| Lineup | Oral Roberts | PG - Terry Mink (fresh) SG - Jay Barnes (fresh) SF - Richard Harris (fresh) PF - Frederick Carpenter (fresh) C - Matthew Dones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Paul Pruitt (fresh) SG - Elmer McClave (fresh) SF - Bobby Dubose (fresh) PF - Michael Taylor (fresh) C - Michael Stewart (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Michael Taylor wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:39 | LSU | Michael Stewart hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from Michael Taylor | 0-2 |
| 19:15 | Oral Roberts | Jay Barnes misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 19:14 | LSU | Paul Pruitt gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:11 | LSU | Bobby Dubose's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-2 |
| 18:51 | Oral Roberts | Terry Mink is hacked by Michael Stewart - foul #1 on Michael Stewart, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:28 | Oral Roberts | Terry Mink misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 18:26 | LSU | Elmer McClave grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:08 | LSU | Terry Mink is called for the reach on Bobby Dubose - foul #1 on Terry Mink, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 17:59 | LSU | Paul Pruitt loses the dribble to Jay Barnes | 0-2 |
| 17:38 | Oral Roberts | Terry Mink hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 17:34 | LSU | Paul Pruitt is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Harris - foul #1 on Richard Harris, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | James Ramsey (SF), Bryan Bowers (PF), James Lebow (C) Richard Harris, Frederick Carpenter, Matthew Dones | |
| Subs | LSU | Alan Coan (PG), Richard Justice (SG), Mitchell Smith (SF), Ronnie Moore (PF), Antonio Powell (C) Paul Pruitt, Elmer McClave, Bobby Dubose, Michael Taylor, Michael Stewart | |
| 17:24 | LSU | Richard Justice misses the floater from the baseline but he's hacked by James Ramsey - foul #1 on James Ramsey, team foul #3 | 3-2 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Harry Thompson (PG), William Bradford (SG) Terry Mink, Jay Barnes | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 17:24 | LSU | Richard Justice makes the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 17:24 | LSU | Richard Justice misses the 2nd free throw | 3-3 |
| 17:24 | Oral Roberts | James Lebow snags the defensive board | 3-3 |
| 17:11 | Oral Roberts | Bryan Bowers misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 3-3 |
| 17:10 | Oral Roberts | The offensive rebound goes to James Lebow | 3-3 |
| 16:58 | Oral Roberts | James Lebow's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-3 |
| 16:36 | LSU | Alan Coan can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 3-3 |
| 16:35 | Oral Roberts | Harry Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 3-3 |
| 16:32 | Oral Roberts | Harry Thompson loses the dribble to Alan Coan in the backcourt | 3-3 |
| 16:16 | LSU | Harry Thompson is called for the reach on Alan Coan - foul #1 on Harry Thompson, team foul #4 | 3-3 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Terry Mink (PG), Jay Barnes (SG), Richard Harris (SF), Frederick Carpenter (PF), Matthew Dones (C) Harry Thompson, William Bradford, James Ramsey, Bryan Bowers, James Lebow | |
| Subs | LSU | Paul Curtis (SG), John Holland (SF), Bobby Dubose (PF), Michael Stewart (C) Richard Justice, Mitchell Smith, Ronnie Moore, Antonio Powell | |
| 15:47 | LSU | Paul Curtis hits a wide open 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by John Holland | 3-6 |
| Lineup | Oral Roberts | PG - Terry Mink (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jay Barnes (fresh) SF - Richard Harris (fresh) PF - Frederick Carpenter (fresh) C - Matthew Dones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Alan Coan (fairly fresh) SG - Paul Curtis (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Holland (fresh) PF - Bobby Dubose (fresh) C - Michael Stewart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:29 | Oral Roberts | Jay Barnes clanks a shot from the right wing | 3-6 |
| 15:27 | LSU | Paul Curtis grabs the defensive rebound | 3-6 |
| 15:06 | LSU | Matthew Dones swats the short shot by Michael Stewart | 3-6 |
| 15:05 | Oral Roberts | Matthew Dones gets the rebound | 3-6 |
| 14:47 | Oral Roberts | Richard Harris hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Alan Coan - foul #1 on Alan Coan, team foul #2 | 3-6 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Harry Thompson (PG), James Ramsey (SG), Bryan Bowers (PF), James Lebow (C) Terry Mink, Jay Barnes, Frederick Carpenter, Matthew Dones | |
| Subs | LSU | Paul Pruitt (PG), Richard Justice (SG), Mitchell Smith (SF), Ronnie Moore (C) Alan Coan, Paul Curtis, John Holland, Michael Stewart | |
