| Lineup | LSU | PG - Kenneth Newhall (fresh) SG - Henry Smith (fresh) SF - Frank Bergsman (fresh) PF - Patrick Beery (fresh) C - Joseph Klock (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Robert Elsass (fresh) SG - Milo Rossi (fresh) SF - Robert Gannon (fresh) PF - Jimmie Wallace (fresh) C - Mark Belmonte (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Fresno State | Mark Belmonte wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:32 | Fresno State | Mark Belmonte is called for traveling | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | LSU | Frank Bergsman makes the fadeaway from the left side set up by Kenneth Newhall | 2-0 |
| 18:41 | Fresno State | Joseph Klock blocks the short jumper by Robert Elsass | 2-0 |
| 18:39 | LSU | Patrick Beery grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 18:21 | LSU | Frank Bergsman is called for traveling | 2-0 |
| 17:59 | Fresno State | Jimmie Wallace is called for traveling | 2-0 |
| 17:39 | LSU | Patrick Beery misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 2-0 |
| 17:37 | Fresno State | Milo Rossi gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:16 | Fresno State | Robert Gannon misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 17:15 | LSU | Frank Bergsman pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 16:46 | LSU | Henry Smith misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 16:45 | Fresno State | Jimmie Wallace pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 16:24 | Fresno State | Milo Rossi is whistled for a carry | 2-0 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Joel Conrad (PG), Brian Schutt (SG), John Traver (C) Robert Elsass, Milo Rossi, Mark Belmonte | |
| 16:07 | LSU | Kenneth Newhall comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 2-0 |
| 16:06 | Fresno State | John Traver grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 16:00 | Fresno State | John Traver misses badly on a shot in the paint | 2-0 |
| 15:58 | LSU | Frank Bergsman grabs the board | 2-0 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Kenneth Newhall (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Henry Smith (fresh) SF - Frank Bergsman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Patrick Beery (fresh) C - Joseph Klock (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Joel Conrad (fresh) SG - Brian Schutt (fresh) SF - Robert Gannon (fresh) PF - Jimmie Wallace (fresh) C - John Traver (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | LSU | Joseph Klock throws it down on a great pass from Frank Bergsman and the foul's on John Traver - foul #1 on John Traver, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| Subs | LSU | Anthony Rotz (SF) Frank Bergsman | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Gan Shih (SF) Robert Gannon | |
| 15:32 | LSU | Joseph Klock makes the free throw | 5-0 |
| 15:11 | Fresno State | John Traver hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Joseph Klock - foul #1 on Joseph Klock, team foul #1 | 5-0 |
| Subs | LSU | Walter Edmondson (PG), Jordan Mukai (C) Kenneth Newhall, Joseph Klock | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Mark Belmonte (C) Jimmie Wallace | |
| 15:11 | Fresno State | John Traver makes the 1st free throw | 5-1 |
| 15:11 | Fresno State | John Traver makes the 2nd free throw | 5-2 |
| 14:46 | LSU | Henry Smith double dribbles | 5-2 |
| Subs | LSU | Frank Bergsman (SF) Patrick Beery | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Milo Rossi (SG) Brian Schutt | |
| 14:37 | Fresno State | Gan Shih clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 5-2 |
| 14:35 | LSU | Jordan Mukai grabs the defensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 14:31 | LSU | Walter Edmondson misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 5-2 |
| 14:29 | Fresno State | John Traver grabs the board | 5-2 |
| 14:27 | Fresno State | Joel Conrad travels in the backcourt | 5-2 |
| Subs | LSU | Kenneth Newhall (PG) Henry Smith | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Robert Elsass (PG), Robert Gannon (SF) Joel Conrad, Gan Shih | |
| 14:08 | LSU | Frank Bergsman is hacked by Robert Gannon - foul #1 on Robert Gannon, team foul #2 | 5-2 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Jimmie Wallace (PF) John Traver | |
| 13:45 | LSU | Frank Bergsman connects on the open jumpshot from the left side | 7-2 |
| 13:16 | Fresno State | Robert Elsass misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 7-2 |
| 13:14 | Fresno State | Robert Elsass tips it back up and in | 7-4 |
| 12:51 | LSU | Milo Rossi picks off the pass by Jordan Mukai | 7-4 |
| 12:48 | Fresno State | Milo Rossi hits the finger roll | 7-6 |
| 12:19 | LSU | Anthony Rotz travels with the ball | 7-6 |
| Subs | LSU | Henry Smith (SG), Patrick Beery (PF), Joseph Klock (C) Kenneth Newhall, Anthony Rotz, Jordan Mukai | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Joel Conrad (PG), Brian Schutt (SG), Gan Shih (SF), John Traver (C) Robert Elsass, Milo Rossi, Robert Gannon, Mark Belmonte | |
