| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Donald Clemmons (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sherman Monette (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Nicholas McGlothen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Claude Gales (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Marcos Espinoza (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Daniel Giles (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Gilman (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Sherman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jordan Stroud (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Robert Gilman inbounds the ball | 42-37 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 19:31 | LSU | Robert Gilman is fouled on the floor by Nicholas McGlothen - foul #2 on Nicholas McGlothen, team foul #1 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | LSU | Edward Wallace (SF), Johnnie Hunt (PF) Robert Gilman, James Sherman | |
| 19:18 | LSU | Marcos Espinoza clanks a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Donald Johnson - foul #1 on Donald Johnson, team foul #2 | 42-37 |
| 19:18 | LSU | Marcos Espinoza makes the 1st free throw | 42-38 |
| 19:18 | LSU | Marcos Espinoza makes the 2nd free throw | 42-39 |
| 19:04 | Western Michigan | Donald Clemmons's fadeaway is rejected by Jordan Stroud | 42-39 |
| 19:02 | LSU | Johnnie Hunt gets the rebound | 42-39 |
| 18:38 | LSU | Daniel Giles drills a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Johnnie Hunt | 42-41 |
| 18:20 | Western Michigan | Donald Johnson can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 42-41 |
| 18:18 | LSU | Johnnie Hunt grabs the defensive rebound | 42-41 |
| 17:50 | LSU | Marcos Espinoza hits a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Daniel Giles | 42-43 |
| 17:43 | Western Michigan | Nicholas McGlothen banks in the layup on a great pass from Sherman Monette | 44-43 |
| 17:27 | LSU | Nicholas McGlothen is called for the reach on Daniel Giles - foul #3 on Nicholas McGlothen, team foul #3 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Nicholas King (PG), Dingbang Chinn (SG), George Goldberg (SF), Leonard Reynolds (PF), Joseph Ellington (C) Donald Clemmons, Donald Johnson, Sherman Monette, Nicholas McGlothen, Claude Gales | |
| Subs | LSU | James Gardner (PG), Robert Gilman (SF), James Sherman (PF) Marcos Espinoza, Daniel Giles, Johnnie Hunt | |
| 17:16 | LSU | James Sherman drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by James Gardner | 44-46 |
| 17:02 | Western Michigan | Joseph Ellington connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Nicholas King | 46-46 |
| 16:35 | LSU | Nicholas King steals the ball from Robert Gilman | 46-46 |
| 16:17 | Western Michigan | Nicholas King is hacked by James Gardner - foul #3 on James Gardner, team foul #1 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Donald Clemmons (PG), Donald Johnson (SG), Robert O'Connel (SF), George Burns (C) Nicholas King, Dingbang Chinn, George Goldberg, Joseph Ellington | |
| Subs | LSU | Daniel Giles (SG) Edward Wallace | |
| 16:07 | Western Michigan | George Burns misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 46-46 |
| 16:05 | Western Michigan | Leonard Reynolds tips it back up and in | 48-46 |
| 15:36 | LSU | James Sherman misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-46 |
| 15:35 | Western Michigan | George Burns grabs the defensive rebound | 48-46 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Donald Clemmons (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert O'Connel (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Leonard Reynolds (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - George Burns (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Gardner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Daniel Giles (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Gilman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Sherman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Jordan Stroud (tiring) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:16 | Western Michigan | George Burns is whistled for traveling | 48-46 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Nicholas King (PG), George Goldberg (SF), Nicholas McGlothen (PF), Claude Gales (C) Donald Clemmons, Donald Johnson, Leonard Reynolds, George Burns | |
| Subs | LSU | Marcos Espinoza (PG), Edward Wallace (SF), Johnnie Hunt (PF) James Gardner, Robert Gilman, James Sherman | |
