| Lineup | Methodist | PG - Henry Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Dickert (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Douglas (fresh) 1 ast. PF - James Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Singleton (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana | PG - John Harvey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Blue (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Peter Joyner (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Mark Bremner (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana | Charles Blue inbounds the ball | 28-35 |
| Game Plan | Methodist | Methodist is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana | Louisiana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:43 | Louisiana | John Harvey can't connect on a floater from the left side | 28-35 |
| 19:41 | Methodist | Donald Singleton gets the rebound | 28-35 |
| 19:26 | Methodist | James Davis makes the jumper in the lane | 30-35 |
| 19:12 | Louisiana | Peter Joyner lays it in on a great pass from Charles Blue | 30-37 |
| 18:55 | Methodist | James Davis hits a fadeaway from the free throw line | 32-37 |
| 18:44 | Louisiana | John Harvey knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from William Brown and he's hacked by Henry Smith - foul #1 on Henry Smith, team foul #1 | 32-39 |
| 18:44 | Louisiana | John Harvey makes the free throw | 32-40 |
| 18:20 | Methodist | James Davis scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Henry Smith | 34-40 |
| 18:09 | Louisiana | Charles Blue throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-40 |
| 17:44 | Methodist | Donald Singleton can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Mark Bremner - foul #2 on Mark Bremner, team foul #1 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Methodist | | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Michael Vrabel (PG), Cedric Davies (C) John Harvey, Mark Bremner | |
| 17:44 | Methodist | Donald Singleton makes the 1st free throw | 35-40 |
| 17:44 | Methodist | Donald Singleton makes the 2nd free throw | 36-40 |
| 17:28 | Louisiana | Cedric Davies's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-40 |
| Subs | Methodist | John Hills (C) Donald Singleton | |
| Subs | Louisiana | | |
| 17:17 | Methodist | Thomas Dickert misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-40 |
| 17:16 | Louisiana | Peter Joyner grabs the defensive rebound | 36-40 |
| 17:07 | Louisiana | Charles Blue knocks in the fadeaway from the left side | 36-42 |
| 16:39 | Methodist | James Davis misses the shot from just outside the lane | 36-42 |
| 16:38 | Louisiana | The rebound goes to Cedric Davies | 36-42 |
| 16:18 | Louisiana | Henry Smith picks off the pass by Charles Blue | 36-42 |
| 16:15 | Methodist | Thomas Dickert lays it up and in on a great pass from Henry Smith | 38-42 |
| 16:06 | Louisiana | William Brown drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Charles Blue | 38-45 |
| 15:46 | Methodist | Thomas Dickert misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 38-45 |
| 15:45 | Methodist | Henry Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-45 |
| Lineup | Methodist | PG - Henry Smith (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Thomas Dickert (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Douglas (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - James Davis (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - John Hills (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana | PG - Michael Vrabel (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Brown (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Blue (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Peter Joyner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Cedric Davies (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:27 | Methodist | William Brown is called for the reach on Thomas Dickert - foul #2 on William Brown, team foul #2 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Methodist | Robert Pearson (PG), David Celestine (SF), Donald Singleton (C) Henry Smith, William Douglas, John Hills | |
| Subs | Louisiana | John Harvey (PG), Joseph Dees (SG), Michael Farrel (SF), Christopher Kelton (PF), Mark Bremner (C) Michael Vrabel, William Brown, Charles Blue, Peter Joyner, Cedric Davies | |
| 15:20 | Methodist | Thomas Dickert connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by David Celestine | 40-45 |
| 15:15 | Louisiana | John Harvey misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 40-45 |
| 15:14 | Methodist | The rebound goes to James Davis | 40-45 |
| 14:59 | Methodist | James Davis can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 40-45 |
| 14:57 | Methodist | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Singleton | 40-45 |
| 14:45 | Methodist | Thomas Dickert hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Robert Pearson | 43-45 |
