| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Robert Phillips (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Philip Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Centers (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Dwight Tye (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Jon Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Thomas Floyd (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Clingerman (fresh) 8 pts. SF - William Sloan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brian Spears (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Loren Schulte (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | William Sloan inbounds the ball | 38-34 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:50 | Houston | Ronald Clingerman misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Dwight Tye - foul #2 on Dwight Tye, team foul #1 | 38-34 |
| 19:50 | Houston | Ronald Clingerman makes the 1st free throw | 38-35 |
| 19:50 | Houston | Ronald Clingerman makes the 2nd free throw | 38-36 |
| 19:26 | Louisiana State | Philip Williams connects on the open fadeaway from the right side | 40-36 |
| 19:13 | Houston | Dwight Tye takes the ball from Loren Schulte | 40-36 |
| 19:09 | Louisiana State | Robert Centers throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-36 |
| 19:00 | Houston | Brian Spears is hacked by Robert Phillips - foul #2 on Robert Phillips, team foul #2 | 40-36 |
| 18:43 | Houston | Thomas Floyd hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-36 |
| 18:41 | Louisiana State | Dwight Tye gets the rebound | 40-36 |
| 18:36 | Louisiana State | Philip Williams makes the floater from the right side on a great pass from Robert Phillips and the foul's on William Sloan - foul #2 on William Sloan, team foul #1 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Houston | Claude Friese (C) Loren Schulte | |
| 18:36 | Louisiana State | Philip Williams makes the free throw | 43-36 |
| 18:16 | Houston | Ronald Clingerman drills a shot from the right side | 43-38 |
| 17:50 | Louisiana State | Jon Clark lays it up and in set up by Philip Williams and he's fouled by Ronald Clingerman - foul #3 on Ronald Clingerman, team foul #2 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Andrew Robison (PG), Casey Lamons (SG), Sidney Tiffany (SF), John Clinard (PF) Robert Phillips, Philip Williams, Robert Centers, Dwight Tye | |
| Subs | Houston | James Johnson (PG), Joe Wright (SG), Michael Gonsalez (SF), Kevin Hardy (C) Thomas Floyd, Ronald Clingerman, William Sloan, Brian Spears | |
| 17:50 | Louisiana State | Jon Clark misses the free throw | 45-38 |
| 17:50 | Houston | Claude Friese pulls down the rebound | 45-38 |
| 17:48 | Houston | James Johnson's pass is intercepted by Andrew Robison in the backcourt | 45-38 |
| 17:32 | Louisiana State | Casey Lamons misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-38 |
| 17:30 | Houston | Kevin Hardy snags the defensive board | 45-38 |
| 17:24 | Houston | Claude Friese clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 45-38 |
| 17:22 | Louisiana State | John Clinard snags the defensive board | 45-38 |
| 16:53 | Louisiana State | Jon Clark is open and scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Casey Lamons | 47-38 |
| 16:36 | Houston | Joe Wright scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane and the foul's on Casey Lamons - foul #2 on Casey Lamons, team foul #3 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Philip Williams (SG), Robert Centers (SF), Dwight Tye (PF) Casey Lamons, Sidney Tiffany, Jon Clark | |
| Subs | Houston | Thomas Floyd (PG), Ronald Clingerman (SF), Loren Schulte (C) James Johnson, Michael Gonsalez, Claude Friese | |
| 16:36 | Houston | Joe Wright makes the free throw | 47-41 |
| 16:34 | Louisiana State | Loren Schulte is called for the reach on John Clinard in the backcourt - foul #3 on Loren Schulte, team foul #3 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Houston | Brian Spears (PF) Kevin Hardy | |
| 16:16 | Louisiana State | Andrew Robison banks in the layup on a great pass from Robert Centers | 49-41 |
| 15:56 | Houston | Thomas Floyd hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Joe Wright | 49-43 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Andrew Robison (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Philip Williams (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Centers (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Dwight Tye (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - John Clinard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Thomas Floyd (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joe Wright (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Clingerman (fresh) 12 pts. 3 pf. PF - Brian Spears (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Loren Schulte (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:27 | Louisiana State | Andrew Robison misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-43 |
