| Lineup | LSU | PG - Andrew Angelo (fresh) SG - Bobby Ornelas (fresh) SF - Nolan Deputy (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Carl Fagan (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Erik Showman (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Robert Friedenthal (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Roy Benninger (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Raymond Hill (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Anthony Dunkelberger (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Roy Benninger inbounds the ball | 22-21 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:44 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Johnson travels with the ball | 22-21 |
| 19:15 | LSU | Erik Showman is wide open and slams it home set up by Andrew Angelo | 24-21 |
| 19:02 | Northwestern | Anthony Dunkelberger travels with the ball | 24-21 |
| 18:39 | LSU | Bobby Ornelas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-21 |
| 18:22 | Northwestern | Raymond Hill banks in the layup on a great pass from Roy Benninger | 24-23 |
| 18:05 | LSU | Nolan Deputy is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Nolan Deputy, team foul #1 | 24-23 |
| Subs | LSU | Stephen Powell (PG), Nick Green (SG), Gregory Griffin (PF) Andrew Angelo, Bobby Ornelas, Carl Fagan | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt (PG), Ray Anaya (SG), Mark Jones (PF), Frankie Bock (C) Robert Friedenthal, Jeffrey Johnson, Raymond Hill, Anthony Dunkelberger | |
| 17:48 | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-23 |
| Subs | LSU | Thomas Daughtry (C) Nolan Deputy | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 17:19 | LSU | Nick Green is whistled for traveling | 24-23 |
| Subs | LSU | Carl Fagan (PF) Erik Showman | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 17:03 | Northwestern | Ray Anaya misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 24-23 |
| 17:01 | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt grabs the offensive board | 24-23 |
| 16:47 | Northwestern | Roy Benninger buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Ray Anaya | 24-26 |
| 16:29 | LSU | Gregory Griffin is hacked by Ray Anaya - foul #1 on Ray Anaya, team foul #1 | 24-26 |
| Subs | LSU | Andrew Angelo (PG), Nolan Deputy (SF) Stephen Powell, Carl Fagan | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Friedenthal (PG), Jeffrey Johnson (SF), Raymond Hill (PF) Emmitt Holt, Roy Benninger, Mark Jones | |
| 16:07 | LSU | Gregory Griffin can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 24-26 |
| 16:06 | LSU | Gregory Griffin pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-26 |
| 15:54 | LSU | Ray Anaya picks off the pass by Thomas Daughtry | 24-26 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Andrew Angelo (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Nick Green (fairly fresh) SF - Nolan Deputy (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gregory Griffin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Daughtry (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Robert Friedenthal (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ray Anaya (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeffrey Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Raymond Hill (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Frankie Bock (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Johnson is fouled on the floor by Nick Green as he's doubleteamed - foul #1 on Nick Green, team foul #2 | 24-26 |
| Subs | LSU | Bobby Ornelas (SG), Carl Fagan (PF), Erik Showman (C) Nick Green, Gregory Griffin, Thomas Daughtry | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Seth Weiss (SF), Anthony Dunkelberger (C) Ray Anaya, Frankie Bock | |
| 15:23 | Northwestern | Raymond Hill hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 24-26 |
| 15:22 | Northwestern | Robert Friedenthal grabs the offensive board | 24-26 |
| 15:17 | Northwestern | Anthony Dunkelberger scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 24-28 |
| 15:15 | LSU | Nolan Deputy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 24-28 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt (PG), Mark Jones (PF) Robert Friedenthal, Raymond Hill | |
| 15:00 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Johnson shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 24-31 |
| 14:58 | LSU | Erik Showman travels in the backcourt | 24-31 |
| Subs | LSU | Stephen Powell (PG) Andrew Angelo | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 14:50 | Northwestern | Seth Weiss's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-31 |
| 14:25 | LSU | Bobby Ornelas connects on the 3 from the left corner | 27-31 |
| 14:08 | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-31 |
| Subs | LSU | Nick Green (SG), Gregory Griffin (PF) Bobby Ornelas, Carl Fagan | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ray Anaya (SG), Raymond Hill (PF), Frankie Bock (C) Jeffrey Johnson, Mark Jones, Anthony Dunkelberger | |
