| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Michael Kirkpatrick (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Luis Pike (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Safford (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Boyland (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Terry Godwin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Edward Coates (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Shawn Wallace (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Jensen (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joe Little (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Curtis Redman (fresh) 11 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana Tech | David Jensen inbounds the ball | 37-33 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Louisiana Tech | Joe Little makes the jump hook in the paint | 37-35 |
| 19:30 | Central Michigan | Daniel Safford comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-35 |
| 19:29 | Central Michigan | John Boyland can't tip it in | 37-35 |
| 19:27 | Louisiana Tech | David Jensen grabs the defensive rebound | 37-35 |
| 19:05 | Louisiana Tech | Edward Coates clanks a jumper from the right wing | 37-35 |
| 19:03 | Central Michigan | Daniel Safford gets the rebound | 37-35 |
| 18:48 | Central Michigan | Daniel Safford misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by David Jensen - foul #1 on David Jensen, team foul #1 | 37-35 |
| 18:48 | Central Michigan | Daniel Safford misses the 1st free throw | 37-35 |
| 18:48 | Central Michigan | Daniel Safford misses the 2nd free throw | 37-35 |
| 18:48 | Louisiana Tech | Shawn Wallace pulls down the rebound | 37-35 |
| 18:29 | Louisiana Tech | Shawn Wallace comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-35 |
| 18:28 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to John Boyland | 37-35 |
| 18:04 | Central Michigan | John Boyland is hacked by Shawn Wallace - foul #1 on Shawn Wallace, team foul #2 | 37-35 |
| 17:39 | Central Michigan | Luis Pike misses short on a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Shawn Wallace - foul #2 on Shawn Wallace, team foul #3 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Luigi Russo (SF), Vlade Rogowski (C) Daniel Safford, Terry Godwin | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Claude Chambliss (PF) Joe Little | |
| 17:39 | Central Michigan | Luis Pike makes the 1st free throw | 38-35 |
| 17:39 | Central Michigan | Luis Pike makes the 2nd free throw | 39-35 |
| 17:20 | Louisiana Tech | Shawn Wallace hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Luis Pike - foul #3 on Luis Pike, team foul #1 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Dixon (PG), Robert Greene (SG) Michael Kirkpatrick, Luis Pike | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Allen Richman (PG) Edward Coates | |
| 17:20 | Louisiana Tech | Shawn Wallace misses the 1st free throw | 39-35 |
| 17:20 | Louisiana Tech | Shawn Wallace misses the 2nd free throw | 39-35 |
| 17:20 | Central Michigan | John Boyland grabs the defensive rebound | 39-35 |
| 16:51 | Central Michigan | Robert Greene buries a shot from the right side | 41-35 |
| 16:29 | Louisiana Tech | David Jensen knocks in the floater from close range on a great pass from Allen Richman and he's hacked by John Dixon - foul #2 on John Dixon, team foul #2 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Stewart Brooks (SF) John Boyland | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Edward Coates (PG), Andrew Johnson (C) Shawn Wallace, Curtis Redman | |
| 16:29 | Louisiana Tech | David Jensen makes the free throw | 41-38 |
| 16:13 | Central Michigan | Luigi Russo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-38 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Michael Kirkpatrick (PG), Daniel Safford (SF), Terry Godwin (C) John Dixon, Stewart Brooks, Vlade Rogowski | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Charlie Polisky (SF), Joe Little (PF) David Jensen, Claude Chambliss | |
| 15:56 | Louisiana Tech | Charlie Polisky misses the 3 from straight away | 41-38 |
| 15:55 | Central Michigan | Terry Godwin gets the rebound | 41-38 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Michael Kirkpatrick (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Greene (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Daniel Safford (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Luigi Russo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Terry Godwin (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Edward Coates (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Allen Richman (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Charlie Polisky (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Joe Little (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Central Michigan | Robert Greene throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-38 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Luis Pike (SG) Robert Greene | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 15:20 | Louisiana Tech | Luis Pike picks off the pass by Edward Coates | 41-38 |
