| Lineup | LSU | PG - Gustavo Martin (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Giles (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Marcos Espinoza (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Harry Sweeting (fresh) 4 pts. C - Charles McCormic (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Neal Niblett (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Greer (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Havel (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Walker Butters (fresh) 2 reb. C - Zachary Kessler (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | David Havel inbounds the ball | 43-30 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Central Michigan | Walker Butters misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Gustavo Martin - foul #1 on Gustavo Martin, team foul #1 | 43-30 |
| 19:42 | Central Michigan | Walker Butters misses the 1st free throw | 43-30 |
| 19:42 | Central Michigan | Walker Butters makes the 2nd free throw | 43-31 |
| 19:34 | LSU | Harry Sweeting misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-31 |
| 19:33 | LSU | Gustavo Martin tips it in | 45-31 |
| 19:13 | Central Michigan | Charles McCormic steals the ball from Richard Greer | 45-31 |
| 18:50 | LSU | Marcos Espinoza misses the floater from close range | 45-31 |
| 18:49 | Central Michigan | Walker Butters grabs the defensive rebound | 45-31 |
| 18:43 | Central Michigan | Neal Niblett scores on a floater in the paint and the foul's on Harry Sweeting - foul #2 on Harry Sweeting, team foul #2 | 45-33 |
| 18:43 | Central Michigan | Neal Niblett misses the free throw | 45-33 |
| 18:43 | LSU | Daniel Giles pulls down the rebound | 45-33 |
| 18:26 | LSU | Zachary Kessler swats the layup by Marcos Espinoza | 45-33 |
| 18:25 | Central Michigan | David Havel gets the rebound | 45-33 |
| 17:59 | Central Michigan | Charles McCormic picks off the pass by David Havel | 45-33 |
| 17:39 | LSU | Gustavo Martin misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 45-33 |
| 17:37 | Central Michigan | Richard Greer snags the defensive board | 45-33 |
| 17:32 | Central Michigan | Neal Niblett comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-33 |
| 17:30 | Central Michigan | Zachary Kessler hits the follow up shot | 45-35 |
| 17:21 | LSU | Zachary Kessler blocks the short jumper by Daniel Giles | 45-35 |
| 17:19 | Central Michigan | Walker Butters gets the rebound | 45-35 |
| 17:02 | Central Michigan | Neal Niblett misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-35 |
| 17:00 | Central Michigan | Walker Butters grabs the offensive rebound | 45-35 |
| 16:54 | Central Michigan | Richard Greer hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-35 |
| 16:53 | LSU | Gustavo Martin snags the defensive board | 45-35 |
| 16:49 | LSU | Harry Sweeting misses the lay-in | 45-35 |
| 16:47 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to David Havel | 45-35 |
| 16:39 | Central Michigan | Walker Butters loses the ball out of bounds | 45-35 |
| Subs | LSU | James Gardner (PG), Edward Wallace (SG), Robert Gilman (SF), James Sherman (PF), Johnnie Hunt (C) Gustavo Martin, Daniel Giles, Marcos Espinoza, Harry Sweeting, Charles McCormic | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Dunkel (PG), Zlatko Gostomski (SG), Brian Robey (SF), Ruben Harrill (PF), Richard Wright (C) Neal Niblett, Richard Greer, David Havel, Walker Butters, Zachary Kessler | |
| 16:13 | LSU | Edward Wallace hits a driving attempt from close range set up by James Sherman and he's fouled by Brian Robey - foul #3 on Brian Robey, team foul #1 | 47-35 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Havel (SF) Brian Robey | |
| 16:13 | LSU | Edward Wallace misses the free throw | 47-35 |
| 16:13 | LSU | Johnnie Hunt snags the offensive board | 47-35 |
| 16:03 | LSU | Robert Gilman can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-35 |
| 16:02 | LSU | Johnnie Hunt tips it home | 49-35 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Gardner (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Edward Wallace (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Robert Gilman (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Sherman (fresh) 2 ast. C - Johnnie Hunt (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - David Dunkel (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Zlatko Gostomski (fresh) 5 pts. SF - David Havel (fairly fresh) 5 reb. PF - Ruben Harrill (fresh) C - Richard Wright (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Central Michigan | Zlatko Gostomski misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-35 |
