| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - David Holding (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Coomer (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. SF - Ronald Agin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Korth (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Glenn Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Clarence Birdwell (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. SG - Jerome Taylor (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Bynum (fresh) PF - Patrick Walton (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Durst (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ronald Agin inbounds the ball | 35-36 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:50 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jerome Taylor steals the ball from David Holding | 35-36 |
| 19:47 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Taylor hits the finger roll | 35-38 |
| 19:33 | Mississippi Valley St. | Clarence Birdwell is called for the reach on David Holding - foul #3 on Clarence Birdwell, team foul #1 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Frost (PG), James Feely (SG) Clarence Birdwell, Jerome Taylor | |
| 19:24 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Coomer scores on a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Glenn Nelson | 37-38 |
| 19:14 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bynum jams it on a great pass from Ronald Frost and he's fouled by David Holding - foul #2 on David Holding, team foul #1 | 37-40 |
| 19:14 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bynum makes the free throw | 37-41 |
| 18:52 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Bynum takes the ball from David Holding | 37-41 |
| 18:47 | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Walton lays it in set up by Robert Bynum | 37-43 |
| 18:26 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Holding misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 37-43 |
| 18:25 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bynum grabs the defensive rebound | 37-43 |
| 18:05 | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Walton drills a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Ronald Frost | 37-45 |
| 17:46 | Mississippi Valley St. | Glenn Nelson is alone and drills a floater from the right block on a great pass from David Holding | 39-45 |
| 17:31 | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Frost makes the wide open fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Robert Bynum | 39-47 |
| 17:16 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Coomer misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-47 |
| 17:14 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Durst gets the rebound | 39-47 |
| 16:48 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Durst hits a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Ronald Frost | 39-49 |
| 16:26 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Coomer misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Robert Bynum - foul #3 on Robert Bynum, team foul #2 | 39-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Mark Helfrich (PG), Nicholas Anderson (SG), Christopher Kondo (PF), Charles Wingfield (C) David Holding, Ronald Agin, George Korth, Glenn Nelson | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Taylor (SG), Robert Bowman (SF), Jim Lin (PF), Brian Ryan (C) James Feely, Robert Bynum, Patrick Walton, Robert Durst | |
| 16:26 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Coomer makes the 1st free throw | 40-49 |
| 16:26 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Coomer makes the 2nd free throw | 41-49 |
| 16:15 | Louisiana Tech | Jim Lin misses the wide open fadeaway from the right side | 41-49 |
| 16:14 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to Charles Wingfield | 41-49 |
| 16:08 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Bowman is called for the reach on Christopher Kondo - foul #2 on Robert Bowman, team foul #3 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Charles Cox (C) Michael Coomer | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 15:53 | Mississippi Valley St. | Nicholas Anderson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-49 |
| 15:51 | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Frost pulls down the rebound | 41-49 |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Mark Helfrich (fresh) SG - Nicholas Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Charles Wingfield (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Christopher Kondo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Cox (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Ronald Frost (tiring) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jerome Taylor (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Bowman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jim Lin (fresh) 2 reb. C - Brian Ryan (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Louisiana Tech | Jim Lin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Andrew Brown (SG) Nicholas Anderson | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Clarence Birdwell (PG), Robert Bynum (SF), Patrick Walton (PF) Ronald Frost, Robert Bowman, Jim Lin | |
| 15:32 | Mississippi Valley St. | Christopher Kondo misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-49 |
| 15:30 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Brian Ryan | 41-49 |
| 15:11 | Louisiana Tech | Clarence Birdwell makes the wide open 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Jerome Taylor | 41-52 |
| 15:05 | Mississippi Valley St. | Charles Cox's floater is tipped away by Brian Ryan | 41-52 |
| 15:04 | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Walton grabs the board | 41-52 |
| 14:46 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Taylor is wide open but clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 41-52 |
