| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Tony Cornell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rodney Harris (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Kevin Williams (fresh) PF - James Patterson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Steven Parham (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Sterling Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter Hoover (fresh) SF - Bobby Pedraza (fresh) PF - Herbert Corea (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Joshua McLester (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Bobby Pedraza inbounds the ball | 23-16 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:41 | LSU | Bobby Pedraza scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Herbert Corea | 23-19 |
| 19:24 | New Mexico State | Kevin Williams comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 23-19 |
| 19:23 | LSU | Herbert Corea pulls down the rebound | 23-19 |
| 19:02 | LSU | Bobby Pedraza is fouled on the floor by Kevin Williams - foul #2 on Kevin Williams, team foul #1 | 23-19 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Lloyd Morgan (PG), Robert Wymer (SF), James Jones (PF), Bradley Tyson (C) Tony Cornell, Kevin Williams, James Patterson, Steven Parham | |
| Subs | LSU | Russell Gillon (PG), Bryan Swink (C) Sterling Davis, Joshua McLester | |
| 18:51 | LSU | Bobby Pedraza is called for 5 seconds | 23-19 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Joseph Bridge (SG), Jonathan Willis (SF), John Canning (C) Walter Hoover, Bobby Pedraza, Herbert Corea | |
| 18:32 | New Mexico State | Bradley Tyson misses short on a floater from close range but the foul's on Russell Gillon - foul #1 on Russell Gillon, team foul #1 | 23-19 |
| 18:32 | New Mexico State | Bradley Tyson makes the 1st free throw | 24-19 |
| 18:32 | New Mexico State | Bradley Tyson misses the 2nd free throw | 24-19 |
| 18:32 | LSU | John Canning grabs the defensive rebound | 24-19 |
| 18:18 | LSU | John Canning hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Bryan Swink | 24-21 |
| 18:00 | New Mexico State | Bryan Swink is called for the reach on Rodney Harris - foul #1 on Bryan Swink, team foul #2 | 24-21 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Tony Cornell (PG), James Patterson (PF) Lloyd Morgan, James Jones | |
| Subs | LSU | Sterling Davis (PG), Terrence Schaaf (PF) Russell Gillon, Bryan Swink | |
| 17:43 | New Mexico State | James Patterson clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 24-21 |
| 17:42 | LSU | The rebound goes to John Canning | 24-21 |
| 17:22 | LSU | Joseph Bridge makes the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Terrence Schaaf | 24-23 |
| 17:00 | New Mexico State | James Patterson knocks in the floater from the right wing set up by Tony Cornell | 26-23 |
| 16:33 | LSU | John Canning connects on the jump hook from the left block set up by Joseph Bridge and the foul's on Bradley Tyson - foul #2 on Bradley Tyson, team foul #2 | 26-25 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Lloyd Morgan (PG), Kevin Williams (SF), James Jones (PF), Steven Parham (C) Tony Cornell, Robert Wymer, James Patterson, Bradley Tyson | |
| Subs | LSU | Russell Gillon (PG), Walter Hoover (SG), Bobby Pedraza (SF), Herbert Corea (PF) Sterling Davis, Joseph Bridge, Jonathan Willis, Terrence Schaaf | |
| 16:33 | LSU | John Canning makes the free throw | 26-26 |
| 16:27 | New Mexico State | Russell Gillon steals the ball from Lloyd Morgan in the backcourt | 26-26 |
| 16:26 | LSU | Walter Hoover misses the easy layup | 26-26 |
| 16:24 | New Mexico State | Steven Parham grabs the defensive rebound | 26-26 |
| 16:22 | New Mexico State | Russell Gillon is called for the reach on Lloyd Morgan in the backcourt - foul #2 on Russell Gillon, team foul #3 | 26-26 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Joshua McLester (C) John Canning | |
| 16:03 | New Mexico State | Lloyd Morgan knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by James Jones | 28-26 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Lloyd Morgan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Rodney Harris (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Kevin Williams (fresh) PF - James Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Parham (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Russell Gillon (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Walter Hoover (fresh) SF - Bobby Pedraza (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Herbert Corea (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Joshua McLester (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:43 | LSU | Joshua McLester is hacked by James Jones - foul #1 on James Jones, team foul #3 | 28-26 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Tony Cornell (PG), Robert Wymer (SF), James Patterson (PF) Lloyd Morgan, Kevin Williams, James Jones | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 15:20 | LSU | Joshua McLester can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 28-26 |
