| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Rich Hanks (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Eugene Clegg (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dwayne Payne (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David McAllister (fresh) 2 pts. C - Tomas Bell (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Brandon Barbeau (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Burgan (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Landrum (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Norman Haycraft (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Thompson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Vanderbilt | David Landrum inbounds the ball | 35-37 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:39 | Vanderbilt | Norman Haycraft can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 35-37 |
| 19:37 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell grabs the board | 35-37 |
| 19:16 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell clanks a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Thomas Burgan - foul #2 on Thomas Burgan, team foul #1 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Timothy Ostby (PG), Fred Kluge (SF), James Amerson (PF) Rich Hanks, Dwayne Payne, David McAllister | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 19:16 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell misses the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 19:16 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| 18:53 | Vanderbilt | David Landrum clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 36-37 |
| 18:51 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell grabs the defensive rebound | 36-37 |
| 18:37 | Louisiana State | James Amerson can't throw it down but he's hacked by Brandon Barbeau - foul #2 on Brandon Barbeau, team foul #2 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Rich Hanks (PG), Dwayne Payne (SF) Timothy Ostby, Fred Kluge | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 18:37 | Louisiana State | James Amerson misses the 1st free throw | 36-37 |
| 18:37 | Louisiana State | James Amerson makes the 2nd free throw | 37-37 |
| 18:20 | Vanderbilt | Norman Haycraft misses short on a runner in the lane | 37-37 |
| 18:18 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell pulls down the rebound | 37-37 |
| 17:55 | Louisiana State | James Amerson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-37 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Fred Kluge (PF), David McAllister (C) James Amerson, Tomas Bell | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 17:41 | Vanderbilt | Norman Haycraft lays it up and in | 37-39 |
| 17:18 | Louisiana State | Fred Kluge hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Dwayne Payne | 40-39 |
| 16:49 | Vanderbilt | Norman Haycraft can't finish the layup | 40-39 |
| 16:47 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Rich Hanks | 40-39 |
| 16:29 | Louisiana State | David McAllister's floater is tipped away by Frank Thompson | 40-39 |
| 16:27 | Louisiana State | Rich Hanks can't tip it in | 40-39 |
| 16:25 | Vanderbilt | Norman Haycraft gets the rebound | 40-39 |
| 16:12 | Vanderbilt | Norman Haycraft is hacked by Fred Kluge - foul #2 on Fred Kluge, team foul #1 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Timothy Ostby (PG), Tomas Bell (C) Rich Hanks, David McAllister | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Tom Kersten (SG), Richard German (SF), James Androsky (PF), Robert Nesbit (C) Thomas Burgan, David Landrum, Norman Haycraft, Frank Thompson | |
| 16:01 | Vanderbilt | Timothy Ostby steps in front of the Richard German pass | 40-39 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Timothy Ostby (fresh) SG - Eugene Clegg (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dwayne Payne (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Fred Kluge (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. C - Tomas Bell (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Brandon Barbeau (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tom Kersten (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard German (fresh) PF - James Androsky (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Nesbit (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:45 | Louisiana State | Dwayne Payne hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block but he's fouled by Robert Nesbit - foul #1 on Robert Nesbit, team foul #3 | 40-39 |
| 15:45 | Louisiana State | Dwayne Payne makes the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 15:45 | Louisiana State | Dwayne Payne misses the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 15:45 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Robert Nesbit | 41-39 |
| 15:30 | Vanderbilt | Tom Kersten misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-39 |
| 15:29 | Louisiana State | Dwayne Payne grabs the defensive rebound | 41-39 |
| 15:06 | Louisiana State | Dwayne Payne can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 41-39 |
| 15:05 | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg gets the offensive rebound | 41-39 |
| 14:50 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell misses the jumper in the lane | 41-39 |
| 14:48 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell grabs the offensive rebound | 41-39 |
| 14:26 | Louisiana State | Dwayne Payne misses long on a jumper in the lane | 41-39 |
| 14:25 | Vanderbilt | James Androsky grabs the board | 41-39 |
| 14:09 | Vanderbilt | Tom Kersten is hacked by Timothy Ostby - foul #2 on Timothy Ostby, team foul #2 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Rich Hanks (PG), David McAllister (PF) Timothy Ostby, Dwayne Payne | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Thomas Burgan (SG), David Landrum (SF), Norman Haycraft (PF), Frank Thompson (C) Tom Kersten, Richard German, James Androsky, Robert Nesbit | |
| 13:58 | Vanderbilt | Frank Thompson misses long on a shot from the right block | 41-39 |
| 13:57 | Vanderbilt | Frank Thompson tips it back up and in | 41-41 |
| 13:35 | Louisiana State | Fred Kluge misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 41-41 |
| 13:33 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Thomas Burgan | 41-41 |
| 13:17 | Vanderbilt | David Landrum misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-41 |
| 13:15 | Louisiana State | David McAllister snags the defensive board | 41-41 |
| 13:08 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell connects on the runner near the basket on a great pass from Rich Hanks and the foul's on Frank Thompson - foul #1 on Frank Thompson, team foul #4 | 43-41 |
