| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Oliver Cole (fresh) SG - Tony Gold (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mark Davy (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Steven Clayton (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Corona (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - James Collins (fresh) SG - Guy Young (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Waites (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Henry Mead (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - William Smith (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Davy inbounds the ball | 35-27 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:58 | Louisiana Tech | Guy Young is called for the reach on Tony Gold in the backcourt - foul #3 on Guy Young, team foul #1 | 35-27 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Mark Hudson (SF) Guy Young | |
| 19:43 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Davy drills a shot from the free throw line | 37-27 |
| 19:22 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Waites buries a shot from close range and the foul's on Richard Corona - foul #1 on Richard Corona, team foul #1 | 37-29 |
| 19:22 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Waites misses the free throw | 37-29 |
| 19:22 | Louisiana Tech | Richard Corona grabs the defensive rebound | 37-29 |
| 19:08 | Louisiana Tech | Richard Corona hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by James Collins - foul #2 on James Collins, team foul #2 | 37-29 |
| 19:08 | Louisiana Tech | Richard Corona makes the 1st free throw | 38-29 |
| 19:08 | Louisiana Tech | Richard Corona makes the 2nd free throw | 39-29 |
| 18:48 | Eastern Illinois | Tony Gold steals the ball from William Smith | 39-29 |
| 18:43 | Louisiana Tech | Tony Gold lays it in | 41-29 |
| 18:20 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Waites is hacked by Steven Clayton - foul #2 on Steven Clayton, team foul #2 | 41-29 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Cory Plascencia (PG), Allen Hinton (SF), Derek Graves (PF), Brian Conlan (C) Oliver Cole, Mark Davy, Steven Clayton, Richard Corona | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | John Palmer (SG), Frank Woolard (PF), Denis Slone (C) Mark Hudson, Henry Mead, William Smith | |
| 18:09 | Eastern Illinois | Allen Hinton is called for the reach on Frank Woolard - foul #2 on Allen Hinton, team foul #3 | 41-29 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Kent Morman (PG) Tony Gold | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 17:56 | Eastern Illinois | James Collins knocks in the shot from the free throw line set up by John Palmer | 41-31 |
| 17:52 | Louisiana Tech | James Collins steals it from Kent Morman in the backcourt | 41-31 |
| 17:38 | Eastern Illinois | James Collins knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 41-34 |
| 17:24 | Louisiana Tech | Allen Hinton scores on a fadeaway in the paint set up by Kent Morman | 43-34 |
| 17:13 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Woolard can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 43-34 |
| 17:12 | Louisiana Tech | Cory Plascencia grabs the defensive rebound | 43-34 |
| 16:59 | Louisiana Tech | Cory Plascencia misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 43-34 |
| 16:57 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Woolard pulls down the rebound | 43-34 |
| 16:52 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Waites's pass is intercepted by Brian Conlan | 43-34 |
| 16:42 | Louisiana Tech | Allen Hinton is called for 10 seconds | 43-34 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Oliver Cole (PG), Tony Gold (SG), Mark Davy (SF), Steven Clayton (PF), Richard Corona (C) Kent Morman, Cory Plascencia, Allen Hinton, Derek Graves, Brian Conlan | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Mark Hudson (SF), Henry Mead (PF), William Smith (C) John Palmer, Frank Woolard, Denis Slone | |
| 16:31 | Eastern Illinois | William Smith scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-37 |
| 16:09 | Louisiana Tech | Steven Clayton hits a jump hook from the baseline set up by Oliver Cole and he's hacked by Mark Hudson - foul #2 on Mark Hudson, team foul #3 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | John Palmer (SG) Donald Waites | |
| 16:09 | Louisiana Tech | Steven Clayton makes the free throw | 46-37 |
| 15:52 | Eastern Illinois | William Smith misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-37 |
| 15:50 | Eastern Illinois | Mark Hudson tips it in | 46-39 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Oliver Cole (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tony Gold (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Mark Davy (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Steven Clayton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Corona (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - James Collins (tiring) 5 pts. SG - John Palmer (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Mark Hudson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Henry Mead (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - William Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Louisiana Tech | Oliver Cole is fouled in the backcourt by James Collins - foul #3 on James Collins, team foul #4 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Leslie Johnson (PF) Steven Clayton | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Perry (PG), Guy Young (SG), Steven Bell (SF) James Collins, John Palmer, Mark Hudson | |
