| Lineup | Montana | PG - Darwin Holmes (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Leanos (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mac Fisher (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joey Feltner (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Rodrigues (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Connie Derenberger (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Steve Steinman (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Patrick Hirsh (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - Robert Reed (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Albert Fusco (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Patrick Hirsh inbounds the ball | 27-27 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:44 | LSU | Albert Fusco misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Robert Rodrigues - foul #3 on Robert Rodrigues, team foul #1 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Montana | Eric Hanna (C) Robert Rodrigues | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 19:44 | LSU | Albert Fusco makes the 1st free throw | 27-28 |
| 19:44 | LSU | Albert Fusco makes the 2nd free throw | 27-29 |
| 19:24 | Montana | Darwin Holmes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-29 |
| 19:03 | LSU | Robert Reed misses the jumper from the left side | 27-29 |
| 19:01 | LSU | Albert Fusco tips it back up and in | 27-31 |
| 18:47 | Montana | Joseph Leanos is hacked by Patrick Hirsh - foul #2 on Patrick Hirsh, team foul #1 | 27-31 |
| 18:38 | Montana | Joseph Leanos makes the 3 from the left wing | 30-31 |
| 18:24 | LSU | Albert Fusco misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 30-31 |
| 18:22 | LSU | Connie Derenberger tips it in | 30-33 |
| 17:54 | Montana | Joseph Leanos is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Joseph Leanos, team foul #2 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | LSU | Foster Allard (PF) Robert Reed | |
| 17:52 | LSU | Joseph Leanos picks off the pass by Connie Derenberger in the backcourt | 30-33 |
| 17:39 | Montana | Joseph Leanos hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 30-33 |
| 17:37 | LSU | Connie Derenberger pulls down the rebound | 30-33 |
| 17:16 | LSU | Albert Fusco shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 30-33 |
| 17:14 | Montana | Mac Fisher snags the defensive board | 30-33 |
| 16:58 | Montana | Foster Allard takes the ball from Darwin Holmes | 30-33 |
| 16:43 | LSU | Darwin Holmes is called for the reach on Patrick Hirsh - foul #3 on Darwin Holmes, team foul #3 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Montana | Sam Thompson (SG), Palmer Fish (SF), Donald Blake (C) Darwin Holmes, Joseph Leanos, Joey Feltner | |
| Subs | LSU | Fred Carte (SF), Gary Silvestre (C) Patrick Hirsh, Albert Fusco | |
| 16:29 | LSU | Gary Silvestre misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing but the foul's on Mac Fisher - foul #1 on Mac Fisher, team foul #4 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Montana | Aaron Spigner (PF) Eric Hanna | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Reed (SF) Steve Steinman | |
| 16:29 | LSU | Gary Silvestre makes the 1st free throw | 30-34 |
| 16:29 | LSU | Gary Silvestre misses the 2nd free throw | 30-34 |
| 16:29 | LSU | Gary Silvestre misses the 3rd free throw | 30-34 |
| 16:29 | LSU | Foster Allard gets the offensive rebound | 30-34 |
| 16:15 | LSU | Gary Silvestre can't connect on a shot in the paint | 30-34 |
| 16:14 | LSU | Robert Reed hits the follow up shot | 30-36 |
| 15:49 | Montana | Aaron Spigner lays it up and in | 32-36 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Mac Fisher (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SG - Sam Thompson (fresh) SF - Palmer Fish (fresh) PF - Aaron Spigner (fresh) 4 pts. C - Donald Blake (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Connie Derenberger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Fred Carte (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Robert Reed (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gary Silvestre (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Foster Allard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:38 | LSU | Connie Derenberger splits the doubleteam and buries a jump hook in the paint set up by Fred Carte | 32-38 |
| 15:35 | Montana | Mac Fisher is called for traveling in the backcourt | 32-38 |
| Subs | Montana | Darwin Holmes (PG), Charles Atkins (SF), Joey Feltner (PF), Robert Rodrigues (C) Mac Fisher, Palmer Fish, Aaron Spigner, Donald Blake | |
