| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Timothy Kokocinski (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SG - Norman Turner (fresh) SF - Kevin Grooms (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Kenneth Mercier (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Eddie Cooper (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - George Barton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marko Gonsiewski (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Lawrence Plata (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ronald Whaley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Paul Sturdevant (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Manhattan | Lawrence Plata inbounds the ball | 29-32 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Manhattan | Manhattan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Manhattan | Norman Turner steals the ball from Ronald Whaley | 29-32 |
| 19:42 | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Kokocinski slams it home on a great pass from Norman Turner | 31-32 |
| 19:31 | Manhattan | Lawrence Plata knocks in the floater from the right side set up by Marko Gonsiewski | 31-34 |
| 19:14 | Louisiana Tech | Eddie Cooper can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Paul Sturdevant - foul #2 on Paul Sturdevant, team foul #1 | 31-34 |
| 19:14 | Louisiana Tech | Eddie Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 32-34 |
| 19:14 | Louisiana Tech | Eddie Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 18:58 | Manhattan | Ronald Whaley buries a driving attempt from the left block set up by Marko Gonsiewski | 33-36 |
| 18:42 | Louisiana Tech | Norman Turner misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-36 |
| 18:41 | Louisiana Tech | Eddie Cooper pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-36 |
| 18:33 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Mercier's floater is tipped away by Paul Sturdevant | 33-36 |
| 18:32 | Manhattan | Ronald Whaley pulls down the rebound | 33-36 |
| 18:16 | Manhattan | Kenneth Mercier steals it from Marko Gonsiewski | 33-36 |
| 18:03 | Louisiana Tech | Eddie Cooper can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 33-36 |
| 18:01 | Louisiana Tech | Eddie Cooper pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-36 |
| 17:43 | Louisiana Tech | Paul Sturdevant denies the turnaround by Eddie Cooper | 33-36 |
| 17:42 | Manhattan | The rebound goes to Lawrence Plata | 33-36 |
| 17:37 | Manhattan | George Barton misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 33-36 |
| 17:35 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Kenneth Mercier | 33-36 |
| 17:15 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Grooms makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Timothy Kokocinski | 36-36 |
| 16:49 | Manhattan | Paul Sturdevant misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 36-36 |
| 16:47 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Grooms grabs the defensive rebound | 36-36 |
| 16:35 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Grooms misses short on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Paul Sturdevant - foul #3 on Paul Sturdevant, team foul #2 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Land (PG), Paul Hazinski (SG), Willie Rodgers (PF), Darryl Calvert (C) Timothy Kokocinski, Norman Turner, Kenneth Mercier, Eddie Cooper | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Rod Jock (PG), Horace Linck (SG), Lionel Phan (SF), Neal McKinnon (PF), Jeffery Heath (C) George Barton, Marko Gonsiewski, Lawrence Plata, Ronald Whaley, Paul Sturdevant | |
| 16:35 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Grooms makes the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 16:35 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Grooms makes the 2nd free throw | 38-36 |
| 16:20 | Manhattan | Jeffery Heath misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 38-36 |
| 16:18 | Manhattan | Neal McKinnon tips it back up and in | 38-38 |
| 16:01 | Louisiana Tech | Willie Rodgers is wide open but clanks a shot from close range | 38-38 |
| 16:00 | Manhattan | Rod Jock gets the rebound | 38-38 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Patrick Land (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Paul Hazinski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kevin Grooms (tiring) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Willie Rodgers (fresh) 2 pts. C - Darryl Calvert (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Rod Jock (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Horace Linck (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lionel Phan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Neal McKinnon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffery Heath (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Manhattan | Darryl Calvert steals it from Rod Jock | 38-38 |
| 15:36 | Louisiana Tech | Paul Hazinski misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Horace Linck - foul #2 on Horace Linck, team foul #3 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Robert Roth (SF) Kevin Grooms | |
| Subs | Manhattan | | |
| 15:36 | Louisiana Tech | Paul Hazinski makes the 1st free throw | 39-38 |
