| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - James Walton (fresh) SG - Robert Chapman (fresh) SF - William Rayl (fresh) PF - Norris Robinson (fresh) C - Adam Woodard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Benjamin Douglas (fresh) SG - Jeff Roberts (fresh) SF - Edward Watson (fresh) PF - Patrick Hart (fresh) C - Brent Abbott (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Air Force | Brent Abbott wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:45 | Air Force | Robert Chapman picks off the pass by Edward Watson | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Louisiana State | Robert Chapman lays it in | 2-0 |
| 19:26 | Air Force | Jeff Roberts misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 19:24 | Louisiana State | Norris Robinson grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 18:55 | Louisiana State | Adam Woodard travels with the ball | 2-0 |
| 18:47 | Air Force | Edward Watson knocks in the jumper from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 18:25 | Louisiana State | James Walton hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Edward Watson - foul #1 on Edward Watson, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:25 | Louisiana State | James Walton makes the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:25 | Louisiana State | James Walton makes the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 18:04 | Air Force | Brent Abbott misses the shot from the left wing | 4-2 |
| 18:02 | Louisiana State | Norris Robinson gets the rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:42 | Louisiana State | William Rayl can't finish the layup | 4-2 |
| 17:41 | Air Force | Patrick Hart pulls down the rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:27 | Air Force | Edward Watson misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 4-2 |
| 17:26 | Louisiana State | Adam Woodard pulls down the rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:12 | Louisiana State | Adam Woodard can't throw it down | 4-2 |
| 17:11 | Air Force | Patrick Hart grabs the board | 4-2 |
| 16:53 | Air Force | Edward Watson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-2 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Air Force | Al Waid (PG), John Schweinfurth (SG), Jeff Dillman (SF), Edwin Jaramillo (PF), Steve Moore (C) Benjamin Douglas, Jeff Roberts, Edward Watson, Patrick Hart, Brent Abbott | |
| 16:24 | Louisiana State | Nicholas Coffey hits a jump hook in the paint set up by Dikembe Arambula | 6-2 |
| 16:22 | Air Force | Al Waid's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 6-2 |
| 16:01 | Louisiana State | Dikembe Arambula misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 6-2 |
| 15:59 | Air Force | Al Waid pulls down the rebound | 6-2 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Vance Plaisance (fresh) SG - Dikembe Arambula (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Coffey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eduardo Zuniga (fresh) C - James Shamblin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Al Waid (fresh) SG - John Schweinfurth (fresh) SF - Jeff Dillman (fresh) PF - Edwin Jaramillo (fresh) C - Steve Moore (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Air Force | Al Waid misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the right side | 6-2 |
| 15:32 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Dikembe Arambula | 6-2 |
| 15:08 | Louisiana State | Vance Plaisance drills a 3 from the left wing | 9-2 |
| 14:46 | Air Force | Jeff Dillman is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the left block set up by Edwin Jaramillo | 9-4 |
| 14:20 | Louisiana State | Vance Plaisance makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 12-4 |
| 14:05 | Air Force | John Schweinfurth is open but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 12-4 |
| 14:03 | Air Force | Edwin Jaramillo tips it back up and in | 12-6 |
| 13:52 | Louisiana State | Vance Plaisance misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 12-6 |
| 13:51 | Air Force | Edwin Jaramillo snags the defensive board | 12-6 |
| 13:48 | Air Force | Vance Plaisance steals it from Al Waid in the backcourt | 12-6 |
| 13:31 | Louisiana State | Vance Plaisance can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 12-6 |
| 13:29 | Louisiana State | Vance Plaisance grabs the offensive board | 12-6 |
| 13:11 | Louisiana State | A charge is called on James Shamblin - foul #1 on James Shamblin, team foul #1 | 12-6 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | James Walton (PG), Robert Chapman (SG), William Rayl (SF), Norris Robinson (PF), Adam Woodard (C) Vance Plaisance, Dikembe Arambula, Nicholas Coffey, Eduardo Zuniga, James Shamblin | |
