| Lineup | LSU | PG - Sterling Davis (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Walter Hoover (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bobby Pedraza (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Herbert Corea (fresh) 4 reb. C - Joshua McLester (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Timothy Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chris Gerken (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Don Jordan (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kenneth Wynn (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Jimmy Dupuis (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Bobby Pedraza inbounds the ball | 28-33 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:51 | LSU | Herbert Corea buries a floater near the basket | 30-33 |
| 19:48 | Louisville | Timothy Taylor's pass is intercepted by Joshua McLester in the backcourt | 30-33 |
| 19:26 | LSU | Bobby Pedraza comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-33 |
| 19:24 | Louisville | Don Jordan grabs the defensive rebound | 30-33 |
| 19:22 | Louisville | Herbert Corea takes the ball from Chris Gerken in the backcourt | 30-33 |
| 19:06 | LSU | Bobby Pedraza scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-33 |
| 18:53 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Kenneth Wynn, team foul #1 | 33-33 |
| 18:40 | LSU | Bobby Pedraza makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-33 |
| 18:28 | Louisville | Chris Gerken drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Kenneth Wynn | 36-36 |
| 18:21 | LSU | Herbert Corea blows the layup but he's hacked by Kenneth Wynn - foul #3 on Kenneth Wynn, team foul #2 | 36-36 |
| Subs | LSU | Russell Gillon (PG), Joseph Bridge (SG), Jonathan Willis (SF), John Canning (C) Sterling Davis, Walter Hoover, Bobby Pedraza, Joshua McLester | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ricky Nelson (PF), David Dunn (C) Kenneth Wynn, Jimmy Dupuis | |
| 18:21 | LSU | Herbert Corea misses the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 18:21 | LSU | Herbert Corea makes the 2nd free throw | 37-36 |
| 18:17 | Louisville | Chris Gerken is fouled in the backcourt by Jonathan Willis - foul #1 on Jonathan Willis, team foul #1 | 37-36 |
| Subs | LSU | Bryan Swink (PF) Herbert Corea | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jimmy Dupuis (C) Don Jordan | |
| 18:08 | Louisville | Chris Gerken comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-36 |
| 18:07 | Louisville | David Dunn tips it in | 37-38 |
| 17:57 | LSU | Russell Gillon misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 37-38 |
| 17:56 | Louisville | Jimmy Dupuis snags the defensive board | 37-38 |
| 17:43 | Louisville | Jimmy Dupuis makes the shot from the left block set up by Chris Gerken and he's hacked by Joseph Bridge - foul #4 on Joseph Bridge, team foul #2 | 37-40 |
| Subs | LSU | Walter Hoover (SG) Joseph Bridge | |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Williams (PG), Thomas Turkowski (SG) Timothy Taylor, Chris Gerken | |
| 17:43 | Louisville | Jimmy Dupuis misses the free throw | 37-40 |
| 17:43 | Louisville | David Dunn gets the offensive rebound | 37-40 |
| 17:22 | Louisville | Ricky Nelson comes up short on the runner in the lane | 37-40 |
| 17:21 | Louisville | Ricky Nelson misses the tip | 37-40 |
| 17:20 | Louisville | Ricky Nelson tips it back up and in | 37-42 |
| 17:07 | LSU | Paul Williams steals the ball from Jonathan Willis | 37-42 |
| 17:04 | Louisville | Paul Williams misses the lay-in | 37-42 |
| 17:02 | LSU | John Canning grabs the board | 37-42 |
| 16:46 | LSU | Walter Hoover is hacked by Thomas Turkowski - foul #1 on Thomas Turkowski, team foul #3 | 37-42 |
| Subs | LSU | Sterling Davis (PG), Bobby Pedraza (SF), Herbert Corea (PF), Joshua McLester (C) Russell Gillon, Jonathan Willis, Bryan Swink, John Canning | |
| Subs | Louisville | Don Jordan (SF) David Dunn | |
| 16:28 | LSU | Joshua McLester hits a turnaround in the lane and the foul's on Ricky Nelson - foul #1 on Ricky Nelson, team foul #4 | 39-42 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Taylor (PG), Chris Gerken (SG), David Dunn (PF) Paul Williams, Thomas Turkowski, Ricky Nelson | |
| 16:28 | LSU | Joshua McLester makes the free throw | 40-42 |
| 16:08 | Louisville | Sterling Davis is called for the reach on Don Jordan - foul #3 on Sterling Davis, team foul #3 | 40-42 |
| 15:53 | Louisville | Timothy Taylor misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-42 |
