| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Ben Burns (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Theodore Levine (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Ronald Whitmore (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Raymond Quist (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - John Marsh (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Ronald Manning (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gary Troxler (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Tony Picard (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Brown (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Marshall Harris (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas State | Ronald Whitmore inbounds the ball | 34-43 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:46 | Arkansas State | Theodore Levine is open and scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 36-43 |
| 19:39 | South Alabama | David Brown comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 36-43 |
| 19:38 | South Alabama | Tony Picard tips it in | 36-45 |
| 19:14 | Arkansas State | Raymond Quist's floater is tipped away by David Brown | 36-45 |
| 19:12 | Arkansas State | John Marsh snags the offensive board | 36-45 |
| 19:04 | Arkansas State | Raymond Quist can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the left wing | 36-45 |
| 19:02 | South Alabama | David Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 36-45 |
| 18:57 | South Alabama | Theodore Levine is called for the reach on Tony Picard - foul #3 on Theodore Levine, team foul #1 | 36-45 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Milton Farr (SG) Theodore Levine | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Harold Reese (C) Marshall Harris | |
| 18:47 | South Alabama | Ronald Manning scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Tony Picard | 36-48 |
| 18:36 | Arkansas State | John Marsh hits a wide open floater near the basket on a great pass from Ben Burns | 38-48 |
| 18:13 | South Alabama | David Brown drills a floater from the baseline set up by Ronald Manning and he's fouled by John Marsh - foul #2 on John Marsh, team foul #2 | 38-50 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Earl McClory (SG), Weston Morris (SF), William Benefield (C) Ben Burns, Ronald Whitmore, John Marsh | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Johnny Theiss (PG), Justin Chadwick (SG), Willie Ducan (SF) Ronald Manning, Gary Troxler, Tony Picard | |
| 18:13 | South Alabama | David Brown makes the free throw | 38-51 |
| 17:52 | Arkansas State | The short jumper by William Benefield is denied by David Brown | 38-51 |
| 17:51 | Arkansas State | William Benefield tips it in | 40-51 |
| 17:47 | South Alabama | Johnny Theiss misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 40-51 |
| 17:45 | Arkansas State | Weston Morris grabs the board | 40-51 |
| 17:40 | Arkansas State | Milton Farr makes the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Raymond Quist | 42-51 |
| 17:20 | South Alabama | Raymond Quist denies the turnaround by Justin Chadwick | 42-51 |
| 17:19 | Arkansas State | William Benefield grabs the board | 42-51 |
| 17:14 | Arkansas State | Milton Farr misses short on an open 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-51 |
| 17:12 | South Alabama | David Brown gets the rebound | 42-51 |
| 17:07 | South Alabama | Earl McClory steps in front of the Johnny Theiss pass | 42-51 |
| 17:03 | Arkansas State | Weston Morris is fouled on the floor by Johnny Theiss - foul #2 on Johnny Theiss, team foul #1 | 42-51 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Ben Burns (PG), John Marsh (C) Milton Farr, William Benefield | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Walter Westra (PG), Gary Troxler (SG), Tony Picard (SF), Marshall Harris (C) Johnny Theiss, Justin Chadwick, Willie Ducan, Harold Reese | |
| 16:50 | Arkansas State | Ben Burns can't finish the uncontested layup | 42-51 |
| 16:49 | South Alabama | Gary Troxler snags the defensive board | 42-51 |
| 16:31 | South Alabama | Marshall Harris connects on the jump hook in the paint set up by Gary Troxler and the foul's on John Marsh - foul #3 on John Marsh, team foul #3 | 42-53 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Milton Farr (SG), Ronald Whitmore (SF), William Benefield (C) Earl McClory, Weston Morris, John Marsh | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Ronald Manning (SG) Gary Troxler | |
