| Lineup | LSU | PG - Laurence Golinski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shannon Johnston (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Keith Simpson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lee Williams (fresh) C - Donald Sirois (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Gerald Jones (fresh) SG - Samuel Cornman (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Leonard Laplante (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Mario Pica (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerome Bush (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UMBC | Leonard Laplante inbounds the ball | 34-30 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:38 | UMBC | Samuel Cornman misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 34-30 |
| 19:36 | LSU | Lee Williams grabs the board | 34-30 |
| 19:21 | LSU | Keith Simpson is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Keith Simpson, team foul #1 | 34-30 |
| 19:18 | UMBC | Gerald Jones is hacked by Laurence Golinski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Laurence Golinski, team foul #2 | 34-30 |
| 19:03 | UMBC | Mario Pica misses the driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Shannon Johnston - foul #3 on Shannon Johnston, team foul #3 | 34-30 |
| 19:03 | UMBC | Mario Pica makes the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 19:03 | UMBC | Mario Pica misses the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 19:03 | LSU | Donald Sirois snags the defensive board | 34-31 |
| 18:42 | LSU | Donald Sirois clanks a jumper from the right side | 34-31 |
| 18:41 | UMBC | Mario Pica grabs the board | 34-31 |
| 18:12 | UMBC | Leonard Laplante misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 34-31 |
| 18:10 | LSU | Lee Williams pulls down the rebound | 34-31 |
| 17:47 | LSU | Shannon Johnston is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Samuel Cornman | 34-31 |
| 17:43 | UMBC | Samuel Cornman hits the finger roll | 34-33 |
| 17:19 | LSU | Keith Simpson makes the wide open jumper from just outside the lane | 36-33 |
| 17:17 | UMBC | Shannon Johnston steals it from Gerald Jones in the backcourt | 36-33 |
| 17:05 | LSU | Keith Simpson is fouled on the floor by Jerome Bush - foul #3 on Jerome Bush, team foul #1 | 36-33 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Navarra (PG), Ralph Byers (SG), Jesse Merry (SF), Robin Carlton (PF), Levi Stice (C) Laurence Golinski, Shannon Johnston, Keith Simpson, Lee Williams, Donald Sirois | |
| Subs | UMBC | Thomas Moore (PG), James Montiel (SG), Robert Cornish (PF), John Jorge (C) Gerald Jones, Samuel Cornman, Mario Pica, Jerome Bush | |
| 16:50 | LSU | Jesse Merry blows the dunk | 36-33 |
| 16:49 | UMBC | Robert Cornish grabs the board | 36-33 |
| 16:23 | UMBC | Leonard Laplante drills a fadeaway from close range set up by James Montiel | 36-35 |
| 16:07 | LSU | Ralph Byers works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-35 |
| 16:05 | UMBC | Robert Cornish gets the rebound | 36-35 |
| 15:38 | UMBC | James Montiel scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Moore | 36-38 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Navarra (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ralph Byers (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Jesse Merry (fresh) 3 stl. PF - Robin Carlton (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Levi Stice (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Thomas Moore (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Montiel (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Leonard Laplante (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Robert Cornish (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Jorge (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:20 | LSU | Jesse Merry is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Ralph Byers | 38-38 |
| 14:57 | UMBC | Leonard Laplante misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 38-38 |
| 14:55 | LSU | Levi Stice gets the rebound | 38-38 |
