| Lineup | LSU | PG - Walter Edmondson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Henry Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Thornton (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Patrick Beery (fresh) 3 pts. C - Joseph Klock (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - James Stone (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Don Wetherington (fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. SF - Robert Ingram (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gary Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Lawrence Winningham (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Christopher Thornton inbounds the ball | 24-19 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:39 | LSU | Christopher Thornton scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph Klock and he's hacked by Robert Ingram - foul #2 on Robert Ingram, team foul #1 | 26-19 |
| 19:39 | LSU | Christopher Thornton makes the free throw | 27-19 |
| 19:24 | Denver | Lawrence Winningham drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Gary Smith | 27-22 |
| 19:00 | LSU | Patrick Beery buries a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Christopher Thornton | 29-22 |
| 18:34 | Denver | James Stone's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-22 |
| 18:08 | LSU | Don Wetherington is called for the reach on Henry Smith - foul #1 on Don Wetherington, team foul #2 | 29-22 |
| 17:42 | LSU | Patrick Beery misses the fadeaway from the left side | 29-22 |
| 17:40 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Patrick Beery | 29-22 |
| 17:14 | LSU | Henry Smith scores on a jumpshot from the right side set up by Joseph Klock | 31-22 |
| 17:03 | Denver | Robert Ingram knocks in the floater from the baseline set up by Lawrence Winningham | 31-24 |
| 16:58 | LSU | Christopher Thornton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 31-24 |
| 16:56 | Denver | James Stone snags the defensive board | 31-24 |
| 16:51 | Denver | Robert Ingram misses short on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Henry Smith - foul #2 on Henry Smith, team foul #1 | 31-24 |
| Subs | LSU | Earnest Mateer (PF), Anthony Rotz (C) Patrick Beery, Joseph Klock | |
| Subs | Denver | Andrew Pesina (PF), Charles Rawls (C) Gary Smith, Lawrence Winningham | |
| 16:51 | Denver | Robert Ingram makes the 1st free throw | 31-25 |
| 16:51 | Denver | Robert Ingram makes the 2nd free throw | 31-26 |
| 16:26 | LSU | Anthony Rotz misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-26 |
| 16:25 | Denver | Robert Ingram grabs the board | 31-26 |
| 16:08 | Denver | Don Wetherington misses long on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Henry Smith - foul #3 on Henry Smith, team foul #2 | 31-26 |
| Subs | LSU | Kenneth Newhall (PG), Frank Bergsman (SF) Henry Smith, Christopher Thornton | |
| Subs | Denver | Andy Nixon (PG), Richard Finger (SF) James Stone, Robert Ingram | |
| 16:08 | Denver | Don Wetherington makes the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 16:08 | Denver | Don Wetherington misses the 2nd free throw | 31-27 |
| 16:08 | LSU | Anthony Rotz grabs the defensive rebound | 31-27 |
| 15:43 | LSU | Walter Edmondson makes the 3 from the left wing | 34-27 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Kenneth Newhall (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Walter Edmondson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Bergsman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Earnest Mateer (fresh) 3 reb. C - Anthony Rotz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Andy Nixon (fresh) SG - Don Wetherington (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 stl. SF - Richard Finger (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Andrew Pesina (fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Rawls (fresh) | |
| 15:26 | Denver | Don Wetherington misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 34-27 |
| 15:25 | LSU | Kenneth Newhall grabs the board | 34-27 |
| 15:13 | LSU | Kenneth Newhall makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Frank Bergsman | 37-27 |
| 14:54 | Denver | Richard Finger misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Frank Bergsman - foul #1 on Frank Bergsman, team foul #3 | 37-27 |
