| Lineup | LSU | PG - Bryan Sutera (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Sweeney (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jesse Hanna (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Jessie Duke (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Daniel Simmons (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Raymond Gillman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Shaw (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Floyd Duley (fresh) 6 pts. C - Mark Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | John Sweeney inbounds the ball | 32-24 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | LSU | Dikembe Ali is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Dikembe Ali, team foul #1 | 32-24 |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Troup (PG), Ronnie Meyer (C) Bryan Sutera, Jessie Duke | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Gilbert (PF), Devin Cotta (C) Floyd Duley, Mark Williams | |
| 19:14 | Southern Cal | Raymond Gillman makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-27 |
| 18:45 | LSU | John Sweeney can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 32-27 |
| 18:44 | Southern Cal | Raymond Gillman grabs the defensive rebound | 32-27 |
| 18:36 | Southern Cal | Devin Cotta loses the dribble to Ronnie Meyer | 32-27 |
| 18:13 | LSU | Dikembe Ali drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Gary Troup | 35-27 |
| 17:47 | Southern Cal | George Shaw misses the fadeaway from the left side | 35-27 |
| 17:46 | LSU | Gary Troup gets the rebound | 35-27 |
| 17:22 | LSU | Dikembe Ali misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 35-27 |
| 17:21 | Southern Cal | Devin Cotta grabs the defensive rebound | 35-27 |
| 16:59 | Southern Cal | George Shaw hits a pull-up jumper from the right side | 35-29 |
| 16:31 | LSU | Dikembe Ali makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-29 |
| 16:12 | Southern Cal | Raymond Gillman connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from George Shaw | 38-32 |
| 15:52 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer can't finish the layup but the foul's on Jeffrey Gilbert - foul #2 on Jeffrey Gilbert, team foul #1 | 38-32 |
| Subs | LSU | Bryan Sutera (PG), Peter Quintanilla (SF), Jessie Duke (C) Gary Troup, Dikembe Ali, Jesse Hanna | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Weston Green (SG), Elmer Schindler (SF), Floyd Duley (PF), Mark Williams (C) Daniel Simmons, Raymond Gillman, Jeffrey Gilbert, Devin Cotta | |
| 15:52 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer misses the 1st free throw | 38-32 |
| 15:52 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer makes the 2nd free throw | 39-32 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Bryan Sutera (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Sweeney (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Peter Quintanilla (fresh) PF - Ronnie Meyer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Jessie Duke (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - George Shaw (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SG - Weston Green (fresh) SF - Elmer Schindler (fresh) PF - Floyd Duley (fresh) 6 pts. C - Mark Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Southern Cal | Floyd Duley is hacked by Ronnie Meyer - foul #1 on Ronnie Meyer, team foul #2 | 39-32 |
| 15:20 | Southern Cal | Floyd Duley hits the finger roll | 39-34 |
| 14:56 | LSU | John Sweeney comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Weston Green - foul #1 on Weston Green, team foul #2 | 39-34 |
| 14:56 | LSU | John Sweeney makes the 1st free throw | 40-34 |
| 14:56 | LSU | John Sweeney makes the 2nd free throw | 41-34 |
| 14:36 | Southern Cal | George Shaw misses long on a jumper in the lane | 41-34 |
| 14:35 | LSU | The rebound goes to Peter Quintanilla | 41-34 |
| 14:10 | LSU | John Sweeney misses the 3 from the left corner but he's fouled by Weston Green - foul #2 on Weston Green, team foul #3 | 41-34 |
| Subs | LSU | Dikembe Ali (SG), Jesse Hanna (PF) Peter Quintanilla, Ronnie Meyer | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Raymond Gillman (SG) Weston Green | |
| 14:10 | LSU | John Sweeney makes the 1st free throw | 42-34 |
| 14:10 | LSU | John Sweeney makes the 2nd free throw | 43-34 |
| 14:10 | LSU | John Sweeney misses the 3rd free throw | 43-34 |
| 14:10 | Southern Cal | Mark Williams gets the rebound | 43-34 |
| 13:53 | Southern Cal | Raymond Gillman misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-34 |
| 13:51 | LSU | The rebound goes to Jessie Duke | 43-34 |
| 13:30 | LSU | Dikembe Ali misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 43-34 |
| 13:29 | LSU | John Sweeney snags the offensive board | 43-34 |
| 13:12 | LSU | Bryan Sutera hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by John Sweeney | 45-34 |
| 12:45 | Southern Cal | Jesse Hanna blocks the short jumper by Mark Williams | 45-34 |
| 12:43 | LSU | Jesse Hanna snags the defensive board | 45-34 |
| 12:15 | LSU | Bryan Sutera's pass is intercepted by Floyd Duley | 45-34 |
