| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Vernon Pogue (fresh) 4 pts. SG - John Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Danny Kirby (fresh) PF - Dustin Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Rick Boon (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Bryan Sutera (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Sweeney (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jesse Hanna (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jessie Duke (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | John Sweeney inbounds the ball | 31-34 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:43 | LSU | Dikembe Ali is fouled on the floor by John Hall - foul #1 on John Hall, team foul #1 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | LSU | Peter Quintanilla (SF), Ronnie Meyer (C) John Sweeney, Jessie Duke | |
| 19:19 | LSU | Jesse Hanna misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 31-34 |
| 19:17 | Valparaiso | Dustin Jackson pulls down the rebound | 31-34 |
| 19:13 | Valparaiso | Vernon Pogue misses short on a jumper in the paint | 31-34 |
| 19:12 | LSU | Dikembe Ali grabs the board | 31-34 |
| 18:54 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Rick Boon - foul #2 on Rick Boon, team foul #2 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | LSU | John Sweeney (SF), Jessie Duke (C) Peter Quintanilla, Jesse Hanna | |
| 18:54 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer makes the 1st free throw | 31-35 |
| 18:54 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer misses the 2nd free throw | 31-35 |
| 18:54 | Valparaiso | Rick Boon gets the rebound | 31-35 |
| 18:29 | Valparaiso | Danny Kirby misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 31-35 |
| 18:27 | LSU | Dikembe Ali grabs the board | 31-35 |
| 18:05 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 31-35 |
| 18:03 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer grabs the offensive rebound | 31-35 |
| 17:45 | LSU | Bryan Sutera is hacked by Rick Boon - foul #3 on Rick Boon, team foul #3 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | De Hong (C) Rick Boon | |
| Subs | LSU | Jesse Hanna (PF) Jessie Duke | |
| 17:35 | LSU | John Sweeney is hacked by Vernon Pogue - foul #1 on Vernon Pogue, team foul #4 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | LSU | Jessie Duke (C) Ronnie Meyer | |
| 17:19 | LSU | Jesse Hanna throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-35 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | LSU | Ronnie Meyer (C) Jessie Duke | |
| 16:59 | Valparaiso | Vernon Pogue knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Dustin Jackson | 34-35 |
| 16:45 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 34-35 |
| 16:44 | Valparaiso | Vernon Pogue grabs the defensive rebound | 34-35 |
| 16:26 | Valparaiso | Dustin Jackson knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-35 |
| 16:09 | LSU | Dikembe Ali can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Danny Kirby - foul #3 on Danny Kirby, team foul #5 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Joseph Barnett (PG), Chris Brown (SG), Thomas Garfinkel (PF), Terry Patrick (C) Vernon Pogue, John Hall, Danny Kirby, Dustin Jackson | |
| Subs | LSU | Peter Quintanilla (SF), Jessie Duke (C) John Sweeney, Ronnie Meyer | |
| 16:09 | LSU | Dikembe Ali misses the 1st free throw | 37-35 |
| 16:09 | LSU | Dikembe Ali makes the 2nd free throw | 37-36 |
| 15:51 | Valparaiso | De Hong hits a driving attempt from the right block | 39-36 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Joseph Barnett (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Chris Brown (fresh) SF - De Hong (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Thomas Garfinkel (fresh) 4 reb. C - Terry Patrick (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Bryan Sutera (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Dikembe Ali (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Peter Quintanilla (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jesse Hanna (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jessie Duke (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:22 | LSU | Jessie Duke connects on the jump hook in the lane set up by Bryan Sutera and the foul's on Thomas Garfinkel - foul #1 on Thomas Garfinkel, team foul #6 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Rick Boon (C) Terry Patrick | |
| Subs | LSU | John Sweeney (SF), Ronnie Meyer (PF) Peter Quintanilla, Jesse Hanna | |
| 15:22 | LSU | Jessie Duke makes the free throw | 39-39 |
