| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Gregory Thorsen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Troy Tillery (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Janousek (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Eric Hock (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. C - Paul Benson (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Jeffrey Inouye (fresh) SG - Brian Rainville (fresh) SF - Joseph Butler (fresh) PF - Cornelius Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - John Woodside (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana Tech | Joshua Janousek inbounds the ball | 40-22 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:40 | Louisiana Tech | Troy Tillery makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Eric Hock | 43-22 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:32 | Western Kentucky | Brian Rainville is hacked by Gregory Thorsen - foul #2 on Gregory Thorsen, team foul #1 | 43-22 |
| 19:27 | Western Kentucky | John Woodside connects on the jump hook near the basket and the foul's on Joshua Janousek - foul #1 on Joshua Janousek, team foul #2 | 43-24 |
| 19:27 | Western Kentucky | John Woodside misses the free throw | 43-24 |
| 19:27 | Louisiana Tech | Paul Benson pulls down the rebound | 43-24 |
| 19:16 | Louisiana Tech | Eric Hock knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-24 |
| 18:55 | Western Kentucky | Paul Benson steps in front of the John Woodside pass | 46-24 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 18:28 | Louisiana Tech | Brian Rainville steps in front of the Joshua Janousek pass | 46-24 |
| 18:20 | Western Kentucky | John Woodside misses the dunk attempt | 46-24 |
| 18:18 | Western Kentucky | Brian Rainville grabs the offensive board | 46-24 |
| 17:59 | Western Kentucky | Jeffrey Inouye misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-24 |
| 17:58 | Louisiana Tech | Paul Benson snags the defensive board | 46-24 |
| 17:44 | Louisiana Tech | Eric Hock blows the layup | 46-24 |
| 17:43 | Louisiana Tech | Paul Benson tips it back up and in | 48-24 |
| 17:20 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Butler is whistled for a carry | 48-24 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Burke (PG), William King (PF), Charles Tijerina (C) Gregory Thorsen, Eric Hock, Paul Benson | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Paul Saum (PG), Justin Randall (PF), Todd Westberg (C) Jeffrey Inouye, Cornelius Baker, John Woodside | |
| 17:02 | Louisiana Tech | Joshua Janousek can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 48-24 |
| 17:01 | Western Kentucky | Brian Rainville grabs the defensive rebound | 48-24 |
| 16:45 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Butler loses the ball out of bounds | 48-24 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Norman Rhodes (SG) Troy Tillery | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ralph Taylor (PG), James Clark (SF) Brian Rainville, Joseph Butler | |
| 16:19 | Louisiana Tech | Norman Rhodes knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Joshua Janousek | 51-24 |
| 16:05 | Western Kentucky | Todd Westberg makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-27 |
| 15:45 | Louisiana Tech | Norman Rhodes is hacked by Paul Saum - foul #1 on Paul Saum, team foul #1 | 51-27 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Gregory Thorsen (PG), Troy Tillery (SG), Eric Hock (PF) Kevin Burke, Norman Rhodes, Joshua Janousek | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jeffrey Inouye (PG), Joseph Butler (SF), Cornelius Baker (PF) Ralph Taylor, James Clark, Todd Westberg | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Gregory Thorsen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Troy Tillery (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - William King (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Eric Hock (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. C - Charles Tijerina (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Jeffrey Inouye (fresh) SG - Paul Saum (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Butler (fresh) PF - Cornelius Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Justin Randall (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Tijerina misses short on a floater from the right side | 51-27 |
| 15:24 | Western Kentucky | Jeffrey Inouye gets the rebound | 51-27 |
| 15:22 | Western Kentucky | Troy Tillery steals it from Jeffrey Inouye in the backcourt | 51-27 |
| 15:21 | Louisiana Tech | Gregory Thorsen lays it in set up by Troy Tillery | 53-27 |
| 15:09 | Western Kentucky | Paul Saum hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 53-27 |
| 15:07 | Western Kentucky | Cornelius Baker hits the follow up shot | 53-29 |
| 14:42 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Tijerina banks in the layup and the foul's on Justin Randall - foul #3 on Justin Randall, team foul #2 | 55-29 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Norman Rhodes (SF), Paul Benson (C) William King, Eric Hock | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Brian Rainville (SG), John Woodside (C) Paul Saum, Justin Randall | |
| 14:42 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Tijerina makes the free throw | 56-29 |
| 14:32 | Western Kentucky | Brian Rainville comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-29 |
| 14:31 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Charles Tijerina | 56-29 |
| 14:08 | Louisiana Tech | Cornelius Baker takes the ball from Troy Tillery | 56-29 |
| 13:57 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Butler connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Brian Rainville | 56-31 |
| 13:34 | Louisiana Tech | Troy Tillery misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 56-31 |
| 13:32 | Louisiana Tech | Norman Rhodes grabs the offensive rebound | 56-31 |
