| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Charles Robinette (fresh) SG - Ricky Cole (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Alan Brown (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Stephen Goebel (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - William Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Roy Dittmer (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SG - Samuel Caudle (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Neal Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Matthew Thom (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana Tech | Alan Brown inbounds the ball | 24-31 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Robinette buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Alan Brown | 27-31 |
| 19:19 | Arkansas State | Samuel Caudle hits a jumper in the lane set up by Roy Dittmer | 27-33 |
| 18:56 | Louisiana Tech | Alan Brown misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 27-33 |
| 18:55 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Goebel pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-33 |
| 18:36 | Louisiana Tech | William Williams knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Stephen Goebel | 29-33 |
| 18:18 | Arkansas State | Matthew Thom is called for traveling | 29-33 |
| 18:05 | Louisiana Tech | Ricky Cole hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Samuel Caudle - foul #1 on Samuel Caudle, team foul #1 | 29-33 |
| 18:05 | Louisiana Tech | Ricky Cole makes the 1st free throw | 30-33 |
| 18:05 | Louisiana Tech | Ricky Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 31-33 |
| 17:46 | Arkansas State | Neal Jones blows the layup | 31-33 |
| 17:44 | Louisiana Tech | William Williams grabs the board | 31-33 |
| 17:30 | Louisiana Tech | William Williams can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-33 |
| 17:29 | Arkansas State | Neal Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 31-33 |
| 17:16 | Arkansas State | Matthew Thom misses short on a floater from the right wing | 31-33 |
| 17:14 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Stephen Goebel | 31-33 |
| 16:54 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Robinette's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-33 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Bobby Suda (PG), Eddie Edmondson (SG), Edward Griffin (SF), Ronald Hooper (PF), Irvin Woodham (C) Charles Robinette, Ricky Cole, Alan Brown, Stephen Goebel, William Williams | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | John Rinehart (PG), Abel Bean (SF), John Morgan (PF), Chuck Cropper (C) Roy Dittmer, Larry Thompson, Neal Jones, Matthew Thom | |
| 16:26 | Arkansas State | Samuel Caudle knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by John Rinehart | 31-35 |
| 16:19 | Louisiana Tech | Eddie Edmondson drills a 3 from the left corner | 34-35 |
| 16:10 | Arkansas State | John Rinehart misses short on a jumper in the paint | 34-35 |
| 16:09 | Louisiana Tech | Edward Griffin snags the defensive board | 34-35 |
| 15:45 | Louisiana Tech | Chuck Cropper steals the ball from Eddie Edmondson | 34-35 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Bobby Suda (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eddie Edmondson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Edward Griffin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Hooper (fresh) C - Irvin Woodham (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - John Rinehart (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Samuel Caudle (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Abel Bean (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Morgan (fresh) 3 reb. C - Chuck Cropper (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:22 | Arkansas State | John Morgan misses short on a floater in the paint | 34-35 |
| 15:20 | Arkansas State | Chuck Cropper tips it in | 34-37 |
| 14:59 | Louisiana Tech | John Rinehart picks off the pass by Irvin Woodham | 34-37 |
| 14:56 | Arkansas State | Samuel Caudle banks in the layup set up by John Rinehart | 34-39 |
| 14:40 | Louisiana Tech | Eddie Edmondson misses the lay-in | 34-39 |
| 14:38 | Louisiana Tech | Irvin Woodham tips it in | 36-39 |
| 14:23 | Arkansas State | John Morgan scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 36-41 |
| 14:07 | Louisiana Tech | Irvin Woodham misses the easy layup but the foul's on Chuck Cropper - foul #3 on Chuck Cropper, team foul #2 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Charles Robinette (PG), Ricky Cole (SG), Alan Brown (SF), Stephen Goebel (PF) Bobby Suda, Eddie Edmondson, Edward Griffin, Ronald Hooper | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Roy Dittmer (PG), Darell Hodgdon (SG), Larry Thompson (SF), Neal Jones (PF), Matthew Thom (C) John Rinehart, Samuel Caudle, Abel Bean, John Morgan, Chuck Cropper | |
