| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - James Quinn (fresh) SG - Charles Chamberlin (fresh) SF - Tom Coleman (fresh) PF - Raymond Seiter (fresh) C - James Durst (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Carl Carpenter (fresh) SG - Justin Espinosa (fresh) SF - Derick Bruhn (fresh) PF - Robert Jones (fresh) C - Richard Swenson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cleveland State | Richard Swenson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | Cleveland State | Richard Swenson misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Louisiana Tech | Raymond Seiter snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Louisiana Tech | James Quinn travels with the ball | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn double dribbles | 0-0 |
| 18:49 | Louisiana Tech | James Durst misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 18:47 | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:37 | Cleveland State | Robert Jones hits the finger roll set up by Carl Carpenter | 0-2 |
| 18:16 | Louisiana Tech | James Durst double dribbles | 0-2 |
| 18:08 | Cleveland State | Carl Carpenter is fouled on the floor by James Quinn - foul #1 on James Quinn, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 17:55 | Cleveland State | Carl Carpenter clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 17:54 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Raymond Seiter | 0-2 |
| 17:34 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Chamberlin misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 17:33 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Robert Jones | 0-2 |
| 17:22 | Cleveland State | Richard Swenson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 0-2 |
| 17:20 | Louisiana Tech | James Quinn grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 17:00 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Chamberlin is fouled on the floor by Justin Espinosa - foul #1 on Justin Espinosa, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Sean Bragdon (SG) Charles Chamberlin | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Harper (PG), James O'Connor (SG), Robert White (SF), Coy Palos (PF), William Jones (C) Carl Carpenter, Justin Espinosa, Derick Bruhn, Robert Jones, Richard Swenson | |
| 16:48 | Louisiana Tech | James O'Connor takes the ball from Raymond Seiter | 0-2 |
| 16:37 | Cleveland State | Robert White clanks a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Sean Bragdon - foul #1 on Sean Bragdon, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 16:37 | Cleveland State | Robert White makes the 1st free throw | 0-3 |
| 16:37 | Cleveland State | Robert White misses the 2nd free throw | 0-3 |
| 16:37 | Louisiana Tech | Raymond Seiter grabs the board | 0-3 |
| 16:32 | Louisiana Tech | Tom Coleman hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Robert White - foul #1 on Robert White, team foul #2 | 0-3 |
| 16:32 | Louisiana Tech | Tom Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 1-3 |
| 16:32 | Louisiana Tech | Tom Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 16:16 | Cleveland State | William Harper is denied on a layup by Raymond Seiter | 2-3 |
| 16:14 | Cleveland State | Coy Palos pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 16:02 | Cleveland State | James O'Connor hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by James Quinn - foul #2 on James Quinn, team foul #3 | 2-3 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Andrew Dejesus (SG), Todd Cooley (PF), James Nelson (C) James Quinn, Raymond Seiter, James Durst | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 16:02 | Cleveland State | James O'Connor misses the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 16:02 | Cleveland State | James O'Connor makes the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Sean Bragdon (fresh) SG - Andrew Dejesus (fresh) SF - Tom Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Todd Cooley (fresh) C - James Nelson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - William Harper (fresh) SG - James O'Connor (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Robert White (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Coy Palos (fresh) C - William Jones (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | Louisiana Tech | Tom Coleman comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 2-4 |
| 15:45 | Louisiana Tech | Sean Bragdon hits the follow up shot | 4-4 |
| 15:30 | Cleveland State | William Harper can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 4-4 |
| 15:29 | Cleveland State | Robert White grabs the offensive rebound | 4-4 |
| 15:13 | Cleveland State | Robert White comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 4-4 |
| 15:12 | Cleveland State | The offensive rebound goes to Robert White | 4-4 |
| 14:55 | Cleveland State | Coy Palos makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 4-7 |
| 14:42 | Louisiana Tech | Todd Cooley knocks in the shot from the right block set up by Sean Bragdon | 6-7 |
| 14:20 | Cleveland State | Robert White misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 6-7 |
| 14:19 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Tom Coleman | 6-7 |
