| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Boyce Breunig (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Rodney Eastin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Steven Vanwagenen (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Terry Rafael (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Ryan Bowden (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Humberto Cervantes (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lowell Howell (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. PF - Brett Bailey (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. C - Bruce Siple (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Kentucky | Gary Johnson inbounds the ball | 23-36 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Western Kentucky | Boyce Breunig misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 23-36 |
| 19:40 | Louisiana Tech | Bruce Siple grabs the defensive rebound | 23-36 |
| 19:15 | Louisiana Tech | Bruce Siple is fouled on the floor by Terry Rafael - foul #3 on Terry Rafael, team foul #1 | 23-36 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Derek Caulfield (C) Terry Rafael | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 19:02 | Louisiana Tech | Brett Bailey makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Humberto Cervantes | 23-38 |
| 18:48 | Western Kentucky | Gary Johnson steps out of bounds on the baseline | 23-38 |
| 18:34 | Louisiana Tech | Bruce Siple hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 23-38 |
| 18:33 | Louisiana Tech | Bruce Siple hits the follow up shot | 23-40 |
| 18:17 | Western Kentucky | Steven Vanwagenen misses the easy layup | 23-40 |
| 18:16 | Louisiana Tech | Brett Bailey grabs the defensive rebound | 23-40 |
| 18:11 | Louisiana Tech | Ryan Bowden hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 23-40 |
| 18:09 | Louisiana Tech | Bruce Siple misses the tip | 23-40 |
| 18:08 | Louisiana Tech | Brett Bailey misses the tip | 23-40 |
| 18:07 | Western Kentucky | Derek Caulfield pulls down the rebound | 23-40 |
| 17:49 | Western Kentucky | Rodney Eastin drills a shot from the baseline set up by Gary Johnson | 25-40 |
| 17:26 | Louisiana Tech | Bruce Siple misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 25-40 |
| 17:25 | Western Kentucky | Steven Vanwagenen pulls down the rebound | 25-40 |
| 17:16 | Western Kentucky | Rodney Eastin hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Humberto Cervantes - foul #3 on Humberto Cervantes, team foul #1 | 25-40 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Raphael Esposito (SG), Steve Folks (SF), Adrian Cost (C) Humberto Cervantes, Lowell Howell, Bruce Siple | |
| 17:16 | Western Kentucky | Rodney Eastin makes the 1st free throw | 26-40 |
| 17:16 | Western Kentucky | Rodney Eastin makes the 2nd free throw | 27-40 |
| 16:57 | Louisiana Tech | Steve Folks buries a floater from the left side on a great pass from Ryan Bowden | 27-42 |
| 16:44 | Western Kentucky | Rodney Eastin hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Steven Vanwagenen | 30-42 |
| 16:31 | Louisiana Tech | Brett Bailey hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Steve Folks | 30-45 |
| 16:05 | Western Kentucky | Steven Vanwagenen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-45 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | William Theus (PG), Matthew Alexander (SG), Robert Ferrill (SF), George Newburn (C) Boyce Breunig, Rodney Eastin, Gary Johnson, Derek Caulfield | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Loren Pool (SG), Lowell Howell (SF) Ryan Bowden, Brett Bailey | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - William Theus (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Alexander (fresh) SF - Robert Ferrill (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Vanwagenen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - George Newburn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Raphael Esposito (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Loren Pool (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Lowell Howell (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. PF - Steve Folks (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Adrian Cost (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:46 | Louisiana Tech | Lowell Howell hits the finger roll on a great pass from Loren Pool | 30-47 |
| 15:38 | Western Kentucky | Steven Vanwagenen hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 30-47 |
| 15:37 | Louisiana Tech | Loren Pool snags the defensive board | 30-47 |
| 15:14 | Louisiana Tech | Lowell Howell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-47 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Terry Rafael (C) Steven Vanwagenen | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Humberto Cervantes (SG), Bruce Siple (C) Loren Pool, Adrian Cost | |
