| Lineup | LSU | PG - Bryan Sutera (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Sweeney (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jesse Hanna (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Jessie Duke (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Richard Magana (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Richard Davis (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Cox (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ronnie Purcell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - James Anderson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | John Sweeney inbounds the ball | 31-21 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:39 | LSU | Bryan Sutera makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Dikembe Ali | 34-21 |
| 19:23 | Ball State | Jessie Duke steals it from Ronnie Purcell | 34-21 |
| 19:05 | LSU | Bryan Sutera hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-21 |
| 19:04 | Ball State | John Cox grabs the board | 34-21 |
| 18:50 | Ball State | Ronnie Purcell misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-21 |
| 18:49 | Ball State | James Anderson hits the follow up shot | 34-23 |
| 18:24 | LSU | Bryan Sutera misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 34-23 |
| 18:22 | Ball State | Ronnie Purcell snags the defensive board | 34-23 |
| 18:17 | Ball State | Richard Magana comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 34-23 |
| 18:15 | LSU | John Sweeney gets the rebound | 34-23 |
| 17:56 | LSU | Jesse Hanna is fouled on the floor by James Anderson - foul #1 on James Anderson, team foul #1 | 34-23 |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Troup (PG), Peter Quintanilla (SF), Ronnie Meyer (PF) Bryan Sutera, John Sweeney, Jesse Hanna | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 17:40 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer buries a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Dikembe Ali | 36-23 |
| 17:26 | Ball State | Richard Magana hits a runner in the paint set up by James Anderson | 36-25 |
| 17:07 | LSU | Dikembe Ali can't connect on a shot from the right side | 36-25 |
| 17:05 | LSU | Dikembe Ali snags the offensive board | 36-25 |
| 16:51 | LSU | Richard Davis is called for the reach on Dikembe Ali - foul #2 on Richard Davis, team foul #2 | 36-25 |
| Subs | LSU | Bryan Sutera (PG), John Sweeney (SG), Jesse Hanna (PF) Gary Troup, Dikembe Ali, Jessie Duke | |
| Subs | Ball State | Jeremy Truss (C) James Anderson | |
| 16:27 | LSU | Peter Quintanilla misses badly on a floater from the left block | 36-25 |
| 16:26 | LSU | Peter Quintanilla tips it back up and in | 38-25 |
| 16:09 | Ball State | John Cox comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 38-25 |
| 16:07 | LSU | John Sweeney grabs the defensive rebound | 38-25 |
| 15:45 | LSU | Jeremy Truss is called for the reach on Peter Quintanilla - foul #2 on Jeremy Truss, team foul #3 | 38-25 |
| Subs | LSU | Dikembe Ali (SG), Jessie Duke (C) Peter Quintanilla, Jesse Hanna | |
| Subs | Ball State | Jack Stone (SG), Joseph Peele (SF), Robert Rasnick (PF), James Anderson (C) Richard Davis, John Cox, Ronnie Purcell, Jeremy Truss | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Bryan Sutera (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Sweeney (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ronnie Meyer (fresh) 6 pts. C - Jessie Duke (fresh) 2 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Richard Magana (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jack Stone (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joseph Peele (fresh) PF - Robert Rasnick (fresh) 3 reb. C - James Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:34 | LSU | Bryan Sutera knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing | 40-25 |
| 15:22 | Ball State | Richard Magana misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Jessie Duke - foul #1 on Jessie Duke, team foul #1 | 40-25 |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Troup (PG), Jesse Hanna (PF) Bryan Sutera, Jessie Duke | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 15:22 | Ball State | Richard Magana makes the 1st free throw | 40-26 |
| 15:22 | Ball State | Richard Magana makes the 2nd free throw | 40-27 |
| 15:00 | LSU | Dikembe Ali connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Gary Troup | 42-27 |
| 14:31 | Ball State | James Anderson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 42-27 |
| 14:29 | LSU | The rebound goes to Jesse Hanna | 42-27 |
| 14:07 | LSU | Dikembe Ali misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-27 |
| 14:05 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Joseph Peele | 42-27 |
| 13:47 | Ball State | Richard Magana drills a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Jack Stone | 42-29 |
| 13:18 | LSU | Dikembe Ali can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 42-29 |
| 13:17 | LSU | Dikembe Ali grabs the offensive board | 42-29 |
