| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Rich Hanks (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Eugene Clegg (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fred Kluge (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Amerson (fresh) C - Tomas Bell (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - William Alder (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darrell Faust (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Les Miner (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronnie Hollaway (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Fite (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana State | Fred Kluge inbounds the ball | 29-34 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:32 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell evades the doubleteam and hits a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Eugene Clegg | 31-34 |
| 19:16 | Baylor | William Alder makes the 3 from the right wing | 31-37 |
| 18:55 | Louisiana State | Rich Hanks buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from James Amerson | 34-37 |
| 18:29 | Baylor | James Fite loses the ball out of bounds | 34-37 |
| 18:00 | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg makes the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Rich Hanks | 36-37 |
| 17:43 | Baylor | Ronnie Hollaway is hacked by James Amerson - foul #1 on James Amerson, team foul #1 | 36-37 |
| 17:21 | Baylor | William Alder clanks a floater from the left wing | 36-37 |
| 17:19 | Baylor | James Fite can't tip it in | 36-37 |
| 17:18 | Louisiana State | James Amerson gets the rebound | 36-37 |
| 17:01 | Louisiana State | Rich Hanks misses the shot from the left side | 36-37 |
| 16:59 | Baylor | The rebound goes to Ronnie Hollaway | 36-37 |
| 16:33 | Baylor | James Fite clanks a jump hook from close range | 36-37 |
| 16:32 | Baylor | William Alder gets the offensive rebound | 36-37 |
| 16:09 | Baylor | Ronnie Hollaway throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-37 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Timothy Ostby (SG), William Weiss (PF) Eugene Clegg, James Amerson | |
| Subs | Baylor | James Smith (SF), Oscar Wilson (PF) Les Miner, Ronnie Hollaway | |
| 15:46 | Louisiana State | Fred Kluge misses the lay-in | 36-37 |
| 15:45 | Louisiana State | William Weiss snags the offensive board | 36-37 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Rich Hanks (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Ostby (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Fred Kluge (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Weiss (fresh) C - Tomas Bell (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - William Alder (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darrell Faust (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Oscar Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. C - James Fite (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by James Fite - foul #3 on James Fite, team foul #1 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Dexter Smith (PF) Fred Kluge | |
| Subs | Baylor | Sean Laflamme (SF) James Fite | |
| 15:28 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell misses the 1st free throw | 36-37 |
| 15:28 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 37-37 |
| 15:01 | Baylor | Oscar Wilson misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 37-37 |
| 14:59 | Louisiana State | Rich Hanks grabs the defensive rebound | 37-37 |
| 14:30 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell knocks in the jump hook from the baseline | 39-37 |
| 14:16 | Baylor | Oscar Wilson is whistled for a carry | 39-37 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg (SG), Fred Kluge (SF), James Amerson (PF) Rich Hanks, Dexter Smith, Tomas Bell | |
| Subs | Baylor | Les Miner (SF), Ronnie Hollaway (PF), James Fite (C) William Alder, Darrell Faust, Oscar Wilson | |
| 13:47 | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Fred Kluge | 42-37 |
| 13:29 | Baylor | Sean Laflamme is hacked by William Weiss - foul #2 on William Weiss, team foul #2 | 42-37 |
| 13:07 | Baylor | Ronnie Hollaway buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Smith | 42-39 |
| 12:43 | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 42-39 |
| 12:42 | Baylor | James Fite grabs the board | 42-39 |
| 12:17 | Baylor | James Smith clanks a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Eugene Clegg - foul #2 on Eugene Clegg, team foul #3 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Rich Hanks (PG), Tomas Bell (C) Timothy Ostby, William Weiss | |
| Subs | Baylor | William Alder (PG), Darrell Faust (SG) Sean Laflamme, Les Miner | |
| 12:17 | Baylor | James Smith makes the 1st free throw | 42-40 |
| 12:17 | Baylor | James Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 42-40 |
| 12:17 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Tomas Bell | 42-40 |
| 11:55 | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg is hacked by Darrell Faust - foul #1 on Darrell Faust, team foul #2 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Baylor | Les Miner (SF) James Smith | |
| 11:43 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell is called for traveling | 42-40 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Rich Hanks (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eugene Clegg (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Fred Kluge (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Amerson (fresh) C - Tomas Bell (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - William Alder (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darrell Faust (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Les Miner (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronnie Hollaway (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Fite (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:20 | Baylor | Darrell Faust misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-40 |
| 11:19 | Baylor | Les Miner pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-40 |
| 10:58 | Baylor | Ronnie Hollaway misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 42-40 |
| 10:57 | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg grabs the board | 42-40 |
| 10:39 | Louisiana State | Rich Hanks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-40 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | William Weiss (SF) Fred Kluge | |
| Subs | Baylor | James Smith (PF), Oscar Wilson (C) Ronnie Hollaway, James Fite | |
| 10:15 | Baylor | Les Miner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-40 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Dexter Smith (PF) James Amerson | |
| Subs | Baylor | Sean Laflamme (SF) Les Miner | |
| 09:50 | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg is open but comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 42-40 |
| 09:48 | Louisiana State | William Weiss snags the offensive board | 42-40 |
| 09:35 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the runner from the left block but the foul's on Oscar Wilson - foul #2 on Oscar Wilson, team foul #3 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Timothy Ostby (SG) Eugene Clegg | |
