| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Stephen Manns (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Swietomierz Bachinski (fresh) SF - Edward Boer (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Davis (fresh) C - Shaun Whatley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Allan Chernosky (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald King (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Ernest Mole (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Franklin Busby (fresh) 10 pts. 2 blk. C - Dennis Matzke (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Ernest Mole inbounds the ball | 20-33 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:38 | LSU | Allan Chernosky misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 20-33 |
| 19:37 | Kent State | Shaun Whatley snags the defensive board | 20-33 |
| 19:33 | Kent State | Edward Boer is whistled for traveling | 20-33 |
| 19:06 | LSU | Franklin Busby blows the dunk | 20-33 |
| 19:04 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Ernest Mole | 20-33 |
| 18:35 | LSU | Dennis Matzke loses the dribble to Shaun Whatley | 20-33 |
| 18:16 | Kent State | Shaun Whatley blows the layup but the foul's on Dennis Matzke - foul #1 on Dennis Matzke, team foul #1 | 20-33 |
| 18:16 | Kent State | Shaun Whatley misses the 1st free throw | 20-33 |
| 18:16 | Kent State | Shaun Whatley misses the 2nd free throw | 20-33 |
| 18:16 | LSU | Ernest Mole pulls down the rebound | 20-33 |
| 17:50 | LSU | The pull-up jumper by Allan Chernosky is blocked by William Davis | 20-33 |
| 17:48 | LSU | Dennis Matzke grabs the offensive rebound | 20-33 |
| 17:32 | LSU | Shaun Whatley is called for the reach on Dennis Matzke - foul #1 on Shaun Whatley, team foul #1 | 20-33 |
| 17:13 | LSU | Ronald King blows the layup | 20-33 |
| 17:11 | Kent State | The rebound goes to William Davis | 20-33 |
| 16:43 | Kent State | Dennis Matzke swats the short shot by William Davis | 20-33 |
| 16:41 | LSU | Ronald King gets the rebound | 20-33 |
| 16:12 | LSU | Ronald King can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 20-33 |
| 16:11 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Ernest Mole | 20-33 |
| 15:50 | LSU | Stephen Manns is called for the reach on Allan Chernosky - foul #1 on Stephen Manns, team foul #2 | 20-33 |
| Subs | Kent State | Esteban Guerra (PG), Guadalupe Medina (SG), Larry Wingfield (PF) Stephen Manns, Swietomierz Bachinski, William Davis | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Fontaine (SF), Gary Stanley (PF), Adam Shuff (C) Ernest Mole, Franklin Busby, Dennis Matzke | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Esteban Guerra (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Guadalupe Medina (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Edward Boer (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Larry Wingfield (fresh) C - Shaun Whatley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Allan Chernosky (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald King (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Robert Fontaine (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Stanley (fresh) 2 reb. C - Adam Shuff (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | LSU | Allan Chernosky connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Robert Fontaine | 20-36 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 15:06 | Kent State | Larry Wingfield buries a jumper from close range | 22-36 |
| 14:38 | LSU | Guadalupe Medina picks off the pass by Gary Stanley | 22-36 |
| 14:24 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 22-36 |
| 14:22 | Kent State | Shaun Whatley grabs the offensive rebound | 22-36 |
| 14:08 | Kent State | Edward Boer misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Allan Chernosky - foul #1 on Allan Chernosky, team foul #2 | 22-36 |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Manns (PG), William Davis (PF) Esteban Guerra, Shaun Whatley | |
| Subs | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer (SG), Ernest Mole (SF), Franklin Busby (PF), Dennis Matzke (C) Ronald King, Robert Fontaine, Gary Stanley, Adam Shuff | |
| 14:08 | Kent State | Edward Boer makes the 1st free throw | 23-36 |
| 14:08 | Kent State | Edward Boer makes the 2nd free throw | 24-36 |
| 13:43 | LSU | Ernest Mole lays it up and in | 24-38 |
| 13:31 | Kent State | Stephen Manns misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Allan Chernosky - foul #2 on Allan Chernosky, team foul #3 | 24-38 |
| Subs | Kent State | Justin Wilson (SF) Edward Boer | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 13:31 | Kent State | Stephen Manns makes the 1st free throw | 25-38 |
