| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - David Furman (fresh) SG - Gino Bianchi (fresh) SF - Raymond Shine (fresh) PF - Donald Morris (fresh) C - Joshua Parish (fresh) | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Robert Farias (fresh) SG - Willie Harvin (fresh) SF - Freeman Lamb (fresh) PF - David Clark (fresh) C - John Blais (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana State | Joshua Parish wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Louisiana State | Donald Morris comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | McNeese State | Freeman Lamb gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | McNeese State | Freeman Lamb drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Farias | 0-3 |
| 19:17 | Louisiana State | Donald Morris makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by David Furman | 3-3 |
| 18:57 | McNeese State | David Clark misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 3-3 |
| 18:56 | Louisiana State | Joshua Parish grabs the defensive rebound | 3-3 |
| 18:48 | Louisiana State | The pull-up jumper by David Furman is blocked by David Clark | 3-3 |
| 18:46 | McNeese State | John Blais snags the defensive board | 3-3 |
| 18:37 | McNeese State | Robert Farias can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 3-3 |
| 18:35 | Louisiana State | Joshua Parish gets the rebound | 3-3 |
| 18:30 | Louisiana State | Joshua Parish scores on a runner from the baseline set up by Gino Bianchi and he's hacked by John Blais - foul #1 on John Blais, team foul #1 | 5-3 |
| 18:30 | Louisiana State | Joshua Parish misses the free throw | 5-3 |
| 18:30 | McNeese State | David Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 5-3 |
| 18:08 | McNeese State | David Clark double dribbles | 5-3 |
| 18:00 | Louisiana State | Willie Harvin takes the ball from Donald Morris | 5-3 |
| 17:55 | McNeese State | Willie Harvin banks in the layup | 5-5 |
| 17:46 | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi is fouled on the floor by Robert Farias - foul #1 on Robert Farias, team foul #2 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Daniel Sliva (PF), Ernest Darrington (C) Donald Morris, Joshua Parish | |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| 17:31 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington blows the layup | 5-5 |
| 17:30 | McNeese State | David Clark grabs the board | 5-5 |
| 17:07 | McNeese State | Freeman Lamb misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 5-5 |
| 17:06 | McNeese State | Willie Harvin pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-5 |
| 16:43 | McNeese State | David Clark connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from John Blais | 5-7 |
| 16:39 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington misses badly on a shot in the lane | 5-7 |
| 16:37 | McNeese State | Freeman Lamb grabs the defensive rebound | 5-7 |
| 16:19 | McNeese State | Freeman Lamb misses the easy layup but the foul's on Raymond Shine - foul #1 on Raymond Shine, team foul #1 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Jeremy Hawkins (SG), William Johnson (SF), Donald Morris (PF), Joshua Parish (C) David Furman, Raymond Shine, Daniel Sliva, Ernest Darrington | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Travis Lamb (PG), Richard Johnson (SG), John Cane (PF), Joseph Land (C) Robert Farias, Willie Harvin, David Clark, John Blais | |
| 16:19 | McNeese State | Freeman Lamb makes the 1st free throw | 5-8 |
| 16:19 | McNeese State | Freeman Lamb makes the 2nd free throw | 5-9 |
| 16:03 | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi buries a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Donald Morris | 7-9 |
| 15:52 | McNeese State | Gino Bianchi is called for the reach on Richard Johnson - foul #1 on Gino Bianchi, team foul #2 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Derek Frey (SF) Freeman Lamb | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Gino Bianchi (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeremy Hawkins (fresh) SF - William Johnson (fresh) PF - Donald Morris (fresh) 3 pts. C - Joshua Parish (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Travis Lamb (fresh) SG - Richard Johnson (fresh) SF - Derek Frey (fresh) PF - John Cane (fresh) C - Joseph Land (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | McNeese State | Derek Frey comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 7-9 |
| 15:37 | McNeese State | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Land | 7-9 |
| 15:27 | McNeese State | Derek Frey clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 7-9 |
| 15:25 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Donald Morris | 7-9 |
| 15:19 | Louisiana State | Donald Morris hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 7-9 |
| 15:17 | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi tips it home | 9-9 |
| 15:12 | McNeese State | Derek Frey can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 9-9 |
| 15:10 | Louisiana State | Jeremy Hawkins grabs the board | 9-9 |
