| Lineup | LSU | PG - Bobby Ornelas (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alan Williams (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Sean Dalton (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Anthony Pritchard (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Clifford Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | TX State-San Marcos | PG - Roy Picklesimer (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Thomas Arnold (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Richard Norman (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Vesey (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Dick Scott (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | TX State-San Marcos | Richard Norman inbounds the ball | 38-26 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | TX State-San Marcos | TX State-San Marcos is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:39 | TX State-San Marcos | Roy Picklesimer loses the dribble to Sean Dalton | 38-26 |
| 19:37 | LSU | Thomas Arnold steals it from Bobby Ornelas in the backcourt | 38-26 |
| 19:17 | TX State-San Marcos | Thomas Arnold misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Anthony Pritchard - foul #3 on Anthony Pritchard, team foul #1 | 38-26 |
| Subs | LSU | Jeremy Jackson (PF) Anthony Pritchard | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | | |
| 19:17 | TX State-San Marcos | Thomas Arnold makes the 1st free throw | 38-27 |
| 19:17 | TX State-San Marcos | Thomas Arnold makes the 2nd free throw | 38-28 |
| 19:15 | LSU | Bobby Ornelas throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-28 |
| 18:59 | TX State-San Marcos | Thomas Arnold misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-28 |
| 18:58 | LSU | Bobby Ornelas grabs the board | 38-28 |
| 18:35 | LSU | The pull-up jumper by Bobby Ornelas is blocked by William Vesey | 38-28 |
| 18:34 | TX State-San Marcos | Dick Scott gets the rebound | 38-28 |
| 18:20 | TX State-San Marcos | Richard Norman is whistled for a carry | 38-28 |
| Subs | LSU | Stephen Powell (PG), Nick Green (SF), Thomas Daughtry (C) Bobby Ornelas, Sean Dalton, Clifford Johnson | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Ken Watts (PG), Thomas Aviles (SF), Jason Scroggins (PF) Roy Picklesimer, Richard Norman, William Vesey | |
| 17:55 | LSU | Nick Green makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 40-28 |
| 17:41 | TX State-San Marcos | Thomas Aviles misses long on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Jeremy Jackson - foul #2 on Jeremy Jackson, team foul #2 | 40-28 |
| Subs | LSU | Sean Dalton (SF) Alan Williams | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | David Kelley (SG), Benny Keller (C) Thomas Arnold, Dick Scott | |
| 17:41 | TX State-San Marcos | Thomas Aviles makes the 1st free throw | 40-29 |
| 17:41 | TX State-San Marcos | Thomas Aviles makes the 2nd free throw | 40-30 |
| 17:27 | LSU | Jeremy Jackson drills a driving attempt near the basket set up by Stephen Powell | 42-30 |
| 17:23 | TX State-San Marcos | Ken Watts buries a shot from the free throw line | 42-32 |
| 17:01 | LSU | Thomas Daughtry is called for a charge - foul #2 on Thomas Daughtry, team foul #3 | 42-32 |
| Subs | LSU | Bobby Ornelas (PG), Clifford Johnson (C) Sean Dalton, Jeremy Jackson | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Roy Picklesimer (PG), William Vesey (PF) David Kelley, Benny Keller | |
| 16:49 | TX State-San Marcos | Ken Watts blows the layup but he's fouled by Nick Green - foul #2 on Nick Green, team foul #4 | 42-32 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | David Kelley (SF), Benny Keller (C) Thomas Aviles, Jason Scroggins | |
| 16:49 | TX State-San Marcos | Ken Watts makes the 1st free throw | 42-33 |
| 16:49 | TX State-San Marcos | Ken Watts makes the 2nd free throw | 42-34 |
| 16:28 | LSU | Bobby Ornelas hits a wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Nick Green | 45-34 |
| 16:11 | TX State-San Marcos | Thomas Daughtry takes the ball from William Vesey | 45-34 |
| 15:52 | LSU | Bobby Ornelas connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Stephen Powell | 48-34 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Bobby Ornelas (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nick Green (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Powell (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. PF - Thomas Daughtry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Clifford Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | TX State-San Marcos | PG - Roy Picklesimer (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Ken Watts (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Kelley (fairly fresh) PF - William Vesey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Benny Keller (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:33 | TX State-San Marcos | Bobby Ornelas is called for the reach on Benny Keller - foul #2 on Bobby Ornelas, team foul #5 | 48-34 |