| 14:15 | Louisiana Tech | Tom Coleman lays it in on a nice dish by Andrew Dejesus and he's fouled by Coy Palos - foul #1 on Coy Palos, team foul #3 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Eugene Lofgren (PG), Charles Chamberlin (SG), Raymond Seiter (PF), James Durst (C) Sean Bragdon, Andrew Dejesus, Todd Cooley, James Nelson | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Carl Carpenter (PG), Justin Espinosa (SG), Derick Bruhn (SF), Robert Jones (PF), Richard Swenson (C) William Harper, James O'Connor, Robert White, Coy Palos, William Jones | |
| 14:15 | Louisiana Tech | Tom Coleman makes the free throw | 9-7 |
| 13:54 | Cleveland State | Charles Chamberlin steps in front of the Justin Espinosa pass | 9-7 |
| 13:35 | Louisiana Tech | Tom Coleman makes the floater from the baseline | 11-7 |
| 13:15 | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Tom Coleman - foul #1 on Tom Coleman, team foul #4 | 11-7 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Andrew Dejesus (SF) Tom Coleman | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 13:15 | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn misses the 1st free throw | 11-7 |
| 13:15 | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn makes the 2nd free throw | 11-8 |
| 12:59 | Louisiana Tech | Andrew Dejesus's floater is tipped away by Robert Jones | 11-8 |
| 12:57 | Cleveland State | Justin Espinosa pulls down the rebound | 11-8 |
| 12:36 | Cleveland State | Charles Chamberlin is called for the reach on Justin Espinosa - foul #1 on Charles Chamberlin, team foul #5 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Sean Bragdon (PG) Eugene Lofgren | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Coy Palos (C) Richard Swenson | |
| 12:24 | Cleveland State | Carl Carpenter misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 11-8 |
| 12:22 | Louisiana Tech | Raymond Seiter gets the rebound | 11-8 |
| 12:16 | Louisiana Tech | Raymond Seiter misses the shot in the paint but he's hacked by Carl Carpenter - foul #1 on Carl Carpenter, team foul #4 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Eugene Lofgren (PG) Charles Chamberlin | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 12:16 | Louisiana Tech | Raymond Seiter misses the 1st free throw | 11-8 |
| 12:16 | Louisiana Tech | Raymond Seiter misses the 2nd free throw | 11-8 |
| 12:16 | Cleveland State | Coy Palos grabs the defensive rebound | 11-8 |
| 12:03 | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 11-8 |
| 12:02 | Cleveland State | Coy Palos gets the offensive rebound | 11-8 |
| 11:47 | Cleveland State | Coy Palos can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Sean Bragdon - foul #2 on Sean Bragdon, team foul #6 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Charles Chamberlin (SG), Todd Cooley (C) Sean Bragdon, James Durst | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert White (SF), William Jones (C) Derick Bruhn, Robert Jones | |
| 11:47 | Cleveland State | Coy Palos makes the 1st free throw | 11-9 |
| 11:47 | Cleveland State | Coy Palos makes the 2nd free throw | 11-10 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Eugene Lofgren (fresh) SG - Charles Chamberlin (fresh) SF - Andrew Dejesus (fresh) PF - Raymond Seiter (fresh) 4 reb. C - Todd Cooley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Carl Carpenter (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Justin Espinosa (fresh) SF - Robert White (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Coy Palos (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - William Jones (fresh) | |
| 11:35 | Louisiana Tech | Todd Cooley buries a turnaround in the paint set up by Raymond Seiter | 13-10 |
| 11:15 | Cleveland State | Coy Palos misses short on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Andrew Dejesus - foul #1 on Andrew Dejesus, team foul #7 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Tom Coleman (SF), James Nelson (C) Charles Chamberlin, Raymond Seiter | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Harper (PG), James O'Connor (SG), Richard Swenson (C) Carl Carpenter, Justin Espinosa, William Jones | |
| 11:15 | Cleveland State | Coy Palos makes the 1st free throw | 13-11 |
| 11:15 | Cleveland State | Coy Palos makes the 2nd free throw | 13-12 |
| 11:00 | Louisiana Tech | Todd Cooley can't throw it down but he's fouled by Coy Palos - foul #2 on Coy Palos, team foul #5 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Ralph Watson (PF) Coy Palos | |
| 11:00 | Louisiana Tech | Todd Cooley makes the 1st free throw | 14-12 |
| 11:00 | Louisiana Tech | Todd Cooley makes the 2nd free throw | 15-12 |
| 10:41 | Cleveland State | Richard Swenson misses badly on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by James Nelson - foul #1 on James Nelson, team foul #8 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Allan Maley (PG), James Durst (C) Eugene Lofgren, James Nelson | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn (SF), Robert Jones (PF) Robert White, Ralph Watson | |
| 10:41 | Cleveland State | Richard Swenson misses the 1st free throw | 15-12 |
| 10:41 | Cleveland State | Richard Swenson makes the 2nd free throw | 15-13 |
| 10:21 | Louisiana Tech | Tom Coleman comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 15-13 |
| 10:20 | Cleveland State | Richard Swenson gets the rebound | 15-13 |
