| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Paul Ransom (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Geoffrey Steinbeck (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Darryl Flickinger (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Tommy Frazier (fresh) 6 pts. C - Dwayne Sisk (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Edwin Murphy (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Rigsby (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Parker (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Andrew Dement (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Dorian Freeman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Thomas Parker inbounds the ball | 27-35 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:31 | LSU | Andrew Dement hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Robert Rigsby | 27-38 |
| 19:24 | Central Michigan | Dwayne Sisk misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 27-38 |
| 19:23 | LSU | The rebound goes to Thomas Parker | 27-38 |
| 18:54 | LSU | Andrew Dement blows the layup | 27-38 |
| 18:52 | Central Michigan | Darryl Flickinger snags the defensive board | 27-38 |
| 18:36 | Central Michigan | Geoffrey Steinbeck hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 27-38 |
| 18:35 | Central Michigan | Tommy Frazier gets the offensive rebound | 27-38 |
| 18:30 | Central Michigan | Geoffrey Steinbeck misses the floater from just outside the lane | 27-38 |
| 18:28 | LSU | The rebound goes to Dorian Freeman | 27-38 |
| 18:03 | LSU | Edwin Murphy hits a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Dorian Freeman | 27-40 |
| 17:38 | Central Michigan | Darryl Flickinger drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Geoffrey Steinbeck | 30-40 |
| 17:14 | LSU | Dwayne Sisk is called for the reach on Andrew Dement - foul #2 on Dwayne Sisk, team foul #1 | 30-40 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Joe Bryant (PG), Randy Gochenour (SG), Joel Terhune (C) Paul Ransom, Geoffrey Steinbeck, Dwayne Sisk | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 16:50 | LSU | Edwin Murphy misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-40 |
| 16:48 | Central Michigan | Joel Terhune grabs the board | 30-40 |
| 16:29 | Central Michigan | Joe Bryant misses long on a runner in the lane | 30-40 |
| 16:27 | LSU | Dorian Freeman snags the defensive board | 30-40 |
| 16:02 | LSU | Robert Rigsby scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-43 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Joe Bryant (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SG - Randy Gochenour (fresh) SF - Darryl Flickinger (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Tommy Frazier (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Joel Terhune (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Edwin Murphy (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Rigsby (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Thomas Parker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Dement (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. C - Dorian Freeman (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:57 | Central Michigan | Darryl Flickinger connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line and he's hacked by Thomas Parker - foul #3 on Thomas Parker, team foul #1 | 32-43 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Trenton Jackson (PG), Geoffrey Steinbeck (SG), Raymond Johnson (C) Randy Gochenour, Tommy Frazier, Joel Terhune | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 15:57 | Central Michigan | Darryl Flickinger makes the free throw | 33-43 |
| 15:28 | LSU | Edwin Murphy can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Joe Bryant - foul #1 on Joe Bryant, team foul #2 | 33-43 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dwayne Sisk (PF) Darryl Flickinger | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 15:28 | LSU | Edwin Murphy misses the 1st free throw | 33-43 |
| 15:28 | LSU | Edwin Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 33-44 |
| 15:16 | Central Michigan | Raymond Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-44 |
| 15:14 | LSU | Thomas Parker grabs the board | 33-44 |
| 15:10 | LSU | Edwin Murphy clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-44 |
| 15:08 | Central Michigan | Dwayne Sisk grabs the defensive rebound | 33-44 |
| 14:58 | Central Michigan | Raymond Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-44 |
| 14:30 | LSU | Robert Rigsby makes the shot from just outside the lane set up by Edwin Murphy | 33-46 |
| 14:08 | Central Michigan | Trenton Jackson knocks in the fadeaway from the left side | 35-46 |
| 14:02 | LSU | Trenton Jackson is called for the reach on Robert Rigsby - foul #4 on Trenton Jackson, team foul #3 | 35-46 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Paul Ransom (PG), Randy Gochenour (SG), Darryl Flickinger (SF), Tommy Frazier (PF) Trenton Jackson, Geoffrey Steinbeck, Joe Bryant, Dwayne Sisk | |
| Subs | LSU | John Dion (SF) Thomas Parker | |
| 13:42 | LSU | Andrew Dement makes the shot from the right side | 35-48 |
| 13:29 | Central Michigan | Randy Gochenour is fouled on the floor by Dorian Freeman - foul #3 on Dorian Freeman, team foul #2 | 35-48 |
| 13:22 | Central Michigan | Dorian Freeman swats the short shot by Raymond Johnson | 35-48 |
| 13:20 | LSU | Andrew Dement grabs the defensive rebound | 35-48 |
| 13:01 | LSU | Andrew Dement knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from John Dion | 35-51 |
