| Lineup | Houston | PG - Christopher Benedetti (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Harold Karr (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Travis Blom (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Phil Rubalcaba (fresh) C - Charles McGlothern (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Anthony Kennedy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rob Cline (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Thomas Parker (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Halligan (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dorian Freeman (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Thomas Parker inbounds the ball | 35-26 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:41 | LSU | Charles McGlothern is called for the reach on Dorian Freeman - foul #1 on Charles McGlothern, team foul #1 | 35-26 |
| 19:20 | LSU | Dorian Freeman blows the layup but the foul's on Phil Rubalcaba - foul #3 on Phil Rubalcaba, team foul #2 | 35-26 |
| Subs | Houston | Floyd Fikes (PF) Phil Rubalcaba | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 19:20 | LSU | Dorian Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 35-27 |
| 19:20 | LSU | Dorian Freeman misses the 2nd free throw | 35-27 |
| 19:20 | Houston | Charles McGlothern grabs the defensive rebound | 35-27 |
| 19:05 | Houston | Floyd Fikes hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Anthony Kennedy - foul #2 on Anthony Kennedy, team foul #1 | 37-27 |
| 19:05 | Houston | Floyd Fikes misses the free throw | 37-27 |
| 19:05 | LSU | Dorian Freeman grabs the defensive rebound | 37-27 |
| 18:36 | LSU | Dorian Freeman comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Charles McGlothern - foul #2 on Charles McGlothern, team foul #3 | 37-27 |
| 18:36 | LSU | Dorian Freeman misses the 1st free throw | 37-27 |
| 18:36 | LSU | Dorian Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 37-28 |
| 18:26 | Houston | Charles McGlothern hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Travis Blom | 39-28 |
| 18:10 | LSU | Thomas Parker double dribbles | 39-28 |
| 17:46 | Houston | Charles McGlothern can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 39-28 |
| 17:45 | LSU | Dorian Freeman gets the rebound | 39-28 |
| 17:31 | LSU | Rob Cline misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-28 |
| 17:29 | LSU | Dorian Freeman tips it home | 39-30 |
| 17:08 | Houston | Floyd Fikes is hacked by James Halligan - foul #1 on James Halligan, team foul #2 | 39-30 |
| 16:54 | Houston | Harold Karr is fouled on the floor by Thomas Parker - foul #3 on Thomas Parker, team foul #3 | 39-30 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | LSU | Joshua Weyer (PG), John Dion (SF) Anthony Kennedy, Thomas Parker | |
| 16:35 | Houston | Travis Blom can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 39-30 |
| 16:34 | Houston | Charles McGlothern hits the follow up shot | 41-30 |
| 16:13 | LSU | Rob Cline hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Joshua Weyer | 41-32 |
| 16:00 | Houston | Christopher Benedetti misses short on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Joshua Weyer - foul #1 on Joshua Weyer, team foul #4 | 41-32 |
| Subs | Houston | Dillon Brimer (SF), Phil Rubalcaba (PF), Bret Kay (C) Travis Blom, Floyd Fikes, Charles McGlothern | |
| Subs | LSU | Thomas Parker (SF) John Dion | |
| 16:00 | Houston | Christopher Benedetti makes the 1st free throw | 42-32 |
| 16:00 | Houston | Christopher Benedetti misses the 2nd free throw | 42-32 |
| 16:00 | LSU | Dorian Freeman snags the defensive board | 42-32 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Christopher Benedetti (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Harold Karr (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dillon Brimer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Phil Rubalcaba (fresh) 3 pf. C - Bret Kay (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Joshua Weyer (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Rob Cline (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Thomas Parker (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Halligan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Dorian Freeman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 15:40 | LSU | Rob Cline evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Joshua Weyer | 42-35 |
| 15:18 | Houston | Thomas Parker is called for the reach on Phil Rubalcaba - foul #4 on Thomas Parker, team foul #5 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Houston | Sebastian Long (PG) Christopher Benedetti | |
