| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Joseph Duncan (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Loeffler (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gregg Varghese (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Johnny Laplant (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Jerry Bennett (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Lawrence Dunlap (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jeffrey Dyer (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Russell Nutter (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Peter Pollard (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. C - David Mann (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana State | Gregg Varghese inbounds the ball | 33-37 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 19:46 | Louisiana State | Donald Loeffler misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Lawrence Dunlap - foul #3 on Lawrence Dunlap, team foul #1 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Holder (PG) Lawrence Dunlap | |
| 19:46 | Louisiana State | Donald Loeffler makes the 1st free throw | 34-37 |
| 19:46 | Louisiana State | Donald Loeffler misses the 2nd free throw | 34-37 |
| 19:46 | Xavier | David Mann grabs the board | 34-37 |
| 19:26 | Xavier | James Holder misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-37 |
| 19:25 | Louisiana State | Jerry Bennett snags the defensive board | 34-37 |
| 19:10 | Louisiana State | Johnny Laplant is open and buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 36-37 |
| 19:02 | Xavier | James Holder scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by Jeffrey Dyer | 36-40 |
| 18:44 | Louisiana State | Johnny Laplant misses the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Russell Nutter - foul #3 on Russell Nutter, team foul #2 | 36-40 |
| 18:44 | Louisiana State | Johnny Laplant misses the 1st free throw | 36-40 |
| 18:44 | Louisiana State | Johnny Laplant makes the 2nd free throw | 37-40 |
| 18:26 | Xavier | Jeffrey Dyer hits a wide open shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by a doubleteamed James Holder | 37-42 |
| 18:11 | Louisiana State | Johnny Laplant knocks in the floater from the baseline and he's fouled by David Mann - foul #3 on David Mann, team foul #3 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Lynn Watts (C) David Mann | |
| 18:11 | Louisiana State | Johnny Laplant misses the free throw | 39-42 |
| 18:11 | Xavier | Lynn Watts grabs the defensive rebound | 39-42 |
| 17:58 | Xavier | James Holder buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Jeffrey Dyer | 39-45 |
| 17:43 | Louisiana State | Johnny Laplant throws it down on a great pass from Joseph Duncan | 41-45 |
| 17:21 | Xavier | James Holder double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 41-45 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Vincent Brown (SG), Quinton Lovett (SF), Martin Morris (PF), Randy Leitch (C) Donald Loeffler, Gregg Varghese, Johnny Laplant, Jerry Bennett | |
| Subs | Xavier | Lawrence Dunlap (PG) Russell Nutter | |
| 17:14 | Louisiana State | Joseph Duncan makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Vincent Brown | 44-45 |
| 16:58 | Xavier | Peter Pollard hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 44-45 |
| 16:56 | Xavier | Jeffrey Dyer pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-45 |
| 16:46 | Xavier | Quinton Lovett steals the ball from Peter Pollard | 44-45 |
| 16:20 | Louisiana State | Martin Morris is whistled for a carry | 44-45 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Jerry Bennett (C) Randy Leitch | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 16:07 | Xavier | Lawrence Dunlap is hacked by Vincent Brown - foul #2 on Vincent Brown, team foul #1 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Gregg Varghese (PG) Joseph Duncan | |
| Subs | Xavier | Raymond Hinton (PF) Lynn Watts | |
| 15:51 | Xavier | James Holder evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-45 |
| 15:50 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Martin Morris | 44-45 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Gregg Varghese (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Vincent Brown (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Quinton Lovett (fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. PF - Martin Morris (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerry Bennett (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Lawrence Dunlap (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - James Holder (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jeffrey Dyer (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. PF - Raymond Hinton (fresh) C - Peter Pollard (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Louisiana State | Gregg Varghese loses the ball out of bounds | 44-45 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Donald Loeffler (PG) Vincent Brown | |
| Subs | Xavier | Russell Nutter (SF), David Mann (C) James Holder, Raymond Hinton | |