| 14:47 | Oral Roberts | Richard Harris makes the 1st free throw | 4-6 |
| 14:47 | Oral Roberts | Richard Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 4-6 |
| 14:47 | LSU | The rebound goes to Bobby Dubose | 4-6 |
| 14:25 | LSU | Ronnie Moore hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from close range | 4-6 |
| 14:24 | Oral Roberts | Bryan Bowers snags the defensive board | 4-6 |
| 14:06 | Oral Roberts | James Lebow is by himself and knocks in the runner from the left block | 6-6 |
| 13:44 | LSU | Ronnie Moore throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-6 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | John Smith (PG), William Bradford (SG), Frederick Carpenter (PF) Harry Thompson, Richard Harris, Bryan Bowers | |
| Subs | LSU | Elmer McClave (SG), Michael Taylor (PF), Antonio Powell (C) Richard Justice, Mitchell Smith, Ronnie Moore | |
| 13:26 | Oral Roberts | James Ramsey misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Bobby Dubose - foul #1 on Bobby Dubose, team foul #3 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Matthew Dones (C) James Lebow | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 13:26 | Oral Roberts | James Ramsey misses the 1st free throw | 6-6 |
| 13:26 | Oral Roberts | James Ramsey misses the 2nd free throw | 6-6 |
| 13:26 | LSU | Antonio Powell gets the rebound | 6-6 |
| 13:07 | LSU | William Bradford is called for the reach on Elmer McClave - foul #1 on William Bradford, team foul #5 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Terry Mink (PG), Jay Barnes (SG), Richard Harris (SF) John Smith, William Bradford, James Ramsey | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 12:46 | LSU | Antonio Powell connects on the runner from close range on a nice dish by Michael Taylor | 6-8 |
| 12:34 | Oral Roberts | Frederick Carpenter connects on the driving attempt near the basket set up by Terry Mink | 8-8 |
| 12:09 | LSU | Paul Pruitt misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 8-8 |
| 12:07 | Oral Roberts | Frederick Carpenter snags the defensive board | 8-8 |
| 11:48 | Oral Roberts | Matthew Dones hits a shot from close range on a nice dish by Terry Mink | 10-8 |
| Lineup | Oral Roberts | PG - Terry Mink (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jay Barnes (fairly fresh) SF - Richard Harris (tiring) 1 pts. PF - Frederick Carpenter (tiring) 2 pts. C - Matthew Dones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Paul Pruitt (fairly fresh) SG - Elmer McClave (fairly fresh) SF - Bobby Dubose (tiring) PF - Michael Taylor (fairly fresh) C - Antonio Powell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:23 | LSU | Antonio Powell misses long on an open jump hook from close range | 10-8 |
| 11:22 | LSU | Michael Taylor gets the offensive rebound | 10-8 |
| 10:59 | LSU | Bobby Dubose misses short on a jump hook from close range | 10-8 |
| 10:57 | LSU | Paul Pruitt pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-8 |
| 10:33 | LSU | Elmer McClave hits a wide open floater near the basket on a great pass from Paul Pruitt | 10-10 |
| 10:12 | Oral Roberts | Richard Harris hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 10-10 |
| 10:11 | LSU | Michael Taylor gets the rebound | 10-10 |
| 10:05 | LSU | Paul Pruitt misses short on an open fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 10-10 |
| 10:04 | LSU | Antonio Powell pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-10 |
| 09:48 | LSU | Antonio Powell is hacked by Matthew Dones - foul #1 on Matthew Dones, team foul #6 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Harry Thompson (PG), William Bradford (SG), James Ramsey (SF), Bryan Bowers (PF), James Lebow (C) Terry Mink, Jay Barnes, Richard Harris, Frederick Carpenter, Matthew Dones | |
| Subs | LSU | Alan Coan (PG), Richard Justice (SG), Mitchell Smith (SF), Ronnie Moore (PF), Michael Stewart (C) Paul Pruitt, Elmer McClave, Bobby Dubose, Michael Taylor, Antonio Powell | |
| 09:34 | LSU | Alan Coan can't connect on a floater from the right side | 10-10 |
| 09:32 | Oral Roberts | The rebound goes to James Lebow | 10-10 |
| 09:20 | Oral Roberts | William Bradford clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 10-10 |
| 09:18 | Oral Roberts | Bryan Bowers grabs the offensive rebound | 10-10 |
| 08:57 | Oral Roberts | Harry Thompson throws it down on a great pass from William Bradford | 12-10 |
| 08:53 | LSU | Mitchell Smith is open and scores on a shot from the right block on a great pass from Richard Justice | 12-12 |
| 08:48 | Oral Roberts | William Bradford throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 12-12 |
| 08:30 | LSU | Richard Justice hits a wide open floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Alan Coan | 12-14 |
