| Lineup | LSU | PG - David Delarosa (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dustin Wade (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nolan Deputy (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Charles Clark (fresh) 6 reb. C - Erik Showman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Jamey Robertson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Corey Lloyd (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jason Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Kao (fresh) C - Charles Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Nolan Deputy inbounds the ball | 17-22 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:49 | LSU | Dustin Wade misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 17-22 |
| 19:48 | Providence | Charles Kao grabs the defensive rebound | 17-22 |
| 19:32 | Providence | David Delarosa steals the ball from Jason Harris | 17-22 |
| 19:28 | LSU | David Delarosa lays it up and in | 19-22 |
| 19:00 | Providence | Jamey Robertson is hacked by David Delarosa - foul #1 on David Delarosa, team foul #1 | 19-22 |
| 18:34 | Providence | Corey Lloyd knocks in the shot from close range set up by Jason Harris | 19-24 |
| 18:24 | LSU | Charles Clark knocks in the floater in the paint on a great pass from Dustin Wade and the foul's on Jason Harris - foul #3 on Jason Harris, team foul #1 | 21-24 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Providence | Gary Morris (SF) Jason Harris | |
| 18:24 | LSU | Charles Clark makes the free throw | 22-24 |
| 18:00 | Providence | Dustin Wade steals it from Corey Lloyd | 22-24 |
| 17:41 | LSU | Charles Clark hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 22-24 |
| 17:39 | LSU | Erik Showman misses the tip | 22-24 |
| 17:37 | LSU | Charles Clark grabs the offensive board | 22-24 |
| 17:19 | LSU | Charles Clark hits a shot from the right wing and he's hacked by Charles Kao - foul #3 on Charles Kao, team foul #2 | 24-24 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Providence | Robert Goodwin (PF) Charles Kao | |
| 17:19 | LSU | Charles Clark makes the free throw | 25-24 |
| 16:55 | Providence | Gary Morris hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 25-24 |
| 16:53 | Providence | Charles Lee tips it in | 25-26 |
| 16:29 | LSU | David Delarosa buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Dustin Wade | 28-26 |
| 16:09 | Providence | Gary Morris misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 28-26 |
| 16:08 | Providence | Charles Lee tips it but misses | 28-26 |
| 16:07 | LSU | Charles Clark snags the defensive board | 28-26 |
| 16:01 | LSU | Erik Showman is hacked by Charles Lee - foul #1 on Charles Lee, team foul #3 | 28-26 |
| Subs | LSU | Roger Copley (PG), Andrew Angelo (SG), Gregory Griffin (SF), Carl Fagan (PF), Glenn Young (C) David Delarosa, Dustin Wade, Nolan Deputy, Charles Clark, Erik Showman | |
| Subs | Providence | Terry Flood (PG), James Withrow (SF), Vaughn Fowler (C) Jamey Robertson, Corey Lloyd, Charles Lee | |
| 15:43 | LSU | Gregory Griffin misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 28-26 |
| 15:42 | LSU | Andrew Angelo hits the follow up shot | 30-26 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Roger Copley (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Andrew Angelo (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gregory Griffin (fresh) PF - Carl Fagan (fresh) 1 pts. C - Glenn Young (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Terry Flood (fresh) SG - Gary Morris (fresh) SF - James Withrow (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Goodwin (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Vaughn Fowler (fresh) | |
| 15:26 | Providence | Vaughn Fowler can't throw it down | 30-26 |
| 15:25 | LSU | Roger Copley snags the defensive board | 30-26 |
| 15:08 | LSU | Roger Copley drills a shot from just outside the lane and the foul's on Vaughn Fowler - foul #1 on Vaughn Fowler, team foul #4 | 32-26 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Providence | Jamey Robertson (PG), Jason Harris (SF), Charles Kao (PF) Terry Flood, James Withrow, Robert Goodwin | |
