| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Richard Blauser (fresh) SG - Richard Gordon (fresh) SF - Gary Batson (fresh) PF - Charles Alexander (fresh) C - Michael Prevost (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Bryan Sutera (fresh) SG - Dikembe Ali (fresh) SF - John Sweeney (fresh) PF - Ronnie Meyer (fresh) C - Jessie Duke (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Jessie Duke wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:50 | LSU | John Sweeney misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:48 | Utah State | Gary Batson gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Utah State | Richard Gordon hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | LSU | John Sweeney pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:01 | LSU | Dikembe Ali hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 0-0 |
| 18:59 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:49 | LSU | Michael Prevost denies the turnaround by Jessie Duke | 0-0 |
| 18:47 | Utah State | Gary Batson pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:38 | Utah State | Charles Alexander misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 0-0 |
| 18:36 | Utah State | Richard Gordon tips it but misses | 0-0 |
| 18:35 | Utah State | Michael Prevost hits the follow up shot | 2-0 |
| 18:19 | LSU | Jessie Duke's pass is intercepted by Charles Alexander | 2-0 |
| 18:05 | Utah State | Gary Batson misses short on a shot from the left block | 2-0 |
| 18:03 | LSU | Jessie Duke snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:01 | LSU | Jessie Duke's pass is intercepted by Gary Batson in the backcourt | 2-0 |
| 17:44 | Utah State | Charles Alexander comes up short on the floater in the lane but the foul's on Jessie Duke - foul #1 on Jessie Duke, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| Subs | Utah State | Dennis Powers (SF) Gary Batson | |
| Subs | LSU | Dennis Stedman (PG), Gary Troup (SG), Roger Villela (SF), Jesse Hamilton (PF), Jordan Mukai (C) Bryan Sutera, Dikembe Ali, John Sweeney, Ronnie Meyer, Jessie Duke | |
| 17:44 | Utah State | Charles Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 3-0 |
| 17:44 | Utah State | Charles Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 4-0 |
| 17:31 | LSU | Gary Troup clanks a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Richard Blauser - foul #1 on Richard Blauser, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| Subs | Utah State | Arthur Leonard (C) Michael Prevost | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 17:31 | LSU | Gary Troup misses the 1st free throw | 4-0 |
| 17:31 | LSU | Gary Troup makes the 2nd free throw | 4-1 |
| 17:16 | Utah State | Dennis Powers steps out of bounds on the sideline | 4-1 |
| Subs | Utah State | William Smith (SG), Mark Loggins (C) Richard Gordon, Charles Alexander | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 17:04 | LSU | Jordan Mukai blows the wide open layup | 4-1 |
| 17:02 | LSU | Gary Troup can't tip it in | 4-1 |
| 17:01 | Utah State | Dennis Powers grabs the defensive rebound | 4-1 |
| 16:39 | Utah State | Richard Blauser buries a jumper from the right side | 6-1 |
| 16:23 | LSU | Jesse Hamilton jams it on a great pass from Gary Troup | 6-3 |
| 16:15 | Utah State | William Smith clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Jesse Hamilton - foul #1 on Jesse Hamilton, team foul #2 | 6-3 |
| Subs | Utah State | Richard Gordon (SG), Gary Batson (SF), Michael Prevost (C) Richard Blauser, Dennis Powers, Mark Loggins | |
| Subs | LSU | Bryan Sutera (PG), Dikembe Ali (SG), John Sweeney (SF), Ronnie Meyer (PF) Dennis Stedman, Gary Troup, Roger Villela, Jordan Mukai | |
| 16:15 | Utah State | William Smith makes the 1st free throw | 7-3 |
| 16:15 | Utah State | William Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 7-3 |
| 16:15 | LSU | Jesse Hamilton pulls down the rebound | 7-3 |
| 15:56 | LSU | John Sweeney is fouled on the floor by Arthur Leonard - foul #1 on Arthur Leonard, team foul #2 | 7-3 |
| Subs | Utah State | Paul Bryant (PG), Charles Alexander (PF) William Smith, Arthur Leonard | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Paul Bryant (fresh) SG - Richard Gordon (fresh) SF - Gary Batson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Charles Alexander (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Prevost (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Bryan Sutera (fresh) SG - Dikembe Ali (fresh) SF - John Sweeney (fresh) PF - Ronnie Meyer (fresh) C - Jesse Hamilton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:39 | LSU | Jesse Hamilton misses long on an open driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Paul Bryant - foul #1 on Paul Bryant, team foul #3 | 7-3 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Jessie Duke (C) Ronnie Meyer | |
