| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Justin Brewer (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bryan Heston (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Wrobleski (fresh) 6 pts. C - Michael Placencia (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - David Freeman (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bryce Weaver (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Adam Reeves (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Sansom (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Lyles (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas State | Adam Reeves inbounds the ball | 39-36 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 19:40 | Arkansas State | Adam Reeves hits a fadeaway from the right side set up by James Lyles | 39-38 |
| 19:24 | Louisiana Tech | Jason Wrobleski's fadeaway is rejected by Adam Reeves | 39-38 |
| 19:23 | Arkansas State | James Lyles gets the rebound | 39-38 |
| 19:18 | Arkansas State | Lawrence Miller is called for the reach on Adam Reeves - foul #1 on Lawrence Miller, team foul #1 | 39-38 |
| 19:00 | Arkansas State | Bryce Weaver hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 39-38 |
| 18:58 | Louisiana Tech | Jason Wrobleski snags the defensive board | 39-38 |
| 18:30 | Louisiana Tech | Justin Brewer makes the shot from the free throw line set up by Bryan Heston | 41-38 |
| 18:16 | Arkansas State | Bryan Heston steals the ball from Bryce Weaver | 41-38 |
| 18:13 | Louisiana Tech | Justin Brewer lays it up and in on a great pass from Bryan Heston | 43-38 |
| 17:53 | Arkansas State | James Lyles double dribbles | 43-38 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Timothy Holland (SG) Bryce Weaver | |
| 17:33 | Louisiana Tech | A charge is called on Justin Brewer - foul #3 on Justin Brewer, team foul #2 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Donald Watson (PG), Thomas Lenox (SG), Donald Newton (SF), Robert Carr (PF) Justin Brewer, Bryan Heston, Lawrence Miller, Jason Wrobleski | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Michael Gardner (PF), Bryan Reed (C) Richard Sansom, James Lyles | |
| 17:16 | Arkansas State | Timothy Holland clanks a floater from the right side | 43-38 |
| 17:14 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Placencia grabs the defensive rebound | 43-38 |
| 16:54 | Louisiana Tech | Thomas Lenox travels with the ball | 43-38 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Nicholas Cummings (C) Michael Placencia | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Robert Arvin (PG), Austin Sullivan (SF) David Freeman, Adam Reeves | |
| 16:39 | Arkansas State | Austin Sullivan drills a floater from the left side on a great pass from Robert Arvin | 43-40 |
| 16:12 | Louisiana Tech | Bryan Reed steals it from Thomas Lenox | 43-40 |
| 15:57 | Arkansas State | Austin Sullivan clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-40 |
| 15:56 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Carr snags the defensive board | 43-40 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Donald Watson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Lenox (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Newton (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Carr (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Nicholas Cummings (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Robert Arvin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Timothy Holland (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Austin Sullivan (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Gardner (fresh) 5 reb. C - Bryan Reed (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Louisiana Tech | Donald Watson scores on a 3 from the left wing | 46-40 |
| 15:31 | Arkansas State | Austin Sullivan misses long on a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Donald Newton - foul #1 on Donald Newton, team foul #3 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Justin Brewer (PG), Bryan Heston (SG), Lawrence Miller (SF), Jason Wrobleski (PF), Michael Placencia (C) Donald Watson, Thomas Lenox, Donald Newton, Robert Carr, Nicholas Cummings | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | David Freeman (PG), Adam Reeves (SF), Richard Sansom (PF), James Lyles (C) Robert Arvin, Timothy Holland, Michael Gardner, Bryan Reed | |
| 15:31 | Arkansas State | Austin Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 46-41 |
| 15:31 | Arkansas State | Austin Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 46-42 |
| 15:16 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Placencia knocks in the turnaround from the right block set up by Bryan Heston and he's fouled by Richard Sansom - foul #2 on Richard Sansom, team foul #1 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Bryce Weaver (SG) Austin Sullivan | |
| 15:16 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Placencia makes the free throw | 49-42 |
| 14:58 | Arkansas State | David Freeman is fouled on the floor by Justin Brewer - foul #4 on Justin Brewer, team foul #4 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Thomas Lenox (PG) Justin Brewer | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 14:44 | Arkansas State | James Lyles can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 49-42 |
