| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Sutton (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Shawn Roberts (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jimmie Foster (fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Bivens (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - James Smith (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Tom Simon (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Robert Pink (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Richard Edwards (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Smith (fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Richard Edwards inbounds the ball | 40-34 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:43 | UMass | Charles Brown's dunk attempt is rejected by David Bivens | 40-34 |
| 19:42 | UMass | John Smith gets the offensive rebound | 40-34 |
| 19:32 | UMass | Richard Edwards can't connect on a shot near the basket | 40-34 |
| 19:30 | LSU | James Smith gets the rebound | 40-34 |
| 19:26 | LSU | Shawn Roberts misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 40-34 |
| 19:25 | LSU | Shawn Roberts tips it in | 42-34 |
| 19:14 | UMass | Tom Simon can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 42-34 |
| 19:12 | LSU | The rebound goes to Jimmie Foster | 42-34 |
| 19:07 | LSU | Jimmie Foster hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-34 |
| 19:06 | UMass | John Smith grabs the board | 42-34 |
| 19:02 | UMass | Tom Simon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-34 |
| 18:47 | LSU | Robert Sutton drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from James Smith | 44-34 |
| 18:32 | UMass | James Smith swats the layup by Richard Edwards | 44-34 |
| 18:31 | LSU | James Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 44-34 |
| 18:26 | LSU | Shawn Roberts comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-34 |
| 18:25 | UMass | Richard Edwards pulls down the rebound | 44-34 |
| 18:12 | UMass | John Smith buries a shot from the left block | 44-36 |
| 17:58 | LSU | Robert Sutton is fouled on the floor by Richard Edwards - foul #1 on Richard Edwards, team foul #1 | 44-36 |
| Subs | LSU | Bruce Dorsey (C) James Smith | |
| Subs | UMass | Donald Horn (PG), Lamar Williams (SG), Kajetan Ziel (SF), Alberto Bianchi (PF), Cameron Eanes (C) Tom Simon, Robert Pink, Richard Edwards, John Smith, Charles Brown | |
| 17:45 | LSU | Bruce Dorsey misses the floater in the paint | 44-36 |
| 17:43 | UMass | The rebound goes to Alberto Bianchi | 44-36 |
| 17:39 | UMass | Lamar Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-36 |
| 17:38 | UMass | Cameron Eanes hits the follow up shot | 44-38 |
| 17:18 | LSU | Donald Horn steals the ball from Bruce Dorsey | 44-38 |
| 16:59 | UMass | Kajetan Ziel comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-38 |
| 16:58 | LSU | Bruce Dorsey snags the defensive board | 44-38 |
| 16:53 | LSU | Shawn Roberts loses the dribble to Kajetan Ziel | 44-38 |
| 16:36 | UMass | Alberto Bianchi can't connect on a jumper from close range | 44-38 |
| 16:35 | LSU | Bruce Dorsey snags the defensive board | 44-38 |
| 16:14 | LSU | Shawn Roberts loses the ball out of bounds | 44-38 |
| Subs | LSU | Jonathan Montgomery (PG), Gary Fuston (SG), Gilbert Auxier (SF), James Smith (C) Robert Sutton, Shawn Roberts, Jimmie Foster, David Bivens | |
| Subs | UMass | Tom Simon (PG), Robert Pink (SG), Richard Edwards (SF), John Smith (PF), Charles Brown (C) Donald Horn, Lamar Williams, Kajetan Ziel, Alberto Bianchi, Cameron Eanes | |
| 15:58 | UMass | Charles Brown hits the finger roll set up by Robert Pink | 44-40 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Jonathan Montgomery (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gary Fuston (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gilbert Auxier (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bruce Dorsey (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - James Smith (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Tom Simon (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Robert Pink (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Edwards (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - John Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | LSU | Bruce Dorsey hits a shot from the left block on a great pass from Gary Fuston | 46-40 |
