| Lineup | LSU | PG - Roger Neu (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Glover (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cameron Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Meaux (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Frye (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Michael Authement (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Brian Carini (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Strobel (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stanley Taggart (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Super (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Cameron Smith inbounds the ball | 31-28 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:40 | LSU | Roger Neu makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Michael Meaux | 34-28 |
| 19:21 | Saint Louis | John Strobel misses short on a shot from the right side | 34-28 |
| 19:19 | LSU | The rebound goes to Michael Frye | 34-28 |
| 19:02 | LSU | Michael Frye hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 34-28 |
| 19:01 | Saint Louis | Brian Carini grabs the board | 34-28 |
| 18:55 | Saint Louis | Stanley Taggart loses the ball out of bounds | 34-28 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Robert Salmon (SG), Fred Meeks (PF), Don Maye (C) Brian Carini, Stanley Taggart, John Super | |
| 18:34 | LSU | Michael Frye comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 34-28 |
| 18:32 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to John Strobel | 34-28 |
| 18:08 | Saint Louis | John Strobel hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 34-28 |
| 18:06 | LSU | Michael Meaux gets the rebound | 34-28 |
| 17:59 | LSU | Roger Neu clanks a 3 from the left wing | 34-28 |
| 17:57 | Saint Louis | Robert Salmon pulls down the rebound | 34-28 |
| 17:38 | Saint Louis | John Strobel misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Michael Frye - foul #1 on Michael Frye, team foul #1 | 34-28 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Tyler Gates (SG) Don Maye | |
| 17:38 | Saint Louis | John Strobel makes the 1st free throw | 34-29 |
| 17:38 | Saint Louis | John Strobel makes the 2nd free throw | 34-30 |
| 17:20 | LSU | Michael Frye misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Tyler Gates - foul #2 on Tyler Gates, team foul #1 | 34-30 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Don Maye (C) Tyler Gates | |
| 17:20 | LSU | Michael Frye makes the 1st free throw | 35-30 |
| 17:20 | LSU | Michael Frye makes the 2nd free throw | 36-30 |
| 16:51 | Saint Louis | John Strobel can't finish the layup | 36-30 |
| 16:49 | LSU | Roger Neu snags the defensive board | 36-30 |
| 16:30 | LSU | Don Maye is called for the reach on Edward Glover - foul #4 on Don Maye, team foul #2 | 36-30 |
| Subs | LSU | Dewayne Billings (SG), William Callahan (SF), Thomas Munguia (C) Edward Glover, Cameron Smith, Michael Frye | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Brian Carini (SG) John Strobel | |
| 16:06 | LSU | Dewayne Billings connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 38-30 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Roger Neu (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dewayne Billings (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Callahan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Meaux (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Thomas Munguia (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Michael Authement (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Brian Carini (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Salmon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Fred Meeks (fresh) C - Don Maye (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. | |
| 15:45 | Saint Louis | Roger Neu steps in front of the Robert Salmon pass | 38-30 |
| 15:29 | LSU | Michael Meaux knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Roger Neu and the foul's on Don Maye - foul #5 on Don Maye, team foul #3 | 40-30 |
| Subs | LSU | Edward Glover (SG) Roger Neu | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | John Strobel (SF), Stanley Taggart (PF), John Super (C) Robert Salmon, Fred Meeks, Don Maye | |
| 15:29 | LSU | Michael Meaux makes the free throw | 41-30 |
| 15:06 | Saint Louis | Brian Carini can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-30 |
| 15:05 | Saint Louis | Michael Authement grabs the offensive rebound | 41-30 |
