| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Bernard Levin (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Wyss (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Loren Shealy (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bryan Ollis (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Raymond Knight (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Manuel Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Erick Hanson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Joseph Beam (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - David Ryan (fresh) 4 reb. C - Stephen Witcher (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Beam inbounds the ball | 31-39 |
| 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) | |
| 19:47 | Louisiana Tech | David Ryan comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Bernard Levin - foul #2 on Bernard Levin, team foul #1 | 31-39 |
| 19:47 | Louisiana Tech | David Ryan makes the 1st free throw | 31-40 |
| 19:47 | Louisiana Tech | David Ryan makes the 2nd free throw | 31-41 |
| 19:42 | Arkansas State | Manuel Smith picks off the pass by Bernard Levin in the backcourt | 31-41 |
| 19:37 | Louisiana Tech | Raymond Knight blocks the short jumper by Manuel Smith | 31-41 |
| 19:35 | Arkansas State | Bryan Ollis gets the rebound | 31-41 |
| 19:33 | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin is hacked by Manuel Smith in the backcourt - foul #2 on Manuel Smith, team foul #1 | 31-41 |
| 19:28 | Arkansas State | Raymond Knight blows the dunk but he's fouled by David Ryan - foul #3 on David Ryan, team foul #2 | 31-41 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Brown (PF) David Ryan | |
| 19:28 | Arkansas State | Raymond Knight makes the 1st free throw | 32-41 |
| 19:28 | Arkansas State | Raymond Knight misses the 2nd free throw | 32-41 |
| 19:28 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Witcher grabs the board | 32-41 |
| 19:12 | Louisiana Tech | Bernard Levin takes the ball from Erick Hanson | 32-41 |
| 19:09 | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin hits the finger roll | 34-41 |
| 19:04 | Louisiana Tech | Manuel Smith drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Joseph Beam | 34-44 |
| 18:47 | Arkansas State | Donald Wyss knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Bernard Levin | 37-44 |
| 18:34 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Witcher slams it home set up by Dennis Brown | 37-46 |
| 18:17 | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-46 |
| 18:16 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Beam gets the rebound | 37-46 |
| 18:07 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Witcher is whistled for traveling | 37-46 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Carl Dahlen (PG), Jason Beckner (SG), Craig Burton (SF), Eric Cox (PF), David Mitchell (C) Bernard Levin, Donald Wyss, Loren Shealy, Bryan Ollis, Raymond Knight | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Jackson (PG), James Walley (SG), Dennis Young (SF) Manuel Smith, Erick Hanson, Joseph Beam | |
| 17:49 | Arkansas State | Dennis Young is called for the reach on Craig Burton - foul #2 on Dennis Young, team foul #3 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Grisham (PF) Dennis Brown | |
| 17:38 | Arkansas State | Craig Burton connects on the fadeaway from the left wing | 39-46 |
| 17:22 | Louisiana Tech | John Jackson hits the finger roll | 39-48 |
| 17:10 | Arkansas State | David Mitchell misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 39-48 |
| 17:08 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Dennis Young | 39-48 |
| 17:00 | Louisiana Tech | John Jackson makes the fadeaway from the free throw line | 39-50 |
| 16:58 | Arkansas State | John Jackson takes the ball from Jason Beckner in the backcourt | 39-50 |
| 16:50 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Witcher misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 39-50 |
| 16:49 | Louisiana Tech | James Grisham tips it home | 39-52 |
| 16:47 | Arkansas State | James Walley is called for the reach on David Mitchell in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Walley, team foul #4 | 39-52 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin (PG), Donald Wyss (SG), Bryan Ollis (PF), Austin Coleman (C) Carl Dahlen, Jason Beckner, Craig Burton, Eric Cox | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Manuel Smith (PG), Erick Hanson (SG), Joseph Beam (SF), Dennis Brown (PF), Larry Master (C) John Jackson, James Walley, Dennis Young, James Grisham, Stephen Witcher | |
| 16:26 | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin makes the jump hook in the lane and he's fouled by Manuel Smith - foul #3 on Manuel Smith, team foul #5 | 41-52 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Loren Shealy (SF) David Mitchell | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 16:26 | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin makes the free throw | 42-52 |
| 16:17 | Louisiana Tech | Manuel Smith is hacked by Bernard Levin - foul #3 on Bernard Levin, team foul #2 | 42-52 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Craig Burton (PG) Bernard Levin | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 16:07 | Louisiana Tech | Manuel Smith comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-52 |
| 16:06 | Louisiana Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Master | 42-52 |
| 15:50 | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 42-52 |
