| Lineup | LSU | PG - Allen Dang (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Whittle (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Douglas Wydra (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Eby (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Roberson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Glen Blind (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sheng Mang (fresh) 10 pts. SF - John Williams (fresh) PF - Randall Sieminski (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Nathan Stone (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Missouri | John Williams inbounds the ball | 33-26 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:41 | Missouri | Randall Sieminski drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Glen Blind | 33-28 |
| 19:24 | LSU | Nathan Stone is called for the reach on James Eby - foul #2 on Nathan Stone, team foul #1 | 33-28 |
| 19:00 | LSU | Douglas Wydra works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 33-28 |
| 18:58 | LSU | Allen Dang tips it back up and in | 35-28 |
| 18:39 | Missouri | Randall Sieminski misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 35-28 |
| 18:37 | LSU | The rebound goes to John Whittle | 35-28 |
| 18:09 | LSU | Allen Dang's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-28 |
| 17:51 | Missouri | Glen Blind hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on James Eby - foul #2 on James Eby, team foul #1 | 35-28 |
| 17:51 | Missouri | Glen Blind misses the 1st free throw | 35-28 |
| 17:51 | Missouri | Glen Blind misses the 2nd free throw | 35-28 |
| 17:51 | LSU | James Eby gets the rebound | 35-28 |
| 17:28 | LSU | Robert Roberson misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 35-28 |
| 17:27 | LSU | John Whittle tips it back up and in | 37-28 |
| 17:14 | Missouri | Randall Sieminski misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by James Eby - foul #3 on James Eby, team foul #2 | 37-28 |
| Subs | LSU | Wade Kim (PF) James Eby | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 17:14 | Missouri | Randall Sieminski makes the 1st free throw | 37-29 |
| 17:14 | Missouri | Randall Sieminski makes the 2nd free throw | 37-30 |
| 16:50 | LSU | Allen Dang evades the doubleteam and hits a driving attempt from the baseline and he's fouled by John Williams - foul #2 on John Williams, team foul #2 | 39-30 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Missouri | Kenneth Bristow (PG) Glen Blind | |
| 16:50 | LSU | Allen Dang misses the free throw | 39-30 |
| 16:50 | Missouri | Nathan Stone snags the defensive board | 39-30 |
| 16:38 | Missouri | Sheng Mang knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Kenneth Bristow | 39-33 |
| 16:09 | LSU | Robert Roberson misses the driving attempt from close range | 39-33 |
| 16:07 | Missouri | Sheng Mang snags the defensive board | 39-33 |
| 16:00 | Missouri | Wade Kim swats the layup by Randall Sieminski | 39-33 |
| 15:58 | LSU | Robert Roberson gets the rebound | 39-33 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Allen Dang (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Whittle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Wydra (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Wade Kim (fresh) 8 pts. C - Robert Roberson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Kenneth Bristow (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sheng Mang (fresh) 13 pts. SF - John Williams (fairly fresh) PF - Randall Sieminski (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Nathan Stone (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:42 | LSU | Allen Dang misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-33 |
| 15:40 | LSU | Douglas Wydra snags the offensive board | 39-33 |
| 15:18 | LSU | Douglas Wydra hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Allen Dang | 41-33 |
| 15:05 | Missouri | Randall Sieminski hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Wade Kim - foul #3 on Wade Kim, team foul #3 | 41-33 |
| Subs | LSU | Johnny Edward (PG), Jeremiah Messersmith (SG), James Eby (PF) Allen Dang, John Whittle, Robert Roberson | |
| Subs | Missouri | Glen Blind (PG), Shane McColgan (C) Kenneth Bristow, Nathan Stone | |
| 15:05 | Missouri | Randall Sieminski misses the 1st free throw | 41-33 |
| 15:05 | Missouri | Randall Sieminski makes the 2nd free throw | 41-34 |
| 14:43 | LSU | Wade Kim misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 41-34 |