| 14:45 | Louisiana Tech | Clarence Birdwell grabs the offensive rebound | 41-52 |
| 14:31 | Louisiana Tech | Brian Ryan hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 41-52 |
| 14:30 | Louisiana Tech | Clarence Birdwell tips it back up and in | 41-54 |
| 14:08 | Mississippi Valley St. | Christopher Kondo misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 41-54 |
| 14:07 | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Walton gets the rebound | 41-54 |
| 13:47 | Louisiana Tech | Clarence Birdwell comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 41-54 |
| 13:45 | Mississippi Valley St. | Christopher Kondo grabs the board | 41-54 |
| 13:29 | Mississippi Valley St. | Charles Wingfield is fouled on the floor by Patrick Walton - foul #1 on Patrick Walton, team foul #4 | 41-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Roy Stepnoski (PG), Nicholas Anderson (SG), Ronald Agin (SF), George Korth (PF), Glenn Nelson (C) Mark Helfrich, Andrew Brown, Charles Wingfield, Christopher Kondo, Charles Cox | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Jim Lin (PF), Robert Durst (C) Patrick Walton, Brian Ryan | |
| 13:22 | Mississippi Valley St. | George Korth comes up short on the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Jerome Taylor - foul #2 on Jerome Taylor, team foul #5 | 41-54 |
| 13:22 | Mississippi Valley St. | George Korth misses the 1st free throw | 41-54 |
| 13:22 | Mississippi Valley St. | George Korth misses the 2nd free throw | 41-54 |
| 13:22 | Louisiana Tech | Jim Lin grabs the board | 41-54 |
| 13:04 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Durst loses the dribble to Ronald Agin | 41-54 |
| 12:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | Glenn Nelson lays it up and in and the foul's on Robert Durst - foul #1 on Robert Durst, team foul #6 | 43-54 |
| 12:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | Glenn Nelson makes the free throw | 44-54 |
| 12:43 | Louisiana Tech | Roy Stepnoski takes the ball from Jim Lin in the backcourt | 44-54 |
| 12:30 | Mississippi Valley St. | Roy Stepnoski connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Nicholas Anderson | 47-54 |
| 12:09 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bynum is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on Robert Bynum, team foul #7 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | David Holding (PG), Andrew Brown (SG) Roy Stepnoski, Nicholas Anderson | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bowman (SF), Patrick Walton (PF), Brian Ryan (C) Robert Bynum, Jim Lin, Robert Durst | |
| 11:54 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ronald Agin misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-54 |
| 11:53 | Mississippi Valley St. | Glenn Nelson hits the follow up shot | 49-54 |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - David Holding (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ronald Agin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Korth (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Glenn Nelson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Clarence Birdwell (tiring) 17 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. SG - Jerome Taylor (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Bowman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Patrick Walton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Brian Ryan (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:37 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Taylor comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-54 |
| 11:35 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bowman pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-54 |
| 11:23 | Louisiana Tech | Clarence Birdwell misses short on an open pull-up jumper from the left wing | 49-54 |
| 11:21 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to Glenn Nelson | 49-54 |
| 11:04 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ronald Agin shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-54 |
| 11:02 | Louisiana Tech | Clarence Birdwell grabs the board | 49-54 |
| 10:58 | Louisiana Tech | Andrew Brown steps in front of the Clarence Birdwell pass in the backcourt | 49-54 |
| 10:55 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Holding hits the finger roll on a great pass from Andrew Brown | 51-54 |
| 10:36 | Louisiana Tech | Clarence Birdwell misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 51-54 |
| 10:35 | Mississippi Valley St. | Glenn Nelson snags the defensive board | 51-54 |
| 10:28 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jerome Taylor steals the ball from Andrew Brown | 51-54 |
| 10:26 | Louisiana Tech | Clarence Birdwell is hacked by Andrew Brown in the backcourt - foul #4 on Andrew Brown, team foul #2 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Roy Stepnoski (PG), Michael Coomer (SG), Christopher Kondo (PF), Charles Cox (C) David Holding, Andrew Brown, George Korth, Glenn Nelson | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Feely (SG), Jim Lin (PF), Robert Durst (C) Jerome Taylor, Patrick Walton, Brian Ryan | |
| 10:14 | Louisiana Tech | Clarence Birdwell drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 51-56 |
| 09:59 | Mississippi Valley St. | Christopher Kondo is called for traveling | 51-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Nicholas Anderson (SG), Charles Wingfield (C) Ronald Agin, Charles Cox | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 09:57 | Louisiana Tech | James Feely is hacked by Nicholas Anderson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Nicholas Anderson, team foul #3 | 51-56 |
| 09:46 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Durst comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Nicholas Anderson - foul #2 on Nicholas Anderson, team foul #4 | 51-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Taylor (SG), Patrick Walton (PF) James Feely, Jim Lin | |
