| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Willis Condit (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alfred Gray (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - John McKeon (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Staton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Bush (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Howard Staples (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Grose (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Herbert Doles (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Russell Beaufort (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Chester Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana Tech | John McKeon inbounds the ball | 57-43 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Bush is fouled on the floor by Chester Brown - foul #3 on Chester Brown, team foul #1 | 57-43 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Larry Heise (C) Chester Brown | |
| 19:28 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Staton drills a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Willis Condit | 59-43 |
| 19:21 | Arkansas State | Larry Heise is hacked by Joseph Bush - foul #2 on Joseph Bush, team foul #1 | 59-43 |
| 19:04 | Arkansas State | Russell Beaufort misses badly on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Michael Staton - foul #3 on Michael Staton, team foul #2 | 59-43 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Guy Carter (PF) Michael Staton | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 19:04 | Arkansas State | Russell Beaufort makes the 1st free throw | 59-44 |
| 19:04 | Arkansas State | Russell Beaufort misses the 2nd free throw | 59-44 |
| 19:04 | Louisiana Tech | Guy Carter snags the defensive board | 59-44 |
| 18:47 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Bush's fadeaway is rejected by Russell Beaufort | 59-44 |
| 18:45 | Louisiana Tech | Guy Carter hits the follow up shot | 61-44 |
| 18:42 | Arkansas State | Howard Staples throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-44 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Sammy Buchanan (SF) John McKeon | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Larry Czarnecki (PF), Kelvin Baron (C) Herbert Doles, Russell Beaufort | |
| 18:29 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Bush misses the turnaround from the right block | 61-44 |
| 18:28 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Larry Heise | 61-44 |
| 18:24 | Arkansas State | Howard Staples is called for traveling in the backcourt | 61-44 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Daniel Mann (PG) Willis Condit | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | William Mohr (PG), Herbert Doles (SF) Howard Staples, Larry Heise | |
| 18:05 | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Gray misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-44 |
| 18:03 | Arkansas State | Kelvin Baron snags the defensive board | 61-44 |
| 17:59 | Arkansas State | William Mohr misses short on an open 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-44 |
| 17:57 | Louisiana Tech | Sammy Buchanan pulls down the rebound | 61-44 |
| 17:45 | Louisiana Tech | Guy Carter clanks a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Kelvin Baron - foul #3 on Kelvin Baron, team foul #2 | 61-44 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John McKeon (SF) Joseph Bush | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | John Burgess (SG), Russell Beaufort (PF) William Grose, Kelvin Baron | |
| 17:45 | Louisiana Tech | Guy Carter makes the 1st free throw | 62-44 |
| 17:45 | Louisiana Tech | Guy Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 63-44 |
| 17:25 | Arkansas State | William Mohr hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Daniel Mann - foul #1 on Daniel Mann, team foul #3 | 63-44 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Willis Condit (PG), Joseph Bush (C) Daniel Mann, Sammy Buchanan | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Larry Heise (C) Larry Czarnecki | |
| 17:25 | Arkansas State | William Mohr makes the 1st free throw | 63-45 |
| 17:25 | Arkansas State | William Mohr misses the 2nd free throw | 63-45 |
| 17:25 | Louisiana Tech | Guy Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 63-45 |
| 17:03 | Louisiana Tech | Russell Beaufort picks off the pass by Joseph Bush | 63-45 |
| 17:01 | Arkansas State | John Burgess is fouled in the backcourt by Alfred Gray - foul #3 on Alfred Gray, team foul #4 | 63-45 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Galarza (SG) Alfred Gray | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Howard Staples (PG) William Mohr | |
