| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Josh Worrall (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Ososki (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Cordero (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Michael Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Samuel Coons (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Ryan Goslin (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leon Musick (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Max Eaton (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Barry Horn (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - John Carey (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana Tech | William Cordero inbounds the ball | 32-39 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Ososki misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 32-39 |
| 19:37 | Louisiana Tech | William Cordero tips it in | 34-39 |
| 19:32 | Arkansas State | Ryan Goslin connects on the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Barry Horn | 34-41 |
| 19:19 | Louisiana Tech | Samuel Coons is hacked by John Carey - foul #1 on John Carey, team foul #1 | 34-41 |
| 18:57 | Louisiana Tech | Samuel Coons makes the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Michael Ososki | 36-41 |
| 18:42 | Arkansas State | John Carey misses short on a jumper from the right block | 36-41 |
| 18:41 | Arkansas State | Barry Horn grabs the offensive rebound | 36-41 |
| 18:22 | Arkansas State | Michael Smith takes the ball from Ryan Goslin | 36-41 |
| 18:14 | Louisiana Tech | William Cordero hits a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Michael Ososki | 38-41 |
| 18:07 | Arkansas State | Leon Musick hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 38-41 |
| 18:05 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Michael Smith | 38-41 |
| 17:49 | Louisiana Tech | Josh Worrall hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 38-41 |
| 17:48 | Arkansas State | Barry Horn grabs the board | 38-41 |
| 17:42 | Arkansas State | Max Eaton hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 38-41 |
| 17:40 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Smith snags the defensive board | 38-41 |
| 17:20 | Louisiana Tech | William Cordero misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 38-41 |
| 17:19 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Ososki tips it home | 40-41 |
| 17:06 | Arkansas State | Barry Horn misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 40-41 |
| 17:05 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Michael Ososki | 40-41 |
| 16:54 | Louisiana Tech | William Cordero misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-41 |
| 16:52 | Louisiana Tech | Samuel Coons misses the tip | 40-41 |
| 16:51 | Arkansas State | Barry Horn gets the rebound | 40-41 |
| 16:47 | Arkansas State | Ryan Goslin can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 40-41 |
| 16:45 | Louisiana Tech | William Cordero gets the rebound | 40-41 |
| 16:28 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Ososki is whistled for traveling | 40-41 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Frank Torkelson (SG), Tom Coleman (SF), Stephen Green (PF), Eric Gray (C) Michael Ososki, William Cordero, Michael Smith, Samuel Coons | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Jesse Tatman (PG), Ronnie Hutton (SG), Carl Sanders (SF), Dennis Smith (PF), Carl Norris (C) Ryan Goslin, Leon Musick, Max Eaton, Barry Horn, John Carey | |
| 16:03 | Arkansas State | Ronnie Hutton buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-44 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Josh Worrall (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frank Torkelson (fresh) SF - Tom Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stephen Green (fresh) C - Eric Gray (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Jesse Tatman (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronnie Hutton (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Carl Sanders (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dennis Smith (fresh) C - Carl Norris (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Green hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Carl Sanders - foul #2 on Carl Sanders, team foul #2 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Steward (SF) Josh Worrall | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 15:45 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Green makes the free throw | 43-44 |
| 15:28 | Arkansas State | Carl Norris is fouled on the floor by Eric Gray - foul #1 on Eric Gray, team foul #1 | 43-44 |
| 15:23 | Arkansas State | Carl Sanders is hacked by Kenneth Steward - foul #4 on Kenneth Steward, team foul #2 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Michael Ososki (SG) Kenneth Steward | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 15:07 | Arkansas State | Carl Norris is fouled on the floor by Eric Gray - foul #2 on Eric Gray, team foul #3 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | William Cordero (PG) Michael Ososki | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 14:54 | Arkansas State | Ronnie Hutton clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-44 |