| 15:35 | LSU | James Sherman pulls down the rebound | 49-35 |
| 15:28 | LSU | James Sherman buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by James Gardner | 52-35 |
| 15:18 | Central Michigan | David Dunkel comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 52-35 |
| 15:17 | LSU | The rebound goes to Johnnie Hunt | 52-35 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 15:11 | LSU | Edward Wallace hits a jump hook in the lane | 54-35 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 14:53 | Central Michigan | Ruben Harrill misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 54-35 |
| 14:51 | LSU | James Gardner gets the rebound | 54-35 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 14:30 | LSU | Edward Wallace is hacked by Zlatko Gostomski - foul #2 on Zlatko Gostomski, team foul #2 | 54-35 |
| Subs | LSU | Gustavo Martin (PG), Daniel Giles (SG), Harry Sweeting (PF), Charles McCormic (C) James Gardner, Robert Gilman, James Sherman, Johnnie Hunt | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Neal Niblett (PG), Brian Robey (SF), Walker Butters (PF), Zachary Kessler (C) Zlatko Gostomski, David Havel, Ruben Harrill, Richard Wright | |
| 14:01 | LSU | Gustavo Martin buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Charles McCormic | 57-35 |
| 13:51 | Central Michigan | Walker Butters comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-35 |
| 13:50 | LSU | The rebound goes to Gustavo Martin | 57-35 |
| 13:32 | LSU | Edward Wallace's fadeaway is rejected by Walker Butters | 57-35 |
| 13:30 | Central Michigan | David Dunkel gets the rebound | 57-35 |
| 13:26 | Central Michigan | David Dunkel drills a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Neal Niblett | 57-37 |
| 12:58 | LSU | Gustavo Martin is fouled on the floor by Zachary Kessler - foul #1 on Zachary Kessler, team foul #3 | 57-37 |
| Subs | LSU | James Gardner (SG), Marcos Espinoza (SF), Johnnie Hunt (C) Daniel Giles, Edward Wallace, Charles McCormic | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Zlatko Gostomski (PG), Richard Greer (SG), Ruben Harrill (C) Neal Niblett, David Dunkel, Zachary Kessler | |
| 12:38 | LSU | Gustavo Martin makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-37 |
| 12:22 | Central Michigan | Zlatko Gostomski steps out of bounds on the sideline | 60-37 |
| Subs | LSU | James Sherman (PF) Harry Sweeting | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Richard Wright (C) Zlatko Gostomski | |
| 11:57 | LSU | Marcos Espinoza drills a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Gustavo Martin | 62-37 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Gustavo Martin (fresh) 21 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Gardner (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Marcos Espinoza (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Sherman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. C - Johnnie Hunt (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Brian Robey (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Greer (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ruben Harrill (fresh) PF - Walker Butters (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Wright (fresh) | |
| 11:43 | Central Michigan | Brian Robey buries a driving attempt near the basket | 62-39 |
| 11:20 | LSU | Marcos Espinoza clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 62-39 |
| 11:19 | Central Michigan | Richard Wright pulls down the rebound | 62-39 |
| 11:12 | Central Michigan | Richard Wright hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 62-39 |
| 11:11 | Central Michigan | Richard Wright pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-39 |
| 11:00 | Central Michigan | Richard Wright blows the layup | 62-39 |
| 10:59 | Central Michigan | Richard Greer tips it in | 62-41 |
| 10:30 | LSU | Gustavo Martin misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Brian Robey - foul #4 on Brian Robey, team foul #4 | 62-41 |
| Subs | LSU | Daniel Giles (SG), Robert Gilman (SF), Harry Sweeting (PF), Charles McCormic (C) James Gardner, Marcos Espinoza, James Sherman, Johnnie Hunt | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Neal Niblett (PG), David Dunkel (SG), David Havel (SF), Shawn Davis (PF), Zachary Kessler (C) Brian Robey, Richard Greer, Ruben Harrill, Walker Butters, Richard Wright | |
| 10:30 | LSU | Gustavo Martin makes the 1st free throw | 63-41 |
| 10:30 | LSU | Gustavo Martin makes the 2nd free throw | 64-41 |
| 10:16 | Central Michigan | David Havel clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 64-41 |
| 10:14 | LSU | The rebound goes to Gustavo Martin | 64-41 |
