| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Dikembe Abdulaziz (fresh) SG - Don Sam (fresh) SF - William Farrington (fresh) PF - Dikembe Ahmed (fresh) C - Ralph Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Steven Dodson (fresh) SG - Joshua McDonald (fresh) SF - Keith Hardy (fresh) PF - James Syverson (fresh) C - James Fox (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cal State Northridge | Ralph Smith wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Cal State Northridge | James Fox steals it from Dikembe Abdulaziz | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Louisiana State | Joshua McDonald comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Louisiana State | Joshua McDonald grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Louisiana State | James Syverson can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Louisiana State | Keith Hardy tips it in | 0-2 |
| 19:08 | Cal State Northridge | Steven Dodson steps in front of the Dikembe Abdulaziz pass in the backcourt | 0-2 |
| 18:56 | Louisiana State | William Farrington picks off the pass by James Fox | 0-2 |
| 18:45 | Cal State Northridge | Dikembe Abdulaziz comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 18:43 | Cal State Northridge | Don Sam pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:20 | Cal State Northridge | Don Sam hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Joshua McDonald - foul #1 on Joshua McDonald, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:20 | Cal State Northridge | Don Sam misses the 1st free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:20 | Cal State Northridge | Don Sam makes the 2nd free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:07 | Louisiana State | Steven Dodson misses short on a shot in the paint | 1-2 |
| 18:05 | Cal State Northridge | Ralph Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 1-2 |
| 17:47 | Cal State Northridge | Joshua McDonald is called for the reach on Ralph Smith - foul #2 on Joshua McDonald, team foul #2 | 1-2 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | William McCall (SG) Joshua McDonald | |
| 17:33 | Cal State Northridge | Dikembe Abdulaziz hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 1-2 |
| 17:32 | Louisiana State | Keith Hardy pulls down the rebound | 1-2 |
| 17:24 | Louisiana State | Steven Dodson misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 1-2 |
| 17:23 | Cal State Northridge | The rebound goes to William Farrington | 1-2 |
| 17:02 | Cal State Northridge | Ralph Smith misses the lay-in but he's fouled by James Fox - foul #1 on James Fox, team foul #3 | 1-2 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Hans Stolarski (SG), Himeronim Cywinski (SF) Don Sam, William Farrington | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 17:02 | Cal State Northridge | Ralph Smith makes the 1st free throw | 2-2 |
| 17:02 | Cal State Northridge | Ralph Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 16:43 | Louisiana State | Keith Hardy misses the floater from just outside the lane | 3-2 |
| 16:42 | Cal State Northridge | Himeronim Cywinski gets the rebound | 3-2 |
| 16:26 | Cal State Northridge | Himeronim Cywinski comes up short on the shot from the left block but he's hacked by William McCall - foul #1 on William McCall, team foul #4 | 3-2 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Steven Rose (SG), Mickey Murry (PF), Nelson Rosado (C) Dikembe Abdulaziz, Dikembe Ahmed, Ralph Smith | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Edmund Jackson (C) James Fox | |
| 16:26 | Cal State Northridge | Himeronim Cywinski misses the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 16:26 | Cal State Northridge | Himeronim Cywinski makes the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 16:00 | Louisiana State | William McCall hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block but he's fouled by Steven Rose - foul #1 on Steven Rose, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Fred Price (SF) Keith Hardy | |
| 16:00 | Louisiana State | William McCall makes the 1st free throw | 4-3 |
| 16:00 | Louisiana State | William McCall makes the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Hans Stolarski (fresh) SG - Steven Rose (fresh) SF - Himeronim Cywinski (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Mickey Murry (fresh) C - Nelson Rosado (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Steven Dodson (fresh) SG - William McCall (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Fred Price (fresh) PF - James Syverson (fresh) C - Edmund Jackson (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Cal State Northridge | Hans Stolarski buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 7-4 |
| 15:15 | Louisiana State | Fred Price travels with the ball | 7-4 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Dikembe Abdulaziz (PG), Don Sam (SG), William Farrington (SF) Hans Stolarski, Steven Rose, Nelson Rosado | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Thomas Arnold (PG), Jason Cannon (PF), James Fox (C) Steven Dodson, James Syverson, Edmund Jackson | |
| 15:01 | Cal State Northridge | James Fox steals the ball from William Farrington | 7-4 |
