| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Pierre Lanctot (fresh) SG - Dwight Cavalier (fresh) SF - George Smith (fresh) PF - Richard Smith (fresh) C - Wallace Stevenson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Randall Smith (fresh) SG - Casimir Cholewinski (fresh) SF - Lee Schiffer (fresh) PF - Dallas Matthews (fresh) C - James Hartman (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana Tech | James Hartman wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Louisiana Tech | Wallace Stevenson picks off the pass by Casimir Cholewinski | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Cleveland State | Pierre Lanctot misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to James Hartman | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Louisiana Tech | James Hartman is fouled on the floor by Wallace Stevenson - foul #1 on Wallace Stevenson, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:57 | Louisiana Tech | Casimir Cholewinski comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 18:56 | Cleveland State | Wallace Stevenson snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:48 | Cleveland State | Dwight Cavalier buries a jumpshot from the right side and he's fouled by Casimir Cholewinski - foul #1 on Casimir Cholewinski, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:48 | Cleveland State | Dwight Cavalier makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 18:35 | Louisiana Tech | Lee Schiffer misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by George Smith - foul #1 on George Smith, team foul #2 | 3-0 |
| 18:35 | Louisiana Tech | Lee Schiffer makes the 1st free throw | 3-1 |
| 18:35 | Louisiana Tech | Lee Schiffer makes the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:17 | Cleveland State | Pierre Lanctot connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Dwight Cavalier | 6-2 |
| 18:05 | Louisiana Tech | Casimir Cholewinski is hacked by Dwight Cavalier - foul #1 on Dwight Cavalier, team foul #3 | 6-2 |
| 17:55 | Louisiana Tech | Dallas Matthews knocks in the driving attempt from the left block set up by Randall Smith | 6-4 |
| 17:40 | Cleveland State | James Hartman denies the turnaround by Dwight Cavalier | 6-4 |
| 17:38 | Louisiana Tech | James Hartman gets the rebound | 6-4 |
| 17:33 | Louisiana Tech | Randall Smith comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 6-4 |
| 17:31 | Cleveland State | Wallace Stevenson snags the defensive board | 6-4 |
| 17:20 | Cleveland State | Wallace Stevenson is fouled on the floor by Dallas Matthews - foul #1 on Dallas Matthews, team foul #2 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Marlon Wunder (PF) Dallas Matthews | |
| 17:02 | Cleveland State | Wallace Stevenson is whistled for traveling | 6-4 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Baylis (C) James Hartman | |
| 16:42 | Louisiana Tech | Pierre Lanctot is called for the reach on Randall Smith - foul #1 on Pierre Lanctot, team foul #4 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Eckhart (SG), Ernest McElyea (SF), Henry Rehm (PF) Dwight Cavalier, George Smith, Richard Smith | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Jimmy Dearing (SF) Lee Schiffer | |
| 16:34 | Louisiana Tech | Pierre Lanctot steps in front of the Randall Smith pass | 6-4 |
| 16:14 | Cleveland State | John Eckhart knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Pierre Lanctot | 8-4 |
| 15:59 | Louisiana Tech | Jimmy Dearing hits a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Casimir Cholewinski | 8-6 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Pierre Lanctot (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Eckhart (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ernest McElyea (fresh) PF - Henry Rehm (fresh) C - Wallace Stevenson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Randall Smith (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Casimir Cholewinski (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jimmy Dearing (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Marlon Wunder (fresh) C - Dennis Baylis (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Cleveland State | Pierre Lanctot comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 8-6 |
| 15:38 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Baylis snags the defensive board | 8-6 |
| 15:11 | Louisiana Tech | Casimir Cholewinski double dribbles | 8-6 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James Hall (PG), Dwight Cavalier (SG), George Smith (SF), Richard Smith (PF) Pierre Lanctot, John Eckhart, Ernest McElyea, Wallace Stevenson | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Gary Brown (PG), Lee Schiffer (SF), Dallas Matthews (PF), James Hartman (C) Randall Smith, Casimir Cholewinski, Marlon Wunder, Dennis Baylis | |
| 14:58 | Cleveland State | Richard Smith misses the fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Dallas Matthews - foul #2 on Dallas Matthews, team foul #3 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Dustin Walker (SG) Dallas Matthews | |
| 14:58 | Cleveland State | Richard Smith makes the 1st free throw | 9-6 |
| 14:58 | Cleveland State | Richard Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 9-6 |
| 14:58 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to James Hartman | 9-6 |
| 14:39 | Louisiana Tech | James Hartman blows the dunk | 9-6 |
| 14:38 | Cleveland State | Henry Rehm gets the rebound | 9-6 |