| 15:39 | LSU | Jesse Hamilton makes the 1st free throw | 7-4 |
| 15:39 | LSU | Jesse Hamilton makes the 2nd free throw | 7-5 |
| 15:27 | Utah State | Richard Gordon scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 10-5 |
| 15:14 | LSU | Michael Prevost denies the turnaround by Jessie Duke | 10-5 |
| 15:12 | LSU | Jessie Duke grabs the offensive board | 10-5 |
| 15:00 | LSU | Jesse Hamilton misses the lay-in | 10-5 |
| 14:58 | Utah State | Michael Prevost gets the rebound | 10-5 |
| 14:38 | Utah State | The 3pt attempt by Richard Gordon is denied by Bryan Sutera | 10-5 |
| 14:37 | LSU | Bryan Sutera snags the defensive board | 10-5 |
| 14:32 | LSU | Bryan Sutera clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 10-5 |
| 14:30 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Charles Alexander | 10-5 |
| 14:14 | Utah State | Gary Batson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-5 |
| Subs | Utah State | Richard Blauser (PG), William Smith (SG), Dennis Powers (SF), Arthur Leonard (PF), Mark Loggins (C) Paul Bryant, Richard Gordon, Gary Batson, Charles Alexander, Michael Prevost | |
| Subs | LSU | Roger Villela (SF), Ronnie Meyer (PF) Dikembe Ali, Jessie Duke | |
| 14:03 | LSU | Roger Villela misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 10-5 |
| 14:02 | Utah State | Dennis Powers snags the defensive board | 10-5 |
| 13:42 | Utah State | Arthur Leonard misses the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jesse Hamilton - foul #2 on Jesse Hamilton, team foul #3 | 10-5 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Dikembe Ali (SG), Jessie Duke (C) Roger Villela, Jesse Hamilton | |
| 13:42 | Utah State | Arthur Leonard makes the 1st free throw | 11-5 |
| 13:42 | Utah State | Arthur Leonard misses the 2nd free throw | 11-5 |
| 13:42 | LSU | Jessie Duke grabs the board | 11-5 |
| 13:17 | LSU | Jessie Duke is fouled on the floor by Mark Loggins - foul #1 on Mark Loggins, team foul #4 | 11-5 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Roger Villela (SF) Dikembe Ali | |
| 13:08 | LSU | John Sweeney drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Roger Villela | 11-8 |
| 12:41 | Utah State | Dennis Powers connects on the 3 from straight away | 14-8 |
| 12:19 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 14-8 |
| 12:18 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Roger Villela | 14-8 |
| 12:06 | LSU | John Sweeney's pass is intercepted by William Smith | 14-8 |
| 11:48 | Utah State | Bryan Sutera takes the ball from Mark Loggins | 14-8 |
| 11:45 | LSU | John Sweeney lays it up and in set up by Bryan Sutera | 14-10 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Richard Blauser (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Smith (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Dennis Powers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arthur Leonard (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Mark Loggins (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Bryan Sutera (tiring) 1 ast. SG - John Sweeney (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Roger Villela (fairly fresh) PF - Ronnie Meyer (fairly fresh) C - Jessie Duke (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Utah State | Richard Blauser can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 14-10 |
| 11:39 | LSU | John Sweeney gets the rebound | 14-10 |
| 11:34 | LSU | Richard Blauser steals the ball from Jessie Duke | 14-10 |
| 11:30 | Utah State | William Smith lays it up and in on a nice dish by Richard Blauser | 16-10 |
| 11:23 | LSU | Roger Villela hits a wide open 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Bryan Sutera | 16-13 |
| 11:10 | Utah State | Ronnie Meyer swats the shot by William Smith | 16-13 |
| 11:08 | Utah State | Mark Loggins grabs the offensive board | 16-13 |
| 11:03 | Utah State | Richard Blauser connects on the jumper from the right wing | 18-13 |
| 10:47 | LSU | Jessie Duke banks in the wide open layup | 18-15 |
| 10:30 | Utah State | Richard Blauser misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 18-15 |
