| Lineup | LSU | PG - Jimmy Rockey (fresh) 4 pts. SG - James Crawley (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Nicholas Moore (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Scott (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Hintze (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Curtis Louis (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darrell West (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sean Rudolph (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Randy Hatton (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Holy Cross | Sean Rudolph inbounds the ball | 28-23 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:51 | Holy Cross | Randy Hatton comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 28-23 |
| 19:49 | Holy Cross | Randy Hatton hits the follow up shot | 28-25 |
| 19:23 | LSU | Jimmy Rockey misses the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Curtis Louis - foul #3 on Curtis Louis, team foul #1 | 28-25 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Travis Butters (PG) Curtis Louis | |
| 19:23 | LSU | Jimmy Rockey makes the 1st free throw | 29-25 |
| 19:23 | LSU | Jimmy Rockey makes the 2nd free throw | 30-25 |
| 19:08 | Holy Cross | William Stewart scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-28 |
| 18:42 | LSU | Randy Hatton steals it from James Scott | 30-28 |
| 18:28 | Holy Cross | Sean Rudolph loses the dribble to Jimmy Rockey | 30-28 |
| 18:02 | LSU | Jimmy Rockey buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Hintze | 32-28 |
| 17:48 | Holy Cross | William Stewart loses the dribble to James Crawley | 32-28 |
| 17:45 | LSU | James Crawley lays it in | 34-28 |
| 17:33 | Holy Cross | Jimmy Rockey is called for the reach on Travis Butters - foul #3 on Jimmy Rockey, team foul #1 | 34-28 |
| Subs | LSU | Stephen Peden (PG), Allen Bilinski (SG), Timothy Lewis (C) Jimmy Rockey, James Crawley, Charles Hintze | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | James Chancellor (PG), Scott Hanner (SF), Kenneth Kirby (PF), Kurt Gamble (C) Darrell West, Sean Rudolph, Randy Hatton, William Stewart | |
| 17:27 | Holy Cross | James Chancellor hits the finger roll | 34-30 |
| 17:11 | LSU | Timothy Lewis is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Stephen Peden | 36-30 |
| 16:46 | Holy Cross | James Chancellor is hacked by Stephen Peden - foul #1 on Stephen Peden, team foul #2 | 36-30 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Joseph Strickland (SG) Travis Butters | |
| 16:32 | Holy Cross | Joseph Strickland is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Joseph Strickland, team foul #2 | 36-30 |
| Subs | LSU | James Crawley (PG) Stephen Peden | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| 16:03 | LSU | Kenneth Kirby swats the dunk try by Nicholas Moore | 36-30 |
| 16:01 | Holy Cross | Scott Hanner snags the defensive board | 36-30 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Crawley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Allen Bilinski (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Nicholas Moore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Scott (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Timothy Lewis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - James Chancellor (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joseph Strickland (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Scott Hanner (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Kenneth Kirby (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kurt Gamble (fresh) | |
| 15:48 | Holy Cross | James Crawley steps in front of the Kenneth Kirby pass | 36-30 |
| 15:43 | LSU | Allen Bilinski can't throw it down | 36-30 |
| 15:42 | Holy Cross | Kenneth Kirby grabs the board | 36-30 |
| 15:23 | Holy Cross | Kenneth Kirby hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-30 |
| 15:22 | LSU | Allen Bilinski grabs the board | 36-30 |
| 14:53 | LSU | Nicholas Moore misses short on a jump hook from close range | 36-30 |
| 14:51 | LSU | James Scott grabs the offensive rebound | 36-30 |
| 14:34 | LSU | Nicholas Moore connects on the open driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by James Crawley | 38-30 |
| 14:12 | Holy Cross | Kenneth Kirby misses the lay-in | 38-30 |
| 14:11 | LSU | Allen Bilinski grabs the defensive rebound | 38-30 |
