| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Jake McCaffity (fresh) SG - John Chumbley (fresh) SF - Adam Pender (fresh) PF - Coy Schooley (fresh) C - Ronald Nourse (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Brian Crosier (fresh) SG - Andrew Choate (fresh) SF - Paul Hazinski (fresh) PF - Kenneth Mercier (fresh) C - Eddie Cooper (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana Tech | Eddie Cooper wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | Louisiana Tech | Paul Hazinski clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:47 | Western Michigan | Coy Schooley pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Western Michigan | Adam Pender connects on the 3 from the left corner | 3-0 |
| 19:05 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Mercier connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 3-3 |
| 19:01 | Western Michigan | Adam Pender's fadeaway is rejected by Kenneth Mercier | 3-3 |
| 18:59 | Louisiana Tech | Eddie Cooper pulls down the rebound | 3-3 |
| 18:52 | Louisiana Tech | Eddie Cooper misses the easy layup but the foul's on Ronald Nourse - foul #1 on Ronald Nourse, team foul #1 | 3-3 |
| 18:52 | Louisiana Tech | Eddie Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 3-4 |
| 18:52 | Louisiana Tech | Eddie Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 3-5 |
| 18:40 | Western Michigan | Adam Pender clanks a 3 from the right corner | 3-5 |
| 18:39 | Louisiana Tech | Eddie Cooper pulls down the rebound | 3-5 |
| 18:26 | Louisiana Tech | Eddie Cooper's pass is intercepted by Adam Pender | 3-5 |
| 18:14 | Western Michigan | Ronald Nourse is whistled for traveling | 3-5 |
| 17:51 | Louisiana Tech | Coy Schooley is called for the reach on Andrew Choate - foul #1 on Coy Schooley, team foul #2 | 3-5 |
| 17:37 | Louisiana Tech | Brian Crosier connects on the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Paul Hazinski | 3-7 |
| 17:08 | Western Michigan | Jake McCaffity scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Adam Pender | 6-7 |
| 16:39 | Louisiana Tech | Paul Hazinski clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 6-7 |
| 16:37 | Louisiana Tech | Paul Hazinski tips it but misses | 6-7 |
| 16:35 | Louisiana Tech | Brian Crosier grabs the offensive board | 6-7 |
| 16:30 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Mercier misses short on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by John Chumbley - foul #1 on John Chumbley, team foul #3 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Miguel Santiago (PG), Nicholas Barrett (SG), Sean Laubach (C) John Chumbley, Adam Pender, Ronald Nourse | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Norman Turner (PG), Robert Roth (SG), Willie Rodgers (SF), Darryl Calvert (C) Brian Crosier, Andrew Choate, Paul Hazinski, Eddie Cooper | |
| 16:30 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Mercier makes the 1st free throw | 6-8 |
| 16:30 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Mercier makes the 2nd free throw | 6-9 |
| 16:07 | Western Michigan | Jake McCaffity drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 9-9 |
| 15:53 | Louisiana Tech | Willie Rodgers misses long on a jumper from the left side | 9-9 |
| 15:51 | Western Michigan | Nicholas Barrett grabs the board | 9-9 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Miguel Santiago (fresh) SG - Nicholas Barrett (fresh) SF - Jake McCaffity (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Coy Schooley (fairly fresh) C - Sean Laubach (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Norman Turner (fresh) SG - Robert Roth (fresh) SF - Willie Rodgers (fresh) PF - Kenneth Mercier (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Darryl Calvert (fresh) | |
| 15:28 | Western Michigan | Nicholas Barrett scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Miguel Santiago | 12-9 |
| 15:21 | Louisiana Tech | Darryl Calvert clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 12-9 |
| 15:19 | Western Michigan | Jake McCaffity grabs the board | 12-9 |
| 15:05 | Western Michigan | Jake McCaffity clanks a 3 from the left corner | 12-9 |
| 15:03 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Roth snags the defensive board | 12-9 |
| 14:44 | Louisiana Tech | Darryl Calvert misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 12-9 |
| 14:43 | Western Michigan | Sean Laubach gets the rebound | 12-9 |
| 14:24 | Western Michigan | Jake McCaffity misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 12-9 |