| 14:43 | Louisiana Tech | Bryan Heston grabs the board | 49-42 |
| 14:20 | Louisiana Tech | Thomas Lenox double dribbles | 49-42 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Donald Watson (PG) Thomas Lenox | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 13:58 | Arkansas State | David Freeman comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Lawrence Miller - foul #2 on Lawrence Miller, team foul #5 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Austin Sullivan (SF) Adam Reeves | |
| 13:58 | Arkansas State | David Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 49-43 |
| 13:58 | Arkansas State | David Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 49-44 |
| 13:42 | Louisiana Tech | Bryan Heston drills a runner from the left block on a great pass from Jason Wrobleski | 51-44 |
| 13:30 | Arkansas State | Bryce Weaver comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 51-44 |
| 13:28 | Louisiana Tech | Jason Wrobleski grabs the defensive rebound | 51-44 |
| 13:14 | Louisiana Tech | Bryan Heston misses badly on a 3 from straight away but he's fouled by Richard Sansom - foul #3 on Richard Sansom, team foul #2 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Thomas Lenox (SF), Robert Carr (PF), Nicholas Cummings (C) Lawrence Miller, Jason Wrobleski, Michael Placencia | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Timothy Holland (PG), Michael Gardner (C) David Freeman, James Lyles | |
| 13:14 | Louisiana Tech | Bryan Heston makes the 1st free throw | 52-44 |
| 13:14 | Louisiana Tech | Bryan Heston makes the 2nd free throw | 53-44 |
| 13:14 | Louisiana Tech | Bryan Heston makes the 3rd free throw | 54-44 |
| 12:56 | Arkansas State | Bryce Weaver hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-44 |
| 12:55 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Robert Carr | 54-44 |
| 12:37 | Louisiana Tech | Nicholas Cummings knocks in the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Bryan Heston | 56-44 |
| 12:33 | Arkansas State | Bryce Weaver connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Austin Sullivan | 56-47 |
| 12:18 | Louisiana Tech | Donald Watson misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-47 |
| 12:16 | Arkansas State | Austin Sullivan grabs the board | 56-47 |
| 12:12 | Arkansas State | Austin Sullivan loses the ball out of bounds | 56-47 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Caleb Landrum (SG), Lawrence Miller (SF) Donald Watson, Bryan Heston | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Adam Reeves (SF), Bryan Reed (C) Bryce Weaver, Richard Sansom | |
| 11:53 | Louisiana Tech | Caleb Landrum misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 56-47 |
| 11:52 | Arkansas State | Bryan Reed pulls down the rebound | 56-47 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Thomas Lenox (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Caleb Landrum (fresh) SF - Lawrence Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Carr (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Nicholas Cummings (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Timothy Holland (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Austin Sullivan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Adam Reeves (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Gardner (fresh) 5 reb. C - Bryan Reed (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:48 | Arkansas State | Thomas Lenox takes the ball from Austin Sullivan | 56-47 |
| 11:30 | Louisiana Tech | Caleb Landrum connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-47 |
| 11:21 | Arkansas State | Adam Reeves is called for a charge - foul #1 on Adam Reeves, team foul #3 | 59-47 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Jason Wrobleski (PF), Michael Placencia (C) Robert Carr, Nicholas Cummings | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | David Freeman (PG), Robert Arvin (SG), James Lyles (C) Timothy Holland, Austin Sullivan, Bryan Reed | |
| 11:00 | Louisiana Tech | Lawrence Miller misses the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Robert Arvin - foul #3 on Robert Arvin, team foul #4 | 59-47 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Donald Watson (PG) Caleb Landrum | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 11:00 | Louisiana Tech | Lawrence Miller makes the 1st free throw | 60-47 |
| 11:00 | Louisiana Tech | Lawrence Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 61-47 |
| 10:35 | Arkansas State | Robert Arvin hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 61-47 |
| 10:34 | Arkansas State | Adam Reeves hits the follow up shot | 61-49 |
| 10:27 | Louisiana Tech | James Lyles takes the ball from Michael Placencia | 61-49 |
| 09:59 | Arkansas State | Michael Gardner comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-49 |
| 09:57 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Placencia grabs the board | 61-49 |
| 09:50 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Placencia buries a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Donald Watson | 63-49 |
