| Lineup | Dallas | PG - James Lenahan (fresh) SG - Ronald Girard (fresh) SF - Patrick Giffin (fresh) PF - Stanley Rudd (fresh) C - Henry Vibbert (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 | Dallas | Dallas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana | Louisiana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Louisiana | Mark Bremner drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Vrabel | 0-2 |
| 19:16 | Dallas | James Lenahan drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 3-2 |
| 19:00 | Louisiana | Jay Mathis clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 3-2 |
| 18:58 | Dallas | James Lenahan grabs the defensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:44 | Dallas | Henry Vibbert comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 3-2 |
| 18:42 | Louisiana | Michael Vrabel grabs the defensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:27 | Louisiana | John Harvey misses long on a runner from the left block | 3-2 |
| 18:25 | Dallas | The rebound goes to James Lenahan | 3-2 |
| 18:05 | Dallas | Patrick Giffin is called for 3 seconds | 3-2 |
| 17:53 | Louisiana | Ronald Girard takes the ball from Michael Farrel | 3-2 |
| 17:48 | Dallas | Ronald Girard banks in the layup | 5-2 |
| 17:46 | Louisiana | Michael Vrabel is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Vrabel, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Dallas | | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Joseph Dees (SG), Carlos Smith (SF), Christopher Kelton (PF), Cedric Davies (C) John Harvey, Michael Farrel, Jay Mathis, Mark Bremner | |
| 17:25 | Dallas | Ronald Girard scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from James Lenahan | 8-2 |
| 17:14 | Louisiana | Carlos Smith can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 8-2 |
| 17:12 | Louisiana | The offensive rebound goes to Cedric Davies | 8-2 |
| 17:01 | Louisiana | Joseph Dees is fouled on the floor by Ronald Girard - foul #1 on Ronald Girard, team foul #1 | 8-2 |
| Subs | Dallas | Joesph Rosenbloom (SF), David Vidrine (PF), Sean Orman (C) Patrick Giffin, Stanley Rudd, Henry Vibbert | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Mike Newby (PG) Michael Vrabel | |
| 16:40 | Louisiana | Mike Newby clanks a floater from the right side | 8-2 |
| 16:38 | Louisiana | Cedric Davies gets the offensive rebound | 8-2 |
| 16:27 | Louisiana | Carlos Smith lays it up and in and he's hacked by Ronald Girard - foul #2 on Ronald Girard, team foul #2 | 8-4 |
| Subs | Dallas | John Best (PG), Delbert Greene (SG) James Lenahan, Ronald Girard | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Jay Mathis (PF) Christopher Kelton | |
| 16:27 | Louisiana | Carlos Smith misses the free throw | 8-4 |
| 16:27 | Dallas | The rebound goes to Sean Orman | 8-4 |
| 16:07 | Dallas | Delbert Greene misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 8-4 |
| 16:05 | Louisiana | Jay Mathis grabs the defensive rebound | 8-4 |
| 15:53 | Louisiana | Carlos Smith misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 8-4 |
| 15:52 | Dallas | John Best grabs the board | 8-4 |
| Lineup | Dallas | PG - John Best (fresh) SG - Delbert Greene (fresh) SF - Joesph Rosenbloom (fresh) PF - David Vidrine (fresh) C - Sean Orman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana | PG - Mike Newby (fresh) SG - Joseph Dees (fairly fresh) SF - Carlos Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jay Mathis (fresh) C - Cedric Davies (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Dallas | Joesph Rosenbloom drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Sean Orman | 11-4 |
| 15:27 | Louisiana | Mike Newby is called for traveling in the backcourt | 11-4 |