| 14:33 | Cleveland State | George Smith misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 9-6 |
| 14:32 | Louisiana Tech | Dustin Walker gets the rebound | 9-6 |
| 14:13 | Louisiana Tech | James Hartman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-6 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Manuel Appling (C) Henry Rehm | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Marlon Wunder (PF) Jimmy Dearing | |
| 14:11 | Cleveland State | James Hall is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Hall, team foul #5 | 9-6 |
| 13:48 | Louisiana Tech | Gary Brown loses the ball out of bounds | 9-6 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Pierre Lanctot (PG) James Hall | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Randall Smith (PG) Dustin Walker | |
| 13:28 | Cleveland State | Dwight Cavalier is hacked by James Hartman - foul #1 on James Hartman, team foul #4 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Eckhart (PF), Wallace Stevenson (C) Richard Smith, Manuel Appling | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Casimir Cholewinski (SG) Gary Brown | |
| 13:07 | Cleveland State | Pierre Lanctot misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 9-6 |
| 13:06 | Cleveland State | Dwight Cavalier pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-6 |
| 12:54 | Cleveland State | Wallace Stevenson loses the ball out of bounds | 9-6 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Ernest McElyea (SF), Henry Rehm (PF) Dwight Cavalier, George Smith | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 12:39 | Louisiana Tech | Lee Schiffer misses badly on a shot from close range | 9-6 |
| 12:38 | Cleveland State | Henry Rehm grabs the defensive rebound | 9-6 |
| 12:17 | Cleveland State | Ernest McElyea is fouled on the floor by Casimir Cholewinski - foul #2 on Casimir Cholewinski, team foul #5 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James Hall (PG) Pierre Lanctot | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Jimmy Dearing (SG), Gary Brown (SF), Dennis Baylis (PF), Kevin Marsala (C) Casimir Cholewinski, Lee Schiffer, Marlon Wunder, James Hartman | |
| 12:06 | Cleveland State | John Eckhart drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by James Hall | 12-6 |
| 11:45 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Baylis knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Randall Smith | 12-8 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - James Hall (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Eckhart (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ernest McElyea (fresh) PF - Henry Rehm (fresh) 2 reb. C - Wallace Stevenson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Randall Smith (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jimmy Dearing (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gary Brown (fresh) PF - Dennis Baylis (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kevin Marsala (fresh) | |
| 11:26 | Cleveland State | Henry Rehm makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Eckhart | 14-8 |
| 11:09 | Louisiana Tech | Jimmy Dearing is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Jimmy Dearing, team foul #6 | 14-8 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Pierre Lanctot (PG), Dwight Cavalier (SG), George Smith (SF), Richard Smith (PF), Manuel Appling (C) James Hall, John Eckhart, Ernest McElyea, Henry Rehm, Wallace Stevenson | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Lee Schiffer (SF), James Hartman (C) Randall Smith, Kevin Marsala | |
| 10:57 | Cleveland State | Pierre Lanctot misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 14-8 |
| 10:56 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Lee Schiffer | 14-8 |
| 10:39 | Louisiana Tech | Gary Brown misses long on a jumper near the basket | 14-8 |
| 10:38 | Louisiana Tech | James Hartman tips it home | 14-10 |
| 10:12 | Cleveland State | George Smith buries a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Pierre Lanctot | 16-10 |
| 09:50 | Louisiana Tech | James Hartman misses long on a jumper from the left block | 16-10 |
| 09:48 | Louisiana Tech | Gary Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 16-10 |
| 09:39 | Louisiana Tech | Gary Brown misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Dwight Cavalier - foul #2 on Dwight Cavalier, team foul #6 | 16-10 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Eckhart (SG), Wallace Stevenson (C) Dwight Cavalier, Manuel Appling | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Randall Smith (PG), Marlon Wunder (PF), Kevin Marsala (C) Jimmy Dearing, Dennis Baylis, James Hartman | |
| 09:39 | Louisiana Tech | Gary Brown makes the 1st free throw | 16-11 |
| 09:39 | Louisiana Tech | Gary Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 16-11 |
| 09:39 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Wallace Stevenson | 16-11 |
| 09:15 | Cleveland State | Wallace Stevenson knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 19-11 |
| 09:13 | Louisiana Tech | Randall Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-11 |
| 08:53 | Cleveland State | Randall Smith steals the ball from George Smith | 19-11 |
| 08:31 | Louisiana Tech | Lee Schiffer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-11 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James Hall (PG), Henry Rehm (PF) Pierre Lanctot, Richard Smith | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Jimmy Dearing (SG), Dustin Walker (SF), James Hartman (C) Gary Brown, Lee Schiffer, Kevin Marsala | |
