| Lineup | LSU | PG - Steven Allen (fresh) SG - Kenneth Clift (fresh) SF - Santiago Jimenez (fresh) PF - Michael Meaux (fresh) C - Arthur Days (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Marvin Delancey (fresh) SG - Rueben Gonsales (fresh) SF - William Conatser (fresh) PF - Gregory Parker (fresh) C - Andrew Copeland (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Arthur Days wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | LSU | Arthur Days makes the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Steven Allen | 2-0 |
| 19:21 | Vanderbilt | William Conatser misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 19:20 | LSU | Arthur Days grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 19:12 | LSU | Arthur Days misses the lay-in | 2-0 |
| 19:10 | Vanderbilt | Andrew Copeland gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:48 | Vanderbilt | Michael Meaux is called for the reach on Gregory Parker - foul #1 on Michael Meaux, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:37 | Vanderbilt | Gregory Parker hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Michael Meaux - foul #2 on Michael Meaux, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| Subs | LSU | Anthony Difranco (PF) Michael Meaux | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 18:37 | Vanderbilt | Gregory Parker makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 18:37 | Vanderbilt | Gregory Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:19 | LSU | Santiago Jimenez misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 2-2 |
| 18:18 | Vanderbilt | William Conatser grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 18:03 | Vanderbilt | Gregory Parker buries a floater from the baseline | 2-4 |
| 17:50 | LSU | Rueben Gonsales takes the ball from Santiago Jimenez | 2-4 |
| 17:47 | Vanderbilt | Marvin Delancey hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Rueben Gonsales | 2-6 |
| 17:29 | LSU | Steven Allen knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Kenneth Clift | 4-6 |
| 17:17 | Vanderbilt | Gregory Parker hits the finger roll | 4-8 |
| 17:00 | LSU | Santiago Jimenez throws it down on a great pass from Steven Allen and he's fouled by William Conatser - foul #1 on William Conatser, team foul #1 | 6-8 |
| Subs | LSU | Cameron Smith (SG), Frank Moses (C) Kenneth Clift, Arthur Days | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 17:00 | LSU | Santiago Jimenez misses the free throw | 6-8 |
| 17:00 | Vanderbilt | Gregory Parker gets the rebound | 6-8 |
| 16:44 | Vanderbilt | Rueben Gonsales is open but comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 6-8 |
| 16:43 | LSU | Frank Moses gets the rebound | 6-8 |
| 16:22 | LSU | Anthony Difranco is hacked by Andrew Copeland - foul #1 on Andrew Copeland, team foul #2 | 6-8 |
| Subs | LSU | Swietomierz Zemon (PG), Viktor Zalwsky (PF) Steven Allen, Anthony Difranco | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Matthew Benson (PG), Brandon Archuleta (SF), Thomas Gauna (PF), Benny Sturdivant (C) Marvin Delancey, William Conatser, Gregory Parker, Andrew Copeland | |
| 16:07 | LSU | Benny Sturdivant denies the turnaround by Santiago Jimenez | 6-8 |
| 16:05 | Vanderbilt | Brandon Archuleta snags the defensive board | 6-8 |
| 15:59 | Vanderbilt | Viktor Zalwsky takes the ball from Thomas Gauna | 6-8 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Swietomierz Zemon (fresh) SG - Cameron Smith (fresh) SF - Santiago Jimenez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Viktor Zalwsky (fresh) C - Frank Moses (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Matthew Benson (fresh) SG - Rueben Gonsales (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brandon Archuleta (fresh) PF - Thomas Gauna (fresh) C - Benny Sturdivant (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | LSU | Swietomierz Zemon loses the ball out of bounds | 6-8 |
| 15:21 | Vanderbilt | Rueben Gonsales makes the wide open 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Matthew Benson | 6-11 |
| 15:07 | LSU | Cameron Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-11 |
| Subs | LSU | Steven Allen (PG), Kenneth Clift (SF), Arthur Days (C) Cameron Smith, Santiago Jimenez, Frank Moses | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Gregory Parker (PF) Thomas Gauna | |
| 14:50 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Clift blocks the short jumper by Gregory Parker | 6-11 |
| 14:49 | Vanderbilt | Brandon Archuleta pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-11 |
| 14:36 | Vanderbilt | Gregory Parker misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 6-11 |
| 14:34 | LSU | The rebound goes to Arthur Days | 6-11 |
| 14:13 | LSU | Steven Allen's pass is intercepted by Brandon Archuleta | 6-11 |
| 13:51 | Vanderbilt | Brandon Archuleta double dribbles | 6-11 |
