| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Richard Maris (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eddie Heater (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Julian Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Martin Southwell (fresh) 1 pts. C - Leon McBride (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - George White (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Michael Lin (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Juan Morales (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Milton Leverette (fresh) 3 reb. C - Viktor Kijowski (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana Tech | Juan Morales inbounds the ball | 35-38 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:50 | Louisiana Tech | Milton Leverette double dribbles | 35-38 |
| 19:42 | Arkansas State | Eddie Heater comes up short on the shot from close range | 35-38 |
| 19:40 | Arkansas State | Eddie Heater snags the offensive board | 35-38 |
| 19:25 | Arkansas State | Martin Southwell misses the easy layup | 35-38 |
| 19:24 | Arkansas State | Julian Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 35-38 |
| 19:13 | Arkansas State | Eddie Heater comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 35-38 |
| 19:12 | Arkansas State | Martin Southwell misses the tip | 35-38 |
| 19:10 | Arkansas State | Martin Southwell pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-38 |
| 18:56 | Arkansas State | Martin Southwell knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Richard Maris and he's fouled by George White - foul #3 on George White, team foul #1 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Mark Scales (PG) George White | |
| 18:56 | Arkansas State | Martin Southwell makes the free throw | 38-38 |
| 18:40 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Scales is hacked by Julian Johnson - foul #1 on Julian Johnson, team foul #1 | 38-38 |
| 18:19 | Louisiana Tech | Eddie Heater takes the ball from Milton Leverette | 38-38 |
| 18:14 | Arkansas State | Eddie Heater makes the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Richard Maris | 40-38 |
| 18:01 | Louisiana Tech | Viktor Kijowski comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 40-38 |
| 17:59 | Arkansas State | Julian Johnson snags the defensive board | 40-38 |
| 17:55 | Arkansas State | Richard Maris clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-38 |
| 17:54 | Arkansas State | Julian Johnson tips it home | 42-38 |
| 17:43 | Louisiana Tech | Milton Leverette hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 42-38 |
| 17:41 | Arkansas State | Julian Johnson pulls down the rebound | 42-38 |
| 17:24 | Arkansas State | Michael Lin picks off the pass by Richard Maris | 42-38 |
| 17:07 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Lin buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Juan Morales | 42-41 |
| 16:50 | Arkansas State | Eddie Heater misses the shot from just outside the lane | 42-41 |
| 16:49 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Scales pulls down the rebound | 42-41 |
| 16:32 | Louisiana Tech | Viktor Kijowski is whistled for a carry | 42-41 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Fred Brown (SG), James Frazier (SF), Nathan Lee (C) Eddie Heater, Julian Johnson, Leon McBride | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Alex Presson (SF), Robert Singleton (PF), Robert Collins (C) Juan Morales, Milton Leverette, Viktor Kijowski | |
| 16:13 | Arkansas State | James Frazier misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 42-41 |
| 16:12 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Scales gets the rebound | 42-41 |
| 16:00 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Scales connects on the jump hook in the paint | 42-43 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Richard Maris (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Fred Brown (fresh) 8 pts. SF - James Frazier (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Martin Southwell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Nathan Lee (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Mark Scales (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Michael Lin (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alex Presson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Singleton (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Collins (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Arkansas State | Robert Collins is called for the reach on Richard Maris - foul #1 on Robert Collins, team foul #2 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | William Wolf (PG), Edgar Warren (SF) Richard Maris, James Frazier | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | George White (PG), Dustin Conklin (SG), Viktor Kijowski (C) Mark Scales, Michael Lin, Robert Collins | |
| 15:27 | Arkansas State | Edgar Warren is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Edgar Warren, team foul #2 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | James Frazier (SF) Edgar Warren | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 15:11 | Louisiana Tech | Dustin Conklin is fouled on the floor by James Frazier - foul #2 on James Frazier, team foul #3 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Eddie Heater (PG), Leon McBride (PF) William Wolf, Martin Southwell | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 14:53 | Louisiana Tech | Dustin Conklin comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-43 |
| 14:51 | Arkansas State | Nathan Lee pulls down the rebound | 42-43 |
| 14:38 | Arkansas State | Eddie Heater buries a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by James Frazier | 44-43 |
| 14:13 | Louisiana Tech | Viktor Kijowski knocks in the floater from the right wing set up by George White | 44-45 |
| 14:02 | Arkansas State | Leon McBride buries a 3 from straight away | 47-45 |
| 13:38 | Louisiana Tech | Alex Presson misses the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by James Frazier - foul #3 on James Frazier, team foul #4 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Richard Maris (PG), Julian Johnson (SF), Martin Southwell (PF) Fred Brown, James Frazier, Nathan Lee | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Michael Lin (SG), Milton Leverette (PF) Dustin Conklin, Robert Singleton | |