| 15:01 | LSU | Johnnie Hunt connects on the open 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Marcos Espinoza | 48-49 |
| 14:44 | Western Michigan | Claude Gales comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Jordan Stroud - foul #4 on Jordan Stroud, team foul #2 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Dingbang Chinn (SG), Sherman Monette (SF) Robert O'Connel, George Goldberg | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Gilman (SF), James Sherman (PF), Lewis Mason (C) Daniel Giles, Johnnie Hunt, Jordan Stroud | |
| 14:44 | Western Michigan | Claude Gales makes the 1st free throw | 49-49 |
| 14:44 | Western Michigan | Claude Gales makes the 2nd free throw | 50-49 |
| 14:29 | LSU | James Sherman is whistled for traveling | 50-49 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Donald Clemmons (PG), Joseph Ellington (C) Nicholas King, Claude Gales | |
| Subs | LSU | James Gardner (SF) Robert Gilman | |
| 14:21 | Western Michigan | Sherman Monette comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 50-49 |
| 14:20 | LSU | Edward Wallace gets the rebound | 50-49 |
| 14:18 | LSU | Marcos Espinoza is hacked by Nicholas McGlothen in the backcourt - foul #4 on Nicholas McGlothen, team foul #4 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Leonard Reynolds (PF) Nicholas McGlothen | |
| Subs | LSU | George Matthew (PF) James Sherman | |
| 14:04 | LSU | Marcos Espinoza hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Edward Wallace | 50-52 |
| 13:53 | Western Michigan | Leonard Reynolds loses the dribble to Lewis Mason | 50-52 |
| 13:48 | LSU | Edward Wallace is fouled in the backcourt by Dingbang Chinn - foul #2 on Dingbang Chinn, team foul #5 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert O'Connel (PG), Donald Johnson (SG), George Goldberg (SF), George Burns (PF) Donald Clemmons, Dingbang Chinn, Sherman Monette, Leonard Reynolds | |
| Subs | LSU | Daniel Giles (SG), Robert Gilman (SF), James Sherman (PF) Edward Wallace, James Gardner, George Matthew | |
| 13:29 | LSU | Marcos Espinoza misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-52 |
| 13:28 | Western Michigan | George Burns grabs the board | 50-52 |
| 13:13 | Western Michigan | Donald Johnson scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing and he's fouled by Daniel Giles - foul #2 on Daniel Giles, team foul #3 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Nicholas King (PG), Claude Gales (C) Robert O'Connel, Joseph Ellington | |
| Subs | LSU | James Gardner (PG), Edward Wallace (SF), Johnnie Hunt (PF), Jordan Stroud (C) Marcos Espinoza, Robert Gilman, James Sherman, Lewis Mason | |
| 13:13 | Western Michigan | Donald Johnson misses the free throw | 52-52 |
| 13:13 | LSU | Edward Wallace snags the defensive board | 52-52 |
| 12:52 | LSU | Daniel Giles hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 52-52 |
| 12:51 | Western Michigan | George Goldberg grabs the board | 52-52 |
| 12:34 | Western Michigan | Nicholas King's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-52 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert O'Connel (PG), Sherman Monette (SF), Nicholas McGlothen (PF) Nicholas King, George Goldberg, George Burns | |
| Subs | LSU | Marcos Espinoza (PG), Robert Gilman (SF), James Sherman (PF) James Gardner, Daniel Giles, Johnnie Hunt | |
| 12:16 | LSU | James Sherman connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Gilman | 52-55 |
| 12:09 | Western Michigan | Claude Gales shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot in the lane | 52-55 |
| 12:08 | Western Michigan | Donald Johnson tips it home | 54-55 |
| 12:04 | LSU | Sherman Monette steps in front of the Jordan Stroud pass in the backcourt | 54-55 |
| 11:54 | Western Michigan | Donald Johnson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-55 |
| 11:53 | Western Michigan | Nicholas McGlothen gets the offensive rebound | 54-55 |
| 11:40 | Western Michigan | Sherman Monette misses short on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Jordan Stroud - foul #5 on Jordan Stroud, team foul #4 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Donald Clemmons (PG), Dingbang Chinn (SG), Joseph Ellington (C) Robert O'Connel, Donald Johnson, Claude Gales | |
| Subs | LSU | Daniel Giles (SG), James Gardner (SF), Johnnie Hunt (PF), Lewis Mason (C) Edward Wallace, Robert Gilman, James Sherman, Jordan Stroud | |
| 11:40 | Western Michigan | Sherman Monette makes the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 11:40 | Western Michigan | Sherman Monette misses the 2nd free throw | 55-55 |
