| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Dustin Conklin (fresh) SG - Casimir Cholewinski (fresh) SF - Lee Schiffer (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Dennis Baylis (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Marsala (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Jason Kissinger (fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. SG - John Leis (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SF - Jonathan Garnett (fresh) PF - Zachary Teitenberg (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - William Durr (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois State | Jonathan Garnett inbounds the ball | 24-41 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:33 | Illinois State | John Leis is hacked by Casimir Cholewinski - foul #3 on Casimir Cholewinski, team foul #1 | 24-41 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Jimmy Dearing (SG) Casimir Cholewinski | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 19:25 | Illinois State | Zachary Teitenberg hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Dennis Baylis - foul #2 on Dennis Baylis, team foul #2 | 24-41 |
| 19:25 | Illinois State | Zachary Teitenberg makes the 1st free throw | 24-42 |
| 19:25 | Illinois State | Zachary Teitenberg misses the 2nd free throw | 24-42 |
| 19:25 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Marsala snags the defensive board | 24-42 |
| 19:21 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Marsala loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 24-42 |
| 19:02 | Illinois State | Jonathan Garnett hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 24-42 |
| 19:00 | Louisiana Tech | Jimmy Dearing grabs the defensive rebound | 24-42 |
| 18:46 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Baylis lays it up and in on a great pass from Lee Schiffer and he's fouled by Zachary Teitenberg - foul #2 on Zachary Teitenberg, team foul #1 | 26-42 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Dallas Matthews (C) Kevin Marsala | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Marlin Ransome (SG), Scott Stone (SF) John Leis, Jonathan Garnett | |
| 18:46 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Baylis misses the free throw | 26-42 |
| 18:46 | Illinois State | Zachary Teitenberg pulls down the rebound | 26-42 |
| 18:40 | Illinois State | Marlin Ransome connects on the 3 from the left corner | 26-45 |
| 18:11 | Louisiana Tech | Lee Schiffer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-45 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Mark Scales (PG), Dustin Walker (SF), Gary Brown (PF) Dustin Conklin, Lee Schiffer, Dennis Baylis | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ruben Combs (PG), James Katzner (PF), Grady Edwards (C) Jason Kissinger, Zachary Teitenberg, William Durr | |
| 18:01 | Illinois State | Marlin Ransome is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Marlin Ransome, team foul #2 | 26-45 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Lee Schiffer (SF) Jimmy Dearing | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Donald Chrisman (SG) Marlin Ransome | |
| 17:44 | Louisiana Tech | Lee Schiffer is hacked by Scott Stone - foul #2 on Scott Stone, team foul #3 | 26-45 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Marsala (C) Lee Schiffer | |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Leis (SG) Donald Chrisman | |
| 17:27 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Marsala is fouled on the floor by John Leis - foul #3 on John Leis, team foul #4 | 26-45 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Lee Schiffer (SF) Dallas Matthews | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Donald Chrisman (SG), Jonathan Garnett (SF) John Leis, Scott Stone | |
| 17:14 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Scales makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Dustin Walker | 29-45 |
| 17:03 | Illinois State | James Katzner lays it up and in on a great pass from Ruben Combs | 29-47 |
| 16:43 | Louisiana Tech | Gary Brown knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Mark Scales and he's hacked by Grady Edwards - foul #2 on Grady Edwards, team foul #5 | 31-47 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Dustin Conklin (PG), Jimmy Dearing (SF), Dennis Baylis (PF), Herbert Bellomy (C) Mark Scales, Dustin Walker, Lee Schiffer, Kevin Marsala | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jason Kissinger (PG), Dante Waller (SF), Zachary Teitenberg (PF), William Durr (C) Ruben Combs, Jonathan Garnett, James Katzner, Grady Edwards | |
| 16:43 | Louisiana Tech | Gary Brown makes the free throw | 32-47 |
| 16:34 | Illinois State | Zachary Teitenberg misses the jump hook from close range | 32-47 |
| 16:33 | Illinois State | William Durr snags the offensive board | 32-47 |
| 16:26 | Illinois State | Zachary Teitenberg misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 32-47 |
| 16:24 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Baylis grabs the board | 32-47 |
