| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Noonkester (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gary Ney (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Timothy Jewell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kurt Haugland (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jared Cameron (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Chad Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Felix Andrews (fresh) 7 pts. SF - John Garrison (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Cary Fogle (fresh) C - Harold Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Illinois University | John Garrison inbounds the ball | 35-29 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:50 | Northern Illinois University | Cary Fogle misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-29 |
| 19:48 | LSU | Robert Noonkester grabs the defensive rebound | 35-29 |
| 19:20 | LSU | Gary Ney's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-29 |
| 19:02 | Northern Illinois University | Cary Fogle misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 35-29 |
| 19:01 | LSU | Jared Cameron gets the rebound | 35-29 |
| 18:34 | LSU | Timothy Jewell is fouled on the floor by John Garrison - foul #1 on John Garrison, team foul #1 | 35-29 |
| 18:15 | LSU | Kurt Haugland misses the easy layup | 35-29 |
| 18:14 | LSU | Gary Ney pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-29 |
| 17:57 | LSU | Jared Cameron knocks in the floater near the basket | 37-29 |
| 17:50 | Northern Illinois University | Felix Andrews scores on a jumper from the right side | 37-31 |
| 17:30 | LSU | Gary Ney hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-31 |
| 17:14 | Northern Illinois University | Kurt Haugland steps in front of the Cary Fogle pass | 40-31 |
| 16:51 | LSU | Timothy Jewell is whistled for a carry | 40-31 |
| Subs | LSU | Raymond Green (SG), Austin Razo (SF) Gary Ney, Timothy Jewell | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Douglas Parodi (SG), Bradley Cole (SF), Brad Smith (PF), David Strohl (C) Felix Andrews, John Garrison, Cary Fogle, Harold Morgan | |
| 16:25 | Northern Illinois University | Brad Smith misses long on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Robert Noonkester - foul #3 on Robert Noonkester, team foul #1 | 40-31 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Kennith Reid (PG) Chad Lee | |
| 16:25 | Northern Illinois University | Brad Smith misses the 1st free throw | 40-31 |
| 16:25 | Northern Illinois University | Brad Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 40-31 |
| 16:25 | Northern Illinois University | David Strohl grabs the offensive board | 40-31 |
| 16:06 | Northern Illinois University | Austin Razo denies the turnaround by Bradley Cole | 40-31 |
| 16:04 | LSU | Kurt Haugland pulls down the rebound | 40-31 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Noonkester (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Raymond Green (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Austin Razo (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kurt Haugland (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jared Cameron (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Kennith Reid (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas Parodi (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bradley Cole (fresh) PF - Brad Smith (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Strohl (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | LSU | Robert Noonkester scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Jared Cameron | 43-31 |
| 15:26 | Northern Illinois University | Bradley Cole knocks in the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Brad Smith | 43-33 |
| 15:06 | LSU | David Strohl steps in front of the Austin Razo pass | 43-33 |
| 14:53 | Northern Illinois University | Douglas Parodi's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-33 |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Ney (SG), Timothy Jewell (SF) Raymond Green, Austin Razo | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Chad Lee (PG), Felix Andrews (SG), John Garrison (SF), Harold Morgan (C) Kennith Reid, Douglas Parodi, Bradley Cole, David Strohl | |
| 14:29 | LSU | Kurt Haugland misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 43-33 |
| 14:27 | LSU | Robert Noonkester grabs the offensive rebound | 43-33 |
| 14:01 | LSU | Jared Cameron's floater is tipped away by Brad Smith | 43-33 |
| 14:00 | LSU | Kurt Haugland snags the offensive board | 43-33 |
| 13:36 | LSU | Jared Cameron misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 43-33 |
| 13:35 | Northern Illinois University | John Garrison grabs the defensive rebound | 43-33 |
| 13:30 | Northern Illinois University | Chad Lee misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 43-33 |
| 13:28 | LSU | Robert Noonkester snags the defensive board | 43-33 |
| 13:10 | LSU | Jared Cameron hits a driving attempt in the lane set up by Kurt Haugland | 45-33 |
| 12:54 | Northern Illinois University | John Garrison is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on John Garrison, team foul #2 | 45-33 |
| Subs | LSU | William Backstrom (PF) Kurt Haugland | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Douglas Parodi (SG), Cary Fogle (PF) Felix Andrews, Brad Smith | |
| 12:29 | LSU | William Backstrom scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-33 |
| 12:09 | Northern Illinois University | Cary Fogle is whistled for traveling | 48-33 |
| Subs | LSU | Raymond Green (PG), Austin Razo (SF) Robert Noonkester, Timothy Jewell | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Bradley Cole (SF), David Strohl (C) John Garrison, Harold Morgan | |
