| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Michael Cook (fresh) SG - Wesley Rawlins (fresh) SF - Paul Bowman (fresh) PF - James Calvin (fresh) C - Michael Farley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Orville Towner (fresh) SG - Cecil Baird (fresh) SF - Alan Bowers (fresh) PF - Levi Monaghan (fresh) C - Stephen Ang (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas State | Stephen Ang wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:48 | Arkansas State | Cecil Baird misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Wesley Rawlins | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Louisiana Tech | Paul Bowman hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Orville Towner | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Arkansas State | Cecil Baird can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Farley grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Louisiana Tech | Wesley Rawlins is fouled in the backcourt by Stephen Ang - foul #1 on Stephen Ang, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Farley clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | Louisiana Tech | Wesley Rawlins tips it in | 2-0 |
| 18:52 | Arkansas State | Paul Bowman takes the ball from Cecil Baird | 2-0 |
| 18:50 | Louisiana Tech | Cecil Baird steps in front of the Paul Bowman pass in the backcourt | 2-0 |
| 18:33 | Arkansas State | Orville Towner double dribbles | 2-0 |
| 18:14 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Cook hits a turnaround in the lane and he's hacked by Orville Towner - foul #1 on Orville Towner, team foul #2 | 4-0 |
| 18:14 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Cook misses the free throw | 4-0 |
| 18:14 | Arkansas State | Stephen Ang gets the rebound | 4-0 |
| 18:02 | Arkansas State | Levi Monaghan misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 4-0 |
| 18:00 | Arkansas State | Alan Bowers grabs the offensive rebound | 4-0 |
| 17:47 | Arkansas State | Cecil Baird is hacked by Wesley Rawlins - foul #1 on Wesley Rawlins, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Billy Bender (PG), David Nix (SG), Cedric Chase (SF), William Galles (PF), Devin Ling (C) Michael Cook, Wesley Rawlins, Paul Bowman, James Calvin, Michael Farley | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Randy Prondzinski (PG), Willie Boggs (SG), Richard White (SF), Gary Hatton (PF), Brian Vergara (C) Orville Towner, Cecil Baird, Alan Bowers, Levi Monaghan, Stephen Ang | |
| 17:38 | Arkansas State | Willie Boggs hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 4-0 |
| 17:37 | Louisiana Tech | Devin Ling gets the rebound | 4-0 |
| 17:14 | Louisiana Tech | Billy Bender is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Billy Bender, team foul #2 | 4-0 |
| 16:55 | Arkansas State | Richard White hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block but the foul's on Devin Ling - foul #1 on Devin Ling, team foul #3 | 4-0 |
| 16:55 | Arkansas State | Richard White makes the 1st free throw | 4-1 |
| 16:55 | Arkansas State | Richard White makes the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 16:39 | Louisiana Tech | Cedric Chase clanks a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Richard White - foul #1 on Richard White, team foul #3 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Paul Bowman (SF) David Nix | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Charles Spahr (SG) Brian Vergara | |
| 16:39 | Louisiana Tech | Cedric Chase misses the 1st free throw | 4-2 |
| 16:39 | Louisiana Tech | Cedric Chase makes the 2nd free throw | 5-2 |
| 16:22 | Arkansas State | Willie Boggs buries a fadeaway in the paint set up by Randy Prondzinski | 5-4 |
| 16:10 | Louisiana Tech | Paul Bowman can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 5-4 |
| 16:09 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Richard White | 5-4 |
| 16:05 | Arkansas State | Randy Prondzinski comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 5-4 |
| 16:03 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Paul Bowman | 5-4 |
| 15:47 | Louisiana Tech | Gary Hatton is called for the reach on Devin Ling - foul #1 on Gary Hatton, team foul #4 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Michael Cook (PG), Wesley Rawlins (SG), James Calvin (PF), Michael Farley (C) Billy Bender, Cedric Chase, William Galles, Devin Ling | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Orville Towner (PG), Alan Bowers (SF), Levi Monaghan (PF), Stephen Ang (C) Randy Prondzinski, Willie Boggs, Richard White, Gary Hatton | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Michael Cook (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Wesley Rawlins (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Paul Bowman (fresh) PF - James Calvin (fresh) C - Michael Farley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Orville Towner (fresh) SG - Charles Spahr (fresh) SF - Alan Bowers (fresh) PF - Levi Monaghan (fresh) C - Stephen Ang (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Louisiana Tech | Wesley Rawlins knocks in the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Michael Farley and he's hacked by Charles Spahr - foul #1 on Charles Spahr, team foul #5 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Cecil Baird (SG), Brian Vergara (C) Charles Spahr, Stephen Ang | |