| Subs | LSU | Cameron Smith (SG), Santiago Jimenez (SF), Anthony Difranco (PF) Swietomierz Zemon, Kenneth Clift, Viktor Zalwsky | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Marvin Delancey (PG), William Conatser (SF), Thomas Gauna (PF), Andrew Copeland (C) Matthew Benson, Brandon Archuleta, Gregory Parker, Benny Sturdivant | |
| 13:35 | LSU | Cameron Smith makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Steven Allen | 9-11 |
| 13:22 | Vanderbilt | Marvin Delancey misses badly on a runner near the basket | 9-11 |
| 13:21 | Vanderbilt | Marvin Delancey grabs the offensive rebound | 9-11 |
| 13:14 | Vanderbilt | Marvin Delancey drills a floater from the right block | 9-13 |
| 13:09 | LSU | Cameron Smith misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 9-13 |
| 13:07 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Thomas Gauna | 9-13 |
| 12:49 | Vanderbilt | Rueben Gonsales clanks a shot from the free throw line | 9-13 |
| 12:48 | LSU | Santiago Jimenez snags the defensive board | 9-13 |
| 12:29 | LSU | Rueben Gonsales is called for the reach on Santiago Jimenez - foul #1 on Rueben Gonsales, team foul #3 | 9-13 |
| Subs | LSU | Kenneth Clift (SG), Frank Moses (C) Cameron Smith, Arthur Days | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Gregory Parker (PF) Thomas Gauna | |
| 12:24 | LSU | Gregory Parker takes the ball from Kenneth Clift | 9-13 |
| 12:04 | Vanderbilt | Gregory Parker clanks a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Santiago Jimenez - foul #1 on Santiago Jimenez, team foul #3 | 9-13 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Brandon Archuleta (SF) William Conatser | |
| 12:04 | Vanderbilt | Gregory Parker makes the 1st free throw | 9-14 |
| 12:04 | Vanderbilt | Gregory Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 9-15 |
| 11:47 | LSU | Steven Allen clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Marvin Delancey - foul #1 on Marvin Delancey, team foul #4 | 9-15 |
| Subs | LSU | Swietomierz Zemon (SG), Viktor Zalwsky (PF) Santiago Jimenez, Anthony Difranco | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Benny Sturdivant (C) Andrew Copeland | |
| 11:47 | LSU | Steven Allen makes the 1st free throw | 10-15 |
| 11:47 | LSU | Steven Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 10-15 |
| 11:47 | Vanderbilt | Benny Sturdivant grabs the defensive rebound | 10-15 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Steven Allen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Swietomierz Zemon (fresh) SF - Kenneth Clift (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Viktor Zalwsky (fresh) C - Frank Moses (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Marvin Delancey (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Rueben Gonsales (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brandon Archuleta (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Gregory Parker (fresh) 8 pts. C - Benny Sturdivant (fresh) | |
| 11:28 | Vanderbilt | Gregory Parker connects on the runner from close range | 10-17 |
| 11:19 | LSU | Steven Allen buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Swietomierz Zemon | 13-17 |
| 11:01 | Vanderbilt | Steven Allen is called for the reach on Marvin Delancey - foul #1 on Steven Allen, team foul #4 | 13-17 |
| Subs | LSU | Cameron Smith (SG), Santiago Jimenez (SF) Steven Allen, Kenneth Clift | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Matthew Benson (PG) Marvin Delancey | |
| 10:50 | Vanderbilt | Matthew Benson misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 13-17 |
| 10:49 | LSU | Frank Moses grabs the defensive rebound | 13-17 |
| 10:34 | LSU | Frank Moses hits a fadeaway from close range and the foul's on Rueben Gonsales - foul #2 on Rueben Gonsales, team foul #5 | 15-17 |
| Subs | LSU | Steven Allen (PG), Anthony Difranco (SF), Arthur Days (C) Swietomierz Zemon, Santiago Jimenez, Viktor Zalwsky | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Norman Rochester (PG), William Conatser (SF), Thomas Gauna (PF), Andrew Copeland (C) Rueben Gonsales, Brandon Archuleta, Gregory Parker, Benny Sturdivant | |
| 10:34 | LSU | Frank Moses makes the free throw | 16-17 |
| 10:11 | Vanderbilt | Norman Rochester is hacked by Steven Allen - foul #2 on Steven Allen, team foul #5 | 16-17 |
| Subs | LSU | Kenneth Clift (PG), Santiago Jimenez (SF) Steven Allen, Frank Moses | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 10:01 | Vanderbilt | Matthew Benson lays it in on a great pass from Norman Rochester | 16-19 |
| 09:42 | LSU | Arthur Days misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 16-19 |
| 09:41 | LSU | Santiago Jimenez gets the offensive rebound | 16-19 |
| 09:28 | LSU | Arthur Days can't connect on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Andrew Copeland - foul #2 on Andrew Copeland, team foul #6 | 16-19 |
