| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Michael Hansley (fresh) SG - Gustavo Romano (fresh) SF - Stephen Louviere (fresh) PF - Matthew Bevill (fresh) C - Richard Cofield (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Michael Leslie (fresh) SG - Timothy Cutrer (fresh) SF - Kevin Jones (fresh) PF - Alfred Wallner (fresh) C - Alonzo Coppa (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina State | Alonzo Coppa wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | South Carolina State | Alfred Wallner drills a fadeaway from the right block | 0-2 |
| 19:22 | Louisiana Tech | Matthew Bevill hits a jumper near the basket and he's hacked by Alfred Wallner - foul #1 on Alfred Wallner, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 19:22 | Louisiana Tech | Matthew Bevill misses the free throw | 2-2 |
| 19:22 | South Carolina State | Alonzo Coppa grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 19:08 | South Carolina State | Alfred Wallner's floater is tipped away by Stephen Louviere | 2-2 |
| 19:07 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Richard Cofield | 2-2 |
| 18:45 | Louisiana Tech | Alonzo Coppa denies the turnaround by Richard Cofield | 2-2 |
| 18:44 | Louisiana Tech | Matthew Bevill tips it back up and in | 4-2 |
| 18:33 | South Carolina State | Alonzo Coppa blows the layup but he's hacked by Richard Cofield - foul #1 on Richard Cofield, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 18:33 | South Carolina State | Alonzo Coppa makes the 1st free throw | 4-3 |
| 18:33 | South Carolina State | Alonzo Coppa misses the 2nd free throw | 4-3 |
| 18:33 | Louisiana Tech | Richard Cofield grabs the defensive rebound | 4-3 |
| 18:16 | Louisiana Tech | The short jumper by Matthew Bevill is denied by Alonzo Coppa | 4-3 |
| 18:15 | Louisiana Tech | Matthew Bevill grabs the offensive board | 4-3 |
| 17:57 | Louisiana Tech | Richard Cofield hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 4-3 |
| 17:56 | Louisiana Tech | Matthew Bevill grabs the offensive rebound | 4-3 |
| 17:44 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Hansley is hacked by Michael Leslie - foul #1 on Michael Leslie, team foul #2 | 4-3 |
| 17:33 | Louisiana Tech | Matthew Bevill misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 4-3 |
| 17:31 | Louisiana Tech | Gustavo Romano tips it home | 6-3 |
| 17:16 | South Carolina State | Timothy Cutrer hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 6-3 |
| 17:14 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Stephen Louviere | 6-3 |
| 16:52 | Louisiana Tech | Richard Cofield misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 6-3 |
| 16:51 | South Carolina State | Kevin Jones pulls down the rebound | 6-3 |
| 16:34 | South Carolina State | Gustavo Romano steals the ball from Alonzo Coppa | 6-3 |
| 16:30 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Louviere banks in the layup on a great pass from Gustavo Romano | 8-3 |
| 16:12 | South Carolina State | Alfred Wallner is hacked by Matthew Bevill - foul #1 on Matthew Bevill, team foul #2 | 8-3 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ross Olson (PG), William Wright (SG), Shane Travis (SF), Charles Huddle (PF) Michael Hansley, Gustavo Romano, Stephen Louviere, Matthew Bevill | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Joe Cannella (PG), Randy Christiansen (SF), Raymond Preston (PF), Philip Marchand (C) Michael Leslie, Kevin Jones, Alfred Wallner, Alonzo Coppa | |
| 15:58 | South Carolina State | Philip Marchand misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 8-3 |
| 15:57 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Huddle grabs the board | 8-3 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Ross Olson (fresh) SG - William Wright (fresh) SF - Shane Travis (fresh) PF - Charles Huddle (fresh) C - Richard Cofield (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Joe Cannella (fresh) SG - Timothy Cutrer (fresh) SF - Randy Christiansen (fresh) PF - Raymond Preston (fresh) C - Philip Marchand (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Huddle's pass is intercepted by Joe Cannella | 8-3 |
| 15:24 | South Carolina State | Ross Olson steals it from Raymond Preston | 8-3 |
| 15:21 | Louisiana Tech | Shane Travis lays it up and in set up by Ross Olson | 10-3 |
| 15:04 | South Carolina State | Timothy Cutrer is hacked by William Wright - foul #1 on William Wright, team foul #3 | 10-3 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Michael Hansley (PG), Gustavo Romano (SG), Robert Chambers (SF) Ross Olson, William Wright, Richard Cofield | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Kevin Jones (SF), Alfred Wallner (PF) Timothy Cutrer, Philip Marchand | |
| 14:44 | South Carolina State | Raymond Preston misses badly on a runner from close range | 10-3 |
| 14:42 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Michael Hansley | 10-3 |
| 14:38 | Louisiana Tech | Gustavo Romano misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 10-3 |
| 14:37 | South Carolina State | Kevin Jones snags the defensive board | 10-3 |
| 14:35 | South Carolina State | Michael Hansley steals the ball from Joe Cannella in the backcourt | 10-3 |
| 14:33 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Hansley lays it up and in | 12-3 |
