| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Aaron Torbett (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Loughlin (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frederick Malbon (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jerry Howie (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Shute (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Patrick Hirsh (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jayson Sartori (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Fred Carte (fresh) 7 pts. 3 blk. PF - Gary Silvestre (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Jared Goode (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Fred Carte inbounds the ball | 43-37 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:50 | LSU | Patrick Hirsh knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Fred Carte | 43-39 |
| 19:36 | Northwestern | Frederick Malbon knocks in the shot in the lane on a great pass from Aaron Torbett and he's fouled by Fred Carte - foul #2 on Fred Carte, team foul #1 | 45-39 |
| 19:36 | Northwestern | Frederick Malbon misses the free throw | 45-39 |
| 19:36 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Jerry Howie | 45-39 |
| 19:28 | Northwestern | Jerry Howie hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 45-39 |
| 19:26 | LSU | Jayson Sartori grabs the defensive rebound | 45-39 |
| 19:08 | LSU | Jayson Sartori misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 45-39 |
| 19:07 | LSU | Jared Goode snags the offensive board | 45-39 |
| 18:51 | LSU | Patrick Hirsh comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 45-39 |
| 18:49 | Northwestern | Thomas Loughlin snags the defensive board | 45-39 |
| 18:45 | Northwestern | Frederick Malbon misses the 3 from straight away | 45-39 |
| 18:44 | LSU | Jared Goode grabs the defensive rebound | 45-39 |
| 18:29 | LSU | Fred Carte scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Patrick Hirsh | 45-42 |
| 18:15 | Northwestern | Aaron Torbett can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-42 |
| 18:13 | LSU | Jared Goode pulls down the rebound | 45-42 |
| 18:11 | LSU | Jayson Sartori's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-42 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Getz (PG), Lloyd Fields (SG), Bryant Enochs (SF), Nicholas Jackson (PF), Michael Norton (C) Aaron Torbett, Thomas Loughlin, Frederick Malbon, Jerry Howie, William Shute | |
| Subs | LSU | William Young (PG), John Zavadoski (SG), Richard Segura (SF), Robin Arango (PF), Rodney Crawford (C) Patrick Hirsh, Jayson Sartori, Fred Carte, Gary Silvestre, Jared Goode | |
| 17:57 | Northwestern | Michael Norton hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 45-42 |
| 17:56 | LSU | Rodney Crawford grabs the board | 45-42 |
| 17:48 | LSU | Rodney Crawford makes the jumper from the left side | 45-44 |
| 17:27 | Northwestern | John Zavadoski takes the ball from Bryant Enochs | 45-44 |
| 17:20 | LSU | Rodney Crawford can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 45-44 |
| 17:19 | Northwestern | Michael Norton gets the rebound | 45-44 |
| 17:09 | Northwestern | Bryant Enochs is hacked by Richard Segura - foul #2 on Richard Segura, team foul #2 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Aaron Torbett (PG), Frederick Malbon (SF), William Shute (C) Richard Getz, Nicholas Jackson, Michael Norton | |
| Subs | LSU | Terry Brunswick (C) Rodney Crawford | |
| 17:04 | Northwestern | William Shute blows the layup | 45-44 |
| 17:03 | Northwestern | Bryant Enochs tips it in | 47-44 |
| 16:49 | LSU | Bryant Enochs is called for the reach on William Young - foul #3 on Bryant Enochs, team foul #1 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jerry Howie (PF) Bryant Enochs | |
| Subs | LSU | Patrick Hirsh (PG), Jayson Sartori (SG), Fred Carte (SF), Gary Silvestre (PF) William Young, John Zavadoski, Richard Segura, Robin Arango | |
| 16:40 | LSU | Jayson Sartori buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Patrick Hirsh | 47-47 |
| 16:36 | Northwestern | Lloyd Fields misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-47 |
| 16:35 | Northwestern | Frederick Malbon snags the offensive board | 47-47 |
| 16:13 | Northwestern | Lloyd Fields connects on the open jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Aaron Torbett | 49-47 |
| 16:00 | LSU | Terry Brunswick can't finish the uncontested layup | 49-47 |
