| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Michael Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mathew Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Knight (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Bonanno (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - John Marx (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Nevarez (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Jelinski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jack Borrero (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Nicholas Stukes (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana Tech | Edward Knight inbounds the ball | 33-35 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:52 | Louisiana Tech | Edward Knight knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Mathew Smith and he's hacked by John Marx - foul #1 on John Marx, team foul #1 | 35-35 |
| 19:52 | Louisiana Tech | Edward Knight misses the free throw | 35-35 |
| 19:52 | Ball State | Nicholas Stukes snags the defensive board | 35-35 |
| 19:30 | Ball State | Charles Jelinski clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 35-35 |
| 19:28 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Joseph Bonanno | 35-35 |
| 19:13 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Bonanno's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-35 |
| 19:02 | Ball State | Richard Nevarez drills a floater from the left side | 35-37 |
| 18:38 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Smith hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 37-37 |
| 18:29 | Ball State | Richard Nevarez clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 37-37 |
| 18:27 | Louisiana Tech | Edward Knight grabs the board | 37-37 |
| 18:17 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Jelinski denies the turnaround by Mathew Smith | 37-37 |
| 18:16 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Richard Nevarez | 37-37 |
| 18:12 | Ball State | Nicholas Stukes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-37 |
| 18:09 | Louisiana Tech | Richard Nevarez takes the ball from Michael Smith in the backcourt | 37-37 |
| 18:06 | Ball State | Richard Nevarez banks in the layup | 37-39 |
| 17:50 | Louisiana Tech | Jeffrey Robinson misses the shot from just outside the lane | 37-39 |
| 17:49 | Ball State | Richard Nevarez grabs the board | 37-39 |
| 17:32 | Ball State | Nicholas Stukes makes the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Charles Jelinski | 37-41 |
| 17:12 | Louisiana Tech | The jump hook by Jeffrey Robinson is blocked by Jack Borrero | 37-41 |
| 17:10 | Ball State | Nicholas Stukes pulls down the rebound | 37-41 |
| 16:42 | Ball State | Richard Nevarez makes the runner in the paint | 37-43 |
| 16:27 | Louisiana Tech | Mathew Smith scores on a jumper from just outside the lane | 39-43 |
| 16:11 | Ball State | John Marx loses the ball out of bounds | 39-43 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Samuel Washington (PG), Herbert Hobbs (SG), Richard Law (SF), Joe Little (PF), Robert Brumbelow (C) Michael Smith, Mathew Smith, Edward Knight, Jeffrey Robinson, Joseph Bonanno | |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric Lee (PG), William Proctor (SG), Glen Farrell (SF), Joseph Viveros (PF), William Williams (C) John Marx, Richard Nevarez, Charles Jelinski, Jack Borrero, Nicholas Stukes | |
| 15:50 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Brumbelow is called for traveling | 39-43 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Samuel Washington (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Herbert Hobbs (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Law (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joe Little (fresh) 3 pts. C - Robert Brumbelow (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Eric Lee (fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Proctor (fresh) SF - Glen Farrell (fresh) PF - Joseph Viveros (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Williams (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Ball State | William Proctor is hacked by Samuel Washington - foul #1 on Samuel Washington, team foul #1 | 39-43 |
| 15:20 | Ball State | Samuel Washington is called for the reach on Eric Lee - foul #2 on Samuel Washington, team foul #2 | 39-43 |
| 15:08 | Ball State | William Proctor misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 39-43 |
| 15:07 | Louisiana Tech | Joe Little snags the defensive board | 39-43 |
| 14:47 | Louisiana Tech | Richard Law can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-43 |
| 14:46 | Ball State | William Williams grabs the board | 39-43 |
| 14:34 | Ball State | Glen Farrell clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-43 |
| 14:33 | Ball State | William Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 39-43 |
| 14:22 | Ball State | Eric Lee hits a shot from the left wing on a great pass from William Proctor | 39-45 |
| 14:11 | Louisiana Tech | Samuel Washington knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-45 |
