| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Timothy Kokocinski (fresh) SG - Norman Turner (fresh) SF - Kevin Grooms (fresh) PF - Kenneth Mercier (fresh) C - Eddie Cooper (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - David Petrone (fresh) SG - Henry Schmidt (fresh) SF - Patrick Owens (fresh) PF - Percy Flynn (fresh) C - Nenad Jezierski (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Western Carolina | Nenad Jezierski wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Western Carolina | Henry Schmidt's dunk attempt is rejected by Eddie Cooper | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Western Carolina | Percy Flynn gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Western Carolina | Norman Turner is called for the reach on Henry Schmidt - foul #1 on Norman Turner, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | Western Carolina | Nenad Jezierski misses short on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Eddie Cooper - foul #1 on Eddie Cooper, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | Western Carolina | Nenad Jezierski makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:09 | Western Carolina | Nenad Jezierski misses the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:09 | Louisiana Tech | Eddie Cooper grabs the board | 0-1 |
| 18:54 | Louisiana Tech | Percy Flynn is called for the reach on Kenneth Mercier - foul #1 on Percy Flynn, team foul #1 | 0-1 |
| 18:38 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Grooms drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Norman Turner | 3-1 |
| 18:17 | Western Carolina | Percy Flynn misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 3-1 |
| 18:16 | Western Carolina | Nenad Jezierski snags the offensive board | 3-1 |
| 18:04 | Western Carolina | Henry Schmidt misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 3-1 |
| 18:02 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Mercier snags the defensive board | 3-1 |
| 17:51 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Grooms buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 6-1 |
| 17:31 | Western Carolina | Nenad Jezierski clanks a jumper from the baseline | 6-1 |
| 17:30 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Mercier gets the rebound | 6-1 |
| 17:07 | Louisiana Tech | Eddie Cooper comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 6-1 |
| 17:05 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Mercier grabs the offensive board | 6-1 |
| 16:43 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Grooms can't finish the layup | 6-1 |
| 16:41 | Western Carolina | David Petrone grabs the defensive rebound | 6-1 |
| 16:19 | Western Carolina | Henry Schmidt travels with the ball | 6-1 |
| 15:59 | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Kokocinski buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Kenneth Mercier | 9-1 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Timothy Kokocinski (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Norman Turner (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kevin Grooms (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Kenneth Mercier (fresh) 3 reb. C - Eddie Cooper (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - David Petrone (fresh) SG - Henry Schmidt (fresh) SF - Patrick Owens (fresh) PF - Percy Flynn (fresh) C - Nenad Jezierski (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:44 | Western Carolina | Henry Schmidt misses the 3 from the left corner | 9-1 |
| 15:43 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Mercier grabs the defensive rebound | 9-1 |
| 15:27 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Grooms connects on the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Norman Turner | 11-1 |
| 15:13 | Western Carolina | Henry Schmidt blows the layup | 11-1 |
| 15:12 | Louisiana Tech | Eddie Cooper grabs the defensive rebound | 11-1 |
| 14:58 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Grooms misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 11-1 |
| 14:57 | Western Carolina | Percy Flynn pulls down the rebound | 11-1 |
| 14:43 | Western Carolina | Percy Flynn misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 11-1 |
| 14:42 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Grooms grabs the defensive rebound | 11-1 |
| 14:27 | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Kokocinski misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by David Petrone - foul #1 on David Petrone, team foul #2 | 11-1 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Paul Hazinski (SG), Willie Rodgers (C) Norman Turner, Eddie Cooper | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | William Makofsky (PG), Douglas Trainor (SG), Charles Cook (SF), Thomas Gibbons (C) David Petrone, Henry Schmidt, Patrick Owens, Nenad Jezierski | |
