| Lineup | LSU | PG - Allen Dang (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Whittle (fresh) SF - Douglas Wydra (fresh) 8 pts. PF - James Eby (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Roberson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Duong (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Steven Beard (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steve Puryear (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Raymond Erlandson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Arthur Snavely (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Steve Puryear inbounds the ball | 28-26 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:47 | UMass | Steven Beard misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-26 |
| 19:46 | LSU | Allen Dang pulls down the rebound | 28-26 |
| 19:29 | LSU | Raymond Erlandson steps in front of the Douglas Wydra pass | 28-26 |
| 19:07 | UMass | Steve Puryear scores on a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Raymond Erlandson and the foul's on Douglas Wydra - foul #2 on Douglas Wydra, team foul #1 | 28-28 |
| 19:07 | UMass | Steve Puryear makes the free throw | 28-29 |
| 18:39 | LSU | James Eby loses the dribble to Steven Beard | 28-29 |
| 18:19 | UMass | Arthur Snavely drills a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Steve Puryear | 28-31 |
| 17:58 | LSU | Allen Dang shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 28-31 |
| 17:57 | UMass | The rebound goes to Richard Duong | 28-31 |
| 17:44 | UMass | Steven Beard misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-31 |
| 17:42 | LSU | Robert Roberson pulls down the rebound | 28-31 |
| 17:23 | LSU | John Whittle hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from just outside the lane | 28-31 |
| 17:22 | UMass | Steven Beard grabs the board | 28-31 |
| 17:18 | UMass | Steve Puryear blows the dunk | 28-31 |
| 17:16 | UMass | Richard Duong grabs the offensive rebound | 28-31 |
| 17:03 | UMass | Arthur Snavely misses long on a floater from the left wing | 28-31 |
| 17:02 | UMass | Arthur Snavely tips it in | 28-33 |
| 16:46 | LSU | James Eby comes up short on the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Richard Duong - foul #3 on Richard Duong, team foul #1 | 28-33 |
| Subs | LSU | Johnny Edward (SG), Wade Kim (C) John Whittle, Robert Roberson | |
| Subs | UMass | James Room (SG), Christopher McCreedy (PF) Richard Duong, Raymond Erlandson | |
| 16:46 | LSU | James Eby misses the 1st free throw | 28-33 |
| 16:46 | LSU | James Eby makes the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| 16:42 | UMass | Steven Beard throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-33 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | UMass | Brian Carroll (PG) Steve Puryear | |
| 16:15 | LSU | Allen Dang hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 29-33 |
| 16:14 | UMass | The rebound goes to Christopher McCreedy | 29-33 |
| 16:07 | UMass | Arthur Snavely blows the layup | 29-33 |
| 16:06 | UMass | James Room can't tip it in | 29-33 |
| 16:04 | LSU | Douglas Wydra grabs the board | 29-33 |
| 15:43 | LSU | Douglas Wydra misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 29-33 |
| 15:42 | UMass | Brian Carroll snags the defensive board | 29-33 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Allen Dang (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Johnny Edward (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Douglas Wydra (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Eby (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Wade Kim (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Brian Carroll (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Steven Beard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Room (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Christopher McCreedy (fresh) 2 reb. C - Arthur Snavely (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:33 | UMass | Arthur Snavely buries a fadeaway from the right wing | 29-35 |
| 15:08 | LSU | James Eby makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Allen Dang | 31-35 |
| 15:00 | UMass | Steven Beard misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 31-35 |
| 14:58 | LSU | Douglas Wydra grabs the defensive rebound | 31-35 |
| 14:30 | LSU | Johnny Edward makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Douglas Wydra | 34-35 |
