| Lineup | LSU | PG - Sterling Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Walter Hoover (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bobby Pedraza (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Herbert Corea (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Joshua McLester (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Arthur Estes (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Buske (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Goldblatt (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jared Wegener (fresh) 6 pts. C - Lindsey Locke (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Edward Goldblatt inbounds the ball | 39-32 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:49 | Houston | Lindsey Locke hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-32 |
| 19:47 | Houston | Lindsey Locke pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-32 |
| 19:34 | Houston | Joe Buske buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-35 |
| 19:19 | LSU | Bobby Pedraza misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 39-35 |
| 19:17 | LSU | Walter Hoover snags the offensive board | 39-35 |
| 18:59 | LSU | Joe Buske picks off the pass by Sterling Davis | 39-35 |
| 18:56 | Houston | Arthur Estes misses the dunk attempt | 39-35 |
| 18:54 | LSU | Herbert Corea grabs the board | 39-35 |
| 18:25 | LSU | Bobby Pedraza connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Sterling Davis | 41-35 |
| 18:14 | Houston | Lindsey Locke misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-35 |
| 18:13 | LSU | Walter Hoover snags the defensive board | 41-35 |
| 18:03 | LSU | Sterling Davis lays it in on a great pass from Walter Hoover | 43-35 |
| 17:37 | Houston | Lindsey Locke misses long on a shot from the right wing | 43-35 |
| 17:36 | LSU | Walter Hoover pulls down the rebound | 43-35 |
| 17:26 | LSU | Walter Hoover is hacked by Edward Goldblatt - foul #1 on Edward Goldblatt, team foul #1 | 43-35 |
| 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 | Houston | Gary Montgomery (PG), Richard Gordon (SG), Charles Duncan (SF), Stevan Klawinski (PF), Brian Turner (C) Arthur Estes, Joe Buske, Edward Goldblatt, Jared Wegener, Lindsey Locke | |
| 17:06 | LSU | Joseph Bridge clanks a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Stevan Klawinski - foul #1 on Stevan Klawinski, team foul #2 | 43-35 |
| 17:06 | LSU | Joseph Bridge misses the 1st free throw | 43-35 |
| 17:06 | LSU | Joseph Bridge misses the 2nd free throw | 43-35 |
| 17:06 | LSU | John Canning snags the offensive board | 43-35 |
| 16:52 | LSU | John Canning banks in the layup and the foul's on Gary Montgomery - foul #1 on Gary Montgomery, team foul #3 | 45-35 |
| 16:52 | LSU | John Canning misses the free throw | 45-35 |
| 16:52 | LSU | John Canning gets the offensive rebound | 45-35 |
| 16:39 | LSU | Joseph Bridge misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-35 |
| 16:37 | Houston | Gary Montgomery pulls down the rebound | 45-35 |
| 16:15 | Houston | Charles Duncan misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 45-35 |
| 16:13 | LSU | John Canning grabs the board | 45-35 |
| 15:53 | LSU | Russell Gillon buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Jonathan Willis | 48-35 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Russell Gillon (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Bridge (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Willis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Bryan Swink (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - John Canning (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gary Montgomery (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Gordon (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Charles Duncan (fresh) PF - Stevan Klawinski (fresh) C - Brian Turner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Houston | Richard Gordon misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the free throw line | 48-35 |
| 15:29 | LSU | John Canning gets the rebound | 48-35 |
| 15:04 | LSU | Gary Montgomery steals it from Russell Gillon | 48-35 |
| 15:01 | Houston | Gary Montgomery misses the lay-in | 48-35 |
| 14:59 | Houston | Gary Montgomery snags the offensive board | 48-35 |
| 14:49 | Houston | Gary Montgomery loses the dribble to John Canning | 48-35 |
| 14:26 | LSU | Joseph Bridge clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-35 |
| 14:24 | Houston | Stevan Klawinski pulls down the rebound | 48-35 |
| 13:55 | Houston | Richard Gordon's pass is intercepted by Joseph Bridge | 48-35 |
