| Lineup | LSU | PG - Paul Pruitt (fresh) SG - Elmer McClave (fresh) SF - Bobby Dubose (fresh) PF - William Bishop (fresh) C - Michael Taylor (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Otha Laskoski (fresh) SG - Marin Zalazar (fresh) SF - Rudolph Hailey (fresh) PF - Zachary Scalabrine (fresh) C - Antonio Rodriquez (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Michael Taylor wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:41 | LSU | Paul Pruitt scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from William Bishop | 3-0 |
| 19:27 | Purdue | Rudolph Hailey comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Paul Pruitt - foul #1 on Paul Pruitt, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 19:27 | Purdue | Rudolph Hailey misses the 1st free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:27 | Purdue | Rudolph Hailey misses the 2nd free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:27 | LSU | Michael Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 19:21 | LSU | Michael Taylor misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 3-0 |
| 19:20 | LSU | Elmer McClave pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 19:09 | LSU | Paul Pruitt knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by William Bishop | 6-0 |
| 18:47 | Purdue | Marin Zalazar clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 6-0 |
| 18:46 | LSU | Bobby Dubose pulls down the rebound | 6-0 |
| 18:42 | LSU | Bobby Dubose is hacked by Rudolph Hailey - foul #1 on Rudolph Hailey, team foul #1 | 6-0 |
| 18:18 | LSU | Michael Taylor loses the dribble to Zachary Scalabrine | 6-0 |
| 18:14 | Purdue | Paul Pruitt is called for the reach on Otha Laskoski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Paul Pruitt, team foul #2 | 6-0 |
| Subs | LSU | Alan Coan (PG) Paul Pruitt | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 17:56 | Purdue | Otha Laskoski is fouled on the floor by Michael Taylor - foul #1 on Michael Taylor, team foul #3 | 6-0 |
| Subs | LSU | Walter Smith (PF), Antonio Powell (C) William Bishop, Michael Taylor | |
| Subs | Purdue | David Castleman (PG), Thomas Brown (SF), Uros Schilawski (PF) Marin Zalazar, Rudolph Hailey, Zachary Scalabrine | |
| 17:34 | Purdue | Alan Coan picks off the pass by Otha Laskoski | 6-0 |
| 17:13 | LSU | Elmer McClave's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-0 |
| Subs | LSU | Mitchell Smith (SF) Bobby Dubose | |
| Subs | Purdue | Marin Zalazar (SG), Zachary Scalabrine (PF) Otha Laskoski, Antonio Rodriquez | |
| 16:55 | Purdue | Thomas Brown misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 6-0 |
| 16:54 | LSU | Antonio Powell grabs the defensive rebound | 6-0 |
| 16:36 | LSU | Elmer McClave clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Uros Schilawski - foul #1 on Uros Schilawski, team foul #2 | 6-0 |
| Subs | LSU | William Bishop (PF) Mitchell Smith | |
| Subs | Purdue | Otha Laskoski (SG), Rudolph Hailey (SF) Marin Zalazar, Zachary Scalabrine | |
| 16:36 | LSU | Elmer McClave makes the 1st free throw | 7-0 |
| 16:36 | LSU | Elmer McClave makes the 2nd free throw | 8-0 |
| 16:18 | Purdue | Thomas Brown misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Antonio Powell - foul #1 on Antonio Powell, team foul #4 | 8-0 |
| Subs | LSU | Mitchell Smith (PG), Paul Curtis (SG), Bobby Dubose (SF) Alan Coan, Elmer McClave, Antonio Powell | |
| Subs | Purdue | Marin Zalazar (SF) Rudolph Hailey | |
| 16:18 | Purdue | Thomas Brown makes the 1st free throw | 8-1 |
| 16:18 | Purdue | Thomas Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 8-1 |
| 16:18 | LSU | The rebound goes to William Bishop | 8-1 |
| 16:06 | LSU | Walter Smith lays it up and in on a nice dish by William Bishop | 10-1 |
| 16:04 | Purdue | David Castleman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 10-1 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Taylor (C) Walter Smith | |
