| Lineup | LSU | PG - Russell Gillon (fresh) SG - Walter Hoover (fresh) SF - Ronnie Moore (fresh) PF - Michael Stewart (fresh) C - Herbert Corea (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - John Marx (fresh) SG - Ohin Abdulaziz (fresh) SF - Michael Walla (fresh) PF - Marshall Warnick (fresh) C - Matthew Welty (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Matthew Welty wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:46 | Ball State | Ohin Abdulaziz scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Matthew Welty | 0-3 |
| 19:30 | LSU | Michael Stewart hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 0-3 |
| 19:29 | Ball State | Matthew Welty snags the defensive board | 0-3 |
| 19:07 | Ball State | Marshall Warnick comes up short on the floater near the basket | 0-3 |
| 19:06 | LSU | Herbert Corea grabs the board | 0-3 |
| 18:47 | LSU | Ronnie Moore misses the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Marshall Warnick - foul #1 on Marshall Warnick, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 18:47 | LSU | Ronnie Moore makes the 1st free throw | 1-3 |
| 18:47 | LSU | Ronnie Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:30 | Ball State | Michael Walla buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by John Marx and he's fouled by Ronnie Moore - foul #1 on Ronnie Moore, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| 18:30 | Ball State | Michael Walla makes the free throw | 2-6 |
| 18:20 | LSU | Ronnie Moore is whistled for a carry | 2-6 |
| 17:58 | Ball State | Matthew Welty is open and scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Marx | 2-8 |
| 17:43 | LSU | Russell Gillon connects on the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Herbert Corea and the foul's on Ohin Abdulaziz - foul #1 on Ohin Abdulaziz, team foul #2 | 4-8 |
| Subs | LSU | Joseph Bridge (SG) Walter Hoover | |
| Subs | Ball State | William Parente (SG), Terence Dupuy (SF), Paul Hollandsworth (PF), Howard Allen (C) Ohin Abdulaziz, Michael Walla, Marshall Warnick, Matthew Welty | |
| 17:43 | LSU | Russell Gillon makes the free throw | 5-8 |
| 17:15 | Ball State | John Marx is open and scores on a floater from the right wing | 5-10 |
| 16:48 | LSU | Herbert Corea is hacked by William Parente - foul #1 on William Parente, team foul #3 | 5-10 |
| Subs | LSU | Sterling Davis (PG), John Holland (SF), Terrence Schaaf (PF), John Canning (C) Russell Gillon, Ronnie Moore, Michael Stewart, Herbert Corea | |
| Subs | Ball State | Paul Andersen (PG) John Marx | |
| 16:42 | LSU | Joseph Bridge throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-10 |
| Subs | LSU | Walter Hoover (SG) Joseph Bridge | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 16:36 | Ball State | John Holland is called for the reach on Paul Andersen in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Holland, team foul #2 | 5-10 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Michael Walla (SF), Marshall Warnick (PF) Terence Dupuy, Howard Allen | |
| 16:21 | Ball State | Michael Walla misses the shot from the free throw line | 5-10 |
| 16:19 | LSU | John Canning pulls down the rebound | 5-10 |
| 15:55 | LSU | John Holland comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 5-10 |
| 15:54 | Ball State | Marshall Warnick grabs the board | 5-10 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Sterling Davis (fresh) SG - Walter Hoover (fresh) SF - John Holland (fresh) PF - Terrence Schaaf (fresh) C - John Canning (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Paul Andersen (fresh) SG - William Parente (fairly fresh) SF - Michael Walla (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Marshall Warnick (fresh) C - Paul Hollandsworth (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:28 | Ball State | Michael Walla is hacked by John Holland - foul #2 on John Holland, team foul #3 | 5-10 |
| Subs | LSU | Russell Gillon (PG), Joseph Bridge (SG), Ronnie Moore (SF) Sterling Davis, Walter Hoover, John Holland | |
| Subs | Ball State | John Marx (PG), Ohin Abdulaziz (SG), Terence Dupuy (SF), Howard Allen (PF), Matthew Welty (C) Paul Andersen, William Parente, Michael Walla, Marshall Warnick, Paul Hollandsworth | |
