| Lineup | Centre | PG - William James (fresh) SG - Joe Werner (fresh) SF - Willie Shaffer (fresh) PF - Edward Bannowsky (fresh) C - John Price (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana | PG - Chad Sisemore (fresh) SG - Gerald Jackson (fresh) SF - Richard Murray (fresh) PF - Kurtis Watt (fresh) C - Matthew Cunningham (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana | Kurtis Watt wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Centre | Centre is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana | Louisiana is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Louisiana | Matthew Cunningham connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 0-2 |
| 19:27 | Centre | Matthew Cunningham swats the short shot by Edward Bannowsky | 0-2 |
| 19:25 | Louisiana | Chad Sisemore pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:10 | Louisiana | Matthew Cunningham lays it in set up by Kurtis Watt | 0-4 |
| 18:59 | Centre | William James makes the floater near the basket on a great pass from Joe Werner | 2-4 |
| 18:39 | Louisiana | Matthew Cunningham can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 2-4 |
| 18:38 | Centre | John Price grabs the defensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 18:10 | Centre | John Price misses the floater from the right wing | 2-4 |
| 18:09 | Centre | The offensive rebound goes to John Price | 2-4 |
| 17:45 | Centre | William James drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Edward Bannowsky | 5-4 |
| 17:43 | Louisiana | Joe Werner steps in front of the Chad Sisemore pass in the backcourt | 5-4 |
| 17:41 | Centre | Joe Werner lays it up and in | 7-4 |
| 17:19 | Louisiana | Chad Sisemore misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 7-4 |
| 17:18 | Louisiana | Richard Murray grabs the offensive board | 7-4 |
| 16:57 | Louisiana | Gerald Jackson's pass is intercepted by William James | 7-4 |
| 16:48 | Centre | William James misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Matthew Cunningham - foul #1 on Matthew Cunningham, team foul #1 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Centre | Walter Bates (SG), Derek Hutchinson (SF), Rhett Elliott (PF), Curtis Zuehl (C) Joe Werner, Willie Shaffer, Edward Bannowsky, John Price | |
| Subs | Louisiana | James Walker (PG), Geoffrey Adams (SG), James Bello (SF), Kevin Forney (C) Chad Sisemore, Gerald Jackson, Richard Murray, Matthew Cunningham | |
| 16:48 | Centre | William James makes the 1st free throw | 8-4 |
| 16:48 | Centre | William James makes the 2nd free throw | 9-4 |
| 16:42 | Louisiana | James Bello is fouled in the backcourt by Rhett Elliott - foul #1 on Rhett Elliott, team foul #1 | 9-4 |
| Subs | Centre | Chad Horn (SG) William James | |
| Subs | Louisiana | | |
| 16:34 | Louisiana | Kurtis Watt is fouled on the floor by Walter Bates - foul #1 on Walter Bates, team foul #2 | 9-4 |
| 16:19 | Louisiana | Kevin Forney lays it in uncontested | 9-6 |
| 16:01 | Centre | Derek Hutchinson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 9-6 |
| 15:59 | Louisiana | James Walker snags the defensive board | 9-6 |
| Lineup | Centre | PG - Walter Bates (fresh) SG - Chad Horn (fresh) SF - Derek Hutchinson (fresh) PF - Rhett Elliott (fresh) C - Curtis Zuehl (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana | PG - James Walker (fresh) SG - Geoffrey Adams (fresh) SF - James Bello (fresh) PF - Kurtis Watt (fairly fresh) C - Kevin Forney (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:39 | Louisiana | Chad Horn picks off the pass by James Walker | 9-6 |
| 15:22 | Centre | Derek Hutchinson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 9-6 |
| 15:20 | Centre | Curtis Zuehl tips it but misses | 9-6 |
| 15:19 | Louisiana | Kurtis Watt snags the defensive board | 9-6 |
| 15:07 | Louisiana | Kurtis Watt misses the wide open shot in the lane | 9-6 |
| 15:06 | Centre | Rhett Elliott grabs the board | 9-6 |
| 14:45 | Centre | Kurtis Watt picks off the pass by Derek Hutchinson | 9-6 |
