| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Curtis Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Brandon Underwood (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Bailey (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Staton (fresh) 5 pts. C - James Grisham (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Phillip Murdoch (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Michael Whitmore (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dennis Lynch (fresh) PF - Thomas Leimberger (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Doug Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bailey inbounds the ball | 39-30 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Jones misses badly on a shot from the left side | 39-30 |
| 19:43 | Southern Methodist | Dennis Lynch gets the rebound | 39-30 |
| 19:17 | Southern Methodist | Michael Whitmore is open and buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Phillip Murdoch | 39-33 |
| 19:02 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Lynch is called for the reach on Robert Bailey - foul #2 on Dennis Lynch, team foul #1 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Jason Taylor (SF), Bruce Forbes (PF) Dennis Lynch, Thomas Leimberger | |
| 18:45 | Louisiana Tech | Brandon Underwood scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-33 |
| 18:23 | Southern Methodist | Michael Whitmore connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Bruce Forbes | 42-36 |
| 18:12 | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Jones scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Staton | 45-36 |
| 17:52 | Southern Methodist | Doug Williams travels with the ball | 45-36 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Steven McDonald (PG), Bryan Corbin (SG), Stevie Quattlebaum (SF), Dennis Brown (PF), Dennis Young (C) Curtis Jones, Brandon Underwood, Robert Bailey, Michael Staton, James Grisham | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Dennis Lynch (SF), Thomas Leimberger (C) Jason Taylor, Doug Williams | |
| 17:37 | Louisiana Tech | Bryan Corbin clanks a jumper near the basket | 45-36 |
| 17:36 | Louisiana Tech | Steven McDonald can't tip it in | 45-36 |
| 17:34 | Southern Methodist | Dennis Lynch gets the rebound | 45-36 |
| 17:10 | Southern Methodist | The short jumper by Thomas Leimberger is denied by Dennis Young | 45-36 |
| 17:09 | Southern Methodist | Bruce Forbes gets the offensive rebound | 45-36 |
| 16:47 | Southern Methodist | Phillip Murdoch clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 45-36 |
| 16:46 | Southern Methodist | Bruce Forbes snags the offensive board | 45-36 |
| 16:28 | Southern Methodist | Dennis Lynch misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-36 |
| 16:27 | Southern Methodist | Michael Whitmore tips it in | 45-38 |
| 16:08 | Louisiana Tech | Steven McDonald misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Dennis Lynch - foul #3 on Dennis Lynch, team foul #2 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Jones (PG), Brandon Underwood (SG), Michael Staton (PF), Leslie Clay (C) Bryan Corbin, Stevie Quattlebaum, Dennis Brown, Dennis Young | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Jason Taylor (SF), Doug Williams (C) Dennis Lynch, Bruce Forbes | |
| 16:08 | Louisiana Tech | Steven McDonald misses the 1st free throw | 45-38 |
| 16:08 | Louisiana Tech | Steven McDonald misses the 2nd free throw | 45-38 |
| 16:08 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to Thomas Leimberger | 45-38 |
| 16:06 | Southern Methodist | Brandon Underwood picks off the pass by Phillip Murdoch in the backcourt | 45-38 |
| 16:05 | Louisiana Tech | Brandon Underwood banks in the layup | 47-38 |
| 15:36 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Leimberger is wide open but clanks a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Michael Staton - foul #1 on Michael Staton, team foul #1 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bailey (SF) Steven McDonald | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Dennis Lynch (SF) Jason Taylor | |
| 15:36 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Leimberger makes the 1st free throw | 47-39 |
| 15:36 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Leimberger misses the 2nd free throw | 47-39 |
| 15:36 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Staton grabs the defensive rebound | 47-39 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Curtis Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Brandon Underwood (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Bailey (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Staton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Leslie Clay (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Phillip Murdoch (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Whitmore (tiring) 11 pts. SF - Dennis Lynch (tiring) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Leimberger (tiring) 8 pts. C - Doug Williams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:24 | Louisiana Tech | Brandon Underwood misses badly on a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Phillip Murdoch - foul #3 on Phillip Murdoch, team foul #3 | 47-39 |
