| Lineup | Southwestern | PG - Ralph Hutcheson (fresh) SG - Vincent Meade (fresh) SF - Wayne Reed (fresh) PF - Anthony Weaver (fresh) C - Harold Dixon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana | PG - Michael Vrabel (fresh) SG - John Harvey (fresh) SF - Michael Farrel (fresh) PF - Jay Mathis (fresh) C - Mark Bremner (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana | Mark Bremner wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Southwestern | Southwestern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana | Louisiana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:50 | Louisiana | Michael Farrel makes the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Mark Bremner | 0-2 |
| 19:30 | Southwestern | Ralph Hutcheson is called for traveling | 0-2 |
| 19:13 | Louisiana | Mark Bremner comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Harold Dixon - foul #1 on Harold Dixon, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:13 | Louisiana | Mark Bremner misses the 1st free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:13 | Louisiana | Mark Bremner makes the 2nd free throw | 0-3 |
| 18:52 | Southwestern | Ralph Hutcheson misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Michael Vrabel - foul #1 on Michael Vrabel, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 18:52 | Southwestern | Ralph Hutcheson makes the 1st free throw | 1-3 |
| 18:52 | Southwestern | Ralph Hutcheson makes the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:44 | Louisiana | Harold Dixon steals it from Michael Farrel | 2-3 |
| 18:36 | Southwestern | Vincent Meade's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-3 |
| 18:16 | Louisiana | Mark Bremner misses the floater in the lane | 2-3 |
| 18:15 | Southwestern | Harold Dixon grabs the board | 2-3 |
| 17:54 | Southwestern | Wayne Reed misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 2-3 |
| 17:52 | Louisiana | Michael Vrabel grabs the defensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 17:44 | Louisiana | John Harvey travels with the ball | 2-3 |
| Subs | Southwestern | | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Joseph Dees (SG), Carlos Smith (SF), Christopher Kelton (PF), Cedric Davies (C) John Harvey, Michael Farrel, Jay Mathis, Mark Bremner | |
| 17:31 | Southwestern | Ralph Hutcheson drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Wayne Reed | 4-3 |
| 17:15 | Louisiana | Wayne Reed blocks the jumper by Joseph Dees | 4-3 |
| 17:13 | Southwestern | Harold Dixon snags the defensive board | 4-3 |
| 16:53 | Southwestern | Wayne Reed clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 4-3 |
| 16:52 | Louisiana | Cedric Davies pulls down the rebound | 4-3 |
| 16:36 | Louisiana | Wayne Reed steals it from Michael Vrabel | 4-3 |
| 16:17 | Southwestern | Ralph Hutcheson can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 4-3 |
| 16:16 | Southwestern | Anthony Weaver misses the tip | 4-3 |
| 16:15 | Southwestern | Wayne Reed snags the offensive board | 4-3 |
| 15:55 | Southwestern | Harold Dixon is fouled on the floor by Michael Vrabel - foul #2 on Michael Vrabel, team foul #2 | 4-3 |
| Subs | Southwestern | Billy Foster (PG), Tom Karim (SG), Mo Long (SF), Howard Wesson (PF), Steven Black (C) Ralph Hutcheson, Vincent Meade, Wayne Reed, Anthony Weaver, Harold Dixon | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Mike Newby (PG), John Harvey (SG), Michael Farrel (SF), Jay Mathis (PF), Mark Bremner (C) Michael Vrabel, Joseph Dees, Carlos Smith, Christopher Kelton, Cedric Davies | |
| Lineup | Southwestern | PG - Billy Foster (fresh) SG - Tom Karim (fresh) SF - Mo Long (fresh) PF - Howard Wesson (fresh) C - Steven Black (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana | PG - Mike Newby (fresh) SG - John Harvey (fresh) SF - Michael Farrel (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jay Mathis (fresh) C - Mark Bremner (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:46 | Southwestern | Mo Long scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Billy Foster | 7-3 |
