| Lineup | VMI | PG - Jose Rodriguez (fresh) SG - James Byrd (fresh) SF - Brandon Starks (fresh) PF - John Bennett (fresh) C - Dan Oram (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Kenneth Newhall (fresh) SG - Henry Smith (fresh) SF - Frank Bergsman (fresh) PF - Patrick Beery (fresh) C - Joseph Klock (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | VMI | Dan Oram wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | VMI | James Byrd misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner but he's fouled by Henry Smith - foul #1 on Henry Smith, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | VMI | James Byrd makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:45 | VMI | James Byrd makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:45 | VMI | James Byrd misses the 3rd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:45 | LSU | Joseph Klock gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:29 | LSU | Frank Bergsman hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 2-0 |
| 19:28 | LSU | Patrick Beery hits the follow up shot | 2-2 |
| 19:18 | VMI | John Bennett is fouled on the floor by Joseph Klock - foul #1 on Joseph Klock, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 19:03 | VMI | James Byrd can't finish the layup | 2-2 |
| 19:01 | VMI | John Bennett tips it home | 4-2 |
| 18:35 | LSU | Kenneth Newhall hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 4-2 |
| 18:33 | VMI | Dan Oram gets the rebound | 4-2 |
| 18:23 | VMI | Brandon Starks loses the ball out of bounds | 4-2 |
| 18:00 | LSU | Patrick Beery can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 4-2 |
| 17:59 | LSU | Frank Bergsman tips it back up and in | 4-4 |
| 17:43 | VMI | Jose Rodriguez comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 4-4 |
| 17:42 | LSU | Patrick Beery grabs the board | 4-4 |
| 17:36 | LSU | Joseph Klock lays it up and in on a nice dish by Henry Smith and he's hacked by John Bennett - foul #1 on John Bennett, team foul #1 | 4-6 |
| Subs | VMI | Raul Garcia (SG), Ted Calle (SF) James Byrd, Brandon Starks | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 17:36 | LSU | Joseph Klock makes the free throw | 4-7 |
| 17:07 | VMI | Jose Rodriguez connects on the jumper from the right wing | 6-7 |
| 16:44 | LSU | Henry Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-7 |
| Subs | VMI | Maynard Banker (SG), Brandon Starks (SF), Richard Rueda (PF) Jose Rodriguez, Ted Calle, John Bennett | |
| Subs | LSU | Anthony Rotz (SF) Frank Bergsman | |
| 16:29 | VMI | The jumper by Maynard Banker is denied by Anthony Rotz | 6-7 |
| 16:28 | VMI | Brandon Starks pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-7 |
| 16:13 | VMI | Maynard Banker is fouled on the floor by Henry Smith - foul #2 on Henry Smith, team foul #3 | 6-7 |
| Subs | VMI | James Byrd (SG), Ted Calle (C) Maynard Banker, Dan Oram | |
| Subs | LSU | Walter Edmondson (SG), Jordan Mukai (C) Henry Smith, Joseph Klock | |
| 16:00 | VMI | Ted Calle misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 6-7 |
| 15:58 | VMI | Richard Rueda gets the offensive rebound | 6-7 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Raul Garcia (fresh) SG - James Byrd (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brandon Starks (fresh) PF - Richard Rueda (fresh) C - Ted Calle (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Kenneth Newhall (fairly fresh) SG - Walter Edmondson (fresh) SF - Anthony Rotz (fresh) PF - Patrick Beery (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jordan Mukai (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | VMI | Raul Garcia's pass is intercepted by Anthony Rotz | 6-7 |
| 15:22 | LSU | Walter Edmondson misses the dunk | 6-7 |
| 15:20 | VMI | The rebound goes to Ted Calle | 6-7 |
| 14:57 | VMI | Raul Garcia hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Brandon Starks | 8-7 |
| 14:36 | LSU | Anthony Rotz hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block but he's hacked by Brandon Starks - foul #1 on Brandon Starks, team foul #2 | 8-7 |
| Subs | VMI | Jose Rodriguez (PG), John Bennett (PF), Dan Oram (C) Raul Garcia, Brandon Starks, Richard Rueda | |
| Subs | LSU | Frank Bergsman (SF), Joseph Klock (C) Patrick Beery, Jordan Mukai | |
| 14:36 | LSU | Anthony Rotz makes the 1st free throw | 8-8 |
| 14:36 | LSU | Anthony Rotz makes the 2nd free throw | 8-9 |
| 14:16 | VMI | John Bennett misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 8-9 |
| 14:15 | LSU | Frank Bergsman snags the defensive board | 8-9 |
| 13:48 | LSU | Joseph Klock hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 8-9 |
| 13:47 | VMI | John Bennett snags the defensive board | 8-9 |
