| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Timothy Kokocinski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Douglas Dutcher (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Grooms (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Kenneth Mercier (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tarleton St. | PG - Paul Householder (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Tiedeman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Billy Wagner (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Bartlow (fresh) 5 pts. C - Karl Miller (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tarleton St. | Billy Wagner inbounds the ball | 40-31 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tarleton St. | Tarleton St. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:39 | Tarleton St. | Robert Bartlow is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Robert Bartlow, team foul #1 | 40-31 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Mark Chadwick (PF) Robert Bartlow | |
| 19:29 | Louisiana Tech | Donald Robinson loses the dribble to William Tiedeman | 40-31 |
| 19:24 | Tarleton St. | William Tiedeman misses the dunk attempt | 40-31 |
| 19:22 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Douglas Dutcher | 40-31 |
| 19:08 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Mercier connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-31 |
| 18:50 | Tarleton St. | Karl Miller misses badly on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Donald Robinson - foul #2 on Donald Robinson, team foul #1 | 43-31 |
| 18:50 | Tarleton St. | Karl Miller makes the 1st free throw | 43-32 |
| 18:50 | Tarleton St. | Karl Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 43-33 |
| 18:21 | Louisiana Tech | Donald Robinson is whistled for traveling | 43-33 |
| 18:08 | Tarleton St. | Billy Wagner is hacked by Kevin Grooms - foul #1 on Kevin Grooms, team foul #2 | 43-33 |
| 18:02 | Tarleton St. | William Tiedeman can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 43-33 |
| 18:00 | Tarleton St. | Paul Householder tips it in | 43-35 |
| 17:46 | Louisiana Tech | Douglas Dutcher scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-35 |
| 17:37 | Tarleton St. | Karl Miller hits a jump hook in the paint set up by Billy Wagner | 46-37 |
| 17:17 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Mercier misses the dunk attempt | 46-37 |
| 17:15 | Tarleton St. | Paul Householder snags the defensive board | 46-37 |
| 16:59 | Tarleton St. | William Tiedeman hits a turnaround near the basket set up by Karl Miller and he's fouled by Kenneth Mercier - foul #2 on Kenneth Mercier, team foul #3 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Land (PG), James Collins (SG), Terry Breshears (SF), James Hall (PF), Dennis Marbury (C) Timothy Kokocinski, Douglas Dutcher, Kevin Grooms, Kenneth Mercier, Donald Robinson | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Erik Bonner (SF), Joe Carlson (PF), Joseph Nicol (C) Billy Wagner, Mark Chadwick, Karl Miller | |
| 16:59 | Tarleton St. | William Tiedeman makes the free throw | 46-40 |
| 16:47 | Louisiana Tech | Terry Breshears is hacked by Erik Bonner - foul #2 on Erik Bonner, team foul #2 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Thomas Speciale (PG), Dennis Ryan (SG) Paul Householder, William Tiedeman | |
| 16:36 | Louisiana Tech | Terry Breshears is fouled on the floor by Joe Carlson - foul #1 on Joe Carlson, team foul #3 | 46-40 |
| 16:31 | Louisiana Tech | James Collins drills a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Patrick Land | 48-40 |
| 16:14 | Tarleton St. | Erik Bonner buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-43 |
| 15:47 | Louisiana Tech | Terry Breshears can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Erik Bonner - foul #3 on Erik Bonner, team foul #4 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Douglas Dutcher (SG) James Collins | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Paul Householder (PG), Robert Bartlow (PF), Karl Miller (C) Dennis Ryan, Joe Carlson, Joseph Nicol | |
| 15:47 | Louisiana Tech | Terry Breshears makes the 1st free throw | 49-43 |
| 15:47 | Louisiana Tech | Terry Breshears misses the 2nd free throw | 49-43 |
| 15:47 | Tarleton St. | Karl Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 49-43 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Patrick Land (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Douglas Dutcher (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Breshears (fresh) 1 pts. PF - James Hall (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Dennis Marbury (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tarleton St. | PG - Paul Householder (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Speciale (fresh) SF - Erik Bonner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Robert Bartlow (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - Karl Miller (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Tarleton St. | Karl Miller's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-43 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Collins (SF), Donald Robinson (C) Terry Breshears, Dennis Marbury | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | | |
| 15:31 | Louisiana Tech | Donald Robinson is fouled on the floor by Robert Bartlow - foul #4 on Robert Bartlow, team foul #5 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Kokocinski (PG) Patrick Land | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Mark Chadwick (PF) Robert Bartlow | |
| 15:15 | Louisiana Tech | Douglas Dutcher misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-43 |
| 15:14 | Louisiana Tech | James Collins tips it but misses | 49-43 |
| 15:13 | Tarleton St. | Paul Householder gets the rebound | 49-43 |
| 14:54 | Tarleton St. | Karl Miller throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-43 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Grooms (SF), Kenneth Mercier (PF) James Collins, James Hall | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | William Tiedeman (SG), Billy Wagner (SF) Thomas Speciale, Erik Bonner | |
| 14:37 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Grooms misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-43 |
| 14:36 | Tarleton St. | William Tiedeman grabs the defensive rebound | 49-43 |
| 14:21 | Tarleton St. | William Tiedeman can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 49-43 |
| 14:19 | Tarleton St. | Karl Miller misses the tip | 49-43 |
| 14:17 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Mercier grabs the board | 49-43 |
| 14:02 | Louisiana Tech | Donald Robinson comes up short on the floater from the left side | 49-43 |
| 14:01 | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Kokocinski tips it home | 51-43 |
| 13:44 | Tarleton St. | Mark Chadwick misses the runner from the right block | 51-43 |
| 13:43 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Mercier gets the rebound | 51-43 |
| 13:31 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Grooms's floater is tipped away by Karl Miller | 51-43 |
| 13:30 | Tarleton St. | William Tiedeman grabs the defensive rebound | 51-43 |
| 13:13 | Tarleton St. | The jump hook by Karl Miller is blocked by Kenneth Mercier | 51-43 |
| 13:11 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Timothy Kokocinski | 51-43 |
| 13:04 | Louisiana Tech | Billy Wagner is called for the reach on Timothy Kokocinski - foul #1 on Billy Wagner, team foul #6 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Land (PG), James Collins (SG), James Hall (PF), Dennis Marbury (C) Timothy Kokocinski, Douglas Dutcher, Kenneth Mercier, Donald Robinson | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Thomas Speciale (PG), Dennis Ryan (SG), Erik Bonner (SF), Joe Carlson (PF), Joseph Nicol (C) Paul Householder, William Tiedeman, Billy Wagner, Mark Chadwick, Karl Miller | |
| 12:51 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Marbury can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 51-43 |
| 12:50 | Tarleton St. | Joseph Nicol gets the rebound | 51-43 |
| 12:41 | Tarleton St. | Joseph Nicol hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 51-43 |
| 12:40 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to James Hall | 51-43 |
| 12:34 | Louisiana Tech | James Collins buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Patrick Land | 53-43 |
| 12:17 | Tarleton St. | Joseph Nicol makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Joe Carlson and the foul's on Dennis Marbury - foul #1 on Dennis Marbury, team foul #4 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Terry Breshears (SF) Kevin Grooms | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | | |
| 12:17 | Tarleton St. | Joseph Nicol makes the free throw | 53-46 |
| 11:58 | Louisiana Tech | James Hall misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 53-46 |
| 11:57 | Tarleton St. | Joe Carlson grabs the board | 53-46 |
| 11:48 | Tarleton St. | Dennis Ryan is fouled on the floor by James Hall - foul #3 on James Hall, team foul #5 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Douglas Dutcher (SG) Terry Breshears | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Paul Householder (PG), William Tiedeman (SG), Karl Miller (C) Thomas Speciale, Dennis Ryan, Joseph Nicol | |
| 11:38 | Tarleton St. | Karl Miller misses short on a floater near the basket | 53-46 |
