| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Howard Staples (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Grose (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Herbert Doles (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Russell Beaufort (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Chester Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Willis Condit (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Alfred Gray (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - John McKeon (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Staton (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Bush (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas State | Herbert Doles inbounds the ball | 44-48 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Arkansas State | Russell Beaufort loses the dribble to Michael Staton | 44-48 |
| 19:29 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Bush lays it in set up by Willis Condit | 44-50 |
| 19:13 | Arkansas State | Howard Staples is hacked by Michael Staton - foul #3 on Michael Staton, team foul #1 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Guy Carter (PF) Michael Staton | |
| 19:04 | Arkansas State | Russell Beaufort connects on the open jump hook in the lane | 46-50 |
| 18:52 | Louisiana Tech | Chester Brown steals it from Guy Carter | 46-50 |
| 18:49 | Arkansas State | Willis Condit steals it from Howard Staples in the backcourt | 46-50 |
| 18:48 | Louisiana Tech | Willis Condit misses the easy layup | 46-50 |
| 18:46 | Arkansas State | Herbert Doles grabs the defensive rebound | 46-50 |
| 18:37 | Arkansas State | Russell Beaufort hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 46-50 |
| 18:36 | Louisiana Tech | Willis Condit gets the rebound | 46-50 |
| 18:13 | Louisiana Tech | John McKeon is denied on a layup by Russell Beaufort | 46-50 |
| 18:11 | Arkansas State | Russell Beaufort snags the defensive board | 46-50 |
| 18:09 | Arkansas State | Alfred Gray is called for the reach on Howard Staples in the backcourt - foul #2 on Alfred Gray, team foul #2 | 46-50 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Galarza (PG), Sammy Buchanan (SF) Willis Condit, John McKeon | |
| 17:53 | Arkansas State | Adam Meyerowitz hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-50 |
| 17:51 | Arkansas State | Larry Heise tips it back up and in | 48-50 |
| 17:41 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Bush scores on a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Sammy Buchanan | 48-52 |
| 17:26 | Arkansas State | Larry Czarnecki slams it home on a great pass from William Mohr | 50-52 |
| 17:13 | Louisiana Tech | Larry Czarnecki swats the shot by Alfred Gray | 50-52 |
| 17:12 | Arkansas State | John Burgess gets the rebound | 50-52 |
| 17:10 | Arkansas State | Guy Carter is called for the reach on Adam Meyerowitz in the backcourt - foul #3 on Guy Carter, team foul #3 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | William Grose (SG) John Burgess | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Brandon Underwood (SG), John McKeon (PF) Alfred Gray, Guy Carter | |
| 17:02 | Arkansas State | William Grose comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 50-52 |
| 17:01 | Louisiana Tech | Sammy Buchanan grabs the defensive rebound | 50-52 |
| 16:43 | Louisiana Tech | Larry Heise is called for the reach on Sammy Buchanan - foul #3 on Larry Heise, team foul #1 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Howard Staples (PG), Herbert Doles (SF), Russell Beaufort (PF), Kelvin Baron (C) William Mohr, Adam Meyerowitz, Larry Heise, Larry Czarnecki | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Willis Condit (PG) Patrick Galarza | |
| 16:29 | Louisiana Tech | Brandon Underwood loses the ball out of bounds | 50-52 |
| 16:27 | Arkansas State | Herbert Doles loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-52 |
| 16:10 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Bush misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Herbert Doles - foul #2 on Herbert Doles, team foul #2 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | John Burgess (SG), Chester Brown (C) William Grose, Russell Beaufort | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Gray (SF) Sammy Buchanan | |
| 16:10 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Bush makes the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 16:10 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Bush makes the 2nd free throw | 50-54 |
