| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - John Cornett (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Corey Howard (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Robert Guerrier (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Marko Stazenski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Bender (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Donald Hicks (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Murphy (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Farr (fresh) PF - Robert Campbell (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jesse Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana State | Robert Guerrier inbounds the ball | 24-24 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | Louisiana State | John Cornett connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Marko Stazenski | 26-24 |
| 19:14 | Vanderbilt | Donald Hicks splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 26-27 |
| 18:50 | Louisiana State | John Cornett knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Corey Howard | 29-27 |
| 18:23 | Vanderbilt | Donald Hicks is hacked by John Cornett - foul #1 on John Cornett, team foul #1 | 29-27 |
| 18:00 | Vanderbilt | Jesse Smith can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 29-27 |
| 17:59 | Vanderbilt | The offensive rebound goes to Jesse Smith | 29-27 |
| 17:38 | Vanderbilt | Paul Murphy misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Thomas Bender - foul #1 on Thomas Bender, team foul #2 | 29-27 |
| 17:38 | Vanderbilt | Paul Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 29-28 |
| 17:38 | Vanderbilt | Paul Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 29-29 |
| 17:18 | Louisiana State | Robert Guerrier misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-29 |
| 17:17 | Louisiana State | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Guerrier | 29-29 |
| 17:01 | Louisiana State | John Cornett misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 29-29 |
| 17:00 | Louisiana State | Robert Guerrier tips it home | 31-29 |
| 16:34 | Vanderbilt | Andrew Farr throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-29 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Ivan Filipski (SF), Robert Bibler (PF) Robert Guerrier, Marko Stazenski | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Richard Dexter (SF), Alexander Sampson (C) Andrew Farr, Jesse Smith | |
| 16:26 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Cornett and he's fouled by Alexander Sampson - foul #1 on Alexander Sampson, team foul #1 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | David Garrison (SG) Paul Murphy | |
| 16:26 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender makes the free throw | 34-29 |
| 16:06 | Vanderbilt | David Garrison scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-32 |
| 15:43 | Louisiana State | Corey Howard hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-32 |
| 15:42 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender gets the offensive rebound | 34-32 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - John Cornett (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Corey Howard (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ivan Filipski (fresh) PF - Robert Bibler (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Bender (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Donald Hicks (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Garrison (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Richard Dexter (fresh) PF - Robert Campbell (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Alexander Sampson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:31 | Louisiana State | Alexander Sampson steals it from Thomas Bender | 34-32 |
| 15:15 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Bender is called for the reach on Donald Hicks - foul #2 on Thomas Bender, team foul #3 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | William Carter (PG), Robert Guerrier (SF) John Cornett, Thomas Bender | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Paul Murphy (SG), Andrew Farr (SF), Dennis Platz (C) Donald Hicks, Richard Dexter, Robert Campbell | |
| 14:58 | Vanderbilt | Andrew Farr buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Paul Murphy and the foul's on Robert Guerrier - foul #2 on Robert Guerrier, team foul #4 | 34-34 |
| 14:58 | Vanderbilt | Andrew Farr makes the free throw | 34-35 |
| 14:29 | Louisiana State | Ivan Filipski is called for traveling | 34-35 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Stanley Smith (SG), Marko Stazenski (PF) Corey Howard, Ivan Filipski | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jesse Smith (C) Dennis Platz | |
| 14:10 | Vanderbilt | Jesse Smith is denied on a layup by Marko Stazenski | 34-35 |
| 14:09 | Vanderbilt | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Murphy | 34-35 |
| 13:53 | Vanderbilt | Paul Murphy makes the jumpshot from the left side | 34-37 |
| 13:24 | Louisiana State | Robert Guerrier connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Stanley Smith | 37-37 |
| 13:19 | Vanderbilt | David Garrison's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-37 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | John Cornett (PG), Corey Howard (SG), Ivan Filipski (SF), Thomas Bender (C) William Carter, Stanley Smith, Robert Guerrier, Robert Bibler | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Donald Hicks (PG), Robert Campbell (PF) David Garrison, Andrew Farr | |
| 12:50 | Louisiana State | John Cornett clanks a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Donald Hicks - foul #1 on Donald Hicks, team foul #2 | 37-37 |