| 12:54 | LSU | John Sweeney misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-29 |
| 12:52 | Ball State | James Anderson pulls down the rebound | 42-29 |
| 12:31 | Ball State | James Anderson loses the ball out of bounds | 42-29 |
| Subs | LSU | Bryan Sutera (PG), Peter Quintanilla (SF), Jessie Duke (C) Gary Troup, Dikembe Ali, Jesse Hanna | |
| Subs | Ball State | Richard Davis (SG), John Cox (SF), Ronnie Purcell (PF), Jeremy Truss (C) Richard Magana, Joseph Peele, Robert Rasnick, James Anderson | |
| 12:10 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer makes the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Jessie Duke | 44-29 |
| 11:48 | Ball State | Richard Davis clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-29 |
| 11:46 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Jeremy Truss | 44-29 |
| 11:28 | Ball State | Ronnie Purcell misses the easy layup but the foul's on Peter Quintanilla - foul #1 on Peter Quintanilla, team foul #2 | 44-29 |
| Subs | LSU | Dikembe Ali (SG) John Sweeney | |
| Subs | Ball State | William Head (PG) Jack Stone | |
| 11:28 | Ball State | Ronnie Purcell misses the 1st free throw | 44-29 |
| 11:28 | Ball State | Ronnie Purcell misses the 2nd free throw | 44-29 |
| 11:28 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer snags the defensive board | 44-29 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Bryan Sutera (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Peter Quintanilla (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronnie Meyer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Jessie Duke (fresh) 2 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - William Head (fresh) SG - Richard Davis (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Cox (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronnie Purcell (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeremy Truss (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:12 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer is called for traveling | 44-29 |
| 10:47 | Ball State | Ronnie Purcell dunks the ball on a nice dish by William Head | 44-31 |
| 10:25 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer is hacked by Jeremy Truss - foul #3 on Jeremy Truss, team foul #4 | 44-31 |
| Subs | LSU | John Sweeney (SF), Jesse Hanna (PF) Peter Quintanilla, Ronnie Meyer | |
| Subs | Ball State | Richard Magana (PG), James Anderson (C) William Head, Jeremy Truss | |
| 10:02 | LSU | Jessie Duke scores on a jumper from the baseline and he's hacked by Ronnie Purcell - foul #3 on Ronnie Purcell, team foul #5 | 46-31 |
| Subs | LSU | Peter Quintanilla (SF) Dikembe Ali | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 10:02 | LSU | Jessie Duke makes the free throw | 47-31 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 09:49 | Ball State | Richard Magana is hacked by Jesse Hanna - foul #1 on Jesse Hanna, team foul #3 | 47-31 |
| Subs | LSU | Dikembe Ali (SG) Peter Quintanilla | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 09:35 | Ball State | Richard Magana buries a 3 from the left wing | 47-34 |
| 09:10 | LSU | Jessie Duke hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 47-34 |
| 09:08 | LSU | Dikembe Ali tips it in | 49-34 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 09:04 | Ball State | Richard Davis makes the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Richard Magana | 49-36 |
| 08:44 | LSU | Jessie Duke lays it up and in set up by Bryan Sutera | 51-36 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 08:37 | Ball State | James Anderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-36 |
| Subs | LSU | Peter Quintanilla (SF), Ronnie Meyer (PF) Dikembe Ali, Jesse Hanna | |
| Subs | Ball State | Jack Stone (SG), Joseph Peele (SF), Robert Rasnick (PF) Richard Davis, John Cox, Ronnie Purcell | |
| 08:13 | LSU | John Sweeney makes the jumpshot from the free throw line | 53-36 |
| 08:04 | Ball State | Robert Rasnick buries a shot from close range on a great pass from James Anderson | 53-38 |
| 07:35 | LSU | Robert Rasnick steps in front of the Ronnie Meyer pass | 53-38 |
| 07:12 | Ball State | Joseph Peele is fouled on the floor by Bryan Sutera - foul #2 on Bryan Sutera, team foul #4 | 53-38 |
| Subs | LSU | Dikembe Ali (SG), Jesse Hanna (PF) Peter Quintanilla, Jessie Duke | |
| Subs | Ball State | Richard Davis (SG), John Cox (SF), Ronnie Purcell (PF), Jeremy Truss (C) Jack Stone, Joseph Peele, Robert Rasnick, James Anderson | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Bryan Sutera (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Sweeney (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jesse Hanna (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronnie Meyer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Richard Magana (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Davis (fresh) 7 pts. SF - John Cox (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronnie Purcell (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Jeremy Truss (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 06:54 | Ball State | Jeremy Truss misses the 3 from the right corner | 53-38 |
