| Lineup | LSU | PG - Cheslav Czapiewski (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Victor Pitt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Walter Williams (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Harris (fresh) 9 pts. C - Clifford Davidson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Justin Britt (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Butner (fresh) 7 pts. SF - John Lawrence (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Arthur Porterfield (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Benjamin Oden (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Walter Williams inbounds the ball | 30-36 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:35 | LSU | Clifford Davidson blows the layup but he's fouled by Benjamin Oden - foul #1 on Benjamin Oden, team foul #1 | 30-36 |
| 19:35 | LSU | Clifford Davidson misses the 1st free throw | 30-36 |
| 19:35 | LSU | Clifford Davidson misses the 2nd free throw | 30-36 |
| 19:35 | St. John's | Arthur Porterfield pulls down the rebound | 30-36 |
| 19:06 | St. John's | Benjamin Oden connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 30-38 |
| 18:40 | LSU | Donald Harris scores on a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Walter Williams | 32-38 |
| 18:11 | St. John's | John Lawrence can't finish the layup | 32-38 |
| 18:10 | LSU | Clifford Davidson snags the defensive board | 32-38 |
| 18:03 | LSU | Clifford Davidson buries a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Cheslav Czapiewski | 34-38 |
| 17:48 | St. John's | David Butner buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-41 |
| 17:32 | LSU | Cheslav Czapiewski is fouled on the floor by Justin Britt - foul #3 on Justin Britt, team foul #2 | 34-41 |
| 17:12 | LSU | Arthur Porterfield blocks the short jumper by Cheslav Czapiewski | 34-41 |
| 17:11 | St. John's | Benjamin Oden grabs the board | 34-41 |
| 16:48 | St. John's | Arthur Porterfield's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-41 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Noland (SG), Predrag Ziemann (SF), Adam Blacker (PF), Manuel Lower (C) Victor Pitt, Walter Williams, Donald Harris, Clifford Davidson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Vincent Young (PG), Corey Ulrich (SF) Justin Britt, John Lawrence | |
| 16:33 | LSU | Cheslav Czapiewski misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 34-41 |
| 16:32 | St. John's | Benjamin Oden snags the defensive board | 34-41 |
| 16:18 | St. John's | Benjamin Oden is hacked by Manuel Lower - foul #1 on Manuel Lower, team foul #1 | 34-41 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jason Newman (C) Benjamin Oden | |
| 15:53 | St. John's | Vincent Young makes the turnaround from the right block set up by Corey Ulrich and the foul's on Robert Noland - foul #2 on Robert Noland, team foul #2 | 34-43 |
| Subs | LSU | Walter Williams (SF), Donald Harris (PF) Cheslav Czapiewski, Predrag Ziemann | |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Britt (PG), John Lawrence (SF) David Butner, Arthur Porterfield | |
| 15:53 | St. John's | Vincent Young misses the free throw | 34-43 |
| 15:53 | LSU | Manuel Lower grabs the defensive rebound | 34-43 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Noland (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Adam Blacker (fresh) SF - Walter Williams (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Harris (fresh) 11 pts. C - Manuel Lower (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Justin Britt (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Vincent Young (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - John Lawrence (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Corey Ulrich (fresh) 8 pts. C - Jason Newman (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | LSU | Donald Harris is fouled on the floor by Corey Ulrich - foul #1 on Corey Ulrich, team foul #3 | 34-43 |
| Subs | LSU | Victor Pitt (SG), Clifford Davidson (C) Adam Blacker, Manuel Lower | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 15:15 | LSU | Walter Williams misses the runner from the left block | 34-43 |
| 15:13 | LSU | Walter Williams snags the offensive board | 34-43 |
| 14:58 | LSU | Walter Williams misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Jason Newman - foul #2 on Jason Newman, team foul #4 | 34-43 |
| Subs | LSU | Cheslav Czapiewski (PG) Robert Noland | |
| Subs | St. John's | Benjamin Oden (C) Jason Newman | |
| 14:58 | LSU | Walter Williams makes the 1st free throw | 35-43 |
| 14:58 | LSU | Walter Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 36-43 |
| 14:32 | St. John's | Clifford Davidson steals it from Benjamin Oden | 36-43 |
| 14:24 | LSU | Cheslav Czapiewski hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Walter Williams | 38-43 |
| 14:01 | St. John's | John Lawrence hits a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Justin Britt | 38-45 |
| 13:56 | LSU | Cheslav Czapiewski travels in the backcourt | 38-45 |
| Subs | LSU | Predrag Ziemann (SF), Adam Blacker (PF) Walter Williams, Donald Harris | |
| Subs | St. John's | David Butner (SG), Arthur Porterfield (PF) Vincent Young, Corey Ulrich | |
| 13:31 | St. John's | John Lawrence can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Clifford Davidson - foul #3 on Clifford Davidson, team foul #3 | 38-45 |
| 13:31 | St. John's | John Lawrence makes the 1st free throw | 38-46 |
| 13:31 | St. John's | John Lawrence misses the 2nd free throw | 38-46 |
| 13:31 | LSU | Clifford Davidson gets the rebound | 38-46 |
