| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Landry (fresh) SG - William Clark (fresh) SF - Bradley Ater (fresh) PF - Michael Meinhardt (fresh) C - Manuel Robidoux (fresh) | |
| Lineup | San Francisco | PG - Robert Scherr (fresh) SG - James Ferreri (fresh) SF - Herbert Mills (fresh) PF - Glen Humes (fresh) C - David Bryant (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Manuel Robidoux wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | San Francisco | San Francisco is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:37 | LSU | William Clark hits a wide open fadeaway from the right side set up by Robert Landry | 2-0 |
| 19:21 | San Francisco | Manuel Robidoux swats the dunk try by Herbert Mills | 2-0 |
| 19:19 | San Francisco | David Bryant grabs the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:03 | San Francisco | Glen Humes misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 19:02 | San Francisco | The offensive rebound goes to David Bryant | 2-0 |
| 18:46 | San Francisco | Herbert Mills is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Herbert Mills, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:19 | LSU | William Clark can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 2-0 |
| 18:17 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to William Clark | 2-0 |
| 18:04 | LSU | Robert Landry is open and scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Manuel Robidoux | 5-0 |
| 17:46 | San Francisco | Robert Scherr misses long on a runner in the lane | 5-0 |
| 17:45 | San Francisco | Robert Scherr hits the follow up shot | 5-2 |
| 17:19 | LSU | William Clark double dribbles | 5-2 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael McCoy (SF) Bradley Ater | |
| Subs | San Francisco | | |
| 17:02 | San Francisco | Glen Humes scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Robert Scherr | 5-5 |
| 16:34 | LSU | Manuel Robidoux jams it | 7-5 |
| 16:25 | San Francisco | Robert Scherr hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 7-8 |
| 16:13 | LSU | Robert Landry knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by William Clark | 10-8 |
| 15:54 | San Francisco | Robert Scherr drills a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Ferreri | 10-10 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Landry (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Clark (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael McCoy (fresh) PF - Michael Meinhardt (fairly fresh) C - Manuel Robidoux (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | San Francisco | PG - Robert Scherr (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Ferreri (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Herbert Mills (fresh) PF - Glen Humes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - David Bryant (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:50 | LSU | Robert Landry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 10-10 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Carson (SG), Bradley Ater (PF), Bradley Ziegenbein (C) William Clark, Michael Meinhardt, Manuel Robidoux | |
| Subs | San Francisco | Willie Frazier (SG), Marvin Hill (SF), Robert Willingham (PF) James Ferreri, Herbert Mills, Glen Humes | |
| 15:37 | San Francisco | Michael Carson steps in front of the Robert Scherr pass | 10-10 |
| 15:15 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein is alone and drills a floater near the basket on a great pass from Robert Landry | 12-10 |
| 14:58 | San Francisco | Bradley Ziegenbein steals the ball from David Bryant | 12-10 |
| 14:44 | LSU | Michael McCoy is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 15-10 |
| 14:22 | San Francisco | Marvin Hill knocks in the floater in the paint on a great pass from Robert Scherr | 15-12 |
| 13:57 | LSU | David Bryant is called for the reach on Michael McCoy - foul #1 on David Bryant, team foul #2 | 15-12 |
| Subs | LSU | William Clark (SG), Michael Meinhardt (PF) Michael Carson, Michael McCoy | |
| Subs | San Francisco | John Loeffler (PG), James Ferreri (SG), Herbert Mills (SF), Glen Humes (PF), Joseph Thalheimer (C) Robert Scherr, Willie Frazier, Marvin Hill, Robert Willingham, David Bryant | |
| 13:34 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein buries a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Michael Meinhardt | 17-12 |
| 13:10 | San Francisco | John Loeffler knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by James Ferreri | 17-15 |
| 12:45 | LSU | William Clark misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 17-15 |
