| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Noonkester (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Ney (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Austin Razo (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Murphy (fresh) 2 reb. C - Saul Marquez (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Gregory Foster (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Leslie Tomlin (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wallace Lester (fresh) 6 pts. PF - David Langhorne (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Dolce (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Memphis | Wallace Lester inbounds the ball | 56-43 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:43 | Memphis | Leslie Tomlin evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 56-43 |
| 19:41 | Memphis | David Langhorne grabs the offensive rebound | 56-43 |
| 19:19 | Memphis | Leslie Tomlin evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 from the right corner | 56-46 |
| 19:07 | LSU | Gary Ney throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-46 |
| 18:53 | Memphis | Robert Dolce blows the layup | 56-46 |
| 18:52 | LSU | Saul Marquez grabs the board | 56-46 |
| 18:44 | LSU | Robert Noonkester knocks in the floater from the right side set up by Austin Razo | 58-46 |
| 18:33 | Memphis | Robert Dolce is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Robert Dolce, team foul #1 | 58-46 |
| Subs | LSU | Raymond Green (SG), Kurt Haugland (PF), William Backstrom (C) Gary Ney, John Murphy, Saul Marquez | |
| Subs | Memphis | John Ricketts (PG), John Bruss (SF), Ronald Lentz (PF), Kevin Dowden (C) Gregory Foster, Wallace Lester, David Langhorne, Robert Dolce | |
| 18:21 | LSU | Robert Noonkester buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Raymond Green | 61-46 |
| 18:10 | Memphis | John Ricketts blows the layup but the foul's on Austin Razo - foul #2 on Austin Razo, team foul #1 | 61-46 |
| Subs | LSU | Timothy Jewell (SG), Timothy Mikels (SF) Robert Noonkester, Austin Razo | |
| Subs | Memphis | Matthew Stoltzfus (SF) Leslie Tomlin | |
| 18:10 | Memphis | John Ricketts makes the 1st free throw | 61-47 |
| 18:10 | Memphis | John Ricketts misses the 2nd free throw | 61-47 |
| 18:10 | Memphis | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Lentz | 61-47 |
| 17:59 | Memphis | Kevin Dowden banks in the layup | 61-49 |
| 17:57 | LSU | Timothy Mikels is hacked by Matthew Stoltzfus in the backcourt - foul #2 on Matthew Stoltzfus, team foul #2 | 61-49 |
| 17:51 | LSU | Raymond Green misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-49 |
| 17:50 | LSU | Kurt Haugland pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-49 |
| 17:37 | LSU | Kurt Haugland drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by William Backstrom | 63-49 |
| 17:31 | Memphis | John Bruss misses the fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Timothy Jewell - foul #2 on Timothy Jewell, team foul #2 | 63-49 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Memphis | David Langhorne (PF) Kevin Dowden | |
| 17:31 | Memphis | John Bruss makes the 1st free throw | 63-50 |
| 17:31 | Memphis | John Bruss makes the 2nd free throw | 63-51 |
| 17:24 | LSU | William Backstrom clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-51 |
| 17:23 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Matthew Stoltzfus | 63-51 |
| 17:15 | Memphis | David Langhorne can't finish the layup | 63-51 |
| 17:13 | LSU | The rebound goes to Kurt Haugland | 63-51 |
| 17:09 | LSU | Raymond Green's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-51 |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Ney (SG), John Murphy (PF) Timothy Jewell, William Backstrom | |
| Subs | Memphis | Leslie Tomlin (SG) John Bruss | |
| 16:50 | Memphis | Leslie Tomlin is fouled on the floor by Gary Ney - foul #3 on Gary Ney, team foul #3 | 63-51 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Noonkester (PG), Austin Razo (SF) Raymond Green, Timothy Mikels | |
| Subs | Memphis | Gregory Foster (PG), Wallace Lester (SF) John Ricketts, Matthew Stoltzfus | |
