| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Michael Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mathew Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Herbert Hobbs (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Randy Jarvis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Bonanno (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Maximo Mancini (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Derek Dietrich (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth McClamma (fresh) PF - Michael Jeffery (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Bill Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana Tech | Herbert Hobbs inbounds the ball | 42-35 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:58 | Louisiana Tech | Herbert Hobbs loses the dribble to Maximo Mancini in the backcourt | 42-35 |
| 19:56 | Illinois State | Kenneth McClamma lays it up and in set up by Maximo Mancini | 42-37 |
| 19:35 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Bonanno is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 42-37 |
| 19:34 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Bonanno grabs the offensive rebound | 42-37 |
| 19:19 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth McClamma is called for the reach on Michael Smith - foul #2 on Kenneth McClamma, team foul #1 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Uros Synakowski (PG), Richard Law (SG), Alfred Plourde (SF), Alfred Roque (PF), Robert Brumbelow (C) Michael Smith, Mathew Smith, Herbert Hobbs, Randy Jarvis, Joseph Bonanno | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 19:05 | Louisiana Tech | Uros Synakowski misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-37 |
| 19:03 | Illinois State | Kenneth McClamma grabs the board | 42-37 |
| 18:53 | Illinois State | Maximo Mancini misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-37 |
| 18:52 | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Roque gets the rebound | 42-37 |
| 18:48 | Louisiana Tech | Richard Law can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 42-37 |
| 18:47 | Illinois State | Kenneth McClamma gets the rebound | 42-37 |
| 18:43 | Illinois State | Maximo Mancini drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Derek Dietrich | 42-40 |
| 18:22 | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Roque drills a floater in the lane on a great pass from Uros Synakowski | 44-40 |
| 18:04 | Illinois State | Alfred Plourde takes the ball from Kenneth McClamma | 44-40 |
| 17:59 | Louisiana Tech | Richard Law is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 44-40 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Michael Smith (PG), Mathew Smith (SG), Herbert Hobbs (SF), Randy Jarvis (PF), Joseph Bonanno (C) Uros Synakowski, Richard Law, Alfred Plourde, Alfred Roque, Robert Brumbelow | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Johnny Neubauer (PG), Kong Chu (SG), Craig Williams (SF), Frank Warner (C) Maximo Mancini, Derek Dietrich, Kenneth McClamma, Bill Smith | |
| 17:41 | Illinois State | Johnny Neubauer can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 44-40 |
| 17:40 | Louisiana Tech | Herbert Hobbs grabs the board | 44-40 |
| 17:38 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-40 |
| 17:28 | Illinois State | Michael Jeffery misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 44-40 |
| 17:27 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Bonanno grabs the defensive rebound | 44-40 |
| 17:08 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Smith can't connect on an uncontested 3 from the left wing | 44-40 |
| 17:06 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Bonanno grabs the offensive rebound | 44-40 |
| 16:52 | Louisiana Tech | Herbert Hobbs clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Craig Williams - foul #1 on Craig Williams, team foul #2 | 44-40 |
| 16:52 | Louisiana Tech | Herbert Hobbs makes the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 16:52 | Louisiana Tech | Herbert Hobbs makes the 2nd free throw | 46-40 |
| 16:29 | Illinois State | Michael Jeffery misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 46-40 |
| 16:27 | Illinois State | Johnny Neubauer gets the offensive rebound | 46-40 |
| 16:14 | Illinois State | Michael Jeffery misses long on a shot from the right wing | 46-40 |
| 16:12 | Illinois State | Johnny Neubauer tips it back up and in | 46-42 |
| 16:10 | Louisiana Tech | Johnny Neubauer is called for the reach on Michael Smith in the backcourt - foul #3 on Johnny Neubauer, team foul #3 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Plourde (SF) Herbert Hobbs | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Maximo Mancini (PG), Jason Richardson (SG), Kenneth McClamma (SF), Bill Smith (C) Johnny Neubauer, Kong Chu, Craig Williams, Frank Warner | |
| 15:52 | Louisiana Tech | Mathew Smith blows the layup but the foul's on Jason Richardson - foul #1 on Jason Richardson, team foul #4 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Herbert Hobbs (SF) Alfred Plourde | |
| Subs | Illinois State | David Maul (C) Michael Jeffery | |
| 15:52 | Louisiana Tech | Mathew Smith makes the 1st free throw | 47-42 |
