| Lineup | South Florida | PG - James Walk (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Emery (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Carmelo Castillo (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Michael Hoff (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Wayne Gaskill (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Kenneth Clift (fresh) 14 pts. SG - Roger Neu (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Santiago Jimenez (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Meaux (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Anthony Difranco (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | South Florida | Carmelo Castillo inbounds the ball | 24-30 |
| Game Plan | South Florida | South Florida is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:36 | South Florida | Anthony Difranco is called for the reach on Wayne Gaskill - foul #2 on Anthony Difranco, team foul #1 | 24-30 |
| 19:27 | South Florida | Scott Emery misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 24-30 |
| 19:25 | LSU | Anthony Difranco pulls down the rebound | 24-30 |
| 19:16 | LSU | Kenneth Clift misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 24-30 |
| 19:14 | South Florida | Michael Hoff pulls down the rebound | 24-30 |
| 18:46 | South Florida | Scott Emery misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 24-30 |
| 18:44 | LSU | Anthony Difranco grabs the board | 24-30 |
| 18:21 | LSU | Kenneth Clift clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 24-30 |
| 18:19 | LSU | Santiago Jimenez tips it but misses | 24-30 |
| 18:17 | South Florida | Scott Emery gets the rebound | 24-30 |
| 18:00 | South Florida | Scott Emery connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 27-30 |
| 17:49 | LSU | Michael Meaux makes the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Roger Neu | 27-32 |
| 17:27 | South Florida | Carmelo Castillo comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 27-32 |
| 17:25 | South Florida | Scott Emery pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-32 |
| 17:19 | South Florida | James Walk knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Wayne Gaskill | 29-32 |
| 17:15 | LSU | Kenneth Clift hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Meaux | 29-35 |
| 16:58 | South Florida | The short jumper by Wayne Gaskill is denied by Michael Meaux | 29-35 |
| 16:57 | LSU | Anthony Difranco gets the rebound | 29-35 |
| 16:47 | LSU | Santiago Jimenez misses short on a shot from the right block | 29-35 |
| 16:45 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Meaux | 29-35 |
| 16:28 | LSU | Santiago Jimenez hits a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Roger Neu | 29-37 |
| 16:03 | South Florida | Michael Hoff makes the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Carmelo Castillo | 31-37 |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - James Walk (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Emery (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Carmelo Castillo (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Michael Hoff (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Wayne Gaskill (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Kenneth Clift (fairly fresh) 17 pts. SG - Roger Neu (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SF - Santiago Jimenez (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Meaux (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Anthony Difranco (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:46 | LSU | Kenneth Clift knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 31-40 |
| 15:25 | South Florida | Scott Emery comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-40 |
| 15:24 | South Florida | Carmelo Castillo tips it in | 33-40 |
| 14:58 | LSU | Roger Neu connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-43 |
| 14:41 | South Florida | Michael Hoff scores on a fadeaway from the baseline | 35-43 |
| 14:23 | LSU | Kenneth Clift hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-43 |
| 14:21 | South Florida | Wayne Gaskill pulls down the rebound | 35-43 |
| 14:05 | South Florida | Michael Hoff loses the ball out of bounds | 35-43 |
| Subs | South Florida | Douglas Shaw (PG), John Ball (SG), Charles Barber (SF), Melvin Hicks (PF), Larry McCaffrey (C) James Walk, Scott Emery, Carmelo Castillo, Michael Hoff, Wayne Gaskill | |
