| Lineup | Wartburg | PG - Randy Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Legler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Pepe (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dikembe Abu (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Fyodor Zwolski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana | PG - Bryant Delong (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Moffatt (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Horace Nickerson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Allen Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. C - Earl Barnett (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana | Horace Nickerson inbounds the ball | 26-30 |
| Game Plan | Wartburg | Wartburg is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana | Louisiana is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:37 | Louisiana | Horace Nickerson can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 26-30 |
| 19:36 | Louisiana | Allen Rogers pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-30 |
| 19:11 | Louisiana | Horace Nickerson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-30 |
| 18:42 | Wartburg | Richard Pepe splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from the right wing | 26-30 |
| 18:40 | Louisiana | Bryant Delong gets the rebound | 26-30 |
| 18:24 | Louisiana | Joshua Moffatt drills a jump hook near the basket set up by Earl Barnett and he's fouled by Daniel Legler - foul #2 on Daniel Legler, team foul #1 | 26-32 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Jon Barnes (PG), Joaquin Hernandez (SG) Randy Williams, Daniel Legler | |
| Subs | Louisiana | | |
| 18:24 | Louisiana | Joshua Moffatt makes the free throw | 26-33 |
| 17:58 | Wartburg | Dikembe Abu misses badly on the uncontested driving attempt from the right block | 26-33 |
| 17:57 | Wartburg | Fyodor Zwolski grabs the offensive rebound | 26-33 |
| 17:49 | Wartburg | Fyodor Zwolski comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 26-33 |
| 17:48 | Wartburg | Fyodor Zwolski tips it home | 28-33 |
| 17:43 | Louisiana | Horace Nickerson is fouled in the backcourt by Joaquin Hernandez - foul #1 on Joaquin Hernandez, team foul #2 | 28-33 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Paul Billie (SF), Anthony Sheehy (PF), Kevin Cox (C) Richard Pepe, Dikembe Abu, Fyodor Zwolski | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Floyd Lightsey (PG), John Winbush (SG), Randy Black (PF), Claude Dunbar (C) Bryant Delong, Joshua Moffatt, Allen Rogers, Earl Barnett | |
| 17:22 | Louisiana | Claude Dunbar is whistled for a carry | 28-33 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Randy Williams (PG) Jon Barnes | |
| Subs | Louisiana | | |
| 17:05 | Wartburg | Joaquin Hernandez misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by John Winbush - foul #2 on John Winbush, team foul #1 | 28-33 |
| Subs | Wartburg | | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Harry Meadows (SF) Horace Nickerson | |
| 17:05 | Wartburg | Joaquin Hernandez makes the 1st free throw | 29-33 |
| 17:05 | Wartburg | Joaquin Hernandez misses the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| 17:05 | Louisiana | Claude Dunbar grabs the defensive rebound | 29-33 |
| 17:03 | Louisiana | Claude Dunbar loses the dribble to Joaquin Hernandez in the backcourt | 29-33 |
| 16:47 | Wartburg | Randy Williams drills a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Kevin Cox | 31-33 |
| 16:41 | Louisiana | Claude Dunbar drills a jump hook near the basket set up by John Winbush | 31-35 |
| 16:27 | Wartburg | Kevin Cox hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Claude Dunbar - foul #2 on Claude Dunbar, team foul #2 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Jon Barnes (PG), Daniel Legler (SG), Richard Pepe (SF), Dikembe Abu (PF) Randy Williams, Joaquin Hernandez, Paul Billie, Anthony Sheehy | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Bryant Delong (PG), Joshua Moffatt (SG) Floyd Lightsey, John Winbush | |
| 16:27 | Wartburg | Kevin Cox makes the 1st free throw | 32-35 |
| 16:27 | Wartburg | Kevin Cox misses the 2nd free throw | 32-35 |
| 16:27 | Louisiana | Claude Dunbar snags the defensive board | 32-35 |
| 15:59 | Louisiana | Joshua Moffatt connects on the driving attempt in the lane | 32-37 |
