| Lineup | Loyola (MD) | PG - John Malusky (fresh) SG - John Avitia (fresh) SF - Donald Braxton (fresh) PF - Terry Hill (fresh) C - Robert Pendergast (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Bryan Sutera (fresh) SG - Dikembe Ali (fresh) SF - John Sweeney (fresh) PF - Jesse Hanna (fresh) C - Jessie Duke (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Loyola (MD) | Robert Pendergast wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Loyola (MD) | Loyola (MD) is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:51 | Loyola (MD) | Donald Braxton misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:49 | LSU | Dikembe Ali grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | LSU | Jesse Hanna is fouled on the floor by Terry Hill - foul #1 on Terry Hill, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | LSU | Bryan Sutera connects on the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Dikembe Ali | 0-3 |
| 19:15 | Loyola (MD) | John Avitia can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 0-3 |
| 19:13 | Loyola (MD) | Donald Braxton grabs the offensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 19:03 | Loyola (MD) | Donald Braxton clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-3 |
| 19:01 | LSU | The rebound goes to Jessie Duke | 0-3 |
| 18:40 | LSU | Jesse Hanna double dribbles | 0-3 |
| 18:22 | Loyola (MD) | John Avitia misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-3 |
| 18:20 | LSU | The rebound goes to Jesse Hanna | 0-3 |
| 18:00 | LSU | Jesse Hanna can't connect on a shot in the paint | 0-3 |
| 17:58 | Loyola (MD) | John Avitia pulls down the rebound | 0-3 |
| 17:48 | Loyola (MD) | Terry Hill's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-3 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Carmelo Hernandez (PF) Terry Hill | |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Troup (PG), Peter Quintanilla (SF), Ronnie Meyer (PF), Frank Bergum (C) Bryan Sutera, Dikembe Ali, Jesse Hanna, Jessie Duke | |
| 17:30 | LSU | Peter Quintanilla banks in the layup | 0-5 |
| 17:08 | Loyola (MD) | Ronnie Meyer takes the ball from John Avitia | 0-5 |
| 16:48 | LSU | Robert Pendergast picks off the pass by Ronnie Meyer | 0-5 |
| 16:30 | Loyola (MD) | John Avitia drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 3-5 |
| 16:11 | LSU | John Sweeney misses short on a jumper from the left block | 3-5 |
| 16:10 | LSU | John Sweeney snags the offensive board | 3-5 |
| 15:52 | LSU | Frank Bergum misses the easy layup | 3-5 |
| 15:50 | LSU | Frank Bergum gets the offensive rebound | 3-5 |
| Lineup | Loyola (MD) | PG - John Malusky (fairly fresh) SG - John Avitia (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Donald Braxton (fairly fresh) PF - Carmelo Hernandez (fresh) C - Robert Pendergast (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Gary Troup (fresh) SG - John Sweeney (fresh) SF - Peter Quintanilla (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronnie Meyer (fresh) C - Frank Bergum (fresh) | |
| 15:26 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer is hacked by Donald Braxton - foul #1 on Donald Braxton, team foul #2 | 3-5 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Floyd Nance (PG), Tom Tussey (SG), Donnie Truett (SF), Terry Hill (PF) John Malusky, John Avitia, Donald Braxton, Robert Pendergast | |
| Subs | LSU | Bryan Sutera (PG), Dikembe Ali (SG), Jesse Hanna (SF), Jessie Duke (C) Gary Troup, John Sweeney, Peter Quintanilla, Frank Bergum | |
| 15:20 | LSU | Dikembe Ali hits a driving attempt from close range | 3-7 |
| 15:08 | Loyola (MD) | Floyd Nance's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-7 |
| 14:44 | LSU | Carmelo Hernandez blocks the short jumper by Dikembe Ali | 3-7 |
| 14:42 | Loyola (MD) | Carmelo Hernandez grabs the defensive rebound | 3-7 |
| 14:38 | Loyola (MD) | Floyd Nance clanks a 3 from the left corner | 3-7 |
| 14:37 | LSU | Jesse Hanna pulls down the rebound | 3-7 |
| 14:23 | LSU | Jessie Duke buries a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Bryan Sutera | 3-9 |
| 14:00 | Loyola (MD) | Donnie Truett misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 3-9 |
| 13:58 | Loyola (MD) | Terry Hill pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-9 |
| 13:36 | Loyola (MD) | Ronnie Meyer steals it from Donnie Truett | 3-9 |
