| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Kyle Holland (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Raymond Rainey (fresh) SF - Nathan Burke (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Virgil Oliver (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronnie Loyd (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Cheslav Czapiewski (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Victor Pitt (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Walter Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Harris (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Clifford Davidson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Walter Williams inbounds the ball | 21-37 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:40 | LSU | Victor Pitt drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Cheslav Czapiewski and he's fouled by Raymond Rainey - foul #2 on Raymond Rainey, team foul #1 | 21-39 |
| 19:40 | LSU | Victor Pitt makes the free throw | 21-40 |
| 19:15 | New Mexico State | Raymond Rainey's layup is rejected by Donald Harris | 21-40 |
| 19:14 | LSU | Clifford Davidson gets the rebound | 21-40 |
| 18:56 | LSU | Cheslav Czapiewski comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 21-40 |
| 18:55 | LSU | Donald Harris hits the follow up shot | 21-42 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 18:48 | New Mexico State | The pull-up jumper by Kyle Holland is blocked by Walter Williams | 21-42 |
| 18:47 | New Mexico State | Nathan Burke hits the follow up shot | 23-42 |
| 18:30 | LSU | Virgil Oliver takes the ball from Walter Williams | 23-42 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 18:25 | New Mexico State | Kyle Holland buries a 3 from the left corner | 26-42 |
| 18:01 | LSU | Clifford Davidson buries a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Walter Williams | 26-44 |
| 17:36 | New Mexico State | Victor Pitt picks off the pass by Nathan Burke | 26-44 |
| 17:33 | LSU | Victor Pitt hits the finger roll | 26-46 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 17:24 | New Mexico State | Donald Harris swats the dunk try by Nathan Burke | 26-46 |
| 17:23 | LSU | Walter Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 26-46 |
| 17:02 | LSU | Kyle Holland steps in front of the Victor Pitt pass | 26-46 |
| 16:47 | New Mexico State | Ronnie Loyd buries a jump hook from the right block | 28-46 |
| 16:30 | LSU | Donald Harris knocks in the fadeaway from the left block | 28-48 |
| 16:08 | New Mexico State | Kyle Holland is hacked by Walter Williams - foul #1 on Walter Williams, team foul #1 | 28-48 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Morgan Nelson (PG), Michael Fox (SG), Mark Scott (SF), Bernard Potter (PF), Robert Siebenberg (C) Kyle Holland, Raymond Rainey, Nathan Burke, Virgil Oliver, Ronnie Loyd | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Noland (SG), Predrag Ziemann (SF), Adam Blacker (PF), Manuel Lower (C) Victor Pitt, Walter Williams, Donald Harris, Clifford Davidson | |
| 15:50 | New Mexico State | Morgan Nelson can't connect on a floater from the right block | 28-48 |
| 15:49 | LSU | Manuel Lower grabs the defensive rebound | 28-48 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Morgan Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Fox (fresh) SF - Mark Scott (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Bernard Potter (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Siebenberg (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Cheslav Czapiewski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Noland (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Predrag Ziemann (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Adam Blacker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Manuel Lower (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:38 | LSU | Cheslav Czapiewski double dribbles | 28-48 |
| 15:22 | New Mexico State | Bernard Potter hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 28-48 |
| 15:21 | LSU | The rebound goes to Predrag Ziemann | 28-48 |
| 15:15 | LSU | Cheslav Czapiewski's floater is tipped away by Bernard Potter | 28-48 |
| 15:13 | New Mexico State | Mark Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 28-48 |
| 14:52 | New Mexico State | Morgan Nelson misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Manuel Lower - foul #2 on Manuel Lower, team foul #2 | 28-48 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Raymond Rainey (SG) Michael Fox | |