| 15:31 | Louisiana Tech | Wesley Rawlins misses the free throw | 7-4 |
| 15:31 | Arkansas State | Brian Vergara grabs the defensive rebound | 7-4 |
| 15:18 | Arkansas State | Levi Monaghan makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Cecil Baird | 7-6 |
| 15:05 | Louisiana Tech | Paul Bowman clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 7-6 |
| 15:04 | Arkansas State | Alan Bowers pulls down the rebound | 7-6 |
| 14:44 | Arkansas State | Paul Bowman takes the ball from Cecil Baird | 7-6 |
| 14:28 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Cook is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Michael Cook, team foul #4 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Aaron Bailey (PG), Billy Bender (SF) Michael Cook, Paul Bowman | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Charles Spahr (PG), Bradford Anderson (SF), Stephen Ang (C) Orville Towner, Alan Bowers, Brian Vergara | |
| 14:05 | Arkansas State | Cecil Baird hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Charles Spahr | 7-9 |
| 13:59 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Farley is fouled on the floor by Levi Monaghan - foul #1 on Levi Monaghan, team foul #6 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | David Nix (SG), Cedric Chase (PF), William Galles (C) Wesley Rawlins, James Calvin, Michael Farley | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Orville Towner (PG) Cecil Baird | |
| 13:47 | Louisiana Tech | Billy Bender hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 7-9 |
| 13:46 | Arkansas State | Stephen Ang pulls down the rebound | 7-9 |
| 13:42 | Arkansas State | Orville Towner hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 7-9 |
| 13:41 | Arkansas State | Orville Towner misses the tip | 7-9 |
| 13:39 | Arkansas State | Stephen Ang gets the offensive rebound | 7-9 |
| 13:27 | Arkansas State | Orville Towner is hacked by Aaron Bailey - foul #1 on Aaron Bailey, team foul #5 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Devin Ling (C) Aaron Bailey | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Randy Prondzinski (SG), Willie Boggs (SF), Richard White (PF), Gary Hatton (C) Charles Spahr, Bradford Anderson, Levi Monaghan, Stephen Ang | |
| 13:10 | Arkansas State | Richard White hits a jump hook from close range | 7-11 |
| 13:08 | Louisiana Tech | William Galles is hacked by Richard White in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard White, team foul #7 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Raymond Wiedeman (PG) Billy Bender | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Cecil Baird (SG), Levi Monaghan (PF) Orville Towner, Richard White | |
| 13:08 | Louisiana Tech | William Galles makes the 1st free throw | 8-11 |
| 13:08 | Louisiana Tech | William Galles makes the 2nd free throw | 9-11 |
| 12:55 | Arkansas State | Devin Ling is called for the reach on Cecil Baird - foul #2 on Devin Ling, team foul #6 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Michael Cook (PG), Paul Bowman (SF), James Calvin (PF), Michael Farley (C) Raymond Wiedeman, Cedric Chase, William Galles, Devin Ling | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Alan Bowers (SF) Cecil Baird | |
| 12:37 | Arkansas State | Levi Monaghan misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 9-11 |
| 12:36 | Louisiana Tech | Paul Bowman pulls down the rebound | 9-11 |
| 12:11 | Louisiana Tech | Levi Monaghan swats the layup by Paul Bowman | 9-11 |
| 12:10 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Farley tips it home | 11-11 |
| 11:58 | Arkansas State | Alan Bowers misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 11-11 |
| 11:57 | Arkansas State | Willie Boggs gets the offensive rebound | 11-11 |
| 11:44 | Arkansas State | Gary Hatton misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Paul Bowman - foul #1 on Paul Bowman, team foul #7 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Aaron Bailey (PG), Wesley Rawlins (SG), Billy Bender (SF), Cedric Chase (PF) Michael Cook, David Nix, Paul Bowman, James Calvin | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Charles Spahr (PG), Cecil Baird (SG), Bradford Anderson (SF), Brian Vergara (C) Randy Prondzinski, Willie Boggs, Alan Bowers, Levi Monaghan | |
| 11:44 | Arkansas State | Gary Hatton misses the 1st free throw | 11-11 |
| 11:44 | Arkansas State | Gary Hatton misses the 2nd free throw | 11-11 |