| 16:51 | Arkansas State | Herbert Doles misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on John McKeon - foul #2 on John McKeon, team foul #5 | 63-45 |
| 16:51 | Arkansas State | Herbert Doles misses the 1st free throw | 63-45 |
| 16:51 | Arkansas State | Herbert Doles makes the 2nd free throw | 63-46 |
| 16:35 | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Galarza scores on a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Joseph Bush | 65-46 |
| 16:14 | Arkansas State | Joseph Bush picks off the pass by Herbert Doles | 65-46 |
| 16:01 | Louisiana Tech | John McKeon can't connect on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Herbert Doles - foul #2 on Herbert Doles, team foul #3 | 65-46 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Daniel Mann (PG), Sammy Buchanan (C) Willis Condit, Joseph Bush | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | William Grose (SG), Larry Czarnecki (C) John Burgess, Larry Heise | |
| 16:01 | Louisiana Tech | John McKeon makes the 1st free throw | 66-46 |
| 16:01 | Louisiana Tech | John McKeon makes the 2nd free throw | 67-46 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Daniel Mann (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Patrick Galarza (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - John McKeon (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Guy Carter (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Sammy Buchanan (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Howard Staples (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Grose (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Herbert Doles (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Russell Beaufort (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Larry Czarnecki (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:46 | Arkansas State | Russell Beaufort drills a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Herbert Doles | 67-48 |
| 15:33 | Louisiana Tech | Sammy Buchanan hits a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Patrick Galarza | 69-48 |
| 15:28 | Arkansas State | Howard Staples misses short on an open 3 pointer from the left corner | 69-48 |
| 15:27 | Louisiana Tech | John McKeon snags the defensive board | 69-48 |
| 15:23 | Louisiana Tech | John McKeon connects on the fadeaway near the basket | 71-48 |
| 15:14 | Arkansas State | Herbert Doles is hacked by Patrick Galarza - foul #3 on Patrick Galarza, team foul #6 | 71-48 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Gray (SG), Michael Staton (PF), Joseph Bush (C) Patrick Galarza, Guy Carter, Sammy Buchanan | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | William Mohr (PG), Adam Meyerowitz (SF), Kelvin Baron (PF), Chester Brown (C) Howard Staples, Herbert Doles, Russell Beaufort, Larry Czarnecki | |
| 14:58 | Arkansas State | William Grose makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by William Mohr | 71-51 |
| 14:45 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Staton loses the ball out of bounds | 71-51 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Steven McDonald (PG), Brandon Underwood (SG) Daniel Mann, John McKeon | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 14:43 | Arkansas State | William Grose is hacked by Brandon Underwood in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brandon Underwood, team foul #7 | 71-51 |
| 14:43 | Arkansas State | William Grose misses the 1st free throw | 71-51 |
| 14:43 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Bush pulls down the rebound | 71-51 |
| 14:35 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Bush scores on a fadeaway from the left block set up by Brandon Underwood | 73-51 |
| 14:17 | Arkansas State | William Grose loses the ball out of bounds | 73-51 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Willis Condit (PG) Steven McDonald | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | John Burgess (SG), Larry Heise (PF) William Grose, Kelvin Baron | |
| 14:07 | Louisiana Tech | Brandon Underwood can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 73-51 |
| 14:05 | Arkansas State | John Burgess pulls down the rebound | 73-51 |
| 13:59 | Arkansas State | Chester Brown hits the finger roll and the foul's on Michael Staton - foul #4 on Michael Staton, team foul #8 | 73-53 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Sammy Buchanan (SF), Guy Carter (PF) Alfred Gray, Michael Staton | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Howard Staples (PG), Larry Czarnecki (PF) William Mohr, Adam Meyerowitz | |
