| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Alberto Castro (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Francisco Santos (fresh) SF - Roderick Guidry (fresh) PF - Dikembe Banda (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Harold Lacy (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Bobby Ornelas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stephen Powell (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Sean Dalton (fresh) PF - Anthony Pritchard (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Daughtry (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Sean Dalton inbounds the ball | 24-32 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:33 | LSU | Bobby Ornelas buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 24-35 |
| 19:04 | Xavier | Alberto Castro hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 24-35 |
| 19:02 | LSU | Sean Dalton gets the rebound | 24-35 |
| 18:35 | LSU | Sean Dalton double dribbles | 24-35 |
| 18:17 | Xavier | Alberto Castro drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Dikembe Banda | 26-35 |
| 17:48 | LSU | Bobby Ornelas can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 26-35 |
| 17:46 | LSU | Thomas Daughtry misses the tip | 26-35 |
| 17:44 | LSU | Sean Dalton grabs the offensive board | 26-35 |
| 17:19 | LSU | Sean Dalton comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 26-35 |
| 17:18 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda pulls down the rebound | 26-35 |
| 17:02 | Xavier | Francisco Santos can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 26-35 |
| 17:00 | Xavier | Harold Lacy snags the offensive board | 26-35 |
| 16:46 | Xavier | Francisco Santos hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Roderick Guidry | 28-35 |
| 16:20 | LSU | Bobby Ornelas hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 28-35 |
| 16:19 | Xavier | Francisco Santos grabs the defensive rebound | 28-35 |
| 16:07 | Xavier | Francisco Santos comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 28-35 |
| 16:05 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda tips it in | 30-35 |
| 15:42 | LSU | Bobby Ornelas misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-35 |
| 15:41 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Dikembe Banda | 30-35 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Alberto Castro (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Francisco Santos (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Roderick Guidry (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Dikembe Banda (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Harold Lacy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Bobby Ornelas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stephen Powell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Sean Dalton (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Anthony Pritchard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Daughtry (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:18 | Xavier | Francisco Santos buries a shot from the free throw line | 32-35 |
| 15:01 | LSU | Sean Dalton hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 32-35 |
| 15:00 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda snags the defensive board | 32-35 |
| 14:40 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 32-35 |
| 14:39 | LSU | The rebound goes to Thomas Daughtry | 32-35 |
| 14:17 | LSU | Bobby Ornelas misses the 3 from straight away | 32-35 |
| 14:15 | LSU | Thomas Daughtry tips it in | 32-37 |
| 14:00 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 32-37 |
| 13:58 | LSU | Sean Dalton grabs the board | 32-37 |
| 13:35 | LSU | Sean Dalton hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Bobby Ornelas and he's hacked by Roderick Guidry - foul #2 on Roderick Guidry, team foul #1 | 32-39 |
| Subs | Xavier | Fabian Yazzie (SG), Vule Zimmer (SF), Jonathan Broyles (PF), Alejandro Torres (C) Francisco Santos, Roderick Guidry, Dikembe Banda, Harold Lacy | |
| Subs | LSU | Alan Williams (PG), Nick Green (SG), Jeremy Jackson (PF), Clifford Johnson (C) Bobby Ornelas, Stephen Powell, Anthony Pritchard, Thomas Daughtry | |
| 13:35 | LSU | Sean Dalton makes the free throw | 32-40 |
| 13:15 | Xavier | Fabian Yazzie loses the dribble to Clifford Johnson | 32-40 |
| 13:01 | LSU | Alan Williams hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 32-40 |
| 12:59 | Xavier | Alejandro Torres gets the rebound | 32-40 |
| 12:30 | Xavier | Alberto Castro clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Alan Williams - foul #1 on Alan Williams, team foul #1 | 32-40 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | LSU | Bobby Ornelas (PG) Sean Dalton | |
| 12:30 | Xavier | Alberto Castro makes the 1st free throw | 33-40 |
| 12:30 | Xavier | Alberto Castro makes the 2nd free throw | 34-40 |
| 12:14 | LSU | Jeremy Jackson connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Nick Green | 34-42 |
| 11:53 | Xavier | Alberto Castro misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 34-42 |
| 11:51 | Xavier | Alberto Castro pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-42 |
| 11:39 | Xavier | Jonathan Broyles misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-42 |
| 11:37 | Xavier | Alejandro Torres tips it home | 36-42 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Alberto Castro (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fabian Yazzie (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Vule Zimmer (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jonathan Broyles (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Alejandro Torres (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Bobby Ornelas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Nick Green (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alan Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jeremy Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Clifford Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:10 | LSU | Alejandro Torres blocks the short jumper by Bobby Ornelas | 36-42 |