| 14:34 | Louisiana | Christopher Kelton is fouled on the floor by Donald Singleton - foul #2 on Donald Singleton, team foul #2 | 43-45 |
| 14:13 | Louisiana | Joseph Dees travels with the ball | 43-45 |
| Subs | Methodist | | |
| Subs | Louisiana | William Brown (SG) Joseph Dees | |
| 14:00 | Methodist | David Celestine misses short on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by John Harvey - foul #2 on John Harvey, team foul #3 | 43-45 |
| 14:00 | Methodist | David Celestine misses the 1st free throw | 43-45 |
| 14:00 | Methodist | David Celestine makes the 2nd free throw | 44-45 |
| 13:45 | Louisiana | William Brown misses the 3 from the left wing | 44-45 |
| 13:44 | Methodist | Donald Singleton grabs the board | 44-45 |
| 13:34 | Methodist | James Davis knocks in the floater from the left block and he's fouled by Christopher Kelton - foul #2 on Christopher Kelton, team foul #4 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Methodist | William Douglas (SF), John Hills (C) Thomas Dickert, Donald Singleton | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Peter Joyner (PF), Cedric Davies (C) Christopher Kelton, Mark Bremner | |
| 13:34 | Methodist | James Davis makes the free throw | 47-45 |
| 13:16 | Louisiana | Peter Joyner banks in the layup on a great pass from Cedric Davies | 47-47 |
| 12:51 | Methodist | John Hills is fouled on the floor by Cedric Davies - foul #1 on Cedric Davies, team foul #5 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Methodist | Henry Smith (SG), Peter Hickman (PF) David Celestine, James Davis | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Michael Vrabel (PG), Charles Blue (SF) John Harvey, Michael Farrel | |
| 12:33 | Methodist | Henry Smith hits a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Pearson and the foul's on William Brown - foul #3 on William Brown, team foul #6 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Methodist | Thomas Dickert (SG) Robert Pearson | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Joseph Dees (SG) William Brown | |
| 12:33 | Methodist | Henry Smith makes the free throw | 50-47 |
| 12:18 | Louisiana | The pull-up jumper by Joseph Dees is blocked by John Hills | 50-47 |
| 12:17 | Methodist | The rebound goes to Peter Hickman | 50-47 |
| 12:01 | Methodist | Thomas Dickert comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-47 |
| 12:00 | Louisiana | Cedric Davies gets the rebound | 50-47 |
| 11:50 | Louisiana | Joseph Dees clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 50-47 |
| 11:49 | Louisiana | Cedric Davies pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-47 |
| 11:35 | Louisiana | Charles Blue clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-47 |
| 11:33 | Methodist | Peter Hickman gets the rebound | 50-47 |
| Lineup | Methodist | PG - Henry Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Dickert (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Douglas (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Peter Hickman (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - John Hills (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana | PG - Michael Vrabel (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Dees (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Charles Blue (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Peter Joyner (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Cedric Davies (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Methodist | Thomas Dickert comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 50-47 |
| 11:16 | Louisiana | Cedric Davies pulls down the rebound | 50-47 |
| 11:02 | Louisiana | Peter Joyner misses short on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Peter Hickman - foul #2 on Peter Hickman, team foul #3 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Methodist | Robert Pearson (PG), David Celestine (SF), James Davis (PF), Donald Singleton (C) Thomas Dickert, William Douglas, Peter Hickman, John Hills | |
| Subs | Louisiana | John Harvey (PG), William Brown (SG), Mark Bremner (C) Michael Vrabel, Joseph Dees, Cedric Davies | |
| 11:02 | Louisiana | Peter Joyner misses the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 11:02 | Louisiana | Peter Joyner misses the 2nd free throw | 50-47 |
| 11:02 | Methodist | Donald Singleton gets the rebound | 50-47 |
| 10:39 | Methodist | Peter Joyner swats the layup by James Davis | 50-47 |
| 10:37 | Louisiana | The rebound goes to Peter Joyner | 50-47 |
| 10:29 | Louisiana | Mark Bremner misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 50-47 |
| 10:28 | Methodist | Donald Singleton snags the defensive board | 50-47 |
| 10:23 | Methodist | John Harvey steals it from David Celestine | 50-47 |
| 10:09 | Louisiana | Charles Blue buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from John Harvey | 50-50 |
| 09:46 | Methodist | James Davis loses the dribble to Peter Joyner | 50-50 |
| 09:32 | Louisiana | William Brown misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-50 |
