| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Scottie Adams (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - William Burrier (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Blank (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Reynaldo Ortiz (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Maynard Newsome (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Douglas McUmber (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Otis Poe (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willard Cooper (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Redick (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Lee Callaway (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana State | Thomas Blank inbounds the ball | 41-38 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:49 | Louisiana State | William Burrier misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Otis Poe - foul #1 on Otis Poe, team foul #1 | 41-38 |
| 19:49 | Louisiana State | William Burrier makes the 1st free throw | 42-38 |
| 19:49 | Louisiana State | William Burrier makes the 2nd free throw | 43-38 |
| 19:34 | Air Force | Douglas McUmber drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Otis Poe | 43-40 |
| 19:28 | Louisiana State | Scottie Adams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-40 |
| 19:13 | Air Force | Otis Poe connects on the floater from the right wing | 43-42 |
| 18:58 | Louisiana State | William Redick is called for the reach on Reynaldo Ortiz - foul #2 on William Redick, team foul #2 | 43-42 |
| 18:48 | Louisiana State | William Burrier connects on the 3 from straight away | 46-42 |
| 18:25 | Air Force | Willard Cooper misses the dunk attempt | 46-42 |
| 18:24 | Air Force | Douglas McUmber snags the offensive board | 46-42 |
| 18:07 | Air Force | Douglas McUmber clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 46-42 |
| 18:06 | Louisiana State | Maynard Newsome grabs the board | 46-42 |
| 18:00 | Louisiana State | Reynaldo Ortiz clanks a shot from the baseline | 46-42 |
| 17:59 | Louisiana State | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Blank | 46-42 |
| 17:50 | Louisiana State | Reynaldo Ortiz makes the jump hook near the basket set up by Scottie Adams | 48-42 |
| 17:35 | Air Force | Otis Poe can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-42 |
| 17:33 | Air Force | William Redick misses the tip | 48-42 |
| 17:32 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Scottie Adams | 48-42 |
| 17:27 | Louisiana State | Thomas Blank makes the runner from close range on a nice dish by Scottie Adams | 50-42 |
| 17:09 | Air Force | Reynaldo Ortiz takes the ball from Otis Poe | 50-42 |
| 17:01 | Louisiana State | William Burrier misses badly on a runner in the lane | 50-42 |
| 17:00 | Louisiana State | William Burrier can't tip it in | 50-42 |
| 16:59 | Air Force | Douglas McUmber snags the defensive board | 50-42 |
| 16:52 | Air Force | Lee Callaway blows the layup but the foul's on Maynard Newsome - foul #1 on Maynard Newsome, team foul #1 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Richard Dougan (PG), Emmanuel Boswell (SG), William Brown (SF), Robin Douse (PF), Marc Gaillard (C) Scottie Adams, William Burrier, Thomas Blank, Reynaldo Ortiz, Maynard Newsome | |
| Subs | Air Force | Ronald Widman (PG), Irvin Sweetman (SG), Murray Ford (SF), Jayson Darwin (PF) Douglas McUmber, Otis Poe, Willard Cooper, William Redick | |
| 16:52 | Air Force | Lee Callaway misses the 1st free throw | 50-42 |
| 16:52 | Air Force | Lee Callaway makes the 2nd free throw | 50-43 |
| 16:30 | Louisiana State | Marc Gaillard misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 50-43 |
| 16:29 | Louisiana State | Richard Dougan tips it home | 52-43 |
| 16:17 | Air Force | Irvin Sweetman connects on the 3 from straight away | 52-46 |
| 16:02 | Louisiana State | Richard Dougan scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Robin Douse | 55-46 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Richard Dougan (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Emmanuel Boswell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Brown (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Robin Douse (fresh) C - Marc Gaillard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Ronald Widman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Irvin Sweetman (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Murray Ford (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jayson Darwin (fresh) C - Lee Callaway (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Air Force | Lee Callaway scores on a jumper from just outside the lane | 55-48 |
| 15:42 | Louisiana State | William Brown makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-48 |
| 15:23 | Air Force | Emmanuel Boswell steals the ball from Irvin Sweetman | 58-48 |
| 15:11 | Louisiana State | William Brown buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Richard Dougan | 60-48 |
