| Lineup | Louisiana | PG - Nathan Koch (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Edward Bryson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Meriwether (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Mark Keels (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Cecil Atwell (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wartburg | PG - Steven Heffernan (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Andrew Holmes (fresh) SF - Thomas Dick (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Geer (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Bruce Mosley (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Wartburg | Thomas Dick inbounds the ball | 34-29 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana | Louisiana is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wartburg | Wartburg is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:49 | Wartburg | Andrew Holmes is fouled on the floor by Cecil Atwell - foul #1 on Cecil Atwell, team foul #1 | 34-29 |
| 19:35 | Wartburg | John Geer blows the layup | 34-29 |
| 19:33 | Louisiana | The rebound goes to Cecil Atwell | 34-29 |
| 19:19 | Louisiana | Nathan Koch hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Thomas Dick - foul #1 on Thomas Dick, team foul #1 | 34-29 |
| 19:19 | Louisiana | Nathan Koch makes the 1st free throw | 35-29 |
| 19:19 | Louisiana | Nathan Koch misses the 2nd free throw | 35-29 |
| 19:19 | Wartburg | Bruce Mosley gets the rebound | 35-29 |
| 18:53 | Wartburg | Thomas Dick throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-29 |
| 18:33 | Louisiana | Cecil Atwell lays it in uncontested on a great pass from Edward Bryson | 37-29 |
| 18:16 | Wartburg | John Geer hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 37-29 |
| 18:14 | Louisiana | Mark Keels pulls down the rebound | 37-29 |
| 17:57 | Louisiana | Cecil Atwell can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 37-29 |
| 17:55 | Wartburg | Thomas Dick grabs the defensive rebound | 37-29 |
| 17:38 | Wartburg | Thomas Dick clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-29 |
| 17:36 | Wartburg | John Geer gets the offensive rebound | 37-29 |
| 17:23 | Wartburg | Steven Heffernan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-29 |
| Subs | Louisiana | John Thome (PG), Stacy Lugo (SG), Gilbert Ogles (SF), Larry Gorrell (PF), Robert Segarra (C) Nathan Koch, Edward Bryson, Douglas Meriwether, Mark Keels, Cecil Atwell | |
| Subs | Wartburg | George Smart (PG), Carl Fuller (SG), Philip Brim (SF), Donald Quinney (PF), Edward Allen (C) Steven Heffernan, Andrew Holmes, Thomas Dick, John Geer, Bruce Mosley | |
| 17:08 | Louisiana | Robert Segarra misses the shot in the lane but the foul's on Edward Allen - foul #1 on Edward Allen, team foul #2 | 37-29 |
| 17:08 | Louisiana | Robert Segarra misses the 1st free throw | 37-29 |
| 17:08 | Louisiana | Robert Segarra misses the 2nd free throw | 37-29 |
| 17:08 | Wartburg | Donald Quinney grabs the board | 37-29 |
| 16:48 | Wartburg | George Smart misses badly on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by John Thome - foul #1 on John Thome, team foul #2 | 37-29 |
| 16:48 | Wartburg | George Smart makes the 1st free throw | 37-30 |
| 16:48 | Wartburg | George Smart misses the 2nd free throw | 37-30 |
| 16:48 | Louisiana | Larry Gorrell grabs the defensive rebound | 37-30 |
| 16:34 | Louisiana | Stacy Lugo hits the front of the rim on the wide open jump hook near the basket | 37-30 |
| 16:32 | Louisiana | Larry Gorrell grabs the offensive board | 37-30 |
| 16:26 | Louisiana | George Smart steals the ball from John Thome | 37-30 |
| 16:07 | Wartburg | Donald Quinney lays it in set up by Philip Brim and he's hacked by Larry Gorrell - foul #1 on Larry Gorrell, team foul #3 | 37-32 |
| 16:07 | Wartburg | Donald Quinney makes the free throw | 37-33 |
| 15:52 | Louisiana | Stacy Lugo buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by John Thome | 40-33 |
| Lineup | Louisiana | PG - John Thome (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stacy Lugo (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gilbert Ogles (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Larry Gorrell (fresh) 5 reb. C - Robert Segarra (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wartburg | PG - George Smart (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Carl Fuller (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Philip Brim (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Donald Quinney (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Allen (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Wartburg | Donald Quinney knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Philip Brim | 40-35 |
| 15:08 | Louisiana | Stacy Lugo drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Thome | 43-35 |
