| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Scott Crowder (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Allen Welch (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Michael Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Terry Morton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Taliaferro (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Joshua Weyer (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Rob Cline (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Parker (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Jonathan Procter (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Halligan (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Thomas Parker inbounds the ball | 32-47 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:44 | LSU | Rob Cline connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Joshua Weyer | 32-49 |
| 19:33 | Rutgers | Allen Welch hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 32-49 |
| 19:32 | LSU | Joshua Weyer grabs the defensive rebound | 32-49 |
| 19:28 | LSU | Thomas Parker buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Rob Cline | 32-52 |
| 19:05 | Rutgers | Stephen Taliaferro lays it up and in | 34-52 |
| 18:53 | LSU | Scott Crowder picks off the pass by Rob Cline | 34-52 |
| 18:49 | Rutgers | Allen Welch lays it in on a nice dish by Scott Crowder | 36-52 |
| 18:22 | LSU | Rob Cline comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-52 |
| 18:21 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Terry Morton | 36-52 |
| 18:02 | Rutgers | Scott Crowder misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-52 |
| 18:01 | Rutgers | Stephen Taliaferro can't tip it in | 36-52 |
| 18:00 | Rutgers | Scott Crowder snags the offensive board | 36-52 |
| 17:50 | Rutgers | Scott Crowder misses the shot in the paint | 36-52 |
| 17:48 | Rutgers | Stephen Taliaferro misses the tip | 36-52 |
| 17:47 | LSU | Jonathan Procter pulls down the rebound | 36-52 |
| 17:21 | LSU | Thomas Parker is denied on a layup by Stephen Taliaferro | 36-52 |
| 17:20 | Rutgers | Michael Brown grabs the board | 36-52 |
| 17:11 | Rutgers | Michael Brown misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 36-52 |
| 17:09 | LSU | The rebound goes to Thomas Parker | 36-52 |
| 16:51 | LSU | James Halligan scores on a floater from the left block set up by Thomas Parker | 36-54 |
| 16:35 | Rutgers | Scott Crowder is fouled on the floor by Thomas Parker - foul #3 on Thomas Parker, team foul #1 | 36-54 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gary Lancaster (PG), Robert Anderson (SG), Jerry Kornegay (SF), Patrick Andre (C) Scott Crowder, Allen Welch, Michael Brown, Stephen Taliaferro | |
| Subs | LSU | Anthony Kennedy (PG), Steve Pennington (SG), John Dion (SF), Kevin Ballance (PF), Michael Nobles (C) Joshua Weyer, Rob Cline, Thomas Parker, Jonathan Procter, James Halligan | |
| 16:25 | Rutgers | Robert Anderson's pass is intercepted by Steve Pennington | 36-54 |
| 16:01 | LSU | Anthony Kennedy misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-54 |
| 16:00 | Rutgers | Robert Anderson snags the defensive board | 36-54 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Gary Lancaster (fresh) SG - Robert Anderson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jerry Kornegay (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Terry Morton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Patrick Andre (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Anthony Kennedy (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Steve Pennington (fresh) SF - John Dion (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Ballance (fresh) 1 pts. C - Michael Nobles (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Rutgers | Gary Lancaster misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-54 |
| 15:49 | LSU | Kevin Ballance grabs the defensive rebound | 36-54 |
| 15:44 | LSU | Anthony Kennedy misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-54 |
| 15:42 | Rutgers | Patrick Andre gets the rebound | 36-54 |
| 15:15 | Rutgers | Terry Morton is called for traveling | 36-54 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Scott Crowder (PG), Allen Welch (SG), Michael Brown (SF), Stephen Taliaferro (PF), Piao Hong (C) Gary Lancaster, Robert Anderson, Jerry Kornegay, Terry Morton, Patrick Andre | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 14:52 | LSU | Stephen Taliaferro is called for the reach on Anthony Kennedy - foul #3 on Stephen Taliaferro, team foul #1 | 36-54 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | LSU | Joshua Weyer (PG), Rob Cline (SG), James Halligan (C) Anthony Kennedy, Steve Pennington, Michael Nobles | |
| 14:33 | LSU | Rob Cline misses the jumper from the left side | 36-54 |
| 14:31 | LSU | James Halligan hits the follow up shot | 36-56 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 14:16 | Rutgers | Stephen Taliaferro can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-56 |
| 14:14 | LSU | James Halligan snags the defensive board | 36-56 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 13:49 | LSU | Joshua Weyer is whistled for traveling | 36-56 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Terry Morton (PF) Stephen Taliaferro | |
| Subs | LSU | Thomas Parker (SF), Jonathan Procter (PF) John Dion, Kevin Ballance | |
