| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Christopher Hardin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Ladner (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Paul Castle (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Neal Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Reggie Fuller (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Edwin Reed (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ricky Cole (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Chambless (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stephen Goebel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Max Noble (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas State | Paul Castle inbounds the ball | 33-40 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Arkansas State | Neal Jones connects on the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Christopher Hardin | 35-40 |
| 19:33 | Louisiana Tech | Ricky Cole misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 35-40 |
| 19:31 | Arkansas State | Paul Castle gets the rebound | 35-40 |
| 19:25 | Arkansas State | Christopher Hardin drills a 3 from straight away | 38-40 |
| 19:06 | Louisiana Tech | Max Noble hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range but the foul's on Christopher Hardin - foul #1 on Christopher Hardin, team foul #1 | 38-40 |
| 19:06 | Louisiana Tech | Max Noble misses the 1st free throw | 38-40 |
| 19:06 | Louisiana Tech | Max Noble makes the 2nd free throw | 38-41 |
| 18:54 | Arkansas State | Christopher Hardin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-41 |
| 18:53 | Arkansas State | Paul Castle grabs the offensive rebound | 38-41 |
| 18:31 | Arkansas State | Reggie Fuller knocks in the jumper from the left block | 40-41 |
| 18:17 | Louisiana Tech | Max Noble comes up short on the runner in the lane | 40-41 |
| 18:16 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Goebel tips it in | 40-43 |
| 18:00 | Arkansas State | Paul Ladner drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 42-43 |
| 17:52 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Goebel makes the runner in the paint | 42-45 |
| 17:33 | Arkansas State | Paul Ladner misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 42-45 |
| 17:32 | Louisiana Tech | John Chambless pulls down the rebound | 42-45 |
| 17:16 | Louisiana Tech | Edwin Reed misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner but he's hacked by Christopher Hardin - foul #2 on Christopher Hardin, team foul #2 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Roy Dittmer (PG), John Rinehart (SG), Larry Williams (SF), Matthew Thom (PF), John Morgan (C) Christopher Hardin, Paul Ladner, Paul Castle, Neal Jones, Reggie Fuller | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Herbert Cornell (SG), Ming-Hoa Xiong (SF), Edward Griffin (PF), William Williams (C) Ricky Cole, John Chambless, Stephen Goebel, Max Noble | |
| 17:16 | Louisiana Tech | Edwin Reed misses the 1st free throw | 42-45 |
| 17:16 | Louisiana Tech | Edwin Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 42-46 |
| 17:16 | Louisiana Tech | Edwin Reed makes the 3rd free throw | 42-47 |
| 16:56 | Arkansas State | Roy Dittmer clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-47 |
| 16:54 | Louisiana Tech | William Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 42-47 |
| 16:36 | Louisiana Tech | Ming-Hoa Xiong hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-47 |
| 16:34 | Arkansas State | John Morgan gets the rebound | 42-47 |
| 16:28 | Arkansas State | Roy Dittmer misses the floater from the right wing | 42-47 |
| 16:26 | Louisiana Tech | Edwin Reed grabs the defensive rebound | 42-47 |
| 16:07 | Louisiana Tech | Edwin Reed misses badly on a floater from the right side | 42-47 |
| 16:05 | Louisiana Tech | Ming-Hoa Xiong grabs the offensive board | 42-47 |
| 15:46 | Louisiana Tech | Ming-Hoa Xiong is whistled for traveling | 42-47 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Christopher Hardin (PG), Paul Ladner (SG), Paul Castle (SF) Roy Dittmer, John Rinehart, Larry Williams | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ricky Cole (SG), John Chambless (SF) Edwin Reed, Ming-Hoa Xiong | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Christopher Hardin (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Ladner (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Paul Castle (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Thom (fresh) C - John Morgan (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Herbert Cornell (fresh) SG - Ricky Cole (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Chambless (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Edward Griffin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - William Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Arkansas State | William Williams is called for the reach on Christopher Hardin - foul #3 on William Williams, team foul #1 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Reggie Fuller (C) John Morgan | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Goebel (PF), Max Noble (C) Edward Griffin, William Williams | |