| 14:55 | Air Force | Ronald Widman misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by William Brown - foul #2 on William Brown, team foul #2 | 60-48 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Scottie Adams (PG), William Burrier (SG), Thomas Blank (SF), Reynaldo Ortiz (PF), Boris Pajerski (C) Richard Dougan, Emmanuel Boswell, William Brown, Robin Douse, Marc Gaillard | |
| Subs | Air Force | Otis Poe (SG), Willard Cooper (SF), William Redick (PF), Jason McGee (C) Irvin Sweetman, Murray Ford, Jayson Darwin, Lee Callaway | |
| 14:55 | Air Force | Ronald Widman misses the 1st free throw | 60-48 |
| 14:55 | Air Force | Ronald Widman makes the 2nd free throw | 60-49 |
| 14:47 | Louisiana State | Scottie Adams is hacked by William Redick - foul #3 on William Redick, team foul #3 | 60-49 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Douglas McUmber (PG) Ronald Widman | |
| 14:42 | Louisiana State | Jason McGee blocks the short jumper by William Burrier | 60-49 |
| 14:41 | Louisiana State | Thomas Blank tips it in | 62-49 |
| 14:22 | Air Force | Scottie Adams steals it from Douglas McUmber | 62-49 |
| 14:19 | Louisiana State | William Burrier lays it in set up by Scottie Adams | 64-49 |
| 14:03 | Air Force | William Redick clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 64-49 |
| 14:01 | Air Force | Otis Poe gets the offensive rebound | 64-49 |
| 13:52 | Air Force | Douglas McUmber is hacked by Reynaldo Ortiz - foul #1 on Reynaldo Ortiz, team foul #3 | 64-49 |
| 13:41 | Air Force | Otis Poe misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 64-49 |
| 13:39 | Louisiana State | Boris Pajerski snags the defensive board | 64-49 |
| 13:33 | Louisiana State | William Burrier misses short on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Otis Poe - foul #2 on Otis Poe, team foul #4 | 64-49 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Jayson Darwin (PF) William Redick | |
| 13:33 | Louisiana State | William Burrier makes the 1st free throw | 65-49 |
| 13:33 | Louisiana State | William Burrier misses the 2nd free throw | 65-49 |
| 13:33 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Jason McGee | 65-49 |
| 13:15 | Air Force | Otis Poe misses short on a shot from the left wing | 65-49 |
| 13:13 | Louisiana State | Boris Pajerski grabs the board | 65-49 |
| 12:56 | Louisiana State | Reynaldo Ortiz hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Otis Poe - foul #3 on Otis Poe, team foul #5 | 65-49 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Richard Dougan (SG), William Brown (SF) William Burrier, Thomas Blank | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 12:56 | Louisiana State | Reynaldo Ortiz makes the 1st free throw | 66-49 |
| 12:56 | Louisiana State | Reynaldo Ortiz misses the 2nd free throw | 66-49 |
| 12:56 | Air Force | Jason McGee snags the defensive board | 66-49 |
| 12:37 | Air Force | Willard Cooper clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 66-49 |
| 12:35 | Louisiana State | Boris Pajerski snags the defensive board | 66-49 |
| 12:31 | Louisiana State | Richard Dougan clanks a 3 from the left corner | 66-49 |
| 12:29 | Air Force | Jayson Darwin grabs the board | 66-49 |
| 12:15 | Air Force | Otis Poe scores on a floater from the baseline set up by Willard Cooper | 66-51 |
| 11:49 | Louisiana State | Douglas McUmber takes the ball from Scottie Adams | 66-51 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Scottie Adams (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Dougan (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Reynaldo Ortiz (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Boris Pajerski (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Douglas McUmber (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Otis Poe (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Willard Cooper (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jayson Darwin (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Jason McGee (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:20 | Air Force | Douglas McUmber misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 66-51 |
| 11:18 | Air Force | Jason McGee grabs the offensive rebound | 66-51 |
| 10:58 | Air Force | Jayson Darwin misses the jump hook from the baseline | 66-51 |
| 10:56 | Air Force | Douglas McUmber grabs the offensive board | 66-51 |
| 10:47 | Air Force | Jayson Darwin misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 66-51 |
| 10:46 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Boris Pajerski | 66-51 |
| 10:41 | Louisiana State | Richard Dougan hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 66-51 |
| 10:40 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Jayson Darwin | 66-51 |
| 10:15 | Air Force | Otis Poe knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 66-54 |
| 09:57 | Louisiana State | William Brown loses the dribble to Douglas McUmber | 66-54 |
| 09:42 | Air Force | Otis Poe drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 66-57 |
| 09:24 | Louisiana State | Scottie Adams hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Reynaldo Ortiz | 69-57 |