| 14:57 | Valparaiso | Rick Boon hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 39-39 |
| 14:56 | Valparaiso | Chris Brown misses the tip | 39-39 |
| 14:54 | Valparaiso | Rick Boon misses the tip | 39-39 |
| 14:52 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer pulls down the rebound | 39-39 |
| 14:47 | LSU | John Sweeney misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-39 |
| 14:45 | LSU | Dikembe Ali tips it but misses | 39-39 |
| 14:43 | LSU | Bryan Sutera tips it home | 39-41 |
| 14:17 | Valparaiso | Chris Brown misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 39-41 |
| 14:16 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer gets the rebound | 39-41 |
| 13:56 | LSU | John Sweeney lays it up and in set up by Dikembe Ali | 39-43 |
| 13:41 | Valparaiso | Joseph Barnett makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-43 |
| 13:12 | LSU | Bryan Sutera can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 42-43 |
| 13:10 | Valparaiso | Rick Boon grabs the board | 42-43 |
| 13:03 | Valparaiso | De Hong misses the floater from the free throw line | 42-43 |
| 13:02 | LSU | Dikembe Ali grabs the board | 42-43 |
| 12:38 | LSU | John Sweeney makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Dikembe Ali | 42-46 |
| 12:26 | Valparaiso | John Sweeney steals the ball from Thomas Garfinkel | 42-46 |
| 11:58 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer's fadeaway is rejected by Thomas Garfinkel | 42-46 |
| 11:57 | Valparaiso | Rick Boon snags the defensive board | 42-46 |
| 11:34 | Valparaiso | Thomas Garfinkel's layup is rejected by Jessie Duke | 42-46 |
| 11:33 | LSU | The rebound goes to Jessie Duke | 42-46 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Joseph Barnett (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SG - Chris Brown (fairly fresh) SF - De Hong (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Thomas Garfinkel (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Rick Boon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Bryan Sutera (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Ali (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Sweeney (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ronnie Meyer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Jessie Duke (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:26 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer is fouled on the floor by Joseph Barnett - foul #1 on Joseph Barnett, team foul #7 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Vernon Pogue (PG), John Hall (SG), Danny Kirby (SF), Dustin Jackson (PF), Terry Patrick (C) Joseph Barnett, Chris Brown, De Hong, Thomas Garfinkel, Rick Boon | |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Troup (PG), Peter Quintanilla (SF), Jesse Hanna (PF) Bryan Sutera, Dikembe Ali, Jessie Duke | |
| 11:26 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer makes the 1st free throw | 42-47 |
| 11:26 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer makes the 2nd free throw | 42-48 |
| 10:57 | Valparaiso | Jesse Hanna is called for the reach on Dustin Jackson - foul #1 on Jesse Hanna, team foul #1 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | LSU | Dikembe Ali (SG) John Sweeney | |
| 10:42 | Valparaiso | Vernon Pogue throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-48 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | LSU | Bryan Sutera (PG), John Sweeney (SG) Gary Troup, Dikembe Ali | |
| 10:19 | LSU | Jesse Hanna double dribbles | 42-48 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Troup (PG), Dikembe Ali (SG), Jessie Duke (C) Bryan Sutera, John Sweeney, Ronnie Meyer | |
| 10:04 | Valparaiso | John Hall is fouled on the floor by Jessie Duke - foul #2 on Jessie Duke, team foul #2 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Rick Boon (C) Terry Patrick | |
| Subs | LSU | Bryan Sutera (PG), John Sweeney (SG) Gary Troup, Dikembe Ali | |
| 09:43 | Valparaiso | Rick Boon hits a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by John Hall and the foul's on Jessie Duke - foul #3 on Jessie Duke, team foul #3 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | LSU | Dikembe Ali (SG), Ronnie Meyer (C) John Sweeney, Jessie Duke | |
| 09:43 | Valparaiso | Rick Boon makes the free throw | 45-48 |
| 09:15 | LSU | Dikembe Ali misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-48 |
| 09:14 | Valparaiso | Dustin Jackson gets the rebound | 45-48 |
| 08:59 | Valparaiso | Jesse Hanna blocks the short jumper by John Hall | 45-48 |
| 08:58 | Valparaiso | John Hall gets the offensive rebound | 45-48 |
