| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Jeff Henson (fresh) SG - James Feely (fresh) SF - Robert Bynum (fresh) PF - Patrick Walton (fresh) C - Robert Durst (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Benjamin Schulze (fresh) SG - Richard Ross (fresh) SF - James Holbrook (fresh) PF - Mathew Waggoner (fresh) C - Michael Jones (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Jones wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:56 | Eastern Michigan | Benjamin Schulze's pass is intercepted by James Feely in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Louisiana Tech | James Holbrook steps in front of the Robert Bynum pass | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Eastern Michigan | James Holbrook is open but comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Eastern Michigan | James Holbrook tips it home | 0-2 |
| 19:05 | Louisiana Tech | Jeff Henson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Benjamin Schulze - foul #1 on Benjamin Schulze, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:05 | Louisiana Tech | Jeff Henson makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 19:05 | Louisiana Tech | Jeff Henson misses the 2nd free throw | 1-2 |
| 19:05 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 1-2 |
| 18:54 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Jones's floater is tipped away by Patrick Walton | 1-2 |
| 18:53 | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Walton gets the rebound | 1-2 |
| 18:26 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bynum can't connect on a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by James Holbrook - foul #1 on James Holbrook, team foul #2 | 1-2 |
| 18:26 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bynum makes the 1st free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:26 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bynum misses the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:26 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Jones snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 18:10 | Eastern Michigan | Mathew Waggoner comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 18:08 | Louisiana Tech | Jeff Henson gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:46 | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Walton comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 2-2 |
| 17:44 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Richard Ross | 2-2 |
| 17:26 | Eastern Michigan | Benjamin Schulze is hacked by James Feely - foul #1 on James Feely, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Wilbur McGrew (PG), Ronald Frost (SG), Robert Bowman (SF), Jim Lin (PF), Brian Ryan (C) Jeff Henson, James Feely, Robert Bynum, Patrick Walton, Robert Durst | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Randy Hall (PG), Dale Patterson (SG), Jamie Dowdy (SF), Kevin Conde (PF), Jimmy Conn (C) Benjamin Schulze, Richard Ross, James Holbrook, Mathew Waggoner, Michael Jones | |
| 17:11 | Eastern Michigan | Kevin Conde scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Dale Patterson | 2-4 |
| 16:48 | Louisiana Tech | Jim Lin misses long on a floater from the right side | 2-4 |
| 16:46 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bowman snags the offensive board | 2-4 |
| 16:27 | Louisiana Tech | Wilbur McGrew is hacked by Jamie Dowdy - foul #1 on Jamie Dowdy, team foul #3 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Richard Ross (SG) Jamie Dowdy | |
| 16:10 | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Frost drills a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Wilbur McGrew | 4-4 |
| 16:00 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Ross lays it in on a great pass from Randy Hall | 4-6 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Wilbur McGrew (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ronald Frost (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Bowman (fresh) PF - Jim Lin (fresh) C - Brian Ryan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Randy Hall (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Ross (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dale Patterson (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Kevin Conde (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jimmy Conn (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Frost hits a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Wilbur McGrew | 6-6 |
| 15:12 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Ross misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 6-6 |
| 15:11 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Ross tips it back up and in | 6-8 |
| 14:43 | Louisiana Tech | Wilbur McGrew connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ronald Frost and the foul's on Dale Patterson - foul #1 on Dale Patterson, team foul #4 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Feely (SG), Robert Bynum (SF), Patrick Walton (PF), Robert Durst (C) Ronald Frost, Robert Bowman, Jim Lin, Brian Ryan | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Benjamin Schulze (PG), James Holbrook (SF), Mathew Waggoner (PF), Michael Jones (C) Randy Hall, Dale Patterson, Kevin Conde, Jimmy Conn | |