| 14:43 | Louisiana | Curtis Zuehl steals it from James Walker in the backcourt | 9-6 |
| 14:21 | Centre | Geoffrey Adams steps in front of the Chad Horn pass | 9-6 |
| 14:18 | Louisiana | James Walker is hacked by Walter Bates in the backcourt - foul #2 on Walter Bates, team foul #3 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Centre | William James (PG), Joe Werner (SG), Willie Shaffer (SF), Edward Bannowsky (PF), John Price (C) Walter Bates, Chad Horn, Derek Hutchinson, Rhett Elliott, Curtis Zuehl | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Chad Sisemore (PG), Tad Hannah (SG), Ernest Harris (SF), Richard Murray (PF), Matthew Cunningham (C) James Walker, Geoffrey Adams, James Bello, Kurtis Watt, Kevin Forney | |
| 13:56 | Louisiana | Matthew Cunningham misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Willie Shaffer - foul #1 on Willie Shaffer, team foul #4 | 9-6 |
| 13:56 | Louisiana | Matthew Cunningham makes the 1st free throw | 9-7 |
| 13:56 | Louisiana | Matthew Cunningham makes the 2nd free throw | 9-8 |
| 13:33 | Centre | Willie Shaffer buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 12-8 |
| 13:17 | Louisiana | Matthew Cunningham is whistled for traveling | 12-8 |
| Subs | Centre | | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Gerald Jackson (SG) Tad Hannah | |
| 13:02 | Centre | Edward Bannowsky knocks in the fadeaway in the paint set up by William James | 14-8 |
| 12:47 | Louisiana | Matthew Cunningham knocks in the floater in the lane | 14-10 |
| 12:31 | Centre | Edward Bannowsky loses the dribble to Chad Sisemore | 14-10 |
| 12:06 | Louisiana | Richard Murray knocks in the runner from the left block | 14-12 |
| 11:53 | Centre | John Price comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 14-12 |
| 11:52 | Centre | The offensive rebound goes to Joe Werner | 14-12 |
| Lineup | Centre | PG - William James (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Werner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Shaffer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Edward Bannowsky (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - John Price (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana | PG - Chad Sisemore (fairly fresh) SG - Gerald Jackson (fairly fresh) SF - Ernest Harris (fairly fresh) PF - Richard Murray (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Matthew Cunningham (fairly fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 11:36 | Centre | Edward Bannowsky comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Richard Murray - foul #1 on Richard Murray, team foul #2 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Centre | Chad Horn (SG), Derek Hutchinson (SF), Rhett Elliott (C) Joe Werner, Willie Shaffer, John Price | |
| Subs | Louisiana | James Walker (PG), Geoffrey Adams (SG), James Bello (SF), Kurtis Watt (PF), Kevin Forney (C) Chad Sisemore, Gerald Jackson, Ernest Harris, Richard Murray, Matthew Cunningham | |
| 11:36 | Centre | Edward Bannowsky makes the 1st free throw | 15-12 |
| 11:36 | Centre | Edward Bannowsky makes the 2nd free throw | 16-12 |
| 11:28 | Louisiana | Kurtis Watt connects on the turnaround near the basket set up by James Walker and he's fouled by Edward Bannowsky - foul #1 on Edward Bannowsky, team foul #5 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Centre | Charles Davis (C) Edward Bannowsky | |
| Subs | Louisiana | | |
| 11:28 | Louisiana | Kurtis Watt makes the free throw | 16-15 |
| 11:10 | Centre | Rhett Elliott misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 16-15 |
| 11:09 | Louisiana | Kevin Forney grabs the board | 16-15 |
| 10:53 | Louisiana | Kevin Forney hits a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Geoffrey Adams | 16-17 |
| 10:47 | Centre | Chad Horn clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 16-17 |
| 10:46 | Centre | Rhett Elliott pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-17 |
| 10:34 | Centre | William James is hacked by Kurtis Watt - foul #1 on Kurtis Watt, team foul #3 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Centre | Joe Werner (SG), Curtis Zuehl (C) William James, Charles Davis | |