| 16:36 | Memphis | Ronald Lentz misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 63-51 |
| 16:35 | LSU | John Murphy grabs the defensive rebound | 63-51 |
| 16:31 | LSU | Robert Noonkester clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 63-51 |
| 16:29 | Memphis | The rebound goes to David Langhorne | 63-51 |
| 16:25 | Memphis | Gregory Foster scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Leslie Tomlin | 63-53 |
| 16:21 | LSU | Robert Noonkester is hacked by Leslie Tomlin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Leslie Tomlin, team foul #3 | 63-53 |
| Subs | LSU | Saul Marquez (C) John Murphy | |
| Subs | Memphis | Kevin Dowden (C) Ronald Lentz | |
| 16:00 | LSU | Kurt Haugland jams the wide open dunk set up by Austin Razo | 65-53 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Noonkester (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Ney (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Austin Razo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Kurt Haugland (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. C - Saul Marquez (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Gregory Foster (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Leslie Tomlin (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Wallace Lester (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - David Langhorne (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Kevin Dowden (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:43 | Memphis | David Langhorne loses the dribble to Saul Marquez | 65-53 |
| 15:40 | LSU | Robert Noonkester is hacked by Leslie Tomlin in the backcourt - foul #3 on Leslie Tomlin, team foul #4 | 65-53 |
| Subs | LSU | Raymond Green (PG), Timothy Jewell (SG), Timothy Mikels (SF), John Murphy (PF), William Backstrom (C) Robert Noonkester, Gary Ney, Austin Razo, Kurt Haugland, Saul Marquez | |
| Subs | Memphis | John Ricketts (PG), Donald Trudnowski (SG), John Bruss (SF), Robert Dolce (C) Gregory Foster, Leslie Tomlin, Wallace Lester, Kevin Dowden | |
| 15:25 | LSU | William Backstrom comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 65-53 |
| 15:23 | LSU | Timothy Mikels misses the tip | 65-53 |
| 15:22 | Memphis | John Ricketts pulls down the rebound | 65-53 |
| 15:17 | Memphis | Timothy Jewell steals the ball from John Ricketts | 65-53 |
| 15:14 | LSU | Timothy Jewell banks in the layup | 67-53 |
| 15:05 | Memphis | John Ricketts is hacked by Timothy Mikels - foul #3 on Timothy Mikels, team foul #4 | 67-53 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Matthew Stoltzfus (PF) David Langhorne | |
| 14:47 | Memphis | John Bruss connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Dolce | 67-55 |
| 14:27 | LSU | John Murphy is hacked by Matthew Stoltzfus - foul #3 on Matthew Stoltzfus, team foul #5 | 67-55 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Noonkester (PG), Austin Razo (SF), Saul Marquez (C) Raymond Green, Timothy Mikels, William Backstrom | |
| Subs | Memphis | Francisco Salazar (PG), Leslie Tomlin (SG) Donald Trudnowski, John Bruss | |
| 14:11 | LSU | Robert Noonkester is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 67-55 |
| 14:09 | Memphis | John Ricketts grabs the defensive rebound | 67-55 |
| 14:02 | Memphis | Francisco Salazar hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by John Murphy - foul #3 on John Murphy, team foul #5 | 67-55 |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Ney (SG), Kurt Haugland (PF) Timothy Jewell, John Murphy | |
| Subs | Memphis | Wallace Lester (SF), Kevin Dowden (PF) John Ricketts, Matthew Stoltzfus | |
| 14:02 | Memphis | Francisco Salazar makes the 1st free throw | 67-56 |
| 14:02 | Memphis | Francisco Salazar makes the 2nd free throw | 67-57 |
| 13:51 | LSU | Austin Razo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-57 |
| 13:44 | Memphis | Leslie Tomlin evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 67-57 |
| 13:43 | Memphis | Francisco Salazar snags the offensive board | 67-57 |
| 13:19 | Memphis | Wallace Lester clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 67-57 |
| 13:17 | LSU | The rebound goes to Robert Noonkester | 67-57 |
