| Lineup | Birmingham-Southern | PG - Kevin Lehn (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ronny Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Stepp (fresh) PF - Gary Scott (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Darrell Bankhead (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Matthew Woodburn (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gary Tadlock (fresh) SF - Isaiah Bangert (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Woodrow Harvey (fresh) 6 pts. C - Robert Geiger (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Isaiah Bangert inbounds the ball | 24-28 |
| Game Plan | Birmingham-Southern | Birmingham-Southern is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:32 | LSU | Ronny Clark steps in front of the Woodrow Harvey pass | 24-28 |
| 19:23 | Birmingham-Southern | Kevin Lehn hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 24-28 |
| 19:22 | Birmingham-Southern | Gary Scott tips it home | 26-28 |
| 19:17 | LSU | Ronny Clark steals it from Robert Geiger in the backcourt | 26-28 |
| 18:58 | Birmingham-Southern | Darrell Bankhead's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-28 |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | | |
| Subs | LSU | Preston Montez (PG), John Hollifield (SG), David Winsor (PF) Matthew Woodburn, Gary Tadlock, Woodrow Harvey | |
| 18:37 | LSU | Preston Montez is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Preston Montez, team foul #1 | 26-28 |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Dale King (SG) Ronny Clark | |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Tadlock (SG) Isaiah Bangert | |
| 18:26 | Birmingham-Southern | Darrell Bankhead loses the dribble to Robert Geiger | 26-28 |
| 18:01 | LSU | Gary Tadlock is wide open and dunks the ball on a great pass from Preston Montez | 26-30 |
| 17:45 | Birmingham-Southern | Kenneth Stepp misses the shot from the left block but he's hacked by David Winsor - foul #1 on David Winsor, team foul #2 | 26-30 |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Jeremy White (PG), Richard Jennings (PF), Joseph Bricker (C) Kevin Lehn, Gary Scott, Darrell Bankhead | |
| Subs | LSU | Matthew Woodburn (PG), Isaiah Bangert (SF), Woodrow Harvey (PF) Gary Tadlock, John Hollifield, David Winsor | |
| 17:45 | Birmingham-Southern | Kenneth Stepp makes the 1st free throw | 27-30 |
| 17:45 | Birmingham-Southern | Kenneth Stepp makes the 2nd free throw | 28-30 |
| 17:22 | LSU | Jeremy White is called for the reach on Preston Montez - foul #1 on Jeremy White, team foul #1 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Ronny Clark (SG), John Pruett (SF) Dale King, Kenneth Stepp | |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Tadlock (SG) Preston Montez | |
| 17:02 | LSU | Robert Geiger hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 28-30 |
| 17:00 | Birmingham-Southern | Joseph Bricker grabs the defensive rebound | 28-30 |
| 16:52 | Birmingham-Southern | Jeremy White misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 28-30 |
| 16:51 | LSU | The rebound goes to Robert Geiger | 28-30 |
| 16:29 | LSU | Gary Tadlock clanks a 3 from the right corner but the foul's on Ronny Clark - foul #2 on Ronny Clark, team foul #2 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Kevin Lehn (PG), Dale King (SG) Jeremy White, Ronny Clark | |
| Subs | LSU | Preston Montez (PG) Matthew Woodburn | |
| 16:29 | LSU | Gary Tadlock makes the 1st free throw | 28-31 |
| 16:29 | LSU | Gary Tadlock misses the 2nd free throw | 28-31 |
| 16:29 | LSU | Gary Tadlock makes the 3rd free throw | 28-32 |
| 16:15 | Birmingham-Southern | Richard Jennings knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by John Pruett | 31-32 |
| 15:55 | LSU | Robert Geiger hits the finger roll | 31-34 |
| Lineup | Birmingham-Southern | PG - Kevin Lehn (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dale King (fresh) SF - John Pruett (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Richard Jennings (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. C - Joseph Bricker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Preston Montez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Tadlock (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Isaiah Bangert (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Woodrow Harvey (fresh) 6 pts. C - Robert Geiger (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Birmingham-Southern | The pull-up jumper by Richard Jennings is blocked by Woodrow Harvey | 31-34 |
