| Lineup | Iona | PG - Barney Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dan Moffit (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Burt Graves (fresh) C - Larry Inoue (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Charles Robinette (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eddie Edmondson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alan Brown (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Paul Battle (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - William Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Iona | Raymond Smith inbounds the ball | 30-42 |
| Game Plan | Iona | Iona is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Iona | William Williams steps in front of the Barney Lee pass | 30-42 |
| 19:20 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Robinette misses the 3 from the right wing | 30-42 |
| 19:18 | Louisiana Tech | William Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 30-42 |
| 18:59 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Robinette scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Eddie Edmondson | 30-45 |
| 18:33 | Iona | Burt Graves jams it on a nice dish by Raymond Smith and he's hacked by Paul Battle - foul #1 on Paul Battle, team foul #1 | 32-45 |
| 18:33 | Iona | Burt Graves misses the free throw | 32-45 |
| 18:33 | Louisiana Tech | William Williams snags the defensive board | 32-45 |
| 18:04 | Louisiana Tech | Paul Battle is whistled for traveling | 32-45 |
| Subs | Iona | Wilson Raines (C) Larry Inoue | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Hooper (PF) Paul Battle | |
| 17:44 | Iona | Dan Moffit drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Barney Lee | 35-45 |
| 17:15 | Louisiana Tech | William Williams buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Ronald Hooper | 35-48 |
| 16:55 | Iona | Raymond Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-48 |
| Subs | Iona | James Austin (PG), Henry Shelor (SG), Rick Hunt (SF), Johnnie Stevens (C) Barney Lee, Dan Moffit, Raymond Smith, Burt Graves | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Bobby Suda (PG), Walter Coy (SG), Joey Flaherty (SF), Irvin Woodham (C) Charles Robinette, Eddie Edmondson, Alan Brown, William Williams | |
| 16:37 | Louisiana Tech | Walter Coy knocks in the shot from the right side on a great pass from Bobby Suda | 35-50 |
| 16:27 | Iona | Johnnie Stevens knocks in the floater in the lane | 37-50 |
| 16:08 | Louisiana Tech | Irvin Woodham is hacked by Johnnie Stevens - foul #1 on Johnnie Stevens, team foul #1 | 37-50 |
| Subs | Iona | Larry Inoue (C) Johnnie Stevens | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Paul Battle (PF) Joey Flaherty | |
| 15:46 | Louisiana Tech | Walter Coy is fouled on the floor by Henry Shelor - foul #3 on Henry Shelor, team foul #2 | 37-50 |
| Subs | Iona | Raymond Smith (SF), Patrick Belue (PF) Rick Hunt, Wilson Raines | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Charles Robinette (PG) Bobby Suda | |
| Lineup | Iona | PG - James Austin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Henry Shelor (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Raymond Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Patrick Belue (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Larry Inoue (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Charles Robinette (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Walter Coy (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Ronald Hooper (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Battle (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Irvin Woodham (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Louisiana Tech | James Austin is called for the reach on Charles Robinette - foul #1 on James Austin, team foul #3 | 37-50 |
| Subs | Iona | Barney Lee (PG) James Austin | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Joey Flaherty (SF) Ronald Hooper | |
| 15:31 | Louisiana Tech | Irvin Woodham blows the layup | 37-50 |
| 15:29 | Iona | Patrick Belue pulls down the rebound | 37-50 |
| 15:24 | Iona | Raymond Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-50 |
| Subs | Iona | Dan Moffit (SG) Henry Shelor | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Alan Brown (SF) Joey Flaherty | |
| 15:01 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Robinette comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-50 |
| 15:00 | Iona | Larry Inoue gets the rebound | 37-50 |
| 14:48 | Iona | Irvin Woodham picks off the pass by Larry Inoue | 37-50 |
| 14:25 | Louisiana Tech | Dan Moffit steps in front of the Irvin Woodham pass | 37-50 |
