| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Landry (fresh) 12 pts. SG - William Clark (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bradley Ater (fresh) PF - Michael Meinhardt (fresh) 4 reb. C - Manuel Robidoux (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Alfredo Lozano (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ernest Wallace (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Edward Riley (fresh) PF - Amado Russo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jonathan Steed (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Bradley Ater inbounds the ball | 25-23 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:39 | LSU | Robert Landry comes up short on the floater in the lane but he's hacked by Jonathan Steed - foul #3 on Jonathan Steed, team foul #1 | 25-23 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Thomas Holden (PG), Vlade Suhoski (PF), Manual Mendez (C) Alfredo Lozano, Amado Russo, Jonathan Steed | |
| 19:39 | LSU | Robert Landry makes the 1st free throw | 26-23 |
| 19:39 | LSU | Robert Landry makes the 2nd free throw | 27-23 |
| 19:18 | Texas Tech | Thomas Holden misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 27-23 |
| 19:16 | Texas Tech | Vlade Suhoski pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-23 |
| 19:01 | Texas Tech | Edward Riley hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 27-23 |
| 18:59 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt grabs the defensive rebound | 27-23 |
| 18:31 | LSU | Manual Mendez picks off the pass by Robert Landry | 27-23 |
| 18:17 | Texas Tech | William Clark steals the ball from Thomas Holden | 27-23 |
| 18:00 | LSU | Robert Landry can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 27-23 |
| 17:59 | LSU | Bradley Ater gets the offensive rebound | 27-23 |
| 17:44 | LSU | William Clark misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 27-23 |
| 17:42 | Texas Tech | Manual Mendez pulls down the rebound | 27-23 |
| 17:21 | Texas Tech | Ernest Wallace misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 27-23 |
| 17:20 | Texas Tech | Manual Mendez tips it but misses | 27-23 |
| 17:19 | Texas Tech | Ernest Wallace gets the offensive rebound | 27-23 |
| 16:55 | Texas Tech | Edward Riley is fouled on the floor by Manuel Robidoux - foul #1 on Manuel Robidoux, team foul #1 | 27-23 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael McCoy (SF) Bradley Ater | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Alfredo Lozano (PG), Harold McGlown (SG), Barry Johnson (SF), Amado Russo (PF) Thomas Holden, Ernest Wallace, Edward Riley, Vlade Suhoski | |
| 16:43 | Texas Tech | Alfredo Lozano buries a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Barry Johnson and he's hacked by William Clark - foul #3 on William Clark, team foul #2 | 27-25 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Carson (SG), Bradley Ziegenbein (C) William Clark, Manuel Robidoux | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 16:43 | Texas Tech | Alfredo Lozano makes the free throw | 27-26 |
| 16:36 | LSU | Robert Landry's pass is intercepted by Alfredo Lozano in the backcourt | 27-26 |
| 16:18 | Texas Tech | Alfredo Lozano buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Manual Mendez | 27-29 |
| 15:54 | LSU | Michael McCoy hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 27-29 |
| 15:53 | Texas Tech | Amado Russo pulls down the rebound | 27-29 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Landry (fresh) 14 pts. SG - Michael Carson (fresh) SF - Michael McCoy (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Meinhardt (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Bradley Ziegenbein (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Alfredo Lozano (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold McGlown (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Barry Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Amado Russo (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Manual Mendez (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Texas Tech | Alfredo Lozano throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-29 |
| Subs | LSU | William Clark (SG), Manuel Robidoux (C) Michael Carson, Michael Meinhardt | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Jonathan Steed (C) Manual Mendez | |
| 15:26 | LSU | Robert Landry clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 27-29 |
| 15:24 | Texas Tech | Barry Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 27-29 |
| 15:10 | Texas Tech | Alfredo Lozano comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 27-29 |
| 15:09 | Texas Tech | Harold McGlown can't tip it in | 27-29 |
| 15:08 | LSU | Manuel Robidoux grabs the defensive rebound | 27-29 |
| 14:54 | LSU | Michael McCoy hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Jonathan Steed - foul #4 on Jonathan Steed, team foul #2 | 27-29 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Ernest Wallace (SG), Edward Riley (SF), Manual Mendez (C) Harold McGlown, Barry Johnson, Jonathan Steed | |
| 14:54 | LSU | Michael McCoy makes the 1st free throw | 28-29 |
| 14:54 | LSU | Michael McCoy makes the 2nd free throw | 29-29 |
| 14:35 | Texas Tech | Ernest Wallace comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-29 |
| 14:34 | Texas Tech | Alfredo Lozano tips it home | 29-31 |
| 14:13 | LSU | William Clark clanks a shot from the left side | 29-31 |
| 14:11 | Texas Tech | Alfredo Lozano pulls down the rebound | 29-31 |
| 14:06 | Texas Tech | Ernest Wallace travels with the ball | 29-31 |
