| Lineup | LSU | PG - Allan Chernosky (fresh) SG - Ronald King (fresh) SF - Ernest Mole (fresh) PF - Franklin Busby (fresh) C - Dennis Matzke (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Idaho | PG - Robert Ford (fresh) SG - Roy Herron (fresh) SF - Arthur Alexander (fresh) PF - Louis Riggs (fresh) C - Larry Tiedemann (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Dennis Matzke wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Idaho | Idaho is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | LSU | Dennis Matzke makes the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ronald King | 2-0 |
| 19:15 | Idaho | Roy Herron's pass is intercepted by Franklin Busby | 2-0 |
| 18:59 | LSU | Allan Chernosky misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Robert Ford - foul #1 on Robert Ford, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:59 | LSU | Allan Chernosky misses the 1st free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:59 | LSU | Allan Chernosky misses the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:59 | Idaho | Larry Tiedemann grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:41 | Idaho | Robert Ford makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Arthur Alexander | 2-3 |
| 18:22 | LSU | Ronald King makes the shot in the paint set up by Allan Chernosky | 4-3 |
| 18:07 | Idaho | Louis Riggs clanks a floater from the right side | 4-3 |
| 18:06 | LSU | Allan Chernosky pulls down the rebound | 4-3 |
| 17:53 | LSU | Franklin Busby scores on a shot from the right block on a great pass from Allan Chernosky | 6-3 |
| 17:38 | Idaho | Larry Tiedemann lays it in and he's fouled by Allan Chernosky - foul #1 on Allan Chernosky, team foul #1 | 6-5 |
| 17:38 | Idaho | Larry Tiedemann misses the free throw | 6-5 |
| 17:38 | LSU | Franklin Busby pulls down the rebound | 6-5 |
| 17:21 | LSU | Allan Chernosky can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 6-5 |
| 17:19 | LSU | Dennis Matzke tips it back up and in | 8-5 |
| 16:56 | Idaho | Larry Tiedemann is hacked by Dennis Matzke - foul #1 on Dennis Matzke, team foul #2 | 8-5 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Fontaine (SF), Gary Stanley (PF), Adam Shuff (C) Ernest Mole, Franklin Busby, Dennis Matzke | |
| Subs | Idaho | | |
| 16:39 | Idaho | Larry Tiedemann hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 8-5 |
| 16:38 | LSU | Robert Fontaine gets the rebound | 8-5 |
| 16:22 | LSU | Allan Chernosky is fouled on the floor by Roy Herron - foul #1 on Roy Herron, team foul #2 | 8-5 |
| Subs | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer (SG) Ronald King | |
| Subs | Idaho | Clarence Collier (SF), Jeffrey Barter (PF), Kim Schneider (C) Arthur Alexander, Louis Riggs, Larry Tiedemann | |
| 16:01 | LSU | Allan Chernosky scores on a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Jeffrey Brammer | 10-5 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Allan Chernosky (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Brammer (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Fontaine (fresh) PF - Gary Stanley (fresh) C - Adam Shuff (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Idaho | PG - Robert Ford (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Roy Herron (fresh) SF - Clarence Collier (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Barter (fresh) C - Kim Schneider (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | Idaho | Robert Ford knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Clarence Collier | 10-8 |
| 15:18 | LSU | The short jumper by Gary Stanley is denied by Jeffrey Barter | 10-8 |
| 15:17 | Idaho | Roy Herron grabs the board | 10-8 |
| 15:11 | Idaho | Allan Chernosky steals it from Robert Ford | 10-8 |
| 14:53 | LSU | Allan Chernosky misses long on a shot in the lane | 10-8 |
| 14:51 | Idaho | Kim Schneider gets the rebound | 10-8 |
| 14:33 | Idaho | Adam Shuff steps in front of the Roy Herron pass | 10-8 |
| 14:13 | LSU | Jeffrey Barter steps in front of the Adam Shuff pass | 10-8 |
| 13:58 | Idaho | Roy Herron misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 10-8 |
| 13:56 | Idaho | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Ford | 10-8 |
| 13:48 | Idaho | Roy Herron misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 10-8 |
