| Lineup | LSU | PG - Allen Dang (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Johnny Edward (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Wydra (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Batton (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Earl Hanson (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Robert Knight (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Curtis Tanner (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ronald Fenimore (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marshall Thatcher (fresh) 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Arthur Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | Ronald Fenimore inbounds the ball | 38-35 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:42 | UTEP | Robert Knight misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-35 |
| 19:40 | LSU | Earl Hanson snags the defensive board | 38-35 |
| 19:24 | LSU | Allen Dang drills a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Johnny Edward and he's fouled by Arthur Wright - foul #1 on Arthur Wright, team foul #1 | 40-35 |
| 19:24 | LSU | Allen Dang makes the free throw | 41-35 |
| 19:04 | UTEP | Ronald Fenimore can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-35 |
| 19:02 | LSU | The rebound goes to Johnny Edward | 41-35 |
| 18:56 | LSU | Douglas Wydra misses long on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Curtis Tanner - foul #1 on Curtis Tanner, team foul #2 | 41-35 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Stephen Stam (SF) Curtis Tanner | |
| 18:56 | LSU | Douglas Wydra misses the 1st free throw | 41-35 |
| 18:56 | LSU | Douglas Wydra makes the 2nd free throw | 42-35 |
| 18:35 | UTEP | Marshall Thatcher is hacked by Douglas Wydra - foul #1 on Douglas Wydra, team foul #1 | 42-35 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Bloom (SG), Herbert Scott (SF), Vernon Colvin (C) Robert Knight, Ronald Fenimore, Arthur Wright | |
| 18:28 | UTEP | Michael Bloom's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Michael Batton | 42-35 |
| 18:26 | LSU | Douglas Wydra snags the defensive board | 42-35 |
| 18:19 | LSU | Allen Dang hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 42-35 |
| 18:18 | LSU | Michael Batton grabs the offensive rebound | 42-35 |
| 18:07 | LSU | Allen Dang comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Stephen Stam - foul #3 on Stephen Stam, team foul #3 | 42-35 |
| Subs | LSU | Courtney Delrosario (SG), David Foushee (SF), James Eby (PF), Wade Kim (C) Johnny Edward, Douglas Wydra, Michael Batton, Earl Hanson | |
| Subs | UTEP | Curtis Tanner (SG), James Hyslop (C) Stephen Stam, Marshall Thatcher | |
| 18:07 | LSU | Allen Dang misses the 1st free throw | 42-35 |
| 18:07 | LSU | Allen Dang misses the 2nd free throw | 42-35 |
| 18:07 | LSU | Wade Kim grabs the offensive board | 42-35 |
| 17:50 | LSU | Allen Dang clanks a jump hook from the left block | 42-35 |
| 17:48 | UTEP | Vernon Colvin grabs the defensive rebound | 42-35 |
| 17:27 | UTEP | Vernon Colvin makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-38 |
| 17:08 | LSU | Allen Dang misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-38 |
| 17:07 | UTEP | James Hyslop grabs the board | 42-38 |
| 16:50 | UTEP | Curtis Tanner travels with the ball | 42-38 |
| Subs | LSU | Stuart Rhodes (PG) Allen Dang | |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Knight (PG), Ronald Fenimore (SF), Marshall Thatcher (PF), Arthur Wright (C) Michael Bloom, Herbert Scott, Vernon Colvin, James Hyslop | |
| 16:46 | LSU | Ronald Fenimore steps in front of the David Foushee pass in the backcourt | 42-38 |
| 16:34 | UTEP | Ronald Fenimore misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-38 |
| 16:32 | UTEP | Arthur Wright gets the offensive rebound | 42-38 |