| Subs | Dallas | James Lenahan (PG), Patrick Giffin (SF), Thomas Bourque (PF), Henry Vibbert (C) John Best, Joesph Rosenbloom, David Vidrine, Sean Orman | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Michael Vrabel (PG), John Harvey (SG), Michael Farrel (SF), Christopher Kelton (PF), Mark Bremner (C) Mike Newby, Joseph Dees, Carlos Smith, Jay Mathis, Cedric Davies | |
| 15:12 | Dallas | Henry Vibbert knocks in the floater from the left wing set up by James Lenahan | 13-4 |
| 15:10 | Louisiana | John Harvey is fouled in the backcourt by Delbert Greene - foul #1 on Delbert Greene, team foul #3 | 13-4 |
| 15:05 | Louisiana | John Harvey buries a runner from close range and he's fouled by Patrick Giffin - foul #1 on Patrick Giffin, team foul #4 | 13-6 |
| 15:05 | Louisiana | John Harvey misses the free throw | 13-6 |
| 15:05 | Dallas | Henry Vibbert pulls down the rebound | 13-6 |
| 15:00 | Dallas | James Lenahan can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 13-6 |
| 14:59 | Louisiana | Mark Bremner grabs the defensive rebound | 13-6 |
| 14:53 | Louisiana | Michael Farrel loses the ball out of bounds | 13-6 |
| Subs | Dallas | Stanley Rudd (PF) Thomas Bourque | |
| Subs | Louisiana | | |
| 14:30 | Dallas | Mark Bremner steps in front of the James Lenahan pass | 13-6 |
| 14:26 | Louisiana | John Harvey is fouled in the backcourt by Delbert Greene - foul #2 on Delbert Greene, team foul #5 | 13-6 |
| Subs | Dallas | Ronald Girard (SG) Delbert Greene | |
| Subs | Louisiana | John Stanley (SG), Jay Mathis (PF) John Harvey, Christopher Kelton | |
| 14:10 | Louisiana | Jay Mathis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-6 |
| Subs | Dallas | David Vidrine (PF) Stanley Rudd | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Mike Newby (PG), Kyle Little (C) Michael Vrabel, Mark Bremner | |
| 13:42 | Dallas | James Lenahan misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 13-6 |
| 13:41 | Louisiana | The rebound goes to Jay Mathis | 13-6 |
| 13:28 | Louisiana | Kyle Little buries a floater from the right side on a great pass from Jay Mathis | 13-8 |
| 13:26 | Dallas | Mike Newby is called for the reach on James Lenahan in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mike Newby, team foul #2 | 13-8 |
| Subs | Dallas | John Best (PG), Joesph Rosenbloom (SF), Thomas Bourque (PF), Sean Orman (C) James Lenahan, Patrick Giffin, David Vidrine, Henry Vibbert | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Joseph Dees (SG), Cedric Davies (C) Michael Farrel, Jay Mathis | |
| 13:07 | Dallas | Thomas Bourque misses the easy layup | 13-8 |
| 13:05 | Dallas | Thomas Bourque pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-8 |
| 12:55 | Dallas | Joesph Rosenbloom clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 13-8 |
| 12:54 | Dallas | The offensive rebound goes to John Best | 13-8 |
| 12:25 | Dallas | John Best misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 13-8 |
| 12:24 | Louisiana | Joseph Dees pulls down the rebound | 13-8 |
| 12:18 | Louisiana | Mike Newby misses the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on John Best - foul #1 on John Best, team foul #6 | 13-8 |
| Subs | Dallas | James Lenahan (PG), Delbert Greene (SG), Patrick Giffin (SF), Stanley Rudd (PF), Henry Vibbert (C) John Best, Ronald Girard, Joesph Rosenbloom, Thomas Bourque, Sean Orman | |
| Subs | Louisiana | John Harvey (SG), Carlos Smith (SF), Christopher Kelton (PF), Mark Bremner (C) Joseph Dees, John Stanley, Kyle Little, Cedric Davies | |
| 12:18 | Louisiana | Mike Newby misses the 1st free throw | 13-8 |
| 12:18 | Louisiana | Mike Newby makes the 2nd free throw | 13-9 |
| 11:54 | Dallas | Delbert Greene drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from James Lenahan | 16-9 |