| 13:11 | Louisiana Tech | Paul Benson loses the dribble to Jeffrey Inouye | 56-31 |
| 12:48 | Western Kentucky | Cornelius Baker knocks in the turnaround in the lane | 56-33 |
| 12:33 | Louisiana Tech | Gregory Thorsen makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Norman Rhodes | 59-33 |
| 12:14 | Western Kentucky | Cornelius Baker hits the finger roll set up by Brian Rainville | 59-35 |
| 11:53 | Louisiana Tech | Jeffrey Inouye steals the ball from Norman Rhodes | 59-35 |
| 11:45 | Western Kentucky | John Woodside comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 59-35 |
| 11:43 | Louisiana Tech | Norman Rhodes pulls down the rebound | 59-35 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Gregory Thorsen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Troy Tillery (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Norman Rhodes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Tijerina (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Benson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Jeffrey Inouye (fairly fresh) 2 stl. SG - Brian Rainville (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Joseph Butler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Cornelius Baker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - John Woodside (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Louisiana Tech | Norman Rhodes hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 59-35 |
| 11:27 | Louisiana Tech | Paul Benson grabs the offensive rebound | 59-35 |
| 11:01 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Tijerina clanks a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Cornelius Baker - foul #1 on Cornelius Baker, team foul #3 | 59-35 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Burke (PG), Joseph Dawson (SG), Joshua Janousek (SF), Eric Hock (PF) Gregory Thorsen, Troy Tillery, Norman Rhodes, Paul Benson | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ralph Taylor (PG), Paul Saum (SG), James Clark (SF), Justin Randall (PF), Todd Westberg (C) Jeffrey Inouye, Brian Rainville, Joseph Butler, Cornelius Baker, John Woodside | |
| 11:01 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Tijerina makes the 1st free throw | 60-35 |
| 11:01 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Tijerina makes the 2nd free throw | 61-35 |
| 10:46 | Western Kentucky | Ralph Taylor scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Justin Randall | 61-38 |
| 10:22 | Louisiana Tech | Joshua Janousek misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-38 |
| 10:20 | Western Kentucky | Todd Westberg snags the defensive board | 61-38 |
| 09:57 | Western Kentucky | Paul Saum's pass is intercepted by Charles Tijerina | 61-38 |
| 09:31 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Burke buries a jump hook in the lane set up by Joshua Janousek | 63-38 |
| 09:22 | Western Kentucky | Ralph Taylor misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 63-38 |
| 09:21 | Louisiana Tech | Joshua Janousek gets the rebound | 63-38 |
| 09:03 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Dawson comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 63-38 |
| 09:01 | Louisiana Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Dawson | 63-38 |
| 08:39 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Dawson misses the turnaround near the basket | 63-38 |
| 08:37 | Louisiana Tech | Eric Hock gets the offensive rebound | 63-38 |
| 08:08 | Louisiana Tech | Eric Hock comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Justin Randall - foul #4 on Justin Randall, team foul #4 | 63-38 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Troy Tillery (SG), William King (C) Joseph Dawson, Charles Tijerina | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jeffrey Inouye (PG), Brian Rainville (SG), Joseph Butler (SF), Cornelius Baker (PF), John Anderson (C) Ralph Taylor, Paul Saum, James Clark, Justin Randall, Todd Westberg | |
| 08:08 | Louisiana Tech | Eric Hock makes the 1st free throw | 64-38 |
| 08:08 | Louisiana Tech | Eric Hock makes the 2nd free throw | 65-38 |
| 07:50 | Western Kentucky | John Anderson scores on a 3 from straight away | 65-41 |
| 07:32 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Burke is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Inouye - foul #2 on Jeffrey Inouye, team foul #5 | 65-41 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Gregory Thorsen (PG), Norman Rhodes (SF), Paul Benson (C) Kevin Burke, Joshua Janousek, Eric Hock | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | John Woodside (C) John Anderson | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Gregory Thorsen (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Troy Tillery (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Norman Rhodes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - William King (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Benson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Jeffrey Inouye (fresh) 2 stl. SG - Brian Rainville (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Joseph Butler (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Cornelius Baker (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - John Woodside (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Louisiana Tech | Norman Rhodes is whistled for a carry | 65-41 |
| 07:09 | Western Kentucky | Jeffrey Inouye misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Gregory Thorsen - foul #3 on Gregory Thorsen, team foul #3 | 65-41 |
| 07:09 | Western Kentucky | Jeffrey Inouye makes the 1st free throw | 65-42 |
| 07:09 | Western Kentucky | Jeffrey Inouye makes the 2nd free throw | 65-43 |
| 06:51 | Louisiana Tech | Gregory Thorsen misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 65-43 |
| 06:50 | Louisiana Tech | Paul Benson grabs the offensive rebound | 65-43 |
