| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Harold Baro (fresh) SG - Timothy Arispe (fresh) SF - Clarence Zurita (fresh) PF - Jack Robinson (fresh) C - Troy Windham (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Roberto Hernandez (fresh) SG - Elijah Willis (fresh) SF - Stephen Louviere (fresh) PF - Shane Travis (fresh) C - Richard Cofield (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana Tech | Richard Cofield wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Louisiana Tech | Shane Travis can't connect on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Troy Windham - foul #1 on Troy Windham, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Louisiana Tech | Shane Travis makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:38 | Louisiana Tech | Shane Travis misses the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:38 | Arkansas State | Jack Robinson grabs the board | 0-1 |
| 19:21 | Arkansas State | Jack Robinson misses the lay-in | 0-1 |
| 19:19 | Louisiana Tech | Shane Travis snags the defensive board | 0-1 |
| 18:59 | Louisiana Tech | Richard Cofield can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 0-1 |
| 18:58 | Louisiana Tech | Elijah Willis tips it in | 0-3 |
| 18:53 | Arkansas State | Harold Baro misses the driving attempt from close range | 0-3 |
| 18:52 | Louisiana Tech | Shane Travis grabs the board | 0-3 |
| 18:47 | Louisiana Tech | Roberto Hernandez buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Elijah Willis | 0-6 |
| 18:32 | Arkansas State | Harold Baro can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 0-6 |
| 18:30 | Louisiana Tech | Elijah Willis snags the defensive board | 0-6 |
| 18:21 | Louisiana Tech | Richard Cofield hits the finger roll on a great pass from Roberto Hernandez | 0-8 |
| 18:02 | Arkansas State | Harold Baro connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Clarence Zurita | 3-8 |
| 17:51 | Louisiana Tech | Shane Travis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-8 |
| 17:29 | Arkansas State | Harold Baro buries a jumpshot from the right side set up by Jack Robinson | 5-8 |
| 17:10 | Louisiana Tech | Elijah Willis drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 5-11 |
| 16:53 | Arkansas State | Timothy Arispe misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 5-11 |
| 16:51 | Arkansas State | Harold Baro hits the follow up shot | 7-11 |
| 16:32 | Louisiana Tech | Jack Robinson takes the ball from Shane Travis | 7-11 |
| 16:11 | Arkansas State | Timothy Arispe buries a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Clarence Zurita | 9-11 |
| 15:55 | Louisiana Tech | Roberto Hernandez can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 9-11 |
| 15:53 | Louisiana Tech | Shane Travis tips it back up and in | 9-13 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Harold Baro (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Timothy Arispe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Clarence Zurita (fairly fresh) PF - Jack Robinson (fairly fresh) C - Troy Windham (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Roberto Hernandez (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Elijah Willis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Stephen Louviere (fairly fresh) PF - Shane Travis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Cofield (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:30 | Arkansas State | Troy Windham clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 9-13 |
| 15:29 | Louisiana Tech | Roberto Hernandez snags the defensive board | 9-13 |
| 15:18 | Louisiana Tech | Richard Cofield is hacked by Troy Windham - foul #2 on Troy Windham, team foul #2 | 9-13 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Jason Guzik (PG), Raymond Gregor (SG), Brett Love (SF), James Turnipseed (PF), Jody Eustice (C) Harold Baro, Timothy Arispe, Clarence Zurita, Jack Robinson, Troy Windham | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Kirkpatrick (PG), James Janes (SG), Robert Chambers (SF), Matthew Bevill (PF), Charles Huddle (C) Roberto Hernandez, Elijah Willis, Stephen Louviere, Shane Travis, Richard Cofield | |
| 15:00 | Louisiana Tech | Matthew Bevill clanks a jumper from the baseline | 9-13 |
| 14:58 | Louisiana Tech | John Kirkpatrick tips it but misses | 9-13 |
