| Lineup | LSU | PG - Matthew Woodburn (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Tadlock (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Boyd Knepper (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Woodrow Harvey (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Geiger (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Matt Setliff (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Yuri Grabski (fresh) 4 pts. SF - William Ownby (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terry Kent (fresh) C - Karl Ventura (fresh) 12 pts. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Boyd Knepper inbounds the ball | 32-26 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:31 | LSU | Gary Tadlock's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-26 |
| Subs | LSU | Preston Montez (SG), John Hollifield (SF) Gary Tadlock, Boyd Knepper | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 19:16 | UMass | William Ownby connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 32-28 |
| 18:54 | LSU | Preston Montez misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-28 |
| 18:53 | UMass | William Ownby gets the rebound | 32-28 |
| 18:42 | UMass | Karl Ventura lays it up and in on a nice dish by Terry Kent and the foul's on Matthew Woodburn - foul #1 on Matthew Woodburn, team foul #1 | 32-30 |
| Subs | LSU | Isaiah Bangert (SF) John Hollifield | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 18:42 | UMass | Karl Ventura makes the free throw | 32-31 |
| 18:40 | LSU | Matt Setliff is called for the reach on Matthew Woodburn in the backcourt - foul #1 on Matt Setliff, team foul #1 | 32-31 |
| 18:20 | LSU | Woodrow Harvey misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 32-31 |
| 18:18 | LSU | Woodrow Harvey pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-31 |
| 17:50 | LSU | Woodrow Harvey hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 32-31 |
| 17:49 | UMass | Yuri Grabski gets the rebound | 32-31 |
| 17:35 | UMass | William Ownby misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Matthew Woodburn - foul #2 on Matthew Woodburn, team foul #2 | 32-31 |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Tadlock (SG), John Hollifield (SF) Matthew Woodburn, Isaiah Bangert | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 17:35 | UMass | William Ownby makes the 1st free throw | 32-32 |
| 17:35 | UMass | William Ownby makes the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 17:09 | LSU | Gary Tadlock knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Preston Montez | 35-33 |
| 16:48 | UMass | Karl Ventura is whistled for traveling | 35-33 |
| Subs | LSU | Matthew Woodburn (PG), Boyd Knepper (SF) Gary Tadlock, John Hollifield | |
| Subs | UMass | Howard Halsted (SF) William Ownby | |
| 16:19 | LSU | Boyd Knepper misses the lay-in | 35-33 |
| 16:17 | UMass | Karl Ventura gets the rebound | 35-33 |
| 16:13 | UMass | Matt Setliff is fouled in the backcourt by Matthew Woodburn - foul #3 on Matthew Woodburn, team foul #3 | 35-33 |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Tadlock (SG), John Hollifield (SF), Isaiah Bangert (PF) Matthew Woodburn, Boyd Knepper, Woodrow Harvey | |
| Subs | UMass | James Young (PG), Stefan Costa (SG), Emilio Garcia (C) Matt Setliff, Yuri Grabski, Karl Ventura | |
| 16:04 | UMass | Robert Geiger steals the ball from Emilio Garcia | 35-33 |
| 15:44 | LSU | Robert Geiger can't connect on a runner from the left block | 35-33 |
| 15:42 | UMass | Stefan Costa grabs the defensive rebound | 35-33 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Preston Montez (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gary Tadlock (fresh) 8 pts. SF - John Hollifield (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Isaiah Bangert (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Geiger (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - James Young (fresh) 2 stl. SG - Stefan Costa (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Howard Halsted (fresh) PF - Terry Kent (fairly fresh) C - Emilio Garcia (fresh) | |
| 15:25 | UMass | Howard Halsted misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 35-33 |
| 15:24 | LSU | Robert Geiger pulls down the rebound | 35-33 |
| 14:55 | LSU | Robert Geiger hits a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Gary Tadlock | 37-33 |
| 14:37 | UMass | Stefan Costa misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 37-33 |
| 14:35 | LSU | Robert Geiger pulls down the rebound | 37-33 |
| 14:11 | LSU | Robert Geiger works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 37-33 |
| 14:09 | UMass | The rebound goes to Stefan Costa | 37-33 |
| 13:51 | UMass | Howard Halsted's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Geiger | 37-33 |
| 13:50 | UMass | Emilio Garcia grabs the offensive board | 37-33 |
| 13:31 | UMass | Howard Halsted buries a shot from the right wing | 37-35 |
| 13:08 | LSU | The jumper by Robert Geiger is denied by Emilio Garcia | 37-35 |
| 13:07 | UMass | Terry Kent grabs the board | 37-35 |
| 12:50 | UMass | Howard Halsted is hacked by Preston Montez - foul #3 on Preston Montez, team foul #4 | 37-35 |
