| Lineup | LSU | PG - Shelton Harber (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Joseph Kincheloe (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Binder (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Justin Thompson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Bruce Froelich (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Nathan Morse (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Lacefield (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Ervin Frias (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenny Zien (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Tomasini (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Richard Binder inbounds the ball | 31-33 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:51 | LSU | Joseph Kincheloe loses the ball out of bounds | 31-33 |
| 19:49 | Cincinnati | Shelton Harber steals the ball from Nathan Morse in the backcourt | 31-33 |
| 19:45 | LSU | Shelton Harber misses the lay-in | 31-33 |
| 19:44 | Cincinnati | James Lacefield grabs the defensive rebound | 31-33 |
| 19:26 | Cincinnati | Ervin Frias comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Justin Thompson - foul #1 on Justin Thompson, team foul #1 | 31-33 |
| 19:26 | Cincinnati | Ervin Frias makes the 1st free throw | 31-34 |
| 19:26 | Cincinnati | Ervin Frias makes the 2nd free throw | 31-35 |
| 19:13 | LSU | Bruce Froelich hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Nathan Morse - foul #3 on Nathan Morse, team foul #1 | 31-35 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Fenster (PG) Nathan Morse | |
| 19:13 | LSU | Bruce Froelich misses the 1st free throw | 31-35 |
| 19:13 | LSU | Bruce Froelich makes the 2nd free throw | 32-35 |
| 18:55 | Cincinnati | Justin Thompson takes the ball from Charles Tomasini | 32-35 |
| 18:41 | LSU | Shelton Harber misses long on a jumper from the left side | 32-35 |
| 18:39 | LSU | Justin Thompson tips it back up and in | 34-35 |
| 18:25 | Cincinnati | James Lacefield can't throw it down against a doubleteam but he's hacked by Joseph Kincheloe - foul #3 on Joseph Kincheloe, team foul #2 | 34-35 |
| 18:25 | Cincinnati | James Lacefield makes the 1st free throw | 34-36 |
| 18:25 | Cincinnati | James Lacefield makes the 2nd free throw | 34-37 |
| 18:07 | LSU | Bruce Froelich knocks in the jump hook in the lane | 36-37 |
| 17:43 | Cincinnati | Ervin Frias drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by James Lacefield | 36-40 |
| 17:31 | LSU | Bruce Froelich can't finish the layup | 36-40 |
| 17:30 | Cincinnati | Kenny Zien gets the rebound | 36-40 |
| 17:26 | Cincinnati | James Lacefield is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-40 |
| 17:25 | LSU | Justin Thompson grabs the board | 36-40 |
| 17:21 | LSU | Shelton Harber knocks in the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Binder | 38-40 |
| 17:03 | Cincinnati | James Lacefield misses the dunk over the doubleteam | 38-40 |
| 17:01 | LSU | Bruce Froelich gets the rebound | 38-40 |
| 16:47 | LSU | Shelton Harber lays it up and in | 40-40 |
| 16:32 | Cincinnati | Kenny Zien blows the layup but he's hacked by Justin Thompson - foul #2 on Justin Thompson, team foul #3 | 40-40 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Gilman (PG), Daniel Giles (SF), James Sherman (PF), Lewis Mason (C) Shelton Harber, Richard Binder, Justin Thompson, Bruce Froelich | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Everett Coulter (SG), Ralph Bradford (SF), William Schupp (C) James Lacefield, Ervin Frias, Charles Tomasini | |
| 16:32 | Cincinnati | Kenny Zien makes the 1st free throw | 40-41 |
| 16:32 | Cincinnati | Kenny Zien makes the 2nd free throw | 40-42 |
| 16:12 | LSU | Lewis Mason buries a fadeaway near the basket | 42-42 |
| 15:54 | Cincinnati | Kenny Zien is fouled on the floor by Lewis Mason - foul #3 on Lewis Mason, team foul #4 | 42-42 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Nathan Morse (PG), Ervin Frias (SF) Thomas Fenster, Kenny Zien | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Gilman (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joseph Kincheloe (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Daniel Giles (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Sherman (fresh) 3 reb. C - Lewis Mason (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Nathan Morse (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Everett Coulter (fresh) SF - Ervin Frias (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Ralph Bradford (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Schupp (fresh) 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:35 | Cincinnati | William Schupp can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 42-42 |
| 15:34 | LSU | Lewis Mason gets the rebound | 42-42 |
| 15:14 | LSU | Daniel Giles connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-42 |
| 15:00 | Cincinnati | Ervin Frias loses the dribble to Joseph Kincheloe | 45-42 |
| 14:44 | LSU | Robert Gilman comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 45-42 |
