| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Manuel Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Erick Hanson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - James Grisham (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Dennis Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Witcher (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Bennie Lee (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Raymond Ratliff (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Johnny Clarke (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dennis Lynch (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Leimberger (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana Tech | James Grisham inbounds the ball | 38-25 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Witcher is fouled on the floor by Johnny Clarke - foul #3 on Johnny Clarke, team foul #1 | 38-25 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Bruce Forbes (C) Johnny Clarke | |
| 19:23 | Louisiana Tech | Bennie Lee steals the ball from Manuel Smith | 38-25 |
| 19:20 | Southern Methodist | Erick Hanson is called for the reach on Raymond Ratliff in the backcourt - foul #1 on Erick Hanson, team foul #1 | 38-25 |
| 18:56 | Southern Methodist | Bennie Lee comes up short on the shot from the right block | 38-25 |
| 18:54 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Witcher grabs the defensive rebound | 38-25 |
| 18:34 | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson is hacked by Raymond Ratliff - foul #2 on Raymond Ratliff, team foul #2 | 38-25 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Walley (PG), Dennis Young (SF) Manuel Smith, James Grisham | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 18:13 | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson misses short on a shot from the right wing | 38-25 |
| 18:12 | Southern Methodist | Bruce Forbes pulls down the rebound | 38-25 |
| 18:06 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Leimberger can't connect on an uncontested jumpshot from just outside the lane | 38-25 |
| 18:04 | Southern Methodist | Bennie Lee snags the offensive board | 38-25 |
| 17:49 | Southern Methodist | Bruce Forbes buries a driving attempt from close range | 38-27 |
| 17:27 | Louisiana Tech | Raymond Ratliff steals the ball from Erick Hanson | 38-27 |
| 17:08 | Southern Methodist | Dennis Lynch lays it up and in on a great pass from Thomas Leimberger | 38-29 |
| 16:49 | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 38-29 |
| 16:47 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Brown grabs the offensive board | 38-29 |
| 16:25 | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson drills a shot from the right wing set up by Dennis Young | 40-29 |
| 16:05 | Southern Methodist | Raymond Ratliff hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 40-29 |
| 16:03 | Southern Methodist | Bennie Lee can't tip it in | 40-29 |
| 16:01 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Witcher grabs the board | 40-29 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - James Walley (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Erick Hanson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SF - Dennis Young (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dennis Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Stephen Witcher (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Bennie Lee (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Raymond Ratliff (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Dennis Lynch (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Thomas Leimberger (tiring) 6 pts. C - Bruce Forbes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Louisiana Tech | Bennie Lee is called for the reach on James Walley - foul #1 on Bennie Lee, team foul #3 | 40-29 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Manuel Smith (PG), John Jackson (SG), James Grisham (SF), David Ryan (PF), Larry Master (C) James Walley, Erick Hanson, Dennis Young, Dennis Brown, Stephen Witcher | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Kenneth Sanjuan (PG), Jason Taylor (SG), Johnny Clarke (SF) Bennie Lee, Raymond Ratliff, Bruce Forbes | |
| 15:27 | Louisiana Tech | Manuel Smith makes the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by John Jackson | 42-29 |
| 15:08 | Southern Methodist | Jason Taylor clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 42-29 |
| 15:07 | Southern Methodist | Johnny Clarke tips it home | 42-31 |
| 14:53 | Louisiana Tech | Larry Master is open and buries a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Grisham | 44-31 |
| 14:44 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Leimberger is wide open but clanks a jump hook from close range | 44-31 |
| 14:42 | Louisiana Tech | Larry Master gets the rebound | 44-31 |
| 14:24 | Louisiana Tech | Manuel Smith can't connect on an uncontested jumpshot from the right side | 44-31 |
| 14:22 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Leimberger grabs the defensive rebound | 44-31 |