| 14:41 | Missouri | Shane McColgan pulls down the rebound | 41-34 |
| 14:26 | Missouri | Glen Blind throws it down on a great pass from Sheng Mang | 41-36 |
| 14:06 | LSU | Douglas Wydra misses the lay-in | 41-36 |
| 14:05 | Missouri | Shane McColgan pulls down the rebound | 41-36 |
| 13:49 | Missouri | John Williams misses the easy layup | 41-36 |
| 13:47 | LSU | Wade Kim grabs the defensive rebound | 41-36 |
| 13:19 | LSU | Johnny Edward knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Wade Kim | 44-36 |
| 12:50 | Missouri | Johnny Edward picks off the pass by Glen Blind | 44-36 |
| 12:25 | LSU | Johnny Edward misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-36 |
| 12:23 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Shane McColgan | 44-36 |
| 12:05 | Missouri | Glen Blind scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Sheng Mang | 44-39 |
| 11:40 | LSU | Douglas Wydra misses the lay-in | 44-39 |
| 11:39 | Missouri | Sheng Mang pulls down the rebound | 44-39 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Johnny Edward (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeremiah Messersmith (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Douglas Wydra (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Eby (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Wade Kim (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Glen Blind (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sheng Mang (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Williams (tiring) PF - Randall Sieminski (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Shane McColgan (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Missouri | Glen Blind hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 44-39 |
| 11:33 | Missouri | Shane McColgan can't tip it in | 44-39 |
| 11:31 | LSU | The rebound goes to James Eby | 44-39 |
| 11:02 | LSU | Douglas Wydra hits the finger roll against a doubleteam on a great pass from Johnny Edward and the foul's on John Williams - foul #3 on John Williams, team foul #3 | 46-39 |
| Subs | LSU | Allen Dang (PG), John Whittle (SG), Robert Roberson (C) Johnny Edward, Jeremiah Messersmith, Wade Kim | |
| Subs | Missouri | Kenneth Bristow (PG), Edwin Raybon (SG), Hilton Bryant (SF), Ben Mote (PF), Nathan Stone (C) Glen Blind, Sheng Mang, John Williams, Randall Sieminski, Shane McColgan | |
| 11:02 | LSU | Douglas Wydra makes the free throw | 47-39 |
| 10:34 | Missouri | Kenneth Bristow hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but the foul's on Douglas Wydra - foul #1 on Douglas Wydra, team foul #4 | 47-39 |
| 10:34 | Missouri | Kenneth Bristow makes the 1st free throw | 47-40 |
| 10:34 | Missouri | Kenneth Bristow makes the 2nd free throw | 47-41 |
| 10:09 | LSU | Nathan Stone steals it from Allen Dang | 47-41 |
| 10:01 | Missouri | Nathan Stone's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-41 |
| Subs | LSU | Johnny Edward (PG) Douglas Wydra | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 09:35 | LSU | Allen Dang is fouled on the floor by Edwin Raybon - foul #1 on Edwin Raybon, team foul #4 | 47-41 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Missouri | Sheng Mang (SG), Randall Sieminski (PF) Hilton Bryant, Ben Mote | |
| 09:18 | LSU | Allen Dang misses the fadeaway near the basket | 47-41 |
| 09:17 | LSU | Johnny Edward grabs the offensive board | 47-41 |
| 08:51 | LSU | Allen Dang shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from James Eby | 49-41 |
| 08:29 | Missouri | Sheng Mang misses the 3 from the right corner | 49-41 |
| 08:27 | Missouri | Nathan Stone can't tip it in | 49-41 |
| 08:25 | LSU | Allen Dang pulls down the rebound | 49-41 |
| 08:07 | LSU | John Whittle hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 49-41 |
| 08:06 | Missouri | Randall Sieminski grabs the board | 49-41 |
| 07:43 | Missouri | Kenneth Bristow is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Kenneth Bristow, team foul #5 | 49-41 |
| Subs | LSU | Jeremiah Messersmith (SG), Douglas Wydra (SF), Wade Kim (PF) Johnny Edward, John Whittle, James Eby | |
| Subs | Missouri | Glen Blind (PG), John Williams (SF) Kenneth Bristow, Edwin Raybon | |