| Subs | Purdue | Zachary Scalabrine (PF) Marin Zalazar | |
| 15:48 | LSU | The jumper by Mitchell Smith is denied by Uros Schilawski | 10-1 |
| 15:46 | Purdue | Uros Schilawski snags the defensive board | 10-1 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Mitchell Smith (fresh) SG - Paul Curtis (fresh) SF - Bobby Dubose (fresh) PF - William Bishop (fresh) C - Michael Taylor (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - David Castleman (fairly fresh) SG - Otha Laskoski (fairly fresh) SF - Thomas Brown (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Zachary Scalabrine (fresh) C - Uros Schilawski (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:20 | Purdue | Otha Laskoski drills a jumper in the paint | 10-3 |
| 14:54 | LSU | Michael Taylor misses the open dunk | 10-3 |
| 14:53 | Purdue | Otha Laskoski gets the rebound | 10-3 |
| 14:30 | Purdue | Uros Schilawski misses the easy open layup | 10-3 |
| 14:28 | Purdue | Uros Schilawski tips it home | 10-5 |
| 14:26 | LSU | David Castleman steals it from Mitchell Smith in the backcourt | 10-5 |
| 14:09 | Purdue | Zachary Scalabrine hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by William Bishop - foul #1 on William Bishop, team foul #5 | 10-5 |
| Subs | LSU | Alan Coan (PG), Elmer McClave (SG), Walter Smith (PF), Antonio Powell (C) Mitchell Smith, Paul Curtis, William Bishop, Michael Taylor | |
| Subs | Purdue | Marin Zalazar (SG), Rudolph Hailey (SF), Antonio Rodriquez (C) Otha Laskoski, Thomas Brown, Uros Schilawski | |
| 14:09 | Purdue | Zachary Scalabrine makes the 1st free throw | 10-6 |
| 14:09 | Purdue | Zachary Scalabrine makes the 2nd free throw | 10-7 |
| 13:46 | LSU | Alan Coan misses the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by David Castleman - foul #1 on David Castleman, team foul #3 | 10-7 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Uros Schilawski (PF) Zachary Scalabrine | |
| 13:46 | LSU | Alan Coan makes the 1st free throw | 11-7 |
| 13:46 | LSU | Alan Coan misses the 2nd free throw | 11-7 |
| 13:46 | LSU | Antonio Powell snags the offensive board | 11-7 |
| 13:25 | LSU | Rudolph Hailey blocks the jumper by Elmer McClave | 11-7 |
| 13:24 | Purdue | Uros Schilawski snags the defensive board | 11-7 |
| 13:03 | Purdue | Antonio Rodriquez clanks a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Walter Smith - foul #1 on Walter Smith, team foul #6 | 11-7 |
| Subs | LSU | Richard Justice (SG), William Bishop (PF) Elmer McClave, Bobby Dubose | |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Brown (SF) Rudolph Hailey | |
| 13:03 | Purdue | Antonio Rodriquez makes the 1st free throw | 11-8 |
| 13:03 | Purdue | Antonio Rodriquez makes the 2nd free throw | 11-9 |
| 12:38 | LSU | Walter Smith is fouled on the floor by Uros Schilawski - foul #2 on Uros Schilawski, team foul #4 | 11-9 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Taylor (C) Antonio Powell | |
| Subs | Purdue | Otha Laskoski (PG), Rudolph Hailey (SF) David Castleman, Uros Schilawski | |
| 12:28 | LSU | Otha Laskoski steps in front of the Walter Smith pass | 11-9 |
| 12:07 | Purdue | Antonio Rodriquez's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Taylor | 11-9 |
| 12:05 | Purdue | Thomas Brown tips it in | 11-11 |
| 11:59 | LSU | Walter Smith is denied on a layup by Thomas Brown | 11-11 |
| 11:58 | LSU | Michael Taylor tips it back up and in | 13-11 |
| 11:56 | Purdue | Marin Zalazar is fouled in the backcourt by Alan Coan - foul #1 on Alan Coan, team foul #7 | 13-11 |
| Subs | LSU | Elmer McClave (SG), Bobby Dubose (SF) Richard Justice, Walter Smith | |
| Subs | Purdue | David Castleman (PG), Zachary Scalabrine (PF) Otha Laskoski, Rudolph Hailey | |
| 11:56 | Purdue | Marin Zalazar makes the 1st free throw | 13-12 |
| 11:56 | Purdue | Marin Zalazar makes the 2nd free throw | 13-13 |
| 11:39 | LSU | Bobby Dubose misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 13-13 |
| 11:37 | LSU | Alan Coan misses the tip | 13-13 |
