| Lineup | Dallas | PG - Bryan Felty (fresh) SG - Elliott Ferrell (fresh) SF - John Chandler (fresh) PF - Donald Polster (fresh) C - Brian Davidson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana | PG - Max Randolph (fresh) SG - Ray Leonard (fresh) SF - Mike Winfree (fresh) PF - Martin Ford (fresh) C - Richard Scott (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Dallas | Brian Davidson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Dallas | Dallas is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana | Louisiana is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Dallas | John Chandler misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Louisiana | Martin Ford grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Louisiana | Mike Winfree throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Dallas | Elliott Ferrell misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Louisiana | Richard Scott gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:01 | Louisiana | Martin Ford is whistled for a carry | 0-0 |
| 18:46 | Dallas | Elliott Ferrell misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 0-0 |
| 18:45 | Louisiana | Richard Scott snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:30 | Louisiana | Richard Scott misses the easy layup | 0-0 |
| 18:28 | Louisiana | Richard Scott grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:13 | Louisiana | The short jumper by Martin Ford is denied by Brian Davidson | 0-0 |
| 18:11 | Louisiana | Richard Scott can't tip it in | 0-0 |
| 18:09 | Louisiana | Martin Ford hits the follow up shot | 0-2 |
| 17:53 | Dallas | Elliott Ferrell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 17:29 | Louisiana | Mike Winfree connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Martin Ford | 0-5 |
| 17:04 | Dallas | Donald Polster drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 3-5 |
| 16:47 | Louisiana | Max Randolph is fouled on the floor by Bryan Felty - foul #1 on Bryan Felty, team foul #1 | 3-5 |
| Subs | Dallas | James Phillips (SG), John Crutcher (SF), Garf Battle (PF), Junior Eugene (C) Elliott Ferrell, John Chandler, Donald Polster, Brian Davidson | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Charles Erwin (SG), Ernest Rhodes (C) Ray Leonard, Richard Scott | |
| 16:24 | Louisiana | Max Randolph is called for traveling | 3-5 |
| Subs | Dallas | Robert Tesch (SG) Bryan Felty | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Douglas Burton (SF) Mike Winfree | |
| 16:06 | Dallas | John Crutcher misses the turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Max Randolph - foul #1 on Max Randolph, team foul #1 | 3-5 |
| Subs | Dallas | | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Christopher Moore (PF) Martin Ford | |
| 16:06 | Dallas | John Crutcher makes the 1st free throw | 4-5 |
| 16:06 | Dallas | John Crutcher misses the 2nd free throw | 4-5 |
| 16:06 | Louisiana | Ernest Rhodes snags the defensive board | 4-5 |
| Lineup | Dallas | PG - James Phillips (fresh) SG - Robert Tesch (fresh) SF - John Crutcher (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Garf Battle (fresh) C - Junior Eugene (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana | PG - Max Randolph (fresh) SG - Charles Erwin (fresh) SF - Douglas Burton (fresh) PF - Christopher Moore (fresh) C - Ernest Rhodes (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Louisiana | Ernest Rhodes misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 4-5 |
| 15:41 | Dallas | Garf Battle grabs the defensive rebound | 4-5 |
| 15:32 | Dallas | John Crutcher comes up short on the floater from close range | 4-5 |
| 15:30 | Louisiana | The rebound goes to Christopher Moore | 4-5 |
| 15:08 | Louisiana | Charles Erwin misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 4-5 |
| 15:06 | Dallas | Junior Eugene grabs the board | 4-5 |
| 14:43 | Dallas | James Phillips scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 7-5 |
| 14:28 | Louisiana | Max Randolph misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 7-5 |
| 14:27 | Dallas | John Crutcher pulls down the rebound | 7-5 |
| 14:21 | Dallas | Robert Tesch hits a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Garf Battle | 9-5 |