| 15:01 | Western Kentucky | Matthew Alexander drills a driving attempt in the lane set up by William Theus and he's fouled by Steve Folks - foul #1 on Steve Folks, team foul #2 | 32-47 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Derek Caulfield (SF) George Newburn | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 15:01 | Western Kentucky | Matthew Alexander makes the free throw | 33-47 |
| 14:42 | Louisiana Tech | Bruce Siple comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-47 |
| 14:40 | Louisiana Tech | Lowell Howell gets the offensive rebound | 33-47 |
| 14:27 | Louisiana Tech | Steve Folks can't connect on a floater near the basket | 33-47 |
| 14:26 | Louisiana Tech | Bruce Siple tips it in | 33-49 |
| 14:19 | Western Kentucky | William Theus connects on the fadeaway from the left block and he's hacked by Raphael Esposito - foul #1 on Raphael Esposito, team foul #3 | 35-49 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Rodney Eastin (SG), Gary Johnson (SF) Matthew Alexander, Robert Ferrill | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ryan Bowden (PG), Brett Bailey (PF) Raphael Esposito, Lowell Howell | |
| 14:19 | Western Kentucky | William Theus makes the free throw | 36-49 |
| 13:58 | Louisiana Tech | Steve Folks hits the finger roll | 36-51 |
| 13:42 | Western Kentucky | Rodney Eastin scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by Gary Johnson | 39-51 |
| 13:28 | Louisiana Tech | Bruce Siple comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away but he's fouled by William Theus - foul #1 on William Theus, team foul #2 | 39-51 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Boyce Breunig (PG), Robert Ferrill (PF) William Theus, Derek Caulfield | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Loren Pool (SF) Steve Folks | |
| 13:28 | Louisiana Tech | Bruce Siple misses the 1st free throw | 39-51 |
| 13:28 | Louisiana Tech | Bruce Siple makes the 2nd free throw | 39-52 |
| 13:28 | Louisiana Tech | Bruce Siple makes the 3rd free throw | 39-53 |
| 13:18 | Western Kentucky | Rodney Eastin is hacked by Humberto Cervantes - foul #4 on Humberto Cervantes, team foul #4 | 39-53 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Steven Vanwagenen (PF) Robert Ferrill | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ivan Zader (SF), Adrian Cost (C) Humberto Cervantes, Bruce Siple | |
| 13:06 | Western Kentucky | Terry Rafael throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-53 |
| 12:59 | Louisiana Tech | Loren Pool makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Adrian Cost | 39-56 |
| 12:37 | Western Kentucky | Brett Bailey steals it from Steven Vanwagenen | 39-56 |
| 12:15 | Louisiana Tech | Terry Rafael is called for the reach on Ryan Bowden - foul #4 on Terry Rafael, team foul #3 | 39-56 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Derek Caulfield (C) Terry Rafael | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Raphael Esposito (SG), Lowell Howell (SF), Steve Folks (C) Loren Pool, Ivan Zader, Adrian Cost | |
| 11:52 | Louisiana Tech | Brett Bailey misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 39-56 |
| 11:50 | Louisiana Tech | Steve Folks tips it back up and in | 39-58 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Boyce Breunig (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Rodney Eastin (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Steven Vanwagenen (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Derek Caulfield (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Ryan Bowden (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raphael Esposito (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Lowell Howell (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. PF - Brett Bailey (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Steve Folks (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 11:44 | Western Kentucky | Rodney Eastin can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 39-58 |
| 11:43 | Louisiana Tech | Brett Bailey snags the defensive board | 39-58 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 11:16 | Louisiana Tech | Gary Johnson takes the ball from Steve Folks | 39-58 |
| 11:09 | Western Kentucky | Boyce Breunig misses the dunk attempt | 39-58 |
| 11:08 | Louisiana Tech | Ryan Bowden grabs the board | 39-58 |
| 10:40 | Louisiana Tech | Steve Folks scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 39-60 |
| 10:29 | Western Kentucky | Derek Caulfield is hacked by Brett Bailey - foul #1 on Brett Bailey, team foul #5 | 39-60 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Matthew Alexander (SG), Robert Ferrill (PF), George Newburn (C) Rodney Eastin, Gary Johnson, Steven Vanwagenen | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Loren Pool (SG), Adrian Cost (PF), Bruce Siple (C) Ryan Bowden, Brett Bailey, Steve Folks | |