| 09:16 | Air Force | Jayson Darwin loses the dribble to Scottie Adams | 69-57 |
| 09:12 | Louisiana State | Scottie Adams misses the easy layup | 69-57 |
| 09:11 | Air Force | Otis Poe grabs the board | 69-57 |
| 08:53 | Air Force | Otis Poe misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 69-57 |
| 08:52 | Louisiana State | William Brown snags the defensive board | 69-57 |
| 08:46 | Louisiana State | Reynaldo Ortiz can't connect on a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Jayson Darwin - foul #1 on Jayson Darwin, team foul #6 | 69-57 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Emmanuel Boswell (PG), William Burrier (SG), Thomas Blank (SF), Maynard Newsome (C) Scottie Adams, Richard Dougan, William Brown, Boris Pajerski | |
| Subs | Air Force | Ronald Widman (PG), Irvin Sweetman (SG), Murray Ford (SF), William Redick (PF), Lee Callaway (C) Douglas McUmber, Otis Poe, Willard Cooper, Jayson Darwin, Jason McGee | |
| 08:46 | Louisiana State | Reynaldo Ortiz misses the 1st free throw | 69-57 |
| 08:46 | Louisiana State | Reynaldo Ortiz makes the 2nd free throw | 70-57 |
| 08:21 | Air Force | William Redick banks in the layup on a great pass from Irvin Sweetman and he's fouled by Maynard Newsome - foul #2 on Maynard Newsome, team foul #4 | 70-59 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Marc Gaillard (C) Reynaldo Ortiz | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 08:21 | Air Force | William Redick makes the free throw | 70-60 |
| 08:00 | Louisiana State | Thomas Blank misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 70-60 |
| 07:59 | Louisiana State | Thomas Blank tips it home | 72-60 |
| 07:39 | Air Force | Ronald Widman misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 72-60 |
| 07:38 | Louisiana State | William Burrier grabs the defensive rebound | 72-60 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Emmanuel Boswell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Burrier (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Blank (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Maynard Newsome (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Marc Gaillard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Ronald Widman (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Irvin Sweetman (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Murray Ford (fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Redick (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Lee Callaway (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Louisiana State | Irvin Sweetman steals the ball from Maynard Newsome | 72-60 |
| 07:27 | Air Force | Irvin Sweetman hits the finger roll | 72-62 |
| 07:05 | Louisiana State | William Burrier hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 72-62 |
| 07:04 | Air Force | The rebound goes to William Redick | 72-62 |
| 06:56 | Air Force | Irvin Sweetman misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 72-62 |
| 06:54 | Louisiana State | Marc Gaillard grabs the defensive rebound | 72-62 |
| 06:50 | Louisiana State | William Burrier makes the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Thomas Blank | 74-62 |
| 06:41 | Air Force | Irvin Sweetman hits a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by William Redick | 74-64 |
| 06:28 | Louisiana State | Ronald Widman steals the ball from Emmanuel Boswell | 74-64 |
| 06:25 | Air Force | Irvin Sweetman can't finish the layup | 74-64 |
| 06:24 | Louisiana State | Emmanuel Boswell snags the defensive board | 74-64 |
| 06:19 | Louisiana State | Thomas Blank misses short on a floater in the paint | 74-64 |
| 06:17 | Air Force | Irvin Sweetman grabs the board | 74-64 |
| 06:06 | Air Force | Lee Callaway comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 74-64 |
| 06:05 | Louisiana State | William Burrier grabs the board | 74-64 |
| 06:00 | Louisiana State | Thomas Blank's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 74-64 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Justin Close (PG), Robin Douse (PF), Boris Pajerski (C) Thomas Blank, Maynard Newsome, Marc Gaillard | |
| Subs | Air Force | Douglas McUmber (PG), Otis Poe (SG), Steven Cardone (SF) Ronald Widman, Irvin Sweetman, Murray Ford | |
| 05:35 | Air Force | Steven Cardone loses the dribble to Boris Pajerski | 74-64 |
| 05:12 | Louisiana State | Emmanuel Boswell connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Robin Douse | 77-64 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 04:54 | Air Force | Douglas McUmber misses the jumper from the right side | 77-64 |
| 04:52 | Air Force | Douglas McUmber gets the offensive rebound | 77-64 |
| 04:36 | Air Force | Steven Cardone connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Otis Poe and he's hacked by Robin Douse - foul #2 on Robin Douse, team foul #5 | 77-66 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Scottie Adams (PG), Richard Dougan (SG), Thomas Blank (SF), Marc Gaillard (C) Justin Close, William Burrier, Emmanuel Boswell, Boris Pajerski | |
