| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Landry (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Clark (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bradley Ater (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Meinhardt (fresh) C - Manuel Robidoux (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jack Cutshall (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Mathis (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Gregory Hanson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Lawrence Griffith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island | Thomas Mathis inbounds the ball | 31-28 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Rhode Island | Jack Cutshall comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-28 |
| 19:41 | LSU | The rebound goes to Robert Landry | 31-28 |
| 19:23 | LSU | Bradley Ater is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 31-28 |
| 19:15 | Rhode Island | Manuel Robidoux takes the ball from Thomas Mathis | 31-28 |
| 18:46 | LSU | Robert Landry connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by William Clark | 34-28 |
| 18:34 | Rhode Island | Thomas Mathis comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 34-28 |
| 18:32 | LSU | Manuel Robidoux pulls down the rebound | 34-28 |
| 18:07 | LSU | Manuel Robidoux comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Thomas Mathis - foul #1 on Thomas Mathis, team foul #1 | 34-28 |
| 18:07 | LSU | Manuel Robidoux misses the 1st free throw | 34-28 |
| 18:07 | LSU | Manuel Robidoux misses the 2nd free throw | 34-28 |
| 18:07 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Gregory Hanson | 34-28 |
| 17:39 | Rhode Island | Jack Cutshall can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 34-28 |
| 17:38 | Rhode Island | Jack Cutshall grabs the offensive board | 34-28 |
| 17:26 | Rhode Island | William Clark steals the ball from Robert Anderson | 34-28 |
| 17:08 | LSU | Robert Landry hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 34-28 |
| 17:07 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Landry | 34-28 |
| 16:48 | LSU | Robert Landry buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from William Clark | 37-28 |
| 16:33 | Rhode Island | Jack Cutshall misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Manuel Robidoux - foul #1 on Manuel Robidoux, team foul #1 | 37-28 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael McCoy (SF), Bradley Ziegenbein (C) Bradley Ater, Manuel Robidoux | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Jackson (SG), Harris Brault (SF), Jerome Garrison (PF), Scott Barnes (C) Robert Anderson, Thomas Mathis, Gregory Hanson, Lawrence Griffith | |
| 16:33 | Rhode Island | Jack Cutshall makes the 1st free throw | 37-29 |
| 16:33 | Rhode Island | Jack Cutshall makes the 2nd free throw | 37-30 |
| 16:15 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt is hacked by Jerome Garrison - foul #1 on Jerome Garrison, team foul #2 | 37-30 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Carson (SG) William Clark | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Keith Beane (SG) Jack Cutshall | |
| 15:50 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt knocks in the jump hook from the right block set up by Robert Landry and the foul's on Keith Beane - foul #1 on Keith Beane, team foul #3 | 39-30 |
| 15:50 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt makes the free throw | 40-30 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Landry (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Carson (fresh) SF - Michael McCoy (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Michael Meinhardt (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Bradley Ziegenbein (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - James Jackson (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Keith Beane (fresh) SF - Harris Brault (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jerome Garrison (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Scott Barnes (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Rhode Island | Keith Beane knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Harris Brault | 40-33 |
| 15:03 | LSU | Michael McCoy buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Michael Carson | 43-33 |
| 14:46 | Rhode Island | Keith Beane is hacked by Michael McCoy - foul #2 on Michael McCoy, team foul #2 | 43-33 |
| Subs | LSU | William Clark (SG), Manuel Robidoux (C) Michael Carson, Michael Meinhardt | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jack Cutshall (PG), Robert Anderson (SG), Thomas Mathis (SF), Gregory Hanson (PF), Lawrence Griffith (C) James Jackson, Keith Beane, Harris Brault, Jerome Garrison, Scott Barnes | |
| 14:31 | Rhode Island | Lawrence Griffith misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 43-33 |
| 14:29 | Rhode Island | Jack Cutshall snags the offensive board | 43-33 |
| 14:05 | Rhode Island | Robert Anderson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-33 |
| 14:03 | Rhode Island | Thomas Mathis hits the follow up shot | 43-35 |
| 13:37 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein dunks the ball | 45-35 |
| 13:16 | Rhode Island | Robert Anderson is hacked by William Clark - foul #3 on William Clark, team foul #3 | 45-35 |
| Subs | LSU | Bradley Ater (PF) Bradley Ziegenbein | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jerome Garrison (C) Lawrence Griffith | |
| 13:00 | Rhode Island | Robert Anderson makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Gregory Hanson | 45-38 |
