| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - John Godinez (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Aaron Gibson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Donald Stevenson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Brandon Crabtree (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - James Barbosa (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Anderson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Scott (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Donald Adams (fresh) PF - John Caba (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Carl Krawczyk (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Donald Adams inbounds the ball | 29-31 |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:42 | LSU | John Caba blows the layup | 29-31 |
| 19:41 | LSU | Carl Krawczyk pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-31 |
| 19:14 | LSU | Michael Scott buries a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Donald Adams | 29-33 |
| 18:50 | Holy Cross | James Barbosa is called for 5 seconds | 29-33 |
| 18:26 | LSU | Donald Adams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-33 |
| 18:13 | Holy Cross | Brandon Crabtree knocks in the fadeaway from the right block and he's hacked by Donald Adams - foul #2 on Donald Adams, team foul #1 | 31-33 |
| 18:13 | Holy Cross | Brandon Crabtree makes the free throw | 32-33 |
| 17:44 | LSU | Michael Scott can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner but he's fouled by Brandon Crabtree - foul #1 on Brandon Crabtree, team foul #1 | 32-33 |
| 17:44 | LSU | Michael Scott makes the 1st free throw | 32-34 |
| 17:44 | LSU | Michael Scott misses the 2nd free throw | 32-34 |
| 17:44 | LSU | Michael Scott makes the 3rd free throw | 32-35 |
| 17:31 | Holy Cross | Donald Stevenson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Donald Adams - foul #3 on Donald Adams, team foul #2 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| Subs | LSU | Steven Kinman (SF) Donald Adams | |
| 17:31 | Holy Cross | Donald Stevenson makes the 1st free throw | 33-35 |
| 17:31 | Holy Cross | Donald Stevenson makes the 2nd free throw | 34-35 |
| 17:29 | LSU | James Anderson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-35 |
| 17:17 | Holy Cross | John Godinez knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Donald Stevenson | 36-35 |
| 17:06 | LSU | Michael Scott knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Steven Kinman | 36-38 |
| 16:38 | Holy Cross | Brandon Crabtree misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 36-38 |
| 16:37 | LSU | Steven Kinman snags the defensive board | 36-38 |
| 16:15 | LSU | James Anderson drills a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Michael Scott | 36-40 |
| 16:04 | Holy Cross | James Barbosa comes up short on the jumper from the right side but the foul's on James Anderson - foul #1 on James Anderson, team foul #3 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Walter Ainsworth (SG) Aaron Gibson | |
| Subs | LSU | Kenneth Deines (PG) James Anderson | |
| 16:04 | Holy Cross | James Barbosa makes the 1st free throw | 37-40 |
| 16:04 | Holy Cross | James Barbosa makes the 2nd free throw | 38-40 |
| 15:38 | LSU | Michael Scott drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Carl Krawczyk | 38-43 |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - John Godinez (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Walter Ainsworth (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Donald Stevenson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Brandon Crabtree (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - James Barbosa (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Kenneth Deines (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Scott (fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. SF - Steven Kinman (fresh) PF - John Caba (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Carl Krawczyk (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:23 | Holy Cross | Brandon Crabtree clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 38-43 |
| 15:21 | LSU | John Caba grabs the board | 38-43 |
| 15:17 | LSU | Steven Kinman blows the dunk | 38-43 |
| 15:16 | Holy Cross | James Barbosa gets the rebound | 38-43 |
| 15:07 | Holy Cross | Brandon Crabtree hits a floater from the right wing | 40-43 |
| 14:42 | LSU | John Caba drills a driving attempt in the lane | 40-45 |
| 14:34 | Holy Cross | Brandon Crabtree comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 40-45 |
| 14:33 | Holy Cross | John Godinez tips it but misses | 40-45 |
| 14:31 | Holy Cross | James Barbosa tips it but misses | 40-45 |
| 14:30 | LSU | John Caba snags the defensive board | 40-45 |
| 14:11 | LSU | John Caba hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 40-45 |
| 14:09 | Holy Cross | James Barbosa pulls down the rebound | 40-45 |
| 13:52 | Holy Cross | Walter Ainsworth misses the runner in the paint but he's fouled by Kenneth Deines - foul #1 on Kenneth Deines, team foul #4 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Aaron Gibson (SG) John Godinez | |