| 15:18 | New Mexico State | Tony Cornell grabs the defensive rebound | 28-26 |
| 15:13 | New Mexico State | Walter Hoover is called for the reach on James Patterson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Walter Hoover, team foul #4 | 28-26 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Lloyd Morgan (PG), Kevin Williams (SF) Tony Cornell, Robert Wymer | |
| Subs | LSU | Sterling Davis (PG), Terrence Schaaf (PF), Bryan Swink (C) Russell Gillon, Herbert Corea, Joshua McLester | |
| 14:56 | New Mexico State | Kevin Williams misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 28-26 |
| 14:55 | New Mexico State | Steven Parham hits the follow up shot | 30-26 |
| 14:26 | LSU | Terrence Schaaf can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 30-26 |
| 14:24 | LSU | Bryan Swink tips it in | 30-28 |
| 14:19 | New Mexico State | Terrence Schaaf is called for the reach on Kevin Williams in the backcourt - foul #1 on Terrence Schaaf, team foul #5 | 30-28 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Tony Cornell (PG), Andre Ricci (SG), Robert Wymer (SF), James Jones (PF) Lloyd Morgan, Rodney Harris, Kevin Williams, James Patterson | |
| Subs | LSU | Russell Gillon (PG), Herbert Corea (PF), Joshua McLester (C) Sterling Davis, Terrence Schaaf, Bryan Swink | |
| 14:04 | New Mexico State | James Jones drills a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Tony Cornell and the foul's on Herbert Corea - foul #1 on Herbert Corea, team foul #6 | 32-28 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Rodney Harris (SG) Andre Ricci | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 14:04 | New Mexico State | James Jones misses the free throw | 32-28 |
| 14:04 | LSU | The rebound goes to Joshua McLester | 32-28 |
| 14:00 | LSU | Robert Wymer is called for the reach on Walter Hoover in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Wymer, team foul #4 | 32-28 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Andre Ricci (SG), Erick Hale (PF) Rodney Harris, James Jones | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 13:43 | LSU | Walter Hoover blows the dunk but he's hacked by Robert Wymer - foul #2 on Robert Wymer, team foul #5 | 32-28 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Rodney Harris (SG), Kevin Williams (SF), James Patterson (PF), Bradley Tyson (C) Andre Ricci, Robert Wymer, Erick Hale, Steven Parham | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 13:43 | LSU | Walter Hoover misses the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 13:43 | LSU | Walter Hoover misses the 2nd free throw | 32-28 |
| 13:43 | New Mexico State | Bradley Tyson grabs the board | 32-28 |
| 13:29 | New Mexico State | Rodney Harris misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 32-28 |
| 13:28 | New Mexico State | Bradley Tyson hits the follow up shot | 34-28 |
| 13:22 | LSU | Joshua McLester misses badly on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Rodney Harris - foul #3 on Rodney Harris, team foul #6 | 34-28 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Robert Wymer (SF), Steven Parham (C) Kevin Williams, Bradley Tyson | |
| Subs | LSU | Sterling Davis (PG), Joseph Bridge (SG), Jonathan Willis (SF) Russell Gillon, Walter Hoover, Bobby Pedraza | |
| 13:22 | LSU | Joshua McLester makes the 1st free throw | 34-29 |
| 13:22 | LSU | Joshua McLester misses the 2nd free throw | 34-29 |
| 13:22 | New Mexico State | James Patterson gets the rebound | 34-29 |
| 13:20 | New Mexico State | Rodney Harris loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-29 |
| 13:07 | LSU | Herbert Corea scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Joseph Bridge | 34-31 |
| 13:01 | New Mexico State | James Patterson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-31 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Andre Ricci (SG), Kevin Williams (SF), James Jones (PF) Rodney Harris, Robert Wymer, James Patterson | |
| Subs | LSU | Bryan Swink (C) Joshua McLester | |
| 12:45 | LSU | Sterling Davis makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Joseph Bridge | 34-34 |
