| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Kenneth Cooley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Roberto Mendoza (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Matthew Anderson (fresh) 12 pts. PF - William Finn (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Jerry Graham (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - William Brown (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Justin Close (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Clingman (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Maynard Newsome (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Woodrow Hackbarth (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Miami (FL) | Matthew Anderson inbounds the ball | 43-30 |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:36 | Miami (FL) | Jerry Graham's fadeaway is rejected by Woodrow Hackbarth | 43-30 |
| 19:34 | Miami (FL) | Jerry Graham grabs the offensive board | 43-30 |
| 19:23 | Miami (FL) | William Finn loses the dribble to Woodrow Hackbarth | 43-30 |
| 18:54 | Louisiana State | Maynard Newsome misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from the left side | 43-30 |
| 18:53 | Louisiana State | Woodrow Hackbarth pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-30 |
| 18:28 | Louisiana State | Maynard Newsome makes the jump hook near the basket | 43-32 |
| 18:07 | Miami (FL) | Kenneth Cooley buries a jumper from the left side | 45-32 |
| 17:46 | Louisiana State | Woodrow Hackbarth drills a jumper from the baseline | 45-34 |
| 17:26 | Miami (FL) | William Finn is fouled on the floor by Thomas Clingman - foul #2 on Thomas Clingman, team foul #1 | 45-34 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Edward Clay (PG), Harris Daniel (SG), Victor Lampman (SF), Dale Roberts (PF), Craig Feeley (C) Kenneth Cooley, Roberto Mendoza, Matthew Anderson, William Finn, Jerry Graham | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | James Beckford (PG), Timothy Caldwell (SG), Marc Gaillard (SF), Antonio Brown (PF), Doug Roy (C) William Brown, Justin Close, Thomas Clingman, Maynard Newsome, Woodrow Hackbarth | |
| 17:14 | Miami (FL) | Antonio Brown is called for the reach on Dale Roberts - foul #2 on Antonio Brown, team foul #2 | 45-34 |
| 17:09 | Miami (FL) | Harris Daniel hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Edward Clay | 47-34 |
| 16:45 | Louisiana State | Marc Gaillard double dribbles | 47-34 |
| 16:20 | Miami (FL) | Dale Roberts hits a turnaround from the left block | 49-34 |
| 16:02 | Louisiana State | Doug Roy misses the turnaround from the right block | 49-34 |
| 16:00 | Miami (FL) | The rebound goes to Dale Roberts | 49-34 |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Edward Clay (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Harris Daniel (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Victor Lampman (fresh) PF - Dale Roberts (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Craig Feeley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - James Beckford (fairly fresh) SG - Timothy Caldwell (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Marc Gaillard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Antonio Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Doug Roy (fresh) | |
| 15:55 | Miami (FL) | Harris Daniel is hacked by Timothy Caldwell in the backcourt - foul #3 on Timothy Caldwell, team foul #3 | 49-34 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Roberto Mendoza (PG), Jerry Graham (C) Edward Clay, Craig Feeley | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | William Brown (PG), Justin Close (SG), Thomas Clingman (SF), Khamisi Aziz (PF) James Beckford, Timothy Caldwell, Marc Gaillard, Antonio Brown | |
| 15:42 | Miami (FL) | Dale Roberts is whistled for a carry | 49-34 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Kenneth Cooley (PG) Harris Daniel | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 15:22 | Louisiana State | Doug Roy misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 49-34 |
| 15:21 | Louisiana State | Doug Roy gets the offensive rebound | 49-34 |
| 14:53 | Louisiana State | Dale Roberts swats the shot by William Brown | 49-34 |
| 14:51 | Louisiana State | Doug Roy pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-34 |
| 14:31 | Louisiana State | William Brown is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-34 |
| 14:30 | Louisiana State | Thomas Clingman misses the tip | 49-34 |
| 14:28 | Miami (FL) | Kenneth Cooley grabs the defensive rebound | 49-34 |
| 14:10 | Miami (FL) | Thomas Clingman denies the turnaround by Dale Roberts | 49-34 |
| 14:08 | Louisiana State | William Brown gets the rebound | 49-34 |
| 14:04 | Louisiana State | William Brown drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Clingman | 49-37 |
| 13:49 | Miami (FL) | Thomas Clingman takes the ball from Roberto Mendoza | 49-37 |
| 13:32 | Louisiana State | William Brown splits the doubleteam and buries a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Justin Close | 49-39 |
