| Lineup | LSU | PG - Joshua Weyer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rob Cline (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Thomas Parker (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kevin Ballance (fresh) 6 pts. C - Jonathan Procter (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Charles Walker (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Samuel Cornett (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Louis James (fresh) PF - Dale Seiler (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - John Alexander (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Thomas Parker inbounds the ball | 27-35 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | LSU | Thomas Parker clanks a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Louis James - foul #2 on Louis James, team foul #1 | 27-35 |
| 19:48 | LSU | Thomas Parker makes the 1st free throw | 28-35 |
| 19:48 | LSU | Thomas Parker misses the 2nd free throw | 28-35 |
| 19:48 | LSU | Kevin Ballance grabs the offensive board | 28-35 |
| 19:27 | LSU | Rob Cline connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Joshua Weyer | 31-35 |
| 19:00 | Tulsa | Dale Seiler shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Walker | 31-38 |
| 18:51 | LSU | Jonathan Procter buries a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Rob Cline | 33-38 |
| 18:38 | Tulsa | Dale Seiler clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 33-38 |
| 18:36 | LSU | Jonathan Procter pulls down the rebound | 33-38 |
| 18:21 | LSU | Thomas Parker buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Kevin Ballance | 35-38 |
| 18:03 | Tulsa | Dale Seiler shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 35-38 |
| 18:02 | LSU | Jonathan Procter snags the defensive board | 35-38 |
| 17:46 | LSU | Thomas Parker drills a jumpshot from the left side | 37-38 |
| 17:33 | Tulsa | John Alexander misses long on an open jumpshot from the left side | 37-38 |
| 17:32 | Tulsa | Dale Seiler snags the offensive board | 37-38 |
| 17:17 | Tulsa | Jonathan Procter takes the ball from John Alexander | 37-38 |
| 16:57 | LSU | Rob Cline knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Joshua Weyer | 39-38 |
| 16:47 | Tulsa | John Alexander hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 39-38 |
| 16:45 | LSU | The rebound goes to Thomas Parker | 39-38 |
| 16:18 | LSU | Rob Cline clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-38 |
| 16:17 | LSU | Joshua Weyer tips it back up and in | 41-38 |
| 15:57 | Tulsa | John Alexander connects on the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Charles Walker | 41-40 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Joshua Weyer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rob Cline (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Parker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Kevin Ballance (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Jonathan Procter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Charles Walker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Samuel Cornett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Louis James (fairly fresh) PF - Dale Seiler (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. C - John Alexander (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:44 | LSU | Thomas Parker knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-40 |
| 15:32 | Tulsa | Dale Seiler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-40 |
| Subs | LSU | Anthony Kennedy (PG), Steve Pennington (SG), John Dion (SF), James Halligan (PF), Michael Nobles (C) Joshua Weyer, Rob Cline, Thomas Parker, Kevin Ballance, Jonathan Procter | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Corey Harris (PG), David Jefferson (SG), Piao Wang (SF), Eddie Murphy (PF), Donald Mathes (C) Charles Walker, Samuel Cornett, Louis James, Dale Seiler, John Alexander | |
| 15:13 | LSU | Michael Nobles's pass is intercepted by Eddie Murphy | 44-40 |
| 15:04 | Tulsa | Donald Mathes hits the finger roll on a great pass from Corey Harris | 44-42 |
| 14:41 | LSU | Anthony Kennedy misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 44-42 |
| 14:39 | LSU | James Halligan tips it back up and in | 46-42 |
| 14:20 | Tulsa | Donald Mathes hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 46-42 |
| 14:19 | LSU | James Halligan grabs the defensive rebound | 46-42 |
| 14:08 | LSU | James Halligan misses the lay-in but the foul's on Donald Mathes - foul #1 on Donald Mathes, team foul #2 | 46-42 |
| 14:08 | LSU | James Halligan makes the 1st free throw | 47-42 |
| 14:08 | LSU | James Halligan makes the 2nd free throw | 48-42 |
| 13:53 | Tulsa | John Dion steps in front of the Piao Wang pass | 48-42 |
| 13:50 | LSU | Anthony Kennedy lays it in on a nice dish by John Dion | 50-42 |