| 15:52 | Louisiana Tech | Mathew Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 48-42 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Michael Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mathew Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Herbert Hobbs (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Randy Jarvis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Bonanno (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Maximo Mancini (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jason Richardson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kenneth McClamma (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bill Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - David Maul (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 15:23 | Illinois State | Kenneth McClamma is fouled on the floor by Randy Jarvis - foul #1 on Randy Jarvis, team foul #1 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Uros Synakowski (PG), Richard Law (SG), Alfred Roque (PF), Robert Brumbelow (C) Michael Smith, Mathew Smith, Randy Jarvis, Joseph Bonanno | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Derek Dietrich (SG) Kenneth McClamma | |
| 15:09 | Illinois State | Bill Smith makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Maximo Mancini | 48-45 |
| 15:04 | Louisiana Tech | Derek Dietrich is called for the reach on Richard Law in the backcourt - foul #3 on Derek Dietrich, team foul #5 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Michael Smith (PG), Alfred Plourde (SF), Randy Jarvis (PF), Joseph Bonanno (C) Uros Synakowski, Herbert Hobbs, Alfred Roque, Robert Brumbelow | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 14:58 | Louisiana Tech | A charge is called on Randy Jarvis - foul #2 on Randy Jarvis, team foul #2 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Mathew Smith (SG) Richard Law | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Jeffery (PF) Bill Smith | |
| 14:35 | Illinois State | Michael Jeffery comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 48-45 |
| 14:33 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Alfred Plourde | 48-45 |
| 14:12 | Louisiana Tech | Mathew Smith clanks a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Michael Jeffery - foul #1 on Michael Jeffery, team foul #6 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Uros Synakowski (PG), Herbert Hobbs (SF), Alfred Roque (PF), Robert Brumbelow (C) Michael Smith, Alfred Plourde, Randy Jarvis, Joseph Bonanno | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Johnny Neubauer (PG), Kong Chu (SG), Craig Williams (SF), Frank Warner (PF) Maximo Mancini, Derek Dietrich, Jason Richardson, Michael Jeffery | |
| 14:12 | Louisiana Tech | Mathew Smith misses the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 14:12 | Louisiana Tech | Mathew Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 49-45 |
| 14:00 | Illinois State | Kong Chu can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 49-45 |
| 13:58 | Illinois State | Johnny Neubauer hits the follow up shot | 49-47 |
| 13:54 | Louisiana Tech | Herbert Hobbs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-47 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Michael Smith (PG), Richard Law (SG), Randy Jarvis (PF), Joseph Bonanno (C) Uros Synakowski, Mathew Smith, Alfred Roque, Robert Brumbelow | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 13:33 | Illinois State | Johnny Neubauer is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-50 |
| 13:07 | Louisiana Tech | Richard Law is called for traveling | 49-50 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Uros Synakowski (PG), Mathew Smith (SG), Alfred Roque (PF), Robert Brumbelow (C) Michael Smith, Richard Law, Randy Jarvis, Joseph Bonanno | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kenneth McClamma (SF) Craig Williams | |
| 12:45 | Illinois State | Alfred Roque picks off the pass by Kong Chu | 49-50 |
| 12:33 | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Roque is hacked by Frank Warner - foul #3 on Frank Warner, team foul #7 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Michael Smith (PG), Alfred Plourde (SF), Joseph Bonanno (C) Uros Synakowski, Herbert Hobbs, Robert Brumbelow | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Maximo Mancini (PG), Jason Richardson (SG), Michael Jeffery (PF), Bill Smith (C) Johnny Neubauer, Kong Chu, Frank Warner, David Maul | |
| 12:33 | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Roque makes the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 12:33 | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Roque makes the 2nd free throw | 51-50 |
| 12:22 | Illinois State | Kenneth McClamma's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Bonanno | 51-50 |
| 12:20 | Illinois State | Michael Jeffery tips it back up and in | 51-52 |
| 11:51 | Louisiana Tech | Mathew Smith hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 51-52 |