| 11:36 | Purdue | Zachary Scalabrine grabs the board | 13-13 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Alan Coan (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Elmer McClave (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bobby Dubose (fairly fresh) PF - William Bishop (fairly fresh) C - Michael Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - David Castleman (tiring) SG - Marin Zalazar (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Zachary Scalabrine (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Antonio Rodriquez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:34 | Purdue | Alan Coan steals the ball from David Castleman in the backcourt | 13-13 |
| 11:33 | LSU | Elmer McClave misses the lay-in | 13-13 |
| 11:31 | Purdue | Antonio Rodriquez gets the rebound | 13-13 |
| 11:27 | Purdue | Elmer McClave picks off the pass by Marin Zalazar in the backcourt | 13-13 |
| 11:26 | LSU | Elmer McClave lays it in | 15-13 |
| 11:03 | Purdue | Thomas Brown misses badly on a floater in the lane | 15-13 |
| 11:02 | Purdue | Zachary Scalabrine grabs the offensive board | 15-13 |
| 10:45 | Purdue | Marin Zalazar is fouled on the floor by Elmer McClave - foul #1 on Elmer McClave, team foul #8 | 15-13 |
| Subs | LSU | Mitchell Smith (PG), Paul Curtis (SG), Antonio Powell (C) Alan Coan, Elmer McClave, Michael Taylor | |
| Subs | Purdue | Otha Laskoski (PG), Rudolph Hailey (SF) David Castleman, Thomas Brown | |
| 10:45 | Purdue | Marin Zalazar makes the 1st free throw | 15-14 |
| 10:45 | Purdue | Marin Zalazar misses the 2nd free throw | 15-14 |
| 10:45 | LSU | Antonio Powell snags the defensive board | 15-14 |
| 10:21 | LSU | Bobby Dubose makes the 3 from the left wing set up by Mitchell Smith | 18-14 |
| 09:52 | Purdue | Marin Zalazar is called for a backcourt violation | 18-14 |
| Subs | LSU | Alan Coan (PG), Richard Justice (SG), Walter Smith (PF) Mitchell Smith, Paul Curtis, William Bishop | |
| Subs | Purdue | David Castleman (PG), Thomas Brown (C) Marin Zalazar, Antonio Rodriquez | |
| 09:31 | LSU | Bobby Dubose is fouled on the floor by Rudolph Hailey - foul #2 on Rudolph Hailey, team foul #5 | 18-14 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Taylor (C) Antonio Powell | |
| Subs | Purdue | Marin Zalazar (SF), Antonio Rodriquez (C) Rudolph Hailey, Zachary Scalabrine | |
| 09:09 | LSU | Michael Taylor connects on the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Bobby Dubose and he's hacked by Antonio Rodriquez - foul #1 on Antonio Rodriquez, team foul #6 | 20-14 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Zachary Scalabrine (PF) Marin Zalazar | |
| 09:09 | LSU | Michael Taylor misses the free throw | 20-14 |
| 09:09 | Purdue | Zachary Scalabrine pulls down the rebound | 20-14 |
| 08:40 | Purdue | Richard Justice is called for the reach on Otha Laskoski - foul #1 on Richard Justice, team foul #9 | 20-14 |
| Subs | LSU | Mitchell Smith (PG), Elmer McClave (SG), William Bishop (PF) Alan Coan, Richard Justice, Bobby Dubose | |
| Subs | Purdue | Marin Zalazar (SF) Antonio Rodriquez | |
| 08:40 | Purdue | Otha Laskoski makes the 1st free throw | 20-15 |
| 08:40 | Purdue | Otha Laskoski misses the 2nd free throw | 20-15 |
| 08:40 | LSU | The rebound goes to William Bishop | 20-15 |
| 08:23 | LSU | Michael Taylor connects on the jump hook from the baseline | 22-15 |
| 08:06 | Purdue | The short jumper by Zachary Scalabrine is denied by William Bishop | 22-15 |
| 08:05 | LSU | Mitchell Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 22-15 |
| 07:37 | LSU | Walter Smith clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 22-15 |