| 14:47 | Louisiana State | Fred Price loses the ball out of bounds | 7-4 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Dikembe Ahmed (PF) Mickey Murry | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Keith Hardy (SF) Jason Cannon | |
| 14:32 | Cal State Northridge | Don Sam misses the shot from the left wing | 7-4 |
| 14:31 | Louisiana State | Keith Hardy snags the defensive board | 7-4 |
| 14:27 | Louisiana State | Keith Hardy scores on a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Thomas Arnold | 7-6 |
| 14:00 | Cal State Northridge | William Farrington hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 7-6 |
| 13:58 | Cal State Northridge | Don Sam tips it but misses | 7-6 |
| 13:56 | Louisiana State | James Fox snags the defensive board | 7-6 |
| 13:50 | Louisiana State | Keith Hardy misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 7-6 |
| 13:48 | Cal State Northridge | Dikembe Ahmed pulls down the rebound | 7-6 |
| 13:26 | Cal State Northridge | Dikembe Ahmed hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 7-6 |
| 13:25 | Louisiana State | James Fox grabs the board | 7-6 |
| 13:19 | Louisiana State | The short jumper by William McCall is denied by Himeronim Cywinski | 7-6 |
| 13:17 | Cal State Northridge | Dikembe Ahmed pulls down the rebound | 7-6 |
| 13:00 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Arnold is called for the reach on Dikembe Abdulaziz - foul #1 on Thomas Arnold, team foul #5 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Hans Stolarski (PG), Steven Rose (SG), Mickey Murry (SF), Ralph Smith (C) Dikembe Abdulaziz, Don Sam, William Farrington, Himeronim Cywinski | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Steven Dodson (PG), Jason Cannon (SG), James Syverson (PF), Edmund Jackson (C) Thomas Arnold, William McCall, Keith Hardy, James Fox | |
| 12:45 | Cal State Northridge | Steven Rose's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-6 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Louis Boyd (PF) Dikembe Ahmed | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Keith Hardy (SF) Fred Price | |
| 12:34 | Louisiana State | Louis Boyd is called for the reach on James Syverson - foul #1 on Louis Boyd, team foul #2 | 7-6 |
| 12:21 | Louisiana State | James Syverson drills a jump hook near the basket | 7-8 |
| 12:02 | Cal State Northridge | Hans Stolarski buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Steven Rose | 10-8 |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Hans Stolarski (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Steven Rose (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mickey Murry (fresh) PF - Louis Boyd (fresh) C - Ralph Smith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Steven Dodson (fresh) SG - Jason Cannon (fresh) SF - Keith Hardy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Syverson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Edmund Jackson (fresh) | |
| 11:52 | Louisiana State | Steven Dodson's floater is tipped away by Ralph Smith | 10-8 |
| 11:51 | Cal State Northridge | Mickey Murry pulls down the rebound | 10-8 |
| 11:39 | Cal State Northridge | Ralph Smith knocks in the fadeaway from close range | 12-8 |
| 11:19 | Louisiana State | Mickey Murry picks off the pass by James Syverson | 12-8 |
| 11:02 | Cal State Northridge | Louis Boyd comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 12-8 |
| 11:01 | Louisiana State | Keith Hardy pulls down the rebound | 12-8 |
| 10:50 | Louisiana State | Steven Dodson hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 12-11 |
| 10:38 | Cal State Northridge | Louis Boyd misses the lay-in | 12-11 |
| 10:37 | Cal State Northridge | The offensive rebound goes to Ralph Smith | 12-11 |
| 10:16 | Cal State Northridge | Hans Stolarski misses the 3 from the left corner | 12-11 |
| 10:15 | Cal State Northridge | Steven Rose gets the offensive rebound | 12-11 |
| 10:06 | Cal State Northridge | Hans Stolarski misses the 3 from the left wing | 12-11 |
| 10:04 | Cal State Northridge | Steven Rose grabs the offensive rebound | 12-11 |
| 09:49 | Cal State Northridge | Ralph Smith is called for a charge - foul #1 on Ralph Smith, team foul #3 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Dikembe Abdulaziz (PG), Don Sam (SG), William Farrington (SF), Dikembe Ahmed (PF), Himeronim Cywinski (C) Hans Stolarski, Steven Rose, Mickey Murry, Louis Boyd, Ralph Smith | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Thomas Arnold (PG), William McCall (SG), Fred Price (SF), James Fox (C) Steven Dodson, Jason Cannon, Keith Hardy, Edmund Jackson | |
| 09:34 | Louisiana State | Fred Price's floater is knocked away by Himeronim Cywinski | 12-11 |
| 09:33 | Louisiana State | James Syverson tips it in | 12-13 |
| 09:18 | Cal State Northridge | Don Sam is whistled for a carry | 12-13 |
| 08:59 | Louisiana State | Dikembe Abdulaziz picks off the pass by James Fox | 12-13 |
| 08:51 | Cal State Northridge | Dikembe Abdulaziz clanks a jumper from the left wing | 12-13 |
| 08:49 | Louisiana State | William McCall grabs the defensive rebound | 12-13 |
| 08:43 | Louisiana State | William Farrington swats the layup by Fred Price | 12-13 |
| 08:42 | Cal State Northridge | Dikembe Abdulaziz grabs the defensive rebound | 12-13 |