| 13:31 | Kent State | Stephen Manns makes the 2nd free throw | 26-38 |
| 13:02 | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer is fouled on the floor by Guadalupe Medina - foul #4 on Guadalupe Medina, team foul #3 | 26-38 |
| Subs | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski (SG), Shaun Whatley (C) Guadalupe Medina, Larry Wingfield | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 12:52 | LSU | Franklin Busby comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 26-38 |
| 12:51 | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski gets the rebound | 26-38 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 12:30 | Kent State | Ernest Mole steals the ball from Stephen Manns | 26-38 |
| 12:12 | LSU | Franklin Busby lays it up and in on a nice dish by Allan Chernosky | 26-40 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 11:56 | Kent State | Ernest Mole blocks the short jumper by Stephen Manns | 26-40 |
| 11:54 | LSU | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Brammer | 26-40 |
| 11:32 | LSU | Allan Chernosky hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 26-40 |
| 11:31 | Kent State | Justin Wilson grabs the board | 26-40 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Stephen Manns (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Swietomierz Bachinski (fresh) SF - Justin Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Davis (fresh) C - Shaun Whatley (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Allan Chernosky (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey Brammer (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ernest Mole (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Franklin Busby (fresh) 12 pts. 2 blk. C - Dennis Matzke (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-40 |
| Subs | Kent State | Esteban Guerra (SG), Edward Boer (SF) Stephen Manns, Justin Wilson | |
| Subs | LSU | Ronald King (SG), Gary Stanley (C) Jeffrey Brammer, Dennis Matzke | |
| 11:09 | LSU | Gary Stanley misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 26-40 |
| 11:07 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Allan Chernosky | 26-40 |
| 10:47 | LSU | Franklin Busby makes the floater in the paint set up by Ronald King | 26-42 |
| 10:35 | Kent State | William Davis makes the floater in the lane and he's fouled by Franklin Busby - foul #2 on Franklin Busby, team foul #4 | 28-42 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Fontaine (SF), Adam Shuff (C) Ernest Mole, Franklin Busby | |
| 10:35 | Kent State | William Davis makes the free throw | 29-42 |
| 10:06 | LSU | Allan Chernosky is hacked by Swietomierz Bachinski - foul #3 on Swietomierz Bachinski, team foul #4 | 29-42 |
| Subs | Kent State | Larry Wingfield (PF) William Davis | |
| Subs | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer (SG) Allan Chernosky | |
| 09:45 | LSU | Gary Stanley misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Esteban Guerra - foul #1 on Esteban Guerra, team foul #5 | 29-42 |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Manns (PG) Esteban Guerra | |
| Subs | LSU | Dennis Matzke (C) Adam Shuff | |
| 09:45 | LSU | Gary Stanley makes the 1st free throw | 29-43 |
| 09:45 | LSU | Gary Stanley makes the 2nd free throw | 29-44 |
| 09:30 | Kent State | Edward Boer connects on the jumper from the left block set up by Stephen Manns | 31-44 |
| 09:05 | LSU | Robert Fontaine blows the layup | 31-44 |
| 09:04 | Kent State | Stephen Manns gets the rebound | 31-44 |
| 08:45 | Kent State | Edward Boer misses long on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Jeffrey Brammer - foul #2 on Jeffrey Brammer, team foul #5 | 31-44 |
| Subs | Kent State | Esteban Guerra (SG), William Davis (PF) Swietomierz Bachinski, Shaun Whatley | |
| Subs | LSU | Allan Chernosky (PG), Ernest Mole (SF), Franklin Busby (PF) Jeffrey Brammer, Robert Fontaine, Gary Stanley | |
| 08:45 | Kent State | Edward Boer makes the 1st free throw | 32-44 |
| 08:45 | Kent State | Edward Boer makes the 2nd free throw | 33-44 |
| 08:16 | LSU | Ernest Mole drills a floater from the baseline and he's fouled by Edward Boer - foul #1 on Edward Boer, team foul #6 | 33-46 |
| 08:16 | LSU | Ernest Mole makes the free throw | 33-47 |
| 08:08 | Kent State | Stephen Manns buries a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Edward Boer | 35-47 |
| 07:39 | LSU | Allan Chernosky connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Ronald King | 35-50 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 07:21 | Kent State | Edward Boer can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-50 |
| 07:19 | Kent State | William Davis can't tip it in | 35-50 |
