| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Christopher Baylor (fresh) SG - William Hull (fresh) SF - Billy Peltier (fresh) PF - Joseph Beekman (fresh) C - Michael Wendt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Michael Decker (fresh) SG - Garf Price (fresh) SF - Charles Bainter (fresh) PF - Anthony Marchese (fresh) C - Daniel Sutton (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Anthony Marchese wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:33 | Central Michigan | Charles Bainter double dribbles | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Beekman banks in the layup set up by William Hull and he's hacked by Anthony Marchese - foul #1 on Anthony Marchese, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:21 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Beekman makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:03 | Central Michigan | Charles Bainter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-0 |
| 18:34 | Louisiana Tech | Billy Peltier buries a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Joseph Beekman | 5-0 |
| 18:08 | Central Michigan | Billy Peltier is called for the reach on Charles Bainter - foul #1 on Billy Peltier, team foul #1 | 5-0 |
| 17:51 | Central Michigan | Anthony Marchese misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 5-0 |
| 17:49 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Wendt grabs the board | 5-0 |
| 17:45 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Beekman comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 5-0 |
| 17:43 | Central Michigan | Daniel Sutton grabs the board | 5-0 |
| 17:24 | Central Michigan | Michael Decker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 5-0 |
| 17:23 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Wendt grabs the board | 5-0 |
| 17:00 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Beekman loses the dribble to Anthony Marchese | 5-0 |
| 16:56 | Central Michigan | Michael Decker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 5-0 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Phillip Sherlock (C) Daniel Sutton | |
| 16:44 | Louisiana Tech | Billy Peltier's dunk attempt is rejected by Anthony Marchese | 5-0 |
| 16:42 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Beekman tips it in | 7-0 |
| 16:23 | Central Michigan | Phillip Sherlock misses the dunk but he's hacked by Joseph Beekman - foul #1 on Joseph Beekman, team foul #2 | 7-0 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Randal Blanchard (SG), Duane Legg (SF), Eric Hixon (C) William Hull, Billy Peltier, Michael Wendt | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Steven Lancaster (PG), Robert Raff (SG), Roger Stukowski (C) Michael Decker, Garf Price, Charles Bainter | |
| 16:23 | Central Michigan | Phillip Sherlock misses the 1st free throw | 7-0 |
| 16:23 | Central Michigan | Phillip Sherlock misses the 2nd free throw | 7-0 |
| 16:23 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Beekman grabs the defensive rebound | 7-0 |
| 16:10 | Louisiana Tech | Duane Legg misses badly on a shot from close range | 7-0 |
| 16:09 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Phillip Sherlock | 7-0 |
| 15:48 | Central Michigan | Robert Raff knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Steven Lancaster | 7-3 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Christopher Baylor (fresh) SG - Randal Blanchard (fresh) SF - Duane Legg (fresh) PF - Joseph Beekman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Eric Hixon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Steven Lancaster (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Raff (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Phillip Sherlock (fresh) PF - Anthony Marchese (fresh) C - Roger Stukowski (fresh) | |
| 15:27 | Louisiana Tech | Christopher Baylor clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 7-3 |
| 15:25 | Central Michigan | Anthony Marchese snags the defensive board | 7-3 |
| 15:18 | Central Michigan | Phillip Sherlock's pass is intercepted by Randal Blanchard | 7-3 |
| 15:00 | Louisiana Tech | Duane Legg comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 7-3 |
| 14:59 | Louisiana Tech | Eric Hixon tips it home | 9-3 |
| 14:40 | Central Michigan | Robert Raff is fouled on the floor by Randal Blanchard - foul #1 on Randal Blanchard, team foul #3 | 9-3 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Matthew Gaffney (PG), William Hull (SG), Billy Peltier (SF), Michael Wendt (C) Christopher Baylor, Randal Blanchard, Joseph Beekman, Eric Hixon | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Michael Decker (PG), Garf Price (SG), Charles Bainter (SF), Daniel Sutton (C) Steven Lancaster, Phillip Sherlock, Anthony Marchese, Roger Stukowski | |
| 14:22 | Central Michigan | Daniel Sutton blows the layup | 9-3 |
| 14:21 | Central Michigan | Robert Raff grabs the offensive rebound | 9-3 |
| 14:11 | Central Michigan | Charles Bainter misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 9-3 |
