| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - David Smelley (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Patrick Avery (fresh) SF - Richard Ross (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Shaul (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - John Wells (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UL-Monroe | PG - James Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Sal Crutcher (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Abraham Buchanan (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Dennis Harmon (fresh) C - Rosendo Vega (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UL-Monroe | Abraham Buchanan inbounds the ball | 24-27 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UL-Monroe | UL-Monroe is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 19:49 | UL-Monroe | Richard Ross picks off the pass by Sal Crutcher | 24-27 |
| 19:45 | Fresno State | Richard Ross hits the finger roll | 26-27 |
| 19:19 | UL-Monroe | Abraham Buchanan is called for a charge - foul #2 on Abraham Buchanan, team foul #1 | 26-27 |
| 18:55 | Fresno State | Richard Ross is hacked by Dennis Harmon - foul #1 on Dennis Harmon, team foul #2 | 26-27 |
| 18:37 | Fresno State | Richard Ross scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Patrick Avery | 29-27 |
| 18:08 | UL-Monroe | James Williams knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Sal Crutcher | 29-30 |
| 17:47 | Fresno State | William Shaul hits a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Patrick Avery | 31-30 |
| 17:28 | UL-Monroe | James Williams misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-30 |
| 17:26 | Fresno State | John Wells grabs the defensive rebound | 31-30 |
| 17:01 | Fresno State | David Smelley connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-30 |
| 16:41 | UL-Monroe | Abraham Buchanan makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from James Williams | 34-33 |
| 16:20 | Fresno State | William Shaul misses the easy layup | 34-33 |
| 16:19 | UL-Monroe | Dennis Harmon pulls down the rebound | 34-33 |
| 15:50 | UL-Monroe | Richard Ross takes the ball from Sal Crutcher | 34-33 |
| 15:46 | Fresno State | David Smelley blows the layup | 34-33 |
| 15:44 | UL-Monroe | Rosendo Vega snags the defensive board | 34-33 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - David Smelley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Patrick Avery (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Richard Ross (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Shaul (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - John Wells (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UL-Monroe | PG - James Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Sal Crutcher (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Abraham Buchanan (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Dennis Harmon (fresh) 2 reb. C - Rosendo Vega (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:22 | UL-Monroe | James Williams knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Sal Crutcher | 34-36 |
| 15:03 | Fresno State | William Shaul blows the dunk | 34-36 |
| 15:01 | Fresno State | John Wells can't tip it in | 34-36 |
| 15:00 | UL-Monroe | Abraham Buchanan gets the rebound | 34-36 |
| 14:37 | UL-Monroe | Dennis Harmon is whistled for traveling | 34-36 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Jeffrey Reese (PG), Walter Cruise (SG), Jerome Thomas (SF), Christopher Howard (PF), Robert Wilcox (C) David Smelley, Patrick Avery, Richard Ross, William Shaul, John Wells | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Ahmed Corner (PF) Dennis Harmon | |
| 14:14 | Fresno State | Christopher Howard makes the runner in the lane set up by Jeffrey Reese | 36-36 |
| 13:54 | UL-Monroe | Robert Wilcox picks off the pass by Abraham Buchanan | 36-36 |
| 13:30 | Fresno State | Jerome Thomas's floater is tipped away by Ahmed Corner | 36-36 |
| 13:28 | Fresno State | Jerome Thomas tips it back up and in | 38-36 |
| 13:02 | UL-Monroe | Ahmed Corner buries a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Sal Crutcher | 38-38 |
| 12:39 | Fresno State | Robert Wilcox hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Rosendo Vega - foul #1 on Rosendo Vega, team foul #3 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Fresno State | David Smelley (PG), John Wells (C) Jeffrey Reese, Christopher Howard | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Dennis Harmon (C) Rosendo Vega | |
| 12:39 | Fresno State | Robert Wilcox makes the 1st free throw | 39-38 |
| 12:39 | Fresno State | Robert Wilcox misses the 2nd free throw | 39-38 |