| 13:49 | LSU | Erik Showman can't connect on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Raymond Hill - foul #1 on Raymond Hill, team foul #2 | 27-31 |
| Subs | LSU | Andrew Angelo (PG) Nolan Deputy | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Friedenthal (PG) Emmitt Holt | |
| 13:49 | LSU | Erik Showman makes the 1st free throw | 28-31 |
| 13:49 | LSU | Erik Showman makes the 2nd free throw | 29-31 |
| 13:31 | Northwestern | Raymond Hill is whistled for a carry | 29-31 |
| Subs | LSU | Thomas Daughtry (C) Erik Showman | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 13:04 | LSU | Nick Green misses the jumper from the left wing | 29-31 |
| 13:02 | Northwestern | Frankie Bock snags the defensive board | 29-31 |
| 12:57 | Northwestern | Ray Anaya misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Stephen Powell - foul #2 on Stephen Powell, team foul #3 | 29-31 |
| Subs | LSU | Nolan Deputy (SF), Carl Fagan (PF) Nick Green, Gregory Griffin | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt (PG), Roy Benninger (SF), Anthony Dunkelberger (C) Robert Friedenthal, Seth Weiss, Frankie Bock | |
| 12:57 | Northwestern | Ray Anaya makes the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 12:57 | Northwestern | Ray Anaya makes the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| 12:32 | LSU | Nolan Deputy scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-33 |
| 12:24 | Northwestern | Anthony Dunkelberger drills a jumpshot from the free throw line and the foul's on Andrew Angelo - foul #2 on Andrew Angelo, team foul #4 | 32-35 |
| Subs | LSU | Bobby Ornelas (SG), Erik Showman (C) Stephen Powell, Thomas Daughtry | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffrey Johnson (SG), Mark Jones (PF) Ray Anaya, Raymond Hill | |
| 12:24 | Northwestern | Anthony Dunkelberger makes the free throw | 32-36 |
| 12:06 | LSU | Nolan Deputy scores on a floater from close range on a great pass from Andrew Angelo | 34-36 |
| 11:55 | Northwestern | Carl Fagan is called for the reach on Roy Benninger - foul #2 on Carl Fagan, team foul #5 | 34-36 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Friedenthal (PG), Frankie Bock (C) Emmitt Holt, Anthony Dunkelberger | |
| 11:44 | Northwestern | Roy Benninger is fouled on the floor by Nolan Deputy - foul #2 on Nolan Deputy, team foul #6 | 34-36 |
| Subs | LSU | Nick Green (PG), Gregory Griffin (SF) Andrew Angelo, Nolan Deputy | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Nick Green (fresh) SG - Bobby Ornelas (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gregory Griffin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carl Fagan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Erik Showman (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Robert Friedenthal (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Johnson (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Roy Benninger (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Mark Jones (fresh) 3 reb. C - Frankie Bock (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Northwestern | Robert Friedenthal knocks in the shot from just outside the lane | 34-38 |
| 11:19 | LSU | Gregory Griffin hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 37-38 |
| 10:54 | Northwestern | Frankie Bock lays it in uncontested | 37-40 |
| 10:43 | LSU | Erik Showman buries a shot from the baseline set up by Bobby Ornelas | 39-40 |
| 10:36 | Northwestern | Frankie Bock is fouled on the floor by Nick Green - foul #2 on Nick Green, team foul #7 | 39-40 |
| Subs | LSU | Stephen Powell (PG), Nolan Deputy (SF), Thomas Daughtry (C) Nick Green, Gregory Griffin, Erik Showman | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt (PG), Ray Anaya (SG), Seth Weiss (SF), Raymond Hill (PF) Robert Friedenthal, Jeffrey Johnson, Roy Benninger, Mark Jones | |
| 10:36 | Northwestern | Frankie Bock makes the 1st free throw | 39-41 |
| 10:36 | Northwestern | Frankie Bock misses the 2nd free throw | 39-41 |
| 10:36 | LSU | Nolan Deputy grabs the defensive rebound | 39-41 |
| 10:17 | LSU | The pull-up jumper by Carl Fagan is blocked by Seth Weiss | 39-41 |
| 10:16 | Northwestern | Frankie Bock grabs the defensive rebound | 39-41 |
| 10:12 | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt banks in the layup on a nice dish by Seth Weiss | 39-43 |
| 10:02 | LSU | Stephen Powell is called for 10 seconds | 39-43 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Anthony Dunkelberger (C) Frankie Bock | |
| 09:43 | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt is called for traveling | 39-43 |
| Subs | LSU | Erik Showman (PF) Carl Fagan | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 09:41 | LSU | Bobby Ornelas is hacked by Ray Anaya in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ray Anaya, team foul #3 | 39-43 |
| 09:21 | LSU | Erik Showman is fouled on the floor by Ray Anaya - foul #3 on Ray Anaya, team foul #4 | 39-43 |
