| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Richard Handel (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - George Cosner (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ben Bailey (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edwin Herzberg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Brett Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Robert Rudolph (fresh) 6 pts. SG - William Goff (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerard Coyle (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Cardone (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Bender (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana State | Gerard Coyle inbounds the ball | 31-41 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:58 | Louisiana State | William Goff is called for traveling in the backcourt | 31-41 |
| 19:42 | Northwestern State | James Cardone swats the short shot by Edwin Herzberg | 31-41 |
| 19:41 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender grabs the board | 31-41 |
| 19:12 | Louisiana State | Richard Handel picks off the pass by James Cardone | 31-41 |
| 19:04 | Northwestern State | Richard Handel buries a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from George Cosner | 33-41 |
| 18:46 | Louisiana State | Gerard Coyle misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-41 |
| 18:45 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender grabs the offensive board | 33-41 |
| 18:16 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender is alone and drills a jumper in the paint | 33-43 |
| 18:06 | Northwestern State | Richard Handel misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 33-43 |
| 18:04 | Northwestern State | Brett Robinson grabs the offensive rebound | 33-43 |
| 17:46 | Northwestern State | Richard Handel is whistled for a carry | 33-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Thomas Welch (C) Brett Robinson | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | John Cornett (PG), Stanley Smith (SG), Ivan Filipski (SF), Marko Stazenski (PF), Robert Bibler (C) Robert Rudolph, William Goff, Gerard Coyle, James Cardone, Thomas Bender | |
| 17:17 | Louisiana State | John Cornett connects on the open jumpshot from the right side set up by Stanley Smith | 33-45 |
| 17:01 | Northwestern State | Stanley Smith is called for the reach on George Cosner - foul #2 on Stanley Smith, team foul #1 | 33-45 |
| 16:47 | Northwestern State | Edwin Herzberg is hacked by Robert Bibler - foul #1 on Robert Bibler, team foul #2 | 33-45 |
| 16:41 | Northwestern State | Robert Bibler swats the short shot by Edwin Herzberg | 33-45 |
| 16:40 | Louisiana State | Ivan Filipski snags the defensive board | 33-45 |
| 16:11 | Louisiana State | Robert Bibler is fouled on the floor by Thomas Welch - foul #1 on Thomas Welch, team foul #1 | 33-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Martin Garland (SG), Ernest Yates (SF), John Wilkins (PF), Paul Dodge (C) George Cosner, Ben Bailey, Edwin Herzberg, Thomas Welch | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | William Goff (SG), Thomas Bender (C) Stanley Smith, Marko Stazenski | |
| 15:52 | Louisiana State | Robert Bibler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Sterling Cade (PG) Richard Handel | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Robert Rudolph (PG), Gerard Coyle (SF), James Cardone (PF) John Cornett, Ivan Filipski, Robert Bibler | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Sterling Cade (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Martin Garland (fresh) SF - Ernest Yates (fresh) PF - John Wilkins (fresh) C - Paul Dodge (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Robert Rudolph (fresh) 6 pts. SG - William Goff (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerard Coyle (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Cardone (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Bender (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:30 | Northwestern State | Sterling Cade misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 33-45 |
| 15:29 | Louisiana State | James Cardone pulls down the rebound | 33-45 |
| 15:10 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender misses the dunk | 33-45 |
| 15:09 | Northwestern State | Sterling Cade pulls down the rebound | 33-45 |
| 14:54 | Northwestern State | Sterling Cade scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-45 |
| 14:48 | Louisiana State | James Cardone's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Richard Handel (PG), George Cosner (SG), Edwin Herzberg (PF) Sterling Cade, Ernest Yates, Paul Dodge | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Stanley Smith (SG), John Cornett (SF), Robert Bibler (C) William Goff, Gerard Coyle, Thomas Bender | |
| 14:39 | Northwestern State | George Cosner can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-45 |
| 14:38 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to James Cardone | 36-45 |
