| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Curtis Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Manuel Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Bailey (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dennis Young (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Dennis Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Fred Vaughan (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Reavis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Patrick Stewart (fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Fulp (fresh) 2 pts. C - Francis Wallace (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bailey inbounds the ball | 60-37 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:52 | Louisiana Tech | John Fulp steals the ball from Robert Bailey | 60-37 |
| 19:37 | Middle Tenn. State | John Fulp travels with the ball | 60-37 |
| 19:18 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bailey misses the easy layup | 60-37 |
| 19:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Francis Wallace gets the rebound | 60-37 |
| 19:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Francis Wallace loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-37 |
| 19:09 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bailey misses badly on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Charles Reavis - foul #2 on Charles Reavis, team foul #1 | 60-37 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | James Hackney (C) Francis Wallace | |
| 19:09 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 61-37 |
| 19:09 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 62-37 |
| 19:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Reavis is fouled in the backcourt by Manuel Smith - foul #1 on Manuel Smith, team foul #1 | 62-37 |
| 18:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Fred Vaughan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-37 |
| 18:46 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Young grabs the defensive rebound | 62-37 |
| 18:26 | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Jones is hacked by Fred Vaughan - foul #3 on Fred Vaughan, team foul #2 | 62-37 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson (PG), Bryan Corbin (SF), Stevie Quattlebaum (PF), James Grisham (C) Curtis Jones, Robert Bailey, Dennis Young, Dennis Brown | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Shows (PG), Steve Hulings (SG), James Meyer (PF), Francis Wallace (C) Fred Vaughan, Charles Reavis, Patrick Stewart, John Fulp | |
| 18:20 | Louisiana Tech | Stevie Quattlebaum misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 62-37 |
| 18:18 | Middle Tenn. State | James Hackney grabs the board | 62-37 |
| 18:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Steve Hulings can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-37 |
| 18:01 | Middle Tenn. State | Francis Wallace grabs the offensive rebound | 62-37 |
| 17:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Shows hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-37 |
| 17:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Steve Hulings grabs the offensive board | 62-37 |
| 17:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Steve Hulings misses long on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by James Grisham - foul #1 on James Grisham, team foul #2 | 62-37 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Larry Master (C) Manuel Smith | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Stewart (SF) James Hackney | |
| 17:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Steve Hulings misses the 1st free throw | 62-37 |
| 17:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Steve Hulings misses the 2nd free throw | 62-37 |
| 17:35 | Louisiana Tech | Larry Master grabs the board | 62-37 |
| 17:20 | Louisiana Tech | James Meyer is called for the reach on James Grisham - foul #3 on James Meyer, team foul #3 | 62-37 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Jones (PG), John Jackson (SF), Leslie Clay (PF) Erick Hanson, Stevie Quattlebaum, James Grisham | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Reavis (SG), Zachariah Hilliard (PF) Brian Shows, James Meyer | |
| 17:08 | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Jones drills a shot from just outside the lane set up by Bryan Corbin | 64-37 |
| 16:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Francis Wallace lays it up and in on a great pass from Charles Reavis | 64-39 |
| 16:37 | Louisiana Tech | Leslie Clay misses the jumper from the left side | 64-39 |
| 16:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Francis Wallace gets the rebound | 64-39 |
| 16:20 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Stewart throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-39 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson (PG), Robert Bailey (SF), Dennis Young (PF), Dennis Brown (C) Curtis Jones, Bryan Corbin, Leslie Clay, Larry Master | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | James Hackney (C) Francis Wallace | |
| 16:10 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Young clanks a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Charles Reavis - foul #3 on Charles Reavis, team foul #4 | 64-39 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Manuel Smith (SG) John Jackson | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Shows (PG), John Fulp (PF) Charles Reavis, Zachariah Hilliard | |
| 16:10 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Young makes the 1st free throw | 65-39 |
| 16:10 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Young makes the 2nd free throw | 66-39 |
