| Lineup | LSU | PG - Milton Kocher (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steven Allen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ronnie Bailey (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Frank Lambert (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Victor Moskowitz (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Larry Gray (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Martin Greene (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Brian Gosselin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Micheal Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joshua Nash (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Brian Gosselin inbounds the ball | 34-30 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:49 | Louisville | Martin Greene misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 34-30 |
| 19:48 | LSU | Victor Moskowitz gets the rebound | 34-30 |
| 19:20 | LSU | Milton Kocher clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 34-30 |
| 19:19 | Louisville | Larry Gray grabs the defensive rebound | 34-30 |
| 19:04 | Louisville | Larry Gray drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Joshua Nash | 34-32 |
| 18:52 | LSU | Frank Lambert hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 34-32 |
| 18:50 | Louisville | Larry Gray pulls down the rebound | 34-32 |
| 18:39 | Louisville | Martin Greene throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-32 |
| 18:24 | LSU | Steven Allen misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-32 |
| 18:23 | LSU | Steven Allen grabs the offensive board | 34-32 |
| 18:04 | LSU | Martin Greene steps in front of the Victor Moskowitz pass | 34-32 |
| 17:51 | Louisville | Brian Gosselin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-32 |
| Subs | LSU | Clinton Ragland (SG), Anthony Difranco (C) Steven Allen, Victor Moskowitz | |
| Subs | Louisville | Donald Roane (SF), Frederick Rogers (PF) Brian Gosselin, Micheal Peterson | |
| 17:32 | LSU | Clinton Ragland comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 34-32 |
| 17:31 | LSU | Milton Kocher tips it home | 36-32 |
| 17:14 | Louisville | Joshua Nash knocks in the floater from the left wing | 36-34 |
| 16:52 | LSU | Milton Kocher is hacked by Frederick Rogers - foul #2 on Frederick Rogers, team foul #1 | 36-34 |
| Subs | LSU | Kenneth Clift (SG), Victor Moskowitz (C) Milton Kocher, Frank Lambert | |
| Subs | Louisville | Patrick Kamansky (PG), Johnny Miller (SG), Wayne Smiechowski (C) Larry Gray, Martin Greene, Joshua Nash | |
| 16:33 | LSU | Victor Moskowitz misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 36-34 |
| 16:31 | LSU | Anthony Difranco hits the follow up shot | 38-34 |
| 16:22 | Louisville | Wayne Smiechowski is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Clift - foul #2 on Kenneth Clift, team foul #1 | 38-34 |
| Subs | LSU | Steven Allen (SG) Ronnie Bailey | |
| Subs | Louisville | Brian Gosselin (SF), Micheal Peterson (PF) Donald Roane, Frederick Rogers | |
| 16:04 | Louisville | Anthony Difranco is called for the reach on Micheal Peterson - foul #2 on Anthony Difranco, team foul #2 | 38-34 |
| Subs | LSU | Viktor Zalwsky (PF) Anthony Difranco | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 15:44 | Louisville | Steven Allen takes the ball from Wayne Smiechowski | 38-34 |
| 15:40 | LSU | Steven Allen banks in the layup | 40-34 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Kenneth Clift (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Steven Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clinton Ragland (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Viktor Zalwsky (fresh) C - Victor Moskowitz (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Patrick Kamansky (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Johnny Miller (fresh) SF - Brian Gosselin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Micheal Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Wayne Smiechowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:24 | Louisville | Patrick Kamansky is hacked by Kenneth Clift - foul #3 on Kenneth Clift, team foul #3 | 40-34 |
| Subs | LSU | Milton Kocher (PG), Frank Lambert (PF) Steven Allen, Victor Moskowitz | |
| Subs | Louisville | Larry Gray (PG), Martin Greene (SG) Patrick Kamansky, Johnny Miller | |
| 15:04 | Louisville | Larry Gray hits a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Martin Greene | 40-36 |
| 14:56 | LSU | Milton Kocher knocks in the driving attempt near the basket set up by Clinton Ragland | 42-36 |