| 13:12 | LSU | Clifford Davidson lays it in on a great pass from Predrag Ziemann | 40-46 |
| 12:47 | St. John's | Justin Britt is fouled on the floor by Predrag Ziemann - foul #2 on Predrag Ziemann, team foul #4 | 40-46 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Noland (SG), Walter Williams (SF), Donald Harris (PF), Manuel Lower (C) Victor Pitt, Predrag Ziemann, Adam Blacker, Clifford Davidson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Vincent Young (PG) Justin Britt | |
| 12:22 | St. John's | Benjamin Oden's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-46 |
| Subs | LSU | Adam Blacker (SG) Cheslav Czapiewski | |
| Subs | St. John's | Corey Ulrich (SF) John Lawrence | |
| 12:04 | LSU | Donald Harris comes up short on the runner from close range | 40-46 |
| 12:02 | St. John's | Arthur Porterfield pulls down the rebound | 40-46 |
| 11:44 | St. John's | Adam Blacker is called for the reach on Benjamin Oden - foul #1 on Adam Blacker, team foul #5 | 40-46 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jason Newman (C) Benjamin Oden | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Noland (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Adam Blacker (fresh) SF - Walter Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Harris (fresh) 11 pts. C - Manuel Lower (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Vincent Young (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - David Butner (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Corey Ulrich (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Arthur Porterfield (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Jason Newman (fresh) | |
| 11:36 | St. John's | Manuel Lower blocks the jumper by David Butner | 40-46 |
| 11:34 | LSU | The rebound goes to Walter Williams | 40-46 |
| 11:18 | LSU | Donald Harris double dribbles | 40-46 |
| Subs | LSU | Cheslav Czapiewski (PG), Victor Pitt (SG), Clifford Davidson (C) Robert Noland, Adam Blacker, Manuel Lower | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 10:51 | St. John's | Jason Newman buries a jumpshot from the right wing | 40-48 |
| 10:32 | LSU | Clifford Davidson hits a floater from the left side on a great pass from Victor Pitt | 42-48 |
| 10:18 | St. John's | Arthur Porterfield misses short on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Cheslav Czapiewski - foul #2 on Cheslav Czapiewski, team foul #6 | 42-48 |
| Subs | LSU | Predrag Ziemann (SF), Adam Blacker (PF) Walter Williams, Donald Harris | |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Britt (PG), John Lawrence (SF), Benjamin Oden (C) Vincent Young, Corey Ulrich, Jason Newman | |
| 10:18 | St. John's | Arthur Porterfield makes the 1st free throw | 42-49 |
| 10:18 | St. John's | Arthur Porterfield makes the 2nd free throw | 42-50 |
| 10:00 | LSU | Cheslav Czapiewski misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 42-50 |
| 09:58 | St. John's | John Lawrence grabs the board | 42-50 |
| 09:43 | St. John's | Arthur Porterfield misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Adam Blacker - foul #2 on Adam Blacker, team foul #7 | 42-50 |
| 09:43 | St. John's | Arthur Porterfield misses the 1st free throw | 42-50 |
| 09:43 | St. John's | Arthur Porterfield makes the 2nd free throw | 42-51 |
| 09:29 | LSU | Victor Pitt misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-51 |
| 09:28 | St. John's | Arthur Porterfield grabs the defensive rebound | 42-51 |
| 09:09 | St. John's | Arthur Porterfield misses the shot from the right block | 42-51 |
| 09:07 | LSU | Clifford Davidson grabs the board | 42-51 |
| 09:00 | LSU | Victor Pitt drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Predrag Ziemann | 44-51 |
| 08:42 | St. John's | John Lawrence misses short on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Adam Blacker - foul #3 on Adam Blacker, team foul #8 | 44-51 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Noland (SG), Walter Williams (SF), Donald Harris (PF), Manuel Lower (C) Victor Pitt, Predrag Ziemann, Adam Blacker, Clifford Davidson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Vincent Young (SG) David Butner | |
| 08:42 | St. John's | John Lawrence misses the 1st free throw | 44-51 |
| 08:42 | St. John's | John Lawrence makes the 2nd free throw | 44-52 |
| 08:19 | LSU | Vincent Young is called for the reach on Manuel Lower - foul #4 on Vincent Young, team foul #5 | 44-52 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | St. John's | David Butner (SG), Corey Ulrich (PF) Vincent Young, Arthur Porterfield | |
| 08:05 | LSU | Manuel Lower is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Manuel Lower, team foul #9 | 44-52 |
| 07:39 | St. John's | Benjamin Oden hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 44-52 |
| 07:38 | LSU | Manuel Lower grabs the board | 44-52 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Cheslav Czapiewski (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Noland (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Walter Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Harris (fresh) 11 pts. C - Manuel Lower (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Justin Britt (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Butner (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - John Lawrence (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Corey Ulrich (fresh) 8 pts. C - Benjamin Oden (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:20 | LSU | Cheslav Czapiewski clanks a shot from the right side | 44-52 |
| 07:19 | LSU | Walter Williams hits the follow up shot | 46-52 |
| 07:03 | St. John's | Corey Ulrich misses the lay-in | 46-52 |
