| Lineup | LSU | PG - Anthony Kennedy (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Rob Cline (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Parker (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Halligan (fresh) C - Dorian Freeman (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Samuel Evans (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Bugarin (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lynn Hutchings (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Fentress (fresh) 4 reb. C - Daniel Manuel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Thomas Parker inbounds the ball | 21-34 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:32 | LSU | Dorian Freeman works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 21-34 |
| 19:30 | Florida State | Daniel Manuel grabs the defensive rebound | 21-34 |
| 19:12 | Florida State | Donald Bugarin buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 21-37 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 18:54 | LSU | Thomas Parker misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 21-37 |
| 18:52 | LSU | Thomas Parker can't tip it in | 21-37 |
| 18:50 | Florida State | Lynn Hutchings gets the rebound | 21-37 |
| 18:30 | Florida State | Samuel Evans clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 21-37 |
| 18:28 | LSU | Dorian Freeman pulls down the rebound | 21-37 |
| 18:22 | LSU | Rob Cline's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-37 |
| 18:03 | Florida State | Donald Bugarin misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 21-37 |
| 18:02 | LSU | Dorian Freeman gets the rebound | 21-37 |
| 17:34 | LSU | Anthony Kennedy misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 21-37 |
| 17:33 | LSU | Dorian Freeman tips it but misses | 21-37 |
| 17:31 | Florida State | Samuel Evans grabs the board | 21-37 |
| 17:14 | Florida State | Lynn Hutchings clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 21-37 |
| 17:13 | LSU | Dorian Freeman gets the rebound | 21-37 |
| 16:55 | LSU | Dorian Freeman lays it up and in against a doubleteam | 23-37 |
| 16:27 | Florida State | Donald Bugarin hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 23-37 |
| 16:26 | LSU | James Halligan pulls down the rebound | 23-37 |
| 16:12 | LSU | Dorian Freeman slams it home on a nice dish by Anthony Kennedy | 25-37 |
| 15:55 | Florida State | A charge is called on Daniel Manuel - foul #3 on Daniel Manuel, team foul #1 | 25-37 |
| Subs | LSU | Joshua Weyer (PG), John Dion (SF) Anthony Kennedy, Thomas Parker | |
| Subs | Florida State | Richard Browning (SF), Kyle Babb (PF), Paul McCarr (C) Lynn Hutchings, John Fentress, Daniel Manuel | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Joshua Weyer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rob Cline (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Dion (fresh) PF - James Halligan (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Dorian Freeman (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Samuel Evans (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Bugarin (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Browning (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Kyle Babb (fresh) 3 pf. C - Paul McCarr (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 15:26 | LSU | Rob Cline misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 25-37 |
| 15:25 | Florida State | Paul McCarr grabs the defensive rebound | 25-37 |
| 14:59 | Florida State | Joshua Weyer is called for the reach on Samuel Evans - foul #1 on Joshua Weyer, team foul #1 | 25-37 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Florida State | John Fentress (PF) Kyle Babb | |
| 14:33 | Florida State | Samuel Evans misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 25-37 |
| 14:31 | LSU | John Dion grabs the board | 25-37 |
| 14:27 | LSU | Rob Cline comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 25-37 |
| 14:25 | LSU | James Halligan grabs the offensive rebound | 25-37 |
| 14:06 | LSU | Joshua Weyer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-37 |
| 13:44 | Florida State | Samuel Evans makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Donald Bugarin | 25-40 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 13:28 | LSU | John Fentress blocks the short jumper by James Halligan | 25-40 |
| 13:26 | LSU | James Halligan gets the offensive rebound | 25-40 |
| 13:06 | LSU | Rob Cline misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 25-40 |
| 13:04 | Florida State | Donald Bugarin gets the rebound | 25-40 |
| 12:49 | Florida State | Paul McCarr is whistled for traveling | 25-40 |
| Subs | LSU | Anthony Kennedy (PG), Steve Pennington (SG), Thomas Parker (SF), Kevin Ballance (PF) Joshua Weyer, Rob Cline, John Dion, James Halligan | |
| Subs | Florida State | Lynn Hutchings (SF), Daniel Manuel (C) Richard Browning, Paul McCarr | |
| 12:32 | LSU | John Fentress steals the ball from Steve Pennington | 25-40 |
| 12:03 | Florida State | Dorian Freeman steals it from Lynn Hutchings | 25-40 |
| 11:50 | LSU | Thomas Parker's pass is intercepted by Donald Bugarin | 25-40 |
