| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Travis Nicely (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Himes (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ralph Parker (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - Joel Rudolph (fresh) 4 reb. C - William Dorosky (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana | PG - Kenneth Brownlee (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Earl Peterson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Austin Fisher (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Kurtis Striegel (fresh) 3 pts. C - Steven Makela (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana | Austin Fisher inbounds the ball | 32-26 |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana | Louisiana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Louisiana | Kurtis Striegel knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Austin Fisher | 32-28 |
| 19:26 | Howard Payne | Travis Nicely hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 32-28 |
| 19:25 | Louisiana | Kenneth Brownlee gets the rebound | 32-28 |
| 19:14 | Louisiana | Kenneth Brownlee comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-28 |
| 19:12 | Howard Payne | Gary Himes gets the rebound | 32-28 |
| 18:43 | Howard Payne | Travis Nicely misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 32-28 |
| 18:41 | Louisiana | Kenneth Brownlee grabs the defensive rebound | 32-28 |
| 18:32 | Louisiana | Kurtis Striegel drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Kenneth Brownlee | 32-30 |
| 18:10 | Howard Payne | Gary Himes connects on the turnaround from the left block | 34-30 |
| 17:55 | Louisiana | Kenneth Brownlee knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Austin Fisher | 34-33 |
| 17:37 | Howard Payne | William Dorosky is fouled on the floor by Steven Makela - foul #2 on Steven Makela, team foul #1 | 34-33 |
| 17:25 | Howard Payne | Travis Nicely's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-33 |
| 17:10 | Louisiana | Austin Fisher misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-33 |
| 17:08 | Louisiana | Kurtis Striegel grabs the offensive board | 34-33 |
| 16:54 | Louisiana | Earl Peterson makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Kenneth Brownlee | 34-35 |
| 16:26 | Howard Payne | William Dorosky misses the fadeaway from the right side | 34-35 |
| 16:25 | Louisiana | Steven Makela grabs the defensive rebound | 34-35 |
| 16:20 | Louisiana | Earl Peterson drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-38 |
| 15:55 | Howard Payne | Travis Nicely can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-38 |
| 15:53 | Louisiana | Kurtis Striegel grabs the defensive rebound | 34-38 |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Travis Nicely (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Himes (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ralph Parker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - Joel Rudolph (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - William Dorosky (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana | PG - Kenneth Brownlee (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Earl Peterson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Austin Fisher (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Kurtis Striegel (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven Makela (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Louisiana | Austin Fisher comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-38 |
| 15:39 | Howard Payne | Joel Rudolph pulls down the rebound | 34-38 |
| 15:21 | Howard Payne | Gary Himes misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-38 |
| 15:19 | Louisiana | Austin Fisher snags the defensive board | 34-38 |
| 15:14 | Louisiana | Kenneth Brownlee is whistled for a carry | 34-38 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Joshua Tinsley (SG), George Austin (SF), Raymond Blanche (PF) Gary Himes, Ralph Parker, Joel Rudolph | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Donald Hall (PG), Charles Livingston (SG), Brent Kring (SF), Harold Montague (PF), Charles Alicea (C) Kenneth Brownlee, Earl Peterson, Austin Fisher, Kurtis Striegel, Steven Makela | |
| 14:47 | Howard Payne | William Dorosky makes the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Travis Nicely | 36-38 |
| 14:30 | Louisiana | Brent Kring's pass is intercepted by Travis Nicely | 36-38 |
| 14:01 | Howard Payne | Travis Nicely connects on the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by George Austin | 38-38 |
| 13:45 | Louisiana | Charles Alicea can't connect on a floater from close range | 38-38 |
| 13:43 | Louisiana | Charles Alicea tips it back up and in | 38-40 |
| 13:22 | Howard Payne | Raymond Blanche misses the turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Charles Alicea - foul #1 on Charles Alicea, team foul #2 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Gary Himes (PG), Ralph Parker (SF), Joel Rudolph (PF) Travis Nicely, George Austin, William Dorosky | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Earl Peterson (SG) Charles Livingston | |