| 13:21 | LSU | Dikembe Ali is whistled for a carry | 3-9 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | John Malusky (PG), John Avitia (SG), John Thomas (PF), Robert Pendergast (C) Tom Tussey, Donnie Truett, Terry Hill, Carmelo Hernandez | |
| Subs | LSU | John Sweeney (SF) Ronnie Meyer | |
| 13:07 | Loyola (MD) | Floyd Nance connects on the 3 from the right wing | 6-9 |
| 12:53 | LSU | John Sweeney hits a 3 from straight away set up by Dikembe Ali | 6-12 |
| 12:28 | Loyola (MD) | John Malusky is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on John Malusky, team foul #3 | 6-12 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Donnie Truett (SF) Floyd Nance | |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Troup (PG), Peter Quintanilla (SF), Ronnie Meyer (PF) Bryan Sutera, Dikembe Ali, Jesse Hanna | |
| 12:18 | LSU | Peter Quintanilla jams it set up by Ronnie Meyer and he's hacked by Donnie Truett - foul #1 on Donnie Truett, team foul #4 | 6-14 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | | |
| Subs | LSU | Jesse Hanna (PF) Jessie Duke | |
| 12:18 | LSU | Peter Quintanilla misses the free throw | 6-14 |
| 12:18 | Loyola (MD) | Robert Pendergast snags the defensive board | 6-14 |
| 12:06 | Loyola (MD) | Donnie Truett steps out of bounds on the sideline | 6-14 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Donald Braxton (SF) Donnie Truett | |
| Subs | LSU | Bryan Sutera (PG), Dikembe Ali (SG), Jessie Duke (C) Gary Troup, Peter Quintanilla, Jesse Hanna | |
| 11:41 | LSU | Dikembe Ali misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 6-14 |
| 11:39 | Loyola (MD) | Robert Pendergast grabs the defensive rebound | 6-14 |
| Lineup | Loyola (MD) | PG - John Malusky (fresh) SG - John Avitia (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Donald Braxton (fresh) PF - John Thomas (fresh) C - Robert Pendergast (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Bryan Sutera (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Sweeney (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ronnie Meyer (fairly fresh) 2 stl. C - Jessie Duke (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:20 | Loyola (MD) | John Avitia misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 6-14 |
| 11:19 | LSU | John Sweeney grabs the board | 6-14 |
| 10:55 | LSU | Jessie Duke connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Bryan Sutera and he's fouled by John Malusky - foul #2 on John Malusky, team foul #5 | 6-16 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Floyd Nance (PG), Terry Hill (PF) John Malusky, John Thomas | |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Troup (PG), Peter Quintanilla (SF), Jesse Hanna (PF) Bryan Sutera, Dikembe Ali, Ronnie Meyer | |
| 10:55 | LSU | Jessie Duke makes the free throw | 6-17 |
| 10:39 | Loyola (MD) | Donald Braxton scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 8-17 |
| 10:19 | LSU | John Sweeney misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 8-17 |
| 10:18 | Loyola (MD) | Robert Pendergast pulls down the rebound | 8-17 |
| 09:57 | Loyola (MD) | John Avitia knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing and he's fouled by Jesse Hanna - foul #1 on Jesse Hanna, team foul #1 | 10-17 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Donnie Truett (SF), Carmelo Hernandez (C) Donald Braxton, Robert Pendergast | |
| Subs | LSU | Bryan Sutera (PG), Dikembe Ali (SG), Ronnie Meyer (C) Gary Troup, John Sweeney, Jessie Duke | |
| 09:57 | Loyola (MD) | John Avitia makes the free throw | 11-17 |
| 09:37 | LSU | Dikembe Ali can't connect on a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Floyd Nance - foul #1 on Floyd Nance, team foul #6 | 11-17 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Tom Tussey (SG) John Avitia | |
| Subs | LSU | John Sweeney (SF) Peter Quintanilla | |
| 09:37 | LSU | Dikembe Ali misses the 1st free throw | 11-17 |
| 09:37 | LSU | Dikembe Ali makes the 2nd free throw | 11-18 |
| 09:19 | Loyola (MD) | Tom Tussey is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Tom Tussey, team foul #7 | 11-18 |
| 09:07 | LSU | Jesse Hanna connects on the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Bryan Sutera | 11-20 |
| 08:47 | Loyola (MD) | Carmelo Hernandez misses the turnaround from close range | 11-20 |