| 13:46 | LSU | Allan Chernosky grabs the defensive rebound | 10-8 |
| 13:21 | LSU | Adam Shuff throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-8 |
| Subs | LSU | Ronald King (SG), Ernest Mole (SF), Franklin Busby (PF), Dennis Matzke (C) Jeffrey Brammer, Robert Fontaine, Gary Stanley, Adam Shuff | |
| Subs | Idaho | Charles Taylor (SG), Arthur Alexander (SF), Louis Riggs (PF), Larry Tiedemann (C) Robert Ford, Roy Herron, Jeffrey Barter, Kim Schneider | |
| 13:13 | Idaho | Arthur Alexander knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing | 10-10 |
| 13:00 | LSU | Ernest Mole clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 10-10 |
| 12:59 | Idaho | Larry Tiedemann grabs the board | 10-10 |
| 12:41 | Idaho | Charles Taylor can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 10-10 |
| 12:40 | LSU | Dennis Matzke grabs the defensive rebound | 10-10 |
| 12:33 | LSU | Ronald King buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Allan Chernosky | 13-10 |
| 12:24 | Idaho | Clarence Collier comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Allan Chernosky - foul #2 on Allan Chernosky, team foul #3 | 13-10 |
| Subs | LSU | Greg Barnaby (PG) Allan Chernosky | |
| Subs | Idaho | | |
| 12:24 | Idaho | Clarence Collier makes the 1st free throw | 13-11 |
| 12:24 | Idaho | Clarence Collier misses the 2nd free throw | 13-11 |
| 12:24 | LSU | Ernest Mole grabs the defensive rebound | 13-11 |
| 12:19 | LSU | Ronald King hits a floater in the lane | 15-11 |
| 12:00 | Idaho | Louis Riggs misses short on a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Greg Barnaby - foul #1 on Greg Barnaby, team foul #4 | 15-11 |
| Subs | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer (SG) Greg Barnaby | |
| Subs | Idaho | Keith Flemming (SG) Clarence Collier | |
| 12:00 | Idaho | Louis Riggs makes the 1st free throw | 15-12 |
| 12:00 | Idaho | Louis Riggs makes the 2nd free throw | 15-13 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Ronald King (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Jeffrey Brammer (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ernest Mole (fresh) PF - Franklin Busby (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dennis Matzke (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Idaho | PG - Charles Taylor (fresh) SG - Keith Flemming (fresh) SF - Arthur Alexander (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Louis Riggs (fresh) 2 pts. C - Larry Tiedemann (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:44 | LSU | Ernest Mole connects on the jumper from the left block | 17-13 |
| 11:24 | Idaho | Charles Taylor clanks a 3 from the right wing | 17-13 |
| 11:23 | Idaho | Larry Tiedemann grabs the offensive rebound | 17-13 |
| 11:04 | Idaho | Keith Flemming can't throw it down but he's fouled by Jeffrey Brammer - foul #1 on Jeffrey Brammer, team foul #5 | 17-13 |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Stanley (C) Dennis Matzke | |
| Subs | Idaho | Clarence Collier (PG), Jeffrey Barter (PF), Kim Schneider (C) Charles Taylor, Louis Riggs, Larry Tiedemann | |
| 11:04 | Idaho | Keith Flemming makes the 1st free throw | 17-14 |
| 11:04 | Idaho | Keith Flemming makes the 2nd free throw | 17-15 |
| 10:53 | LSU | Franklin Busby buries a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Ronald King | 19-15 |
| 10:47 | Idaho | Arthur Alexander connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Clarence Collier | 19-17 |
| 10:28 | LSU | Ernest Mole misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 19-17 |
| 10:27 | LSU | Gary Stanley tips it in | 21-17 |
| 10:03 | Idaho | Clarence Collier misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 21-17 |
| 10:01 | LSU | The rebound goes to Gary Stanley | 21-17 |
| 09:39 | LSU | Ernest Mole makes the jumper from the right wing | 23-17 |
| 09:21 | Idaho | Ronald King is called for the reach on Clarence Collier - foul #1 on Ronald King, team foul #6 | 23-17 |
| Subs | LSU | Greg Barnaby (PG), Robert Fontaine (SF), Dennis Matzke (C) Jeffrey Brammer, Ernest Mole, Franklin Busby | |
| Subs | Idaho | Robert Ford (PG), Roy Herron (SG), Charles Taylor (SF), Louis Riggs (PF), Larry Tiedemann (C) Clarence Collier, Keith Flemming, Arthur Alexander, Jeffrey Barter, Kim Schneider | |
| 09:03 | Idaho | Louis Riggs misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 23-17 |
