| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Landry (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - William Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carlos Ruben (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Loman (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Loper (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Mark Mix (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rudolph Caffey (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Nebel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Palmer (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - William Hollingsworth (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Utah State | Joseph Nebel inbounds the ball | 41-31 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:48 | Utah State | Mark Mix's pass is intercepted by Carlos Ruben | 41-31 |
| 19:22 | LSU | Robert Landry connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-31 |
| 19:06 | Utah State | William Hollingsworth misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-31 |
| 19:04 | LSU | Kenneth Loper snags the defensive board | 44-31 |
| 18:47 | LSU | Kenneth Loper connects on the open jump hook from the baseline set up by Robert Landry | 46-31 |
| 18:29 | Utah State | William Hollingsworth is hacked by Kenneth Loper - foul #1 on Kenneth Loper, team foul #1 | 46-31 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Edgar Vogelsang (PG), Sylvester Amico (SG), Calvin McInerney (PF), William Grillo (C) Mark Mix, Rudolph Caffey, Robert Palmer, William Hollingsworth | |
| 18:15 | Utah State | Edgar Vogelsang can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-31 |
| 18:13 | Utah State | William Grillo grabs the offensive rebound | 46-31 |
| 17:52 | Utah State | Joseph Nebel drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Calvin McInerney | 46-34 |
| 17:30 | LSU | Robert Loman drills a jumper near the basket set up by Kenneth Loper | 48-34 |
| 17:07 | Utah State | Joseph Nebel is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Joseph Nebel, team foul #1 | 48-34 |
| Subs | LSU | John Fortney (SF), Manuel Robidoux (C) Carlos Ruben, Kenneth Loper | |
| Subs | Utah State | Mark Mix (PG), Rudolph Caffey (SG), Robert Palmer (PF), William Hollingsworth (C) Edgar Vogelsang, Joseph Nebel, Calvin McInerney, William Grillo | |
| 16:50 | LSU | John Fortney can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 48-34 |
| 16:48 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Rudolph Caffey | 48-34 |
| 16:34 | Utah State | Rudolph Caffey scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 48-36 |
| 16:11 | LSU | Robert Landry is fouled on the floor by Mark Mix - foul #2 on Mark Mix, team foul #2 | 48-36 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Michael Hawker (SF), William Grillo (C) Sylvester Amico, William Hollingsworth | |
| 15:54 | LSU | Robert Landry misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 48-36 |
| 15:52 | Utah State | Michael Hawker pulls down the rebound | 48-36 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Landry (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SG - William Clark (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Fortney (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Robert Loman (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Manuel Robidoux (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Mark Mix (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rudolph Caffey (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Hawker (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Palmer (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - William Grillo (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:50 | Utah State | Robert Landry is called for the reach on Mark Mix in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Landry, team foul #2 | 48-36 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael McCoy (SG), Maxwell Burrell (C) Robert Landry, Robert Loman | |
| Subs | Utah State | Paul Eichelberger (PG), Edgar Vogelsang (SG), Calvin McInerney (PF) Mark Mix, Rudolph Caffey, Robert Palmer | |
| 15:33 | Utah State | Michael Hawker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-36 |
| Subs | LSU | Carlos Ruben (SF) Manuel Robidoux | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 15:19 | LSU | Carlos Ruben can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 48-36 |
| 15:17 | Utah State | Michael Hawker gets the rebound | 48-36 |
| 15:03 | Utah State | Michael Hawker misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Maxwell Burrell - foul #4 on Maxwell Burrell, team foul #3 | 48-36 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Loman (PF), Kenneth Loper (C) John Fortney, Maxwell Burrell | |
| Subs | Utah State | William Hollingsworth (C) William Grillo | |
| 15:03 | Utah State | Michael Hawker misses the 1st free throw | 48-36 |