| 15:12 | Ball State | Matthew Welty misses the lay-in | 5-10 |
| 15:10 | LSU | John Canning grabs the defensive rebound | 5-10 |
| 14:46 | LSU | Ronnie Moore is hacked by Ohin Abdulaziz - foul #2 on Ohin Abdulaziz, team foul #4 | 5-10 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Stewart (PF), Herbert Corea (C) Terrence Schaaf, John Canning | |
| Subs | Ball State | Paul Andersen (SG) Ohin Abdulaziz | |
| 14:27 | LSU | Michael Stewart is denied on a layup by Matthew Welty | 5-10 |
| 14:26 | Ball State | Paul Andersen gets the rebound | 5-10 |
| 14:24 | Ball State | Joseph Bridge is called for the reach on Paul Andersen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Bridge, team foul #4 | 5-10 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Michael Walla (SF), Marshall Warnick (PF) Terence Dupuy, Howard Allen | |
| 14:11 | Ball State | Paul Andersen connects on the open jumper from just outside the lane | 5-12 |
| 13:52 | LSU | Herbert Corea hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 5-12 |
| 13:51 | Ball State | Michael Walla snags the defensive board | 5-12 |
| 13:49 | Ball State | Paul Andersen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 5-12 |
| Subs | LSU | Walter Hoover (SG), Jonathan Willis (SF), Terrence Schaaf (PF) Joseph Bridge, Ronnie Moore, Michael Stewart | |
| Subs | Ball State | William Parente (SG) Paul Andersen | |
| 13:36 | LSU | Terrence Schaaf clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 5-12 |
| 13:34 | LSU | Jonathan Willis grabs the offensive rebound | 5-12 |
| 13:27 | LSU | Herbert Corea lays it up and in on a nice dish by Russell Gillon | 7-12 |
| 13:24 | Ball State | John Marx's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-12 |
| Subs | LSU | Sterling Davis (PG) Russell Gillon | |
| Subs | Ball State | Paul Hollandsworth (C) Matthew Welty | |
| 13:03 | LSU | Sterling Davis knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 9-12 |
| 12:49 | Ball State | William Parente makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by John Marx | 9-15 |
| 12:40 | LSU | Herbert Corea misses badly on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by William Parente - foul #2 on William Parente, team foul #5 | 9-15 |
| Subs | LSU | Joseph Bridge (SG), Michael Stewart (PF) Walter Hoover, Terrence Schaaf | |
| Subs | Ball State | Paul Andersen (SG), Terence Dupuy (SF), Howard Allen (C) William Parente, Michael Walla, Marshall Warnick | |
| 12:40 | LSU | Herbert Corea misses the 1st free throw | 9-15 |
| 12:40 | LSU | Herbert Corea makes the 2nd free throw | 10-15 |
| 12:19 | Ball State | Howard Allen misses the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Michael Stewart - foul #1 on Michael Stewart, team foul #5 | 10-15 |
| Subs | LSU | Russell Gillon (PG), Ronnie Moore (SF), John Canning (C) Sterling Davis, Jonathan Willis, Herbert Corea | |
| Subs | Ball State | Rogelio Costa (SG), Matthew Welty (C) John Marx, Paul Hollandsworth | |
| 12:19 | Ball State | Howard Allen misses the 1st free throw | 10-15 |
| 12:19 | Ball State | Howard Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 10-16 |
| 12:09 | LSU | Michael Stewart misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Howard Allen - foul #1 on Howard Allen, team foul #6 | 10-16 |
| 12:09 | LSU | Michael Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 11-16 |
| 12:09 | LSU | Michael Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 12-16 |
| 12:01 | Ball State | Terence Dupuy misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 12-16 |
| 11:59 | LSU | The rebound goes to John Canning | 12-16 |
| 11:54 | LSU | John Canning misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Howard Allen - foul #2 on Howard Allen, team foul #7 | 12-16 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Michael Walla (SF) Howard Allen | |
| 11:54 | LSU | John Canning misses the 1st free throw | 12-16 |