| 15:35 | Birmingham-Southern | Richard Jennings tips it in | 33-34 |
| 15:10 | LSU | Woodrow Harvey can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 33-34 |
| 15:08 | LSU | Robert Geiger tips it back up and in | 33-36 |
| 14:48 | Birmingham-Southern | Richard Jennings travels with the ball | 33-36 |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Jeremy White (PG), Ronny Clark (SG), Martin Rogers (SF), Gary Scott (PF), Darrell Bankhead (C) Kevin Lehn, Dale King, John Pruett, Richard Jennings, Joseph Bricker | |
| Subs | LSU | Matthew Woodburn (PG), John Hollifield (SG), David Winsor (PF), Bernard Mullins (C) Preston Montez, Gary Tadlock, Woodrow Harvey, Robert Geiger | |
| 14:26 | LSU | Darrell Bankhead steals the ball from John Hollifield | 33-36 |
| 14:09 | Birmingham-Southern | Martin Rogers connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-36 |
| 13:42 | LSU | David Winsor buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Matthew Woodburn | 36-38 |
| 13:34 | Birmingham-Southern | Martin Rogers is fouled on the floor by John Hollifield - foul #1 on John Hollifield, team foul #3 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Dale King (PG), Kenneth Stepp (SG) Jeremy White, Ronny Clark | |
| Subs | LSU | Boyd Knepper (SF), Woodrow Harvey (PF), Robert Geiger (C) Isaiah Bangert, David Winsor, Bernard Mullins | |
| 13:21 | Birmingham-Southern | Kenneth Stepp is fouled on the floor by Boyd Knepper - foul #1 on Boyd Knepper, team foul #4 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | | |
| Subs | LSU | Isaiah Bangert (SF) Boyd Knepper | |
| 12:55 | Birmingham-Southern | Martin Rogers is fouled on the floor by Isaiah Bangert - foul #3 on Isaiah Bangert, team foul #5 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Kevin Lehn (PG), Ronnie Wolf (C) Martin Rogers, Darrell Bankhead | |
| Subs | LSU | Preston Montez (SG), Boyd Knepper (SF) John Hollifield, Isaiah Bangert | |
| 12:44 | Birmingham-Southern | Kenneth Stepp scores on a runner near the basket | 38-38 |
| 12:42 | LSU | Matthew Woodburn is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Stepp - foul #2 on Kenneth Stepp, team foul #3 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | | |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Tadlock (SG), Isaiah Bangert (SF) Preston Montez, Boyd Knepper | |
| 12:19 | LSU | Isaiah Bangert hits a wide open runner in the lane | 38-40 |
| 12:01 | Birmingham-Southern | Dale King clanks a 3 from the right corner | 38-40 |
| 11:59 | LSU | Robert Geiger pulls down the rebound | 38-40 |
| 11:57 | LSU | Gary Tadlock loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-40 |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Ronny Clark (SG), Martin Rogers (SF), John Pruett (PF) Dale King, Kenneth Stepp, Gary Scott | |
| Subs | LSU | John Hollifield (SG), Boyd Knepper (SF), David Winsor (PF) Gary Tadlock, Isaiah Bangert, Woodrow Harvey | |
| 11:36 | Birmingham-Southern | Martin Rogers makes the fadeaway from the left block | 40-40 |
| Lineup | Birmingham-Southern | PG - Kevin Lehn (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ronny Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Martin Rogers (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Pruett (fresh) 2 stl. C - Ronnie Wolf (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Matthew Woodburn (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Hollifield (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Boyd Knepper (fresh) PF - David Winsor (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Geiger (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:18 | LSU | Matthew Woodburn knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Boyd Knepper | 40-42 |
| 10:56 | Birmingham-Southern | John Pruett connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Kevin Lehn | 43-42 |
| 10:28 | LSU | John Hollifield knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-45 |
| 10:14 | Birmingham-Southern | John Pruett scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 45-45 |
| 09:52 | LSU | David Winsor can't finish the layup | 45-45 |
| 09:50 | LSU | Robert Geiger misses the tip | 45-45 |
| 09:48 | Birmingham-Southern | The rebound goes to Ronnie Wolf | 45-45 |
| 09:30 | Birmingham-Southern | Kevin Lehn misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 45-45 |
| 09:29 | Birmingham-Southern | Martin Rogers gets the offensive rebound | 45-45 |
