| Lineup | LSU | PG - Cheslav Czapiewski (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Victor Pitt (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Walter Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. PF - Donald Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Clifford Davidson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - James Watts (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Herschel Foreman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Sumpter (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Adrian Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. C - William McEirath (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Walter Williams inbounds the ball | 40-31 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:44 | LSU | Walter Williams is fouled on the floor by James Sumpter - foul #1 on James Sumpter, team foul #1 | 40-31 |
| 19:39 | LSU | Clifford Davidson's layup is rejected by Adrian Robinson | 40-31 |
| 19:37 | UMass | Adrian Robinson pulls down the rebound | 40-31 |
| 19:33 | UMass | James Watts misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 40-31 |
| 19:32 | LSU | Clifford Davidson gets the rebound | 40-31 |
| 19:23 | LSU | Clifford Davidson hits the finger roll set up by Cheslav Czapiewski | 42-31 |
| 19:16 | UMass | Adrian Robinson misses the floater from just outside the lane | 42-31 |
| 19:14 | LSU | Victor Pitt snags the defensive board | 42-31 |
| 18:58 | LSU | Victor Pitt hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Walter Williams | 44-31 |
| 18:37 | UMass | William McEirath is denied on a dunk by Donald Harris | 44-31 |
| 18:36 | LSU | Victor Pitt gets the rebound | 44-31 |
| 18:27 | LSU | Donald Harris hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Adrian Robinson - foul #1 on Adrian Robinson, team foul #2 | 44-31 |
| 18:27 | LSU | Donald Harris misses the 1st free throw | 44-31 |
| 18:27 | LSU | Donald Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 44-31 |
| 18:27 | UMass | James Sumpter grabs the board | 44-31 |
| 17:58 | UMass | Herschel Foreman hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 44-31 |
| 17:57 | LSU | Victor Pitt grabs the defensive rebound | 44-31 |
| 17:40 | LSU | Cheslav Czapiewski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-31 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | UMass | Paul Yount (SF) James Sumpter | |
| 17:24 | UMass | James Watts comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 44-31 |
| 17:23 | LSU | The rebound goes to Clifford Davidson | 44-31 |
| 17:19 | LSU | Clifford Davidson's pass is intercepted by James Watts | 44-31 |
| 17:16 | UMass | Paul Yount lays it in on a great pass from James Watts | 44-33 |
| 16:56 | LSU | Walter Williams is fouled on the floor by Paul Yount - foul #2 on Paul Yount, team foul #3 | 44-33 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Noland (SG), Predrag Ziemann (SF), Adam Blacker (PF), Manuel Lower (C) Victor Pitt, Walter Williams, Donald Harris, Clifford Davidson | |
| Subs | UMass | Clement Howell (PG), Lloyd Crain (SG), Joshua Harris (PF), Louie Stearns (C) James Watts, Herschel Foreman, Adrian Robinson, William McEirath | |
| 16:46 | LSU | Adam Blacker is whistled for traveling | 44-33 |
| 16:44 | UMass | Clement Howell throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-33 |
| 16:39 | LSU | Louie Stearns picks off the pass by Predrag Ziemann | 44-33 |
| 16:24 | UMass | Paul Yount is fouled on the floor by Cheslav Czapiewski - foul #1 on Cheslav Czapiewski, team foul #1 | 44-33 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | UMass | James Sumpter (SF) Paul Yount | |
| 16:06 | UMass | Lloyd Crain buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Clement Howell | 44-36 |
| 15:53 | LSU | Clement Howell steals it from Adam Blacker | 44-36 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Cheslav Czapiewski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Noland (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Predrag Ziemann (fresh) PF - Adam Blacker (fresh) 2 pts. C - Manuel Lower (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Clement Howell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lloyd Crain (fresh) 8 pts. SF - James Sumpter (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joshua Harris (fresh) 2 reb. C - Louie Stearns (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:37 | UMass | James Sumpter clanks a turnaround near the basket | 44-36 |
| 15:36 | LSU | Predrag Ziemann gets the rebound | 44-36 |
| 15:19 | LSU | Cheslav Czapiewski's pass is intercepted by Clement Howell | 44-36 |
| 15:06 | UMass | James Sumpter lays it up and in set up by Joshua Harris | 44-38 |
| 14:38 | LSU | Predrag Ziemann clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 44-38 |
| 14:36 | UMass | Louie Stearns snags the defensive board | 44-38 |
| 14:22 | UMass | Robert Noland steals the ball from Lloyd Crain | 44-38 |
