| Lineup | NC State | PG - Chad Hodge (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Patrick Fix (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kim Livingston (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dwayne Tart (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Randall Sheard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Dave Pemberton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Early (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Shannon Casey (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Joshua Wells (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - James Klingenberger (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Shannon Casey inbounds the ball | 24-26 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:51 | LSU | Dave Pemberton misses the driving attempt from the right block | 24-26 |
| 19:49 | LSU | Joshua Wells tips it home | 24-28 |
| 19:44 | NC State | Patrick Fix misses the jumpshot from the right side | 24-28 |
| 19:42 | NC State | Kim Livingston grabs the offensive rebound | 24-28 |
| 19:28 | NC State | Chad Hodge throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-28 |
| 19:17 | LSU | Dave Pemberton makes the 3 pointer from the left corner and he's hacked by Kim Livingston - foul #2 on Kim Livingston, team foul #1 | 24-31 |
| 19:17 | LSU | Dave Pemberton makes the free throw | 24-32 |
| 19:08 | NC State | Kim Livingston misses long on a shot from the left side | 24-32 |
| 19:07 | NC State | Patrick Fix hits the follow up shot | 26-32 |
| 18:48 | LSU | Joshua Wells is hacked by Randall Sheard - foul #3 on Randall Sheard, team foul #2 | 26-32 |
| 18:29 | LSU | Shannon Casey misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 26-32 |
| 18:28 | LSU | Joshua Wells grabs the offensive rebound | 26-32 |
| 18:23 | LSU | Shannon Casey connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by John Early | 26-35 |
| 18:09 | NC State | Dwayne Tart connects on the shot from the right side and the foul's on Joshua Wells - foul #3 on Joshua Wells, team foul #1 | 28-35 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | LSU | James Poythress (PF) Joshua Wells | |
| 18:09 | NC State | Dwayne Tart makes the free throw | 29-35 |
| 17:40 | LSU | Dave Pemberton connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Shannon Casey | 29-37 |
| 17:17 | NC State | Chad Hodge is fouled on the floor by James Poythress - foul #3 on James Poythress, team foul #2 | 29-37 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Sam Jolicoeur (SF) James Poythress | |
| 17:04 | NC State | Chad Hodge can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 29-37 |
| 17:03 | LSU | The rebound goes to Sam Jolicoeur | 29-37 |
| 16:37 | LSU | Dave Pemberton knocks in the jump hook from the left block set up by John Early and the foul's on Dwayne Tart - foul #1 on Dwayne Tart, team foul #3 | 29-39 |
| Subs | NC State | Eddy Lenihan (PG), Dragan Ciesielski (SG), Robert Pace (SF), Jack Fisher (PF), Charles Ross (C) Chad Hodge, Patrick Fix, Kim Livingston, Dwayne Tart, Randall Sheard | |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Jones (SG), Joseph Geise (C) John Early, James Klingenberger | |
| 16:37 | LSU | Dave Pemberton makes the free throw | 29-40 |
| 16:25 | NC State | Robert Pace misses the floater from the left wing | 29-40 |
| 16:23 | LSU | Dave Pemberton grabs the board | 29-40 |
| 16:03 | LSU | Joseph Geise's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-40 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Aaron Griffith (SG) Dave Pemberton | |
| 15:49 | NC State | Jack Fisher makes the turnaround in the paint and he's hacked by Joseph Geise - foul #2 on Joseph Geise, team foul #3 | 31-40 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Joshua Wells (PF) Shannon Casey | |
| 15:49 | NC State | Jack Fisher makes the free throw | 32-40 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Eddy Lenihan (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dragan Ciesielski (fresh) SF - Robert Pace (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jack Fisher (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - Charles Ross (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Gary Jones (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Aaron Griffith (fresh) SF - Sam Jolicoeur (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joshua Wells (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Joseph Geise (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | LSU | Eddy Lenihan steps in front of the Gary Jones pass in the backcourt | 32-40 |