| 15:12 | Arkansas State | Stephen Goebel swats the shot by Matthew Thom | 42-47 |
| 15:11 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Goebel pulls down the rebound | 42-47 |
| 15:06 | Louisiana Tech | Matthew Thom is called for the reach on Herbert Cornell - foul #3 on Matthew Thom, team foul #3 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Neal Jones (PF) Matthew Thom | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 14:46 | Louisiana Tech | John Chambless misses the jumper from the right side | 42-47 |
| 14:44 | Louisiana Tech | Max Noble gets the offensive rebound | 42-47 |
| 14:28 | Louisiana Tech | Herbert Cornell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 42-47 |
| 14:27 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Reggie Fuller | 42-47 |
| 14:23 | Arkansas State | Max Noble is called for the reach on Reggie Fuller - foul #2 on Max Noble, team foul #2 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | John Rinehart (PG) Christopher Hardin | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Edwin Reed (PG), Edward Griffin (C) Herbert Cornell, Max Noble | |
| 14:11 | Arkansas State | Edwin Reed is called for the reach on John Rinehart - foul #2 on Edwin Reed, team foul #3 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | John Morgan (C) Reggie Fuller | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Hooper (PF) Stephen Goebel | |
| 13:59 | Arkansas State | John Morgan's pass is intercepted by Ricky Cole | 42-47 |
| 13:42 | Louisiana Tech | The jump hook by Edwin Reed is blocked by Neal Jones | 42-47 |
| 13:40 | Arkansas State | John Rinehart grabs the board | 42-47 |
| 13:35 | Arkansas State | Edwin Reed takes the ball from John Rinehart | 42-47 |
| 13:20 | Louisiana Tech | John Chambless misses short on a shot from the left wing | 42-47 |
| 13:19 | Arkansas State | John Morgan grabs the board | 42-47 |
| 13:01 | Arkansas State | John Rinehart clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 42-47 |
| 13:00 | Louisiana Tech | Edward Griffin pulls down the rebound | 42-47 |
| 12:55 | Louisiana Tech | Ricky Cole buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Edwin Reed | 42-50 |
| 12:34 | Arkansas State | Paul Ladner is fouled on the floor by John Chambless - foul #2 on John Chambless, team foul #4 | 42-50 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Christopher Hardin (PG), Larry Williams (SF), Matthew Thom (PF), Reggie Fuller (C) Paul Ladner, Paul Castle, Neal Jones, John Morgan | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Herbert Cornell (SG), Stephen Goebel (PF), Max Noble (C) Ricky Cole, John Chambless, Ronald Hooper | |
| 12:10 | Arkansas State | John Rinehart knocks in the jumpshot from the right side and he's fouled by Stephen Goebel - foul #2 on Stephen Goebel, team foul #5 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Steve Winkel (SG), Ming-Hoa Xiong (SF) Edwin Reed, Edward Griffin | |
| 12:10 | Arkansas State | John Rinehart misses the free throw | 44-50 |
| 12:10 | Louisiana Tech | Max Noble grabs the defensive rebound | 44-50 |
| 11:51 | Louisiana Tech | Steve Winkel is hacked by Christopher Hardin - foul #3 on Christopher Hardin, team foul #4 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Kevin O'Mary (SF) John Rinehart | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 11:37 | Louisiana Tech | Max Noble is hacked by Reggie Fuller - foul #2 on Reggie Fuller, team foul #5 | 44-50 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Christopher Hardin (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Larry Williams (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kevin O'Mary (fresh) PF - Matthew Thom (fresh) 3 pf. C - Reggie Fuller (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Herbert Cornell (fresh) SG - Steve Winkel (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ming-Hoa Xiong (fresh) PF - Stephen Goebel (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Max Noble (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Louisiana Tech | Herbert Cornell is fouled on the floor by Christopher Hardin - foul #4 on Christopher Hardin, team foul #6 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Roy Dittmer (PG) Christopher Hardin | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Edwin Reed (PG) Steve Winkel | |
| 11:14 | Louisiana Tech | Edwin Reed hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Stephen Goebel | 44-53 |
| 10:55 | Arkansas State | Larry Williams misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 44-53 |
| 10:53 | Louisiana Tech | Max Noble gets the rebound | 44-53 |
| 10:34 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Goebel misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Reggie Fuller - foul #3 on Reggie Fuller, team foul #7 | 44-53 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Paul Ladner (SG), Paul Castle (SF), John Morgan (C) Larry Williams, Kevin O'Mary, Reggie Fuller | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ricky Cole (SG), John Chambless (SF), Edward Griffin (C) Herbert Cornell, Ming-Hoa Xiong, Max Noble | |
