| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - David Furman (fresh) 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Raymond Shine (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Benny Thorp (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeremy Hawkins (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Joshua Parish (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Sean Emerson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Keith Laroche (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Scott Mellon (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Sean Stembridge (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Marvin Leger (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana State | Benny Thorp inbounds the ball | 39-33 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:31 | Louisiana State | Jeremy Hawkins clanks a jump hook near the basket | 39-33 |
| 19:29 | Northern Iowa | Sean Stembridge gets the rebound | 39-33 |
| 19:04 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Leger misses badly on a floater from the right side | 39-33 |
| 19:03 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Benny Thorp | 39-33 |
| 18:47 | Louisiana State | Jeremy Hawkins misses the driving attempt in the lane | 39-33 |
| 18:46 | Louisiana State | Joshua Parish can't tip it in | 39-33 |
| 18:45 | Northern Iowa | Scott Mellon grabs the board | 39-33 |
| 18:29 | Northern Iowa | Sean Emerson hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Scott Mellon | 39-36 |
| 18:10 | Louisiana State | Jeremy Hawkins connects on the driving attempt from the right block and he's hacked by Sean Emerson - foul #2 on Sean Emerson, team foul #1 | 41-36 |
| 18:10 | Louisiana State | Jeremy Hawkins makes the free throw | 42-36 |
| 17:54 | Northern Iowa | Jeremy Hawkins steals the ball from Scott Mellon | 42-36 |
| 17:31 | Louisiana State | Benny Thorp comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 42-36 |
| 17:30 | Northern Iowa | Sean Stembridge pulls down the rebound | 42-36 |
| 17:26 | Northern Iowa | Keith Laroche lays it up and in | 42-38 |
| 17:02 | Louisiana State | Jeremy Hawkins scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by David Furman | 44-38 |
| 16:49 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Leger misses the easy layup | 44-38 |
| 16:47 | Louisiana State | Benny Thorp gets the rebound | 44-38 |
| 16:23 | Louisiana State | Raymond Shine connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Joshua Parish | 46-38 |
| 16:02 | Northern Iowa | Sean Emerson makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Scott Mellon and the foul's on Joshua Parish - foul #2 on Joshua Parish, team foul #1 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Scott Shaw (SG), William Johnson (SF), Ernest Darrington (C) Raymond Shine, Benny Thorp, Joshua Parish | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brent Watson (SG), Leon Zangl (SF), Paul Terry (PF), James Steele (C) Keith Laroche, Scott Mellon, Sean Stembridge, Marvin Leger | |
| 16:02 | Northern Iowa | Sean Emerson makes the free throw | 46-41 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - David Furman (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Scott Shaw (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jeremy Hawkins (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. C - Ernest Darrington (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Sean Emerson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brent Watson (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Leon Zangl (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Paul Terry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Steele (fresh) | |
| 15:49 | Louisiana State | Brent Watson picks off the pass by David Furman | 46-41 |
| 15:35 | Northern Iowa | Sean Emerson can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 46-41 |
| 15:34 | Louisiana State | William Johnson gets the rebound | 46-41 |
| 15:28 | Louisiana State | Jeremy Hawkins misses long on a floater from close range | 46-41 |
| 15:27 | Northern Iowa | Paul Terry grabs the board | 46-41 |
| 15:04 | Northern Iowa | James Steele comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 46-41 |
| 15:02 | Northern Iowa | Brent Watson snags the offensive board | 46-41 |
| 14:42 | Northern Iowa | Sean Emerson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-41 |
| 14:41 | Northern Iowa | James Steele tips it but misses | 46-41 |
| 14:39 | Northern Iowa | Paul Terry tips it back up and in | 46-43 |
| 14:21 | Louisiana State | Jeremy Hawkins hits a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by William Johnson | 48-43 |
| 14:19 | Northern Iowa | Sean Emerson's pass is intercepted by Scott Shaw in the backcourt | 48-43 |
| 14:03 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by James Steele - foul #1 on James Steele, team foul #2 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi (SG), Raymond Shine (SF) David Furman, Jeremy Hawkins | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Wilson (SG), Sean Stembridge (PF), Marvin Leger (C) Sean Emerson, Paul Terry, James Steele | |
