| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Floyd Burns (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sean Martinson (fresh) SF - William Esterly (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Charles Headrick (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Dennis Marbury (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - Christopher Perry (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Moll (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Strother (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Jimmie Byron (fresh) 7 reb. C - Keith Walser (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana Tech | William Esterly inbounds the ball | 17-23 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 19:56 | Louisiana Tech | Sean Martinson is hacked by Robert Moll in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Moll, team foul #1 | 17-23 |
| 19:40 | Louisiana Tech | Sean Martinson misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 17-23 |
| 19:39 | Portland | Keith Walser grabs the defensive rebound | 17-23 |
| 19:17 | Portland | The jump hook by Richard Strother is blocked by Charles Headrick | 17-23 |
| 19:16 | Portland | Keith Walser gets the offensive rebound | 17-23 |
| 18:57 | Portland | Jimmie Byron knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Moll | 17-25 |
| 18:42 | Louisiana Tech | William Esterly misses the turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Richard Strother - foul #2 on Richard Strother, team foul #2 | 17-25 |
| 18:42 | Louisiana Tech | William Esterly misses the 1st free throw | 17-25 |
| 18:42 | Louisiana Tech | William Esterly makes the 2nd free throw | 18-25 |
| 18:33 | Portland | Richard Strother misses the easy layup | 18-25 |
| 18:32 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Marbury snags the defensive board | 18-25 |
| 18:30 | Louisiana Tech | Sean Martinson is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Moll - foul #2 on Robert Moll, team foul #3 | 18-25 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Scott (C) Dennis Marbury | |
| Subs | Portland | | |
| 18:08 | Louisiana Tech | William Esterly is alone and drills a shot from the free throw line | 20-25 |
| 17:47 | Portland | Richard Strother knocks in the shot in the lane | 20-27 |
| 17:30 | Louisiana Tech | Floyd Burns is open and buries a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Sean Martinson | 22-27 |
| 17:01 | Portland | William Esterly picks off the pass by Richard Strother | 22-27 |
| 16:51 | Louisiana Tech | Floyd Burns misses short on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Christopher Perry - foul #1 on Christopher Perry, team foul #4 | 22-27 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Henry Guinn (SG), Arthur Jones (SF), Jessie Dillard (PF), Dennis Marbury (C) Sean Martinson, William Esterly, Charles Headrick, John Scott | |
| Subs | Portland | Dennis Mason (PG), Jack Hockenberry (SG), Michael Bryant (SF), Rex Frierson (PF), Mark Koeller (C) Christopher Perry, Robert Moll, Richard Strother, Jimmie Byron, Keith Walser | |
| 16:51 | Louisiana Tech | Floyd Burns makes the 1st free throw | 23-27 |
| 16:51 | Louisiana Tech | Floyd Burns makes the 2nd free throw | 24-27 |
| 16:24 | Portland | Michael Bryant scores on a driving attempt from the baseline | 24-29 |
| 16:14 | Louisiana Tech | Jessie Dillard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-29 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Terry Breshears (SF) Floyd Burns | |
| Subs | Portland | | |
| 15:54 | Portland | Michael Bryant buries a runner in the paint on a great pass from Dennis Mason | 24-31 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Henry Guinn (fresh) SG - Arthur Jones (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Terry Breshears (fresh) PF - Jessie Dillard (fresh) C - Dennis Marbury (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - Dennis Mason (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jack Hockenberry (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Michael Bryant (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Rex Frierson (fresh) C - Mark Koeller (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:38 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Marbury misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 24-31 |
| 15:37 | Louisiana Tech | Jessie Dillard gets the offensive rebound | 24-31 |
| 15:21 | Louisiana Tech | Arthur Jones misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 24-31 |
| 15:19 | Portland | Michael Bryant gets the rebound | 24-31 |
| 14:59 | Portland | Mark Koeller hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 24-31 |