| 14:19 | Southern Methodist | Jason Taylor is fouled in the backcourt by John Jackson - foul #3 on John Jackson, team foul #2 | 44-31 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Beam (SF), Dennis Brown (PF), Leslie Clay (C) James Grisham, David Ryan, Larry Master | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Bruce Forbes (C) Thomas Leimberger | |
| 14:03 | Southern Methodist | Jason Taylor misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-31 |
| 14:01 | Louisiana Tech | Leslie Clay gets the rebound | 44-31 |
| 13:33 | Louisiana Tech | Bruce Forbes picks off the pass by Joseph Beam | 44-31 |
| 13:15 | Southern Methodist | Kenneth Sanjuan comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-31 |
| 13:13 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 44-31 |
| 12:50 | Louisiana Tech | Manuel Smith buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-31 |
| 12:43 | Southern Methodist | Bruce Forbes misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 47-31 |
| 12:42 | Southern Methodist | Kenneth Sanjuan misses the tip | 47-31 |
| 12:41 | Southern Methodist | Bruce Forbes tips it back up and in | 47-33 |
| 12:25 | Louisiana Tech | Manuel Smith misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-33 |
| 12:23 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Brown gets the offensive rebound | 47-33 |
| 12:07 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Brown misses short on a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Dennis Lynch - foul #1 on Dennis Lynch, team foul #4 | 47-33 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Walley (PG), Erick Hanson (SG), James Grisham (SF), Stephen Witcher (C) Manuel Smith, John Jackson, Joseph Beam, Leslie Clay | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Bennie Lee (PG), Raymond Ratliff (SG), Thomas Leimberger (PF) Kenneth Sanjuan, Jason Taylor, Dennis Lynch | |
| 12:07 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Brown makes the 1st free throw | 48-33 |
| 12:07 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 49-33 |
| 11:55 | Southern Methodist | Johnny Clarke clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-33 |
| 11:53 | Southern Methodist | Bennie Lee tips it but misses | 49-33 |
| 11:52 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Dennis Brown | 49-33 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - James Walley (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Erick Hanson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SF - James Grisham (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Dennis Brown (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Stephen Witcher (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Bennie Lee (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Raymond Ratliff (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Johnny Clarke (tiring) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Leimberger (tiring) 6 pts. C - Bruce Forbes (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Witcher misses long on a floater from the right wing | 49-33 |
| 11:36 | Southern Methodist | Bennie Lee pulls down the rebound | 49-33 |
| 11:20 | Southern Methodist | Bruce Forbes misses long on a jump hook from close range but the foul's on James Walley - foul #2 on James Walley, team foul #3 | 49-33 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | David Ryan (PF) Dennis Brown | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 11:20 | Southern Methodist | Bruce Forbes makes the 1st free throw | 49-34 |
| 11:20 | Southern Methodist | Bruce Forbes makes the 2nd free throw | 49-35 |
| 10:59 | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson misses the lay-in | 49-35 |
| 10:57 | Southern Methodist | Raymond Ratliff pulls down the rebound | 49-35 |
| 10:41 | Southern Methodist | Raymond Ratliff misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-35 |
| 10:39 | Louisiana Tech | James Grisham snags the defensive board | 49-35 |
| 10:15 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Witcher hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Bruce Forbes - foul #1 on Bruce Forbes, team foul #5 | 49-35 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Manuel Smith (PG), Dennis Young (SF) James Walley, James Grisham | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Dennis Lynch (PF) Bruce Forbes | |
| 10:15 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Witcher makes the 1st free throw | 50-35 |
| 10:15 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Witcher makes the 2nd free throw | 51-35 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 10:05 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Leimberger misses long on an open shot from just outside the lane | 51-35 |
| 10:03 | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson grabs the defensive rebound | 51-35 |
| 09:58 | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Manuel Smith | 53-35 |
| 09:51 | Southern Methodist | Johnny Clarke can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 53-35 |