| 15:26 | Louisiana State | Philip Williams snags the offensive board | 49-43 |
| 15:08 | Louisiana State | John Clinard buries a floater in the lane on a great pass from Philip Williams | 51-43 |
| 14:42 | Houston | Ronald Clingerman connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 51-45 |
| 14:25 | Louisiana State | Joe Wright steps in front of the John Clinard pass | 51-45 |
| 14:20 | Houston | Ronald Clingerman misses long on a floater in the paint | 51-45 |
| 14:18 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Robert Centers | 51-45 |
| 13:58 | Louisiana State | Dwight Tye misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Brian Spears - foul #2 on Brian Spears, team foul #4 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Robert Phillips (PG), Casey Lamons (SG), Sidney Tiffany (SF), Lee Alexander (C) Andrew Robison, Philip Williams, Robert Centers, John Clinard | |
| Subs | Houston | James Johnson (PG), Javier Gonzalez (SG), William Sloan (SF), Kevin Hardy (PF) Thomas Floyd, Joe Wright, Ronald Clingerman, Brian Spears | |
| 13:58 | Louisiana State | Dwight Tye makes the 1st free throw | 52-45 |
| 13:58 | Louisiana State | Dwight Tye misses the 2nd free throw | 52-45 |
| 13:58 | Houston | The rebound goes to James Johnson | 52-45 |
| 13:38 | Houston | William Sloan is whistled for traveling | 52-45 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Robert Centers (SF) Dwight Tye | |
| Subs | Houston | Claude Friese (PF) Loren Schulte | |
| 13:18 | Louisiana State | Sidney Tiffany comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Claude Friese - foul #1 on Claude Friese, team foul #5 | 52-45 |
| 13:18 | Louisiana State | Sidney Tiffany makes the 1st free throw | 53-45 |
| 13:18 | Louisiana State | Sidney Tiffany makes the 2nd free throw | 54-45 |
| 12:59 | Houston | Kevin Hardy hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Casey Lamons - foul #3 on Casey Lamons, team foul #4 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Jon Clark (C) Lee Alexander | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 12:59 | Houston | Kevin Hardy makes the 1st free throw | 54-46 |
| 12:59 | Houston | Kevin Hardy makes the 2nd free throw | 54-47 |
| 12:43 | Louisiana State | Casey Lamons knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Sidney Tiffany | 57-47 |
| 12:26 | Houston | Robert Phillips steals it from Claude Friese | 57-47 |
| 12:06 | Louisiana State | Casey Lamons is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-47 |
| 12:04 | Houston | Claude Friese gets the rebound | 57-47 |
| 11:59 | Houston | James Johnson is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Johnson, team foul #6 | 57-47 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Philip Williams (SG), Lee Alexander (PF) Casey Lamons, Sidney Tiffany | |
| Subs | Houston | Thomas Floyd (PG), Ronald Clingerman (SG), Michael Gonsalez (SF), Brian Spears (PF), Loren Schulte (C) James Johnson, Javier Gonzalez, William Sloan, Kevin Hardy, Claude Friese | |
| 11:43 | Louisiana State | Robert Phillips is hacked by Michael Gonsalez - foul #1 on Michael Gonsalez, team foul #7 | 57-47 |
| 11:43 | Louisiana State | Robert Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 58-47 |
| 11:43 | Louisiana State | Robert Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 59-47 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Robert Phillips (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Philip Williams (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Centers (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Lee Alexander (fresh) C - Jon Clark (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Thomas Floyd (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Clingerman (fresh) 14 pts. 3 pf. SF - Michael Gonsalez (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Brian Spears (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Loren Schulte (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:22 | Houston | Ronald Clingerman comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 59-47 |
| 11:20 | Louisiana State | Robert Centers grabs the board | 59-47 |
| 10:57 | Louisiana State | Robert Centers is hacked by Michael Gonsalez - foul #2 on Michael Gonsalez, team foul #8 | 59-47 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Casey Lamons (SG), Dwight Tye (PF) Philip Williams, Lee Alexander | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 10:57 | Louisiana State | Robert Centers makes the 1st free throw | 60-47 |
