| Lineup | Louisiana | PG - Gary Tomlin (fresh) SG - Timothy Cowling (fresh) SF - John Seaman (fresh) PF - Ray Christiansen (fresh) C - Robert Sage (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Jason Barr (fresh) SG - Richard Chittum (fresh) SF - Shawn Becerra (fresh) PF - Joe Edgerton (fresh) C - Anthony Smith (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Anthony Smith wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana | Louisiana is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:34 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jason Barr knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Joe Edgerton | 0-3 |
| 19:28 | Louisiana | Robert Sage lays it in set up by John Seaman | 2-3 |
| 19:06 | Illinois Wesleyan | John Seaman is called for the reach on Shawn Becerra - foul #1 on John Seaman, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 18:47 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jason Barr hits a shot from the left wing set up by Shawn Becerra | 2-5 |
| 18:29 | Louisiana | John Seaman misses the jumper from the left wing | 2-5 |
| 18:28 | Illinois Wesleyan | Shawn Becerra gets the rebound | 2-5 |
| 18:05 | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Chittum misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 2-5 |
| 18:04 | Illinois Wesleyan | Anthony Smith hits the follow up shot | 2-7 |
| 18:02 | Louisiana | Jason Barr is called for the reach on Gary Tomlin in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jason Barr, team foul #1 | 2-7 |
| 17:48 | Louisiana | Jason Barr steps in front of the Timothy Cowling pass | 2-7 |
| 17:33 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jason Barr can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 2-7 |
| 17:32 | Illinois Wesleyan | Joe Edgerton tips it back up and in | 2-9 |
| 17:10 | Louisiana | Robert Sage drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 5-9 |
| 16:51 | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Chittum lays it up and in and he's hacked by Timothy Cowling - foul #1 on Timothy Cowling, team foul #2 | 5-11 |
| Subs | Louisiana | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Alvin Wood (PG), Wilbur Fowler (SF), Sammy Albury (PF), Donald McDonald (C) Jason Barr, Shawn Becerra, Joe Edgerton, Anthony Smith | |
| 16:51 | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Chittum makes the free throw | 5-12 |
| 16:41 | Louisiana | Ray Christiansen is whistled for traveling | 5-12 |
| Subs | Louisiana | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Jason Barr (PG) Richard Chittum | |
| 16:17 | Illinois Wesleyan | Alvin Wood makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Wilbur Fowler | 5-15 |
| 15:55 | Louisiana | Robert Sage misses the jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Donald McDonald - foul #1 on Donald McDonald, team foul #2 | 5-15 |
| Subs | Louisiana | Ronnie Finnegan (PF) Ray Christiansen | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Joe Edgerton (PF) Jason Barr | |
| 15:55 | Louisiana | Robert Sage makes the 1st free throw | 6-15 |
| 15:55 | Louisiana | Robert Sage makes the 2nd free throw | 7-15 |
| Lineup | Louisiana | PG - Gary Tomlin (fresh) SG - Timothy Cowling (fresh) SF - John Seaman (fresh) PF - Ronnie Finnegan (fresh) C - Robert Sage (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Alvin Wood (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Wilbur Fowler (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Sammy Albury (fresh) PF - Joe Edgerton (fresh) 2 pts. C - Donald McDonald (fresh) | |
| 15:51 | Illinois Wesleyan | Gary Tomlin is called for the reach on Alvin Wood in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gary Tomlin, team foul #3 | 7-15 |
| Subs | Louisiana | Lee Johnson (SG), Douglas Petrin (C) Timothy Cowling, Robert Sage | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| 15:23 | Illinois Wesleyan | Sammy Albury buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 7-17 |
| 15:12 | Louisiana | John Seaman hits a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Douglas Petrin | 9-17 |
| 14:51 | Illinois Wesleyan | Joe Edgerton drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Wilbur Fowler | 9-20 |
| 14:28 | Louisiana | John Seaman hits a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Lee Johnson | 11-20 |
