| Lineup | Louisiana | PG - Ashley Rucker (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brandon Lowry (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shane Valdes (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Anthony Flack (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Thrasher (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | California Lutheran | PG - Merle O'Neal (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Portillo (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Carl Biondo (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Tommy Bain (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Bob Diep (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | California Lutheran | Carl Biondo inbounds the ball | 35-28 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana | Louisiana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | California Lutheran | California Lutheran is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:35 | California Lutheran | Merle O'Neal is fouled on the floor by Shane Valdes - foul #1 on Shane Valdes, team foul #1 | 35-28 |
| 19:09 | California Lutheran | Tommy Bain misses long on an open jumpshot from just outside the lane | 35-28 |
| 19:08 | Louisiana | Brandon Lowry gets the rebound | 35-28 |
| 18:43 | Louisiana | Thomas Portillo picks off the pass by Anthony Flack | 35-28 |
| 18:15 | California Lutheran | Merle O'Neal evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 35-28 |
| 18:13 | California Lutheran | Merle O'Neal misses the tip | 35-28 |
| 18:12 | Louisiana | Shane Valdes gets the rebound | 35-28 |
| 18:08 | Louisiana | Ashley Rucker connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Brandon Lowry | 37-28 |
| 17:49 | California Lutheran | Carl Biondo misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-28 |
| 17:48 | California Lutheran | Tommy Bain grabs the offensive board | 37-28 |
| 17:29 | California Lutheran | Merle O'Neal works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Steven Thrasher - foul #2 on Steven Thrasher, team foul #2 | 37-28 |
| Subs | Louisiana | William Holmes (SG), James Ferguson (SF) Brandon Lowry, Shane Valdes | |
| Subs | California Lutheran | Kenneth Hopps (SG), Darren Kamps (SF), Greg Libby (PF), Donald Ray (C) Thomas Portillo, Carl Biondo, Tommy Bain, Bob Diep | |
| 17:29 | California Lutheran | Merle O'Neal makes the 1st free throw | 37-29 |
| 17:29 | California Lutheran | Merle O'Neal misses the 2nd free throw | 37-29 |
| 17:29 | Louisiana | The rebound goes to Anthony Flack | 37-29 |
| 17:05 | Louisiana | Anthony Flack hits a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Ashley Rucker and the foul's on Merle O'Neal - foul #3 on Merle O'Neal, team foul #1 | 39-29 |
| Subs | Louisiana | Christopher Wheeler (C) Steven Thrasher | |
| Subs | California Lutheran | Gordon Taylor (PG) Merle O'Neal | |
| 17:05 | Louisiana | Anthony Flack makes the free throw | 40-29 |
| 16:36 | California Lutheran | Darren Kamps drills a jumpshot from the left side set up by Gordon Taylor | 40-31 |
| 16:33 | Louisiana | Anthony Flack throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-31 |
| Subs | Louisiana | | |
| Subs | California Lutheran | Bob Diep (C) Donald Ray | |
| 16:12 | California Lutheran | Greg Libby drills a runner in the paint | 40-33 |
| 15:43 | Louisiana | Anthony Flack is whistled for traveling | 40-33 |
| Subs | Louisiana | Brandon Lowry (SG), Shane Valdes (SF), Anthony Batts (C) William Holmes, James Ferguson, Christopher Wheeler | |
| Subs | California Lutheran | Carl Biondo (SF) Darren Kamps | |
| Lineup | Louisiana | PG - Ashley Rucker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brandon Lowry (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shane Valdes (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Anthony Flack (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Anthony Batts (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | California Lutheran | PG - Gordon Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Hopps (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Carl Biondo (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Greg Libby (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bob Diep (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:16 | California Lutheran | Greg Libby banks in the layup on a great pass from Carl Biondo | 40-35 |
| 14:50 | Louisiana | Ashley Rucker hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 40-35 |
| 14:48 | Louisiana | Anthony Batts tips it home | 42-35 |
| 14:21 | California Lutheran | Shane Valdes steals the ball from Kenneth Hopps | 42-35 |
| 14:18 | Louisiana | Ashley Rucker hits the finger roll on a great pass from Shane Valdes | 44-35 |