| Subs | LSU | Matthew Woodburn (PG), Boyd Knepper (SF), Woodrow Harvey (PF) Gary Tadlock, John Hollifield, Isaiah Bangert | |
| Subs | UMass | Matt Setliff (PG), Yuri Grabski (SG), William Ownby (SF), Hipolito Bruno (PF), Karl Ventura (C) James Young, Stefan Costa, Howard Halsted, Terry Kent, Emilio Garcia | |
| 12:33 | UMass | Yuri Grabski clanks a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Matthew Woodburn - foul #4 on Matthew Woodburn, team foul #5 | 37-35 |
| 12:33 | UMass | Yuri Grabski makes the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 12:33 | UMass | Yuri Grabski misses the 2nd free throw | 37-36 |
| 12:33 | LSU | Robert Geiger snags the defensive board | 37-36 |
| 12:29 | LSU | Boyd Knepper blows the layup | 37-36 |
| 12:27 | LSU | Woodrow Harvey misses the tip | 37-36 |
| 12:26 | UMass | Hipolito Bruno gets the rebound | 37-36 |
| 12:21 | UMass | Hipolito Bruno misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-36 |
| 12:20 | LSU | Robert Geiger gets the rebound | 37-36 |
| 11:56 | LSU | Robert Geiger travels with the ball | 37-36 |
| 11:35 | UMass | Matt Setliff is whistled for traveling | 37-36 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Matthew Woodburn (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Preston Montez (tiring) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Boyd Knepper (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Woodrow Harvey (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. C - Robert Geiger (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Matt Setliff (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Yuri Grabski (fresh) 5 pts. SF - William Ownby (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Hipolito Bruno (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Karl Ventura (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:13 | LSU | Boyd Knepper misses short on an open jumpshot from the left side | 37-36 |
| 11:12 | UMass | William Ownby gets the rebound | 37-36 |
| 10:48 | UMass | William Ownby can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-36 |
| 10:46 | LSU | Robert Geiger grabs the defensive rebound | 37-36 |
| 10:27 | LSU | Matthew Woodburn buries a jumper from the right side set up by Robert Geiger out of the doubleteam and he's hacked by Matt Setliff - foul #2 on Matt Setliff, team foul #2 | 39-36 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | UMass | Terry Kent (PF) Hipolito Bruno | |
| 10:27 | LSU | Matthew Woodburn makes the free throw | 40-36 |
| 10:12 | UMass | The short jumper by William Ownby is denied by Robert Geiger | 40-36 |
| 10:10 | UMass | William Ownby tips it home | 40-38 |
| 09:51 | LSU | Woodrow Harvey misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 40-38 |
| 09:49 | LSU | Woodrow Harvey hits the follow up shot | 42-38 |
| 09:43 | UMass | Karl Ventura comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 42-38 |
| 09:42 | LSU | Woodrow Harvey pulls down the rebound | 42-38 |
| 09:19 | LSU | Karl Ventura takes the ball from Preston Montez | 42-38 |
| 09:07 | UMass | Robert Geiger swats the layup by Yuri Grabski | 42-38 |
| 09:05 | LSU | Robert Geiger grabs the defensive rebound | 42-38 |
| 08:43 | LSU | Boyd Knepper scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Matthew Woodburn | 44-38 |
| 08:31 | UMass | Karl Ventura blows the layup | 44-38 |
| 08:29 | LSU | Woodrow Harvey snags the defensive board | 44-38 |
| 08:05 | LSU | Preston Montez is hacked by William Ownby - foul #2 on William Ownby, team foul #3 | 44-38 |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Tadlock (SG), John Hollifield (SF) Preston Montez, Boyd Knepper | |
| Subs | UMass | James Young (PG), Stefan Costa (SG), Howard Halsted (SF), Emilio Garcia (C) Matt Setliff, Yuri Grabski, William Ownby, Karl Ventura | |
| 07:42 | LSU | Gary Tadlock can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 44-38 |
| 07:40 | LSU | Woodrow Harvey hits the follow up shot | 46-38 |
| 07:25 | UMass | Howard Halsted clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-38 |
| 07:23 | LSU | Gary Tadlock grabs the board | 46-38 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Matthew Woodburn (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Gary Tadlock (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Hollifield (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Woodrow Harvey (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 13 reb. C - Robert Geiger (tiring) 9 pts. 10 reb. 5 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - James Young (fresh) 2 stl. SG - Stefan Costa (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SF - Howard Halsted (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Terry Kent (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Emilio Garcia (fresh) | |
| 07:00 | LSU | Gary Tadlock knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Matthew Woodburn | 49-38 |
| 06:48 | UMass | Howard Halsted scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-41 |
| 06:22 | LSU | Woodrow Harvey hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Stefan Costa - foul #2 on Stefan Costa, team foul #4 | 51-41 |
