louisiana tech took a 7–0 lead at the 10:01 mark in the first quarter when colby cameron threw a 45-yard touchdown pass to quinton patton. tech extended the lead to 14–0 when cameron threw a 22-yard touchdown pass to quinton patton with 4:40 left in the first quarter. matt nelson hit a 26-yard field goal to increase la tech's lead to 17–0 with 14:19 remaining in the second quarter. fresno state scored a touchdown on a 6-yard pass from derek carr to victor dean to cut louisiana tech's lead to 17–7 with 9:40 left in the second quarter. louisiana tech responded with a 53-yard rushing touchdown by lennon creer and a 75-yard touchdown pass from colby cameron to myles white to make the score louisiana tech 31–7 with 5:23 left in the second quarter. matt nelson hit a 40-yard field goal at the end of the second quarter to make the score louisiana tech 34–7.