| Lineup | American U. | PG - Roger Blackmon (fresh) SG - Glenn Herlihy (fresh) SF - Clyde Utley (fresh) PF - Richard Bennett (fresh) C - Adrian Gross (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Vincent Wilmoth (fresh) SG - Vincent Wellman (fresh) SF - Ronald Howard (fresh) PF - Nathan Luttrell (fresh) C - Brian Thompson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana Tech | Nathan Luttrell wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Howard is fouled on the floor by Clyde Utley - foul #1 on Clyde Utley, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Louisiana Tech | Nathan Luttrell misses short on a jumper from close range | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | American U. | Adrian Gross snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | American U. | Adrian Gross double dribbles | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Howard is hacked by Adrian Gross - foul #1 on Adrian Gross, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 18:42 | Louisiana Tech | Nathan Luttrell misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-0 |
| 18:40 | Louisiana Tech | Brian Thompson can't tip it in | 0-0 |
| 18:38 | American U. | Roger Blackmon snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:26 | American U. | Adrian Gross misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 18:25 | American U. | Richard Bennett pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:13 | American U. | Adrian Gross misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 18:12 | American U. | The offensive rebound goes to Clyde Utley | 0-0 |
| 17:59 | American U. | Roger Blackmon misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 17:57 | Louisiana Tech | Vincent Wellman grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 17:52 | Louisiana Tech | Nathan Luttrell misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 17:51 | American U. | Roger Blackmon grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 17:35 | American U. | Glenn Herlihy is called for a charge - foul #1 on Glenn Herlihy, team foul #3 | 0-0 |
| 17:16 | Louisiana Tech | Vincent Wilmoth misses short on a shot from the right side | 0-0 |
| 17:14 | Louisiana Tech | Brian Thompson tips it back up and in | 0-2 |
| 16:57 | American U. | Richard Bennett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 16:34 | Louisiana Tech | Nathan Luttrell comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 16:32 | Louisiana Tech | Vincent Wellman grabs the offensive board | 0-2 |
| 16:18 | Louisiana Tech | Brian Thompson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 16:17 | American U. | Adrian Gross grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 16:03 | American U. | Glenn Herlihy buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Richard Bennett | 3-2 |
| 15:47 | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Howard hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Vincent Wilmoth | 3-5 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Roger Blackmon (fresh) SG - Glenn Herlihy (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Clyde Utley (fresh) PF - Richard Bennett (fresh) C - Adrian Gross (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Vincent Wilmoth (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Vincent Wellman (fairly fresh) SF - Ronald Howard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Nathan Luttrell (fresh) C - Brian Thompson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:29 | American U. | Glenn Herlihy comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 3-5 |
| 15:27 | Louisiana Tech | Vincent Wilmoth gets the rebound | 3-5 |
| 15:05 | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Howard clanks a 3 from the left wing | 3-5 |
| 15:04 | American U. | Richard Bennett snags the defensive board | 3-5 |
| 14:50 | American U. | Richard Bennett buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Clyde Utley | 5-5 |
| 14:41 | Louisiana Tech | Nathan Luttrell scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 5-8 |
| 14:20 | American U. | Glenn Herlihy drills a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Roger Blackmon | 7-8 |
| 13:57 | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Howard clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 7-8 |
| 13:56 | American U. | Adrian Gross gets the rebound | 7-8 |
| 13:39 | American U. | Adrian Gross misses the easy layup | 7-8 |
| 13:37 | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Howard pulls down the rebound | 7-8 |