| 10:29 | LSU | Jessie Duke grabs the defensive rebound | 18-15 |
| 10:26 | LSU | Roger Villela is fouled in the backcourt by Dennis Powers - foul #1 on Dennis Powers, team foul #5 | 18-15 |
| Subs | Utah State | Paul Bryant (PG), Richard Gordon (SG), Gary Batson (SF), Charles Alexander (PF), Michael Prevost (C) Richard Blauser, William Smith, Dennis Powers, Arthur Leonard, Mark Loggins | |
| Subs | LSU | Dennis Stedman (PG), Dikembe Ali (SG), Jordan Mukai (C) Bryan Sutera, Roger Villela, Jessie Duke | |
| 10:14 | LSU | John Sweeney hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 18-15 |
| 10:13 | LSU | Jordan Mukai grabs the offensive rebound | 18-15 |
| 09:51 | LSU | Dikembe Ali knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Ronnie Meyer | 18-18 |
| 09:27 | Utah State | Dennis Stedman is called for the reach on Paul Bryant - foul #1 on Dennis Stedman, team foul #4 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Bryan Sutera (PG), Roger Villela (SF) Dennis Stedman, John Sweeney | |
| 09:12 | Utah State | Michael Prevost hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Roger Villela - foul #1 on Roger Villela, team foul #5 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Utah State | Larry Callanan (PG) Paul Bryant | |
| Subs | LSU | John Sweeney (SF), Jessie Duke (C) Roger Villela, Jordan Mukai | |
| 09:12 | Utah State | Michael Prevost makes the 1st free throw | 19-18 |
| 09:12 | Utah State | Michael Prevost makes the 2nd free throw | 20-18 |
| 08:56 | LSU | Dikembe Ali is whistled for a carry | 20-18 |
| Subs | Utah State | Eric Boudreau (C) Michael Prevost | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 08:29 | Utah State | Gary Batson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-18 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Roger Villela (SF), Jordan Mukai (C) John Sweeney, Jessie Duke | |
| 08:27 | LSU | Roger Villela is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Batson - foul #1 on Gary Batson, team foul #6 | 20-18 |
| 08:12 | LSU | Jordan Mukai hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by Ronnie Meyer | 20-20 |
| 08:10 | Utah State | Bryan Sutera steals the ball from Larry Callanan in the backcourt | 20-20 |
| 07:56 | LSU | Bryan Sutera is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 20-20 |
| 07:55 | Utah State | Charles Alexander grabs the defensive rebound | 20-20 |
| 07:38 | Utah State | Richard Gordon clanks a 3 from straight away | 20-20 |
| 07:36 | LSU | Roger Villela grabs the board | 20-20 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Larry Callanan (fairly fresh) SG - Richard Gordon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gary Batson (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Charles Alexander (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Eric Boudreau (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Bryan Sutera (tiring) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dikembe Ali (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Roger Villela (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronnie Meyer (tiring) C - Jordan Mukai (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:26 | LSU | Bryan Sutera misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from the right wing | 20-20 |
| 07:25 | LSU | Bryan Sutera gets the offensive rebound | 20-20 |
| 07:09 | LSU | Dikembe Ali is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 20-20 |
| 07:07 | Utah State | Eric Boudreau pulls down the rebound | 20-20 |
| 06:56 | Utah State | Charles Alexander buries a jump hook near the basket and he's hacked by Roger Villela - foul #2 on Roger Villela, team foul #6 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Utah State | Richard Blauser (PG), Paul Bryant (SG), Dennis Powers (SF), Michael Prevost (C) Larry Callanan, Richard Gordon, Gary Batson, Eric Boudreau | |
| Subs | LSU | Dennis Stedman (PG), John Sweeney (SF), Jessie Duke (C) Bryan Sutera, Roger Villela, Jordan Mukai | |
| 06:56 | Utah State | Charles Alexander misses the free throw | 22-20 |
| 06:56 | LSU | Jessie Duke pulls down the rebound | 22-20 |
| 06:51 | LSU | Dikembe Ali loses the dribble to Michael Prevost | 22-20 |
| 06:35 | Utah State | Michael Prevost makes the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Charles Alexander | 24-20 |
| 06:23 | LSU | John Sweeney scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 24-23 |