| 15:58 | Northwestern | Lloyd Fields grabs the board | 49-47 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Aaron Torbett (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lloyd Fields (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frederick Malbon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jerry Howie (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Shute (tiring) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Patrick Hirsh (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jayson Sartori (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fred Carte (fresh) 10 pts. 3 blk. PF - Gary Silvestre (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Terry Brunswick (fairly fresh) 2 stl. | |
| 15:53 | Northwestern | Lloyd Fields misses the 3 from the left corner | 49-47 |
| 15:52 | LSU | Terry Brunswick grabs the defensive rebound | 49-47 |
| 15:45 | LSU | Patrick Hirsh is hacked by Lloyd Fields - foul #1 on Lloyd Fields, team foul #2 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Getz (PG), Thomas Loughlin (SG), John Ashbaugh (PF), Nicholas Jackson (C) Aaron Torbett, Lloyd Fields, Jerry Howie, William Shute | |
| Subs | LSU | Rodney Crawford (PF), Jared Goode (C) Gary Silvestre, Terry Brunswick | |
| 15:28 | LSU | Patrick Hirsh is open and lays it up and in on a great pass from Fred Carte | 49-49 |
| 15:21 | Northwestern | Nicholas Jackson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Bryant Enochs (SF) Frederick Malbon | |
| Subs | LSU | William Young (PG), John Zavadoski (SG), Richard Segura (SF) Patrick Hirsh, Jayson Sartori, Fred Carte | |
| 15:08 | LSU | Thomas Loughlin is called for the reach on John Zavadoski - foul #1 on Thomas Loughlin, team foul #3 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Aaron Torbett (PG), Michael Norton (C) Richard Getz, John Ashbaugh | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 14:59 | LSU | William Young travels with the ball | 49-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jerry Howie (PF) Nicholas Jackson | |
| Subs | LSU | Robin Arango (PF) Rodney Crawford | |
| 14:49 | Northwestern | Bryant Enochs misses the jumper from the right wing | 49-49 |
| 14:47 | Northwestern | Bryant Enochs gets the offensive rebound | 49-49 |
| 14:34 | Northwestern | Michael Norton knocks in the floater from the baseline | 51-49 |
| 14:15 | LSU | Richard Segura steps out of bounds on the baseline | 51-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lloyd Fields (SG), Frederick Malbon (SF), John Ashbaugh (PF), Nicholas Jackson (C) Thomas Loughlin, Bryant Enochs, Jerry Howie, Michael Norton | |
| Subs | LSU | Patrick Hirsh (PG), Jayson Sartori (SG), Fred Carte (SF), Gary Silvestre (PF) William Young, John Zavadoski, Richard Segura, Robin Arango | |
| 14:07 | Northwestern | Aaron Torbett connects on the 3 from the right wing | 54-49 |
| 13:57 | LSU | Patrick Hirsh misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 54-49 |
| 13:56 | Northwestern | Nicholas Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 54-49 |
| 13:50 | Northwestern | John Ashbaugh can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 54-49 |
| 13:49 | Northwestern | Frederick Malbon grabs the offensive rebound | 54-49 |
| 13:31 | Northwestern | The jump hook by Nicholas Jackson is blocked by Gary Silvestre | 54-49 |
| 13:29 | LSU | Gary Silvestre pulls down the rebound | 54-49 |
| 13:27 | LSU | Lloyd Fields is called for the reach on Jayson Sartori in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lloyd Fields, team foul #4 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Getz (PG), William Shute (C) Aaron Torbett, Nicholas Jackson | |
| Subs | LSU | Rodney Crawford (C) Jared Goode | |
| 13:15 | LSU | Gary Silvestre lays it up and in set up by Jayson Sartori | 54-51 |
| 13:11 | Northwestern | Richard Getz clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-51 |
| 13:10 | Northwestern | Frederick Malbon pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-51 |
| 13:03 | Northwestern | Richard Getz is called for traveling | 54-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Bryant Enochs (PF) John Ashbaugh | |
| Subs | LSU | John Zavadoski (PG) Patrick Hirsh | |
| 12:46 | LSU | Jayson Sartori misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-51 |
| 12:44 | Northwestern | Frederick Malbon pulls down the rebound | 54-51 |
| 12:38 | Northwestern | Bryant Enochs misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 54-51 |
| 12:36 | LSU | Rodney Crawford grabs the defensive rebound | 54-51 |
