| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Irvin Kruckeberg (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gary Price (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Harbour (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Richard Campbell (fresh) 4 pts. C - Michael Tokarski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - David Hamblin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dustin Greene (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Pizarro (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Daniel Sales (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Wendell Hammond (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Anthony Pizarro inbounds the ball | 33-19 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 19:52 | LSU | Daniel Sales makes the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by David Hamblin and the foul's on Richard Campbell - foul #2 on Richard Campbell, team foul #1 | 33-21 |
| 19:52 | LSU | Daniel Sales misses the free throw | 33-21 |
| 19:52 | Michigan | Michael Tokarski snags the defensive board | 33-21 |
| 19:42 | Michigan | John Harbour can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 33-21 |
| 19:41 | LSU | Anthony Pizarro grabs the defensive rebound | 33-21 |
| 19:19 | LSU | Dustin Greene hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-24 |
| 19:04 | Michigan | Irvin Kruckeberg is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-24 |
| 19:02 | LSU | Daniel Sales gets the rebound | 33-24 |
| 18:37 | LSU | Anthony Pizarro can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 33-24 |
| 18:35 | Michigan | Richard Campbell grabs the defensive rebound | 33-24 |
| 18:26 | Michigan | Irvin Kruckeberg is hacked by David Hamblin - foul #2 on David Hamblin, team foul #1 | 33-24 |
| 18:18 | Michigan | Irvin Kruckeberg shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-24 |
| 18:16 | LSU | Wendell Hammond gets the rebound | 33-24 |
| 17:55 | LSU | Wendell Hammond hits the finger roll set up by David Hamblin | 33-26 |
| 17:46 | Michigan | Anthony Pizarro swats the short shot by Michael Tokarski | 33-26 |
| 17:44 | LSU | Anthony Pizarro snags the defensive board | 33-26 |
| 17:37 | LSU | Anthony Pizarro comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-26 |
| 17:36 | Michigan | Michael Tokarski grabs the board | 33-26 |
| 17:26 | Michigan | Gary Price's pass is intercepted by Daniel Sales | 33-26 |
| 17:07 | LSU | Anthony Pizarro drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-29 |
| 16:57 | Michigan | Michael Tokarski misses short on a floater in the lane but the foul's on Anthony Pizarro - foul #2 on Anthony Pizarro, team foul #2 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Michigan | John Gustafson (PF) Richard Campbell | |
| Subs | LSU | Truman Beaudet (PG), Raymond Mansour (SG), James Roy (PF), Willie Weidman (C) David Hamblin, Dustin Greene, Daniel Sales, Wendell Hammond | |
| 16:57 | Michigan | Michael Tokarski misses the 1st free throw | 33-29 |
| 16:57 | Michigan | Michael Tokarski misses the 2nd free throw | 33-29 |
| 16:57 | LSU | Willie Weidman snags the defensive board | 33-29 |
| 16:37 | LSU | Willie Weidman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-29 |
| 16:24 | Michigan | James Roy picks off the pass by Michael Tokarski | 33-29 |
| 16:03 | LSU | Raymond Mansour is hacked by Michael Tokarski - foul #2 on Michael Tokarski, team foul #2 | 33-29 |
| 15:45 | LSU | James Roy scores on a jumper in the paint | 33-31 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Irvin Kruckeberg (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gary Price (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Harbour (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - John Gustafson (fresh) C - Michael Tokarski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Truman Beaudet (fresh) SG - Raymond Mansour (fresh) SF - Anthony Pizarro (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Roy (fresh) 2 pts. C - Willie Weidman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Michigan | Irvin Kruckeberg knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 36-31 |
| 15:08 | LSU | Michael Tokarski steps in front of the Willie Weidman pass | 36-31 |
| 14:51 | Michigan | John Harbour misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 36-31 |
| 14:49 | Michigan | John Harbour hits the follow up shot | 38-31 |
| 14:40 | LSU | Truman Beaudet misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 38-31 |
| 14:39 | Michigan | Michael Tokarski grabs the board | 38-31 |