| 16:31 | South Alabama | Marshall Harris makes the free throw | 42-54 |
| 16:08 | Arkansas State | Raymond Quist knocks in the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Ben Burns | 44-54 |
| 15:58 | South Alabama | Tony Picard connects on the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Walter Westra | 44-56 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Ben Burns (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Milton Farr (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Whitmore (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Raymond Quist (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - William Benefield (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Walter Westra (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Ronald Manning (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Tony Picard (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Brown (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Marshall Harris (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Arkansas State | Ben Burns banks in the wide open layup | 46-56 |
| 15:24 | South Alabama | David Brown loses the dribble to Raymond Quist | 46-56 |
| 15:21 | Arkansas State | Ronald Manning steps in front of the Ronald Whitmore pass in the backcourt | 46-56 |
| 15:20 | South Alabama | Ronald Manning can't throw it down | 46-56 |
| 15:18 | South Alabama | Marshall Harris hits the follow up shot | 46-58 |
| 15:16 | Arkansas State | Milton Farr is hacked by Ronald Manning in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ronald Manning, team foul #2 | 46-58 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Charles Eckert (PG), Theodore Levine (SG), Glen Reaves (SF), John Marsh (C) Ben Burns, Milton Farr, Raymond Quist, William Benefield | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Raymond Hard (PG), Paul Townsend (SG), Justin Chadwick (SF), Willie Ducan (PF) Walter Westra, Ronald Manning, Tony Picard, David Brown | |
| 14:54 | Arkansas State | Charles Eckert can't connect on an uncontested jumpshot from the left side | 46-58 |
| 14:52 | South Alabama | Marshall Harris grabs the board | 46-58 |
| 14:48 | South Alabama | Ronald Whitmore steps in front of the Justin Chadwick pass | 46-58 |
| 14:31 | Arkansas State | Theodore Levine can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Paul Townsend - foul #4 on Paul Townsend, team foul #3 | 46-58 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Earl McClory (PG), Weston Morris (PF) Charles Eckert, Ronald Whitmore | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Gary Troxler (SG), Tony Picard (SF), Harold Reese (PF) Paul Townsend, Justin Chadwick, Willie Ducan | |
| 14:31 | Arkansas State | Theodore Levine makes the 1st free throw | 47-58 |
| 14:31 | Arkansas State | Theodore Levine makes the 2nd free throw | 48-58 |
| 14:12 | South Alabama | John Marsh takes the ball from Marshall Harris | 48-58 |
| 14:04 | Arkansas State | The short jumper by Earl McClory is denied by Marshall Harris | 48-58 |
| 14:02 | Arkansas State | Theodore Levine tips it back up and in | 50-58 |
| 13:45 | South Alabama | Tony Picard scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Raymond Hard | 50-61 |
| 13:43 | Arkansas State | Tony Picard is called for the reach on Theodore Levine in the backcourt - foul #1 on Tony Picard, team foul #4 | 50-61 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Ben Burns (PG) Earl McClory | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Johnny Theiss (PG), Ronald Manning (SG) Raymond Hard, Tony Picard | |
| 13:25 | Arkansas State | Weston Morris is open and buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Glen Reaves | 53-61 |
| 13:06 | South Alabama | Gary Troxler misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Glen Reaves - foul #4 on Glen Reaves, team foul #4 | 53-61 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Ronald Whitmore (SF), Raymond Quist (PF) Glen Reaves, Weston Morris | |
| Subs | South Alabama | David Brown (PF), Willie Ducan (C) Harold Reese, Marshall Harris | |
| 13:06 | South Alabama | Gary Troxler misses the 1st free throw | 53-61 |
| 13:06 | South Alabama | Gary Troxler misses the 2nd free throw | 53-61 |
| 13:06 | Arkansas State | Ronald Whitmore grabs the board | 53-61 |
| 13:01 | Arkansas State | Raymond Quist is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Raymond Quist, team foul #5 | 53-61 |
