| Lineup | LSU | PG - Matthew Woodburn (fresh) SG - Gary Tadlock (fresh) SF - Isaiah Bangert (fresh) PF - Woodrow Harvey (fresh) C - Robert Geiger (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Donald Cooley (fresh) SG - Cory Callison (fresh) SF - Terrance Davis (fresh) PF - Steven Walker (fresh) C - Blake Ratcliff (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Blake Ratcliff wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:47 | Ball State | The jumper by Terrance Davis is denied by Isaiah Bangert | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Ball State | Blake Ratcliff tips it home | 0-2 |
| 19:19 | LSU | Matthew Woodburn hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 19:18 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Steven Walker | 0-2 |
| 19:14 | Ball State | Cory Callison clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 19:13 | Ball State | Blake Ratcliff grabs the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:08 | Ball State | Steven Walker hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-5 |
| 18:45 | LSU | Blake Ratcliff swats the short shot by Woodrow Harvey | 0-5 |
| 18:43 | LSU | Woodrow Harvey grabs the offensive board | 0-5 |
| 18:21 | LSU | Woodrow Harvey misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 0-5 |
| 18:19 | LSU | Woodrow Harvey gets the offensive rebound | 0-5 |
| 17:59 | LSU | Matthew Woodburn is fouled on the floor by Terrance Davis - foul #1 on Terrance Davis, team foul #1 | 0-5 |
| Subs | LSU | Preston Montez (PG), John Hollifield (SG), Boyd Knepper (SF), David Winsor (PF), Bernard Mullins (C) Matthew Woodburn, Gary Tadlock, Isaiah Bangert, Woodrow Harvey, Robert Geiger | |
| Subs | Ball State | Dean Durham (PG), Steven Mendel (SG), Robert Stokes (SF), Anthony Wiley (PF), George Bocanegra (C) Donald Cooley, Cory Callison, Terrance Davis, Steven Walker, Blake Ratcliff | |
| 17:43 | LSU | John Hollifield misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 0-5 |
| 17:42 | LSU | David Winsor grabs the offensive board | 0-5 |
| 17:17 | LSU | John Hollifield misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-5 |
| 17:15 | Ball State | Robert Stokes grabs the board | 0-5 |
| 16:53 | Ball State | Dean Durham misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 0-5 |
| 16:52 | Ball State | Anthony Wiley tips it but misses | 0-5 |
| 16:51 | LSU | Preston Montez gets the rebound | 0-5 |
| 16:25 | LSU | Boyd Knepper double dribbles | 0-5 |
| Subs | LSU | Matthew Woodburn (PG), Gary Tadlock (SG), Isaiah Bangert (SF), Woodrow Harvey (PF), Robert Geiger (C) Preston Montez, John Hollifield, Boyd Knepper, David Winsor, Bernard Mullins | |
| Subs | Ball State | Donald Cooley (PG), Mark Rees (SG), Steven Walker (SF), Mark Binette (PF), Blake Ratcliff (C) Dean Durham, Steven Mendel, Robert Stokes, Anthony Wiley, George Bocanegra | |
| 16:21 | Ball State | Gary Tadlock steals it from Donald Cooley in the backcourt | 0-5 |
| 16:06 | LSU | Matthew Woodburn buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Robert Geiger | 3-5 |
| 15:45 | Ball State | Woodrow Harvey is called for the reach on Mark Binette - foul #1 on Woodrow Harvey, team foul #1 | 3-5 |
| Subs | LSU | John Hollifield (SG) Gary Tadlock | |