| 07:17 | LSU | Dennis Matzke grabs the defensive rebound | 35-50 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Stephen Manns (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Esteban Guerra (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Edward Boer (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Larry Wingfield (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Allan Chernosky (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald King (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Ernest Mole (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Franklin Busby (fresh) 14 pts. 2 blk. C - Dennis Matzke (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:04 | LSU | Allan Chernosky misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 35-50 |
| 07:03 | LSU | Dennis Matzke gets the offensive rebound | 35-50 |
| 06:52 | LSU | Ronald King is hacked by Esteban Guerra - foul #2 on Esteban Guerra, team foul #7 | 35-50 |
| Subs | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski (PG), Guadalupe Medina (SG), Shaun Whatley (C) Stephen Manns, Esteban Guerra, Larry Wingfield | |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Stanley (C) Dennis Matzke | |
| 06:52 | LSU | Ronald King misses the 1st free throw | 35-50 |
| 06:52 | Kent State | The rebound goes to William Davis | 35-50 |
| 06:47 | Kent State | Edward Boer drills a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Swietomierz Bachinski | 37-50 |
| 06:30 | LSU | Ronald King misses the 3 from the left wing | 37-50 |
| 06:28 | Kent State | Edward Boer gets the rebound | 37-50 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 06:23 | Kent State | Edward Boer connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from William Davis | 39-50 |
| 05:58 | LSU | Gary Stanley knocks in the fadeaway in the paint | 39-52 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:37 | Kent State | Shaun Whatley hits a floater from just outside the lane set up by Swietomierz Bachinski | 41-52 |
| 05:15 | LSU | William Davis knocks away the 3 by Allan Chernosky | 41-52 |
| 05:13 | Kent State | William Davis grabs the board | 41-52 |
| 05:00 | Kent State | Edward Boer hits a runner in the paint | 43-52 |
| 04:39 | LSU | Ronald King buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-55 |
| 04:22 | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on Swietomierz Bachinski, team foul #8 | 43-55 |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Manns (PG), Justin Wilson (SF), Larry Wingfield (PF) Swietomierz Bachinski, Edward Boer, William Davis | |
| Subs | LSU | Greg Barnaby (PG), Jeffrey Brammer (SG), Robert Fontaine (SF), Dennis Matzke (C) Allan Chernosky, Ronald King, Ernest Mole, Franklin Busby | |
| 04:01 | LSU | Stephen Manns steals it from Robert Fontaine | 43-55 |
| 03:57 | Kent State | Justin Wilson dunks the ball on a nice dish by Stephen Manns | 45-55 |
| 03:43 | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer is fouled on the floor by Guadalupe Medina - foul #5 on Guadalupe Medina, team foul #9 | 45-55 |
| Subs | Kent State | Esteban Guerra (SG) Guadalupe Medina | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 03:43 | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer makes the 1st free throw | 45-56 |
| 03:43 | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer makes the 2nd free throw | 45-57 |
| 03:23 | Kent State | Shaun Whatley misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 45-57 |
| 03:22 | LSU | The rebound goes to Robert Fontaine | 45-57 |
| 02:54 | LSU | Robert Fontaine can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-57 |
| 02:53 | Kent State | Larry Wingfield grabs the board | 45-57 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Stephen Manns (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Esteban Guerra (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Justin Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Wingfield (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Shaun Whatley (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Greg Barnaby (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Brammer (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Fontaine (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Stanley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Dennis Matzke (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:39 | Kent State | Stephen Manns drills a floater in the lane | 47-57 |
| 02:39 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-57 |
| Subs | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski (SG), Edward Boer (SF), William Davis (PF) Esteban Guerra, Justin Wilson, Larry Wingfield | |