| Subs | LSU | Thomas Munguia (PF), Michael Frye (C) Michael Meaux, Anthony Difranco | |
| 13:44 | LSU | Santiago Jimenez comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 35-43 |
| 13:43 | LSU | Thomas Munguia snags the offensive board | 35-43 |
| 13:27 | LSU | Kenneth Clift misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 35-43 |
| 13:26 | LSU | Santiago Jimenez gets the offensive rebound | 35-43 |
| 13:17 | LSU | Kenneth Clift's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-43 |
| 12:53 | South Florida | John Ball knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-43 |
| 12:34 | LSU | Kenneth Clift knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Roger Neu | 38-46 |
| 12:20 | South Florida | John Ball buries a jumper from the left side | 40-46 |
| 11:57 | LSU | Kenneth Clift comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 40-46 |
| 11:55 | South Florida | The rebound goes to Charles Barber | 40-46 |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Douglas Shaw (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Ball (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Charles Barber (fresh) PF - Melvin Hicks (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry McCaffrey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Kenneth Clift (fairly fresh) 23 pts. SG - Roger Neu (tiring) 3 pts. 6 ast. SF - Santiago Jimenez (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Munguia (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Frye (fresh) | |
| 11:50 | South Florida | John Ball hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-46 |
| 11:49 | LSU | Kenneth Clift snags the defensive board | 40-46 |
| 11:42 | LSU | Kenneth Clift comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-46 |
| 11:40 | South Florida | The rebound goes to Larry McCaffrey | 40-46 |
| 11:12 | South Florida | Douglas Shaw drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-46 |
| 10:47 | LSU | John Ball picks off the pass by Santiago Jimenez | 43-46 |
| 10:30 | South Florida | Larry McCaffrey can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 43-46 |
| 10:29 | LSU | Thomas Munguia grabs the defensive rebound | 43-46 |
| 10:00 | LSU | Santiago Jimenez drills a floater from the right side on a great pass from Roger Neu and he's fouled by Charles Barber - foul #2 on Charles Barber, team foul #1 | 43-48 |
| Subs | South Florida | James Walk (PG), Scott Emery (SG), Carmelo Castillo (SF), Michael Hoff (PF), Wayne Gaskill (C) Douglas Shaw, John Ball, Charles Barber, Melvin Hicks, Larry McCaffrey | |
| Subs | LSU | Swietomierz Zemon (PG), Cameron Smith (SG), Michael Meaux (PF), Anthony Difranco (C) Kenneth Clift, Roger Neu, Thomas Munguia, Michael Frye | |
| 10:00 | LSU | Santiago Jimenez misses the free throw | 43-48 |
| 10:00 | South Florida | Scott Emery snags the defensive board | 43-48 |
| 09:42 | South Florida | Michael Hoff misses long on a floater from the right side | 43-48 |
| 09:41 | South Florida | Carmelo Castillo misses the tip | 43-48 |
| 09:39 | LSU | Michael Meaux grabs the defensive rebound | 43-48 |
| 09:20 | LSU | Michael Meaux's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-48 |
| Subs | South Florida | | |
| Subs | LSU | Kenneth Clift (PG) Santiago Jimenez | |
| 08:59 | South Florida | James Walk's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Clift | 43-48 |
| 08:47 | LSU | Kenneth Clift misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-48 |
| 08:46 | South Florida | Scott Emery pulls down the rebound | 43-48 |
| 08:41 | South Florida | James Walk misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-48 |
| 08:40 | LSU | Anthony Difranco grabs the defensive rebound | 43-48 |
| 08:25 | LSU | Michael Meaux misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 43-48 |
| 08:24 | South Florida | Wayne Gaskill pulls down the rebound | 43-48 |
| 08:18 | South Florida | Scott Emery clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-48 |
| 08:16 | LSU | Michael Meaux grabs the board | 43-48 |
| 08:11 | LSU | Kenneth Clift hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 43-48 |
| 08:10 | South Florida | The rebound goes to Michael Hoff | 43-48 |
| 07:49 | South Florida | Michael Hoff can't finish the layup | 43-48 |
| 07:47 | South Florida | Wayne Gaskill tips it but misses | 43-48 |
