| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Allen Grochowski (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Frank Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard McCulloch (fresh) PF - Clarence Crippen (fresh) 4 pts. C - Stanley Jordan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Fred Rocker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leroy Richardson (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Booth (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Danilo Greco (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - John Blakley (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Cleveland State | Richard McCulloch inbounds the ball | 34-39 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:53 | Cleveland State | Clarence Crippen is hacked by Danilo Greco - foul #2 on Danilo Greco, team foul #1 | 34-39 |
| 19:47 | Cleveland State | Richard McCulloch comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Leroy Richardson - foul #1 on Leroy Richardson, team foul #2 | 34-39 |
| 19:47 | Cleveland State | Richard McCulloch makes the 1st free throw | 35-39 |
| 19:47 | Cleveland State | Richard McCulloch misses the 2nd free throw | 35-39 |
| 19:47 | Louisiana Tech | Danilo Greco grabs the board | 35-39 |
| 19:25 | Louisiana Tech | Danilo Greco banks in the layup | 35-41 |
| 19:05 | Cleveland State | Allen Grochowski hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Frank Jones | 38-41 |
| 18:44 | Louisiana Tech | Danilo Greco lays it up and in set up by Charles Booth | 38-43 |
| 18:30 | Cleveland State | Frank Jones knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-43 |
| 18:13 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Booth buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Fred Rocker | 41-46 |
| 17:44 | Cleveland State | Stanley Jordan misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 41-46 |
| 17:43 | Louisiana Tech | Leroy Richardson grabs the board | 41-46 |
| 17:38 | Louisiana Tech | Danilo Greco misses badly on a jumper from close range | 41-46 |
| 17:36 | Cleveland State | Stanley Jordan snags the defensive board | 41-46 |
| 17:15 | Cleveland State | Danilo Greco takes the ball from Allen Grochowski | 41-46 |
| 17:03 | Louisiana Tech | Leroy Richardson makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Danilo Greco | 41-49 |
| 16:50 | Cleveland State | Allen Grochowski misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-49 |
| 16:49 | Cleveland State | Stanley Jordan tips it home | 43-49 |
| 16:28 | Louisiana Tech | Leroy Richardson knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line and he's hacked by Clarence Crippen - foul #2 on Clarence Crippen, team foul #1 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Tim Scully (PG), Alvin Gist (SG), Rodney Joshi (SF), Steven Smith (PF), Edward Hyde (C) Allen Grochowski, Frank Jones, Richard McCulloch, Clarence Crippen, Stanley Jordan | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Jeffrey Hunt (PG), Larry Curto (SF), Paul Nance (PF), Ben Richards (C) Fred Rocker, Charles Booth, Danilo Greco, John Blakley | |
| 16:28 | Louisiana Tech | Leroy Richardson misses the free throw | 43-51 |
| 16:28 | Cleveland State | Edward Hyde grabs the defensive rebound | 43-51 |
| 16:10 | Cleveland State | Leroy Richardson steals the ball from Steven Smith | 43-51 |
| 15:49 | Louisiana Tech | Leroy Richardson is fouled on the floor by Rodney Joshi - foul #2 on Rodney Joshi, team foul #2 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Johnathan Macy (SG) Leroy Richardson | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Tim Scully (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Alvin Gist (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Rodney Joshi (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Steven Smith (fresh) 3 reb. C - Edward Hyde (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Jeffrey Hunt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Johnathan Macy (fresh) SF - Larry Curto (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Paul Nance (fresh) 5 pts. C - Ben Richards (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Louisiana Tech | Larry Curto misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-51 |
| 15:37 | Cleveland State | Alvin Gist pulls down the rebound | 43-51 |
| 15:21 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Hunt is called for the reach on Tim Scully - foul #1 on Jeffrey Hunt, team foul #3 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Allen Grochowski (PG) Alvin Gist | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Blakley (C) Ben Richards | |
| 15:00 | Cleveland State | Allen Grochowski drills a jumpshot from the free throw line | 45-51 |
| 14:52 | Louisiana Tech | Jeffrey Hunt hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Paul Nance | 45-54 |
| 14:32 | Cleveland State | Tim Scully can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-54 |
| 14:31 | Cleveland State | Edward Hyde grabs the offensive rebound | 45-54 |
| 14:19 | Cleveland State | Rodney Joshi comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 45-54 |
| 14:17 | Louisiana Tech | Larry Curto snags the defensive board | 45-54 |