| 13:47 | LSU | Allen Bilinski banks in the layup set up by James Crawley and he's hacked by Scott Hanner - foul #1 on Scott Hanner, team foul #3 | 40-30 |
| Subs | LSU | Jimmy Rockey (PG), Stephen Peden (SG), Lucas Scroggs (SF), Charles Hintze (C) James Crawley, Nicholas Moore, James Scott, Timothy Lewis | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Curtis Louis (PG), Darrell West (SG), Sean Rudolph (SF), Randy Hatton (PF), William Stewart (C) James Chancellor, Joseph Strickland, Scott Hanner, Kenneth Kirby, Kurt Gamble | |
| 13:47 | LSU | Allen Bilinski misses the free throw | 40-30 |
| 13:47 | Holy Cross | William Stewart grabs the defensive rebound | 40-30 |
| 13:28 | Holy Cross | Randy Hatton can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Charles Hintze - foul #2 on Charles Hintze, team foul #3 | 40-30 |
| Subs | LSU | James Scott (PF) Allen Bilinski | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| 13:28 | Holy Cross | Randy Hatton makes the 1st free throw | 40-31 |
| 13:28 | Holy Cross | Randy Hatton makes the 2nd free throw | 40-32 |
| 13:11 | LSU | William Stewart is called for the reach on Charles Hintze - foul #2 on William Stewart, team foul #4 | 40-32 |
| 12:46 | LSU | Randy Hatton swats the shot by Jimmy Rockey | 40-32 |
| 12:44 | LSU | James Scott grabs the offensive rebound | 40-32 |
| 12:26 | LSU | Stephen Peden loses the dribble to Randy Hatton | 40-32 |
| 12:16 | Holy Cross | Darrell West comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-32 |
| 12:15 | LSU | Charles Hintze grabs the board | 40-32 |
| 11:58 | LSU | Lucas Scroggs drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Jimmy Rockey | 43-32 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Jimmy Rockey (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Stephen Peden (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lucas Scroggs (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Scott (tired) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Charles Hintze (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Curtis Louis (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Darrell West (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sean Rudolph (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Randy Hatton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - William Stewart (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:39 | Holy Cross | Curtis Louis comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 43-32 |
| 11:37 | LSU | James Scott gets the rebound | 43-32 |
| 11:10 | LSU | Stephen Peden hits a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by James Scott | 45-32 |
| 10:51 | Holy Cross | Sean Rudolph knocks in the runner from the right block set up by William Stewart | 45-34 |
| 10:23 | LSU | William Stewart denies the turnaround by James Scott | 45-34 |
| 10:22 | Holy Cross | Randy Hatton grabs the board | 45-34 |
| 10:00 | Holy Cross | William Stewart can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-34 |
| 09:58 | LSU | Stephen Peden gets the rebound | 45-34 |
| 09:56 | LSU | Lucas Scroggs is hacked by Sean Rudolph in the backcourt - foul #1 on Sean Rudolph, team foul #5 | 45-34 |
| Subs | LSU | James Crawley (SG), Nicholas Moore (SF), Timothy Lewis (PF) Stephen Peden, Lucas Scroggs, James Scott | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | James Chancellor (PG), Travis Butters (SG), Scott Hanner (SF), Kurt Gamble (PF), Stephen Johnson (C) Curtis Louis, Darrell West, Sean Rudolph, Randy Hatton, William Stewart | |
| 09:38 | LSU | Nicholas Moore misses long on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Travis Butters - foul #3 on Travis Butters, team foul #6 | 45-34 |
| 09:38 | LSU | Nicholas Moore makes the 1st free throw | 46-34 |
| 09:38 | LSU | Nicholas Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 46-34 |
| 09:38 | Holy Cross | Kurt Gamble gets the rebound | 46-34 |
| 09:22 | Holy Cross | Kurt Gamble makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 46-36 |
| 09:19 | LSU | Scott Hanner picks off the pass by James Crawley in the backcourt | 46-36 |
| 09:04 | Holy Cross | Nicholas Moore steals it from Kurt Gamble | 46-36 |
| 08:39 | LSU | Nicholas Moore connects on the floater from the baseline on a great pass from James Crawley | 48-36 |