| 15:36 | Louisiana Tech | Paul Hazinski misses the 2nd free throw | 39-38 |
| 15:36 | Manhattan | Neal McKinnon snags the defensive board | 39-38 |
| 15:12 | Manhattan | Horace Linck lays it in on a great pass from Lionel Phan | 39-40 |
| 14:58 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Roth drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 41-40 |
| 14:31 | Manhattan | Jeffery Heath misses the 3 from the left wing | 41-40 |
| 14:30 | Louisiana Tech | Willie Rodgers grabs the defensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 14:17 | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Land misses the fadeaway from the right side | 41-40 |
| 14:15 | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Land gets the offensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 13:59 | Louisiana Tech | Lionel Phan steals the ball from Paul Hazinski | 41-40 |
| 13:35 | Manhattan | Rod Jock clanks a 3 from the left wing | 41-40 |
| 13:34 | Manhattan | Lionel Phan gets the offensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 13:17 | Manhattan | Lionel Phan misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-40 |
| 13:15 | Louisiana Tech | Darryl Calvert pulls down the rebound | 41-40 |
| 12:58 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Roth knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Patrick Land | 44-40 |
| 12:44 | Manhattan | Patrick Land takes the ball from Jeffery Heath | 44-40 |
| 12:42 | Louisiana Tech | Horace Linck takes the ball from Patrick Land in the backcourt | 44-40 |
| 12:37 | Manhattan | Neal McKinnon hits a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Horace Linck and he's fouled by Willie Rodgers - foul #1 on Willie Rodgers, team foul #1 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Kokocinski (PG), Norman Turner (SG), Robert Benson (SF), Kenneth Mercier (PF), Eddie Cooper (C) Patrick Land, Paul Hazinski, Robert Roth, Willie Rodgers, Darryl Calvert | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Bradley Thomas (PG), Marko Gonsiewski (SG), Lawrence Plata (SF), Paul Sturdevant (C) Rod Jock, Horace Linck, Lionel Phan, Jeffery Heath | |
| 12:37 | Manhattan | Neal McKinnon misses the free throw | 44-42 |
| 12:37 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Benson grabs the board | 44-42 |
| 12:33 | Louisiana Tech | Bradley Thomas is called for the reach on Timothy Kokocinski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bradley Thomas, team foul #4 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Ronald Whaley (PF) Neal McKinnon | |
| 12:17 | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Kokocinski misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 44-42 |
| 12:16 | Manhattan | Ronald Whaley gets the rebound | 44-42 |
| 11:55 | Manhattan | Timothy Kokocinski is called for the reach on Ronald Whaley - foul #2 on Timothy Kokocinski, team foul #2 | 44-42 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Timothy Kokocinski (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Norman Turner (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Benson (fresh) PF - Kenneth Mercier (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Eddie Cooper (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Bradley Thomas (fresh) SG - Marko Gonsiewski (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lawrence Plata (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Ronald Whaley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Paul Sturdevant (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:39 | Manhattan | Marko Gonsiewski misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-42 |
| 11:37 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Eddie Cooper | 44-42 |
| 11:21 | Louisiana Tech | Norman Turner knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-42 |
| 11:04 | Manhattan | Eddie Cooper is called for the reach on Lawrence Plata - foul #2 on Eddie Cooper, team foul #3 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Andrew Choate (SG) Norman Turner | |
| Subs | Manhattan | George Barton (PG) Bradley Thomas | |
| 10:54 | Manhattan | Ronald Whaley misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 47-42 |
| 10:53 | Manhattan | George Barton tips it but misses | 47-42 |
| 10:51 | Manhattan | George Barton tips it home | 47-44 |
| 10:39 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Mercier drills a driving attempt from close range | 49-44 |
| 10:23 | Manhattan | Eddie Cooper steals the ball from Marko Gonsiewski | 49-44 |
| 10:20 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Mercier is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Whaley - foul #3 on Ronald Whaley, team foul #5 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Land (PG), Kevin Grooms (SF) Timothy Kokocinski, Robert Benson | |
| Subs | Manhattan | | |
| 10:10 | Louisiana Tech | Paul Sturdevant blocks the short jumper by Kenneth Mercier | 49-44 |
| 10:09 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Mercier gets the offensive rebound | 49-44 |
| 09:54 | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Whaley takes the ball from Kenneth Mercier | 49-44 |
| 09:35 | Manhattan | Lawrence Plata hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-44 |
| 09:34 | Manhattan | Ronald Whaley tips it back up and in | 49-46 |