| 14:27 | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Kokocinski misses the 1st free throw | 11-1 |
| 14:27 | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Kokocinski makes the 2nd free throw | 12-1 |
| 14:06 | Western Carolina | Percy Flynn comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 12-1 |
| 14:04 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Mercier grabs the defensive rebound | 12-1 |
| 13:58 | Louisiana Tech | Paul Hazinski loses the dribble to Percy Flynn | 12-1 |
| 13:41 | Western Carolina | William Makofsky hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 12-4 |
| 13:17 | Louisiana Tech | Douglas Trainor steps in front of the Kevin Grooms pass | 12-4 |
| 13:01 | Western Carolina | Douglas Trainor's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-4 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Land (PG), Norman Turner (SG), Eddie Cooper (C) Timothy Kokocinski, Kevin Grooms, Kenneth Mercier | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Henry Schmidt (SG), Patrick Owens (SF), Carl Pierce (PF) Douglas Trainor, Charles Cook, Percy Flynn | |
| 12:45 | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Land hits a 3 from the right wing set up by Willie Rodgers | 15-4 |
| 12:39 | Western Carolina | Eddie Cooper denies the turnaround by Thomas Gibbons | 15-4 |
| 12:38 | Western Carolina | Carl Pierce grabs the offensive board | 15-4 |
| 12:25 | Western Carolina | Patrick Land steals the ball from Henry Schmidt | 15-4 |
| 12:07 | Louisiana Tech | Willie Rodgers hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Carl Pierce - foul #1 on Carl Pierce, team foul #3 | 15-4 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | David Petrone (PG), Nenad Jezierski (C) William Makofsky, Thomas Gibbons | |
| 12:07 | Louisiana Tech | Willie Rodgers misses the 1st free throw | 15-4 |
| 12:07 | Louisiana Tech | Willie Rodgers makes the 2nd free throw | 16-4 |
| 11:49 | Western Carolina | Carl Pierce hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Henry Schmidt | 16-7 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Patrick Land (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Norman Turner (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Paul Hazinski (fresh) PF - Willie Rodgers (fresh) 1 pts. C - Eddie Cooper (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - David Petrone (fresh) SG - Henry Schmidt (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Patrick Owens (fresh) PF - Carl Pierce (fresh) 3 pts. C - Nenad Jezierski (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:32 | Louisiana Tech | Norman Turner is hacked by Carl Pierce - foul #2 on Carl Pierce, team foul #4 | 16-7 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Kokocinski (PG), Robert Roth (SF), Darryl Calvert (C) Patrick Land, Willie Rodgers, Eddie Cooper | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | William Makofsky (SG), Charles Cook (SF), Percy Flynn (PF) Henry Schmidt, Patrick Owens, Carl Pierce | |
| 11:25 | Louisiana Tech | Paul Hazinski misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 16-7 |
| 11:23 | Western Carolina | Nenad Jezierski grabs the defensive rebound | 16-7 |
| 11:01 | Western Carolina | Percy Flynn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-7 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Grooms (SF), Kenneth Mercier (PF) Norman Turner, Paul Hazinski | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 10:53 | Louisiana Tech | Percy Flynn is called for the reach on Kenneth Mercier - foul #2 on Percy Flynn, team foul #5 | 16-7 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Edward Stookey (PF) Percy Flynn | |
| 10:48 | Louisiana Tech | Darryl Calvert makes the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Robert Roth | 18-7 |
| 10:44 | Western Carolina | Charles Cook misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 18-7 |
| 10:42 | Western Carolina | Edward Stookey gets the offensive rebound | 18-7 |
| 10:31 | Western Carolina | Nenad Jezierski banks in the layup on a nice dish by William Makofsky | 18-9 |
| 10:17 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Mercier can't connect on a floater in the paint | 18-9 |
| 10:15 | Western Carolina | Charles Cook grabs the board | 18-9 |
| 10:09 | Western Carolina | David Petrone is hacked by Timothy Kokocinski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Timothy Kokocinski, team foul #3 | 18-9 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Eddie Cooper (C) Darryl Calvert | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Henry Schmidt (SG), Patrick Owens (SF), Thomas Gibbons (C) William Makofsky, Charles Cook, Nenad Jezierski | |
| 10:02 | Western Carolina | Patrick Owens misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 18-9 |
| 10:00 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Grooms grabs the defensive rebound | 18-9 |