| 11:54 | LSU | Jared Cameron scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Raymond Green | 50-33 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Raymond Green (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Ney (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Austin Razo (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Backstrom (fresh) 5 pts. C - Jared Cameron (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Chad Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Douglas Parodi (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bradley Cole (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Cary Fogle (fresh) C - David Strohl (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 11:42 | Northern Illinois University | Cary Fogle clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 50-33 |
| 11:41 | LSU | The rebound goes to William Backstrom | 50-33 |
| 11:36 | LSU | Raymond Green buries a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Gary Ney | 52-33 |
| 11:18 | Northern Illinois University | David Strohl can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-33 |
| 11:16 | LSU | Raymond Green snags the defensive board | 52-33 |
| 11:11 | LSU | Chad Lee steals the ball from Raymond Green | 52-33 |
| 11:08 | Northern Illinois University | Chad Lee lays it in | 52-35 |
| 10:42 | LSU | William Backstrom misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 52-35 |
| 10:41 | LSU | Jared Cameron tips it back up and in | 54-35 |
| 10:28 | Northern Illinois University | Douglas Parodi misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 54-35 |
| 10:26 | LSU | Gary Ney snags the defensive board | 54-35 |
| 10:08 | LSU | Jared Cameron hits a jumper in the paint set up by Raymond Green and the foul's on David Strohl - foul #1 on David Strohl, team foul #3 | 56-35 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Noonkester (PG), Timothy Jewell (SF), Kurt Haugland (PF) Gary Ney, Austin Razo, William Backstrom | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Kennith Reid (PG), Felix Andrews (SG), John Garrison (SF), Brad Smith (PF), Harold Morgan (C) Chad Lee, Douglas Parodi, Bradley Cole, Cary Fogle, David Strohl | |
| 10:08 | LSU | Jared Cameron makes the free throw | 57-35 |
| 09:48 | Northern Illinois University | Felix Andrews is whistled for a carry | 57-35 |
| Subs | LSU | William Backstrom (C) Jared Cameron | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 09:26 | LSU | Timothy Jewell buries a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Kurt Haugland and he's fouled by Felix Andrews - foul #1 on Felix Andrews, team foul #4 | 59-35 |
| 09:26 | LSU | Timothy Jewell makes the free throw | 60-35 |
| 09:13 | Northern Illinois University | Felix Andrews hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-35 |
| 09:11 | Northern Illinois University | The offensive rebound goes to Brad Smith | 60-35 |
| 08:59 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Jewell steps in front of the Kennith Reid pass | 60-35 |
| 08:56 | LSU | Raymond Green lays it in on a nice dish by Timothy Jewell | 62-35 |
| 08:40 | Northern Illinois University | Felix Andrews is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Felix Andrews, team foul #5 | 62-35 |
| Subs | LSU | Jared Cameron (C) William Backstrom | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Chad Lee (PG) Kennith Reid | |
| 08:21 | LSU | Jared Cameron misses the runner in the lane | 62-35 |
| 08:20 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Brad Smith | 62-35 |
| 08:16 | Northern Illinois University | Chad Lee misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 62-35 |
| 08:15 | LSU | Jared Cameron snags the defensive board | 62-35 |
| 07:53 | LSU | Jared Cameron misses long on a jump hook from close range but the foul's on John Garrison - foul #3 on John Garrison, team foul #6 | 62-35 |
| Subs | LSU | Austin Razo (SG), Ronnie Welch (SF), William Backstrom (PF) Robert Noonkester, Timothy Jewell, Kurt Haugland | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Kennith Reid (PG), Douglas Parodi (SG), Bradley Cole (SF), David Strohl (C) Chad Lee, Felix Andrews, John Garrison, Harold Morgan | |
| 07:53 | LSU | Jared Cameron misses the 1st free throw | 62-35 |
| 07:53 | LSU | Jared Cameron makes the 2nd free throw | 63-35 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Raymond Green (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Austin Razo (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronnie Welch (fresh) PF - William Backstrom (fresh) 5 pts. C - Jared Cameron (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Kennith Reid (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas Parodi (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bradley Cole (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brad Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - David Strohl (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:34 | Northern Illinois University | Brad Smith misses badly on a shot from the right side | 63-35 |
| 07:32 | Northern Illinois University | The offensive rebound goes to Brad Smith | 63-35 |
| 07:10 | Northern Illinois University | Brad Smith misses the floater from the right wing | 63-35 |
| 07:08 | LSU | Jared Cameron pulls down the rebound | 63-35 |
| 06:47 | LSU | Jared Cameron hits a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Raymond Green | 65-35 |
| 06:32 | Northern Illinois University | Kennith Reid is fouled on the floor by Ronnie Welch - foul #1 on Ronnie Welch, team foul #2 | 65-35 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Smith (C) Jared Cameron | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Robbie Shouse (C) Brad Smith | |
