| Lineup | LSU | PG - Edwin Cassell (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Updike (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mike Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. PF - Patrick Lamb (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Jared Cameron (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Paul Bowne (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Joshua Doud (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ulysses Stafford (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Lewis (fresh) 1 pts. C - Samuel Sebastian (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Mike Johnson inbounds the ball | 34-31 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | LSU | Jared Cameron is fouled on the floor by Samuel Sebastian - foul #3 on Samuel Sebastian, team foul #1 | 34-31 |
| 19:29 | LSU | Edwin Cassell clanks a 3 from the right corner | 34-31 |
| 19:28 | UConn | Samuel Sebastian gets the rebound | 34-31 |
| 19:01 | UConn | Ulysses Stafford hits a driving attempt from the left block | 34-33 |
| 18:41 | LSU | Patrick Lamb clanks a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Joshua Doud - foul #3 on Joshua Doud, team foul #2 | 34-33 |
| 18:41 | LSU | Patrick Lamb misses the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 18:41 | LSU | Patrick Lamb makes the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| 18:22 | UConn | Edwin Cassell picks off the pass by Joshua Doud | 35-33 |
| 18:18 | LSU | Mike Johnson dunks the ball on a great pass from Edwin Cassell | 37-33 |
| 17:58 | UConn | Joshua Doud clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Patrick Lamb - foul #3 on Patrick Lamb, team foul #1 | 37-33 |
| 17:58 | UConn | Joshua Doud makes the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 17:58 | UConn | Joshua Doud makes the 2nd free throw | 37-35 |
| 17:41 | LSU | Samuel Sebastian steps in front of the Jared Cameron pass | 37-35 |
| 17:16 | UConn | Paul Bowne is hacked by Jared Cameron - foul #4 on Jared Cameron, team foul #2 | 37-35 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael White (C) Jared Cameron | |
| Subs | UConn | Nelson Kelly (SG), Max Smith (SF) Joshua Doud, Ulysses Stafford | |
| 16:47 | UConn | Samuel Sebastian misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 37-35 |
| 16:46 | LSU | Edwin Cassell gets the rebound | 37-35 |
| 16:24 | LSU | Patrick Lamb travels with the ball | 37-35 |
| Subs | LSU | Glenn Manning (PG), Wendell Roy (SG), Kurt Haugland (SF) Edwin Cassell, Stephen Updike, Mike Johnson | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 16:03 | UConn | Wendell Roy steals the ball from Nelson Kelly | 37-35 |
| 15:45 | LSU | Patrick Lamb knocks in the runner near the basket | 39-35 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Glenn Manning (fresh) SG - Wendell Roy (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kurt Haugland (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Patrick Lamb (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael White (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Paul Bowne (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Nelson Kelly (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Max Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Lewis (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Samuel Sebastian (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:29 | UConn | Nelson Kelly misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 39-35 |
| 15:28 | LSU | Kurt Haugland snags the defensive board | 39-35 |
| 15:08 | LSU | Wendell Roy can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-35 |
| 15:06 | UConn | Paul Bowne grabs the board | 39-35 |
| 14:48 | UConn | Paul Lewis clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 39-35 |
| 14:47 | UConn | Samuel Sebastian tips it back up and in | 39-37 |
| 14:25 | LSU | Wendell Roy makes the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Glenn Manning | 41-37 |
| 14:01 | UConn | Nelson Kelly loses the dribble to Michael White | 41-37 |
| 13:49 | LSU | Patrick Lamb is denied on a dunk by Max Smith | 41-37 |
| 13:48 | UConn | Nelson Kelly snags the defensive board | 41-37 |
| 13:21 | UConn | Nelson Kelly knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Max Smith | 41-40 |
| 13:03 | LSU | Kurt Haugland buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Glenn Manning | 43-40 |
| 12:41 | UConn | Max Smith jams it on a great pass from Paul Bowne | 43-42 |
| 12:24 | LSU | Glenn Manning loses the dribble to Max Smith | 43-42 |
| 12:05 | UConn | Nelson Kelly hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-42 |
| 12:04 | LSU | The rebound goes to Patrick Lamb | 43-42 |
| 11:45 | LSU | Kurt Haugland clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 43-42 |
| 11:43 | UConn | Nelson Kelly snags the defensive board | 43-42 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Glenn Manning (fairly fresh) SG - Wendell Roy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Kurt Haugland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Patrick Lamb (tiring) 14 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael White (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Paul Bowne (tiring) 3 ast. SG - Nelson Kelly (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SF - Max Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Paul Lewis (tiring) 1 pts. C - Samuel Sebastian (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:24 | UConn | Kurt Haugland steals it from Paul Lewis | 43-42 |