| Subs | LSU | James Anderson (PG), Donald Adams (SF) Kenneth Deines, Steven Kinman | |
| 13:52 | Holy Cross | Walter Ainsworth makes the 1st free throw | 41-45 |
| 13:52 | Holy Cross | Walter Ainsworth makes the 2nd free throw | 42-45 |
| 13:29 | LSU | Walter Ainsworth steals the ball from Carl Krawczyk | 42-45 |
| 13:26 | Holy Cross | Donald Stevenson banks in the layup set up by Walter Ainsworth | 44-45 |
| 13:09 | LSU | James Anderson buries a jumper from the free throw line and he's fouled by Walter Ainsworth - foul #2 on Walter Ainsworth, team foul #2 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | John Godinez (PG) Walter Ainsworth | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 13:09 | LSU | James Anderson makes the free throw | 44-48 |
| 13:01 | Holy Cross | James Barbosa comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 44-48 |
| 13:00 | Holy Cross | Donald Stevenson grabs the offensive rebound | 44-48 |
| 12:42 | Holy Cross | Donald Stevenson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 44-48 |
| 12:41 | Holy Cross | James Barbosa tips it back up and in | 46-48 |
| 12:16 | LSU | John Caba knocks in the turnaround in the lane set up by Carl Krawczyk and he's fouled by Brandon Crabtree - foul #2 on Brandon Crabtree, team foul #3 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Larry Craig (PF), Ronald Bak (C) Brandon Crabtree, James Barbosa | |
| Subs | LSU | Frank Lopes (C) Carl Krawczyk | |
| 12:16 | LSU | John Caba makes the free throw | 46-51 |
| 11:55 | Holy Cross | Donald Stevenson misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 46-51 |
| 11:54 | Holy Cross | Larry Craig pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-51 |
| 11:35 | Holy Cross | Donald Stevenson's floater is knocked away by Frank Lopes | 46-51 |
| 11:34 | LSU | The rebound goes to Donald Adams | 46-51 |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - John Godinez (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Aaron Gibson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Donald Stevenson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Craig (fresh) 4 reb. C - Ronald Bak (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Anderson (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Scott (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. SF - Donald Adams (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - John Caba (tiring) 14 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Frank Lopes (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:18 | LSU | John Caba misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 46-51 |
| 11:16 | LSU | Donald Adams pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-51 |
| 10:55 | LSU | John Caba clanks a runner from the right block | 46-51 |
| 10:53 | LSU | Michael Scott hits the follow up shot | 46-53 |
| 10:39 | Holy Cross | Aaron Gibson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-53 |
| 10:38 | LSU | The rebound goes to James Anderson | 46-53 |
| 10:18 | LSU | John Caba drills a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Michael Scott | 46-55 |
| 10:03 | Holy Cross | Frank Lopes steals it from Ronald Bak | 46-55 |
| 09:40 | LSU | Michael Scott knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 46-58 |
| 09:18 | Holy Cross | John Godinez misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-58 |
| 09:16 | LSU | The rebound goes to Frank Lopes | 46-58 |
| 08:47 | LSU | John Caba drills a fadeaway from the right side set up by Michael Scott | 46-60 |
| 08:32 | Holy Cross | Larry Craig is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Larry Craig, team foul #4 | 46-60 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Walter Ainsworth (SG), Brandon Crabtree (PF), James Barbosa (C) Aaron Gibson, Donald Stevenson, Larry Craig | |
| Subs | LSU | Kenneth Deines (PG), Steven Kinman (SF), Frank Laurel (PF), Carl Krawczyk (C) James Anderson, Donald Adams, John Caba, Frank Lopes | |
| 08:10 | LSU | Michael Scott misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-60 |
| 08:09 | LSU | Carl Krawczyk grabs the offensive rebound | 46-60 |
| 07:49 | LSU | Michael Scott throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-60 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Michael Moore (SG) John Godinez | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 07:30 | Holy Cross | Ronald Bak knocks in the shot from close range on a great pass from Michael Moore | 48-60 |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Walter Ainsworth (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Moore (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ronald Bak (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Brandon Crabtree (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - James Barbosa (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Kenneth Deines (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Scott (tiring) 23 pts. 6 ast. SF - Steven Kinman (fresh) PF - Frank Laurel (fresh) C - Carl Krawczyk (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:01 | LSU | Michael Scott hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-60 |
