| Lineup | Prairie View A&M | PG - Robin Pennington (fresh) 6 pts. SG - William French (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mike Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Keith Cook (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - August Ford (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Charles Dubois (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Julio Santana (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Paul Oswald (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Vincent (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Prairie View A&M | Mike Mitchell inbounds the ball | 31-31 |
| Game Plan | Prairie View A&M | Prairie View A&M is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Prairie View A&M | Robin Pennington works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 from the right wing | 34-31 |
| 19:41 | Louisiana State | Charles Dubois's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-31 |
| 19:29 | Prairie View A&M | Mike Mitchell hits a turnaround from close range and he's hacked by Michael Williams - foul #3 on Michael Williams, team foul #1 | 36-31 |
| 19:29 | Prairie View A&M | Mike Mitchell makes the free throw | 37-31 |
| 19:20 | Louisiana State | Michael Williams can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 37-31 |
| 19:18 | Louisiana State | Joseph Vincent tips it back up and in | 37-33 |
| 19:02 | Prairie View A&M | Mike Mitchell's floater is tipped away by Michael Williams | 37-33 |
| 19:00 | Louisiana State | Paul Oswald snags the defensive board | 37-33 |
| 18:37 | Louisiana State | Charles Dubois can't finish the layup | 37-33 |
| 18:35 | Prairie View A&M | The rebound goes to Mike Mitchell | 37-33 |
| 18:22 | Prairie View A&M | William French misses badly on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Charles Dubois - foul #2 on Charles Dubois, team foul #2 | 37-33 |
| 18:22 | Prairie View A&M | William French makes the 1st free throw | 38-33 |
| 18:22 | Prairie View A&M | William French makes the 2nd free throw | 39-33 |
| 17:58 | Louisiana State | Charles Dubois is called for traveling | 39-33 |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | William Long (C) August Ford | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 17:37 | Prairie View A&M | Mike Mitchell clanks a shot in the paint | 39-33 |
| 17:36 | Louisiana State | Julio Santana gets the rebound | 39-33 |
| 17:31 | Louisiana State | Julio Santana misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-33 |
| 17:29 | Louisiana State | Charles Dubois snags the offensive board | 39-33 |
| 17:16 | Louisiana State | Paul Oswald is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Paul Oswald, team foul #3 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Edward Quisenberry (SG), Wilbur Barton (SF), Mark Flood (C) William French, Mike Mitchell, Keith Cook | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 17:00 | Prairie View A&M | Julio Santana takes the ball from William Long | 39-33 |
| 16:44 | Louisiana State | Michael Williams banks in the layup set up by Paul Oswald and the foul's on William Long - foul #2 on William Long, team foul #1 | 39-35 |
| 16:44 | Louisiana State | Michael Williams misses the free throw | 39-35 |
| 16:44 | Prairie View A&M | William Long grabs the board | 39-35 |
| 16:20 | Prairie View A&M | Edward Quisenberry misses the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Paul Oswald - foul #2 on Paul Oswald, team foul #4 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | August Ford (C) Robin Pennington | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 16:20 | Prairie View A&M | Edward Quisenberry makes the 1st free throw | 40-35 |
| 16:20 | Prairie View A&M | Edward Quisenberry makes the 2nd free throw | 41-35 |
| 15:54 | Louisiana State | Charles Dubois misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-35 |
| 15:53 | Prairie View A&M | Wilbur Barton pulls down the rebound | 41-35 |
| Lineup | Prairie View A&M | PG - Edward Quisenberry (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wilbur Barton (fresh) 4 pts. SF - William Long (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Flood (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - August Ford (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Charles Dubois (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Julio Santana (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Paul Oswald (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Williams (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Joseph Vincent (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Prairie View A&M | Edward Quisenberry loses the dribble to Joseph Vincent | 41-35 |
| 15:28 | Louisiana State | Wilbur Barton steals the ball from Michael Williams | 41-35 |
| 15:25 | Prairie View A&M | Wilbur Barton lays it in | 43-35 |
| 14:59 | Louisiana State | Charles Dubois hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Oswald | 43-38 |
| 14:39 | Prairie View A&M | Mark Flood misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 43-38 |
| 14:38 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Julio Santana | 43-38 |
| 14:20 | Louisiana State | Julio Santana double dribbles | 43-38 |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Robin Pennington (PG), William French (SG), Mike Mitchell (SF), Keith Cook (PF), James Smith (C) Edward Quisenberry, Wilbur Barton, William Long, Mark Flood, August Ford | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 13:51 | Prairie View A&M | Keith Cook hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 43-38 |
| 13:49 | Prairie View A&M | Robin Pennington misses the tip | 43-38 |
| 13:47 | Louisiana State | Paul Oswald grabs the defensive rebound | 43-38 |
| 13:29 | Louisiana State | Charles Dubois is fouled on the floor by Robin Pennington - foul #2 on Robin Pennington, team foul #2 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Bryant Palmer (SG), Stanley Bauch (SF), Bruce Bowman (PF) Julio Santana, Paul Oswald, Michael Williams | |