| 08:28 | Oral Roberts | Alan Coan steps in front of the William Bradford pass in the backcourt | 12-14 |
| 08:17 | LSU | Ronnie Moore scores on a shot from the left block on a great pass from Michael Stewart and he's fouled by William Bradford - foul #2 on William Bradford, team foul #7 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | John Smith (PG), Jay Barnes (SG), Matthew Dones (C) Harry Thompson, William Bradford, James Lebow | |
| Subs | LSU | Paul Curtis (SG), John Holland (SF) Richard Justice, Mitchell Smith | |
| 08:17 | LSU | Ronnie Moore misses the free throw | 12-16 |
| 08:17 | Oral Roberts | Jay Barnes grabs the board | 12-16 |
| 08:04 | Oral Roberts | James Ramsey buries a jumper from the free throw line | 14-16 |
| 07:35 | LSU | Paul Curtis blows the layup but the foul's on Jay Barnes - foul #1 on Jay Barnes, team foul #8 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Frederick Carpenter (PF) Matthew Dones | |
| Subs | LSU | Paul Pruitt (PG), Michael Taylor (PF) Alan Coan, Ronnie Moore | |
| 07:35 | LSU | Paul Curtis makes the 1st free throw | 14-17 |
| 07:35 | LSU | Paul Curtis makes the 2nd free throw | 14-18 |
| Lineup | Oral Roberts | PG - John Smith (fresh) SG - Jay Barnes (fairly fresh) SF - James Ramsey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frederick Carpenter (tiring) 2 pts. C - Bryan Bowers (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Paul Pruitt (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Curtis (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Holland (fresh) PF - Michael Taylor (tiring) 2 reb. C - Michael Stewart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:11 | Oral Roberts | Frederick Carpenter misses the lay-in | 14-18 |
| 07:09 | LSU | Michael Taylor grabs the board | 14-18 |
| 07:03 | LSU | Paul Pruitt is fouled in the backcourt by James Ramsey - foul #2 on James Ramsey, team foul #9 | 14-18 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Paul Biehl (PG), Harry Thompson (SF), James Lebow (C) John Smith, James Ramsey, Bryan Bowers | |
| Subs | LSU | Richard Justice (SG), Bobby Dubose (SF) Paul Curtis, John Holland | |
| 07:03 | LSU | Paul Pruitt makes the 1st free throw | 14-19 |
| 07:03 | LSU | Paul Pruitt misses the 2nd free throw | 14-19 |
| 07:03 | Oral Roberts | James Lebow gets the rebound | 14-19 |
| 06:43 | Oral Roberts | Paul Biehl drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Harry Thompson | 17-19 |
| 06:41 | LSU | Jay Barnes is called for the reach on Paul Pruitt in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jay Barnes, team foul #10 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Richard Harris (SF) Jay Barnes | |
| Subs | LSU | Mitchell Smith (SF) Michael Taylor | |
| 06:41 | LSU | Paul Pruitt makes the 1st free throw | 17-20 |
| 06:41 | LSU | Paul Pruitt makes the 2nd free throw | 17-21 |
| 06:25 | Oral Roberts | James Lebow misses short on an open floater in the paint | 17-21 |
| 06:24 | LSU | Mitchell Smith grabs the board | 17-21 |
| 06:18 | LSU | Bobby Dubose misses the easy layup | 17-21 |
| 06:17 | LSU | Bobby Dubose tips it home | 17-23 |
| 06:15 | Oral Roberts | Mitchell Smith is called for the reach on Richard Harris in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mitchell Smith, team foul #4 | 17-23 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Bryan Bowers (PF), Matthew Dones (C) Frederick Carpenter, James Lebow | |
| Subs | LSU | Alan Coan (PG), Elmer McClave (SG) Paul Pruitt, Richard Justice | |
| 05:54 | Oral Roberts | Harry Thompson misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 17-23 |
| 05:52 | Oral Roberts | Matthew Dones grabs the offensive board | 17-23 |
| 05:43 | Oral Roberts | Harry Thompson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 17-23 |
| 05:41 | LSU | The rebound goes to Bobby Dubose | 17-23 |
| 05:35 | LSU | Michael Stewart makes the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Bobby Dubose and he's hacked by Matthew Dones - foul #2 on Matthew Dones, team foul #11 | 17-25 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Terry Mink (PG), James Lebow (C) Paul Biehl, Matthew Dones | |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Taylor (PF) Mitchell Smith | |
| 05:35 | LSU | Michael Stewart misses the free throw | 17-25 |
| 05:35 | LSU | Michael Taylor snags the offensive board | 17-25 |
| 05:22 | LSU | Michael Stewart is hacked by James Lebow - foul #1 on James Lebow, team foul #12 | 17-25 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | | |
| Subs | LSU | Richard Justice (SG), John Holland (SF) Elmer McClave, Bobby Dubose | |
| 05:22 | LSU | Michael Stewart misses the 1st free throw | 17-25 |
| 05:22 | LSU | Michael Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 17-26 |