| 15:56 | Arkansas State | Herbert Doles buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by John Burgess | 53-54 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Howard Staples (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Burgess (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Herbert Doles (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kelvin Baron (fresh) 2 stl. C - Chester Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Willis Condit (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Brandon Underwood (fairly fresh) SF - Alfred Gray (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. PF - John McKeon (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Bush (tiring) 13 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Louisiana Tech | Brandon Underwood misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 53-54 |
| 15:37 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Herbert Doles | 53-54 |
| 15:33 | Arkansas State | John Burgess clanks a shot from the right side | 53-54 |
| 15:32 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Bush snags the defensive board | 53-54 |
| 15:19 | Louisiana Tech | Howard Staples is called for the reach on John McKeon - foul #1 on Howard Staples, team foul #3 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | William Mohr (PG), William Grose (SG), Adam Meyerowitz (SF), Larry Heise (PF), Larry Czarnecki (C) Howard Staples, John Burgess, Herbert Doles, Kelvin Baron, Chester Brown | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Daniel Mann (PG), Patrick Galarza (SG), Michael Staton (PF), Guy Carter (C) Willis Condit, Brandon Underwood, Alfred Gray, Joseph Bush | |
| 14:59 | Louisiana Tech | John McKeon lays it up and in on a great pass from Michael Staton and the foul's on Adam Meyerowitz - foul #1 on Adam Meyerowitz, team foul #4 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Russell Beaufort (PF) Adam Meyerowitz | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 14:59 | Louisiana Tech | John McKeon makes the free throw | 53-57 |
| 14:35 | Arkansas State | Larry Heise knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 56-57 |
| 14:16 | Louisiana Tech | John McKeon misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 56-57 |
| 14:14 | Arkansas State | William Grose gets the rebound | 56-57 |
| 14:11 | Arkansas State | William Mohr's pass is intercepted by Patrick Galarza in the backcourt | 56-57 |
| 14:08 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Staton banks in the layup on a nice dish by Patrick Galarza | 56-59 |
| 14:06 | Arkansas State | William Grose travels in the backcourt | 56-59 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Howard Staples (PG), John Burgess (SG), Adam Meyerowitz (SF), Chester Brown (C) William Mohr, William Grose, Larry Heise, Larry Czarnecki | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Willis Condit (PG), Alfred Gray (SG), Sammy Buchanan (SF) Daniel Mann, Patrick Galarza, John McKeon | |
| 13:56 | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Gray is hacked by Adam Meyerowitz - foul #2 on Adam Meyerowitz, team foul #5 | 56-59 |
| 13:43 | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Gray drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Sammy Buchanan | 56-62 |
| 13:23 | Arkansas State | Chester Brown clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 56-62 |
| 13:21 | Louisiana Tech | Guy Carter pulls down the rebound | 56-62 |
| 13:13 | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Gray misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-62 |
| 13:12 | Louisiana Tech | Guy Carter tips it back up and in | 56-64 |
| 12:52 | Arkansas State | Russell Beaufort hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-64 |
| 12:50 | Arkansas State | Howard Staples grabs the offensive rebound | 56-64 |
| 12:42 | Arkansas State | Adam Meyerowitz blows the dunk | 56-64 |
| 12:41 | Louisiana Tech | Sammy Buchanan gets the rebound | 56-64 |
| 12:28 | Louisiana Tech | Guy Carter misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 56-64 |
| 12:26 | Arkansas State | Russell Beaufort grabs the board | 56-64 |
| 12:21 | Arkansas State | Howard Staples misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Michael Staton - foul #4 on Michael Staton, team foul #4 | 56-64 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | William Grose (SG), Herbert Doles (SF), Larry Heise (PF), Kelvin Baron (C) John Burgess, Adam Meyerowitz, Russell Beaufort, Chester Brown | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Daniel Mann (PG), Patrick Galarza (SG), John McKeon (SF), Joseph Bush (C) Willis Condit, Alfred Gray, Sammy Buchanan, Michael Staton | |
