| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Christopher Espinosa (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Woods (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Jason Shelor (fresh) PF - Kevin Dorrough (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Irvin Regis (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Kenneth Newhall (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Henry Smith (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Christopher Thornton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Earnest Mateer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Klock (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Christopher Thornton inbounds the ball | 15-33 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:32 | LSU | Henry Smith is fouled on the floor by Kevin Dorrough - foul #1 on Kevin Dorrough, team foul #1 | 15-33 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Frederick Seymour (PG), Melvin Gallman (SF), Charles Mota (C) Christopher Espinosa, Jason Shelor, Irvin Regis | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 19:06 | LSU | Henry Smith misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 15-33 |
| 19:04 | Southern Cal | Melvin Gallman gets the rebound | 15-33 |
| 18:47 | Southern Cal | Richard Woods can't connect on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Joseph Klock - foul #1 on Joseph Klock, team foul #1 | 15-33 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Irvin Regis (C) Charles Mota | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 18:47 | Southern Cal | Richard Woods makes the 1st free throw | 16-33 |
| 18:47 | Southern Cal | Richard Woods makes the 2nd free throw | 17-33 |
| 18:29 | LSU | Earnest Mateer misses the floater near the basket but the foul's on Kevin Dorrough - foul #2 on Kevin Dorrough, team foul #2 | 17-33 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Christopher Espinosa (PG), Phillip Ross (PF), Tomas Dietrich (C) Frederick Seymour, Kevin Dorrough, Irvin Regis | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 18:29 | LSU | Earnest Mateer makes the 1st free throw | 17-34 |
| 18:29 | LSU | Earnest Mateer makes the 2nd free throw | 17-35 |
| 18:13 | Southern Cal | Richard Woods is whistled for traveling | 17-35 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Frederick Seymour (PG), Kevin Dorrough (PF), Irvin Regis (C) Christopher Espinosa, Phillip Ross, Tomas Dietrich | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 17:52 | LSU | Joseph Klock misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 17-35 |
| 17:51 | Southern Cal | Kevin Dorrough snags the defensive board | 17-35 |
| 17:31 | Southern Cal | Melvin Gallman clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 17-35 |
| 17:30 | LSU | Henry Smith snags the defensive board | 17-35 |
| 17:13 | LSU | Richard Woods is called for the reach on Henry Smith - foul #2 on Richard Woods, team foul #3 | 17-35 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Christopher Espinosa (PG), David Browning (SG), Jon Pomeroy (SF), Phillip Ross (PF), Tomas Dietrich (C) Frederick Seymour, Richard Woods, Melvin Gallman, Kevin Dorrough, Irvin Regis | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 16:52 | LSU | Earnest Mateer knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Henry Smith | 17-37 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 16:36 | Southern Cal | Christopher Espinosa clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 17-37 |
| 16:35 | Southern Cal | Phillip Ross gets the offensive rebound | 17-37 |
| 16:20 | Southern Cal | Tomas Dietrich comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 17-37 |
| 16:18 | LSU | The rebound goes to Christopher Thornton | 17-37 |
| 15:58 | LSU | Henry Smith makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Kenneth Newhall | 17-40 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Christopher Espinosa (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Browning (fresh) SF - Jon Pomeroy (fresh) PF - Phillip Ross (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Tomas Dietrich (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Kenneth Newhall (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Henry Smith (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Thornton (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Earnest Mateer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Klock (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:49 | Southern Cal | Jon Pomeroy misses long on a jumper from the left side | 17-40 |
| 15:48 | LSU | Joseph Klock pulls down the rebound | 17-40 |
| 15:28 | LSU | Joseph Klock knocks in the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Christopher Thornton and he's fouled by David Browning - foul #1 on David Browning, team foul #4 | 17-42 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Frederick Seymour (PG), Richard Woods (SG), Melvin Gallman (SF), Kevin Dorrough (PF), Irvin Regis (C) Christopher Espinosa, David Browning, Jon Pomeroy, Phillip Ross, Tomas Dietrich | |
| Subs | LSU | Walter Edmondson (PG), Frank Bergsman (SF), Patrick Beery (PF) Kenneth Newhall, Christopher Thornton, Earnest Mateer | |
| 15:28 | LSU | Joseph Klock makes the free throw | 17-43 |
| 15:16 | Southern Cal | Frederick Seymour makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Melvin Gallman | 19-43 |
| 14:54 | LSU | Frank Bergsman misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 19-43 |
| 14:53 | LSU | Henry Smith grabs the offensive board | 19-43 |
| 14:24 | LSU | Joseph Klock loses the dribble to Richard Woods | 19-43 |