| 14:43 | Louisiana Tech | Wilbur McGrew makes the free throw | 9-8 |
| 14:30 | Eastern Michigan | Benjamin Schulze is whistled for a carry | 9-8 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Jeff Henson (PG) Wilbur McGrew | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 14:07 | Louisiana Tech | Jeff Henson misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 9-8 |
| 14:05 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 9-8 |
| 14:00 | Eastern Michigan | Benjamin Schulze misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 9-8 |
| 13:58 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bynum grabs the defensive rebound | 9-8 |
| 13:34 | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Walton comes up short on the jumper from close range | 9-8 |
| 13:33 | Eastern Michigan | Mathew Waggoner grabs the defensive rebound | 9-8 |
| 13:29 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Ross's pass is intercepted by Jeff Henson | 9-8 |
| 13:25 | Louisiana Tech | James Feely banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jeff Henson | 11-8 |
| 13:08 | Eastern Michigan | Benjamin Schulze hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 11-8 |
| 13:06 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Durst snags the defensive board | 11-8 |
| 12:45 | Louisiana Tech | Jeff Henson is fouled on the floor by Michael Jones - foul #1 on Michael Jones, team foul #5 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Frederick Scuderi (PG), John Paden (SG), Robert Bowman (SF), Jim Lin (PF), Brian Ryan (C) Jeff Henson, James Feely, Robert Bynum, Patrick Walton, Robert Durst | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Randy Hall (SG) Richard Ross | |
| 12:28 | Louisiana Tech | Brian Ryan comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Mathew Waggoner - foul #1 on Mathew Waggoner, team foul #6 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Kevin Conde (PF) Mathew Waggoner | |
| 12:28 | Louisiana Tech | Brian Ryan makes the 1st free throw | 12-8 |
| 12:28 | Louisiana Tech | Brian Ryan misses the 2nd free throw | 12-8 |
| 12:28 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Jones gets the rebound | 12-8 |
| 11:59 | Eastern Michigan | Randy Hall can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 12-8 |
| 11:58 | Louisiana Tech | Frederick Scuderi grabs the board | 12-8 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Frederick Scuderi (fresh) SG - John Paden (fresh) SF - Robert Bowman (fresh) PF - Jim Lin (fresh) C - Brian Ryan (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Benjamin Schulze (fresh) SG - Randy Hall (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Holbrook (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kevin Conde (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Jones (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Louisiana Tech | Frederick Scuderi hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 14-8 |
| 11:19 | Eastern Michigan | James Holbrook makes the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Randy Hall | 14-10 |
| 11:03 | Louisiana Tech | Jim Lin buries a turnaround near the basket | 16-10 |
| 10:49 | Eastern Michigan | Jim Lin picks off the pass by Kevin Conde | 16-10 |
| 10:24 | Louisiana Tech | Frederick Scuderi misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 16-10 |
| 10:23 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Michael Jones | 16-10 |
| 10:19 | Eastern Michigan | Benjamin Schulze is hacked by Frederick Scuderi in the backcourt - foul #1 on Frederick Scuderi, team foul #2 | 16-10 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Jeff Henson (PG), James Feely (SG), Robert Bynum (SF), Patrick Walton (PF), Robert Durst (C) Frederick Scuderi, John Paden, Robert Bowman, Jim Lin, Brian Ryan | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Richard Ross (SG), Dale Patterson (SF), Mathew Waggoner (PF) Benjamin Schulze, James Holbrook, Michael Jones | |
| 10:03 | Eastern Michigan | Randy Hall's floater is knocked away by Robert Durst | 16-10 |
| 10:02 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bynum pulls down the rebound | 16-10 |
| 09:46 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Durst hits a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Jeff Henson | 18-10 |
| 09:31 | Eastern Michigan | Kevin Conde's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Bynum | 18-10 |
| 09:30 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Patrick Walton | 18-10 |
| 09:06 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Durst hits a floater in the lane and he's fouled by Mathew Waggoner - foul #2 on Mathew Waggoner, team foul #7 | 20-10 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Jamie Dowdy (SF), Jimmy Conn (PF), Randall Roberts (C) Randy Hall, Mathew Waggoner, Kevin Conde | |
| 09:06 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Durst makes the free throw | 21-10 |
| 08:42 | Eastern Michigan | Randall Roberts connects on the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Dale Patterson | 21-12 |
| 08:21 | Louisiana Tech | Dale Patterson picks off the pass by Patrick Walton | 21-12 |
