| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Manuel Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Erick Hanson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Beam (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Ryan (fresh) C - Stephen Witcher (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Charles Teneyck (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Charles Reavis (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Patrick Stewart (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Fulp (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Francis Wallace (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Beam inbounds the ball | 52-24 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Louisiana Tech | Manuel Smith is called for traveling | 52-24 |
| 19:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Francis Wallace clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 52-24 |
| 19:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Stewart pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-24 |
| 19:07 | Middle Tenn. State | John Fulp scores on a jumper in the paint | 52-26 |
| 19:03 | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson knocks in the floater from the free throw line set up by Manuel Smith | 54-26 |
| 18:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Francis Wallace misses short on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Stephen Witcher - foul #3 on Stephen Witcher, team foul #1 | 54-26 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Jackson (PG), Dennis Young (SF), Dennis Brown (PF) Manuel Smith, Joseph Beam, David Ryan | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Howard (PF) John Fulp | |
| 18:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Francis Wallace misses the 1st free throw | 54-26 |
| 18:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Francis Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 54-27 |
| 18:36 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Young clanks a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Patrick Stewart - foul #2 on Patrick Stewart, team foul #1 | 54-27 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Innes (C) Francis Wallace | |
| 18:36 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Young misses the 1st free throw | 54-27 |
| 18:36 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Young makes the 2nd free throw | 55-27 |
| 18:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Reavis misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-27 |
| 18:23 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Stephen Witcher | 55-27 |
| 18:07 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Witcher is fouled on the floor by Charles Reavis - foul #2 on Charles Reavis, team foul #2 | 55-27 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Walley (SG) Erick Hanson | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 17:52 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Brown is whistled for a carry | 55-27 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Beam (SF) Dennis Young | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 17:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Teneyck is fouled in the backcourt by John Jackson - foul #1 on John Jackson, team foul #2 | 55-27 |
| 17:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Stewart misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 55-27 |
| 17:37 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Reavis tips it back up and in | 55-29 |
| 17:22 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Beam is denied on a layup by Kevin Howard | 55-29 |
| 17:20 | Louisiana Tech | James Walley pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-29 |
| 17:10 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Witcher connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from James Walley | 57-29 |
| 17:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Reavis hits a shot from the right wing | 57-31 |
| 16:53 | Louisiana Tech | John Jackson can't finish the layup | 57-31 |
| 16:52 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Witcher pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-31 |
| 16:41 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Brown hits the finger roll on a great pass from John Jackson | 59-31 |
| 16:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Stewart clanks a fadeaway from close range | 59-31 |
| 16:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Teneyck tips it but misses | 59-31 |
| 16:29 | Louisiana Tech | John Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 59-31 |
| 16:16 | Louisiana Tech | The jumper by Joseph Beam is denied by Joseph Innes | 59-31 |
| 16:15 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Witcher gets the offensive rebound | 59-31 |
| 16:09 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Witcher knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Dennis Brown | 61-31 |
