| Lineup | Houston | PG - Antony Dove (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marion Ling (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Yuri Zajic (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Edward McNutt (fresh) 2 reb. C - Umi Abdula (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Kyle Murphy (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Michael Scott (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Caba (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Kenneth Carney (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | James Anderson inbounds the ball | 26-30 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 19:37 | LSU | Michael Scott misses long on a 3 from straight away | 26-30 |
| 19:35 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to James Anderson | 26-30 |
| 19:12 | LSU | Kenneth Carney is hacked by Marion Ling - foul #2 on Marion Ling, team foul #1 | 26-30 |
| 18:51 | LSU | James Anderson misses the easy layup | 26-30 |
| 18:50 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Scott | 26-30 |
| 18:34 | LSU | James Anderson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 26-30 |
| 18:32 | LSU | John Caba tips it back up and in | 26-32 |
| 18:08 | Houston | John Caba steals the ball from Marion Ling | 26-32 |
| 17:47 | LSU | Kyle Murphy is hacked by Umi Abdula - foul #1 on Umi Abdula, team foul #2 | 26-32 |
| 17:36 | LSU | Kenneth Carney buries a runner in the lane on a nice dish by James Anderson | 26-34 |
| 17:19 | Houston | James Anderson steals it from Yuri Zajic | 26-34 |
| 17:15 | LSU | John Caba lays it in on a great pass from James Anderson | 26-36 |
| 16:57 | Houston | Marion Ling drills a jumpshot from the right wing | 28-36 |
| 16:37 | LSU | James Anderson hits a floater in the paint | 28-38 |
| 16:17 | Houston | Yuri Zajic misses the shot from just outside the lane | 28-38 |
| 16:15 | Houston | Edward McNutt tips it in | 30-38 |
| 15:52 | LSU | John Caba is called for traveling | 30-38 |
| Subs | Houston | Steven Brownell (PG), James Combs (SF), Paul Stringer (PF), Derek Dunkley (C) Antony Dove, Yuri Zajic, Edward McNutt, Umi Abdula | |
| Subs | LSU | Kenneth Deines (SG), Ricky Kerr (SF), Robert Grant (PF) Kyle Murphy, James Anderson, John Caba | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Steven Brownell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Marion Ling (fresh) 7 pts. SF - James Combs (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Paul Stringer (fresh) 2 reb. C - Derek Dunkley (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Michael Scott (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Deines (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ricky Kerr (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Robert Grant (fresh) 5 pts. C - Kenneth Carney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 15:23 | Houston | Marion Ling throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-38 |
| 15:01 | LSU | Derek Dunkley is called for the reach on Ricky Kerr - foul #3 on Derek Dunkley, team foul #3 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | LSU | Kyle Murphy (PG) Michael Scott | |
| 14:41 | LSU | Kenneth Carney is fouled on the floor by Derek Dunkley - foul #4 on Derek Dunkley, team foul #4 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Houston | Yuri Zajic (SF), Umi Abdula (C) Marion Ling, Derek Dunkley | |
| Subs | LSU | James Anderson (SF) Ricky Kerr | |
| 14:36 | LSU | Kenneth Carney knocks in the turnaround from the baseline set up by Kenneth Deines | 30-40 |
| 14:10 | Houston | Yuri Zajic hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 32-40 |
| 14:01 | LSU | James Anderson hits the finger roll set up by Kyle Murphy | 32-42 |
| 13:33 | Houston | Kenneth Carney is called for the reach on Umi Abdula - foul #2 on Kenneth Carney, team foul #1 | 32-42 |
| Subs | Houston | Marion Ling (SG), Edward McNutt (PF) James Combs, Paul Stringer | |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Scott (SG), John Caba (PF) Kenneth Deines, Robert Grant | |
| 13:14 | Houston | Edward McNutt is whistled for traveling | 32-42 |
| 12:57 | LSU | Michael Scott loses the dribble to Umi Abdula | 32-42 |
| 12:32 | Houston | Marion Ling drills a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Steven Brownell | 34-42 |
| 12:03 | LSU | John Caba dunks the ball on a nice dish by James Anderson | 34-44 |
| 11:37 | Houston | Marion Ling comes up short on the shot from the left side | 34-44 |