| 15:08 | LSU | Roger Copley makes the free throw | 33-26 |
| 14:46 | Providence | Charles Kao hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 33-26 |
| 14:45 | LSU | Carl Fagan grabs the board | 33-26 |
| 14:31 | LSU | Carl Fagan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-26 |
| Subs | LSU | Dustin Wade (SG), Nolan Deputy (SF), Charles Clark (PF), Erik Showman (C) Andrew Angelo, Gregory Griffin, Carl Fagan, Glenn Young | |
| Subs | Providence | Corey Lloyd (SG) Gary Morris | |
| 14:08 | Providence | Vaughn Fowler misses the shot from the right side | 33-26 |
| 14:07 | LSU | The rebound goes to Charles Clark | 33-26 |
| 13:49 | LSU | Charles Clark hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 33-26 |
| 13:48 | LSU | Erik Showman hits the follow up shot | 35-26 |
| 13:22 | Providence | Corey Lloyd's pass is intercepted by Roger Copley | 35-26 |
| 13:14 | LSU | Roger Copley misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away but he's fouled by Jason Harris - foul #4 on Jason Harris, team foul #5 | 35-26 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Providence | Gary Morris (SF), Charles Lee (C) Jason Harris, Vaughn Fowler | |
| 13:14 | LSU | Roger Copley makes the 1st free throw | 36-26 |
| 13:14 | LSU | Roger Copley makes the 2nd free throw | 37-26 |
| 13:14 | LSU | Roger Copley makes the 3rd free throw | 38-26 |
| 12:53 | Providence | Charles Lee lays it up and in against a doubleteam on a nice dish by Gary Morris | 38-28 |
| 12:35 | LSU | Charles Clark comes up short on the floater from the right side | 38-28 |
| 12:34 | Providence | Charles Kao gets the rebound | 38-28 |
| 12:29 | Providence | Gary Morris scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Corey Lloyd | 38-31 |
| 12:14 | LSU | Dustin Wade is hacked by Charles Lee - foul #2 on Charles Lee, team foul #6 | 38-31 |
| Subs | LSU | David Delarosa (PG), Gregory Griffin (SF), Carl Fagan (C) Roger Copley, Nolan Deputy, Erik Showman | |
| Subs | Providence | Terry Flood (PG), James Withrow (SF), Robert Goodwin (PF) Jamey Robertson, Corey Lloyd, Charles Kao | |
| 12:05 | LSU | David Delarosa's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-31 |
| Subs | LSU | Glenn Young (C) Charles Clark | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 11:41 | Providence | Charles Lee misses the layup against the doubleteam | 38-31 |
| 11:40 | Providence | Charles Lee tips it back up and in | 38-33 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - David Delarosa (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dustin Wade (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gregory Griffin (fresh) PF - Carl Fagan (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Glenn Young (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Terry Flood (fresh) SG - Gary Morris (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Withrow (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Goodwin (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Lee (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:16 | LSU | Carl Fagan is fouled on the floor by James Withrow - foul #1 on James Withrow, team foul #7 | 38-33 |
| Subs | LSU | Andrew Angelo (SG) Dustin Wade | |
| Subs | Providence | Jamey Robertson (PG) Terry Flood | |
| 11:16 | LSU | Carl Fagan misses the 1st free throw | 38-33 |
| 11:16 | Providence | Robert Goodwin gets the rebound | 38-33 |
| 10:53 | Providence | Charles Lee splits the doubleteam and buries a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Goodwin | 38-35 |
| 10:31 | LSU | David Delarosa misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-35 |
| 10:29 | LSU | Glenn Young snags the offensive board | 38-35 |
| 10:16 | LSU | David Delarosa misses long on a shot from the left side | 38-35 |
| 10:14 | Providence | The rebound goes to Jamey Robertson | 38-35 |
| 09:53 | Providence | Jamey Robertson buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Goodwin | 38-38 |
| 09:38 | LSU | Glenn Young comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Jamey Robertson - foul #1 on Jamey Robertson, team foul #8 | 38-38 |
