| Lineup | LSU | PG - Kenneth Newhall (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Walter Edmondson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Christopher Thornton (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Earnest Mateer (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Frank Pires (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas | PG - Reuben Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Foreman (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Spencer (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Rene Rossi (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Burton (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Christopher Thornton inbounds the ball | 22-23 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas | Texas is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | LSU | Frank Pires clanks a floater from the right side | 22-23 |
| 19:41 | Texas | The rebound goes to Reuben Jackson | 22-23 |
| 19:20 | Texas | Scott Burton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-23 |
| 18:53 | LSU | Christopher Thornton works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 22-23 |
| 18:51 | LSU | Kenneth Newhall tips it back up and in | 24-23 |
| 18:27 | Texas | Rene Rossi misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 24-23 |
| 18:25 | Texas | Lawrence Spencer grabs the offensive rebound | 24-23 |
| 18:05 | Texas | Lawrence Spencer buries a driving attempt from the right block | 24-25 |
| 17:53 | LSU | Kenneth Newhall misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 24-25 |
| 17:52 | Texas | Lawrence Spencer grabs the board | 24-25 |
| 17:40 | Texas | Reuben Jackson scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Lawrence Spencer | 24-28 |
| 17:34 | LSU | Walter Edmondson makes the contested 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Kenneth Newhall | 27-28 |
| 17:18 | Texas | James Foreman hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Lawrence Spencer | 27-31 |
| 17:03 | LSU | Kenneth Newhall is hacked by Rene Rossi - foul #2 on Rene Rossi, team foul #1 | 27-31 |
| Subs | LSU | Joseph Anderson (PG), Henry Smith (SG), Frank Bergsman (PF) Kenneth Newhall, Walter Edmondson, Earnest Mateer | |
| Subs | Texas | James Hamilton (SG), Ramiro Aguilar (SF), Bill Cunningham (PF), Antonio Schroeder (C) James Foreman, Lawrence Spencer, Rene Rossi, Scott Burton | |
| 16:40 | LSU | Christopher Thornton is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-31 |
| 16:38 | Texas | Bill Cunningham snags the defensive board | 27-31 |
| 16:18 | Texas | James Hamilton hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 27-34 |
| 16:01 | LSU | Bill Cunningham swats the shot by Christopher Thornton | 27-34 |
| 16:00 | Texas | Bill Cunningham grabs the board | 27-34 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Joseph Anderson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Henry Smith (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Christopher Thornton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Frank Bergsman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Pires (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas | PG - Reuben Jackson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Hamilton (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Ramiro Aguilar (fresh) PF - Bill Cunningham (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Antonio Schroeder (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Texas | Reuben Jackson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 27-34 |
| 15:43 | LSU | Henry Smith gets the rebound | 27-34 |
| 15:20 | LSU | Frank Bergsman banks in the layup set up by Joseph Anderson | 29-34 |
| 15:08 | Texas | James Hamilton travels with the ball | 29-34 |
| Subs | LSU | Kenneth Newhall (PG), Walter Edmondson (SG), Earnest Mateer (PF) Joseph Anderson, Christopher Thornton, Frank Pires | |
| Subs | Texas | James Foreman (SG), Lawrence Spencer (SF), Rene Rossi (PF), Scott Burton (C) Reuben Jackson, Ramiro Aguilar, Bill Cunningham, Antonio Schroeder | |
| 14:41 | LSU | James Foreman takes the ball from Earnest Mateer | 29-34 |
| 14:24 | Texas | James Hamilton drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by James Foreman | 29-37 |
| 13:55 | LSU | Walter Edmondson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-37 |
| 13:53 | LSU | Henry Smith misses the tip | 29-37 |
| 13:52 | Texas | Rene Rossi grabs the defensive rebound | 29-37 |
| 13:35 | Texas | James Hamilton misses long on a shot from the right side | 29-37 |
| 13:34 | LSU | The rebound goes to Kenneth Newhall | 29-37 |
| 13:12 | LSU | Henry Smith evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 29-37 |
| 13:10 | Texas | Rene Rossi grabs the board | 29-37 |
| 12:59 | Texas | James Foreman loses the ball out of bounds | 29-37 |
| Subs | LSU | Christopher Thornton (SF), Frank Pires (C) Henry Smith, Frank Bergsman | |
| Subs | Texas | Reuben Jackson (PG) James Hamilton | |
| 12:38 | LSU | Christopher Thornton is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-37 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Texas | Bill Cunningham (PF), Antonio Schroeder (C) Rene Rossi, Scott Burton | |
| 12:19 | Texas | James Foreman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-37 |
| Subs | LSU | Joseph Anderson (PG), Nicolas Rhoads (SG) Kenneth Newhall, Walter Edmondson | |
