| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Noonkester (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gary Ney (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Jewell (fresh) PF - Kurt Haugland (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jared Cameron (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Stanley Hale (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Christopher Belmont (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Dan Kula (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Freeman Goodrow (fresh) 3 reb. C - Raymond Torrance (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Timothy Jewell inbounds the ball | 36-18 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:39 | LSU | Robert Noonkester knocks in the floater from the right block set up by Kurt Haugland | 38-18 |
| 19:14 | UC Santa Barbara | Raymond Torrance makes the turnaround from close range | 38-20 |
| 18:54 | LSU | Robert Noonkester misses short on an open 3 from straight away | 38-20 |
| 18:53 | UC Santa Barbara | Christopher Belmont snags the defensive board | 38-20 |
| 18:34 | UC Santa Barbara | Christopher Belmont makes the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Dan Kula | 38-22 |
| 18:07 | LSU | Jared Cameron is whistled for traveling | 38-22 |
| Subs | LSU | Raymond Green (SG), Austin Razo (SF), William Backstrom (PF) Gary Ney, Timothy Jewell, Kurt Haugland | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Russell Sledge (SG), John Bryan (SF), Adam King (PF), Gary Schlueter (C) Christopher Belmont, Dan Kula, Freeman Goodrow, Raymond Torrance | |
| 17:54 | UC Santa Barbara | John Bryan drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Stanley Hale | 38-25 |
| 17:25 | LSU | Austin Razo clanks a jumper from the left wing | 38-25 |
| 17:24 | UC Santa Barbara | Adam King grabs the board | 38-25 |
| 17:11 | UC Santa Barbara | Russell Sledge misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 38-25 |
| 17:10 | UC Santa Barbara | Russell Sledge grabs the offensive rebound | 38-25 |
| 16:58 | UC Santa Barbara | William Backstrom picks off the pass by Russell Sledge | 38-25 |
| 16:56 | LSU | Russell Sledge steals the ball from Robert Noonkester in the backcourt | 38-25 |
| 16:55 | UC Santa Barbara | Russell Sledge can't finish the layup | 38-25 |
| 16:54 | LSU | Jared Cameron gets the rebound | 38-25 |
| 16:33 | LSU | Austin Razo is called for a charge - foul #2 on Austin Razo, team foul #1 | 38-25 |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Ney (SG), Timothy Jewell (SF) Robert Noonkester, Jared Cameron | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Orville Smith (PG), Dan Kula (SF), Raymond Torrance (C) Stanley Hale, Russell Sledge, Gary Schlueter | |
| 16:21 | UC Santa Barbara | Orville Smith misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-25 |
| 16:19 | UC Santa Barbara | John Bryan pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-25 |
| 15:53 | UC Santa Barbara | Dan Kula scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Orville Smith | 38-28 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Raymond Green (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Ney (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Jewell (fresh) PF - William Backstrom (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. C - Austin Razo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Orville Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Bryan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dan Kula (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Adam King (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Torrance (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | LSU | Timothy Jewell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-28 |
| Subs | LSU | Kurt Haugland (PF) Austin Razo | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Christopher Belmont (SG), Freeman Goodrow (PF) John Bryan, Adam King | |
| 15:17 | UC Santa Barbara | Dan Kula hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Christopher Belmont and the foul's on Timothy Jewell - foul #1 on Timothy Jewell, team foul #2 | 38-30 |
| Subs | LSU | Jared Cameron (C) William Backstrom | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Stanley Hale (PG), Russell Sledge (C) Orville Smith, Raymond Torrance | |
| 15:17 | UC Santa Barbara | Dan Kula misses the free throw | 38-30 |
| 15:17 | UC Santa Barbara | The offensive rebound goes to Freeman Goodrow | 38-30 |
| 15:12 | UC Santa Barbara | Dan Kula is fouled on the floor by Raymond Green - foul #2 on Raymond Green, team foul #3 | 38-30 |
| Subs | LSU | William Backstrom (SG), Austin Razo (SF) Gary Ney, Timothy Jewell | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Raymond Torrance (C) Dan Kula | |
| 14:53 | UC Santa Barbara | Kurt Haugland is called for the reach on Stanley Hale - foul #2 on Kurt Haugland, team foul #4 | 38-30 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Gary Schlueter (C) Raymond Torrance | |
| 14:37 | UC Santa Barbara | Russell Sledge knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Christopher Belmont | 38-33 |
| 14:34 | LSU | Austin Razo is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Schlueter - foul #1 on Gary Schlueter, team foul #1 | 38-33 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | John Bryan (SF) Christopher Belmont | |
| 14:12 | LSU | Kurt Haugland is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Austin Razo | 41-33 |
| 13:58 | UC Santa Barbara | Russell Sledge buries a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Stanley Hale | 41-35 |
| 13:40 | LSU | Raymond Green drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from William Backstrom | 44-35 |
