| Lineup | LSU | PG - Sterling Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Walter Hoover (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bobby Pedraza (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Herbert Corea (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Joshua McLester (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Michael Blair (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Justin Burr (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Freddie Dudash (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Ostroski (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jerry Frye (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Bobby Pedraza inbounds the ball | 37-24 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:32 | LSU | Bobby Pedraza hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-24 |
| 19:31 | LSU | Herbert Corea grabs the offensive rebound | 37-24 |
| 19:06 | LSU | Bobby Pedraza knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-24 |
| 18:43 | Kansas | Michael Ostroski comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-24 |
| 18:41 | Kansas | The offensive rebound goes to Jerry Frye | 40-24 |
| 18:30 | Kansas | Michael Ostroski scores on a jumpshot from the left side | 40-26 |
| 18:04 | LSU | Walter Hoover connects on the floater from the right wing | 42-26 |
| 17:52 | Kansas | Freddie Dudash lays it in | 42-28 |
| 17:30 | LSU | Herbert Corea throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-28 |
| Subs | LSU | Russell Gillon (PG), Joseph Bridge (SG), Jonathan Willis (SF), Bryan Swink (PF), John Canning (C) Sterling Davis, Walter Hoover, Bobby Pedraza, Herbert Corea, Joshua McLester | |
| Subs | Kansas | Kenneth Fox (SG), William Greaves (SF), Keith Hersom (PF), Yong Ching (C) Michael Blair, Freddie Dudash, Michael Ostroski, Jerry Frye | |
| 17:21 | Kansas | Joseph Bridge steals it from Kenneth Fox | 42-28 |
| 17:17 | LSU | Joseph Bridge lays it up and in | 44-28 |
| 16:56 | Kansas | Russell Gillon steals it from Justin Burr | 44-28 |
| 16:53 | LSU | Russell Gillon lays it in | 46-28 |
| 16:48 | Kansas | Russell Gillon picks off the pass by Justin Burr in the backcourt | 46-28 |
| 16:46 | LSU | Russell Gillon lays it up and in | 48-28 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 16:43 | Kansas | Justin Burr is fouled in the backcourt by Russell Gillon - foul #2 on Russell Gillon, team foul #1 | 48-28 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Kansas | Michael Blair (PG), Jerry Frye (C) Kenneth Fox, Yong Ching | |
| 16:30 | Kansas | William Greaves jams it set up by Justin Burr | 48-30 |
| 16:07 | LSU | Russell Gillon buries a floater from the left wing | 50-30 |
| 16:03 | Kansas | Bryan Swink takes the ball from Justin Burr in the backcourt | 50-30 |
| 15:44 | LSU | Justin Burr steals it from Russell Gillon | 50-30 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Russell Gillon (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Bridge (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Jonathan Willis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Bryan Swink (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Canning (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Michael Blair (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Justin Burr (tiring) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Greaves (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Keith Hersom (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Jerry Frye (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Kansas | Michael Blair scores on a fadeaway in the lane | 50-32 |
| 15:06 | LSU | John Canning hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 50-32 |
| 15:05 | LSU | John Canning can't tip it in | 50-32 |
| 15:03 | Kansas | William Greaves grabs the board | 50-32 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 15:00 | Kansas | John Canning steals the ball from William Greaves in the backcourt | 50-32 |
| 14:35 | LSU | Joseph Bridge scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 52-32 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 14:28 | Kansas | Michael Blair knocks in the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Jerry Frye | 52-34 |
| 14:07 | LSU | Joseph Bridge misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Justin Burr - foul #3 on Justin Burr, team foul #1 | 52-34 |
| Subs | LSU | Sterling Davis (PG), Bobby Pedraza (SF), Herbert Corea (PF), Joshua McLester (C) Russell Gillon, Jonathan Willis, Bryan Swink, John Canning | |
| Subs | Kansas | Kenneth Fox (SG), Michael Ostroski (PF), Yong Ching (C) Michael Blair, Keith Hersom, Jerry Frye | |