| 13:41 | Rutgers | Piao Hong buries a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Scott Crowder | 38-56 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 13:28 | LSU | James Halligan is hacked by Michael Brown - foul #1 on Michael Brown, team foul #2 | 38-56 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gary Lancaster (SG), Jerry Kornegay (SF) Allen Welch, Michael Brown | |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Nobles (C) James Halligan | |
| 13:16 | LSU | Rob Cline makes the 3 from straight away set up by Thomas Parker | 38-59 |
| 13:06 | Rutgers | Gary Lancaster misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 38-59 |
| 13:05 | LSU | The rebound goes to Jonathan Procter | 38-59 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 12:51 | LSU | Rob Cline knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Joshua Weyer | 38-62 |
| 12:39 | Rutgers | Rob Cline picks off the pass by Gary Lancaster | 38-62 |
| 12:35 | LSU | Rob Cline lays it up and in | 38-64 |
| 12:30 | Rutgers | Scott Crowder misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-64 |
| 12:29 | LSU | The rebound goes to Michael Nobles | 38-64 |
| 12:04 | LSU | Thomas Parker drills a jump hook from the baseline set up by Joshua Weyer | 38-66 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Scott Crowder (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Lancaster (fresh) SF - Jerry Kornegay (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Terry Morton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Piao Hong (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Joshua Weyer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Rob Cline (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Parker (fresh) 18 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jonathan Procter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Nobles (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Rutgers | Piao Hong misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 38-66 |
| 11:36 | Rutgers | Scott Crowder tips it back up and in | 40-66 |
| 11:20 | LSU | Thomas Parker clanks a 3 from the left corner | 40-66 |
| 11:19 | Rutgers | Piao Hong snags the defensive board | 40-66 |
| 11:06 | Rutgers | Piao Hong can't connect on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Michael Nobles - foul #1 on Michael Nobles, team foul #2 | 40-66 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Robert Anderson (PG), Allen Welch (SG), Michael Brown (SF), Stephen Taliaferro (PF) Scott Crowder, Gary Lancaster, Jerry Kornegay, Terry Morton | |
| Subs | LSU | Anthony Kennedy (PG), Steve Pennington (SG), John Dion (SF), Kevin Ballance (PF), James Halligan (C) Joshua Weyer, Rob Cline, Thomas Parker, Jonathan Procter, Michael Nobles | |
| 11:06 | Rutgers | Piao Hong misses the 1st free throw | 40-66 |
| 11:06 | Rutgers | Piao Hong makes the 2nd free throw | 41-66 |
| 10:38 | LSU | Anthony Kennedy misses long on a runner from the right block | 41-66 |
| 10:36 | LSU | John Dion tips it but misses | 41-66 |
| 10:34 | Rutgers | Piao Hong snags the defensive board | 41-66 |
| 10:29 | Rutgers | Michael Brown can't finish the layup but the foul's on John Dion - foul #1 on John Dion, team foul #3 | 41-66 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Patrick Andre (C) Piao Hong | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 10:29 | Rutgers | Michael Brown misses the 1st free throw | 41-66 |
| 10:29 | Rutgers | Michael Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 42-66 |
| 10:02 | LSU | James Halligan clanks a runner near the basket | 42-66 |
| 10:00 | LSU | Kevin Ballance gets the offensive rebound | 42-66 |
| 09:46 | LSU | James Halligan is fouled on the floor by Allen Welch - foul #2 on Allen Welch, team foul #3 | 42-66 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Scott Crowder (PG), Terry Morton (PF) Robert Anderson, Patrick Andre | |
| Subs | LSU | Thomas Parker (SF) John Dion | |
| 09:25 | LSU | Kevin Ballance double dribbles | 42-66 |
| 09:12 | Rutgers | Scott Crowder is called for traveling | 42-66 |
| 08:51 | LSU | Kevin Ballance blows the layup | 42-66 |
| 08:49 | LSU | Thomas Parker grabs the offensive rebound | 42-66 |
| 08:24 | LSU | Anthony Kennedy misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-66 |
| 08:22 | Rutgers | Stephen Taliaferro grabs the defensive rebound | 42-66 |
| 08:17 | Rutgers | Allen Welch comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 42-66 |
| 08:15 | LSU | James Halligan pulls down the rebound | 42-66 |
| 07:59 | LSU | James Halligan hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Thomas Parker | 42-68 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Scott Crowder (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Allen Welch (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Michael Brown (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Terry Morton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Stephen Taliaferro (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Anthony Kennedy (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SG - Steve Pennington (fairly fresh) SF - Thomas Parker (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kevin Ballance (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - James Halligan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:52 | Rutgers | Terry Morton misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Kevin Ballance - foul #1 on Kevin Ballance, team foul #4 | 42-68 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gary Lancaster (SG), Jerry Kornegay (SF), Piao Hong (C) Allen Welch, Michael Brown, Stephen Taliaferro | |
| Subs | LSU | Joshua Weyer (PG), Rob Cline (SG), John Dion (SF), Jonathan Procter (PF), Michael Nobles (C) Anthony Kennedy, Steve Pennington, Thomas Parker, Kevin Ballance, James Halligan | |
