| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Kenneth Ernst (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jerome Taylor (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Barco (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Logan Messmer (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Syverson (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - John Fink (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Strickland (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ronald Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clyde Paulson (fresh) 7 pts. C - Henry King (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana Tech | James Barco inbounds the ball | 34-29 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Louisiana Tech | Logan Messmer clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-29 |
| 19:40 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Clyde Paulson | 34-29 |
| 19:13 | Iowa State | Ronald Williams connects on the shot near the basket on a great pass from Timothy Strickland | 34-31 |
| 18:56 | Louisiana Tech | Donald Syverson double dribbles | 34-31 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Herbert William (PG), Nicholas Pitre (SG), Dwight Berman (SF), Julio Valdez (C) Kenneth Ernst, Jerome Taylor, James Barco, Donald Syverson | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 18:40 | Iowa State | Nicholas Pitre is called for the reach on Timothy Strickland - foul #1 on Nicholas Pitre, team foul #1 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Ernst (PG), Jerome Taylor (SG), James Barco (SF) Herbert William, Nicholas Pitre, Dwight Berman | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Christopher Holmberg (PG), Lee Reger (SF), Glen Valenza (PF) John Fink, Ronald Williams, Clyde Paulson | |
| 18:21 | Iowa State | Henry King's pass is intercepted by Jerome Taylor | 34-31 |
| 18:18 | Louisiana Tech | Logan Messmer slams it home on a nice dish by Jerome Taylor | 36-31 |
| 18:00 | Iowa State | Julio Valdez takes the ball from Timothy Strickland | 36-31 |
| 17:37 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Ernst can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 36-31 |
| 17:36 | Iowa State | Timothy Strickland grabs the defensive rebound | 36-31 |
| 17:19 | Iowa State | Christopher Holmberg comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 36-31 |
| 17:18 | Iowa State | Henry King snags the offensive board | 36-31 |
| 17:09 | Iowa State | Lee Reger comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-31 |
| 17:07 | Iowa State | Christopher Holmberg gets the offensive rebound | 36-31 |
| 16:56 | Iowa State | Timothy Strickland misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 36-31 |
| 16:55 | Louisiana Tech | Julio Valdez grabs the defensive rebound | 36-31 |
| 16:53 | Louisiana Tech | James Barco is hacked by Timothy Strickland in the backcourt - foul #1 on Timothy Strickland, team foul #1 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Herbert William (PG), Nicholas Pitre (SG), Dwight Berman (SF), Donald Syverson (C) Kenneth Ernst, Jerome Taylor, James Barco, Julio Valdez | |
| Subs | Iowa State | John Fink (PG), Edgar Nogowski (SG), Ronald Williams (SF), Clyde Paulson (PF), Michael Parsons (C) Christopher Holmberg, Timothy Strickland, Lee Reger, Glen Valenza, Henry King | |
| 16:26 | Louisiana Tech | Nicholas Pitre loses the ball out of bounds | 36-31 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Julio Valdez (PF) Logan Messmer | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 16:11 | Iowa State | Herbert William takes the ball from Michael Parsons | 36-31 |
| 15:42 | Louisiana Tech | Julio Valdez blows the layup | 36-31 |
| 15:40 | Louisiana Tech | Julio Valdez snags the offensive board | 36-31 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Herbert William (fresh) 2 stl. SG - Nicholas Pitre (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dwight Berman (fresh) PF - Julio Valdez (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Donald Syverson (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - John Fink (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edgar Nogowski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Ronald Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clyde Paulson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Parsons (fresh) | |
| 15:25 | Louisiana Tech | Julio Valdez hits the finger roll on a great pass from Herbert William | 38-31 |
| 15:05 | Iowa State | Ronald Williams hits a floater from just outside the lane | 38-33 |
| 14:42 | Louisiana Tech | Donald Syverson misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Clyde Paulson - foul #2 on Clyde Paulson, team foul #2 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Ernst (PG), Jerome Taylor (SG), James Barco (SF), Logan Messmer (PF) Herbert William, Nicholas Pitre, Dwight Berman, Julio Valdez | |
| Subs | Iowa State | James Ratchford (PG), Christopher Holmberg (SG), Lee Reger (SF), Henry King (C) John Fink, Edgar Nogowski, Ronald Williams, Michael Parsons | |