| 15:52 | Middle Tenn. State | Steve Hulings loses the ball out of bounds | 66-39 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Fred Vaughan (PG), James Meyer (SF), Kevin Howard (C) Steve Hulings, Patrick Stewart, James Hackney | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Erick Hanson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Manuel Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Bailey (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dennis Young (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Dennis Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Fred Vaughan (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Brian Shows (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Meyer (fresh) 3 pf. PF - John Fulp (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kevin Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 15:42 | Louisiana Tech | John Fulp blocks the short jumper by Manuel Smith | 66-39 |
| 15:41 | Middle Tenn. State | John Fulp pulls down the rebound | 66-39 |
| 15:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Fred Vaughan is hacked by Manuel Smith in the backcourt - foul #2 on Manuel Smith, team foul #3 | 66-39 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Stewart (SF) John Fulp | |
| 15:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Stewart hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the free throw line | 66-39 |
| 15:23 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Brown gets the rebound | 66-39 |
| 15:19 | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 66-39 |
| 15:18 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bailey tips it in | 68-39 |
| 15:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Stewart misses the wide open floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Manuel Smith - foul #3 on Manuel Smith, team foul #4 | 68-39 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Jones (PG), Stevie Quattlebaum (PF) Erick Hanson, Dennis Young | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Reavis (SG) Brian Shows | |
| 15:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 68-40 |
| 15:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 68-41 |
| 14:52 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bailey scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 70-41 |
| 14:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Reavis is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #4 on Charles Reavis, team foul #5 | 70-41 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Bryan Corbin (SG), James Grisham (PF), Larry Master (C) Manuel Smith, Robert Bailey, Dennis Brown | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | James Hackney (SF), Zachariah Hilliard (PF) Charles Reavis, Patrick Stewart | |
| 14:40 | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Jones misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 70-41 |
| 14:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Howard snags the defensive board | 70-41 |
| 14:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Fred Vaughan misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 70-41 |
| 14:32 | Middle Tenn. State | James Hackney grabs the offensive board | 70-41 |
| 14:22 | Middle Tenn. State | James Hackney misses the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on James Grisham - foul #2 on James Grisham, team foul #5 | 70-41 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Steve Hulings (SG), Patrick Stewart (SF) James Meyer, Kevin Howard | |
| 14:22 | Middle Tenn. State | James Hackney makes the 1st free throw | 70-42 |
| 14:22 | Middle Tenn. State | James Hackney makes the 2nd free throw | 70-43 |
| 14:13 | Louisiana Tech | James Grisham buries a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Curtis Jones | 72-43 |
| 13:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Fred Vaughan misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Curtis Jones - foul #2 on Curtis Jones, team foul #6 | 72-43 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson (PG), John Jackson (SG), Robert Bailey (SF), Leslie Clay (PF) Curtis Jones, Bryan Corbin, Stevie Quattlebaum, Larry Master | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Fulp (PF) Zachariah Hilliard | |
| 13:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Fred Vaughan makes the 1st free throw | 72-44 |
| 13:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Fred Vaughan misses the 2nd free throw | 72-44 |
| 13:58 | Louisiana Tech | James Grisham snags the defensive board | 72-44 |
| 13:45 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bailey makes the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Erick Hanson | 74-44 |
| 13:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Stewart is denied on a layup by James Grisham | 74-44 |
| 13:26 | Louisiana Tech | Leslie Clay pulls down the rebound | 74-44 |
| 13:19 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bailey clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 74-44 |
| 13:18 | Louisiana Tech | Leslie Clay pulls down the offensive rebound | 74-44 |
| 13:13 | Louisiana Tech | James Grisham misses the easy layup | 74-44 |
| 13:12 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Steve Hulings | 74-44 |
| 13:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Stewart misses the lay-in but the foul's on Robert Bailey - foul #1 on Robert Bailey, team foul #7 | 74-44 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Jones (PG), Bryan Corbin (SG), Dennis Young (PF), Dennis Brown (C) Erick Hanson, Robert Bailey, Leslie Clay, James Grisham | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Shows (PG), James Meyer (SG), Kevin Howard (C) Fred Vaughan, Steve Hulings, James Hackney | |
| 13:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 74-45 |