| 14:22 | Western Michigan | Sean Laubach can't tip it in | 12-9 |
| 14:20 | Western Michigan | Jake McCaffity grabs the offensive board | 12-9 |
| 14:10 | Western Michigan | Norman Turner steals it from Jake McCaffity | 12-9 |
| 13:54 | Louisiana Tech | Norman Turner can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 12-9 |
| 13:52 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Roth tips it home | 12-11 |
| 13:32 | Western Michigan | Jake McCaffity misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 12-11 |
| 13:30 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Mercier gets the rebound | 12-11 |
| 13:25 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Roth buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 12-14 |
| 13:05 | Western Michigan | Nicholas Barrett loses the ball out of bounds | 12-14 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | John Chumbley (SG), Adam Pender (SF), Duane Howard (PF), Ronald Nourse (C) Miguel Santiago, Nicholas Barrett, Coy Schooley, Sean Laubach | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Brian Crosier (PG), Andrew Choate (SG), Paul Hazinski (SF), Eddie Cooper (C) Norman Turner, Robert Roth, Willie Rodgers, Darryl Calvert | |
| 12:52 | Louisiana Tech | Duane Howard is called for the reach on Kenneth Mercier - foul #1 on Duane Howard, team foul #4 | 12-14 |
| 12:31 | Louisiana Tech | Brian Crosier is fouled on the floor by Ronald Nourse - foul #2 on Ronald Nourse, team foul #5 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert Klein (C) Ronald Nourse | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 12:18 | Louisiana Tech | Brian Crosier comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 12-14 |
| 12:17 | Western Michigan | Duane Howard gets the rebound | 12-14 |
| 12:02 | Western Michigan | John Chumbley can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 12-14 |
| 12:01 | Western Michigan | Robert Klein gets the offensive rebound | 12-14 |
| 11:51 | Western Michigan | Adam Pender misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 12-14 |
| 11:50 | Louisiana Tech | Eddie Cooper snags the defensive board | 12-14 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Jake McCaffity (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - John Chumbley (fresh) SF - Adam Pender (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Duane Howard (fresh) C - Robert Klein (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Brian Crosier (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Andrew Choate (fresh) SF - Paul Hazinski (fresh) PF - Kenneth Mercier (tiring) 5 pts. C - Eddie Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Louisiana Tech | Eddie Cooper is fouled on the floor by Duane Howard - foul #2 on Duane Howard, team foul #6 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Miguel Santiago (PG), Sean Laubach (C) Jake McCaffity, Duane Howard | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Darryl Calvert (PF) Kenneth Mercier | |
| 11:16 | Louisiana Tech | Andrew Choate misses the fadeaway near the basket | 12-14 |
| 11:14 | Louisiana Tech | Andrew Choate tips it home | 12-16 |
| 10:55 | Western Michigan | John Chumbley connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Robert Klein | 15-16 |
| 10:42 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Klein takes the ball from Paul Hazinski | 15-16 |
| 10:29 | Western Michigan | Adam Pender comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 15-16 |
| 10:27 | Louisiana Tech | Andrew Choate grabs the defensive rebound | 15-16 |
| 10:22 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Klein denies the turnaround by Brian Crosier | 15-16 |
| 10:21 | Western Michigan | Adam Pender snags the defensive board | 15-16 |
| 10:07 | Western Michigan | John Chumbley misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 15-16 |
| 10:06 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Paul Hazinski | 15-16 |
| 09:43 | Louisiana Tech | Eddie Cooper clanks a jumper from the right wing | 15-16 |
| 09:41 | Western Michigan | Adam Pender snags the defensive board | 15-16 |
| 09:25 | Western Michigan | Miguel Santiago misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 15-16 |
| 09:24 | Louisiana Tech | Darryl Calvert snags the defensive board | 15-16 |
