| Lineup | LSU | PG - Joshua Weyer (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Rob Cline (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Parker (fresh) PF - Andrew Dement (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Dorian Freeman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Daniel Marshall (fresh) SG - Brian Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Leslie Carter (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Douglas Cilley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Tom Pace (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | San Diego State | Leslie Carter inbounds the ball | 34-26 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | San Diego State | Leslie Carter drills a jump hook from the left block set up by Brian Taylor | 34-28 |
| 19:28 | LSU | Dorian Freeman misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 34-28 |
| 19:27 | San Diego State | Douglas Cilley snags the defensive board | 34-28 |
| 19:02 | San Diego State | Tom Pace's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-28 |
| 18:40 | LSU | Leslie Carter is called for the reach on Thomas Parker - foul #2 on Leslie Carter, team foul #1 | 34-28 |
| 18:34 | LSU | Tom Pace is called for the reach on Dorian Freeman - foul #1 on Tom Pace, team foul #2 | 34-28 |
| 18:23 | LSU | Thomas Parker connects on the jump hook from the left block and he's fouled by Daniel Marshall - foul #1 on Daniel Marshall, team foul #3 | 36-28 |
| 18:23 | LSU | Thomas Parker makes the free throw | 37-28 |
| 18:00 | San Diego State | Dorian Freeman is called for the reach on Douglas Cilley - foul #1 on Dorian Freeman, team foul #1 | 37-28 |
| 17:36 | San Diego State | Douglas Cilley misses long on a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Andrew Dement - foul #1 on Andrew Dement, team foul #2 | 37-28 |
| Subs | LSU | Christopher Lord (PG), Robert Rigsby (SG), John Dion (SF) Joshua Weyer, Rob Cline, Thomas Parker | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 17:36 | San Diego State | Douglas Cilley misses the 1st free throw | 37-28 |
| 17:36 | San Diego State | Douglas Cilley makes the 2nd free throw | 37-29 |
| 17:25 | LSU | Dorian Freeman hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 37-29 |
| 17:23 | San Diego State | Douglas Cilley pulls down the rebound | 37-29 |
| 17:03 | San Diego State | Leslie Carter blows the dunk but the foul's on John Dion - foul #1 on John Dion, team foul #3 | 37-29 |
| Subs | LSU | Genaro Greco (C) Dorian Freeman | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Mark Oleson (PG), John Chase (SG), Fernando Miranda (C) Daniel Marshall, Brian Taylor, Tom Pace | |
| 17:03 | San Diego State | Leslie Carter makes the 1st free throw | 37-30 |
| 17:03 | San Diego State | Leslie Carter misses the 2nd free throw | 37-30 |
| 17:03 | LSU | The rebound goes to Andrew Dement | 37-30 |
| 16:54 | LSU | Andrew Dement drills a shot from the left side set up by Robert Rigsby | 39-30 |
| 16:32 | San Diego State | John Dion swats the layup by Leslie Carter | 39-30 |
| 16:30 | LSU | Andrew Dement grabs the board | 39-30 |
| 16:24 | LSU | Genaro Greco connects on the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Andrew Dement | 41-30 |
| 16:01 | San Diego State | Fernando Miranda can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 41-30 |
| 15:59 | LSU | Genaro Greco grabs the board | 41-30 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Christopher Lord (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Rigsby (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Dion (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Andrew Dement (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Genaro Greco (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Mark Oleson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Chase (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Leslie Carter (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Douglas Cilley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Fernando Miranda (fresh) | |
| 15:51 | LSU | Robert Rigsby misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 41-30 |
| 15:49 | San Diego State | Douglas Cilley pulls down the rebound | 41-30 |
| 15:23 | San Diego State | Leslie Carter comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 41-30 |
| 15:22 | LSU | Robert Rigsby gets the rebound | 41-30 |
| 15:02 | LSU | Douglas Cilley denies the turnaround by Andrew Dement | 41-30 |
| 15:00 | LSU | John Dion grabs the offensive board | 41-30 |