| 13:29 | VMI | James Byrd can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 8-9 |
| 13:27 | LSU | Walter Edmondson grabs the defensive rebound | 8-9 |
| 13:04 | LSU | Walter Edmondson is whistled for traveling | 8-9 |
| Subs | VMI | Raul Garcia (SG), Brandon Starks (SF) James Byrd, Ted Calle | |
| Subs | LSU | Patrick Beery (PF) Anthony Rotz | |
| 12:48 | VMI | John Bennett's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Klock | 8-9 |
| 12:47 | LSU | Frank Bergsman grabs the board | 8-9 |
| 12:18 | LSU | Frank Bergsman scores on a jumper from the left wing set up by Kenneth Newhall | 8-11 |
| 12:01 | VMI | Brandon Starks misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 8-11 |
| 12:00 | LSU | Joseph Klock grabs the defensive rebound | 8-11 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Jose Rodriguez (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Raul Garcia (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brandon Starks (fresh) PF - John Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Dan Oram (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Kenneth Newhall (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Walter Edmondson (fresh) SF - Frank Bergsman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Patrick Beery (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Klock (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:32 | LSU | John Bennett is called for the reach on Patrick Beery - foul #2 on John Bennett, team foul #3 | 8-11 |
| Subs | VMI | Richard Rueda (PF) John Bennett | |
| Subs | LSU | Jordan Mukai (C) Joseph Klock | |
| 11:16 | LSU | Richard Rueda takes the ball from Jordan Mukai | 8-11 |
| 10:57 | VMI | Brandon Starks comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 8-11 |
| 10:56 | LSU | Patrick Beery snags the defensive board | 8-11 |
| 10:28 | LSU | Walter Edmondson misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 8-11 |
| 10:27 | LSU | Patrick Beery tips it back up and in | 8-13 |
| 10:10 | VMI | Richard Rueda loses the dribble to Walter Edmondson | 8-13 |
| 10:07 | LSU | Kenneth Newhall dunks the ball set up by Walter Edmondson | 8-15 |
| 09:55 | VMI | Raul Garcia scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Dan Oram | 11-15 |
| 09:49 | LSU | Kenneth Newhall loses the dribble to Jose Rodriguez in the backcourt | 11-15 |
| 09:38 | VMI | The pull-up jumper by Raul Garcia is blocked by Jordan Mukai | 11-15 |
| 09:37 | LSU | Frank Bergsman grabs the defensive rebound | 11-15 |
| 09:13 | LSU | Frank Bergsman makes the fadeaway near the basket set up by Kenneth Newhall | 11-17 |
| 08:56 | VMI | Dan Oram throws it down | 13-17 |
| 08:34 | LSU | Dan Oram is called for the reach on Kenneth Newhall - foul #1 on Dan Oram, team foul #4 | 13-17 |
| Subs | VMI | Arthur Walters (PG), James Byrd (SG), Ted Calle (SF), Maynard Banker (PF) Jose Rodriguez, Raul Garcia, Brandon Starks, Richard Rueda | |
| Subs | LSU | Anthony Rotz (PF), Joseph Klock (C) Patrick Beery, Jordan Mukai | |
| 08:11 | LSU | Frank Bergsman misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 13-17 |
| 08:09 | VMI | Dan Oram pulls down the rebound | 13-17 |
| 07:41 | VMI | James Byrd hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Arthur Walters | 16-17 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Arthur Walters (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Byrd (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ted Calle (fresh) PF - Maynard Banker (fresh) C - Dan Oram (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Kenneth Newhall (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Walter Edmondson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Frank Bergsman (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Anthony Rotz (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Klock (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:14 | LSU | Frank Bergsman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Dan Oram - foul #2 on Dan Oram, team foul #5 | 16-17 |
| Subs | VMI | Richard Rueda (PF) Dan Oram | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 07:14 | LSU | Frank Bergsman makes the 1st free throw | 16-18 |
| 07:14 | LSU | Frank Bergsman makes the 2nd free throw | 16-19 |
| 06:54 | VMI | James Byrd is fouled on the floor by Walter Edmondson - foul #1 on Walter Edmondson, team foul #4 | 16-19 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | LSU | Patrick Beery (PF) Frank Bergsman | |
| 06:40 | VMI | Richard Rueda connects on the jump hook from the baseline and he's fouled by Joseph Klock - foul #2 on Joseph Klock, team foul #5 | 18-19 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | LSU | Jordan Mukai (C) Joseph Klock | |
