| Lineup | Providence | PG - Terry Flood (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vince Marshall (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Zeimetz (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Jason Harris (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. C - James Withrow (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Bobby Ornelas (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alan Williams (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Sean Dalton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Pritchard (fresh) 5 pts. C - Clifford Johnson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Providence | James Zeimetz inbounds the ball | 28-22 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:48 | Providence | James Zeimetz is hacked by Clifford Johnson - foul #1 on Clifford Johnson, team foul #1 | 28-22 |
| 19:34 | Providence | James Withrow throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-22 |
| 19:10 | LSU | Sean Dalton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 28-22 |
| 19:08 | Providence | Jason Harris pulls down the rebound | 28-22 |
| 18:48 | Providence | Vince Marshall knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-22 |
| 18:46 | LSU | Bobby Ornelas throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-22 |
| 18:24 | Providence | Terry Flood's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-22 |
| 17:58 | LSU | Sean Dalton's layup is rejected by James Zeimetz | 31-22 |
| 17:57 | Providence | James Withrow snags the defensive board | 31-22 |
| 17:41 | Providence | Jason Harris throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-22 |
| 17:17 | LSU | Sean Dalton knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Clifford Johnson | 31-24 |
| 17:01 | Providence | James Withrow knocks in the driving attempt from the right block | 33-24 |
| 16:33 | LSU | Alan Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-24 |
| Subs | Providence | Thomas Price (SG), Jeffrey Simmon (SF) Vince Marshall, James Zeimetz | |
| Subs | LSU | Stephen Powell (PG), Nick Green (SG), Jeremy Jackson (PF), Thomas Daughtry (C) Bobby Ornelas, Alan Williams, Anthony Pritchard, Clifford Johnson | |
| 16:14 | Providence | Jeffrey Simmon misses badly on a shot near the basket | 33-24 |
| 16:13 | Providence | James Withrow grabs the offensive board | 33-24 |
| 16:00 | Providence | James Withrow misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Jeremy Jackson - foul #2 on Jeremy Jackson, team foul #2 | 33-24 |
| Subs | Providence | Gerard Stewart (PG), Daniel Bell (PF) Terry Flood, Jason Harris | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 16:00 | Providence | James Withrow makes the 1st free throw | 34-24 |
| 16:00 | Providence | James Withrow makes the 2nd free throw | 35-24 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Gerard Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Thomas Price (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Simmon (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Daniel Bell (fresh) C - James Withrow (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Stephen Powell (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Nick Green (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Sean Dalton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeremy Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Daughtry (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:36 | LSU | Nick Green misses short on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Thomas Price - foul #1 on Thomas Price, team foul #1 | 35-24 |
| Subs | Providence | Edwin Marshall (SG) James Withrow | |
| Subs | LSU | Alan Williams (SG) Sean Dalton | |
| 15:36 | LSU | Nick Green makes the 1st free throw | 35-25 |
| 15:36 | LSU | Nick Green makes the 2nd free throw | 35-26 |
| 15:16 | Providence | Daniel Bell misses the lay-in | 35-26 |
| 15:14 | LSU | Thomas Daughtry snags the defensive board | 35-26 |
| 14:53 | LSU | Jeremy Jackson misses short on a shot in the paint | 35-26 |
| 14:52 | Providence | Jeffrey Simmon pulls down the rebound | 35-26 |
| 14:45 | Providence | Daniel Bell misses the turnaround from the baseline | 35-26 |
| 14:43 | LSU | Alan Williams gets the rebound | 35-26 |
| 14:23 | LSU | Stephen Powell misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-26 |
| 14:21 | LSU | Thomas Daughtry grabs the offensive board | 35-26 |
| 14:09 | LSU | Alan Williams makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Nick Green | 35-29 |
| 13:56 | Providence | Gerard Stewart can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Nick Green - foul #2 on Nick Green, team foul #3 | 35-29 |
