| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Robert Poe (fresh) SG - William Ennis (fresh) SF - Phillip Leake (fresh) PF - James Hensley (fresh) C - Jerry Youngblood (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Michael Smith (fresh) SG - Mathew Smith (fresh) SF - Herbert Hobbs (fresh) PF - Randy Jarvis (fresh) C - Joseph Bonanno (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | South Alabama | Jerry Youngblood wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:46 | South Alabama | Randy Jarvis takes the ball from Robert Poe | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Smith is hacked by Robert Poe in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Poe, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Louisiana Tech | Mathew Smith drills a jumper from close range | 0-2 |
| 19:01 | South Alabama | William Ennis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 19:00 | South Alabama | James Hensley hits the follow up shot | 2-2 |
| 18:38 | Louisiana Tech | Mathew Smith buries a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Randy Jarvis | 2-4 |
| 18:17 | South Alabama | Phillip Leake knocks in the floater from the left wing | 4-4 |
| 17:57 | Louisiana Tech | Mathew Smith clanks a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Robert Poe - foul #2 on Robert Poe, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Stewart Bennett (PG), Henry Alston (SF), Andrew Southern (PF), Carl Croom (C) Robert Poe, Phillip Leake, James Hensley, Jerry Youngblood | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Uros Synakowski (PG), Alfred Plourde (SF), Alfred Roque (PF), Robert Brumbelow (C) Michael Smith, Herbert Hobbs, Randy Jarvis, Joseph Bonanno | |
| 17:57 | Louisiana Tech | Mathew Smith makes the 1st free throw | 4-5 |
| 17:57 | Louisiana Tech | Mathew Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 4-6 |
| 17:41 | South Alabama | William Ennis misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 4-6 |
| 17:39 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Brumbelow grabs the board | 4-6 |
| 17:17 | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Roque can't finish the layup | 4-6 |
| 17:15 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Brumbelow grabs the offensive rebound | 4-6 |
| 16:56 | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Plourde is fouled on the floor by Andrew Southern - foul #1 on Andrew Southern, team foul #3 | 4-6 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Cory Pilcher (SG), Phillip Leake (SF) William Ennis, Henry Alston | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Richard Law (SG) Mathew Smith | |
| 16:37 | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Roque scores on a runner in the lane | 4-8 |
| 16:24 | South Alabama | Stewart Bennett scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 6-8 |
| 16:22 | Louisiana Tech | Stewart Bennett takes the ball from Richard Law in the backcourt | 6-8 |
| 16:04 | South Alabama | Andrew Southern is whistled for a carry | 6-8 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Henry Alston (PG), James Hensley (PF), Jerry Youngblood (C) Stewart Bennett, Andrew Southern, Carl Croom | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Michael Smith (PG), Herbert Hobbs (SF), Randy Jarvis (PF), Joseph Bonanno (C) Uros Synakowski, Alfred Plourde, Alfred Roque, Robert Brumbelow | |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Henry Alston (fresh) SG - Cory Pilcher (fresh) SF - Phillip Leake (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Hensley (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jerry Youngblood (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Michael Smith (fresh) SG - Richard Law (fresh) SF - Herbert Hobbs (fresh) PF - Randy Jarvis (fresh) C - Joseph Bonanno (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Louisiana Tech | Jerry Youngblood picks off the pass by Joseph Bonanno | 6-8 |
| 15:31 | South Alabama | Michael Smith steals it from Phillip Leake | 6-8 |
| 15:27 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Smith lays it in | 6-10 |
| 15:01 | South Alabama | James Hensley lays it up and in set up by Cory Pilcher and the foul's on Randy Jarvis - foul #1 on Randy Jarvis, team foul #1 | 8-10 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Stewart Bennett (PG), William Ennis (SG) Cory Pilcher, Phillip Leake | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Mathew Smith (SG) Richard Law | |
| 15:01 | South Alabama | James Hensley makes the free throw | 9-10 |
| 14:58 | Louisiana Tech | Mathew Smith loses the dribble to Stewart Bennett in the backcourt | 9-10 |
| 14:57 | South Alabama | James Hensley hits the finger roll set up by Stewart Bennett | 11-10 |
| 14:34 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Bonanno hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Smith | 11-12 |
| 14:18 | South Alabama | Herbert Hobbs is called for the reach on Henry Alston - foul #1 on Herbert Hobbs, team foul #2 | 11-12 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Paul Comes (SF), Andrew Southern (PF), Carl Croom (C) Henry Alston, James Hensley, Jerry Youngblood | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Uros Synakowski (PG), Alfred Plourde (SF), Alfred Roque (PF), Robert Brumbelow (C) Michael Smith, Herbert Hobbs, Randy Jarvis, Joseph Bonanno | |
| 13:59 | South Alabama | Andrew Southern misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 11-12 |
