| Lineup | LSU | PG - Jesse Motley (fresh) SG - Dustin Greene (fresh) SF - Michael Powell (fresh) PF - Wendell Hammond (fresh) C - Willie Weidman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Kevin Morgan (fresh) SG - Kevin Hart (fresh) SF - David Tijerina (fresh) PF - Raymond Honore (fresh) C - Robert Lenhardt (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Wendell Hammond wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:36 | LSU | Jesse Motley is hacked by Kevin Hart - foul #1 on Kevin Hart, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | LSU | Jesse Motley misses badly on the uncontested runner in the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Penn | David Tijerina grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:53 | Penn | David Tijerina misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 18:51 | LSU | The rebound goes to Willie Weidman | 0-0 |
| 18:22 | LSU | Wendell Hammond is hacked by Raymond Honore during a doubleteam - foul #1 on Raymond Honore, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 18:10 | LSU | Wendell Hammond works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 0-0 |
| 18:09 | LSU | Wendell Hammond hits the follow up shot | 2-0 |
| 17:45 | Penn | Wendell Hammond steals it from Robert Lenhardt | 2-0 |
| 17:19 | LSU | Wendell Hammond hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 2-0 |
| 17:17 | Penn | The rebound goes to Robert Lenhardt | 2-0 |
| 17:01 | Penn | Robert Lenhardt comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 2-0 |
| 16:59 | LSU | Michael Powell grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 16:54 | LSU | Jesse Motley misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 2-0 |
| 16:52 | Penn | Robert Lenhardt pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 16:27 | Penn | Kevin Morgan misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 2-0 |
| 16:25 | LSU | Michael Powell pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 15:57 | LSU | Willie Weidman hits a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Jesse Motley | 4-0 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Jesse Motley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dustin Greene (fresh) SF - Michael Powell (fresh) PF - Wendell Hammond (fresh) 2 pts. C - Willie Weidman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Kevin Morgan (fresh) SG - Kevin Hart (fresh) SF - David Tijerina (fresh) PF - Raymond Honore (fresh) C - Robert Lenhardt (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Penn | David Tijerina buries a jumper from the right side set up by Kevin Morgan | 4-2 |
| 15:09 | LSU | Michael Powell is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 6-2 |
| 15:01 | Penn | Robert Lenhardt scores on a floater from the right wing | 6-4 |
| 14:38 | LSU | Dustin Greene connects on the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Jesse Motley and he's hacked by Kevin Hart - foul #2 on Kevin Hart, team foul #3 | 8-4 |
| Subs | LSU | Truman Beaudet (PG), Robert Law (SF), Noble Smith (C) Jesse Motley, Michael Powell, Willie Weidman | |
| Subs | Penn | Charles Albert (PG), Roderick Kinard (SG), Bill Glantz (SF), Bradley Bauer (PF) Kevin Morgan, Kevin Hart, David Tijerina, Raymond Honore | |
| 14:38 | LSU | Dustin Greene makes the free throw | 9-4 |
| 14:21 | Penn | Bradley Bauer drills a fadeaway in the paint | 9-6 |
| 14:01 | LSU | Dustin Greene misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Roderick Kinard - foul #1 on Roderick Kinard, team foul #4 | 9-6 |
| Subs | LSU | Kyle Striplin (PF) Wendell Hammond | |
| Subs | Penn | Raymond Honore (PF) Robert Lenhardt | |
| 14:01 | LSU | Dustin Greene makes the 1st free throw | 10-6 |
| 14:01 | LSU | Dustin Greene makes the 2nd free throw | 11-6 |
| 13:36 | Penn | Raymond Honore drills a floater from the left side | 11-8 |
| 13:14 | LSU | Dustin Greene knocks in the floater from close range on a nice dish by Robert Law | 13-8 |
| 12:49 | Penn | Robert Law is called for the reach on Bill Glantz - foul #1 on Robert Law, team foul #1 | 13-8 |
| Subs | LSU | Jesse Motley (PG), Raymond Mansour (SG), Michael Powell (SF), Wendell Hammond (PF), Willie Weidman (C) Truman Beaudet, Dustin Greene, Robert Law, Kyle Striplin, Noble Smith | |
| Subs | Penn | David Tijerina (C) Raymond Honore | |
| 12:29 | Penn | Charles Albert comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jesse Motley - foul #1 on Jesse Motley, team foul #2 | 13-8 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Penn | Robert Lenhardt (C) David Tijerina | |
| 12:29 | Penn | Charles Albert makes the 1st free throw | 13-9 |
| 12:29 | Penn | Charles Albert misses the 2nd free throw | 13-9 |
| 12:29 | Penn | Bradley Bauer gets the offensive rebound | 13-9 |