| 14:51 | Saint Louis | Michael Authement misses the turnaround from the right block | 41-30 |
| 14:50 | Saint Louis | John Strobel tips it in | 41-32 |
| 14:23 | LSU | Dewayne Billings is whistled for traveling | 41-32 |
| Subs | LSU | Cameron Smith (SF), Michael Frye (C) William Callahan, Michael Meaux | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Robert Salmon (SG), Fred Meeks (PF) Brian Carini, Stanley Taggart | |
| 14:10 | Saint Louis | John Strobel scores on a floater in the lane set up by Robert Salmon | 41-34 |
| 13:59 | LSU | Thomas Munguia can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 41-34 |
| 13:58 | LSU | Thomas Munguia can't tip it in | 41-34 |
| 13:57 | Saint Louis | Fred Meeks grabs the defensive rebound | 41-34 |
| 13:49 | Saint Louis | Edward Glover steals the ball from Michael Authement | 41-34 |
| 13:27 | LSU | Thomas Munguia lays it up and in on a nice dish by Dewayne Billings | 43-34 |
| 13:08 | Saint Louis | John Strobel misses badly on a runner from the right block but the foul's on Edward Glover - foul #2 on Edward Glover, team foul #2 | 43-34 |
| Subs | LSU | Roger Neu (PG), Michael Meaux (PF) Edward Glover, Thomas Munguia | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Brian Carini (SG), Stanley Taggart (PF) Fred Meeks, John Super | |
| 13:08 | Saint Louis | John Strobel makes the 1st free throw | 43-35 |
| 13:08 | Saint Louis | John Strobel makes the 2nd free throw | 43-36 |
| 12:44 | LSU | Dewayne Billings misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Stanley Taggart - foul #1 on Stanley Taggart, team foul #4 | 43-36 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | John Super (C) Robert Salmon | |
| 12:44 | LSU | Dewayne Billings makes the 1st free throw | 44-36 |
| 12:44 | LSU | Dewayne Billings makes the 2nd free throw | 45-36 |
| 12:25 | Saint Louis | The pull-up jumper by John Super is blocked by Michael Meaux | 45-36 |
| 12:24 | LSU | Michael Frye gets the rebound | 45-36 |
| 11:56 | LSU | Michael Authement steals it from Michael Meaux | 45-36 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Roger Neu (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dewayne Billings (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Cameron Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Meaux (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Michael Frye (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Michael Authement (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Brian Carini (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Strobel (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Stanley Taggart (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Super (fresh) | |
| 11:37 | Saint Louis | Stanley Taggart buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-39 |
| 11:28 | LSU | Michael Meaux makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 47-39 |
| 11:20 | Saint Louis | Brian Carini drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Michael Authement | 47-42 |
| 11:01 | LSU | Dewayne Billings's pass is intercepted by John Super | 47-42 |
| 10:41 | Saint Louis | Brian Carini makes the 3 from the left wing | 47-45 |
| 10:27 | LSU | Roger Neu can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 47-45 |
| 10:25 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Frye | 47-45 |
| 10:08 | LSU | Dewayne Billings can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-45 |
| 10:06 | Saint Louis | Michael Authement snags the defensive board | 47-45 |
| 09:54 | Saint Louis | John Strobel misses the dunk | 47-45 |
| 09:53 | LSU | Michael Meaux grabs the defensive rebound | 47-45 |
| 09:32 | LSU | Michael Frye drills a floater from the left block set up by Roger Neu | 49-45 |
| 09:19 | Saint Louis | Brian Carini hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-45 |
| 09:17 | LSU | Michael Frye grabs the board | 49-45 |
| 08:53 | LSU | Michael Meaux slams it home on a great pass from Cameron Smith | 51-45 |
| 08:31 | Saint Louis | John Strobel comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 51-45 |
| 08:29 | Saint Louis | Michael Authement pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-45 |
| 08:12 | Saint Louis | John Strobel scores on a jumper from close range set up by Michael Authement and he's hacked by Cameron Smith - foul #3 on Cameron Smith, team foul #3 | 51-47 |
