| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Ricky Goza (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Osterhout (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Rudolph Josephs (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arthur Barker (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Elton Sobanski (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana | PG - Barry Hanson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gerald Jastremski (fresh) SF - Willard McNabb (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John King (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Albert (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana | Willard McNabb inbounds the ball | 36-27 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana | Louisiana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Louisiana | John King slams it home | 36-29 |
| 19:28 | Arkansas State | Rudolph Josephs can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-29 |
| 19:26 | Louisiana | Barry Hanson gets the rebound | 36-29 |
| 19:20 | Louisiana | Joseph Albert travels with the ball | 36-29 |
| 18:57 | Arkansas State | David Osterhout makes the jumpshot from the left side | 38-29 |
| 18:49 | Louisiana | John King misses long on a shot from the right side | 38-29 |
| 18:48 | Arkansas State | Rudolph Josephs grabs the defensive rebound | 38-29 |
| 18:43 | Arkansas State | David Osterhout hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-29 |
| 18:41 | Louisiana | Joseph Albert grabs the board | 38-29 |
| 18:26 | Louisiana | John King misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 38-29 |
| 18:24 | Louisiana | Joseph Albert pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-29 |
| 18:15 | Louisiana | John King can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Arthur Barker - foul #1 on Arthur Barker, team foul #1 | 38-29 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Dale Issel (C) Elton Sobanski | |
| Subs | Louisiana | | |
| 18:15 | Louisiana | John King misses the 1st free throw | 38-29 |
| 18:15 | Louisiana | John King makes the 2nd free throw | 38-30 |
| 17:54 | Arkansas State | Ricky Goza is hacked by Joseph Albert - foul #1 on Joseph Albert, team foul #1 | 38-30 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Sean Hoffman (SF) Rudolph Josephs | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Donnie Slater (SF) Willard McNabb | |
| 17:44 | Arkansas State | David Osterhout hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-30 |
| 17:42 | Louisiana | Donnie Slater grabs the board | 38-30 |
| 17:22 | Louisiana | John King is whistled for a carry | 38-30 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Micheal Twitty (SG), Robert Boyd (C) David Osterhout, Arthur Barker | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Robert Burgos (PG), William Richard (SG), David Knight (PF), Terry Cooper (C) Barry Hanson, Gerald Jastremski, John King, Joseph Albert | |
| 16:53 | Arkansas State | Micheal Twitty scores on a floater in the lane set up by Ricky Goza | 40-30 |
| 16:34 | Louisiana | Dale Issel steps in front of the Terry Cooper pass | 40-30 |
| 16:24 | Arkansas State | Dale Issel hits a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Ricky Goza | 42-30 |
| 16:07 | Louisiana | William Richard is hacked by Sean Hoffman - foul #2 on Sean Hoffman, team foul #2 | 42-30 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Todd Coe (SG), Rudolph Josephs (SF), Elton Sobanski (C) Ricky Goza, Sean Hoffman, Robert Boyd | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Gerald Jastremski (SG), Willard McNabb (SF), John King (PF), Joseph Albert (C) William Richard, Donnie Slater, David Knight, Terry Cooper | |
| 15:55 | Louisiana | Joseph Albert misses short on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Elton Sobanski - foul #2 on Elton Sobanski, team foul #3 | 42-30 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | David Osterhout (SG), Arthur Barker (PF) Todd Coe, Dale Issel | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Barry Hanson (PG) Robert Burgos | |
| 15:55 | Louisiana | Joseph Albert makes the 1st free throw | 42-31 |
| 15:55 | Louisiana | Joseph Albert misses the 2nd free throw | 42-31 |
| 15:55 | Arkansas State | Arthur Barker gets the rebound | 42-31 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Micheal Twitty (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Osterhout (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Rudolph Josephs (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Arthur Barker (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Elton Sobanski (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana | PG - Barry Hanson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gerald Jastremski (fresh) SF - Willard McNabb (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John King (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Albert (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Arkansas State | Arthur Barker makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 44-31 |
