| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Landry (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Clark (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bradley Ater (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Meinhardt (fresh) 3 reb. C - Manuel Robidoux (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Edmund Roark (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Vyacheslav Majkowski (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donnie Townsend (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael White (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Swope (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Bradley Ater inbounds the ball | 32-35 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:31 | LSU | William Clark can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 32-35 |
| 19:30 | Ohio | Michael White grabs the board | 32-35 |
| 19:16 | Ohio | Donnie Townsend scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-38 |
| 18:49 | LSU | William Clark loses the dribble to Donnie Townsend | 32-38 |
| 18:46 | Ohio | Donnie Townsend misses the easy layup | 32-38 |
| 18:44 | LSU | Robert Landry grabs the board | 32-38 |
| 18:22 | LSU | William Clark connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-38 |
| 18:01 | Ohio | Michael White misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-38 |
| 18:00 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt grabs the board | 35-38 |
| 17:35 | LSU | Robert Landry makes the jumpshot from the left wing set up by William Clark | 37-38 |
| 17:20 | Ohio | Michael Swope misses the lay-in but the foul's on William Clark - foul #1 on William Clark, team foul #1 | 37-38 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Carson (SG), Michael McCoy (SF), Bradley Ziegenbein (C) William Clark, Bradley Ater, Manuel Robidoux | |
| Subs | Ohio | Mathew Patenaude (PG), Benny Milanowski (SG), James Dillon (SF), Thomas Velasco (PF) Edmund Roark, Vyacheslav Majkowski, Donnie Townsend, Michael White | |
| 17:20 | Ohio | Michael Swope makes the 1st free throw | 37-39 |
| 17:20 | Ohio | Michael Swope makes the 2nd free throw | 37-40 |
| 17:00 | LSU | Michael McCoy hits a wide open jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Landry | 39-40 |
| 16:51 | Ohio | Benny Milanowski clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-40 |
| 16:50 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt grabs the defensive rebound | 39-40 |
| 16:21 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein is open and scores on a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Michael Carson | 41-40 |
| 16:05 | Ohio | Benny Milanowski loses the ball out of bounds | 41-40 |
| Subs | LSU | William Clark (SG), Manuel Robidoux (C) Michael Carson, Michael Meinhardt | |
| Subs | Ohio | Kenneth Bronsky (SG) Michael Swope | |
| 15:41 | LSU | Manuel Robidoux connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by William Clark | 43-40 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Landry (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Clark (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael McCoy (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Bradley Ziegenbein (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Manuel Robidoux (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Mathew Patenaude (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Bronsky (fresh) SF - Benny Milanowski (fresh) PF - Thomas Velasco (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - James Dillon (fresh) | |
| 15:21 | Ohio | Kenneth Bronsky misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Bradley Ziegenbein - foul #3 on Bradley Ziegenbein, team foul #2 | 43-40 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Meinhardt (PF) Bradley Ziegenbein | |
| Subs | Ohio | Edmund Roark (PG), Donnie Townsend (SF), Michael White (PF), Michael Swope (C) Mathew Patenaude, Benny Milanowski, Thomas Velasco, James Dillon | |
| 15:21 | Ohio | Kenneth Bronsky makes the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 15:21 | Ohio | Kenneth Bronsky makes the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 14:55 | LSU | Robert Landry is hacked by Kenneth Bronsky - foul #1 on Kenneth Bronsky, team foul #1 | 43-42 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Carson (SG), Bradley Ater (SF) Robert Landry, Michael McCoy | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 14:38 | LSU | Manuel Robidoux drills a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Michael Carson | 45-42 |
| 14:14 | Ohio | Michael White comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-42 |
| 14:12 | Ohio | Donnie Townsend grabs the offensive board | 45-42 |
| 13:55 | Ohio | Michael White drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-45 |