| 11:47 | Florida State | Donald Bugarin lays it in | 25-42 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Anthony Kennedy (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Steve Pennington (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Parker (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kevin Ballance (fresh) C - Dorian Freeman (tiring) 14 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Samuel Evans (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Bugarin (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lynn Hutchings (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Fentress (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Daniel Manuel (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 11:35 | LSU | Dorian Freeman misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 25-42 |
| 11:34 | Florida State | John Fentress grabs the defensive rebound | 25-42 |
| 11:06 | Florida State | Lynn Hutchings misses short on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Dorian Freeman - foul #3 on Dorian Freeman, team foul #2 | 25-42 |
| Subs | LSU | Rob Cline (SG), James Halligan (PF) Steve Pennington, Dorian Freeman | |
| Subs | Florida State | George Bowler (SG), Kyle Babb (PF), Paul McCarr (C) Samuel Evans, John Fentress, Daniel Manuel | |
| 11:06 | Florida State | Lynn Hutchings makes the 1st free throw | 25-43 |
| 11:06 | Florida State | Lynn Hutchings makes the 2nd free throw | 25-44 |
| 10:50 | LSU | Thomas Parker scores on a turnaround in the lane | 27-44 |
| 10:30 | Florida State | Donald Bugarin hits the finger roll | 27-46 |
| 10:26 | LSU | Rob Cline misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 27-46 |
| 10:24 | Florida State | George Bowler snags the defensive board | 27-46 |
| 09:55 | Florida State | George Bowler misses short on a runner from the left block | 27-46 |
| 09:54 | LSU | Thomas Parker grabs the board | 27-46 |
| 09:49 | LSU | Rob Cline misses short on a 3 from straight away | 27-46 |
| 09:48 | LSU | Kevin Ballance tips it in | 29-46 |
| 09:28 | Florida State | Lynn Hutchings is fouled on the floor by Kevin Ballance - foul #1 on Kevin Ballance, team foul #3 | 29-46 |
| Subs | LSU | Joshua Weyer (PG), Steve Pennington (SG), John Dion (SF), Dorian Freeman (C) Anthony Kennedy, Rob Cline, Thomas Parker, James Halligan | |
| Subs | Florida State | Samuel Evans (PG), Richard Browning (SF), John Fentress (PF), Daniel Manuel (C) Donald Bugarin, Lynn Hutchings, Kyle Babb, Paul McCarr | |
| 09:18 | Florida State | Samuel Evans loses the dribble to Kevin Ballance | 29-46 |
| 09:13 | LSU | George Bowler is called for the reach on Dorian Freeman - foul #1 on George Bowler, team foul #2 | 29-46 |
| 09:07 | LSU | George Bowler steps in front of the Dorian Freeman pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 29-46 |
| 09:04 | Florida State | George Bowler banks in the layup | 29-48 |
| 08:55 | LSU | Dorian Freeman works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 29-48 |
| 08:54 | Florida State | George Bowler gets the rebound | 29-48 |
| 08:30 | Florida State | Richard Browning misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 29-48 |
| 08:29 | Florida State | Richard Browning pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-48 |
| 08:19 | Florida State | John Fentress misses long on a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Steve Pennington - foul #1 on Steve Pennington, team foul #4 | 29-48 |
| Subs | LSU | Rob Cline (SG), James Halligan (PF) Steve Pennington, Kevin Ballance | |
| Subs | Florida State | Donald Bugarin (SG) George Bowler | |
| 08:19 | Florida State | John Fentress makes the 1st free throw | 29-49 |
| 08:19 | Florida State | John Fentress misses the 2nd free throw | 29-49 |
| 08:19 | LSU | Dorian Freeman gets the rebound | 29-49 |
| 08:12 | LSU | James Halligan misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Daniel Manuel - foul #4 on Daniel Manuel, team foul #3 | 29-49 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Paul McCarr (C) Daniel Manuel | |
| 08:12 | LSU | James Halligan makes the 1st free throw | 30-49 |
| 08:12 | LSU | James Halligan makes the 2nd free throw | 31-49 |
| 07:43 | Florida State | Donald Bugarin scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Samuel Evans | 31-51 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Joshua Weyer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rob Cline (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Dion (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Halligan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Dorian Freeman (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 12 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Samuel Evans (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Bugarin (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Browning (fresh) 1 pts. PF - John Fentress (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Paul McCarr (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:24 | LSU | Rob Cline misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-51 |
| 07:22 | Florida State | Paul McCarr grabs the board | 31-51 |
| 06:58 | Florida State | Samuel Evans misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 31-51 |
| 06:57 | LSU | The rebound goes to James Halligan | 31-51 |
| 06:51 | LSU | John Fentress steals it from John Dion | 31-51 |
| 06:22 | Florida State | John Fentress misses the easy layup | 31-51 |
