| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Robert Raff (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Michael Barry (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Charles Bainter (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Justin Smiley (fresh) 2 reb. C - Roger Stukowski (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Randall Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Hull (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lee Schiffer (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Eric Hixon (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - James Hartman (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Charles Bainter inbounds the ball | 31-49 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:49 | Central Michigan | Roger Stukowski clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 31-49 |
| 19:47 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Justin Smiley | 31-49 |
| 19:42 | Central Michigan | Roger Stukowski makes the fadeaway in the paint | 33-49 |
| 19:24 | Louisiana Tech | James Hartman misses the fadeaway from the left side | 33-49 |
| 19:22 | Central Michigan | Michael Barry pulls down the rebound | 33-49 |
| 19:05 | Central Michigan | Michael Barry is fouled on the floor by Randall Smith - foul #3 on Randall Smith, team foul #1 | 33-49 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Matthew Gaffney (PG) Randall Smith | |
| 19:00 | Central Michigan | Robert Raff misses the floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Matthew Gaffney - foul #2 on Matthew Gaffney, team foul #2 | 33-49 |
| 19:00 | Central Michigan | Robert Raff makes the 1st free throw | 34-49 |
| 19:00 | Central Michigan | Robert Raff makes the 2nd free throw | 35-49 |
| 18:47 | Louisiana Tech | James Hartman misses short on a floater from the left wing | 35-49 |
| 18:45 | Central Michigan | Roger Stukowski grabs the defensive rebound | 35-49 |
| 18:41 | Central Michigan | James Hartman blocks the short jumper by Robert Raff | 35-49 |
| 18:40 | Louisiana Tech | Matthew Gaffney snags the defensive board | 35-49 |
| 18:19 | Louisiana Tech | William Hull misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Robert Raff - foul #3 on Robert Raff, team foul #1 | 35-49 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Harold Beasley (PG) Robert Raff | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 18:19 | Louisiana Tech | William Hull makes the 1st free throw | 35-50 |
| 18:19 | Louisiana Tech | William Hull makes the 2nd free throw | 35-51 |
| 18:06 | Central Michigan | Eric Hixon steals the ball from Harold Beasley | 35-51 |
| 17:39 | Louisiana Tech | William Hull is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on William Hull, team foul #3 | 35-51 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ronnie Herren (SG), Paul Lawrence (SF), John Robbins (PF) Michael Barry, Charles Bainter, Justin Smiley | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Marlon Wunder (C) James Hartman | |
| 17:18 | Central Michigan | Roger Stukowski's fadeaway is rejected by Marlon Wunder | 35-51 |
| 17:17 | Louisiana Tech | William Hull snags the defensive board | 35-51 |
| 17:03 | Louisiana Tech | Matthew Gaffney comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 35-51 |
| 17:01 | Central Michigan | Paul Lawrence grabs the board | 35-51 |
| 16:50 | Central Michigan | Ronnie Herren misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-51 |
| 16:49 | Louisiana Tech | Marlon Wunder grabs the board | 35-51 |
| 16:32 | Louisiana Tech | Matthew Gaffney misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 35-51 |
| 16:31 | Central Michigan | Harold Beasley pulls down the rebound | 35-51 |
| 16:12 | Central Michigan | Harold Beasley clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 35-51 |
| 16:10 | Louisiana Tech | Marlon Wunder snags the defensive board | 35-51 |
| 15:55 | Louisiana Tech | John Robbins steps in front of the Matthew Gaffney pass | 35-51 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Harold Beasley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronnie Herren (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Paul Lawrence (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Robbins (fresh) C - Roger Stukowski (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Matthew Gaffney (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Hull (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lee Schiffer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Eric Hixon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Marlon Wunder (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Central Michigan | Roger Stukowski misses the jumper from the left block | 35-51 |
| 15:32 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Roger Stukowski | 35-51 |