| 15:03 | Utah State | Michael Hawker misses the 2nd free throw | 48-36 |
| 15:03 | Utah State | Michael Hawker makes the 3rd free throw | 48-37 |
| 14:37 | LSU | Robert Loman lays it in set up by William Clark | 50-37 |
| 14:10 | Utah State | Edgar Vogelsang's pass is intercepted by Carlos Ruben | 50-37 |
| 14:06 | LSU | Michael McCoy lays it in on a nice dish by Carlos Ruben | 52-37 |
| 13:46 | Utah State | Paul Eichelberger clanks a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Michael McCoy - foul #2 on Michael McCoy, team foul #4 | 52-37 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Landry (PG), John Fortney (PF), Manuel Robidoux (C) Michael McCoy, Robert Loman, Kenneth Loper | |
| Subs | Utah State | Rudolph Caffey (SG), Joseph Nebel (SF), Robert Palmer (PF), William Grillo (C) Edgar Vogelsang, Michael Hawker, Calvin McInerney, William Hollingsworth | |
| 13:46 | Utah State | Paul Eichelberger makes the 1st free throw | 52-38 |
| 13:46 | Utah State | Paul Eichelberger misses the 2nd free throw | 52-38 |
| 13:46 | LSU | Manuel Robidoux snags the defensive board | 52-38 |
| 13:43 | LSU | Carlos Ruben is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Nebel - foul #3 on Joseph Nebel, team foul #3 | 52-38 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Mark Mix (PG) Paul Eichelberger | |
| 13:31 | LSU | John Fortney hits a jumpshot from the left side set up by Robert Landry and the foul's on Robert Palmer - foul #2 on Robert Palmer, team foul #4 | 54-38 |
| 13:31 | LSU | John Fortney makes the free throw | 55-38 |
| 13:14 | Utah State | Mark Mix clanks a 3 from the right corner | 55-38 |
| 13:12 | Utah State | Joseph Nebel tips it in | 55-40 |
| 12:56 | LSU | Robert Palmer blocks the short jumper by Carlos Ruben | 55-40 |
| 12:54 | LSU | Manuel Robidoux gets the offensive rebound | 55-40 |
| 12:35 | LSU | William Clark misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-40 |
| 12:34 | Utah State | Robert Palmer pulls down the rebound | 55-40 |
| 12:10 | Utah State | Robert Palmer makes the jump hook from close range | 55-42 |
| 11:41 | LSU | Carlos Ruben banks in the layup on a great pass from Robert Landry and he's hacked by Joseph Nebel - foul #4 on Joseph Nebel, team foul #5 | 57-42 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael McCoy (SG), Robert Loman (PF), Kenneth Loper (C) William Clark, John Fortney, Manuel Robidoux | |
| Subs | Utah State | Paul Eichelberger (PG), Sylvester Amico (SF), William Hollingsworth (C) Mark Mix, Joseph Nebel, William Grillo | |
| 11:41 | LSU | Carlos Ruben makes the free throw | 58-42 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Landry (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 ast. SG - Michael McCoy (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Carlos Ruben (tiring) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Loman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Loper (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Paul Eichelberger (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Rudolph Caffey (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sylvester Amico (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Palmer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - William Hollingsworth (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Utah State | Kenneth Loper takes the ball from Paul Eichelberger | 58-42 |
| 11:00 | LSU | Michael McCoy can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 58-42 |
| 10:59 | LSU | Carlos Ruben pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-42 |
| 10:44 | LSU | Robert Landry's pass is intercepted by Rudolph Caffey | 58-42 |
| 10:32 | Utah State | Sylvester Amico hits a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Paul Eichelberger and he's fouled by Carlos Ruben - foul #2 on Carlos Ruben, team foul #5 | 58-44 |
| Subs | LSU | John Fortney (SF) Carlos Ruben | |
| Subs | Utah State | Edgar Vogelsang (SG), Calvin McInerney (PF) Rudolph Caffey, Robert Palmer | |
| 10:32 | Utah State | Sylvester Amico makes the free throw | 58-45 |
| 10:30 | LSU | Sylvester Amico steals the ball from Robert Landry in the backcourt | 58-45 |
| 10:11 | Utah State | William Hollingsworth misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 58-45 |
| 10:10 | Utah State | Sylvester Amico can't tip it in | 58-45 |
| 10:09 | LSU | John Fortney snags the defensive board | 58-45 |
| 10:06 | LSU | Paul Eichelberger is called for the reach on Robert Landry in the backcourt - foul #4 on Paul Eichelberger, team foul #6 | 58-45 |
| Subs | LSU | William Clark (SG) Michael McCoy | |
| Subs | Utah State | Mark Mix (PG), Earl Hoskins (C) Paul Eichelberger, William Hollingsworth | |
| 09:47 | LSU | Sylvester Amico is called for the reach on Robert Landry - foul #3 on Sylvester Amico, team foul #7 | 58-45 |
| Subs | LSU | Manuel Robidoux (C) Kenneth Loper | |
| Subs | Utah State | Michael Hawker (SF) Sylvester Amico | |