| 08:45 | Loyola (MD) | Carmelo Hernandez tips it back up and in | 13-20 |
| 08:29 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer is hacked by Floyd Nance - foul #2 on Floyd Nance, team foul #8 | 13-20 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | John Avitia (SG), Robert Pendergast (C) Floyd Nance, Terry Hill | |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Troup (PG), Jessie Duke (C) Bryan Sutera, Jesse Hanna | |
| 08:29 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer makes the 1st free throw | 13-21 |
| 08:29 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer misses the 2nd free throw | 13-21 |
| 08:29 | Loyola (MD) | Robert Pendergast grabs the defensive rebound | 13-21 |
| 08:14 | Loyola (MD) | Robert Pendergast can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Jessie Duke - foul #1 on Jessie Duke, team foul #2 | 13-21 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Donald Braxton (SF) Donnie Truett | |
| Subs | LSU | Bryan Sutera (PG), Peter Quintanilla (SF), Jesse Hanna (PF) Gary Troup, John Sweeney, Ronnie Meyer | |
| 08:14 | Loyola (MD) | Robert Pendergast makes the 1st free throw | 14-21 |
| 08:14 | Loyola (MD) | Robert Pendergast misses the 2nd free throw | 14-21 |
| 08:14 | LSU | The rebound goes to Dikembe Ali | 14-21 |
| 08:07 | LSU | Carmelo Hernandez swats the layup by Jessie Duke | 14-21 |
| 08:05 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Peter Quintanilla | 14-21 |
| 07:50 | LSU | Jesse Hanna blows the layup but the foul's on Carmelo Hernandez - foul #1 on Carmelo Hernandez, team foul #9 | 14-21 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | | |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Troup (PG), John Sweeney (SG), Ronnie Meyer (C) Bryan Sutera, Dikembe Ali, Jessie Duke | |
| 07:50 | LSU | Jesse Hanna makes the 1st free throw | 14-22 |
| 07:50 | LSU | Jesse Hanna misses the 2nd free throw | 14-22 |
| 07:50 | Loyola (MD) | Robert Pendergast grabs the defensive rebound | 14-22 |
| 07:24 | Loyola (MD) | John Avitia misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 14-22 |
| 07:23 | Loyola (MD) | Robert Pendergast pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-22 |
| Lineup | Loyola (MD) | PG - Tom Tussey (fresh) SG - John Avitia (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Donald Braxton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carmelo Hernandez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Pendergast (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Gary Troup (fresh) SG - John Sweeney (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Peter Quintanilla (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jesse Hanna (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronnie Meyer (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 07:15 | Loyola (MD) | Donald Braxton hits a floater from the right wing | 16-22 |
| 06:57 | LSU | Jesse Hanna scores on a shot from the left block on a nice dish by John Sweeney | 16-24 |
| 06:39 | Loyola (MD) | Donald Braxton is whistled for a carry | 16-24 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Donnie Truett (SF), John Thomas (PF) Donald Braxton, Carmelo Hernandez | |
| Subs | LSU | Bryan Sutera (PG), Dikembe Ali (SG), Jessie Duke (C) Gary Troup, Peter Quintanilla, Jesse Hanna | |
| 06:15 | LSU | Jessie Duke misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 16-24 |
| 06:14 | Loyola (MD) | The rebound goes to John Thomas | 16-24 |
| 05:50 | Loyola (MD) | John Avitia misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 16-24 |
| 05:49 | LSU | Bryan Sutera snags the defensive board | 16-24 |
| 05:28 | LSU | Dikembe Ali knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 16-27 |
| 05:19 | Loyola (MD) | Donnie Truett misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 16-27 |
| 05:17 | LSU | The rebound goes to Bryan Sutera | 16-27 |
| 05:01 | LSU | Dikembe Ali misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 16-27 |
| 05:00 | LSU | Jessie Duke grabs the offensive rebound | 16-27 |
| 04:44 | LSU | Dikembe Ali hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Jessie Duke | 16-30 |
| 04:26 | Loyola (MD) | Robert Pendergast misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 16-30 |
| 04:25 | Loyola (MD) | The offensive rebound goes to John Thomas | 16-30 |