| 15:43 | NC State | Eddy Lenihan hits the finger roll | 34-40 |
| 15:14 | LSU | Gary Jones knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Aaron Griffith | 34-43 |
| 14:51 | NC State | Joseph Geise steps in front of the Robert Pace pass | 34-43 |
| 14:29 | LSU | Joshua Wells blows the layup but the foul's on Jack Fisher - foul #4 on Jack Fisher, team foul #4 | 34-43 |
| Subs | NC State | Chad Hodge (PG), Patrick Fix (SG), Kim Livingston (SF), Dwayne Tart (PF), Randall Sheard (C) Eddy Lenihan, Dragan Ciesielski, Robert Pace, Jack Fisher, Charles Ross | |
| Subs | LSU | Dave Pemberton (PG), John Early (SG), Shannon Casey (SF), James Klingenberger (C) Gary Jones, Aaron Griffith, Sam Jolicoeur, Joseph Geise | |
| 14:29 | LSU | Joshua Wells misses the 1st free throw | 34-43 |
| 14:29 | LSU | Joshua Wells makes the 2nd free throw | 34-44 |
| 14:16 | NC State | Randall Sheard blows the layup but he's fouled by Dave Pemberton - foul #1 on Dave Pemberton, team foul #4 | 34-44 |
| 14:16 | NC State | Randall Sheard misses the 1st free throw | 34-44 |
| 14:16 | NC State | Randall Sheard makes the 2nd free throw | 35-44 |
| 14:14 | LSU | Dave Pemberton is hacked by Chad Hodge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Chad Hodge, team foul #5 | 35-44 |
| 14:01 | LSU | Dave Pemberton misses long on a 3 from straight away | 35-44 |
| 14:00 | NC State | Chad Hodge pulls down the rebound | 35-44 |
| 13:38 | NC State | Randall Sheard banks in the layup | 37-44 |
| 13:30 | LSU | Joshua Wells blows the layup | 37-44 |
| 13:29 | NC State | Kim Livingston pulls down the rebound | 37-44 |
| 13:07 | NC State | Chad Hodge misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 37-44 |
| 13:05 | LSU | Dave Pemberton pulls down the rebound | 37-44 |
| 12:58 | LSU | Shannon Casey hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 37-44 |
| 12:56 | LSU | James Klingenberger snags the offensive board | 37-44 |
| 12:30 | LSU | Joshua Wells hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Shannon Casey | 37-46 |
| 12:16 | NC State | Patrick Fix is hacked by John Early - foul #1 on John Early, team foul #5 | 37-46 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Sam Jolicoeur (SF), James Poythress (PF) Shannon Casey, Joshua Wells | |
| 11:56 | NC State | John Early takes the ball from Dwayne Tart | 37-46 |
| 11:39 | LSU | Dave Pemberton connects on the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by James Klingenberger | 37-48 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Chad Hodge (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Patrick Fix (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kim Livingston (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dwayne Tart (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Randall Sheard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Dave Pemberton (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Early (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Sam Jolicoeur (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Poythress (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - James Klingenberger (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:34 | NC State | Randall Sheard can't finish the layup | 37-48 |
| 11:32 | LSU | The rebound goes to James Klingenberger | 37-48 |
| 11:24 | LSU | Dave Pemberton misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-48 |
| 11:22 | NC State | Patrick Fix pulls down the rebound | 37-48 |
| 11:18 | NC State | Chad Hodge misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 37-48 |
| 11:17 | LSU | The rebound goes to James Klingenberger | 37-48 |
| 10:48 | LSU | Sam Jolicoeur's pass is intercepted by Randall Sheard | 37-48 |
| 10:29 | NC State | Patrick Fix misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Sam Jolicoeur - foul #3 on Sam Jolicoeur, team foul #6 | 37-48 |
| Subs | NC State | Eddy Lenihan (PG), Robert Pace (SF), Jack Fisher (PF), Charles Ross (C) Chad Hodge, Kim Livingston, Dwayne Tart, Randall Sheard | |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Jones (PG), Aaron Griffith (SG), Shannon Casey (SF), Joshua Wells (PF), Joseph Geise (C) Dave Pemberton, John Early, Sam Jolicoeur, James Poythress, James Klingenberger | |