| 14:06 | Louisiana Tech | Jeffrey Hunt misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 45-54 |
| 14:05 | Louisiana Tech | Jeffrey Hunt tips it back up and in | 45-56 |
| 13:57 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Hunt steals it from Allen Grochowski | 45-56 |
| 13:54 | Louisiana Tech | Jeffrey Hunt hits the finger roll | 45-58 |
| 13:43 | Cleveland State | Rodney Joshi knocks in the floater from the left side and he's fouled by John Blakley - foul #1 on John Blakley, team foul #4 | 47-58 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Alvin Gist (PG), Richard McCulloch (SF), Clarence Crippen (PF), Stanley Jordan (C) Allen Grochowski, Tim Scully, Steven Smith, Edward Hyde | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Fred Rocker (PG), Leroy Richardson (SG), Charles Booth (SF), Danilo Greco (PF), Ben Richards (C) Jeffrey Hunt, Johnathan Macy, Larry Curto, Paul Nance, John Blakley | |
| 13:43 | Cleveland State | Rodney Joshi makes the free throw | 48-58 |
| 13:27 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Booth is hacked by Stanley Jordan - foul #1 on Stanley Jordan, team foul #3 | 48-58 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Frank Jones (SG) Rodney Joshi | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 13:17 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Booth misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Richard McCulloch - foul #2 on Richard McCulloch, team foul #4 | 48-58 |
| 13:17 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Booth makes the 1st free throw | 48-59 |
| 13:17 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Booth makes the 2nd free throw | 48-60 |
| 13:01 | Cleveland State | Clarence Crippen is denied on a layup by Ben Richards | 48-60 |
| 13:00 | Cleveland State | Stanley Jordan snags the offensive board | 48-60 |
| 12:33 | Cleveland State | Alvin Gist is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Alvin Gist, team foul #5 | 48-60 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Allen Grochowski (PG) Alvin Gist | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Blakley (C) Ben Richards | |
| 12:18 | Louisiana Tech | Allen Grochowski steps in front of the John Blakley pass | 48-60 |
| 12:14 | Cleveland State | Allen Grochowski hits the finger roll | 50-60 |
| 11:56 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Booth hits the finger roll set up by Leroy Richardson and the foul's on Richard McCulloch - foul #3 on Richard McCulloch, team foul #6 | 50-62 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Johnathan Macy (SG) Leroy Richardson | |
| 11:56 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Booth makes the free throw | 50-63 |
| 11:41 | Cleveland State | Clarence Crippen misses badly on a floater from the left block | 50-63 |
| 11:39 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to John Blakley | 50-63 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Allen Grochowski (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Frank Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard McCulloch (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. PF - Clarence Crippen (fresh) 4 pts. C - Stanley Jordan (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Fred Rocker (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Johnathan Macy (fresh) SF - Charles Booth (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Danilo Greco (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - John Blakley (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:27 | Louisiana Tech | Richard McCulloch is called for the reach on Charles Booth - foul #4 on Richard McCulloch, team foul #7 | 50-63 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Rodney Joshi (SF) Richard McCulloch | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Paul Nance (PF) Danilo Greco | |
| 11:27 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Booth makes the 1st free throw | 50-64 |
| 11:27 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Booth makes the 2nd free throw | 50-65 |
| 11:04 | Cleveland State | Rodney Joshi loses the dribble to Fred Rocker | 50-65 |
| 10:45 | Louisiana Tech | Johnathan Macy misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-65 |
| 10:43 | Cleveland State | Frank Jones snags the defensive board | 50-65 |
| 10:38 | Cleveland State | Rodney Joshi loses the ball out of bounds | 50-65 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Tim Scully (SG), Steven Smith (PF), Edward Hyde (C) Frank Jones, Clarence Crippen, Stanley Jordan | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Jeffrey Hunt (PG), Leroy Richardson (SG), Larry Curto (SF) Fred Rocker, Johnathan Macy, Charles Booth | |
| 10:16 | Louisiana Tech | Leroy Richardson misses the 3 from the left corner | 50-65 |
| 10:15 | Cleveland State | Steven Smith snags the defensive board | 50-65 |
| 10:09 | Cleveland State | Edward Hyde knocks in the shot in the paint | 52-65 |
| 09:44 | Louisiana Tech | Leroy Richardson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-65 |
| 09:42 | Cleveland State | Steven Smith grabs the board | 52-65 |
