| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Curtis Todd (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Michael Russell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bernard Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Baro (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jeremiah Leavitt (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Bryan Sutera (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 8 pts. SF - John Sweeney (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Tom Hirst (fresh) 4 reb. C - Anthony Rotz (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Boston College | Bernard Williams inbounds the ball | 30-18 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:46 | Boston College | Curtis Todd comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-18 |
| 19:45 | Boston College | Michael Russell tips it but misses | 30-18 |
| 19:43 | LSU | The rebound goes to Tom Hirst | 30-18 |
| 19:23 | LSU | Tom Hirst knocks in the jumper in the paint set up by John Sweeney and the foul's on William Baro - foul #2 on William Baro, team foul #1 | 30-20 |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| Subs | LSU | Dennis Stedman (PG), Jesse Hamilton (SF), Jordan Mukai (C) Bryan Sutera, John Sweeney, Anthony Rotz | |
| 19:23 | LSU | Tom Hirst makes the free throw | 30-21 |
| 19:05 | Boston College | Dikembe Ali is called for the reach on Jeremiah Leavitt - foul #2 on Dikembe Ali, team foul #1 | 30-21 |
| 18:45 | Boston College | Curtis Todd is hacked by Dennis Stedman - foul #3 on Dennis Stedman, team foul #2 | 30-21 |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| Subs | LSU | Bryan Sutera (PG) Dennis Stedman | |
| 18:34 | Boston College | Jeremiah Leavitt loses the dribble to Bryan Sutera | 30-21 |
| 18:31 | LSU | Dikembe Ali banks in the layup on a great pass from Bryan Sutera | 30-23 |
| 18:08 | Boston College | Bernard Williams misses the easy layup | 30-23 |
| 18:07 | Boston College | Bernard Williams can't tip it in | 30-23 |
| 18:05 | LSU | Jordan Mukai gets the rebound | 30-23 |
| 17:38 | LSU | Curtis Todd is called for the reach on Bryan Sutera - foul #1 on Curtis Todd, team foul #2 | 30-23 |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| Subs | LSU | Anthony Rotz (C) Jordan Mukai | |
| 17:11 | LSU | Anthony Rotz splits the doubleteam and buries a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Bryan Sutera | 30-25 |
| 17:04 | Boston College | Curtis Todd scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Bernard Williams | 32-25 |
| 16:37 | LSU | Anthony Rotz misses long on a turnaround from close range | 32-25 |
| 16:36 | Boston College | William Baro gets the rebound | 32-25 |
| 16:13 | Boston College | Curtis Todd hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 32-25 |
| 16:12 | LSU | Tom Hirst grabs the defensive rebound | 32-25 |
| 15:53 | LSU | Bryan Sutera drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-28 |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Curtis Todd (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Michael Russell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bernard Williams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Baro (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Jeremiah Leavitt (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Bryan Sutera (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dikembe Ali (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Jesse Hamilton (fairly fresh) PF - Tom Hirst (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Anthony Rotz (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Boston College | William Baro's pass is intercepted by Bryan Sutera | 32-28 |
| 15:31 | LSU | Bryan Sutera can't finish the layup | 32-28 |
| 15:29 | Boston College | Curtis Todd snags the defensive board | 32-28 |
| 15:19 | Boston College | Bryan Sutera is called for the reach on Jeremiah Leavitt - foul #2 on Bryan Sutera, team foul #3 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Boston College | Alton Chunn (PG), Fred McKever (SG), Larry Raggs (SF), Marvin Ciborowski (PF), Donald Johnson (C) Curtis Todd, Michael Russell, Bernard Williams, William Baro, Jeremiah Leavitt | |
| Subs | LSU | Dennis Stedman (PG), John Sweeney (SF) Bryan Sutera, Jesse Hamilton | |
| 14:58 | Boston College | Fred McKever's fadeaway is rejected by Anthony Rotz | 32-28 |
| 14:56 | LSU | Tom Hirst snags the defensive board | 32-28 |
| 14:29 | LSU | Dennis Stedman drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Dikembe Ali | 32-31 |
| 14:11 | Boston College | Alton Chunn misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 32-31 |
| 14:10 | Boston College | Marvin Ciborowski grabs the offensive rebound | 32-31 |
| 14:00 | Boston College | Dikembe Ali steps in front of the Larry Raggs pass | 32-31 |
| 13:57 | LSU | John Sweeney banks in the layup set up by Dikembe Ali | 32-33 |
| 13:41 | Boston College | Alton Chunn misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-33 |
| 13:39 | Boston College | Donald Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 32-33 |
| 13:26 | Boston College | Fred McKever knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-33 |
| 12:57 | LSU | Tom Hirst hits a turnaround from the left block set up by John Sweeney | 35-35 |