| 15:37 | Louisiana | Michael Farrel misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Billy Foster - foul #1 on Billy Foster, team foul #2 | 7-3 |
| 15:37 | Louisiana | Michael Farrel makes the 1st free throw | 7-4 |
| 15:37 | Louisiana | Michael Farrel makes the 2nd free throw | 7-5 |
| 15:18 | Southwestern | Mo Long misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 7-5 |
| 15:16 | Louisiana | Jay Mathis grabs the board | 7-5 |
| 15:09 | Louisiana | Mark Bremner can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 7-5 |
| 15:08 | Louisiana | Mark Bremner grabs the offensive board | 7-5 |
| 14:53 | Louisiana | Jay Mathis is hacked by Howard Wesson - foul #1 on Howard Wesson, team foul #3 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Southwestern | Ralph Hutcheson (PG) Billy Foster | |
| Subs | Louisiana | | |
| 14:41 | Louisiana | Mark Bremner comes up short on the runner from close range | 7-5 |
| 14:39 | Louisiana | Michael Farrel hits the follow up shot | 7-7 |
| 14:18 | Southwestern | Ralph Hutcheson knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Tom Karim | 9-7 |
| 14:09 | Louisiana | The jumper by John Harvey is denied by Steven Black | 9-7 |
| 14:08 | Southwestern | Tom Karim gets the rebound | 9-7 |
| 13:47 | Southwestern | Ralph Hutcheson misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 9-7 |
| 13:45 | Louisiana | The rebound goes to Jay Mathis | 9-7 |
| 13:41 | Louisiana | Mike Newby travels with the ball | 9-7 |
| Subs | Southwestern | Vincent Meade (SG), Wayne Reed (SF), Anthony Weaver (PF), Harold Dixon (C) Tom Karim, Mo Long, Howard Wesson, Steven Black | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Joseph Dees (SG), Carlos Smith (SF), Cedric Davies (C) John Harvey, Michael Farrel, Mark Bremner | |
| 13:20 | Southwestern | Harold Dixon can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Cedric Davies - foul #1 on Cedric Davies, team foul #3 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Southwestern | | |
| Subs | Louisiana | John Stanley (PG), Christopher Kelton (PF) Mike Newby, Jay Mathis | |
| 13:20 | Southwestern | Harold Dixon makes the 1st free throw | 10-7 |
| 13:20 | Southwestern | Harold Dixon makes the 2nd free throw | 11-7 |
| 12:59 | Louisiana | Cedric Davies clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 11-7 |
| 12:57 | Southwestern | Harold Dixon grabs the defensive rebound | 11-7 |
| 12:49 | Southwestern | Ralph Hutcheson misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 11-7 |
| 12:47 | Louisiana | John Stanley pulls down the rebound | 11-7 |
| 12:37 | Louisiana | Carlos Smith drills a floater from the left side | 11-9 |
| 12:22 | Southwestern | Harold Dixon comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Cedric Davies - foul #2 on Cedric Davies, team foul #4 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Southwestern | Billy Foster (PG) Ralph Hutcheson | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Michael Farrel (SF), Kyle Little (C) Carlos Smith, Cedric Davies | |
| 12:22 | Southwestern | Harold Dixon makes the 1st free throw | 12-9 |
| 12:22 | Southwestern | Harold Dixon misses the 2nd free throw | 12-9 |
| 12:22 | Louisiana | Joseph Dees gets the rebound | 12-9 |
| 12:05 | Louisiana | Michael Farrel makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by John Stanley | 12-11 |
| 11:49 | Southwestern | Harold Dixon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-11 |
| Subs | Southwestern | Tom Karim (SG), Howard Wesson (PF) Vincent Meade, Anthony Weaver | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Mike Newby (PG), John Harvey (SG), Jay Mathis (PF), Mark Bremner (C) John Stanley, Joseph Dees, Christopher Kelton, Kyle Little | |
