| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Rich Hanks (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Eugene Clegg (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Fred Kluge (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Amerson (fresh) C - Tomas Bell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Mark Tolman (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Swietomierz Zehnpfennig (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Dunn (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Edwards (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Britt (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | David Dunn inbounds the ball | 26-25 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Central Michigan | Robert Edwards comes up short on the shot from the left side | 26-25 |
| 19:38 | Central Michigan | Robert Edwards tips it back up and in | 26-27 |
| 19:19 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Edwards | 26-27 |
| 19:18 | Central Michigan | Swietomierz Zehnpfennig grabs the defensive rebound | 26-27 |
| 18:52 | Central Michigan | Swietomierz Zehnpfennig is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 26-27 |
| 18:23 | Louisiana State | David Dunn is called for the reach on Fred Kluge - foul #3 on David Dunn, team foul #1 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Armand Russo (SF) David Dunn | |
| 17:56 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell misses short on a jumper in the lane | 26-27 |
| 17:54 | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg grabs the offensive rebound | 26-27 |
| 17:29 | Louisiana State | Fred Kluge drills a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Rich Hanks | 28-27 |
| 17:19 | Central Michigan | Swietomierz Zehnpfennig is fouled on the floor by James Amerson - foul #2 on James Amerson, team foul #1 | 28-27 |
| 17:03 | Central Michigan | Swietomierz Zehnpfennig connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side and he's hacked by Rich Hanks - foul #2 on Rich Hanks, team foul #2 | 28-29 |
| 17:03 | Central Michigan | Swietomierz Zehnpfennig misses the free throw | 28-29 |
| 17:03 | Louisiana State | James Amerson snags the defensive board | 28-29 |
| 16:51 | Louisiana State | James Amerson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 28-29 |
| 16:50 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Paul Britt | 28-29 |
| 16:30 | Central Michigan | Armand Russo loses the ball out of bounds | 28-29 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | William Weiss (PF) James Amerson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Corey Thompson (SF), Jim Cantor (C) Mark Tolman, Paul Britt | |
| 16:16 | Louisiana State | Fred Kluge buries a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Eugene Clegg | 30-29 |
| 16:02 | Central Michigan | Corey Thompson loses the ball out of bounds | 30-29 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Timothy Ostby (SG), Dexter Smith (PF) Eugene Clegg, Fred Kluge | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Rich Hanks (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Timothy Ostby (fresh) 2 ast. SF - William Weiss (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dexter Smith (fresh) C - Tomas Bell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Armand Russo (fresh) SG - Swietomierz Zehnpfennig (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Corey Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Edwards (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Jim Cantor (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Louisiana State | Corey Thompson is called for the reach on William Weiss - foul #1 on Corey Thompson, team foul #2 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | James Amerson (PF) Tomas Bell | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Dunn (SF) Corey Thompson | |
| 15:05 | Louisiana State | Rich Hanks hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 30-29 |
| 15:04 | Central Michigan | Robert Edwards snags the defensive board | 30-29 |
| 14:42 | Central Michigan | James Amerson is called for the reach on Robert Edwards - foul #3 on James Amerson, team foul #3 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg (SG), Fred Kluge (SF) Rich Hanks, Dexter Smith | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Mark Tolman (PG), Paul Britt (C) Swietomierz Zehnpfennig, Robert Edwards | |
| 14:34 | Central Michigan | Paul Britt can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-29 |
| 14:32 | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg pulls down the rebound | 30-29 |
| 14:19 | Louisiana State | Fred Kluge misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Jim Cantor - foul #1 on Jim Cantor, team foul #3 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell (C) William Weiss | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Bryan Deleon (SG) Armand Russo | |
| 14:19 | Louisiana State | Fred Kluge makes the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 14:19 | Louisiana State | Fred Kluge misses the 2nd free throw | 31-29 |
| 14:19 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell grabs the offensive board | 31-29 |
| 14:02 | Louisiana State | Fred Kluge makes the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Timothy Ostby | 33-29 |
| 13:50 | Central Michigan | Jim Cantor is whistled for traveling | 33-29 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Swietomierz Zehnpfennig (SG), Robert Edwards (PF) Bryan Deleon, Jim Cantor | |
| 13:34 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell hits a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Fred Kluge | 35-29 |
| 13:14 | Central Michigan | Robert Edwards makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 35-32 |
| 13:04 | Louisiana State | Robert Edwards blocks the short jumper by Fred Kluge | 35-32 |
| 13:03 | Louisiana State | Timothy Ostby hits the follow up shot | 37-32 |
| 12:48 | Central Michigan | Robert Edwards scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from David Dunn | 37-34 |
