| Lineup | LSU | PG - Carmelo Montes (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Lucas Scroggs (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Peter Bilodeau (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Philip Born (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Hintze (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Hansen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jing-Quo Sun (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stuart Lakey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Powell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Dema Lamparski (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Stuart Lakey inbounds the ball | 33-24 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Michigan State | The jump hook by Dema Lamparski is blocked by Philip Born | 33-24 |
| 19:36 | Michigan State | William Hansen snags the offensive board | 33-24 |
| 19:24 | Michigan State | Dema Lamparski misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 33-24 |
| 19:23 | Michigan State | William Hansen hits the follow up shot | 33-26 |
| 19:02 | LSU | Charles Hintze buries a runner from the right block | 35-26 |
| 18:41 | Michigan State | Thomas Powell double dribbles | 35-26 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine (SG), Anthony Stevens (SF), John Dade (PF) Jing-Quo Sun, Stuart Lakey, Thomas Powell | |
| 18:20 | LSU | Philip Born scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Lucas Scroggs | 37-26 |
| 18:14 | Michigan State | Peter Bilodeau swats the dunk try by Dema Lamparski | 37-26 |
| 18:13 | LSU | The rebound goes to Philip Born | 37-26 |
| 17:52 | LSU | Carmelo Montes travels with the ball | 37-26 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun (SG) William Hansen | |
| 17:38 | Michigan State | John Dade misses the jumper from the left side | 37-26 |
| 17:37 | LSU | Philip Born grabs the board | 37-26 |
| 17:10 | LSU | Peter Bilodeau throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-26 |
| Subs | LSU | Royce Simpson (SF), Paul Scott (PF) Peter Bilodeau, Philip Born | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Hansen (PG) Jing-Quo Sun | |
| 16:43 | Michigan State | William Hansen drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Michael Fontaine | 37-29 |
| 16:17 | LSU | Carmelo Montes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-29 |
| 16:16 | Michigan State | Dema Lamparski gets the rebound | 37-29 |
| 16:03 | Michigan State | William Hansen misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-29 |
| 16:02 | LSU | Paul Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 37-29 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Carmelo Montes (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SG - Lucas Scroggs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Royce Simpson (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Paul Scott (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Hintze (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Hansen (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Fontaine (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Stevens (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Dade (fairly fresh) C - Dema Lamparski (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:48 | LSU | Charles Hintze hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-29 |
| 15:46 | Michigan State | John Dade grabs the defensive rebound | 37-29 |
| 15:42 | Michigan State | Dema Lamparski is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Dema Lamparski, team foul #1 | 37-29 |
| Subs | LSU | Charles Mullen (SG), Peter Bilodeau (SF), Philip Born (PF) Lucas Scroggs, Royce Simpson, Charles Hintze | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun (SG), Stuart Lakey (SF), Joshua Graham (PF) William Hansen, Anthony Stevens, Dema Lamparski | |
| 15:13 | LSU | Carmelo Montes connects on the jumper from the right block | 39-29 |
| 14:53 | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine connects on the fadeaway from the left wing | 39-31 |
| 14:31 | LSU | Peter Bilodeau can't throw it down | 39-31 |
| 14:29 | LSU | Philip Born misses the tip | 39-31 |
| 14:27 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Jing-Quo Sun | 39-31 |
| 14:05 | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-31 |
| 14:03 | LSU | Philip Born grabs the board | 39-31 |
| 13:37 | LSU | Peter Bilodeau drills a fadeaway from the right block set up by Carmelo Montes | 41-31 |
| 13:20 | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine is fouled on the floor by Charles Mullen - foul #1 on Charles Mullen, team foul #1 | 41-31 |
| Subs | LSU | Lucas Scroggs (PG), Royce Simpson (SF), Joseph Echevarria (PF), Charles Hintze (C) Carmelo Montes, Peter Bilodeau, Philip Born, Paul Scott | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Hansen (PG), Anthony Stevens (SF), Thomas Powell (PF) Michael Fontaine, Jing-Quo Sun, John Dade | |