| 11:08 | LSU | Alan Williams tips it home | 36-44 |
| 10:57 | Xavier | Alberto Castro hits a floater from the left wing | 38-44 |
| 10:42 | LSU | Alan Williams misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Jonathan Broyles - foul #1 on Jonathan Broyles, team foul #2 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Xavier | Steven Wright (SG), Dikembe Banda (PF), Harold Lacy (C) Alberto Castro, Jonathan Broyles, Alejandro Torres | |
| Subs | LSU | Stephen Powell (SG), Anthony Pritchard (PF) Bobby Ornelas, Jeremy Jackson | |
| 10:42 | LSU | Alan Williams makes the 1st free throw | 38-45 |
| 10:42 | LSU | Alan Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 38-46 |
| 10:20 | Xavier | Vule Zimmer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-46 |
| Subs | Xavier | Francisco Santos (SG) Fabian Yazzie | |
| Subs | LSU | Sean Dalton (SF) Nick Green | |
| 09:51 | LSU | Sean Dalton is called for a charge - foul #2 on Sean Dalton, team foul #2 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Xavier | Alberto Castro (PG) Vule Zimmer | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 09:36 | Xavier | Harold Lacy misses the jumper from the left wing | 38-46 |
| 09:35 | LSU | Clifford Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 38-46 |
| 09:07 | LSU | Francisco Santos steals the ball from Anthony Pritchard | 38-46 |
| 09:03 | Xavier | Francisco Santos misses the dunk | 38-46 |
| 09:02 | LSU | Alan Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 38-46 |
| 08:48 | LSU | Anthony Pritchard's floater is tipped away by Dikembe Banda | 38-46 |
| 08:46 | Xavier | Harold Lacy gets the rebound | 38-46 |
| 08:26 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda lays it in | 40-46 |
| 08:00 | LSU | Stephen Powell is hacked by Steven Wright - foul #1 on Steven Wright, team foul #3 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Xavier | Fabian Yazzie (SG), Roderick Guidry (SF), Vule Zimmer (C) Francisco Santos, Steven Wright, Harold Lacy | |
| Subs | LSU | Bobby Ornelas (PG), Nick Green (SF), Jeremy Jackson (PF), Thomas Daughtry (C) Alan Williams, Sean Dalton, Anthony Pritchard, Clifford Johnson | |
| 07:38 | LSU | Thomas Daughtry misses short on a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Vule Zimmer - foul #1 on Vule Zimmer, team foul #4 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jonathan Broyles (PF) Dikembe Banda | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 07:38 | LSU | Thomas Daughtry makes the 1st free throw | 40-47 |
| 07:38 | LSU | Thomas Daughtry misses the 2nd free throw | 40-47 |
| 07:38 | LSU | Jeremy Jackson pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-47 |
| 07:11 | LSU | The jumper by Jeremy Jackson is denied by Jonathan Broyles | 40-47 |
| 07:09 | LSU | Thomas Daughtry snags the offensive board | 40-47 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Alberto Castro (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fabian Yazzie (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Roderick Guidry (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jonathan Broyles (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Vule Zimmer (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Bobby Ornelas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Stephen Powell (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Nick Green (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jeremy Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Daughtry (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 06:47 | LSU | Bobby Ornelas misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 40-47 |
| 06:45 | Xavier | Vule Zimmer grabs the defensive rebound | 40-47 |
| 06:29 | Xavier | Alberto Castro misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Bobby Ornelas - foul #2 on Bobby Ornelas, team foul #3 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Xavier | Francisco Santos (SG), Dikembe Banda (PF), Harold Lacy (C) Fabian Yazzie, Jonathan Broyles, Vule Zimmer | |
| Subs | LSU | Sean Dalton (SF), Anthony Pritchard (PF) Stephen Powell, Jeremy Jackson | |
| 06:29 | Xavier | Alberto Castro makes the 1st free throw | 41-47 |
| 06:29 | Xavier | Alberto Castro makes the 2nd free throw | 42-47 |
| 06:11 | LSU | Sean Dalton misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-47 |
| 06:10 | LSU | Thomas Daughtry grabs the offensive rebound | 42-47 |
| 05:52 | LSU | Thomas Daughtry misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 42-47 |
| 05:51 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda pulls down the rebound | 42-47 |
| 05:36 | Xavier | Francisco Santos is called for a charge - foul #3 on Francisco Santos, team foul #5 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Xavier | Fabian Yazzie (PG) Alberto Castro | |
| Subs | LSU | Alan Williams (PG), Stephen Powell (SG) Bobby Ornelas, Sean Dalton | |
| 05:15 | LSU | Anthony Pritchard slams it home on a nice dish by Stephen Powell | 42-49 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 05:05 | Xavier | Francisco Santos misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 42-49 |
| 05:03 | LSU | Thomas Daughtry grabs the board | 42-49 |
| 04:59 | LSU | Harold Lacy denies the turnaround by Anthony Pritchard | 42-49 |
| 04:58 | Xavier | Francisco Santos snags the defensive board | 42-49 |
| 04:42 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda misses long on a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Anthony Pritchard - foul #2 on Anthony Pritchard, team foul #4 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Xavier | Vule Zimmer (SF), Jonathan Broyles (PF) Roderick Guidry, Harold Lacy | |