| 15:09 | UMass | John Smith misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-40 |
| 15:08 | LSU | Jonathan Montgomery grabs the board | 46-40 |
| 15:03 | LSU | Jonathan Montgomery misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 46-40 |
| 15:01 | UMass | The rebound goes to Charles Brown | 46-40 |
| 14:56 | UMass | Richard Edwards misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-40 |
| 14:55 | UMass | Charles Brown gets the offensive rebound | 46-40 |
| 14:42 | UMass | Charles Brown blows the layup but he's hacked by Bruce Dorsey - foul #2 on Bruce Dorsey, team foul #1 | 46-40 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Sutton (PG), Bradley Gatti (SF), Cory Yamamoto (PF) Jonathan Montgomery, Gilbert Auxier, Bruce Dorsey | |
| Subs | UMass | Lamar Williams (SG) Robert Pink | |
| 14:42 | UMass | Charles Brown misses the 1st free throw | 46-40 |
| 14:42 | UMass | Charles Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 46-41 |
| 14:14 | LSU | Richard Edwards picks off the pass by Gary Fuston | 46-41 |
| 14:07 | UMass | Richard Edwards hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 46-41 |
| 14:05 | LSU | Gary Fuston grabs the defensive rebound | 46-41 |
| 13:59 | LSU | Robert Sutton can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-41 |
| 13:58 | LSU | Cory Yamamoto snags the offensive board | 46-41 |
| 13:41 | LSU | Richard Edwards steps in front of the Cory Yamamoto pass | 46-41 |
| 13:27 | UMass | Charles Brown hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 46-41 |
| 13:26 | LSU | Bradley Gatti grabs the defensive rebound | 46-41 |
| 13:21 | LSU | Bradley Gatti's pass is intercepted by Lamar Williams | 46-41 |
| 13:11 | UMass | Tom Simon connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Lamar Williams and he's hacked by Bradley Gatti - foul #4 on Bradley Gatti, team foul #2 | 46-43 |
| Subs | LSU | Jonathan Montgomery (PG), Shawn Roberts (SG), Jimmie Foster (SF), David Bivens (PF) Robert Sutton, Gary Fuston, Bradley Gatti, James Smith | |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Pink (SG), Kajetan Ziel (SF), Alberto Bianchi (PF), Cameron Eanes (C) Lamar Williams, Richard Edwards, John Smith, Charles Brown | |
| 13:11 | UMass | Tom Simon makes the free throw | 46-44 |
| 12:53 | LSU | David Bivens can't connect on a floater in the lane | 46-44 |
| 12:52 | LSU | Shawn Roberts tips it home | 48-44 |
| 12:27 | UMass | Alberto Bianchi hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 48-44 |
| 12:25 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to Alberto Bianchi | 48-44 |
| 12:18 | UMass | Kajetan Ziel misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-44 |
| 12:17 | LSU | The rebound goes to Cory Yamamoto | 48-44 |
| 11:58 | LSU | David Bivens throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-44 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Sutton (PG), Bruce Dorsey (C) Jonathan Montgomery, Cory Yamamoto | |
| Subs | UMass | Donald Horn (PG) Tom Simon | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Sutton (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Shawn Roberts (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jimmie Foster (fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Bivens (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Bruce Dorsey (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Donald Horn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Pink (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kajetan Ziel (fresh) PF - Alberto Bianchi (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Cameron Eanes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:50 | UMass | Jimmie Foster takes the ball from Kajetan Ziel | 48-44 |
| 11:47 | LSU | Robert Sutton can't finish the layup | 48-44 |
| 11:45 | LSU | Bruce Dorsey tips it but misses | 48-44 |
| 11:43 | LSU | Jimmie Foster misses the tip | 48-44 |
| 11:41 | UMass | Robert Pink snags the defensive board | 48-44 |
| 11:34 | UMass | Cameron Eanes hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by David Bivens - foul #3 on David Bivens, team foul #3 | 48-44 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | UMass | Lamar Williams (SG) Robert Pink | |
| 11:34 | UMass | Cameron Eanes makes the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 11:34 | UMass | Cameron Eanes makes the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 11:18 | LSU | Shawn Roberts misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-46 |