| 08:10 | Holy Cross | Timothy Lewis picks off the pass by Stephen Johnson | 48-36 |
| 07:41 | LSU | Jimmy Rockey scores on a floater from the left side on a great pass from Timothy Lewis | 50-36 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Jimmy Rockey (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Crawley (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SF - Nicholas Moore (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Timothy Lewis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 stl. C - Charles Hintze (tiring) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - James Chancellor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Travis Butters (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Scott Hanner (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Kurt Gamble (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Stephen Johnson (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:20 | Holy Cross | Timothy Lewis steps in front of the Kurt Gamble pass | 50-36 |
| 06:53 | LSU | Timothy Lewis drills a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Nicholas Moore | 52-36 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 06:40 | Holy Cross | Stephen Johnson hits a jumper from close range and he's hacked by Charles Hintze - foul #3 on Charles Hintze, team foul #4 | 52-38 |
| Subs | LSU | Stephen Peden (PG), Allen Bilinski (SG), Lucas Scroggs (SF) Jimmy Rockey, James Crawley, Timothy Lewis | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Curtis Louis (PG), Joseph Strickland (SG), Sean Rudolph (SF), Kenneth Kirby (C) James Chancellor, Travis Butters, Scott Hanner, Kurt Gamble | |
| 06:40 | Holy Cross | Stephen Johnson misses the free throw | 52-38 |
| 06:40 | LSU | The rebound goes to Nicholas Moore | 52-38 |
| 06:37 | LSU | Curtis Louis takes the ball from Allen Bilinski in the backcourt | 52-38 |
| 06:34 | Holy Cross | Joseph Strickland lays it in on a nice dish by Curtis Louis | 52-40 |
| 06:31 | LSU | Sean Rudolph is called for the reach on Lucas Scroggs in the backcourt - foul #2 on Sean Rudolph, team foul #7 | 52-40 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Randy Hatton (PF) Stephen Johnson | |
| 06:31 | LSU | Lucas Scroggs makes the 1st free throw | 53-40 |
| 06:31 | LSU | Lucas Scroggs misses the 2nd free throw | 53-40 |
| 06:31 | Holy Cross | Kenneth Kirby gets the rebound | 53-40 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 06:16 | Holy Cross | Kenneth Kirby loses the dribble to Lucas Scroggs | 53-40 |
| 06:13 | LSU | Stephen Peden hits the finger roll set up by Lucas Scroggs | 55-40 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 05:56 | Holy Cross | Nicholas Moore picks off the pass by Curtis Louis | 55-40 |
| 05:35 | LSU | Charles Hintze misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 55-40 |
| 05:34 | Holy Cross | The rebound goes to Sean Rudolph | 55-40 |
| 05:30 | Holy Cross | Lucas Scroggs is called for the reach on Curtis Louis - foul #1 on Lucas Scroggs, team foul #5 | 55-40 |
| Subs | LSU | Jimmy Rockey (PG), James Scott (C) Stephen Peden, Charles Hintze | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Darrell West (SG), William Stewart (C) Joseph Strickland, Randy Hatton | |
| 05:16 | Holy Cross | William Stewart misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 55-40 |
| 05:15 | LSU | Allen Bilinski gets the rebound | 55-40 |
| 05:13 | LSU | Curtis Louis is called for the reach on Jimmy Rockey in the backcourt - foul #4 on Curtis Louis, team foul #8 | 55-40 |
| Subs | LSU | Timothy Lewis (C) Lucas Scroggs | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Randy Hatton (PF) Kenneth Kirby | |
| 05:13 | LSU | Jimmy Rockey makes the 1st free throw | 56-40 |
| 05:13 | LSU | Jimmy Rockey makes the 2nd free throw | 57-40 |
| 05:05 | Holy Cross | William Stewart misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-40 |
| 05:04 | LSU | James Scott pulls down the rebound | 57-40 |
| 04:58 | LSU | Jimmy Rockey misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 57-40 |
| 04:57 | Holy Cross | William Stewart snags the defensive board | 57-40 |
| 04:29 | Holy Cross | James Scott is called for the reach on Curtis Louis - foul #2 on James Scott, team foul #6 | 57-40 |
