| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Joel Shelton (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jerome Abbott (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason McCaulley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Worthy (fresh) 4 reb. C - Darin Aiello (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Mark Greene (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Tim Burgess (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Larry Woods (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jaroslav Pogozelski (fresh) C - Roy Jewett (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | East Tennessee State | Larry Woods inbounds the ball | 26-30 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:39 | East Tennessee State | Larry Woods scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 26-33 |
| 19:32 | Louisiana Tech | James Worthy misses short on a jumper from the left side | 26-33 |
| 19:31 | Louisiana Tech | Darin Aiello hits the follow up shot | 28-33 |
| 19:24 | East Tennessee State | James Worthy takes the ball from Roy Jewett | 28-33 |
| 19:01 | Louisiana Tech | James Worthy is called for traveling | 28-33 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Kapeni Abdula (SF), Luis Noriega (C) Larry Woods, Roy Jewett | |
| 18:48 | East Tennessee State | Mark Greene is hacked by Joel Shelton - foul #3 on Joel Shelton, team foul #1 | 28-33 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Wiley (PG) Joel Shelton | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Roy Jewett (C) Tim Burgess | |
| 18:31 | East Tennessee State | Jaroslav Pogozelski travels with the ball | 28-33 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Tim Burgess (SG) Roy Jewett | |
| 18:12 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Abbott misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 28-33 |
| 18:11 | Louisiana Tech | Jason McCaulley grabs the offensive board | 28-33 |
| 17:56 | Louisiana Tech | Jason McCaulley misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-33 |
| 17:54 | East Tennessee State | Luis Noriega snags the defensive board | 28-33 |
| 17:42 | East Tennessee State | Tim Burgess misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 28-33 |
| 17:40 | Louisiana Tech | John Wiley gets the rebound | 28-33 |
| 17:13 | Louisiana Tech | John Wiley is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on John Wiley, team foul #2 | 28-33 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Jennings (SF), Timothy Drake (C) Jason McCaulley, Darin Aiello | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Allen Blosser (SG), Larry Woods (SF), Roy Jewett (C) Tim Burgess, Kapeni Abdula, Luis Noriega | |
| 16:52 | East Tennessee State | Roy Jewett misses the lay-in | 28-33 |
| 16:50 | East Tennessee State | Roy Jewett tips it but misses | 28-33 |
| 16:48 | East Tennessee State | Roy Jewett pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-33 |
| 16:35 | East Tennessee State | Jaroslav Pogozelski hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 28-33 |
| 16:34 | Louisiana Tech | James Worthy pulls down the rebound | 28-33 |
| 16:10 | Louisiana Tech | James Worthy buries a jumper from the left block set up by Jerome Abbott | 30-33 |
| 15:54 | East Tennessee State | Larry Woods misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 30-33 |
| 15:53 | East Tennessee State | Jaroslav Pogozelski tips it home | 30-35 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - John Wiley (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jerome Abbott (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Jennings (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Worthy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Timothy Drake (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Mark Greene (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Allen Blosser (fresh) SF - Larry Woods (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jaroslav Pogozelski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Roy Jewett (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Louisiana Tech | James Worthy drills a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by John Wiley | 32-35 |
| 15:23 | East Tennessee State | Allen Blosser is hacked by John Jennings - foul #2 on John Jennings, team foul #3 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Joel Shelton (PG), Jason McCaulley (SF), Darin Aiello (C) John Wiley, Jerome Abbott, James Worthy | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Tim Burgess (SG), Kapeni Abdula (SF) Allen Blosser, Larry Woods | |
| 15:12 | East Tennessee State | Tim Burgess's pass is intercepted by Joel Shelton | 32-35 |
| 14:51 | Louisiana Tech | The pull-up jumper by John Jennings is blocked by Roy Jewett | 32-35 |
| 14:49 | East Tennessee State | Jaroslav Pogozelski grabs the defensive rebound | 32-35 |
| 14:33 | East Tennessee State | Jaroslav Pogozelski can't throw it down | 32-35 |