| 15:24 | Louisiana Tech | Brandon Underwood makes the 1st free throw | 48-39 |
| 15:24 | Louisiana Tech | Brandon Underwood makes the 2nd free throw | 49-39 |
| 15:05 | Southern Methodist | Dennis Lynch hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 49-39 |
| 15:03 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bailey grabs the defensive rebound | 49-39 |
| 14:58 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Lynch is called for the reach on Robert Bailey - foul #4 on Dennis Lynch, team foul #4 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson (SG), James Grisham (C) Brandon Underwood, Leslie Clay | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Jason Taylor (SF), Bruce Forbes (PF) Dennis Lynch, Thomas Leimberger | |
| 14:37 | Louisiana Tech | Doug Williams is called for the reach on Michael Staton - foul #1 on Doug Williams, team foul #5 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Bryan Corbin (PG) Curtis Jones | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Thomas Leimberger (PF) Bruce Forbes | |
| 14:22 | Louisiana Tech | Bryan Corbin is hacked by Thomas Leimberger - foul #3 on Thomas Leimberger, team foul #6 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Stevie Quattlebaum (SF), Dennis Brown (PF) Robert Bailey, Michael Staton | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Bruce Forbes (PF) Thomas Leimberger | |
| 14:10 | Louisiana Tech | Stevie Quattlebaum misses the runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Jason Taylor - foul #3 on Jason Taylor, team foul #7 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Young (C) James Grisham | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Thomas Leimberger (PF) Bruce Forbes | |
| 14:10 | Louisiana Tech | Stevie Quattlebaum makes the 1st free throw | 50-39 |
| 14:10 | Louisiana Tech | Stevie Quattlebaum misses the 2nd free throw | 50-39 |
| 14:10 | Southern Methodist | Michael Whitmore snags the defensive board | 50-39 |
| 13:45 | Southern Methodist | Doug Williams can't finish the layup | 50-39 |
| 13:43 | Louisiana Tech | Bryan Corbin gets the rebound | 50-39 |
| 13:27 | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson hits a wide open fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Bryan Corbin | 52-39 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| 13:22 | Southern Methodist | Phillip Murdoch is hacked by Bryan Corbin in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bryan Corbin, team foul #2 | 52-39 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Jones (PG), Brandon Underwood (SG), Steven McDonald (SF), Leslie Clay (PF), James Grisham (C) Bryan Corbin, Erick Hanson, Stevie Quattlebaum, Dennis Brown, Dennis Young | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Bruce Forbes (PF) Thomas Leimberger | |
| 13:04 | Southern Methodist | Doug Williams hits a runner in the paint | 52-41 |
| 12:54 | Louisiana Tech | Steven McDonald misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 52-41 |
| 12:52 | Louisiana Tech | Steven McDonald tips it back up and in | 54-41 |
| 12:52 | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 54-41 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bailey (SF), Michael Staton (PF) Steven McDonald, Leslie Clay | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Thomas Leimberger (C) Doug Williams | |
| 12:49 | Southern Methodist | Jason Taylor's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-41 |
| 12:37 | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Jones misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 54-41 |
| 12:35 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Leimberger grabs the defensive rebound | 54-41 |
| 12:19 | Southern Methodist | Phillip Murdoch can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Curtis Jones - foul #4 on Curtis Jones, team foul #3 | 54-41 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Young (C) James Grisham | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Doug Williams (C) Bruce Forbes | |
| 12:19 | Southern Methodist | Phillip Murdoch makes the 1st free throw | 54-42 |
| 12:19 | Southern Methodist | Phillip Murdoch makes the 2nd free throw | 54-43 |
| 12:07 | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Jones can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 54-43 |
| 12:06 | Southern Methodist | Michael Whitmore gets the rebound | 54-43 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| 11:39 | Southern Methodist | Doug Williams makes the jumper from the left block | 54-45 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Curtis Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Brandon Underwood (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Bailey (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Staton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Dennis Young (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Phillip Murdoch (tired) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Whitmore (tired) 11 pts. SF - Jason Taylor (tiring) 3 pf. PF - Thomas Leimberger (tired) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Doug Williams (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Louisiana Tech | Doug Williams steals it from Michael Staton | 54-45 |
| 10:56 | Southern Methodist | Dennis Young blocks the jumper by Thomas Leimberger | 54-45 |