| 15:13 | Xavier | Peter Pollard comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 44-45 |
| 15:12 | Xavier | Russell Nutter tips it back up and in | 44-47 |
| 15:05 | Louisiana State | Lawrence Dunlap is called for the reach on Gregg Varghese - foul #4 on Lawrence Dunlap, team foul #4 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Joseph Duncan (PG), Johnny Laplant (PF) Quinton Lovett, Martin Morris | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Holder (PG) Lawrence Dunlap | |
| 14:55 | Louisiana State | Jerry Bennett's pass is intercepted by Peter Pollard | 44-47 |
| 14:29 | Xavier | James Holder misses the floater from the right side | 44-47 |
| 14:28 | Louisiana State | Johnny Laplant snags the defensive board | 44-47 |
| 14:04 | Louisiana State | Johnny Laplant throws it down set up by Donald Loeffler | 46-47 |
| 13:43 | Xavier | James Holder comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-47 |
| 13:41 | Xavier | Jeffrey Dyer grabs the offensive rebound | 46-47 |
| 13:18 | Xavier | Peter Pollard's floater is tipped away by Jerry Bennett | 46-47 |
| 13:16 | Xavier | Peter Pollard tips it home | 46-49 |
| 13:01 | Louisiana State | Jerry Bennett clanks a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Russell Nutter - foul #4 on Russell Nutter, team foul #5 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Vincent Brown (SG), Quinton Lovett (SF), Martin Morris (PF) Donald Loeffler, Gregg Varghese, Johnny Laplant | |
| Subs | Xavier | Lawrence Dunlap (PG), Lynn Watts (C) Russell Nutter, David Mann | |
| 13:01 | Louisiana State | Jerry Bennett misses the 1st free throw | 46-49 |
| 13:01 | Louisiana State | Jerry Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 47-49 |
| 12:49 | Xavier | Jeffrey Dyer is hacked by Quinton Lovett - foul #1 on Quinton Lovett, team foul #2 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Randy Leitch (C) Jerry Bennett | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 12:30 | Xavier | Peter Pollard comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-49 |
| 12:28 | Louisiana State | Quinton Lovett pulls down the rebound | 47-49 |
| 12:13 | Louisiana State | Randy Leitch misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 47-49 |
| 12:11 | Xavier | Peter Pollard grabs the defensive rebound | 47-49 |
| 11:55 | Xavier | James Holder misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-49 |
| 11:54 | Louisiana State | Joseph Duncan grabs the defensive rebound | 47-49 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Joseph Duncan (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Vincent Brown (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Quinton Lovett (fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. PF - Martin Morris (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Randy Leitch (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Lawrence Dunlap (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SG - James Holder (tiring) 15 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jeffrey Dyer (tiring) 13 pts. 2 ast. PF - Peter Pollard (tiring) 14 pts. 10 reb. C - Lynn Watts (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:47 | Louisiana State | The short jumper by Quinton Lovett is denied by Peter Pollard | 47-49 |
| 11:46 | Louisiana State | The offensive rebound goes to Randy Leitch | 47-49 |
| 11:41 | Louisiana State | Vincent Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-49 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Mann (C) Lynn Watts | |
| 11:27 | Xavier | Randy Leitch steps in front of the Jeffrey Dyer pass | 47-49 |
| 11:12 | Louisiana State | Joseph Duncan misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 47-49 |
| 11:10 | Louisiana State | Randy Leitch tips it but misses | 47-49 |
| 11:09 | Louisiana State | The offensive rebound goes to Martin Morris | 47-49 |
| 11:02 | Louisiana State | Vincent Brown knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Joseph Duncan | 50-49 |
| 10:41 | Xavier | Peter Pollard connects on the open jump hook from the baseline | 50-51 |
| 10:25 | Louisiana State | David Mann is called for the reach on Randy Leitch - foul #4 on David Mann, team foul #6 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Donald Loeffler (PG), Gregg Varghese (SG), Fred Silver (SF), Johnny Laplant (PF), Jerry Bennett (C) Joseph Duncan, Vincent Brown, Quinton Lovett, Martin Morris, Randy Leitch | |
| Subs | Xavier | Russell Nutter (SF), Lynn Watts (C) Lawrence Dunlap, David Mann | |
| 10:19 | Louisiana State | Johnny Laplant makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Donald Loeffler | 52-51 |
| 09:56 | Xavier | Peter Pollard can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 52-51 |
| 09:55 | Louisiana State | Fred Silver grabs the defensive rebound | 52-51 |
| 09:34 | Louisiana State | Fred Silver can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 52-51 |
| 09:32 | Xavier | Peter Pollard grabs the board | 52-51 |
| 09:06 | Xavier | James Holder's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-51 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Quinton Lovett (SF) Fred Silver | |
