| Lineup | NC State | PG - David Gehring (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Michael Fetterman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Hamilton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dale Brown (fresh) 4 reb. C - Spencer Hobbs (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Roger Copley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Angelo (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nolan Deputy (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Clark (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Erik Showman (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Nolan Deputy inbounds the ball | 21-23 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:58 | LSU | Roger Copley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 21-23 |
| 19:30 | NC State | Michael Fetterman knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by David Gehring | 24-23 |
| 19:18 | LSU | Roger Copley drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Charles Clark | 24-26 |
| 18:55 | NC State | Daniel Hamilton scores on a floater from the right block | 26-26 |
| 18:46 | LSU | Roger Copley clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 26-26 |
| 18:45 | NC State | Spencer Hobbs snags the defensive board | 26-26 |
| 18:16 | NC State | Andrew Angelo is called for the reach on Michael Fetterman - foul #2 on Andrew Angelo, team foul #1 | 26-26 |
| 17:56 | NC State | Michael Fetterman misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 26-26 |
| 17:54 | LSU | The rebound goes to Nolan Deputy | 26-26 |
| 17:35 | LSU | The short jumper by Erik Showman is denied by Dale Brown | 26-26 |
| 17:34 | LSU | Andrew Angelo hits the follow up shot | 26-28 |
| 17:05 | NC State | Spencer Hobbs's fadeaway is rejected by Nolan Deputy | 26-28 |
| 17:04 | NC State | Daniel Hamilton grabs the offensive rebound | 26-28 |
| 16:47 | NC State | Michael Fetterman connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-28 |
| 16:33 | LSU | Charles Clark throws it down set up by Andrew Angelo | 29-30 |
| 16:28 | NC State | David Gehring knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Michael Fetterman | 32-30 |
| 16:12 | LSU | Roger Copley hits a driving attempt from close range | 32-32 |
| 15:43 | NC State | Michael Fetterman knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-32 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - David Gehring (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Fetterman (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Hamilton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dale Brown (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Spencer Hobbs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Roger Copley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Angelo (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Nolan Deputy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Clark (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Erik Showman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:30 | LSU | Andrew Angelo misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-32 |
| 15:28 | NC State | Daniel Hamilton grabs the defensive rebound | 35-32 |
| 14:59 | NC State | Michael Fetterman comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 35-32 |
| 14:58 | LSU | Erik Showman snags the defensive board | 35-32 |
| 14:45 | LSU | Charles Clark misses the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Spencer Hobbs - foul #1 on Spencer Hobbs, team foul #1 | 35-32 |
| Subs | NC State | Jeffrey Puente (PG), Freddie Wampler (SG), Matthew Jarrett (SF), Jimmy Cammack (C) David Gehring, Michael Fetterman, Daniel Hamilton, Spencer Hobbs | |
| Subs | LSU | Stephen Powell (PG), Fredrick Garst (SG), Gregory Griffin (SF), Glenn Young (C) Roger Copley, Andrew Angelo, Nolan Deputy, Erik Showman | |
| 14:45 | LSU | Charles Clark makes the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 14:45 | LSU | Charles Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 14:30 | NC State | Jimmy Cammack misses badly on a floater from close range | 35-34 |
| 14:29 | LSU | Gregory Griffin gets the rebound | 35-34 |
| 14:25 | LSU | Glenn Young is fouled on the floor by Jimmy Cammack - foul #1 on Jimmy Cammack, team foul #2 | 35-34 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Carl Fagan (PF) Charles Clark | |
| 14:08 | LSU | Stephen Powell comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 35-34 |