| 13:50 | Ball State | William Williams lays it up and in on a nice dish by Eric Lee and he's hacked by Samuel Washington - foul #3 on Samuel Washington, team foul #3 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Michael Smith (PG), Mathew Smith (SG), Edward Knight (SF), Jeffrey Robinson (PF), Joseph Bonanno (C) Samuel Washington, Herbert Hobbs, Richard Law, Joe Little, Robert Brumbelow | |
| Subs | Ball State | John Marx (PG), Richard Nevarez (SG), Charles Jelinski (SF), Nicholas Stukes (C) Eric Lee, William Proctor, Glen Farrell, Joseph Viveros | |
| 13:50 | Ball State | William Williams misses the free throw | 42-47 |
| 13:50 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Bonanno snags the defensive board | 42-47 |
| 13:29 | Louisiana Tech | Jeffrey Robinson comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 42-47 |
| 13:27 | Louisiana Tech | Jeffrey Robinson gets the offensive rebound | 42-47 |
| 13:09 | Louisiana Tech | Mathew Smith misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-47 |
| 13:08 | Louisiana Tech | Jeffrey Robinson tips it back up and in | 44-47 |
| 12:54 | Ball State | William Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-47 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Jack Borrero (PF) William Williams | |
| 12:31 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Smith double dribbles | 44-47 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric Lee (PG) John Marx | |
| 12:13 | Ball State | Michael Smith steps in front of the Richard Nevarez pass | 44-47 |
| 11:58 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Smith is fouled on the floor by Eric Lee - foul #2 on Eric Lee, team foul #2 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Samuel Washington (PG), Herbert Hobbs (SG) Michael Smith, Mathew Smith | |
| Subs | Ball State | Glen Farrell (SF), Joseph Viveros (C) Charles Jelinski, Nicholas Stukes | |
| 11:47 | Louisiana Tech | Herbert Hobbs misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Joseph Viveros - foul #2 on Joseph Viveros, team foul #3 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Joe Little (C) Joseph Bonanno | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 11:47 | Louisiana Tech | Herbert Hobbs misses the 1st free throw | 44-47 |
| 11:47 | Louisiana Tech | Herbert Hobbs misses the 2nd free throw | 44-47 |
| 11:47 | Ball State | Joseph Viveros snags the defensive board | 44-47 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Samuel Washington (fresh) 12 pts. 3 pf. SG - Herbert Hobbs (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Edward Knight (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeffrey Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Joe Little (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Eric Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Nevarez (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Glen Farrell (fresh) PF - Jack Borrero (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Viveros (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Ball State | Eric Lee scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Jack Borrero | 44-50 |
| 11:09 | Louisiana Tech | Herbert Hobbs can't finish the layup | 44-50 |
| 11:08 | Ball State | Jack Borrero gets the rebound | 44-50 |
| 11:04 | Ball State | Richard Nevarez buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane and the foul's on Joe Little - foul #1 on Joe Little, team foul #4 | 44-52 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Ball State | John Marx (PG), William Williams (C) Eric Lee, Glen Farrell | |
| 11:04 | Ball State | Richard Nevarez misses the free throw | 44-52 |
| 11:04 | Louisiana Tech | Joe Little grabs the board | 44-52 |
| 10:41 | Louisiana Tech | Samuel Washington misses badly on a floater from the left side | 44-52 |
| 10:40 | Ball State | Jack Borrero grabs the defensive rebound | 44-52 |
| 10:24 | Ball State | Joseph Viveros connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-55 |
| 10:07 | Louisiana Tech | Edward Knight slams it home on a great pass from Jeffrey Robinson | 46-55 |
| 09:54 | Ball State | Jack Borrero drills a shot from the right wing | 46-57 |
| 09:41 | Louisiana Tech | Edward Knight can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Joseph Viveros - foul #3 on Joseph Viveros, team foul #4 | 46-57 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Michael Smith (PG), Mathew Smith (SG), Joseph Bonanno (C) Samuel Washington, Herbert Hobbs, Jeffrey Robinson | |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric Lee (SG), Charles Jelinski (SF), Nicholas Stukes (C) Richard Nevarez, Jack Borrero, William Williams | |
| 09:41 | Louisiana Tech | Edward Knight misses the 1st free throw | 46-57 |
| 09:41 | Louisiana Tech | Edward Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 47-57 |
| 09:21 | Ball State | Joseph Bonanno takes the ball from Nicholas Stukes | 47-57 |
| 08:59 | Louisiana Tech | Edward Knight's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-57 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Richard Law (SF) Edward Knight | |