| 11:17 | UMass | Cameron Eanes grabs the defensive rebound | 48-46 |
| 11:12 | UMass | Jimmie Foster is called for the reach on Donald Horn - foul #2 on Jimmie Foster, team foul #4 | 48-46 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | UMass | Russell Harrison (SF), John Smith (PF), Jerry Tolbert (C) Kajetan Ziel, Cameron Eanes, Alberto Bianchi | |
| 10:55 | UMass | Jerry Tolbert connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Lamar Williams | 48-49 |
| 10:34 | LSU | Bruce Dorsey misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-49 |
| 10:33 | UMass | The rebound goes to Russell Harrison | 48-49 |
| 10:21 | UMass | Donald Horn is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 48-49 |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Fuston (SG), Gilbert Auxier (SF), Cory Yamamoto (PF), James Smith (C) Shawn Roberts, Jimmie Foster, David Bivens, Bruce Dorsey | |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Edwards (SF), Charles Brown (C) Russell Harrison, Jerry Tolbert | |
| 09:58 | LSU | Cory Yamamoto throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-49 |
| Subs | LSU | Jonathan Montgomery (PG) Robert Sutton | |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Pink (SG), Jerry Tolbert (PF) Donald Horn, John Smith | |
| 09:45 | UMass | Richard Edwards scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Charles Brown | 48-52 |
| 09:25 | LSU | Gary Fuston comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-52 |
| 09:24 | UMass | The rebound goes to Charles Brown | 48-52 |
| 09:20 | UMass | Lamar Williams is whistled for a carry | 48-52 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | UMass | Kajetan Ziel (PG), Alberto Bianchi (PF) Lamar Williams, Jerry Tolbert | |
| 09:09 | LSU | Gilbert Auxier drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-52 |
| 08:47 | UMass | Jonathan Montgomery is called for the reach on Richard Edwards - foul #3 on Jonathan Montgomery, team foul #5 | 51-52 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Sutton (PG), Jimmie Foster (SF), David Bivens (PF), Bruce Dorsey (C) Jonathan Montgomery, Gilbert Auxier, Cory Yamamoto, James Smith | |
| Subs | UMass | Tom Simon (PG), Donald Horn (SG), John Smith (PF) Robert Pink, Richard Edwards, Charles Brown | |
| 08:27 | UMass | A charge is called on John Smith - foul #1 on John Smith, team foul #2 | 51-52 |
| Subs | LSU | Shawn Roberts (SG) Gary Fuston | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 07:58 | LSU | Robert Sutton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-52 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | UMass | Lamar Williams (SG), Cameron Eanes (C) Donald Horn, Alberto Bianchi | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Sutton (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Shawn Roberts (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jimmie Foster (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Bivens (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Bruce Dorsey (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Tom Simon (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Lamar Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Kajetan Ziel (fresh) PF - John Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Cameron Eanes (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:45 | UMass | John Smith slams it home | 51-54 |
| 07:32 | LSU | Bruce Dorsey clanks a jumper near the basket | 51-54 |
| 07:31 | UMass | The rebound goes to Tom Simon | 51-54 |
| 07:26 | UMass | Cameron Eanes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-54 |
| Subs | LSU | Bradley Gatti (SF), Cory Yamamoto (PF), James Smith (C) Jimmie Foster, David Bivens, Bruce Dorsey | |
| Subs | UMass | Donald Horn (PG), Robert Pink (SG), Richard Edwards (SF), Charles Brown (C) Tom Simon, Lamar Williams, Kajetan Ziel, John Smith | |
| 07:11 | LSU | Robert Sutton misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 51-54 |
| 07:09 | UMass | Charles Brown gets the rebound | 51-54 |
| 07:05 | UMass | Donald Horn can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-54 |
| 07:03 | UMass | Cameron Eanes misses the tip | 51-54 |
| 07:02 | LSU | James Smith snags the defensive board | 51-54 |
