| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Clarence Birdwell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SG - James Feely (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Bynum (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Patrick Walton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Durst (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - William Howard (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Carl Cardiel (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Troche (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Louis Boyer (fresh) 3 reb. C - Manuel Petree (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bynum inbounds the ball | 26-31 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:58 | Louisiana Tech | Manuel Petree is called for the reach on Clarence Birdwell in the backcourt - foul #1 on Manuel Petree, team foul #1 | 26-31 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Frost (PG) Clarence Birdwell | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 19:43 | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Frost makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from James Feely | 29-31 |
| 19:27 | Southern Mississippi | Manuel Petree's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Durst | 29-31 |
| 19:26 | Southern Mississippi | Manuel Petree grabs the offensive rebound | 29-31 |
| 19:06 | Southern Mississippi | Manuel Petree misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 29-31 |
| 19:05 | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Walton grabs the defensive rebound | 29-31 |
| 18:50 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Durst makes the wide open shot from the right side set up by James Feely | 31-31 |
| 18:29 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Troche misses the floater from the free throw line | 31-31 |
| 18:27 | Louisiana Tech | James Feely grabs the board | 31-31 |
| 18:22 | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Frost can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 31-31 |
| 18:20 | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Frost pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-31 |
| 18:11 | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Frost's pass is intercepted by Manuel Petree | 31-31 |
| 17:55 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Bynum steps in front of the William Howard pass | 31-31 |
| 17:52 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bynum banks in the layup | 33-31 |
| 17:50 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Frost steps in front of the William Howard pass in the backcourt | 33-31 |
| 17:42 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Durst misses the easy layup | 33-31 |
| 17:40 | Southern Mississippi | Carl Cardiel snags the defensive board | 33-31 |
| 17:24 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Troche misses the shot in the lane but the foul's on Robert Durst - foul #2 on Robert Durst, team foul #1 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Clarence Birdwell (PG), Jerome Taylor (SG), Robert Bowman (SF), Jim Lin (PF), Brian Ryan (C) Ronald Frost, James Feely, Robert Bynum, Patrick Walton, Robert Durst | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gaston Tidwell (PG), Nicholas Wilder (SG), Milton Christman (PF), Robert Brown (C) William Howard, Carl Cardiel, Louis Boyer, Manuel Petree | |
| 17:24 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Troche makes the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 17:24 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Troche makes the 2nd free throw | 33-33 |
| 17:22 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Taylor is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 33-33 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Victor Perales (SF) Richard Troche | |
| 17:13 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Brown is hacked by Jerome Taylor - foul #4 on Jerome Taylor, team foul #2 | 33-33 |
| 17:01 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Brown loses the dribble to Clarence Birdwell | 33-33 |
| 16:46 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bowman's floater is knocked away by Milton Christman | 33-33 |
| 16:45 | Southern Mississippi | Milton Christman grabs the defensive rebound | 33-33 |
| 16:31 | Southern Mississippi | Gaston Tidwell comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-33 |
| 16:29 | Louisiana Tech | Brian Ryan grabs the board | 33-33 |
| 16:24 | Louisiana Tech | Milton Christman steals it from Clarence Birdwell | 33-33 |
| 16:07 | Southern Mississippi | Victor Perales clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 33-33 |
| 16:05 | Southern Mississippi | Milton Christman pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-33 |
| 15:48 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Wilder clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-33 |
| 15:47 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Brian Ryan | 33-33 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Clarence Birdwell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SG - Jerome Taylor (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Robert Bowman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jim Lin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Brian Ryan (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Gaston Tidwell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Wilder (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Victor Perales (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Milton Christman (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Louisiana Tech | Clarence Birdwell is fouled in the backcourt by Nicholas Wilder - foul #1 on Nicholas Wilder, team foul #2 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Feely (SG), Robert Bynum (SF), Patrick Walton (PF), Robert Durst (C) Jerome Taylor, Robert Bowman, Jim Lin, Brian Ryan | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jason Cudney (PG), Carl Cardiel (SG), Richard Troche (SF), Louis Boyer (PF), Alexander Michael (C) Gaston Tidwell, Nicholas Wilder, Victor Perales, Milton Christman, Robert Brown | |