| 14:33 | Michigan | Willie Weidman is called for the reach on John Gustafson - foul #2 on Willie Weidman, team foul #3 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Michigan | Richard Campbell (PF) John Gustafson | |
| Subs | LSU | David Hamblin (PG), Dustin Greene (SG), Daniel Sales (SF), Wendell Hammond (C) Truman Beaudet, Raymond Mansour, Anthony Pizarro, Willie Weidman | |
| 14:23 | Michigan | Irvin Kruckeberg can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-31 |
| 14:22 | LSU | Dustin Greene grabs the board | 38-31 |
| 14:00 | LSU | Dustin Greene hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 38-31 |
| 13:58 | LSU | Daniel Sales tips it back up and in | 38-33 |
| 13:48 | Michigan | Irvin Kruckeberg misses the jumper from the free throw line | 38-33 |
| 13:47 | Michigan | Richard Campbell hits the follow up shot | 40-33 |
| 13:42 | LSU | Daniel Sales banks in the layup on a great pass from David Hamblin | 40-35 |
| 13:19 | Michigan | Irvin Kruckeberg clanks a 3 from the right wing | 40-35 |
| 13:17 | Michigan | Michael Tokarski hits the follow up shot | 42-35 |
| 12:58 | LSU | John Harbour is called for the reach on Daniel Sales - foul #2 on John Harbour, team foul #3 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Michigan | Matthew Stevens (SG), John Gustafson (SF), Robert Mullen (C) Gary Price, John Harbour, Michael Tokarski | |
| Subs | LSU | Raymond Mansour (SF) James Roy | |
| 12:43 | LSU | David Hamblin misses the 3 from the right corner | 42-35 |
| 12:42 | Michigan | John Gustafson grabs the board | 42-35 |
| 12:31 | Michigan | John Gustafson knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Campbell | 45-35 |
| 12:18 | LSU | David Hamblin is whistled for traveling | 45-35 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | LSU | Willie Weidman (PF) Daniel Sales | |
| 12:07 | Michigan | John Gustafson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-35 |
| 12:05 | LSU | Willie Weidman snags the defensive board | 45-35 |
| 11:42 | LSU | Irvin Kruckeberg is called for the reach on David Hamblin - foul #2 on Irvin Kruckeberg, team foul #4 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Michigan | Gary Price (SG) Richard Campbell | |
| Subs | LSU | Truman Beaudet (PG), Anthony Pizarro (SF), Donald Rensberger (PF) David Hamblin, Dustin Greene, Wendell Hammond | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Irvin Kruckeberg (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gary Price (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Matthew Stevens (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Gustafson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Robert Mullen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Truman Beaudet (fresh) SG - Raymond Mansour (fresh) SF - Anthony Pizarro (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Rensberger (fresh) C - Willie Weidman (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:21 | LSU | Robert Mullen takes the ball from Willie Weidman | 45-35 |
| 11:09 | Michigan | Irvin Kruckeberg is called for traveling | 45-35 |
| Subs | Michigan | Michael Tokarski (C) Robert Mullen | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 10:49 | LSU | Willie Weidman connects on the floater near the basket on a great pass from Truman Beaudet | 45-37 |
| 10:41 | Michigan | Willie Weidman steals it from Irvin Kruckeberg | 45-37 |
| 10:17 | LSU | Anthony Pizarro drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Truman Beaudet | 45-40 |
| 10:02 | Michigan | Matthew Stevens throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-40 |
| Subs | Michigan | John Harbour (SF), Richard Campbell (PF) Irvin Kruckeberg, John Gustafson | |
| Subs | LSU | David Hamblin (PG), Dustin Greene (SG), Daniel Sales (PF), Wendell Hammond (C) Truman Beaudet, Raymond Mansour, Donald Rensberger, Willie Weidman | |
| 09:38 | LSU | Dustin Greene misses the floater from the left side | 45-40 |
| 09:37 | Michigan | Michael Tokarski pulls down the rebound | 45-40 |
| 09:32 | Michigan | David Hamblin picks off the pass by Richard Campbell | 45-40 |
| 09:28 | LSU | David Hamblin lays it in | 45-42 |
| 09:14 | Michigan | Matthew Stevens misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 45-42 |
| 09:12 | Michigan | John Harbour hits the follow up shot | 47-42 |
| 08:51 | LSU | Daniel Sales is hacked by Richard Campbell - foul #3 on Richard Campbell, team foul #5 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Michigan | Irvin Kruckeberg (PG), Robert Mullen (C) Gary Price, Michael Tokarski | |