| 07:35 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Zachary Scalabrine | 22-15 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Mitchell Smith (fairly fresh) SG - Elmer McClave (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Walter Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Bishop (tiring) 2 reb. C - Michael Taylor (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Otha Laskoski (tiring) 3 pts. SG - David Castleman (tired) SF - Marin Zalazar (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Zachary Scalabrine (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Brown (tiring) 3 pts. | |
| 07:33 | Purdue | David Castleman is hacked by Elmer McClave in the backcourt - foul #2 on Elmer McClave, team foul #10 | 22-15 |
| Subs | LSU | Alan Coan (PG), Paul Curtis (SG), Bobby Dubose (SF), Antonio Powell (C) Mitchell Smith, Elmer McClave, Walter Smith, Michael Taylor | |
| Subs | Purdue | Antonio Rodriquez (C) Zachary Scalabrine | |
| 07:33 | Purdue | David Castleman makes the 1st free throw | 22-16 |
| 07:33 | Purdue | David Castleman makes the 2nd free throw | 22-17 |
| 07:20 | LSU | Antonio Powell is alone and drills a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Paul Curtis | 24-17 |
| 07:00 | Purdue | Thomas Brown comes up short on the shot from the right block | 24-17 |
| 06:58 | LSU | The rebound goes to Paul Curtis | 24-17 |
| 06:42 | LSU | Antonio Powell is fouled on the floor by Antonio Rodriquez - foul #2 on Antonio Rodriquez, team foul #7 | 24-17 |
| Subs | LSU | Walter Smith (PF) William Bishop | |
| Subs | Purdue | Rudolph Hailey (SF), Zachary Scalabrine (PF) Marin Zalazar, Antonio Rodriquez | |
| 06:42 | LSU | Antonio Powell misses the 1st free throw | 24-17 |
| 06:42 | Purdue | Thomas Brown pulls down the rebound | 24-17 |
| 06:40 | Purdue | Alan Coan steps in front of the Otha Laskoski pass in the backcourt | 24-17 |
| 06:39 | LSU | Alan Coan misses the lay-in | 24-17 |
| 06:38 | Purdue | Zachary Scalabrine gets the rebound | 24-17 |
| 06:19 | Purdue | Zachary Scalabrine scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 24-19 |
| 06:02 | LSU | Bobby Dubose is wide open but clanks a shot from the left side but the foul's on Rudolph Hailey - foul #3 on Rudolph Hailey, team foul #8 | 24-19 |
| Subs | LSU | Paul Pruitt (PG), Richard Justice (SG) Alan Coan, Paul Curtis | |
| Subs | Purdue | Marin Zalazar (SF) Rudolph Hailey | |
| 06:02 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 24-19 |
| 06:02 | LSU | Bobby Dubose makes the 1st free throw | 25-19 |
| 06:02 | LSU | Bobby Dubose makes the 2nd free throw | 26-19 |
| 05:52 | Purdue | David Castleman is called for 10 seconds | 26-19 |
| Subs | LSU | Elmer McClave (SG), Mitchell Smith (SF), Michael Taylor (C) Richard Justice, Bobby Dubose, Antonio Powell | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 05:42 | LSU | Michael Taylor is whistled for traveling | 26-19 |
| 05:28 | Purdue | Thomas Brown hits a shot in the lane set up by Otha Laskoski | 26-21 |
| 05:10 | LSU | Michael Taylor connects on the jumper from the right block set up by Mitchell Smith | 28-21 |
| 04:47 | Purdue | Walter Smith is called for the reach on Zachary Scalabrine - foul #2 on Walter Smith, team foul #11 | 28-21 |
| Subs | LSU | William Bishop (PF), Antonio Powell (C) Walter Smith, Michael Taylor | |
| Subs | Purdue | Uros Schilawski (C) Thomas Brown | |
| 04:47 | Purdue | Zachary Scalabrine makes the 1st free throw | 28-22 |
| 04:47 | Purdue | Zachary Scalabrine makes the 2nd free throw | 28-23 |
| 04:22 | LSU | Paul Pruitt misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-23 |
| 04:20 | Purdue | Zachary Scalabrine grabs the defensive rebound | 28-23 |
| 03:51 | Purdue | Marin Zalazar is fouled on the floor by Elmer McClave - foul #3 on Elmer McClave, team foul #12 | 28-23 |
| Subs | LSU | Alan Coan (PG), Paul Curtis (SG), Bobby Dubose (SF) Paul Pruitt, Elmer McClave, Mitchell Smith | |
| Subs | Purdue | Antonio Rodriquez (C) Zachary Scalabrine | |
| 03:51 | Purdue | Marin Zalazar makes the 1st free throw | 28-24 |
| 03:51 | Purdue | Marin Zalazar makes the 2nd free throw | 28-25 |
| 03:41 | LSU | Bobby Dubose misses the lay-in | 28-25 |
| 03:40 | Purdue | Uros Schilawski grabs the board | 28-25 |