| 12:36 | Boston College | Anthony Rotz is called for the reach on Alton Chunn - foul #1 on Anthony Rotz, team foul #4 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Boston College | Curtis Todd (PG), Michael Russell (SG), Bernard Williams (SF), William Baro (PF), Jeremiah Leavitt (C) Alton Chunn, Fred McKever, Larry Raggs, Marvin Ciborowski, Donald Johnson | |
| Subs | LSU | Jesse Hamilton (SF), Ronnie Meyer (PF), Jordan Mukai (C) John Sweeney, Tom Hirst, Anthony Rotz | |
| 12:21 | Boston College | Curtis Todd misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Dennis Stedman - foul #4 on Dennis Stedman, team foul #5 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| Subs | LSU | Bryan Sutera (PG) Dennis Stedman | |
| 12:21 | Boston College | Curtis Todd makes the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 12:21 | Boston College | Curtis Todd makes the 2nd free throw | 37-35 |
| 12:06 | LSU | Jordan Mukai is fouled on the floor by Jeremiah Leavitt - foul #2 on Jeremiah Leavitt, team foul #3 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| Subs | LSU | John Sweeney (SF), Tom Hirst (PF), Anthony Rotz (C) Jesse Hamilton, Ronnie Meyer, Jordan Mukai | |
| 11:37 | LSU | Dikembe Ali clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-35 |
| 11:35 | Boston College | Curtis Todd snags the defensive board | 37-35 |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Curtis Todd (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Michael Russell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bernard Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Baro (fresh) 4 reb. C - Jeremiah Leavitt (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Bryan Sutera (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Dikembe Ali (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Sweeney (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Tom Hirst (tiring) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Anthony Rotz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Boston College | Jeremiah Leavitt hits a shot from the right wing set up by Curtis Todd | 39-35 |
| 11:08 | LSU | Dikembe Ali misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-35 |
| 11:06 | LSU | Anthony Rotz pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-35 |
| 10:47 | LSU | Bryan Sutera hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Tom Hirst | 39-38 |
| 10:35 | Boston College | Bernard Williams misses short on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by John Sweeney - foul #1 on John Sweeney, team foul #6 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Boston College | Fred McKever (SG) Michael Russell | |
| Subs | LSU | Jesse Hamilton (SF), Ronnie Meyer (PF), Jordan Mukai (C) John Sweeney, Tom Hirst, Anthony Rotz | |
| 10:35 | Boston College | Bernard Williams misses the 1st free throw | 39-38 |
| 10:35 | Boston College | Bernard Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 40-38 |
| 10:06 | LSU | Dikembe Ali misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-38 |
| 10:04 | Boston College | Bernard Williams grabs the board | 40-38 |
| 09:40 | Boston College | Curtis Todd loses the dribble to Jesse Hamilton | 40-38 |
| 09:14 | LSU | Dikembe Ali loses the ball out of bounds | 40-38 |
| Subs | Boston College | Michael Russell (SG), Larry Raggs (SF), Marvin Ciborowski (PF), Donald Johnson (C) Fred McKever, Bernard Williams, William Baro, Jeremiah Leavitt | |
| Subs | LSU | John Sweeney (SG), Tom Hirst (PF), Anthony Rotz (C) Dikembe Ali, Ronnie Meyer, Jordan Mukai | |
| 09:01 | Boston College | Curtis Todd drills a 3 from the left wing | 43-38 |
| 08:39 | LSU | Donald Johnson denies the turnaround by Anthony Rotz | 43-38 |
| 08:38 | LSU | Jesse Hamilton grabs the offensive board | 43-38 |
| 08:10 | LSU | Tom Hirst misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from the right wing | 43-38 |
| 08:09 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to John Sweeney | 43-38 |
| 07:47 | LSU | Tom Hirst misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Donald Johnson - foul #2 on Donald Johnson, team foul #4 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Boston College | Alton Chunn (PG), Bernard Williams (SF), Jeremiah Leavitt (C) Curtis Todd, Larry Raggs, Marvin Ciborowski | |
| Subs | LSU | Dennis Stedman (PG), Dikembe Ali (SG) Bryan Sutera, John Sweeney | |
| 07:47 | LSU | Tom Hirst makes the 1st free throw | 43-39 |
| 07:47 | LSU | Tom Hirst makes the 2nd free throw | 43-40 |
| 07:22 | Boston College | Alton Chunn travels with the ball | 43-40 |
| Subs | Boston College | Fred McKever (SG), William Baro (PF) Michael Russell, Donald Johnson | |
| Subs | LSU | Ronnie Meyer (PF) Tom Hirst | |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Alton Chunn (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fred McKever (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bernard Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Baro (fresh) 4 reb. C - Jeremiah Leavitt (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Dennis Stedman (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SG - Dikembe Ali (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jesse Hamilton (fairly fresh) PF - Ronnie Meyer (fresh) 2 pts. C - Anthony Rotz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:04 | LSU | Anthony Rotz drills a turnaround near the basket | 43-42 |
| 06:48 | Boston College | Alton Chunn makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Fred McKever | 45-42 |
| 06:22 | LSU | Dikembe Ali misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 45-42 |
