| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Clarence Birdwell (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jerome Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Bynum (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Patrick Walton (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Durst (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Jim Banks (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Davis (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Timothy Albro (fresh) PF - James Tickle (fresh) 2 pts. C - Curtis Benjamin (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bynum inbounds the ball | 40-35 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:57 | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Albro steps in front of the Robert Bynum pass in the backcourt | 40-35 |
| 19:34 | Niagara | Clarence Birdwell takes the ball from Jim Banks | 40-35 |
| 19:31 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Taylor hits the finger roll on a great pass from Clarence Birdwell | 42-35 |
| 19:18 | Niagara | Patrick Walton swats the short shot by James Tickle | 42-35 |
| 19:16 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Robert Bynum | 42-35 |
| 19:07 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Durst misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the baseline | 42-35 |
| 19:06 | Niagara | The rebound goes to Timothy Albro | 42-35 |
| 18:40 | Niagara | Robert Davis misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-35 |
| 18:38 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bynum grabs the defensive rebound | 42-35 |
| 18:36 | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Benjamin steals it from Robert Bynum in the backcourt | 42-35 |
| 18:25 | Niagara | Jim Banks misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Clarence Birdwell - foul #3 on Clarence Birdwell, team foul #1 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Frost (PG), John Paden (SG), Robert Bowman (SF), Jim Lin (PF) Clarence Birdwell, Jerome Taylor, Robert Bynum, Patrick Walton | |
| Subs | Niagara | Rocky Costa (SG), Christopher Garceau (SF), Stephen Schlesinger (PF), Gustavo Flores (C) Robert Davis, Timothy Albro, James Tickle, Curtis Benjamin | |
| 18:25 | Niagara | Jim Banks makes the 1st free throw | 42-36 |
| 18:25 | Niagara | Jim Banks makes the 2nd free throw | 42-37 |
| 18:06 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bowman misses the jumpshot from the left side | 42-37 |
| 18:04 | Louisiana Tech | Jim Lin grabs the offensive rebound | 42-37 |
| 17:46 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bowman clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-37 |
| 17:44 | Niagara | The rebound goes to Stephen Schlesinger | 42-37 |
| 17:40 | Niagara | Jim Banks misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 42-37 |
| 17:38 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bowman grabs the board | 42-37 |
| 17:32 | Louisiana Tech | Jim Lin drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from John Paden and he's fouled by Jim Banks - foul #2 on Jim Banks, team foul #1 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Taylor (SG) John Paden | |
| Subs | Niagara | Henry Saiz (SG) Jim Banks | |
| 17:32 | Louisiana Tech | Jim Lin makes the free throw | 45-37 |
| 17:22 | Niagara | Robert Durst swats the short shot by Gustavo Flores | 45-37 |
| 17:20 | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Frost gets the rebound | 45-37 |
| 17:04 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Taylor comes up short on the floater from close range | 45-37 |
| 17:02 | Louisiana Tech | Jim Lin tips it home | 47-37 |
| 16:42 | Niagara | Christopher Garceau misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Ronald Frost - foul #3 on Ronald Frost, team foul #2 | 47-37 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Clarence Birdwell (PG) Ronald Frost | |
| Subs | Niagara | Roosevelt Macdonald (PG), Robert Davis (SG), Timothy Albro (SF), Curtis Benjamin (C) Rocky Costa, Henry Saiz, Stephen Schlesinger, Gustavo Flores | |
| 16:42 | Niagara | Christopher Garceau misses the 1st free throw | 47-37 |
| 16:42 | Niagara | Christopher Garceau makes the 2nd free throw | 47-38 |
| 16:37 | Louisiana Tech | Clarence Birdwell is fouled in the backcourt by Roosevelt Macdonald - foul #3 on Roosevelt Macdonald, team foul #2 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Paden (SG) Jerome Taylor | |
| Subs | Niagara | Jim Banks (PG), Robert Tracy (PF) Roosevelt Macdonald, Christopher Garceau | |
| 16:27 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bowman misses short on an open 3 from the left wing | 47-38 |
| 16:26 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Durst tips it back up and in | 49-38 |