| 15:51 | LSU | Walter Hoover grabs the board | 40-42 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Sterling Davis (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Walter Hoover (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bobby Pedraza (fresh) 14 pts. PF - Herbert Corea (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Joshua McLester (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Timothy Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chris Gerken (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Don Jordan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Dunn (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Jimmy Dupuis (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:33 | LSU | Sterling Davis drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 43-42 |
| 15:20 | Louisville | Jimmy Dupuis buries a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Timothy Taylor | 43-44 |
| 15:10 | LSU | Jimmy Dupuis steals the ball from Walter Hoover | 43-44 |
| 14:50 | Louisville | Don Jordan scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Jimmy Dupuis | 43-46 |
| 14:27 | LSU | Sterling Davis misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-46 |
| 14:25 | Louisville | David Dunn grabs the board | 43-46 |
| 14:03 | Louisville | Timothy Taylor is by himself and knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Chris Gerken | 43-48 |
| 13:49 | LSU | Joshua McLester comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 43-48 |
| 13:47 | Louisville | David Dunn grabs the defensive rebound | 43-48 |
| 13:41 | Louisville | Jimmy Dupuis can't connect on an uncontested driving attempt in the lane | 43-48 |
| 13:39 | LSU | Joshua McLester gets the rebound | 43-48 |
| 13:25 | LSU | Walter Hoover drills a fadeaway from the right wing and the foul's on Jimmy Dupuis - foul #3 on Jimmy Dupuis, team foul #5 | 45-48 |
| Subs | LSU | Russell Gillon (PG), Jonathan Willis (SF), Bryan Swink (PF), John Canning (C) Sterling Davis, Bobby Pedraza, Herbert Corea, Joshua McLester | |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Williams (PG), Thomas Turkowski (SG), Ricky Nelson (SF), Kenneth Wynn (PF) Timothy Taylor, Chris Gerken, Don Jordan, David Dunn | |
| 13:25 | LSU | Walter Hoover makes the free throw | 46-48 |
| 13:22 | Louisville | Paul Williams's pass is intercepted by Russell Gillon in the backcourt | 46-48 |
| 13:21 | LSU | Russell Gillon lays it up and in | 48-48 |
| 13:06 | Louisville | Jimmy Dupuis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-48 |
| Subs | LSU | Joseph Bridge (SG) Walter Hoover | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 12:42 | LSU | Joseph Bridge misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-48 |
| 12:41 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Jimmy Dupuis | 48-48 |
| 12:23 | Louisville | Ricky Nelson buries a turnaround in the lane and he's fouled by John Canning - foul #2 on John Canning, team foul #4 | 48-50 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Louisville | David Dunn (C) Jimmy Dupuis | |
| 12:23 | Louisville | Ricky Nelson makes the free throw | 48-51 |
| 12:07 | LSU | Bryan Swink misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 48-51 |
| 12:06 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Kenneth Wynn | 48-51 |
| 11:45 | Louisville | Thomas Turkowski comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 48-51 |
| 11:43 | LSU | John Canning grabs the board | 48-51 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Russell Gillon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Bridge (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Jonathan Willis (fairly fresh) PF - Bryan Swink (fairly fresh) C - John Canning (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Paul Williams (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Thomas Turkowski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ricky Nelson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kenneth Wynn (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - David Dunn (tiring) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:36 | LSU | Joseph Bridge loses the dribble to David Dunn | 48-51 |
| 11:14 | Louisville | Paul Williams buries a 3 from the right corner set up by David Dunn | 48-54 |
| 10:53 | LSU | Bryan Swink comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 48-54 |
| 10:51 | Louisville | Thomas Turkowski grabs the defensive rebound | 48-54 |
| 10:40 | Louisville | Thomas Turkowski hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Paul Williams | 48-57 |
| 10:24 | LSU | Joseph Bridge misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 48-57 |
| 10:23 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn pulls down the rebound | 48-57 |
| 10:08 | Louisville | David Dunn's pass is intercepted by Bryan Swink | 48-57 |
| 09:53 | LSU | Kenneth Wynn picks off the pass by Joseph Bridge | 48-57 |
| 09:42 | Louisville | Ricky Nelson lays it up and in | 48-59 |
| 09:27 | LSU | Russell Gillon is called for 3 seconds | 48-59 |