| 14:37 | Louisville | Frank Lambert denies the turnaround by Martin Greene | 42-36 |
| 14:35 | Louisville | Martin Greene pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-36 |
| 14:30 | Louisville | Brian Gosselin clanks a 3 from the right wing | 42-36 |
| 14:29 | Louisville | Wayne Smiechowski grabs the offensive rebound | 42-36 |
| 14:18 | Louisville | Wayne Smiechowski misses long on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Kenneth Clift - foul #4 on Kenneth Clift, team foul #4 | 42-36 |
| Subs | LSU | Steven Allen (SG), Ronnie Bailey (SF), Victor Moskowitz (C) Kenneth Clift, Clinton Ragland, Viktor Zalwsky | |
| Subs | Louisville | Donald Roane (SF), Frederick Rogers (PF) Brian Gosselin, Micheal Peterson | |
| 14:18 | Louisville | Wayne Smiechowski makes the 1st free throw | 42-37 |
| 14:18 | Louisville | Wayne Smiechowski makes the 2nd free throw | 42-38 |
| 14:02 | LSU | Frank Lambert misses short on a runner near the basket | 42-38 |
| 14:01 | Louisville | Frederick Rogers grabs the board | 42-38 |
| 13:45 | Louisville | Steven Allen steals it from Frederick Rogers | 42-38 |
| 13:35 | LSU | Milton Kocher hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 42-38 |
| 13:34 | Louisville | Donald Roane gets the rebound | 42-38 |
| 13:15 | Louisville | Martin Greene drills a jumper from the right wing | 42-40 |
| 13:08 | LSU | Frederick Rogers picks off the pass by Frank Lambert | 42-40 |
| 13:03 | Louisville | Martin Greene is fouled on the floor by Steven Allen - foul #3 on Steven Allen, team foul #5 | 42-40 |
| Subs | LSU | Clinton Ragland (SG), Anthony Difranco (PF), Viktor Zalwsky (C) Steven Allen, Frank Lambert, Victor Moskowitz | |
| Subs | Louisville | Johnny Miller (SG), Joshua Nash (C) Martin Greene, Wayne Smiechowski | |
| 12:45 | Louisville | Donald Roane misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-40 |
| 12:44 | LSU | Anthony Difranco pulls down the rebound | 42-40 |
| 12:25 | LSU | Milton Kocher is hacked by Joshua Nash - foul #1 on Joshua Nash, team foul #2 | 42-40 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Patrick Kamansky (PG), Brian Gosselin (SF), Micheal Peterson (PF) Larry Gray, Donald Roane, Frederick Rogers | |
| 12:01 | LSU | Clinton Ragland is hacked by Patrick Kamansky - foul #3 on Patrick Kamansky, team foul #3 | 42-40 |
| Subs | LSU | Victor Moskowitz (C) Viktor Zalwsky | |
| Subs | Louisville | Martin Greene (SG) Johnny Miller | |
| 11:47 | LSU | Victor Moskowitz misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Joshua Nash - foul #2 on Joshua Nash, team foul #4 | 42-40 |
| 11:47 | LSU | Victor Moskowitz makes the 1st free throw | 43-40 |
| 11:47 | LSU | Victor Moskowitz makes the 2nd free throw | 44-40 |
| 11:28 | Louisville | Martin Greene misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-40 |
| 11:27 | Louisville | Joshua Nash misses the tip | 44-40 |
| 11:26 | LSU | Clinton Ragland pulls down the rebound | 44-40 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Milton Kocher (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Clinton Ragland (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronnie Bailey (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Anthony Difranco (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Victor Moskowitz (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Patrick Kamansky (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Martin Greene (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brian Gosselin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Micheal Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joshua Nash (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:11 | LSU | Milton Kocher misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 44-40 |
| 11:10 | Louisville | Joshua Nash grabs the defensive rebound | 44-40 |
| 10:51 | Louisville | Brian Gosselin knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-43 |
| 10:36 | LSU | Ronnie Bailey is fouled on the floor by Brian Gosselin - foul #1 on Brian Gosselin, team foul #5 | 44-43 |
| Subs | LSU | Frank Lambert (PF), Viktor Zalwsky (C) Anthony Difranco, Victor Moskowitz | |
| Subs | Louisville | Larry Gray (PG), Johnny Miller (SG), Donald Roane (SF), Frederick Rogers (PF), Jeffrey Rivers (C) Patrick Kamansky, Martin Greene, Brian Gosselin, Micheal Peterson, Joshua Nash | |
| 10:31 | LSU | Milton Kocher clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 44-43 |
| 10:29 | Louisville | Frederick Rogers gets the rebound | 44-43 |