| 08:50 | Valparaiso | Vernon Pogue misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Jesse Hanna - foul #2 on Jesse Hanna, team foul #4 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Troup (PG), John Sweeney (SF), Jessie Duke (C) Bryan Sutera, Peter Quintanilla, Ronnie Meyer | |
| 08:50 | Valparaiso | Vernon Pogue makes the 1st free throw | 46-48 |
| 08:50 | Valparaiso | Vernon Pogue makes the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| 08:24 | LSU | Dikembe Ali connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Gary Troup | 47-51 |
| 08:10 | Valparaiso | Vernon Pogue hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 47-51 |
| 08:09 | LSU | Jesse Hanna snags the defensive board | 47-51 |
| 07:52 | LSU | Rick Boon denies the turnaround by Jesse Hanna | 47-51 |
| 07:51 | LSU | Jesse Hanna gets the offensive rebound | 47-51 |
| 07:38 | LSU | Gary Troup hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 47-51 |
| 07:37 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Jesse Hanna | 47-51 |
| 07:24 | LSU | John Sweeney misses long on a jumper from the left side | 47-51 |
| 07:22 | LSU | Dikembe Ali tips it in | 47-53 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Vernon Pogue (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - John Hall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Danny Kirby (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Dustin Jackson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Rick Boon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Gary Troup (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Ali (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Sweeney (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jesse Hanna (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Jessie Duke (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:06 | Valparaiso | John Hall misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-53 |
| 07:04 | Valparaiso | Dustin Jackson tips it in | 49-53 |
| 06:43 | LSU | Jesse Hanna misses the jump hook near the basket | 49-53 |
| 06:42 | Valparaiso | Danny Kirby pulls down the rebound | 49-53 |
| 06:29 | Valparaiso | Dustin Jackson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-53 |
| 06:27 | LSU | Jessie Duke grabs the defensive rebound | 49-53 |
| 06:15 | LSU | Dustin Jackson steals the ball from Jesse Hanna | 49-53 |
| 06:07 | Valparaiso | Dustin Jackson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Vernon Pogue | 51-53 |
| 05:41 | LSU | Jesse Hanna connects on the 3 from straight away | 51-56 |
| 05:30 | Valparaiso | Jesse Hanna is called for the reach on John Hall - foul #3 on Jesse Hanna, team foul #5 | 51-56 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Joseph Barnett (PG), Chris Brown (SG), De Hong (SF), Thomas Garfinkel (PF), Terry Patrick (C) Vernon Pogue, John Hall, Danny Kirby, Dustin Jackson, Rick Boon | |
| Subs | LSU | Bryan Sutera (PG), Peter Quintanilla (SF), Ronnie Meyer (C) Gary Troup, Dikembe Ali, Jessie Duke | |
| 05:11 | Valparaiso | Joseph Barnett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-56 |
| 04:50 | LSU | Peter Quintanilla makes the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from John Sweeney | 51-58 |
| 04:25 | Valparaiso | De Hong's pass is intercepted by Ronnie Meyer | 51-58 |
| 04:02 | LSU | John Sweeney comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 51-58 |
| 04:01 | Valparaiso | Joseph Barnett grabs the board | 51-58 |
| 03:43 | Valparaiso | De Hong clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 51-58 |
| 03:41 | LSU | Jesse Hanna grabs the defensive rebound | 51-58 |
| 03:17 | LSU | Peter Quintanilla clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-58 |
| 03:15 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer tips it home | 51-60 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Joseph Barnett (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Chris Brown (fresh) SF - De Hong (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Thomas Garfinkel (fresh) 4 reb. C - Terry Patrick (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Bryan Sutera (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Sweeney (tiring) 14 pts. 4 reb. SF - Peter Quintanilla (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jesse Hanna (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Ronnie Meyer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:51 | Valparaiso | De Hong connects on the driving attempt in the paint | 53-60 |
| 02:51 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-60 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Vernon Pogue (PG), John Hall (SG), Danny Kirby (SF), Dustin Jackson (PF), Rick Boon (C) Joseph Barnett, Chris Brown, De Hong, Thomas Garfinkel, Terry Patrick | |