| Lineup | Southwestern | PG - Billy Foster (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tom Karim (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Wayne Reed (fresh) PF - Howard Wesson (fresh) C - Harold Dixon (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana | PG - Mike Newby (fresh) SG - John Harvey (fresh) SF - Michael Farrel (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Jay Mathis (fresh) 2 reb. C - Mark Bremner (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:39 | Louisiana | Mike Newby drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Farrel | 12-13 |
| 11:15 | Southwestern | Harold Dixon's floater is tipped away by Mark Bremner | 12-13 |
| 11:13 | Louisiana | Mark Bremner pulls down the rebound | 12-13 |
| 10:58 | Louisiana | Mark Bremner hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Billy Foster - foul #2 on Billy Foster, team foul #4 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Southwestern | Ralph Hutcheson (PG), Steven Black (C) Billy Foster, Harold Dixon | |
| Subs | Louisiana | | |
| 10:58 | Louisiana | Mark Bremner makes the 1st free throw | 12-14 |
| 10:58 | Louisiana | Mark Bremner makes the 2nd free throw | 12-15 |
| 10:43 | Southwestern | Michael Farrel is called for the reach on Wayne Reed - foul #1 on Michael Farrel, team foul #5 | 12-15 |
| Subs | Southwestern | Mo Long (SF), Anthony Weaver (PF) Wayne Reed, Steven Black | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Carlos Smith (SF) Michael Farrel | |
| 10:19 | Southwestern | Ralph Hutcheson hits a floater in the paint set up by Anthony Weaver | 14-15 |
| 09:51 | Louisiana | Jay Mathis hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 14-15 |
| 09:50 | Louisiana | John Harvey grabs the offensive board | 14-15 |
| 09:35 | Louisiana | Carlos Smith misses badly on a runner from close range but the foul's on Mo Long - foul #1 on Mo Long, team foul #5 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Southwestern | Vincent Meade (SG), Wayne Reed (SF), Harold Dixon (C) Tom Karim, Mo Long, Howard Wesson | |
| Subs | Louisiana | John Stanley (PG), Joseph Dees (SG), Christopher Kelton (PF), Kyle Little (C) Mike Newby, John Harvey, Jay Mathis, Mark Bremner | |
| 09:35 | Louisiana | Carlos Smith makes the 1st free throw | 14-16 |
| 09:35 | Louisiana | Carlos Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 14-17 |
| 09:17 | Southwestern | Ralph Hutcheson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Kyle Little - foul #1 on Kyle Little, team foul #6 | 14-17 |
| Subs | Southwestern | Steven Black (PF) Anthony Weaver | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Michael Farrel (SF) Carlos Smith | |
| 09:17 | Southwestern | Ralph Hutcheson makes the 1st free throw | 15-17 |
| 09:17 | Southwestern | Ralph Hutcheson misses the 2nd free throw | 15-17 |
| 09:17 | Southwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Harold Dixon | 15-17 |
| 09:02 | Southwestern | Ralph Hutcheson is fouled on the floor by Christopher Kelton - foul #1 on Christopher Kelton, team foul #7 | 15-17 |
| 09:02 | Southwestern | Ralph Hutcheson makes the 1st free throw | 16-17 |
| 09:02 | Southwestern | Ralph Hutcheson makes the 2nd free throw | 17-17 |
| 08:49 | Louisiana | Joseph Dees scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by John Stanley | 17-20 |
| 08:20 | Southwestern | Ralph Hutcheson makes the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Harold Dixon | 19-20 |
| 08:04 | Louisiana | Ralph Hutcheson takes the ball from Kyle Little | 19-20 |
| 08:00 | Southwestern | Vincent Meade misses the lay-in | 19-20 |
| 07:59 | Louisiana | The rebound goes to Michael Farrel | 19-20 |
| 07:42 | Louisiana | Joseph Dees throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-20 |
| Subs | Southwestern | Douglas Davis (PG), Anthony Weaver (PF), Howard Wesson (C) Ralph Hutcheson, Steven Black, Harold Dixon | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Mike Newby (PG), Jay Mathis (PF), Mark Bremner (C) John Stanley, Christopher Kelton, Kyle Little | |
