| Lineup | LSU | PG - Milton Kocher (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clinton Ragland (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronnie Bailey (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Frank Lambert (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Victor Moskowitz (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Joseph Hawkins (fresh) SG - Jose Rivera (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Rocky Russo (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Daniel Hocker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Renato Giordano (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Providence | Rocky Russo inbounds the ball | 31-27 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:47 | Providence | Renato Giordano makes the turnaround from the left block | 31-29 |
| 19:33 | LSU | Clinton Ragland clanks a jumper from the right wing | 31-29 |
| 19:32 | Providence | The rebound goes to Daniel Hocker | 31-29 |
| 19:28 | Providence | Victor Moskowitz denies the turnaround by Rocky Russo | 31-29 |
| 19:26 | LSU | Frank Lambert grabs the defensive rebound | 31-29 |
| 19:22 | LSU | Clinton Ragland connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Milton Kocher | 34-29 |
| 19:11 | Providence | Jose Rivera loses the ball out of bounds | 34-29 |
| 18:55 | LSU | Frank Lambert comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Joseph Hawkins - foul #1 on Joseph Hawkins, team foul #1 | 34-29 |
| 18:55 | LSU | Frank Lambert makes the 1st free throw | 35-29 |
| 18:55 | LSU | Frank Lambert misses the 2nd free throw | 35-29 |
| 18:55 | Providence | Daniel Hocker grabs the defensive rebound | 35-29 |
| 18:50 | Providence | Joseph Hawkins drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Rocky Russo | 35-32 |
| 18:40 | LSU | Milton Kocher buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing and the foul's on Renato Giordano - foul #3 on Renato Giordano, team foul #2 | 37-32 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Providence | Stefan Ferrari (C) Renato Giordano | |
| 18:40 | LSU | Milton Kocher makes the free throw | 38-32 |
| 18:20 | Providence | Joseph Hawkins clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 38-32 |
| 18:19 | LSU | Victor Moskowitz grabs the defensive rebound | 38-32 |
| 18:00 | LSU | Frank Lambert banks in the layup set up by Clinton Ragland | 40-32 |
| 17:47 | Providence | Daniel Hocker clanks a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Ronnie Bailey - foul #2 on Ronnie Bailey, team foul #1 | 40-32 |
| Subs | LSU | Terry Brunswick (PF), Robin Arango (C) Frank Lambert, Victor Moskowitz | |
| Subs | Providence | Domingo Lopez (PG), George Garrison (C) Joseph Hawkins, Rocky Russo | |
| 17:47 | Providence | Daniel Hocker misses the 1st free throw | 40-32 |
| 17:47 | Providence | Daniel Hocker makes the 2nd free throw | 40-33 |
| 17:29 | LSU | Terry Brunswick hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Stefan Ferrari - foul #1 on Stefan Ferrari, team foul #3 | 40-33 |
| Subs | LSU | Viktor Zalwsky (C) Ronnie Bailey | |
| Subs | Providence | Joseph Johnson (C) Daniel Hocker | |
| 17:29 | LSU | Terry Brunswick makes the 1st free throw | 41-33 |
| 17:29 | LSU | Terry Brunswick misses the 2nd free throw | 41-33 |
| 17:29 | Providence | Joseph Johnson gets the rebound | 41-33 |
| 17:18 | Providence | Stefan Ferrari connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jose Rivera | 41-35 |
| 16:49 | LSU | Terry Brunswick is fouled on the floor by Joseph Johnson - foul #1 on Joseph Johnson, team foul #4 | 41-35 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Providence | Robert Richardson (SG) Jose Rivera | |
| 16:28 | LSU | Milton Kocher misses long on a shot from the left side | 41-35 |
| 16:27 | LSU | Viktor Zalwsky gets the offensive rebound | 41-35 |
| 16:22 | LSU | Milton Kocher makes the shot from the left side set up by Robin Arango | 43-35 |
| 16:05 | Providence | Robert Richardson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-35 |
| Subs | LSU | Ronnie Bailey (SG), Frank Lambert (PF), Victor Moskowitz (C) Clinton Ragland, Terry Brunswick, Viktor Zalwsky | |
| Subs | Providence | Joseph Hawkins (PG), Rocky Russo (SF) Robert Richardson, Stefan Ferrari | |