| 06:21 | LSU | Joshua Weyer grabs the defensive rebound | 31-51 |
| 06:01 | LSU | Rob Cline hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 31-51 |
| 06:00 | Florida State | Paul McCarr pulls down the rebound | 31-51 |
| 05:53 | Florida State | John Fentress buries a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Richard Browning | 31-53 |
| 05:41 | LSU | James Halligan drills a floater in the paint set up by Joshua Weyer | 33-53 |
| 05:39 | Florida State | Samuel Evans is hacked by Joshua Weyer in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joshua Weyer, team foul #5 | 33-53 |
| Subs | LSU | Steve Pennington (PG), Kevin Ballance (PF), Jonathan Procter (C) Rob Cline, James Halligan, Dorian Freeman | |
| Subs | Florida State | George Bowler (PG), Randolph Rocheleau (SG), Kyle Babb (PF) Samuel Evans, Donald Bugarin, John Fentress | |
| 05:25 | Florida State | Randolph Rocheleau misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-53 |
| 05:24 | Florida State | The offensive rebound goes to George Bowler | 33-53 |
| 05:08 | Florida State | George Bowler comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 33-53 |
| 05:06 | Florida State | Paul McCarr tips it in | 33-55 |
| 04:57 | LSU | Randolph Rocheleau is called for the reach on Joshua Weyer - foul #1 on Randolph Rocheleau, team foul #4 | 33-55 |
| 04:49 | LSU | Kevin Ballance misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 33-55 |
| 04:48 | Florida State | Kyle Babb grabs the board | 33-55 |
| 04:26 | Florida State | Richard Browning buries a jumper in the lane on a great pass from George Bowler and he's hacked by John Dion - foul #1 on John Dion, team foul #6 | 33-57 |
| 04:26 | Florida State | Richard Browning makes the free throw | 33-58 |
| 04:19 | LSU | Kevin Ballance misses the runner from the right block but he's hacked by Richard Browning - foul #1 on Richard Browning, team foul #5 | 33-58 |
| 04:19 | LSU | Kevin Ballance misses the 1st free throw | 33-58 |
| 04:19 | LSU | Kevin Ballance misses the 2nd free throw | 33-58 |
| 04:19 | Florida State | Paul McCarr pulls down the rebound | 33-58 |
| 03:55 | Florida State | George Bowler misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Steve Pennington - foul #2 on Steve Pennington, team foul #7 | 33-58 |
| 03:55 | Florida State | George Bowler misses the 1st free throw | 33-58 |
| 03:55 | Florida State | George Bowler makes the 2nd free throw | 33-59 |
| 03:37 | LSU | Kevin Ballance can't finish the layup | 33-59 |
| 03:35 | LSU | Steve Pennington tips it home | 35-59 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Steve Pennington (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joshua Weyer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Dion (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kevin Ballance (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jonathan Procter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - George Bowler (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randolph Rocheleau (fresh) SF - Richard Browning (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kyle Babb (fresh) 3 pf. C - Paul McCarr (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:15 | Florida State | Richard Browning comes up short on the shot near the basket | 35-59 |
| 03:13 | LSU | John Dion grabs the board | 35-59 |
| 02:50 | LSU | Kyle Babb is called for the reach on Joshua Weyer - foul #4 on Kyle Babb, team foul #6 | 35-59 |
| 02:39 | LSU | Kevin Ballance is denied on a layup by Paul McCarr | 35-59 |
| 02:37 | LSU | Jonathan Procter grabs the offensive board | 35-59 |
| 02:28 | LSU | Steve Pennington's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-59 |
| 02:07 | Florida State | Randolph Rocheleau scores on a 3 from the left wing | 35-62 |
| 01:58 | LSU | John Dion buries a floater from the right side set up by Joshua Weyer | 37-62 |
| 01:29 | Florida State | Randolph Rocheleau misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-62 |
| 01:28 | Florida State | The offensive rebound goes to Paul McCarr | 37-62 |
| 01:19 | Florida State | George Bowler misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 37-62 |
| 01:17 | Florida State | Randolph Rocheleau grabs the offensive board | 37-62 |
| 01:02 | Florida State | Richard Browning banks in the layup | 37-64 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:55 | LSU | Kevin Ballance knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from John Dion | 39-64 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:33 | Florida State | Steve Pennington is called for the reach on Kyle Babb - foul #3 on Steve Pennington, team foul #8 | 39-64 |
| 00:33 | Florida State | Kyle Babb makes the 1st free throw | 39-65 |
| 00:33 | Florida State | Kyle Babb misses the 2nd free throw | 39-65 |
| 00:33 | LSU | Jonathan Procter pulls down the rebound | 39-65 |
| 00:26 | LSU | Kevin Ballance misses the driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Richard Browning - foul #2 on Richard Browning, team foul #7 | 39-65 |
| 00:26 | LSU | Kevin Ballance makes the 1st free throw | 40-65 |
| 00:26 | LSU | Kevin Ballance misses the 2nd free throw | 40-65 |
| 00:26 | Florida State | Richard Browning snags the defensive board | 40-65 |
| 00:00 | Florida State | George Bowler runs out the clock | 40-65 |