| Lineup | Dallas | PG - James Lenahan (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Delbert Greene (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Patrick Giffin (fresh) PF - Stanley Rudd (fresh) C - Henry Vibbert (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana | PG - Mike Newby (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - John Harvey (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Carlos Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Kelton (fresh) C - Mark Bremner (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:34 | Louisiana | John Harvey knocks in the fadeaway in the paint set up by Christopher Kelton | 16-11 |
| 11:09 | Dallas | John Harvey steals it from Stanley Rudd | 16-11 |
| 10:56 | Louisiana | Carlos Smith's floater is tipped away by Stanley Rudd | 16-11 |
| 10:54 | Dallas | Henry Vibbert pulls down the rebound | 16-11 |
| 10:43 | Dallas | Stanley Rudd scores on a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Delbert Greene and the foul's on Carlos Smith - foul #1 on Carlos Smith, team foul #3 | 18-11 |
| Subs | Dallas | Joesph Rosenbloom (SF), David Vidrine (PF), Sean Orman (C) Delbert Greene, Patrick Giffin, Henry Vibbert | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Michael Vrabel (PG), Joseph Dees (SG), Michael Farrel (SF), Jay Mathis (PF), Cedric Davies (C) Mike Newby, John Harvey, Carlos Smith, Christopher Kelton, Mark Bremner | |
| 10:43 | Dallas | Stanley Rudd makes the free throw | 19-11 |
| 10:41 | Louisiana | James Lenahan is called for the reach on Michael Vrabel in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Lenahan, team foul #7 | 19-11 |
| Subs | Dallas | Ronald Girard (SG) Stanley Rudd | |
| Subs | Louisiana | | |
| 10:41 | Louisiana | Michael Vrabel makes the 1st free throw | 19-12 |
| 10:41 | Louisiana | Michael Vrabel makes the 2nd free throw | 19-13 |
| 10:15 | Dallas | Sean Orman's fadeaway is rejected by Jay Mathis | 19-13 |
| 10:14 | Louisiana | The rebound goes to Jay Mathis | 19-13 |
| 10:05 | Louisiana | Jay Mathis misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 19-13 |
| 10:04 | Dallas | David Vidrine snags the defensive board | 19-13 |
| 09:35 | Dallas | Jay Mathis blocks the short jumper by James Lenahan | 19-13 |
| 09:34 | Dallas | Sean Orman hits the follow up shot | 21-13 |
| 09:19 | Louisiana | Sean Orman is called for the reach on Michael Farrel - foul #1 on Sean Orman, team foul #8 | 21-13 |
| Subs | Dallas | John Best (PG), Patrick Giffin (SF), Thomas Bourque (PF), Henry Vibbert (C) James Lenahan, Joesph Rosenbloom, David Vidrine, Sean Orman | |
| Subs | Louisiana | John Stanley (SG) Joseph Dees | |
| 09:19 | Louisiana | Michael Farrel misses the 1st free throw | 21-13 |
| 09:19 | Dallas | Thomas Bourque pulls down the rebound | 21-13 |
| 09:01 | Dallas | Patrick Giffin loses the dribble to Michael Vrabel | 21-13 |
| 08:58 | Louisiana | Michael Vrabel banks in the layup | 21-15 |
| 08:42 | Dallas | Henry Vibbert clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 21-15 |
| 08:41 | Louisiana | Jay Mathis pulls down the rebound | 21-15 |
| 08:28 | Louisiana | Cedric Davies is open but comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 21-15 |
| 08:26 | Dallas | John Best grabs the board | 21-15 |
| 08:15 | Dallas | Ronald Girard is fouled on the floor by John Stanley - foul #1 on John Stanley, team foul #4 | 21-15 |
| Subs | Dallas | James Lenahan (PG), Delbert Greene (SG), Stanley Rudd (PF) John Best, Ronald Girard, Thomas Bourque | |
| Subs | Louisiana | John Harvey (SG), Carlos Smith (SF), Christopher Kelton (PF), Mark Bremner (C) Michael Vrabel, Michael Farrel, Jay Mathis, Cedric Davies | |
| 07:46 | Dallas | James Lenahan hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 21-15 |
| 07:44 | Louisiana | John Harvey grabs the board | 21-15 |