| 15:40 | LSU | Ronnie Bailey knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-35 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Milton Kocher (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronnie Bailey (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. SF - Robin Arango (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frank Lambert (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Victor Moskowitz (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Joseph Hawkins (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Domingo Lopez (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rocky Russo (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - George Garrison (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Joseph Johnson (fresh) | |
| 15:24 | Providence | Domingo Lopez misses the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Victor Moskowitz - foul #1 on Victor Moskowitz, team foul #2 | 46-35 |
| Subs | LSU | Richard Segura (SG) Robin Arango | |
| Subs | Providence | Jose Rivera (SG), Daniel Hocker (PF), Renato Giordano (C) Joseph Hawkins, George Garrison, Joseph Johnson | |
| 15:24 | Providence | Domingo Lopez makes the 1st free throw | 46-36 |
| 15:24 | Providence | Domingo Lopez makes the 2nd free throw | 46-37 |
| 15:10 | LSU | Milton Kocher misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 46-37 |
| 15:09 | LSU | Ronnie Bailey tips it home | 48-37 |
| 14:53 | Providence | Domingo Lopez scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Renato Giordano | 48-40 |
| 14:34 | LSU | Victor Moskowitz clanks a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Rocky Russo - foul #2 on Rocky Russo, team foul #5 | 48-40 |
| Subs | LSU | Clinton Ragland (SG) Milton Kocher | |
| Subs | Providence | Joseph Hawkins (PG) Domingo Lopez | |
| 14:34 | LSU | Victor Moskowitz makes the 1st free throw | 49-40 |
| 14:34 | LSU | Victor Moskowitz makes the 2nd free throw | 50-40 |
| 14:12 | Providence | Daniel Hocker misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-40 |
| 14:11 | Providence | Daniel Hocker grabs the offensive board | 50-40 |
| 13:52 | Providence | Jose Rivera travels with the ball | 50-40 |
| Subs | LSU | Terry Brunswick (PF), Robin Arango (C) Frank Lambert, Victor Moskowitz | |
| Subs | Providence | Stefan Ferrari (SF), Melvin Pensky (PF) Rocky Russo, Daniel Hocker | |
| 13:41 | LSU | Richard Segura scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Robin Arango | 53-40 |
| 13:19 | Providence | Melvin Pensky travels with the ball | 53-40 |
| Subs | LSU | Milton Kocher (PG), Viktor Zalwsky (C) Richard Segura, Ronnie Bailey | |
| Subs | Providence | Robert Richardson (PG), Joseph Gautreaux (SG), George Garrison (PF), Joseph Johnson (C) Joseph Hawkins, Jose Rivera, Melvin Pensky, Renato Giordano | |
| 12:57 | LSU | Terry Brunswick's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-40 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Providence | Domingo Lopez (PG) Joseph Gautreaux | |
| 12:39 | Providence | Robert Richardson clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 53-40 |
| 12:37 | LSU | Terry Brunswick grabs the defensive rebound | 53-40 |
| 12:19 | LSU | Robin Arango dunks the ball set up by Milton Kocher | 55-40 |
| 12:03 | Providence | George Garrison is fouled on the floor by Milton Kocher - foul #1 on Milton Kocher, team foul #3 | 55-40 |
| Subs | LSU | Richard Segura (SG), Ronnie Bailey (SF), Frank Lambert (PF), Victor Moskowitz (C) Clinton Ragland, Robin Arango, Terry Brunswick, Viktor Zalwsky | |
| Subs | Providence | Joseph Hawkins (PG), Jose Rivera (SG), Rocky Russo (SF), Daniel Hocker (PF) Domingo Lopez, Robert Richardson, George Garrison, Joseph Johnson | |
| 11:50 | Providence | Jose Rivera clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 55-40 |
| 11:48 | Providence | Daniel Hocker tips it home | 55-42 |
| 11:23 | LSU | Victor Moskowitz misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Jose Rivera - foul #2 on Jose Rivera, team foul #6 | 55-42 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Providence | Renato Giordano (C) Stefan Ferrari | |
| 11:23 | LSU | Victor Moskowitz makes the 1st free throw | 56-42 |
| 11:23 | LSU | Victor Moskowitz makes the 2nd free throw | 57-42 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Milton Kocher (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Segura (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ronnie Bailey (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Frank Lambert (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Victor Moskowitz (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Joseph Hawkins (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jose Rivera (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Rocky Russo (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Daniel Hocker (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Renato Giordano (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:04 | Providence | Jose Rivera buries a shot from the free throw line set up by Renato Giordano and he's hacked by Richard Segura - foul #4 on Richard Segura, team foul #4 | 57-44 |