| 12:12 | Penn | Jesse Motley steps in front of the Charles Albert pass | 13-9 |
| 12:09 | LSU | Jesse Motley lays it up and in | 15-9 |
| 11:50 | Penn | Bradley Bauer hits a floater from the left side | 15-11 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Jesse Motley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Mansour (fresh) SF - Michael Powell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wendell Hammond (fresh) 2 pts. C - Willie Weidman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Charles Albert (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Roderick Kinard (fresh) SF - Bill Glantz (fresh) PF - Bradley Bauer (fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Lenhardt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:29 | LSU | Jesse Motley is denied on a layup by Bradley Bauer | 15-11 |
| 11:27 | Penn | Roderick Kinard pulls down the rebound | 15-11 |
| 11:10 | Penn | Bradley Bauer comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Wendell Hammond - foul #1 on Wendell Hammond, team foul #3 | 15-11 |
| Subs | LSU | Dustin Greene (SG) Raymond Mansour | |
| Subs | Penn | Kevin Morgan (PG), David Tijerina (C) Charles Albert, Robert Lenhardt | |
| 11:10 | Penn | Bradley Bauer makes the 1st free throw | 15-12 |
| 11:10 | Penn | Bradley Bauer makes the 2nd free throw | 15-13 |
| 10:55 | LSU | Bradley Bauer picks off the pass by Michael Powell | 15-13 |
| 10:33 | Penn | David Tijerina connects on the 3 from straight away | 15-16 |
| 10:04 | LSU | Dustin Greene clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 15-16 |
| 10:03 | Penn | The rebound goes to Bill Glantz | 15-16 |
| 09:34 | Penn | Bradley Bauer is hacked by Jesse Motley - foul #2 on Jesse Motley, team foul #4 | 15-16 |
| Subs | LSU | Truman Beaudet (PG), Robert Law (SF), Kyle Striplin (PF), Noble Smith (C) Jesse Motley, Michael Powell, Wendell Hammond, Willie Weidman | |
| Subs | Penn | Raymond Honore (PF) Bill Glantz | |
| 09:13 | Penn | Raymond Honore throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-16 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Penn | Charles Albert (SG) Roderick Kinard | |
| 08:44 | LSU | Noble Smith makes the jumpshot from the left side | 17-16 |
| 08:18 | Penn | Kevin Morgan misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 17-16 |
| 08:16 | LSU | Kyle Striplin pulls down the rebound | 17-16 |
| 08:04 | LSU | Kyle Striplin drills a turnaround from the baseline | 19-16 |
| 07:38 | Penn | Charles Albert misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 19-16 |
| 07:37 | Penn | Kevin Morgan grabs the offensive board | 19-16 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Truman Beaudet (fresh) SG - Dustin Greene (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Robert Law (fresh) PF - Kyle Striplin (fresh) 2 pts. C - Noble Smith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Kevin Morgan (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Albert (fresh) 1 pts. SF - David Tijerina (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Raymond Honore (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bradley Bauer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 07:26 | Penn | Kevin Morgan hits a 3 from straight away | 19-19 |
| 07:01 | LSU | Robert Law hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 21-19 |
| 06:32 | Penn | Charles Albert is hacked by Dustin Greene - foul #1 on Dustin Greene, team foul #5 | 21-19 |
| Subs | LSU | Raymond Mansour (SG), Michael Powell (SF), Wendell Hammond (PF), Willie Weidman (C) Dustin Greene, Robert Law, Kyle Striplin, Noble Smith | |
| Subs | Penn | Roderick Kinard (SG), Bill Glantz (SF), Robert Lenhardt (C) Charles Albert, David Tijerina, Bradley Bauer | |
| 06:18 | Penn | Raymond Honore blows the layup but he's hacked by Raymond Mansour - foul #1 on Raymond Mansour, team foul #6 | 21-19 |
| 06:18 | Penn | Raymond Honore makes the 1st free throw | 21-20 |
| 06:18 | Penn | Raymond Honore makes the 2nd free throw | 21-21 |
| 06:01 | LSU | Truman Beaudet drills a fadeaway from the left block | 23-21 |
| 05:55 | Penn | Kevin Morgan makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 23-23 |
| 05:28 | LSU | Wendell Hammond drills a jumper from the left block | 25-23 |
| 05:12 | Penn | Robert Lenhardt is fouled on the floor by Willie Weidman - foul #1 on Willie Weidman, team foul #7 | 25-23 |
| Subs | LSU | Dustin Greene (SG) Raymond Mansour | |
| Subs | Penn | David Tijerina (SF), Bradley Bauer (PF) Bill Glantz, Raymond Honore | |
| 05:12 | Penn | Robert Lenhardt makes the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 05:12 | Penn | Robert Lenhardt makes the 2nd free throw | 25-25 |
| 04:46 | LSU | Michael Powell misses badly on a floater from the left side | 25-25 |