| 13:58 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Brumbelow grabs the board | 11-12 |
| 13:36 | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Roque misses badly on a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Andrew Southern - foul #2 on Andrew Southern, team foul #4 | 11-12 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Cory Pilcher (PG), Jerry Youngblood (C) Stewart Bennett, Andrew Southern | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Michael Smith (PG), Richard Law (SG), Herbert Hobbs (SF), Joseph Bonanno (C) Uros Synakowski, Mathew Smith, Alfred Plourde, Robert Brumbelow | |
| 13:36 | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Roque makes the 1st free throw | 11-13 |
| 13:36 | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Roque makes the 2nd free throw | 11-14 |
| 13:17 | South Alabama | William Ennis travels with the ball | 11-14 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Henry Alston (PG), James Hensley (PF) William Ennis, Carl Croom | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Randy Jarvis (PF) Alfred Roque | |
| 13:15 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Comes - foul #1 on Paul Comes, team foul #5 | 11-14 |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Mathew Smith (SG) Richard Law | |
| 12:53 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Smith clanks a floater in the lane | 11-14 |
| 12:51 | South Alabama | Jerry Youngblood pulls down the rebound | 11-14 |
| 12:46 | South Alabama | Paul Comes hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 11-14 |
| 12:45 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Joseph Bonanno | 11-14 |
| 12:16 | Louisiana Tech | Herbert Hobbs misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 11-14 |
| 12:15 | Louisiana Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Randy Jarvis | 11-14 |
| 12:00 | Louisiana Tech | Mathew Smith is hacked by Cory Pilcher - foul #1 on Cory Pilcher, team foul #6 | 11-14 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Stewart Bennett (PG), William Ennis (SG), Phillip Leake (SF), Carl Croom (C) Henry Alston, Cory Pilcher, Paul Comes, Jerry Youngblood | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Uros Synakowski (PG), Richard Law (SG), Alfred Plourde (SF), Robert Brumbelow (C) Michael Smith, Mathew Smith, Herbert Hobbs, Joseph Bonanno | |
| 11:43 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Brumbelow misses long on a jumper from the left side | 11-14 |
| 11:41 | South Alabama | James Hensley gets the rebound | 11-14 |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Stewart Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Ennis (fresh) SF - Phillip Leake (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Hensley (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Carl Croom (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Uros Synakowski (fresh) SG - Richard Law (fresh) SF - Alfred Plourde (fresh) PF - Randy Jarvis (fairly fresh) C - Robert Brumbelow (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:37 | South Alabama | Randy Jarvis is called for the reach on Carl Croom - foul #2 on Randy Jarvis, team foul #3 | 11-14 |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Michael Smith (PG), Herbert Hobbs (SF), Alfred Roque (PF), Joseph Bonanno (C) Uros Synakowski, Alfred Plourde, Randy Jarvis, Robert Brumbelow | |
| 11:19 | South Alabama | Stewart Bennett hits a jumper from the left side | 13-14 |
| 11:04 | Louisiana Tech | Herbert Hobbs makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Richard Law | 13-16 |
| 10:55 | South Alabama | James Hensley knocks in the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Stewart Bennett | 15-16 |
| 10:37 | Louisiana Tech | Herbert Hobbs lays it up and in set up by Alfred Roque and he's fouled by Phillip Leake - foul #1 on Phillip Leake, team foul #7 | 15-18 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Henry Alston (PG), Cory Pilcher (SG), Jerry Youngblood (C) Stewart Bennett, William Ennis, Carl Croom | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Uros Synakowski (PG), Mathew Smith (SG), Robert Brumbelow (C) Michael Smith, Richard Law, Joseph Bonanno | |
| 10:37 | Louisiana Tech | Herbert Hobbs misses the free throw | 15-18 |
| 10:37 | South Alabama | Jerry Youngblood gets the rebound | 15-18 |
| 10:16 | South Alabama | Jerry Youngblood connects on the turnaround from close range | 17-18 |
| 09:54 | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Roque is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Alfred Roque, team foul #4 | 17-18 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Paul Comes (SF) Phillip Leake | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Michael Smith (PG), Alfred Plourde (SF), Joseph Bonanno (C) Uros Synakowski, Herbert Hobbs, Robert Brumbelow | |
| 09:34 | South Alabama | The jump hook by James Hensley is blocked by Joseph Bonanno | 17-18 |
| 09:33 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Bonanno gets the rebound | 17-18 |
| 09:31 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 17-18 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Stewart Bennett (PG), William Ennis (SG), Carl Croom (PF) Henry Alston, Cory Pilcher, James Hensley | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 09:19 | South Alabama | Paul Comes misses the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Alfred Plourde - foul #1 on Alfred Plourde, team foul #5 | 17-18 |