| 13:37 | Tulsa | James Halligan is called for the reach on Eddie Murphy - foul #4 on James Halligan, team foul #1 | 50-42 |
| Subs | LSU | Jonathan Procter (C) James Halligan | |
| Subs | Tulsa | William Carlson (PF) Eddie Murphy | |
| 13:25 | Tulsa | David Jefferson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-42 |
| 13:23 | LSU | The rebound goes to Steve Pennington | 50-42 |
| 13:04 | LSU | John Dion is fouled on the floor by Piao Wang - foul #1 on Piao Wang, team foul #3 | 50-42 |
| Subs | LSU | Joshua Weyer (PG), Rob Cline (SG), Kevin Ballance (PF) Anthony Kennedy, Steve Pennington, Michael Nobles | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Samuel Cornett (SG), Louis James (SF), Dale Seiler (PF), John Alexander (C) David Jefferson, Piao Wang, William Carlson, Donald Mathes | |
| 12:54 | LSU | Joshua Weyer is fouled on the floor by Corey Harris - foul #2 on Corey Harris, team foul #4 | 50-42 |
| Subs | LSU | Thomas Parker (SF) John Dion | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 12:36 | LSU | Thomas Parker misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-42 |
| 12:34 | Tulsa | Samuel Cornett snags the defensive board | 50-42 |
| 12:28 | Tulsa | Dale Seiler shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by John Alexander | 50-45 |
| 12:03 | LSU | Rob Cline misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-45 |
| 12:01 | LSU | Joshua Weyer tips it home | 52-45 |
| 11:49 | Tulsa | Samuel Cornett hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Louis James | 52-48 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Joshua Weyer (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rob Cline (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Parker (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Kevin Ballance (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Jonathan Procter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Corey Harris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Samuel Cornett (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Louis James (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Dale Seiler (fresh) 18 pts. 4 reb. C - John Alexander (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:33 | LSU | Kevin Ballance misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 52-48 |
| 11:31 | Tulsa | Dale Seiler pulls down the rebound | 52-48 |
| 11:12 | Tulsa | Dale Seiler shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-48 |
| 11:11 | LSU | Thomas Parker pulls down the rebound | 52-48 |
| 10:56 | LSU | Joshua Weyer is whistled for a carry | 52-48 |
| Subs | LSU | Anthony Kennedy (PG), Steve Pennington (SG), John Dion (SF), Michael Nobles (PF) Joshua Weyer, Rob Cline, Thomas Parker, Kevin Ballance | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Charles Walker (PG), David Jefferson (SG), Piao Wang (SF), Eddie Murphy (PF), Donald Mathes (C) Corey Harris, Samuel Cornett, Louis James, Dale Seiler, John Alexander | |
| 10:47 | Tulsa | Donald Mathes can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 52-48 |
| 10:45 | LSU | Michael Nobles pulls down the rebound | 52-48 |
| 10:39 | LSU | Jonathan Procter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-48 |
| 10:16 | Tulsa | The pull-up jumper by Charles Walker is blocked by Jonathan Procter | 52-48 |
| 10:15 | LSU | John Dion gets the rebound | 52-48 |
| 09:58 | LSU | Steve Pennington is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Steve Pennington, team foul #2 | 52-48 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Samuel Cornett (SG), Dale Seiler (PF) David Jefferson, Eddie Murphy | |
| 09:45 | Tulsa | Charles Walker makes the wide open 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Dale Seiler | 52-51 |
| 09:30 | LSU | Jonathan Procter misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 52-51 |
| 09:29 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Samuel Cornett | 52-51 |
| 09:24 | Tulsa | Charles Walker misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Michael Nobles - foul #2 on Michael Nobles, team foul #3 | 52-51 |
| Subs | LSU | Kevin Ballance (C) Jonathan Procter | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Louis James (SF) Piao Wang | |
| 09:24 | Tulsa | Charles Walker makes the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 09:24 | Tulsa | Charles Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 52-53 |
| 09:09 | LSU | Steve Pennington drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-53 |
| 08:45 | Tulsa | Dale Seiler scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Samuel Cornett | 55-56 |
| 08:32 | LSU | Anthony Kennedy comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-56 |
| 08:30 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Donald Mathes | 55-56 |
| 08:13 | Tulsa | Donald Mathes is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Donald Mathes, team foul #5 | 55-56 |