| 11:40 | LSU | Lewis Mason grabs the board | 55-55 |
| 11:15 | LSU | Dingbang Chinn steps in front of the Johnnie Hunt pass | 55-55 |
| 11:12 | Western Michigan | Dingbang Chinn hits the finger roll | 57-55 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Donald Clemmons (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dingbang Chinn (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sherman Monette (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Nicholas McGlothen (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Joseph Ellington (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Marcos Espinoza (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Giles (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Gardner (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. PF - Johnnie Hunt (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Lewis Mason (fresh) | |
| 10:58 | LSU | Lewis Mason hits the finger roll and the foul's on Dingbang Chinn - foul #3 on Dingbang Chinn, team foul #6 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert O'Connel (SF), Leonard Reynolds (PF), Claude Gales (C) Sherman Monette, Nicholas McGlothen, Joseph Ellington | |
| Subs | LSU | Edward Wallace (SG), Robert Gilman (SF), James Sherman (PF) Marcos Espinoza, Daniel Giles, Johnnie Hunt | |
| 10:58 | LSU | Lewis Mason makes the free throw | 57-58 |
| 10:46 | Western Michigan | Robert O'Connel is fouled on the floor by Lewis Mason - foul #1 on Lewis Mason, team foul #5 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Nicholas King (PG), George Goldberg (SF) Donald Clemmons, Robert O'Connel | |
| Subs | LSU | Marcos Espinoza (PG) James Gardner | |
| 10:30 | Western Michigan | Dingbang Chinn is whistled for traveling | 57-58 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert O'Connel (SG) Dingbang Chinn | |
| Subs | LSU | James Gardner (PG), Daniel Giles (SG), Johnnie Hunt (PF) Marcos Espinoza, Robert Gilman, James Sherman | |
| 10:13 | LSU | Edward Wallace hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the free throw line | 57-58 |
| 10:11 | Western Michigan | Claude Gales pulls down the rebound | 57-58 |
| 10:00 | Western Michigan | George Goldberg's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-58 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Donald Johnson (SG), Joseph Ellington (C) George Goldberg, Claude Gales | |
| Subs | LSU | Marcos Espinoza (PG), Robert Gilman (SF), James Sherman (PF) James Gardner, Daniel Giles, Johnnie Hunt | |
| 09:57 | LSU | Edward Wallace's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-58 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Donald Clemmons (PG), George Burns (PF) Nicholas King, Leonard Reynolds | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 09:45 | Western Michigan | George Burns misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 57-58 |
| 09:43 | LSU | James Sherman gets the rebound | 57-58 |
| 09:27 | LSU | Marcos Espinoza comes up short on the runner in the paint but he's fouled by Donald Clemmons - foul #2 on Donald Clemmons, team foul #7 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | LSU | Daniel Giles (SG), Johnnie Hunt (PF) Edward Wallace, James Sherman | |
| 09:27 | LSU | Marcos Espinoza makes the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 09:27 | LSU | Marcos Espinoza makes the 2nd free throw | 57-60 |
| 09:07 | Western Michigan | Donald Clemmons is hacked by Marcos Espinoza - foul #1 on Marcos Espinoza, team foul #6 | 57-60 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Nicholas King (PG), Sherman Monette (SF), Nicholas McGlothen (PF), Claude Gales (C) Donald Clemmons, Robert O'Connel, George Burns, Joseph Ellington | |
| Subs | LSU | James Gardner (PG), Edward Wallace (SF), James Sherman (PF) Marcos Espinoza, Robert Gilman, Johnnie Hunt | |
| 08:58 | Western Michigan | Donald Johnson clanks a shot from the right wing | 57-60 |
| 08:56 | LSU | James Gardner grabs the board | 57-60 |
| 08:54 | LSU | James Gardner is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Gardner, team foul #7 | 57-60 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Dingbang Chinn (SG), Leonard Reynolds (PF) Donald Johnson, Nicholas McGlothen | |
| Subs | LSU | Marcos Espinoza (PG), Robert Gilman (SF) Daniel Giles, Edward Wallace | |
| 08:39 | Western Michigan | Nicholas King misses short on a jumper from the left side | 57-60 |
| 08:38 | LSU | The rebound goes to Robert Gilman | 57-60 |