| 15:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Innes steps out of bounds on the baseline | 61-31 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Manuel Smith (PG), Erick Hanson (SG), Dennis Young (SF), David Ryan (PF), Larry Master (C) John Jackson, James Walley, Joseph Beam, Dennis Brown, Stephen Witcher | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Steve Hulings (PG), Richard Reder (SG), James Hackney (SF), John Fulp (PF), Francis Wallace (C) Charles Teneyck, Charles Reavis, Patrick Stewart, Kevin Howard, Joseph Innes | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Manuel Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Erick Hanson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Young (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Ryan (fresh) C - Larry Master (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Steve Hulings (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Richard Reder (fresh) 3 pf. SF - James Hackney (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Fulp (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Francis Wallace (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Louisiana Tech | Richard Reder is called for the reach on Dennis Young - foul #4 on Richard Reder, team foul #3 | 61-31 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Reavis (SG) Richard Reder | |
| 15:29 | Louisiana Tech | Manuel Smith clanks a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Steve Hulings - foul #4 on Steve Hulings, team foul #4 | 61-31 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Stewart (SF) Steve Hulings | |
| 15:29 | Louisiana Tech | Manuel Smith misses the 1st free throw | 61-31 |
| 15:29 | Louisiana Tech | Manuel Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 62-31 |
| 15:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Reavis is fouled on the floor by Erick Hanson - foul #1 on Erick Hanson, team foul #3 | 62-31 |
| 15:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Reavis connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-34 |
| 14:50 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Young clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 62-34 |
| 14:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Francis Wallace grabs the board | 62-34 |
| 14:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Reavis comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 62-34 |
| 14:42 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Young gets the rebound | 62-34 |
| 14:21 | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Stewart steals it from Larry Master | 62-34 |
| 14:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Stewart knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-37 |
| 14:00 | Louisiana Tech | Manuel Smith drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by David Ryan | 65-37 |
| 13:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Francis Wallace hits a fadeaway from the left side | 65-39 |
| 13:22 | Louisiana Tech | Manuel Smith misses the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by James Hackney - foul #4 on James Hackney, team foul #5 | 65-39 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Walley (SG), James Grisham (SF), Dennis Brown (PF), Leslie Clay (C) Erick Hanson, Dennis Young, David Ryan, Larry Master | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Teneyck (PG), Kevin Howard (C) James Hackney, Francis Wallace | |
| 13:22 | Louisiana Tech | Manuel Smith misses the 1st free throw | 65-39 |
| 13:22 | Louisiana Tech | Manuel Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 65-39 |
| 13:22 | Middle Tenn. State | John Fulp grabs the board | 65-39 |
| 13:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Reavis clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 65-39 |
| 13:04 | Louisiana Tech | James Grisham gets the rebound | 65-39 |
| 12:58 | Louisiana Tech | Manuel Smith knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Grisham | 67-39 |
| 12:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Reavis comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by James Walley - foul #2 on James Walley, team foul #4 | 67-39 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Jackson (PG), Joseph Beam (SF) Manuel Smith, James Grisham | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 12:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Reavis makes the 1st free throw | 67-40 |
| 12:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Reavis makes the 2nd free throw | 67-41 |
| 12:35 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Beam hits a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by James Walley and he's hacked by John Fulp - foul #2 on John Fulp, team foul #6 | 69-41 |
| 12:35 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Beam makes the free throw | 70-41 |
| 12:24 | Middle Tenn. State | John Fulp scores on a turnaround from the baseline | 70-43 |
| 12:20 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Howard swats the short shot by Joseph Beam | 70-43 |
| 12:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Reavis pulls down the rebound | 70-43 |
| 11:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Howard hits a wide open floater from the right side | 70-45 |
| 11:37 | Louisiana Tech | Leslie Clay loses the dribble to Patrick Stewart | 70-45 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - John Jackson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Walley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joseph Beam (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dennis Brown (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Leslie Clay (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Charles Teneyck (tiring) 4 pts. SG - Charles Reavis (tired) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Patrick Stewart (tired) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Fulp (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Howard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:20 | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Howard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 70-45 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Manuel Smith (PG), Erick Hanson (SG), James Grisham (SF), David Ryan (PF), Stephen Witcher (C) John Jackson, James Walley, Joseph Beam, Dennis Brown, Leslie Clay | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Innes (PF), Francis Wallace (C) John Fulp, Kevin Howard | |