| 11:50 | Illinois State | Bill Smith snags the defensive board | 51-52 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Michael Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mathew Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Alfred Plourde (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alfred Roque (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Bonanno (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Maximo Mancini (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jason Richardson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kenneth McClamma (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Jeffery (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Bill Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:46 | Illinois State | Mathew Smith steals the ball from Michael Jeffery | 51-52 |
| 11:34 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth McClamma is called for the reach on Michael Smith - foul #3 on Kenneth McClamma, team foul #8 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Richard Law (SG), Herbert Hobbs (SF), Randy Jarvis (PF), Robert Brumbelow (C) Mathew Smith, Alfred Plourde, Alfred Roque, Joseph Bonanno | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Derek Dietrich (SG), David Maul (C) Kenneth McClamma, Michael Jeffery | |
| 11:34 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Smith misses the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 11:34 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Bill Smith | 51-52 |
| 11:10 | Illinois State | Michael Smith steps in front of the Derek Dietrich pass | 51-52 |
| 10:50 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Brumbelow knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Michael Smith | 53-52 |
| 10:29 | Illinois State | Jason Richardson is fouled on the floor by Herbert Hobbs - foul #3 on Herbert Hobbs, team foul #3 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Uros Synakowski (PG), Mathew Smith (SG), Joseph Bonanno (C) Michael Smith, Richard Law, Robert Brumbelow | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Johnny Neubauer (PG), Kong Chu (SG), Craig Williams (SF), Michael Jeffery (PF), Frank Warner (C) Maximo Mancini, Derek Dietrich, Jason Richardson, Bill Smith, David Maul | |
| 10:09 | Illinois State | Mathew Smith is called for the reach on Kong Chu - foul #1 on Mathew Smith, team foul #4 | 53-52 |
| 09:57 | Illinois State | Craig Williams connects on the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Johnny Neubauer and the foul's on Herbert Hobbs - foul #4 on Herbert Hobbs, team foul #5 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Plourde (SF) Herbert Hobbs | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 09:57 | Illinois State | Craig Williams makes the free throw | 53-55 |
| 09:44 | Louisiana Tech | Uros Synakowski can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Craig Williams - foul #2 on Craig Williams, team foul #9 | 53-55 |
| 09:44 | Louisiana Tech | Uros Synakowski makes the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 09:44 | Louisiana Tech | Uros Synakowski makes the 2nd free throw | 55-55 |
| 09:30 | Illinois State | Michael Jeffery banks in the layup | 55-57 |
| 09:07 | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Plourde misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-57 |
| 09:05 | Illinois State | Frank Warner gets the rebound | 55-57 |
| 08:48 | Illinois State | Johnny Neubauer scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Kong Chu | 55-60 |
| 08:45 | Louisiana Tech | Johnny Neubauer steals it from Alfred Plourde in the backcourt | 55-60 |
| 08:30 | Illinois State | Craig Williams misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 55-60 |
| 08:29 | Louisiana Tech | Randy Jarvis pulls down the rebound | 55-60 |
| 08:25 | Louisiana Tech | Uros Synakowski misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-60 |
| 08:23 | Illinois State | Craig Williams grabs the board | 55-60 |
| 08:18 | Illinois State | Johnny Neubauer misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-60 |
| 08:17 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Bonanno gets the rebound | 55-60 |
| 08:12 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Bonanno is hacked by Frank Warner in the backcourt - foul #4 on Frank Warner, team foul #10 | 55-60 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Michael Smith (PG), Richard Law (SG), Alfred Roque (PF) Uros Synakowski, Mathew Smith, Randy Jarvis | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Maximo Mancini (PG), Jason Richardson (SG), Kenneth McClamma (SF), Bill Smith (PF), David Maul (C) Johnny Neubauer, Kong Chu, Craig Williams, Michael Jeffery, Frank Warner | |
| 08:12 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Bonanno makes the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 08:12 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Bonanno misses the 2nd free throw | 56-60 |
| 08:12 | Illinois State | David Maul snags the defensive board | 56-60 |
| 07:56 | Illinois State | Maximo Mancini is hacked by Joseph Bonanno - foul #2 on Joseph Bonanno, team foul #6 | 56-60 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Herbert Hobbs (SF), Robert Brumbelow (C) Alfred Plourde, Joseph Bonanno | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 07:37 | Illinois State | Bill Smith misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 56-60 |
