| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Linwood Otani (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Thacker (fresh) SF - Ronald Pittenger (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Sprague (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Derek Smith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Laurence Golinski (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ralph Byers (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Simpson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robin Carlton (fresh) 3 reb. C - Donald Sirois (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Keith Simpson inbounds the ball | 35-23 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:32 | LSU | Ralph Byers drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Laurence Golinski | 35-26 |
| 19:18 | Notre Dame | Daniel Sprague can't throw it down but the foul's on Robin Carlton - foul #3 on Robin Carlton, team foul #1 | 35-26 |
| 19:18 | Notre Dame | Daniel Sprague makes the 1st free throw | 36-26 |
| 19:18 | Notre Dame | Daniel Sprague misses the 2nd free throw | 36-26 |
| 19:18 | LSU | Robin Carlton grabs the defensive rebound | 36-26 |
| 19:01 | LSU | Keith Simpson connects on the fadeaway near the basket set up by Ralph Byers | 36-28 |
| 18:58 | Notre Dame | Laurence Golinski takes the ball from Andrew Thacker in the backcourt | 36-28 |
| 18:38 | LSU | Donald Sirois can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 36-28 |
| 18:37 | Notre Dame | Daniel Sprague pulls down the rebound | 36-28 |
| 18:27 | Notre Dame | Ronald Pittenger misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-28 |
| 18:26 | LSU | Laurence Golinski pulls down the rebound | 36-28 |
| 18:02 | LSU | Donald Sirois misses the lay-in | 36-28 |
| 18:01 | Notre Dame | Linwood Otani pulls down the rebound | 36-28 |
| 17:48 | Notre Dame | Donald Sirois denies the turnaround by Linwood Otani | 36-28 |
| 17:47 | Notre Dame | Linwood Otani snags the offensive board | 36-28 |
| 17:35 | Notre Dame | The jumper by Daniel Sprague is denied by Keith Simpson | 36-28 |
| 17:34 | LSU | Keith Simpson pulls down the rebound | 36-28 |
| 17:05 | LSU | Robin Carlton's pass is intercepted by Linwood Otani | 36-28 |
| 17:00 | Notre Dame | Andrew Thacker lays it in set up by Linwood Otani | 38-28 |
| 16:32 | LSU | Donald Sirois hits a fadeaway from the left block | 38-30 |
| 16:13 | Notre Dame | Daniel Sprague banks in the layup | 40-30 |
| 15:46 | LSU | Donald Sirois blows the dunk but he's hacked by Derek Smith - foul #3 on Derek Smith, team foul #1 | 40-30 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Thornton (PG), Weldon Bendel (SG), Leonard Hall (SF), Robert Fowler (PF), Aaron Jude (C) Linwood Otani, Andrew Thacker, Ronald Pittenger, Daniel Sprague, Derek Smith | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Navarra (PG), Dale Hawke (SG), Harry Chapman (SF), Douglas Hughes (PF) Laurence Golinski, Ralph Byers, Keith Simpson, Robin Carlton | |
| 15:46 | LSU | Donald Sirois makes the 1st free throw | 40-31 |
| 15:46 | LSU | Donald Sirois makes the 2nd free throw | 40-32 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - James Thornton (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Weldon Bendel (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Leonard Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Fowler (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Aaron Jude (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Navarra (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Dale Hawke (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harry Chapman (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Douglas Hughes (fresh) 2 reb. C - Donald Sirois (tiring) 8 pts. | |
| 15:33 | Notre Dame | Leonard Hall misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 40-32 |
| 15:32 | LSU | Donald Sirois grabs the board | 40-32 |
| 15:05 | LSU | The jump hook by Donald Sirois is blocked by Robert Fowler | 40-32 |
| 15:03 | LSU | Donald Sirois snags the offensive board | 40-32 |
| 14:52 | LSU | Aaron Jude steals it from Dale Hawke | 40-32 |
| 14:33 | Notre Dame | Leonard Hall is open and scores on a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by James Thornton | 42-32 |
| 14:08 | LSU | Leonard Hall is called for the reach on Dale Hawke - foul #2 on Leonard Hall, team foul #2 | 42-32 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Paul Kluge (PG), Ronald Pittenger (SF), Daniel Sprague (PF), Robert Wilson (C) James Thornton, Leonard Hall, Robert Fowler, Aaron Jude | |
| Subs | LSU | Laurence Golinski (PG), Keith Simpson (SF), Robin Carlton (PF), Levi Stice (C) Robert Navarra, Harry Chapman, Douglas Hughes, Donald Sirois | |
