| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Christopher Wheeler (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Abdul-Rahim (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Booth (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Shane Tomlinson (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Kessler (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Ellis Papineau (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Nathan Epp (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Larry Artrip (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Randy Marr (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | South Alabama | John Booth inbounds the ball | 43-39 |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | South Alabama | Dikembe Abdul-Rahim connects on the jumper from the right wing | 45-39 |
| 19:28 | Louisiana Tech | Nathan Epp misses short on an open jumpshot from the left wing | 45-39 |
| 19:26 | South Alabama | The rebound goes to Michael Kessler | 45-39 |
| 19:22 | South Alabama | Christopher Wheeler clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-39 |
| 19:20 | Louisiana Tech | Richard Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 45-39 |
| 19:15 | Louisiana Tech | Christopher Wheeler picks off the pass by Ellis Papineau in the backcourt | 45-39 |
| 19:14 | South Alabama | Dikembe Abdul-Rahim banks in the layup set up by Christopher Wheeler | 47-39 |
| 18:53 | Louisiana Tech | Nathan Epp makes the jumper from the left block set up by Larry Artrip and he's fouled by Shane Tomlinson - foul #1 on Shane Tomlinson, team foul #1 | 47-41 |
| 18:53 | Louisiana Tech | Nathan Epp misses the free throw | 47-41 |
| 18:53 | South Alabama | Michael Kessler grabs the board | 47-41 |
| 18:37 | South Alabama | Michael Kessler misses long on a 3 from straight away | 47-41 |
| 18:36 | Louisiana Tech | Richard Jackson grabs the board | 47-41 |
| 18:13 | Louisiana Tech | Nathan Epp connects on the open jump hook near the basket set up by Larry Artrip | 47-43 |
| 17:47 | South Alabama | Michael Kessler misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 47-43 |
| 17:45 | Louisiana Tech | Randy Marr snags the defensive board | 47-43 |
| 17:40 | Louisiana Tech | Larry Artrip connects on the open fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Ellis Papineau | 47-45 |
| 17:23 | South Alabama | Shane Tomlinson hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Richard Jackson - foul #1 on Richard Jackson, team foul #1 | 47-45 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Joseph Austin (SG), Ted Law (SF), Gary McGlothern (C) Dikembe Abdul-Rahim, John Booth, Michael Kessler | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Larsen (PG), Louis Alger (SG), Stanley Hagan (SF), Joseph Selders (PF), William Peterson (C) Ellis Papineau, Nathan Epp, Larry Artrip, Richard Jackson, Randy Marr | |
| 17:23 | South Alabama | Shane Tomlinson makes the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 17:23 | South Alabama | Shane Tomlinson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-45 |
| 17:08 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Selders buries a floater near the basket and the foul's on Shane Tomlinson - foul #2 on Shane Tomlinson, team foul #2 | 49-47 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Daniel Levis (C) Shane Tomlinson | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 17:08 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Selders makes the free throw | 49-48 |
| 16:52 | South Alabama | Joseph Austin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-48 |
| 16:40 | Louisiana Tech | William Peterson drills a floater in the paint on a great pass from Louis Alger | 49-50 |
| 16:19 | South Alabama | Joseph Austin is hacked by William Peterson - foul #1 on William Peterson, team foul #2 | 49-50 |
| 16:02 | South Alabama | Christopher Wheeler hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Ted Law | 51-50 |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Christopher Wheeler (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Austin (fairly fresh) SF - Ted Law (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gary McGlothern (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Levis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - James Larsen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Louis Alger (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Stanley Hagan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Selders (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - William Peterson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Louisiana Tech | Louis Alger misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 51-50 |
| 15:41 | Louisiana Tech | Louis Alger hits the follow up shot | 51-52 |
| 15:14 | South Alabama | Gary McGlothern is called for a charge - foul #3 on Gary McGlothern, team foul #3 | 51-52 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Dikembe Abdul-Rahim (PG), Charles Gates (SG), John Booth (SF), Shane Tomlinson (PF), Michael Kessler (C) Christopher Wheeler, Joseph Austin, Ted Law, Gary McGlothern, Daniel Levis | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ellis Papineau (PG), Nathan Epp (SG), Larry Artrip (SF), Richard Jackson (PF), Randy Marr (C) James Larsen, Louis Alger, Stanley Hagan, Joseph Selders, William Peterson | |