| 16:05 | Niagara | Jim Banks knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Timothy Albro | 49-40 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Clarence Birdwell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - John Paden (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Bowman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jim Lin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Durst (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Jim Banks (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Davis (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Timothy Albro (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Tracy (fresh) 2 reb. C - Curtis Benjamin (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Durst hits a turnaround in the lane set up by Clarence Birdwell | 51-40 |
| 15:30 | Niagara | Jim Banks scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-43 |
| 15:14 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Durst can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 51-43 |
| 15:13 | Niagara | Robert Tracy grabs the defensive rebound | 51-43 |
| 14:49 | Niagara | Curtis Benjamin scores on a jumper from close range on a great pass from Jim Banks | 51-45 |
| 14:27 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Durst comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Curtis Benjamin - foul #2 on Curtis Benjamin, team foul #3 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Taylor (SG), Robert Bynum (SF), Patrick Walton (PF) John Paden, Robert Bowman, Jim Lin | |
| Subs | Niagara | Rocky Costa (PG), Henry Saiz (SG), Christopher Garceau (SF), James Tickle (PF), Stephen Schlesinger (C) Jim Banks, Robert Davis, Timothy Albro, Robert Tracy, Curtis Benjamin | |
| 14:27 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Durst makes the 1st free throw | 52-45 |
| 14:27 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Durst misses the 2nd free throw | 52-45 |
| 14:27 | Niagara | Christopher Garceau snags the defensive board | 52-45 |
| 14:07 | Niagara | James Tickle loses the dribble to Jerome Taylor | 52-45 |
| 13:48 | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Walton comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 52-45 |
| 13:46 | Niagara | Stephen Schlesinger grabs the board | 52-45 |
| 13:33 | Niagara | Stephen Schlesinger scores on a turnaround from the baseline and he's fouled by Robert Durst - foul #1 on Robert Durst, team foul #3 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bowman (SF), Brian Ryan (C) Robert Bynum, Robert Durst | |
| Subs | Niagara | Roosevelt Macdonald (PG) Christopher Garceau | |
| 13:33 | Niagara | Stephen Schlesinger misses the free throw | 52-47 |
| 13:33 | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Walton gets the rebound | 52-47 |
| 13:13 | Louisiana Tech | Brian Ryan hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 52-47 |
| 13:12 | Louisiana Tech | Brian Ryan snags the offensive board | 52-47 |
| 12:56 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Taylor is hacked by Rocky Costa - foul #3 on Rocky Costa, team foul #4 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bynum (SF) Robert Bowman | |
| Subs | Niagara | Timothy Albro (SF), Gustavo Flores (C) Henry Saiz, Stephen Schlesinger | |
| 12:38 | Louisiana Tech | Brian Ryan knocks in the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Jerome Taylor | 54-47 |
| 12:21 | Niagara | The pull-up jumper by Rocky Costa is blocked by Brian Ryan | 54-47 |
| 12:19 | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Walton grabs the defensive rebound | 54-47 |
| 12:17 | Louisiana Tech | Roosevelt Macdonald picks off the pass by Jerome Taylor in the backcourt | 54-47 |
| 12:16 | Niagara | Rocky Costa lays it in set up by Roosevelt Macdonald | 54-49 |
| 12:02 | Louisiana Tech | Clarence Birdwell clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 54-49 |
| 12:01 | Louisiana Tech | Brian Ryan tips it in | 56-49 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Clarence Birdwell (tiring) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Jerome Taylor (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Bynum (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Patrick Walton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Brian Ryan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Roosevelt Macdonald (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Rocky Costa (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Timothy Albro (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Tickle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Gustavo Flores (fresh) | |
| 11:44 | Niagara | Rocky Costa loses the ball out of bounds | 56-49 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bowman (SF) Robert Bynum | |
| Subs | Niagara | Jim Banks (PG), Henry Saiz (SG), Christopher Garceau (SF), Stephen Schlesinger (PF), Curtis Benjamin (C) Roosevelt Macdonald, Rocky Costa, Timothy Albro, James Tickle, Gustavo Flores | |