| 12:43 | San Francisco | Joseph Thalheimer pulls down the rebound | 17-15 |
| 12:32 | San Francisco | James Ferreri knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 17-17 |
| 12:30 | LSU | James Ferreri is called for the reach on Robert Landry in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Ferreri, team foul #3 | 17-17 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Carson (SG), Michael McCoy (SF), Manuel Robidoux (C) Robert Landry, Bradley Ater, Bradley Ziegenbein | |
| Subs | San Francisco | Willie Frazier (SG), Marvin Hill (PF) James Ferreri, Glen Humes | |
| 12:09 | LSU | Manuel Robidoux misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Willie Frazier - foul #1 on Willie Frazier, team foul #4 | 17-17 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | San Francisco | Carl Allshouse (SF), David Bryant (C) Herbert Mills, Joseph Thalheimer | |
| 12:09 | LSU | Manuel Robidoux makes the 1st free throw | 18-17 |
| 12:09 | LSU | Manuel Robidoux misses the 2nd free throw | 18-17 |
| 12:09 | San Francisco | David Bryant grabs the defensive rebound | 18-17 |
| 12:04 | San Francisco | Willie Frazier scores on a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by John Loeffler | 18-19 |
| 11:36 | LSU | Michael McCoy misses the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Carl Allshouse - foul #1 on Carl Allshouse, team foul #5 | 18-19 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | San Francisco | Carl Lafave (PG), Robert Willingham (C) John Loeffler, David Bryant | |
| 11:36 | LSU | Michael McCoy misses the 1st free throw | 18-19 |
| 11:36 | LSU | Michael McCoy misses the 2nd free throw | 18-19 |
| 11:36 | San Francisco | Marvin Hill grabs the board | 18-19 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - William Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Carson (fresh) SF - Michael McCoy (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Meinhardt (fairly fresh) C - Manuel Robidoux (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | San Francisco | PG - Carl Lafave (fresh) SG - Willie Frazier (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Carl Allshouse (fresh) PF - Marvin Hill (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Willingham (fresh) | |
| 11:29 | San Francisco | Willie Frazier can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Michael Carson - foul #1 on Michael Carson, team foul #1 | 18-19 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | San Francisco | Robert Scherr (PG) Carl Lafave | |
| 11:29 | San Francisco | Willie Frazier makes the 1st free throw | 18-20 |
| 11:29 | San Francisco | Willie Frazier makes the 2nd free throw | 18-21 |
| 11:27 | LSU | Michael McCoy is hacked by Marvin Hill in the backcourt - foul #1 on Marvin Hill, team foul #6 | 18-21 |
| 11:13 | LSU | William Clark is hacked by Robert Scherr - foul #1 on Robert Scherr, team foul #7 | 18-21 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | San Francisco | James Ferreri (SG) Willie Frazier | |
| 11:13 | LSU | William Clark misses the 1st free throw | 18-21 |
| 11:13 | San Francisco | Robert Willingham gets the rebound | 18-21 |
| 11:00 | San Francisco | James Ferreri comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 18-21 |
| 10:59 | San Francisco | Carl Allshouse tips it in | 18-23 |
| 10:54 | LSU | William Clark buries a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael McCoy | 20-23 |
| 10:39 | San Francisco | Carl Allshouse's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Meinhardt | 20-23 |
| 10:38 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt grabs the board | 20-23 |
| 10:20 | LSU | William Clark hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 20-23 |
| 10:18 | San Francisco | Robert Willingham snags the defensive board | 20-23 |
| 10:11 | San Francisco | James Ferreri comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 20-23 |
| 10:09 | LSU | Michael McCoy grabs the board | 20-23 |
| 09:43 | LSU | Michael McCoy scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Michael Carson | 22-23 |
| 09:29 | San Francisco | Marvin Hill hits a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Robert Scherr | 22-25 |
| 09:26 | LSU | William Clark's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 22-25 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Landry (PG), Dana Renteria (SG), Bradley Ater (SF), Bradley Ziegenbein (PF) William Clark, Michael Carson, Michael McCoy, Michael Meinhardt | |
| Subs | San Francisco | John Loeffler (PG), Willie Frazier (SG), Herbert Mills (SF), Glen Humes (PF), David Bryant (C) Robert Scherr, James Ferreri, Carl Allshouse, Marvin Hill, Robert Willingham | |