| 13:04 | LSU | Austin Razo is hacked by Wallace Lester - foul #1 on Wallace Lester, team foul #6 | 67-57 |
| Subs | LSU | Raymond Green (SG), John Murphy (PF) Gary Ney, Kurt Haugland | |
| Subs | Memphis | Gregory Foster (PG), John Ricketts (SF), David Langhorne (PF), Ronald Lentz (C) Francisco Salazar, Wallace Lester, Kevin Dowden, Robert Dolce | |
| 12:59 | LSU | Robert Noonkester knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Austin Razo | 69-57 |
| 12:37 | Memphis | David Langhorne loses the dribble to Saul Marquez | 69-57 |
| 12:21 | LSU | Robert Noonkester misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 69-57 |
| 12:20 | LSU | Raymond Green grabs the offensive board | 69-57 |
| 11:59 | LSU | Austin Razo hits the finger roll on a great pass from Robert Noonkester and he's fouled by Gregory Foster - foul #3 on Gregory Foster, team foul #7 | 71-57 |
| Subs | LSU | Timothy Jewell (SG), Timothy Mikels (PF), William Backstrom (C) Robert Noonkester, John Murphy, Saul Marquez | |
| Subs | Memphis | Francisco Salazar (PG), Donald Trudnowski (SG), John Bruss (SF), Matthew Stoltzfus (PF), Robert Dolce (C) Gregory Foster, Leslie Tomlin, John Ricketts, David Langhorne, Ronald Lentz | |
| 11:59 | LSU | Austin Razo misses the free throw | 71-57 |
| 11:59 | Memphis | Robert Dolce grabs the board | 71-57 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Raymond Green (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Timothy Jewell (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Austin Razo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. PF - Timothy Mikels (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - William Backstrom (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Francisco Salazar (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Donald Trudnowski (fresh) SF - John Bruss (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Matthew Stoltzfus (fresh) 3 pf. C - Robert Dolce (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:40 | Memphis | Matthew Stoltzfus misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 71-57 |
| 11:39 | Memphis | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Dolce | 71-57 |
| 11:19 | Memphis | Timothy Mikels is called for the reach on Francisco Salazar - foul #4 on Timothy Mikels, team foul #6 | 71-57 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Noonkester (PG), Gary Ney (SG), Kurt Haugland (PF) Raymond Green, Timothy Jewell, Austin Razo | |
| Subs | Memphis | Kevin Dowden (C) Robert Dolce | |
| 11:01 | Memphis | Gary Ney picks off the pass by Donald Trudnowski | 71-57 |
| 10:58 | LSU | Gary Ney hits the finger roll | 73-57 |
| 10:32 | Memphis | John Bruss is fouled on the floor by Timothy Mikels - foul #5 on Timothy Mikels, team foul #7 | 73-57 |
| Subs | LSU | Timothy Jewell (SF), John Murphy (PF) Timothy Mikels, William Backstrom | |
| Subs | Memphis | Gregory Foster (PG), Wallace Lester (SF), David Langhorne (PF), John Ricketts (C) Francisco Salazar, Donald Trudnowski, Matthew Stoltzfus, Kevin Dowden | |
| 10:32 | Memphis | John Bruss makes the 1st free throw | 73-58 |
| 10:32 | Memphis | John Bruss misses the 2nd free throw | 73-58 |
| 10:32 | LSU | Kurt Haugland grabs the board | 73-58 |
| 10:30 | LSU | Wallace Lester steps in front of the Robert Noonkester pass in the backcourt | 73-58 |
| 10:15 | Memphis | Wallace Lester connects on the shot from the right side and he's hacked by Timothy Jewell - foul #3 on Timothy Jewell, team foul #8 | 73-60 |
| Subs | LSU | Saul Marquez (C) Kurt Haugland | |
| Subs | Memphis | Leslie Tomlin (SG) John Bruss | |
| 10:15 | Memphis | Wallace Lester makes the free throw | 73-61 |
| 09:59 | LSU | Gary Ney makes the wide open 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Noonkester | 76-61 |
| 09:47 | Memphis | Gregory Foster misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 76-61 |
| 09:45 | LSU | Saul Marquez grabs the board | 76-61 |
| 09:42 | LSU | Leslie Tomlin steals the ball from Timothy Jewell in the backcourt | 76-61 |
| 09:40 | Memphis | Wallace Lester hits the finger roll set up by Leslie Tomlin | 76-63 |
