| Lineup | LSU | PG - Joshua Weyer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rob Cline (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Parker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Andrew Dement (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Dorian Freeman (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Kenneth Ernst (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jerome Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Barco (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Logan Messmer (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Durst (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana Tech | James Barco inbounds the ball | 28-22 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Louisiana Tech | Logan Messmer is called for traveling | 28-22 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Herbert William (PG), Dwight Berman (SF), Jim Lin (PF) Kenneth Ernst, James Barco, Logan Messmer | |
| 19:37 | LSU | Thomas Parker misses badly on a runner from close range but he's hacked by Dwight Berman - foul #1 on Dwight Berman, team foul #1 | 28-22 |
| 19:37 | LSU | Thomas Parker makes the 1st free throw | 29-22 |
| 19:37 | LSU | Thomas Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 30-22 |
| 19:23 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Taylor can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Thomas Parker - foul #1 on Thomas Parker, team foul #1 | 30-22 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Barco (SF), Logan Messmer (PF) Dwight Berman, Jim Lin | |
| 19:23 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 30-23 |
| 19:23 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 30-24 |
| 18:55 | LSU | Dorian Freeman misses badly on a shot near the basket | 30-24 |
| 18:54 | Louisiana Tech | Herbert William snags the defensive board | 30-24 |
| 18:37 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Durst makes the turnaround from the baseline | 30-26 |
| 18:22 | LSU | Robert Durst swats the short shot by Andrew Dement | 30-26 |
| 18:20 | LSU | Thomas Parker gets the offensive rebound | 30-26 |
| 18:03 | LSU | Rob Cline hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Joshua Weyer | 33-26 |
| 17:45 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Durst connects on the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Logan Messmer | 33-28 |
| 17:38 | LSU | Rob Cline clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-28 |
| 17:37 | LSU | Dorian Freeman gets the offensive rebound | 33-28 |
| 17:26 | LSU | Andrew Dement is fouled on the floor by Logan Messmer - foul #2 on Logan Messmer, team foul #2 | 33-28 |
| Subs | LSU | Christopher Lord (PG), Robert Rigsby (SG), John Dion (SF), Genaro Greco (C) Joshua Weyer, Rob Cline, Thomas Parker, Dorian Freeman | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Ernst (PG), Nicholas Pitre (SG), Dwight Berman (SF), Jim Lin (PF), Brian Ryan (C) Herbert William, Jerome Taylor, James Barco, Logan Messmer, Robert Durst | |
| 17:07 | LSU | Kenneth Ernst is called for the reach on Christopher Lord - foul #3 on Kenneth Ernst, team foul #3 | 33-28 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Herbert William (PG) Kenneth Ernst | |
| 16:48 | LSU | Andrew Dement misses badly on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Herbert William - foul #1 on Herbert William, team foul #4 | 33-28 |
| 16:48 | LSU | Andrew Dement makes the 1st free throw | 34-28 |
| 16:48 | LSU | Andrew Dement makes the 2nd free throw | 35-28 |
| 16:26 | Louisiana Tech | Brian Ryan can't connect on a floater from close range | 35-28 |
| 16:25 | LSU | Robert Rigsby gets the rebound | 35-28 |
| 16:10 | LSU | Christopher Lord misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-28 |
| 16:08 | Louisiana Tech | Brian Ryan pulls down the rebound | 35-28 |
| 15:55 | Louisiana Tech | Jim Lin can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 35-28 |
| 15:53 | LSU | John Dion pulls down the rebound | 35-28 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Christopher Lord (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Rigsby (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Dion (fresh) PF - Andrew Dement (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Genaro Greco (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Herbert William (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Pitre (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dwight Berman (fresh) PF - Jim Lin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Ryan (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:36 | LSU | The short jumper by Genaro Greco is denied by Jim Lin | 35-28 |