| Subs | LSU | James Roy (PF) Anthony Pizarro | |
| 08:30 | LSU | Wendell Hammond hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane but he's hacked by Richard Campbell - foul #4 on Richard Campbell, team foul #6 | 47-42 |
| 08:30 | LSU | Wendell Hammond makes the 1st free throw | 47-43 |
| 08:30 | LSU | Wendell Hammond makes the 2nd free throw | 47-44 |
| 08:12 | Michigan | Matthew Stevens can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-44 |
| 08:10 | LSU | James Roy pulls down the rebound | 47-44 |
| 07:53 | LSU | David Hamblin misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-44 |
| 07:52 | LSU | Daniel Sales tips it home | 47-46 |
| 07:45 | Michigan | John Harbour travels with the ball | 47-46 |
| Subs | Michigan | John Gustafson (PF) Richard Campbell | |
| Subs | LSU | Truman Beaudet (PG), Raymond Mansour (SG), Anthony Pizarro (SF) David Hamblin, Dustin Greene, Daniel Sales | |
| 07:17 | LSU | Wendell Hammond misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 47-46 |
| 07:16 | Michigan | Robert Mullen grabs the defensive rebound | 47-46 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Irvin Kruckeberg (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Matthew Stevens (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Harbour (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - John Gustafson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Robert Mullen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Truman Beaudet (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Raymond Mansour (fresh) SF - Anthony Pizarro (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Roy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Wendell Hammond (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:02 | Michigan | Irvin Kruckeberg works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-46 |
| 07:01 | Michigan | John Gustafson tips it home | 49-46 |
| 06:39 | LSU | Truman Beaudet throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-46 |
| Subs | Michigan | Gary Price (SG), Michael Tokarski (C) John Harbour, Robert Mullen | |
| Subs | LSU | David Hamblin (PG), Willie Weidman (C) Truman Beaudet, Wendell Hammond | |
| 06:23 | Michigan | Matthew Stevens misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-46 |
| 06:21 | LSU | Willie Weidman snags the defensive board | 49-46 |
| 06:04 | LSU | Anthony Pizarro misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-46 |
| 06:03 | LSU | Willie Weidman pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-46 |
| 05:43 | LSU | Raymond Mansour's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-46 |
| Subs | Michigan | Richard Campbell (PF) Matthew Stevens | |
| Subs | LSU | Dustin Greene (SG), Daniel Sales (PF) Anthony Pizarro, James Roy | |
| 05:24 | Michigan | John Gustafson misses the lay-in | 49-46 |
| 05:23 | LSU | Daniel Sales grabs the board | 49-46 |
| 05:17 | LSU | Raymond Mansour makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-49 |
| 05:09 | Michigan | Michael Tokarski makes the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Irvin Kruckeberg | 51-49 |
| 04:45 | LSU | Daniel Sales buries a jumpshot from the free throw line | 51-51 |
| 04:26 | Michigan | Gary Price is fouled on the floor by Dustin Greene - foul #1 on Dustin Greene, team foul #4 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Michigan | Matthew Stevens (SG), John Harbour (SF) Irvin Kruckeberg, John Gustafson | |
| Subs | LSU | Truman Beaudet (PG), Anthony Pizarro (SF), Wendell Hammond (C) David Hamblin, Raymond Mansour, Willie Weidman | |
| 04:19 | Michigan | Matthew Stevens buries a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by John Harbour | 53-51 |
| 03:52 | LSU | Dustin Greene misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 53-51 |
| 03:51 | Michigan | Gary Price snags the defensive board | 53-51 |
| 03:38 | Michigan | Michael Tokarski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 53-51 |
| 03:37 | LSU | The rebound goes to Anthony Pizarro | 53-51 |
| 03:31 | LSU | Daniel Sales misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 53-51 |
| 03:29 | LSU | Dustin Greene tips it but misses | 53-51 |
| 03:27 | Michigan | Michael Tokarski gets the rebound | 53-51 |
| 03:05 | Michigan | The refs have stopped play. Matthew Stevens is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's grabbing the back of his leg. It doesn't look like he is going to be able to return to the game. | 53-51 |
| Subs | Michigan | Irvin Kruckeberg (PG), Andrew Kang (SG), John Gustafson (PF), Robert Mullen (C) Gary Price, Matthew Stevens, Richard Campbell, Michael Tokarski | |