| Subs | Ball State | Cory Callison (PG), Steven Mendel (SG), Terrance Davis (SF) Donald Cooley, Mark Rees, Steven Walker | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Matthew Woodburn (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Hollifield (fresh) SF - Isaiah Bangert (fresh) PF - Woodrow Harvey (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Geiger (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Cory Callison (fresh) SG - Steven Mendel (fresh) SF - Terrance Davis (fresh) PF - Mark Binette (fresh) C - Blake Ratcliff (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Ball State | Blake Ratcliff misses the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by John Hollifield - foul #1 on John Hollifield, team foul #2 | 3-5 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Mark Rees (PG), Robert Stokes (SF) Steven Mendel, Terrance Davis | |
| 15:28 | Ball State | Blake Ratcliff makes the 1st free throw | 3-6 |
| 15:28 | Ball State | Blake Ratcliff misses the 2nd free throw | 3-6 |
| 15:28 | LSU | Robert Geiger snags the defensive board | 3-6 |
| 15:04 | LSU | Matthew Woodburn misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Blake Ratcliff - foul #1 on Blake Ratcliff, team foul #2 | 3-6 |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Tadlock (SG) John Hollifield | |
| Subs | Ball State | Donald Cooley (PG), Steven Mendel (SG), Terrance Davis (SF), Steven Walker (PF), George Bocanegra (C) Mark Rees, Cory Callison, Robert Stokes, Mark Binette, Blake Ratcliff | |
| 15:04 | LSU | Matthew Woodburn makes the 1st free throw | 4-6 |
| 15:04 | LSU | Matthew Woodburn makes the 2nd free throw | 5-6 |
| 14:52 | Ball State | Terrance Davis hits a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from George Bocanegra | 5-8 |
| 14:30 | LSU | Gary Tadlock misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on George Bocanegra - foul #1 on George Bocanegra, team foul #3 | 5-8 |
| Subs | LSU | Preston Montez (PG), John Hollifield (SF) Matthew Woodburn, Woodrow Harvey | |
| Subs | Ball State | Dean Durham (PG), Cory Callison (SG), Mark Binette (PF), Blake Ratcliff (C) Donald Cooley, Steven Mendel, Terrance Davis, George Bocanegra | |
| 14:30 | LSU | Gary Tadlock makes the 1st free throw | 6-8 |
| 14:30 | LSU | Gary Tadlock makes the 2nd free throw | 7-8 |
| 14:16 | Ball State | Steven Walker misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 7-8 |
| 14:14 | LSU | Gary Tadlock pulls down the rebound | 7-8 |
| 13:53 | LSU | Preston Montez comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 7-8 |
| 13:51 | Ball State | Steven Walker snags the defensive board | 7-8 |
| 13:46 | Ball State | Cory Callison misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 7-8 |
| 13:44 | LSU | Robert Geiger pulls down the rebound | 7-8 |
| 13:39 | LSU | Gary Tadlock comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 7-8 |
| 13:38 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Dean Durham | 7-8 |
| 13:23 | Ball State | Blake Ratcliff makes the jumper in the paint set up by Cory Callison | 7-10 |
| 13:00 | LSU | John Hollifield hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 7-10 |
| 12:59 | LSU | John Hollifield snags the offensive board | 7-10 |
| 12:36 | LSU | Steven Walker is called for the reach on Gary Tadlock - foul #1 on Steven Walker, team foul #4 | 7-10 |
| Subs | LSU | Matthew Woodburn (PG), Boyd Knepper (SG), Woodrow Harvey (PF) Preston Montez, Gary Tadlock, John Hollifield | |
| Subs | Ball State | Donald Cooley (PG), Steven Mendel (SG), Terrance Davis (SF), Robert Stokes (PF), George Bocanegra (C) Dean Durham, Cory Callison, Steven Walker, Mark Binette, Blake Ratcliff | |
| 12:21 | LSU | Boyd Knepper blows the layup | 7-10 |
| 12:20 | Ball State | Steven Mendel gets the rebound | 7-10 |
| 12:13 | Ball State | Donald Cooley can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 7-10 |
| 12:11 | LSU | Robert Geiger gets the rebound | 7-10 |
| 12:06 | LSU | The short jumper by Robert Geiger is denied by George Bocanegra | 7-10 |
