| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Alan Oliverio (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Garrett Tolan (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Walsh (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Anthony Westbrook (fresh) 4 reb. C - Gregory Skaggs (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Bobby Ornelas (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Stephen Powell (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Sean Dalton (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Jeremy Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Clifford Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Sean Dalton inbounds the ball | 27-20 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:34 | LSU | Stephen Powell connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 27-23 |
| 19:19 | Rutgers | Alan Oliverio misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 27-23 |
| 19:18 | Rutgers | Anthony Westbrook hits the follow up shot | 29-23 |
| 19:04 | LSU | Stephen Powell is fouled on the floor by Garrett Tolan - foul #2 on Garrett Tolan, team foul #1 | 29-23 |
| 18:48 | LSU | Sean Dalton misses the floater from the left wing | 29-23 |
| 18:46 | LSU | Jeremy Jackson tips it but misses | 29-23 |
| 18:44 | Rutgers | Anthony Westbrook gets the rebound | 29-23 |
| 18:24 | Rutgers | Garrett Tolan clanks a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Sean Dalton - foul #1 on Sean Dalton, team foul #1 | 29-23 |
| 18:24 | Rutgers | Garrett Tolan misses the 1st free throw | 29-23 |
| 18:24 | Rutgers | Garrett Tolan misses the 2nd free throw | 29-23 |
| 18:24 | LSU | Clifford Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 29-23 |
| 17:56 | LSU | Stephen Powell comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-23 |
| 17:55 | LSU | Stephen Powell grabs the offensive rebound | 29-23 |
| 17:33 | LSU | Clifford Johnson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Sean Dalton | 29-25 |
| 17:16 | Rutgers | Alan Oliverio misses short on a jumper from the left side | 29-25 |
| 17:14 | LSU | Clifford Johnson grabs the board | 29-25 |
| 16:45 | LSU | Sean Dalton scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-28 |
| 16:20 | Rutgers | Charles Walsh is fouled on the floor by Clifford Johnson - foul #1 on Clifford Johnson, team foul #2 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Felix Lewis (PG), Allen Ordonez (SF), Jan Barry (C) Alan Oliverio, Charles Walsh, Gregory Skaggs | |
| Subs | LSU | Nick Green (PG), Alan Williams (SF), Thomas Daughtry (PF) Bobby Ornelas, Sean Dalton, Jeremy Jackson | |
| 16:04 | Rutgers | Felix Lewis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-28 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Curtis Lynn (SF) Garrett Tolan | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 15:42 | LSU | Stephen Powell hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Clifford Johnson | 29-31 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Felix Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Allen Ordonez (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Curtis Lynn (fresh) PF - Anthony Westbrook (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Jan Barry (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Nick Green (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stephen Powell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alan Williams (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Thomas Daughtry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Clifford Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:24 | Rutgers | Anthony Westbrook hits a turnaround near the basket | 31-31 |
| 15:00 | LSU | Clifford Johnson comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 31-31 |
| 14:59 | Rutgers | Curtis Lynn snags the defensive board | 31-31 |
| 14:32 | Rutgers | Anthony Westbrook makes the shot in the lane | 33-31 |
| 14:10 | LSU | Jan Barry picks off the pass by Stephen Powell | 33-31 |
| 13:52 | Rutgers | Felix Lewis is called for traveling | 33-31 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alan Oliverio (PG), Garrett Tolan (SG), Charles Walsh (SF), Gregory Skaggs (C) Felix Lewis, Allen Ordonez, Curtis Lynn, Anthony Westbrook | |
| Subs | LSU | Bobby Ornelas (PG), Sean Dalton (SF), Anthony Pritchard (PF) Nick Green, Stephen Powell, Clifford Johnson | |
| 13:30 | LSU | Alan Williams misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-31 |
| 13:28 | LSU | Anthony Pritchard tips it in | 33-33 |
| 13:04 | Rutgers | Jan Barry loses the dribble to Anthony Pritchard | 33-33 |
| 12:35 | LSU | Bobby Ornelas misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-33 |
| 12:34 | LSU | Thomas Daughtry gets the offensive rebound | 33-33 |
| 12:11 | LSU | Alan Oliverio takes the ball from Sean Dalton | 33-33 |
| 11:48 | Rutgers | Jan Barry loses the ball out of bounds | 33-33 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Anthony Westbrook (PF), Joshua Camp (C) Jan Barry, Gregory Skaggs | |
| Subs | LSU | Stephen Powell (SG), Jeremy Jackson (C) Alan Williams, Thomas Daughtry | |
| 11:32 | LSU | Stephen Powell misses short on a floater from the left side | 33-33 |
| 11:31 | Rutgers | Joshua Camp grabs the board | 33-33 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Alan Oliverio (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Garrett Tolan (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Walsh (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Anthony Westbrook (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Joshua Camp (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Bobby Ornelas (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Stephen Powell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sean Dalton (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Anthony Pritchard (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Jeremy Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:05 | Rutgers | Alan Oliverio buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Joshua Camp | 35-33 |