| 16:22 | Louisiana Tech | Dustin Conklin throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-47 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Lee Schiffer (SF) Gary Brown | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 16:13 | Illinois State | Jason Kissinger scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from William Durr | 32-50 |
| 16:11 | Louisiana Tech | Dustin Conklin throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-50 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Dallas Matthews (C) Herbert Bellomy | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 16:06 | Illinois State | Jason Kissinger can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-50 |
| 16:04 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Baylis grabs the defensive rebound | 32-50 |
| 15:49 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Baylis is whistled for a carry | 32-50 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | George White (PG), Casimir Cholewinski (SG) Dustin Conklin, Lee Schiffer | |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Leis (SG), Scott Stone (SF) Donald Chrisman, Zachary Teitenberg | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - George White (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Casimir Cholewinski (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Jimmy Dearing (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dennis Baylis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Dallas Matthews (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Jason Kissinger (fresh) 10 pts. 3 stl. SG - John Leis (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Scott Stone (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dante Waller (fresh) C - William Durr (fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:28 | Illinois State | Dante Waller knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Scott Stone and the foul's on Dennis Baylis - foul #3 on Dennis Baylis, team foul #3 | 32-52 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Mark Scales (PG), Dustin Walker (SF), Gary Brown (PF), Herbert Bellomy (C) George White, Jimmy Dearing, Dennis Baylis, Dallas Matthews | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jonathan Garnett (SF) Scott Stone | |
| 15:28 | Illinois State | Dante Waller makes the free throw | 32-53 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 15:10 | Louisiana Tech | Herbert Bellomy drills a driving attempt from close range set up by Gary Brown | 34-53 |
| 14:59 | Illinois State | Herbert Bellomy is called for the reach on Jonathan Garnett - foul #1 on Herbert Bellomy, team foul #4 | 34-53 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Dustin Conklin (PG), Kevin Marsala (C) Mark Scales, Herbert Bellomy | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ruben Combs (PG), Zachary Teitenberg (PF), Grady Edwards (C) Jason Kissinger, Dante Waller, William Durr | |
| 14:53 | Illinois State | Ruben Combs misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 34-53 |
| 14:51 | Louisiana Tech | Casimir Cholewinski gets the rebound | 34-53 |
| 14:49 | Louisiana Tech | Dustin Walker's pass is intercepted by Ruben Combs in the backcourt | 34-53 |
| 14:47 | Illinois State | Jonathan Garnett banks in the layup on a great pass from Ruben Combs | 34-55 |
| 14:31 | Louisiana Tech | Dustin Walker connects on the open shot from the right wing | 36-55 |
| 14:15 | Illinois State | Zachary Teitenberg buries a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Grady Edwards and the foul's on Dustin Conklin - foul #1 on Dustin Conklin, team foul #5 | 36-57 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Mark Scales (PG), Lee Schiffer (SF), Jimmy Dearing (PF), Dallas Matthews (C) Dustin Conklin, Dustin Walker, Gary Brown, Kevin Marsala | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Marlin Ransome (SG), Scott Stone (SF) John Leis, Jonathan Garnett | |
| 14:15 | Illinois State | Zachary Teitenberg makes the free throw | 36-58 |
| 14:12 | Louisiana Tech | Casimir Cholewinski is called for traveling in the backcourt | 36-58 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Katzner (PF) Zachary Teitenberg | |
| 14:01 | Illinois State | Marlin Ransome connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Ruben Combs | 36-61 |
| 13:45 | Louisiana Tech | Jimmy Dearing hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumpshot from the right wing | 36-61 |
| 13:43 | Louisiana Tech | Jimmy Dearing tips it in | 38-61 |
| 13:36 | Illinois State | Marlin Ransome drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Ruben Combs | 38-64 |
| 13:18 | Louisiana Tech | Casimir Cholewinski makes the wide open 3 pointer from straight away set up by Mark Scales | 41-64 |
| 13:05 | Illinois State | Marlin Ransome comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 41-64 |
| 13:04 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Scales pulls down the rebound | 41-64 |
| 12:52 | Louisiana Tech | Dallas Matthews blows the layup but he's fouled by Grady Edwards - foul #3 on Grady Edwards, team foul #6 | 41-64 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Dustin Conklin (PG), Gary Brown (SG), Dennis Baylis (PF) Mark Scales, Casimir Cholewinski, Jimmy Dearing | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jason Kissinger (PG), Donald Chrisman (SG), Jonathan Garnett (SF), Zachary Teitenberg (PF), William Durr (C) Ruben Combs, Marlin Ransome, Scott Stone, James Katzner, Grady Edwards | |