| 14:42 | Louisiana Tech | Donald Syverson misses the 1st free throw | 38-33 |
| 14:42 | Louisiana Tech | Donald Syverson makes the 2nd free throw | 39-33 |
| 14:25 | Iowa State | Henry King misses badly on a floater in the paint | 39-33 |
| 14:23 | Louisiana Tech | Logan Messmer gets the rebound | 39-33 |
| 13:59 | Louisiana Tech | James Barco makes the jumper from the right block and he's fouled by Clyde Paulson - foul #3 on Clyde Paulson, team foul #3 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Timothy Strickland (SG), Glen Valenza (PF) James Ratchford, Clyde Paulson | |
| 13:59 | Louisiana Tech | James Barco makes the free throw | 42-33 |
| 13:42 | Iowa State | Lee Reger comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 42-33 |
| 13:41 | Louisiana Tech | Logan Messmer pulls down the rebound | 42-33 |
| 13:39 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Ernst is hacked by Christopher Holmberg in the backcourt - foul #2 on Christopher Holmberg, team foul #4 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Edgar Nogowski (PF) Henry King | |
| 13:28 | Louisiana Tech | James Barco's layup is rejected by Edgar Nogowski | 42-33 |
| 13:27 | Iowa State | Edgar Nogowski grabs the defensive rebound | 42-33 |
| 13:08 | Iowa State | Timothy Strickland scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 42-36 |
| 12:42 | Louisiana Tech | The jump hook by Logan Messmer is blocked by Glen Valenza | 42-36 |
| 12:41 | Louisiana Tech | Donald Syverson snags the offensive board | 42-36 |
| 12:14 | Louisiana Tech | Logan Messmer makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Ernst | 45-36 |
| 11:59 | Iowa State | Christopher Holmberg comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-36 |
| 11:58 | Iowa State | Glen Valenza misses the tip | 45-36 |
| 11:56 | Louisiana Tech | Logan Messmer snags the defensive board | 45-36 |
| 11:52 | Louisiana Tech | Lee Reger is called for the reach on Kenneth Ernst in the backcourt - foul #3 on Lee Reger, team foul #5 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Herbert William (PG), Nicholas Pitre (SG), Dwight Berman (SF), Julio Valdez (C) Kenneth Ernst, Jerome Taylor, James Barco, Donald Syverson | |
| Subs | Iowa State | John Fink (PG), James Ratchford (SG), Ronald Williams (SF), Clyde Paulson (PF), Henry King (C) Christopher Holmberg, Timothy Strickland, Lee Reger, Edgar Nogowski, Glen Valenza | |
| 11:31 | Louisiana Tech | Julio Valdez hits the finger roll set up by Nicholas Pitre and he's hacked by Clyde Paulson - foul #4 on Clyde Paulson, team foul #6 | 47-36 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Ernst (PG), Jerome Taylor (SG), James Barco (SF) Herbert William, Nicholas Pitre, Dwight Berman | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Glen Valenza (PF) Clyde Paulson | |
| 11:31 | Louisiana Tech | Julio Valdez makes the free throw | 48-36 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Kenneth Ernst (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jerome Taylor (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Barco (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Logan Messmer (tiring) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - Julio Valdez (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - John Fink (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Ratchford (fresh) SF - Ronald Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Glen Valenza (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Henry King (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:10 | Iowa State | James Barco is called for the reach on James Ratchford - foul #1 on James Barco, team foul #2 | 48-36 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Donald Syverson (C) Logan Messmer | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 10:59 | Iowa State | Julio Valdez denies the turnaround by Glen Valenza | 48-36 |
| 10:58 | Louisiana Tech | James Barco pulls down the rebound | 48-36 |
| 10:40 | Louisiana Tech | Julio Valdez banks in the layup | 50-36 |
| 10:19 | Iowa State | Ronald Williams is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Ronald Williams, team foul #7 | 50-36 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Herbert William (PG), Nicholas Pitre (SG), Dwight Berman (SF), Logan Messmer (PF) Kenneth Ernst, Jerome Taylor, James Barco, Donald Syverson | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Christopher Holmberg (PG), Timothy Strickland (SG), Edgar Nogowski (PF), Michael Parsons (C) John Fink, James Ratchford, Glen Valenza, Henry King | |
| 09:57 | Louisiana Tech | Logan Messmer misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 50-36 |
| 09:55 | Louisiana Tech | Julio Valdez tips it in | 52-36 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 09:41 | Iowa State | Christopher Holmberg hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Timothy Strickland | 52-39 |
| 09:35 | Louisiana Tech | Logan Messmer's fadeaway is rejected by Ronald Williams | 52-39 |