| 07:01 | St. John's | Benjamin Oden pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-52 |
| 06:46 | St. John's | David Butner misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 46-52 |
| 06:44 | LSU | The rebound goes to Donald Harris | 46-52 |
| 06:39 | LSU | David Butner picks off the pass by Manuel Lower | 46-52 |
| 06:35 | St. John's | Justin Britt banks in the layup set up by David Butner | 46-54 |
| 06:09 | LSU | Walter Williams's layup is rejected by John Lawrence | 46-54 |
| 06:07 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Corey Ulrich | 46-54 |
| 05:50 | St. John's | Corey Ulrich misses the easy open layup | 46-54 |
| 05:49 | LSU | Walter Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 46-54 |
| 05:49 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-54 |
| Subs | LSU | Victor Pitt (SG), Clifford Davidson (C) Robert Noland, Manuel Lower | |
| Subs | St. John's | Vincent Young (SG), Arthur Porterfield (PF) David Butner, John Lawrence | |
| 05:34 | LSU | Clifford Davidson can't throw it down but he's hacked by Benjamin Oden - foul #2 on Benjamin Oden, team foul #6 | 46-54 |
| 05:34 | LSU | Clifford Davidson misses the 1st free throw | 46-54 |
| 05:34 | LSU | Clifford Davidson misses the 2nd free throw | 46-54 |
| 05:34 | St. John's | Arthur Porterfield gets the rebound | 46-54 |
| 05:19 | St. John's | Corey Ulrich's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-54 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | St. John's | John Lawrence (SF) Corey Ulrich | |
| 05:12 | LSU | Clifford Davidson is whistled for a carry | 46-54 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | St. John's | David Butner (SG) Justin Britt | |
| 04:55 | St. John's | John Lawrence hits a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by David Butner | 46-56 |
| 04:34 | LSU | Donald Harris misses short on a shot from the right block | 46-56 |
| 04:33 | St. John's | Benjamin Oden pulls down the rebound | 46-56 |
| 04:16 | St. John's | David Butner hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by a doubleteamed John Lawrence | 46-59 |
| 03:54 | LSU | Clifford Davidson scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Victor Pitt | 48-59 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:31 | St. John's | John Lawrence is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot in the paint | 48-59 |
| 03:30 | LSU | Donald Harris pulls down the rebound | 48-59 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Cheslav Czapiewski (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Victor Pitt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Walter Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Donald Harris (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Clifford Davidson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Vincent Young (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SG - David Butner (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Lawrence (tiring) 13 pts. 2 blk. PF - Arthur Porterfield (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. C - Benjamin Oden (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:17 | LSU | Donald Harris can't throw it down but he's fouled by Vincent Young - foul #5 on Vincent Young, team foul #7 | 48-59 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Noland (PG) Cheslav Czapiewski | |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Britt (PG), Corey Ulrich (SF), Jason Newman (C) Vincent Young, John Lawrence, Benjamin Oden | |
| 03:17 | LSU | Donald Harris misses the 1st free throw | 48-59 |
| 03:17 | LSU | Donald Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 49-59 |
| 02:57 | St. John's | David Butner comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-59 |
| 02:55 | LSU | The rebound goes to Clifford Davidson | 49-59 |
| 02:42 | LSU | Clifford Davidson drills a jumper from the left block | 51-59 |
| 02:18 | St. John's | Donald Harris swats the layup by Arthur Porterfield | 51-59 |
| 02:16 | St. John's | Arthur Porterfield tips it but misses | 51-59 |
| 02:15 | St. John's | Corey Ulrich snags the offensive board | 51-59 |
| 02:08 | St. John's | Arthur Porterfield scores on a turnaround from close range set up by David Butner | 51-61 |
| 01:46 | LSU | Clifford Davidson misses the runner from close range | 51-61 |
| 01:44 | LSU | Walter Williams tips it in | 53-61 |
| 01:44 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-61 |
| Subs | LSU | Cheslav Czapiewski (PG) Robert Noland | |
| Subs | St. John's | John Lawrence (SF), Benjamin Oden (C) Corey Ulrich, Jason Newman | |
| 01:25 | St. John's | Benjamin Oden connects on the shot from close range on a nice dish by John Lawrence | 53-63 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:08 | LSU | Donald Harris misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 53-63 |
| 01:07 | St. John's | The rebound goes to David Butner | 53-63 |
| 00:45 | St. John's | John Lawrence buries a runner near the basket | 53-65 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:40 | LSU | Victor Pitt comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 53-65 |
| 00:39 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Benjamin Oden | 53-65 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:13 | St. John's | David Butner comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 53-65 |
| 00:12 | LSU | Clifford Davidson snags the defensive board | 53-65 |
| 00:08 | LSU | Donald Harris makes the fadeaway in the lane set up by Cheslav Czapiewski | 55-65 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Justin Britt runs out the clock | 55-65 |