| 07:24 | LSU | Robert Roberson buries a runner from the right block | 51-41 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Allen Dang (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeremiah Messersmith (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Douglas Wydra (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wade Kim (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. C - Robert Roberson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Glen Blind (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sheng Mang (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Randall Sieminski (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Nathan Stone (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Missouri | Randall Sieminski buries a floater in the lane | 51-43 |
| 06:55 | LSU | Allen Dang clanks a floater from the left wing | 51-43 |
| 06:53 | Missouri | Nathan Stone pulls down the rebound | 51-43 |
| 06:37 | Missouri | Robert Roberson swats the dunk try by Randall Sieminski | 51-43 |
| 06:35 | Missouri | Glen Blind tips it home | 51-45 |
| 06:10 | LSU | Robert Roberson hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Wade Kim | 53-45 |
| 05:49 | Missouri | Randall Sieminski lays it in on a nice dish by Glen Blind | 53-47 |
| 05:27 | LSU | A charge is called on Robert Roberson - foul #1 on Robert Roberson, team foul #5 | 53-47 |
| Subs | LSU | Johnny Edward (PG), John Whittle (SG), James Eby (PF) Allen Dang, Jeremiah Messersmith, Robert Roberson | |
| Subs | Missouri | Edwin Raybon (SG), Ben Mote (PF), Shane McColgan (C) Sheng Mang, Randall Sieminski, Nathan Stone | |
| 05:07 | Missouri | Glen Blind clanks a 3 from the right wing | 53-47 |
| 05:06 | LSU | The rebound goes to Douglas Wydra | 53-47 |
| 04:55 | LSU | Johnny Edward misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 53-47 |
| 04:54 | Missouri | Glen Blind snags the defensive board | 53-47 |
| 04:33 | Missouri | Glen Blind throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-47 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Missouri | Sheng Mang (SG) Edwin Raybon | |
| 04:15 | LSU | Wade Kim is denied on a layup by Ben Mote | 53-47 |
| 04:14 | Missouri | Glen Blind pulls down the rebound | 53-47 |
| 04:02 | Missouri | Shane McColgan blows the layup | 53-47 |
| 04:00 | Missouri | Ben Mote grabs the offensive board | 53-47 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:52 | Missouri | Glen Blind hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 53-47 |
| 03:50 | LSU | Wade Kim gets the rebound | 53-47 |
| 03:38 | LSU | Ben Mote is called for the reach on James Eby - foul #1 on Ben Mote, team foul #6 | 53-47 |
| Subs | LSU | Allen Dang (SF), Robert Roberson (C) Douglas Wydra, Wade Kim | |
| Subs | Missouri | Kenneth Bristow (PG), Edwin Raybon (SF) Glen Blind, John Williams | |
| 03:26 | LSU | Robert Roberson scores on a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Johnny Edward | 55-47 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Johnny Edward (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Whittle (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allen Dang (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. PF - James Eby (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Roberson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Kenneth Bristow (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sheng Mang (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edwin Raybon (fresh) PF - Ben Mote (fresh) C - Shane McColgan (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Missouri | Sheng Mang buries a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Edwin Raybon | 55-49 |
| 02:51 | LSU | Allen Dang works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Sheng Mang - foul #3 on Sheng Mang, team foul #7 | 55-49 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Missouri | Randall Sieminski (PF), Nathan Stone (C) Ben Mote, Shane McColgan | |
| 02:51 | LSU | Allen Dang makes the 1st free throw | 56-49 |
| 02:51 | LSU | Allen Dang makes the 2nd free throw | 57-49 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:49 | Missouri | Missouri calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-49 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Missouri | Glen Blind (PG), John Williams (SF) Kenneth Bristow, Edwin Raybon | |
| 02:40 | Missouri | Sheng Mang lays it in | 57-51 |
| 02:14 | LSU | Johnny Edward misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 57-51 |
| 02:13 | LSU | Robert Roberson tips it but misses | 57-51 |
| 02:12 | Missouri | Glen Blind snags the defensive board | 57-51 |