| 06:40 | LSU | Bradley Gatti connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Sutton | 54-54 |
| 06:27 | UMass | Richard Edwards knocks in the shot from just outside the lane | 54-56 |
| 06:21 | LSU | Robert Sutton is fouled on the floor by Richard Edwards - foul #2 on Richard Edwards, team foul #3 | 54-56 |
| Subs | LSU | Jonathan Montgomery (PG), Gary Fuston (SG), David Bivens (PF) Robert Sutton, Shawn Roberts, James Smith | |
| Subs | UMass | Lamar Williams (PG), John Smith (PF) Donald Horn, Cameron Eanes | |
| 06:09 | LSU | Cory Yamamoto loses the dribble to Charles Brown | 54-56 |
| 05:51 | UMass | Robert Pink misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 54-56 |
| 05:49 | LSU | The rebound goes to Jonathan Montgomery | 54-56 |
| 05:44 | LSU | John Smith is called for the reach on Gary Fuston - foul #2 on John Smith, team foul #4 | 54-56 |
| Subs | LSU | Jimmie Foster (SF), Bruce Dorsey (C) Jonathan Montgomery, Cory Yamamoto | |
| Subs | UMass | Tom Simon (PG), Kajetan Ziel (SF), Alberto Bianchi (C) Robert Pink, Richard Edwards, Charles Brown | |
| 05:29 | LSU | Bradley Gatti can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-56 |
| 05:27 | UMass | John Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 54-56 |
| 05:20 | UMass | Kajetan Ziel is whistled for traveling | 54-56 |
| Subs | LSU | James Smith (C) Bruce Dorsey | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 05:00 | LSU | James Smith hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Alberto Bianchi - foul #2 on Alberto Bianchi, team foul #5 | 54-56 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Sutton (PG), Bruce Dorsey (PF) Bradley Gatti, David Bivens | |
| Subs | UMass | Cameron Eanes (C) John Smith | |
| 05:00 | LSU | James Smith makes the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 05:00 | LSU | James Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| 04:35 | UMass | Lamar Williams comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 56-56 |
| 04:34 | LSU | The rebound goes to James Smith | 56-56 |
| 04:14 | LSU | Robert Sutton misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-56 |
| 04:12 | LSU | Bruce Dorsey gets the offensive rebound | 56-56 |
| 04:00 | LSU | Jimmie Foster misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 56-56 |
| 03:58 | UMass | Cameron Eanes snags the defensive board | 56-56 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Sutton (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gary Fuston (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jimmie Foster (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bruce Dorsey (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. C - James Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Tom Simon (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Lamar Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Kajetan Ziel (fresh) PF - Alberto Bianchi (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Cameron Eanes (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:53 | UMass | Tom Simon connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Lamar Williams | 56-59 |
| 03:47 | LSU | Gary Fuston knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Robert Sutton | 59-59 |
| 03:40 | UMass | Lamar Williams knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Alberto Bianchi | 59-61 |
| 03:34 | LSU | Gary Fuston comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-61 |
| 03:33 | LSU | Bruce Dorsey snags the offensive board | 59-61 |
| 03:16 | LSU | Gary Fuston comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Lamar Williams - foul #2 on Lamar Williams, team foul #6 | 59-61 |
| Subs | LSU | Shawn Roberts (SG), Bradley Gatti (SF), David Bivens (PF), Cory Yamamoto (C) Robert Sutton, Jimmie Foster, Bruce Dorsey, James Smith | |
| Subs | UMass | Donald Horn (PG), Robert Pink (SG), Richard Edwards (SF), John Smith (PF), Charles Brown (C) Tom Simon, Lamar Williams, Kajetan Ziel, Alberto Bianchi, Cameron Eanes | |
| 03:16 | LSU | Gary Fuston makes the 1st free throw | 60-61 |
| 03:16 | LSU | Gary Fuston misses the 2nd free throw | 60-61 |
| 03:16 | UMass | Charles Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 60-61 |
| 03:01 | UMass | Richard Edwards drills a jump hook near the basket | 60-63 |