| 12:19 | LSU | Rodney Crawford misses the easy layup but the foul's on Richard Getz - foul #3 on Richard Getz, team foul #5 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Aaron Torbett (PG), Jerry Howie (PF), Nicholas Jackson (C) Richard Getz, Frederick Malbon, William Shute | |
| Subs | LSU | William Young (PG), Richard Segura (SF), Robin Arango (PF) John Zavadoski, Fred Carte, Gary Silvestre | |
| 12:19 | LSU | Rodney Crawford makes the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 12:19 | LSU | Rodney Crawford misses the 2nd free throw | 54-52 |
| 12:19 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Jerry Howie | 54-52 |
| 12:05 | Northwestern | Jerry Howie buries a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Bryant Enochs and he's hacked by Robin Arango - foul #1 on Robin Arango, team foul #3 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | LSU | Terry Brunswick (C) Rodney Crawford | |
| 12:05 | Northwestern | Jerry Howie misses the free throw | 56-52 |
| 12:05 | LSU | Richard Segura grabs the defensive rebound | 56-52 |
| 11:56 | LSU | Jayson Sartori misses long on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Nicholas Jackson - foul #3 on Nicholas Jackson, team foul #6 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Loughlin (SG) Lloyd Fields | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 11:56 | LSU | Jayson Sartori misses the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 11:56 | LSU | Jayson Sartori makes the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Aaron Torbett (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Loughlin (tiring) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bryant Enochs (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jerry Howie (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Nicholas Jackson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - William Young (fresh) SG - Jayson Sartori (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Segura (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Robin Arango (fresh) C - Terry Brunswick (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:45 | Northwestern | Thomas Loughlin travels with the ball | 56-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Norton (C) Nicholas Jackson | |
| Subs | LSU | Fred Carte (SF) Jayson Sartori | |
| 11:26 | LSU | Fred Carte connects on the jumpshot from the left wing set up by William Young | 56-55 |
| 11:02 | Northwestern | Fred Carte steals it from Jerry Howie | 56-55 |
| 10:56 | LSU | Richard Segura knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-58 |
| 10:48 | Northwestern | Aaron Torbett drills a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Thomas Loughlin | 58-58 |
| 10:43 | LSU | Fred Carte is wide open but clanks a jump hook from the left block | 58-58 |
| 10:41 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Jerry Howie | 58-58 |
| 10:36 | Northwestern | Thomas Loughlin's fadeaway is rejected by Terry Brunswick | 58-58 |
| 10:34 | LSU | Robin Arango grabs the defensive rebound | 58-58 |
| 10:26 | LSU | Fred Carte hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 58-58 |
| 10:25 | LSU | Terry Brunswick tips it home | 58-60 |
| 10:07 | Northwestern | Fred Carte denies the turnaround by Jerry Howie | 58-60 |
| 10:05 | Northwestern | Jerry Howie grabs the offensive rebound | 58-60 |
| 09:49 | Northwestern | Fred Carte swats the layup by Michael Norton | 58-60 |
| 09:48 | Northwestern | Jerry Howie tips it home | 60-60 |
| 09:31 | LSU | Fred Carte misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 60-60 |
| 09:30 | Northwestern | Bryant Enochs pulls down the rebound | 60-60 |
| 09:22 | Northwestern | Bryant Enochs misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-60 |
| 09:21 | LSU | Terry Brunswick snags the defensive board | 60-60 |
| 09:06 | LSU | Fred Carte is whistled for a carry | 60-60 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Getz (PG), Lloyd Fields (SG), Frederick Malbon (SF), John Ashbaugh (PF), Nicholas Jackson (C) Aaron Torbett, Thomas Loughlin, Bryant Enochs, Jerry Howie, Michael Norton | |
| Subs | LSU | Patrick Hirsh (PG), Jayson Sartori (SG), John Zavadoski (SF), Gary Silvestre (PF), Jared Goode (C) William Young, Richard Segura, Fred Carte, Robin Arango, Terry Brunswick | |
| 08:45 | Northwestern | John Zavadoski steals the ball from Richard Getz | 60-60 |
| 08:26 | LSU | Nicholas Jackson picks off the pass by Gary Silvestre | 60-60 |
| 08:22 | Northwestern | Lloyd Fields hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Frederick Malbon | 63-60 |
| 08:12 | LSU | Gary Silvestre hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 63-60 |