| 14:17 | LSU | Predrag Ziemann banks in the layup on a great pass from Robert Noland | 46-38 |
| 14:02 | UMass | Joshua Harris is called for a backcourt violation | 46-38 |
| Subs | LSU | Victor Pitt (SG), Walter Williams (SF), Donald Harris (PF), Clifford Davidson (C) Robert Noland, Predrag Ziemann, Adam Blacker, Manuel Lower | |
| Subs | UMass | James Watts (PG), Herschel Foreman (SG), Paul Yount (SF), Adrian Robinson (PF), Randy Hooks (C) Clement Howell, Lloyd Crain, James Sumpter, Joshua Harris, Louie Stearns | |
| 13:52 | LSU | Walter Williams misses short on a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by James Watts - foul #1 on James Watts, team foul #4 | 46-38 |
| 13:52 | LSU | Walter Williams makes the 1st free throw | 47-38 |
| 13:52 | LSU | Walter Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 47-38 |
| 13:52 | UMass | Randy Hooks gets the rebound | 47-38 |
| 13:45 | UMass | Paul Yount knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side | 47-40 |
| 13:40 | LSU | Cheslav Czapiewski misses short on a shot from the left side | 47-40 |
| 13:38 | UMass | The rebound goes to Paul Yount | 47-40 |
| 13:27 | UMass | Randy Hooks misses short on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Donald Harris - foul #2 on Donald Harris, team foul #2 | 47-40 |
| 13:27 | UMass | Randy Hooks misses the 1st free throw | 47-40 |
| 13:27 | UMass | Randy Hooks misses the 2nd free throw | 47-40 |
| 13:27 | LSU | The rebound goes to Donald Harris | 47-40 |
| 13:04 | LSU | Randy Hooks blocks the short jumper by Clifford Davidson | 47-40 |
| 13:02 | UMass | Paul Yount snags the defensive board | 47-40 |
| 12:41 | UMass | Paul Yount comes up short on the runner from the right block | 47-40 |
| 12:40 | LSU | The rebound goes to Victor Pitt | 47-40 |
| 12:34 | LSU | Adrian Robinson is called for the reach on Victor Pitt - foul #2 on Adrian Robinson, team foul #5 | 47-40 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Noland (PG) Cheslav Czapiewski | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 12:20 | LSU | Clifford Davidson misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the left side | 47-40 |
| 12:18 | LSU | Walter Williams tips it back up and in | 49-40 |
| 12:15 | UMass | James Watts is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 49-40 |
| 11:57 | LSU | Walter Williams works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumper in the paint set up by Robert Noland | 51-40 |
| 11:40 | UMass | Paul Yount makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Adrian Robinson | 51-43 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Noland (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Victor Pitt (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. SF - Walter Williams (fresh) 13 pts. 10 reb. PF - Donald Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Clifford Davidson (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - James Watts (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Herschel Foreman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Yount (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Adrian Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Randy Hooks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:21 | LSU | Donald Harris is fouled on the floor by Adrian Robinson - foul #3 on Adrian Robinson, team foul #6 | 51-43 |
| Subs | LSU | Predrag Ziemann (SF), Adam Blacker (PF), Manuel Lower (C) Walter Williams, Donald Harris, Clifford Davidson | |
| Subs | UMass | Clement Howell (PG), Lloyd Crain (SG), James Sumpter (SF), Joshua Harris (PF), William McEirath (C) James Watts, Herschel Foreman, Paul Yount, Adrian Robinson, Randy Hooks | |
| 11:06 | LSU | Manuel Lower travels with the ball | 51-43 |
| 10:50 | UMass | Lloyd Crain is hacked by Manuel Lower - foul #1 on Manuel Lower, team foul #3 | 51-43 |
| 10:34 | UMass | Lloyd Crain clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 51-43 |
| 10:32 | UMass | Clement Howell grabs the offensive rebound | 51-43 |
| 10:10 | UMass | Clement Howell knocks in the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Lloyd Crain | 51-45 |
| 10:06 | LSU | Predrag Ziemann misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-45 |
| 10:04 | UMass | Joshua Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 51-45 |
| 09:51 | UMass | Clement Howell misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-45 |
| 09:50 | UMass | Joshua Harris grabs the offensive board | 51-45 |
| 09:30 | UMass | Lloyd Crain hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-45 |
| 09:29 | LSU | Adam Blacker snags the defensive board | 51-45 |
| 09:23 | LSU | Lloyd Crain is called for the reach on Adam Blacker - foul #1 on Lloyd Crain, team foul #7 | 51-45 |
| Subs | LSU | Cheslav Czapiewski (PG), Walter Williams (SF), Clifford Davidson (C) Robert Noland, Predrag Ziemann, Manuel Lower | |
