| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Howard Staples (fresh) SG - William Grose (fresh) SF - Herbert Doles (fresh) PF - Russell Beaufort (fresh) C - Chester Brown (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Willis Condit (fresh) SG - Alfred Gray (fresh) SF - John McKeon (fresh) PF - Michael Staton (fresh) C - Joseph Bush (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas State | Russell Beaufort wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Arkansas State | William Grose banks in the layup set up by Herbert Doles | 2-0 |
| 19:30 | Louisiana Tech | William Grose is called for the reach on Joseph Bush - foul #1 on William Grose, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:15 | Louisiana Tech | John McKeon misses long on a shot from close range but the foul's on Russell Beaufort - foul #1 on Russell Beaufort, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 19:15 | Louisiana Tech | John McKeon misses the 1st free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:15 | Louisiana Tech | John McKeon misses the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:15 | Arkansas State | Russell Beaufort grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:07 | Arkansas State | Willis Condit picks off the pass by Herbert Doles | 2-0 |
| 19:03 | Louisiana Tech | Willis Condit hits the finger roll | 2-2 |
| 19:01 | Arkansas State | Alfred Gray is called for the reach on Howard Staples in the backcourt - foul #1 on Alfred Gray, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:49 | Arkansas State | Herbert Doles hits a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by William Grose | 4-2 |
| 18:38 | Louisiana Tech | Willis Condit hits a floater from the left wing | 4-4 |
| 18:36 | Arkansas State | John McKeon steals it from Herbert Doles in the backcourt | 4-4 |
| 18:31 | Louisiana Tech | John McKeon connects on the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Alfred Gray | 4-6 |
| 18:15 | Arkansas State | Herbert Doles misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Alfred Gray - foul #2 on Alfred Gray, team foul #2 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Galarza (SG) Alfred Gray | |
| 18:15 | Arkansas State | Herbert Doles makes the 1st free throw | 5-6 |
| 18:15 | Arkansas State | Herbert Doles misses the 2nd free throw | 5-6 |
| 18:15 | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Galarza gets the rebound | 5-6 |
| 17:59 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Bush travels with the ball | 5-6 |
| 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 | Guy Carter (PF) Michael Staton | |
| 17:55 | Arkansas State | Adam Meyerowitz loses the dribble to Patrick Galarza in the backcourt | 5-6 |
| 17:54 | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Galarza misses the dunk | 5-6 |
| 17:52 | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Galarza grabs the offensive board | 5-6 |
| 17:39 | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Galarza is hacked by Larry Heise - foul #1 on Larry Heise, team foul #3 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Daniel Mann (PG), Sammy Buchanan (SF) Willis Condit, John McKeon | |
| 17:25 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Bush can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 5-6 |
| 17:23 | Louisiana Tech | Sammy Buchanan tips it back up and in | 5-8 |
| 17:05 | Arkansas State | Larry Czarnecki misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 5-8 |
| 17:04 | Arkansas State | Larry Czarnecki grabs the offensive board | 5-8 |
| 16:49 | Arkansas State | Adam Meyerowitz is called for traveling | 5-8 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Howard Staples (PG), William Grose (SG), Herbert Doles (SF), Kelvin Baron (C) William Mohr, John Burgess, Adam Meyerowitz, Larry Czarnecki | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Willis Condit (PG), Brandon Underwood (SG), Michael Staton (PF) Daniel Mann, Patrick Galarza, Joseph Bush | |
| 16:35 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Staton misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Larry Heise - foul #2 on Larry Heise, team foul #4 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Russell Beaufort (PF) Larry Heise | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John McKeon (SF) Sammy Buchanan | |
| 16:35 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Staton misses the 1st free throw | 5-8 |
| 16:35 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Staton makes the 2nd free throw | 5-9 |
| 16:15 | Arkansas State | Russell Beaufort's fadeaway is rejected by Guy Carter | 5-9 |
| 16:14 | Arkansas State | Kelvin Baron grabs the offensive rebound | 5-9 |