| 15:28 | Louisiana Tech | Steven Bell steps in front of the Mark Davy pass | 46-39 |
| 15:13 | Eastern Illinois | Guy Young hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-39 |
| 15:12 | Eastern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to William Perry | 46-39 |
| 14:49 | Eastern Illinois | Guy Young misses badly on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Richard Corona - foul #2 on Richard Corona, team foul #4 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Kent Morman (PG), Cory Plascencia (SG), Allen Hinton (SF), Brian Conlan (PF) Oliver Cole, Tony Gold, Mark Davy, Richard Corona | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Frank Woolard (PF), Denis Slone (C) Henry Mead, William Smith | |
| 14:49 | Eastern Illinois | Guy Young makes the 1st free throw | 46-40 |
| 14:49 | Eastern Illinois | Guy Young makes the 2nd free throw | 46-41 |
| 14:32 | Louisiana Tech | Allen Hinton misses the wide open jumpshot from the free throw line | 46-41 |
| 14:31 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Bell gets the rebound | 46-41 |
| 14:27 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Bell lays it in on a nice dish by Guy Young and the foul's on Cory Plascencia - foul #2 on Cory Plascencia, team foul #5 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Steven Clayton (PF), Derek Graves (C) Brian Conlan, Leslie Johnson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Mark Hudson (PF) Denis Slone | |
| 14:27 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Bell makes the free throw | 46-44 |
| 14:07 | Louisiana Tech | Allen Hinton misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Steven Bell - foul #4 on Steven Bell, team foul #5 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | John Palmer (PG), Henry Mead (PF) William Perry, Steven Bell | |
| 14:07 | Louisiana Tech | Allen Hinton makes the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 14:07 | Louisiana Tech | Allen Hinton makes the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 13:59 | Eastern Illinois | Kent Morman takes the ball from John Palmer | 48-44 |
| 13:56 | Louisiana Tech | Kent Morman lays it up and in | 50-44 |
| 13:34 | Eastern Illinois | Mark Hudson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Palmer | 50-46 |
| 13:24 | Louisiana Tech | Derek Graves comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Guy Young - foul #4 on Guy Young, team foul #6 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Micheal Quin (PG), Tony Gold (SG), Brian Conlan (SF), Richard Corona (C) Kent Morman, Allen Hinton, Cory Plascencia, Steven Clayton | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Perry (PG), Donald Waites (SF), Denis Slone (C) Guy Young, Mark Hudson, Frank Woolard | |
| 13:24 | Louisiana Tech | Derek Graves makes the 1st free throw | 51-46 |
| 13:24 | Louisiana Tech | Derek Graves misses the 2nd free throw | 51-46 |
| 13:24 | Eastern Illinois | Henry Mead gets the rebound | 51-46 |
| 13:20 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Waites hits a jump hook from close range | 51-48 |
| 13:18 | Louisiana Tech | William Perry steals the ball from Tony Gold in the backcourt | 51-48 |
| 13:17 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Waites lays it in on a great pass from William Perry | 51-50 |
| 13:02 | Louisiana Tech | Brian Conlan clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-50 |
| 13:00 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Denis Slone | 51-50 |
| 12:55 | Eastern Illinois | Tony Gold steals it from Henry Mead | 51-50 |
| 12:51 | Louisiana Tech | Tony Gold hits the finger roll | 53-50 |
| 12:46 | Eastern Illinois | William Perry can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-50 |
| 12:45 | Eastern Illinois | John Palmer pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-50 |
| 12:32 | Eastern Illinois | William Perry is hacked by Micheal Quin - foul #1 on Micheal Quin, team foul #6 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Oliver Cole (PG), Mark Davy (SF), Leslie Johnson (C) Micheal Quin, Derek Graves, Richard Corona | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Collins (PG), Mark Hudson (SF), William Smith (C) William Perry, John Palmer, Henry Mead | |
| 12:20 | Eastern Illinois | James Collins's pass is intercepted by Mark Davy | 53-50 |
| 12:16 | Louisiana Tech | Tony Gold dunks the ball set up by Mark Davy | 55-50 |
| 12:09 | Eastern Illinois | Mark Hudson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-50 |
| 12:07 | Eastern Illinois | Mark Hudson pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-50 |
| 11:55 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Waites is fouled on the floor by Mark Davy - foul #2 on Mark Davy, team foul #7 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Steven Clayton (PF) Brian Conlan | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Henry Mead (PF) Denis Slone | |