| 14:49 | LSU | Jesse Merry hits a jumper in the lane set up by Robin Carlton and he's fouled by Robert Cornish - foul #2 on Robert Cornish, team foul #2 | 40-38 |
| Subs | LSU | Laurence Golinski (PG), Shannon Johnston (SG), Lee Williams (PF), Donald Sirois (C) Robert Navarra, Ralph Byers, Robin Carlton, Levi Stice | |
| Subs | UMBC | Gerald Jones (PG), Samuel Cornman (SG), Mario Pica (PF), Jerome Bush (C) Thomas Moore, James Montiel, Robert Cornish, John Jorge | |
| 14:49 | LSU | Jesse Merry makes the free throw | 41-38 |
| 14:44 | UMBC | Samuel Cornman is fouled in the backcourt by Shannon Johnston - foul #4 on Shannon Johnston, team foul #4 | 41-38 |
| Subs | LSU | Ralph Byers (SG), Keith Simpson (SF) Shannon Johnston, Jesse Merry | |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| 14:35 | UMBC | Samuel Cornman buries a driving attempt from the right block and the foul's on Ralph Byers - foul #2 on Ralph Byers, team foul #5 | 41-40 |
| 14:35 | UMBC | Samuel Cornman misses the free throw | 41-40 |
| 14:35 | UMBC | Jerome Bush grabs the offensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 14:09 | UMBC | Leonard Laplante misses the lay-in | 41-40 |
| 14:07 | LSU | Lee Williams gets the rebound | 41-40 |
| 13:51 | LSU | Ralph Byers misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-40 |
| 13:50 | UMBC | Mario Pica pulls down the rebound | 41-40 |
| 13:31 | UMBC | Jerome Bush hits a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Leonard Laplante | 41-42 |
| 13:11 | LSU | Laurence Golinski misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 41-42 |
| 13:09 | UMBC | Mario Pica grabs the board | 41-42 |
| 12:40 | UMBC | Mario Pica hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Lee Williams - foul #2 on Lee Williams, team foul #6 | 41-42 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Navarra (PG), Shannon Johnston (SG), Robin Carlton (PF), Levi Stice (C) Laurence Golinski, Ralph Byers, Lee Williams, Donald Sirois | |
| Subs | UMBC | Thomas Moore (PG), James Montiel (SG), William Alves (SF) Gerald Jones, Samuel Cornman, Leonard Laplante | |
| 12:40 | UMBC | Mario Pica makes the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 12:40 | UMBC | Mario Pica makes the 2nd free throw | 41-44 |
| 12:18 | LSU | Robin Carlton is fouled on the floor by Mario Pica - foul #1 on Mario Pica, team foul #3 | 41-44 |
| Subs | LSU | Jesse Merry (SF) Keith Simpson | |
| Subs | UMBC | Robert Cornish (PF), John Jorge (C) Mario Pica, Jerome Bush | |
| 12:06 | LSU | Shannon Johnston shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 41-44 |
| 12:05 | UMBC | William Alves snags the defensive board | 41-44 |
| 11:58 | UMBC | John Jorge is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on John Jorge, team foul #4 | 41-44 |
| 11:44 | LSU | Jesse Merry is alone and drills a floater in the paint set up by Shannon Johnston | 43-44 |
| 11:34 | UMBC | James Montiel misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-44 |
| 11:33 | UMBC | Robert Cornish hits the follow up shot | 43-46 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Navarra (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Shannon Johnston (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - Jesse Merry (fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. PF - Robin Carlton (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Levi Stice (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Thomas Moore (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Montiel (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Alves (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Robert Cornish (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Jorge (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:08 | LSU | Shannon Johnston can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-46 |
| 11:06 | UMBC | The rebound goes to Robert Cornish | 43-46 |
| 10:46 | UMBC | Thomas Moore scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from James Montiel | 43-49 |
