU | Don Williams lays it up and in on a nice dish by Edwin Cassell | 32-57 |
| 06:29 | Niagara | Marcus Whittier is hacked by Stephen Updike - foul #2 on Stephen Updike, team foul #7 | 32-57 |
| Subs | Niagara | Kevin Coleman (SG), Gregory Magana (SF), Joel Huffman (PF) Randy Rhodes, Gary Gullette, Edward Kong | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Decarlo (PG), George Guy (SG), Jeffrey Brammer (SF), Glenn Manning (PF) Don Williams, Edwin Cassell, Stephen Updike, Patrick Lamb | |
| 06:29 | Niagara | Marcus Whittier makes the 1st free throw | 33-57 |
| 06:29 | Niagara | Marcus Whittier makes the 2nd free throw | 34-57 |
| 06:00 | LSU | Robert Decarlo misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 34-57 |
| 05:59 | Niagara | Pete Hall pulls down the rebound | 34-57 |
| 05:43 | Niagara | Gregory Magana comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 34-57 |
| 05:42 | LSU | Glenn Manning snags the defensive board | 34-57 |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:27 | LSU | George Guy is open and scores on a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Robert Decarlo | 34-59 |
| 05:05 | Niagara | Kevin Coleman is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Kevin Coleman, team foul #8 | 34-59 |
| 04:46 | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 34-59 |
| 04:45 | LSU | George Guy grabs the offensive rebound | 34-59 |
| 04:32 | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer hits a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Glenn Manning and he's fouled by Gregory Magana - foul #1 on Gregory Magana, team foul #9 | 34-61 |
| Subs | Niagara | Gary Gullette (SF) Gregory Magana | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 04:32 | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer makes the free throw | 34-62 |
| 04:15 | Niagara | Gary Gullette misses short on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Decarlo - foul #1 on Robert Decarlo, team foul #8 | 34-62 |
| 04:15 | Niagara | Gary Gullette misses the 1st free throw | 34-62 |
| 04:15 | Niagara | Gary Gullette makes the 2nd free throw | 35-62 |
| 03:57 | LSU | Robert Decarlo can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-62 |
| 03:56 | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer tips it back up and in | 35-64 |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:41 | Niagara | Joel Huffman can't connect on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Dennis Matzke - foul #1 on Dennis Matzke, team foul #9 | 35-64 |
| 03:41 | Niagara | Joel Huffman misses the 1st free throw | 35-64 |
| 03:41 | Niagara | Joel Huffman misses the 2nd free throw | 35-64 |
| 03:41 | LSU | Glenn Manning gets the rebound | 35-64 |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Kevin Coleman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Marcus Whittier (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Gullette (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Joel Huffman (fairly fresh) C - Pete Hall (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Decarlo (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - George Guy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jeffrey Brammer (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Glenn Manning (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Dennis Matzke (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:35 | LSU | George Guy misses the easy open layup | 35-64 |
| 03:34 | Niagara | Pete Hall gets the rebound | 35-64 |
| 03:18 | Niagara | The jump hook by Joel Huffman is blocked by Dennis Matzke | 35-64 |
| 03:17 | LSU | Glenn Manning snags the defensive board | 35-64 |
| 02:50 | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Decarlo | 35-66 |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:41 | Niagara | Kevin Coleman misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 35-66 |
| 02:40 | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer gets the rebound | 35-66 |
| 02:23 | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer is whistled for traveling | 35-66 |
| Subs | Niagara | Gregory Magana (SF) Gary Gullette | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 02:07 | Niagara | Marcus Whittier clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 35-66 |
| 02:06 | LSU | Dennis Matzke grabs the defensive rebound | 35-66 |
| 01:53 | LSU | Dennis Matzke connects on the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Glenn Manning | 35-68 |
| 01:37 | Niagara | Gregory Magana scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 37-68 |
| 01:16 | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Robert Decarlo | 37-70 |
| 01:07 | Niagara | Kevin Coleman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-70 |
| Subs | Niagara | Gary Gullette (SF) Gregory Magana | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 00:46 | LSU | Dennis Matzke hits the finger roll on a great pass from Robert Decarlo and he's fouled by Joel Huffman - foul #2 on Joel Huffman, team foul #10 | 37-72 |
| 00:46 | LSU | Dennis Matzke makes the free throw | 37-73 |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:40 | Niagara | Glenn Manning steals it from Joel Huffman | 37-73 |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:18 | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer connects on the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Glenn Manning | 37-75 |
| 00:13 | Niagara | Kevin Coleman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-75 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Robert Decarlo runs out the clock | 37-75 |