| 14:53 | Arkansas State | Dennis Smith tips it home | 43-46 |
| 14:26 | Louisiana Tech | William Cordero is fouled on the floor by Carl Sanders - foul #3 on Carl Sanders, team foul #3 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Samuel Coons (C) Stephen Green | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Ryan Goslin (PG), Leon Musick (SG), Max Eaton (SF), Barry Horn (PF) Jesse Tatman, Ronnie Hutton, Dennis Smith, Carl Norris | |
| 14:14 | Louisiana Tech | Frank Torkelson buries a floater from the free throw line | 45-46 |
| 14:01 | Arkansas State | Leon Musick misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-46 |
| 14:00 | Louisiana Tech | Tom Coleman pulls down the rebound | 45-46 |
| 13:53 | Louisiana Tech | Eric Gray misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 45-46 |
| 13:51 | Louisiana Tech | Samuel Coons tips it but misses | 45-46 |
| 13:50 | Arkansas State | Barry Horn snags the defensive board | 45-46 |
| 13:44 | Arkansas State | Leon Musick's pass is intercepted by Frank Torkelson | 45-46 |
| 13:35 | Louisiana Tech | Tom Coleman double dribbles | 45-46 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Josh Worrall (PG), Michael Ososki (SG), Michael Smith (PF) Frank Torkelson, Tom Coleman, Eric Gray | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | John Carey (C) Carl Sanders | |
| 13:21 | Arkansas State | Michael Ososki takes the ball from Barry Horn | 45-46 |
| 13:04 | Louisiana Tech | Josh Worrall knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing | 47-46 |
| 12:40 | Arkansas State | Michael Ososki steps in front of the Leon Musick pass | 47-46 |
| 12:36 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Ososki misses the easy layup | 47-46 |
| 12:34 | Louisiana Tech | Samuel Coons tips it home | 49-46 |
| 12:22 | Arkansas State | Barry Horn hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Ryan Goslin | 49-49 |
| 12:11 | Louisiana Tech | Samuel Coons misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 49-49 |
| 12:10 | Arkansas State | Max Eaton grabs the defensive rebound | 49-49 |
| 12:06 | Arkansas State | Leon Musick drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Ryan Goslin | 49-52 |
| 11:59 | Louisiana Tech | Samuel Coons is hacked by Barry Horn - foul #3 on Barry Horn, team foul #4 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Green (SF), Eric Gray (PF), James Durst (C) William Cordero, Michael Smith, Samuel Coons | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Jesse Tatman (PG), Ronnie Hutton (SG), Carl Sanders (SF), Dennis Smith (PF), Carl Norris (C) Ryan Goslin, Leon Musick, Max Eaton, Barry Horn, John Carey | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Josh Worrall (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Ososki (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. SF - Stephen Green (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Eric Gray (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Durst (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Jesse Tatman (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronnie Hutton (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Carl Sanders (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dennis Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Carl Norris (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:50 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Green connects on the jumper in the paint set up by Eric Gray | 51-52 |
| 11:32 | Arkansas State | Dennis Smith misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 51-52 |
| 11:30 | Louisiana Tech | Eric Gray grabs the defensive rebound | 51-52 |
| 11:12 | Louisiana Tech | Josh Worrall misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 51-52 |
| 11:10 | Arkansas State | Jesse Tatman grabs the defensive rebound | 51-52 |
| 10:51 | Arkansas State | Carl Sanders makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Jesse Tatman | 51-54 |
| 10:37 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Green can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 51-54 |
| 10:36 | Arkansas State | Dennis Smith grabs the board | 51-54 |
| 10:28 | Arkansas State | Dennis Smith misses long on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Josh Worrall - foul #2 on Josh Worrall, team foul #4 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Frank Torkelson (PG), Tom Coleman (SG), Michael Smith (PF), Samuel Coons (C) Josh Worrall, Michael Ososki, Eric Gray, James Durst | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Ryan Goslin (PG), Leon Musick (SG), Max Eaton (SF), John Carey (C) Jesse Tatman, Ronnie Hutton, Carl Sanders, Carl Norris | |
| 10:28 | Arkansas State | Dennis Smith misses the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 10:28 | Arkansas State | Dennis Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 51-55 |
| 10:14 | Louisiana Tech | Tom Coleman misses the easy layup | 51-55 |
| 10:12 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-55 |