| 13:35 | UC Santa Barbara | John Bryan clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-35 |
| 13:34 | LSU | William Backstrom snags the defensive board | 44-35 |
| 13:08 | LSU | William Backstrom buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-35 |
| 12:52 | UC Santa Barbara | John Bryan misses the shot from the free throw line | 47-35 |
| 12:50 | LSU | Kurt Haugland grabs the defensive rebound | 47-35 |
| 12:30 | LSU | Jared Cameron is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Raymond Green | 49-35 |
| 12:09 | UC Santa Barbara | John Bryan scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-38 |
| 12:05 | LSU | John Bryan steps in front of the Austin Razo pass in the backcourt | 49-38 |
| 11:41 | UC Santa Barbara | Russell Sledge misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-38 |
| 11:40 | UC Santa Barbara | Stanley Hale can't tip it in | 49-38 |
| 11:39 | LSU | Kurt Haugland grabs the board | 49-38 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Raymond Green (tiring) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Backstrom (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Austin Razo (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kurt Haugland (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Jared Cameron (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Stanley Hale (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Russell Sledge (tiring) 5 pts. SF - John Bryan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Freeman Goodrow (tiring) 4 reb. C - Gary Schlueter (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:15 | LSU | Austin Razo hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 49-38 |
| 11:14 | UC Santa Barbara | Stanley Hale grabs the defensive rebound | 49-38 |
| 11:10 | UC Santa Barbara | John Bryan misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-38 |
| 11:09 | LSU | The rebound goes to Jared Cameron | 49-38 |
| 10:51 | LSU | Jared Cameron scores on a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Austin Razo | 51-38 |
| 10:26 | UC Santa Barbara | Freeman Goodrow drills a 3 from the left wing set up by John Bryan | 51-41 |
| 09:57 | LSU | Jared Cameron hits a wide open jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by William Backstrom | 53-41 |
| 09:38 | UC Santa Barbara | Russell Sledge clanks a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on William Backstrom - foul #1 on William Backstrom, team foul #5 | 53-41 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Noonkester (PG), Gary Ney (SG), Timothy Jewell (SF), Michael Smith (PF) Raymond Green, William Backstrom, Austin Razo, Kurt Haugland | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Orville Smith (PG), Dan Kula (SF), Adam King (PF), Raymond Torrance (C) Stanley Hale, John Bryan, Freeman Goodrow, Gary Schlueter | |
| 09:38 | UC Santa Barbara | Russell Sledge misses the 1st free throw | 53-41 |
| 09:38 | UC Santa Barbara | Russell Sledge makes the 2nd free throw | 53-42 |
| 09:19 | LSU | Gary Ney is fouled on the floor by Adam King - foul #1 on Adam King, team foul #2 | 53-42 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Christopher Belmont (SG) Russell Sledge | |
| 09:11 | LSU | Jared Cameron blows the layup | 53-42 |
| 09:10 | UC Santa Barbara | Raymond Torrance pulls down the rebound | 53-42 |
| 08:57 | UC Santa Barbara | Raymond Torrance drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Christopher Belmont | 53-45 |
| 08:54 | LSU | Gary Ney is fouled in the backcourt by Orville Smith - foul #2 on Orville Smith, team foul #3 | 53-45 |
| 08:25 | LSU | Timothy Jewell is hacked by Adam King - foul #2 on Adam King, team foul #4 | 53-45 |
| 08:12 | LSU | Gary Ney scores on a floater from the left side set up by Robert Noonkester | 55-45 |
| 07:55 | UC Santa Barbara | Raymond Torrance hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 55-47 |
| 07:26 | LSU | Jared Cameron misses the wide open jumper in the paint | 55-47 |
| 07:25 | UC Santa Barbara | Adam King grabs the board | 55-47 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Noonkester (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gary Ney (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Jewell (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Smith (fairly fresh) C - Jared Cameron (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Orville Smith (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Christopher Belmont (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dan Kula (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Adam King (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Raymond Torrance (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:03 | UC Santa Barbara | Christopher Belmont misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 55-47 |
| 07:01 | LSU | The rebound goes to Robert Noonkester | 55-47 |
| 06:44 | LSU | Jared Cameron connects on the floater in the lane set up by Timothy Jewell | 57-47 |
| 06:27 | UC Santa Barbara | Dan Kula misses short on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Timothy Jewell - foul #2 on Timothy Jewell, team foul #6 | 57-47 |
| Subs | LSU | Raymond Green (SG), Ronnie Welch (SF), Kurt Haugland (PF), Austin Razo (C) Gary Ney, Timothy Jewell, Michael Smith, Jared Cameron | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Stanley Hale (PG) Orville Smith | |
| 06:27 | UC Santa Barbara | Dan Kula makes the 1st free throw | 57-48 |
| 06:27 | UC Santa Barbara | Dan Kula misses the 2nd free throw | 57-48 |
| 06:27 | LSU | The rebound goes to Kurt Haugland | 57-48 |
| 06:03 | LSU | Raymond Green clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-48 |