| 13:25 | Louisiana Tech | Brian Thompson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 7-8 |
| 13:24 | American U. | Clyde Utley pulls down the rebound | 7-8 |
| 13:08 | American U. | Glenn Herlihy is fouled on the floor by Vincent Wellman - foul #1 on Vincent Wellman, team foul #1 | 7-8 |
| Subs | American U. | Larry Sievert (PG), Shelton Shea (SG), Stephen Danek (SF), Arthur Wiggins (PF), Marion Block (C) Roger Blackmon, Glenn Herlihy, Clyde Utley, Richard Bennett, Adrian Gross | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Derrick King (PG), Harold Plourde (SG), Allan Kiely (SF), William Sinclair (PF), Robert Johnson (C) Vincent Wilmoth, Vincent Wellman, Ronald Howard, Nathan Luttrell, Brian Thompson | |
| 12:59 | American U. | Stephen Danek buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 10-8 |
| 12:41 | Louisiana Tech | Derrick King misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 10-8 |
| 12:39 | Louisiana Tech | The offensive rebound goes to William Sinclair | 10-8 |
| 12:22 | Louisiana Tech | Derrick King clanks a 3 from the left corner | 10-8 |
| 12:21 | American U. | Arthur Wiggins grabs the defensive rebound | 10-8 |
| 12:14 | American U. | Arthur Wiggins hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 10-8 |
| 12:13 | Louisiana Tech | Harold Plourde grabs the board | 10-8 |
| 11:54 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Johnson buries a jump hook from the baseline set up by Harold Plourde | 10-10 |
| 11:40 | American U. | Marion Block's layup is rejected by Allan Kiely | 10-10 |
| 11:38 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Harold Plourde | 10-10 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Larry Sievert (fresh) SG - Shelton Shea (fresh) SF - Stephen Danek (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Arthur Wiggins (fresh) C - Marion Block (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Derrick King (fresh) SG - Harold Plourde (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Allan Kiely (fresh) PF - William Sinclair (fresh) C - Robert Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:11 | Louisiana Tech | Harold Plourde is hacked by Marion Block - foul #1 on Marion Block, team foul #4 | 10-10 |
| Subs | American U. | Roger Blackmon (PG), Glenn Herlihy (SG), Clyde Utley (SF), Richard Bennett (PF) Larry Sievert, Shelton Shea, Stephen Danek, Marion Block | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Nathan Luttrell (PF) Allan Kiely | |
| 10:54 | Louisiana Tech | Nathan Luttrell makes the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Derrick King | 10-12 |
| 10:43 | American U. | Glenn Herlihy clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 10-12 |
| 10:42 | Louisiana Tech | Nathan Luttrell grabs the board | 10-12 |
| 10:25 | Louisiana Tech | Harold Plourde knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 10-15 |
| 10:07 | American U. | Glenn Herlihy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 10-15 |
| 10:05 | American U. | The offensive rebound goes to Clyde Utley | 10-15 |
| 09:50 | American U. | Roger Blackmon misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 10-15 |
| 09:49 | American U. | Arthur Wiggins tips it back up and in | 12-15 |
| 09:33 | Louisiana Tech | Harold Plourde misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 12-15 |
| 09:32 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Johnson grabs the offensive board | 12-15 |
| 09:19 | Louisiana Tech | Nathan Luttrell hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Richard Bennett - foul #1 on Richard Bennett, team foul #5 | 12-15 |
| Subs | American U. | Larry Sievert (SF), Adrian Gross (C) Clyde Utley, Arthur Wiggins | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Vincent Wilmoth (PG), John Harris (SG), Ronald Howard (SF), Dobromil Dominowski (C) Derrick King, Harold Plourde, William Sinclair, Robert Johnson | |
| 09:19 | Louisiana Tech | Nathan Luttrell makes the 1st free throw | 12-16 |
| 09:19 | Louisiana Tech | Nathan Luttrell makes the 2nd free throw | 12-17 |
| 09:05 | American U. | Adrian Gross lays it up and in on a nice dish by Glenn Herlihy | 14-17 |
| 08:51 | Louisiana Tech | Nathan Luttrell connects on the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Vincent Wilmoth | 14-19 |
| 08:39 | American U. | Larry Sievert loses the dribble to Vincent Wilmoth | 14-19 |
| 08:19 | Louisiana Tech | Nathan Luttrell can't connect on a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Richard Bennett - foul #2 on Richard Bennett, team foul #6 | 14-19 |
