| Lineup | LSU | PG - Kenneth Clift (fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. SG - Roger Neu (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Santiago Jimenez (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Meaux (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Anthony Difranco (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Louis Curry (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Watkins (fresh) SF - Tony Crafts (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James King (fresh) C - Paul Buser (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Colorado State | Tony Crafts inbounds the ball | 30-15 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| 19:40 | Colorado State | James King lays it in set up by Louis Curry | 30-17 |
| 19:20 | LSU | Kenneth Clift misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-17 |
| 19:18 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Meaux | 30-17 |
| 18:53 | LSU | Anthony Difranco hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on David Watkins - foul #1 on David Watkins, team foul #1 | 30-17 |
| 18:53 | LSU | Anthony Difranco makes the 1st free throw | 31-17 |
| 18:53 | LSU | Anthony Difranco misses the 2nd free throw | 31-17 |
| 18:53 | Colorado State | Paul Buser grabs the board | 31-17 |
| 18:32 | Colorado State | Paul Buser misses badly on a floater in the paint | 31-17 |
| 18:31 | Colorado State | Tony Crafts grabs the offensive rebound | 31-17 |
| 18:07 | Colorado State | Paul Buser throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-17 |
| 17:49 | LSU | Santiago Jimenez hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the left wing | 31-17 |
| 17:48 | LSU | Kenneth Clift hits the follow up shot | 33-17 |
| 17:23 | Colorado State | Michael Meaux denies the turnaround by Louis Curry | 33-17 |
| 17:22 | Colorado State | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Buser | 33-17 |
| 17:07 | Colorado State | The jump hook by Paul Buser is blocked by Anthony Difranco | 33-17 |
| 17:06 | LSU | The rebound goes to Santiago Jimenez | 33-17 |
| 16:42 | LSU | Santiago Jimenez knocks in the floater near the basket on a great pass from Kenneth Clift | 35-17 |
| 16:20 | Colorado State | Louis Curry hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-17 |
| 16:19 | LSU | Anthony Difranco grabs the defensive rebound | 35-17 |
| 15:53 | LSU | Roger Neu clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-17 |
| 15:51 | LSU | Santiago Jimenez pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-17 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Kenneth Clift (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Roger Neu (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Santiago Jimenez (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Meaux (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Anthony Difranco (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Louis Curry (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Watkins (fairly fresh) SF - Tony Crafts (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James King (fresh) 2 pts. C - Paul Buser (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:32 | LSU | Anthony Difranco drills a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Kenneth Clift | 37-17 |
| 15:11 | Colorado State | Paul Buser misses the driving attempt near the basket | 37-17 |
| 15:10 | Colorado State | James King tips it in | 37-19 |
| 14:44 | LSU | Michael Meaux connects on the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Kenneth Clift | 39-19 |
| 14:16 | Colorado State | David Watkins makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-22 |
| 13:53 | LSU | Kenneth Clift misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-22 |
| 13:51 | Colorado State | James King snags the defensive board | 39-22 |
| 13:30 | Colorado State | Louis Curry makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 39-24 |
| 13:01 | LSU | Michael Meaux buries a fadeaway from the left block set up by Roger Neu | 41-24 |
| 12:46 | Colorado State | James King misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 41-24 |
| 12:44 | LSU | Roger Neu grabs the board | 41-24 |
| 12:24 | LSU | Kenneth Clift clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Tony Crafts - foul #2 on Tony Crafts, team foul #2 | 41-24 |
| Subs | LSU | Thomas Munguia (PF), Michael Frye (C) Michael Meaux, Anthony Difranco | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Robert Werth (PG), Billy Anderson (SG), Oscar Davis (SF), William Washington (PF), Marc Elizondo (C) Louis Curry, David Watkins, Tony Crafts, James King, Paul Buser | |
| 12:24 | LSU | Kenneth Clift makes the 1st free throw | 42-24 |
| 12:24 | LSU | Kenneth Clift makes the 2nd free throw | 43-24 |
| 12:02 | Colorado State | Michael Frye picks off the pass by Marc Elizondo | 43-24 |
| 11:47 | LSU | Santiago Jimenez hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 43-24 |
| 11:45 | Colorado State | Oscar Davis snags the defensive board | 43-24 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Kenneth Clift (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Roger Neu (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Santiago Jimenez (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Thomas Munguia (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Frye (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Robert Werth (fresh) SG - Billy Anderson (fresh) SF - Oscar Davis (fresh) 2 reb. PF - William Washington (fresh) C - Marc Elizondo (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:41 | Colorado State | Robert Werth is fouled in the backcourt by Roger Neu - foul #3 on Roger Neu, team foul #1 | 43-24 |
| 11:18 | Colorado State | Marc Elizondo makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Robert Werth | 43-26 |
| 10:49 | LSU | Kenneth Clift splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-26 |
| 10:48 | Colorado State | Oscar Davis pulls down the rebound | 43-26 |
| 10:31 | Colorado State | Oscar Davis is hacked by Roger Neu - foul #4 on Roger Neu, team foul #2 | 43-26 |
| Subs | LSU | Swietomierz Zemon (PG), Cameron Smith (SG) Kenneth Clift, Roger Neu | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Louis Curry (PG), Tony Crafts (SF), Paul Buser (C) Robert Werth, Oscar Davis, Marc Elizondo | |
| 10:19 | Colorado State | Billy Anderson makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-29 |
| 09:51 | LSU | Cameron Smith can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-29 |