| 09:21 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Mercier knocks in the jumper from close range on a great pass from Andrew Choate | 51-46 |
| 09:02 | Manhattan | Paul Sturdevant clanks a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Patrick Land - foul #2 on Patrick Land, team foul #4 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Kokocinski (PG), Norman Turner (SG), Robert Roth (SF), Paul Hazinski (PF), Willie Rodgers (C) Patrick Land, Andrew Choate, Kevin Grooms, Kenneth Mercier, Eddie Cooper | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Bradley Thomas (PG), Horace Linck (SG) George Barton, Marko Gonsiewski | |
| 09:02 | Manhattan | Paul Sturdevant makes the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 09:02 | Manhattan | Paul Sturdevant misses the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| 09:02 | Manhattan | Ronald Whaley snags the offensive board | 51-47 |
| 08:48 | Manhattan | Horace Linck buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Lawrence Plata | 51-49 |
| 08:46 | Louisiana Tech | Paul Hazinski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-49 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Darryl Calvert (C) Willie Rodgers | |
| Subs | Manhattan | | |
| 08:35 | Manhattan | Lawrence Plata hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-49 |
| 08:33 | Manhattan | Paul Sturdevant snags the offensive board | 51-49 |
| 08:19 | Manhattan | Lawrence Plata misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 51-49 |
| 08:17 | Louisiana Tech | Darryl Calvert snags the defensive board | 51-49 |
| 08:06 | Louisiana Tech | Norman Turner misses short on an open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-49 |
| 08:05 | Louisiana Tech | Paul Hazinski tips it but misses | 51-49 |
| 08:03 | Manhattan | Lawrence Plata snags the defensive board | 51-49 |
| 07:49 | Manhattan | Lawrence Plata misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 51-49 |
| 07:47 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Darryl Calvert | 51-49 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Timothy Kokocinski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Norman Turner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Roth (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Paul Hazinski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Darryl Calvert (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Bradley Thomas (fresh) SG - Horace Linck (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Lawrence Plata (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. PF - Ronald Whaley (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Paul Sturdevant (tiring) 1 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:44 | Louisiana Tech | Norman Turner is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 51-49 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Land (PG), Kevin Grooms (SF), Willie Rodgers (C) Timothy Kokocinski, Norman Turner, Darryl Calvert | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Rod Jock (SG), Lionel Phan (SF), Neal McKinnon (PF) Horace Linck, Lawrence Plata, Ronald Whaley | |
| 07:23 | Manhattan | Neal McKinnon dunks the ball | 51-51 |
| 06:58 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Roth loses the dribble to Lionel Phan | 51-51 |
| 06:33 | Manhattan | Paul Sturdevant is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on Paul Sturdevant, team foul #6 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Andrew Choate (SG), Robert Benson (SF), Kenneth Mercier (PF), Darryl Calvert (C) Robert Roth, Kevin Grooms, Paul Hazinski, Willie Rodgers | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Marko Gonsiewski (SG), Lawrence Plata (SF), Horace Linck (PF), Jeffery Heath (C) Bradley Thomas, Lionel Phan, Neal McKinnon, Paul Sturdevant | |
| 06:15 | Louisiana Tech | Andrew Choate comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-51 |
| 06:14 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Benson misses the tip | 51-51 |
| 06:13 | Manhattan | Jeffery Heath grabs the board | 51-51 |
| 06:07 | Manhattan | Rod Jock drills a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Lawrence Plata | 51-53 |
| 05:40 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Benson misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 51-53 |
| 05:39 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Mercier grabs the offensive rebound | 51-53 |
| 05:32 | Louisiana Tech | Darryl Calvert blows the dunk | 51-53 |
| 05:30 | Manhattan | The rebound goes to Jeffery Heath | 51-53 |
| 05:25 | Manhattan | Marko Gonsiewski misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-53 |
| 05:23 | Louisiana Tech | Darryl Calvert grabs the defensive rebound | 51-53 |
| 05:06 | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Land is fouled on the floor by Marko Gonsiewski - foul #2 on Marko Gonsiewski, team foul #7 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Norman Turner (SG), Paul Hazinski (SF), Eddie Cooper (C) Andrew Choate, Robert Benson, Darryl Calvert | |
| Subs | Manhattan | George Barton (PG), Lionel Phan (SF), Ronald Whaley (PF), Paul Sturdevant (C) Rod Jock, Lawrence Plata, Horace Linck, Jeffery Heath | |