| Subs | LSU | Dustin Wade (SG), Nolan Deputy (SF), Erik Showman (C) Andrew Angelo, Gregory Griffin, Carl Fagan | |
| Subs | Providence | Corey Lloyd (SG), Charles Kao (PF), Vaughn Fowler (C) Gary Morris, James Withrow, Charles Lee | |
| 09:38 | LSU | Glenn Young makes the 1st free throw | 39-38 |
| 09:38 | LSU | Glenn Young misses the 2nd free throw | 39-38 |
| 09:38 | Providence | Charles Kao grabs the board | 39-38 |
| 09:09 | Providence | Jamey Robertson shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Nolan Deputy - foul #1 on Nolan Deputy, team foul #2 | 39-38 |
| Subs | LSU | Roger Copley (PG), Charles Clark (PF) David Delarosa, Glenn Young | |
| Subs | Providence | Gary Morris (SF) Robert Goodwin | |
| 09:09 | Providence | Jamey Robertson makes the 1st free throw | 39-39 |
| 09:09 | Providence | Jamey Robertson makes the 2nd free throw | 39-40 |
| 08:59 | LSU | Roger Copley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-40 |
| 08:58 | Providence | Corey Lloyd pulls down the rebound | 39-40 |
| 08:53 | Providence | Jamey Robertson is hacked by Roger Copley in the backcourt - foul #2 on Roger Copley, team foul #3 | 39-40 |
| 08:48 | Providence | Jamey Robertson's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-40 |
| 08:36 | LSU | Erik Showman is fouled on the floor by Vaughn Fowler - foul #2 on Vaughn Fowler, team foul #9 | 39-40 |
| 08:36 | LSU | Erik Showman misses the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 08:36 | Providence | Charles Kao pulls down the rebound | 39-40 |
| 08:07 | Providence | Jamey Robertson travels with the ball | 39-40 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Providence | Terry Flood (PG), Robert Goodwin (SF), Charles Lee (C) Jamey Robertson, Gary Morris, Vaughn Fowler | |
| 07:43 | LSU | Charles Kao takes the ball from Erik Showman | 39-40 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Roger Copley (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Dustin Wade (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Nolan Deputy (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Charles Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. C - Erik Showman (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Terry Flood (fresh) SG - Corey Lloyd (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Goodwin (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Charles Kao (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Lee (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Providence | Charles Lee comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 39-40 |
| 07:16 | LSU | Roger Copley grabs the defensive rebound | 39-40 |
| 07:11 | LSU | Dustin Wade scores on a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Erik Showman | 41-40 |
| 06:48 | Providence | Charles Kao makes the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Corey Lloyd | 41-42 |
| 06:32 | LSU | The short jumper by Erik Showman is denied by Robert Goodwin | 41-42 |
| 06:31 | Providence | Charles Lee gets the rebound | 41-42 |
| 06:02 | Providence | Terry Flood clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 41-42 |
| 06:00 | LSU | Dustin Wade grabs the board | 41-42 |
| 05:40 | LSU | Dustin Wade connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Erik Showman | 44-42 |
| 05:40 | Providence | Providence calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-42 |
| Subs | LSU | David Delarosa (PG) Roger Copley | |
| Subs | Providence | Jamey Robertson (PG), Jason Harris (SF) Terry Flood, Charles Kao | |
| 05:11 | Providence | Charles Lee shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper in the lane but the foul's on Erik Showman - foul #2 on Erik Showman, team foul #4 | 44-42 |
| 05:11 | Providence | Charles Lee misses the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 05:11 | Providence | Charles Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 44-43 |
| 04:54 | LSU | Nolan Deputy misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 44-43 |
| 04:53 | LSU | Charles Clark grabs the offensive rebound | 44-43 |
| 04:46 | LSU | Dustin Wade makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from David Delarosa | 47-43 |