| 14:00 | Louisiana | John Crutcher is called for the reach on Charles Erwin - foul #1 on John Crutcher, team foul #2 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Dallas | Bryan Felty (PG), Elliott Ferrell (SG), John Chandler (SF), Donald Polster (PF), Brian Davidson (C) James Phillips, Robert Tesch, John Crutcher, Garf Battle, Junior Eugene | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Ray Leonard (SG), Mike Winfree (SF), Martin Ford (PF), Richard Scott (C) Max Randolph, Douglas Burton, Christopher Moore, Ernest Rhodes | |
| 13:46 | Louisiana | Ray Leonard misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 9-5 |
| 13:44 | Dallas | Donald Polster pulls down the rebound | 9-5 |
| 13:26 | Dallas | John Chandler misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 9-5 |
| 13:24 | Dallas | Brian Davidson tips it home | 11-5 |
| 13:03 | Louisiana | Bryan Felty takes the ball from Mike Winfree | 11-5 |
| 13:00 | Dallas | Donald Polster can't finish the layup | 11-5 |
| 12:58 | Dallas | Donald Polster grabs the offensive board | 11-5 |
| 12:42 | Dallas | Brian Davidson can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 11-5 |
| 12:41 | Louisiana | Richard Scott snags the defensive board | 11-5 |
| 12:22 | Louisiana | Martin Ford misses the shot from the right block but he's fouled by John Chandler - foul #1 on John Chandler, team foul #3 | 11-5 |
| Subs | Dallas | | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Max Randolph (PG) Charles Erwin | |
| 12:22 | Louisiana | Martin Ford makes the 1st free throw | 11-6 |
| 12:22 | Louisiana | Martin Ford misses the 2nd free throw | 11-6 |
| 12:22 | Dallas | Brian Davidson grabs the defensive rebound | 11-6 |
| 12:03 | Dallas | Martin Ford denies the turnaround by Elliott Ferrell | 11-6 |
| 12:02 | Dallas | Donald Polster grabs the offensive board | 11-6 |
| 11:43 | Dallas | John Chandler makes the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Elliott Ferrell | 13-6 |
| Lineup | Dallas | PG - Bryan Felty (fresh) SG - Elliott Ferrell (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Chandler (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Polster (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Davidson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana | PG - Max Randolph (fresh) SG - Ray Leonard (fresh) SF - Mike Winfree (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Martin Ford (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Scott (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Louisiana | Ray Leonard knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Max Randolph | 13-9 |
| 11:18 | Dallas | Elliott Ferrell is fouled on the floor by Richard Scott - foul #1 on Richard Scott, team foul #2 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Dallas | James Phillips (SG), Junior Eugene (C) Elliott Ferrell, Brian Davidson | |
| Subs | Louisiana | | |
| 11:04 | Dallas | James Phillips connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 16-9 |
| 10:55 | Louisiana | Mike Winfree misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 16-9 |
| 10:54 | Louisiana | Ray Leonard gets the offensive rebound | 16-9 |
| 10:33 | Louisiana | Max Randolph is whistled for traveling | 16-9 |
| Subs | Dallas | John Crutcher (SF), Garf Battle (PF) John Chandler, Donald Polster | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Charles Erwin (SG), Douglas Burton (SF), Christopher Moore (PF), Ernest Rhodes (C) Ray Leonard, Mike Winfree, Martin Ford, Richard Scott | |
| 10:17 | Dallas | Junior Eugene can't finish the layup | 16-9 |
| 10:16 | Louisiana | The rebound goes to Max Randolph | 16-9 |
| 09:51 | Louisiana | Ernest Rhodes misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 16-9 |
| 09:50 | Louisiana | Charles Erwin gets the offensive rebound | 16-9 |
| 09:45 | Louisiana | Charles Erwin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 16-9 |
| 09:44 | Dallas | Junior Eugene gets the rebound | 16-9 |
| 09:27 | Dallas | Christopher Moore is called for the reach on Bryan Felty - foul #1 on Christopher Moore, team foul #3 | 16-9 |