| Subs | Texas | | |
| 12:02 | LSU | Nicolas Rhoads is fouled on the floor by Bill Cunningham - foul #1 on Bill Cunningham, team foul #2 | 29-37 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Texas | James Hamilton (SG), Ramiro Aguilar (SF) James Foreman, Lawrence Spencer | |
| 11:51 | LSU | Christopher Thornton hits a jumper from close range and he's fouled by Antonio Schroeder - foul #2 on Antonio Schroeder, team foul #3 | 31-37 |
| 11:51 | LSU | Christopher Thornton makes the free throw | 32-37 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Joseph Anderson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Nicolas Rhoads (fresh) SF - Christopher Thornton (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Earnest Mateer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Frank Pires (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas | PG - Reuben Jackson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Hamilton (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SF - Ramiro Aguilar (fresh) PF - Bill Cunningham (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Antonio Schroeder (fresh) | |
| 11:32 | Texas | James Hamilton clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 32-37 |
| 11:30 | Texas | Reuben Jackson grabs the offensive board | 32-37 |
| 11:25 | Texas | Joseph Anderson steps in front of the Ramiro Aguilar pass | 32-37 |
| 10:58 | LSU | Earnest Mateer blows the layup | 32-37 |
| 10:56 | Texas | Antonio Schroeder pulls down the rebound | 32-37 |
| 10:52 | Texas | Frank Pires steals it from Ramiro Aguilar | 32-37 |
| 10:27 | LSU | Frank Pires can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 32-37 |
| 10:26 | LSU | Christopher Thornton gets the offensive rebound | 32-37 |
| 10:07 | LSU | Frank Pires misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 32-37 |
| 10:06 | Texas | Bill Cunningham gets the rebound | 32-37 |
| 09:47 | Texas | Reuben Jackson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Joseph Anderson - foul #2 on Joseph Anderson, team foul #1 | 32-37 |
| Subs | LSU | Kenneth Newhall (PG), Walter Edmondson (SG), Frank Bergsman (PF) Joseph Anderson, Nicolas Rhoads, Earnest Mateer | |
| Subs | Texas | James Foreman (SG), Lawrence Spencer (SF), Rene Rossi (PF), Scott Burton (C) James Hamilton, Ramiro Aguilar, Bill Cunningham, Antonio Schroeder | |
| 09:47 | Texas | Reuben Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 32-37 |
| 09:47 | Texas | Reuben Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 32-38 |
| 09:24 | LSU | Frank Pires drills a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Walter Edmondson out of a doubleteam | 34-38 |
| 09:09 | Texas | Rene Rossi misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Frank Pires - foul #2 on Frank Pires, team foul #2 | 34-38 |
| Subs | LSU | Henry Smith (SF) Christopher Thornton | |
| Subs | Texas | James Hamilton (PG) Reuben Jackson | |
| 09:09 | Texas | Rene Rossi makes the 1st free throw | 34-39 |
| 09:09 | Texas | Rene Rossi misses the 2nd free throw | 34-39 |
| 09:09 | LSU | Frank Bergsman snags the defensive board | 34-39 |
| 08:40 | LSU | Lawrence Spencer takes the ball from Walter Edmondson after a doubleteam | 34-39 |
| 08:20 | Texas | Rene Rossi clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 34-39 |
| 08:18 | LSU | The rebound goes to Henry Smith | 34-39 |
| 07:59 | LSU | Frank Pires misses badly on a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Rene Rossi - foul #3 on Rene Rossi, team foul #4 | 34-39 |
| Subs | LSU | Christopher Thornton (SF) Henry Smith | |
| Subs | Texas | | |
| 07:59 | LSU | Frank Pires makes the 1st free throw | 35-39 |
| 07:59 | LSU | Frank Pires makes the 2nd free throw | 36-39 |
| 07:40 | Texas | Rene Rossi's layup is rejected by Frank Pires | 36-39 |
| 07:38 | Texas | James Foreman tips it back up and in | 36-41 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Kenneth Newhall (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Walter Edmondson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Christopher Thornton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Bergsman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Pires (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas | PG - James Hamilton (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SG - James Foreman (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lawrence Spencer (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Rene Rossi (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Scott Burton (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:09 | LSU | Kenneth Newhall comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 36-41 |
| 07:08 | Texas | The rebound goes to Lawrence Spencer | 36-41 |
| 07:03 | Texas | James Foreman comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 36-41 |
| 07:01 | LSU | Frank Pires snags the defensive board | 36-41 |
| 06:38 | LSU | Walter Edmondson evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 38-41 |
| 06:14 | Texas | James Hamilton misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-41 |
| 06:13 | Texas | James Foreman grabs the offensive rebound | 38-41 |
| 05:50 | Texas | Rene Rossi clanks a shot near the basket | 38-41 |
| 05:49 | LSU | Frank Bergsman grabs the defensive rebound | 38-41 |
| 05:26 | LSU | Christopher Thornton makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Kenneth Newhall | 41-41 |