| 06:59 | Holy Cross | Walter Ainsworth grabs the board | 48-60 |
| 06:40 | Holy Cross | Walter Ainsworth is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Walter Ainsworth, team foul #5 | 48-60 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | John Godinez (PG), Aaron Gibson (SG) Walter Ainsworth, Michael Moore | |
| Subs | LSU | Donald Adams (SF), Frank Lopes (PF) Michael Scott, Frank Laurel | |
| 06:17 | LSU | Frank Lopes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-60 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Donald Stevenson (SF) Ronald Bak | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 05:55 | Holy Cross | Aaron Gibson makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-60 |
| 05:32 | LSU | Frank Lopes hits the finger roll set up by Donald Adams | 51-62 |
| 05:25 | Holy Cross | The jump hook by Donald Stevenson is blocked by Frank Lopes | 51-62 |
| 05:23 | Holy Cross | James Barbosa hits the follow up shot | 53-62 |
| 04:58 | LSU | Carl Krawczyk hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block but he's fouled by James Barbosa - foul #2 on James Barbosa, team foul #6 | 53-62 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| Subs | LSU | James Anderson (PG), Michael Scott (SG) Kenneth Deines, Steven Kinman | |
| 04:58 | LSU | Carl Krawczyk makes the 1st free throw | 53-63 |
| 04:58 | LSU | Carl Krawczyk makes the 2nd free throw | 53-64 |
| 04:41 | Holy Cross | Donald Stevenson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 53-64 |
| 04:40 | LSU | The rebound goes to Michael Scott | 53-64 |
| 04:14 | LSU | Michael Scott makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by James Anderson | 53-67 |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 04:08 | Holy Cross | John Godinez misses the floater from just outside the lane | 53-67 |
| 04:06 | LSU | James Anderson gets the rebound | 53-67 |
| 03:43 | LSU | Carl Krawczyk is fouled on the floor by James Barbosa - foul #3 on James Barbosa, team foul #7 | 53-67 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Walter Ainsworth (PG), Michael Moore (SG), Ronald Bak (SF) John Godinez, Aaron Gibson, Donald Stevenson | |
| Subs | LSU | Frank Laurel (SF), John Caba (PF) Donald Adams, Frank Lopes | |
| 03:43 | LSU | Carl Krawczyk makes the 1st free throw | 53-68 |
| 03:43 | LSU | Carl Krawczyk makes the 2nd free throw | 53-69 |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 03:31 | Holy Cross | James Barbosa misses the lay-in | 53-69 |
| 03:30 | LSU | Frank Laurel gets the rebound | 53-69 |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Walter Ainsworth (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Michael Moore (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ronald Bak (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Brandon Crabtree (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - James Barbosa (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Anderson (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Scott (fairly fresh) 26 pts. 6 ast. SF - Frank Laurel (fresh) PF - John Caba (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Carl Krawczyk (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:05 | LSU | John Caba comes up short on the shot from the right block | 53-69 |
| 03:04 | Holy Cross | Ronald Bak grabs the defensive rebound | 53-69 |
| 03:00 | Holy Cross | Michael Moore can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-69 |
| 02:58 | LSU | John Caba grabs the defensive rebound | 53-69 |
| 02:36 | LSU | Walter Ainsworth picks off the pass by Frank Laurel | 53-69 |
| 02:21 | Holy Cross | Michael Moore clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-69 |
| 02:19 | Holy Cross | Walter Ainsworth tips it home | 55-69 |
| 01:55 | LSU | Michael Scott drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by James Anderson | 55-72 |
| 01:42 | Holy Cross | Michael Moore's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-72 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Rosendo Marino (SF), Larry Craig (PF) Brandon Crabtree, James Barbosa | |
| Subs | LSU | Donald Adams (SF) Frank Laurel | |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 01:17 | LSU | Donald Adams misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 55-72 |
| 01:16 | Holy Cross | Larry Craig grabs the board | 55-72 |
| 00:59 | Holy Cross | Rosendo Marino hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 55-72 |
| 00:58 | LSU | John Caba gets the rebound | 55-72 |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:32 | LSU | John Caba misses badly on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Rosendo Marino - foul #1 on Rosendo Marino, team foul #8 | 55-72 |
| 00:32 | LSU | John Caba makes the 1st free throw | 55-73 |
| 00:32 | LSU | John Caba makes the 2nd free throw | 55-74 |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Holy Cross | Larry Craig lays it up and in set up by Michael Moore and he's fouled by Carl Krawczyk - foul #3 on Carl Krawczyk, team foul #5 | 57-74 |
| 00:28 | Holy Cross | Larry Craig makes the free throw | 58-74 |
| 00:00 | LSU | James Anderson runs out the clock | 58-74 |