| 16:15 | UTEP | Arthur Wright hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on James Eby - foul #1 on James Eby, team foul #2 | 42-38 |
| Subs | LSU | Johnny Edward (SG), Douglas Wydra (SF), Michael Batton (PF), Earl Hanson (C) Courtney Delrosario, David Foushee, James Eby, Wade Kim | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 16:15 | UTEP | Arthur Wright makes the 1st free throw | 42-39 |
| 16:15 | UTEP | Arthur Wright misses the 2nd free throw | 42-39 |
| 16:15 | LSU | The rebound goes to Earl Hanson | 42-39 |
| 16:13 | LSU | Arthur Wright is called for the reach on Johnny Edward in the backcourt - foul #2 on Arthur Wright, team foul #4 | 42-39 |
| 16:06 | LSU | Marshall Thatcher steps in front of the Earl Hanson pass | 42-39 |
| 15:49 | UTEP | Curtis Tanner clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-39 |
| 15:48 | LSU | Douglas Wydra grabs the board | 42-39 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Stuart Rhodes (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Johnny Edward (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Douglas Wydra (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Batton (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Earl Hanson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Robert Knight (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Curtis Tanner (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Ronald Fenimore (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Marshall Thatcher (fresh) 3 reb. 4 stl. C - Arthur Wright (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:46 | LSU | Michael Batton travels in the backcourt | 42-39 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Stephen Stam (PG), Jeff Melillo (SF) Robert Knight, Curtis Tanner | |
| 15:33 | UTEP | Earl Hanson steals the ball from Stephen Stam | 42-39 |
| 15:20 | LSU | Earl Hanson comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 42-39 |
| 15:18 | UTEP | Ronald Fenimore gets the rebound | 42-39 |
| 15:02 | UTEP | Ronald Fenimore misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-39 |
| 15:01 | LSU | Earl Hanson grabs the defensive rebound | 42-39 |
| 14:56 | LSU | Arthur Wright is called for the reach on Stuart Rhodes - foul #3 on Arthur Wright, team foul #5 | 42-39 |
| Subs | LSU | Allen Dang (PG), Courtney Delrosario (SG), David Foushee (SF), James Eby (PF), Wade Kim (C) Stuart Rhodes, Johnny Edward, Douglas Wydra, Michael Batton, Earl Hanson | |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Bloom (SG), Norman Kelley (PF), Vernon Colvin (C) Ronald Fenimore, Marshall Thatcher, Arthur Wright | |
| 14:51 | LSU | Jeff Melillo is called for the reach on David Foushee - foul #4 on Jeff Melillo, team foul #6 | 42-39 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Herbert Scott (SF) Jeff Melillo | |
| 14:38 | LSU | Courtney Delrosario misses long on an open shot from close range | 42-39 |
| 14:36 | UTEP | Stephen Stam gets the rebound | 42-39 |
| 14:18 | UTEP | Michael Bloom comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Courtney Delrosario - foul #3 on Courtney Delrosario, team foul #3 | 42-39 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Knight (PG), James Hyslop (C) Stephen Stam, Norman Kelley | |
| 14:18 | UTEP | Michael Bloom makes the 1st free throw | 42-40 |
| 14:18 | UTEP | Michael Bloom makes the 2nd free throw | 42-41 |
| 14:09 | LSU | Allen Dang is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Allen Dang, team foul #4 | 42-41 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Marshall Thatcher (PF) James Hyslop | |
| 13:51 | UTEP | Robert Knight buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-44 |
| 13:47 | LSU | Allen Dang is hacked by Vernon Colvin in the backcourt - foul #1 on Vernon Colvin, team foul #7 | 42-44 |
| Subs | LSU | Johnny Edward (SG), Douglas Wydra (SF), Michael Batton (PF), Earl Hanson (C) Courtney Delrosario, David Foushee, James Eby, Wade Kim | |