| 08:16 | Cleveland State | Wallace Stevenson misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 19-11 |
| 08:14 | Cleveland State | John Eckhart tips it back up and in | 21-11 |
| 07:57 | Louisiana Tech | Marlon Wunder misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 21-11 |
| 07:56 | Louisiana Tech | James Hartman can't tip it in | 21-11 |
| 07:54 | Cleveland State | Henry Rehm snags the defensive board | 21-11 |
| 07:50 | Cleveland State | John Eckhart blows the layup but he's hacked by Jimmy Dearing - foul #2 on Jimmy Dearing, team foul #7 | 21-11 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Ernest McElyea (SF) George Smith | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Lee Schiffer (SF) Jimmy Dearing | |
| 07:50 | Cleveland State | John Eckhart makes the 1st free throw | 22-11 |
| 07:50 | Cleveland State | John Eckhart makes the 2nd free throw | 23-11 |
| 07:38 | Louisiana Tech | Marlon Wunder hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Lee Schiffer | 23-14 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - James Hall (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Eckhart (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Ernest McElyea (fresh) PF - Henry Rehm (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Wallace Stevenson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Randall Smith (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dustin Walker (fresh) SF - Lee Schiffer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Marlon Wunder (fresh) 3 pts. C - James Hartman (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Cleveland State | Randall Smith is called for the reach on John Eckhart - foul #1 on Randall Smith, team foul #8 | 23-14 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Pierre Lanctot (PG), Richard Smith (PF) James Hall, Wallace Stevenson | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Gary Brown (SG), Dennis Baylis (PF) Dustin Walker, Marlon Wunder | |
| 07:14 | Cleveland State | John Eckhart makes the 1st free throw | 24-14 |
| 07:14 | Cleveland State | John Eckhart misses the 2nd free throw | 24-14 |
| 07:14 | Cleveland State | Richard Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 24-14 |
| 07:00 | Cleveland State | Richard Smith misses long on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Dennis Baylis - foul #1 on Dennis Baylis, team foul #9 | 24-14 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James Hall (SG) John Eckhart | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Dustin Walker (SF) Lee Schiffer | |
| 07:00 | Cleveland State | Richard Smith misses the 1st free throw | 24-14 |
| 07:00 | Cleveland State | Richard Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 25-14 |
| 06:42 | Louisiana Tech | James Hartman banks in the layup set up by Randall Smith | 25-16 |
| 06:29 | Cleveland State | James Hall makes the runner near the basket | 27-16 |
| 06:09 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Baylis is fouled on the floor by Richard Smith - foul #1 on Richard Smith, team foul #7 | 27-16 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Eckhart (SG), George Smith (SF), Wallace Stevenson (C) James Hall, Ernest McElyea, Henry Rehm | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Lee Schiffer (SF), Marlon Wunder (PF) Randall Smith, James Hartman | |
| 06:09 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Baylis makes the 1st free throw | 27-17 |
| 06:09 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Baylis makes the 2nd free throw | 27-18 |
| 05:59 | Cleveland State | Pierre Lanctot is called for traveling | 27-18 |
| 05:48 | Louisiana Tech | Lee Schiffer misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 27-18 |
| 05:47 | Louisiana Tech | Marlon Wunder pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-18 |
| 05:34 | Louisiana Tech | Gary Brown misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 27-18 |
| 05:33 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Baylis tips it home | 27-20 |
| 05:09 | Cleveland State | George Smith misses the runner from the left block | 27-20 |
| 05:07 | Louisiana Tech | Gary Brown snags the defensive board | 27-20 |
| 05:00 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Baylis misses short on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Wallace Stevenson - foul #2 on Wallace Stevenson, team foul #8 | 27-20 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James Hall (PG), Henry Rehm (PF), Manuel Appling (C) Pierre Lanctot, Richard Smith, Wallace Stevenson | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Randall Smith (PG) Dustin Walker | |
| 05:00 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Baylis makes the 1st free throw | 27-21 |
| 05:00 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Baylis makes the 2nd free throw | 27-22 |
| 04:50 | Cleveland State | John Eckhart misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 27-22 |
| 04:49 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Baylis snags the defensive board | 27-22 |
| 04:28 | Louisiana Tech | John Eckhart steals it from Gary Brown | 27-22 |
| 04:10 | Cleveland State | George Smith clanks a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Lee Schiffer - foul #1 on Lee Schiffer, team foul #10 | 27-22 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Pierre Lanctot (PG) John Eckhart | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Hartman (C) Dennis Baylis | |