| 14:16 | Louisiana State | John Cornett scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Rudolph and he's hacked by Martin Garland - foul #2 on Martin Garland, team foul #2 | 36-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Ben Bailey (SF), Brett Robinson (C) Martin Garland, John Wilkins | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Ivan Filipski (SF), Marko Stazenski (PF) Robert Rudolph, James Cardone | |
| 14:16 | Louisiana State | John Cornett makes the free throw | 36-48 |
| 14:03 | Northwestern State | Edwin Herzberg dunks the ball | 38-48 |
| 13:56 | Louisiana State | Ivan Filipski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-48 |
| 13:38 | Northwestern State | Richard Handel can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Marko Stazenski - foul #2 on Marko Stazenski, team foul #3 | 38-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Ernest Yates (SF), Thomas Welch (C) George Cosner, Edwin Herzberg | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender (C) Robert Bibler | |
| 13:38 | Northwestern State | Richard Handel misses the 1st free throw | 38-48 |
| 13:38 | Northwestern State | Richard Handel makes the 2nd free throw | 39-48 |
| 13:12 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender misses the driving attempt near the basket | 39-48 |
| 13:10 | Louisiana State | John Cornett misses the tip | 39-48 |
| 13:08 | Louisiana State | Ivan Filipski grabs the offensive board | 39-48 |
| 12:51 | Louisiana State | John Cornett can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-48 |
| 12:49 | Northwestern State | Brett Robinson snags the defensive board | 39-48 |
| 12:45 | Northwestern State | Stanley Smith steps in front of the Brett Robinson pass | 39-48 |
| 12:29 | Louisiana State | John Cornett makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Stanley Smith | 39-51 |
| 12:21 | Northwestern State | Ben Bailey misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 39-51 |
| 12:20 | Louisiana State | Marko Stazenski grabs the defensive rebound | 39-51 |
| 12:01 | Louisiana State | John Cornett connects on the open 3 from the left corner set up by Stanley Smith | 39-54 |
| 11:48 | Northwestern State | Richard Handel double dribbles | 39-54 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Sterling Cade (PG), George Cosner (SG), Martin Garland (SF), Edwin Herzberg (PF), John Wilkins (C) Richard Handel, Ben Bailey, Ernest Yates, Brett Robinson, Thomas Welch | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Robert Rudolph (PG), William Goff (SG), Gerard Coyle (SF), James Cardone (PF), Robert Bibler (C) John Cornett, Stanley Smith, Ivan Filipski, Marko Stazenski, Thomas Bender | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Sterling Cade (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Cosner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Martin Garland (fresh) PF - Edwin Herzberg (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - John Wilkins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Robert Rudolph (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Goff (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerard Coyle (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Cardone (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Bibler (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:23 | Louisiana State | James Cardone's layup is rejected by John Wilkins | 39-54 |
| 11:22 | Louisiana State | The offensive rebound goes to Gerard Coyle | 39-54 |
| 11:08 | Louisiana State | James Cardone misses badly on a floater from the left block | 39-54 |
| 11:07 | Northwestern State | John Wilkins pulls down the rebound | 39-54 |
| 10:57 | Northwestern State | James Cardone is called for the reach on Edwin Herzberg - foul #1 on James Cardone, team foul #4 | 39-54 |
| 10:52 | Northwestern State | Edwin Herzberg's floater is tipped away by James Cardone | 39-54 |
| 10:51 | Louisiana State | James Cardone grabs the defensive rebound | 39-54 |
| 10:39 | Louisiana State | James Cardone hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 39-54 |
| 10:37 | Louisiana State | James Cardone tips it in | 39-56 |
| 10:31 | Northwestern State | George Cosner can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-56 |
| 10:30 | Northwestern State | John Wilkins snags the offensive board | 39-56 |
| 10:21 | Northwestern State | Edwin Herzberg connects on the floater in the paint on a great pass from Sterling Cade | 41-56 |
| 10:19 | Louisiana State | Martin Garland is called for the reach on William Goff in the backcourt - foul #3 on Martin Garland, team foul #3 | 41-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Ben Bailey (SF), Paul Dodge (C) Martin Garland, John Wilkins | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 09:56 | Louisiana State | Robert Rudolph hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-56 |
| 09:54 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Paul Dodge | 41-56 |
| 09:38 | Northwestern State | George Cosner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-56 |
| 09:36 | Louisiana State | James Cardone gets the rebound | 41-56 |
| 09:18 | Louisiana State | James Cardone connects on the open floater from the right wing set up by Robert Bibler | 41-58 |
| 09:03 | Northwestern State | Ben Bailey buries a fadeaway in the paint | 43-58 |