| 09:37 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Grooms misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 18-9 |
| 09:35 | Western Carolina | Thomas Gibbons grabs the defensive rebound | 18-9 |
| 09:31 | Western Carolina | Edward Stookey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-9 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Land (PG), Norman Turner (SG), Paul Hazinski (SF), Willie Rodgers (PF) Timothy Kokocinski, Robert Roth, Kevin Grooms, Kenneth Mercier | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Charles Cook (PG) David Petrone | |
| 09:20 | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Land throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-9 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | William Makofsky (PG) Charles Cook | |
| 09:04 | Western Carolina | Thomas Gibbons lays it up and in on a nice dish by William Makofsky | 18-11 |
| 08:53 | Louisiana Tech | Willie Rodgers misses the easy layup | 18-11 |
| 08:51 | Louisiana Tech | Paul Hazinski tips it in | 20-11 |
| 08:29 | Western Carolina | William Makofsky clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 20-11 |
| 08:27 | Louisiana Tech | Paul Hazinski snags the defensive board | 20-11 |
| 08:19 | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Land buries a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Norman Turner | 22-11 |
| 08:05 | Western Carolina | Henry Schmidt buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Patrick Owens | 22-14 |
| 07:48 | Louisiana Tech | Eddie Cooper lays it in set up by Paul Hazinski | 24-14 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Patrick Land (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Norman Turner (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Paul Hazinski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Willie Rodgers (fresh) 1 pts. C - Eddie Cooper (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - William Makofsky (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Henry Schmidt (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Owens (fairly fresh) PF - Edward Stookey (fairly fresh) C - Thomas Gibbons (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:22 | Western Carolina | The pull-up jumper by Patrick Owens is blocked by Eddie Cooper | 24-14 |
| 07:20 | Louisiana Tech | Paul Hazinski pulls down the rebound | 24-14 |
| 06:53 | Louisiana Tech | Henry Schmidt steals it from Paul Hazinski | 24-14 |
| 06:33 | Western Carolina | Henry Schmidt hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 24-14 |
| 06:32 | Louisiana Tech | Willie Rodgers grabs the defensive rebound | 24-14 |
| 06:25 | Louisiana Tech | Norman Turner double dribbles | 24-14 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Kokocinski (PG), Robert Roth (SG), Kevin Grooms (SF), Kenneth Mercier (PF), Darryl Calvert (C) Patrick Land, Norman Turner, Paul Hazinski, Willie Rodgers, Eddie Cooper | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | David Petrone (PG), Douglas Trainor (SG), Charles Cook (SF), Jonathan Brown (PF), Nenad Jezierski (C) William Makofsky, Henry Schmidt, Patrick Owens, Edward Stookey, Thomas Gibbons | |
| 06:18 | Western Carolina | Jonathan Brown lays it up and in on a great pass from David Petrone | 24-16 |
| 05:58 | Louisiana Tech | Darryl Calvert connects on the floater in the paint set up by Robert Roth | 26-16 |
| 05:47 | Western Carolina | Charles Cook is hacked by Darryl Calvert - foul #1 on Darryl Calvert, team foul #4 | 26-16 |
| 05:36 | Western Carolina | Darryl Calvert steals the ball from Nenad Jezierski | 26-16 |
| 05:26 | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Kokocinski can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 26-16 |
| 05:25 | Louisiana Tech | Darryl Calvert tips it home | 28-16 |
| 05:16 | Western Carolina | Timothy Kokocinski is called for the reach on Douglas Trainor - foul #2 on Timothy Kokocinski, team foul #5 | 28-16 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Land (PG) Timothy Kokocinski | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 05:08 | Western Carolina | Nenad Jezierski misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Patrick Land - foul #1 on Patrick Land, team foul #6 | 28-16 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Paul Hazinski (SG) Robert Roth | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 05:08 | Western Carolina | Nenad Jezierski makes the 1st free throw | 28-17 |
| 05:08 | Western Carolina | Nenad Jezierski misses the 2nd free throw | 28-17 |
| 05:08 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Mercier grabs the board | 28-17 |
| 04:52 | Louisiana Tech | David Petrone steals the ball from Darryl Calvert | 28-17 |
| 04:41 | Western Carolina | Charles Cook misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 28-17 |
| 04:40 | Louisiana Tech | Darryl Calvert grabs the defensive rebound | 28-17 |
