| Lineup | LSU | PG - Joshua Weyer (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Rob Cline (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Hearn (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jonathan Procter (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - James Halligan (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - David Lucas (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Anthony (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Roosevelt Williams (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Michael Lipson (fresh) 6 pts. C - Antonio Padilla (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Daniel Hearn inbounds the ball | 31-26 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 19:42 | LSU | Rob Cline misses the shot from the free throw line | 31-26 |
| 19:41 | New Mexico | David Lucas gets the rebound | 31-26 |
| 19:25 | New Mexico | Antonio Padilla scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Roosevelt Williams | 31-28 |
| 19:10 | LSU | Jonathan Procter travels with the ball | 31-28 |
| 18:58 | New Mexico | Antonio Padilla comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 31-28 |
| 18:57 | LSU | James Halligan grabs the board | 31-28 |
| 18:53 | LSU | Joshua Weyer is fouled on the floor by Roosevelt Williams - foul #3 on Roosevelt Williams, team foul #1 | 31-28 |
| 18:39 | LSU | Rob Cline scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Daniel Hearn | 34-28 |
| 18:26 | New Mexico | Roosevelt Williams makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-31 |
| 18:20 | LSU | James Anthony steals it from Jonathan Procter | 34-31 |
| 17:58 | New Mexico | Roosevelt Williams scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by David Lucas | 34-34 |
| 17:48 | LSU | Rob Cline is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-34 |
| 17:47 | New Mexico | Roosevelt Williams pulls down the rebound | 34-34 |
| 17:41 | New Mexico | Rob Cline picks off the pass by James Anthony | 34-34 |
| 17:24 | LSU | Joshua Weyer is fouled on the floor by David Lucas - foul #2 on David Lucas, team foul #2 | 34-34 |
| Subs | LSU | Anthony Kennedy (SG), Steve Pennington (SF), Kevin Ballance (PF), Michael Nobles (C) Rob Cline, Daniel Hearn, Jonathan Procter, James Halligan | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jose Rodriguez (PG), Zhuang Chio (SG), Clement Mitchell (SF), Alberto Russo (PF), Richard Jones (C) David Lucas, James Anthony, Roosevelt Williams, Michael Lipson, Antonio Padilla | |
| 17:11 | LSU | Kevin Ballance loses the ball out of bounds | 34-34 |
| 16:59 | New Mexico | Jose Rodriguez is called for traveling | 34-34 |
| 16:40 | LSU | Alberto Russo is called for the reach on Kevin Ballance - foul #1 on Alberto Russo, team foul #3 | 34-34 |
| Subs | LSU | Rob Cline (SG) Joshua Weyer | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 16:22 | LSU | Rob Cline works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-34 |
| 16:20 | LSU | Kevin Ballance tips it but misses | 34-34 |
| 16:19 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Richard Jones | 34-34 |
| 16:15 | New Mexico | Jose Rodriguez misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-34 |
| 16:13 | New Mexico | Alberto Russo tips it back up and in | 34-36 |
| 16:08 | LSU | Rob Cline is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-36 |
| 16:07 | New Mexico | Richard Jones pulls down the rebound | 34-36 |
| 15:48 | New Mexico | Jose Rodriguez double dribbles | 34-36 |
| Subs | LSU | Randy Reynolds (PG), Jonathan Procter (PF), James Halligan (C) Rob Cline, Kevin Ballance, Michael Nobles | |
| Subs | New Mexico | David Lucas (PG), James Anthony (SG), Roosevelt Williams (SF), Antonio Padilla (C) Jose Rodriguez, Zhuang Chio, Clement Mitchell, Richard Jones | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Randy Reynolds (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Anthony Kennedy (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Steve Pennington (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jonathan Procter (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - James Halligan (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - David Lucas (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Anthony (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Roosevelt Williams (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Alberto Russo (fresh) 4 pts. C - Antonio Padilla (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:30 | LSU | Jonathan Procter is fouled on the floor by James Anthony - foul #3 on James Anthony, team foul #4 | 34-36 |
| 15:15 | LSU | Anthony Kennedy misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-36 |
| 15:14 | New Mexico | Antonio Padilla pulls down the rebound | 34-36 |
| 14:55 | New Mexico | David Lucas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-36 |
| Subs | LSU | Joshua Weyer (PG), Daniel Hearn (SF) Anthony Kennedy, Steve Pennington | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Michael Lipson (PF) Alberto Russo | |