| 04:10 | Cleveland State | George Smith makes the 1st free throw | 28-22 |
| 04:10 | Cleveland State | George Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 28-22 |
| 04:10 | Louisiana Tech | Marlon Wunder gets the rebound | 28-22 |
| 03:57 | Louisiana Tech | Lee Schiffer misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-22 |
| 03:56 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Henry Rehm | 28-22 |
| 03:47 | Cleveland State | Henry Rehm misses badly on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Marlon Wunder - foul #1 on Marlon Wunder, team foul #11 | 28-22 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Dwight Cavalier (SG), Ernest McElyea (SF), Wallace Stevenson (C) James Hall, George Smith, Manuel Appling | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Casimir Cholewinski (SG), Jimmy Dearing (SF), Dallas Matthews (PF) Gary Brown, Lee Schiffer, Marlon Wunder | |
| 03:47 | Cleveland State | Henry Rehm makes the 1st free throw | 29-22 |
| 03:47 | Cleveland State | Henry Rehm misses the 2nd free throw | 29-22 |
| 03:47 | Louisiana Tech | James Hartman pulls down the rebound | 29-22 |
| 03:27 | Louisiana Tech | Randall Smith misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-22 |
| 03:25 | Louisiana Tech | Dallas Matthews hits the follow up shot | 29-24 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Pierre Lanctot (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dwight Cavalier (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ernest McElyea (fresh) PF - Henry Rehm (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Wallace Stevenson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Randall Smith (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Casimir Cholewinski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jimmy Dearing (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dallas Matthews (fresh) 4 pts. C - James Hartman (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Cleveland State | Henry Rehm can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Dallas Matthews - foul #3 on Dallas Matthews, team foul #12 | 29-24 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Richard Smith (PF) Wallace Stevenson | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Dustin Walker (SF) Dallas Matthews | |
| 03:06 | Cleveland State | Henry Rehm makes the 1st free throw | 30-24 |
| 03:06 | Cleveland State | Henry Rehm makes the 2nd free throw | 31-24 |
| 02:54 | Louisiana Tech | Jimmy Dearing scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-27 |
| 02:27 | Cleveland State | Richard Smith can't finish the layup | 31-27 |
| 02:25 | Cleveland State | Henry Rehm tips it in | 33-27 |
| 02:19 | Louisiana Tech | Jimmy Dearing misses badly on a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Ernest McElyea - foul #1 on Ernest McElyea, team foul #9 | 33-27 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James Hall (PG), George Smith (SF), Wallace Stevenson (C) Pierre Lanctot, Ernest McElyea, Henry Rehm | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Lee Schiffer (SF) Dustin Walker | |
| 02:19 | Louisiana Tech | Jimmy Dearing makes the 1st free throw | 33-28 |
| 02:19 | Louisiana Tech | Jimmy Dearing misses the 2nd free throw | 33-28 |
| 02:19 | Cleveland State | Richard Smith pulls down the rebound | 33-28 |
| 01:57 | Cleveland State | James Hall can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-28 |
| 01:55 | Louisiana Tech | Casimir Cholewinski snags the defensive board | 33-28 |
| 01:36 | Louisiana Tech | Randall Smith makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Casimir Cholewinski | 33-30 |
| 01:21 | Cleveland State | Dwight Cavalier comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 33-30 |
| 01:20 | Louisiana Tech | Casimir Cholewinski gets the rebound | 33-30 |
| 01:14 | Louisiana Tech | Lee Schiffer can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by George Smith - foul #2 on George Smith, team foul #10 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Pierre Lanctot (PG), John Eckhart (PF) Dwight Cavalier, Richard Smith | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Gary Brown (PG), Marlon Wunder (PF), Dennis Baylis (C) Randall Smith, Jimmy Dearing, James Hartman | |
| 01:14 | Louisiana Tech | Lee Schiffer makes the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 01:14 | Louisiana Tech | Lee Schiffer misses the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 01:14 | Cleveland State | John Eckhart gets the rebound | 33-31 |
| 00:52 | Cleveland State | George Smith knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from John Eckhart | 36-31 |
| 00:36 | Louisiana Tech | Lee Schiffer's pass is intercepted by Pierre Lanctot | 36-31 |
| 00:09 | Cleveland State | Lee Schiffer is called for the reach on Wallace Stevenson - foul #2 on Lee Schiffer, team foul #13 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Dwight Cavalier (SG), Ernest McElyea (SF) James Hall, George Smith | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Randall Smith (PG), Jimmy Dearing (SG) Casimir Cholewinski, Lee Schiffer | |
| 00:09 | Cleveland State | Wallace Stevenson makes the 1st free throw | 37-31 |
| 00:09 | Cleveland State | Wallace Stevenson makes the 2nd free throw | 38-31 |
| 00:01 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Baylis scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 38-33 |
| 00:00 | Cleveland State | Ernest McElyea misses long on a fullcourt shot | 38-33 |