| 09:26 | Cleveland State | Allen Grochowski misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John Blakley - foul #2 on John Blakley, team foul #5 | 52-65 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Frank Jones (SG) Tim Scully | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Charles Booth (SF), Danilo Greco (PF) Larry Curto, John Blakley | |
| 09:26 | Cleveland State | Allen Grochowski makes the 1st free throw | 53-65 |
| 09:26 | Cleveland State | Allen Grochowski makes the 2nd free throw | 54-65 |
| 09:07 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Booth lays it in set up by Jeffrey Hunt | 54-67 |
| 08:47 | Cleveland State | Frank Jones clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-67 |
| 08:45 | Cleveland State | Steven Smith tips it but misses | 54-67 |
| 08:43 | Cleveland State | Edward Hyde snags the offensive board | 54-67 |
| 08:35 | Cleveland State | Rodney Joshi throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-67 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Tim Scully (PG), Clarence Crippen (PF), Stanley Jordan (C) Allen Grochowski, Rodney Joshi, Edward Hyde | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Fred Rocker (PG), Johnathan Macy (SG), Ben Richards (C) Jeffrey Hunt, Leroy Richardson, Paul Nance | |
| 08:17 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Booth throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-67 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Alvin Gist (PG) Steven Smith | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 07:57 | Cleveland State | Alvin Gist's floater is knocked away by Ben Richards | 54-67 |
| 07:56 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Booth snags the defensive board | 54-67 |
| 07:52 | Louisiana Tech | Fred Rocker hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 54-67 |
| 07:51 | Cleveland State | Frank Jones gets the rebound | 54-67 |
| 07:43 | Cleveland State | Fred Rocker steals the ball from Frank Jones | 54-67 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Alvin Gist (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Frank Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Tim Scully (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Clarence Crippen (fresh) 4 pts. C - Stanley Jordan (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Fred Rocker (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Johnathan Macy (fresh) SF - Charles Booth (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. PF - Danilo Greco (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Ben Richards (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:34 | Louisiana Tech | Ben Richards hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-67 |
| 07:33 | Cleveland State | Clarence Crippen grabs the defensive rebound | 54-67 |
| 07:28 | Cleveland State | Alvin Gist lays it up and in on a nice dish by Frank Jones and he's fouled by Ben Richards - foul #3 on Ben Richards, team foul #6 | 56-67 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Richard McCulloch (SF) Frank Jones | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Larry Curto (SF), John Blakley (C) Charles Booth, Ben Richards | |
| 07:28 | Cleveland State | Alvin Gist makes the free throw | 57-67 |
| 07:05 | Louisiana Tech | Tim Scully steals it from Fred Rocker | 57-67 |
| 06:45 | Cleveland State | Johnathan Macy is called for the reach on Tim Scully - foul #1 on Johnathan Macy, team foul #7 | 57-67 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Rodney Joshi (SG) Alvin Gist | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Leroy Richardson (SG), Paul Nance (PF) Johnathan Macy, Danilo Greco | |
| 06:45 | Cleveland State | Tim Scully misses the 1st free throw | 57-67 |
| 06:45 | Louisiana Tech | Paul Nance grabs the board | 57-67 |
| 06:34 | Louisiana Tech | Richard McCulloch swats the short shot by John Blakley | 57-67 |
| 06:32 | Cleveland State | Clarence Crippen snags the defensive board | 57-67 |
| 06:12 | Cleveland State | Richard McCulloch's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-67 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Allen Grochowski (PG), Frank Jones (SG), Steven Smith (PF), Edward Hyde (C) Tim Scully, Rodney Joshi, Clarence Crippen, Stanley Jordan | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Jeffrey Hunt (PG), Charles Booth (SF) Fred Rocker, Larry Curto | |
| 05:46 | Louisiana Tech | Paul Nance lays it up and in set up by Leroy Richardson | 57-69 |
| 05:17 | Cleveland State | Leroy Richardson is called for the reach on Frank Jones - foul #2 on Leroy Richardson, team foul #8 | 57-69 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Rodney Joshi (SF) Richard McCulloch | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Danilo Greco (PF) Paul Nance | |
| 05:17 | Cleveland State | Frank Jones makes the 1st free throw | 58-69 |
| 05:17 | Cleveland State | Frank Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 59-69 |
| 05:03 | Louisiana Tech | Jeffrey Hunt comes up short on the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Steven Smith - foul #2 on Steven Smith, team foul #8 | 59-69 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Clarence Crippen (PF), Stanley Jordan (C) Steven Smith, Edward Hyde | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 05:03 | Louisiana Tech | Jeffrey Hunt misses the 1st free throw | 59-69 |