| 15:14 | Central Michigan | Paul Lawrence is fouled on the floor by Eric Hixon - foul #1 on Eric Hixon, team foul #4 | 35-51 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Raff (PG), Michael Barry (SG), Charles Bainter (SF), Justin Smiley (PF), Wekesa Suleiman (C) Harold Beasley, Ronnie Herren, Paul Lawrence, John Robbins, Roger Stukowski | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Randall Smith (PG), Jimmy Dearing (SG), Gary Brown (SF), Dallas Matthews (PF), James Hartman (C) Matthew Gaffney, William Hull, Lee Schiffer, Eric Hixon, Marlon Wunder | |
| 14:56 | Central Michigan | Robert Raff hits the finger roll on a great pass from Michael Barry | 37-51 |
| 14:45 | Louisiana Tech | Randall Smith makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-54 |
| 14:41 | Central Michigan | James Hartman picks off the pass by Robert Raff | 37-54 |
| 14:13 | Louisiana Tech | Dallas Matthews is hacked by Justin Smiley - foul #2 on Justin Smiley, team foul #2 | 37-54 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Matthew Gaffney (SG) Gary Brown | |
| 14:02 | Louisiana Tech | Randall Smith comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-54 |
| 14:00 | Central Michigan | Justin Smiley gets the rebound | 37-54 |
| 13:45 | Central Michigan | Randall Smith steps in front of the Charles Bainter pass | 37-54 |
| 13:40 | Louisiana Tech | Matthew Gaffney lays it up and in on a nice dish by Randall Smith | 37-56 |
| 13:21 | Central Michigan | Justin Smiley is hacked by Randall Smith - foul #4 on Randall Smith, team foul #5 | 37-56 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Roger Stukowski (C) Wekesa Suleiman | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Casimir Cholewinski (PG), Marlon Wunder (PF) Randall Smith, Dallas Matthews | |
| 13:05 | Central Michigan | Roger Stukowski connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Justin Smiley | 39-56 |
| 12:53 | Louisiana Tech | Roger Stukowski steps in front of the Casimir Cholewinski pass | 39-56 |
| 12:31 | Central Michigan | Roger Stukowski knocks in the shot from close range and the foul's on Jimmy Dearing - foul #2 on Jimmy Dearing, team foul #6 | 41-56 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Harold Beasley (SG), Paul Lawrence (SF), John Robbins (PF) Michael Barry, Charles Bainter, Justin Smiley | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | William Hull (SG), Lee Schiffer (SF), Eric Hixon (PF) Casimir Cholewinski, Jimmy Dearing, James Hartman | |
| 12:31 | Central Michigan | Roger Stukowski misses the free throw | 41-56 |
| 12:31 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Marlon Wunder | 41-56 |
| 12:18 | Louisiana Tech | Matthew Gaffney connects on the floater from the left side set up by William Hull | 41-58 |
| 11:53 | Central Michigan | Paul Lawrence clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Eric Hixon - foul #2 on Eric Hixon, team foul #7 | 41-58 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ronnie Herren (SG) Robert Raff | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Casimir Cholewinski (PG) Matthew Gaffney | |
| 11:53 | Central Michigan | Paul Lawrence makes the 1st free throw | 42-58 |
| 11:53 | Central Michigan | Paul Lawrence makes the 2nd free throw | 43-58 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Harold Beasley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronnie Herren (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Paul Lawrence (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Robbins (fresh) C - Roger Stukowski (fresh) 20 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Casimir Cholewinski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Hull (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lee Schiffer (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Eric Hixon (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Marlon Wunder (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Louisiana Tech | Eric Hixon can't finish the layup | 43-58 |
| 11:36 | Louisiana Tech | Marlon Wunder tips it but misses | 43-58 |
| 11:35 | Central Michigan | John Robbins grabs the defensive rebound | 43-58 |
| 11:21 | Central Michigan | Harold Beasley clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Casimir Cholewinski - foul #2 on Casimir Cholewinski, team foul #8 | 43-58 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Wekesa Suleiman (C) Roger Stukowski | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Dallas Matthews (C) Marlon Wunder | |
| 11:21 | Central Michigan | Harold Beasley misses the 1st free throw | 43-58 |
| 11:21 | Central Michigan | Harold Beasley makes the 2nd free throw | 44-58 |
| 11:10 | Louisiana Tech | William Hull buries a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Casimir Cholewinski and he's fouled by Harold Beasley - foul #1 on Harold Beasley, team foul #3 | 44-60 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Michael Barry (SG) Ronnie Herren | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Matthew Gaffney (PG), James Hartman (C) Casimir Cholewinski, Dallas Matthews | |
| 11:10 | Louisiana Tech | William Hull makes the free throw | 44-61 |
| 10:57 | Central Michigan | Lee Schiffer swats the shot by John Robbins | 44-61 |
| 10:55 | Central Michigan | Wekesa Suleiman pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-61 |