| Subs | Xavier | Lawrence Dunlap (PG) Russell Nutter | |
| 08:54 | Louisiana State | Quinton Lovett loses the ball out of bounds | 52-51 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Vincent Brown (PG) Gregg Varghese | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 08:38 | Xavier | Peter Pollard misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 52-51 |
| 08:36 | Xavier | Lynn Watts pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-51 |
| 08:19 | Xavier | Jeffrey Dyer hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from just outside the lane | 52-51 |
| 08:17 | Louisiana State | Johnny Laplant snags the defensive board | 52-51 |
| 08:10 | Louisiana State | Quinton Lovett misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 52-51 |
| 08:09 | Louisiana State | Johnny Laplant tips it back up and in | 54-51 |
| 08:02 | Xavier | Lawrence Dunlap is fouled in the backcourt by Vincent Brown - foul #3 on Vincent Brown, team foul #3 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Joseph Duncan (PG), Martin Morris (PF) Donald Loeffler, Johnny Laplant | |
| Subs | Xavier | Raymond Hinton (PF) Lynn Watts | |
| 07:57 | Xavier | Jeffrey Dyer is open and buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by a doubleteamed James Holder | 54-54 |
| 07:47 | Louisiana State | A charge is called on Jerry Bennett - foul #1 on Jerry Bennett, team foul #4 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Gregg Varghese (SF), Randy Leitch (C) Quinton Lovett, Jerry Bennett | |
| Subs | Xavier | Russell Nutter (SF), David Mann (C) James Holder, Raymond Hinton | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Joseph Duncan (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Vincent Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gregg Varghese (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Martin Morris (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Randy Leitch (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Lawrence Dunlap (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SG - Jeffrey Dyer (tired) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Russell Nutter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Peter Pollard (tired) 16 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. C - David Mann (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:32 | Xavier | Jeffrey Dyer can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-54 |
| 07:31 | Xavier | Peter Pollard tips it but misses | 54-54 |
| 07:30 | Louisiana State | Randy Leitch grabs the defensive rebound | 54-54 |
| 07:24 | Louisiana State | Joseph Duncan misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-54 |
| 07:22 | Xavier | Peter Pollard gets the rebound | 54-54 |
| 07:09 | Xavier | Peter Pollard is whistled for a carry | 54-54 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Fred Silver (SF) Vincent Brown | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 07:01 | Louisiana State | Martin Morris is hacked by Jeffrey Dyer - foul #1 on Jeffrey Dyer, team foul #7 | 54-54 |
| 07:01 | Louisiana State | Martin Morris makes the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 07:01 | Louisiana State | Martin Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 56-54 |
| 06:37 | Xavier | David Mann misses the jumpshot from the left side | 56-54 |
| 06:35 | Louisiana State | Joseph Duncan grabs the board | 56-54 |
| 06:29 | Louisiana State | Randy Leitch scores on a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Joseph Duncan | 58-54 |
| 06:14 | Xavier | Russell Nutter loses the ball out of bounds | 58-54 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Donald Loeffler (SG), Quinton Lovett (SF), Jerry Bennett (C) Gregg Varghese, Fred Silver, Randy Leitch | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Holder (SG) Jeffrey Dyer | |
| 06:00 | Louisiana State | Martin Morris is open and scores on a floater from the free throw line set up by Joseph Duncan | 60-54 |
| 05:41 | Xavier | James Holder shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 60-54 |
| 05:40 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Jerry Bennett | 60-54 |
| 05:28 | Louisiana State | Martin Morris misses the easy layup | 60-54 |
| 05:27 | Xavier | Peter Pollard gets the rebound | 60-54 |
| 05:11 | Xavier | Jerry Bennett steps in front of the Peter Pollard pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 60-54 |
| 05:02 | Louisiana State | Donald Loeffler can't connect on a shot from the left side | 60-54 |
| 05:01 | Louisiana State | Donald Loeffler gets the offensive rebound | 60-54 |
| 04:50 | Louisiana State | Quinton Lovett scores on a floater from the right wing set up by Martin Morris and he's fouled by David Mann - foul #5 on David Mann, team foul #8 | 62-54 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Gregg Varghese (PG), Vincent Brown (SG), Johnny Laplant (PF) Joseph Duncan, Donald Loeffler, Martin Morris | |
| Subs | Xavier | Lynn Watts (C) David Mann | |
| 04:50 | Louisiana State | Quinton Lovett makes the free throw | 63-54 |
