| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Paul Bruckner (fresh) SG - Lewis Pleas (fresh) SF - Kenneth Clinard (fresh) PF - Clay Ripley (fresh) C - Keith Allen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Bryan Sutera (fresh) SG - Dikembe Ali (fresh) SF - John Sweeney (fresh) PF - Jesse Hanna (fresh) C - Jessie Duke (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Vanderbilt | Clay Ripley wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:34 | Vanderbilt | Paul Bruckner misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Vanderbilt | The offensive rebound goes to Keith Allen | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Vanderbilt | Paul Bruckner hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | LSU | Dikembe Ali grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:55 | LSU | Jessie Duke's floater is tipped away by Clay Ripley | 0-0 |
| 18:53 | Vanderbilt | Paul Bruckner gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:25 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Clinard knocks in the shot from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 18:02 | LSU | Jesse Hanna comes up short on the floater in the lane | 2-0 |
| 18:00 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Lewis Pleas | 2-0 |
| 17:43 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Clinard is called for traveling | 2-0 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Troup (PG), Peter Quintanilla (SF), Ronnie Meyer (PF), Frank Bergum (C) Bryan Sutera, John Sweeney, Jesse Hanna, Jessie Duke | |
| 17:15 | LSU | Gary Troup misses the jumper from the left side | 2-0 |
| 17:14 | Vanderbilt | Lewis Pleas snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 16:54 | Vanderbilt | Paul Bruckner connects on the shot from the baseline and he's fouled by Gary Troup - foul #1 on Gary Troup, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | LSU | Bryan Sutera (PG), John Sweeney (SG), Jessie Duke (C) Gary Troup, Dikembe Ali, Frank Bergum | |
| 16:54 | Vanderbilt | Paul Bruckner makes the free throw | 5-0 |
| 16:31 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer misses long on a floater in the paint | 5-0 |
| 16:29 | Vanderbilt | Lewis Pleas grabs the board | 5-0 |
| 16:16 | Vanderbilt | Paul Bruckner misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Peter Quintanilla - foul #1 on Peter Quintanilla, team foul #2 | 5-0 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | LSU | Jesse Hanna (PF) Jessie Duke | |
| 16:16 | Vanderbilt | Paul Bruckner makes the 1st free throw | 6-0 |
| 16:16 | Vanderbilt | Paul Bruckner makes the 2nd free throw | 7-0 |
| 16:16 | Vanderbilt | Paul Bruckner makes the 3rd free throw | 8-0 |
| 15:56 | LSU | The jump hook by Bryan Sutera is blocked by Clay Ripley | 8-0 |
| 15:55 | LSU | Bryan Sutera can't tip it in | 8-0 |
| 15:53 | LSU | John Sweeney misses the tip | 8-0 |
| 15:51 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Clay Ripley | 8-0 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Paul Bruckner (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Lewis Pleas (fresh) SF - Kenneth Clinard (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clay Ripley (fresh) 2 blk. C - Keith Allen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Bryan Sutera (fresh) SG - John Sweeney (fresh) SF - Peter Quintanilla (fresh) PF - Jesse Hanna (fresh) C - Ronnie Meyer (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Vanderbilt | Paul Bruckner hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Keith Allen | 11-0 |
| 15:18 | LSU | John Sweeney connects on the jumpshot from the right wing and the foul's on Lewis Pleas - foul #1 on Lewis Pleas, team foul #1 | 11-2 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Alberto Rizzo (SF), Ronald Lally (PF) Kenneth Clinard, Clay Ripley | |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Troup (PG), Dikembe Ali (SG), Jessie Duke (C) Bryan Sutera, Peter Quintanilla, Jesse Hanna | |
| 15:18 | LSU | John Sweeney makes the free throw | 11-3 |
| 14:51 | Vanderbilt | Keith Allen hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range but he's fouled by Ronnie Meyer - foul #1 on Ronnie Meyer, team foul #3 | 11-3 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | LSU | Bryan Sutera (PG), Jesse Hanna (SF) Gary Troup, John Sweeney | |
| 14:51 | Vanderbilt | Keith Allen makes the 1st free throw | 12-3 |
| 14:51 | Vanderbilt | Keith Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 13-3 |
| 14:29 | LSU | Jesse Hanna misses the floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Alberto Rizzo - foul #1 on Alberto Rizzo, team foul #2 | 13-3 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Clinard (SF) Alberto Rizzo | |
| Subs | LSU | John Sweeney (SF) Jessie Duke | |
| 14:29 | LSU | Jesse Hanna makes the 1st free throw | 13-4 |
| 14:29 | LSU | Jesse Hanna makes the 2nd free throw | 13-5 |
| 14:08 | Vanderbilt | Paul Bruckner scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Keith Allen | 16-5 |
| 13:40 | LSU | Jesse Hanna misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 16-5 |
| 13:38 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Clinard grabs the defensive rebound | 16-5 |
| 13:17 | Vanderbilt | Dikembe Ali takes the ball from Ronald Lally | 16-5 |
