| Lineup | UMass | PG - James Watts (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Herschel Foreman (fresh) 10 pts. SF - James Sumpter (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Marcus Walker (fresh) C - Adrian Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Harry Adams (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Victor Pitt (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Adam Blacker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Walter Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Clifford Davidson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | UMass | James Sumpter inbounds the ball | 28-35 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:36 | UMass | Herschel Foreman misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-35 |
| 19:34 | LSU | The rebound goes to Clifford Davidson | 28-35 |
| 19:12 | LSU | Victor Pitt misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 28-35 |
| 19:10 | UMass | Adrian Robinson gets the rebound | 28-35 |
| 18:56 | UMass | Adrian Robinson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-35 |
| 18:37 | LSU | Adam Blacker scores on a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Harry Adams and he's hacked by Adrian Robinson - foul #2 on Adrian Robinson, team foul #1 | 28-37 |
| 18:37 | LSU | Adam Blacker makes the free throw | 28-38 |
| 18:21 | UMass | James Sumpter misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 28-38 |
| 18:20 | UMass | James Sumpter tips it in | 30-38 |
| 18:02 | LSU | Clifford Davidson misses the easy layup but the foul's on James Sumpter - foul #3 on James Sumpter, team foul #2 | 30-38 |
| Subs | UMass | Paul Yount (SF) James Sumpter | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 18:02 | LSU | Clifford Davidson misses the 1st free throw | 30-38 |
| 18:02 | LSU | Clifford Davidson makes the 2nd free throw | 30-39 |
| 17:44 | UMass | James Watts misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 30-39 |
| 17:42 | LSU | Victor Pitt grabs the defensive rebound | 30-39 |
| 17:23 | LSU | Victor Pitt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-39 |
| Subs | UMass | Lloyd Crain (SG) Herschel Foreman | |
| Subs | LSU | Predrag Ziemann (SF) Adam Blacker | |
| 17:08 | UMass | Adrian Robinson misses short on a shot from close range | 30-39 |
| 17:07 | LSU | Victor Pitt grabs the board | 30-39 |
| 16:54 | LSU | Harry Adams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-39 |
| Subs | UMass | William McEirath (PF), Joshua Harris (C) Marcus Walker, Adrian Robinson | |
| Subs | LSU | Edwin Murphy (PG), Robert Noland (SG), Manuel Lower (C) Harry Adams, Victor Pitt, Clifford Davidson | |
| 16:35 | UMass | Lloyd Crain scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by James Watts | 32-39 |
| 16:23 | LSU | Walter Williams comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Joshua Harris - foul #1 on Joshua Harris, team foul #3 | 32-39 |
| Subs | UMass | Herschel Foreman (PG) James Watts | |
| Subs | LSU | Adam Blacker (SF) Predrag Ziemann | |
| 16:23 | LSU | Walter Williams makes the 1st free throw | 32-40 |
| 16:23 | LSU | Walter Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 32-41 |
| 16:05 | UMass | Paul Yount drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Herschel Foreman | 35-41 |
| 15:46 | LSU | Manuel Lower is denied on a layup by Joshua Harris | 35-41 |
| 15:45 | UMass | Joshua Harris pulls down the rebound | 35-41 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Herschel Foreman (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lloyd Crain (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Paul Yount (fresh) 5 pts. PF - William McEirath (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joshua Harris (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Edwin Murphy (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Noland (fresh) SF - Adam Blacker (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Walter Williams (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Manuel Lower (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:33 | UMass | Herschel Foreman misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-41 |
| 15:31 | LSU | Manuel Lower snags the defensive board | 35-41 |
| 15:17 | LSU | Adam Blacker comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 35-41 |
| 15:16 | UMass | Joshua Harris snags the defensive board | 35-41 |
| 15:00 | UMass | Manuel Lower blocks the jumper by Herschel Foreman | 35-41 |
| 14:58 | LSU | Manuel Lower grabs the board | 35-41 |
| 14:39 | LSU | Robert Noland scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Edwin Murphy | 35-44 |
