| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Byron Anderson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Felipe Nunez (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Darryl Flickinger (fresh) PF - Tommy Frazier (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Franklin (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Clarence Birdwell (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. SG - Jerome Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Bynum (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Patrick Walton (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Durst (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bynum inbounds the ball | 24-30 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:50 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Durst makes the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Clarence Birdwell and he's fouled by Michael Franklin - foul #1 on Michael Franklin, team foul #1 | 24-32 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ernest Bruni (SG), Paul Ransom (SF), Joe Bryant (PF), Raymond Johnson (C) Felipe Nunez, Darryl Flickinger, Tommy Frazier, Michael Franklin | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 19:50 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Durst makes the free throw | 24-33 |
| 19:30 | Central Michigan | Ernest Bruni misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 24-33 |
| 19:28 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bynum pulls down the rebound | 24-33 |
| 19:14 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bynum misses the jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Paul Ransom - foul #2 on Paul Ransom, team foul #2 | 24-33 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Felipe Nunez (SG), Darryl Flickinger (SF), Tommy Frazier (PF), Michael Franklin (C) Ernest Bruni, Paul Ransom, Joe Bryant, Raymond Johnson | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bowman (SF) Robert Durst | |
| 19:14 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bynum makes the 1st free throw | 24-34 |
| 19:14 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bynum misses the 2nd free throw | 24-34 |
| 19:14 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Michael Franklin | 24-34 |
| 18:55 | Central Michigan | Tommy Frazier lays it up and in set up by Michael Franklin | 26-34 |
| 18:31 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Taylor buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Clarence Birdwell | 26-37 |
| 18:09 | Central Michigan | Clarence Birdwell takes the ball from Byron Anderson | 26-37 |
| 17:47 | Louisiana Tech | Clarence Birdwell shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 26-37 |
| 17:46 | Central Michigan | Michael Franklin pulls down the rebound | 26-37 |
| 17:18 | Central Michigan | Felipe Nunez connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Franklin | 29-37 |
| 16:58 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Taylor misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 29-37 |
| 16:56 | Central Michigan | Darryl Flickinger grabs the defensive rebound | 29-37 |
| 16:39 | Central Michigan | Byron Anderson connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-37 |
| 16:13 | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Walton dunks the ball on a nice dish by Clarence Birdwell | 32-39 |
| 15:54 | Central Michigan | Byron Anderson connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by Felipe Nunez | 35-39 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Byron Anderson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Felipe Nunez (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Darryl Flickinger (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Tommy Frazier (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Franklin (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Clarence Birdwell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SG - Jerome Taylor (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Bowman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Patrick Walton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Bynum (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bowman can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Darryl Flickinger - foul #2 on Darryl Flickinger, team foul #3 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ernest Bruni (SG), Paul Ransom (SF), Joe Bryant (PF), Raymond Johnson (C) Felipe Nunez, Darryl Flickinger, Tommy Frazier, Michael Franklin | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Frost (PG), James Feely (SG), Jim Lin (PF), Brian Ryan (C) Clarence Birdwell, Jerome Taylor, Patrick Walton, Robert Bynum | |
| 15:27 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bowman makes the 1st free throw | 35-40 |
| 15:27 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bowman makes the 2nd free throw | 35-41 |
| 15:04 | Central Michigan | Joe Bryant misses short on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Brian Ryan - foul #4 on Brian Ryan, team foul #1 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Felipe Nunez (SG) Byron Anderson | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Robert Durst (C) Brian Ryan | |
| 15:04 | Central Michigan | Joe Bryant misses the 1st free throw | 35-41 |
