| Lineup | LSU | PG - Andrew Angelo (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bobby Ornelas (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Nolan Deputy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Carl Fagan (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Erik Showman (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Carter Foreman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Allen Ordonez (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charles Walsh (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jan Barry (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Gregory Skaggs (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Nolan Deputy inbounds the ball | 40-30 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:49 | LSU | Nolan Deputy clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 40-30 |
| 19:48 | LSU | Nolan Deputy tips it back up and in | 42-30 |
| 19:21 | Rutgers | Allen Ordonez knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Gregory Skaggs and he's fouled by Bobby Ornelas - foul #2 on Bobby Ornelas, team foul #1 | 42-32 |
| 19:21 | Rutgers | Allen Ordonez makes the free throw | 42-33 |
| 18:58 | LSU | Nolan Deputy knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 45-33 |
| 18:36 | Rutgers | Charles Walsh misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-33 |
| 18:35 | LSU | Bobby Ornelas snags the defensive board | 45-33 |
| 18:30 | LSU | Bobby Ornelas blows the layup | 45-33 |
| 18:28 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Gregory Skaggs | 45-33 |
| 18:15 | Rutgers | Charles Walsh is fouled on the floor by Bobby Ornelas - foul #3 on Bobby Ornelas, team foul #2 | 45-33 |
| Subs | LSU | Nick Green (SG) Bobby Ornelas | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Anthony Westbrook (C) Gregory Skaggs | |
| 17:58 | Rutgers | Jan Barry lays it up and in on a nice dish by Carter Foreman | 45-35 |
| 17:38 | LSU | Nick Green is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Nick Green, team foul #3 | 45-35 |
| Subs | LSU | Stephen Powell (SG), Gregory Griffin (PF) Nick Green, Carl Fagan | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Felix Lewis (SG), Joshua Camp (C) Charles Walsh, Jan Barry | |
| 17:23 | Rutgers | Carter Foreman scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Joshua Camp | 45-38 |
| 17:06 | LSU | Erik Showman is whistled for traveling | 45-38 |
| Subs | LSU | Thomas Daughtry (C) Nolan Deputy | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alan Oliverio (PG), Curtis Lynn (SF) Carter Foreman, Allen Ordonez | |
| 16:48 | Rutgers | Alan Oliverio drills a shot from the left side | 45-40 |
| 16:33 | LSU | Gregory Griffin misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-40 |
| 16:32 | LSU | Erik Showman tips it in | 47-40 |
| 16:06 | Rutgers | Felix Lewis misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-40 |
| 16:04 | Rutgers | Anthony Westbrook tips it in | 47-42 |
| 15:43 | LSU | Andrew Angelo misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-42 |
| 15:41 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Joshua Camp | 47-42 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Andrew Angelo (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stephen Powell (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gregory Griffin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Erik Showman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Thomas Daughtry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Alan Oliverio (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Felix Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Curtis Lynn (fresh) PF - Anthony Westbrook (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Joshua Camp (fresh) | |
| 15:15 | Rutgers | Thomas Daughtry is called for the reach on Felix Lewis - foul #3 on Thomas Daughtry, team foul #4 | 47-42 |
| Subs | LSU | Bobby Ornelas (SG), Nolan Deputy (SF), Carl Fagan (PF) Andrew Angelo, Gregory Griffin, Erik Showman | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Carter Foreman (PG), Allen Ordonez (SG), Charles Walsh (SF), Jan Barry (PF), Gregory Skaggs (C) Alan Oliverio, Felix Lewis, Curtis Lynn, Anthony Westbrook, Joshua Camp | |
| 14:53 | Rutgers | Jan Barry can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Bobby Ornelas - foul #4 on Bobby Ornelas, team foul #5 | 47-42 |
| Subs | LSU | Nick Green (SG), Erik Showman (C) Bobby Ornelas, Thomas Daughtry | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 14:53 | Rutgers | Jan Barry makes the 1st free throw | 47-43 |