| Subs | LSU | Edward Glover (SG), William Callahan (SF), Thomas Munguia (PF), Harold Rankin (C) Dewayne Billings, Cameron Smith, Michael Meaux, Michael Frye | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Tyler Gates (PG), Robert Salmon (SG), Fred Meeks (SF) Brian Carini, Stanley Taggart, John Super | |
| 08:12 | Saint Louis | John Strobel makes the free throw | 51-48 |
| 07:55 | LSU | Thomas Munguia misses the lay-in but the foul's on John Strobel - foul #1 on John Strobel, team foul #5 | 51-48 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | John Super (C) John Strobel | |
| 07:55 | LSU | Thomas Munguia makes the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 07:55 | LSU | Thomas Munguia makes the 2nd free throw | 53-48 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Roger Neu (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edward Glover (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Callahan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Munguia (fresh) 8 pts. C - Harold Rankin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Tyler Gates (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Salmon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Fred Meeks (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Authement (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. C - John Super (fairly fresh) 2 stl. | |
| 07:32 | Saint Louis | Robert Salmon misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-48 |
| 07:30 | LSU | William Callahan gets the rebound | 53-48 |
| 07:13 | LSU | Edward Glover drills a 3 from the left corner | 56-48 |
| 06:52 | Saint Louis | Tyler Gates's floater is knocked away by Harold Rankin | 56-48 |
| 06:51 | LSU | Thomas Munguia grabs the board | 56-48 |
| 06:35 | LSU | Roger Neu buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 59-48 |
| 06:20 | Saint Louis | Fred Meeks misses badly on a runner in the paint but the foul's on Edward Glover - foul #3 on Edward Glover, team foul #4 | 59-48 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Meaux (PF) Harold Rankin | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | John Strobel (SF), Stanley Taggart (PF) Michael Authement, John Super | |
| 06:20 | Saint Louis | Fred Meeks makes the 1st free throw | 59-49 |
| 06:20 | Saint Louis | Fred Meeks misses the 2nd free throw | 59-49 |
| 06:20 | LSU | Thomas Munguia grabs the board | 59-49 |
| 06:05 | LSU | Thomas Munguia misses the jump hook from the left block | 59-49 |
| 06:03 | Saint Louis | Tyler Gates pulls down the rebound | 59-49 |
| 05:58 | Saint Louis | John Strobel knocks in the floater from the left wing set up by Tyler Gates | 59-51 |
| 05:54 | LSU | Edward Glover hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-51 |
| 05:52 | Saint Louis | Fred Meeks grabs the board | 59-51 |
| 05:23 | Saint Louis | Stanley Taggart misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 59-51 |
| 05:22 | LSU | Michael Meaux grabs the defensive rebound | 59-51 |
| 04:59 | LSU | Edward Glover scores on a floater in the paint on a great pass from William Callahan | 61-51 |
| 04:45 | Saint Louis | John Strobel's layup is rejected by Michael Meaux | 61-51 |
| 04:43 | Saint Louis | John Strobel pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-51 |
| 04:43 | Saint Louis | Saint Louis calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-51 |
| Subs | LSU | Dewayne Billings (PG), Cameron Smith (SF), Michael Frye (C) Roger Neu, William Callahan, Thomas Munguia | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Michael Authement (PG), Brian Carini (SG), John Super (C) Tyler Gates, John Strobel, Stanley Taggart | |
| 04:26 | Saint Louis | Brian Carini misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 61-51 |
| 04:24 | LSU | Michael Frye grabs the defensive rebound | 61-51 |
| 04:12 | LSU | Michael Frye scores on a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Dewayne Billings | 63-51 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:58 | Saint Louis | Brian Carini misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-51 |
| 03:57 | LSU | Michael Meaux pulls down the rebound | 63-51 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Dewayne Billings (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edward Glover (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Cameron Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Michael Meaux (fresh) 14 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Frye (fresh) 8 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Michael Authement (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Carini (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Salmon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Fred Meeks (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - John Super (fairly fresh) 2 stl. | |