| 11:54 | LSU | John Canning makes the 2nd free throw | 13-16 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Russell Gillon (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Bridge (fresh) SF - Ronnie Moore (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Canning (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Paul Andersen (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Rogelio Costa (fresh) SF - Michael Walla (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Terence Dupuy (fresh) C - Matthew Welty (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:29 | Ball State | Michael Stewart swats the shot by Rogelio Costa | 13-16 |
| 11:28 | Ball State | Matthew Welty pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-16 |
| 11:13 | Ball State | Michael Walla can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 13-16 |
| 11:11 | LSU | The rebound goes to Joseph Bridge | 13-16 |
| 11:06 | LSU | Russell Gillon scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Joseph Bridge | 15-16 |
| 10:49 | Ball State | Terence Dupuy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-16 |
| Subs | LSU | Sterling Davis (PG), Walter Hoover (SG), Jonathan Willis (SF), Terrence Schaaf (PF), Herbert Corea (C) Russell Gillon, Joseph Bridge, Ronnie Moore, Michael Stewart, John Canning | |
| Subs | Ball State | John Marx (PG), Marshall Warnick (PF), Paul Hollandsworth (C) Paul Andersen, Terence Dupuy, Matthew Welty | |
| 10:28 | LSU | Terrence Schaaf travels with the ball | 15-16 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Paul Andersen (SG) Rogelio Costa | |
| 10:26 | Ball State | Michael Walla throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 15-16 |
| 10:21 | LSU | Walter Hoover comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 15-16 |
| 10:19 | Ball State | Marshall Warnick gets the rebound | 15-16 |
| 10:06 | Ball State | Paul Andersen misses short on an open runner near the basket | 15-16 |
| 10:05 | Ball State | Paul Andersen tips it but misses | 15-16 |
| 10:04 | LSU | Jonathan Willis snags the defensive board | 15-16 |
| 09:55 | LSU | Walter Hoover makes the shot from close range on a great pass from Sterling Davis and he's hacked by Paul Andersen - foul #1 on Paul Andersen, team foul #8 | 17-16 |
| Subs | LSU | Russell Gillon (PG) Sterling Davis | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 09:55 | LSU | Walter Hoover makes the free throw | 18-16 |
| 09:30 | Ball State | Paul Andersen clanks a jump hook near the basket | 18-16 |
| 09:28 | Ball State | John Marx pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-16 |
| 09:22 | Ball State | Marshall Warnick can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Terrence Schaaf - foul #1 on Terrence Schaaf, team foul #6 | 18-16 |
| Subs | LSU | Joseph Bridge (SG), Ronnie Moore (SF), John Canning (C) Walter Hoover, Jonathan Willis, Herbert Corea | |
| Subs | Ball State | Terence Dupuy (SF), Matthew Welty (C) Michael Walla, Paul Hollandsworth | |
| 09:22 | Ball State | Marshall Warnick makes the 1st free throw | 18-17 |
| 09:22 | Ball State | Marshall Warnick misses the 2nd free throw | 18-17 |
| 09:22 | LSU | John Canning snags the defensive board | 18-17 |
| 09:02 | LSU | Ronnie Moore is fouled on the floor by Terence Dupuy - foul #1 on Terence Dupuy, team foul #9 | 18-17 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Stewart (PF) Terrence Schaaf | |
| Subs | Ball State | Rogelio Costa (SG) Paul Andersen | |
| 09:02 | LSU | Ronnie Moore makes the 1st free throw | 19-17 |
| 09:02 | LSU | Ronnie Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 20-17 |
| 08:52 | Ball State | Terence Dupuy clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 20-17 |
| 08:51 | Ball State | Rogelio Costa tips it in | 20-19 |
| 08:34 | LSU | Ronnie Moore hits a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Russell Gillon | 22-19 |
| 08:16 | Ball State | Ronnie Moore steals it from Marshall Warnick | 22-19 |
| 08:03 | LSU | Ronnie Moore lays it up and in and the foul's on Terence Dupuy - foul #2 on Terence Dupuy, team foul #10 | 24-19 |
| Subs | LSU | Sterling Davis (PG), Walter Hoover (SG), Herbert Corea (C) Russell Gillon, Joseph Bridge, John Canning | |