| 14:20 | Iona | Dan Moffit misses the dunk | 37-50 |
| 14:19 | Iona | Patrick Belue tips it back up and in | 39-50 |
| 14:17 | Louisiana Tech | Barney Lee is called for the reach on Charles Robinette in the backcourt - foul #3 on Barney Lee, team foul #4 | 39-50 |
| Subs | Iona | James Austin (PG), Burt Graves (PF), Wilson Raines (C) Barney Lee, Patrick Belue, Larry Inoue | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Eddie Edmondson (SG), Ronald Hooper (PF), William Williams (C) Walter Coy, Paul Battle, Irvin Woodham | |
| 14:06 | Louisiana Tech | Eddie Edmondson is hacked by Dan Moffit - foul #1 on Dan Moffit, team foul #5 | 39-50 |
| Subs | Iona | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Bobby Suda (PG) Charles Robinette | |
| 13:50 | Louisiana Tech | Wilson Raines is called for the reach on Eddie Edmondson - foul #1 on Wilson Raines, team foul #6 | 39-50 |
| Subs | Iona | Henry Shelor (SG) Dan Moffit | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Joey Flaherty (SF) Alan Brown | |
| 13:38 | Louisiana Tech | Raymond Smith is called for the reach on Bobby Suda - foul #2 on Raymond Smith, team foul #7 | 39-50 |
| 13:38 | Louisiana Tech | Bobby Suda makes the 1st free throw | 39-51 |
| 13:38 | Louisiana Tech | Bobby Suda makes the 2nd free throw | 39-52 |
| 13:15 | Iona | Joey Flaherty is called for the reach on Raymond Smith - foul #2 on Joey Flaherty, team foul #2 | 39-52 |
| Subs | Iona | Barney Lee (PG), Rick Hunt (SF) James Austin, Raymond Smith | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Charles Robinette (PG) Bobby Suda | |
| 12:50 | Iona | Rick Hunt loses the dribble to Eddie Edmondson | 39-52 |
| 12:48 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Robinette is fouled in the backcourt by Barney Lee - foul #4 on Barney Lee, team foul #8 | 39-52 |
| Subs | Iona | James Austin (PG), Dan Moffit (SG), Johnnie Stevens (C) Barney Lee, Rick Hunt, Wilson Raines | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Alan Brown (SF), Paul Battle (PF) Joey Flaherty, Ronald Hooper | |
| 12:48 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Robinette makes the 1st free throw | 39-53 |
| 12:48 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Robinette makes the 2nd free throw | 39-54 |
| 12:28 | Iona | Burt Graves knocks in the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by James Austin | 41-54 |
| 12:09 | Louisiana Tech | William Williams misses the driving attempt near the basket | 41-54 |
| 12:08 | Iona | Burt Graves grabs the defensive rebound | 41-54 |
| 12:03 | Iona | Henry Shelor misses badly on a floater from the left side | 41-54 |
| 12:02 | Louisiana Tech | Eddie Edmondson grabs the defensive rebound | 41-54 |
| 11:39 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Robinette is hacked by James Austin - foul #2 on James Austin, team foul #9 | 41-54 |
| Subs | Iona | Raymond Smith (SF), Wilson Raines (PF), Larry Inoue (C) Henry Shelor, Burt Graves, Johnnie Stevens | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Walter Coy (SG), Irvin Woodham (C) Eddie Edmondson, William Williams | |
| 11:39 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Robinette misses the 1st free throw | 41-54 |
| 11:39 | Iona | Wilson Raines pulls down the rebound | 41-54 |
| Lineup | Iona | PG - James Austin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dan Moffit (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Wilson Raines (fresh) 3 reb. C - Larry Inoue (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Charles Robinette (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Walter Coy (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Alan Brown (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Paul Battle (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Irvin Woodham (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Iona | Alan Brown takes the ball from Dan Moffit | 41-54 |
| 11:11 | Louisiana Tech | Alan Brown hits the finger roll | 41-56 |
| 10:47 | Iona | Raymond Smith drills a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Larry Inoue | 43-56 |
| 10:19 | Louisiana Tech | Alan Brown clanks a 3 from the left wing | 43-56 |
| 10:17 | Iona | Larry Inoue grabs the defensive rebound | 43-56 |
| 10:02 | Iona | Larry Inoue makes the floater from the left block set up by Dan Moffit | 45-56 |
| 09:47 | Louisiana Tech | Larry Inoue is called for the reach on Irvin Woodham - foul #2 on Larry Inoue, team foul #10 | 45-56 |
| Subs | Iona | John Crowley (PG), Henry Shelor (SG), Burt Graves (PF), Johnnie Stevens (C) James Austin, Dan Moffit, Wilson Raines, Larry Inoue | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Bobby Suda (PG), Eddie Edmondson (SG), Ronald Hooper (SF), William Williams (C) Charles Robinette, Walter Coy, Alan Brown, Paul Battle | |