| 05:10 | Oral Roberts | Terry Mink throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-26 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Frederick Carpenter (PF) Bryan Bowers | |
| Subs | LSU | Paul Pruitt (PG), Antonio Powell (C) Alan Coan, Michael Stewart | |
| 04:52 | LSU | Richard Justice clanks a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Harry Thompson - foul #2 on Harry Thompson, team foul #13 | 17-26 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | William Bradford (SG) Harry Thompson | |
| Subs | LSU | Ronnie Moore (PF) Michael Taylor | |
| 04:52 | LSU | Richard Justice misses the 1st free throw | 17-26 |
| 04:52 | LSU | Richard Justice makes the 2nd free throw | 17-27 |
| 04:37 | Oral Roberts | William Bradford drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Terry Mink | 20-27 |
| 04:17 | LSU | Paul Pruitt connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from John Holland | 20-30 |
| 04:01 | Oral Roberts | James Lebow connects on the fadeaway from the left wing | 22-30 |
| 03:32 | LSU | John Holland banks in the layup | 22-32 |
| Lineup | Oral Roberts | PG - Terry Mink (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Bradford (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Harris (tired) 1 pts. PF - Frederick Carpenter (tired) 2 pts. C - James Lebow (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Paul Pruitt (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Justice (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Holland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronnie Moore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Antonio Powell (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Oral Roberts | Terry Mink clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 22-32 |
| 03:08 | LSU | Ronnie Moore snags the defensive board | 22-32 |
| 02:39 | LSU | Paul Pruitt is fouled on the floor by Terry Mink - foul #2 on Terry Mink, team foul #14 | 22-32 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | John Smith (PG), Jay Barnes (SG), James Ramsey (SF), Bryan Bowers (PF), Matthew Dones (C) Terry Mink, William Bradford, Richard Harris, Frederick Carpenter, James Lebow | |
| Subs | LSU | Paul Curtis (SG), Mitchell Smith (SF), Bobby Dubose (PF), Michael Stewart (C) Richard Justice, John Holland, Ronnie Moore, Antonio Powell | |
| 02:39 | LSU | Paul Pruitt misses the 1st free throw | 22-32 |
| 02:39 | LSU | Paul Pruitt misses the 2nd free throw | 22-32 |
| 02:39 | Oral Roberts | Matthew Dones grabs the board | 22-32 |
| 02:37 | Oral Roberts | Jay Barnes is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Curtis - foul #1 on Paul Curtis, team foul #5 | 22-32 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | | |
| Subs | LSU | Alan Coan (PG) Paul Pruitt | |
| 02:27 | Oral Roberts | Michael Stewart is called for the reach on Matthew Dones - foul #2 on Michael Stewart, team foul #6 | 22-32 |
| 02:13 | Oral Roberts | Matthew Dones hits a wide open floater from the left side | 24-32 |
| 01:52 | LSU | Michael Stewart misses the easy open layup | 24-32 |
| 01:51 | Oral Roberts | Jay Barnes snags the defensive board | 24-32 |
| 01:47 | Oral Roberts | Jay Barnes comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 24-32 |
| 01:45 | LSU | Michael Stewart gets the rebound | 24-32 |
| 01:43 | LSU | Alan Coan is hacked by John Smith in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Smith, team foul #15 | 24-32 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | | |
| Subs | LSU | Elmer McClave (SG), Michael Taylor (PF) Paul Curtis, Mitchell Smith | |
| 01:43 | LSU | Alan Coan makes the 1st free throw | 24-33 |
| 01:43 | LSU | Alan Coan makes the 2nd free throw | 24-34 |
| 01:33 | Oral Roberts | John Smith misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 24-34 |
| 01:32 | LSU | Michael Stewart grabs the defensive rebound | 24-34 |
| 01:11 | LSU | Elmer McClave loses the dribble to Matthew Dones | 24-34 |
| 00:53 | Oral Roberts | Michael Stewart steps in front of the Jay Barnes pass | 24-34 |
| 00:26 | LSU | Michael Stewart comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 24-34 |
| 00:25 | LSU | Michael Stewart grabs the offensive rebound | 24-34 |
| 00:03 | LSU | James Ramsey is called for the reach on Bobby Dubose - foul #3 on James Ramsey, team foul #16 | 24-34 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Paul Biehl (PG), Harry Thompson (SF), Frederick Carpenter (PF) John Smith, James Ramsey, Bryan Bowers | |
| Subs | LSU | Paul Pruitt (PG), Paul Curtis (SG), Mitchell Smith (SF), Ronnie Moore (C) Alan Coan, Elmer McClave, Michael Taylor, Michael Stewart | |
| 00:03 | LSU | Bobby Dubose makes the 1st free throw | 24-35 |
| 00:03 | LSU | Bobby Dubose makes the 2nd free throw | 24-36 |
| 00:00 | Oral Roberts | Jay Barnes comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 24-36 |