| 14:14 | UMass | Steven Beard misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-35 |
| 14:12 | UMass | Arthur Snavely tips it back up and in | 34-37 |
| 13:52 | LSU | James Eby comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 34-37 |
| 13:50 | UMass | James Room snags the defensive board | 34-37 |
| 13:38 | UMass | Arthur Snavely scores on a fadeaway from the left wing and he's fouled by Douglas Wydra - foul #3 on Douglas Wydra, team foul #2 | 34-39 |
| Subs | LSU | John Whittle (SG), Robert Roberson (C) Allen Dang, James Eby | |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Duong (PG), Steve Puryear (SF), Raymond Erlandson (PF) Brian Carroll, James Room, Christopher McCreedy | |
| 13:38 | UMass | Arthur Snavely makes the free throw | 34-40 |
| 13:14 | LSU | Robert Roberson misses the dunk but the foul's on Arthur Snavely - foul #1 on Arthur Snavely, team foul #2 | 34-40 |
| Subs | LSU | Jeremiah Messersmith (PG), James Eby (PF) Johnny Edward, Wade Kim | |
| Subs | UMass | Brian Robinson (C) Arthur Snavely | |
| 13:14 | LSU | Robert Roberson misses the 1st free throw | 34-40 |
| 13:14 | LSU | Robert Roberson makes the 2nd free throw | 35-40 |
| 12:56 | UMass | James Eby is called for the reach on Raymond Erlandson - foul #1 on James Eby, team foul #3 | 35-40 |
| 12:43 | UMass | Steve Puryear drills a jumper from the left wing set up by Brian Robinson | 35-42 |
| 12:22 | LSU | Robert Roberson is fouled on the floor by Richard Duong - foul #4 on Richard Duong, team foul #3 | 35-42 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | UMass | Brian Carroll (PG), James Room (SG) Richard Duong, Steven Beard | |
| 12:02 | LSU | Robert Roberson knocks in the shot from close range on a great pass from John Whittle | 37-42 |
| 11:58 | UMass | Steve Puryear loses the dribble to Jeremiah Messersmith | 37-42 |
| 11:53 | LSU | Douglas Wydra misses the lay-in | 37-42 |
| 11:52 | UMass | Brian Carroll grabs the defensive rebound | 37-42 |
| 11:39 | UMass | Brian Robinson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 37-42 |
| 11:38 | UMass | Brian Carroll pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-42 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Jeremiah Messersmith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Whittle (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Douglas Wydra (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Eby (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Roberson (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Brian Carroll (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Room (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steve Puryear (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Raymond Erlandson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:28 | UMass | John Whittle is called for the reach on Steve Puryear - foul #2 on John Whittle, team foul #4 | 37-42 |
| Subs | LSU | Johnny Edward (PG), Allen Dang (SF), Wade Kim (PF) Jeremiah Messersmith, Douglas Wydra, James Eby | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 11:23 | UMass | Brian Carroll throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-42 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | UMass | Arthur Snavely (C) Brian Robinson | |
| 10:54 | LSU | Raymond Erlandson steals the ball from Wade Kim | 37-42 |
| 10:32 | UMass | Brian Carroll is fouled on the floor by Johnny Edward - foul #2 on Johnny Edward, team foul #5 | 37-42 |
| Subs | LSU | Jeremiah Messersmith (SG) John Whittle | |
| Subs | UMass | Steven Beard (PG), Christopher McCreedy (PF) Brian Carroll, Raymond Erlandson | |
| 10:20 | UMass | Steven Beard hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Christopher McCreedy | 37-45 |
| 10:06 | LSU | Allen Dang clanks a jumper from the right block but the foul's on James Room - foul #1 on James Room, team foul #4 | 37-45 |
| 10:06 | LSU | Allen Dang makes the 1st free throw | 38-45 |
| 10:06 | LSU | Allen Dang misses the 2nd free throw | 38-45 |
| 10:06 | UMass | Christopher McCreedy gets the rebound | 38-45 |
| 09:57 | UMass | Steve Puryear buries a turnaround in the paint set up by Steven Beard | 38-47 |
| 09:29 | LSU | Johnny Edward is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-47 |
| 09:27 | UMass | Christopher McCreedy snags the defensive board | 38-47 |
| 09:17 | UMass | Steve Puryear misses the fadeaway from the right side | 38-47 |
| 09:15 | LSU | Johnny Edward pulls down the rebound | 38-47 |