| Subs | LSU | Allan Chernosky (PG), Ronald King (SG), Ernest Mole (SF), Franklin Busby (PF) Greg Barnaby, Jeffrey Brammer, Robert Fontaine, Gary Stanley | |
| 02:15 | LSU | Ernest Mole misses short on a floater in the paint | 47-57 |
| 02:13 | Kent State | Stephen Manns gets the rebound | 47-57 |
| 01:57 | Kent State | Shaun Whatley banks in the layup | 49-57 |
| 01:33 | LSU | Dennis Matzke hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Shaun Whatley - foul #2 on Shaun Whatley, team foul #10 | 49-57 |
| 01:33 | LSU | Dennis Matzke makes the 1st free throw | 49-58 |
| 01:33 | LSU | Dennis Matzke misses the 2nd free throw | 49-58 |
| 01:33 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Shaun Whatley | 49-58 |
| 01:26 | Kent State | Edward Boer's pass is intercepted by Ronald King | 49-58 |
| 01:22 | LSU | Ernest Mole misses the lay-in | 49-58 |
| 01:21 | LSU | Dennis Matzke gets the offensive rebound | 49-58 |
| 00:59 | LSU | Ronald King comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 49-58 |
| 00:58 | Kent State | Stephen Manns gets the rebound | 49-58 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:53 | Kent State | Edward Boer connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-58 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:51 | LSU | Ernest Mole is fouled in the backcourt by Stephen Manns - foul #2 on Stephen Manns, team foul #11 | 52-58 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Fontaine (SG) Ronald King | |
| 00:51 | LSU | Ernest Mole makes the 1st free throw | 52-59 |
| 00:51 | LSU | Ernest Mole misses the 2nd free throw | 52-59 |
| 00:51 | Kent State | William Davis gets the rebound | 52-59 |
| 00:45 | Kent State | Shaun Whatley hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 52-59 |
| 00:44 | LSU | The rebound goes to Dennis Matzke | 52-59 |
| 00:43 | LSU | Dennis Matzke is fouled in the backcourt by Stephen Manns - foul #3 on Stephen Manns, team foul #12 | 52-59 |
| 00:43 | LSU | Dennis Matzke misses the 1st free throw | 52-59 |
| 00:43 | LSU | Dennis Matzke makes the 2nd free throw | 52-60 |
| 00:37 | Kent State | Stephen Manns loses the dribble to Robert Fontaine | 52-60 |
| 00:36 | LSU | Ernest Mole is hacked by Swietomierz Bachinski in the backcourt - foul #5 on Swietomierz Bachinski, team foul #13 | 52-60 |
| Subs | Kent State | Esteban Guerra (SG) Swietomierz Bachinski | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 00:36 | LSU | Ernest Mole makes the 1st free throw | 52-61 |
| 00:36 | LSU | Ernest Mole makes the 2nd free throw | 52-62 |
| 00:31 | Kent State | Edward Boer is hacked by Ernest Mole - foul #2 on Ernest Mole, team foul #6 | 52-62 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Greg Barnaby (PG), Jeffrey Brammer (SG), Gary Stanley (PF), Adam Shuff (C) Allan Chernosky, Ernest Mole, Franklin Busby, Dennis Matzke | |
| 00:28 | Kent State | Shaun Whatley knocks in the shot in the paint | 54-62 |
| 00:28 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 54-62 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Allan Chernosky (PG), Ernest Mole (SF), Franklin Busby (PF), Dennis Matzke (C) Greg Barnaby, Jeffrey Brammer, Gary Stanley, Adam Shuff | |
| 00:26 | LSU | Stephen Manns is called for the reach on Robert Fontaine in the backcourt - foul #4 on Stephen Manns, team foul #14 | 54-62 |
| 00:26 | LSU | Robert Fontaine makes the 1st free throw | 54-63 |
| 00:26 | LSU | Robert Fontaine makes the 2nd free throw | 54-64 |
| 00:19 | Kent State | Stephen Manns hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Franklin Busby - foul #3 on Franklin Busby, team foul #7 | 54-64 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Greg Barnaby (PG), Jeffrey Brammer (SG), Gary Stanley (PF), Adam Shuff (C) Allan Chernosky, Ernest Mole, Franklin Busby, Dennis Matzke | |
| 00:19 | Kent State | Stephen Manns makes the 1st free throw | 55-64 |
| 00:19 | Kent State | Stephen Manns makes the 2nd free throw | 56-64 |
| 00:17 | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer is hacked by Esteban Guerra in the backcourt - foul #3 on Esteban Guerra, team foul #15 | 56-64 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Allan Chernosky (PG), Ernest Mole (SF), Franklin Busby (PF), Dennis Matzke (C) Greg Barnaby, Robert Fontaine, Gary Stanley, Adam Shuff | |
| 00:17 | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer makes the 1st free throw | 56-65 |
| 00:17 | LSU | Jeffrey Brammer makes the 2nd free throw | 56-66 |
| 00:11 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 56-66 |
| 00:09 | LSU | Franklin Busby gets the rebound | 56-66 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:00 | LSU | Allan Chernosky runs out the clock | 56-66 |