| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - George Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steve Curtis (fresh) 2 reb. SF - William Turner (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Darrell Morgan (fresh) 9 pts. C - Essien Akawanzie (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Ryan Bowden (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raphael Esposito (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lowell Howell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brett Bailey (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Bruce Siple (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana Tech | Lowell Howell inbounds the ball | 43-31 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:47 | Louisiana Tech | Darrell Morgan is called for the reach on Bruce Siple - foul #1 on Darrell Morgan, team foul #1 | 43-31 |
| 19:39 | Louisiana Tech | Brett Bailey makes the jump hook from the baseline and he's hacked by Darrell Morgan - foul #2 on Darrell Morgan, team foul #2 | 43-33 |
| 19:39 | Louisiana Tech | Brett Bailey makes the free throw | 43-34 |
| 19:18 | Southern Mississippi | Darrell Morgan buries a jump hook in the paint | 45-34 |
| 19:11 | Louisiana Tech | Essien Akawanzie takes the ball from Brett Bailey | 45-34 |
| 18:59 | Southern Mississippi | Darrell Morgan misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 45-34 |
| 18:57 | Louisiana Tech | Brett Bailey grabs the board | 45-34 |
| 18:37 | Louisiana Tech | Ryan Bowden hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-34 |
| 18:36 | Southern Mississippi | Darrell Morgan grabs the defensive rebound | 45-34 |
| 18:31 | Southern Mississippi | William Turner is fouled on the floor by Ryan Bowden - foul #2 on Ryan Bowden, team foul #1 | 45-34 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Benjamin Barrett (PG), John Jennings (SG), Howard Lesperance (SF), Ryan Green (PF), Roscoe Brown (C) George Moore, Steve Curtis, William Turner, Darrell Morgan, Essien Akawanzie | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Loren Pool (SG), Steve Folks (SF), Adrian Cost (C) Raphael Esposito, Lowell Howell, Bruce Siple | |
| 18:17 | Southern Mississippi | John Jennings is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 45-34 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ivan Zader (PF) Brett Bailey | |
| 18:04 | Louisiana Tech | Adrian Cost connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Steve Folks | 45-36 |
| 17:49 | Southern Mississippi | John Jennings is called for traveling | 45-36 |
| 17:27 | Louisiana Tech | Roscoe Brown swats the layup by Ivan Zader | 45-36 |
| 17:26 | Southern Mississippi | John Jennings snags the defensive board | 45-36 |
| 17:07 | Southern Mississippi | Benjamin Barrett misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-36 |
| 17:06 | Louisiana Tech | Loren Pool pulls down the rebound | 45-36 |
| 16:42 | Louisiana Tech | Ryan Bowden misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-36 |
| 16:41 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Howard Lesperance | 45-36 |
| 16:20 | Southern Mississippi | Adrian Cost steals it from Benjamin Barrett | 45-36 |
| 16:08 | Louisiana Tech | Loren Pool misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 45-36 |
| 16:07 | Louisiana Tech | Loren Pool pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-36 |
| 16:02 | Louisiana Tech | Adrian Cost is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Adrian Cost, team foul #2 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | George Moore (PG), Steve Curtis (SG), William Turner (SF), Darrell Morgan (PF), Essien Akawanzie (C) Benjamin Barrett, John Jennings, Howard Lesperance, Ryan Green, Roscoe Brown | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Raphael Esposito (SG), Lowell Howell (SF), Brett Bailey (PF), Bruce Siple (C) Loren Pool, Steve Folks, Ivan Zader, Adrian Cost | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - George Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steve Curtis (fresh) 2 reb. SF - William Turner (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Darrell Morgan (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Essien Akawanzie (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Ryan Bowden (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raphael Esposito (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lowell Howell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brett Bailey (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Bruce Siple (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Southern Mississippi | George Moore misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 45-36 |
| 15:46 | Louisiana Tech | Lowell Howell pulls down the rebound | 45-36 |
| 15:40 | Louisiana Tech | Darrell Morgan denies the turnaround by Ryan Bowden | 45-36 |
| 15:39 | Southern Mississippi | Essien Akawanzie gets the rebound | 45-36 |
| 15:18 | Southern Mississippi | Brett Bailey is called for the reach on Darrell Morgan - foul #2 on Brett Bailey, team foul #3 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Randy Tittle (SG) Steve Curtis | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Humberto Cervantes (SG) Ryan Bowden | |
