| Lineup | LSU | PG - Kenneth Clift (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roger Neu (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Santiago Jimenez (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Meaux (fresh) 4 pts. C - Anthony Difranco (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Anthony Akers (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Posey (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Darell Carneal (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Young (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Gregory Coronel (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal inbounds the ball | 21-37 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:48 | Cincinnati | David Young misses the 3 from the right corner | 21-37 |
| 19:47 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel grabs the offensive board | 21-37 |
| 19:34 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey double dribbles | 21-37 |
| 19:16 | LSU | Anthony Difranco hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 21-37 |
| 19:15 | LSU | Michael Meaux tips it home | 23-37 |
| 18:58 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Santiago Jimenez - foul #1 on Santiago Jimenez, team foul #1 | 23-37 |
| 18:58 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal makes the 1st free throw | 23-38 |
| 18:58 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal makes the 2nd free throw | 23-39 |
| 18:43 | LSU | Kenneth Clift connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by Anthony Difranco | 26-39 |
| 18:20 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 26-39 |
| 18:19 | LSU | The rebound goes to Santiago Jimenez | 26-39 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 17:50 | LSU | Michael Meaux misses long on a shot from the right block | 26-39 |
| 17:49 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Gregory Coronel | 26-39 |
| 17:28 | Cincinnati | David Young slams it home set up by Kenneth Posey | 26-41 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 17:05 | LSU | Gregory Coronel is called for the reach on Roger Neu - foul #3 on Gregory Coronel, team foul #1 | 26-41 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Douglas Lowrey (C) Gregory Coronel | |
| 16:48 | LSU | Kenneth Clift shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by David Young - foul #3 on David Young, team foul #2 | 26-41 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Craig Helzer (PF) David Young | |
| 16:48 | LSU | Kenneth Clift makes the 1st free throw | 27-41 |
| 16:48 | LSU | Kenneth Clift makes the 2nd free throw | 28-41 |
| 16:35 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-41 |
| 16:33 | LSU | The rebound goes to Michael Meaux | 28-41 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 16:11 | LSU | Kenneth Clift clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-41 |
| 16:09 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal grabs the defensive rebound | 28-41 |
| 15:48 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal buries a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Douglas Lowrey | 28-43 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Kenneth Clift (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roger Neu (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Santiago Jimenez (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. PF - Michael Meaux (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Difranco (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Anthony Akers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Posey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Darell Carneal (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Craig Helzer (fresh) 2 pts. C - Douglas Lowrey (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 15:26 | LSU | Santiago Jimenez makes the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Anthony Difranco | 30-43 |
| 15:12 | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 30-43 |
| 15:10 | LSU | Kenneth Clift grabs the defensive rebound | 30-43 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 14:47 | LSU | Kenneth Clift is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-43 |
| 14:46 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Darell Carneal | 30-43 |
| 14:31 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Clift steals the ball from Kenneth Posey | 30-43 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 14:26 | LSU | Kenneth Clift buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Meaux | 33-43 |
| 14:07 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 33-43 |
| 14:05 | LSU | The rebound goes to Roger Neu | 33-43 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 13:57 | LSU | Kenneth Clift misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-43 |
| 13:55 | Cincinnati | Craig Helzer pulls down the rebound | 33-43 |
| 13:46 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal is fouled on the floor by Santiago Jimenez - foul #2 on Santiago Jimenez, team foul #2 | 33-43 |
| Subs | LSU | Thomas Munguia (PF), Michael Frye (C) Michael Meaux, Anthony Difranco | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | William Spears (SG), David Young (PF), Gregory Coronel (C) Kenneth Posey, Darell Carneal, Craig Helzer | |