| 12:38 | Central Michigan | Darryl Flickinger drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-51 |
| 12:17 | LSU | Andrew Dement hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Robert Rigsby | 38-53 |
| 12:02 | Central Michigan | Robert Rigsby takes the ball from Randy Gochenour | 38-53 |
| 11:59 | LSU | Robert Rigsby jams it | 38-55 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Paul Ransom (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Randy Gochenour (fresh) SF - Darryl Flickinger (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Tommy Frazier (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Edwin Murphy (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Rigsby (tiring) 11 pts. 5 ast. SF - John Dion (fresh) PF - Andrew Dement (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 8 reb. C - Dorian Freeman (tiring) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 11:44 | Central Michigan | Robert Rigsby is called for the reach on Paul Ransom - foul #1 on Robert Rigsby, team foul #3 | 38-55 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Geoffrey Steinbeck (SG), Dwayne Sisk (C) Randy Gochenour, Raymond Johnson | |
| Subs | LSU | Christopher Lord (SG), Thomas Parker (SF), Genaro Greco (C) Robert Rigsby, John Dion, Dorian Freeman | |
| 11:39 | Central Michigan | Tommy Frazier misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-55 |
| 11:38 | Central Michigan | Darryl Flickinger pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-55 |
| 11:29 | Central Michigan | Dwayne Sisk makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Paul Ransom | 41-55 |
| 11:06 | LSU | Christopher Lord hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-58 |
| 10:50 | Central Michigan | Darryl Flickinger blows the layup but he's fouled by Genaro Greco - foul #1 on Genaro Greco, team foul #4 | 41-58 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Joe Bryant (PG), Joel Terhune (PF) Paul Ransom, Tommy Frazier | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 10:50 | Central Michigan | Darryl Flickinger makes the 1st free throw | 42-58 |
| 10:50 | Central Michigan | Darryl Flickinger makes the 2nd free throw | 43-58 |
| 10:26 | LSU | Andrew Dement can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-58 |
| 10:24 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Joe Bryant | 43-58 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 10:17 | Central Michigan | Andrew Dement denies the turnaround by Darryl Flickinger | 43-58 |
| 10:16 | Central Michigan | Joe Bryant gets the offensive rebound | 43-58 |
| 10:03 | Central Michigan | Joe Bryant connects on the floater from the left wing | 45-58 |
| 09:37 | LSU | Christopher Lord clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-58 |
| 09:36 | Central Michigan | Joel Terhune snags the defensive board | 45-58 |
| 09:18 | Central Michigan | Geoffrey Steinbeck can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 45-58 |
| 09:17 | Central Michigan | Joel Terhune hits the follow up shot | 47-58 |
| 08:54 | LSU | Genaro Greco misses the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Joe Bryant - foul #2 on Joe Bryant, team foul #4 | 47-58 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Paul Ransom (PG), Randy Gochenour (SG), Tommy Frazier (PF), Raymond Johnson (C) Geoffrey Steinbeck, Darryl Flickinger, Joel Terhune, Dwayne Sisk | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Rigsby (SG), John Dion (SF), Dorian Freeman (C) Edwin Murphy, Thomas Parker, Andrew Dement | |
| 08:54 | LSU | Genaro Greco makes the 1st free throw | 47-59 |
| 08:54 | LSU | Genaro Greco misses the 2nd free throw | 47-59 |
| 08:54 | Central Michigan | Tommy Frazier pulls down the rebound | 47-59 |
| 08:39 | Central Michigan | Raymond Johnson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block but he's fouled by John Dion - foul #2 on John Dion, team foul #5 | 47-59 |
| 08:39 | Central Michigan | Raymond Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 47-59 |
| 08:39 | Central Michigan | Raymond Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-59 |
| 08:23 | LSU | Christopher Lord hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Genaro Greco | 48-62 |
| 08:05 | Central Michigan | Tommy Frazier drills a jumper from the free throw line | 50-62 |
| 07:41 | LSU | Genaro Greco drills a jumpshot from the left wing | 50-64 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Paul Ransom (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Randy Gochenour (fresh) SF - Joe Bryant (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Tommy Frazier (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Raymond Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Christopher Lord (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Rigsby (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SF - John Dion (fresh) PF - Genaro Greco (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Dorian Freeman (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:27 | Central Michigan | Christopher Lord picks off the pass by Randy Gochenour | 50-64 |
| 07:03 | LSU | Robert Rigsby misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 50-64 |
| 07:01 | LSU | Christopher Lord tips it back up and in | 50-66 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:52 | Central Michigan | Randy Gochenour scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 52-66 |
| 06:39 | LSU | Dorian Freeman can't connect on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Randy Gochenour - foul #1 on Randy Gochenour, team foul #5 | 52-66 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Trenton Jackson (PG), Geoffrey Steinbeck (SG), Darryl Flickinger (SF) Paul Ransom, Randy Gochenour, Joe Bryant | |