| 08:11 | LSU | Gary Silvestre can't tip it in | 63-60 |
| 08:10 | LSU | Gary Silvestre tips it back up and in | 63-62 |
| 07:45 | Northwestern | Jared Goode takes the ball from Frederick Malbon | 63-62 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Richard Getz (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Lloyd Fields (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frederick Malbon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. PF - John Ashbaugh (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Nicholas Jackson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Patrick Hirsh (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jayson Sartori (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Zavadoski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Gary Silvestre (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Jared Goode (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 07:33 | LSU | Jared Goode's floater is tipped away by Nicholas Jackson | 63-62 |
| 07:32 | Northwestern | Nicholas Jackson snags the defensive board | 63-62 |
| 07:27 | Northwestern | Richard Getz knocks in the floater from just outside the lane | 65-62 |
| 07:24 | LSU | Jayson Sartori is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Getz - foul #4 on Richard Getz, team foul #7 | 65-62 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Aaron Torbett (PG), William Shute (C) Richard Getz, John Ashbaugh | |
| Subs | LSU | Rodney Crawford (C) Jared Goode | |
| 07:24 | LSU | Jayson Sartori makes the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 07:24 | LSU | Jayson Sartori makes the 2nd free throw | 65-64 |
| 07:09 | Northwestern | Nicholas Jackson's layup is rejected by Rodney Crawford | 65-64 |
| 07:07 | LSU | Jayson Sartori pulls down the rebound | 65-64 |
| 07:05 | LSU | Patrick Hirsh is fouled in the backcourt by Lloyd Fields - foul #3 on Lloyd Fields, team foul #8 | 65-64 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Bryant Enochs (PF) Nicholas Jackson | |
| Subs | LSU | Fred Carte (SF) John Zavadoski | |
| 07:05 | LSU | Patrick Hirsh makes the 1st free throw | 65-65 |
| 07:05 | LSU | Patrick Hirsh makes the 2nd free throw | 65-66 |
| 07:03 | Northwestern | Patrick Hirsh steals the ball from Aaron Torbett in the backcourt | 65-66 |
| 06:52 | LSU | William Shute picks off the pass by Gary Silvestre | 65-66 |
| 06:38 | Northwestern | Frederick Malbon is hacked by Rodney Crawford - foul #2 on Rodney Crawford, team foul #4 | 65-66 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | LSU | Jared Goode (C) Gary Silvestre | |
| 06:27 | Northwestern | Lloyd Fields is fouled on the floor by Jayson Sartori - foul #3 on Jayson Sartori, team foul #5 | 65-66 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jerry Howie (PF) Bryant Enochs | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 06:08 | Northwestern | The jumper by William Shute is denied by Jared Goode | 65-66 |
| 06:06 | LSU | The rebound goes to Jayson Sartori | 65-66 |
| 06:04 | LSU | Fred Carte is fouled in the backcourt by Frederick Malbon - foul #2 on Frederick Malbon, team foul #9 | 65-66 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Silvestre (PF) Rodney Crawford | |
| 06:04 | LSU | Fred Carte makes the 1st free throw | 65-67 |
| 06:04 | LSU | Fred Carte makes the 2nd free throw | 65-68 |
| 05:40 | Northwestern | Lloyd Fields misses badly on a floater from the right side | 65-68 |
| 05:38 | LSU | Jared Goode grabs the defensive rebound | 65-68 |
| 05:34 | LSU | Jared Goode is fouled in the backcourt by William Shute - foul #3 on William Shute, team foul #10 | 65-68 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nicholas Jackson (PF) Jerry Howie | |
| Subs | LSU | John Zavadoski (SF) Fred Carte | |
| 05:34 | LSU | Jared Goode misses the 1st free throw | 65-68 |
| 05:34 | LSU | Jared Goode makes the 2nd free throw | 65-69 |
| 05:23 | Northwestern | Lloyd Fields misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 65-69 |
| 05:21 | LSU | Gary Silvestre snags the defensive board | 65-69 |
| 05:18 | LSU | Lloyd Fields is called for the reach on Jayson Sartori in the backcourt - foul #4 on Lloyd Fields, team foul #11 | 65-69 |
| 05:18 | LSU | Jayson Sartori makes the 1st free throw | 65-70 |
| 05:18 | LSU | Jayson Sartori makes the 2nd free throw | 65-71 |
| 05:00 | Northwestern | Aaron Torbett can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 65-71 |
| 04:58 | LSU | The rebound goes to Gary Silvestre | 65-71 |
| 04:39 | LSU | Patrick Hirsh hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 65-71 |