| 13:02 | Michigan State | William Hansen banks in the layup set up by Thomas Powell and he's fouled by Lucas Scroggs - foul #2 on Lucas Scroggs, team foul #2 | 41-33 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun (SG) Stuart Lakey | |
| 13:02 | Michigan State | William Hansen misses the free throw | 41-33 |
| 13:02 | LSU | Joseph Echevarria gets the rebound | 41-33 |
| 12:38 | LSU | Charles Hintze misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 41-33 |
| 12:36 | Michigan State | William Hansen gets the rebound | 41-33 |
| 12:22 | Michigan State | William Hansen misses the 3 from the left wing | 41-33 |
| 12:21 | LSU | Royce Simpson pulls down the rebound | 41-33 |
| 11:56 | LSU | Royce Simpson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 41-33 |
| 11:54 | Michigan State | Joshua Graham grabs the board | 41-33 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Lucas Scroggs (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Mullen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Royce Simpson (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Joseph Echevarria (fresh) C - Charles Hintze (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Hansen (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jing-Quo Sun (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Anthony Stevens (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Powell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joshua Graham (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:33 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 41-33 |
| 11:31 | LSU | Charles Mullen snags the defensive board | 41-33 |
| 11:17 | LSU | Anthony Stevens steals it from Royce Simpson | 41-33 |
| 11:01 | Michigan State | William Hansen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-33 |
| 10:59 | Michigan State | Thomas Powell misses the tip | 41-33 |
| 10:57 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to William Hansen | 41-33 |
| 10:46 | Michigan State | William Hansen misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Royce Simpson - foul #1 on Royce Simpson, team foul #3 | 41-33 |
| Subs | LSU | Carmelo Montes (PG), Peter Bilodeau (SF), Philip Born (PF) Charles Mullen, Royce Simpson, Joseph Echevarria | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine (SG), Stuart Lakey (SF) Jing-Quo Sun, Anthony Stevens | |
| 10:46 | Michigan State | William Hansen misses the 1st free throw | 41-33 |
| 10:46 | Michigan State | William Hansen makes the 2nd free throw | 41-34 |
| 10:23 | LSU | Peter Bilodeau misses long on a floater from the left wing | 41-34 |
| 10:21 | LSU | Peter Bilodeau tips it home | 43-34 |
| 10:03 | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 43-34 |
| 10:02 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Joshua Graham | 43-34 |
| 09:49 | Michigan State | Stuart Lakey connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-37 |
| 09:28 | LSU | Charles Hintze clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 43-37 |
| 09:26 | Michigan State | Thomas Powell grabs the defensive rebound | 43-37 |
| 09:21 | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine blows the layup | 43-37 |
| 09:20 | LSU | The rebound goes to Philip Born | 43-37 |
| 09:14 | LSU | Peter Bilodeau is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Peter Bilodeau, team foul #4 | 43-37 |
| Subs | LSU | Joseph Echevarria (SG), Paul Scott (C) Lucas Scroggs, Charles Hintze | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Anthony Stevens (SF), Dema Lamparski (C) William Hansen, Thomas Powell | |
| 09:02 | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine is hacked by Carmelo Montes - foul #1 on Carmelo Montes, team foul #5 | 43-37 |
| 08:48 | Michigan State | Stuart Lakey is hacked by Joseph Echevarria - foul #1 on Joseph Echevarria, team foul #6 | 43-37 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun (SG) Stuart Lakey | |
| 08:28 | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-37 |
| 08:26 | Michigan State | Dema Lamparski tips it home | 43-39 |
| 08:04 | LSU | Carmelo Montes clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Michael Fontaine - foul #3 on Michael Fontaine, team foul #2 | 43-39 |
| Subs | LSU | Charles Mullen (SG), Royce Simpson (SF) Joseph Echevarria, Peter Bilodeau | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Hansen (PG), Stuart Lakey (SG) Michael Fontaine, Jing-Quo Sun | |
| 08:04 | LSU | Carmelo Montes misses the 1st free throw | 43-39 |
| 08:04 | LSU | Carmelo Montes makes the 2nd free throw | 44-39 |
| 07:39 | Michigan State | William Hansen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-39 |