| 13:52 | LSU | Joseph Bridge lays it up and in | 50-35 |
| 13:35 | Houston | Gary Montgomery misses the easy layup | 50-35 |
| 13:34 | Houston | Charles Duncan hits the follow up shot | 50-37 |
| 13:10 | LSU | Russell Gillon is hacked by Gary Montgomery - foul #2 on Gary Montgomery, team foul #4 | 50-37 |
| Subs | LSU | Sterling Davis (PG), Walter Hoover (SG), Bobby Pedraza (SF), Herbert Corea (PF), Joshua McLester (C) Russell Gillon, Joseph Bridge, Jonathan Willis, Bryan Swink, John Canning | |
| Subs | Houston | Arthur Estes (PG), Joe Buske (SG), Edward Goldblatt (SF), Jared Wegener (PF), Lindsey Locke (C) Gary Montgomery, Richard Gordon, Charles Duncan, Stevan Klawinski, Brian Turner | |
| 13:00 | LSU | Bobby Pedraza misses the lay-in | 50-37 |
| 12:58 | Houston | The rebound goes to Lindsey Locke | 50-37 |
| 12:53 | Houston | Joe Buske is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Joe Buske, team foul #5 | 50-37 |
| 12:44 | LSU | Herbert Corea is fouled on the floor by Jared Wegener - foul #1 on Jared Wegener, team foul #6 | 50-37 |
| 12:29 | LSU | Bobby Pedraza scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Herbert Corea | 53-37 |
| 12:23 | Houston | Lindsey Locke can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 53-37 |
| 12:22 | LSU | Herbert Corea grabs the defensive rebound | 53-37 |
| 12:13 | LSU | Sterling Davis makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Bobby Pedraza | 56-37 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 11:56 | Houston | Edward Goldblatt misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-37 |
| 11:55 | Houston | Jared Wegener snags the offensive board | 56-37 |
| 11:44 | Houston | Joe Buske hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Edward Goldblatt | 56-39 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Sterling Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Walter Hoover (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bobby Pedraza (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Herbert Corea (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Joshua McLester (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Arthur Estes (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Buske (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Goldblatt (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jared Wegener (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Lindsey Locke (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:29 | LSU | Bobby Pedraza misses the 3 pointer from straight away but he's fouled by Lindsey Locke - foul #2 on Lindsey Locke, team foul #7 | 56-39 |
| Subs | LSU | Terrence Schaaf (PF) Herbert Corea | |
| Subs | Houston | William Shaver (PG) Arthur Estes | |
| 11:29 | LSU | Bobby Pedraza makes the 1st free throw | 57-39 |
| 11:29 | LSU | Bobby Pedraza misses the 2nd free throw | 57-39 |
| 11:29 | LSU | Bobby Pedraza makes the 3rd free throw | 58-39 |
| 11:17 | Houston | Jared Wegener can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 58-39 |
| 11:16 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Lindsey Locke | 58-39 |
| 11:01 | Houston | William Shaver misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-39 |
| 10:59 | LSU | Joshua McLester pulls down the rebound | 58-39 |
| 10:36 | LSU | Sterling Davis misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 58-39 |
| 10:35 | Houston | Jared Wegener gets the rebound | 58-39 |
| 10:17 | Houston | William Shaver makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-42 |
| 09:59 | LSU | Terrence Schaaf drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Sterling Davis | 61-42 |
| 09:44 | Houston | William Shaver is wide open but clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 61-42 |
| 09:43 | Houston | Jared Wegener pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-42 |
| 09:29 | Houston | Bobby Pedraza takes the ball from Lindsey Locke | 61-42 |
| 09:12 | LSU | Terrence Schaaf makes the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Bobby Pedraza | 63-42 |
| 09:09 | Houston | William Shaver's pass is intercepted by Sterling Davis in the backcourt | 63-42 |
| 09:08 | LSU | Sterling Davis jams it | 65-42 |
| 08:51 | Houston | Edward Goldblatt misses long on a turnaround from close range | 65-42 |
| 08:49 | Houston | Edward Goldblatt hits the follow up shot | 65-44 |
| 08:38 | LSU | Terrence Schaaf scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Sterling Davis | 67-44 |
| 08:19 | Houston | Lindsey Locke's pass is intercepted by Bobby Pedraza | 67-44 |