| 08:38 | Cal State Northridge | Dikembe Abdulaziz clanks a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Thomas Arnold - foul #2 on Thomas Arnold, team foul #6 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Steven Dodson (PG), Jason Cannon (PF) Thomas Arnold, James Syverson | |
| 08:38 | Cal State Northridge | Dikembe Abdulaziz misses the 1st free throw | 12-13 |
| 08:38 | Cal State Northridge | Dikembe Abdulaziz makes the 2nd free throw | 13-13 |
| 08:24 | Louisiana State | Jason Cannon misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 13-13 |
| 08:23 | Cal State Northridge | Dikembe Abdulaziz snags the defensive board | 13-13 |
| 08:19 | Cal State Northridge | Don Sam loses the ball out of bounds | 13-13 |
| 08:04 | Louisiana State | Fred Price clanks a shot from the left block but the foul's on William Farrington - foul #1 on William Farrington, team foul #4 | 13-13 |
| 08:04 | Louisiana State | Fred Price makes the 1st free throw | 13-14 |
| 08:04 | Louisiana State | Fred Price makes the 2nd free throw | 13-15 |
| 07:52 | Cal State Northridge | Don Sam banks in the layup and he's hacked by James Fox - foul #2 on James Fox, team foul #7 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Edmund Jackson (C) James Fox | |
| 07:52 | Cal State Northridge | Don Sam misses the free throw | 15-15 |
| 07:52 | Louisiana State | Jason Cannon snags the defensive board | 15-15 |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Dikembe Abdulaziz (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Don Sam (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Farrington (fresh) PF - Dikembe Ahmed (fresh) 2 reb. C - Himeronim Cywinski (fresh) 1 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Steven Dodson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - William McCall (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Fred Price (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jason Cannon (fresh) C - Edmund Jackson (fresh) | |
| 07:32 | Louisiana State | Steven Dodson buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 15-18 |
| 07:17 | Cal State Northridge | William Farrington misses the shot from close range | 15-18 |
| 07:15 | Louisiana State | Fred Price grabs the defensive rebound | 15-18 |
| 07:10 | Louisiana State | Edmund Jackson is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Edmund Jackson, team foul #8 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Hans Stolarski (SG), Mickey Murry (PF), Ralph Smith (C) Don Sam, William Farrington, Dikembe Ahmed | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Keith Hardy (SF) Jason Cannon | |
| 06:54 | Cal State Northridge | Hans Stolarski's fadeaway is rejected by Keith Hardy | 15-18 |
| 06:52 | Cal State Northridge | The offensive rebound goes to Dikembe Abdulaziz | 15-18 |
| 06:47 | Cal State Northridge | Ralph Smith drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Dikembe Abdulaziz | 17-18 |
| 06:32 | Louisiana State | Steven Dodson connects on the jumper from the free throw line | 17-20 |
| 06:17 | Cal State Northridge | Mickey Murry connects on the floater from the free throw line | 19-20 |
| 06:05 | Louisiana State | William McCall is called for traveling | 19-20 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Steven Rose (SG), Dikembe Ahmed (PF) Dikembe Abdulaziz, Himeronim Cywinski | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Jason Cannon (SG), James Syverson (PF), Inek Malkowski (C) William McCall, Fred Price, Edmund Jackson | |
| 05:46 | Cal State Northridge | Steven Rose hits a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ralph Smith | 21-20 |
| 05:32 | Louisiana State | Keith Hardy misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 21-20 |
| 05:30 | Cal State Northridge | Hans Stolarski pulls down the rebound | 21-20 |
| 05:23 | Cal State Northridge | Hans Stolarski connects on the shot in the paint | 23-20 |
| 05:03 | Louisiana State | Jason Cannon is fouled on the floor by Mickey Murry - foul #1 on Mickey Murry, team foul #5 | 23-20 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Don Sam (SG), William Farrington (SF) Steven Rose, Ralph Smith | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 04:52 | Louisiana State | James Syverson lays it up and in and the foul's on Dikembe Ahmed - foul #1 on Dikembe Ahmed, team foul #6 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Nelson Rosado (C) Mickey Murry | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | William McCall (PG) Steven Dodson | |
| 04:52 | Louisiana State | James Syverson makes the free throw | 23-23 |
| 04:36 | Cal State Northridge | Hans Stolarski is hacked by Keith Hardy - foul #1 on Keith Hardy, team foul #9 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Louis Boyd (PF) Dikembe Ahmed | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Edmund Jackson (C) Inek Malkowski | |
| 04:36 | Cal State Northridge | Hans Stolarski makes the 1st free throw | 24-23 |
| 04:36 | Cal State Northridge | Hans Stolarski makes the 2nd free throw | 25-23 |
| 04:21 | Louisiana State | James Syverson can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 25-23 |
| 04:20 | Louisiana State | Jason Cannon pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-23 |
| 04:11 | Louisiana State | James Syverson buries a 3 from straight away set up by Jason Cannon | 25-26 |