| 13:59 | Arkansas State | Chester Brown makes the free throw | 73-54 |
| 13:40 | Louisiana Tech | Guy Carter hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 73-54 |
| 13:38 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Bush misses the tip | 73-54 |
| 13:36 | Louisiana Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Bush | 73-54 |
| 13:12 | Louisiana Tech | Guy Carter is called for traveling | 73-54 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Daniel Mann (PG), Patrick Galarza (SG), John McKeon (SF) Willis Condit, Brandon Underwood, Sammy Buchanan | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | William Grose (SG), Herbert Doles (SF), Russell Beaufort (PF) John Burgess, Larry Heise, Larry Czarnecki | |
| 12:53 | Arkansas State | Chester Brown can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 73-54 |
| 12:51 | Arkansas State | Herbert Doles grabs the offensive rebound | 73-54 |
| 12:44 | Arkansas State | Herbert Doles connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 73-56 |
| 12:33 | Louisiana Tech | Chester Brown blocks the short jumper by Patrick Galarza | 73-56 |
| 12:32 | Arkansas State | William Grose grabs the board | 73-56 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 12:27 | Arkansas State | Herbert Doles's pass is intercepted by Patrick Galarza | 73-56 |
| 12:24 | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Galarza hits the finger roll | 75-56 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 12:05 | Arkansas State | Herbert Doles misses the 3 from straight away | 75-56 |
| 12:04 | Arkansas State | Russell Beaufort grabs the offensive rebound | 75-56 |
| 11:46 | Arkansas State | Herbert Doles clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 75-56 |
| 11:45 | Arkansas State | Russell Beaufort tips it back up and in | 75-58 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Daniel Mann (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Patrick Galarza (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - John McKeon (tiring) 15 pts. 4 reb. PF - Guy Carter (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Bush (tired) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Howard Staples (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Grose (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Herbert Doles (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Russell Beaufort (tiring) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Chester Brown (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:33 | Louisiana Tech | John McKeon misses short on a shot from close range | 75-58 |
| 11:31 | Louisiana Tech | John McKeon tips it back up and in | 77-58 |
| 11:28 | Arkansas State | John McKeon steps in front of the Howard Staples pass in the backcourt | 77-58 |
| 11:13 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Bush's floater is tipped away by Russell Beaufort | 77-58 |
| 11:12 | Arkansas State | Russell Beaufort pulls down the rebound | 77-58 |
| 11:08 | Arkansas State | Herbert Doles connects on the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Howard Staples | 77-60 |
| 10:51 | Louisiana Tech | John McKeon banks in the layup on a great pass from Daniel Mann and the foul's on Chester Brown - foul #4 on Chester Brown, team foul #4 | 79-60 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Willis Condit (PG), Alfred Gray (SG), Sammy Buchanan (C) Daniel Mann, Patrick Galarza, Joseph Bush | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | William Mohr (PG), John Burgess (SG), Adam Meyerowitz (SF), Larry Heise (PF), Larry Czarnecki (C) Howard Staples, William Grose, Herbert Doles, Russell Beaufort, Chester Brown | |
| 10:51 | Louisiana Tech | John McKeon makes the free throw | 80-60 |
| 10:38 | Arkansas State | Guy Carter picks off the pass by John Burgess | 80-60 |
| 10:30 | Louisiana Tech | Guy Carter scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Willis Condit | 82-60 |
| 10:27 | Arkansas State | Larry Czarnecki's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 82-60 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Brandon Underwood (SG) John McKeon | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 10:12 | Louisiana Tech | The short jumper by Guy Carter is denied by Larry Heise | 82-60 |
| 10:11 | Louisiana Tech | Guy Carter pulls down the offensive rebound | 82-60 |
| 10:03 | Louisiana Tech | Brandon Underwood is whistled for a carry | 82-60 |
| 09:52 | Arkansas State | Larry Heise misses short on an open pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 82-60 |