| 14:42 | Cincinnati | Ralph Bradford pulls down the rebound | 45-42 |
| 14:23 | Cincinnati | Ervin Frias connects on the turnaround from close range set up by Nathan Morse | 45-44 |
| 14:09 | LSU | Daniel Giles splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-44 |
| 14:08 | Cincinnati | Ralph Bradford gets the rebound | 45-44 |
| 14:03 | Cincinnati | Ervin Frias comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 45-44 |
| 14:02 | Cincinnati | Ralph Bradford hits the follow up shot | 45-46 |
| 13:49 | LSU | Everett Coulter steals it from Joseph Kincheloe | 45-46 |
| 13:45 | Cincinnati | Nathan Morse lays it in on a nice dish by Everett Coulter | 45-48 |
| 13:22 | LSU | Robert Gilman travels with the ball | 45-48 |
| Subs | LSU | Shelton Harber (PG), Richard Binder (SF), Justin Thompson (PF), Bruce Froelich (C) Robert Gilman, Daniel Giles, James Sherman, Lewis Mason | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Lacefield (SG), Thomas Fenster (SF), Kenny Zien (PF), Charles Tomasini (C) Everett Coulter, Ervin Frias, Ralph Bradford, William Schupp | |
| 13:04 | Cincinnati | Kenny Zien is open and scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Lacefield out of a doubleteam | 45-50 |
| 12:46 | LSU | Justin Thompson misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 45-50 |
| 12:44 | Cincinnati | Charles Tomasini pulls down the rebound | 45-50 |
| 12:22 | Cincinnati | Thomas Fenster throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-50 |
| 11:59 | LSU | Bruce Froelich connects on the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Shelton Harber | 47-50 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Shelton Harber (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Kincheloe (tiring) 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Richard Binder (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Justin Thompson (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Bruce Froelich (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Nathan Morse (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Lacefield (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Fenster (fresh) PF - Kenny Zien (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Tomasini (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Cincinnati | Kenny Zien jams it set up by Thomas Fenster | 47-52 |
| 11:35 | LSU | Justin Thompson clanks a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by James Lacefield - foul #1 on James Lacefield, team foul #2 | 47-52 |
| 11:35 | LSU | Justin Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 47-52 |
| 11:35 | LSU | Justin Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-52 |
| 11:10 | Cincinnati | Nathan Morse's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Bruce Froelich | 48-52 |
| 11:09 | LSU | The rebound goes to Bruce Froelich | 48-52 |
| 11:04 | LSU | Richard Binder misses the jumper from the baseline | 48-52 |
| 11:02 | LSU | Bruce Froelich tips it back up and in | 50-52 |
| 10:42 | Cincinnati | James Lacefield's fadeaway is rejected by Justin Thompson | 50-52 |
| 10:41 | LSU | The rebound goes to Bruce Froelich | 50-52 |
| 10:35 | LSU | Thomas Fenster is called for the reach on Richard Binder - foul #1 on Thomas Fenster, team foul #3 | 50-52 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Gilman (PG), Daniel Giles (SF), James Sherman (PF), Lewis Mason (C) Shelton Harber, Richard Binder, Justin Thompson, Bruce Froelich | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Everett Coulter (SG), Ervin Frias (SF), Ralph Bradford (PF), William Schupp (C) James Lacefield, Thomas Fenster, Kenny Zien, Charles Tomasini | |
| 10:23 | LSU | Robert Gilman is hacked by Nathan Morse - foul #4 on Nathan Morse, team foul #4 | 50-52 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Fenster (PG) Nathan Morse | |
| 10:11 | LSU | James Sherman makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Daniel Giles | 53-52 |
| 09:50 | Cincinnati | Ervin Frias makes the shot from the left wing | 53-54 |
| 09:38 | LSU | Robert Gilman comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 53-54 |
| 09:37 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Thomas Fenster | 53-54 |
| 09:33 | Cincinnati | Thomas Fenster misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 53-54 |
| 09:32 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Ervin Frias | 53-54 |
| 09:18 | Cincinnati | William Schupp connects on the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Thomas Fenster | 53-56 |
| 09:00 | LSU | Daniel Giles double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 53-56 |
| Subs | LSU | Shelton Harber (PG), Justin Thompson (PF) Robert Gilman, James Sherman | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Lacefield (SG), Charles Tomasini (PF) Everett Coulter, Ralph Bradford | |
| 08:40 | Cincinnati | Lewis Mason swats the short shot by William Schupp | 53-56 |
| 08:39 | Cincinnati | James Lacefield tips it home | 53-58 |
| 08:29 | LSU | Shelton Harber can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 53-58 |