| Subs | Providence | Vince Marshall (SG), James Zeimetz (SF), Jason Harris (PF), James Withrow (C) Edwin Marshall, Thomas Price, Daniel Bell, Jeffrey Simmon | |
| Subs | LSU | Bobby Ornelas (PG), Anthony Pritchard (PF), Clifford Johnson (C) Nick Green, Jeremy Jackson, Thomas Daughtry | |
| 13:56 | Providence | Gerard Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 36-29 |
| 13:56 | Providence | Gerard Stewart misses the 2nd free throw | 36-29 |
| 13:56 | LSU | Clifford Johnson gets the rebound | 36-29 |
| 13:32 | LSU | The jumper by Alan Williams is denied by James Withrow | 36-29 |
| 13:30 | Providence | The rebound goes to James Zeimetz | 36-29 |
| 13:25 | Providence | Vince Marshall misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 36-29 |
| 13:24 | LSU | Clifford Johnson gets the rebound | 36-29 |
| 13:09 | LSU | Clifford Johnson is hacked by James Withrow - foul #1 on James Withrow, team foul #2 | 36-29 |
| Subs | Providence | Terry Flood (PG) Gerard Stewart | |
| Subs | LSU | Nick Green (SG), Sean Dalton (SF) Alan Williams, Stephen Powell | |
| 13:00 | LSU | Anthony Pritchard misses the lay-in | 36-29 |
| 12:59 | Providence | Jason Harris gets the rebound | 36-29 |
| 12:52 | Providence | Jason Harris blows the layup | 36-29 |
| 12:50 | LSU | Clifford Johnson gets the rebound | 36-29 |
| 12:29 | LSU | Bobby Ornelas misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 36-29 |
| 12:27 | Providence | The rebound goes to Vince Marshall | 36-29 |
| 12:07 | Providence | James Withrow throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-29 |
| 11:45 | LSU | Sean Dalton clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 36-29 |
| 11:44 | Providence | Jason Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 36-29 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Terry Flood (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vince Marshall (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Zeimetz (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Jason Harris (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. C - James Withrow (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Bobby Ornelas (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nick Green (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sean Dalton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Pritchard (fresh) 5 pts. C - Clifford Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Providence | Jason Harris misses badly on a shot near the basket | 36-29 |
| 11:33 | LSU | Clifford Johnson grabs the board | 36-29 |
| 11:07 | LSU | Sean Dalton makes the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Bobby Ornelas and he's hacked by James Zeimetz - foul #1 on James Zeimetz, team foul #3 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | LSU | Stephen Powell (PG), Alan Williams (SG), Jeremy Jackson (PF), Thomas Daughtry (C) Bobby Ornelas, Nick Green, Anthony Pritchard, Clifford Johnson | |
| 11:07 | LSU | Sean Dalton makes the free throw | 36-32 |
| 10:42 | Providence | Vince Marshall is hacked by Alan Williams - foul #1 on Alan Williams, team foul #4 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Providence | Thomas Price (SG), Jeffrey Simmon (SF) Vince Marshall, James Zeimetz | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 10:21 | Providence | James Withrow misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 36-32 |
| 10:20 | LSU | Jeremy Jackson gets the rebound | 36-32 |
| 09:58 | LSU | Thomas Price takes the ball from Thomas Daughtry | 36-32 |
| 09:49 | Providence | Jason Harris misses long on a 3 from straight away | 36-32 |
| 09:48 | Providence | James Withrow pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-32 |
| 09:32 | Providence | James Withrow is fouled on the floor by Thomas Daughtry - foul #1 on Thomas Daughtry, team foul #5 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Providence | Vince Marshall (SG), James Zeimetz (SF), Daniel Bell (PF) Thomas Price, Jason Harris, James Withrow | |
| Subs | LSU | Bobby Ornelas (PG), Anthony Pritchard (PF) Sean Dalton, Jeremy Jackson | |
| 09:14 | Providence | Terry Flood comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Bobby Ornelas - foul #2 on Bobby Ornelas, team foul #6 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | LSU | Clifford Johnson (C) Thomas Daughtry | |
| 09:14 | Providence | Terry Flood makes the 1st free throw | 37-32 |
| 09:14 | Providence | Terry Flood makes the 2nd free throw | 38-32 |
| 08:47 | LSU | Alan Williams comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-32 |
| 08:46 | Providence | Jeffrey Simmon gets the rebound | 38-32 |