| 06:33 | Louisiana Tech | Norman Rhodes connects on the 3 from the right wing | 68-43 |
| 06:20 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Butler knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Jeffrey Inouye | 68-46 |
| 05:59 | Louisiana Tech | Paul Benson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 68-46 |
| 05:58 | Louisiana Tech | Troy Tillery gets the offensive rebound | 68-46 |
| 05:32 | Louisiana Tech | William King lays it up and in set up by Gregory Thorsen and he's fouled by John Woodside - foul #1 on John Woodside, team foul #6 | 70-46 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Hoehn (PG), Joseph Dawson (SG), Kevin Burke (SF) Gregory Thorsen, Troy Tillery, Paul Benson | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ralph Taylor (PG), Paul Saum (SG), James Clark (SF), Justin Randall (PF), Todd Westberg (C) Jeffrey Inouye, Brian Rainville, Joseph Butler, Cornelius Baker, John Woodside | |
| 05:32 | Louisiana Tech | William King makes the free throw | 71-46 |
| 05:23 | Western Kentucky | Ralph Taylor misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 71-46 |
| 05:21 | Western Kentucky | Paul Saum gets the offensive rebound | 71-46 |
| 05:08 | Western Kentucky | Paul Saum is fouled on the floor by Norman Rhodes - foul #1 on Norman Rhodes, team foul #4 | 71-46 |
| 04:49 | Western Kentucky | Todd Westberg scores on a driving attempt from close range set up by Paul Saum | 71-48 |
| 04:36 | Louisiana Tech | James Clark steals it from Kevin Burke | 71-48 |
| 04:32 | Western Kentucky | Paul Saum hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 71-48 |
| 04:30 | Western Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Justin Randall | 71-48 |
| 04:18 | Western Kentucky | James Clark misses short on a 3 from straight away | 71-48 |
| 04:17 | Louisiana Tech | Norman Rhodes grabs the defensive rebound | 71-48 |
| 03:48 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Burke is hacked by James Clark - foul #2 on James Clark, team foul #7 | 71-48 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Charles Tijerina (C) Norman Rhodes | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 03:48 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Burke makes the 1st free throw | 72-48 |
| 03:48 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Burke makes the 2nd free throw | 73-48 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:38 | Western Kentucky | Justin Randall buries a turnaround from the baseline set up by Ralph Taylor and the foul's on Kevin Burke - foul #1 on Kevin Burke, team foul #5 | 73-50 |
| 03:38 | Western Kentucky | Justin Randall makes the free throw | 73-51 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:18 | Louisiana Tech | William King drills a shot from the baseline set up by Joseph Hoehn | 75-51 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Joseph Hoehn (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joseph Dawson (fresh) SF - Kevin Burke (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - William King (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Tijerina (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Ralph Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Saum (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Justin Randall (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Todd Westberg (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 03:09 | Western Kentucky | Ralph Taylor is fouled on the floor by William King - foul #1 on William King, team foul #6 | 75-51 |
| 03:03 | Western Kentucky | James Clark makes the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Paul Saum | 75-53 |
| 02:44 | Louisiana Tech | William King hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 75-53 |
| 02:42 | Western Kentucky | Justin Randall snags the defensive board | 75-53 |
| 02:28 | Western Kentucky | Ralph Taylor hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 75-53 |
| 02:26 | Western Kentucky | James Clark misses the tip | 75-53 |
| 02:24 | Louisiana Tech | William King grabs the defensive rebound | 75-53 |
| 01:55 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Dawson makes the runner in the lane | 77-53 |
| 01:40 | Western Kentucky | Todd Westberg drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by James Clark | 77-55 |
| 01:18 | Louisiana Tech | William King is whistled for traveling | 77-55 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Norman Rhodes (SF) Joseph Hoehn | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 01:02 | Western Kentucky | James Clark is fouled on the floor by Norman Rhodes - foul #2 on Norman Rhodes, team foul #7 | 77-55 |
| 01:02 | Western Kentucky | James Clark misses the 1st free throw | 77-55 |
| 01:02 | Louisiana Tech | William King pulls down the rebound | 77-55 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Burke comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 77-55 |
| 00:40 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Paul Saum | 77-55 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Western Kentucky | James Clark misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 77-55 |
| 00:33 | Louisiana Tech | Norman Rhodes pulls down the rebound | 77-55 |
| 00:12 | Louisiana Tech | William King misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Justin Randall - foul #5 on Justin Randall, team foul #8 | 77-55 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | John Anderson (C) Justin Randall | |
| 00:12 | Louisiana Tech | William King misses the 1st free throw | 77-55 |
| 00:12 | Louisiana Tech | William King misses the 2nd free throw | 77-55 |
| 00:12 | Western Kentucky | Todd Westberg pulls down the rebound | 77-55 |
| 00:06 | Western Kentucky | John Anderson knocks in the floater from the left wing on a great pass from James Clark | 77-57 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Burke runs out the clock | 77-57 |