| 04:22 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Mercier hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-17 |
| 03:58 | Western Carolina | David Petrone misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-17 |
| 03:56 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Mercier grabs the defensive rebound | 31-17 |
| 03:50 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Grooms misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-17 |
| 03:48 | Louisiana Tech | Darryl Calvert tips it in | 33-17 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Patrick Land (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Paul Hazinski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Kevin Grooms (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Mercier (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Darryl Calvert (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - David Petrone (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Douglas Trainor (fairly fresh) SF - Charles Cook (fairly fresh) PF - Jonathan Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Nenad Jezierski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Western Carolina | Jonathan Brown scores on a floater from the left block set up by David Petrone | 33-19 |
| 03:17 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Grooms hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 33-19 |
| 03:16 | Western Carolina | Douglas Trainor grabs the board | 33-19 |
| 02:57 | Western Carolina | Kevin Grooms picks off the pass by David Petrone | 33-19 |
| 02:53 | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Land lays it up and in on a nice dish by Kevin Grooms | 35-19 |
| 02:33 | Western Carolina | Jonathan Brown is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Mercier - foul #1 on Kenneth Mercier, team foul #7 | 35-19 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Kokocinski (PG), Norman Turner (SG), Robert Roth (SF), Willie Rodgers (PF), Eddie Cooper (C) Patrick Land, Paul Hazinski, Kevin Grooms, Kenneth Mercier, Darryl Calvert | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | William Makofsky (PG), Henry Schmidt (SG), Patrick Owens (SF), Percy Flynn (PF) David Petrone, Douglas Trainor, Charles Cook, Nenad Jezierski | |
| 02:33 | Western Carolina | Jonathan Brown misses the 1st free throw | 35-19 |
| 02:33 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Eddie Cooper | 35-19 |
| 02:09 | Louisiana Tech | Percy Flynn is called for the reach on Timothy Kokocinski - foul #3 on Percy Flynn, team foul #6 | 35-19 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Carl Pierce (PF), Thomas Gibbons (C) Percy Flynn, Jonathan Brown | |
| 01:54 | Louisiana Tech | Willie Rodgers scores on a driving attempt in the lane set up by Timothy Kokocinski | 37-19 |
| 01:47 | Western Carolina | William Makofsky scores on a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Henry Schmidt | 37-21 |
| 01:29 | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Owens steals the ball from Robert Roth | 37-21 |
| 01:11 | Western Carolina | Timothy Kokocinski is called for the reach on William Makofsky - foul #3 on Timothy Kokocinski, team foul #8 | 37-21 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Land (PG) Timothy Kokocinski | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 01:11 | Western Carolina | William Makofsky misses the 1st free throw | 37-21 |
| 01:11 | Louisiana Tech | Eddie Cooper grabs the board | 37-21 |
| 00:57 | Louisiana Tech | Willie Rodgers is hacked by Carl Pierce - foul #3 on Carl Pierce, team foul #7 | 37-21 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Paul Hazinski (PF) Eddie Cooper | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Edward Stookey (PF) Carl Pierce | |
| 00:57 | Louisiana Tech | Willie Rodgers misses the 1st free throw | 37-21 |
| 00:57 | Western Carolina | Thomas Gibbons snags the defensive board | 37-21 |
| 00:43 | Western Carolina | Edward Stookey lays it in | 37-23 |
| 00:25 | Louisiana Tech | Norman Turner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-23 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Mercier (PF), Darryl Calvert (C) Norman Turner, Willie Rodgers | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 00:05 | Western Carolina | William Makofsky is fouled on the floor by Patrick Land - foul #2 on Patrick Land, team foul #9 | 37-23 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Grooms (SF) Robert Roth | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | David Petrone (PG), Charles Cook (SF) Henry Schmidt, Patrick Owens | |
| 00:05 | Western Carolina | William Makofsky makes the 1st free throw | 37-24 |
| 00:05 | Western Carolina | William Makofsky makes the 2nd free throw | 37-25 |
| 00:01 | Louisiana Tech | Darryl Calvert misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-25 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Darryl Calvert | 37-25 |