| 08:43 | Louisiana State | James Cardone clanks a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Edwin Herzberg - foul #3 on Edwin Herzberg, team foul #4 | 43-58 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Richard Handel (PG), Martin Garland (SG), Ernest Yates (SF), John Wilkins (PF), Thomas Welch (C) Sterling Cade, George Cosner, Ben Bailey, Edwin Herzberg, Paul Dodge | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | John Cornett (PG), Stanley Smith (SG), Ivan Filipski (SF), Thomas Bender (C) Robert Rudolph, William Goff, Gerard Coyle, Robert Bibler | |
| 08:43 | Louisiana State | James Cardone makes the 1st free throw | 43-59 |
| 08:43 | Louisiana State | James Cardone makes the 2nd free throw | 43-60 |
| 08:24 | Northwestern State | Richard Handel misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 43-60 |
| 08:23 | Louisiana State | Ivan Filipski grabs the defensive rebound | 43-60 |
| 08:05 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 43-60 |
| 08:04 | Northwestern State | Thomas Welch gets the rebound | 43-60 |
| 07:46 | Northwestern State | Ernest Yates is whistled for a carry | 43-60 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Brett Robinson (PF) John Wilkins | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Marko Stazenski (PF) James Cardone | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Richard Handel (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Martin Garland (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Ernest Yates (fresh) PF - Brett Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Welch (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - John Cornett (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stanley Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ivan Filipski (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Marko Stazenski (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Bender (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:40 | Louisiana State | Stanley Smith is hacked by Thomas Welch in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Welch, team foul #5 | 43-60 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | George Cosner (SG) Ernest Yates | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 07:21 | Louisiana State | John Cornett buries a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Marko Stazenski and he's hacked by Brett Robinson - foul #2 on Brett Robinson, team foul #6 | 43-62 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Ben Bailey (SF), Edwin Herzberg (PF) Martin Garland, Thomas Welch | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 07:21 | Louisiana State | John Cornett makes the free throw | 43-63 |
| 07:13 | Northwestern State | George Cosner is hacked by Stanley Smith - foul #3 on Stanley Smith, team foul #5 | 43-63 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Basham (PG), John Wilkins (PF) Richard Handel, Edwin Herzberg | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 07:06 | Northwestern State | George Cosner misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-63 |
| 07:05 | Louisiana State | Stanley Smith snags the defensive board | 43-63 |
| 06:36 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender jams it on a nice dish by John Cornett and the foul's on John Basham - foul #2 on John Basham, team foul #7 | 43-65 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Ernest Yates (SF), Paul Dodge (C) Ben Bailey, Brett Robinson | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Robert Rudolph (PG), William Goff (SG), Gerard Coyle (SF), Robert Bibler (PF) John Cornett, Stanley Smith, Ivan Filipski, Marko Stazenski | |
| 06:36 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender makes the free throw | 43-66 |
| 06:19 | Northwestern State | George Cosner misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-66 |
| 06:18 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender snags the defensive board | 43-66 |
| 06:14 | Louisiana State | Robert Rudolph comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-66 |
| 06:12 | Northwestern State | John Wilkins gets the rebound | 43-66 |
| 06:00 | Northwestern State | Ernest Yates is hacked by Robert Bibler - foul #2 on Robert Bibler, team foul #6 | 43-66 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Richard Handel (PG), Martin Garland (SG), Edwin Herzberg (PF), Thomas Welch (C) John Basham, George Cosner, John Wilkins, Paul Dodge | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 05:51 | Northwestern State | Richard Handel misses long on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Robert Bibler - foul #3 on Robert Bibler, team foul #7 | 43-66 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | George Cosner (SG) Ernest Yates | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 05:51 | Northwestern State | Richard Handel makes the 1st free throw | 44-66 |
| 05:51 | Northwestern State | Richard Handel makes the 2nd free throw | 45-66 |
| 05:32 | Louisiana State | Robert Rudolph buries a jumper from the right side | 45-68 |
| 05:13 | Northwestern State | Thomas Welch is hacked by Robert Rudolph - foul #3 on Robert Rudolph, team foul #8 | 45-68 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Stanley Smith (PG), John Cornett (SF), James Cardone (PF) Robert Rudolph, Gerard Coyle, Robert Bibler | |