| 13:06 | Louisiana State | Stanley Bauch throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-38 |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Mark Flood (C) James Smith | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Harry McLain (SF) Charles Dubois | |
| 12:53 | Prairie View A&M | Robin Pennington makes the contested shot from the right wing on a great pass from Mike Mitchell and he's fouled by Bruce Bowman - foul #2 on Bruce Bowman, team foul #5 | 45-38 |
| 12:53 | Prairie View A&M | Robin Pennington makes the free throw | 46-38 |
| 12:33 | Louisiana State | Keith Cook steals the ball from Joseph Vincent | 46-38 |
| 12:14 | Prairie View A&M | Mike Mitchell misses long on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Stanley Bauch - foul #1 on Stanley Bauch, team foul #6 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | William Long (C) Mark Flood | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Paul Oswald (SF) Joseph Vincent | |
| 12:14 | Prairie View A&M | Mike Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 47-38 |
| 12:14 | Prairie View A&M | Mike Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 48-38 |
| 11:49 | Louisiana State | Stanley Bauch hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-38 |
| 11:47 | Louisiana State | Bruce Bowman gets the offensive rebound | 48-38 |
| Lineup | Prairie View A&M | PG - Robin Pennington (fresh) 12 pts. SG - William French (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mike Mitchell (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Keith Cook (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - William Long (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Bryant Palmer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stanley Bauch (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Paul Oswald (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Harry McLain (fresh) C - Bruce Bowman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Louisiana State | Bryant Palmer's pass is intercepted by William Long | 48-38 |
| 11:04 | Prairie View A&M | Keith Cook misses the jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Bryant Palmer - foul #1 on Bryant Palmer, team foul #7 | 48-38 |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Edward Quisenberry (SG), August Ford (C) William French, Mike Mitchell | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Charles Dubois (PG), Julio Santana (SG), Michael Williams (PF) Bryant Palmer, Stanley Bauch, Harry McLain | |
| 11:04 | Prairie View A&M | Keith Cook makes the 1st free throw | 49-38 |
| 11:04 | Prairie View A&M | Keith Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 50-38 |
| 10:37 | Louisiana State | Paul Oswald comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 50-38 |
| 10:35 | Prairie View A&M | The rebound goes to August Ford | 50-38 |
| 10:14 | Prairie View A&M | Edward Quisenberry blows the layup but he's hacked by Bruce Bowman - foul #3 on Bruce Bowman, team foul #8 | 50-38 |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Wilbur Barton (SG), John Unvarsky (SF), Mark Flood (PF) Robin Pennington, William Long, Keith Cook | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Joseph Vincent (C) Paul Oswald | |
| 10:14 | Prairie View A&M | Edward Quisenberry makes the 1st free throw | 51-38 |
| 10:14 | Prairie View A&M | Edward Quisenberry makes the 2nd free throw | 52-38 |
| 09:52 | Louisiana State | Bruce Bowman misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 52-38 |
| 09:51 | Prairie View A&M | Wilbur Barton pulls down the rebound | 52-38 |
| 09:32 | Prairie View A&M | Wilbur Barton misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Charles Dubois - foul #3 on Charles Dubois, team foul #9 | 52-38 |
| 09:32 | Prairie View A&M | Wilbur Barton makes the 1st free throw | 53-38 |
| 09:32 | Prairie View A&M | Wilbur Barton makes the 2nd free throw | 54-38 |
| 09:08 | Louisiana State | Julio Santana knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Charles Dubois | 54-41 |
| 08:47 | Prairie View A&M | August Ford misses short on a shot from the right side | 54-41 |
| 08:45 | Prairie View A&M | The offensive rebound goes to John Unvarsky | 54-41 |
| 08:22 | Prairie View A&M | Edward Quisenberry loses the ball out of bounds | 54-41 |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Robin Pennington (PG), William French (SG), Mike Mitchell (SF), William Long (PF) Wilbur Barton, Edward Quisenberry, John Unvarsky, August Ford | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Paul Oswald (SF) Michael Williams | |
| 07:56 | Louisiana State | Charles Dubois misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 54-41 |
| 07:54 | Prairie View A&M | Mike Mitchell snags the defensive board | 54-41 |
| 07:36 | Prairie View A&M | Robin Pennington evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from the right wing | 54-41 |
| 07:35 | Louisiana State | Joseph Vincent snags the defensive board | 54-41 |
| Lineup | Prairie View A&M | PG - Robin Pennington (fresh) 12 pts. SG - William French (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mike Mitchell (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Long (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Flood (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Charles Dubois (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Julio Santana (tiring) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Paul Oswald (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Bruce Bowman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Joseph Vincent (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Louisiana State | Charles Dubois hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Julio Santana | 54-44 |
| 06:59 | Prairie View A&M | William Long's fadeaway is rejected by Paul Oswald | 54-44 |
| 06:58 | Prairie View A&M | William Long snags the offensive board | 54-44 |
| 06:39 | Prairie View A&M | William French can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-44 |
| 06:37 | Louisiana State | Bruce Bowman gets the rebound | 54-44 |