| 02:02 | Missouri | Randall Sieminski misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Robert Roberson - foul #2 on Robert Roberson, team foul #6 | 57-51 |
| Subs | LSU | Douglas Wydra (SF), Wade Kim (PF) Johnny Edward, James Eby | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 02:02 | Missouri | Randall Sieminski misses the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 02:02 | Missouri | Randall Sieminski makes the 2nd free throw | 57-52 |
| 01:38 | LSU | Douglas Wydra throws it down | 59-52 |
| 01:29 | Missouri | Randall Sieminski can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 59-52 |
| 01:28 | Missouri | John Williams gets the offensive rebound | 59-52 |
| 01:15 | Missouri | Sheng Mang is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on Sheng Mang, team foul #8 | 59-52 |
| Subs | LSU | James Eby (PF) Wade Kim | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:50 | LSU | Robert Roberson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Nathan Stone - foul #3 on Nathan Stone, team foul #9 | 59-52 |
| 00:50 | LSU | Robert Roberson misses the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 00:50 | LSU | Robert Roberson makes the 2nd free throw | 60-52 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:46 | Missouri | Glen Blind clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-52 |
| 00:44 | LSU | James Eby grabs the defensive rebound | 60-52 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:43 | LSU | James Eby is fouled in the backcourt by Glen Blind - foul #1 on Glen Blind, team foul #10 | 60-52 |
| Subs | LSU | Johnny Edward (PG), Jeremiah Messersmith (SG) John Whittle, Douglas Wydra | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 00:43 | LSU | James Eby makes the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 00:43 | LSU | James Eby makes the 2nd free throw | 62-52 |
| 00:37 | Missouri | Sheng Mang drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-55 |
| 00:37 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-55 |
| 00:36 | LSU | Jeremiah Messersmith is hacked by Glen Blind in the backcourt - foul #2 on Glen Blind, team foul #11 | 62-55 |
| 00:36 | LSU | Jeremiah Messersmith makes the 1st free throw | 63-55 |
| 00:36 | LSU | Jeremiah Messersmith misses the 2nd free throw | 63-55 |
| 00:36 | Missouri | Sheng Mang snags the defensive board | 63-55 |
| 00:28 | Missouri | Sheng Mang misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 63-55 |
| 00:26 | Missouri | Sheng Mang gets the offensive rebound | 63-55 |
| 00:22 | Missouri | Glen Blind knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 63-58 |
| 00:22 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-58 |
| Subs | LSU | Douglas Wydra (SF) Jeremiah Messersmith | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:21 | LSU | Allen Dang is hacked by Glen Blind in the backcourt - foul #3 on Glen Blind, team foul #12 | 63-58 |
| 00:21 | LSU | Allen Dang makes the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 00:21 | LSU | Allen Dang misses the 2nd free throw | 64-58 |
| 00:21 | Missouri | Sheng Mang snags the defensive board | 64-58 |
| 00:15 | Missouri | Allen Dang picks off the pass by Sheng Mang | 64-58 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:14 | LSU | Allen Dang is fouled in the backcourt by Glen Blind - foul #4 on Glen Blind, team foul #13 | 64-58 |
| 00:14 | LSU | Allen Dang misses the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 00:14 | LSU | Allen Dang misses the 2nd free throw | 64-58 |
| 00:14 | Missouri | Randall Sieminski pulls down the rebound | 64-58 |
| 00:08 | Missouri | Allen Dang is called for the reach on Glen Blind - foul #3 on Allen Dang, team foul #7 | 64-58 |
| Subs | LSU | John Whittle (SG) Johnny Edward | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 00:08 | Missouri | Glen Blind misses the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 00:08 | LSU | Robert Roberson snags the defensive board | 64-58 |
| 00:05 | LSU | Robert Roberson is hacked by Glen Blind in the backcourt - foul #5 on Glen Blind, team foul #14 | 64-58 |
| Subs | LSU | Johnny Edward (SG) John Whittle | |
| Subs | Missouri | Kenneth Bristow (PG) Glen Blind | |
| 00:05 | LSU | Robert Roberson makes the 1st free throw | 65-58 |
| 00:05 | LSU | Robert Roberson makes the 2nd free throw | 66-58 |
| 00:00 | Missouri | Sheng Mang misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 66-58 |