| 09:51 | Louisiana Tech | Tom Coleman misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-55 |
| 09:49 | Louisiana Tech | Samuel Coons tips it back up and in | 53-55 |
| 09:32 | Arkansas State | Max Eaton comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Michael Smith - foul #1 on Michael Smith, team foul #5 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | William Cordero (PG) Stephen Green | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Barry Horn (PF) Dennis Smith | |
| 09:32 | Arkansas State | Max Eaton makes the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 09:32 | Arkansas State | Max Eaton misses the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| 09:32 | Louisiana Tech | Samuel Coons snags the defensive board | 53-56 |
| 09:14 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Smith misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 53-56 |
| 09:12 | Arkansas State | John Carey gets the rebound | 53-56 |
| 08:56 | Arkansas State | Leon Musick scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Ryan Goslin | 53-59 |
| 08:46 | Louisiana Tech | Samuel Coons misses badly on a shot from the right side | 53-59 |
| 08:44 | Louisiana Tech | Frank Torkelson grabs the offensive board | 53-59 |
| 08:31 | Louisiana Tech | Tom Coleman loses the ball out of bounds | 53-59 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Josh Worrall (PG), Michael Ososki (SG), Eric Gray (PF), James Durst (C) Frank Torkelson, Tom Coleman, Michael Smith, Samuel Coons | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Jesse Tatman (SG), Carl Sanders (SF), Carl Norris (C) Leon Musick, Max Eaton, John Carey | |
| 08:05 | Arkansas State | Ryan Goslin comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 53-59 |
| 08:03 | Arkansas State | Barry Horn snags the offensive board | 53-59 |
| 07:49 | Arkansas State | Carl Sanders knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Jesse Tatman | 53-62 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Josh Worrall (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Ososki (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. SF - William Cordero (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Eric Gray (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Durst (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Ryan Goslin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jesse Tatman (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Carl Sanders (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Barry Horn (fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. C - Carl Norris (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Ososki's pass is intercepted by Ryan Goslin | 53-62 |
| 07:06 | Arkansas State | Eric Gray is called for the reach on Ryan Goslin - foul #3 on Eric Gray, team foul #6 | 53-62 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Frank Torkelson (SG), Kenneth Steward (SF), Stephen Green (PF), Samuel Coons (C) Michael Ososki, William Cordero, Eric Gray, James Durst | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Leon Musick (SG), Max Eaton (SF) Ryan Goslin, Barry Horn | |
| 06:57 | Arkansas State | Jesse Tatman misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 53-62 |
| 06:56 | Louisiana Tech | Samuel Coons grabs the board | 53-62 |
| 06:42 | Louisiana Tech | Samuel Coons blows the dunk | 53-62 |
| 06:40 | Arkansas State | Carl Norris snags the defensive board | 53-62 |
| 06:25 | Arkansas State | Leon Musick loses the dribble to Josh Worrall | 53-62 |
| 06:22 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Steward lays it up and in on a nice dish by Josh Worrall | 55-62 |
| 06:08 | Arkansas State | Jesse Tatman can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 55-62 |
| 06:07 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Green snags the defensive board | 55-62 |
| 06:05 | Louisiana Tech | Jesse Tatman steals the ball from Josh Worrall in the backcourt | 55-62 |
| 05:52 | Arkansas State | Carl Norris misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-62 |
| 05:51 | Arkansas State | Carl Sanders hits the follow up shot | 55-64 |
| 05:31 | Louisiana Tech | Samuel Coons drills a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Josh Worrall and the foul's on Carl Sanders - foul #4 on Carl Sanders, team foul #5 | 57-64 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | William Cordero (PG), Michael Ososki (SG), Michael Smith (PF) Josh Worrall, Frank Torkelson, Stephen Green | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Leon Shiffer (PG), Barry Horn (PF), John Carey (C) Jesse Tatman, Carl Sanders, Carl Norris | |
| 05:31 | Louisiana Tech | Samuel Coons makes the free throw | 58-64 |
| 05:09 | Arkansas State | Leon Musick's pass is intercepted by Michael Smith | 58-64 |
| 04:47 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Ososki misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Leon Musick - foul #2 on Leon Musick, team foul #6 | 58-64 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Eric Gray (C) Samuel Coons | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Ryan Goslin (PG), Ronnie Hutton (SG), Dennis Smith (SF) Leon Shiffer, Leon Musick, Max Eaton | |
