| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - James Jackson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gary Francis (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Timothy Curry (fresh) 1 ast. PF - John Broussard (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Hersom (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Landry (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Clark (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Bradley Ater (fresh) PF - Bradley Ziegenbein (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Manuel Robidoux (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Bradley Ater inbounds the ball | 35-36 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:35 | LSU | William Clark hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Gary Francis - foul #1 on Gary Francis, team foul #1 | 35-36 |
| 19:35 | LSU | William Clark makes the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 19:35 | LSU | William Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 35-38 |
| 19:13 | Vanderbilt | John Hersom is hacked by Manuel Robidoux - foul #2 on Manuel Robidoux, team foul #1 | 35-38 |
| 19:08 | Vanderbilt | Manuel Robidoux steals it from John Hersom | 35-38 |
| 18:40 | LSU | William Clark misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 35-38 |
| 18:38 | LSU | Robert Landry tips it home | 35-40 |
| 18:19 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard can't connect on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Manuel Robidoux - foul #3 on Manuel Robidoux, team foul #2 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | LSU | Michael McCoy (SF) Manuel Robidoux | |
| 18:19 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard makes the 1st free throw | 36-40 |
| 18:19 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard makes the 2nd free throw | 37-40 |
| 17:57 | LSU | Robert Landry misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-40 |
| 17:55 | Vanderbilt | Gary Francis grabs the defensive rebound | 37-40 |
| 17:29 | Vanderbilt | Gary Francis makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from James Jackson | 40-40 |
| 17:14 | LSU | Bradley Ater's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-40 |
| 16:54 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard misses the turnaround in the lane | 40-40 |
| 16:53 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard gets the offensive rebound | 40-40 |
| 16:44 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 40-40 |
| 16:42 | LSU | Robert Landry gets the rebound | 40-40 |
| 16:19 | LSU | William Clark hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-40 |
| 16:17 | LSU | Bradley Ater tips it home | 40-42 |
| 16:02 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard hits a shot in the lane on a great pass from Gary Francis | 42-42 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - James Jackson (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Gary Francis (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Curry (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - John Broussard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - John Hersom (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Landry (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Clark (fairly fresh) 16 pts. SF - Michael McCoy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Bradley Ater (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Bradley Ziegenbein (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:39 | LSU | Robert Landry knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Michael McCoy | 42-45 |
| 15:17 | Vanderbilt | Gary Francis hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 42-45 |
| 15:15 | Vanderbilt | John Hersom snags the offensive board | 42-45 |
| 15:03 | Vanderbilt | John Hersom comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Bradley Ziegenbein - foul #3 on Bradley Ziegenbein, team foul #3 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jerry Holguin (SF) Timothy Curry | |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Carson (SG), Michael Meinhardt (PF), Manuel Robidoux (C) William Clark, Bradley Ater, Bradley Ziegenbein | |
| 15:03 | Vanderbilt | John Hersom misses the 1st free throw | 42-45 |
| 15:03 | Vanderbilt | John Hersom makes the 2nd free throw | 43-45 |
| 14:46 | LSU | Manuel Robidoux misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Gary Francis - foul #2 on Gary Francis, team foul #2 | 43-45 |
| 14:46 | LSU | Manuel Robidoux misses the 1st free throw | 43-45 |
| 14:46 | LSU | Manuel Robidoux misses the 2nd free throw | 43-45 |
| 14:46 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Gary Francis | 43-45 |
| 14:31 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard makes the jumpshot from the free throw line | 45-45 |
| 14:08 | LSU | Michael McCoy comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Gary Francis - foul #3 on Gary Francis, team foul #3 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Richard Thornton (PF) John Broussard | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 14:08 | LSU | Michael McCoy makes the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 14:08 | LSU | Michael McCoy makes the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| 13:55 | Vanderbilt | James Jackson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-47 |
| 13:54 | Vanderbilt | Jerry Holguin tips it home | 47-47 |
| 13:34 | LSU | Robert Landry misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-47 |
| 13:32 | Vanderbilt | Jerry Holguin grabs the defensive rebound | 47-47 |
| 13:12 | Vanderbilt | Gary Francis scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by John Hersom | 49-47 |
| 12:43 | LSU | Manuel Robidoux clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 49-47 |
| 12:42 | Vanderbilt | Jerry Holguin snags the defensive board | 49-47 |
| 12:18 | Vanderbilt | Manuel Robidoux takes the ball from Jerry Holguin | 49-47 |