| 06:01 | UC Santa Barbara | Raymond Torrance snags the defensive board | 57-48 |
| 05:34 | UC Santa Barbara | Christopher Belmont comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 57-48 |
| 05:33 | UC Santa Barbara | Dan Kula snags the offensive board | 57-48 |
| 05:14 | UC Santa Barbara | Adam King's layup is rejected by Kurt Haugland | 57-48 |
| 05:13 | LSU | Ronnie Welch grabs the board | 57-48 |
| 04:55 | LSU | Raymond Green drills a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Kurt Haugland | 59-48 |
| 04:36 | UC Santa Barbara | Dan Kula is hacked by Robert Noonkester - foul #1 on Robert Noonkester, team foul #7 | 59-48 |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Ney (SG), Timothy Jewell (SF), William Backstrom (PF), Jared Cameron (C) Robert Noonkester, Ronnie Welch, Kurt Haugland, Austin Razo | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Donald Baumgardner (PG), John Bryan (SG), Freeman Goodrow (PF) Stanley Hale, Christopher Belmont, Adam King | |
| 04:36 | UC Santa Barbara | Dan Kula makes the 1st free throw | 59-49 |
| 04:36 | UC Santa Barbara | Dan Kula makes the 2nd free throw | 59-50 |
| 04:26 | LSU | Jared Cameron misses short on a floater in the paint but the foul's on Raymond Torrance - foul #2 on Raymond Torrance, team foul #5 | 59-50 |
| 04:26 | LSU | Jared Cameron makes the 1st free throw | 60-50 |
| 04:26 | LSU | Jared Cameron makes the 2nd free throw | 61-50 |
| 04:10 | UC Santa Barbara | William Backstrom is called for the reach on Donald Baumgardner - foul #2 on William Backstrom, team foul #8 | 61-50 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Russell Sledge (SG) Dan Kula | |
| 04:10 | UC Santa Barbara | Donald Baumgardner makes the 1st free throw | 61-51 |
| 04:10 | UC Santa Barbara | Donald Baumgardner misses the 2nd free throw | 61-51 |
| 04:10 | LSU | William Backstrom pulls down the rebound | 61-51 |
| 03:41 | LSU | Raymond Green hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 61-51 |
| 03:39 | UC Santa Barbara | Freeman Goodrow pulls down the rebound | 61-51 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:30 | UC Santa Barbara | Freeman Goodrow buries a shot from the right side | 61-53 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:28 | LSU | Russell Sledge steals it from Raymond Green in the backcourt | 61-53 |
| 03:21 | UC Santa Barbara | Freeman Goodrow double dribbles | 61-53 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Noonkester (PG), Ronnie Welch (SF), Austin Razo (PF) Raymond Green, Timothy Jewell, William Backstrom | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Stanley Hale (PG), Dan Kula (SF), Adam King (PF), Gary Schlueter (C) Donald Baumgardner, Russell Sledge, Freeman Goodrow, Raymond Torrance | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Noonkester (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gary Ney (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronnie Welch (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Austin Razo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. C - Jared Cameron (tiring) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Stanley Hale (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Bryan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dan Kula (tiring) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Adam King (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Schlueter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:04 | LSU | Austin Razo can't connect on an uncontested shot from the left wing | 61-53 |
| 03:03 | LSU | Robert Noonkester grabs the offensive rebound | 61-53 |
| 02:44 | LSU | Austin Razo hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-53 |
| 02:43 | LSU | Jared Cameron tips it back up and in | 63-53 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:28 | UC Santa Barbara | Adam King throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-53 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Smith (C) Jared Cameron | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Christopher Belmont (SG) John Bryan | |
| 01:59 | LSU | Gary Ney is fouled on the floor by Christopher Belmont - foul #2 on Christopher Belmont, team foul #6 | 63-53 |
| Subs | LSU | Raymond Green (PG), William Backstrom (SG) Robert Noonkester, Gary Ney | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Orville Smith (PG), Russell Sledge (SG), John Bryan (SF) Stanley Hale, Christopher Belmont, Dan Kula | |
| 01:32 | LSU | Raymond Green makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Ronnie Welch | 66-53 |
| 01:24 | UC Santa Barbara | John Bryan makes the jumper from the right wing set up by Russell Sledge out of the doubleteam | 66-55 |
| 01:02 | LSU | Raymond Green misses long on an open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 66-55 |
| 01:01 | UC Santa Barbara | Russell Sledge grabs the defensive rebound | 66-55 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:54 | UC Santa Barbara | Gary Schlueter's pass is intercepted by William Backstrom | 66-55 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:30 | LSU | Raymond Green makes the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Austin Razo | 68-55 |
| 00:25 | UC Santa Barbara | Adam King clanks a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Ronnie Welch - foul #1 on Ronnie Welch, team foul #9 | 68-55 |
| 00:25 | UC Santa Barbara | Adam King makes the 1st free throw | 68-56 |
| 00:25 | UC Santa Barbara | Adam King misses the 2nd free throw | 68-56 |
| 00:25 | LSU | Austin Razo gets the rebound | 68-56 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Raymond Green runs out the clock | 68-56 |