| 15:01 | Southern Mississippi | Brett Bailey blocks the jumper by William Turner | 45-36 |
| 14:59 | Southern Mississippi | Essien Akawanzie hits the follow up shot | 47-36 |
| 14:52 | Louisiana Tech | Bruce Siple misses the driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by George Moore - foul #3 on George Moore, team foul #3 | 47-36 |
| 14:52 | Louisiana Tech | Bruce Siple makes the 1st free throw | 47-37 |
| 14:52 | Louisiana Tech | Bruce Siple makes the 2nd free throw | 47-38 |
| 14:35 | Southern Mississippi | Darrell Morgan misses the floater near the basket but he's fouled by Bruce Siple - foul #1 on Bruce Siple, team foul #4 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Steve Curtis (SF) William Turner | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bensen (C) Bruce Siple | |
| 14:35 | Southern Mississippi | Darrell Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 48-38 |
| 14:35 | Southern Mississippi | Darrell Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 49-38 |
| 14:32 | Louisiana Tech | Randy Tittle steps in front of the Raphael Esposito pass in the backcourt | 49-38 |
| 14:31 | Southern Mississippi | Randy Tittle misses the dunk | 49-38 |
| 14:30 | Louisiana Tech | Lowell Howell snags the defensive board | 49-38 |
| 14:25 | Louisiana Tech | Lowell Howell blows the layup but the foul's on Darrell Morgan - foul #3 on Darrell Morgan, team foul #4 | 49-38 |
| 14:25 | Louisiana Tech | Lowell Howell makes the 1st free throw | 49-39 |
| 14:25 | Louisiana Tech | Lowell Howell makes the 2nd free throw | 49-40 |
| 14:07 | Southern Mississippi | Steve Curtis misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-40 |
| 14:06 | Louisiana Tech | Humberto Cervantes grabs the defensive rebound | 49-40 |
| 14:01 | Louisiana Tech | Lowell Howell lays it up and in on a great pass from Raphael Esposito | 49-42 |
| 13:45 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Bensen steps in front of the Essien Akawanzie pass | 49-42 |
| 13:24 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bensen misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-42 |
| 13:23 | Southern Mississippi | Randy Tittle pulls down the rebound | 49-42 |
| 13:12 | Southern Mississippi | Steve Curtis hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 49-42 |
| 13:10 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bensen grabs the defensive rebound | 49-42 |
| 13:07 | Louisiana Tech | Raphael Esposito's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-42 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Benjamin Barrett (PG), John Jennings (SG), William Turner (SF), Howard Lesperance (PF) George Moore, Randy Tittle, Steve Curtis, Darrell Morgan | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ryan Bowden (PG), Loren Pool (SG), Steve Folks (SF), Ivan Zader (PF) Raphael Esposito, Humberto Cervantes, Lowell Howell, Brett Bailey | |
| 12:52 | Southern Mississippi | Ivan Zader is called for the reach on Howard Lesperance - foul #1 on Ivan Zader, team foul #5 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Roscoe Brown (C) Essien Akawanzie | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Bruce Siple (C) Robert Bensen | |
| 12:41 | Southern Mississippi | Ivan Zader steps in front of the Roscoe Brown pass | 49-42 |
| 12:30 | Louisiana Tech | Bruce Siple's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-42 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ryan Green (PF) John Jennings | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Adrian Cost (PF) Ivan Zader | |
| 12:17 | Southern Mississippi | Benjamin Barrett misses long on a shot from the left wing | 49-42 |
| 12:15 | Louisiana Tech | Bruce Siple snags the defensive board | 49-42 |
| 12:08 | Louisiana Tech | Ryan Bowden connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Adrian Cost | 49-45 |
| 11:49 | Southern Mississippi | Benjamin Barrett misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Adrian Cost - foul #2 on Adrian Cost, team foul #6 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Randy Tittle (SG), Robert Hall (SF), Essien Akawanzie (C) Howard Lesperance, William Turner, Roscoe Brown | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Humberto Cervantes (SG), Robert Bensen (C) Loren Pool, Bruce Siple | |
| 11:49 | Southern Mississippi | Benjamin Barrett misses the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 11:49 | Southern Mississippi | Benjamin Barrett misses the 2nd free throw | 49-45 |
| 11:49 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bensen gets the rebound | 49-45 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Benjamin Barrett (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Randy Tittle (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Robert Hall (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Ryan Green (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Essien Akawanzie (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Ryan Bowden (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Humberto Cervantes (fresh) 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Steve Folks (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Adrian Cost (fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Bensen (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:31 | Louisiana Tech | Ryan Bowden is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Ryan Bowden, team foul #7 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Jennings (PG), Darrell Morgan (PF) Benjamin Barrett, Ryan Green | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ivan Zader (SF), Brett Bailey (PF) Steve Folks, Adrian Cost | |