| 12:03 | LSU | Robert Landry makes the jumper from the right side set up by Michael McCoy | 49-49 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - James Jackson (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Gary Francis (tiring) 14 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jerry Holguin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard Thornton (fresh) 7 pts. C - John Hersom (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Landry (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Carson (fairly fresh) SF - Michael McCoy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. PF - Michael Meinhardt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Manuel Robidoux (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 11:43 | Vanderbilt | Richard Thornton hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jerry Holguin | 51-49 |
| 11:23 | LSU | Robert Landry buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Manuel Robidoux | 51-52 |
| 11:05 | Vanderbilt | Jerry Holguin is hacked by Manuel Robidoux - foul #4 on Manuel Robidoux, team foul #4 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Gerald Johnson (PG), Timothy Curry (SG), Ratko Fijalkowski (SF), John Broussard (PF) James Jackson, Gary Francis, Jerry Holguin, John Hersom | |
| Subs | LSU | William Clark (PG), Dana Renteria (SG), Bradley Ater (SF), Bradley Ziegenbein (C) Robert Landry, Michael Carson, Michael McCoy, Manuel Robidoux | |
| 10:55 | Vanderbilt | Richard Thornton can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 51-52 |
| 10:54 | LSU | The rebound goes to Bradley Ziegenbein | 51-52 |
| 10:27 | LSU | William Clark connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Dana Renteria | 51-54 |
| 10:06 | Vanderbilt | Dana Renteria picks off the pass by Gerald Johnson | 51-54 |
| 09:47 | LSU | William Clark misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 51-54 |
| 09:46 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard gets the rebound | 51-54 |
| 09:36 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard jams it | 53-54 |
| 09:19 | LSU | William Clark loses the dribble to John Broussard | 53-54 |
| 08:59 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Michael Meinhardt - foul #4 on Michael Meinhardt, team foul #5 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Jackson (PG) Ratko Fijalkowski | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Landry (PG), Michael Carson (SG) Dana Renteria, Michael Meinhardt | |
| 08:59 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard makes the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 08:59 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard makes the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 08:36 | LSU | William Clark misses badly on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Gerald Johnson - foul #2 on Gerald Johnson, team foul #4 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | LSU | Michael McCoy (SF) Michael Carson | |
| 08:36 | LSU | William Clark makes the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 08:36 | LSU | William Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| 08:32 | Vanderbilt | James Jackson loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-56 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Keith Lee (SG) Gerald Johnson | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 08:12 | LSU | William Clark misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 55-56 |
| 08:11 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-56 |
| 07:52 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein banks in the layup on a nice dish by Michael McCoy | 55-58 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - James Jackson (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Keith Lee (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Timothy Curry (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - John Broussard (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Richard Thornton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Landry (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Clark (fresh) 20 pts. SF - Michael McCoy (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. PF - Bradley Ater (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Bradley Ziegenbein (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:32 | Vanderbilt | Timothy Curry loses the ball out of bounds | 55-58 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Gary Francis (SG), Ratko Fijalkowski (SF), Jerry Holguin (PF), John Hersom (C) Keith Lee, Timothy Curry, John Broussard, Richard Thornton | |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Meinhardt (PF), Manuel Robidoux (C) Bradley Ater, Bradley Ziegenbein | |
| 07:07 | LSU | Michael McCoy drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Landry | 55-61 |
| 07:00 | Vanderbilt | James Jackson travels with the ball | 55-61 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Carson (SG) William Clark | |
| 06:33 | LSU | Michael McCoy comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 55-61 |
| 06:31 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt grabs the offensive rebound | 55-61 |
| 06:11 | LSU | Robert Landry hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Gary Francis - foul #4 on Gary Francis, team foul #5 | 55-61 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Timothy Curry (SF), John Broussard (PF) Ratko Fijalkowski, Jerry Holguin | |
| Subs | LSU | Bradley Ater (SF), Bradley Ziegenbein (PF) Michael McCoy, Michael Meinhardt | |
| 06:11 | LSU | Robert Landry misses the 1st free throw | 55-61 |
| 06:11 | LSU | Robert Landry makes the 2nd free throw | 55-62 |
| 05:59 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard blows the layup but he's hacked by Bradley Ziegenbein - foul #4 on Bradley Ziegenbein, team foul #6 | 55-62 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | LSU | William Clark (SF) Bradley Ater | |
| 05:59 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard makes the 1st free throw | 56-62 |
| 05:59 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard misses the 2nd free throw | 56-62 |