| 13:26 | LSU | Manuel Robidoux misses badly on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Edmund Roark - foul #2 on Edmund Roark, team foul #2 | 45-45 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Landry (PG), Michael McCoy (SF), Bradley Ziegenbein (PF) William Clark, Bradley Ater, Michael Meinhardt | |
| Subs | Ohio | Mathew Patenaude (PG), Vyacheslav Majkowski (SG), Benny Milanowski (SF), Thomas Velasco (PF), James Dillon (C) Edmund Roark, Kenneth Bronsky, Donnie Townsend, Michael White, Michael Swope | |
| 13:26 | LSU | Manuel Robidoux makes the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 13:26 | LSU | Manuel Robidoux makes the 2nd free throw | 47-45 |
| 13:15 | Ohio | Mathew Patenaude makes the shot from the right side | 47-47 |
| 12:52 | LSU | Robert Landry misses long on an open 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-47 |
| 12:51 | LSU | Manuel Robidoux snags the offensive board | 47-47 |
| 12:30 | LSU | Robert Landry misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-47 |
| 12:28 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Mathew Patenaude | 47-47 |
| 11:59 | Ohio | Thomas Velasco is fouled on the floor by Bradley Ziegenbein - foul #4 on Bradley Ziegenbein, team foul #3 | 47-47 |
| Subs | LSU | William Clark (SG), Michael Meinhardt (PF) Michael Carson, Bradley Ziegenbein | |
| Subs | Ohio | Jesse Smith (PG), Donnie Townsend (SF), Michael White (PF) Mathew Patenaude, Benny Milanowski, Thomas Velasco | |
| 11:42 | Ohio | Robert Landry takes the ball from Michael White | 47-47 |
| 11:39 | LSU | Michael McCoy banks in the layup on a great pass from Robert Landry | 49-47 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Landry (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Clark (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael McCoy (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Michael Meinhardt (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Manuel Robidoux (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Jesse Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Vyacheslav Majkowski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donnie Townsend (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael White (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - James Dillon (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:25 | Ohio | Jesse Smith makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-50 |
| 11:01 | LSU | Manuel Robidoux buries a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from William Clark | 51-50 |
| 10:56 | Ohio | Donnie Townsend's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-50 |
| Subs | LSU | Dana Renteria (SG), Bradley Ater (SF) Robert Landry, Michael McCoy | |
| Subs | Ohio | Edmund Roark (PG), Benny Milanowski (SG), Thomas Velasco (C) Jesse Smith, Vyacheslav Majkowski, James Dillon | |
| 10:33 | LSU | Manuel Robidoux clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 51-50 |
| 10:31 | LSU | Bradley Ater misses the tip | 51-50 |
| 10:30 | Ohio | Michael White snags the defensive board | 51-50 |
| 10:19 | Ohio | Edmund Roark clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-50 |
| 10:18 | Ohio | Benny Milanowski pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-50 |
| 09:55 | Ohio | Benny Milanowski is hacked by Dana Renteria - foul #1 on Dana Renteria, team foul #4 | 51-50 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Landry (PG) William Clark | |
| Subs | Ohio | Mathew Patenaude (SG), Michael Swope (C) Donnie Townsend, Thomas Velasco | |
| 09:38 | Ohio | Michael Swope lays it up and in | 51-52 |
| 09:36 | LSU | Dana Renteria is hacked by Mathew Patenaude in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mathew Patenaude, team foul #3 | 51-52 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Carson (SG), Michael McCoy (SF) Dana Renteria, Bradley Ater | |
| Subs | Ohio | Kenneth Bronsky (SG), Donnie Townsend (SF) Edmund Roark, Benny Milanowski | |
| 09:13 | LSU | Robert Landry connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-52 |
| 08:59 | Ohio | Michael White makes the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Michael Swope and the foul's on Michael Meinhardt - foul #3 on Michael Meinhardt, team foul #5 | 54-54 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Ohio | James Dillon (C) Michael Swope | |
| 08:59 | Ohio | Michael White misses the free throw | 54-54 |
| 08:59 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt grabs the board | 54-54 |
| 08:57 | LSU | Robert Landry is fouled in the backcourt by Mathew Patenaude - foul #3 on Mathew Patenaude, team foul #4 | 54-54 |
| 08:37 | LSU | Kenneth Bronsky picks off the pass by Michael Carson | 54-54 |
| 08:33 | Ohio | Donnie Townsend banks in the layup on a nice dish by Kenneth Bronsky | 54-56 |
| 08:08 | LSU | Robert Landry misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-56 |
| 08:07 | Ohio | Mathew Patenaude grabs the defensive rebound | 54-56 |
| 07:46 | Ohio | James Dillon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-56 |