| 10:57 | Louisiana State | Robert Centers makes the 2nd free throw | 61-47 |
| 10:42 | Houston | Loren Schulte hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 61-47 |
| 10:41 | Houston | Loren Schulte can't tip it in | 61-47 |
| 10:39 | Houston | Loren Schulte gets the offensive rebound | 61-47 |
| 10:15 | Houston | Loren Schulte loses the dribble to Jon Clark | 61-47 |
| 09:46 | Louisiana State | Dwight Tye connects on the open 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Phillips | 64-47 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 09:41 | Houston | Thomas Floyd makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Ronald Clingerman | 64-50 |
| 09:38 | Louisiana State | Casey Lamons is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #4 on Casey Lamons, team foul #5 | 64-50 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Andrew Robison (PG), Philip Williams (SG), Sidney Tiffany (SF), Lee Alexander (C) Robert Phillips, Casey Lamons, Robert Centers, Jon Clark | |
| Subs | Houston | James Johnson (PG), Joe Wright (SG), William Sloan (SF), Kevin Hardy (PF), Claude Friese (C) Thomas Floyd, Ronald Clingerman, Michael Gonsalez, Brian Spears, Loren Schulte | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 09:15 | Houston | William Sloan knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline | 64-52 |
| 09:11 | Louisiana State | Philip Williams comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 64-52 |
| 09:09 | Louisiana State | Philip Williams snags the offensive board | 64-52 |
| 08:59 | Louisiana State | Lee Alexander blows the layup | 64-52 |
| 08:58 | Houston | The rebound goes to William Sloan | 64-52 |
| 08:52 | Houston | Claude Friese can't finish the layup | 64-52 |
| 08:50 | Houston | James Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-52 |
| 08:41 | Houston | Joe Wright is hacked by Andrew Robison - foul #1 on Andrew Robison, team foul #6 | 64-52 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Casey Lamons (SF), John Clinard (C) Dwight Tye, Lee Alexander | |
| Subs | Houston | Javier Gonzalez (SG), Brian Spears (PF) Joe Wright, Kevin Hardy | |
| 08:24 | Houston | Brian Spears hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 64-52 |
| 08:22 | Louisiana State | Philip Williams snags the defensive board | 64-52 |
| 07:58 | Louisiana State | Andrew Robison misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Javier Gonzalez - foul #3 on Javier Gonzalez, team foul #9 | 64-52 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Dwight Tye (PF) Sidney Tiffany | |
| Subs | Houston | Thomas Floyd (PG), Loren Schulte (C) James Johnson, Claude Friese | |
| 07:58 | Louisiana State | Andrew Robison makes the 1st free throw | 65-52 |
| 07:58 | Louisiana State | Andrew Robison makes the 2nd free throw | 66-52 |
| 07:41 | Houston | Philip Williams steals it from Loren Schulte | 66-52 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Andrew Robison (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Philip Williams (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Casey Lamons (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Dwight Tye (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - John Clinard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Thomas Floyd (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Javier Gonzalez (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - William Sloan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Brian Spears (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Loren Schulte (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:25 | Louisiana State | Dwight Tye misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 66-52 |
| 07:24 | Louisiana State | Andrew Robison tips it back up and in | 68-52 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 07:07 | Houston | Brian Spears dunks the ball set up by Thomas Floyd | 68-54 |
| 06:48 | Louisiana State | Thomas Floyd steals it from Casey Lamons | 68-54 |
| 06:41 | Houston | Thomas Floyd clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Andrew Robison - foul #2 on Andrew Robison, team foul #7 | 68-54 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Robert Phillips (PG), Robert Centers (SF), Lee Alexander (PF), Jon Clark (C) Andrew Robison, Casey Lamons, Dwight Tye, John Clinard | |
| Subs | Houston | Ronald Clingerman (SG), Michael Gonsalez (SF), Kevin Hardy (PF) Javier Gonzalez, William Sloan, Brian Spears | |