| 10:29 | NC State | Patrick Fix makes the 1st free throw | 38-48 |
| 10:29 | NC State | Patrick Fix makes the 2nd free throw | 39-48 |
| 10:09 | LSU | Charles Ross is called for the reach on Shannon Casey - foul #2 on Charles Ross, team foul #6 | 39-48 |
| Subs | NC State | Dragan Ciesielski (SG) Patrick Fix | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 09:47 | LSU | Shannon Casey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-48 |
| 09:23 | NC State | Eddy Lenihan double dribbles | 39-48 |
| 09:10 | LSU | Joseph Geise blows the layup | 39-48 |
| 09:08 | NC State | Jack Fisher pulls down the rebound | 39-48 |
| 08:48 | NC State | Joshua Wells steals the ball from Robert Pace | 39-48 |
| 08:43 | LSU | Gary Jones clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-48 |
| 08:42 | NC State | Charles Ross gets the rebound | 39-48 |
| 08:38 | NC State | Eddy Lenihan comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 39-48 |
| 08:37 | LSU | Joshua Wells pulls down the rebound | 39-48 |
| 08:20 | LSU | Gary Jones is called for traveling | 39-48 |
| Subs | NC State | Chad Hodge (PG), Patrick Fix (SG), Kim Livingston (SF), Dwayne Tart (PF), Randall Sheard (C) Eddy Lenihan, Dragan Ciesielski, Robert Pace, Jack Fisher, Charles Ross | |
| Subs | LSU | Dave Pemberton (PG), John Early (SG), James Klingenberger (C) Gary Jones, Aaron Griffith, Joseph Geise | |
| 08:00 | NC State | Chad Hodge buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 42-48 |
| 07:46 | LSU | Dave Pemberton can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Kim Livingston - foul #3 on Kim Livingston, team foul #7 | 42-48 |
| 07:46 | LSU | Dave Pemberton makes the 1st free throw | 42-49 |
| 07:46 | LSU | Dave Pemberton makes the 2nd free throw | 42-50 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Chad Hodge (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Patrick Fix (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kim Livingston (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dwayne Tart (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Randall Sheard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Dave Pemberton (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Early (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Shannon Casey (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Joshua Wells (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - James Klingenberger (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:34 | NC State | Patrick Fix knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Chad Hodge | 44-50 |
| 07:17 | LSU | James Klingenberger comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 44-50 |
| 07:16 | NC State | Kim Livingston grabs the board | 44-50 |
| 07:05 | NC State | Patrick Fix throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-50 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Sam Jolicoeur (SF), James Poythress (PF) Shannon Casey, Joshua Wells | |
| 06:57 | LSU | Dave Pemberton is denied on a layup by Randall Sheard | 44-50 |
| 06:56 | NC State | Chad Hodge grabs the board | 44-50 |
| 06:33 | NC State | Patrick Fix buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Kim Livingston | 47-50 |
| 06:13 | LSU | Sam Jolicoeur is hacked by Patrick Fix - foul #1 on Patrick Fix, team foul #8 | 47-50 |
| Subs | NC State | Eddy Lenihan (PG), Dragan Ciesielski (SG), Jack Fisher (PF), Charles Ross (C) Chad Hodge, Patrick Fix, Dwayne Tart, Randall Sheard | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 06:13 | LSU | Sam Jolicoeur makes the 1st free throw | 47-51 |
| 06:13 | LSU | Sam Jolicoeur makes the 2nd free throw | 47-52 |
| 05:52 | NC State | Eddy Lenihan scores on a turnaround in the paint | 49-52 |
| 05:39 | LSU | Charles Ross steals the ball from James Klingenberger | 49-52 |
| 05:19 | NC State | Kim Livingston dunks the ball on a nice dish by Charles Ross and the foul's on Dave Pemberton - foul #2 on Dave Pemberton, team foul #7 | 51-52 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Jones (SG), Shannon Casey (SF), Joshua Wells (PF) John Early, Sam Jolicoeur, James Poythress | |
| 05:19 | NC State | Kim Livingston makes the free throw | 52-52 |