| Subs | LSU | Bradley Ater (SF), Michael Meinhardt (PF) Michael McCoy, Manuel Robidoux | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Harold McGlown (SG), Barry Johnson (SF) Ernest Wallace, Edward Riley | |
| 13:42 | LSU | William Clark is fouled on the floor by Amado Russo - foul #1 on Amado Russo, team foul #3 | 29-31 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Ernest Wallace (SG), Edward Riley (SF) Harold McGlown, Barry Johnson | |
| 13:17 | LSU | William Clark comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-31 |
| 13:15 | Texas Tech | Edward Riley gets the rebound | 29-31 |
| 13:08 | Texas Tech | Ernest Wallace misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 29-31 |
| 13:06 | Texas Tech | Manual Mendez hits the follow up shot | 29-33 |
| 12:37 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt makes the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Bradley Ater | 31-33 |
| 12:21 | Texas Tech | Amado Russo hits a shot from the left side on a great pass from Alfredo Lozano | 31-35 |
| 11:54 | LSU | Manual Mendez steals it from William Clark | 31-35 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Landry (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SG - William Clark (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Bradley Ater (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Meinhardt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Bradley Ziegenbein (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Alfredo Lozano (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ernest Wallace (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Edward Riley (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Amado Russo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Manual Mendez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:32 | Texas Tech | Ernest Wallace misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 31-35 |
| 11:30 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt grabs the defensive rebound | 31-35 |
| 11:10 | LSU | William Clark misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 31-35 |
| 11:09 | LSU | Robert Landry grabs the offensive rebound | 31-35 |
| 10:50 | LSU | William Clark double dribbles | 31-35 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Carson (SG), Michael McCoy (SF), Manuel Robidoux (C) William Clark, Bradley Ater, Bradley Ziegenbein | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Thomas Holden (PG), Harold McGlown (SG), Barry Johnson (SF), Vlade Suhoski (PF) Alfredo Lozano, Ernest Wallace, Edward Riley, Amado Russo | |
| 10:33 | Texas Tech | Vlade Suhoski comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 31-35 |
| 10:32 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt grabs the defensive rebound | 31-35 |
| 10:05 | LSU | Robert Landry makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Michael Meinhardt | 34-35 |
| 09:46 | Texas Tech | Harold McGlown scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Manual Mendez and he's fouled by Michael Carson - foul #1 on Michael Carson, team foul #3 | 34-37 |
| Subs | LSU | William Clark (PG) Robert Landry | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Alfredo Lozano (PG), Amado Russo (PF) Thomas Holden, Vlade Suhoski | |
| 09:46 | Texas Tech | Harold McGlown makes the free throw | 34-38 |
| 09:22 | LSU | William Clark hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 34-38 |
| 09:20 | Texas Tech | Alfredo Lozano pulls down the rebound | 34-38 |
| 09:14 | Texas Tech | Alfredo Lozano misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 34-38 |
| 09:13 | LSU | The rebound goes to William Clark | 34-38 |
| 08:46 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 34-38 |
| 08:45 | Texas Tech | Amado Russo pulls down the rebound | 34-38 |
| 08:16 | Texas Tech | Amado Russo misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 34-38 |
| 08:14 | Texas Tech | Barry Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 34-38 |
| 08:02 | Texas Tech | Amado Russo lays it in on a great pass from Manual Mendez | 34-40 |
| 07:33 | LSU | William Clark misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-40 |
| 07:31 | Texas Tech | Harold McGlown snags the defensive board | 34-40 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - William Clark (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Carson (fresh) SF - Michael McCoy (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Meinhardt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Manuel Robidoux (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Alfredo Lozano (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harold McGlown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Barry Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Amado Russo (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Manual Mendez (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:07 | Texas Tech | Manual Mendez misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 34-40 |
| 07:05 | LSU | The rebound goes to Michael McCoy | 34-40 |
| 06:43 | LSU | William Clark buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Michael Carson | 37-40 |
| 06:28 | Texas Tech | Alfredo Lozano hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 37-40 |
| 06:27 | LSU | Manuel Robidoux gets the rebound | 37-40 |
| 06:06 | LSU | Manual Mendez is called for the reach on Michael Carson - foul #1 on Manual Mendez, team foul #4 | 37-40 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Landry (PG), Dana Renteria (SG), Bradley Ater (SF), Bradley Ziegenbein (PF) William Clark, Michael Carson, Michael McCoy, Michael Meinhardt | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Thomas Holden (PG), Ernest Wallace (SG), Edward Riley (SF), Vlade Suhoski (PF), Jonathan Steed (C) Alfredo Lozano, Harold McGlown, Barry Johnson, Amado Russo, Manual Mendez | |