| 15:49 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Brown tips it in | 42-54 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Craig Burton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Donald Wyss (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Loren Shealy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bryan Ollis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Austin Coleman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Manuel Smith (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Erick Hanson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Joseph Beam (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. PF - Dennis Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Larry Master (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| 15:47 | Arkansas State | Loren Shealy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-54 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Marion Heaney (PG), Bernard Levin (SG), Raymond Knight (C) Craig Burton, Donald Wyss, Bryan Ollis | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Jackson (PG), James Walley (SG), James Grisham (SF), David Ryan (PF) Manuel Smith, Erick Hanson, Joseph Beam, Larry Master | |
| 15:38 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Brown knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing set up by John Jackson | 42-56 |
| 15:20 | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin is whistled for traveling | 42-56 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Jason Beckner (SF), Bryan Ollis (PF) Loren Shealy, Austin Coleman | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Young (SF), Leslie Clay (C) James Grisham, Dennis Brown | |
| 15:03 | Louisiana Tech | Leslie Clay hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 42-56 |
| 15:02 | Arkansas State | Bryan Ollis grabs the defensive rebound | 42-56 |
| 14:58 | Arkansas State | John Jackson steals the ball from Bernard Levin in the backcourt | 42-56 |
| 14:49 | Louisiana Tech | Leslie Clay connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from James Walley and the foul's on Jason Beckner - foul #2 on Jason Beckner, team foul #3 | 42-58 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Eric Cox (PF), David Mitchell (C) Bryan Ollis, Raymond Knight | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Manuel Smith (PG), Erick Hanson (SG) John Jackson, James Walley | |
| 14:49 | Louisiana Tech | Leslie Clay misses the free throw | 42-58 |
| 14:49 | Arkansas State | David Mitchell gets the rebound | 42-58 |
| 14:45 | Arkansas State | Dennis Young denies the turnaround by Bernard Levin | 42-58 |
| 14:43 | Arkansas State | Eric Cox grabs the offensive board | 42-58 |
| 14:32 | Arkansas State | David Mitchell misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-58 |
| 14:30 | Arkansas State | Eric Cox pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-58 |
| 14:16 | Arkansas State | Jason Beckner clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-58 |
| 14:15 | Louisiana Tech | Manuel Smith snags the defensive board | 42-58 |
| 14:03 | Louisiana Tech | Leslie Clay travels with the ball | 42-58 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Carl Dahlen (PG), Donald Wyss (SG), Craig Burton (SF), Bryan Ollis (PF) Marion Heaney, Bernard Levin, Jason Beckner, Eric Cox | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Grisham (SF), Dennis Brown (PF), Stephen Witcher (C) Dennis Young, David Ryan, Leslie Clay | |
| 14:01 | Arkansas State | Donald Wyss is hacked by James Grisham in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Grisham, team foul #6 | 42-58 |
| 13:44 | Arkansas State | Craig Burton drills a driving attempt from the baseline | 44-58 |
| 13:30 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Brown blows the layup | 44-58 |
| 13:28 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Craig Burton | 44-58 |
| 13:21 | Arkansas State | David Mitchell can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-58 |
| 13:20 | Arkansas State | David Mitchell grabs the offensive rebound | 44-58 |
| 13:00 | Arkansas State | Carl Dahlen clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-58 |
| 12:58 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 44-58 |
| 12:38 | Louisiana Tech | Manuel Smith scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Dennis Brown | 44-61 |
| 12:16 | Arkansas State | David Mitchell is whistled for a carry | 44-61 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Marion Heaney (PG), Bernard Levin (SG), Loren Shealy (SF), Eric Cox (PF), Austin Coleman (C) Carl Dahlen, Donald Wyss, Craig Burton, Bryan Ollis, David Mitchell | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Jackson (PG), James Walley (SG), Joseph Beam (SF), Dennis Young (PF), Larry Master (C) Manuel Smith, Erick Hanson, James Grisham, Dennis Brown, Stephen Witcher | |
| 12:06 | Louisiana Tech | John Jackson misses badly on a floater from the right side | 44-61 |
| 12:05 | Louisiana Tech | John Jackson grabs the offensive rebound | 44-61 |
| 11:53 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Young double dribbles | 44-61 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | David Ryan (PF) Dennis Young | |
| 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) | |
| 11:45 | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin is fouled on the floor by John Jackson - foul #3 on John Jackson, team foul #7 | 44-61 |
| 11:45 | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin makes the 1st free throw | 45-61 |