| 14:58 | Central Michigan | Michael Kirkpatrick is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Michael Kirkpatrick, team foul #3 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Boyland (PF) Daniel Safford | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Shawn Wallace (SG), Curtis Redman (C) Edward Coates, Andrew Johnson | |
| 14:42 | Louisiana Tech | Joe Little buries a fadeaway near the basket set up by Charlie Polisky | 41-40 |
| 14:38 | Central Michigan | Luis Pike can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 41-40 |
| 14:36 | Central Michigan | Terry Godwin hits the follow up shot | 43-40 |
| 14:33 | Louisiana Tech | The refs have stopped play. Curtis Redman is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his knee. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 43-40 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Dixon (PG), Stewart Brooks (SF), Vlade Rogowski (C) Michael Kirkpatrick, Luigi Russo, Terry Godwin | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | David Jensen (SF), Claude Chambliss (PF), Andrew Johnson (C) Charlie Polisky, Joe Little, Curtis Redman | |
| 14:19 | Louisiana Tech | Shawn Wallace blows the layup | 43-40 |
| 14:17 | Central Michigan | Vlade Rogowski gets the rebound | 43-40 |
| 14:07 | Central Michigan | Luis Pike loses the ball out of bounds | 43-40 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Michael Wood (PG) Allen Richman | |
| 13:48 | Louisiana Tech | Claude Chambliss clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-40 |
| 13:47 | Louisiana Tech | David Jensen hits the follow up shot | 43-42 |
| 13:38 | Central Michigan | Stewart Brooks is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Stewart Brooks, team foul #4 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Daniel Safford (SF) Stewart Brooks | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Edward Coates (PG), Charlie Polisky (SG) Michael Wood, Shawn Wallace | |
| 13:18 | Louisiana Tech | Claude Chambliss hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 43-42 |
| 13:16 | Louisiana Tech | The offensive rebound goes to David Jensen | 43-42 |
| 13:05 | Louisiana Tech | Charlie Polisky misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 43-42 |
| 13:03 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Daniel Safford | 43-42 |
| 12:48 | Central Michigan | John Boyland throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-42 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Michael Kirkpatrick (PG), Robert Greene (SG), Luigi Russo (PF), Terry Godwin (C) John Dixon, Luis Pike, John Boyland, Vlade Rogowski | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Allen Richman (SG), Joe Little (PF), William Richards (C) Charlie Polisky, Claude Chambliss, Andrew Johnson | |
| 12:26 | Louisiana Tech | Allen Richman makes the jumpshot from the left side set up by Joe Little | 43-44 |
| 11:59 | Central Michigan | Robert Greene is fouled on the floor by Allen Richman - foul #1 on Allen Richman, team foul #4 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Boyland (PF) Daniel Safford | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Shawn Wallace (SG), Charlie Polisky (SF), Curtis Redman (C) Allen Richman, David Jensen, William Richards | |
| 11:43 | Central Michigan | John Boyland loses the dribble to Joe Little | 43-44 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Michael Kirkpatrick (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Greene (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Luigi Russo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Boyland (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Terry Godwin (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Edward Coates (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Shawn Wallace (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charlie Polisky (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Joe Little (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Curtis Redman (fresh) 11 pts. | |
| 11:25 | Louisiana Tech | Edward Coates is hacked by Michael Kirkpatrick - foul #4 on Michael Kirkpatrick, team foul #5 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Dixon (PG), Luis Pike (SG) Michael Kirkpatrick, Robert Greene | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Allen Richman (PG) Edward Coates | |
| 11:16 | Louisiana Tech | Charlie Polisky knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Allen Richman | 43-47 |