| 05:44 | LSU | Robert Landry throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-40 |
| 05:25 | Texas Tech | Edward Riley connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Manuel Robidoux - foul #2 on Manuel Robidoux, team foul #4 | 37-42 |
| 05:25 | Texas Tech | Edward Riley makes the free throw | 37-43 |
| 05:04 | LSU | Robert Landry misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-43 |
| 05:03 | Texas Tech | Vlade Suhoski snags the defensive board | 37-43 |
| 05:01 | Texas Tech | Thomas Holden's pass is intercepted by Dana Renteria in the backcourt | 37-43 |
| 04:34 | LSU | Manuel Robidoux buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Dana Renteria | 39-43 |
| 04:25 | Texas Tech | Vlade Suhoski misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 39-43 |
| 04:23 | LSU | The rebound goes to Bradley Ziegenbein | 39-43 |
| 04:06 | LSU | Dana Renteria is fouled on the floor by Edward Riley - foul #2 on Edward Riley, team foul #5 | 39-43 |
| Subs | LSU | William Clark (SG), Michael McCoy (SF) Dana Renteria, Manuel Robidoux | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Alfredo Lozano (PG), Amado Russo (PF) Thomas Holden, Vlade Suhoski | |
| 03:52 | LSU | Robert Landry hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 39-43 |
| 03:50 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein grabs the offensive rebound | 39-43 |
| 03:28 | LSU | Robert Landry drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Michael McCoy | 42-43 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Landry (fresh) 20 pts. SG - William Clark (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael McCoy (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Bradley Ater (fresh) 2 reb. C - Bradley Ziegenbein (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Alfredo Lozano (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ernest Wallace (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Edward Riley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Amado Russo (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Jonathan Steed (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:13 | Texas Tech | Jonathan Steed comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 42-43 |
| 03:12 | Texas Tech | Jonathan Steed snags the offensive board | 42-43 |
| 03:03 | Texas Tech | Edward Riley is whistled for a carry | 42-43 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Meinhardt (PF) Bradley Ater | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 02:59 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 42-43 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Vlade Suhoski (PF) Amado Russo | |
| 02:36 | LSU | Robert Landry knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from William Clark | 45-43 |
| 02:15 | Texas Tech | Alfredo Lozano clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-43 |
| 02:13 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein grabs the defensive rebound | 45-43 |
| 02:13 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 45-43 |
| Subs | LSU | Bradley Ater (SF), Manuel Robidoux (C) Michael McCoy, Bradley Ziegenbein | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Thomas Holden (PG), Harold McGlown (SG), Barry Johnson (SF), Amado Russo (PF) Alfredo Lozano, Ernest Wallace, Edward Riley, Vlade Suhoski | |
| 01:45 | LSU | Barry Johnson is called for the reach on Bradley Ater - foul #2 on Barry Johnson, team foul #6 | 45-43 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Alfredo Lozano (PG), Ernest Wallace (SG), Edward Riley (SF) Thomas Holden, Harold McGlown, Barry Johnson | |
| 01:25 | LSU | Robert Landry makes the floater from the right wing on a great pass from William Clark | 47-43 |
| 01:06 | Texas Tech | Alfredo Lozano is whistled for traveling | 47-43 |
| 00:47 | LSU | Robert Landry hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 47-43 |
| 00:45 | LSU | Bradley Ater gets the offensive rebound | 47-43 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+4) | |
| 00:42 | LSU | Edward Riley is called for the reach on Bradley Ater - foul #3 on Edward Riley, team foul #7 | 47-43 |
| 00:42 | LSU | Bradley Ater misses the 1st free throw | 47-43 |
| 00:42 | Texas Tech | Ernest Wallace pulls down the rebound | 47-43 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+4) | |
| 00:38 | Texas Tech | Ernest Wallace makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Edward Riley | 47-46 |
| 00:37 | LSU | Robert Landry is fouled in the backcourt by Alfredo Lozano - foul #2 on Alfredo Lozano, team foul #8 | 47-46 |
| 00:37 | LSU | Robert Landry makes the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 00:37 | LSU | Robert Landry misses the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 00:37 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to Amado Russo | 48-46 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+4) | |
| 00:08 | Texas Tech | Ernest Wallace clanks a 3 from the right wing | 48-46 |
| 00:06 | LSU | The rebound goes to Manuel Robidoux | 48-46 |
| 00:04 | LSU | Manuel Robidoux is hacked by Alfredo Lozano in the backcourt - foul #3 on Alfredo Lozano, team foul #9 | 48-46 |
| 00:04 | LSU | Manuel Robidoux makes the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 00:04 | LSU | Manuel Robidoux makes the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+4) | |
| 00:00 | Texas Tech | Alfredo Lozano can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 50-46 |