| 08:04 | LSU | Bobby Pedraza drills a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Sterling Davis and the foul's on William Shaver - foul #2 on William Shaver, team foul #8 | 69-44 |
| Subs | LSU | Russell Gillon (PG), Joseph Bridge (SG), Herbert Corea (PF), John Canning (C) Sterling Davis, Walter Hoover, Terrence Schaaf, Joshua McLester | |
| Subs | Houston | Arthur Estes (PG), Richard Gordon (SG), Anthony Smith (SF), Charles Duncan (PF), Stevan Klawinski (C) William Shaver, Joe Buske, Edward Goldblatt, Jared Wegener, Lindsey Locke | |
| 08:04 | LSU | Bobby Pedraza makes the free throw | 70-44 |
| 07:51 | Houston | Arthur Estes loses the ball out of bounds | 70-44 |
| Subs | LSU | Jonathan Willis (SF) Bobby Pedraza | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 07:26 | LSU | Jonathan Willis's pass is intercepted by Stevan Klawinski | 70-44 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Russell Gillon (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Bridge (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jonathan Willis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Herbert Corea (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - John Canning (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Arthur Estes (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Gordon (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Anthony Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Duncan (fresh) 2 pts. C - Stevan Klawinski (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| 07:23 | Houston | Russell Gillon steals the ball from Anthony Smith in the backcourt | 70-44 |
| 07:22 | LSU | Russell Gillon throws it down | 72-44 |
| 07:09 | Houston | Richard Gordon misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 72-44 |
| 07:08 | LSU | John Canning grabs the defensive rebound | 72-44 |
| 07:02 | LSU | Herbert Corea hits a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph Bridge | 74-44 |
| 06:46 | Houston | Jonathan Willis is called for the reach on Anthony Smith - foul #2 on Jonathan Willis, team foul #1 | 74-44 |
| Subs | LSU | Bryan Swink (C) John Canning | |
| Subs | Houston | Gary Montgomery (PG), Brian Turner (C) Arthur Estes, Stevan Klawinski | |
| 06:38 | Houston | Russell Gillon steals it from Anthony Smith | 74-44 |
| 06:31 | LSU | Richard Gordon steps in front of the Herbert Corea pass | 74-44 |
| 06:17 | Houston | Anthony Smith misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 74-44 |
| 06:15 | Houston | Richard Gordon hits the follow up shot | 74-46 |
| 05:59 | LSU | Joseph Bridge knocks in the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Russell Gillon | 76-46 |
| 05:47 | Houston | Charles Duncan hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 76-46 |
| 05:45 | LSU | Russell Gillon grabs the board | 76-46 |
| 05:40 | LSU | Russell Gillon is hacked by Richard Gordon - foul #2 on Richard Gordon, team foul #9 | 76-46 |
| Subs | LSU | Walter Hoover (SG), Bobby Pedraza (SF), John Canning (C) Joseph Bridge, Jonathan Willis, Bryan Swink | |
| Subs | Houston | William Shaver (SG), Stevan Klawinski (C) Richard Gordon, Anthony Smith | |
| 05:40 | LSU | Russell Gillon misses the 1st free throw | 76-46 |
| 05:40 | Houston | Brian Turner snags the defensive board | 76-46 |
| 05:26 | Houston | Stevan Klawinski misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 76-46 |
| 05:24 | LSU | Russell Gillon gets the rebound | 76-46 |
| 05:03 | LSU | Bobby Pedraza can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 76-46 |
| 05:01 | Houston | Gary Montgomery pulls down the rebound | 76-46 |
| 04:42 | Houston | Charles Duncan knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Brian Turner | 76-49 |
| 04:30 | LSU | Herbert Corea connects on the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Bobby Pedraza | 78-49 |
| 04:22 | Houston | Gary Montgomery is wide open but clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 78-49 |
| 04:21 | Houston | Brian Turner gets the offensive rebound | 78-49 |
| 04:15 | Houston | Brian Turner scores on a driving attempt in the lane set up by Gary Montgomery and the foul's on Russell Gillon - foul #1 on Russell Gillon, team foul #2 | 78-51 |
| Subs | LSU | Sterling Davis (PG), Joseph Bridge (SG), Terrence Schaaf (PF), Joshua McLester (C) Russell Gillon, Walter Hoover, Herbert Corea, John Canning | |
| Subs | Houston | Richard Gordon (SG) William Shaver | |
| 04:15 | Houston | Brian Turner misses the free throw | 78-51 |
| 04:15 | LSU | Joshua McLester pulls down the rebound | 78-51 |
| 03:54 | LSU | Joshua McLester knocks in the floater from the left wing set up by Joseph Bridge | 80-51 |