| 14:57 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Raymond Gregor | 9-13 |
| 14:52 | Arkansas State | Jason Guzik clanks a 3 from the right wing | 9-13 |
| 14:50 | Arkansas State | Jody Eustice tips it home | 11-13 |
| 14:43 | Louisiana Tech | James Janes is fouled on the floor by Raymond Gregor - foul #1 on Raymond Gregor, team foul #3 | 11-13 |
| 14:22 | Louisiana Tech | Matthew Bevill misses badly on a floater from the right side | 11-13 |
| 14:21 | Arkansas State | Jody Eustice grabs the defensive rebound | 11-13 |
| 14:16 | Arkansas State | Jason Guzik can't connect on a shot from the right side | 11-13 |
| 14:14 | Arkansas State | James Turnipseed grabs the offensive rebound | 11-13 |
| 14:01 | Arkansas State | Robert Chambers steals it from James Turnipseed | 11-13 |
| 13:54 | Louisiana Tech | John Kirkpatrick can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 11-13 |
| 13:52 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to James Turnipseed | 11-13 |
| 13:46 | Arkansas State | Jody Eustice blows the layup but the foul's on John Kirkpatrick - foul #1 on John Kirkpatrick, team foul #1 | 11-13 |
| 13:46 | Arkansas State | Jody Eustice makes the 1st free throw | 12-13 |
| 13:46 | Arkansas State | Jody Eustice makes the 2nd free throw | 13-13 |
| 13:32 | Louisiana Tech | Jody Eustice is called for the reach on Matthew Bevill - foul #1 on Jody Eustice, team foul #4 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Clarence Zurita (SF), Jack Robinson (PF) Brett Love, Jody Eustice | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Elijah Willis (SG) Robert Chambers | |
| 13:19 | Louisiana Tech | Matthew Bevill misses badly on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Jack Robinson - foul #1 on Jack Robinson, team foul #5 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Timothy Arispe (SG) Raymond Gregor | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Roberto Hernandez (PG), Shane Travis (PF) John Kirkpatrick, Charles Huddle | |
| 13:19 | Louisiana Tech | Matthew Bevill makes the 1st free throw | 13-14 |
| 13:19 | Louisiana Tech | Matthew Bevill makes the 2nd free throw | 13-15 |
| 13:00 | Arkansas State | Jack Robinson misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Shane Travis - foul #1 on Shane Travis, team foul #2 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Louviere (SF), Richard Cofield (C) James Janes, Matthew Bevill | |
| 13:00 | Arkansas State | Jack Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 14-15 |
| 13:00 | Arkansas State | Jack Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 15-15 |
| 12:45 | Louisiana Tech | Clarence Zurita steps in front of the Roberto Hernandez pass | 15-15 |
| 12:42 | Arkansas State | Timothy Arispe misses the easy layup | 15-15 |
| 12:40 | Louisiana Tech | Shane Travis snags the defensive board | 15-15 |
| 12:24 | Louisiana Tech | The short jumper by Shane Travis is denied by James Turnipseed | 15-15 |
| 12:22 | Arkansas State | Clarence Zurita gets the rebound | 15-15 |
| 12:18 | Arkansas State | Clarence Zurita loses the ball out of bounds | 15-15 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Harold Baro (PG), Jody Eustice (C) Jason Guzik, James Turnipseed | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 11:57 | Louisiana Tech | Roberto Hernandez misses badly on a floater from the left block | 15-15 |
| 11:55 | Louisiana Tech | Richard Cofield snags the offensive board | 15-15 |
| 11:39 | Louisiana Tech | Roberto Hernandez loses the dribble to Clarence Zurita | 15-15 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Harold Baro (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Timothy Arispe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Clarence Zurita (fairly fresh) 2 stl. PF - Jack Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Jody Eustice (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Roberto Hernandez (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Elijah Willis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Stephen Louviere (fairly fresh) PF - Shane Travis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Cofield (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:33 | Arkansas State | Clarence Zurita can't finish the layup | 15-15 |
| 11:32 | Arkansas State | Clarence Zurita pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-15 |
