| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Frank Lipinski (fresh) SG - Gregory Hamlin (fresh) SF - Mark Munn (fresh) PF - Fyodor Kalafarski (fresh) C - Domenic Giordano (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Paul Pruitt (fresh) SG - Elmer McClave (fresh) SF - Bobby Dubose (fresh) PF - William Bishop (fresh) C - Michael Taylor (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Michael Taylor wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:50 | LSU | Elmer McClave hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 0-0 |
| 19:49 | Boise State | Gregory Hamlin grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Boise State | Mark Munn misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | LSU | Michael Taylor pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | LSU | Elmer McClave can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | LSU | Michael Taylor tips it in | 0-2 |
| 19:17 | Boise State | Paul Pruitt steps in front of the Gregory Hamlin pass in the backcourt | 0-2 |
| 19:00 | LSU | Michael Taylor misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 0-2 |
| 18:59 | LSU | Michael Taylor pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:53 | LSU | Michael Taylor double dribbles | 0-2 |
| 18:34 | Boise State | Mark Munn knocks in the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Fyodor Kalafarski | 2-2 |
| 18:19 | LSU | Paul Pruitt can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 18:17 | LSU | Elmer McClave tips it home | 2-4 |
| 18:02 | Boise State | Frank Lipinski connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Mark Munn | 5-4 |
| 17:57 | LSU | William Bishop drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Bobby Dubose | 5-7 |
| 17:37 | Boise State | Gregory Hamlin misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 5-7 |
| 17:36 | Boise State | The offensive rebound goes to Domenic Giordano | 5-7 |
| 17:16 | Boise State | Mark Munn misses the easy layup | 5-7 |
| 17:15 | LSU | The rebound goes to William Bishop | 5-7 |
| 16:51 | LSU | Michael Taylor comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 5-7 |
| 16:50 | Boise State | Domenic Giordano grabs the defensive rebound | 5-7 |
| 16:29 | Boise State | Frank Lipinski makes the shot near the basket on a great pass from Domenic Giordano | 7-7 |
| 16:15 | LSU | Michael Taylor hits a fadeaway near the basket and he's hacked by Mark Munn - foul #1 on Mark Munn, team foul #1 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Boise State | Rodney Bishop (PG), Robert Schmidt (SG), Brandon Dennison (SF), Marvin Swinson (PF), Benjamin Huffman (C) Frank Lipinski, Gregory Hamlin, Mark Munn, Fyodor Kalafarski, Domenic Giordano | |
| Subs | LSU | Alan Coan (PG), Paul Curtis (SG), Mitchell Smith (SF), Walter Smith (PF) Paul Pruitt, Elmer McClave, Bobby Dubose, William Bishop | |
| 16:15 | LSU | Michael Taylor makes the free throw | 7-10 |
| 16:10 | Boise State | Rodney Bishop is fouled in the backcourt by Alan Coan - foul #1 on Alan Coan, team foul #1 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Antonio Powell (C) Michael Taylor | |
| 15:52 | Boise State | Robert Schmidt drills a jump hook from the baseline | 9-10 |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Rodney Bishop (fresh) SG - Robert Schmidt (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brandon Dennison (fresh) PF - Marvin Swinson (fresh) C - Benjamin Huffman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Alan Coan (fresh) SG - Paul Curtis (fresh) SF - Mitchell Smith (fresh) PF - Walter Smith (fresh) C - Antonio Powell (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | LSU | Walter Smith misses the lay-in but the foul's on Brandon Dennison - foul #1 on Brandon Dennison, team foul #2 | 9-10 |
| 15:41 | LSU | Walter Smith makes the 1st free throw | 9-11 |
| 15:41 | LSU | Walter Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 9-11 |
| 15:41 | Boise State | Benjamin Huffman snags the defensive board | 9-11 |