| 13:26 | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by David Young | 33-46 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 13:06 | LSU | Roger Neu misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-46 |
| 13:04 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Gregory Coronel | 33-46 |
| 12:57 | Cincinnati | David Young misses badly on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Thomas Munguia - foul #1 on Thomas Munguia, team foul #3 | 33-46 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele (SG) Douglas Lowrey | |
| 12:57 | Cincinnati | David Young misses the 1st free throw | 33-46 |
| 12:57 | Cincinnati | David Young misses the 2nd free throw | 33-46 |
| 12:57 | LSU | Thomas Munguia pulls down the rebound | 33-46 |
| 12:30 | LSU | Kenneth Clift misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-46 |
| 12:29 | Cincinnati | David Young grabs the board | 33-46 |
| 12:24 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-46 |
| 12:22 | LSU | Michael Frye pulls down the rebound | 33-46 |
| 12:07 | LSU | Kenneth Clift's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-46 |
| Subs | LSU | Swietomierz Zemon (SG) Roger Neu | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 11:47 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele clanks a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Thomas Munguia - foul #2 on Thomas Munguia, team foul #4 | 33-46 |
| 11:47 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele makes the 1st free throw | 33-47 |
| 11:47 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele makes the 2nd free throw | 33-48 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Kenneth Clift (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Swietomierz Zemon (fresh) SF - Santiago Jimenez (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Thomas Munguia (fresh) C - Michael Frye (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Anthony Akers (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Andrew Eisele (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Spears (fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Young (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Gregory Coronel (fresh) 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:25 | LSU | Kenneth Clift is fouled on the floor by David Young - foul #4 on David Young, team foul #3 | 33-48 |
| Subs | LSU | Cameron Smith (SG), Anthony Difranco (C) Kenneth Clift, Michael Frye | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey (SG), Craig Helzer (PF) Anthony Akers, David Young | |
| 11:04 | LSU | Santiago Jimenez's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Posey | 33-48 |
| 11:01 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele banks in the layup set up by Kenneth Posey | 33-50 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 10:49 | LSU | Cameron Smith misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-50 |
| 10:47 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel gets the rebound | 33-50 |
| 10:29 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 33-50 |
| 10:28 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel snags the offensive board | 33-50 |
| 10:10 | Cincinnati | Anthony Difranco steals the ball from Andrew Eisele | 33-50 |
| 10:01 | LSU | Thomas Munguia drills a runner from close range on a nice dish by Cameron Smith | 35-50 |
| 09:48 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 35-52 |
| 09:34 | LSU | Anthony Difranco comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-52 |
| 09:33 | Cincinnati | Craig Helzer grabs the board | 35-52 |
| 09:23 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele scores on a shot from the left wing on a great pass from William Spears | 35-54 |
| 09:05 | LSU | Santiago Jimenez misses long on a shot from the right side | 35-54 |
| 09:04 | LSU | Anthony Difranco grabs the offensive board | 35-54 |
| 08:47 | LSU | Craig Helzer swats the short shot by Santiago Jimenez | 35-54 |
| 08:45 | LSU | Thomas Munguia pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-54 |
| 08:35 | LSU | Swietomierz Zemon scores on a jumpshot from the left side | 37-54 |
| 08:15 | Cincinnati | Thomas Munguia swats the layup by Gregory Coronel | 37-54 |
| 08:13 | LSU | Santiago Jimenez snags the defensive board | 37-54 |
| 07:57 | LSU | The jump hook by Santiago Jimenez is blocked by Craig Helzer | 37-54 |
| 07:55 | LSU | Santiago Jimenez hits the follow up shot | 39-54 |
| 07:41 | Cincinnati | Craig Helzer misses long on a runner from the baseline | 39-54 |
| 07:39 | LSU | Cameron Smith snags the defensive board | 39-54 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Swietomierz Zemon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Cameron Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Santiago Jimenez (tiring) 7 pts. 8 reb. PF - Thomas Munguia (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Difranco (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Andrew Eisele (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Posey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - William Spears (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Craig Helzer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Gregory Coronel (fairly fresh) 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:35 | LSU | Cameron Smith misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 39-54 |