| 12:25 | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-34 |
| 12:24 | Louisiana State | Fred Kluge gets the offensive rebound | 37-34 |
| 12:04 | Louisiana State | Fred Kluge drills a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Eugene Clegg and he's fouled by David Dunn - foul #4 on David Dunn, team foul #4 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Rich Hanks (PG), William Weiss (PF) Timothy Ostby, James Amerson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Armand Russo (PG), Corey Thompson (SF) Mark Tolman, David Dunn | |
| 12:04 | Louisiana State | Fred Kluge makes the free throw | 40-34 |
| 11:46 | Central Michigan | Swietomierz Zehnpfennig makes the 3 from the right corner | 40-37 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Rich Hanks (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Eugene Clegg (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Fred Kluge (fairly fresh) 14 pts. PF - William Weiss (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Tomas Bell (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Armand Russo (fresh) SG - Swietomierz Zehnpfennig (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Corey Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Edwards (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Paul Britt (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:28 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell's floater is tipped away by Robert Edwards | 40-37 |
| 11:26 | Central Michigan | Paul Britt grabs the board | 40-37 |
| 11:05 | Central Michigan | Rich Hanks steps in front of the Swietomierz Zehnpfennig pass | 40-37 |
| 10:40 | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Tomas Bell | 43-37 |
| 10:30 | Central Michigan | Robert Edwards comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 43-37 |
| 10:29 | Central Michigan | Corey Thompson tips it home | 43-39 |
| 10:12 | Louisiana State | Rich Hanks misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Paul Britt - foul #1 on Paul Britt, team foul #5 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Timothy Ostby (SG), James Amerson (PF), Dexter Smith (C) Eugene Clegg, Fred Kluge, Tomas Bell | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Mark Tolman (PG), Ronald Johns (PF), Jim Cantor (C) Swietomierz Zehnpfennig, Robert Edwards, Paul Britt | |
| 10:12 | Louisiana State | Rich Hanks makes the 1st free throw | 44-39 |
| 10:12 | Louisiana State | Rich Hanks makes the 2nd free throw | 45-39 |
| 09:53 | Central Michigan | James Amerson blocks the short jumper by Armand Russo | 45-39 |
| 09:51 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Rich Hanks | 45-39 |
| 09:33 | Louisiana State | James Amerson misses the fadeaway from the left side | 45-39 |
| 09:32 | Louisiana State | William Weiss gets the offensive rebound | 45-39 |
| 09:13 | Louisiana State | Dexter Smith hits the finger roll on a nice dish by William Weiss | 47-39 |
| 09:06 | Central Michigan | Rich Hanks steals it from Armand Russo | 47-39 |
| 08:51 | Louisiana State | Jim Cantor is called for the reach on Dexter Smith - foul #2 on Jim Cantor, team foul #6 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Swietomierz Zehnpfennig (SG), Robert Edwards (PF) Corey Thompson, Ronald Johns | |
| 08:28 | Louisiana State | Rich Hanks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-39 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Fred Kluge (SF), Tomas Bell (C) William Weiss, Dexter Smith | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 08:02 | Central Michigan | Swietomierz Zehnpfennig misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 47-39 |
| 08:00 | Louisiana State | Fred Kluge snags the defensive board | 47-39 |
| 07:31 | Louisiana State | Fred Kluge misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 47-39 |
| 07:29 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell hits the follow up shot | 49-39 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Rich Hanks (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Timothy Ostby (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Fred Kluge (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Amerson (fairly fresh) 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Tomas Bell (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Mark Tolman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Swietomierz Zehnpfennig (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Armand Russo (fairly fresh) PF - Robert Edwards (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Jim Cantor (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:06 | Central Michigan | Swietomierz Zehnpfennig misses the easy layup | 49-39 |
| 07:04 | Central Michigan | Jim Cantor grabs the offensive board | 49-39 |
| 06:47 | Central Michigan | Jim Cantor hits a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Swietomierz Zehnpfennig and he's hacked by James Amerson - foul #4 on James Amerson, team foul #4 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg (SG), William Weiss (SF), Dexter Smith (PF) Timothy Ostby, Fred Kluge, James Amerson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Bryan Deleon (PG), David Dunn (SF), Paul Britt (C) Mark Tolman, Armand Russo, Robert Edwards | |
| 06:47 | Central Michigan | Jim Cantor makes the free throw | 49-42 |
| 06:32 | Louisiana State | David Dunn picks off the pass by Rich Hanks | 49-42 |
| 06:14 | Central Michigan | Bryan Deleon comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 49-42 |
| 06:13 | Central Michigan | Paul Britt can't tip it in | 49-42 |
| 06:12 | Louisiana State | William Weiss grabs the defensive rebound | 49-42 |
| 05:58 | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg misses long on a floater from the right wing | 49-42 |
| 05:57 | Central Michigan | Paul Britt pulls down the rebound | 49-42 |
| 05:48 | Central Michigan | Swietomierz Zehnpfennig drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Bryan Deleon | 49-45 |
| 05:23 | Louisiana State | Rich Hanks hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-45 |