| Subs | LSU | Anthony Kennedy (PG), John Dion (SF) Joshua Weyer, Thomas Parker | |
| 14:59 | Houston | Bret Kay lays it up and in on a great pass from Harold Karr | 44-35 |
| 14:34 | LSU | Rob Cline misses badly on a shot from the right side | 44-35 |
| 14:32 | Houston | Bret Kay snags the defensive board | 44-35 |
| 14:17 | Houston | Sebastian Long makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Dillon Brimer | 47-35 |
| 14:00 | LSU | Rob Cline shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jumper from the left wing set up by John Dion | 47-37 |
| 13:32 | Houston | Phil Rubalcaba's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-37 |
| Subs | Houston | Christopher Benedetti (PG), Floyd Fikes (SG), Travis Blom (SF), Charles McGlothern (C) Sebastian Long, Harold Karr, Dillon Brimer, Bret Kay | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 13:14 | LSU | Dorian Freeman is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot from the right block | 47-37 |
| 13:13 | Houston | Charles McGlothern grabs the defensive rebound | 47-37 |
| 12:49 | Houston | Floyd Fikes misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-37 |
| 12:47 | LSU | John Dion grabs the defensive rebound | 47-37 |
| 12:33 | LSU | Rob Cline shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-37 |
| 12:32 | LSU | Anthony Kennedy snags the offensive board | 47-37 |
| 12:06 | LSU | Rob Cline splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-37 |
| 12:04 | Houston | Charles McGlothern snags the defensive board | 47-37 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Christopher Benedetti (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Floyd Fikes (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. SF - Travis Blom (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Phil Rubalcaba (fairly fresh) 3 pf. C - Charles McGlothern (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Anthony Kennedy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rob Cline (tiring) 18 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - John Dion (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Halligan (tiring) 2 pts. C - Dorian Freeman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:58 | Houston | Phil Rubalcaba loses the ball out of bounds | 47-37 |
| Subs | Houston | Harold Karr (SG) Phil Rubalcaba | |
| Subs | LSU | Joshua Weyer (PG) Anthony Kennedy | |
| 11:41 | LSU | James Halligan misses badly on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Charles McGlothern - foul #3 on Charles McGlothern, team foul #4 | 47-37 |
| 11:41 | LSU | James Halligan makes the 1st free throw | 47-38 |
| 11:41 | LSU | James Halligan makes the 2nd free throw | 47-39 |
| 11:25 | Houston | Floyd Fikes is hacked by James Halligan - foul #2 on James Halligan, team foul #6 | 47-39 |
| 11:20 | Houston | Harold Karr misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 47-39 |
| 11:19 | LSU | James Halligan gets the rebound | 47-39 |
| 11:00 | LSU | Dorian Freeman connects on the jumper from the right side set up by Rob Cline | 47-41 |
| 10:54 | Houston | Charles McGlothern is whistled for traveling | 47-41 |
| 10:27 | LSU | Dorian Freeman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 47-41 |
| 10:25 | LSU | Dorian Freeman grabs the offensive rebound | 47-41 |
| 10:03 | LSU | Dorian Freeman hits a runner from the baseline | 47-43 |
| 09:57 | Houston | Travis Blom's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-43 |
| Subs | Houston | Sebastian Long (PG), Dillon Brimer (SF), Phil Rubalcaba (PF), Bret Kay (C) Christopher Benedetti, Travis Blom, Floyd Fikes, Charles McGlothern | |
| Subs | LSU | Anthony Kennedy (PG) Joshua Weyer | |
| 09:29 | LSU | Dorian Freeman shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Phil Rubalcaba - foul #4 on Phil Rubalcaba, team foul #5 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Houston | Byron Harshaw (C) Phil Rubalcaba | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 09:29 | LSU | Dorian Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 09:29 | LSU | Dorian Freeman misses the 2nd free throw | 47-44 |
| 09:29 | Houston | Bret Kay gets the rebound | 47-44 |
| 09:08 | Houston | Sebastian Long buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Byron Harshaw | 50-44 |
| 08:39 | LSU | Dorian Freeman hits a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Anthony Kennedy | 50-46 |