| 15:34 | Boise State | Marvin Swinson misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 9-11 |
| 15:32 | Boise State | Robert Schmidt tips it in | 11-11 |
| 15:17 | LSU | Antonio Powell scores on a shot in the paint set up by Alan Coan | 11-13 |
| 15:15 | Boise State | Marvin Swinson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 11-13 |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Richard Justice (SG) Paul Curtis | |
| 14:59 | LSU | Mitchell Smith clanks a 3 from the left corner | 11-13 |
| 14:58 | Boise State | Benjamin Huffman grabs the board | 11-13 |
| 14:54 | Boise State | Robert Schmidt is hacked by Richard Justice in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Justice, team foul #2 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Bobby Dubose (SF) Mitchell Smith | |
| 14:36 | Boise State | Robert Schmidt misses the floater from the right block | 11-13 |
| 14:35 | LSU | The rebound goes to Bobby Dubose | 11-13 |
| 14:11 | LSU | Walter Smith clanks a runner near the basket | 11-13 |
| 14:10 | Boise State | The rebound goes to Brandon Dennison | 11-13 |
| 14:00 | Boise State | Robert Schmidt is hacked by Richard Justice - foul #2 on Richard Justice, team foul #3 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Boise State | Frank Lipinski (PG), Gregory Hamlin (SG), Mark Munn (SF), Fyodor Kalafarski (PF), Domenic Giordano (C) Rodney Bishop, Robert Schmidt, Brandon Dennison, Marvin Swinson, Benjamin Huffman | |
| Subs | LSU | Paul Pruitt (PG), Paul Curtis (SG), William Bishop (PF), Michael Taylor (C) Alan Coan, Richard Justice, Walter Smith, Antonio Powell | |
| 13:45 | Boise State | Frank Lipinski hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 14-13 |
| 13:22 | LSU | Frank Lipinski picks off the pass by Bobby Dubose | 14-13 |
| 13:19 | Boise State | Frank Lipinski lays it in | 16-13 |
| 12:54 | LSU | Paul Curtis is fouled on the floor by Gregory Hamlin - foul #1 on Gregory Hamlin, team foul #3 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Elmer McClave (SG), Mitchell Smith (SF) Paul Curtis, Bobby Dubose | |
| 12:26 | LSU | Mark Munn is called for the reach on Mitchell Smith - foul #2 on Mark Munn, team foul #4 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Boise State | Robert Schmidt (SG), Brandon Dennison (SF), Marvin Swinson (PF) Gregory Hamlin, Mark Munn, Fyodor Kalafarski | |
| Subs | LSU | Bobby Dubose (SF), Antonio Powell (C) Paul Pruitt, Michael Taylor | |
| 12:07 | LSU | William Bishop is fouled on the floor by Frank Lipinski - foul #1 on Frank Lipinski, team foul #5 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Alan Coan (PG), Walter Smith (PF) Bobby Dubose, William Bishop | |
| 11:54 | LSU | Walter Smith hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Marvin Swinson - foul #1 on Marvin Swinson, team foul #6 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Bobby Dubose (SF) Mitchell Smith | |
| 11:54 | LSU | Walter Smith makes the 1st free throw | 16-14 |
| 11:54 | LSU | Walter Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 16-15 |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Frank Lipinski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Robert Schmidt (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Brandon Dennison (fairly fresh) PF - Marvin Swinson (fresh) C - Domenic Giordano (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Alan Coan (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Elmer McClave (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Bobby Dubose (fairly fresh) PF - Walter Smith (fresh) 3 pts. C - Antonio Powell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:36 | Boise State | Domenic Giordano hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 16-15 |
| 11:34 | LSU | Elmer McClave pulls down the rebound | 16-15 |
| 11:14 | LSU | Antonio Powell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-15 |
