| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Gordon Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Hal Mizell (fresh) SF - David Hardy (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Charles Powell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Terry Keating (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Timothy Kokocinski (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Douglas Dutcher (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Grooms (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kenneth Mercier (fresh) C - Donald Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Jacksonville State | David Hardy inbounds the ball | 21-28 |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:33 | Jacksonville State | Timothy Kokocinski is called for the reach on Gordon Clark - foul #3 on Timothy Kokocinski, team foul #1 | 21-28 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Land (PG) Timothy Kokocinski | |
| 19:17 | Jacksonville State | David Hardy connects on the floater in the lane on a great pass from Hal Mizell and the foul's on Donald Robinson - foul #1 on Donald Robinson, team foul #2 | 23-28 |
| 19:17 | Jacksonville State | David Hardy misses the free throw | 23-28 |
| 19:17 | Louisiana Tech | Donald Robinson snags the defensive board | 23-28 |
| 19:01 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Grooms drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Douglas Dutcher | 23-30 |
| 18:40 | Jacksonville State | Gordon Clark misses long on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Kenneth Mercier - foul #3 on Kenneth Mercier, team foul #3 | 23-30 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Hall (PF) Kenneth Mercier | |
| 18:40 | Jacksonville State | Gordon Clark misses the 1st free throw | 23-30 |
| 18:40 | Jacksonville State | Gordon Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 24-30 |
| 18:21 | Louisiana Tech | Hal Mizell is called for the reach on Douglas Dutcher - foul #1 on Hal Mizell, team foul #1 | 24-30 |
| 18:11 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Grooms's pass is intercepted by Hal Mizell | 24-30 |
| 17:56 | Jacksonville State | Charles Powell buries a 3 from straight away | 27-30 |
| 17:27 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Grooms misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-30 |
| 17:25 | Jacksonville State | Gordon Clark snags the defensive board | 27-30 |
| 17:10 | Jacksonville State | Gordon Clark misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 27-30 |
| 17:09 | Jacksonville State | Terry Keating grabs the offensive rebound | 27-30 |
| 17:00 | Jacksonville State | Gordon Clark's pass is intercepted by Kevin Grooms | 27-30 |
| 16:49 | Louisiana Tech | Douglas Dutcher connects on the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Patrick Land | 27-32 |
| 16:24 | Jacksonville State | Charles Powell knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by David Hardy | 29-32 |
| 16:02 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Grooms drills a driving attempt from close range | 29-34 |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Gordon Clark (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Hal Mizell (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Hardy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Charles Powell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Terry Keating (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Patrick Land (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas Dutcher (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kevin Grooms (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Robinson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:38 | Jacksonville State | Hal Mizell dunks the ball on a great pass from Terry Keating | 31-34 |
| 15:23 | Louisiana Tech | Douglas Dutcher makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from James Hall | 31-37 |
| 15:12 | Jacksonville State | Terry Keating throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-37 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Erwin Mei (PG), Henry Haller (SG), Hugh Collins (SF), William Duffey (PF), Charley Dugas (C) Gordon Clark, Hal Mizell, David Hardy, Charles Powell, Terry Keating | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Kokocinski (PG), James Collins (SG), Terry Breshears (SF), Kenneth Mercier (PF), Dennis Marbury (C) Patrick Land, Douglas Dutcher, Kevin Grooms, James Hall, Donald Robinson | |
| 14:59 | Louisiana Tech | James Collins is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on James Collins, team foul #4 | 31-37 |
| 14:34 | Jacksonville State | Kenneth Mercier takes the ball from Erwin Mei | 31-37 |
| 14:16 | Louisiana Tech | Hugh Collins is called for the reach on Terry Breshears - foul #2 on Hugh Collins, team foul #2 | 31-37 |
| 13:52 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Mercier misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 31-37 |
| 13:51 | Jacksonville State | Hugh Collins snags the defensive board | 31-37 |
| 13:32 | Jacksonville State | Erwin Mei misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 31-37 |
| 13:31 | Jacksonville State | Hugh Collins tips it in | 33-37 |
