| Lineup | LSU | PG - Gustavo Martin (fresh) 16 pts. 3 stl. SG - Edward Wallace (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Harry Sweeting (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles McCormic (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Kantor (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jeff Bigby (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Aragon (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Brubaker (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Charles Bell (fresh) 4 pts. C - Geoffrey Kammer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Harry Sweeting inbounds the ball | 38-25 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:51 | LSU | Edward Wallace connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Donald Kantor and he's fouled by Jeff Bigby - foul #1 on Jeff Bigby, team foul #1 | 40-25 |
| 19:51 | LSU | Edward Wallace makes the free throw | 41-25 |
| 19:35 | Northern Iowa | Paul Aragon connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 41-27 |
| 19:12 | LSU | Charles McCormic throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-27 |
| 18:46 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 41-27 |
| 18:44 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Bell | 41-27 |
| 18:29 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker buries a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Geoffrey Kammer | 41-29 |
| 18:25 | LSU | Gustavo Martin is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gustavo Martin, team foul #1 | 41-29 |
| Subs | LSU | Johnnie Hunt (SF) Harry Sweeting | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 18:06 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker loses the ball out of bounds | 41-29 |
| Subs | LSU | Grant Kirkwood (PF) Charles McCormic | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 17:54 | LSU | Paul Aragon is called for the reach on Edward Wallace - foul #2 on Paul Aragon, team foul #2 | 41-29 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks (PF) Charles Bell | |
| 17:41 | LSU | Donald Kantor is fouled on the floor by Geoffrey Kammer - foul #2 on Geoffrey Kammer, team foul #3 | 41-29 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Larry Bateman (SG), Bobby Hartford (C) Paul Aragon, Geoffrey Kammer | |
| 17:29 | LSU | Gustavo Martin misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jeff Bigby - foul #2 on Jeff Bigby, team foul #4 | 41-29 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Witherspoon (SF) James Brubaker | |
| 17:29 | LSU | Gustavo Martin misses the 1st free throw | 41-29 |
| 17:29 | LSU | Gustavo Martin makes the 2nd free throw | 42-29 |
| 17:00 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford lays it up and in on a great pass from Nicholas Brooks | 42-31 |
| 16:46 | LSU | Gustavo Martin misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-31 |
| 16:44 | LSU | Grant Kirkwood tips it in | 44-31 |
| 16:29 | Northern Iowa | Donald Kantor steals the ball from Larry Bateman | 44-31 |
| 16:15 | LSU | Grant Kirkwood misses the shot from the left side | 44-31 |
| 16:14 | Northern Iowa | Robert Witherspoon grabs the defensive rebound | 44-31 |
| 15:45 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford can't finish the uncontested layup | 44-31 |
| 15:43 | LSU | Edward Wallace grabs the defensive rebound | 44-31 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Gustavo Martin (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 stl. SG - Edward Wallace (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnnie Hunt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Grant Kirkwood (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Kantor (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jeff Bigby (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Bateman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Witherspoon (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Nicholas Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Bobby Hartford (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:29 | LSU | Gustavo Martin comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-31 |
| 15:28 | LSU | Grant Kirkwood tips it back up and in | 46-31 |
| 15:13 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 46-31 |
| 15:11 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks gets the offensive rebound | 46-31 |
| 14:57 | Northern Iowa | Robert Witherspoon misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 46-31 |
| 14:55 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford can't tip it in | 46-31 |
| 14:54 | LSU | Grant Kirkwood grabs the board | 46-31 |
| 14:35 | LSU | Donald Kantor misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 46-31 |
| 14:34 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford gets the rebound | 46-31 |
| 14:15 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 46-31 |
| 14:13 | LSU | Johnnie Hunt pulls down the rebound | 46-31 |
| 13:57 | LSU | Edward Wallace's pass is intercepted by Larry Bateman | 46-31 |
| 13:53 | Northern Iowa | Larry Bateman misses the easy layup | 46-31 |
| 13:52 | LSU | Donald Kantor snags the defensive board | 46-31 |
| 13:32 | LSU | Donald Kantor hits a jumper from the right side set up by Gustavo Martin | 48-31 |
| 13:14 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Larry Bateman | 48-34 |
| 13:02 | LSU | Edward Wallace knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Gustavo Martin | 50-34 |
| 12:49 | Northern Iowa | Gustavo Martin is called for the reach on Jeff Bigby - foul #3 on Gustavo Martin, team foul #2 | 50-34 |
| Subs | LSU | James Gardner (PG), Jason Roten (SG), Harry Sweeting (SF), Charles McCormic (PF) Gustavo Martin, Edward Wallace, Johnnie Hunt, Grant Kirkwood | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Mancha (PG), Paul Aragon (SG), James Brubaker (SF), Charles Bell (PF), Geoffrey Kammer (C) Jeff Bigby, Larry Bateman, Robert Witherspoon, Nicholas Brooks, Bobby Hartford | |
| 12:33 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer knocks in the fadeaway from the left block set up by Paul Aragon and he's fouled by Charles McCormic - foul #1 on Charles McCormic, team foul #3 | 50-36 |