| 05:13 | Northwestern State | Thomas Welch makes the 1st free throw | 46-68 |
| 05:13 | Northwestern State | Thomas Welch misses the 2nd free throw | 46-68 |
| 05:13 | Louisiana State | John Cornett snags the defensive board | 46-68 |
| 04:48 | Louisiana State | John Cornett comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-68 |
| 04:46 | Northwestern State | Thomas Welch gets the rebound | 46-68 |
| 04:31 | Northwestern State | James Cardone denies the turnaround by Edwin Herzberg | 46-68 |
| 04:29 | Louisiana State | James Cardone grabs the defensive rebound | 46-68 |
| 04:05 | Louisiana State | Edwin Herzberg blocks the short jumper by Thomas Bender | 46-68 |
| 04:03 | Northwestern State | Edwin Herzberg pulls down the rebound | 46-68 |
| 03:57 | Northwestern State | Richard Handel comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 46-68 |
| 03:55 | Louisiana State | John Cornett snags the defensive board | 46-68 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:49 | Louisiana State | William Goff's pass is intercepted by Richard Handel in the backcourt | 46-68 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:36 | Northwestern State | Edwin Herzberg comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 46-68 |
| 03:35 | Louisiana State | James Cardone gets the rebound | 46-68 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Richard Handel (tiring) 11 pts. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - George Cosner (tired) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Martin Garland (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Edwin Herzberg (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Welch (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Stanley Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - William Goff (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Cornett (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. PF - James Cardone (tiring) 11 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. C - Thomas Bender (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:12 | Louisiana State | Stanley Smith is hacked by Richard Handel - foul #4 on Richard Handel, team foul #8 | 46-68 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Sterling Cade (PG), Ben Bailey (SG), Ernest Yates (SF), John Wilkins (PF), Brett Robinson (C) Richard Handel, George Cosner, Martin Garland, Edwin Herzberg, Thomas Welch | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Robert Rudolph (PG), Ivan Filipski (SF), Marko Stazenski (PF), Robert Bibler (C) William Goff, John Cornett, James Cardone, Thomas Bender | |
| 03:12 | Louisiana State | Stanley Smith makes the 1st free throw | 46-69 |
| 03:12 | Louisiana State | Stanley Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 46-70 |
| 03:03 | Northwestern State | Ben Bailey loses the ball out of bounds | 46-70 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | William Goff (SG) Stanley Smith | |
| 02:40 | Louisiana State | William Goff connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Rudolph | 46-73 |
| 02:27 | Northwestern State | Ben Bailey misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 46-73 |
| 02:26 | Northwestern State | Sterling Cade gets the offensive rebound | 46-73 |
| 02:21 | Northwestern State | John Wilkins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-73 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | John Cornett (SG) William Goff | |
| 01:55 | Louisiana State | Marko Stazenski misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 46-73 |
| 01:53 | Louisiana State | Robert Bibler grabs the offensive rebound | 46-73 |
| 01:38 | Louisiana State | John Cornett misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-73 |
| 01:37 | Louisiana State | Robert Bibler hits the follow up shot | 46-75 |
| 01:24 | Northwestern State | Ben Bailey can't connect on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Marko Stazenski - foul #3 on Marko Stazenski, team foul #9 | 46-75 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Richard Handel (PG), George Cosner (SG), Edwin Herzberg (PF) Sterling Cade, Ernest Yates, John Wilkins | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | William Goff (SG), Gerard Coyle (SF), James Cardone (PF), Thomas Bender (C) John Cornett, Ivan Filipski, Marko Stazenski, Robert Bibler | |
| 01:24 | Northwestern State | Ben Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 47-75 |
| 01:24 | Northwestern State | Ben Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 48-75 |
| 01:06 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender makes the floater in the paint on a great pass from William Goff | 48-77 |
| 00:50 | Northwestern State | Robert Rudolph steps in front of the Ben Bailey pass | 48-77 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Louisiana State | Brett Robinson steals the ball from Gerard Coyle | 48-77 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:19 | Northwestern State | Richard Handel scores on a runner near the basket | 50-77 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana State | Robert Rudolph runs out the clock | 50-77 |