| 12:21 | Arkansas State | Howard Staples makes the 1st free throw | 57-64 |
| 12:21 | Arkansas State | Howard Staples makes the 2nd free throw | 58-64 |
| 12:13 | Louisiana Tech | Larry Heise denies the turnaround by Joseph Bush | 58-64 |
| 12:11 | Arkansas State | Larry Heise pulls down the rebound | 58-64 |
| 12:03 | Arkansas State | William Grose misses short on a shot from the left side | 58-64 |
| 12:02 | Arkansas State | Herbert Doles tips it back up and in | 60-64 |
| 11:58 | Louisiana Tech | John McKeon throws it down on a great pass from Patrick Galarza | 60-66 |
| 11:56 | Arkansas State | Kelvin Baron's pass is intercepted by Daniel Mann in the backcourt | 60-66 |
| 11:54 | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Galarza misses the easy layup | 60-66 |
| 11:52 | Arkansas State | Herbert Doles snags the defensive board | 60-66 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Howard Staples (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Grose (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Herbert Doles (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. PF - Larry Heise (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Kelvin Baron (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Daniel Mann (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Patrick Galarza (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - John McKeon (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 reb. PF - Guy Carter (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Joseph Bush (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Arkansas State | Larry Heise misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 60-66 |
| 11:43 | Louisiana Tech | John McKeon snags the defensive board | 60-66 |
| 11:28 | Louisiana Tech | Daniel Mann throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-66 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | William Mohr (PG), Larry Czarnecki (C) Howard Staples, Kelvin Baron | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Brandon Underwood (SG) John McKeon | |
| 11:11 | Arkansas State | Guy Carter steals it from Larry Heise | 60-66 |
| 11:06 | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Galarza misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 60-66 |
| 11:04 | Arkansas State | Larry Czarnecki grabs the defensive rebound | 60-66 |
| 10:57 | Arkansas State | William Mohr misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-66 |
| 10:56 | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Galarza pulls down the rebound | 60-66 |
| 10:45 | Louisiana Tech | Guy Carter lays it in on a great pass from Brandon Underwood and the foul's on Herbert Doles - foul #3 on Herbert Doles, team foul #6 | 60-68 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Chester Brown (C) Larry Heise | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Willis Condit (PG), John McKeon (SF) Daniel Mann, Patrick Galarza | |
| 10:45 | Louisiana Tech | Guy Carter makes the free throw | 60-69 |
| 10:43 | Arkansas State | William Mohr is hacked by Joseph Bush in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joseph Bush, team foul #5 | 60-69 |
| 10:23 | Arkansas State | William Mohr clanks a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Willis Condit - foul #4 on Willis Condit, team foul #6 | 60-69 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | John Burgess (SG), Russell Beaufort (PF) William Grose, Larry Czarnecki | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Gray (SG) Brandon Underwood | |
| 10:23 | Arkansas State | William Mohr makes the 1st free throw | 61-69 |
| 10:23 | Arkansas State | William Mohr misses the 2nd free throw | 61-69 |
| 10:23 | Louisiana Tech | Guy Carter gets the rebound | 61-69 |
| 10:06 | Louisiana Tech | Guy Carter misses the dunk attempt | 61-69 |
| 10:04 | Arkansas State | William Mohr snags the defensive board | 61-69 |
| 10:01 | Arkansas State | William Mohr is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 61-69 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Ronnie Hattaway (PG), Adam Meyerowitz (SF) William Mohr, Herbert Doles | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 09:48 | Louisiana Tech | Guy Carter hits a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Alfred Gray | 61-71 |
| 09:44 | Arkansas State | John Burgess comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-71 |
| 09:43 | Louisiana Tech | John McKeon pulls down the rebound | 61-71 |