| 12:04 | LSU | Isaiah Bangert tips it in | 9-10 |
| 11:44 | Ball State | A charge is called on Terrance Davis - foul #2 on Terrance Davis, team foul #5 | 9-10 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Anthony Wiley (PF), Blake Ratcliff (C) Terrance Davis, George Bocanegra | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Matthew Woodburn (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Boyd Knepper (fresh) SF - Isaiah Bangert (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Woodrow Harvey (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Geiger (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Donald Cooley (fresh) SG - Steven Mendel (fresh) SF - Robert Stokes (fresh) PF - Anthony Wiley (fresh) C - Blake Ratcliff (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:15 | LSU | Isaiah Bangert drills a shot from just outside the lane | 11-10 |
| 11:00 | Ball State | Steven Mendel connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 11-13 |
| 10:38 | LSU | Isaiah Bangert misses the lay-in | 11-13 |
| 10:36 | Ball State | Blake Ratcliff gets the rebound | 11-13 |
| 10:19 | Ball State | Blake Ratcliff double dribbles | 11-13 |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Tadlock (SG) Boyd Knepper | |
| Subs | Ball State | Cory Callison (SG), Steven Walker (SF), Mark Binette (PF), George Bocanegra (C) Steven Mendel, Robert Stokes, Anthony Wiley, Blake Ratcliff | |
| 10:03 | LSU | Gary Tadlock misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 11-13 |
| 10:01 | Ball State | The rebound goes to George Bocanegra | 11-13 |
| 09:55 | Ball State | Donald Cooley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-13 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Mark Rees (PG), Blake Ratcliff (C) Donald Cooley, George Bocanegra | |
| 09:41 | LSU | Woodrow Harvey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-13 |
| Subs | LSU | John Hollifield (SG) Gary Tadlock | |
| Subs | Ball State | Robert Stokes (SF), George Bocanegra (C) Mark Binette, Blake Ratcliff | |
| 09:26 | Ball State | The jump hook by George Bocanegra is blocked by Woodrow Harvey | 11-13 |
| 09:24 | LSU | Isaiah Bangert gets the rebound | 11-13 |
| 09:00 | LSU | Isaiah Bangert is whistled for traveling | 11-13 |
| Subs | LSU | Preston Montez (PG), Gary Tadlock (SG), David Winsor (PF) Matthew Woodburn, John Hollifield, Woodrow Harvey | |
| Subs | Ball State | Donald Cooley (PG), Mark Binette (PF), Blake Ratcliff (C) Mark Rees, Robert Stokes, George Bocanegra | |
| 08:49 | Ball State | Blake Ratcliff blows the layup | 11-13 |
| 08:48 | LSU | David Winsor snags the defensive board | 11-13 |
| 08:20 | LSU | Robert Geiger can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 11-13 |
| 08:19 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Steven Walker | 11-13 |
| 08:15 | Ball State | Blake Ratcliff misses the floater from the right wing | 11-13 |
| 08:14 | LSU | The rebound goes to Robert Geiger | 11-13 |
| 08:08 | LSU | David Winsor is whistled for a carry | 11-13 |
| Subs | LSU | Matthew Woodburn (PG), John Hollifield (SG), Woodrow Harvey (PF) Preston Montez, Gary Tadlock, David Winsor | |
| Subs | Ball State | Dean Durham (PG), Steven Mendel (SG), Anthony Wiley (PF) Donald Cooley, Cory Callison, Mark Binette | |
| 07:51 | Ball State | Blake Ratcliff misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Robert Geiger - foul #1 on Robert Geiger, team foul #3 | 11-13 |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Tadlock (SG) John Hollifield | |
| Subs | Ball State | Donald Cooley (PG), George Bocanegra (C) Dean Durham, Anthony Wiley | |