| 15:37 | Louisiana Tech | Clarence Birdwell is whistled for a carry | 33-33 |
| 15:19 | Southern Mississippi | Alexander Michael double dribbles | 33-33 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Brian Ryan (C) Robert Durst | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 15:08 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bynum hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 33-33 |
| 15:06 | Louisiana Tech | James Feely tips it in | 35-33 |
| 14:46 | Southern Mississippi | Louis Boyer loses the dribble to Brian Ryan | 35-33 |
| 14:24 | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Walton can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Louis Boyer - foul #3 on Louis Boyer, team foul #3 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Jim Lin (PF), Robert Durst (C) James Feely, Brian Ryan | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Wilder (SG), Milton Christman (PF), Manuel Petree (C) Carl Cardiel, Louis Boyer, Alexander Michael | |
| 14:24 | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Walton misses the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 14:24 | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Walton makes the 2nd free throw | 36-33 |
| 14:04 | Southern Mississippi | Clarence Birdwell is called for the reach on Nicholas Wilder - foul #2 on Clarence Birdwell, team foul #3 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Taylor (SG), Robert Bowman (SF) Patrick Walton, Robert Bynum | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Howard (PG), Gaston Tidwell (SG), Victor Perales (SF) Jason Cudney, Nicholas Wilder, Richard Troche | |
| 13:42 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Bowman steals it from Victor Perales | 36-33 |
| 13:27 | Louisiana Tech | Clarence Birdwell misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 36-33 |
| 13:26 | Southern Mississippi | Manuel Petree snags the defensive board | 36-33 |
| 13:14 | Southern Mississippi | William Howard hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-33 |
| 13:12 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bowman snags the defensive board | 36-33 |
| 12:56 | Louisiana Tech | Jim Lin can't connect on an uncontested driving attempt in the paint | 36-33 |
| 12:55 | Louisiana Tech | Clarence Birdwell tips it but misses | 36-33 |
| 12:53 | Southern Mississippi | Manuel Petree grabs the board | 36-33 |
| 12:44 | Southern Mississippi | Manuel Petree evades the doubleteam and hits a shot in the paint on a great pass from Victor Perales | 36-35 |
| 12:22 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Taylor misses short on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by William Howard - foul #3 on William Howard, team foul #4 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Frost (PG), Robert Bynum (SF), Patrick Walton (PF), Brian Ryan (C) Clarence Birdwell, Robert Bowman, Jim Lin, Robert Durst | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jason Cudney (PG), Nicholas Wilder (SG), Richard Troche (SF), Robert Brown (PF), Alexander Michael (C) William Howard, Gaston Tidwell, Victor Perales, Milton Christman, Manuel Petree | |
| 12:22 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 37-35 |
| 12:22 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 38-35 |
| 11:57 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Wilder is called for traveling | 38-35 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Feely (SG) Jerome Taylor | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Carl Cardiel (SG) Jason Cudney | |
| 11:40 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bynum misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-35 |
| 11:39 | Southern Mississippi | Alexander Michael gets the rebound | 38-35 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Ronald Frost (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Feely (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Bynum (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Patrick Walton (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Ryan (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Nicholas Wilder (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Carl Cardiel (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Troche (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Alexander Michael (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Southern Mississippi | Carl Cardiel misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-35 |
| 11:22 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Brown grabs the offensive board | 38-35 |
| 11:14 | Southern Mississippi | James Feely steals the ball from Robert Brown | 38-35 |
| 10:49 | Louisiana Tech | James Feely misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-35 |
| 10:48 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Wilder pulls down the rebound | 38-35 |
| 10:28 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Brown is hacked by Ronald Frost - foul #1 on Ronald Frost, team foul #4 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Clarence Birdwell (PG), Robert Durst (C) Ronald Frost, Brian Ryan | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jason Cudney (PG), Gaston Tidwell (SF), Louis Boyer (PF), Manuel Petree (C) Nicholas Wilder, Richard Troche, Robert Brown, Alexander Michael | |
| 10:13 | Southern Mississippi | Jason Cudney hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 38-35 |
| 10:11 | Southern Mississippi | Carl Cardiel can't tip it in | 38-35 |
| 10:09 | Southern Mississippi | Jason Cudney tips it in | 38-37 |
| 10:01 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Durst makes the shot near the basket on a nice dish by James Feely and the foul's on Louis Boyer - foul #4 on Louis Boyer, team foul #5 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Taylor (SG) James Feely | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Victor Perales (SF), Milton Christman (PF) Carl Cardiel, Louis Boyer | |
| 10:01 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Durst makes the free throw | 41-37 |