| 04:38 | Northwestern | Frederick Malbon snags the defensive board | 65-71 |
| 04:32 | Northwestern | William Shute throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-71 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Getz (PG), John Ashbaugh (SF), Bryant Enochs (PF) Aaron Torbett, Frederick Malbon, Nicholas Jackson | |
| Subs | LSU | Fred Carte (SF), Rodney Crawford (C) Jayson Sartori, Jared Goode | |
| 04:13 | LSU | Fred Carte clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on William Shute - foul #4 on William Shute, team foul #12 | 65-71 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | LSU | Robin Arango (PF) Gary Silvestre | |
| 04:13 | LSU | Fred Carte makes the 1st free throw | 65-72 |
| 04:13 | LSU | Fred Carte makes the 2nd free throw | 65-73 |
| 03:48 | Northwestern | Lloyd Fields misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 65-73 |
| 03:46 | Northwestern | Bryant Enochs tips it home | 67-73 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Richard Getz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Lloyd Fields (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - John Ashbaugh (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Bryant Enochs (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - William Shute (tired) 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Patrick Hirsh (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Zavadoski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Fred Carte (tiring) 16 pts. 5 blk. PF - Robin Arango (fresh) C - Rodney Crawford (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:23 | LSU | Fred Carte hits the easy wide open finger roll and he's fouled by John Ashbaugh - foul #4 on John Ashbaugh, team foul #13 | 67-75 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Aaron Torbett (PG), Thomas Loughlin (SG), Jerry Howie (PF), Nicholas Jackson (C) Richard Getz, Lloyd Fields, John Ashbaugh, William Shute | |
| Subs | LSU | William Young (PG), Richard Segura (SG), Terry Brunswick (PF), Jared Goode (C) Patrick Hirsh, John Zavadoski, Robin Arango, Rodney Crawford | |
| 03:23 | LSU | Fred Carte makes the free throw | 67-76 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 03:08 | Northwestern | Aaron Torbett hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 67-76 |
| 03:07 | LSU | The rebound goes to William Young | 67-76 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 03:02 | LSU | Fred Carte travels in the backcourt | 67-76 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Frederick Malbon (SF) Bryant Enochs | |
| Subs | LSU | Jayson Sartori (SG) Fred Carte | |
| 02:44 | Northwestern | Thomas Loughlin can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 67-76 |
| 02:43 | LSU | Jayson Sartori grabs the defensive rebound | 67-76 |
| 02:39 | LSU | Jayson Sartori is hacked by Thomas Loughlin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Loughlin, team foul #14 | 67-76 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Silvestre (PF) Jared Goode | |
| 02:39 | LSU | Jayson Sartori misses the 1st free throw | 67-76 |
| 02:39 | LSU | Jayson Sartori makes the 2nd free throw | 67-77 |
| 02:30 | Northwestern | Nicholas Jackson scores on a floater from the baseline and he's fouled by Terry Brunswick - foul #2 on Terry Brunswick, team foul #6 | 69-77 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lloyd Fields (SG) Thomas Loughlin | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 02:30 | Northwestern | Nicholas Jackson makes the free throw | 70-77 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 02:26 | LSU | Jayson Sartori is hacked by Aaron Torbett in the backcourt - foul #3 on Aaron Torbett, team foul #15 | 70-77 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Bryant Enochs (PF) Jerry Howie | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 02:26 | LSU | Jayson Sartori makes the 1st free throw | 70-78 |
| 02:26 | LSU | Jayson Sartori makes the 2nd free throw | 70-79 |
| 02:12 | Northwestern | Nicholas Jackson hits a fadeaway from the left block | 72-79 |
| 02:08 | LSU | William Young travels in the backcourt | 72-79 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Getz (PG), Michael Norton (C) Aaron Torbett, Nicholas Jackson | |
| Subs | LSU | John Zavadoski (PG), Fred Carte (SF), Robin Arango (PF) William Young, Richard Segura, Gary Silvestre | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 01:54 | Northwestern | Terry Brunswick steals it from Michael Norton | 72-79 |