| 11:45 | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin makes the 2nd free throw | 46-61 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Marion Heaney (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bernard Levin (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Loren Shealy (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Eric Cox (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Austin Coleman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - John Jackson (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - James Walley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Beam (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. PF - David Ryan (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Larry Master (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| 11:26 | Louisiana Tech | David Ryan can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 46-61 |
| 11:25 | Arkansas State | Marion Heaney gets the rebound | 46-61 |
| 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) | |
| 11:20 | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin can't connect on an uncontested floater from the free throw line | 46-61 |
| 11:18 | Arkansas State | Eric Cox grabs the offensive board | 46-61 |
| 10:58 | Arkansas State | James Walley is called for the reach on Bernard Levin - foul #4 on James Walley, team foul #8 | 46-61 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Jason Beckner (SG), Bryan Ollis (PF), Raymond Knight (C) Marion Heaney, Eric Cox, Austin Coleman | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson (SG), Dennis Young (SF), Dennis Brown (PF), Leslie Clay (C) James Walley, Joseph Beam, David Ryan, Larry Master | |
| 10:58 | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin makes the 1st free throw | 47-61 |
| 10:58 | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin makes the 2nd free throw | 48-61 |
| 10:48 | Louisiana Tech | Jason Beckner steals the ball from Dennis Brown | 48-61 |
| 10:46 | Arkansas State | Jason Beckner throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-61 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Marion Heaney (PG), Donald Wyss (SG) Bernard Levin, Loren Shealy | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 10:34 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Young throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-61 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Carl Dahlen (PG) Marion Heaney | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 10:09 | Arkansas State | Jason Beckner misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-61 |
| 10:08 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to John Jackson | 48-61 |
| 09:48 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Young hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 48-61 |
| 09:47 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Raymond Knight | 48-61 |
| 09:44 | Arkansas State | Carl Dahlen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-61 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Marion Heaney (PG), Craig Burton (SF), David Mitchell (PF), Austin Coleman (C) Carl Dahlen, Jason Beckner, Bryan Ollis, Raymond Knight | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Manuel Smith (PG), Joseph Beam (SF), David Ryan (PF), Stephen Witcher (C) John Jackson, Dennis Young, Dennis Brown, Leslie Clay | |
| 09:29 | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson comes up short on the shot from the right side | 48-61 |
| 09:28 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Austin Coleman | 48-61 |
| 09:09 | Arkansas State | David Mitchell misses the wide open turnaround in the paint | 48-61 |
| 09:07 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Witcher grabs the defensive rebound | 48-61 |
| 08:52 | Louisiana Tech | David Ryan misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 48-61 |
| 08:50 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Austin Coleman | 48-61 |
| 08:34 | Arkansas State | Marion Heaney clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 48-61 |
| 08:32 | Arkansas State | Craig Burton misses the tip | 48-61 |
| 08:30 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Witcher grabs the defensive rebound | 48-61 |
| 08:14 | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson connects on the shot from the right side on a great pass from Manuel Smith | 48-63 |
| 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) | |
| 08:07 | Arkansas State | Craig Burton misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-63 |
| 08:06 | Louisiana Tech | David Ryan gets the rebound | 48-63 |
| 08:01 | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 48-63 |
| 08:00 | Louisiana Tech | David Ryan tips it in | 48-65 |
| 07:47 | Arkansas State | Stephen Witcher steps in front of the Marion Heaney pass | 48-65 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Marion Heaney (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Donald Wyss (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Craig Burton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - David Mitchell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Austin Coleman (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Manuel Smith (tiring) 16 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Erick Hanson (tiring) 8 pts. SF - Joseph Beam (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. PF - David Ryan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Stephen Witcher (tiring) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:42 | Louisiana Tech | Manuel Smith misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-65 |
| 07:40 | Arkansas State | Donald Wyss grabs the defensive rebound | 48-65 |
| 07:35 | Arkansas State | Marion Heaney misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-65 |
| 07:33 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Beam grabs the defensive rebound | 48-65 |