| 14:07 | Southern Cal | Frederick Seymour is hacked by Joseph Klock - foul #2 on Joseph Klock, team foul #2 | 19-43 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Charles Mota (PF) Kevin Dorrough | |
| Subs | LSU | Kenneth Newhall (PG), Christopher Thornton (SF), Anthony Rotz (C) Henry Smith, Frank Bergsman, Joseph Klock | |
| 13:54 | Southern Cal | Frederick Seymour travels with the ball | 19-43 |
| 13:33 | LSU | Kenneth Newhall buries a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Patrick Beery | 19-45 |
| 13:20 | Southern Cal | Richard Woods misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 19-45 |
| 13:19 | LSU | Kenneth Newhall grabs the board | 19-45 |
| 13:03 | LSU | Walter Edmondson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 19-45 |
| 13:02 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Melvin Gallman | 19-45 |
| 12:44 | Southern Cal | Frederick Seymour's fadeaway is rejected by Christopher Thornton | 19-45 |
| 12:42 | Southern Cal | Frederick Seymour tips it home | 21-45 |
| 12:13 | LSU | Christopher Thornton clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 21-45 |
| 12:12 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Richard Woods | 21-45 |
| 11:56 | Southern Cal | Richard Woods misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 21-45 |
| 11:55 | LSU | Patrick Beery pulls down the rebound | 21-45 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Frederick Seymour (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Woods (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Melvin Gallman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Mota (fresh) C - Irvin Regis (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Kenneth Newhall (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Walter Edmondson (fresh) SF - Christopher Thornton (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Patrick Beery (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Anthony Rotz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 11:32 | LSU | Irvin Regis takes the ball from Walter Edmondson | 21-45 |
| 11:13 | Southern Cal | Richard Woods hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 21-45 |
| 11:12 | LSU | Anthony Rotz gets the rebound | 21-45 |
| 10:46 | LSU | Richard Woods takes the ball from Walter Edmondson | 21-45 |
| 10:28 | Southern Cal | Richard Woods buries a 3 from the left corner | 24-45 |
| 09:59 | LSU | Kenneth Newhall hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 24-48 |
| 09:48 | Southern Cal | Richard Woods clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 24-48 |
| 09:47 | Southern Cal | Irvin Regis tips it home | 26-48 |
| 09:32 | LSU | Christopher Thornton scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 26-51 |
| 09:17 | Southern Cal | Richard Woods misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 26-51 |
| 09:16 | Southern Cal | Irvin Regis hits the follow up shot | 28-51 |
| 08:47 | LSU | Patrick Beery hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-51 |
| 08:46 | Southern Cal | Melvin Gallman grabs the defensive rebound | 28-51 |
| 08:37 | Southern Cal | Richard Woods makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-51 |
| 08:20 | LSU | Walter Edmondson hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Kenneth Newhall | 31-54 |
| 08:09 | Southern Cal | Frederick Seymour hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 31-54 |
| 08:08 | Southern Cal | Charles Mota snags the offensive board | 31-54 |
| 07:57 | Southern Cal | Melvin Gallman is fouled on the floor by Anthony Rotz - foul #1 on Anthony Rotz, team foul #3 | 31-54 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Christopher Espinosa (PG), David Browning (SG), Jason Shelor (SF), Kevin Dorrough (PF), Tomas Dietrich (C) Frederick Seymour, Richard Woods, Melvin Gallman, Charles Mota, Irvin Regis | |
| Subs | LSU | Henry Smith (SG), Frank Bergsman (SF), Earnest Mateer (PF), Joseph Klock (C) Walter Edmondson, Christopher Thornton, Patrick Beery, Anthony Rotz | |
| 07:34 | Southern Cal | Jason Shelor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-54 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | LSU | Walter Edmondson (PG), Anthony Rotz (C) Kenneth Newhall, Joseph Klock | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Christopher Espinosa (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Browning (fresh) SF - Jason Shelor (fresh) PF - Kevin Dorrough (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Tomas Dietrich (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Walter Edmondson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Henry Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Bergsman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Earnest Mateer (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Rotz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:32 | LSU | Walter Edmondson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-54 |
| 07:22 | Southern Cal | Kevin Dorrough scores on a turnaround in the paint and he's fouled by Frank Bergsman - foul #1 on Frank Bergsman, team foul #4 | 33-54 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | LSU | Kenneth Newhall (PG), Joseph Klock (C) Walter Edmondson, Anthony Rotz | |
| 07:22 | Southern Cal | Kevin Dorrough makes the free throw | 34-54 |
| 07:06 | LSU | Henry Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 34-54 |
| 07:04 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Christopher Espinosa | 34-54 |
| 06:54 | Southern Cal | Kevin Dorrough drills a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Christopher Espinosa | 36-54 |