| 13:08 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell misses the free throw | 43-41 |
| 13:08 | Vanderbilt | Norman Haycraft snags the defensive board | 43-41 |
| 12:51 | Vanderbilt | Brandon Barbeau misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-41 |
| 12:49 | Louisiana State | David McAllister pulls down the rebound | 43-41 |
| 12:25 | Louisiana State | David Landrum steps in front of the Eugene Clegg pass | 43-41 |
| 12:22 | Vanderbilt | David Landrum hits the finger roll | 43-43 |
| 11:59 | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg loses the ball out of bounds | 43-43 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Dwayne Payne (SF) Fred Kluge | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Androsky (C) Frank Thompson | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Rich Hanks (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Eugene Clegg (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dwayne Payne (fresh) 5 pts. PF - David McAllister (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Tomas Bell (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Brandon Barbeau (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Burgan (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Landrum (fresh) 14 pts. 2 stl. PF - Norman Haycraft (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - James Androsky (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Vanderbilt | David McAllister steals the ball from Thomas Burgan | 43-43 |
| 11:20 | Louisiana State | David McAllister buries a fadeaway from the left block and he's fouled by Thomas Burgan - foul #3 on Thomas Burgan, team foul #5 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Timothy Ostby (PG) Rich Hanks | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Richard German (SF) Thomas Burgan | |
| 11:20 | Louisiana State | David McAllister makes the free throw | 46-43 |
| 11:04 | Vanderbilt | Norman Haycraft knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing | 46-45 |
| 10:56 | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-45 |
| 10:55 | Louisiana State | Dwayne Payne can't tip it in | 46-45 |
| 10:53 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to James Androsky | 46-45 |
| 10:29 | Vanderbilt | Norman Haycraft misses long on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Eugene Clegg - foul #3 on Eugene Clegg, team foul #3 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Rich Hanks (PG), Fred Kluge (SG), William Weiss (C) Timothy Ostby, Eugene Clegg, Tomas Bell | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Tom Kersten (SG), Frank Thompson (C) David Landrum, James Androsky | |
| 10:29 | Vanderbilt | Norman Haycraft makes the 1st free throw | 46-46 |
| 10:29 | Vanderbilt | Norman Haycraft makes the 2nd free throw | 46-47 |
| 10:27 | Louisiana State | Rich Hanks is fouled in the backcourt by Brandon Barbeau - foul #3 on Brandon Barbeau, team foul #6 | 46-47 |
| 10:08 | Louisiana State | David McAllister throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-47 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell (C) William Weiss | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Androsky (PF) Norman Haycraft | |
| 09:51 | Vanderbilt | Frank Thompson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-47 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg (SG) David McAllister | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Thomas Burgan (SG) Tom Kersten | |
| 09:40 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 46-47 |
| 09:38 | Louisiana State | Dwayne Payne snags the offensive board | 46-47 |
| 09:21 | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 46-47 |
| 09:19 | Louisiana State | Fred Kluge pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-47 |
| 09:02 | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 46-47 |
| 09:01 | Vanderbilt | Frank Thompson grabs the board | 46-47 |
| 08:51 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Burgan knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Frank Thompson | 46-49 |
| 08:32 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Thomas Burgan - foul #4 on Thomas Burgan, team foul #7 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Timothy Ostby (PG), David McAllister (PF) Rich Hanks, Fred Kluge | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | David Landrum (SG), Norman Haycraft (PF) Thomas Burgan, James Androsky | |
| 08:32 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell makes the 1st free throw | 47-49 |
| 08:32 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| 08:23 | Vanderbilt | Richard German blows the layup | 48-49 |
| 08:22 | Vanderbilt | Norman Haycraft tips it back up and in | 48-51 |
| 08:04 | Louisiana State | Dwayne Payne's layup is rejected by Norman Haycraft | 48-51 |
| 08:03 | Vanderbilt | Norman Haycraft pulls down the rebound | 48-51 |
| 07:47 | Vanderbilt | David Landrum blows the dunk | 48-51 |
| 07:45 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Tomas Bell | 48-51 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Timothy Ostby (fresh) SG - Eugene Clegg (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dwayne Payne (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - David McAllister (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Tomas Bell (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Brandon Barbeau (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Landrum (fresh) 14 pts. 2 stl. SF - Richard German (fresh) PF - Norman Haycraft (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Frank Thompson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg misses the 3 from the left corner | 48-51 |
| 07:25 | Vanderbilt | Frank Thompson pulls down the rebound | 48-51 |
| 07:00 | Vanderbilt | The jumper by Brandon Barbeau is denied by David McAllister | 48-51 |
| 06:59 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell snags the defensive board | 48-51 |
| 06:44 | Louisiana State | Dwayne Payne knocks in the jump hook from the right block and he's fouled by David Landrum - foul #1 on David Landrum, team foul #8 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Rich Hanks (PG), Fred Kluge (PF), William Weiss (C) Timothy Ostby, David McAllister, Tomas Bell | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Tom Kersten (SG), James Androsky (C) Richard German, Frank Thompson | |
| 06:44 | Louisiana State | Dwayne Payne makes the free throw | 51-51 |