| 14:07 | Louisiana Tech | Irvin Woodham makes the 1st free throw | 37-41 |
| 14:07 | Louisiana Tech | Irvin Woodham makes the 2nd free throw | 38-41 |
| 13:42 | Arkansas State | Roy Dittmer misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 38-41 |
| 13:40 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Goebel pulls down the rebound | 38-41 |
| 13:18 | Louisiana Tech | Alan Brown misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-41 |
| 13:16 | Arkansas State | Neal Jones gets the rebound | 38-41 |
| 13:10 | Arkansas State | Irvin Woodham is called for the reach on Neal Jones - foul #3 on Irvin Woodham, team foul #1 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | William Williams (C) Irvin Woodham | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 12:57 | Arkansas State | Neal Jones hits the finger roll on a great pass from Roy Dittmer | 38-43 |
| 12:35 | Louisiana Tech | Alan Brown loses the ball out of bounds | 38-43 |
| 12:16 | Arkansas State | Larry Thompson misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 38-43 |
| 12:14 | Arkansas State | Matthew Thom can't tip it in | 38-43 |
| 12:13 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Goebel grabs the defensive rebound | 38-43 |
| 12:01 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Goebel knocks in the fadeaway from close range | 40-43 |
| 11:36 | Arkansas State | Neal Jones misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-43 |
| 11:34 | Arkansas State | Matthew Thom can't tip it in | 40-43 |
| 11:33 | Arkansas State | Neal Jones gets the offensive rebound | 40-43 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Charles Robinette (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ricky Cole (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alan Brown (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Stephen Goebel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 11 reb. C - William Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Roy Dittmer (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Darell Hodgdon (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SF - Larry Thompson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Neal Jones (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Matthew Thom (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:19 | Arkansas State | Roy Dittmer makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 40-45 |
| 11:17 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Robinette's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-45 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Bobby Suda (PG), Eddie Edmondson (SG), Edward Griffin (SF), Ronald Hooper (PF) Charles Robinette, Ricky Cole, Alan Brown, Stephen Goebel | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | John Rinehart (PG), Samuel Caudle (SG), Abel Bean (SF), John Morgan (PF) Roy Dittmer, Darell Hodgdon, Larry Thompson, Neal Jones | |
| 10:58 | Arkansas State | Matthew Thom hits a shot from the right side | 40-47 |
| 10:46 | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Hooper jams it | 42-47 |
| 10:22 | Arkansas State | William Williams blocks the jumper by Matthew Thom | 42-47 |
| 10:20 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to William Williams | 42-47 |
| 10:14 | Louisiana Tech | William Williams misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 42-47 |
| 10:12 | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Hooper can't tip it in | 42-47 |
| 10:10 | Arkansas State | Abel Bean pulls down the rebound | 42-47 |
| 09:56 | Arkansas State | John Rinehart hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-47 |
| 09:55 | Louisiana Tech | Edward Griffin grabs the defensive rebound | 42-47 |
| 09:53 | Louisiana Tech | Bobby Suda's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-47 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Charles Robinette (PG), Ricky Cole (SG), Alan Brown (SF), Irvin Woodham (C) Bobby Suda, Eddie Edmondson, Ronald Hooper, William Williams | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Roy Dittmer (PG), Neal Jones (PF), Chuck Cropper (C) John Rinehart, Abel Bean, Matthew Thom | |
| 09:48 | Arkansas State | Chuck Cropper hits a shot from close range on a great pass from Samuel Caudle | 42-49 |
| 09:34 | Louisiana Tech | Irvin Woodham scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Ricky Cole | 45-49 |
| 09:19 | Arkansas State | John Morgan hits a driving attempt from close range and the foul's on Irvin Woodham - foul #4 on Irvin Woodham, team foul #2 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Goebel (PF) Irvin Woodham | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 09:19 | Arkansas State | John Morgan misses the free throw | 45-51 |
| 09:19 | Arkansas State | Chuck Cropper grabs the offensive board | 45-51 |