| 09:02 | Idaho | Louis Riggs gets the offensive rebound | 23-17 |
| 08:57 | Idaho | Dennis Matzke takes the ball from Charles Taylor | 23-17 |
| 08:35 | LSU | Ronald King is called for a charge - foul #2 on Ronald King, team foul #7 | 23-17 |
| Subs | LSU | Adam Shuff (PF) Ronald King | |
| Subs | Idaho | Clarence Collier (SF) Charles Taylor | |
| 08:20 | Idaho | Clarence Collier throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-17 |
| 08:05 | LSU | Robert Fontaine's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-17 |
| 07:43 | Idaho | Adam Shuff steps in front of the Larry Tiedemann pass | 23-17 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Greg Barnaby (fresh) SG - Robert Fontaine (fresh) SF - Gary Stanley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Adam Shuff (fresh) 2 stl. C - Dennis Matzke (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Idaho | PG - Robert Ford (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Roy Herron (fresh) SF - Clarence Collier (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. PF - Louis Riggs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Larry Tiedemann (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:25 | LSU | Robert Fontaine comes up short on the shot from the left side | 23-17 |
| 07:24 | Idaho | Robert Ford snags the defensive board | 23-17 |
| 07:20 | Idaho | Roy Herron can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 23-17 |
| 07:19 | LSU | The rebound goes to Dennis Matzke | 23-17 |
| 07:12 | LSU | Robert Fontaine clanks a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Roy Herron - foul #2 on Roy Herron, team foul #3 | 23-17 |
| Subs | LSU | Ernest Mole (SF), Franklin Busby (PF) Gary Stanley, Dennis Matzke | |
| Subs | Idaho | Charles Taylor (SF), Jeffrey Barter (PF), Kim Schneider (C) Roy Herron, Louis Riggs, Larry Tiedemann | |
| 07:12 | LSU | Robert Fontaine makes the 1st free throw | 24-17 |
| 07:12 | LSU | Robert Fontaine misses the 2nd free throw | 24-17 |
| 07:12 | LSU | Adam Shuff grabs the offensive rebound | 24-17 |
| 06:52 | LSU | Adam Shuff comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 24-17 |
| 06:50 | LSU | Robert Fontaine snags the offensive board | 24-17 |
| 06:30 | LSU | Ernest Mole buries a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Greg Barnaby and the foul's on Charles Taylor - foul #1 on Charles Taylor, team foul #4 | 26-17 |
| Subs | LSU | Allan Chernosky (PG), Ronald King (SG) Greg Barnaby, Robert Fontaine | |
| Subs | Idaho | Keith Flemming (SG), Arthur Alexander (SF) Robert Ford, Clarence Collier | |
| 06:30 | LSU | Ernest Mole makes the free throw | 27-17 |
| 06:17 | Idaho | Kim Schneider loses the dribble to Ernest Mole | 27-17 |
| 06:01 | LSU | Ernest Mole misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Jeffrey Barter - foul #1 on Jeffrey Barter, team foul #5 | 27-17 |
| Subs | LSU | Dennis Matzke (C) Adam Shuff | |
| Subs | Idaho | | |
| 06:01 | LSU | Ernest Mole makes the 1st free throw | 28-17 |
| 06:01 | LSU | Ernest Mole makes the 2nd free throw | 29-17 |
| 05:42 | Idaho | Charles Taylor misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 29-17 |
| 05:40 | LSU | Ernest Mole grabs the board | 29-17 |
| 05:36 | LSU | Ernest Mole loses the dribble to Jeffrey Barter | 29-17 |
| 05:13 | Idaho | Arthur Alexander is whistled for a carry | 29-17 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Fontaine (SF), Gary Stanley (PF) Ernest Mole, Franklin Busby | |
| Subs | Idaho | Robert Ford (PG), Clarence Collier (SG), Louis Riggs (PF), Larry Tiedemann (C) Charles Taylor, Keith Flemming, Jeffrey Barter, Kim Schneider | |
| 04:44 | LSU | Allan Chernosky misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 29-17 |
| 04:42 | LSU | Gary Stanley gets the offensive rebound | 29-17 |
| 04:24 | LSU | Gary Stanley is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Gary Stanley, team foul #8 | 29-17 |
| Subs | LSU | Adam Shuff (C) Dennis Matzke | |
| Subs | Idaho | Charles Taylor (SF) Arthur Alexander | |
| 04:04 | Idaho | Clarence Collier is fouled on the floor by Ronald King - foul #3 on Ronald King, team foul #9 | 29-17 |
| Subs | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer (SG), Ernest Mole (SF) Ronald King, Robert Fontaine | |
| Subs | Idaho | | |