| 11:15 | Louisiana Tech | Clarence Birdwell hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Jerome Taylor | 59-49 |
| 11:00 | Niagara | Jim Banks hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 59-49 |
| 10:59 | Niagara | Stephen Schlesinger tips it in | 59-51 |
| 10:34 | Louisiana Tech | Brian Ryan is hacked by Curtis Benjamin - foul #3 on Curtis Benjamin, team foul #5 | 59-51 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bynum (SF), Robert Durst (C) Robert Bowman, Brian Ryan | |
| Subs | Niagara | Robert Davis (SG), Timothy Albro (SF), James Tickle (PF), Gustavo Flores (C) Henry Saiz, Christopher Garceau, Stephen Schlesinger, Curtis Benjamin | |
| 10:07 | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Albro steals it from Patrick Walton | 59-51 |
| 09:41 | Niagara | James Tickle misses short on a jumper from the left block | 59-51 |
| 09:39 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Clarence Birdwell | 59-51 |
| 09:37 | Louisiana Tech | Jim Banks is called for the reach on Jerome Taylor in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jim Banks, team foul #6 | 59-51 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Paden (SG), Robert Bowman (SF), Jim Lin (PF) Jerome Taylor, Robert Bynum, Patrick Walton | |
| Subs | Niagara | Rocky Costa (PG), Robert Tracy (PF), Curtis Benjamin (C) Jim Banks, James Tickle, Gustavo Flores | |
| 09:20 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Durst drills a jump hook near the basket | 61-51 |
| 08:54 | Niagara | Robert Davis can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 61-51 |
| 08:53 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Durst grabs the board | 61-51 |
| 08:49 | Louisiana Tech | Clarence Birdwell is whistled for a carry | 61-51 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Taylor (SG), Robert Bynum (SF), Patrick Walton (PF), Brian Ryan (C) John Paden, Robert Bowman, Jim Lin, Robert Durst | |
| Subs | Niagara | Roosevelt Macdonald (PG), Henry Saiz (SF), Christopher Garceau (PF) Robert Davis, Timothy Albro, Robert Tracy | |
| 08:31 | Niagara | Roosevelt Macdonald misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Clarence Birdwell - foul #4 on Clarence Birdwell, team foul #4 | 61-51 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Frost (PG), Robert Durst (C) Clarence Birdwell, Brian Ryan | |
| Subs | Niagara | Stephen Schlesinger (PF) Henry Saiz | |
| 08:31 | Niagara | Roosevelt Macdonald makes the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 08:31 | Niagara | Roosevelt Macdonald misses the 2nd free throw | 61-52 |
| 08:31 | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Walton pulls down the rebound | 61-52 |
| 08:17 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Durst comes up short on the shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Stephen Schlesinger - foul #1 on Stephen Schlesinger, team foul #7 | 61-52 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bowman (SF) Robert Bynum | |
| Subs | Niagara | Jim Banks (PG), Henry Saiz (SG), Gustavo Flores (C) Roosevelt Macdonald, Rocky Costa, Curtis Benjamin | |
| 08:17 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Durst makes the 1st free throw | 62-52 |
| 08:17 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Durst makes the 2nd free throw | 63-52 |
| 07:59 | Niagara | Jerome Taylor is called for the reach on Christopher Garceau - foul #1 on Jerome Taylor, team foul #5 | 63-52 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Clarence Birdwell (PG), Robert Bynum (SF), Brian Ryan (C) Ronald Frost, Robert Bowman, Robert Durst | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 07:39 | Niagara | Stephen Schlesinger scores on a floater from close range on a nice dish by Jim Banks | 63-54 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Clarence Birdwell (tired) 8 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. SG - Jerome Taylor (tiring) 7 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Bynum (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Patrick Walton (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Brian Ryan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Jim Banks (fresh) 18 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Henry Saiz (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Christopher Garceau (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Stephen Schlesinger (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Gustavo Flores (fresh) | |
| 07:17 | Louisiana Tech | Clarence Birdwell misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 63-54 |
| 07:16 | Niagara | Gustavo Flores pulls down the rebound | 63-54 |
| 07:10 | Niagara | Henry Saiz is fouled on the floor by Brian Ryan - foul #1 on Brian Ryan, team foul #6 | 63-54 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Paden (SG), Robert Bowman (SF), Jim Lin (PF), Robert Durst (C) Jerome Taylor, Robert Bynum, Patrick Walton, Brian Ryan | |