| 14:03 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington makes the 1st free throw | 49-43 |
| 14:03 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington makes the 2nd free throw | 50-43 |
| 13:51 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Leger hits the finger roll | 50-45 |
| 13:45 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington jams it on a great pass from Raymond Shine | 52-45 |
| 13:35 | Northern Iowa | Brent Watson misses the easy layup | 52-45 |
| 13:34 | Northern Iowa | Brent Watson hits the follow up shot | 52-47 |
| 13:19 | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi misses the jumpshot from the right side | 52-47 |
| 13:17 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Marvin Leger | 52-47 |
| 13:05 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Leger clanks a 3 pointer from straight away but he's fouled by Raymond Shine - foul #1 on Raymond Shine, team foul #2 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Benny Thorp (SF), Jeremy Hawkins (PF), Joshua Parish (C) Scott Shaw, William Johnson, Ernest Darrington | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Keith Laroche (SG), Scott Mellon (SF) Brent Watson, Thomas Wilson | |
| 13:05 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Leger makes the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 13:05 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Leger misses the 2nd free throw | 52-48 |
| 13:05 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Leger makes the 3rd free throw | 52-49 |
| 12:52 | Louisiana State | Jeremy Hawkins buries a jumper in the paint set up by Raymond Shine | 54-49 |
| 12:31 | Northern Iowa | Scott Mellon is hacked by Jeremy Hawkins - foul #1 on Jeremy Hawkins, team foul #3 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Sean Emerson (PG) Leon Zangl | |
| 12:15 | Northern Iowa | Keith Laroche is whistled for traveling | 54-49 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | David Furman (PG) Raymond Shine | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 11:46 | Louisiana State | Sean Stembridge is called for the reach on Jeremy Hawkins - foul #1 on Sean Stembridge, team foul #3 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | William Johnson (SF) Benny Thorp | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Paul Terry (PF) Sean Stembridge | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - David Furman (fresh) 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Gino Bianchi (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jeremy Hawkins (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 reb. C - Joshua Parish (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Sean Emerson (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Keith Laroche (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Scott Mellon (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Paul Terry (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Marvin Leger (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Louisiana State | William Johnson connects on the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Gino Bianchi | 56-49 |
| 10:59 | Northern Iowa | Scott Mellon can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-49 |
| 10:57 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to William Johnson | 56-49 |
| 10:48 | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-49 |
| 10:47 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Leger snags the defensive board | 56-49 |
| 10:28 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Leger is whistled for a carry | 56-49 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Scott Shaw (PG), Raymond Shine (SG), Benny Thorp (SF), Ernest Darrington (C) David Furman, Gino Bianchi, Jeremy Hawkins, Joshua Parish | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brent Watson (PG), Thomas Wilson (SG), Leon Zangl (SF), Sean Stembridge (PF) Sean Emerson, Keith Laroche, Scott Mellon, Marvin Leger | |
| 10:09 | Louisiana State | Scott Shaw misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 56-49 |
| 10:07 | Northern Iowa | Leon Zangl grabs the board | 56-49 |
| 10:02 | Northern Iowa | Brent Watson is whistled for a carry | 56-49 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Joshua Parish (C) William Johnson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 09:49 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington misses long on a runner in the paint | 56-49 |
| 09:47 | Northern Iowa | Brent Watson snags the defensive board | 56-49 |
| 09:21 | Northern Iowa | Brent Watson drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Sean Stembridge | 56-52 |