| 09:31 | Louisiana | Peter Joyner tips it home | 50-52 |
| 09:02 | Methodist | James Davis hits a jumper from the left block | 52-52 |
| 08:52 | Louisiana | William Brown misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-52 |
| 08:50 | Louisiana | Charles Blue gets the offensive rebound | 52-52 |
| 08:45 | Louisiana | Peter Joyner hits the finger roll on a great pass from Charles Blue | 52-54 |
| 08:27 | Methodist | Robert Pearson buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Henry Smith and he's hacked by Charles Blue - foul #1 on Charles Blue, team foul #7 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Methodist | Thomas Dickert (SG), William Douglas (SF), Peter Hickman (PF), John Hills (C) Henry Smith, David Celestine, James Davis, Donald Singleton | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Michael Vrabel (PG), Michael Farrel (SF), Christopher Kelton (PF), Cedric Davies (C) John Harvey, Charles Blue, Peter Joyner, Mark Bremner | |
| 08:27 | Methodist | Robert Pearson misses the free throw | 54-54 |
| 08:27 | Louisiana | Christopher Kelton grabs the board | 54-54 |
| 08:16 | Louisiana | Michael Farrel is fouled on the floor by John Hills - foul #2 on John Hills, team foul #4 | 54-54 |
| 08:04 | Louisiana | Michael Vrabel misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 54-54 |
| 08:02 | Methodist | Peter Hickman gets the rebound | 54-54 |
| 07:49 | Methodist | Peter Hickman can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 54-54 |
| 07:47 | Methodist | Thomas Dickert tips it back up and in | 56-54 |
| 07:31 | Louisiana | Thomas Dickert steps in front of the William Brown pass | 56-54 |
| Lineup | Methodist | PG - Robert Pearson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Dickert (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Douglas (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Peter Hickman (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - John Hills (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana | PG - Michael Vrabel (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Brown (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Farrel (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Christopher Kelton (fresh) 3 reb. C - Cedric Davies (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:02 | Methodist | John Hills's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-54 |
| Subs | Methodist | | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Joseph Dees (SG) William Brown | |
| 06:53 | Louisiana | Joseph Dees travels with the ball | 56-54 |
| Subs | Methodist | Donald Singleton (C) John Hills | |
| Subs | Louisiana | | |
| 06:31 | Methodist | Robert Pearson hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Thomas Dickert | 58-54 |
| 06:09 | Louisiana | Cedric Davies misses badly on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Donald Singleton - foul #3 on Donald Singleton, team foul #5 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Methodist | James Davis (PF) Peter Hickman | |
| Subs | Louisiana | John Harvey (PG), John Vassallo (SF), Peter Joyner (PF) Michael Vrabel, Michael Farrel, Christopher Kelton | |
| 06:09 | Louisiana | Cedric Davies misses the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 06:09 | Louisiana | Cedric Davies makes the 2nd free throw | 58-55 |
| 05:53 | Methodist | Thomas Dickert comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 58-55 |
| 05:52 | Louisiana | Cedric Davies pulls down the rebound | 58-55 |
| 05:32 | Louisiana | John Harvey misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Donald Singleton - foul #4 on Donald Singleton, team foul #6 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Methodist | David Celestine (SF), John Hills (C) William Douglas, Donald Singleton | |
| Subs | Louisiana | William Brown (SG), Charles Blue (SF), Mark Bremner (C) Joseph Dees, John Vassallo, Cedric Davies | |
| 05:32 | Louisiana | John Harvey makes the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 05:32 | Louisiana | John Harvey makes the 2nd free throw | 58-57 |
| 05:09 | Methodist | James Davis comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 58-57 |
| 05:07 | Methodist | Robert Pearson grabs the offensive board | 58-57 |
| 04:58 | Methodist | Robert Pearson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-57 |
| 04:56 | Louisiana | Mark Bremner snags the defensive board | 58-57 |
| 04:51 | Louisiana | William Brown is fouled on the floor by Thomas Dickert - foul #3 on Thomas Dickert, team foul #7 | 58-57 |
| 04:51 | Louisiana | William Brown makes the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 04:51 | Louisiana | William Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 58-59 |
| 04:33 | Methodist | James Davis connects on the runner from the right block | 60-59 |
| 04:24 | Louisiana | Charles Blue drills a floater from the left wing | 60-61 |
