| Lineup | Utah | PG - Jeremiah Prince (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Jensen (fresh) 5 pts. SF - William Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Howard (fresh) 9 pts. C - Michael Howard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Ron Murphy (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Patrick Church (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Soriano (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Sampson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Frederic Wilson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana State | Keith Soriano inbounds the ball | 34-39 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:58 | Louisiana State | Jeremiah Prince is called for the reach on Ron Murphy in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeremiah Prince, team foul #1 | 34-39 |
| 19:39 | Louisiana State | Keith Soriano's pass is intercepted by Jeremiah Prince | 34-39 |
| 19:11 | Utah | John Jensen can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-39 |
| 19:10 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to James Sampson | 34-39 |
| 19:04 | Louisiana State | Keith Soriano clanks a 3 from the right wing | 34-39 |
| 19:02 | Utah | John Jensen grabs the defensive rebound | 34-39 |
| 18:36 | Utah | Patrick Church is called for the reach on John Jensen - foul #1 on Patrick Church, team foul #1 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Utah | Guadalupe Perez (PG), Alfred Crutchfield (SG), Man Wen (SF), Arthur Allen (C) Jeremiah Prince, John Jensen, William Taylor, Michael Howard | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Richard Rutledge (PG) Ron Murphy | |
| 18:16 | Utah | James Sampson steals it from John Howard out of a doubleteam | 34-39 |
| 17:56 | Louisiana State | Keith Soriano makes the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Richard Rutledge and he's hacked by Alfred Crutchfield - foul #2 on Alfred Crutchfield, team foul #2 | 34-41 |
| Subs | Utah | John Jensen (SG), William Taylor (SF) Alfred Crutchfield, Man Wen | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Jonathan Hart (SG), David Powell (PF), Jon Aquilar (C) Patrick Church, James Sampson, Frederic Wilson | |
| 17:56 | Louisiana State | Keith Soriano misses the free throw | 34-41 |
| 17:56 | Utah | The rebound goes to Arthur Allen | 34-41 |
| 17:27 | Utah | John Jensen drills a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by John Howard and he's fouled by Richard Rutledge - foul #1 on Richard Rutledge, team foul #2 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Utah | Jeremiah Prince (PG), Victor Bobo (SF) Guadalupe Perez, William Taylor | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | David Washington (SF) Keith Soriano | |
| 17:27 | Utah | John Jensen makes the free throw | 37-41 |
| 17:02 | Louisiana State | David Washington hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 37-41 |
| 17:00 | Utah | Jeremiah Prince grabs the board | 37-41 |
| 16:36 | Utah | Arthur Allen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-41 |
| Subs | Utah | Guadalupe Perez (PG), Alfred Crutchfield (SG), William Taylor (SF) Jeremiah Prince, John Jensen, Victor Bobo | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Ron Murphy (PG), James Sampson (PF) Richard Rutledge, David Powell | |
| 16:13 | Louisiana State | Jon Aquilar misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Alfred Crutchfield - foul #3 on Alfred Crutchfield, team foul #3 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Utah | Jeremiah Prince (PG), Man Wen (SF) Guadalupe Perez, William Taylor | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 16:13 | Louisiana State | Jon Aquilar misses the 1st free throw | 37-41 |
| 16:13 | Louisiana State | Jon Aquilar misses the 2nd free throw | 37-41 |
| 16:13 | Utah | The rebound goes to Arthur Allen | 37-41 |
| 15:47 | Utah | Man Wen slams it home set up by John Howard | 39-41 |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Jeremiah Prince (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alfred Crutchfield (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Man Wen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Howard (fairly fresh) 9 pts. C - Arthur Allen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Ron Murphy (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Hart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Washington (fresh) 9 pts. PF - James Sampson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jon Aquilar (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:22 | Louisiana State | Ron Murphy is hacked by Jeremiah Prince - foul #2 on Jeremiah Prince, team foul #4 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Utah | Guadalupe Perez (PG), John Jensen (SG), William Taylor (SF), Christopher Taylor (PF), Michael Howard (C) Jeremiah Prince, Alfred Crutchfield, Man Wen, John Howard, Arthur Allen | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Richard Rutledge (PG), Patrick Church (SG), Keith Soriano (SF), David Powell (PF), Frederic Wilson (C) Ron Murphy, Jonathan Hart, David Washington, James Sampson, Jon Aquilar | |