| 09:36 | LSU | Gregory Foster is called for the reach on Gary Ney in the backcourt - foul #4 on Gregory Foster, team foul #8 | 76-63 |
| Subs | LSU | Raymond Green (PG) Robert Noonkester | |
| Subs | Memphis | Ronald Lentz (C) Gregory Foster | |
| 09:36 | LSU | Gary Ney makes the 1st free throw | 77-63 |
| 09:36 | LSU | Gary Ney misses the 2nd free throw | 77-63 |
| 09:36 | Memphis | Ronald Lentz grabs the defensive rebound | 77-63 |
| 09:18 | Memphis | Ronald Lentz connects on the open turnaround in the paint | 77-65 |
| 09:09 | LSU | Raymond Green clanks a 3 from the left wing | 77-65 |
| 09:07 | Memphis | Wallace Lester pulls down the rebound | 77-65 |
| 09:02 | Memphis | Leslie Tomlin misses short on a 3 from straight away | 77-65 |
| 09:01 | Memphis | Ronald Lentz hits the follow up shot | 77-67 |
| 08:38 | LSU | Gary Ney misses short on a shot in the paint | 77-67 |
| 08:36 | Memphis | Wallace Lester pulls down the rebound | 77-67 |
| 08:17 | Memphis | Ronald Lentz misses badly on a floater from the left block | 77-67 |
| 08:15 | LSU | Gary Ney pulls down the rebound | 77-67 |
| 08:11 | LSU | Wallace Lester swats the shot by Timothy Jewell | 77-67 |
| 08:09 | LSU | Timothy Jewell pulls down the offensive rebound | 77-67 |
| 08:03 | LSU | Raymond Green misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 77-67 |
| 08:01 | LSU | Timothy Jewell tips it in | 79-67 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Raymond Green (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Ney (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Timothy Jewell (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - John Murphy (tiring) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Saul Marquez (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - John Ricketts (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Leslie Tomlin (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Wallace Lester (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - David Langhorne (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Lentz (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:43 | Memphis | John Ricketts misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 79-67 |
| 07:41 | LSU | Gary Ney grabs the defensive rebound | 79-67 |
| 07:25 | LSU | Raymond Green is denied on a layup by David Langhorne | 79-67 |
| 07:24 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Raymond Green | 79-67 |
| 07:09 | LSU | Raymond Green can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 79-67 |
| 07:08 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Ronald Lentz | 79-67 |
| 07:02 | Memphis | Wallace Lester hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 79-67 |
| 07:00 | LSU | Raymond Green grabs the defensive rebound | 79-67 |
| 06:52 | LSU | Timothy Jewell misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 79-67 |
| 06:51 | Memphis | Leslie Tomlin gets the rebound | 79-67 |
| 06:45 | Memphis | Wallace Lester misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 79-67 |
| 06:43 | Memphis | David Langhorne snags the offensive board | 79-67 |
| 06:29 | Memphis | Wallace Lester misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 79-67 |
| 06:28 | LSU | Gary Ney grabs the board | 79-67 |
| 06:23 | LSU | Gary Ney buries a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Raymond Green | 81-67 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 06:17 | Memphis | Leslie Tomlin is hacked by Timothy Jewell - foul #4 on Timothy Jewell, team foul #9 | 81-67 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Noonkester (PG), Austin Razo (SF), Kurt Haugland (PF), William Backstrom (C) Gary Ney, Timothy Jewell, John Murphy, Saul Marquez | |
| Subs | Memphis | Gregory Foster (PG), John Bruss (SF), Kevin Dowden (PF), Robert Dolce (C) John Ricketts, Wallace Lester, David Langhorne, Ronald Lentz | |
| 06:17 | Memphis | Leslie Tomlin makes the 1st free throw | 81-68 |
| 06:17 | Memphis | Leslie Tomlin makes the 2nd free throw | 81-69 |
| 06:06 | LSU | Austin Razo can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 81-69 |