| 09:01 | San Francisco | John Loeffler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 22-25 |
| 09:00 | LSU | The rebound goes to Bradley Ziegenbein | 22-25 |
| 08:56 | LSU | John Loeffler is called for the reach on Robert Landry in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Loeffler, team foul #8 | 22-25 |
| 08:56 | LSU | Robert Landry makes the 1st free throw | 23-25 |
| 08:56 | LSU | Robert Landry makes the 2nd free throw | 24-25 |
| 08:44 | San Francisco | John Loeffler buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Willie Frazier | 24-27 |
| 08:42 | LSU | John Loeffler takes the ball from Bradley Ziegenbein in the backcourt | 24-27 |
| 08:25 | San Francisco | David Bryant comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 24-27 |
| 08:24 | LSU | The rebound goes to Manuel Robidoux | 24-27 |
| 08:03 | LSU | Robert Landry misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 24-27 |
| 08:01 | San Francisco | Glen Humes grabs the defensive rebound | 24-27 |
| 07:39 | San Francisco | Glen Humes knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 24-29 |
| 07:37 | LSU | Dana Renteria is called for traveling in the backcourt | 24-29 |
| Subs | LSU | Todd Pollard (SG), Michael McCoy (SF), Michael Meinhardt (PF) Dana Renteria, Bradley Ater, Manuel Robidoux | |
| Subs | San Francisco | Robert Scherr (PG), Carl Lafave (SG), Joseph Thalheimer (C) John Loeffler, Willie Frazier, David Bryant | |
| 07:20 | San Francisco | Robert Scherr can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 24-29 |
| 07:19 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein gets the rebound | 24-29 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Landry (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Todd Pollard (fresh) SF - Michael McCoy (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Meinhardt (fairly fresh) C - Bradley Ziegenbein (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Francisco | PG - Robert Scherr (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Carl Lafave (fresh) SF - Herbert Mills (fairly fresh) PF - Glen Humes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Joseph Thalheimer (fresh) | |
| 06:54 | LSU | Robert Landry misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 24-29 |
| 06:52 | LSU | Michael McCoy pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-29 |
| 06:30 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein loses the dribble to Carl Lafave | 24-29 |
| 06:16 | San Francisco | Robert Scherr knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 24-32 |
| 06:14 | LSU | Robert Landry is hacked by Glen Humes in the backcourt - foul #1 on Glen Humes, team foul #9 | 24-32 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Carson (SG), William Clark (SF), Manuel Robidoux (C) Todd Pollard, Michael McCoy, Bradley Ziegenbein | |
| Subs | San Francisco | John Loeffler (PG), James Ferreri (SG), Carl Allshouse (SF), Marvin Hill (PF), David Bryant (C) Robert Scherr, Carl Lafave, Herbert Mills, Glen Humes, Joseph Thalheimer | |
| 06:14 | LSU | Robert Landry makes the 1st free throw | 25-32 |
| 06:14 | LSU | Robert Landry makes the 2nd free throw | 26-32 |
| 06:02 | San Francisco | Michael Carson steps in front of the Carl Allshouse pass | 26-32 |
| 05:58 | LSU | Michael Carson lays it in | 28-32 |
| 05:45 | San Francisco | James Ferreri's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-32 |
| Subs | LSU | Bradley Ater (SF) Robert Landry | |
| Subs | San Francisco | Robert Willingham (PF) Carl Allshouse | |
| 05:28 | LSU | William Clark is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-32 |
| 05:11 | San Francisco | William Clark is called for the reach on John Loeffler - foul #1 on William Clark, team foul #2 | 31-32 |
| Subs | LSU | Dana Renteria (SG), Bradley Ziegenbein (PF) Michael Carson, Michael Meinhardt | |
| Subs | San Francisco | Carl Allshouse (SF) David Bryant | |
| 05:00 | San Francisco | John Loeffler misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Bradley Ater - foul #1 on Bradley Ater, team foul #3 | 31-32 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael McCoy (SF) Bradley Ater | |
| Subs | San Francisco | Willie Frazier (SG), Joseph Thalheimer (C) James Ferreri, Marvin Hill | |
| 05:00 | San Francisco | John Loeffler makes the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 05:00 | San Francisco | John Loeffler makes the 2nd free throw | 31-34 |
| 04:45 | LSU | William Clark is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Michael McCoy | 34-34 |