| Subs | LSU | Andrew Angelo (PG), Nick Green (SG), Gregory Griffin (PF) Bobby Ornelas, Nolan Deputy, Thomas Daughtry | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 09:06 | LSU | Ray Anaya is called for the reach on Gregory Griffin - foul #4 on Ray Anaya, team foul #5 | 39-43 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffrey Johnson (SG) Ray Anaya | |
| 08:38 | LSU | Nick Green hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from Andrew Angelo | 41-43 |
| 08:20 | Northwestern | Seth Weiss comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 41-43 |
| 08:18 | Northwestern | Raymond Hill pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-43 |
| 08:12 | Northwestern | Seth Weiss buries a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Anthony Dunkelberger | 41-45 |
| 07:43 | LSU | Andrew Angelo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-45 |
| 07:42 | LSU | Andrew Angelo pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-45 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Andrew Angelo (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Nick Green (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stephen Powell (fairly fresh) PF - Gregory Griffin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Erik Showman (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Emmitt Holt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jeffrey Johnson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Seth Weiss (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Raymond Hill (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Anthony Dunkelberger (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:18 | LSU | Gregory Griffin clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-45 |
| 07:16 | LSU | Erik Showman hits the follow up shot | 43-45 |
| 06:54 | Northwestern | Raymond Hill hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 43-45 |
| 06:53 | LSU | Gregory Griffin snags the defensive board | 43-45 |
| 06:51 | LSU | Nick Green loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-45 |
| Subs | LSU | Bobby Ornelas (SG), Nolan Deputy (SF), Carl Fagan (PF), Thomas Daughtry (C) Nick Green, Stephen Powell, Gregory Griffin, Erik Showman | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Friedenthal (PG), Ray Anaya (SG), Roy Benninger (SF), Mark Jones (PF), Frankie Bock (C) Emmitt Holt, Jeffrey Johnson, Seth Weiss, Raymond Hill, Anthony Dunkelberger | |
| 06:36 | Northwestern | Robert Friedenthal buries a 3 from the left corner | 43-48 |
| 06:12 | LSU | Nolan Deputy buries a floater from the left side on a great pass from Andrew Angelo | 45-48 |
| 05:53 | Northwestern | Mark Jones drills a jumper from close range set up by Frankie Bock and he's hacked by Andrew Angelo - foul #3 on Andrew Angelo, team foul #8 | 45-50 |
| 05:53 | Northwestern | Mark Jones misses the free throw | 45-50 |
| 05:53 | LSU | Carl Fagan pulls down the rebound | 45-50 |
| 05:31 | LSU | Nolan Deputy makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Andrew Angelo | 48-50 |
| 05:25 | Northwestern | Thomas Daughtry denies the turnaround by Frankie Bock | 48-50 |
| 05:24 | LSU | Thomas Daughtry grabs the board | 48-50 |
| 05:04 | LSU | Carl Fagan can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Frankie Bock - foul #2 on Frankie Bock, team foul #6 | 48-50 |
| Subs | LSU | Stephen Powell (PG), Erik Showman (C) Andrew Angelo, Thomas Daughtry | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffrey Johnson (SG), Seth Weiss (SF) Ray Anaya, Roy Benninger | |
| 05:04 | LSU | Carl Fagan makes the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 05:04 | LSU | Carl Fagan makes the 2nd free throw | 50-50 |
| 04:49 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Johnson is fouled on the floor by Stephen Powell - foul #3 on Stephen Powell, team foul #9 | 50-50 |
| Subs | LSU | Nick Green (SG) Bobby Ornelas | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Anthony Dunkelberger (C) Frankie Bock | |
| 04:49 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 04:49 | LSU | Erik Showman pulls down the rebound | 50-50 |
| 04:47 | LSU | Jeffrey Johnson is called for the reach on Nick Green in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeffrey Johnson, team foul #7 | 50-50 |
| 04:47 | LSU | Nick Green makes the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 04:47 | LSU | Nick Green makes the 2nd free throw | 52-50 |
| 04:31 | Northwestern | Seth Weiss misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 52-50 |
| 04:29 | Northwestern | Seth Weiss tips it back up and in | 52-52 |
| 04:13 | LSU | Nolan Deputy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-52 |
| Subs | LSU | Gregory Griffin (PF) Carl Fagan | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt (PG), Ray Anaya (SG), Raymond Hill (PF) Robert Friedenthal, Jeffrey Johnson, Mark Jones | |
| 04:00 | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 52-52 |
| 03:58 | LSU | The rebound goes to Erik Showman | 52-52 |