| 11:53 | Southern Cal | Mark Williams can't finish the layup | 45-34 |
| 11:52 | Southern Cal | George Shaw tips it in | 45-36 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Bryan Sutera (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Sweeney (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jesse Hanna (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Jessie Duke (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - George Shaw (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. SG - Raymond Gillman (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Elmer Schindler (fairly fresh) PF - Floyd Duley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. C - Mark Williams (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:37 | LSU | Dikembe Ali misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 45-36 |
| 11:36 | Southern Cal | George Shaw grabs the board | 45-36 |
| 11:07 | Southern Cal | Floyd Duley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-36 |
| Subs | LSU | Peter Quintanilla (SF), Ronnie Meyer (PF) Dikembe Ali, Jesse Hanna | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Daniel Simmons (PG), Weston Green (SG) Raymond Gillman, Elmer Schindler | |
| 10:49 | LSU | John Sweeney clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-36 |
| 10:48 | LSU | Peter Quintanilla snags the offensive board | 45-36 |
| 10:24 | LSU | John Sweeney hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 48-36 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:13 | Southern Cal | Floyd Duley misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Ronnie Meyer - foul #2 on Ronnie Meyer, team foul #3 | 48-36 |
| Subs | LSU | Dikembe Ali (SG) Peter Quintanilla | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Raymond Gillman (SG) Weston Green | |
| 10:13 | Southern Cal | Floyd Duley makes the 1st free throw | 48-37 |
| 10:13 | Southern Cal | Floyd Duley makes the 2nd free throw | 48-38 |
| 09:55 | LSU | Dikembe Ali drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Bryan Sutera | 51-38 |
| 09:41 | Southern Cal | Daniel Simmons's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-38 |
| Subs | LSU | Jesse Hanna (PF) Jessie Duke | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 09:17 | LSU | Floyd Duley is called for the reach on Jesse Hanna - foul #1 on Floyd Duley, team foul #4 | 51-38 |
| Subs | LSU | Jessie Duke (C) Ronnie Meyer | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 08:49 | LSU | Bryan Sutera is fouled on the floor by Mark Williams - foul #2 on Mark Williams, team foul #5 | 51-38 |
| Subs | LSU | Peter Quintanilla (SF), Ronnie Meyer (C) Dikembe Ali, Jessie Duke | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Devin Cotta (C) Mark Williams | |
| 08:25 | LSU | Bryan Sutera can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-38 |
| 08:23 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Raymond Gillman | 51-38 |
| 08:15 | Southern Cal | Devin Cotta's pass is intercepted by Peter Quintanilla | 51-38 |
| 08:12 | LSU | Peter Quintanilla blows the dunk | 51-38 |
| 08:11 | Southern Cal | Floyd Duley pulls down the rebound | 51-38 |
| 07:57 | Southern Cal | Floyd Duley shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 51-38 |
| 07:55 | Southern Cal | George Shaw tips it back up and in | 51-40 |
| 07:26 | LSU | Jesse Hanna loses the ball out of bounds | 51-40 |
| Subs | LSU | Dikembe Ali (SG), Jessie Duke (C) Peter Quintanilla, Jesse Hanna | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Weston Green (SG), Elmer Schindler (SF), Jeffrey Gilbert (PF), Mark Williams (C) Raymond Gillman, George Shaw, Floyd Duley, Devin Cotta | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Bryan Sutera (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Sweeney (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronnie Meyer (fresh) 5 pts. C - Jessie Duke (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Daniel Simmons (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Weston Green (fresh) SF - Elmer Schindler (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Gilbert (fresh) C - Mark Williams (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Southern Cal | Mark Williams lays it up and in on a nice dish by Elmer Schindler | 51-42 |
| 06:49 | LSU | John Sweeney is fouled on the floor by Elmer Schindler - foul #2 on Elmer Schindler, team foul #6 | 51-42 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | George Shaw (PG), Raymond Gillman (SG), Floyd Duley (PF) Daniel Simmons, Weston Green, Jeffrey Gilbert | |
| 06:29 | LSU | Jessie Duke's pass is intercepted by George Shaw | 51-42 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:10 | Southern Cal | Raymond Gillman misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-42 |
| 06:08 | LSU | The rebound goes to Jessie Duke | 51-42 |
| 05:48 | LSU | John Sweeney hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Jessie Duke | 54-42 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:27 | Southern Cal | Elmer Schindler is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Elmer Schindler, team foul #7 | 54-42 |