| Lineup | Wartburg | PG - Jon Barnes (fresh) SG - Daniel Legler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Pepe (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dikembe Abu (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Cox (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana | PG - Bryant Delong (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Moffatt (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harry Meadows (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randy Black (fresh) 3 reb. C - Claude Dunbar (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Wartburg | Kevin Cox hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Dikembe Abu | 34-37 |
| 15:05 | Louisiana | Bryant Delong's pass is intercepted by Kevin Cox | 34-37 |
| 14:50 | Wartburg | Kevin Cox is fouled on the floor by Claude Dunbar - foul #3 on Claude Dunbar, team foul #3 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Randy Williams (PG), Joaquin Hernandez (SG), Paul Billie (SF), Anthony Sheehy (PF), Fyodor Zwolski (C) Jon Barnes, Daniel Legler, Richard Pepe, Dikembe Abu, Kevin Cox | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Floyd Lightsey (PG), John Winbush (SG), Horace Nickerson (SF), Kelly Wark (PF), Earl Barnett (C) Bryant Delong, Joshua Moffatt, Harry Meadows, Randy Black, Claude Dunbar | |
| 14:31 | Wartburg | Fyodor Zwolski is hacked by Earl Barnett - foul #1 on Earl Barnett, team foul #4 | 34-37 |
| 14:18 | Wartburg | Paul Billie scores on a runner in the paint on a great pass from Fyodor Zwolski out of a doubleteam | 36-37 |
| 13:52 | Louisiana | Horace Nickerson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Anthony Sheehy - foul #1 on Anthony Sheehy, team foul #3 | 36-37 |
| 13:52 | Louisiana | Horace Nickerson makes the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 13:52 | Louisiana | Horace Nickerson makes the 2nd free throw | 36-39 |
| 13:31 | Wartburg | Kelly Wark swats the short shot by Paul Billie | 36-39 |
| 13:30 | Louisiana | Earl Barnett snags the defensive board | 36-39 |
| 13:01 | Louisiana | Earl Barnett misses the wide open jumper from the right wing | 36-39 |
| 13:00 | Wartburg | Fyodor Zwolski gets the rebound | 36-39 |
| 12:41 | Wartburg | Paul Billie is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Paul Billie, team foul #4 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Jon Barnes (PG), Daniel Legler (SG), Richard Pepe (SF), Dikembe Abu (PF), Kevin Cox (C) Randy Williams, Joaquin Hernandez, Paul Billie, Anthony Sheehy, Fyodor Zwolski | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Bryant Delong (PG), Joshua Moffatt (SG), Allen Rogers (PF) Floyd Lightsey, John Winbush, Kelly Wark | |
| 12:16 | Louisiana | Bryant Delong makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 36-42 |
| 12:01 | Wartburg | Daniel Legler can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-42 |
| 11:59 | Louisiana | Earl Barnett grabs the board | 36-42 |
| Lineup | Wartburg | PG - Jon Barnes (fresh) SG - Daniel Legler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Pepe (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dikembe Abu (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Cox (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana | PG - Bryant Delong (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Moffatt (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Horace Nickerson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Allen Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. C - Earl Barnett (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:54 | Louisiana | Jon Barnes is called for the reach on Horace Nickerson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jon Barnes, team foul #5 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Randy Williams (PG) Jon Barnes | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Harry Meadows (SF), Randy Black (C) Horace Nickerson, Earl Barnett | |
| 11:33 | Louisiana | Allen Rogers misses the floater from the left wing | 36-42 |
| 11:31 | Wartburg | The rebound goes to Richard Pepe | 36-42 |
| 11:08 | Wartburg | Dikembe Abu is open and buries a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Richard Pepe | 38-42 |
| 10:53 | Louisiana | Kevin Cox steps in front of the Bryant Delong pass | 38-42 |
| 10:34 | Wartburg | Randy Williams makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 40-42 |
| 10:30 | Louisiana | Harry Meadows is called for traveling in the backcourt | 40-42 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Joaquin Hernandez (SG), Paul Billie (SF), Anthony Sheehy (PF), Fyodor Zwolski (C) Daniel Legler, Richard Pepe, Dikembe Abu, Kevin Cox | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Floyd Lightsey (PG), John Winbush (SG), Horace Nickerson (SF), Kelly Wark (PF), Claude Dunbar (C) Bryant Delong, Joshua Moffatt, Harry Meadows, Allen Rogers, Randy Black | |