| 10:18 | Western Kentucky | Boyce Breunig misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Raphael Esposito - foul #2 on Raphael Esposito, team foul #6 | 39-60 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Steven Vanwagenen (PF) Derek Caulfield | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 10:18 | Western Kentucky | Boyce Breunig makes the 1st free throw | 40-60 |
| 10:18 | Western Kentucky | Boyce Breunig misses the 2nd free throw | 40-60 |
| 10:18 | Louisiana Tech | Bruce Siple grabs the board | 40-60 |
| 09:50 | Louisiana Tech | Raphael Esposito hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 40-60 |
| 09:49 | Western Kentucky | Steven Vanwagenen pulls down the rebound | 40-60 |
| 09:33 | Western Kentucky | Steven Vanwagenen blows the layup | 40-60 |
| 09:31 | Louisiana Tech | Lowell Howell grabs the board | 40-60 |
| 09:07 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Ferrill takes the ball from Raphael Esposito | 40-60 |
| 08:57 | Western Kentucky | Bruce Siple swats the short shot by George Newburn | 40-60 |
| 08:55 | Western Kentucky | Matthew Alexander gets the offensive rebound | 40-60 |
| 08:45 | Western Kentucky | Matthew Alexander is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Matthew Alexander, team foul #4 | 40-60 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | William Theus (PG), Rodney Eastin (SG), Derek Caulfield (SF) Boyce Breunig, Matthew Alexander, Steven Vanwagenen | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ryan Bowden (PG), Steve Folks (SF), Brett Bailey (PF) Raphael Esposito, Lowell Howell, Adrian Cost | |
| 08:22 | Louisiana Tech | Brett Bailey clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-60 |
| 08:21 | Louisiana Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Bruce Siple | 40-60 |
| 08:10 | Louisiana Tech | Ryan Bowden comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-60 |
| 08:08 | Louisiana Tech | Loren Pool misses the tip | 40-60 |
| 08:06 | Louisiana Tech | Bruce Siple grabs the offensive board | 40-60 |
| 07:52 | Louisiana Tech | Brett Bailey hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-60 |
| 07:51 | Western Kentucky | Rodney Eastin pulls down the rebound | 40-60 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - William Theus (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rodney Eastin (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Derek Caulfield (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Robert Ferrill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - George Newburn (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Ryan Bowden (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Loren Pool (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. SF - Steve Folks (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. PF - Brett Bailey (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Bruce Siple (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 07:45 | Western Kentucky | George Newburn comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 40-60 |
| 07:44 | Louisiana Tech | Ryan Bowden snags the defensive board | 40-60 |
| 07:20 | Louisiana Tech | A charge is called on Ryan Bowden - foul #1 on Ryan Bowden, team foul #7 | 40-60 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Gary Johnson (SF), Terry Rafael (C) Robert Ferrill, George Newburn | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Humberto Cervantes (SG), Adrian Cost (C) Loren Pool, Bruce Siple | |
| 07:01 | Western Kentucky | William Theus is whistled for a carry | 40-60 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Boyce Breunig (PG) William Theus | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 06:39 | Louisiana Tech | The pull-up jumper by Humberto Cervantes is blocked by Derek Caulfield | 40-60 |
| 06:38 | Louisiana Tech | Steve Folks tips it back up and in | 40-62 |
| 06:34 | Western Kentucky | Rodney Eastin is whistled for a carry | 40-62 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Matthew Alexander (SG) Rodney Eastin | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Lowell Howell (SF) Adrian Cost | |
| 06:09 | Louisiana Tech | Ryan Bowden can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-62 |
| 06:07 | Louisiana Tech | Brett Bailey tips it home | 40-64 |
| 05:53 | Western Kentucky | Ryan Bowden takes the ball from Derek Caulfield | 40-64 |
| 05:32 | Louisiana Tech | Ryan Bowden misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-64 |
| 05:30 | Western Kentucky | Matthew Alexander pulls down the rebound | 40-64 |