| 10:04 | Louisville | Johnny Miller travels with the ball | 44-43 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Wayne Smiechowski (C) Jeffrey Rivers | |
| 09:55 | LSU | Frederick Rogers takes the ball from Frank Lambert | 44-43 |
| 09:33 | Louisville | Larry Gray hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 44-43 |
| 09:32 | LSU | Milton Kocher snags the defensive board | 44-43 |
| 09:12 | LSU | Larry Gray takes the ball from Milton Kocher | 44-43 |
| 08:52 | Louisville | Frederick Rogers's pass is intercepted by Frank Lambert | 44-43 |
| 08:23 | LSU | Milton Kocher hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 44-43 |
| 08:22 | Louisville | Frederick Rogers snags the defensive board | 44-43 |
| 08:03 | Louisville | Frederick Rogers hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 44-43 |
| 08:01 | LSU | Milton Kocher grabs the defensive rebound | 44-43 |
| 07:33 | LSU | Milton Kocher comes up short on the floater from close range | 44-43 |
| 07:32 | LSU | Viktor Zalwsky snags the offensive board | 44-43 |
| 07:16 | LSU | Ronnie Bailey misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Johnny Miller - foul #1 on Johnny Miller, team foul #6 | 44-43 |
| Subs | LSU | Kenneth Clift (PG), Steven Allen (SG), Anthony Difranco (PF), Victor Moskowitz (C) Milton Kocher, Clinton Ragland, Frank Lambert, Viktor Zalwsky | |
| Subs | Louisville | Patrick Kamansky (PG), Martin Greene (SG), Brian Gosselin (SF), Micheal Peterson (PF), Joshua Nash (C) Larry Gray, Johnny Miller, Donald Roane, Frederick Rogers, Wayne Smiechowski | |
| 07:16 | LSU | Ronnie Bailey misses the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 07:16 | LSU | Ronnie Bailey misses the 2nd free throw | 44-43 |
| 07:16 | Louisville | Brian Gosselin grabs the defensive rebound | 44-43 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Kenneth Clift (fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Steven Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Ronnie Bailey (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Anthony Difranco (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Victor Moskowitz (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Patrick Kamansky (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Martin Greene (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brian Gosselin (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Micheal Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joshua Nash (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 06:49 | Louisville | Brian Gosselin clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-43 |
| 06:48 | LSU | Kenneth Clift grabs the defensive rebound | 44-43 |
| 06:25 | LSU | Steven Allen buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Kenneth Clift | 47-43 |
| 06:04 | Louisville | Brian Gosselin misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 47-43 |
| 06:02 | LSU | Anthony Difranco snags the defensive board | 47-43 |
| 05:41 | LSU | Steven Allen comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-43 |
| 05:39 | LSU | Anthony Difranco grabs the offensive board | 47-43 |
| 05:28 | LSU | Anthony Difranco drills a jumper from the left wing | 49-43 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:07 | Louisville | Patrick Kamansky misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 49-43 |
| 05:05 | Louisville | Brian Gosselin hits the follow up shot | 49-45 |
| 04:47 | LSU | Anthony Difranco hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 49-45 |
| 04:45 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Brian Gosselin | 49-45 |
| 04:21 | Louisville | Steven Allen steals the ball from Patrick Kamansky | 49-45 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 04:02 | LSU | Steven Allen connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Kenneth Clift | 52-45 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 03:43 | Louisville | Joshua Nash's floater is tipped away by Victor Moskowitz | 52-45 |
| 03:42 | LSU | Victor Moskowitz grabs the defensive rebound | 52-45 |
| 03:16 | LSU | Ronnie Bailey is hacked by Brian Gosselin - foul #2 on Brian Gosselin, team foul #7 | 52-45 |
| Subs | LSU | Milton Kocher (PG), Clinton Ragland (SG), Frank Lambert (PF), Viktor Zalwsky (C) Kenneth Clift, Steven Allen, Anthony Difranco, Victor Moskowitz | |
| Subs | Louisville | Larry Gray (PG), Johnny Miller (SG), Donald Roane (SF), Frederick Rogers (PF), Wayne Smiechowski (C) Patrick Kamansky, Martin Greene, Brian Gosselin, Micheal Peterson, Joshua Nash | |