| 08:36 | LSU | Nicholas King is called for the reach on Robert Gilman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Nicholas King, team foul #8 | 57-60 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | George Goldberg (SF) Sherman Monette | |
| Subs | LSU | Edward Wallace (SG), Johnnie Hunt (PF) James Gardner, James Sherman | |
| 08:36 | LSU | Robert Gilman misses the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 08:36 | Western Michigan | Claude Gales pulls down the rebound | 57-60 |
| 08:24 | Western Michigan | Nicholas King can't finish the layup | 57-60 |
| 08:22 | Western Michigan | Nicholas King grabs the offensive board | 57-60 |
| 08:14 | Western Michigan | Claude Gales works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 57-60 |
| 08:13 | Western Michigan | Claude Gales tips it in | 59-60 |
| 08:06 | LSU | Marcos Espinoza makes the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Edward Wallace | 59-62 |
| 07:52 | Western Michigan | Lewis Mason swats the short shot by Claude Gales | 59-62 |
| 07:50 | LSU | Johnnie Hunt grabs the board | 59-62 |
| 07:21 | LSU | Leonard Reynolds is called for the reach on Marcos Espinoza - foul #2 on Leonard Reynolds, team foul #9 | 59-62 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Donald Clemmons (PG), Donald Johnson (SG), Sherman Monette (SF), Nicholas McGlothen (PF), Joseph Ellington (C) Nicholas King, Dingbang Chinn, George Goldberg, Leonard Reynolds, Claude Gales | |
| Subs | LSU | Daniel Giles (SG), James Gardner (SF), James Sherman (PF) Edward Wallace, Robert Gilman, Johnnie Hunt | |
| 07:21 | LSU | Marcos Espinoza misses the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 07:21 | Western Michigan | Nicholas McGlothen grabs the defensive rebound | 59-62 |
| 07:01 | Western Michigan | Joseph Ellington splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 59-62 |
| 06:59 | LSU | Daniel Giles gets the rebound | 59-62 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Donald Clemmons (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sherman Monette (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Nicholas McGlothen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Joseph Ellington (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Marcos Espinoza (tiring) 20 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Giles (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Gardner (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. PF - James Sherman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Lewis Mason (tiring) 3 pts. | |
| 06:30 | LSU | Daniel Giles misses long on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Donald Johnson - foul #2 on Donald Johnson, team foul #10 | 59-62 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert O'Connel (SF), George Burns (C) Sherman Monette, Joseph Ellington | |
| Subs | LSU | Edward Wallace (SF) Marcos Espinoza | |
| 06:30 | LSU | Daniel Giles misses the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 06:30 | LSU | Daniel Giles makes the 2nd free throw | 59-63 |
| 06:16 | Western Michigan | Donald Clemmons connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 61-63 |
| 06:14 | LSU | George Burns is called for the reach on Lewis Mason in the backcourt - foul #1 on George Burns, team foul #11 | 61-63 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Claude Gales (C) Nicholas McGlothen | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 06:14 | LSU | Lewis Mason makes the 1st free throw | 61-64 |
| 06:14 | LSU | Lewis Mason misses the 2nd free throw | 61-64 |
| 06:14 | Western Michigan | George Burns snags the defensive board | 61-64 |
| 06:00 | Western Michigan | Claude Gales travels with the ball | 61-64 |
| 05:31 | LSU | Daniel Giles makes the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Edward Wallace | 61-66 |
| 05:18 | Western Michigan | Donald Johnson connects on the open 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Claude Gales | 64-66 |
| 04:57 | LSU | Daniel Giles connects on the shot from the left wing set up by Edward Wallace | 64-68 |
| 04:43 | Western Michigan | Claude Gales makes the contested floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Donald Johnson | 66-68 |
| 04:20 | LSU | Daniel Giles hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater in the lane | 66-68 |
| 04:19 | LSU | Daniel Giles grabs the offensive rebound | 66-68 |
| 03:56 | LSU | Robert O'Connel takes the ball from Lewis Mason | 66-68 |
| 03:44 | Western Michigan | Daniel Giles steals it from Robert O'Connel out of a doubleteam | 66-68 |