| 13:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 74-46 |
| 12:47 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Young connects on the shot from the right wing set up by Curtis Jones and the foul's on John Fulp - foul #2 on John Fulp, team foul #6 | 76-46 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bailey (SF) John Jackson | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 12:47 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Young makes the free throw | 77-46 |
| 12:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Shows misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 77-46 |
| 12:25 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bailey pulls down the rebound | 77-46 |
| 12:12 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bailey knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Curtis Jones and he's fouled by Patrick Stewart - foul #2 on Patrick Stewart, team foul #7 | 79-46 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Manuel Smith (SG) Bryan Corbin | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Fred Vaughan (PG), Steve Hulings (SG), Francis Wallace (C) Brian Shows, Patrick Stewart, Kevin Howard | |
| 12:12 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bailey makes the free throw | 80-46 |
| 11:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Francis Wallace misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 80-46 |
| 11:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Francis Wallace gets the offensive rebound | 80-46 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Curtis Jones (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Manuel Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Bailey (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. PF - Dennis Young (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - Dennis Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Fred Vaughan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Steve Hulings (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Meyer (fresh) 3 pf. PF - John Fulp (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Francis Wallace (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Steve Hulings connects on the floater from the left side | 80-48 |
| 11:22 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Brown hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block but he's hacked by Francis Wallace - foul #3 on Francis Wallace, team foul #8 | 80-48 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson (PG), Bryan Corbin (SG), Stevie Quattlebaum (SF), Leslie Clay (PF) Curtis Jones, Manuel Smith, Robert Bailey, Dennis Young | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | James Hackney (SF), Zachariah Hilliard (PF) James Meyer, John Fulp | |
| 11:22 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Brown makes the 1st free throw | 81-48 |
| 11:22 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 81-48 |
| 11:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Zachariah Hilliard pulls down the rebound | 81-48 |
| 11:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Dennis Brown blocks the jumper by Fred Vaughan | 81-48 |
| 11:07 | Louisiana Tech | Stevie Quattlebaum pulls down the rebound | 81-48 |
| 11:03 | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson buries a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Bryan Corbin | 83-48 |
| 10:41 | Middle Tenn. State | James Hackney's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 83-48 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Larry Master (C) Dennis Brown | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Shows (PG), James Meyer (SG), Kevin Howard (C) Fred Vaughan, Steve Hulings, Francis Wallace | |
| 10:16 | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Brian Shows - foul #3 on Brian Shows, team foul #9 | 83-48 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Manuel Smith (SG), John Jackson (SF), James Grisham (PF) Bryan Corbin, Stevie Quattlebaum, Leslie Clay | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Fred Vaughan (PG), Patrick Stewart (SF) James Hackney, Zachariah Hilliard | |
| 10:16 | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson makes the 1st free throw | 84-48 |
| 10:16 | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson makes the 2nd free throw | 85-48 |
| 10:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Stewart throws it down on a nice dish by Fred Vaughan | 85-50 |
| 09:45 | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Larry Master | 87-50 |
| 09:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Shows is hacked by Manuel Smith - foul #4 on Manuel Smith, team foul #8 | 87-50 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Jones (PG), Dennis Young (PF), Dennis Brown (C) Erick Hanson, James Grisham, Larry Master | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Steve Hulings (SG), John Fulp (PF), Francis Wallace (C) Fred Vaughan, James Meyer, Kevin Howard | |
| 09:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Shows makes the 1st free throw | 87-51 |
| 09:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Shows makes the 2nd free throw | 87-52 |
| 09:22 | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Jones can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 87-52 |
| 09:20 | Middle Tenn. State | Francis Wallace pulls down the rebound | 87-52 |
| 09:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Shows throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 87-52 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Bryan Corbin (SG) Manuel Smith | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Fred Vaughan (PG), James Hackney (SF) Brian Shows, Patrick Stewart | |
