| Lineup | LSU | PG - Allan Chernosky (fresh) SG - Ronald King (fresh) SF - Ernest Mole (fresh) PF - Franklin Busby (fresh) C - Dennis Matzke (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Boris Pasinski (fresh) SG - Gregory Seabrook (fresh) SF - Matthew Griffin (fresh) PF - Tom Currey (fresh) C - Rick Ellison (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Pepperdine | Rick Ellison wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:39 | Pepperdine | Rick Ellison buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Boris Pasinski and he's hacked by Dennis Matzke - foul #1 on Dennis Matzke, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:39 | Pepperdine | Rick Ellison makes the free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:13 | LSU | Franklin Busby misses the shot from the right block but the foul's on Rick Ellison - foul #1 on Rick Ellison, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 19:13 | LSU | Franklin Busby makes the 1st free throw | 1-3 |
| 19:13 | LSU | Franklin Busby makes the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:54 | Pepperdine | Matthew Griffin scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Gregory Seabrook | 2-5 |
| 18:35 | LSU | Ernest Mole misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 2-5 |
| 18:33 | LSU | Allan Chernosky hits the follow up shot | 4-5 |
| 18:07 | Pepperdine | Gregory Seabrook comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 4-5 |
| 18:06 | LSU | Ernest Mole grabs the board | 4-5 |
| 18:03 | LSU | Allan Chernosky is hacked by Matthew Griffin in the backcourt - foul #1 on Matthew Griffin, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| 17:47 | LSU | Allan Chernosky misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 4-5 |
| 17:45 | LSU | Dennis Matzke hits the follow up shot | 6-5 |
| 17:33 | Pepperdine | Allan Chernosky is called for the reach on Boris Pasinski - foul #1 on Allan Chernosky, team foul #2 | 6-5 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Jeffery Winters (PG), Xing-Fu Chia (SG), Lawrence Wilson (SF), Barry Schroeder (PF), Williams Johnson (C) Boris Pasinski, Gregory Seabrook, Matthew Griffin, Tom Currey, Rick Ellison | |
| 17:12 | Pepperdine | Williams Johnson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Dennis Matzke - foul #2 on Dennis Matzke, team foul #3 | 6-5 |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Stanley (C) Dennis Matzke | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 17:12 | Pepperdine | Williams Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 6-5 |
| 17:12 | Pepperdine | Williams Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 6-6 |
| 16:46 | LSU | Ronald King is fouled on the floor by Xing-Fu Chia - foul #1 on Xing-Fu Chia, team foul #3 | 6-6 |
| 16:28 | LSU | Allan Chernosky misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 6-6 |
| 16:27 | Pepperdine | Williams Johnson pulls down the rebound | 6-6 |
| 16:17 | Pepperdine | Williams Johnson misses the lay-in | 6-6 |
| 16:15 | LSU | Gary Stanley grabs the board | 6-6 |
| 16:01 | LSU | Ernest Mole's layup is rejected by Lawrence Wilson | 6-6 |
| 15:59 | Pepperdine | Williams Johnson pulls down the rebound | 6-6 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Allan Chernosky (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ronald King (fresh) SF - Ernest Mole (fairly fresh) PF - Franklin Busby (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Gary Stanley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Jeffery Winters (fresh) SG - Xing-Fu Chia (fresh) SF - Lawrence Wilson (fresh) PF - Barry Schroeder (fresh) C - Williams Johnson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:54 | Pepperdine | Jeffery Winters makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 6-9 |
| 15:34 | LSU | Ernest Mole hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by Allan Chernosky | 8-9 |
| 15:16 | Pepperdine | The jumper by Williams Johnson is denied by Ernest Mole | 8-9 |
| 15:15 | LSU | The rebound goes to Gary Stanley | 8-9 |
| 15:11 | LSU | Allan Chernosky throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 8-9 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Boris Pasinski (PG), Gregory Seabrook (SG), Matthew Griffin (SF), Tom Currey (PF), Rick Ellison (C) Jeffery Winters, Xing-Fu Chia, Lawrence Wilson, Barry Schroeder, Williams Johnson | |
| 14:59 | Pepperdine | Boris Pasinski hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 8-9 |
| 14:58 | LSU | Ernest Mole gets the rebound | 8-9 |