| 11:36 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Marbury grabs the defensive rebound | 53-46 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Patrick Land (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Douglas Dutcher (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Collins (fresh) 9 pts. PF - James Hall (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Dennis Marbury (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tarleton St. | PG - Paul Householder (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Tiedeman (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Erik Bonner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Joe Carlson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Karl Miller (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Louisiana Tech | Douglas Dutcher knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Patrick Land | 56-46 |
| 11:10 | Tarleton St. | Joe Carlson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-46 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Kokocinski (PG), Kenneth Mercier (PF), Donald Robinson (C) Patrick Land, James Hall, Dennis Marbury | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Billy Wagner (SF), Joseph Nicol (PF) Erik Bonner, Joe Carlson | |
| 10:57 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Mercier misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-46 |
| 10:56 | Louisiana Tech | James Collins tips it back up and in | 58-46 |
| 10:47 | Tarleton St. | Karl Miller knocks in the driving attempt in the paint and he's hacked by Donald Robinson - foul #3 on Donald Robinson, team foul #6 | 58-48 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Mark Chadwick (PF) Joseph Nicol | |
| 10:47 | Tarleton St. | Karl Miller makes the free throw | 58-49 |
| 10:40 | Louisiana Tech | Douglas Dutcher misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 58-49 |
| 10:38 | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Kokocinski tips it back up and in | 60-49 |
| 10:20 | Tarleton St. | Karl Miller comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 60-49 |
| 10:19 | Louisiana Tech | Douglas Dutcher grabs the board | 60-49 |
| 10:03 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Mercier buries a floater from the right side | 62-49 |
| 09:55 | Tarleton St. | Karl Miller misses short on a floater in the paint | 62-49 |
| 09:53 | Louisiana Tech | Donald Robinson snags the defensive board | 62-49 |
| 09:44 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Mercier lays it in | 64-49 |
| 09:28 | Tarleton St. | William Tiedeman is fouled on the floor by Douglas Dutcher - foul #3 on Douglas Dutcher, team foul #7 | 64-49 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Land (PG), Terry Breshears (SG), Kevin Grooms (SF), James Hall (PF), Dennis Marbury (C) Timothy Kokocinski, Douglas Dutcher, James Collins, Kenneth Mercier, Donald Robinson | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Erik Bonner (SF), Joe Carlson (C) Billy Wagner, Karl Miller | |
| 09:28 | Tarleton St. | William Tiedeman makes the 1st free throw | 64-50 |
| 09:28 | Tarleton St. | William Tiedeman makes the 2nd free throw | 64-51 |
| 09:18 | Louisiana Tech | James Hall loses the ball out of bounds | 64-51 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Thomas Speciale (SG), Joseph Nicol (C) William Tiedeman, Mark Chadwick | |
| 09:03 | Tarleton St. | Joe Carlson comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Patrick Land - foul #2 on Patrick Land, team foul #8 | 64-51 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Dennis Ryan (SG) Paul Householder | |
| 09:03 | Tarleton St. | Joe Carlson makes the 1st free throw | 64-52 |
| 09:03 | Tarleton St. | Joe Carlson misses the 2nd free throw | 64-52 |
| 09:03 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Marbury grabs the board | 64-52 |
| 08:45 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Grooms buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Dennis Marbury | 67-52 |
| 08:24 | Tarleton St. | Joseph Nicol knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Thomas Speciale | 67-54 |
| 08:12 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Grooms misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 67-54 |
| 08:10 | Tarleton St. | Erik Bonner pulls down the rebound | 67-54 |
| 08:05 | Tarleton St. | Kevin Grooms steals the ball from Dennis Ryan | 67-54 |
| 07:52 | Louisiana Tech | Erik Bonner takes the ball from Terry Breshears | 67-54 |
| 07:38 | Tarleton St. | Joseph Nicol banks in the layup set up by Thomas Speciale | 67-56 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Patrick Land (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Terry Breshears (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Kevin Grooms (fresh) 15 pts. PF - James Hall (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Dennis Marbury (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tarleton St. | PG - Thomas Speciale (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dennis Ryan (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Erik Bonner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Joe Carlson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Nicol (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Land clanks a shot from the free throw line | 67-56 |