| 05:06 | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Land misses the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 05:06 | Louisiana Tech | Eddie Cooper snags the offensive board | 51-53 |
| 04:48 | Louisiana Tech | Norman Turner is open and scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Patrick Land | 54-53 |
| 04:27 | Manhattan | George Barton clanks a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Patrick Land - foul #3 on Patrick Land, team foul #5 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Kokocinski (PG), Kevin Grooms (SF) Patrick Land, Kenneth Mercier | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Neal McKinnon (C) Paul Sturdevant | |
| 04:27 | Manhattan | George Barton makes the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 04:27 | Manhattan | George Barton makes the 2nd free throw | 54-55 |
| 04:10 | Louisiana Tech | Eddie Cooper is wide open but clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 54-55 |
| 04:09 | Manhattan | Neal McKinnon grabs the board | 54-55 |
| 03:52 | Manhattan | Eddie Cooper is called for the reach on Lionel Phan - foul #3 on Eddie Cooper, team foul #6 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Robert Roth (SG), Willie Rodgers (PF) Norman Turner, Paul Hazinski | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Bradley Thomas (PG), Paul Sturdevant (C) George Barton, Lionel Phan | |
| 03:36 | Manhattan | Marko Gonsiewski misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 54-55 |
| 03:35 | Louisiana Tech | Eddie Cooper pulls down the rebound | 54-55 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Timothy Kokocinski (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Robert Roth (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Kevin Grooms (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Willie Rodgers (fresh) 2 pts. C - Eddie Cooper (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Bradley Thomas (fresh) SG - Marko Gonsiewski (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Neal McKinnon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ronald Whaley (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Paul Sturdevant (tiring) 1 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 03:33 | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Kokocinski loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-55 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Darryl Calvert (C) Eddie Cooper | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Horace Linck (SG), Lawrence Plata (SF) Marko Gonsiewski, Ronald Whaley | |
| 03:12 | Manhattan | Paul Sturdevant travels with the ball | 54-55 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Robert Benson (SF) Kevin Grooms | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Jeffery Heath (C) Paul Sturdevant | |
| 03:00 | Louisiana Tech | Darryl Calvert is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Darryl Calvert, team foul #7 | 54-55 |
| 02:45 | Manhattan | Bradley Thomas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-55 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Paul Hazinski (PF) Darryl Calvert | |
| Subs | Manhattan | George Barton (PG), Rod Jock (SG) Bradley Thomas, Neal McKinnon | |
| 02:43 | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-55 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Norman Turner (SG), Kevin Grooms (SF), Darryl Calvert (C) Robert Roth, Robert Benson, Paul Hazinski | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Lionel Phan (SF) Lawrence Plata | |
| 02:31 | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Kokocinski knocks in the jumpshot from the left side set up by Darryl Calvert | 56-55 |
| 02:02 | Manhattan | Horace Linck misses long on a 3 from straight away | 56-55 |
| 02:00 | Louisiana Tech | Darryl Calvert pulls down the rebound | 56-55 |
| 02:00 | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-55 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Mercier (PF), Eddie Cooper (C) Willie Rodgers, Darryl Calvert | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Marko Gonsiewski (SG), Lawrence Plata (SF), Ronald Whaley (PF), Paul Sturdevant (C) Rod Jock, Lionel Phan, Horace Linck, Jeffery Heath | |
| 01:57 | Louisiana Tech | George Barton takes the ball from Kevin Grooms in the backcourt | 56-55 |
| 01:39 | Manhattan | Lawrence Plata can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 56-55 |
| 01:37 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Mercier pulls down the rebound | 56-55 |
| 01:32 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Grooms is called for traveling | 56-55 |
| 01:05 | Manhattan | George Barton misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 56-55 |
| 01:04 | Manhattan | Paul Sturdevant tips it back up and in | 56-57 |
| 00:43 | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Kokocinski scores on a jumper from the right side set up by Kenneth Mercier | 58-57 |
| 00:25 | Manhattan | George Barton can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 58-57 |
| 00:23 | Manhattan | Ronald Whaley grabs the offensive rebound | 58-57 |
| 00:12 | Manhattan | Lawrence Plata knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-60 |
| 00:06 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Mercier lays it up and in set up by Norman Turner | 60-60 |
