| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Kenneth Ernst (fresh) SG - Jerome Taylor (fresh) SF - James Barco (fresh) PF - Logan Messmer (fresh) C - Robert Durst (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Ronald Zurawik (fresh) SG - Carl Adkison (fresh) SF - William Bivens (fresh) PF - Chester Read (fresh) C - Bruce Carpenter (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Durst wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Louisiana Tech | James Barco is fouled on the floor by William Bivens - foul #1 on William Bivens, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Louisiana Tech | James Barco is fouled on the floor by Ronald Zurawik - foul #1 on Ronald Zurawik, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Ernst comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Southern | Chester Read snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Southern | Bruce Carpenter connects on the jump hook near the basket | 0-2 |
| 18:59 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Ernst makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Logan Messmer | 3-2 |
| 18:39 | Southern | Ronald Zurawik is whistled for traveling | 3-2 |
| 18:19 | Louisiana Tech | James Barco connects on the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Kenneth Ernst and he's hacked by William Bivens - foul #2 on William Bivens, team foul #3 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Southern | Gerald Rutland (SF) William Bivens | |
| 18:19 | Louisiana Tech | James Barco makes the free throw | 6-2 |
| 18:02 | Southern | Ronald Zurawik is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Ernst - foul #1 on Kenneth Ernst, team foul #1 | 6-2 |
| 17:46 | Southern | Ronald Zurawik is called for traveling | 6-2 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Herbert William (PG), Nicholas Pitre (SG), Dwight Berman (SF), Jim Lin (PF), Brian Ryan (C) Kenneth Ernst, Jerome Taylor, James Barco, Logan Messmer, Robert Durst | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 17:24 | Louisiana Tech | Brian Ryan hits a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Nicholas Pitre | 8-2 |
| 17:18 | Southern | Carl Adkison misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 8-2 |
| 17:17 | Southern | Bruce Carpenter tips it in | 8-4 |
| 16:59 | Louisiana Tech | Nicholas Pitre comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 8-4 |
| 16:57 | Southern | Gerald Rutland grabs the board | 8-4 |
| 16:53 | Southern | Carl Adkison misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 8-4 |
| 16:52 | Southern | Gerald Rutland tips it home | 8-6 |
| 16:23 | Louisiana Tech | Jim Lin drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Herbert William | 10-6 |
| 16:17 | Southern | Gerald Rutland knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 10-9 |
| 16:01 | Louisiana Tech | Brian Ryan misses the easy layup | 10-9 |
| 16:00 | Louisiana Tech | Dwight Berman gets the offensive rebound | 10-9 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Herbert William (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Pitre (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dwight Berman (fresh) PF - Jim Lin (fresh) 2 pts. C - Brian Ryan (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Ronald Zurawik (fresh) SG - Carl Adkison (fresh) SF - Gerald Rutland (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chester Read (fresh) C - Bruce Carpenter (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:43 | Louisiana Tech | Gerald Rutland takes the ball from Jim Lin | 10-9 |
| 15:40 | Southern | Ronald Zurawik can't finish the layup | 10-9 |
| 15:38 | Louisiana Tech | Jim Lin pulls down the rebound | 10-9 |
| 15:23 | Louisiana Tech | Jim Lin clanks a driving attempt from close range | 10-9 |
| 15:22 | Louisiana Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Ryan | 10-9 |
| 15:05 | Louisiana Tech | Brian Ryan can't finish the layup but the foul's on Carl Adkison - foul #1 on Carl Adkison, team foul #4 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Ernst (PG), Jerome Taylor (SG), James Barco (SF), Logan Messmer (PF) Herbert William, Nicholas Pitre, Dwight Berman, Jim Lin | |
| Subs | Southern | Viktor Zach (PG), Brian Vila (SG), Allen Aldrich (SF), Franklin Smith (PF), Mark Edney (C) Ronald Zurawik, Carl Adkison, Gerald Rutland, Chester Read, Bruce Carpenter | |
| 15:05 | Louisiana Tech | Brian Ryan makes the 1st free throw | 11-9 |
| 15:05 | Louisiana Tech | Brian Ryan makes the 2nd free throw | 12-9 |
| 14:52 | Southern | Viktor Zach misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 12-9 |
| 14:50 | Louisiana Tech | James Barco grabs the defensive rebound | 12-9 |