| 07:38 | Michigan State | Joshua Graham snags the offensive board | 44-39 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Carmelo Montes (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Mullen (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Royce Simpson (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Philip Born (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Paul Scott (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Hansen (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stuart Lakey (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Anthony Stevens (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joshua Graham (tiring) 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Dema Lamparski (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:27 | Michigan State | Stuart Lakey misses the jumper from the left block | 44-39 |
| 07:25 | Michigan State | Joshua Graham pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-39 |
| 07:10 | Michigan State | William Hansen is hacked by Philip Born - foul #1 on Philip Born, team foul #7 | 44-39 |
| Subs | LSU | Lucas Scroggs (PG), Charles Hintze (C) Carmelo Montes, Philip Born | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine (SG) Anthony Stevens | |
| 07:10 | Michigan State | William Hansen makes the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 07:10 | Michigan State | William Hansen makes the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| 06:46 | LSU | A charge is called on Charles Hintze - foul #1 on Charles Hintze, team foul #8 | 44-41 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun (SG), Anthony Stevens (SF) William Hansen, Stuart Lakey | |
| 06:30 | Michigan State | Anthony Stevens makes the jump hook from the baseline | 44-43 |
| 06:08 | LSU | Paul Scott misses the lay-in | 44-43 |
| 06:06 | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine snags the defensive board | 44-43 |
| 05:40 | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 44-46 |
| 05:12 | LSU | Lucas Scroggs hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 46-46 |
| 04:51 | Michigan State | Joshua Graham comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 46-46 |
| 04:50 | LSU | Charles Hintze snags the defensive board | 46-46 |
| 04:36 | LSU | Lucas Scroggs throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-46 |
| Subs | LSU | Carmelo Montes (PG), Peter Bilodeau (SF), Philip Born (PF) Charles Mullen, Royce Simpson, Paul Scott | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Hansen (PG), Stuart Lakey (SF), Thomas Powell (PF) Michael Fontaine, Anthony Stevens, Joshua Graham | |
| 04:19 | Michigan State | Dema Lamparski buries a floater from close range on a nice dish by Jing-Quo Sun and he's fouled by Charles Hintze - foul #2 on Charles Hintze, team foul #9 | 46-48 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine (SG) Jing-Quo Sun | |
| 04:19 | Michigan State | Dema Lamparski makes the free throw | 46-49 |
| 03:55 | LSU | Lucas Scroggs clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Thomas Powell - foul #2 on Thomas Powell, team foul #3 | 46-49 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun (SG), Joshua Graham (PF) Michael Fontaine, Thomas Powell | |
| 03:55 | LSU | Lucas Scroggs makes the 1st free throw | 47-49 |
| 03:55 | LSU | Lucas Scroggs makes the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| 03:53 | Michigan State | Carmelo Montes picks off the pass by William Hansen in the backcourt | 48-49 |
| 03:51 | LSU | Carmelo Montes hits the finger roll | 50-49 |
| 03:32 | Michigan State | Joshua Graham can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 50-49 |
| 03:31 | LSU | Charles Hintze gets the rebound | 50-49 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Carmelo Montes (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lucas Scroggs (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Peter Bilodeau (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. PF - Philip Born (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Charles Hintze (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Hansen (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jing-Quo Sun (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Stuart Lakey (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joshua Graham (tiring) 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Dema Lamparski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:06 | LSU | Carmelo Montes misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-49 |
| 03:04 | LSU | Charles Hintze snags the offensive board | 50-49 |
| 02:43 | LSU | Peter Bilodeau buries a fadeaway near the basket | 52-49 |
| 02:28 | Michigan State | William Hansen makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-52 |
| 02:08 | LSU | Lucas Scroggs drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Carmelo Montes | 55-52 |
| 01:59 | Michigan State | William Hansen buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Jing-Quo Sun | 55-55 |
| 01:35 | LSU | Carmelo Montes misses the jumpshot from the left side | 55-55 |
| 01:33 | LSU | Philip Born grabs the offensive board | 55-55 |
| 01:13 | LSU | Peter Bilodeau hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 55-55 |
| 01:12 | Michigan State | Joshua Graham pulls down the rebound | 55-55 |