| 00:06 | Manhattan | Manhattan calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 60-60 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Manhattan | Manhattan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Manhattan | Lawrence Plata clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 60-60 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Timothy Kokocinski (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Norman Turner (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Grooms (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Mercier (fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. C - Eddie Cooper (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - George Barton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marko Gonsiewski (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lawrence Plata (tiring) 11 pts. 7 reb. PF - Ronald Whaley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Paul Sturdevant (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Manhattan | Lawrence Plata wins the tip | 60-60 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Manhattan | Manhattan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:44 | Manhattan | Paul Sturdevant banks in the layup on a great pass from Marko Gonsiewski | 60-62 |
| 04:28 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Grooms can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-62 |
| 04:27 | Manhattan | George Barton gets the rebound | 60-62 |
| 04:15 | Manhattan | George Barton makes the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Paul Sturdevant | 60-64 |
| 04:11 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Grooms is hacked by Lawrence Plata - foul #2 on Lawrence Plata, team foul #8 | 60-64 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Willie Rodgers (C) Eddie Cooper | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Rod Jock (PG), Neal McKinnon (SF), Horace Linck (PF), Jeffery Heath (C) George Barton, Lawrence Plata, Ronald Whaley, Paul Sturdevant | |
| 04:11 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Grooms makes the 1st free throw | 61-64 |
| 04:11 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Grooms misses the 2nd free throw | 61-64 |
| 04:11 | Manhattan | Jeffery Heath grabs the defensive rebound | 61-64 |
| 03:56 | Manhattan | Rod Jock connects on the 3 from the right wing | 61-67 |
| 03:44 | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Kokocinski comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-67 |
| 03:43 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Mercier pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-67 |
| 03:29 | Louisiana Tech | Willie Rodgers is fouled on the floor by Neal McKinnon - foul #3 on Neal McKinnon, team foul #9 | 61-67 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Paul Hazinski (SG), Robert Roth (SF), Darryl Calvert (C) Norman Turner, Kevin Grooms, Kenneth Mercier | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Lionel Phan (SF) Marko Gonsiewski | |
| 03:29 | Louisiana Tech | Willie Rodgers misses the 1st free throw | 61-67 |
| 03:29 | Louisiana Tech | Darryl Calvert pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-67 |
| 03:14 | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Kokocinski hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Roth | 64-67 |
| 02:57 | Manhattan | Lionel Phan hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 64-67 |
| 02:55 | Manhattan | Jeffery Heath grabs the offensive rebound | 64-67 |
| 02:55 | Manhattan | Manhattan calls a full timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 64-67 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Norman Turner (SG), Kevin Grooms (SF), Kenneth Mercier (PF) Paul Hazinski, Robert Roth, Darryl Calvert | |
| Subs | Manhattan | George Barton (PG), Marko Gonsiewski (SG), Paul Sturdevant (C) Rod Jock, Lionel Phan, Jeffery Heath | |
| 02:42 | Manhattan | Neal McKinnon clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 64-67 |
| 02:41 | Manhattan | Neal McKinnon grabs the offensive rebound | 64-67 |
| 02:28 | Manhattan | Horace Linck clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 64-67 |
| 02:26 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Grooms gets the rebound | 64-67 |
| 02:07 | Louisiana Tech | Norman Turner hits a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Willie Rodgers | 66-67 |
| 02:07 | Manhattan | Manhattan calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-67 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Eddie Cooper (C) Willie Rodgers | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Ronald Whaley (PF) Horace Linck | |
| 01:47 | Manhattan | Ronald Whaley drills a runner in the lane set up by George Barton | 66-69 |
| 01:33 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Mercier misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 66-69 |
| 01:31 | Manhattan | Ronald Whaley snags the defensive board | 66-69 |
| 01:27 | Manhattan | Neal McKinnon hits the finger roll and the foul's on Eddie Cooper - foul #4 on Eddie Cooper, team foul #8 | 66-71 |
| 01:27 | Manhattan | Neal McKinnon misses the free throw | 66-71 |
| 01:27 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Kenneth Mercier | 66-71 |