| Subs | LSU | Sean Dalton (SF), Jeremy Jackson (PF), Clifford Johnson (C) Nick Green, Anthony Pritchard, Thomas Daughtry | |
| 04:42 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda makes the 1st free throw | 43-49 |
| 04:42 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda misses the 2nd free throw | 43-49 |
| 04:42 | LSU | Stephen Powell snags the defensive board | 43-49 |
| 04:28 | LSU | Alan Williams hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 43-49 |
| 04:26 | Xavier | Vule Zimmer pulls down the rebound | 43-49 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 04:00 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda clanks a jumper near the basket | 43-49 |
| 03:58 | Xavier | Francisco Santos tips it but misses | 43-49 |
| 03:57 | LSU | Jeremy Jackson gets the rebound | 43-49 |
| 03:42 | LSU | Sean Dalton misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 43-49 |
| 03:41 | Xavier | Vule Zimmer gets the rebound | 43-49 |
| 03:25 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda clanks a runner from close range | 43-49 |
| 03:24 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda misses the tip | 43-49 |
| 03:23 | LSU | Jeremy Jackson pulls down the rebound | 43-49 |
| 03:04 | LSU | Jeremy Jackson lays it in | 43-51 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Fabian Yazzie (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Francisco Santos (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Vule Zimmer (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jonathan Broyles (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Dikembe Banda (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Alan Williams (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Powell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sean Dalton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeremy Jackson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Clifford Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:56 | Xavier | Francisco Santos can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Sean Dalton - foul #3 on Sean Dalton, team foul #5 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Xavier | Alberto Castro (PG), Roderick Guidry (SF), Harold Lacy (C) Fabian Yazzie, Vule Zimmer, Dikembe Banda | |
| Subs | LSU | Bobby Ornelas (PG), Nick Green (SG), Anthony Pritchard (PF), Thomas Daughtry (C) Alan Williams, Stephen Powell, Jeremy Jackson, Clifford Johnson | |
| 02:56 | Xavier | Francisco Santos misses the 1st free throw | 43-51 |
| 02:56 | Xavier | Francisco Santos misses the 2nd free throw | 43-51 |
| 02:56 | LSU | Anthony Pritchard grabs the defensive rebound | 43-51 |
| 02:56 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-51 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:28 | LSU | Bobby Ornelas loses the dribble to Francisco Santos | 43-51 |
| 02:24 | Xavier | Roderick Guidry slams it home set up by Francisco Santos | 45-51 |
| 02:24 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 45-51 |
| Subs | Xavier | Dikembe Banda (PF) Jonathan Broyles | |
| Subs | LSU | Stephen Powell (SG), Alan Williams (SF), Clifford Johnson (C) Nick Green, Sean Dalton, Thomas Daughtry | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 01:58 | LSU | Anthony Pritchard misses the jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Dikembe Banda - foul #2 on Dikembe Banda, team foul #6 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | LSU | Sean Dalton (SF) Alan Williams | |
| 01:58 | LSU | Anthony Pritchard misses the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 01:58 | LSU | Anthony Pritchard misses the 2nd free throw | 45-51 |
| 01:58 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Clifford Johnson | 45-51 |
| 01:37 | LSU | Bobby Ornelas connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Stephen Powell | 45-53 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:19 | Xavier | Harold Lacy hits the finger roll set up by Francisco Santos | 47-53 |
| 01:09 | LSU | Sean Dalton connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Stephen Powell | 47-56 |
| 00:54 | Xavier | Alberto Castro misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-56 |
| 00:53 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Francisco Santos | 47-56 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:50 | Xavier | Sean Dalton takes the ball from Roderick Guidry | 47-56 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:49 | LSU | Alberto Castro is called for the reach on Clifford Johnson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Alberto Castro, team foul #7 | 47-56 |
| 00:49 | LSU | Clifford Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 47-57 |
| 00:49 | LSU | Clifford Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 47-58 |
| 00:43 | Xavier | Alberto Castro misses badly on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Bobby Ornelas - foul #3 on Bobby Ornelas, team foul #6 | 47-58 |
| 00:43 | Xavier | Alberto Castro makes the 1st free throw | 48-58 |
| 00:43 | Xavier | Alberto Castro makes the 2nd free throw | 49-58 |
| 00:40 | LSU | Sean Dalton is fouled in the backcourt by Alberto Castro - foul #2 on Alberto Castro, team foul #8 | 49-58 |
| 00:40 | LSU | Sean Dalton misses the 1st free throw | 49-58 |
| 00:40 | Xavier | Harold Lacy pulls down the rebound | 49-58 |
| 00:35 | Xavier | Sean Dalton takes the ball from Dikembe Banda | 49-58 |
| 00:33 | LSU | Alberto Castro is called for the reach on Bobby Ornelas in the backcourt - foul #3 on Alberto Castro, team foul #9 | 49-58 |
| 00:33 | LSU | Bobby Ornelas makes the 1st free throw | 49-59 |
| 00:33 | LSU | Bobby Ornelas makes the 2nd free throw | 49-60 |
| 00:28 | Xavier | Harold Lacy hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 49-60 |
| 00:27 | LSU | The rebound goes to Clifford Johnson | 49-60 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | LSU | Bobby Ornelas runs out the clock | 49-60 |