| 13:22 | Howard Payne | Raymond Blanche makes the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 13:22 | Howard Payne | Raymond Blanche makes the 2nd free throw | 40-40 |
| 13:06 | Louisiana | Donald Hall scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Brent Kring | 40-42 |
| 12:41 | Howard Payne | Gary Himes clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-42 |
| 12:39 | Louisiana | Earl Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 40-42 |
| 12:31 | Louisiana | Brent Kring drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Harold Montague | 40-45 |
| 12:10 | Howard Payne | Raymond Blanche knocks in the floater from the right block on a great pass from Gary Himes | 42-45 |
| 12:02 | Louisiana | Earl Peterson can't connect on a floater from close range but he's hacked by Joel Rudolph - foul #2 on Joel Rudolph, team foul #1 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | William Dorosky (C) Raymond Blanche | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Kenneth Brownlee (PG), Austin Fisher (SF), Kurtis Striegel (PF), Steven Makela (C) Donald Hall, Brent Kring, Harold Montague, Charles Alicea | |
| 12:02 | Louisiana | Earl Peterson misses the 1st free throw | 42-45 |
| 12:02 | Louisiana | Earl Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 42-46 |
| 11:39 | Howard Payne | Joshua Tinsley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-46 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Travis Nicely (PG) Joshua Tinsley | |
| Subs | Louisiana | | |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Travis Nicely (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gary Himes (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ralph Parker (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - Joel Rudolph (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - William Dorosky (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana | PG - Kenneth Brownlee (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Earl Peterson (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Austin Fisher (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Kurtis Striegel (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven Makela (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Louisiana | Steven Makela clanks a fadeaway from close range | 42-46 |
| 11:29 | Howard Payne | The rebound goes to William Dorosky | 42-46 |
| 11:00 | Howard Payne | William Dorosky drills a turnaround near the basket set up by Travis Nicely | 44-46 |
| 10:41 | Louisiana | Kurtis Striegel misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 44-46 |
| 10:40 | Louisiana | Steven Makela gets the offensive rebound | 44-46 |
| 10:24 | Louisiana | Joel Rudolph swats the short shot by Earl Peterson | 44-46 |
| 10:23 | Howard Payne | Joel Rudolph grabs the defensive rebound | 44-46 |
| 10:18 | Howard Payne | Ralph Parker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-46 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | George Austin (SF), Raymond Blanche (PF) Ralph Parker, Joel Rudolph | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Brent Kring (SG) Earl Peterson | |
| 10:01 | Louisiana | Kurtis Striegel loses the dribble to William Dorosky | 44-46 |
| 09:32 | Howard Payne | Raymond Blanche's fadeaway is rejected by Steven Makela | 44-46 |
| 09:31 | Louisiana | Steven Makela snags the defensive board | 44-46 |
| 09:15 | Louisiana | Brent Kring drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-49 |
| 08:53 | Howard Payne | William Dorosky comes up short on the runner in the lane | 44-49 |
| 08:52 | Howard Payne | William Dorosky tips it in | 46-49 |
| 08:36 | Louisiana | Brent Kring misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-49 |
| 08:35 | Howard Payne | Raymond Blanche grabs the defensive rebound | 46-49 |
| 08:30 | Howard Payne | George Austin buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Gary Himes | 49-49 |
| 08:13 | Louisiana | Kenneth Brownlee hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 49-49 |
| 08:11 | Louisiana | Austin Fisher gets the offensive rebound | 49-49 |
| 08:01 | Louisiana | Kenneth Brownlee connects on the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Austin Fisher | 49-51 |
| 07:57 | Howard Payne | Kenneth Brownlee steps in front of the Travis Nicely pass in the backcourt | 49-51 |
| 07:56 | Louisiana | Austin Fisher dunks the ball on a nice dish by Kenneth Brownlee | 49-53 |