| 15:09 | Louisiana State | Patrick Church buries a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Richard Rutledge | 39-43 |
| 14:46 | Utah | William Taylor blows the layup but he's fouled by David Powell - foul #3 on David Powell, team foul #3 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Utah | John Howard (PF), Arthur Allen (C) Christopher Taylor, Michael Howard | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 14:46 | Utah | William Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 40-43 |
| 14:46 | Utah | William Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 41-43 |
| 14:25 | Louisiana State | Keith Soriano makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by David Powell | 41-46 |
| 14:12 | Utah | William Taylor misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 41-46 |
| 14:11 | Utah | John Howard hits the follow up shot | 43-46 |
| 13:50 | Louisiana State | John Howard swats the layup by Patrick Church | 43-46 |
| 13:48 | Utah | The rebound goes to John Howard | 43-46 |
| 13:26 | Utah | William Taylor is open but comes up short on the floater from the right block | 43-46 |
| 13:25 | Louisiana State | Patrick Church grabs the defensive rebound | 43-46 |
| 13:03 | Louisiana State | Keith Soriano misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-46 |
| 13:02 | Utah | Guadalupe Perez grabs the defensive rebound | 43-46 |
| 12:47 | Utah | William Taylor makes the floater from just outside the lane set up by Guadalupe Perez and he's fouled by Frederic Wilson - foul #2 on Frederic Wilson, team foul #4 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Utah | Jeremiah Prince (PG), Alfred Crutchfield (SG), Christopher Taylor (PF), Michael Howard (C) Guadalupe Perez, John Jensen, John Howard, Arthur Allen | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Ron Murphy (PG), Jonathan Hart (SG), David Washington (SF), James Sampson (PF), Jon Aquilar (C) Richard Rutledge, Patrick Church, Keith Soriano, David Powell, Frederic Wilson | |
| 12:47 | Utah | William Taylor makes the free throw | 46-46 |
| 12:20 | Louisiana State | Jonathan Hart connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Ron Murphy | 46-48 |
| 12:03 | Utah | Christopher Taylor banks in the layup | 48-48 |
| 11:42 | Louisiana State | James Sampson connects on the jumper from the right block set up by Ron Murphy and he's fouled by Michael Howard - foul #2 on Michael Howard, team foul #5 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Utah | Man Wen (SF), John Howard (PF), Arthur Allen (C) William Taylor, Christopher Taylor, Michael Howard | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 11:42 | Louisiana State | James Sampson makes the free throw | 48-51 |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Jeremiah Prince (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alfred Crutchfield (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Man Wen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Howard (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Arthur Allen (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Ron Murphy (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jonathan Hart (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Washington (fresh) 9 pts. PF - James Sampson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Jon Aquilar (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Utah | Man Wen loses the dribble to Jon Aquilar | 48-51 |
| 11:17 | Louisiana State | Man Wen steals it from Ron Murphy in the backcourt | 48-51 |
| 10:50 | Utah | James Sampson denies the turnaround by Arthur Allen | 48-51 |
| 10:48 | Utah | Alfred Crutchfield gets the offensive rebound | 48-51 |
| 10:19 | Utah | Arthur Allen connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 50-51 |
| 10:15 | Louisiana State | Ron Murphy is hacked by Alfred Crutchfield in the backcourt - foul #4 on Alfred Crutchfield, team foul #6 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Utah | Guadalupe Perez (PG), John Jensen (SG), Christopher Taylor (PF), Michael Howard (C) Jeremiah Prince, Alfred Crutchfield, John Howard, Arthur Allen | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Richard Rutledge (PG), Patrick Church (SG), Keith Soriano (SF), Frederic Wilson (C) Ron Murphy, Jonathan Hart, David Washington, Jon Aquilar | |
| 09:54 | Louisiana State | Patrick Church clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-51 |