| 09:49 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Leimberger gets the offensive rebound | 53-35 |
| 09:34 | Southern Methodist | Raymond Ratliff is whistled for traveling | 53-35 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Beam (SF), Larry Master (C) David Ryan, Stephen Witcher | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Jason Taylor (SF) Johnny Clarke | |
| 09:05 | Louisiana Tech | Larry Master is called for traveling | 53-35 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Walley (PG) Manuel Smith | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Kenneth Sanjuan (PG), Bruce Forbes (C) Bennie Lee, Thomas Leimberger | |
| 08:53 | Southern Methodist | Raymond Ratliff comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 53-35 |
| 08:52 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Dennis Young | 53-35 |
| 08:23 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Young scores on a jump hook near the basket set up by Joseph Beam | 55-35 |
| 08:06 | Southern Methodist | Erick Hanson is called for the reach on Raymond Ratliff - foul #2 on Erick Hanson, team foul #4 | 55-35 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Manuel Smith (PG), John Jackson (SG), James Grisham (SF), David Ryan (PF), Leslie Clay (C) James Walley, Erick Hanson, Joseph Beam, Dennis Young, Larry Master | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Bennie Lee (PG), Johnny Clarke (SF), Thomas Leimberger (PF) Kenneth Sanjuan, Raymond Ratliff, Dennis Lynch | |
| 07:53 | Southern Methodist | Johnny Clarke is whistled for a carry | 55-35 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Brown (C) Leslie Clay | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Manuel Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Grisham (fresh) 4 reb. PF - David Ryan (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dennis Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Bennie Lee (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jason Taylor (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SF - Johnny Clarke (tiring) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Leimberger (tired) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Bruce Forbes (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Brown drills a floater in the lane on a great pass from James Grisham | 57-35 |
| 07:08 | Southern Methodist | Bruce Forbes's pass is intercepted by Dennis Brown | 57-35 |
| 06:44 | Louisiana Tech | Manuel Smith knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by John Jackson | 59-35 |
| 06:26 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Leimberger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-35 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Walley (PG), Erick Hanson (SG), Joseph Beam (SF), Larry Master (C) Manuel Smith, John Jackson, James Grisham, David Ryan | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Kenneth Sanjuan (PG), Bill Stone (SG), Eddie Whaley (SF), Dennis Lynch (PF), Robert Mays (C) Bennie Lee, Jason Taylor, Johnny Clarke, Thomas Leimberger, Bruce Forbes | |
| 05:59 | Louisiana Tech | James Walley is fouled on the floor by Dennis Lynch - foul #2 on Dennis Lynch, team foul #6 | 59-35 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Young (PF), Stephen Witcher (C) Dennis Brown, Larry Master | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 05:45 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Young knocks in the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Joseph Beam and the foul's on Bill Stone - foul #1 on Bill Stone, team foul #7 | 61-35 |
| 05:45 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Young makes the free throw | 62-35 |
| 05:37 | Southern Methodist | Kenneth Sanjuan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-35 |
| 05:35 | Southern Methodist | Eddie Whaley can't tip it in | 62-35 |
| 05:33 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Young pulls down the rebound | 62-35 |
| 05:04 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Young misses the jumper from the right block | 62-35 |
| 05:03 | Southern Methodist | Robert Mays pulls down the rebound | 62-35 |
| 04:55 | Southern Methodist | Kenneth Sanjuan makes the wide open 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Eddie Whaley | 62-38 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 04:28 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Young buries a jumper from the left side | 64-38 |
| 04:13 | Southern Methodist | Bill Stone misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 64-38 |
| 04:11 | Southern Methodist | Eddie Whaley snags the offensive board | 64-38 |
| 03:58 | Southern Methodist | Kenneth Sanjuan connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 64-41 |
| 03:33 | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson misses the shot from the left side but the foul's on Bill Stone - foul #2 on Bill Stone, team foul #8 | 64-41 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Jackson (PG), James Grisham (SF), Dennis Brown (PF), Larry Master (C) James Walley, Joseph Beam, Dennis Young, Stephen Witcher | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Jason Taylor (SG), Thomas Leimberger (PF) Bill Stone, Dennis Lynch | |