| 12:52 | Louisiana Tech | Dallas Matthews makes the 1st free throw | 42-64 |
| 12:52 | Louisiana Tech | Dallas Matthews makes the 2nd free throw | 43-64 |
| 12:32 | Illinois State | William Durr is hacked by Dennis Baylis - foul #4 on Dennis Baylis, team foul #6 | 43-64 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Dustin Walker (SG), Kevin Marsala (C) Dennis Baylis, Dallas Matthews | |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Leis (SG), Dante Waller (SF) Donald Chrisman, Jonathan Garnett | |
| 12:27 | Illinois State | Dante Waller misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 43-64 |
| 12:26 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Marsala grabs the defensive rebound | 43-64 |
| 12:24 | Louisiana Tech | John Leis steals the ball from Dustin Walker in the backcourt | 43-64 |
| 12:07 | Illinois State | John Leis connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Jason Kissinger | 43-67 |
| 12:00 | Louisiana Tech | Lee Schiffer scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Dustin Conklin | 45-67 |
| 11:42 | Illinois State | Zachary Teitenberg hits a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from John Leis | 45-69 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Dustin Conklin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dustin Walker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Lee Schiffer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Kevin Marsala (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Jason Kissinger (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - John Leis (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Dante Waller (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Zachary Teitenberg (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - William Durr (fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:32 | Louisiana Tech | Gary Brown misses short on a shot from the right side | 45-69 |
| 11:30 | Illinois State | William Durr snags the defensive board | 45-69 |
| 11:25 | Illinois State | John Leis hits the finger roll on a great pass from Zachary Teitenberg and the foul's on Dustin Walker - foul #1 on Dustin Walker, team foul #7 | 45-71 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | George White (PG), Casimir Cholewinski (SG), Jimmy Dearing (PF), Herbert Bellomy (C) Dustin Conklin, Dustin Walker, Gary Brown, Kevin Marsala | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Donald Chrisman (PG), Jonathan Garnett (SF) Jason Kissinger, Dante Waller | |
| 11:25 | Illinois State | John Leis makes the free throw | 45-72 |
| 11:13 | Louisiana Tech | Jimmy Dearing is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Jimmy Dearing, team foul #8 | 45-72 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ruben Combs (PG), Marlin Ransome (SG) Donald Chrisman, John Leis | |
| 11:04 | Illinois State | Zachary Teitenberg misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 45-72 |
| 11:03 | Illinois State | William Durr grabs the offensive board | 45-72 |
| 10:50 | Illinois State | Zachary Teitenberg throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-72 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Mark Scales (PG) George White | |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Katzner (PF) Zachary Teitenberg | |
| 10:34 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Scales is called for a charge - foul #2 on Mark Scales, team foul #9 | 45-72 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jason Kissinger (PG), Scott Stone (SF) Ruben Combs, Jonathan Garnett | |
| 10:16 | Illinois State | James Katzner's floater is tipped away by Herbert Bellomy | 45-72 |
| 10:14 | Louisiana Tech | Jimmy Dearing pulls down the rebound | 45-72 |
| 10:10 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Scales throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-72 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Dustin Conklin (PG), Gary Brown (PF), Kevin Marsala (C) Mark Scales, Jimmy Dearing, Herbert Bellomy | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Donald Chrisman (SG), Zachary Teitenberg (PF) Marlin Ransome, James Katzner | |
| 10:01 | Illinois State | Dustin Conklin steps in front of the Jason Kissinger pass | 45-72 |
| 09:45 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Marsala is called for 5 seconds | 45-72 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Dustin Walker (SF), Dallas Matthews (PF) Casimir Cholewinski, Lee Schiffer | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jonathan Garnett (SF), Grady Edwards (C) Scott Stone, William Durr | |
| 09:34 | Illinois State | Jason Kissinger knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Zachary Teitenberg | 45-75 |
| 09:18 | Louisiana Tech | Dallas Matthews is wide open but clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 45-75 |
| 09:16 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Marsala tips it home | 47-75 |
| 09:00 | Illinois State | Jonathan Garnett scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by Zachary Teitenberg | 47-78 |