| 13:49 | LSU | Laurence Golinski clanks a floater in the lane | 42-32 |
| 13:48 | Notre Dame | Daniel Sprague gets the rebound | 42-32 |
| 13:29 | Notre Dame | Robin Carlton picks off the pass by Weldon Bendel | 42-32 |
| 13:05 | LSU | Robin Carlton misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 42-32 |
| 13:04 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Daniel Sprague | 42-32 |
| 12:48 | Notre Dame | Paul Kluge misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 42-32 |
| 12:47 | LSU | Dale Hawke grabs the board | 42-32 |
| 12:27 | LSU | Laurence Golinski comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 42-32 |
| 12:26 | LSU | Robin Carlton tips it but misses | 42-32 |
| 12:24 | Notre Dame | Robert Wilson grabs the board | 42-32 |
| 12:02 | Notre Dame | Daniel Sprague clanks a shot from the free throw line | 42-32 |
| 12:01 | LSU | Dale Hawke grabs the board | 42-32 |
| 11:37 | LSU | Keith Simpson loses the ball out of bounds | 42-32 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Thornton (PG), Andrew Thacker (SG), Leonard Hall (SF), Robert Fowler (PF), Aaron Jude (C) Paul Kluge, Weldon Bendel, Ronald Pittenger, Daniel Sprague, Robert Wilson | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Navarra (PG), Ralph Byers (SG), Harry Chapman (SF), Douglas Hughes (PF) Laurence Golinski, Dale Hawke, Keith Simpson, Robin Carlton | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - James Thornton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Thacker (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Leonard Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Fowler (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Aaron Jude (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Navarra (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Ralph Byers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harry Chapman (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Douglas Hughes (fresh) 2 reb. C - Levi Stice (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:33 | Notre Dame | Andrew Thacker is hacked by Harry Chapman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Harry Chapman, team foul #2 | 42-32 |
| 11:18 | Notre Dame | Robert Fowler misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Douglas Hughes - foul #2 on Douglas Hughes, team foul #3 | 42-32 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Derek Smith (C) Aaron Jude | |
| Subs | LSU | Donald Sirois (C) Levi Stice | |
| 11:18 | Notre Dame | Robert Fowler makes the 1st free throw | 43-32 |
| 11:18 | Notre Dame | Robert Fowler misses the 2nd free throw | 43-32 |
| 11:18 | LSU | Douglas Hughes gets the rebound | 43-32 |
| 10:49 | LSU | Ralph Byers hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Robert Navarra | 43-35 |
| 10:35 | Notre Dame | Leonard Hall hits a wide open jumper from the free throw line | 45-35 |
| 10:08 | LSU | Ralph Byers comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-35 |
| 10:07 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Robert Fowler | 45-35 |
| 09:59 | Notre Dame | Derek Smith makes the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from James Thornton | 47-35 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 09:46 | LSU | Robert Navarra misses long on a runner in the lane | 47-35 |
| 09:44 | Notre Dame | Andrew Thacker gets the rebound | 47-35 |
| 09:29 | Notre Dame | Douglas Hughes is called for the reach on Robert Fowler - foul #3 on Douglas Hughes, team foul #4 | 47-35 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Linwood Otani (PG), Ronald Pittenger (SF), Daniel Sprague (PF), Aaron Jude (C) James Thornton, Leonard Hall, Robert Fowler, Derek Smith | |
| Subs | LSU | Laurence Golinski (PG), Keith Simpson (SF), Robin Carlton (PF), Levi Stice (C) Robert Navarra, Harry Chapman, Douglas Hughes, Donald Sirois | |
| 09:16 | Notre Dame | Daniel Sprague misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Levi Stice - foul #2 on Levi Stice, team foul #5 | 47-35 |
| 09:16 | Notre Dame | Daniel Sprague makes the 1st free throw | 48-35 |
| 09:16 | Notre Dame | Daniel Sprague makes the 2nd free throw | 49-35 |
| 09:02 | LSU | Keith Simpson comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 49-35 |
| 09:00 | LSU | Keith Simpson misses the tip | 49-35 |
| 08:58 | Notre Dame | Ronald Pittenger grabs the defensive rebound | 49-35 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 08:45 | Notre Dame | Ronald Pittenger drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-35 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 08:30 | LSU | Daniel Sprague is called for the reach on Laurence Golinski - foul #1 on Daniel Sprague, team foul #3 | 52-35 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Weldon Bendel (SG), Robert Wilson (PF) Andrew Thacker, Daniel Sprague | |