| 11:44 | Louisiana Tech | Cedric Chase grabs the board | 11-11 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Aaron Bailey (fresh) SG - Wesley Rawlins (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Billy Bender (fresh) PF - Cedric Chase (fresh) 1 pts. C - Michael Farley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Charles Spahr (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Cecil Baird (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bradford Anderson (fresh) PF - Gary Hatton (fairly fresh) C - Brian Vergara (fresh) | |
| 11:42 | Louisiana Tech | Billy Bender throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 11-11 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Alan Bowers (SF) Gary Hatton | |
| 11:30 | Arkansas State | Billy Bender steals the ball from Charles Spahr | 11-11 |
| 11:28 | Louisiana Tech | Aaron Bailey is fouled in the backcourt by Brian Vergara - foul #1 on Brian Vergara, team foul #8 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | William Galles (C) Michael Farley | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 11:28 | Louisiana Tech | Aaron Bailey misses the 1st free throw | 11-11 |
| 11:28 | Arkansas State | Brian Vergara grabs the defensive rebound | 11-11 |
| 11:17 | Arkansas State | Cedric Chase steals it from Bradford Anderson | 11-11 |
| 11:02 | Louisiana Tech | Wesley Rawlins travels with the ball | 11-11 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Orville Towner (PG) Cecil Baird | |
| 10:43 | Arkansas State | Charles Spahr makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Alan Bowers | 11-14 |
| 10:30 | Louisiana Tech | Wesley Rawlins drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 13-14 |
| 10:09 | Arkansas State | Alan Bowers knocks in the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Charles Spahr | 13-16 |
| 10:07 | Louisiana Tech | William Galles double dribbles in the backcourt | 13-16 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Michael Cook (PG), David Nix (SG), Paul Bowman (SF), James Calvin (PF), Michael Farley (C) Aaron Bailey, Wesley Rawlins, Billy Bender, Cedric Chase, William Galles | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Cecil Baird (SG), Levi Monaghan (PF), Stephen Ang (C) Charles Spahr, Bradford Anderson, Brian Vergara | |
| 09:49 | Arkansas State | Cecil Baird is fouled on the floor by James Calvin - foul #1 on James Calvin, team foul #8 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Randy Prondzinski (PG), Gary Hatton (PF) Orville Towner, Levi Monaghan | |
| 09:49 | Arkansas State | Cecil Baird makes the 1st free throw | 13-17 |
| 09:49 | Arkansas State | Cecil Baird makes the 2nd free throw | 13-18 |
| 09:37 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Farley comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 13-18 |
| 09:36 | Arkansas State | Randy Prondzinski snags the defensive board | 13-18 |
| 09:19 | Arkansas State | Alan Bowers hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 13-18 |
| 09:17 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Farley grabs the defensive rebound | 13-18 |
| 09:10 | Louisiana Tech | Paul Bowman scores on a jump hook from the left block set up by Michael Cook and he's hacked by Alan Bowers - foul #1 on Alan Bowers, team foul #9 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Billy Bender (PG), Wesley Rawlins (SG) Michael Cook, David Nix | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Willie Boggs (SF), Levi Monaghan (PF) Alan Bowers, Stephen Ang | |
| 09:10 | Louisiana Tech | Paul Bowman makes the free throw | 16-18 |
| 09:02 | Arkansas State | Willie Boggs misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 16-18 |
| 09:01 | Arkansas State | Cecil Baird tips it back up and in | 16-20 |
| 08:42 | Louisiana Tech | Willie Boggs steps in front of the Michael Farley pass | 16-20 |
| 08:33 | Arkansas State | Willie Boggs is whistled for a carry | 16-20 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Aaron Bailey (PG) Paul Bowman | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Orville Towner (PG), Charles Spahr (SG), Stephen Ang (C) Randy Prondzinski, Cecil Baird, Gary Hatton | |
| 08:26 | Louisiana Tech | Willie Boggs is called for the reach on Billy Bender in the backcourt - foul #1 on Willie Boggs, team foul #10 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | William Galles (C) Michael Farley | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Bradford Anderson (PF) Levi Monaghan | |
| 08:26 | Louisiana Tech | Billy Bender makes the 1st free throw | 17-20 |
| 08:26 | Louisiana Tech | Billy Bender makes the 2nd free throw | 18-20 |
| 08:14 | Arkansas State | Willie Boggs is hacked by William Galles - foul #1 on William Galles, team foul #9 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Paul Bowman (SF) Billy Bender | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Brian Vergara (C) Stephen Ang | |
| 08:14 | Arkansas State | Willie Boggs makes the 1st free throw | 18-21 |
| 08:14 | Arkansas State | Willie Boggs makes the 2nd free throw | 18-22 |
