| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Earl Bickley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Frasier (fresh) SF - Stuart Amundsen (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Victor Durso (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Darrell Butler (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - James Walton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Chapman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Rayl (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Norris Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Adam Woodard (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Hartford | Stuart Amundsen inbounds the ball | 17-31 |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford 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 fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:41 | Hartford | Victor Durso makes the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by James Frasier | 19-31 |
| 19:20 | Louisiana State | Adam Woodard misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 19-31 |
| 19:19 | Hartford | Earl Bickley pulls down the rebound | 19-31 |
| 19:02 | Hartford | James Frasier knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 22-31 |
| 18:46 | Louisiana State | Adam Woodard connects on the runner in the paint on a great pass from Robert Chapman | 22-33 |
| 18:44 | Hartford | Robert Chapman steps in front of the James Frasier pass in the backcourt | 22-33 |
| 18:26 | Louisiana State | Adam Woodard misses short on a runner in the paint | 22-33 |
| 18:25 | Hartford | Victor Durso pulls down the rebound | 22-33 |
| 18:08 | Hartford | Earl Bickley comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 22-33 |
| 18:07 | Louisiana State | Norris Robinson pulls down the rebound | 22-33 |
| 17:45 | Louisiana State | Robert Chapman knocks in the shot near the basket set up by William Rayl | 22-35 |
| 17:17 | Hartford | Adam Woodard is called for the reach on James Frasier - foul #2 on Adam Woodard, team foul #1 | 22-35 |
| Subs | Hartford | Charles Radel (PG), Michael Semmes (SG), Casey Knight (SF), Wendell Bowman (PF), Wayne Simmons (C) Earl Bickley, James Frasier, Stuart Amundsen, Victor Durso, Darrell Butler | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Vance Plaisance (PG), Dikembe Arambula (SG), Nicholas Coffey (SF), Eduardo Zuniga (PF), James Shamblin (C) James Walton, Robert Chapman, William Rayl, Norris Robinson, Adam Woodard | |
| 17:03 | Hartford | Dikembe Arambula picks off the pass by Charles Radel | 22-35 |
| 16:58 | Louisiana State | Vance Plaisance misses the lay-in | 22-35 |
| 16:57 | Hartford | Wayne Simmons gets the rebound | 22-35 |
| 16:33 | Hartford | Wendell Bowman's pass is intercepted by Vance Plaisance | 22-35 |
| 16:05 | Louisiana State | Nicholas Coffey drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Vance Plaisance | 22-38 |
| 16:03 | Hartford | Nicholas Coffey steals the ball from Wendell Bowman in the backcourt | 22-38 |
| 16:01 | Louisiana State | Vance Plaisance misses the dunk attempt | 22-38 |
| 16:00 | Hartford | The rebound goes to Wayne Simmons | 22-38 |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Charles Radel (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Semmes (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Casey Knight (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Wendell Bowman (fresh) C - Wayne Simmons (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Vance Plaisance (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Arambula (fresh) 3 pts. 3 stl. SF - Nicholas Coffey (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Eduardo Zuniga (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Shamblin (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:39 | Hartford | Wayne Simmons's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-38 |
| Subs | Hartford | Earl Bickley (PG), Stuart Amundsen (SF), Sal Lowman (PF) Michael Semmes, Casey Knight, Wendell Bowman | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | James Walton (PG), Robert Chapman (SG), Miguel Gonzalez (SF), Norris Robinson (PF) Vance Plaisance, Dikembe Arambula, Nicholas Coffey, James Shamblin | |
| 15:21 | Louisiana State | James Walton scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Norris Robinson | 22-40 |
| 15:10 | Hartford | Norris Robinson swats the short shot by Wayne Simmons | 22-40 |
| 15:08 | Louisiana State | Miguel Gonzalez grabs the board | 22-40 |
| 14:46 | Louisiana State | Robert Chapman knocks in the shot from the left side set up by Norris Robinson | 22-42 |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 14:31 | Hartford | Wayne Simmons hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 22-42 |
| 14:30 | Louisiana State | Eduardo Zuniga snags the defensive board | 22-42 |
| 14:23 | Louisiana State | Miguel Gonzalez makes the jumper from close range set up by Robert Chapman | 22-44 |
| 14:13 | Hartford | Norris Robinson is called for the reach on Sal Lowman - foul #1 on Norris Robinson, team foul #2 | 22-44 |
