| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - Darin Gale (fresh) SG - Javier Pineda (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Michael Hillman (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Alvaro Lombardi (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - David Donaldson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Steven Dodson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joshua McDonald (fresh) SF - Keith Hardy (fresh) 9 pts. PF - James Syverson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Fox (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Hillman inbounds the ball | 27-31 |
| Game Plan | Cal Poly SLO | Cal Poly SLO is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Cal Poly SLO | Alvaro Lombardi scores on a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Darin Gale | 29-31 |
| 19:27 | Louisiana State | Keith Hardy knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Joshua McDonald and he's fouled by Darin Gale - foul #3 on Darin Gale, team foul #1 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Joseph Pearl (PG) Darin Gale | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 19:27 | Louisiana State | Keith Hardy makes the free throw | 29-34 |
| 19:09 | Cal Poly SLO | Javier Pineda buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Joseph Pearl | 32-34 |
| 18:51 | Louisiana State | James Syverson scores on a jumper from the right wing set up by Keith Hardy | 32-36 |
| 18:24 | Cal Poly SLO | Alvaro Lombardi misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 32-36 |
| 18:23 | Louisiana State | Joshua McDonald grabs the defensive rebound | 32-36 |
| 18:17 | Louisiana State | Keith Hardy drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Joshua McDonald | 32-39 |
| 17:56 | Cal Poly SLO | David Donaldson lays it in on a great pass from Javier Pineda | 34-39 |
| 17:51 | Louisiana State | Alvaro Lombardi swats the layup by Joshua McDonald | 34-39 |
| 17:50 | Cal Poly SLO | David Donaldson pulls down the rebound | 34-39 |
| 17:39 | Cal Poly SLO | James Fox is called for the reach on Javier Pineda - foul #2 on James Fox, team foul #1 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Thomas McLaurin (PF) Alvaro Lombardi | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Thomas Arnold (PG), William McCall (SG), Fred Price (SF), Jason Cannon (PF), Edmund Jackson (C) Steven Dodson, Joshua McDonald, Keith Hardy, James Syverson, James Fox | |
| 17:22 | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Hillman is whistled for a carry | 34-39 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Matthew Williams (PF), David Bonnet (C) Michael Hillman, David Donaldson | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 17:09 | Louisiana State | Jason Cannon clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-39 |
| 17:08 | Cal Poly SLO | Thomas McLaurin grabs the board | 34-39 |
| 16:51 | Cal Poly SLO | Javier Pineda misses the floater from the left wing | 34-39 |
| 16:50 | Louisiana State | Edmund Jackson grabs the board | 34-39 |
| 16:46 | Louisiana State | Thomas McLaurin denies the turnaround by William McCall | 34-39 |
| 16:45 | Cal Poly SLO | David Bonnet pulls down the rebound | 34-39 |
| 16:30 | Cal Poly SLO | Joseph Pearl makes the jumper from the right side set up by Thomas McLaurin | 36-39 |
| 16:09 | Louisiana State | William McCall makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Thomas Arnold | 36-42 |
| 15:45 | Cal Poly SLO | David Bonnet throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-42 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Darin Gale (PG), Jerry Sharp (SG), Michael Hillman (SF), Alvaro Lombardi (PF), David Donaldson (C) Joseph Pearl, Javier Pineda, Thomas McLaurin, Matthew Williams, David Bonnet | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Steven Dodson (PG), Joshua McDonald (SG), Keith Hardy (SF), James Syverson (PF), James Fox (C) Thomas Arnold, William McCall, Fred Price, Jason Cannon, Edmund Jackson | |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - Darin Gale (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jerry Sharp (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Michael Hillman (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Alvaro Lombardi (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - David Donaldson (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Steven Dodson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joshua McDonald (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Keith Hardy (fresh) 15 pts. PF - James Syverson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Fox (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Louisiana State | Steven Dodson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-42 |
| 15:09 | Cal Poly SLO | Darin Gale is fouled on the floor by James Fox - foul #3 on James Fox, team foul #2 | 36-42 |