| 00:52 | Michigan State | Lucas Scroggs steps in front of the Dema Lamparski pass | 55-55 |
| 00:49 | LSU | Carmelo Montes jams it set up by Lucas Scroggs | 57-55 |
| 00:29 | Michigan State | Peter Bilodeau is called for the reach on Stuart Lakey - foul #4 on Peter Bilodeau, team foul #10 | 57-55 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Powell (PF) Joshua Graham | |
| 00:29 | Michigan State | Stuart Lakey makes the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 00:29 | Michigan State | Stuart Lakey makes the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:04 | LSU | Carmelo Montes is hacked by William Hansen - foul #1 on William Hansen, team foul #4 | 57-57 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Peter Bilodeau comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 57-57 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Carmelo Montes (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lucas Scroggs (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Peter Bilodeau (fresh) 11 pts. 4 pf. PF - Philip Born (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Charles Hintze (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Hansen (fresh) 21 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jing-Quo Sun (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SF - Stuart Lakey (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Thomas Powell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Dema Lamparski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Michigan State | Thomas Powell wins the tip | 57-57 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:47 | Michigan State | William Hansen clanks a 3 from the left wing | 57-57 |
| 04:45 | Michigan State | Stuart Lakey hits the follow up shot | 57-59 |
| 04:39 | LSU | Lucas Scroggs misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 57-59 |
| 04:37 | LSU | Philip Born grabs the offensive rebound | 57-59 |
| 04:16 | LSU | Lucas Scroggs hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 60-59 |
| 03:57 | Michigan State | William Hansen misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-59 |
| 03:55 | LSU | The rebound goes to Charles Hintze | 60-59 |
| 03:36 | LSU | Peter Bilodeau is called for traveling | 60-59 |
| Subs | LSU | Charles Mullen (SG), Royce Simpson (SF), Joseph Echevarria (PF), Paul Scott (C) Lucas Scroggs, Peter Bilodeau, Philip Born, Charles Hintze | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine (PG), Anthony Stevens (SF) William Hansen, Jing-Quo Sun | |
| 03:22 | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 60-59 |
| 03:21 | LSU | The rebound goes to Joseph Echevarria | 60-59 |
| 02:59 | LSU | Royce Simpson scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Mullen | 63-59 |
| 02:44 | Michigan State | Thomas Powell hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 63-59 |
| 02:42 | LSU | Paul Scott snags the defensive board | 63-59 |
| 02:42 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 4 full remaining) | 63-59 |
| Subs | LSU | Lucas Scroggs (SG), Peter Bilodeau (SF), Philip Born (PF), Charles Hintze (C) Charles Mullen, Royce Simpson, Joseph Echevarria, Paul Scott | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Hansen (PG) Stuart Lakey | |
| 02:19 | LSU | Dema Lamparski swats the dunk try by Peter Bilodeau | 63-59 |
| 02:17 | Michigan State | William Hansen pulls down the rebound | 63-59 |
| 01:53 | Michigan State | William Hansen scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Thomas Powell | 63-62 |
| 01:24 | LSU | Lucas Scroggs misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-62 |
| 01:23 | Michigan State | Anthony Stevens grabs the defensive rebound | 63-62 |
| 01:07 | Michigan State | William Hansen knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Anthony Stevens | 63-65 |
| 00:47 | LSU | Philip Born's pass is intercepted by Thomas Powell | 63-65 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Carmelo Montes (tiring) 18 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lucas Scroggs (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Peter Bilodeau (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 pf. PF - Philip Born (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. C - Charles Hintze (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Hansen (fresh) 27 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Fontaine (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Anthony Stevens (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thomas Powell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Dema Lamparski (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:18 | Michigan State | William Hansen misses short on a floater from the left wing | 63-65 |
| 00:16 | LSU | Philip Born grabs the defensive rebound | 63-65 |
| 00:01 | LSU | Charles Hintze misses the lay-in | 63-65 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Charles Hintze grabs the offensive rebound | 63-65 |