| 09:45 | Southern Mississippi | Gaston Tidwell can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 41-37 |
| 09:43 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bynum pulls down the rebound | 41-37 |
| 09:30 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Durst clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 41-37 |
| 09:29 | Southern Mississippi | Manuel Petree grabs the board | 41-37 |
| 09:15 | Southern Mississippi | Milton Christman comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 41-37 |
| 09:13 | Louisiana Tech | Clarence Birdwell snags the defensive board | 41-37 |
| 08:55 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Taylor misses badly on a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Gaston Tidwell - foul #3 on Gaston Tidwell, team foul #6 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bowman (SF), Jim Lin (PF) Robert Bynum, Patrick Walton | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Howard (PG), Carl Cardiel (SG), Richard Troche (SF) Jason Cudney, Gaston Tidwell, Victor Perales | |
| 08:55 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 42-37 |
| 08:55 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 43-37 |
| 08:41 | Southern Mississippi | Milton Christman loses the dribble to Robert Durst | 43-37 |
| 08:22 | Louisiana Tech | Clarence Birdwell misses the floater near the basket | 43-37 |
| 08:20 | Southern Mississippi | Manuel Petree grabs the defensive rebound | 43-37 |
| 08:14 | Southern Mississippi | William Howard misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-37 |
| 08:12 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Jerome Taylor | 43-37 |
| 07:58 | Louisiana Tech | Jim Lin misses badly on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Manuel Petree - foul #2 on Manuel Petree, team foul #7 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Frost (PG), Robert Bynum (SF), Brian Ryan (C) Clarence Birdwell, Robert Bowman, Robert Durst | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Wilder (SG), Louis Boyer (PF), Robert Brown (C) Carl Cardiel, Milton Christman, Manuel Petree | |
| 07:58 | Louisiana Tech | Jim Lin makes the 1st free throw | 44-37 |
| 07:58 | Louisiana Tech | Jim Lin misses the 2nd free throw | 44-37 |
| 07:58 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 44-37 |
| 07:38 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Wilder can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 44-37 |
| 07:37 | Louisiana Tech | Jim Lin pulls down the rebound | 44-37 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Ronald Frost (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerome Taylor (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Robert Bynum (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jim Lin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Ryan (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - William Howard (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Nicholas Wilder (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Troche (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Louis Boyer (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Robert Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Taylor clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-37 |
| 07:24 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Wilder grabs the defensive rebound | 44-37 |
| 07:00 | Southern Mississippi | Brian Ryan swats the short shot by Richard Troche | 44-37 |
| 06:58 | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Frost gets the rebound | 44-37 |
| 06:37 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Taylor connects on the turnaround from the right block set up by Jim Lin | 46-37 |
| 06:23 | Southern Mississippi | Jim Lin steps in front of the William Howard pass | 46-37 |
| 06:08 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Taylor misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Nicholas Wilder - foul #2 on Nicholas Wilder, team foul #8 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Clarence Birdwell (PG), Robert Bowman (SF), Patrick Walton (PF), Robert Durst (C) Ronald Frost, Robert Bynum, Jim Lin, Brian Ryan | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jason Cudney (PG), Gaston Tidwell (SG), Victor Perales (SF), Alexander Michael (C) William Howard, Nicholas Wilder, Richard Troche, Robert Brown | |
| 06:08 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 47-37 |
| 06:08 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 48-37 |
| 05:48 | Southern Mississippi | Gaston Tidwell misses the floater from the left side | 48-37 |
| 05:47 | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Walton snags the defensive board | 48-37 |
| 05:45 | Louisiana Tech | Clarence Birdwell's pass is intercepted by Alexander Michael in the backcourt | 48-37 |
| 05:35 | Southern Mississippi | Victor Perales hits the finger roll | 48-39 |
| 05:32 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bowman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-39 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bynum (SF) Robert Bowman | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 05:26 | Southern Mississippi | Gaston Tidwell connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Jason Cudney | 48-42 |
| 05:17 | Louisiana Tech | Clarence Birdwell hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Jerome Taylor | 50-42 |
| 05:01 | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Walton blocks the short jumper by Alexander Michael | 50-42 |
| 05:00 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Durst snags the defensive board | 50-42 |
| 04:39 | Louisiana Tech | Clarence Birdwell misses the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Alexander Michael - foul #1 on Alexander Michael, team foul #9 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Howard (PG), Carl Cardiel (SG), Milton Christman (PF), Manuel Petree (C) Jason Cudney, Victor Perales, Louis Boyer, Alexander Michael | |
| 04:39 | Louisiana Tech | Clarence Birdwell makes the 1st free throw | 51-42 |
| 04:39 | Louisiana Tech | Clarence Birdwell makes the 2nd free throw | 52-42 |