| 10:52 | Central Michigan | Terry Godwin is hacked by Curtis Redman - foul #2 on Curtis Redman, team foul #5 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Vlade Rogowski (C) Terry Godwin | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Claude Chambliss (PF) Joe Little | |
| 10:31 | Central Michigan | John Boyland's dunk attempt is rejected by Curtis Redman | 43-47 |
| 10:29 | Louisiana Tech | Allen Richman pulls down the rebound | 43-47 |
| 10:25 | Louisiana Tech | Allen Richman misses the lay-in | 43-47 |
| 10:24 | Central Michigan | Luigi Russo gets the rebound | 43-47 |
| 10:07 | Central Michigan | John Boyland misses the lay-in | 43-47 |
| 10:06 | Central Michigan | Luigi Russo pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-47 |
| 09:53 | Central Michigan | The jumper by Vlade Rogowski is denied by Curtis Redman | 43-47 |
| 09:51 | Louisiana Tech | Claude Chambliss gets the rebound | 43-47 |
| 09:47 | Louisiana Tech | Allen Richman is fouled on the floor by John Dixon - foul #3 on John Dixon, team foul #6 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Daniel Safford (SF), Stewart Brooks (C) Luigi Russo, John Boyland | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Edward Coates (PG), David Jensen (SF) Allen Richman, Charlie Polisky | |
| 09:37 | Louisiana Tech | David Jensen hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint but he's hacked by Daniel Safford - foul #1 on Daniel Safford, team foul #7 | 43-47 |
| 09:37 | Louisiana Tech | David Jensen makes the 1st free throw | 43-48 |
| 09:37 | Louisiana Tech | David Jensen makes the 2nd free throw | 43-49 |
| 09:28 | Central Michigan | Vlade Rogowski misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Claude Chambliss - foul #2 on Claude Chambliss, team foul #6 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Terry Godwin (C) Stewart Brooks | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Allen Richman (SG) Shawn Wallace | |
| 09:28 | Central Michigan | Vlade Rogowski makes the 1st free throw | 44-49 |
| 09:28 | Central Michigan | Vlade Rogowski makes the 2nd free throw | 45-49 |
| 09:21 | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Redman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-49 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Greene (SG) Luis Pike | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 09:06 | Central Michigan | Daniel Safford misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 45-49 |
| 09:05 | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Redman grabs the board | 45-49 |
| 08:41 | Louisiana Tech | Edward Coates makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Allen Richman and he's fouled by John Dixon - foul #4 on John Dixon, team foul #8 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Steven Martens (SG), Luigi Russo (PF) John Dixon, Vlade Rogowski | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Joe Little (PF), Andrew Johnson (C) Claude Chambliss, Curtis Redman | |
| 08:41 | Louisiana Tech | Edward Coates makes the free throw | 45-52 |
| 08:28 | Central Michigan | Steven Martens's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-52 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Luis Pike (SG), John Boyland (PF) Steven Martens, Luigi Russo | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Shawn Wallace (SG) Allen Richman | |
| 08:10 | Louisiana Tech | David Jensen connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-55 |
| 08:04 | Central Michigan | John Boyland is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on John Boyland, team foul #9 | 45-55 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Luigi Russo (C) Terry Godwin | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 07:51 | Louisiana Tech | Luis Pike steals it from Joe Little | 45-55 |
| 07:34 | Central Michigan | John Boyland banks in the layup on a great pass from Robert Greene and the foul's on Joe Little - foul #2 on Joe Little, team foul #7 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Michael Kirkpatrick (PG), Vlade Rogowski (C) Robert Greene, Daniel Safford | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Redman (C) Andrew Johnson | |
| 07:34 | Central Michigan | John Boyland makes the free throw | 48-55 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Michael Kirkpatrick (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Luis Pike (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Luigi Russo (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Boyland (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Vlade Rogowski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Edward Coates (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shawn Wallace (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Jensen (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. PF - Joe Little (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Curtis Redman (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:25 | Louisiana Tech | Edward Coates is fouled on the floor by Michael Kirkpatrick - foul #5 on Michael Kirkpatrick, team foul #10 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Dixon (PG) Michael Kirkpatrick | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 07:25 | Louisiana Tech | Edward Coates makes the 1st free throw | 48-56 |