| 07:32 | Howard Payne | Travis Nicely scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-53 |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Travis Nicely (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gary Himes (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - George Austin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Raymond Blanche (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - William Dorosky (tiring) 14 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana | PG - Kenneth Brownlee (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brent Kring (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Austin Fisher (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. PF - Kurtis Striegel (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven Makela (fairly fresh) 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:27 | Louisiana | William Dorosky steals the ball from Austin Fisher | 52-53 |
| 07:05 | Howard Payne | Austin Fisher picks off the pass by Gary Himes | 52-53 |
| 07:02 | Louisiana | Kenneth Brownlee banks in the layup on a nice dish by Austin Fisher | 52-55 |
| 06:33 | Howard Payne | Travis Nicely misses the lay-in | 52-55 |
| 06:32 | Louisiana | Kurtis Striegel gets the rebound | 52-55 |
| 06:20 | Louisiana | George Austin takes the ball from Austin Fisher | 52-55 |
| 05:51 | Howard Payne | George Austin drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from William Dorosky | 55-55 |
| 05:36 | Louisiana | Steven Makela is fouled on the floor by William Dorosky - foul #2 on William Dorosky, team foul #2 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Joshua Tinsley (SG), Ralph Parker (SF), Joel Rudolph (PF) Gary Himes, George Austin, Raymond Blanche | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Donald Hall (PG), Earl Peterson (SG), Charles Livingston (SF), Harold Montague (PF), Charles Alicea (C) Kenneth Brownlee, Brent Kring, Austin Fisher, Kurtis Striegel, Steven Makela | |
| 05:23 | Louisiana | Joshua Tinsley is called for the reach on Donald Hall - foul #1 on Joshua Tinsley, team foul #3 | 55-55 |
| 05:04 | Louisiana | Donald Hall can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Joshua Tinsley - foul #2 on Joshua Tinsley, team foul #4 | 55-55 |
| 05:04 | Louisiana | Donald Hall makes the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 05:04 | Louisiana | Donald Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 55-57 |
| 04:39 | Howard Payne | Travis Nicely clanks a runner near the basket | 55-57 |
| 04:38 | Louisiana | Earl Peterson pulls down the rebound | 55-57 |
| 04:31 | Louisiana | Earl Peterson makes the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Charles Alicea | 55-59 |
| 04:06 | Howard Payne | Travis Nicely misses long on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Charles Livingston - foul #3 on Charles Livingston, team foul #3 | 55-59 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Raymond Blanche (C) William Dorosky | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Brent Kring (SF) Charles Livingston | |
| 04:06 | Howard Payne | Travis Nicely misses the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 04:06 | Howard Payne | Travis Nicely makes the 2nd free throw | 56-59 |
| 03:58 | Louisiana | Joel Rudolph steals it from Earl Peterson | 56-59 |
| 03:38 | Howard Payne | Charles Alicea takes the ball from Joshua Tinsley | 56-59 |
| 03:15 | Louisiana | Earl Peterson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 56-59 |
| 03:13 | Louisiana | Harold Montague tips it home | 56-61 |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Travis Nicely (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joshua Tinsley (fresh) SF - Ralph Parker (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - Joel Rudolph (fresh) 6 reb. C - Raymond Blanche (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana | PG - Donald Hall (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Earl Peterson (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Brent Kring (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. PF - Harold Montague (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Alicea (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 02:49 | Howard Payne | Ralph Parker double dribbles | 56-61 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Gary Himes (PG) Travis Nicely | |
| Subs | Louisiana | | |
| 02:45 | Louisiana | Louisiana calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-61 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | William Dorosky (C) Raymond Blanche | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Kenneth Brownlee (PG), Austin Fisher (SF), Kurtis Striegel (PF), Steven Makela (C) Donald Hall, Brent Kring, Harold Montague, Charles Alicea | |
| 02:33 | Louisiana | Kurtis Striegel banks in the layup on a nice dish by Kenneth Brownlee | 56-63 |
| 02:12 | Howard Payne | William Dorosky misses the shot from the baseline | 56-63 |
| 02:10 | Louisiana | Austin Fisher grabs the board | 56-63 |
| 01:56 | Louisiana | Earl Peterson misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 56-63 |
| 01:54 | Howard Payne | Joel Rudolph grabs the board | 56-63 |
| 01:46 | Howard Payne | Gary Himes scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-63 |
| 01:32 | Louisiana | Earl Peterson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-63 |
| 01:31 | Louisiana | Kenneth Brownlee hits the follow up shot | 59-65 |