| Subs | Hartford | Michael Semmes (SG), Darrell Butler (C) Charles Radel, Wayne Simmons | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Vance Plaisance (PG), Dikembe Arambula (SG), William Rayl (SF), Nicholas Coffey (PF), Adam Woodard (C) James Walton, Robert Chapman, Miguel Gonzalez, Norris Robinson, Eduardo Zuniga | |
| 13:53 | Hartford | Earl Bickley misses badly on a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Vance Plaisance - foul #1 on Vance Plaisance, team foul #3 | 22-44 |
| Subs | Hartford | Casey Knight (SF), Victor Durso (PF) Stuart Amundsen, Sal Lowman | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 13:53 | Hartford | Earl Bickley makes the 1st free throw | 23-44 |
| 13:53 | Hartford | Earl Bickley misses the 2nd free throw | 23-44 |
| 13:53 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Dikembe Arambula | 23-44 |
| 13:34 | Louisiana State | Vance Plaisance misses short on a jumper from the left side | 23-44 |
| 13:32 | Hartford | Darrell Butler grabs the board | 23-44 |
| 13:28 | Hartford | William Rayl picks off the pass by Victor Durso in the backcourt | 23-44 |
| 13:12 | Louisiana State | Dikembe Arambula misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 23-44 |
| 13:10 | Louisiana State | William Rayl gets the offensive rebound | 23-44 |
| 12:50 | Louisiana State | Dikembe Arambula misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 23-44 |
| 12:48 | Hartford | Earl Bickley gets the rebound | 23-44 |
| 12:42 | Hartford | Casey Knight hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 23-44 |
| 12:41 | Louisiana State | Adam Woodard snags the defensive board | 23-44 |
| 12:16 | Louisiana State | William Rayl can't connect on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Earl Bickley - foul #1 on Earl Bickley, team foul #1 | 23-44 |
| Subs | Hartford | Charles Radel (PG), James Frasier (SG), Stuart Amundsen (SF), Sal Lowman (PF) Earl Bickley, Michael Semmes, Casey Knight, Darrell Butler | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | James Walton (PG), Robert Chapman (SG), Eduardo Zuniga (PF), James Shamblin (C) Vance Plaisance, Dikembe Arambula, Nicholas Coffey, Adam Woodard | |
| 12:16 | Louisiana State | William Rayl makes the 1st free throw | 23-45 |
| 12:16 | Louisiana State | William Rayl makes the 2nd free throw | 23-46 |
| 12:00 | Hartford | James Frasier can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 23-46 |
| 11:58 | Louisiana State | Eduardo Zuniga pulls down the rebound | 23-46 |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Charles Radel (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Frasier (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stuart Amundsen (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Sal Lowman (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Victor Durso (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - James Walton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Chapman (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Rayl (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eduardo Zuniga (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - James Shamblin (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:44 | Louisiana State | William Rayl can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 23-46 |
| 11:43 | Louisiana State | James Shamblin misses the tip | 23-46 |
| 11:41 | Hartford | Stuart Amundsen snags the defensive board | 23-46 |
| 11:39 | Hartford | James Frasier is called for traveling in the backcourt | 23-46 |
| Subs | Hartford | Wayne Simmons (C) Victor Durso | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Miguel Gonzalez (SF), Norris Robinson (PF) William Rayl, James Shamblin | |
| 11:10 | Louisiana State | Robert Chapman drills a jumper from the right side on a great pass from James Walton | 23-48 |
| 11:05 | Hartford | Eduardo Zuniga is called for the reach on James Frasier - foul #1 on Eduardo Zuniga, team foul #4 | 23-48 |
| Subs | Hartford | Darrell Butler (C) Wayne Simmons | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | James Shamblin (C) Eduardo Zuniga | |
| 10:57 | Hartford | Darrell Butler connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 26-48 |
| 10:55 | Louisiana State | James Walton is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 26-48 |
| Subs | Hartford | Earl Bickley (PG) James Frasier | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 10:38 | Hartford | Sal Lowman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-48 |
| Subs | Hartford | Casey Knight (PF) Sal Lowman | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 10:11 | Louisiana State | Robert Chapman comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Darrell Butler - foul #1 on Darrell Butler, team foul #2 | 26-48 |
| Subs | Hartford | Victor Durso (PF), Wayne Simmons (C) Stuart Amundsen, Darrell Butler | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Vance Plaisance (PG), William Rayl (SF) James Walton, Miguel Gonzalez | |
| 10:11 | Louisiana State | Robert Chapman makes the 1st free throw | 26-49 |