| 08:27 | Cincinnati | James Lacefield grabs the defensive rebound | 53-58 |
| 08:13 | Cincinnati | William Schupp is whistled for traveling | 53-58 |
| Subs | LSU | Richard Binder (SF), Bruce Froelich (C) Daniel Giles, Lewis Mason | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kenny Zien (PF) William Schupp | |
| 08:04 | LSU | Joseph Kincheloe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-58 |
| 07:45 | Cincinnati | Kenny Zien scores on a shot in the paint on a great pass from James Lacefield | 53-60 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Shelton Harber (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Kincheloe (tired) 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Richard Binder (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Justin Thompson (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Bruce Froelich (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Thomas Fenster (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Lacefield (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ervin Frias (tiring) 11 pts. PF - Kenny Zien (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Tomasini (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:41 | LSU | Shelton Harber comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 53-60 |
| 07:39 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Binder | 53-60 |
| 07:25 | LSU | Thomas Fenster is called for the reach on Joseph Kincheloe - foul #2 on Thomas Fenster, team foul #5 | 53-60 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Gilman (PG), James Sherman (PF) Shelton Harber, Justin Thompson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Nathan Morse (PG), Everett Coulter (SG), Ralph Bradford (SF) Thomas Fenster, James Lacefield, Ervin Frias | |
| 07:13 | LSU | Robert Gilman misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-60 |
| 07:11 | Cincinnati | Charles Tomasini grabs the board | 53-60 |
| 06:49 | Cincinnati | Nathan Morse makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Everett Coulter | 53-63 |
| 06:34 | LSU | Robert Gilman misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 53-63 |
| 06:32 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Everett Coulter | 53-63 |
| 06:27 | Cincinnati | Nathan Morse comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-63 |
| 06:26 | LSU | Richard Binder snags the defensive board | 53-63 |
| 06:09 | LSU | Robert Gilman drills a shot from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Nathan Morse - foul #5 on Nathan Morse, team foul #6 | 55-63 |
| Subs | LSU | Daniel Giles (SF), Justin Thompson (PF), Lewis Mason (C) Richard Binder, James Sherman, Bruce Froelich | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Fenster (PG), James Lacefield (SG), Ervin Frias (SF), William Schupp (C) Nathan Morse, Everett Coulter, Kenny Zien, Charles Tomasini | |
| 06:09 | LSU | Robert Gilman makes the free throw | 56-63 |
| 05:44 | Cincinnati | Thomas Fenster scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by James Lacefield | 56-65 |
| 05:32 | LSU | Justin Thompson connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Gilman | 58-65 |
| 05:12 | Cincinnati | Thomas Fenster misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Robert Gilman - foul #1 on Robert Gilman, team foul #5 | 58-65 |
| Subs | LSU | Shelton Harber (PG) Robert Gilman | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kenny Zien (PF) Ralph Bradford | |
| 05:12 | Cincinnati | Thomas Fenster makes the 1st free throw | 58-66 |
| 05:12 | Cincinnati | Thomas Fenster misses the 2nd free throw | 58-66 |
| 05:12 | LSU | Justin Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 58-66 |
| 05:00 | LSU | Shelton Harber blows the layup | 58-66 |
| 04:58 | Cincinnati | James Lacefield snags the defensive board | 58-66 |
| 04:39 | Cincinnati | Kenny Zien misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Joseph Kincheloe - foul #4 on Joseph Kincheloe, team foul #6 | 58-66 |
| Subs | LSU | Richard Binder (SF), James Sherman (PF), Bruce Froelich (C) Daniel Giles, Justin Thompson, Lewis Mason | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Everett Coulter (SG) Ervin Frias | |
| 04:39 | Cincinnati | Kenny Zien makes the 1st free throw | 58-67 |
| 04:39 | Cincinnati | Kenny Zien misses the 2nd free throw | 58-67 |
| 04:39 | LSU | James Sherman gets the rebound | 58-67 |
| 04:34 | LSU | James Sherman clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-67 |
| 04:33 | Cincinnati | James Lacefield pulls down the rebound | 58-67 |
| 04:15 | Cincinnati | Shelton Harber steps in front of the Everett Coulter pass | 58-67 |
| 04:04 | LSU | Bruce Froelich hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Shelton Harber | 60-67 |
| 03:45 | Cincinnati | Thomas Fenster misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-67 |