| 03:41 | LSU | James Gardner throws it down set up by Daniel Giles | 66-70 |
| 03:25 | Western Michigan | Claude Gales evades the doubleteam but misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Lewis Mason - foul #2 on Lewis Mason, team foul #8 | 66-70 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Nicholas King (PG), Dingbang Chinn (SG), Sherman Monette (SF), Leonard Reynolds (PF) Donald Clemmons, Donald Johnson, Robert O'Connel, George Burns | |
| Subs | LSU | Marcos Espinoza (PG), Robert Gilman (SF), George Matthew (PF), Johnnie Hunt (C) James Gardner, Daniel Giles, James Sherman, Lewis Mason | |
| 03:25 | Western Michigan | Claude Gales makes the 1st free throw | 67-70 |
| 03:25 | Western Michigan | Claude Gales makes the 2nd free throw | 68-70 |
| 03:21 | LSU | Edward Wallace is fouled in the backcourt by Nicholas King - foul #3 on Nicholas King, team foul #12 | 68-70 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Joseph Ellington (C) Claude Gales | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 03:21 | LSU | Edward Wallace misses the 1st free throw | 68-70 |
| 03:21 | LSU | Edward Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 68-71 |
| 03:12 | Western Michigan | Sherman Monette misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 68-71 |
| 03:10 | LSU | Johnnie Hunt grabs the defensive rebound | 68-71 |
| 02:57 | LSU | Johnnie Hunt can't finish the layup | 68-71 |
| 02:55 | Western Michigan | Joseph Ellington grabs the defensive rebound | 68-71 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Nicholas King (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dingbang Chinn (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Sherman Monette (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Leonard Reynolds (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Ellington (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Marcos Espinoza (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Wallace (tiring) 11 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Gilman (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. PF - George Matthew (fresh) C - Johnnie Hunt (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:43 | Western Michigan | Dingbang Chinn clanks a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Johnnie Hunt - foul #2 on Johnnie Hunt, team foul #9 | 68-71 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Nicholas McGlothen (PF) Leonard Reynolds | |
| Subs | LSU | Daniel Giles (SG) Edward Wallace | |
| 02:43 | Western Michigan | Dingbang Chinn makes the 1st free throw | 69-71 |
| 02:43 | Western Michigan | Dingbang Chinn makes the 2nd free throw | 70-71 |
| 02:29 | LSU | Marcos Espinoza misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 70-71 |
| 02:28 | Western Michigan | Joseph Ellington snags the defensive board | 70-71 |
| 02:12 | Western Michigan | Joseph Ellington is hacked by Robert Gilman - foul #1 on Robert Gilman, team foul #10 | 70-71 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Donald Johnson (SG), George Goldberg (SF) Dingbang Chinn, Sherman Monette | |
| Subs | LSU | Edward Wallace (SG) Daniel Giles | |
| 02:12 | Western Michigan | Joseph Ellington makes the 1st free throw | 71-71 |
| 02:12 | Western Michigan | Joseph Ellington makes the 2nd free throw | 72-71 |
| 02:10 | LSU | Edward Wallace is hacked by Donald Johnson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Donald Johnson, team foul #13 | 72-71 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Leonard Reynolds (PF) Nicholas McGlothen | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 02:10 | LSU | Edward Wallace makes the 1st free throw | 72-72 |
| 02:10 | LSU | Edward Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 72-73 |
| 02:06 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-73 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert O'Connel (SG), Sherman Monette (SF), Nicholas McGlothen (PF) Donald Johnson, George Goldberg, Leonard Reynolds | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 01:46 | Western Michigan | Edward Wallace picks off the pass by Nicholas McGlothen | 72-73 |
| 01:44 | LSU | Robert Gilman is fouled in the backcourt by Robert O'Connel - foul #1 on Robert O'Connel, team foul #14 | 72-73 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Donald Clemmons (PG), Donald Johnson (SG), Claude Gales (C) Nicholas King, Robert O'Connel, Joseph Ellington | |
