| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Hans Zbell (fresh) SG - Elmer Watkins (fresh) SF - Walter Ellis (fresh) PF - Michael Webster (fresh) C - Martin Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Michael Smith (fresh) SG - Mathew Smith (fresh) SF - Edward Knight (fresh) PF - Joe Little (fresh) C - Andrew Johnson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana Tech | Edward Knight wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | Louisiana Tech | Joe Little misses badly on a floater from the right block | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Miami (OH) | Walter Ellis gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Miami (OH) | Andrew Johnson picks off the pass by Martin Johnson | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | Louisiana Tech | Joe Little is called for 3 seconds | 0-0 |
| 18:42 | Miami (OH) | Hans Zbell misses the 3 from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 18:41 | Louisiana Tech | Edward Knight gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:18 | Louisiana Tech | Joe Little dunks the ball on a great pass from Mathew Smith | 0-2 |
| 18:07 | Miami (OH) | Edward Knight takes the ball from Elmer Watkins | 0-2 |
| 17:50 | Louisiana Tech | Andrew Johnson clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 0-2 |
| 17:48 | Miami (OH) | Walter Ellis grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 17:23 | Miami (OH) | Martin Johnson can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Andrew Johnson - foul #1 on Andrew Johnson, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 17:23 | Miami (OH) | Martin Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 17:23 | Miami (OH) | Martin Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 1-2 |
| 17:23 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Andrew Johnson | 1-2 |
| 17:01 | Louisiana Tech | Mathew Smith misses long on a 3 from straight away | 1-2 |
| 17:00 | Louisiana Tech | Andrew Johnson tips it back up and in | 1-4 |
| 16:44 | Miami (OH) | Martin Johnson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 1-4 |
| 16:42 | Miami (OH) | Elmer Watkins hits the follow up shot | 3-4 |
| 16:27 | Louisiana Tech | Joe Little can't throw it down but he's fouled by Michael Webster - foul #1 on Michael Webster, team foul #1 | 3-4 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Samuel Washington (PG), Herbert Hobbs (SG), Jeffrey Robinson (SF) Michael Smith, Mathew Smith, Edward Knight | |
| 16:27 | Louisiana Tech | Joe Little misses the 1st free throw | 3-4 |
| 16:27 | Louisiana Tech | Joe Little makes the 2nd free throw | 3-5 |
| 16:03 | Miami (OH) | Hans Zbell connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Walter Ellis | 5-5 |
| 15:56 | Louisiana Tech | Samuel Washington hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 5-5 |
| 15:54 | Louisiana Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Joe Little | 5-5 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Hans Zbell (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Elmer Watkins (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Walter Ellis (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Webster (fairly fresh) C - Martin Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Samuel Washington (fresh) SG - Herbert Hobbs (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Robinson (fresh) PF - Joe Little (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Andrew Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Louisiana Tech | Hans Zbell steps in front of the Herbert Hobbs pass | 5-5 |
| 15:42 | Miami (OH) | Hans Zbell banks in the layup | 7-5 |
| 15:21 | Louisiana Tech | Jeffrey Robinson misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 7-5 |
| 15:19 | Miami (OH) | Martin Johnson snags the defensive board | 7-5 |
| 15:15 | Miami (OH) | Elmer Watkins's fadeaway is rejected by Joe Little | 7-5 |
| 15:14 | Miami (OH) | Walter Ellis tips it home | 9-5 |
| 15:07 | Louisiana Tech | Joe Little misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 9-5 |
| 15:05 | Louisiana Tech | Jeffrey Robinson pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-5 |
| 14:45 | Louisiana Tech | Herbert Hobbs hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 9-5 |
| 14:43 | Miami (OH) | Elmer Watkins gets the rebound | 9-5 |
