| Lineup | LSU | PG - Donald Adams (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Clayton (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ronald Rochon (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Louis Borja (fresh) 2 pts. C - Carl Krawczyk (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Clarence Marcial (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ralph Northern (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Andrew Tinsley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Earl Marsh (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Smith (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Ronald Rochon inbounds the ball | 30-25 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:40 | LSU | Carl Krawczyk misses the dunk attempt | 30-25 |
| 19:39 | LSU | James Clayton snags the offensive board | 30-25 |
| 19:17 | LSU | Donald Adams misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-25 |
| 19:15 | Wisconsin | Andrew Tinsley gets the rebound | 30-25 |
| 18:57 | Wisconsin | The short jumper by Earl Marsh is denied by Carl Krawczyk | 30-25 |
| 18:55 | Wisconsin | Clarence Marcial misses the tip | 30-25 |
| 18:53 | Wisconsin | Andrew Tinsley gets the offensive rebound | 30-25 |
| 18:33 | Wisconsin | Earl Marsh shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Clarence Marcial | 30-27 |
| 18:15 | LSU | Ronald Rochon makes the shot from just outside the lane set up by James Clayton | 32-27 |
| 18:03 | Wisconsin | The short jumper by Earl Marsh is denied by Louis Borja | 32-27 |
| 18:02 | LSU | Carl Krawczyk pulls down the rebound | 32-27 |
| 17:39 | LSU | Louis Borja loses the ball out of bounds | 32-27 |
| 17:10 | Wisconsin | Ralph Northern is fouled on the floor by James Clayton - foul #1 on James Clayton, team foul #1 | 32-27 |
| 16:51 | Wisconsin | Clarence Marcial misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 32-27 |
| 16:49 | LSU | Louis Borja gets the rebound | 32-27 |
| 16:22 | LSU | Carl Krawczyk is called for traveling | 32-27 |
| Subs | LSU | Frank Laurel (PF), Frank Lopes (C) Louis Borja, Carl Krawczyk | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Dewey Clark (C) Donald Smith | |
| 16:08 | Wisconsin | Ralph Northern drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Clarence Marcial | 32-30 |
| 15:46 | LSU | Ronald Rochon hits a floater from the baseline set up by Frank Laurel | 34-30 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Donald Adams (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Clayton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Rochon (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. PF - Frank Laurel (fresh) 2 pts. C - Frank Lopes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Clarence Marcial (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ralph Northern (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andrew Tinsley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Earl Marsh (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Dewey Clark (fresh) | |
| 15:28 | Wisconsin | Ralph Northern makes the wide open pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Earl Marsh out of the doubleteam | 34-32 |
| 14:59 | LSU | James Clayton can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-32 |
| 14:57 | Wisconsin | Earl Marsh grabs the defensive rebound | 34-32 |
| 14:32 | Wisconsin | Ralph Northern scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Clarence Marcial | 34-34 |
| 14:08 | LSU | Ronald Rochon misses the dunk over the doubleteam | 34-34 |
| 14:07 | Wisconsin | Dewey Clark snags the defensive board | 34-34 |
| 13:49 | Wisconsin | Ralph Northern throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-34 |
| Subs | LSU | Steven Kinman (SG), Louis Borja (PF), Carl Krawczyk (C) James Clayton, Ronald Rochon, Frank Lopes | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Rodger King (SF), Donald Smith (C) Andrew Tinsley, Dewey Clark | |
| 13:22 | LSU | Steven Kinman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-34 |
| 13:07 | Wisconsin | Donald Smith is by himself and knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Rodger King | 34-36 |
| 12:42 | LSU | Carl Krawczyk is fouled on the floor by Ralph Northern - foul #2 on Ralph Northern, team foul #1 | 34-36 |
| Subs | LSU | Ronald Rochon (SF) Frank Laurel | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 12:23 | LSU | Carl Krawczyk misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Rodger King - foul #1 on Rodger King, team foul #2 | 34-36 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Leon Hubbard (SG), Dewey Clark (PF) Ralph Northern, Earl Marsh | |
| 12:23 | LSU | Carl Krawczyk misses the 1st free throw | 34-36 |
| 12:23 | LSU | Carl Krawczyk makes the 2nd free throw | 35-36 |
| 11:59 | Wisconsin | Clarence Marcial misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 35-36 |