| 10:34 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Goebel makes the 1st free throw | 44-54 |
| 10:34 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Goebel makes the 2nd free throw | 44-55 |
| 10:11 | Arkansas State | Paul Ladner connects on the turnaround in the paint | 46-55 |
| 09:57 | Louisiana Tech | Ricky Cole's fadeaway is rejected by Matthew Thom | 46-55 |
| 09:56 | Arkansas State | Matthew Thom snags the defensive board | 46-55 |
| 09:52 | Arkansas State | Paul Castle's floater is tipped away by Edward Griffin | 46-55 |
| 09:50 | Louisiana Tech | Edward Griffin gets the rebound | 46-55 |
| 09:43 | Louisiana Tech | John Chambless lays it up and in on a nice dish by Ricky Cole | 46-57 |
| 09:24 | Arkansas State | Matthew Thom's layup is rejected by Edward Griffin | 46-57 |
| 09:23 | Arkansas State | Paul Castle hits the follow up shot | 48-57 |
| 09:04 | Louisiana Tech | John Chambless misses short on a floater from the left block | 48-57 |
| 09:02 | Arkansas State | Paul Castle pulls down the rebound | 48-57 |
| 08:57 | Arkansas State | Roy Dittmer drills a pull-up jumper from the right side and he's hacked by John Chambless - foul #3 on John Chambless, team foul #6 | 50-57 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Larry Williams (SF), Neal Jones (PF), Reggie Fuller (C) Paul Castle, Matthew Thom, John Morgan | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Herbert Cornell (PG), Steve Winkel (SG), Max Noble (C) Edwin Reed, Ricky Cole, Stephen Goebel | |
| 08:57 | Arkansas State | Roy Dittmer makes the free throw | 51-57 |
| 08:48 | Louisiana Tech | Herbert Cornell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-57 |
| 08:47 | Louisiana Tech | Max Noble tips it home | 51-59 |
| 08:28 | Arkansas State | Roy Dittmer misses the 3 from the right corner | 51-59 |
| 08:26 | Arkansas State | Reggie Fuller tips it in | 53-59 |
| 08:12 | Louisiana Tech | Edward Griffin can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 53-59 |
| 08:11 | Louisiana Tech | Max Noble pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-59 |
| 08:00 | Louisiana Tech | Max Noble drills a turnaround from the baseline set up by Steve Winkel | 53-61 |
| 07:43 | Arkansas State | Reggie Fuller misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 53-61 |
| 07:42 | Louisiana Tech | Max Noble pulls down the rebound | 53-61 |
| 07:24 | Louisiana Tech | Edward Griffin misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 53-61 |
| 07:22 | Louisiana Tech | Steve Winkel tips it home | 53-63 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Roy Dittmer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Paul Ladner (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Larry Williams (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Neal Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Reggie Fuller (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Herbert Cornell (fresh) SG - Steve Winkel (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Chambless (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Edward Griffin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Max Noble (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 06:58 | Arkansas State | Max Noble picks off the pass by Roy Dittmer | 53-63 |
| 06:38 | Louisiana Tech | Herbert Cornell is hacked by Roy Dittmer - foul #2 on Roy Dittmer, team foul #8 | 53-63 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Christopher Hardin (PG), John Rinehart (SG), Paul Castle (SF), Matthew Thom (PF), John Morgan (C) Roy Dittmer, Paul Ladner, Larry Williams, Neal Jones, Reggie Fuller | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Edwin Reed (PG), Ricky Cole (SG), Ming-Hoa Xiong (SF), William Williams (PF) Steve Winkel, John Chambless, Edward Griffin, Max Noble | |
| 06:38 | Louisiana Tech | Herbert Cornell makes the 1st free throw | 53-64 |
| 06:38 | Louisiana Tech | Herbert Cornell makes the 2nd free throw | 53-65 |
| 06:15 | Arkansas State | John Rinehart is hacked by Ricky Cole - foul #3 on Ricky Cole, team foul #7 | 53-65 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Hooper (PF) Herbert Cornell | |
| 06:15 | Arkansas State | John Rinehart makes the 1st free throw | 54-65 |
| 06:15 | Arkansas State | John Rinehart makes the 2nd free throw | 55-65 |
| 05:56 | Louisiana Tech | William Williams's fadeaway is rejected by John Morgan | 55-65 |
| 05:55 | Arkansas State | John Rinehart grabs the board | 55-65 |
| 05:49 | Arkansas State | Matthew Thom misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-65 |
| 05:47 | Louisiana Tech | William Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 55-65 |
| 05:27 | Louisiana Tech | Ming-Hoa Xiong drills a jumper from the right side set up by Ricky Cole | 55-67 |
| 05:02 | Arkansas State | John Rinehart comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 55-67 |