| 03:58 | Cal State Northridge | William Farrington is fouled on the floor by Keith Hardy - foul #2 on Keith Hardy, team foul #10 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Dikembe Abdulaziz (PG), Himeronim Cywinski (PF) Hans Stolarski, Louis Boyd | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Thomas Arnold (PG), Joshua McDonald (SG), Fred Price (SF), James Fox (C) William McCall, Jason Cannon, Keith Hardy, Edmund Jackson | |
| 03:58 | Cal State Northridge | William Farrington misses the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 03:58 | Cal State Northridge | William Farrington misses the 2nd free throw | 25-26 |
| 03:58 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to James Syverson | 25-26 |
| 03:48 | Louisiana State | Fred Price makes the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Joshua McDonald | 25-28 |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Dikembe Abdulaziz (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Don Sam (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Farrington (fresh) PF - Himeronim Cywinski (fresh) 1 pts. 2 blk. C - Nelson Rosado (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Thomas Arnold (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joshua McDonald (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Fred Price (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Syverson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - James Fox (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:32 | Cal State Northridge | Don Sam misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 25-28 |
| 03:30 | Louisiana State | James Fox grabs the board | 25-28 |
| 03:26 | Louisiana State | James Syverson is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on James Syverson, team foul #11 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Dikembe Ahmed (PF), Ralph Smith (C) Himeronim Cywinski, Nelson Rosado | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | William McCall (SF) James Syverson | |
| 02:58 | Cal State Northridge | Dikembe Ahmed misses the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Fred Price - foul #1 on Fred Price, team foul #12 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Himeronim Cywinski (SF) William Farrington | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 02:58 | Cal State Northridge | Dikembe Ahmed makes the 1st free throw | 26-28 |
| 02:58 | Cal State Northridge | Dikembe Ahmed makes the 2nd free throw | 27-28 |
| 02:48 | Louisiana State | Fred Price can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 27-28 |
| 02:46 | Cal State Northridge | Himeronim Cywinski grabs the board | 27-28 |
| 02:42 | Cal State Northridge | Don Sam makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Dikembe Abdulaziz | 30-28 |
| 02:22 | Louisiana State | Thomas Arnold is whistled for a carry | 30-28 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Hans Stolarski (SG), Mickey Murry (C) Don Sam, Ralph Smith | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Steven Dodson (PG), Jason Cannon (PF) Thomas Arnold, William McCall | |
| 02:04 | Cal State Northridge | Dikembe Abdulaziz can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 30-28 |
| 02:03 | Louisiana State | Jason Cannon grabs the board | 30-28 |
| 01:57 | Louisiana State | Fred Price comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 30-28 |
| 01:56 | Cal State Northridge | Himeronim Cywinski gets the rebound | 30-28 |
| 01:39 | Cal State Northridge | Hans Stolarski knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Dikembe Abdulaziz | 32-28 |
| 01:32 | Louisiana State | Joshua McDonald misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-28 |
| 01:30 | Cal State Northridge | Himeronim Cywinski grabs the defensive rebound | 32-28 |
| 01:11 | Cal State Northridge | Himeronim Cywinski connects on the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Hans Stolarski and he's hacked by Steven Dodson - foul #1 on Steven Dodson, team foul #13 | 34-28 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Steven Rose (SG), William Farrington (SF), Ralph Smith (C) Dikembe Abdulaziz, Dikembe Ahmed, Mickey Murry | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | William McCall (SG), Keith Hardy (SF), James Syverson (PF), Edmund Jackson (C) Joshua McDonald, Fred Price, Jason Cannon, James Fox | |
| 01:11 | Cal State Northridge | Himeronim Cywinski makes the free throw | 35-28 |
| 00:53 | Louisiana State | William McCall hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Syverson | 35-30 |
| 00:35 | Cal State Northridge | Himeronim Cywinski lays it up and in on a great pass from William Farrington | 37-30 |
| 00:13 | Louisiana State | James Syverson hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 37-30 |
| 00:11 | Louisiana State | Edmund Jackson tips it in | 37-32 |
| 00:05 | Cal State Northridge | Himeronim Cywinski is whistled for traveling | 37-32 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Don Sam (SG), Mickey Murry (PF), Nelson Rosado (C) Hans Stolarski, Himeronim Cywinski, Ralph Smith | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Thomas Arnold (PG) Steven Dodson | |
| 00:01 | Louisiana State | William McCall hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-32 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana State | The clock runs out | 37-32 |