| Subs | Ball State | Hans Fafinski (PG), Paul Andersen (SG), Michael Walla (SF), Paul Hollandsworth (PF) John Marx, Rogelio Costa, Terence Dupuy, Marshall Warnick | |
| 08:03 | LSU | Ronnie Moore misses the free throw | 24-19 |
| 08:03 | Ball State | Paul Hollandsworth pulls down the rebound | 24-19 |
| 07:44 | Ball State | Michael Stewart steps in front of the Matthew Welty pass | 24-19 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Sterling Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter Hoover (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ronnie Moore (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Michael Stewart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Herbert Corea (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Hans Fafinski (fresh) SG - Paul Andersen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Walla (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Paul Hollandsworth (fresh) C - Matthew Welty (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:27 | LSU | Sterling Davis can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 24-19 |
| 07:26 | LSU | Walter Hoover hits the follow up shot | 26-19 |
| 07:23 | Ball State | Sterling Davis steals it from Hans Fafinski in the backcourt | 26-19 |
| 07:06 | LSU | Walter Hoover comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Paul Andersen - foul #2 on Paul Andersen, team foul #11 | 26-19 |
| Subs | LSU | Jonathan Willis (SF), Terrence Schaaf (PF) Ronnie Moore, Michael Stewart | |
| Subs | Ball State | John Marx (PG), Rogelio Costa (SG), Marshall Warnick (PF) Hans Fafinski, Paul Andersen, Paul Hollandsworth | |
| 07:06 | LSU | Walter Hoover misses the 1st free throw | 26-19 |
| 07:06 | LSU | Walter Hoover makes the 2nd free throw | 27-19 |
| 06:51 | Ball State | Marshall Warnick hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block but he's fouled by Terrence Schaaf - foul #2 on Terrence Schaaf, team foul #7 | 27-19 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Stewart (PF) Terrence Schaaf | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 06:51 | Ball State | Marshall Warnick makes the 1st free throw | 27-20 |
| 06:51 | Ball State | Marshall Warnick makes the 2nd free throw | 27-21 |
| 06:28 | LSU | Sterling Davis clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 27-21 |
| 06:27 | Ball State | Michael Walla gets the rebound | 27-21 |
| 05:59 | Ball State | John Marx can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 27-21 |
| 05:58 | LSU | Michael Stewart pulls down the rebound | 27-21 |
| 05:46 | LSU | Sterling Davis connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Walter Hoover | 30-21 |
| 05:28 | Ball State | Rogelio Costa can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 30-21 |
| 05:26 | Ball State | Matthew Welty pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-21 |
| 05:12 | Ball State | Michael Walla misses long on an open jumper from the left wing | 30-21 |
| 05:10 | LSU | Jonathan Willis grabs the board | 30-21 |
| 04:53 | LSU | Michael Stewart clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 30-21 |
| 04:51 | LSU | Jonathan Willis grabs the offensive board | 30-21 |
| 04:38 | LSU | Michael Stewart knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 33-21 |
| 04:20 | Ball State | Marshall Warnick hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-21 |
| 04:18 | LSU | Herbert Corea snags the defensive board | 33-21 |
| 04:02 | LSU | Sterling Davis travels with the ball | 33-21 |
| Subs | LSU | Russell Gillon (PG), Joseph Bridge (SG), Ronnie Moore (SF), John Canning (PF), John Holland (C) Sterling Davis, Walter Hoover, Jonathan Willis, Michael Stewart, Herbert Corea | |
| Subs | Ball State | Hans Fafinski (PG), Paul Hollandsworth (C) John Marx, Matthew Welty | |
| 03:58 | Ball State | Ronnie Moore is called for the reach on Michael Walla in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ronnie Moore, team foul #8 | 33-21 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Paul Andersen (PG), Ohin Abdulaziz (SG), Howard Allen (C) Hans Fafinski, Rogelio Costa, Marshall Warnick | |