| 10:11 | Louisiana State | Robert Chapman misses the 2nd free throw | 26-49 |
| 10:11 | Hartford | Victor Durso grabs the defensive rebound | 26-49 |
| 09:49 | Hartford | Casey Knight makes the turnaround near the basket | 28-49 |
| 09:38 | Louisiana State | Robert Chapman blows the layup but he's fouled by Charles Radel - foul #3 on Charles Radel, team foul #3 | 28-49 |
| Subs | Hartford | Daniel Fowler (PG), James Frasier (SG) Earl Bickley, Charles Radel | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Dikembe Arambula (SF), Eduardo Zuniga (PF), Adam Woodard (C) William Rayl, Norris Robinson, James Shamblin | |
| 09:38 | Louisiana State | Robert Chapman makes the 1st free throw | 28-50 |
| 09:38 | Louisiana State | Robert Chapman makes the 2nd free throw | 28-51 |
| 09:24 | Hartford | James Frasier loses the ball out of bounds | 28-51 |
| Subs | Hartford | Michael Semmes (SF) Casey Knight | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Nicholas Coffey (SF) Robert Chapman | |
| 08:55 | Louisiana State | Dikembe Arambula misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 28-51 |
| 08:54 | Louisiana State | The offensive rebound goes to Nicholas Coffey | 28-51 |
| 08:35 | Louisiana State | Daniel Fowler steps in front of the Eduardo Zuniga pass | 28-51 |
| 08:31 | Hartford | Daniel Fowler lays it up and in | 30-51 |
| 08:07 | Louisiana State | Eduardo Zuniga makes the jump hook in the paint and he's fouled by Victor Durso - foul #3 on Victor Durso, team foul #4 | 30-53 |
| Subs | Hartford | Charles Radel (SG), Casey Knight (SF), Wendell Bowman (PF) James Frasier, Michael Semmes, Wayne Simmons | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | James Walton (PG), Robert Chapman (SG), Miguel Gonzalez (SF), James Shamblin (C) Vance Plaisance, Dikembe Arambula, Nicholas Coffey, Adam Woodard | |
| 08:07 | Louisiana State | Eduardo Zuniga misses the free throw | 30-53 |
| 08:07 | Louisiana State | James Shamblin grabs the offensive rebound | 30-53 |
| 07:55 | Louisiana State | Robert Chapman is hacked by Victor Durso - foul #4 on Victor Durso, team foul #5 | 30-53 |
| Subs | Hartford | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Norris Robinson (PF) Eduardo Zuniga | |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Daniel Fowler (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Charles Radel (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Casey Knight (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Wendell Bowman (fresh) C - Victor Durso (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - James Walton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Chapman (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Miguel Gonzalez (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Norris Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. C - James Shamblin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Louisiana State | James Walton misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 30-53 |
| 07:36 | Hartford | The rebound goes to Victor Durso | 30-53 |
| 07:33 | Hartford | James Shamblin steals it from Daniel Fowler in the backcourt | 30-53 |
| 07:18 | Louisiana State | James Walton clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Daniel Fowler - foul #2 on Daniel Fowler, team foul #6 | 30-53 |
| Subs | Hartford | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | William Rayl (SF) Robert Chapman | |
| 07:18 | Louisiana State | James Walton makes the 1st free throw | 30-54 |
| 07:18 | Louisiana State | James Walton makes the 2nd free throw | 30-55 |
| 07:05 | Hartford | Casey Knight comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Miguel Gonzalez - foul #2 on Miguel Gonzalez, team foul #5 | 30-55 |
| Subs | Hartford | Michael Semmes (SG) Daniel Fowler | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 07:05 | Hartford | Casey Knight makes the 1st free throw | 31-55 |
| 07:05 | Hartford | Casey Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 32-55 |
| 06:45 | Louisiana State | Norris Robinson misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-55 |
| 06:43 | Louisiana State | Norris Robinson grabs the offensive rebound | 32-55 |
| 06:22 | Louisiana State | James Walton scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Norris Robinson | 32-58 |
| 06:05 | Hartford | Casey Knight loses the dribble to Norris Robinson | 32-58 |
| 05:40 | Louisiana State | James Walton misses the shot from the left side | 32-58 |
| 05:38 | Hartford | Wendell Bowman snags the defensive board | 32-58 |
| 05:26 | Hartford | Casey Knight misses the floater from the left wing | 32-58 |
| 05:24 | Hartford | Victor Durso tips it in | 34-58 |
| 05:17 | Louisiana State | Miguel Gonzalez is hacked by Casey Knight - foul #1 on Casey Knight, team foul #7 | 34-58 |
| Subs | Hartford | Daniel Fowler (PG), Wayne Simmons (C) Michael Semmes, Wendell Bowman | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Vance Plaisance (PG), Nicholas Coffey (SF), Eduardo Zuniga (PF), Adam Woodard (C) James Walton, William Rayl, Norris Robinson, James Shamblin | |