| 14:51 | LSU | Andrew Dement buries a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Christopher Lord | 43-30 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 14:35 | San Diego State | John Dion is called for the reach on Douglas Cilley - foul #2 on John Dion, team foul #4 | 43-30 |
| Subs | LSU | Joshua Weyer (PG), Rob Cline (SG), Thomas Parker (SF), Dorian Freeman (C) Christopher Lord, Robert Rigsby, John Dion, Andrew Dement | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Daniel Marshall (PG), Keith Hamilton (SG), Brian Taylor (SF), Dennis Broyles (PF), Tom Pace (C) Mark Oleson, John Chase, Leslie Carter, Douglas Cilley, Fernando Miranda | |
| 14:15 | San Diego State | Dennis Broyles comes up short on the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Genaro Greco - foul #1 on Genaro Greco, team foul #5 | 43-30 |
| Subs | LSU | James Halligan (PF) Genaro Greco | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 14:15 | San Diego State | Dennis Broyles makes the 1st free throw | 43-31 |
| 14:15 | San Diego State | Dennis Broyles makes the 2nd free throw | 43-32 |
| 13:54 | LSU | Dorian Freeman misses the lay-in | 43-32 |
| 13:53 | San Diego State | Brian Taylor gets the rebound | 43-32 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 13:29 | San Diego State | Dennis Broyles connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Brian Taylor | 43-34 |
| 13:15 | LSU | Dorian Freeman comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 43-34 |
| 13:14 | LSU | Thomas Parker pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-34 |
| 12:58 | LSU | Dorian Freeman is hacked by Tom Pace - foul #2 on Tom Pace, team foul #4 | 43-34 |
| Subs | LSU | Andrew Dement (PF) James Halligan | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Fernando Miranda (PF) Dennis Broyles | |
| 12:41 | LSU | Rob Cline connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by Joshua Weyer | 46-34 |
| 12:18 | San Diego State | Joshua Weyer is called for the reach on Daniel Marshall - foul #1 on Joshua Weyer, team foul #6 | 46-34 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Douglas Cilley (PF) Fernando Miranda | |
| 11:57 | San Diego State | Keith Hamilton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-34 |
| Subs | LSU | Christopher Lord (PG), Robert Rigsby (SG), John Dion (SF) Joshua Weyer, Rob Cline, Thomas Parker | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Leslie Carter (SF) Brian Taylor | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Christopher Lord (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Rigsby (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Dion (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Andrew Dement (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. C - Dorian Freeman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Daniel Marshall (fresh) SG - Keith Hamilton (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Leslie Carter (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Douglas Cilley (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Tom Pace (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:48 | LSU | Robert Rigsby drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Christopher Lord and he's fouled by Douglas Cilley - foul #2 on Douglas Cilley, team foul #5 | 48-34 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Mark Oleson (PG) Daniel Marshall | |
| 11:48 | LSU | Robert Rigsby makes the free throw | 49-34 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 11:41 | San Diego State | Leslie Carter is fouled on the floor by Andrew Dement - foul #2 on Andrew Dement, team foul #7 | 49-34 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Fernando Miranda (C) Tom Pace | |
| 11:41 | San Diego State | Leslie Carter makes the 1st free throw | 49-35 |
| 11:41 | San Diego State | Leslie Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 49-36 |
| 11:16 | LSU | Dorian Freeman makes the jumper from the left block set up by Robert Rigsby and he's fouled by Keith Hamilton - foul #4 on Keith Hamilton, team foul #6 | 51-36 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | John Chase (SG) Keith Hamilton | |
| 11:16 | LSU | Dorian Freeman misses the free throw | 51-36 |
| 11:16 | San Diego State | Fernando Miranda gets the rebound | 51-36 |
| 11:05 | San Diego State | Christopher Lord steps in front of the Mark Oleson pass | 51-36 |
| 11:01 | LSU | Christopher Lord hits the finger roll | 53-36 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:43 | San Diego State | Leslie Carter hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Christopher Lord - foul #2 on Christopher Lord, team foul #8 | 53-36 |