| Subs | LSU | Henry Smith (SG), Christopher Thornton (SF), Joseph Klock (C) Walter Edmondson, Frank Bergsman, Anthony Rotz | |
| Subs | Denver | James Stone (PG), Walter Newsome (SG), Gary Smith (PF) Andy Nixon, Don Wetherington, Charles Rawls | |
| 14:54 | Denver | Richard Finger makes the 1st free throw | 37-28 |
| 14:54 | Denver | Richard Finger makes the 2nd free throw | 37-29 |
| 14:31 | LSU | Henry Smith misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-29 |
| 14:29 | Denver | Richard Finger gets the rebound | 37-29 |
| 14:06 | Denver | Andrew Pesina drills a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Walter Newsome | 37-31 |
| 13:37 | LSU | Walter Newsome is called for the reach on Christopher Thornton - foul #4 on Walter Newsome, team foul #3 | 37-31 |
| Subs | LSU | Patrick Beery (PF) Earnest Mateer | |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Ingram (SF), Lawrence Winningham (C) Walter Newsome, Andrew Pesina | |
| 13:24 | LSU | Gary Smith denies the turnaround by Christopher Thornton | 37-31 |
| 13:23 | LSU | Kenneth Newhall snags the offensive board | 37-31 |
| 13:01 | LSU | Joseph Klock misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Gary Smith - foul #2 on Gary Smith, team foul #4 | 37-31 |
| Subs | LSU | Walter Edmondson (SG) Henry Smith | |
| Subs | Denver | Don Wetherington (SG), Kevin Million (PF) Richard Finger, Gary Smith | |
| 13:01 | LSU | Joseph Klock misses the 1st free throw | 37-31 |
| 13:01 | LSU | Joseph Klock makes the 2nd free throw | 38-31 |
| 12:42 | Denver | Kevin Million's floater is knocked away by Patrick Beery | 38-31 |
| 12:41 | LSU | Patrick Beery pulls down the rebound | 38-31 |
| 12:20 | LSU | Kenneth Newhall can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 38-31 |
| 12:19 | LSU | Walter Edmondson tips it home | 40-31 |
| 11:59 | Denver | Kevin Million misses the lay-in | 40-31 |
| 11:57 | Denver | Lawrence Winningham tips it in | 40-33 |
| 11:33 | LSU | Patrick Beery is hacked by Kevin Million - foul #1 on Kevin Million, team foul #5 | 40-33 |
| Subs | LSU | Henry Smith (SG), Anthony Rotz (C) Kenneth Newhall, Joseph Klock | |
| Subs | Denver | Gary Smith (PF), Andrew Pesina (C) Kevin Million, Lawrence Winningham | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Walter Edmondson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Henry Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Thornton (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Patrick Beery (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Rotz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - James Stone (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Don Wetherington (fresh) 6 pts. 3 stl. SF - Robert Ingram (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Pesina (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:13 | LSU | Patrick Beery hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Walter Edmondson | 43-33 |
| 11:06 | Denver | Gary Smith comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 43-33 |
| 11:04 | LSU | The rebound goes to Henry Smith | 43-33 |
| 11:00 | LSU | Christopher Thornton scores on a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Walter Edmondson | 45-33 |
| 10:46 | Denver | Henry Smith steals it from Andrew Pesina | 45-33 |
| 10:42 | LSU | Henry Smith slams it home | 47-33 |
| 10:24 | Denver | Robert Ingram misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Christopher Thornton - foul #2 on Christopher Thornton, team foul #4 | 47-33 |
| Subs | LSU | Kenneth Newhall (PG), Frank Bergsman (SF), Earnest Mateer (PF) Walter Edmondson, Christopher Thornton, Patrick Beery | |
| Subs | Denver | Andy Nixon (PG) James Stone | |
| 10:24 | Denver | Robert Ingram makes the 1st free throw | 47-34 |
| 10:24 | Denver | Robert Ingram makes the 2nd free throw | 47-35 |
| 10:01 | LSU | Andy Nixon is called for the reach on Kenneth Newhall - foul #1 on Andy Nixon, team foul #6 | 47-35 |
| Subs | LSU | Joseph Klock (C) Anthony Rotz | |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Finger (SG), Richard Calvin (SF), Lawrence Winningham (C) Don Wetherington, Robert Ingram, Andrew Pesina | |
| 09:45 | LSU | Earnest Mateer connects on the jumper from the left block | 49-35 |
| 09:30 | Denver | Gary Smith blows the layup but he's hacked by Earnest Mateer - foul #1 on Earnest Mateer, team foul #5 | 49-35 |