| Subs | LSU | Joshua Weyer (PG), Rob Cline (SG), Thomas Parker (SF), Jonathan Procter (C) Anthony Kennedy, Steve Pennington, John Dion, Michael Nobles | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Corey Harris (PG), David Jefferson (SG), Eddie Murphy (PF), John Alexander (C) Charles Walker, Samuel Cornett, Dale Seiler, Donald Mathes | |
| 07:57 | LSU | Rob Cline's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-56 |
| Subs | LSU | James Halligan (PF) Kevin Ballance | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Piao Wang (SF) Louis James | |
| 07:31 | Tulsa | Corey Harris hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 55-56 |
| 07:29 | LSU | James Halligan pulls down the rebound | 55-56 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Joshua Weyer (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rob Cline (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Parker (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. PF - James Halligan (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Jonathan Procter (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Corey Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Jefferson (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Piao Wang (fresh) PF - Eddie Murphy (fresh) C - John Alexander (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:11 | LSU | James Halligan drills a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Joshua Weyer | 57-56 |
| 06:47 | Tulsa | John Alexander misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Jonathan Procter - foul #2 on Jonathan Procter, team foul #4 | 57-56 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Nobles (C) Jonathan Procter | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Charles Walker (PG), Samuel Cornett (SG), Louis James (SF), Dale Seiler (PF) Corey Harris, David Jefferson, Piao Wang, Eddie Murphy | |
| 06:47 | Tulsa | John Alexander misses the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 06:47 | Tulsa | John Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| 06:36 | LSU | Joshua Weyer double dribbles | 57-57 |
| 06:15 | Tulsa | Dale Seiler is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 57-57 |
| 06:13 | LSU | The rebound goes to James Halligan | 57-57 |
| 06:08 | LSU | Rob Cline buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-57 |
| 06:01 | Tulsa | John Alexander misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 60-57 |
| 06:00 | LSU | James Halligan snags the defensive board | 60-57 |
| 05:31 | LSU | James Halligan is called for a pushoff foul - foul #5 on James Halligan, team foul #5 | 60-57 |
| Subs | LSU | Anthony Kennedy (PG), Steve Pennington (SG), John Dion (SF), Kevin Ballance (PF), Jonathan Procter (C) Joshua Weyer, Rob Cline, Thomas Parker, James Halligan, Michael Nobles | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Corey Harris (PG), Donald Mathes (C) Charles Walker, John Alexander | |
| 05:15 | Tulsa | Dale Seiler is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 60-57 |
| 05:14 | LSU | Kevin Ballance pulls down the rebound | 60-57 |
| 05:09 | LSU | Anthony Kennedy drills a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Steve Pennington and he's hacked by Corey Harris - foul #3 on Corey Harris, team foul #6 | 62-57 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Piao Wang (SF) Louis James | |
| 05:09 | LSU | Anthony Kennedy misses the free throw | 62-57 |
| 05:09 | Tulsa | Donald Mathes gets the rebound | 62-57 |
| 04:49 | Tulsa | Dale Seiler can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-57 |
| 04:47 | LSU | John Dion pulls down the rebound | 62-57 |
| 04:42 | LSU | Dale Seiler steals the ball from Anthony Kennedy | 62-57 |
| 04:19 | Tulsa | Corey Harris knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Dale Seiler | 62-59 |
| 04:13 | LSU | Kevin Ballance hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Dale Seiler - foul #2 on Dale Seiler, team foul #7 | 62-59 |
| Subs | LSU | Joshua Weyer (PG), Michael Nobles (C) Steve Pennington, Jonathan Procter | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Charles Walker (PG), David Jefferson (SG), Louis James (SF), Eddie Murphy (PF) Corey Harris, Samuel Cornett, Piao Wang, Dale Seiler | |
| 04:13 | LSU | Kevin Ballance makes the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 04:13 | LSU | Kevin Ballance makes the 2nd free throw | 64-59 |
| 03:59 | Tulsa | Donald Mathes knocks in the jump hook from the right block | 64-61 |
| 03:40 | LSU | Louis James is called for the reach on John Dion - foul #3 on Louis James, team foul #8 | 64-61 |
| Subs | LSU | Rob Cline (SG) Anthony Kennedy | |
| Subs | Tulsa | John Alexander (C) Eddie Murphy | |
| 03:40 | LSU | John Dion makes the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 03:40 | LSU | John Dion makes the 2nd free throw | 66-61 |
| 03:29 | Tulsa | Charles Walker clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 66-61 |
