NCAA Men's Basketball

FINAL
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns 60
–
Michigan State Spartans 63
1st2ndT
UL273360
MSU333063
Breslin Center · 14,797 att.

Team Stats

UL MSU
21-52
FG
20-47
40
Field Goal %
43
7-18
3PT
5-16
39
Three Point %
31
11-21
FT
18-25
52
Free Throw %
72
28
Rebounds
40
8
Offensive Rebounds
12
20
Defensive Rebounds
28
6
Assists
12
12
Steals
9
5
Blocks
7
15
Turnovers
20
2
Team Turnovers
0
15
Total Turnovers
20
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
0
Points Off Turnovers
0
0
Fast Break Points
0
0
Points in Paint
0
15
Fouls
17
7
Largest Lead
10

Top Performers

UL

  • Elfrid Payton G MIN 39 · PTS 20 · FG 8-15
  • Shawn Long F MIN 35 · PTS 16 · FG 6-15
  • Elridge Moore F MIN 35 · PTS 5 · FG 2-4
  • Steven Wronkoski G MIN 36 · PTS 4 · FG 1-4

MSU

  • Keith Appling G MIN 38 · PTS 19 · FG 4-11
  • Branden Dawson F MIN 31 · PTS 12 · FG 5-10
  • Brandan Kearney G MIN 29 · PTS 10 · FG 4-8
  • Derrick Nix F MIN 26 · PTS 9 · FG 4-5

Play by Play

  1. Free Throw 1 of 1 0:06 60-64

    Branden Dawson made Free Throw.

    56933 2nd Half
  2. Foul Turnover 0:06 60-63

    Foul on Kevin Brown

    51564 2nd Half
  3. LayupShot 0:51 60-63

    Kevin Brown made Layup.

    51564 2nd Half
  4. Foul Turnover 1:00 58-63

    Denzel Valentine Turnover.

    62615 2nd Half
  5. Free Throw 1 of 1 1:17 58-63

    Elfrid Payton made Free Throw.

    56848 2nd Half
  6. Free Throw 1 of 1 1:17 57-63

    Elfrid Payton made Free Throw.

    56848 2nd Half
  7. Foul Turnover 1:17 56-63

    Foul on Keith Appling

    51546 2nd Half
  8. Free Throw 1 of 1 1:26 56-63

    Keith Appling made Free Throw.

    51546 2nd Half
  9. Free Throw 1 of 1 1:26 56-62

    Keith Appling made Free Throw.

    51546 2nd Half
  10. Foul Turnover 1:26 56-61

    Foul on Kevin Brown

    51564 2nd Half
  11. Three Point Jump Shot 1:44 56-61

    Kevin Brown made Three Point Jumper.

    51564 2nd Half
  12. Foul Turnover 1:49 53-61

    Keith Appling Turnover.

    51546 2nd Half
  13. Free Throw 1 of 1 2:02 53-61

    Bryant Mbamalu made Free Throw.

    52179 2nd Half
  14. Foul Turnover 2:02 52-61

    Foul on Russell Byrd

    51547 2nd Half
  15. Foul Turnover 2:07 52-61

    Russell Byrd Turnover.

    51547 2nd Half
  16. Foul Turnover 2:23 52-61

    Elfrid Payton Turnover.

    56848 2nd Half
  17. Foul Turnover 2:27 52-61

    Keith Appling Turnover.

    51546 2nd Half
  18. LayupShot 2:44 52-61

    Elfrid Payton made Layup.

    56848 2nd Half
  19. Free Throw 1 of 1 3:09 50-61

    Keith Appling made Free Throw.

    51546 2nd Half
  20. Free Throw 1 of 1 3:09 50-60

    Keith Appling made Free Throw.

    51546 2nd Half
  21. Foul Turnover 3:09 50-59

    Foul on Bryant Mbamalu

    52179 2nd Half
  22. Free Throw 1 of 1 3:40 50-59

    Kevin Brown made Free Throw.

    51564 2nd Half
  23. Foul Turnover 3:40 49-59

    Foul on Denzel Valentine

    62615 2nd Half
  24. Foul Turnover 3:46 49-59

    Keith Appling Turnover.

    51546 2nd Half
  25. Foul Turnover 3:58 49-59

    Louisiana-Lafayette Turnover.