| 08:44 | Louisiana Tech | Gary Brown misses long on a 3 from straight away | 47-78 |
| 08:42 | Louisiana Tech | Dallas Matthews grabs the offensive rebound | 47-78 |
| 08:32 | Louisiana Tech | Dustin Walker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-78 |
| 08:30 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Marsala grabs the offensive board | 47-78 |
| 08:18 | Louisiana Tech | Dustin Conklin comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 47-78 |
| 08:16 | Illinois State | Grady Edwards pulls down the rebound | 47-78 |
| 08:01 | Illinois State | Donald Chrisman connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Jonathan Garnett | 47-80 |
| 07:47 | Louisiana Tech | Dustin Walker can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-80 |
| 07:45 | Illinois State | Donald Chrisman gets the rebound | 47-80 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Dustin Conklin (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gary Brown (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. SF - Dustin Walker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dallas Matthews (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Kevin Marsala (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Jason Kissinger (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Donald Chrisman (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Garnett (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Zachary Teitenberg (tiring) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Grady Edwards (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:33 | Illinois State | Jason Kissinger is hacked by Dustin Conklin - foul #2 on Dustin Conklin, team foul #10 | 47-80 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Mark Scales (PG), Jimmy Dearing (SG), Herbert Bellomy (C) Dustin Conklin, Dustin Walker, Kevin Marsala | |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Leis (SG), Scott Stone (SF), Dante Waller (PF), James Katzner (C) Donald Chrisman, Jonathan Garnett, Zachary Teitenberg, Grady Edwards | |
| 07:33 | Illinois State | Jason Kissinger makes the 1st free throw | 47-81 |
| 07:33 | Illinois State | Jason Kissinger makes the 2nd free throw | 47-82 |
| 07:29 | Louisiana Tech | Herbert Bellomy loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-82 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ruben Combs (PG), William Durr (C) Jason Kissinger, Dante Waller | |
| 07:23 | Illinois State | James Katzner makes the runner from the right block set up by John Leis and the foul's on Dallas Matthews - foul #2 on Dallas Matthews, team foul #11 | 47-84 |
| 07:23 | Illinois State | James Katzner makes the free throw | 47-85 |
| 07:16 | Louisiana Tech | Jimmy Dearing is hacked by William Durr - foul #1 on William Durr, team foul #7 | 47-85 |
| 07:16 | Louisiana Tech | Jimmy Dearing makes the 1st free throw | 48-85 |
| 07:16 | Louisiana Tech | Jimmy Dearing makes the 2nd free throw | 49-85 |
| 07:01 | Illinois State | Jimmy Dearing is called for the reach on John Leis - foul #3 on Jimmy Dearing, team foul #12 | 49-85 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Dustin Walker (SF) Dallas Matthews | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 07:01 | Illinois State | John Leis makes the 1st free throw | 49-86 |
| 07:01 | Illinois State | John Leis makes the 2nd free throw | 49-87 |
| 06:40 | Louisiana Tech | Herbert Bellomy misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-87 |
| 06:38 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to John Leis | 49-87 |
| 06:18 | Illinois State | Gary Brown denies the turnaround by James Katzner | 49-87 |
| 06:17 | Illinois State | James Katzner grabs the offensive rebound | 49-87 |
| 06:12 | Illinois State | Mark Scales is called for the reach on Ruben Combs - foul #3 on Mark Scales, team foul #13 | 49-87 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | George White (PG) Mark Scales | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Marlin Ransome (SG), Jonathan Garnett (SF), Dante Waller (PF) John Leis, Scott Stone, James Katzner | |
| 06:12 | Illinois State | Ruben Combs makes the 1st free throw | 49-88 |
| 06:12 | Illinois State | Ruben Combs makes the 2nd free throw | 49-89 |
| 05:58 | Louisiana Tech | Dustin Walker's pass is intercepted by Jonathan Garnett | 49-89 |
| 05:50 | Illinois State | Ruben Combs loses the dribble to Gary Brown | 49-89 |
| 05:33 | Louisiana Tech | George White misses short on a jumper from the right side | 49-89 |
| 05:31 | Illinois State | Ruben Combs gets the rebound | 49-89 |
| 05:07 | Illinois State | William Durr banks in the layup and he's fouled by Herbert Bellomy - foul #2 on Herbert Bellomy, team foul #14 | 49-91 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Mark Scales (PG), Dallas Matthews (PF) George White, Dustin Walker | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jason Kissinger (PG), Scott Stone (SF), Zachary Teitenberg (PF) Ruben Combs, Jonathan Garnett, Dante Waller | |
| 05:07 | Illinois State | William Durr makes the free throw | 49-92 |
| 04:51 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Scales buries a runner in the paint | 51-92 |