| 01:25 | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Kokocinski is hacked by George Barton in the backcourt - foul #2 on George Barton, team foul #10 | 66-71 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Lawrence Plata (SF) Neal McKinnon | |
| 01:25 | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Kokocinski misses the 1st free throw | 66-71 |
| 01:25 | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Kokocinski misses the 2nd free throw | 66-71 |
| 01:25 | Manhattan | Paul Sturdevant grabs the board | 66-71 |
| 01:06 | Manhattan | Marko Gonsiewski misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 66-71 |
| 01:05 | Manhattan | Ronald Whaley grabs the offensive board | 66-71 |
| 00:54 | Manhattan | Marko Gonsiewski is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Marko Gonsiewski, team foul #11 | 66-71 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Timothy Kokocinski (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Norman Turner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Grooms (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Mercier (fresh) 9 pts. 12 reb. 2 stl. C - Eddie Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - George Barton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Marko Gonsiewski (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Lawrence Plata (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. PF - Ronald Whaley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Paul Sturdevant (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Manhattan | Manhattan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:42 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Grooms can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 66-71 |
| 00:41 | Manhattan | The rebound goes to Paul Sturdevant | 66-71 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Manhattan | Manhattan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:40 | Manhattan | Paul Sturdevant is fouled in the backcourt by Timothy Kokocinski - foul #3 on Timothy Kokocinski, team foul #9 | 66-71 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Horace Linck (PF) Ronald Whaley | |
| 00:40 | Manhattan | Paul Sturdevant makes the 1st free throw | 66-72 |
| 00:40 | Manhattan | Paul Sturdevant makes the 2nd free throw | 66-73 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Manhattan | Manhattan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:34 | Louisiana Tech | Norman Turner misses long on an open 3 from the left corner | 66-73 |
| 00:32 | Manhattan | Lawrence Plata snags the defensive board | 66-73 |
| 00:31 | Manhattan | Lawrence Plata is fouled in the backcourt by Norman Turner - foul #2 on Norman Turner, team foul #10 | 66-73 |
| 00:31 | Manhattan | Lawrence Plata misses the 1st free throw | 66-73 |
| 00:31 | Manhattan | Lawrence Plata misses the 2nd free throw | 66-73 |
| 00:31 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Mercier grabs the defensive rebound | 66-73 |
| 00:25 | Louisiana Tech | Norman Turner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 66-73 |
| 00:24 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Mercier grabs the offensive board | 66-73 |
| 00:21 | Louisiana Tech | Norman Turner makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 69-73 |
| 00:19 | Manhattan | Norman Turner is called for the reach on Horace Linck in the backcourt - foul #3 on Norman Turner, team foul #11 | 69-73 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Rod Jock (PG) George Barton | |
| 00:19 | Manhattan | Horace Linck misses the 1st free throw | 69-73 |
| 00:19 | Manhattan | Horace Linck makes the 2nd free throw | 69-74 |
| 00:15 | Louisiana Tech | Marko Gonsiewski is called for the reach on Norman Turner in the backcourt - foul #4 on Marko Gonsiewski, team foul #12 | 69-74 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Manhattan | George Barton (PG), Ronald Whaley (PF) Rod Jock, Horace Linck | |
| 00:15 | Louisiana Tech | Norman Turner makes the 1st free throw | 70-74 |
| 00:15 | Louisiana Tech | Norman Turner misses the 2nd free throw | 70-74 |
| 00:15 | Manhattan | Lawrence Plata snags the defensive board | 70-74 |
| 00:13 | Manhattan | Lawrence Plata is fouled in the backcourt by Norman Turner - foul #4 on Norman Turner, team foul #12 | 70-74 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Rod Jock (PG), Horace Linck (PF) George Barton, Ronald Whaley | |
| 00:13 | Manhattan | Lawrence Plata makes the 1st free throw | 70-75 |
| 00:13 | Manhattan | Lawrence Plata makes the 2nd free throw | 70-76 |
| 00:07 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Grooms hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Norman Turner | 73-76 |
| 00:07 | Manhattan | Manhattan calls a full timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 73-76 |
| 00:05 | Manhattan | Marko Gonsiewski is fouled in the backcourt by Norman Turner - foul #5 on Norman Turner, team foul #13 | 73-76 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Paul Hazinski (SG) Norman Turner | |
| Subs | Manhattan | | |
| 00:05 | Manhattan | Marko Gonsiewski makes the 1st free throw | 73-77 |
| 00:05 | Manhattan | Marko Gonsiewski makes the 2nd free throw | 73-78 |
| 00:01 | Louisiana Tech | Paul Hazinski knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 76-78 |
| 00:00 | Manhattan | Rod Jock runs out the clock | 76-78 |