| Subs | Ball State | William Proctor (SG), William Williams (PF) John Marx, Joseph Viveros | |
| 08:44 | Ball State | Charles Jelinski misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 47-57 |
| 08:42 | Louisiana Tech | Mathew Smith snags the defensive board | 47-57 |
| 08:24 | Louisiana Tech | Joe Little knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Mathew Smith | 50-57 |
| 08:13 | Ball State | Nicholas Stukes comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-57 |
| 08:12 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Smith snags the defensive board | 50-57 |
| 07:52 | Louisiana Tech | Mathew Smith makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-57 |
| 07:28 | Ball State | Nicholas Stukes knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Eric Lee | 53-59 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Michael Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mathew Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Richard Law (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joe Little (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Bonanno (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Eric Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Proctor (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Jelinski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. PF - William Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Nicholas Stukes (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Louisiana Tech | Mathew Smith connects on the shot from the free throw line set up by Michael Smith | 55-59 |
| 07:18 | Ball State | Eric Lee's pass is intercepted by Michael Smith | 55-59 |
| 07:13 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Smith hits the finger roll | 57-59 |
| 06:53 | Ball State | Eric Lee misses the 3 from straight away | 57-59 |
| 06:52 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Joe Little | 57-59 |
| 06:30 | Louisiana Tech | Joe Little comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-59 |
| 06:29 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Bonanno tips it home | 59-59 |
| 06:17 | Ball State | Eric Lee scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-62 |
| 05:59 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Smith is hacked by Eric Lee - foul #3 on Eric Lee, team foul #5 | 59-62 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Samuel Washington (PG), Herbert Hobbs (SG), Edward Knight (SF), Jeffrey Robinson (PF), Robert Brumbelow (C) Michael Smith, Mathew Smith, Richard Law, Joe Little, Joseph Bonanno | |
| Subs | Ball State | John Marx (PG), Richard Nevarez (SG), Glen Farrell (SF), Jack Borrero (PF), Joseph Viveros (C) Eric Lee, William Proctor, Charles Jelinski, William Williams, Nicholas Stukes | |
| 05:36 | Louisiana Tech | Samuel Washington can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-62 |
| 05:34 | Ball State | Glen Farrell grabs the defensive rebound | 59-62 |
| 05:16 | Ball State | John Marx misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 59-62 |
| 05:15 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Edward Knight | 59-62 |
| 04:53 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Brumbelow misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 59-62 |
| 04:52 | Ball State | Jack Borrero gets the rebound | 59-62 |
| 04:46 | Ball State | Joseph Viveros connects on the shot from the left block set up by Glen Farrell | 59-64 |
| 04:30 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Brumbelow scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 61-64 |
| 04:23 | Ball State | Jack Borrero is denied on a layup by Jeffrey Robinson | 61-64 |
| 04:22 | Louisiana Tech | Edward Knight gets the rebound | 61-64 |
| 04:05 | Louisiana Tech | Edward Knight hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 61-64 |
| 04:04 | Ball State | Richard Nevarez grabs the board | 61-64 |
| 03:49 | Ball State | Joseph Viveros misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Samuel Washington - foul #4 on Samuel Washington, team foul #5 | 61-64 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Michael Smith (PG), Joseph Bonanno (C) Samuel Washington, Robert Brumbelow | |
| Subs | Ball State | Nicholas Stukes (C) Glen Farrell | |
| 03:49 | Ball State | Joseph Viveros makes the 1st free throw | 61-65 |
| 03:49 | Ball State | Joseph Viveros makes the 2nd free throw | 61-66 |
| 03:33 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Bonanno buries a shot from the left wing | 63-66 |