| 04:26 | Providence | Corey Lloyd can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 47-43 |
| 04:25 | Providence | Charles Lee hits the follow up shot | 47-45 |
| 04:11 | LSU | Dustin Wade clanks a 3 from the right wing | 47-45 |
| 04:09 | Providence | Charles Lee grabs the board | 47-45 |
| 03:48 | Providence | Charles Lee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-45 |
| Subs | LSU | Andrew Angelo (SG), Gregory Griffin (SF), Carl Fagan (C) Dustin Wade, Nolan Deputy, Erik Showman | |
| Subs | Providence | Gary Morris (SG), Charles Kao (PF), Vaughn Fowler (C) Corey Lloyd, Robert Goodwin, Charles Lee | |
| 03:25 | LSU | Andrew Angelo hits a jumper from the right side set up by Gregory Griffin | 49-45 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - David Delarosa (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Andrew Angelo (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Gregory Griffin (fresh) PF - Charles Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. C - Carl Fagan (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Jamey Robertson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Morris (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Charles Kao (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Vaughn Fowler (fresh) | |
| 03:22 | Providence | David Delarosa steps in front of the Jamey Robertson pass in the backcourt | 49-45 |
| 03:07 | LSU | David Delarosa connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Carl Fagan | 52-45 |
| 02:44 | Providence | The pull-up jumper by Jamey Robertson is blocked by Charles Clark | 52-45 |
| 02:43 | LSU | Andrew Angelo gets the rebound | 52-45 |
| 02:43 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-45 |
| Subs | LSU | Dustin Wade (SG), Nolan Deputy (SF), Erik Showman (C) Andrew Angelo, Gregory Griffin, Carl Fagan | |
| Subs | Providence | Corey Lloyd (SG), Charles Lee (C) Gary Morris, Vaughn Fowler | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:25 | LSU | Jason Harris is called for the reach on Dustin Wade - foul #5 on Jason Harris, team foul #10 | 52-45 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Providence | Gary Morris (SF) Jason Harris | |
| 02:25 | LSU | Dustin Wade makes the 1st free throw | 53-45 |
| 02:25 | LSU | Dustin Wade misses the 2nd free throw | 53-45 |
| 02:25 | Providence | Corey Lloyd grabs the defensive rebound | 53-45 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:10 | Providence | The jump hook by Charles Lee is blocked by Erik Showman | 53-45 |
| 02:09 | LSU | Charles Clark snags the defensive board | 53-45 |
| 01:40 | LSU | Charles Kao is called for the reach on Charles Clark - foul #4 on Charles Kao, team foul #11 | 53-45 |
| 01:40 | LSU | Charles Clark makes the 1st free throw | 54-45 |
| 01:40 | LSU | Charles Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 55-45 |
| 01:24 | Providence | Charles Kao is whistled for a carry | 55-45 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Providence | Terry Flood (PG), James Withrow (SF), Robert Goodwin (PF), Vaughn Fowler (C) Jamey Robertson, Corey Lloyd, Charles Kao, Charles Lee | |
| 01:06 | LSU | Dustin Wade makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from David Delarosa | 58-45 |
| 00:58 | Providence | Gary Morris lays it in | 58-47 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:57 | LSU | Dustin Wade is fouled in the backcourt by Terry Flood - foul #1 on Terry Flood, team foul #12 | 58-47 |
| 00:57 | LSU | Dustin Wade makes the 1st free throw | 59-47 |
| 00:57 | LSU | Dustin Wade makes the 2nd free throw | 60-47 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Providence | Terry Flood misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 60-47 |
| 00:51 | Providence | Vaughn Fowler misses the tip | 60-47 |
| 00:49 | LSU | Dustin Wade gets the rebound | 60-47 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:20 | LSU | Gary Morris takes the ball from Nolan Deputy | 60-47 |
| 00:17 | Providence | Gary Morris banks in the layup | 60-49 |
| 00:00 | LSU | David Delarosa runs out the clock | 60-49 |