| Subs | LSU | Steve Steinman (SG), Patrick Hirsh (SF) Connie Derenberger, Gary Silvestre | |
| 15:22 | LSU | Darwin Holmes steals it from Foster Allard | 32-38 |
| 15:19 | Montana | Darwin Holmes slams it home | 34-38 |
| 15:09 | LSU | Foster Allard misses the fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Robert Rodrigues - foul #4 on Robert Rodrigues, team foul #5 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Montana | Eric Hanna (C) Robert Rodrigues | |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Silvestre (C) Robert Reed | |
| 15:09 | LSU | Foster Allard makes the 1st free throw | 34-39 |
| 15:09 | LSU | Foster Allard makes the 2nd free throw | 34-40 |
| 14:53 | Montana | Sam Thompson misses the floater from the left wing | 34-40 |
| 14:51 | Montana | Sam Thompson grabs the offensive board | 34-40 |
| 14:29 | Montana | Eric Hanna's floater is tipped away by Gary Silvestre | 34-40 |
| 14:28 | LSU | Gary Silvestre pulls down the rebound | 34-40 |
| 14:04 | LSU | Steve Steinman scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Foster Allard | 34-43 |
| 13:46 | Montana | Darwin Holmes misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-43 |
| 13:44 | LSU | Gary Silvestre grabs the board | 34-43 |
| 13:40 | LSU | Steve Steinman comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 34-43 |
| 13:38 | LSU | Gary Silvestre tips it back up and in | 34-45 |
| 13:31 | Montana | Eric Hanna connects on the fadeaway in the lane | 36-45 |
| 13:19 | LSU | Steve Steinman misses the 3 from the left wing | 36-45 |
| 13:18 | Montana | Joey Feltner pulls down the rebound | 36-45 |
| 13:06 | Montana | Foster Allard blocks the jumper by Joey Feltner | 36-45 |
| 13:04 | LSU | The rebound goes to Gary Silvestre | 36-45 |
| 12:58 | LSU | Foster Allard lays it in | 36-47 |
| 12:44 | Montana | Eric Hanna misses short on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Foster Allard - foul #2 on Foster Allard, team foul #2 | 36-47 |
| Subs | Montana | Joseph Leanos (SG), Mac Fisher (SF), Donald Blake (C) Sam Thompson, Charles Atkins, Joey Feltner | |
| Subs | LSU | Connie Derenberger (PG), Robert Reed (PF), Albert Fusco (C) Fred Carte, Foster Allard, Gary Silvestre | |
| 12:44 | Montana | Eric Hanna misses the 1st free throw | 36-47 |
| 12:44 | Montana | Eric Hanna makes the 2nd free throw | 37-47 |
| 12:24 | LSU | Albert Fusco works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 37-47 |
| 12:22 | Montana | Joseph Leanos grabs the board | 37-47 |
| 12:11 | Montana | Darwin Holmes misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-47 |
| 12:10 | Montana | Eric Hanna tips it back up and in | 39-47 |
| 11:54 | LSU | Connie Derenberger shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 39-47 |
| 11:52 | Montana | Mac Fisher grabs the defensive rebound | 39-47 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Darwin Holmes (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Leanos (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mac Fisher (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eric Hanna (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Blake (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Connie Derenberger (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Steve Steinman (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Patrick Hirsh (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - Robert Reed (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Albert Fusco (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:47 | Montana | Joseph Leanos is hacked by Robert Reed - foul #1 on Robert Reed, team foul #3 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Montana | Palmer Fish (SF), Aaron Spigner (PF) Darwin Holmes, Eric Hanna | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 11:34 | Montana | Robert Reed blocks the short jumper by Donald Blake | 39-47 |
| 11:32 | Montana | Aaron Spigner tips it back up and in | 41-47 |
| 11:14 | LSU | Steve Steinman comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 41-47 |
| 11:13 | LSU | Albert Fusco grabs the offensive rebound | 41-47 |
| 11:06 | LSU | Albert Fusco scores on a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Connie Derenberger | 41-49 |
| 10:51 | Montana | Donald Blake connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 43-49 |
| 10:28 | LSU | Mac Fisher steals the ball from Albert Fusco | 43-49 |
| 10:10 | Montana | Mac Fisher's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-49 |