| 15:01 | Louisiana Tech | The 3pt attempt by Randy Marr is denied by Michael Kessler | 51-52 |
| 14:59 | South Alabama | Dikembe Abdul-Rahim pulls down the rebound | 51-52 |
| 14:55 | South Alabama | Dikembe Abdul-Rahim's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-52 |
| 14:44 | Louisiana Tech | Shane Tomlinson is called for the reach on Larry Artrip - foul #3 on Shane Tomlinson, team foul #4 | 51-52 |
| 14:29 | Louisiana Tech | Nathan Epp buries a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Ellis Papineau | 51-54 |
| 14:21 | South Alabama | Dikembe Abdul-Rahim is fouled on the floor by Ellis Papineau - foul #3 on Ellis Papineau, team foul #3 | 51-54 |
| 13:57 | South Alabama | Michael Kessler misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 51-54 |
| 13:55 | South Alabama | Charles Gates snags the offensive board | 51-54 |
| 13:40 | South Alabama | Dikembe Abdul-Rahim lays it up and in | 53-54 |
| 13:14 | Louisiana Tech | Ellis Papineau hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-54 |
| 13:12 | South Alabama | John Booth snags the defensive board | 53-54 |
| 13:01 | South Alabama | Dikembe Abdul-Rahim scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-54 |
| 12:42 | Louisiana Tech | Nathan Epp misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-54 |
| 12:41 | South Alabama | Shane Tomlinson pulls down the rebound | 56-54 |
| 12:36 | South Alabama | Dikembe Abdul-Rahim misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 56-54 |
| 12:35 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Richard Jackson | 56-54 |
| 12:20 | Louisiana Tech | Randy Marr misses short on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Michael Kessler - foul #1 on Michael Kessler, team foul #5 | 56-54 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Richard Chism (PG), Joseph Austin (SG), Ted Law (SF), Gary McGlothern (PF), Daniel Levis (C) Dikembe Abdul-Rahim, Charles Gates, John Booth, Shane Tomlinson, Michael Kessler | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Larsen (PG), Louis Alger (SG), Stanley Hagan (SF), Joseph Selders (PF) Ellis Papineau, Nathan Epp, Larry Artrip, Richard Jackson | |
| 12:20 | Louisiana Tech | Randy Marr makes the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 12:20 | Louisiana Tech | Randy Marr makes the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| 12:04 | South Alabama | Gary McGlothern misses the 3 from straight away | 56-56 |
| 12:03 | South Alabama | Joseph Austin grabs the offensive rebound | 56-56 |
| 11:51 | South Alabama | Richard Chism scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 58-56 |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Richard Chism (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Austin (fresh) SF - Ted Law (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gary McGlothern (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Daniel Levis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - James Larsen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Louis Alger (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stanley Hagan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Selders (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Randy Marr (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:45 | Louisiana Tech | Daniel Levis steals the ball from James Larsen in the backcourt | 58-56 |
| 11:27 | South Alabama | Daniel Levis misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Randy Marr - foul #3 on Randy Marr, team foul #4 | 58-56 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Christopher Wheeler (PG) Richard Chism | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | William Peterson (C) Randy Marr | |
| 11:27 | South Alabama | Daniel Levis makes the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 11:27 | South Alabama | Daniel Levis misses the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 11:27 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Selders pulls down the rebound | 59-56 |
| 11:20 | Louisiana Tech | William Peterson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-56 |
| 11:18 | South Alabama | Ted Law pulls down the rebound | 59-56 |
| 11:11 | South Alabama | Christopher Wheeler drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-56 |
| 11:02 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Selders can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 62-56 |
| 11:00 | South Alabama | Ted Law grabs the defensive rebound | 62-56 |
| 10:55 | South Alabama | Christopher Wheeler is fouled on the floor by James Larsen - foul #1 on James Larsen, team foul #5 | 62-56 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Dikembe Abdul-Rahim (SG), Richard Chism (SF), Shane Tomlinson (PF) Joseph Austin, Ted Law, Daniel Levis | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Steven Granderson (PG), Nathan Epp (SG), Brandon Young (SF), Richard Jackson (PF) James Larsen, Louis Alger, Stanley Hagan, Joseph Selders | |
| 10:43 | South Alabama | Dikembe Abdul-Rahim misses the 3 from the right wing | 62-56 |