| Subs | LSU | James Roy (PF) Daniel Sales | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Irvin Kruckeberg (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Andrew Kang (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Harbour (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - John Gustafson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Mullen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Truman Beaudet (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dustin Greene (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Pizarro (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Roy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Wendell Hammond (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:00 | Michigan | John Gustafson misses the jumpshot from the left side | 53-51 |
| 02:58 | LSU | Anthony Pizarro pulls down the rebound | 53-51 |
| 02:58 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-51 |
| Subs | Michigan | Gary Price (SG), Richard Campbell (PF) Andrew Kang, John Gustafson | |
| Subs | LSU | David Hamblin (PG) Truman Beaudet | |
| 02:44 | LSU | James Roy misses the driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Gary Price - foul #2 on Gary Price, team foul #7 | 53-51 |
| 02:44 | LSU | James Roy makes the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 02:44 | LSU | James Roy misses the 2nd free throw | 53-52 |
| 02:44 | Michigan | Richard Campbell grabs the defensive rebound | 53-52 |
| 02:30 | Michigan | Richard Campbell buries a fadeaway from the free throw line and the foul's on Anthony Pizarro - foul #3 on Anthony Pizarro, team foul #5 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Michigan | Michael Tokarski (C) Robert Mullen | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 02:30 | Michigan | Richard Campbell makes the free throw | 56-52 |
| 02:03 | LSU | David Hamblin drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Wendell Hammond | 56-55 |
| 01:44 | Michigan | Irvin Kruckeberg evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 56-55 |
| 01:42 | LSU | Wendell Hammond grabs the defensive rebound | 56-55 |
| 01:29 | LSU | Anthony Pizarro connects on the shot in the paint | 56-57 |
| 01:22 | Michigan | Irvin Kruckeberg evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by David Hamblin - foul #3 on David Hamblin, team foul #6 | 56-57 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | LSU | Daniel Sales (PF) James Roy | |
| 01:22 | Michigan | Irvin Kruckeberg misses the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 01:22 | Michigan | Irvin Kruckeberg makes the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| 01:05 | LSU | Dustin Greene connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Daniel Sales | 57-60 |
| 00:51 | Michigan | Richard Campbell misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 57-60 |
| 00:49 | LSU | The rebound goes to Daniel Sales | 57-60 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:23 | LSU | Daniel Sales comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 57-60 |
| 00:22 | Michigan | The rebound goes to John Harbour | 57-60 |
| 00:16 | Michigan | Gary Price can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-60 |
| 00:15 | Michigan | Irvin Kruckeberg grabs the offensive rebound | 57-60 |
| 00:13 | Michigan | Gary Price is open and scores on a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Tokarski | 59-60 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:12 | LSU | Anthony Pizarro is hacked by Irvin Kruckeberg in the backcourt - foul #3 on Irvin Kruckeberg, team foul #8 | 59-60 |
| 00:12 | LSU | Anthony Pizarro makes the 1st free throw | 59-61 |
| 00:12 | LSU | Anthony Pizarro makes the 2nd free throw | 59-62 |
| 00:08 | Michigan | Irvin Kruckeberg works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 from the left wing | 62-62 |
| 00:08 | LSU | LSU calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-62 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:05 | LSU | David Hamblin knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Anthony Pizarro | 62-65 |
| 00:05 | Michigan | Michigan calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 62-65 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:00 | Michigan | Irvin Kruckeberg is fouled on the floor by David Hamblin - foul #4 on David Hamblin, team foul #7 | 62-65 |
| 00:00 | Michigan | Irvin Kruckeberg makes the 1st free throw | 63-65 |
| 00:00 | Michigan | Irvin Kruckeberg makes the 2nd free throw | 64-65 |