| 08:41 | Providence | Terry Flood makes the driving attempt in the lane | 40-32 |
| 08:20 | LSU | Anthony Pritchard knocks in the floater in the lane | 40-34 |
| 08:00 | Providence | Jeffrey Simmon misses short on a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Clifford Johnson - foul #2 on Clifford Johnson, team foul #7 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Providence | Gerard Stewart (PG), Jason Harris (PF) Terry Flood, Daniel Bell | |
| Subs | LSU | Thomas Daughtry (C) Clifford Johnson | |
| 08:00 | Providence | Jeffrey Simmon makes the 1st free throw | 41-34 |
| 08:00 | Providence | Jeffrey Simmon misses the 2nd free throw | 41-34 |
| 08:00 | LSU | Thomas Daughtry grabs the board | 41-34 |
| 07:37 | LSU | Bobby Ornelas shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Vince Marshall - foul #2 on Vince Marshall, team foul #4 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Providence | Thomas Price (SG), James Withrow (C) Vince Marshall, Jeffrey Simmon | |
| Subs | LSU | Nick Green (SG), Jeremy Jackson (PF) Alan Williams, Anthony Pritchard | |
| 07:37 | LSU | Bobby Ornelas makes the 1st free throw | 41-35 |
| 07:37 | LSU | Bobby Ornelas makes the 2nd free throw | 41-36 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Gerard Stewart (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Thomas Price (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Zeimetz (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Jason Harris (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. C - James Withrow (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Bobby Ornelas (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Nick Green (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Powell (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jeremy Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Daughtry (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Providence | Jason Harris makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 44-36 |
| 06:55 | LSU | Stephen Powell comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 44-36 |
| 06:54 | Providence | Gerard Stewart grabs the board | 44-36 |
| 06:48 | Providence | Jason Harris comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-36 |
| 06:47 | LSU | Bobby Ornelas gets the rebound | 44-36 |
| 06:25 | LSU | James Zeimetz steals the ball from Jeremy Jackson | 44-36 |
| 06:22 | Providence | Nick Green takes the ball from Gerard Stewart in the backcourt | 44-36 |
| 06:19 | LSU | Bobby Ornelas blows the layup | 44-36 |
| 06:18 | LSU | Thomas Daughtry snags the offensive board | 44-36 |
| 06:02 | LSU | Jeremy Jackson connects on the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Bobby Ornelas and he's fouled by Gerard Stewart - foul #2 on Gerard Stewart, team foul #5 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Providence | Terry Flood (PG), Vince Marshall (SG) Gerard Stewart, James Zeimetz | |
| Subs | LSU | Alan Williams (SG), Sean Dalton (SF), Clifford Johnson (C) Bobby Ornelas, Stephen Powell, Thomas Daughtry | |
| 06:02 | LSU | Jeremy Jackson misses the free throw | 44-38 |
| 06:02 | Providence | James Withrow grabs the defensive rebound | 44-38 |
| 05:36 | Providence | Thomas Price drills a shot from the right side on a great pass from Vince Marshall | 46-38 |
| 05:08 | LSU | Thomas Price steps in front of the Clifford Johnson pass | 46-38 |
| 04:50 | Providence | Nick Green is called for the reach on Thomas Price - foul #3 on Nick Green, team foul #8 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | LSU | Stephen Powell (PG), Anthony Pritchard (PF) Nick Green, Jeremy Jackson | |
| 04:50 | Providence | Thomas Price misses the 1st free throw | 46-38 |
| 04:50 | LSU | Clifford Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 46-38 |
| 04:21 | LSU | Anthony Pritchard misses short on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Jason Harris - foul #3 on Jason Harris, team foul #6 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Providence | Jeffrey Simmon (SF), Daniel Bell (PF) Thomas Price, Jason Harris | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 04:21 | LSU | Anthony Pritchard misses the 1st free throw | 46-38 |
| 04:21 | LSU | Anthony Pritchard makes the 2nd free throw | 46-39 |
| 04:05 | Providence | The short jumper by James Withrow is denied by Anthony Pritchard | 46-39 |
| 04:03 | LSU | Alan Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 46-39 |
| 03:36 | LSU | Alan Williams is fouled on the floor by James Withrow - foul #2 on James Withrow, team foul #7 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Providence | Edwin Marshall (SG), James Zeimetz (SF) Vince Marshall, Jeffrey Simmon | |