| 14:58 | Louisiana Tech | Henry Guinn pulls down the rebound | 24-31 |
| 14:43 | Louisiana Tech | Rex Frierson blocks the short jumper by Arthur Jones | 24-31 |
| 14:41 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Marbury grabs the offensive board | 24-31 |
| 14:35 | Louisiana Tech | Arthur Jones slams it home | 26-31 |
| 14:06 | Portland | Dennis Mason clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 26-31 |
| 14:04 | Portland | Rex Frierson tips it in | 26-33 |
| 13:49 | Louisiana Tech | Terry Breshears connects on the open runner in the paint | 28-33 |
| 13:20 | Portland | Mark Koeller makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Michael Bryant | 28-36 |
| 13:18 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Mason takes the ball from Dennis Marbury in the backcourt | 28-36 |
| 12:59 | Portland | Michael Bryant can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 28-36 |
| 12:58 | Portland | Michael Bryant tips it in | 28-38 |
| 12:56 | Louisiana Tech | Terry Breshears throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-38 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Floyd Burns (PG), Sean Martinson (SG), William Esterly (SF), Charles Headrick (PF), John Scott (C) Henry Guinn, Arthur Jones, Terry Breshears, Jessie Dillard, Dennis Marbury | |
| Subs | Portland | Christopher Perry (PG), Robert Moll (SG), Richard Strother (SF), Jimmie Byron (PF), Keith Walser (C) Dennis Mason, Jack Hockenberry, Michael Bryant, Rex Frierson, Mark Koeller | |
| 12:43 | Portland | Robert Moll drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Christopher Perry | 28-41 |
| 12:24 | Louisiana Tech | John Scott knocks in the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Sean Martinson | 30-41 |
| 11:55 | Portland | Keith Walser is fouled on the floor by John Scott - foul #2 on John Scott, team foul #1 | 30-41 |
| 11:41 | Portland | Richard Strother misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-41 |
| 11:39 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Headrick gets the rebound | 30-41 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Floyd Burns (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sean Martinson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - William Esterly (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Headrick (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - John Scott (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - Christopher Perry (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Moll (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Strother (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Jimmie Byron (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Keith Walser (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Louisiana Tech | William Esterly is fouled on the floor by Richard Strother - foul #3 on Richard Strother, team foul #5 | 30-41 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Bober (C) John Scott | |
| Subs | Portland | Joseph Hill (SF) Richard Strother | |
| 11:19 | Louisiana Tech | Sean Martinson is hacked by Robert Moll - foul #3 on Robert Moll, team foul #6 | 30-41 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Jessie Dillard (PF) Charles Headrick | |
| Subs | Portland | Richard Strother (SF) Christopher Perry | |
| 11:04 | Louisiana Tech | Jessie Dillard hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Floyd Burns | 33-41 |
| 10:39 | Portland | Jimmie Byron is hacked by Jessie Dillard - foul #2 on Jessie Dillard, team foul #2 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Henry Guinn (PG), Arthur Jones (SF) Floyd Burns, William Esterly | |
| Subs | Portland | | |
| 10:19 | Portland | Richard Strother hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 33-41 |
| 10:18 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Curtis Bober | 33-41 |
| 10:15 | Louisiana Tech | Sean Martinson's pass is intercepted by Robert Moll in the backcourt | 33-41 |
| 09:54 | Portland | Richard Strother misses badly on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Sean Martinson - foul #3 on Sean Martinson, team foul #3 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Charles Headrick (PF), John Scott (C) Sean Martinson, Curtis Bober | |
| Subs | Portland | Christopher Perry (PG), Rex Frierson (PF) Joseph Hill, Jimmie Byron | |
| 09:54 | Portland | Richard Strother misses the 1st free throw | 33-41 |
| 09:54 | Portland | Richard Strother makes the 2nd free throw | 33-42 |
| 09:35 | Louisiana Tech | Rex Frierson steals the ball from Arthur Jones | 33-42 |
| 09:15 | Portland | Richard Strother drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-45 |