| 12:39 | UL-Monroe | Abraham Buchanan pulls down the rebound | 39-38 |
| 12:17 | UL-Monroe | Ahmed Corner can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 39-38 |
| 12:16 | UL-Monroe | Ahmed Corner tips it but misses | 39-38 |
| 12:15 | Fresno State | Robert Wilcox pulls down the rebound | 39-38 |
| 11:47 | Fresno State | Walter Cruise comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 39-38 |
| 11:45 | Fresno State | David Smelley tips it in | 41-38 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - David Smelley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Walter Cruise (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jerome Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Wilcox (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Wells (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UL-Monroe | PG - James Williams (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Sal Crutcher (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SF - Abraham Buchanan (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ahmed Corner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Dennis Harmon (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:25 | UL-Monroe | James Williams loses the ball out of bounds | 41-38 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Patrick Avery (SG), Richard Ross (SF), William Shaul (PF) Walter Cruise, Jerome Thomas, Robert Wilcox | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | | |
| 11:01 | Fresno State | Dennis Harmon blocks the short jumper by William Shaul | 41-38 |
| 11:00 | Fresno State | David Smelley hits the follow up shot | 43-38 |
| 10:47 | UL-Monroe | Sal Crutcher misses badly on a shot in the paint but the foul's on Patrick Avery - foul #1 on Patrick Avery, team foul #1 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Rosendo Vega (C) Ahmed Corner | |
| 10:47 | UL-Monroe | Sal Crutcher makes the 1st free throw | 43-39 |
| 10:47 | UL-Monroe | Sal Crutcher makes the 2nd free throw | 43-40 |
| 10:19 | Fresno State | David Smelley misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 43-40 |
| 10:17 | UL-Monroe | Dennis Harmon pulls down the rebound | 43-40 |
| 09:52 | UL-Monroe | James Williams misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-40 |
| 09:50 | UL-Monroe | Rosendo Vega hits the follow up shot | 43-42 |
| 09:24 | Fresno State | John Wells scores on a floater from the left side on a nice dish by David Smelley | 45-42 |
| 08:58 | UL-Monroe | Abraham Buchanan misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 45-42 |
| 08:57 | Fresno State | John Wells grabs the defensive rebound | 45-42 |
| 08:36 | Fresno State | Richard Ross can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Abraham Buchanan - foul #3 on Abraham Buchanan, team foul #4 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Robert Wilcox (C) John Wells | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Richard Rawls (PG), Bobby Johnson (SF), Ahmed Corner (PF) James Williams, Abraham Buchanan, Dennis Harmon | |
| 08:36 | Fresno State | Richard Ross makes the 1st free throw | 46-42 |
| 08:36 | Fresno State | Richard Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 47-42 |
| 08:07 | UL-Monroe | Ahmed Corner travels with the ball | 47-42 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Jeffrey Reese (PG), Walter Cruise (SG), Jerome Thomas (SF) David Smelley, Patrick Avery, Richard Ross | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | | |
| 07:44 | Fresno State | William Shaul scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Jeffrey Reese | 49-42 |
| 07:42 | UL-Monroe | Richard Rawls is called for traveling in the backcourt | 49-42 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Christopher Howard (PF) William Shaul | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Abraham Buchanan (SF) Bobby Johnson | |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Jeffrey Reese (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Walter Cruise (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jerome Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Howard (fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Wilcox (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | UL-Monroe | PG - Richard Rawls (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Sal Crutcher (tiring) 6 pts. 6 ast. SF - Abraham Buchanan (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ahmed Corner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Rosendo Vega (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Fresno State | Jerome Thomas is hacked by Abraham Buchanan - foul #4 on Abraham Buchanan, team foul #5 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Dennis Harmon (C) Rosendo Vega | |