| 14:09 | Central Michigan | Daniel Sutton hits the follow up shot | 9-5 |
| 13:51 | Louisiana Tech | Duane Legg clanks a jumper from close range | 9-5 |
| 13:50 | Central Michigan | Robert Raff snags the defensive board | 9-5 |
| 13:30 | Central Michigan | William Hull steps in front of the Daniel Sutton pass | 9-5 |
| 13:26 | Louisiana Tech | Billy Peltier lays it in on a great pass from William Hull | 11-5 |
| 13:08 | Central Michigan | Robert Raff banks in the layup on a great pass from Garf Price | 11-7 |
| 12:51 | Louisiana Tech | Matthew Gaffney misses badly on a floater from the left side | 11-7 |
| 12:50 | Central Michigan | Charles Bainter gets the rebound | 11-7 |
| 12:32 | Central Michigan | Michael Decker is hacked by Duane Legg - foul #1 on Duane Legg, team foul #4 | 11-7 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Christopher Baylor (PG), Joseph Beekman (PF), Eric Hixon (C) Matthew Gaffney, Duane Legg, Michael Wendt | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Phillip Sherlock (SF), Anthony Marchese (PF) Charles Bainter, Robert Raff | |
| 12:21 | Central Michigan | Garf Price hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 11-9 |
| 12:07 | Louisiana Tech | Billy Peltier misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 11-9 |
| 12:05 | Central Michigan | Garf Price pulls down the rebound | 11-9 |
| 11:54 | Central Michigan | Garf Price misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 11-9 |
| 11:52 | Louisiana Tech | Billy Peltier pulls down the rebound | 11-9 |
| 11:42 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Beekman scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Christopher Baylor | 14-9 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Christopher Baylor (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Hull (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Billy Peltier (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joseph Beekman (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Eric Hixon (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Michael Decker (fairly fresh) SG - Garf Price (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Phillip Sherlock (fresh) PF - Anthony Marchese (fresh) C - Daniel Sutton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Central Michigan | Garf Price misses long on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Joseph Beekman - foul #2 on Joseph Beekman, team foul #5 | 14-9 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Randal Blanchard (SG), Duane Legg (SF), James Hartman (C) William Hull, Billy Peltier, Joseph Beekman | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Steven Lancaster (PG), Roger Stukowski (C) Michael Decker, Daniel Sutton | |
| 11:24 | Central Michigan | Garf Price makes the 1st free throw | 14-10 |
| 11:24 | Central Michigan | Garf Price makes the 2nd free throw | 14-11 |
| 11:11 | Louisiana Tech | Duane Legg buries a jump hook in the paint set up by Christopher Baylor and he's fouled by Roger Stukowski - foul #1 on Roger Stukowski, team foul #2 | 16-11 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Kevin Yowell (SG) Garf Price | |
| 11:11 | Louisiana Tech | Duane Legg makes the free throw | 17-11 |
| 11:03 | Central Michigan | Anthony Marchese misses the fadeaway from the left side | 17-11 |
| 11:02 | Louisiana Tech | Randal Blanchard grabs the board | 17-11 |
| 10:56 | Louisiana Tech | Randal Blanchard scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Eric Hixon | 20-11 |
| 10:43 | Central Michigan | Kevin Yowell blows the layup | 20-11 |
| 10:41 | Central Michigan | Kevin Yowell pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-11 |
| 10:36 | Central Michigan | Kevin Yowell clanks a floater from the free throw line | 20-11 |
| 10:35 | Louisiana Tech | Eric Hixon gets the rebound | 20-11 |
| 10:30 | Louisiana Tech | Christopher Baylor clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 20-11 |
| 10:28 | Central Michigan | Phillip Sherlock gets the rebound | 20-11 |
| 10:24 | Central Michigan | Anthony Marchese makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Roger Stukowski | 20-13 |
| 10:10 | Louisiana Tech | Duane Legg is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Duane Legg, team foul #6 | 20-13 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Billy Peltier (SF), Michael Wendt (C) Duane Legg, James Hartman | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Michael Decker (PG), Robert Raff (SG), Charles Bainter (SF) Steven Lancaster, Kevin Yowell, Phillip Sherlock | |
| 09:49 | Central Michigan | Anthony Marchese misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 20-13 |
| 09:47 | Louisiana Tech | Randal Blanchard grabs the board | 20-13 |
| 09:43 | Louisiana Tech | Billy Peltier clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 20-13 |
| 09:41 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Wendt grabs the offensive rebound | 20-13 |