| 04:12 | Methodist | Thomas Dickert throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-61 |
| Subs | Methodist | Henry Smith (SG), William Douglas (SF), Donald Singleton (C) Thomas Dickert, David Celestine, John Hills | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Michael Vrabel (PG), Christopher Kelton (PF) John Harvey, Peter Joyner | |
| 04:01 | Louisiana | Charles Blue scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by William Brown | 60-64 |
| 03:53 | Methodist | Robert Pearson misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 60-64 |
| 03:52 | Louisiana | Charles Blue pulls down the rebound | 60-64 |
| 03:33 | Louisiana | Charles Blue misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-64 |
| 03:31 | Methodist | Donald Singleton grabs the board | 60-64 |
| Lineup | Methodist | PG - Robert Pearson (tiring) 15 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Henry Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - William Douglas (fresh) 1 ast. PF - James Davis (tiring) 17 pts. 6 reb. C - Donald Singleton (fresh) 4 pts. 11 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana | PG - Michael Vrabel (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Brown (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Charles Blue (fresh) 18 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. PF - Christopher Kelton (fresh) 3 reb. C - Mark Bremner (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Methodist | Robert Pearson connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Henry Smith | 63-64 |
| 03:13 | Louisiana | Mark Bremner is whistled for traveling | 63-64 |
| Subs | Methodist | David Celestine (SG), Peter Hickman (PF) Robert Pearson, James Davis | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Michael Farrel (SF), Peter Joyner (PF), Cedric Davies (C) Charles Blue, Christopher Kelton, Mark Bremner | |
| 03:00 | Methodist | Donald Singleton hits the finger roll on a great pass from Henry Smith | 65-64 |
| 03:00 | Louisiana | Louisiana calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-64 |
| Subs | Methodist | Robert Pearson (PG), Thomas Dickert (SG), James Davis (PF) Henry Smith, David Celestine, Peter Hickman | |
| Subs | Louisiana | John Harvey (PG), Charles Blue (SF) Michael Vrabel, Michael Farrel | |
| 02:42 | Louisiana | William Brown makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 65-67 |
| 02:22 | Methodist | Thomas Dickert is fouled on the floor by Charles Blue - foul #2 on Charles Blue, team foul #8 | 65-67 |
| Subs | Methodist | | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Mark Bremner (C) Cedric Davies | |
| 02:22 | Methodist | Thomas Dickert makes the 1st free throw | 66-67 |
| 02:22 | Methodist | Thomas Dickert makes the 2nd free throw | 67-67 |
| 02:03 | Louisiana | Charles Blue misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 67-67 |
| 02:02 | Methodist | The rebound goes to Robert Pearson | 67-67 |
| 01:48 | Methodist | William Douglas's pass is intercepted by Charles Blue | 67-67 |
| 01:38 | Louisiana | Thomas Dickert is called for the reach on Charles Blue - foul #4 on Thomas Dickert, team foul #8 | 67-67 |
| 01:38 | Louisiana | Charles Blue makes the 1st free throw | 67-68 |
| 01:38 | Louisiana | Charles Blue makes the 2nd free throw | 67-69 |
| 01:20 | Methodist | James Davis can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 67-69 |
| 01:19 | Louisiana | William Brown gets the rebound | 67-69 |
| 01:10 | Louisiana | William Brown hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by John Harvey | 67-72 |
| 00:50 | Methodist | Robert Pearson buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from William Douglas | 70-72 |
| Game Plan | Methodist | Methodist is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana | Louisiana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Louisiana | Mark Bremner can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 70-72 |
| 00:26 | Methodist | The rebound goes to William Douglas | 70-72 |
| 00:21 | Methodist | Thomas Dickert lays it in on a great pass from Robert Pearson and the foul's on William Brown - foul #4 on William Brown, team foul #9 | 72-72 |
| 00:21 | Methodist | Thomas Dickert makes the free throw | 73-72 |
| Game Plan | Methodist | Methodist is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana | Louisiana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:07 | Louisiana | William Brown blows the layup | 73-72 |
| 00:06 | Louisiana | Mark Bremner grabs the offensive board | 73-72 |
| 00:02 | Louisiana | James Davis is called for the reach on Peter Joyner - foul #1 on James Davis, team foul #9 | 73-72 |
| 00:02 | Louisiana | Peter Joyner misses the 1st free throw | 73-72 |
| 00:02 | Methodist | Donald Singleton pulls down the rebound | 73-72 |
| Game Plan | Methodist | Methodist is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana | Louisiana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Methodist | Donald Singleton runs out the clock | 73-72 |