| 06:20 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer gets the offensive rebound | 45-42 |
| 06:00 | LSU | Jesse Hamilton is hacked by Bernard Williams - foul #2 on Bernard Williams, team foul #5 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Boston College | Curtis Todd (PG), Michael Russell (SG) Alton Chunn, Fred McKever | |
| Subs | LSU | Bryan Sutera (PG), John Sweeney (SF), Tom Hirst (PF) Dikembe Ali, Jesse Hamilton, Ronnie Meyer | |
| 05:39 | LSU | John Sweeney loses the ball out of bounds | 45-42 |
| Subs | Boston College | Donald Johnson (PF), Larry Raggs (C) William Baro, Jeremiah Leavitt | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 05:20 | Boston College | Tom Hirst steals it from Donald Johnson | 45-42 |
| 04:57 | LSU | Dennis Stedman hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Tom Hirst | 45-45 |
| 04:41 | Boston College | Tom Hirst is called for the reach on Donald Johnson - foul #3 on Tom Hirst, team foul #7 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Boston College | Jeremiah Leavitt (C) Bernard Williams | |
| Subs | LSU | Dikembe Ali (SG), Jesse Hamilton (SF), Jordan Mukai (C) Bryan Sutera, John Sweeney, Anthony Rotz | |
| 04:41 | Boston College | Donald Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 04:41 | LSU | Tom Hirst snags the defensive board | 45-45 |
| 04:20 | LSU | Jesse Hamilton loses the dribble to Jeremiah Leavitt | 45-45 |
| 03:53 | Boston College | Larry Raggs loses the ball out of bounds | 45-45 |
| Subs | Boston College | Fred McKever (SG), William Baro (PF) Michael Russell, Donald Johnson | |
| Subs | LSU | John Sweeney (SF), Anthony Rotz (C) Jesse Hamilton, Jordan Mukai | |
| 03:25 | LSU | Jeremiah Leavitt denies the turnaround by Dikembe Ali | 45-45 |
| 03:24 | Boston College | The rebound goes to Jeremiah Leavitt | 45-45 |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Curtis Todd (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fred McKever (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Raggs (fresh) PF - William Baro (fresh) 4 reb. C - Jeremiah Leavitt (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Dennis Stedman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. SG - Dikembe Ali (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Sweeney (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tom Hirst (tiring) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Anthony Rotz (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Boston College | Jeremiah Leavitt blows the dunk but he's fouled by Dennis Stedman - foul #5 on Dennis Stedman, team foul #8 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Boston College | Bernard Williams (SF) Larry Raggs | |
| Subs | LSU | Bryan Sutera (PG), Jesse Hamilton (SF), Ronnie Meyer (PF) Dennis Stedman, John Sweeney, Tom Hirst | |
| 03:12 | Boston College | Jeremiah Leavitt makes the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 03:12 | Boston College | Jeremiah Leavitt makes the 2nd free throw | 47-45 |
| 02:43 | LSU | Anthony Rotz is whistled for a carry | 47-45 |
| Subs | Boston College | Michael Russell (SG), Donald Johnson (C) Fred McKever, Jeremiah Leavitt | |
| Subs | LSU | John Sweeney (SF), Tom Hirst (PF) Jesse Hamilton, Ronnie Meyer | |
| 02:33 | Boston College | Donald Johnson connects on the shot in the lane | 49-45 |
| 02:12 | LSU | Bryan Sutera misses badly on a shot from the right side | 49-45 |
| 02:10 | LSU | Dikembe Ali grabs the offensive rebound | 49-45 |
| 01:48 | LSU | Bryan Sutera's pass is intercepted by Curtis Todd | 49-45 |
| 01:45 | Boston College | Bernard Williams lays it in on a nice dish by Curtis Todd | 51-45 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:37 | LSU | Dikembe Ali is hacked by Donald Johnson - foul #3 on Donald Johnson, team foul #6 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Boston College | Jeremiah Leavitt (C) Donald Johnson | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 01:20 | LSU | Anthony Rotz makes the contested floater from the left block and the foul's on Michael Russell - foul #2 on Michael Russell, team foul #7 | 51-47 |
| 01:20 | LSU | Anthony Rotz makes the free throw | 51-48 |
| 01:06 | Boston College | Michael Russell loses the dribble to John Sweeney | 51-48 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:47 | LSU | Jeremiah Leavitt swats the short shot by Anthony Rotz | 51-48 |
| 00:45 | Boston College | Bernard Williams pulls down the rebound | 51-48 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:19 | Boston College | Jeremiah Leavitt scores on a floater from the left wing | 53-48 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:13 | LSU | Curtis Todd is called for the reach on Bryan Sutera - foul #2 on Curtis Todd, team foul #8 | 53-48 |
| 00:13 | LSU | Bryan Sutera makes the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 00:13 | LSU | Bryan Sutera makes the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:11 | Boston College | Jeremiah Leavitt is fouled in the backcourt by Bryan Sutera - foul #3 on Bryan Sutera, team foul #9 | 53-50 |
| 00:11 | Boston College | Jeremiah Leavitt makes the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 00:11 | Boston College | Jeremiah Leavitt makes the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 00:04 | LSU | John Sweeney clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-50 |
| 00:02 | LSU | Bryan Sutera gets the offensive rebound | 55-50 |
| 00:00 | LSU | The clock runs out | 55-50 |