| 04:47 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Ososki makes the 1st free throw | 59-64 |
| 04:47 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Ososki makes the 2nd free throw | 60-64 |
| 04:23 | Arkansas State | John Carey drills a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Ryan Goslin | 60-66 |
| 03:59 | Louisiana Tech | William Cordero is called for traveling | 60-66 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Josh Worrall (PG), Stephen Green (C) Kenneth Steward, Eric Gray | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Jesse Tatman (SG), Carl Sanders (SF) Ronnie Hutton, Dennis Smith | |
| 03:36 | Arkansas State | Ryan Goslin clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 60-66 |
| 03:34 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Stephen Green | 60-66 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Josh Worrall (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Michael Ososki (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. SF - William Cordero (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Michael Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Stephen Green (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Ryan Goslin (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jesse Tatman (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Carl Sanders (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Barry Horn (fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. C - John Carey (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Louisiana Tech | Josh Worrall is fouled on the floor by Jesse Tatman - foul #3 on Jesse Tatman, team foul #7 | 60-66 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Frank Torkelson (SG), Samuel Coons (C) Michael Ososki, Michael Smith | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Leon Musick (SG), Max Eaton (SF), Dennis Smith (PF) Jesse Tatman, Barry Horn, John Carey | |
| 03:13 | Louisiana Tech | Josh Worrall makes the 1st free throw | 61-66 |
| 03:13 | Louisiana Tech | Josh Worrall misses the 2nd free throw | 61-66 |
| 03:13 | Arkansas State | Carl Sanders grabs the defensive rebound | 61-66 |
| 02:54 | Arkansas State | Max Eaton can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 61-66 |
| 02:52 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Green grabs the defensive rebound | 61-66 |
| 02:52 | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-66 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Michael Ososki (SG), Kenneth Steward (SF), Michael Smith (PF) Frank Torkelson, William Cordero, Stephen Green | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Barry Horn (PF), John Carey (C) Dennis Smith, Carl Sanders | |
| 02:38 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Ososki scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 64-66 |
| 02:16 | Arkansas State | Barry Horn connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Ryan Goslin | 64-69 |
| 02:02 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Steward comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 64-69 |
| 02:01 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Steward snags the offensive board | 64-69 |
| 01:50 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Ososki buries a shot from close range on a nice dish by Josh Worrall and he's fouled by Leon Musick - foul #3 on Leon Musick, team foul #8 | 66-69 |
| 01:50 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Ososki makes the free throw | 67-69 |
| 01:28 | Arkansas State | Max Eaton misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 67-69 |
| 01:27 | Arkansas State | The offensive rebound goes to Barry Horn | 67-69 |
| 01:22 | Arkansas State | John Carey misses the easy layup | 67-69 |
| 01:21 | Arkansas State | Barry Horn tips it but misses | 67-69 |
| 01:19 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Smith pulls down the rebound | 67-69 |
| 01:06 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Steward can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Barry Horn - foul #4 on Barry Horn, team foul #9 | 67-69 |
| 01:06 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Steward makes the 1st free throw | 68-69 |
| 01:06 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Steward makes the 2nd free throw | 69-69 |
| 00:54 | Arkansas State | John Carey drills a runner from the left block set up by Ryan Goslin and he's hacked by Michael Ososki - foul #1 on Michael Ososki, team foul #7 | 69-71 |
| 00:54 | Arkansas State | John Carey makes the free throw | 69-72 |
| 00:44 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Steward connects on the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Michael Ososki | 71-72 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:15 | Arkansas State | Ryan Goslin connects on the floater from the right wing set up by Leon Musick | 71-74 |
| 00:01 | Louisiana Tech | Josh Worrall misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 71-74 |
| 00:00 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Leon Musick | 71-74 |