| 07:46 | LSU | Cameron Smith snags the defensive board | 43-48 |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - James Walk (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Emery (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Carmelo Castillo (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Michael Hoff (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Wayne Gaskill (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Kenneth Clift (tiring) 23 pts. SG - Swietomierz Zemon (fresh) SF - Cameron Smith (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Michael Meaux (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. C - Anthony Difranco (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:33 | LSU | Anthony Difranco connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Swietomierz Zemon | 43-51 |
| 07:14 | South Florida | Michael Hoff comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-51 |
| 07:13 | South Florida | Carmelo Castillo hits the follow up shot | 45-51 |
| 06:54 | LSU | Michael Hoff swats the layup by Anthony Difranco | 45-51 |
| 06:52 | South Florida | Wayne Gaskill grabs the board | 45-51 |
| 06:41 | South Florida | Cameron Smith steals it from Michael Hoff | 45-51 |
| 06:37 | LSU | Cameron Smith blows the layup | 45-51 |
| 06:35 | South Florida | Michael Hoff gets the rebound | 45-51 |
| 06:33 | South Florida | James Walk is hacked by Kenneth Clift in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kenneth Clift, team foul #2 | 45-51 |
| Subs | South Florida | Melvin Hicks (PF) Michael Hoff | |
| Subs | LSU | Roger Neu (SG), Santiago Jimenez (SF), Thomas Munguia (PF), Michael Frye (C) Swietomierz Zemon, Cameron Smith, Michael Meaux, Anthony Difranco | |
| 06:13 | South Florida | James Walk comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 45-51 |
| 06:12 | LSU | Michael Frye grabs the defensive rebound | 45-51 |
| 05:55 | LSU | Santiago Jimenez double dribbles | 45-51 |
| Subs | South Florida | Douglas Shaw (PG), Charles Barber (SF), Larry McCaffrey (C) James Walk, Carmelo Castillo, Wayne Gaskill | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 05:38 | South Florida | Larry McCaffrey hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Kenneth Clift - foul #3 on Kenneth Clift, team foul #3 | 45-51 |
| Subs | South Florida | John Ball (SG) Scott Emery | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 05:38 | South Florida | Larry McCaffrey makes the 1st free throw | 46-51 |
| 05:38 | South Florida | Larry McCaffrey makes the 2nd free throw | 47-51 |
| 05:21 | LSU | Thomas Munguia connects on the floater from close range on a nice dish by Santiago Jimenez | 47-53 |
| 04:58 | South Florida | Larry McCaffrey clanks a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Michael Frye - foul #1 on Michael Frye, team foul #4 | 47-53 |
| Subs | South Florida | James Walk (PG), Carmelo Castillo (SF), Michael Hoff (PF) Douglas Shaw, Charles Barber, Melvin Hicks | |
| Subs | LSU | Swietomierz Zemon (SG), Michael Meaux (PF), Anthony Difranco (C) Kenneth Clift, Thomas Munguia, Michael Frye | |
| 04:58 | South Florida | Larry McCaffrey makes the 1st free throw | 48-53 |
| 04:58 | South Florida | Larry McCaffrey makes the 2nd free throw | 49-53 |
| 04:36 | LSU | Michael Meaux misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Larry McCaffrey - foul #2 on Larry McCaffrey, team foul #2 | 49-53 |
| Subs | South Florida | Scott Emery (SG), Wayne Gaskill (C) John Ball, Larry McCaffrey | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 04:36 | LSU | Michael Meaux misses the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 04:36 | LSU | Michael Meaux makes the 2nd free throw | 49-54 |
| 04:16 | South Florida | James Walk scores on a jumpshot from the right wing | 51-54 |
| 03:58 | LSU | Scott Emery is called for the reach on Anthony Difranco - foul #2 on Scott Emery, team foul #3 | 51-54 |
| 03:40 | LSU | Santiago Jimenez travels with the ball | 51-54 |
| Subs | South Florida | | |