| 10:36 | LSU | Levi Stice's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-49 |
| Subs | LSU | Laurence Golinski (PG), Keith Simpson (SF), Lee Williams (PF), Donald Sirois (C) Robert Navarra, Jesse Merry, Robin Carlton, Levi Stice | |
| Subs | UMBC | Gerald Jones (PG), Samuel Cornman (SG), Leonard Laplante (SF), Mario Pica (PF), Jerome Bush (C) Thomas Moore, James Montiel, William Alves, Robert Cornish, John Jorge | |
| 10:20 | UMBC | Lee Williams takes the ball from Mario Pica | 43-49 |
| 10:09 | LSU | Laurence Golinski clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Gerald Jones - foul #1 on Gerald Jones, team foul #5 | 43-49 |
| 10:09 | LSU | Laurence Golinski misses the 1st free throw | 43-49 |
| 10:09 | LSU | Laurence Golinski makes the 2nd free throw | 44-49 |
| 09:45 | UMBC | Samuel Cornman comes up short on the runner in the paint | 44-49 |
| 09:44 | UMBC | The offensive rebound goes to Gerald Jones | 44-49 |
| 09:24 | UMBC | Samuel Cornman buries a jumper from the right block | 44-51 |
| 09:08 | LSU | Laurence Golinski clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 44-51 |
| 09:06 | LSU | Keith Simpson tips it in | 46-51 |
| 08:59 | UMBC | Laurence Golinski steps in front of the Gerald Jones pass in the backcourt | 46-51 |
| 08:41 | LSU | Shannon Johnston evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-51 |
| 08:40 | LSU | Donald Sirois grabs the offensive board | 46-51 |
| 08:27 | LSU | Shannon Johnston shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-51 |
| 08:26 | UMBC | Leonard Laplante grabs the defensive rebound | 46-51 |
| 08:24 | UMBC | Gerald Jones is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 46-51 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Navarra (PG), Ralph Byers (SG), Jesse Merry (SF), Robin Carlton (PF), Levi Stice (C) Laurence Golinski, Shannon Johnston, Keith Simpson, Lee Williams, Donald Sirois | |
| Subs | UMBC | Thomas Moore (PG), James Montiel (SG), William Alves (SF), Robert Cornish (PF) Gerald Jones, Samuel Cornman, Leonard Laplante, Mario Pica | |
| 08:03 | LSU | Jesse Merry hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 48-51 |
| 07:58 | UMBC | James Montiel misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-51 |
| 07:56 | LSU | The rebound goes to Robert Navarra | 48-51 |
| 07:51 | LSU | Jesse Merry misses the easy layup | 48-51 |
| 07:49 | LSU | Robin Carlton tips it but misses | 48-51 |
| 07:48 | UMBC | The rebound goes to Jerome Bush | 48-51 |
| 07:36 | UMBC | James Montiel connects on the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Cornish | 48-54 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Navarra (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ralph Byers (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jesse Merry (fresh) 9 pts. 3 stl. PF - Robin Carlton (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Levi Stice (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Thomas Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Montiel (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - William Alves (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Robert Cornish (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Jerome Bush (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:21 | LSU | Ralph Byers splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-54 |
| 07:20 | UMBC | Jerome Bush grabs the board | 48-54 |
| 06:51 | UMBC | James Montiel scores on a 3 from the left wing | 48-57 |
| 06:27 | LSU | Ralph Byers scores on a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Navarra and he's hacked by Thomas Moore - foul #2 on Thomas Moore, team foul #6 | 50-57 |
| Subs | LSU | Laurence Golinski (PG), Keith Simpson (SF), Lee Williams (PF), Donald Sirois (C) Robert Navarra, Jesse Merry, Robin Carlton, Levi Stice | |
| Subs | UMBC | Gerald Jones (PG), Samuel Cornman (SG), Leonard Laplante (SF), Mario Pica (PF), John Jorge (C) Thomas Moore, James Montiel, William Alves, Robert Cornish, Jerome Bush | |
| 06:27 | LSU | Ralph Byers misses the free throw | 50-57 |