| 09:07 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington is whistled for a carry | 56-52 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | David Furman (PG), Gino Bianchi (SG) Scott Shaw, Benny Thorp | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Sean Emerson (PG), Marvin Leger (C) Thomas Wilson, Paul Terry | |
| 08:38 | Northern Iowa | Brent Watson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-52 |
| 08:37 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Marvin Leger | 56-52 |
| 08:19 | Northern Iowa | Joshua Parish steals the ball from Sean Emerson | 56-52 |
| 07:55 | Louisiana State | David Furman makes the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Gino Bianchi | 58-52 |
| 07:36 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Leger misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 58-52 |
| 07:34 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Ernest Darrington | 58-52 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - David Furman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Gino Bianchi (fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Raymond Shine (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. PF - Ernest Darrington (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Joshua Parish (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Sean Emerson (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brent Watson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Leon Zangl (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Sean Stembridge (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Marvin Leger (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington is hacked by Sean Stembridge - foul #2 on Sean Stembridge, team foul #4 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Benny Thorp (SF), William Johnson (PF) Raymond Shine, Ernest Darrington | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Keith Laroche (SG), Scott Mellon (SF), Paul Terry (PF), James Steele (C) Brent Watson, Leon Zangl, Sean Stembridge, Marvin Leger | |
| 07:10 | Louisiana State | Sean Emerson steals it from Gino Bianchi | 58-52 |
| 07:06 | Northern Iowa | Sean Emerson hits the finger roll | 58-54 |
| 06:44 | Louisiana State | Keith Laroche is called for the reach on Joshua Parish - foul #3 on Keith Laroche, team foul #5 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Scott Shaw (SG) Gino Bianchi | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 06:31 | Louisiana State | William Johnson's pass is intercepted by James Steele | 58-54 |
| 06:12 | Northern Iowa | Keith Laroche can't connect on a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Benny Thorp - foul #3 on Benny Thorp, team foul #4 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Raymond Shine (SG), Jeremy Hawkins (PF) David Furman, William Johnson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Marvin Leger (C) James Steele | |
| 06:12 | Northern Iowa | Keith Laroche misses the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 06:12 | Northern Iowa | Keith Laroche misses the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| 06:12 | Louisiana State | Jeremy Hawkins grabs the defensive rebound | 58-54 |
| 05:57 | Louisiana State | Scott Shaw misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-54 |
| 05:55 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Leger grabs the defensive rebound | 58-54 |
| 05:43 | Northern Iowa | Scott Mellon is hacked by Benny Thorp - foul #4 on Benny Thorp, team foul #5 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi (PG), Ernest Darrington (C) Scott Shaw, Joshua Parish | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brent Watson (PG), Sean Stembridge (PF) Sean Emerson, Paul Terry | |
| 05:33 | Northern Iowa | Keith Laroche misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-54 |
| 05:32 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Leger snags the offensive board | 58-54 |
| 05:27 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Leger drills a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Brent Watson | 58-56 |
| 05:05 | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 58-56 |
| 05:04 | Northern Iowa | Brent Watson gets the rebound | 58-56 |
| 04:48 | Northern Iowa | Keith Laroche's pass is intercepted by Gino Bianchi | 58-56 |
| 04:44 | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi lays it up and in | 60-56 |
| 04:40 | Northern Iowa | Brent Watson clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-56 |
| 04:38 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Jeremy Hawkins | 60-56 |
| 04:23 | Louisiana State | Jeremy Hawkins misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 60-56 |
| 04:21 | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi grabs the offensive board | 60-56 |
| 04:04 | Louisiana State | Benny Thorp's pass is intercepted by Keith Laroche | 60-56 |
| 04:00 | Northern Iowa | Sean Stembridge lays it up and in on a great pass from Keith Laroche | 60-58 |
| 03:42 | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 60-58 |
| 03:41 | Louisiana State | Jeremy Hawkins tips it home | 62-58 |