| 15:04 | Central Michigan | Joe Bryant misses the 2nd free throw | 35-41 |
| 15:04 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bowman grabs the board | 35-41 |
| 14:37 | Louisiana Tech | Felipe Nunez steps in front of the Robert Bowman pass | 35-41 |
| 14:34 | Central Michigan | Paul Ransom banks in the layup set up by Felipe Nunez | 37-41 |
| 14:11 | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Frost can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 37-41 |
| 14:09 | Central Michigan | Raymond Johnson gets the rebound | 37-41 |
| 14:03 | Central Michigan | Raymond Johnson knocks in the jumpshot from the left side set up by Paul Ransom | 39-41 |
| 13:51 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Durst knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Raymond Johnson - foul #1 on Raymond Johnson, team foul #4 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Byron Anderson (PG), Tommy Frazier (PF) Felipe Nunez, Joe Bryant | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Clarence Birdwell (PG), Patrick Walton (PF) Ronald Frost, Jim Lin | |
| 13:51 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Durst misses the free throw | 39-43 |
| 13:51 | Central Michigan | Tommy Frazier grabs the defensive rebound | 39-43 |
| 13:35 | Central Michigan | James Feely is called for the reach on Byron Anderson - foul #2 on James Feely, team foul #2 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Joe Bryant (PF) Tommy Frazier | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Frost (PG), Jerome Taylor (SG), Robert Bynum (SF) Clarence Birdwell, James Feely, Robert Bowman | |
| 13:21 | Central Michigan | Raymond Johnson can't throw it down but he's fouled by Robert Durst - foul #1 on Robert Durst, team foul #3 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Tommy Frazier (PF) Joe Bryant | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Clarence Birdwell (PG) Ronald Frost | |
| 13:21 | Central Michigan | Raymond Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 40-43 |
| 13:21 | Central Michigan | Raymond Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 41-43 |
| 13:00 | Louisiana Tech | Raymond Johnson blocks the short jumper by Robert Durst | 41-43 |
| 12:58 | Central Michigan | Raymond Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 41-43 |
| 12:41 | Central Michigan | Tommy Frazier clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-43 |
| 12:39 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Robert Durst | 41-43 |
| 12:31 | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Walton is denied on a layup by Raymond Johnson | 41-43 |
| 12:30 | Central Michigan | Raymond Johnson snags the defensive board | 41-43 |
| 12:09 | Central Michigan | Byron Anderson misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 41-43 |
| 12:08 | Central Michigan | Raymond Johnson misses the tip | 41-43 |
| 12:07 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Robert Bynum | 41-43 |
| 11:51 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bynum misses short on a runner from the left block | 41-43 |
| 11:50 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Durst tips it home | 41-45 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Byron Anderson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ernest Bruni (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SF - Paul Ransom (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Tommy Frazier (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Raymond Johnson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Clarence Birdwell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SG - Jerome Taylor (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Bynum (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Patrick Walton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Durst (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Central Michigan | Clarence Birdwell is called for the reach on Tommy Frazier - foul #2 on Clarence Birdwell, team foul #4 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Felipe Nunez (SG), Darryl Flickinger (SF), Joe Bryant (PF), Dwayne Sisk (C) Ernest Bruni, Paul Ransom, Tommy Frazier, Raymond Johnson | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Frost (PG), James Feely (SG), Robert Bowman (SF), Jim Lin (PF) Clarence Birdwell, Jerome Taylor, Robert Bynum, Patrick Walton | |
| 11:29 | Central Michigan | The jump hook by Darryl Flickinger is blocked by Robert Durst | 41-45 |
| 11:27 | Louisiana Tech | James Feely grabs the defensive rebound | 41-45 |
| 11:20 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bowman misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 41-45 |
| 11:18 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Dwayne Sisk | 41-45 |
| 10:59 | Central Michigan | Dwayne Sisk misses long on a shot from close range | 41-45 |
| 10:57 | Central Michigan | Dwayne Sisk hits the follow up shot | 43-45 |
| 10:36 | Louisiana Tech | James Feely can't connect on a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Felipe Nunez - foul #2 on Felipe Nunez, team foul #5 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Tommy Frazier (PF), Michael Franklin (C) Joe Bryant, Dwayne Sisk | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Clarence Birdwell (PG), Robert Bynum (SF), Patrick Walton (PF) Ronald Frost, Robert Bowman, Jim Lin | |