| 06:40 | VMI | Richard Rueda misses the free throw | 18-19 |
| 06:40 | LSU | Patrick Beery grabs the defensive rebound | 18-19 |
| 06:11 | LSU | Patrick Beery can't connect on a floater from the left side | 18-19 |
| 06:09 | LSU | Kenneth Newhall gets the offensive rebound | 18-19 |
| 05:44 | LSU | Walter Edmondson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Arthur Walters - foul #1 on Arthur Walters, team foul #6 | 18-19 |
| Subs | VMI | Jose Rodriguez (PG), Raul Garcia (SG), Brandon Starks (SF) Arthur Walters, James Byrd, Ted Calle | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 05:44 | LSU | Walter Edmondson makes the 1st free throw | 18-20 |
| 05:44 | LSU | Walter Edmondson makes the 2nd free throw | 18-21 |
| 05:36 | VMI | Brandon Starks clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 18-21 |
| 05:35 | LSU | Jordan Mukai pulls down the rebound | 18-21 |
| 05:10 | LSU | Kenneth Newhall loses the dribble to Jose Rodriguez | 18-21 |
| 05:06 | VMI | Jose Rodriguez hits the finger roll | 20-21 |
| 04:43 | LSU | Anthony Rotz hits a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Walter Edmondson and he's fouled by Richard Rueda - foul #1 on Richard Rueda, team foul #7 | 20-23 |
| Subs | VMI | Ted Calle (PF) Maynard Banker | |
| Subs | LSU | Frank Bergsman (SF) Patrick Beery | |
| 04:43 | LSU | Anthony Rotz makes the free throw | 20-24 |
| 04:28 | VMI | Jordan Mukai is called for the reach on Richard Rueda - foul #1 on Jordan Mukai, team foul #6 | 20-24 |
| Subs | VMI | James Byrd (SG) Raul Garcia | |
| Subs | LSU | Patrick Beery (PF) Anthony Rotz | |
| 04:11 | VMI | Richard Rueda makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Brandon Starks | 22-24 |
| 03:52 | LSU | Kenneth Newhall hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 22-24 |
| 03:51 | VMI | Richard Rueda gets the rebound | 22-24 |
| 03:28 | VMI | Frank Bergsman steals it from Jose Rodriguez | 22-24 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Jose Rodriguez (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - James Byrd (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Brandon Starks (fresh) PF - Ted Calle (fresh) C - Richard Rueda (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Kenneth Newhall (tired) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Walter Edmondson (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Bergsman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Patrick Beery (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Jordan Mukai (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:03 | LSU | Kenneth Newhall clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 22-24 |
| 03:02 | VMI | Ted Calle grabs the board | 22-24 |
| 02:44 | VMI | Patrick Beery swats the layup by Richard Rueda | 22-24 |
| 02:42 | VMI | Richard Rueda tips it in | 24-24 |
| 02:24 | LSU | Brandon Starks steps in front of the Frank Bergsman pass | 24-24 |
| 02:12 | VMI | A charge is called on Jose Rodriguez - foul #1 on Jose Rodriguez, team foul #8 | 24-24 |
| Subs | VMI | Raul Garcia (PG), Anthony Janis (SG), Maynard Banker (SF), John Bennett (PF), Dan Oram (C) Jose Rodriguez, James Byrd, Brandon Starks, Ted Calle, Richard Rueda | |
| Subs | LSU | Henry Smith (SG), Anthony Rotz (PF), Joseph Klock (C) Kenneth Newhall, Patrick Beery, Jordan Mukai | |
| 01:48 | LSU | Frank Bergsman comes up short on the jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Maynard Banker - foul #1 on Maynard Banker, team foul #9 | 24-24 |
| 01:48 | LSU | Frank Bergsman misses the 1st free throw | 24-24 |
| 01:48 | LSU | Frank Bergsman misses the 2nd free throw | 24-24 |
| 01:48 | LSU | Anthony Rotz snags the offensive board | 24-24 |
| 01:26 | LSU | Joseph Klock scores on a jumper near the basket set up by Henry Smith | 24-26 |
| 01:15 | VMI | Dan Oram can't finish the layup | 24-26 |
| 01:13 | LSU | Joseph Klock pulls down the rebound | 24-26 |
| 00:48 | LSU | Dan Oram is called for the reach on Anthony Rotz - foul #3 on Dan Oram, team foul #10 | 24-26 |
| Subs | VMI | Jose Rodriguez (PG), James Byrd (SG), Brandon Starks (SF) Raul Garcia, Anthony Janis, Dan Oram | |
| Subs | LSU | Patrick Beery (PF) Frank Bergsman | |
| 00:48 | LSU | Anthony Rotz makes the 1st free throw | 24-27 |
| 00:48 | LSU | Anthony Rotz makes the 2nd free throw | 24-28 |
| 00:23 | VMI | Brandon Starks knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 27-28 |
| 00:05 | LSU | Joseph Klock misses the lay-in | 27-28 |
| 00:03 | LSU | Patrick Beery misses the tip | 27-28 |
| 00:01 | VMI | John Bennett grabs the defensive rebound | 27-28 |
| 00:00 | VMI | John Bennett can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 27-28 |