| 14:23 | UMass | Herschel Foreman makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Joshua Harris | 38-44 |
| 14:06 | LSU | Manuel Lower is whistled for a carry | 38-44 |
| Subs | UMass | Clement Howell (PG), James Watts (SG), James Sumpter (SF), Marcus Walker (PF), Adrian Robinson (C) Herschel Foreman, Lloyd Crain, Paul Yount, William McEirath, Joshua Harris | |
| Subs | LSU | Harry Adams (PG), Victor Pitt (SG), Predrag Ziemann (SF), Clifford Davidson (C) Edwin Murphy, Robert Noland, Adam Blacker, Manuel Lower | |
| 13:48 | UMass | Marcus Walker hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 38-44 |
| 13:47 | LSU | Walter Williams pulls down the rebound | 38-44 |
| 13:40 | LSU | Clifford Davidson is fouled on the floor by Adrian Robinson - foul #3 on Adrian Robinson, team foul #4 | 38-44 |
| 13:30 | LSU | James Sumpter takes the ball from Predrag Ziemann | 38-44 |
| 13:13 | UMass | Adrian Robinson hits the finger roll on a great pass from James Watts and the foul's on Predrag Ziemann - foul #2 on Predrag Ziemann, team foul #1 | 40-44 |
| 13:13 | UMass | Adrian Robinson makes the free throw | 41-44 |
| 12:49 | LSU | Walter Williams is by himself and knocks in the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Harry Adams | 41-46 |
| 12:34 | UMass | Adrian Robinson is fouled on the floor by Predrag Ziemann - foul #3 on Predrag Ziemann, team foul #2 | 41-46 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | LSU | Manuel Lower (PF) Walter Williams | |
| 12:14 | UMass | James Sumpter misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Predrag Ziemann - foul #4 on Predrag Ziemann, team foul #3 | 41-46 |
| Subs | UMass | Herschel Foreman (SG) Clement Howell | |
| Subs | LSU | Adam Blacker (SF) Predrag Ziemann | |
| 12:14 | UMass | James Sumpter misses the 1st free throw | 41-46 |
| 12:14 | UMass | James Sumpter makes the 2nd free throw | 42-46 |
| 12:01 | LSU | Manuel Lower misses the easy layup but the foul's on Marcus Walker - foul #2 on Marcus Walker, team foul #5 | 42-46 |
| 12:01 | LSU | Manuel Lower makes the 1st free throw | 42-47 |
| 12:01 | LSU | Manuel Lower makes the 2nd free throw | 42-48 |
| 11:48 | UMass | Herschel Foreman knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-48 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - James Watts (fresh) 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Herschel Foreman (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Sumpter (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. PF - Marcus Walker (fresh) C - Adrian Robinson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Harry Adams (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Victor Pitt (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Adam Blacker (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Manuel Lower (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Clifford Davidson (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:41 | LSU | Clifford Davidson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 45-48 |
| 11:39 | LSU | Manuel Lower snags the offensive board | 45-48 |
| 11:28 | LSU | Harry Adams misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-48 |
| 11:27 | UMass | The rebound goes to Adrian Robinson | 45-48 |
| 11:12 | UMass | Adrian Robinson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 45-48 |
| 11:11 | LSU | Clifford Davidson grabs the defensive rebound | 45-48 |
| 10:49 | LSU | Manuel Lower is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 45-48 |
| Subs | UMass | Clement Howell (PG), Paul Yount (SF), William McEirath (PF), Joshua Harris (C) James Watts, James Sumpter, Marcus Walker, Adrian Robinson | |
| Subs | LSU | Edwin Murphy (PG), Robert Noland (SG), Walter Williams (PF) Harry Adams, Victor Pitt, Manuel Lower | |
| 10:27 | UMass | Joshua Harris is fouled on the floor by Edwin Murphy - foul #2 on Edwin Murphy, team foul #4 | 45-48 |
| Subs | UMass | Lloyd Crain (SG) Herschel Foreman | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 10:09 | UMass | Lloyd Crain hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 45-48 |
| 10:07 | LSU | The rebound goes to Walter Williams | 45-48 |
| 09:52 | LSU | Adam Blacker hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 45-48 |
| 09:50 | LSU | Walter Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 45-48 |
| 09:37 | LSU | Walter Williams buries a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Edwin Murphy | 45-50 |
| 09:19 | UMass | Paul Yount misses long on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Adam Blacker - foul #2 on Adam Blacker, team foul #5 | 45-50 |