| 15:59 | Arkansas State | William Grose is fouled on the floor by John McKeon - foul #1 on John McKeon, team foul #3 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Chester Brown (C) Herbert Doles | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Bush (C) Guy Carter | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Howard Staples (fresh) SG - William Grose (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kelvin Baron (fresh) PF - Russell Beaufort (fresh) C - Chester Brown (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Willis Condit (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Brandon Underwood (fresh) SF - John McKeon (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Staton (fresh) 1 pts. C - Joseph Bush (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:48 | Arkansas State | Kelvin Baron hits a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Howard Staples | 7-9 |
| 15:41 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Bush is fouled on the floor by Chester Brown - foul #1 on Chester Brown, team foul #5 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Adam Meyerowitz (SF), Larry Czarnecki (PF) Kelvin Baron, Russell Beaufort | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Daniel Mann (PG), Patrick Galarza (SG), Sammy Buchanan (C) Willis Condit, Brandon Underwood, Joseph Bush | |
| 15:26 | Louisiana Tech | John McKeon can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 7-9 |
| 15:24 | Arkansas State | Howard Staples grabs the board | 7-9 |
| 15:19 | Arkansas State | Howard Staples is called for a charge - foul #1 on Howard Staples, team foul #6 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | William Mohr (PG) Howard Staples | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Bush (C) John McKeon | |
| 15:09 | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Galarza can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 7-9 |
| 15:07 | Arkansas State | Chester Brown gets the rebound | 7-9 |
| 15:02 | Arkansas State | Adam Meyerowitz can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 7-9 |
| 15:00 | Arkansas State | Adam Meyerowitz gets the offensive rebound | 7-9 |
| 14:47 | Arkansas State | William Grose comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Michael Staton - foul #1 on Michael Staton, team foul #4 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Herbert Doles (SF), Russell Beaufort (PF) Adam Meyerowitz, Larry Czarnecki | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Willis Condit (PG), John McKeon (SF), Guy Carter (PF) Daniel Mann, Sammy Buchanan, Michael Staton | |
| 14:47 | Arkansas State | William Grose misses the 1st free throw | 7-9 |
| 14:47 | Arkansas State | William Grose misses the 2nd free throw | 7-9 |
| 14:47 | Louisiana Tech | Guy Carter gets the rebound | 7-9 |
| 14:31 | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Galarza buries a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Joseph Bush | 7-11 |
| 14:14 | Arkansas State | Chester Brown hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 7-11 |
| 14:13 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Joseph Bush | 7-11 |
| 13:58 | Louisiana Tech | Guy Carter hits a shot from close range on a nice dish by Willis Condit | 7-13 |
| 13:55 | Arkansas State | William Grose is fouled in the backcourt by Patrick Galarza - foul #1 on Patrick Galarza, team foul #5 | 7-13 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Howard Staples (PG), John Burgess (SG), Kelvin Baron (C) William Mohr, William Grose, Chester Brown | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Brandon Underwood (SG), Michael Staton (PF) Patrick Galarza, Joseph Bush | |
| 13:46 | Arkansas State | Russell Beaufort buries a turnaround from the right block | 9-13 |
| 13:32 | Louisiana Tech | John McKeon is called for traveling | 9-13 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Adam Meyerowitz (SF), Larry Czarnecki (PF) Herbert Doles, Russell Beaufort | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Daniel Mann (PG), Sammy Buchanan (SF), Joseph Bush (C) Willis Condit, John McKeon, Guy Carter | |
| 13:10 | Arkansas State | Kelvin Baron misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Michael Staton - foul #2 on Michael Staton, team foul #6 | 9-13 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Guy Carter (PF) Michael Staton | |
| 13:10 | Arkansas State | Kelvin Baron makes the 1st free throw | 10-13 |
| 13:10 | Arkansas State | Kelvin Baron misses the 2nd free throw | 10-13 |
| 13:10 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Guy Carter | 10-13 |
| 12:59 | Louisiana Tech | Guy Carter hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 10-13 |
| 12:57 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Bush snags the offensive board | 10-13 |
| 12:50 | Louisiana Tech | John Burgess steps in front of the Joseph Bush pass | 10-13 |