| 13:14 | Miami (FL) | Dale Roberts is denied on a layup by Khamisi Aziz | 49-39 |
| 13:12 | Miami (FL) | Jerry Graham tips it but misses | 49-39 |
| 13:11 | Miami (FL) | Jerry Graham gets the offensive rebound | 49-39 |
| 12:52 | Miami (FL) | Roberto Mendoza comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 49-39 |
| 12:51 | Miami (FL) | Kenneth Cooley gets the offensive rebound | 49-39 |
| 12:46 | Miami (FL) | Dale Roberts drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Roberto Mendoza | 51-39 |
| 12:31 | Louisiana State | William Brown splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-39 |
| 12:29 | Miami (FL) | The rebound goes to Jerry Graham | 51-39 |
| 12:16 | Miami (FL) | Dale Roberts clanks a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Khamisi Aziz - foul #1 on Khamisi Aziz, team foul #4 | 51-39 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Edward Clay (PG), Harris Daniel (SG), Matthew Anderson (SF), William Finn (PF) Kenneth Cooley, Roberto Mendoza, Victor Lampman, Jerry Graham | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | James Beckford (PG), Timothy Caldwell (SG), Marc Gaillard (SF), Maynard Newsome (PF), Woodrow Hackbarth (C) William Brown, Justin Close, Thomas Clingman, Khamisi Aziz, Doug Roy | |
| 12:16 | Miami (FL) | Dale Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 52-39 |
| 12:16 | Miami (FL) | Dale Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 53-39 |
| 12:04 | Louisiana State | Woodrow Hackbarth misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Edward Clay - foul #1 on Edward Clay, team foul #1 | 53-39 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Craig Feeley (C) Dale Roberts | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 12:04 | Louisiana State | Woodrow Hackbarth makes the 1st free throw | 53-40 |
| 12:04 | Louisiana State | Woodrow Hackbarth makes the 2nd free throw | 53-41 |
| 12:01 | Miami (FL) | Harris Daniel is called for traveling in the backcourt | 53-41 |
| 11:47 | Louisiana State | Timothy Caldwell is fouled on the floor by Craig Feeley - foul #1 on Craig Feeley, team foul #2 | 53-41 |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Edward Clay (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Harris Daniel (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Anderson (fresh) 12 pts. PF - William Finn (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Craig Feeley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - James Beckford (fresh) SG - Timothy Caldwell (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Marc Gaillard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Maynard Newsome (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Woodrow Hackbarth (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Louisiana State | Maynard Newsome knocks in the shot from the left side | 53-43 |
| 11:06 | Miami (FL) | William Finn clanks a turnaround from the left block | 53-43 |
| 11:04 | Louisiana State | Woodrow Hackbarth grabs the board | 53-43 |
| 10:39 | Louisiana State | Woodrow Hackbarth hits the finger roll set up by Marc Gaillard | 53-45 |
| 10:22 | Miami (FL) | William Finn makes the wide open floater near the basket | 55-45 |
| 09:55 | Louisiana State | Maynard Newsome hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on William Finn - foul #2 on William Finn, team foul #3 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Kenneth Cooley (PG), Roberto Mendoza (SG), Jerry Graham (C) Edward Clay, Harris Daniel, Craig Feeley | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | William Brown (PG), Justin Close (SG) James Beckford, Timothy Caldwell | |
| 09:55 | Louisiana State | Maynard Newsome makes the 1st free throw | 55-46 |
| 09:55 | Louisiana State | Maynard Newsome misses the 2nd free throw | 55-46 |
| 09:55 | Miami (FL) | The rebound goes to Jerry Graham | 55-46 |
| 09:41 | Miami (FL) | Roberto Mendoza is open and buries a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Kenneth Cooley | 57-46 |
| 09:16 | Louisiana State | Woodrow Hackbarth misses the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by William Finn - foul #3 on William Finn, team foul #4 | 57-46 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Thomas Clingman (SF), Antonio Brown (PF) Marc Gaillard, Maynard Newsome | |
| 09:16 | Louisiana State | Woodrow Hackbarth misses the 1st free throw | 57-46 |
| 09:16 | Louisiana State | Woodrow Hackbarth makes the 2nd free throw | 57-47 |
| 08:57 | Miami (FL) | Matthew Anderson connects on the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Kenneth Cooley | 59-47 |
| 08:28 | Louisiana State | Kenneth Cooley is called for the reach on William Brown - foul #1 on Kenneth Cooley, team foul #5 | 59-47 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Harris Daniel (SG), Victor Lampman (SF), Dale Roberts (PF) Roberto Mendoza, Matthew Anderson, William Finn | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Doug Roy (C) Woodrow Hackbarth | |