| 09:46 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Durst makes the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 09:46 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Durst makes the 2nd free throw | 51-58 |
| 09:25 | Mississippi Valley St. | Patrick Walton is called for the reach on Christopher Kondo - foul #2 on Patrick Walton, team foul #8 | 51-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Mark Helfrich (PG), Charles Cox (C) Roy Stepnoski, Nicholas Anderson | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Feely (SG), Jim Lin (PF) Jerome Taylor, Patrick Walton | |
| 09:25 | Mississippi Valley St. | Christopher Kondo makes the 1st free throw | 52-58 |
| 09:25 | Mississippi Valley St. | Christopher Kondo makes the 2nd free throw | 53-58 |
| 09:18 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bowman's pass is intercepted by Michael Coomer in the backcourt | 53-58 |
| 08:57 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Coomer clanks a shot from the left side | 53-58 |
| 08:55 | Mississippi Valley St. | Charles Wingfield grabs the offensive rebound | 53-58 |
| 08:45 | Mississippi Valley St. | Charles Wingfield knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Mark Helfrich | 55-58 |
| 08:28 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Durst misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 55-58 |
| 08:26 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Durst hits the follow up shot | 55-60 |
| 08:14 | Mississippi Valley St. | Charles Cox misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 55-60 |
| 08:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | Charles Wingfield pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-60 |
| 08:06 | Mississippi Valley St. | Christopher Kondo misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 55-60 |
| 08:05 | Mississippi Valley St. | Charles Cox tips it but misses | 55-60 |
| 08:03 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bowman snags the defensive board | 55-60 |
| 07:58 | Louisiana Tech | Clarence Birdwell misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Christopher Kondo - foul #2 on Christopher Kondo, team foul #5 | 55-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Roy Stepnoski (PG), Nicholas Anderson (SG), Ronald Agin (SF), George Korth (PF), Glenn Nelson (C) Mark Helfrich, Michael Coomer, Charles Wingfield, Christopher Kondo, Charles Cox | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Taylor (SG), Robert Bynum (SF), Patrick Walton (PF), Brian Ryan (C) James Feely, Robert Bowman, Jim Lin, Robert Durst | |
| 07:58 | Louisiana Tech | Clarence Birdwell misses the 1st free throw | 55-60 |
| 07:58 | Louisiana Tech | Clarence Birdwell misses the 2nd free throw | 55-60 |
| 07:58 | Mississippi Valley St. | George Korth pulls down the rebound | 55-60 |
| 07:46 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ronald Agin knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Nicholas Anderson | 58-60 |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Roy Stepnoski (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Nicholas Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ronald Agin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Korth (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Glenn Nelson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Clarence Birdwell (tired) 19 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. SG - Jerome Taylor (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Robert Bynum (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Patrick Walton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Brian Ryan (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:30 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Taylor scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 58-62 |
| 07:15 | Mississippi Valley St. | Nicholas Anderson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Jerome Taylor - foul #3 on Jerome Taylor, team foul #9 | 58-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | David Holding (PG) Roy Stepnoski | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Frost (PG), Robert Durst (C) Clarence Birdwell, Brian Ryan | |
| 07:15 | Mississippi Valley St. | Nicholas Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 07:15 | Mississippi Valley St. | Nicholas Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 58-62 |
| 07:15 | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Walton grabs the defensive rebound | 58-62 |
| 06:59 | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Walton loses the dribble to David Holding | 58-62 |
| 06:35 | Mississippi Valley St. | Glenn Nelson blows the layup | 58-62 |
| 06:33 | Mississippi Valley St. | Nicholas Anderson misses the tip | 58-62 |
| 06:31 | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Walton snags the defensive board | 58-62 |
| 06:10 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bynum is hacked by Ronald Agin - foul #2 on Ronald Agin, team foul #6 | 58-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Mark Helfrich (PG), Andrew Brown (SG), Michael Coomer (SF), Christopher Kondo (PF), Charles Cox (C) David Holding, Nicholas Anderson, Ronald Agin, George Korth, Glenn Nelson | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Clarence Birdwell (PG), Brian Ryan (C) Ronald Frost, Robert Durst | |
| 05:58 | Louisiana Tech | Clarence Birdwell hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from just outside the lane | 58-62 |
| 05:57 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to Michael Coomer | 58-62 |
| 05:50 | Mississippi Valley St. | Christopher Kondo clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-62 |
| 05:48 | Louisiana Tech | Brian Ryan snags the defensive board | 58-62 |
| 05:37 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Taylor drills a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Clarence Birdwell | 58-64 |