| 06:27 | Northern Illinois University | Kennith Reid misses the easy layup but the foul's on Ronnie Welch - foul #2 on Ronnie Welch, team foul #3 | 65-35 |
| 06:27 | Northern Illinois University | Kennith Reid misses the 1st free throw | 65-35 |
| 06:27 | Northern Illinois University | Kennith Reid makes the 2nd free throw | 65-36 |
| 06:04 | LSU | Austin Razo is fouled on the floor by Douglas Parodi - foul #1 on Douglas Parodi, team foul #7 | 65-36 |
| 06:04 | LSU | Austin Razo misses the 1st free throw | 65-36 |
| 06:04 | Northern Illinois University | David Strohl grabs the board | 65-36 |
| 05:52 | Northern Illinois University | Kennith Reid misses long on a shot from the left wing | 65-36 |
| 05:51 | LSU | Michael Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 65-36 |
| 05:30 | LSU | Austin Razo misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Robbie Shouse - foul #1 on Robbie Shouse, team foul #8 | 65-36 |
| 05:30 | LSU | Austin Razo makes the 1st free throw | 66-36 |
| 05:30 | LSU | Austin Razo misses the 2nd free throw | 66-36 |
| 05:30 | Northern Illinois University | Robbie Shouse grabs the board | 66-36 |
| 05:10 | Northern Illinois University | David Strohl misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 66-36 |
| 05:08 | Northern Illinois University | Kennith Reid pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-36 |
| 04:57 | Northern Illinois University | Bradley Cole is whistled for traveling | 66-36 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Everett Abbott (SG), Brad Smith (PF) Bradley Cole, David Strohl | |
| 04:30 | LSU | Austin Razo connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by William Backstrom | 69-36 |
| 04:23 | Northern Illinois University | Kennith Reid misses the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Raymond Green - foul #2 on Raymond Green, team foul #4 | 69-36 |
| 04:23 | Northern Illinois University | Kennith Reid misses the 1st free throw | 69-36 |
| 04:23 | Northern Illinois University | Kennith Reid misses the 2nd free throw | 69-36 |
| 04:23 | LSU | Michael Smith gets the rebound | 69-36 |
| 04:01 | LSU | William Backstrom hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Raymond Green | 72-36 |
| 03:50 | Northern Illinois University | Kennith Reid comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 72-36 |
| 03:49 | LSU | The rebound goes to Austin Razo | 72-36 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Raymond Green (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Austin Razo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronnie Welch (fairly fresh) PF - William Backstrom (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. C - Michael Smith (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Kennith Reid (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Everett Abbott (fresh) SF - Douglas Parodi (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brad Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Robbie Shouse (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:22 | LSU | Austin Razo misses the jumpshot from the right side | 72-36 |
| 03:20 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Robbie Shouse | 72-36 |
| 03:14 | Northern Illinois University | Brad Smith is whistled for traveling | 72-36 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Bradley Cole (SF), David Strohl (PF) Kennith Reid, Robbie Shouse | |
| 02:54 | LSU | Austin Razo makes the fadeaway from the left wing | 74-36 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:44 | Northern Illinois University | Everett Abbott hits the finger roll | 74-38 |
| 02:15 | LSU | Austin Razo clanks a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Douglas Parodi - foul #2 on Douglas Parodi, team foul #9 | 74-38 |
| 02:15 | LSU | Austin Razo makes the 1st free throw | 75-38 |
| 02:15 | LSU | Austin Razo makes the 2nd free throw | 76-38 |
| 02:04 | Northern Illinois University | Everett Abbott is fouled on the floor by Raymond Green - foul #3 on Raymond Green, team foul #5 | 76-38 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Kennith Reid (PG) Everett Abbott | |
| 01:59 | Northern Illinois University | Kennith Reid connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 76-41 |
| 01:43 | LSU | William Backstrom misses the 3 from straight away | 76-41 |
| 01:41 | LSU | Michael Smith hits the follow up shot | 78-41 |
| 01:25 | Northern Illinois University | Brad Smith lays it in set up by Bradley Cole | 78-43 |
| 01:01 | LSU | Douglas Parodi is called for the reach on William Backstrom - foul #3 on Douglas Parodi, team foul #10 | 78-43 |
| 01:01 | LSU | William Backstrom misses the 1st free throw | 78-43 |
| 01:01 | LSU | William Backstrom misses the 2nd free throw | 78-43 |
| 01:01 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Brad Smith | 78-43 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Northern Illinois University | David Strohl knocks in the floater in the lane and he's fouled by Michael Smith - foul #1 on Michael Smith, team foul #6 | 78-45 |
| 00:53 | Northern Illinois University | David Strohl misses the free throw | 78-45 |
| 00:53 | LSU | Michael Smith pulls down the rebound | 78-45 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:30 | LSU | Raymond Green comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 78-45 |
| 00:28 | Northern Illinois University | Kennith Reid pulls down the rebound | 78-45 |
| 00:22 | Northern Illinois University | Kennith Reid misses the 3 from the right wing | 78-45 |
| 00:20 | Northern Illinois University | Bradley Cole gets the offensive rebound | 78-45 |
| 00:16 | Northern Illinois University | Douglas Parodi buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 78-48 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Raymond Green runs out the clock | 78-48 |