| 12:45 | Arkansas State | Howard Staples hits the finger roll on a great pass from John Burgess | 12-13 |
| 12:31 | Louisiana Tech | Brandon Underwood misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Larry Czarnecki - foul #1 on Larry Czarnecki, team foul #7 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Herbert Doles (SF), Russell Beaufort (PF), Chester Brown (C) Adam Meyerowitz, Kelvin Baron, Larry Czarnecki | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Willis Condit (PG), Patrick Galarza (SF) Daniel Mann, Sammy Buchanan | |
| 12:31 | Louisiana Tech | Brandon Underwood makes the 1st free throw | 12-14 |
| 12:31 | Louisiana Tech | Brandon Underwood misses the 2nd free throw | 12-14 |
| 12:31 | Arkansas State | Russell Beaufort snags the defensive board | 12-14 |
| 12:25 | Arkansas State | Brandon Underwood is called for the reach on John Burgess - foul #1 on Brandon Underwood, team foul #7 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John McKeon (SF) Brandon Underwood | |
| 12:25 | Arkansas State | John Burgess misses the 1st free throw | 12-14 |
| 12:25 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Guy Carter | 12-14 |
| 12:18 | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Galarza's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-14 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | William Mohr (PG), William Grose (SG) Howard Staples, John Burgess | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 12:08 | Arkansas State | Russell Beaufort loses the dribble to John McKeon | 12-14 |
| 11:48 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Bush makes the shot from close range set up by Willis Condit | 12-16 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - William Mohr (fresh) SG - William Grose (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Herbert Doles (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Russell Beaufort (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Chester Brown (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Willis Condit (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Patrick Galarza (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John McKeon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Guy Carter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Bush (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Arkansas State | William Mohr's pass is intercepted by John McKeon in the backcourt | 12-16 |
| 11:27 | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Galarza hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Willis Condit | 12-18 |
| 11:25 | Arkansas State | Willis Condit is called for the reach on William Grose in the backcourt - foul #1 on Willis Condit, team foul #8 | 12-18 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Howard Staples (PG), Adam Meyerowitz (SF) William Mohr, Herbert Doles | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Daniel Mann (SG) Patrick Galarza | |
| 11:25 | Arkansas State | William Grose makes the 1st free throw | 13-18 |
| 11:25 | Arkansas State | William Grose misses the 2nd free throw | 13-18 |
| 11:25 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Bush gets the rebound | 13-18 |
| 11:18 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Bush slams it home on a great pass from John McKeon | 13-20 |
| 11:13 | Arkansas State | Willis Condit steps in front of the William Grose pass | 13-20 |
| 11:10 | Louisiana Tech | Willis Condit lays it up and in | 13-22 |
| 10:53 | Arkansas State | Daniel Mann picks off the pass by Chester Brown | 13-22 |
| 10:29 | Louisiana Tech | John McKeon hits the finger roll set up by Daniel Mann | 13-24 |
| 10:18 | Arkansas State | Howard Staples's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-24 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | William Mohr (PG), John Burgess (SG), Herbert Doles (SF), Larry Czarnecki (C) Howard Staples, William Grose, Adam Meyerowitz, Chester Brown | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Brandon Underwood (SG), Sammy Buchanan (C) Willis Condit, Joseph Bush | |
| 10:10 | Louisiana Tech | John McKeon connects on the floater from close range on a great pass from Brandon Underwood | 13-26 |
| 09:52 | Arkansas State | Russell Beaufort misses the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Brandon Underwood - foul #2 on Brandon Underwood, team foul #9 | 13-26 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Kelvin Baron (SF) Herbert Doles | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Steven McDonald (PG), Patrick Galarza (SG) Daniel Mann, Brandon Underwood | |
| 09:52 | Arkansas State | Russell Beaufort makes the 1st free throw | 14-26 |
| 09:52 | Arkansas State | Russell Beaufort makes the 2nd free throw | 15-26 |