| 14:43 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Taylor loses the ball out of bounds | 12-9 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Robert Durst (C) Brian Ryan | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 14:20 | Southern | Brian Vila throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-9 |
| 14:10 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Durst misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 12-9 |
| 14:08 | Southern | Brian Vila snags the defensive board | 12-9 |
| 13:44 | Southern | Brian Vila is denied on a layup by Robert Durst | 12-9 |
| 13:43 | Louisiana Tech | Logan Messmer grabs the board | 12-9 |
| 13:32 | Louisiana Tech | Franklin Smith blocks the short jumper by Robert Durst | 12-9 |
| 13:31 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Taylor grabs the offensive rebound | 12-9 |
| 13:13 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Durst throws it down on a great pass from Kenneth Ernst and he's fouled by Mark Edney - foul #1 on Mark Edney, team foul #5 | 14-9 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Southern | Ronald Zurawik (PG), Carl Adkison (SG), Gerald Rutland (SF), Chester Read (PF), Bruce Carpenter (C) Viktor Zach, Brian Vila, Allen Aldrich, Franklin Smith, Mark Edney | |
| 13:13 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Durst misses the free throw | 14-9 |
| 13:13 | Louisiana Tech | James Barco grabs the offensive board | 14-9 |
| 12:58 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Durst throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-9 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Brian Ryan (C) Robert Durst | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 12:40 | Southern | Gerald Rutland is called for traveling | 14-9 |
| 12:20 | Louisiana Tech | James Barco drills a runner from the left block set up by Kenneth Ernst and he's hacked by Ronald Zurawik - foul #2 on Ronald Zurawik, team foul #6 | 16-9 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Robert Durst (C) Brian Ryan | |
| Subs | Southern | Viktor Zach (PG) Ronald Zurawik | |
| 12:20 | Louisiana Tech | James Barco makes the free throw | 17-9 |
| 12:10 | Southern | Gerald Rutland misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 17-9 |
| 12:09 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Durst pulls down the rebound | 17-9 |
| 11:41 | Louisiana Tech | Logan Messmer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-9 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Dwight Berman (SF), Jim Lin (PF), Brian Ryan (C) James Barco, Logan Messmer, Robert Durst | |
| Subs | Southern | Brian Vila (SG) Carl Adkison | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Kenneth Ernst (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jerome Taylor (fairly fresh) SF - Dwight Berman (fresh) PF - Jim Lin (fresh) 2 pts. C - Brian Ryan (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Viktor Zach (fresh) SG - Brian Vila (fresh) SF - Gerald Rutland (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chester Read (fresh) C - Bruce Carpenter (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:15 | Southern | Viktor Zach misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 17-9 |
| 11:14 | Louisiana Tech | Jim Lin snags the defensive board | 17-9 |
| 10:59 | Louisiana Tech | Jim Lin is fouled on the floor by Chester Read - foul #1 on Chester Read, team foul #7 | 17-9 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Antoine Binder (PG), Nicholas Pitre (SG), James Barco (SF), Robert Durst (C) Kenneth Ernst, Jerome Taylor, Dwight Berman, Brian Ryan | |
| Subs | Southern | Franklin Smith (PF) Chester Read | |
| 10:59 | Louisiana Tech | Jim Lin misses the 1st free throw | 17-9 |
| 10:59 | Southern | The rebound goes to Franklin Smith | 17-9 |
| 10:37 | Southern | Franklin Smith misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 17-9 |
| 10:35 | Southern | Bruce Carpenter tips it but misses | 17-9 |
| 10:34 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Durst snags the defensive board | 17-9 |
| 10:23 | Louisiana Tech | Franklin Smith steals the ball from Robert Durst | 17-9 |
| 10:09 | Southern | Brian Vila misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 17-9 |
| 10:08 | Louisiana Tech | James Barco grabs the board | 17-9 |
| 09:48 | Louisiana Tech | Nicholas Pitre misses the lay-in | 17-9 |
| 09:47 | Southern | Franklin Smith grabs the board | 17-9 |
| 09:41 | Southern | Bruce Carpenter can't finish the layup | 17-9 |
| 09:39 | Southern | Bruce Carpenter grabs the offensive rebound | 17-9 |
| 09:25 | Southern | Gerald Rutland hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 17-9 |
| 09:24 | Southern | Franklin Smith misses the tip | 17-9 |