| 14:53 | Rutgers | Jan Barry makes the 2nd free throw | 47-44 |
| 14:35 | LSU | Stephen Powell buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Nick Green | 50-44 |
| 14:06 | Rutgers | Allen Ordonez dunks the ball set up by Carter Foreman | 50-46 |
| 13:51 | LSU | Nolan Deputy clanks a 3 from the left corner | 50-46 |
| 13:50 | Rutgers | Gregory Skaggs snags the defensive board | 50-46 |
| 13:31 | Rutgers | Carter Foreman buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side and he's fouled by Stephen Powell - foul #1 on Stephen Powell, team foul #6 | 50-48 |
| Subs | LSU | Andrew Angelo (PG), Thomas Daughtry (C) Stephen Powell, Erik Showman | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 13:31 | Rutgers | Carter Foreman makes the free throw | 50-49 |
| 13:21 | LSU | Nick Green clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Carter Foreman - foul #2 on Carter Foreman, team foul #1 | 50-49 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Anthony Westbrook (C) Gregory Skaggs | |
| 13:21 | LSU | Nick Green misses the 1st free throw | 50-49 |
| 13:21 | LSU | Nick Green makes the 2nd free throw | 51-49 |
| 13:11 | Rutgers | Jan Barry throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-49 |
| 12:49 | LSU | Nick Green is whistled for traveling | 51-49 |
| Subs | LSU | Gregory Griffin (PF) Carl Fagan | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Felix Lewis (SG), Joshua Camp (C) Charles Walsh, Jan Barry | |
| 12:47 | Rutgers | Carter Foreman is hacked by Nick Green in the backcourt - foul #4 on Nick Green, team foul #7 | 51-49 |
| Subs | LSU | Stephen Powell (SG) Nick Green | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 12:47 | Rutgers | Carter Foreman misses the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 12:47 | LSU | Thomas Daughtry gets the rebound | 51-49 |
| 12:29 | LSU | Thomas Daughtry misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Joshua Camp - foul #2 on Joshua Camp, team foul #2 | 51-49 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Curtis Lynn (SF) Allen Ordonez | |
| 12:29 | LSU | Thomas Daughtry makes the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 12:29 | LSU | Thomas Daughtry misses the 2nd free throw | 52-49 |
| 12:29 | Rutgers | Anthony Westbrook pulls down the rebound | 52-49 |
| 12:09 | Rutgers | Carter Foreman clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-49 |
| 12:08 | Rutgers | Anthony Westbrook tips it back up and in | 52-51 |
| 12:06 | LSU | Felix Lewis steals the ball from Andrew Angelo in the backcourt | 52-51 |
| 11:49 | Rutgers | Carter Foreman buries a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Curtis Lynn | 52-53 |
| 11:43 | LSU | Andrew Angelo misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 52-53 |
| 11:42 | LSU | Nolan Deputy hits the follow up shot | 54-53 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Andrew Angelo (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stephen Powell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Nolan Deputy (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gregory Griffin (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Daughtry (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Carter Foreman (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Felix Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Curtis Lynn (fresh) PF - Anthony Westbrook (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Joshua Camp (fresh) | |
| 11:17 | Rutgers | Stephen Powell steps in front of the Curtis Lynn pass | 54-53 |
| 11:14 | LSU | Stephen Powell lays it up and in | 56-53 |
| 10:46 | Rutgers | Joshua Camp drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Carter Foreman and he's hacked by Stephen Powell - foul #2 on Stephen Powell, team foul #8 | 56-55 |
| Subs | LSU | Carl Fagan (PF), Erik Showman (C) Nolan Deputy, Thomas Daughtry | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alan Oliverio (PG), Allen Ordonez (SG), Charles Walsh (SF), Gregory Skaggs (C) Carter Foreman, Felix Lewis, Curtis Lynn, Anthony Westbrook | |
| 10:46 | Rutgers | Joshua Camp makes the free throw | 56-56 |
| 10:35 | LSU | Stephen Powell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-56 |
| 10:33 | Rutgers | Allen Ordonez grabs the board | 56-56 |
| 10:28 | Rutgers | Charles Walsh throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-56 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jan Barry (PF) Joshua Camp | |