| Subs | LSU | Jesse Hanna (PF) Ronnie Meyer | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Daniel Simmons (PG), Weston Green (SG), Jeffrey Gilbert (PF) Raymond Gillman, Elmer Schindler, Floyd Duley | |
| 04:58 | LSU | Jesse Hanna misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Jeffrey Gilbert - foul #3 on Jeffrey Gilbert, team foul #8 | 54-42 |
| Subs | LSU | Ronnie Meyer (C) Jessie Duke | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Raymond Gillman (SF) George Shaw | |
| 04:58 | LSU | Jesse Hanna makes the 1st free throw | 55-42 |
| 04:58 | LSU | Jesse Hanna makes the 2nd free throw | 56-42 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:44 | Southern Cal | John Sweeney blocks the jumper by Weston Green | 56-42 |
| 04:42 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer grabs the board | 56-42 |
| 04:36 | LSU | Daniel Simmons is called for the reach on Bryan Sutera - foul #1 on Daniel Simmons, team foul #9 | 56-42 |
| Subs | LSU | Jessie Duke (C) Ronnie Meyer | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | George Shaw (SF), Floyd Duley (PF) Weston Green, Jeffrey Gilbert | |
| 04:36 | LSU | Bryan Sutera makes the 1st free throw | 57-42 |
| 04:36 | LSU | Bryan Sutera misses the 2nd free throw | 57-42 |
| 04:36 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Mark Williams | 57-42 |
| 04:22 | Southern Cal | Mark Williams banks in the layup on a great pass from Raymond Gillman | 57-44 |
| 04:00 | LSU | Dikembe Ali hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-44 |
| 03:59 | LSU | Jessie Duke gets the offensive rebound | 57-44 |
| 03:40 | LSU | Jesse Hanna buries a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Dikembe Ali | 59-44 |
| 03:28 | Southern Cal | Raymond Gillman misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-44 |
| 03:26 | Southern Cal | Mark Williams tips it home | 59-46 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Bryan Sutera (tiring) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. SF - John Sweeney (tiring) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Jesse Hanna (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Jessie Duke (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Daniel Simmons (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Raymond Gillman (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Shaw (tiring) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Floyd Duley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. C - Mark Williams (tiring) 13 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:01 | LSU | George Shaw blocks the short jumper by Jessie Duke | 59-46 |
| 02:59 | LSU | Jessie Duke tips it in | 61-46 |
| 02:51 | Southern Cal | George Shaw's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-46 |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Troup (PG), Dennis Stedman (SG), Peter Quintanilla (SF), Ronnie Meyer (PF), Frank Bergum (C) Bryan Sutera, Dikembe Ali, John Sweeney, Jesse Hanna, Jessie Duke | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Weston Green (SG), Elmer Schindler (SF), Jeffrey Gilbert (PF), Devin Cotta (C) Raymond Gillman, George Shaw, Floyd Duley, Mark Williams | |
| 02:22 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer misses the easy layup | 61-46 |
| 02:20 | Southern Cal | Elmer Schindler gets the rebound | 61-46 |
| 02:16 | Southern Cal | Elmer Schindler can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 61-46 |
| 02:15 | Southern Cal | Devin Cotta tips it in | 61-48 |
| 01:46 | LSU | Dennis Stedman is called for traveling | 61-48 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Raymond Gillman (SG), George Shaw (SF), Floyd Duley (PF), Mark Williams (C) Weston Green, Elmer Schindler, Jeffrey Gilbert, Devin Cotta | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:33 | Southern Cal | Raymond Gillman is hacked by Frank Bergum - foul #1 on Frank Bergum, team foul #4 | 61-48 |
| 01:16 | Southern Cal | Floyd Duley misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 61-48 |
| 01:15 | LSU | Dennis Stedman gets the rebound | 61-48 |
| 00:50 | LSU | Gary Troup misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 61-48 |
| 00:48 | Southern Cal | George Shaw pulls down the rebound | 61-48 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:41 | Southern Cal | Raymond Gillman misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-48 |
| 00:39 | Southern Cal | George Shaw grabs the offensive board | 61-48 |
| 00:37 | Southern Cal | Daniel Simmons misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-48 |
| 00:35 | Southern Cal | Floyd Duley tips it back up and in | 61-50 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:12 | LSU | Gary Troup can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 61-50 |
| 00:10 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer hits the follow up shot | 63-50 |
| 00:03 | Southern Cal | Raymond Gillman misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-50 |
| 00:01 | LSU | Dennis Stedman gets the rebound | 63-50 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Dennis Stedman runs out the clock | 63-50 |