| Lineup | Southwestern | PG - Douglas Davis (fresh) SG - Vincent Meade (fresh) SF - Wayne Reed (fresh) PF - Anthony Weaver (fresh) C - Howard Wesson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana | PG - Mike Newby (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joseph Dees (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Farrel (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jay Mathis (fresh) 2 reb. C - Mark Bremner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Southwestern | Jay Mathis swats the layup by Howard Wesson | 19-20 |
| 07:24 | Louisiana | Joseph Dees pulls down the rebound | 19-20 |
| 07:10 | Louisiana | Mike Newby can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Wayne Reed - foul #1 on Wayne Reed, team foul #6 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Southwestern | Tom Karim (SG), Mo Long (SF) Vincent Meade, Wayne Reed | |
| Subs | Louisiana | John Harvey (SG), Carlos Smith (SF) Joseph Dees, Michael Farrel | |
| 07:10 | Louisiana | Mike Newby misses the 1st free throw | 19-20 |
| 07:10 | Louisiana | Mike Newby makes the 2nd free throw | 19-21 |
| 06:59 | Southwestern | Anthony Weaver scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Douglas Davis | 22-21 |
| 06:45 | Louisiana | Douglas Davis is called for the reach on Jay Mathis - foul #1 on Douglas Davis, team foul #7 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Southwestern | Harold Dixon (C) Howard Wesson | |
| Subs | Louisiana | | |
| 06:45 | Louisiana | Jay Mathis makes the 1st free throw | 22-22 |
| 06:45 | Louisiana | Jay Mathis makes the 2nd free throw | 22-23 |
| 06:30 | Southwestern | Tom Karim clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 22-23 |
| 06:28 | Southwestern | Mo Long snags the offensive board | 22-23 |
| 06:14 | Southwestern | Harold Dixon buries a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Douglas Davis | 24-23 |
| 05:56 | Louisiana | Mike Newby is hacked by Douglas Davis - foul #2 on Douglas Davis, team foul #8 | 24-23 |
| Subs | Southwestern | Ralph Hutcheson (PG), Vincent Meade (SG), Wayne Reed (SF) Douglas Davis, Tom Karim, Mo Long | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Kyle Little (C) Mark Bremner | |
| 05:56 | Louisiana | Mike Newby misses the 1st free throw | 24-23 |
| 05:56 | Southwestern | Wayne Reed grabs the board | 24-23 |
| 05:36 | Southwestern | Ralph Hutcheson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 24-23 |
| 05:35 | Louisiana | Mike Newby gets the rebound | 24-23 |
| 05:23 | Louisiana | Kyle Little's fadeaway is rejected by Anthony Weaver | 24-23 |
| 05:21 | Southwestern | Wayne Reed grabs the defensive rebound | 24-23 |
| 05:14 | Southwestern | Anthony Weaver's pass is intercepted by John Harvey | 24-23 |
| 05:11 | Louisiana | John Harvey lays it up and in | 24-25 |
| 04:43 | Southwestern | Ralph Hutcheson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 24-25 |
| 04:42 | Southwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Harold Dixon | 24-25 |
| 04:31 | Southwestern | Ralph Hutcheson loses the dribble to John Harvey | 24-25 |
| 04:09 | Louisiana | Jay Mathis knocks in the floater from the left side | 24-27 |
| 04:02 | Southwestern | Harold Dixon drills a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Ralph Hutcheson | 26-27 |
| 03:52 | Louisiana | Ralph Hutcheson takes the ball from Carlos Smith | 26-27 |
| 03:49 | Southwestern | Ralph Hutcheson lays it up and in | 28-27 |
| 03:42 | Louisiana | Carlos Smith misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 28-27 |
| 03:41 | Louisiana | Carlos Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 28-27 |
| Lineup | Southwestern | PG - Ralph Hutcheson (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Vincent Meade (fairly fresh) SF - Wayne Reed (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Anthony Weaver (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Harold Dixon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana | PG - Mike Newby (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Harvey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Carlos Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jay Mathis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Kyle Little (fresh) | |