| 01:39 | LSU | John Zavadoski is fouled on the floor by Bryant Enochs - foul #4 on Bryant Enochs, team foul #16 | 72-79 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Aaron Torbett (PG), Thomas Loughlin (SG), Jerry Howie (PF), William Shute (C) Richard Getz, Lloyd Fields, Bryant Enochs, Michael Norton | |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Silvestre (PF), Jared Goode (C) Robin Arango, Terry Brunswick | |
| 01:39 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 72-79 |
| 01:39 | LSU | John Zavadoski makes the 1st free throw | 72-80 |
| 01:39 | LSU | John Zavadoski makes the 2nd free throw | 72-81 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 01:22 | Northwestern | Frederick Malbon drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 75-81 |
| 01:11 | LSU | Fred Carte hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 75-81 |
| 01:10 | Northwestern | William Shute snags the defensive board | 75-81 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 01:08 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 75-81 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | LSU | Patrick Hirsh (PG) John Zavadoski | |
| 01:06 | Northwestern | Aaron Torbett misses long on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Patrick Hirsh - foul #3 on Patrick Hirsh, team foul #7 | 75-81 |
| 01:06 | Northwestern | Aaron Torbett makes the 1st free throw | 76-81 |
| 01:06 | Northwestern | Aaron Torbett misses the 2nd free throw | 76-81 |
| 01:06 | LSU | The rebound goes to Jared Goode | 76-81 |
| 01:03 | LSU | Fred Carte is fouled in the backcourt by William Shute - foul #5 on William Shute, team foul #17 | 76-81 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nicholas Jackson (C) William Shute | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 01:03 | LSU | Fred Carte misses the 1st free throw | 76-81 |
| 01:03 | LSU | Fred Carte makes the 2nd free throw | 76-82 |
| 00:55 | Northwestern | Aaron Torbett clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Gary Silvestre - foul #1 on Gary Silvestre, team foul #8 | 76-82 |
| 00:55 | Northwestern | Aaron Torbett makes the 1st free throw | 77-82 |
| 00:55 | Northwestern | Aaron Torbett makes the 2nd free throw | 78-82 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:35 | LSU | Gary Silvestre hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jayson Sartori | 78-84 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Northwestern | Fred Carte is called for the reach on Nicholas Jackson - foul #3 on Fred Carte, team foul #9 | 78-84 |
| 00:28 | Northwestern | Nicholas Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 78-84 |
| 00:28 | LSU | Gary Silvestre grabs the board | 78-84 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:26 | LSU | Gary Silvestre is hacked by Aaron Torbett in the backcourt - foul #4 on Aaron Torbett, team foul #18 | 78-84 |
| 00:26 | LSU | Gary Silvestre makes the 1st free throw | 78-85 |
| 00:26 | LSU | Gary Silvestre makes the 2nd free throw | 78-86 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 00:24 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 78-86 |
| 00:22 | Northwestern | Aaron Torbett knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 81-86 |
| 00:21 | LSU | Thomas Loughlin is called for the reach on Jayson Sartori in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thomas Loughlin, team foul #19 | 81-86 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | LSU | Rodney Crawford (PF) Jared Goode | |
| 00:21 | LSU | Jayson Sartori makes the 1st free throw | 81-87 |
| 00:21 | LSU | Jayson Sartori misses the 2nd free throw | 81-87 |
| 00:21 | Northwestern | Nicholas Jackson grabs the board | 81-87 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:15 | Northwestern | Aaron Torbett hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 81-87 |
| 00:13 | LSU | Gary Silvestre gets the rebound | 81-87 |
| 00:10 | LSU | Aaron Torbett is called for the reach on Gary Silvestre in the backcourt - foul #5 on Aaron Torbett, team foul #20 | 81-87 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lloyd Fields (PG) Aaron Torbett | |
| Subs | LSU | Jared Goode (C) Rodney Crawford | |
| 00:10 | LSU | Gary Silvestre makes the 1st free throw | 81-88 |
| 00:10 | LSU | Gary Silvestre makes the 2nd free throw | 81-89 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 00:03 | Northwestern | Lloyd Fields clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 81-89 |
| 00:01 | Northwestern | Jerry Howie gets the offensive rebound | 81-89 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | The clock runs out | 81-89 |