| 14:07 | LSU | Joseph Bridge makes the 1st free throw | 53-34 |
| 14:07 | LSU | Joseph Bridge makes the 2nd free throw | 54-34 |
| 14:04 | Kansas | Joseph Bridge steals it from Kenneth Fox in the backcourt | 54-34 |
| 14:03 | LSU | Bobby Pedraza banks in the layup set up by Joseph Bridge | 56-34 |
| 13:43 | Kansas | William Greaves blows the dunk | 56-34 |
| 13:42 | Kansas | Yong Ching grabs the offensive board | 56-34 |
| 13:33 | Kansas | Justin Burr knocks in the jumpshot from the right side | 56-36 |
| 13:08 | LSU | Bobby Pedraza misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by William Greaves - foul #1 on William Greaves, team foul #2 | 56-36 |
| Subs | LSU | Walter Hoover (SG) Joseph Bridge | |
| Subs | Kansas | Michael Blair (PG), Freddie Dudash (SF), Jerry Frye (C) Kenneth Fox, William Greaves, Yong Ching | |
| 13:08 | LSU | Bobby Pedraza makes the 1st free throw | 57-36 |
| 13:08 | LSU | Bobby Pedraza makes the 2nd free throw | 58-36 |
| 12:57 | Kansas | Jerry Frye is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 58-36 |
| 12:55 | LSU | Herbert Corea grabs the defensive rebound | 58-36 |
| 12:29 | LSU | Herbert Corea misses short on an open driving attempt from the baseline | 58-36 |
| 12:27 | LSU | Bobby Pedraza snags the offensive board | 58-36 |
| 12:02 | LSU | Michael Blair is called for the reach on Sterling Davis - foul #1 on Michael Blair, team foul #3 | 58-36 |
| Subs | LSU | Terrence Schaaf (PF) Herbert Corea | |
| Subs | Kansas | William Greaves (SF), Yong Ching (C) Freddie Dudash, Jerry Frye | |
| 11:44 | LSU | Joshua McLester is denied on a dunk by Michael Ostroski | 58-36 |
| 11:42 | Kansas | Yong Ching gets the rebound | 58-36 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Sterling Davis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Walter Hoover (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Bobby Pedraza (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - Terrence Schaaf (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joshua McLester (tiring) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Michael Blair (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Justin Burr (tired) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - William Greaves (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Ostroski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Yong Ching (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Kansas | Joshua McLester is called for the reach on Yong Ching - foul #4 on Joshua McLester, team foul #2 | 58-36 |
| Subs | LSU | Russell Gillon (PG) Sterling Davis | |
| Subs | Kansas | Jerry Frye (C) Yong Ching | |
| 11:22 | Kansas | Justin Burr drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Michael Blair and he's fouled by Walter Hoover - foul #2 on Walter Hoover, team foul #3 | 58-38 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Kansas | Stephen Teeple (SF) William Greaves | |
| 11:22 | Kansas | Justin Burr misses the free throw | 58-38 |
| 11:22 | LSU | The rebound goes to Walter Hoover | 58-38 |
| 10:59 | LSU | Walter Hoover buries a fadeaway from the baseline and he's hacked by Justin Burr - foul #4 on Justin Burr, team foul #4 | 60-38 |
| Subs | LSU | John Canning (C) Joshua McLester | |
| Subs | Kansas | Kenneth Fox (SG), William Greaves (SF), Keith Hersom (PF), Yong Ching (C) Justin Burr, Stephen Teeple, Michael Ostroski, Jerry Frye | |
| 10:59 | LSU | Walter Hoover makes the free throw | 61-38 |
| 10:45 | Kansas | Yong Ching misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 61-38 |
| 10:43 | Kansas | Yong Ching tips it back up and in | 61-40 |
| 10:16 | LSU | The short jumper by Walter Hoover is denied by William Greaves | 61-40 |
| 10:14 | Kansas | The rebound goes to Keith Hersom | 61-40 |
| 10:06 | Kansas | A charge is called on Yong Ching - foul #1 on Yong Ching, team foul #5 | 61-40 |
| Subs | LSU | Sterling Davis (PG), Jonathan Willis (SF), Herbert Corea (PF) Russell Gillon, Bobby Pedraza, Terrence Schaaf | |
| Subs | Kansas | Freddie Dudash (SF), Michael Ostroski (PF), Jerry Frye (C) William Greaves, Keith Hersom, Yong Ching | |
| 09:47 | LSU | Herbert Corea is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Fox - foul #2 on Kenneth Fox, team foul #6 | 61-40 |
| Subs | LSU | Joshua McLester (C) John Canning | |
| Subs | Kansas | Bryan Shelley (PG) Michael Blair | |
| 09:25 | LSU | Walter Hoover is hacked by Kenneth Fox - foul #3 on Kenneth Fox, team foul #7 | 61-40 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Kansas | Michael Blair (PG), William Greaves (SF) Kenneth Fox, Freddie Dudash | |
| 09:25 | LSU | Walter Hoover makes the 1st free throw | 62-40 |