| 10:15 | LSU | Gregory Skaggs is called for the reach on Carl Fagan - foul #3 on Gregory Skaggs, team foul #3 | 56-56 |
| Subs | LSU | Nolan Deputy (SF) Gregory Griffin | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 10:05 | LSU | Carl Fagan buries a jumper from the right wing and he's fouled by Jan Barry - foul #2 on Jan Barry, team foul #4 | 58-56 |
| 10:05 | LSU | Carl Fagan misses the free throw | 58-56 |
| 10:05 | Rutgers | Jan Barry pulls down the rebound | 58-56 |
| 09:36 | Rutgers | Allen Ordonez clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 58-56 |
| 09:35 | Rutgers | Charles Walsh tips it home | 58-58 |
| 09:28 | LSU | Carl Fagan misses badly on a shot in the paint | 58-58 |
| 09:26 | Rutgers | Allen Ordonez grabs the board | 58-58 |
| 09:09 | Rutgers | Alan Oliverio misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 58-58 |
| 09:08 | LSU | Stephen Powell pulls down the rebound | 58-58 |
| 09:02 | LSU | Erik Showman makes the jump hook in the lane set up by Andrew Angelo and he's hacked by Gregory Skaggs - foul #4 on Gregory Skaggs, team foul #5 | 60-58 |
| Subs | LSU | Gregory Griffin (SF) Nolan Deputy | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Anthony Westbrook (C) Gregory Skaggs | |
| 09:02 | LSU | Erik Showman makes the free throw | 61-58 |
| 08:37 | Rutgers | Anthony Westbrook misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Erik Showman - foul #1 on Erik Showman, team foul #9 | 61-58 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Carter Foreman (PG) Alan Oliverio | |
| 08:37 | Rutgers | Anthony Westbrook makes the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 08:37 | Rutgers | Anthony Westbrook makes the 2nd free throw | 61-60 |
| 08:16 | LSU | Erik Showman misses the dunk attempt | 61-60 |
| 08:15 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Allen Ordonez | 61-60 |
| 07:50 | Rutgers | Jan Barry blows the layup | 61-60 |
| 07:48 | LSU | The rebound goes to Erik Showman | 61-60 |
| 07:29 | LSU | Allen Ordonez steals it from Andrew Angelo | 61-60 |
| 07:26 | Rutgers | Allen Ordonez banks in the layup | 61-62 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Andrew Angelo (tiring) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stephen Powell (tiring) 8 pts. SF - Gregory Griffin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carl Fagan (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Erik Showman (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Carter Foreman (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Allen Ordonez (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Charles Walsh (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jan Barry (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Anthony Westbrook (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:09 | LSU | Erik Showman connects on the floater from the right block on a great pass from Andrew Angelo | 63-62 |
| 06:42 | Rutgers | Anthony Westbrook misses the dunk attempt | 63-62 |
| 06:40 | LSU | Gregory Griffin pulls down the rebound | 63-62 |
| 06:32 | LSU | Allen Ordonez steps in front of the Gregory Griffin pass | 63-62 |
| 06:06 | Rutgers | Carter Foreman misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-62 |
| 06:05 | LSU | Erik Showman pulls down the rebound | 63-62 |
| 05:45 | LSU | Jan Barry is called for the reach on Andrew Angelo - foul #3 on Jan Barry, team foul #6 | 63-62 |
| Subs | LSU | Nick Green (PG), Bobby Ornelas (SG), Nolan Deputy (SF), Thomas Daughtry (C) Andrew Angelo, Stephen Powell, Gregory Griffin, Erik Showman | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alan Oliverio (PG), Felix Lewis (SG), Curtis Lynn (SF), Joshua Camp (PF), Gregory Skaggs (C) Carter Foreman, Allen Ordonez, Charles Walsh, Jan Barry, Anthony Westbrook | |
| 05:25 | LSU | Nolan Deputy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-62 |
| 04:58 | Rutgers | Thomas Daughtry is called for the reach on Gregory Skaggs - foul #4 on Thomas Daughtry, team foul #10 | 63-62 |
| 04:58 | Rutgers | Gregory Skaggs makes the 1st free throw | 63-63 |
| 04:58 | Rutgers | Gregory Skaggs makes the 2nd free throw | 63-64 |
| 04:48 | LSU | Nolan Deputy makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 66-64 |
| 04:25 | Rutgers | Alan Oliverio lays it up and in | 66-66 |
| 04:05 | LSU | Bobby Ornelas is fouled on the floor by Gregory Skaggs - foul #5 on Gregory Skaggs, team foul #7 | 66-66 |