| 12:53 | LSU | Keith Allen blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Bryan Sutera | 16-5 |
| 12:52 | LSU | Jesse Hanna pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-5 |
| 12:23 | LSU | John Sweeney can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 16-5 |
| 12:22 | LSU | Dikembe Ali hits the follow up shot | 16-7 |
| 11:58 | Vanderbilt | Jesse Hanna picks off the pass by Ronald Lally | 16-7 |
| 11:31 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer drills a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Dikembe Ali | 16-9 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Paul Bruckner (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SG - Lewis Pleas (fairly fresh) SF - Kenneth Clinard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Lally (fairly fresh) C - Keith Allen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Bryan Sutera (fresh) SG - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Sweeney (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jesse Hanna (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Ronnie Meyer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:12 | Vanderbilt | Paul Bruckner double dribbles | 16-9 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Richard Blanford (PG), Alberto Rizzo (SF), Clay Ripley (PF) Paul Bruckner, Kenneth Clinard, Ronald Lally | |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Troup (PG), Peter Quintanilla (SF), Frank Bergum (PF), Jessie Duke (C) Bryan Sutera, John Sweeney, Jesse Hanna, Ronnie Meyer | |
| 10:54 | LSU | Jessie Duke misses short on a jumper from the right block | 16-9 |
| 10:53 | LSU | Frank Bergum grabs the offensive rebound | 16-9 |
| 10:37 | LSU | Peter Quintanilla is hacked by Alberto Rizzo - foul #2 on Alberto Rizzo, team foul #3 | 16-9 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Charles Finch (SG), Kenneth Clinard (SF) Lewis Pleas, Alberto Rizzo | |
| Subs | LSU | Bryan Sutera (PG), John Sweeney (SG) Gary Troup, Dikembe Ali | |
| 10:12 | LSU | Bryan Sutera throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-9 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Paul Bruckner (PG) Richard Blanford | |
| Subs | LSU | Dikembe Ali (SG), Ronnie Meyer (PF) John Sweeney, Frank Bergum | |
| 09:53 | Vanderbilt | Charles Finch hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 16-9 |
| 09:52 | LSU | Peter Quintanilla snags the defensive board | 16-9 |
| 09:32 | LSU | Jessie Duke knocks in the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Dikembe Ali and he's fouled by Keith Allen - foul #1 on Keith Allen, team foul #4 | 16-11 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Lewis Pleas (SG) Kenneth Clinard | |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Troup (PG), John Sweeney (SF), Jesse Hanna (PF) Bryan Sutera, Peter Quintanilla, Ronnie Meyer | |
| 09:32 | LSU | Jessie Duke misses the free throw | 16-11 |
| 09:32 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Clay Ripley | 16-11 |
| 09:13 | Vanderbilt | Charles Finch's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-11 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | LSU | Bryan Sutera (PG), Peter Quintanilla (SF) Gary Troup, Dikembe Ali | |
| 08:50 | LSU | Jesse Hanna hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 16-11 |
| 08:48 | Vanderbilt | Keith Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 16-11 |
| 08:27 | Vanderbilt | Charles Finch misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 16-11 |
| 08:25 | LSU | Peter Quintanilla snags the defensive board | 16-11 |
| 08:00 | LSU | Jesse Hanna drills a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Bryan Sutera | 16-13 |
| 07:44 | Vanderbilt | Lewis Pleas hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 16-13 |
| 07:43 | LSU | Bryan Sutera pulls down the rebound | 16-13 |
| 07:38 | LSU | John Sweeney dunks the ball set up by Peter Quintanilla and he's hacked by Lewis Pleas - foul #2 on Lewis Pleas, team foul #5 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Richard Blanford (PG), Kenneth Clinard (SF), Ronald Lally (PF) Paul Bruckner, Lewis Pleas, Keith Allen | |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Troup (PG), Dikembe Ali (SG), Ronnie Meyer (PF) Bryan Sutera, Peter Quintanilla, Jesse Hanna | |
| 07:38 | LSU | John Sweeney misses the free throw | 16-15 |
| 07:38 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Ronald Lally | 16-15 |
| 07:17 | Vanderbilt | Richard Blanford is hacked by Gary Troup - foul #2 on Gary Troup, team foul #4 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | LSU | Bryan Sutera (PG) Gary Troup | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Richard Blanford (fresh) SG - Charles Finch (fresh) SF - Kenneth Clinard (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Lally (fresh) C - Clay Ripley (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Bryan Sutera (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Sweeney (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ronnie Meyer (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jessie Duke (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 06:52 | Vanderbilt | Clay Ripley can't connect on a runner in the paint | 16-15 |
| 06:51 | LSU | The rebound goes to Ronnie Meyer | 16-15 |