| 11:54 | Fresno State | Henry Smith steals it from Jimmie Wallace | 7-6 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Walter Edmondson (fresh) SG - Henry Smith (fresh) SF - Frank Bergsman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Patrick Beery (fresh) C - Joseph Klock (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Joel Conrad (fresh) SG - Brian Schutt (fresh) SF - Gan Shih (fresh) PF - Jimmie Wallace (fresh) C - John Traver (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:31 | LSU | Brian Schutt is called for the reach on Henry Smith - foul #1 on Brian Schutt, team foul #3 | 7-6 |
| Subs | LSU | Kenneth Newhall (PG) Walter Edmondson | |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| 11:11 | LSU | Frank Bergsman misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 7-6 |
| 11:10 | LSU | Henry Smith can't tip it in | 7-6 |
| 11:08 | LSU | Frank Bergsman pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-6 |
| 10:52 | LSU | Joseph Klock hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from the right wing | 7-6 |
| 10:50 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Patrick Beery | 7-6 |
| 10:29 | LSU | Joseph Klock lays it in set up by Frank Bergsman | 9-6 |
| 10:11 | Fresno State | Joel Conrad is hacked by Henry Smith - foul #1 on Henry Smith, team foul #2 | 9-6 |
| Subs | LSU | Walter Edmondson (PG), Anthony Rotz (SF) Kenneth Newhall, Frank Bergsman | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Robert Gannon (SF), Mark Belmonte (C) Jimmie Wallace, John Traver | |
| 09:59 | Fresno State | Mark Belmonte misses the easy layup but the foul's on Anthony Rotz - foul #1 on Anthony Rotz, team foul #3 | 9-6 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Jimmie Wallace (PF) Gan Shih | |
| 09:59 | Fresno State | Mark Belmonte misses the 1st free throw | 9-6 |
| 09:59 | Fresno State | Mark Belmonte makes the 2nd free throw | 9-7 |
| 09:36 | LSU | Joseph Klock misses the turnaround from the right block | 9-7 |
| 09:35 | Fresno State | Joel Conrad snags the defensive board | 9-7 |
| 09:22 | Fresno State | Mark Belmonte misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 9-7 |
| 09:20 | Fresno State | Robert Gannon tips it but misses | 9-7 |
| 09:19 | LSU | Patrick Beery grabs the defensive rebound | 9-7 |
| 08:54 | LSU | Patrick Beery is whistled for a carry | 9-7 |
| Subs | LSU | Jordan Mukai (C) Joseph Klock | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Robert Elsass (PG), Milo Rossi (SG), Gan Shih (PF) Joel Conrad, Brian Schutt, Jimmie Wallace | |
| 08:37 | Fresno State | Mark Belmonte buries a runner in the lane | 9-9 |
| 08:16 | LSU | Henry Smith connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Patrick Beery | 12-9 |
| 07:47 | Fresno State | Robert Gannon clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 12-9 |
| 07:46 | LSU | Henry Smith pulls down the rebound | 12-9 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Walter Edmondson (fresh) SG - Henry Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Anthony Rotz (fairly fresh) PF - Patrick Beery (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Jordan Mukai (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Robert Elsass (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Milo Rossi (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Gannon (fresh) PF - Gan Shih (fresh) C - Mark Belmonte (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:20 | LSU | Patrick Beery misses the lay-in | 12-9 |
| 07:19 | Fresno State | The rebound goes to Gan Shih | 12-9 |
| 07:03 | Fresno State | Mark Belmonte blows the layup | 12-9 |
| 07:02 | Fresno State | Milo Rossi can't tip it in | 12-9 |
| 07:01 | LSU | Walter Edmondson grabs the defensive rebound | 12-9 |
| 06:39 | LSU | Anthony Rotz knocks in the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Walter Edmondson and the foul's on Milo Rossi - foul #1 on Milo Rossi, team foul #4 | 14-9 |
| Subs | LSU | Kenneth Newhall (PG), Frank Bergsman (SF), Joseph Klock (C) Henry Smith, Patrick Beery, Jordan Mukai | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Joel Conrad (PG), Brian Schutt (SG), Jimmie Wallace (PF), John Traver (C) Robert Elsass, Milo Rossi, Gan Shih, Mark Belmonte | |
| 06:39 | LSU | Anthony Rotz makes the free throw | 15-9 |
| 06:24 | Fresno State | Kenneth Newhall is called for the reach on Joel Conrad - foul #1 on Kenneth Newhall, team foul #4 | 15-9 |
| Subs | LSU | Patrick Beery (PF) Anthony Rotz | |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| 06:00 | Fresno State | Brian Schutt is fouled on the floor by Patrick Beery - foul #1 on Patrick Beery, team foul #5 | 15-9 |
| Subs | LSU | Henry Smith (SG) Walter Edmondson | |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| 05:35 | Fresno State | Jimmie Wallace clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 15-9 |