| Subs | LSU | Walter Edmondson (PG), Christopher Thornton (SF) Kenneth Newhall, Frank Bergsman | |
| Subs | Denver | James Stone (PG) Andy Nixon | |
| 09:30 | Denver | Gary Smith misses the 1st free throw | 49-35 |
| 09:30 | Denver | Gary Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 49-36 |
| 09:08 | LSU | Earnest Mateer connects on the jumper in the paint and the foul's on Richard Finger - foul #3 on Richard Finger, team foul #7 | 51-36 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Denver | Don Wetherington (SG), Kevin Million (PF) Richard Calvin, Gary Smith | |
| 09:08 | LSU | Earnest Mateer makes the free throw | 52-36 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 08:53 | Denver | Don Wetherington misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 52-36 |
| 08:51 | Denver | Richard Finger grabs the offensive board | 52-36 |
| 08:36 | Denver | Don Wetherington misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 52-36 |
| 08:35 | LSU | Walter Edmondson grabs the defensive rebound | 52-36 |
| 08:06 | LSU | Walter Edmondson is hacked by Don Wetherington - foul #2 on Don Wetherington, team foul #8 | 52-36 |
| Subs | LSU | Kenneth Newhall (PG), Patrick Beery (PF), Anthony Rotz (C) Henry Smith, Earnest Mateer, Joseph Klock | |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Ingram (SF), Andrew Pesina (PF), Charles Rawls (C) Richard Finger, Kevin Million, Lawrence Winningham | |
| 08:06 | LSU | Walter Edmondson makes the 1st free throw | 53-36 |
| 08:06 | LSU | Walter Edmondson misses the 2nd free throw | 53-36 |
| 08:06 | Denver | Andrew Pesina grabs the defensive rebound | 53-36 |
| 07:49 | Denver | Andrew Pesina travels with the ball | 53-36 |
| 07:20 | LSU | Walter Edmondson misses long on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Don Wetherington - foul #3 on Don Wetherington, team foul #9 | 53-36 |
| Subs | LSU | Frank Bergsman (SF) Christopher Thornton | |
| Subs | Denver | Walter Newsome (PG), Richard Finger (SG), Gary Smith (PF) James Stone, Don Wetherington, Charles Rawls | |
| 07:20 | LSU | Walter Edmondson makes the 1st free throw | 54-36 |
| 07:20 | LSU | Walter Edmondson makes the 2nd free throw | 55-36 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Kenneth Newhall (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Walter Edmondson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Frank Bergsman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Patrick Beery (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Rotz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Walter Newsome (fresh) 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Richard Finger (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. SF - Robert Ingram (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Pesina (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:08 | Denver | Frank Bergsman steps in front of the Richard Finger pass | 55-36 |
| 06:49 | LSU | Kenneth Newhall misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-36 |
| 06:47 | Denver | The rebound goes to Richard Finger | 55-36 |
| 06:20 | Denver | Robert Ingram misses short on a shot from the left side | 55-36 |
| 06:18 | Denver | Gary Smith tips it in | 55-38 |
| 05:53 | LSU | Frank Bergsman misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-38 |
| 05:52 | Denver | Andrew Pesina grabs the defensive rebound | 55-38 |
| 05:49 | Denver | Denver calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-38 |
| Subs | LSU | Henry Smith (SG), Christopher Thornton (SF), Joseph Klock (C) Walter Edmondson, Frank Bergsman, Anthony Rotz | |
| Subs | Denver | James Stone (PG), Don Wetherington (SG), Lawrence Winningham (C) Walter Newsome, Richard Finger, Andrew Pesina | |
| 05:35 | Denver | Henry Smith picks off the pass by James Stone | 55-38 |
| 05:12 | LSU | Christopher Thornton can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-38 |
| 05:10 | Denver | Lawrence Winningham grabs the defensive rebound | 55-38 |
| 05:06 | Denver | Don Wetherington is hacked by Joseph Klock - foul #1 on Joseph Klock, team foul #6 | 55-38 |
| Subs | LSU | Walter Edmondson (PG), Frank Bergsman (SF), Earnest Mateer (PF), Anthony Rotz (C) Kenneth Newhall, Christopher Thornton, Patrick Beery, Joseph Klock | |