| 03:43 | LSU | Bruce Froelich grabs the board | 60-67 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Shelton Harber (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Joseph Kincheloe (tired) 3 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - Richard Binder (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Sherman (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Bruce Froelich (fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - James Lacefield (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - Everett Coulter (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Fenster (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Kenny Zien (tiring) 17 pts. 4 reb. C - William Schupp (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:26 | LSU | Bruce Froelich can't connect on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Everett Coulter - foul #2 on Everett Coulter, team foul #7 | 60-67 |
| Subs | LSU | Daniel Giles (SG), Robert Gilman (SF), Justin Thompson (PF) Joseph Kincheloe, Richard Binder, James Sherman | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ervin Frias (SF), Ralph Bradford (PF), Charles Tomasini (C) James Lacefield, Kenny Zien, William Schupp | |
| 03:26 | LSU | Bruce Froelich misses the 1st free throw | 60-67 |
| 03:26 | LSU | Bruce Froelich misses the 2nd free throw | 60-67 |
| 03:26 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Ervin Frias | 60-67 |
| 02:59 | Cincinnati | Everett Coulter misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-67 |
| 02:57 | LSU | Bruce Froelich gets the rebound | 60-67 |
| 02:57 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-67 |
| Subs | LSU | Joseph Kincheloe (SG), Richard Binder (SF) Daniel Giles, Robert Gilman | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Lacefield (PG) Thomas Fenster | |
| 02:43 | LSU | Bruce Froelich travels with the ball | 60-67 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:41 | Cincinnati | James Lacefield's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-67 |
| 02:30 | LSU | Shelton Harber knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing and he's fouled by James Lacefield - foul #2 on James Lacefield, team foul #8 | 62-67 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | William Schupp (C) Ervin Frias | |
| 02:30 | LSU | Shelton Harber makes the free throw | 63-67 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:23 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-67 |
| 02:08 | Cincinnati | Everett Coulter misses the dunk attempt | 63-67 |
| 02:07 | LSU | The rebound goes to Justin Thompson | 63-67 |
| 02:02 | LSU | Richard Binder is fouled on the floor by Ralph Bradford - foul #3 on Ralph Bradford, team foul #9 | 63-67 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Fenster (PG) William Schupp | |
| 02:02 | LSU | Richard Binder makes the 1st free throw | 64-67 |
| 02:02 | LSU | Richard Binder misses the 2nd free throw | 64-67 |
| 02:02 | Cincinnati | Ralph Bradford grabs the defensive rebound | 64-67 |
| 02:00 | Cincinnati | Thomas Fenster is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Kincheloe - foul #5 on Joseph Kincheloe, team foul #7 | 64-67 |
| Subs | LSU | Daniel Giles (SG) Joseph Kincheloe | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ervin Frias (SF), Kenny Zien (PF) Everett Coulter, Ralph Bradford | |
| 02:00 | Cincinnati | Thomas Fenster misses the 1st free throw | 64-67 |
| 02:00 | LSU | Justin Thompson pulls down the rebound | 64-67 |
| 01:55 | LSU | Justin Thompson lays it up and in and he's hacked by Kenny Zien - foul #3 on Kenny Zien, team foul #10 | 66-67 |
| 01:55 | LSU | Justin Thompson makes the free throw | 67-67 |
| 01:38 | Cincinnati | Thomas Fenster makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from James Lacefield | 67-70 |
| 01:17 | LSU | Bruce Froelich comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 67-70 |
| 01:16 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Charles Tomasini | 67-70 |
| 00:58 | Cincinnati | Ervin Frias can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 67-70 |
| 00:57 | LSU | Shelton Harber snags the defensive board | 67-70 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:43 | LSU | Justin Thompson misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 67-70 |
| 00:42 | Cincinnati | Kenny Zien snags the defensive board | 67-70 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:20 | Cincinnati | Ervin Frias misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 67-70 |
| 00:19 | Cincinnati | Kenny Zien tips it home | 67-72 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:14 | LSU | Daniel Giles can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 67-72 |
| 00:13 | LSU | Justin Thompson gets the offensive rebound | 67-72 |
| 00:09 | LSU | Daniel Giles comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 67-72 |
| 00:08 | LSU | Justin Thompson snags the offensive board | 67-72 |
| 00:04 | LSU | Daniel Giles hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 67-72 |
| 00:03 | LSU | Bruce Froelich grabs the offensive rebound | 67-72 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Daniel Giles hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 70-72 |