| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Daniel Finley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joe Phillips (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Mark Brown (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Oscar Leal (fresh) 5 pts. C - Travis Lyons (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Michael Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mathew Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Knight (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Jeffrey Robinson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Bonanno (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana Tech | Edward Knight inbounds the ball | 28-38 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:49 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Smith misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-38 |
| 19:48 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons gets the rebound | 28-38 |
| 19:28 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal makes the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Joe Phillips | 30-38 |
| 19:16 | Louisiana Tech | Jeffrey Robinson is fouled on the floor by Oscar Leal - foul #2 on Oscar Leal, team foul #1 | 30-38 |
| 19:03 | Louisiana Tech | The jump hook by Edward Knight is blocked by Oscar Leal | 30-38 |
| 19:02 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Bonanno grabs the offensive rebound | 30-38 |
| 18:44 | Louisiana Tech | Mathew Smith is fouled on the floor by Oscar Leal - foul #3 on Oscar Leal, team foul #2 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain (PF) Oscar Leal | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 18:31 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Smith loses the dribble to Daniel Finley | 30-38 |
| 18:22 | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Joe Phillips | 33-38 |
| 18:12 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Smith is fouled on the floor by Daniel Finley - foul #3 on Daniel Finley, team foul #3 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Spenser (PG) Daniel Finley | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 17:59 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Smith buries a jump hook from close range set up by Joseph Bonanno and he's hacked by Joe Phillips - foul #3 on Joe Phillips, team foul #4 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph (SG) Joe Phillips | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 17:59 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Smith makes the free throw | 33-41 |
| 17:44 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Spenser and the foul's on Joseph Bonanno - foul #1 on Joseph Bonanno, team foul #1 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Donald Evens (PF) Mark Brown | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 17:44 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons makes the free throw | 36-41 |
| 17:28 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Smith scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Mathew Smith | 36-44 |
| 17:04 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 36-44 |
| 17:02 | Louisiana Tech | Edward Knight snags the defensive board | 36-44 |
| 16:36 | Louisiana Tech | Edward Knight is whistled for traveling | 36-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mark Brown (SF) Travis Lyons | |
| 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 | |
| 16:15 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown hits a floater from the left block set up by John Spenser and he's hacked by Richard Law - foul #1 on Richard Law, team foul #2 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joe Webster (C) Kenneth Torain | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 16:15 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown misses the free throw | 38-44 |
| 16:15 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Brumbelow gets the rebound | 38-44 |
| 15:54 | Louisiana Tech | Herbert Hobbs misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 38-44 |
| 15:52 | Louisiana Tech | Herbert Hobbs pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-44 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Spenser (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Keith Rudolph (fresh) SF - Mark Brown (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Donald Evens (fresh) C - Joe Webster (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Samuel Washington (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Herbert Hobbs (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. SF - Richard Law (fresh) PF - Joe Little (fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Brumbelow (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Louisiana Tech | Herbert Hobbs connects on the jump hook from the left block | 38-46 |
| 15:16 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph travels with the ball | 38-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley (PG), Joe Phillips (SG), Kenneth Torain (SF), Oscar Leal (PF), Daniel Lin (C) John Spenser, Keith Rudolph, Mark Brown, Donald Evens, Joe Webster | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Edward Knight (SF), Jeffrey Robinson (PF) Richard Law, Robert Brumbelow | |
| 14:52 | Louisiana Tech | Joe Little scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Samuel Washington | 38-49 |
| 14:46 | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-49 |
| 14:44 | Louisiana Tech | Jeffrey Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 38-49 |
| 14:28 | Louisiana Tech | Daniel Lin steps in front of the Herbert Hobbs pass | 38-49 |
| 14:03 | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin connects on the floater from the left block on a great pass from Joe Phillips | 40-49 |
| 13:48 | Louisiana Tech | Herbert Hobbs is called for a charge - foul #2 on Herbert Hobbs, team foul #3 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mark Brown (SF), Travis Lyons (C) Kenneth Torain, Daniel Lin | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Michael Smith (PG), Mathew Smith (SG), Richard Law (SF), Joseph Bonanno (C) Samuel Washington, Herbert Hobbs, Edward Knight, Joe Little | |
| 13:35 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown is hacked by Jeffrey Robinson - foul #1 on Jeffrey Robinson, team foul #4 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Randy Jarvis (PF) Jeffrey Robinson | |
| 13:21 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 40-49 |
| 13:19 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons hits the follow up shot | 42-49 |
| 13:06 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Smith is hacked by Mark Brown - foul #1 on Mark Brown, team foul #5 | 42-49 |
| 12:51 | Louisiana Tech | Mathew Smith is hacked by Daniel Finley - foul #4 on Daniel Finley, team foul #6 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Spenser (PG) Daniel Finley | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Edward Knight (SF), Joe Little (PF) Richard Law, Randy Jarvis | |
| 12:41 | Louisiana Tech | Joe Little misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-49 |
| 12:40 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Travis Lyons | 42-49 |