| Subs | UMass | James Watts (PG), Herschel Foreman (SG), Marcus Walker (PF), Adrian Robinson (C) Clement Howell, Lloyd Crain, William McEirath, Joshua Harris | |
| Subs | LSU | Harry Adams (PG), Victor Pitt (SG), Manuel Lower (C) Edwin Murphy, Robert Noland, Clifford Davidson | |
| 09:19 | UMass | Paul Yount makes the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 09:19 | UMass | Paul Yount makes the 2nd free throw | 47-50 |
| 08:57 | LSU | Victor Pitt knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Harry Adams | 47-53 |
| 08:41 | UMass | Marcus Walker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-53 |
| Subs | UMass | James Sumpter (SF) Paul Yount | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 08:20 | LSU | Walter Williams drills a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Harry Adams | 47-55 |
| 08:00 | UMass | Adrian Robinson misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 47-55 |
| 07:58 | LSU | Harry Adams snags the defensive board | 47-55 |
| 07:51 | LSU | Harry Adams connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Manuel Lower | 47-57 |
| 07:22 | UMass | Adrian Robinson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-57 |
| Subs | UMass | Clement Howell (PG), Lloyd Crain (SG), William McEirath (PF), Joshua Harris (C) James Watts, Herschel Foreman, Marcus Walker, Adrian Robinson | |
| Subs | LSU | Edwin Murphy (PG), Predrag Ziemann (SF), Clifford Davidson (C) Harry Adams, Adam Blacker, Manuel Lower | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Clement Howell (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Lloyd Crain (fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Sumpter (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. PF - William McEirath (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joshua Harris (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Edwin Murphy (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Victor Pitt (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SF - Predrag Ziemann (fresh) 1 pts. 4 pf. PF - Walter Williams (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. C - Clifford Davidson (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:09 | LSU | Edwin Murphy hits a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Predrag Ziemann | 47-59 |
| 06:55 | UMass | James Sumpter makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-59 |
| 06:40 | LSU | William McEirath is called for the reach on Walter Williams - foul #1 on William McEirath, team foul #6 | 50-59 |
| Subs | UMass | Paul Yount (SF) James Sumpter | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Noland (SG) Victor Pitt | |
| 06:22 | LSU | Walter Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-59 |
| Subs | UMass | James Watts (PG), Marcus Walker (PF), Adrian Robinson (C) Clement Howell, William McEirath, Joshua Harris | |
| Subs | LSU | Harry Adams (PG), Manuel Lower (PF) Edwin Murphy, Walter Williams | |
| 05:58 | UMass | Adrian Robinson makes the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Lloyd Crain | 52-59 |
| 05:48 | LSU | Robert Noland can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-59 |
| 05:46 | UMass | Paul Yount snags the defensive board | 52-59 |
| 05:38 | UMass | Paul Yount hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 52-59 |
| 05:37 | UMass | Marcus Walker tips it back up and in | 54-59 |
| 05:18 | LSU | Predrag Ziemann hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Paul Yount - foul #3 on Paul Yount, team foul #7 | 54-59 |
| Subs | UMass | Herschel Foreman (SG), James Sumpter (SF) Lloyd Crain, Paul Yount | |
| Subs | LSU | Victor Pitt (SG) Robert Noland | |
| 05:18 | LSU | Predrag Ziemann makes the 1st free throw | 54-60 |
| 05:18 | LSU | Predrag Ziemann makes the 2nd free throw | 54-61 |
| 05:05 | UMass | Adrian Robinson drills a runner in the paint set up by James Watts | 56-61 |
| 04:52 | LSU | Victor Pitt can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 56-61 |
| 04:51 | LSU | Harry Adams tips it but misses | 56-61 |
| 04:50 | UMass | Adrian Robinson snags the defensive board | 56-61 |
| 04:34 | UMass | James Watts hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Predrag Ziemann - foul #5 on Predrag Ziemann, team foul #6 | 56-61 |
| Subs | UMass | William McEirath (PF), Joshua Harris (C) Marcus Walker, Adrian Robinson | |
| Subs | LSU | Edwin Murphy (PG), Adam Blacker (SF), Walter Williams (PF) Harry Adams, Predrag Ziemann, Manuel Lower | |
| 04:34 | UMass | James Watts makes the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 04:34 | UMass | James Watts makes the 2nd free throw | 58-61 |