| 04:29 | San Francisco | Joseph Thalheimer misses the 3 from the left wing | 34-34 |
| 04:28 | LSU | Dana Renteria grabs the defensive rebound | 34-34 |
| 03:59 | LSU | Michael McCoy is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Manuel Robidoux | 37-34 |
| 03:55 | San Francisco | Willie Frazier comes up short on the driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Michael McCoy - foul #1 on Michael McCoy, team foul #4 | 37-34 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Landry (PG), Michael Carson (SG), Bradley Ater (SF), Michael Meinhardt (PF) William Clark, Dana Renteria, Michael McCoy, Manuel Robidoux | |
| Subs | San Francisco | Robert Scherr (PG), Carl Lafave (SF), Marvin Hill (PF), David Bryant (C) John Loeffler, Carl Allshouse, Robert Willingham, Joseph Thalheimer | |
| 03:55 | San Francisco | Willie Frazier makes the 1st free throw | 37-35 |
| 03:55 | San Francisco | Willie Frazier makes the 2nd free throw | 37-36 |
| 03:34 | LSU | Robert Landry clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-36 |
| 03:32 | San Francisco | Marvin Hill snags the defensive board | 37-36 |
| 03:21 | San Francisco | Robert Scherr misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Robert Landry - foul #1 on Robert Landry, team foul #5 | 37-36 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | San Francisco | James Ferreri (SG) Willie Frazier | |
| 03:21 | San Francisco | Robert Scherr makes the 1st free throw | 37-37 |
| 03:21 | San Francisco | Robert Scherr makes the 2nd free throw | 37-38 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Landry (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Carson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bradley Ater (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Meinhardt (tiring) C - Bradley Ziegenbein (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Francisco | PG - Robert Scherr (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Ferreri (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carl Lafave (fresh) PF - Marvin Hill (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - David Bryant (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 02:59 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt is hacked by Marvin Hill - foul #2 on Marvin Hill, team foul #10 | 37-38 |
| Subs | LSU | William Clark (SG), Michael McCoy (SF), Manuel Robidoux (C) Michael Carson, Bradley Ater, Bradley Ziegenbein | |
| Subs | San Francisco | Glen Humes (PF) Marvin Hill | |
| 02:59 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt misses the 1st free throw | 37-38 |
| 02:59 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt misses the 2nd free throw | 37-38 |
| 02:59 | San Francisco | James Ferreri snags the defensive board | 37-38 |
| 02:54 | San Francisco | Robert Scherr hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-38 |
| 02:52 | LSU | The rebound goes to Manuel Robidoux | 37-38 |
| 02:24 | LSU | David Bryant is called for the reach on Michael McCoy - foul #2 on David Bryant, team foul #11 | 37-38 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | San Francisco | Herbert Mills (SF) Carl Lafave | |
| 02:24 | LSU | Michael McCoy makes the 1st free throw | 38-38 |
| 02:24 | LSU | Michael McCoy makes the 2nd free throw | 39-38 |
| 02:16 | San Francisco | James Ferreri is hacked by William Clark - foul #2 on William Clark, team foul #6 | 39-38 |
| Subs | LSU | Dana Renteria (SG) Robert Landry | |
| Subs | San Francisco | John Loeffler (PG), Joseph Thalheimer (C) Robert Scherr, David Bryant | |
| 02:05 | San Francisco | John Loeffler misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-38 |
| 02:04 | LSU | William Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 39-38 |
| 01:42 | LSU | William Clark can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 39-38 |
| 01:40 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt gets the offensive rebound | 39-38 |
| 01:29 | LSU | Manuel Robidoux hits a driving attempt in the paint | 41-38 |
| 01:07 | San Francisco | Herbert Mills can't finish the layup | 41-38 |
| 01:05 | LSU | The rebound goes to Michael Meinhardt | 41-38 |
| 00:52 | LSU | Manuel Robidoux comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 41-38 |
| 00:50 | San Francisco | Joseph Thalheimer grabs the defensive rebound | 41-38 |
| 00:30 | San Francisco | John Loeffler misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 41-38 |
| 00:29 | LSU | William Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 41-38 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Herbert Mills steals the ball from Manuel Robidoux | 41-38 |