| 02:59 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-63 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Sutton (PG), Jimmie Foster (SF), Bruce Dorsey (C) Gary Fuston, Bradley Gatti, Cory Yamamoto | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 02:40 | LSU | Robert Sutton is hacked by John Smith - foul #3 on John Smith, team foul #7 | 60-63 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | UMass | Tom Simon (PG) Donald Horn | |
| 02:40 | LSU | Robert Sutton makes the 1st free throw | 61-63 |
| 02:40 | LSU | Robert Sutton misses the 2nd free throw | 61-63 |
| 02:40 | LSU | Jimmie Foster grabs the offensive rebound | 61-63 |
| 02:19 | LSU | Shawn Roberts is fouled on the floor by Robert Pink - foul #2 on Robert Pink, team foul #8 | 61-63 |
| Subs | LSU | James Smith (C) Bruce Dorsey | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 02:19 | LSU | Shawn Roberts misses the 1st free throw | 61-63 |
| 02:19 | UMass | John Smith grabs the board | 61-63 |
| 02:00 | UMass | Charles Brown connects on the turnaround from the left block | 61-65 |
| 01:47 | LSU | Robert Pink is called for the reach on David Bivens - foul #3 on Robert Pink, team foul #9 | 61-65 |
| 01:47 | LSU | David Bivens makes the 1st free throw | 62-65 |
| 01:47 | LSU | David Bivens misses the 2nd free throw | 62-65 |
| 01:47 | UMass | John Smith pulls down the rebound | 62-65 |
| 01:40 | UMass | Charles Brown misses the runner from the baseline | 62-65 |
| 01:38 | LSU | James Smith gets the rebound | 62-65 |
| 01:34 | LSU | Robert Sutton clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-65 |
| 01:32 | UMass | Charles Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 62-65 |
| 01:26 | UMass | Richard Edwards clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-65 |
| 01:24 | LSU | David Bivens pulls down the rebound | 62-65 |
| 01:18 | LSU | David Bivens buries a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Shawn Roberts | 64-65 |
| 01:01 | UMass | Shawn Roberts steals it from Charles Brown | 64-65 |
| 00:43 | LSU | Robert Sutton misses long on a shot from the left wing | 64-65 |
| 00:41 | LSU | Jimmie Foster hits the follow up shot | 66-65 |
| 00:36 | UMass | Richard Edwards knocks in the floater from the left wing set up by Robert Pink | 66-67 |
| 00:12 | LSU | Shawn Roberts is hacked by Robert Pink - foul #4 on Robert Pink, team foul #10 | 66-67 |
| 00:12 | LSU | Shawn Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 67-67 |
| 00:12 | LSU | Shawn Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 68-67 |
| 00:08 | UMass | Charles Brown misses long on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by James Smith - foul #2 on James Smith, team foul #6 | 68-67 |
| 00:08 | UMass | Charles Brown makes the 1st free throw | 68-68 |
| 00:08 | UMass | Charles Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 68-69 |
| 00:08 | LSU | LSU calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-69 |
| 00:04 | LSU | Jimmie Foster can't connect on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Charles Brown - foul #3 on Charles Brown, team foul #11 | 68-69 |
| 00:04 | LSU | Jimmie Foster makes the 1st free throw | 69-69 |
| 00:04 | LSU | Jimmie Foster misses the 2nd free throw | 69-69 |
| 00:04 | UMass | Charles Brown grabs the board | 69-69 |
| 00:04 | UMass | UMass calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 69-69 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | UMass | Tom Simon clanks a halfcourt shot | 69-69 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Sutton (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Shawn Roberts (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jimmie Foster (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Bivens (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - James Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Tom Simon (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Robert Pink (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Richard Edwards (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. PF - John Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Brown (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 05:00 | UMass | John Smith wins the tip | 69-69 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:48 | UMass | Charles Brown drills a floater from the free throw line set up by Tom Simon | 69-71 |
| 04:31 | LSU | Jimmie Foster clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 69-71 |