| 09:51 | Arkansas State | Larry Heise pulls down the offensive rebound | 82-60 |
| 09:33 | Arkansas State | Larry Heise misses the easy open layup | 82-60 |
| 09:31 | Louisiana Tech | Willis Condit pulls down the rebound | 82-60 |
| 09:16 | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Gray scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Brandon Underwood and he's fouled by Larry Heise - foul #2 on Larry Heise, team foul #5 | 84-60 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Steven McDonald (PG), John McKeon (SF) Willis Condit, Brandon Underwood | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Ronnie Hattaway (PG), William Grose (SG), Kelvin Baron (SF), Russell Beaufort (PF) William Mohr, John Burgess, Adam Meyerowitz, Larry Czarnecki | |
| 09:16 | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Gray makes the free throw | 85-60 |
| 09:08 | Arkansas State | Kelvin Baron is called for traveling | 85-60 |
| 08:50 | Louisiana Tech | Guy Carter can't connect on a runner from the left block but the foul's on Russell Beaufort - foul #2 on Russell Beaufort, team foul #6 | 85-60 |
| 08:50 | Louisiana Tech | Guy Carter misses the 1st free throw | 85-60 |
| 08:50 | Louisiana Tech | Guy Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 86-60 |
| 08:42 | Arkansas State | Ronnie Hattaway misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 86-60 |
| 08:41 | Louisiana Tech | John McKeon gets the rebound | 86-60 |
| 08:32 | Louisiana Tech | Guy Carter clanks a shot from the left wing | 86-60 |
| 08:30 | Arkansas State | Larry Heise grabs the board | 86-60 |
| 08:27 | Arkansas State | Alfred Gray is called for the reach on Ronnie Hattaway in the backcourt - foul #4 on Alfred Gray, team foul #9 | 86-60 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Daniel Mann (PG), Patrick Galarza (SG), Joseph Bush (C) Steven McDonald, Alfred Gray, Sammy Buchanan | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Herbert Doles (SF) Larry Heise | |
| 08:27 | Arkansas State | Ronnie Hattaway makes the 1st free throw | 86-61 |
| 08:27 | Arkansas State | Ronnie Hattaway misses the 2nd free throw | 86-61 |
| 08:27 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to John McKeon | 86-61 |
| 08:12 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Bush hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 86-61 |
| 08:11 | Louisiana Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Guy Carter | 86-61 |
| 07:58 | Louisiana Tech | Daniel Mann clanks a floater from the free throw line | 86-61 |
| 07:56 | Arkansas State | Russell Beaufort pulls down the rebound | 86-61 |
| 07:50 | Arkansas State | William Grose misses the 3 from straight away | 86-61 |
| 07:49 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Bush grabs the defensive rebound | 86-61 |
| 07:29 | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Galarza hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Daniel Mann | 88-61 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Daniel Mann (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Patrick Galarza (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - John McKeon (tiring) 20 pts. 7 reb. PF - Guy Carter (tired) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Joseph Bush (tired) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Ronnie Hattaway (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Grose (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Herbert Doles (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Russell Beaufort (tiring) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Kelvin Baron (fairly fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 07:10 | Arkansas State | Herbert Doles is fouled on the floor by Joseph Bush - foul #3 on Joseph Bush, team foul #10 | 88-61 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Willis Condit (PG), Brandon Underwood (SG), Alfred Gray (SF), Michael Staton (PF), Sammy Buchanan (C) Daniel Mann, Patrick Galarza, John McKeon, Guy Carter, Joseph Bush | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Howard Staples (PG), John Burgess (SG), Larry Czarnecki (PF), Chester Brown (C) Ronnie Hattaway, William Grose, Russell Beaufort, Kelvin Baron | |
| 07:10 | Arkansas State | Herbert Doles misses the 1st free throw | 88-61 |
| 07:10 | Arkansas State | Herbert Doles makes the 2nd free throw | 88-62 |
| 06:51 | Louisiana Tech | Willis Condit is hacked by Howard Staples - foul #2 on Howard Staples, team foul #7 | 88-62 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Adam Meyerowitz (SF) Herbert Doles | |