| 15:35 | LSU | Genaro Greco hits the follow up shot | 37-28 |
| 15:12 | Louisiana Tech | Nicholas Pitre hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-31 |
| 14:54 | LSU | Christopher Lord drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-31 |
| 14:42 | Louisiana Tech | John Dion steals the ball from Nicholas Pitre | 40-31 |
| 14:27 | LSU | Genaro Greco misses badly on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Brian Ryan - foul #3 on Brian Ryan, team foul #5 | 40-31 |
| Subs | LSU | Joshua Weyer (PG), Rob Cline (SG), Thomas Parker (SF), Dorian Freeman (C) Christopher Lord, Robert Rigsby, John Dion, Andrew Dement | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Ernst (PG), Jerome Taylor (SG), James Barco (SF), Logan Messmer (PF), Robert Durst (C) Herbert William, Nicholas Pitre, Dwight Berman, Jim Lin, Brian Ryan | |
| 14:27 | LSU | Genaro Greco misses the 1st free throw | 40-31 |
| 14:27 | LSU | Genaro Greco makes the 2nd free throw | 41-31 |
| 14:13 | Louisiana Tech | Logan Messmer is fouled on the floor by Thomas Parker - foul #2 on Thomas Parker, team foul #2 | 41-31 |
| Subs | LSU | James Halligan (PF) Genaro Greco | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 14:03 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Taylor drills a shot from the right side on a great pass from Kenneth Ernst | 41-33 |
| 13:43 | LSU | Thomas Parker blows the layup but he's fouled by James Barco - foul #1 on James Barco, team foul #6 | 41-33 |
| 13:43 | LSU | Thomas Parker makes the 1st free throw | 42-33 |
| 13:43 | LSU | Thomas Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 43-33 |
| 13:28 | Louisiana Tech | James Barco comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 43-33 |
| 13:26 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Durst snags the offensive board | 43-33 |
| 13:10 | Louisiana Tech | James Barco comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 43-33 |
| 13:08 | LSU | Dorian Freeman grabs the defensive rebound | 43-33 |
| 12:50 | LSU | Dorian Freeman's fadeaway is rejected by James Barco | 43-33 |
| 12:48 | Louisiana Tech | Logan Messmer snags the defensive board | 43-33 |
| 12:44 | Louisiana Tech | Logan Messmer's pass is intercepted by Joshua Weyer | 43-33 |
| 12:41 | LSU | Joshua Weyer hits the finger roll | 45-33 |
| 12:27 | Louisiana Tech | Logan Messmer comes up short on the runner near the basket | 45-33 |
| 12:26 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Ernst pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-33 |
| 12:10 | Louisiana Tech | Rob Cline steals it from James Barco | 45-33 |
| 11:54 | LSU | Dorian Freeman misses the floater from just outside the lane | 45-33 |
| 11:52 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Robert Durst | 45-33 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Joshua Weyer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Rob Cline (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Thomas Parker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Halligan (fairly fresh) C - Dorian Freeman (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Kenneth Ernst (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jerome Taylor (fresh) 8 pts. SF - James Barco (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Logan Messmer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Durst (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Louisiana Tech | Logan Messmer blows the layup but he's fouled by James Halligan - foul #1 on James Halligan, team foul #3 | 45-33 |
| Subs | LSU | Christopher Lord (PG), Robert Rigsby (SG), John Dion (SF), Andrew Dement (PF), Genaro Greco (C) Joshua Weyer, Rob Cline, Thomas Parker, James Halligan, Dorian Freeman | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Brian Ryan (C) Robert Durst | |
| 11:32 | Louisiana Tech | Logan Messmer makes the 1st free throw | 45-34 |
| 11:32 | Louisiana Tech | Logan Messmer misses the 2nd free throw | 45-34 |
| 11:32 | LSU | Genaro Greco pulls down the rebound | 45-34 |
| 11:13 | LSU | Robert Rigsby misses the jumper from the free throw line | 45-34 |
| 11:11 | Louisiana Tech | Brian Ryan gets the rebound | 45-34 |
| 10:58 | Louisiana Tech | Genaro Greco steals the ball from Jerome Taylor | 45-34 |
| 10:44 | LSU | Robert Rigsby scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Christopher Lord | 48-34 |
| 10:22 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Taylor hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 48-34 |
| 10:21 | LSU | Andrew Dement grabs the board | 48-34 |