| 14:26 | South Carolina State | Kevin Jones buries a jumper from the right wing | 12-5 |
| 14:14 | Louisiana Tech | Gustavo Romano clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 12-5 |
| 14:12 | South Carolina State | Raymond Preston pulls down the rebound | 12-5 |
| 14:08 | South Carolina State | Kevin Jones clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Michael Hansley - foul #1 on Michael Hansley, team foul #4 | 12-5 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Louviere (SF), Matthew Bevill (PF) Robert Chambers, Charles Huddle | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Michael Leslie (PG), Timothy Cutrer (SG), Alonzo Coppa (C) Joe Cannella, Randy Christiansen, Raymond Preston | |
| 14:08 | South Carolina State | Kevin Jones misses the 1st free throw | 12-5 |
| 14:08 | South Carolina State | Kevin Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 12-6 |
| 13:54 | Louisiana Tech | Gustavo Romano connects on the fadeaway from the baseline | 14-6 |
| 13:38 | South Carolina State | Alfred Wallner comes up short on the shot near the basket | 14-6 |
| 13:37 | South Carolina State | Alonzo Coppa hits the follow up shot | 14-8 |
| 13:33 | Louisiana Tech | Gustavo Romano travels with the ball | 14-8 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ross Olson (PG), William Wright (SG), Richard Cofield (C) Michael Hansley, Gustavo Romano, Shane Travis | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Raymond Preston (PF) Alfred Wallner | |
| 13:12 | South Carolina State | Timothy Cutrer is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Timothy Cutrer, team foul #3 | 14-8 |
| 12:52 | Louisiana Tech | William Wright scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Matthew Bevill | 17-8 |
| 12:28 | South Carolina State | William Wright is called for the reach on Michael Leslie - foul #2 on William Wright, team foul #5 | 17-8 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Gustavo Romano (SG), Shane Travis (SF) William Wright, Stephen Louviere | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Randy Christiansen (SF), Alfred Wallner (PF) Kevin Jones, Raymond Preston | |
| 12:22 | South Carolina State | Alonzo Coppa drills a jump hook near the basket set up by Timothy Cutrer | 17-10 |
| 12:15 | Louisiana Tech | Matthew Bevill's dunk attempt is rejected by Alfred Wallner | 17-10 |
| 12:14 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Alonzo Coppa | 17-10 |
| 11:49 | South Carolina State | Randy Christiansen is called for a charge - foul #1 on Randy Christiansen, team foul #4 | 17-10 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Michael Hansley (PG), Robert Chambers (SF), Charles Huddle (C) Ross Olson, Matthew Bevill, Richard Cofield | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Joe Cannella (SG), Philip Marchand (C) Timothy Cutrer, Alonzo Coppa | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Michael Hansley (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gustavo Romano (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Chambers (fresh) PF - Shane Travis (fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Huddle (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Michael Leslie (fresh) SG - Joe Cannella (fresh) SF - Randy Christiansen (fresh) PF - Alfred Wallner (fresh) 2 pts. C - Philip Marchand (fresh) | |
| 11:33 | Louisiana Tech | Gustavo Romano is hacked by Alfred Wallner - foul #2 on Alfred Wallner, team foul #5 | 17-10 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Joseph Joseph (PG), Raymond Preston (PF) Michael Leslie, Alfred Wallner | |
| 11:21 | Louisiana Tech | Gustavo Romano makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Hansley | 19-10 |
| 11:08 | South Carolina State | Randy Christiansen scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 19-13 |
| 10:48 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Hansley hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Chambers and he's hacked by Randy Christiansen - foul #2 on Randy Christiansen, team foul #6 | 21-13 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ross Olson (SG), Stephen Louviere (SF), Richard Cofield (C) Gustavo Romano, Robert Chambers, Shane Travis | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Timothy Cutrer (SG), Kevin Jones (SF) Joseph Joseph, Randy Christiansen | |
| 10:48 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Hansley makes the free throw | 22-13 |
| 10:35 | South Carolina State | Timothy Cutrer drills a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Joe Cannella | 22-15 |
| 10:17 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Hansley misses long on a floater from the left wing | 22-15 |
| 10:15 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Huddle pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-15 |
| 10:02 | Louisiana Tech | Richard Cofield clanks a jump hook near the basket | 22-15 |
| 10:01 | South Carolina State | Philip Marchand grabs the defensive rebound | 22-15 |
| 09:33 | South Carolina State | Joe Cannella is hacked by Michael Hansley - foul #2 on Michael Hansley, team foul #6 | 22-15 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Gustavo Romano (SG), Matthew Bevill (PF) Michael Hansley, Charles Huddle | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Michael Leslie (PG), Daniel Doty (PF), Alonzo Coppa (C) Joe Cannella, Raymond Preston, Philip Marchand | |