| 09:50 | LSU | Thomas Munguia hits the follow up shot | 45-29 |
| 09:28 | Colorado State | Paul Buser connects on the fadeaway near the basket | 45-31 |
| 09:08 | LSU | Michael Frye misses the jump hook in the lane but the foul's on William Washington - foul #2 on William Washington, team foul #3 | 45-31 |
| Subs | LSU | Kenneth Clift (PG), Michael Meaux (PF) Santiago Jimenez, Thomas Munguia | |
| Subs | Colorado State | David Watkins (SG), James King (PF) Billy Anderson, William Washington | |
| 09:08 | LSU | Michael Frye misses the 1st free throw | 45-31 |
| 09:08 | LSU | Michael Frye misses the 2nd free throw | 45-31 |
| 09:08 | Colorado State | James King gets the rebound | 45-31 |
| 08:39 | Colorado State | Swietomierz Zemon steals it from David Watkins | 45-31 |
| 08:20 | LSU | David Watkins steps in front of the Kenneth Clift pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 45-31 |
| 08:17 | Colorado State | David Watkins throws it down | 45-33 |
| 07:53 | LSU | Michael Meaux comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 45-33 |
| 07:52 | Colorado State | James King gets the rebound | 45-33 |
| 07:35 | Colorado State | Louis Curry buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by James King | 45-36 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Kenneth Clift (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Swietomierz Zemon (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Cameron Smith (fresh) PF - Michael Meaux (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Frye (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Louis Curry (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Watkins (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Tony Crafts (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - James King (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Buser (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:14 | LSU | Kenneth Clift hits a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Michael Frye | 47-36 |
| 06:45 | Colorado State | James King is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on James King, team foul #4 | 47-36 |
| Subs | LSU | Roger Neu (SG), Santiago Jimenez (SF), Anthony Difranco (C) Swietomierz Zemon, Cameron Smith, Michael Frye | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Oscar Davis (SF), Marc Elizondo (C) Tony Crafts, Paul Buser | |
| 06:27 | LSU | Santiago Jimenez misses short on a shot from the left side | 47-36 |
| 06:26 | Colorado State | Oscar Davis pulls down the rebound | 47-36 |
| 06:09 | Colorado State | Marc Elizondo hits a pull-up jumper from the right side | 47-38 |
| 05:51 | LSU | Kenneth Clift scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Roger Neu | 50-38 |
| 05:31 | Colorado State | James King clanks a floater from the left wing | 50-38 |
| 05:29 | Colorado State | James King gets the offensive rebound | 50-38 |
| 05:00 | Colorado State | Marc Elizondo hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 50-38 |
| 04:59 | LSU | Michael Meaux gets the rebound | 50-38 |
| 04:35 | LSU | Santiago Jimenez misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-38 |
| 04:33 | Colorado State | David Watkins snags the defensive board | 50-38 |
| 04:33 | Colorado State | Colorado State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-38 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Tony Crafts (SF), Paul Buser (C) Oscar Davis, Marc Elizondo | |
| 04:14 | Colorado State | David Watkins double dribbles | 50-38 |
| 03:54 | LSU | Santiago Jimenez connects on the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Kenneth Clift | 52-38 |
| 03:35 | Colorado State | Louis Curry misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-38 |
| 03:34 | LSU | Michael Meaux gets the rebound | 52-38 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Kenneth Clift (tiring) 22 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Roger Neu (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Santiago Jimenez (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Meaux (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Anthony Difranco (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Louis Curry (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Watkins (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Tony Crafts (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James King (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Paul Buser (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:07 | LSU | Anthony Difranco clanks a 3 from the left wing | 52-38 |
| 03:06 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to Louis Curry | 52-38 |
| 02:39 | Colorado State | Louis Curry throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-38 |
| Subs | LSU | Swietomierz Zemon (PG), Cameron Smith (SG), William Callahan (SF), Thomas Munguia (PF), Michael Frye (C) Kenneth Clift, Roger Neu, Santiago Jimenez, Michael Meaux, Anthony Difranco | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Robert Werth (PG), Billy Anderson (SG), Oscar Davis (SF), William Washington (PF), Marc Elizondo (C) Louis Curry, David Watkins, Tony Crafts, James King, Paul Buser | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:18 | LSU | Robert Werth picks off the pass by Cameron Smith | 52-38 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:03 | Colorado State | Marc Elizondo lays it up and in and the foul's on Swietomierz Zemon - foul #1 on Swietomierz Zemon, team foul #3 | 52-40 |
| 02:03 | Colorado State | Marc Elizondo makes the free throw | 52-41 |
| 01:47 | LSU | Thomas Munguia slams it home on a nice dish by Cameron Smith | 54-41 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:34 | Colorado State | Billy Anderson double dribbles | 54-41 |
| 01:06 | LSU | William Callahan is hacked by Marc Elizondo - foul #1 on Marc Elizondo, team foul #5 | 54-41 |
| 00:42 | LSU | William Callahan lays it in on a nice dish by Swietomierz Zemon | 56-41 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Colorado State | Billy Anderson can't connect on a runner from the left block | 56-41 |
| 00:36 | LSU | Thomas Munguia gets the rebound | 56-41 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:11 | LSU | Cameron Smith is called for traveling | 56-41 |
| 00:06 | Colorado State | William Washington clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 56-41 |
| 00:04 | LSU | The rebound goes to Thomas Munguia | 56-41 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Swietomierz Zemon runs out the clock | 56-41 |