| 09:21 | Arkansas State | Michael Gardner is hacked by Donald Watson - foul #1 on Donald Watson, team foul #6 | 63-49 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Frederick Page (PG), Bryan Heston (SG), Donald Newton (SF), Robert Carr (PF) Donald Watson, Thomas Lenox, Lawrence Miller, Jason Wrobleski | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Bryce Weaver (SG), Timothy Holland (SF), Richard Sansom (PF), Bryan Reed (C) Robert Arvin, Adam Reeves, Michael Gardner, James Lyles | |
| 09:05 | Arkansas State | Robert Carr denies the turnaround by Bryan Reed | 63-49 |
| 09:03 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Frederick Page | 63-49 |
| 08:48 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Placencia clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 63-49 |
| 08:47 | Arkansas State | Bryce Weaver pulls down the rebound | 63-49 |
| 08:43 | Arkansas State | David Freeman misses badly on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Frederick Page - foul #1 on Frederick Page, team foul #7 | 63-49 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Nicholas Cummings (C) Michael Placencia | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 08:43 | Arkansas State | David Freeman misses the 1st free throw | 63-49 |
| 08:43 | Arkansas State | David Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 63-50 |
| 08:17 | Louisiana Tech | Donald Newton comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-50 |
| 08:16 | Arkansas State | David Freeman snags the defensive board | 63-50 |
| 08:10 | Arkansas State | David Freeman drills a jump hook from the left block set up by Bryce Weaver | 63-52 |
| 08:05 | Louisiana Tech | Bryan Heston scores on a jumper from the right wing set up by Frederick Page | 65-52 |
| 07:42 | Arkansas State | Timothy Holland loses the dribble to Donald Newton | 65-52 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Frederick Page (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bryan Heston (fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. SF - Donald Newton (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Carr (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Nicholas Cummings (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - David Freeman (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bryce Weaver (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Timothy Holland (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - Richard Sansom (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Bryan Reed (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Carr's fadeaway is rejected by Bryan Reed | 65-52 |
| 07:12 | Arkansas State | Richard Sansom pulls down the rebound | 65-52 |
| 06:55 | Arkansas State | David Freeman drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Timothy Holland | 65-55 |
| 06:37 | Louisiana Tech | Nicholas Cummings hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 65-55 |
| 06:36 | Arkansas State | Bryan Reed snags the defensive board | 65-55 |
| 06:32 | Arkansas State | Robert Carr blocks the short jumper by David Freeman | 65-55 |
| 06:30 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Carr grabs the defensive rebound | 65-55 |
| 06:24 | Louisiana Tech | Nicholas Cummings misses badly on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Timothy Holland - foul #3 on Timothy Holland, team foul #5 | 65-55 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Justin Brewer (PG), Donald Watson (SG), Lawrence Miller (SF), Michael Placencia (C) Frederick Page, Bryan Heston, Donald Newton, Robert Carr | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Robert Arvin (PG), Austin Sullivan (SG), Adam Reeves (SF), Michael Gardner (PF), James Lyles (C) David Freeman, Bryce Weaver, Timothy Holland, Richard Sansom, Bryan Reed | |
| 06:24 | Louisiana Tech | Nicholas Cummings makes the 1st free throw | 66-55 |
| 06:24 | Louisiana Tech | Nicholas Cummings makes the 2nd free throw | 67-55 |
| 06:03 | Arkansas State | James Lyles blows the layup | 67-55 |
| 06:01 | Louisiana Tech | Nicholas Cummings snags the defensive board | 67-55 |
| 05:45 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Placencia comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 67-55 |
| 05:44 | Arkansas State | Austin Sullivan gets the rebound | 67-55 |
| 05:40 | Arkansas State | Robert Arvin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 67-55 |
| 05:39 | Arkansas State | Adam Reeves can't tip it in | 67-55 |
| 05:38 | Arkansas State | Austin Sullivan can't tip it in | 67-55 |
| 05:37 | Louisiana Tech | Nicholas Cummings gets the rebound | 67-55 |
| 05:22 | Louisiana Tech | Justin Brewer knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Nicholas Cummings | 70-55 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:11 | Arkansas State | Robert Arvin misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 70-55 |
| 05:09 | Louisiana Tech | Donald Watson gets the rebound | 70-55 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:48 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Placencia's floater is tipped away by James Lyles | 70-55 |
| 04:46 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Placencia tips it in | 72-55 |