| 14:06 | Illinois Wesleyan | Alvin Wood misses long on a floater from the left side | 11-20 |
| 14:04 | Illinois Wesleyan | Alvin Wood tips it home | 11-22 |
| 13:47 | Louisiana | Sammy Albury takes the ball from John Seaman | 11-22 |
| 13:21 | Illinois Wesleyan | Wilbur Fowler misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 11-22 |
| 13:19 | Illinois Wesleyan | Sammy Albury tips it back up and in | 11-24 |
| 13:14 | Louisiana | Gary Tomlin comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 11-24 |
| 13:12 | Louisiana | John Seaman misses the tip | 11-24 |
| 13:10 | Louisiana | Ronnie Finnegan grabs the offensive board | 11-24 |
| 12:55 | Louisiana | Alvin Wood is called for the reach on Gary Tomlin - foul #1 on Alvin Wood, team foul #3 | 11-24 |
| Subs | Louisiana | Timothy Cowling (SG), Kelvin Voelker (SF), Ray Christiansen (PF), Robert Sage (C) Gary Tomlin, John Seaman, Ronnie Finnegan, Douglas Petrin | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Jason Barr (PG), Richard Chittum (SG), Shawn Becerra (SF), Anthony Smith (C) Alvin Wood, Wilbur Fowler, Joe Edgerton, Donald McDonald | |
| 12:41 | Louisiana | Richard Chittum takes the ball from Lee Johnson | 11-24 |
| 12:16 | Illinois Wesleyan | Timothy Cowling is called for the reach on Richard Chittum - foul #2 on Timothy Cowling, team foul #4 | 11-24 |
| Subs | Louisiana | James Cook (PG), Eugene Bell (SG) Lee Johnson, Timothy Cowling | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| 11:53 | Illinois Wesleyan | Anthony Smith misses the shot from the right side | 11-24 |
| 11:52 | Louisiana | Eugene Bell grabs the defensive rebound | 11-24 |
| Lineup | Louisiana | PG - James Cook (fresh) SG - Eugene Bell (fresh) SF - Kelvin Voelker (fresh) PF - Ray Christiansen (fresh) C - Robert Sage (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Jason Barr (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Richard Chittum (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Shawn Becerra (fresh) PF - Sammy Albury (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Anthony Smith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:34 | Louisiana | Ray Christiansen buries a turnaround from the left block | 13-24 |
| 11:14 | Illinois Wesleyan | Anthony Smith misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 13-24 |
| 11:13 | Louisiana | Kelvin Voelker snags the defensive board | 13-24 |
| 11:05 | Louisiana | Kelvin Voelker buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by James Cook | 15-24 |
| 10:41 | Illinois Wesleyan | Robert Sage steps in front of the Shawn Becerra pass | 15-24 |
| 10:24 | Louisiana | Ray Christiansen clanks a turnaround in the paint | 15-24 |
| 10:22 | Illinois Wesleyan | Shawn Becerra gets the rebound | 15-24 |
| 10:03 | Illinois Wesleyan | Sammy Albury misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 15-24 |
| 10:01 | Louisiana | The rebound goes to Kelvin Voelker | 15-24 |
| 09:50 | Louisiana | Ray Christiansen hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Sammy Albury - foul #1 on Sammy Albury, team foul #4 | 15-24 |
| Subs | Louisiana | Gary Tomlin (PG), Lee Johnson (SG), John Seaman (SF), Ronnie Finnegan (C) James Cook, Eugene Bell, Kelvin Voelker, Robert Sage | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Alvin Wood (SG), Wilbur Fowler (SF), Joe Edgerton (PF), Donald McDonald (C) Richard Chittum, Shawn Becerra, Sammy Albury, Anthony Smith | |
| 09:50 | Louisiana | Ray Christiansen makes the 1st free throw | 16-24 |
| 09:50 | Louisiana | Ray Christiansen misses the 2nd free throw | 16-24 |
| 09:50 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Alvin Wood | 16-24 |
| 09:23 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jason Barr loses the dribble to John Seaman | 16-24 |
| 09:14 | Louisiana | Ronnie Finnegan connects on the floater from the free throw line set up by Lee Johnson | 18-24 |
| 08:55 | Illinois Wesleyan | Gary Tomlin steps in front of the Alvin Wood pass | 18-24 |
| 08:35 | Louisiana | John Seaman travels with the ball | 18-24 |
| Subs | Louisiana | Robert Sage (C) Ray Christiansen | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Chittum (SG), Anthony Smith (C) Jason Barr, Donald McDonald | |
| 08:12 | Illinois Wesleyan | Wilbur Fowler clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 18-24 |