| Subs | LSU | Gregory Griffin (PF) Carl Fagan | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Carter Foreman (PG), Anthony Westbrook (PF) Alan Oliverio, Gregory Skaggs | |
| 04:05 | LSU | Bobby Ornelas makes the 1st free throw | 67-66 |
| 04:05 | LSU | Bobby Ornelas makes the 2nd free throw | 68-66 |
| 03:46 | Rutgers | Felix Lewis comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 68-66 |
| 03:45 | LSU | Thomas Daughtry pulls down the rebound | 68-66 |
| 03:30 | LSU | Joshua Camp steals it from Bobby Ornelas | 68-66 |
| 03:10 | Rutgers | Carter Foreman knocks in the shot in the paint | 68-68 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Nick Green (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Bobby Ornelas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - Nolan Deputy (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gregory Griffin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Daughtry (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Carter Foreman (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SG - Felix Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Curtis Lynn (fairly fresh) PF - Anthony Westbrook (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Joshua Camp (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 02:53 | LSU | Gregory Griffin hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 68-68 |
| 02:51 | LSU | Gregory Griffin pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-68 |
| 02:22 | LSU | Nolan Deputy misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 68-68 |
| 02:21 | Rutgers | Joshua Camp snags the defensive board | 68-68 |
| 02:21 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-68 |
| Subs | LSU | Stephen Powell (PG), Erik Showman (C) Bobby Ornelas, Thomas Daughtry | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Allen Ordonez (SG), Charles Walsh (SF), Jan Barry (PF) Felix Lewis, Curtis Lynn, Joshua Camp | |
| 02:00 | Rutgers | Allen Ordonez clanks a shot from the right side | 68-68 |
| 01:59 | LSU | Gregory Griffin grabs the board | 68-68 |
| 01:59 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-68 |
| Subs | LSU | Andrew Angelo (PG), Bobby Ornelas (SG), Carl Fagan (PF) Stephen Powell, Nick Green, Gregory Griffin | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 01:48 | LSU | Nolan Deputy misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 68-68 |
| 01:47 | Rutgers | Carter Foreman gets the rebound | 68-68 |
| 01:31 | Rutgers | Allen Ordonez's fadeaway is rejected by Erik Showman | 68-68 |
| 01:30 | Rutgers | Jan Barry tips it home | 68-70 |
| 01:18 | LSU | Charles Walsh steals the ball from Carl Fagan | 68-70 |
| 00:50 | Rutgers | Allen Ordonez knocks in the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Carter Foreman | 68-72 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:25 | LSU | Erik Showman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-72 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Felix Lewis (SG) Allen Ordonez | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:23 | Rutgers | Carter Foreman is hacked by Andrew Angelo in the backcourt - foul #2 on Andrew Angelo, team foul #11 | 68-72 |
| 00:23 | Rutgers | Carter Foreman makes the 1st free throw | 68-73 |
| 00:23 | Rutgers | Carter Foreman makes the 2nd free throw | 68-74 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:15 | LSU | Andrew Angelo misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 68-74 |
| 00:13 | Rutgers | Jan Barry grabs the board | 68-74 |
| 00:13 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-74 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alan Oliverio (PG) Felix Lewis | |
| 00:12 | Rutgers | Carter Foreman is fouled in the backcourt by Bobby Ornelas - foul #5 on Bobby Ornelas, team foul #12 | 68-74 |
| Subs | LSU | Nick Green (SG) Bobby Ornelas | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:12 | Rutgers | Carter Foreman makes the 1st free throw | 68-75 |
| 00:12 | Rutgers | Carter Foreman makes the 2nd free throw | 68-76 |
| 00:06 | LSU | Andrew Angelo buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Carl Fagan | 71-76 |
| 00:05 | Rutgers | Alan Oliverio is hacked by Andrew Angelo in the backcourt - foul #3 on Andrew Angelo, team foul #13 | 71-76 |
| 00:05 | Rutgers | Alan Oliverio makes the 1st free throw | 71-77 |
| 00:05 | Rutgers | Alan Oliverio makes the 2nd free throw | 71-78 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Andrew Angelo hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 71-78 |