| Lineup | LSU | PG - Don Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edwin Cassell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Updike (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Patrick Lamb (fresh) 6 pts. C - Roger Charles (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - Joe Jackson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Douglas Pesce (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gregory Gilles (fresh) 3 pts. C - Edward Puga (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Stephen Updike inbounds the ball | 26-25 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma | Oklahoma is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:39 | LSU | Don Williams hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 26-25 |
| 19:37 | Oklahoma | Douglas Pesce snags the defensive board | 26-25 |
| 19:13 | Oklahoma | Douglas Pesce throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-25 |
| 18:55 | LSU | Stephen Updike hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Douglas Pesce - foul #3 on Douglas Pesce, team foul #1 | 26-25 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Ronnie Burke (SF) Douglas Pesce | |
| 18:55 | LSU | Stephen Updike misses the 1st free throw | 26-25 |
| 18:55 | LSU | Stephen Updike makes the 2nd free throw | 27-25 |
| 18:37 | Oklahoma | Edward Puga misses the 3 from the left corner | 27-25 |
| 18:35 | LSU | Stephen Updike pulls down the rebound | 27-25 |
| 18:30 | LSU | Joe Jackson steps in front of the Don Williams pass in the backcourt | 27-25 |
| 18:15 | Oklahoma | Edward Puga misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 27-25 |
| 18:14 | LSU | Stephen Updike snags the defensive board | 27-25 |
| 17:53 | LSU | Patrick Lamb hits a shot near the basket on a great pass from Don Williams | 29-25 |
| 17:31 | Oklahoma | Thomas Adams is fouled on the floor by Patrick Lamb - foul #1 on Patrick Lamb, team foul #1 | 29-25 |
| Subs | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer (SG) Edwin Cassell | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | James Ayers (C) Edward Puga | |
| 17:26 | Oklahoma | James Ayers drills a jumper from the left block set up by Joe Jackson and the foul's on Patrick Lamb - foul #2 on Patrick Lamb, team foul #2 | 29-27 |
| Subs | LSU | Glenn Manning (SF) Stephen Updike | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | | |
| 17:26 | Oklahoma | James Ayers misses the free throw | 29-27 |
| 17:26 | LSU | Roger Charles gets the rebound | 29-27 |
| 17:03 | LSU | Roger Charles can't finish the layup | 29-27 |
| 17:01 | Oklahoma | Joe Jackson gets the rebound | 29-27 |
| 16:45 | Oklahoma | Joe Jackson buries a floater from the right side | 29-29 |
| 16:31 | LSU | Don Williams misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-29 |
| 16:30 | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer tips it in | 31-29 |
| 16:20 | Oklahoma | Ronnie Burke loses the dribble to Jeffrey Brammer | 31-29 |
| 16:00 | LSU | Roger Charles connects on the floater from just outside the lane | 33-29 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Don Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey Brammer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Glenn Manning (fresh) PF - Patrick Lamb (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Roger Charles (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - Joe Jackson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Adams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronnie Burke (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Gregory Gilles (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - James Ayers (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:52 | Oklahoma | Gregory Gilles connects on the shot near the basket | 33-31 |
| 15:33 | LSU | Roger Charles travels with the ball | 33-31 |
| Subs | LSU | George Guy (PG), Edwin Cassell (SG), Stephen Updike (SF), Dennis Matzke (C) Don Williams, Jeffrey Brammer, Patrick Lamb, Roger Charles | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Maurice Young (PG), Edward Helms (SG), Douglas Pesce (SF), Jeff Paquin (PF), Edward Puga (C) Joe Jackson, Thomas Adams, Ronnie Burke, Gregory Gilles, James Ayers | |
| 15:20 | Oklahoma | Edward Puga can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 33-31 |
| 15:19 | LSU | The rebound goes to George Guy | 33-31 |
| 14:53 | LSU | Dennis Matzke dunks the ball on a nice dish by George Guy | 35-31 |
| 14:36 | Oklahoma | Glenn Manning steps in front of the Jeff Paquin pass | 35-31 |
| 14:08 | LSU | Dennis Matzke connects on the shot from the right side on a great pass from George Guy | 37-31 |