| 10:39 | Central Michigan | Paul Lawrence misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 44-61 |
| 10:37 | Louisiana Tech | James Hartman gets the rebound | 44-61 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 10:15 | Louisiana Tech | Lee Schiffer can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Paul Lawrence - foul #2 on Paul Lawrence, team foul #4 | 44-61 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Raff (PG), Charles Bainter (SF), Justin Smiley (PF), Roger Stukowski (C) Harold Beasley, Paul Lawrence, John Robbins, Wekesa Suleiman | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Jimmy Dearing (SG) William Hull | |
| 10:15 | Louisiana Tech | Lee Schiffer makes the 1st free throw | 44-62 |
| 10:15 | Louisiana Tech | Lee Schiffer makes the 2nd free throw | 44-63 |
| 09:56 | Central Michigan | Robert Raff buries a runner in the lane on a great pass from Michael Barry | 46-63 |
| 09:27 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Bainter is called for the reach on Lee Schiffer - foul #3 on Charles Bainter, team foul #5 | 46-63 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ronnie Herren (SG) Michael Barry | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Casimir Cholewinski (PG), Gary Brown (SF), Marlon Wunder (PF), Dallas Matthews (C) Matthew Gaffney, Lee Schiffer, Eric Hixon, James Hartman | |
| 09:15 | Louisiana Tech | Casimir Cholewinski comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-63 |
| 09:13 | Louisiana Tech | Marlon Wunder tips it but misses | 46-63 |
| 09:11 | Central Michigan | Roger Stukowski gets the rebound | 46-63 |
| 09:04 | Central Michigan | Robert Raff lays it up and in on a nice dish by Ronnie Herren and he's fouled by Casimir Cholewinski - foul #3 on Casimir Cholewinski, team foul #9 | 48-63 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Harold Beasley (SG) Ronnie Herren | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 09:04 | Central Michigan | Robert Raff misses the free throw | 48-63 |
| 09:04 | Louisiana Tech | Jimmy Dearing gets the rebound | 48-63 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:43 | Louisiana Tech | Casimir Cholewinski scores on a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Gary Brown | 48-65 |
| 08:21 | Central Michigan | Roger Stukowski misses short on a shot from the right side | 48-65 |
| 08:19 | Louisiana Tech | Dallas Matthews snags the defensive board | 48-65 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:01 | Louisiana Tech | Jimmy Dearing comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-65 |
| 07:59 | Central Michigan | Robert Raff pulls down the rebound | 48-65 |
| 07:39 | Central Michigan | Robert Raff can't finish the layup | 48-65 |
| 07:37 | Central Michigan | Charles Bainter grabs the offensive rebound | 48-65 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Robert Raff (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SG - Harold Beasley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Bainter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Justin Smiley (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Roger Stukowski (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Casimir Cholewinski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jimmy Dearing (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Gary Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Marlon Wunder (fresh) 12 pts. 11 reb. C - Dallas Matthews (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Central Michigan | Jimmy Dearing steals the ball from Roger Stukowski | 48-65 |
| 06:58 | Louisiana Tech | Dallas Matthews is hacked by Roger Stukowski - foul #2 on Roger Stukowski, team foul #6 | 48-65 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Michael Barry (SG), Paul Lawrence (SF), John Robbins (PF), Wekesa Suleiman (C) Harold Beasley, Charles Bainter, Justin Smiley, Roger Stukowski | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Randall Smith (PG), William Hull (SG), Lee Schiffer (SF), Eric Hixon (PF), James Hartman (C) Casimir Cholewinski, Jimmy Dearing, Gary Brown, Marlon Wunder, Dallas Matthews | |
| 06:36 | Louisiana Tech | William Hull buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Randall Smith | 48-68 |
| 06:16 | Central Michigan | Robert Raff banks in the layup | 50-68 |
| 05:52 | Louisiana Tech | Lee Schiffer misses short on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Robert Raff - foul #4 on Robert Raff, team foul #7 | 50-68 |
| 05:52 | Louisiana Tech | Lee Schiffer misses the 1st free throw | 50-68 |
| 05:52 | Louisiana Tech | Lee Schiffer makes the 2nd free throw | 50-69 |
| 05:43 | Central Michigan | Robert Raff is fouled on the floor by Randall Smith - foul #5 on Randall Smith, team foul #10 | 50-69 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Matthew Gaffney (PG) Randall Smith | |
| 05:43 | Central Michigan | Robert Raff makes the 1st free throw | 51-69 |
| 05:43 | Central Michigan | Robert Raff misses the 2nd free throw | 51-69 |
| 05:43 | Louisiana Tech | James Hartman grabs the defensive rebound | 51-69 |
| 05:14 | Louisiana Tech | John Robbins steps in front of the Lee Schiffer pass | 51-69 |