| 07:35 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Brumbelow pulls down the rebound | 56-60 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Michael Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Law (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Herbert Hobbs (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Alfred Roque (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Brumbelow (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Maximo Mancini (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jason Richardson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kenneth McClamma (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Bill Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - David Maul (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:31 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Smith knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Herbert Hobbs | 58-60 |
| 07:15 | Illinois State | David Maul works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Alfred Roque - foul #1 on Alfred Roque, team foul #7 | 58-60 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Mathew Smith (SG), Randy Jarvis (PF), Joseph Bonanno (C) Richard Law, Alfred Roque, Robert Brumbelow | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Derek Dietrich (SG) Maximo Mancini | |
| 07:15 | Illinois State | David Maul makes the 1st free throw | 58-61 |
| 07:15 | Illinois State | David Maul makes the 2nd free throw | 58-62 |
| 07:00 | Louisiana Tech | Randy Jarvis misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 58-62 |
| 06:59 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Bonanno tips it but misses | 58-62 |
| 06:57 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to David Maul | 58-62 |
| 06:44 | Illinois State | Bill Smith loses the dribble to Michael Smith | 58-62 |
| 06:40 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Smith lays it in | 60-62 |
| 06:22 | Illinois State | Kenneth McClamma connects on the open driving attempt from the right block | 60-64 |
| 05:58 | Louisiana Tech | Randy Jarvis makes the jumper from the free throw line set up by Michael Smith and he's fouled by Bill Smith - foul #1 on Bill Smith, team foul #11 | 62-64 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Richard Law (SG), Robert Brumbelow (C) Mathew Smith, Joseph Bonanno | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Maximo Mancini (PG), Kong Chu (SG), Michael Jeffery (PF), Frank Warner (C) Jason Richardson, Derek Dietrich, Bill Smith, David Maul | |
| 05:58 | Louisiana Tech | Randy Jarvis misses the free throw | 62-64 |
| 05:58 | Illinois State | Frank Warner grabs the board | 62-64 |
| 05:40 | Illinois State | Frank Warner can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-64 |
| 05:38 | Louisiana Tech | Randy Jarvis grabs the defensive rebound | 62-64 |
| 05:13 | Louisiana Tech | Richard Law misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 62-64 |
| 05:11 | Illinois State | Frank Warner gets the rebound | 62-64 |
| 04:54 | Illinois State | Frank Warner misses the shot from the right wing | 62-64 |
| 04:53 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Brumbelow snags the defensive board | 62-64 |
| 04:33 | Louisiana Tech | Randy Jarvis scores on a runner from the right block | 64-64 |
| 04:17 | Illinois State | Maximo Mancini knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Michael Jeffery | 64-66 |
| 04:17 | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-66 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Uros Synakowski (PG), Mathew Smith (SG), Alfred Roque (PF), Joseph Bonanno (C) Michael Smith, Richard Law, Randy Jarvis, Robert Brumbelow | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Derek Dietrich (SG), Craig Williams (SF), David Maul (C) Kong Chu, Kenneth McClamma, Michael Jeffery | |
| 04:15 | Louisiana Tech | Uros Synakowski is hacked by Maximo Mancini in the backcourt - foul #1 on Maximo Mancini, team foul #12 | 64-66 |
| 04:15 | Louisiana Tech | Uros Synakowski misses the 1st free throw | 64-66 |
| 04:15 | Louisiana Tech | Uros Synakowski makes the 2nd free throw | 65-66 |
| 03:53 | Illinois State | Maximo Mancini hits a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by David Maul | 65-68 |
| 03:28 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Bonanno loses the ball out of bounds | 65-68 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Michael Smith (PG), Alfred Plourde (SF) Uros Synakowski, Herbert Hobbs | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Johnny Neubauer (PG), Kong Chu (SG), Bill Smith (PF) Maximo Mancini, Derek Dietrich, Frank Warner | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Michael Smith (tiring) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Mathew Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Alfred Plourde (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alfred Roque (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Bonanno (tiring) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Johnny Neubauer (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kong Chu (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Craig Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bill Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - David Maul (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:09 | Illinois State | Kong Chu is called for 5 seconds | 65-68 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Herbert Hobbs (SF), Randy Jarvis (PF) Alfred Plourde, Alfred Roque | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 02:51 | Louisiana Tech | The jump hook by Mathew Smith is blocked by Craig Williams | 65-68 |