| 04:28 | Illinois State | Zachary Teitenberg drills a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Scott Stone | 51-94 |
| 04:25 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Scales is called for traveling in the backcourt | 51-94 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Dustin Walker (SF) Herbert Bellomy | |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Leis (SG), James Katzner (PF), Grady Edwards (C) Marlin Ransome, Zachary Teitenberg, William Durr | |
| 04:13 | Illinois State | James Katzner banks in the layup on a nice dish by John Leis | 51-96 |
| 04:08 | Louisiana Tech | Dustin Walker scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Mark Scales | 54-96 |
| 03:44 | Illinois State | John Leis loses the dribble to Mark Scales | 54-96 |
| 03:40 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Scales banks in the layup | 56-96 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Mark Scales (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jimmy Dearing (tiring) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. SF - Dustin Walker (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Brown (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Dallas Matthews (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Jason Kissinger (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - John Leis (fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Scott Stone (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Katzner (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Grady Edwards (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:27 | Illinois State | John Leis misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 56-96 |
| 03:26 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Dustin Walker | 56-96 |
| 03:24 | Louisiana Tech | Jason Kissinger takes the ball from Jimmy Dearing in the backcourt | 56-96 |
| 03:22 | Illinois State | Jason Kissinger misses the lay-in | 56-96 |
| 03:21 | Illinois State | James Katzner tips it home | 56-98 |
| 03:02 | Louisiana Tech | Jimmy Dearing hits a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Mark Scales | 58-98 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 02:44 | Illinois State | Scott Stone is fouled on the floor by Dustin Walker - foul #2 on Dustin Walker, team foul #15 | 58-98 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | George White (PG), Herbert Bellomy (C) Mark Scales, Dustin Walker | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ruben Combs (PG), Donald Chrisman (SG), Dante Waller (PF), William Durr (C) Jason Kissinger, John Leis, James Katzner, Grady Edwards | |
| 02:44 | Illinois State | Scott Stone misses the 1st free throw | 58-98 |
| 02:44 | Illinois State | Scott Stone makes the 2nd free throw | 58-99 |
| 02:30 | Louisiana Tech | Dallas Matthews drills a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Gary Brown | 60-99 |
| 02:10 | Illinois State | Ruben Combs is hacked by George White - foul #1 on George White, team foul #16 | 60-99 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Marlin Ransome (SG), Zachary Teitenberg (PF) Donald Chrisman, Scott Stone | |
| 02:10 | Illinois State | Ruben Combs misses the 1st free throw | 60-99 |
| 02:10 | Illinois State | Ruben Combs makes the 2nd free throw | 60-100 |
| 02:07 | Louisiana Tech | Jimmy Dearing's pass is intercepted by Ruben Combs in the backcourt | 60-100 |
| 01:46 | Illinois State | William Durr clanks a floater in the lane | 60-100 |
| 01:45 | Illinois State | Zachary Teitenberg pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-100 |
| 01:33 | Illinois State | Ruben Combs misses badly on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Jimmy Dearing - foul #4 on Jimmy Dearing, team foul #17 | 60-100 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Mark Scales (PG), Dustin Walker (SF) George White, Herbert Bellomy | |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Leis (SG), Jonathan Garnett (SF) Marlin Ransome, Dante Waller | |
| 01:33 | Illinois State | Ruben Combs makes the 1st free throw | 60-101 |
| 01:33 | Illinois State | Ruben Combs makes the 2nd free throw | 60-102 |
| 01:24 | Louisiana Tech | Dustin Walker can't finish the layup but the foul's on Jonathan Garnett - foul #1 on Jonathan Garnett, team foul #8 | 60-102 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jason Kissinger (PG) Ruben Combs | |
| 01:24 | Louisiana Tech | Dustin Walker misses the 1st free throw | 60-102 |
| 01:24 | Louisiana Tech | Dustin Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 61-102 |
| 01:09 | Illinois State | Jonathan Garnett makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Jason Kissinger | 61-104 |
| 00:58 | Louisiana Tech | Dustin Walker's pass is intercepted by Zachary Teitenberg | 61-104 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:32 | Illinois State | Zachary Teitenberg's floater is tipped away by Jimmy Dearing | 61-104 |
| 00:30 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Scales pulls down the rebound | 61-104 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:24 | Louisiana Tech | Jimmy Dearing drills a jumpshot from the right side | 63-104 |
| 00:00 | Illinois State | Jason Kissinger runs out the clock | 63-104 |