| 08:05 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Ross is hacked by James Feely - foul #2 on James Feely, team foul #3 | 21-12 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Wilbur McGrew (PG), Ronald Frost (SG), Robert Bowman (SF) Jeff Henson, James Feely, Robert Bynum | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Benjamin Schulze (PG), James Holbrook (SF), Michael Jones (C) Dale Patterson, Jamie Dowdy, Randall Roberts | |
| 07:48 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Ross can't finish the layup | 21-12 |
| 07:46 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Robert Bowman | 21-12 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Wilbur McGrew (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Frost (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Bowman (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Patrick Walton (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Durst (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Benjamin Schulze (fresh) SG - Richard Ross (fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Holbrook (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jimmy Conn (fresh) C - Michael Jones (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Walton banks in the layup on a great pass from Ronald Frost and the foul's on Jimmy Conn - foul #1 on Jimmy Conn, team foul #8 | 23-12 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Jeff Henson (PG), Robert Bynum (SF), Brian Ryan (C) Wilbur McGrew, Robert Bowman, Robert Durst | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 07:29 | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Walton makes the free throw | 24-12 |
| 07:13 | Eastern Michigan | James Holbrook misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 24-12 |
| 07:11 | Eastern Michigan | Jimmy Conn tips it home | 24-14 |
| 06:54 | Louisiana Tech | Brian Ryan misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Michael Jones - foul #2 on Michael Jones, team foul #9 | 24-14 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Wilbur McGrew (PG), John Paden (SG), Robert Bowman (SF), Jim Lin (PF) Jeff Henson, Ronald Frost, Robert Bynum, Patrick Walton | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Randy Hall (SG), Kevin Conde (PF) Richard Ross, Michael Jones | |
| 06:54 | Louisiana Tech | Brian Ryan misses the 1st free throw | 24-14 |
| 06:54 | Louisiana Tech | Brian Ryan makes the 2nd free throw | 25-14 |
| 06:35 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Bowman picks off the pass by Randy Hall | 25-14 |
| 06:32 | Louisiana Tech | Wilbur McGrew hits the finger roll set up by Robert Bowman | 27-14 |
| 06:15 | Eastern Michigan | John Paden takes the ball from James Holbrook | 27-14 |
| 06:12 | Louisiana Tech | Wilbur McGrew banks in the layup on a nice dish by John Paden | 29-14 |
| 06:05 | Eastern Michigan | James Holbrook double dribbles | 29-14 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Jeff Henson (PG), Ronald Frost (SG), Robert Bynum (SF), Robert Durst (C) Wilbur McGrew, John Paden, Robert Bowman, Brian Ryan | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Richard Ross (SG), Randall Roberts (C) James Holbrook, Jimmy Conn | |
| 05:45 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Durst can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Randall Roberts - foul #1 on Randall Roberts, team foul #10 | 29-14 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Paden (SG), Patrick Walton (PF) Ronald Frost, Jim Lin | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 05:45 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Durst makes the 1st free throw | 30-14 |
| 05:45 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Durst makes the 2nd free throw | 31-14 |
| 05:28 | Eastern Michigan | Randy Hall connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Ross | 31-16 |
| 05:25 | Louisiana Tech | Jeff Henson is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Ross - foul #1 on Richard Ross, team foul #11 | 31-16 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Frost (SG), Robert Bowman (SF) John Paden, Robert Bynum | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Dale Patterson (SF) Benjamin Schulze | |
| 05:25 | Louisiana Tech | Jeff Henson makes the 1st free throw | 32-16 |
| 05:25 | Louisiana Tech | Jeff Henson misses the 2nd free throw | 32-16 |
| 05:25 | Louisiana Tech | Jeff Henson grabs the offensive board | 32-16 |
| 05:05 | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Frost is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Ronald Frost, team foul #4 | 32-16 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Paden (SG), Robert Bynum (SF), Jim Lin (PF) Ronald Frost, Robert Bowman, Patrick Walton | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 04:52 | Eastern Michigan | Randall Roberts comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-16 |
| 04:50 | Eastern Michigan | Dale Patterson grabs the offensive rebound | 32-16 |
| 04:32 | Eastern Michigan | Randall Roberts misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 32-16 |
| 04:31 | Eastern Michigan | Dale Patterson can't tip it in | 32-16 |
| 04:30 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Robert Durst | 32-16 |
| 04:08 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bynum can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 32-16 |
| 04:07 | Louisiana Tech | Jim Lin tips it in | 34-16 |