| 14:30 | Miami (OH) | Hans Zbell is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Robinson - foul #1 on Jeffrey Robinson, team foul #2 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Michael Smith (PG), Mathew Smith (SG), Edward Knight (SF), Curtis Redman (PF), William Richards (C) Samuel Washington, Herbert Hobbs, Jeffrey Robinson, Joe Little, Andrew Johnson | |
| 14:16 | Miami (OH) | Walter Ellis misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 9-5 |
| 14:14 | Miami (OH) | Martin Johnson tips it but misses | 9-5 |
| 14:12 | Louisiana Tech | Edward Knight gets the rebound | 9-5 |
| 13:52 | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Redman buries a floater in the lane | 9-7 |
| 13:42 | Miami (OH) | Martin Johnson is fouled on the floor by Curtis Redman - foul #1 on Curtis Redman, team foul #3 | 9-7 |
| 13:22 | Miami (OH) | Hans Zbell is hacked by Michael Smith - foul #1 on Michael Smith, team foul #4 | 9-7 |
| 13:14 | Miami (OH) | Martin Johnson misses badly on a shot from close range but the foul's on William Richards - foul #1 on William Richards, team foul #5 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Herbert Hobbs (SG) Mathew Smith | |
| 13:14 | Miami (OH) | Martin Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 10-7 |
| 13:14 | Miami (OH) | Martin Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 11-7 |
| 12:49 | Louisiana Tech | Herbert Hobbs can't finish the layup | 11-7 |
| 12:48 | Miami (OH) | Martin Johnson gets the rebound | 11-7 |
| 12:19 | Miami (OH) | Hans Zbell misses short on a 3 from straight away | 11-7 |
| 12:18 | Louisiana Tech | Edward Knight snags the defensive board | 11-7 |
| 12:11 | Louisiana Tech | Herbert Hobbs knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 11-10 |
| 11:48 | Miami (OH) | Michael Webster is hacked by William Richards - foul #2 on William Richards, team foul #6 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Paul Brooks (SG), Howard Thresher (SF), Gary Harmon (C) Elmer Watkins, Walter Ellis, Michael Webster | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Samuel Washington (PG), Mathew Smith (SG), Joe Little (PF), Andrew Johnson (C) Michael Smith, Herbert Hobbs, Curtis Redman, William Richards | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Hans Zbell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Paul Brooks (fresh) SF - Howard Thresher (fresh) PF - Martin Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Harmon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Samuel Washington (fresh) SG - Mathew Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Edward Knight (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Joe Little (fresh) 3 pts. C - Andrew Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Miami (OH) | Hans Zbell misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 11-10 |
| 11:31 | Miami (OH) | Howard Thresher gets the offensive rebound | 11-10 |
| 11:18 | Miami (OH) | Gary Harmon clanks a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Andrew Johnson - foul #2 on Andrew Johnson, team foul #7 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | George Hart (PF) Martin Johnson | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Herbert Hobbs (SF), Curtis Redman (C) Edward Knight, Andrew Johnson | |
| 11:18 | Miami (OH) | Gary Harmon makes the 1st free throw | 12-10 |
| 11:18 | Miami (OH) | Gary Harmon misses the 2nd free throw | 12-10 |
| 11:18 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Joe Little | 12-10 |
| 11:01 | Louisiana Tech | Joe Little's pass is intercepted by Hans Zbell | 12-10 |
| 10:56 | Miami (OH) | Paul Brooks throws it down set up by Hans Zbell | 14-10 |
| 10:32 | Louisiana Tech | Hans Zbell steps in front of the Samuel Washington pass | 14-10 |
| 10:13 | Miami (OH) | Gary Harmon misses the jumper from the baseline | 14-10 |
| 10:11 | Miami (OH) | Howard Thresher grabs the offensive board | 14-10 |
| 09:54 | Miami (OH) | Hans Zbell connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Paul Brooks | 17-10 |
| 09:33 | Louisiana Tech | Herbert Hobbs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-10 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Elmer Watkins (SG), Walter Ellis (SF), Michael Webster (PF), Martin Johnson (C) Hans Zbell, Howard Thresher, George Hart, Gary Harmon | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Michael Smith (PG), Richard Law (SG), Edward Knight (SF), Jeffrey Robinson (PF) Samuel Washington, Mathew Smith, Herbert Hobbs, Joe Little | |
| 09:21 | Miami (OH) | Martin Johnson loses the dribble to Curtis Redman | 17-10 |