| 10:41 | Louisiana Tech | William Peterson snags the defensive board | 62-56 |
| 10:39 | Louisiana Tech | Dikembe Abdul-Rahim is called for the reach on Nathan Epp in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dikembe Abdul-Rahim, team foul #6 | 62-56 |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Larry Artrip (SF) Brandon Young | |
| 10:23 | Louisiana Tech | Larry Artrip misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 62-56 |
| 10:22 | South Alabama | Christopher Wheeler pulls down the rebound | 62-56 |
| 10:19 | South Alabama | Steven Granderson is called for the reach on Christopher Wheeler in the backcourt - foul #2 on Steven Granderson, team foul #6 | 62-56 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Michael Kessler (C) Gary McGlothern | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ellis Papineau (PG) Steven Granderson | |
| 10:02 | South Alabama | Christopher Wheeler hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Dikembe Abdul-Rahim | 65-56 |
| 09:38 | Louisiana Tech | Christopher Wheeler is called for the reach on William Peterson - foul #3 on Christopher Wheeler, team foul #7 | 65-56 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Joseph Austin (SG), John Booth (SF), Daniel Levis (PF) Dikembe Abdul-Rahim, Richard Chism, Shane Tomlinson | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Larsen (SG), Joseph Selders (C) Nathan Epp, Richard Jackson | |
| 09:38 | Louisiana Tech | William Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 65-57 |
| 09:38 | Louisiana Tech | William Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 65-58 |
| 09:29 | South Alabama | John Booth is hacked by William Peterson - foul #2 on William Peterson, team foul #7 | 65-58 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Ted Law (SG) Michael Kessler | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Stanley Hagan (PF) William Peterson | |
| 09:29 | South Alabama | John Booth makes the 1st free throw | 66-58 |
| 09:29 | South Alabama | John Booth misses the 2nd free throw | 66-58 |
| 09:29 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Joseph Selders | 66-58 |
| 09:15 | Louisiana Tech | Larry Artrip clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 66-58 |
| 09:14 | South Alabama | Christopher Wheeler gets the rebound | 66-58 |
| 09:08 | South Alabama | Christopher Wheeler makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by John Booth | 69-58 |
| 08:54 | Louisiana Tech | Larry Artrip connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line and the foul's on Ted Law - foul #1 on Ted Law, team foul #8 | 69-60 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Dikembe Abdul-Rahim (PG), Gary McGlothern (C) Christopher Wheeler, Joseph Austin | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Louis Alger (SG) Ellis Papineau | |
| 08:54 | Louisiana Tech | Larry Artrip makes the free throw | 69-61 |
| 08:30 | South Alabama | Joseph Selders steals it from Dikembe Abdul-Rahim | 69-61 |
| 08:16 | Louisiana Tech | James Larsen buries a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Joseph Selders | 69-63 |
| 07:53 | South Alabama | Dikembe Abdul-Rahim misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 69-63 |
| 07:51 | South Alabama | John Booth hits the follow up shot | 71-63 |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Dikembe Abdul-Rahim (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ted Law (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Booth (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Levis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Gary McGlothern (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - James Larsen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Louis Alger (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Larry Artrip (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stanley Hagan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Selders (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:34 | Louisiana Tech | Gary McGlothern steals it from Larry Artrip | 71-63 |
| 07:26 | South Alabama | John Booth can't finish the layup | 71-63 |
| 07:25 | South Alabama | John Booth tips it back up and in | 73-63 |
| 07:12 | Louisiana Tech | Louis Alger connects on the shot from close range | 73-65 |
| 06:49 | South Alabama | Daniel Levis hits a shot from the free throw line | 75-65 |
| 06:45 | Louisiana Tech | Daniel Levis takes the ball from Louis Alger in the backcourt | 75-65 |
| 06:35 | South Alabama | John Booth can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 75-65 |
| 06:33 | South Alabama | The offensive rebound goes to Gary McGlothern | 75-65 |
| 06:15 | South Alabama | John Booth comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 75-65 |
| 06:14 | South Alabama | Daniel Levis grabs the offensive board | 75-65 |
| 05:56 | South Alabama | Joseph Selders blocks the short jumper by Gary McGlothern | 75-65 |
| 05:54 | Louisiana Tech | Larry Artrip gets the rebound | 75-65 |