| 04:44 | LSU | Wendell Hammond tips it back up and in | 27-25 |
| 04:22 | Penn | Willie Weidman is called for the reach on Kevin Morgan - foul #2 on Willie Weidman, team foul #8 | 27-25 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Law (SF), Noble Smith (C) Truman Beaudet, Willie Weidman | |
| Subs | Penn | Bill Glantz (SF), Raymond Honore (PF) David Tijerina, Bradley Bauer | |
| 04:22 | Penn | Kevin Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 04:22 | Penn | Kevin Morgan misses the 2nd free throw | 27-26 |
| 04:22 | LSU | Robert Law pulls down the rebound | 27-26 |
| 04:04 | LSU | Wendell Hammond double dribbles | 27-26 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Penn | Charles Albert (PG), Bradley Bauer (PF) Kevin Morgan, Raymond Honore | |
| 03:35 | Penn | Noble Smith is called for the reach on Robert Lenhardt - foul #1 on Noble Smith, team foul #9 | 27-26 |
| Subs | LSU | Jesse Motley (PG), Willie Weidman (C) Robert Law, Noble Smith | |
| Subs | Penn | Kevin Morgan (PG), Kevin Hart (SG), David Tijerina (SF), Raymond Honore (PF) Charles Albert, Roderick Kinard, Bill Glantz, Bradley Bauer | |
| 03:35 | Penn | Robert Lenhardt makes the 1st free throw | 27-27 |
| 03:35 | Penn | Robert Lenhardt makes the 2nd free throw | 27-28 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Jesse Motley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dustin Greene (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Michael Powell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wendell Hammond (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Willie Weidman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Kevin Morgan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Hart (fresh) SF - David Tijerina (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Raymond Honore (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Lenhardt (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:10 | LSU | Dustin Greene misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 27-28 |
| 03:08 | LSU | Willie Weidman tips it home | 29-28 |
| 02:52 | Penn | Kevin Morgan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-28 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Law (SF) Michael Powell | |
| Subs | Penn | Bill Glantz (SF), Bradley Bauer (PF) David Tijerina, Raymond Honore | |
| 02:32 | LSU | Kevin Hart is called for the reach on Jesse Motley - foul #3 on Kevin Hart, team foul #5 | 29-28 |
| Subs | LSU | Kyle Striplin (PF) Wendell Hammond | |
| Subs | Penn | Charles Albert (PG), Roderick Kinard (SG), David Tijerina (SF), Raymond Honore (PF) Kevin Morgan, Kevin Hart, Bill Glantz, Bradley Bauer | |
| 02:19 | LSU | Jesse Motley misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 29-28 |
| 02:18 | Penn | Raymond Honore pulls down the rebound | 29-28 |
| 01:59 | Penn | Robert Lenhardt knocks in the fadeaway from close range | 29-30 |
| 01:36 | LSU | Jesse Motley is fouled on the floor by David Tijerina - foul #1 on David Tijerina, team foul #6 | 29-30 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Powell (SF), Wendell Hammond (PF) Robert Law, Kyle Striplin | |
| Subs | Penn | Kevin Morgan (PG), Bill Glantz (SF), Bradley Bauer (PF) Charles Albert, David Tijerina, Raymond Honore | |
| 01:24 | LSU | Dustin Greene misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-30 |
| 01:23 | Penn | Bradley Bauer pulls down the rebound | 29-30 |
| 01:01 | Penn | Dustin Greene steps in front of the Robert Lenhardt pass | 29-30 |
| 00:43 | LSU | Wendell Hammond comes up short on the floater from the left block but the foul's on Bradley Bauer - foul #1 on Bradley Bauer, team foul #7 | 29-30 |
| Subs | LSU | Raymond Mansour (SG), Noble Smith (C) Dustin Greene, Willie Weidman | |
| Subs | Penn | David Tijerina (SF), Raymond Honore (PF) Bill Glantz, Bradley Bauer | |
| 00:43 | LSU | Wendell Hammond makes the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 00:43 | LSU | Wendell Hammond makes the 2nd free throw | 31-30 |
| 00:14 | Penn | David Tijerina's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-30 |
| Subs | LSU | Truman Beaudet (PG) Jesse Motley | |
| Subs | Penn | Bradley Bauer (C) Robert Lenhardt | |
| 00:05 | LSU | Wendell Hammond misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Raymond Honore - foul #2 on Raymond Honore, team foul #8 | 31-30 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Penn | Charles Albert (SG), Robert Lenhardt (C) Roderick Kinard, Bradley Bauer | |
| 00:05 | LSU | Wendell Hammond misses the 1st free throw | 31-30 |
| 00:05 | LSU | Wendell Hammond makes the 2nd free throw | 32-30 |
| 00:01 | Penn | Kevin Morgan comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-30 |
| 00:00 | Penn | David Tijerina grabs the offensive board | 32-30 |