| 08:06 | Louisiana State | William Brown is fouled on the floor by Jerry Graham - foul #3 on Jerry Graham, team foul #6 | 59-47 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Timothy Caldwell (SG), Marc Gaillard (SF) Justin Close, Thomas Clingman | |
| 07:52 | Louisiana State | William Brown splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-47 |
| 07:50 | Miami (FL) | The rebound goes to Harris Daniel | 59-47 |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Kenneth Cooley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Harris Daniel (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Victor Lampman (fresh) PF - Dale Roberts (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerry Graham (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - William Brown (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Caldwell (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Marc Gaillard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Antonio Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Doug Roy (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:42 | Miami (FL) | Kenneth Cooley is fouled on the floor by Timothy Caldwell - foul #4 on Timothy Caldwell, team foul #5 | 59-47 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Craig Feeley (C) Jerry Graham | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Maynard Newsome (PF) Antonio Brown | |
| 07:35 | Miami (FL) | Kenneth Cooley misses short on a floater near the basket | 59-47 |
| 07:33 | Miami (FL) | Victor Lampman pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-47 |
| 07:12 | Miami (FL) | Kenneth Cooley loses the ball out of bounds | 59-47 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Edward Clay (PG), Roberto Mendoza (SG), Matthew Anderson (SF), William Finn (PF) Kenneth Cooley, Harris Daniel, Victor Lampman, Dale Roberts | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 06:47 | Louisiana State | William Brown shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Marc Gaillard | 59-50 |
| 06:44 | Miami (FL) | Matthew Anderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-50 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Jerry Graham (C) Craig Feeley | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Justin Close (SG), Thomas Clingman (SF), Antonio Brown (PF) Timothy Caldwell, Marc Gaillard, Maynard Newsome | |
| 06:23 | Louisiana State | Doug Roy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-50 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | James Beckford (PG), Khamisi Aziz (C) William Brown, Doug Roy | |
| 05:57 | Miami (FL) | Roberto Mendoza comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 59-50 |
| 05:55 | Louisiana State | Antonio Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 59-50 |
| 05:26 | Louisiana State | Khamisi Aziz can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 59-50 |
| 05:24 | Miami (FL) | Edward Clay grabs the defensive rebound | 59-50 |
| 05:22 | Miami (FL) | James Beckford is called for the reach on Roberto Mendoza in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Beckford, team foul #6 | 59-50 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Kenneth Cooley (PG), Harris Daniel (SG), Victor Lampman (SF), Dale Roberts (PF), Craig Feeley (C) Edward Clay, Roberto Mendoza, Matthew Anderson, William Finn, Jerry Graham | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | William Brown (PG), Timothy Caldwell (SG), Marc Gaillard (SF), Maynard Newsome (PF), Doug Roy (C) James Beckford, Justin Close, Thomas Clingman, Antonio Brown, Khamisi Aziz | |
| 05:03 | Miami (FL) | William Brown takes the ball from Kenneth Cooley | 59-50 |
| 04:44 | Louisiana State | Maynard Newsome scores on a shot from the right wing set up by William Brown | 59-52 |
| 04:29 | Miami (FL) | Harris Daniel can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner but he's fouled by Maynard Newsome - foul #3 on Maynard Newsome, team foul #7 | 59-52 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Justin Close (SG) Timothy Caldwell | |
| 04:29 | Miami (FL) | Harris Daniel misses the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 04:29 | Miami (FL) | Harris Daniel makes the 2nd free throw | 60-52 |
| 04:29 | Miami (FL) | Harris Daniel makes the 3rd free throw | 61-52 |
| 04:08 | Louisiana State | Victor Lampman steals the ball from Marc Gaillard | 61-52 |
| 04:03 | Miami (FL) | Harris Daniel hits the finger roll set up by Victor Lampman | 63-52 |
| 03:34 | Louisiana State | William Brown can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-52 |