| 09:36 | Louisiana Tech | John Burgess is called for the reach on Patrick Galarza - foul #1 on John Burgess, team foul #8 | 15-26 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Herbert Doles (SF) Russell Beaufort | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Bush (C) John McKeon | |
| 09:36 | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Galarza makes the 1st free throw | 15-27 |
| 09:36 | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Galarza misses the 2nd free throw | 15-27 |
| 09:36 | Arkansas State | Kelvin Baron pulls down the rebound | 15-27 |
| 09:33 | Arkansas State | William Mohr throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 15-27 |
| 09:24 | Louisiana Tech | Guy Carter hits the finger roll and he's hacked by William Mohr - foul #1 on William Mohr, team foul #9 | 15-29 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Howard Staples (PG) William Mohr | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 09:24 | Louisiana Tech | Guy Carter makes the free throw | 15-30 |
| 09:22 | Arkansas State | Steven McDonald is called for the reach on Howard Staples in the backcourt - foul #1 on Steven McDonald, team foul #10 | 15-30 |
| 09:22 | Arkansas State | Howard Staples makes the 1st free throw | 16-30 |
| 09:22 | Arkansas State | Howard Staples makes the 2nd free throw | 17-30 |
| 09:13 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Bush's pass is intercepted by John Burgess | 17-30 |
| 08:58 | Arkansas State | Larry Czarnecki blows the wide open layup | 17-30 |
| 08:57 | Louisiana Tech | Guy Carter pulls down the rebound | 17-30 |
| 08:41 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Bush hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 17-30 |
| 08:39 | Arkansas State | Kelvin Baron grabs the defensive rebound | 17-30 |
| 08:33 | Arkansas State | Howard Staples can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 17-30 |
| 08:32 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Bush pulls down the rebound | 17-30 |
| 08:19 | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Galarza misses long on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by John Burgess - foul #2 on John Burgess, team foul #10 | 17-30 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | William Mohr (PG), William Grose (SG), Adam Meyerowitz (SF), Russell Beaufort (PF), Chester Brown (C) Howard Staples, John Burgess, Herbert Doles, Larry Czarnecki, Kelvin Baron | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Willis Condit (PG), John McKeon (SF) Steven McDonald, Sammy Buchanan | |
| 08:19 | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Galarza makes the 1st free throw | 17-31 |
| 08:19 | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Galarza makes the 2nd free throw | 17-32 |
| 08:04 | Arkansas State | Chester Brown can't finish the layup | 17-32 |
| 08:03 | Louisiana Tech | John McKeon pulls down the rebound | 17-32 |
| 07:52 | Louisiana Tech | John McKeon hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Joseph Bush | 17-34 |
| 07:48 | Arkansas State | Willis Condit steals the ball from Russell Beaufort in the backcourt | 17-34 |
| 07:46 | Louisiana Tech | John McKeon lays it up and in set up by Willis Condit | 17-36 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - William Mohr (fresh) SG - William Grose (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Adam Meyerowitz (fresh) PF - Russell Beaufort (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Chester Brown (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Willis Condit (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Patrick Galarza (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - John McKeon (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 stl. PF - Guy Carter (tired) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Bush (tired) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:44 | Arkansas State | Chester Brown is hacked by Willis Condit in the backcourt - foul #2 on Willis Condit, team foul #11 | 17-36 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Daniel Mann (PG), Sammy Buchanan (C) Willis Condit, Joseph Bush | |
| 07:44 | Arkansas State | Chester Brown makes the 1st free throw | 18-36 |
| 07:44 | Arkansas State | Chester Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 19-36 |
| 07:28 | Louisiana Tech | Daniel Mann hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 19-36 |
| 07:27 | Arkansas State | Russell Beaufort gets the rebound | 19-36 |
| 07:24 | Arkansas State | Guy Carter steals the ball from Adam Meyerowitz in the backcourt | 19-36 |
| 07:05 | Louisiana Tech | Daniel Mann buries a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Patrick Galarza | 19-38 |