| 09:53 | Louisiana State | James Sampson tips it back up and in | 50-53 |
| 09:24 | Utah | Michael Howard misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Frederic Wilson - foul #3 on Frederic Wilson, team foul #5 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Utah | Jeremiah Prince (PG), William Taylor (SF), John Howard (PF) Guadalupe Perez, Man Wen, Christopher Taylor | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | David Powell (PF) James Sampson | |
| 09:24 | Utah | Michael Howard makes the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 09:24 | Utah | Michael Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 52-53 |
| 08:59 | Louisiana State | Keith Soriano misses the easy layup | 52-53 |
| 08:57 | Utah | Jeremiah Prince grabs the board | 52-53 |
| 08:51 | Utah | William Taylor connects on the runner from close range on a nice dish by Michael Howard | 54-53 |
| 08:28 | Louisiana State | Patrick Church comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-53 |
| 08:27 | Utah | John Howard gets the rebound | 54-53 |
| 08:01 | Utah | Michael Howard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-53 |
| Subs | Utah | Guadalupe Perez (PG), Alfred Crutchfield (SG), Man Wen (SF), Christopher Taylor (PF), Arthur Allen (C) Jeremiah Prince, John Jensen, William Taylor, John Howard, Michael Howard | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Ron Murphy (PG), Jonathan Hart (SG), David Washington (SF), James Sampson (PF), Jon Aquilar (C) Richard Rutledge, Patrick Church, Keith Soriano, David Powell, Frederic Wilson | |
| 07:32 | Louisiana State | Jon Aquilar misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Arthur Allen - foul #1 on Arthur Allen, team foul #7 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Utah | John Howard (PF) Christopher Taylor | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 07:32 | Louisiana State | Jon Aquilar misses the 1st free throw | 54-53 |
| 07:32 | Louisiana State | Jon Aquilar makes the 2nd free throw | 54-54 |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Guadalupe Perez (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Alfred Crutchfield (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Man Wen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - John Howard (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Arthur Allen (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Ron Murphy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jonathan Hart (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Washington (fresh) 9 pts. PF - James Sampson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Jon Aquilar (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Utah | Man Wen is whistled for traveling | 54-54 |
| Subs | Utah | Jeremiah Prince (PG), John Jensen (SG) Guadalupe Perez, Alfred Crutchfield | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 06:55 | Louisiana State | Ron Murphy clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-54 |
| 06:54 | Utah | The rebound goes to John Howard | 54-54 |
| 06:31 | Utah | Jeremiah Prince travels with the ball | 54-54 |
| Subs | Utah | Guadalupe Perez (PG), Alfred Crutchfield (SG), William Taylor (SF), Christopher Taylor (PF) Jeremiah Prince, John Jensen, Man Wen, John Howard | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Richard Rutledge (PG), David Powell (PF) Ron Murphy, James Sampson | |
| 06:11 | Louisiana State | David Washington loses the ball out of bounds | 54-54 |
| Subs | Utah | Jeremiah Prince (PG), John Jensen (SG), John Howard (PF) Guadalupe Perez, Alfred Crutchfield, Christopher Taylor | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Keith Soriano (SF) David Washington | |
| 05:46 | Utah | Arthur Allen makes the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Jeremiah Prince | 56-54 |
| 05:22 | Louisiana State | Keith Soriano is open and scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by David Powell | 56-57 |
| 05:00 | Utah | John Howard is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by David Powell - foul #4 on David Powell, team foul #6 | 56-57 |
| Subs | Utah | Guadalupe Perez (PG), Alfred Crutchfield (SG), Man Wen (SF), Victor Bobo (C) Jeremiah Prince, John Jensen, William Taylor, Arthur Allen | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Ron Murphy (PG), Patrick Church (SG), David Washington (SF), James Sampson (PF), Frederic Wilson (C) Richard Rutledge, Jonathan Hart, Keith Soriano, David Powell, Jon Aquilar | |
| 05:00 | Utah | John Howard makes the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 05:00 | Utah | John Howard misses the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| 05:00 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Frederic Wilson | 57-57 |
| 04:32 | Louisiana State | David Washington makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from James Sampson | 57-59 |