| Lineup | Dallas | PG - James Lenahan (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Delbert Greene (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Giffin (fairly fresh) PF - Stanley Rudd (fresh) 3 pts. C - Henry Vibbert (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana | PG - John Stanley (fresh) SG - John Harvey (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Carlos Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Kelton (fresh) C - Mark Bremner (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:42 | Louisiana | John Stanley is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 21-15 |
| Subs | Dallas | Joesph Rosenbloom (SF) Patrick Giffin | |
| Subs | Louisiana | | |
| 07:17 | Dallas | James Lenahan is whistled for traveling | 21-15 |
| Subs | Dallas | Sean Orman (C) Henry Vibbert | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Michael Vrabel (PG) John Stanley | |
| 06:56 | Louisiana | Stanley Rudd is called for the reach on Michael Vrabel - foul #1 on Stanley Rudd, team foul #9 | 21-15 |
| Subs | Dallas | John Best (PG), Ronald Girard (SG), David Vidrine (PF) James Lenahan, Delbert Greene, Stanley Rudd | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Kyle Little (PF) Christopher Kelton | |
| 06:56 | Louisiana | Michael Vrabel makes the 1st free throw | 21-16 |
| 06:56 | Louisiana | Michael Vrabel makes the 2nd free throw | 21-17 |
| 06:35 | Dallas | David Vidrine travels with the ball | 21-17 |
| Subs | Dallas | Patrick Giffin (SF) Joesph Rosenbloom | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Mike Newby (PG), Joseph Dees (SG), Michael Farrel (SF), Jay Mathis (PF) Michael Vrabel, John Harvey, Carlos Smith, Mark Bremner | |
| 06:24 | Louisiana | Kyle Little misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 21-17 |
| 06:23 | Louisiana | Mike Newby pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-17 |
| 06:12 | Louisiana | Joseph Dees is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 21-17 |
| 06:10 | Dallas | David Vidrine grabs the board | 21-17 |
| 06:05 | Dallas | John Best's pass is intercepted by Joseph Dees in the backcourt | 21-17 |
| 06:04 | Louisiana | Jay Mathis lays it up and in set up by Joseph Dees | 21-19 |
| 05:37 | Dallas | David Vidrine can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Jay Mathis - foul #1 on Jay Mathis, team foul #5 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Dallas | James Lenahan (PG), Thomas Bourque (PF), Henry Vibbert (C) John Best, Ronald Girard, Sean Orman | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Michael Vrabel (PG), John Stanley (SF), Cedric Davies (C) Mike Newby, Michael Farrel, Jay Mathis | |
| 05:37 | Dallas | David Vidrine makes the 1st free throw | 22-19 |
| 05:37 | Dallas | David Vidrine misses the 2nd free throw | 22-19 |
| 05:37 | Louisiana | Cedric Davies grabs the defensive rebound | 22-19 |
| 05:23 | Louisiana | Joseph Dees misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 22-19 |
| 05:21 | Dallas | Thomas Bourque pulls down the rebound | 22-19 |
| 05:04 | Dallas | James Lenahan knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Patrick Giffin | 25-19 |
| 05:00 | Louisiana | Cedric Davies travels with the ball | 25-19 |
| Subs | Dallas | Ronald Girard (SG), Joesph Rosenbloom (SF), Stanley Rudd (PF) David Vidrine, Patrick Giffin, Thomas Bourque | |
| Subs | Louisiana | John Harvey (SG), Carlos Smith (SF), Christopher Kelton (PF) Joseph Dees, John Stanley, Kyle Little | |
| 04:38 | Dallas | Ronald Girard drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Henry Vibbert | 27-19 |
| 04:21 | Louisiana | Christopher Kelton lays it in set up by Michael Vrabel | 27-21 |
| 03:57 | Dallas | Joesph Rosenbloom drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from James Lenahan | 30-21 |
| 03:45 | Louisiana | Michael Vrabel hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot in the paint | 30-21 |
| 03:43 | Louisiana | Cedric Davies tips it in | 30-23 |