| 09:54 | Cleveland State | James O'Connor is called for traveling | 15-13 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Charles Chamberlin (SG), Raymond Seiter (PF) Andrew Dejesus, Todd Cooley | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Carl Carpenter (PG), Justin Espinosa (SG), Robert White (C) William Harper, James O'Connor, Richard Swenson | |
| 09:34 | Louisiana Tech | James Durst loses the ball out of bounds | 15-13 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Eugene Lofgren (PG) Allan Maley | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 09:09 | Cleveland State | Robert White drills a driving attempt from the left block set up by Derick Bruhn | 15-15 |
| 08:53 | Louisiana Tech | Eugene Lofgren is hacked by Justin Espinosa - foul #2 on Justin Espinosa, team foul #6 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Andrew Dejesus (SF), Todd Cooley (C) Tom Coleman, James Durst | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James O'Connor (SG), Ralph Watson (PF), William Jones (C) Justin Espinosa, Derick Bruhn, Robert Jones | |
| 08:34 | Louisiana Tech | Andrew Dejesus loses the dribble to William Jones | 15-15 |
| 08:21 | Cleveland State | Charles Chamberlin takes the ball from William Jones | 15-15 |
| 08:05 | Louisiana Tech | Todd Cooley's fadeaway is rejected by Ralph Watson | 15-15 |
| 08:04 | Louisiana Tech | Andrew Dejesus gets the offensive rebound | 15-15 |
| 07:44 | Louisiana Tech | Carl Carpenter is called for the reach on Eugene Lofgren - foul #2 on Carl Carpenter, team foul #7 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Tom Coleman (SF), James Nelson (C) Charles Chamberlin, Raymond Seiter | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Harper (PG), Richard Swenson (C) Carl Carpenter, William Jones | |
| 07:44 | Louisiana Tech | Eugene Lofgren makes the 1st free throw | 16-15 |
| 07:44 | Louisiana Tech | Eugene Lofgren misses the 2nd free throw | 16-15 |
| 07:44 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Richard Swenson | 16-15 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Eugene Lofgren (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Andrew Dejesus (fresh) SF - Tom Coleman (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Todd Cooley (fresh) 6 pts. C - James Nelson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - William Harper (fresh) SG - James O'Connor (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Robert White (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ralph Watson (fresh) C - Richard Swenson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Cleveland State | Robert White scores on a turnaround from close range | 16-17 |
| 07:04 | Louisiana Tech | Andrew Dejesus misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 16-17 |
| 07:03 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Richard Swenson | 16-17 |
| 06:45 | Cleveland State | William Harper buries a shot from the left wing | 16-19 |
| 06:19 | Louisiana Tech | Andrew Dejesus drills a jump hook from close range set up by Eugene Lofgren | 18-19 |
| 06:05 | Cleveland State | Richard Swenson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 18-19 |
| 06:03 | Cleveland State | Ralph Watson grabs the offensive board | 18-19 |
| 05:52 | Cleveland State | Ralph Watson scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side and the foul's on James Nelson - foul #2 on James Nelson, team foul #9 | 18-21 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Allan Maley (PG), Charles Chamberlin (SG), Raymond Seiter (PF), James Durst (C) Eugene Lofgren, Andrew Dejesus, Todd Cooley, James Nelson | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn (SF), Robert Jones (PF), William Jones (C) James O'Connor, Robert White, Richard Swenson | |
| 05:52 | Cleveland State | Ralph Watson makes the free throw | 18-22 |
| 05:39 | Louisiana Tech | Raymond Seiter misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 18-22 |
| 05:37 | Louisiana Tech | Raymond Seiter tips it home | 20-22 |
| 05:25 | Cleveland State | Ralph Watson misses long on a shot from the left block | 20-22 |
| 05:24 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Chamberlin grabs the defensive rebound | 20-22 |
| 05:18 | Louisiana Tech | Allan Maley clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 20-22 |
| 05:16 | Cleveland State | William Jones grabs the board | 20-22 |
| 04:57 | Cleveland State | William Harper's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Charles Chamberlin | 20-22 |
| 04:56 | Louisiana Tech | Raymond Seiter pulls down the rebound | 20-22 |
| 04:46 | Louisiana Tech | Tom Coleman blows the layup | 20-22 |
| 04:44 | Louisiana Tech | Raymond Seiter can't tip it in | 20-22 |
| 04:42 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Chamberlin tips it but misses | 20-22 |
| 04:40 | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn gets the rebound | 20-22 |
| 04:35 | Cleveland State | Ralph Watson buries a fadeaway from the left wing | 20-24 |
| 04:11 | Louisiana Tech | James Durst scores on a turnaround from the baseline | 22-24 |
| 04:05 | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn scores on a shot from close range | 22-26 |
| 04:00 | Louisiana Tech | William Jones is called for the reach on Raymond Seiter - foul #1 on William Jones, team foul #8 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Quinn (PG), Sean Bragdon (SG), Andrew Dejesus (SF) Allan Maley, Charles Chamberlin, Tom Coleman | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Carl Carpenter (PG), Justin Espinosa (SG), Richard Swenson (C) William Harper, Ralph Watson, William Jones | |