| 09:34 | Iowa State | Ronald Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 52-39 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 09:23 | Iowa State | Edgar Nogowski clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 52-39 |
| 09:22 | Louisiana Tech | Julio Valdez grabs the board | 52-39 |
| 09:04 | Louisiana Tech | A charge is called on Julio Valdez - foul #1 on Julio Valdez, team foul #3 | 52-39 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Ernst (PG), Jerome Taylor (SG), James Barco (SF), Donald Syverson (C) Herbert William, Nicholas Pitre, Dwight Berman, Julio Valdez | |
| Subs | Iowa State | John Fink (PG), Lee Reger (SF) Christopher Holmberg, Ronald Williams | |
| 08:40 | Iowa State | Edgar Nogowski misses the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by James Barco - foul #2 on James Barco, team foul #4 | 52-39 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | James Ratchford (SG), Henry King (C) Timothy Strickland, Michael Parsons | |
| 08:40 | Iowa State | Edgar Nogowski makes the 1st free throw | 52-40 |
| 08:40 | Iowa State | Edgar Nogowski makes the 2nd free throw | 52-41 |
| 08:23 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Taylor hits a wide open 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Logan Messmer | 55-41 |
| 08:06 | Iowa State | Lee Reger misses long on a 3 from straight away | 55-41 |
| 08:05 | Iowa State | Edgar Nogowski tips it home | 55-43 |
| 07:38 | Louisiana Tech | Logan Messmer connects on the jump hook in the paint set up by Jerome Taylor | 57-43 |
| 07:23 | Iowa State | Henry King hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 57-43 |
| 07:21 | Louisiana Tech | James Barco pulls down the rebound | 57-43 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Kenneth Ernst (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jerome Taylor (tiring) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Barco (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Logan Messmer (tired) 16 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Syverson (tiring) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - John Fink (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Ratchford (fairly fresh) SF - Lee Reger (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Edgar Nogowski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Henry King (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:04 | Louisiana Tech | James Barco is open and buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Jerome Taylor | 59-43 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 06:52 | Iowa State | Kenneth Ernst takes the ball from Henry King | 59-43 |
| 06:48 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Ernst dunks the ball | 61-43 |
| 06:25 | Iowa State | Edgar Nogowski drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Fink | 61-46 |
| 06:02 | Louisiana Tech | James Barco hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jerome Taylor and he's fouled by John Fink - foul #1 on John Fink, team foul #8 | 63-46 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Herbert William (PG), Nicholas Pitre (SG), Julio Valdez (PF) Kenneth Ernst, Jerome Taylor, Logan Messmer | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Christopher Holmberg (PG), Timothy Strickland (SG), Ronald Williams (SF), Clyde Paulson (PF), Michael Parsons (C) John Fink, James Ratchford, Lee Reger, Edgar Nogowski, Henry King | |
| 06:02 | Louisiana Tech | James Barco misses the free throw | 63-46 |
| 06:02 | Iowa State | Clyde Paulson pulls down the rebound | 63-46 |
| 05:54 | Iowa State | James Barco steals the ball from Christopher Holmberg | 63-46 |
| 05:51 | Louisiana Tech | Herbert William hits the finger roll on a nice dish by James Barco | 65-46 |
| 05:34 | Iowa State | Christopher Holmberg comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 65-46 |
| 05:32 | Iowa State | Michael Parsons grabs the offensive rebound | 65-46 |
| 05:21 | Iowa State | Michael Parsons clanks a shot in the paint | 65-46 |
| 05:20 | Louisiana Tech | Julio Valdez pulls down the rebound | 65-46 |
| 05:18 | Louisiana Tech | James Barco is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Holmberg - foul #3 on Christopher Holmberg, team foul #9 | 65-46 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Ernst (PG), Jerome Taylor (SG), Logan Messmer (PF) Herbert William, Nicholas Pitre, Donald Syverson | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Glen Valenza (C) Michael Parsons | |
| 05:18 | Louisiana Tech | James Barco makes the 1st free throw | 66-46 |
| 05:18 | Louisiana Tech | James Barco misses the 2nd free throw | 66-46 |
| 05:18 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Taylor gets the offensive rebound | 66-46 |
| 04:53 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Taylor misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Clyde Paulson - foul #5 on Clyde Paulson, team foul #10 | 66-46 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Herbert William (PG), Nicholas Pitre (SG), Dwight Berman (SF) Kenneth Ernst, James Barco, Logan Messmer | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Randy Griffith (PG), Lee Reger (SF), Michael Parsons (C) Timothy Strickland, Ronald Williams, Clyde Paulson | |