| 06:51 | Louisiana Tech | Willis Condit makes the 1st free throw | 89-62 |
| 06:51 | Louisiana Tech | Willis Condit makes the 2nd free throw | 90-62 |
| 06:41 | Arkansas State | John Burgess connects on the 3 from the left wing | 90-65 |
| 06:34 | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Gray is fouled on the floor by John Burgess - foul #2 on John Burgess, team foul #8 | 90-65 |
| 06:34 | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Gray makes the 1st free throw | 91-65 |
| 06:34 | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 92-65 |
| 06:17 | Arkansas State | Adam Meyerowitz misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Alfred Gray - foul #5 on Alfred Gray, team foul #11 | 92-65 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Bush (C) Alfred Gray | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Larry Heise (PF) Larry Czarnecki | |
| 06:17 | Arkansas State | Adam Meyerowitz makes the 1st free throw | 92-66 |
| 06:17 | Arkansas State | Adam Meyerowitz misses the 2nd free throw | 92-66 |
| 06:17 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Bush snags the defensive board | 92-66 |
| 05:48 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Bush drills a turnaround from the baseline | 94-66 |
| 05:34 | Arkansas State | Sammy Buchanan is called for the reach on John Burgess - foul #1 on Sammy Buchanan, team foul #12 | 94-66 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Daniel Mann (PG), Patrick Galarza (SG), John McKeon (SF) Willis Condit, Brandon Underwood, Sammy Buchanan | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | William Mohr (PG), Herbert Doles (SF) Howard Staples, Adam Meyerowitz | |
| 05:34 | Arkansas State | John Burgess makes the 1st free throw | 94-67 |
| 05:34 | Arkansas State | John Burgess misses the 2nd free throw | 94-67 |
| 05:34 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Michael Staton | 94-67 |
| 05:22 | Louisiana Tech | The jump hook by Joseph Bush is blocked by Chester Brown | 94-67 |
| 05:21 | Arkansas State | Larry Heise grabs the defensive rebound | 94-67 |
| 05:15 | Arkansas State | Chester Brown knocks in the driving attempt from close range | 94-69 |
| 04:59 | Louisiana Tech | Daniel Mann misses short on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Larry Heise - foul #3 on Larry Heise, team foul #9 | 94-69 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | William Grose (SG), Larry Czarnecki (PF) John Burgess, Herbert Doles | |
| 04:59 | Louisiana Tech | Daniel Mann makes the 1st free throw | 95-69 |
| 04:59 | Louisiana Tech | Daniel Mann makes the 2nd free throw | 96-69 |
| 04:51 | Arkansas State | Michael Staton is called for the reach on Larry Czarnecki - foul #5 on Michael Staton, team foul #13 | 96-69 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Steven McDonald (PG), Guy Carter (PF) Daniel Mann, Michael Staton | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 04:51 | Arkansas State | Larry Czarnecki makes the 1st free throw | 96-70 |
| 04:51 | Arkansas State | Larry Czarnecki makes the 2nd free throw | 96-71 |
| 04:42 | Louisiana Tech | John McKeon misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 96-71 |
| 04:41 | Arkansas State | William Grose gets the rebound | 96-71 |
| 04:35 | Arkansas State | William Mohr misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 96-71 |
| 04:33 | Arkansas State | Larry Czarnecki tips it back up and in | 96-73 |
| 04:17 | Louisiana Tech | John McKeon misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 96-73 |
| 04:15 | Arkansas State | Chester Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 96-73 |
| 04:13 | Arkansas State | Larry Heise loses the dribble to Patrick Galarza in the backcourt | 96-73 |
| 04:11 | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Galarza lays it in | 98-73 |
| 04:07 | Arkansas State | Steven McDonald picks off the pass by William Mohr in the backcourt | 98-73 |
| 04:07 | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 98-73 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Willis Condit (PG), Brandon Underwood (SG), Sammy Buchanan (C) Steven McDonald, John McKeon, Joseph Bush | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Howard Staples (PG), Adam Meyerowitz (SF), Kelvin Baron (C) William Mohr, Larry Heise, Chester Brown | |
| 03:56 | Louisiana Tech | Sammy Buchanan misses long on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Kelvin Baron - foul #4 on Kelvin Baron, team foul #10 | 98-73 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John McKeon (SF) Patrick Galarza | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | William Mohr (PG), John Burgess (SG) Howard Staples, William Grose | |