| 09:10 | Louisiana Tech | Paul Hazinski is hacked by Sean Laubach - foul #1 on Sean Laubach, team foul #7 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Nicholas Barrett (SF), Coy Schooley (PF) Adam Pender, Robert Klein | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Norman Turner (PG), Robert Roth (SG), Willie Rodgers (PF), Harvey Monahan (C) Brian Crosier, Andrew Choate, Darryl Calvert, Eddie Cooper | |
| 09:10 | Louisiana Tech | Paul Hazinski makes the 1st free throw | 15-17 |
| 09:10 | Louisiana Tech | Paul Hazinski makes the 2nd free throw | 15-18 |
| 08:50 | Western Michigan | Harvey Monahan is called for the reach on Nicholas Barrett - foul #1 on Harvey Monahan, team foul #1 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jake McCaffity (SF) John Chumbley | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Robert Benson (SF) Paul Hazinski | |
| 08:37 | Western Michigan | Jake McCaffity buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Coy Schooley | 18-18 |
| 08:20 | Louisiana Tech | Willie Rodgers misses short on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Coy Schooley - foul #2 on Coy Schooley, team foul #8 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Adam Pender (SF), Robert Klein (PF) Miguel Santiago, Coy Schooley | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Brian Crosier (PG) Robert Benson | |
| 08:20 | Louisiana Tech | Willie Rodgers makes the 1st free throw | 18-19 |
| 08:20 | Louisiana Tech | Willie Rodgers makes the 2nd free throw | 18-20 |
| 08:02 | Western Michigan | Adam Pender drills a turnaround from the left block set up by Jake McCaffity | 20-20 |
| 07:49 | Louisiana Tech | Jake McCaffity takes the ball from Robert Roth | 20-20 |
| 07:46 | Western Michigan | Jake McCaffity hits the finger roll | 22-20 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Jake McCaffity (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Barrett (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Adam Pender (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Klein (fresh) C - Sean Laubach (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Brian Crosier (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Norman Turner (fresh) SF - Robert Roth (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Willie Rodgers (fresh) 2 pts. C - Harvey Monahan (fresh) | |
| 07:27 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Klein steals it from Brian Crosier | 22-20 |
| 07:15 | Western Michigan | Robert Roth steals it from Robert Klein | 22-20 |
| 06:52 | Louisiana Tech | Brian Crosier can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Adam Pender - foul #1 on Adam Pender, team foul #9 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | John Chumbley (SG) Adam Pender | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Andrew Choate (SG), Paul Hazinski (SF), Eddie Cooper (C) Norman Turner, Robert Roth, Harvey Monahan | |
| 06:52 | Louisiana Tech | Brian Crosier makes the 1st free throw | 22-21 |
| 06:52 | Louisiana Tech | Brian Crosier makes the 2nd free throw | 22-22 |
| 06:27 | Western Michigan | Jake McCaffity misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 22-22 |
| 06:25 | Louisiana Tech | Paul Hazinski snags the defensive board | 22-22 |
| 06:21 | Louisiana Tech | Andrew Choate misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 22-22 |
| 06:20 | Louisiana Tech | Paul Hazinski grabs the offensive rebound | 22-22 |
| 06:03 | Louisiana Tech | Willie Rodgers scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 22-25 |
| 05:43 | Western Michigan | Jake McCaffity scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from John Chumbley | 25-25 |
| 05:27 | Louisiana Tech | Paul Hazinski misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 25-25 |
| 05:25 | Western Michigan | Sean Laubach grabs the board | 25-25 |
| 05:10 | Western Michigan | Jake McCaffity comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-25 |
| 05:09 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Willie Rodgers | 25-25 |
| 04:55 | Louisiana Tech | Andrew Choate misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-25 |
| 04:53 | Western Michigan | Sean Laubach pulls down the rebound | 25-25 |
| 04:30 | Western Michigan | John Chumbley can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 25-25 |
| 04:29 | Louisiana Tech | Eddie Cooper gets the rebound | 25-25 |
| 04:05 | Louisiana Tech | Eddie Cooper misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jake McCaffity - foul #1 on Jake McCaffity, team foul #10 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Miguel Santiago (PG), Adam Pender (SF), Coy Schooley (PF), Ronald Nourse (C) Jake McCaffity, Nicholas Barrett, Robert Klein, Sean Laubach | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Norman Turner (PG), Robert Roth (SG), Kenneth Mercier (PF) Brian Crosier, Andrew Choate, Willie Rodgers | |