| Subs | UTEP | Curtis Tanner (SG), Ronald Fenimore (SF), James Hyslop (C) Michael Bloom, Herbert Scott, Vernon Colvin | |
| 13:47 | LSU | Allen Dang makes the 1st free throw | 43-44 |
| 13:47 | LSU | Allen Dang misses the 2nd free throw | 43-44 |
| 13:47 | UTEP | Ronald Fenimore pulls down the rebound | 43-44 |
| 13:27 | UTEP | Marshall Thatcher makes the fadeaway from the free throw line | 43-46 |
| 13:24 | LSU | Johnny Edward throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-46 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Arthur Wright (C) James Hyslop | |
| 13:19 | UTEP | Allen Dang is called for the reach on Arthur Wright - foul #2 on Allen Dang, team foul #5 | 43-46 |
| 13:05 | UTEP | Robert Knight buries a floater from the baseline set up by Arthur Wright | 43-48 |
| 12:46 | LSU | Michael Batton misses long on an open floater from the left side | 43-48 |
| 12:45 | UTEP | Robert Knight grabs the board | 43-48 |
| 12:22 | UTEP | Marshall Thatcher can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 43-48 |
| 12:20 | LSU | Douglas Wydra grabs the defensive rebound | 43-48 |
| 12:05 | LSU | Allen Dang connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Douglas Wydra | 45-48 |
| 11:46 | UTEP | Curtis Tanner buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-51 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Allen Dang (tiring) 19 pts. 1 ast. SG - Johnny Edward (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Douglas Wydra (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. PF - Michael Batton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Earl Hanson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Robert Knight (tiring) 12 pts. SG - Curtis Tanner (tiring) 8 pts. SF - Ronald Fenimore (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Marshall Thatcher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 stl. C - Arthur Wright (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:41 | LSU | Allen Dang misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 45-51 |
| 11:39 | UTEP | Ronald Fenimore grabs the board | 45-51 |
| 11:27 | UTEP | Curtis Tanner misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-51 |
| 11:26 | UTEP | Arthur Wright tips it home | 45-53 |
| 11:19 | LSU | Michael Batton loses the dribble to Ronald Fenimore | 45-53 |
| 11:03 | UTEP | Robert Knight hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Earl Hanson - foul #2 on Earl Hanson, team foul #6 | 45-53 |
| Subs | LSU | Stuart Rhodes (PG), Courtney Delrosario (SG), David Foushee (SF), James Eby (PF), Wade Kim (C) Allen Dang, Johnny Edward, Douglas Wydra, Michael Batton, Earl Hanson | |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Bloom (SG), Stephen Stam (SF), Vernon Colvin (PF), James Hyslop (C) Curtis Tanner, Ronald Fenimore, Marshall Thatcher, Arthur Wright | |
| 11:03 | UTEP | Robert Knight makes the 1st free throw | 45-54 |
| 11:03 | UTEP | Robert Knight misses the 2nd free throw | 45-54 |
| 11:03 | LSU | James Eby gets the rebound | 45-54 |
| 10:59 | LSU | Courtney Delrosario makes the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from David Foushee | 47-54 |
| 10:37 | UTEP | Stephen Stam can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-54 |
| 10:35 | LSU | Stuart Rhodes pulls down the rebound | 47-54 |
| 10:33 | LSU | David Foushee loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-54 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Herbert Scott (SF) Robert Knight | |
| 10:12 | UTEP | Vernon Colvin clanks a runner from the baseline | 47-54 |
| 10:11 | UTEP | Herbert Scott gets the offensive rebound | 47-54 |
| 09:58 | UTEP | Vernon Colvin can't connect on a floater from the right side | 47-54 |
| 09:57 | UTEP | James Hyslop hits the follow up shot | 47-56 |
| 09:41 | LSU | Stephen Stam steals it from Courtney Delrosario | 47-56 |