| Subs | Montana | Darwin Holmes (PG), Charles Atkins (SF), Joey Feltner (PF), Eric Hanna (C) Joseph Leanos, Palmer Fish, Aaron Spigner, Donald Blake | |
| Subs | LSU | Fred Carte (SF), Gary Silvestre (PF) Patrick Hirsh, Robert Reed | |
| 09:44 | LSU | Steve Steinman clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-49 |
| 09:42 | Montana | Darwin Holmes gets the rebound | 43-49 |
| 09:28 | Montana | Charles Atkins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-49 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | LSU | Foster Allard (PF) Albert Fusco | |
| 09:10 | LSU | Steve Steinman hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 43-49 |
| 09:09 | Montana | Mac Fisher grabs the defensive rebound | 43-49 |
| 08:49 | Montana | Joey Feltner is hacked by Foster Allard - foul #3 on Foster Allard, team foul #4 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Montana | Joseph Leanos (SG) Mac Fisher | |
| Subs | LSU | Patrick Hirsh (SF) Steve Steinman | |
| 08:34 | Montana | Joey Feltner hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 43-49 |
| 08:32 | LSU | Gary Silvestre grabs the defensive rebound | 43-49 |
| 08:28 | LSU | Connie Derenberger shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Patrick Hirsh | 43-52 |
| 08:19 | Montana | Gary Silvestre denies the turnaround by Joey Feltner | 43-52 |
| 08:18 | LSU | Fred Carte grabs the defensive rebound | 43-52 |
| 08:10 | LSU | Foster Allard blows the layup | 43-52 |
| 08:09 | LSU | Patrick Hirsh snags the offensive board | 43-52 |
| 07:53 | LSU | Foster Allard blows the layup | 43-52 |
| 07:52 | Montana | The rebound goes to Eric Hanna | 43-52 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Darwin Holmes (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Leanos (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Atkins (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Joey Feltner (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Eric Hanna (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Connie Derenberger (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - Fred Carte (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Patrick Hirsh (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. PF - Foster Allard (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Gary Silvestre (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:34 | Montana | Joseph Leanos hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-52 |
| 07:32 | Montana | Eric Hanna tips it back up and in | 45-52 |
| 07:19 | LSU | Eric Hanna steps in front of the Fred Carte pass | 45-52 |
| 07:04 | Montana | Charles Atkins comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-52 |
| 07:03 | LSU | The rebound goes to Foster Allard | 45-52 |
| 06:58 | LSU | Gary Silvestre is called for traveling | 45-52 |
| Subs | Montana | Mac Fisher (SG), Palmer Fish (SF), Aaron Spigner (PF), Robert Rodrigues (C) Joseph Leanos, Charles Atkins, Joey Feltner, Eric Hanna | |
| Subs | LSU | Steve Steinman (SG), Robert Reed (PF), Albert Fusco (C) Fred Carte, Foster Allard, Gary Silvestre | |
| 06:48 | Montana | Mac Fisher drills a floater from just outside the lane | 47-52 |
| 06:40 | LSU | Patrick Hirsh knocks in the jumper from the left wing | 47-54 |
| 06:24 | Montana | Darwin Holmes drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Mac Fisher | 50-54 |
| 06:08 | LSU | Robert Reed is by himself and knocks in the jump hook in the paint | 50-56 |
| 05:51 | Montana | Palmer Fish misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 50-56 |
| 05:49 | LSU | Albert Fusco gets the rebound | 50-56 |
| 05:39 | LSU | Patrick Hirsh buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-59 |
| 05:16 | Montana | Darwin Holmes misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 50-59 |
| 05:14 | Montana | Darwin Holmes pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-59 |
| 04:50 | Montana | Darwin Holmes is hacked by Robert Reed - foul #2 on Robert Reed, team foul #5 | 50-59 |
| Subs | Montana | Joseph Leanos (SG), Joey Feltner (PF) Darwin Holmes, Aaron Spigner | |
| Subs | LSU | Fred Carte (SF), Foster Allard (PF), Gary Silvestre (C) Patrick Hirsh, Robert Reed, Albert Fusco | |
| 04:39 | Montana | Mac Fisher loses the ball out of bounds | 50-59 |
| Subs | Montana | Charles Atkins (SF) Palmer Fish | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 04:24 | LSU | Connie Derenberger works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-59 |
| 04:23 | LSU | Steve Steinman hits the follow up shot | 50-61 |