| 04:04 | Idaho | Clarence Collier makes the 1st free throw | 29-18 |
| 04:04 | Idaho | Clarence Collier makes the 2nd free throw | 29-19 |
| 03:54 | LSU | Gary Stanley misses the jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Louis Riggs - foul #1 on Louis Riggs, team foul #6 | 29-19 |
| Subs | LSU | Franklin Busby (PF) Adam Shuff | |
| Subs | Idaho | Roy Herron (SG), Jeffrey Barter (PF) Charles Taylor, Louis Riggs | |
| 03:54 | LSU | Gary Stanley makes the 1st free throw | 30-19 |
| 03:54 | LSU | Gary Stanley makes the 2nd free throw | 31-19 |
| 03:38 | Idaho | Roy Herron makes the floater from the left side and he's fouled by Jeffrey Brammer - foul #2 on Jeffrey Brammer, team foul #10 | 31-21 |
| 03:38 | Idaho | Roy Herron misses the free throw | 31-21 |
| 03:38 | LSU | Ernest Mole snags the defensive board | 31-21 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Allan Chernosky (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey Brammer (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ernest Mole (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Franklin Busby (fresh) 4 pts. C - Gary Stanley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Idaho | PG - Robert Ford (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Roy Herron (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Clarence Collier (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jeffrey Barter (fresh) 2 stl. C - Larry Tiedemann (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:18 | LSU | Larry Tiedemann is called for the reach on Gary Stanley - foul #1 on Larry Tiedemann, team foul #7 | 31-21 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Idaho | Charles Taylor (SF), Kim Schneider (C) Robert Ford, Larry Tiedemann | |
| 03:18 | LSU | Gary Stanley misses the 1st free throw | 31-21 |
| 03:18 | Idaho | Roy Herron snags the defensive board | 31-21 |
| 02:55 | Idaho | Jeffrey Barter misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-21 |
| 02:54 | Idaho | Charles Taylor hits the follow up shot | 31-23 |
| 02:34 | LSU | Ernest Mole's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-23 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Fontaine (SF), Dennis Matzke (C) Ernest Mole, Gary Stanley | |
| Subs | Idaho | Arthur Alexander (SF), Louis Riggs (PF) Charles Taylor, Jeffrey Barter | |
| 02:11 | Idaho | Clarence Collier clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 31-23 |
| 02:10 | LSU | The rebound goes to Franklin Busby | 31-23 |
| 01:57 | LSU | Allan Chernosky misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-23 |
| 01:55 | Idaho | Louis Riggs pulls down the rebound | 31-23 |
| 01:42 | Idaho | Roy Herron scores on a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Kim Schneider | 31-25 |
| 01:19 | LSU | Robert Fontaine is hacked by Kim Schneider - foul #1 on Kim Schneider, team foul #8 | 31-25 |
| Subs | LSU | Ernest Mole (SF), Adam Shuff (PF) Jeffrey Brammer, Franklin Busby | |
| Subs | Idaho | Robert Ford (PG), Jeffrey Barter (PF), Larry Tiedemann (C) Clarence Collier, Louis Riggs, Kim Schneider | |
| 01:19 | LSU | Robert Fontaine makes the 1st free throw | 32-25 |
| 01:19 | LSU | Robert Fontaine makes the 2nd free throw | 33-25 |
| 00:59 | Idaho | Robert Ford misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 33-25 |
| 00:57 | LSU | The rebound goes to Dennis Matzke | 33-25 |
| 00:46 | LSU | Dennis Matzke is fouled on the floor by Larry Tiedemann - foul #2 on Larry Tiedemann, team foul #9 | 33-25 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Idaho | Charles Taylor (SG) Roy Herron | |
| 00:46 | LSU | Dennis Matzke makes the 1st free throw | 34-25 |
| 00:46 | LSU | Dennis Matzke makes the 2nd free throw | 35-25 |
| 00:28 | Idaho | Charles Taylor buries a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Arthur Alexander and he's hacked by Allan Chernosky - foul #3 on Allan Chernosky, team foul #11 | 35-27 |
| Subs | LSU | Greg Barnaby (PG), Gary Stanley (PF) Allan Chernosky, Dennis Matzke | |
| Subs | Idaho | Keith Flemming (SF) Arthur Alexander | |
| 00:28 | Idaho | Charles Taylor makes the free throw | 35-28 |
| 00:03 | LSU | Robert Fontaine knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-28 |
| 00:00 | Idaho | Keith Flemming hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 38-28 |