| 11:24 | Arkansas State | Jody Eustice misses the floater from the right block | 15-15 |
| 11:22 | Louisiana Tech | Elijah Willis pulls down the rebound | 15-15 |
| 11:05 | Louisiana Tech | Roberto Hernandez is fouled on the floor by Jack Robinson - foul #2 on Jack Robinson, team foul #6 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Jason Guzik (SG), Brett Love (SF), James Turnipseed (PF), William Dickerman (C) Timothy Arispe, Clarence Zurita, Jack Robinson, Jody Eustice | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Kirkpatrick (PG), James Janes (SG), Robert Chambers (SF), Matthew Bevill (PF), Charles Huddle (C) Roberto Hernandez, Elijah Willis, Stephen Louviere, Shane Travis, Richard Cofield | |
| 10:50 | Louisiana Tech | Matthew Bevill hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 15-15 |
| 10:49 | Arkansas State | Brett Love grabs the defensive rebound | 15-15 |
| 10:44 | Arkansas State | Matthew Bevill denies the turnaround by Harold Baro | 15-15 |
| 10:43 | Arkansas State | Jason Guzik tips it back up and in | 17-15 |
| 10:27 | Louisiana Tech | Matthew Bevill misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by James Turnipseed - foul #1 on James Turnipseed, team foul #7 | 17-15 |
| 10:27 | Louisiana Tech | Matthew Bevill makes the 1st free throw | 17-16 |
| 10:27 | Louisiana Tech | Matthew Bevill makes the 2nd free throw | 17-17 |
| 10:12 | Arkansas State | Harold Baro's pass is intercepted by James Janes | 17-17 |
| 10:07 | Louisiana Tech | James Janes misses the lay-in | 17-17 |
| 10:05 | Arkansas State | Brett Love gets the rebound | 17-17 |
| 09:58 | Arkansas State | Brett Love throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-17 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Raymond Gregor (SG) Harold Baro | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Roberto Hernandez (PG) John Kirkpatrick | |
| 09:36 | Louisiana Tech | Matthew Bevill misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 17-17 |
| 09:35 | Arkansas State | William Dickerman gets the rebound | 17-17 |
| 09:29 | Arkansas State | William Dickerman is fouled on the floor by Charles Huddle - foul #1 on Charles Huddle, team foul #3 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Timothy Arispe (SG), Clarence Zurita (SF) Raymond Gregor, Brett Love | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Elijah Willis (SG), Shane Travis (PF) James Janes, Matthew Bevill | |
| 09:15 | Arkansas State | Timothy Arispe can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Robert Chambers - foul #1 on Robert Chambers, team foul #4 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Jody Eustice (PF) James Turnipseed | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Louviere (SF), Richard Cofield (C) Robert Chambers, Charles Huddle | |
| 09:15 | Arkansas State | Timothy Arispe makes the 1st free throw | 18-17 |
| 09:15 | Arkansas State | Timothy Arispe makes the 2nd free throw | 19-17 |
| 09:00 | Louisiana Tech | Roberto Hernandez misses badly on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Timothy Arispe - foul #1 on Timothy Arispe, team foul #8 | 19-17 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Raymond Gregor (PG), James Turnipseed (C) Jason Guzik, William Dickerman | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Janes (SF) Stephen Louviere | |
| 09:00 | Louisiana Tech | Roberto Hernandez misses the 1st free throw | 19-17 |
| 09:00 | Louisiana Tech | Roberto Hernandez makes the 2nd free throw | 19-18 |
| 08:43 | Arkansas State | Raymond Gregor misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 19-18 |
| 08:42 | Louisiana Tech | Richard Cofield gets the rebound | 19-18 |
| 08:25 | Louisiana Tech | Elijah Willis drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Shane Travis | 19-21 |
| 08:21 | Arkansas State | Timothy Arispe scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Clarence Zurita | 22-21 |
| 08:01 | Louisiana Tech | Elijah Willis is fouled on the floor by Timothy Arispe - foul #2 on Timothy Arispe, team foul #9 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Harold Baro (PG), Jason Guzik (SG) Raymond Gregor, Timothy Arispe | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Kirkpatrick (PG), Charles Huddle (C) Roberto Hernandez, Richard Cofield | |
| 08:01 | Louisiana Tech | Elijah Willis makes the 1st free throw | 22-22 |