| 07:17 | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Donald Wyss - foul #2 on Donald Wyss, team foul #4 | 48-65 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin (PG), Jason Beckner (SG), Loren Shealy (SF), Eric Cox (PF), Raymond Knight (C) Marion Heaney, Donald Wyss, Craig Burton, David Mitchell, Austin Coleman | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Jackson (PG), Dennis Young (SF), Dennis Brown (PF), Larry Master (C) Manuel Smith, Joseph Beam, David Ryan, Stephen Witcher | |
| 07:17 | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson misses the 1st free throw | 48-65 |
| 07:17 | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson misses the 2nd free throw | 48-65 |
| 07:17 | Arkansas State | Eric Cox grabs the board | 48-65 |
| 06:56 | Arkansas State | Larry Master blocks the short jumper by Jason Beckner | 48-65 |
| 06:55 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to John Jackson | 48-65 |
| 06:50 | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 48-65 |
| 06:48 | Arkansas State | Raymond Knight snags the defensive board | 48-65 |
| 06:45 | Arkansas State | Larry Master steals it from Jason Beckner in the backcourt | 48-65 |
| 06:34 | Louisiana Tech | John Jackson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but he's hacked by Raymond Knight - foul #2 on Raymond Knight, team foul #5 | 48-65 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Walley (SG) Erick Hanson | |
| 06:34 | Louisiana Tech | John Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 48-65 |
| 06:34 | Louisiana Tech | John Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-66 |
| 06:24 | Arkansas State | Eric Cox misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 48-66 |
| 06:23 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Young grabs the board | 48-66 |
| 06:05 | Louisiana Tech | Loren Shealy swats the layup by Dennis Young | 48-66 |
| 06:04 | Arkansas State | Eric Cox pulls down the rebound | 48-66 |
| 05:59 | Arkansas State | Jason Beckner is fouled on the floor by Dennis Young - foul #3 on Dennis Young, team foul #9 | 48-66 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Carl Dahlen (PG), Bryan Ollis (PF) Loren Shealy, Eric Cox | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Grisham (SF), Leslie Clay (C) Dennis Young, Larry Master | |
| 05:59 | Arkansas State | Jason Beckner makes the 1st free throw | 49-66 |
| 05:59 | Arkansas State | Jason Beckner makes the 2nd free throw | 50-66 |
| 05:43 | Louisiana Tech | James Walley makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from John Jackson and he's fouled by Carl Dahlen - foul #2 on Carl Dahlen, team foul #6 | 50-68 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Loren Shealy (SF) Jason Beckner | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | David Ryan (PF) Dennis Brown | |
| 05:43 | Louisiana Tech | James Walley makes the free throw | 50-69 |
| 05:29 | Arkansas State | Carl Dahlen loses the dribble to David Ryan | 50-69 |
| 05:21 | Louisiana Tech | Bryan Ollis is called for the reach on David Ryan - foul #3 on Bryan Ollis, team foul #7 | 50-69 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Eric Cox (C) Raymond Knight | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Manuel Smith (PG) John Jackson | |
| 05:21 | Louisiana Tech | David Ryan misses the 1st free throw | 50-69 |
| 05:21 | Arkansas State | Eric Cox snags the defensive board | 50-69 |
| 05:16 | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin scores on a jumper from the left side | 52-69 |
| 05:12 | Louisiana Tech | Manuel Smith hits a jumpshot from the right side set up by James Walley and the foul's on Carl Dahlen - foul #3 on Carl Dahlen, team foul #8 | 52-71 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Donald Wyss (SG) Bernard Levin | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 05:12 | Louisiana Tech | Manuel Smith misses the free throw | 52-71 |
| 05:12 | Louisiana Tech | Leslie Clay grabs the offensive rebound | 52-71 |
| 05:00 | Louisiana Tech | Manuel Smith misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 52-71 |
| 04:58 | Louisiana Tech | David Ryan tips it but misses | 52-71 |
| 04:57 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Eric Cox | 52-71 |
| 04:47 | Arkansas State | Donald Wyss is called for 10 seconds | 52-71 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Young (SF), Dennis Brown (PF), Larry Master (C) James Grisham, David Ryan, Leslie Clay | |
| 04:40 | Louisiana Tech | Manuel Smith makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Dennis Young | 52-74 |
| 04:20 | Arkansas State | Loren Shealy misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 52-74 |
| 04:18 | Arkansas State | The offensive rebound goes to Bryan Ollis | 52-74 |
| 04:04 | Arkansas State | Bryan Ollis is fouled on the floor by Larry Master - foul #1 on Larry Master, team foul #10 | 52-74 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin (PG), Craig Burton (SG), David Mitchell (SF) Carl Dahlen, Donald Wyss, Loren Shealy | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Jackson (PG), Erick Hanson (SG), Joseph Beam (SF), Stephen Witcher (C) Manuel Smith, James Walley, Dennis Young, Larry Master | |
| 04:04 | Arkansas State | Bryan Ollis makes the 1st free throw | 53-74 |
| 04:04 | Arkansas State | Bryan Ollis makes the 2nd free throw | 54-74 |
| 03:53 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Beam knocks in the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Erick Hanson and he's hacked by Bryan Ollis - foul #4 on Bryan Ollis, team foul #9 | 54-76 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Jason Beckner (SG) Bryan Ollis | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 03:53 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Beam makes the free throw | 54-77 |
| 03:37 | Arkansas State | Craig Burton misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-77 |