| 14:50 | Wartburg | Philip Brim loses the dribble to Stacy Lugo | 43-35 |
| 14:30 | Louisiana | Larry Gorrell lays it up and in set up by John Thome and he's fouled by Donald Quinney - foul #2 on Donald Quinney, team foul #3 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Louisiana | Nathan Koch (PG), Edward Bryson (SG), Douglas Meriwether (SF), Cecil Atwell (C) John Thome, Stacy Lugo, Gilbert Ogles, Robert Segarra | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Steven Heffernan (PG), Andrew Holmes (SG), Thomas Dick (SF), John Geer (PF), Bruce Mosley (C) George Smart, Carl Fuller, Philip Brim, Donald Quinney, Edward Allen | |
| 14:30 | Louisiana | Larry Gorrell makes the free throw | 46-35 |
| 14:21 | Wartburg | Bruce Mosley misses short on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Edward Bryson - foul #1 on Edward Bryson, team foul #4 | 46-35 |
| Subs | Louisiana | Mark Keels (PF) Larry Gorrell | |
| Subs | Wartburg | | |
| 14:21 | Wartburg | Bruce Mosley misses the 1st free throw | 46-35 |
| 14:21 | Wartburg | Bruce Mosley makes the 2nd free throw | 46-36 |
| 14:09 | Louisiana | Nathan Koch misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 46-36 |
| 14:08 | Wartburg | John Geer grabs the defensive rebound | 46-36 |
| 13:53 | Wartburg | Andrew Holmes misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 46-36 |
| 13:51 | Louisiana | The rebound goes to Edward Bryson | 46-36 |
| 13:29 | Louisiana | Mark Keels is by himself and knocks in the floater from the baseline | 48-36 |
| 13:18 | Wartburg | Andrew Holmes makes the 3 from straight away | 48-39 |
| 12:53 | Louisiana | Nathan Koch knocks in the floater from just outside the lane | 50-39 |
| 12:29 | Wartburg | John Geer lays it in | 50-41 |
| 12:07 | Louisiana | The jump hook by Mark Keels is blocked by Thomas Dick | 50-41 |
| 12:05 | Louisiana | The offensive rebound goes to Cecil Atwell | 50-41 |
| 11:46 | Louisiana | John Geer takes the ball from Cecil Atwell | 50-41 |
| Lineup | Louisiana | PG - Nathan Koch (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Bryson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Douglas Meriwether (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Mark Keels (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Cecil Atwell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wartburg | PG - Steven Heffernan (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Andrew Holmes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thomas Dick (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - John Geer (tiring) 8 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. C - Bruce Mosley (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Wartburg | Thomas Dick misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-41 |
| 11:23 | Louisiana | Edward Bryson snags the defensive board | 50-41 |
| 11:06 | Louisiana | Steven Heffernan is called for the reach on Nathan Koch - foul #1 on Steven Heffernan, team foul #4 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Louisiana | John Thome (PG), Stacy Lugo (SG), Gilbert Ogles (SF), Larry Gorrell (PF), Robert Segarra (C) Nathan Koch, Edward Bryson, Douglas Meriwether, Mark Keels, Cecil Atwell | |
| Subs | Wartburg | George Smart (PG), Carl Fuller (SG), Ernest Estrella (SF), Philip Brim (PF), Edward Allen (C) Steven Heffernan, Andrew Holmes, Thomas Dick, John Geer, Bruce Mosley | |
| 10:52 | Louisiana | Larry Gorrell hits a fadeaway from the right block set up by Gilbert Ogles | 52-41 |
| 10:40 | Wartburg | George Smart scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Carl Fuller | 52-43 |
| 10:38 | Louisiana | Stacy Lugo is fouled in the backcourt by Carl Fuller - foul #2 on Carl Fuller, team foul #5 | 52-43 |
| 10:13 | Louisiana | Stacy Lugo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-43 |
| 10:11 | Wartburg | Edward Allen pulls down the rebound | 52-43 |
| 09:59 | Wartburg | Carl Fuller is hacked by Stacy Lugo - foul #2 on Stacy Lugo, team foul #5 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Louisiana | Mark Keels (PF) Robert Segarra | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Thomas Dick (SF), Donald Quinney (C) Carl Fuller, Edward Allen | |
| 09:36 | Wartburg | Thomas Dick drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-46 |
| 09:18 | Louisiana | Mark Keels connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by John Thome | 54-46 |
| 08:53 | Wartburg | Philip Brim misses the lay-in | 54-46 |
| 08:51 | Louisiana | The rebound goes to Larry Gorrell | 54-46 |
| 08:32 | Louisiana | Larry Gorrell misses badly on the uncontested runner from the right block | 54-46 |
| 08:31 | Louisiana | Larry Gorrell hits the follow up shot | 56-46 |
| 08:07 | Wartburg | Ernest Estrella is fouled on the floor by John Thome - foul #2 on John Thome, team foul #6 | 56-46 |
