| Lineup | LSU | PG - Bryan Sutera (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Sweeney (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Jesse Hanna (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. C - Jessie Duke (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Michael Turner (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Roger Whetzel (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lyle Sprenger (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Erik Prettyman (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ruben Hudson (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Lyle Sprenger inbounds the ball | 24-28 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:36 | UMass | Ruben Hudson misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 24-28 |
| 19:34 | LSU | Jessie Duke snags the defensive board | 24-28 |
| 19:08 | LSU | Dikembe Ali knocks in the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Jesse Hanna | 26-28 |
| 18:52 | UMass | Roger Whetzel can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 26-28 |
| 18:51 | LSU | Bryan Sutera snags the defensive board | 26-28 |
| 18:46 | LSU | Bryan Sutera comes up short on the runner near the basket but he's hacked by Erik Prettyman - foul #1 on Erik Prettyman, team foul #1 | 26-28 |
| Subs | LSU | Ronnie Meyer (PF) Jesse Hanna | |
| Subs | UMass | James Flanagan (SG), Robert Claycomb (SF), Albert Brown (C) Roger Whetzel, Lyle Sprenger, Ruben Hudson | |
| 18:46 | LSU | Bryan Sutera misses the 1st free throw | 26-28 |
| 18:46 | LSU | Bryan Sutera makes the 2nd free throw | 27-28 |
| 18:22 | UMass | Albert Brown drills a floater in the lane on a nice dish by James Flanagan | 27-30 |
| 18:05 | LSU | Erik Prettyman steals it from Jessie Duke | 27-30 |
| 17:44 | UMass | Michael Turner hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 27-33 |
| 17:17 | LSU | John Sweeney misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Robert Claycomb - foul #1 on Robert Claycomb, team foul #2 | 27-33 |
| Subs | LSU | Peter Quintanilla (SF), Jesse Hanna (PF) Dikembe Ali, Jessie Duke | |
| Subs | UMass | Roger Whetzel (SG), Ruben Hudson (C) Michael Turner, Albert Brown | |
| 17:17 | LSU | John Sweeney misses the 1st free throw | 27-33 |
| 17:17 | LSU | John Sweeney makes the 2nd free throw | 28-33 |
| 16:57 | UMass | Robert Claycomb's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-33 |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Troup (PG) Bryan Sutera | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 16:34 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer misses badly on a floater from the left block | 28-33 |
| 16:32 | UMass | The rebound goes to Roger Whetzel | 28-33 |
| 16:20 | UMass | Ruben Hudson hits the finger roll | 28-35 |
| 15:54 | LSU | Ruben Hudson denies the turnaround by Peter Quintanilla | 28-35 |
| 15:52 | LSU | John Sweeney hits the follow up shot | 30-35 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Gary Troup (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Sweeney (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. SF - Peter Quintanilla (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jesse Hanna (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. C - Ronnie Meyer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - James Flanagan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roger Whetzel (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Claycomb (fairly fresh) PF - Erik Prettyman (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Ruben Hudson (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:23 | UMass | Erik Prettyman clanks a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Ronnie Meyer - foul #1 on Ronnie Meyer, team foul #1 | 30-35 |
| Subs | LSU | Bryan Sutera (PG), Dikembe Ali (SG), Jessie Duke (C) Gary Troup, Peter Quintanilla, Jesse Hanna | |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Turner (PG), Lyle Sprenger (SF) James Flanagan, Robert Claycomb | |
| 15:23 | UMass | Erik Prettyman misses the 1st free throw | 30-35 |
| 15:23 | UMass | Erik Prettyman misses the 2nd free throw | 30-35 |
| 15:23 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer snags the defensive board | 30-35 |
| 14:54 | LSU | Dikembe Ali clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-35 |
| 14:53 | UMass | Erik Prettyman pulls down the rebound | 30-35 |
| 14:37 | UMass | Michael Turner misses the 3 from the right corner | 30-35 |
| 14:36 | LSU | Jessie Duke gets the rebound | 30-35 |