| Subs | Boise State | Rodney Bishop (PG), Benjamin Huffman (C) Frank Lipinski, Domenic Giordano | |
| Subs | LSU | Paul Curtis (SG), William Bishop (PF) Elmer McClave, Antonio Powell | |
| 11:06 | Boise State | Benjamin Huffman drills a jumpshot from the right side | 18-15 |
| 10:39 | LSU | Rodney Bishop is called for the reach on Alan Coan - foul #1 on Rodney Bishop, team foul #7 | 18-15 |
| Subs | Boise State | Gregory Hamlin (SG), Fyodor Kalafarski (PF) Robert Schmidt, Marvin Swinson | |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Taylor (C) Walter Smith | |
| 10:39 | LSU | Alan Coan misses the 1st free throw | 18-15 |
| 10:39 | Boise State | Brandon Dennison pulls down the rebound | 18-15 |
| 10:23 | Boise State | Brandon Dennison makes the shot from the left side | 20-15 |
| 10:05 | LSU | Michael Taylor lays it in | 20-17 |
| 09:45 | Boise State | Brandon Dennison misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Bobby Dubose - foul #1 on Bobby Dubose, team foul #4 | 20-17 |
| Subs | Boise State | Frank Lipinski (PG), Domenic Giordano (C) Rodney Bishop, Benjamin Huffman | |
| Subs | LSU | Paul Pruitt (PG), Elmer McClave (SG), Mitchell Smith (SF), Walter Smith (PF), Antonio Powell (C) Alan Coan, Paul Curtis, Bobby Dubose, William Bishop, Michael Taylor | |
| 09:45 | Boise State | Brandon Dennison makes the 1st free throw | 21-17 |
| 09:45 | Boise State | Brandon Dennison misses the 2nd free throw | 21-17 |
| 09:45 | LSU | Antonio Powell grabs the defensive rebound | 21-17 |
| 09:29 | LSU | Antonio Powell clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 21-17 |
| 09:27 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Walter Smith | 21-17 |
| 09:08 | LSU | Mitchell Smith misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 21-17 |
| 09:06 | Boise State | Fyodor Kalafarski gets the rebound | 21-17 |
| 09:04 | Boise State | Frank Lipinski throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 21-17 |
| Subs | Boise State | Robert Schmidt (SG), Marvin Swinson (PF) Gregory Hamlin, Fyodor Kalafarski | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 08:45 | LSU | Frank Lipinski takes the ball from Elmer McClave | 21-17 |
| 08:27 | Boise State | Domenic Giordano misses the lay-in | 21-17 |
| 08:26 | Boise State | Marvin Swinson grabs the offensive rebound | 21-17 |
| 08:07 | Boise State | Robert Schmidt misses the easy layup but the foul's on Elmer McClave - foul #1 on Elmer McClave, team foul #5 | 21-17 |
| Subs | Boise State | Rodney Bishop (PG), Benjamin Huffman (C) Frank Lipinski, Domenic Giordano | |
| Subs | LSU | Paul Curtis (SG), Bobby Dubose (SF), William Bishop (PF), Michael Taylor (C) Elmer McClave, Mitchell Smith, Walter Smith, Antonio Powell | |
| 08:07 | Boise State | Robert Schmidt misses the 1st free throw | 21-17 |
| 08:07 | Boise State | Robert Schmidt makes the 2nd free throw | 22-17 |
| 07:48 | LSU | Bobby Dubose hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 22-17 |
| 07:46 | Boise State | The rebound goes to Marvin Swinson | 22-17 |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Rodney Bishop (fresh) SG - Robert Schmidt (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Brandon Dennison (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marvin Swinson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Benjamin Huffman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Paul Pruitt (fairly fresh) SG - Paul Curtis (fairly fresh) SF - Bobby Dubose (fairly fresh) PF - William Bishop (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Michael Taylor (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Boise State | Robert Schmidt misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 22-17 |
| 07:35 | LSU | The rebound goes to William Bishop | 22-17 |
| 07:28 | LSU | Paul Curtis comes up short on the shot from the left side | 22-17 |
| 07:26 | LSU | Paul Pruitt can't tip it in | 22-17 |
| 07:25 | Boise State | Marvin Swinson grabs the board | 22-17 |