| Subs | Air Force | Benjamin Douglas (PG), Jeff Roberts (SG), Edward Watson (SF), Patrick Hart (PF), Brent Abbott (C) Al Waid, John Schweinfurth, Jeff Dillman, Edwin Jaramillo, Steve Moore | |
| 12:53 | Air Force | Brent Abbott is hacked by Norris Robinson - foul #1 on Norris Robinson, team foul #2 | 12-6 |
| 12:41 | Air Force | Benjamin Douglas comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 12-6 |
| 12:40 | Air Force | Patrick Hart pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-6 |
| 12:17 | Air Force | Jeff Roberts clanks a 3 pointer from straight away but he's fouled by Robert Chapman - foul #1 on Robert Chapman, team foul #3 | 12-6 |
| 12:17 | Air Force | Jeff Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 12-7 |
| 12:17 | Air Force | Jeff Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 12-8 |
| 12:17 | Air Force | Jeff Roberts makes the 3rd free throw | 12-9 |
| 11:49 | Louisiana State | William Rayl's floater is tipped away by Patrick Hart | 12-9 |
| 11:48 | Louisiana State | William Rayl hits the follow up shot | 14-9 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - James Walton (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Chapman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Rayl (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Norris Robinson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Adam Woodard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Benjamin Douglas (fresh) SG - Jeff Roberts (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Edward Watson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Patrick Hart (fresh) 3 reb. C - Brent Abbott (fresh) | |
| 11:26 | Air Force | Brent Abbott can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 14-9 |
| 11:25 | Louisiana State | Norris Robinson gets the rebound | 14-9 |
| 11:19 | Louisiana State | Robert Chapman is fouled on the floor by Jeff Roberts - foul #1 on Jeff Roberts, team foul #2 | 14-9 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Miguel Gonzalez (SF) William Rayl | |
| Subs | Air Force | Al Waid (SG) Jeff Roberts | |
| 11:02 | Louisiana State | Miguel Gonzalez clanks a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Brent Abbott - foul #1 on Brent Abbott, team foul #3 | 14-9 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Steve Moore (PF) Patrick Hart | |
| 11:02 | Louisiana State | Miguel Gonzalez makes the 1st free throw | 15-9 |
| 11:02 | Louisiana State | Miguel Gonzalez makes the 2nd free throw | 16-9 |
| 10:42 | Air Force | Al Waid drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Benjamin Douglas | 16-11 |
| 10:24 | Louisiana State | Robert Chapman is fouled on the floor by Benjamin Douglas - foul #1 on Benjamin Douglas, team foul #4 | 16-11 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Eduardo Zuniga (C) Adam Woodard | |
| Subs | Air Force | John Schweinfurth (SG), John Thomas (C) Benjamin Douglas, Brent Abbott | |
| 10:12 | Louisiana State | James Walton misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 16-11 |
| 10:11 | Louisiana State | Eduardo Zuniga tips it in | 18-11 |
| 09:54 | Air Force | Edward Watson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Al Waid | 18-14 |
| 09:25 | Louisiana State | Norris Robinson blows the dunk but he's hacked by Steve Moore - foul #1 on Steve Moore, team foul #5 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Vance Plaisance (PG), Dikembe Arambula (SG), William Rayl (SF) James Walton, Robert Chapman, Miguel Gonzalez | |
| Subs | Air Force | Benjamin Douglas (PG), Jeff Roberts (SG), Jeff Dillman (SF), Patrick Hart (PF), Brent Abbott (C) Al Waid, John Schweinfurth, Edward Watson, Steve Moore, John Thomas | |
| 09:25 | Louisiana State | Norris Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 18-14 |
| 09:25 | Louisiana State | Norris Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 19-14 |
| 09:10 | Air Force | Benjamin Douglas misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 19-14 |
| 09:09 | Air Force | Patrick Hart hits the follow up shot | 19-16 |
| 08:53 | Louisiana State | Vance Plaisance hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 19-16 |
| 08:52 | Air Force | Brent Abbott grabs the board | 19-16 |
| 08:50 | Air Force | Benjamin Douglas is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Benjamin Douglas, team foul #6 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | James Shamblin (C) Norris Robinson | |
| Subs | Air Force | Richard Lewis (PG), Edwin Jaramillo (SF) Benjamin Douglas, Jeff Dillman | |