| 05:18 | Western Kentucky | Boyce Breunig makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Derek Caulfield | 43-64 |
| 04:56 | Louisiana Tech | Ryan Bowden misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Gary Johnson - foul #3 on Gary Johnson, team foul #5 | 43-64 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | William Theus (PG), Robert Ferrill (SF), George Newburn (PF) Boyce Breunig, Gary Johnson, Terry Rafael | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Raphael Esposito (SG), Loren Pool (SF), Adrian Cost (PF), Robert Bensen (C) Humberto Cervantes, Lowell Howell, Brett Bailey, Steve Folks | |
| 04:56 | Louisiana Tech | Ryan Bowden makes the 1st free throw | 43-65 |
| 04:56 | Louisiana Tech | Ryan Bowden makes the 2nd free throw | 43-66 |
| 04:34 | Western Kentucky | Matthew Alexander drills a jumper from close range on a nice dish by William Theus | 45-66 |
| 04:05 | Louisiana Tech | Adrian Cost is whistled for traveling | 45-66 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Leroy Matheney (SG) Matthew Alexander | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ivan Zader (SF) Ryan Bowden | |
| 03:57 | Western Kentucky | William Theus hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 45-66 |
| 03:56 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bensen grabs the defensive rebound | 45-66 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:45 | Louisiana Tech | Loren Pool misses long on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Leroy Matheney - foul #1 on Leroy Matheney, team foul #6 | 45-66 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Steve Folks (SF) Ivan Zader | |
| 03:45 | Louisiana Tech | Loren Pool makes the 1st free throw | 45-67 |
| 03:45 | Louisiana Tech | Loren Pool makes the 2nd free throw | 45-68 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - William Theus (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Leroy Matheney (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Ferrill (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Newburn (fresh) C - Derek Caulfield (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Raphael Esposito (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Loren Pool (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. SF - Steve Folks (fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. PF - Adrian Cost (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Bensen (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:29 | Western Kentucky | Derek Caulfield buries a turnaround from the left block | 47-68 |
| 03:00 | Louisiana Tech | Raphael Esposito hits a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Bensen | 47-70 |
| 02:46 | Western Kentucky | Derek Caulfield drills a shot in the paint | 49-70 |
| 02:17 | Louisiana Tech | Raphael Esposito scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Steve Folks | 49-73 |
| 01:54 | Western Kentucky | William Theus hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 49-73 |
| 01:53 | Louisiana Tech | Loren Pool snags the defensive board | 49-73 |
| 01:32 | Louisiana Tech | Loren Pool is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 49-73 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Matthew Alexander (SG) Leroy Matheney | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 01:19 | Western Kentucky | Matthew Alexander travels with the ball | 49-73 |
| 01:01 | Louisiana Tech | Loren Pool's dunk attempt is rejected by Derek Caulfield | 49-73 |
| 01:00 | Western Kentucky | Matthew Alexander pulls down the rebound | 49-73 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:52 | Western Kentucky | George Newburn can't connect on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Robert Bensen - foul #1 on Robert Bensen, team foul #8 | 49-73 |
| 00:52 | Western Kentucky | George Newburn makes the 1st free throw | 50-73 |
| 00:52 | Western Kentucky | George Newburn makes the 2nd free throw | 51-73 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Louisiana Tech | Steve Folks clanks a jumper from the left side | 51-73 |
| 00:30 | Louisiana Tech | Loren Pool misses the tip | 51-73 |
| 00:28 | Western Kentucky | Robert Ferrill pulls down the rebound | 51-73 |
| 00:22 | Western Kentucky | Matthew Alexander misses the 3 from straight away | 51-73 |
| 00:21 | Western Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to George Newburn | 51-73 |
| 00:19 | Western Kentucky | Derek Caulfield can't connect on a runner from close range | 51-73 |
| 00:17 | Western Kentucky | Robert Ferrill snags the offensive board | 51-73 |
| 00:15 | Western Kentucky | Robert Ferrill misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-73 |
| 00:14 | Louisiana Tech | Adrian Cost gets the rebound | 51-73 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana Tech | Raphael Esposito runs out the clock | 51-73 |