| Subs | LSU | Daniel Giles (SG), James Sherman (PF), Lewis Mason (C) Edward Wallace, George Matthew, Johnnie Hunt | |
| 01:44 | LSU | Robert Gilman makes the 1st free throw | 72-74 |
| 01:44 | LSU | Robert Gilman makes the 2nd free throw | 72-75 |
| 01:34 | Western Michigan | The pull-up jumper by Sherman Monette is blocked by James Sherman | 72-75 |
| 01:32 | Western Michigan | Claude Gales hits the follow up shot | 74-75 |
| 01:05 | LSU | Marcos Espinoza misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Donald Clemmons - foul #3 on Donald Clemmons, team foul #15 | 74-75 |
| 01:05 | LSU | Marcos Espinoza makes the 1st free throw | 74-76 |
| 01:05 | LSU | Marcos Espinoza misses the 2nd free throw | 74-76 |
| 01:05 | Western Michigan | Claude Gales gets the rebound | 74-76 |
| 01:00 | Western Michigan | Sherman Monette is whistled for a carry | 74-76 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 00:38 | LSU | Daniel Giles can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 74-76 |
| 00:36 | LSU | James Sherman grabs the offensive board | 74-76 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 00:33 | LSU | Claude Gales is called for the reach on James Sherman - foul #4 on Claude Gales, team foul #16 | 74-76 |
| 00:33 | LSU | James Sherman makes the 1st free throw | 74-77 |
| 00:33 | LSU | James Sherman misses the 2nd free throw | 74-77 |
| 00:33 | Western Michigan | Nicholas McGlothen snags the defensive board | 74-77 |
| 00:11 | Western Michigan | Donald Johnson buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Sherman Monette | 77-77 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 00:02 | LSU | Marcos Espinoza can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 77-77 |
| 00:00 | Western Michigan | Sherman Monette snags the defensive board | 77-77 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Donald Clemmons (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Donald Johnson (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Sherman Monette (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Nicholas McGlothen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Claude Gales (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Marcos Espinoza (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Giles (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Gilman (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. PF - James Sherman (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Lewis Mason (tired) 4 pts. | |
| 05:00 | Western Michigan | Claude Gales wins the tip | 77-77 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 04:45 | Western Michigan | Sherman Monette misses long on a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Robert Gilman - foul #2 on Robert Gilman, team foul #11 | 77-77 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Leonard Reynolds (PF), Joseph Ellington (C) Nicholas McGlothen, Claude Gales | |
| Subs | LSU | Edward Wallace (SG), James Gardner (SF), George Matthew (PF), Johnnie Hunt (C) Daniel Giles, Robert Gilman, James Sherman, Lewis Mason | |
| 04:45 | Western Michigan | Sherman Monette makes the 1st free throw | 78-77 |
| 04:45 | Western Michigan | Sherman Monette makes the 2nd free throw | 79-77 |
| 04:20 | LSU | Marcos Espinoza hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the right block | 79-77 |
| 04:19 | LSU | George Matthew tips it in | 79-79 |
| 04:03 | Western Michigan | Donald Johnson misses long on a shot from the right side | 79-79 |
| 04:01 | LSU | James Gardner snags the defensive board | 79-79 |
| 03:59 | LSU | Edward Wallace throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 79-79 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Nicholas King (PG), Dingbang Chinn (SG), George Goldberg (SF) Donald Clemmons, Donald Johnson, Sherman Monette | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Gilman (SF) Marcos Espinoza | |
| 03:44 | Western Michigan | Dingbang Chinn clanks a floater from the right wing | 79-79 |
| 03:42 | Western Michigan | Nicholas King hits the follow up shot | 81-79 |
| 03:14 | LSU | James Gardner clanks a floater from the right side | 81-79 |
| 03:12 | Western Michigan | Leonard Reynolds gets the rebound | 81-79 |
| 02:56 | Western Michigan | George Goldberg is whistled for traveling | 81-79 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Donald Johnson (SG), Nicholas McGlothen (PF), George Burns (C) Dingbang Chinn, Leonard Reynolds, Joseph Ellington | |
| Subs | LSU | Marcos Espinoza (PG), James Sherman (PF) James Gardner, George Matthew | |