| 14:46 | LSU | Gary Stanley is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Gary Stanley, team foul #4 | 8-9 |
| 14:32 | Pepperdine | Tom Currey is whistled for traveling | 8-9 |
| 14:15 | LSU | Allan Chernosky lays it up and in set up by Ronald King | 10-9 |
| 13:57 | Pepperdine | Matthew Griffin misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 10-9 |
| 13:55 | Pepperdine | Rick Ellison grabs the offensive board | 10-9 |
| 13:38 | Pepperdine | Rick Ellison can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 10-9 |
| 13:37 | LSU | Ronald King pulls down the rebound | 10-9 |
| 13:35 | LSU | Allan Chernosky's pass is intercepted by Tom Currey in the backcourt | 10-9 |
| 13:24 | Pepperdine | Ronald King steps in front of the Boris Pasinski pass | 10-9 |
| 12:59 | LSU | Allan Chernosky is hacked by Tom Currey - foul #1 on Tom Currey, team foul #4 | 10-9 |
| Subs | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer (SG), Robert Fontaine (SF) Allan Chernosky, Ernest Mole | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Jeffery Winters (SG), Xing-Fu Chia (SF), Brian Driscoll (PF), Lawrence Wilson (C) Gregory Seabrook, Matthew Griffin, Tom Currey, Rick Ellison | |
| 12:48 | LSU | Ronald King makes the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Franklin Busby | 12-9 |
| 12:35 | Pepperdine | Jeffery Winters misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 12-9 |
| 12:33 | Pepperdine | Boris Pasinski misses the tip | 12-9 |
| 12:31 | LSU | Franklin Busby pulls down the rebound | 12-9 |
| 12:09 | LSU | Robert Fontaine hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Jeffery Winters - foul #1 on Jeffery Winters, team foul #5 | 12-9 |
| Subs | LSU | Greg Barnaby (PG) Ronald King | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Matthew Griffin (SF), Barry Schroeder (C) Boris Pasinski, Lawrence Wilson | |
| 12:09 | LSU | Robert Fontaine makes the 1st free throw | 13-9 |
| 12:09 | LSU | Robert Fontaine misses the 2nd free throw | 13-9 |
| 12:09 | Pepperdine | Matthew Griffin snags the defensive board | 13-9 |
| 11:40 | Pepperdine | Gary Stanley is called for the reach on Jeffery Winters - foul #2 on Gary Stanley, team foul #5 | 13-9 |
| Subs | LSU | Allan Chernosky (PG), Dennis Matzke (C) Greg Barnaby, Gary Stanley | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Boris Pasinski (PG), Williams Johnson (C) Jeffery Winters, Brian Driscoll | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Allan Chernosky (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Brammer (fresh) SF - Robert Fontaine (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Franklin Busby (tiring) 2 pts. C - Dennis Matzke (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Boris Pasinski (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Xing-Fu Chia (fresh) SF - Matthew Griffin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Barry Schroeder (fresh) C - Williams Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Pepperdine | Matthew Griffin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-9 |
| Subs | LSU | Ernest Mole (SF) Franklin Busby | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Gregory Seabrook (SG) Matthew Griffin | |
| 11:06 | LSU | Dennis Matzke misses the dunk | 13-9 |
| 11:04 | LSU | Dennis Matzke grabs the offensive board | 13-9 |
| 10:47 | LSU | Robert Fontaine is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 15-9 |
| 10:25 | Pepperdine | Boris Pasinski clanks a 3 from straight away | 15-9 |
| 10:24 | LSU | Ernest Mole grabs the defensive rebound | 15-9 |
| 10:22 | LSU | Ernest Mole is hacked by Xing-Fu Chia in the backcourt - foul #2 on Xing-Fu Chia, team foul #6 | 15-9 |
| Subs | LSU | Ronald King (SG) Jeffrey Brammer | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Matthew Griffin (SF), Tom Currey (PF), Lawrence Wilson (C) Xing-Fu Chia, Barry Schroeder, Williams Johnson | |
| 09:59 | LSU | Ronald King hits the finger roll | 17-9 |
| 09:47 | Pepperdine | Tom Currey clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 17-9 |
| 09:45 | Pepperdine | Tom Currey pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-9 |
| 09:34 | Pepperdine | Tom Currey scores on a jumper from the baseline and he's hacked by Robert Fontaine - foul #1 on Robert Fontaine, team foul #6 | 17-11 |
| Subs | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer (SG), Franklin Busby (PF) Allan Chernosky, Ernest Mole | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Jeffery Winters (PG) Boris Pasinski | |