| 10:36 | Louisiana Tech | James Feely makes the 1st free throw | 43-46 |
| 10:36 | Louisiana Tech | James Feely misses the 2nd free throw | 43-46 |
| 10:36 | Central Michigan | Tommy Frazier grabs the defensive rebound | 43-46 |
| 10:22 | Central Michigan | Michael Franklin comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 43-46 |
| 10:21 | Central Michigan | Felipe Nunez snags the offensive board | 43-46 |
| 10:13 | Central Michigan | Felipe Nunez makes the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Byron Anderson | 45-46 |
| 09:57 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bynum connects on the fadeaway from the baseline set up by James Feely | 45-48 |
| 09:42 | Central Michigan | Felipe Nunez's pass is intercepted by James Feely | 45-48 |
| 09:23 | Louisiana Tech | James Feely makes the fadeaway from the baseline | 45-50 |
| 09:09 | Central Michigan | Tommy Frazier knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-50 |
| 08:48 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bynum is fouled on the floor by Darryl Flickinger - foul #3 on Darryl Flickinger, team foul #6 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ernest Bruni (SG), Paul Ransom (SF), Joe Bryant (PF), Raymond Johnson (C) Byron Anderson, Darryl Flickinger, Tommy Frazier, Michael Franklin | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Frost (PG), Jerome Taylor (SG), Robert Bowman (SF), Jim Lin (PF) Clarence Birdwell, James Feely, Robert Bynum, Patrick Walton | |
| 08:26 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Taylor loses the dribble to Felipe Nunez | 48-50 |
| 08:22 | Central Michigan | Felipe Nunez lays it in | 50-50 |
| 08:08 | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Frost is called for traveling | 50-50 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Byron Anderson (PG), Dwayne Sisk (C) Ernest Bruni, Joe Bryant | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Clarence Birdwell (PG), Robert Bynum (SF), Patrick Walton (PF) Ronald Frost, Robert Bowman, Jim Lin | |
| 07:53 | Central Michigan | Byron Anderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-50 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Darryl Flickinger (SF), Joe Bryant (PF) Paul Ransom, Dwayne Sisk | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Frost (PG), Robert Bowman (SF), Jim Lin (PF), Brian Ryan (C) Clarence Birdwell, Robert Bynum, Patrick Walton, Robert Durst | |
| 07:33 | Louisiana Tech | Jim Lin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-50 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Paul Ransom (SF), Tommy Frazier (PF) Darryl Flickinger, Joe Bryant | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Clarence Birdwell (PG), Robert Bynum (SF), Patrick Walton (PF) Ronald Frost, Robert Bowman, Jim Lin | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Byron Anderson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Felipe Nunez (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - Paul Ransom (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Tommy Frazier (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Raymond Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Clarence Birdwell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SG - Jerome Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Bynum (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Patrick Walton (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Ryan (fresh) 4 pf. | |
| 07:14 | Central Michigan | Raymond Johnson is whistled for a carry | 50-50 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Darryl Flickinger (SF), Dwayne Sisk (C) Paul Ransom, Raymond Johnson | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 07:06 | Louisiana Tech | Darryl Flickinger is called for the reach on Clarence Birdwell - foul #4 on Darryl Flickinger, team foul #7 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Joe Bryant (PF) Tommy Frazier | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 07:06 | Louisiana Tech | Clarence Birdwell makes the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 07:06 | Louisiana Tech | Clarence Birdwell misses the 2nd free throw | 50-51 |
| 07:06 | Central Michigan | Joe Bryant gets the rebound | 50-51 |
| 07:04 | Central Michigan | Byron Anderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-51 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Raymond Johnson (PF) Joe Bryant | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 06:35 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Taylor can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-51 |
| 06:34 | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Walton hits the follow up shot | 50-53 |
| 06:17 | Central Michigan | Raymond Johnson hits the finger roll set up by Felipe Nunez | 52-53 |
| 05:51 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Taylor misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-53 |
| 05:50 | Central Michigan | Darryl Flickinger snags the defensive board | 52-53 |
| 05:38 | Central Michigan | Byron Anderson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-53 |
| 05:36 | Central Michigan | Raymond Johnson tips it in | 54-53 |