| 08:01 | Louisiana Tech | Elijah Willis misses the 2nd free throw | 22-22 |
| 08:01 | Arkansas State | James Turnipseed grabs the defensive rebound | 22-22 |
| 07:42 | Arkansas State | Harold Baro's pass is intercepted by John Kirkpatrick | 22-22 |
| 07:24 | Louisiana Tech | Shane Travis's fadeaway is rejected by James Turnipseed | 22-22 |
| 07:22 | Louisiana Tech | Shane Travis misses the tip | 22-22 |
| 07:21 | Arkansas State | James Turnipseed snags the defensive board | 22-22 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Harold Baro (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Jason Guzik (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Clarence Zurita (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Turnipseed (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Jody Eustice (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - John Kirkpatrick (fresh) SG - Elijah Willis (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. SF - James Janes (fairly fresh) PF - Shane Travis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Huddle (fresh) | |
| 07:14 | Arkansas State | Clarence Zurita misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 22-22 |
| 07:13 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Charles Huddle | 22-22 |
| 07:08 | Louisiana Tech | James Janes is fouled on the floor by Jody Eustice - foul #2 on Jody Eustice, team foul #10 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Brett Love (SF), William Dickerman (PF) Clarence Zurita, Jody Eustice | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Louviere (SF), Matthew Bevill (PF) Elijah Willis, Shane Travis | |
| 07:08 | Louisiana Tech | James Janes makes the 1st free throw | 22-23 |
| 07:08 | Louisiana Tech | James Janes misses the 2nd free throw | 22-23 |
| 07:08 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Brett Love | 22-23 |
| 06:45 | Arkansas State | James Turnipseed throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-23 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Roberto Hernandez (PG), Robert Chambers (C) James Janes, Charles Huddle | |
| 06:22 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Chambers can't finish the layup | 22-23 |
| 06:20 | Arkansas State | Harold Baro grabs the board | 22-23 |
| 06:13 | Arkansas State | Harold Baro misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 22-23 |
| 06:12 | Arkansas State | Brett Love misses the tip | 22-23 |
| 06:10 | Arkansas State | William Dickerman tips it home | 24-23 |
| 05:48 | Louisiana Tech | Matthew Bevill throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-23 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Raymond Gregor (PG), Lawrence Gruenberg (SG), Clarence Zurita (SF) Harold Baro, Jason Guzik, Brett Love | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Elijah Willis (SG), Richard Cofield (C) John Kirkpatrick, Robert Chambers | |
| 05:26 | Arkansas State | James Turnipseed misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Stephen Louviere - foul #1 on Stephen Louviere, team foul #5 | 24-23 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Shane Travis (PF) Matthew Bevill | |
| 05:26 | Arkansas State | James Turnipseed misses the 1st free throw | 24-23 |
| 05:26 | Arkansas State | James Turnipseed makes the 2nd free throw | 25-23 |
| 05:11 | Louisiana Tech | Roberto Hernandez clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 25-23 |
| 05:10 | Louisiana Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Shane Travis | 25-23 |
| 04:53 | Louisiana Tech | Shane Travis hits a 3 from straight away set up by Elijah Willis | 25-26 |
| 04:33 | Arkansas State | James Turnipseed misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 25-26 |
| 04:31 | Arkansas State | William Dickerman misses the tip | 25-26 |
| 04:29 | Louisiana Tech | Shane Travis gets the rebound | 25-26 |
| 04:07 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Louviere connects on the floater in the paint | 25-28 |
| 03:55 | Arkansas State | James Turnipseed comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 25-28 |
| 03:53 | Louisiana Tech | Elijah Willis snags the defensive board | 25-28 |
| 03:48 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Louviere hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 25-28 |