| 09:26 | UTEP | Herbert Scott hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-56 |
| 09:24 | LSU | Wade Kim grabs the defensive rebound | 47-56 |
| 09:20 | LSU | Courtney Delrosario can't finish the layup | 47-56 |
| 09:19 | LSU | Courtney Delrosario hits the follow up shot | 49-56 |
| 09:07 | UTEP | Stephen Stam buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-59 |
| 08:54 | LSU | Courtney Delrosario drills a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Wade Kim | 51-59 |
| 08:32 | UTEP | Herbert Scott connects on the 3 from the left corner | 51-62 |
| 08:03 | LSU | Stuart Rhodes is hacked by Stephen Stam - foul #4 on Stephen Stam, team foul #8 | 51-62 |
| Subs | LSU | Johnny Edward (SG), Douglas Wydra (SF), Michael Batton (PF), Earl Hanson (C) Courtney Delrosario, David Foushee, James Eby, Wade Kim | |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Knight (PG), Curtis Tanner (SG), Ronald Fenimore (SF), Marshall Thatcher (PF), Arthur Wright (C) Stephen Stam, Michael Bloom, Herbert Scott, Vernon Colvin, James Hyslop | |
| 08:03 | LSU | Stuart Rhodes makes the 1st free throw | 52-62 |
| 08:03 | LSU | Stuart Rhodes makes the 2nd free throw | 53-62 |
| 07:42 | UTEP | Curtis Tanner comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 53-62 |
| 07:40 | LSU | Michael Batton grabs the board | 53-62 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Stuart Rhodes (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Johnny Edward (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Douglas Wydra (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. PF - Michael Batton (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Earl Hanson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Robert Knight (tiring) 13 pts. SG - Curtis Tanner (tiring) 8 pts. SF - Ronald Fenimore (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. PF - Marshall Thatcher (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 stl. C - Arthur Wright (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:26 | LSU | Earl Hanson connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side and he's fouled by Arthur Wright - foul #4 on Arthur Wright, team foul #9 | 55-62 |
| Subs | LSU | Allen Dang (PG) Stuart Rhodes | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jeff Melillo (SF) Curtis Tanner | |
| 07:26 | LSU | Earl Hanson makes the free throw | 56-62 |
| 07:13 | UTEP | Arthur Wright throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-62 |
| 07:11 | LSU | Ronald Fenimore is called for the reach on Johnny Edward in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ronald Fenimore, team foul #10 | 56-62 |
| 07:11 | LSU | Johnny Edward makes the 1st free throw | 57-62 |
| 07:11 | LSU | Johnny Edward makes the 2nd free throw | 58-62 |
| 06:47 | UTEP | Marshall Thatcher loses the dribble to Michael Batton | 58-62 |
| 06:43 | LSU | Johnny Edward is called for traveling in the backcourt | 58-62 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Curtis Tanner (SG), Norman Kelley (C) Ronald Fenimore, Arthur Wright | |
| 06:28 | UTEP | Marshall Thatcher comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 58-62 |
| 06:27 | LSU | Earl Hanson gets the rebound | 58-62 |
| 06:10 | LSU | Allen Dang is hacked by Robert Knight - foul #3 on Robert Knight, team foul #11 | 58-62 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Stephen Stam (PG) Robert Knight | |
| 06:10 | LSU | Allen Dang misses the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 06:10 | LSU | Allen Dang misses the 2nd free throw | 58-62 |
| 06:10 | UTEP | Marshall Thatcher grabs the defensive rebound | 58-62 |
| 05:54 | UTEP | Jeff Melillo hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Stephen Stam | 58-65 |
| 05:43 | LSU | Michael Batton misses short on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Norman Kelley - foul #2 on Norman Kelley, team foul #12 | 58-65 |