| 12:33 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer makes the free throw | 50-37 |
| 12:17 | LSU | Charles McCormic misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 50-37 |
| 12:16 | LSU | Donald Kantor can't tip it in | 50-37 |
| 12:15 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Geoffrey Kammer | 50-37 |
| 12:02 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer steps out of bounds on the baseline | 50-37 |
| 11:45 | LSU | The short jumper by Charles McCormic is denied by Geoffrey Kammer | 50-37 |
| 11:44 | LSU | Donald Kantor can't tip it in | 50-37 |
| 11:42 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Mancha gets the rebound | 50-37 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Gardner (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jason Roten (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Harry Sweeting (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles McCormic (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Kantor (tiring) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Geoffrey Mancha (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Paul Aragon (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Brubaker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Bell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Geoffrey Kammer (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Northern Iowa | The short jumper by James Brubaker is denied by Harry Sweeting | 50-37 |
| 11:20 | LSU | Charles McCormic grabs the defensive rebound | 50-37 |
| 10:59 | LSU | Charles McCormic loses the ball out of bounds | 50-37 |
| Subs | LSU | Grant Kirkwood (C) Donald Kantor | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 10:45 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner but he's hacked by James Gardner - foul #1 on James Gardner, team foul #4 | 50-37 |
| Subs | LSU | Edward Wallace (SG) Jason Roten | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks (PF) Charles Bell | |
| 10:45 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker makes the 1st free throw | 50-38 |
| 10:45 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker misses the 2nd free throw | 50-38 |
| 10:45 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker misses the 3rd free throw | 50-38 |
| 10:45 | LSU | Grant Kirkwood grabs the defensive rebound | 50-38 |
| 10:26 | LSU | Harry Sweeting misses badly on a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Nicholas Brooks - foul #3 on Nicholas Brooks, team foul #5 | 50-38 |
| Subs | LSU | Gustavo Martin (PG) James Gardner | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jerry Nyquist (PG), Larry Bateman (SG), Nathan Exley (C) Geoffrey Mancha, Paul Aragon, Geoffrey Kammer | |
| 10:26 | LSU | Harry Sweeting makes the 1st free throw | 51-38 |
| 10:26 | LSU | Harry Sweeting makes the 2nd free throw | 52-38 |
| 10:10 | Northern Iowa | Charles McCormic is called for the reach on Nicholas Brooks - foul #2 on Charles McCormic, team foul #5 | 52-38 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Witherspoon (SF) James Brubaker | |
| 09:49 | Northern Iowa | Robert Witherspoon's pass is intercepted by Charles McCormic | 52-38 |
| 09:33 | LSU | Nathan Exley is called for the reach on Grant Kirkwood - foul #1 on Nathan Exley, team foul #6 | 52-38 |
| Subs | LSU | James Gardner (PG), Jason Roten (SG), Donald Kantor (C) Gustavo Martin, Edward Wallace, Grant Kirkwood | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby (PG), Charles Bell (PF) Jerry Nyquist, Nathan Exley | |
| 09:17 | LSU | Charles McCormic slams it home on a great pass from Jason Roten and he's hacked by Nicholas Brooks - foul #4 on Nicholas Brooks, team foul #7 | 54-38 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Paul Aragon (SG), Geoffrey Kammer (C) Larry Bateman, Nicholas Brooks | |
| 09:17 | LSU | Charles McCormic makes the free throw | 55-38 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 09:01 | Northern Iowa | Paul Aragon misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-38 |
| 09:00 | LSU | Charles McCormic grabs the board | 55-38 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:54 | LSU | Donald Kantor buries a shot in the paint on a nice dish by James Gardner | 57-38 |
| 08:41 | Northern Iowa | Paul Aragon scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Robert Witherspoon | 57-41 |
| 08:23 | LSU | Jason Roten lays it in set up by James Gardner and the foul's on Geoffrey Kammer - foul #3 on Geoffrey Kammer, team foul #8 | 59-41 |
| Subs | LSU | Johnnie Hunt (SF) Harry Sweeting | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker (SF), Bobby Hartford (PF) Robert Witherspoon, Charles Bell | |
| 08:23 | LSU | Jason Roten makes the free throw | 60-41 |
| 08:07 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker is fouled on the floor by Johnnie Hunt - foul #1 on Johnnie Hunt, team foul #6 | 60-41 |
| Subs | LSU | Gustavo Martin (PG), Edward Wallace (SG) Jason Roten, James Gardner | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Larry Bateman (SG) Paul Aragon | |
| 07:56 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer misses short on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Edward Wallace - foul #3 on Edward Wallace, team foul #7 | 60-41 |
| Subs | LSU | Grant Kirkwood (PF) Charles McCormic | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks (PF) Bobby Hartford | |
| 07:56 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer makes the 1st free throw | 60-42 |
| 07:56 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer makes the 2nd free throw | 60-43 |
| 07:32 | LSU | Gustavo Martin's pass is intercepted by Larry Bateman | 60-43 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Gustavo Martin (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Edward Wallace (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Johnnie Hunt (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Grant Kirkwood (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Donald Kantor (tiring) 12 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jeff Bigby (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Bateman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Brubaker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nicholas Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Geoffrey Kammer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:14 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer misses short on a jumper in the lane | 60-43 |