| 03:33 | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson misses the 1st free throw | 64-41 |
| 03:33 | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson misses the 2nd free throw | 64-41 |
| 03:33 | Southern Methodist | Robert Mays gets the rebound | 64-41 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - John Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Erick Hanson (tiring) 13 pts. 2 stl. SF - James Grisham (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Dennis Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Larry Master (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Kenneth Sanjuan (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Taylor (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Eddie Whaley (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Thomas Leimberger (tired) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Mays (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:29 | Southern Methodist | Dennis Brown steals it from Kenneth Sanjuan in the backcourt | 64-41 |
| 03:00 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Brown dunks the ball | 66-41 |
| 02:54 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Leimberger connects on the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Kenneth Sanjuan and the foul's on Larry Master - foul #1 on Larry Master, team foul #5 | 66-43 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Manuel Smith (PG) Erick Hanson | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 02:54 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Leimberger misses the free throw | 66-43 |
| 02:54 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Brown pulls down the rebound | 66-43 |
| 02:37 | Louisiana Tech | Manuel Smith can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 66-43 |
| 02:36 | Louisiana Tech | John Jackson can't tip it in | 66-43 |
| 02:34 | Southern Methodist | Eddie Whaley pulls down the rebound | 66-43 |
| 02:16 | Southern Methodist | Kenneth Sanjuan clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 66-43 |
| 02:14 | Louisiana Tech | Larry Master grabs the defensive rebound | 66-43 |
| 01:55 | Louisiana Tech | Manuel Smith connects on the open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from John Jackson and he's hacked by Thomas Leimberger - foul #2 on Thomas Leimberger, team foul #9 | 68-43 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson (SG), Stephen Witcher (C) John Jackson, Larry Master | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Dennis Lynch (PF), Bruce Forbes (C) Thomas Leimberger, Robert Mays | |
| 01:55 | Louisiana Tech | Manuel Smith misses the free throw | 68-43 |
| 01:55 | Southern Methodist | Bruce Forbes grabs the board | 68-43 |
| 01:47 | Southern Methodist | The short jumper by Bruce Forbes is denied by Dennis Brown | 68-43 |
| 01:45 | Southern Methodist | Kenneth Sanjuan hits the follow up shot | 68-45 |
| 01:26 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Witcher drills a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Manuel Smith | 70-45 |
| 01:04 | Southern Methodist | Manuel Smith is called for the reach on Kenneth Sanjuan - foul #3 on Manuel Smith, team foul #6 | 70-45 |
| 00:46 | Southern Methodist | Dennis Lynch's layup is rejected by Dennis Brown | 70-45 |
| 00:44 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Witcher grabs the defensive rebound | 70-45 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Louisiana Tech | Manuel Smith is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 70-45 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:40 | Southern Methodist | Dennis Lynch misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 70-45 |
| 00:38 | Southern Methodist | Bruce Forbes misses the tip | 70-45 |
| 00:36 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Brown pulls down the rebound | 70-45 |
| 00:31 | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson is hacked by Bruce Forbes in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bruce Forbes, team foul #10 | 70-45 |
| 00:31 | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson makes the 1st free throw | 71-45 |
| 00:31 | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson misses the 2nd free throw | 71-45 |
| 00:31 | Southern Methodist | Jason Taylor gets the rebound | 71-45 |
| 00:28 | Southern Methodist | Erick Hanson steps in front of the Eddie Whaley pass in the backcourt | 71-45 |
| 00:26 | Louisiana Tech | James Grisham blows the layup | 71-45 |
| 00:25 | Southern Methodist | Bruce Forbes snags the defensive board | 71-45 |
| 00:18 | Southern Methodist | Kenneth Sanjuan misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 71-45 |
| 00:16 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Witcher snags the defensive board | 71-45 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana Tech | Manuel Smith runs out the clock | 71-45 |