| 11:06 | Louisiana Tech | James Grisham comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 70-45 |
| 11:04 | Louisiana Tech | James Grisham pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-45 |
| 10:52 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Reavis picks off the pass by David Ryan | 70-45 |
| 10:52 | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-45 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Beam (SF) James Grisham | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Howard (PF) Francis Wallace | |
| 10:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Erick Hanson steps in front of the Charles Teneyck pass in the backcourt | 70-45 |
| 10:48 | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson can't finish the layup | 70-45 |
| 10:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Stewart gets the rebound | 70-45 |
| 10:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Stewart hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 70-45 |
| 10:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Reavis pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-45 |
| 10:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Teneyck misses long on a floater from the left wing | 70-45 |
| 10:21 | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Howard misses the tip | 70-45 |
| 10:20 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Stewart hits the follow up shot | 70-47 |
| 09:54 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Witcher blows the layup but he's hacked by Charles Teneyck - foul #3 on Charles Teneyck, team foul #7 | 70-47 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Jackson (PG), Dennis Young (SF), Dennis Brown (PF) Manuel Smith, Joseph Beam, David Ryan | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Francis Wallace (C) Kevin Howard | |
| 09:54 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Witcher makes the 1st free throw | 71-47 |
| 09:54 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Witcher makes the 2nd free throw | 72-47 |
| 09:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Innes is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 72-47 |
| 09:40 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Young snags the defensive board | 72-47 |
| 09:23 | Louisiana Tech | The jump hook by Dennis Brown is blocked by Francis Wallace | 72-47 |
| 09:21 | Louisiana Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Dennis Young | 72-47 |
| 09:15 | Louisiana Tech | John Jackson is fouled on the floor by Joseph Innes - foul #1 on Joseph Innes, team foul #8 | 72-47 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Walley (SG), Larry Master (C) Erick Hanson, Stephen Witcher | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Fulp (PF) Joseph Innes | |
| 09:15 | Louisiana Tech | John Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 73-47 |
| 09:15 | Louisiana Tech | John Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 74-47 |
| 08:56 | Middle Tenn. State | The pull-up jumper by Patrick Stewart is blocked by Larry Master | 74-47 |
| 08:55 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Young pulls down the rebound | 74-47 |
| 08:43 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Young knocks in the floater from close range on a great pass from John Jackson | 76-47 |
| 08:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Reavis's fadeaway is rejected by Dennis Brown | 76-47 |
| 08:33 | Louisiana Tech | James Walley grabs the board | 76-47 |
| 08:22 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Young hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint but he's fouled by Charles Teneyck - foul #4 on Charles Teneyck, team foul #9 | 76-47 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson (SG), Joseph Beam (SF) John Jackson, Larry Master | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Steve Hulings (PG), Kevin Howard (C) Charles Teneyck, Francis Wallace | |
| 08:22 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Young misses the 1st free throw | 76-47 |
| 08:22 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Young makes the 2nd free throw | 77-47 |
| 08:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Dennis Brown picks off the pass by John Fulp | 77-47 |
| 07:51 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Brown makes the jump hook near the basket set up by James Walley and he's hacked by Steve Hulings - foul #5 on Steve Hulings, team foul #10 | 79-47 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Manuel Smith (PG), Stephen Witcher (C) James Walley, Dennis Young | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Teneyck (PG), Richard Reder (SG), James Hackney (SF), Francis Wallace (C) Steve Hulings, Charles Reavis, Patrick Stewart, John Fulp | |
| 07:51 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Brown makes the free throw | 80-47 |
| 07:38 | Middle Tenn. State | The pull-up jumper by James Hackney is blocked by Stephen Witcher | 80-47 |