| Lineup | Dallas | PG - James Lenahan (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ronald Girard (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Joesph Rosenbloom (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Stanley Rudd (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Henry Vibbert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana | PG - Michael Vrabel (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Harvey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Carlos Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Kelton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Cedric Davies (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Dallas | Ronald Girard is whistled for a carry | 30-23 |
| Subs | Dallas | Delbert Greene (SG), Patrick Giffin (SF), Thomas Bourque (PF), Sean Orman (C) Ronald Girard, Joesph Rosenbloom, Stanley Rudd, Henry Vibbert | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Mike Newby (PG), Joseph Dees (SG), Michael Farrel (SF), Jay Mathis (PF), Mark Bremner (C) Michael Vrabel, John Harvey, Carlos Smith, Christopher Kelton, Cedric Davies | |
| 03:10 | Louisiana | Mike Newby comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-23 |
| 03:09 | Louisiana | Michael Farrel tips it but misses | 30-23 |
| 03:08 | Dallas | Sean Orman grabs the defensive rebound | 30-23 |
| 02:49 | Dallas | James Lenahan comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-23 |
| 02:47 | Dallas | James Lenahan grabs the offensive rebound | 30-23 |
| 02:26 | Dallas | Patrick Giffin misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 30-23 |
| 02:24 | Louisiana | Michael Farrel grabs the defensive rebound | 30-23 |
| 02:08 | Louisiana | Mark Bremner blows the layup | 30-23 |
| 02:07 | Louisiana | Michael Farrel misses the tip | 30-23 |
| 02:06 | Dallas | Sean Orman pulls down the rebound | 30-23 |
| 01:39 | Dallas | James Lenahan can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 30-23 |
| 01:38 | Dallas | James Lenahan grabs the offensive rebound | 30-23 |
| 01:30 | Dallas | James Lenahan is hacked by Mike Newby - foul #2 on Mike Newby, team foul #6 | 30-23 |
| Subs | Dallas | John Best (PG), Ronald Girard (SG), Joesph Rosenbloom (SF), David Vidrine (PF), Henry Vibbert (C) James Lenahan, Delbert Greene, Patrick Giffin, Thomas Bourque, Sean Orman | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Michael Vrabel (PG), John Stanley (SG), Carlos Smith (SF), Kyle Little (PF), Cedric Davies (C) Mike Newby, Joseph Dees, Michael Farrel, Jay Mathis, Mark Bremner | |
| 01:20 | Dallas | Joesph Rosenbloom comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-23 |
| 01:18 | Louisiana | Kyle Little grabs the defensive rebound | 30-23 |
| 01:04 | Louisiana | Michael Vrabel is wide open but clanks a 3 from the right corner | 30-23 |
| 01:02 | Dallas | David Vidrine pulls down the rebound | 30-23 |
| 00:41 | Dallas | Ronald Girard is fouled on the floor by Cedric Davies - foul #1 on Cedric Davies, team foul #7 | 30-23 |
| Subs | Dallas | Stanley Rudd (PF) David Vidrine | |
| Subs | Louisiana | John Harvey (SG), Christopher Kelton (PF) Carlos Smith, Kyle Little | |
| 00:41 | Dallas | Ronald Girard makes the 1st free throw | 31-23 |
| 00:41 | Dallas | Ronald Girard makes the 2nd free throw | 32-23 |
| 00:24 | Louisiana | The jumper by Michael Vrabel is denied by Stanley Rudd | 32-23 |
| 00:22 | Dallas | John Best grabs the board | 32-23 |
| 00:05 | Dallas | John Best's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-23 |
| Subs | Dallas | James Lenahan (PG), Patrick Giffin (SF) John Best, Joesph Rosenbloom | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Mike Newby (PG), Jay Mathis (PF), Kyle Little (C) Michael Vrabel, Christopher Kelton, Cedric Davies | |
| 00:01 | Louisiana | John Harvey misses long on a shot from the right wing | 32-23 |
| 00:00 | Dallas | Ronald Girard gets the rebound | 32-23 |