| 14:07 | LSU | Carl Fagan grabs the offensive rebound | 35-34 |
| 14:02 | LSU | Fredrick Garst travels with the ball | 35-34 |
| 13:41 | NC State | Jeffrey Puente misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-34 |
| 13:39 | NC State | Dale Brown hits the follow up shot | 37-34 |
| 13:20 | LSU | Carl Fagan drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Stephen Powell | 37-36 |
| 12:53 | NC State | Jeffrey Puente misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-36 |
| 12:51 | LSU | Carl Fagan gets the rebound | 37-36 |
| 12:37 | LSU | Fredrick Garst hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-36 |
| 12:36 | LSU | Carl Fagan tips it but misses | 37-36 |
| 12:35 | NC State | Freddie Wampler gets the rebound | 37-36 |
| 12:33 | NC State | Jeffrey Puente is hacked by Stephen Powell in the backcourt - foul #2 on Stephen Powell, team foul #2 | 37-36 |
| Subs | NC State | David Gehring (PG), Michael Fetterman (SG) Jeffrey Puente, Freddie Wampler | |
| Subs | LSU | Charles Clark (PF), Erik Showman (C) Carl Fagan, Glenn Young | |
| 12:13 | NC State | Fredrick Garst is called for the reach on Michael Fetterman - foul #1 on Fredrick Garst, team foul #3 | 37-36 |
| Subs | NC State | Daniel Hamilton (PF) Dale Brown | |
| Subs | LSU | Roger Copley (PG), Nolan Deputy (SF) Fredrick Garst, Gregory Griffin | |
| 11:59 | NC State | A charge is called on Jimmy Cammack - foul #2 on Jimmy Cammack, team foul #3 | 37-36 |
| Subs | NC State | Spencer Hobbs (C) Jimmy Cammack | |
| Subs | LSU | Andrew Angelo (SG) Stephen Powell | |
| 11:48 | LSU | Roger Copley blows the layup | 37-36 |
| 11:46 | NC State | David Gehring pulls down the rebound | 37-36 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - David Gehring (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Fetterman (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Jarrett (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Daniel Hamilton (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Spencer Hobbs (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Roger Copley (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Angelo (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Nolan Deputy (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Clark (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Erik Showman (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:40 | NC State | A charge is called on Matthew Jarrett - foul #1 on Matthew Jarrett, team foul #4 | 37-36 |
| Subs | NC State | Dale Brown (PF) Matthew Jarrett | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 11:27 | LSU | Andrew Angelo can't connect on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Dale Brown - foul #2 on Dale Brown, team foul #5 | 37-36 |
| 11:27 | LSU | Andrew Angelo makes the 1st free throw | 37-37 |
| 11:27 | LSU | Andrew Angelo makes the 2nd free throw | 37-38 |
| 11:10 | NC State | Andrew Angelo steals it from Daniel Hamilton | 37-38 |
| 11:03 | LSU | Nolan Deputy misses the shot from the free throw line | 37-38 |
| 11:02 | NC State | Dale Brown snags the defensive board | 37-38 |
| 10:35 | NC State | Michael Fetterman misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 37-38 |
| 10:33 | LSU | Erik Showman grabs the board | 37-38 |
| 10:28 | LSU | Roger Copley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-38 |
| 10:26 | NC State | Spencer Hobbs grabs the board | 37-38 |
| 09:57 | NC State | David Gehring buries a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Dale Brown and he's hacked by Roger Copley - foul #1 on Roger Copley, team foul #4 | 39-38 |
| Subs | NC State | Freddie Wampler (SG), Matthew Jarrett (SF), Jimmy Cammack (C) Michael Fetterman, Dale Brown, Spencer Hobbs | |
| Subs | LSU | Stephen Powell (PG), Fredrick Garst (SG), Gregory Griffin (SF), Carl Fagan (PF), Glenn Young (C) Roger Copley, Andrew Angelo, Nolan Deputy, Charles Clark, Erik Showman | |
| 09:57 | NC State | David Gehring makes the free throw | 40-38 |
| 09:38 | LSU | Daniel Hamilton picks off the pass by Glenn Young | 40-38 |
| 09:12 | NC State | Daniel Hamilton misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Stephen Powell - foul #3 on Stephen Powell, team foul #5 | 40-38 |
| Subs | NC State | Jeffrey Puente (PG) David Gehring | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 09:12 | NC State | Daniel Hamilton makes the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 09:12 | NC State | Daniel Hamilton misses the 2nd free throw | 41-38 |