| 06:27 | UMBC | John Jorge grabs the defensive rebound | 50-57 |
| 06:25 | UMBC | Laurence Golinski steps in front of the Gerald Jones pass in the backcourt | 50-57 |
| 06:06 | LSU | Keith Simpson misses short on a jumper near the basket | 50-57 |
| 06:05 | UMBC | Gerald Jones pulls down the rebound | 50-57 |
| 05:43 | UMBC | Samuel Cornman hits the finger roll | 50-59 |
| 05:31 | LSU | Ralph Byers can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-59 |
| 05:30 | UMBC | The rebound goes to Leonard Laplante | 50-59 |
| 05:09 | UMBC | Gerald Jones can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 50-59 |
| 05:08 | LSU | The rebound goes to Donald Sirois | 50-59 |
| 05:03 | LSU | Keith Simpson makes the floater from the baseline and the foul's on Leonard Laplante - foul #1 on Leonard Laplante, team foul #7 | 52-59 |
| Subs | LSU | Shannon Johnston (SG), Levi Stice (C) Ralph Byers, Donald Sirois | |
| Subs | UMBC | Thomas Moore (PG) Gerald Jones | |
| 05:03 | LSU | Keith Simpson makes the free throw | 53-59 |
| 04:42 | UMBC | Samuel Cornman can't finish the layup | 53-59 |
| 04:41 | UMBC | Mario Pica grabs the offensive rebound | 53-59 |
| 04:27 | UMBC | John Jorge knocks in the jumper from the left block set up by Mario Pica and he's fouled by Levi Stice - foul #2 on Levi Stice, team foul #7 | 53-61 |
| Subs | LSU | Robin Carlton (PF) Lee Williams | |
| Subs | UMBC | James Montiel (SG), William Alves (PF) Samuel Cornman, Mario Pica | |
| 04:27 | UMBC | John Jorge makes the free throw | 53-62 |
| 04:07 | LSU | Shannon Johnston drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Laurence Golinski | 56-62 |
| 03:47 | UMBC | James Montiel can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 56-62 |
| 03:46 | UMBC | The offensive rebound goes to William Alves | 56-62 |
| 03:30 | UMBC | John Jorge misses long on a floater from the left block | 56-62 |
| 03:28 | LSU | The rebound goes to Levi Stice | 56-62 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Laurence Golinski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Shannon Johnston (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - Keith Simpson (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robin Carlton (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Levi Stice (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Thomas Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Montiel (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Leonard Laplante (tiring) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. PF - William Alves (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - John Jorge (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:24 | LSU | Shannon Johnston is whistled for traveling | 56-62 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Navarra (PG), Jesse Merry (SF), Donald Sirois (C) Laurence Golinski, Keith Simpson, Levi Stice | |
| Subs | UMBC | Samuel Cornman (SG), Mario Pica (PF), Jerome Bush (C) Thomas Moore, Leonard Laplante, John Jorge | |
| 03:20 | UMBC | James Montiel is hacked by Robert Navarra in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Navarra, team foul #8 | 56-62 |
| 03:20 | UMBC | James Montiel makes the 1st free throw | 56-63 |
| 03:20 | UMBC | James Montiel makes the 2nd free throw | 56-64 |
| 03:02 | LSU | Donald Sirois is whistled for traveling | 56-64 |
| Subs | LSU | Lee Williams (PF) Robin Carlton | |
| Subs | UMBC | Gerald Jones (PG) William Alves | |
| 02:38 | UMBC | Gerald Jones misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 56-64 |
| 02:36 | UMBC | Jerome Bush grabs the offensive rebound | 56-64 |
| 02:22 | UMBC | Samuel Cornman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-64 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | UMBC | Leonard Laplante (SF) James Montiel | |
| 02:17 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-64 |
| Subs | LSU | Laurence Golinski (PG), Ralph Byers (SG), Keith Simpson (SF) Robert Navarra, Shannon Johnston, Jesse Merry | |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| 02:01 | LSU | Ralph Byers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-64 |