| Subs | LSU | Victor Pitt (SG), Walter Williams (SF), Donald Harris (PF) Cheslav Czapiewski, Predrag Ziemann, Adam Blacker | |
| 14:52 | New Mexico State | Morgan Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 29-48 |
| 14:52 | New Mexico State | Morgan Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 30-48 |
| 14:32 | LSU | Donald Harris blows the layup | 30-48 |
| 14:31 | New Mexico State | Robert Siebenberg grabs the board | 30-48 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 14:17 | New Mexico State | Robert Siebenberg misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-48 |
| 14:15 | LSU | Donald Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 30-48 |
| 14:10 | LSU | Victor Pitt can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Robert Siebenberg - foul #2 on Robert Siebenberg, team foul #2 | 30-48 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Kyle Holland (PG), Nathan Burke (SF), Virgil Oliver (PF) Morgan Nelson, Mark Scott, Robert Siebenberg | |
| Subs | LSU | Clifford Davidson (C) Manuel Lower | |
| 14:10 | LSU | Victor Pitt misses the 1st free throw | 30-48 |
| 14:10 | LSU | Victor Pitt makes the 2nd free throw | 30-49 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 13:46 | New Mexico State | Virgil Oliver comes up short on the floater from close range | 30-49 |
| 13:44 | LSU | Robert Noland snags the defensive board | 30-49 |
| 13:29 | LSU | Walter Williams scores on a floater from the left wing | 30-51 |
| 13:15 | New Mexico State | Nathan Burke misses the easy layup | 30-51 |
| 13:13 | LSU | Clifford Davidson grabs the board | 30-51 |
| 12:56 | LSU | Donald Harris misses the easy layup | 30-51 |
| 12:54 | LSU | Clifford Davidson snags the offensive board | 30-51 |
| 12:40 | LSU | Walter Williams hits a floater from close range set up by Victor Pitt | 30-53 |
| 12:25 | New Mexico State | Kyle Holland connects on the jumper from close range set up by Raymond Rainey | 32-53 |
| 12:12 | LSU | Victor Pitt connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Robert Noland | 32-56 |
| 12:03 | New Mexico State | Raymond Rainey scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Kyle Holland | 34-56 |
| 11:47 | LSU | Walter Williams's floater is tipped away by Virgil Oliver | 34-56 |
| 11:45 | New Mexico State | Virgil Oliver grabs the board | 34-56 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Kyle Holland (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Rainey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nathan Burke (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Virgil Oliver (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Bernard Potter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Noland (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SG - Victor Pitt (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. SF - Walter Williams (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Donald Harris (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Clifford Davidson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:37 | New Mexico State | Virgil Oliver clanks a shot from the left side | 34-56 |
| 11:35 | LSU | The rebound goes to Walter Williams | 34-56 |
| 11:10 | LSU | Victor Pitt misses the shot from the free throw line | 34-56 |
| 11:09 | LSU | Donald Harris tips it home | 34-58 |
| 11:01 | New Mexico State | Raymond Rainey can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Victor Pitt - foul #2 on Victor Pitt, team foul #3 | 34-58 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Morgan Nelson (PG), Mark Scott (SF), Robert Siebenberg (PF), Ronnie Loyd (C) Kyle Holland, Nathan Burke, Virgil Oliver, Bernard Potter | |
| Subs | LSU | Cheslav Czapiewski (PG), Predrag Ziemann (SF), Adam Blacker (PF), Manuel Lower (C) Robert Noland, Walter Williams, Donald Harris, Clifford Davidson | |
| 11:01 | New Mexico State | Raymond Rainey makes the 1st free throw | 35-58 |
| 11:01 | New Mexico State | Raymond Rainey makes the 2nd free throw | 36-58 |
| 10:43 | LSU | Cheslav Czapiewski hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 36-58 |
| 10:41 | New Mexico State | Ronnie Loyd grabs the board | 36-58 |
| 10:28 | New Mexico State | Victor Pitt steals the ball from Raymond Rainey | 36-58 |
| 10:25 | LSU | Adam Blacker lays it up and in set up by Victor Pitt | 36-60 |