| 08:58 | Arkansas State | Samuel Caudle misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-51 |
| 08:57 | Arkansas State | John Morgan grabs the offensive board | 45-51 |
| 08:38 | Arkansas State | Edward Griffin denies the turnaround by John Morgan | 45-51 |
| 08:36 | Arkansas State | John Morgan snags the offensive board | 45-51 |
| 08:22 | Arkansas State | Roy Dittmer can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 45-51 |
| 08:21 | Louisiana Tech | Alan Brown gets the rebound | 45-51 |
| 08:14 | Louisiana Tech | Alan Brown misses the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by John Morgan - foul #1 on John Morgan, team foul #3 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Hooper (C) Edward Griffin | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Larry Thompson (SF), John Rinehart (C) John Morgan, Chuck Cropper | |
| 08:14 | Louisiana Tech | Alan Brown makes the 1st free throw | 46-51 |
| 08:14 | Louisiana Tech | Alan Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 46-51 |
| 08:14 | Arkansas State | John Rinehart snags the defensive board | 46-51 |
| 07:58 | Arkansas State | Stephen Goebel blocks the short jumper by Larry Thompson | 46-51 |
| 07:56 | Arkansas State | John Rinehart grabs the offensive board | 46-51 |
| 07:46 | Arkansas State | Charles Robinette is called for the reach on Roy Dittmer - foul #2 on Charles Robinette, team foul #3 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Eddie Edmondson (SF), Irvin Woodham (C) Alan Brown, Ronald Hooper | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Matthew Thom (C) Samuel Caudle | |
| 07:35 | Arkansas State | Matthew Thom connects on the floater from the left block and the foul's on Irvin Woodham - foul #5 on Irvin Woodham, team foul #4 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Hooper (PF), William Williams (C) Stephen Goebel, Irvin Woodham | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 07:35 | Arkansas State | Matthew Thom makes the free throw | 46-54 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Charles Robinette (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ricky Cole (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eddie Edmondson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ronald Hooper (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Roy Dittmer (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Rinehart (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Neal Jones (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Matthew Thom (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:16 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Robinette scores on a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by William Williams | 48-54 |
| 07:03 | Arkansas State | Roy Dittmer connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Matthew Thom | 48-57 |
| 06:50 | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Hooper clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 48-57 |
| 06:49 | Arkansas State | Matthew Thom snags the defensive board | 48-57 |
| 06:43 | Arkansas State | Roy Dittmer misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-57 |
| 06:42 | Louisiana Tech | William Williams gets the rebound | 48-57 |
| 06:20 | Louisiana Tech | William Williams clanks a 3 from the left wing | 48-57 |
| 06:19 | Arkansas State | Neal Jones snags the defensive board | 48-57 |
| 06:14 | Arkansas State | Roy Dittmer misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Charles Robinette - foul #3 on Charles Robinette, team foul #5 | 48-57 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Bobby Suda (PG), Alan Brown (SF), Stephen Goebel (PF), Edward Griffin (C) Charles Robinette, Ricky Cole, Ronald Hooper, William Williams | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Samuel Caudle (SG), John Morgan (PF) John Rinehart, Neal Jones | |
| 06:14 | Arkansas State | Roy Dittmer misses the 1st free throw | 48-57 |
| 06:14 | Arkansas State | Roy Dittmer makes the 2nd free throw | 48-58 |
| 05:55 | Louisiana Tech | Samuel Caudle steals it from Bobby Suda | 48-58 |
| 05:42 | Arkansas State | Samuel Caudle drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-61 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:34 | Louisiana Tech | Bobby Suda scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Alan Brown | 50-61 |
| 05:20 | Arkansas State | Matthew Thom throws it down | 50-63 |
| 05:03 | Louisiana Tech | Edward Griffin misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-63 |
| 05:02 | Arkansas State | Larry Thompson snags the defensive board | 50-63 |