| Subs | LSU | Clinton Ragland (SG) Richard Segura | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 11:04 | Providence | Jose Rivera misses the free throw | 57-44 |
| 11:04 | LSU | Victor Moskowitz grabs the defensive rebound | 57-44 |
| 10:46 | LSU | Milton Kocher scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Victor Moskowitz | 59-44 |
| 10:20 | Providence | Rocky Russo buries a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Jose Rivera | 59-46 |
| 10:12 | LSU | Daniel Hocker blocks the short jumper by Ronnie Bailey | 59-46 |
| 10:11 | Providence | Daniel Hocker snags the defensive board | 59-46 |
| 09:51 | Providence | Renato Giordano is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Renato Giordano, team foul #7 | 59-46 |
| Subs | LSU | Robin Arango (SF), Terry Brunswick (PF), Viktor Zalwsky (C) Ronnie Bailey, Frank Lambert, Victor Moskowitz | |
| Subs | Providence | Domingo Lopez (PG), Robert Richardson (SG), Stefan Ferrari (SF), George Garrison (PF), Joseph Johnson (C) Joseph Hawkins, Jose Rivera, Rocky Russo, Daniel Hocker, Renato Giordano | |
| 09:36 | LSU | Robin Arango scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Milton Kocher | 61-46 |
| 09:17 | Providence | Stefan Ferrari blows the layup but he's fouled by Robin Arango - foul #1 on Robin Arango, team foul #5 | 61-46 |
| 09:17 | Providence | Stefan Ferrari misses the 1st free throw | 61-46 |
| 09:17 | Providence | Stefan Ferrari makes the 2nd free throw | 61-47 |
| 09:01 | LSU | Robin Arango is fouled on the floor by Stefan Ferrari - foul #2 on Stefan Ferrari, team foul #8 | 61-47 |
| 09:01 | LSU | Robin Arango makes the 1st free throw | 62-47 |
| 09:01 | LSU | Robin Arango misses the 2nd free throw | 62-47 |
| 09:01 | Providence | Joseph Johnson snags the defensive board | 62-47 |
| 08:38 | Providence | Stefan Ferrari misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 62-47 |
| 08:36 | Providence | Domingo Lopez hits the follow up shot | 62-49 |
| 08:20 | LSU | Terry Brunswick is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Terry Brunswick, team foul #6 | 62-49 |
| Subs | LSU | Ronnie Bailey (PG), Frank Lambert (PF) Milton Kocher, Viktor Zalwsky | |
| Subs | Providence | Jose Rivera (SG), Rocky Russo (SF), Daniel Hocker (PF) Robert Richardson, Stefan Ferrari, Joseph Johnson | |
| 08:08 | Providence | Domingo Lopez hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 62-49 |
| 08:07 | LSU | Terry Brunswick gets the rebound | 62-49 |
| 07:55 | LSU | Ronnie Bailey hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 62-49 |
| 07:53 | Providence | Jose Rivera grabs the defensive rebound | 62-49 |
| 07:37 | Providence | Rocky Russo knocks in the fadeaway from the left block | 62-51 |
| 07:19 | LSU | Ronnie Bailey misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 62-51 |
| 07:17 | LSU | Frank Lambert tips it home | 64-51 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Ronnie Bailey (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. SG - Clinton Ragland (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robin Arango (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Frank Lambert (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. C - Terry Brunswick (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Domingo Lopez (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jose Rivera (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Rocky Russo (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Daniel Hocker (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - George Garrison (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:02 | Providence | Domingo Lopez's pass is intercepted by Ronnie Bailey | 64-51 |
| 06:50 | LSU | Frank Lambert makes the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Ronnie Bailey | 66-51 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:43 | Providence | Jose Rivera scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Domingo Lopez | 66-53 |
| 06:22 | LSU | Ronnie Bailey can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 66-53 |
| 06:21 | LSU | Frank Lambert tips it home | 68-53 |
| 06:00 | Providence | Jose Rivera misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 68-53 |
| 05:59 | LSU | Terry Brunswick grabs the defensive rebound | 68-53 |
| 05:42 | LSU | Clinton Ragland connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Robin Arango | 71-53 |