| 14:11 | LSU | Jessie Duke throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-35 |
| Subs | LSU | Jesse Hanna (PF) Ronnie Meyer | |
| Subs | UMass | James Flanagan (SG), Albert Brown (PF) Roger Whetzel, Erik Prettyman | |
| 13:56 | UMass | Albert Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-35 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | UMass | Erik Prettyman (PF) Ruben Hudson | |
| 13:32 | LSU | Erik Prettyman steps in front of the Jesse Hanna pass | 30-35 |
| 13:22 | UMass | James Flanagan misses the 3 from straight away | 30-35 |
| 13:21 | LSU | Jesse Hanna pulls down the rebound | 30-35 |
| 13:01 | LSU | Jesse Hanna blows the layup but he's fouled by Michael Turner - foul #1 on Michael Turner, team foul #3 | 30-35 |
| Subs | LSU | Peter Quintanilla (SF), Ronnie Meyer (C) John Sweeney, Jessie Duke | |
| Subs | UMass | Roger Whetzel (SG), Robert Claycomb (SF), Ruben Hudson (C) James Flanagan, Lyle Sprenger, Erik Prettyman | |
| 13:01 | LSU | Jesse Hanna makes the 1st free throw | 31-35 |
| 13:01 | LSU | Jesse Hanna makes the 2nd free throw | 32-35 |
| 12:52 | UMass | Roger Whetzel misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 32-35 |
| 12:51 | UMass | Robert Claycomb hits the follow up shot | 32-37 |
| 12:28 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer is denied on a layup by Albert Brown | 32-37 |
| 12:26 | LSU | Dikembe Ali snags the offensive board | 32-37 |
| 12:06 | LSU | Jesse Hanna comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 32-37 |
| 12:05 | UMass | The rebound goes to Albert Brown | 32-37 |
| 11:58 | UMass | Michael Turner misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-37 |
| 11:57 | LSU | Jesse Hanna gets the rebound | 32-37 |
| 11:37 | LSU | Robert Claycomb is called for the reach on Jesse Hanna - foul #2 on Robert Claycomb, team foul #4 | 32-37 |
| Subs | LSU | John Sweeney (SF), Jessie Duke (C) Peter Quintanilla, Jesse Hanna | |
| Subs | UMass | James Flanagan (PG), Lyle Sprenger (SF), Erik Prettyman (PF) Michael Turner, Robert Claycomb, Albert Brown | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Bryan Sutera (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dikembe Ali (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Sweeney (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ronnie Meyer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Jessie Duke (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - James Flanagan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roger Whetzel (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lyle Sprenger (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Erik Prettyman (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Ruben Hudson (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:14 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer knocks in the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Dikembe Ali | 34-37 |
| 10:58 | UMass | Jessie Duke takes the ball from James Flanagan | 34-37 |
| 10:29 | LSU | Dikembe Ali comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-37 |
| 10:27 | UMass | Ruben Hudson pulls down the rebound | 34-37 |
| 10:03 | UMass | John Sweeney takes the ball from Roger Whetzel | 34-37 |
| 10:00 | LSU | John Sweeney lays it up and in | 36-37 |
| 09:38 | UMass | James Flanagan is hacked by Jessie Duke - foul #2 on Jessie Duke, team foul #2 | 36-37 |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Troup (PG), Peter Quintanilla (SF), Jesse Hanna (PF) Bryan Sutera, Dikembe Ali, Ronnie Meyer | |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Turner (PG), Robert Claycomb (SF), Albert Brown (C) Roger Whetzel, Lyle Sprenger, Ruben Hudson | |
| 09:21 | UMass | Michael Turner misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 36-37 |
| 09:19 | UMass | Erik Prettyman tips it back up and in | 36-39 |
| 08:57 | LSU | Jesse Hanna comes up short on the jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Erik Prettyman - foul #2 on Erik Prettyman, team foul #5 | 36-39 |
| Subs | LSU | Bryan Sutera (PG), Ronnie Meyer (C) Gary Troup, Jessie Duke | |
| Subs | UMass | Ruben Hudson (C) Erik Prettyman | |
| 08:57 | LSU | Jesse Hanna misses the 1st free throw | 36-39 |
| 08:57 | LSU | Jesse Hanna misses the 2nd free throw | 36-39 |
| 08:57 | UMass | Albert Brown grabs the board | 36-39 |
| 08:40 | UMass | Albert Brown is whistled for a carry | 36-39 |
| Subs | LSU | Dikembe Ali (SG) Peter Quintanilla | |