| 09:27 | South Carolina State | Daniel Doty misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 22-15 |
| 09:25 | South Carolina State | Michael Leslie can't tip it in | 22-15 |
| 09:23 | South Carolina State | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Jones | 22-15 |
| 09:03 | South Carolina State | Michael Leslie misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 22-15 |
| 09:01 | Louisiana Tech | Richard Cofield grabs the defensive rebound | 22-15 |
| 08:52 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Louviere drills a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Gustavo Romano | 24-15 |
| 08:39 | South Carolina State | Michael Leslie is hacked by Ross Olson - foul #1 on Ross Olson, team foul #7 | 24-15 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Peter Collins (PG), Robert Chambers (SF), Shane Travis (C) Ross Olson, Stephen Louviere, Richard Cofield | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 08:39 | South Carolina State | Michael Leslie makes the 1st free throw | 24-16 |
| 08:39 | South Carolina State | Michael Leslie misses the 2nd free throw | 24-16 |
| 08:39 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Chambers grabs the defensive rebound | 24-16 |
| 08:25 | Louisiana Tech | Peter Collins clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 24-16 |
| 08:23 | South Carolina State | Alonzo Coppa pulls down the rebound | 24-16 |
| 08:10 | South Carolina State | Kevin Jones misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 24-16 |
| 08:08 | South Carolina State | Daniel Doty grabs the offensive rebound | 24-16 |
| 07:51 | South Carolina State | Timothy Cutrer clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 24-16 |
| 07:50 | South Carolina State | Kevin Jones hits the follow up shot | 24-18 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Peter Collins (fresh) SG - Gustavo Romano (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Chambers (fresh) PF - Matthew Bevill (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Shane Travis (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Michael Leslie (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Timothy Cutrer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Jones (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Daniel Doty (fresh) C - Alonzo Coppa (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:31 | Louisiana Tech | Peter Collins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-18 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Colin Lally (SG), Charles Huddle (C) Gustavo Romano, Robert Chambers | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Joe Cannella (SG), Philip Marchand (SF), Raymond Preston (PF) Timothy Cutrer, Kevin Jones, Daniel Doty | |
| 07:21 | South Carolina State | Philip Marchand is fouled on the floor by Peter Collins - foul #1 on Peter Collins, team foul #8 | 24-18 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ross Olson (PG), Richard Cofield (C) Peter Collins, Charles Huddle | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 07:21 | South Carolina State | Philip Marchand makes the 1st free throw | 24-19 |
| 07:21 | South Carolina State | Philip Marchand makes the 2nd free throw | 24-20 |
| 07:01 | Louisiana Tech | Matthew Bevill misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 24-20 |
| 06:59 | South Carolina State | Philip Marchand grabs the board | 24-20 |
| 06:53 | South Carolina State | Shane Travis steals it from Philip Marchand | 24-20 |
| 06:44 | Louisiana Tech | Colin Lally hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 24-20 |
| 06:43 | South Carolina State | Alonzo Coppa snags the defensive board | 24-20 |
| 06:28 | South Carolina State | Raymond Preston misses the lay-in but the foul's on Shane Travis - foul #1 on Shane Travis, team foul #9 | 24-20 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Louviere (SF) Matthew Bevill | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Timothy Cutrer (SG), Daniel Doty (C) Michael Leslie, Alonzo Coppa | |
| 06:28 | South Carolina State | Raymond Preston makes the 1st free throw | 24-21 |
| 06:28 | South Carolina State | Raymond Preston makes the 2nd free throw | 24-22 |
| 06:02 | Louisiana Tech | Ross Olson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 24-22 |
| 06:01 | Louisiana Tech | Richard Cofield grabs the offensive rebound | 24-22 |
| 05:44 | Louisiana Tech | Philip Marchand is called for the reach on Stephen Louviere - foul #1 on Philip Marchand, team foul #7 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Peter Collins (PG), Gustavo Romano (SG), Charles Huddle (PF), Robert Chambers (C) Ross Olson, Colin Lally, Shane Travis, Richard Cofield | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Kevin Jones (SF) Daniel Doty | |
| 05:44 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Louviere makes the 1st free throw | 25-22 |
| 05:44 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Louviere makes the 2nd free throw | 26-22 |