| 15:01 | Louisiana State | Donald Morris scores on a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by William Johnson and the foul's on Joseph Land - foul #1 on Joseph Land, team foul #3 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | David Furman (PG), Ernest Darrington (C) Jeremy Hawkins, Joshua Parish | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Robert Farias (PG) Richard Johnson | |
| 15:01 | Louisiana State | Donald Morris makes the free throw | 12-9 |
| 14:48 | McNeese State | Derek Frey buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 12-12 |
| 14:32 | Louisiana State | David Furman connects on the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Ernest Darrington | 14-12 |
| 14:21 | McNeese State | Robert Farias hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 14-12 |
| 14:19 | McNeese State | Travis Lamb snags the offensive board | 14-12 |
| 14:04 | McNeese State | Robert Farias hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Joseph Land | 14-15 |
| 13:54 | Louisiana State | Donald Morris makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from David Furman | 17-15 |
| 13:42 | McNeese State | Gino Bianchi is called for the reach on Travis Lamb - foul #2 on Gino Bianchi, team foul #3 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Jeremy Hawkins (SG), Raymond Shine (SF), Daniel Sliva (PF), Joshua Parish (C) Gino Bianchi, William Johnson, Donald Morris, Ernest Darrington | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Willie Harvin (SG), Freeman Lamb (SF), David Clark (PF), John Blais (C) Travis Lamb, Derek Frey, John Cane, Joseph Land | |
| 13:24 | McNeese State | Freeman Lamb misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 17-15 |
| 13:23 | Louisiana State | Jeremy Hawkins snags the defensive board | 17-15 |
| 13:06 | Louisiana State | Daniel Sliva connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 20-15 |
| 12:47 | McNeese State | Daniel Sliva steals it from Freeman Lamb | 20-15 |
| 12:32 | Louisiana State | Daniel Sliva misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 20-15 |
| 12:31 | Louisiana State | Joshua Parish tips it back up and in | 22-15 |
| 12:11 | McNeese State | Joshua Parish is called for the reach on John Blais - foul #1 on Joshua Parish, team foul #4 | 22-15 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Scott Shaw (PG), Ernest Darrington (C) David Furman, Joshua Parish | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Travis Lamb (PG), Robert Johnson (PF) Robert Farias, David Clark | |
| 11:56 | McNeese State | John Blais misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 22-15 |
| 11:55 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington snags the defensive board | 22-15 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Scott Shaw (fresh) SG - Jeremy Hawkins (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Raymond Shine (fresh) PF - Daniel Sliva (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ernest Darrington (fresh) | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Travis Lamb (fresh) SG - Willie Harvin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Freeman Lamb (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Johnson (fresh) C - John Blais (fresh) | |
| 11:37 | Louisiana State | Travis Lamb steals it from Daniel Sliva | 22-15 |
| 11:17 | McNeese State | Robert Johnson double dribbles | 22-15 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Richard Wilder (SG), William Johnson (SF) Jeremy Hawkins, Raymond Shine | |
| Subs | McNeese State | John Cane (PF), Joseph Moriarty (C) Robert Johnson, John Blais | |
| 11:07 | Louisiana State | Richard Wilder is fouled on the floor by Willie Harvin - foul #1 on Willie Harvin, team foul #4 | 22-15 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Donald Morris (PF) Daniel Sliva | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Richard Johnson (SG), Joseph Land (C) Willie Harvin, Joseph Moriarty | |
| 10:55 | Louisiana State | John Cane is called for the reach on Ernest Darrington - foul #1 on John Cane, team foul #5 | 22-15 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | David Furman (PG), Joshua Parish (C) Scott Shaw, Ernest Darrington | |
| Subs | McNeese State | David Clark (PF) John Cane | |
| 10:46 | Louisiana State | William Johnson is called for traveling | 22-15 |
| 10:23 | McNeese State | David Clark clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 22-15 |
| 10:21 | McNeese State | Travis Lamb tips it in | 22-17 |
| 10:09 | Louisiana State | David Furman clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Richard Johnson - foul #1 on Richard Johnson, team foul #6 | 22-17 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Jeremy Hawkins (SG), Raymond Shine (SF) Richard Wilder, William Johnson | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Robert Farias (PG), Willie Harvin (SG), Derek Frey (SF), John Blais (C) Travis Lamb, Richard Johnson, Freeman Lamb, Joseph Land | |
| 10:09 | Louisiana State | David Furman makes the 1st free throw | 23-17 |
| 10:09 | Louisiana State | David Furman makes the 2nd free throw | 24-17 |
| 09:55 | McNeese State | Robert Farias drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Willie Harvin | 24-20 |