| 04:42 | Arkansas State | Austin Sullivan hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Lyles | 72-57 |
| 04:13 | Louisiana Tech | James Lyles takes the ball from Justin Brewer | 72-57 |
| 04:04 | Arkansas State | Robert Arvin is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Robert Arvin, team foul #6 | 72-57 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Bryan Heston (SG), Thomas Lenox (SF), Jason Wrobleski (PF) Donald Watson, Lawrence Miller, Nicholas Cummings | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Bryce Weaver (SG), Richard Sansom (PF), Bryan Reed (C) Austin Sullivan, Michael Gardner, James Lyles | |
| 03:51 | Louisiana Tech | Jason Wrobleski can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 72-57 |
| 03:50 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Placencia misses the tip | 72-57 |
| 03:48 | Louisiana Tech | Bryan Heston grabs the offensive rebound | 72-57 |
| 03:32 | Louisiana Tech | Bryan Heston misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 72-57 |
| 03:30 | Arkansas State | Bryan Reed snags the defensive board | 72-57 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Justin Brewer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Bryan Heston (fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. SF - Thomas Lenox (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jason Wrobleski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Placencia (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Robert Arvin (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Bryce Weaver (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Adam Reeves (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Sansom (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Bryan Reed (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:26 | Arkansas State | Bryce Weaver hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 72-57 |
| 03:25 | Arkansas State | Adam Reeves hits the follow up shot | 72-59 |
| 03:07 | Louisiana Tech | Thomas Lenox misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 72-59 |
| 03:06 | Arkansas State | Robert Arvin grabs the board | 72-59 |
| 02:52 | Arkansas State | Adam Reeves clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Thomas Lenox - foul #2 on Thomas Lenox, team foul #8 | 72-59 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Donald Watson (PG), Robert Carr (C) Justin Brewer, Michael Placencia | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | David Freeman (PG), James Lyles (C) Robert Arvin, Bryan Reed | |
| 02:52 | Arkansas State | Adam Reeves makes the 1st free throw | 72-60 |
| 02:52 | Arkansas State | Adam Reeves misses the 2nd free throw | 72-60 |
| 02:52 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Carr pulls down the rebound | 72-60 |
| 02:52 | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-60 |
| 02:29 | Louisiana Tech | Donald Watson connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Lenox and he's fouled by David Freeman - foul #1 on David Freeman, team foul #7 | 74-60 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Caleb Landrum (SG), Donald Newton (PF) Bryan Heston, Jason Wrobleski | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Timothy Holland (PG), Austin Sullivan (SG), Scott Spindler (SF), Michael Gardner (PF), Bryan Reed (C) David Freeman, Bryce Weaver, Adam Reeves, Richard Sansom, James Lyles | |
| 02:29 | Louisiana Tech | Donald Watson makes the free throw | 75-60 |
| 02:02 | Arkansas State | Timothy Holland can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 75-60 |
| 02:01 | Arkansas State | Michael Gardner tips it in | 75-62 |
| 01:38 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Carr hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 75-62 |
| 01:37 | Arkansas State | Michael Gardner gets the rebound | 75-62 |
| 01:35 | Arkansas State | Donald Watson picks off the pass by Timothy Holland in the backcourt | 75-62 |
| 01:34 | Louisiana Tech | Caleb Landrum misses the lay-in | 75-62 |
| 01:32 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Carr misses the tip | 75-62 |
| 01:30 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Bryan Reed | 75-62 |
| 01:25 | Arkansas State | Thomas Lenox swats the short shot by Timothy Holland | 75-62 |
| 01:23 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Carr grabs the defensive rebound | 75-62 |
| 00:56 | Louisiana Tech | Donald Newton misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 75-62 |
| 00:54 | Arkansas State | Scott Spindler grabs the defensive rebound | 75-62 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Arkansas State | Bryan Reed comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 75-62 |
| 00:48 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Carr grabs the defensive rebound | 75-62 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Louisiana Tech | The pull-up jumper by Thomas Lenox is blocked by Bryan Reed | 75-62 |
| 00:18 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Carr pulls down the offensive rebound | 75-62 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana Tech | Donald Watson runs out the clock | 75-62 |