| 09:26 | Louisiana Tech | Christopher Baylor is fouled on the floor by Robert Raff - foul #1 on Robert Raff, team foul #3 | 20-13 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | William Hull (SG) Eric Hixon | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Wekesa Suleiman (PF) Anthony Marchese | |
| 09:16 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Wendt's floater is tipped away by Roger Stukowski | 20-13 |
| 09:14 | Louisiana Tech | Billy Peltier tips it but misses | 20-13 |
| 09:12 | Louisiana Tech | Billy Peltier tips it home | 22-13 |
| 08:46 | Central Michigan | Michael Decker can't connect on a floater from the left side | 22-13 |
| 08:45 | Central Michigan | Michael Decker hits the follow up shot | 22-15 |
| 08:34 | Louisiana Tech | William Hull comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 22-15 |
| 08:33 | Central Michigan | Wekesa Suleiman snags the defensive board | 22-15 |
| 08:09 | Central Michigan | Randal Blanchard takes the ball from Michael Decker | 22-15 |
| 07:54 | Louisiana Tech | Christopher Baylor misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Robert Raff - foul #2 on Robert Raff, team foul #4 | 22-15 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Eric Hixon (PF), James Hartman (C) Randal Blanchard, Michael Wendt | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Steven Lancaster (PG), Garf Price (SG), Phillip Sherlock (SF), Anthony Marchese (PF), Daniel Sutton (C) Michael Decker, Robert Raff, Charles Bainter, Wekesa Suleiman, Roger Stukowski | |
| 07:54 | Louisiana Tech | Christopher Baylor misses the 1st free throw | 22-15 |
| 07:54 | Louisiana Tech | Christopher Baylor makes the 2nd free throw | 23-15 |
| 07:30 | Central Michigan | James Hartman is called for the reach on Steven Lancaster - foul #1 on James Hartman, team foul #7 | 23-15 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Matthew Gaffney (PG) Christopher Baylor | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 07:30 | Central Michigan | Steven Lancaster makes the 1st free throw | 23-16 |
| 07:30 | Central Michigan | Steven Lancaster makes the 2nd free throw | 23-17 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Matthew Gaffney (fresh) SG - William Hull (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Billy Peltier (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eric Hixon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Hartman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Steven Lancaster (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Garf Price (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Phillip Sherlock (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Anthony Marchese (fresh) 2 pts. C - Daniel Sutton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Louisiana Tech | James Hartman is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on James Hartman, team foul #8 | 23-17 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Marlon Wunder (C) James Hartman | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 07:00 | Central Michigan | Garf Price buries a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Steven Lancaster | 23-19 |
| 06:49 | Louisiana Tech | Marlon Wunder throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-19 |
| 06:37 | Central Michigan | Daniel Sutton misses the lay-in | 23-19 |
| 06:35 | Central Michigan | Anthony Marchese snags the offensive board | 23-19 |
| 06:14 | Central Michigan | Garf Price misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 23-19 |
| 06:13 | Louisiana Tech | Marlon Wunder snags the defensive board | 23-19 |
| 05:58 | Louisiana Tech | Billy Peltier drills a jump hook from the right block | 25-19 |
| 05:42 | Central Michigan | Steven Lancaster drills a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Garf Price | 25-21 |
| 05:19 | Louisiana Tech | Phillip Sherlock steps in front of the William Hull pass | 25-21 |
| 04:50 | Central Michigan | Phillip Sherlock clanks a 3 from the right corner | 25-21 |
| 04:48 | Louisiana Tech | Marlon Wunder snags the defensive board | 25-21 |
| 04:38 | Louisiana Tech | Marlon Wunder is whistled for a carry | 25-21 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Christopher Baylor (PG), Randal Blanchard (SG), Michael Wendt (C) Matthew Gaffney, William Hull, Marlon Wunder | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Michael Decker (PG), Kevin Yowell (SG), Charles Bainter (SF), Wekesa Suleiman (PF), Roger Stukowski (C) Steven Lancaster, Garf Price, Phillip Sherlock, Anthony Marchese, Daniel Sutton | |
| 04:22 | Central Michigan | Kevin Yowell misses long on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Randal Blanchard - foul #2 on Randal Blanchard, team foul #9 | 25-21 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | William Hull (SG) Randal Blanchard | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 04:22 | Central Michigan | Kevin Yowell makes the 1st free throw | 25-22 |
| 04:22 | Central Michigan | Kevin Yowell makes the 2nd free throw | 25-23 |
| 04:15 | Louisiana Tech | Christopher Baylor misses short on a shot in the paint | 25-23 |
