| Lineup | UMass | PG - James Watts (fresh) SG - Herschel Foreman (fresh) SF - Marcus Walker (fresh) PF - James Todd (fresh) C - Joshua Harris (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Harry Adams (fresh) SG - Edwin Murphy (fresh) SF - Adam Blacker (fresh) PF - Andrew Dement (fresh) C - Manuel Lower (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Joshua Harris wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:53 | UMass | James Watts misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:51 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to James Watts | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | UMass | Marcus Walker scores on a floater from close range set up by James Watts | 2-0 |
| 19:17 | LSU | Manuel Lower knocks in the floater in the lane and he's hacked by James Todd - foul #1 on James Todd, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 19:17 | LSU | Manuel Lower misses the free throw | 2-2 |
| 19:17 | UMass | The rebound goes to James Todd | 2-2 |
| 19:13 | UMass | Marcus Walker misses the easy layup | 2-2 |
| 19:11 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to James Todd | 2-2 |
| 19:04 | UMass | Edwin Murphy is called for the reach on James Watts - foul #1 on Edwin Murphy, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:53 | UMass | Andrew Dement steps in front of the Herschel Foreman pass | 2-2 |
| 18:35 | LSU | Adam Blacker hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 18:33 | UMass | James Watts snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 18:26 | UMass | Herschel Foreman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 2-2 |
| 18:24 | LSU | The rebound goes to Harry Adams | 2-2 |
| 17:58 | LSU | Andrew Dement hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by James Todd - foul #2 on James Todd, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| Subs | UMass | Louie Stearns (PF) James Todd | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 17:58 | LSU | Andrew Dement makes the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 17:58 | LSU | Andrew Dement misses the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 17:58 | UMass | Louie Stearns snags the defensive board | 2-3 |
| 17:35 | UMass | Joshua Harris misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 2-3 |
| 17:34 | UMass | Louie Stearns tips it but misses | 2-3 |
| 17:33 | LSU | Harry Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 17:09 | LSU | Edwin Murphy comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 2-3 |
| 17:07 | UMass | Marcus Walker snags the defensive board | 2-3 |
| 16:52 | UMass | Louie Stearns misses badly on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Manuel Lower - foul #1 on Manuel Lower, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| 16:52 | UMass | Louie Stearns makes the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 16:52 | UMass | Louie Stearns makes the 2nd free throw | 4-3 |
| 16:31 | LSU | Adam Blacker clanks a jumper from the left side | 4-3 |
| 16:29 | LSU | Andrew Dement grabs the offensive rebound | 4-3 |
| 16:00 | LSU | Andrew Dement is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Andrew Dement, team foul #3 | 4-3 |
| Subs | UMass | Clement Howell (PG), Lloyd Crain (SG), Nicholas Kroeker (SF), Lawrence Weaver (C) James Watts, Herschel Foreman, Marcus Walker, Joshua Harris | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Noland (SF), Predrag Ziemann (PF), Genaro Greco (C) Adam Blacker, Andrew Dement, Manuel Lower | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Clement Howell (fresh) SG - Lloyd Crain (fresh) SF - Nicholas Kroeker (fresh) PF - Louie Stearns (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Lawrence Weaver (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Harry Adams (fresh) SG - Edwin Murphy (fresh) SF - Robert Noland (fresh) PF - Predrag Ziemann (fresh) C - Genaro Greco (fresh) | |
| 15:50 | UMass | Nicholas Kroeker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 4-3 |
| 15:48 | LSU | The rebound goes to Genaro Greco | 4-3 |
| 15:22 | LSU | Harry Adams can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 4-3 |
| 15:21 | UMass | The rebound goes to Nicholas Kroeker | 4-3 |
| 15:16 | UMass | Lloyd Crain makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Clement Howell | 7-3 |
| 15:04 | LSU | Harry Adams buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Noland | 7-6 |
| 14:48 | UMass | Louie Stearns knocks in the shot from the right side on a great pass from Clement Howell and he's fouled by Predrag Ziemann - foul #1 on Predrag Ziemann, team foul #4 | 9-6 |
| Subs | UMass | James Watts (PG), Marcus Walker (SF), Joshua Harris (C) Clement Howell, Nicholas Kroeker, Lawrence Weaver | |