| 03:04 | Ball State | Jack Borrero scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from John Marx | 63-68 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Michael Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Herbert Hobbs (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Edward Knight (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jeffrey Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Bonanno (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - John Marx (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Nevarez (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Viveros (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jack Borrero (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Nicholas Stukes (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:44 | Louisiana Tech | Jeffrey Robinson hits a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Michael Smith | 65-68 |
| 02:26 | Ball State | The pull-up jumper by Richard Nevarez is blocked by Joseph Bonanno | 65-68 |
| 02:24 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Bonanno grabs the defensive rebound | 65-68 |
| 02:12 | Louisiana Tech | Jeffrey Robinson hits a driving attempt from the baseline | 67-68 |
| 01:55 | Ball State | John Marx throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-68 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Mathew Smith (SG) Herbert Hobbs | |
| Subs | Ball State | Charles Jelinski (SF) Joseph Viveros | |
| 01:35 | Louisiana Tech | Mathew Smith misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Richard Nevarez - foul #3 on Richard Nevarez, team foul #6 | 67-68 |
| 01:35 | Louisiana Tech | Mathew Smith misses the 1st free throw | 67-68 |
| 01:35 | Louisiana Tech | Mathew Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 68-68 |
| 01:17 | Ball State | Nicholas Stukes clanks a jumper from the baseline | 68-68 |
| 01:15 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Nevarez | 68-68 |
| 00:55 | Ball State | Jack Borrero comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 68-68 |
| 00:53 | Ball State | Jack Borrero hits the follow up shot | 68-70 |
| 00:37 | Louisiana Tech | Edward Knight misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 68-70 |
| 00:36 | Louisiana Tech | Jeffrey Robinson tips it home | 70-70 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:08 | Ball State | Jack Borrero misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 70-70 |
| 00:07 | Louisiana Tech | Edward Knight pulls down the rebound | 70-70 |
| 00:07 | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 70-70 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Louisiana Tech | The short jumper by Edward Knight is denied by Jack Borrero | 70-70 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Michael Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Mathew Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Edward Knight (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jeffrey Robinson (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Bonanno (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - John Marx (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Nevarez (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Charles Jelinski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. PF - Jack Borrero (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Nicholas Stukes (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Bonanno wins the tip | 70-70 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:41 | Louisiana Tech | John Marx is called for the reach on Michael Smith - foul #2 on John Marx, team foul #7 | 70-70 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric Lee (PG), Joseph Viveros (PF) John Marx, Jack Borrero | |
| 04:41 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Smith misses the 1st free throw | 70-70 |
| 04:41 | Ball State | Nicholas Stukes grabs the board | 70-70 |
| 04:31 | Ball State | Charles Jelinski misses the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Michael Smith - foul #3 on Michael Smith, team foul #6 | 70-70 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Ball State | William Williams (C) Nicholas Stukes | |
| 04:31 | Ball State | Charles Jelinski makes the 1st free throw | 70-71 |
| 04:31 | Ball State | Charles Jelinski makes the 2nd free throw | 70-72 |
| 04:10 | Louisiana Tech | Jeffrey Robinson comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 70-72 |
| 04:08 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Bonanno pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-72 |
| 03:58 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Smith scores on a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Edward Knight | 72-72 |
| 03:39 | Ball State | Charles Jelinski knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Eric Lee | 72-74 |
| 03:29 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Bonanno's floater is tipped away by Joseph Viveros | 72-74 |
| 03:27 | Ball State | Joseph Viveros snags the defensive board | 72-74 |
| 03:12 | Ball State | A charge is called on Charles Jelinski - foul #3 on Charles Jelinski, team foul #8 | 72-74 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Samuel Washington (PG), Herbert Hobbs (SF), Joe Little (PF), Robert Brumbelow (C) Michael Smith, Edward Knight, Jeffrey Robinson, Joseph Bonanno | |
| Subs | Ball State | William Proctor (SG), Jack Borrero (PF), Nicholas Stukes (C) Richard Nevarez, Joseph Viveros, William Williams | |