| 13:51 | California Lutheran | Carl Biondo evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-35 |
| 13:49 | Louisiana | Anthony Batts grabs the board | 44-35 |
| 13:47 | Louisiana | Ashley Rucker loses the dribble to Carl Biondo in the backcourt | 44-35 |
| 13:23 | California Lutheran | Bob Diep makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Gordon Taylor | 44-37 |
| 12:56 | Louisiana | Ashley Rucker travels with the ball | 44-37 |
| Subs | Louisiana | Ross Beecher (PG), William Holmes (SG), James Ferguson (SF), Steven Thrasher (PF) Ashley Rucker, Brandon Lowry, Shane Valdes, Anthony Flack | |
| Subs | California Lutheran | Merle O'Neal (PG), Thomas Portillo (SG), Darren Kamps (SF), Tommy Bain (PF), Donald Ray (C) Gordon Taylor, Kenneth Hopps, Carl Biondo, Greg Libby, Bob Diep | |
| 12:35 | California Lutheran | Tommy Bain misses short on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Steven Thrasher - foul #3 on Steven Thrasher, team foul #3 | 44-37 |
| 12:35 | California Lutheran | Tommy Bain makes the 1st free throw | 44-38 |
| 12:35 | California Lutheran | Tommy Bain makes the 2nd free throw | 44-39 |
| 12:31 | Louisiana | Anthony Batts throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-39 |
| 12:14 | California Lutheran | Tommy Bain connects on the shot in the paint | 44-41 |
| 11:51 | Louisiana | Steven Thrasher hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 44-41 |
| 11:50 | California Lutheran | Merle O'Neal gets the rebound | 44-41 |
| 11:32 | California Lutheran | Darren Kamps misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by James Ferguson - foul #1 on James Ferguson, team foul #4 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Louisiana | Brandon Lowry (SG) William Holmes | |
| Subs | California Lutheran | | |
| 11:32 | California Lutheran | Darren Kamps makes the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 11:32 | California Lutheran | Darren Kamps misses the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| 11:32 | California Lutheran | Donald Ray gets the offensive rebound | 44-42 |
| Lineup | Louisiana | PG - Ross Beecher (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brandon Lowry (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Ferguson (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Steven Thrasher (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. C - Anthony Batts (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | California Lutheran | PG - Merle O'Neal (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Portillo (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Darren Kamps (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Tommy Bain (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Ray (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:18 | California Lutheran | Darren Kamps throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-42 |
| Subs | Louisiana | Ashley Rucker (PG) Ross Beecher | |
| Subs | California Lutheran | Micheal Rosenbloom (PF), Bob Diep (C) Tommy Bain, Donald Ray | |
| 11:00 | Louisiana | Brandon Lowry is alone and drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Anthony Batts | 47-42 |
| 10:35 | California Lutheran | Anthony Batts is called for the reach on Bob Diep - foul #4 on Anthony Batts, team foul #5 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Louisiana | Anthony James (SF), Anthony Flack (PF) James Ferguson, Anthony Batts | |
| Subs | California Lutheran | Tommy Bain (PF) Darren Kamps | |
| 10:06 | California Lutheran | Merle O'Neal splits the doubleteam but misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 47-42 |
| 10:05 | Louisiana | Steven Thrasher gets the rebound | 47-42 |
| 10:00 | Louisiana | Anthony James is hacked by Micheal Rosenbloom in the backcourt - foul #3 on Micheal Rosenbloom, team foul #2 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Louisiana | Ross Beecher (PG), William Holmes (SG), Christopher Wheeler (C) Ashley Rucker, Brandon Lowry, Steven Thrasher | |
| Subs | California Lutheran | Carl Biondo (SF), Donald Ray (C) Thomas Portillo, Bob Diep | |
| 09:31 | Louisiana | Anthony Flack comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 47-42 |
| 09:30 | California Lutheran | Donald Ray snags the defensive board | 47-42 |
| 09:01 | California Lutheran | Christopher Wheeler steals it from Merle O'Neal | 47-42 |
| 08:41 | Louisiana | Ross Beecher can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 47-42 |
| 08:40 | Louisiana | Christopher Wheeler tips it in | 49-42 |
| 08:11 | California Lutheran | Micheal Rosenbloom is whistled for a carry | 49-42 |
| Subs | Louisiana | Ashley Rucker (PG), Brandon Lowry (SG), Shane Valdes (SF), Steven Thrasher (PF) Ross Beecher, William Holmes, Anthony James, Anthony Flack | |