| 05:20 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Bynum is called for the reach on Michael Coomer - foul #5 on Robert Bynum, team foul #10 | 58-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Roy Stepnoski (PG) Mark Helfrich | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Feely (SG), Robert Bowman (SF), Robert Durst (C) Jerome Taylor, Robert Bynum, Brian Ryan | |
| 05:20 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Coomer makes the 1st free throw | 59-64 |
| 05:20 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Coomer misses the 2nd free throw | 59-64 |
| 05:20 | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Walton gets the rebound | 59-64 |
| 05:02 | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Walton misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 59-64 |
| 05:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | Christopher Kondo snags the defensive board | 59-64 |
| 04:55 | Mississippi Valley St. | Patrick Walton steps in front of the Michael Coomer pass | 59-64 |
| 04:50 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Cox is called for the reach on Robert Bowman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Cox, team foul #7 | 59-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Ronald Agin (SF), George Korth (PF), Charles Wingfield (C) Michael Coomer, Christopher Kondo, Charles Cox | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Frost (PG), Jerome Taylor (SG), Jim Lin (PF) Clarence Birdwell, James Feely, Patrick Walton | |
| 04:50 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bowman makes the 1st free throw | 59-65 |
| 04:50 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bowman makes the 2nd free throw | 59-66 |
| 04:34 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ronald Agin hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane but the foul's on Jim Lin - foul #2 on Jim Lin, team foul #11 | 59-66 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Clarence Birdwell (PG), Patrick Walton (PF), Brian Ryan (C) Ronald Frost, Jim Lin, Robert Durst | |
| 04:34 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ronald Agin makes the 1st free throw | 60-66 |
| 04:34 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ronald Agin makes the 2nd free throw | 61-66 |
| 04:30 | Louisiana Tech | George Korth is called for the reach on Jerome Taylor in the backcourt - foul #3 on George Korth, team foul #8 | 61-66 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Robert Durst (C) Brian Ryan | |
| 04:30 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 61-67 |
| 04:30 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 61-68 |
| 04:10 | Mississippi Valley St. | Patrick Walton swats the layup by Roy Stepnoski | 61-68 |
| 04:09 | Mississippi Valley St. | George Korth hits the follow up shot | 63-68 |
| 04:07 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bowman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-68 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | David Holding (PG) Roy Stepnoski | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Jim Lin (PF), Brian Ryan (C) Patrick Walton, Robert Durst | |
| 03:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ronald Agin evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Robert Bowman - foul #3 on Robert Bowman, team foul #12 | 63-68 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Glenn Nelson (C) Charles Wingfield | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Frost (PG), James Feely (SG), Patrick Walton (PF), Robert Durst (C) Clarence Birdwell, Jerome Taylor, Jim Lin, Brian Ryan | |
| 03:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ronald Agin misses the 1st free throw | 63-68 |
| 03:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ronald Agin misses the 2nd free throw | 63-68 |
| 03:47 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Durst gets the rebound | 63-68 |
| 03:45 | Louisiana Tech | James Feely is hacked by Andrew Brown in the backcourt - foul #5 on Andrew Brown, team foul #9 | 63-68 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Coomer (SG) Andrew Brown | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 03:45 | Louisiana Tech | James Feely misses the 1st free throw | 63-68 |
| 03:45 | Mississippi Valley St. | Glenn Nelson snags the defensive board | 63-68 |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - David Holding (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Coomer (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. SF - Ronald Agin (tiring) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Korth (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Glenn Nelson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Ronald Frost (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Feely (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Robert Bowman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Patrick Walton (tiring) 7 pts. 9 reb. 3 stl. C - Robert Durst (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:36 | Mississippi Valley St. | Glenn Nelson misses short on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Robert Durst - foul #2 on Robert Durst, team foul #13 | 63-68 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Mark Helfrich (PG), Christopher Kondo (PF) David Holding, George Korth | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Clarence Birdwell (PG), Jerome Taylor (SG), Brian Ryan (C) Ronald Frost, James Feely, Robert Durst | |
| 03:36 | Mississippi Valley St. | Glenn Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 64-68 |
| 03:36 | Mississippi Valley St. | Glenn Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 65-68 |
| 03:17 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Taylor clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 65-68 |
| 03:16 | Louisiana Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Patrick Walton | 65-68 |
| 02:56 | Louisiana Tech | Brian Ryan banks in the layup | 65-70 |