| 07:36 | Middle Tenn. State | The offensive rebound goes to James Hackney | 80-47 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Manuel Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Erick Hanson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Beam (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dennis Brown (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Stephen Witcher (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Charles Teneyck (tired) 4 pts. 4 pf. SG - Richard Reder (fresh) 4 pf. SF - James Hackney (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Kevin Howard (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Francis Wallace (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Middle Tenn. State | James Hackney misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 80-47 |
| 07:24 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Stephen Witcher | 80-47 |
| 07:20 | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson misses badly on a shot from close range but he's hacked by Charles Teneyck - foul #5 on Charles Teneyck, team foul #11 | 80-47 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Grisham (SF), David Ryan (PF) Joseph Beam, Dennis Brown | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Reavis (SG), Joseph Innes (C) Charles Teneyck, Francis Wallace | |
| 07:20 | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson makes the 1st free throw | 81-47 |
| 07:20 | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson makes the 2nd free throw | 82-47 |
| 07:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Reavis clanks a 3 from the left corner | 82-47 |
| 07:05 | Louisiana Tech | James Grisham grabs the defensive rebound | 82-47 |
| 06:55 | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson hits a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Manuel Smith | 84-47 |
| 06:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Erick Hanson steps in front of the Richard Reder pass in the backcourt | 84-47 |
| 06:48 | Louisiana Tech | James Grisham misses the easy layup | 84-47 |
| 06:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Howard grabs the board | 84-47 |
| 06:44 | Middle Tenn. State | James Hackney is fouled in the backcourt by Manuel Smith - foul #3 on Manuel Smith, team foul #5 | 84-47 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Jackson (PG), James Walley (SG), Larry Master (C) Manuel Smith, Erick Hanson, Stephen Witcher | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Stewart (SF) Charles Reavis | |
| 06:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Howard makes the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Richard Reder | 84-49 |
| 06:21 | Louisiana Tech | James Grisham misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Joseph Innes - foul #2 on Joseph Innes, team foul #12 | 84-49 |
| 06:21 | Louisiana Tech | James Grisham misses the 1st free throw | 84-49 |
| 06:21 | Louisiana Tech | James Grisham makes the 2nd free throw | 85-49 |
| 06:18 | Middle Tenn. State | James Hackney's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 85-49 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Beam (SF) James Grisham | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 06:08 | Louisiana Tech | David Ryan is fouled on the floor by Richard Reder - foul #5 on Richard Reder, team foul #13 | 85-49 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Reavis (SG) Richard Reder | |
| 06:08 | Louisiana Tech | David Ryan misses the 1st free throw | 85-49 |
| 06:08 | Louisiana Tech | David Ryan makes the 2nd free throw | 86-49 |
| 06:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Reavis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 86-49 |
| 05:53 | Louisiana Tech | James Walley misses badly on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Kevin Howard - foul #3 on Kevin Howard, team foul #14 | 86-49 |
| 05:53 | Louisiana Tech | James Walley makes the 1st free throw | 87-49 |
| 05:53 | Louisiana Tech | James Walley makes the 2nd free throw | 88-49 |
| 05:40 | Middle Tenn. State | James Hackney misses long on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on John Jackson - foul #2 on John Jackson, team foul #6 | 88-49 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Manuel Smith (PG), Dennis Young (SG), Dennis Brown (PF) John Jackson, James Walley, David Ryan | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 05:40 | Middle Tenn. State | James Hackney makes the 1st free throw | 88-50 |
| 05:40 | Middle Tenn. State | James Hackney makes the 2nd free throw | 88-51 |
| 05:31 | Louisiana Tech | Manuel Smith misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Joseph Innes - foul #3 on Joseph Innes, team foul #15 | 88-51 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson (SG), Leslie Clay (C) Joseph Beam, Larry Master | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 05:31 | Louisiana Tech | Manuel Smith misses the 1st free throw | 88-51 |
| 05:31 | Louisiana Tech | Manuel Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 89-51 |
| 05:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Innes hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 89-51 |
| 05:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Innes pulls down the offensive rebound | 89-51 |
| 05:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Stewart is whistled for a carry | 89-51 |
| 04:48 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Reavis is called for the reach on Leslie Clay - foul #3 on Charles Reavis, team foul #16 | 89-51 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Jackson (PG), James Grisham (SF) Manuel Smith, Dennis Young | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 04:48 | Louisiana Tech | Leslie Clay misses the 1st free throw | 89-51 |
| 04:48 | Louisiana Tech | Leslie Clay makes the 2nd free throw | 90-51 |
| 04:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Stewart's floater is knocked away by Dennis Brown | 90-51 |
| 04:29 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Dennis Brown | 90-51 |