| 12:29 | New Mexico State | Herbert Corea takes the ball from Steven Parham | 34-34 |
| 12:27 | LSU | James Jones is called for the reach on Sterling Davis in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Jones, team foul #7 | 34-34 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Lloyd Morgan (PG), Rodney Harris (SG), Robert Wymer (SF), James Patterson (PF), Bradley Tyson (C) Tony Cornell, Andre Ricci, Kevin Williams, James Jones, Steven Parham | |
| Subs | LSU | Bobby Pedraza (SF), Terrence Schaaf (PF), John Canning (C) Jonathan Willis, Herbert Corea, Bryan Swink | |
| 12:27 | LSU | Sterling Davis makes the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 12:27 | LSU | Sterling Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 34-36 |
| 12:08 | New Mexico State | Bradley Tyson buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Lloyd Morgan | 36-36 |
| 11:40 | LSU | Rodney Harris is called for the reach on Joseph Bridge - foul #4 on Rodney Harris, team foul #8 | 36-36 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Tony Cornell (PG), Andre Ricci (SG), Kevin Williams (SF), Steven Parham (C) Lloyd Morgan, Rodney Harris, Robert Wymer, Bradley Tyson | |
| Subs | LSU | Russell Gillon (PG), Joshua McLester (C) Sterling Davis, John Canning | |
| 11:40 | LSU | Joseph Bridge makes the 1st free throw | 36-37 |
| 11:40 | LSU | Joseph Bridge makes the 2nd free throw | 36-38 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Tony Cornell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Andre Ricci (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kevin Williams (fairly fresh) PF - James Patterson (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven Parham (tiring) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Russell Gillon (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joseph Bridge (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bobby Pedraza (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Terrence Schaaf (fresh) C - Joshua McLester (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:24 | New Mexico State | Tony Cornell banks in the layup | 38-38 |
| 11:00 | LSU | Joseph Bridge is open and scores on a jumpshot from the right side set up by Russell Gillon and he's hacked by Andre Ricci - foul #2 on Andre Ricci, team foul #9 | 38-40 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | James Jones (PF) James Patterson | |
| Subs | LSU | Jonathan Willis (SF), Herbert Corea (PF), Bryan Swink (C) Bobby Pedraza, Terrence Schaaf, Joshua McLester | |
| 11:00 | LSU | Joseph Bridge makes the free throw | 38-41 |
| 10:37 | New Mexico State | Tony Cornell is wide open and dunks the ball set up by Andre Ricci | 40-41 |
| 10:11 | LSU | Bryan Swink makes the shot in the paint set up by Herbert Corea and he's hacked by Andre Ricci - foul #3 on Andre Ricci, team foul #10 | 40-43 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Lloyd Morgan (PG), Robert Wymer (SF), James Patterson (PF), Bradley Tyson (C) Tony Cornell, Kevin Williams, James Jones, Steven Parham | |
| Subs | LSU | Walter Hoover (SG), Joshua McLester (C) Joseph Bridge, Herbert Corea | |
| 10:11 | LSU | Bryan Swink makes the free throw | 40-44 |
| 09:54 | New Mexico State | Bradley Tyson hits a turnaround from the left block set up by James Patterson | 42-44 |
| 09:51 | LSU | Russell Gillon throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-44 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Tony Cornell (SG), Steven Parham (C) Andre Ricci, Bradley Tyson | |
| Subs | LSU | Sterling Davis (PG), Bobby Pedraza (SF), Herbert Corea (PF), John Canning (C) Russell Gillon, Jonathan Willis, Bryan Swink, Joshua McLester | |
| 09:35 | New Mexico State | Tony Cornell is hacked by Walter Hoover - foul #4 on Walter Hoover, team foul #7 | 42-44 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Andre Ricci (SG), Kevin Williams (SF) Lloyd Morgan, Robert Wymer | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 09:35 | New Mexico State | Tony Cornell makes the 1st free throw | 43-44 |
| 09:35 | New Mexico State | Tony Cornell misses the 2nd free throw | 43-44 |
| 09:35 | LSU | Bobby Pedraza pulls down the rebound | 43-44 |
| 09:25 | LSU | Kevin Williams steps in front of the Walter Hoover pass | 43-44 |
| 09:07 | New Mexico State | James Patterson is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Steven Parham | 45-44 |
| 08:47 | LSU | Walter Hoover hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 45-44 |
| 08:45 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to James Patterson | 45-44 |