| Subs | Louisiana | | |
| 10:23 | Centre | Derek Hutchinson blows the layup | 16-17 |
| 10:22 | Louisiana | Kevin Forney grabs the board | 16-17 |
| 10:15 | Louisiana | James Walker is hacked by Chad Horn in the backcourt - foul #1 on Chad Horn, team foul #6 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Centre | Charles Davis (SF) Chad Horn | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Richard Murray (PF) Kurtis Watt | |
| 10:05 | Louisiana | Richard Murray misses the lay-in | 16-17 |
| 10:04 | Louisiana | James Bello misses the tip | 16-17 |
| 10:02 | Louisiana | Geoffrey Adams snags the offensive board | 16-17 |
| 09:41 | Louisiana | Geoffrey Adams misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 16-17 |
| 09:39 | Centre | Rhett Elliott grabs the defensive rebound | 16-17 |
| 09:19 | Centre | Derek Hutchinson misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 16-17 |
| 09:18 | Louisiana | Richard Murray grabs the defensive rebound | 16-17 |
| 09:15 | Louisiana | Derek Hutchinson is called for the reach on James Walker in the backcourt - foul #1 on Derek Hutchinson, team foul #7 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Centre | William James (PG), Willie Shaffer (SF), Edward Bannowsky (PF), John Price (C) Derek Hutchinson, Charles Davis, Rhett Elliott, Curtis Zuehl | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Gerald Jackson (SG), Kurtis Watt (PF), Matthew Cunningham (C) Geoffrey Adams, James Bello, Kevin Forney | |
| 09:15 | Louisiana | James Walker makes the 1st free throw | 16-18 |
| 09:15 | Louisiana | James Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 16-19 |
| 08:55 | Centre | William James connects on the jumper from the left block and the foul's on James Walker - foul #1 on James Walker, team foul #4 | 18-19 |
| Subs | Centre | Chad Horn (SG) Joe Werner | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Chad Sisemore (PG), Ernest Harris (SF) James Walker, Richard Murray | |
| 08:55 | Centre | William James makes the free throw | 19-19 |
| 08:33 | Louisiana | Matthew Cunningham misses long on an open fadeaway from just outside the lane | 19-19 |
| 08:32 | Centre | John Price grabs the defensive rebound | 19-19 |
| 08:06 | Centre | William James is hacked by Gerald Jackson - foul #1 on Gerald Jackson, team foul #5 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Centre | Joe Werner (SG), Derek Hutchinson (SF), Charles Davis (PF) Chad Horn, Willie Shaffer, Edward Bannowsky | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Tad Hannah (SG) Gerald Jackson | |
| 07:50 | Centre | William James is whistled for traveling | 19-19 |
| Subs | Centre | | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Geoffrey Adams (SG), Richard Murray (SF), Kevin Forney (C) Tad Hannah, Ernest Harris, Kurtis Watt | |
| Lineup | Centre | PG - William James (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Werner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Derek Hutchinson (fresh) PF - Charles Davis (fresh) C - John Price (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana | PG - Chad Sisemore (fairly fresh) SG - Geoffrey Adams (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Murray (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Cunningham (fresh) 8 pts. C - Kevin Forney (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Louisiana | Richard Murray comes up short on the shot in the paint but the foul's on Derek Hutchinson - foul #2 on Derek Hutchinson, team foul #8 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Centre | Rhett Elliott (PF), Curtis Zuehl (C) Derek Hutchinson, John Price | |
| Subs | Louisiana | James Bello (PG), Kurtis Watt (PF) Chad Sisemore, Matthew Cunningham | |
| 07:26 | Louisiana | Richard Murray makes the 1st free throw | 19-20 |
| 07:26 | Louisiana | Richard Murray makes the 2nd free throw | 19-21 |
| 07:16 | Centre | Joe Werner hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 22-21 |