| 04:05 | Louisiana Tech | Eddie Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 04:05 | Louisiana Tech | Eddie Cooper misses the 2nd free throw | 25-26 |
| 04:05 | Western Michigan | Coy Schooley pulls down the rebound | 25-26 |
| 03:42 | Western Michigan | John Chumbley is fouled on the floor by Robert Roth - foul #1 on Robert Roth, team foul #2 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Darryl Calvert (C) Eddie Cooper | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Miguel Santiago (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Chumbley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Adam Pender (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Coy Schooley (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ronald Nourse (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Norman Turner (fresh) SG - Robert Roth (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Paul Hazinski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kenneth Mercier (fresh) 5 pts. C - Darryl Calvert (fresh) | |
| 03:29 | Western Michigan | Adam Pender clanks a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Norman Turner - foul #1 on Norman Turner, team foul #3 | 25-26 |
| 03:29 | Western Michigan | Adam Pender makes the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 03:29 | Western Michigan | Adam Pender makes the 2nd free throw | 27-26 |
| 03:09 | Louisiana Tech | Paul Hazinski can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 27-26 |
| 03:07 | Western Michigan | John Chumbley grabs the board | 27-26 |
| 03:01 | Western Michigan | Adam Pender drills a floater near the basket on a nice dish by John Chumbley | 29-26 |
| 02:51 | Louisiana Tech | Darryl Calvert clanks a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Ronald Nourse - foul #3 on Ronald Nourse, team foul #11 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Sean Laubach (C) Ronald Nourse | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Robert Benson (SF) Paul Hazinski | |
| 02:51 | Louisiana Tech | Darryl Calvert misses the 1st free throw | 29-26 |
| 02:51 | Louisiana Tech | Darryl Calvert makes the 2nd free throw | 29-27 |
| 02:36 | Western Michigan | Miguel Santiago comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Norman Turner - foul #2 on Norman Turner, team foul #4 | 29-27 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Brian Crosier (PG) Robert Benson | |
| 02:36 | Western Michigan | Miguel Santiago makes the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 02:36 | Western Michigan | Miguel Santiago misses the 2nd free throw | 30-27 |
| 02:36 | Louisiana Tech | Darryl Calvert grabs the board | 30-27 |
| 02:07 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Roth misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 30-27 |
| 02:06 | Western Michigan | Miguel Santiago gets the rebound | 30-27 |
| 01:39 | Western Michigan | Brian Crosier steals the ball from John Chumbley | 30-27 |
| 01:22 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Roth connects on the turnaround from the right block set up by Norman Turner | 30-29 |
| 01:10 | Western Michigan | Robert Roth is called for the reach on Adam Pender - foul #2 on Robert Roth, team foul #5 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Nicholas Barrett (SG), Jake McCaffity (SF), Robert Klein (C) John Chumbley, Adam Pender, Sean Laubach | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Andrew Choate (SG), Paul Hazinski (SF), Eddie Cooper (C) Norman Turner, Robert Roth, Kenneth Mercier | |
| 00:56 | Western Michigan | Nicholas Barrett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-29 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Adam Pender (SF) Miguel Santiago | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Willie Rodgers (PF) Darryl Calvert | |
| 00:41 | Louisiana Tech | Paul Hazinski knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 30-31 |
| 00:27 | Western Michigan | Nicholas Barrett misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-31 |
| 00:26 | Louisiana Tech | Willie Rodgers gets the rebound | 30-31 |
| 00:02 | Louisiana Tech | Paul Hazinski misses the 3 from the right corner | 30-31 |
| 00:01 | Louisiana Tech | Willie Rodgers tips it but misses | 30-31 |
| 00:00 | Western Michigan | Coy Schooley grabs the defensive rebound | 30-31 |