| 03:56 | Louisiana Tech | Sammy Buchanan misses the 1st free throw | 98-73 |
| 03:56 | Louisiana Tech | Sammy Buchanan makes the 2nd free throw | 99-73 |
| 03:54 | Arkansas State | John McKeon is called for the reach on Adam Meyerowitz in the backcourt - foul #3 on John McKeon, team foul #14 | 99-73 |
| 03:54 | Arkansas State | Adam Meyerowitz makes the 1st free throw | 99-74 |
| 03:54 | Arkansas State | Adam Meyerowitz makes the 2nd free throw | 99-75 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:37 | Louisiana Tech | John McKeon drills a jumper from the left wing | 101-75 |
| 03:33 | Arkansas State | John Burgess is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 101-75 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Larry Heise (C) Kelvin Baron | |
| 03:15 | Louisiana Tech | Brandon Underwood buries a shot from the right side set up by John McKeon | 103-75 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Willis Condit (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brandon Underwood (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - John McKeon (tiring) 22 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - Guy Carter (tired) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Sammy Buchanan (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - William Mohr (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Burgess (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Adam Meyerowitz (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Larry Czarnecki (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Larry Heise (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:03 | Arkansas State | Larry Czarnecki drills a fadeaway near the basket | 103-77 |
| 02:56 | Louisiana Tech | John McKeon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 103-77 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Daniel Mann (SG), Patrick Galarza (SF), Joseph Bush (C) Brandon Underwood, John McKeon, Sammy Buchanan | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Ronnie Hattaway (PG) William Mohr | |
| 02:53 | Arkansas State | Guy Carter steals the ball from John Burgess in the backcourt | 103-77 |
| 02:40 | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Galarza is whistled for traveling | 103-77 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Sammy Buchanan (SF) Willis Condit | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 02:22 | Arkansas State | Joseph Bush is called for the reach on John Burgess - foul #4 on Joseph Bush, team foul #15 | 103-77 |
| 02:22 | Arkansas State | John Burgess makes the 1st free throw | 103-78 |
| 02:22 | Arkansas State | John Burgess makes the 2nd free throw | 103-79 |
| 02:08 | Louisiana Tech | Guy Carter hits the finger roll set up by Patrick Galarza | 105-79 |
| 02:05 | Arkansas State | Patrick Galarza steps in front of the John Burgess pass in the backcourt | 105-79 |
| 01:59 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Bush hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 105-79 |
| 01:57 | Arkansas State | Ronnie Hattaway gets the rebound | 105-79 |
| 01:54 | Arkansas State | John Burgess loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 105-79 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Willis Condit (PG), John McKeon (SF) Daniel Mann, Sammy Buchanan | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | William Mohr (PG) Ronnie Hattaway | |
| 01:42 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Bush knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from John McKeon | 107-79 |
| 01:22 | Arkansas State | Willis Condit is called for the reach on John Burgess - foul #1 on Willis Condit, team foul #16 | 107-79 |
| 01:22 | Arkansas State | John Burgess makes the 1st free throw | 107-80 |
| 01:22 | Arkansas State | John Burgess makes the 2nd free throw | 107-81 |
| 01:12 | Louisiana Tech | Adam Meyerowitz picks off the pass by Joseph Bush | 107-81 |
| 00:54 | Arkansas State | John Burgess connects on the open fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Larry Heise | 107-83 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Louisiana Tech | John McKeon knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Willis Condit | 109-83 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Arkansas State | Larry Czarnecki can't finish the uncontested layup | 109-83 |
| 00:19 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Willis Condit | 109-83 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana Tech | Willis Condit runs out the clock | 109-83 |