| 05:03 | LSU | Gary Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 52-52 |
| 05:02 | NC State | The rebound goes to Eddy Lenihan | 52-52 |
| 04:58 | NC State | Eddy Lenihan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-52 |
| Subs | NC State | Chad Hodge (PG), Patrick Fix (SG), Robert Pace (SF), Dwayne Tart (PF), Randall Sheard (C) Eddy Lenihan, Dragan Ciesielski, Kim Livingston, Jack Fisher, Charles Ross | |
| Subs | LSU | Aaron Griffith (SG), Joseph Geise (C) Dave Pemberton, James Klingenberger | |
| 04:41 | LSU | Gary Jones misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 52-52 |
| 04:39 | LSU | Joseph Geise pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-52 |
| 04:20 | LSU | Joseph Geise misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 52-52 |
| 04:18 | NC State | Robert Pace pulls down the rebound | 52-52 |
| 04:02 | NC State | Patrick Fix misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 52-52 |
| 04:01 | NC State | Randall Sheard tips it back up and in | 54-52 |
| 03:37 | LSU | Joshua Wells comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 54-52 |
| 03:35 | LSU | Joshua Wells tips it back up and in | 54-54 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Chad Hodge (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Patrick Fix (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Pace (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dwayne Tart (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Randall Sheard (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Gary Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Aaron Griffith (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Shannon Casey (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Joshua Wells (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Joseph Geise (fresh) | |
| 03:31 | NC State | Chad Hodge buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-54 |
| 03:17 | LSU | Joshua Wells knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Gary Jones and he's hacked by Chad Hodge - foul #2 on Chad Hodge, team foul #9 | 57-56 |
| Subs | NC State | Kim Livingston (SF), Jack Fisher (PF) Robert Pace, Dwayne Tart | |
| Subs | LSU | Dave Pemberton (PG), John Early (SG), James Klingenberger (C) Gary Jones, Aaron Griffith, Joseph Geise | |
| 03:17 | LSU | Joshua Wells makes the free throw | 57-57 |
| 03:06 | NC State | Patrick Fix buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 59-57 |
| 02:49 | LSU | Joshua Wells can't connect on a shot from the right block | 59-57 |
| 02:47 | LSU | James Klingenberger tips it back up and in | 59-59 |
| 02:28 | NC State | Patrick Fix misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-59 |
| 02:26 | LSU | James Klingenberger gets the rebound | 59-59 |
| 02:22 | LSU | Shannon Casey buries a jumpshot from the left wing | 59-61 |
| 02:15 | NC State | Patrick Fix clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-61 |
| 02:13 | NC State | Kim Livingston gets the offensive rebound | 59-61 |
| 01:58 | NC State | Patrick Fix drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 62-61 |
| 01:40 | LSU | James Klingenberger misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 62-61 |
| 01:38 | NC State | Randall Sheard pulls down the rebound | 62-61 |
| 01:13 | NC State | Chad Hodge scores on a jumper from just outside the lane | 64-61 |
| 01:09 | LSU | Dave Pemberton misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 64-61 |
| 01:08 | NC State | Jack Fisher grabs the defensive rebound | 64-61 |
| 01:01 | NC State | James Klingenberger blocks the short jumper by Kim Livingston | 64-61 |
| 00:59 | LSU | John Early grabs the defensive rebound | 64-61 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:39 | LSU | John Early throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-61 |
| Subs | NC State | Dwayne Tart (PF) Jack Fisher | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:10 | NC State | The jumper by Patrick Fix is denied by Joshua Wells | 64-61 |
| 00:09 | LSU | John Early grabs the board | 64-61 |
| 00:09 | LSU | LSU calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 64-61 |
| 00:01 | LSU | John Early clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 64-61 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Joshua Wells gets the offensive rebound | 64-61 |