| Lineup | LSU | PG - Joseph Seay (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Dickerson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Travis Kane (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Steven Morris (fresh) 7 pts. C - Douglas Modlin (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - James Leite (fresh) SG - Kenneth McHaney (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Melvin Scott (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Galle (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - John Banks (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Travis Kane inbounds the ball | 46-20 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | LSU | Travis Kane throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-20 |
| 19:35 | Fresno State | Travis Kane takes the ball from Kenneth McHaney in the backcourt | 46-20 |
| 19:14 | LSU | Joseph Seay connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Dickerson | 48-20 |
| 19:11 | Fresno State | Steven Morris is called for the reach on Melvin Scott in the backcourt - foul #1 on Steven Morris, team foul #1 | 48-20 |
| 19:03 | Fresno State | Melvin Scott misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-20 |
| 19:02 | LSU | Steven Morris snags the defensive board | 48-20 |
| 18:33 | LSU | Travis Kane can't connect on a shot from the right side | 48-20 |
| 18:32 | Fresno State | James Leite gets the rebound | 48-20 |
| 18:15 | Fresno State | William Galle blows the layup | 48-20 |
| 18:14 | LSU | Thomas Dickerson pulls down the rebound | 48-20 |
| 17:45 | LSU | Joseph Seay comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 48-20 |
| 17:43 | LSU | Douglas Modlin can't tip it in | 48-20 |
| 17:42 | LSU | Thomas Dickerson grabs the offensive board | 48-20 |
| 17:19 | LSU | Thomas Dickerson is whistled for traveling | 48-20 |
| Subs | LSU | Matthew Woodburn (PG), Robert Tetrault (SG), Bryan Becker (PF), Francis Elms (C) Joseph Seay, Thomas Dickerson, Steven Morris, Douglas Modlin | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Jeffrey Desoto (PG), John Wilkerson (SG), Glen Reid (SF), John Poe (PF), Mark Gentry (C) James Leite, Kenneth McHaney, Melvin Scott, William Galle, John Banks | |
| 17:00 | Fresno State | John Wilkerson is fouled on the floor by Travis Kane - foul #1 on Travis Kane, team foul #2 | 48-20 |
| 16:55 | Fresno State | Jeffrey Desoto clanks a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Travis Kane - foul #2 on Travis Kane, team foul #3 | 48-20 |
| 16:55 | Fresno State | Jeffrey Desoto makes the 1st free throw | 48-21 |
| 16:55 | Fresno State | Jeffrey Desoto makes the 2nd free throw | 48-22 |
| 16:42 | LSU | Robert Tetrault hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 48-22 |
| 16:41 | Fresno State | John Poe grabs the board | 48-22 |
| 16:37 | Fresno State | Travis Kane takes the ball from John Wilkerson | 48-22 |
| 16:18 | LSU | Francis Elms loses the dribble to Jeffrey Desoto | 48-22 |
| 16:15 | Fresno State | Jeffrey Desoto lays it up and in | 48-24 |
| 15:58 | LSU | Bryan Becker lays it up and in | 50-24 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Matthew Woodburn (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Tetrault (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Travis Kane (tiring) 3 pts. 4 stl. PF - Bryan Becker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Francis Elms (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Jeffrey Desoto (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Wilkerson (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Glen Reid (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Poe (fresh) 3 reb. C - Mark Gentry (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | Fresno State | John Poe misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 50-24 |
| 15:46 | LSU | Robert Tetrault grabs the board | 50-24 |
| 15:23 | LSU | Francis Elms is denied on a layup by John Poe | 50-24 |
| 15:22 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Francis Elms | 50-24 |
| 15:08 | LSU | Francis Elms buries a jump hook from close range set up by Robert Tetrault | 52-24 |
| 15:06 | Fresno State | Bryan Becker steps in front of the Jeffrey Desoto pass in the backcourt | 52-24 |
| 14:37 | LSU | Francis Elms misses badly on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Mark Gentry - foul #2 on Mark Gentry, team foul #1 | 52-24 |
| Subs | LSU | Joseph Seay (PG), Richard Craven (SG), Steven Morris (SF), Gary Morrison (PF) Matthew Woodburn, Robert Tetrault, Travis Kane, Bryan Becker | |