| Subs | LSU | Genaro Greco (C) Dorian Freeman | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Daniel Marshall (PG), Brian Taylor (SG), Tom Pace (C) Mark Oleson, John Chase, Fernando Miranda | |
| 10:43 | San Diego State | Leslie Carter makes the 1st free throw | 53-37 |
| 10:43 | San Diego State | Leslie Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 53-38 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:23 | LSU | Robert Rigsby drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 56-38 |
| 10:11 | San Diego State | Tom Pace misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 56-38 |
| 10:10 | LSU | The rebound goes to Genaro Greco | 56-38 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:48 | LSU | Christopher Lord buries a 3 from straight away | 59-38 |
| 09:32 | San Diego State | Douglas Cilley misses the floater from the right block | 59-38 |
| 09:30 | San Diego State | Douglas Cilley misses the tip | 59-38 |
| 09:29 | San Diego State | Tom Pace grabs the offensive rebound | 59-38 |
| 09:22 | San Diego State | Tom Pace comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 59-38 |
| 09:21 | San Diego State | Leslie Carter can't tip it in | 59-38 |
| 09:19 | LSU | Genaro Greco grabs the defensive rebound | 59-38 |
| 09:03 | LSU | Robert Rigsby scores on a floater in the lane | 61-38 |
| 08:58 | San Diego State | Christopher Lord picks off the pass by Douglas Cilley | 61-38 |
| 08:31 | LSU | Andrew Dement buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Christopher Lord | 64-38 |
| 08:14 | San Diego State | Douglas Cilley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-38 |
| Subs | LSU | Joshua Weyer (PG), Rob Cline (SG), Thomas Parker (SF), Dorian Freeman (C) Christopher Lord, Robert Rigsby, John Dion, Andrew Dement | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Mark Oleson (PG), John Chase (SG), Fernando Miranda (SF), Dennis Broyles (C) Daniel Marshall, Brian Taylor, Leslie Carter, Tom Pace | |
| 07:50 | LSU | Dorian Freeman misses the floater in the paint | 64-38 |
| 07:48 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to John Chase | 64-38 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Joshua Weyer (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Rob Cline (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Parker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Genaro Greco (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Dorian Freeman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Mark Oleson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Chase (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Fernando Miranda (fresh) PF - Douglas Cilley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Dennis Broyles (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:37 | San Diego State | Douglas Cilley drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Mark Oleson | 64-40 |
| 07:09 | LSU | Rob Cline's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-40 |
| Subs | LSU | James Halligan (PF) Genaro Greco | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Keith Hamilton (SG), Leslie Carter (SF) John Chase, Douglas Cilley | |
| 07:00 | San Diego State | Dennis Broyles misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 64-40 |
| 06:59 | LSU | Thomas Parker grabs the defensive rebound | 64-40 |
| 06:42 | LSU | Leslie Carter picks off the pass by Dorian Freeman | 64-40 |
| 06:31 | San Diego State | Dennis Broyles misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 64-40 |
| 06:30 | LSU | Thomas Parker snags the defensive board | 64-40 |
| 06:08 | LSU | James Halligan is fouled on the floor by Leslie Carter - foul #3 on Leslie Carter, team foul #7 | 64-40 |
| Subs | LSU | Christopher Lord (PG), Robert Rigsby (SG), John Dion (SF), Kevin Ballance (C) Joshua Weyer, Rob Cline, Thomas Parker, Dorian Freeman | |
| Subs | San Diego State | John Chase (SG), Brian Taylor (SF) Keith Hamilton, Leslie Carter | |
| 06:08 | LSU | James Halligan misses the 1st free throw | 64-40 |
| 06:08 | San Diego State | Dennis Broyles grabs the board | 64-40 |
| 05:57 | San Diego State | Dennis Broyles misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 64-40 |
| 05:55 | San Diego State | Brian Taylor pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-40 |
| 05:47 | San Diego State | Brian Taylor misses short on a floater from the left side | 64-40 |
| 05:46 | LSU | Christopher Lord grabs the board | 64-40 |
| 05:30 | LSU | James Halligan loses the dribble to Brian Taylor | 64-40 |
| 05:18 | San Diego State | Mark Oleson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 64-40 |
| 05:17 | San Diego State | Fernando Miranda grabs the offensive board | 64-40 |