| 11:03 | LSU | Glenn Manning hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Paul Bowne - foul #1 on Paul Bowne, team foul #3 | 43-42 |
| Subs | LSU | Stephen Updike (SG), Mike Johnson (SF), Jared Cameron (C) Wendell Roy, Kurt Haugland, Michael White | |
| Subs | UConn | Richard Burney (PG), Joshua Doud (SG), Ulysses Stafford (SF), Kevin Marasco (PF) Paul Bowne, Nelson Kelly, Max Smith, Paul Lewis | |
| 11:03 | LSU | Glenn Manning makes the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 11:03 | LSU | Glenn Manning makes the 2nd free throw | 45-42 |
| 10:39 | UConn | Samuel Sebastian is called for traveling | 45-42 |
| Subs | LSU | Edwin Cassell (PG) Glenn Manning | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 10:21 | LSU | Patrick Lamb misses long on a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Kevin Marasco - foul #3 on Kevin Marasco, team foul #4 | 45-42 |
| 10:21 | LSU | Patrick Lamb makes the 1st free throw | 46-42 |
| 10:21 | LSU | Patrick Lamb makes the 2nd free throw | 47-42 |
| 10:04 | UConn | Ulysses Stafford clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 47-42 |
| 10:03 | UConn | Joshua Doud tips it back up and in | 47-44 |
| 09:47 | LSU | The jump hook by Patrick Lamb is blocked by Kevin Marasco | 47-44 |
| 09:45 | LSU | Jared Cameron tips it home | 49-44 |
| 09:23 | UConn | Samuel Sebastian hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 49-44 |
| 09:22 | LSU | Jared Cameron snags the defensive board | 49-44 |
| 09:00 | LSU | Mike Johnson misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Samuel Sebastian - foul #4 on Samuel Sebastian, team foul #5 | 49-44 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael White (PF) Patrick Lamb | |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Bowne (PG), Paul Lewis (PF) Richard Burney, Samuel Sebastian | |
| 09:00 | LSU | Mike Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 50-44 |
| 09:00 | LSU | Mike Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 51-44 |
| 08:39 | UConn | Paul Lewis scores on a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Ulysses Stafford | 51-46 |
| 08:32 | LSU | Michael White is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Michael White, team foul #3 | 51-46 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | UConn | Max Smith (C) Kevin Marasco | |
| 08:03 | UConn | Max Smith is denied on a layup by Michael White | 51-46 |
| 08:02 | LSU | Edwin Cassell grabs the defensive rebound | 51-46 |
| 07:58 | LSU | Stephen Updike can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Paul Lewis - foul #1 on Paul Lewis, team foul #6 | 51-46 |
| Subs | LSU | Wendell Roy (SF) Mike Johnson | |
| Subs | UConn | Richard Burney (SG) Joshua Doud | |
| 07:58 | LSU | Stephen Updike misses the 1st free throw | 51-46 |
| 07:58 | LSU | Stephen Updike makes the 2nd free throw | 52-46 |
| 07:37 | UConn | Max Smith can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 52-46 |
| 07:36 | LSU | Wendell Roy gets the rebound | 52-46 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Edwin Cassell (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stephen Updike (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Wendell Roy (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael White (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Jared Cameron (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Paul Bowne (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Richard Burney (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ulysses Stafford (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Lewis (tiring) 3 pts. C - Max Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:18 | LSU | Stephen Updike buries a shot from the right wing set up by Jared Cameron | 54-46 |
| 06:58 | UConn | Wendell Roy takes the ball from Max Smith | 54-46 |
| 06:55 | LSU | Edwin Cassell can't finish the layup | 54-46 |
| 06:54 | LSU | Edwin Cassell tips it in | 56-46 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:42 | UConn | Richard Burney connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Max Smith | 56-48 |
| 06:29 | LSU | Stephen Updike scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-48 |
| 06:10 | UConn | Max Smith misses badly on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Michael White - foul #3 on Michael White, team foul #4 | 59-48 |
| Subs | LSU | Glenn Manning (PG), Mike Johnson (SF), Kurt Haugland (PF) Edwin Cassell, Stephen Updike, Michael White | |
| Subs | UConn | Joshua Doud (SG), Nelson Kelly (SF), Kevin Marasco (C) Paul Bowne, Ulysses Stafford, Paul Lewis | |
| 06:10 | UConn | Max Smith misses the 1st free throw | 59-48 |
| 06:10 | UConn | Max Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 59-49 |
| 05:50 | LSU | Kurt Haugland misses long on a floater from the left side | 59-49 |
| 05:48 | UConn | Max Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 59-49 |