| 03:41 | LSU | Nolan Deputy banks in the layup on a great pass from Gregory Griffin | 54-52 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Stephen Powell (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SG - Nick Green (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Nolan Deputy (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 6 reb. PF - Gregory Griffin (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Erik Showman (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Emmitt Holt (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Ray Anaya (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Seth Weiss (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Raymond Hill (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Anthony Dunkelberger (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt makes the jumper from the left side | 54-54 |
| 03:03 | LSU | Erik Showman blows the layup | 54-54 |
| 03:01 | Northwestern | Anthony Dunkelberger grabs the board | 54-54 |
| 02:59 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-54 |
| Subs | LSU | Bobby Ornelas (SG), Thomas Daughtry (C) Nick Green, Nolan Deputy | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Friedenthal (PG), Jeffrey Johnson (SG), Roy Benninger (SF), Frankie Bock (C) Emmitt Holt, Ray Anaya, Seth Weiss, Anthony Dunkelberger | |
| 02:57 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Johnson works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 54-54 |
| 02:55 | LSU | Bobby Ornelas grabs the defensive rebound | 54-54 |
| 02:55 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-54 |
| Subs | LSU | Andrew Angelo (PG) Stephen Powell | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mark Jones (PF) Raymond Hill | |
| 02:53 | LSU | Andrew Angelo is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 54-54 |
| 02:39 | Northwestern | Frankie Bock dunks the ball | 54-56 |
| 02:15 | LSU | Bobby Ornelas is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-56 |
| 02:15 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-56 |
| Subs | LSU | Nolan Deputy (SF), Carl Fagan (PF) Gregory Griffin, Thomas Daughtry | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Seth Weiss (SF) Roy Benninger | |
| 02:02 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Johnson works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-56 |
| 02:01 | LSU | Erik Showman grabs the defensive rebound | 57-56 |
| 01:58 | LSU | Jeffrey Johnson is called for the reach on Erik Showman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jeffrey Johnson, team foul #8 | 57-56 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Raymond Hill (PF), Anthony Dunkelberger (C) Mark Jones, Frankie Bock | |
| 01:58 | LSU | Erik Showman makes the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 01:58 | LSU | Erik Showman makes the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 01:39 | Northwestern | Anthony Dunkelberger knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Jeffrey Johnson | 59-58 |
| 01:13 | LSU | Nolan Deputy misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-58 |
| 01:11 | Northwestern | Anthony Dunkelberger gets the rebound | 59-58 |
| 01:06 | Northwestern | Raymond Hill is fouled on the floor by Carl Fagan - foul #3 on Carl Fagan, team foul #10 | 59-58 |
| 01:06 | Northwestern | Raymond Hill makes the 1st free throw | 59-59 |
| 01:06 | Northwestern | Raymond Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 59-60 |
| 00:41 | LSU | Andrew Angelo drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Nolan Deputy | 61-60 |
| 00:24 | Northwestern | Raymond Hill misses the dunk | 61-60 |
| 00:22 | LSU | The rebound goes to Andrew Angelo | 61-60 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:19 | LSU | Robert Friedenthal is called for the reach on Andrew Angelo in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Friedenthal, team foul #9 | 61-60 |
| 00:19 | LSU | Andrew Angelo makes the 1st free throw | 62-60 |
| 00:19 | LSU | Andrew Angelo makes the 2nd free throw | 63-60 |
| 00:10 | Northwestern | Andrew Angelo is called for the reach on Jeffrey Johnson - foul #4 on Andrew Angelo, team foul #11 | 63-60 |
| 00:10 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 00:10 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| 00:10 | LSU | Carl Fagan gets the rebound | 63-61 |
| 00:09 | LSU | Carl Fagan is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Friedenthal - foul #4 on Robert Friedenthal, team foul #10 | 63-61 |
| 00:09 | LSU | Carl Fagan makes the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 00:09 | LSU | Carl Fagan misses the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| 00:09 | Northwestern | Anthony Dunkelberger grabs the board | 64-61 |
| 00:09 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-61 |
| 00:01 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 64-61 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Carl Fagan grabs the defensive rebound | 64-61 |