| 10:17 | LSU | Robert Rigsby drills a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Christopher Lord | 50-34 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:02 | Louisiana Tech | Logan Messmer misses the lay-in | 50-34 |
| 10:01 | LSU | Andrew Dement grabs the defensive rebound | 50-34 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:42 | LSU | John Dion is hacked by James Barco - foul #2 on James Barco, team foul #7 | 50-34 |
| Subs | LSU | Dorian Freeman (C) Genaro Greco | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Nicholas Pitre (SG), Dwight Berman (SF), Jim Lin (PF), Robert Durst (C) Jerome Taylor, James Barco, Logan Messmer, Brian Ryan | |
| 09:42 | LSU | John Dion makes the 1st free throw | 51-34 |
| 09:42 | LSU | John Dion makes the 2nd free throw | 52-34 |
| 09:34 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Ernst can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Christopher Lord - foul #2 on Christopher Lord, team foul #4 | 52-34 |
| Subs | LSU | Joshua Weyer (PG), Thomas Parker (SF) Christopher Lord, John Dion | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Taylor (SG) Nicholas Pitre | |
| 09:34 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Ernst makes the 1st free throw | 52-35 |
| 09:34 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Ernst makes the 2nd free throw | 52-36 |
| 09:17 | LSU | Robert Rigsby drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Joshua Weyer | 55-36 |
| 08:59 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Durst comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 55-36 |
| 08:58 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Taylor gets the offensive rebound | 55-36 |
| 08:40 | Louisiana Tech | Dorian Freeman blocks the short jumper by Jerome Taylor | 55-36 |
| 08:39 | LSU | The rebound goes to Andrew Dement | 55-36 |
| 08:14 | LSU | Andrew Dement drills a floater from close range on a great pass from Dorian Freeman | 57-36 |
| 08:07 | Louisiana Tech | Dwight Berman clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 57-36 |
| 08:05 | LSU | Dorian Freeman gets the rebound | 57-36 |
| 07:40 | LSU | Robert Rigsby misses the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Robert Durst - foul #1 on Robert Durst, team foul #8 | 57-36 |
| Subs | LSU | Rob Cline (SG), John Dion (SF), Genaro Greco (PF) Joshua Weyer, Thomas Parker, Andrew Dement | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Nicholas Pitre (SG), James Barco (SF), Logan Messmer (PF), Brian Ryan (C) Jerome Taylor, Dwight Berman, Jim Lin, Robert Durst | |
| 07:40 | LSU | Robert Rigsby makes the 1st free throw | 58-36 |
| 07:40 | LSU | Robert Rigsby makes the 2nd free throw | 59-36 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Rigsby (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SG - Rob Cline (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - John Dion (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Genaro Greco (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Dorian Freeman (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Kenneth Ernst (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Nicholas Pitre (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Barco (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Logan Messmer (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Brian Ryan (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:19 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Ernst connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from James Barco | 59-39 |
| 06:56 | LSU | Rob Cline misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-39 |
| 06:55 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Brian Ryan | 59-39 |
| 06:44 | Louisiana Tech | John Dion blocks the short jumper by Brian Ryan | 59-39 |
| 06:43 | LSU | Robert Rigsby grabs the board | 59-39 |
| 06:39 | LSU | Robert Rigsby hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-39 |
| 06:38 | Louisiana Tech | Logan Messmer snags the defensive board | 59-39 |
| 06:23 | Louisiana Tech | Nicholas Pitre misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-39 |
| 06:21 | Louisiana Tech | Brian Ryan pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-39 |
| 06:16 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Ernst makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Logan Messmer | 59-41 |
| 05:52 | LSU | Genaro Greco hits a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Robert Rigsby | 61-41 |
| 05:36 | Louisiana Tech | Nicholas Pitre clanks a 3 from the right wing | 61-41 |
| 05:34 | LSU | John Dion grabs the board | 61-41 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:32 | LSU | Kenneth Ernst steals the ball from Robert Rigsby in the backcourt | 61-41 |