| 07:04 | Boise State | Benjamin Huffman is wide open but clanks a turnaround near the basket | 22-17 |
| 07:02 | LSU | The rebound goes to Michael Taylor | 22-17 |
| 06:57 | LSU | Paul Pruitt misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 22-17 |
| 06:55 | Boise State | The rebound goes to Brandon Dennison | 22-17 |
| 06:51 | Boise State | Robert Schmidt scores on a jumper from the free throw line | 24-17 |
| 06:30 | LSU | Bobby Dubose misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 24-17 |
| 06:28 | Boise State | The rebound goes to Rodney Bishop | 24-17 |
| 06:21 | Boise State | Bobby Dubose steps in front of the Marvin Swinson pass | 24-17 |
| 06:17 | LSU | Bobby Dubose misses the lay-in | 24-17 |
| 06:15 | Boise State | The rebound goes to Rodney Bishop | 24-17 |
| 06:12 | Boise State | Rodney Bishop double dribbles in the backcourt | 24-17 |
| Subs | Boise State | Frank Lipinski (PG), Gregory Hamlin (SG), Fyodor Kalafarski (PF), Domenic Giordano (C) Rodney Bishop, Robert Schmidt, Marvin Swinson, Benjamin Huffman | |
| Subs | LSU | Alan Coan (PG), Richard Justice (SG), Mitchell Smith (SF), Walter Smith (PF), Antonio Powell (C) Paul Pruitt, Paul Curtis, Bobby Dubose, William Bishop, Michael Taylor | |
| 05:57 | LSU | Domenic Giordano picks off the pass by Alan Coan | 24-17 |
| 05:40 | Boise State | Frank Lipinski misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Alan Coan - foul #2 on Alan Coan, team foul #6 | 24-17 |
| 05:40 | Boise State | Frank Lipinski makes the 1st free throw | 25-17 |
| 05:40 | Boise State | Frank Lipinski misses the 2nd free throw | 25-17 |
| 05:40 | Boise State | The offensive rebound goes to Domenic Giordano | 25-17 |
| 05:22 | Boise State | Gregory Hamlin misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 25-17 |
| 05:21 | LSU | The rebound goes to Alan Coan | 25-17 |
| 05:17 | LSU | Antonio Powell can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Domenic Giordano - foul #1 on Domenic Giordano, team foul #8 | 25-17 |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Bobby Dubose (SF) Mitchell Smith | |
| 05:17 | LSU | Antonio Powell makes the 1st free throw | 25-18 |
| 05:17 | LSU | Antonio Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 25-19 |
| 05:00 | Boise State | Gregory Hamlin misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 25-19 |
| 04:59 | LSU | Antonio Powell gets the rebound | 25-19 |
| 04:44 | LSU | Bobby Dubose can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Gregory Hamlin - foul #2 on Gregory Hamlin, team foul #9 | 25-19 |
| Subs | Boise State | Robert Schmidt (SG) Gregory Hamlin | |
| Subs | LSU | Elmer McClave (SG), William Bishop (PF), Michael Taylor (C) Richard Justice, Walter Smith, Antonio Powell | |
| 04:44 | LSU | Bobby Dubose makes the 1st free throw | 25-20 |
| 04:44 | LSU | Bobby Dubose makes the 2nd free throw | 25-21 |
| 04:42 | Boise State | Elmer McClave is called for the reach on Frank Lipinski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Elmer McClave, team foul #7 | 25-21 |
| 04:42 | Boise State | Frank Lipinski misses the 1st free throw | 25-21 |
| 04:42 | LSU | Michael Taylor gets the rebound | 25-21 |
| 04:37 | LSU | Frank Lipinski is called for the reach on Alan Coan in the backcourt - foul #2 on Frank Lipinski, team foul #10 | 25-21 |
| Subs | Boise State | Rodney Bishop (PG) Frank Lipinski | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 04:37 | LSU | Alan Coan makes the 1st free throw | 25-22 |
| 04:37 | LSU | Alan Coan makes the 2nd free throw | 25-23 |
| 04:35 | Boise State | Brandon Dennison's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 25-23 |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Paul Pruitt (PG) Alan Coan | |
| 04:15 | LSU | Elmer McClave misses long on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Brandon Dennison - foul #2 on Brandon Dennison, team foul #11 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Boise State | Mark Munn (SF), Marvin Swinson (PF) Brandon Dennison, Fyodor Kalafarski | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 04:15 | LSU | Elmer McClave misses the 1st free throw | 25-23 |