| 11:58 | LSU | Louis Borja pulls down the rebound | 35-36 |
| 11:30 | LSU | Donald Adams misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 35-36 |
| 11:28 | LSU | Ronald Rochon tips it back up and in | 37-36 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Donald Adams (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Steven Kinman (fresh) SF - Ronald Rochon (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. PF - Louis Borja (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Carl Krawczyk (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Clarence Marcial (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Leon Hubbard (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Rodger King (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Dewey Clark (fresh) C - Donald Smith (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 11:14 | Wisconsin | Louis Borja denies the turnaround by Donald Smith | 37-36 |
| 11:12 | Wisconsin | Dewey Clark grabs the offensive board | 37-36 |
| 10:54 | Wisconsin | Clarence Marcial is whistled for traveling | 37-36 |
| Subs | LSU | James Clayton (SG), Frank Laurel (SF) Steven Kinman, Ronald Rochon | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ralph Northern (SG), Andrew Tinsley (SF), Earl Marsh (PF) Leon Hubbard, Rodger King, Dewey Clark | |
| 10:25 | LSU | James Clayton drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Frank Laurel | 40-36 |
| 10:09 | Wisconsin | Ralph Northern misses long on an open shot from the right side | 40-36 |
| 10:08 | Wisconsin | The offensive rebound goes to Ralph Northern | 40-36 |
| 09:46 | Wisconsin | Clarence Marcial misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-36 |
| 09:45 | LSU | Donald Adams gets the rebound | 40-36 |
| 09:24 | LSU | Carl Krawczyk clanks a shot from the free throw line | 40-36 |
| 09:22 | Wisconsin | Donald Smith gets the rebound | 40-36 |
| 09:16 | Wisconsin | Ralph Northern misses the 3 from the left wing | 40-36 |
| 09:15 | Wisconsin | Clarence Marcial tips it in | 40-38 |
| 08:56 | LSU | James Clayton scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Frank Laurel | 43-38 |
| 08:33 | Wisconsin | Clarence Marcial scores on a 3 from the right corner | 43-41 |
| 08:06 | LSU | Carl Krawczyk drills a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Donald Adams | 45-41 |
| 07:51 | Wisconsin | Ralph Northern can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-41 |
| 07:50 | LSU | Carl Krawczyk grabs the board | 45-41 |
| 07:35 | LSU | James Clayton clanks a floater from the right wing | 45-41 |
| 07:33 | LSU | Carl Krawczyk grabs the offensive rebound | 45-41 |
| 07:11 | LSU | Ralph Northern takes the ball from Frank Laurel | 45-41 |
| 07:06 | Wisconsin | Ralph Northern can't throw it down | 45-41 |
| 07:04 | Wisconsin | Earl Marsh tips it in | 45-43 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Donald Adams (tiring) 3 ast. SG - James Clayton (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Laurel (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Louis Borja (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Carl Krawczyk (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Clarence Marcial (tiring) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ralph Northern (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Andrew Tinsley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Earl Marsh (tiring) 14 pts. 7 reb. C - Donald Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 06:48 | LSU | Carl Krawczyk misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 45-43 |
| 06:47 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Adams | 45-43 |
| 06:30 | LSU | Carl Krawczyk misses long on a shot from the left side | 45-43 |
| 06:28 | LSU | Carl Krawczyk can't tip it in | 45-43 |
| 06:27 | LSU | Frank Laurel hits the follow up shot | 47-43 |
| 06:11 | Wisconsin | Donald Smith misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from the right side | 47-43 |
| 06:09 | Wisconsin | Donald Smith tips it in | 47-45 |
| 05:51 | LSU | Carl Krawczyk misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 47-45 |
| 05:49 | Wisconsin | Andrew Tinsley pulls down the rebound | 47-45 |
| 05:23 | Wisconsin | Earl Marsh connects on the floater from the left block set up by Andrew Tinsley | 47-47 |
| 04:55 | LSU | Donald Adams makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Carl Krawczyk | 50-47 |
| 04:26 | Wisconsin | Ralph Northern hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 50-47 |
| 04:25 | LSU | Carl Krawczyk pulls down the rebound | 50-47 |
| 04:12 | LSU | Clarence Marcial steals it from Donald Adams | 50-47 |
| 04:09 | Wisconsin | Ralph Northern hits the finger roll set up by Clarence Marcial | 50-49 |
| 03:40 | LSU | Frank Laurel comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-49 |