| 03:46 | Arkansas State | William Dickerman snags the defensive board | 25-28 |
| 03:40 | Arkansas State | James Turnipseed drills a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Raymond Gregor | 27-28 |
| 03:17 | Louisiana Tech | Shane Travis misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 27-28 |
| 03:16 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Clarence Zurita | 27-28 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Raymond Gregor (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Gruenberg (fresh) SF - Clarence Zurita (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Turnipseed (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - William Dickerman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Roberto Hernandez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Elijah Willis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. SF - Stephen Louviere (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Shane Travis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Richard Cofield (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Arkansas State | William Dickerman connects on the driving attempt from the right block and he's hacked by Stephen Louviere - foul #2 on Stephen Louviere, team foul #6 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Harold Baro (PG), Timothy Arispe (SG), Jack Robinson (PF), Troy Windham (C) Raymond Gregor, Lawrence Gruenberg, Clarence Zurita, James Turnipseed | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Kirkpatrick (PG), James Janes (SG), Robert Chambers (SF), Matthew Bevill (PF), Charles Huddle (C) Roberto Hernandez, Elijah Willis, Stephen Louviere, Shane Travis, Richard Cofield | |
| 03:02 | Arkansas State | William Dickerman makes the free throw | 30-28 |
| 02:45 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Chambers is whistled for traveling | 30-28 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Brett Love (SF) William Dickerman | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 02:25 | Arkansas State | Jack Robinson jams it and he's fouled by Robert Chambers - foul #2 on Robert Chambers, team foul #7 | 32-28 |
| 02:25 | Arkansas State | Jack Robinson misses the free throw | 32-28 |
| 02:25 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Huddle snags the defensive board | 32-28 |
| 02:14 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Huddle blows the layup | 32-28 |
| 02:12 | Arkansas State | Troy Windham grabs the board | 32-28 |
| 02:07 | Arkansas State | Harold Baro drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Jack Robinson | 35-28 |
| 01:49 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Chambers is whistled for traveling | 35-28 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Elijah Willis (SG) James Janes | |
| 01:33 | Arkansas State | Harold Baro loses the dribble to Elijah Willis | 35-28 |
| 01:30 | Louisiana Tech | John Kirkpatrick lays it in on a nice dish by Elijah Willis | 35-30 |
| 01:23 | Arkansas State | Harold Baro misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-30 |
| 01:21 | Arkansas State | Troy Windham pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-30 |
| 01:10 | Arkansas State | Harold Baro is hacked by Elijah Willis - foul #1 on Elijah Willis, team foul #8 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Clarence Zurita (SF), Jody Eustice (C) Brett Love, Troy Windham | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Janes (SF), Shane Travis (PF), Richard Cofield (C) Robert Chambers, Matthew Bevill, Charles Huddle | |
| 01:10 | Arkansas State | Harold Baro misses the 1st free throw | 35-30 |
| 01:10 | Louisiana Tech | Shane Travis pulls down the rebound | 35-30 |
| 00:55 | Louisiana Tech | John Kirkpatrick drills a jumpshot from the free throw line | 35-32 |
| 00:49 | Arkansas State | Jack Robinson's pass is intercepted by Elijah Willis | 35-32 |
| 00:32 | Louisiana Tech | Jody Eustice picks off the pass by James Janes | 35-32 |
| 00:14 | Arkansas State | Jody Eustice loses the dribble to James Janes | 35-32 |
| 00:09 | Louisiana Tech | Shane Travis banks in the layup on a nice dish by James Janes | 35-34 |
| 00:03 | Arkansas State | Jack Robinson slams it home on a great pass from Harold Baro | 37-34 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana Tech | James Janes misses long on a halfcourt shot | 37-34 |