| 05:34 | Fresno State | Robert Gannon pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-9 |
| 05:13 | Fresno State | Joel Conrad double dribbles | 15-9 |
| Subs | LSU | Walter Edmondson (SG) Henry Smith | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Milo Rossi (SG), Robert Elsass (SF) Brian Schutt, Robert Gannon | |
| 04:50 | LSU | Patrick Beery clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 15-9 |
| 04:49 | Fresno State | The rebound goes to Joel Conrad | 15-9 |
| 04:44 | Fresno State | Jimmie Wallace misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 15-9 |
| 04:42 | LSU | The rebound goes to Kenneth Newhall | 15-9 |
| 04:40 | LSU | Kenneth Newhall throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 15-9 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Gan Shih (SF) Joel Conrad | |
| 04:23 | Fresno State | Robert Elsass is fouled on the floor by Patrick Beery - foul #2 on Patrick Beery, team foul #6 | 15-9 |
| Subs | LSU | Anthony Rotz (PF) Patrick Beery | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Mark Belmonte (C) John Traver | |
| 04:04 | Fresno State | Jimmie Wallace misses short on a shot from the right block | 15-9 |
| 04:03 | LSU | Frank Bergsman gets the rebound | 15-9 |
| 03:46 | LSU | Frank Bergsman is hacked by Milo Rossi - foul #2 on Milo Rossi, team foul #5 | 15-9 |
| Subs | LSU | Jordan Mukai (C) Joseph Klock | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Joel Conrad (PG), Brian Schutt (SG) Robert Elsass, Milo Rossi | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Kenneth Newhall (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Walter Edmondson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Frank Bergsman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Anthony Rotz (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jordan Mukai (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Joel Conrad (fresh) SG - Brian Schutt (fresh) SF - Gan Shih (fresh) PF - Jimmie Wallace (fresh) C - Mark Belmonte (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:23 | LSU | Kenneth Newhall hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 15-9 |
| 03:21 | LSU | Kenneth Newhall misses the tip | 15-9 |
| 03:19 | LSU | Walter Edmondson hits the follow up shot | 17-9 |
| 03:03 | Fresno State | Jimmie Wallace lays it in on a nice dish by Gan Shih and he's fouled by Walter Edmondson - foul #1 on Walter Edmondson, team foul #7 | 17-11 |
| Subs | LSU | Henry Smith (SG) Kenneth Newhall | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Robert Gannon (SF) Gan Shih | |
| 03:03 | Fresno State | Jimmie Wallace makes the free throw | 17-12 |
| 02:37 | LSU | Mark Belmonte is called for the reach on Anthony Rotz - foul #1 on Mark Belmonte, team foul #6 | 17-12 |
| Subs | LSU | Kenneth Newhall (PG), Patrick Beery (PF), Joseph Klock (C) Walter Edmondson, Anthony Rotz, Jordan Mukai | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Milo Rossi (SG), John Traver (PF) Brian Schutt, Jimmie Wallace | |
| 02:17 | LSU | Patrick Beery clanks a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Milo Rossi - foul #3 on Milo Rossi, team foul #7 | 17-12 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Robert Elsass (PG), Brian Schutt (SG) Joel Conrad, Milo Rossi | |
| 02:17 | LSU | Patrick Beery misses the 1st free throw | 17-12 |
| 02:17 | LSU | Patrick Beery makes the 2nd free throw | 18-12 |
| 02:04 | Fresno State | Robert Elsass knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 18-14 |
| 01:43 | LSU | Joseph Klock throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-14 |
| Subs | LSU | Walter Edmondson (PG), Anthony Rotz (SF) Kenneth Newhall, Frank Bergsman | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Jimmie Wallace (PF) Mark Belmonte | |
| 01:19 | Fresno State | Jimmie Wallace scores on a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Brian Schutt | 18-16 |
| 00:58 | LSU | Robert Elsass is called for the reach on Walter Edmondson - foul #1 on Robert Elsass, team foul #8 | 18-16 |
| Subs | LSU | Jordan Mukai (C) Joseph Klock | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Joel Conrad (PG) Robert Elsass | |
| 00:58 | LSU | Walter Edmondson misses the 1st free throw | 18-16 |
| 00:58 | LSU | Patrick Beery gets the offensive rebound | 18-16 |
| 00:44 | LSU | Walter Edmondson can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 18-16 |
| 00:43 | LSU | Jordan Mukai tips it in | 20-16 |
| 00:20 | Fresno State | John Traver knocks in the driving attempt from close range | 20-18 |
| 00:03 | LSU | Walter Edmondson is hacked by John Traver - foul #2 on John Traver, team foul #9 | 20-18 |
| Subs | LSU | Kenneth Newhall (PG), Frank Bergsman (SF) Henry Smith, Anthony Rotz | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Mark Belmonte (C) John Traver | |
| 00:03 | LSU | Walter Edmondson makes the 1st free throw | 21-18 |
| 00:03 | LSU | Walter Edmondson makes the 2nd free throw | 22-18 |
| 00:00 | Fresno State | Robert Gannon misses the halfcourt shot | 22-18 |