| 09:25 | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Gray connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Willis Condit | 61-74 |
| 09:09 | Arkansas State | Chester Brown comes up short on the jumper from close range | 61-74 |
| 09:07 | Arkansas State | Russell Beaufort tips it back up and in | 63-74 |
| 08:56 | Louisiana Tech | Russell Beaufort is called for the reach on Guy Carter - foul #2 on Russell Beaufort, team foul #7 | 63-74 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Howard Staples (PG), William Grose (SG), Larry Heise (SF), Larry Czarnecki (PF), Kelvin Baron (C) Ronnie Hattaway, John Burgess, Adam Meyerowitz, Russell Beaufort, Chester Brown | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Daniel Mann (PG), Brandon Underwood (SG), Patrick Galarza (SF), Sammy Buchanan (C) Willis Condit, Alfred Gray, John McKeon, Joseph Bush | |
| 08:56 | Louisiana Tech | Guy Carter makes the 1st free throw | 63-75 |
| 08:56 | Louisiana Tech | Guy Carter misses the 2nd free throw | 63-75 |
| 08:56 | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Galarza snags the offensive board | 63-75 |
| 08:51 | Louisiana Tech | Guy Carter misses short on a runner from the baseline | 63-75 |
| 08:49 | Arkansas State | William Grose gets the rebound | 63-75 |
| 08:47 | Arkansas State | Howard Staples is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Howard Staples, team foul #8 | 63-75 |
| 08:36 | Louisiana Tech | Daniel Mann knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Brandon Underwood | 63-77 |
| 08:30 | Arkansas State | William Grose loses the dribble to Guy Carter | 63-77 |
| 08:12 | Louisiana Tech | The jumper by Patrick Galarza is denied by Larry Czarnecki | 63-77 |
| 08:10 | Arkansas State | Larry Heise gets the rebound | 63-77 |
| 08:08 | Arkansas State | Kelvin Baron throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-77 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Herbert Doles (SF) Larry Czarnecki | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Bush (C) Brandon Underwood | |
| 08:02 | Louisiana Tech | Daniel Mann misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 63-77 |
| 08:01 | Arkansas State | William Grose gets the rebound | 63-77 |
| 07:56 | Arkansas State | Herbert Doles hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-77 |
| 07:54 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Bush gets the rebound | 63-77 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Howard Staples (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Grose (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Herbert Doles (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kelvin Baron (fairly fresh) 2 stl. C - Larry Heise (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Daniel Mann (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Patrick Galarza (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Sammy Buchanan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Guy Carter (tired) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Joseph Bush (tiring) 13 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:48 | Louisiana Tech | Guy Carter hits a floater near the basket set up by Daniel Mann and he's hacked by Kelvin Baron - foul #1 on Kelvin Baron, team foul #9 | 63-79 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Russell Beaufort (PF), Chester Brown (C) Kelvin Baron, Larry Heise | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Steven McDonald (PG), Alfred Gray (SG), Michael Staton (PF) Daniel Mann, Patrick Galarza, Joseph Bush | |
| 07:48 | Louisiana Tech | Guy Carter misses the free throw | 63-79 |
| 07:48 | Arkansas State | Chester Brown grabs the board | 63-79 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 07:26 | Arkansas State | Howard Staples connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from William Grose | 65-79 |
| 07:09 | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Gray misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 65-79 |
| 07:08 | Louisiana Tech | Sammy Buchanan misses the tip | 65-79 |
| 07:07 | Arkansas State | Russell Beaufort pulls down the rebound | 65-79 |
| 07:03 | Arkansas State | Howard Staples can't throw it down | 65-79 |
| 07:01 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Staton snags the defensive board | 65-79 |
| 06:55 | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Gray makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Steven McDonald | 65-82 |
| 06:47 | Arkansas State | Chester Brown misses the dunk | 65-82 |