| Subs | LSU | Dikembe Ali (SG), Jessie Duke (C) John Sweeney, Jesse Hanna | |
| 02:22 | LSU | Bryan Sutera misses short on a floater from the left wing | 53-60 |
| 02:20 | Valparaiso | Dustin Jackson gets the rebound | 53-60 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:58 | Valparaiso | Ronnie Meyer steals the ball from Rick Boon | 53-60 |
| 01:40 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer hits a fadeaway near the basket set up by Jessie Duke | 53-62 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:24 | Valparaiso | Danny Kirby hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-62 |
| 01:23 | Valparaiso | Rick Boon hits the follow up shot | 55-62 |
| 00:55 | LSU | Dikembe Ali is fouled on the floor by Dustin Jackson - foul #2 on Dustin Jackson, team foul #8 | 55-62 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | LSU | John Sweeney (SF), Jesse Hanna (PF) Peter Quintanilla, Ronnie Meyer | |
| 00:55 | LSU | Dikembe Ali misses the 1st free throw | 55-62 |
| 00:55 | Valparaiso | Dustin Jackson gets the rebound | 55-62 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:48 | Valparaiso | Danny Kirby buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Dustin Jackson | 57-62 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso 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 (+3) | |
| 00:46 | LSU | Jesse Hanna is hacked by John Hall in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Hall, team foul #9 | 57-62 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | LSU | Peter Quintanilla (SF) John Sweeney | |
| 00:46 | LSU | Jesse Hanna misses the 1st free throw | 57-62 |
| 00:46 | Valparaiso | Rick Boon gets the rebound | 57-62 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso 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 (+1) | |
| 00:40 | Valparaiso | Jesse Hanna picks off the pass by Rick Boon | 57-62 |
| 00:39 | LSU | Jesse Hanna is fouled in the backcourt by Vernon Pogue - foul #2 on Vernon Pogue, team foul #10 | 57-62 |
| 00:39 | LSU | Jesse Hanna makes the 1st free throw | 57-63 |
| 00:39 | LSU | Jesse Hanna makes the 2nd free throw | 57-64 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso 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 (+3) | |
| 00:33 | Valparaiso | Vernon Pogue is hacked by Bryan Sutera - foul #3 on Bryan Sutera, team foul #6 | 57-64 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | LSU | John Sweeney (SF) Peter Quintanilla | |
| 00:29 | Valparaiso | John Hall is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on John Hall, team foul #11 | 57-64 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | LSU | Peter Quintanilla (SF) John Sweeney | |
| 00:27 | LSU | Vernon Pogue is called for the reach on Dikembe Ali in the backcourt - foul #3 on Vernon Pogue, team foul #12 | 57-64 |
| 00:27 | LSU | Dikembe Ali misses the 1st free throw | 57-64 |
| 00:27 | LSU | Dikembe Ali makes the 2nd free throw | 57-65 |
| 00:20 | Valparaiso | John Hall drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-65 |
| 00:18 | LSU | Dikembe Ali is hacked by Vernon Pogue in the backcourt - foul #4 on Vernon Pogue, team foul #13 | 60-65 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | LSU | John Sweeney (SF) Peter Quintanilla | |
| 00:18 | LSU | Dikembe Ali misses the 1st free throw | 60-65 |
| 00:18 | LSU | Dikembe Ali misses the 2nd free throw | 60-65 |
| 00:18 | Valparaiso | Rick Boon grabs the board | 60-65 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso 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 (+1) | |
| 00:14 | Valparaiso | Vernon Pogue hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-65 |
| 00:13 | Valparaiso | Danny Kirby grabs the offensive board | 60-65 |
| 00:09 | Valparaiso | Vernon Pogue misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 60-65 |
| 00:07 | LSU | John Sweeney snags the defensive board | 60-65 |
| 00:06 | LSU | John Sweeney is hacked by John Hall in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Hall, team foul #14 | 60-65 |
| 00:06 | LSU | John Sweeney makes the 1st free throw | 60-66 |
| 00:06 | LSU | John Sweeney misses the 2nd free throw | 60-66 |
| 00:06 | Valparaiso | Dustin Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 60-66 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso 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 (+3) | |
| 00:01 | Valparaiso | John Hall misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-66 |
| 00:00 | LSU | John Sweeney snags the defensive board | 60-66 |