| 07:10 | Fresno State | Robert Wilcox makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Walter Cruise | 51-42 |
| 06:49 | UL-Monroe | Ahmed Corner misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Christopher Howard - foul #2 on Christopher Howard, team foul #2 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Fresno State | David Smelley (PG), Patrick Avery (SG), John Wells (C) Jeffrey Reese, Walter Cruise, Robert Wilcox | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | James Williams (PG) Richard Rawls | |
| 06:49 | UL-Monroe | Ahmed Corner makes the 1st free throw | 51-43 |
| 06:49 | UL-Monroe | Ahmed Corner makes the 2nd free throw | 51-44 |
| 06:21 | Fresno State | Patrick Avery misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Sal Crutcher - foul #1 on Sal Crutcher, team foul #6 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Richard Ross (SF), William Shaul (PF) Jerome Thomas, Christopher Howard | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Rosendo Vega (C) Dennis Harmon | |
| 06:21 | Fresno State | Patrick Avery makes the 1st free throw | 52-44 |
| 06:21 | Fresno State | Patrick Avery misses the 2nd free throw | 52-44 |
| 06:21 | UL-Monroe | Rosendo Vega snags the defensive board | 52-44 |
| 05:57 | UL-Monroe | James Williams clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-44 |
| 05:56 | Fresno State | William Shaul snags the defensive board | 52-44 |
| 05:33 | Fresno State | David Smelley misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-44 |
| 05:31 | UL-Monroe | The rebound goes to Abraham Buchanan | 52-44 |
| 05:04 | UL-Monroe | Abraham Buchanan's pass is intercepted by John Wells | 52-44 |
| 04:45 | Fresno State | Richard Ross's pass is intercepted by Sal Crutcher | 52-44 |
| 04:25 | UL-Monroe | James Williams misses long on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by David Smelley - foul #2 on David Smelley, team foul #3 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Walter Cruise (SG), Christopher Howard (PF) Patrick Avery, William Shaul | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Bobby Johnson (SF), Dennis Harmon (PF) Abraham Buchanan, Ahmed Corner | |
| 04:25 | UL-Monroe | James Williams makes the 1st free throw | 52-45 |
| 04:25 | UL-Monroe | James Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 52-46 |
| 04:03 | Fresno State | Walter Cruise scores on a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Richard Ross | 54-46 |
| 03:44 | UL-Monroe | Sal Crutcher hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 54-46 |
| 03:42 | UL-Monroe | Dennis Harmon grabs the offensive rebound | 54-46 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - David Smelley (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Walter Cruise (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Richard Ross (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Christopher Howard (fresh) 4 pts. C - John Wells (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UL-Monroe | PG - James Williams (tiring) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Sal Crutcher (tiring) 6 pts. 6 ast. SF - Bobby Johnson (fresh) PF - Dennis Harmon (fresh) 4 reb. C - Rosendo Vega (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:32 | UL-Monroe | Rosendo Vega misses the lay-in | 54-46 |
| 03:30 | UL-Monroe | Rosendo Vega grabs the offensive board | 54-46 |
| 03:09 | UL-Monroe | Bobby Johnson scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from James Williams | 54-49 |
| 02:52 | Fresno State | Christopher Howard hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 54-49 |
| 02:51 | Fresno State | The offensive rebound goes to John Wells | 54-49 |
| 02:51 | Fresno State | Fresno State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-49 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Patrick Avery (SG), William Shaul (PF) Walter Cruise, Christopher Howard | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Abraham Buchanan (SF), Ahmed Corner (PF) Bobby Johnson, Dennis Harmon | |
| 02:34 | Fresno State | David Smelley buries a floater from the right side set up by Patrick Avery | 56-49 |
| 02:32 | UL-Monroe | David Smelley is called for the reach on James Williams in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Smelley, team foul #4 | 56-49 |
| 02:20 | UL-Monroe | Ahmed Corner is hacked by William Shaul - foul #1 on William Shaul, team foul #5 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Jerome Thomas (SF) Richard Ross | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | | |
| 02:00 | UL-Monroe | Abraham Buchanan scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-52 |
| 01:38 | Fresno State | John Wells scores on a runner in the lane on a great pass from David Smelley and he's fouled by Ahmed Corner - foul #4 on Ahmed Corner, team foul #7 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Richard Ross (SF) Jerome Thomas | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | | |
| 01:38 | Fresno State | John Wells makes the free throw | 59-52 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UL-Monroe | UL-Monroe is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 01:27 | UL-Monroe | Ahmed Corner is hacked by Patrick Avery - foul #2 on Patrick Avery, team foul #6 | 59-52 |
| 01:05 | UL-Monroe | Abraham Buchanan scores on a jumpshot from the right wing | 59-54 |
| 00:42 | Fresno State | Sal Crutcher is called for the reach on David Smelley - foul #2 on Sal Crutcher, team foul #8 | 59-54 |
| 00:42 | Fresno State | David Smelley misses the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 00:42 | UL-Monroe | Ahmed Corner snags the defensive board | 59-54 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UL-Monroe | UL-Monroe is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 00:36 | UL-Monroe | Sal Crutcher hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 59-54 |
| 00:35 | Fresno State | John Wells gets the rebound | 59-54 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UL-Monroe | UL-Monroe is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:34 | Fresno State | Sal Crutcher is called for the reach on John Wells in the backcourt - foul #3 on Sal Crutcher, team foul #9 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Charles Levine (SF) Richard Ross | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | | |
| 00:34 | Fresno State | John Wells makes the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 00:34 | Fresno State | John Wells makes the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| 00:28 | UL-Monroe | Abraham Buchanan misses the 3 from the right wing | 61-54 |
| 00:27 | Fresno State | The rebound goes to John Wells | 61-54 |
| 00:26 | Fresno State | James Williams is called for the reach on John Wells in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Williams, team foul #10 | 61-54 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Jerome Thomas (SF) Charles Levine | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | | |
| 00:26 | Fresno State | John Wells misses the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 00:26 | Fresno State | John Wells misses the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| 00:26 | UL-Monroe | Ahmed Corner gets the rebound | 61-54 |
| 00:20 | UL-Monroe | James Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-54 |
| 00:18 | Fresno State | The rebound goes to William Shaul | 61-54 |
| 00:17 | Fresno State | James Williams is called for the reach on William Shaul in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Williams, team foul #11 | 61-54 |
| 00:17 | Fresno State | William Shaul makes the 1st free throw | 62-54 |
| 00:17 | Fresno State | William Shaul misses the 2nd free throw | 62-54 |
| 00:17 | Fresno State | John Wells snags the offensive board | 62-54 |
| 00:15 | Fresno State | James Williams is called for the reach on John Wells - foul #4 on James Williams, team foul #12 | 62-54 |
| 00:15 | Fresno State | John Wells misses the 1st free throw | 62-54 |
| 00:15 | Fresno State | John Wells misses the 2nd free throw | 62-54 |
| 00:15 | UL-Monroe | Rosendo Vega grabs the defensive rebound | 62-54 |
| 00:09 | UL-Monroe | John Wells is called for the reach on Rosendo Vega - foul #2 on John Wells, team foul #7 | 62-54 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Richard Ross (SF) Jerome Thomas | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | | |
| 00:09 | UL-Monroe | Rosendo Vega makes the 1st free throw | 62-55 |
| 00:09 | UL-Monroe | Rosendo Vega makes the 2nd free throw | 62-56 |
| 00:06 | Fresno State | William Shaul is fouled in the backcourt by James Williams - foul #5 on James Williams, team foul #13 | 62-56 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Charles Levine (SF) Richard Ross | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Richard Rawls (PG) James Williams | |
| 00:06 | Fresno State | William Shaul makes the 1st free throw | 63-56 |
| 00:06 | Fresno State | William Shaul makes the 2nd free throw | 64-56 |
| 00:02 | UL-Monroe | Abraham Buchanan misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 64-56 |
| 00:01 | UL-Monroe | Rosendo Vega snags the offensive board | 64-56 |
| 00:00 | UL-Monroe | The clock runs out | 64-56 |