| 08:56 | Louisiana Tech | Jessie Dillard is fouled on the floor by Richard Strother - foul #4 on Richard Strother, team foul #7 | 33-45 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Floyd Burns (PG), William Esterly (SF), Donald Robinson (C) Henry Guinn, Arthur Jones, John Scott | |
| Subs | Portland | Jack Hockenberry (SG), Michael Bryant (SF), Jimmie Byron (PF) Robert Moll, Richard Strother, Rex Frierson | |
| 08:56 | Louisiana Tech | Jessie Dillard makes the 1st free throw | 34-45 |
| 08:56 | Louisiana Tech | Jessie Dillard misses the 2nd free throw | 34-45 |
| 08:56 | Portland | Jimmie Byron gets the rebound | 34-45 |
| 08:27 | Portland | Christopher Perry connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Jimmie Byron | 34-48 |
| 08:23 | Louisiana Tech | Jack Hockenberry is called for the reach on Jessie Dillard in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jack Hockenberry, team foul #8 | 34-48 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Arthur Jones (SG), Curtis Bober (C) Charles Headrick, Donald Robinson | |
| Subs | Portland | Joseph Hill (PG) Christopher Perry | |
| 08:23 | Louisiana Tech | Jessie Dillard makes the 1st free throw | 35-48 |
| 08:23 | Louisiana Tech | Jessie Dillard misses the 2nd free throw | 35-48 |
| 08:23 | Portland | Jimmie Byron snags the defensive board | 35-48 |
| 08:08 | Portland | Joseph Hill comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 35-48 |
| 08:07 | Louisiana Tech | Jessie Dillard grabs the defensive rebound | 35-48 |
| 08:04 | Louisiana Tech | Floyd Burns throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-48 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Sean Martinson (SG) Jessie Dillard | |
| Subs | Portland | Robert Moll (SG), Rex Frierson (SF), Mark Koeller (C) Jack Hockenberry, Michael Bryant, Keith Walser | |
| 07:53 | Portland | Jimmie Byron lays it in | 35-50 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 07:41 | Louisiana Tech | Floyd Burns can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 35-50 |
| 07:39 | Louisiana Tech | Sean Martinson misses the tip | 35-50 |
| 07:37 | Portland | Jimmie Byron grabs the defensive rebound | 35-50 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Floyd Burns (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Sean Martinson (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Esterly (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Arthur Jones (fresh) 6 pts. C - Curtis Bober (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - Joseph Hill (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Robert Moll (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Rex Frierson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jimmie Byron (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. C - Mark Koeller (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:29 | Portland | Sean Martinson steps in front of the Jimmie Byron pass | 35-50 |
| 07:25 | Louisiana Tech | Floyd Burns lays it in on a nice dish by Sean Martinson | 37-50 |
| 07:04 | Portland | Mark Koeller misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 37-50 |
| 07:02 | Louisiana Tech | Arthur Jones pulls down the rebound | 37-50 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 06:44 | Louisiana Tech | William Esterly misses long on a shot from the left block but the foul's on Rex Frierson - foul #2 on Rex Frierson, team foul #9 | 37-50 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Henry Guinn (PG), Charles Headrick (PF), Dennis Marbury (C) Floyd Burns, Arthur Jones, Curtis Bober | |
| Subs | Portland | Christopher Perry (PG), Jack Hockenberry (SG), Richard Strother (SF), Keith Walser (C) Joseph Hill, Robert Moll, Rex Frierson, Mark Koeller | |
| 06:44 | Louisiana Tech | William Esterly makes the 1st free throw | 38-50 |
| 06:44 | Louisiana Tech | William Esterly makes the 2nd free throw | 39-50 |
| 06:17 | Portland | Keith Walser buries a shot near the basket set up by Richard Strother | 39-52 |
| 05:58 | Louisiana Tech | William Esterly misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jimmie Byron - foul #1 on Jimmie Byron, team foul #10 | 39-52 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Jessie Dillard (SG) Sean Martinson | |
| Subs | Portland | Dennis Mason (SG), Michael Bryant (PF) Jack Hockenberry, Jimmie Byron | |
| 05:58 | Louisiana Tech | William Esterly makes the 1st free throw | 40-52 |
| 05:58 | Louisiana Tech | William Esterly makes the 2nd free throw | 41-52 |
| 05:35 | Portland | Christopher Perry clanks a 3 from the left wing | 41-52 |
| 05:33 | Portland | Michael Bryant pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-52 |