| 05:14 | Louisiana Tech | Dorian Freeman swats the layup by Brian Ryan | 61-41 |
| 05:13 | Louisiana Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Ryan | 61-41 |
| 04:50 | Louisiana Tech | Dorian Freeman is called for the reach on Brian Ryan - foul #2 on Dorian Freeman, team foul #5 | 61-41 |
| Subs | LSU | Christopher Lord (PG), James Halligan (PF), Kevin Ballance (C) Rob Cline, Genaro Greco, Dorian Freeman | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Herbert William (PG), Dwight Berman (SF), Jim Lin (PF) Kenneth Ernst, James Barco, Logan Messmer | |
| 04:45 | Louisiana Tech | Nicholas Pitre misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 61-41 |
| 04:43 | LSU | James Halligan grabs the board | 61-41 |
| 04:19 | LSU | Christopher Lord is fouled on the floor by Jim Lin - foul #2 on Jim Lin, team foul #9 | 61-41 |
| 04:19 | LSU | Christopher Lord makes the 1st free throw | 62-41 |
| 04:19 | LSU | Christopher Lord misses the 2nd free throw | 62-41 |
| 04:19 | Louisiana Tech | Brian Ryan snags the defensive board | 62-41 |
| 04:02 | Louisiana Tech | Herbert William misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 62-41 |
| 04:00 | LSU | Kevin Ballance pulls down the rebound | 62-41 |
| 03:41 | LSU | John Dion misses badly on a shot from close range | 62-41 |
| 03:40 | LSU | Christopher Lord snags the offensive board | 62-41 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Christopher Lord (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Rigsby (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Dion (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Halligan (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kevin Ballance (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Herbert William (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Pitre (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dwight Berman (fresh) PF - Jim Lin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Brian Ryan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:21 | LSU | John Dion clanks a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Nicholas Pitre - foul #2 on Nicholas Pitre, team foul #10 | 62-41 |
| Subs | LSU | Genaro Greco (PF) Kevin Ballance | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 03:21 | LSU | John Dion makes the 1st free throw | 63-41 |
| 03:21 | LSU | John Dion misses the 2nd free throw | 63-41 |
| 03:21 | LSU | Christopher Lord snags the offensive board | 63-41 |
| 03:05 | LSU | Christopher Lord drills a 3 from the left wing | 66-41 |
| 02:52 | Louisiana Tech | Nicholas Pitre travels with the ball | 66-41 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Antoine Binder (PG) Herbert William | |
| 02:35 | LSU | Christopher Lord misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 66-41 |
| 02:34 | Louisiana Tech | Brian Ryan snags the defensive board | 66-41 |
| 02:20 | Louisiana Tech | Brian Ryan hits a floater in the lane on a great pass from Nicholas Pitre | 66-43 |
| 01:58 | LSU | Genaro Greco comes up short on the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Jim Lin - foul #3 on Jim Lin, team foul #11 | 66-43 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Herbert William (PG) Antoine Binder | |
| 01:58 | LSU | Genaro Greco makes the 1st free throw | 67-43 |
| 01:58 | LSU | Genaro Greco misses the 2nd free throw | 67-43 |
| 01:58 | Louisiana Tech | Jim Lin pulls down the rebound | 67-43 |
| 01:41 | Louisiana Tech | Dwight Berman makes the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Herbert William | 67-45 |
| 01:12 | LSU | Christopher Lord comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 67-45 |
| 01:10 | Louisiana Tech | Nicholas Pitre gets the rebound | 67-45 |
| 01:05 | Louisiana Tech | Dwight Berman hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 67-45 |
| 01:03 | Louisiana Tech | Dwight Berman grabs the offensive board | 67-45 |
| 00:57 | Louisiana Tech | Jim Lin lays it in | 67-47 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:36 | LSU | James Halligan blows the layup but he's fouled by Herbert William - foul #2 on Herbert William, team foul #12 | 67-47 |
| 00:36 | LSU | James Halligan misses the 1st free throw | 67-47 |
| 00:36 | LSU | James Halligan makes the 2nd free throw | 68-47 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Louisiana Tech | Dwight Berman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 68-47 |
| 00:28 | Louisiana Tech | Jim Lin tips it home | 68-49 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Christopher Lord runs out the clock | 68-49 |