| 11:55 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Waites makes the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 11:55 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Waites makes the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Oliver Cole (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tony Gold (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SF - Mark Davy (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Steven Clayton (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Leslie Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - James Collins (tiring) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Donald Waites (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Mark Hudson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Henry Mead (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - William Smith (tiring) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Louisiana Tech | Oliver Cole connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Tony Gold | 58-52 |
| 11:24 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Waites knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by James Collins | 58-55 |
| 11:07 | Louisiana Tech | Leslie Johnson misses badly on the uncontested driving attempt in the lane | 58-55 |
| 11:06 | Louisiana Tech | Leslie Johnson tips it back up and in | 60-55 |
| 10:51 | Eastern Illinois | Tony Gold steals it from Henry Mead | 60-55 |
| 10:49 | Louisiana Tech | Donald Waites picks off the pass by Tony Gold in the backcourt | 60-55 |
| 10:47 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Waites banks in the layup | 60-57 |
| 10:45 | Louisiana Tech | Tony Gold is fouled in the backcourt by James Collins - foul #4 on James Collins, team foul #7 | 60-57 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Cory Plascencia (PG), Allen Hinton (SF), Brian Conlan (PF), Richard Corona (C) Oliver Cole, Mark Davy, Steven Clayton, Leslie Johnson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Perry (PG), John Palmer (SG), Frank Woolard (C) James Collins, Donald Waites, William Smith | |
| 10:45 | Louisiana Tech | Tony Gold makes the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 10:45 | Louisiana Tech | Tony Gold makes the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| 10:31 | Eastern Illinois | Mark Hudson can't connect on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Richard Corona - foul #3 on Richard Corona, team foul #8 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Kent Morman (PG) Tony Gold | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 10:31 | Eastern Illinois | Mark Hudson misses the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 10:31 | Eastern Illinois | Mark Hudson makes the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| 10:16 | Louisiana Tech | Allen Hinton lays it up and in | 64-58 |
| 09:54 | Eastern Illinois | Mark Hudson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Allen Hinton - foul #3 on Allen Hinton, team foul #9 | 64-58 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Denis Slone (C) Henry Mead | |
| 09:54 | Eastern Illinois | Mark Hudson misses the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 09:54 | Eastern Illinois | Mark Hudson makes the 2nd free throw | 64-59 |
| 09:52 | Louisiana Tech | Kent Morman double dribbles in the backcourt | 64-59 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Donald Waites (SF) Mark Hudson | |
| 09:41 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Woolard clanks a floater from the left block but the foul's on Richard Corona - foul #4 on Richard Corona, team foul #10 | 64-59 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Steven Clayton (PF), Derek Graves (C) Brian Conlan, Richard Corona | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 09:41 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Woolard misses the 1st free throw | 64-59 |
| 09:41 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Woolard makes the 2nd free throw | 64-60 |
| 09:29 | Louisiana Tech | Kent Morman is hacked by John Palmer - foul #2 on John Palmer, team foul #8 | 64-60 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Leslie Johnson (C) Derek Graves | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Smith (C) Frank Woolard | |
| 09:29 | Louisiana Tech | Kent Morman makes the 1st free throw | 65-60 |
| 09:29 | Louisiana Tech | Kent Morman misses the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| 09:29 | Eastern Illinois | Denis Slone pulls down the rebound | 65-60 |
| 09:10 | Eastern Illinois | Denis Slone knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from John Palmer | 65-62 |
| 08:55 | Louisiana Tech | Kent Morman double dribbles | 65-62 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Oliver Cole (PG), Tony Gold (SG), Mark Davy (SF) Kent Morman, Cory Plascencia, Allen Hinton | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Henry Mead (PF) Denis Slone | |
| 08:42 | Eastern Illinois | John Palmer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-62 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Brian Conlan (PF) Steven Clayton | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Mark Hudson (SF) Donald Waites | |
| 08:30 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Davy scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Tony Gold | 68-62 |
| 08:28 | Eastern Illinois | William Perry throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 68-62 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Steven Clayton (PF) Leslie Johnson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Frank Woolard (C) William Smith | |