| 05:03 | Louisiana Tech | Jeffrey Hunt makes the 2nd free throw | 59-70 |
| 04:50 | Cleveland State | Clarence Crippen's pass is intercepted by Charles Booth | 59-70 |
| 04:45 | Louisiana Tech | Jeffrey Hunt lays it in on a great pass from Charles Booth | 59-72 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:32 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Hunt picks off the pass by Clarence Crippen | 59-72 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex 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 (+2) | |
| 04:15 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Booth makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Danilo Greco | 59-75 |
| 03:58 | Cleveland State | Clarence Crippen buries a floater in the lane on a great pass from Rodney Joshi | 61-75 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex 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 (+2) | |
| 03:32 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Booth misses long on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Clarence Crippen - foul #3 on Clarence Crippen, team foul #9 | 61-75 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Richard McCulloch (SF), Steven Smith (PF), Edward Hyde (C) Frank Jones, Clarence Crippen, Stanley Jordan | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Fred Rocker (PG), Johnathan Macy (SG), Paul Nance (PF), Ben Richards (C) Jeffrey Hunt, Leroy Richardson, Danilo Greco, John Blakley | |
| 03:32 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Booth makes the 1st free throw | 61-76 |
| 03:32 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Booth makes the 2nd free throw | 61-77 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Allen Grochowski (fresh) 14 pts. SG - Rodney Joshi (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Richard McCulloch (fresh) 1 pts. 4 pf. PF - Steven Smith (fresh) 6 reb. C - Edward Hyde (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Fred Rocker (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Johnathan Macy (fresh) SF - Charles Booth (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 5 reb. PF - Paul Nance (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Ben Richards (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex 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) | |
| 03:19 | Cleveland State | Richard McCulloch is called for the illegal screen - foul #5 on Richard McCulloch, team foul #10 | 61-77 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Tim Scully (PG), Alvin Gist (SG) Allen Grochowski, Richard McCulloch | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Larry Curto (SF) Charles Booth | |
| 03:05 | Louisiana Tech | Steven Smith takes the ball from Larry Curto | 61-77 |
| 02:48 | Cleveland State | Edward Hyde misses the floater from the free throw line | 61-77 |
| 02:47 | Louisiana Tech | Paul Nance pulls down the rebound | 61-77 |
| 02:32 | Louisiana Tech | Paul Nance misses short on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Edward Hyde - foul #1 on Edward Hyde, team foul #11 | 61-77 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Herman Pinkley (PG) Fred Rocker | |
| 02:32 | Louisiana Tech | Paul Nance makes the 1st free throw | 61-78 |
| 02:32 | Louisiana Tech | Paul Nance makes the 2nd free throw | 61-79 |
| 02:09 | Cleveland State | Tim Scully makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Rodney Joshi | 64-79 |
| 01:54 | Louisiana Tech | Herman Pinkley misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Tim Scully - foul #2 on Tim Scully, team foul #12 | 64-79 |
| 01:54 | Louisiana Tech | Herman Pinkley misses the 1st free throw | 64-79 |
| 01:54 | Louisiana Tech | Herman Pinkley makes the 2nd free throw | 64-80 |
| 01:37 | Cleveland State | Tim Scully misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 64-80 |
| 01:35 | Cleveland State | Rodney Joshi tips it but misses | 64-80 |
| 01:34 | Cleveland State | Tim Scully grabs the offensive rebound | 64-80 |
| 01:26 | Cleveland State | Edward Hyde misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Ben Richards - foul #4 on Ben Richards, team foul #9 | 64-80 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Jeffrey Hunt (PG) Herman Pinkley | |
| 01:26 | Cleveland State | Edward Hyde makes the 1st free throw | 65-80 |
| 01:26 | Cleveland State | Edward Hyde misses the 2nd free throw | 65-80 |
| 01:26 | Louisiana Tech | Ben Richards grabs the defensive rebound | 65-80 |
| 00:57 | Louisiana Tech | Paul Nance is whistled for traveling | 65-80 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State 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 | Cleveland State | Rodney Joshi misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 65-80 |
| 00:49 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Paul Nance | 65-80 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State 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) | |
| 00:21 | Louisiana Tech | Steven Smith steps in front of the Paul Nance pass | 65-80 |
| 00:16 | Cleveland State | Tim Scully buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 68-80 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana Tech | Jeffrey Hunt runs out the clock | 68-80 |