| 05:59 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein snags the defensive board | 56-62 |
| 05:34 | LSU | Manuel Robidoux's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-62 |
| 05:19 | Vanderbilt | Gary Francis makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by James Jackson | 59-62 |
| 05:02 | LSU | Gary Francis steals the ball from Michael Carson | 59-62 |
| 04:59 | Vanderbilt | Gary Francis can't finish the layup | 59-62 |
| 04:57 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein pulls down the rebound | 59-62 |
| 04:37 | LSU | Robert Landry hits a shot from the left side on a great pass from William Clark | 59-64 |
| 04:09 | Vanderbilt | James Jackson clanks a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by William Clark - foul #2 on William Clark, team foul #7 | 59-64 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Gerald Johnson (SG), Jerry Holguin (SF), Richard Thornton (PF), Joseph Poindexter (C) Gary Francis, Timothy Curry, John Broussard, John Hersom | |
| Subs | LSU | Dana Renteria (SG), Michael McCoy (SF), Michael Meinhardt (PF) Robert Landry, Michael Carson, Bradley Ziegenbein | |
| 04:09 | Vanderbilt | James Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 60-64 |
| 04:09 | Vanderbilt | James Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 61-64 |
| 03:56 | LSU | William Clark makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Dana Renteria | 61-66 |
| 03:42 | Vanderbilt | The jump hook by Richard Thornton is blocked by Manuel Robidoux | 61-66 |
| 03:40 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Poindexter snags the offensive board | 61-66 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - James Jackson (tiring) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gerald Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jerry Holguin (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard Thornton (fresh) 9 pts. C - Joseph Poindexter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - William Clark (fresh) 22 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dana Renteria (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Michael McCoy (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. PF - Michael Meinhardt (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Manuel Robidoux (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. 4 pf. | |
| 03:27 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Poindexter makes the shot in the lane | 63-66 |
| 03:10 | LSU | Richard Thornton picks off the pass by Manuel Robidoux | 63-66 |
| 02:51 | Vanderbilt | William Clark is called for the reach on James Jackson - foul #3 on William Clark, team foul #8 | 63-66 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Timothy Curry (SG) Gerald Johnson | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Landry (PG), Michael Carson (SG), Bradley Ater (PF), Bradley Ziegenbein (C) William Clark, Dana Renteria, Michael Meinhardt, Manuel Robidoux | |
| 02:51 | Vanderbilt | James Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 63-66 |
| 02:51 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein snags the defensive board | 63-66 |
| 02:51 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-66 |
| 02:27 | LSU | Robert Landry misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 63-66 |
| 02:25 | LSU | Bradley Ater hits the follow up shot | 63-68 |
| 02:25 | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-68 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Gary Francis (SG), John Broussard (PF), John Hersom (C) Jerry Holguin, Richard Thornton, Joseph Poindexter | |
| Subs | LSU | William Clark (SG), Michael Meinhardt (PF), Manuel Robidoux (C) Michael Carson, Michael McCoy, Bradley Ziegenbein | |
| 02:15 | Vanderbilt | John Hersom misses badly on a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Michael Meinhardt - foul #5 on Michael Meinhardt, team foul #9 | 63-68 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein (PF) Michael Meinhardt | |
| 02:15 | Vanderbilt | John Hersom makes the 1st free throw | 64-68 |
| 02:15 | Vanderbilt | John Hersom makes the 2nd free throw | 65-68 |
| 01:55 | LSU | Robert Landry clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 65-68 |
| 01:53 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard gets the rebound | 65-68 |
| 01:36 | Vanderbilt | Gary Francis comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 65-68 |
| 01:35 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein pulls down the rebound | 65-68 |
| 01:07 | LSU | Timothy Curry is called for the reach on Bradley Ater - foul #2 on Timothy Curry, team foul #6 | 65-68 |
| 00:44 | LSU | William Clark comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 65-68 |
| 00:43 | Vanderbilt | John Hersom grabs the board | 65-68 |
| 00:30 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard hits a fadeaway from the left wing | 67-68 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+4) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:27 | LSU | Robert Landry is fouled in the backcourt by James Jackson - foul #2 on James Jackson, team foul #7 | 67-68 |
| 00:27 | LSU | Robert Landry makes the 1st free throw | 67-69 |
| 00:27 | LSU | Robert Landry makes the 2nd free throw | 67-70 |
| 00:21 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 67-70 |
| 00:19 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard tips it back up and in | 69-70 |
| 00:17 | LSU | Manuel Robidoux is fouled in the backcourt by James Jackson - foul #3 on James Jackson, team foul #8 | 69-70 |
| 00:17 | LSU | Manuel Robidoux misses the 1st free throw | 69-70 |
| 00:17 | Vanderbilt | John Hersom pulls down the rebound | 69-70 |
| 00:10 | Vanderbilt | Gary Francis banks in the layup on a nice dish by James Jackson | 71-70 |
| 00:10 | LSU | LSU calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-70 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:01 | LSU | Manuel Robidoux comes up short on the runner from close range | 71-70 |
| 00:00 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard grabs the board | 71-70 |