| 08:39 | New Mexico State | James Patterson clanks a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Herbert Corea - foul #2 on Herbert Corea, team foul #8 | 45-44 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Lloyd Morgan (PG), Robert Wymer (SF), Bradley Tyson (C) Andre Ricci, Kevin Williams, Steven Parham | |
| Subs | LSU | Russell Gillon (PG), Jonathan Willis (SF), Terrence Schaaf (PF), Joshua McLester (C) Sterling Davis, Bobby Pedraza, Herbert Corea, John Canning | |
| 08:39 | New Mexico State | James Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 08:39 | New Mexico State | James Patterson misses the 2nd free throw | 46-44 |
| 08:39 | LSU | Joshua McLester pulls down the rebound | 46-44 |
| 08:22 | LSU | Walter Hoover misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 46-44 |
| 08:20 | LSU | Joshua McLester tips it home | 46-46 |
| 08:10 | New Mexico State | James Patterson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-46 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | James Jones (PF), Steven Parham (C) James Patterson, Bradley Tyson | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 07:45 | LSU | James Jones takes the ball from Terrence Schaaf | 46-46 |
| 07:35 | New Mexico State | Steven Parham hits a floater from close range | 48-46 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Lloyd Morgan (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tony Cornell (tiring) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Wymer (tiring) 2 pts. PF - James Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Parham (tired) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Russell Gillon (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Walter Hoover (tiring) 4 pf. SF - Jonathan Willis (tiring) 9 pts. PF - Terrence Schaaf (fairly fresh) C - Joshua McLester (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:15 | LSU | Joshua McLester makes the wide open driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Russell Gillon | 48-48 |
| 06:52 | New Mexico State | James Jones travels with the ball | 48-48 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Rodney Harris (SG), Kevin Williams (SF), James Patterson (PF), Bradley Tyson (C) Tony Cornell, Robert Wymer, James Jones, Steven Parham | |
| Subs | LSU | Sterling Davis (PG), Joseph Bridge (SG), Bobby Pedraza (SF), Herbert Corea (PF), Bryan Swink (C) Russell Gillon, Walter Hoover, Jonathan Willis, Terrence Schaaf, Joshua McLester | |
| 06:49 | LSU | Bryan Swink throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-48 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Tony Cornell (PG) Lloyd Morgan | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 06:32 | New Mexico State | James Patterson misses badly on a shot from close range | 48-48 |
| 06:30 | LSU | Herbert Corea gets the rebound | 48-48 |
| 06:28 | LSU | Bobby Pedraza is hacked by Kevin Williams in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kevin Williams, team foul #11 | 48-48 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Lloyd Morgan (PG) Tony Cornell | |
| Subs | LSU | John Canning (C) Herbert Corea | |
| 06:28 | LSU | Bobby Pedraza makes the 1st free throw | 48-49 |
| 06:28 | LSU | Bobby Pedraza makes the 2nd free throw | 48-50 |
| 06:12 | New Mexico State | Bryan Swink takes the ball from Lloyd Morgan | 48-50 |
| 06:10 | LSU | Bobby Pedraza is hacked by James Patterson in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Patterson, team foul #12 | 48-50 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Tony Cornell (PG), Steven Parham (C) Lloyd Morgan, Bradley Tyson | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 06:10 | New Mexico State | New Mexico State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 48-50 |
| 06:10 | LSU | Bobby Pedraza misses the 1st free throw | 48-50 |
| 06:10 | LSU | Bobby Pedraza misses the 2nd free throw | 48-50 |
| 06:10 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Steven Parham | 48-50 |
| 06:04 | New Mexico State | James Patterson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 48-50 |
| 06:02 | LSU | John Canning grabs the defensive rebound | 48-50 |
| 05:39 | LSU | Sterling Davis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-50 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Lloyd Morgan (PG), Bradley Tyson (C) Tony Cornell, Steven Parham | |
| Subs | LSU | Russell Gillon (PG), Terrence Schaaf (PF) Sterling Davis, Bryan Swink | |
| 05:14 | New Mexico State | Kevin Williams connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Rodney Harris | 51-50 |
| 04:55 | LSU | Russell Gillon hits a wide open driving attempt from the right block set up by Terrence Schaaf | 51-52 |