| Subs | Louisiana | Simon Roberts (PG), Edward Bryson (SG), Douglas Meriwether (SF), Robert Segarra (PF), Cecil Atwell (C) John Thome, Stacy Lugo, Gilbert Ogles, Mark Keels, Larry Gorrell | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Steven Heffernan (PG), Carl Fuller (SG), John Geer (PF), Edward Allen (C) George Smart, Ernest Estrella, Philip Brim, Donald Quinney | |
| 07:56 | Wartburg | John Geer comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Simon Roberts - foul #1 on Simon Roberts, team foul #7 | 56-46 |
| 07:56 | Wartburg | John Geer makes the 1st free throw | 56-47 |
| 07:56 | Wartburg | John Geer makes the 2nd free throw | 56-48 |
| 07:43 | Louisiana | Simon Roberts misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 56-48 |
| 07:41 | Wartburg | Edward Allen grabs the board | 56-48 |
| Lineup | Louisiana | PG - Simon Roberts (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Edward Bryson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Douglas Meriwether (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Segarra (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Cecil Atwell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wartburg | PG - Steven Heffernan (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Carl Fuller (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Dick (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - John Geer (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. C - Edward Allen (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Wartburg | Carl Fuller clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-48 |
| 07:17 | Louisiana | The rebound goes to Cecil Atwell | 56-48 |
| 06:55 | Louisiana | Douglas Meriwether misses the open dunk | 56-48 |
| 06:53 | Wartburg | The rebound goes to Steven Heffernan | 56-48 |
| 06:33 | Wartburg | Steven Heffernan connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-51 |
| 06:10 | Louisiana | Cecil Atwell blows the wide open layup | 56-51 |
| 06:08 | Louisiana | Edward Bryson grabs the offensive board | 56-51 |
| 05:59 | Louisiana | Simon Roberts misses the 3 from the left corner | 56-51 |
| 05:58 | Wartburg | John Geer gets the rebound | 56-51 |
| 05:38 | Wartburg | John Geer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-51 |
| Subs | Louisiana | Nathan Koch (PG), John Thome (SG), Gilbert Ogles (SF), Mark Keels (PF), Larry Gorrell (C) Simon Roberts, Edward Bryson, Douglas Meriwether, Robert Segarra, Cecil Atwell | |
| Subs | Wartburg | George Smart (PG), Andrew Holmes (SG), Philip Brim (SF), Bruce Mosley (C) Steven Heffernan, Carl Fuller, Thomas Dick, Edward Allen | |
| 05:36 | Louisiana | Nathan Koch is fouled in the backcourt by Philip Brim - foul #2 on Philip Brim, team foul #6 | 56-51 |
| 05:10 | Louisiana | Larry Gorrell banks in the layup on a nice dish by Nathan Koch | 58-51 |
| 04:49 | Wartburg | Philip Brim comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 58-51 |
| 04:47 | Louisiana | Nathan Koch grabs the board | 58-51 |
| 04:45 | Louisiana | Nathan Koch's pass is intercepted by George Smart in the backcourt | 58-51 |
| 04:30 | Wartburg | John Geer is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on John Geer, team foul #7 | 58-51 |
| Subs | Louisiana | | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Ernest Estrella (SF), Donald Quinney (PF) Philip Brim, John Geer | |
| 04:19 | Louisiana | Larry Gorrell knocks in the fadeaway in the paint set up by John Thome and he's fouled by Bruce Mosley - foul #1 on Bruce Mosley, team foul #8 | 60-51 |
| Subs | Louisiana | Edward Bryson (SG) Gilbert Ogles | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Raymond Ward (PG) George Smart | |
| 04:19 | Louisiana | Larry Gorrell makes the free throw | 61-51 |
| 03:58 | Wartburg | Nathan Koch takes the ball from Ernest Estrella | 61-51 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana | Louisiana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wartburg | Wartburg is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:30 | Louisiana | Nathan Koch comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-51 |
| 03:29 | Wartburg | The rebound goes to Andrew Holmes | 61-51 |
| Lineup | Louisiana | PG - Nathan Koch (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Bryson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Thome (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. PF - Mark Keels (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Larry Gorrell (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wartburg | PG - Raymond Ward (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Andrew Holmes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ernest Estrella (fresh) PF - Donald Quinney (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Bruce Mosley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana | Louisiana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wartburg | Wartburg is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:12 | Wartburg | Raymond Ward misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Nathan Koch - foul #3 on Nathan Koch, team foul #8 | 61-51 |