| Subs | Baylor | | |
| 09:35 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell makes the 1st free throw | 43-40 |
| 09:35 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 44-40 |
| 09:07 | Baylor | Darrell Faust makes the jumper from close range set up by William Alder | 44-42 |
| 09:03 | Louisiana State | Darrell Faust takes the ball from Rich Hanks in the backcourt | 44-42 |
| 08:51 | Baylor | James Smith hits a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Oscar Wilson | 44-44 |
| 08:34 | Louisiana State | William Weiss is open and buries a fadeaway from the right side | 46-44 |
| 08:13 | Baylor | James Smith hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Sean Laflamme | 46-47 |
| 07:50 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell lays it in despite the doubleteam on a great pass from William Weiss | 48-47 |
| 07:36 | Baylor | Darrell Faust misses short on a shot from the right side | 48-47 |
| 07:34 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to William Weiss | 48-47 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Rich Hanks (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Ostby (fresh) 2 ast. SF - William Weiss (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dexter Smith (fresh) 7 pts. C - Tomas Bell (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - William Alder (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Darrell Faust (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Sean Laflamme (fresh) PF - James Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Oscar Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 07:14 | Louisiana State | Rich Hanks misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 48-47 |
| 07:12 | Baylor | Oscar Wilson snags the defensive board | 48-47 |
| 06:43 | Baylor | James Smith misses the shot from the right side | 48-47 |
| 06:41 | Louisiana State | William Weiss gets the rebound | 48-47 |
| 06:18 | Louisiana State | Rich Hanks misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-47 |
| 06:16 | Baylor | Oscar Wilson snags the defensive board | 48-47 |
| 05:49 | Baylor | Oscar Wilson scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by William Alder | 48-50 |
| 05:49 | Louisiana State | Louisiana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-50 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg (SG), Fred Kluge (SF), James Amerson (PF) Timothy Ostby, William Weiss, Dexter Smith | |
| Subs | Baylor | Les Miner (SF), Ronnie Hollaway (PF), James Fite (C) Sean Laflamme, James Smith, Oscar Wilson | |
| 05:37 | Louisiana State | Fred Kluge is denied on a layup by James Fite | 48-50 |
| 05:36 | Baylor | The rebound goes to Darrell Faust | 48-50 |
| 05:19 | Baylor | James Fite can't finish the layup | 48-50 |
| 05:18 | Baylor | The offensive rebound goes to Ronnie Hollaway | 48-50 |
| 04:59 | Baylor | Tomas Bell denies the turnaround by Darrell Faust | 48-50 |
| 04:58 | Baylor | Ronnie Hollaway grabs the offensive rebound | 48-50 |
| 04:42 | Baylor | James Fite is fouled on the floor by Tomas Bell - foul #2 on Tomas Bell, team foul #4 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | William Weiss (C) Tomas Bell | |
| Subs | Baylor | | |
| 04:24 | Baylor | James Fite's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-50 |
| 04:07 | Louisiana State | Ronnie Hollaway is called for the reach on Eugene Clegg - foul #1 on Ronnie Hollaway, team foul #4 | 48-50 |
| 03:50 | Louisiana State | Fred Kluge drills a jumper from the baseline set up by Eugene Clegg and the foul's on Les Miner - foul #1 on Les Miner, team foul #5 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell (C) William Weiss | |
| Subs | Baylor | | |
| 03:50 | Louisiana State | Fred Kluge misses the free throw | 50-50 |
| 03:50 | Baylor | Darrell Faust grabs the board | 50-50 |
| 03:29 | Baylor | Les Miner clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-50 |
| 03:27 | Baylor | Ronnie Hollaway snags the offensive board | 50-50 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Rich Hanks (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eugene Clegg (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Fred Kluge (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Amerson (fresh) C - Tomas Bell (fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - William Alder (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Darrell Faust (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Les Miner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronnie Hollaway (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - James Fite (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:00 | Baylor | Ronnie Hollaway misses the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by James Amerson - foul #2 on James Amerson, team foul #5 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Baylor | Sean Laflamme (SG) William Alder | |
| 03:00 | Baylor | Ronnie Hollaway misses the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 03:00 | Baylor | Ronnie Hollaway misses the 2nd free throw | 50-50 |
| 03:00 | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg gets the rebound | 50-50 |
| 02:37 | Louisiana State | Fred Kluge can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-50 |
| 02:36 | Baylor | Darrell Faust snags the defensive board | 50-50 |
| 02:15 | Baylor | The pull-up jumper by James Fite is blocked by James Amerson | 50-50 |
| 02:14 | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg pulls down the rebound | 50-50 |
| 01:58 | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Rich Hanks | 53-50 |
| 01:37 | Baylor | Sean Laflamme is hacked by Tomas Bell - foul #3 on Tomas Bell, team foul #6 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Baylor | William Alder (PG) Sean Laflamme | |
| 01:11 | Baylor | James Fite scores on a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Darrell Faust | 53-52 |
| 01:06 | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-52 |
| 01:05 | Baylor | Ronnie Hollaway pulls down the rebound | 53-52 |
| 00:46 | Baylor | James Fite misses the fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Tomas Bell - foul #4 on Tomas Bell, team foul #7 | 53-52 |
| 00:46 | Baylor | James Fite makes the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 00:46 | Baylor | James Fite makes the 2nd free throw | 53-54 |
| 00:20 | Louisiana State | Fred Kluge misses the 3 from the right corner | 53-54 |
| 00:18 | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg misses the tip | 53-54 |
| 00:16 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell can't tip it in | 53-54 |
| 00:14 | Baylor | Les Miner pulls down the rebound | 53-54 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:13 | Baylor | Rich Hanks is called for the reach on Les Miner in the backcourt - foul #3 on Rich Hanks, team foul #8 | 53-54 |
| 00:13 | Baylor | Les Miner makes the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 00:13 | Baylor | Les Miner misses the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| 00:13 | Louisiana State | James Amerson snags the defensive board | 53-55 |
| 00:01 | Louisiana State | Rich Hanks hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-55 |
| 00:00 | Baylor | James Fite grabs the board | 53-55 |