| 03:32 | Miami (FL) | The rebound goes to Dale Roberts | 63-52 |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Kenneth Cooley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Harris Daniel (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Victor Lampman (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dale Roberts (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Craig Feeley (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - William Brown (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Justin Close (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marc Gaillard (tiring) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Maynard Newsome (tiring) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Doug Roy (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Miami (FL) | Victor Lampman is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 63-52 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Roberto Mendoza (PG), Jerry Graham (C) Kenneth Cooley, Craig Feeley | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | James Beckford (PG), Timothy Caldwell (SG), Thomas Clingman (SF), Antonio Brown (PF), Woodrow Hackbarth (C) William Brown, Justin Close, Marc Gaillard, Maynard Newsome, Doug Roy | |
| 03:06 | Louisiana State | Woodrow Hackbarth hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 63-52 |
| 03:05 | Miami (FL) | Jerry Graham gets the rebound | 63-52 |
| 02:43 | Miami (FL) | Jerry Graham is hacked by Antonio Brown - foul #3 on Antonio Brown, team foul #8 | 63-52 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Edward Clay (PG), Matthew Anderson (SF), William Finn (PF) Harris Daniel, Victor Lampman, Dale Roberts | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 02:43 | Miami (FL) | Jerry Graham misses the 1st free throw | 63-52 |
| 02:43 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Woodrow Hackbarth | 63-52 |
| 02:21 | Louisiana State | Woodrow Hackbarth scores on a shot from the baseline | 63-54 |
| 02:13 | Miami (FL) | Antonio Brown swats the layup by William Finn | 63-54 |
| 02:11 | Louisiana State | Antonio Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 63-54 |
| 02:06 | Louisiana State | Louisiana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-54 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Victor Lampman (SF), Dale Roberts (C) Matthew Anderson, Jerry Graham | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Justin Close (SG) Timothy Caldwell | |
| 01:48 | Louisiana State | William Finn steals it from Antonio Brown | 63-54 |
| 01:48 | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-54 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Kenneth Cooley (PG), Matthew Anderson (SF), Jerry Graham (C) Edward Clay, Victor Lampman, Dale Roberts | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | William Brown (PG), Maynard Newsome (PF) James Beckford, Antonio Brown | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:27 | Miami (FL) | Kenneth Cooley connects on the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Roberto Mendoza | 65-54 |
| 00:59 | Louisiana State | Maynard Newsome can't connect on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Kenneth Cooley - foul #2 on Kenneth Cooley, team foul #7 | 65-54 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Edward Clay (PG), Harris Daniel (SG), Victor Lampman (SF), Dale Roberts (PF), Craig Feeley (C) Kenneth Cooley, Roberto Mendoza, Matthew Anderson, William Finn, Jerry Graham | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 00:59 | Louisiana State | Maynard Newsome makes the 1st free throw | 65-55 |
| 00:59 | Louisiana State | Maynard Newsome makes the 2nd free throw | 65-56 |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:57 | Miami (FL) | Dale Roberts is fouled in the backcourt by William Brown - foul #2 on William Brown, team foul #9 | 65-56 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Roberto Mendoza (SG), Kenneth Cooley (SF), William Finn (PF) Harris Daniel, Victor Lampman, Craig Feeley | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 00:57 | Miami (FL) | Dale Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 66-56 |
| 00:57 | Miami (FL) | Dale Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 67-56 |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Louisiana State | William Brown is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Edward Clay - foul #2 on Edward Clay, team foul #8 | 67-56 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Harris Daniel (SG), Victor Lampman (SF), Craig Feeley (C) Roberto Mendoza, Kenneth Cooley, William Finn | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 00:50 | Louisiana State | William Brown misses the 1st free throw | 67-56 |
| 00:50 | Louisiana State | William Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 67-57 |
| 00:48 | Miami (FL) | Edward Clay is fouled in the backcourt by Justin Close - foul #3 on Justin Close, team foul #10 | 67-57 |
| 00:48 | Miami (FL) | Edward Clay makes the 1st free throw | 68-57 |
| 00:48 | Miami (FL) | Edward Clay makes the 2nd free throw | 69-57 |
| 00:41 | Louisiana State | William Brown evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from the left wing | 69-57 |
| 00:40 | Miami (FL) | Craig Feeley pulls down the rebound | 69-57 |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Miami (FL) | Edward Clay can't throw it down | 69-57 |
| 00:10 | Miami (FL) | Craig Feeley snags the offensive board | 69-57 |
| 00:00 | Miami (FL) | Edward Clay runs out the clock | 69-57 |