| 01:59 | UMBC | Donald Sirois steals it from Samuel Cornman in the backcourt | 56-64 |
| 01:49 | LSU | Donald Sirois can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 56-64 |
| 01:47 | UMBC | Leonard Laplante gets the rebound | 56-64 |
| 01:25 | UMBC | Samuel Cornman's fadeaway is rejected by Keith Simpson | 56-64 |
| 01:23 | LSU | Keith Simpson grabs the defensive rebound | 56-64 |
| 01:09 | LSU | Keith Simpson comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 56-64 |
| 01:08 | UMBC | Mario Pica snags the defensive board | 56-64 |
| 00:46 | UMBC | Donald Sirois steals it from Samuel Cornman | 56-64 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:38 | LSU | Ralph Byers misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Leonard Laplante - foul #2 on Leonard Laplante, team foul #8 | 56-64 |
| 00:38 | LSU | Ralph Byers makes the 1st free throw | 57-64 |
| 00:38 | LSU | Ralph Byers makes the 2nd free throw | 58-64 |
| 00:38 | LSU | Ralph Byers makes the 3rd free throw | 59-64 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:37 | UMBC | Leonard Laplante is fouled in the backcourt by Laurence Golinski - foul #2 on Laurence Golinski, team foul #9 | 59-64 |
| Subs | LSU | Shannon Johnston (SG) Ralph Byers | |
| Subs | UMBC | Thomas Moore (PG) Gerald Jones | |
| 00:37 | UMBC | Leonard Laplante misses the 1st free throw | 59-64 |
| 00:37 | UMBC | The offensive rebound goes to Jerome Bush | 59-64 |
| 00:34 | UMBC | Jerome Bush is fouled on the floor by Keith Simpson - foul #3 on Keith Simpson, team foul #10 | 59-64 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | UMBC | James Montiel (SG) Samuel Cornman | |
| 00:34 | UMBC | Jerome Bush misses the 1st free throw | 59-64 |
| 00:34 | UMBC | Jerome Bush misses the 2nd free throw | 59-64 |
| 00:34 | LSU | The rebound goes to Lee Williams | 59-64 |
| 00:26 | LSU | Donald Sirois hits a jump hook from close range | 61-64 |
| 00:26 | UMBC | UMBC calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-64 |
| 00:23 | UMBC | Laurence Golinski is called for the reach on Leonard Laplante in the backcourt - foul #3 on Laurence Golinski, team foul #11 | 61-64 |
| 00:23 | UMBC | Leonard Laplante makes the 1st free throw | 61-65 |
| 00:23 | UMBC | Leonard Laplante makes the 2nd free throw | 61-66 |
| 00:17 | LSU | Shannon Johnston is fouled on the floor by Jerome Bush - foul #4 on Jerome Bush, team foul #9 | 61-66 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | UMBC | Gerald Jones (PG), Samuel Cornman (SG) Thomas Moore, James Montiel | |
| 00:17 | LSU | Shannon Johnston misses the 1st free throw | 61-66 |
| 00:17 | UMBC | The rebound goes to Leonard Laplante | 61-66 |
| 00:16 | UMBC | Leonard Laplante is hacked by Shannon Johnston in the backcourt - foul #5 on Shannon Johnston, team foul #12 | 61-66 |
| Subs | LSU | Ralph Byers (SG) Shannon Johnston | |
| Subs | UMBC | Thomas Moore (PG), James Montiel (SG) Gerald Jones, Samuel Cornman | |
| 00:16 | UMBC | Leonard Laplante makes the 1st free throw | 61-67 |
| 00:16 | UMBC | Leonard Laplante makes the 2nd free throw | 61-68 |
| 00:09 | LSU | Thomas Moore is called for the reach on Laurence Golinski - foul #3 on Thomas Moore, team foul #10 | 61-68 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | UMBC | Gerald Jones (PG), Samuel Cornman (SG) Thomas Moore, James Montiel | |
| 00:09 | LSU | Laurence Golinski makes the 1st free throw | 62-68 |
| 00:09 | LSU | Laurence Golinski makes the 2nd free throw | 63-68 |
| 00:06 | UMBC | Leonard Laplante is hacked by Ralph Byers in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ralph Byers, team foul #13 | 63-68 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | UMBC | Thomas Moore (PG), James Montiel (SG) Gerald Jones, Samuel Cornman | |
| 00:06 | UMBC | Leonard Laplante misses the 1st free throw | 63-68 |
| 00:06 | UMBC | Leonard Laplante makes the 2nd free throw | 63-69 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Ralph Byers clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-69 |