| 07:13 | LSU | Grant Kirkwood grabs the defensive rebound | 60-43 |
| 06:49 | LSU | Grant Kirkwood throws it down | 62-43 |
| 06:47 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby is fouled in the backcourt by Gustavo Martin - foul #4 on Gustavo Martin, team foul #8 | 62-43 |
| Subs | LSU | James Gardner (PG), Jason Roten (SG), Charles McCormic (PF) Gustavo Martin, Edward Wallace, Donald Kantor | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Paul Aragon (SG), Charles Bell (PF) Larry Bateman, Geoffrey Kammer | |
| 06:47 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby makes the 1st free throw | 62-44 |
| 06:47 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby makes the 2nd free throw | 62-45 |
| 06:27 | LSU | Grant Kirkwood is hacked by Charles Bell - foul #2 on Charles Bell, team foul #9 | 62-45 |
| Subs | LSU | Harry Sweeting (SF) Johnnie Hunt | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Mancha (PG) Jeff Bigby | |
| 06:27 | LSU | Grant Kirkwood makes the 1st free throw | 63-45 |
| 06:27 | LSU | Grant Kirkwood misses the 2nd free throw | 63-45 |
| 06:27 | LSU | Harry Sweeting pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-45 |
| 06:06 | LSU | Jason Roten misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 63-45 |
| 06:04 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker gets the rebound | 63-45 |
| 05:51 | Northern Iowa | Paul Aragon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-45 |
| Subs | LSU | Edward Wallace (SG), Donald Kantor (C) Harry Sweeting, Grant Kirkwood | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Larry Bateman (PG), Robert Witherspoon (SF) Geoffrey Mancha, James Brubaker | |
| 05:47 | LSU | James Gardner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-45 |
| 05:35 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks dunks the ball on a nice dish by Paul Aragon and he's hacked by Charles McCormic - foul #3 on Charles McCormic, team foul #9 | 63-47 |
| 05:35 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks misses the free throw | 63-47 |
| 05:35 | LSU | Donald Kantor pulls down the rebound | 63-47 |
| 05:08 | LSU | Nicholas Brooks steals it from Edward Wallace | 63-47 |
| 04:49 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks's pass is intercepted by James Gardner | 63-47 |
| 04:29 | LSU | Edward Wallace misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 63-47 |
| 04:28 | LSU | Jason Roten tips it in | 65-47 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:16 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks makes the floater from the left wing | 65-49 |
| 03:47 | LSU | Edward Wallace connects on the floater in the lane set up by James Gardner | 67-49 |
| 03:24 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks connects on the turnaround in the paint set up by Robert Witherspoon | 67-51 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Gardner (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Edward Wallace (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jason Roten (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Charles McCormic (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Donald Kantor (tiring) 12 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Larry Bateman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Aragon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Witherspoon (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Charles Bell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Nicholas Brooks (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:55 | LSU | Donald Kantor misses short on a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Nicholas Brooks - foul #5 on Nicholas Brooks, team foul #10 | 67-51 |
| Subs | LSU | Gustavo Martin (PG), Johnnie Hunt (SF), Grant Kirkwood (PF) James Gardner, Jason Roten, Charles McCormic | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jerry Nyquist (PG), Geoffrey Mancha (SF), Bobby Hartford (PF), Nathan Exley (C) Paul Aragon, Robert Witherspoon, Charles Bell, Nicholas Brooks | |
| 02:55 | LSU | Donald Kantor misses the 1st free throw | 67-51 |
| 02:55 | LSU | Donald Kantor makes the 2nd free throw | 68-51 |
| 02:46 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Nyquist misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 68-51 |
| 02:45 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford tips it but misses | 68-51 |
| 02:43 | LSU | Donald Kantor gets the rebound | 68-51 |
| 02:17 | LSU | Gustavo Martin connects on the fadeaway from the right wing | 70-51 |
| 01:56 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford misses the shot from the right block but he's fouled by Edward Wallace - foul #4 on Edward Wallace, team foul #10 | 70-51 |
| Subs | LSU | Harry Sweeting (SF), Charles McCormic (PF) Johnnie Hunt, Grant Kirkwood | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Witherspoon (SF) Jerry Nyquist | |
| 01:56 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford makes the 1st free throw | 70-52 |
| 01:56 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford makes the 2nd free throw | 70-53 |
| 01:32 | LSU | Charles McCormic buries a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Gustavo Martin | 72-53 |
| 01:24 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 72-53 |
| 01:22 | Northern Iowa | Robert Witherspoon tips it but misses | 72-53 |
| 01:21 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford tips it back up and in | 72-55 |
| 01:07 | LSU | Gustavo Martin buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 75-55 |
| 00:43 | Northern Iowa | Harry Sweeting takes the ball from Larry Bateman | 75-55 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:19 | LSU | Gustavo Martin hits the finger roll | 77-55 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:13 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Mancha knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Larry Bateman | 77-58 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Gustavo Martin runs out the clock | 77-58 |