| 14:45 | LSU | Randy Reynolds is whistled for traveling | 34-36 |
| Subs | LSU | Rob Cline (SG) Randy Reynolds | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 14:34 | New Mexico | David Lucas banks in the layup | 34-38 |
| 14:17 | LSU | Jonathan Procter misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 34-38 |
| 14:15 | New Mexico | James Anthony grabs the defensive rebound | 34-38 |
| 13:58 | New Mexico | Roosevelt Williams misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 34-38 |
| 13:56 | LSU | Rob Cline grabs the defensive rebound | 34-38 |
| 13:50 | LSU | Jonathan Procter misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-38 |
| 13:49 | LSU | Joshua Weyer grabs the offensive rebound | 34-38 |
| 13:32 | LSU | Joshua Weyer connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-38 |
| 13:15 | New Mexico | Michael Lipson can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 37-38 |
| 13:13 | LSU | The rebound goes to Daniel Hearn | 37-38 |
| 12:52 | LSU | Rob Cline works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-38 |
| 12:50 | LSU | Jonathan Procter grabs the offensive rebound | 37-38 |
| 12:28 | LSU | Daniel Hearn is whistled for traveling | 37-38 |
| Subs | LSU | Randy Reynolds (PG), Anthony Kennedy (SG), Steve Pennington (SF), Kevin Ballance (PF), Michael Nobles (C) Joshua Weyer, Rob Cline, Daniel Hearn, Jonathan Procter, James Halligan | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jose Rodriguez (PG), Zhuang Chio (SG), Clement Mitchell (SF), Alberto Russo (PF), Richard Jones (C) David Lucas, James Anthony, Roosevelt Williams, Michael Lipson, Antonio Padilla | |
| 12:18 | New Mexico | Jose Rodriguez knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side and the foul's on Randy Reynolds - foul #4 on Randy Reynolds, team foul #1 | 37-40 |
| Subs | LSU | Joshua Weyer (PG) Randy Reynolds | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 12:18 | New Mexico | Jose Rodriguez makes the free throw | 37-41 |
| 11:56 | LSU | Anthony Kennedy misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Zhuang Chio - foul #1 on Zhuang Chio, team foul #5 | 37-41 |
| 11:56 | LSU | Anthony Kennedy makes the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 11:56 | LSU | Anthony Kennedy makes the 2nd free throw | 39-41 |
| 11:44 | New Mexico | Steve Pennington takes the ball from Alberto Russo | 39-41 |
| 11:41 | LSU | Steve Pennington banks in the layup | 41-41 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Joshua Weyer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Kennedy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steve Pennington (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Kevin Ballance (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Nobles (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Jose Rodriguez (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Zhuang Chio (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Clement Mitchell (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Alberto Russo (fresh) 4 pts. C - Richard Jones (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:19 | New Mexico | Jose Rodriguez misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 41-41 |
| 11:18 | New Mexico | Alberto Russo gets the offensive rebound | 41-41 |
| 11:01 | New Mexico | Richard Jones misses the floater from the free throw line | 41-41 |
| 11:00 | LSU | Michael Nobles snags the defensive board | 41-41 |
| 10:56 | LSU | Anthony Kennedy makes the 3 from the right wing | 44-41 |
| 10:35 | New Mexico | Anthony Kennedy steps in front of the Jose Rodriguez pass | 44-41 |
| 10:10 | LSU | Richard Jones is called for the reach on Kevin Ballance - foul #2 on Richard Jones, team foul #6 | 44-41 |
| Subs | LSU | Rob Cline (SG), Daniel Hearn (SF), Ronald Burch (PF), James Halligan (C) Anthony Kennedy, Steve Pennington, Kevin Ballance, Michael Nobles | |
| Subs | New Mexico | David Lucas (PG), James Anthony (SG), Roosevelt Williams (SF), Jonathan Sledge (PF), Antonio Padilla (C) Jose Rodriguez, Zhuang Chio, Clement Mitchell, Alberto Russo, Richard Jones | |
| 09:55 | LSU | Joshua Weyer misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-41 |
| 09:54 | New Mexico | Roosevelt Williams gets the rebound | 44-41 |
| 09:33 | New Mexico | David Lucas comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on James Halligan - foul #1 on James Halligan, team foul #2 | 44-41 |
| Subs | LSU | Jonathan Procter (PF) James Halligan | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 09:33 | New Mexico | David Lucas makes the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 09:33 | New Mexico | David Lucas makes the 2nd free throw | 44-43 |
| 09:13 | LSU | Jonathan Procter is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Sledge - foul #1 on Jonathan Sledge, team foul #7 | 44-43 |