| 10:44 | LSU | Stephen Powell misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-33 |
| 10:42 | LSU | Jeremy Jackson hits the follow up shot | 35-35 |
| 10:20 | Rutgers | Charles Walsh is hacked by Jeremy Jackson - foul #2 on Jeremy Jackson, team foul #3 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Allen Ordonez (SF) Charles Walsh | |
| Subs | LSU | Nick Green (PG), Alan Williams (SF), Clifford Johnson (C) Bobby Ornelas, Sean Dalton, Anthony Pritchard | |
| 09:56 | Rutgers | Alan Oliverio misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-35 |
| 09:54 | LSU | Alan Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 35-35 |
| 09:38 | LSU | Stephen Powell knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Clifford Johnson | 35-38 |
| 09:16 | Rutgers | Alan Oliverio can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 35-38 |
| 09:14 | LSU | The rebound goes to Jeremy Jackson | 35-38 |
| 09:01 | LSU | Clifford Johnson can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Joshua Camp - foul #1 on Joshua Camp, team foul #2 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Felix Lewis (PG), Charles Walsh (SF), Gregory Skaggs (C) Alan Oliverio, Garrett Tolan, Joshua Camp | |
| Subs | LSU | Thomas Daughtry (PF) Jeremy Jackson | |
| 09:01 | LSU | Clifford Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 35-39 |
| 09:01 | LSU | Clifford Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 35-40 |
| 08:40 | Rutgers | Allen Ordonez misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Stephen Powell - foul #2 on Stephen Powell, team foul #4 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | LSU | Bobby Ornelas (PG), Sean Dalton (SF), Anthony Pritchard (PF) Nick Green, Alan Williams, Clifford Johnson | |
| 08:40 | Rutgers | Allen Ordonez makes the 1st free throw | 36-40 |
| 08:40 | Rutgers | Allen Ordonez makes the 2nd free throw | 37-40 |
| 08:15 | LSU | Bobby Ornelas hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 37-40 |
| 08:14 | LSU | Stephen Powell gets the offensive rebound | 37-40 |
| 07:56 | LSU | Allen Ordonez is called for the reach on Bobby Ornelas - foul #1 on Allen Ordonez, team foul #3 | 37-40 |
| 07:37 | LSU | Thomas Daughtry is hacked by Gregory Skaggs - foul #1 on Gregory Skaggs, team foul #4 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alan Oliverio (PG), Garrett Tolan (SG) Felix Lewis, Allen Ordonez | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 07:08 | LSU | Sean Dalton can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-40 |
| 07:07 | Rutgers | Charles Walsh snags the defensive board | 37-40 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Alan Oliverio (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Garrett Tolan (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Walsh (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Anthony Westbrook (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Gregory Skaggs (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Bobby Ornelas (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Stephen Powell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sean Dalton (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Anthony Pritchard (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Daughtry (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 06:43 | Rutgers | Anthony Westbrook misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Thomas Daughtry - foul #1 on Thomas Daughtry, team foul #5 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Allen Ordonez (SF) Charles Walsh | |
| Subs | LSU | Nick Green (PG), Alan Williams (SG), Jeremy Jackson (PF), Clifford Johnson (C) Bobby Ornelas, Stephen Powell, Anthony Pritchard, Thomas Daughtry | |
| 06:43 | Rutgers | Anthony Westbrook makes the 1st free throw | 38-40 |
| 06:43 | Rutgers | Anthony Westbrook makes the 2nd free throw | 39-40 |
| 06:14 | LSU | Sean Dalton knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-43 |
| 05:55 | Rutgers | Anthony Westbrook can't finish the layup | 39-43 |
| 05:54 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Anthony Westbrook | 39-43 |
| 05:37 | Rutgers | Alan Oliverio buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-43 |
| 05:14 | LSU | Clifford Johnson hits a jumper in the lane | 42-45 |
| 04:56 | Rutgers | Garrett Tolan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-45 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Felix Lewis (PG), Charles Walsh (SF), Jan Barry (PF), Joshua Camp (C) Alan Oliverio, Garrett Tolan, Anthony Westbrook, Gregory Skaggs | |
| Subs | LSU | Bobby Ornelas (PG), Stephen Powell (SG), Anthony Pritchard (PF), Thomas Daughtry (C) Nick Green, Sean Dalton, Jeremy Jackson, Clifford Johnson | |
| 04:41 | LSU | Thomas Daughtry makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 42-47 |
| 04:22 | Rutgers | Anthony Pritchard swats the shot by Charles Walsh | 42-47 |
| 04:21 | LSU | Anthony Pritchard pulls down the rebound | 42-47 |
| 03:52 | LSU | Bobby Ornelas is fouled on the floor by Felix Lewis - foul #1 on Felix Lewis, team foul #5 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alan Oliverio (PG), Garrett Tolan (SG) Felix Lewis, Allen Ordonez | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 03:37 | LSU | Thomas Daughtry blows the layup but the foul's on Garrett Tolan - foul #3 on Garrett Tolan, team foul #6 | 42-47 |