| Subs | UMass | James Watts (PG), Herschel Foreman (SG), Paul Yount (SF), Adrian Robinson (PF), Randy Hooks (C) Clement Howell, Lloyd Crain, James Sumpter, Joshua Harris, William McEirath | |
| 09:23 | LSU | Adam Blacker makes the 1st free throw | 52-45 |
| 09:23 | LSU | Adam Blacker makes the 2nd free throw | 53-45 |
| 08:57 | UMass | James Watts's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-45 |
| Subs | LSU | Donald Harris (PF) Adam Blacker | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 08:39 | LSU | Walter Williams misses the layup against the doubleteam but the foul's on Paul Yount - foul #3 on Paul Yount, team foul #8 | 53-45 |
| 08:39 | LSU | Walter Williams makes the 1st free throw | 54-45 |
| 08:39 | LSU | Walter Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 55-45 |
| 08:14 | UMass | Cheslav Czapiewski steps in front of the James Watts pass | 55-45 |
| 08:10 | LSU | Walter Williams can't finish the layup | 55-45 |
| 08:08 | UMass | Randy Hooks pulls down the rebound | 55-45 |
| 07:51 | UMass | Donald Harris blocks the jumper by Herschel Foreman | 55-45 |
| 07:49 | UMass | Randy Hooks gets the offensive rebound | 55-45 |
| 07:27 | UMass | Randy Hooks comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 55-45 |
| 07:25 | UMass | Randy Hooks grabs the offensive board | 55-45 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Cheslav Czapiewski (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Victor Pitt (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. SF - Walter Williams (fresh) 15 pts. 10 reb. PF - Donald Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Clifford Davidson (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - James Watts (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Herschel Foreman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Yount (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Adrian Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Randy Hooks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:14 | UMass | Paul Yount misses the dunk but he's fouled by Clifford Davidson - foul #3 on Clifford Davidson, team foul #4 | 55-45 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Noland (SG) Victor Pitt | |
| Subs | UMass | Lloyd Crain (SG), William McEirath (C) Herschel Foreman, Randy Hooks | |
| 07:14 | UMass | Paul Yount misses the 1st free throw | 55-45 |
| 07:14 | UMass | Paul Yount makes the 2nd free throw | 55-46 |
| 07:03 | LSU | Donald Harris is whistled for traveling | 55-46 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | UMass | James Sumpter (SF) Paul Yount | |
| 06:46 | UMass | James Sumpter knocks in the runner in the paint set up by Lloyd Crain and he's fouled by Walter Williams - foul #2 on Walter Williams, team foul #5 | 55-48 |
| Subs | LSU | Manuel Lower (C) Clifford Davidson | |
| Subs | UMass | Clement Howell (PG), Joshua Harris (PF) James Watts, Adrian Robinson | |
| 06:46 | UMass | James Sumpter makes the free throw | 55-49 |
| 06:21 | LSU | Cheslav Czapiewski can't connect on an uncontested jumpshot from just outside the lane | 55-49 |
| 06:19 | UMass | The rebound goes to Joshua Harris | 55-49 |
| 05:54 | UMass | Joshua Harris blows the dunk | 55-49 |
| 05:52 | LSU | The rebound goes to Donald Harris | 55-49 |
| 05:38 | LSU | Robert Noland misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-49 |
| 05:37 | UMass | The rebound goes to Lloyd Crain | 55-49 |
| 05:23 | UMass | Lloyd Crain hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-49 |
| 05:22 | LSU | Robert Noland grabs the defensive rebound | 55-49 |
| 05:04 | LSU | Donald Harris buries a floater from the left wing | 57-49 |
| 05:02 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-49 |
| Subs | LSU | Clifford Davidson (C) Manuel Lower | |
| Subs | UMass | James Watts (PG), Herschel Foreman (SG), Adrian Robinson (PF), Randy Hooks (C) Clement Howell, Lloyd Crain, Joshua Harris, William McEirath | |
| 04:40 | UMass | James Watts is hacked by Cheslav Czapiewski - foul #2 on Cheslav Czapiewski, team foul #6 | 57-49 |
| Subs | LSU | Victor Pitt (SG) Robert Noland | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 04:17 | UMass | Adrian Robinson drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by James Watts | 57-51 |
| 03:59 | LSU | Walter Williams loses the dribble to James Sumpter | 57-51 |
| 03:40 | UMass | Randy Hooks hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 57-51 |
| 03:39 | LSU | Victor Pitt snags the defensive board | 57-51 |
| 03:20 | LSU | Clifford Davidson can't finish the layup | 57-51 |