| 08:14 | Louisiana Tech | The jump hook by Steven Clayton is blocked by Henry Mead | 68-62 |
| 08:13 | Eastern Illinois | Mark Hudson grabs the defensive rebound | 68-62 |
| 08:08 | Eastern Illinois | Mark Davy steals it from William Perry | 68-62 |
| 08:04 | Louisiana Tech | Tony Gold is fouled in the backcourt by William Perry - foul #4 on William Perry, team foul #9 | 68-62 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Micheal Quin (PG) Oliver Cole | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Donald Waites (SG) William Perry | |
| 08:04 | Louisiana Tech | Tony Gold makes the 1st free throw | 69-62 |
| 08:04 | Louisiana Tech | Tony Gold makes the 2nd free throw | 70-62 |
| 07:45 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Woolard's pass is intercepted by Steven Clayton | 70-62 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Micheal Quin (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Tony Gold (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 6 ast. 5 stl. SF - Mark Davy (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Steven Clayton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Brian Conlan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - John Palmer (tiring) 4 ast. SG - Donald Waites (tiring) 13 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Mark Hudson (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. PF - Henry Mead (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Frank Woolard (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Louisiana Tech | Brian Conlan hits a wide open driving attempt near the basket set up by Mark Davy | 72-62 |
| 07:22 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Woolard misses the dunk attempt | 72-62 |
| 07:20 | Louisiana Tech | Brian Conlan grabs the board | 72-62 |
| 07:16 | Louisiana Tech | John Palmer is called for the reach on Micheal Quin in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Palmer, team foul #10 | 72-62 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Cory Plascencia (SG), Allen Hinton (SF), Derek Graves (PF), Richard Corona (C) Tony Gold, Mark Davy, Steven Clayton, Brian Conlan | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Collins (PG), Guy Young (SG), Steven Bell (SF), Denis Slone (PF), William Smith (C) John Palmer, Donald Waites, Mark Hudson, Henry Mead, Frank Woolard | |
| 07:16 | Louisiana Tech | Micheal Quin makes the 1st free throw | 73-62 |
| 07:16 | Louisiana Tech | Micheal Quin makes the 2nd free throw | 74-62 |
| 06:59 | Eastern Illinois | William Smith misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 74-62 |
| 06:58 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Derek Graves | 74-62 |
| 06:44 | Louisiana Tech | Derek Graves travels with the ball | 74-62 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Oliver Cole (PG) Micheal Quin | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 06:21 | Eastern Illinois | Allen Hinton is called for the reach on Guy Young - foul #4 on Allen Hinton, team foul #11 | 74-62 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Tony Gold (SG), Mark Davy (SF), Leslie Johnson (PF) Cory Plascencia, Allen Hinton, Derek Graves | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Frank Woolard (PF) Denis Slone | |
| 06:21 | Eastern Illinois | Guy Young misses the 1st free throw | 74-62 |
| 06:21 | Eastern Illinois | Guy Young makes the 2nd free throw | 74-63 |
| 06:01 | Louisiana Tech | Tony Gold can't connect on an uncontested shot in the lane | 74-63 |
| 05:59 | Louisiana Tech | Richard Corona grabs the offensive board | 74-63 |
| 05:45 | Louisiana Tech | Tony Gold misses the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Guy Young - foul #5 on Guy Young, team foul #11 | 74-63 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Kent Morman (PG) Oliver Cole | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Perry (PG), Donald Waites (SG), Henry Mead (PF) James Collins, Guy Young, William Smith | |
| 05:45 | Louisiana Tech | Tony Gold makes the 1st free throw | 75-63 |
| 05:45 | Louisiana Tech | Tony Gold makes the 2nd free throw | 76-63 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 05:38 | Eastern Illinois | The jumper by Steven Bell is denied by Richard Corona | 76-63 |
| 05:37 | Louisiana Tech | Leslie Johnson gets the rebound | 76-63 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 05:12 | Louisiana Tech | Richard Corona makes the wide open driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Kent Morman | 78-63 |
| 04:50 | Eastern Illinois | Henry Mead comes up short on the floater from the right block but he's fouled by Tony Gold - foul #1 on Tony Gold, team foul #12 | 78-63 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Cory Plascencia (SG), Allen Hinton (SF), Derek Graves (PF), Brian Conlan (C) Tony Gold, Mark Davy, Leslie Johnson, Richard Corona | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | John Palmer (SG), Mark Hudson (C) Donald Waites, Frank Woolard | |
| 04:50 | Eastern Illinois | Henry Mead makes the 1st free throw | 78-64 |
| 04:50 | Eastern Illinois | Henry Mead misses the 2nd free throw | 78-64 |
| 04:50 | Louisiana Tech | Derek Graves gets the rebound | 78-64 |
| 04:23 | Louisiana Tech | Derek Graves connects on the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Kent Morman | 80-64 |