| 03:16 | LSU | Ronnie Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 53-45 |
| 03:16 | LSU | Ronnie Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 54-45 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Milton Kocher (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Clinton Ragland (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronnie Bailey (tiring) 11 pts. PF - Frank Lambert (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Viktor Zalwsky (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Larry Gray (fresh) 14 pts. SG - Johnny Miller (fresh) SF - Donald Roane (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Frederick Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Wayne Smiechowski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:01 | Louisville | Frederick Rogers misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-45 |
| 02:59 | LSU | The rebound goes to Viktor Zalwsky | 54-45 |
| 02:59 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-45 |
| Subs | LSU | Steven Allen (SG) Ronnie Bailey | |
| Subs | Louisville | Martin Greene (SG) Johnny Miller | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:45 | LSU | Frank Lambert drills a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Milton Kocher | 56-45 |
| 02:17 | Louisville | Donald Roane hits a shot from the right wing | 56-47 |
| 01:59 | LSU | Frank Lambert hits a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Milton Kocher | 58-47 |
| 01:39 | Louisville | Larry Gray loses the dribble to Milton Kocher | 58-47 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 01:38 | LSU | Clinton Ragland is hacked by Larry Gray in the backcourt - foul #1 on Larry Gray, team foul #8 | 58-47 |
| Subs | LSU | Kenneth Clift (SG), Ronnie Bailey (SF), Anthony Difranco (C) Milton Kocher, Steven Allen, Frank Lambert | |
| Subs | Louisville | Patrick Kamansky (PG), Johnny Miller (SG) Larry Gray, Martin Greene | |
| 01:38 | LSU | Clinton Ragland makes the 1st free throw | 59-47 |
| 01:38 | LSU | Clinton Ragland makes the 2nd free throw | 60-47 |
| 01:18 | Louisville | Frederick Rogers is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Clift - foul #5 on Kenneth Clift, team foul #6 | 60-47 |
| Subs | LSU | Steven Allen (SG) Kenneth Clift | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 00:58 | Louisville | Patrick Kamansky loses the dribble to Ronnie Bailey | 60-47 |
| 00:55 | LSU | Ronnie Bailey jams it | 62-47 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:50 | Louisville | Johnny Miller connects on the shot in the paint set up by Donald Roane | 62-49 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:28 | LSU | Steven Allen misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 62-49 |
| 00:26 | Louisville | Frederick Rogers snags the defensive board | 62-49 |
| 00:22 | Louisville | Frederick Rogers misses the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Anthony Difranco - foul #3 on Anthony Difranco, team foul #7 | 62-49 |
| 00:22 | Louisville | Frederick Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 62-50 |
| 00:22 | Louisville | Frederick Rogers misses the 2nd free throw | 62-50 |
| 00:22 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Patrick Kamansky | 62-50 |
| 00:19 | Louisville | Donald Roane connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Patrick Kamansky | 62-53 |
| 00:19 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-53 |
| Subs | LSU | Milton Kocher (PG), Frank Lambert (PF), Victor Moskowitz (C) Clinton Ragland, Anthony Difranco, Viktor Zalwsky | |
| Subs | Louisville | Larry Gray (PG), Martin Greene (SG), Brian Gosselin (SF), Micheal Peterson (PF), Joshua Nash (C) Patrick Kamansky, Johnny Miller, Donald Roane, Frederick Rogers, Wayne Smiechowski | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:16 | LSU | Ronnie Bailey is fouled in the backcourt by Martin Greene - foul #2 on Martin Greene, team foul #9 | 62-53 |
| Subs | LSU | Clinton Ragland (PG), Viktor Zalwsky (PF) Milton Kocher, Frank Lambert | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 00:16 | LSU | Ronnie Bailey misses the 1st free throw | 62-53 |
| 00:16 | Louisville | Micheal Peterson pulls down the rebound | 62-53 |
| 00:09 | Louisville | Brian Gosselin can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-53 |
| 00:07 | LSU | Victor Moskowitz gets the rebound | 62-53 |
| 00:07 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 62-53 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:00 | LSU | Clinton Ragland runs out the clock | 62-53 |