| Subs | LSU | Anthony Kennedy (PG), Steve Pennington (SF), Michael Nobles (C) Joshua Weyer, Daniel Hearn, Ronald Burch | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 09:13 | LSU | Jonathan Procter makes the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 09:13 | LSU | Jonathan Procter makes the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| 08:53 | New Mexico | Anthony Kennedy is called for the reach on James Anthony - foul #3 on Anthony Kennedy, team foul #3 | 46-43 |
| Subs | LSU | Kevin Ballance (C) Michael Nobles | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jose Rodriguez (PG), Michael Lipson (PF) David Lucas, Jonathan Sledge | |
| 08:44 | New Mexico | Jose Rodriguez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-43 |
| 08:25 | LSU | Rob Cline hits a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Anthony Kennedy | 48-43 |
| 08:14 | New Mexico | Roosevelt Williams comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 48-43 |
| 08:13 | LSU | Kevin Ballance gets the rebound | 48-43 |
| 08:08 | LSU | Steve Pennington loses the ball out of bounds | 48-43 |
| Subs | LSU | James Halligan (C) Jonathan Procter | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Clement Mitchell (SF), Richard Jones (C) Roosevelt Williams, Antonio Padilla | |
| 07:45 | New Mexico | Richard Jones misses badly on a runner in the paint | 48-43 |
| 07:43 | New Mexico | Clement Mitchell grabs the offensive board | 48-43 |
| 07:31 | New Mexico | Michael Lipson blows the layup | 48-43 |
| 07:29 | LSU | Rob Cline pulls down the rebound | 48-43 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Anthony Kennedy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Rob Cline (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steve Pennington (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Kevin Ballance (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - James Halligan (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Jose Rodriguez (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Anthony (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Clement Mitchell (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Michael Lipson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Richard Jones (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:18 | LSU | James Halligan misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 48-43 |
| 07:16 | New Mexico | Clement Mitchell snags the defensive board | 48-43 |
| 07:04 | New Mexico | Richard Jones knocks in the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Jose Rodriguez | 48-45 |
| 06:40 | LSU | James Halligan misses the floater from the left side but he's hacked by James Anthony - foul #4 on James Anthony, team foul #8 | 48-45 |
| Subs | LSU | Randy Reynolds (PG), Daniel Hearn (SF), Jonathan Procter (PF) Anthony Kennedy, Steve Pennington, Kevin Ballance | |
| Subs | New Mexico | David Lucas (PG), Zhuang Chio (SG), Roosevelt Williams (SF), Alberto Russo (PF), Antonio Padilla (C) Jose Rodriguez, James Anthony, Clement Mitchell, Michael Lipson, Richard Jones | |
| 06:40 | LSU | James Halligan makes the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 06:40 | LSU | James Halligan makes the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| 06:25 | New Mexico | Daniel Hearn is called for the reach on David Lucas - foul #3 on Daniel Hearn, team foul #4 | 50-45 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Nobles (C) James Halligan | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 06:14 | New Mexico | Roosevelt Williams drills a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by David Lucas | 50-48 |
| 06:02 | LSU | Daniel Hearn misses short on an open 3 pointer from straight away | 50-48 |
| 06:01 | LSU | Michael Nobles misses the tip | 50-48 |
| 05:59 | New Mexico | Alberto Russo grabs the board | 50-48 |
| 05:41 | New Mexico | Zhuang Chio clanks a shot in the paint | 50-48 |
| 05:40 | LSU | Randy Reynolds pulls down the rebound | 50-48 |
| 05:35 | LSU | Randy Reynolds misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 50-48 |
| 05:33 | New Mexico | Alberto Russo grabs the board | 50-48 |
| 05:23 | New Mexico | Antonio Padilla throws it down set up by Roosevelt Williams | 50-50 |
| 05:06 | LSU | Daniel Hearn hits the finger roll on a great pass from Michael Nobles | 52-50 |
| 04:55 | New Mexico | Antonio Padilla misses the dunk attempt | 52-50 |
| 04:54 | LSU | Randy Reynolds snags the defensive board | 52-50 |
| 04:50 | LSU | Rob Cline evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-50 |
| 04:48 | New Mexico | Roosevelt Williams pulls down the rebound | 52-50 |
| 04:44 | New Mexico | David Lucas can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 52-50 |
| 04:43 | LSU | Jonathan Procter snags the defensive board | 52-50 |
| 04:36 | LSU | Alberto Russo is called for the reach on Jonathan Procter - foul #2 on Alberto Russo, team foul #9 | 52-50 |