| 03:37 | LSU | Thomas Daughtry makes the 1st free throw | 42-48 |
| 03:37 | LSU | Thomas Daughtry misses the 2nd free throw | 42-48 |
| 03:37 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Joshua Camp | 42-48 |
| 03:12 | Rutgers | Charles Walsh hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-48 |
| 03:10 | LSU | Thomas Daughtry grabs the defensive rebound | 42-48 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Alan Oliverio (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Garrett Tolan (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Charles Walsh (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jan Barry (fresh) 3 pts. C - Joshua Camp (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Bobby Ornelas (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Stephen Powell (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alan Williams (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Anthony Pritchard (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Daughtry (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:48 | LSU | Stephen Powell connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Bobby Ornelas | 42-51 |
| 02:48 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 42-51 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Anthony Westbrook (PF), Gregory Skaggs (C) Jan Barry, Joshua Camp | |
| Subs | LSU | Sean Dalton (SF), Clifford Johnson (C) Alan Williams, Thomas Daughtry | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:31 | Rutgers | Alan Oliverio can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 42-51 |
| 02:30 | LSU | Stephen Powell snags the defensive board | 42-51 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:02 | LSU | Stephen Powell's pass is intercepted by Charles Walsh | 42-51 |
| 01:58 | Rutgers | Charles Walsh lays it up and in | 44-51 |
| 01:36 | LSU | Sean Dalton comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-51 |
| 01:35 | LSU | Anthony Pritchard can't tip it in | 44-51 |
| 01:34 | Rutgers | Gregory Skaggs pulls down the rebound | 44-51 |
| 01:19 | Rutgers | The short jumper by Garrett Tolan is denied by Anthony Pritchard | 44-51 |
| 01:18 | LSU | Anthony Pritchard snags the defensive board | 44-51 |
| 01:02 | LSU | Stephen Powell can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-51 |
| 01:00 | Rutgers | Charles Walsh pulls down the rebound | 44-51 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:51 | Rutgers | Alan Oliverio misses the floater from the left wing | 44-51 |
| 00:49 | Rutgers | Charles Walsh tips it back up and in | 46-51 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:46 | LSU | Clifford Johnson is hacked by Alan Oliverio in the backcourt - foul #2 on Alan Oliverio, team foul #7 | 46-51 |
| 00:46 | LSU | Clifford Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 46-52 |
| 00:46 | LSU | Clifford Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 46-53 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:42 | Rutgers | Alan Oliverio is hacked by Bobby Ornelas - foul #1 on Bobby Ornelas, team foul #6 | 46-53 |
| 00:39 | Rutgers | Anthony Westbrook comes up short on the jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Anthony Pritchard - foul #4 on Anthony Pritchard, team foul #7 | 46-53 |
| 00:39 | Rutgers | Anthony Westbrook makes the 1st free throw | 47-53 |
| 00:39 | Rutgers | Anthony Westbrook misses the 2nd free throw | 47-53 |
| 00:39 | Rutgers | Charles Walsh gets the offensive rebound | 47-53 |
| 00:37 | Rutgers | Anthony Pritchard picks off the pass by Anthony Westbrook | 47-53 |
| 00:35 | LSU | Bobby Ornelas is fouled in the backcourt by Alan Oliverio - foul #3 on Alan Oliverio, team foul #8 | 47-53 |
| 00:35 | LSU | Bobby Ornelas misses the 1st free throw | 47-53 |
| 00:35 | Rutgers | Gregory Skaggs gets the rebound | 47-53 |
| 00:31 | Rutgers | Alan Oliverio's pass is intercepted by Stephen Powell in the backcourt | 47-53 |
| 00:30 | LSU | Garrett Tolan is called for the reach on Stephen Powell - foul #4 on Garrett Tolan, team foul #9 | 47-53 |
| 00:30 | LSU | Stephen Powell makes the 1st free throw | 47-54 |
| 00:30 | LSU | Stephen Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 47-55 |
| 00:25 | Rutgers | Charles Walsh misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-55 |
| 00:24 | Rutgers | Gregory Skaggs pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-55 |
| 00:20 | Rutgers | Alan Oliverio misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-55 |
| 00:19 | LSU | Sean Dalton gets the rebound | 47-55 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers 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) | |
| 00:17 | LSU | Sean Dalton is fouled in the backcourt by Garrett Tolan - foul #5 on Garrett Tolan, team foul #10 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Allen Ordonez (SG) Garrett Tolan | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 00:17 | LSU | Sean Dalton misses the 1st free throw | 47-55 |
| 00:17 | LSU | Sean Dalton makes the 2nd free throw | 47-56 |
| 00:12 | Rutgers | Charles Walsh buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Allen Ordonez | 50-56 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:09 | LSU | Alan Oliverio is called for the reach on Stephen Powell in the backcourt - foul #4 on Alan Oliverio, team foul #11 | 50-56 |
| 00:09 | LSU | Stephen Powell makes the 1st free throw | 50-57 |
| 00:09 | LSU | Stephen Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 50-58 |
| 00:04 | Rutgers | Alan Oliverio clanks a 3 from straight away | 50-58 |
| 00:03 | Rutgers | Anthony Westbrook grabs the offensive board | 50-58 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Charles Walsh can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-58 |