| 06:04 | Memphis | Robert Dolce grabs the board | 81-69 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 05:58 | Memphis | Leslie Tomlin splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Gregory Foster | 81-72 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 05:42 | LSU | Kurt Haugland travels with the ball | 81-72 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Matthew Stoltzfus (SF) Leslie Tomlin | |
| 05:16 | Memphis | Raymond Green is called for the reach on John Bruss - foul #1 on Raymond Green, team foul #10 | 81-72 |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Ney (SG) Raymond Green | |
| Subs | Memphis | Donald Trudnowski (SG) Kevin Dowden | |
| 05:16 | Memphis | John Bruss makes the 1st free throw | 81-73 |
| 05:16 | Memphis | John Bruss makes the 2nd free throw | 81-74 |
| 04:51 | LSU | Kurt Haugland misses badly on the uncontested floater in the lane | 81-74 |
| 04:50 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Matthew Stoltzfus | 81-74 |
| 04:43 | Memphis | Austin Razo takes the ball from Gregory Foster | 81-74 |
| 04:39 | LSU | Robert Noonkester blows the layup | 81-74 |
| 04:38 | Memphis | Robert Dolce grabs the defensive rebound | 81-74 |
| 04:21 | Memphis | Robert Noonkester is called for the reach on Gregory Foster - foul #1 on Robert Noonkester, team foul #11 | 81-74 |
| Subs | LSU | John Murphy (PF) William Backstrom | |
| Subs | Memphis | John Ricketts (SF), David Langhorne (PF) John Bruss, Matthew Stoltzfus | |
| 04:21 | Memphis | Gregory Foster makes the 1st free throw | 81-75 |
| 04:21 | Memphis | Gregory Foster misses the 2nd free throw | 81-75 |
| 04:21 | LSU | Kurt Haugland snags the defensive board | 81-75 |
| 04:19 | LSU | Gary Ney's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 81-75 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Francisco Salazar (PG), Leslie Tomlin (SG) Gregory Foster, Donald Trudnowski | |
| 04:04 | Memphis | John Ricketts misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 81-75 |
| 04:03 | LSU | Robert Noonkester snags the defensive board | 81-75 |
| 04:01 | LSU | Robert Dolce is called for the reach on Austin Razo in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Dolce, team foul #9 | 81-75 |
| Subs | LSU | Raymond Green (SG) Gary Ney | |
| Subs | Memphis | Kevin Dowden (PF) David Langhorne | |
| 04:01 | LSU | Austin Razo makes the 1st free throw | 82-75 |
| 04:01 | LSU | Austin Razo misses the 2nd free throw | 82-75 |
| 04:01 | Memphis | Kevin Dowden grabs the defensive rebound | 82-75 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Noonkester (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 5 ast. SG - Raymond Green (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Austin Razo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. PF - John Murphy (tiring) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Kurt Haugland (tiring) 16 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Francisco Salazar (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Leslie Tomlin (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - John Ricketts (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Kevin Dowden (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Dolce (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:42 | Memphis | Robert Dolce knocks in the floater from the left side on a great pass from Leslie Tomlin | 82-77 |
| 03:29 | LSU | Leslie Tomlin steps in front of the Robert Noonkester pass | 82-77 |
| 03:26 | Memphis | Leslie Tomlin hits the finger roll | 82-79 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:03 | LSU | Robert Noonkester makes the wide open 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Kurt Haugland | 85-79 |
| 02:54 | Memphis | Francisco Salazar double dribbles | 85-79 |
| Subs | LSU | William Backstrom (PF) John Murphy | |
| Subs | Memphis | Gregory Foster (PG), Donald Trudnowski (SG), Matthew Stoltzfus (SF), David Langhorne (PF) Francisco Salazar, Leslie Tomlin, John Ricketts, Kevin Dowden | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 02:37 | LSU | Kurt Haugland misses the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Robert Dolce - foul #5 on Robert Dolce, team foul #10 | 85-79 |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Ney (SG) Raymond Green | |