| 10:09 | New Mexico State | Mark Scott misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 36-60 |
| 10:08 | LSU | Manuel Lower grabs the defensive rebound | 36-60 |
| 09:52 | LSU | Cheslav Czapiewski scores on a jumper from the right wing set up by Predrag Ziemann | 36-62 |
| 09:37 | New Mexico State | Raymond Rainey misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-62 |
| 09:36 | LSU | The rebound goes to Manuel Lower | 36-62 |
| 09:32 | LSU | Predrag Ziemann misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 36-62 |
| 09:31 | LSU | Manuel Lower can't tip it in | 36-62 |
| 09:29 | New Mexico State | Robert Siebenberg snags the defensive board | 36-62 |
| 09:17 | New Mexico State | Robert Siebenberg is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Robert Siebenberg, team foul #3 | 36-62 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Kyle Holland (PG) Raymond Rainey | |
| Subs | LSU | Clifford Davidson (C) Manuel Lower | |
| 09:04 | LSU | Victor Pitt can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-62 |
| 09:03 | New Mexico State | Robert Siebenberg snags the defensive board | 36-62 |
| 08:49 | New Mexico State | Morgan Nelson hits the finger roll | 38-62 |
| 08:28 | LSU | Victor Pitt hits a floater from the baseline | 38-64 |
| 08:21 | New Mexico State | Kyle Holland clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-64 |
| 08:20 | LSU | The rebound goes to Victor Pitt | 38-64 |
| 08:02 | LSU | Cheslav Czapiewski is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Cheslav Czapiewski, team foul #4 | 38-64 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Nathan Burke (SF), Virgil Oliver (PF), Bernard Potter (C) Mark Scott, Robert Siebenberg, Ronnie Loyd | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Noland (SG), Walter Williams (SF), Donald Harris (PF) Victor Pitt, Predrag Ziemann, Adam Blacker | |
| 07:46 | New Mexico State | Bernard Potter misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 38-64 |
| 07:45 | New Mexico State | Nathan Burke tips it but misses | 38-64 |
| 07:44 | New Mexico State | Virgil Oliver tips it home | 40-64 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Kyle Holland (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Morgan Nelson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Nathan Burke (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Virgil Oliver (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Bernard Potter (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Cheslav Czapiewski (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Noland (fresh) 5 ast. SF - Walter Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. PF - Donald Harris (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Clifford Davidson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:24 | LSU | Walter Williams blows the dunk but the foul's on Morgan Nelson - foul #1 on Morgan Nelson, team foul #4 | 40-64 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Michael Fox (SG) Morgan Nelson | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 07:24 | LSU | Walter Williams misses the 1st free throw | 40-64 |
| 07:24 | LSU | Walter Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 40-65 |
| 06:59 | New Mexico State | Kyle Holland comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-65 |
| 06:58 | LSU | Walter Williams gets the rebound | 40-65 |
| 06:37 | LSU | Donald Harris knocks in the fadeaway from the right block set up by Cheslav Czapiewski and he's fouled by Virgil Oliver - foul #1 on Virgil Oliver, team foul #5 | 40-67 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Barry Cantrell (PG), Mark Scott (SF), Fred Sullivan (PF) Kyle Holland, Nathan Burke, Virgil Oliver | |
| Subs | LSU | Predrag Ziemann (SF), Adam Blacker (PF), Manuel Lower (C) Cheslav Czapiewski, Walter Williams, Clifford Davidson | |
| 06:37 | LSU | Donald Harris makes the free throw | 40-68 |
| 06:28 | New Mexico State | Fred Sullivan drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-68 |
| 06:08 | LSU | Barry Cantrell steps in front of the Robert Noland pass | 43-68 |
| 06:00 | New Mexico State | Barry Cantrell misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-68 |
| 05:59 | LSU | Predrag Ziemann pulls down the rebound | 43-68 |
| 05:57 | LSU | Robert Noland throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-68 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Morgan Nelson (PG), Robert Siebenberg (C) Barry Cantrell, Bernard Potter | |