| Subs | UMass | Roger Whetzel (SG), Lyle Sprenger (SF), Erik Prettyman (PF) James Flanagan, Robert Claycomb, Ruben Hudson | |
| 08:17 | LSU | Michael Turner is called for the reach on Bryan Sutera - foul #2 on Michael Turner, team foul #6 | 36-39 |
| Subs | LSU | Peter Quintanilla (SF), Jessie Duke (C) Dikembe Ali, Ronnie Meyer | |
| Subs | UMass | James Flanagan (SG), Robert Claycomb (SF), Ruben Hudson (C) Roger Whetzel, Lyle Sprenger, Erik Prettyman | |
| 08:06 | LSU | Jesse Hanna lays it in | 38-39 |
| 08:01 | UMass | Michael Turner misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Jesse Hanna - foul #3 on Jesse Hanna, team foul #3 | 38-39 |
| Subs | LSU | Dikembe Ali (SG) Peter Quintanilla | |
| Subs | UMass | Roger Whetzel (SG), Lyle Sprenger (SF), Erik Prettyman (PF) James Flanagan, Robert Claycomb, Ruben Hudson | |
| 08:01 | UMass | Michael Turner misses the 1st free throw | 38-39 |
| 08:01 | UMass | Michael Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 38-40 |
| 07:43 | LSU | Dikembe Ali buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-40 |
| 07:30 | UMass | Roger Whetzel misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Bryan Sutera - foul #1 on Bryan Sutera, team foul #4 | 41-40 |
| Subs | LSU | Peter Quintanilla (SF), Ronnie Meyer (C) Dikembe Ali, Jessie Duke | |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Claycomb (SF), Ruben Hudson (C) Lyle Sprenger, Erik Prettyman | |
| 07:30 | UMass | Roger Whetzel misses the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 07:30 | UMass | Roger Whetzel makes the 2nd free throw | 41-41 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Bryan Sutera (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Sweeney (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SF - Peter Quintanilla (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jesse Hanna (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Ronnie Meyer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Michael Turner (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Roger Whetzel (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Claycomb (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Albert Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Ruben Hudson (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:04 | LSU | John Sweeney can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-41 |
| 07:02 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer tips it in | 43-41 |
| 06:50 | UMass | Roger Whetzel is hacked by John Sweeney - foul #1 on John Sweeney, team foul #5 | 43-41 |
| Subs | LSU | Dikembe Ali (SG), Jessie Duke (C) Peter Quintanilla, Ronnie Meyer | |
| Subs | UMass | James Flanagan (SG), Lyle Sprenger (SF), Erik Prettyman (PF) Roger Whetzel, Robert Claycomb, Albert Brown | |
| 06:40 | UMass | Lyle Sprenger makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Turner | 43-44 |
| 06:19 | LSU | Bryan Sutera hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by John Sweeney | 46-44 |
| 05:52 | UMass | James Flanagan misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-44 |
| 05:50 | LSU | Jesse Hanna pulls down the rebound | 46-44 |
| 05:34 | LSU | Jessie Duke misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Lyle Sprenger - foul #1 on Lyle Sprenger, team foul #7 | 46-44 |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Troup (PG), Peter Quintanilla (SF), Ronnie Meyer (PF) Bryan Sutera, John Sweeney, Jesse Hanna | |
| Subs | UMass | Roger Whetzel (SG), Robert Claycomb (SF), Albert Brown (C) Michael Turner, Lyle Sprenger, Ruben Hudson | |
| 05:34 | LSU | Jessie Duke misses the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 05:34 | LSU | Jessie Duke makes the 2nd free throw | 47-44 |
| 05:20 | UMass | Erik Prettyman misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 47-44 |
| 05:19 | LSU | Dikembe Ali pulls down the rebound | 47-44 |
| 05:15 | LSU | Peter Quintanilla loses the dribble to Robert Claycomb | 47-44 |
| 05:01 | UMass | Roger Whetzel can't finish the layup | 47-44 |
| 05:00 | UMass | Albert Brown tips it back up and in | 47-46 |
| 04:58 | LSU | James Flanagan steps in front of the Gary Troup pass in the backcourt | 47-46 |
| 04:33 | UMass | Albert Brown buries a driving attempt in the paint set up by Roger Whetzel | 47-48 |
| 04:29 | LSU | Erik Prettyman denies the turnaround by Gary Troup | 47-48 |
| 04:27 | UMass | Erik Prettyman snags the defensive board | 47-48 |
| 04:15 | UMass | Roger Whetzel connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from James Flanagan | 47-51 |