| 10:55 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Young pulls down the rebound | 54-45 |
| 10:43 | Louisiana Tech | Phillip Murdoch is called for the reach on Curtis Jones - foul #4 on Phillip Murdoch, team foul #8 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Steven McDonald (SG), Stevie Quattlebaum (SF), Dennis Brown (PF), Leslie Clay (C) Brandon Underwood, Robert Bailey, Michael Staton, Dennis Young | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Shawn Palmieri (PG), Kenneth Sanjuan (SG), Bruce Forbes (PF) Phillip Murdoch, Michael Whitmore, Thomas Leimberger | |
| 10:43 | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Jones makes the 1st free throw | 55-45 |
| 10:43 | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 55-45 |
| 10:43 | Southern Methodist | Bruce Forbes grabs the defensive rebound | 55-45 |
| 10:24 | Southern Methodist | Bruce Forbes knocks in the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Shawn Palmieri and the foul's on Stevie Quattlebaum - foul #2 on Stevie Quattlebaum, team foul #4 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Bryan Corbin (SG), James Grisham (C) Curtis Jones, Leslie Clay | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 10:24 | Southern Methodist | Bruce Forbes makes the free throw | 55-48 |
| 10:09 | Louisiana Tech | Steven McDonald can't finish the layup | 55-48 |
| 10:07 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Brown tips it home | 57-48 |
| 09:40 | Southern Methodist | Bruce Forbes hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Dennis Brown - foul #2 on Dennis Brown, team foul #5 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Leslie Clay (C) James Grisham | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Michael Whitmore (SG), Thomas Leimberger (C) Kenneth Sanjuan, Doug Williams | |
| 09:40 | Southern Methodist | Bruce Forbes makes the 1st free throw | 57-49 |
| 09:40 | Southern Methodist | Bruce Forbes makes the 2nd free throw | 57-50 |
| 09:25 | Louisiana Tech | Stevie Quattlebaum comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 57-50 |
| 09:24 | Louisiana Tech | Steven McDonald pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-50 |
| 09:11 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Whitmore is called for the reach on Bryan Corbin - foul #3 on Michael Whitmore, team foul #9 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Brandon Underwood (SG), Robert Bailey (SF), James Grisham (C) Steven McDonald, Stevie Quattlebaum, Dennis Brown | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 09:11 | Louisiana Tech | Bryan Corbin makes the 1st free throw | 58-50 |
| 09:11 | Louisiana Tech | Bryan Corbin makes the 2nd free throw | 59-50 |
| 08:45 | Southern Methodist | Bruce Forbes misses short on a floater from the baseline | 59-50 |
| 08:43 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bailey gets the rebound | 59-50 |
| 08:26 | Louisiana Tech | Leslie Clay connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Brandon Underwood | 61-50 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| 08:14 | Southern Methodist | Michael Whitmore hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumpshot from the left side | 61-50 |
| 08:12 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Leimberger can't tip it in | 61-50 |
| 08:10 | Louisiana Tech | James Grisham grabs the defensive rebound | 61-50 |
| 07:54 | Louisiana Tech | Leslie Clay misses badly on the uncontested jumper from just outside the lane | 61-50 |
| 07:53 | Southern Methodist | Bruce Forbes grabs the defensive rebound | 61-50 |
| 07:46 | Southern Methodist | Bruce Forbes misses short on a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Leslie Clay - foul #1 on Leslie Clay, team foul #6 | 61-50 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Jones (PG), Steven McDonald (SG), Stevie Quattlebaum (SF), Michael Staton (PF), Dennis Young (C) Bryan Corbin, Brandon Underwood, Robert Bailey, Leslie Clay, James Grisham | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Phillip Murdoch (PG), Kenneth Sanjuan (SG), Dennis Lynch (SF), Doug Williams (C) Shawn Palmieri, Michael Whitmore, Jason Taylor, Thomas Leimberger | |
| 07:46 | Southern Methodist | Bruce Forbes makes the 1st free throw | 61-51 |
| 07:46 | Southern Methodist | Bruce Forbes misses the 2nd free throw | 61-51 |
| 07:46 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Staton grabs the defensive rebound | 61-51 |
| 07:32 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Staton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-51 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Michael Whitmore (SG), Johnny Clarke (PF) Kenneth Sanjuan, Bruce Forbes | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Curtis Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Steven McDonald (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Stevie Quattlebaum (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Staton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Dennis Young (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Phillip Murdoch (tired) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Michael Whitmore (tired) 11 pts. 3 pf. SF - Dennis Lynch (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Johnny Clarke (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Doug Williams (tired) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| 07:11 | Southern Methodist | Doug Williams's fadeaway is rejected by Dennis Young | 61-51 |
