| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - James Worthington (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Farley (fresh) 2 pts. SF - George Moore (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Nicholas Triche (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Chamberlain (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Connie Derenberger (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Steve Steinman (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Patrick Hirsh (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Robert Reed (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Albert Fusco (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | East Tennessee State | George Moore inbounds the ball | 41-45 |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:44 | East Tennessee State | Timothy Chamberlain lays it in on a nice dish by John Farley | 43-45 |
| 19:18 | LSU | Connie Derenberger hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-45 |
| 19:17 | East Tennessee State | John Farley grabs the defensive rebound | 43-45 |
| 19:04 | East Tennessee State | James Worthington hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Nicholas Triche | 46-45 |
| 18:37 | LSU | Robert Reed is whistled for a carry | 46-45 |
| 18:17 | East Tennessee State | James Worthington misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-45 |
| 18:16 | LSU | Albert Fusco gets the rebound | 46-45 |
| 17:47 | LSU | Patrick Hirsh hits a floater from the right side set up by Albert Fusco | 46-47 |
| 17:33 | East Tennessee State | George Moore misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 46-47 |
| 17:32 | East Tennessee State | Nicholas Triche can't tip it in | 46-47 |
| 17:30 | LSU | Patrick Hirsh snags the defensive board | 46-47 |
| 17:24 | LSU | Albert Fusco comes up short on the turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by George Moore - foul #2 on George Moore, team foul #1 | 46-47 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Bruce Walker (PF) Nicholas Triche | |
| Subs | LSU | Fred Carte (SF), Foster Allard (PF) Patrick Hirsh, Robert Reed | |
| 17:24 | LSU | Albert Fusco makes the 1st free throw | 46-48 |
| 17:24 | LSU | Albert Fusco makes the 2nd free throw | 46-49 |
| 16:59 | East Tennessee State | Timothy Chamberlain misses short on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Fred Carte - foul #2 on Fred Carte, team foul #1 | 46-49 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Silvestre (C) Albert Fusco | |
| 16:59 | East Tennessee State | Timothy Chamberlain misses the 1st free throw | 46-49 |
| 16:59 | East Tennessee State | Timothy Chamberlain makes the 2nd free throw | 47-49 |
| 16:48 | LSU | Connie Derenberger misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 47-49 |
| 16:46 | East Tennessee State | Timothy Chamberlain grabs the board | 47-49 |
| 16:35 | East Tennessee State | George Moore is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on George Moore, team foul #2 | 47-49 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Kevin Walker (SF) George Moore | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 16:15 | LSU | Fred Carte comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-49 |
| 16:13 | East Tennessee State | Timothy Chamberlain grabs the board | 47-49 |
| 15:57 | East Tennessee State | Timothy Chamberlain hits the finger roll | 49-49 |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - James Worthington (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - John Farley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Walker (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bruce Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Timothy Chamberlain (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Connie Derenberger (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Steve Steinman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Fred Carte (fresh) PF - Foster Allard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Silvestre (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:44 | LSU | John Farley takes the ball from Gary Silvestre | 49-49 |
| 15:27 | East Tennessee State | Bruce Walker is whistled for a carry | 49-49 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | George Moore (SF), Jacob Bruckner (PF) Kevin Walker, Bruce Walker | |
| Subs | LSU | Patrick Hirsh (SF) Steve Steinman | |
| 15:11 | LSU | Foster Allard comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by George Moore - foul #4 on George Moore, team foul #3 | 49-49 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Kevin Walker (SF) George Moore | |
| Subs | LSU | Albert Fusco (C) Gary Silvestre | |
| 15:11 | LSU | Foster Allard misses the 1st free throw | 49-49 |
| 15:11 | LSU | Foster Allard makes the 2nd free throw | 49-50 |