| Subs | LSU | Bobby Ornelas (PG), Thomas Daughtry (C) Stephen Powell, Clifford Johnson | |
| 03:36 | LSU | Alan Williams makes the 1st free throw | 46-40 |
| 03:36 | LSU | Alan Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 46-40 |
| 03:36 | Providence | James Withrow gets the rebound | 46-40 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Terry Flood (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edwin Marshall (fresh) SF - James Zeimetz (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Daniel Bell (fresh) C - James Withrow (fresh) 6 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Bobby Ornelas (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Alan Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sean Dalton (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Pritchard (fresh) 8 pts. 2 blk. C - Thomas Daughtry (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Providence | Terry Flood buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Edwin Marshall | 49-40 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 03:02 | LSU | Sean Dalton connects on the runner in the lane set up by Bobby Ornelas | 49-42 |
| 02:58 | Providence | Providence calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-42 |
| Subs | Providence | Vince Marshall (SG), Jason Harris (PF) Edwin Marshall, Daniel Bell | |
| Subs | LSU | Clifford Johnson (C) Thomas Daughtry | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:41 | Providence | Terry Flood misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-42 |
| 02:39 | Providence | Jason Harris pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-42 |
| 02:17 | Providence | Jason Harris knocks in the driving attempt near the basket set up by James Zeimetz and he's fouled by Anthony Pritchard - foul #3 on Anthony Pritchard, team foul #9 | 51-42 |
| 02:17 | Providence | Jason Harris makes the free throw | 52-42 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:00 | LSU | Clifford Johnson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-42 |
| 01:59 | Providence | James Zeimetz grabs the defensive rebound | 52-42 |
| 01:55 | Providence | Terry Flood hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 52-42 |
| 01:54 | LSU | Bobby Ornelas grabs the board | 52-42 |
| 01:32 | LSU | Sean Dalton knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Bobby Ornelas | 52-44 |
| 01:11 | Providence | Vince Marshall clanks a 3 from the right corner | 52-44 |
| 01:10 | Providence | Jason Harris tips it home | 54-44 |
| 00:47 | LSU | Bobby Ornelas misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-44 |
| 00:45 | Providence | Vince Marshall grabs the board | 54-44 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Providence | Vince Marshall is fouled in the backcourt by Bobby Ornelas - foul #3 on Bobby Ornelas, team foul #10 | 54-44 |
| Subs | Providence | Edwin Marshall (PG), Thomas Price (SF), Daniel Bell (PF), Jeffrey Simmon (C) Terry Flood, James Zeimetz, Jason Harris, James Withrow | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 00:42 | Providence | Vince Marshall misses the 1st free throw | 54-44 |
| 00:42 | Providence | Vince Marshall makes the 2nd free throw | 55-44 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:37 | LSU | Sean Dalton knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-47 |
| 00:37 | Providence | Providence calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 55-47 |
| Subs | Providence | Terry Flood (PG), James Zeimetz (SF), Jason Harris (PF), James Withrow (C) Vince Marshall, Thomas Price, Daniel Bell, Jeffrey Simmon | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 00:34 | Providence | Bobby Ornelas is called for the reach on James Withrow in the backcourt - foul #4 on Bobby Ornelas, team foul #11 | 55-47 |
| 00:34 | Providence | James Withrow misses the 1st free throw | 55-47 |
| 00:34 | Providence | James Withrow makes the 2nd free throw | 56-47 |
| 00:26 | LSU | Alan Williams misses the 3 from the left corner | 56-47 |
| 00:24 | Providence | Jason Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 56-47 |
| 00:23 | Providence | Jason Harris is fouled in the backcourt by Bobby Ornelas - foul #5 on Bobby Ornelas, team foul #12 | 56-47 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | LSU | Stephen Powell (PG) Bobby Ornelas | |
| 00:23 | Providence | Jason Harris makes the 1st free throw | 57-47 |
| 00:23 | Providence | Jason Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 57-47 |
| 00:23 | Providence | James Zeimetz snags the offensive board | 57-47 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Providence | Terry Flood runs out the clock | 57-47 |