| 08:23 | Houston | James Halligan is called for the reach on Bret Kay - foul #3 on James Halligan, team foul #7 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Houston | Christopher Benedetti (PG), Travis Blom (SF), Charles McGlothern (C) Sebastian Long, Dillon Brimer, Byron Harshaw | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 08:23 | Houston | Bret Kay misses the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 08:23 | LSU | Dorian Freeman snags the defensive board | 50-46 |
| 07:59 | LSU | Rob Cline splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Charles McGlothern - foul #4 on Charles McGlothern, team foul #6 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Houston | Floyd Fikes (SG), Phil Rubalcaba (PF) Harold Karr, Bret Kay | |
| Subs | LSU | Joshua Weyer (PG), Thomas Parker (SF) Anthony Kennedy, John Dion | |
| 07:59 | LSU | Rob Cline misses the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 07:59 | LSU | Rob Cline misses the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| 07:59 | Houston | Charles McGlothern grabs the board | 50-46 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Christopher Benedetti (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Floyd Fikes (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. SF - Travis Blom (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Phil Rubalcaba (fresh) 4 pf. C - Charles McGlothern (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Joshua Weyer (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Rob Cline (tiring) 18 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Thomas Parker (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - James Halligan (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Dorian Freeman (tiring) 17 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 07:46 | Houston | Travis Blom misses the 3 from the left wing | 50-46 |
| 07:45 | Houston | Travis Blom grabs the offensive board | 50-46 |
| 07:24 | Houston | Floyd Fikes misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Rob Cline - foul #2 on Rob Cline, team foul #8 | 50-46 |
| 07:24 | Houston | Floyd Fikes makes the 1st free throw | 51-46 |
| 07:24 | Houston | Floyd Fikes makes the 2nd free throw | 52-46 |
| 06:59 | LSU | Dorian Freeman can't finish the layup against a doubleteam | 52-46 |
| 06:58 | Houston | Phil Rubalcaba pulls down the rebound | 52-46 |
| 06:39 | Houston | Joshua Weyer takes the ball from Phil Rubalcaba | 52-46 |
| 06:11 | LSU | Dorian Freeman scores on a floater from close range on a great pass from Joshua Weyer | 52-48 |
| 05:53 | Houston | Phil Rubalcaba clanks a floater from the right block | 52-48 |
| 05:51 | LSU | Dorian Freeman grabs the board | 52-48 |
| 05:25 | LSU | James Halligan is called for a charge - foul #4 on James Halligan, team foul #9 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Houston | Sebastian Long (PG), Harold Karr (SG), Bret Kay (C) Christopher Benedetti, Floyd Fikes, Charles McGlothern | |
| Subs | LSU | Anthony Kennedy (PG), Kevin Ballance (PF) Rob Cline, James Halligan | |
| 05:06 | Houston | Harold Karr makes the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Sebastian Long | 54-48 |
| 04:39 | LSU | Dorian Freeman misses the dunk attempt against a doubleteam | 54-48 |
| 04:37 | Houston | Bret Kay grabs the defensive rebound | 54-48 |
| 04:28 | Houston | Travis Blom makes the contested 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Bret Kay | 57-48 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:18 | LSU | Dorian Freeman splits the doubleteam and buries a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Anthony Kennedy | 57-50 |
| 04:07 | Houston | Phil Rubalcaba can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 57-50 |
| 04:06 | Houston | Harold Karr tips it in | 59-50 |
| 03:47 | LSU | Travis Blom is called for the reach on Thomas Parker - foul #2 on Travis Blom, team foul #7 | 59-50 |
| Subs | Houston | Christopher Benedetti (PG), Floyd Fikes (SF), Charles McGlothern (C) Sebastian Long, Travis Blom, Phil Rubalcaba | |
| Subs | LSU | Jonathan Procter (C) Dorian Freeman | |
| 03:47 | LSU | Thomas Parker misses the 1st free throw | 59-50 |