| 14:51 | Cal Poly SLO | David Donaldson is whistled for traveling | 36-42 |
| 14:38 | Louisiana State | James Syverson misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 36-42 |
| 14:37 | Louisiana State | James Fox snags the offensive board | 36-42 |
| 14:28 | Louisiana State | Keith Hardy hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 36-42 |
| 14:27 | Cal Poly SLO | David Donaldson snags the defensive board | 36-42 |
| 14:10 | Cal Poly SLO | Alvaro Lombardi hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Hillman | 39-42 |
| 13:54 | Louisiana State | James Syverson misses the 3 from the right corner | 39-42 |
| 13:52 | Cal Poly SLO | The rebound goes to Jerry Sharp | 39-42 |
| 13:43 | Cal Poly SLO | Jerry Sharp misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 39-42 |
| 13:42 | Cal Poly SLO | David Donaldson gets the offensive rebound | 39-42 |
| 13:34 | Cal Poly SLO | The short jumper by Alvaro Lombardi is denied by James Syverson | 39-42 |
| 13:33 | Louisiana State | Keith Hardy pulls down the rebound | 39-42 |
| 13:28 | Louisiana State | Keith Hardy lays it in set up by Steven Dodson | 39-44 |
| 13:05 | Cal Poly SLO | Alvaro Lombardi blows the layup | 39-44 |
| 13:04 | Cal Poly SLO | David Donaldson grabs the offensive board | 39-44 |
| 12:45 | Cal Poly SLO | Alvaro Lombardi makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Jerry Sharp | 42-44 |
| 12:24 | Louisiana State | Steven Dodson is fouled on the floor by Darin Gale - foul #4 on Darin Gale, team foul #2 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Joseph Pearl (PG), Javier Pineda (SG), Thomas McLaurin (SF), Matthew Williams (PF), David Bonnet (C) Darin Gale, Jerry Sharp, Michael Hillman, Alvaro Lombardi, David Donaldson | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Thomas Arnold (PG), William McCall (SG), Fred Price (SF), Jason Cannon (PF), Edmund Jackson (C) Steven Dodson, Joshua McDonald, Keith Hardy, James Syverson, James Fox | |
| 12:11 | Louisiana State | Fred Price makes the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from William McCall | 42-46 |
| 11:48 | Cal Poly SLO | Javier Pineda makes the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by David Bonnet | 44-46 |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - Joseph Pearl (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Javier Pineda (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Thomas McLaurin (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Williams (fresh) C - David Bonnet (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Thomas Arnold (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - William McCall (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Fred Price (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jason Cannon (fresh) 3 pts. C - Edmund Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Louisiana State | Fred Price clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-46 |
| 11:33 | Cal Poly SLO | Thomas McLaurin snags the defensive board | 44-46 |
| 11:27 | Cal Poly SLO | David Bonnet connects on the floater in the paint | 46-46 |
| 11:11 | Louisiana State | Jason Cannon scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Edmund Jackson | 46-48 |
| 10:49 | Cal Poly SLO | Joseph Pearl knocks in the fadeaway from the left side | 48-48 |
| 10:27 | Louisiana State | Fred Price loses the dribble to Javier Pineda | 48-48 |
| 10:04 | Cal Poly SLO | Thomas McLaurin hits a pull-up jumper from the right side | 50-48 |
| 09:45 | Louisiana State | Jason Cannon hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but the foul's on David Bonnet - foul #1 on David Bonnet, team foul #3 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Jerry Sharp (PG), Michael Hillman (SF), Alvaro Lombardi (PF), David Donaldson (C) Joseph Pearl, Thomas McLaurin, Matthew Williams, David Bonnet | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Steven Dodson (PG), Keith Hardy (SF), James Syverson (PF), Inek Malkowski (C) Thomas Arnold, William McCall, Fred Price, Edmund Jackson | |
| 09:45 | Louisiana State | Jason Cannon makes the 1st free throw | 50-49 |
| 09:45 | Louisiana State | Jason Cannon makes the 2nd free throw | 50-50 |
| 09:25 | Cal Poly SLO | Steven Dodson steps in front of the Javier Pineda pass | 50-50 |
| 09:22 | Louisiana State | Steven Dodson lays it in | 50-52 |
| 09:06 | Cal Poly SLO | David Donaldson comes up short on the jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Inek Malkowski - foul #1 on Inek Malkowski, team foul #3 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Joshua McDonald (SG) Jason Cannon | |
| 09:06 | Cal Poly SLO | David Donaldson makes the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 09:06 | Cal Poly SLO | David Donaldson misses the 2nd free throw | 51-52 |