| 12:27 | Mississippi State | Joe Little picks off the pass by John Spenser | 42-49 |
| 12:12 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Smith misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 42-49 |
| 12:10 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal grabs the board | 42-49 |
| 11:44 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph (SG), Kenneth Torain (SF), Donald Evens (PF) Joe Phillips, Mark Brown, Oscar Leal | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Herbert Hobbs (SG), Jeffrey Robinson (PF) Mathew Smith, Joe Little | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Spenser (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Keith Rudolph (fresh) SF - Kenneth Torain (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Evens (fresh) C - Travis Lyons (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Michael Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Herbert Hobbs (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Edward Knight (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Robinson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Bonanno (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Louisiana Tech | Edward Knight is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Torain - foul #3 on Kenneth Torain, team foul #7 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin (C) Travis Lyons | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Samuel Washington (PG) Michael Smith | |
| 11:26 | Louisiana Tech | Edward Knight misses the 1st free throw | 42-49 |
| 11:26 | Mississippi State | Donald Evens grabs the defensive rebound | 42-49 |
| 11:13 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph drills a fadeaway from the left side and the foul's on Samuel Washington - foul #2 on Samuel Washington, team foul #5 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Richard Law (SF), Robert Brumbelow (C) Edward Knight, Joseph Bonanno | |
| 11:13 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph makes the free throw | 45-49 |
| 10:45 | Louisiana Tech | Herbert Hobbs misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 45-49 |
| 10:43 | Louisiana Tech | Jeffrey Robinson can't tip it in | 45-49 |
| 10:41 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain grabs the defensive rebound | 45-49 |
| 10:14 | Mississippi State | Richard Law is called for the reach on Kenneth Torain - foul #2 on Richard Law, team foul #6 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mark Brown (SF), Oscar Leal (PF), Travis Lyons (C) Kenneth Torain, Donald Evens, Daniel Lin | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Michael Smith (PG), Mathew Smith (SG), Joe Little (C) Samuel Washington, Richard Law, Robert Brumbelow | |
| 10:01 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 45-49 |
| 10:00 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons misses the tip | 45-49 |
| 09:59 | Louisiana Tech | Herbert Hobbs pulls down the rebound | 45-49 |
| 09:47 | Louisiana Tech | Mathew Smith's dunk attempt is rejected by Oscar Leal | 45-49 |
| 09:46 | Mississippi State | John Spenser snags the defensive board | 45-49 |
| 09:29 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal misses the easy layup | 45-49 |
| 09:27 | Louisiana Tech | Joe Little snags the defensive board | 45-49 |
| 09:08 | Louisiana Tech | John Spenser steps in front of the Joe Little pass | 45-49 |
| 08:41 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line and the foul's on Michael Smith - foul #2 on Michael Smith, team foul #7 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain (PG), Joe Phillips (SG), Donald Evens (SF) John Spenser, Keith Rudolph, Mark Brown | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Samuel Washington (PG), Edward Knight (SF), Joseph Bonanno (C) Michael Smith, Herbert Hobbs, Jeffrey Robinson | |
| 08:41 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons misses the free throw | 47-49 |
| 08:41 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Bonanno grabs the defensive rebound | 47-49 |
| 08:26 | Louisiana Tech | Samuel Washington misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 47-49 |
| 08:24 | Louisiana Tech | Mathew Smith misses the tip | 47-49 |
| 08:22 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal pulls down the rebound | 47-49 |
| 08:07 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Edward Knight - foul #2 on Edward Knight, team foul #8 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin (C) Travis Lyons | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Richard Law (SG) Mathew Smith | |
| 08:07 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain misses the 1st free throw | 47-49 |
| 08:07 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain misses the 2nd free throw | 47-49 |
| 08:07 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Bonanno pulls down the rebound | 47-49 |
| 07:44 | Louisiana Tech | Edward Knight misses the lay-in | 47-49 |
| 07:42 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal grabs the defensive rebound | 47-49 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Kenneth Torain (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. SG - Joe Phillips (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Donald Evens (fresh) PF - Oscar Leal (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Daniel Lin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Samuel Washington (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Richard Law (fresh) SF - Edward Knight (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joe Little (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Bonanno (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin double dribbles | 47-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley (PG) Oscar Leal | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Michael Smith (PG), Jeffrey Robinson (PF) Richard Law, Joe Little | |
| 07:11 | Louisiana Tech | Edward Knight misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 47-49 |
| 07:09 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Daniel Lin | 47-49 |
| 06:59 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Daniel Finley | 50-49 |
| 06:47 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Bonanno makes the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Jeffrey Robinson | 50-51 |
| 06:23 | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin misses short on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Michael Smith - foul #3 on Michael Smith, team foul #9 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mark Brown (SF), Oscar Leal (PF) Kenneth Torain, Donald Evens | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Mathew Smith (SG) Samuel Washington | |
| 06:23 | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin misses the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 06:23 | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin misses the 2nd free throw | 50-51 |
| 06:23 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Bonanno snags the defensive board | 50-51 |
| 06:06 | Louisiana Tech | Mathew Smith hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Joseph Bonanno | 50-54 |
| 05:48 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown hits a shot from close range | 52-54 |