| 09:23 | Louisiana Tech | James Barco grabs the board | 17-9 |
| 09:12 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Durst makes the jumper from the left block and he's fouled by Bruce Carpenter - foul #1 on Bruce Carpenter, team foul #8 | 19-9 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Ernst (PG), Jerome Taylor (SG), Dwight Berman (SF), Logan Messmer (PF) Antoine Binder, Nicholas Pitre, James Barco, Jim Lin | |
| Subs | Southern | Carl Adkison (SG), Allen Aldrich (SF), Chester Read (PF) Viktor Zach, Gerald Rutland, Bruce Carpenter | |
| 09:12 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Durst makes the free throw | 20-9 |
| 08:52 | Southern | Brian Vila misses the 3 from the left wing | 20-9 |
| 08:50 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Dwight Berman | 20-9 |
| 08:39 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Ernst is fouled on the floor by Carl Adkison - foul #2 on Carl Adkison, team foul #9 | 20-9 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Barco (SF), Brian Ryan (C) Dwight Berman, Robert Durst | |
| Subs | Southern | Viktor Zach (PG), Mark Edney (C) Carl Adkison, Franklin Smith | |
| 08:39 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Ernst makes the 1st free throw | 21-9 |
| 08:39 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Ernst makes the 2nd free throw | 22-9 |
| 08:23 | Southern | Allen Aldrich travels with the ball | 22-9 |
| 08:06 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Ernst clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 22-9 |
| 08:04 | Southern | The rebound goes to Mark Edney | 22-9 |
| 07:58 | Southern | Allen Aldrich travels with the ball | 22-9 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Dwight Berman (SF) James Barco | |
| Subs | Southern | Bruce Carpenter (C) Brian Vila | |
| 07:41 | Louisiana Tech | Dwight Berman misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 22-9 |
| 07:39 | Southern | Chester Read snags the defensive board | 22-9 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Kenneth Ernst (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jerome Taylor (fairly fresh) SF - Dwight Berman (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Logan Messmer (fresh) C - Brian Ryan (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Allen Aldrich (fresh) SG - Viktor Zach (fairly fresh) SF - Mark Edney (fresh) PF - Chester Read (fresh) 2 reb. C - Bruce Carpenter (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Southern | Allen Aldrich blows the layup | 22-9 |
| 07:33 | Southern | Mark Edney misses the tip | 22-9 |
| 07:31 | Louisiana Tech | Dwight Berman grabs the board | 22-9 |
| 07:10 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Taylor scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Kenneth Ernst | 25-9 |
| 06:55 | Southern | Brian Ryan is called for the reach on Mark Edney - foul #1 on Brian Ryan, team foul #2 | 25-9 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Barco (SF), Robert Durst (C) Dwight Berman, Brian Ryan | |
| Subs | Southern | Brian Vila (SG), Gerald Rutland (SF), Franklin Smith (PF) Allen Aldrich, Chester Read, Bruce Carpenter | |
| 06:30 | Southern | Franklin Smith loses the dribble to James Barco | 25-9 |
| 06:23 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Ernst buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by James Barco | 27-9 |
| 06:17 | Southern | Viktor Zach is hacked by Kenneth Ernst in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kenneth Ernst, team foul #3 | 27-9 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Herbert William (PG), Brian Ryan (C) Kenneth Ernst, Robert Durst | |
| Subs | Southern | Bruce Carpenter (C) Mark Edney | |
| 06:05 | Southern | Gerald Rutland comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 27-9 |
| 06:03 | Southern | Bruce Carpenter grabs the offensive rebound | 27-9 |
| 05:53 | Southern | Franklin Smith buries a fadeaway from the left block set up by Viktor Zach | 27-11 |
| 05:30 | Louisiana Tech | Viktor Zach is called for the reach on Jerome Taylor - foul #1 on Viktor Zach, team foul #10 | 27-11 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Robert Durst (C) Brian Ryan | |
| Subs | Southern | Allen Aldrich (PG), Chester Read (PF) Brian Vila, Franklin Smith | |
| 05:30 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 28-11 |
| 05:30 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 29-11 |
| 05:12 | Southern | Viktor Zach scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Allen Aldrich | 29-14 |
| 05:01 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Taylor buries a 3 from the left wing | 32-14 |