| 08:51 | LSU | Allen Dang is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from straight away but he's hacked by Arthur Snavely - foul #2 on Arthur Snavely, team foul #5 | 38-47 |
| Subs | LSU | John Whittle (SG), James Eby (PF) Jeremiah Messersmith, Robert Roberson | |
| Subs | UMass | Brian Carroll (PG), Raymond Erlandson (SF), Brian Robinson (C) James Room, Steve Puryear, Arthur Snavely | |
| 08:51 | LSU | Allen Dang misses the 1st free throw | 38-47 |
| 08:51 | LSU | Allen Dang makes the 2nd free throw | 39-47 |
| 08:51 | LSU | Allen Dang misses the 3rd free throw | 39-47 |
| 08:51 | UMass | Brian Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 39-47 |
| 08:37 | UMass | Brian Carroll loses the dribble to Johnny Edward | 39-47 |
| 08:34 | LSU | Johnny Edward hits the finger roll | 41-47 |
| 08:05 | UMass | Brian Robinson knocks in the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Brian Carroll | 41-49 |
| 07:41 | LSU | Wade Kim is whistled for traveling | 41-49 |
| Subs | LSU | Jeremiah Messersmith (PG), Douglas Wydra (SF), Robert Roberson (C) Johnny Edward, Allen Dang, Wade Kim | |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Duong (PG), Arthur Snavely (C) Steven Beard, Brian Robinson | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Jeremiah Messersmith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Whittle (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Douglas Wydra (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Eby (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Roberson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Duong (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Brian Carroll (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Erlandson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Christopher McCreedy (fresh) 4 reb. C - Arthur Snavely (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:26 | UMass | John Whittle is called for the reach on Raymond Erlandson - foul #3 on John Whittle, team foul #6 | 41-49 |
| 07:16 | UMass | James Eby picks off the pass by Richard Duong | 41-49 |
| 06:47 | LSU | Douglas Wydra clanks a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Arthur Snavely - foul #3 on Arthur Snavely, team foul #6 | 41-49 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | UMass | Steve Puryear (SF) Christopher McCreedy | |
| 06:47 | LSU | Douglas Wydra makes the 1st free throw | 42-49 |
| 06:47 | LSU | Douglas Wydra misses the 2nd free throw | 42-49 |
| 06:47 | UMass | Arthur Snavely pulls down the rebound | 42-49 |
| 06:20 | UMass | Arthur Snavely is hacked by Jeremiah Messersmith - foul #1 on Jeremiah Messersmith, team foul #7 | 42-49 |
| Subs | LSU | Johnny Edward (PG), Wade Kim (C) John Whittle, Robert Roberson | |
| Subs | UMass | James Room (SG), Paul Stembridge (PF) Brian Carroll, Raymond Erlandson | |
| 06:20 | UMass | Arthur Snavely makes the 1st free throw | 42-50 |
| 06:20 | UMass | Arthur Snavely makes the 2nd free throw | 42-51 |
| 05:57 | LSU | Douglas Wydra knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from James Eby | 44-51 |
| 05:49 | UMass | The jump hook by Arthur Snavely is blocked by Wade Kim | 44-51 |
| 05:48 | UMass | James Room tips it home | 44-53 |
| 05:19 | LSU | Johnny Edward hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-53 |
| 05:17 | UMass | The rebound goes to James Room | 44-53 |
| 05:04 | UMass | Arthur Snavely misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 44-53 |
| 05:02 | UMass | Arthur Snavely misses the tip | 44-53 |
| 05:01 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to Arthur Snavely | 44-53 |
| 04:56 | UMass | Steve Puryear drills a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Richard Duong | 44-55 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:37 | LSU | Johnny Edward hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 44-55 |
| 04:36 | LSU | Wade Kim pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-55 |
| 04:15 | LSU | Douglas Wydra is hacked by Steve Puryear - foul #2 on Steve Puryear, team foul #7 | 44-55 |
| Subs | LSU | Allen Dang (PG), John Whittle (SG), Robert Roberson (C) Johnny Edward, Jeremiah Messersmith, James Eby | |
| Subs | UMass | Steven Beard (SG), Raymond Erlandson (PF), Brian Robinson (C) James Room, Paul Stembridge, Arthur Snavely | |
| 04:15 | LSU | Douglas Wydra misses the 1st free throw | 44-55 |