| 06:15 | Louisiana State | Joseph Vincent lays it up and in on a great pass from Julio Santana and he's fouled by Mark Flood - foul #1 on Mark Flood, team foul #3 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Keith Cook (PF), James Smith (C) William Long, Mark Flood | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Bryant Palmer (PG), Stanley Bauch (SG), Michael Williams (PF) Charles Dubois, Julio Santana, Bruce Bowman | |
| 06:15 | Louisiana State | Joseph Vincent makes the free throw | 54-47 |
| 05:59 | Prairie View A&M | Mike Mitchell misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-47 |
| 05:57 | Louisiana State | Michael Williams pulls down the rebound | 54-47 |
| 05:36 | Louisiana State | Paul Oswald can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-47 |
| 05:34 | Prairie View A&M | Keith Cook gets the rebound | 54-47 |
| 05:16 | Prairie View A&M | James Smith lays it up and in set up by Mike Mitchell | 56-47 |
| 04:58 | Louisiana State | Joseph Vincent misses the jumper from the right side but the foul's on James Smith - foul #1 on James Smith, team foul #4 | 56-47 |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Edward Quisenberry (SG), Wilbur Barton (SF), August Ford (C) William French, Mike Mitchell, James Smith | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Harry McLain (SF) Paul Oswald | |
| 04:58 | Louisiana State | Joseph Vincent makes the 1st free throw | 56-48 |
| 04:58 | Louisiana State | Joseph Vincent makes the 2nd free throw | 56-49 |
| 04:29 | Prairie View A&M | Edward Quisenberry misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-49 |
| 04:28 | Prairie View A&M | August Ford snags the offensive board | 56-49 |
| 04:15 | Prairie View A&M | Wilbur Barton hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-49 |
| 03:57 | Louisiana State | Joseph Vincent's floater is tipped away by Keith Cook | 59-49 |
| 03:56 | Prairie View A&M | Keith Cook grabs the board | 59-49 |
| Game Plan | Prairie View A&M | Prairie View A&M is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:31 | Prairie View A&M | Edward Quisenberry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-49 |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | William Long (SF), Mark Flood (PF) Robin Pennington, Keith Cook | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Charles Dubois (PG), Julio Santana (SG), Paul Oswald (SF), Bruce Bowman (C) Bryant Palmer, Stanley Bauch, Harry McLain, Joseph Vincent | |
| Lineup | Prairie View A&M | PG - Edward Quisenberry (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wilbur Barton (fresh) 11 pts. SF - William Long (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mark Flood (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - August Ford (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Charles Dubois (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Julio Santana (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Paul Oswald (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Michael Williams (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Bruce Bowman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Prairie View A&M | Prairie View A&M is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:14 | Louisiana State | The short jumper by Bruce Bowman is denied by Mark Flood | 59-49 |
| 03:12 | Prairie View A&M | August Ford pulls down the rebound | 59-49 |
| 02:54 | Prairie View A&M | William Long comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 59-49 |
| 02:53 | Prairie View A&M | Mark Flood snags the offensive board | 59-49 |
| 02:53 | Prairie View A&M | Prairie View A&M calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-49 |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Robin Pennington (PG), William French (SG), Mike Mitchell (SF), Keith Cook (PF) Edward Quisenberry, Wilbur Barton, William Long, Mark Flood | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 02:30 | Prairie View A&M | Keith Cook's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-49 |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Edward Quisenberry (PG), Wilbur Barton (SG), William Long (SF), Mark Flood (PF), James Smith (C) Robin Pennington, William French, Mike Mitchell, Keith Cook, August Ford | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 02:17 | Louisiana State | Charles Dubois misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-49 |
| 02:15 | Prairie View A&M | Wilbur Barton gets the rebound | 59-49 |
| 01:57 | Prairie View A&M | Edward Quisenberry hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-49 |
| 01:55 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Bruce Bowman | 59-49 |
| 01:37 | Louisiana State | Charles Dubois clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-49 |
| 01:35 | Prairie View A&M | Mark Flood gets the rebound | 59-49 |
| Game Plan | Prairie View A&M | Prairie View A&M is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| 01:14 | Prairie View A&M | Edward Quisenberry connects on the jumper from the free throw line | 61-49 |
| 00:51 | Louisiana State | Bruce Bowman's pass is intercepted by Edward Quisenberry | 61-49 |
| Game Plan | Prairie View A&M | Prairie View A&M is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| 00:24 | Prairie View A&M | Edward Quisenberry is fouled on the floor by Charles Dubois - foul #4 on Charles Dubois, team foul #10 | 61-49 |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Joseph Vincent (C) Bruce Bowman | |
| 00:24 | Prairie View A&M | Edward Quisenberry misses the 1st free throw | 61-49 |
| 00:24 | Prairie View A&M | Edward Quisenberry makes the 2nd free throw | 62-49 |
| Game Plan | Prairie View A&M | Prairie View A&M 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 halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| 00:17 | Louisiana State | Michael Williams misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-49 |
| 00:16 | Prairie View A&M | William Long grabs the defensive rebound | 62-49 |
| 00:00 | Prairie View A&M | Edward Quisenberry runs out the clock | 62-49 |