| 04:23 | Southern Mississippi | Gaston Tidwell misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-42 |
| 04:22 | Southern Mississippi | William Howard hits the follow up shot | 52-44 |
| 04:05 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bynum makes the 3 from straight away | 55-44 |
| 03:50 | Southern Mississippi | Milton Christman comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 55-44 |
| 03:49 | Southern Mississippi | Milton Christman can't tip it in | 55-44 |
| 03:48 | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Walton grabs the board | 55-44 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:46 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Taylor is hacked by Carl Cardiel in the backcourt - foul #1 on Carl Cardiel, team foul #10 | 55-44 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bowman (SF), Brian Ryan (C) Robert Bynum, Robert Durst | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Wilder (PG), Richard Troche (SF), Robert Brown (C) William Howard, Gaston Tidwell, Manuel Petree | |
| 03:46 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 56-44 |
| 03:46 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 57-44 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:31 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Wilder drills a driving attempt from the left block set up by Carl Cardiel and he's hacked by Clarence Birdwell - foul #3 on Clarence Birdwell, team foul #5 | 57-46 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jason Cudney (PG) Richard Troche | |
| 03:31 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Wilder makes the free throw | 57-47 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Clarence Birdwell (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Jerome Taylor (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Robert Bowman (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Patrick Walton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Brian Ryan (fresh) 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Jason Cudney (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Carl Cardiel (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nicholas Wilder (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Milton Christman (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:15 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Taylor is called for traveling | 57-47 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bynum (SF) Robert Bowman | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Victor Perales (SF), Alexander Michael (C) Carl Cardiel, Milton Christman | |
| 03:02 | Southern Mississippi | Victor Perales is denied on a layup by Robert Bynum | 57-47 |
| 03:01 | Louisiana Tech | Brian Ryan grabs the board | 57-47 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:59 | Louisiana Tech | Clarence Birdwell is fouled in the backcourt by Jason Cudney - foul #4 on Jason Cudney, team foul #11 | 57-47 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bowman (SF), Robert Durst (C) Robert Bynum, Brian Ryan | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Manuel Petree (C) Robert Brown | |
| 02:59 | Louisiana Tech | Clarence Birdwell makes the 1st free throw | 58-47 |
| 02:59 | Louisiana Tech | Clarence Birdwell makes the 2nd free throw | 59-47 |
| 02:48 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Durst steps in front of the Manuel Petree pass | 59-47 |
| 02:45 | Louisiana Tech | Clarence Birdwell is hacked by Jason Cudney in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jason Cudney, team foul #12 | 59-47 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Paden (SG), Jim Lin (PF), Brian Ryan (C) Jerome Taylor, Patrick Walton, Robert Durst | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gaston Tidwell (SG), Milton Christman (C) Jason Cudney, Manuel Petree | |
| 02:45 | Louisiana Tech | Clarence Birdwell makes the 1st free throw | 60-47 |
| 02:45 | Louisiana Tech | Clarence Birdwell makes the 2nd free throw | 61-47 |
| 02:36 | Southern Mississippi | Victor Perales misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on John Paden - foul #1 on John Paden, team foul #6 | 61-47 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Frost (PG) Clarence Birdwell | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 02:36 | Southern Mississippi | Victor Perales makes the 1st free throw | 61-48 |
| 02:36 | Southern Mississippi | Victor Perales makes the 2nd free throw | 61-49 |
| 02:07 | Louisiana Tech | Nicholas Wilder takes the ball from John Paden | 61-49 |
| 01:46 | Southern Mississippi | Gaston Tidwell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-49 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Feely (SG) John Paden | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Brown (C) Alexander Michael | |
| 01:19 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bowman is hacked by Milton Christman - foul #2 on Milton Christman, team foul #13 | 61-49 |
| 01:19 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bowman misses the 1st free throw | 61-49 |
| 01:19 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bowman makes the 2nd free throw | 62-49 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:15 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Frost steals it from Gaston Tidwell in the backcourt | 62-49 |
| 00:58 | Louisiana Tech | Jim Lin is open and scores on a runner in the lane set up by Ronald Frost | 64-49 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Bowman is called for the reach on Milton Christman - foul #3 on Robert Bowman, team foul #7 | 64-49 |
| 00:52 | Southern Mississippi | Milton Christman makes the 1st free throw | 64-50 |
| 00:52 | Southern Mississippi | Milton Christman makes the 2nd free throw | 64-51 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Frost makes the pull-up jumper from the right side | 66-51 |
| 00:24 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Wilder's floater is tipped away by Jim Lin | 66-51 |
| 00:23 | Louisiana Tech | Jim Lin pulls down the rebound | 66-51 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Frost runs out the clock | 66-51 |