| 05:59 | Utah State | Richard Blauser is fouled on the floor by Dennis Stedman - foul #2 on Dennis Stedman, team foul #7 | 24-23 |
| Subs | Utah State | Arthur Leonard (PF) Charles Alexander | |
| Subs | LSU | Bryan Sutera (PG) Dennis Stedman | |
| 05:59 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 24-23 |
| 05:59 | Utah State | Richard Blauser misses the 1st free throw | 24-23 |
| 05:59 | LSU | Jessie Duke pulls down the rebound | 24-23 |
| 05:57 | LSU | Dennis Powers is called for the reach on John Sweeney in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dennis Powers, team foul #7 | 24-23 |
| Subs | Utah State | William Smith (SG), Mark Loggins (PF) Paul Bryant, Dennis Powers | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 05:57 | LSU | John Sweeney makes the 1st free throw | 24-24 |
| 05:57 | LSU | John Sweeney misses the 2nd free throw | 24-24 |
| 05:57 | Utah State | Michael Prevost snags the defensive board | 24-24 |
| 05:44 | Utah State | Richard Blauser buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Arthur Leonard | 27-24 |
| 05:29 | LSU | Dikembe Ali makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by John Sweeney | 27-27 |
| 05:08 | Utah State | Michael Prevost's pass is intercepted by Ronnie Meyer | 27-27 |
| 05:03 | LSU | Mark Loggins picks off the pass by Jessie Duke in the backcourt | 27-27 |
| 04:47 | Utah State | Michael Prevost misses long on a runner in the paint | 27-27 |
| 04:46 | LSU | John Sweeney grabs the defensive rebound | 27-27 |
| 04:22 | LSU | Bryan Sutera drills a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Ronnie Meyer | 27-29 |
| 04:08 | Utah State | Dikembe Ali takes the ball from William Smith | 27-29 |
| 03:51 | LSU | Bryan Sutera clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Mark Loggins - foul #2 on Mark Loggins, team foul #8 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Utah State | Paul Bryant (PG), Richard Gordon (SG), Dennis Powers (SF), Charles Alexander (PF), Eric Boudreau (C) Richard Blauser, William Smith, Arthur Leonard, Mark Loggins, Michael Prevost | |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Troup (SG), Roger Villela (SF), Jesse Hamilton (C) Dikembe Ali, Ronnie Meyer, Jessie Duke | |
| 03:51 | LSU | Bryan Sutera misses the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 03:51 | LSU | Bryan Sutera makes the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 03:41 | Utah State | Dennis Powers knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Paul Bryant and he's fouled by Roger Villela - foul #3 on Roger Villela, team foul #8 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Jessie Duke (C) Roger Villela | |
| 03:41 | Utah State | Dennis Powers makes the free throw | 30-30 |
| 03:39 | LSU | John Sweeney loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-30 |
| 03:25 | Utah State | Charles Alexander misses the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Jesse Hamilton - foul #3 on Jesse Hamilton, team foul #9 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Dennis Stedman (PG), Dikembe Ali (SG), Ronnie Meyer (PF) Bryan Sutera, Gary Troup, Jesse Hamilton | |
| 03:25 | Utah State | Charles Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 31-30 |
| 03:25 | Utah State | Charles Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 32-30 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Paul Bryant (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Gordon (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dennis Powers (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Alexander (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Eric Boudreau (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Dennis Stedman (fresh) SG - Dikembe Ali (tiring) 6 pts. SF - John Sweeney (tired) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronnie Meyer (tired) C - Jessie Duke (tired) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:14 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer misses short on an open jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Charles Alexander - foul #1 on Charles Alexander, team foul #9 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Bryan Sutera (PG), Gary Troup (SG), Jordan Mukai (C) Dennis Stedman, Dikembe Ali, Jessie Duke | |
| 03:14 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer makes the 1st free throw | 32-31 |
| 03:14 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer makes the 2nd free throw | 32-32 |