| 05:05 | San Diego State | Mark Oleson comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 64-40 |
| 05:04 | San Diego State | Dennis Broyles snags the offensive board | 64-40 |
| 04:45 | San Diego State | Mark Oleson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 64-40 |
| 04:44 | LSU | The rebound goes to John Dion | 64-40 |
| 04:39 | LSU | Dennis Broyles steps in front of the James Halligan pass | 64-40 |
| 04:25 | San Diego State | Mark Oleson makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-43 |
| 03:57 | LSU | Robert Rigsby's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-43 |
| Subs | LSU | Genaro Greco (PF) James Halligan | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Alvaro Conti (PG) John Chase | |
| 03:49 | San Diego State | Mark Oleson misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 64-43 |
| 03:47 | LSU | John Dion grabs the defensive rebound | 64-43 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Christopher Lord (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Rigsby (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Dion (fairly fresh) 5 reb. PF - Genaro Greco (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Kevin Ballance (fresh) | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Alvaro Conti (fresh) SG - Mark Oleson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Taylor (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Fernando Miranda (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Dennis Broyles (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:21 | LSU | Robert Rigsby can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Fernando Miranda - foul #3 on Fernando Miranda, team foul #8 | 64-43 |
| Subs | LSU | James Halligan (C) Kevin Ballance | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 03:21 | LSU | Robert Rigsby misses the 1st free throw | 64-43 |
| 03:21 | LSU | Robert Rigsby misses the 2nd free throw | 64-43 |
| 03:21 | San Diego State | Fernando Miranda pulls down the rebound | 64-43 |
| 03:06 | San Diego State | Mark Oleson buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 64-46 |
| 02:43 | LSU | Genaro Greco misses badly on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Fernando Miranda - foul #4 on Fernando Miranda, team foul #9 | 64-46 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | John Chase (SG) Mark Oleson | |
| 02:43 | LSU | Genaro Greco makes the 1st free throw | 65-46 |
| 02:43 | LSU | Genaro Greco makes the 2nd free throw | 66-46 |
| 02:30 | San Diego State | Brian Taylor misses the jump hook from close range but he's hacked by John Dion - foul #3 on John Dion, team foul #9 | 66-46 |
| 02:30 | San Diego State | Brian Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 66-46 |
| 02:30 | San Diego State | Brian Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 66-47 |
| 02:08 | LSU | Robert Rigsby knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Genaro Greco | 68-47 |
| 01:46 | San Diego State | Dennis Broyles is fouled on the floor by James Halligan - foul #2 on James Halligan, team foul #10 | 68-47 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Mark Oleson (PG) Alvaro Conti | |
| 01:46 | San Diego State | Dennis Broyles misses the 1st free throw | 68-47 |
| 01:46 | San Diego State | Dennis Broyles misses the 2nd free throw | 68-47 |
| 01:46 | LSU | James Halligan grabs the defensive rebound | 68-47 |
| 01:27 | LSU | Robert Rigsby is fouled on the floor by Brian Taylor - foul #1 on Brian Taylor, team foul #10 | 68-47 |
| 01:27 | LSU | Robert Rigsby makes the 1st free throw | 69-47 |
| 01:27 | LSU | Robert Rigsby makes the 2nd free throw | 70-47 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:09 | San Diego State | Fernando Miranda's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 70-47 |
| 00:46 | LSU | Christopher Lord's pass is intercepted by John Chase | 70-47 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:40 | San Diego State | Dennis Broyles misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 70-47 |
| 00:38 | LSU | Genaro Greco grabs the board | 70-47 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:15 | LSU | Robert Rigsby throws it down | 72-47 |
| 00:09 | San Diego State | Mark Oleson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 72-47 |
| 00:08 | San Diego State | Brian Taylor snags the offensive board | 72-47 |
| 00:04 | San Diego State | Mark Oleson misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 72-47 |
| 00:02 | LSU | Robert Rigsby gets the rebound | 72-47 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Robert Rigsby runs out the clock | 72-47 |