| Subs | LSU | Christopher Lord (SG), Adam Blacker (SF), Andrew Dement (PF), Manuel Lower (C) Harry Adams, Edwin Murphy, Predrag Ziemann, Genaro Greco | |
| 14:48 | UMass | Louie Stearns makes the free throw | 10-6 |
| 14:35 | LSU | Christopher Lord hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 10-6 |
| 14:33 | LSU | Manuel Lower tips it in | 10-8 |
| 14:27 | UMass | James Watts buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Louie Stearns | 13-8 |
| 14:20 | LSU | James Watts steals the ball from Robert Noland in the backcourt | 13-8 |
| 14:18 | UMass | Marcus Walker dunks the ball on a great pass from James Watts | 15-8 |
| 14:00 | LSU | Robert Noland misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 15-8 |
| 13:58 | UMass | Marcus Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 15-8 |
| 13:51 | UMass | Joshua Harris makes the floater in the lane | 17-8 |
| 13:36 | LSU | Adam Blacker is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Adam Blacker, team foul #5 | 17-8 |
| Subs | UMass | Herschel Foreman (SG), Nicholas Kroeker (SF) Lloyd Crain, Louie Stearns | |
| Subs | LSU | Harry Adams (PG), Edwin Murphy (SG) Robert Noland, Christopher Lord | |
| 13:26 | UMass | Herschel Foreman knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Nicholas Kroeker | 20-8 |
| 13:03 | LSU | Marcus Walker is called for the reach on Manuel Lower - foul #1 on Marcus Walker, team foul #3 | 20-8 |
| Subs | UMass | Clement Howell (PG), Lawrence Weaver (C) James Watts, Marcus Walker | |
| Subs | LSU | Predrag Ziemann (PF) Andrew Dement | |
| 12:41 | LSU | Harry Adams can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 20-8 |
| 12:39 | UMass | Herschel Foreman grabs the board | 20-8 |
| 12:15 | UMass | Herschel Foreman works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 20-8 |
| 12:13 | LSU | Predrag Ziemann gets the rebound | 20-8 |
| 11:55 | LSU | Harry Adams knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Edwin Murphy | 20-11 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Clement Howell (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Herschel Foreman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Nicholas Kroeker (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Joshua Harris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Lawrence Weaver (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Harry Adams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Edwin Murphy (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Adam Blacker (fairly fresh) PF - Predrag Ziemann (fresh) C - Manuel Lower (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:36 | UMass | Herschel Foreman splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 23-11 |
| 11:14 | LSU | Edwin Murphy is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Edwin Murphy, team foul #6 | 23-11 |
| Subs | UMass | James Watts (PG), John Wilkerson (SF), Marcus Walker (PF) Clement Howell, Nicholas Kroeker, Joshua Harris | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Noland (PG), Christopher Lord (SG), Martin Ashley (SF), Andrew Dement (PF) Harry Adams, Edwin Murphy, Adam Blacker, Manuel Lower | |
| 10:58 | UMass | Lawrence Weaver misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 23-11 |
| 10:56 | LSU | Robert Noland pulls down the rebound | 23-11 |
| 10:34 | LSU | Robert Noland drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Christopher Lord | 23-13 |
| 10:19 | UMass | Herschel Foreman comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Christopher Lord - foul #1 on Christopher Lord, team foul #7 | 23-13 |
| Subs | UMass | Louie Stearns (PF), Joshua Harris (C) John Wilkerson, Lawrence Weaver | |
| Subs | LSU | Genaro Greco (C) Predrag Ziemann | |
| 10:19 | UMass | Herschel Foreman makes the 1st free throw | 24-13 |
| 10:19 | UMass | Herschel Foreman makes the 2nd free throw | 25-13 |
| 09:57 | LSU | Louie Stearns swats the shot by Andrew Dement | 25-13 |
| 09:56 | UMass | Louie Stearns pulls down the rebound | 25-13 |
| 09:37 | UMass | Herschel Foreman is hacked by Martin Ashley - foul #1 on Martin Ashley, team foul #8 | 25-13 |
| Subs | UMass | Nicholas Kroeker (SF) Joshua Harris | |
| Subs | LSU | Harry Adams (PG) Christopher Lord | |
| 09:37 | UMass | Herschel Foreman makes the 1st free throw | 26-13 |
| 09:37 | UMass | Herschel Foreman makes the 2nd free throw | 27-13 |
| 09:29 | LSU | Martin Ashley is hacked by James Watts - foul #1 on James Watts, team foul #4 | 27-13 |
| Subs | UMass | Lloyd Crain (SG) Herschel Foreman | |
| Subs | LSU | Adam Blacker (SF) Martin Ashley | |