| Subs | LSU | Alan Williams (SG), Sean Dalton (SF), Anthony Pritchard (PF) Nick Green, Stephen Powell, Thomas Daughtry | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | John King (PG), Thomas Arnold (SG), Richard Norman (SF), Jason Scroggins (PF), Dick Scott (C) Roy Picklesimer, Ken Watts, David Kelley, William Vesey, Benny Keller | |
| 15:20 | TX State-San Marcos | Jason Scroggins knocks in the jumper near the basket | 48-36 |
| 15:02 | LSU | Anthony Pritchard hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 48-36 |
| 15:00 | LSU | Bobby Ornelas grabs the offensive rebound | 48-36 |
| 14:34 | LSU | Anthony Pritchard misses the driving attempt from close range | 48-36 |
| 14:33 | LSU | Clifford Johnson tips it in | 50-36 |
| 14:23 | TX State-San Marcos | Richard Norman clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 50-36 |
| 14:22 | LSU | Sean Dalton pulls down the rebound | 50-36 |
| 14:20 | LSU | John King steals it from Bobby Ornelas in the backcourt | 50-36 |
| 14:09 | TX State-San Marcos | Dick Scott clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-36 |
| 14:07 | TX State-San Marcos | Richard Norman tips it but misses | 50-36 |
| 14:05 | LSU | The rebound goes to Alan Williams | 50-36 |
| 13:40 | LSU | Bobby Ornelas is hacked by Richard Norman - foul #1 on Richard Norman, team foul #1 | 50-36 |
| Subs | LSU | Stephen Powell (PG), Nick Green (SG), Thomas Daughtry (C) Bobby Ornelas, Alan Williams, Clifford Johnson | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Roy Picklesimer (PG), Thomas Aviles (SF), William Vesey (PF), Benny Keller (C) John King, Richard Norman, Jason Scroggins, Dick Scott | |
| 13:28 | LSU | Nick Green is whistled for a carry | 50-36 |
| Subs | LSU | Jeremy Jackson (PF) Anthony Pritchard | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | David Kelley (SG) Thomas Arnold | |
| 13:08 | TX State-San Marcos | Thomas Aviles can't finish the layup | 50-36 |
| 13:07 | TX State-San Marcos | Roy Picklesimer snags the offensive board | 50-36 |
| 12:50 | TX State-San Marcos | William Vesey buries a shot from the right wing set up by Roy Picklesimer | 50-38 |
| 12:47 | LSU | Stephen Powell is hacked by Roy Picklesimer in the backcourt - foul #3 on Roy Picklesimer, team foul #2 | 50-38 |
| Subs | LSU | Alan Williams (SG), Anthony Pritchard (PF) Sean Dalton, Jeremy Jackson | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Ken Watts (SG), Dick Scott (C) David Kelley, Benny Keller | |
| 12:28 | LSU | Nick Green can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Thomas Aviles - foul #1 on Thomas Aviles, team foul #3 | 50-38 |
| Subs | LSU | Clifford Johnson (C) Thomas Daughtry | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Thomas Arnold (SG) Ken Watts | |
| 12:28 | LSU | Nick Green misses the 1st free throw | 50-38 |
| 12:28 | LSU | Nick Green misses the 2nd free throw | 50-38 |
| 12:28 | TX State-San Marcos | William Vesey snags the defensive board | 50-38 |
| 12:08 | TX State-San Marcos | Thomas Arnold hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 50-38 |
| 12:07 | TX State-San Marcos | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Aviles | 50-38 |
| 12:01 | TX State-San Marcos | Thomas Arnold makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Roy Picklesimer | 50-41 |
| 11:38 | LSU | Anthony Pritchard drills a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Stephen Powell and he's fouled by William Vesey - foul #1 on William Vesey, team foul #4 | 52-41 |
| Subs | LSU | Sean Dalton (SF) Nick Green | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Ken Watts (PG), David Kelley (SF), Jason Scroggins (PF), Benny Keller (C) Roy Picklesimer, Thomas Aviles, William Vesey, Dick Scott | |
| 11:38 | LSU | Anthony Pritchard makes the free throw | 53-41 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Stephen Powell (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Alan Williams (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Sean Dalton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Pritchard (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Clifford Johnson (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | TX State-San Marcos | PG - Ken Watts (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Arnold (fresh) 10 pts. SF - David Kelley (fresh) PF - Jason Scroggins (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Benny Keller (fresh) | |
| 11:29 | TX State-San Marcos | Alan Williams picks off the pass by Jason Scroggins | 53-41 |
| 11:26 | LSU | Sean Dalton is hacked by David Kelley in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Kelley, team foul #5 | 53-41 |
| Subs | LSU | Thomas Daughtry (C) Clifford Johnson | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Richard Norman (SF) David Kelley | |
| 11:04 | LSU | Sean Dalton misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 53-41 |
| 11:02 | TX State-San Marcos | Benny Keller gets the rebound | 53-41 |
| 10:33 | TX State-San Marcos | Benny Keller comes up short on the turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Anthony Pritchard - foul #4 on Anthony Pritchard, team foul #6 | 53-41 |