| 08:25 | Louisiana State | Vance Plaisance misses long on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Jeff Roberts - foul #2 on Jeff Roberts, team foul #7 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Robert Chapman (SG), Nicholas Coffey (PF) Dikembe Arambula, Eduardo Zuniga | |
| Subs | Air Force | John Schweinfurth (PG), Steve Moore (PF) Jeff Roberts, Patrick Hart | |
| 08:25 | Louisiana State | Vance Plaisance makes the 1st free throw | 20-16 |
| 08:25 | Louisiana State | Vance Plaisance makes the 2nd free throw | 21-16 |
| 08:14 | Air Force | Edwin Jaramillo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-16 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Miguel Gonzalez (SG) Robert Chapman | |
| Subs | Air Force | Al Waid (PG) Richard Lewis | |
| 07:45 | Louisiana State | William Rayl is hacked by Steve Moore - foul #2 on Steve Moore, team foul #8 | 21-16 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | James Walton (PG), Adam Woodard (C) Vance Plaisance, James Shamblin | |
| Subs | Air Force | Edward Watson (SF), John Thomas (C) Steve Moore, Brent Abbott | |
| 07:45 | Louisiana State | William Rayl makes the 1st free throw | 22-16 |
| 07:45 | Louisiana State | William Rayl makes the 2nd free throw | 23-16 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - James Walton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Miguel Gonzalez (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Rayl (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Nicholas Coffey (fresh) 2 pts. C - Adam Woodard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Al Waid (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Schweinfurth (fresh) SF - Edward Watson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Edwin Jaramillo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Thomas (fresh) | |
| 07:26 | Air Force | Edward Watson is hacked by William Rayl - foul #1 on William Rayl, team foul #4 | 23-16 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Eduardo Zuniga (PF) William Rayl | |
| Subs | Air Force | Jeff Dillman (PF) Edwin Jaramillo | |
| 07:10 | Air Force | Edward Watson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Eduardo Zuniga - foul #1 on Eduardo Zuniga, team foul #5 | 23-16 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Dikembe Arambula (SG) Miguel Gonzalez | |
| Subs | Air Force | Richard Lewis (SG), Patrick Hart (PF) John Schweinfurth, Jeff Dillman | |
| 07:10 | Air Force | Edward Watson makes the 1st free throw | 23-17 |
| 07:10 | Air Force | Edward Watson makes the 2nd free throw | 23-18 |
| 06:46 | Louisiana State | Al Waid steps in front of the Eduardo Zuniga pass | 23-18 |
| 06:41 | Air Force | Richard Lewis is hacked by Nicholas Coffey in the backcourt - foul #1 on Nicholas Coffey, team foul #6 | 23-18 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Vance Plaisance (PG), William Rayl (SF) James Walton, Nicholas Coffey | |
| Subs | Air Force | Brent Abbott (C) John Thomas | |
| 06:25 | Air Force | Al Waid is open and scores on a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Edward Watson | 23-20 |
| 06:05 | Louisiana State | William Rayl's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-20 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Robert Chapman (SG), Miguel Gonzalez (SF), Norris Robinson (PF), James Shamblin (C) Dikembe Arambula, William Rayl, Eduardo Zuniga, Adam Woodard | |
| Subs | Air Force | John Schweinfurth (PG), Edwin Jaramillo (SF) Al Waid, Edward Watson | |
| 05:36 | Air Force | John Schweinfurth hits a jumper from the left block set up by Patrick Hart | 23-22 |
| 05:08 | Louisiana State | Richard Lewis steals it from Vance Plaisance | 23-22 |
| 04:45 | Air Force | John Schweinfurth comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 23-22 |
| 04:43 | Air Force | Patrick Hart tips it but misses | 23-22 |
| 04:42 | Air Force | John Schweinfurth gets the offensive rebound | 23-22 |
| 04:22 | Air Force | Richard Lewis's pass is intercepted by Vance Plaisance | 23-22 |
| 04:06 | Louisiana State | Vance Plaisance misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 23-22 |
| 04:05 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Edwin Jaramillo | 23-22 |
| 03:59 | Air Force | Patrick Hart is hacked by Norris Robinson - foul #2 on Norris Robinson, team foul #7 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | James Walton (PG), Dikembe Arambula (SG), William Rayl (SF), Eduardo Zuniga (PF), Adam Woodard (C) Vance Plaisance, Robert Chapman, Miguel Gonzalez, Norris Robinson, James Shamblin | |