| 03:38 | Wisconsin | Donald Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 50-49 |
| 03:12 | Wisconsin | Donald Smith is denied on a layup by Carl Krawczyk | 50-49 |
| 03:10 | LSU | Louis Borja snags the defensive board | 50-49 |
| 02:50 | LSU | Carl Krawczyk is fouled on the floor by Donald Smith - foul #3 on Donald Smith, team foul #3 | 50-49 |
| Subs | LSU | Steven Kinman (PG), Theodore Strong (SG), Ronald Rochon (SF), Frank Lopes (PF) Donald Adams, James Clayton, Frank Laurel, Louis Borja | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Leon Hubbard (PG), Rodger King (SG), Steve Swanson (PF), Dewey Clark (C) Clarence Marcial, Ralph Northern, Earl Marsh, Donald Smith | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Steven Kinman (fresh) SG - Theodore Strong (fresh) SF - Ronald Rochon (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. PF - Frank Lopes (fresh) C - Carl Krawczyk (tiring) 14 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Leon Hubbard (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Rodger King (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Andrew Tinsley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Steve Swanson (fresh) C - Dewey Clark (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 02:32 | LSU | Andrew Tinsley is called for the reach on Carl Krawczyk - foul #3 on Andrew Tinsley, team foul #4 | 50-49 |
| 02:17 | LSU | The pull-up jumper by Carl Krawczyk is blocked by Andrew Tinsley | 50-49 |
| 02:16 | LSU | Carl Krawczyk tips it in | 52-49 |
| 01:49 | Wisconsin | Leon Hubbard comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 52-49 |
| 01:47 | LSU | Frank Lopes pulls down the rebound | 52-49 |
| 01:47 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-49 |
| Subs | LSU | Donald Adams (PG), James Clayton (SG), Louis Borja (PF) Steven Kinman, Theodore Strong, Frank Lopes | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Clarence Marcial (PG), Ralph Northern (SG), Earl Marsh (PF), Donald Smith (C) Leon Hubbard, Rodger King, Steve Swanson, Dewey Clark | |
| 01:19 | LSU | Donald Adams hits a wide open floater from the free throw line | 54-49 |
| 01:00 | Wisconsin | Ralph Northern clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-49 |
| 00:59 | LSU | Louis Borja grabs the defensive rebound | 54-49 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:56 | LSU | Louis Borja is hacked by Clarence Marcial in the backcourt - foul #1 on Clarence Marcial, team foul #5 | 54-49 |
| 00:55 | LSU | James Clayton is hacked by Ralph Northern - foul #3 on Ralph Northern, team foul #6 | 54-49 |
| 00:54 | LSU | Donald Adams is hacked by Clarence Marcial - foul #2 on Clarence Marcial, team foul #7 | 54-49 |
| 00:54 | LSU | Donald Adams makes the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 00:54 | LSU | Donald Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 56-49 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Wisconsin | Ralph Northern is open and scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Clarence Marcial | 56-52 |
| 00:46 | LSU | Donald Adams is fouled in the backcourt by Ralph Northern - foul #4 on Ralph Northern, team foul #8 | 56-52 |
| 00:46 | LSU | Donald Adams makes the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 00:46 | LSU | Donald Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 58-52 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Wisconsin | Clarence Marcial hits a 3 from the right corner | 58-55 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:20 | LSU | James Clayton can't connect on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Ralph Northern - foul #5 on Ralph Northern, team foul #9 | 58-55 |
| Subs | LSU | Frank Laurel (SF), Steven Kinman (PF) Ronald Rochon, Louis Borja | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Rodger King (SG) Ralph Northern | |
| 00:20 | LSU | James Clayton makes the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 00:20 | LSU | James Clayton makes the 2nd free throw | 60-55 |
| 00:14 | Wisconsin | Clarence Marcial misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-55 |
| 00:13 | LSU | Carl Krawczyk pulls down the rebound | 60-55 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:12 | LSU | Carl Krawczyk is fouled in the backcourt by Clarence Marcial - foul #3 on Clarence Marcial, team foul #10 | 60-55 |
| Subs | LSU | Ronald Rochon (SF) Steven Kinman | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 00:12 | LSU | Carl Krawczyk makes the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 00:12 | LSU | Carl Krawczyk makes the 2nd free throw | 62-55 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:06 | Wisconsin | Clarence Marcial can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-55 |
| 00:05 | LSU | The rebound goes to Carl Krawczyk | 62-55 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | LSU | Donald Adams runs out the clock | 62-55 |