| Subs | LSU | Dale Hawke (SG) Ralph Byers | |
| 08:16 | LSU | Keith Simpson misses the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Aaron Jude - foul #3 on Aaron Jude, team foul #4 | 52-35 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Paul Kluge (SF) Ronald Pittenger | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Navarra (PG) Laurence Golinski | |
| 08:16 | LSU | Keith Simpson makes the 1st free throw | 52-36 |
| 08:16 | LSU | Keith Simpson makes the 2nd free throw | 52-37 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 07:59 | Notre Dame | Linwood Otani misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 52-37 |
| 07:57 | Notre Dame | Linwood Otani can't tip it in | 52-37 |
| 07:56 | Notre Dame | Aaron Jude tips it back up and in | 54-37 |
| 07:38 | LSU | Weldon Bendel is called for the reach on Dale Hawke - foul #1 on Weldon Bendel, team foul #5 | 54-37 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Leonard Hall (SF), Robert Fowler (PF), Derek Smith (C) Paul Kluge, Robert Wilson, Aaron Jude | |
| Subs | LSU | Douglas Hughes (PF) Robin Carlton | |
| 07:27 | LSU | Levi Stice hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 54-37 |
| 07:26 | Notre Dame | Leonard Hall grabs the board | 54-37 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Linwood Otani (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Weldon Bendel (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Leonard Hall (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Fowler (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Derek Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Navarra (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dale Hawke (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Simpson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Douglas Hughes (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Levi Stice (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:04 | Notre Dame | Leonard Hall comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Levi Stice - foul #3 on Levi Stice, team foul #6 | 54-37 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | LSU | Laurence Golinski (PG), Ralph Byers (SG), Donald Sirois (C) Robert Navarra, Dale Hawke, Levi Stice | |
| 07:04 | Notre Dame | Leonard Hall makes the 1st free throw | 55-37 |
| 07:04 | Notre Dame | Leonard Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 56-37 |
| 06:46 | LSU | Donald Sirois can't finish the layup | 56-37 |
| 06:45 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Sirois | 56-37 |
| 06:26 | LSU | Laurence Golinski hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 56-37 |
| 06:25 | LSU | Douglas Hughes tips it in | 56-39 |
| 06:23 | Notre Dame | Linwood Otani double dribbles in the backcourt | 56-39 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Thornton (PG), Andrew Thacker (SG), Paul Kluge (SF), Robert Wilson (PF), Aaron Jude (C) Linwood Otani, Weldon Bendel, Leonard Hall, Robert Fowler, Derek Smith | |
| Subs | LSU | Robin Carlton (PF) Douglas Hughes | |
| 06:16 | LSU | Ralph Byers scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Keith Simpson | 56-42 |
| 05:53 | Notre Dame | Aaron Jude drills a shot from the right wing | 58-42 |
| 05:31 | LSU | Donald Sirois drills a floater near the basket set up by Keith Simpson | 58-44 |
| 05:08 | Notre Dame | James Thornton is hacked by Laurence Golinski - foul #1 on Laurence Golinski, team foul #7 | 58-44 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Weldon Bendel (SG), Ronald Pittenger (SF), Daniel Sprague (PF), Derek Smith (C) Andrew Thacker, Paul Kluge, Robert Wilson, Aaron Jude | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Navarra (PG), Dale Hawke (SG), Harry Chapman (SF), Douglas Hughes (PF), Levi Stice (C) Laurence Golinski, Ralph Byers, Keith Simpson, Robin Carlton, Donald Sirois | |
| 05:08 | Notre Dame | James Thornton makes the 1st free throw | 59-44 |
| 05:08 | Notre Dame | James Thornton makes the 2nd free throw | 60-44 |
| 04:52 | LSU | Douglas Hughes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-44 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Linwood Otani (PG), Robert Fowler (PF) James Thornton, Daniel Sprague | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 04:31 | Notre Dame | Linwood Otani misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-44 |
| 04:30 | LSU | Harry Chapman grabs the board | 60-44 |
| 04:22 | LSU | Dale Hawke connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 60-46 |
| 04:02 | Notre Dame | Linwood Otani comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-46 |