| Subs | LSU | Bobby Ornelas (PG), Jeremy Jackson (PF) Stephen Powell, Anthony Pritchard | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | John King (SG), David Kelley (SF), Dick Scott (C) Thomas Arnold, Richard Norman, Jason Scroggins | |
| 10:33 | TX State-San Marcos | Benny Keller makes the 1st free throw | 53-42 |
| 10:33 | TX State-San Marcos | Benny Keller misses the 2nd free throw | 53-42 |
| 10:33 | LSU | Thomas Daughtry grabs the defensive rebound | 53-42 |
| 10:13 | LSU | Alan Williams's pass is intercepted by David Kelley | 53-42 |
| 09:52 | TX State-San Marcos | Ken Watts's fadeaway is rejected by Thomas Daughtry | 53-42 |
| 09:51 | TX State-San Marcos | Ken Watts pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-42 |
| 09:44 | TX State-San Marcos | John King scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 53-44 |
| 09:42 | LSU | Alan Williams's pass is intercepted by Ken Watts in the backcourt | 53-44 |
| 09:25 | TX State-San Marcos | Ken Watts hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Benny Keller | 53-47 |
| 09:05 | LSU | Jeremy Jackson makes the wide open driving attempt from close range | 55-47 |
| 08:54 | TX State-San Marcos | Ken Watts hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 55-47 |
| 08:53 | LSU | Jeremy Jackson snags the defensive board | 55-47 |
| 08:28 | LSU | Sean Dalton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-47 |
| 08:26 | TX State-San Marcos | David Kelley pulls down the rebound | 55-47 |
| 08:12 | TX State-San Marcos | John King hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 55-47 |
| 08:10 | LSU | Jeremy Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 55-47 |
| 07:54 | LSU | Bobby Ornelas hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-47 |
| 07:52 | LSU | Thomas Daughtry tips it in | 57-47 |
| 07:40 | TX State-San Marcos | Ken Watts misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-47 |
| 07:38 | LSU | Sean Dalton snags the defensive board | 57-47 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Bobby Ornelas (tiring) 18 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alan Williams (tiring) 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Sean Dalton (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeremy Jackson (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Daughtry (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | TX State-San Marcos | PG - Ken Watts (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - John King (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - David Kelley (fairly fresh) PF - Benny Keller (tiring) 1 pts. C - Dick Scott (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:14 | LSU | Bobby Ornelas double dribbles | 57-47 |
| Subs | LSU | Nick Green (SG), Stephen Powell (SF), Anthony Pritchard (PF), Clifford Johnson (C) Alan Williams, Sean Dalton, Jeremy Jackson, Thomas Daughtry | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Roy Picklesimer (PG), Thomas Arnold (SG), Richard Norman (SF), William Vesey (PF), Jason Scroggins (C) Ken Watts, John King, David Kelley, Benny Keller, Dick Scott | |
| 07:02 | TX State-San Marcos | Jason Scroggins misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 57-47 |
| 07:01 | TX State-San Marcos | The offensive rebound goes to William Vesey | 57-47 |
| 06:45 | TX State-San Marcos | William Vesey misses long on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Anthony Pritchard - foul #5 on Anthony Pritchard, team foul #7 | 57-47 |
| Subs | LSU | Jeremy Jackson (PF) Anthony Pritchard | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | | |
| 06:45 | TX State-San Marcos | William Vesey misses the 1st free throw | 57-47 |
| 06:45 | TX State-San Marcos | William Vesey misses the 2nd free throw | 57-47 |
| 06:45 | TX State-San Marcos | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Norman | 57-47 |
| 06:31 | TX State-San Marcos | Thomas Arnold scores on a floater from the right wing | 57-49 |
| 06:02 | LSU | Nick Green is hacked by Thomas Arnold - foul #2 on Thomas Arnold, team foul #6 | 57-49 |
| 05:40 | LSU | Nick Green misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 57-49 |
| 05:39 | TX State-San Marcos | Richard Norman snags the defensive board | 57-49 |
| 05:27 | TX State-San Marcos | Roy Picklesimer is hacked by Stephen Powell - foul #1 on Stephen Powell, team foul #8 | 57-49 |
| Subs | LSU | Sean Dalton (SF) Bobby Ornelas | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Thomas Aviles (SF), Dick Scott (C) Richard Norman, Jason Scroggins | |
| 05:27 | TX State-San Marcos | Roy Picklesimer makes the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 05:27 | TX State-San Marcos | Roy Picklesimer makes the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| 05:23 | LSU | Thomas Arnold steals the ball from Clifford Johnson in the backcourt | 57-51 |
| 05:13 | TX State-San Marcos | William Vesey misses the jumper from the right wing | 57-51 |
| 05:11 | LSU | Jeremy Jackson grabs the board | 57-51 |
| 04:51 | LSU | Clifford Johnson misses short on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Dick Scott - foul #1 on Dick Scott, team foul #7 | 57-51 |