| 11:12 | Southern Mississippi | John Jennings comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-45 |
| 11:11 | Louisiana Tech | Brett Bailey grabs the defensive rebound | 49-45 |
| 10:58 | Louisiana Tech | Brett Bailey clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-45 |
| 10:56 | Southern Mississippi | Essien Akawanzie gets the rebound | 49-45 |
| 10:36 | Southern Mississippi | Ivan Zader steps in front of the John Jennings pass | 49-45 |
| 10:34 | Louisiana Tech | Ivan Zader's pass is intercepted by Randy Tittle in the backcourt | 49-45 |
| 10:21 | Southern Mississippi | Darrell Morgan misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-45 |
| 10:19 | Southern Mississippi | Randy Tittle can't tip it in | 49-45 |
| 10:17 | Louisiana Tech | Ivan Zader grabs the defensive rebound | 49-45 |
| 10:13 | Louisiana Tech | Ryan Bowden is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Hall - foul #1 on Robert Hall, team foul #5 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Benjamin Barrett (PG), Steve Curtis (SG), William Turner (SF), Howard Lesperance (PF), Roscoe Brown (C) John Jennings, Randy Tittle, Robert Hall, Darrell Morgan, Essien Akawanzie | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Raphael Esposito (PG), Loren Pool (SG), Lowell Howell (SF), Steve Folks (C) Ryan Bowden, Humberto Cervantes, Brett Bailey, Robert Bensen | |
| 10:03 | Louisiana Tech | Steve Folks is hacked by Roscoe Brown - foul #1 on Roscoe Brown, team foul #6 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Adrian Cost (C) Ivan Zader | |
| 09:54 | Louisiana Tech | Lowell Howell misses short on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by William Turner - foul #1 on William Turner, team foul #7 | 49-45 |
| 09:54 | Louisiana Tech | Lowell Howell makes the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 09:54 | Louisiana Tech | Lowell Howell misses the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| 09:54 | Southern Mississippi | Roscoe Brown snags the defensive board | 49-46 |
| 09:38 | Southern Mississippi | Howard Lesperance knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-46 |
| 09:36 | Louisiana Tech | Loren Pool throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-46 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ryan Green (PF) William Turner | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Bruce Siple (C) Lowell Howell | |
| 09:26 | Southern Mississippi | Ryan Green connects on the turnaround from the baseline | 54-46 |
| 09:19 | Louisiana Tech | Loren Pool loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-46 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | George Moore (PG), William Turner (SF), Darrell Morgan (PF) Benjamin Barrett, Howard Lesperance, Roscoe Brown | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Humberto Cervantes (SG), Brett Bailey (PF) Loren Pool, Adrian Cost | |
| 08:55 | Southern Mississippi | Ryan Green is denied on a layup by Bruce Siple | 54-46 |
| 08:53 | Southern Mississippi | Darrell Morgan tips it in | 56-46 |
| 08:30 | Louisiana Tech | Bruce Siple misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 56-46 |
| 08:29 | Louisiana Tech | Steve Folks pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-46 |
| 08:10 | Louisiana Tech | Steve Folks hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Darrell Morgan - foul #4 on Darrell Morgan, team foul #8 | 56-48 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Benjamin Barrett (PG), John Jennings (SG), Robert Hall (SF), Essien Akawanzie (C) George Moore, Steve Curtis, William Turner, Darrell Morgan | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Lowell Howell (SF), Ivan Zader (PF), Robert Bensen (C) Raphael Esposito, Brett Bailey, Bruce Siple | |
| 08:10 | Louisiana Tech | Steve Folks misses the free throw | 56-48 |
| 08:10 | Southern Mississippi | John Jennings pulls down the rebound | 56-48 |
| 07:53 | Southern Mississippi | Essien Akawanzie can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 56-48 |
| 07:51 | Louisiana Tech | Lowell Howell snags the defensive board | 56-48 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Benjamin Barrett (fresh) 5 pts. SG - John Jennings (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Hall (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Ryan Green (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Essien Akawanzie (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Steve Folks (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SG - Humberto Cervantes (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Lowell Howell (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ivan Zader (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Bensen (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:30 | Louisiana Tech | Humberto Cervantes connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Lowell Howell | 56-50 |
| 07:13 | Southern Mississippi | John Jennings misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 56-50 |