| 04:00 | LSU | Robert Navarra snags the defensive board | 60-46 |
| 03:53 | LSU | Robert Fowler swats the shot by Robert Navarra | 60-46 |
| 03:52 | LSU | Dale Hawke misses the tip | 60-46 |
| 03:51 | LSU | Douglas Hughes snags the offensive board | 60-46 |
| 03:39 | LSU | Douglas Hughes blows the dunk but the foul's on Robert Fowler - foul #1 on Robert Fowler, team foul #6 | 60-46 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Thornton (PG), Leonard Hall (SF), Aaron Jude (C) Linwood Otani, Ronald Pittenger, Derek Smith | |
| Subs | LSU | Laurence Golinski (PG), Keith Simpson (SF) Robert Navarra, Harry Chapman | |
| 03:39 | LSU | Douglas Hughes misses the 1st free throw | 60-46 |
| 03:39 | LSU | Douglas Hughes misses the 2nd free throw | 60-46 |
| 03:39 | Notre Dame | Aaron Jude grabs the defensive rebound | 60-46 |
| 03:13 | Notre Dame | Weldon Bendel comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-46 |
| 03:12 | LSU | Laurence Golinski grabs the defensive rebound | 60-46 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - James Thornton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Weldon Bendel (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Leonard Hall (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Fowler (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Aaron Jude (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Laurence Golinski (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dale Hawke (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Simpson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Douglas Hughes (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Levi Stice (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 02:54 | LSU | Douglas Hughes connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Keith Simpson | 60-48 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:40 | Notre Dame | Leonard Hall connects on the open shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Fowler | 62-48 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:28 | LSU | Keith Simpson misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 62-48 |
| 02:26 | LSU | Levi Stice grabs the offensive rebound | 62-48 |
| 02:17 | LSU | Douglas Hughes buries a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Laurence Golinski | 62-50 |
| 02:14 | Notre Dame | James Thornton is hacked by Levi Stice in the backcourt - foul #4 on Levi Stice, team foul #8 | 62-50 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Paul Kluge (SG), Robert Wilson (PF) Weldon Bendel, Robert Fowler | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Navarra (PG), Ralph Byers (SG), Harry Chapman (SF), Robin Carlton (PF), Donald Sirois (C) Laurence Golinski, Dale Hawke, Keith Simpson, Douglas Hughes, Levi Stice | |
| 02:14 | Notre Dame | James Thornton misses the 1st free throw | 62-50 |
| 02:14 | LSU | Ralph Byers gets the rebound | 62-50 |
| 01:52 | LSU | Ralph Byers misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 62-50 |
| 01:50 | Notre Dame | Aaron Jude grabs the defensive rebound | 62-50 |
| 01:48 | Notre Dame | Donald Sirois is called for the reach on James Thornton in the backcourt - foul #3 on Donald Sirois, team foul #9 | 62-50 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Weldon Bendel (SG), Robert Fowler (PF) Paul Kluge, Robert Wilson | |
| Subs | LSU | Laurence Golinski (PG), Keith Simpson (SF) Robert Navarra, Harry Chapman | |
| 01:48 | Notre Dame | James Thornton makes the 1st free throw | 63-50 |
| 01:48 | Notre Dame | James Thornton makes the 2nd free throw | 64-50 |
| 01:35 | LSU | Robin Carlton makes the wide open jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Laurence Golinski | 64-52 |
| 01:24 | Notre Dame | Robert Fowler clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 64-52 |
| 01:22 | LSU | The rebound goes to Keith Simpson | 64-52 |
| 01:08 | LSU | Ralph Byers misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 64-52 |
| 01:06 | Notre Dame | James Thornton pulls down the rebound | 64-52 |
| 00:50 | Notre Dame | Robert Fowler is hacked by Robin Carlton - foul #4 on Robin Carlton, team foul #10 | 64-52 |
| 00:50 | Notre Dame | Robert Fowler makes the 1st free throw | 65-52 |
| 00:50 | Notre Dame | Robert Fowler misses the 2nd free throw | 65-52 |
| 00:50 | Notre Dame | Robert Fowler gets the offensive rebound | 65-52 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Notre Dame | Aaron Jude is open but comes up short on the shot from the right side | 65-52 |
| 00:21 | Notre Dame | Robert Fowler gets the offensive rebound | 65-52 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | James Thornton runs out the clock | 65-52 |