| 09:54 | LSU | Charles McCormic travels with the ball | 64-41 |
| Subs | LSU | Edward Wallace (PG) Gustavo Martin | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 09:40 | Central Michigan | David Havel travels with the ball | 64-41 |
| 09:11 | LSU | Harry Sweeting can't finish the layup but the foul's on Shawn Davis - foul #1 on Shawn Davis, team foul #5 | 64-41 |
| Subs | LSU | James Gardner (PG) Edward Wallace | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Richard Greer (SG) David Dunkel | |
| 09:11 | LSU | Harry Sweeting misses the 1st free throw | 64-41 |
| 09:11 | LSU | Harry Sweeting makes the 2nd free throw | 65-41 |
| 08:56 | Central Michigan | Neal Niblett is hacked by Robert Gilman - foul #1 on Robert Gilman, team foul #3 | 65-41 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Walker Butters (PF) Shawn Davis | |
| 08:43 | Central Michigan | Richard Greer is whistled for a carry | 65-41 |
| Subs | LSU | Edward Wallace (SF), Johnnie Hunt (C) Robert Gilman, Charles McCormic | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Dunkel (SF) David Havel | |
| 08:23 | LSU | Johnnie Hunt makes the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Edward Wallace | 67-41 |
| 08:11 | Central Michigan | David Dunkel misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 67-41 |
| 08:09 | Central Michigan | Walker Butters tips it home | 67-43 |
| 07:49 | LSU | Edward Wallace hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Zachary Kessler - foul #2 on Zachary Kessler, team foul #6 | 67-43 |
| Subs | LSU | Gustavo Martin (PG), Marcos Espinoza (SF), James Sherman (PF) James Gardner, Daniel Giles, Harry Sweeting | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Brian Robey (PG), Ruben Harrill (SF), Richard Wright (C) Neal Niblett, Richard Greer, Zachary Kessler | |
| 07:49 | LSU | Edward Wallace makes the 1st free throw | 68-43 |
| 07:49 | LSU | Edward Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 69-43 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Gustavo Martin (fresh) 23 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edward Wallace (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marcos Espinoza (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Sherman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. C - Johnnie Hunt (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Brian Robey (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - David Dunkel (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Ruben Harrill (fresh) PF - Walker Butters (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Wright (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Central Michigan | Brian Robey misses the lay-in but he's fouled by James Sherman - foul #1 on James Sherman, team foul #4 | 69-43 |
| 07:33 | Central Michigan | Brian Robey makes the 1st free throw | 69-44 |
| 07:33 | Central Michigan | Brian Robey makes the 2nd free throw | 69-45 |
| 07:12 | LSU | Edward Wallace clanks a turnaround in the lane | 69-45 |
| 07:11 | Central Michigan | Walker Butters snags the defensive board | 69-45 |
| 07:06 | Central Michigan | James Sherman is called for the reach on Richard Wright - foul #2 on James Sherman, team foul #5 | 69-45 |
| Subs | LSU | Charles McCormic (C) Johnnie Hunt | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Zlatko Gostomski (SG), David Havel (SF) David Dunkel, Richard Wright | |
| 06:57 | Central Michigan | Ruben Harrill comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 69-45 |
| 06:56 | LSU | Edward Wallace gets the rebound | 69-45 |
| 06:33 | LSU | David Havel steals it from Gustavo Martin | 69-45 |
| 06:19 | Central Michigan | Zlatko Gostomski misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 69-45 |
| 06:18 | LSU | Charles McCormic pulls down the rebound | 69-45 |
| 05:50 | LSU | Edward Wallace is fouled on the floor by Brian Robey - foul #5 on Brian Robey, team foul #7 | 69-45 |
| Subs | LSU | Daniel Giles (SG), Robert Gilman (SF), Harry Sweeting (PF), Johnnie Hunt (C) Gustavo Martin, Marcos Espinoza, James Sherman, Charles McCormic | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Dunkel (PG), Richard Wright (PF), Lowell Cantrell (C) Brian Robey, David Havel, Walker Butters | |
| 05:50 | LSU | Edward Wallace makes the 1st free throw | 70-45 |
| 05:50 | LSU | Edward Wallace misses the 2nd free throw | 70-45 |
| 05:50 | Central Michigan | Lowell Cantrell snags the defensive board | 70-45 |
| 05:26 | Central Michigan | David Dunkel comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 70-45 |
| 05:25 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to David Dunkel | 70-45 |