| Subs | Air Force | Willard Cooper (SF), Murray Ford (C) William Redick, Lee Callaway | |
| 04:36 | Air Force | Steven Cardone misses the free throw | 77-66 |
| 04:36 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Thomas Blank | 77-66 |
| 04:15 | Louisiana State | Marc Gaillard misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing but the foul's on Otis Poe - foul #4 on Otis Poe, team foul #7 | 77-66 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Maynard Newsome (PF) Robin Douse | |
| Subs | Air Force | Irvin Sweetman (PG) Douglas McUmber | |
| 04:15 | Louisiana State | Marc Gaillard misses the 1st free throw | 77-66 |
| 04:15 | Louisiana State | Marc Gaillard misses the 2nd free throw | 77-66 |
| 04:15 | Louisiana State | Marc Gaillard makes the 3rd free throw | 78-66 |
| 04:00 | Air Force | Scottie Adams takes the ball from Irvin Sweetman | 78-66 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:44 | Louisiana State | Maynard Newsome hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Steven Cardone - foul #1 on Steven Cardone, team foul #8 | 78-66 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Reynaldo Ortiz (PF) Marc Gaillard | |
| Subs | Air Force | Ronald Widman (PG), Jason McGee (PF) Otis Poe, Steven Cardone | |
| 03:44 | Louisiana State | Maynard Newsome makes the 1st free throw | 79-66 |
| 03:44 | Louisiana State | Maynard Newsome makes the 2nd free throw | 80-66 |
| 03:25 | Air Force | Jason McGee throws a bad pass out of bounds | 80-66 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Douglas McUmber (PG), Jayson Darwin (PF) Ronald Widman, Murray Ford | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Scottie Adams (fresh) 13 pts. 8 ast. 4 stl. SG - Richard Dougan (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Blank (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Reynaldo Ortiz (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Maynard Newsome (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Douglas McUmber (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Irvin Sweetman (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willard Cooper (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jayson Darwin (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jason McGee (fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:02 | Louisiana State | Scottie Adams misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 80-66 |
| 03:00 | Louisiana State | Thomas Blank can't tip it in | 80-66 |
| 02:58 | Louisiana State | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Blank | 80-66 |
| 02:58 | Louisiana State | Louisiana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 80-66 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | William Burrier (SG) Richard Dougan | |
| Subs | Air Force | Otis Poe (SG), William Redick (PF) Irvin Sweetman, Jason McGee | |
| 02:38 | Louisiana State | Reynaldo Ortiz hits a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Scottie Adams | 82-66 |
| 02:28 | Air Force | Willard Cooper hits a floater from close range on a nice dish by Otis Poe | 82-68 |
| 02:21 | Louisiana State | Maynard Newsome knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Scottie Adams | 84-68 |
| 02:15 | Air Force | Willard Cooper misses long on a floater in the paint | 84-68 |
| 02:14 | Air Force | Otis Poe snags the offensive board | 84-68 |
| 01:59 | Air Force | Willard Cooper misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 84-68 |
| 01:57 | Louisiana State | Thomas Blank snags the defensive board | 84-68 |
| 01:36 | Louisiana State | William Burrier scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Scottie Adams | 86-68 |
| 01:23 | Air Force | Jayson Darwin hits a jumper from the right side | 86-70 |
| 01:09 | Louisiana State | Scottie Adams clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 86-70 |
| 01:08 | Air Force | Jayson Darwin snags the defensive board | 86-70 |
| 00:52 | Air Force | Willard Cooper throws a bad pass out of bounds | 86-70 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Richard Dougan (PG), Emmanuel Boswell (SG), William Brown (SF), Marc Gaillard (C) Scottie Adams, William Burrier, Thomas Blank, Reynaldo Ortiz | |
| Subs | Air Force | Ronald Widman (PG), Irvin Sweetman (SG), Murray Ford (SF), Jason McGee (C) Douglas McUmber, Otis Poe, Willard Cooper, William Redick | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Louisiana State | Maynard Newsome misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 86-70 |
| 00:26 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Jayson Darwin | 86-70 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Air Force | Ronald Widman connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing and he's hacked by Marc Gaillard - foul #1 on Marc Gaillard, team foul #6 | 86-73 |
| 00:22 | Air Force | Ronald Widman makes the free throw | 86-74 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana State | Richard Dougan runs out the clock | 86-74 |