| 09:01 | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Jones knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by John Jackson | 90-52 |
| 08:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Fred Vaughan misses short on a floater from the right wing | 90-52 |
| 08:53 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Young gets the rebound | 90-52 |
| 08:44 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Young lays it up and in set up by Curtis Jones | 92-52 |
| 08:20 | Middle Tenn. State | The jump hook by Francis Wallace is blocked by Dennis Young | 92-52 |
| 08:19 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Young gets the rebound | 92-52 |
| 08:07 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Young double dribbles | 92-52 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Manuel Smith (SG), Robert Bailey (SF), Stevie Quattlebaum (PF), James Grisham (C) Bryan Corbin, John Jackson, Dennis Young, Dennis Brown | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Shows (PG), James Meyer (SG), Zachariah Hilliard (PF), Kevin Howard (C) Fred Vaughan, Steve Hulings, John Fulp, Francis Wallace | |
| 07:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Shows hits a wide open shot from the right side on a great pass from James Hackney | 92-54 |
| 07:44 | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Jones is hacked by Brian Shows - foul #4 on Brian Shows, team foul #10 | 92-54 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson (SG) Manuel Smith | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Fred Vaughan (PG), Charles Reavis (SG) Brian Shows, James Hackney | |
| 07:44 | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Jones misses the 1st free throw | 92-54 |
| 07:44 | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 92-54 |
| 07:44 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Kevin Howard | 92-54 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Curtis Jones (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 ast. SG - Erick Hanson (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Bailey (fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. PF - Stevie Quattlebaum (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - James Grisham (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Fred Vaughan (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Reavis (fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - James Meyer (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Zachariah Hilliard (fresh) 5 reb. C - Kevin Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Howard connects on the runner in the paint | 92-56 |
| 07:20 | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Jones is called for a charge - foul #3 on Curtis Jones, team foul #9 | 92-56 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Manuel Smith (SG), Larry Master (C) Curtis Jones, James Grisham | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Stewart (SF), James Hackney (C) James Meyer, Kevin Howard | |
| 06:59 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Stewart clanks a jump hook in the paint | 92-56 |
| 06:57 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bailey gets the rebound | 92-56 |
| 06:47 | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 92-56 |
| 06:46 | Louisiana Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Manuel Smith | 92-56 |
| 06:41 | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 92-56 |
| 06:39 | Louisiana Tech | Stevie Quattlebaum grabs the offensive rebound | 92-56 |
| 06:21 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bailey drills a shot from the right block set up by Stevie Quattlebaum | 94-56 |
| 06:05 | Middle Tenn. State | James Hackney clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 94-56 |
| 06:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Zachariah Hilliard snags the offensive board | 94-56 |
| 05:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Fred Vaughan is hacked by Robert Bailey - foul #2 on Robert Bailey, team foul #10 | 94-56 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Jones (PG), Bryan Corbin (SG), Dennis Young (PF), Leslie Clay (C) Erick Hanson, Manuel Smith, Stevie Quattlebaum, Larry Master | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Steve Hulings (SG), James Meyer (PF), Kevin Howard (C) Charles Reavis, Patrick Stewart, Zachariah Hilliard | |
| 05:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Fred Vaughan makes the 1st free throw | 94-57 |
| 05:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Fred Vaughan makes the 2nd free throw | 94-58 |
| 05:36 | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Jones comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 94-58 |
| 05:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Howard snags the defensive board | 94-58 |
| 05:29 | Middle Tenn. State | The jumper by Fred Vaughan is denied by Dennis Young | 94-58 |
| 05:27 | Middle Tenn. State | James Hackney hits the follow up shot | 94-60 |
| 05:11 | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Jones hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Fred Vaughan - foul #4 on Fred Vaughan, team foul #11 | 94-60 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Jackson (SF), Dennis Brown (C) Robert Bailey, Leslie Clay | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Shows (PG) Fred Vaughan | |
| 05:11 | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Jones makes the 1st free throw | 95-60 |
| 05:11 | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 96-60 |
| 05:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Shows's pass is intercepted by Dennis Brown | 96-60 |
| 04:39 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Young hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 96-60 |