| 02:31 | LSU | Marcos Espinoza clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 81-79 |
| 02:30 | Western Michigan | Donald Johnson pulls down the rebound | 81-79 |
| 02:30 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 81-79 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Donald Clemmons (PG), Sherman Monette (SF), Claude Gales (C) Nicholas King, George Goldberg, George Burns | |
| Subs | LSU | Daniel Giles (SG), James Gardner (SF), Lewis Mason (C) Edward Wallace, Robert Gilman, Johnnie Hunt | |
| 02:22 | Western Michigan | Donald Clemmons's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 81-79 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | LSU | Edward Wallace (SG) Daniel Giles | |
| 01:54 | LSU | Claude Gales steals the ball from Lewis Mason | 81-79 |
| 01:46 | Western Michigan | Lewis Mason denies the turnaround by Donald Clemmons | 81-79 |
| 01:44 | Western Michigan | Claude Gales tips it but misses | 81-79 |
| 01:42 | Western Michigan | Claude Gales tips it back up and in | 83-79 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 01:40 | LSU | Marcos Espinoza is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Clemmons - foul #4 on Donald Clemmons, team foul #17 | 83-79 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | LSU | Daniel Giles (SG), Robert Gilman (SF) Edward Wallace, James Gardner | |
| 01:40 | LSU | Marcos Espinoza misses the 1st free throw | 83-79 |
| 01:40 | LSU | Marcos Espinoza makes the 2nd free throw | 83-80 |
| 01:23 | Western Michigan | Nicholas McGlothen misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 83-80 |
| 01:21 | LSU | Marcos Espinoza grabs the defensive rebound | 83-80 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 01:03 | LSU | Robert Gilman hits a jumper from just outside the lane | 83-82 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Donald Clemmons (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Donald Johnson (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Sherman Monette (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Nicholas McGlothen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Claude Gales (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Marcos Espinoza (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Giles (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Gilman (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. PF - James Sherman (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Lewis Mason (tired) 4 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 00:58 | Western Michigan | Donald Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 83-82 |
| 00:54 | LSU | Marcos Espinoza loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 83-82 |
| 00:34 | Western Michigan | Donald Clemmons connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 85-82 |
| 00:16 | LSU | Marcos Espinoza misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 85-82 |
| 00:14 | Western Michigan | Claude Gales snags the defensive board | 85-82 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:12 | Western Michigan | Claude Gales is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Giles - foul #3 on Daniel Giles, team foul #12 | 85-82 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert O'Connel (PG), George Goldberg (SF) Donald Clemmons, Sherman Monette | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 00:12 | Western Michigan | Claude Gales makes the 1st free throw | 86-82 |
| 00:12 | Western Michigan | Claude Gales makes the 2nd free throw | 87-82 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:10 | LSU | Marcos Espinoza throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 87-82 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:09 | Western Michigan | Donald Johnson is hacked by Daniel Giles - foul #4 on Daniel Giles, team foul #13 | 87-82 |
| 00:09 | Western Michigan | Donald Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 88-82 |
| 00:09 | Western Michigan | Donald Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 88-82 |
| 00:09 | LSU | Daniel Giles gets the rebound | 88-82 |
| 00:06 | LSU | Daniel Giles double dribbles in the backcourt | 88-82 |
| 00:04 | Western Michigan | George Goldberg is hacked by Lewis Mason - foul #3 on Lewis Mason, team foul #14 | 88-82 |
| 00:04 | Western Michigan | George Goldberg makes the 1st free throw | 89-82 |
| 00:04 | Western Michigan | George Goldberg makes the 2nd free throw | 90-82 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Daniel Giles clanks a halfcourt shot | 90-82 |