| 07:51 | Ball State | Blake Ratcliff misses the 1st free throw | 11-13 |
| 07:51 | Ball State | Blake Ratcliff misses the 2nd free throw | 11-13 |
| 07:51 | LSU | Woodrow Harvey grabs the board | 11-13 |
| 07:30 | LSU | Robert Geiger misses long on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Blake Ratcliff - foul #2 on Blake Ratcliff, team foul #6 | 11-13 |
| Subs | LSU | John Hollifield (SG) Gary Tadlock | |
| Subs | Ball State | Dean Durham (PG), Cory Callison (SG), Robert Stokes (SF) Donald Cooley, Steven Mendel, Blake Ratcliff | |
| 07:30 | LSU | Robert Geiger makes the 1st free throw | 12-13 |
| 07:30 | LSU | Robert Geiger makes the 2nd free throw | 13-13 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Matthew Woodburn (fresh) 5 pts. SG - John Hollifield (fresh) SF - Isaiah Bangert (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Woodrow Harvey (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Geiger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Dean Durham (fresh) SG - Cory Callison (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Stokes (fresh) PF - Steven Walker (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - George Bocanegra (fresh) | |
| 07:21 | Ball State | George Bocanegra misses short on a shot from the right side | 13-13 |
| 07:19 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Walker | 13-13 |
| 07:13 | Ball State | Steven Walker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-13 |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Tadlock (SG) John Hollifield | |
| Subs | Ball State | Donald Cooley (PG) Dean Durham | |
| 06:50 | LSU | Robert Geiger loses the dribble to Robert Stokes | 13-13 |
| 06:47 | Ball State | Gary Tadlock steals it from Donald Cooley in the backcourt | 13-13 |
| 06:46 | LSU | Woodrow Harvey lays it up and in on a nice dish by Gary Tadlock | 15-13 |
| 06:26 | Ball State | George Bocanegra misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 15-13 |
| 06:25 | LSU | Robert Geiger grabs the board | 15-13 |
| 05:58 | LSU | Matthew Woodburn makes the floater near the basket set up by Isaiah Bangert | 17-13 |
| 05:54 | Ball State | Donald Cooley is fouled in the backcourt by Matthew Woodburn - foul #1 on Matthew Woodburn, team foul #4 | 17-13 |
| Subs | LSU | Preston Montez (PG), John Hollifield (SG) Matthew Woodburn, Gary Tadlock | |
| Subs | Ball State | Dean Durham (PG), Steven Mendel (SG), Terrance Davis (SF), Mark Binette (PF) Donald Cooley, Cory Callison, Robert Stokes, Steven Walker | |
| 05:34 | Ball State | Terrance Davis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-13 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Steven Walker (SF), Anthony Wiley (PF) Terrance Davis, Mark Binette | |
| 05:22 | LSU | John Hollifield connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 20-13 |
| 05:08 | Ball State | Steven Walker knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by Anthony Wiley | 20-16 |
| 05:04 | LSU | Preston Montez is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 20-16 |
| Subs | LSU | Matthew Woodburn (PG), Gary Tadlock (SG), David Winsor (PF) Preston Montez, John Hollifield, Woodrow Harvey | |
| Subs | Ball State | Donald Cooley (PG), Terrance Davis (SF), Mark Binette (PF) Dean Durham, Steven Walker, Anthony Wiley | |
| 04:54 | Ball State | Steven Mendel drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Terrance Davis | 20-19 |
| 04:40 | LSU | Robert Geiger can't finish the layup but the foul's on George Bocanegra - foul #2 on George Bocanegra, team foul #7 | 20-19 |
| Subs | LSU | John Hollifield (SG), Woodrow Harvey (PF) Gary Tadlock, David Winsor | |