| 05:26 | UConn | Joshua Doud scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Richard Burney | 59-51 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:07 | LSU | Jared Cameron hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block but the foul's on Kevin Marasco - foul #4 on Kevin Marasco, team foul #7 | 59-51 |
| Subs | LSU | William Backstrom (SG) Wendell Roy | |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Bowne (PG), Samuel Sebastian (C) Richard Burney, Max Smith | |
| 05:07 | LSU | Jared Cameron misses the 1st free throw | 59-51 |
| 05:07 | LSU | Jared Cameron misses the 2nd free throw | 59-51 |
| 05:07 | UConn | Samuel Sebastian grabs the board | 59-51 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:48 | UConn | Joshua Doud can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 59-51 |
| 04:46 | LSU | Jared Cameron pulls down the rebound | 59-51 |
| 04:42 | LSU | Jared Cameron hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 59-51 |
| 04:40 | UConn | Nelson Kelly grabs the board | 59-51 |
| 04:22 | UConn | Joshua Doud connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Kevin Marasco | 59-54 |
| 03:53 | LSU | Jared Cameron blows the layup | 59-54 |
| 03:52 | UConn | The rebound goes to Kevin Marasco | 59-54 |
| 03:27 | UConn | Samuel Sebastian clanks a jumper from close range but the foul's on Jared Cameron - foul #5 on Jared Cameron, team foul #5 | 59-54 |
| Subs | LSU | Edwin Cassell (PG), Stephen Updike (SG), Wendell Roy (SF), Patrick Lamb (PF), Michael White (C) Glenn Manning, William Backstrom, Mike Johnson, Kurt Haugland, Jared Cameron | |
| Subs | UConn | Richard Burney (PG), Ulysses Stafford (SF), Max Smith (PF) Paul Bowne, Nelson Kelly, Kevin Marasco | |
| 03:27 | UConn | Samuel Sebastian makes the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 03:27 | UConn | Samuel Sebastian misses the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| 03:27 | LSU | The rebound goes to Patrick Lamb | 59-55 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Edwin Cassell (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stephen Updike (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Wendell Roy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Patrick Lamb (fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael White (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Richard Burney (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Doud (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ulysses Stafford (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Max Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Samuel Sebastian (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:05 | LSU | Edwin Cassell misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 59-55 |
| 03:03 | UConn | Max Smith snags the defensive board | 59-55 |
| 02:39 | UConn | Joshua Doud hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-55 |
| 02:38 | LSU | The rebound goes to Wendell Roy | 59-55 |
| 02:17 | LSU | Stephen Updike misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-55 |
| 02:15 | LSU | Patrick Lamb tips it but misses | 59-55 |
| 02:14 | UConn | The rebound goes to Ulysses Stafford | 59-55 |
| 02:14 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-55 |
| Subs | LSU | Mike Johnson (SF) Wendell Roy | |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Bowne (PG), Nelson Kelly (C) Richard Burney, Samuel Sebastian | |
| 01:59 | UConn | Nelson Kelly misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 59-55 |
| 01:57 | LSU | Michael White pulls down the rebound | 59-55 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 01:39 | LSU | Patrick Lamb drills a jumper in the paint | 61-55 |
| 01:39 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-55 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Lewis (PF), Samuel Sebastian (C) Max Smith, Nelson Kelly | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 01:15 | UConn | Ulysses Stafford hits a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Paul Bowne and he's hacked by Mike Johnson - foul #4 on Mike Johnson, team foul #6 | 61-57 |
| 01:15 | UConn | Ulysses Stafford makes the free throw | 61-58 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:52 | LSU | Michael White is whistled for traveling | 61-58 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:44 | UConn | Mike Johnson steps in front of the Ulysses Stafford pass | 61-58 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:21 | LSU | Stephen Updike's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-58 |
| 00:06 | UConn | Ulysses Stafford is hacked by Michael White - foul #4 on Michael White, team foul #7 | 61-58 |
| 00:06 | UConn | Ulysses Stafford makes the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 00:06 | UConn | Ulysses Stafford misses the 2nd free throw | 61-59 |
| 00:06 | LSU | Michael White grabs the defensive rebound | 61-59 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:05 | LSU | Michael White is hacked by Paul Bowne in the backcourt - foul #2 on Paul Bowne, team foul #8 | 61-59 |
| 00:05 | LSU | Michael White misses the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 00:05 | UConn | Paul Lewis snags the defensive board | 61-59 |
| 00:05 | UConn | UConn calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-59 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | UConn | Samuel Sebastian travels with the ball | 61-59 |