| 12:41 | South Alabama | David Brown loses the ball out of bounds | 53-61 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Charles Eckert (PG), Earl McClory (SG) Ben Burns, Theodore Levine | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Walter Westra (PG), Justin Chadwick (SF) Johnny Theiss, Gary Troxler | |
| 12:15 | Arkansas State | Raymond Quist knocks in the fadeaway from the left block | 55-61 |
| 11:53 | South Alabama | Willie Ducan can't connect on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on John Marsh - foul #4 on John Marsh, team foul #6 | 55-61 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Ben Burns (PG), Theodore Levine (SG), William Benefield (C) Charles Eckert, Earl McClory, John Marsh | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Raymond Hard (PG), Gary Troxler (SG), Tony Picard (SF), Harold Reese (C) Walter Westra, Ronald Manning, Justin Chadwick, David Brown | |
| 11:53 | South Alabama | Willie Ducan makes the 1st free throw | 55-62 |
| 11:53 | South Alabama | Willie Ducan makes the 2nd free throw | 55-63 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Ben Burns (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Theodore Levine (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SF - Ronald Whitmore (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Raymond Quist (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - William Benefield (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Raymond Hard (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gary Troxler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Tony Picard (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Willie Ducan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Harold Reese (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Arkansas State | Raymond Quist clanks a floater from the left wing | 55-63 |
| 11:27 | South Alabama | The rebound goes to Harold Reese | 55-63 |
| 11:20 | South Alabama | Raymond Hard clanks a jumper from the right wing | 55-63 |
| 11:19 | Arkansas State | Ben Burns gets the rebound | 55-63 |
| 11:15 | Arkansas State | Ben Burns comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Harold Reese - foul #2 on Harold Reese, team foul #5 | 55-63 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Milton Farr (SF) Ronald Whitmore | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Marshall Harris (C) Willie Ducan | |
| 11:15 | Arkansas State | Ben Burns makes the 1st free throw | 56-63 |
| 11:15 | Arkansas State | Ben Burns makes the 2nd free throw | 57-63 |
| 10:53 | South Alabama | Harold Reese knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Gary Troxler | 57-66 |
| 10:51 | Arkansas State | William Benefield's pass is intercepted by Marshall Harris in the backcourt | 57-66 |
| 10:35 | South Alabama | Gary Troxler misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Theodore Levine - foul #4 on Theodore Levine, team foul #7 | 57-66 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Charles Eckert (PG), Earl McClory (SG), Weston Morris (PF), Ronald Whitmore (C) Ben Burns, Theodore Levine, Raymond Quist, William Benefield | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Johnny Theiss (PG), David Brown (PF) Raymond Hard, Harold Reese | |
| 10:35 | South Alabama | Gary Troxler makes the 1st free throw | 57-67 |
| 10:35 | South Alabama | Gary Troxler makes the 2nd free throw | 57-68 |
| 10:25 | Arkansas State | Milton Farr knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Eckert | 60-68 |
| 10:20 | South Alabama | Johnny Theiss knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Gary Troxler | 60-70 |
| 10:01 | Arkansas State | Ronald Whitmore hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Charles Eckert and the foul's on Johnny Theiss - foul #3 on Johnny Theiss, team foul #6 | 62-70 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Ronald Manning (SG), Justin Chadwick (SF) Gary Troxler, Tony Picard | |
| 10:01 | Arkansas State | Ronald Whitmore makes the free throw | 63-70 |
| 09:46 | South Alabama | Johnny Theiss clanks a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Earl McClory - foul #1 on Earl McClory, team foul #8 | 63-70 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Raymond Quist (PF), William Benefield (C) Earl McClory, Ronald Whitmore | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Harold Reese (C) Marshall Harris | |