| Subs | Dallas | Elliott Ferrell (SG), John Chandler (SF), Brian Davidson (C) Bryan Felty, John Crutcher, Garf Battle | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Floyd Beatty (SG), Martin Ford (PF) Max Randolph, Christopher Moore | |
| 09:14 | Dallas | Martin Ford denies the turnaround by Brian Davidson | 16-9 |
| 09:13 | Dallas | Junior Eugene tips it but misses | 16-9 |
| 09:11 | Dallas | Brian Davidson misses the tip | 16-9 |
| 09:10 | Louisiana | Floyd Beatty grabs the defensive rebound | 16-9 |
| 08:47 | Louisiana | Charles Erwin misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 16-9 |
| 08:46 | Louisiana | Martin Ford tips it back up and in | 16-11 |
| 08:25 | Dallas | Junior Eugene buries a jumper in the paint | 18-11 |
| 08:10 | Louisiana | Charles Erwin is whistled for traveling | 18-11 |
| Subs | Dallas | Bryan Felty (PG), Donald Polster (PF) James Phillips, Junior Eugene | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Max Randolph (PG), Ray Leonard (SG), Mike Winfree (SF), Richard Scott (C) Charles Erwin, Floyd Beatty, Douglas Burton, Ernest Rhodes | |
| 07:45 | Dallas | John Chandler can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 18-11 |
| 07:43 | Louisiana | Richard Scott pulls down the rebound | 18-11 |
| Lineup | Dallas | PG - Bryan Felty (fresh) SG - Elliott Ferrell (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Chandler (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Polster (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Davidson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana | PG - Max Randolph (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ray Leonard (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mike Winfree (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Martin Ford (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Scott (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Louisiana | Martin Ford can't finish the layup | 18-11 |
| 07:32 | Dallas | Donald Polster pulls down the rebound | 18-11 |
| 07:24 | Dallas | Elliott Ferrell misses long on a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Max Randolph - foul #2 on Max Randolph, team foul #4 | 18-11 |
| Subs | Dallas | John Crutcher (SF) John Chandler | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Charles Erwin (PG), Christopher Moore (PF) Max Randolph, Martin Ford | |
| 07:24 | Dallas | Elliott Ferrell makes the 1st free throw | 19-11 |
| 07:24 | Dallas | Elliott Ferrell misses the 2nd free throw | 19-11 |
| 07:24 | Dallas | The offensive rebound goes to Bryan Felty | 19-11 |
| 07:14 | Dallas | Bryan Felty misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 19-11 |
| 07:13 | Louisiana | Mike Winfree grabs the defensive rebound | 19-11 |
| 07:07 | Louisiana | Ray Leonard comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 19-11 |
| 07:05 | Dallas | Brian Davidson gets the rebound | 19-11 |
| 06:50 | Dallas | Charles Erwin steals it from Elliott Ferrell | 19-11 |
| 06:32 | Louisiana | Ray Leonard misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 19-11 |
| 06:31 | Louisiana | Richard Scott tips it home | 19-13 |
| 06:23 | Dallas | Elliott Ferrell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-13 |
| Subs | Dallas | James Phillips (SG), Junior Eugene (C) Elliott Ferrell, Brian Davidson | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Martin Ford (PF) Christopher Moore | |
| 05:58 | Louisiana | Ray Leonard drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Martin Ford | 19-16 |
| 05:31 | Dallas | Mike Winfree is called for the reach on Donald Polster - foul #1 on Mike Winfree, team foul #5 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Dallas | John Chandler (SF) John Crutcher | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Ernest Rhodes (C) Richard Scott | |
| 05:21 | Dallas | John Chandler makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 22-16 |
| 05:02 | Louisiana | Martin Ford hits a runner from the right block on a great pass from Mike Winfree | 22-18 |
| 04:45 | Dallas | John Chandler comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 22-18 |
| 04:43 | Louisiana | Ernest Rhodes snags the defensive board | 22-18 |
| 04:33 | Louisiana | Mike Winfree is fouled on the floor by Donald Polster - foul #1 on Donald Polster, team foul #4 | 22-18 |