| 04:36 | New Mexico State | Rodney Harris hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 51-52 |
| 04:34 | LSU | John Canning gets the rebound | 51-52 |
| 04:29 | LSU | Bobby Pedraza is hacked by Kevin Williams in the backcourt - foul #4 on Kevin Williams, team foul #13 | 51-52 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Tony Cornell (PG), Robert Wymer (SF), Erick Hale (PF), Steven Parham (C) Lloyd Morgan, Kevin Williams, James Patterson, Bradley Tyson | |
| Subs | LSU | Walter Hoover (SG), Herbert Corea (PF), Joshua McLester (C) Joseph Bridge, Terrence Schaaf, John Canning | |
| 04:29 | LSU | Bobby Pedraza makes the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 04:29 | LSU | Bobby Pedraza makes the 2nd free throw | 51-54 |
| 04:16 | New Mexico State | Robert Wymer's fadeaway is rejected by Herbert Corea | 51-54 |
| 04:15 | LSU | Herbert Corea gets the rebound | 51-54 |
| 04:10 | LSU | Walter Hoover is hacked by Rodney Harris in the backcourt - foul #5 on Rodney Harris, team foul #14 | 51-54 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Andre Ricci (SG), James Patterson (PF) Rodney Harris, Erick Hale | |
| Subs | LSU | Sterling Davis (PG), Jonathan Willis (SF) Russell Gillon, Bobby Pedraza | |
| 04:10 | LSU | Walter Hoover makes the 1st free throw | 51-55 |
| 04:10 | LSU | Walter Hoover makes the 2nd free throw | 51-56 |
| 04:03 | New Mexico State | Sterling Davis is called for the reach on Tony Cornell in the backcourt - foul #1 on Sterling Davis, team foul #9 | 51-56 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Bryan Swink (C) Joshua McLester | |
| 04:03 | New Mexico State | Tony Cornell makes the 1st free throw | 52-56 |
| 04:03 | New Mexico State | Tony Cornell misses the 2nd free throw | 52-56 |
| 04:03 | LSU | Herbert Corea gets the rebound | 52-56 |
| 03:42 | LSU | Walter Hoover banks in the layup on a nice dish by Bryan Swink | 52-58 |
| 03:33 | New Mexico State | Andre Ricci misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-58 |
| 03:32 | LSU | Herbert Corea snags the defensive board | 52-58 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Tony Cornell (tiring) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Andre Ricci (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Wymer (tiring) 2 pts. PF - James Patterson (tired) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Steven Parham (tired) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Sterling Davis (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter Hoover (tiring) 4 pts. 4 pf. SF - Jonathan Willis (tiring) 9 pts. PF - Herbert Corea (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 4 stl. C - Bryan Swink (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:12 | LSU | Bryan Swink hits a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Sterling Davis | 52-60 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 02:48 | New Mexico State | Tony Cornell misses the 3 from the right wing | 52-60 |
| 02:46 | LSU | Herbert Corea snags the defensive board | 52-60 |
| 02:44 | LSU | Walter Hoover's pass is intercepted by Tony Cornell in the backcourt | 52-60 |
| 02:31 | New Mexico State | James Patterson misses long on an open jumpshot from the left side | 52-60 |
| 02:30 | New Mexico State | Andre Ricci pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-60 |
| 02:16 | New Mexico State | Herbert Corea blocks the jumper by James Patterson | 52-60 |
| 02:14 | LSU | Bryan Swink snags the defensive board | 52-60 |
| 01:47 | LSU | Andre Ricci takes the ball from Bryan Swink | 52-60 |
| 01:47 | New Mexico State | New Mexico State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 52-60 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Kevin Williams (SF) Robert Wymer | |
| Subs | LSU | Bobby Pedraza (SF), Joshua McLester (C) Jonathan Willis, Bryan Swink | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 01:39 | New Mexico State | Steven Parham banks in the layup set up by Kevin Williams | 54-60 |
| 01:37 | LSU | Andre Ricci is called for the reach on Sterling Davis in the backcourt - foul #4 on Andre Ricci, team foul #15 | 54-60 |
| 01:37 | LSU | Sterling Davis misses the 1st free throw | 54-60 |
| 01:37 | LSU | Sterling Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 54-60 |
| 01:37 | New Mexico State | Steven Parham snags the defensive board | 54-60 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 01:16 | New Mexico State | Andre Ricci connects on the open fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Tony Cornell | 56-60 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:47 | LSU | Walter Hoover drills a jumper in the paint | 56-62 |