| 04:03 | Utah | The jump hook by John Howard is blocked by James Sampson | 57-59 |
| 04:01 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to James Sampson | 57-59 |
| 03:32 | Louisiana State | Frederic Wilson misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 57-59 |
| 03:31 | Louisiana State | Frederic Wilson gets the offensive rebound | 57-59 |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Guadalupe Perez (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Alfred Crutchfield (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Man Wen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - John Howard (tired) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Victor Bobo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Ron Murphy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Patrick Church (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Washington (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - James Sampson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Frederic Wilson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:13 | Louisiana State | Patrick Church misses short on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Victor Bobo - foul #2 on Victor Bobo, team foul #8 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Utah | Jeremiah Prince (PG), John Jensen (SG), William Taylor (SF), Christopher Taylor (PF), Arthur Allen (C) Guadalupe Perez, Alfred Crutchfield, Man Wen, John Howard, Victor Bobo | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Richard Rutledge (PG), Keith Soriano (SF), David Powell (PF), Jon Aquilar (C) Ron Murphy, David Washington, James Sampson, Frederic Wilson | |
| 03:13 | Louisiana State | Patrick Church makes the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 03:13 | Louisiana State | Patrick Church misses the 2nd free throw | 57-60 |
| 03:13 | Utah | Arthur Allen snags the defensive board | 57-60 |
| 02:51 | Utah | Patrick Church steals it from Jeremiah Prince | 57-60 |
| 02:51 | Louisiana State | Louisiana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-60 |
| Subs | Utah | Michael Howard (C) Arthur Allen | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Jonathan Hart (SG) Patrick Church | |
| 02:26 | Louisiana State | Jonathan Hart connects on the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Keith Soriano | 57-62 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:10 | Utah | William Taylor scores on a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Jeremiah Prince | 59-62 |
| 02:10 | Louisiana State | Louisiana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-62 |
| Subs | Utah | Guadalupe Perez (PG), Arthur Allen (C) Jeremiah Prince, Michael Howard | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Patrick Church (SG), James Sampson (PF), Frederic Wilson (C) Jonathan Hart, David Powell, Jon Aquilar | |
| 01:50 | Louisiana State | Keith Soriano misses the 3 from the right corner | 59-62 |
| 01:48 | Utah | Guadalupe Perez pulls down the rebound | 59-62 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 01:31 | Utah | Christopher Taylor is open and buries a turnaround from the baseline | 61-62 |
| 01:04 | Louisiana State | Frederic Wilson misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from close range | 61-62 |
| 01:02 | Utah | John Jensen grabs the board | 61-62 |
| 00:37 | Utah | Arthur Allen is denied on a layup by James Sampson | 61-62 |
| 00:35 | Louisiana State | Keith Soriano gets the rebound | 61-62 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:32 | Louisiana State | Keith Soriano is hacked by Guadalupe Perez in the backcourt - foul #2 on Guadalupe Perez, team foul #9 | 61-62 |
| Subs | Utah | Jeremiah Prince (PG), John Howard (PF), Michael Howard (C) Guadalupe Perez, Christopher Taylor, Arthur Allen | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Ron Murphy (PG) Richard Rutledge | |
| 00:32 | Louisiana State | Keith Soriano makes the 1st free throw | 61-63 |
| 00:32 | Louisiana State | Keith Soriano makes the 2nd free throw | 61-64 |
| 00:08 | Utah | John Jensen hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-64 |
| 00:07 | Louisiana State | Ron Murphy gets the rebound | 61-64 |
| 00:06 | Louisiana State | Ron Murphy is fouled in the backcourt by Jeremiah Prince - foul #3 on Jeremiah Prince, team foul #10 | 61-64 |
| 00:06 | Louisiana State | Ron Murphy misses the 1st free throw | 61-64 |
| 00:06 | Louisiana State | Ron Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 61-65 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:01 | Utah | John Jensen connects on the open 3pt shot from the right wing | 64-65 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana State | Ron Murphy runs out the clock | 64-65 |