| 10:19 | Wartburg | Fyodor Zwolski's fadeaway is rejected by Horace Nickerson | 40-42 |
| 10:18 | Wartburg | Fyodor Zwolski pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-42 |
| 10:12 | Wartburg | Joaquin Hernandez misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-42 |
| 10:11 | Louisiana | Horace Nickerson gets the rebound | 40-42 |
| 09:47 | Louisiana | Claude Dunbar jams the wide open dunk on a great pass from Floyd Lightsey | 40-44 |
| 09:24 | Wartburg | Anthony Sheehy jams the wide open dunk on a nice dish by Joaquin Hernandez | 42-44 |
| 09:04 | Louisiana | Horace Nickerson is hacked by Paul Billie - foul #3 on Paul Billie, team foul #6 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Jon Barnes (PG), Darrell Grimes (SG), Richard Pepe (SF), Dikembe Abu (PF) Randy Williams, Joaquin Hernandez, Paul Billie, Anthony Sheehy | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Bryant Delong (PG), Joshua Moffatt (SG), Allen Rogers (PF), Earl Barnett (C) Floyd Lightsey, John Winbush, Kelly Wark, Claude Dunbar | |
| 08:46 | Louisiana | Horace Nickerson blows the layup | 42-44 |
| 08:45 | Wartburg | The rebound goes to Darrell Grimes | 42-44 |
| 08:25 | Wartburg | Dikembe Abu scores on a floater from the right wing set up by Darrell Grimes | 44-44 |
| 07:57 | Louisiana | Horace Nickerson is alone and drills a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Allen Rogers | 44-46 |
| Lineup | Wartburg | PG - Jon Barnes (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Darrell Grimes (fresh) SF - Richard Pepe (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Dikembe Abu (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Fyodor Zwolski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana | PG - Bryant Delong (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Moffatt (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Horace Nickerson (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Allen Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. C - Earl Barnett (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:47 | Wartburg | Darrell Grimes drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Dikembe Abu | 47-46 |
| 07:23 | Louisiana | Horace Nickerson hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Joshua Moffatt | 47-48 |
| 07:02 | Wartburg | Darrell Grimes comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-48 |
| 07:01 | Louisiana | Horace Nickerson pulls down the rebound | 47-48 |
| 06:55 | Louisiana | Joshua Moffatt comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-48 |
| 06:53 | Louisiana | Earl Barnett grabs the offensive board | 47-48 |
| 06:36 | Louisiana | Horace Nickerson scores on a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Bryant Delong | 47-50 |
| 06:18 | Wartburg | Darrell Grimes is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Darrell Grimes, team foul #7 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Daniel Legler (PG), Joaquin Hernandez (SG), Paul Billie (SF), Anthony Sheehy (PF), Kevin Cox (C) Jon Barnes, Darrell Grimes, Richard Pepe, Dikembe Abu, Fyodor Zwolski | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Floyd Lightsey (PG), John Winbush (SG), Harry Meadows (SF), Kelly Wark (PF), Claude Dunbar (C) Bryant Delong, Joshua Moffatt, Horace Nickerson, Allen Rogers, Earl Barnett | |
| 05:52 | Louisiana | John Winbush misses the jumper from close range | 47-50 |
| 05:51 | Louisiana | Claude Dunbar pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-50 |
| 05:30 | Louisiana | Harry Meadows clanks a floater from the right wing | 47-50 |
| 05:29 | Wartburg | Kevin Cox grabs the board | 47-50 |
| 05:24 | Wartburg | Joaquin Hernandez hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Daniel Legler | 50-50 |
| 05:20 | Louisiana | John Winbush throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-50 |
| 05:09 | Wartburg | Anthony Sheehy is fouled on the floor by Kelly Wark - foul #4 on Kelly Wark, team foul #5 | 50-50 |
| 04:53 | Wartburg | Kevin Cox misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 50-50 |
| 04:51 | Louisiana | Claude Dunbar grabs the board | 50-50 |
| 04:45 | Louisiana | Kelly Wark misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 50-50 |
| 04:44 | Wartburg | Kevin Cox gets the rebound | 50-50 |