| 09:47 | Louisiana Tech | Irvin Woodham misses the 1st free throw | 45-56 |
| 09:47 | Louisiana Tech | Irvin Woodham misses the 2nd free throw | 45-56 |
| 09:47 | Iona | The rebound goes to Burt Graves | 45-56 |
| 09:36 | Iona | Henry Shelor clanks a 3 from straight away | 45-56 |
| 09:34 | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Hooper grabs the board | 45-56 |
| 09:18 | Louisiana Tech | Irvin Woodham clanks a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Burt Graves - foul #2 on Burt Graves, team foul #11 | 45-56 |
| 09:18 | Louisiana Tech | Irvin Woodham makes the 1st free throw | 45-57 |
| 09:18 | Louisiana Tech | Irvin Woodham misses the 2nd free throw | 45-57 |
| 09:18 | Iona | Johnnie Stevens gets the rebound | 45-57 |
| 08:52 | Iona | Burt Graves hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-57 |
| 08:50 | Iona | John Crowley hits the follow up shot | 47-57 |
| 08:33 | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Hooper misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-57 |
| 08:31 | Louisiana Tech | Eddie Edmondson tips it home | 47-59 |
| 08:10 | Iona | Burt Graves connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from John Crowley | 50-59 |
| 07:53 | Louisiana Tech | William Williams is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on William Williams, team foul #3 | 50-59 |
| Subs | Iona | Barney Lee (PG), Rick Hunt (SF), Wilson Raines (PF), Larry Inoue (C) John Crowley, Raymond Smith, Burt Graves, Johnnie Stevens | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Charles Robinette (PG), Joey Flaherty (SF), Virgil Goldstein (C) Bobby Suda, Irvin Woodham, William Williams | |
| 07:39 | Iona | Rick Hunt is hacked by Ronald Hooper - foul #1 on Ronald Hooper, team foul #4 | 50-59 |
| Subs | Iona | Dan Moffit (SG) Rick Hunt | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Walter Coy (SG), Alan Brown (SF) Eddie Edmondson, Joey Flaherty | |
| Lineup | Iona | PG - Barney Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Dan Moffit (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Henry Shelor (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Wilson Raines (fresh) 3 reb. C - Larry Inoue (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Charles Robinette (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Walter Coy (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Alan Brown (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Ronald Hooper (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Virgil Goldstein (fresh) | |
| 07:25 | Iona | Larry Inoue misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Virgil Goldstein - foul #1 on Virgil Goldstein, team foul #5 | 50-59 |
| 07:25 | Iona | Larry Inoue makes the 1st free throw | 51-59 |
| 07:25 | Iona | Larry Inoue makes the 2nd free throw | 52-59 |
| 07:06 | Louisiana Tech | Alan Brown knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-62 |
| 06:44 | Iona | Dan Moffit clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-62 |
| 06:42 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Virgil Goldstein | 52-62 |
| 06:28 | Louisiana Tech | Walter Coy drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Charles Robinette | 52-65 |
| 06:16 | Iona | Wilson Raines clanks a jumper from the left side | 52-65 |
| 06:15 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Robinette gets the rebound | 52-65 |
| 05:59 | Louisiana Tech | Alan Brown misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-65 |
| 05:57 | Louisiana Tech | Virgil Goldstein grabs the offensive rebound | 52-65 |
| Game Plan | Iona | Iona is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:42 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Robinette clanks a floater from the left wing | 52-65 |
| 05:40 | Iona | The rebound goes to Larry Inoue | 52-65 |
| Game Plan | Iona | Iona is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:28 | Iona | Henry Shelor makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Wilson Raines | 55-65 |
| 05:28 | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-65 |
| Subs | Iona | Raymond Smith (SF), Burt Graves (PF) Henry Shelor, Wilson Raines | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Eddie Edmondson (SG), Paul Battle (PF), William Williams (C) Walter Coy, Ronald Hooper, Virgil Goldstein | |
| Game Plan | Iona | Iona is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:04 | Louisiana Tech | Eddie Edmondson connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Charles Robinette | 55-68 |
| 04:51 | Iona | Larry Inoue throws it down | 57-68 |