| 13:38 | Louisiana Tech | Alex Presson makes the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 13:38 | Louisiana Tech | Alex Presson makes the 2nd free throw | 47-47 |
| 13:20 | Arkansas State | Richard Maris clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-47 |
| 13:19 | Louisiana Tech | Viktor Kijowski gets the rebound | 47-47 |
| 13:10 | Louisiana Tech | Viktor Kijowski can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 47-47 |
| 13:09 | Arkansas State | Julian Johnson snags the defensive board | 47-47 |
| 12:48 | Arkansas State | Eddie Heater misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-47 |
| 12:46 | Louisiana Tech | Milton Leverette snags the defensive board | 47-47 |
| 12:26 | Louisiana Tech | Alex Presson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-47 |
| 12:24 | Arkansas State | Eddie Heater grabs the board | 47-47 |
| 12:03 | Arkansas State | Leon McBride misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 47-47 |
| 12:02 | Arkansas State | The offensive rebound goes to Martin Southwell | 47-47 |
| 11:50 | Arkansas State | Eddie Heater makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Richard Maris | 50-47 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Richard Maris (fresh) 9 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eddie Heater (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 stl. SF - Julian Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. PF - Martin Southwell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Leon McBride (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - George White (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Lin (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alex Presson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Milton Leverette (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Viktor Kijowski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Lin misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-47 |
| 11:36 | Louisiana Tech | George White tips it but misses | 50-47 |
| 11:34 | Arkansas State | Julian Johnson pulls down the rebound | 50-47 |
| 11:17 | Arkansas State | Richard Maris is hacked by Michael Lin - foul #1 on Michael Lin, team foul #3 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Fred Brown (SG), James Frazier (SF), Nathan Lee (C) Eddie Heater, Julian Johnson, Leon McBride | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Mark Scales (PG), Juan Morales (SF), Robert Singleton (PF), Robert Collins (C) George White, Alex Presson, Milton Leverette, Viktor Kijowski | |
| 11:04 | Arkansas State | Nathan Lee is fouled on the floor by Robert Collins - foul #2 on Robert Collins, team foul #4 | 50-47 |
| 10:46 | Arkansas State | Martin Southwell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-47 |
| 10:29 | Louisiana Tech | Juan Morales hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 50-47 |
| 10:27 | Arkansas State | Martin Southwell pulls down the rebound | 50-47 |
| 10:12 | Arkansas State | James Frazier throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-47 |
| 09:56 | Louisiana Tech | The jumper by Juan Morales is denied by Nathan Lee | 50-47 |
| 09:54 | Arkansas State | Nathan Lee pulls down the rebound | 50-47 |
| 09:37 | Arkansas State | Martin Southwell connects on the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Fred Brown | 52-47 |
| 09:09 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Singleton clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 52-47 |
| 09:07 | Arkansas State | Fred Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 52-47 |
| 08:57 | Arkansas State | Fred Brown clanks a 3 from straight away | 52-47 |
| 08:56 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Juan Morales | 52-47 |
| 08:41 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Singleton buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Mark Scales | 52-49 |
| 08:34 | Arkansas State | Richard Maris connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Fred Brown | 55-49 |
| 08:16 | Louisiana Tech | Juan Morales misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 55-49 |
| 08:15 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Martin Southwell | 55-49 |
| 08:09 | Arkansas State | Richard Maris misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 55-49 |
| 08:08 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Lin grabs the defensive rebound | 55-49 |
| 07:48 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Scales hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 55-49 |
| 07:46 | Arkansas State | Nathan Lee grabs the board | 55-49 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Richard Maris (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Fred Brown (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Frazier (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Martin Southwell (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Nathan Lee (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Mark Scales (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Lin (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Juan Morales (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Singleton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Collins (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:21 | Arkansas State | Richard Maris hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 55-49 |
| 07:20 | Arkansas State | Nathan Lee grabs the offensive rebound | 55-49 |
| 07:14 | Arkansas State | Richard Maris misses the 3 from the left corner | 55-49 |
| 07:12 | Arkansas State | Martin Southwell misses the tip | 55-49 |
| 07:10 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Robert Collins | 55-49 |
| 07:05 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Lin misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-49 |
| 07:03 | Arkansas State | Fred Brown grabs the board | 55-49 |
| 06:52 | Arkansas State | Fred Brown hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Martin Southwell | 58-49 |
| 06:29 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Lin clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 58-49 |
| 06:28 | Arkansas State | Richard Maris snags the defensive board | 58-49 |