| Subs | LSU | Alan Williams (SG) Nick Green | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | John Stanton (PG) Roy Picklesimer | |
| 04:51 | LSU | Clifford Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 04:51 | LSU | Clifford Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 59-51 |
| 04:32 | TX State-San Marcos | John Stanton hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-51 |
| 04:30 | LSU | Clifford Johnson pulls down the rebound | 59-51 |
| 04:09 | LSU | Stephen Powell's floater is knocked away by Thomas Arnold | 59-51 |
| 04:08 | TX State-San Marcos | Thomas Aviles pulls down the rebound | 59-51 |
| 03:45 | TX State-San Marcos | Thomas Arnold misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-51 |
| 03:43 | TX State-San Marcos | Thomas Arnold pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-51 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | TX State-San Marcos | TX State-San Marcos is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:27 | TX State-San Marcos | Dick Scott can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 59-51 |
| 03:25 | TX State-San Marcos | Dick Scott misses the tip | 59-51 |
| 03:24 | LSU | Alan Williams pulls down the rebound | 59-51 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Stephen Powell (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Alan Williams (tiring) 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Sean Dalton (tired) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeremy Jackson (tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Clifford Johnson (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | TX State-San Marcos | PG - John Stanton (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Thomas Arnold (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Aviles (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Vesey (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Dick Scott (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | TX State-San Marcos | TX State-San Marcos is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:55 | LSU | Sean Dalton connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Alan Williams | 62-51 |
| 02:55 | TX State-San Marcos | TX State-San Marcos calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-51 |
| Subs | LSU | Bobby Ornelas (PG), Nick Green (SG), Thomas Daughtry (PF) Alan Williams, Sean Dalton, Jeremy Jackson | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Roy Picklesimer (PG), John King (SG), Richard Norman (SF), Jason Scroggins (PF) John Stanton, Thomas Arnold, Thomas Aviles, William Vesey | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | TX State-San Marcos | TX State-San Marcos is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:42 | TX State-San Marcos | Dick Scott can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-51 |
| 02:40 | LSU | Stephen Powell snags the defensive board | 62-51 |
| 02:13 | LSU | Bobby Ornelas hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Roy Picklesimer - foul #4 on Roy Picklesimer, team foul #8 | 62-51 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Ken Watts (PG), David Kelley (SF), Thomas Aviles (C) Roy Picklesimer, Richard Norman, Dick Scott | |
| 02:13 | LSU | Bobby Ornelas misses the 1st free throw | 62-51 |
| 02:13 | LSU | Bobby Ornelas makes the 2nd free throw | 63-51 |
| 01:54 | TX State-San Marcos | Ken Watts connects on the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Thomas Aviles | 63-53 |
| 01:25 | LSU | Bobby Ornelas misses short on an open 3pt jumper from straight away | 63-53 |
| 01:24 | LSU | Thomas Daughtry hits the follow up shot | 65-53 |
| 01:18 | TX State-San Marcos | Bobby Ornelas steals it from Thomas Aviles | 65-53 |
| 00:50 | LSU | The jumper by Bobby Ornelas is denied by Jason Scroggins | 65-53 |
| 00:49 | TX State-San Marcos | The rebound goes to David Kelley | 65-53 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | TX State-San Marcos | TX State-San Marcos is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:42 | TX State-San Marcos | Jason Scroggins misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 65-53 |
| 00:41 | LSU | The rebound goes to Nick Green | 65-53 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | TX State-San Marcos | TX State-San Marcos is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:35 | LSU | Bobby Ornelas is fouled in the backcourt by John King - foul #4 on John King, team foul #9 | 65-53 |
| Subs | LSU | Alan Williams (SG), Sean Dalton (SF), Jeremy Jackson (PF) Nick Green, Stephen Powell, Thomas Daughtry | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Benny Keller (C) David Kelley | |
| 00:35 | LSU | Bobby Ornelas misses the 1st free throw | 65-53 |
| 00:35 | TX State-San Marcos | Jason Scroggins grabs the defensive rebound | 65-53 |
| 00:30 | TX State-San Marcos | Ken Watts hits the finger roll set up by Benny Keller | 65-55 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Bobby Ornelas runs out the clock | 65-55 |