| 06:39 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer is fouled on the floor by Ronald Lally - foul #1 on Ronald Lally, team foul #6 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | LSU | Peter Quintanilla (SF), Jesse Hanna (PF) John Sweeney, Ronnie Meyer | |
| 06:23 | LSU | Bryan Sutera misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 16-15 |
| 06:21 | Vanderbilt | Ronald Lally snags the defensive board | 16-15 |
| 06:04 | Vanderbilt | Ronald Lally misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Bryan Sutera - foul #1 on Bryan Sutera, team foul #5 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Paul Bruckner (PG), Keith Allen (C) Richard Blanford, Clay Ripley | |
| Subs | LSU | John Sweeney (SF), Ronnie Meyer (PF) Peter Quintanilla, Jesse Hanna | |
| 06:04 | Vanderbilt | Ronald Lally makes the 1st free throw | 17-15 |
| 06:04 | Vanderbilt | Ronald Lally misses the 2nd free throw | 17-15 |
| 06:04 | LSU | Jessie Duke gets the rebound | 17-15 |
| 05:42 | LSU | Keith Allen is called for the reach on John Sweeney - foul #2 on Keith Allen, team foul #7 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Clay Ripley (C) Keith Allen | |
| Subs | LSU | Jesse Hanna (PF) Ronnie Meyer | |
| 05:42 | LSU | John Sweeney misses the 1st free throw | 17-15 |
| 05:42 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Clinard grabs the board | 17-15 |
| 05:13 | Vanderbilt | Paul Bruckner misses the 3 from straight away | 17-15 |
| 05:12 | Vanderbilt | Clay Ripley tips it back up and in | 19-15 |
| 04:47 | LSU | John Sweeney can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 19-15 |
| 04:45 | LSU | Dikembe Ali hits the follow up shot | 19-17 |
| 04:21 | Vanderbilt | Ronald Lally's pass is intercepted by Jessie Duke | 19-17 |
| 03:53 | LSU | Bryan Sutera misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 19-17 |
| 03:51 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Clinard gets the rebound | 19-17 |
| 03:31 | Vanderbilt | Paul Bruckner comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 19-17 |
| 03:29 | Vanderbilt | Paul Bruckner gets the offensive rebound | 19-17 |
| 03:10 | Vanderbilt | Ronald Lally connects on the driving attempt from close range | 21-17 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Paul Bruckner (tiring) 12 pts. SG - Charles Finch (fairly fresh) SF - Kenneth Clinard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Lally (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Clay Ripley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Bryan Sutera (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Ali (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Sweeney (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jesse Hanna (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Jessie Duke (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 02:46 | LSU | Jesse Hanna is called for traveling | 21-17 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Richard Blanford (PG), Lewis Pleas (SG), Alberto Rizzo (SF), Keith Allen (C) Paul Bruckner, Charles Finch, Kenneth Clinard, Ronald Lally | |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Troup (PG), Peter Quintanilla (SF), Ronnie Meyer (PF), Frank Bergum (C) Bryan Sutera, John Sweeney, Jesse Hanna, Jessie Duke | |
| 02:27 | Vanderbilt | Clay Ripley lays it in on a nice dish by Richard Blanford | 23-17 |
| 01:58 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer misses short on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Clay Ripley - foul #1 on Clay Ripley, team foul #8 | 23-17 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | LSU | Bryan Sutera (PG), John Sweeney (SF), Jessie Duke (C) Gary Troup, Peter Quintanilla, Frank Bergum | |
| 01:58 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer makes the 1st free throw | 23-18 |
| 01:58 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer misses the 2nd free throw | 23-18 |
| 01:58 | Vanderbilt | Keith Allen snags the defensive board | 23-18 |
| 01:51 | Vanderbilt | Richard Blanford throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 23-18 |
| 01:28 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer buries a shot from the baseline | 23-20 |
| 01:04 | Vanderbilt | Richard Blanford misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Bryan Sutera - foul #2 on Bryan Sutera, team foul #6 | 23-20 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Clinard (SF) Alberto Rizzo | |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Troup (PG), Peter Quintanilla (SF), Jesse Hanna (PF) Bryan Sutera, John Sweeney, Jessie Duke | |
| 01:04 | Vanderbilt | Richard Blanford makes the 1st free throw | 24-20 |
| 01:04 | Vanderbilt | Richard Blanford makes the 2nd free throw | 25-20 |
| 00:39 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer double dribbles | 25-20 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Paul Bruckner (PG), Ronald Lally (PF) Richard Blanford, Clay Ripley | |
| Subs | LSU | Bryan Sutera (PG), John Sweeney (SG) Gary Troup, Dikembe Ali | |
| 00:11 | Vanderbilt | Ronald Lally makes the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Kenneth Clinard | 27-20 |
| 00:02 | LSU | John Sweeney scores on a 3 from the right corner | 27-23 |
| 00:00 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Clinard clanks a fullcourt shot | 27-23 |