| 07:50 | Louisiana Tech | William Galles misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 18-22 |
| 07:49 | Louisiana Tech | James Calvin grabs the offensive rebound | 18-22 |
| 07:40 | Louisiana Tech | Aaron Bailey is hacked by Orville Towner - foul #2 on Orville Towner, team foul #11 | 18-22 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | David Nix (SG), Cedric Chase (PF) Wesley Rawlins, James Calvin | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Randy Prondzinski (PG), Cecil Baird (SG), Alan Bowers (SF), Levi Monaghan (PF) Orville Towner, Charles Spahr, Willie Boggs, Bradford Anderson | |
| 07:40 | Louisiana Tech | Aaron Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 19-22 |
| 07:40 | Louisiana Tech | Aaron Bailey misses the 2nd free throw | 19-22 |
| 07:40 | Arkansas State | Brian Vergara grabs the board | 19-22 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Aaron Bailey (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - David Nix (fresh) SF - Paul Bowman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Cedric Chase (fresh) 1 pts. C - William Galles (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Randy Prondzinski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Cecil Baird (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alan Bowers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Levi Monaghan (fresh) 2 pts. C - Brian Vergara (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Arkansas State | Randy Prondzinski misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 19-22 |
| 07:34 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to William Galles | 19-22 |
| 07:28 | Louisiana Tech | William Galles blows the layup but the foul's on Brian Vergara - foul #2 on Brian Vergara, team foul #12 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Michael Cook (PG) Aaron Bailey | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Stephen Ang (C) Brian Vergara | |
| 07:28 | Louisiana Tech | William Galles makes the 1st free throw | 20-22 |
| 07:28 | Louisiana Tech | William Galles makes the 2nd free throw | 21-22 |
| 07:13 | Arkansas State | Stephen Ang can't connect on a floater from the left side | 21-22 |
| 07:12 | Louisiana Tech | Cedric Chase pulls down the rebound | 21-22 |
| 07:10 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Cook throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 21-22 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Billy Bender (SF), Michael Farley (C) Paul Bowman, William Galles | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 07:00 | Arkansas State | Randy Prondzinski can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 21-22 |
| 06:58 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Cook gets the rebound | 21-22 |
| 06:46 | Louisiana Tech | Billy Bender lays it in set up by Michael Cook | 23-22 |
| 06:38 | Arkansas State | Alan Bowers misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 23-22 |
| 06:36 | Arkansas State | Alan Bowers pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-22 |
| 06:28 | Arkansas State | Levi Monaghan misses the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Cedric Chase - foul #1 on Cedric Chase, team foul #10 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Wesley Rawlins (SG), James Calvin (PF) David Nix, Cedric Chase | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Charles Spahr (PG), Gary Hatton (C) Randy Prondzinski, Stephen Ang | |
| 06:28 | Arkansas State | Levi Monaghan makes the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 06:28 | Arkansas State | Levi Monaghan makes the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| 06:14 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Farley misses long on an open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 23-24 |
| 06:13 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Levi Monaghan | 23-24 |
| 06:06 | Arkansas State | Alan Bowers misses short on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by James Calvin - foul #2 on James Calvin, team foul #11 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Raymond Wiedeman (PG), Paul Bowman (SF), Cedric Chase (PF) Michael Cook, Billy Bender, James Calvin | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Bradford Anderson (PF) Levi Monaghan | |
| 06:06 | Arkansas State | Alan Bowers makes the 1st free throw | 23-25 |
| 06:06 | Arkansas State | Alan Bowers misses the 2nd free throw | 23-25 |
| 06:06 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Farley snags the defensive board | 23-25 |
| 06:04 | Louisiana Tech | Raymond Wiedeman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 23-25 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Levi Monaghan (PF) Alan Bowers | |
| 05:50 | Arkansas State | Michael Farley steals it from Cecil Baird | 23-25 |
| 05:23 | Louisiana Tech | Raymond Wiedeman can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 23-25 |
| 05:21 | Arkansas State | Charles Spahr grabs the defensive rebound | 23-25 |