| 04:24 | LSU | Walter Williams hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Clifford Davidson | 58-63 |
| 04:19 | UMass | Herschel Foreman misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Edwin Murphy - foul #3 on Edwin Murphy, team foul #7 | 58-63 |
| Subs | UMass | Clement Howell (PG) James Watts | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 04:19 | UMass | Herschel Foreman makes the 1st free throw | 59-63 |
| 04:19 | UMass | Herschel Foreman makes the 2nd free throw | 60-63 |
| 04:00 | LSU | Victor Pitt misses the driving attempt in the paint | 60-63 |
| 03:58 | UMass | Herschel Foreman pulls down the rebound | 60-63 |
| 03:34 | UMass | James Sumpter misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 60-63 |
| 03:32 | UMass | Clement Howell tips it back up and in | 62-63 |
| 03:10 | LSU | Adam Blacker's pass is intercepted by James Sumpter | 62-63 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Clement Howell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Herschel Foreman (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Sumpter (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - William McEirath (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joshua Harris (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Edwin Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Victor Pitt (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SF - Adam Blacker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Walter Williams (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. C - Clifford Davidson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:50 | UMass | James Sumpter's floater is tipped away by Walter Williams | 62-63 |
| 02:48 | UMass | Clement Howell snags the offensive board | 62-63 |
| 02:48 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-63 |
| Subs | UMass | James Watts (PG), Marcus Walker (PF), Adrian Robinson (C) Clement Howell, William McEirath, Joshua Harris | |
| Subs | LSU | Harry Adams (PG), Manuel Lower (C) Edwin Murphy, Clifford Davidson | |
| 02:35 | UMass | James Sumpter connects on the jumper from the right block set up by James Watts | 64-63 |
| 02:17 | LSU | Manuel Lower is denied on a layup by Marcus Walker | 64-63 |
| 02:15 | UMass | Adrian Robinson gets the rebound | 64-63 |
| 02:11 | UMass | James Watts's pass is intercepted by Harry Adams in the backcourt | 64-63 |
| 02:09 | LSU | Harry Adams throws it down | 64-65 |
| 01:51 | UMass | James Sumpter misses the floater from the right side | 64-65 |
| 01:49 | LSU | Victor Pitt gets the rebound | 64-65 |
| 01:26 | LSU | Adam Blacker banks in the layup | 64-67 |
| 01:08 | UMass | Herschel Foreman clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 64-67 |
| 01:06 | UMass | Adrian Robinson misses the tip | 64-67 |
| 01:05 | LSU | Victor Pitt grabs the board | 64-67 |
| 00:50 | LSU | Manuel Lower's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-67 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | LSU | Clifford Davidson (C) Manuel Lower | |
| 00:27 | UMass | Harry Adams is called for the reach on James Watts - foul #2 on Harry Adams, team foul #8 | 64-67 |
| 00:27 | UMass | James Watts makes the 1st free throw | 65-67 |
| 00:27 | UMass | James Watts makes the 2nd free throw | 66-67 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:24 | LSU | Harry Adams is fouled in the backcourt by James Watts - foul #2 on James Watts, team foul #8 | 66-67 |
| 00:24 | LSU | Harry Adams makes the 1st free throw | 66-68 |
| 00:24 | LSU | Harry Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 66-69 |
| 00:18 | UMass | James Sumpter misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 66-69 |
| 00:17 | LSU | Clifford Davidson snags the defensive board | 66-69 |
| 00:15 | LSU | Clifford Davidson is fouled in the backcourt by James Watts - foul #3 on James Watts, team foul #9 | 66-69 |
| 00:15 | LSU | Clifford Davidson makes the 1st free throw | 66-70 |
| 00:15 | LSU | Clifford Davidson makes the 2nd free throw | 66-71 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:07 | UMass | James Watts buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 69-71 |
| 00:04 | LSU | Adam Blacker is fouled in the backcourt by Herschel Foreman - foul #1 on Herschel Foreman, team foul #10 | 69-71 |
| 00:04 | LSU | Adam Blacker makes the 1st free throw | 69-72 |
| 00:04 | LSU | Adam Blacker misses the 2nd free throw | 69-72 |
| 00:04 | UMass | Marcus Walker gets the rebound | 69-72 |
| 00:04 | UMass | UMass calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-72 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | UMass | James Watts misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 69-72 |