| 14:50 | East Tennessee State | Jacob Bruckner evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-50 |
| 14:49 | East Tennessee State | James Worthington tips it back up and in | 51-50 |
| 14:30 | LSU | Albert Fusco clanks a shot from the right wing | 51-50 |
| 14:29 | East Tennessee State | Jacob Bruckner grabs the board | 51-50 |
| 14:00 | East Tennessee State | Jacob Bruckner hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but he's hacked by Patrick Hirsh - foul #3 on Patrick Hirsh, team foul #2 | 51-50 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Steve Steinman (SG), Robert Reed (PF), Gary Silvestre (C) Fred Carte, Foster Allard, Albert Fusco | |
| 14:00 | East Tennessee State | Jacob Bruckner makes the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 14:00 | East Tennessee State | Jacob Bruckner makes the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 13:44 | LSU | Connie Derenberger comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-50 |
| 13:43 | East Tennessee State | James Worthington grabs the defensive rebound | 53-50 |
| 13:32 | East Tennessee State | Jacob Bruckner evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-50 |
| 13:30 | LSU | Connie Derenberger gets the rebound | 53-50 |
| 13:20 | LSU | Steve Steinman misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-50 |
| 13:19 | LSU | Robert Reed tips it home | 53-52 |
| 13:05 | East Tennessee State | Jacob Bruckner is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Connie Derenberger | 53-52 |
| 13:01 | LSU | Robert Reed throws it down set up by Connie Derenberger | 53-54 |
| 12:41 | East Tennessee State | Timothy Chamberlain scores on a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Jacob Bruckner | 55-54 |
| 12:28 | LSU | Connie Derenberger clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-54 |
| 12:26 | LSU | Robert Reed grabs the offensive rebound | 55-54 |
| 12:14 | LSU | Connie Derenberger hits the finger roll set up by Steve Steinman | 55-56 |
| 11:48 | East Tennessee State | Gary Silvestre doubles Jacob Bruckner and is called for the reach - foul #1 on Gary Silvestre, team foul #3 | 55-56 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Rex Jewell (PG), Jon Brown (SG), Bruce Walker (C) James Worthington, John Farley, Timothy Chamberlain | |
| Subs | LSU | Fred Carte (SF), Foster Allard (PF), Albert Fusco (C) Patrick Hirsh, Robert Reed, Gary Silvestre | |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Rex Jewell (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jon Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kevin Walker (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jacob Bruckner (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Bruce Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Connie Derenberger (tiring) 16 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Steve Steinman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fred Carte (fresh) PF - Foster Allard (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Albert Fusco (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:33 | East Tennessee State | Jon Brown knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Kevin Walker | 58-56 |
| 11:12 | LSU | Albert Fusco misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 58-56 |
| 11:10 | East Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Kevin Walker | 58-56 |
| 10:51 | East Tennessee State | Kevin Walker is called for a backcourt violation | 58-56 |
| 10:36 | LSU | Albert Fusco is denied on a layup by Bruce Walker | 58-56 |
| 10:34 | LSU | Foster Allard hits the follow up shot | 58-58 |
| 10:22 | East Tennessee State | Kevin Walker comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 58-58 |
| 10:21 | LSU | The rebound goes to Connie Derenberger | 58-58 |
| 10:03 | LSU | Connie Derenberger scores on a floater from the right side on a great pass from Albert Fusco | 58-60 |
| 09:40 | East Tennessee State | Kevin Walker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-60 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | James Worthington (PG), John Farley (SG) Rex Jewell, Jon Brown | |
| Subs | LSU | Albert Chow (SF), Robert Reed (PF) Fred Carte, Foster Allard | |
| 09:18 | LSU | Connie Derenberger drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Albert Fusco | 58-63 |
| 08:55 | East Tennessee State | Jacob Bruckner misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-63 |
| 08:54 | LSU | Robert Reed gets the rebound | 58-63 |
| 08:50 | LSU | Robert Reed loses the dribble to James Worthington | 58-63 |
| 08:38 | East Tennessee State | Jacob Bruckner makes the contested shot from the left side | 60-63 |
| 08:28 | LSU | Bruce Walker steals the ball from Steve Steinman | 60-63 |