| 07:27 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Marbury gets the offensive rebound | 67-56 |
| 07:13 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Marbury misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 67-56 |
| 07:12 | Tarleton St. | Thomas Speciale grabs the board | 67-56 |
| 06:53 | Tarleton St. | Joe Carlson connects on the jump hook from the left block | 67-58 |
| 06:35 | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Land clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 67-58 |
| 06:33 | Tarleton St. | The rebound goes to Joseph Nicol | 67-58 |
| 06:29 | Tarleton St. | Patrick Land is called for the reach on Thomas Speciale - foul #3 on Patrick Land, team foul #9 | 67-58 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Kokocinski (PG), Douglas Dutcher (SG), James Collins (SF), Kenneth Mercier (PF), Donald Robinson (C) Patrick Land, Terry Breshears, Kevin Grooms, James Hall, Dennis Marbury | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | William Tiedeman (SG), Billy Wagner (SF), Robert Bartlow (PF), Karl Miller (C) Dennis Ryan, Erik Bonner, Joe Carlson, Joseph Nicol | |
| 06:29 | Tarleton St. | Thomas Speciale makes the 1st free throw | 67-59 |
| 06:29 | Tarleton St. | Thomas Speciale makes the 2nd free throw | 67-60 |
| 06:17 | Louisiana Tech | Donald Robinson drills a jumper from the left side set up by Timothy Kokocinski | 69-60 |
| 06:01 | Tarleton St. | Billy Wagner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-60 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Paul Householder (PG) Thomas Speciale | |
| 05:43 | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Kokocinski misses badly on a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by William Tiedeman - foul #1 on William Tiedeman, team foul #7 | 69-60 |
| 05:43 | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Kokocinski makes the 1st free throw | 70-60 |
| 05:43 | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Kokocinski makes the 2nd free throw | 71-60 |
| 05:34 | Tarleton St. | Robert Bartlow drills a runner from the baseline set up by Karl Miller | 71-62 |
| 05:25 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Mercier comes up short on the floater from the right side | 71-62 |
| 05:23 | Louisiana Tech | Donald Robinson gets the offensive rebound | 71-62 |
| 05:11 | Louisiana Tech | James Collins is fouled on the floor by Karl Miller - foul #1 on Karl Miller, team foul #8 | 71-62 |
| 05:11 | Louisiana Tech | James Collins misses the 1st free throw | 71-62 |
| 05:11 | Tarleton St. | Karl Miller grabs the board | 71-62 |
| 04:51 | Tarleton St. | Karl Miller knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 71-64 |
| 04:29 | Louisiana Tech | Douglas Dutcher misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 71-64 |
| 04:27 | Tarleton St. | The rebound goes to Robert Bartlow | 71-64 |
| 04:08 | Tarleton St. | William Tiedeman can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 71-64 |
| 04:07 | Louisiana Tech | Donald Robinson pulls down the rebound | 71-64 |
| 04:03 | Louisiana Tech | James Collins misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 71-64 |
| 04:01 | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Kokocinski can't tip it in | 71-64 |
| 04:00 | Louisiana Tech | James Collins pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-64 |
| 03:50 | Louisiana Tech | Billy Wagner steals the ball from Timothy Kokocinski | 71-64 |
| 03:27 | Tarleton St. | Robert Bartlow misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 71-64 |
| 03:25 | Tarleton St. | William Tiedeman misses the tip | 71-64 |
| 03:24 | Tarleton St. | Karl Miller tips it in | 71-66 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Timothy Kokocinski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Douglas Dutcher (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Collins (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Kenneth Mercier (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Robinson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 13 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tarleton St. | PG - Paul Householder (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Tiedeman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Billy Wagner (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Bartlow (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Karl Miller (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Kokocinski is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Householder - foul #1 on Paul Householder, team foul #9 | 71-66 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Land (SG), Kevin Grooms (SF), James Hall (PF), Dennis Marbury (C) Douglas Dutcher, James Collins, Kenneth Mercier, Donald Robinson | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Thomas Speciale (SG), Erik Bonner (SF), Mark Chadwick (PF), Joseph Nicol (C) William Tiedeman, Billy Wagner, Robert Bartlow, Karl Miller | |