| 02:42 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Coomer misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 65-70 |
| 02:40 | Mississippi Valley St. | Glenn Nelson grabs the offensive rebound | 65-70 |
| 02:21 | Mississippi Valley St. | Christopher Kondo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-70 |
| 02:21 | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-70 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Nicholas Anderson (SG), Charles Wingfield (SF), George Korth (PF), Charles Cox (C) Michael Coomer, Ronald Agin, Christopher Kondo, Glenn Nelson | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Frost (PG), James Feely (SG), Jim Lin (PF), Robert Durst (C) Clarence Birdwell, Jerome Taylor, Patrick Walton, Brian Ryan | |
| 02:00 | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Frost is whistled for a carry | 65-70 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | David Holding (PG), Michael Coomer (SG), Ronald Agin (SF), Glenn Nelson (C) Mark Helfrich, Nicholas Anderson, Charles Wingfield, Charles Cox | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Clarence Birdwell (PG), Jerome Taylor (SG), Patrick Walton (PF) Ronald Frost, James Feely, Jim Lin | |
| 01:43 | Mississippi Valley St. | Glenn Nelson hits a driving attempt in the lane set up by David Holding | 67-70 |
| 01:41 | Louisiana Tech | Clarence Birdwell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-70 |
| 01:33 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jerome Taylor steals the ball from George Korth | 67-70 |
| 01:21 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bowman's pass is intercepted by George Korth | 67-70 |
| 01:09 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Coomer buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 69-70 |
| 00:50 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Durst scores on a shot from the left wing | 69-72 |
| 00:45 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Holding comes up short on the jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Clarence Birdwell - foul #4 on Clarence Birdwell, team foul #14 | 69-72 |
| 00:45 | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-72 |
| 00:45 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Holding misses the 1st free throw | 69-72 |
| 00:45 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Holding makes the 2nd free throw | 70-72 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:43 | Louisiana Tech | Clarence Birdwell is hacked by David Holding in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Holding, team foul #10 | 70-72 |
| 00:43 | Louisiana Tech | Clarence Birdwell misses the 1st free throw | 70-72 |
| 00:43 | Louisiana Tech | Clarence Birdwell misses the 2nd free throw | 70-72 |
| 00:43 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Coomer grabs the board | 70-72 |
| 00:39 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Holding makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Coomer | 73-72 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:37 | Louisiana Tech | Clarence Birdwell is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #5 on Clarence Birdwell, team foul #15 | 73-72 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Frost (PG) Clarence Birdwell | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:35 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Coomer is fouled on the floor by Jerome Taylor - foul #4 on Jerome Taylor, team foul #16 | 73-72 |
| 00:35 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Coomer makes the 1st free throw | 74-72 |
| 00:35 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Coomer makes the 2nd free throw | 75-72 |
| 00:19 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bowman misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 75-72 |
| 00:18 | Mississippi Valley St. | Glenn Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 75-72 |
| 00:16 | Mississippi Valley St. | Glenn Nelson is hacked by Jerome Taylor in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jerome Taylor, team foul #17 | 75-72 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Christopher Kondo (PF) George Korth | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Feely (SG) Jerome Taylor | |
| 00:16 | Mississippi Valley St. | Glenn Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 76-72 |
| 00:16 | Mississippi Valley St. | Glenn Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 77-72 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:11 | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Frost is hacked by David Holding - foul #4 on David Holding, team foul #11 | 77-72 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | George Korth (PF) Christopher Kondo | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 00:11 | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Frost makes the 1st free throw | 77-73 |
| 00:11 | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Frost misses the 2nd free throw | 77-73 |
| 00:11 | Mississippi Valley St. | Glenn Nelson snags the defensive board | 77-73 |
| 00:10 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ronald Frost is called for the reach on Glenn Nelson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ronald Frost, team foul #18 | 77-73 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Christopher Kondo (PF) George Korth | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 00:10 | Mississippi Valley St. | Glenn Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 78-73 |
| 00:10 | Mississippi Valley St. | Glenn Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 79-73 |
| 00:04 | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Frost clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 79-73 |
| 00:03 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to Christopher Kondo | 79-73 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | Christopher Kondo runs out the clock | 79-73 |