| 08:57 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Smith scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Curtis Redman | 17-13 |
| 08:40 | Miami (OH) | Walter Ellis clanks a jump hook from the right block | 17-13 |
| 08:38 | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Redman grabs the defensive rebound | 17-13 |
| 08:33 | Louisiana Tech | Edward Knight can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Michael Webster - foul #2 on Michael Webster, team foul #2 | 17-13 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Hans Zbell (PG), Gary Harmon (C) Paul Brooks, Michael Webster | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Randy Jarvis (PF) Curtis Redman | |
| 08:33 | Louisiana Tech | Edward Knight makes the 1st free throw | 17-14 |
| 08:33 | Louisiana Tech | Edward Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 17-15 |
| 08:10 | Miami (OH) | Gary Harmon hits a floater from the left block | 19-15 |
| 07:49 | Louisiana Tech | Richard Law clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 19-15 |
| 07:48 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Smith grabs the offensive board | 19-15 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Hans Zbell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Elmer Watkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Walter Ellis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Martin Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Harmon (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Michael Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Richard Law (fresh) SF - Edward Knight (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Randy Jarvis (fresh) C - Jeffrey Robinson (fresh) | |
| 07:26 | Louisiana Tech | Richard Law hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 19-15 |
| 07:25 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Gary Harmon | 19-15 |
| 07:14 | Miami (OH) | Walter Ellis is hacked by Richard Law - foul #1 on Richard Law, team foul #8 | 19-15 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Paul Brooks (PG) Hans Zbell | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Mathew Smith (SG), Joe Little (PF), Curtis Redman (C) Richard Law, Randy Jarvis, Jeffrey Robinson | |
| 07:14 | Miami (OH) | Walter Ellis misses the 1st free throw | 19-15 |
| 07:14 | Louisiana Tech | Joe Little grabs the defensive rebound | 19-15 |
| 06:53 | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Redman clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 19-15 |
| 06:51 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Martin Johnson | 19-15 |
| 06:43 | Miami (OH) | Curtis Redman steals it from Gary Harmon | 19-15 |
| 06:35 | Louisiana Tech | Joe Little makes the fadeaway from the left block | 19-17 |
| 06:27 | Miami (OH) | Martin Johnson misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 19-17 |
| 06:25 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Curtis Redman | 19-17 |
| 06:09 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Smith is fouled on the floor by Paul Brooks - foul #1 on Paul Brooks, team foul #3 | 19-17 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Hans Zbell (PG), Howard Thresher (SF), George Hart (PF) Elmer Watkins, Walter Ellis, Martin Johnson | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Samuel Washington (PG), Herbert Hobbs (SF) Michael Smith, Edward Knight | |
| 05:54 | Louisiana Tech | Mathew Smith misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 19-17 |
| 05:53 | Miami (OH) | Howard Thresher snags the defensive board | 19-17 |
| 05:38 | Miami (OH) | Hans Zbell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-17 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Elmer Watkins (SG) Paul Brooks | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 05:24 | Louisiana Tech | Joe Little's floater is tipped away by George Hart | 19-17 |
| 05:23 | Miami (OH) | George Hart pulls down the rebound | 19-17 |
| 05:18 | Miami (OH) | Gary Harmon drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Elmer Watkins | 22-17 |
| 05:05 | Louisiana Tech | Mathew Smith hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Curtis Redman | 22-20 |
| 04:45 | Miami (OH) | Curtis Redman is called for the reach on Gary Harmon - foul #2 on Curtis Redman, team foul #9 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Martin Johnson (PF) George Hart | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Edward Knight (SF), Jeffrey Robinson (C) Mathew Smith, Curtis Redman | |