| 03:28 | Northern Iowa | Ernest Darrington steps in front of the Marvin Leger pass | 62-58 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Gino Bianchi (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Raymond Shine (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Benny Thorp (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Jeremy Hawkins (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 5 reb. C - Ernest Darrington (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Brent Watson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Keith Laroche (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Scott Mellon (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Sean Stembridge (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Marvin Leger (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington drills a floater from the left side | 64-58 |
| 02:54 | Northern Iowa | Ernest Darrington is called for the reach on Keith Laroche - foul #1 on Ernest Darrington, team foul #6 | 64-58 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | David Furman (PG), Scott Shaw (SG), William Johnson (SF), Joshua Parish (C) Gino Bianchi, Raymond Shine, Benny Thorp, Ernest Darrington | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Sean Emerson (PG), Thomas Wilson (SG), Leon Zangl (SF), Paul Terry (PF), James Steele (C) Brent Watson, Keith Laroche, Scott Mellon, Sean Stembridge, Marvin Leger | |
| 02:32 | Northern Iowa | A charge is called on Leon Zangl - foul #3 on Leon Zangl, team foul #6 | 64-58 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:11 | Louisiana State | Scott Shaw throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-58 |
| 02:09 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-58 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi (SG), Raymond Shine (SF) Scott Shaw, Jeremy Hawkins | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brent Watson (SG), Sean Stembridge (PF), Marvin Leger (C) Thomas Wilson, Paul Terry, James Steele | |
| 01:54 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Leger misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 64-58 |
| 01:53 | Louisiana State | Raymond Shine pulls down the rebound | 64-58 |
| 01:53 | Louisiana State | Louisiana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-58 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Benny Thorp (SF), Jeremy Hawkins (PF) Raymond Shine, William Johnson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Keith Laroche (SG), Scott Mellon (SF) Brent Watson, Leon Zangl | |
| 01:30 | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi drills a fadeaway from the right wing and the foul's on Sean Stembridge - foul #3 on Sean Stembridge, team foul #7 | 66-58 |
| 01:30 | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi makes the free throw | 67-58 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:08 | Northern Iowa | Gino Bianchi takes the ball from Sean Stembridge | 67-58 |
| 01:05 | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi banks in the layup | 69-58 |
| 00:58 | Northern Iowa | Keith Laroche misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Jeremy Hawkins - foul #2 on Jeremy Hawkins, team foul #7 | 69-58 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brent Watson (PG), Leon Zangl (SF), Paul Terry (PF), James Steele (C) Sean Emerson, Scott Mellon, Sean Stembridge, Marvin Leger | |
| 00:58 | Northern Iowa | Keith Laroche makes the 1st free throw | 69-59 |
| 00:58 | Northern Iowa | Keith Laroche misses the 2nd free throw | 69-59 |
| 00:58 | Louisiana State | Joshua Parish pulls down the rebound | 69-59 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:57 | Louisiana State | Joshua Parish is fouled in the backcourt by Brent Watson - foul #1 on Brent Watson, team foul #8 | 69-59 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | William Johnson (SF) Benny Thorp | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Wilson (SG) Keith Laroche | |
| 00:57 | Louisiana State | Joshua Parish makes the 1st free throw | 70-59 |
| 00:57 | Louisiana State | Joshua Parish makes the 2nd free throw | 71-59 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Wilson hits a floater from close range on a nice dish by Leon Zangl | 71-61 |
| 00:50 | Louisiana State | Brent Watson is called for the reach on Jeremy Hawkins in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brent Watson, team foul #9 | 71-61 |
| 00:50 | Louisiana State | Jeremy Hawkins makes the 1st free throw | 72-61 |
| 00:50 | Louisiana State | Jeremy Hawkins misses the 2nd free throw | 72-61 |
| 00:50 | Louisiana State | William Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 72-61 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi scores on a jumper from the right wing | 74-61 |
| 00:21 | Northern Iowa | James Steele connects on the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Brent Watson | 74-63 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana State | David Furman runs out the clock | 74-63 |