| 08:11 | Louisiana | The rebound goes to Robert Sage | 18-24 |
| 08:06 | Louisiana | Lee Johnson clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 18-24 |
| 08:04 | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Chittum gets the rebound | 18-24 |
| 07:36 | Illinois Wesleyan | Wilbur Fowler misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 18-24 |
| 07:35 | Louisiana | Ronnie Finnegan grabs the board | 18-24 |
| Lineup | Louisiana | PG - Gary Tomlin (fresh) SG - Lee Johnson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Seaman (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ronnie Finnegan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Sage (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Alvin Wood (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Richard Chittum (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Wilbur Fowler (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Joe Edgerton (fresh) 5 pts. C - Anthony Smith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:14 | Louisiana | Robert Sage misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 18-24 |
| 07:12 | Louisiana | Ronnie Finnegan grabs the offensive board | 18-24 |
| 06:52 | Louisiana | Gary Tomlin's pass is intercepted by Alvin Wood | 18-24 |
| 06:31 | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Chittum hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 18-24 |
| 06:30 | Louisiana | Ronnie Finnegan snags the defensive board | 18-24 |
| 06:04 | Louisiana | Joe Edgerton is called for the reach on Ronnie Finnegan - foul #1 on Joe Edgerton, team foul #5 | 18-24 |
| Subs | Louisiana | James Cook (PG), Eugene Bell (SG), Kelvin Voelker (SF), Ray Christiansen (PF), Douglas Petrin (C) Gary Tomlin, Lee Johnson, John Seaman, Ronnie Finnegan, Robert Sage | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Jason Barr (PG), Shawn Becerra (SF), Sammy Albury (PF), Donald McDonald (C) Richard Chittum, Wilbur Fowler, Joe Edgerton, Anthony Smith | |
| 05:53 | Louisiana | Kelvin Voelker blows the layup | 18-24 |
| 05:52 | Illinois Wesleyan | Donald McDonald pulls down the rebound | 18-24 |
| 05:32 | Illinois Wesleyan | Kelvin Voelker steps in front of the Donald McDonald pass | 18-24 |
| 05:12 | Louisiana | Kelvin Voelker misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 18-24 |
| 05:10 | Illinois Wesleyan | Sammy Albury pulls down the rebound | 18-24 |
| 04:58 | Illinois Wesleyan | Donald McDonald blows the layup but he's hacked by Ray Christiansen - foul #1 on Ray Christiansen, team foul #5 | 18-24 |
| Subs | Louisiana | Gary Tomlin (PG), John Seaman (SF) Eugene Bell, Kelvin Voelker | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Joe Edgerton (PF) Sammy Albury | |
| 04:58 | Illinois Wesleyan | Donald McDonald misses the 1st free throw | 18-24 |
| 04:58 | Illinois Wesleyan | Donald McDonald misses the 2nd free throw | 18-24 |
| 04:58 | Louisiana | Ray Christiansen grabs the defensive rebound | 18-24 |
| 04:33 | Louisiana | Douglas Petrin is called for a backcourt violation | 18-24 |
| Subs | Louisiana | Lee Johnson (SG) James Cook | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Sammy Albury (PF), Anthony Smith (C) Joe Edgerton, Donald McDonald | |
| 04:15 | Illinois Wesleyan | Gary Tomlin is called for the reach on Jason Barr - foul #2 on Gary Tomlin, team foul #6 | 18-24 |
| Subs | Louisiana | James Cook (SG), Ronnie Finnegan (C) Gary Tomlin, Douglas Petrin | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Joe Edgerton (PF), Donald McDonald (C) Sammy Albury, Anthony Smith | |
| 03:56 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jason Barr misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 18-24 |
| 03:55 | Louisiana | Ronnie Finnegan snags the defensive board | 18-24 |
| 03:34 | Louisiana | Ray Christiansen misses short on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Jason Barr - foul #2 on Jason Barr, team foul #6 | 18-24 |
| Subs | Louisiana | Gary Tomlin (PG), Timothy Cowling (SG), Robert Sage (C) Lee Johnson, James Cook, Ronnie Finnegan | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Sammy Albury (PF), Anthony Smith (C) Joe Edgerton, Donald McDonald | |
| 03:34 | Louisiana | Ray Christiansen makes the 1st free throw | 19-24 |