| 05:22 | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg tips it in | 51-45 |
| 05:08 | Central Michigan | Swietomierz Zehnpfennig hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 51-45 |
| 05:06 | Louisiana State | William Weiss pulls down the rebound | 51-45 |
| 05:01 | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg lays it up and in and the foul's on Swietomierz Zehnpfennig - foul #1 on Swietomierz Zehnpfennig, team foul #7 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Timothy Ostby (PG), Fred Kluge (SF), James Amerson (PF) Rich Hanks, Dexter Smith, Tomas Bell | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Mark Tolman (PG), Robert Edwards (PF) Bryan Deleon, Jim Cantor | |
| 05:01 | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg misses the free throw | 53-45 |
| 05:01 | Central Michigan | Paul Britt gets the rebound | 53-45 |
| 04:42 | Central Michigan | Swietomierz Zehnpfennig misses short on a 3 from straight away | 53-45 |
| 04:40 | Louisiana State | James Amerson grabs the board | 53-45 |
| 04:12 | Louisiana State | Robert Edwards picks off the pass by Fred Kluge | 53-45 |
| 04:05 | Central Michigan | Swietomierz Zehnpfennig throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-45 |
| 03:40 | Louisiana State | Fred Kluge hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-45 |
| 03:38 | Louisiana State | Fred Kluge grabs the offensive rebound | 53-45 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:21 | Louisiana State | Fred Kluge hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Robert Edwards - foul #2 on Robert Edwards, team foul #8 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Rich Hanks (PG), Tomas Bell (C) Timothy Ostby, William Weiss | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Armand Russo (PG), Bryan Deleon (SG), Corey Thompson (SF), Ronald Johns (C) Mark Tolman, Swietomierz Zehnpfennig, David Dunn, Paul Britt | |
| 03:21 | Louisiana State | Fred Kluge makes the 1st free throw | 54-45 |
| 03:21 | Louisiana State | Fred Kluge misses the 2nd free throw | 54-45 |
| 03:21 | Central Michigan | Robert Edwards gets the rebound | 54-45 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Rich Hanks (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Eugene Clegg (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SF - Fred Kluge (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Amerson (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Tomas Bell (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Armand Russo (fresh) SG - Bryan Deleon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Corey Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Edwards (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. C - Ronald Johns (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:03 | Central Michigan | Ronald Johns throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-45 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Dexter Smith (PF) James Amerson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 02:34 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Eugene Clegg and the foul's on Corey Thompson - foul #2 on Corey Thompson, team foul #9 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Timothy Ostby (SG) Eugene Clegg | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jim Cantor (C) Robert Edwards | |
| 02:34 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell makes the free throw | 57-45 |
| 02:17 | Central Michigan | Bryan Deleon drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-48 |
| 02:17 | Louisiana State | Louisiana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-48 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg (SG), James Amerson (PF) Timothy Ostby, Dexter Smith | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Mark Tolman (PG), Swietomierz Zehnpfennig (SG), David Dunn (SF), Robert Edwards (PF), Paul Britt (C) Armand Russo, Bryan Deleon, Corey Thompson, Ronald Johns, Jim Cantor | |
| 01:54 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell misses the jumper from the left side | 57-48 |
| 01:52 | Central Michigan | Robert Edwards grabs the board | 57-48 |
| 01:42 | Central Michigan | Robert Edwards buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by David Dunn | 57-50 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:24 | Louisiana State | Fred Kluge banks in the layup set up by Tomas Bell | 59-50 |
| 01:11 | Central Michigan | David Dunn misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-50 |
| 01:10 | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg gets the rebound | 59-50 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:06 | Louisiana State | Rich Hanks loses the dribble to Robert Edwards | 59-50 |
| 00:52 | Central Michigan | Eugene Clegg steals the ball from Paul Britt | 59-50 |
| 00:49 | Louisiana State | Rich Hanks lays it in on a nice dish by Eugene Clegg | 61-50 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:44 | Central Michigan | Paul Britt clanks a turnaround near the basket | 61-50 |
| 00:43 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell grabs the defensive rebound | 61-50 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Rich Hanks | 63-50 |
| 00:15 | Central Michigan | Robert Edwards misses short on a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by James Amerson - foul #5 on James Amerson, team foul #5 | 63-50 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | William Weiss (PF) James Amerson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Armand Russo (PG), Bryan Deleon (SG), Corey Thompson (SF), Jim Cantor (C) Mark Tolman, Swietomierz Zehnpfennig, David Dunn, Paul Britt | |
| 00:15 | Central Michigan | Robert Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 63-51 |
| 00:15 | Central Michigan | Robert Edwards misses the 2nd free throw | 63-51 |
| 00:15 | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg grabs the board | 63-51 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana State | Rich Hanks runs out the clock | 63-51 |