| 09:17 | LSU | Adam Blacker hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Nicholas Kroeker - foul #1 on Nicholas Kroeker, team foul #5 | 27-15 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | LSU | Manuel Lower (C) Genaro Greco | |
| 09:17 | LSU | Adam Blacker makes the free throw | 27-16 |
| 09:00 | UMass | Lloyd Crain hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 27-16 |
| 08:58 | LSU | Adam Blacker gets the rebound | 27-16 |
| 08:41 | LSU | Manuel Lower is hacked by Nicholas Kroeker - foul #2 on Nicholas Kroeker, team foul #6 | 27-16 |
| Subs | UMass | Clement Howell (PG), John Wilkerson (SF), Lawrence Weaver (C) James Watts, Nicholas Kroeker, Louie Stearns | |
| Subs | LSU | Predrag Ziemann (PF) Andrew Dement | |
| 08:23 | LSU | Predrag Ziemann knocks in the floater near the basket | 27-18 |
| 08:12 | UMass | Marcus Walker misses the floater from the left wing | 27-18 |
| 08:10 | LSU | The rebound goes to Robert Noland | 27-18 |
| 07:53 | LSU | Predrag Ziemann misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 27-18 |
| 07:52 | UMass | The rebound goes to Lawrence Weaver | 27-18 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Clement Howell (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Lloyd Crain (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Wilkerson (fresh) PF - Marcus Walker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Lawrence Weaver (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Harry Adams (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Robert Noland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Adam Blacker (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Predrag Ziemann (fresh) 2 pts. C - Manuel Lower (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:35 | UMass | Adam Blacker is called for the reach on John Wilkerson - foul #2 on Adam Blacker, team foul #9 | 27-18 |
| Subs | UMass | James Watts (PG), Joshua Harris (PF) Clement Howell, Marcus Walker | |
| Subs | LSU | Christopher Lord (SG), Martin Ashley (SF), Genaro Greco (C) Robert Noland, Adam Blacker, Manuel Lower | |
| 07:35 | UMass | John Wilkerson misses the 1st free throw | 27-18 |
| 07:35 | LSU | Predrag Ziemann grabs the defensive rebound | 27-18 |
| 07:08 | LSU | Harry Adams hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 27-18 |
| 07:07 | LSU | Predrag Ziemann hits the follow up shot | 27-20 |
| 06:52 | UMass | Predrag Ziemann steals it from Lloyd Crain | 27-20 |
| 06:24 | LSU | Martin Ashley's floater is knocked away by Joshua Harris | 27-20 |
| 06:22 | UMass | The rebound goes to Lawrence Weaver | 27-20 |
| 06:15 | UMass | Lloyd Crain can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 27-20 |
| 06:14 | UMass | Joshua Harris pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-20 |
| 06:08 | UMass | Lloyd Crain misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 27-20 |
| 06:07 | LSU | Genaro Greco gets the rebound | 27-20 |
| 05:57 | LSU | Genaro Greco can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 27-20 |
| 05:55 | LSU | Harry Adams tips it back up and in | 27-22 |
| 05:46 | UMass | John Wilkerson's fadeaway is rejected by Predrag Ziemann | 27-22 |
| 05:44 | UMass | Lawrence Weaver can't tip it in | 27-22 |
| 05:43 | UMass | Joshua Harris tips it in | 29-22 |
| 05:17 | LSU | Genaro Greco can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Lloyd Crain - foul #1 on Lloyd Crain, team foul #7 | 29-22 |
| Subs | UMass | Clement Howell (PG), Herschel Foreman (SG), Marcus Walker (SF), Louie Stearns (PF) James Watts, Lloyd Crain, John Wilkerson, Lawrence Weaver | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Noland (SF), Manuel Lower (C) Martin Ashley, Predrag Ziemann | |
| 05:17 | LSU | Genaro Greco makes the 1st free throw | 29-23 |
| 05:17 | LSU | Genaro Greco makes the 2nd free throw | 29-24 |
| 05:05 | UMass | Genaro Greco is called for the reach on Louie Stearns - foul #1 on Genaro Greco, team foul #10 | 29-24 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | LSU | Andrew Dement (PF) Genaro Greco | |
| 05:05 | UMass | Louie Stearns makes the 1st free throw | 30-24 |
| 05:05 | UMass | Louie Stearns makes the 2nd free throw | 31-24 |
| 04:36 | LSU | Harry Adams hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Andrew Dement | 31-27 |
| 04:20 | UMass | Herschel Foreman makes the contested fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Marcus Walker | 33-27 |
| 04:00 | LSU | Manuel Lower is hacked by Joshua Harris - foul #1 on Joshua Harris, team foul #8 | 33-27 |
| Subs | UMass | James Watts (PG), Nicholas Kroeker (SF), James Todd (PF) Clement Howell, Louie Stearns, Joshua Harris | |
| Subs | LSU | Edwin Murphy (SG), Adam Blacker (SF) Harry Adams, Christopher Lord | |
| 04:00 | LSU | Manuel Lower makes the 1st free throw | 33-28 |