| Subs | California Lutheran | Gordon Taylor (PG), Kenneth Hopps (SG), Darren Kamps (SF), Greg Libby (PF), Bob Diep (C) Merle O'Neal, Micheal Rosenbloom, Carl Biondo, Tommy Bain, Donald Ray | |
| 07:42 | Louisiana | Ashley Rucker clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 49-42 |
| 07:40 | Louisiana | Steven Thrasher tips it but misses | 49-42 |
| 07:39 | California Lutheran | The rebound goes to Bob Diep | 49-42 |
| 07:19 | California Lutheran | Darren Kamps's pass is intercepted by Ashley Rucker | 49-42 |
| 07:16 | Louisiana | Ashley Rucker jams it | 51-42 |
| Lineup | Louisiana | PG - Ashley Rucker (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brandon Lowry (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shane Valdes (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Steven Thrasher (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Christopher Wheeler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | California Lutheran | PG - Gordon Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Hopps (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Darren Kamps (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Greg Libby (fresh) 4 pts. C - Bob Diep (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 06:47 | California Lutheran | Greg Libby misses long on a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Steven Thrasher - foul #4 on Steven Thrasher, team foul #6 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Louisiana | Anthony Batts (C) Christopher Wheeler | |
| Subs | California Lutheran | Thomas Portillo (SG) Gordon Taylor | |
| 06:47 | California Lutheran | Greg Libby makes the 1st free throw | 51-43 |
| 06:47 | California Lutheran | Greg Libby makes the 2nd free throw | 51-44 |
| 06:30 | Louisiana | Ashley Rucker misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-44 |
| 06:29 | California Lutheran | Darren Kamps pulls down the rebound | 51-44 |
| 06:06 | California Lutheran | Greg Libby's floater is tipped away by Anthony Batts | 51-44 |
| 06:05 | California Lutheran | Bob Diep grabs the offensive board | 51-44 |
| 05:51 | California Lutheran | Bob Diep throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-44 |
| Subs | Louisiana | William Holmes (SG), James Ferguson (SF), Anthony Flack (PF) Brandon Lowry, Shane Valdes, Steven Thrasher | |
| Subs | California Lutheran | Merle O'Neal (PG), Carl Biondo (SF), Tommy Bain (PF), Donald Ray (C) Kenneth Hopps, Darren Kamps, Greg Libby, Bob Diep | |
| 05:22 | Louisiana | Anthony Flack is denied on a layup by Donald Ray | 51-44 |
| 05:20 | Louisiana | James Ferguson gets the offensive rebound | 51-44 |
| 05:03 | Louisiana | Anthony Flack misses badly on the uncontested jump hook from the right block | 51-44 |
| 05:01 | California Lutheran | The rebound goes to Donald Ray | 51-44 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana | Louisiana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | California Lutheran | California Lutheran is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 04:55 | California Lutheran | Donald Ray connects on the jumpshot from the left wing | 51-46 |
| 04:34 | Louisiana | James Ferguson hits a shot from the left wing set up by Anthony Flack | 53-46 |
| 04:15 | California Lutheran | Merle O'Neal buries a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Thomas Portillo and he's hacked by Anthony Flack - foul #2 on Anthony Flack, team foul #7 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Louisiana | Ross Beecher (PG), Brandon Lowry (SG), Shane Valdes (SF) Ashley Rucker, William Holmes, James Ferguson | |
| Subs | California Lutheran | Kenneth Hopps (SG), Darren Kamps (SF), Greg Libby (PF), Bob Diep (C) Thomas Portillo, Carl Biondo, Tommy Bain, Donald Ray | |
| 04:15 | California Lutheran | Merle O'Neal misses the free throw | 53-48 |
| 04:15 | Louisiana | Anthony Batts snags the defensive board | 53-48 |
| 03:50 | Louisiana | Anthony Batts jams it set up by Ross Beecher | 55-48 |
| 03:42 | California Lutheran | Darren Kamps misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 55-48 |
| 03:41 | California Lutheran | Bob Diep gets the offensive rebound | 55-48 |
| 03:36 | California Lutheran | Darren Kamps misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 55-48 |
| 03:34 | California Lutheran | Bob Diep tips it but misses | 55-48 |
| 03:33 | Louisiana | Anthony Batts gets the rebound | 55-48 |
| 03:27 | Louisiana | Anthony Batts can't connect on a floater in the paint | 55-48 |
| 03:25 | Louisiana | Shane Valdes tips it back up and in | 57-48 |
| 03:09 | California Lutheran | Greg Libby loses the ball out of bounds | 57-48 |
| Subs | Louisiana | James Ferguson (SF), Steven Thrasher (PF) Shane Valdes, Anthony Flack | |