| 06:31 | Vanderbilt | David Landrum is hacked by William Weiss - foul #1 on William Weiss, team foul #4 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | David McAllister (PF) Dwayne Payne | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 06:16 | Vanderbilt | David Landrum can't finish the layup | 51-51 |
| 06:15 | Louisiana State | William Weiss pulls down the rebound | 51-51 |
| 06:11 | Louisiana State | Rich Hanks's pass is intercepted by Tom Kersten in the backcourt | 51-51 |
| 05:56 | Vanderbilt | James Androsky misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 51-51 |
| 05:55 | Vanderbilt | Tom Kersten gets the offensive rebound | 51-51 |
| 05:44 | Vanderbilt | Tom Kersten hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-51 |
| 05:42 | Louisiana State | David McAllister pulls down the rebound | 51-51 |
| 05:17 | Louisiana State | Rich Hanks misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-51 |
| 05:16 | Louisiana State | Fred Kluge hits the follow up shot | 53-51 |
| 05:09 | Vanderbilt | Brandon Barbeau's pass is intercepted by Rich Hanks | 53-51 |
| 04:41 | Louisiana State | The jump hook by David McAllister is blocked by Norman Haycraft | 53-51 |
| 04:39 | Louisiana State | William Weiss tips it but misses | 53-51 |
| 04:37 | Louisiana State | David McAllister tips it home | 55-51 |
| 04:21 | Vanderbilt | Eugene Clegg steps in front of the Brandon Barbeau pass | 55-51 |
| 04:21 | Louisiana State | Louisiana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-51 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Dwayne Payne (SF), Tomas Bell (C) David McAllister, William Weiss | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Richard German (SF), Frank Thompson (C) Tom Kersten, James Androsky | |
| 03:59 | Louisiana State | Dwayne Payne drills a jumper near the basket set up by Eugene Clegg | 57-51 |
| 03:44 | Vanderbilt | David Landrum misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Eugene Clegg - foul #4 on Eugene Clegg, team foul #5 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | David McAllister (PF) Eugene Clegg | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 03:44 | Vanderbilt | David Landrum makes the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 03:44 | Vanderbilt | David Landrum misses the 2nd free throw | 57-52 |
| 03:44 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell snags the defensive board | 57-52 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Rich Hanks (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Fred Kluge (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. SF - Dwayne Payne (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - David McAllister (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Tomas Bell (fresh) 13 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Brandon Barbeau (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Landrum (fresh) 15 pts. 2 stl. SF - Richard German (fresh) PF - Norman Haycraft (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Frank Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Louisiana State | Fred Kluge loses the dribble to David Landrum | 57-52 |
| 03:05 | Vanderbilt | The jump hook by Norman Haycraft is blocked by Tomas Bell | 57-52 |
| 03:04 | Louisiana State | Dwayne Payne snags the defensive board | 57-52 |
| 02:44 | Louisiana State | Fred Kluge misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 57-52 |
| 02:43 | Louisiana State | David McAllister gets the offensive rebound | 57-52 |
| 02:24 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell blows the layup | 57-52 |
| 02:23 | Vanderbilt | David Landrum grabs the board | 57-52 |
| 02:06 | Vanderbilt | Frank Thompson misses badly on a shot near the basket | 57-52 |
| 02:04 | Louisiana State | Dwayne Payne pulls down the rebound | 57-52 |
| 01:58 | Louisiana State | The jump hook by Tomas Bell is blocked by Frank Thompson | 57-52 |
| 01:57 | Vanderbilt | Norman Haycraft grabs the defensive rebound | 57-52 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 01:37 | Vanderbilt | Brandon Barbeau's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-52 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg (SG) Fred Kluge | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Thomas Burgan (SG) Richard German | |
| 01:08 | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg misses the 3pt shot from the right corner but he's fouled by Thomas Burgan - foul #5 on Thomas Burgan, team foul #9 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Richard German (SF) Thomas Burgan | |
| 01:08 | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg makes the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 01:08 | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg makes the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| 01:08 | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg makes the 3rd free throw | 60-52 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:59 | Vanderbilt | David Landrum misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-52 |
| 00:58 | Vanderbilt | The offensive rebound goes to Norman Haycraft | 60-52 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:55 | Vanderbilt | David Landrum clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-52 |
| 00:53 | Vanderbilt | Norman Haycraft gets the offensive rebound | 60-52 |
| 00:50 | Vanderbilt | Richard German misses the 3 from the left wing | 60-52 |
| 00:48 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell snags the defensive board | 60-52 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:45 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell is fouled in the backcourt by David Landrum - foul #2 on David Landrum, team foul #10 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Timothy Ostby (SG) Eugene Clegg | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 00:45 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell makes the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 00:45 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 62-52 |
| 00:40 | Vanderbilt | David Landrum comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 62-52 |
| 00:39 | Louisiana State | David McAllister pulls down the rebound | 62-52 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:16 | Louisiana State | Rich Hanks misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 62-52 |
| 00:15 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell hits the follow up shot | 64-52 |
| 00:09 | Vanderbilt | Norman Haycraft knocks in the runner near the basket | 64-54 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana State | Rich Hanks runs out the clock | 64-54 |