| 09:06 | Louisiana State | James Syverson pulls down the rebound | 51-52 |
| 09:00 | Louisiana State | Alvaro Lombardi steps in front of the Joshua McDonald pass | 51-52 |
| 08:43 | Cal Poly SLO | Javier Pineda drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Jerry Sharp | 53-52 |
| 08:22 | Louisiana State | James Syverson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-52 |
| 08:20 | Louisiana State | Steven Dodson snags the offensive board | 53-52 |
| 08:09 | Louisiana State | Joshua McDonald can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 53-52 |
| 08:08 | Louisiana State | Joshua McDonald pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-52 |
| 07:44 | Louisiana State | Joshua McDonald misses short on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Javier Pineda - foul #2 on Javier Pineda, team foul #4 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Darin Gale (PG), Joseph Pearl (SG), Thomas McLaurin (PF) Jerry Sharp, Javier Pineda, Alvaro Lombardi | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Fred Price (SF), James Fox (C) Keith Hardy, Inek Malkowski | |
| 07:44 | Louisiana State | Joshua McDonald makes the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 07:44 | Louisiana State | Joshua McDonald makes the 2nd free throw | 53-54 |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - Darin Gale (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Joseph Pearl (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Hillman (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Thomas McLaurin (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - David Donaldson (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Steven Dodson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joshua McDonald (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Fred Price (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Syverson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Fox (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:33 | Cal Poly SLO | Darin Gale is fouled on the floor by James Syverson - foul #3 on James Syverson, team foul #4 | 53-54 |
| 07:20 | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Hillman drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Thomas McLaurin | 56-54 |
| 06:52 | Louisiana State | Fred Price hits the finger roll set up by Joshua McDonald and he's fouled by Michael Hillman - foul #2 on Michael Hillman, team foul #5 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Matthew Williams (PF), David Bonnet (C) Michael Hillman, David Donaldson | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Thomas Arnold (PG), William McCall (SG), Jason Cannon (PF) Steven Dodson, Joshua McDonald, James Syverson | |
| 06:52 | Louisiana State | Fred Price makes the free throw | 56-57 |
| 06:31 | Cal Poly SLO | Joseph Pearl can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on William McCall - foul #1 on William McCall, team foul #5 | 56-57 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Alvaro Lombardi (PF) David Bonnet | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Keith Hardy (SF) Jason Cannon | |
| 06:31 | Cal Poly SLO | Joseph Pearl misses the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 06:31 | Cal Poly SLO | Joseph Pearl makes the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| 06:13 | Louisiana State | Keith Hardy hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-57 |
| 06:11 | Cal Poly SLO | Thomas McLaurin grabs the board | 57-57 |
| 06:01 | Cal Poly SLO | Alvaro Lombardi connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Joseph Pearl | 59-57 |
| 05:37 | Louisiana State | Fred Price misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 59-57 |
| 05:35 | Cal Poly SLO | Matthew Williams pulls down the rebound | 59-57 |
| 05:06 | Cal Poly SLO | Alvaro Lombardi makes the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Darin Gale and he's hacked by James Fox - foul #4 on James Fox, team foul #6 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Javier Pineda (SG), Michael Hillman (SF), David Donaldson (C) Joseph Pearl, Thomas McLaurin, Matthew Williams | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Steven Dodson (PG), Joshua McDonald (SG), James Syverson (PF), Edmund Jackson (C) Thomas Arnold, Keith Hardy, Fred Price, James Fox | |
| 05:06 | Cal Poly SLO | Alvaro Lombardi makes the free throw | 62-57 |
| 04:49 | Louisiana State | James Syverson buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane and the foul's on Michael Hillman - foul #3 on Michael Hillman, team foul #6 | 62-59 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Tony McNeel (PF) Alvaro Lombardi | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 04:49 | Louisiana State | James Syverson makes the free throw | 62-60 |
| 04:25 | Cal Poly SLO | David Donaldson scores on a floater from the left wing set up by Javier Pineda | 64-60 |