| 13:52 | Oklahoma | Jeff Paquin misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 37-31 |
| 13:50 | Oklahoma | Douglas Pesce grabs the offensive rebound | 37-31 |
| 13:44 | Oklahoma | Edward Helms loses the ball out of bounds | 37-31 |
| Subs | LSU | Don Williams (PG), Roger Charles (C) George Guy, Glenn Manning | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Joe Jackson (PG), Ronnie Burke (SG) Maurice Young, Edward Helms | |
| 13:27 | LSU | Edwin Cassell drills a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Dennis Matzke | 39-31 |
| 13:12 | Oklahoma | Douglas Pesce misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 39-31 |
| 13:10 | Oklahoma | Jeff Paquin grabs the offensive rebound | 39-31 |
| 13:03 | Oklahoma | Joe Jackson is fouled on the floor by Dennis Matzke - foul #2 on Dennis Matzke, team foul #3 | 39-31 |
| Subs | LSU | George Guy (SG), Jeffrey Brammer (SF), Patrick Lamb (PF) Edwin Cassell, Stephen Updike, Dennis Matzke | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Thomas Adams (SG), Gregory Gilles (PF), James Ayers (C) Ronnie Burke, Jeff Paquin, Edward Puga | |
| 12:57 | Oklahoma | Douglas Pesce is whistled for a carry | 39-31 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Ronnie Burke (SF) Douglas Pesce | |
| 12:29 | LSU | George Guy misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 39-31 |
| 12:28 | Oklahoma | James Ayers gets the rebound | 39-31 |
| 12:19 | Oklahoma | Ronnie Burke makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Joe Jackson | 39-34 |
| 11:55 | LSU | Joe Jackson steals the ball from Patrick Lamb | 39-34 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Don Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Guy (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Brammer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Patrick Lamb (fresh) 8 pts. C - Roger Charles (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - Joe Jackson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronnie Burke (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Gregory Gilles (fresh) 5 pts. C - James Ayers (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Oklahoma | Joe Jackson misses short on a 3 from straight away | 39-34 |
| 11:31 | LSU | George Guy snags the defensive board | 39-34 |
| 11:26 | LSU | Don Williams misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Ronnie Burke - foul #2 on Ronnie Burke, team foul #2 | 39-34 |
| Subs | LSU | Edwin Cassell (SG), Stephen Updike (SF), Dennis Matzke (C) George Guy, Jeffrey Brammer, Roger Charles | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Maurice Young (PG), Douglas Pesce (SF), Edward Puga (C) Joe Jackson, Thomas Adams, James Ayers | |
| 11:26 | LSU | Don Williams makes the 1st free throw | 40-34 |
| 11:26 | LSU | Don Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 41-34 |
| 11:08 | Oklahoma | Ronnie Burke misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 41-34 |
| 11:06 | LSU | The rebound goes to Patrick Lamb | 41-34 |
| 11:01 | LSU | Dennis Matzke's dunk attempt is rejected by Gregory Gilles | 41-34 |
| 10:59 | Oklahoma | Gregory Gilles grabs the defensive rebound | 41-34 |
| 10:40 | Oklahoma | Ronnie Burke makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-37 |
| 10:23 | LSU | Maurice Young steps in front of the Don Williams pass | 41-37 |
| 10:20 | Oklahoma | Ronnie Burke jams it on a nice dish by Maurice Young | 41-39 |
| 09:57 | LSU | Stephen Updike comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 41-39 |
| 09:56 | LSU | Edwin Cassell tips it back up and in | 43-39 |
| 09:36 | Oklahoma | Edward Puga makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Douglas Pesce | 43-41 |
| 09:19 | LSU | Dennis Matzke misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 43-41 |
| 09:18 | Oklahoma | Edward Puga pulls down the rebound | 43-41 |
| 09:06 | Oklahoma | Edward Puga comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-41 |
| 09:04 | LSU | The rebound goes to Stephen Updike | 43-41 |
| 08:51 | LSU | Stephen Updike drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Don Williams | 46-41 |
| 08:38 | Oklahoma | Gregory Gilles hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block but he's fouled by Stephen Updike - foul #1 on Stephen Updike, team foul #4 | 46-41 |
| Subs | LSU | George Guy (PG), Jeffrey Brammer (SG), Glenn Manning (SF), Roger Charles (C) Don Williams, Edwin Cassell, Stephen Updike, Patrick Lamb | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Joe Jackson (PG), Thomas Adams (SG), Bernard Laguna (SF), James Ayers (C) Maurice Young, Ronnie Burke, Douglas Pesce, Edward Puga | |