| 05:17 | Louisiana State | Miguel Gonzalez makes the 1st free throw | 34-59 |
| 05:17 | Louisiana State | Miguel Gonzalez makes the 2nd free throw | 34-60 |
| 05:06 | Hartford | Charles Radel knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 36-60 |
| 04:44 | Louisiana State | Vance Plaisance knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Adam Woodard and he's fouled by Victor Durso - foul #5 on Victor Durso, team foul #8 | 36-62 |
| Subs | Hartford | Wendell Bowman (PF) Victor Durso | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Dikembe Arambula (SG) Miguel Gonzalez | |
| 04:44 | Louisiana State | Vance Plaisance misses the free throw | 36-62 |
| 04:44 | Hartford | Casey Knight pulls down the rebound | 36-62 |
| 04:26 | Hartford | Casey Knight can't connect on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Nicholas Coffey - foul #2 on Nicholas Coffey, team foul #6 | 36-62 |
| Subs | Hartford | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Robert Chapman (SG) Dikembe Arambula | |
| 04:26 | Hartford | Casey Knight makes the 1st free throw | 37-62 |
| 04:26 | Hartford | Casey Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 38-62 |
| 03:59 | Louisiana State | Vance Plaisance blows the layup | 38-62 |
| 03:57 | Louisiana State | Eduardo Zuniga can't tip it in | 38-62 |
| 03:55 | Louisiana State | Eduardo Zuniga can't tip it in | 38-62 |
| 03:53 | Louisiana State | Adam Woodard hits the follow up shot | 38-64 |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Daniel Fowler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Charles Radel (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Casey Knight (tiring) 9 pts. PF - Wendell Bowman (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Wayne Simmons (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Vance Plaisance (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Chapman (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Nicholas Coffey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Eduardo Zuniga (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Adam Woodard (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:41 | Hartford | Casey Knight hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-64 |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:36 | Louisiana State | Vance Plaisance connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Robert Chapman | 41-67 |
| 03:21 | Hartford | The pull-up jumper by Casey Knight is blocked by Adam Woodard | 41-67 |
| 03:19 | Hartford | The offensive rebound goes to Wayne Simmons | 41-67 |
| 03:14 | Hartford | Casey Knight misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-67 |
| 03:12 | Louisiana State | Robert Chapman gets the rebound | 41-67 |
| 03:07 | Louisiana State | Casey Knight picks off the pass by Nicholas Coffey | 41-67 |
| 03:05 | Hartford | Casey Knight throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-67 |
| Subs | Hartford | Michael Semmes (SF) Wendell Bowman | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Dikembe Arambula (PG), William Rayl (SF), Norris Robinson (PF) Vance Plaisance, Nicholas Coffey, Eduardo Zuniga | |
| 02:56 | Louisiana State | Robert Chapman is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Robert Chapman, team foul #7 | 41-67 |
| 02:34 | Hartford | Dikembe Arambula is called for the reach on Charles Radel - foul #1 on Dikembe Arambula, team foul #8 | 41-67 |
| Subs | Hartford | Wendell Bowman (PF) Casey Knight | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | James Walton (PG) Robert Chapman | |
| 02:34 | Hartford | Charles Radel makes the 1st free throw | 42-67 |
| 02:34 | Hartford | Charles Radel makes the 2nd free throw | 43-67 |
| 02:09 | Louisiana State | James Walton comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 43-67 |
| 02:07 | Louisiana State | Norris Robinson pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-67 |
| 01:39 | Louisiana State | William Rayl knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Walton | 43-69 |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 01:25 | Hartford | Charles Radel misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 43-69 |
| 01:23 | Louisiana State | Adam Woodard gets the rebound | 43-69 |
| 01:04 | Louisiana State | Dikembe Arambula makes the floater from the right wing set up by James Walton | 43-71 |
| 00:55 | Hartford | Michael Semmes makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Daniel Fowler | 46-71 |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:28 | Louisiana State | Dikembe Arambula's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-71 |
| Subs | Hartford | Casey Knight (SF) Daniel Fowler | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Robert Chapman (SG) Dikembe Arambula | |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:23 | Hartford | Casey Knight clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-71 |
| 00:21 | Louisiana State | Norris Robinson grabs the board | 46-71 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana State | James Walton runs out the clock | 46-71 |