| 04:29 | UMass | Richard Edwards grabs the board | 69-71 |
| 04:24 | UMass | Robert Pink hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jimmie Foster - foul #3 on Jimmie Foster, team foul #7 | 69-71 |
| 04:24 | UMass | Robert Pink makes the 1st free throw | 69-72 |
| 04:24 | UMass | Robert Pink makes the 2nd free throw | 69-73 |
| 03:57 | LSU | Robert Sutton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-73 |
| 03:32 | UMass | John Smith loses the dribble to Robert Sutton | 69-73 |
| 03:19 | LSU | Shawn Roberts misses long on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Robert Pink - foul #5 on Robert Pink, team foul #12 | 69-73 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | UMass | Lamar Williams (SG) Robert Pink | |
| 03:19 | LSU | Shawn Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 70-73 |
| 03:19 | LSU | Shawn Roberts misses the 2nd free throw | 70-73 |
| 03:19 | UMass | Charles Brown gets the rebound | 70-73 |
| 02:59 | UMass | Richard Edwards hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by John Smith | 70-76 |
| 02:41 | LSU | James Smith is fouled on the floor by John Smith - foul #4 on John Smith, team foul #13 | 70-76 |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Fuston (SG), Bradley Gatti (SF), Bruce Dorsey (PF) Shawn Roberts, Jimmie Foster, David Bivens | |
| Subs | UMass | Donald Horn (PG), Kajetan Ziel (SF), Alberto Bianchi (PF), Cameron Eanes (C) Tom Simon, Richard Edwards, John Smith, Charles Brown | |
| 02:41 | LSU | James Smith makes the 1st free throw | 71-76 |
| 02:41 | LSU | James Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 72-76 |
| 02:39 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 72-76 |
| Subs | LSU | Shawn Roberts (SG), Jimmie Foster (SF), David Bivens (PF) Gary Fuston, Bradley Gatti, Bruce Dorsey | |
| Subs | UMass | John Smith (PF) Cameron Eanes | |
| 02:27 | UMass | John Smith blows the layup | 72-76 |
| 02:26 | LSU | Shawn Roberts grabs the board | 72-76 |
| 02:21 | LSU | Jimmie Foster scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Sutton | 74-76 |
| 02:03 | UMass | John Smith misses short on a jumper from the left side | 74-76 |
| 02:02 | UMass | John Smith misses the tip | 74-76 |
| 02:00 | LSU | David Bivens snags the defensive board | 74-76 |
| 01:37 | LSU | Shawn Roberts jams it on a nice dish by Jimmie Foster | 76-76 |
| 01:37 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-76 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | UMass | Tom Simon (PG), Richard Edwards (SF), Charles Brown (C) Donald Horn, Kajetan Ziel, Alberto Bianchi | |
| 01:20 | UMass | Richard Edwards misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 76-76 |
| 01:18 | LSU | Robert Sutton grabs the defensive rebound | 76-76 |
| 00:49 | LSU | David Bivens scores on a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Sutton | 78-76 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Sutton (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Shawn Roberts (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jimmie Foster (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Bivens (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - James Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Tom Simon (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lamar Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - Richard Edwards (fresh) 17 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. PF - John Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Charles Brown (fresh) 13 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 00:27 | UMass | Jimmie Foster takes the ball from John Smith | 78-76 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:24 | LSU | Shawn Roberts is fouled in the backcourt by Lamar Williams - foul #3 on Lamar Williams, team foul #14 | 78-76 |
| 00:24 | LSU | Shawn Roberts misses the 1st free throw | 78-76 |
| 00:24 | LSU | Shawn Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 79-76 |
| 00:14 | UMass | Charles Brown's layup is rejected by David Bivens | 79-76 |
| 00:13 | UMass | Richard Edwards pulls down the offensive rebound | 79-76 |
| 00:10 | UMass | Lamar Williams hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Tom Simon | 79-79 |
| 00:10 | LSU | LSU calls a :30 timeout (4 full remaining) | 79-79 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | LSU | Shawn Roberts hits the finger roll | 81-79 |