| 05:54 | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-65 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Christopher Wheeler (PG), Charles Gates (SG), Joseph Austin (SF), Shane Tomlinson (PF), Michael Kessler (C) Dikembe Abdul-Rahim, Ted Law, John Booth, Daniel Levis, Gary McGlothern | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ellis Papineau (PG), Nathan Epp (SG), Brandon Young (SF), Richard Jackson (PF), Randy Marr (C) James Larsen, Louis Alger, Larry Artrip, Stanley Hagan, Joseph Selders | |
| 05:38 | Louisiana Tech | Randy Marr drills a 3 from straight away set up by Ellis Papineau | 75-68 |
| 05:34 | South Alabama | Charles Gates buries a shot from the left side on a great pass from Shane Tomlinson and he's hacked by Nathan Epp - foul #1 on Nathan Epp, team foul #8 | 77-68 |
| 05:34 | South Alabama | Charles Gates makes the free throw | 78-68 |
| 05:15 | Louisiana Tech | Ellis Papineau hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the left wing | 78-68 |
| 05:14 | South Alabama | Michael Kessler grabs the defensive rebound | 78-68 |
| 05:10 | South Alabama | Charles Gates makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Christopher Wheeler | 81-68 |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:49 | Louisiana Tech | Ellis Papineau comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 81-68 |
| 04:47 | Louisiana Tech | Randy Marr hits the follow up shot | 81-70 |
| 04:43 | South Alabama | Christopher Wheeler hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 81-70 |
| 04:42 | Louisiana Tech | Richard Jackson pulls down the rebound | 81-70 |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:38 | Louisiana Tech | Nathan Epp loses the dribble to Charles Gates in the backcourt | 81-70 |
| 04:30 | South Alabama | Joseph Austin knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Charles Gates | 83-70 |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:15 | Louisiana Tech | Nathan Epp misses the 3 from the left wing | 83-70 |
| 04:14 | South Alabama | Christopher Wheeler pulls down the rebound | 83-70 |
| 04:03 | South Alabama | Nathan Epp is called for the reach on Charles Gates - foul #2 on Nathan Epp, team foul #9 | 83-70 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Dikembe Abdul-Rahim (PG), Richard Chism (SF) Christopher Wheeler, Joseph Austin | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Louis Alger (PG), Larry Artrip (SF), William Peterson (C) Ellis Papineau, Brandon Young, Randy Marr | |
| 04:03 | South Alabama | Charles Gates misses the 1st free throw | 83-70 |
| 04:03 | Louisiana Tech | Larry Artrip grabs the board | 83-70 |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:45 | Louisiana Tech | Richard Jackson drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 83-73 |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Dikembe Abdul-Rahim (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Gates (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Chism (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Shane Tomlinson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Kessler (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Louis Alger (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Nathan Epp (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Larry Artrip (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Jackson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - William Peterson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:32 | South Alabama | Richard Chism is hacked by Louis Alger - foul #2 on Louis Alger, team foul #10 | 83-73 |
| Subs | South Alabama | John Booth (SF) Charles Gates | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Steven Granderson (PG), Randy Marr (C) Nathan Epp, Richard Jackson | |
| 03:32 | South Alabama | Richard Chism makes the 1st free throw | 84-73 |
| 03:32 | South Alabama | Richard Chism makes the 2nd free throw | 85-73 |
| 03:30 | Louisiana Tech | Richard Chism is called for the reach on Steven Granderson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Richard Chism, team foul #9 | 85-73 |
| 03:30 | Louisiana Tech | Steven Granderson makes the 1st free throw | 85-74 |
| 03:30 | Louisiana Tech | Steven Granderson makes the 2nd free throw | 85-75 |
| 03:15 | South Alabama | John Booth throws a bad pass out of bounds | 85-75 |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Nathan Epp (SG) Louis Alger | |
| 02:50 | Louisiana Tech | Randy Marr misses short on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Shane Tomlinson - foul #4 on Shane Tomlinson, team foul #10 | 85-75 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Christopher Wheeler (PG), Gary McGlothern (C) Richard Chism, Michael Kessler | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ellis Papineau (PG) Steven Granderson | |
| 02:50 | Louisiana Tech | Randy Marr makes the 1st free throw | 85-76 |
| 02:50 | Louisiana Tech | Randy Marr misses the 2nd free throw | 85-76 |
| 02:50 | Louisiana Tech | William Peterson snags the offensive board | 85-76 |
| 02:42 | Louisiana Tech | Ellis Papineau hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 85-76 |
| 02:41 | South Alabama | Shane Tomlinson grabs the defensive rebound | 85-76 |