| 07:25 | Louisiana Tech | Edward Coates makes the 2nd free throw | 48-57 |
| 07:07 | Central Michigan | Luigi Russo is called for a charge - foul #2 on Luigi Russo, team foul #11 | 48-57 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Allen Richman (PG) Edward Coates | |
| 06:56 | Louisiana Tech | John Boyland takes the ball from Curtis Redman | 48-57 |
| 06:42 | Central Michigan | Curtis Redman is called for the reach on Luis Pike - foul #3 on Curtis Redman, team foul #8 | 48-57 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Terry Godwin (C) Vlade Rogowski | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Michael Wood (PG), Charlie Polisky (SF), Claude Chambliss (PF) Shawn Wallace, David Jensen, Joe Little | |
| 06:42 | Central Michigan | Luis Pike makes the 1st free throw | 49-57 |
| 06:42 | Central Michigan | Luis Pike misses the 2nd free throw | 49-57 |
| 06:42 | Louisiana Tech | Allen Richman snags the defensive board | 49-57 |
| 06:33 | Louisiana Tech | Charlie Polisky is fouled on the floor by John Dixon - foul #5 on John Dixon, team foul #12 | 49-57 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Greene (PG), Steven Martens (SG), Stewart Brooks (SF) John Dixon, Luis Pike, John Boyland | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 06:33 | Louisiana Tech | Charlie Polisky makes the 1st free throw | 49-58 |
| 06:33 | Louisiana Tech | Charlie Polisky makes the 2nd free throw | 49-59 |
| 06:12 | Central Michigan | Terry Godwin hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 49-59 |
| 06:11 | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Redman grabs the board | 49-59 |
| 06:06 | Louisiana Tech | Claude Chambliss connects on the shot from the left block set up by Michael Wood | 49-61 |
| 05:50 | Central Michigan | Stewart Brooks lays it in on a nice dish by Luigi Russo and the foul's on Michael Wood - foul #1 on Michael Wood, team foul #9 | 51-61 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Daniel Safford (SF) Luigi Russo | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Edward Coates (PG), Andrew Johnson (C) Michael Wood, Curtis Redman | |
| 05:50 | Central Michigan | Stewart Brooks makes the free throw | 52-61 |
| 05:31 | Louisiana Tech | Edward Coates makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Allen Richman | 52-63 |
| 05:14 | Central Michigan | Terry Godwin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-63 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Luis Pike (SG), John Boyland (PF), Vlade Rogowski (C) Steven Martens, Stewart Brooks, Terry Godwin | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Shawn Wallace (SG), David Jensen (SF), Joe Little (PF) Allen Richman, Charlie Polisky, Claude Chambliss | |
| 04:46 | Louisiana Tech | Edward Coates can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 52-63 |
| 04:45 | Louisiana Tech | David Jensen snags the offensive board | 52-63 |
| 04:37 | Louisiana Tech | Shawn Wallace clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 52-63 |
| 04:36 | Central Michigan | Vlade Rogowski snags the defensive board | 52-63 |
| 04:28 | Central Michigan | Daniel Safford hits a floater from close range and he's fouled by Joe Little - foul #3 on Joe Little, team foul #10 | 54-63 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Luigi Russo (PG) Robert Greene | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Redman (C) Andrew Johnson | |
| 04:28 | Central Michigan | Daniel Safford makes the free throw | 55-63 |
| 04:11 | Louisiana Tech | Shawn Wallace hits a floater from close range set up by Curtis Redman and he's fouled by Vlade Rogowski - foul #2 on Vlade Rogowski, team foul #13 | 55-65 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Stewart Brooks (SF) Daniel Safford | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 04:11 | Louisiana Tech | Shawn Wallace makes the free throw | 55-66 |
| 03:54 | Central Michigan | Luigi Russo is fouled on the floor by Edward Coates - foul #1 on Edward Coates, team foul #11 | 55-66 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Terry Godwin (C) Vlade Rogowski | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Allen Richman (PG), Claude Chambliss (PF) Edward Coates, Joe Little | |
| 03:54 | Central Michigan | Luigi Russo misses the 1st free throw | 55-66 |