| 09:19 | South Alabama | Paul Comes makes the 1st free throw | 18-18 |
| 09:19 | South Alabama | Paul Comes makes the 2nd free throw | 19-18 |
| 09:00 | Louisiana Tech | Mathew Smith scores on a jumper from the right wing | 19-20 |
| 08:40 | South Alabama | Jerry Youngblood misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 19-20 |
| 08:39 | South Alabama | William Ennis grabs the offensive rebound | 19-20 |
| 08:29 | South Alabama | William Ennis makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 22-20 |
| 08:09 | Louisiana Tech | Carl Croom swats the shot by Michael Smith | 22-20 |
| 08:08 | South Alabama | The rebound goes to Jerry Youngblood | 22-20 |
| 08:03 | South Alabama | Stewart Bennett's pass is intercepted by Mathew Smith | 22-20 |
| 07:58 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Smith banks in the layup on a nice dish by Mathew Smith | 22-22 |
| 07:53 | South Alabama | Alfred Roque is called for the reach on Paul Comes - foul #2 on Alfred Roque, team foul #6 | 22-22 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Henry Alston (PG), Cory Pilcher (SG), Phillip Leake (SF), James Hensley (PF) Stewart Bennett, William Ennis, Paul Comes, Carl Croom | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Uros Synakowski (PG), Richard Law (SG), Herbert Hobbs (SF), Randy Jarvis (PF), Robert Brumbelow (C) Michael Smith, Mathew Smith, Alfred Plourde, Alfred Roque, Joseph Bonanno | |
| 07:29 | South Alabama | Phillip Leake misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 22-22 |
| 07:28 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Brumbelow snags the defensive board | 22-22 |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Henry Alston (fresh) SG - Cory Pilcher (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Phillip Leake (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Hensley (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerry Youngblood (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Uros Synakowski (fresh) SG - Richard Law (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Herbert Hobbs (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Randy Jarvis (fresh) C - Robert Brumbelow (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:06 | Louisiana Tech | Richard Law hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 22-22 |
| 07:05 | Louisiana Tech | Randy Jarvis pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-22 |
| 06:49 | Louisiana Tech | Randy Jarvis comes up short on the shot in the paint | 22-22 |
| 06:48 | South Alabama | Jerry Youngblood gets the rebound | 22-22 |
| 06:43 | South Alabama | Phillip Leake is whistled for traveling | 22-22 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Carl Croom (C) Jerry Youngblood | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Michael Smith (PG), Mathew Smith (SG), Joseph Bonanno (C) Uros Synakowski, Richard Law, Robert Brumbelow | |
| 06:23 | Louisiana Tech | Randy Jarvis comes up short on the floater from the left side | 22-22 |
| 06:21 | South Alabama | Carl Croom pulls down the rebound | 22-22 |
| 06:14 | South Alabama | Henry Alston misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 22-22 |
| 06:13 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Randy Jarvis | 22-22 |
| 05:47 | Louisiana Tech | Randy Jarvis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-22 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Stewart Bennett (PG), William Ennis (SG), Paul Comes (SF), Jerry Youngblood (C) Henry Alston, Cory Pilcher, Phillip Leake, James Hensley | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 05:34 | South Alabama | Carl Croom is hacked by Randy Jarvis - foul #3 on Randy Jarvis, team foul #7 | 22-22 |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Roque (PF) Randy Jarvis | |
| 05:34 | South Alabama | Carl Croom makes the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 05:34 | South Alabama | Carl Croom makes the 2nd free throw | 24-22 |
| 05:11 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Smith misses long on a shot in the paint | 24-22 |
| 05:10 | South Alabama | The rebound goes to Jerry Youngblood | 24-22 |
| 05:03 | South Alabama | Stewart Bennett misses the 3 from the right wing | 24-22 |
| 05:01 | Louisiana Tech | Herbert Hobbs pulls down the rebound | 24-22 |
| 04:45 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Smith drills a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Mathew Smith | 24-24 |
| 04:31 | South Alabama | Paul Comes comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 24-24 |
| 04:30 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 24-24 |
| 04:09 | Louisiana Tech | Herbert Hobbs hits a floater in the paint and he's hacked by Paul Comes - foul #2 on Paul Comes, team foul #8 | 24-26 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Henry Alston (PG), Phillip Leake (SF), James Hensley (PF) Stewart Bennett, Paul Comes, Carl Croom | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Uros Synakowski (PG), Richard Law (SG), Alfred Plourde (SF), Robert Brumbelow (C) Michael Smith, Mathew Smith, Alfred Roque, Joseph Bonanno | |
| 04:09 | Louisiana Tech | Herbert Hobbs misses the free throw | 24-26 |
| 04:09 | South Alabama | The rebound goes to James Hensley | 24-26 |
| 04:03 | South Alabama | Phillip Leake misses the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Robert Brumbelow - foul #1 on Robert Brumbelow, team foul #8 | 24-26 |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Roque (PF) Herbert Hobbs | |