| Subs | LSU | Cameron Smith (SG) Roger Neu | |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - James Walk (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Emery (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Carmelo Castillo (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. PF - Michael Hoff (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Wayne Gaskill (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Swietomierz Zemon (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Cameron Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Santiago Jimenez (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Meaux (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. C - Anthony Difranco (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:18 | South Florida | Michael Hoff is hacked by Cameron Smith - foul #1 on Cameron Smith, team foul #5 | 51-54 |
| 03:08 | South Florida | Carmelo Castillo knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 54-54 |
| 02:56 | LSU | Carmelo Castillo steps in front of the Michael Meaux pass | 54-54 |
| 02:36 | South Florida | Michael Hoff is fouled on the floor by Swietomierz Zemon - foul #1 on Swietomierz Zemon, team foul #6 | 54-54 |
| Subs | South Florida | Douglas Shaw (PG), Charles Barber (SF) James Walk, Carmelo Castillo | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 02:24 | South Florida | Wayne Gaskill blows the dunk | 54-54 |
| 02:22 | LSU | Anthony Difranco snags the defensive board | 54-54 |
| 02:22 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-54 |
| Subs | South Florida | James Walk (PG), Carmelo Castillo (SF) Douglas Shaw, Charles Barber | |
| Subs | LSU | Roger Neu (PG) Cameron Smith | |
| 02:00 | LSU | Anthony Difranco misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 54-54 |
| 01:59 | LSU | Santiago Jimenez tips it in | 54-56 |
| 01:34 | South Florida | Swietomierz Zemon steps in front of the Michael Hoff pass | 54-56 |
| 01:18 | LSU | Santiago Jimenez can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 54-56 |
| 01:16 | South Florida | Wayne Gaskill pulls down the rebound | 54-56 |
| 00:57 | South Florida | Michael Hoff clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 54-56 |
| 00:56 | South Florida | Wayne Gaskill hits the follow up shot | 56-56 |
| 00:44 | LSU | Santiago Jimenez hits a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Swietomierz Zemon and the foul's on Wayne Gaskill - foul #2 on Wayne Gaskill, team foul #4 | 56-58 |
| Subs | South Florida | | |
| Subs | LSU | Kenneth Clift (PG) Swietomierz Zemon | |
| 00:44 | LSU | Santiago Jimenez makes the free throw | 56-59 |
| 00:26 | South Florida | Scott Emery can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 56-59 |
| 00:24 | LSU | Santiago Jimenez snags the defensive board | 56-59 |
| Game Plan | South Florida | South Florida is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:22 | LSU | Santiago Jimenez is fouled in the backcourt by James Walk - foul #3 on James Walk, team foul #5 | 56-59 |
| Subs | South Florida | | |
| Subs | LSU | Cameron Smith (SF), Thomas Munguia (PF) Santiago Jimenez, Michael Meaux | |
| 00:20 | LSU | Kenneth Clift is hacked by Michael Hoff - foul #1 on Michael Hoff, team foul #6 | 56-59 |
| 00:19 | LSU | Michael Hoff is called for the reach on Cameron Smith - foul #2 on Michael Hoff, team foul #7 | 56-59 |
| 00:19 | LSU | Cameron Smith makes the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 00:19 | LSU | Cameron Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 56-61 |
| Game Plan | South Florida | South Florida is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:12 | South Florida | James Walk buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Scott Emery | 59-61 |
| 00:12 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-61 |
| Subs | South Florida | | |
| Subs | LSU | Santiago Jimenez (SF), Michael Meaux (PF) Cameron Smith, Thomas Munguia | |
| 00:09 | LSU | Roger Neu is hacked by Scott Emery in the backcourt - foul #3 on Scott Emery, team foul #8 | 59-61 |
| 00:09 | LSU | Roger Neu makes the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 00:09 | LSU | Roger Neu makes the 2nd free throw | 59-63 |
| 00:04 | South Florida | Carmelo Castillo loses the dribble to Michael Meaux | 59-63 |
| 00:03 | LSU | James Walk is called for the reach on Kenneth Clift in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Walk, team foul #9 | 59-63 |
| Subs | South Florida | | |
| Subs | LSU | Cameron Smith (SF), Thomas Munguia (PF) Santiago Jimenez, Michael Meaux | |
| 00:03 | LSU | Kenneth Clift makes the 1st free throw | 59-64 |
| 00:03 | LSU | Kenneth Clift makes the 2nd free throw | 59-65 |
| 00:00 | South Florida | James Walk clanks a halfcourt shot | 59-65 |