| 04:38 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Brown gets the offensive rebound | 96-60 |
| 04:23 | Louisiana Tech | James Meyer steals it from John Jackson | 96-60 |
| 04:20 | Middle Tenn. State | James Hackney's pass is intercepted by Bryan Corbin in the backcourt | 96-60 |
| 04:13 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Brown misses the easy layup | 96-60 |
| 04:12 | Middle Tenn. State | James Meyer gets the rebound | 96-60 |
| 04:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Shows is called for 10 seconds | 96-60 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Manuel Smith (SG), Robert Bailey (SF), James Grisham (PF), Larry Master (C) Bryan Corbin, John Jackson, Dennis Young, Dennis Brown | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 03:55 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bailey makes the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Curtis Jones | 98-60 |
| 03:40 | Middle Tenn. State | James Meyer comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 98-60 |
| 03:39 | Louisiana Tech | James Grisham pulls down the rebound | 98-60 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Curtis Jones (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 ast. 3 pf. SG - Manuel Smith (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Robert Bailey (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 7 reb. PF - James Grisham (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Larry Master (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Brian Shows (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. SG - Steve Hulings (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Hackney (tired) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Meyer (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Kevin Howard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:21 | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Jones drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 100-60 |
| 03:05 | Middle Tenn. State | James Hackney connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 100-63 |
| 02:43 | Louisiana Tech | Larry Master's fadeaway is rejected by Kevin Howard | 100-63 |
| 02:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Howard grabs the defensive rebound | 100-63 |
| 02:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Curtis Jones is called for the reach on Brian Shows in the backcourt - foul #4 on Curtis Jones, team foul #11 | 100-63 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson (PG), Bryan Corbin (SG), Stevie Quattlebaum (SF), Leslie Clay (PF), Dennis Brown (C) Curtis Jones, Manuel Smith, Robert Bailey, James Grisham, Larry Master | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Zachariah Hilliard (PF) James Hackney | |
| 02:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Shows misses the 1st free throw | 100-63 |
| 02:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Shows makes the 2nd free throw | 100-64 |
| 02:11 | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Bryan Corbin | 102-64 |
| 02:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Zachariah Hilliard misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 102-64 |
| 01:58 | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson pulls down the rebound | 102-64 |
| 01:43 | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by James Meyer - foul #4 on James Meyer, team foul #12 | 102-64 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Manuel Smith (SG), Robert Bailey (SF), Dennis Young (PF) Bryan Corbin, Stevie Quattlebaum, Leslie Clay | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | James Hackney (SF) Zachariah Hilliard | |
| 01:43 | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson makes the 1st free throw | 103-64 |
| 01:43 | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson makes the 2nd free throw | 104-64 |
| 01:20 | Middle Tenn. State | James Meyer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 104-64 |
| 01:18 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bailey grabs the defensive rebound | 104-64 |
| 01:00 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Young hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Steve Hulings - foul #3 on Steve Hulings, team foul #13 | 104-64 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Jones (PG) Erick Hanson | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 01:00 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Young misses the 1st free throw | 104-64 |
| 01:00 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Young misses the 2nd free throw | 104-64 |
| 01:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Howard snags the defensive board | 104-64 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Shows throws a bad pass out of bounds | 104-64 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Brown can't connect on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Kevin Howard - foul #4 on Kevin Howard, team foul #14 | 104-64 |
| 00:27 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Brown makes the 1st free throw | 105-64 |
| 00:27 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 106-64 |
| 00:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Howard misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Curtis Jones - foul #5 on Curtis Jones, team foul #12 | 106-64 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson (PG) Curtis Jones | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 00:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Howard makes the 1st free throw | 106-65 |
| 00:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 106-66 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson runs out the clock | 106-66 |