| 12:50 | Louisiana State | John Cornett makes the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 12:50 | Louisiana State | John Cornett makes the 2nd free throw | 39-37 |
| 12:25 | Vanderbilt | Paul Murphy clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 39-37 |
| 12:24 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender pulls down the rebound | 39-37 |
| 11:58 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 39-37 |
| 11:57 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Donald Hicks | 39-37 |
| 11:36 | Vanderbilt | Jesse Smith misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 39-37 |
| 11:35 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender gets the rebound | 39-37 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - John Cornett (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Corey Howard (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ivan Filipski (fresh) PF - Marko Stazenski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Bender (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Donald Hicks (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Murphy (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jesse Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Campbell (fresh) 2 reb. C - Alexander Sampson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:06 | Louisiana State | Corey Howard knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by John Cornett | 42-37 |
| 10:44 | Vanderbilt | Jesse Smith connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 42-39 |
| 10:25 | Louisiana State | Corey Howard clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-39 |
| 10:24 | Louisiana State | John Cornett tips it back up and in | 44-39 |
| 10:00 | Vanderbilt | Donald Hicks splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Thomas Bender - foul #3 on Thomas Bender, team foul #5 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Robert Guerrier (SF), Robert Bibler (PF) Marko Stazenski, Thomas Bender | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | David Garrison (SG), Andrew Farr (SF), Dennis Platz (C) Paul Murphy, Jesse Smith, Alexander Sampson | |
| 10:00 | Vanderbilt | Donald Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 10:00 | Vanderbilt | Donald Hicks misses the 2nd free throw | 44-40 |
| 10:00 | Louisiana State | Ivan Filipski gets the rebound | 44-40 |
| 09:43 | Louisiana State | Robert Bibler misses the jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Robert Campbell - foul #3 on Robert Campbell, team foul #3 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender (C) Ivan Filipski | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Richard Dexter (C) Robert Campbell | |
| 09:43 | Louisiana State | Robert Bibler makes the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 09:43 | Louisiana State | Robert Bibler misses the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 09:43 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Dennis Platz | 45-40 |
| 09:21 | Vanderbilt | Richard Dexter is called for traveling | 45-40 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | William Carter (PG) John Cornett | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Howard McClee (SG) Donald Hicks | |
| 08:55 | Louisiana State | Robert Guerrier clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-40 |
| 08:54 | Vanderbilt | Howard McClee grabs the defensive rebound | 45-40 |
| 08:30 | Vanderbilt | David Garrison throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-40 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | John Cornett (PG), Ivan Filipski (C) Corey Howard, Thomas Bender | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Donald Hicks (PG), Robert Campbell (PF) Howard McClee, Richard Dexter | |
| 08:05 | Louisiana State | Robert Guerrier hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-40 |
| 08:03 | Vanderbilt | Robert Campbell gets the rebound | 45-40 |
| 07:36 | Vanderbilt | David Garrison comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 45-40 |
| 07:34 | Louisiana State | Ivan Filipski grabs the defensive rebound | 45-40 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - John Cornett (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Carter (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Guerrier (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Bibler (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ivan Filipski (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Donald Hicks (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Garrison (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Andrew Farr (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Campbell (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Dennis Platz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Louisiana State | John Cornett misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-40 |
| 07:09 | Vanderbilt | Robert Campbell grabs the board | 45-40 |
| 06:40 | Vanderbilt | David Garrison buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Donald Hicks | 45-43 |
| 06:12 | Louisiana State | John Cornett can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-43 |
| 06:10 | Vanderbilt | David Garrison snags the defensive board | 45-43 |
| 05:51 | Vanderbilt | David Garrison misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-43 |
| 05:50 | Vanderbilt | Robert Campbell tips it back up and in | 45-45 |
| 05:50 | Louisiana State | Louisiana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-45 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Corey Howard (SG), Marko Stazenski (PF), Thomas Bender (C) William Carter, Robert Bibler, Ivan Filipski | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Paul Murphy (SG), Jesse Smith (C) David Garrison, Dennis Platz | |