| 03:56 | Eastern Michigan | Randall Roberts drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 34-18 |
| 03:32 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bynum misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 34-18 |
| 03:31 | Eastern Michigan | Dale Patterson grabs the board | 34-18 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Jeff Henson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Paden (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Bynum (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jim Lin (fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Durst (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Randy Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Ross (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dale Patterson (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Kevin Conde (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Randall Roberts (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:24 | Eastern Michigan | Kevin Conde scores on a runner from the right block on a great pass from Randy Hall and he's fouled by Jim Lin - foul #1 on Jim Lin, team foul #5 | 34-20 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Wilbur McGrew (PG), James Feely (SG), Robert Bowman (SF), Patrick Walton (PF), Brian Ryan (C) Jeff Henson, John Paden, Robert Bynum, Jim Lin, Robert Durst | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Benjamin Schulze (PG), James Holbrook (SF), Michael Jones (C) Randy Hall, Richard Ross, Randall Roberts | |
| 03:24 | Eastern Michigan | Kevin Conde makes the free throw | 34-21 |
| 03:13 | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Walton buries a runner from the left block on a nice dish by James Feely | 36-21 |
| 02:55 | Eastern Michigan | Dale Patterson is fouled on the floor by Wilbur McGrew - foul #1 on Wilbur McGrew, team foul #6 | 36-21 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Jamie Dowdy (SG), Mathew Waggoner (PF) Dale Patterson, Kevin Conde | |
| 02:36 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Jones drills a runner from the right block on a great pass from Benjamin Schulze and he's hacked by Patrick Walton - foul #1 on Patrick Walton, team foul #7 | 36-23 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Frederick Scuderi (PG) Wilbur McGrew | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 02:36 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Jones misses the free throw | 36-23 |
| 02:36 | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Walton grabs the defensive rebound | 36-23 |
| 02:15 | Louisiana Tech | Jamie Dowdy is called for the reach on James Feely - foul #2 on Jamie Dowdy, team foul #12 | 36-23 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Jeff Henson (PG), Robert Durst (C) Frederick Scuderi, Brian Ryan | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Randy Hall (SG) Jamie Dowdy | |
| 02:15 | Louisiana Tech | James Feely makes the 1st free throw | 37-23 |
| 02:15 | Louisiana Tech | James Feely makes the 2nd free throw | 38-23 |
| 01:53 | Eastern Michigan | James Feely takes the ball from Benjamin Schulze | 38-23 |
| 01:37 | Louisiana Tech | Randy Hall is called for the reach on Jeff Henson - foul #1 on Randy Hall, team foul #13 | 38-23 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bynum (SF), Brian Ryan (C) Robert Bowman, Robert Durst | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Richard Ross (SG) Randy Hall | |
| 01:37 | Louisiana Tech | Jeff Henson misses the 1st free throw | 38-23 |
| 01:37 | Louisiana Tech | Jeff Henson makes the 2nd free throw | 39-23 |
| 01:15 | Eastern Michigan | Mathew Waggoner misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 39-23 |
| 01:14 | Louisiana Tech | Brian Ryan snags the defensive board | 39-23 |
| 00:56 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bynum is fouled on the floor by James Holbrook - foul #2 on James Holbrook, team foul #14 | 39-23 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Wilbur McGrew (PG), Jim Lin (PF), Robert Durst (C) Jeff Henson, Patrick Walton, Brian Ryan | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Randy Hall (SF), Jimmy Conn (C) James Holbrook, Michael Jones | |
| 00:56 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bynum misses the 1st free throw | 39-23 |
| 00:56 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bynum makes the 2nd free throw | 40-23 |
| 00:35 | Eastern Michigan | Jimmy Conn hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Benjamin Schulze | 40-25 |
| 00:14 | Louisiana Tech | Mathew Waggoner takes the ball from Robert Durst | 40-25 |
| 00:02 | Eastern Michigan | Benjamin Schulze is fouled on the floor by Robert Durst - foul #1 on Robert Durst, team foul #8 | 40-25 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Jeff Henson (PG), Robert Bowman (SF), Patrick Walton (PF), Brian Ryan (C) Wilbur McGrew, Robert Bynum, Jim Lin, Robert Durst | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Kevin Conde (PF) Mathew Waggoner | |
| 00:02 | Eastern Michigan | Benjamin Schulze misses the 1st free throw | 40-25 |
| 00:02 | Louisiana Tech | Brian Ryan snags the defensive board | 40-25 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana Tech | Brian Ryan misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 40-25 |