| 12:35 | LSU | Michael McCoy is hacked by Thomas Mathis - foul #2 on Thomas Mathis, team foul #4 | 45-38 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Meinhardt (PF) Michael McCoy | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 12:15 | LSU | Robert Landry misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-38 |
| 12:14 | LSU | Bradley Ater tips it back up and in | 47-38 |
| 11:53 | Rhode Island | Thomas Mathis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-38 |
| Subs | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein (C) Manuel Robidoux | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Jackson (SF), Lawrence Griffith (C) Thomas Mathis, Gregory Hanson | |
| 11:51 | LSU | Robert Landry is fouled in the backcourt by Jack Cutshall - foul #1 on Jack Cutshall, team foul #5 | 47-38 |
| 11:40 | LSU | William Clark misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-38 |
| 11:39 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Jerome Garrison | 47-38 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Landry (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Clark (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Bradley Ater (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Meinhardt (fresh) 3 pts. C - Bradley Ziegenbein (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jack Cutshall (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Jackson (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Jerome Garrison (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Lawrence Griffith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Rhode Island | Jack Cutshall scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Anderson | 47-40 |
| 11:11 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Lawrence Griffith - foul #2 on Lawrence Griffith, team foul #6 | 47-40 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Carson (SG), Michael McCoy (SF) Robert Landry, Michael Meinhardt | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Keith Beane (SG), Harris Brault (SF) Jack Cutshall, Robert Anderson | |
| 11:11 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein makes the 1st free throw | 48-40 |
| 11:11 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein misses the 2nd free throw | 48-40 |
| 11:11 | Rhode Island | Jerome Garrison pulls down the rebound | 48-40 |
| 10:54 | Rhode Island | Michael Carson steals it from Lawrence Griffith | 48-40 |
| 10:52 | LSU | William Clark is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 48-40 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Landry (PG), Manuel Robidoux (C) William Clark, Bradley Ater | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 10:36 | Rhode Island | Jerome Garrison's fadeaway is rejected by Bradley Ziegenbein | 48-40 |
| 10:35 | LSU | Manuel Robidoux grabs the board | 48-40 |
| 10:10 | LSU | Michael McCoy comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 48-40 |
| 10:09 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein tips it back up and in | 50-40 |
| 09:48 | Rhode Island | Manuel Robidoux steals it from Jerome Garrison | 50-40 |
| 09:19 | LSU | Michael McCoy knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Michael Carson | 53-40 |
| 08:57 | Rhode Island | Harris Brault is called for traveling | 53-40 |
| Subs | LSU | William Clark (PG), Bradley Ater (SF), Michael Meinhardt (PF) Robert Landry, Michael McCoy, Bradley Ziegenbein | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jack Cutshall (PG), Robert Anderson (SG), Thomas Mathis (SF), Gregory Hanson (PF), Scott Barnes (C) James Jackson, Keith Beane, Harris Brault, Jerome Garrison, Lawrence Griffith | |
| 08:35 | LSU | William Clark misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-40 |
| 08:34 | LSU | Manuel Robidoux gets the offensive rebound | 53-40 |
| 08:07 | LSU | William Clark misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 53-40 |
| 08:06 | Rhode Island | Thomas Mathis grabs the board | 53-40 |
| 07:55 | Rhode Island | Scott Barnes hits a fadeaway from close range | 53-42 |
| 07:44 | LSU | William Clark misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-42 |
| 07:43 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Manuel Robidoux | 53-42 |
| 07:33 | LSU | William Clark hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-42 |
| 07:32 | Rhode Island | Jack Cutshall grabs the defensive rebound | 53-42 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - William Clark (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Carson (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Bradley Ater (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Meinhardt (fresh) 3 pts. C - Manuel Robidoux (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jack Cutshall (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Mathis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gregory Hanson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Rhode Island | Scott Barnes connects on the shot from the right block set up by Jack Cutshall | 53-44 |
| 06:58 | LSU | William Clark drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Carson | 56-44 |
| 06:54 | Rhode Island | Gregory Hanson is whistled for traveling | 56-44 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Landry (PG), Michael McCoy (SF), Bradley Ziegenbein (C) Michael Carson, Bradley Ater, Manuel Robidoux | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Lawrence Griffith (C) Scott Barnes | |