| 04:03 | Louisiana State | Steven Dodson knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from William McCall | 64-63 |
| 03:48 | Cal Poly SLO | Tony McNeel loses the dribble to Edmund Jackson | 64-63 |
| 03:42 | Louisiana State | Edmund Jackson loses the ball out of bounds | 64-63 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Joseph Pearl (PG), Thomas McLaurin (PF) Darin Gale, Tony McNeel | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Keith Hardy (SF) William McCall | |
| 03:30 | Cal Poly SLO | Thomas McLaurin buries a pull-up jumper from the right side | 66-63 |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - Joseph Pearl (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Javier Pineda (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SF - Michael Hillman (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. PF - Thomas McLaurin (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - David Donaldson (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Steven Dodson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joshua McDonald (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Keith Hardy (fresh) 17 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Syverson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Edmund Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Louisiana State | David Donaldson steals it from Edmund Jackson | 66-63 |
| 02:56 | Cal Poly SLO | Thomas McLaurin misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 66-63 |
| 02:55 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Joshua McDonald | 66-63 |
| 02:49 | Louisiana State | Edmund Jackson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by James Syverson and the foul's on David Donaldson - foul #1 on David Donaldson, team foul #7 | 66-65 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Alvaro Lombardi (PF) Thomas McLaurin | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Thomas Arnold (PG), Jason Cannon (SG), Fred Price (PF) Steven Dodson, Joshua McDonald, James Syverson | |
| 02:49 | Louisiana State | Edmund Jackson misses the free throw | 66-65 |
| 02:49 | Cal Poly SLO | David Donaldson pulls down the rebound | 66-65 |
| 02:28 | Cal Poly SLO | Alvaro Lombardi misses long on a floater from the right side | 66-65 |
| 02:27 | Cal Poly SLO | Alvaro Lombardi tips it in | 68-65 |
| 02:27 | Louisiana State | Louisiana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-65 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Darin Gale (PG) Joseph Pearl | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Steven Dodson (PG), Joshua McDonald (SG), James Syverson (PF), James Fox (C) Thomas Arnold, Jason Cannon, Fred Price, Edmund Jackson | |
| 02:08 | Louisiana State | Joshua McDonald buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Keith Hardy | 68-68 |
| 01:44 | Cal Poly SLO | Alvaro Lombardi misses badly on a shot near the basket | 68-68 |
| 01:43 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to James Fox | 68-68 |
| 01:38 | Louisiana State | Keith Hardy misses the 3 from the right wing | 68-68 |
| 01:37 | Cal Poly SLO | David Donaldson gets the rebound | 68-68 |
| 01:28 | Cal Poly SLO | Darin Gale's pass is intercepted by James Fox | 68-68 |
| 01:16 | Louisiana State | Joshua McDonald misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 68-68 |
| 01:14 | Louisiana State | Steven Dodson misses the tip | 68-68 |
| 01:13 | Cal Poly SLO | The rebound goes to Michael Hillman | 68-68 |
| 00:52 | Cal Poly SLO | Javier Pineda misses long on a floater from the left wing | 68-68 |
| 00:50 | Louisiana State | James Fox snags the defensive board | 68-68 |
| 00:46 | Louisiana State | Steven Dodson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 68-68 |
| 00:44 | Cal Poly SLO | Javier Pineda grabs the board | 68-68 |
| Game Plan | Cal Poly SLO | Cal Poly SLO is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:19 | Cal Poly SLO | David Donaldson drills a floater in the lane | 70-68 |
| 00:09 | Louisiana State | Keith Hardy comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 70-68 |
| 00:08 | Louisiana State | James Fox gets the offensive rebound | 70-68 |
| 00:06 | Louisiana State | James Fox's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 70-68 |
| Game Plan | Cal Poly SLO | Cal Poly SLO is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:03 | Cal Poly SLO | Steven Dodson is called for the reach on Darin Gale in the backcourt - foul #2 on Steven Dodson, team foul #7 | 70-68 |
| 00:03 | Cal Poly SLO | Darin Gale makes the 1st free throw | 71-68 |
| 00:03 | Cal Poly SLO | Darin Gale makes the 2nd free throw | 72-68 |
| Game Plan | Cal Poly SLO | Cal Poly SLO is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Louisiana State | Joshua McDonald misses the halfcourt shot | 72-68 |