| 08:38 | Oklahoma | Gregory Gilles makes the 1st free throw | 46-42 |
| 08:38 | Oklahoma | Gregory Gilles makes the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| 08:17 | LSU | Glenn Manning can't throw it down | 46-43 |
| 08:15 | Oklahoma | Joe Jackson snags the defensive board | 46-43 |
| 07:59 | Oklahoma | Joe Jackson misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Glenn Manning - foul #2 on Glenn Manning, team foul #5 | 46-43 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Jeff Paquin (PF) Gregory Gilles | |
| 07:59 | Oklahoma | Joe Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 07:59 | Oklahoma | Joe Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| 07:59 | LSU | Dennis Matzke snags the defensive board | 46-43 |
| 07:46 | LSU | Roger Charles clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Bernard Laguna - foul #1 on Bernard Laguna, team foul #3 | 46-43 |
| 07:46 | LSU | Roger Charles makes the 1st free throw | 47-43 |
| 07:46 | LSU | Roger Charles makes the 2nd free throw | 48-43 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - George Guy (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Brammer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Glenn Manning (fresh) PF - Dennis Matzke (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Roger Charles (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - Joe Jackson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bernard Laguna (fresh) PF - Jeff Paquin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - James Ayers (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Oklahoma | Joe Jackson misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-43 |
| 07:30 | LSU | The rebound goes to Dennis Matzke | 48-43 |
| 07:17 | LSU | Roger Charles can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 48-43 |
| 07:16 | LSU | Glenn Manning grabs the offensive board | 48-43 |
| 07:00 | LSU | Roger Charles misses long on a jumper from close range | 48-43 |
| 06:59 | LSU | Dennis Matzke can't tip it in | 48-43 |
| 06:57 | LSU | Roger Charles tips it back up and in | 50-43 |
| 06:42 | Oklahoma | Joe Jackson loses the ball out of bounds | 50-43 |
| Subs | LSU | Stephen Updike (SF) Glenn Manning | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Douglas Pesce (SF) Bernard Laguna | |
| 06:27 | LSU | Roger Charles misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 50-43 |
| 06:26 | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer tips it home | 52-43 |
| 06:05 | Oklahoma | Joe Jackson is hacked by George Guy - foul #2 on George Guy, team foul #6 | 52-43 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Decarlo (PG), Edwin Cassell (SG), Patrick Lamb (PF) George Guy, Jeffrey Brammer, Dennis Matzke | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Ronnie Burke (SG), Edward Puga (C) Thomas Adams, James Ayers | |
| 05:58 | Oklahoma | Joe Jackson connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Douglas Pesce | 52-46 |
| 05:37 | LSU | Edwin Cassell's dunk attempt is rejected by Edward Puga | 52-46 |
| 05:35 | Oklahoma | The rebound goes to Edward Puga | 52-46 |
| 05:33 | Oklahoma | Joe Jackson is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Decarlo - foul #1 on Robert Decarlo, team foul #7 | 52-46 |
| Subs | LSU | Don Williams (PG), Dennis Matzke (C) Robert Decarlo, Roger Charles | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Justin Seymour (PF) Jeff Paquin | |
| 05:33 | Oklahoma | Joe Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 05:33 | Oklahoma | Joe Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 52-48 |
| 05:23 | LSU | Stephen Updike loses the ball out of bounds | 52-48 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Maurice Young (PG) Joe Jackson | |
| 05:06 | Oklahoma | Ronnie Burke hits a jumper from the left wing set up by Edward Puga | 52-50 |
| 04:43 | LSU | Patrick Lamb misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Douglas Pesce - foul #4 on Douglas Pesce, team foul #4 | 52-50 |
| Subs | LSU | Glenn Manning (SF) Stephen Updike | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Thomas Adams (SG), Gregory Gilles (PF) Douglas Pesce, Justin Seymour | |
| 04:43 | LSU | Patrick Lamb makes the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 04:43 | LSU | Patrick Lamb misses the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 04:43 | Oklahoma | Edward Puga pulls down the rebound | 53-50 |
| 04:27 | Oklahoma | Maurice Young drills a floater from the left wing set up by Ronnie Burke | 53-52 |