| 07:52 | Rutgers | Terry Morton makes the 1st free throw | 43-68 |
| 07:52 | Rutgers | Terry Morton makes the 2nd free throw | 44-68 |
| 07:30 | LSU | Scott Crowder picks off the pass by Jonathan Procter | 44-68 |
| 07:27 | Rutgers | Gary Lancaster hits the finger roll on a great pass from Scott Crowder | 46-68 |
| 06:59 | LSU | Rob Cline misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-68 |
| 06:57 | LSU | Michael Nobles hits the follow up shot | 46-70 |
| 06:54 | Rutgers | Rob Cline steps in front of the Scott Crowder pass in the backcourt | 46-70 |
| 06:31 | LSU | Rob Cline misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-70 |
| 06:30 | Rutgers | Piao Hong grabs the board | 46-70 |
| 06:24 | Rutgers | Jerry Kornegay misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 46-70 |
| 06:23 | LSU | John Dion snags the defensive board | 46-70 |
| 06:01 | LSU | Rob Cline misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-70 |
| 05:59 | Rutgers | Piao Hong snags the defensive board | 46-70 |
| 05:43 | Rutgers | Piao Hong misses the shot from the right wing | 46-70 |
| 05:42 | LSU | The rebound goes to Michael Nobles | 46-70 |
| 05:18 | LSU | Joshua Weyer comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 46-70 |
| 05:16 | LSU | Michael Nobles snags the offensive board | 46-70 |
| 04:55 | LSU | Rob Cline's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-70 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Robert Anderson (PG), Toni Tuczynski (SG), Leonard Moore (SF), Stephen Taliaferro (PF), Patrick Andre (C) Scott Crowder, Gary Lancaster, Jerry Kornegay, Terry Morton, Piao Hong | |
| Subs | LSU | Anthony Kennedy (PG), Steve Pennington (SG), Kevin Ballance (PF) Joshua Weyer, Rob Cline, Jonathan Procter | |
| 04:42 | Rutgers | Toni Tuczynski is fouled on the floor by Michael Nobles - foul #2 on Michael Nobles, team foul #5 | 46-70 |
| 04:28 | Rutgers | Robert Anderson buries a 3 from straight away set up by Leonard Moore | 49-70 |
| 04:02 | LSU | Anthony Kennedy comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 49-70 |
| 04:00 | Rutgers | Patrick Andre grabs the board | 49-70 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Robert Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Toni Tuczynski (fresh) SF - Leonard Moore (fresh) PF - Stephen Taliaferro (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Patrick Andre (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Anthony Kennedy (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Steve Pennington (fresh) SF - John Dion (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kevin Ballance (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Nobles (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:55 | Rutgers | Robert Anderson misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-70 |
| 03:53 | LSU | Kevin Ballance snags the defensive board | 49-70 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:40 | LSU | Kevin Ballance lays it in | 49-72 |
| 03:23 | Rutgers | Toni Tuczynski hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-72 |
| 03:21 | LSU | John Dion pulls down the rebound | 49-72 |
| 02:57 | LSU | Anthony Kennedy misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 49-72 |
| 02:55 | LSU | John Dion misses the tip | 49-72 |
| 02:54 | LSU | Kevin Ballance tips it but misses | 49-72 |
| 02:53 | LSU | Steve Pennington tips it home | 49-74 |
| 02:39 | Rutgers | Leonard Moore misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Michael Nobles - foul #3 on Michael Nobles, team foul #6 | 49-74 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gary Lancaster (PG) Toni Tuczynski | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 02:39 | Rutgers | Leonard Moore makes the 1st free throw | 50-74 |
| 02:39 | Rutgers | Leonard Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 51-74 |
| 02:15 | LSU | Kevin Ballance scores on a fadeaway from the baseline | 51-76 |
| 02:02 | Rutgers | Stephen Taliaferro blows the layup | 51-76 |
| 02:01 | LSU | John Dion grabs the defensive rebound | 51-76 |
| 01:41 | LSU | Anthony Kennedy double dribbles | 51-76 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jerry Kornegay (SF) Leonard Moore | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:23 | Rutgers | Gary Lancaster comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-76 |
| 01:22 | LSU | Michael Nobles grabs the board | 51-76 |
| 01:03 | LSU | Steve Pennington connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Anthony Kennedy | 51-79 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:56 | Rutgers | Stephen Taliaferro misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 51-79 |
| 00:54 | LSU | John Dion pulls down the rebound | 51-79 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:27 | LSU | Anthony Kennedy lays it in set up by Steve Pennington and the foul's on Gary Lancaster - foul #2 on Gary Lancaster, team foul #4 | 51-81 |
| 00:27 | LSU | Anthony Kennedy misses the free throw | 51-81 |
| 00:27 | Rutgers | Patrick Andre grabs the defensive rebound | 51-81 |
| 00:19 | Rutgers | Jerry Kornegay hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-81 |
| 00:18 | Rutgers | Patrick Andre grabs the offensive rebound | 51-81 |
| 00:16 | Rutgers | Robert Anderson misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 51-81 |
| 00:15 | LSU | John Dion snags the defensive board | 51-81 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Anthony Kennedy runs out the clock | 51-81 |