| 06:47 | Arkansas State | Russell Beaufort misses badly on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on John McKeon - foul #2 on John McKeon, team foul #12 | 19-38 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Howard Staples (PG), Herbert Doles (SF) William Mohr, Adam Meyerowitz | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Bush (C) John McKeon | |
| 06:47 | Arkansas State | Russell Beaufort makes the 1st free throw | 20-38 |
| 06:47 | Arkansas State | Russell Beaufort makes the 2nd free throw | 21-38 |
| 06:34 | Louisiana Tech | A charge is called on Sammy Buchanan - foul #1 on Sammy Buchanan, team foul #13 | 21-38 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Willis Condit (PG), Alfred Gray (SG), John McKeon (SF) Daniel Mann, Patrick Galarza, Sammy Buchanan | |
| 06:24 | Arkansas State | William Grose hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 21-38 |
| 06:23 | Louisiana Tech | John McKeon grabs the defensive rebound | 21-38 |
| 06:10 | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Gray misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 21-38 |
| 06:09 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Bush gets the offensive rebound | 21-38 |
| 05:56 | Louisiana Tech | John McKeon is called for traveling | 21-38 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Larry Czarnecki (PF) Russell Beaufort | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 05:32 | Arkansas State | William Grose is called for traveling | 21-38 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Daniel Mann (SG), Sammy Buchanan (C) John McKeon, Joseph Bush | |
| 05:21 | Louisiana Tech | Willis Condit clanks a shot from the right wing | 21-38 |
| 05:20 | Arkansas State | Larry Czarnecki grabs the board | 21-38 |
| 05:15 | Arkansas State | Howard Staples misses long on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Guy Carter - foul #1 on Guy Carter, team foul #14 | 21-38 |
| 05:15 | Arkansas State | Howard Staples makes the 1st free throw | 22-38 |
| 05:15 | Arkansas State | Howard Staples makes the 2nd free throw | 23-38 |
| 04:57 | Louisiana Tech | Daniel Mann misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by William Grose - foul #2 on William Grose, team foul #11 | 23-38 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Ronnie Hattaway (PG), William Mohr (SG), Adam Meyerowitz (SF), Russell Beaufort (PF) Howard Staples, William Grose, Herbert Doles, Chester Brown | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John McKeon (SF) Willis Condit | |
| 04:57 | Louisiana Tech | Daniel Mann makes the 1st free throw | 23-39 |
| 04:57 | Louisiana Tech | Daniel Mann makes the 2nd free throw | 23-40 |
| 04:33 | Arkansas State | William Mohr misses long on an open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 23-40 |
| 04:31 | Louisiana Tech | Daniel Mann snags the defensive board | 23-40 |
| 04:22 | Louisiana Tech | Sammy Buchanan misses the easy layup but the foul's on Larry Czarnecki - foul #2 on Larry Czarnecki, team foul #12 | 23-40 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Kelvin Baron (C) Larry Czarnecki | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Steven McDonald (PG), Joseph Bush (C) Daniel Mann, Guy Carter | |
| 04:22 | Louisiana Tech | Sammy Buchanan makes the 1st free throw | 23-41 |
| 04:22 | Louisiana Tech | Sammy Buchanan makes the 2nd free throw | 23-42 |
| 04:03 | Arkansas State | William Mohr drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Ronnie Hattaway | 25-42 |
| 03:54 | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Gray misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 25-42 |
| 03:52 | Arkansas State | Russell Beaufort pulls down the rebound | 25-42 |
| 03:47 | Arkansas State | Adam Meyerowitz scores on a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Ronnie Hattaway | 27-42 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Ronnie Hattaway (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Mohr (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Adam Meyerowitz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Russell Beaufort (tired) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Kelvin Baron (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Steven McDonald (fresh) SG - Alfred Gray (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Sammy Buchanan (tiring) 4 pts. PF - John McKeon (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Joseph Bush (tired) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:42 | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Gray hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner but he's hacked by Russell Beaufort - foul #2 on Russell Beaufort, team foul #13 | 27-42 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Howard Staples (PG), John Burgess (SG), Herbert Doles (SF), Larry Heise (PF), Chester Brown (C) Ronnie Hattaway, William Mohr, Adam Meyerowitz, Russell Beaufort, Kelvin Baron | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Willis Condit (PG), Brandon Underwood (SG), Michael Staton (PF) Steven McDonald, Sammy Buchanan, John McKeon | |