| Subs | Denver | Andy Nixon (PG), Walter Newsome (SG), Richard Finger (SF), Andrew Pesina (PF), Charles Rawls (C) James Stone, Don Wetherington, Robert Ingram, Gary Smith, Lawrence Winningham | |
| 04:49 | Denver | Earnest Mateer blocks the jumper by Walter Newsome | 55-38 |
| 04:47 | LSU | Frank Bergsman pulls down the rebound | 55-38 |
| 04:26 | LSU | Anthony Rotz misses the turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Charles Rawls - foul #1 on Charles Rawls, team foul #10 | 55-38 |
| 04:26 | LSU | Anthony Rotz misses the 1st free throw | 55-38 |
| 04:26 | LSU | Anthony Rotz makes the 2nd free throw | 56-38 |
| 04:07 | Denver | Walter Newsome makes the jumper from the right side | 56-40 |
| 03:48 | LSU | Earnest Mateer can't finish the layup | 56-40 |
| 03:46 | LSU | Earnest Mateer misses the tip | 56-40 |
| 03:45 | Denver | Richard Finger gets the rebound | 56-40 |
| 03:39 | Denver | Andrew Pesina connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-43 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:23 | LSU | Andy Nixon steps in front of the Anthony Rotz pass | 56-43 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Walter Edmondson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Henry Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Frank Bergsman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Earnest Mateer (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Anthony Rotz (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Andy Nixon (fresh) SG - Walter Newsome (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Richard Finger (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Andrew Pesina (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Rawls (fresh) | |
| 03:07 | Denver | Andy Nixon misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-43 |
| 03:05 | Denver | Richard Finger hits the follow up shot | 56-45 |
| 03:05 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-45 |
| Subs | LSU | Kenneth Newhall (PG), Christopher Thornton (SF), Patrick Beery (PF), Joseph Klock (C) Walter Edmondson, Frank Bergsman, Earnest Mateer, Anthony Rotz | |
| Subs | Denver | James Stone (PG), Don Wetherington (SG), Robert Ingram (SF), Gary Smith (PF), Lawrence Winningham (C) Andy Nixon, Walter Newsome, Richard Finger, Andrew Pesina, Charles Rawls | |
| 02:42 | LSU | Patrick Beery loses the ball out of bounds | 56-45 |
| Subs | LSU | Walter Edmondson (PG), Frank Bergsman (SF), Earnest Mateer (PF), Anthony Rotz (C) Kenneth Newhall, Christopher Thornton, Patrick Beery, Joseph Klock | |
| Subs | Denver | Andy Nixon (PG), Walter Newsome (SG), Richard Finger (SF), Andrew Pesina (PF), Charles Rawls (C) James Stone, Don Wetherington, Robert Ingram, Gary Smith, Lawrence Winningham | |
| 02:33 | Denver | Andrew Pesina is hacked by Frank Bergsman - foul #2 on Frank Bergsman, team foul #7 | 56-45 |
| 02:33 | Denver | Andrew Pesina makes the 1st free throw | 56-46 |
| 02:33 | Denver | Andrew Pesina misses the 2nd free throw | 56-46 |
| 02:33 | LSU | Earnest Mateer grabs the defensive rebound | 56-46 |
| 02:21 | LSU | Earnest Mateer is fouled on the floor by Andy Nixon - foul #2 on Andy Nixon, team foul #11 | 56-46 |
| 02:21 | LSU | Earnest Mateer makes the 1st free throw | 57-46 |
| 02:21 | LSU | Earnest Mateer makes the 2nd free throw | 58-46 |
| 02:09 | Denver | Richard Finger hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-46 |
| 02:08 | LSU | The rebound goes to Frank Bergsman | 58-46 |
| 01:39 | LSU | Henry Smith misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-46 |
| 01:37 | Denver | Charles Rawls grabs the defensive rebound | 58-46 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:20 | Denver | Andy Nixon misses short on a floater from the right side | 58-46 |
| 01:19 | LSU | Earnest Mateer snags the defensive board | 58-46 |
| 00:58 | LSU | Henry Smith knocks in the floater from the right wing set up by Frank Bergsman | 60-46 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Denver | Andy Nixon is called for traveling | 60-46 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:31 | LSU | Walter Edmondson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-46 |
| 00:23 | Denver | Richard Finger connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Andy Nixon | 60-49 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Walter Edmondson runs out the clock | 60-49 |