| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Michael Pagan (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Timothy Fleming (fresh) 7 pts. SF - James Blackmore (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Donald Holmes (fresh) 2 pts. C - Manuel Wheeler (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - David Delarosa (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Dustin Wade (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Law (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Erik Showman (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Robert Law inbounds the ball | 22-30 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:40 | LSU | David Delarosa is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 22-30 |
| 19:38 | LSU | Robert Law tips it in | 22-32 |
| 19:23 | St. John's | James Blackmore is fouled on the floor by Charles Clark - foul #2 on Charles Clark, team foul #1 | 22-32 |
| 18:55 | St. John's | Manuel Wheeler's pass is intercepted by Erik Showman | 22-32 |
| 18:48 | LSU | Dustin Wade is hacked by Timothy Fleming in the backcourt - foul #2 on Timothy Fleming, team foul #1 | 22-32 |
| 18:27 | LSU | Erik Showman loses the dribble to Michael Pagan | 22-32 |
| 18:12 | St. John's | Michael Pagan buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 25-32 |
| 17:48 | LSU | Erik Showman loses the dribble to Timothy Fleming | 25-32 |
| 17:29 | St. John's | Michael Pagan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner but the foul's on David Delarosa - foul #1 on David Delarosa, team foul #2 | 25-32 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Kelly (SG), Robert Cobb (SF), Gary Wilson (PF), Horace Ringenberg (C) Timothy Fleming, James Blackmore, Donald Holmes, Manuel Wheeler | |
| Subs | LSU | Roger Copley (SF), Carl Fagan (PF), Glenn Young (C) Robert Law, Charles Clark, Erik Showman | |
| 17:29 | St. John's | Michael Pagan misses the 1st free throw | 25-32 |
| 17:29 | St. John's | Michael Pagan makes the 2nd free throw | 26-32 |
| 17:29 | St. John's | Michael Pagan misses the 3rd free throw | 26-32 |
| 17:29 | LSU | The rebound goes to Carl Fagan | 26-32 |
| 17:15 | LSU | David Delarosa hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 26-32 |
| 17:13 | St. John's | Horace Ringenberg gets the rebound | 26-32 |
| 17:08 | St. John's | Michael Pagan comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 26-32 |
| 17:07 | LSU | Carl Fagan grabs the board | 26-32 |
| 16:54 | LSU | Glenn Young's pass is intercepted by Richard Kelly | 26-32 |
| 16:42 | St. John's | Michael Pagan works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 26-32 |
| 16:40 | St. John's | Gary Wilson pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-32 |
| 16:26 | St. John's | Michael Pagan makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Richard Kelly | 29-32 |
| 15:58 | LSU | Dustin Wade can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 29-32 |
| 15:57 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Roger Copley | 29-32 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Michael Pagan (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Kelly (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Cobb (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Gary Wilson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Horace Ringenberg (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - David Delarosa (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Dustin Wade (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Roger Copley (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Carl Fagan (fresh) 2 reb. C - Glenn Young (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:34 | LSU | Dustin Wade hits the front of the rim on the wide open turnaround from the right block | 29-32 |
| 15:33 | St. John's | Gary Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 29-32 |
| 15:12 | St. John's | Michael Pagan loses the dribble to David Delarosa | 29-32 |
| 15:10 | LSU | Roger Copley is hacked by Gary Wilson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gary Wilson, team foul #2 | 29-32 |
| Subs | St. John's | William Campbell (PG), Timothy Fleming (SG), James Blackmore (SF), Donald Holmes (PF), Manuel Wheeler (C) Michael Pagan, Richard Kelly, Robert Cobb, Gary Wilson, Horace Ringenberg | |
| Subs | LSU | Andrew Nelson (PG), Gregory Griffin (SG), Robert Law (SF), Charles Clark (PF), Erik Showman (C) David Delarosa, Dustin Wade, Roger Copley, Carl Fagan, Glenn Young | |
| 14:46 | LSU | Robert Law scores on a jump hook in the lane and he's fouled by William Campbell - foul #2 on William Campbell, team foul #3 | 29-34 |
| 14:46 | LSU | Robert Law misses the free throw | 29-34 |
| 14:46 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Erik Showman | 29-34 |
| 14:36 | LSU | Robert Law makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Andrew Nelson | 29-37 |
| 14:11 | St. John's | Gregory Griffin is called for the reach on William Campbell - foul #1 on Gregory Griffin, team foul #3 | 29-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | LSU | Dustin Wade (SG) Gregory Griffin | |
| 13:54 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Charles Clark - foul #3 on Charles Clark, team foul #4 | 29-37 |
| 13:54 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming makes the 1st free throw | 30-37 |
| 13:54 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming makes the 2nd free throw | 31-37 |
| 13:25 | LSU | Robert Law buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 31-40 |
| 13:12 | St. John's | Robert Law takes the ball from Donald Holmes | 31-40 |
| 12:52 | LSU | Dustin Wade clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-40 |