| 13:10 | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Kokocinski drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by James Collins | 33-40 |
| 12:55 | Jacksonville State | Henry Haller is whistled for traveling | 33-40 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Gordon Clark (PG), David Hardy (SF), Charles Powell (PF), Terry Keating (C) Erwin Mei, Hugh Collins, William Duffey, Charley Dugas | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Douglas Dutcher (SG), Donald Robinson (C) Terry Breshears, Dennis Marbury | |
| 12:37 | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Kokocinski misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-40 |
| 12:35 | Jacksonville State | Charles Powell pulls down the rebound | 33-40 |
| 12:12 | Jacksonville State | Henry Haller scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Gordon Clark | 35-40 |
| 11:57 | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Kokocinski misses the shot from the free throw line | 35-40 |
| 11:55 | Louisiana Tech | James Collins misses the tip | 35-40 |
| 11:53 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Mercier misses the tip | 35-40 |
| 11:52 | Jacksonville State | Charles Powell grabs the board | 35-40 |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Gordon Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Henry Haller (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Hardy (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Charles Powell (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Terry Keating (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Timothy Kokocinski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Douglas Dutcher (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Collins (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kenneth Mercier (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Donald Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:37 | Jacksonville State | Charles Powell can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Timothy Kokocinski - foul #4 on Timothy Kokocinski, team foul #5 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Hal Mizell (SG) Henry Haller | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Land (PG), Kevin Grooms (SF), James Hall (PF) Timothy Kokocinski, James Collins, Kenneth Mercier | |
| 11:37 | Jacksonville State | Charles Powell makes the 1st free throw | 36-40 |
| 11:37 | Jacksonville State | Charles Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 37-40 |
| 11:15 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Grooms comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 37-40 |
| 11:14 | Louisiana Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Robinson | 37-40 |
| 10:55 | Louisiana Tech | James Hall hits a shot near the basket set up by Patrick Land and he's fouled by David Hardy - foul #2 on David Hardy, team foul #3 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Marbury (C) Donald Robinson | |
| 10:55 | Louisiana Tech | James Hall misses the free throw | 37-42 |
| 10:55 | Jacksonville State | Charles Powell snags the defensive board | 37-42 |
| 10:35 | Jacksonville State | Charles Powell makes the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Gordon Clark | 39-42 |
| 10:14 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Grooms misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by David Hardy - foul #3 on David Hardy, team foul #4 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | William Duffey (C) Terry Keating | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 10:14 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Grooms makes the 1st free throw | 39-43 |
| 10:14 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Grooms makes the 2nd free throw | 39-44 |
| 09:55 | Jacksonville State | David Hardy misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by James Hall - foul #1 on James Hall, team foul #6 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Donald Robinson (C) Dennis Marbury | |
| 09:55 | Jacksonville State | David Hardy makes the 1st free throw | 40-44 |
| 09:55 | Jacksonville State | David Hardy misses the 2nd free throw | 40-44 |
| 09:55 | Louisiana Tech | Donald Robinson snags the defensive board | 40-44 |
| 09:35 | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Land knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Kevin Grooms | 40-47 |
| 09:25 | Jacksonville State | Donald Robinson steps in front of the David Hardy pass | 40-47 |
| 09:16 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Powell steps in front of the James Hall pass | 40-47 |
| 08:58 | Jacksonville State | William Duffey misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Donald Robinson - foul #2 on Donald Robinson, team foul #7 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Erwin Mei (PG), Hugh Collins (SF), Terry Keating (C) Gordon Clark, David Hardy, Charles Powell | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Collins (SG), Kenneth Mercier (PF) Douglas Dutcher, James Hall | |
| 08:58 | Jacksonville State | William Duffey misses the 1st free throw | 40-47 |
| 08:58 | Jacksonville State | William Duffey misses the 2nd free throw | 40-47 |