| 15:27 | Louisiana | Joseph Albert makes the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Barry Hanson | 44-33 |
| 15:20 | Arkansas State | David Osterhout buries a shot from the right side set up by Micheal Twitty | 46-33 |
| 15:00 | Louisiana | John King makes the jumper in the lane set up by Barry Hanson and he's hacked by Micheal Twitty - foul #2 on Micheal Twitty, team foul #4 | 46-35 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Lawrence Toles (PG) Micheal Twitty | |
| Subs | Louisiana | | |
| 15:00 | Louisiana | John King misses the free throw | 46-35 |
| 15:00 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Elton Sobanski | 46-35 |
| 14:45 | Arkansas State | Rudolph Josephs hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 46-35 |
| 14:43 | Louisiana | Joseph Albert grabs the defensive rebound | 46-35 |
| 14:36 | Louisiana | Barry Hanson connects on the floater from just outside the lane set up by Joseph Albert | 46-37 |
| 14:19 | Arkansas State | David Osterhout comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 46-37 |
| 14:18 | Arkansas State | Arthur Barker snags the offensive board | 46-37 |
| 14:04 | Arkansas State | Arthur Barker scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-37 |
| 13:52 | Louisiana | Gerald Jastremski hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 49-39 |
| 13:47 | Arkansas State | David Osterhout hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 49-39 |
| 13:46 | Louisiana | The rebound goes to Willard McNabb | 49-39 |
| 13:32 | Louisiana | John King clanks a jumper from the baseline | 49-39 |
| 13:30 | Louisiana | Joseph Albert tips it home | 49-41 |
| 13:14 | Arkansas State | Rudolph Josephs is hacked by John King - foul #2 on John King, team foul #2 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Ricky Goza (PG), Micheal Twitty (SG), Sean Hoffman (SF), Dale Issel (PF), Robert Boyd (C) Lawrence Toles, David Osterhout, Rudolph Josephs, Arthur Barker, Elton Sobanski | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Robert Burgos (PG), William Richard (SG), Donnie Slater (SF), David Knight (PF), Terry Cooper (C) Barry Hanson, Gerald Jastremski, Willard McNabb, John King, Joseph Albert | |
| 13:07 | Arkansas State | Sean Hoffman clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-41 |
| 13:05 | Arkansas State | Dale Issel hits the follow up shot | 51-41 |
| 12:45 | Louisiana | Donnie Slater makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Burgos | 51-44 |
| 12:35 | Arkansas State | Micheal Twitty misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-44 |
| 12:34 | Arkansas State | Dale Issel pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-44 |
| 12:22 | Arkansas State | Dale Issel can't connect on a floater from close range | 51-44 |
| 12:21 | Louisiana | The rebound goes to Robert Burgos | 51-44 |
| 12:17 | Louisiana | Robert Burgos blows the dunk | 51-44 |
| 12:16 | Arkansas State | Ricky Goza grabs the defensive rebound | 51-44 |
| 12:09 | Arkansas State | Terry Cooper swats the layup by Ricky Goza | 51-44 |
| 12:08 | Arkansas State | Robert Boyd grabs the offensive board | 51-44 |
| 11:55 | Arkansas State | Robert Boyd's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-44 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Ricky Goza (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - Micheal Twitty (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sean Hoffman (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dale Issel (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Boyd (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana | PG - Robert Burgos (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Richard (fresh) SF - Donnie Slater (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Knight (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Terry Cooper (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Louisiana | Donnie Slater misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-44 |
| 11:44 | Arkansas State | Dale Issel pulls down the rebound | 51-44 |
| 11:40 | Arkansas State | Sean Hoffman loses the ball out of bounds | 51-44 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana | John King (PF) David Knight | |
| 11:27 | Louisiana | Robert Burgos clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 51-44 |
| 11:26 | Louisiana | Terry Cooper pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-44 |
| 11:12 | Louisiana | John King's fadeaway is rejected by Dale Issel | 51-44 |
| 11:10 | Arkansas State | Dale Issel pulls down the rebound | 51-44 |
| 11:06 | Arkansas State | Ricky Goza is called for traveling | 51-44 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | David Osterhout (SG), Rudolph Josephs (SF), Arthur Barker (PF) Micheal Twitty, Sean Hoffman, Robert Boyd | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Barry Hanson (PG), Gerald Jastremski (SG), Willard McNabb (SF), Joseph Albert (C) Robert Burgos, William Richard, Donnie Slater, Terry Cooper | |