| 04:15 | LSU | Elmer McClave makes the 2nd free throw | 25-24 |
| 03:57 | Boise State | Rodney Bishop hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 25-24 |
| 03:56 | Boise State | Domenic Giordano grabs the offensive board | 25-24 |
| 03:38 | Boise State | Robert Schmidt's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Taylor | 25-24 |
| 03:36 | LSU | Bobby Dubose snags the defensive board | 25-24 |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Rodney Bishop (fairly fresh) SG - Robert Schmidt (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Mark Munn (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Marvin Swinson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Domenic Giordano (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Paul Pruitt (fairly fresh) SG - Elmer McClave (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Bobby Dubose (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Bishop (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Taylor (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:18 | LSU | Michael Taylor is hacked by Domenic Giordano - foul #2 on Domenic Giordano, team foul #12 | 25-24 |
| Subs | Boise State | Frank Lipinski (PG), Gregory Hamlin (SG), Benjamin Huffman (C) Rodney Bishop, Robert Schmidt, Domenic Giordano | |
| Subs | LSU | Alan Coan (PG), Richard Justice (SG), Mitchell Smith (SF), Walter Smith (PF) Paul Pruitt, Elmer McClave, Bobby Dubose, William Bishop | |
| 03:18 | LSU | Michael Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 03:18 | LSU | Michael Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 25-25 |
| 03:18 | Boise State | Marvin Swinson grabs the board | 25-25 |
| 03:16 | Boise State | Frank Lipinski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 25-25 |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| Subs | LSU | William Bishop (PF) Michael Taylor | |
| 03:05 | LSU | Richard Justice knocks in the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Mitchell Smith and he's fouled by Benjamin Huffman - foul #1 on Benjamin Huffman, team foul #13 | 25-27 |
| 03:05 | LSU | Richard Justice makes the free throw | 25-28 |
| 03:00 | Boise State | Alan Coan steps in front of the Frank Lipinski pass in the backcourt | 25-28 |
| 02:41 | LSU | Benjamin Huffman is called for the reach on Alan Coan - foul #2 on Benjamin Huffman, team foul #14 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Boise State | Fyodor Kalafarski (PF) Marvin Swinson | |
| Subs | LSU | Antonio Powell (C) William Bishop | |
| 02:41 | LSU | Alan Coan makes the 1st free throw | 25-29 |
| 02:41 | LSU | Alan Coan makes the 2nd free throw | 25-30 |
| 02:25 | Boise State | Fyodor Kalafarski's pass is intercepted by Walter Smith | 25-30 |
| 01:56 | LSU | Frank Lipinski picks off the pass by Alan Coan | 25-30 |
| 01:53 | Boise State | Frank Lipinski hits the finger roll | 27-30 |
| 01:26 | LSU | Alan Coan misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 27-30 |
| 01:24 | LSU | Antonio Powell grabs the offensive rebound | 27-30 |
| 01:15 | LSU | Richard Justice misses long on a shot from the right wing | 27-30 |
| 01:14 | Boise State | Fyodor Kalafarski gets the rebound | 27-30 |
| 01:08 | Boise State | Gregory Hamlin buries a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Frank Lipinski | 29-30 |
| 00:50 | LSU | Mitchell Smith makes the jumper from the right side | 29-32 |
| 00:29 | Boise State | Frank Lipinski is alone and drills a floater from the right side | 31-32 |
| 00:05 | LSU | Antonio Powell comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 31-32 |
| 00:03 | LSU | Alan Coan pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-32 |
| 00:01 | LSU | Mitchell Smith drills a driving attempt in the lane | 31-34 |
| 00:00 | Boise State | Gregory Hamlin misses the fullcourt shot | 31-34 |