| 04:00 | Louisiana Tech | Raymond Seiter makes the 1st free throw | 23-26 |
| 04:00 | Louisiana Tech | Raymond Seiter makes the 2nd free throw | 24-26 |
| 03:46 | Cleveland State | Raymond Seiter steals the ball from Richard Swenson | 24-26 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - James Quinn (fresh) SG - Sean Bragdon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Dejesus (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Raymond Seiter (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - James Durst (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Carl Carpenter (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Justin Espinosa (fresh) SF - Derick Bruhn (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Jones (fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Swenson (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Louisiana Tech | James Quinn scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 27-26 |
| 03:13 | Cleveland State | Justin Espinosa clanks a floater from the free throw line | 27-26 |
| 03:11 | Louisiana Tech | Raymond Seiter pulls down the rebound | 27-26 |
| 02:58 | Louisiana Tech | Andrew Dejesus clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 27-26 |
| 02:57 | Cleveland State | Justin Espinosa gets the rebound | 27-26 |
| 02:52 | Cleveland State | James Durst blocks the short jumper by Derick Bruhn | 27-26 |
| 02:51 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to James Quinn | 27-26 |
| 02:33 | Louisiana Tech | James Quinn is hacked by Richard Swenson - foul #1 on Richard Swenson, team foul #9 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Tom Coleman (SF), Todd Cooley (PF), James Nelson (C) Andrew Dejesus, Raymond Seiter, James Durst | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert White (SF), Coy Palos (PF), William Jones (C) Derick Bruhn, Robert Jones, Richard Swenson | |
| 02:33 | Louisiana Tech | James Quinn makes the 1st free throw | 28-26 |
| 02:33 | Louisiana Tech | James Quinn makes the 2nd free throw | 29-26 |
| 02:13 | Cleveland State | Carl Carpenter is fouled on the floor by James Quinn - foul #3 on James Quinn, team foul #10 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Andrew Dejesus (SG) James Quinn | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 02:13 | Cleveland State | Carl Carpenter misses the 1st free throw | 29-26 |
| 02:13 | Cleveland State | Carl Carpenter makes the 2nd free throw | 29-27 |
| 02:02 | Louisiana Tech | Andrew Dejesus misses the shot from just outside the lane | 29-27 |
| 02:01 | Cleveland State | Coy Palos grabs the board | 29-27 |
| 01:38 | Cleveland State | Justin Espinosa misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-27 |
| 01:36 | Louisiana Tech | Andrew Dejesus grabs the board | 29-27 |
| 01:32 | Louisiana Tech | Tom Coleman travels with the ball | 29-27 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Eugene Lofgren (PG) Sean Bragdon | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Harper (PG) Carl Carpenter | |
| 01:15 | Cleveland State | William Harper is hacked by James Nelson - foul #3 on James Nelson, team foul #11 | 29-27 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Charles Chamberlin (SG), Raymond Seiter (PF) Andrew Dejesus, James Nelson | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James O'Connor (SG) Justin Espinosa | |
| 01:15 | Cleveland State | William Harper misses the 1st free throw | 29-27 |
| 01:15 | Cleveland State | William Harper makes the 2nd free throw | 29-28 |
| 01:05 | Louisiana Tech | Raymond Seiter misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by William Jones - foul #2 on William Jones, team foul #10 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Durst (C) Todd Cooley | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Richard Swenson (C) William Jones | |
| 01:05 | Louisiana Tech | Raymond Seiter misses the 1st free throw | 29-28 |
| 01:05 | Louisiana Tech | Raymond Seiter misses the 2nd free throw | 29-28 |
| 01:05 | Cleveland State | Richard Swenson grabs the defensive rebound | 29-28 |
| 00:47 | Cleveland State | Robert White comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 29-28 |
| 00:45 | Cleveland State | Coy Palos grabs the offensive rebound | 29-28 |
| 00:30 | Cleveland State | Coy Palos connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by James O'Connor | 29-30 |
| 00:02 | Louisiana Tech | James Durst misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Richard Swenson - foul #2 on Richard Swenson, team foul #11 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Sean Bragdon (SG), Andrew Dejesus (SF) Charles Chamberlin, Tom Coleman | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Carl Carpenter (PG), Justin Espinosa (SG), Derick Bruhn (SF), Robert Jones (PF), William Jones (C) William Harper, James O'Connor, Robert White, Coy Palos, Richard Swenson | |
| 00:02 | Louisiana Tech | James Durst misses the 1st free throw | 29-30 |
| 00:02 | Louisiana Tech | James Durst makes the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 00:00 | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 30-30 |