| 02:50 | Louisiana Tech | Mathew Smith can't tip it in | 65-68 |
| 02:48 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to David Maul | 65-68 |
| 02:48 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-68 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Roque (PF) Randy Jarvis | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Maximo Mancini (PG), Derek Dietrich (SG), Frank Warner (C) Johnny Neubauer, Kong Chu, David Maul | |
| 02:32 | Illinois State | Maximo Mancini banks in the layup set up by Craig Williams | 65-70 |
| 02:04 | Louisiana Tech | Herbert Hobbs can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 65-70 |
| 02:03 | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Roque grabs the offensive rebound | 65-70 |
| 01:47 | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Roque can't connect on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Bill Smith - foul #2 on Bill Smith, team foul #13 | 65-70 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kenneth McClamma (SF), Michael Jeffery (PF), David Maul (C) Craig Williams, Bill Smith, Frank Warner | |
| 01:47 | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Roque misses the 1st free throw | 65-70 |
| 01:47 | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Roque makes the 2nd free throw | 66-70 |
| 01:28 | Illinois State | Michael Jeffery lays it up and in on a nice dish by Maximo Mancini and the foul's on Michael Smith - foul #1 on Michael Smith, team foul #8 | 66-72 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Randy Jarvis (PF) Alfred Roque | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 01:28 | Illinois State | Michael Jeffery misses the free throw | 66-72 |
| 01:28 | Louisiana Tech | Randy Jarvis snags the defensive board | 66-72 |
| 01:26 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Bonanno is hacked by Derek Dietrich in the backcourt - foul #4 on Derek Dietrich, team foul #14 | 66-72 |
| 01:26 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Bonanno makes the 1st free throw | 67-72 |
| 01:26 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Bonanno makes the 2nd free throw | 68-72 |
| 01:10 | Illinois State | Maximo Mancini is fouled on the floor by Joseph Bonanno - foul #3 on Joseph Bonanno, team foul #9 | 68-72 |
| 01:10 | Illinois State | Maximo Mancini makes the 1st free throw | 68-73 |
| 01:10 | Illinois State | Maximo Mancini misses the 2nd free throw | 68-73 |
| 01:10 | Louisiana Tech | Randy Jarvis gets the rebound | 68-73 |
| 00:59 | Louisiana Tech | Derek Dietrich is called for the reach on Randy Jarvis - foul #5 on Derek Dietrich, team foul #15 | 68-73 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kong Chu (SG) Derek Dietrich | |
| 00:59 | Louisiana Tech | Randy Jarvis misses the 1st free throw | 68-73 |
| 00:59 | Louisiana Tech | Randy Jarvis makes the 2nd free throw | 69-73 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:33 | Illinois State | Kenneth McClamma clanks a runner from the right block but the foul's on Herbert Hobbs - foul #5 on Herbert Hobbs, team foul #10 | 69-73 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Plourde (SF) Herbert Hobbs | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 00:33 | Illinois State | Kenneth McClamma makes the 1st free throw | 69-74 |
| 00:33 | Illinois State | Kenneth McClamma makes the 2nd free throw | 69-75 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:27 | Louisiana Tech | Mathew Smith misses the wide open 3pt shot from the left wing | 69-75 |
| 00:26 | Illinois State | Michael Jeffery grabs the defensive rebound | 69-75 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:24 | Illinois State | Michael Smith is called for the reach on Michael Jeffery in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Smith, team foul #11 | 69-75 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jason Richardson (SF) Kenneth McClamma | |
| 00:24 | Illinois State | Michael Jeffery misses the 1st free throw | 69-75 |
| 00:24 | Illinois State | Michael Jeffery makes the 2nd free throw | 69-76 |
| 00:18 | Louisiana Tech | Mathew Smith misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 69-76 |
| 00:16 | Illinois State | David Maul grabs the board | 69-76 |
| 00:14 | Illinois State | David Maul is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Smith - foul #3 on Michael Smith, team foul #12 | 69-76 |
| 00:14 | Illinois State | David Maul makes the 1st free throw | 69-77 |
| 00:14 | Illinois State | David Maul makes the 2nd free throw | 69-78 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:08 | Louisiana Tech | Mathew Smith scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 72-78 |
| 00:08 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 72-78 |
| 00:05 | Illinois State | Jason Richardson is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Smith - foul #4 on Michael Smith, team foul #13 | 72-78 |
| 00:05 | Illinois State | Jason Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 72-79 |
| 00:05 | Illinois State | Jason Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 72-80 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana Tech | Mathew Smith hits a 3 from the left corner | 75-80 |