| 10:56 | Louisiana | Dale Issel denies the turnaround by John King | 51-44 |
| 10:54 | Louisiana | Barry Hanson tips it in | 51-46 |
| 10:45 | Arkansas State | David Osterhout loses the dribble to Willard McNabb | 51-46 |
| 10:37 | Louisiana | Barry Hanson misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-46 |
| 10:36 | Arkansas State | Rudolph Josephs snags the defensive board | 51-46 |
| 10:31 | Arkansas State | Ricky Goza is whistled for a carry | 51-46 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Elton Sobanski (C) Dale Issel | |
| Subs | Louisiana | | |
| 10:06 | Louisiana | Joseph Albert hits a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Barry Hanson | 51-48 |
| 09:55 | Arkansas State | Ricky Goza double dribbles | 51-48 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Micheal Twitty (PG), Todd Coe (SG) Ricky Goza, David Osterhout | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Robert Burgos (PG), Joseph Casey (SF), David Knight (PF) Barry Hanson, Willard McNabb, John King | |
| 09:42 | Louisiana | Gerald Jastremski is hacked by Micheal Twitty - foul #3 on Micheal Twitty, team foul #5 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Robert Boyd (PF) Arthur Barker | |
| Subs | Louisiana | William Richard (SG), Donnie Slater (SF) Gerald Jastremski, Joseph Casey | |
| 09:35 | Louisiana | Joseph Albert hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Elton Sobanski - foul #3 on Elton Sobanski, team foul #6 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Dwayne McElfresh (C) Elton Sobanski | |
| Subs | Louisiana | | |
| 09:35 | Louisiana | Joseph Albert makes the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 09:35 | Louisiana | Joseph Albert misses the 2nd free throw | 51-49 |
| 09:35 | Arkansas State | Todd Coe pulls down the rebound | 51-49 |
| 09:29 | Arkansas State | Rudolph Josephs hits a pull-up jumper from the right side | 53-49 |
| 09:23 | Louisiana | Donnie Slater clanks a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Todd Coe - foul #1 on Todd Coe, team foul #7 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Sean Hoffman (SG), Dale Issel (PF) Todd Coe, Rudolph Josephs | |
| Subs | Louisiana | | |
| 09:23 | Louisiana | Donnie Slater makes the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 09:23 | Louisiana | Donnie Slater makes the 2nd free throw | 53-51 |
| 08:59 | Arkansas State | Robert Boyd lays it in on a great pass from Micheal Twitty | 55-51 |
| 08:48 | Louisiana | David Knight jams it set up by Robert Burgos | 55-53 |
| 08:26 | Arkansas State | Sean Hoffman misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 55-53 |
| 08:25 | Louisiana | William Richard gets the rebound | 55-53 |
| 08:09 | Louisiana | Joseph Albert buries a floater from close range | 55-55 |
| 07:53 | Arkansas State | Micheal Twitty can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 55-55 |
| 07:51 | Louisiana | The rebound goes to Joseph Albert | 55-55 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Micheal Twitty (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Sean Hoffman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Boyd (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dale Issel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Dwayne McElfresh (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana | PG - Robert Burgos (fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Richard (fairly fresh) SF - Donnie Slater (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Knight (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Albert (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Louisiana | Joseph Albert's fadeaway is rejected by Dwayne McElfresh | 55-55 |
| 07:27 | Arkansas State | Dwayne McElfresh gets the rebound | 55-55 |
| 07:22 | Arkansas State | Sean Hoffman hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Micheal Twitty | 58-55 |
| 07:00 | Louisiana | David Knight hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 58-55 |
| 06:59 | Arkansas State | Dwayne McElfresh grabs the defensive rebound | 58-55 |
| 06:55 | Arkansas State | Sean Hoffman misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 58-55 |
| 06:53 | Arkansas State | The offensive rebound goes to Dale Issel | 58-55 |
| 06:35 | Arkansas State | Dwayne McElfresh misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 58-55 |
| 06:34 | Louisiana | Donnie Slater grabs the board | 58-55 |
| 06:22 | Louisiana | William Richard is fouled on the floor by Dwayne McElfresh - foul #2 on Dwayne McElfresh, team foul #8 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Ricky Goza (PG), David Osterhout (SG), Rudolph Josephs (SF), Arthur Barker (PF), Elton Sobanski (C) Micheal Twitty, Sean Hoffman, Robert Boyd, Dale Issel, Dwayne McElfresh | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Barry Hanson (PG), Willard McNabb (SF), John King (PF), Terry Cooper (C) Robert Burgos, Donnie Slater, David Knight, Joseph Albert | |