| 03:36 | Arkansas State | David Mitchell tips it back up and in | 56-77 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Bernard Levin (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jason Beckner (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - Craig Burton (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - David Mitchell (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Eric Cox (tiring) 1 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - John Jackson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Erick Hanson (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Beam (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. PF - Dennis Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Stephen Witcher (tiring) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 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) | |
| 03:28 | Louisiana Tech | John Jackson is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on John Jackson, team foul #11 | 56-77 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Austin Coleman (C) Eric Cox | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Grisham (PF), Leslie Clay (C) Dennis Brown, Stephen Witcher | |
| 03:12 | Arkansas State | Austin Coleman misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-77 |
| 03:11 | Arkansas State | Craig Burton snags the offensive board | 56-77 |
| 03:06 | Arkansas State | Austin Coleman clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-77 |
| 03:04 | Louisiana Tech | James Grisham grabs the defensive rebound | 56-77 |
| 02:47 | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson hits a shot from just outside the lane | 56-79 |
| 02:43 | Arkansas State | Craig Burton is hacked by John Jackson in the backcourt - foul #5 on John Jackson, team foul #12 | 56-79 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Carl Dahlen (PG), Eric Cox (C) Jason Beckner, Austin Coleman | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Manuel Smith (PG), James Walley (SG), Dennis Young (SF), David Ryan (PF), Larry Master (C) John Jackson, Erick Hanson, Joseph Beam, James Grisham, Leslie Clay | |
| 02:43 | Arkansas State | Craig Burton makes the 1st free throw | 57-79 |
| 02:43 | Arkansas State | Craig Burton misses the 2nd free throw | 57-79 |
| 02:43 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Young snags the defensive board | 57-79 |
| 02:21 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Young misses the shot near the basket | 57-79 |
| 02:19 | Louisiana Tech | James Walley gets the offensive rebound | 57-79 |
| 02:07 | Louisiana Tech | Manuel Smith makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by David Ryan | 57-81 |
| 02:05 | Arkansas State | James Walley is called for the reach on Bernard Levin in the backcourt - foul #5 on James Walley, team foul #13 | 57-81 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson (SG), Dennis Brown (PF) James Walley, David Ryan | |
| 02:05 | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin makes the 1st free throw | 58-81 |
| 02:05 | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin misses the 2nd free throw | 58-81 |
| 02:05 | Arkansas State | David Mitchell gets the offensive rebound | 58-81 |
| 01:50 | Arkansas State | Craig Burton hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Dennis Young - foul #4 on Dennis Young, team foul #14 | 58-81 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Jason Beckner (SG) Carl Dahlen | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Beam (SF), David Ryan (PF), Stephen Witcher (C) Dennis Young, Dennis Brown, Larry Master | |
| 01:50 | Arkansas State | Craig Burton makes the 1st free throw | 59-81 |
| 01:50 | Arkansas State | Craig Burton makes the 2nd free throw | 60-81 |
| 01:38 | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 60-81 |
| 01:36 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Eric Cox | 60-81 |
| 01:30 | Arkansas State | Eric Cox connects on the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Jason Beckner | 62-81 |
| 01:24 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Beam misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 62-81 |
| 01:23 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Craig Burton | 62-81 |
| 01:04 | Arkansas State | David Mitchell jams it and he's fouled by Manuel Smith - foul #4 on Manuel Smith, team foul #15 | 64-81 |
| 01:04 | Arkansas State | David Mitchell makes the free throw | 65-81 |
| 00:39 | Louisiana Tech | Manuel Smith misses short on a floater from the left side | 65-81 |
| 00:37 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Beam tips it home | 65-83 |
| 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 motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:35 | Arkansas State | Jason Beckner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 65-83 |
| 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) | |
| 00:14 | Louisiana Tech | David Mitchell is called for the reach on Stephen Witcher - foul #2 on David Mitchell, team foul #10 | 65-83 |
| 00:14 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Witcher misses the 1st free throw | 65-83 |
| 00:14 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Witcher makes the 2nd free throw | 65-84 |
| 00:12 | Arkansas State | Jason Beckner's pass is intercepted by Manuel Smith in the backcourt | 65-84 |
| 00:10 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Beam lays it in on a nice dish by Manuel Smith | 65-86 |
| 00:04 | Arkansas State | Jason Beckner scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 67-86 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana Tech | Manuel Smith runs out the clock | 67-86 |