| 03:19 | UMass | Adrian Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 57-51 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Cheslav Czapiewski (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Victor Pitt (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. SF - Walter Williams (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 10 reb. PF - Donald Harris (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Clifford Davidson (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - James Watts (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Herschel Foreman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Sumpter (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Adrian Robinson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Randy Hooks (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:03 | UMass | Donald Harris steals it from James Watts | 57-51 |
| 02:47 | LSU | Walter Williams splits the doubleteam but misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 57-51 |
| 02:45 | UMass | James Watts gets the rebound | 57-51 |
| 02:29 | UMass | Randy Hooks misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 57-51 |
| 02:27 | LSU | Victor Pitt pulls down the rebound | 57-51 |
| 02:13 | LSU | Adrian Robinson steals the ball from Victor Pitt | 57-51 |
| 02:03 | UMass | Randy Hooks is whistled for traveling | 57-51 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Noland (SG), Predrag Ziemann (SF), Adam Blacker (PF), Manuel Lower (C) Victor Pitt, Walter Williams, Donald Harris, Clifford Davidson | |
| Subs | UMass | Clement Howell (PG), Lloyd Crain (SG), Paul Yount (SF), Joshua Harris (PF), William McEirath (C) James Watts, Herschel Foreman, James Sumpter, Adrian Robinson, Randy Hooks | |
| 01:59 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-51 |
| Subs | LSU | Victor Pitt (SG), Walter Williams (SF), Donald Harris (PF), Clifford Davidson (C) Robert Noland, Predrag Ziemann, Adam Blacker, Manuel Lower | |
| Subs | UMass | James Watts (PG), Herschel Foreman (SG), James Sumpter (SF), Adrian Robinson (PF), Randy Hooks (C) Clement Howell, Lloyd Crain, Paul Yount, Joshua Harris, William McEirath | |
| 01:49 | LSU | Cheslav Czapiewski misses the easy layup | 57-51 |
| 01:48 | LSU | Donald Harris gets the offensive rebound | 57-51 |
| 01:20 | LSU | Cheslav Czapiewski clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 57-51 |
| 01:19 | UMass | James Sumpter gets the rebound | 57-51 |
| 00:58 | UMass | Randy Hooks banks in the layup set up by James Watts | 57-53 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:33 | LSU | Randy Hooks swats the short shot by Walter Williams | 57-53 |
| 00:31 | LSU | Walter Williams hits the follow up shot | 59-53 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:26 | UMass | James Sumpter misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-53 |
| 00:25 | UMass | James Watts grabs the offensive rebound | 59-53 |
| 00:23 | UMass | Herschel Foreman is hacked by Walter Williams - foul #3 on Walter Williams, team foul #7 | 59-53 |
| 00:23 | UMass | Herschel Foreman makes the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 00:23 | UMass | Herschel Foreman makes the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:20 | LSU | Cheslav Czapiewski is hacked by James Watts in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Watts, team foul #9 | 59-55 |
| Subs | LSU | Predrag Ziemann (SF), Adam Blacker (PF) Walter Williams, Donald Harris | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 00:20 | LSU | Cheslav Czapiewski makes the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 00:20 | LSU | Cheslav Czapiewski makes the 2nd free throw | 61-55 |
| 00:14 | UMass | Adam Blacker is called for the reach on James Watts - foul #1 on Adam Blacker, team foul #8 | 61-55 |
| Subs | LSU | Walter Williams (SF), Donald Harris (PF) Predrag Ziemann, Adam Blacker | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 00:14 | UMass | James Watts makes the 1st free throw | 61-56 |
| 00:14 | UMass | James Watts makes the 2nd free throw | 61-57 |
| 00:13 | LSU | Cheslav Czapiewski is fouled in the backcourt by James Watts - foul #3 on James Watts, team foul #10 | 61-57 |
| Subs | LSU | Predrag Ziemann (SF), Adam Blacker (PF) Walter Williams, Donald Harris | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 00:13 | LSU | Cheslav Czapiewski makes the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 00:13 | LSU | Cheslav Czapiewski misses the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| 00:13 | UMass | Randy Hooks grabs the defensive rebound | 62-57 |
| 00:06 | UMass | Herschel Foreman misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-57 |
| 00:05 | LSU | Clifford Davidson snags the defensive board | 62-57 |
| 00:05 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-57 |
| 00:02 | LSU | Adam Blacker is fouled in the backcourt by James Watts - foul #4 on James Watts, team foul #11 | 62-57 |
| 00:02 | LSU | Adam Blacker makes the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 00:02 | LSU | Adam Blacker makes the 2nd free throw | 64-57 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:00 | UMass | James Sumpter can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 64-57 |