| 06:22 | Louisiana | William Richard misses the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 06:22 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Elton Sobanski | 58-55 |
| 06:18 | Arkansas State | David Osterhout buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-55 |
| 06:10 | Louisiana | John King misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 61-55 |
| 06:09 | Arkansas State | Rudolph Josephs snags the defensive board | 61-55 |
| 06:05 | Arkansas State | Rudolph Josephs clanks a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Willard McNabb - foul #2 on Willard McNabb, team foul #3 | 61-55 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Gerald Jastremski (SG) William Richard | |
| 06:05 | Arkansas State | Rudolph Josephs misses the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 06:05 | Arkansas State | Rudolph Josephs makes the 2nd free throw | 62-55 |
| 05:51 | Louisiana | Barry Hanson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-55 |
| 05:49 | Arkansas State | Elton Sobanski gets the rebound | 62-55 |
| 05:37 | Arkansas State | Rudolph Josephs misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 62-55 |
| 05:35 | Louisiana | Gerald Jastremski snags the defensive board | 62-55 |
| 05:19 | Louisiana | Gerald Jastremski's pass is intercepted by Ricky Goza | 62-55 |
| 05:15 | Arkansas State | Rudolph Josephs lays it up and in on a great pass from Ricky Goza | 64-55 |
| 05:02 | Louisiana | Willard McNabb scores on a runner from the left block on a great pass from John King | 64-57 |
| 04:56 | Arkansas State | Ricky Goza connects on the fadeaway from the left wing | 66-57 |
| 04:39 | Louisiana | Terry Cooper can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Elton Sobanski - foul #4 on Elton Sobanski, team foul #9 | 66-57 |
| 04:39 | Louisiana | Terry Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 66-58 |
| 04:39 | Louisiana | Terry Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 66-59 |
| 04:10 | Arkansas State | Barry Hanson steals the ball from David Osterhout | 66-59 |
| 03:45 | Louisiana | John King steps out of bounds on the sideline | 66-59 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Micheal Twitty (SG), Robert Boyd (SF), Dale Issel (PF), Dwayne McElfresh (C) David Osterhout, Rudolph Josephs, Arthur Barker, Elton Sobanski | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Robert Burgos (PG), Martin Conley (SG), Joseph Casey (SF), Joseph Albert (C) Barry Hanson, Gerald Jastremski, Willard McNabb, Terry Cooper | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Ricky Goza (fresh) 9 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Micheal Twitty (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Boyd (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dale Issel (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Dwayne McElfresh (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana | PG - Robert Burgos (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Martin Conley (fresh) SF - Joseph Casey (fresh) PF - John King (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Albert (fresh) 16 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Arkansas State | Micheal Twitty misses the jumper from the right wing | 66-59 |
| 03:30 | Louisiana | The rebound goes to Joseph Casey | 66-59 |
| 03:17 | Louisiana | Joseph Albert comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Ricky Goza - foul #2 on Ricky Goza, team foul #10 | 66-59 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Todd Coe (SG) Ricky Goza | |
| Subs | Louisiana | | |
| 03:17 | Louisiana | Joseph Albert makes the 1st free throw | 66-60 |
| 03:17 | Louisiana | Joseph Albert makes the 2nd free throw | 66-61 |
| 02:58 | Arkansas State | Robert Boyd misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Joseph Casey - foul #1 on Joseph Casey, team foul #4 | 66-61 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Donnie Slater (SF) John King | |
| 02:58 | Arkansas State | Robert Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 67-61 |
| 02:58 | Arkansas State | Robert Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 68-61 |
| 02:56 | Louisiana | Louisiana calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-61 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Ricky Goza (PG), David Osterhout (SG), Rudolph Josephs (SF), Arthur Barker (PF) Micheal Twitty, Todd Coe, Robert Boyd, Dwayne McElfresh | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Barry Hanson (PG), Gerald Jastremski (SG), Willard McNabb (SF), David Knight (PF) Robert Burgos, Martin Conley, Donnie Slater, Joseph Casey | |
| 02:39 | Louisiana | Barry Hanson is hacked by Ricky Goza - foul #3 on Ricky Goza, team foul #11 | 68-61 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana | John King (PF) David Knight | |
| 02:39 | Louisiana | Barry Hanson makes the 1st free throw | 68-62 |
| 02:39 | Louisiana | Barry Hanson makes the 2nd free throw | 68-63 |
| 02:20 | Arkansas State | Arthur Barker drills a fadeaway near the basket | 70-63 |