| 07:09 | Louisiana | Geoffrey Adams misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 22-21 |
| 07:08 | Louisiana | Kevin Forney snags the offensive board | 22-21 |
| 06:47 | Louisiana | Richard Murray throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-21 |
| Subs | Centre | Chad Horn (PG), Willie Shaffer (SF), Edward Bannowsky (PF) William James, Charles Davis, Curtis Zuehl | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Gerald Jackson (SG), Matthew Cunningham (C) Geoffrey Adams, Kevin Forney | |
| 06:32 | Centre | Joe Werner hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Gerald Jackson - foul #2 on Gerald Jackson, team foul #6 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Centre | | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Chad Sisemore (PG), Tad Hannah (SG), Ernest Harris (SF) James Bello, Gerald Jackson, Richard Murray | |
| 06:32 | Centre | Joe Werner makes the 1st free throw | 23-21 |
| 06:32 | Centre | Joe Werner misses the 2nd free throw | 23-21 |
| 06:32 | Louisiana | Kurtis Watt grabs the defensive rebound | 23-21 |
| 06:09 | Louisiana | Kurtis Watt misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 23-21 |
| 06:07 | Centre | Edward Bannowsky snags the defensive board | 23-21 |
| 05:58 | Centre | Matthew Cunningham blocks the short jumper by Edward Bannowsky | 23-21 |
| 05:56 | Louisiana | The rebound goes to Ernest Harris | 23-21 |
| 05:33 | Louisiana | Matthew Cunningham misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 23-21 |
| 05:31 | Louisiana | Matthew Cunningham snags the offensive board | 23-21 |
| 05:20 | Louisiana | Tad Hannah misses the runner from the baseline | 23-21 |
| 05:18 | Centre | Edward Bannowsky snags the defensive board | 23-21 |
| 05:08 | Centre | Edward Bannowsky hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Kurtis Watt - foul #2 on Kurtis Watt, team foul #7 | 25-21 |
| Subs | Centre | William James (PG), Charles Davis (SF), John Price (C) Chad Horn, Willie Shaffer, Rhett Elliott | |
| Subs | Louisiana | James Walker (PG), Geoffrey Adams (SG), James Bello (SF), Richard Murray (PF), Kevin Forney (C) Chad Sisemore, Tad Hannah, Ernest Harris, Kurtis Watt, Matthew Cunningham | |
| 05:08 | Centre | Edward Bannowsky makes the free throw | 26-21 |
| 04:57 | Louisiana | Richard Murray hits a runner from the right block set up by Geoffrey Adams | 26-23 |
| 04:43 | Centre | Edward Bannowsky comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 26-23 |
| 04:41 | Louisiana | Richard Murray grabs the defensive rebound | 26-23 |
| 04:39 | Louisiana | William James picks off the pass by James Bello in the backcourt | 26-23 |
| 04:29 | Centre | John Price misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 26-23 |
| 04:28 | Centre | Edward Bannowsky can't tip it in | 26-23 |
| 04:26 | Centre | John Price tips it home | 28-23 |
| 04:05 | Louisiana | John Price is called for the reach on James Walker - foul #1 on John Price, team foul #9 | 28-23 |
| Subs | Centre | Curtis Zuehl (PF) Edward Bannowsky | |
| Subs | Louisiana | | |
| 04:05 | Louisiana | James Walker misses the 1st free throw | 28-23 |
| 04:05 | Centre | John Price grabs the defensive rebound | 28-23 |
| 03:54 | Centre | William James hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 28-23 |
| 03:52 | Louisiana | The rebound goes to Richard Murray | 28-23 |
| Lineup | Centre | PG - William James (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joe Werner (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Davis (fresh) PF - Curtis Zuehl (fresh) C - John Price (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana | PG - James Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Geoffrey Adams (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Bello (fresh) PF - Richard Murray (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Forney (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:46 | Louisiana | James Walker can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 28-23 |