| 14:31 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Timothy Drake | 32-35 |
| 14:08 | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Drake misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 32-35 |
| 14:07 | East Tennessee State | Roy Jewett grabs the defensive rebound | 32-35 |
| 13:51 | East Tennessee State | Jaroslav Pogozelski makes the shot near the basket and he's fouled by Joel Shelton - foul #4 on Joel Shelton, team foul #4 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Wiley (PG), James Worthy (PF), Thomas Allred (C) Joel Shelton, Timothy Drake, Darin Aiello | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Larry Woods (SF), Luis Noriega (C) Kapeni Abdula, Roy Jewett | |
| 13:51 | East Tennessee State | Jaroslav Pogozelski misses the free throw | 32-37 |
| 13:51 | Louisiana Tech | Thomas Allred pulls down the rebound | 32-37 |
| 13:39 | Louisiana Tech | Jason McCaulley drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by John Wiley | 35-37 |
| 13:25 | East Tennessee State | Luis Noriega misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 35-37 |
| 13:23 | Louisiana Tech | John Jennings grabs the defensive rebound | 35-37 |
| 13:09 | Louisiana Tech | John Wiley comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-37 |
| 13:08 | East Tennessee State | Luis Noriega grabs the defensive rebound | 35-37 |
| 12:56 | East Tennessee State | Jaroslav Pogozelski drills a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Tim Burgess | 35-39 |
| 12:32 | Louisiana Tech | The jump hook by James Worthy is blocked by Luis Noriega | 35-39 |
| 12:30 | East Tennessee State | Jaroslav Pogozelski grabs the defensive rebound | 35-39 |
| 12:09 | East Tennessee State | Tim Burgess's pass is intercepted by John Wiley | 35-39 |
| 11:50 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Greene steps in front of the Jason McCaulley pass | 35-39 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - John Wiley (fresh) 4 ast. SG - John Jennings (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Jason McCaulley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Worthy (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Thomas Allred (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Mark Greene (tiring) 3 pts. SG - Tim Burgess (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Larry Woods (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jaroslav Pogozelski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Luis Noriega (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:27 | East Tennessee State | Luis Noriega is fouled on the floor by Thomas Allred - foul #1 on Thomas Allred, team foul #5 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Abbott (SG), Timothy Drake (SF), Darin Aiello (C) John Jennings, Jason McCaulley, Thomas Allred | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Kapeni Abdula (SG), Roy Jewett (C) Tim Burgess, Luis Noriega | |
| 11:05 | East Tennessee State | Kapeni Abdula can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-39 |
| 11:04 | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Drake pulls down the rebound | 35-39 |
| 10:44 | Louisiana Tech | Darin Aiello is hacked by Jaroslav Pogozelski - foul #3 on Jaroslav Pogozelski, team foul #1 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Thomas Allred (PF) James Worthy | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Tim Burgess (SG), Jacob Noe (PF) Kapeni Abdula, Jaroslav Pogozelski | |
| 10:24 | Louisiana Tech | John Wiley misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-39 |
| 10:22 | East Tennessee State | Jacob Noe grabs the board | 35-39 |
| 10:11 | East Tennessee State | Roy Jewett can't finish the layup | 35-39 |
| 10:09 | Louisiana Tech | John Wiley grabs the board | 35-39 |
| 09:48 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Abbott can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 35-39 |
| 09:47 | East Tennessee State | Roy Jewett gets the rebound | 35-39 |
| 09:26 | East Tennessee State | Tim Burgess makes the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Roy Jewett and the foul's on Jerome Abbott - foul #1 on Jerome Abbott, team foul #6 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Robert Reynolds (PG), Jason McCaulley (SF), James Worthy (PF) John Wiley, Thomas Allred, Darin Aiello | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Kapeni Abdula (SF), Jaroslav Pogozelski (PF) Larry Woods, Jacob Noe | |
| 09:26 | East Tennessee State | Tim Burgess makes the free throw | 35-42 |
| 09:24 | Louisiana Tech | Tim Burgess steals the ball from Robert Reynolds in the backcourt | 35-42 |
| 09:03 | East Tennessee State | Jaroslav Pogozelski can't finish the layup | 35-42 |
| 09:01 | Louisiana Tech | James Worthy pulls down the rebound | 35-42 |
| 08:38 | Louisiana Tech | Jason McCaulley misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-42 |
| 08:36 | East Tennessee State | Tim Burgess snags the defensive board | 35-42 |