| 03:22 | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Kokocinski makes the 1st free throw | 72-66 |
| 03:22 | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Kokocinski misses the 2nd free throw | 72-66 |
| 03:22 | Tarleton St. | Mark Chadwick grabs the defensive rebound | 72-66 |
| 03:05 | Tarleton St. | Joseph Nicol hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Dennis Marbury - foul #2 on Dennis Marbury, team foul #10 | 72-66 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Terry Breshears (SG) Timothy Kokocinski | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | | |
| 03:05 | Tarleton St. | Joseph Nicol misses the 1st free throw | 72-66 |
| 03:05 | Tarleton St. | Joseph Nicol makes the 2nd free throw | 72-67 |
| 02:56 | Louisiana Tech | James Hall double dribbles | 72-67 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Dennis Ryan (SG), Joe Carlson (C) Paul Householder, Joseph Nicol | |
| 02:52 | Tarleton St. | Tarleton St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-67 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Douglas Dutcher (SG), Donald Robinson (C) Terry Breshears, Dennis Marbury | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Paul Householder (PG), William Tiedeman (SG), Robert Bartlow (PF), Karl Miller (C) Thomas Speciale, Dennis Ryan, Mark Chadwick, Joe Carlson | |
| 02:47 | Tarleton St. | Robert Bartlow can't finish the layup | 72-67 |
| 02:45 | Louisiana Tech | James Hall grabs the board | 72-67 |
| 02:45 | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-67 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Kokocinski (PG), Kenneth Mercier (PF) Patrick Land, James Hall | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Billy Wagner (SF) Erik Bonner | |
| 02:31 | Louisiana Tech | Douglas Dutcher makes the fadeaway in the paint | 74-67 |
| 02:22 | Tarleton St. | Karl Miller misses badly on a shot from the right side | 74-67 |
| 02:21 | Tarleton St. | Robert Bartlow tips it but misses | 74-67 |
| 02:20 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Mercier grabs the board | 74-67 |
| 02:04 | Louisiana Tech | Donald Robinson makes the runner from the left block | 76-67 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tarleton St. | Tarleton St. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 01:52 | Tarleton St. | Robert Bartlow misses the floater from the free throw line | 76-67 |
| 01:50 | Louisiana Tech | Douglas Dutcher gets the rebound | 76-67 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tarleton St. | Tarleton St. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:32 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Grooms hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 76-67 |
| 01:31 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Mercier gets the offensive rebound | 76-67 |
| 01:08 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Mercier misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 76-67 |
| 01:06 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Mercier grabs the offensive rebound | 76-67 |
| 00:47 | Louisiana Tech | Douglas Dutcher hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 76-67 |
| 00:46 | Louisiana Tech | Donald Robinson grabs the offensive rebound | 76-67 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tarleton St. | Tarleton St. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Louisiana Tech | Donald Robinson is hacked by Billy Wagner - foul #2 on Billy Wagner, team foul #10 | 76-67 |
| 00:45 | Louisiana Tech | Donald Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 77-67 |
| 00:45 | Louisiana Tech | Donald Robinson misses the 2nd free throw | 77-67 |
| 00:45 | Tarleton St. | Billy Wagner grabs the defensive rebound | 77-67 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tarleton St. | Tarleton St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Tarleton St. | Karl Miller comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 77-67 |
| 00:38 | Tarleton St. | Robert Bartlow grabs the offensive board | 77-67 |
| 00:34 | Tarleton St. | Robert Bartlow hits a jumper from the right wing set up by William Tiedeman | 77-69 |
| 00:33 | Louisiana Tech | William Tiedeman is called for the reach on Kenneth Mercier in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Tiedeman, team foul #11 | 77-69 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Marbury (C) Donald Robinson | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | | |
| 00:33 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Mercier makes the 1st free throw | 78-69 |
| 00:33 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Mercier makes the 2nd free throw | 79-69 |
| 00:27 | Tarleton St. | Robert Bartlow can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Kenneth Mercier - foul #3 on Kenneth Mercier, team foul #11 | 79-69 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Land (PG), James Collins (SG), Terry Breshears (SF), James Hall (PF) Timothy Kokocinski, Douglas Dutcher, Kevin Grooms, Kenneth Mercier | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Thomas Speciale (PG), Dennis Ryan (SG), Erik Bonner (SF), Mark Chadwick (C) Paul Householder, William Tiedeman, Billy Wagner, Karl Miller | |
| 00:27 | Tarleton St. | Robert Bartlow makes the 1st free throw | 79-70 |
| 00:27 | Tarleton St. | Robert Bartlow makes the 2nd free throw | 79-71 |
| 00:26 | Louisiana Tech | Terry Breshears is hacked by Dennis Ryan in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dennis Ryan, team foul #12 | 79-71 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Kokocinski (PG), Douglas Dutcher (SG), Kenneth Mercier (PF) Patrick Land, James Collins, James Hall | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Paul Householder (PG), William Tiedeman (SG), Billy Wagner (SF), Karl Miller (C) Thomas Speciale, Dennis Ryan, Erik Bonner, Mark Chadwick | |
| 00:26 | Louisiana Tech | Terry Breshears makes the 1st free throw | 80-71 |
| 00:26 | Louisiana Tech | Terry Breshears makes the 2nd free throw | 81-71 |
| 00:21 | Tarleton St. | Paul Householder is hacked by Dennis Marbury - foul #3 on Dennis Marbury, team foul #12 | 81-71 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Land (PG), James Collins (SG), James Hall (PF) Timothy Kokocinski, Douglas Dutcher, Kenneth Mercier | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Thomas Speciale (SG), Erik Bonner (SF), Mark Chadwick (PF), Joe Carlson (C) William Tiedeman, Billy Wagner, Robert Bartlow, Karl Miller | |
| 00:21 | Tarleton St. | Paul Householder makes the 1st free throw | 81-72 |
| 00:21 | Tarleton St. | Paul Householder makes the 2nd free throw | 81-73 |
| 00:20 | Louisiana Tech | Thomas Speciale is called for the reach on James Collins in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thomas Speciale, team foul #13 | 81-73 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Kokocinski (PG), Kevin Grooms (SF), Kenneth Mercier (PF) Patrick Land, Terry Breshears, James Hall | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | William Tiedeman (SG), Billy Wagner (SF), Robert Bartlow (PF), Karl Miller (C) Thomas Speciale, Erik Bonner, Mark Chadwick, Joe Carlson | |
| 00:20 | Louisiana Tech | James Collins makes the 1st free throw | 82-73 |
| 00:20 | Louisiana Tech | James Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 83-73 |
| 00:13 | Tarleton St. | Karl Miller misses the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Kevin Grooms - foul #2 on Kevin Grooms, team foul #13 | 83-73 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Land (PG), Terry Breshears (SF), James Hall (PF) Timothy Kokocinski, Kevin Grooms, Kenneth Mercier | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Thomas Speciale (PG), Dennis Ryan (SG), Erik Bonner (SF), Mark Chadwick (PF) Paul Householder, William Tiedeman, Billy Wagner, Robert Bartlow | |
| 00:13 | Tarleton St. | Karl Miller misses the 1st free throw | 83-73 |
| 00:13 | Tarleton St. | Karl Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 83-74 |
| 00:11 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Ryan is called for the reach on James Collins in the backcourt - foul #4 on Dennis Ryan, team foul #14 | 83-74 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Kokocinski (PG), Kevin Grooms (SF), Kenneth Mercier (PF) Patrick Land, Terry Breshears, James Hall | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Paul Householder (PG), William Tiedeman (SG), Billy Wagner (SF), Robert Bartlow (PF) Thomas Speciale, Dennis Ryan, Erik Bonner, Mark Chadwick | |
| 00:11 | Louisiana Tech | James Collins makes the 1st free throw | 84-74 |
| 00:11 | Louisiana Tech | James Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 85-74 |
| 00:05 | Tarleton St. | Robert Bartlow connects on the driving attempt in the lane set up by William Tiedeman and he's hacked by Dennis Marbury - foul #4 on Dennis Marbury, team foul #14 | 85-76 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Douglas Dutcher (SG), Donald Robinson (C) James Collins, Dennis Marbury | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | | |
| 00:05 | Tarleton St. | Robert Bartlow makes the free throw | 85-77 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tarleton St. | Tarleton St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Kokocinski runs out the clock | 85-77 |