| 05:32 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Smith can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-54 |
| 05:31 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Daniel Lin | 52-54 |
| 05:16 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal loses the dribble to Edward Knight | 52-54 |
| 05:03 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Smith makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Jeffrey Robinson | 52-57 |
| 04:57 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown dunks the ball on a great pass from Daniel Finley | 54-57 |
| 04:39 | Louisiana Tech | Mathew Smith clanks a jumper from the right side | 54-57 |
| 04:37 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Bonanno can't tip it in | 54-57 |
| 04:35 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown grabs the board | 54-57 |
| 04:22 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Mathew Smith - foul #1 on Mathew Smith, team foul #10 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Spenser (PG), Travis Lyons (C) Daniel Finley, Daniel Lin | |
| 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 | |
| 04:22 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 04:22 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips misses the 2nd free throw | 55-57 |
| 04:22 | Louisiana Tech | Joe Little grabs the board | 55-57 |
| 03:55 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Brumbelow can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-57 |
| 03:54 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Joe Phillips | 55-57 |
| 03:36 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown is fouled on the floor by Herbert Hobbs - foul #3 on Herbert Hobbs, team foul #11 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph (SG), Kenneth Torain (PF) Joe Phillips, Oscar Leal | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 03:36 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown makes the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 03:36 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 56-57 |
| 03:36 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Brumbelow snags the defensive board | 56-57 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Spenser (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Keith Rudolph (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mark Brown (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Torain (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Travis Lyons (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Samuel Washington (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Herbert Hobbs (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. SF - Richard Law (fresh) PF - Joe Little (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Brumbelow (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Brumbelow misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 56-57 |
| 03:20 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Brumbelow pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-57 |
| 03:11 | Louisiana Tech | Richard Law buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-60 |
| 02:56 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons misses badly on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Robert Brumbelow - foul #3 on Robert Brumbelow, team foul #12 | 56-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley (PG), Donald Evens (PF) John Spenser, Mark Brown | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Mathew Smith (SG) Richard Law | |
| 02:56 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons misses the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 02:56 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons makes the 2nd free throw | 57-60 |
| 02:54 | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal (PF) Donald Evens | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Michael Smith (PG), Edward Knight (SF), Jeffrey Robinson (PF), Joseph Bonanno (C) Samuel Washington, Herbert Hobbs, Joe Little, Robert Brumbelow | |
| 02:36 | Louisiana Tech | Edward Knight is hacked by Kenneth Torain - foul #4 on Kenneth Torain, team foul #8 | 57-60 |
| 02:36 | Louisiana Tech | Edward Knight makes the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 02:36 | Louisiana Tech | Edward Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 57-62 |
| 02:34 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips (SG), Mark Brown (SF) Keith Rudolph, Kenneth Torain | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 02:24 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 57-62 |
| 02:22 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown tips it but misses | 57-62 |
| 02:21 | Louisiana Tech | Jeffrey Robinson snags the defensive board | 57-62 |
| 02:03 | Louisiana Tech | Mathew Smith misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-62 |
| 02:01 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal grabs the defensive rebound | 57-62 |
| 01:53 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Joe Phillips | 60-62 |
| 01:46 | Louisiana Tech | Edward Knight drills a jumper from the right wing | 60-64 |
| 01:29 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal hits a jumper near the basket set up by Mark Brown and he's fouled by Joseph Bonanno - foul #2 on Joseph Bonanno, team foul #13 | 62-64 |
| 01:29 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal makes the free throw | 63-64 |
| 01:12 | Louisiana Tech | Mathew Smith buries a floater from the right side on a great pass from Michael Smith | 63-66 |
| 00:44 | Mississippi State | Joseph Bonanno is called for the reach on Daniel Finley - foul #3 on Joseph Bonanno, team foul #14 | 63-66 |
| 00:44 | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley makes the 1st free throw | 64-66 |
| 00:44 | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley makes the 2nd free throw | 65-66 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Louisiana Tech | Mathew Smith misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 65-66 |
| 00:20 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons pulls down the rebound | 65-66 |
| 00:13 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown clanks a turnaround from close range | 65-66 |
| 00:12 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown tips it home | 67-66 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:08 | Louisiana Tech | Daniel Finley is called for the reach on Mathew Smith - foul #5 on Daniel Finley, team foul #9 | 67-66 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Spenser (PG) Daniel Finley | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 00:08 | Louisiana Tech | Mathew Smith makes the 1st free throw | 67-67 |
| 00:08 | Louisiana Tech | Mathew Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 67-68 |
| 00:08 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-68 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons banks in the layup on a great pass from Oscar Leal | 69-68 |
| 00:04 | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-68 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Smith can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 69-68 |