| 04:17 | Loyola (MD) | Bryan Sutera is called for the reach on Tom Tussey - foul #1 on Bryan Sutera, team foul #3 | 16-30 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Carmelo Hernandez (PG), Donald Braxton (SF), Terry Hill (PF) Tom Tussey, Donnie Truett, Robert Pendergast | |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Troup (PG), Peter Quintanilla (SF), Jesse Hanna (PF) Bryan Sutera, John Sweeney, Ronnie Meyer | |
| 03:56 | Loyola (MD) | John Thomas is fouled on the floor by Jessie Duke - foul #2 on Jessie Duke, team foul #4 | 16-30 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | John Malusky (PG), Floyd Nance (SG) John Avitia, John Thomas | |
| Subs | LSU | Bryan Sutera (PG), John Sweeney (SG) Gary Troup, Dikembe Ali | |
| 03:42 | Loyola (MD) | Floyd Nance loses the ball out of bounds | 16-30 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | | |
| Subs | LSU | Dikembe Ali (SG) John Sweeney | |
| 03:33 | LSU | John Malusky is called for the reach on Bryan Sutera - foul #3 on John Malusky, team foul #10 | 16-30 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | John Avitia (SG) John Malusky | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 03:33 | LSU | Bryan Sutera makes the 1st free throw | 16-31 |
| 03:33 | LSU | Bryan Sutera misses the 2nd free throw | 16-31 |
| 03:33 | Loyola (MD) | Carmelo Hernandez grabs the board | 16-31 |
| 03:22 | Loyola (MD) | Floyd Nance travels with the ball | 16-31 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | | |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Troup (PG), John Sweeney (SG), Frank Bergum (C) Bryan Sutera, Dikembe Ali, Jessie Duke | |
| Lineup | Loyola (MD) | PG - Floyd Nance (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Avitia (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Donald Braxton (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Terry Hill (fresh) C - Carmelo Hernandez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Gary Troup (fresh) SG - John Sweeney (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Peter Quintanilla (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jesse Hanna (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Bergum (fresh) | |
| 02:56 | LSU | Jesse Hanna is fouled on the floor by Carmelo Hernandez - foul #2 on Carmelo Hernandez, team foul #11 | 16-31 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Robert Pendergast (C) John Avitia | |
| Subs | LSU | Bryan Sutera (PG), Dikembe Ali (SG), Jessie Duke (C) Gary Troup, Peter Quintanilla, Frank Bergum | |
| 02:56 | LSU | Jesse Hanna makes the 1st free throw | 16-32 |
| 02:56 | LSU | Jesse Hanna makes the 2nd free throw | 16-33 |
| 02:49 | Loyola (MD) | Robert Pendergast throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-33 |
| 02:32 | LSU | Jessie Duke connects on the shot from close range on a nice dish by Dikembe Ali | 16-35 |
| 02:09 | Loyola (MD) | Floyd Nance is whistled for a carry | 16-35 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | | |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Troup (PG), Peter Quintanilla (SF), Ronnie Meyer (C) Bryan Sutera, John Sweeney, Jessie Duke | |
| 02:02 | LSU | Dikembe Ali scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 16-38 |
| 01:41 | Loyola (MD) | Floyd Nance can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 16-38 |
| 01:40 | LSU | The rebound goes to Dikembe Ali | 16-38 |
| 01:22 | LSU | Dikembe Ali clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 16-38 |
| 01:21 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer tips it home | 16-40 |
| 00:59 | Loyola (MD) | Floyd Nance can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 16-40 |
| 00:57 | LSU | Jesse Hanna gets the rebound | 16-40 |
| 00:50 | LSU | Gary Troup makes the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Dikembe Ali | 16-42 |
| 00:30 | Loyola (MD) | Floyd Nance comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 16-42 |
| 00:28 | LSU | Jesse Hanna gets the rebound | 16-42 |
| 00:03 | LSU | Peter Quintanilla comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 16-42 |
| 00:02 | Loyola (MD) | Robert Pendergast pulls down the rebound | 16-42 |
| 00:00 | Loyola (MD) | Robert Pendergast can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 16-42 |