| 04:14 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Kevin Yowell | 25-23 |
| 04:06 | Central Michigan | Kevin Yowell can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 25-23 |
| 04:05 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Wendt grabs the defensive rebound | 25-23 |
| 04:00 | Louisiana Tech | William Hull misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Roger Stukowski - foul #2 on Roger Stukowski, team foul #5 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Duane Legg (SF), Joseph Beekman (PF) Billy Peltier, Eric Hixon | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Raff (SG) Kevin Yowell | |
| 04:00 | Louisiana Tech | William Hull makes the 1st free throw | 26-23 |
| 04:00 | Louisiana Tech | William Hull makes the 2nd free throw | 27-23 |
| 03:47 | Central Michigan | Robert Raff misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 27-23 |
| 03:45 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Beekman grabs the board | 27-23 |
| 03:35 | Louisiana Tech | Duane Legg knocks in the floater in the paint on a great pass from Christopher Baylor | 29-23 |
| 03:18 | Central Michigan | Charles Bainter hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-23 |
| 03:17 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Wendt gets the rebound | 29-23 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Christopher Baylor (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Hull (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Duane Legg (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joseph Beekman (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Wendt (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Michael Decker (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Raff (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Charles Bainter (fresh) PF - Wekesa Suleiman (fresh) C - Roger Stukowski (fresh) | |
| 03:07 | Louisiana Tech | Duane Legg misses badly on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Michael Decker - foul #1 on Michael Decker, team foul #6 | 29-23 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Randal Blanchard (SG) William Hull | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Anthony Marchese (PF) Wekesa Suleiman | |
| 03:07 | Louisiana Tech | Duane Legg misses the 1st free throw | 29-23 |
| 03:07 | Louisiana Tech | Duane Legg makes the 2nd free throw | 30-23 |
| 02:51 | Central Michigan | Charles Bainter misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 30-23 |
| 02:49 | Central Michigan | Anthony Marchese hits the follow up shot | 30-25 |
| 02:34 | Louisiana Tech | Duane Legg knocks in the driving attempt near the basket | 32-25 |
| 02:14 | Central Michigan | Robert Raff's pass is intercepted by Duane Legg | 32-25 |
| 02:10 | Louisiana Tech | Duane Legg banks in the layup | 34-25 |
| 02:02 | Central Michigan | Anthony Marchese loses the dribble to Duane Legg | 34-25 |
| 01:43 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Raff is called for the reach on Randal Blanchard - foul #3 on Robert Raff, team foul #7 | 34-25 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Hartman (C) Michael Wendt | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Steven Lancaster (PG), Garf Price (SG), Phillip Sherlock (SF), Daniel Sutton (C) Michael Decker, Robert Raff, Charles Bainter, Roger Stukowski | |
| 01:43 | Louisiana Tech | Randal Blanchard makes the 1st free throw | 35-25 |
| 01:43 | Louisiana Tech | Randal Blanchard makes the 2nd free throw | 36-25 |
| 01:21 | Central Michigan | Christopher Baylor steals it from Garf Price | 36-25 |
| 00:59 | Louisiana Tech | James Hartman is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on James Hartman, team foul #10 | 36-25 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Matthew Gaffney (PG), William Hull (SG), Billy Peltier (SF), Eric Hixon (C) Christopher Baylor, Randal Blanchard, Duane Legg, James Hartman | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 00:46 | Central Michigan | Garf Price comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 36-25 |
| 00:45 | Louisiana Tech | Billy Peltier grabs the board | 36-25 |
| 00:32 | Louisiana Tech | William Hull is hacked by Garf Price - foul #1 on Garf Price, team foul #8 | 36-25 |
| 00:32 | Louisiana Tech | William Hull misses the 1st free throw | 36-25 |
| 00:32 | Louisiana Tech | Eric Hixon grabs the offensive rebound | 36-25 |
| 00:13 | Louisiana Tech | Anthony Marchese swats the short shot by Joseph Beekman | 36-25 |
| 00:12 | Central Michigan | Anthony Marchese snags the defensive board | 36-25 |
| 00:04 | Central Michigan | Daniel Sutton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-25 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Christopher Baylor (PG) William Hull | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Michael Decker (PG), Roger Stukowski (C) Anthony Marchese, Daniel Sutton | |
| 00:00 | Louisiana Tech | Christopher Baylor comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 36-25 |