| Subs | Fresno State | James Leite (PG), Kenneth McHaney (SG), Melvin Scott (SF), William Galle (PF), John Banks (C) Jeffrey Desoto, John Wilkerson, Glen Reid, John Poe, Mark Gentry | |
| 14:37 | LSU | Francis Elms makes the 1st free throw | 53-24 |
| 14:37 | LSU | Francis Elms makes the 2nd free throw | 54-24 |
| 14:29 | Fresno State | James Leite is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-27 |
| 14:03 | LSU | Gary Morrison double dribbles | 54-27 |
| Subs | LSU | Douglas Modlin (C) Francis Elms | |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| 13:50 | Fresno State | Melvin Scott scores on a 3 from the right wing | 54-30 |
| 13:33 | LSU | Douglas Modlin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-30 |
| Subs | LSU | Thomas Dickerson (SG) Richard Craven | |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| 13:23 | Fresno State | Melvin Scott misses the easy layup | 54-30 |
| 13:21 | LSU | Gary Morrison pulls down the rebound | 54-30 |
| 12:58 | LSU | Thomas Dickerson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by James Leite - foul #2 on James Leite, team foul #2 | 54-30 |
| Subs | LSU | Travis Kane (SF) Gary Morrison | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Jeffrey Desoto (PG), John Wilkerson (SF) James Leite, Melvin Scott | |
| 12:58 | LSU | Thomas Dickerson misses the 1st free throw | 54-30 |
| 12:58 | LSU | Thomas Dickerson makes the 2nd free throw | 55-30 |
| 12:38 | Fresno State | John Wilkerson misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 55-30 |
| 12:37 | Fresno State | The offensive rebound goes to William Galle | 55-30 |
| 12:25 | Fresno State | Steven Morris picks off the pass by William Galle | 55-30 |
| 12:02 | LSU | Steven Morris comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by William Galle - foul #2 on William Galle, team foul #3 | 55-30 |
| Subs | LSU | Matthew Woodburn (PG), Richard Craven (SG), Robert Tetrault (SF) Joseph Seay, Thomas Dickerson, Travis Kane | |
| Subs | Fresno State | John Howze (SG), John Poe (PF), Glen Reid (C) Kenneth McHaney, William Galle, John Banks | |
| 12:02 | LSU | Steven Morris misses the 1st free throw | 55-30 |
| 12:02 | LSU | Steven Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 56-30 |
| 11:59 | Fresno State | John Howze is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Howze, team foul #4 | 56-30 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Fresno State | James Leite (PG) John Howze | |
| 11:40 | LSU | The short jumper by Steven Morris is denied by John Poe | 56-30 |
| 11:38 | Fresno State | Glen Reid grabs the board | 56-30 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Matthew Woodburn (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Craven (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Tetrault (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Steven Morris (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Douglas Modlin (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - James Leite (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jeffrey Desoto (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Wilkerson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Poe (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Glen Reid (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Fresno State | Jeffrey Desoto clanks a shot from the free throw line | 56-30 |
| 11:31 | Fresno State | John Poe gets the offensive rebound | 56-30 |
| 11:19 | Fresno State | The pull-up jumper by James Leite is blocked by Steven Morris | 56-30 |
| 11:17 | Fresno State | John Poe tips it back up and in | 56-32 |
| 10:56 | LSU | John Wilkerson is called for the reach on Robert Tetrault - foul #1 on John Wilkerson, team foul #5 | 56-32 |
| Subs | LSU | Joseph Seay (PG), Bryan Becker (PF), Francis Elms (C) Matthew Woodburn, Steven Morris, Douglas Modlin | |
| Subs | Fresno State | John Howze (PG), Kenneth McHaney (SG), Melvin Scott (SF), Mark Gentry (C) James Leite, Jeffrey Desoto, John Wilkerson, Glen Reid | |
| 10:34 | LSU | Joseph Seay misses short on a shot from the left wing | 56-32 |
| 10:32 | Fresno State | Mark Gentry pulls down the rebound | 56-32 |
| 10:30 | Fresno State | Richard Craven steals it from Melvin Scott in the backcourt | 56-32 |
| 10:03 | LSU | Robert Tetrault is whistled for a carry | 56-32 |
| Subs | LSU | Thomas Dickerson (SG), Travis Kane (SF), Gary Morrison (PF) Richard Craven, Robert Tetrault, Bryan Becker | |
| Subs | Fresno State | William Galle (PF) John Poe | |