| Subs | Memphis | Ronald Lentz (C) Robert Dolce | |
| 02:37 | LSU | Kurt Haugland misses the 1st free throw | 85-79 |
| 02:37 | LSU | Kurt Haugland makes the 2nd free throw | 86-79 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 02:17 | Memphis | Ronald Lentz can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 86-79 |
| 02:15 | LSU | The rebound goes to Robert Noonkester | 86-79 |
| 01:53 | LSU | Donald Trudnowski steps in front of the Kurt Haugland pass | 86-79 |
| 01:39 | Memphis | Donald Trudnowski can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 86-79 |
| 01:38 | LSU | Kurt Haugland gets the rebound | 86-79 |
| 01:17 | LSU | Robert Noonkester banks in the wide open layup | 88-79 |
| 01:17 | Memphis | Memphis calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 88-79 |
| Subs | LSU | John Murphy (PF), Saul Marquez (C) Kurt Haugland, William Backstrom | |
| Subs | Memphis | Leslie Tomlin (SG), Wallace Lester (SF) Donald Trudnowski, Matthew Stoltzfus | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 01:09 | Memphis | Wallace Lester misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 88-79 |
| 01:07 | Memphis | David Langhorne gets the offensive rebound | 88-79 |
| 00:57 | Memphis | Leslie Tomlin misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 88-79 |
| 00:56 | Memphis | David Langhorne grabs the offensive board | 88-79 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:53 | Memphis | Leslie Tomlin misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 88-79 |
| 00:51 | LSU | John Murphy pulls down the rebound | 88-79 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:50 | LSU | John Murphy is hacked by Leslie Tomlin in the backcourt - foul #4 on Leslie Tomlin, team foul #11 | 88-79 |
| Subs | LSU | Kurt Haugland (C) Saul Marquez | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 00:50 | LSU | John Murphy misses the 1st free throw | 88-79 |
| 00:50 | LSU | John Murphy misses the 2nd free throw | 88-79 |
| 00:50 | Memphis | Ronald Lentz grabs the board | 88-79 |
| 00:42 | Memphis | Ronald Lentz misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 88-79 |
| 00:40 | LSU | John Murphy grabs the defensive rebound | 88-79 |
| 00:38 | LSU | John Murphy is hacked by Gregory Foster in the backcourt - foul #5 on Gregory Foster, team foul #12 | 88-79 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Memphis | John Ricketts (PG) Gregory Foster | |
| 00:38 | LSU | John Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 89-79 |
| 00:38 | LSU | John Murphy misses the 2nd free throw | 89-79 |
| 00:38 | Memphis | Ronald Lentz snags the defensive board | 89-79 |
| 00:33 | Memphis | David Langhorne banks in the layup on a great pass from John Ricketts | 89-81 |
| 00:32 | LSU | John Ricketts is called for the reach on Robert Noonkester in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Ricketts, team foul #13 | 89-81 |
| Subs | LSU | Saul Marquez (C) John Murphy | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 00:32 | LSU | Robert Noonkester misses the 1st free throw | 89-81 |
| 00:32 | LSU | Robert Noonkester makes the 2nd free throw | 90-81 |
| 00:24 | Memphis | Saul Marquez steps in front of the Wallace Lester pass | 90-81 |
| 00:22 | LSU | Robert Noonkester is fouled in the backcourt by John Ricketts - foul #3 on John Ricketts, team foul #14 | 90-81 |
| 00:22 | LSU | Robert Noonkester makes the 1st free throw | 91-81 |
| 00:22 | LSU | Robert Noonkester makes the 2nd free throw | 92-81 |
| 00:17 | Memphis | Leslie Tomlin scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Ricketts | 92-84 |
| 00:15 | LSU | Gary Ney is hacked by John Ricketts in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Ricketts, team foul #15 | 92-84 |
| 00:15 | LSU | Gary Ney makes the 1st free throw | 93-84 |
| 00:15 | LSU | Gary Ney makes the 2nd free throw | 94-84 |
| 00:07 | Memphis | Gary Ney steals it from Wallace Lester | 94-84 |
| 00:04 | LSU | Gary Ney misses the easy layup | 94-84 |
| 00:03 | LSU | Robert Noonkester tips it but misses | 94-84 |
| 00:01 | LSU | Saul Marquez tips it but misses | 94-84 |
| 00:00 | LSU | The clock runs out | 94-84 |