| Subs | LSU | Sterling Davis (PG), Walter Hoover (SG), Bobby Pedraza (SF), Terrence Schaaf (PF), Joshua McLester (C) Russell Gillon, Joseph Bridge, Jonathan Willis, Bryan Swink, John Canning | |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Taylor (PG), Chris Gerken (SG), Don Jordan (SF), Jimmy Dupuis (C) Paul Williams, Thomas Turkowski, Ricky Nelson, David Dunn | |
| 09:10 | Louisville | Jimmy Dupuis misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 48-59 |
| 09:08 | LSU | Joshua McLester snags the defensive board | 48-59 |
| 09:00 | LSU | Sterling Davis connects on the fadeaway from the left wing and he's hacked by Kenneth Wynn - foul #4 on Kenneth Wynn, team foul #6 | 50-59 |
| Subs | LSU | Herbert Corea (PF) Terrence Schaaf | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ricky Nelson (PF) Kenneth Wynn | |
| 09:00 | LSU | Sterling Davis makes the free throw | 51-59 |
| 08:39 | Louisville | Ricky Nelson misses long on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Walter Hoover - foul #1 on Walter Hoover, team foul #5 | 51-59 |
| 08:39 | Louisville | Ricky Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 51-60 |
| 08:39 | Louisville | Ricky Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 51-61 |
| 08:13 | LSU | Herbert Corea knocks in the shot from the baseline | 53-61 |
| 07:52 | Louisville | Timothy Taylor hits a wide open 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Don Jordan | 53-64 |
| 07:39 | LSU | Sterling Davis hits a jumper from just outside the lane | 55-64 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Sterling Davis (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Walter Hoover (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bobby Pedraza (fairly fresh) 14 pts. PF - Herbert Corea (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Joshua McLester (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Timothy Taylor (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chris Gerken (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Don Jordan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ricky Nelson (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Jimmy Dupuis (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:36 | Louisville | Sterling Davis is called for the reach on Chris Gerken in the backcourt - foul #4 on Sterling Davis, team foul #6 | 55-64 |
| Subs | LSU | Joseph Bridge (SG), Terrence Schaaf (PF) Walter Hoover, Herbert Corea | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn (PF) Ricky Nelson | |
| 07:31 | Louisville | Don Jordan misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 55-64 |
| 07:30 | LSU | Joseph Bridge pulls down the rebound | 55-64 |
| 07:11 | LSU | Sterling Davis misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-64 |
| 07:10 | LSU | Joshua McLester grabs the offensive rebound | 55-64 |
| 06:55 | LSU | Sterling Davis misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 55-64 |
| 06:53 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Jimmy Dupuis | 55-64 |
| 06:49 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn's pass is intercepted by Sterling Davis in the backcourt | 55-64 |
| 06:48 | LSU | Joseph Bridge lays it up and in on a great pass from Sterling Davis | 57-64 |
| 06:27 | Louisville | Terrence Schaaf swats the short shot by Jimmy Dupuis | 57-64 |
| 06:25 | Louisville | Jimmy Dupuis pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-64 |
| 06:13 | Louisville | Jimmy Dupuis banks in the layup on a great pass from Don Jordan | 57-66 |
| 05:54 | LSU | Terrence Schaaf misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-66 |
| 05:53 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Don Jordan | 57-66 |
| 05:33 | Louisville | Chris Gerken can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 57-66 |
| 05:31 | LSU | Bobby Pedraza grabs the board | 57-66 |
| 05:11 | LSU | Terrence Schaaf comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-66 |
| 05:09 | LSU | Joshua McLester grabs the offensive board | 57-66 |
| 04:52 | LSU | Joseph Bridge scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-66 |
| 04:46 | Louisville | Joseph Bridge is called for the reach on Timothy Taylor in the backcourt - foul #5 on Joseph Bridge, team foul #7 | 60-66 |
| Subs | LSU | Russell Gillon (PG), Walter Hoover (SG), Jonathan Willis (SF), Herbert Corea (PF), John Canning (C) Sterling Davis, Joseph Bridge, Bobby Pedraza, Terrence Schaaf, Joshua McLester | |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Turkowski (SG), Ricky Nelson (SF), David Dunn (C) Chris Gerken, Don Jordan, Jimmy Dupuis | |
| 04:46 | Louisville | Timothy Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 60-67 |
| 04:46 | Louisville | Timothy Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 60-68 |
| 04:34 | LSU | John Canning misses the easy layup | 60-68 |
| 04:33 | LSU | Russell Gillon grabs the offensive rebound | 60-68 |