| 05:27 | South Carolina State | Philip Marchand hits a floater from the right block set up by Kevin Jones and he's hacked by Stephen Louviere - foul #1 on Stephen Louviere, team foul #10 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Daniel Doty (C) Raymond Preston | |
| 05:27 | South Carolina State | Philip Marchand misses the free throw | 26-24 |
| 05:27 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Huddle snags the defensive board | 26-24 |
| 05:09 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Louviere clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 26-24 |
| 05:07 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Kevin Jones | 26-24 |
| 05:01 | South Carolina State | Joe Cannella hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 26-24 |
| 04:59 | South Carolina State | Timothy Cutrer snags the offensive board | 26-24 |
| 04:51 | South Carolina State | Kevin Jones buries a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Philip Marchand | 26-26 |
| 04:29 | Louisiana Tech | Gustavo Romano drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Peter Collins and he's hacked by Timothy Cutrer - foul #2 on Timothy Cutrer, team foul #8 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ross Olson (PG), Matthew Bevill (PF), Richard Cofield (C) Peter Collins, Stephen Louviere, Charles Huddle | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Michael Leslie (PG), Joseph Joseph (SG), Alonzo Coppa (C) Joe Cannella, Timothy Cutrer, Philip Marchand | |
| 04:29 | Louisiana Tech | Gustavo Romano makes the free throw | 29-26 |
| 04:11 | South Carolina State | Daniel Doty clanks a shot from the right wing | 29-26 |
| 04:10 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Chambers snags the defensive board | 29-26 |
| 03:56 | Louisiana Tech | Matthew Bevill connects on the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Ross Olson | 31-26 |
| 03:32 | South Carolina State | Joseph Joseph lays it in set up by Kevin Jones | 31-28 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Ross Olson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gustavo Romano (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Chambers (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Matthew Bevill (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Cofield (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Michael Leslie (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Joseph Joseph (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kevin Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Daniel Doty (fairly fresh) C - Alonzo Coppa (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:08 | Louisiana Tech | Matthew Bevill can't finish the layup | 31-28 |
| 03:06 | South Carolina State | Daniel Doty snags the defensive board | 31-28 |
| 02:44 | South Carolina State | Michael Leslie drills a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Daniel Doty | 31-30 |
| 02:23 | Louisiana Tech | Gustavo Romano misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 31-30 |
| 02:22 | Louisiana Tech | Matthew Bevill hits the follow up shot | 33-30 |
| 02:01 | South Carolina State | Joseph Joseph clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-30 |
| 02:00 | Louisiana Tech | Matthew Bevill gets the rebound | 33-30 |
| 01:47 | Louisiana Tech | Richard Cofield misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 33-30 |
| 01:46 | Louisiana Tech | Richard Cofield tips it back up and in | 35-30 |
| 01:34 | South Carolina State | Alonzo Coppa misses badly on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Robert Chambers - foul #1 on Robert Chambers, team foul #11 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Michael Hansley (PG), William Wright (SG), Stephen Louviere (SF), Shane Travis (PF), Charles Huddle (C) Ross Olson, Gustavo Romano, Robert Chambers, Matthew Bevill, Richard Cofield | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Joe Cannella (PG), Timothy Cutrer (SG), Randy Christiansen (SF), Alfred Wallner (PF) Michael Leslie, Joseph Joseph, Kevin Jones, Daniel Doty | |
| 01:34 | South Carolina State | Alonzo Coppa makes the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 01:34 | South Carolina State | Alonzo Coppa misses the 2nd free throw | 35-31 |
| 01:34 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Huddle snags the defensive board | 35-31 |
| 01:17 | Louisiana Tech | Shane Travis clanks a jump hook in the paint | 35-31 |
| 01:15 | South Carolina State | Alfred Wallner snags the defensive board | 35-31 |
| 00:57 | South Carolina State | Charles Huddle steals the ball from Randy Christiansen | 35-31 |
| 00:28 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Hansley is fouled on the floor by Randy Christiansen - foul #3 on Randy Christiansen, team foul #9 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Michael Leslie (PG), Philip Marchand (SF), Raymond Preston (C) Joe Cannella, Randy Christiansen, Alonzo Coppa | |
| 00:28 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Hansley misses the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 00:28 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Huddle pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-31 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana Tech | Shane Travis is called for traveling | 35-31 |