| 05:01 | Louisiana Tech | William Williams gets the rebound | 55-67 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:37 | Louisiana Tech | Ming-Hoa Xiong clanks a jump hook from the right block | 55-67 |
| 04:35 | Louisiana Tech | Edwin Reed tips it back up and in | 55-69 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:29 | Arkansas State | Christopher Hardin misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 55-69 |
| 04:28 | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Hooper grabs the board | 55-69 |
| 04:06 | Louisiana Tech | William Williams comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 55-69 |
| 04:05 | Arkansas State | John Rinehart snags the defensive board | 55-69 |
| 04:05 | Arkansas State | Arkansas State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-69 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Paul Ladner (SG), Neal Jones (PF), Reggie Fuller (C) John Rinehart, Matthew Thom, John Morgan | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Chambless (SF), Stephen Goebel (PF), Max Noble (C) Ming-Hoa Xiong, Ronald Hooper, William Williams | |
| 03:52 | Arkansas State | Paul Ladner can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Stephen Goebel - foul #3 on Stephen Goebel, team foul #8 | 55-69 |
| 03:52 | Arkansas State | Paul Ladner makes the 1st free throw | 56-69 |
| 03:52 | Arkansas State | Paul Ladner makes the 2nd free throw | 57-69 |
| 03:23 | Louisiana Tech | John Chambless makes the floater from the right side on a great pass from Edwin Reed | 57-71 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Christopher Hardin (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Paul Ladner (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Paul Castle (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Neal Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Reggie Fuller (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Edwin Reed (fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ricky Cole (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Chambless (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Stephen Goebel (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Max Noble (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:03 | Arkansas State | Paul Castle misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 57-71 |
| 03:01 | Louisiana Tech | Max Noble pulls down the rebound | 57-71 |
| 02:39 | Louisiana Tech | John Chambless clanks a runner in the paint | 57-71 |
| 02:37 | Louisiana Tech | John Chambless tips it in | 57-73 |
| 02:31 | Arkansas State | Paul Ladner can't finish the layup | 57-73 |
| 02:30 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Max Noble | 57-73 |
| 02:03 | Louisiana Tech | Edwin Reed is hacked by Christopher Hardin - foul #5 on Christopher Hardin, team foul #9 | 57-73 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Roy Dittmer (PG), John Rinehart (SG), Larry Williams (SF), Matthew Thom (PF), John Morgan (C) Christopher Hardin, Paul Ladner, Paul Castle, Neal Jones, Reggie Fuller | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Herbert Cornell (SG), Ming-Hoa Xiong (SF), Edward Griffin (PF), William Williams (C) Ricky Cole, John Chambless, Stephen Goebel, Max Noble | |
| 02:03 | Louisiana Tech | Edwin Reed makes the 1st free throw | 57-74 |
| 02:03 | Louisiana Tech | Edwin Reed misses the 2nd free throw | 57-74 |
| 02:03 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to John Morgan | 57-74 |
| 01:54 | Arkansas State | Roy Dittmer is whistled for a carry | 57-74 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Steve Winkel (SG) Edwin Reed | |
| 01:26 | Louisiana Tech | Herbert Cornell misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 57-74 |
| 01:25 | Arkansas State | Roy Dittmer snags the defensive board | 57-74 |
| 01:21 | Arkansas State | Roy Dittmer knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by John Rinehart | 60-74 |
| 00:58 | Louisiana Tech | Ming-Hoa Xiong buries a 3 from straight away set up by Herbert Cornell | 60-77 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:52 | Arkansas State | Matthew Thom is whistled for a carry | 60-77 |
| 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 man to man (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Louisiana Tech | Ming-Hoa Xiong is hacked by John Morgan - foul #2 on John Morgan, team foul #10 | 60-77 |
| 00:31 | Louisiana Tech | Ming-Hoa Xiong misses the 1st free throw | 60-77 |
| 00:31 | Louisiana Tech | Ming-Hoa Xiong misses the 2nd free throw | 60-77 |
| 00:31 | Arkansas State | John Morgan grabs the defensive rebound | 60-77 |
| 00:25 | Arkansas State | Larry Williams drills a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Matthew Thom and the foul's on Ming-Hoa Xiong - foul #2 on Ming-Hoa Xiong, team foul #9 | 62-77 |
| 00:25 | Arkansas State | Larry Williams makes the free throw | 63-77 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana Tech | Herbert Cornell runs out the clock | 63-77 |