| Subs | American U. | Shelton Shea (SG), Clyde Utley (SF), Stephen Danek (PF) Roger Blackmon, Glenn Herlihy, Richard Bennett | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Vincent Wellman (SG) John Harris | |
| 08:19 | Louisiana Tech | Nathan Luttrell misses the 1st free throw | 14-19 |
| 08:19 | Louisiana Tech | Nathan Luttrell misses the 2nd free throw | 14-19 |
| 08:19 | American U. | Adrian Gross pulls down the rebound | 14-19 |
| 08:09 | American U. | Larry Sievert clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Ronald Howard - foul #1 on Ronald Howard, team foul #2 | 14-19 |
| Subs | American U. | Arthur Wiggins (PF) Stephen Danek | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Brian Thompson (C) Dobromil Dominowski | |
| 08:09 | American U. | Larry Sievert makes the 1st free throw | 15-19 |
| 08:09 | American U. | Larry Sievert makes the 2nd free throw | 16-19 |
| 07:41 | Louisiana Tech | Nathan Luttrell misses long on a runner from the baseline | 16-19 |
| 07:40 | Louisiana Tech | Vincent Wilmoth snags the offensive board | 16-19 |
| 07:25 | Louisiana Tech | A charge is called on Vincent Wilmoth - foul #1 on Vincent Wilmoth, team foul #3 | 16-19 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Larry Sievert (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Shelton Shea (fresh) SF - Clyde Utley (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Arthur Wiggins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Adrian Gross (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Vincent Wilmoth (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Vincent Wellman (fresh) SF - Ronald Howard (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Nathan Luttrell (fresh) 9 pts. C - Brian Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:09 | American U. | Shelton Shea scores on a floater from just outside the lane set up by Clyde Utley | 18-19 |
| 06:56 | Louisiana Tech | Vincent Wellman buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Vincent Wilmoth | 18-22 |
| 06:48 | American U. | Adrian Gross scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Clyde Utley | 21-22 |
| 06:22 | Louisiana Tech | Vincent Wilmoth knocks in the floater from close range on a nice dish by Brian Thompson | 21-24 |
| 06:09 | American U. | Shelton Shea misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 21-24 |
| 06:07 | Louisiana Tech | Nathan Luttrell snags the defensive board | 21-24 |
| 05:51 | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Howard is called for a backcourt violation | 21-24 |
| Subs | American U. | Roger Blackmon (PG), Glenn Herlihy (SG), Stephen Danek (SF), Larry Gabriel (PF), Marion Block (C) Larry Sievert, Shelton Shea, Clyde Utley, Arthur Wiggins, Adrian Gross | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Derrick King (PG), Harold Plourde (SG), Allan Kiely (SF), William Sinclair (PF), Robert Johnson (C) Vincent Wilmoth, Vincent Wellman, Ronald Howard, Nathan Luttrell, Brian Thompson | |
| 05:34 | American U. | Roger Blackmon misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 21-24 |
| 05:33 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Johnson grabs the board | 21-24 |
| 05:26 | Louisiana Tech | Allan Kiely can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 21-24 |
| 05:25 | American U. | Stephen Danek grabs the board | 21-24 |
| 05:02 | American U. | Roger Blackmon misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 21-24 |
| 05:00 | American U. | Marion Block snags the offensive board | 21-24 |
| 04:39 | American U. | William Sinclair steals the ball from Roger Blackmon | 21-24 |
| 04:31 | Louisiana Tech | Derrick King is hacked by Marion Block - foul #2 on Marion Block, team foul #7 | 21-24 |
| Subs | American U. | Arthur Wiggins (PF), Adrian Gross (C) Larry Gabriel, Marion Block | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Vincent Wilmoth (PG), Nathan Luttrell (PF) Harold Plourde, Allan Kiely | |
| 04:31 | Louisiana Tech | Derrick King makes the 1st free throw | 21-25 |
| 04:31 | Louisiana Tech | Derrick King misses the 2nd free throw | 21-25 |
| 04:31 | American U. | Arthur Wiggins pulls down the rebound | 21-25 |
| 04:19 | American U. | Adrian Gross misses long on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by William Sinclair - foul #1 on William Sinclair, team foul #4 | 21-25 |
| Subs | American U. | Clyde Utley (SF) Stephen Danek | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Vincent Wellman (SG), Ronald Howard (SF) Derrick King, Robert Johnson | |
| 04:19 | American U. | Adrian Gross makes the 1st free throw | 22-25 |
| 04:19 | American U. | Adrian Gross makes the 2nd free throw | 23-25 |