| 03:39 | Houston | Charles Duncan connects on the floater from the left block and he's fouled by Joshua McLester - foul #2 on Joshua McLester, team foul #3 | 80-53 |
| Subs | LSU | Jonathan Willis (SF), Bryan Swink (C) Bobby Pedraza, Joshua McLester | |
| Subs | Houston | Anthony Smith (SF) Brian Turner | |
| 03:39 | Houston | Charles Duncan makes the free throw | 80-54 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:23 | LSU | Sterling Davis knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Joseph Bridge and the foul's on Gary Montgomery - foul #3 on Gary Montgomery, team foul #10 | 82-54 |
| 03:23 | LSU | Sterling Davis misses the free throw | 82-54 |
| 03:23 | LSU | Bryan Swink grabs the offensive board | 82-54 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Sterling Davis (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Bridge (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jonathan Willis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Terrence Schaaf (fresh) 7 pts. C - Bryan Swink (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gary Montgomery (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Richard Gordon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Anthony Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Duncan (tiring) 8 pts. C - Stevan Klawinski (fairly fresh) 2 stl. | |
| 03:15 | LSU | Joseph Bridge is hacked by Richard Gordon - foul #3 on Richard Gordon, team foul #11 | 82-54 |
| 03:15 | LSU | Joseph Bridge misses the 1st free throw | 82-54 |
| 03:15 | LSU | Joseph Bridge misses the 2nd free throw | 82-54 |
| 03:15 | Houston | Stevan Klawinski grabs the defensive rebound | 82-54 |
| 03:12 | Houston | Richard Gordon is hacked by Joseph Bridge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Bridge, team foul #4 | 82-54 |
| 03:02 | Houston | Joseph Bridge steals it from Richard Gordon | 82-54 |
| 02:48 | LSU | Sterling Davis can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 82-54 |
| 02:47 | Houston | The rebound goes to Stevan Klawinski | 82-54 |
| 02:45 | Houston | Gary Montgomery is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Bridge - foul #2 on Joseph Bridge, team foul #5 | 82-54 |
| Subs | LSU | Walter Hoover (SG), Joshua McLester (C) Joseph Bridge, Bryan Swink | |
| Subs | Houston | William Shaver (PG) Gary Montgomery | |
| 02:35 | Houston | Anthony Smith hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 82-54 |
| 02:33 | LSU | Joshua McLester grabs the defensive rebound | 82-54 |
| 02:28 | LSU | Charles Duncan takes the ball from Jonathan Willis | 82-54 |
| 02:14 | Houston | Richard Gordon hits a jumper from the left wing and he's fouled by Sterling Davis - foul #2 on Sterling Davis, team foul #6 | 82-56 |
| Subs | LSU | Russell Gillon (PG), Bobby Pedraza (SF), Herbert Corea (PF) Sterling Davis, Jonathan Willis, Terrence Schaaf | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 02:14 | Houston | Richard Gordon misses the free throw | 82-56 |
| 02:14 | LSU | Herbert Corea pulls down the rebound | 82-56 |
| 02:06 | LSU | Bobby Pedraza scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Russell Gillon | 85-56 |
| 01:39 | Houston | Charles Duncan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 85-56 |
| Subs | LSU | Sterling Davis (PG) Russell Gillon | |
| Subs | Houston | Gary Montgomery (PG), Brian Turner (C) William Shaver, Anthony Smith | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:31 | LSU | The jumper by Walter Hoover is denied by Stevan Klawinski | 85-56 |
| 01:30 | LSU | Herbert Corea can't tip it in | 85-56 |
| 01:29 | Houston | Brian Turner gets the rebound | 85-56 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:16 | Houston | Charles Duncan is whistled for traveling | 85-56 |
| 00:52 | LSU | Sterling Davis's 3 pointer is rejected by Brian Turner | 85-56 |
| 00:50 | Houston | The rebound goes to Charles Duncan | 85-56 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Houston | Richard Gordon is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 85-56 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:25 | LSU | Herbert Corea misses short on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Stevan Klawinski - foul #2 on Stevan Klawinski, team foul #12 | 85-56 |
| 00:25 | LSU | Herbert Corea misses the 1st free throw | 85-56 |
| 00:25 | LSU | Herbert Corea makes the 2nd free throw | 86-56 |
| 00:19 | Houston | Charles Duncan clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 86-56 |
| 00:17 | LSU | Sterling Davis gets the rebound | 86-56 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Sterling Davis runs out the clock | 86-56 |