| 08:12 | East Tennessee State | Jaroslav Pogozelski misses the driving attempt from the left block | 35-42 |
| 08:10 | East Tennessee State | Kapeni Abdula grabs the offensive rebound | 35-42 |
| 08:00 | East Tennessee State | Roy Jewett connects on the floater from the right side | 35-44 |
| 07:36 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Reynolds is fouled on the floor by Jaroslav Pogozelski - foul #4 on Jaroslav Pogozelski, team foul #2 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Joel Shelton (PG), John Jennings (SG), Darin Aiello (C) Robert Reynolds, Jerome Abbott, Timothy Drake | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Allen Blosser (SG), Larry Woods (SF), Luis Noriega (PF) Tim Burgess, Kapeni Abdula, Jaroslav Pogozelski | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Joel Shelton (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SG - John Jennings (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Jason McCaulley (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Worthy (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Darin Aiello (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Mark Greene (tiring) 3 pts. SG - Allen Blosser (fresh) SF - Larry Woods (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Luis Noriega (fresh) 4 reb. C - Roy Jewett (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Louisiana Tech | Jason McCaulley connects on the 3 from straight away | 38-44 |
| 07:19 | East Tennessee State | Larry Woods drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Mark Greene | 38-47 |
| 07:14 | Louisiana Tech | Joel Shelton scores on a floater in the paint set up by James Worthy | 40-47 |
| 06:52 | East Tennessee State | Larry Woods misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-47 |
| 06:50 | Louisiana Tech | James Worthy pulls down the rebound | 40-47 |
| 06:46 | Louisiana Tech | Jason McCaulley buries a driving attempt near the basket set up by Joel Shelton and the foul's on Larry Woods - foul #1 on Larry Woods, team foul #3 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Jaroslav Pogozelski (PF) Luis Noriega | |
| 06:46 | Louisiana Tech | Jason McCaulley makes the free throw | 43-47 |
| 06:29 | East Tennessee State | Roy Jewett misses the driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Darin Aiello - foul #2 on Darin Aiello, team foul #7 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Robert Reynolds (SG) Jason McCaulley | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Tim Burgess (SG) Allen Blosser | |
| 06:29 | East Tennessee State | Roy Jewett makes the 1st free throw | 43-48 |
| 06:29 | East Tennessee State | Roy Jewett makes the 2nd free throw | 43-49 |
| 06:08 | Louisiana Tech | James Worthy makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Robert Reynolds | 46-49 |
| 05:39 | East Tennessee State | Roy Jewett connects on the runner from the right block | 46-51 |
| 05:14 | Louisiana Tech | Darin Aiello misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 46-51 |
| 05:13 | Louisiana Tech | Darin Aiello gets the offensive rebound | 46-51 |
| 04:48 | Louisiana Tech | John Jennings misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-51 |
| 04:46 | Louisiana Tech | James Worthy tips it in | 48-51 |
| 04:31 | East Tennessee State | Larry Woods misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 48-51 |
| 04:29 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Reynolds snags the defensive board | 48-51 |
| 04:11 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Reynolds knocks in the floater from the free throw line set up by John Jennings | 50-51 |
| 03:50 | East Tennessee State | Jaroslav Pogozelski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-51 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Wiley (PG), Jerome Abbott (SG), Jason McCaulley (SF), Timothy Drake (PF), Thomas Allred (C) Joel Shelton, Robert Reynolds, John Jennings, James Worthy, Darin Aiello | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Kapeni Abdula (SG), Luis Noriega (PF), Francisco Sanchez (C) Tim Burgess, Jaroslav Pogozelski, Roy Jewett | |
| 03:24 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Abbott misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-51 |
| 03:22 | East Tennessee State | Larry Woods snags the defensive board | 50-51 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - John Wiley (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Jerome Abbott (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jason McCaulley (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Timothy Drake (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Allred (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Mark Greene (tired) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kapeni Abdula (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Larry Woods (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Luis Noriega (fresh) 4 reb. C - Francisco Sanchez (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:05 | East Tennessee State | Larry Woods loses the ball out of bounds | 50-51 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Allen Blosser (SG), Jaroslav Pogozelski (PF), Roy Jewett (C) Larry Woods, Luis Noriega, Francisco Sanchez | |