| 00:47 | New Mexico State | New Mexico State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 56-62 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:39 | New Mexico State | Steven Parham lays it in | 58-62 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:36 | LSU | Tony Cornell is called for the reach on Sterling Davis in the backcourt - foul #2 on Tony Cornell, team foul #16 | 58-62 |
| 00:36 | LSU | Sterling Davis misses the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 00:36 | LSU | Sterling Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 58-62 |
| 00:36 | New Mexico State | Andre Ricci gets the rebound | 58-62 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:34 | New Mexico State | Kevin Williams loses the dribble to Joshua McLester in the backcourt | 58-62 |
| 00:32 | LSU | Kevin Williams is called for the reach on Sterling Davis - foul #5 on Kevin Williams, team foul #17 | 58-62 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Robert Wymer (SF) Kevin Williams | |
| Subs | LSU | Joseph Bridge (SG), Terrence Schaaf (PF) Walter Hoover, Herbert Corea | |
| 00:32 | LSU | Sterling Davis makes the 1st free throw | 58-63 |
| 00:32 | LSU | Sterling Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 58-63 |
| 00:32 | New Mexico State | James Patterson grabs the defensive rebound | 58-63 |
| 00:26 | New Mexico State | Joshua McLester is called for the reach on Steven Parham - foul #2 on Joshua McLester, team foul #10 | 58-63 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Walter Hoover (SG), Herbert Corea (PF) Joseph Bridge, Terrence Schaaf | |
| 00:26 | New Mexico State | Steven Parham makes the 1st free throw | 59-63 |
| 00:26 | New Mexico State | Steven Parham misses the 2nd free throw | 59-63 |
| 00:26 | LSU | Herbert Corea snags the defensive board | 59-63 |
| 00:25 | LSU | Tony Cornell is called for the reach on Herbert Corea in the backcourt - foul #3 on Tony Cornell, team foul #18 | 59-63 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Russell Gillon (PG), Joseph Bridge (SG) Sterling Davis, Walter Hoover | |
| 00:25 | LSU | Herbert Corea makes the 1st free throw | 59-64 |
| 00:25 | LSU | Herbert Corea misses the 2nd free throw | 59-64 |
| 00:25 | New Mexico State | Steven Parham grabs the defensive rebound | 59-64 |
| 00:19 | New Mexico State | Russell Gillon picks off the pass by Steven Parham | 59-64 |
| 00:17 | LSU | Tony Cornell is called for the reach on Joseph Bridge in the backcourt - foul #4 on Tony Cornell, team foul #19 | 59-64 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Jonathan Willis (SF), Terrence Schaaf (PF), John Canning (C) Bobby Pedraza, Herbert Corea, Joshua McLester | |
| 00:17 | LSU | Joseph Bridge misses the 1st free throw | 59-64 |
| 00:17 | LSU | Joseph Bridge misses the 2nd free throw | 59-64 |
| 00:17 | LSU | John Canning grabs the offensive board | 59-64 |
| 00:16 | LSU | Steven Parham is called for the reach on John Canning - foul #2 on Steven Parham, team foul #20 | 59-64 |
| 00:16 | LSU | John Canning makes the 1st free throw | 59-65 |
| 00:16 | LSU | John Canning makes the 2nd free throw | 59-66 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:12 | New Mexico State | Robert Wymer throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-66 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Sterling Davis (PG), Herbert Corea (PF) Russell Gillon, Terrence Schaaf | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:10 | LSU | John Canning is fouled on the floor by Tony Cornell - foul #5 on Tony Cornell, team foul #21 | 59-66 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Lloyd Morgan (PG) Tony Cornell | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 00:10 | LSU | John Canning makes the 1st free throw | 59-67 |
| 00:10 | LSU | John Canning makes the 2nd free throw | 59-68 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:08 | New Mexico State | Lloyd Morgan is hacked by Sterling Davis in the backcourt - foul #2 on Sterling Davis, team foul #11 | 59-68 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Walter Hoover (SG), Bobby Pedraza (SF), Joshua McLester (C) Joseph Bridge, Jonathan Willis, John Canning | |
| 00:08 | New Mexico State | Lloyd Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 60-68 |
| 00:08 | New Mexico State | Lloyd Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 61-68 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:00 | LSU | Sterling Davis runs out the clock | 61-68 |