| 07:11 | Southern Mississippi | Benjamin Barrett snags the offensive board | 56-50 |
| 07:06 | Southern Mississippi | Ryan Green banks in the layup set up by John Jennings | 58-50 |
| 06:48 | Louisiana Tech | Humberto Cervantes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-50 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | George Moore (PG), Randy Tittle (SG), William Turner (SF), Howard Lesperance (PF), Roscoe Brown (C) Benjamin Barrett, John Jennings, Robert Hall, Ryan Green, Essien Akawanzie | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ryan Bowden (PG), Loren Pool (SG), Brett Bailey (PF), Adrian Cost (C) Steve Folks, Humberto Cervantes, Lowell Howell, Robert Bensen | |
| 06:21 | Southern Mississippi | George Moore hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Adrian Cost - foul #3 on Adrian Cost, team foul #8 | 58-50 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Lowell Howell (SF) Ivan Zader | |
| 06:21 | Southern Mississippi | George Moore misses the 1st free throw | 58-50 |
| 06:21 | Southern Mississippi | George Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 58-50 |
| 06:21 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Adrian Cost | 58-50 |
| 06:18 | Louisiana Tech | Howard Lesperance picks off the pass by Ryan Bowden in the backcourt | 58-50 |
| 05:57 | Southern Mississippi | George Moore is fouled on the floor by Ryan Bowden - foul #4 on Ryan Bowden, team foul #9 | 58-50 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Darrell Morgan (PF) William Turner | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Bruce Siple (C) Brett Bailey | |
| 05:57 | Southern Mississippi | George Moore makes the 1st free throw | 59-50 |
| 05:57 | Southern Mississippi | George Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 60-50 |
| 05:42 | Louisiana Tech | Loren Pool travels with the ball | 60-50 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Hall (SF) Darrell Morgan | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bensen (C) Bruce Siple | |
| 05:23 | Southern Mississippi | The jump hook by Howard Lesperance is blocked by Lowell Howell | 60-50 |
| 05:21 | Louisiana Tech | Loren Pool grabs the board | 60-50 |
| 05:15 | Louisiana Tech | Adrian Cost blows the wide open layup | 60-50 |
| 05:13 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Hall pulls down the rebound | 60-50 |
| 04:53 | Southern Mississippi | Randy Tittle knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 63-50 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:37 | Louisiana Tech | Loren Pool misses short on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on George Moore - foul #4 on George Moore, team foul #9 | 63-50 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Benjamin Barrett (PG), Steve Curtis (SG), William Turner (SF), Darrell Morgan (PF), Essien Akawanzie (C) George Moore, Randy Tittle, Robert Hall, Howard Lesperance, Roscoe Brown | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Raphael Esposito (PG), Ivan Zader (SF), Brett Bailey (PF), Bruce Siple (C) Ryan Bowden, Lowell Howell, Adrian Cost, Robert Bensen | |
| 04:37 | Louisiana Tech | Loren Pool makes the 1st free throw | 63-51 |
| 04:37 | Louisiana Tech | Loren Pool makes the 2nd free throw | 63-52 |
| 04:21 | Southern Mississippi | Darrell Morgan can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 63-52 |
| 04:19 | Southern Mississippi | Essien Akawanzie grabs the offensive rebound | 63-52 |
| 04:05 | Southern Mississippi | William Turner misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 63-52 |
| 04:03 | Louisiana Tech | Raphael Esposito snags the defensive board | 63-52 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:55 | Louisiana Tech | Essien Akawanzie is called for the reach on Ivan Zader - foul #2 on Essien Akawanzie, team foul #10 | 63-52 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Humberto Cervantes (SG) Loren Pool | |
| 03:55 | Louisiana Tech | Ivan Zader makes the 1st free throw | 63-53 |
| 03:55 | Louisiana Tech | Ivan Zader makes the 2nd free throw | 63-54 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:36 | Southern Mississippi | Ivan Zader steps in front of the Benjamin Barrett pass | 63-54 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Benjamin Barrett (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Steve Curtis (fairly fresh) 2 reb. SF - William Turner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Darrell Morgan (tiring) 15 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Essien Akawanzie (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Raphael Esposito (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Humberto Cervantes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Ivan Zader (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Brett Bailey (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Bruce Siple (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Louisiana Tech | Ivan Zader is fouled on the floor by Steve Curtis - foul #1 on Steve Curtis, team foul #11 | 63-54 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Jennings (SG), Robert Hall (SF), Ryan Green (PF) Steve Curtis, William Turner, Darrell Morgan | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ryan Bowden (PG), Steve Folks (PF), Robert Bensen (C) Raphael Esposito, Brett Bailey, Bruce Siple | |