| 02:37 | South Alabama | Christopher Wheeler drills a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by John Booth and he's fouled by William Peterson - foul #3 on William Peterson, team foul #11 | 87-76 |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Richard Jackson (PF) William Peterson | |
| 02:37 | South Alabama | Christopher Wheeler makes the free throw | 88-76 |
| 02:24 | Louisiana Tech | Richard Jackson lays it up and in set up by Ellis Papineau | 88-78 |
| 02:20 | South Alabama | John Booth double dribbles | 88-78 |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Larsen (SG), Brandon Young (SF), Joseph Selders (C) Nathan Epp, Larry Artrip, Randy Marr | |
| 02:16 | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 88-78 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Daniel Levis (C) Shane Tomlinson | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Stanley Hagan (SF) Brandon Young | |
| 02:09 | Louisiana Tech | Ellis Papineau makes the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from James Larsen | 88-80 |
| 01:46 | South Alabama | James Larsen steps in front of the Daniel Levis pass | 88-80 |
| 01:46 | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 88-80 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Charles Gates (SG), Shane Tomlinson (PF), Michael Kessler (C) Dikembe Abdul-Rahim, Gary McGlothern, Daniel Levis | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Nathan Epp (SG), Larry Artrip (SF), Randy Marr (C) James Larsen, Stanley Hagan, Joseph Selders | |
| 01:44 | Louisiana Tech | Randy Marr is fouled in the backcourt by Shane Tomlinson - foul #5 on Shane Tomlinson, team foul #11 | 88-80 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Gary McGlothern (PF) Shane Tomlinson | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 01:44 | Louisiana Tech | Randy Marr makes the 1st free throw | 88-81 |
| 01:44 | Louisiana Tech | Randy Marr misses the 2nd free throw | 88-81 |
| 01:44 | South Alabama | Gary McGlothern gets the rebound | 88-81 |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:28 | South Alabama | Gary McGlothern misses short on a floater in the lane | 88-81 |
| 01:26 | Louisiana Tech | Richard Jackson pulls down the rebound | 88-81 |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:21 | Louisiana Tech | Ellis Papineau misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 88-81 |
| 01:19 | South Alabama | Michael Kessler snags the defensive board | 88-81 |
| 01:15 | South Alabama | Christopher Wheeler comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 88-81 |
| 01:13 | South Alabama | Charles Gates grabs the offensive rebound | 88-81 |
| 00:59 | South Alabama | Michael Kessler can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 88-81 |
| 00:57 | Louisiana Tech | Richard Jackson gets the rebound | 88-81 |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:54 | Louisiana Tech | Larry Artrip is hacked by Christopher Wheeler in the backcourt - foul #4 on Christopher Wheeler, team foul #12 | 88-81 |
| 00:54 | Louisiana Tech | Larry Artrip makes the 1st free throw | 88-82 |
| 00:54 | Louisiana Tech | Larry Artrip misses the 2nd free throw | 88-82 |
| 00:54 | South Alabama | Michael Kessler grabs the defensive rebound | 88-82 |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:51 | South Alabama | Michael Kessler is fouled in the backcourt by Nathan Epp - foul #3 on Nathan Epp, team foul #12 | 88-82 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Dikembe Abdul-Rahim (SG), Richard Chism (SF), Daniel Levis (PF) Charles Gates, John Booth, Gary McGlothern | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 00:51 | South Alabama | Michael Kessler misses the 1st free throw | 88-82 |
| 00:51 | South Alabama | Michael Kessler misses the 2nd free throw | 88-82 |
| 00:51 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Richard Jackson | 88-82 |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:46 | Louisiana Tech | Ellis Papineau makes the wide open 3 from straight away | 88-85 |
| 00:46 | South Alabama | South Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 88-85 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Charles Gates (SG), John Booth (SF), Gary McGlothern (PF) Dikembe Abdul-Rahim, Richard Chism, Daniel Levis | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:18 | South Alabama | Gary McGlothern hits a turnaround from the left block and the foul's on Randy Marr - foul #4 on Randy Marr, team foul #13 | 90-85 |
| 00:18 | South Alabama | Gary McGlothern makes the free throw | 91-85 |
| 00:10 | Louisiana Tech | Nathan Epp makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Ellis Papineau | 91-88 |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:08 | South Alabama | Christopher Wheeler is fouled in the backcourt by Ellis Papineau - foul #4 on Ellis Papineau, team foul #14 | 91-88 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Daniel Levis (PF) Gary McGlothern | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 00:08 | South Alabama | Christopher Wheeler misses the 1st free throw | 91-88 |
| 00:08 | South Alabama | Christopher Wheeler makes the 2nd free throw | 92-88 |
| 00:02 | Louisiana Tech | Nathan Epp hits a wide open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 92-91 |
| 00:00 | South Alabama | Christopher Wheeler runs out the clock | 92-91 |