| 09:12 | LSU | Glenn Young gets the rebound | 41-38 |
| 08:59 | LSU | Carl Fagan misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Jimmy Cammack - foul #3 on Jimmy Cammack, team foul #6 | 41-38 |
| Subs | NC State | Dale Brown (PF) Daniel Hamilton | |
| Subs | LSU | Erik Showman (C) Glenn Young | |
| 08:59 | LSU | Carl Fagan makes the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 08:59 | LSU | Carl Fagan makes the 2nd free throw | 41-40 |
| 08:33 | NC State | Jimmy Cammack lays it up and in and he's hacked by Carl Fagan - foul #2 on Carl Fagan, team foul #6 | 43-40 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Roger Copley (PG), Andrew Angelo (SG), Nolan Deputy (SF), Charles Clark (PF) Stephen Powell, Fredrick Garst, Gregory Griffin, Carl Fagan | |
| 08:33 | NC State | Jimmy Cammack misses the free throw | 43-40 |
| 08:33 | LSU | Andrew Angelo snags the defensive board | 43-40 |
| 08:23 | LSU | Andrew Angelo comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-40 |
| 08:21 | LSU | Erik Showman grabs the offensive board | 43-40 |
| 08:08 | LSU | Roger Copley misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 43-40 |
| 08:06 | NC State | Jimmy Cammack pulls down the rebound | 43-40 |
| 07:46 | NC State | Jimmy Cammack hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 45-40 |
| 07:20 | LSU | Nolan Deputy misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-40 |
| 07:19 | LSU | Andrew Angelo tips it home | 45-42 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Jeffrey Puente (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Freddie Wampler (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Matthew Jarrett (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Dale Brown (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Jimmy Cammack (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Roger Copley (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Angelo (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Nolan Deputy (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Clark (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Erik Showman (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 06:57 | NC State | Charles Clark steps in front of the Freddie Wampler pass | 45-42 |
| 06:39 | LSU | Andrew Angelo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-42 |
| Subs | NC State | David Gehring (PG), Michael Fetterman (SG), Daniel Hamilton (SF), Spencer Hobbs (C) Jeffrey Puente, Freddie Wampler, Matthew Jarrett, Jimmy Cammack | |
| Subs | LSU | Stephen Powell (PG), Fredrick Garst (SG), Glenn Young (C) Roger Copley, Andrew Angelo, Erik Showman | |
| 06:17 | NC State | Michael Fetterman misses the floater from close range but the foul's on Fredrick Garst - foul #2 on Fredrick Garst, team foul #7 | 45-42 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Gregory Griffin (SF) Nolan Deputy | |
| 06:17 | NC State | Michael Fetterman makes the 1st free throw | 46-42 |
| 06:17 | NC State | Michael Fetterman misses the 2nd free throw | 46-42 |
| 06:17 | LSU | Glenn Young pulls down the rebound | 46-42 |
| 06:02 | LSU | Fredrick Garst knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-45 |
| 05:34 | NC State | David Gehring drills a 3 from straight away set up by Michael Fetterman | 49-45 |
| 05:20 | LSU | Glenn Young lays it in on a nice dish by Fredrick Garst and he's hacked by Spencer Hobbs - foul #2 on Spencer Hobbs, team foul #7 | 49-47 |
| Subs | NC State | Matthew Jarrett (SF) Dale Brown | |
| Subs | LSU | Roger Copley (PG), Andrew Angelo (SG), Erik Showman (C) Stephen Powell, Fredrick Garst, Charles Clark | |
| 05:20 | LSU | Glenn Young makes the free throw | 49-48 |
| 04:52 | NC State | Michael Fetterman clanks a 3 from the left corner | 49-48 |
| 04:51 | LSU | The rebound goes to Andrew Angelo | 49-48 |
| 04:31 | LSU | Andrew Angelo misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-48 |
| 04:29 | NC State | Matthew Jarrett snags the defensive board | 49-48 |
| 04:24 | NC State | Gregory Griffin takes the ball from Matthew Jarrett | 49-48 |
| 04:20 | LSU | Glenn Young lays it in on a great pass from Gregory Griffin | 49-50 |
| 03:58 | NC State | Michael Fetterman misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 49-50 |
| 03:56 | NC State | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Hamilton | 49-50 |
| 03:34 | NC State | Michael Fetterman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-50 |