| 04:53 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 67-46 |
| 04:53 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 67-46 |
| 04:53 | Iowa State | Glen Valenza snags the defensive board | 67-46 |
| 04:44 | Iowa State | Michael Parsons throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-46 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Donald Syverson (C) Jerome Taylor | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 04:31 | Louisiana Tech | Julio Valdez misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Glen Valenza - foul #2 on Glen Valenza, team foul #11 | 67-46 |
| 04:31 | Louisiana Tech | Julio Valdez makes the 1st free throw | 68-46 |
| 04:31 | Louisiana Tech | Julio Valdez misses the 2nd free throw | 68-46 |
| 04:31 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Michael Parsons | 68-46 |
| 04:16 | Iowa State | Christopher Holmberg misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 68-46 |
| 04:14 | Iowa State | Lee Reger pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-46 |
| 04:05 | Iowa State | Christopher Holmberg misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 68-46 |
| 04:04 | Louisiana Tech | Dwight Berman grabs the board | 68-46 |
| 04:00 | Louisiana Tech | Randy Griffith steals the ball from Dwight Berman in the backcourt | 68-46 |
| 03:48 | Iowa State | Glen Valenza is whistled for a carry | 68-46 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Logan Messmer (PF) Donald Syverson | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Edgar Nogowski (PF) Michael Parsons | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:23 | Louisiana Tech | Christopher Holmberg takes the ball from Logan Messmer | 68-46 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Herbert William (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Nicholas Pitre (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dwight Berman (fresh) PF - Logan Messmer (tired) 16 pts. 5 reb. C - Julio Valdez (tiring) 15 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Randy Griffith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher Holmberg (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Lee Reger (tiring) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Edgar Nogowski (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Glen Valenza (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Iowa State | Edgar Nogowski connects on the fadeaway from close range set up by Randy Griffith and he's hacked by Logan Messmer - foul #1 on Logan Messmer, team foul #5 | 68-48 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | James Ratchford (PG) Randy Griffith | |
| 03:10 | Iowa State | Edgar Nogowski makes the free throw | 68-49 |
| 03:06 | Louisiana Tech | Julio Valdez is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Holmberg - foul #4 on Christopher Holmberg, team foul #12 | 68-49 |
| 03:06 | Louisiana Tech | Julio Valdez misses the 1st free throw | 68-49 |
| 03:06 | Louisiana Tech | Julio Valdez makes the 2nd free throw | 69-49 |
| 02:59 | Iowa State | Glen Valenza misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 69-49 |
| 02:57 | Iowa State | The offensive rebound goes to James Ratchford | 69-49 |
| 02:38 | Iowa State | Christopher Holmberg hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 69-49 |
| 02:36 | Iowa State | Glen Valenza tips it in | 69-51 |
| 02:16 | Louisiana Tech | Nicholas Pitre's fadeaway is rejected by Lee Reger | 69-51 |
| 02:15 | Louisiana Tech | Julio Valdez tips it in | 71-51 |
| 01:53 | Iowa State | Dwight Berman picks off the pass by Glen Valenza | 71-51 |
| 01:49 | Louisiana Tech | Dwight Berman is hacked by Lee Reger in the backcourt - foul #4 on Lee Reger, team foul #13 | 71-51 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Donald Syverson (C) Logan Messmer | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 01:49 | Louisiana Tech | Dwight Berman makes the 1st free throw | 72-51 |
| 01:49 | Louisiana Tech | Dwight Berman makes the 2nd free throw | 73-51 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:31 | Iowa State | James Ratchford drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Christopher Holmberg | 73-54 |
| 01:08 | Louisiana Tech | Julio Valdez hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 73-54 |
| 01:06 | Iowa State | Christopher Holmberg gets the rebound | 73-54 |
| 00:54 | Iowa State | Edgar Nogowski knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 73-56 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Louisiana Tech | James Ratchford picks off the pass by Herbert William in the backcourt | 73-56 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Iowa State | Lee Reger makes the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Ratchford | 73-58 |
| 00:25 | Louisiana Tech | The short jumper by Julio Valdez is denied by Glen Valenza | 73-58 |
| 00:23 | Louisiana Tech | Dwight Berman grabs the offensive board | 73-58 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana Tech | Herbert William runs out the clock | 73-58 |