| 05:42 | Providence | Providence calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-53 |
| Subs | LSU | Milton Kocher (PG), Richard Segura (SG), Victor Moskowitz (C) Clinton Ragland, Robin Arango, Terry Brunswick | |
| Subs | Providence | Joseph Hawkins (PG), Stefan Ferrari (SF), Melvin Pensky (PF), Renato Giordano (C) Domingo Lopez, Rocky Russo, Daniel Hocker, George Garrison | |
| 05:24 | Providence | Joseph Hawkins is by himself and knocks in the shot from the left side | 71-55 |
| 05:02 | LSU | Victor Moskowitz can't finish the layup | 71-55 |
| 05:00 | Providence | Stefan Ferrari gets the rebound | 71-55 |
| 04:31 | Providence | Jose Rivera misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 71-55 |
| 04:30 | LSU | The rebound goes to Frank Lambert | 71-55 |
| 04:20 | LSU | Frank Lambert can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 71-55 |
| 04:19 | Providence | Stefan Ferrari pulls down the rebound | 71-55 |
| 04:08 | Providence | Frank Lambert swats the short shot by Joseph Hawkins | 71-55 |
| 04:06 | LSU | Frank Lambert gets the rebound | 71-55 |
| 03:52 | LSU | Victor Moskowitz is whistled for a carry | 71-55 |
| Subs | LSU | Terry Brunswick (PF) Frank Lambert | |
| Subs | Providence | Domingo Lopez (SG), Rocky Russo (SF), Daniel Hocker (PF) Jose Rivera, Melvin Pensky, Renato Giordano | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:35 | Providence | Rocky Russo hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 71-55 |
| 03:34 | LSU | The rebound goes to Victor Moskowitz | 71-55 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:05 | LSU | Victor Moskowitz connects on the driving attempt near the basket | 73-55 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Milton Kocher (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Richard Segura (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Ronnie Bailey (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Terry Brunswick (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Victor Moskowitz (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Joseph Hawkins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Domingo Lopez (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rocky Russo (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Daniel Hocker (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Stefan Ferrari (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:46 | Providence | Daniel Hocker is fouled on the floor by Richard Segura - foul #5 on Richard Segura, team foul #7 | 73-55 |
| Subs | LSU | Clinton Ragland (SG), Robin Arango (SF), Viktor Zalwsky (C) Richard Segura, Ronnie Bailey, Victor Moskowitz | |
| Subs | Providence | Joseph Gautreaux (SG), Robert Richardson (SF), George Garrison (C) Joseph Hawkins, Rocky Russo, Stefan Ferrari | |
| 02:46 | Providence | Daniel Hocker makes the 1st free throw | 73-56 |
| 02:46 | Providence | Daniel Hocker makes the 2nd free throw | 73-57 |
| 02:17 | LSU | Robin Arango is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Robin Arango, team foul #8 | 73-57 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Providence | Joseph Johnson (C) Daniel Hocker | |
| 02:04 | Providence | Terry Brunswick takes the ball from Domingo Lopez | 73-57 |
| 01:45 | LSU | Robin Arango misses badly on a shot from the right side | 73-57 |
| 01:43 | Providence | Joseph Johnson pulls down the rebound | 73-57 |
| 01:27 | Providence | Domingo Lopez misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 73-57 |
| 01:25 | Providence | The offensive rebound goes to George Garrison | 73-57 |
| 01:15 | Providence | Domingo Lopez misses the 3 from the left wing | 73-57 |
| 01:14 | Providence | Joseph Johnson hits the follow up shot | 73-59 |
| 00:45 | LSU | Clinton Ragland scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Milton Kocher | 75-59 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:40 | Providence | Terry Brunswick steals it from Joseph Johnson | 75-59 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:16 | LSU | Joseph Gautreaux is called for the reach on Milton Kocher - foul #1 on Joseph Gautreaux, team foul #9 | 75-59 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Providence | Stefan Ferrari (SF) Joseph Gautreaux | |
| 00:16 | LSU | Milton Kocher misses the 1st free throw | 75-59 |
| 00:16 | Providence | The rebound goes to George Garrison | 75-59 |
| 00:11 | Providence | Robert Richardson can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 75-59 |
| 00:09 | LSU | Terry Brunswick snags the defensive board | 75-59 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Milton Kocher runs out the clock | 75-59 |