| 04:05 | LSU | Glenn Manning loses the dribble to Thomas Adams | 53-52 |
| 04:00 | Oklahoma | Thomas Adams jams it | 53-54 |
| 03:31 | LSU | Edwin Cassell misses the 3 from the right wing but the foul's on Gregory Gilles - foul #1 on Gregory Gilles, team foul #5 | 53-54 |
| Subs | LSU | George Guy (PG), Roger Charles (C) Don Williams, Patrick Lamb | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Joe Jackson (PG), Douglas Pesce (SF), James Ayers (C) Maurice Young, Ronnie Burke, Edward Puga | |
| 03:31 | LSU | Edwin Cassell makes the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 03:31 | LSU | Edwin Cassell misses the 2nd free throw | 54-54 |
| 03:31 | LSU | Edwin Cassell makes the 3rd free throw | 55-54 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - George Guy (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Edwin Cassell (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Glenn Manning (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Dennis Matzke (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Roger Charles (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - Joe Jackson (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Adams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Douglas Pesce (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Gregory Gilles (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - James Ayers (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Oklahoma | Joe Jackson is fouled on the floor by George Guy - foul #3 on George Guy, team foul #8 | 55-54 |
| Subs | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer (SG), Stephen Updike (SF) Edwin Cassell, Dennis Matzke | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Edward Helms (SG), Jeff Paquin (PF) Thomas Adams, Gregory Gilles | |
| 03:10 | Oklahoma | Joe Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 03:10 | Oklahoma | Joe Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| 02:50 | LSU | Douglas Pesce takes the ball from Stephen Updike | 55-56 |
| 02:50 | Oklahoma | Oklahoma calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-56 |
| Subs | LSU | Don Williams (PG), Patrick Lamb (PF) George Guy, Glenn Manning | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Thomas Adams (SG), Gregory Gilles (PF), Edward Puga (C) Edward Helms, Jeff Paquin, James Ayers | |
| 02:40 | Oklahoma | Joe Jackson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-56 |
| 02:38 | Oklahoma | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Puga | 55-56 |
| 02:28 | Oklahoma | Edward Puga misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 55-56 |
| 02:27 | LSU | Roger Charles grabs the defensive rebound | 55-56 |
| 02:05 | LSU | Don Williams comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 55-56 |
| 02:04 | Oklahoma | Joe Jackson snags the defensive board | 55-56 |
| 01:55 | Oklahoma | Douglas Pesce drills a jump hook from close range set up by Joe Jackson | 55-58 |
| 01:41 | LSU | Roger Charles misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 55-58 |
| 01:39 | LSU | Patrick Lamb pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-58 |
| 01:16 | LSU | Don Williams makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Stephen Updike | 57-58 |
| 01:02 | Oklahoma | Douglas Pesce makes the floater from the left block and he's hacked by Stephen Updike - foul #2 on Stephen Updike, team foul #9 | 57-60 |
| Subs | LSU | Edwin Cassell (SG) Jeffrey Brammer | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | | |
| 01:02 | Oklahoma | Douglas Pesce makes the free throw | 57-61 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma | Oklahoma is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:46 | LSU | Edwin Cassell drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Stephen Updike | 60-61 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma | Oklahoma is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Oklahoma | Patrick Lamb is called for the reach on Thomas Adams - foul #3 on Patrick Lamb, team foul #10 | 60-61 |
| 00:21 | Oklahoma | Thomas Adams makes the 1st free throw | 60-62 |
| 00:21 | Oklahoma | Thomas Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 60-63 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma | Oklahoma is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:08 | LSU | Edwin Cassell misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-63 |
| 00:06 | LSU | Patrick Lamb pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-63 |
| 00:01 | LSU | Stephen Updike misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-63 |
| 00:00 | Oklahoma | Thomas Adams gets the rebound | 60-63 |