| 09:46 | South Alabama | Johnny Theiss makes the 1st free throw | 63-71 |
| 09:46 | South Alabama | Johnny Theiss makes the 2nd free throw | 63-72 |
| 09:43 | Arkansas State | Justin Chadwick steals the ball from William Benefield in the backcourt | 63-72 |
| 09:42 | South Alabama | Ronald Manning hits the finger roll set up by Justin Chadwick | 63-74 |
| 09:13 | Arkansas State | Charles Eckert misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 63-74 |
| 09:11 | South Alabama | David Brown gets the rebound | 63-74 |
| 09:06 | South Alabama | Johnny Theiss is hacked by Milton Farr - foul #1 on Milton Farr, team foul #9 | 63-74 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Ben Burns (PG), Ronald Whitmore (SF) Charles Eckert, Weston Morris | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Raymond Hard (PG), Tony Picard (SF), Willie Ducan (C) Justin Chadwick, David Brown, Harold Reese | |
| 09:06 | South Alabama | Johnny Theiss misses the 1st free throw | 63-74 |
| 09:06 | Arkansas State | William Benefield gets the rebound | 63-74 |
| 08:45 | Arkansas State | Ben Burns scores on a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from William Benefield and he's fouled by Ronald Manning - foul #3 on Ronald Manning, team foul #7 | 65-74 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Earl McClory (SG) Milton Farr | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Marshall Harris (C) Johnny Theiss | |
| 08:45 | Arkansas State | Ben Burns makes the free throw | 66-74 |
| 08:27 | South Alabama | Tony Picard blows the layup | 66-74 |
| 08:25 | South Alabama | Marshall Harris tips it but misses | 66-74 |
| 08:24 | Arkansas State | Raymond Quist pulls down the rebound | 66-74 |
| 08:04 | Arkansas State | Ben Burns misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the free throw line | 66-74 |
| 08:02 | Arkansas State | Ronald Whitmore grabs the offensive rebound | 66-74 |
| 07:47 | Arkansas State | Ronald Whitmore misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Marshall Harris - foul #2 on Marshall Harris, team foul #8 | 66-74 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Theodore Levine (SG), Glen Reaves (SF), John Marsh (C) Earl McClory, Raymond Quist, William Benefield | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Walter Westra (PG), Paul Townsend (SG), Gary Troxler (SF), David Brown (PF), Harold Reese (C) Raymond Hard, Ronald Manning, Tony Picard, Willie Ducan, Marshall Harris | |
| 07:47 | Arkansas State | Ronald Whitmore makes the 1st free throw | 67-74 |
| 07:47 | Arkansas State | Ronald Whitmore misses the 2nd free throw | 67-74 |
| 07:47 | South Alabama | Gary Troxler grabs the defensive rebound | 67-74 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Ben Burns (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - Theodore Levine (fresh) 10 pts. 4 pf. SF - Glen Reaves (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. PF - Ronald Whitmore (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - John Marsh (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Walter Westra (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Paul Townsend (fresh) 4 pf. SF - Gary Troxler (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Brown (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Harold Reese (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:37 | South Alabama | Gary Troxler makes the jumper from close range | 67-76 |
| 07:30 | Arkansas State | Ben Burns is fouled in the backcourt by Walter Westra - foul #2 on Walter Westra, team foul #9 | 67-76 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Weston Morris (PF) Ronald Whitmore | |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| 07:30 | Arkansas State | Ben Burns makes the 1st free throw | 68-76 |
| 07:30 | Arkansas State | Ben Burns makes the 2nd free throw | 69-76 |
| 07:15 | South Alabama | Gary Troxler misses the easy layup | 69-76 |
| 07:13 | Arkansas State | Glen Reaves pulls down the rebound | 69-76 |
| 07:07 | Arkansas State | Weston Morris clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 69-76 |
| 07:06 | South Alabama | Harold Reese snags the defensive board | 69-76 |
| 06:41 | South Alabama | Harold Reese comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 69-76 |
| 06:39 | South Alabama | Harold Reese tips it home | 69-78 |
| 06:34 | Arkansas State | Theodore Levine loses the dribble to Harold Reese | 69-78 |