| Subs | LSU | David Foushee (SF) Douglas Wydra | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ronald Fenimore (SG), Arthur Wright (C) Curtis Tanner, Marshall Thatcher | |
| 05:43 | LSU | Michael Batton makes the 1st free throw | 59-65 |
| 05:43 | LSU | Michael Batton makes the 2nd free throw | 60-65 |
| 05:21 | UTEP | Arthur Wright connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Norman Kelley | 60-68 |
| 05:07 | LSU | Earl Hanson misses short on a floater from the left side | 60-68 |
| 05:05 | UTEP | Stephen Stam grabs the board | 60-68 |
| 04:49 | UTEP | Stephen Stam clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-68 |
| 04:48 | LSU | The rebound goes to Michael Batton | 60-68 |
| 04:33 | LSU | Allen Dang buries a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Earl Hanson | 62-68 |
| 04:17 | UTEP | Jeff Melillo misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 62-68 |
| 04:16 | LSU | Earl Hanson gets the rebound | 62-68 |
| 03:56 | LSU | Allen Dang knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Johnny Edward | 64-68 |
| 03:40 | UTEP | Earl Hanson swats the layup by Norman Kelley | 64-68 |
| 03:39 | LSU | David Foushee gets the rebound | 64-68 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Allen Dang (tiring) 23 pts. 1 ast. SG - Johnny Edward (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Foushee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Michael Batton (tiring) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Earl Hanson (tiring) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Stephen Stam (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Ronald Fenimore (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Jeff Melillo (tiring) 8 pts. 4 pf. PF - Norman Kelley (fairly fresh) C - Arthur Wright (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:35 | LSU | Allen Dang misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Arthur Wright - foul #5 on Arthur Wright, team foul #13 | 64-68 |
| Subs | LSU | Courtney Delrosario (SG), Douglas Wydra (SF), James Eby (PF), Wade Kim (C) Johnny Edward, David Foushee, Michael Batton, Earl Hanson | |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Knight (PG), Michael Bloom (SG), Herbert Scott (SF), Marshall Thatcher (PF), Vernon Colvin (C) Stephen Stam, Ronald Fenimore, Jeff Melillo, Norman Kelley, Arthur Wright | |
| 03:35 | LSU | Allen Dang makes the 1st free throw | 65-68 |
| 03:35 | LSU | Allen Dang misses the 2nd free throw | 65-68 |
| 03:35 | UTEP | Marshall Thatcher gets the rebound | 65-68 |
| 03:30 | UTEP | Robert Knight clanks a 3 from the left wing | 65-68 |
| 03:29 | LSU | The rebound goes to Douglas Wydra | 65-68 |
| 03:23 | LSU | Courtney Delrosario makes the turnaround in the lane | 67-68 |
| 03:03 | UTEP | Wade Kim swats the shot by Michael Bloom | 67-68 |
| 03:02 | LSU | The rebound goes to James Eby | 67-68 |
| 02:57 | LSU | Courtney Delrosario knocks in the turnaround from the left block and he's fouled by Robert Knight - foul #4 on Robert Knight, team foul #14 | 69-68 |
| Subs | LSU | Stuart Rhodes (PG) Allen Dang | |
| Subs | UTEP | Curtis Tanner (SG) Robert Knight | |
| 02:57 | LSU | Courtney Delrosario misses the free throw | 69-68 |
| 02:57 | UTEP | Marshall Thatcher gets the rebound | 69-68 |
| 02:38 | UTEP | James Eby takes the ball from Marshall Thatcher | 69-68 |
| 02:22 | LSU | Curtis Tanner steals it from James Eby | 69-68 |
| 02:22 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-68 |
| Subs | LSU | David Foushee (SF) Douglas Wydra | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 02:07 | UTEP | Wade Kim takes the ball from Michael Bloom | 69-68 |
| 02:07 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-68 |
| Subs | LSU | Douglas Wydra (SF) David Foushee | |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Knight (PG), Jeff Melillo (SF) Curtis Tanner, Herbert Scott | |