| 09:36 | Louisiana State | Robert Farias is called for the reach on David Furman - foul #2 on Robert Farias, team foul #7 | 24-20 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Daniel Sliva (PF), Ernest Darrington (C) Donald Morris, Joshua Parish | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Richard Johnson (PG), John Cane (PF) Robert Farias, David Clark | |
| 09:36 | Louisiana State | David Furman makes the 1st free throw | 25-20 |
| 09:36 | Louisiana State | David Furman misses the 2nd free throw | 25-20 |
| 09:36 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to John Blais | 25-20 |
| 09:21 | McNeese State | Willie Harvin can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 25-20 |
| 09:19 | McNeese State | Willie Harvin snags the offensive board | 25-20 |
| 09:08 | McNeese State | Richard Johnson is hacked by Daniel Sliva - foul #1 on Daniel Sliva, team foul #5 | 25-20 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Scott Shaw (PG) David Furman | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Freeman Lamb (SF) Derek Frey | |
| 08:49 | McNeese State | John Blais's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-20 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Travis Lamb (PG) Richard Johnson | |
| 08:29 | Louisiana State | Daniel Sliva hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 25-20 |
| 08:28 | McNeese State | Freeman Lamb gets the rebound | 25-20 |
| 08:13 | McNeese State | Daniel Sliva steals it from John Cane | 25-20 |
| 08:08 | Louisiana State | John Cane is called for the reach on Daniel Sliva - foul #2 on John Cane, team foul #8 | 25-20 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | David Furman (PG), Richard Wilder (SG), Donald Morris (PF), Joshua Parish (C) Scott Shaw, Jeremy Hawkins, Raymond Shine, Ernest Darrington | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Richard Johnson (SG), David Clark (PF), Joseph Land (C) Willie Harvin, John Cane, John Blais | |
| 08:08 | Louisiana State | Daniel Sliva makes the 1st free throw | 26-20 |
| 08:08 | Louisiana State | Daniel Sliva misses the 2nd free throw | 26-20 |
| 08:08 | McNeese State | Joseph Land grabs the board | 26-20 |
| 07:52 | McNeese State | Joseph Land knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 26-22 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - David Furman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Wilder (fresh) SF - Daniel Sliva (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Donald Morris (fresh) 9 pts. C - Joshua Parish (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Travis Lamb (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Johnson (fresh) SF - Freeman Lamb (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Land (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:42 | Louisiana State | Richard Wilder is called for a charge - foul #1 on Richard Wilder, team foul #6 | 26-22 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | William Johnson (SF) Daniel Sliva | |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| 07:25 | McNeese State | Richard Wilder steps in front of the Freeman Lamb pass | 26-22 |
| 07:15 | Louisiana State | Donald Morris misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 26-22 |
| 07:13 | McNeese State | David Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 26-22 |
| 06:56 | McNeese State | Freeman Lamb clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on William Johnson - foul #1 on William Johnson, team foul #7 | 26-22 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Jeremy Hawkins (SG), Raymond Shine (SF) Richard Wilder, William Johnson | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Derek Frey (SG) Travis Lamb | |
| 06:56 | McNeese State | Freeman Lamb makes the 1st free throw | 26-23 |
| 06:56 | McNeese State | Freeman Lamb misses the 2nd free throw | 26-23 |
| 06:56 | Louisiana State | Donald Morris grabs the defensive rebound | 26-23 |
| 06:40 | Louisiana State | Donald Morris misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 26-23 |
| 06:38 | McNeese State | Derek Frey grabs the defensive rebound | 26-23 |
| 06:19 | McNeese State | Derek Frey clanks a shot from the right side | 26-23 |
| 06:18 | Louisiana State | Jeremy Hawkins snags the defensive board | 26-23 |
| 06:11 | Louisiana State | Joshua Parish's pass is intercepted by Freeman Lamb | 26-23 |
| 06:08 | McNeese State | Richard Johnson throws it down set up by Freeman Lamb | 26-25 |
| 05:50 | Louisiana State | Donald Morris lays it up and in on a great pass from David Furman | 28-25 |
| 05:30 | McNeese State | Derek Frey misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-25 |
| 05:29 | Louisiana State | Donald Morris grabs the defensive rebound | 28-25 |
| 05:25 | Louisiana State | David Furman knocks in the turnaround near the basket | 30-25 |
| 04:59 | McNeese State | Richard Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 30-25 |
| 04:58 | Louisiana State | Donald Morris gets the rebound | 30-25 |
| 04:30 | Louisiana State | Donald Morris clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 30-25 |
| 04:29 | Louisiana State | Raymond Shine tips it in | 32-25 |
| 04:14 | McNeese State | Jeremy Hawkins steals it from Joseph Land | 32-25 |
| 04:09 | Louisiana State | David Furman can't finish the layup | 32-25 |