| 06:32 | LSU | Robert Landry misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-44 |
| 06:30 | Rhode Island | Gregory Hanson gets the rebound | 56-44 |
| 06:13 | Rhode Island | Jack Cutshall makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Gregory Hanson | 56-47 |
| 05:54 | LSU | Michael McCoy connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Landry | 59-47 |
| 05:28 | Rhode Island | Lawrence Griffith is hacked by Michael McCoy - foul #3 on Michael McCoy, team foul #4 | 59-47 |
| Subs | LSU | Bradley Ater (PF) Michael Meinhardt | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Jackson (SG), Harris Brault (SF), Jerome Garrison (PF) Robert Anderson, Thomas Mathis, Gregory Hanson | |
| 05:15 | Rhode Island | Harris Brault clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 59-47 |
| 05:13 | LSU | Robert Landry grabs the defensive rebound | 59-47 |
| 04:45 | LSU | Michael McCoy misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 59-47 |
| 04:43 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to William Clark | 59-47 |
| 04:21 | LSU | Michael McCoy misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-47 |
| 04:19 | Rhode Island | Harris Brault snags the defensive board | 59-47 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:13 | Rhode Island | Lawrence Griffith can't finish the layup | 59-47 |
| 04:11 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to Jerome Garrison | 59-47 |
| 03:58 | Rhode Island | Lawrence Griffith drills a runner near the basket on a nice dish by James Jackson and he's hacked by Bradley Ater - foul #1 on Bradley Ater, team foul #5 | 59-49 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Carson (SG), Michael Meinhardt (PF), Manuel Robidoux (C) William Clark, Bradley Ater, Bradley Ziegenbein | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Anderson (SG), Thomas Mathis (SF), Gregory Hanson (PF) Jack Cutshall, Harris Brault, Jerome Garrison | |
| 03:58 | Rhode Island | Lawrence Griffith misses the free throw | 59-49 |
| 03:58 | LSU | The rebound goes to Manuel Robidoux | 59-49 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:37 | LSU | Robert Landry buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-49 |
| 03:22 | Rhode Island | Thomas Mathis loses the dribble to Michael Carson | 62-49 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Landry (tiring) 17 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Carson (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael McCoy (fresh) 18 pts. 3 pf. PF - Michael Meinhardt (fresh) 3 pts. C - Manuel Robidoux (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - James Jackson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Mathis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gregory Hanson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Lawrence Griffith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:56 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt is fouled on the floor by Gregory Hanson - foul #2 on Gregory Hanson, team foul #7 | 62-49 |
| Subs | LSU | Bradley Ater (SF), Bradley Ziegenbein (C) Michael McCoy, Manuel Robidoux | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Keith Beane (SG), Harris Brault (SF), Jerome Garrison (PF), Scott Barnes (C) Robert Anderson, Thomas Mathis, Gregory Hanson, Lawrence Griffith | |
| 02:56 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt makes the 1st free throw | 63-49 |
| 02:56 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt misses the 2nd free throw | 63-49 |
| 02:56 | Rhode Island | Scott Barnes pulls down the rebound | 63-49 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:42 | Rhode Island | Michael Carson is called for the reach on Scott Barnes - foul #1 on Michael Carson, team foul #6 | 63-49 |
| Subs | LSU | William Clark (PG) Robert Landry | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 02:35 | Rhode Island | Jerome Garrison buries a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Harris Brault | 63-51 |
| 02:09 | LSU | William Clark connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Bradley Ziegenbein | 66-51 |
| 01:54 | Rhode Island | Keith Beane hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 66-51 |
| 01:52 | LSU | The rebound goes to Bradley Ziegenbein | 66-51 |
| 01:26 | LSU | William Clark travels with the ball | 66-51 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Landry (PG), Manuel Robidoux (C) Michael Carson, Bradley Ziegenbein | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 01:12 | Rhode Island | Harris Brault comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 66-51 |
| 01:11 | LSU | Robert Landry grabs the defensive rebound | 66-51 |
| 00:49 | LSU | Robert Landry misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 66-51 |
| 00:48 | Rhode Island | Jerome Garrison snags the defensive board | 66-51 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:44 | Rhode Island | Keith Beane hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 66-51 |
| 00:42 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt gets the rebound | 66-51 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:14 | LSU | William Clark misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 66-51 |
| 00:13 | Rhode Island | Jerome Garrison snags the defensive board | 66-51 |
| 00:07 | Rhode Island | Scott Barnes misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 66-51 |
| 00:05 | LSU | Manuel Robidoux snags the defensive board | 66-51 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Robert Landry runs out the clock | 66-51 |