| 02:43 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Abbott buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-51 |
| 02:18 | East Tennessee State | Jaroslav Pogozelski's fadeaway is rejected by Jason McCaulley | 53-51 |
| 02:16 | Louisiana Tech | Thomas Allred grabs the board | 53-51 |
| 02:16 | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-51 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Joel Shelton (PG), James Worthy (PF) John Wiley, Thomas Allred | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Tim Burgess (SG), Larry Woods (SF), Luis Noriega (C) Allen Blosser, Kapeni Abdula, Roy Jewett | |
| 01:55 | Louisiana Tech | Jason McCaulley makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Joel Shelton | 55-51 |
| 01:38 | East Tennessee State | Jaroslav Pogozelski buries a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Luis Noriega and he's fouled by James Worthy - foul #1 on James Worthy, team foul #8 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Darin Aiello (C) Timothy Drake | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Roy Jewett (C) Luis Noriega | |
| 01:38 | East Tennessee State | Jaroslav Pogozelski misses the free throw | 55-53 |
| 01:38 | Louisiana Tech | James Worthy grabs the defensive rebound | 55-53 |
| 01:19 | Louisiana Tech | Roy Jewett steals the ball from Jerome Abbott | 55-53 |
| 01:11 | East Tennessee State | Larry Woods misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 55-53 |
| 01:10 | East Tennessee State | Jaroslav Pogozelski tips it in | 55-55 |
| 00:52 | Louisiana Tech | Jason McCaulley hits the finger roll | 57-55 |
| 00:33 | East Tennessee State | Mark Greene misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 57-55 |
| 00:32 | East Tennessee State | Mark Greene gets the offensive rebound | 57-55 |
| 00:14 | East Tennessee State | Tim Burgess knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 57-57 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:04 | Louisiana Tech | Joel Shelton comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-57 |
| 00:02 | East Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Roy Jewett | 57-57 |
| 00:02 | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 57-57 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | East Tennessee State | Mark Greene can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 57-57 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Joel Shelton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jerome Abbott (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jason McCaulley (fresh) 19 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Worthy (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - Darin Aiello (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Mark Greene (tired) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tim Burgess (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Larry Woods (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jaroslav Pogozelski (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Roy Jewett (fresh) 11 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Louisiana Tech | Darin Aiello wins the tip | 57-57 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 04:45 | Louisiana Tech | James Worthy hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 57-57 |
| 04:43 | East Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Roy Jewett | 57-57 |
| 04:31 | East Tennessee State | Roy Jewett clanks a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Jerome Abbott - foul #2 on Jerome Abbott, team foul #9 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Allen Blosser (SG), Kapeni Abdula (SF), Luis Noriega (PF) Tim Burgess, Larry Woods, Jaroslav Pogozelski | |
| 04:31 | East Tennessee State | Roy Jewett misses the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 04:31 | East Tennessee State | Roy Jewett misses the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| 04:31 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to James Worthy | 57-57 |
| 04:14 | Louisiana Tech | Jason McCaulley knocks in the fadeaway from the right side | 59-57 |
| 03:56 | East Tennessee State | Luis Noriega misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-57 |
| 03:54 | East Tennessee State | Kapeni Abdula grabs the offensive rebound | 59-57 |
| 03:37 | East Tennessee State | Kapeni Abdula throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-57 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Tim Burgess (SG), Jaroslav Pogozelski (PF), Francisco Sanchez (C) Allen Blosser, Luis Noriega, Roy Jewett | |