| 03:47 | Houston | The rebound goes to Bret Kay | 59-50 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Christopher Benedetti (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Harold Karr (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Floyd Fikes (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bret Kay (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Charles McGlothern (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Anthony Kennedy (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Joshua Weyer (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Thomas Parker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Kevin Ballance (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jonathan Procter (fresh) | |
| 03:24 | Houston | Harold Karr makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane and the foul's on Kevin Ballance - foul #1 on Kevin Ballance, team foul #10 | 61-50 |
| 03:24 | Houston | Harold Karr misses the free throw | 61-50 |
| 03:24 | LSU | Kevin Ballance grabs the board | 61-50 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:19 | LSU | A charge is called on Anthony Kennedy - foul #3 on Anthony Kennedy, team foul #11 | 61-50 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:03 | Houston | Floyd Fikes misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-50 |
| 03:01 | LSU | Jonathan Procter snags the defensive board | 61-50 |
| 02:59 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-50 |
| Subs | Houston | Travis Blom (SF), Phil Rubalcaba (PF) Floyd Fikes, Bret Kay | |
| Subs | LSU | Rob Cline (SG), James Halligan (PF), Dorian Freeman (C) Joshua Weyer, Kevin Ballance, Jonathan Procter | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:54 | LSU | Thomas Parker can't connect on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Travis Blom - foul #3 on Travis Blom, team foul #8 | 61-50 |
| 02:54 | LSU | Thomas Parker makes the 1st free throw | 61-51 |
| 02:54 | LSU | Thomas Parker misses the 2nd free throw | 61-51 |
| 02:54 | Houston | Charles McGlothern gets the rebound | 61-51 |
| 02:49 | Houston | Harold Karr makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Christopher Benedetti | 63-51 |
| 02:33 | LSU | James Halligan misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 63-51 |
| 02:31 | LSU | Thomas Parker snags the offensive board | 63-51 |
| 02:19 | LSU | Rob Cline hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-54 |
| 01:58 | Houston | Travis Blom hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 63-54 |
| 01:56 | Houston | Harold Karr misses the tip | 63-54 |
| 01:55 | LSU | Anthony Kennedy snags the defensive board | 63-54 |
| 01:48 | LSU | Rob Cline is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-54 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 01:47 | Houston | Rob Cline is called for the reach on Harold Karr in the backcourt - foul #3 on Rob Cline, team foul #12 | 63-54 |
| Subs | Houston | Floyd Fikes (SF), Bret Kay (C) Travis Blom, Charles McGlothern | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 01:47 | Houston | Harold Karr misses the 1st free throw | 63-54 |
| 01:47 | Houston | Harold Karr misses the 2nd free throw | 63-54 |
| 01:47 | Houston | Bret Kay grabs the offensive board | 63-54 |
| 01:47 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-54 |
| 01:44 | Houston | Bret Kay is fouled on the floor by Dorian Freeman - foul #3 on Dorian Freeman, team foul #13 | 63-54 |
| 01:44 | Houston | Bret Kay makes the 1st free throw | 64-54 |
| 01:44 | Houston | Bret Kay misses the 2nd free throw | 64-54 |
| 01:44 | LSU | The rebound goes to James Halligan | 64-54 |
| 01:23 | LSU | Bret Kay denies the turnaround by Dorian Freeman | 64-54 |
| 01:22 | Houston | Bret Kay gets the rebound | 64-54 |
| 01:19 | Houston | Anthony Kennedy is called for the reach on Bret Kay in the backcourt - foul #4 on Anthony Kennedy, team foul #14 | 64-54 |
| Subs | Houston | Sebastian Long (PG), Thomas Kelly (SF), Byron Harshaw (C) Christopher Benedetti, Harold Karr, Phil Rubalcaba | |
| Subs | LSU | Joshua Weyer (PG), Steve Pennington (SG), John Dion (SF), Kevin Ballance (PF), Jonathan Procter (C) Anthony Kennedy, Rob Cline, Thomas Parker, James Halligan, Dorian Freeman | |
| 01:19 | Houston | Bret Kay makes the 1st free throw | 65-54 |
| 01:19 | Houston | Bret Kay makes the 2nd free throw | 66-54 |
| 00:53 | LSU | Kevin Ballance misses the runner in the paint | 66-54 |
| 00:52 | Houston | Sebastian Long grabs the defensive rebound | 66-54 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Houston | Floyd Fikes makes the fadeaway in the paint set up by Sebastian Long | 68-54 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:22 | LSU | Kevin Ballance buries a jumpshot from the left side | 68-56 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Sebastian Long runs out the clock | 68-56 |