| Subs | Air Force | Benjamin Douglas (PG), Jeff Roberts (SG), Edward Watson (SF), Steve Moore (C) John Schweinfurth, Richard Lewis, Edwin Jaramillo, Brent Abbott | |
| 03:59 | Air Force | Patrick Hart misses the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 03:59 | Louisiana State | Eduardo Zuniga snags the defensive board | 23-22 |
| 03:37 | Louisiana State | Jeff Roberts is called for the reach on William Rayl - foul #3 on Jeff Roberts, team foul #9 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Al Waid (SG), John Thomas (C) Jeff Roberts, Patrick Hart | |
| 03:37 | Louisiana State | William Rayl makes the 1st free throw | 24-22 |
| 03:37 | Louisiana State | William Rayl misses the 2nd free throw | 24-22 |
| 03:37 | Air Force | John Thomas snags the defensive board | 24-22 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - James Walton (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dikembe Arambula (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Rayl (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Eduardo Zuniga (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Adam Woodard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Benjamin Douglas (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Al Waid (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Watson (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Steve Moore (fresh) C - John Thomas (fresh) | |
| 03:24 | Air Force | Edward Watson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 24-22 |
| 03:23 | Louisiana State | William Rayl snags the defensive board | 24-22 |
| 03:04 | Louisiana State | Dikembe Arambula scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by James Walton | 27-22 |
| 02:51 | Air Force | Al Waid misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-22 |
| 02:49 | Louisiana State | William Rayl snags the defensive board | 27-22 |
| 02:25 | Louisiana State | Dikembe Arambula throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-22 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Robert Chapman (SG), Nicholas Coffey (SF), James Shamblin (C) James Walton, William Rayl, Adam Woodard | |
| Subs | Air Force | Brent Abbott (C) John Thomas | |
| 02:05 | Air Force | Steve Moore buries a jump hook from the left block set up by Benjamin Douglas | 27-24 |
| 01:49 | Louisiana State | Robert Chapman can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 27-24 |
| 01:47 | Louisiana State | Eduardo Zuniga pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-24 |
| 01:27 | Louisiana State | Dikembe Arambula misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 27-24 |
| 01:25 | Air Force | Brent Abbott grabs the board | 27-24 |
| 01:19 | Air Force | Al Waid loses the dribble to Dikembe Arambula in the backcourt | 27-24 |
| 00:58 | Louisiana State | Robert Chapman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-24 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Vance Plaisance (PG), Miguel Gonzalez (SG), William Rayl (SF), Norris Robinson (PF), Adam Woodard (C) Dikembe Arambula, Robert Chapman, Nicholas Coffey, Eduardo Zuniga, James Shamblin | |
| Subs | Air Force | John Schweinfurth (PG), Richard Lewis (SG), Jeff Dillman (SF), Edwin Jaramillo (PF), John Thomas (C) Benjamin Douglas, Al Waid, Edward Watson, Steve Moore, Brent Abbott | |
| 00:39 | Air Force | Richard Lewis blows the layup but he's fouled by Miguel Gonzalez - foul #1 on Miguel Gonzalez, team foul #8 | 27-24 |
| 00:39 | Air Force | Richard Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 27-25 |
| 00:39 | Air Force | Richard Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 27-25 |
| 00:39 | Louisiana State | Norris Robinson grabs the board | 27-25 |
| 00:17 | Louisiana State | Adam Woodard hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Vance Plaisance | 29-25 |
| 00:14 | Air Force | Jeff Dillman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-25 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | James Walton (PG) Miguel Gonzalez | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 00:04 | Louisiana State | Adam Woodard misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Richard Lewis - foul #1 on Richard Lewis, team foul #10 | 29-25 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Nicholas Coffey (PF) Norris Robinson | |
| Subs | Air Force | Benjamin Douglas (PG), Al Waid (SG), Patrick Hart (PF), Brent Abbott (C) John Schweinfurth, Richard Lewis, Jeff Dillman, John Thomas | |
| 00:04 | Louisiana State | Adam Woodard makes the 1st free throw | 30-25 |
| 00:04 | Louisiana State | Adam Woodard makes the 2nd free throw | 31-25 |
| 00:00 | Air Force | Al Waid misses long on a halfcourt shot | 31-25 |