| 01:55 | LSU | Courtney Delrosario's fadeaway is rejected by Jeff Melillo | 69-68 |
| 01:54 | UTEP | Marshall Thatcher gets the rebound | 69-68 |
| 01:52 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-68 |
| Subs | LSU | Allen Dang (PG), Johnny Edward (SG), Michael Batton (PF), Earl Hanson (C) Stuart Rhodes, Courtney Delrosario, James Eby, Wade Kim | |
| Subs | UTEP | Curtis Tanner (SG) Michael Bloom | |
| 01:28 | UTEP | Johnny Edward is called for the reach on Curtis Tanner - foul #1 on Johnny Edward, team foul #7 | 69-68 |
| 01:28 | UTEP | Curtis Tanner makes the 1st free throw | 69-69 |
| 01:28 | UTEP | Curtis Tanner misses the 2nd free throw | 69-69 |
| 01:28 | LSU | Michael Batton gets the rebound | 69-69 |
| 01:25 | LSU | Douglas Wydra is fouled in the backcourt by Curtis Tanner - foul #2 on Curtis Tanner, team foul #15 | 69-69 |
| 01:25 | LSU | Douglas Wydra misses the 1st free throw | 69-69 |
| 01:25 | LSU | Douglas Wydra makes the 2nd free throw | 70-69 |
| 01:08 | UTEP | Jeff Melillo clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 70-69 |
| 01:07 | LSU | Michael Batton gets the rebound | 70-69 |
| 01:04 | LSU | Allen Dang is hacked by Robert Knight in the backcourt - foul #5 on Robert Knight, team foul #16 | 70-69 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Stephen Stam (PG) Robert Knight | |
| 01:04 | LSU | Allen Dang makes the 1st free throw | 71-69 |
| 01:04 | LSU | Allen Dang makes the 2nd free throw | 72-69 |
| 00:57 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 72-69 |
| 00:52 | UTEP | Jeff Melillo is called for a pushoff foul - foul #5 on Jeff Melillo, team foul #17 | 72-69 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ronald Fenimore (SF) Jeff Melillo | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:29 | LSU | Johnny Edward is hacked by Ronald Fenimore - foul #4 on Ronald Fenimore, team foul #18 | 72-69 |
| 00:29 | LSU | Johnny Edward makes the 1st free throw | 73-69 |
| 00:29 | LSU | Johnny Edward misses the 2nd free throw | 73-69 |
| 00:29 | UTEP | Vernon Colvin gets the rebound | 73-69 |
| 00:29 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 73-69 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:21 | UTEP | Earl Hanson steps in front of the Stephen Stam pass | 73-69 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:19 | LSU | Douglas Wydra is hacked by Curtis Tanner in the backcourt - foul #3 on Curtis Tanner, team foul #19 | 73-69 |
| 00:19 | LSU | Douglas Wydra misses the 1st free throw | 73-69 |
| 00:19 | LSU | Douglas Wydra misses the 2nd free throw | 73-69 |
| 00:19 | UTEP | Marshall Thatcher grabs the defensive rebound | 73-69 |
| 00:19 | UTEP | UTEP calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 73-69 |
| 00:14 | UTEP | Curtis Tanner buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 73-72 |
| 00:12 | LSU | Johnny Edward is hacked by Stephen Stam in the backcourt - foul #5 on Stephen Stam, team foul #20 | 73-72 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Bloom (PG) Stephen Stam | |
| 00:12 | LSU | Johnny Edward makes the 1st free throw | 74-72 |
| 00:12 | LSU | Johnny Edward makes the 2nd free throw | 75-72 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:07 | UTEP | UTEP calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 75-72 |
| 00:03 | UTEP | Allen Dang takes the ball from Michael Bloom | 75-72 |
| 00:01 | LSU | Johnny Edward is hacked by Curtis Tanner in the backcourt - foul #4 on Curtis Tanner, team foul #21 | 75-72 |
| 00:01 | LSU | Johnny Edward makes the 1st free throw | 76-72 |
| 00:01 | LSU | Johnny Edward misses the 2nd free throw | 76-72 |
| 00:01 | UTEP | Vernon Colvin grabs the board | 76-72 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Vernon Colvin misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 76-72 |