| 04:35 | Arkansas State | John Morgan is hacked by Stephen Goebel - foul #1 on Stephen Goebel, team foul #6 | 50-63 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Charles Robinette (PG), Ricky Cole (SG), Ronald Hooper (PF), William Williams (C) Bobby Suda, Eddie Edmondson, Alan Brown, Stephen Goebel | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | John Rinehart (PG), Abel Bean (SF), Chuck Cropper (C) Roy Dittmer, Larry Thompson, Matthew Thom | |
| 04:12 | Arkansas State | William Williams picks off the pass by Chuck Cropper | 50-63 |
| 03:47 | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Hooper is called for traveling | 50-63 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Alan Brown (SF) Edward Griffin | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Neal Jones (PF) John Morgan | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:25 | Arkansas State | Abel Bean's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Ricky Cole | 50-63 |
| 03:23 | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Hooper pulls down the rebound | 50-63 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Charles Robinette (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Ricky Cole (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Alan Brown (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Ronald Hooper (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - John Rinehart (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Samuel Caudle (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Abel Bean (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Neal Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. C - Chuck Cropper (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:55 | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Hooper hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Charles Robinette | 52-63 |
| 02:55 | Arkansas State | Arkansas State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-63 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Goebel (PF) Ronald Hooper | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Roy Dittmer (PG), Larry Thompson (SF), Matthew Thom (C) John Rinehart, Abel Bean, Chuck Cropper | |
| 02:26 | Arkansas State | Neal Jones can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-63 |
| 02:25 | Arkansas State | Larry Thompson tips it in | 52-65 |
| 02:10 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Robinette knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 55-65 |
| 02:03 | Arkansas State | William Williams swats the layup by Neal Jones | 55-65 |
| 02:01 | Arkansas State | Samuel Caudle tips it back up and in | 55-67 |
| 01:47 | Louisiana Tech | Samuel Caudle takes the ball from William Williams | 55-67 |
| 01:44 | Arkansas State | Larry Thompson hits the finger roll set up by Samuel Caudle | 55-69 |
| 01:28 | Louisiana Tech | Ricky Cole drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Charles Robinette | 58-69 |
| 01:13 | Arkansas State | William Williams is called for the reach on Matthew Thom - foul #2 on William Williams, team foul #7 | 58-69 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Bobby Suda (PG), Walter Coy (SG), Eddie Edmondson (SF), Ronald Hooper (PF), Edward Griffin (C) Charles Robinette, Ricky Cole, Alan Brown, Stephen Goebel, William Williams | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | John Rinehart (PG), Darell Hodgdon (SG), John Morgan (SF), Chuck Cropper (PF) Roy Dittmer, Samuel Caudle, Larry Thompson, Neal Jones | |
| 01:13 | Arkansas State | Matthew Thom makes the 1st free throw | 58-70 |
| 01:13 | Arkansas State | Matthew Thom misses the 2nd free throw | 58-70 |
| 01:13 | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Hooper grabs the board | 58-70 |
| 01:02 | Louisiana Tech | Walter Coy is hacked by Matthew Thom - foul #1 on Matthew Thom, team foul #4 | 58-70 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Abel Bean (SF) Matthew Thom | |
| 00:50 | Louisiana Tech | Walter Coy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-70 |
| 00:48 | Arkansas State | John Rinehart grabs the defensive rebound | 58-70 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:43 | Arkansas State | Abel Bean buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Chuck Cropper | 58-72 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:37 | Louisiana Tech | Edward Griffin misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-72 |
| 00:36 | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Hooper misses the tip | 58-72 |
| 00:35 | Arkansas State | Abel Bean pulls down the rebound | 58-72 |
| 00:06 | Arkansas State | Walter Coy is called for the reach on John Rinehart - foul #1 on Walter Coy, team foul #8 | 58-72 |
| 00:06 | Arkansas State | John Rinehart makes the 1st free throw | 58-73 |
| 00:06 | Arkansas State | John Rinehart makes the 2nd free throw | 58-74 |
| 00:02 | Louisiana Tech | Eddie Edmondson misses short on a floater from the right block | 58-74 |
| 00:00 | Arkansas State | John Morgan grabs the defensive rebound | 58-74 |