| Subs | LSU | William Clark (PG), Dana Renteria (SG), Bradley Ater (SF), Bradley Ziegenbein (C) Robert Landry, Michael Carson, Michael McCoy, Manuel Robidoux | |
| Subs | Ohio | Edmund Roark (PG), Vyacheslav Majkowski (SG), Benny Milanowski (SF), Thomas Velasco (PF), Michael Swope (C) Mathew Patenaude, Kenneth Bronsky, Donnie Townsend, Michael White, James Dillon | |
| 07:22 | LSU | William Clark misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-56 |
| 07:20 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Michael Swope | 54-56 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - William Clark (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dana Renteria (fresh) SF - Bradley Ater (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Meinhardt (tired) 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Bradley Ziegenbein (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Edmund Roark (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Vyacheslav Majkowski (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Benny Milanowski (fresh) PF - Thomas Velasco (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Swope (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:01 | Ohio | Thomas Velasco misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-56 |
| 06:59 | Ohio | Vyacheslav Majkowski grabs the offensive board | 54-56 |
| 06:50 | Ohio | Michael Swope hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 54-56 |
| 06:49 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein grabs the board | 54-56 |
| 06:28 | LSU | Bradley Ater scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 56-56 |
| 06:14 | Ohio | Benny Milanowski lays it in on a great pass from Edmund Roark and he's hacked by William Clark - foul #2 on William Clark, team foul #6 | 56-58 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael McCoy (SF) Michael Meinhardt | |
| Subs | Ohio | Kenneth Bronsky (SG), Michael White (PF), James Dillon (C) Vyacheslav Majkowski, Thomas Velasco, Michael Swope | |
| 06:14 | Ohio | Benny Milanowski makes the free throw | 56-59 |
| 05:51 | LSU | William Clark clanks a floater from the right side but the foul's on Edmund Roark - foul #3 on Edmund Roark, team foul #5 | 56-59 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Landry (PG) Dana Renteria | |
| Subs | Ohio | Mathew Patenaude (PG), Donnie Townsend (SF) Edmund Roark, Benny Milanowski | |
| 05:51 | LSU | William Clark makes the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 05:51 | LSU | William Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 58-59 |
| 05:22 | Ohio | Michael McCoy is called for the reach on Kenneth Bronsky - foul #2 on Michael McCoy, team foul #7 | 58-59 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Carson (SG), Manuel Robidoux (C) William Clark, Bradley Ater | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 05:22 | Ohio | Kenneth Bronsky makes the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 05:22 | Ohio | Kenneth Bronsky misses the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| 05:22 | LSU | Michael Carson gets the rebound | 58-60 |
| 05:20 | LSU | Michael McCoy's pass is intercepted by Mathew Patenaude in the backcourt | 58-60 |
| 05:15 | Ohio | Kenneth Bronsky is hacked by Robert Landry - foul #3 on Robert Landry, team foul #8 | 58-60 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Vyacheslav Majkowski (SG) Donnie Townsend | |
| 05:15 | Ohio | Kenneth Bronsky makes the 1st free throw | 58-61 |
| 05:15 | Ohio | Kenneth Bronsky makes the 2nd free throw | 58-62 |
| 05:13 | LSU | Michael Carson is fouled in the backcourt by Mathew Patenaude - foul #4 on Mathew Patenaude, team foul #6 | 58-62 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Donnie Townsend (SF) Kenneth Bronsky | |
| 04:53 | LSU | Michael McCoy misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Michael White - foul #1 on Michael White, team foul #7 | 58-62 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Jesse Smith (PG), Michael Swope (C) Mathew Patenaude, James Dillon | |
| 04:53 | LSU | Michael McCoy makes the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 04:53 | LSU | Michael McCoy makes the 2nd free throw | 60-62 |
| 04:37 | Ohio | Vyacheslav Majkowski is whistled for traveling | 60-62 |
| Subs | LSU | William Clark (SG), Michael Meinhardt (PF) Michael Carson, Manuel Robidoux | |
| Subs | Ohio | Edmund Roark (PG), Thomas Velasco (C) Jesse Smith, Michael Swope | |
| 04:08 | LSU | William Clark misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner but the foul's on Thomas Velasco - foul #1 on Thomas Velasco, team foul #8 | 60-62 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Carson (SG), Bradley Ater (SF) Robert Landry, Michael McCoy | |
| Subs | Ohio | Kenneth Bronsky (SG), Benny Milanowski (SF) Vyacheslav Majkowski, Donnie Townsend | |
| 04:08 | LSU | William Clark makes the 1st free throw | 61-62 |
| 04:08 | LSU | William Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 61-62 |