| 04:17 | Montana | Robert Rodrigues drills a turnaround from the right block set up by Mac Fisher and he's hacked by Fred Carte - foul #2 on Fred Carte, team foul #6 | 52-61 |
| 04:17 | Montana | Robert Rodrigues makes the free throw | 53-61 |
| 04:00 | LSU | Fred Carte hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 53-61 |
| 03:59 | Montana | Robert Rodrigues snags the defensive board | 53-61 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 03:44 | Montana | Mac Fisher comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 53-61 |
| 03:43 | LSU | Foster Allard pulls down the rebound | 53-61 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Mac Fisher (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Leanos (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Atkins (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Joey Feltner (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Rodrigues (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Connie Derenberger (tiring) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - Steve Steinman (tiring) 14 pts. SF - Fred Carte (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Foster Allard (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Gary Silvestre (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 03:25 | LSU | Gary Silvestre throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-61 |
| Subs | Montana | Darwin Holmes (PG), Palmer Fish (SF), Eric Hanna (C) Mac Fisher, Charles Atkins, Robert Rodrigues | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Reed (SF), Albert Fusco (C) Steve Steinman, Gary Silvestre | |
| 03:18 | Montana | Eric Hanna hits a jumper from the right side | 55-61 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 03:09 | LSU | Robert Reed is whistled for a carry | 55-61 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 02:44 | Montana | Joseph Leanos hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Joey Feltner | 58-61 |
| 02:28 | LSU | Robert Reed makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Albert Fusco out of a doubleteam | 58-63 |
| 02:28 | Montana | Montana calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-63 |
| Subs | Montana | Charles Atkins (SF), Robert Rodrigues (C) Palmer Fish, Eric Hanna | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 02:10 | Montana | Joseph Leanos can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Foster Allard - foul #4 on Foster Allard, team foul #7 | 58-63 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | LSU | Steve Steinman (SG) Connie Derenberger | |
| 02:10 | Montana | Joseph Leanos makes the 1st free throw | 59-63 |
| 02:10 | Montana | Joseph Leanos makes the 2nd free throw | 60-63 |
| 01:49 | LSU | Steve Steinman clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-63 |
| 01:48 | Montana | Joey Feltner grabs the board | 60-63 |
| 01:42 | Montana | Joseph Leanos knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Darwin Holmes | 62-63 |
| 01:24 | LSU | Robert Reed misses short on a shot in the paint | 62-63 |
| 01:22 | LSU | Foster Allard grabs the offensive rebound | 62-63 |
| 01:10 | LSU | Robert Reed knocks in the floater from close range | 62-65 |
| 00:46 | Montana | Foster Allard is called for the reach on Robert Rodrigues - foul #5 on Foster Allard, team foul #8 | 62-65 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | LSU | Connie Derenberger (PG), Patrick Hirsh (SF) Fred Carte, Foster Allard | |
| 00:46 | Montana | Robert Rodrigues makes the 1st free throw | 63-65 |
| 00:46 | Montana | Robert Rodrigues misses the 2nd free throw | 63-65 |
| 00:46 | LSU | Robert Reed grabs the defensive rebound | 63-65 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:18 | LSU | Steve Steinman blows the dunk | 63-65 |
| 00:16 | LSU | Albert Fusco snags the offensive board | 63-65 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:15 | LSU | Albert Fusco is hacked by Darwin Holmes - foul #4 on Darwin Holmes, team foul #6 | 63-65 |
| 00:14 | LSU | Robert Reed is fouled on the floor by Joey Feltner - foul #1 on Joey Feltner, team foul #7 | 63-65 |
| 00:14 | LSU | Robert Reed misses the 1st free throw | 63-65 |
| 00:14 | Montana | Robert Rodrigues gets the rebound | 63-65 |
| 00:08 | Montana | Joseph Leanos hits a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Darwin Holmes | 65-65 |
| 00:08 | LSU | LSU calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 65-65 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | LSU | Robert Reed knocks in the turnaround from the left block | 65-67 |