| 08:58 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Mercier pulls down the rebound | 40-47 |
| 08:39 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Grooms misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 40-47 |
| 08:37 | Jacksonville State | William Duffey pulls down the rebound | 40-47 |
| 08:20 | Jacksonville State | Kevin Grooms is called for the reach on Hugh Collins - foul #1 on Kevin Grooms, team foul #8 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Henry Haller (SG) Hal Mizell | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Terry Breshears (SF), James Hall (C) Kevin Grooms, Donald Robinson | |
| 08:20 | Jacksonville State | Hugh Collins makes the 1st free throw | 41-47 |
| 08:20 | Jacksonville State | Hugh Collins misses the 2nd free throw | 41-47 |
| 08:20 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Kenneth Mercier | 41-47 |
| 08:04 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Mercier buries a jumper from the left side | 41-49 |
| 07:50 | Jacksonville State | Henry Haller drills a jumpshot from the right wing | 43-49 |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Erwin Mei (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Henry Haller (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hugh Collins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Duffey (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Terry Keating (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Patrick Land (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Collins (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Breshears (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Mercier (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - James Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Louisiana Tech | James Collins misses long on a 3 from straight away | 43-49 |
| 07:36 | Jacksonville State | William Duffey gets the rebound | 43-49 |
| 07:10 | Jacksonville State | Erwin Mei misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 43-49 |
| 07:09 | Jacksonville State | Terry Keating hits the follow up shot | 45-49 |
| 06:58 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Mercier's layup is rejected by Terry Keating | 45-49 |
| 06:56 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Mercier tips it but misses | 45-49 |
| 06:55 | Jacksonville State | Henry Haller snags the defensive board | 45-49 |
| 06:44 | Jacksonville State | Henry Haller clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-49 |
| 06:42 | Louisiana Tech | James Hall snags the defensive board | 45-49 |
| 06:17 | Louisiana Tech | James Collins hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but he's hacked by Henry Haller - foul #1 on Henry Haller, team foul #5 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Gordon Clark (PG), Hal Mizell (SG), David Hardy (SF), Charles Powell (PF) Erwin Mei, Henry Haller, William Duffey, Terry Keating | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Kokocinski (PG), Kevin Grooms (SF), Dennis Marbury (PF), Donald Robinson (C) Patrick Land, Terry Breshears, Kenneth Mercier, James Hall | |
| 06:17 | Louisiana Tech | James Collins makes the 1st free throw | 45-50 |
| 06:17 | Louisiana Tech | James Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 45-51 |
| 06:05 | Jacksonville State | Gordon Clark misses the 3 from the left wing | 45-51 |
| 06:04 | Jacksonville State | David Hardy pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-51 |
| 05:54 | Jacksonville State | Gordon Clark scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-51 |
| 05:36 | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Kokocinski comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-51 |
| 05:35 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Grooms can't tip it in | 48-51 |
| 05:33 | Jacksonville State | The rebound goes to Hugh Collins | 48-51 |
| 05:16 | Jacksonville State | Timothy Kokocinski picks off the pass by David Hardy | 48-51 |
| 05:12 | Louisiana Tech | James Collins can't throw it down | 48-51 |
| 05:10 | Jacksonville State | Gordon Clark grabs the board | 48-51 |
| 04:50 | Jacksonville State | Hal Mizell scores on a fadeaway from the left side and he's hacked by James Collins - foul #2 on James Collins, team foul #9 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | William Duffey (C) Hugh Collins | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Douglas Dutcher (SG), James Hall (PF) James Collins, Dennis Marbury | |
| 04:50 | Jacksonville State | Hal Mizell makes the free throw | 51-51 |
| 04:28 | Louisiana Tech | Donald Robinson misses the easy layup | 51-51 |
| 04:27 | Jacksonville State | William Duffey pulls down the rebound | 51-51 |
| 04:08 | Jacksonville State | Charles Powell clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-51 |
| 04:07 | Louisiana Tech | Douglas Dutcher grabs the board | 51-51 |