| Subs | Niagara | Robert Davis (SG), Timothy Albro (SF), Robert Tracy (PF), Curtis Benjamin (C) Henry Saiz, Christopher Garceau, Stephen Schlesinger, Gustavo Flores | |
| 06:58 | Niagara | Robert Tracy misses short on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Robert Bowman - foul #2 on Robert Bowman, team foul #7 | 63-54 |
| 06:58 | Niagara | Robert Tracy makes the 1st free throw | 63-55 |
| 06:58 | Niagara | Robert Tracy makes the 2nd free throw | 63-56 |
| 06:56 | Louisiana Tech | Clarence Birdwell double dribbles in the backcourt | 63-56 |
| 06:40 | Niagara | Robert Davis misses the lay-in but the foul's on John Paden - foul #1 on John Paden, team foul #8 | 63-56 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Taylor (SG), Robert Bynum (SF), Patrick Walton (PF) John Paden, Robert Bowman, Jim Lin | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 06:40 | Niagara | Robert Davis makes the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 06:40 | Niagara | Robert Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| 06:38 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Taylor's pass is intercepted by Robert Davis in the backcourt | 63-58 |
| 06:14 | Niagara | Robert Tracy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-58 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Paden (SG), Robert Bowman (SF), Jim Lin (PF), Brian Ryan (C) Jerome Taylor, Robert Bynum, Patrick Walton, Robert Durst | |
| Subs | Niagara | Roosevelt Macdonald (PG), Rocky Costa (SG), James Tickle (PF) Jim Banks, Robert Davis, Robert Tracy | |
| 06:12 | Louisiana Tech | Rocky Costa steps in front of the Clarence Birdwell pass in the backcourt | 63-58 |
| 06:02 | Niagara | Rocky Costa hits a floater in the paint on a great pass from Curtis Benjamin | 63-60 |
| 05:47 | Louisiana Tech | Jim Lin hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 63-60 |
| 05:45 | Niagara | Rocky Costa grabs the defensive rebound | 63-60 |
| 05:31 | Niagara | Curtis Benjamin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-60 |
| 05:29 | Louisiana Tech | John Paden grabs the board | 63-60 |
| 05:27 | Louisiana Tech | Clarence Birdwell throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-60 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Frost (PG), Jerome Taylor (SG), Robert Bynum (SF), Patrick Walton (PF), Robert Durst (C) Clarence Birdwell, John Paden, Robert Bowman, Jim Lin, Brian Ryan | |
| Subs | Niagara | Henry Saiz (SF), Gustavo Flores (C) Timothy Albro, Curtis Benjamin | |
| 05:13 | Niagara | Rocky Costa is whistled for traveling | 63-60 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Clarence Birdwell (PG) Ronald Frost | |
| Subs | Niagara | Jim Banks (PG), Christopher Garceau (SF), Stephen Schlesinger (PF) Roosevelt Macdonald, Henry Saiz, James Tickle | |
| 05:10 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bynum loses the dribble to Jim Banks in the backcourt | 63-60 |
| 04:54 | Niagara | Rocky Costa drills a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Christopher Garceau | 63-63 |
| 04:40 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Taylor clanks a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Rocky Costa - foul #4 on Rocky Costa, team foul #8 | 63-63 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Frost (PG), Robert Bowman (SF), Brian Ryan (C) Clarence Birdwell, Robert Bynum, Robert Durst | |
| Subs | Niagara | Robert Davis (SG), Henry Saiz (SF) Rocky Costa, Gustavo Flores | |
| 04:40 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 64-63 |
| 04:40 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 65-63 |
| 04:28 | Niagara | Christopher Garceau misses short on a jumper near the basket | 65-63 |
| 04:27 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bowman grabs the defensive rebound | 65-63 |
| 04:15 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bowman comes up short on the shot from the right side but the foul's on Stephen Schlesinger - foul #2 on Stephen Schlesinger, team foul #9 | 65-63 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Clarence Birdwell (PG), Robert Durst (C) Ronald Frost, Brian Ryan | |
| Subs | Niagara | Curtis Benjamin (C) Christopher Garceau | |
| 04:15 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bowman makes the 1st free throw | 66-63 |
| 04:15 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bowman makes the 2nd free throw | 67-63 |
| 03:57 | Niagara | Jim Banks is hacked by Clarence Birdwell - foul #5 on Clarence Birdwell, team foul #9 | 67-63 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Frost (PG), Robert Bynum (SF), Jim Lin (PF) Clarence Birdwell, Robert Bowman, Patrick Walton | |
| Subs | Niagara | Robert Tracy (PF) Stephen Schlesinger | |
| 03:57 | Niagara | Jim Banks makes the 1st free throw | 67-64 |
| 03:57 | Niagara | Jim Banks makes the 2nd free throw | 67-65 |
| 03:42 | Louisiana Tech | The jumper by Jerome Taylor is denied by Curtis Benjamin | 67-65 |