| 09:34 | Pepperdine | Tom Currey makes the free throw | 17-12 |
| 09:31 | LSU | Robert Fontaine's pass is intercepted by Tom Currey in the backcourt | 17-12 |
| 09:13 | Pepperdine | Tom Currey misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 17-12 |
| 09:12 | LSU | Franklin Busby pulls down the rebound | 17-12 |
| 08:47 | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer's pass is intercepted by Matthew Griffin | 17-12 |
| 08:43 | Pepperdine | Lawrence Wilson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-12 |
| Subs | LSU | Ernest Mole (SF) Robert Fontaine | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Boris Pasinski (PG), Brian Driscoll (PF), Rick Ellison (C) Gregory Seabrook, Tom Currey, Lawrence Wilson | |
| 08:18 | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-12 |
| Subs | LSU | Allan Chernosky (PG), Gary Stanley (C) Jeffrey Brammer, Dennis Matzke | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Barry Schroeder (SF), Williams Johnson (C) Matthew Griffin, Rick Ellison | |
| 07:58 | Pepperdine | Boris Pasinski can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 17-12 |
| 07:57 | LSU | Ernest Mole grabs the board | 17-12 |
| 07:28 | LSU | Ernest Mole knocks in the turnaround in the paint set up by Allan Chernosky and he's hacked by Barry Schroeder - foul #1 on Barry Schroeder, team foul #7 | 19-12 |
| Subs | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer (SG), Robert Fontaine (SF) Ronald King, Gary Stanley | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Gregory Seabrook (SG), Matthew Griffin (SF), Rick Ellison (C) Jeffery Winters, Barry Schroeder, Williams Johnson | |
| 07:28 | LSU | Ernest Mole makes the free throw | 20-12 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Allan Chernosky (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Brammer (fairly fresh) SF - Robert Fontaine (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Franklin Busby (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ernest Mole (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Boris Pasinski (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Gregory Seabrook (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Matthew Griffin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brian Driscoll (fresh) C - Rick Ellison (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:12 | Pepperdine | Gregory Seabrook slams it home set up by Boris Pasinski | 20-14 |
| 06:50 | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Gregory Seabrook - foul #1 on Gregory Seabrook, team foul #8 | 20-14 |
| Subs | LSU | Greg Barnaby (PG), Ronald King (SG) Allan Chernosky, Robert Fontaine | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Lawrence Wilson (SF), Tom Currey (PF) Matthew Griffin, Brian Driscoll | |
| 06:50 | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer misses the 1st free throw | 20-14 |
| 06:50 | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer makes the 2nd free throw | 21-14 |
| 06:37 | Pepperdine | Rick Ellison is hacked by Franklin Busby - foul #1 on Franklin Busby, team foul #7 | 21-14 |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Stanley (C) Greg Barnaby | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 06:37 | Pepperdine | Rick Ellison makes the 1st free throw | 21-15 |
| 06:37 | Pepperdine | Rick Ellison makes the 2nd free throw | 21-16 |
| 06:33 | LSU | Rick Ellison steps in front of the Jeffrey Brammer pass in the backcourt | 21-16 |
| 06:20 | Pepperdine | Franklin Busby steps in front of the Rick Ellison pass | 21-16 |
| 06:03 | LSU | Ernest Mole misses the easy layup | 21-16 |
| 06:02 | Pepperdine | Boris Pasinski grabs the defensive rebound | 21-16 |
| 05:35 | Pepperdine | Lawrence Wilson double dribbles | 21-16 |
| Subs | LSU | Allan Chernosky (PG), Robert Fontaine (SF) Ronald King, Ernest Mole | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Jeffery Winters (PG), Matthew Griffin (SF), Barry Schroeder (C) Boris Pasinski, Lawrence Wilson, Rick Ellison | |
| 05:09 | LSU | Robert Fontaine misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 21-16 |
| 05:08 | LSU | Gary Stanley tips it in | 23-16 |
| 04:57 | Pepperdine | Matthew Griffin scores on a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Gregory Seabrook | 23-18 |
| 04:53 | LSU | Allan Chernosky misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 23-18 |
| 04:52 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Stanley | 23-18 |