| Subs | LSU | Swietomierz Zemon (PG) Cameron Smith | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Marvin Delancey (PG), Benny Sturdivant (C) Norman Rochester, Andrew Copeland | |
| 09:28 | LSU | Arthur Days makes the 1st free throw | 17-19 |
| 09:28 | LSU | Arthur Days makes the 2nd free throw | 18-19 |
| 09:17 | Vanderbilt | Benny Sturdivant double dribbles | 18-19 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Brandon Archuleta (SF), Gregory Parker (PF) William Conatser, Thomas Gauna | |
| 08:57 | LSU | Marvin Delancey steals the ball from Anthony Difranco | 18-19 |
| 08:54 | Vanderbilt | Marvin Delancey misses the lay-in | 18-19 |
| 08:53 | Vanderbilt | Marvin Delancey gets the offensive rebound | 18-19 |
| 08:46 | Vanderbilt | Benny Sturdivant's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-19 |
| Subs | LSU | Viktor Zalwsky (PF), Frank Moses (C) Anthony Difranco, Arthur Days | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 08:22 | LSU | Kenneth Clift misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 18-19 |
| 08:21 | Vanderbilt | Gregory Parker pulls down the rebound | 18-19 |
| 08:17 | Vanderbilt | Marvin Delancey throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 18-19 |
| Subs | LSU | Cameron Smith (SG) Swietomierz Zemon | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Norman Rochester (PG) Marvin Delancey | |
| 07:48 | LSU | Kenneth Clift misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 18-19 |
| 07:46 | Vanderbilt | Gregory Parker pulls down the rebound | 18-19 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Kenneth Clift (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Cameron Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Santiago Jimenez (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Viktor Zalwsky (fresh) C - Frank Moses (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Norman Rochester (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Matthew Benson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brandon Archuleta (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Gregory Parker (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Benny Sturdivant (fresh) | |
| 07:41 | Vanderbilt | Norman Rochester knocks in the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Matthew Benson | 18-21 |
| 07:26 | LSU | Santiago Jimenez's pass is intercepted by Brandon Archuleta | 18-21 |
| 07:08 | Vanderbilt | Matthew Benson hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Santiago Jimenez - foul #2 on Santiago Jimenez, team foul #6 | 18-21 |
| Subs | LSU | Swietomierz Zemon (PG), Anthony Difranco (PF), Arthur Days (C) Santiago Jimenez, Viktor Zalwsky, Frank Moses | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Marvin Delancey (PG), William Conatser (SF), Thomas Gauna (PF) Norman Rochester, Brandon Archuleta, Gregory Parker | |
| 07:08 | Vanderbilt | Matthew Benson makes the 1st free throw | 18-22 |
| 07:08 | Vanderbilt | Matthew Benson makes the 2nd free throw | 18-23 |
| 06:50 | LSU | Arthur Days connects on the driving attempt from close range | 20-23 |
| 06:32 | Vanderbilt | Benny Sturdivant's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-23 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Meaux (PF) Cameron Smith | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Norman Rochester (SG) Matthew Benson | |
| 06:06 | LSU | Anthony Difranco connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 22-23 |
| 05:55 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Gauna can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 22-23 |
| 05:53 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Gauna can't tip it in | 22-23 |
| 05:52 | LSU | Michael Meaux pulls down the rebound | 22-23 |
| 05:48 | LSU | Swietomierz Zemon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 22-23 |
| Subs | LSU | Cameron Smith (SG), Santiago Jimenez (SF) Kenneth Clift, Anthony Difranco | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Brandon Archuleta (C) Benny Sturdivant | |
| 05:37 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Gauna misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 22-23 |
| 05:35 | Vanderbilt | Brandon Archuleta tips it in | 22-25 |
| 05:12 | LSU | Santiago Jimenez can't connect on an uncontested floater from just outside the lane | 22-25 |
| 05:11 | LSU | Arthur Days grabs the offensive board | 22-25 |
| 04:52 | LSU | Arthur Days clanks a turnaround from the left block | 22-25 |
| 04:51 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Gauna snags the defensive board | 22-25 |
| 04:34 | Vanderbilt | William Conatser misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 22-25 |
| 04:32 | LSU | Michael Meaux snags the defensive board | 22-25 |
| 04:12 | LSU | Arthur Days evades the doubleteam but misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 22-25 |
