| Lineup | LSU | PG - David Stewart (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Frank Hale (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Howard (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jimmy Clark (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - James Hill (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Wilfredo Gallo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roger White (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Quadrees Abdullah (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Nusbaum (fresh) C - Mark Pressman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | James Howard inbounds the ball | 26-23 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:34 | LSU | James Hill jams it | 28-23 |
| 19:31 | Southern Cal | Wilfredo Gallo is hacked by Frank Hale in the backcourt - foul #3 on Frank Hale, team foul #1 | 28-23 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Knight (SG) Frank Hale | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 19:22 | Southern Cal | Roger White knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane | 28-25 |
| 19:08 | LSU | James Howard can't connect on a shot from the left side | 28-25 |
| 19:06 | LSU | Jimmy Clark tips it home | 30-25 |
| 19:01 | Southern Cal | Quadrees Abdullah can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 30-25 |
| 19:00 | LSU | James Hill snags the defensive board | 30-25 |
| 18:33 | LSU | Robert Knight throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-25 |
| Subs | LSU | Gene Williams (PG), Thurman Twiggs (C) David Stewart, James Hill | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 18:16 | Southern Cal | Robert Knight picks off the pass by Wilfredo Gallo | 30-25 |
| 18:06 | LSU | James Howard's pass is intercepted by Quadrees Abdullah | 30-25 |
| 18:02 | Southern Cal | Quadrees Abdullah hits the finger roll | 30-27 |
| 17:40 | LSU | James Howard misses short on a jumper from the left side | 30-27 |
| 17:38 | Southern Cal | Mark Pressman gets the rebound | 30-27 |
| 17:09 | Southern Cal | Mark Pressman blows the layup but he's hacked by Jimmy Clark - foul #3 on Jimmy Clark, team foul #2 | 30-27 |
| Subs | LSU | David Stewart (PG), Clarence Hutto (PF), James Hill (C) Gene Williams, Jimmy Clark, Thurman Twiggs | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 17:09 | Southern Cal | Mark Pressman misses the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 17:09 | Southern Cal | Mark Pressman makes the 2nd free throw | 30-28 |
| 16:46 | LSU | James Hill misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Mark Pressman - foul #2 on Mark Pressman, team foul #1 | 30-28 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | David Purcell (PG) Wilfredo Gallo | |
| 16:46 | LSU | James Hill makes the 1st free throw | 31-28 |
| 16:46 | LSU | James Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 32-28 |
| 16:23 | Southern Cal | Mark Pressman connects on the jump hook in the lane | 32-30 |
| 16:00 | LSU | James Howard comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Mark Pressman - foul #3 on Mark Pressman, team foul #2 | 32-30 |
| Subs | LSU | Frank Hale (SG), Jimmy Clark (PF) Robert Knight, Clarence Hutto | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Lawrence Henderson (SG), John Peckham (PF) Roger White, Donald Nusbaum | |
| 16:00 | LSU | James Howard makes the 1st free throw | 33-30 |
| 16:00 | LSU | James Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 34-30 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - David Stewart (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Frank Hale (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Howard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jimmy Clark (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - James Hill (fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - David Purcell (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Lawrence Henderson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Quadrees Abdullah (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Peckham (fresh) 3 pf. C - Mark Pressman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:33 | Southern Cal | Frank Hale picks off the pass by Lawrence Henderson | 34-30 |
| 15:07 | LSU | James Hill scores on a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from David Stewart | 36-30 |
| 14:47 | Southern Cal | Mark Pressman misses badly on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by James Hill - foul #2 on James Hill, team foul #3 | 36-30 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Wilfredo Gallo (PG), Roger White (SG) David Purcell, Lawrence Henderson | |
| 14:47 | Southern Cal | Mark Pressman misses the 1st free throw | 36-30 |
| 14:47 | Southern Cal | Mark Pressman misses the 2nd free throw | 36-30 |
| 14:47 | LSU | James Hill grabs the board | 36-30 |
| 14:19 | LSU | Frank Hale knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by David Stewart | 39-30 |
| 13:55 | Southern Cal | Quadrees Abdullah misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by James Howard - foul #1 on James Howard, team foul #4 | 39-30 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Donald Nusbaum (PF) Mark Pressman | |
| 13:55 | Southern Cal | Quadrees Abdullah misses the 1st free throw | 39-30 |
| 13:55 | Southern Cal | Quadrees Abdullah makes the 2nd free throw | 39-31 |
| 13:34 | LSU | Jimmy Clark blows the dunk | 39-31 |
| 13:33 | Southern Cal | Roger White grabs the defensive rebound | 39-31 |
| 13:14 | Southern Cal | Quadrees Abdullah misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 39-31 |
| 13:13 | Southern Cal | Wilfredo Gallo pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-31 |
| 12:55 | Southern Cal | Quadrees Abdullah misses the driving attempt near the basket | 39-31 |
| 12:53 | LSU | James Hill pulls down the rebound | 39-31 |