| Subs | LSU | Preston Montez (PG), Isaiah Bangert (SF) Matthew Woodburn, John Hollifield | |
| Subs | UMass | Matt Setliff (PG), Yuri Grabski (SG), Hipolito Bruno (PF), Karl Ventura (C) James Young, Stefan Costa, Terry Kent, Emilio Garcia | |
| 06:22 | LSU | Woodrow Harvey makes the free throw | 52-41 |
| 06:11 | UMass | Isaiah Bangert is called for the reach on Howard Halsted - foul #2 on Isaiah Bangert, team foul #6 | 52-41 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | UMass | William Ownby (SF) Howard Halsted | |
| 05:49 | UMass | Hipolito Bruno misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Woodrow Harvey - foul #2 on Woodrow Harvey, team foul #7 | 52-41 |
| Subs | LSU | Boyd Knepper (SF) Robert Geiger | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 05:49 | UMass | Hipolito Bruno makes the 1st free throw | 52-42 |
| 05:49 | UMass | Hipolito Bruno makes the 2nd free throw | 52-43 |
| 05:28 | LSU | Gary Tadlock misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-43 |
| 05:26 | UMass | William Ownby grabs the board | 52-43 |
| 05:13 | UMass | Yuri Grabski is hacked by Preston Montez - foul #4 on Preston Montez, team foul #8 | 52-43 |
| Subs | LSU | Matthew Woodburn (PG), Robert Geiger (C) Gary Tadlock, Boyd Knepper | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 05:13 | UMass | Yuri Grabski makes the 1st free throw | 52-44 |
| 05:13 | UMass | Yuri Grabski misses the 2nd free throw | 52-44 |
| 05:13 | LSU | Woodrow Harvey grabs the defensive rebound | 52-44 |
| 04:52 | LSU | Woodrow Harvey connects on the floater from just outside the lane | 54-44 |
| 04:37 | UMass | Robert Geiger steps in front of the Karl Ventura pass | 54-44 |
| 04:10 | LSU | Robert Geiger misses long on a 3 from straight away | 54-44 |
| 04:09 | UMass | The rebound goes to William Ownby | 54-44 |
| 04:00 | UMass | Karl Ventura clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 54-44 |
| 03:58 | LSU | The rebound goes to Matthew Woodburn | 54-44 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:34 | LSU | Isaiah Bangert knocks in the jumper from the left block and he's hacked by Matt Setliff - foul #3 on Matt Setliff, team foul #5 | 56-44 |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Tadlock (SG), John Hollifield (SF), Bernard Mullins (C) Matthew Woodburn, Woodrow Harvey, Robert Geiger | |
| Subs | UMass | James Young (PG), Stefan Costa (SG), Howard Halsted (SF), Terry Kent (PF), Emilio Garcia (C) Matt Setliff, Yuri Grabski, William Ownby, Hipolito Bruno, Karl Ventura | |
| 03:34 | LSU | Isaiah Bangert makes the free throw | 57-44 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:22 | UMass | James Young's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-44 |
| Subs | LSU | Christopher Lisle (SG) Gary Tadlock | |
| Subs | UMass | Alphonse Ricci (PF) Terry Kent | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Preston Montez (tiring) 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Christopher Lisle (fresh) SF - John Hollifield (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Isaiah Bangert (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Bernard Mullins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - James Young (fresh) 2 stl. SG - Stefan Costa (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SF - Howard Halsted (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Alphonse Ricci (fresh) C - Emilio Garcia (fresh) | |
| 03:02 | LSU | Bernard Mullins misses long on a floater near the basket | 57-44 |
| 03:00 | UMass | Stefan Costa gets the rebound | 57-44 |
| 02:51 | UMass | Howard Halsted makes the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from James Young | 57-46 |
| 02:31 | LSU | John Hollifield misses the easy open layup | 57-46 |
| 02:29 | LSU | Isaiah Bangert tips it home | 59-46 |
| 02:14 | UMass | Christopher Lisle steals the ball from Emilio Garcia | 59-46 |
| 01:52 | LSU | Stefan Costa steals the ball from Isaiah Bangert | 59-46 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:49 | UMass | James Young throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-46 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | UMass | Hipolito Bruno (PF) Alphonse Ricci | |
| 01:34 | LSU | Christopher Lisle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-46 |
| 01:16 | UMass | Howard Halsted comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-46 |
| 01:14 | UMass | James Young grabs the offensive rebound | 59-46 |
| 01:06 | UMass | Hipolito Bruno loses the dribble to John Hollifield | 59-46 |
| 00:47 | LSU | John Hollifield's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-46 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:43 | UMass | Christopher Lisle picks off the pass by Howard Halsted | 59-46 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:16 | LSU | Bernard Mullins blows the layup | 59-46 |
| 00:14 | LSU | Isaiah Bangert tips it back up and in | 61-46 |
| 00:10 | UMass | James Young hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-46 |
| 00:08 | LSU | The rebound goes to Isaiah Bangert | 61-46 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Preston Montez runs out the clock | 61-46 |