| 01:08 | Howard Payne | Gary Himes misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-65 |
| 01:07 | Louisiana | The rebound goes to Steven Makela | 59-65 |
| 00:59 | Louisiana | Kurtis Striegel hits a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Austin Fisher | 59-67 |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana | Louisiana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:54 | Howard Payne | Gary Himes connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Joshua Tinsley | 62-67 |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana | Louisiana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Louisiana | Austin Fisher is hacked by Gary Himes in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gary Himes, team foul #5 | 62-67 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Travis Nicely (PG) Joshua Tinsley | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Brent Kring (PG) Kenneth Brownlee | |
| 00:50 | Louisiana | Austin Fisher is fouled on the floor by Joel Rudolph - foul #3 on Joel Rudolph, team foul #6 | 62-67 |
| 00:47 | Louisiana | Austin Fisher is hacked by Ralph Parker - foul #1 on Ralph Parker, team foul #7 | 62-67 |
| 00:47 | Louisiana | Austin Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 62-68 |
| 00:47 | Louisiana | Austin Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 62-69 |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana | Louisiana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:42 | Howard Payne | William Dorosky can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Brent Kring - foul #1 on Brent Kring, team foul #4 | 62-69 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Kenneth Brownlee (PG) Brent Kring | |
| 00:42 | Howard Payne | William Dorosky makes the 1st free throw | 63-69 |
| 00:42 | Howard Payne | William Dorosky makes the 2nd free throw | 64-69 |
| 00:41 | Louisiana | Travis Nicely is called for the reach on Earl Peterson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Travis Nicely, team foul #8 | 64-69 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Brent Kring (PG) Kenneth Brownlee | |
| 00:41 | Louisiana | Earl Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 64-70 |
| 00:41 | Louisiana | Earl Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 64-71 |
| 00:37 | Howard Payne | Gary Himes knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Travis Nicely | 67-71 |
| 00:36 | Louisiana | Brent Kring is hacked by Travis Nicely in the backcourt - foul #4 on Travis Nicely, team foul #9 | 67-71 |
| 00:36 | Louisiana | Brent Kring misses the 1st free throw | 67-71 |
| 00:36 | Howard Payne | Joel Rudolph grabs the defensive rebound | 67-71 |
| 00:31 | Howard Payne | Gary Himes can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 67-71 |
| 00:30 | Louisiana | Brent Kring grabs the board | 67-71 |
| 00:29 | Louisiana | Brent Kring is hacked by Travis Nicely in the backcourt - foul #5 on Travis Nicely, team foul #10 | 67-71 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Raymond Blanche (SF) Travis Nicely | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Harold Montague (PF) Kurtis Striegel | |
| 00:29 | Louisiana | Brent Kring misses the 1st free throw | 67-71 |
| 00:29 | Louisiana | Brent Kring makes the 2nd free throw | 67-72 |
| 00:25 | Howard Payne | Gary Himes comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 67-72 |
| 00:23 | Louisiana | The rebound goes to Austin Fisher | 67-72 |
| 00:23 | Louisiana | Louisiana calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-72 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Kurtis Striegel (PF) Harold Montague | |
| 00:20 | Louisiana | Brent Kring is fouled in the backcourt by Ralph Parker - foul #2 on Ralph Parker, team foul #11 | 67-72 |
| 00:20 | Louisiana | Brent Kring makes the 1st free throw | 67-73 |
| 00:20 | Louisiana | Brent Kring misses the 2nd free throw | 67-73 |
| 00:20 | Howard Payne | William Dorosky grabs the defensive rebound | 67-73 |
| 00:14 | Howard Payne | Gary Himes makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 70-73 |
| 00:12 | Louisiana | Kurtis Striegel is hacked by Ralph Parker in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ralph Parker, team foul #12 | 70-73 |
| 00:12 | Louisiana | Kurtis Striegel makes the 1st free throw | 70-74 |
| 00:12 | Louisiana | Kurtis Striegel makes the 2nd free throw | 70-75 |
| 00:05 | Howard Payne | Gary Himes hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Ralph Parker | 73-75 |
| 00:03 | Louisiana | Earl Peterson is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Himes - foul #2 on Gary Himes, team foul #13 | 73-75 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Kenneth Brownlee (PG) Brent Kring | |
| 00:03 | Louisiana | Earl Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 73-76 |
| 00:03 | Louisiana | Earl Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 73-77 |
| 00:00 | Howard Payne | Ralph Parker misses long on a halfcourt shot | 73-77 |