| 03:21 | Louisiana Tech | Darin Aiello misses the floater near the basket | 59-57 |
| 03:19 | East Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Kapeni Abdula | 59-57 |
| 03:02 | East Tennessee State | Kapeni Abdula can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-57 |
| 03:01 | Louisiana Tech | Darin Aiello grabs the board | 59-57 |
| 02:54 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Abbott misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-57 |
| 02:52 | East Tennessee State | Kapeni Abdula grabs the board | 59-57 |
| 02:41 | East Tennessee State | Jaroslav Pogozelski clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 59-57 |
| 02:39 | East Tennessee State | The offensive rebound goes to Kapeni Abdula | 59-57 |
| 02:23 | East Tennessee State | Francisco Sanchez banks in the layup | 59-59 |
| 02:08 | Louisiana Tech | Jason McCaulley is fouled on the floor by Francisco Sanchez - foul #1 on Francisco Sanchez, team foul #4 | 59-59 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Jennings (SF), Timothy Drake (C) Jason McCaulley, Darin Aiello | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Allen Blosser (SG), Larry Woods (SF), Luis Noriega (PF), Roy Jewett (C) Tim Burgess, Kapeni Abdula, Jaroslav Pogozelski, Francisco Sanchez | |
| 02:03 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Abbott misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-59 |
| 02:02 | East Tennessee State | Roy Jewett snags the defensive board | 59-59 |
| 01:50 | East Tennessee State | Roy Jewett drills a driving attempt from the right block | 59-61 |
| 01:50 | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-61 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Jason McCaulley (SF), Darin Aiello (C) John Jennings, Timothy Drake | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Tim Burgess (SG), Jaroslav Pogozelski (PF) Allen Blosser, Luis Noriega | |
| 01:30 | Louisiana Tech | Darin Aiello drills a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Jason McCaulley and he's hacked by Roy Jewett - foul #1 on Roy Jewett, team foul #5 | 61-61 |
| 01:30 | Louisiana Tech | Darin Aiello makes the free throw | 62-61 |
| 01:10 | East Tennessee State | Jaroslav Pogozelski buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Larry Woods | 62-63 |
| 01:06 | Louisiana Tech | Jason McCaulley misses short on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Larry Woods - foul #2 on Larry Woods, team foul #6 | 62-63 |
| 01:06 | Louisiana Tech | Jason McCaulley misses the 1st free throw | 62-63 |
| 01:06 | Louisiana Tech | Jason McCaulley misses the 2nd free throw | 62-63 |
| 01:06 | East Tennessee State | Jaroslav Pogozelski pulls down the rebound | 62-63 |
| 00:49 | East Tennessee State | Larry Woods comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-63 |
| 00:48 | East Tennessee State | Jaroslav Pogozelski tips it but misses | 62-63 |
| 00:47 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Jerome Abbott | 62-63 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Joel Shelton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jerome Abbott (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jason McCaulley (fresh) 21 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Worthy (fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. C - Darin Aiello (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Mark Greene (tired) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tim Burgess (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Larry Woods (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jaroslav Pogozelski (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Roy Jewett (fresh) 13 pts. 13 reb. | |
| 00:22 | Louisiana Tech | Jason McCaulley hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 62-63 |
| 00:21 | East Tennessee State | Larry Woods pulls down the rebound | 62-63 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:20 | East Tennessee State | Larry Woods is hacked by Joel Shelton in the backcourt - foul #5 on Joel Shelton, team foul #10 | 62-63 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Wiley (PG) Joel Shelton | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| 00:20 | East Tennessee State | Larry Woods makes the 1st free throw | 62-64 |
| 00:20 | East Tennessee State | Larry Woods makes the 2nd free throw | 62-65 |
| 00:06 | Louisiana Tech | James Worthy double dribbles | 62-65 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Kim Decker (PG), Luis Noriega (PF) Mark Greene, Jaroslav Pogozelski | |
| 00:03 | East Tennessee State | Jerome Abbott is called for the reach on Tim Burgess in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jerome Abbott, team foul #11 | 62-65 |
| 00:03 | East Tennessee State | Tim Burgess misses the 1st free throw | 62-65 |
| 00:03 | East Tennessee State | Tim Burgess makes the 2nd free throw | 62-66 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Abbott comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 62-66 |