| 06:08 | South Alabama | Harold Reese can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Glen Reaves - foul #5 on Glen Reaves, team foul #10 | 69-78 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Earl McClory (PG), Milton Farr (SF), Raymond Quist (PF) Ben Burns, Glen Reaves, Weston Morris | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Raymond Hard (PG), Justin Chadwick (SF), Marshall Harris (C) Walter Westra, Gary Troxler, David Brown | |
| 06:08 | South Alabama | Harold Reese makes the 1st free throw | 69-79 |
| 06:08 | South Alabama | Harold Reese makes the 2nd free throw | 69-80 |
| 05:55 | Arkansas State | John Marsh is hacked by Paul Townsend - foul #5 on Paul Townsend, team foul #10 | 69-80 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Charles Eckert (PG) Theodore Levine | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Tony Picard (SF), Willie Ducan (PF) Paul Townsend, Harold Reese | |
| 05:55 | Arkansas State | John Marsh makes the 1st free throw | 70-80 |
| 05:55 | Arkansas State | John Marsh makes the 2nd free throw | 71-80 |
| 05:41 | South Alabama | Tony Picard hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 71-80 |
| 05:39 | South Alabama | Raymond Hard misses the tip | 71-80 |
| 05:38 | South Alabama | Tony Picard tips it back up and in | 71-82 |
| 05:20 | Arkansas State | Earl McClory can't connect on an uncontested runner from the baseline | 71-82 |
| 05:19 | Arkansas State | John Marsh pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-82 |
| 04:56 | Arkansas State | Earl McClory misses the wide open fadeaway from the right wing | 71-82 |
| 04:54 | South Alabama | Tony Picard grabs the board | 71-82 |
| 04:50 | South Alabama | Justin Chadwick buries a floater from the right block on a great pass from Raymond Hard | 71-84 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 04:35 | Arkansas State | Milton Farr hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Eckert | 74-84 |
| 04:19 | South Alabama | Justin Chadwick misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 74-84 |
| 04:18 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Charles Eckert | 74-84 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 04:13 | Arkansas State | Earl McClory misses the wide open jumpshot from the right wing | 74-84 |
| 04:12 | South Alabama | Willie Ducan grabs the defensive rebound | 74-84 |
| 04:06 | South Alabama | Tony Picard slams it home on a nice dish by Raymond Hard and he's fouled by Milton Farr - foul #2 on Milton Farr, team foul #11 | 74-86 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Ben Burns (PG), Theodore Levine (SG), Ronald Whitmore (SF), William Benefield (PF) Charles Eckert, Earl McClory, Milton Farr, Raymond Quist | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Johnny Theiss (PG), Ronald Manning (SG), David Brown (PF), Harold Reese (C) Raymond Hard, Justin Chadwick, Willie Ducan, Marshall Harris | |
| 04:06 | South Alabama | Tony Picard makes the free throw | 74-87 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 04:02 | Arkansas State | Theodore Levine is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Manning - foul #4 on Ronald Manning, team foul #11 | 74-87 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Gary Troxler (SF) Tony Picard | |
| 04:02 | Arkansas State | Theodore Levine makes the 1st free throw | 75-87 |
| 04:02 | Arkansas State | Theodore Levine misses the 2nd free throw | 75-87 |
| 04:02 | South Alabama | Harold Reese grabs the defensive rebound | 75-87 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:55 | South Alabama | Gary Troxler can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 75-87 |
| 03:54 | South Alabama | Johnny Theiss grabs the offensive board | 75-87 |
| 03:47 | South Alabama | Johnny Theiss is fouled on the floor by Theodore Levine - foul #5 on Theodore Levine, team foul #12 | 75-87 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Milton Farr (SG), Weston Morris (SF) Theodore Levine, John Marsh | |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| 03:47 | South Alabama | Johnny Theiss makes the 1st free throw | 75-88 |