| 06:03 | Arkansas State | Fred Brown can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 58-49 |
| 06:02 | Louisiana Tech | Juan Morales gets the rebound | 58-49 |
| 06:00 | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-49 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Eddie Heater (PG), Edgar Warren (SF), Julian Johnson (PF), Leon McBride (C) Richard Maris, James Frazier, Martin Southwell, Nathan Lee | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | George White (PG), Dustin Conklin (SG), Alex Presson (SF), Milton Leverette (PF), Viktor Kijowski (C) Mark Scales, Michael Lin, Juan Morales, Robert Singleton, Robert Collins | |
| 05:46 | Louisiana Tech | Milton Leverette is hacked by Julian Johnson - foul #2 on Julian Johnson, team foul #5 | 58-49 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | William Wolf (PG) Fred Brown | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 05:24 | Louisiana Tech | Viktor Kijowski steps out of bounds on the sideline | 58-49 |
| 05:07 | Arkansas State | Eddie Heater's dunk attempt is rejected by Viktor Kijowski | 58-49 |
| 05:06 | Arkansas State | Leon McBride tips it but misses | 58-49 |
| 05:05 | Arkansas State | Leon McBride tips it home | 60-49 |
| 04:45 | Louisiana Tech | Dustin Conklin hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 60-51 |
| 04:24 | Arkansas State | Milton Leverette is called for the reach on William Wolf - foul #2 on Milton Leverette, team foul #5 | 60-51 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Richard Maris (PG), Nathan Lee (C) William Wolf, Edgar Warren | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Michael Lin (SG) Dustin Conklin | |
| 04:06 | Arkansas State | Julian Johnson can't finish the layup | 60-51 |
| 04:04 | Arkansas State | Leon McBride gets the offensive rebound | 60-51 |
| 03:50 | Arkansas State | Leon McBride misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-51 |
| 03:48 | Louisiana Tech | Alex Presson snags the defensive board | 60-51 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Richard Maris (fresh) 12 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eddie Heater (fresh) 17 pts. 2 stl. SF - Julian Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. PF - Leon McBride (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Nathan Lee (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - George White (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Lin (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alex Presson (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Milton Leverette (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Viktor Kijowski (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:41 | Louisiana Tech | Milton Leverette's pass is intercepted by Eddie Heater | 60-51 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:31 | Arkansas State | Eddie Heater drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Maris | 63-51 |
| 03:20 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Lin misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-51 |
| 03:18 | Arkansas State | Julian Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 63-51 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:04 | Arkansas State | George White takes the ball from Nathan Lee | 63-51 |
| 03:01 | Louisiana Tech | George White hits the finger roll | 63-53 |
| 02:32 | Arkansas State | Julian Johnson drills a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Nathan Lee | 65-53 |
| 02:09 | Louisiana Tech | Milton Leverette misses the turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Nathan Lee - foul #2 on Nathan Lee, team foul #6 | 65-53 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | William Wolf (PG), Fred Brown (SG), Edgar Warren (SF), Milton Maeda (C) Richard Maris, Eddie Heater, Julian Johnson, Leon McBride | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Mark Scales (PG), Dustin Conklin (SG), Robert Singleton (SF), Robert Collins (C) George White, Michael Lin, Alex Presson, Viktor Kijowski | |
| 02:09 | Louisiana Tech | Milton Leverette makes the 1st free throw | 65-54 |
| 02:09 | Louisiana Tech | Milton Leverette makes the 2nd free throw | 65-55 |
| 01:48 | Arkansas State | Fred Brown makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 68-55 |
| 01:36 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Singleton can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 68-55 |
| 01:34 | Arkansas State | Milton Maeda snags the defensive board | 68-55 |
| 01:30 | Arkansas State | Fred Brown is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Fred Brown, team foul #7 | 68-55 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Alex Presson (SF) Milton Leverette | |
| 01:16 | Louisiana Tech | The short jumper by Robert Collins is denied by Milton Maeda | 68-55 |
| 01:15 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Nathan Lee | 68-55 |
| 00:47 | Arkansas State | Milton Maeda can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Dustin Conklin - foul #1 on Dustin Conklin, team foul #6 | 68-55 |
| 00:47 | Arkansas State | Milton Maeda makes the 1st free throw | 69-55 |
| 00:47 | Arkansas State | Milton Maeda makes the 2nd free throw | 70-55 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Louisiana Tech | Nathan Lee is called for the reach on Robert Singleton - foul #3 on Nathan Lee, team foul #8 | 70-55 |
| 00:42 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Singleton misses the 1st free throw | 70-55 |
| 00:42 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Milton Maeda | 70-55 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:15 | Arkansas State | Nathan Lee makes the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Edgar Warren | 72-55 |
| 00:07 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Singleton hits the finger roll on a great pass from Dustin Conklin and he's hacked by Edgar Warren - foul #5 on Edgar Warren, team foul #9 | 72-57 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | James Frazier (SF) Edgar Warren | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 00:07 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Singleton makes the free throw | 72-58 |
| 00:00 | Arkansas State | William Wolf runs out the clock | 72-58 |