| 03:21 | Louisiana Tech | Ivan Zader makes the 1st free throw | 63-55 |
| 03:21 | Louisiana Tech | Ivan Zader makes the 2nd free throw | 63-56 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:56 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Hall throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-56 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Randy Tittle (SG) Benjamin Barrett | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Brett Bailey (PF) Ivan Zader | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:52 | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-56 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Benjamin Barrett (PG), Steve Curtis (SG), Howard Lesperance (PF), Roscoe Brown (C) John Jennings, Randy Tittle, Ryan Green, Essien Akawanzie | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Adrian Cost (C) Robert Bensen | |
| 02:39 | Louisiana Tech | Adrian Cost can't connect on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Roscoe Brown - foul #2 on Roscoe Brown, team foul #12 | 63-56 |
| 02:39 | Louisiana Tech | Adrian Cost makes the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 02:39 | Louisiana Tech | Adrian Cost makes the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| 02:33 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-58 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | George Moore (PG), Randy Tittle (SG), William Turner (SF), Ryan Green (PF) Benjamin Barrett, Steve Curtis, Robert Hall, Howard Lesperance | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Raphael Esposito (SG), Lowell Howell (SF), Bruce Siple (C) Humberto Cervantes, Steve Folks, Adrian Cost | |
| 02:26 | Southern Mississippi | Ryan Green makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 66-58 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:09 | Louisiana Tech | Bruce Siple is wide open and slams it home | 66-60 |
| 01:45 | Southern Mississippi | Ryan Green misses long on a shot from close range but he's fouled by Brett Bailey - foul #3 on Brett Bailey, team foul #10 | 66-60 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Essien Akawanzie (C) Roscoe Brown | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Humberto Cervantes (SG) Raphael Esposito | |
| 01:45 | Southern Mississippi | Ryan Green makes the 1st free throw | 67-60 |
| 01:45 | Southern Mississippi | Ryan Green misses the 2nd free throw | 67-60 |
| 01:45 | Louisiana Tech | Lowell Howell pulls down the rebound | 67-60 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:26 | Louisiana Tech | Lowell Howell scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Humberto Cervantes | 67-63 |
| 01:15 | Southern Mississippi | Randy Tittle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-63 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Darrell Morgan (PF) Ryan Green | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 01:02 | Louisiana Tech | Essien Akawanzie swats the layup by Brett Bailey | 67-63 |
| 01:01 | Louisiana Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Bruce Siple | 67-63 |
| 00:52 | Louisiana Tech | Bruce Siple clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 67-63 |
| 00:50 | Louisiana Tech | Lowell Howell hits the follow up shot | 67-65 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:21 | Southern Mississippi | 3 seconds is called on Darrell Morgan | 67-65 |
| 00:19 | Louisiana Tech | Randy Tittle steps in front of the Ryan Bowden pass in the backcourt | 67-65 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:18 | Southern Mississippi | Humberto Cervantes is called for the reach on George Moore - foul #4 on Humberto Cervantes, team foul #11 | 67-65 |
| 00:18 | Southern Mississippi | George Moore misses the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 00:18 | Southern Mississippi | George Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 68-65 |
| 00:15 | Louisiana Tech | Essien Akawanzie steps in front of the Ryan Bowden pass in the backcourt | 68-65 |
| 00:13 | Southern Mississippi | Darrell Morgan is hacked by Brett Bailey - foul #4 on Brett Bailey, team foul #12 | 68-65 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Benjamin Barrett (PG), Howard Lesperance (SF) George Moore, William Turner | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 00:13 | Southern Mississippi | Darrell Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 69-65 |
| 00:13 | Southern Mississippi | Darrell Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 70-65 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi 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 (+1) | |
| 00:07 | Louisiana Tech | Ryan Bowden hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 70-65 |
| 00:06 | Louisiana Tech | Bruce Siple gets the offensive rebound | 70-65 |
| 00:03 | Louisiana Tech | Brett Bailey misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 70-65 |
| 00:01 | Southern Mississippi | Randy Tittle snags the defensive board | 70-65 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi 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 (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Southern Mississippi | Randy Tittle runs out the clock | 70-65 |