| 12:51 | St. John's | Donald Holmes snags the defensive board | 31-40 |
| 12:22 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming slams it home | 33-40 |
| 12:02 | LSU | Donald Holmes blocks the short jumper by Robert Law | 33-40 |
| 12:00 | St. John's | James Blackmore pulls down the rebound | 33-40 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - William Campbell (fairly fresh) SG - Timothy Fleming (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - James Blackmore (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Donald Holmes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Manuel Wheeler (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Andrew Nelson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dustin Wade (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Robert Law (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Charles Clark (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Erik Showman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:46 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 33-40 |
| 11:45 | LSU | Erik Showman grabs the board | 33-40 |
| 11:31 | LSU | Erik Showman buries a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Law and he's fouled by Timothy Fleming - foul #3 on Timothy Fleming, team foul #4 | 33-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Pagan (PG), Richard Kelly (SG), Robert Cobb (SF), Gary Wilson (PF), Horace Ringenberg (C) William Campbell, Timothy Fleming, James Blackmore, Donald Holmes, Manuel Wheeler | |
| Subs | LSU | David Delarosa (PG), Roger Copley (SG), Gregory Griffin (SF), Carl Fagan (PF) Andrew Nelson, Dustin Wade, Robert Law, Charles Clark | |
| 11:31 | LSU | Erik Showman misses the free throw | 33-42 |
| 11:31 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Gary Wilson | 33-42 |
| 11:22 | St. John's | Robert Cobb can't finish the uncontested layup | 33-42 |
| 11:21 | LSU | The rebound goes to Roger Copley | 33-42 |
| 11:02 | LSU | Erik Showman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 33-42 |
| 11:00 | LSU | Erik Showman tips it but misses | 33-42 |
| 10:59 | St. John's | Horace Ringenberg pulls down the rebound | 33-42 |
| 10:46 | St. John's | Michael Pagan clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-42 |
| 10:44 | LSU | Carl Fagan gets the rebound | 33-42 |
| 10:42 | LSU | Roger Copley loses the dribble to Robert Cobb in the backcourt | 33-42 |
| 10:33 | St. John's | Michael Pagan hits a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Richard Kelly | 35-42 |
| 10:12 | LSU | Carl Fagan scores on a turnaround from the baseline | 35-44 |
| 09:54 | St. John's | Michael Pagan misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-44 |
| 09:52 | LSU | Carl Fagan grabs the defensive rebound | 35-44 |
| 09:50 | LSU | Roger Copley is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Wilson - foul #2 on Gary Wilson, team foul #5 | 35-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | Timothy Fleming (SG), Esteban Chavez (SF), Donald Holmes (PF), Manuel Wheeler (C) Richard Kelly, Robert Cobb, Gary Wilson, Horace Ringenberg | |
| Subs | LSU | Dustin Wade (SG), Robert Law (SF), Kevin Burke (PF), Glenn Young (C) Roger Copley, Gregory Griffin, Carl Fagan, Erik Showman | |
| 09:29 | LSU | Glenn Young knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Dustin Wade | 35-46 |
| 09:27 | St. John's | David Delarosa steps in front of the Michael Pagan pass in the backcourt | 35-46 |
| 09:26 | LSU | Dustin Wade throws it down on a great pass from David Delarosa | 35-48 |
| 09:10 | St. John's | Michael Pagan is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-48 |
| 09:09 | St. John's | Donald Holmes tips it back up and in | 37-48 |
| 09:07 | LSU | Dustin Wade is fouled in the backcourt by Esteban Chavez - foul #1 on Esteban Chavez, team foul #6 | 37-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Blackmore (SF) Donald Holmes | |
| Subs | LSU | Charles Clark (PF) Kevin Burke | |
| 08:47 | LSU | Robert Law buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Dustin Wade | 37-51 |
| 08:23 | St. John's | Michael Pagan knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Timothy Fleming | 40-51 |
| 07:59 | LSU | David Delarosa knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-54 |
| 07:44 | St. John's | Michael Pagan works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from James Blackmore | 43-54 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Michael Pagan (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Timothy Fleming (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Blackmore (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Esteban Chavez (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Manuel Wheeler (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - David Delarosa (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Dustin Wade (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Law (tiring) 17 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Charles Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Glenn Young (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:24 | LSU | Dustin Wade is hacked by Timothy Fleming - foul #4 on Timothy Fleming, team foul #7 | 43-54 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Kelly (PG), William Campbell (SG), Robert Cobb (SF), Donald Holmes (PF), Gary Wilson (C) Michael Pagan, Timothy Fleming, James Blackmore, Esteban Chavez, Manuel Wheeler | |
| Subs | LSU | Roger Copley (PG), Gregory Griffin (SF), Kevin Burke (PF), Carl Fagan (C) David Delarosa, Robert Law, Charles Clark, Glenn Young | |