| 08:11 | East Tennessee State | James Worthington misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 60-63 |
| 08:09 | East Tennessee State | John Farley tips it home | 62-63 |
| 07:51 | LSU | Steve Steinman is fouled on the floor by John Farley - foul #1 on John Farley, team foul #4 | 62-63 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Rex Jewell (SG), George Moore (SF), Nicholas Triche (PF), Timothy Chamberlain (C) John Farley, Kevin Walker, Jacob Bruckner, Bruce Walker | |
| Subs | LSU | Patrick Hirsh (PG), Fred Carte (SG), Foster Allard (PF), Gary Silvestre (C) Connie Derenberger, Steve Steinman, Robert Reed, Albert Fusco | |
| 07:38 | LSU | Gary Silvestre can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-63 |
| 07:36 | LSU | Fred Carte pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-63 |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - James Worthington (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Rex Jewell (fresh) 2 ast. SF - George Moore (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Nicholas Triche (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Timothy Chamberlain (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Patrick Hirsh (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Fred Carte (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Albert Chow (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Foster Allard (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Silvestre (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:23 | LSU | Gary Silvestre's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-63 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Jon Brown (SG) James Worthington | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 06:58 | East Tennessee State | Rex Jewell is hacked by Gary Silvestre - foul #2 on Gary Silvestre, team foul #4 | 62-63 |
| 06:44 | East Tennessee State | Nicholas Triche clanks a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Foster Allard - foul #1 on Foster Allard, team foul #5 | 62-63 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | John Farley (SG) Jon Brown | |
| Subs | LSU | Connie Derenberger (PG) Albert Chow | |
| 06:44 | East Tennessee State | Nicholas Triche misses the 1st free throw | 62-63 |
| 06:44 | East Tennessee State | Nicholas Triche makes the 2nd free throw | 63-63 |
| 06:19 | LSU | Foster Allard misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 63-63 |
| 06:17 | East Tennessee State | George Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 63-63 |
| 05:59 | East Tennessee State | Rex Jewell misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 63-63 |
| 05:57 | LSU | Connie Derenberger pulls down the rebound | 63-63 |
| 05:46 | LSU | Foster Allard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-63 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | James Worthington (PG), Jacob Bruckner (PF) Rex Jewell, Nicholas Triche | |
| Subs | LSU | Albert Chow (SF), Robert Reed (PF) Connie Derenberger, Gary Silvestre | |
| 05:30 | East Tennessee State | Robert Reed blocks the jumper by Jacob Bruckner | 63-63 |
| 05:28 | East Tennessee State | George Moore gets the offensive rebound | 63-63 |
| 05:14 | East Tennessee State | John Farley is hacked by Patrick Hirsh - foul #4 on Patrick Hirsh, team foul #6 | 63-63 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Rex Jewell (SG) John Farley | |
| Subs | LSU | Steve Steinman (SG), Albert Fusco (C) Fred Carte, Foster Allard | |
| 04:52 | East Tennessee State | Jacob Bruckner comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 63-63 |
| 04:50 | East Tennessee State | Jacob Bruckner tips it home | 65-63 |
| 04:29 | LSU | Steve Steinman comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 65-63 |
| 04:28 | LSU | Albert Fusco tips it back up and in | 65-65 |
| 04:12 | East Tennessee State | Jacob Bruckner shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Rex Jewell | 68-65 |
| 03:58 | LSU | Robert Reed throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-65 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | John Farley (SG), Nicholas Triche (PF), Bruce Walker (C) Rex Jewell, Jacob Bruckner, Timothy Chamberlain | |
| Subs | LSU | Connie Derenberger (PG), Fred Carte (SF), Foster Allard (PF), Gary Silvestre (C) Patrick Hirsh, Albert Chow, Robert Reed, Albert Fusco | |
| 03:35 | East Tennessee State | Nicholas Triche's pass is intercepted by Fred Carte | 68-65 |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - James Worthington (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - John Farley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Moore (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Nicholas Triche (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Bruce Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Connie Derenberger (tiring) 21 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Steve Steinman (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fred Carte (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Foster Allard (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Silvestre (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:10 | LSU | Gary Silvestre is fouled on the floor by Bruce Walker - foul #1 on Bruce Walker, team foul #5 | 68-65 |