| 03:40 | Niagara | Jim Banks pulls down the rebound | 67-65 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Ronald Frost (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jerome Taylor (tired) 9 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Bynum (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jim Lin (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Durst (tiring) 15 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Jim Banks (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Robert Davis (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SF - Henry Saiz (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Tracy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Curtis Benjamin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:17 | Niagara | Jerome Taylor is called for the reach on Robert Davis - foul #2 on Jerome Taylor, team foul #10 | 67-65 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Paden (SG), Robert Bowman (SF), Patrick Walton (PF), Brian Ryan (C) Jerome Taylor, Robert Bynum, Jim Lin, Robert Durst | |
| Subs | Niagara | Rocky Costa (PG), Timothy Albro (SF), James Tickle (PF), Gustavo Flores (C) Jim Banks, Henry Saiz, Robert Tracy, Curtis Benjamin | |
| 03:17 | Niagara | Robert Davis misses the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 03:17 | Niagara | Robert Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 67-66 |
| 03:04 | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Frost makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Patrick Walton | 70-66 |
| 02:41 | Niagara | Brian Ryan swats the layup by James Tickle | 70-66 |
| 02:39 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bowman gets the rebound | 70-66 |
| 02:13 | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Walton's dunk attempt is rejected by James Tickle | 70-66 |
| 02:12 | Niagara | James Tickle gets the rebound | 70-66 |
| 01:51 | Niagara | James Tickle scores on a fadeaway from the right block set up by Timothy Albro | 70-68 |
| 01:51 | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-68 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Taylor (SG), Robert Bynum (SF), Robert Durst (C) John Paden, Robert Bowman, Brian Ryan | |
| Subs | Niagara | Jim Banks (PG), Curtis Benjamin (C) Rocky Costa, Gustavo Flores | |
| 01:37 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bynum is fouled on the floor by Timothy Albro - foul #3 on Timothy Albro, team foul #10 | 70-68 |
| 01:37 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bynum makes the 1st free throw | 71-68 |
| 01:37 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bynum makes the 2nd free throw | 72-68 |
| 01:17 | Niagara | Robert Davis is whistled for a carry | 72-68 |
| 00:59 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bynum throws a bad pass out of bounds | 72-68 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:41 | Niagara | Robert Davis misses the lay-in | 72-68 |
| 00:40 | Niagara | Curtis Benjamin tips it back up and in | 72-70 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:13 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Taylor's pass is intercepted by Curtis Benjamin | 72-70 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:04 | Niagara | Jim Banks buries a floater from close range on a nice dish by Timothy Albro | 72-72 |
| 00:04 | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-72 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Taylor comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 72-72 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Ronald Frost (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jerome Taylor (tiring) 9 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Bynum (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Patrick Walton (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Durst (tiring) 15 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Jim Banks (fresh) 22 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Robert Davis (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. SF - Timothy Albro (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - James Tickle (tiring) 4 pts. C - Curtis Benjamin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Durst wins the tip | 72-72 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:58 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Davis is called for the reach on Jerome Taylor in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Davis, team foul #11 | 72-72 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bowman (SF), Jim Lin (PF), Brian Ryan (C) Robert Bynum, Patrick Walton, Robert Durst | |
| Subs | Niagara | Rocky Costa (SG), Christopher Garceau (SF), Stephen Schlesinger (PF), Gustavo Flores (C) Robert Davis, Timothy Albro, James Tickle, Curtis Benjamin | |
| 04:58 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 73-72 |
| 04:58 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 74-72 |