| 05:28 | Louisiana State | Corey Howard misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from just outside the lane | 45-45 |
| 05:27 | Vanderbilt | Jesse Smith pulls down the rebound | 45-45 |
| 04:59 | Vanderbilt | Andrew Farr misses the jumpshot from the right side | 45-45 |
| 04:57 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender gets the rebound | 45-45 |
| 04:31 | Louisiana State | Robert Guerrier misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-45 |
| 04:30 | Vanderbilt | Robert Campbell gets the rebound | 45-45 |
| 04:06 | Vanderbilt | Paul Murphy loses the ball out of bounds | 45-45 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Ivan Filipski (SF) Robert Guerrier | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Alexander Sampson (C) Andrew Farr | |
| 03:45 | Louisiana State | John Cornett clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 45-45 |
| 03:43 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender grabs the offensive board | 45-45 |
| 03:30 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender splits the doubleteam and buries a jumper from the right wing | 47-45 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - John Cornett (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Corey Howard (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ivan Filipski (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Marko Stazenski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Bender (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Donald Hicks (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Murphy (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jesse Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Alexander Sampson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:10 | Vanderbilt | Donald Hicks evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-45 |
| 03:08 | Louisiana State | Corey Howard pulls down the rebound | 47-45 |
| 02:45 | Louisiana State | Corey Howard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-45 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | William Carter (PG), Robert Bibler (PF) John Cornett, Marko Stazenski | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | David Garrison (PG), Richard Dexter (SF), Dennis Platz (C) Donald Hicks, Jesse Smith, Robert Campbell | |
| 02:40 | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-45 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | John Cornett (PG), Robert Guerrier (SF) William Carter, Ivan Filipski | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Donald Hicks (PG), Andrew Farr (SF), Robert Campbell (PF) David Garrison, Richard Dexter, Dennis Platz | |
| 02:26 | Vanderbilt | Donald Hicks makes the contested 3 from the left corner | 47-48 |
| 02:00 | Louisiana State | John Cornett knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Corey Howard | 50-48 |
| 01:44 | Vanderbilt | Donald Hicks works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 50-48 |
| 01:42 | Vanderbilt | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Murphy | 50-48 |
| 01:27 | Vanderbilt | Paul Murphy misses long on an open 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-48 |
| 01:26 | Vanderbilt | Alexander Sampson tips it home | 50-50 |
| 01:01 | Louisiana State | Robert Guerrier hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 50-50 |
| 01:00 | Louisiana State | Robert Bibler grabs the offensive rebound | 50-50 |
| 00:36 | Louisiana State | Corey Howard can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 50-50 |
| 00:35 | Louisiana State | Robert Bibler tips it back up and in | 52-50 |
| 00:17 | Vanderbilt | Alexander Sampson misses the floater near the basket but the foul's on Thomas Bender - foul #4 on Thomas Bender, team foul #6 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jesse Smith (C) Robert Campbell | |
| 00:17 | Vanderbilt | Alexander Sampson makes the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 00:17 | Vanderbilt | Alexander Sampson misses the 2nd free throw | 52-51 |
| 00:17 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender grabs the defensive rebound | 52-51 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:14 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Hicks - foul #2 on Donald Hicks, team foul #4 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Marko Stazenski (PF) Robert Bibler | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Robert Campbell (PF) Alexander Sampson | |
| 00:13 | Louisiana State | Corey Howard is hacked by Andrew Farr - foul #1 on Andrew Farr, team foul #5 | 52-51 |
| 00:11 | Louisiana State | Corey Howard is fouled on the floor by Andrew Farr - foul #2 on Andrew Farr, team foul #6 | 52-51 |
| 00:10 | Louisiana State | Corey Howard is fouled on the floor by Andrew Farr - foul #3 on Andrew Farr, team foul #7 | 52-51 |
| 00:10 | Louisiana State | Corey Howard makes the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 00:10 | Louisiana State | Corey Howard misses the 2nd free throw | 53-51 |
| 00:10 | Vanderbilt | Robert Campbell pulls down the rebound | 53-51 |
| 00:10 | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-51 |
| 00:04 | Vanderbilt | Donald Hicks shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Jesse Smith | 53-54 |
| 00:04 | Louisiana State | Louisiana State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-54 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Louisiana State | Corey Howard misses the halfcourt shot | 53-54 |