| 04:15 | LSU | David Dunn swats the short shot by Walter Hoover | 60-68 |
| 04:13 | Louisville | Ricky Nelson grabs the board | 60-68 |
| 03:56 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn travels with the ball | 60-68 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Williams (PG) Timothy Taylor | |
| 03:42 | LSU | Walter Hoover can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 60-68 |
| 03:41 | LSU | Herbert Corea tips it home | 62-68 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Russell Gillon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Walter Hoover (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Willis (fairly fresh) PF - Herbert Corea (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - John Canning (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Paul Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Turkowski (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ricky Nelson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kenneth Wynn (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - David Dunn (tiring) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 03:28 | Louisville | David Dunn is hacked by Herbert Corea - foul #2 on Herbert Corea, team foul #8 | 62-68 |
| Subs | LSU | Bobby Pedraza (SF) Jonathan Willis | |
| Subs | Louisville | Don Jordan (SF) Kenneth Wynn | |
| 03:28 | Louisville | David Dunn makes the 1st free throw | 62-69 |
| 03:28 | Louisville | David Dunn makes the 2nd free throw | 62-70 |
| 03:18 | LSU | Ricky Nelson steps in front of the Bobby Pedraza pass | 62-70 |
| 03:06 | Louisville | Paul Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-70 |
| 02:45 | LSU | Russell Gillon loses the ball out of bounds | 62-70 |
| Subs | LSU | Bryan Swink (C) John Canning | |
| Subs | Louisville | Chris Gerken (SG) Thomas Turkowski | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:27 | Louisville | David Dunn misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Bryan Swink - foul #1 on Bryan Swink, team foul #9 | 62-70 |
| Subs | LSU | Jonathan Willis (SF) Bobby Pedraza | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn (PF) Ricky Nelson | |
| 02:27 | Louisville | David Dunn misses the 1st free throw | 62-70 |
| 02:27 | Louisville | David Dunn misses the 2nd free throw | 62-70 |
| 02:27 | LSU | The rebound goes to Bryan Swink | 62-70 |
| 02:15 | LSU | Jonathan Willis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-70 |
| 02:14 | LSU | Bryan Swink tips it in | 64-70 |
| 01:50 | Louisville | Don Jordan buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line and he's fouled by Herbert Corea - foul #3 on Herbert Corea, team foul #10 | 64-72 |
| Subs | LSU | Sterling Davis (PG), Bobby Pedraza (SF), Joshua McLester (C) Russell Gillon, Jonathan Willis, Bryan Swink | |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Taylor (PG), Jimmy Dupuis (C) Paul Williams, David Dunn | |
| 01:50 | Louisville | Don Jordan misses the free throw | 64-72 |
| 01:50 | LSU | Herbert Corea grabs the board | 64-72 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:41 | LSU | Joshua McLester's layup is rejected by Jimmy Dupuis | 64-72 |
| 01:39 | Louisville | Don Jordan snags the defensive board | 64-72 |
| 01:36 | Louisville | Bobby Pedraza is called for the reach on Don Jordan in the backcourt - foul #3 on Bobby Pedraza, team foul #11 | 64-72 |
| 01:36 | Louisville | Don Jordan makes the 1st free throw | 64-73 |
| 01:36 | Louisville | Don Jordan makes the 2nd free throw | 64-74 |
| 01:15 | LSU | Don Jordan is called for the reach on Bobby Pedraza - foul #1 on Don Jordan, team foul #7 | 64-74 |
| 01:15 | LSU | Bobby Pedraza misses the 1st free throw | 64-74 |
| 01:15 | Louisville | Jimmy Dupuis gets the rebound | 64-74 |
| 00:51 | Louisville | Don Jordan makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Timothy Taylor | 64-77 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:45 | LSU | Bobby Pedraza misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-77 |
| 00:44 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Kenneth Wynn | 64-77 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:42 | Louisville | Don Jordan is fouled in the backcourt by Bobby Pedraza - foul #4 on Bobby Pedraza, team foul #12 | 64-77 |
| 00:42 | Louisville | Don Jordan misses the 1st free throw | 64-77 |
| 00:42 | Louisville | Don Jordan makes the 2nd free throw | 64-78 |
| 00:34 | LSU | The jumper by Sterling Davis is denied by Jimmy Dupuis | 64-78 |
| 00:32 | Louisville | Don Jordan grabs the defensive rebound | 64-78 |
| 00:05 | Louisville | Chris Gerken hits a wide open fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Timothy Taylor | 64-80 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Herbert Corea scores on a floater in the lane | 66-80 |