| 04:08 | LSU | William Clark makes the 3rd free throw | 62-62 |
| 03:43 | Ohio | Edmund Roark is hacked by Bradley Ater - foul #1 on Bradley Ater, team foul #9 | 62-62 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Mathew Patenaude (SG), James Dillon (PF), Michael Swope (C) Kenneth Bronsky, Michael White, Thomas Velasco | |
| 03:43 | Ohio | Edmund Roark misses the 1st free throw | 62-62 |
| 03:43 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein grabs the defensive rebound | 62-62 |
| 03:41 | LSU | Edmund Roark is called for the reach on William Clark in the backcourt - foul #4 on Edmund Roark, team foul #9 | 62-62 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Kenneth Bronsky (SG) Edmund Roark | |
| 03:41 | LSU | William Clark makes the 1st free throw | 63-62 |
| 03:41 | LSU | William Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 64-62 |
| 03:21 | Ohio | Mathew Patenaude can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 64-62 |
| 03:20 | Ohio | Michael Swope pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-62 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - William Clark (fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Carson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Bradley Ater (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Meinhardt (tired) 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Bradley Ziegenbein (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Mathew Patenaude (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Kenneth Bronsky (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Benny Milanowski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Dillon (fresh) C - Michael Swope (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Ohio | Benny Milanowski connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Bronsky | 64-64 |
| 02:47 | LSU | William Clark clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 64-64 |
| 02:45 | Ohio | Michael Swope pulls down the rebound | 64-64 |
| 02:45 | Ohio | Ohio calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-64 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Landry (PG), Michael McCoy (SF), Manuel Robidoux (C) Michael Carson, Bradley Ater, Michael Meinhardt | |
| Subs | Ohio | Edmund Roark (PG), Vyacheslav Majkowski (SG), Donnie Townsend (SF), Thomas Velasco (PF) Mathew Patenaude, Kenneth Bronsky, Benny Milanowski, Michael Swope | |
| 02:25 | Ohio | Thomas Velasco misses the lay-in | 64-64 |
| 02:24 | Ohio | Donnie Townsend tips it back up and in | 64-66 |
| 01:58 | LSU | Edmund Roark is called for the reach on Robert Landry - foul #5 on Edmund Roark, team foul #10 | 64-66 |
| Subs | LSU | Bradley Ater (SF), Michael Meinhardt (PF) Michael McCoy, Bradley Ziegenbein | |
| Subs | Ohio | Mathew Patenaude (PG), Michael White (PF), Michael Swope (C) Edmund Roark, Thomas Velasco, James Dillon | |
| 01:58 | LSU | Robert Landry makes the 1st free throw | 65-66 |
| 01:58 | LSU | Robert Landry makes the 2nd free throw | 66-66 |
| 01:43 | Ohio | Donnie Townsend misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 66-66 |
| 01:42 | Ohio | Michael White snags the offensive board | 66-66 |
| 01:21 | Ohio | Michael White buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 66-69 |
| 01:02 | LSU | Bradley Ater misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Donnie Townsend - foul #1 on Donnie Townsend, team foul #11 | 66-69 |
| 01:02 | LSU | Bradley Ater makes the 1st free throw | 67-69 |
| 01:02 | LSU | Bradley Ater makes the 2nd free throw | 68-69 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:34 | Ohio | Michael Swope drills a shot from close range on a great pass from Michael White | 68-71 |
| 00:08 | LSU | Robert Landry misses long on a 3 from straight away | 68-71 |
| 00:07 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Mathew Patenaude | 68-71 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:06 | Ohio | Robert Landry is called for the reach on Mathew Patenaude in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Landry, team foul #10 | 68-71 |
| 00:06 | Ohio | Mathew Patenaude misses the 1st free throw | 68-71 |
| 00:06 | Ohio | Mathew Patenaude misses the 2nd free throw | 68-71 |
| 00:06 | LSU | William Clark grabs the board | 68-71 |
| 00:06 | LSU | LSU calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 68-71 |
| 00:02 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt is fouled on the floor by Mathew Patenaude - foul #5 on Mathew Patenaude, team foul #12 | 68-71 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Kenneth Bronsky (PG) Mathew Patenaude | |
| 00:02 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt misses the 1st free throw | 68-71 |
| 00:02 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt misses the 2nd free throw | 68-71 |
| 00:02 | Ohio | Michael Swope snags the defensive board | 68-71 |
| 00:00 | Ohio | Michael Swope runs out the clock | 68-71 |