| 02:59 | LSU | Gary Silvestre misses the dunk attempt | 68-65 |
| 02:58 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Connie Derenberger | 68-65 |
| 02:58 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-65 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Jacob Bruckner (PF), Timothy Chamberlain (C) Nicholas Triche, Bruce Walker | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Reed (PF), Albert Fusco (C) Foster Allard, Gary Silvestre | |
| 02:44 | LSU | Robert Reed misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 68-65 |
| 02:43 | East Tennessee State | George Moore pulls down the rebound | 68-65 |
| 02:16 | East Tennessee State | Fred Carte steps in front of the Timothy Chamberlain pass | 68-65 |
| 02:13 | LSU | Connie Derenberger misses the dunk | 68-65 |
| 02:11 | East Tennessee State | Jacob Bruckner grabs the defensive rebound | 68-65 |
| 01:54 | East Tennessee State | James Worthington knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from John Farley | 71-65 |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 01:41 | LSU | Robert Reed connects on the jump hook from the right block | 71-67 |
| 01:21 | East Tennessee State | James Worthington drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by George Moore | 74-67 |
| 01:16 | LSU | Connie Derenberger knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 74-70 |
| 00:58 | East Tennessee State | James Worthington clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 74-70 |
| 00:56 | LSU | Fred Carte grabs the board | 74-70 |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:46 | LSU | Albert Fusco is fouled on the floor by Timothy Chamberlain - foul #3 on Timothy Chamberlain, team foul #6 | 74-70 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Patrick Hirsh (SF) Fred Carte | |
| 00:41 | LSU | Connie Derenberger clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 74-70 |
| 00:39 | East Tennessee State | George Moore gets the rebound | 74-70 |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:38 | East Tennessee State | Steve Steinman is called for the reach on George Moore in the backcourt - foul #1 on Steve Steinman, team foul #7 | 74-70 |
| 00:38 | East Tennessee State | George Moore makes the 1st free throw | 75-70 |
| 00:38 | East Tennessee State | George Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 76-70 |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:31 | LSU | Steve Steinman comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 76-70 |
| 00:29 | East Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Timothy Chamberlain | 76-70 |
| 00:27 | East Tennessee State | Timothy Chamberlain is hacked by Connie Derenberger in the backcourt - foul #3 on Connie Derenberger, team foul #8 | 76-70 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Kevin Walker (SF) George Moore | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 00:27 | East Tennessee State | Timothy Chamberlain misses the 1st free throw | 76-70 |
| 00:27 | LSU | Robert Reed snags the defensive board | 76-70 |
| 00:19 | LSU | Steve Steinman scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 76-73 |
| 00:18 | East Tennessee State | Steve Steinman is called for the reach on John Farley in the backcourt - foul #2 on Steve Steinman, team foul #9 | 76-73 |
| 00:18 | East Tennessee State | John Farley makes the 1st free throw | 77-73 |
| 00:18 | East Tennessee State | John Farley makes the 2nd free throw | 78-73 |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:13 | LSU | Connie Derenberger misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 78-73 |
| 00:12 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Connie Derenberger | 78-73 |
| 00:08 | LSU | Patrick Hirsh misses long on a 3 from straight away | 78-73 |
| 00:07 | East Tennessee State | Jacob Bruckner pulls down the rebound | 78-73 |
| 00:05 | East Tennessee State | Connie Derenberger is called for the reach on Jacob Bruckner in the backcourt - foul #4 on Connie Derenberger, team foul #10 | 78-73 |
| 00:05 | East Tennessee State | Jacob Bruckner makes the 1st free throw | 79-73 |
| 00:05 | East Tennessee State | Jacob Bruckner misses the 2nd free throw | 79-73 |
| 00:05 | LSU | The rebound goes to Robert Reed | 79-73 |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:00 | LSU | Albert Fusco travels with the ball | 79-73 |