    2nd Half
  26. LayupShot 4:36 49-59

    Branden Dawson made Layup. Assisted by Keith Appling.

    56933 2nd Half
  27. JumpShot 5:09 49-57

    Shawn Long made Jumper.

    56362 2nd Half
  28. Foul Turnover 5:23 47-57

    Bryant Mbamalu Turnover.

    52179 2nd Half
  29. Foul Turnover 6:04 47-57

    Foul on Brandan Kearney

    56932 2nd Half
  30. Foul Turnover 6:04 47-57

    Brandan Kearney Turnover.

    56932 2nd Half
  31. Foul Turnover 6:17 47-57

    Steven Wronkoski Turnover.

    62451 2nd Half
  32. Free Throw 1 of 1 6:32 47-57

    Keith Appling made Free Throw.

    51546 2nd Half
  33. Foul Turnover 6:32 47-56

    Foul on Steven Wronkoski

    62451 2nd Half
  34. Foul Turnover 6:56 47-56

    Foul on Denzel Valentine

    62615 2nd Half
  35. LayupShot 7:16 47-56

    Keith Appling made Layup.

    51546 2nd Half
  36. DunkShot 7:46 47-54

    Branden Dawson made Dunk. Assisted by Brandan Kearney.

    56933 2nd Half
  37. Three Point Jump Shot 8:19 47-52

    Steven Wronkoski made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Elfrid Payton.

    62451 2nd Half
  38. Three Point Jump Shot 8:36 44-52

    Denzel Valentine made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Branden Dawson.

    62615 2nd Half
  39. Foul Turnover 8:55 44-49

    Keith Appling Turnover.

    51546 2nd Half
  40. Three Point Jump Shot 9:29 44-49

    Kevin Brown made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Elfrid Payton.

    51564 2nd Half
  41. DunkShot 9:33 41-49

    Branden Dawson made Dunk. Assisted by Keith Appling.

    56933 2nd Half
  42. Foul Turnover 9:47 41-47

    Kevin Brown Turnover.

    51564 2nd Half
  43. Foul Turnover 9:49 41-47

    Denzel Valentine Turnover.

    62615 2nd Half
  44. Free Throw 1 of 1 10:12 41-47

    Kevin Brown made Free Throw.

    51564 2nd Half
  45. Foul Turnover 10:12 40-47

    Foul on Brandan Kearney

    56932 2nd Half
  46. Free Throw 1 of 1 10:12 40-47

    Kevin Brown made Free Throw.

    51564 2nd Half
  47. Foul Turnover 10:30 39-47

    Louisiana-Lafayette Turnover.

    2nd Half
  48. Foul Turnover 10:50 39-47

    Kevin Brown Turnover.

    51564 2nd Half
  49. Foul Turnover 11:06 39-47

    Russell Byrd Turnover.

    51547 2nd Half
  50. Foul Turnover 11:06 39-47

    Foul on Russell Byrd

    51547 2nd Half
  51. Three Point Jump Shot 11:13 39-47

    Kevin Brown made Three Point Jumper.

    51564 2nd Half
  52. Free Throw 1 of 1 11:23 36-47

    Keith Appling made Free Throw.

    51546 2nd Half
  53. Free Throw 1 of 1 11:23 36-46

    Keith Appling made Free Throw.

    51546 2nd Half
  54. Foul Turnover 11:23 36-45

    Foul on Elfrid Payton

    56848 2nd Half
  55. Foul Turnover 11:47 36-45

    Denzel Valentine Turnover.

    62615 2nd Half
  56. Free Throw 1 of 1 12:06 36-45

    Derrick Nix made Free Throw.

    46227 2nd Half
  57. Foul Turnover 12:06 36-44

    Foul on Shawn Long

    56362 2nd Half
  58. LayupShot 12:06 36-44

    Derrick Nix made Layup.

    46227 2nd Half
  59. LayupShot 13:36 36-42

    Elfrid Payton made Layup.

    56848 2nd Half
  60. Foul Turnover 13:40 34-42

    Russell Byrd Turnover.

    51547 2nd Half
  1. End Game 0:00 60-64
    2nd Half
  2. Defensive Rebound 0:01 60-64

    Michigan State Defensive Rebound.