| 04:58 | Central Michigan | James Hartman denies the turnaround by Robert Raff | 51-69 |
| 04:57 | Central Michigan | Michael Barry pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-69 |
| 04:38 | Central Michigan | Robert Raff comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 51-69 |
| 04:36 | Louisiana Tech | Lee Schiffer grabs the board | 51-69 |
| 04:21 | Louisiana Tech | William Hull can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 51-69 |
| 04:19 | Louisiana Tech | Eric Hixon pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-69 |
| 04:09 | Louisiana Tech | William Hull misses long on a floater from the right wing | 51-69 |
| 04:08 | Louisiana Tech | Eric Hixon grabs the offensive board | 51-69 |
| 03:45 | Louisiana Tech | Eric Hixon is hacked by Paul Lawrence - foul #3 on Paul Lawrence, team foul #8 | 51-69 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Kevin Yowell (PG), Harold Beasley (SG) Robert Raff, Michael Barry | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Casimir Cholewinski (PG), Jimmy Dearing (SF), Marlon Wunder (C) William Hull, Lee Schiffer, James Hartman | |
| 03:45 | Louisiana Tech | Eric Hixon makes the 1st free throw | 51-70 |
| 03:45 | Louisiana Tech | Eric Hixon makes the 2nd free throw | 51-71 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:33 | Central Michigan | John Robbins hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 51-71 |
| 03:31 | Louisiana Tech | Marlon Wunder grabs the board | 51-71 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Kevin Yowell (fresh) SG - Harold Beasley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Lawrence (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Robbins (fairly fresh) 2 stl. C - Wekesa Suleiman (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Casimir Cholewinski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Matthew Gaffney (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jimmy Dearing (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Eric Hixon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Marlon Wunder (fresh) 12 pts. 12 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:26 | Louisiana Tech | Paul Lawrence picks off the pass by Matthew Gaffney | 51-71 |
| 03:23 | Central Michigan | Kevin Yowell lays it in on a great pass from Paul Lawrence | 53-71 |
| 03:21 | Louisiana Tech | Casimir Cholewinski is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #4 on Casimir Cholewinski, team foul #11 | 53-71 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Dallas Matthews (C) Eric Hixon | |
| 03:11 | Central Michigan | Harold Beasley drills a pull-up jumper from the left side | 55-71 |
| 02:55 | Louisiana Tech | Dallas Matthews hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-71 |
| 02:53 | Central Michigan | John Robbins pulls down the rebound | 55-71 |
| 02:28 | Central Michigan | Paul Lawrence can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 55-71 |
| 02:26 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Marlon Wunder | 55-71 |
| 02:02 | Louisiana Tech | Jimmy Dearing's pass is intercepted by Kevin Yowell | 55-71 |
| 01:59 | Central Michigan | Matthew Gaffney picks off the pass by Kevin Yowell in the backcourt | 55-71 |
| 01:58 | Louisiana Tech | Matthew Gaffney misses the dunk attempt | 55-71 |
| 01:57 | Central Michigan | Kevin Yowell snags the defensive board | 55-71 |
| 01:52 | Central Michigan | Harold Beasley can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 55-71 |
| 01:51 | Louisiana Tech | Dallas Matthews pulls down the rebound | 55-71 |
| 01:22 | Louisiana Tech | Paul Lawrence is called for the reach on Dallas Matthews - foul #4 on Paul Lawrence, team foul #9 | 55-71 |
| 01:22 | Louisiana Tech | Dallas Matthews misses the 1st free throw | 55-71 |
| 01:22 | Central Michigan | Wekesa Suleiman pulls down the rebound | 55-71 |
| 01:07 | Central Michigan | Kevin Yowell is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Kevin Yowell, team foul #10 | 55-71 |
| 00:52 | Louisiana Tech | Jimmy Dearing misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 55-71 |
| 00:50 | Central Michigan | John Robbins grabs the board | 55-71 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Central Michigan | Paul Lawrence knocks in the jump hook from close range set up by Harold Beasley and he's hacked by Casimir Cholewinski - foul #5 on Casimir Cholewinski, team foul #12 | 57-71 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Gary Brown (SF) Casimir Cholewinski | |
| 00:42 | Central Michigan | Paul Lawrence makes the free throw | 58-71 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:14 | Louisiana Tech | Marlon Wunder knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Gary Brown | 58-73 |
| 00:08 | Central Michigan | John Robbins hits a jump hook near the basket and he's hacked by Dallas Matthews - foul #1 on Dallas Matthews, team foul #13 | 60-73 |
| 00:08 | Central Michigan | John Robbins makes the free throw | 61-73 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana Tech | Matthew Gaffney runs out the clock | 61-73 |