| 09:25 | LSU | Walter Hoover makes the 2nd free throw | 63-40 |
| 09:12 | Kansas | Michael Blair hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the left corner | 63-40 |
| 09:10 | LSU | Herbert Corea gets the rebound | 63-40 |
| 08:49 | LSU | Jerry Frye takes the ball from Jonathan Willis | 63-40 |
| 08:33 | Kansas | Michael Blair misses the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Sterling Davis - foul #3 on Sterling Davis, team foul #4 | 63-40 |
| Subs | LSU | Russell Gillon (PG), Joseph Bridge (SG), Bobby Pedraza (SF), Terrence Schaaf (PF), Bryan Swink (C) Sterling Davis, Walter Hoover, Jonathan Willis, Herbert Corea, Joshua McLester | |
| Subs | Kansas | Kenneth Fox (SG), Freddie Dudash (SF), Keith Hersom (PF) Bryan Shelley, William Greaves, Michael Ostroski | |
| 08:33 | Kansas | Michael Blair makes the 1st free throw | 63-41 |
| 08:33 | Kansas | Michael Blair makes the 2nd free throw | 63-42 |
| 08:07 | LSU | Russell Gillon is hacked by Freddie Dudash - foul #1 on Freddie Dudash, team foul #8 | 63-42 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Kansas | Michael Ostroski (PF), Yong Ching (C) Keith Hersom, Jerry Frye | |
| 08:07 | LSU | Russell Gillon makes the 1st free throw | 64-42 |
| 08:07 | LSU | Russell Gillon misses the 2nd free throw | 64-42 |
| 08:07 | Kansas | Michael Ostroski gets the rebound | 64-42 |
| 07:52 | Kansas | Freddie Dudash blows the dunk | 64-42 |
| 07:51 | LSU | Bryan Swink gets the rebound | 64-42 |
| 07:25 | LSU | Joseph Bridge throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-42 |
| Subs | LSU | Herbert Corea (PF), John Canning (C) Terrence Schaaf, Bryan Swink | |
| Subs | Kansas | Justin Burr (SG), William Greaves (SF), Keith Hersom (PF), Jerry Frye (C) Kenneth Fox, Freddie Dudash, Michael Ostroski, Yong Ching | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Russell Gillon (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Bridge (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SF - Bobby Pedraza (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - Herbert Corea (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - John Canning (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Michael Blair (tired) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Justin Burr (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - William Greaves (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Keith Hersom (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Jerry Frye (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:04 | Kansas | Michael Blair drills a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Jerry Frye | 64-44 |
| 06:43 | LSU | Joseph Bridge misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 64-44 |
| 06:42 | LSU | John Canning snags the offensive board | 64-44 |
| 06:26 | LSU | John Canning makes the floater from close range set up by Russell Gillon and he's hacked by Michael Blair - foul #2 on Michael Blair, team foul #9 | 66-44 |
| Subs | LSU | Sterling Davis (PG), Walter Hoover (SG), Jonathan Willis (SF) Russell Gillon, Joseph Bridge, Bobby Pedraza | |
| Subs | Kansas | Bryan Shelley (PG), Freddie Dudash (SF), Michael Ostroski (PF) Michael Blair, William Greaves, Keith Hersom | |
| 06:26 | LSU | John Canning makes the free throw | 67-44 |
| 06:06 | Kansas | Michael Ostroski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 67-44 |
| 06:04 | LSU | Walter Hoover pulls down the rebound | 67-44 |
| 05:41 | LSU | John Canning misses the lay-in | 67-44 |
| 05:40 | Kansas | The rebound goes to Freddie Dudash | 67-44 |
| 05:26 | Kansas | Justin Burr comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 67-44 |
| 05:24 | LSU | John Canning grabs the defensive rebound | 67-44 |
| 05:01 | LSU | Michael Ostroski is called for the reach on Sterling Davis - foul #1 on Michael Ostroski, team foul #10 | 67-44 |
| Subs | LSU | Joseph Bridge (SG), Bobby Pedraza (SF), Terrence Schaaf (PF), Bryan Swink (C) Walter Hoover, Jonathan Willis, Herbert Corea, John Canning | |
| Subs | Kansas | Michael Blair (PG), William Greaves (SF), Keith Hersom (PF), Yong Ching (C) Bryan Shelley, Freddie Dudash, Michael Ostroski, Jerry Frye | |
| 05:01 | LSU | Sterling Davis makes the 1st free throw | 68-44 |
| 05:01 | LSU | Sterling Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 68-44 |
| 05:01 | Kansas | Yong Ching pulls down the rebound | 68-44 |
| 04:56 | Kansas | William Greaves misses badly on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Bobby Pedraza - foul #1 on Bobby Pedraza, team foul #5 | 68-44 |
| Subs | LSU | Russell Gillon (PG) Sterling Davis | |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| 04:56 | Kansas | William Greaves makes the 1st free throw | 68-45 |