| 04:15 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-51 |
| Subs | LSU | Bryan Sutera (PG), John Sweeney (SF), Jesse Hanna (PF) Dikembe Ali, Peter Quintanilla, Jessie Duke | |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Turner (PG), Lyle Sprenger (SF), Ruben Hudson (C) James Flanagan, Robert Claycomb, Erik Prettyman | |
| 03:54 | LSU | Ruben Hudson blocks the jumper by John Sweeney | 47-51 |
| 03:52 | UMass | Ruben Hudson gets the rebound | 47-51 |
| 03:35 | UMass | Ruben Hudson slams it home set up by Michael Turner | 47-53 |
| 03:06 | LSU | Albert Brown is called for the reach on Gary Troup - foul #2 on Albert Brown, team foul #8 | 47-53 |
| Subs | LSU | Dikembe Ali (SG), Jessie Duke (C) Bryan Sutera, Ronnie Meyer | |
| Subs | UMass | James Flanagan (SG), Robert Claycomb (SF), Erik Prettyman (PF) Roger Whetzel, Lyle Sprenger, Albert Brown | |
| 03:06 | LSU | Gary Troup makes the 1st free throw | 48-53 |
| 03:06 | LSU | Gary Troup misses the 2nd free throw | 48-53 |
| 03:06 | UMass | Ruben Hudson grabs the board | 48-53 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Gary Troup (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Sweeney (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jesse Hanna (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Jessie Duke (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Michael Turner (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Flanagan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Claycomb (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Erik Prettyman (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Ruben Hudson (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 02:52 | UMass | James Flanagan hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Turner | 48-56 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:32 | LSU | Gary Troup can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-56 |
| 02:30 | UMass | Erik Prettyman snags the defensive board | 48-56 |
| 02:24 | UMass | Michael Turner comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-56 |
| 02:22 | LSU | Dikembe Ali pulls down the rebound | 48-56 |
| 02:02 | LSU | Jessie Duke buries a jumper from the free throw line | 50-56 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:39 | UMass | John Sweeney steals the ball from Ruben Hudson | 50-56 |
| 01:36 | LSU | Gary Troup throws it down on a great pass from John Sweeney | 52-56 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:33 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-56 |
| Subs | LSU | Bryan Sutera (PG) Gary Troup | |
| Subs | UMass | Roger Whetzel (SG), Lyle Sprenger (SF) James Flanagan, Robert Claycomb | |
| 01:22 | UMass | Roger Whetzel hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 52-56 |
| 01:20 | LSU | The rebound goes to Dikembe Ali | 52-56 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:14 | LSU | Jesse Hanna makes the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Bryan Sutera | 54-56 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:55 | UMass | Michael Turner comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 54-56 |
| 00:53 | LSU | John Sweeney grabs the board | 54-56 |
| 00:47 | LSU | John Sweeney misses the 3 from the left corner | 54-56 |
| 00:46 | UMass | Ruben Hudson grabs the defensive rebound | 54-56 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:18 | UMass | Lyle Sprenger comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-56 |
| 00:16 | LSU | The rebound goes to Bryan Sutera | 54-56 |
| 00:11 | LSU | John Sweeney misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Lyle Sprenger - foul #2 on Lyle Sprenger, team foul #9 | 54-56 |
| 00:11 | LSU | John Sweeney misses the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 00:11 | LSU | John Sweeney makes the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:08 | UMass | Roger Whetzel is hacked by Dikembe Ali in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dikembe Ali, team foul #6 | 55-56 |
| 00:07 | UMass | Roger Whetzel is fouled on the floor by Jesse Hanna - foul #4 on Jesse Hanna, team foul #7 | 55-56 |
| 00:07 | UMass | Roger Whetzel misses the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 00:07 | LSU | Jesse Hanna snags the defensive board | 55-56 |
| 00:07 | LSU | LSU calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-56 |
| 00:01 | LSU | Jessie Duke connects on the shot from close range | 57-56 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | UMass | Roger Whetzel clanks a fullcourt shot | 57-56 |