| 12:38 | LSU | James Hill blows the layup but he's fouled by Donald Nusbaum - foul #3 on Donald Nusbaum, team foul #3 | 39-31 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Lawrence Henderson (SF), Mark Pressman (C) Quadrees Abdullah, John Peckham | |
| 12:38 | LSU | James Hill makes the 1st free throw | 40-31 |
| 12:38 | LSU | James Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 41-31 |
| 12:19 | Southern Cal | Mark Pressman blows the layup | 41-31 |
| 12:18 | Southern Cal | Lawrence Henderson hits the follow up shot | 41-33 |
| 11:52 | LSU | David Stewart steps out of bounds on the baseline | 41-33 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | David Purcell (PG) Wilfredo Gallo | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - David Stewart (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - Frank Hale (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Howard (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jimmy Clark (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - James Hill (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 12 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - David Purcell (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Roger White (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Henderson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Donald Nusbaum (fairly fresh) 3 pf. C - Mark Pressman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:31 | Southern Cal | The jumper by Roger White is denied by James Hill | 41-33 |
| 11:29 | LSU | James Hill snags the defensive board | 41-33 |
| 11:23 | LSU | David Stewart is whistled for a carry | 41-33 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Quadrees Abdullah (SF) Roger White | |
| 11:07 | Southern Cal | David Purcell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-33 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Peckham (C) Mark Pressman | |
| 10:50 | LSU | James Howard clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-33 |
| 10:48 | Southern Cal | David Purcell grabs the board | 41-33 |
| 10:25 | Southern Cal | David Purcell is fouled on the floor by David Stewart - foul #1 on David Stewart, team foul #5 | 41-33 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Wilfredo Gallo (PG), Mark Pressman (C) David Purcell, Donald Nusbaum | |
| 10:12 | Southern Cal | Quadrees Abdullah comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-33 |
| 10:11 | Southern Cal | Mark Pressman tips it home | 41-35 |
| 09:48 | LSU | James Howard hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-35 |
| 09:47 | Southern Cal | Mark Pressman snags the defensive board | 41-35 |
| 09:22 | Southern Cal | Wilfredo Gallo misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on James Howard - foul #2 on James Howard, team foul #6 | 41-35 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Roger White (SG), Donald Nusbaum (PF) Quadrees Abdullah, John Peckham | |
| 09:22 | Southern Cal | Wilfredo Gallo makes the 1st free throw | 41-36 |
| 09:22 | Southern Cal | Wilfredo Gallo makes the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| 09:02 | LSU | David Stewart comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 41-37 |
| 09:01 | LSU | Frank Hale grabs the offensive board | 41-37 |
| 08:39 | LSU | Jimmy Clark misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 41-37 |
| 08:37 | Southern Cal | Mark Pressman snags the defensive board | 41-37 |
| 08:32 | Southern Cal | Roger White drills a floater from the left block on a great pass from Wilfredo Gallo | 41-39 |
| 08:15 | LSU | David Stewart comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-39 |
| 08:14 | Southern Cal | Lawrence Henderson snags the defensive board | 41-39 |
| 08:05 | Southern Cal | Mark Pressman connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Roger White and he's fouled by James Howard - foul #3 on James Howard, team foul #7 | 41-41 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Quadrees Abdullah (SF), John Peckham (PF) Lawrence Henderson, Donald Nusbaum | |
| 08:05 | Southern Cal | Mark Pressman misses the free throw | 41-41 |
| 08:05 | LSU | Jimmy Clark pulls down the rebound | 41-41 |
| 07:49 | LSU | David Stewart knocks in the jumper in the lane and he's fouled by Mark Pressman - foul #4 on Mark Pressman, team foul #4 | 43-41 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | David Purcell (PG) Wilfredo Gallo | |
| 07:49 | LSU | David Stewart makes the free throw | 44-41 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - David Stewart (tiring) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - Frank Hale (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Howard (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Jimmy Clark (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - James Hill (tiring) 13 pts. 13 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - David Purcell (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Roger White (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Quadrees Abdullah (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Peckham (fresh) 3 pf. C - Mark Pressman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:26 | Southern Cal | Roger White comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on James Hill - foul #3 on James Hill, team foul #8 | 44-41 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Donald Nusbaum (PF) Mark Pressman | |
| 07:26 | Southern Cal | Roger White makes the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 07:26 | Southern Cal | Roger White makes the 2nd free throw | 44-43 |
| 07:06 | LSU | Frank Hale misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-43 |
| 07:04 | Southern Cal | John Peckham pulls down the rebound | 44-43 |
| 06:46 | Southern Cal | Quadrees Abdullah banks in the layup | 44-45 |
| 06:25 | LSU | Frank Hale hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 44-45 |
| 06:23 | Southern Cal | David Purcell gets the rebound | 44-45 |