| 04:56 | Kansas | William Greaves misses the 2nd free throw | 68-45 |
| 04:56 | LSU | Bobby Pedraza pulls down the rebound | 68-45 |
| 04:27 | LSU | Bobby Pedraza is hacked by William Greaves - foul #2 on William Greaves, team foul #11 | 68-45 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Kansas | Michael Ostroski (PF), Jerry Frye (C) Keith Hersom, Yong Ching | |
| 04:27 | LSU | Bobby Pedraza makes the 1st free throw | 69-45 |
| 04:27 | LSU | Bobby Pedraza makes the 2nd free throw | 70-45 |
| 04:16 | Kansas | Jerry Frye connects on the turnaround from the right block and the foul's on Bryan Swink - foul #1 on Bryan Swink, team foul #6 | 70-47 |
| Subs | LSU | Joshua McLester (C) Bryan Swink | |
| Subs | Kansas | Keith Hersom (PF) Michael Ostroski | |
| 04:16 | Kansas | Jerry Frye makes the free throw | 70-48 |
| 03:47 | LSU | Bobby Pedraza scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 73-48 |
| 03:37 | Kansas | Justin Burr clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 73-48 |
| 03:35 | LSU | Joshua McLester grabs the defensive rebound | 73-48 |
| 03:12 | LSU | Joseph Bridge hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 73-48 |
| 03:11 | Kansas | Michael Blair grabs the board | 73-48 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Russell Gillon (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Bridge (tiring) 8 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SF - Bobby Pedraza (tiring) 17 pts. 1 ast. PF - Terrence Schaaf (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joshua McLester (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Michael Blair (tired) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Justin Burr (tired) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - William Greaves (tired) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Keith Hersom (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Jerry Frye (tired) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Kansas | Michael Blair clanks a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Bobby Pedraza - foul #2 on Bobby Pedraza, team foul #7 | 73-48 |
| Subs | LSU | Sterling Davis (PG), Walter Hoover (SG), Jonathan Willis (SF), Bryan Swink (PF) Russell Gillon, Joseph Bridge, Bobby Pedraza, Terrence Schaaf | |
| Subs | Kansas | Freddie Dudash (SF), Michael Ostroski (PF), Yong Ching (C) William Greaves, Keith Hersom, Jerry Frye | |
| 03:06 | Kansas | Michael Blair makes the 1st free throw | 73-49 |
| 03:06 | Kansas | Michael Blair makes the 2nd free throw | 73-50 |
| 02:41 | LSU | Walter Hoover misses the floater from just outside the lane | 73-50 |
| 02:40 | Kansas | Freddie Dudash grabs the defensive rebound | 73-50 |
| 02:16 | Kansas | Freddie Dudash clanks a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Bryan Swink - foul #2 on Bryan Swink, team foul #8 | 73-50 |
| Subs | LSU | Herbert Corea (PF), John Canning (C) Bryan Swink, Joshua McLester | |
| Subs | Kansas | Jerry Frye (C) Yong Ching | |
| 02:16 | Kansas | Freddie Dudash misses the 1st free throw | 73-50 |
| 02:16 | Kansas | Freddie Dudash makes the 2nd free throw | 73-51 |
| 01:48 | LSU | Jonathan Willis double dribbles | 73-51 |
| Subs | LSU | Bobby Pedraza (SF), Joshua McLester (C) Jonathan Willis, John Canning | |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:33 | Kansas | Sterling Davis is called for the reach on Michael Blair - foul #4 on Sterling Davis, team foul #9 | 73-51 |
| 01:33 | Kansas | Michael Blair makes the 1st free throw | 73-52 |
| 01:33 | Kansas | Michael Blair makes the 2nd free throw | 73-53 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:08 | LSU | Herbert Corea misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 73-53 |
| 01:06 | LSU | Joshua McLester grabs the offensive board | 73-53 |
| 00:45 | LSU | Sterling Davis makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Herbert Corea | 75-53 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Kansas | Freddie Dudash is hacked by Bobby Pedraza in the backcourt - foul #3 on Bobby Pedraza, team foul #10 | 75-53 |
| 00:42 | Kansas | Freddie Dudash makes the 1st free throw | 75-54 |
| 00:42 | Kansas | Freddie Dudash misses the 2nd free throw | 75-54 |
| 00:42 | LSU | Herbert Corea pulls down the rebound | 75-54 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:16 | LSU | Joshua McLester clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 75-54 |
| 00:14 | Kansas | Freddie Dudash grabs the board | 75-54 |
| 00:08 | Kansas | Michael Blair makes the turnaround in the paint | 75-56 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Sterling Davis runs out the clock | 75-56 |