| 04:19 | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson comes up short on the shot from the right side but the foul's on Charles Reavis - foul #4 on Charles Reavis, team foul #17 | 90-51 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Beam (SF), Stephen Witcher (C) Dennis Brown, Leslie Clay | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 04:19 | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson misses the 1st free throw | 90-51 |
| 04:19 | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson makes the 2nd free throw | 91-51 |
| 04:05 | Middle Tenn. State | James Hackney banks in the layup | 91-53 |
| 03:45 | Louisiana Tech | John Jackson knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Joseph Beam | 93-53 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Stewart hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 93-53 |
| 03:22 | Louisiana Tech | James Grisham snags the defensive board | 93-53 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - John Jackson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SG - Erick Hanson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Beam (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Grisham (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Stephen Witcher (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 11 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - James Hackney (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. SG - Charles Reavis (very tired) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Patrick Stewart (very tired) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kevin Howard (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Joseph Innes (tiring) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:08 | Louisiana Tech | John Jackson drills a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Joseph Beam | 95-53 |
| 02:51 | Middle Tenn. State | James Grisham steals the ball from James Hackney | 95-53 |
| 02:33 | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane | 97-53 |
| 02:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Stephen Witcher blocks the jumper by Charles Reavis | 97-53 |
| 02:28 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Joseph Beam | 97-53 |
| 02:23 | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Charles Reavis - foul #5 on Charles Reavis, team foul #18 | 97-53 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Manuel Smith (PG), Dennis Young (SF), David Ryan (PF), Dennis Brown (C) John Jackson, Joseph Beam, James Grisham, Stephen Witcher | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Zachariah Hilliard (SG) Charles Reavis | |
| 02:23 | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson makes the 1st free throw | 98-53 |
| 02:23 | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson makes the 2nd free throw | 99-53 |
| 02:20 | Middle Tenn. State | James Hackney is fouled in the backcourt by Erick Hanson - foul #2 on Erick Hanson, team foul #7 | 99-53 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Walley (SG) Erick Hanson | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 02:20 | Middle Tenn. State | James Hackney makes the 1st free throw | 99-54 |
| 02:20 | Middle Tenn. State | James Hackney misses the 2nd free throw | 99-54 |
| 02:20 | Louisiana Tech | David Ryan snags the defensive board | 99-54 |
| 02:02 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Brown hits a floater from the right block on a great pass from James Walley and the foul's on Joseph Innes - foul #4 on Joseph Innes, team foul #19 | 101-54 |
| 02:02 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Brown makes the free throw | 102-54 |
| 01:44 | Middle Tenn. State | James Hackney hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Kevin Howard | 102-56 |
| 01:34 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Young lays it in on a nice dish by Manuel Smith | 104-56 |
| 01:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Zachariah Hilliard is hacked by James Walley - foul #3 on James Walley, team foul #8 | 104-56 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson (SG), Joseph Beam (SF), Stephen Witcher (C) James Walley, Dennis Young, Dennis Brown | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 01:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Zachariah Hilliard makes the 1st free throw | 104-57 |
| 01:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Zachariah Hilliard makes the 2nd free throw | 104-58 |
| 01:09 | Louisiana Tech | Manuel Smith is hacked by Joseph Innes - foul #5 on Joseph Innes, team foul #20 | 104-58 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Francis Wallace (C) Joseph Innes | |
| 01:09 | Louisiana Tech | Manuel Smith misses the 1st free throw | 104-58 |
| 01:09 | Louisiana Tech | Manuel Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 104-58 |
| 01:09 | Louisiana Tech | David Ryan gets the offensive rebound | 104-58 |
| 00:55 | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson hits a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Manuel Smith | 106-58 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Stewart throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 106-58 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Louisiana Tech | Manuel Smith makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Erick Hanson | 108-58 |
| 00:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Stewart is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 108-58 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana Tech | Manuel Smith runs out the clock | 108-58 |