| 05:59 | Southern Cal | Donald Nusbaum is hacked by Frank Hale - foul #4 on Frank Hale, team foul #9 | 44-45 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Knight (SF) James Howard | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Wilfredo Gallo (PG), Mark Pressman (C) David Purcell, John Peckham | |
| 05:59 | Southern Cal | Donald Nusbaum makes the 1st free throw | 44-46 |
| 05:59 | Southern Cal | Donald Nusbaum makes the 2nd free throw | 44-47 |
| 05:33 | LSU | Frank Hale misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-47 |
| 05:32 | Southern Cal | Wilfredo Gallo gets the rebound | 44-47 |
| 05:13 | Southern Cal | Mark Pressman buries a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Roger White | 44-49 |
| 04:49 | LSU | James Hill connects on the runner near the basket | 46-49 |
| 04:38 | Southern Cal | Wilfredo Gallo comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-49 |
| 04:36 | LSU | Robert Knight pulls down the rebound | 46-49 |
| 04:12 | LSU | David Stewart hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 46-49 |
| 04:11 | LSU | Jimmy Clark gets the offensive rebound | 46-49 |
| 03:46 | LSU | Quadrees Abdullah steps in front of the Frank Hale pass | 46-49 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - David Stewart (tiring) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - Frank Hale (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Robert Knight (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Jimmy Clark (tired) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - James Hill (tiring) 15 pts. 13 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Wilfredo Gallo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Roger White (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Quadrees Abdullah (tiring) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Donald Nusbaum (tiring) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Mark Pressman (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:32 | Southern Cal | Quadrees Abdullah lays it in on a great pass from Wilfredo Gallo | 46-51 |
| 03:28 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-51 |
| Subs | LSU | James Howard (SF) Robert Knight | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Lawrence Henderson (SF), John Peckham (PF) Quadrees Abdullah, Donald Nusbaum | |
| 03:12 | LSU | James Howard misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-51 |
| 03:11 | Southern Cal | Roger White pulls down the rebound | 46-51 |
| 02:44 | Southern Cal | Wilfredo Gallo comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Frank Hale - foul #5 on Frank Hale, team foul #10 | 46-51 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Knight (SG) Frank Hale | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 02:44 | Southern Cal | Wilfredo Gallo misses the 1st free throw | 46-51 |
| 02:44 | Southern Cal | Wilfredo Gallo makes the 2nd free throw | 46-52 |
| 02:24 | LSU | Jimmy Clark clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 46-52 |
| 02:22 | LSU | David Stewart snags the offensive board | 46-52 |
| 02:01 | LSU | Jimmy Clark connects on the fadeaway from the right side set up by James Howard | 48-52 |
| 02:01 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-52 |
| Subs | LSU | Gene Williams (PG), Thurman Twiggs (C) David Stewart, James Hill | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Quadrees Abdullah (SF) Lawrence Henderson | |
| 01:51 | Southern Cal | Jimmy Clark is called for the reach on Quadrees Abdullah - foul #4 on Jimmy Clark, team foul #11 | 48-52 |
| Subs | LSU | David Stewart (PG), James Hill (C) Gene Williams, Thurman Twiggs | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Donald Nusbaum (PF) John Peckham | |
| 01:51 | Southern Cal | Quadrees Abdullah misses the 1st free throw | 48-52 |
| 01:51 | Southern Cal | Quadrees Abdullah makes the 2nd free throw | 48-53 |
| 01:30 | LSU | Jimmy Clark's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-53 |
| 01:14 | Southern Cal | Mark Pressman can't finish the layup | 48-53 |
| 01:13 | Southern Cal | Mark Pressman tips it back up and in | 48-55 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:02 | LSU | James Howard misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-55 |
| 01:00 | Southern Cal | Donald Nusbaum grabs the board | 48-55 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:58 | Southern Cal | Donald Nusbaum is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Knight - foul #2 on Robert Knight, team foul #12 | 48-55 |
| 00:58 | Southern Cal | Donald Nusbaum makes the 1st free throw | 48-56 |
| 00:58 | Southern Cal | Donald Nusbaum makes the 2nd free throw | 48-57 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:50 | LSU | Robert Knight comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-57 |
| 00:48 | Southern Cal | Wilfredo Gallo grabs the board | 48-57 |
| 00:45 | Southern Cal | David Stewart is called for the reach on Wilfredo Gallo in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Stewart, team foul #13 | 48-57 |
| 00:45 | Southern Cal | Wilfredo Gallo misses the 1st free throw | 48-57 |
| 00:45 | Southern Cal | Wilfredo Gallo makes the 2nd free throw | 48-58 |
| 00:39 | LSU | James Hill hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 48-58 |
| 00:37 | Southern Cal | Roger White grabs the defensive rebound | 48-58 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:15 | Southern Cal | Wilfredo Gallo hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 48-58 |
| 00:13 | Southern Cal | Mark Pressman misses the tip | 48-58 |
| 00:12 | LSU | James Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 48-58 |
| 00:08 | LSU | Jimmy Clark clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 48-58 |
| 00:07 | LSU | Jimmy Clark tips it but misses | 48-58 |
| 00:05 | Southern Cal | Quadrees Abdullah pulls down the rebound | 48-58 |
| 00:00 | Southern Cal | Wilfredo Gallo runs out the clock | 48-58 |