| 03:46 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Grooms buries a floater near the basket set up by Donald Robinson | 51-53 |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Gordon Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Hal Mizell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Hardy (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Charles Powell (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. C - William Duffey (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Timothy Kokocinski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Douglas Dutcher (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kevin Grooms (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 03:22 | Jacksonville State | Hal Mizell is fouled on the floor by Douglas Dutcher - foul #2 on Douglas Dutcher, team foul #10 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Terry Keating (C) William Duffey | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Land (PG), Terry Breshears (SF), Kenneth Mercier (PF) Timothy Kokocinski, Kevin Grooms, Donald Robinson | |
| 03:22 | Jacksonville State | Hal Mizell makes the 1st free throw | 52-53 |
| 03:22 | Jacksonville State | Hal Mizell makes the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| 03:07 | Louisiana Tech | David Hardy is called for the reach on Terry Breshears - foul #4 on David Hardy, team foul #6 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Henry Haller (SG) Hal Mizell | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Collins (SF) Terry Breshears | |
| 02:51 | Louisiana Tech | James Collins connects on the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Douglas Dutcher | 53-55 |
| 02:33 | Jacksonville State | Gordon Clark hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 53-55 |
| 02:32 | Jacksonville State | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Powell | 53-55 |
| 02:23 | Jacksonville State | Gordon Clark is hacked by Patrick Land - foul #2 on Patrick Land, team foul #11 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Hugh Collins (SF), William Duffey (PF) David Hardy, Charles Powell | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Kokocinski (PG), Donald Robinson (C) Patrick Land, James Hall | |
| 02:23 | Jacksonville State | Gordon Clark makes the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 02:23 | Jacksonville State | Gordon Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 54-55 |
| 02:23 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Mercier grabs the board | 54-55 |
| 01:58 | Louisiana Tech | The short jumper by Douglas Dutcher is denied by William Duffey | 54-55 |
| 01:56 | Jacksonville State | Terry Keating gets the rebound | 54-55 |
| 01:56 | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-55 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Hal Mizell (SG), David Hardy (SF), Charles Powell (PF) Henry Haller, Hugh Collins, William Duffey | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Grooms (SF) James Collins | |
| 01:41 | Jacksonville State | Terry Keating makes the turnaround from close range | 56-55 |
| 01:23 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Grooms can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 56-55 |
| 01:22 | Jacksonville State | David Hardy pulls down the rebound | 56-55 |
| 01:04 | Jacksonville State | David Hardy scores on a driving attempt in the lane | 58-55 |
| 00:45 | Louisiana Tech | Douglas Dutcher double dribbles | 58-55 |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:23 | Jacksonville State | Donald Robinson steals it from Gordon Clark | 58-55 |
| 00:17 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Mercier is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Kenneth Mercier, team foul #12 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Henry Haller (SG) Hal Mizell | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:14 | Jacksonville State | Henry Haller is fouled in the backcourt by Douglas Dutcher - foul #3 on Douglas Dutcher, team foul #13 | 58-55 |
| 00:14 | Jacksonville State | Henry Haller makes the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 00:14 | Jacksonville State | Henry Haller makes the 2nd free throw | 60-55 |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:06 | Louisiana Tech | David Hardy is called for the reach on Timothy Kokocinski - foul #5 on David Hardy, team foul #7 | 60-55 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Hal Mizell (SG), Hugh Collins (SF) Henry Haller, David Hardy | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 00:06 | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Kokocinski makes the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 00:06 | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Kokocinski misses the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| 00:06 | Jacksonville State | Terry Keating grabs the defensive rebound | 60-56 |
| 00:05 | Jacksonville State | Terry Keating is fouled in the backcourt by Douglas Dutcher - foul #4 on Douglas Dutcher, team foul #14 | 60-56 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Henry Haller (SG) Hal Mizell | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 00:05 | Jacksonville State | Terry Keating makes the 1st free throw | 61-56 |
| 00:05 | Jacksonville State | Terry Keating makes the 2nd free throw | 62-56 |
| 00:01 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Grooms makes the 3 from the left wing | 62-59 |
| 00:01 | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-59 |
| 00:00 | Jacksonville State | Gordon Clark runs out the clock | 62-59 |