| 06:41 | Houston | Thomas Floyd makes the 1st free throw | 68-55 |
| 06:41 | Houston | Thomas Floyd makes the 2nd free throw | 68-56 |
| 06:26 | Louisiana State | Jon Clark comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 68-56 |
| 06:24 | Louisiana State | The offensive rebound goes to Jon Clark | 68-56 |
| 06:00 | Louisiana State | Robert Centers banks in the layup set up by Philip Williams | 70-56 |
| 05:47 | Houston | Thomas Floyd comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 70-56 |
| 05:46 | Louisiana State | Philip Williams snags the defensive board | 70-56 |
| 05:20 | Louisiana State | Thomas Floyd is called for the reach on Robert Phillips - foul #2 on Thomas Floyd, team foul #10 | 70-56 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Casey Lamons (SG), Sidney Tiffany (PF) Philip Williams, Lee Alexander | |
| Subs | Houston | James Johnson (PG), Joe Wright (SG), Brian Spears (PF), Claude Friese (C) Thomas Floyd, Michael Gonsalez, Kevin Hardy, Loren Schulte | |
| 05:20 | Louisiana State | Robert Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 70-56 |
| 05:20 | Louisiana State | Robert Phillips misses the 2nd free throw | 70-56 |
| 05:20 | Houston | Joe Wright gets the rebound | 70-56 |
| 05:07 | Houston | Brian Spears misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 70-56 |
| 05:06 | Louisiana State | Jon Clark snags the defensive board | 70-56 |
| 05:02 | Louisiana State | James Johnson steps in front of the Robert Centers pass in the backcourt | 70-56 |
| 05:01 | Houston | James Johnson misses the easy layup | 70-56 |
| 05:00 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Robert Centers | 70-56 |
| 04:56 | Louisiana State | Ronald Clingerman picks off the pass by Jon Clark in the backcourt | 70-56 |
| 04:53 | Houston | Ronald Clingerman dunks the ball | 70-58 |
| 04:24 | Louisiana State | Casey Lamons misses the wide open pull-up jumper from the right side | 70-58 |
| 04:23 | Houston | Claude Friese pulls down the rebound | 70-58 |
| 04:18 | Houston | Ronald Clingerman scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by James Johnson | 70-61 |
| 04:13 | Louisiana State | Robert Centers is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 70-61 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Philip Williams (SG), Dwight Tye (PF), John Clinard (C) Casey Lamons, Robert Centers, Jon Clark | |
| Subs | Houston | William Sloan (SF) Ronald Clingerman | |
| 04:02 | Houston | Claude Friese can't connect on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on John Clinard - foul #1 on John Clinard, team foul #8 | 70-61 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Casey Lamons (SF) Sidney Tiffany | |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Hardy (C) Brian Spears | |
| 04:02 | Houston | Claude Friese makes the 1st free throw | 70-62 |
| 04:02 | Houston | Claude Friese makes the 2nd free throw | 70-63 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:40 | Louisiana State | John Clinard is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on John Clinard, team foul #9 | 70-63 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Andrew Robison (PG), Lee Alexander (C) Robert Phillips, John Clinard | |
| Subs | Houston | Thomas Floyd (PG), Javier Gonzalez (SG), Loren Schulte (C) James Johnson, Joe Wright, Claude Friese | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Andrew Robison (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Philip Williams (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Casey Lamons (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Dwight Tye (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Lee Alexander (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Thomas Floyd (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Javier Gonzalez (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - William Sloan (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kevin Hardy (fresh) 4 pts. C - Loren Schulte (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:20 | Houston | Thomas Floyd shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 70-66 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:53 | Louisiana State | Philip Williams hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 70-66 |
| 02:52 | Louisiana State | Lee Alexander grabs the offensive rebound | 70-66 |
| 02:40 | Louisiana State | Dwight Tye hits a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Philip Williams | 72-66 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:25 | Houston | Lee Alexander swats the short shot by Loren Schulte | 72-66 |
| 02:24 | Louisiana State | Lee Alexander pulls down the rebound | 72-66 |
