| Lineup | LSU | PG - William Rembert (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SG - Tommy Akins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald King (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Ernest Mole (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Jonathan Bombard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - James Wilkerson (fresh) SG - Michael Saulter (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Robert Carr (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alan Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Houston (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Carr inbounds the ball | 33-26 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:47 | Middle Tenn. State | William Houston loses the dribble to William Rembert | 33-26 |
| 19:18 | LSU | Ernest Mole is hacked by William Houston - foul #3 on William Houston, team foul #1 | 33-26 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Williamson (C) William Houston | |
| 18:58 | LSU | Ernest Mole makes the shot from the left side set up by Tommy Akins | 35-26 |
| 18:37 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Saulter buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 35-29 |
| 18:16 | LSU | William Rembert buries a floater from the left side and he's hacked by James Wilkerson - foul #2 on James Wilkerson, team foul #2 | 37-29 |
| 18:16 | LSU | William Rembert makes the free throw | 38-29 |
| 18:08 | Middle Tenn. State | James Wilkerson comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 38-29 |
| 18:07 | LSU | William Rembert grabs the defensive rebound | 38-29 |
| 17:46 | LSU | William Rembert misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-29 |
| 17:45 | Middle Tenn. State | John Williamson grabs the defensive rebound | 38-29 |
| 17:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Carr can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Ronald King - foul #2 on Ronald King, team foul #1 | 38-29 |
| Subs | LSU | Allen Grandstaff (SG), Kenneth Vachon (C) Tommy Akins, Jonathan Bombard | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 17:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Carr misses the 1st free throw | 38-29 |
| 17:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 38-30 |
| 17:03 | LSU | Kenneth Vachon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-30 |
| Subs | LSU | Allan Chernosky (PG), Boyd Filson (SF), Jeffrey Kemp (PF) William Rembert, Ronald King, Ernest Mole | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Dustin Henault (PG), Robert Snowden (C) James Wilkerson, Alan Kelly | |
| 16:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Kenneth Vachon is called for the reach on Dustin Henault - foul #2 on Kenneth Vachon, team foul #2 | 38-30 |
| 16:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Carr hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-30 |
| 16:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Carr snags the offensive board | 38-30 |
| 16:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Allan Chernosky steals it from Robert Carr | 38-30 |
| 16:12 | LSU | Allen Grandstaff hits the finger roll set up by Allan Chernosky | 40-30 |
| 15:59 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Carr throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-30 |
| Subs | LSU | William Rembert (PG), Tommy Akins (SG), Ronald King (SF), Ernest Mole (PF), Jonathan Bombard (C) Allan Chernosky, Allen Grandstaff, Boyd Filson, Jeffrey Kemp, Kenneth Vachon | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Stanton Cherry (SG), Alan Kelly (PF), William Houston (C) Michael Saulter, Robert Carr, John Williamson | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - William Rembert (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SG - Tommy Akins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ronald King (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Ernest Mole (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Jonathan Bombard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Dustin Henault (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stanton Cherry (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Robert Snowden (fresh) PF - Alan Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Houston (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 15:40 | LSU | Stanton Cherry takes the ball from Jonathan Bombard | 40-30 |
| 15:37 | Middle Tenn. State | Dustin Henault lays it in set up by Stanton Cherry | 40-32 |
| 15:17 | LSU | Tommy Akins knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Ronald King | 42-32 |
| 15:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Alan Kelly's pass is intercepted by Jonathan Bombard | 42-32 |
| 14:38 | LSU | William Rembert makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 44-32 |
| 14:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Alan Kelly hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-32 |
| 14:28 | LSU | Jonathan Bombard grabs the board | 44-32 |
| 14:03 | LSU | William Rembert's fadeaway is rejected by Alan Kelly | 44-32 |
| 14:02 | LSU | William Rembert snags the offensive board | 44-32 |
| 13:35 | LSU | William Rembert makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Ernest Mole | 47-32 |
| 13:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Alan Kelly misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-32 |
| 13:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Snowden hits the follow up shot | 47-34 |
| 12:57 | LSU | William Rembert scores on a fadeaway in the paint set up by Tommy Akins | 49-34 |
| 12:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Stanton Cherry hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-34 |