| 05:10 | Portland | Michael Bryant is hacked by Charles Headrick - foul #1 on Charles Headrick, team foul #4 | 41-52 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Floyd Burns (PG), Arthur Jones (SF), John Scott (C) William Esterly, Charles Headrick, Dennis Marbury | |
| Subs | Portland | Robert Moll (SG), Rex Frierson (PF), Mark Koeller (C) Christopher Perry, Richard Strother, Keith Walser | |
| 04:54 | Portland | Dennis Mason drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Moll | 41-55 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 04:37 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Bryant picks off the pass by Arthur Jones | 41-55 |
| 04:11 | Portland | The refs have stopped play. Dennis Mason is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his wrist. It doesn't look like he is going to be able to return to the game. | 41-55 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Sean Martinson (SG) Henry Guinn | |
| Subs | Portland | Christopher Perry (PG), Jack Hockenberry (SG), Richard Strother (SF), Keith Walser (C) Dennis Mason, Robert Moll, Michael Bryant, Mark Koeller | |
| 04:08 | Portland | Christopher Perry hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 41-57 |
| 03:43 | Louisiana Tech | Floyd Burns makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-57 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 03:21 | Portland | Richard Strother's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-57 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Bober (PG), Henry Guinn (SG), Terry Breshears (SF), Donald Robinson (C) Floyd Burns, Sean Martinson, Jessie Dillard, John Scott | |
| Subs | Portland | Joseph Hill (PG), Michael Bryant (SF), Mark Koeller (C) Christopher Perry, Richard Strother, Keith Walser | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Curtis Bober (fresh) 2 reb. SG - Henry Guinn (fresh) SF - Terry Breshears (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Arthur Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Robinson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - Joseph Hill (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Jack Hockenberry (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Michael Bryant (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Rex Frierson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Mark Koeller (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:02 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Hill steals the ball from Donald Robinson | 44-57 |
| 02:55 | Portland | Michael Bryant loses the dribble to Arthur Jones | 44-57 |
| 02:48 | Louisiana Tech | Henry Guinn's floater is tipped away by Michael Bryant | 44-57 |
| 02:47 | Louisiana Tech | Donald Robinson tips it but misses | 44-57 |
| 02:45 | Portland | Rex Frierson pulls down the rebound | 44-57 |
| 02:24 | Portland | Jack Hockenberry connects on the runner from the baseline | 44-59 |
| 02:08 | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Bober hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 44-59 |
| 02:06 | Louisiana Tech | Donald Robinson can't tip it in | 44-59 |
| 02:05 | Portland | The rebound goes to Rex Frierson | 44-59 |
| 01:51 | Portland | Terry Breshears picks off the pass by Joseph Hill | 44-59 |
| 01:29 | Louisiana Tech | Donald Robinson hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 44-59 |
| 01:28 | Portland | Joseph Hill snags the defensive board | 44-59 |
| 01:07 | Portland | Michael Bryant buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-62 |
| 01:02 | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Bober loses the dribble to Mark Koeller | 44-62 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:40 | Portland | Jack Hockenberry buries a floater from the right side on a great pass from Joseph Hill | 44-64 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:36 | Louisiana Tech | Terry Breshears is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Bryant - foul #2 on Michael Bryant, team foul #11 | 44-64 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Jessie Dillard (PF), John Scott (C) Curtis Bober, Donald Robinson | |
| Subs | Portland | | |
| 00:36 | Louisiana Tech | Terry Breshears makes the 1st free throw | 45-64 |
| 00:36 | Louisiana Tech | Terry Breshears makes the 2nd free throw | 46-64 |
| 00:14 | Portland | Henry Guinn steals it from Mark Koeller | 46-64 |
| 00:10 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Hill is called for the reach on Henry Guinn in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Hill, team foul #12 | 46-64 |
| 00:10 | Louisiana Tech | Henry Guinn makes the 1st free throw | 47-64 |
| 00:10 | Louisiana Tech | Henry Guinn makes the 2nd free throw | 48-64 |
| 00:00 | Portland | Joseph Hill runs out the clock | 48-64 |