| 09:47 | LSU | Robert Landry makes the 1st free throw | 59-45 |
| 09:47 | LSU | Robert Landry makes the 2nd free throw | 60-45 |
| 09:27 | Utah State | Mark Mix hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-48 |
| 09:07 | LSU | John Fortney's 3 pointer is rejected by Edgar Vogelsang | 60-48 |
| 09:06 | Utah State | Edgar Vogelsang grabs the defensive rebound | 60-48 |
| 08:47 | Utah State | Michael Hawker is whistled for traveling | 60-48 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael McCoy (SG), Carlos Ruben (SF), Kenneth Loper (C) William Clark, John Fortney, Manuel Robidoux | |
| Subs | Utah State | Rudolph Caffey (SG), Sylvester Amico (SF), William Grillo (PF), William Hollingsworth (C) Edgar Vogelsang, Michael Hawker, Calvin McInerney, Earl Hoskins | |
| 08:45 | LSU | Robert Loman is called for traveling in the backcourt | 60-48 |
| 08:30 | Utah State | Rudolph Caffey can't finish the layup | 60-48 |
| 08:29 | Utah State | Sylvester Amico gets the offensive rebound | 60-48 |
| 08:24 | Utah State | William Grillo connects on the shot from the free throw line | 60-50 |
| 08:19 | LSU | Carlos Ruben throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-50 |
| Subs | LSU | John Fortney (PF) Robert Loman | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 08:04 | Utah State | William Hollingsworth connects on the runner in the lane set up by Rudolph Caffey and he's fouled by Robert Landry - foul #3 on Robert Landry, team foul #6 | 60-52 |
| 08:04 | Utah State | William Hollingsworth makes the free throw | 60-53 |
| 08:02 | LSU | William Grillo steps in front of the Michael McCoy pass in the backcourt | 60-53 |
| 07:56 | Utah State | William Grillo comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-53 |
| 07:54 | Utah State | Rudolph Caffey tips it but misses | 60-53 |
| 07:53 | LSU | Kenneth Loper snags the defensive board | 60-53 |
| 07:24 | LSU | John Fortney misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-53 |
| 07:23 | Utah State | William Hollingsworth grabs the defensive rebound | 60-53 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Landry (tired) 11 pts. 8 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael McCoy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Carlos Ruben (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Fortney (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Kenneth Loper (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Mark Mix (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rudolph Caffey (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Sylvester Amico (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - William Grillo (fresh) 4 pts. C - William Hollingsworth (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Utah State | William Hollingsworth makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Rudolph Caffey | 60-56 |
| 06:53 | LSU | Michael McCoy misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-56 |
| 06:52 | LSU | Carlos Ruben gets the offensive rebound | 60-56 |
| 06:33 | LSU | Michael McCoy scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Kenneth Loper | 63-56 |
| 06:15 | Utah State | William Grillo's floater is tipped away by Kenneth Loper | 63-56 |
| 06:13 | LSU | Kenneth Loper snags the defensive board | 63-56 |
| 05:48 | LSU | John Fortney scores on a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Landry | 65-56 |
| 05:48 | Utah State | Utah State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-56 |
| Subs | LSU | William Clark (SG), Manuel Robidoux (PF), Maxwell Burrell (C) Michael McCoy, John Fortney, Kenneth Loper | |
| Subs | Utah State | Paul Eichelberger (PG), Edgar Vogelsang (SG), Joseph Nebel (SF), Robert Palmer (PF), Calvin McInerney (C) Mark Mix, Rudolph Caffey, Sylvester Amico, William Grillo, William Hollingsworth | |
| 05:28 | Utah State | Robert Palmer misses the easy layup | 65-56 |
| 05:26 | LSU | Robert Landry grabs the defensive rebound | 65-56 |
| 05:01 | LSU | Carlos Ruben scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from William Clark and he's fouled by Joseph Nebel - foul #5 on Joseph Nebel, team foul #8 | 67-56 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Michael Hawker (SF) Joseph Nebel | |
| 05:01 | LSU | Carlos Ruben makes the free throw | 68-56 |
| 04:42 | Utah State | Calvin McInerney is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Calvin McInerney, team foul #9 | 68-56 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael McCoy (SG), John Fortney (SF) Robert Landry, Carlos Ruben | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 04:37 | LSU | Edgar Vogelsang is called for the reach on Michael McCoy in the backcourt - foul #2 on Edgar Vogelsang, team foul #10 | 68-56 |
| 04:37 | LSU | Michael McCoy makes the 1st free throw | 69-56 |
| 04:37 | LSU | Michael McCoy makes the 2nd free throw | 70-56 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 04:23 | Utah State | Paul Eichelberger is fouled on the floor by Maxwell Burrell - foul #5 on Maxwell Burrell, team foul #7 | 70-56 |