| 03:29 | Louisiana | John Harvey makes the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Kyle Little | 28-29 |
| 03:21 | Southwestern | Harold Dixon hits a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Ralph Hutcheson | 30-29 |
| 03:11 | Louisiana | Mike Newby can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 30-29 |
| 03:10 | Louisiana | Kyle Little misses the tip | 30-29 |
| 03:09 | Louisiana | The offensive rebound goes to Jay Mathis | 30-29 |
| 03:04 | Louisiana | Mike Newby comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 30-29 |
| 03:02 | Southwestern | Anthony Weaver pulls down the rebound | 30-29 |
| 02:44 | Southwestern | Ralph Hutcheson comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 30-29 |
| 02:42 | Southwestern | Ralph Hutcheson tips it back up and in | 32-29 |
| 02:28 | Louisiana | Kyle Little drills a jumpshot from the right wing and he's hacked by Harold Dixon - foul #2 on Harold Dixon, team foul #9 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Southwestern | Billy Foster (PG), Tom Karim (SG), Mo Long (SF), Howard Wesson (PF), Steven Black (C) Ralph Hutcheson, Vincent Meade, Wayne Reed, Anthony Weaver, Harold Dixon | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Michael Vrabel (PG), Joseph Dees (SG), Michael Farrel (SF), Mark Bremner (C) Mike Newby, John Harvey, Carlos Smith, Jay Mathis | |
| 02:28 | Louisiana | Kyle Little misses the free throw | 32-31 |
| 02:28 | Southwestern | The rebound goes to Steven Black | 32-31 |
| 02:20 | Southwestern | Tom Karim misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-31 |
| 02:19 | Southwestern | Mo Long tips it home | 34-31 |
| 02:12 | Louisiana | Michael Vrabel is hacked by Billy Foster - foul #3 on Billy Foster, team foul #10 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Southwestern | Douglas Davis (PG) Billy Foster | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Christopher Kelton (PF) Kyle Little | |
| 02:12 | Louisiana | Michael Vrabel makes the 1st free throw | 34-32 |
| 02:12 | Louisiana | Michael Vrabel misses the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 02:12 | Southwestern | Mo Long pulls down the rebound | 34-32 |
| 01:52 | Southwestern | Mo Long hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 34-32 |
| 01:51 | Louisiana | Mark Bremner snags the defensive board | 34-32 |
| 01:47 | Louisiana | Michael Vrabel is hacked by Douglas Davis in the backcourt - foul #3 on Douglas Davis, team foul #11 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Southwestern | Ralph Hutcheson (PG) Douglas Davis | |
| Subs | Louisiana | | |
| 01:47 | Louisiana | Michael Vrabel makes the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 01:47 | Louisiana | Michael Vrabel makes the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 01:35 | Southwestern | Tom Karim can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 34-34 |
| 01:33 | Louisiana | Joseph Dees snags the defensive board | 34-34 |
| 01:16 | Louisiana | Christopher Kelton is hacked by Howard Wesson - foul #2 on Howard Wesson, team foul #12 | 34-34 |
| 01:16 | Louisiana | Christopher Kelton makes the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 01:16 | Louisiana | Christopher Kelton makes the 2nd free throw | 34-36 |
| 01:05 | Southwestern | Mo Long buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Ralph Hutcheson | 37-36 |
| 00:52 | Louisiana | Michael Vrabel makes the floater from the right wing set up by Christopher Kelton | 37-38 |
| 00:26 | Southwestern | Ralph Hutcheson scores on a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Howard Wesson | 39-38 |
| 00:02 | Louisiana | Michael Vrabel clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-38 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana | Mark Bremner snags the offensive board | 39-38 |