| 09:18 | Birmingham-Southern | Martin Rogers makes the jump hook in the lane | 47-45 |
| 08:50 | LSU | Robert Geiger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-45 |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Jeremy White (PG), Dale King (SG), Kenneth Stepp (SF), Gary Scott (PF), Darrell Bankhead (C) Kevin Lehn, Ronny Clark, Martin Rogers, John Pruett, Ronnie Wolf | |
| Subs | LSU | Preston Montez (PG), Gary Tadlock (SG), Isaiah Bangert (SF), Woodrow Harvey (PF) Matthew Woodburn, John Hollifield, Boyd Knepper, David Winsor | |
| 08:21 | Birmingham-Southern | Darrell Bankhead comes up short on the jumper in the paint but the foul's on Robert Geiger - foul #1 on Robert Geiger, team foul #6 | 47-45 |
| 08:21 | Birmingham-Southern | Darrell Bankhead makes the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 08:21 | Birmingham-Southern | Darrell Bankhead makes the 2nd free throw | 49-45 |
| 07:56 | LSU | Robert Geiger buries a floater from the left wing | 49-47 |
| 07:45 | Birmingham-Southern | Kenneth Stepp hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 49-47 |
| 07:44 | LSU | The rebound goes to Gary Tadlock | 49-47 |
| 07:25 | LSU | Dale King takes the ball from Gary Tadlock | 49-47 |
| 07:22 | Birmingham-Southern | Dale King banks in the layup | 51-47 |
| Lineup | Birmingham-Southern | PG - Jeremy White (fairly fresh) SG - Dale King (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kenneth Stepp (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gary Scott (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Darrell Bankhead (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Preston Montez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Tadlock (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Isaiah Bangert (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Woodrow Harvey (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. C - Robert Geiger (tiring) 14 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:00 | LSU | Jeremy White is called for the reach on Woodrow Harvey - foul #2 on Jeremy White, team foul #4 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Kevin Lehn (PG), Martin Rogers (SF), Richard Jennings (PF), Joseph Bricker (C) Jeremy White, Kenneth Stepp, Gary Scott, Darrell Bankhead | |
| Subs | LSU | Matthew Woodburn (PG), Bernard Mullins (C) Preston Montez, Robert Geiger | |
| 06:42 | LSU | Gary Tadlock is open and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 51-49 |
| 06:26 | Birmingham-Southern | Joseph Bricker can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 51-49 |
| 06:25 | Birmingham-Southern | Richard Jennings misses the tip | 51-49 |
| 06:23 | LSU | Gary Tadlock pulls down the rebound | 51-49 |
| 05:54 | LSU | Isaiah Bangert is open but misses the lay-in | 51-49 |
| 05:52 | LSU | Bernard Mullins pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-49 |
| 05:33 | LSU | Gary Tadlock misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Dale King - foul #2 on Dale King, team foul #5 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Ronny Clark (SG), Kenneth Stepp (SF), Gary Scott (PF), Darrell Bankhead (C) Dale King, Martin Rogers, Richard Jennings, Joseph Bricker | |
| Subs | LSU | Preston Montez (PG), Robert Geiger (C) Matthew Woodburn, Bernard Mullins | |
| 05:33 | LSU | Gary Tadlock makes the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 05:33 | LSU | Gary Tadlock misses the 2nd free throw | 51-50 |
| 05:33 | Birmingham-Southern | Darrell Bankhead grabs the board | 51-50 |
| 05:11 | Birmingham-Southern | Kevin Lehn connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-50 |
| 05:09 | LSU | Gary Tadlock double dribbles in the backcourt | 54-50 |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Jeremy White (PG) Kevin Lehn | |
| Subs | LSU | Matthew Woodburn (PG), John Hollifield (SG) Preston Montez, Gary Tadlock | |
| 04:48 | Birmingham-Southern | Isaiah Bangert denies the turnaround by Jeremy White | 54-50 |
| 04:46 | LSU | Woodrow Harvey snags the defensive board | 54-50 |
| 04:23 | LSU | Woodrow Harvey connects on the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Isaiah Bangert and he's hacked by Darrell Bankhead - foul #2 on Darrell Bankhead, team foul #6 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | John Pruett (SF) Kenneth Stepp | |
| Subs | LSU | Preston Montez (PG), Gary Tadlock (SG) Matthew Woodburn, John Hollifield | |