| Subs | LSU | Edwin Murphy (PG), Thomas Parker (SF), Andrew Dement (PF) Christopher Lord, John Dion, Genaro Greco | |
| 06:39 | LSU | Dorian Freeman misses the 1st free throw | 52-66 |
| 06:39 | LSU | Dorian Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 52-67 |
| 06:27 | Central Michigan | Andrew Dement denies the turnaround by Tommy Frazier | 52-67 |
| 06:26 | LSU | Andrew Dement grabs the board | 52-67 |
| 06:10 | LSU | Edwin Murphy knocks in the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Thomas Parker | 52-69 |
| 06:03 | Central Michigan | Trenton Jackson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-69 |
| 06:02 | Central Michigan | Raymond Johnson hits the follow up shot | 54-69 |
| 05:49 | LSU | Robert Rigsby misses long on a floater from the right side | 54-69 |
| 05:47 | LSU | Thomas Parker hits the follow up shot | 54-71 |
| 05:38 | Central Michigan | Tommy Frazier is fouled on the floor by Edwin Murphy - foul #1 on Edwin Murphy, team foul #6 | 54-71 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dwayne Sisk (PF) Tommy Frazier | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 05:22 | Central Michigan | Raymond Johnson misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 54-71 |
| 05:20 | LSU | Robert Rigsby grabs the defensive rebound | 54-71 |
| 05:16 | LSU | Andrew Dement buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Edwin Murphy | 54-74 |
| 05:04 | Central Michigan | Darryl Flickinger banks in the layup set up by Dwayne Sisk | 56-74 |
| 04:35 | LSU | Edwin Murphy makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Andrew Dement | 56-77 |
| 04:21 | Central Michigan | Trenton Jackson comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 56-77 |
| 04:19 | Central Michigan | Dwayne Sisk snags the offensive board | 56-77 |
| 04:06 | Central Michigan | Geoffrey Steinbeck clanks a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Robert Rigsby - foul #2 on Robert Rigsby, team foul #7 | 56-77 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Paul Ransom (PG), Joe Bryant (SF), Joel Terhune (PF) Trenton Jackson, Darryl Flickinger, Raymond Johnson | |
| Subs | LSU | Christopher Lord (SG), John Dion (SF), Genaro Greco (C) Robert Rigsby, Thomas Parker, Dorian Freeman | |
| 04:06 | Central Michigan | Geoffrey Steinbeck misses the 1st free throw | 56-77 |
| 04:06 | Central Michigan | Geoffrey Steinbeck makes the 2nd free throw | 57-77 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:45 | LSU | Christopher Lord clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 57-77 |
| 03:44 | Central Michigan | Paul Ransom pulls down the rebound | 57-77 |
| 03:22 | Central Michigan | Paul Ransom lays it up and in | 59-77 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Paul Ransom (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SG - Geoffrey Steinbeck (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joe Bryant (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joel Terhune (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Dwayne Sisk (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Edwin Murphy (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 ast. SG - Christopher Lord (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Dion (fresh) PF - Andrew Dement (fairly fresh) 24 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Genaro Greco (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 02:58 | LSU | Edwin Murphy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-77 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Randy Gochenour (SG) Geoffrey Steinbeck | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 02:42 | Central Michigan | Joe Bryant travels with the ball | 59-77 |
| 02:17 | LSU | Andrew Dement makes the floater from the baseline set up by Edwin Murphy and he's hacked by Joel Terhune - foul #1 on Joel Terhune, team foul #6 | 59-79 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Rigsby (SG) Edwin Murphy | |
| 02:17 | LSU | Andrew Dement makes the free throw | 59-80 |
| 02:08 | Central Michigan | Paul Ransom comes up short on the shot from the left side | 59-80 |
| 02:06 | LSU | Andrew Dement pulls down the rebound | 59-80 |
| 01:42 | LSU | Andrew Dement throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-80 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | LSU | Dorian Freeman (C) Andrew Dement | |
| 01:35 | Central Michigan | Randy Gochenour hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-80 |
| 01:34 | Central Michigan | Joel Terhune misses the tip | 59-80 |
| 01:32 | Central Michigan | Joe Bryant tips it in | 61-80 |
| 01:13 | LSU | Joel Terhune swats the short shot by Dorian Freeman | 61-80 |
| 01:12 | Central Michigan | Joe Bryant snags the defensive board | 61-80 |
| 00:52 | Central Michigan | Joe Bryant makes the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Randy Gochenour and the foul's on Dorian Freeman - foul #4 on Dorian Freeman, team foul #8 | 63-80 |
| 00:52 | Central Michigan | Joe Bryant makes the free throw | 64-80 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:31 | LSU | Genaro Greco lays it up and in set up by Robert Rigsby | 64-82 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Central Michigan | Joel Terhune misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 64-82 |
| 00:23 | LSU | Dorian Freeman pulls down the rebound | 64-82 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Christopher Lord runs out the clock | 64-82 |