| 04:00 | Louisiana Tech | Roger Blackmon steals it from Ronald Howard | 23-25 |
| 03:57 | American U. | Glenn Herlihy lays it up and in set up by Roger Blackmon | 25-25 |
| 03:36 | Louisiana Tech | Clyde Utley steals the ball from Vincent Wellman | 25-25 |
| 03:32 | American U. | Roger Blackmon slams it home on a nice dish by Clyde Utley | 27-25 |
| 03:15 | Louisiana Tech | Vincent Wilmoth misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 27-25 |
| 03:13 | Louisiana Tech | William Sinclair hits the follow up shot | 27-27 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Roger Blackmon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Glenn Herlihy (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clyde Utley (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Arthur Wiggins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Adrian Gross (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Vincent Wilmoth (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Vincent Wellman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ronald Howard (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Nathan Luttrell (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - William Sinclair (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:56 | American U. | Adrian Gross drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-27 |
| 02:52 | Louisiana Tech | Vincent Wellman knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Ronald Howard | 30-30 |
| 02:29 | American U. | Adrian Gross misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 30-30 |
| 02:28 | American U. | Arthur Wiggins tips it but misses | 30-30 |
| 02:26 | American U. | Arthur Wiggins grabs the offensive board | 30-30 |
| 02:14 | American U. | Glenn Herlihy can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-30 |
| 02:12 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Ronald Howard | 30-30 |
| 02:07 | Louisiana Tech | Vincent Wilmoth connects on the floater from the free throw line set up by Vincent Wellman and he's fouled by Clyde Utley - foul #2 on Clyde Utley, team foul #8 | 30-32 |
| Subs | American U. | Larry Sievert (PG), Shelton Shea (SG), Stephen Danek (SF), Richard Bennett (PF), Marion Block (C) Roger Blackmon, Glenn Herlihy, Clyde Utley, Arthur Wiggins, Adrian Gross | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Derrick King (SG), Allan Kiely (SF), Brian Thompson (C) Vincent Wellman, Ronald Howard, William Sinclair | |
| 02:07 | Louisiana Tech | Vincent Wilmoth makes the free throw | 30-33 |
| 01:52 | American U. | Stephen Danek comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 30-33 |
| 01:51 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Vincent Wilmoth | 30-33 |
| 01:33 | Louisiana Tech | Allan Kiely loses the dribble to Larry Sievert | 30-33 |
| 01:22 | American U. | Stephen Danek double dribbles | 30-33 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Harold Plourde (SG), Robert Johnson (PF) Vincent Wilmoth, Nathan Luttrell | |
| 01:05 | Louisiana Tech | Richard Bennett steps in front of the Harold Plourde pass | 30-33 |
| 00:52 | American U. | Richard Bennett's floater is tipped away by Robert Johnson | 30-33 |
| 00:51 | Louisiana Tech | Allan Kiely grabs the defensive rebound | 30-33 |
| 00:43 | Louisiana Tech | Brian Thompson jams it set up by Harold Plourde and he's hacked by Shelton Shea - foul #1 on Shelton Shea, team foul #9 | 30-35 |
| Subs | American U. | Roger Blackmon (PG), Glenn Herlihy (SG), Clyde Utley (SF), Arthur Wiggins (C) Larry Sievert, Shelton Shea, Stephen Danek, Marion Block | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 00:43 | Louisiana Tech | Brian Thompson makes the free throw | 30-36 |
| 00:23 | American U. | Arthur Wiggins makes the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Clyde Utley | 32-36 |
| 00:18 | Louisiana Tech | Harold Plourde is hacked by Arthur Wiggins - foul #1 on Arthur Wiggins, team foul #10 | 32-36 |
| Subs | American U. | Adrian Gross (C) Arthur Wiggins | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Howard (SF), Nathan Luttrell (PF) Allan Kiely, Robert Johnson | |
| 00:18 | Louisiana Tech | Harold Plourde misses the 1st free throw | 32-36 |
| 00:18 | Louisiana Tech | Harold Plourde misses the 2nd free throw | 32-36 |
| 00:18 | American U. | Richard Bennett grabs the board | 32-36 |
| 00:02 | American U. | Brian Thompson denies the turnaround by Roger Blackmon | 32-36 |
| 00:01 | Louisiana Tech | Nathan Luttrell grabs the board | 32-36 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana Tech | Nathan Luttrell misses the fullcourt shot | 32-36 |