| 06:53 | LSU | Jesse Hanna gets the rebound | 53-38 |
| 06:47 | LSU | Jesse Hanna is fouled on the floor by Richard Magana - foul #1 on Richard Magana, team foul #6 | 53-38 |
| Subs | LSU | Jessie Duke (C) Ronnie Meyer | |
| Subs | Ball State | Jack Stone (PG) Richard Magana | |
| 06:20 | LSU | John Sweeney makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Jesse Hanna | 56-38 |
| 06:14 | Ball State | Jack Stone misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-38 |
| 06:13 | Ball State | Jeremy Truss misses the tip | 56-38 |
| 06:11 | LSU | Jessie Duke pulls down the rebound | 56-38 |
| 05:45 | LSU | Jesse Hanna misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 56-38 |
| 05:44 | Ball State | Jeremy Truss gets the rebound | 56-38 |
| 05:28 | Ball State | Richard Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-38 |
| 05:27 | LSU | John Sweeney pulls down the rebound | 56-38 |
| 05:00 | LSU | Jack Stone picks off the pass by Jesse Hanna | 56-38 |
| 04:46 | Ball State | John Cox misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 56-38 |
| 04:44 | LSU | Bryan Sutera gets the rebound | 56-38 |
| 04:19 | LSU | John Sweeney comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 56-38 |
| 04:18 | Ball State | Ronnie Purcell gets the rebound | 56-38 |
| 04:00 | Ball State | Jack Stone clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 56-38 |
| 03:59 | Ball State | Ronnie Purcell grabs the offensive board | 56-38 |
| 03:36 | Ball State | John Cox connects on the jump hook from close range | 56-40 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:15 | LSU | Jeremy Truss steps in front of the Jessie Duke pass | 56-40 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Bryan Sutera (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Sweeney (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jesse Hanna (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Jessie Duke (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Jack Stone (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Davis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - John Cox (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronnie Purcell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Jeremy Truss (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:04 | Ball State | Richard Davis lays it in | 56-42 |
| 02:41 | LSU | Bryan Sutera buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from John Sweeney | 59-42 |
| 02:35 | Ball State | Ronnie Purcell clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 59-42 |
| 02:33 | LSU | Jesse Hanna grabs the defensive rebound | 59-42 |
| 02:18 | LSU | Bryan Sutera misses long on a 3 from straight away | 59-42 |
| 02:17 | LSU | Jessie Duke tips it back up and in | 61-42 |
| 02:00 | Ball State | Richard Davis is whistled for traveling | 61-42 |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Troup (PG), Dennis Stedman (SG), Peter Quintanilla (SF), Ronnie Meyer (PF), Frank Bergum (C) Bryan Sutera, Dikembe Ali, John Sweeney, Jesse Hanna, Jessie Duke | |
| Subs | Ball State | William Head (SG), Joseph Peele (SF), Robert Rasnick (PF) Richard Davis, John Cox, Ronnie Purcell | |
| 01:34 | LSU | Peter Quintanilla hits the finger roll on a great pass from Dennis Stedman and he's fouled by Joseph Peele - foul #2 on Joseph Peele, team foul #7 | 63-42 |
| 01:34 | LSU | Peter Quintanilla misses the free throw | 63-42 |
| 01:34 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Jeremy Truss | 63-42 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:28 | Ball State | Joseph Peele misses the shot from the left block but the foul's on Frank Bergum - foul #1 on Frank Bergum, team foul #5 | 63-42 |
| 01:28 | Ball State | Joseph Peele makes the 1st free throw | 63-43 |
| 01:28 | Ball State | Joseph Peele makes the 2nd free throw | 63-44 |
| 01:03 | LSU | Peter Quintanilla double dribbles | 63-44 |
| 00:49 | Ball State | Jack Stone is hacked by Gary Troup - foul #2 on Gary Troup, team foul #6 | 63-44 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Ball State | William Head's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Dennis Stedman | 63-44 |
| 00:43 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Jeremy Truss | 63-44 |
| 00:39 | Ball State | Jack Stone makes the jumpshot from the left wing | 63-46 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:37 | LSU | Jack Stone steps in front of the Gary Troup pass in the backcourt | 63-46 |
| 00:33 | Ball State | Jeremy Truss knocks in the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Jack Stone | 63-48 |
| 00:07 | LSU | Gary Troup clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 63-48 |
| 00:05 | LSU | Frank Bergum grabs the offensive board | 63-48 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Gary Troup runs out the clock | 63-48 |