| 07:10 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Staton grabs the board | 61-51 |
| 06:54 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Staton lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by Curtis Jones | 63-51 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| 06:50 | Southern Methodist | Michael Whitmore is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on Michael Whitmore, team foul #10 | 63-51 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Brown (SF) Stevie Quattlebaum | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Kenneth Sanjuan (SG), Thomas Leimberger (PF) Michael Whitmore, Johnny Clarke | |
| 06:35 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Staton clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 63-51 |
| 06:33 | Southern Methodist | Dennis Lynch grabs the defensive rebound | 63-51 |
| 06:19 | Southern Methodist | Michael Staton steps in front of the Dennis Lynch pass | 63-51 |
| 06:03 | Louisiana Tech | Phillip Murdoch is called for the reach on Curtis Jones - foul #5 on Phillip Murdoch, team foul #11 | 63-51 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Brandon Underwood (SG), Robert Bailey (SF), James Grisham (C) Steven McDonald, Michael Staton, Dennis Young | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Shawn Palmieri (PG), Michael Whitmore (SG), Bruce Forbes (PF) Phillip Murdoch, Kenneth Sanjuan, Thomas Leimberger | |
| 06:03 | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Jones makes the 1st free throw | 64-51 |
| 06:03 | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 64-51 |
| 06:03 | Southern Methodist | Bruce Forbes gets the rebound | 64-51 |
| 06:00 | Southern Methodist | Brandon Underwood steals it from Shawn Palmieri in the backcourt | 64-51 |
| 05:53 | Louisiana Tech | Brandon Underwood travels with the ball | 64-51 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson (PG) Curtis Jones | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| 05:36 | Southern Methodist | Doug Williams comes up short on the floater from close range but he's hacked by James Grisham - foul #2 on James Grisham, team foul #7 | 64-51 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Bryan Corbin (PG), Michael Staton (PF) Erick Hanson, Dennis Brown | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Jason Taylor (SG), Thomas Leimberger (PF) Shawn Palmieri, Bruce Forbes | |
| 05:36 | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 64-51 |
| 05:36 | Southern Methodist | Doug Williams makes the 1st free throw | 64-52 |
| 05:36 | Southern Methodist | Doug Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 64-52 |
| 05:36 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Staton grabs the defensive rebound | 64-52 |
| 05:20 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bailey connects on the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Michael Staton | 66-52 |
| 05:17 | Southern Methodist | Jason Taylor throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-52 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Jones (PG), Dennis Young (C) Bryan Corbin, James Grisham | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Shawn Palmieri (PG), Bruce Forbes (PF) Jason Taylor, Doug Williams | |
| 05:07 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Staton loses the dribble to Bruce Forbes | 66-52 |
| 04:45 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Leimberger drills a floater near the basket | 66-54 |
| 04:37 | Louisiana Tech | Brandon Underwood hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 69-54 |
| 04:29 | Southern Methodist | Shawn Palmieri loses the dribble to Curtis Jones | 69-54 |
| 04:12 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bailey can't connect on a shot in the lane | 69-54 |
| 04:10 | Southern Methodist | Bruce Forbes gets the rebound | 69-54 |
| 04:08 | Southern Methodist | Curtis Jones steps in front of the Michael Whitmore pass in the backcourt | 69-54 |
| 04:02 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Whitmore is called for the reach on Brandon Underwood - foul #5 on Michael Whitmore, team foul #12 | 69-54 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Stevie Quattlebaum (SF), Dennis Brown (PF), Leslie Clay (C) Robert Bailey, Michael Staton, Dennis Young | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Jason Taylor (SG), Doug Williams (C) Michael Whitmore, Bruce Forbes | |
| 04:02 | Louisiana Tech | Brandon Underwood makes the 1st free throw | 70-54 |
| 04:02 | Louisiana Tech | Brandon Underwood misses the 2nd free throw | 70-54 |
| 04:02 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Leimberger grabs the board | 70-54 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| 03:44 | Southern Methodist | Dennis Lynch comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 70-54 |
| 03:43 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 70-54 |