| 03:11 | Purdue | Uros Schilawski can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on William Bishop - foul #2 on William Bishop, team foul #13 | 28-25 |
| Subs | LSU | Walter Smith (PF), Michael Taylor (C) William Bishop, Antonio Powell | |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Brown (SF) Marin Zalazar | |
| 03:11 | Purdue | Uros Schilawski makes the 1st free throw | 28-26 |
| 03:11 | Purdue | Uros Schilawski makes the 2nd free throw | 28-27 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Alan Coan (fresh) 1 pts. 3 stl. SG - Paul Curtis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bobby Dubose (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Walter Smith (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Taylor (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - David Castleman (tired) 2 pts. SG - Otha Laskoski (very tired) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Brown (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Uros Schilawski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Antonio Rodriquez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:00 | LSU | Michael Taylor can't finish the layup | 28-27 |
| 02:58 | LSU | Walter Smith tips it home | 30-27 |
| 02:54 | Purdue | Alan Coan takes the ball from David Castleman in the backcourt | 30-27 |
| 02:34 | LSU | Michael Taylor makes the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Alan Coan | 32-27 |
| 02:06 | Purdue | Alan Coan picks off the pass by Thomas Brown | 32-27 |
| 02:03 | LSU | Alan Coan lays it up and in | 34-27 |
| 01:45 | Purdue | David Castleman comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 34-27 |
| 01:44 | LSU | The rebound goes to Michael Taylor | 34-27 |
| 01:36 | LSU | Bobby Dubose is hacked by Thomas Brown - foul #1 on Thomas Brown, team foul #9 | 34-27 |
| Subs | LSU | Paul Pruitt (PG), Richard Justice (SG), William Bishop (PF), Antonio Powell (C) Alan Coan, Paul Curtis, Walter Smith, Michael Taylor | |
| Subs | Purdue | Marin Zalazar (SG), Rudolph Hailey (SF) Otha Laskoski, Thomas Brown | |
| 01:36 | LSU | Bobby Dubose makes the 1st free throw | 35-27 |
| 01:36 | LSU | Bobby Dubose makes the 2nd free throw | 36-27 |
| 01:15 | Purdue | David Castleman comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-27 |
| 01:13 | LSU | William Bishop pulls down the rebound | 36-27 |
| 00:55 | LSU | Marin Zalazar is called for the reach on Paul Pruitt - foul #1 on Marin Zalazar, team foul #10 | 36-27 |
| Subs | LSU | Mitchell Smith (SF) Bobby Dubose | |
| Subs | Purdue | Otha Laskoski (PG), Thomas Brown (SF) David Castleman, Rudolph Hailey | |
| 00:55 | LSU | Paul Pruitt makes the 1st free throw | 37-27 |
| 00:55 | LSU | Paul Pruitt makes the 2nd free throw | 38-27 |
| 00:53 | Purdue | Paul Pruitt is called for the reach on Otha Laskoski in the backcourt - foul #3 on Paul Pruitt, team foul #14 | 38-27 |
| Subs | LSU | Bobby Dubose (SF) Paul Pruitt | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 00:53 | Purdue | Otha Laskoski makes the 1st free throw | 38-28 |
| 00:53 | Purdue | Otha Laskoski misses the 2nd free throw | 38-28 |
| 00:53 | LSU | Antonio Powell gets the rebound | 38-28 |
| 00:38 | LSU | Marin Zalazar is called for the reach on William Bishop - foul #2 on Marin Zalazar, team foul #11 | 38-28 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Taylor (C) Antonio Powell | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 00:38 | LSU | William Bishop makes the 1st free throw | 39-28 |
| 00:38 | LSU | William Bishop misses the 2nd free throw | 39-28 |
| 00:38 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Antonio Rodriquez | 39-28 |
| 00:20 | Purdue | Thomas Brown is alone and drills a fadeaway from close range | 39-30 |
| 00:01 | LSU | Michael Taylor misses the jumper from the left side | 39-30 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Thomas Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 39-30 |