| 09:41 | Fresno State | John Howze scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-35 |
| 09:17 | LSU | Thomas Dickerson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-35 |
| 09:16 | Fresno State | Kenneth McHaney grabs the board | 56-35 |
| 09:09 | Fresno State | Melvin Scott misses the jumper from the left wing | 56-35 |
| 09:08 | Fresno State | Mark Gentry tips it but misses | 56-35 |
| 09:06 | LSU | Thomas Dickerson gets the rebound | 56-35 |
| 08:47 | LSU | Francis Elms's fadeaway is rejected by Mark Gentry | 56-35 |
| 08:45 | Fresno State | Mark Gentry pulls down the rebound | 56-35 |
| 08:38 | Fresno State | Kenneth McHaney is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 56-38 |
| 08:16 | LSU | Francis Elms scores on a shot in the paint on a great pass from Travis Kane | 58-38 |
| 08:06 | Fresno State | William Galle can't connect on a shot from the right block | 58-38 |
| 08:05 | LSU | Thomas Dickerson pulls down the rebound | 58-38 |
| 07:41 | LSU | Gary Morrison can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on William Galle - foul #3 on William Galle, team foul #6 | 58-38 |
| Subs | LSU | Matthew Woodburn (PG), Robert Tetrault (SG), Steven Morris (SF), Bryan Becker (C) Joseph Seay, Thomas Dickerson, Travis Kane, Francis Elms | |
| Subs | Fresno State | James Leite (PG), Jeffrey Desoto (SG), John Wilkerson (SF), John Poe (PF), Glen Reid (C) John Howze, Kenneth McHaney, Melvin Scott, William Galle, Mark Gentry | |
| 07:41 | LSU | Gary Morrison makes the 1st free throw | 59-38 |
| 07:41 | LSU | Gary Morrison makes the 2nd free throw | 60-38 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Matthew Woodburn (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Tetrault (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Morris (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Gary Morrison (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Bryan Becker (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - James Leite (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jeffrey Desoto (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Wilkerson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Poe (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Glen Reid (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Fresno State | John Wilkerson loses the ball out of bounds | 60-38 |
| Subs | LSU | Richard Craven (SG) Gary Morrison | |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| 06:58 | LSU | Bryan Becker double dribbles | 60-38 |
| 06:41 | Fresno State | Bryan Becker swats the dunk try by John Wilkerson | 60-38 |
| 06:40 | Fresno State | James Leite grabs the offensive rebound | 60-38 |
| 06:35 | Fresno State | Jeffrey Desoto comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 60-38 |
| 06:34 | Fresno State | John Wilkerson snags the offensive board | 60-38 |
| 06:17 | Fresno State | John Wilkerson buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Glen Reid | 60-41 |
| 05:53 | LSU | Robert Tetrault misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 60-41 |
| 05:51 | LSU | Bryan Becker grabs the offensive board | 60-41 |
| 05:35 | LSU | Richard Craven's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-41 |
| Subs | LSU | Joseph Seay (PG), Thomas Dickerson (SG), Travis Kane (SF), Douglas Modlin (C) Matthew Woodburn, Richard Craven, Robert Tetrault, Bryan Becker | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Gerald Hopkins (PG), Kenneth McHaney (SG), Melvin Scott (SF), William Galle (PF), John Banks (C) James Leite, Jeffrey Desoto, John Wilkerson, John Poe, Glen Reid | |
| 05:28 | Fresno State | Steven Morris is called for the reach on Gerald Hopkins - foul #2 on Steven Morris, team foul #4 | 60-41 |
| 05:12 | Fresno State | Melvin Scott misses short on a 3 from straight away | 60-41 |
| 05:10 | Fresno State | Kenneth McHaney tips it home | 60-43 |
| 05:08 | LSU | Gerald Hopkins steps in front of the Joseph Seay pass in the backcourt | 60-43 |
| 04:56 | Fresno State | William Galle is hacked by Douglas Modlin - foul #1 on Douglas Modlin, team foul #5 | 60-43 |
| Subs | LSU | Francis Elms (C) Travis Kane | |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| 04:51 | Fresno State | William Galle lays it up and in | 60-45 |
| 04:44 | LSU | Douglas Modlin can't connect on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by William Galle - foul #4 on William Galle, team foul #7 | 60-45 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Jeffrey Desoto (PG) Gerald Hopkins | |
| 04:44 | LSU | Douglas Modlin makes the 1st free throw | 61-45 |
