after a scoreless first quarter, louisiana tech took a 3–0 lead in the game after matt nelson kicked a 23-yard field goal with 14:56 left in the second quarter. tech's lead was cut to 3–2 after idaho scored a safety when andre ferguson tackled louisiana tech's lennon creer in tech's endzone at the 12:27 mark in the second quarter. louisiana tech increased the lead to 10–2 after jay dudley intercepted a pass by idaho's brain reader and completed a 53-yard return for a touchdown with 4:47 left in the second quarter. idaho scored on a 43-yard field goal with 2:57 left in the second quarter to make the score louisiana tech 10–5. louisiana tech scored fourteen points in the third quarter as a result of a 6-yard touchdown pass to david gru and a 1-yard touchdown run by nick isham to increase their lead to 24–5. idaho's justin veltung returned a punt by tech's ryan allen for an 81-yard touchdown with 3:35 left in the fourth quarter to make the final score 24–11 louisiana tech.