| 03:45 | Centre | Curtis Zuehl grabs the defensive rebound | 28-23 |
| 03:35 | Centre | Charles Davis clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by James Bello - foul #1 on James Bello, team foul #8 | 28-23 |
| Subs | Centre | Walter Bates (PG), Derek Hutchinson (SG) William James, Joe Werner | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Gerald Jackson (SG), Kurtis Watt (PF) Geoffrey Adams, James Bello | |
| 03:35 | Centre | Charles Davis makes the 1st free throw | 29-23 |
| 03:35 | Centre | Charles Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 30-23 |
| 03:24 | Louisiana | James Walker travels with the ball | 30-23 |
| Subs | Centre | Willie Shaffer (SF) John Price | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Chad Sisemore (PG), Ernest Harris (SF) James Walker, Richard Murray | |
| 03:13 | Centre | Willie Shaffer double dribbles | 30-23 |
| Subs | Centre | John Price (C) Charles Davis | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Matthew Cunningham (C) Kevin Forney | |
| 02:51 | Louisiana | Gerald Jackson is hacked by Willie Shaffer - foul #2 on Willie Shaffer, team foul #10 | 30-23 |
| Subs | Centre | Chad Horn (SG), Rhett Elliott (PF) Derek Hutchinson, Curtis Zuehl | |
| Subs | Louisiana | | |
| 02:51 | Louisiana | Gerald Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 30-24 |
| 02:51 | Louisiana | Gerald Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 30-25 |
| 02:39 | Centre | Willie Shaffer makes the jump hook from the left block set up by Rhett Elliott | 32-25 |
| 02:21 | Louisiana | Ernest Harris comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 32-25 |
| 02:20 | Centre | Rhett Elliott grabs the defensive rebound | 32-25 |
| 02:02 | Centre | Willie Shaffer's pass is intercepted by Gerald Jackson | 32-25 |
| 01:57 | Louisiana | Gerald Jackson lays it up and in | 32-27 |
| 01:43 | Centre | Walter Bates is hacked by Chad Sisemore - foul #1 on Chad Sisemore, team foul #9 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Centre | William James (PG), Derek Hutchinson (SF), Edward Bannowsky (PF), Charles Davis (C) Chad Horn, Willie Shaffer, Rhett Elliott, John Price | |
| Subs | Louisiana | James Walker (PG), Geoffrey Adams (SG), James Bello (SF), Richard Murray (PF), Kevin Forney (C) Chad Sisemore, Gerald Jackson, Ernest Harris, Kurtis Watt, Matthew Cunningham | |
| 01:43 | Centre | Walter Bates makes the 1st free throw | 33-27 |
| 01:43 | Centre | Walter Bates makes the 2nd free throw | 34-27 |
| 01:34 | Louisiana | James Walker can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 34-27 |
| 01:32 | Louisiana | James Bello hits the follow up shot | 34-29 |
| 01:15 | Centre | William James clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-29 |
| 01:13 | Louisiana | Kevin Forney grabs the board | 34-29 |
| 00:57 | Louisiana | Charles Davis denies the turnaround by Richard Murray | 34-29 |
| 00:55 | Centre | Derek Hutchinson grabs the board | 34-29 |
| 00:35 | Centre | Walter Bates loses the dribble to James Walker | 34-29 |
| 00:32 | Louisiana | James Walker lays it up and in | 34-31 |
| 00:14 | Centre | Charles Davis comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 34-31 |
| 00:13 | Louisiana | Kevin Forney grabs the defensive rebound | 34-31 |
| 00:11 | Louisiana | Geoffrey Adams is hacked by Derek Hutchinson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Derek Hutchinson, team foul #11 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Centre | Chad Horn (SG), Rhett Elliott (PF), Curtis Zuehl (C) Walter Bates, Derek Hutchinson, Edward Bannowsky | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Chad Sisemore (PG), Kurtis Watt (PF), Matthew Cunningham (C) James Walker, James Bello, Kevin Forney | |
| 00:11 | Louisiana | Geoffrey Adams makes the 1st free throw | 34-32 |
| 00:11 | Louisiana | Geoffrey Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 00:01 | Centre | William James misses the jumper from the right wing | 34-33 |
| 00:00 | Centre | Rhett Elliott pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-33 |