| 12:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Stanton Cherry grabs the offensive board | 49-34 |
| 12:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Dustin Henault's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-34 |
| Subs | LSU | Allan Chernosky (PG), Allen Grandstaff (SG), Boyd Filson (SF), Jeffrey Kemp (PF), Kenneth Vachon (C) William Rembert, Tommy Akins, Ronald King, Ernest Mole, Jonathan Bombard | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | James Wilkerson (PG), Michael Saulter (SG), Robert Carr (SF), John Williamson (PF), Dwayne Bounds (C) Dustin Henault, Stanton Cherry, Robert Snowden, Alan Kelly, William Houston | |
| 12:06 | LSU | Allen Grandstaff double dribbles | 49-34 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Allan Chernosky (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Allen Grandstaff (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Boyd Filson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeffrey Kemp (fresh) C - Kenneth Vachon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - James Wilkerson (fresh) SG - Michael Saulter (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Robert Carr (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Williamson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Dwayne Bounds (fresh) | |
| 11:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Saulter misses the 3 from the right wing | 49-34 |
| 11:40 | LSU | Allan Chernosky grabs the defensive rebound | 49-34 |
| 11:11 | LSU | Boyd Filson hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 49-34 |
| 11:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Carr grabs the board | 49-34 |
| 11:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Saulter misses long on a shot in the paint | 49-34 |
| 11:03 | Middle Tenn. State | John Williamson tips it in | 49-36 |
| 10:38 | LSU | Allan Chernosky comes up short on the turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Michael Saulter - foul #1 on Michael Saulter, team foul #3 | 49-36 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | William Houston (C) Dwayne Bounds | |
| 10:38 | LSU | Allan Chernosky makes the 1st free throw | 50-36 |
| 10:38 | LSU | Allan Chernosky makes the 2nd free throw | 51-36 |
| 10:09 | Middle Tenn. State | James Wilkerson clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 51-36 |
| 10:07 | LSU | The rebound goes to Allan Chernosky | 51-36 |
| 09:46 | LSU | Allan Chernosky knocks in the jumper from the right wing set up by Boyd Filson | 53-36 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 09:36 | Middle Tenn. State | James Wilkerson hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Robert Carr and the foul's on Boyd Filson - foul #1 on Boyd Filson, team foul #3 | 53-38 |
| Subs | LSU | William Rembert (PG), Tommy Akins (SG), Ronald King (SF), Ernest Mole (C) Allan Chernosky, Allen Grandstaff, Jeffrey Kemp, Kenneth Vachon | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Alan Kelly (PF) John Williamson | |
| 09:36 | Middle Tenn. State | James Wilkerson misses the free throw | 53-38 |
| 09:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Alan Kelly grabs the offensive rebound | 53-38 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 09:20 | Middle Tenn. State | James Wilkerson is hacked by William Rembert - foul #1 on William Rembert, team foul #4 | 53-38 |
| Subs | LSU | Jonathan Bombard (C) Boyd Filson | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Justin Brown (PG) James Wilkerson | |
| 08:59 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Saulter is whistled for traveling | 53-38 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Stanton Cherry (SG), Robert Snowden (SF) Michael Saulter, Robert Carr | |
| 08:36 | LSU | Tommy Akins hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by William Rembert | 56-38 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Stanton Cherry drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from William Houston | 56-41 |
| 08:05 | LSU | Jonathan Bombard is hacked by Stanton Cherry - foul #3 on Stanton Cherry, team foul #4 | 56-41 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Dustin Henault (PG), Michael Saulter (SG) Justin Brown, Robert Snowden | |
| 07:45 | LSU | Tommy Akins clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-41 |
| 07:43 | LSU | Ronald King grabs the offensive board | 56-41 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - William Rembert (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. SG - Tommy Akins (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ronald King (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Ernest Mole (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Jonathan Bombard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Dustin Henault (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Saulter (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Stanton Cherry (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Alan Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Houston (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:23 | LSU | Jonathan Bombard blows the dunk but he's hacked by William Houston - foul #4 on William Houston, team foul #5 | 56-41 |
| Subs | LSU | Allen Grandstaff (SG) Tommy Akins | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | James Wilkerson (PG), Robert Carr (SF), John Williamson (C) Dustin Henault, Stanton Cherry, William Houston | |
| 07:23 | LSU | Jonathan Bombard makes the 1st free throw | 57-41 |
| 07:23 | LSU | Jonathan Bombard misses the 2nd free throw | 57-41 |
| 07:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Saulter snags the defensive board | 57-41 |