| 04:33 | Wartburg | Kevin Cox knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Daniel Legler and he's hacked by Claude Dunbar - foul #4 on Claude Dunbar, team foul #6 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Randy Williams (PG), Darrell Grimes (SG), Daniel Smith (SF), Dikembe Abu (PF) Daniel Legler, Joaquin Hernandez, Paul Billie, Anthony Sheehy | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Bryant Delong (PG), Joshua Moffatt (SG), Horace Nickerson (SF), Randy Black (C) Floyd Lightsey, John Winbush, Harry Meadows, Claude Dunbar | |
| 04:33 | Wartburg | Kevin Cox misses the free throw | 52-50 |
| 04:33 | Louisiana | Kelly Wark snags the defensive board | 52-50 |
| 04:13 | Louisiana | Joshua Moffatt misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-50 |
| 04:11 | Wartburg | The rebound goes to Kevin Cox | 52-50 |
| 03:51 | Wartburg | Dikembe Abu can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 52-50 |
| 03:49 | Louisiana | Kelly Wark grabs the defensive rebound | 52-50 |
| Lineup | Wartburg | PG - Randy Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Darrell Grimes (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Daniel Smith (fresh) PF - Dikembe Abu (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Cox (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana | PG - Bryant Delong (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua Moffatt (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Horace Nickerson (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. PF - Kelly Wark (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Randy Black (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Louisiana | Bryant Delong connects on the open 3 from straight away | 52-53 |
| 03:01 | Wartburg | Randy Williams misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 52-53 |
| 02:59 | Wartburg | The offensive rebound goes to Darrell Grimes | 52-53 |
| 02:59 | Wartburg | Wartburg calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-53 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Daniel Legler (SG), Richard Pepe (SF), Fyodor Zwolski (C) Darrell Grimes, Daniel Smith, Kevin Cox | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Allen Rogers (PF), Earl Barnett (C) Kelly Wark, Randy Black | |
| 02:45 | Wartburg | Fyodor Zwolski hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 52-53 |
| 02:44 | Wartburg | Richard Pepe grabs the offensive board | 52-53 |
| 02:28 | Wartburg | Fyodor Zwolski is denied on a layup by Earl Barnett | 52-53 |
| 02:27 | Louisiana | Horace Nickerson pulls down the rebound | 52-53 |
| 02:24 | Louisiana | Bryant Delong travels in the backcourt | 52-53 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Jon Barnes (PG) Randy Williams | |
| Subs | Louisiana | | |
| 02:08 | Wartburg | Dikembe Abu knocks in the jumper near the basket set up by Jon Barnes | 54-53 |
| 02:06 | Louisiana | Joshua Moffatt loses the dribble to Jon Barnes in the backcourt | 54-53 |
| 01:54 | Wartburg | Daniel Legler's pass is intercepted by Horace Nickerson | 54-53 |
| 01:51 | Louisiana | Joshua Moffatt dunks the ball on a nice dish by Horace Nickerson | 54-55 |
| 01:32 | Wartburg | Fyodor Zwolski loses the ball out of bounds | 54-55 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Randy Williams (PG) Jon Barnes | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Kelly Wark (PF) Allen Rogers | |
| 01:28 | Louisiana | Randy Williams picks off the pass by Bryant Delong in the backcourt | 54-55 |
| 01:27 | Wartburg | Randy Williams banks in the layup | 56-55 |
| 01:07 | Louisiana | Joshua Moffatt can't connect on an uncontested turnaround from close range | 56-55 |
| 01:06 | Louisiana | Earl Barnett pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-55 |
| 00:45 | Louisiana | Kelly Wark connects on the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Bryant Delong | 56-57 |
| 00:18 | Wartburg | Richard Pepe hits a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Randy Williams | 58-57 |
| 00:16 | Louisiana | Randy Williams steals the ball from Joshua Moffatt in the backcourt | 58-57 |
| Game Plan | Wartburg | Wartburg is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana | Louisiana is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:14 | Wartburg | Daniel Legler is hacked by Bryant Delong - foul #3 on Bryant Delong, team foul #7 | 58-57 |
| 00:14 | Wartburg | Daniel Legler misses the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 00:14 | Louisiana | Earl Barnett snags the defensive board | 58-57 |
| 00:02 | Louisiana | Joshua Moffatt misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 58-57 |
| 00:01 | Wartburg | Richard Pepe snags the defensive board | 58-57 |
| 00:00 | Wartburg | Richard Pepe runs out the clock | 58-57 |