| 05:04 | Texas | James Foreman makes the jumper in the lane set up by Lawrence Spencer | 41-43 |
| 04:36 | LSU | Walter Edmondson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-43 |
| 04:34 | Texas | James Hamilton grabs the defensive rebound | 41-43 |
| 04:23 | Texas | Rene Rossi misses short on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Frank Pires - foul #3 on Frank Pires, team foul #3 | 41-43 |
| Subs | LSU | Joseph Anderson (PG), Nicolas Rhoads (SG), Henry Smith (SF), Earnest Mateer (PF) Kenneth Newhall, Walter Edmondson, Christopher Thornton, Frank Bergsman | |
| Subs | Texas | Reuben Jackson (PG), Ramiro Aguilar (SF), Antonio Schroeder (C) James Hamilton, Lawrence Spencer, Scott Burton | |
| 04:23 | Texas | Rene Rossi makes the 1st free throw | 41-44 |
| 04:23 | Texas | Rene Rossi makes the 2nd free throw | 41-45 |
| 04:03 | LSU | Earnest Mateer is alone and drills a runner from the left block on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Henry Smith | 43-45 |
| 03:49 | Texas | Reuben Jackson buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from James Foreman | 43-48 |
| 03:47 | LSU | Joseph Anderson's pass is intercepted by Reuben Jackson in the backcourt | 43-48 |
| 03:42 | Texas | Reuben Jackson makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from James Foreman | 43-51 |
| 03:16 | LSU | Joseph Anderson misses the turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Reuben Jackson - foul #2 on Reuben Jackson, team foul #5 | 43-51 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Texas | Bill Cunningham (PF) Rene Rossi | |
| 03:16 | LSU | Joseph Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 43-51 |
| 03:16 | LSU | Joseph Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 43-51 |
| 03:16 | Texas | James Foreman snags the defensive board | 43-51 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Joseph Anderson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Nicolas Rhoads (fresh) SF - Henry Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Earnest Mateer (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Frank Pires (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Texas | PG - Reuben Jackson (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Foreman (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ramiro Aguilar (fresh) PF - Bill Cunningham (fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Antonio Schroeder (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:00 | Texas | Reuben Jackson scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Foreman | 43-53 |
| 03:00 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-53 |
| Subs | LSU | Kenneth Newhall (PG), Walter Edmondson (SG), Christopher Thornton (SF) Joseph Anderson, Nicolas Rhoads, Henry Smith | |
| Subs | Texas | James Hamilton (SG), Lawrence Spencer (SF) James Foreman, Ramiro Aguilar | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas | Texas is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:41 | LSU | A charge is called on Walter Edmondson - foul #3 on Walter Edmondson, team foul #4 | 43-53 |
| Subs | LSU | Joseph Anderson (PG), Nicolas Rhoads (SG), Henry Smith (SF), Frank Bergsman (C) Kenneth Newhall, Walter Edmondson, Christopher Thornton, Frank Pires | |
| Subs | Texas | Ramiro Aguilar (SF) Lawrence Spencer | |
| 02:17 | Texas | James Hamilton hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Reuben Jackson | 43-56 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas | Texas is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:53 | LSU | Henry Smith's layup is rejected by Bill Cunningham | 43-56 |
| 01:51 | Texas | James Hamilton grabs the board | 43-56 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas | Texas is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:22 | Texas | Reuben Jackson's fadeaway is rejected by Frank Bergsman | 43-56 |
| 01:20 | LSU | Earnest Mateer gets the rebound | 43-56 |
| 01:10 | LSU | Earnest Mateer misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Bill Cunningham - foul #2 on Bill Cunningham, team foul #6 | 43-56 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Texas | James Foreman (SG) Reuben Jackson | |
| 01:10 | LSU | Earnest Mateer makes the 1st free throw | 44-56 |
| 01:10 | LSU | Earnest Mateer makes the 2nd free throw | 45-56 |
| 00:42 | Texas | James Foreman misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-56 |
| 00:41 | Texas | Bill Cunningham hits the follow up shot | 45-58 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas | Texas is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:34 | LSU | Frank Bergsman misses short on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by James Hamilton - foul #1 on James Hamilton, team foul #7 | 45-58 |
| Subs | LSU | Frank Pires (C) Earnest Mateer | |
| Subs | Texas | | |
| 00:34 | LSU | Frank Bergsman misses the 1st free throw | 45-58 |
| 00:34 | LSU | Frank Bergsman misses the 2nd free throw | 45-58 |
| 00:34 | Texas | James Foreman snags the defensive board | 45-58 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas | Texas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:12 | Texas | James Hamilton is fouled on the floor by Joseph Anderson - foul #3 on Joseph Anderson, team foul #5 | 45-58 |
| 00:00 | Texas | James Hamilton runs out the clock | 45-58 |