| Subs | NC State | Freddie Wampler (SG), Jimmy Cammack (C) Michael Fetterman, Spencer Hobbs | |
| Subs | LSU | Fredrick Garst (SG), Nolan Deputy (SF), Charles Clark (PF) Andrew Angelo, Gregory Griffin, Glenn Young | |
| 03:19 | LSU | Fredrick Garst's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-50 |
| Subs | NC State | Jeffrey Puente (PG), Dale Brown (PF) David Gehring, Matthew Jarrett | |
| Subs | LSU | Carl Fagan (C) Erik Showman | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Jeffrey Puente (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Freddie Wampler (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Daniel Hamilton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dale Brown (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Jimmy Cammack (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Roger Copley (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Fredrick Garst (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nolan Deputy (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Clark (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Carl Fagan (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:55 | NC State | The jump hook by Daniel Hamilton is blocked by Carl Fagan | 49-50 |
| 02:53 | LSU | Carl Fagan gets the rebound | 49-50 |
| 02:53 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-50 |
| Subs | NC State | David Gehring (PG), Michael Fetterman (SG), Matthew Jarrett (SF), Spencer Hobbs (PF) Jeffrey Puente, Freddie Wampler, Daniel Hamilton, Dale Brown | |
| Subs | LSU | Andrew Angelo (SG), Erik Showman (C) Fredrick Garst, Carl Fagan | |
| 02:38 | LSU | Charles Clark hits a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Andrew Angelo | 49-52 |
| 02:12 | NC State | Michael Fetterman clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-52 |
| 02:11 | NC State | Spencer Hobbs hits the follow up shot | 51-52 |
| 02:03 | LSU | Charles Clark blows the layup but the foul's on Matthew Jarrett - foul #2 on Matthew Jarrett, team foul #8 | 51-52 |
| 02:03 | LSU | Charles Clark makes the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 02:03 | LSU | Charles Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 51-53 |
| 02:03 | NC State | Spencer Hobbs grabs the board | 51-53 |
| 01:34 | NC State | David Gehring makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Fetterman | 54-53 |
| 01:17 | LSU | Roger Copley misses long on a floater from the right wing | 54-53 |
| 01:16 | NC State | Matthew Jarrett grabs the board | 54-53 |
| 01:16 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-53 |
| Subs | NC State | Daniel Hamilton (SF), Dale Brown (PF) Matthew Jarrett, Jimmy Cammack | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 00:59 | NC State | Andrew Angelo takes the ball from David Gehring | 54-53 |
| 00:48 | LSU | Nolan Deputy loses the dribble to David Gehring | 54-53 |
| 00:45 | NC State | David Gehring lays it in | 56-53 |
| 00:31 | LSU | Erik Showman buries a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Nolan Deputy and the foul's on Spencer Hobbs - foul #3 on Spencer Hobbs, team foul #9 | 56-55 |
| 00:31 | LSU | Erik Showman misses the free throw | 56-55 |
| 00:31 | NC State | Dale Brown grabs the board | 56-55 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:30 | NC State | Dale Brown is fouled in the backcourt by Roger Copley - foul #2 on Roger Copley, team foul #8 | 56-55 |
| 00:30 | NC State | Dale Brown misses the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 00:30 | LSU | Charles Clark grabs the board | 56-55 |
| 00:13 | LSU | A charge is called on Erik Showman - foul #2 on Erik Showman, team foul #9 | 56-55 |
| 00:12 | NC State | David Gehring is fouled in the backcourt by Roger Copley - foul #3 on Roger Copley, team foul #10 | 56-55 |
| 00:12 | NC State | David Gehring makes the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 00:12 | NC State | David Gehring misses the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| 00:12 | LSU | Charles Clark grabs the board | 57-55 |
| 00:06 | LSU | Charles Clark's pass is intercepted by Daniel Hamilton | 57-55 |
| 00:04 | NC State | David Gehring is hacked by Roger Copley in the backcourt - foul #4 on Roger Copley, team foul #11 | 57-55 |
| 00:04 | NC State | David Gehring makes the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 00:04 | NC State | David Gehring makes the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | LSU | Nolan Deputy misses long on a halfcourt shot | 59-55 |