| 03:34 | Louisiana | Ray Christiansen makes the 2nd free throw | 20-24 |
| Lineup | Louisiana | PG - Gary Tomlin (fresh) SG - Timothy Cowling (fresh) SF - John Seaman (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ray Christiansen (fresh) 5 pts. C - Robert Sage (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Jason Barr (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Alvin Wood (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Shawn Becerra (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Sammy Albury (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Smith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:18 | Illinois Wesleyan | Alvin Wood misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 20-24 |
| 03:17 | Louisiana | Robert Sage grabs the defensive rebound | 20-24 |
| 02:56 | Louisiana | Gary Tomlin is fouled on the floor by Jason Barr - foul #3 on Jason Barr, team foul #7 | 20-24 |
| Subs | Louisiana | Kelvin Voelker (SF), Ronnie Finnegan (PF) John Seaman, Ray Christiansen | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Chittum (SG), Wilbur Fowler (SF), Joe Edgerton (PF) Jason Barr, Shawn Becerra, Sammy Albury | |
| 02:56 | Louisiana | Gary Tomlin makes the 1st free throw | 21-24 |
| 02:56 | Louisiana | Gary Tomlin makes the 2nd free throw | 22-24 |
| 02:33 | Illinois Wesleyan | Joe Edgerton misses short on a runner from the baseline | 22-24 |
| 02:32 | Louisiana | Ronnie Finnegan gets the rebound | 22-24 |
| 02:10 | Louisiana | Robert Sage connects on the floater from the left block set up by Gary Tomlin | 24-24 |
| 02:08 | Illinois Wesleyan | Gary Tomlin is called for the reach on Alvin Wood in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gary Tomlin, team foul #7 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Louisiana | Lee Johnson (PG) Gary Tomlin | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Shawn Becerra (SF), Donald McDonald (C) Wilbur Fowler, Anthony Smith | |
| 02:08 | Illinois Wesleyan | Alvin Wood makes the 1st free throw | 24-25 |
| 02:08 | Illinois Wesleyan | Alvin Wood misses the 2nd free throw | 24-25 |
| 02:08 | Louisiana | Robert Sage grabs the defensive rebound | 24-25 |
| 02:04 | Louisiana | Kelvin Voelker connects on the jumper from the right block set up by Timothy Cowling and he's hacked by Donald McDonald - foul #2 on Donald McDonald, team foul #8 | 26-25 |
| 02:04 | Louisiana | Kelvin Voelker makes the free throw | 27-25 |
| 01:39 | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Chittum's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-25 |
| Subs | Louisiana | John Seaman (SF) Kelvin Voelker | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Sammy Albury (PF) Joe Edgerton | |
| 01:29 | Louisiana | Timothy Cowling throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-25 |
| Subs | Louisiana | Ray Christiansen (PF) Robert Sage | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Wilbur Fowler (SG), Joe Edgerton (PF), Anthony Smith (C) Richard Chittum, Sammy Albury, Donald McDonald | |
| 01:07 | Illinois Wesleyan | Joe Edgerton lays it in set up by Shawn Becerra | 27-27 |
| 00:52 | Louisiana | Ronnie Finnegan connects on the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Ray Christiansen | 29-27 |
| 00:34 | Illinois Wesleyan | Anthony Smith makes the driving attempt in the lane set up by Shawn Becerra | 29-29 |
| 00:17 | Louisiana | Timothy Cowling comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 29-29 |
| 00:15 | Louisiana | John Seaman gets the offensive rebound | 29-29 |
| 00:04 | Louisiana | Ronnie Finnegan blows the layup but the foul's on Alvin Wood - foul #2 on Alvin Wood, team foul #9 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Louisiana | James Cook (SG), Robert Sage (C) Timothy Cowling, Ray Christiansen | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Chittum (SG), Sammy Albury (PF), Donald McDonald (C) Shawn Becerra, Joe Edgerton, Anthony Smith | |
| 00:04 | Louisiana | Ronnie Finnegan makes the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 00:04 | Louisiana | Ronnie Finnegan misses the 2nd free throw | 30-29 |
| 00:04 | Illinois Wesleyan | Donald McDonald snags the defensive board | 30-29 |
| 00:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Donald McDonald comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 30-29 |