| 04:45 | Miami (OH) | Gary Harmon misses the 1st free throw | 22-20 |
| 04:45 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Joe Little | 22-20 |
| 04:26 | Louisiana Tech | Samuel Washington comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 22-20 |
| 04:25 | Miami (OH) | Martin Johnson grabs the board | 22-20 |
| 04:05 | Miami (OH) | Gary Harmon is hacked by Jeffrey Robinson - foul #2 on Jeffrey Robinson, team foul #10 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Paul Brooks (PG), Walter Ellis (SF) Hans Zbell, Elmer Watkins | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Michael Smith (PG), Randy Jarvis (PF), Andrew Johnson (C) Samuel Washington, Joe Little, Jeffrey Robinson | |
| 04:05 | Miami (OH) | Gary Harmon misses the 1st free throw | 22-20 |
| 04:05 | Miami (OH) | Gary Harmon makes the 2nd free throw | 23-20 |
| 03:42 | Louisiana Tech | Andrew Johnson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 23-20 |
| 03:40 | Miami (OH) | Martin Johnson snags the defensive board | 23-20 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Paul Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Howard Thresher (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Walter Ellis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Martin Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Gary Harmon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Michael Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Herbert Hobbs (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Edward Knight (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Randy Jarvis (fresh) C - Andrew Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Miami (OH) | Gary Harmon lays it in on a nice dish by Paul Brooks | 25-20 |
| 03:11 | Louisiana Tech | Herbert Hobbs is whistled for traveling | 25-20 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Hans Zbell (PG), Michael Webster (PF) Paul Brooks, Gary Harmon | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Richard Law (SG), Curtis Redman (PF) Herbert Hobbs, Randy Jarvis | |
| 02:46 | Miami (OH) | Howard Thresher connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Hans Zbell | 27-20 |
| 02:27 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Smith buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Edward Knight | 27-23 |
| 02:12 | Miami (OH) | Howard Thresher is called for traveling | 27-23 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Elmer Watkins (SG), Gary Harmon (C) Howard Thresher, Martin Johnson | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Mathew Smith (SG), Jeffrey Robinson (SF), Joe Little (PF) Richard Law, Edward Knight, Curtis Redman | |
| 01:53 | Louisiana Tech | Andrew Johnson clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 27-23 |
| 01:52 | Louisiana Tech | Andrew Johnson grabs the offensive board | 27-23 |
| 01:44 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Smith can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 27-23 |
| 01:42 | Miami (OH) | Gary Harmon pulls down the rebound | 27-23 |
| 01:29 | Miami (OH) | Gary Harmon's fadeaway is rejected by Andrew Johnson | 27-23 |
| 01:27 | Louisiana Tech | Andrew Johnson pulls down the rebound | 27-23 |
| 01:18 | Louisiana Tech | Jeffrey Robinson connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Mathew Smith | 27-26 |
| 00:51 | Miami (OH) | Mathew Smith is called for the reach on Elmer Watkins - foul #1 on Mathew Smith, team foul #11 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Paul Brooks (PG), Howard Thresher (SF), Martin Johnson (C) Hans Zbell, Walter Ellis, Gary Harmon | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Samuel Washington (PG), Edward Knight (SF), Curtis Redman (C) Michael Smith, Jeffrey Robinson, Andrew Johnson | |
| 00:51 | Miami (OH) | Elmer Watkins makes the 1st free throw | 28-26 |
| 00:51 | Miami (OH) | Elmer Watkins misses the 2nd free throw | 28-26 |
| 00:51 | Louisiana Tech | Joe Little snags the defensive board | 28-26 |
| 00:37 | Louisiana Tech | Joe Little misses long on a runner in the lane | 28-26 |
| 00:36 | Miami (OH) | Elmer Watkins snags the defensive board | 28-26 |
| 00:15 | Miami (OH) | Michael Webster banks in the layup on a nice dish by Paul Brooks | 30-26 |
| 00:04 | Louisiana Tech | Paul Brooks steals the ball from Samuel Washington | 30-26 |
| 00:00 | Miami (OH) | Paul Brooks misses long on a halfcourt shot | 30-26 |