| 02:24 | Louisiana State | Louisiana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-66 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Sidney Tiffany (SF), John Clinard (C) Casey Lamons, Lee Alexander | |
| Subs | Houston | Ronald Clingerman (SG), Michael Gonsalez (SF), Brian Spears (PF), Claude Friese (C) Javier Gonzalez, William Sloan, Kevin Hardy, Loren Schulte | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 02:22 | Louisiana State | Sidney Tiffany is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Gonsalez - foul #3 on Michael Gonsalez, team foul #11 | 72-66 |
| 02:22 | Louisiana State | Sidney Tiffany makes the 1st free throw | 73-66 |
| 02:22 | Louisiana State | Sidney Tiffany makes the 2nd free throw | 74-66 |
| 02:08 | Houston | John Clinard denies the turnaround by Brian Spears | 74-66 |
| 02:07 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to John Clinard | 74-66 |
| 02:05 | Louisiana State | Andrew Robison is hacked by Thomas Floyd in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thomas Floyd, team foul #12 | 74-66 |
| 02:05 | Louisiana State | Andrew Robison makes the 1st free throw | 75-66 |
| 02:05 | Louisiana State | Andrew Robison makes the 2nd free throw | 76-66 |
| 01:46 | Houston | John Clinard swats the short shot by Brian Spears | 76-66 |
| 01:44 | Louisiana State | John Clinard pulls down the rebound | 76-66 |
| 01:18 | Louisiana State | Andrew Robison scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Philip Williams | 78-66 |
| 01:04 | Houston | Claude Friese misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by John Clinard - foul #3 on John Clinard, team foul #10 | 78-66 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Casey Lamons (SG), Lee Alexander (PF) Philip Williams, Dwight Tye | |
| Subs | Houston | William Sloan (SF), Loren Schulte (C) Michael Gonsalez, Brian Spears | |
| 01:04 | Houston | Claude Friese makes the 1st free throw | 78-67 |
| 01:04 | Houston | Claude Friese makes the 2nd free throw | 78-68 |
| 00:43 | Louisiana State | Ronald Clingerman steals the ball from Sidney Tiffany | 78-68 |
| 00:40 | Houston | William Sloan lays it in on a great pass from Ronald Clingerman | 78-70 |
| 00:40 | Louisiana State | Louisiana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 78-70 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Robert Phillips (PG), Philip Williams (SG), Robert Centers (SF), Dwight Tye (PF), Jon Clark (C) Andrew Robison, Casey Lamons, Sidney Tiffany, Lee Alexander, John Clinard | |
| Subs | Houston | Brian Spears (PF) Claude Friese | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:38 | Louisiana State | Jon Clark is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Clingerman - foul #4 on Ronald Clingerman, team foul #13 | 78-70 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Andrew Robison (PG), Casey Lamons (SG) Robert Phillips, Philip Williams | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 00:38 | Louisiana State | Jon Clark makes the 1st free throw | 79-70 |
| 00:38 | Louisiana State | Jon Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 80-70 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:33 | Houston | Brian Spears hits a jumper near the basket | 80-72 |
| 00:30 | Louisiana State | Robert Centers is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Floyd - foul #4 on Thomas Floyd, team foul #14 | 80-72 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Sidney Tiffany (C) Jon Clark | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 00:30 | Louisiana State | Robert Centers makes the 1st free throw | 81-72 |
| 00:30 | Louisiana State | Robert Centers misses the 2nd free throw | 81-72 |
| 00:30 | Houston | Brian Spears pulls down the rebound | 81-72 |
| 00:24 | Houston | William Sloan clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 81-72 |
| 00:22 | Louisiana State | Dwight Tye pulls down the rebound | 81-72 |
| 00:22 | Louisiana State | Louisiana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 81-72 |
| 00:20 | Louisiana State | Andrew Robison is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Floyd - foul #5 on Thomas Floyd, team foul #15 | 81-72 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Houston | James Johnson (PG) Thomas Floyd | |
| 00:20 | Louisiana State | Andrew Robison makes the 1st free throw | 82-72 |
| 00:20 | Louisiana State | Andrew Robison makes the 2nd free throw | 83-72 |
| 00:14 | Houston | Loren Schulte is denied on a layup by Robert Centers | 83-72 |
| 00:12 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Casey Lamons | 83-72 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:00 | Louisiana State | Andrew Robison runs out the clock | 83-72 |