| Subs | Ball State | Mark Rees (PG), Cory Callison (SG), Steven Walker (SF), Anthony Wiley (PF) Donald Cooley, Steven Mendel, Terrance Davis, George Bocanegra | |
| 04:40 | LSU | Robert Geiger misses the 1st free throw | 20-19 |
| 04:40 | LSU | Robert Geiger makes the 2nd free throw | 21-19 |
| 04:28 | Ball State | Woodrow Harvey denies the turnaround by Cory Callison | 21-19 |
| 04:26 | LSU | Woodrow Harvey grabs the defensive rebound | 21-19 |
| 03:58 | LSU | A charge is called on Matthew Woodburn - foul #2 on Matthew Woodburn, team foul #5 | 21-19 |
| Subs | LSU | Preston Montez (PG), Gary Tadlock (SG), Bernard Mullins (PF) Matthew Woodburn, John Hollifield, Woodrow Harvey | |
| Subs | Ball State | Donald Cooley (PG), Steven Mendel (SG), Terrance Davis (SF), Blake Ratcliff (C) Mark Rees, Cory Callison, Steven Walker, Anthony Wiley | |
| 03:41 | Ball State | Mark Binette scores on a floater in the paint on a great pass from Steven Mendel | 21-21 |
| 03:16 | LSU | Gary Tadlock loses the dribble to Mark Binette | 21-21 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Preston Montez (fresh) SG - Gary Tadlock (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Isaiah Bangert (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bernard Mullins (fresh) C - Robert Geiger (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Donald Cooley (fresh) SG - Steven Mendel (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terrance Davis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mark Binette (fresh) 2 pts. C - Blake Ratcliff (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:58 | Ball State | Steven Mendel connects on the floater from the left wing set up by Terrance Davis | 21-23 |
| 02:38 | LSU | Robert Geiger hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 21-23 |
| 02:36 | LSU | Bernard Mullins snags the offensive board | 21-23 |
| 02:16 | LSU | Gary Tadlock is hacked by Steven Mendel - foul #1 on Steven Mendel, team foul #8 | 21-23 |
| Subs | LSU | Matthew Woodburn (PG), Woodrow Harvey (PF) Preston Montez, Bernard Mullins | |
| Subs | Ball State | Dean Durham (PG), Cory Callison (SG), Steven Walker (PF) Donald Cooley, Steven Mendel, Mark Binette | |
| 02:16 | LSU | Gary Tadlock makes the 1st free throw | 22-23 |
| 02:16 | LSU | Gary Tadlock makes the 2nd free throw | 23-23 |
| 01:54 | Ball State | Blake Ratcliff's floater is tipped away by Woodrow Harvey | 23-23 |
| 01:52 | LSU | Gary Tadlock gets the rebound | 23-23 |
| 01:23 | LSU | Robert Geiger misses badly on a runner from close range | 23-23 |
| 01:22 | Ball State | Terrance Davis pulls down the rebound | 23-23 |
| 01:15 | Ball State | Blake Ratcliff hits a jumper in the lane set up by Dean Durham | 23-25 |
| 00:56 | LSU | Cory Callison steals the ball from Woodrow Harvey | 23-25 |
| 00:52 | Ball State | Cory Callison dunks the ball | 23-27 |
| 00:33 | LSU | Robert Geiger lays it up and in on a great pass from Woodrow Harvey | 25-27 |
| 00:17 | Ball State | Blake Ratcliff hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block but he's hacked by Isaiah Bangert - foul #1 on Isaiah Bangert, team foul #6 | 25-27 |
| Subs | LSU | John Hollifield (SG) Gary Tadlock | |
| Subs | Ball State | Donald Cooley (PG), Mark Rees (SG), Anthony Wiley (PF) Dean Durham, Cory Callison, Steven Walker | |
| 00:17 | Ball State | Blake Ratcliff makes the 1st free throw | 25-28 |
| 00:17 | Ball State | Blake Ratcliff makes the 2nd free throw | 25-29 |
| 00:01 | LSU | Robert Geiger buries a jumper in the paint | 27-29 |
| 00:00 | Ball State | Terrance Davis misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 27-29 |