| 04:07 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Bell knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 80-67 |
| 04:01 | Louisiana Tech | Allen Hinton is hacked by Steven Bell in the backcourt - foul #5 on Steven Bell, team foul #12 | 80-67 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Oliver Cole (PG), Steven Clayton (PF) Kent Morman, Derek Graves | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Collins (PG), Donald Waites (SF), Denis Slone (PF) William Perry, Steven Bell, Henry Mead | |
| 04:01 | Louisiana Tech | Allen Hinton makes the 1st free throw | 81-67 |
| 04:01 | Louisiana Tech | Allen Hinton makes the 2nd free throw | 82-67 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:46 | Eastern Illinois | Mark Hudson hits the finger roll set up by John Palmer | 82-69 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Oliver Cole (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Allen Hinton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 pf. SF - Cory Plascencia (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Steven Clayton (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Brian Conlan (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - James Collins (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - John Palmer (tiring) 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Donald Waites (tiring) 13 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Denis Slone (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Mark Hudson (tiring) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Louisiana Tech | Steven Clayton makes the wide open 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Oliver Cole | 85-69 |
| 03:19 | Eastern Illinois | John Palmer makes the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Donald Waites | 85-71 |
| 03:17 | Louisiana Tech | Denis Slone is called for the reach on Allen Hinton in the backcourt - foul #2 on Denis Slone, team foul #13 | 85-71 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Tony Gold (SG), Leslie Johnson (C) Cory Plascencia, Brian Conlan | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Smith (C) John Palmer | |
| 03:17 | Louisiana Tech | Allen Hinton makes the 1st free throw | 86-71 |
| 03:17 | Louisiana Tech | Allen Hinton makes the 2nd free throw | 87-71 |
| 03:02 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Waites comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 87-71 |
| 03:01 | Louisiana Tech | Leslie Johnson pulls down the rebound | 87-71 |
| 02:59 | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 87-71 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Mark Davy (SF), Richard Corona (C) Allen Hinton, Leslie Johnson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Perry (PG) James Collins | |
| 02:37 | Louisiana Tech | Richard Corona lays it in set up by Steven Clayton | 89-71 |
| 02:26 | Eastern Illinois | Denis Slone double dribbles | 89-71 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Kent Morman (PG), Micheal Quin (SG), Cory Plascencia (SF), Derek Graves (PF), Brian Conlan (C) Oliver Cole, Tony Gold, Mark Davy, Steven Clayton, Richard Corona | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | John Palmer (SG), Frank Woolard (PF) Mark Hudson, William Smith | |
| 02:05 | Louisiana Tech | Cory Plascencia scores on a jump hook from the right block set up by Kent Morman and he's fouled by Donald Waites - foul #2 on Donald Waites, team foul #14 | 91-71 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Mark Hudson (C) Denis Slone | |
| 02:05 | Louisiana Tech | Cory Plascencia makes the free throw | 92-71 |
| 01:54 | Eastern Illinois | John Palmer misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 92-71 |
| 01:52 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Derek Graves | 92-71 |
| 01:24 | Louisiana Tech | Kent Morman scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Brian Conlan | 95-71 |
| 01:20 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Waites's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 95-71 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Allen Hinton (SF) Micheal Quin | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 01:00 | Louisiana Tech | Donald Waites is called for the reach on Allen Hinton - foul #3 on Donald Waites, team foul #15 | 95-71 |
| 01:00 | Louisiana Tech | Allen Hinton makes the 1st free throw | 96-71 |
| 01:00 | Louisiana Tech | Allen Hinton makes the 2nd free throw | 97-71 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Eastern Illinois | John Palmer misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 97-71 |
| 00:53 | Louisiana Tech | Brian Conlan snags the defensive board | 97-71 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Louisiana Tech | Frank Woolard denies the turnaround by Derek Graves | 97-71 |
| 00:29 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Woolard grabs the board | 97-71 |
| 00:23 | Eastern Illinois | Kent Morman steals the ball from John Palmer | 97-71 |
| 00:19 | Louisiana Tech | Kent Morman hits the finger roll | 99-71 |
| 00:13 | Eastern Illinois | Mark Hudson's floater is tipped away by Brian Conlan | 99-71 |
| 00:11 | Louisiana Tech | Cory Plascencia grabs the defensive rebound | 99-71 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana Tech | Kent Morman runs out the clock | 99-71 |