| 02:51 | Utah State | Richard Gordon is hacked by Ronnie Meyer - foul #1 on Ronnie Meyer, team foul #10 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Utah State | Richard Blauser (PG) Paul Bryant | |
| Subs | LSU | Dikembe Ali (SG), Jessie Duke (C) Gary Troup, Jordan Mukai | |
| 02:51 | Utah State | Richard Gordon makes the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 02:51 | Utah State | Richard Gordon misses the 2nd free throw | 33-32 |
| 02:51 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer grabs the board | 33-32 |
| 02:39 | LSU | Jessie Duke misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Eric Boudreau - foul #1 on Eric Boudreau, team foul #10 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Utah State | Michael Prevost (C) Eric Boudreau | |
| Subs | LSU | Dennis Stedman (PG) Bryan Sutera | |
| 02:39 | LSU | Jessie Duke misses the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 02:39 | LSU | Jessie Duke makes the 2nd free throw | 33-33 |
| 02:14 | Utah State | Dikembe Ali is called for the reach on Richard Gordon - foul #1 on Dikembe Ali, team foul #11 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Utah State | Gary Batson (SF) Dennis Powers | |
| Subs | LSU | Bryan Sutera (PG) Dennis Stedman | |
| 02:14 | Utah State | Richard Gordon misses the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 02:14 | Utah State | Richard Gordon misses the 2nd free throw | 33-33 |
| 02:14 | Utah State | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Alexander | 33-33 |
| 02:00 | Utah State | Michael Prevost hits a floater in the lane on a great pass from Charles Alexander and he's fouled by Jessie Duke - foul #2 on Jessie Duke, team foul #12 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Utah State | Paul Bryant (SG), Arthur Leonard (PF) Richard Gordon, Charles Alexander | |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Troup (SG), Jordan Mukai (C) Dikembe Ali, Jessie Duke | |
| 02:00 | Utah State | Michael Prevost makes the free throw | 36-33 |
| 01:39 | LSU | Gary Troup misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Paul Bryant - foul #2 on Paul Bryant, team foul #11 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Utah State | Richard Gordon (SG) Richard Blauser | |
| Subs | LSU | Dikembe Ali (SG), Jessie Duke (C) Ronnie Meyer, Jordan Mukai | |
| 01:39 | LSU | Gary Troup makes the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 01:39 | LSU | Gary Troup makes the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 01:14 | Utah State | Michael Prevost misses the runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Bryan Sutera - foul #1 on Bryan Sutera, team foul #13 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Utah State | Larry Callanan (PG), Charles Alexander (PF) Paul Bryant, Arthur Leonard | |
| Subs | LSU | Ronnie Meyer (PF) Gary Troup | |
| 01:14 | Utah State | Michael Prevost makes the 1st free throw | 37-35 |
| 01:14 | Utah State | Michael Prevost misses the 2nd free throw | 37-35 |
| 01:14 | LSU | Jessie Duke snags the defensive board | 37-35 |
| 01:12 | LSU | Dikembe Ali is hacked by Richard Gordon in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Gordon, team foul #12 | 37-35 |
| 01:12 | LSU | Dikembe Ali misses the 1st free throw | 37-35 |
| 01:12 | LSU | Dikembe Ali makes the 2nd free throw | 37-36 |
| 00:48 | Utah State | Michael Prevost is hacked by John Sweeney - foul #1 on John Sweeney, team foul #14 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | LSU | Jordan Mukai (C) Jessie Duke | |
| 00:48 | Utah State | Michael Prevost makes the 1st free throw | 38-36 |
| 00:48 | Utah State | Michael Prevost makes the 2nd free throw | 39-36 |
| 00:31 | LSU | Charles Alexander takes the ball from Dikembe Ali | 39-36 |
| 00:15 | Utah State | Charles Alexander drills a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Larry Callanan | 41-36 |
| 00:10 | LSU | Dikembe Ali's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-36 |
| Subs | Utah State | Richard Blauser (PG), William Smith (SG), Dennis Powers (SF), Arthur Leonard (PF), Eric Boudreau (C) Larry Callanan, Richard Gordon, Gary Batson, Charles Alexander, Michael Prevost | |
| Subs | LSU | Dennis Stedman (PG), Gary Troup (SG), Jessie Duke (C) Bryan Sutera, Dikembe Ali, Jordan Mukai | |
| 00:02 | Utah State | Jessie Duke steals the ball from Dennis Powers | 41-36 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Jessie Duke misses short on a fullcourt shot | 41-36 |