| 06:46 | Louisiana Tech | Sammy Buchanan snags the defensive board | 65-82 |
| 06:41 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Staton misses the floater near the basket but he's fouled by Herbert Doles - foul #4 on Herbert Doles, team foul #10 | 65-82 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | William Mohr (PG), John Burgess (SG), Adam Meyerowitz (SF), Larry Czarnecki (PF), Larry Heise (C) Howard Staples, William Grose, Herbert Doles, Russell Beaufort, Chester Brown | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Willis Condit (PG), Brandon Underwood (SG), Patrick Galarza (SF), Joseph Bush (C) Steven McDonald, Alfred Gray, Sammy Buchanan, Guy Carter | |
| 06:41 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Staton makes the 1st free throw | 65-83 |
| 06:41 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Staton makes the 2nd free throw | 65-84 |
| 06:25 | Arkansas State | Adam Meyerowitz can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 65-84 |
| 06:24 | Arkansas State | Larry Heise tips it home | 67-84 |
| 06:11 | Louisiana Tech | Willis Condit is fouled on the floor by John Burgess - foul #3 on John Burgess, team foul #11 | 67-84 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John McKeon (SF) Brandon Underwood | |
| 06:11 | Louisiana Tech | Willis Condit makes the 1st free throw | 67-85 |
| 06:11 | Louisiana Tech | Willis Condit misses the 2nd free throw | 67-85 |
| 06:11 | Arkansas State | Larry Heise gets the rebound | 67-85 |
| 06:07 | Arkansas State | Larry Heise's pass is intercepted by Joseph Bush in the backcourt | 67-85 |
| 05:51 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Bush buries a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Willis Condit | 67-87 |
| 05:38 | Arkansas State | John Burgess clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 67-87 |
| 05:37 | Arkansas State | Larry Czarnecki grabs the offensive board | 67-87 |
| 05:28 | Arkansas State | John Burgess loses the dribble to Willis Condit | 67-87 |
| 05:25 | Louisiana Tech | Willis Condit lays it up and in | 67-89 |
| 05:10 | Arkansas State | Larry Heise comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 67-89 |
| 05:08 | Arkansas State | Larry Czarnecki misses the tip | 67-89 |
| 05:06 | Louisiana Tech | Willis Condit snags the defensive board | 67-89 |
| 04:58 | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Galarza is fouled on the floor by Adam Meyerowitz - foul #3 on Adam Meyerowitz, team foul #12 | 67-89 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Howard Staples (PG), William Grose (SG), Herbert Doles (SF), Kelvin Baron (PF), Chester Brown (C) William Mohr, John Burgess, Adam Meyerowitz, Larry Czarnecki, Larry Heise | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Daniel Mann (PG), Brandon Underwood (SG), Sammy Buchanan (C) Willis Condit, John McKeon, Joseph Bush | |
| 04:58 | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Galarza makes the 1st free throw | 67-90 |
| 04:58 | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Galarza misses the 2nd free throw | 67-90 |
| 04:58 | Arkansas State | Kelvin Baron pulls down the rebound | 67-90 |
| 04:53 | Arkansas State | Herbert Doles lays it in on a great pass from William Grose | 69-90 |
| 04:40 | Louisiana Tech | Daniel Mann can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 69-90 |
| 04:39 | Louisiana Tech | Brandon Underwood hits the follow up shot | 69-92 |
| 04:37 | Arkansas State | Daniel Mann is called for the reach on Howard Staples in the backcourt - foul #4 on Daniel Mann, team foul #7 | 69-92 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John McKeon (SF) Patrick Galarza | |
| 04:37 | Arkansas State | Howard Staples makes the 1st free throw | 70-92 |
| 04:37 | Arkansas State | Howard Staples makes the 2nd free throw | 71-92 |
| 04:27 | Louisiana Tech | Sammy Buchanan knocks in the jump hook in the paint set up by Michael Staton and the foul's on Chester Brown - foul #2 on Chester Brown, team foul #13 | 71-94 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Russell Beaufort (PF) Chester Brown | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 04:27 | Louisiana Tech | Sammy Buchanan makes the free throw | 71-95 |
| 04:05 | Arkansas State | William Grose makes the jumper from the right side | 73-95 |
| 03:56 | Louisiana Tech | Brandon Underwood's fadeaway is rejected by Russell Beaufort | 73-95 |
| 03:55 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to William Grose | 73-95 |