| 04:34 | Xavier | Lawrence Dunlap misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-54 |
| 04:33 | Louisiana State | Jerry Bennett pulls down the rebound | 63-54 |
| 04:25 | Louisiana State | Johnny Laplant throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-54 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Fred Silver (SF) Quinton Lovett | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jeffrey Dyer (SG) James Holder | |
| 04:06 | Xavier | Russell Nutter can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 63-54 |
| 04:05 | Louisiana State | Fred Silver grabs the board | 63-54 |
| 03:57 | Louisiana State | Peter Pollard steals the ball from Gregg Varghese | 63-54 |
| 03:41 | Xavier | Jeffrey Dyer shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 63-54 |
| 03:39 | Louisiana State | Jerry Bennett pulls down the rebound | 63-54 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Gregg Varghese (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Vincent Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Fred Silver (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Johnny Laplant (fresh) 21 pts. 8 reb. C - Jerry Bennett (fresh) 1 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Lawrence Dunlap (tiring) 2 pts. 4 pf. SG - Jeffrey Dyer (tired) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Russell Nutter (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Peter Pollard (tired) 16 pts. 14 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Lynn Watts (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:35 | Louisiana State | Fred Silver loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-54 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Randy Leitch (C) Jerry Bennett | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 03:17 | Xavier | Peter Pollard drills a jump hook from close range | 63-56 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 03:02 | Louisiana State | Johnny Laplant banks in the layup and the foul's on Peter Pollard - foul #3 on Peter Pollard, team foul #9 | 65-56 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Donald Loeffler (PG), Quinton Lovett (SF), Martin Morris (C) Gregg Varghese, Fred Silver, Randy Leitch | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Holder (SG), Raymond Hinton (PF) Jeffrey Dyer, Lynn Watts | |
| 03:02 | Louisiana State | Johnny Laplant misses the free throw | 65-56 |
| 03:02 | Xavier | Raymond Hinton snags the defensive board | 65-56 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 02:39 | Xavier | Peter Pollard's fadeaway is rejected by Johnny Laplant | 65-56 |
| 02:37 | Louisiana State | Vincent Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 65-56 |
| 02:37 | Louisiana State | Louisiana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-56 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Gregg Varghese (SG), Jerry Bennett (C) Vincent Brown, Martin Morris | |
| Subs | Xavier | Lynn Watts (C) Raymond Hinton | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 02:34 | Louisiana State | Gregg Varghese is fouled in the backcourt by James Holder - foul #1 on James Holder, team foul #10 | 65-56 |
| 02:34 | Louisiana State | Gregg Varghese makes the 1st free throw | 66-56 |
| 02:34 | Louisiana State | Gregg Varghese makes the 2nd free throw | 67-56 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 02:14 | Xavier | James Holder makes the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Lawrence Dunlap | 67-58 |
| 01:45 | Louisiana State | Johnny Laplant can't connect on an uncontested floater from the free throw line | 67-58 |
| 01:43 | Xavier | Lynn Watts grabs the defensive rebound | 67-58 |
| 01:37 | Xavier | Lynn Watts's pass is intercepted by Jerry Bennett | 67-58 |
| 01:12 | Louisiana State | Quinton Lovett misses short on an open driving attempt in the lane | 67-58 |
| 01:11 | Louisiana State | Jerry Bennett tips it but misses | 67-58 |
| 01:10 | Xavier | Russell Nutter pulls down the rebound | 67-58 |
| 01:06 | Xavier | Lawrence Dunlap's pass is intercepted by Donald Loeffler in the backcourt | 67-58 |
| 00:37 | Louisiana State | Quinton Lovett misses long on a floater from the left wing | 67-58 |
| 00:36 | Louisiana State | Donald Loeffler pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-58 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:33 | Louisiana State | Donald Loeffler is fouled on the floor by Lynn Watts - foul #2 on Lynn Watts, team foul #11 | 67-58 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Joseph Duncan (PG) Quinton Lovett | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jeffrey Dyer (SG) James Holder | |
| 00:33 | Louisiana State | Donald Loeffler makes the 1st free throw | 68-58 |
| 00:33 | Louisiana State | Donald Loeffler makes the 2nd free throw | 69-58 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:26 | Xavier | Jerry Bennett steps in front of the Lawrence Dunlap pass | 69-58 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:00 | Louisiana State | Joseph Duncan runs out the clock | 69-58 |