| Subs | LSU | Cheslav Czapiewski (PG) Donald Harris | |
| 05:38 | New Mexico State | Michael Fox clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 43-68 |
| 05:37 | LSU | The rebound goes to Manuel Lower | 43-68 |
| 05:15 | LSU | Robert Siebenberg is called for the reach on Cheslav Czapiewski - foul #4 on Robert Siebenberg, team foul #6 | 43-68 |
| 05:03 | LSU | Cheslav Czapiewski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 43-68 |
| 05:01 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Morgan Nelson | 43-68 |
| 04:42 | New Mexico State | Mark Scott hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 45-68 |
| 04:32 | LSU | Cheslav Czapiewski banks in the layup on a great pass from Robert Noland | 45-70 |
| 04:07 | New Mexico State | Fred Sullivan misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-70 |
| 04:05 | New Mexico State | Robert Siebenberg can't tip it in | 45-70 |
| 04:04 | LSU | The rebound goes to Manuel Lower | 45-70 |
| 03:49 | LSU | Morgan Nelson is called for the reach on Adam Blacker - foul #2 on Morgan Nelson, team foul #7 | 45-70 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Barry Cantrell (PG), Bernard Potter (PF) Michael Fox, Fred Sullivan | |
| Subs | LSU | Victor Pitt (SG) Cheslav Czapiewski | |
| 03:49 | LSU | Adam Blacker misses the 1st free throw | 45-70 |
| 03:49 | LSU | Manuel Lower snags the offensive board | 45-70 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:42 | LSU | Predrag Ziemann misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-70 |
| 03:41 | LSU | Manuel Lower gets the offensive rebound | 45-70 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Barry Cantrell (fresh) 2 stl. SG - Morgan Nelson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mark Scott (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bernard Potter (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Siebenberg (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Noland (fairly fresh) 6 ast. SG - Victor Pitt (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SF - Predrag Ziemann (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Adam Blacker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Manuel Lower (fairly fresh) 10 reb. | |
| 03:27 | LSU | Victor Pitt misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 45-70 |
| 03:26 | LSU | Predrag Ziemann can't tip it in | 45-70 |
| 03:24 | LSU | Predrag Ziemann tips it home | 45-72 |
| 03:13 | New Mexico State | Adam Blacker is called for the reach on Barry Cantrell - foul #2 on Adam Blacker, team foul #5 | 45-72 |
| 03:01 | New Mexico State | Morgan Nelson double dribbles | 45-72 |
| 02:39 | LSU | Predrag Ziemann banks in the layup | 45-74 |
| 02:20 | New Mexico State | Predrag Ziemann steps in front of the Mark Scott pass | 45-74 |
| 02:10 | LSU | Robert Noland is hacked by Morgan Nelson - foul #3 on Morgan Nelson, team foul #8 | 45-74 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Fred Sullivan (PF) Robert Siebenberg | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 02:10 | LSU | Robert Noland misses the 1st free throw | 45-74 |
| 02:10 | New Mexico State | Bernard Potter gets the rebound | 45-74 |
| 01:53 | New Mexico State | Barry Cantrell buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 47-74 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:41 | LSU | Predrag Ziemann misses badly on a runner near the basket | 47-74 |
| 01:40 | LSU | Predrag Ziemann grabs the offensive rebound | 47-74 |
| 01:26 | LSU | Victor Pitt loses the ball out of bounds | 47-74 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Michael Fox (SG), Robert Siebenberg (C) Barry Cantrell, Fred Sullivan | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:03 | New Mexico State | Bernard Potter misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 47-74 |
| 01:01 | LSU | Victor Pitt pulls down the rebound | 47-74 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:41 | LSU | Victor Pitt misses badly on a runner from the left block | 47-74 |
| 00:39 | LSU | Manuel Lower tips it in | 47-76 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:31 | New Mexico State | Michael Fox comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-76 |
| 00:29 | LSU | The rebound goes to Manuel Lower | 47-76 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Robert Noland runs out the clock | 47-76 |