| 03:49 | Arkansas State | Howard Staples hits a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Herbert Doles | 75-95 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Howard Staples (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Grose (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Herbert Doles (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. PF - Russell Beaufort (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. C - Kelvin Baron (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Daniel Mann (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - Brandon Underwood (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - John McKeon (tiring) 18 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Staton (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Sammy Buchanan (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:40 | Louisiana Tech | John McKeon misses long on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Herbert Doles - foul #5 on Herbert Doles, team foul #14 | 75-95 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Ronnie Hattaway (PG), Larry Heise (SF), Chester Brown (C) Howard Staples, Herbert Doles, Kelvin Baron | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Willis Condit (PG), Alfred Gray (SG), Joseph Bush (C) Daniel Mann, Brandon Underwood, Sammy Buchanan | |
| 03:40 | Louisiana Tech | John McKeon makes the 1st free throw | 75-96 |
| 03:40 | Louisiana Tech | John McKeon makes the 2nd free throw | 75-97 |
| 03:29 | Arkansas State | Russell Beaufort misses the easy layup | 75-97 |
| 03:28 | Arkansas State | Larry Heise can't tip it in | 75-97 |
| 03:26 | Louisiana Tech | John McKeon grabs the board | 75-97 |
| 03:16 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Bush misses the jumper in the paint but the foul's on Chester Brown - foul #3 on Chester Brown, team foul #15 | 75-97 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | William Mohr (SG), Adam Meyerowitz (SF), Larry Czarnecki (C) William Grose, Russell Beaufort, Chester Brown | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 03:16 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Bush misses the 1st free throw | 75-97 |
| 03:16 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Bush makes the 2nd free throw | 75-98 |
| 03:03 | Arkansas State | Larry Czarnecki misses the lay-in | 75-98 |
| 03:02 | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Gray pulls down the rebound | 75-98 |
| 02:44 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Bush's floater is tipped away by Larry Heise | 75-98 |
| 02:42 | Arkansas State | Larry Heise grabs the board | 75-98 |
| 02:36 | Arkansas State | Ronnie Hattaway comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 75-98 |
| 02:35 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Bush gets the rebound | 75-98 |
| 02:26 | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Gray hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 75-98 |
| 02:24 | Arkansas State | Ronnie Hattaway grabs the defensive rebound | 75-98 |
| 02:18 | Arkansas State | Larry Heise misses the easy open layup | 75-98 |
| 02:17 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Michael Staton | 75-98 |
| 02:05 | Louisiana Tech | John McKeon scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Willis Condit | 75-100 |
| 02:00 | Arkansas State | William Mohr misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 75-100 |
| 01:58 | Arkansas State | Larry Heise tips it in | 77-100 |
| 01:39 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Bush loses the dribble to Ronnie Hattaway | 77-100 |
| 01:37 | Arkansas State | Ronnie Hattaway travels in the backcourt | 77-100 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | John Burgess (SG) Ronnie Hattaway | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 01:28 | Louisiana Tech | John McKeon scores on a fadeaway from the left side | 77-102 |
| 01:17 | Arkansas State | William Mohr travels with the ball | 77-102 |
| 00:55 | Louisiana Tech | The short jumper by John McKeon is denied by Larry Czarnecki | 77-102 |
| 00:53 | Louisiana Tech | John McKeon snags the offensive board | 77-102 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:32 | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Gray's fadeaway is rejected by Larry Heise | 77-102 |
| 00:31 | Arkansas State | Larry Heise snags the defensive board | 77-102 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:27 | Arkansas State | Michael Staton steps in front of the Adam Meyerowitz pass | 77-102 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana Tech | Willis Condit runs out the clock | 77-102 |