| 07:33 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele grabs the board | 39-54 |
| 07:20 | Cincinnati | William Spears misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 39-54 |
| 07:18 | LSU | Thomas Munguia gets the rebound | 39-54 |
| 06:56 | LSU | Anthony Difranco comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 39-54 |
| 06:54 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel gets the rebound | 39-54 |
| 06:33 | Cincinnati | Thomas Munguia takes the ball from Andrew Eisele | 39-54 |
| 06:18 | LSU | Swietomierz Zemon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-54 |
| Subs | LSU | Kenneth Clift (PG), Roger Neu (SG), William Callahan (SF), Michael Meaux (PF), Michael Frye (C) Swietomierz Zemon, Cameron Smith, Santiago Jimenez, Thomas Munguia, Anthony Difranco | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers (PG), Darell Carneal (SF), David Young (PF), Douglas Lowrey (C) Andrew Eisele, William Spears, Craig Helzer, Gregory Coronel | |
| 05:50 | Cincinnati | David Young connects on the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Anthony Akers | 39-56 |
| 05:32 | LSU | Kenneth Clift evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-56 |
| 05:30 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal gets the rebound | 39-56 |
| 05:09 | Cincinnati | David Young is hacked by Roger Neu - foul #1 on Roger Neu, team foul #5 | 39-56 |
| 04:42 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 39-56 |
| 04:40 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal hits the follow up shot | 39-58 |
| 04:15 | LSU | Michael Meaux's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-58 |
| Subs | LSU | Cameron Smith (PG), Swietomierz Zemon (SG), Frank Moses (PF) Kenneth Clift, Roger Neu, Michael Meaux | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele (PG), William Spears (SG), Craig Helzer (PF) Anthony Akers, Kenneth Posey, David Young | |
| 03:58 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal lays it up and in on a nice dish by Craig Helzer | 39-60 |
| 03:52 | LSU | Swietomierz Zemon can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-60 |
| 03:50 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal pulls down the rebound | 39-60 |
| 03:23 | Cincinnati | Douglas Lowrey drills a jumper in the paint set up by Andrew Eisele and he's fouled by Michael Frye - foul #2 on Michael Frye, team foul #6 | 39-62 |
| 03:23 | Cincinnati | Douglas Lowrey makes the free throw | 39-63 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Swietomierz Zemon (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Cameron Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Callahan (fresh) PF - Frank Moses (fresh) C - Michael Frye (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Andrew Eisele (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Spears (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darell Carneal (fresh) 18 pts. 9 reb. PF - Craig Helzer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Douglas Lowrey (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:12 | LSU | Michael Frye misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-63 |
| 03:11 | Cincinnati | William Spears snags the defensive board | 39-63 |
| 02:59 | Cincinnati | Craig Helzer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-63 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Young (PF) Darell Carneal | |
| 02:36 | LSU | William Callahan hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 39-63 |
| 02:35 | Cincinnati | David Young pulls down the rebound | 39-63 |
| 02:15 | Cincinnati | David Young comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 39-63 |
| 02:14 | Cincinnati | Craig Helzer tips it back up and in | 39-65 |
| 02:03 | LSU | William Callahan hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-65 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 01:40 | Cincinnati | Craig Helzer can't finish the layup but the foul's on Swietomierz Zemon - foul #2 on Swietomierz Zemon, team foul #7 | 42-65 |
| Subs | LSU | Thomas Munguia (PF) Frank Moses | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal (SF) David Young | |
| 01:40 | Cincinnati | Craig Helzer makes the 1st free throw | 42-66 |
| 01:40 | Cincinnati | Craig Helzer misses the 2nd free throw | 42-66 |
| 01:40 | LSU | Thomas Munguia gets the rebound | 42-66 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 01:27 | LSU | Cameron Smith connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Swietomierz Zemon | 45-66 |
| 01:01 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 45-68 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:54 | LSU | William Callahan misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Craig Helzer - foul #1 on Craig Helzer, team foul #4 | 45-68 |
| 00:54 | LSU | William Callahan makes the 1st free throw | 46-68 |
| 00:54 | LSU | William Callahan makes the 2nd free throw | 47-68 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:29 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Craig Helzer | 47-70 |
| 00:22 | LSU | Michael Frye clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-70 |
| 00:21 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal pulls down the rebound | 47-70 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele runs out the clock | 47-70 |