| 04:07 | Louisiana State | Joshua Parish gets the offensive rebound | 32-25 |
| 03:53 | Louisiana State | Donald Morris misses the easy layup but he's fouled by David Clark - foul #1 on David Clark, team foul #9 | 32-25 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Scott Shaw (PG), Gino Bianchi (SG), William Johnson (SF), Ernest Darrington (C) David Furman, Jeremy Hawkins, Raymond Shine, Joshua Parish | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Robert Farias (PG), Willie Harvin (SG), Robert Johnson (SF), John Cane (PF), John Blais (C) Richard Johnson, Derek Frey, Freeman Lamb, David Clark, Joseph Land | |
| 03:53 | Louisiana State | Donald Morris misses the 1st free throw | 32-25 |
| 03:53 | Louisiana State | Donald Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 33-25 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Scott Shaw (fresh) SG - Gino Bianchi (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Donald Morris (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Ernest Darrington (fresh) | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Robert Farias (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willie Harvin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Johnson (fresh) PF - John Cane (fresh) C - John Blais (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:26 | McNeese State | John Blais misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 33-25 |
| 03:24 | Louisiana State | Donald Morris gets the rebound | 33-25 |
| 03:07 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington misses badly on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Willie Harvin - foul #2 on Willie Harvin, team foul #10 | 33-25 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Daniel Sliva (PF) Donald Morris | |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| 03:07 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington makes the 1st free throw | 34-25 |
| 03:07 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington makes the 2nd free throw | 35-25 |
| 02:50 | McNeese State | Robert Farias misses long on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Scott Shaw - foul #1 on Scott Shaw, team foul #8 | 35-25 |
| 02:50 | McNeese State | Robert Farias makes the 1st free throw | 35-26 |
| 02:50 | McNeese State | Robert Farias makes the 2nd free throw | 35-27 |
| 02:36 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington connects on the floater in the paint | 37-27 |
| 02:16 | McNeese State | Robert Johnson comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by William Johnson - foul #2 on William Johnson, team foul #9 | 37-27 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | David Furman (PG) Scott Shaw | |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| 02:16 | McNeese State | Robert Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 37-27 |
| 02:16 | McNeese State | Robert Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 37-28 |
| 01:56 | Louisiana State | William Johnson is whistled for a carry | 37-28 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Freeman Lamb (SF) Robert Johnson | |
| 01:38 | McNeese State | Willie Harvin is hacked by Gino Bianchi - foul #3 on Gino Bianchi, team foul #10 | 37-28 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Jeremy Hawkins (SG), Raymond Shine (SF), Joshua Parish (C) Gino Bianchi, William Johnson, Ernest Darrington | |
| Subs | McNeese State | David Clark (PF) John Cane | |
| 01:38 | McNeese State | Willie Harvin makes the 1st free throw | 37-29 |
| 01:38 | McNeese State | Willie Harvin makes the 2nd free throw | 37-30 |
| 01:28 | Louisiana State | Daniel Sliva throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-30 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Joseph Moriarty (C) John Blais | |
| 01:08 | McNeese State | Freeman Lamb drills a jumper from the left block set up by Willie Harvin and the foul's on Raymond Shine - foul #2 on Raymond Shine, team foul #11 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Travis Lamb (PG), Richard Johnson (SG) Robert Farias, Willie Harvin | |
| 01:08 | McNeese State | Freeman Lamb misses the free throw | 37-32 |
| 01:08 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Joshua Parish | 37-32 |
| 01:01 | Louisiana State | Daniel Sliva makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Jeremy Hawkins | 40-32 |
| 00:42 | McNeese State | Travis Lamb hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-32 |
| 00:40 | McNeese State | Freeman Lamb grabs the offensive rebound | 40-32 |
| 00:26 | McNeese State | Daniel Sliva is called for the reach on David Clark - foul #2 on Daniel Sliva, team foul #12 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Richard Wilder (SG) Daniel Sliva | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Derek Frey (SF), John Blais (C) Freeman Lamb, Joseph Moriarty | |
| 00:26 | McNeese State | David Clark makes the 1st free throw | 40-33 |
| 00:26 | McNeese State | David Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 40-34 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana State | Richard Wilder can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 40-34 |