| 11:35 | LSU | Kyle Murphy grabs the board | 34-44 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Steven Brownell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Marion Ling (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Yuri Zajic (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Edward McNutt (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Umi Abdula (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Kyle Murphy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SG - Michael Scott (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Anderson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. PF - John Caba (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Kenneth Carney (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 11:20 | LSU | Kyle Murphy misses the easy layup but the foul's on Steven Brownell - foul #4 on Steven Brownell, team foul #5 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Houston | Antony Dove (PG), James Combs (SF), Paul Stringer (C) Steven Brownell, Yuri Zajic, Umi Abdula | |
| Subs | LSU | Ricky Kerr (SF), Robert Grant (C) James Anderson, Kenneth Carney | |
| 11:20 | LSU | Kyle Murphy misses the 1st free throw | 34-44 |
| 11:20 | LSU | Kyle Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 34-45 |
| 10:56 | Houston | James Combs's pass is intercepted by Michael Scott | 34-45 |
| 10:32 | LSU | John Caba misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 34-45 |
| 10:31 | Houston | Edward McNutt gets the rebound | 34-45 |
| 10:02 | Houston | Antony Dove connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by James Combs | 37-45 |
| 09:48 | LSU | Michael Scott misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-45 |
| 09:47 | Houston | Paul Stringer grabs the defensive rebound | 37-45 |
| 09:42 | Houston | Marion Ling blows the layup but the foul's on Ricky Kerr - foul #2 on Ricky Kerr, team foul #2 | 37-45 |
| Subs | Houston | Yuri Zajic (SF), Umi Abdula (C) James Combs, Edward McNutt | |
| Subs | LSU | Kenneth Deines (SG), James Anderson (SF), Frank Lopes (C) Kyle Murphy, Ricky Kerr, John Caba | |
| 09:42 | Houston | Marion Ling makes the 1st free throw | 38-45 |
| 09:42 | Houston | Marion Ling makes the 2nd free throw | 39-45 |
| 09:19 | LSU | James Anderson connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Grant and he's hacked by Antony Dove - foul #2 on Antony Dove, team foul #6 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | LSU | Kenneth Carney (C) Frank Lopes | |
| 09:19 | LSU | James Anderson makes the free throw | 39-48 |
| 09:02 | Houston | Antony Dove misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-48 |
| 09:00 | LSU | Kenneth Carney grabs the defensive rebound | 39-48 |
| 08:41 | LSU | Kenneth Carney blows the layup | 39-48 |
| 08:40 | Houston | Umi Abdula snags the defensive board | 39-48 |
| 08:20 | Houston | Kenneth Carney steals it from Antony Dove | 39-48 |
| 08:06 | LSU | Kenneth Deines comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 39-48 |
| 08:05 | LSU | Michael Scott can't tip it in | 39-48 |
| 08:03 | Houston | The rebound goes to Yuri Zajic | 39-48 |
| 07:48 | Houston | Antony Dove misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 39-48 |
| 07:46 | LSU | Kenneth Carney gets the rebound | 39-48 |
| 07:28 | LSU | Kenneth Deines can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 39-48 |
| 07:26 | Houston | Antony Dove snags the defensive board | 39-48 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Antony Dove (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marion Ling (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Yuri Zajic (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Paul Stringer (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Umi Abdula (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Michael Scott (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Deines (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Anderson (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. PF - Robert Grant (fresh) 5 pts. C - Kenneth Carney (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. | |
| 07:05 | Houston | Antony Dove clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-48 |
| 07:04 | LSU | Kenneth Carney pulls down the rebound | 39-48 |
| 06:59 | LSU | Michael Scott knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Kenneth Deines | 39-51 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 06:46 | Houston | Antony Dove hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Marion Ling | 42-51 |
| 06:22 | LSU | James Anderson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-51 |
| 06:20 | Houston | Paul Stringer gets the rebound | 42-51 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 05:57 | Houston | Antony Dove clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-51 |
| 05:56 | LSU | The rebound goes to Kenneth Carney | 42-51 |
| 05:56 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 42-51 |
| Subs | Houston | Steven Brownell (PG), Edward McNutt (PF) Antony Dove, Paul Stringer | |
| Subs | LSU | Kyle Murphy (PG), John Caba (PF) Kenneth Deines, Robert Grant | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 05:42 | LSU | Michael Scott is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Michael Scott, team foul #3 | 42-51 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Grant (C) Kenneth Carney | |
| 05:24 | Houston | Marion Ling's layup is rejected by Robert Grant | 42-51 |