| 05:19 | Central Michigan | David Dunkel lays it up and in | 70-47 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:56 | LSU | Robert Gilman misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 70-47 |
| 04:55 | LSU | Daniel Giles grabs the offensive board | 70-47 |
| 04:35 | LSU | Edward Wallace banks in the layup on a great pass from Daniel Giles and he's hacked by Lowell Cantrell - foul #1 on Lowell Cantrell, team foul #8 | 72-47 |
| Subs | LSU | Gustavo Martin (PG), Charles McCormic (C) Daniel Giles, Johnnie Hunt | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 04:35 | LSU | Edward Wallace makes the free throw | 73-47 |
| 04:22 | Central Michigan | David Dunkel makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ruben Harrill | 73-49 |
| 03:59 | LSU | Lowell Cantrell swats the dunk try by Edward Wallace | 73-49 |
| 03:57 | Central Michigan | David Dunkel snags the defensive board | 73-49 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:38 | Central Michigan | Zlatko Gostomski's fadeaway is rejected by Charles McCormic | 73-49 |
| 03:36 | LSU | Charles McCormic grabs the defensive rebound | 73-49 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Gustavo Martin (fresh) 23 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edward Wallace (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Gilman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Harry Sweeting (fresh) 5 pts. C - Charles McCormic (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - David Dunkel (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SG - Zlatko Gostomski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ruben Harrill (tiring) PF - Richard Wright (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Lowell Cantrell (fairly fresh) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:23 | LSU | Charles McCormic connects on the jump hook from the right block set up by Robert Gilman and the foul's on Lowell Cantrell - foul #2 on Lowell Cantrell, team foul #9 | 75-49 |
| Subs | LSU | Daniel Giles (SG), Marcos Espinoza (SF), James Sherman (PF) Edward Wallace, Robert Gilman, Harry Sweeting | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Shawn Davis (PF) Lowell Cantrell | |
| 03:23 | LSU | Charles McCormic makes the free throw | 76-49 |
| 02:58 | Central Michigan | Zlatko Gostomski's pass is intercepted by Daniel Giles | 76-49 |
| 02:54 | LSU | Daniel Giles throws it down | 78-49 |
| 02:47 | Central Michigan | Shawn Davis loses the dribble to Charles McCormic | 78-49 |
| 02:23 | LSU | Marcos Espinoza misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 78-49 |
| 02:21 | Central Michigan | Shawn Davis pulls down the rebound | 78-49 |
| 02:17 | Central Michigan | Zlatko Gostomski loses the dribble to Gustavo Martin | 78-49 |
| 02:05 | LSU | Charles McCormic drills a driving attempt from close range set up by Daniel Giles | 80-49 |
| 01:55 | Central Michigan | David Dunkel hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Shawn Davis | 80-51 |
| 01:53 | LSU | Gustavo Martin is fouled in the backcourt by David Dunkel - foul #2 on David Dunkel, team foul #10 | 80-51 |
| Subs | LSU | Harry Sweeting (PF) James Sherman | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Lowell Cantrell (C) Shawn Davis | |
| 01:53 | LSU | Gustavo Martin makes the 1st free throw | 81-51 |
| 01:53 | LSU | Gustavo Martin misses the 2nd free throw | 81-51 |
| 01:53 | LSU | Harry Sweeting grabs the offensive board | 81-51 |
| 01:40 | LSU | Zlatko Gostomski steals the ball from Gustavo Martin | 81-51 |
| 01:35 | Central Michigan | Zlatko Gostomski's pass is intercepted by Daniel Giles | 81-51 |
| 01:32 | LSU | Daniel Giles jams it | 83-51 |
| 01:10 | Central Michigan | Harry Sweeting is called for the reach on Zlatko Gostomski - foul #3 on Harry Sweeting, team foul #6 | 83-51 |
| 01:00 | Central Michigan | Richard Wright connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Lowell Cantrell and he's hacked by Harry Sweeting - foul #4 on Harry Sweeting, team foul #7 | 83-53 |
| 01:00 | Central Michigan | Richard Wright makes the free throw | 83-54 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:34 | LSU | Harry Sweeting is fouled on the floor by Ruben Harrill - foul #2 on Ruben Harrill, team foul #11 | 83-54 |
| 00:34 | LSU | Harry Sweeting makes the 1st free throw | 84-54 |
| 00:34 | LSU | Harry Sweeting makes the 2nd free throw | 85-54 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Central Michigan | David Dunkel can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 85-54 |
| 00:25 | LSU | Charles McCormic pulls down the rebound | 85-54 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Gustavo Martin runs out the clock | 85-54 |