| 04:39 | Southern | Chester Read misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Logan Messmer - foul #1 on Logan Messmer, team foul #4 | 32-14 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Nicholas Pitre (SG), Dwight Berman (SF), Brian Ryan (C) Jerome Taylor, James Barco, Robert Durst | |
| Subs | Southern | Mark Edney (C) Bruce Carpenter | |
| 04:39 | Southern | Chester Read makes the 1st free throw | 32-15 |
| 04:39 | Southern | Chester Read misses the 2nd free throw | 32-15 |
| 04:39 | Louisiana Tech | Brian Ryan grabs the board | 32-15 |
| 04:26 | Louisiana Tech | Herbert William connects on the shot from just outside the lane | 34-15 |
| 04:07 | Southern | Mark Edney is fouled on the floor by Herbert William - foul #1 on Herbert William, team foul #5 | 34-15 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Antoine Binder (PG), Jerome Taylor (SG), James Barco (SF), Jim Lin (PF), Robert Durst (C) Herbert William, Nicholas Pitre, Dwight Berman, Logan Messmer, Brian Ryan | |
| Subs | Southern | Brian Vila (SG), Franklin Smith (C) Viktor Zach, Gerald Rutland | |
| 03:47 | Southern | Robert Durst swats the short shot by Mark Edney | 34-15 |
| 03:46 | Louisiana Tech | Antoine Binder snags the defensive board | 34-15 |
| 03:28 | Louisiana Tech | Jim Lin's floater is tipped away by Mark Edney | 34-15 |
| 03:26 | Southern | Mark Edney grabs the board | 34-15 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Antoine Binder (fresh) SG - Jerome Taylor (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - James Barco (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jim Lin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Durst (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Allen Aldrich (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brian Vila (fresh) SF - Mark Edney (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Chester Read (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Franklin Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Southern | Brian Vila knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Allen Aldrich | 34-18 |
| 03:03 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Durst lays it in | 36-18 |
| 02:35 | Southern | Brian Vila is hacked by Jerome Taylor - foul #1 on Jerome Taylor, team foul #6 | 36-18 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Ernst (PG), Nicholas Pitre (SG), Dwight Berman (SF), Logan Messmer (PF), Brian Ryan (C) Antoine Binder, Jerome Taylor, James Barco, Jim Lin, Robert Durst | |
| Subs | Southern | Ronald Zurawik (PG), Carl Adkison (SG), William Bivens (SF), Gerald Rutland (PF), Bruce Carpenter (C) Allen Aldrich, Brian Vila, Mark Edney, Chester Read, Franklin Smith | |
| 02:06 | Southern | Kenneth Ernst steps in front of the Ronald Zurawik pass | 36-18 |
| 02:03 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Ernst lays it up and in | 38-18 |
| 01:59 | Southern | Ronald Zurawik connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Gerald Rutland | 38-21 |
| 01:41 | Louisiana Tech | Brian Ryan hits a jump hook in the paint | 40-21 |
| 01:35 | Southern | Carl Adkison's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Ernst | 40-21 |
| 01:17 | Louisiana Tech | Dwight Berman misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 40-21 |
| 01:15 | Louisiana Tech | Nicholas Pitre tips it in | 42-21 |
| 00:58 | Southern | William Bivens clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 42-21 |
| 00:56 | Louisiana Tech | Dwight Berman pulls down the rebound | 42-21 |
| 00:35 | Louisiana Tech | Dwight Berman makes the fadeaway in the lane | 44-21 |
| 00:29 | Southern | Ronald Zurawik makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Bruce Carpenter | 44-24 |
| 00:27 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Ernst is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Zurawik - foul #3 on Ronald Zurawik, team foul #11 | 44-24 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Taylor (SG), James Barco (SF), Robert Durst (C) Nicholas Pitre, Dwight Berman, Brian Ryan | |
| Subs | Southern | Brian Vila (PG), Mark Edney (SF), Chester Read (PF) Ronald Zurawik, William Bivens, Gerald Rutland | |
| 00:27 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Ernst makes the 1st free throw | 45-24 |
| 00:27 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Ernst misses the 2nd free throw | 45-24 |
| 00:27 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Durst grabs the offensive rebound | 45-24 |
| 00:03 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Ernst can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 45-24 |
| 00:02 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Taylor tips it but misses | 45-24 |
| 00:00 | Southern | Bruce Carpenter snags the defensive board | 45-24 |