| 02:05 | Louisiana | Barry Hanson's layup is rejected by Arthur Barker | 70-63 |
| 02:04 | Arkansas State | Arthur Barker pulls down the rebound | 70-63 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana | Louisiana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 02:03 | Arkansas State | Gerald Jastremski is called for the reach on Arthur Barker in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gerald Jastremski, team foul #5 | 70-63 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Sean Hoffman (SF) Rudolph Josephs | |
| Subs | Louisiana | | |
| 02:02 | Arkansas State | John King is called for the reach on Arthur Barker - foul #3 on John King, team foul #6 | 70-63 |
| 02:00 | Arkansas State | Ricky Goza is hacked by Barry Hanson - foul #1 on Barry Hanson, team foul #7 | 70-63 |
| 02:00 | Arkansas State | Ricky Goza makes the 1st free throw | 71-63 |
| 02:00 | Arkansas State | Ricky Goza makes the 2nd free throw | 72-63 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana | Louisiana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 01:48 | Louisiana | John King is hacked by Ricky Goza - foul #4 on Ricky Goza, team foul #12 | 72-63 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Rudolph Josephs (SF), Elton Sobanski (C) Sean Hoffman, Dale Issel | |
| Subs | Louisiana | | |
| 01:48 | Louisiana | John King makes the 1st free throw | 72-64 |
| 01:48 | Louisiana | John King makes the 2nd free throw | 72-65 |
| 01:47 | Arkansas State | Gerald Jastremski is called for the reach on David Osterhout in the backcourt - foul #4 on Gerald Jastremski, team foul #8 | 72-65 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Sean Hoffman (SF), Dale Issel (C) Rudolph Josephs, Elton Sobanski | |
| Subs | Louisiana | | |
| 01:47 | Arkansas State | David Osterhout misses the 1st free throw | 72-65 |
| 01:47 | Louisiana | Joseph Albert grabs the defensive rebound | 72-65 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana | Louisiana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 01:29 | Louisiana | Barry Hanson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 72-65 |
| 01:27 | Arkansas State | Sean Hoffman grabs the defensive rebound | 72-65 |
| 01:27 | Arkansas State | Arkansas State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-65 |
| 01:25 | Arkansas State | Gerald Jastremski is called for the reach on Sean Hoffman in the backcourt - foul #5 on Gerald Jastremski, team foul #9 | 72-65 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana | William Richard (SG) Gerald Jastremski | |
| 01:25 | Arkansas State | Sean Hoffman makes the 1st free throw | 73-65 |
| 01:25 | Arkansas State | Sean Hoffman makes the 2nd free throw | 74-65 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana | Louisiana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 01:07 | Louisiana | Dale Issel swats the layup by Barry Hanson | 74-65 |
| 01:05 | Louisiana | William Richard tips it but misses | 74-65 |
| 01:03 | Arkansas State | David Osterhout pulls down the rebound | 74-65 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana | Louisiana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 01:02 | Arkansas State | David Osterhout is fouled in the backcourt by William Richard - foul #3 on William Richard, team foul #10 | 74-65 |
| 01:02 | Arkansas State | David Osterhout makes the 1st free throw | 75-65 |
| 01:02 | Arkansas State | David Osterhout makes the 2nd free throw | 76-65 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana | Louisiana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Louisiana | Joseph Albert can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 76-65 |
| 00:52 | Arkansas State | Arthur Barker grabs the defensive rebound | 76-65 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana | Louisiana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Arkansas State | David Osterhout makes the runner from close range and he's hacked by William Richard - foul #4 on William Richard, team foul #11 | 78-65 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Micheal Twitty (PG), Robert Boyd (C) Ricky Goza, Arthur Barker | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Robert Burgos (PG), Donnie Slater (SF), David Knight (PF), Terry Cooper (C) Barry Hanson, Willard McNabb, John King, Joseph Albert | |
| 00:47 | Arkansas State | David Osterhout misses the free throw | 78-65 |
| 00:47 | Louisiana | The rebound goes to Terry Cooper | 78-65 |
| 00:43 | Louisiana | David Knight can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 78-65 |
| 00:42 | Louisiana | Robert Burgos misses the tip | 78-65 |
| 00:40 | Arkansas State | David Osterhout grabs the board | 78-65 |
| 00:32 | Arkansas State | Sean Hoffman is denied on a layup by David Knight | 78-65 |
| 00:31 | Arkansas State | Dale Issel grabs the offensive board | 78-65 |
| 00:02 | Arkansas State | Dale Issel misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 78-65 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana | Donnie Slater snags the defensive board | 78-65 |