| 03:27 | Tulsa | Charles Walker tips it back up and in | 66-63 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Joshua Weyer (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Rob Cline (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Dion (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Nobles (fresh) 3 reb. C - Kevin Ballance (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Charles Walker (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Jefferson (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Louis James (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Donald Mathes (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - John Alexander (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:05 | LSU | Rob Cline is hacked by John Alexander - foul #2 on John Alexander, team foul #9 | 66-63 |
| Subs | LSU | Thomas Parker (SF) John Dion | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Eddie Murphy (PF) Donald Mathes | |
| 03:05 | LSU | Rob Cline makes the 1st free throw | 67-63 |
| 03:05 | LSU | Rob Cline misses the 2nd free throw | 67-63 |
| 03:05 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Ballance | 67-63 |
| 02:45 | LSU | Rob Cline can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 67-63 |
| 02:44 | LSU | Kevin Ballance hits the follow up shot | 69-63 |
| 02:44 | Tulsa | Tulsa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-63 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Samuel Cornett (SG), Dale Seiler (PF) David Jefferson, Eddie Murphy | |
| 02:21 | Tulsa | Samuel Cornett misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 69-63 |
| 02:19 | LSU | Michael Nobles pulls down the rebound | 69-63 |
| 02:15 | LSU | Joshua Weyer is fouled on the floor by Samuel Cornett - foul #2 on Samuel Cornett, team foul #10 | 69-63 |
| Subs | LSU | Jonathan Procter (C) Kevin Ballance | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 02:15 | LSU | Joshua Weyer makes the 1st free throw | 70-63 |
| 02:15 | LSU | Joshua Weyer misses the 2nd free throw | 70-63 |
| 02:15 | Tulsa | John Alexander grabs the defensive rebound | 70-63 |
| 01:52 | Tulsa | John Alexander makes the runner from the left block | 70-65 |
| 01:47 | LSU | Rob Cline misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 70-65 |
| 01:45 | Tulsa | Dale Seiler pulls down the rebound | 70-65 |
| 01:19 | Tulsa | Dale Seiler makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Charles Walker | 70-68 |
| 01:02 | LSU | Thomas Parker makes the runner near the basket set up by Rob Cline | 72-68 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:42 | Tulsa | Samuel Cornett hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the right wing | 72-68 |
| 00:40 | LSU | The rebound goes to Michael Nobles | 72-68 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:39 | LSU | Michael Nobles is hacked by Charles Walker in the backcourt - foul #4 on Charles Walker, team foul #11 | 72-68 |
| 00:39 | LSU | Michael Nobles makes the 1st free throw | 73-68 |
| 00:39 | LSU | Michael Nobles makes the 2nd free throw | 74-68 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:33 | Tulsa | Dale Seiler clanks a 3 from the right wing | 74-68 |
| 00:31 | LSU | Joshua Weyer grabs the board | 74-68 |
| 00:29 | LSU | Joshua Weyer is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Walker - foul #5 on Charles Walker, team foul #12 | 74-68 |
| Subs | LSU | Kevin Ballance (PF) Michael Nobles | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Corey Harris (PG) Charles Walker | |
| 00:29 | LSU | Joshua Weyer misses the 1st free throw | 74-68 |
| 00:29 | LSU | Joshua Weyer makes the 2nd free throw | 75-68 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:22 | Tulsa | Jonathan Procter steps in front of the Louis James pass | 75-68 |
| 00:20 | LSU | Jonathan Procter is fouled in the backcourt by Corey Harris - foul #4 on Corey Harris, team foul #13 | 75-68 |
| 00:20 | LSU | Jonathan Procter makes the 1st free throw | 76-68 |
| 00:20 | LSU | Jonathan Procter makes the 2nd free throw | 77-68 |
| 00:15 | Tulsa | Samuel Cornett misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 77-68 |
| 00:14 | Tulsa | John Alexander snags the offensive board | 77-68 |
| 00:10 | Tulsa | Jonathan Procter steps in front of the Samuel Cornett pass | 77-68 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:07 | LSU | Jonathan Procter is fouled in the backcourt by Corey Harris - foul #5 on Corey Harris, team foul #14 | 77-68 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | David Jefferson (PG) Corey Harris | |
| 00:07 | LSU | Jonathan Procter misses the 1st free throw | 77-68 |
| 00:07 | LSU | Jonathan Procter misses the 2nd free throw | 77-68 |
| 00:07 | Tulsa | John Alexander grabs the defensive rebound | 77-68 |
| 00:00 | Tulsa | Dale Seiler evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 from the left wing | 77-71 |