| 05:25 | Louisiana Tech | Clarence Birdwell makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Bynum | 54-55 |
| 05:04 | Central Michigan | Byron Anderson is hacked by Clarence Birdwell - foul #3 on Clarence Birdwell, team foul #5 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ernest Bruni (PG), Paul Ransom (SF), Tommy Frazier (PF), Michael Franklin (C) Byron Anderson, Darryl Flickinger, Raymond Johnson, Dwayne Sisk | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Frost (PG), Robert Bowman (SF), Jim Lin (PF) Clarence Birdwell, Robert Bynum, Patrick Walton | |
| 04:50 | Central Michigan | Michael Franklin comes up short on the shot from the right block | 54-55 |
| 04:48 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Jim Lin | 54-55 |
| 04:44 | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Frost connects on the 3 from the left wing | 54-58 |
| 04:26 | Central Michigan | Paul Ransom hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Ernest Bruni | 56-58 |
| 04:08 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bowman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-58 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Byron Anderson (PG), Joe Bryant (PF) Felipe Nunez, Tommy Frazier | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Clarence Birdwell (PG), James Feely (SG) Ronald Frost, Jerome Taylor | |
| 03:50 | Central Michigan | Byron Anderson misses short on a jumper in the paint | 56-58 |
| 03:49 | Louisiana Tech | James Feely pulls down the rebound | 56-58 |
| 03:34 | Louisiana Tech | Ernest Bruni takes the ball from Clarence Birdwell | 56-58 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Byron Anderson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ernest Bruni (fresh) 5 ast. SF - Paul Ransom (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Joe Bryant (fresh) 3 reb. C - Michael Franklin (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Clarence Birdwell (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - James Feely (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Bowman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jim Lin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Ryan (fairly fresh) 4 pf. | |
| 03:15 | Central Michigan | Michael Franklin is called for a charge - foul #2 on Michael Franklin, team foul #8 | 56-58 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Felipe Nunez (SG), Darryl Flickinger (SF), Tommy Frazier (PF), Dwayne Sisk (C) Ernest Bruni, Paul Ransom, Joe Bryant, Michael Franklin | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Frost (PG), Jerome Taylor (SG), Robert Bynum (SF), Patrick Walton (PF) Clarence Birdwell, James Feely, Robert Bowman, Jim Lin | |
| 02:53 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Taylor is fouled on the floor by Darryl Flickinger - foul #5 on Darryl Flickinger, team foul #9 | 56-58 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Paul Ransom (SF) Darryl Flickinger | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 02:53 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 02:53 | Central Michigan | Tommy Frazier gets the rebound | 56-58 |
| 02:36 | Central Michigan | Tommy Frazier misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 56-58 |
| 02:35 | Louisiana Tech | Brian Ryan grabs the defensive rebound | 56-58 |
| 02:22 | Louisiana Tech | Brian Ryan misses badly on a jumper from close range | 56-58 |
| 02:20 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Paul Ransom | 56-58 |
| 02:00 | Central Michigan | Byron Anderson misses short on a 3 from straight away | 56-58 |
| 01:58 | Central Michigan | Dwayne Sisk hits the follow up shot | 58-58 |
| 01:52 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bynum misses the floater near the basket | 58-58 |
| 01:50 | Central Michigan | Byron Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 58-58 |
| 01:35 | Central Michigan | Paul Ransom is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Paul Ransom, team foul #10 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Michael Franklin (C) Dwayne Sisk | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Clarence Birdwell (PG), Robert Durst (C) Ronald Frost, Brian Ryan | |
| 01:19 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Durst misses the shot from the right side | 58-58 |
| 01:18 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Tommy Frazier | 58-58 |
| 00:49 | Central Michigan | The jump hook by Tommy Frazier is blocked by Robert Durst | 58-58 |
| 00:47 | Louisiana Tech | Clarence Birdwell grabs the board | 58-58 |
| 00:42 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Taylor misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 58-58 |
| 00:41 | Louisiana Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Durst | 58-58 |
| 00:18 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Durst can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 58-58 |
| 00:17 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bynum grabs the offensive board | 58-58 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:05 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Taylor is whistled for a carry | 58-58 |
| 00:05 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 58-58 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Byron Anderson scores on a floater from close range | 60-58 |