| 04:39 | LSU | Allan Chernosky knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 26-18 |
| 04:13 | Pepperdine | Matthew Griffin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 26-18 |
| 04:12 | LSU | The rebound goes to Franklin Busby | 26-18 |
| 03:51 | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 26-18 |
| 03:49 | Pepperdine | Tom Currey gets the rebound | 26-18 |
| 03:30 | Pepperdine | Matthew Griffin connects on the fadeaway from the right wing | 26-20 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Allan Chernosky (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Brammer (tiring) 1 pts. SF - Robert Fontaine (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Franklin Busby (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Stanley (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Jeffery Winters (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gregory Seabrook (tired) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Griffin (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Tom Currey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Barry Schroeder (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:01 | LSU | Allan Chernosky drills a floater from the right wing | 28-20 |
| 02:49 | Pepperdine | Barry Schroeder comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 28-20 |
| 02:47 | Pepperdine | Tom Currey snags the offensive board | 28-20 |
| 02:35 | Pepperdine | Barry Schroeder can't finish the layup but the foul's on Gary Stanley - foul #3 on Gary Stanley, team foul #8 | 28-20 |
| Subs | LSU | Greg Barnaby (PG), Ronald King (SG), Ernest Mole (SF), Dennis Matzke (C) Allan Chernosky, Jeffrey Brammer, Robert Fontaine, Gary Stanley | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Boris Pasinski (PG), Xing-Fu Chia (SG), Lawrence Wilson (SF), Williams Johnson (C) Jeffery Winters, Gregory Seabrook, Matthew Griffin, Tom Currey | |
| 02:35 | Pepperdine | Barry Schroeder misses the 1st free throw | 28-20 |
| 02:35 | Pepperdine | Barry Schroeder makes the 2nd free throw | 28-21 |
| 02:06 | LSU | Ernest Mole misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 28-21 |
| 02:05 | Pepperdine | Lawrence Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 28-21 |
| 01:56 | Pepperdine | Lawrence Wilson misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-21 |
| 01:54 | Pepperdine | Xing-Fu Chia grabs the offensive rebound | 28-21 |
| 01:48 | Pepperdine | Boris Pasinski scores on a 3 from the right corner | 28-24 |
| 01:20 | LSU | Lawrence Wilson is called for the reach on Franklin Busby - foul #1 on Lawrence Wilson, team foul #9 | 28-24 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Brian Driscoll (PF), Rick Ellison (C) Barry Schroeder, Williams Johnson | |
| 01:20 | LSU | Franklin Busby makes the 1st free throw | 29-24 |
| 01:20 | LSU | Franklin Busby makes the 2nd free throw | 30-24 |
| 01:06 | Pepperdine | Brian Driscoll clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-24 |
| 01:04 | LSU | Ernest Mole grabs the defensive rebound | 30-24 |
| 01:01 | LSU | Ronald King travels in the backcourt | 30-24 |
| Subs | LSU | Allan Chernosky (PG) Greg Barnaby | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 00:54 | Pepperdine | Rick Ellison can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 30-24 |
| 00:53 | LSU | Dennis Matzke gets the rebound | 30-24 |
| 00:34 | LSU | Ronald King comes up short on the floater from the left side | 30-24 |
| 00:33 | Pepperdine | The rebound goes to Xing-Fu Chia | 30-24 |
| 00:16 | Pepperdine | Rick Ellison's pass is intercepted by Ernest Mole | 30-24 |
| 00:14 | LSU | Ernest Mole is fouled in the backcourt by Xing-Fu Chia - foul #3 on Xing-Fu Chia, team foul #10 | 30-24 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Fontaine (PF) Franklin Busby | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Jeffery Winters (SG), Matthew Griffin (SF) Xing-Fu Chia, Lawrence Wilson | |
| 00:14 | LSU | Ernest Mole makes the 1st free throw | 31-24 |
| 00:14 | LSU | Ernest Mole makes the 2nd free throw | 32-24 |
| 00:05 | Pepperdine | Matthew Griffin hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Allan Chernosky - foul #2 on Allan Chernosky, team foul #9 | 32-24 |
| 00:05 | Pepperdine | Matthew Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 32-25 |
| 00:05 | Pepperdine | Matthew Griffin misses the 2nd free throw | 32-25 |
| 00:05 | LSU | Dennis Matzke pulls down the rebound | 32-25 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Boris Pasinski steals it from Dennis Matzke | 32-25 |