| Subs | LSU | James Crawley (SG), Charles Hintze (C) Allen Bilinski, James Scott | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Travis Butters (PG), Joseph Strickland (SG), Scott Hanner (SF), Kurt Gamble (PF), Kenneth Kirby (C) Curtis Louis, Darrell West, Sean Rudolph, Randy Hatton, William Stewart | |
| 04:11 | Holy Cross | Kurt Gamble misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Charles Hintze - foul #4 on Charles Hintze, team foul #7 | 57-40 |
| Subs | LSU | Lucas Scroggs (SF) Nicholas Moore | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| 04:11 | Holy Cross | Kurt Gamble makes the 1st free throw | 57-41 |
| 04:11 | Holy Cross | Kurt Gamble misses the 2nd free throw | 57-41 |
| 04:11 | LSU | Timothy Lewis pulls down the rebound | 57-41 |
| 03:52 | LSU | Timothy Lewis is alone and drills a driving attempt from the baseline set up by James Crawley | 59-41 |
| 03:34 | Holy Cross | Kurt Gamble misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 59-41 |
| 03:32 | LSU | Jimmy Rockey pulls down the rebound | 59-41 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Jimmy Rockey (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Crawley (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SF - Lucas Scroggs (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Timothy Lewis (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 stl. C - Charles Hintze (tiring) 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Travis Butters (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Strickland (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Scott Hanner (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Kurt Gamble (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Kenneth Kirby (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:30 | LSU | Travis Butters is called for the reach on Jimmy Rockey in the backcourt - foul #4 on Travis Butters, team foul #9 | 59-41 |
| Subs | LSU | James Scott (PF) Timothy Lewis | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | James Chancellor (PG) Joseph Strickland | |
| 03:30 | LSU | Jimmy Rockey makes the 1st free throw | 60-41 |
| 03:30 | LSU | Jimmy Rockey makes the 2nd free throw | 61-41 |
| 03:14 | Holy Cross | Scott Hanner knocks in the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by James Chancellor and he's hacked by James Scott - foul #3 on James Scott, team foul #8 | 61-43 |
| Subs | LSU | Stephen Peden (PG), Nicholas Moore (SF) Jimmy Rockey, Lucas Scroggs | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| 03:14 | Holy Cross | Scott Hanner makes the free throw | 61-44 |
| 03:10 | LSU | Nicholas Moore loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-44 |
| 03:04 | Holy Cross | Stephen Peden takes the ball from Scott Hanner | 61-44 |
| 02:37 | LSU | Nicholas Moore comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Scott Hanner - foul #2 on Scott Hanner, team foul #10 | 61-44 |
| Subs | LSU | Allen Bilinski (SG), Timothy Lewis (PF) James Crawley, Charles Hintze | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| 02:37 | LSU | Nicholas Moore misses the 1st free throw | 61-44 |
| 02:37 | LSU | Nicholas Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 62-44 |
| 02:22 | Holy Cross | Kurt Gamble makes the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Travis Butters | 62-46 |
| 02:02 | LSU | Stephen Peden makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 65-46 |
| 01:42 | Holy Cross | Kenneth Kirby misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 65-46 |
| 01:40 | Holy Cross | The offensive rebound goes to Travis Butters | 65-46 |
| 01:21 | Holy Cross | Kenneth Kirby misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 65-46 |
| 01:20 | LSU | Allen Bilinski snags the defensive board | 65-46 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:05 | LSU | The jump hook by Stephen Peden is blocked by Kenneth Kirby | 65-46 |
| 01:04 | Holy Cross | James Chancellor grabs the defensive rebound | 65-46 |
| 00:49 | Holy Cross | Timothy Lewis steals the ball from Travis Butters | 65-46 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:22 | LSU | Timothy Lewis misses long on a floater from the right wing | 65-46 |
| 00:21 | Holy Cross | Travis Butters snags the defensive board | 65-46 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:15 | Holy Cross | Kurt Gamble banks in the layup set up by Scott Hanner | 65-48 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Stephen Peden runs out the clock | 65-48 |