    2nd Half
  3. Three Point Jump Shot 0:01 60-64

    Elfrid Payton missed Three Point Jumper.

    56848 2nd Half
  4. Defensive Rebound 0:06 60-64

    Shawn Long Defensive Rebound.

    56362 2nd Half
  5. Free Throw 1 of 1 0:06 60-64

    Branden Dawson missed Free Throw.

    56933 2nd Half
  6. RegularTimeOut 0:06 60-64

    Michigan State Full Timeout.

    2nd Half
  7. Free Throw 1 of 1 0:06 60-64

    Branden Dawson made Free Throw.

    56933 2nd Half
  8. Foul Turnover 0:06 60-63

    Foul on Kevin Brown

    51564 2nd Half
  9. Defensive Rebound 0:08 60-63

    Branden Dawson Defensive Rebound.

    56933 2nd Half
  10. LayupShot 0:08 60-63

    Shawn Long missed Layup.

    56362 2nd Half
  11. Defensive Rebound 0:24 60-63

    Shawn Long Defensive Rebound.

    56362 2nd Half
  12. LayupShot 0:24 60-63

    Adreian Payne missed Layup.

    51545 2nd Half
  13. RegularTimeOut 0:51 60-63

    Michigan State Full Timeout.

    2nd Half
  14. LayupShot 0:51 60-63

    Kevin Brown made Layup.

    51564 2nd Half
  15. Offensive Rebound 0:52 58-63

    Kevin Brown Offensive Rebound.

    51564 2nd Half
  16. Block Shot 0:56 58-63

    Denzel Valentine Block.

    62615 2nd Half
  17. LayupShot 0:56 58-63

    Elfrid Payton missed Layup.

    56848 2nd Half
  18. Steal 0:58 58-63

    Elfrid Payton Steal.

    56848 2nd Half
  19. Foul Turnover 1:00 58-63

    Denzel Valentine Turnover.

    62615 2nd Half
  20. Free Throw 1 of 1 1:17 58-63

    Elfrid Payton made Free Throw.

    56848 2nd Half
  21. Free Throw 1 of 1 1:17 57-63

    Elfrid Payton made Free Throw.

    56848 2nd Half
  22. Foul Turnover 1:17 56-63

    Foul on Keith Appling

    51546 2nd Half
  23. Free Throw 1 of 1 1:26 56-63

    Keith Appling made Free Throw.

    51546 2nd Half
  24. Free Throw 1 of 1 1:26 56-62

    Keith Appling made Free Throw.

    51546 2nd Half
  25. Foul Turnover 1:26 56-61

    Foul on Kevin Brown

    51564 2nd Half
  26. RegularTimeOut 1:41 56-61

    Louisiana-Lafayette Full Timeout.

    2nd Half
  27. Three Point Jump Shot 1:44 56-61

    Kevin Brown made Three Point Jumper.

    51564 2nd Half
  28. Steal 1:48 53-61

    Bryant Mbamalu Steal.

    52179 2nd Half
  29. Foul Turnover 1:49 53-61

    Keith Appling Turnover.

    51546 2nd Half
  30. Defensive Rebound 2:02 53-61

    Adreian Payne Defensive Rebound.

    51545 2nd Half
  31. Free Throw 1 of 1 2:02 53-61

    Bryant Mbamalu missed Free Throw.

    52179 2nd Half
  32. Free Throw 1 of 1 2:02 53-61

    Bryant Mbamalu made Free Throw.

    52179 2nd Half
  33. Foul Turnover 2:02 52-61

    Foul on Russell Byrd

    51547 2nd Half
  34. Steal 2:07 52-61

    Elfrid Payton Steal.

    56848 2nd Half
  35. Foul Turnover 2:07 52-61

    Russell Byrd Turnover.

    51547 2nd Half
  36. RegularTimeOut 2:19 52-61

    Michigan State Full Timeout.

    2nd Half
  37. Steal 2:22 52-61

    Russell Byrd Steal.

    51547 2nd Half
  38. Foul Turnover 2:23 52-61

    Elfrid Payton Turnover.

    56848 2nd Half
  39. Steal 2:25 52-61

    Elfrid Payton Steal.

    56848 2nd Half
  40. Foul Turnover 2:27 52-61

    Keith Appling Turnover.

    51546 2nd Half

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