| Subs | California Lutheran | Gordon Taylor (PG) Merle O'Neal | |
| Lineup | Louisiana | PG - Ross Beecher (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brandon Lowry (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Ferguson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Steven Thrasher (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Anthony Batts (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | California Lutheran | PG - Gordon Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Hopps (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Darren Kamps (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Greg Libby (fresh) 6 pts. C - Bob Diep (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Louisiana | Ross Beecher loses the dribble to Darren Kamps in the backcourt | 57-48 |
| 02:51 | California Lutheran | Darren Kamps drills a shot from the free throw line | 57-50 |
| 02:51 | Louisiana | Louisiana calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-50 |
| Subs | Louisiana | Ashley Rucker (PG), Shane Valdes (SF), Anthony Flack (PF) Ross Beecher, James Ferguson, Steven Thrasher | |
| Subs | California Lutheran | Carl Biondo (SF), Tommy Bain (PF) Darren Kamps, Greg Libby | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana | Louisiana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | California Lutheran | California Lutheran is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 02:23 | Louisiana | Shane Valdes is called for 5 seconds | 57-50 |
| Subs | Louisiana | | |
| Subs | California Lutheran | Thomas Portillo (SG) Kenneth Hopps | |
| 02:11 | California Lutheran | Brandon Lowry picks off the pass by Thomas Portillo | 57-50 |
| 02:09 | Louisiana | Gordon Taylor steps in front of the Shane Valdes pass in the backcourt | 57-50 |
| 02:01 | California Lutheran | Bob Diep is hacked by Anthony Batts - foul #5 on Anthony Batts, team foul #8 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Louisiana | Steven Thrasher (C) Anthony Batts | |
| Subs | California Lutheran | | |
| 02:01 | California Lutheran | Bob Diep makes the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 02:01 | California Lutheran | Bob Diep makes the 2nd free throw | 57-52 |
| 01:56 | Louisiana | Ashley Rucker is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Portillo - foul #3 on Thomas Portillo, team foul #3 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Louisiana | | |
| Subs | California Lutheran | Merle O'Neal (PG) Gordon Taylor | |
| 01:47 | Louisiana | Ashley Rucker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-52 |
| 01:45 | California Lutheran | Bob Diep pulls down the rebound | 57-52 |
| 01:35 | California Lutheran | Shane Valdes blocks the short jumper by Merle O'Neal | 57-52 |
| 01:34 | California Lutheran | Bob Diep tips it home | 57-54 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana | Louisiana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | California Lutheran | California Lutheran is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:32 | Louisiana | Shane Valdes is called for traveling in the backcourt | 57-54 |
| 01:20 | California Lutheran | Merle O'Neal splits the doubleteam and buries a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Carl Biondo | 57-56 |
| 01:10 | Louisiana | Ashley Rucker is called for 10 seconds | 57-56 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana | Louisiana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | California Lutheran | California Lutheran is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:41 | California Lutheran | Thomas Portillo clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 57-56 |
| 00:39 | Louisiana | Anthony Flack gets the rebound | 57-56 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana | Louisiana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | California Lutheran | California Lutheran is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:18 | Louisiana | The jumper by Ashley Rucker is denied by Tommy Bain | 57-56 |
| 00:17 | California Lutheran | The rebound goes to Bob Diep | 57-56 |
| 00:05 | California Lutheran | Brandon Lowry steps in front of the Carl Biondo pass | 57-56 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana | Louisiana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | California Lutheran | California Lutheran is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:04 | Louisiana | Ashley Rucker is fouled in the backcourt by Merle O'Neal - foul #4 on Merle O'Neal, team foul #4 | 57-56 |
| 00:01 | Louisiana | Ashley Rucker is fouled on the floor by Tommy Bain - foul #1 on Tommy Bain, team foul #5 | 57-56 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana | Ashley Rucker runs out the clock | 57-56 |