| 04:32 | Louisiana Tech | Paul Battle lays it in on a great pass from Charles Robinette | 57-70 |
| 04:11 | Iona | Larry Inoue misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 57-70 |
| 04:10 | Louisiana Tech | Alan Brown snags the defensive board | 57-70 |
| Game Plan | Iona | Iona is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:45 | Louisiana Tech | Alan Brown comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-70 |
| 03:43 | Iona | The rebound goes to Burt Graves | 57-70 |
| 03:38 | Iona | Barney Lee misses the lay-in | 57-70 |
| 03:36 | Iona | Burt Graves tips it but misses | 57-70 |
| 03:34 | Louisiana Tech | Paul Battle grabs the defensive rebound | 57-70 |
| Lineup | Iona | PG - Barney Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Dan Moffit (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Raymond Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Burt Graves (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Larry Inoue (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Charles Robinette (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eddie Edmondson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alan Brown (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Battle (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - William Williams (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:08 | Louisiana Tech | Eddie Edmondson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-70 |
| Subs | Iona | James Austin (PG), Henry Shelor (SG), Wilson Raines (PF), Johnnie Stevens (C) Barney Lee, Dan Moffit, Burt Graves, Larry Inoue | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Bobby Suda (PG), Walter Coy (SG), Joey Flaherty (SF), Ronald Hooper (PF), Irvin Woodham (C) Charles Robinette, Eddie Edmondson, Alan Brown, Paul Battle, William Williams | |
| 03:01 | Iona | Henry Shelor makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Wilson Raines | 60-70 |
| 02:59 | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-70 |
| Subs | Iona | Barney Lee (PG), Burt Graves (PF) James Austin, Johnnie Stevens | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Charles Robinette (PG), Eddie Edmondson (SG), William Williams (C) Bobby Suda, Walter Coy, Joey Flaherty | |
| 02:43 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Robinette comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-70 |
| 02:42 | Iona | Burt Graves gets the rebound | 60-70 |
| 02:42 | Iona | Iona calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-70 |
| Subs | Iona | Dan Moffit (SG) Henry Shelor | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Alan Brown (SF), Paul Battle (PF) Ronald Hooper, Irvin Woodham | |
| 02:27 | Iona | Wilson Raines misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-70 |
| 02:26 | Louisiana Tech | Alan Brown snags the defensive board | 60-70 |
| 02:22 | Louisiana Tech | Alan Brown makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-73 |
| 02:10 | Iona | Raymond Smith drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-73 |
| 01:50 | Iona | The refs have stopped play. Wilson Raines is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his knee. It's questionable as to whether he can play with that kind of injury. | 63-73 |
| Subs | Iona | James Austin (PG), Henry Shelor (SG), Rick Hunt (SF), Patrick Belue (PF), Johnnie Stevens (C) Barney Lee, Dan Moffit, Raymond Smith, Burt Graves, Wilson Raines | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Bobby Suda (PG), Walter Coy (SG), Joey Flaherty (SF), Ronald Hooper (PF), Irvin Woodham (C) Charles Robinette, Eddie Edmondson, Alan Brown, Paul Battle, William Williams | |
| 01:41 | Louisiana Tech | Irvin Woodham scores on a runner from the right block set up by Bobby Suda | 63-75 |
| 01:20 | Iona | Johnnie Stevens's pass is intercepted by Ronald Hooper | 63-75 |
| 00:58 | Louisiana Tech | Irvin Woodham clanks a turnaround in the lane | 63-75 |
| 00:57 | Iona | Henry Shelor pulls down the rebound | 63-75 |
| Game Plan | Iona | Iona is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Iona | Walter Coy steals it from James Austin | 63-75 |
| Game Plan | Iona | Iona is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Louisiana Tech | Joey Flaherty misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 63-75 |
| 00:29 | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Hooper tips it in | 63-77 |
| 00:23 | Iona | James Austin's fadeaway is rejected by Irvin Woodham | 63-77 |
| 00:22 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Irvin Woodham | 63-77 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana Tech | Bobby Suda runs out the clock | 63-77 |