| 03:47 | South Alabama | Johnny Theiss makes the 2nd free throw | 75-89 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Ben Burns (fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. SG - Milton Farr (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Weston Morris (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Whitmore (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - William Benefield (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Johnny Theiss (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. SG - Ronald Manning (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - Gary Troxler (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Brown (tired) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Harold Reese (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:45 | Arkansas State | Ben Burns is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 75-89 |
| 03:27 | South Alabama | Harold Reese clanks a 3 from the left wing | 75-89 |
| 03:26 | Arkansas State | Ronald Whitmore grabs the defensive rebound | 75-89 |
| 03:21 | Arkansas State | Ronald Whitmore is open and lays it up and in set up by Ben Burns | 77-89 |
| 03:12 | South Alabama | Ronald Manning misses the driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Ronald Whitmore - foul #3 on Ronald Whitmore, team foul #13 | 77-89 |
| 03:12 | South Alabama | Ronald Manning makes the 1st free throw | 77-90 |
| 03:12 | South Alabama | Ronald Manning makes the 2nd free throw | 77-91 |
| 02:52 | Arkansas State | Weston Morris misses long on a shot from the left side | 77-91 |
| 02:51 | Arkansas State | Ronald Whitmore pulls down the offensive rebound | 77-91 |
| 02:51 | Arkansas State | Arkansas State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-91 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Earl McClory (SG), John Marsh (C) Milton Farr, William Benefield | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Willie Ducan (C) Harold Reese | |
| 02:29 | Arkansas State | Weston Morris connects on the open 3 from the left corner on a great pass from John Marsh | 80-91 |
| 02:29 | South Alabama | South Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 80-91 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Raymond Hard (PG), Justin Chadwick (SF), Marshall Harris (C) Johnny Theiss, Gary Troxler, Willie Ducan | |
| 02:05 | South Alabama | Justin Chadwick is hacked by Weston Morris - foul #1 on Weston Morris, team foul #14 | 80-91 |
| 02:05 | South Alabama | Justin Chadwick makes the 1st free throw | 80-92 |
| 02:05 | South Alabama | Justin Chadwick makes the 2nd free throw | 80-93 |
| 01:50 | Arkansas State | John Marsh misses badly on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Marshall Harris - foul #3 on Marshall Harris, team foul #12 | 80-93 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Milton Farr (PG), William Benefield (PF) Ben Burns, Weston Morris | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Gary Troxler (SG), Harold Reese (PF), Willie Ducan (C) Raymond Hard, David Brown, Marshall Harris | |
| 01:50 | Arkansas State | John Marsh misses the 1st free throw | 80-93 |
| 01:50 | Arkansas State | John Marsh makes the 2nd free throw | 81-93 |
| 01:30 | South Alabama | Harold Reese can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 81-93 |
| 01:29 | Arkansas State | John Marsh grabs the board | 81-93 |
| 01:25 | Arkansas State | Earl McClory double dribbles in the backcourt | 81-93 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Weston Morris (C) John Marsh | |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| 01:11 | South Alabama | Ronald Manning misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 81-93 |
| 01:10 | Arkansas State | Ronald Whitmore grabs the defensive rebound | 81-93 |
| 01:04 | Arkansas State | Weston Morris misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 81-93 |
| 01:02 | South Alabama | The rebound goes to Gary Troxler | 81-93 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:58 | South Alabama | Justin Chadwick scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Gary Troxler | 81-95 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:52 | Arkansas State | Ronald Whitmore is fouled on the floor by Harold Reese - foul #3 on Harold Reese, team foul #13 | 81-95 |
| 00:52 | Arkansas State | Ronald Whitmore misses the 1st free throw | 81-95 |
| 00:52 | Arkansas State | Ronald Whitmore makes the 2nd free throw | 82-95 |
| 00:27 | South Alabama | Harold Reese slams it home set up by Ronald Manning | 82-97 |
| 00:22 | Arkansas State | William Benefield scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Ronald Whitmore | 84-97 |
| 00:00 | South Alabama | Ronald Manning runs out the clock | 84-97 |