| 05:23 | Houston | Yuri Zajic snags the offensive board | 42-51 |
| 05:08 | Houston | Yuri Zajic misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 42-51 |
| 05:07 | Houston | Edward McNutt tips it home | 44-51 |
| 04:50 | LSU | James Anderson hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Kyle Murphy | 44-54 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 04:28 | Houston | Steven Brownell scores on a shot from the right side | 46-54 |
| 04:10 | LSU | John Caba's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-54 |
| Subs | Houston | James Combs (SF), Paul Stringer (C) Yuri Zajic, Umi Abdula | |
| Subs | LSU | Kenneth Deines (SG), Ricky Kerr (SF), Kenneth Carney (C) Michael Scott, James Anderson, Robert Grant | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 03:41 | Houston | Paul Stringer misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 46-54 |
| 03:39 | Houston | Edward McNutt pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-54 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 03:26 | Houston | Marion Ling clanks a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Kenneth Deines - foul #2 on Kenneth Deines, team foul #4 | 46-54 |
| 03:26 | Houston | Marion Ling makes the 1st free throw | 47-54 |
| 03:26 | Houston | Marion Ling makes the 2nd free throw | 48-54 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Steven Brownell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Marion Ling (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Combs (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Edward McNutt (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Paul Stringer (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Kyle Murphy (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SG - Kenneth Deines (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Ricky Kerr (fresh) 1 ast. PF - John Caba (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Kenneth Carney (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. | |
| 03:04 | LSU | Kyle Murphy misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 48-54 |
| 03:02 | Houston | Edward McNutt grabs the board | 48-54 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 02:57 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-54 |
| Subs | Houston | Yuri Zajic (SF), Umi Abdula (C) James Combs, Paul Stringer | |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Scott (SG), James Anderson (SF) Kenneth Deines, Ricky Kerr | |
| 02:35 | Houston | Edward McNutt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-54 |
| 02:18 | LSU | John Caba misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Steven Brownell - foul #5 on Steven Brownell, team foul #7 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Houston | Antony Dove (PG) Steven Brownell | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 02:18 | LSU | John Caba makes the 1st free throw | 48-55 |
| 02:18 | LSU | John Caba makes the 2nd free throw | 48-56 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 02:11 | Houston | Kyle Murphy is called for the reach on Antony Dove - foul #3 on Kyle Murphy, team foul #5 | 48-56 |
| 01:59 | Houston | Michael Scott picks off the pass by Marion Ling | 48-56 |
| 01:56 | LSU | John Caba misses the lay-in | 48-56 |
| 01:54 | Houston | Edward McNutt grabs the board | 48-56 |
| 01:38 | Houston | Yuri Zajic throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-56 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 01:12 | LSU | Edward McNutt denies the turnaround by John Caba | 48-56 |
| 01:10 | LSU | Kenneth Carney tips it home | 48-58 |
| 00:57 | Houston | Yuri Zajic can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 48-58 |
| 00:56 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Umi Abdula | 48-58 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:54 | Houston | Marion Ling is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Marion Ling, team foul #8 | 48-58 |
| Subs | Houston | James Combs (SG), Paul Stringer (PF), Derek Dunkley (C) Marion Ling, Edward McNutt, Umi Abdula | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:53 | LSU | Kenneth Carney is fouled in the backcourt by James Combs - foul #1 on James Combs, team foul #9 | 48-58 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | LSU | Kenneth Deines (SG) Kyle Murphy | |
| 00:53 | LSU | Kenneth Carney makes the 1st free throw | 48-59 |
| 00:53 | LSU | Kenneth Carney makes the 2nd free throw | 48-60 |
| 00:49 | Houston | Antony Dove clanks a 3 from the right corner | 48-60 |
| 00:48 | LSU | The rebound goes to Kenneth Deines | 48-60 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston 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 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:19 | LSU | Kenneth Carney loses the dribble to James Combs | 48-60 |
| 00:16 | Houston | James Combs throws it down | 50-60 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Michael Scott runs out the clock | 50-60 |