| 03:58 | Ball State | Michael Walla makes the 1st free throw | 33-22 |
| 03:58 | Ball State | Michael Walla misses the 2nd free throw | 33-22 |
| 03:58 | LSU | John Holland snags the defensive board | 33-22 |
| 03:39 | LSU | Ronnie Moore hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 33-22 |
| 03:37 | LSU | John Canning snags the offensive board | 33-22 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Russell Gillon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Bridge (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ronnie Moore (fresh) 8 pts. PF - John Canning (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - John Holland (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Paul Andersen (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ohin Abdulaziz (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Walla (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Hollandsworth (fresh) C - Howard Allen (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 03:23 | LSU | Russell Gillon misses short on a jumper from the left side | 33-22 |
| 03:21 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Paul Hollandsworth | 33-22 |
| 03:06 | Ball State | Michael Walla is called for traveling | 33-22 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Ball State | William Parente (SF) Michael Walla | |
| 02:52 | LSU | John Canning is hacked by Howard Allen - foul #3 on Howard Allen, team foul #12 | 33-22 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Ball State | John Marx (PG), Terence Dupuy (PF) Paul Andersen, Howard Allen | |
| 02:52 | LSU | John Canning makes the 1st free throw | 34-22 |
| 02:52 | LSU | John Canning makes the 2nd free throw | 35-22 |
| 02:23 | Ball State | Terence Dupuy misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-22 |
| 02:22 | LSU | Ronnie Moore grabs the board | 35-22 |
| 02:06 | LSU | Ronnie Moore misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 35-22 |
| 02:05 | Ball State | Paul Hollandsworth gets the rebound | 35-22 |
| 01:51 | Ball State | Terence Dupuy is hacked by Joseph Bridge - foul #2 on Joseph Bridge, team foul #9 | 35-22 |
| Subs | LSU | Bobby Pedraza (PG), Terrence Schaaf (PF) Russell Gillon, John Holland | |
| Subs | Ball State | Paul Andersen (SG) Ohin Abdulaziz | |
| 01:51 | Ball State | Terence Dupuy makes the 1st free throw | 35-23 |
| 01:51 | Ball State | Terence Dupuy makes the 2nd free throw | 35-24 |
| 01:38 | LSU | Bobby Pedraza misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-24 |
| 01:37 | Ball State | Terence Dupuy grabs the board | 35-24 |
| 01:23 | Ball State | Joseph Bridge steps in front of the Paul Hollandsworth pass | 35-24 |
| 01:09 | LSU | Ronnie Moore is fouled on the floor by Paul Hollandsworth - foul #1 on Paul Hollandsworth, team foul #13 | 35-24 |
| Subs | LSU | Walter Hoover (SG), Herbert Corea (C) Joseph Bridge, John Canning | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ohin Abdulaziz (SG), Marshall Warnick (PF), Matthew Welty (C) John Marx, William Parente, Paul Hollandsworth | |
| 01:09 | LSU | Ronnie Moore makes the 1st free throw | 36-24 |
| 01:09 | LSU | Ronnie Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 37-24 |
| 00:44 | Ball State | Ohin Abdulaziz misses the wide open pull-up jumper from the left side | 37-24 |
| 00:43 | Ball State | Matthew Welty tips it but misses | 37-24 |
| 00:41 | LSU | Herbert Corea grabs the defensive rebound | 37-24 |
| 00:27 | LSU | Herbert Corea can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Matthew Welty - foul #1 on Matthew Welty, team foul #14 | 37-24 |
| Subs | LSU | Russell Gillon (PG) Bobby Pedraza | |
| Subs | Ball State | John Marx (PG), William Parente (SF) Ohin Abdulaziz, Terence Dupuy | |
| 00:27 | LSU | Herbert Corea makes the 1st free throw | 38-24 |
| 00:27 | LSU | Herbert Corea makes the 2nd free throw | 39-24 |
| 00:02 | Ball State | John Marx misses long on an open shot from the left wing | 39-24 |
| 00:01 | LSU | Terrence Schaaf gets the rebound | 39-24 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Terrence Schaaf can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 39-24 |