| 03:41 | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Jones is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #5 on Curtis Jones, team foul #8 | 70-54 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Steven McDonald (PG), Bryan Corbin (SG) Curtis Jones, Brandon Underwood | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Johnny Clarke (PF) Thomas Leimberger | |
| 03:33 | Southern Methodist | Doug Williams hits the front of the rim on the wide open jump hook in the paint | 70-54 |
| 03:32 | Louisiana Tech | Stevie Quattlebaum grabs the board | 70-54 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Steven McDonald (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bryan Corbin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Stevie Quattlebaum (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dennis Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Leslie Clay (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Shawn Palmieri (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Taylor (tiring) 3 pf. SF - Dennis Lynch (tiring) 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Johnny Clarke (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Doug Williams (tired) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Brown buries a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Bryan Corbin | 72-54 |
| 03:07 | Southern Methodist | Dennis Lynch knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 72-57 |
| 02:42 | Louisiana Tech | Steven McDonald hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Leslie Clay | 74-57 |
| 02:39 | Southern Methodist | Shawn Palmieri is fouled in the backcourt by Stevie Quattlebaum - foul #3 on Stevie Quattlebaum, team foul #9 | 74-57 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bailey (SF), Michael Staton (PF), James Grisham (C) Stevie Quattlebaum, Dennis Brown, Leslie Clay | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Kenneth Sanjuan (SG), Bruce Forbes (PF) Dennis Lynch, Johnny Clarke | |
| 02:39 | Southern Methodist | Shawn Palmieri makes the 1st free throw | 74-58 |
| 02:39 | Southern Methodist | Shawn Palmieri misses the 2nd free throw | 74-58 |
| 02:39 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Michael Staton | 74-58 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:36 | Louisiana Tech | Bruce Forbes steals it from Robert Bailey in the backcourt | 74-58 |
| 02:24 | Southern Methodist | Kenneth Sanjuan misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 74-58 |
| 02:22 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bailey snags the defensive board | 74-58 |
| 02:13 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Staton blows the wide open layup | 74-58 |
| 02:12 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Staton misses the tip | 74-58 |
| 02:10 | Southern Methodist | Bruce Forbes gets the rebound | 74-58 |
| 02:00 | Southern Methodist | Bruce Forbes hits the finger roll | 74-60 |
| 01:46 | Louisiana Tech | Steven McDonald makes the wide open jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Michael Staton | 76-60 |
| 01:43 | Southern Methodist | Kenneth Sanjuan is fouled in the backcourt by James Grisham - foul #3 on James Grisham, team foul #10 | 76-60 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Brandon Underwood (SG) Bryan Corbin | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 01:43 | Southern Methodist | Kenneth Sanjuan makes the 1st free throw | 76-61 |
| 01:43 | Southern Methodist | Kenneth Sanjuan misses the 2nd free throw | 76-61 |
| 01:43 | Louisiana Tech | Brandon Underwood snags the defensive board | 76-61 |
| 01:39 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Staton is fouled on the floor by Bruce Forbes - foul #2 on Bruce Forbes, team foul #13 | 76-61 |
| 01:39 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Staton misses the 1st free throw | 76-61 |
| 01:39 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Staton makes the 2nd free throw | 77-61 |
| 01:27 | Southern Methodist | Kenneth Sanjuan misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 77-61 |
| 01:25 | Louisiana Tech | James Grisham grabs the board | 77-61 |
| 01:19 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bailey misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 77-61 |
| 01:18 | Southern Methodist | Jason Taylor gets the rebound | 77-61 |
| 01:14 | Southern Methodist | Doug Williams scores on a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Shawn Palmieri | 77-63 |
| 00:59 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Staton is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the baseline set up by Steven McDonald and he's hacked by Kenneth Sanjuan - foul #3 on Kenneth Sanjuan, team foul #14 | 79-63 |
| 00:59 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Staton makes the free throw | 80-63 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Southern Methodist | Brandon Underwood steals it from Bruce Forbes in the backcourt | 80-63 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Louisiana Tech | Brandon Underwood makes the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Steven McDonald | 82-63 |
| 00:24 | Southern Methodist | Jason Taylor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 82-63 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana Tech | Steven McDonald runs out the clock | 82-63 |