| 04:44 | LSU | Douglas Modlin makes the 2nd free throw | 62-45 |
| 04:42 | Fresno State | William Galle throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-45 |
| 04:30 | LSU | Joseph Seay hits a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Thomas Dickerson and he's hacked by Jeffrey Desoto - foul #1 on Jeffrey Desoto, team foul #8 | 64-45 |
| Subs | LSU | Richard Craven (SG), Robert Tetrault (SF), Bryan Becker (PF) Thomas Dickerson, Steven Morris, Douglas Modlin | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Gerald Hopkins (PG), John Wilkerson (SF), John Poe (PF), Glen Reid (C) Kenneth McHaney, Melvin Scott, William Galle, John Banks | |
| 04:30 | LSU | Joseph Seay misses the free throw | 64-45 |
| 04:30 | LSU | Bryan Becker grabs the offensive board | 64-45 |
| 04:04 | LSU | Francis Elms throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-45 |
| Subs | LSU | Matthew Woodburn (PG), Gary Morrison (PF) Joseph Seay, Bryan Becker | |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| 03:53 | Fresno State | John Wilkerson misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 64-45 |
| 03:52 | LSU | Richard Craven pulls down the rebound | 64-45 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:23 | LSU | Gary Morrison comes up short on the fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by John Wilkerson - foul #2 on John Wilkerson, team foul #9 | 64-45 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Fresno State | John Howze (SG), Mark Gentry (C) Jeffrey Desoto, Glen Reid | |
| 03:23 | LSU | Gary Morrison makes the 1st free throw | 65-45 |
| 03:23 | LSU | Gary Morrison makes the 2nd free throw | 66-45 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Matthew Woodburn (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Craven (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Tetrault (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Gary Morrison (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Francis Elms (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Gerald Hopkins (fresh) SG - John Howze (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Wilkerson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Poe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Mark Gentry (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:09 | Fresno State | The short jumper by John Poe is denied by Gary Morrison | 66-45 |
| 03:07 | LSU | The rebound goes to Francis Elms | 66-45 |
| 02:46 | LSU | Gary Morrison is hacked by John Howze - foul #4 on John Howze, team foul #10 | 66-45 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Jeffrey Desoto (SG) Gerald Hopkins | |
| 02:46 | LSU | Gary Morrison makes the 1st free throw | 67-45 |
| 02:46 | LSU | Gary Morrison makes the 2nd free throw | 68-45 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:23 | Fresno State | Gary Morrison takes the ball from John Howze | 68-45 |
| 01:58 | LSU | Robert Tetrault connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Matthew Woodburn | 71-45 |
| 01:48 | Fresno State | A charge is called on John Wilkerson - foul #3 on John Wilkerson, team foul #11 | 71-45 |
| Subs | LSU | Bryan Becker (PF) Gary Morrison | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Glen Reid (SF) John Howze | |
| 01:44 | LSU | Jeffrey Desoto is called for the reach on Matthew Woodburn in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jeffrey Desoto, team foul #12 | 71-45 |
| 01:44 | LSU | Matthew Woodburn misses the 1st free throw | 71-45 |
| 01:44 | LSU | Matthew Woodburn makes the 2nd free throw | 72-45 |
| 01:32 | Fresno State | Jeffrey Desoto drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 72-48 |
| 01:04 | LSU | Bryan Becker can't connect on a shot from close range but the foul's on Mark Gentry - foul #3 on Mark Gentry, team foul #13 | 72-48 |
| 01:04 | LSU | Bryan Becker makes the 1st free throw | 73-48 |
| 01:04 | LSU | Bryan Becker makes the 2nd free throw | 74-48 |
| 00:47 | Fresno State | Glen Reid drills a jumper from the left wing | 74-50 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:44 | LSU | Matthew Woodburn's pass is intercepted by Jeffrey Desoto in the backcourt | 74-50 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Fresno State | Mark Gentry double dribbles | 74-50 |
| 00:22 | LSU | Francis Elms buries a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Richard Craven | 76-50 |
| 00:16 | Fresno State | John Poe double dribbles | 76-50 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Matthew Woodburn runs out the clock | 76-50 |