| 04:03 | South Alabama | Phillip Leake misses the 1st free throw | 24-26 |
| 04:03 | South Alabama | Phillip Leake makes the 2nd free throw | 25-26 |
| 03:42 | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Plourde throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-26 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Robert Poe (PG), Cory Pilcher (SG), Andrew Southern (C) Henry Alston, William Ennis, Jerry Youngblood | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 03:19 | South Alabama | James Hensley is hacked by Robert Brumbelow - foul #2 on Robert Brumbelow, team foul #9 | 25-26 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Henry Alston (SF) Phillip Leake | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Michael Smith (PG), Mathew Smith (SG), Herbert Hobbs (SF), Joseph Bonanno (C) Uros Synakowski, Richard Law, Alfred Plourde, Robert Brumbelow | |
| 03:19 | South Alabama | James Hensley makes the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 03:19 | South Alabama | James Hensley makes the 2nd free throw | 27-26 |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Robert Poe (fresh) SG - Cory Pilcher (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Henry Alston (fresh) PF - James Hensley (tired) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Southern (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Michael Smith (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mathew Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Herbert Hobbs (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Alfred Roque (tiring) 4 pts. C - Joseph Bonanno (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:01 | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Roque's pass is intercepted by Henry Alston | 27-26 |
| 02:57 | South Alabama | Henry Alston hits the finger roll | 29-26 |
| 02:53 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Poe steals it from Mathew Smith in the backcourt | 29-26 |
| 02:35 | South Alabama | Robert Poe misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 29-26 |
| 02:34 | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Roque grabs the defensive rebound | 29-26 |
| 02:18 | Louisiana Tech | Mathew Smith misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 29-26 |
| 02:16 | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Roque pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-26 |
| 01:56 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Bonanno is open and scores on a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Mathew Smith | 29-28 |
| 01:51 | South Alabama | Robert Poe clanks a shot from the left side | 29-28 |
| 01:49 | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Roque grabs the defensive rebound | 29-28 |
| 01:28 | Louisiana Tech | Andrew Southern is called for the reach on Joseph Bonanno - foul #3 on Andrew Southern, team foul #9 | 29-28 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Stewart Bennett (PG), William Ennis (SG), Phillip Leake (SF), Carl Croom (PF), Jerry Youngblood (C) Robert Poe, Cory Pilcher, Henry Alston, James Hensley, Andrew Southern | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Uros Synakowski (PG), Richard Law (SG), Alfred Plourde (SF) Michael Smith, Mathew Smith, Herbert Hobbs | |
| 01:28 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Bonanno misses the 1st free throw | 29-28 |
| 01:28 | South Alabama | William Ennis pulls down the rebound | 29-28 |
| 01:01 | South Alabama | Jerry Youngblood comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 29-28 |
| 00:59 | South Alabama | Phillip Leake tips it back up and in | 31-28 |
| 00:57 | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Plourde is hacked by William Ennis in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Ennis, team foul #10 | 31-28 |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Robert Brumbelow (C) Joseph Bonanno | |
| 00:57 | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Plourde misses the 1st free throw | 31-28 |
| 00:57 | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Plourde makes the 2nd free throw | 31-29 |
| 00:38 | South Alabama | Phillip Leake connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-29 |
| 00:35 | Louisiana Tech | William Ennis steals the ball from Alfred Plourde in the backcourt | 34-29 |
| 00:22 | South Alabama | Phillip Leake is hacked by Alfred Roque - foul #3 on Alfred Roque, team foul #10 | 34-29 |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Michael Smith (PG), Mathew Smith (SG), Herbert Hobbs (SF), Randy Jarvis (PF) Uros Synakowski, Richard Law, Alfred Plourde, Alfred Roque | |
| 00:22 | South Alabama | Phillip Leake makes the 1st free throw | 35-29 |
| 00:22 | South Alabama | Phillip Leake misses the 2nd free throw | 35-29 |
| 00:22 | Louisiana Tech | Randy Jarvis grabs the board | 35-29 |
| 00:04 | Louisiana Tech | Randy Jarvis can't connect on a runner in the paint but the foul's on William Ennis - foul #2 on William Ennis, team foul #11 | 35-29 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Paul Comes (SF) Phillip Leake | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 00:04 | Louisiana Tech | Randy Jarvis makes the 1st free throw | 35-30 |
| 00:04 | Louisiana Tech | Randy Jarvis misses the 2nd free throw | 35-30 |
| 00:04 | South Alabama | Jerry Youngblood pulls down the rebound | 35-30 |
| 00:00 | South Alabama | Jerry Youngblood misses long on a halfcourt shot | 35-30 |