| 06:59 | Middle Tenn. State | Alan Kelly knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 57-43 |
| 06:35 | LSU | Jonathan Bombard misses badly on a shot in the paint | 57-43 |
| 06:33 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Alan Kelly | 57-43 |
| 06:19 | Middle Tenn. State | James Wilkerson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 57-43 |
| 06:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Carr pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-43 |
| 06:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Saulter misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-43 |
| 06:03 | LSU | William Rembert gets the rebound | 57-43 |
| 05:38 | LSU | William Rembert lays it up and in set up by Ronald King and he's fouled by Michael Saulter - foul #2 on Michael Saulter, team foul #6 | 59-43 |
| Subs | LSU | Tommy Akins (SG), Allan Chernosky (SF), Boyd Filson (PF), Kenneth Vachon (C) Allen Grandstaff, Ronald King, Ernest Mole, Jonathan Bombard | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Stanton Cherry (SG), William Houston (C) Michael Saulter, Alan Kelly | |
| 05:38 | LSU | William Rembert makes the free throw | 60-43 |
| 05:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Carr knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by James Wilkerson | 60-45 |
| 05:08 | LSU | Allan Chernosky misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-45 |
| 05:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Carr gets the rebound | 60-45 |
| 04:46 | Middle Tenn. State | William Houston throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-45 |
| Subs | LSU | Jeffrey Kemp (PF) William Rembert | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Dustin Henault (PG) James Wilkerson | |
| 04:34 | LSU | Tommy Akins is whistled for traveling | 60-45 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Saulter (SG), Robert Snowden (PF) Stanton Cherry, John Williamson | |
| 04:15 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Snowden hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 60-45 |
| 04:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Snowden tips it in | 60-47 |
| 03:46 | LSU | Kenneth Vachon is fouled on the floor by Robert Carr - foul #1 on Robert Carr, team foul #7 | 60-47 |
| Subs | LSU | Allen Grandstaff (SG), Ronald King (SF) Tommy Akins, Jeffrey Kemp | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Stanton Cherry (SF) Robert Carr | |
| 03:46 | LSU | Kenneth Vachon makes the 1st free throw | 61-47 |
| 03:46 | LSU | Kenneth Vachon makes the 2nd free throw | 62-47 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Allan Chernosky (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Allen Grandstaff (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ronald King (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Boyd Filson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kenneth Vachon (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Dustin Henault (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Saulter (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Stanton Cherry (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Robert Snowden (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - William Houston (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. | |
| 03:27 | Middle Tenn. State | William Houston misses the jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Kenneth Vachon - foul #3 on Kenneth Vachon, team foul #5 | 62-47 |
| Subs | LSU | Jeffrey Kemp (PF) Ronald King | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Williamson (PF) Michael Saulter | |
| 03:27 | Middle Tenn. State | William Houston makes the 1st free throw | 62-48 |
| 03:27 | Middle Tenn. State | William Houston makes the 2nd free throw | 62-49 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:59 | LSU | Allen Grandstaff drills a 3 from straight away | 65-49 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Stanton Cherry buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Dustin Henault | 65-52 |
| 02:28 | LSU | Allan Chernosky misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Dustin Henault - foul #1 on Dustin Henault, team foul #8 | 65-52 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Justin Brown (PG), Dwayne Bounds (C) Dustin Henault, William Houston | |
| 02:28 | LSU | Allan Chernosky misses the 1st free throw | 65-52 |
| 02:28 | LSU | Allan Chernosky misses the 2nd free throw | 65-52 |
| 02:28 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Stanton Cherry | 65-52 |
| 02:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Justin Brown drills a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Williamson | 65-54 |
| 01:54 | LSU | Robert Snowden blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Allen Grandstaff | 65-54 |
| 01:52 | LSU | Kenneth Vachon grabs the offensive board | 65-54 |
| 01:35 | LSU | Allen Grandstaff drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 68-54 |
| 01:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Snowden is whistled for a carry | 68-54 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Dustin Henault (PG) Dwayne Bounds | |
| 00:56 | LSU | Allan Chernosky clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 68-54 |
| 00:54 | LSU | Kenneth Vachon gets the offensive rebound | 68-54 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:31 | LSU | Robert Snowden steals it from Kenneth Vachon | 68-54 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Justin Brown clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 68-54 |
| 00:24 | LSU | The rebound goes to Boyd Filson | 68-54 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Allan Chernosky runs out the clock | 68-54 |