| 03:42 | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Gray makes the 1st free throw | 27-43 |
| 03:42 | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 27-44 |
| 03:42 | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Gray misses the 3rd free throw | 27-44 |
| 03:42 | Arkansas State | Chester Brown gets the rebound | 27-44 |
| 03:34 | Arkansas State | Herbert Doles is open but comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 27-44 |
| 03:32 | Arkansas State | John Burgess tips it home | 29-44 |
| 03:13 | Louisiana Tech | Brandon Underwood scores on a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Alfred Gray | 29-46 |
| 02:59 | Arkansas State | Herbert Doles can't connect on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Brandon Underwood - foul #3 on Brandon Underwood, team foul #15 | 29-46 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Larry Czarnecki (C) Chester Brown | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Daniel Mann (SG), John McKeon (SF) Brandon Underwood, Alfred Gray | |
| 02:59 | Arkansas State | Herbert Doles misses the 1st free throw | 29-46 |
| 02:59 | Arkansas State | Herbert Doles makes the 2nd free throw | 30-46 |
| 02:44 | Louisiana Tech | John McKeon misses long on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Herbert Doles - foul #1 on Herbert Doles, team foul #14 | 30-46 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Galarza (SG) Willis Condit | |
| 02:44 | Louisiana Tech | John McKeon misses the 1st free throw | 30-46 |
| 02:44 | Louisiana Tech | John McKeon misses the 2nd free throw | 30-46 |
| 02:44 | Arkansas State | Larry Heise grabs the defensive rebound | 30-46 |
| 02:40 | Arkansas State | Herbert Doles hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range but the foul's on John McKeon - foul #3 on John McKeon, team foul #16 | 30-46 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Gray (SF) John McKeon | |
| 02:40 | Arkansas State | Herbert Doles misses the 1st free throw | 30-46 |
| 02:40 | Arkansas State | Herbert Doles misses the 2nd free throw | 30-46 |
| 02:40 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Bush snags the defensive board | 30-46 |
| 02:20 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Staton hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 30-46 |
| 02:19 | Arkansas State | Larry Heise grabs the board | 30-46 |
| 02:14 | Arkansas State | John Burgess's pass is intercepted by Joseph Bush | 30-46 |
| 01:57 | Louisiana Tech | John Burgess takes the ball from Patrick Galarza | 30-46 |
| 01:39 | Arkansas State | Herbert Doles blows the layup | 30-46 |
| 01:38 | Arkansas State | John Burgess pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-46 |
| 01:21 | Arkansas State | Larry Heise loses the ball out of bounds | 30-46 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | William Mohr (PG), William Grose (SG), Adam Meyerowitz (SF), Kelvin Baron (PF) Howard Staples, John Burgess, Herbert Doles, Larry Czarnecki | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Willis Condit (PG), Sammy Buchanan (SF), Guy Carter (C) Daniel Mann, Patrick Galarza, Joseph Bush | |
| 01:07 | Louisiana Tech | Sammy Buchanan hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 30-46 |
| 01:06 | Louisiana Tech | Willis Condit gets the offensive rebound | 30-46 |
| 00:48 | Louisiana Tech | Kelvin Baron takes the ball from Guy Carter | 30-46 |
| 00:32 | Arkansas State | William Grose can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-46 |
| 00:31 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Sammy Buchanan | 30-46 |
| 00:19 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Staton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-46 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Russell Beaufort (PF), Chester Brown (C) Kelvin Baron, Larry Heise | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Galarza (SG), Joseph Bush (C) Alfred Gray, Guy Carter | |
| 00:17 | Arkansas State | William Mohr's pass is intercepted by Willis Condit in the backcourt | 30-46 |
| 00:16 | Louisiana Tech | Willis Condit blows the layup | 30-46 |
| 00:15 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Chester Brown | 30-46 |
| 00:10 | Arkansas State | William Mohr misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-46 |
| 00:08 | Louisiana Tech | Sammy Buchanan pulls down the rebound | 30-46 |
| 00:02 | Louisiana Tech | The pull-up jumper by Joseph Bush is blocked by Adam Meyerowitz | 30-46 |
| 00:01 | Arkansas State | William Grose snags the defensive board | 30-46 |
| 00:00 | Arkansas State | William Grose hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 30-46 |