| 02:48 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Jelinski swats the layup by Herbert Hobbs | 72-74 |
| 02:47 | Louisiana Tech | Samuel Washington snags the offensive board | 72-74 |
| 02:47 | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech calls a full timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 72-74 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Edward Knight (SF), Jeffrey Robinson (PF), Joseph Bonanno (C) Herbert Hobbs, Joe Little, Robert Brumbelow | |
| Subs | Ball State | John Marx (PG), Richard Nevarez (SG) Eric Lee, William Proctor | |
| 02:32 | Louisiana Tech | Mathew Smith misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 72-74 |
| 02:30 | Ball State | Richard Nevarez gets the rebound | 72-74 |
| 02:07 | Ball State | Jack Borrero hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Richard Nevarez | 72-77 |
| 01:51 | Louisiana Tech | Mathew Smith can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 72-77 |
| 01:50 | Ball State | Jack Borrero snags the defensive board | 72-77 |
| 01:34 | Ball State | Charles Jelinski travels with the ball | 72-77 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Michael Smith (PG) Samuel Washington | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 01:15 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Smith clanks a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Jack Borrero - foul #3 on Jack Borrero, team foul #9 | 72-77 |
| 01:15 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Smith makes the 1st free throw | 73-77 |
| 01:15 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 73-77 |
| 01:15 | Louisiana Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffrey Robinson | 73-77 |
| 00:57 | Louisiana Tech | Mathew Smith loses the dribble to Nicholas Stukes | 73-77 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Michael Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Mathew Smith (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Edward Knight (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jeffrey Robinson (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Joseph Bonanno (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - John Marx (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Nevarez (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Charles Jelinski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 blk. 3 pf. PF - Jack Borrero (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Nicholas Stukes (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:37 | Ball State | Richard Nevarez's fadeaway is rejected by Jeffrey Robinson | 73-77 |
| 00:35 | Louisiana Tech | Edward Knight grabs the board | 73-77 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Louisiana Tech | Jeffrey Robinson misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 73-77 |
| 00:29 | Ball State | Nicholas Stukes grabs the board | 73-77 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:27 | Ball State | Michael Smith is called for the reach on Nicholas Stukes in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Smith, team foul #7 | 73-77 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric Lee (SG) Richard Nevarez | |
| 00:27 | Ball State | Nicholas Stukes makes the 1st free throw | 73-78 |
| 00:27 | Ball State | Nicholas Stukes makes the 2nd free throw | 73-79 |
| 00:19 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Smith misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 73-79 |
| 00:18 | Ball State | Nicholas Stukes gets the rebound | 73-79 |
| 00:15 | Ball State | Nicholas Stukes is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Smith - foul #5 on Michael Smith, team foul #8 | 73-79 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Samuel Washington (PG) Michael Smith | |
| Subs | Ball State | William Proctor (SG) Eric Lee | |
| 00:15 | Ball State | Nicholas Stukes makes the 1st free throw | 73-80 |
| 00:15 | Ball State | Nicholas Stukes misses the 2nd free throw | 73-80 |
| 00:15 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Bonanno snags the defensive board | 73-80 |
| 00:09 | Louisiana Tech | Jeffrey Robinson is whistled for traveling | 73-80 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Richard Nevarez (SG) William Proctor | |
| 00:08 | Ball State | John Marx is hacked by Samuel Washington in the backcourt - foul #5 on Samuel Washington, team foul #9 | 73-80 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Richard Law (PG) Samuel Washington | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 00:08 | Ball State | John Marx makes the 1st free throw | 73-81 |
| 00:08 | Ball State | John Marx misses the 2nd free throw | 73-81 |
| 00:08 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Joseph Bonanno | 73-81 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:01 | Louisiana Tech | Richard Law can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 73-81 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana Tech | Edward Knight pulls down the offensive rebound | 73-81 |