| 04:38 | Niagara | Rocky Costa is fouled on the floor by Jim Lin - foul #1 on Jim Lin, team foul #11 | 74-72 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Paden (SG), Robert Bynum (SF) Jerome Taylor, Robert Bowman | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 04:38 | Niagara | Rocky Costa misses the 1st free throw | 74-72 |
| 04:38 | Niagara | Rocky Costa makes the 2nd free throw | 74-73 |
| 04:25 | Louisiana Tech | Jim Lin is open but comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 74-73 |
| 04:23 | Niagara | Stephen Schlesinger gets the rebound | 74-73 |
| 04:08 | Niagara | Rocky Costa buries a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Jim Banks | 74-75 |
| 03:49 | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Frost can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 74-75 |
| 03:48 | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Frost pulls down the offensive rebound | 74-75 |
| 03:37 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bynum comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 74-75 |
| 03:35 | Niagara | Stephen Schlesinger grabs the board | 74-75 |
| 03:15 | Niagara | Christopher Garceau misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 74-75 |
| 03:14 | Louisiana Tech | John Paden grabs the board | 74-75 |
| 02:48 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bynum misses short on an open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 74-75 |
| 02:47 | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Frost tips it but misses | 74-75 |
| 02:45 | Niagara | Stephen Schlesinger grabs the board | 74-75 |
| 02:45 | Niagara | Niagara calls a full timeout (2 :30 4 full remaining) | 74-75 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Taylor (SG), Robert Bowman (SF), Patrick Walton (PF), Robert Durst (C) John Paden, Robert Bynum, Jim Lin, Brian Ryan | |
| Subs | Niagara | Robert Davis (SG), Timothy Albro (SF), Robert Tracy (PF), Curtis Benjamin (C) Rocky Costa, Christopher Garceau, Stephen Schlesinger, Gustavo Flores | |
| 02:23 | Niagara | Curtis Benjamin can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 74-75 |
| 02:21 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Patrick Walton | 74-75 |
| 01:59 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bowman buries a 3 from straight away set up by Ronald Frost | 77-75 |
| 01:40 | Niagara | Jerome Taylor takes the ball from Jim Banks | 77-75 |
| 01:36 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Taylor lays it in | 79-75 |
| 01:21 | Niagara | Timothy Albro buries a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Davis | 79-77 |
| 01:08 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Taylor can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the right corner | 79-77 |
| 01:07 | Niagara | Timothy Albro snags the defensive board | 79-77 |
| 00:52 | Niagara | Curtis Benjamin loses the ball out of bounds | 79-77 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bynum (SF) Robert Bowman | |
| Subs | Niagara | James Tickle (PF) Robert Tracy | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Ronald Frost (tiring) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jerome Taylor (tiring) 13 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SF - Robert Bynum (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Patrick Walton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Durst (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Jim Banks (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Robert Davis (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Timothy Albro (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - James Tickle (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Curtis Benjamin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:27 | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Frost's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 79-77 |
| 00:07 | Niagara | Curtis Benjamin is hacked by Jerome Taylor - foul #3 on Jerome Taylor, team foul #12 | 79-77 |
| 00:07 | Niagara | Curtis Benjamin makes the 1st free throw | 79-78 |
| 00:07 | Niagara | Curtis Benjamin makes the 2nd free throw | 79-79 |
| 00:07 | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech calls a :30 timeout (4 full remaining) | 79-79 |
| 00:05 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Taylor is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Davis - foul #2 on Robert Davis, team foul #12 | 79-79 |
| 00:05 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 80-79 |
| 00:05 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 80-79 |
| 00:05 | Niagara | James Tickle gets the rebound | 80-79 |
| 00:05 | Niagara | Niagara calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 80-79 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Niagara | Curtis Benjamin clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 80-79 |