| 05:06 | Arkansas State | Cecil Baird comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 23-25 |
| 05:05 | Arkansas State | Gary Hatton gets the offensive rebound | 23-25 |
| 04:56 | Arkansas State | Charles Spahr misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 23-25 |
| 04:55 | Louisiana Tech | Cedric Chase grabs the board | 23-25 |
| 04:36 | Louisiana Tech | The pull-up jumper by Raymond Wiedeman is blocked by Bradford Anderson | 23-25 |
| 04:34 | Arkansas State | Levi Monaghan grabs the defensive rebound | 23-25 |
| 04:11 | Arkansas State | Levi Monaghan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-25 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Michael Cook (PG), David Nix (SG), Billy Bender (SF), William Galles (C) Raymond Wiedeman, Wesley Rawlins, Paul Bowman, Michael Farley | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Willie Boggs (PG), Randy Prondzinski (SG), Alan Bowers (SF), Stephen Ang (C) Charles Spahr, Cecil Baird, Bradford Anderson, Gary Hatton | |
| 03:53 | Louisiana Tech | David Nix clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 23-25 |
| 03:52 | Arkansas State | Levi Monaghan grabs the defensive rebound | 23-25 |
| 03:35 | Arkansas State | Randy Prondzinski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-25 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Devin Ling (SF), James Calvin (PF) David Nix, Cedric Chase | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Orville Towner (PG), Richard White (PF), Brian Vergara (C) Alan Bowers, Levi Monaghan, Stephen Ang | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Michael Cook (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Billy Bender (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Devin Ling (fresh) PF - James Calvin (fresh) C - William Galles (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Orville Towner (fresh) SG - Randy Prondzinski (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Willie Boggs (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Richard White (fresh) 4 pts. C - Brian Vergara (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Louisiana Tech | Billy Bender hits a shot near the basket on a great pass from Michael Cook and he's hacked by Randy Prondzinski - foul #1 on Randy Prondzinski, team foul #13 | 25-25 |
| 03:15 | Louisiana Tech | Billy Bender misses the free throw | 25-25 |
| 03:15 | Arkansas State | Brian Vergara grabs the board | 25-25 |
| 03:06 | Arkansas State | Brian Vergara loses the dribble to James Calvin | 25-25 |
| 02:52 | Louisiana Tech | Devin Ling is open and buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Billy Bender | 28-25 |
| 02:42 | Arkansas State | Orville Towner misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Michael Cook - foul #2 on Michael Cook, team foul #12 | 28-25 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Aaron Bailey (PG), David Nix (SG) Michael Cook, William Galles | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Alan Bowers (SF) Willie Boggs | |
| 02:42 | Arkansas State | Orville Towner misses the 1st free throw | 28-25 |
| 02:42 | Arkansas State | Orville Towner misses the 2nd free throw | 28-25 |
| 02:42 | Louisiana Tech | Devin Ling pulls down the rebound | 28-25 |
| 02:29 | Louisiana Tech | Devin Ling can't connect on an uncontested runner from close range | 28-25 |
| 02:27 | Louisiana Tech | Devin Ling grabs the offensive rebound | 28-25 |
| 02:00 | Louisiana Tech | Randy Prondzinski picks off the pass by Aaron Bailey | 28-25 |
| 01:57 | Arkansas State | Randy Prondzinski banks in the layup | 28-27 |
| 01:37 | Louisiana Tech | Billy Bender misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 28-27 |
| 01:36 | Louisiana Tech | Billy Bender pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-27 |
| 01:16 | Louisiana Tech | David Nix connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Aaron Bailey | 31-27 |
| 01:02 | Arkansas State | Aaron Bailey steals the ball from Richard White | 31-27 |
| 00:34 | Louisiana Tech | James Calvin misses the dunk attempt | 31-27 |
| 00:33 | Arkansas State | Brian Vergara snags the defensive board | 31-27 |
| 00:29 | Arkansas State | Orville Towner drills a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Randy Prondzinski and he's hacked by Billy Bender - foul #2 on Billy Bender, team foul #13 | 31-29 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Michael Cook (PG), Wesley Rawlins (SG), Paul Bowman (SF), William Galles (C) Aaron Bailey, David Nix, Billy Bender, Devin Ling | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Charles Spahr (SG), Willie Boggs (SF), Gary Hatton (PF), Stephen Ang (C) Randy Prondzinski, Alan Bowers, Richard White, Brian Vergara | |
| 00:29 | Arkansas State | Orville Towner makes the free throw | 31-30 |
| 00:01 | Louisiana Tech | James Calvin lays it up and in | 33-30 |
| 00:00 | Arkansas State | Charles Spahr misses the fullcourt shot | 33-30 |