| 03:54 | Central Michigan | Luigi Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 56-66 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:31 | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Redman misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-66 |
| 03:30 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to John Boyland | 56-66 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Luigi Russo (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SG - Luis Pike (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Stewart Brooks (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Boyland (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Terry Godwin (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Allen Richman (fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Shawn Wallace (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Jensen (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. PF - Claude Chambliss (fresh) 2 pts. C - Curtis Redman (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:14 | Central Michigan | Curtis Redman is called for the reach on Terry Godwin - foul #4 on Curtis Redman, team foul #12 | 56-66 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Steven Martens (SG) Luis Pike | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Charlie Polisky (SG) Shawn Wallace | |
| 03:14 | Central Michigan | Terry Godwin makes the 1st free throw | 57-66 |
| 03:14 | Central Michigan | Terry Godwin makes the 2nd free throw | 58-66 |
| 02:48 | Louisiana Tech | Terry Godwin takes the ball from David Jensen | 58-66 |
| 02:48 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-66 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Greene (PG), Luis Pike (SG), Daniel Safford (SF) Luigi Russo, Steven Martens, Stewart Brooks | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Edward Coates (PG), Shawn Wallace (SG), Joe Little (PF) Allen Richman, Charlie Polisky, Claude Chambliss | |
| 02:24 | Central Michigan | John Boyland misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 58-66 |
| 02:22 | Louisiana Tech | Shawn Wallace snags the defensive board | 58-66 |
| 02:17 | Louisiana Tech | Edward Coates makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from David Jensen | 58-69 |
| 02:03 | Central Michigan | Curtis Redman steals the ball from Robert Greene | 58-69 |
| 01:45 | Louisiana Tech | Joe Little misses the easy layup but he's hacked by John Boyland - foul #2 on John Boyland, team foul #14 | 58-69 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Steven Martens (SG), Stewart Brooks (SF), Luigi Russo (PF), Vlade Rogowski (C) Luis Pike, Daniel Safford, John Boyland, Terry Godwin | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Michael Wood (PG), Allen Richman (SG), Charlie Polisky (SF), Andrew Johnson (C) Edward Coates, Shawn Wallace, David Jensen, Curtis Redman | |
| 01:45 | Louisiana Tech | Joe Little makes the 1st free throw | 58-70 |
| 01:45 | Louisiana Tech | Joe Little misses the 2nd free throw | 58-70 |
| 01:45 | Central Michigan | Luigi Russo snags the defensive board | 58-70 |
| 01:39 | Central Michigan | Stewart Brooks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-70 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Claude Chambliss (PF) Joe Little | |
| 01:17 | Louisiana Tech | Charlie Polisky misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 58-70 |
| 01:16 | Louisiana Tech | Andrew Johnson snags the offensive board | 58-70 |
| 00:55 | Louisiana Tech | Claude Chambliss loses the dribble to Robert Greene | 58-70 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:50 | Central Michigan | Stewart Brooks drills a runner from the left block set up by Luigi Russo | 60-70 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:49 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Wood is hacked by Robert Greene in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Greene, team foul #15 | 60-70 |
| 00:49 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Wood makes the 1st free throw | 60-71 |
| 00:49 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 60-72 |
| 00:43 | Central Michigan | Steven Martens misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 60-72 |
| 00:42 | Louisiana Tech | Claude Chambliss grabs the board | 60-72 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:21 | Louisiana Tech | Allen Richman hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Andrew Johnson | 60-74 |
| 00:16 | Central Michigan | Stewart Brooks misses short on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Charlie Polisky - foul #1 on Charlie Polisky, team foul #13 | 60-74 |
| 00:16 | Central Michigan | Stewart Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 61-74 |
| 00:16 | Central Michigan | Stewart Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 62-74 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Wood runs out the clock | 62-74 |