| 04:15 | UMass | The rebound goes to Raymond Erlandson | 44-55 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:06 | UMass | Steven Beard is hacked by John Whittle - foul #4 on John Whittle, team foul #8 | 44-55 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | UMass | Brian Carroll (PG), Christopher McCreedy (PF) Richard Duong, Steve Puryear | |
| 04:06 | UMass | Steven Beard makes the 1st free throw | 44-56 |
| 04:06 | UMass | Steven Beard makes the 2nd free throw | 44-57 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:47 | LSU | Wade Kim comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 44-57 |
| 03:46 | LSU | Robert Roberson hits the follow up shot | 46-57 |
| 03:28 | UMass | Robert Roberson takes the ball from Christopher McCreedy | 46-57 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Allen Dang (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Whittle (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Douglas Wydra (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Wade Kim (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Robert Roberson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Brian Carroll (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Beard (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Raymond Erlandson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Christopher McCreedy (fresh) 4 reb. C - Brian Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:19 | LSU | Robert Roberson buries a jumpshot from the left wing | 48-57 |
| 02:57 | UMass | Christopher McCreedy is denied on a layup by Wade Kim | 48-57 |
| 02:56 | UMass | Raymond Erlandson tips it back up and in | 48-59 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:39 | LSU | Wade Kim can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 48-59 |
| 02:38 | LSU | Douglas Wydra pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-59 |
| 02:14 | LSU | Allen Dang hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 48-59 |
| 02:12 | UMass | Christopher McCreedy snags the defensive board | 48-59 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:55 | UMass | Steven Beard misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-59 |
| 01:54 | LSU | The rebound goes to Robert Roberson | 48-59 |
| 01:48 | LSU | Allen Dang misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 48-59 |
| 01:46 | UMass | Christopher McCreedy grabs the board | 48-59 |
| 01:25 | UMass | Brian Robinson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 48-59 |
| 01:23 | LSU | John Whittle snags the defensive board | 48-59 |
| 01:04 | LSU | Wade Kim misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Christopher McCreedy - foul #1 on Christopher McCreedy, team foul #8 | 48-59 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Duong (PG), Steve Puryear (SF), Arthur Snavely (C) Brian Carroll, Christopher McCreedy, Brian Robinson | |
| 01:04 | LSU | Wade Kim makes the 1st free throw | 49-59 |
| 01:04 | LSU | Wade Kim makes the 2nd free throw | 50-59 |
| 00:46 | UMass | Steven Beard misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-59 |
| 00:44 | LSU | The rebound goes to Allen Dang | 50-59 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:38 | LSU | Allen Dang can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 50-59 |
| 00:36 | UMass | Steve Puryear pulls down the rebound | 50-59 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:33 | UMass | Allen Dang is called for the reach on Steve Puryear in the backcourt - foul #1 on Allen Dang, team foul #9 | 50-59 |
| Subs | LSU | James Eby (PF) Wade Kim | |
| Subs | UMass | Brian Robinson (C) Arthur Snavely | |
| 00:33 | UMass | Steve Puryear misses the 1st free throw | 50-59 |
| 00:33 | LSU | James Eby gets the rebound | 50-59 |
| 00:26 | LSU | Allen Dang evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-59 |
| 00:25 | UMass | Steven Beard gets the rebound | 50-59 |
| 00:24 | UMass | Steven Beard is fouled in the backcourt by John Whittle - foul #5 on John Whittle, team foul #10 | 50-59 |
| Subs | LSU | Johnny Edward (SG) John Whittle | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 00:24 | UMass | Steven Beard makes the 1st free throw | 50-60 |
| 00:24 | UMass | Steven Beard makes the 2nd free throw | 50-61 |
| 00:16 | LSU | Robert Roberson blows the wide open layup | 50-61 |
| 00:15 | UMass | Steven Beard grabs the board | 50-61 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | UMass | Richard Duong runs out the clock | 50-61 |