| 04:00 | LSU | Manuel Lower misses the 2nd free throw | 33-28 |
| 04:00 | UMass | Marcus Walker grabs the board | 33-28 |
| 03:47 | UMass | Nicholas Kroeker is called for traveling | 33-28 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - James Watts (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Herschel Foreman (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Nicholas Kroeker (fresh) 1 ast. PF - James Todd (fresh) 2 reb. C - Marcus Walker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Noland (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edwin Murphy (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Adam Blacker (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Andrew Dement (fresh) 1 pts. C - Manuel Lower (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 03:28 | LSU | Edwin Murphy is hacked by Nicholas Kroeker - foul #3 on Nicholas Kroeker, team foul #9 | 33-28 |
| Subs | UMass | Joshua Harris (C) Nicholas Kroeker | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 03:28 | LSU | Edwin Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 33-29 |
| 03:28 | LSU | Edwin Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 33-30 |
| 03:04 | UMass | Marcus Walker misses the driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Adam Blacker - foul #3 on Adam Blacker, team foul #11 | 33-30 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | LSU | Martin Ashley (SF) Adam Blacker | |
| 03:04 | UMass | Marcus Walker makes the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 03:04 | UMass | Marcus Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 35-30 |
| 02:42 | LSU | Martin Ashley hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 35-30 |
| 02:41 | UMass | The rebound goes to James Todd | 35-30 |
| 02:34 | UMass | James Watts clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-30 |
| 02:33 | UMass | Marcus Walker pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-30 |
| 02:19 | UMass | Herschel Foreman misses short on a jumper from the right side | 35-30 |
| 02:17 | UMass | Marcus Walker pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-30 |
| 01:59 | UMass | Manuel Lower steals it from Marcus Walker | 35-30 |
| 01:37 | LSU | Manuel Lower can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Joshua Harris - foul #2 on Joshua Harris, team foul #10 | 35-30 |
| Subs | UMass | Clement Howell (PG), Lloyd Crain (SG), John Wilkerson (SF), Lawrence Weaver (C) James Watts, Herschel Foreman, Marcus Walker, Joshua Harris | |
| Subs | LSU | Harry Adams (PG), Predrag Ziemann (PF) Robert Noland, Andrew Dement | |
| 01:37 | LSU | Manuel Lower makes the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 01:37 | LSU | Manuel Lower misses the 2nd free throw | 35-31 |
| 01:37 | UMass | Lawrence Weaver gets the rebound | 35-31 |
| 01:22 | UMass | James Todd misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Predrag Ziemann - foul #2 on Predrag Ziemann, team foul #12 | 35-31 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | LSU | Genaro Greco (C) Manuel Lower | |
| 01:22 | UMass | James Todd makes the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 01:22 | UMass | James Todd makes the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| 01:01 | LSU | Predrag Ziemann lays it in on a great pass from Harry Adams | 37-33 |
| 00:48 | UMass | Lawrence Weaver comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 37-33 |
| 00:46 | LSU | Predrag Ziemann grabs the board | 37-33 |
| 00:42 | LSU | Harry Adams can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-33 |
| 00:41 | UMass | James Todd gets the rebound | 37-33 |
| 00:36 | UMass | Lloyd Crain drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by John Wilkerson | 40-33 |
| 00:13 | LSU | Martin Ashley lays it in | 40-35 |
| 00:08 | UMass | Lloyd Crain clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away but he's hacked by Martin Ashley - foul #2 on Martin Ashley, team foul #13 | 40-35 |
| Subs | UMass | James Watts (PG), Marcus Walker (SF), Louie Stearns (PF), Joshua Harris (C) Clement Howell, John Wilkerson, James Todd, Lawrence Weaver | |
| Subs | LSU | Christopher Lord (SG), Robert Noland (SF) Edwin Murphy, Martin Ashley | |
| 00:08 | UMass | Lloyd Crain makes the 1st free throw | 41-35 |
| 00:08 | UMass | Lloyd Crain makes the 2nd free throw | 42-35 |
| 00:08 | UMass | Lloyd Crain misses the 3rd free throw | 42-35 |
| 00:08 | LSU | Predrag Ziemann grabs the board | 42-35 |
| 00:02 | LSU | Robert Noland hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 42-35 |
| 00:01 | UMass | The rebound goes to Marcus Walker | 42-35 |
| 00:00 | UMass | Marcus Walker clanks a fullcourt shot | 42-35 |