| 04:11 | LSU | Arthur Days tips it home | 24-25 |
| 03:49 | Vanderbilt | Marvin Delancey is hacked by Michael Meaux - foul #3 on Michael Meaux, team foul #7 | 24-25 |
| Subs | LSU | Steven Allen (PG), Kenneth Clift (SG), Anthony Difranco (SF), Viktor Zalwsky (PF), Frank Moses (C) Swietomierz Zemon, Cameron Smith, Santiago Jimenez, Michael Meaux, Arthur Days | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Rueben Gonsales (SG), Wayne Hobdy (SF), Gregory Parker (PF), Benny Sturdivant (C) Norman Rochester, William Conatser, Thomas Gauna, Brandon Archuleta | |
| 03:49 | Vanderbilt | Marvin Delancey makes the 1st free throw | 24-26 |
| 03:49 | Vanderbilt | Marvin Delancey makes the 2nd free throw | 24-27 |
| 03:30 | LSU | Kenneth Clift hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 24-27 |
| 03:29 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Anthony Difranco | 24-27 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Steven Allen (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Clift (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Anthony Difranco (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Viktor Zalwsky (fresh) C - Frank Moses (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Marvin Delancey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Rueben Gonsales (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wayne Hobdy (fresh) PF - Gregory Parker (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Benny Sturdivant (fresh) | |
| 03:08 | LSU | Steven Allen splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Kenneth Clift | 27-27 |
| 02:39 | Vanderbilt | Rueben Gonsales misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 27-27 |
| 02:37 | LSU | Viktor Zalwsky pulls down the rebound | 27-27 |
| 02:29 | LSU | Kenneth Clift buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Steven Allen | 30-27 |
| 02:25 | Vanderbilt | Rueben Gonsales misses the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Steven Allen - foul #3 on Steven Allen, team foul #8 | 30-27 |
| Subs | LSU | Cameron Smith (SG) Steven Allen | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Matthew Benson (PG), Thomas Gauna (C) Marvin Delancey, Benny Sturdivant | |
| 02:25 | Vanderbilt | Rueben Gonsales makes the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 02:25 | Vanderbilt | Rueben Gonsales misses the 2nd free throw | 30-28 |
| 02:25 | LSU | Frank Moses grabs the defensive rebound | 30-28 |
| 02:04 | LSU | Cameron Smith can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 30-28 |
| 02:02 | Vanderbilt | Gregory Parker pulls down the rebound | 30-28 |
| 01:51 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Gauna hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Rueben Gonsales and he's fouled by Viktor Zalwsky - foul #1 on Viktor Zalwsky, team foul #9 | 30-30 |
| Subs | LSU | Santiago Jimenez (SF) Viktor Zalwsky | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Brandon Archuleta (SF) Wayne Hobdy | |
| 01:51 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Gauna makes the free throw | 30-31 |
| 01:40 | LSU | Santiago Jimenez is whistled for traveling | 30-31 |
| Subs | LSU | Swietomierz Zemon (PG), Arthur Days (C) Cameron Smith, Frank Moses | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 01:29 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Gauna misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-31 |
| 01:28 | Vanderbilt | Gregory Parker tips it in | 30-33 |
| 01:10 | LSU | Santiago Jimenez is whistled for traveling | 30-33 |
| Subs | LSU | Cameron Smith (SG) Kenneth Clift | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Benny Sturdivant (C) Gregory Parker | |
| 00:50 | Vanderbilt | Santiago Jimenez is called for the reach on Brandon Archuleta - foul #3 on Santiago Jimenez, team foul #10 | 30-33 |
| Subs | LSU | Viktor Zalwsky (PF) Santiago Jimenez | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | William Conatser (SF) Thomas Gauna | |
| 00:50 | Vanderbilt | Brandon Archuleta makes the 1st free throw | 30-34 |
| 00:50 | Vanderbilt | Brandon Archuleta makes the 2nd free throw | 30-35 |
| 00:33 | LSU | Arthur Days splits the doubleteam and buries a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Cameron Smith and he's hacked by Rueben Gonsales - foul #3 on Rueben Gonsales, team foul #7 | 32-35 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Norman Rochester (PG) Rueben Gonsales | |
| 00:33 | LSU | Arthur Days makes the free throw | 33-35 |
| 00:13 | Vanderbilt | Norman Rochester is whistled for traveling | 33-35 |
| Subs | LSU | Kenneth Clift (PG), Frank Moses (C) Swietomierz Zemon, Arthur Days | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 00:01 | LSU | Benny Sturdivant steals it from Viktor Zalwsky | 33-35 |
| 00:00 | Vanderbilt | Benny Sturdivant misses the fullcourt shot | 33-35 |