| Subs | LSU | Joshua Weyer (PG), Steve Pennington (SG), James Halligan (C) Rob Cline, Daniel Hearn, Michael Nobles | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jose Rodriguez (PG), James Anthony (SG), Clement Mitchell (SF), Jonathan Sledge (PF), Richard Jones (C) David Lucas, Zhuang Chio, Roosevelt Williams, Alberto Russo, Antonio Padilla | |
| 04:36 | LSU | Jonathan Procter makes the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 04:36 | LSU | Jonathan Procter makes the 2nd free throw | 54-50 |
| 04:15 | New Mexico | James Anthony misses short on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Steve Pennington - foul #1 on Steve Pennington, team foul #5 | 54-50 |
| Subs | LSU | Anthony Kennedy (SG), Kevin Ballance (PF) Randy Reynolds, Jonathan Procter | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 04:15 | New Mexico | James Anthony makes the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 04:15 | New Mexico | James Anthony misses the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| 04:15 | LSU | James Halligan pulls down the rebound | 54-51 |
| 03:57 | LSU | Steve Pennington clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Clement Mitchell - foul #2 on Clement Mitchell, team foul #10 | 54-51 |
| 03:57 | LSU | Steve Pennington makes the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 03:57 | LSU | Steve Pennington misses the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| 03:57 | New Mexico | Richard Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 55-51 |
| 03:31 | New Mexico | Richard Jones hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-54 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Joshua Weyer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Kennedy (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Steve Pennington (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Kevin Ballance (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - James Halligan (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Jose Rodriguez (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Anthony (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. SF - Clement Mitchell (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Jonathan Sledge (fresh) C - Richard Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:10 | LSU | James Halligan is open but misses the lay-in | 55-54 |
| 03:08 | LSU | James Halligan can't tip it in | 55-54 |
| 03:06 | New Mexico | Clement Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 55-54 |
| 02:46 | New Mexico | Richard Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-54 |
| 02:45 | LSU | Joshua Weyer gets the rebound | 55-54 |
| 02:45 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-54 |
| Subs | LSU | Daniel Hearn (SF), Jonathan Procter (PF) Steve Pennington, Kevin Ballance | |
| Subs | New Mexico | David Lucas (PG), Roosevelt Williams (SF), Michael Lipson (PF), Antonio Padilla (C) Jose Rodriguez, Clement Mitchell, Jonathan Sledge, Richard Jones | |
| 02:32 | LSU | Anthony Kennedy loses the dribble to David Lucas | 55-54 |
| 02:29 | New Mexico | James Anthony banks in the layup on a nice dish by David Lucas | 55-56 |
| 02:16 | LSU | James Halligan travels with the ball | 55-56 |
| 01:58 | New Mexico | David Lucas banks in the layup on a nice dish by Antonio Padilla | 55-58 |
| 01:44 | LSU | Joshua Weyer hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 55-58 |
| 01:43 | LSU | Joshua Weyer tips it back up and in | 57-58 |
| 01:18 | New Mexico | David Lucas is hacked by Joshua Weyer - foul #1 on Joshua Weyer, team foul #6 | 57-58 |
| Subs | LSU | Rob Cline (SG) Anthony Kennedy | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 01:03 | New Mexico | Jonathan Procter is called for the reach on James Anthony - foul #1 on Jonathan Procter, team foul #7 | 57-58 |
| 01:03 | New Mexico | James Anthony makes the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 01:03 | New Mexico | James Anthony makes the 2nd free throw | 57-60 |
| 00:40 | LSU | Joshua Weyer hits a wide open jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Rob Cline | 59-60 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 00:14 | New Mexico | Roosevelt Williams misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 59-60 |
| 00:12 | LSU | Daniel Hearn grabs the defensive rebound | 59-60 |
| 00:06 | LSU | Jonathan Procter misses the easy layup | 59-60 |
| 00:05 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Michael Lipson | 59-60 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 00:04 | New Mexico | Michael Lipson is hacked by Joshua Weyer in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joshua Weyer, team foul #8 | 59-60 |
| 00:04 | New Mexico | Michael Lipson makes the 1st free throw | 59-61 |
| 00:04 | New Mexico | Michael Lipson makes the 2nd free throw | 59-62 |
| 00:04 | LSU | LSU calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-62 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Daniel Hearn misses the halfcourt shot | 59-62 |