| 06:37 | LSU | Earnest Mateer scores on a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Henry Smith | 36-56 |
| 06:20 | Southern Cal | Jason Shelor makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 39-56 |
| 06:04 | LSU | Henry Smith connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Frank Bergsman and he's fouled by Tomas Dietrich - foul #2 on Tomas Dietrich, team foul #5 | 39-58 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Richard Woods (SG), Irvin Regis (C) David Browning, Tomas Dietrich | |
| Subs | LSU | Walter Edmondson (PG), Christopher Thornton (SF) Kenneth Newhall, Frank Bergsman | |
| 06:04 | LSU | Henry Smith makes the free throw | 39-59 |
| 05:45 | Southern Cal | Christopher Espinosa is called for a backcourt violation | 39-59 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Frederick Seymour (PG) Christopher Espinosa | |
| Subs | LSU | Frank Bergsman (SF), Anthony Rotz (C) Christopher Thornton, Joseph Klock | |
| 05:18 | LSU | Henry Smith banks in the layup set up by Frank Bergsman | 39-61 |
| 05:08 | Southern Cal | Richard Woods loses the dribble to Frank Bergsman | 39-61 |
| 05:05 | LSU | Frank Bergsman hits the finger roll | 39-63 |
| 04:53 | Southern Cal | Richard Woods's floater is knocked away by Anthony Rotz | 39-63 |
| 04:51 | LSU | The rebound goes to Anthony Rotz | 39-63 |
| 04:22 | LSU | Frank Bergsman misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 39-63 |
| 04:20 | Southern Cal | Jason Shelor grabs the defensive rebound | 39-63 |
| 04:06 | Southern Cal | Richard Woods's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-63 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Christopher Espinosa (PG), David Browning (SG), Jon Pomeroy (SF), Tomas Dietrich (C) Frederick Seymour, Richard Woods, Jason Shelor, Irvin Regis | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 04:04 | LSU | David Browning steps in front of the Walter Edmondson pass in the backcourt | 39-63 |
| 03:59 | Southern Cal | Kevin Dorrough scores on a jumpshot from the right wing set up by David Browning | 41-63 |
| 03:41 | LSU | Henry Smith clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-63 |
| 03:39 | LSU | Earnest Mateer grabs the offensive rebound | 41-63 |
| 03:29 | LSU | Frank Bergsman drills a runner from the baseline | 41-65 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Christopher Espinosa (fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Browning (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jon Pomeroy (fresh) PF - Kevin Dorrough (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Tomas Dietrich (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Walter Edmondson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Henry Smith (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Bergsman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Earnest Mateer (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Anthony Rotz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:17 | Southern Cal | Tomas Dietrich clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 41-65 |
| 03:15 | Southern Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Tomas Dietrich | 41-65 |
| 03:08 | Southern Cal | Kevin Dorrough's floater is tipped away by Anthony Rotz | 41-65 |
| 03:07 | LSU | Walter Edmondson grabs the defensive rebound | 41-65 |
| 02:49 | LSU | Earnest Mateer misses short on a jumper in the lane | 41-65 |
| 02:48 | Southern Cal | Jon Pomeroy pulls down the rebound | 41-65 |
| 02:33 | Southern Cal | Kevin Dorrough misses badly on a runner from the left block | 41-65 |
| 02:32 | LSU | Anthony Rotz snags the defensive board | 41-65 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:03 | LSU | Earnest Mateer banks in the layup set up by Walter Edmondson | 41-67 |
| 01:47 | Southern Cal | Kevin Dorrough misses the easy layup | 41-67 |
| 01:46 | Southern Cal | Kevin Dorrough misses the tip | 41-67 |
| 01:44 | LSU | The rebound goes to Earnest Mateer | 41-67 |
| 01:22 | LSU | Frank Bergsman misses the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Jon Pomeroy - foul #1 on Jon Pomeroy, team foul #6 | 41-67 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Richard Woods (SG), Jason Shelor (SF), Irvin Regis (C) David Browning, Jon Pomeroy, Tomas Dietrich | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 01:22 | LSU | Frank Bergsman misses the 1st free throw | 41-67 |
| 01:22 | LSU | Frank Bergsman makes the 2nd free throw | 41-68 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:04 | Southern Cal | Richard Woods hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 41-68 |
| 01:02 | LSU | Walter Edmondson snags the defensive board | 41-68 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:42 | LSU | Walter Edmondson knocks in the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Henry Smith | 41-70 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:36 | Southern Cal | Richard Woods makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 43-70 |
| 00:09 | LSU | Walter Edmondson misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Irvin Regis - foul #2 on Irvin Regis, team foul #7 | 43-70 |
| 00:09 | LSU | Walter Edmondson makes the 1st free throw | 43-71 |
| 00:09 | LSU | Walter Edmondson misses the 2nd free throw | 43-71 |
| 00:09 | Southern Cal | Irvin Regis pulls down the rebound | 43-71 |
| 00:03 | Southern Cal | Richard Woods misses the 3 from the left corner | 43-71 |
| 00:02 | LSU | Walter Edmondson gets the rebound | 43-71 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Walter Edmondson runs out the clock | 43-71 |