| Subs | LSU | Kenneth Loper (C) Maxwell Burrell | |
| Subs | Utah State | Rudolph Caffey (SG), William Grillo (C) Edgar Vogelsang, Calvin McInerney | |
| 04:23 | Utah State | Paul Eichelberger makes the 1st free throw | 70-57 |
| 04:23 | Utah State | Paul Eichelberger makes the 2nd free throw | 70-58 |
| 03:59 | LSU | William Clark misses the wide open 3 pointer from the right wing | 70-58 |
| 03:58 | Utah State | Robert Palmer grabs the defensive rebound | 70-58 |
| 03:53 | Utah State | Rudolph Caffey connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Paul Eichelberger | 70-61 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:33 | LSU | John Fortney scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by William Clark | 73-61 |
| 03:18 | Utah State | Michael Hawker hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 73-61 |
| 03:16 | LSU | John Fortney grabs the defensive rebound | 73-61 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - William Clark (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael McCoy (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - John Fortney (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Manuel Robidoux (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Kenneth Loper (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Paul Eichelberger (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Rudolph Caffey (tiring) 13 pts. 4 ast. SF - Michael Hawker (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Palmer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - William Grillo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 02:55 | LSU | John Fortney misses the 3 from the left corner | 73-61 |
| 02:54 | LSU | Manuel Robidoux tips it back up and in | 75-61 |
| 02:54 | Utah State | Utah State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 75-61 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Landry (PG), Carlos Ruben (SF), Robert Loman (PF) Michael McCoy, John Fortney, Manuel Robidoux | |
| Subs | Utah State | Mark Mix (SG), Sylvester Amico (SF), Calvin McInerney (PF), William Hollingsworth (C) Rudolph Caffey, Michael Hawker, Robert Palmer, William Grillo | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:45 | Utah State | Sylvester Amico hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 75-61 |
| 02:44 | Utah State | Paul Eichelberger pulls down the offensive rebound | 75-61 |
| 02:30 | Utah State | Calvin McInerney scores on a shot from close range on a nice dish by Paul Eichelberger | 75-63 |
| 02:15 | LSU | Calvin McInerney swats the short shot by Carlos Ruben | 75-63 |
| 02:13 | Utah State | William Hollingsworth grabs the board | 75-63 |
| 02:07 | Utah State | Sylvester Amico's layup is rejected by Kenneth Loper | 75-63 |
| 02:06 | LSU | Kenneth Loper grabs the board | 75-63 |
| 02:04 | LSU | William Clark is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Mix - foul #3 on Mark Mix, team foul #11 | 75-63 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Edgar Vogelsang (SG), William Grillo (C) Paul Eichelberger, William Hollingsworth | |
| 02:04 | LSU | William Clark makes the 1st free throw | 76-63 |
| 02:04 | LSU | William Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 76-63 |
| 02:04 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Edgar Vogelsang | 76-63 |
| 01:49 | Utah State | Mark Mix misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 76-63 |
| 01:47 | LSU | Kenneth Loper gets the rebound | 76-63 |
| 01:40 | LSU | Carlos Ruben misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 76-63 |
| 01:39 | Utah State | Calvin McInerney pulls down the rebound | 76-63 |
| 01:18 | Utah State | Edgar Vogelsang is whistled for traveling | 76-63 |
| 00:52 | LSU | Carlos Ruben makes the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Landry | 78-63 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Utah State | William Grillo misses long on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Kenneth Loper - foul #2 on Kenneth Loper, team foul #8 | 78-63 |
| 00:45 | Utah State | William Grillo misses the 1st free throw | 78-63 |
| 00:45 | Utah State | William Grillo misses the 2nd free throw | 78-63 |
| 00:45 | LSU | Robert Loman grabs the defensive rebound | 78-63 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:23 | LSU | William Clark can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 78-63 |
| 00:22 | Utah State | Calvin McInerney grabs the board | 78-63 |
| 00:16 | Utah State | Carlos Ruben steps in front of the Sylvester Amico pass | 78-63 |
| 00:11 | LSU | Carlos Ruben banks in the layup | 80-63 |
| 00:05 | Utah State | Calvin McInerney hits a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Mark Mix | 80-65 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Robert Landry runs out the clock | 80-65 |