| 04:23 | LSU | Woodrow Harvey makes the free throw | 54-53 |
| 03:59 | Birmingham-Southern | Preston Montez steps in front of the Ronny Clark pass | 54-53 |
| 03:39 | LSU | Woodrow Harvey is hacked by Darrell Bankhead - foul #3 on Darrell Bankhead, team foul #7 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Kevin Lehn (PG), Dale King (SG), Richard Jennings (PF), Joseph Bricker (C) Jeremy White, Ronny Clark, Gary Scott, Darrell Bankhead | |
| Subs | LSU | Matthew Woodburn (PG) Gary Tadlock | |
| 03:39 | LSU | Woodrow Harvey misses the 1st free throw | 54-53 |
| 03:39 | Birmingham-Southern | Richard Jennings grabs the board | 54-53 |
| 03:27 | Birmingham-Southern | Robert Geiger blocks the short jumper by Joseph Bricker | 54-53 |
| 03:25 | Birmingham-Southern | Richard Jennings snags the offensive board | 54-53 |
| 03:07 | Birmingham-Southern | Dale King is fouled on the floor by Preston Montez - foul #2 on Preston Montez, team foul #7 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Kenneth Stepp (SF) John Pruett | |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Tadlock (SG) Preston Montez | |
| 03:07 | Birmingham-Southern | Dale King makes the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 03:07 | Birmingham-Southern | Dale King makes the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| Lineup | Birmingham-Southern | PG - Kevin Lehn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dale King (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Kenneth Stepp (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Richard Jennings (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Bricker (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Matthew Woodburn (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gary Tadlock (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Isaiah Bangert (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Woodrow Harvey (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Geiger (tiring) 14 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 02:47 | LSU | Robert Geiger misses long on an open 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-53 |
| 02:46 | LSU | Gary Tadlock snags the offensive board | 56-53 |
| 02:23 | LSU | Robert Geiger can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 56-53 |
| 02:21 | LSU | Robert Geiger pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-53 |
| 02:06 | LSU | Gary Tadlock buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Matthew Woodburn | 56-56 |
| 02:06 | Birmingham-Southern | Birmingham-Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-56 |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Jeremy White (PG), Martin Rogers (SF), Darrell Bankhead (C) Kevin Lehn, Kenneth Stepp, Joseph Bricker | |
| Subs | LSU | Preston Montez (PG), John Hollifield (SG) Matthew Woodburn, Gary Tadlock | |
| 01:55 | Birmingham-Southern | Martin Rogers clanks a turnaround from close range | 56-56 |
| 01:54 | LSU | Robert Geiger grabs the defensive rebound | 56-56 |
| 01:33 | LSU | Isaiah Bangert makes the floater in the lane | 56-58 |
| 01:33 | Birmingham-Southern | Birmingham-Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-58 |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Kevin Lehn (PG), Ronny Clark (SG), Gary Scott (PF) Jeremy White, Dale King, Richard Jennings | |
| Subs | LSU | Matthew Woodburn (PG), Gary Tadlock (SG) Preston Montez, John Hollifield | |
| 01:15 | Birmingham-Southern | Kevin Lehn hits a floater from the left wing and he's fouled by Isaiah Bangert - foul #4 on Isaiah Bangert, team foul #8 | 58-58 |
| 01:15 | Birmingham-Southern | Kevin Lehn makes the free throw | 59-58 |
| 00:52 | LSU | Robert Geiger buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Matthew Woodburn | 59-61 |
| 00:40 | Birmingham-Southern | Martin Rogers lays it up and in on a nice dish by Kevin Lehn and he's hacked by Matthew Woodburn - foul #2 on Matthew Woodburn, team foul #9 | 61-61 |
| 00:40 | Birmingham-Southern | Martin Rogers makes the free throw | 62-61 |
| 00:22 | LSU | Matthew Woodburn is open and scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 62-63 |
| 00:02 | Birmingham-Southern | Gary Scott buries a fadeaway from close range | 64-63 |
| 00:02 | LSU | LSU calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 64-63 |
| Game Plan | Birmingham-Southern | Birmingham-Southern is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | LSU | Matthew Woodburn clanks a halfcourt shot | 64-63 |