| Subs | Louisiana | Simon Roberts (PG), Stacy Lugo (SG), Gilbert Ogles (SF), Cecil Atwell (C) Nathan Koch, Edward Bryson, John Thome, Mark Keels | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Steven Heffernan (PG), Carl Fuller (SG), Philip Brim (SF) Andrew Holmes, Ernest Estrella, Donald Quinney | |
| 03:12 | Wartburg | Raymond Ward makes the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 03:12 | Wartburg | Raymond Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 61-53 |
| 03:07 | Louisiana | Carl Fuller picks off the pass by Stacy Lugo in the backcourt | 61-53 |
| 02:54 | Wartburg | Stacy Lugo steals the ball from Carl Fuller | 61-53 |
| 02:51 | Louisiana | Simon Roberts banks in the layup on a nice dish by Stacy Lugo | 63-53 |
| 02:25 | Wartburg | Carl Fuller misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Stacy Lugo - foul #3 on Stacy Lugo, team foul #9 | 63-53 |
| Subs | Louisiana | Douglas Meriwether (SF) Larry Gorrell | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Thomas Dick (SF), Edward Allen (C) Raymond Ward, Bruce Mosley | |
| 02:25 | Wartburg | Carl Fuller makes the 1st free throw | 63-54 |
| 02:25 | Wartburg | Carl Fuller makes the 2nd free throw | 63-55 |
| 02:23 | Louisiana | Louisiana calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-55 |
| Subs | Louisiana | Nathan Koch (PG), Edward Bryson (SG), Robert Segarra (C) Simon Roberts, Stacy Lugo, Cecil Atwell | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Donald Quinney (PF) Thomas Dick | |
| 02:08 | Louisiana | Gilbert Ogles misses the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Donald Quinney - foul #3 on Donald Quinney, team foul #9 | 63-55 |
| Subs | Louisiana | | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Andrew Holmes (SG) Edward Allen | |
| 02:08 | Louisiana | Gilbert Ogles makes the 1st free throw | 64-55 |
| 02:08 | Louisiana | Gilbert Ogles makes the 2nd free throw | 65-55 |
| 01:52 | Wartburg | Steven Heffernan buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Carl Fuller | 65-57 |
| 01:52 | Louisiana | Louisiana calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-57 |
| Subs | Louisiana | Mark Keels (PF), Cecil Atwell (C) Gilbert Ogles, Robert Segarra | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Thomas Dick (SF), John Geer (PF), Bruce Mosley (C) Carl Fuller, Philip Brim, Donald Quinney | |
| 01:34 | Louisiana | Douglas Meriwether connects on the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Nathan Koch | 67-57 |
| 01:27 | Wartburg | Andrew Holmes can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 67-57 |
| 01:25 | Louisiana | Mark Keels grabs the board | 67-57 |
| 01:23 | Louisiana | Andrew Holmes steals it from Nathan Koch in the backcourt | 67-57 |
| 01:03 | Wartburg | Steven Heffernan loses the ball out of bounds | 67-57 |
| Subs | Louisiana | John Thome (PG), Stacy Lugo (SG), Gilbert Ogles (SF), Larry Gorrell (PF), Robert Segarra (C) Nathan Koch, Edward Bryson, Douglas Meriwether, Mark Keels, Cecil Atwell | |
| Subs | Wartburg | George Smart (PG), Carl Fuller (SG), Philip Brim (SF), Donald Quinney (PF), Edward Allen (C) Steven Heffernan, Andrew Holmes, Thomas Dick, John Geer, Bruce Mosley | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana | Louisiana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wartburg | Wartburg is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:57 | Louisiana | George Smart is called for the reach on John Thome - foul #3 on George Smart, team foul #10 | 67-57 |
| 00:57 | Louisiana | John Thome makes the 1st free throw | 68-57 |
| 00:57 | Louisiana | John Thome makes the 2nd free throw | 69-57 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana | Louisiana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wartburg | Wartburg is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Wartburg | Philip Brim comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 69-57 |
| 00:48 | Louisiana | The rebound goes to Larry Gorrell | 69-57 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana | Louisiana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wartburg | Wartburg is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Louisiana | John Thome is hacked by George Smart - foul #4 on George Smart, team foul #11 | 69-57 |
| 00:19 | Louisiana | John Thome makes the 1st free throw | 70-57 |
| 00:19 | Louisiana | John Thome makes the 2nd free throw | 71-57 |
| 00:13 | Wartburg | George Smart misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 71-57 |
| 00:11 | Louisiana | Gilbert Ogles snags the defensive board | 71-57 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana | John Thome runs out the clock | 71-57 |