| 03:53 | LSU | Cameron Smith drills a fadeaway from the left wing | 65-51 |
| 03:36 | Saint Louis | Brian Carini buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Robert Salmon | 65-54 |
| 03:17 | LSU | Michael Meaux is whistled for traveling | 65-54 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Tyler Gates (PG), John Strobel (SF), Stanley Taggart (C) Robert Salmon, Fred Meeks, John Super | |
| 02:54 | Saint Louis | Stanley Taggart hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 65-54 |
| 02:53 | Saint Louis | Michael Authement grabs the offensive rebound | 65-54 |
| 02:37 | Saint Louis | John Strobel makes the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Tyler Gates | 65-56 |
| 02:19 | LSU | Stanley Taggart is called for the reach on Dewayne Billings - foul #2 on Stanley Taggart, team foul #6 | 65-56 |
| Subs | LSU | Roger Neu (PG) Edward Glover | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | John Super (C) Stanley Taggart | |
| 02:13 | LSU | Michael Frye blows the layup | 65-56 |
| 02:12 | Saint Louis | John Super grabs the board | 65-56 |
| 01:56 | Saint Louis | Tyler Gates misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Roger Neu - foul #2 on Roger Neu, team foul #5 | 65-56 |
| Subs | LSU | Edward Glover (SG) Dewayne Billings | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Stanley Taggart (PF) Michael Authement | |
| 01:56 | Saint Louis | Tyler Gates misses the 1st free throw | 65-56 |
| 01:56 | Saint Louis | Tyler Gates misses the 2nd free throw | 65-56 |
| 01:56 | LSU | Michael Frye grabs the defensive rebound | 65-56 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:32 | LSU | Michael Meaux comes up short on the shot from the right side | 65-56 |
| 01:31 | LSU | Michael Meaux tips it but misses | 65-56 |
| 01:29 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Roger Neu | 65-56 |
| 01:12 | LSU | Michael Frye scores on a shot from the right block on a great pass from Cameron Smith | 67-56 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Saint Louis | Roger Neu steals the ball from John Strobel | 67-56 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:28 | LSU | Michael Meaux comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 67-56 |
| 00:27 | Saint Louis | John Super pulls down the rebound | 67-56 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Saint Louis | John Strobel can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Cameron Smith - foul #4 on Cameron Smith, team foul #6 | 67-56 |
| Subs | LSU | Dewayne Billings (PG), William Callahan (SF), Thomas Munguia (PF), Harold Rankin (C) Roger Neu, Cameron Smith, Michael Meaux, Michael Frye | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Michael Authement (PG) Tyler Gates | |
| 00:23 | Saint Louis | John Strobel makes the 1st free throw | 67-57 |
| 00:23 | Saint Louis | John Strobel makes the 2nd free throw | 67-58 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:22 | LSU | Michael Authement is called for the reach on Thomas Munguia in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Authement, team foul #7 | 67-58 |
| Subs | LSU | Roger Neu (PG), Cameron Smith (SF), Darryl Chapman (C) Dewayne Billings, William Callahan, Harold Rankin | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 00:22 | LSU | Thomas Munguia misses the 1st free throw | 67-58 |
| 00:22 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Brian Carini | 67-58 |
| 00:16 | Saint Louis | Brian Carini misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 67-58 |
| 00:14 | Saint Louis | Stanley Taggart pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-58 |
| 00:10 | Saint Louis | Brian Carini loses the ball out of bounds | 67-58 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Frye (C) Thomas Munguia | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 00:07 | LSU | Roger Neu is hacked by Michael Authement in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Authement, team foul #8 | 67-58 |
| 00:07 | LSU | Roger Neu makes the 1st free throw | 68-58 |
| 00:07 | LSU | Roger Neu makes the 2nd free throw | 69-58 |
| 00:02 | Saint Louis | John Strobel blows the layup | 69-58 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Michael Frye pulls down the rebound | 69-58 |