| 07:24 | LSU | Dustin Wade makes the 1st free throw | 43-55 |
| 07:24 | LSU | Dustin Wade makes the 2nd free throw | 43-56 |
| 07:05 | St. John's | Donald Holmes blows the layup | 43-56 |
| 07:04 | LSU | Kevin Burke snags the defensive board | 43-56 |
| 06:59 | LSU | Richard Kelly steps in front of the Gregory Griffin pass in the backcourt | 43-56 |
| 06:58 | St. John's | William Campbell banks in the layup on a great pass from Richard Kelly | 45-56 |
| 06:40 | LSU | Roger Copley hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 45-56 |
| 06:38 | LSU | Dustin Wade tips it in | 45-58 |
| 06:09 | St. John's | Gary Wilson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-58 |
| 06:08 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Cobb | 45-58 |
| 06:01 | St. John's | Donald Holmes misses long on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Carl Fagan - foul #2 on Carl Fagan, team foul #5 | 45-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | Timothy Fleming (SG), James Blackmore (SF) William Campbell, Robert Cobb | |
| Subs | LSU | Andrew Nelson (PG), Charles Clark (PF) Dustin Wade, Kevin Burke | |
| 06:01 | St. John's | Donald Holmes makes the 1st free throw | 46-58 |
| 06:01 | St. John's | Donald Holmes makes the 2nd free throw | 47-58 |
| 05:32 | LSU | Roger Copley misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-58 |
| 05:31 | St. John's | Gary Wilson snags the defensive board | 47-58 |
| 05:14 | St. John's | James Blackmore drills a fadeaway from the baseline | 49-58 |
| 04:49 | LSU | Andrew Nelson misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 49-58 |
| 04:47 | St. John's | James Blackmore snags the defensive board | 49-58 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:37 | St. John's | Richard Kelly is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Richard Kelly, team foul #8 | 49-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Pagan (PG), Robert Cobb (SF), Esteban Chavez (PF), Horace Ringenberg (C) Richard Kelly, James Blackmore, Donald Holmes, Gary Wilson | |
| Subs | LSU | David Delarosa (PG), Robert Law (SF), Erik Showman (C) Roger Copley, Gregory Griffin, Carl Fagan | |
| 04:16 | LSU | Erik Showman can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 49-58 |
| 04:15 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming grabs the defensive rebound | 49-58 |
| 03:59 | St. John's | Horace Ringenberg is whistled for traveling | 49-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | William Campbell (SG) Timothy Fleming | |
| Subs | LSU | Dustin Wade (SG), Kevin Burke (PF) Andrew Nelson, Charles Clark | |
| 03:37 | LSU | Dustin Wade is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by David Delarosa | 49-61 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Michael Pagan (fresh) 21 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Cobb (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Esteban Chavez (fresh) 2 reb. C - Horace Ringenberg (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - David Delarosa (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Dustin Wade (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Law (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kevin Burke (fresh) C - Erik Showman (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:23 | St. John's | Michael Pagan evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from the left wing | 49-61 |
| 03:22 | LSU | Robert Law grabs the board | 49-61 |
| 02:57 | LSU | David Delarosa is by himself and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Kevin Burke | 49-63 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:48 | St. John's | Michael Pagan shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-63 |
| 02:47 | LSU | Dustin Wade grabs the board | 49-63 |
| 02:42 | LSU | Dustin Wade is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Kevin Burke | 49-66 |
| 02:22 | St. John's | Erik Showman is called for the reach on Robert Cobb - foul #1 on Erik Showman, team foul #6 | 49-66 |
| Subs | St. John's | Timothy Fleming (SG), James Blackmore (SF), Donald Holmes (PF), Manuel Wheeler (C) William Campbell, Robert Cobb, Esteban Chavez, Horace Ringenberg | |
| Subs | LSU | Andrew Nelson (PG), Gregory Griffin (SF), Charles Clark (PF), Glenn Young (C) David Delarosa, Robert Law, Kevin Burke, Erik Showman | |
| 02:15 | St. John's | Michael Pagan connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-66 |
| 01:47 | LSU | Dustin Wade can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-66 |
| 01:46 | St. John's | Donald Holmes snags the defensive board | 52-66 |
| 01:41 | St. John's | James Blackmore misses the easy open layup | 52-66 |
| 01:39 | St. John's | Manuel Wheeler tips it home | 54-66 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:15 | LSU | Dustin Wade makes the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Andrew Nelson | 54-68 |
| 00:52 | St. John's | Michael Pagan works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Andrew Nelson - foul #1 on Andrew Nelson, team foul #7 | 54-68 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | LSU | David Delarosa (PG), Robert Law (SF), Erik Showman (C) Andrew Nelson, Gregory Griffin, Glenn Young | |
| 00:52 | St. John's | Michael Pagan misses the 1st free throw | 54-68 |
| 00:52 | St. John's | Michael Pagan makes the 2nd free throw | 55-68 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:25 | LSU | Erik Showman can't throw it down | 55-68 |
| 00:23 | LSU | Charles Clark tips it in | 55-70 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:17 | St. John's | Charles Clark picks off the pass by James Blackmore | 55-70 |
| 00:00 | LSU | David Delarosa runs out the clock | 55-70 |