| Subs | Dallas | Robert Tesch (SG), Brian Davidson (C) Bryan Felty, Donald Polster | |
| Subs | Louisiana | John Palmieri (PG), Floyd Beatty (SG), Douglas Burton (SF), Christopher Moore (PF) Charles Erwin, Ray Leonard, Mike Winfree, Martin Ford | |
| 04:13 | Louisiana | Ernest Rhodes misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 22-18 |
| 04:12 | Dallas | John Chandler grabs the defensive rebound | 22-18 |
| 03:57 | Dallas | Junior Eugene is called for a charge - foul #1 on Junior Eugene, team foul #5 | 22-18 |
| Subs | Dallas | Elliott Ferrell (SG), Garf Battle (PF) Robert Tesch, Junior Eugene | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Max Randolph (PG), Richard Scott (C) John Palmieri, Christopher Moore | |
| 03:33 | Louisiana | Richard Scott slams it home on a great pass from Max Randolph | 22-20 |
| Lineup | Dallas | PG - James Phillips (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Elliott Ferrell (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Chandler (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Garf Battle (fresh) C - Brian Davidson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana | PG - Max Randolph (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Floyd Beatty (fresh) SF - Douglas Burton (fresh) PF - Ernest Rhodes (fresh) 2 reb. C - Richard Scott (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Dallas | John Chandler comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Douglas Burton - foul #1 on Douglas Burton, team foul #6 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Dallas | Bryan Felty (PG), Donald Polster (PF) James Phillips, Garf Battle | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Charles Erwin (SG), Martin Ford (PF) Floyd Beatty, Ernest Rhodes | |
| 03:19 | Dallas | John Chandler makes the 1st free throw | 23-20 |
| 03:19 | Dallas | John Chandler makes the 2nd free throw | 24-20 |
| 02:58 | Louisiana | Donald Polster is called for the reach on Martin Ford - foul #2 on Donald Polster, team foul #6 | 24-20 |
| Subs | Dallas | | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Mike Winfree (SF) Douglas Burton | |
| 02:44 | Louisiana | Bryan Felty steals the ball from Charles Erwin | 24-20 |
| 02:39 | Dallas | Elliott Ferrell misses the dunk | 24-20 |
| 02:38 | Dallas | Brian Davidson gets the offensive rebound | 24-20 |
| 02:18 | Dallas | Donald Polster makes the fadeaway from the baseline set up by John Chandler | 26-20 |
| 02:05 | Louisiana | Max Randolph misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-20 |
| 02:03 | Dallas | The rebound goes to Donald Polster | 26-20 |
| 01:56 | Dallas | Bryan Felty drills a 3 from straight away set up by Donald Polster | 29-20 |
| 01:45 | Louisiana | Mike Winfree hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 29-20 |
| 01:44 | Dallas | The rebound goes to Brian Davidson | 29-20 |
| 01:18 | Dallas | John Chandler lays it in | 31-20 |
| 01:01 | Louisiana | Donald Polster picks off the pass by Richard Scott | 31-20 |
| 00:45 | Dallas | John Chandler misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Charles Erwin - foul #1 on Charles Erwin, team foul #7 | 31-20 |
| Subs | Dallas | James Phillips (SG), Junior Eugene (PF), John Crutcher (C) Elliott Ferrell, Donald Polster, Brian Davidson | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Ray Leonard (SG), Douglas Burton (SF), Christopher Moore (PF), Ernest Rhodes (C) Charles Erwin, Mike Winfree, Martin Ford, Richard Scott | |
| 00:45 | Dallas | John Chandler makes the 1st free throw | 32-20 |
| 00:45 | Dallas | John Chandler misses the 2nd free throw | 32-20 |
| 00:45 | Louisiana | Christopher Moore snags the defensive board | 32-20 |
| 00:22 | Louisiana | Max Randolph misses long on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Bryan Felty - foul #2 on Bryan Felty, team foul #7 | 32-20 |
| Subs | Dallas | Garf Battle (PF) John Chandler | |
| Subs | Louisiana | | |
| 00:22 | Louisiana | Max Randolph makes the 1st free throw | 32-21 |
| 00:22 | Louisiana | Max Randolph misses the 2nd free throw | 32-21 |
| 00:22 | Dallas | The rebound goes to Garf Battle | 32-21 |
| 00:00 | Dallas | John Crutcher travels with the ball | 32-21 |