| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Nicholas Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Hood (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Brandt (fresh) PF - Ronald Dollard (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - James Gleason (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Ruben Potter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Garrett (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Santiago Espinoza (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Timothy Strout (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Kyle Feldman (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas State | Matthew Brandt inbounds the ball | 32-33 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:41 | Arkansas State | James Hood hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from James Gleason | 34-33 |
| 19:17 | Louisiana Tech | Ruben Potter loses the dribble to James Gleason | 34-33 |
| 18:58 | Arkansas State | James Hood drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by James Gleason | 37-33 |
| 18:34 | Louisiana Tech | Ruben Potter makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Santiago Espinoza | 37-35 |
| 18:17 | Arkansas State | James Hood scores on a 3 from straight away | 40-35 |
| 18:09 | Louisiana Tech | Nicholas Johnson takes the ball from Kyle Feldman | 40-35 |
| 18:04 | Arkansas State | Nicholas Johnson lays it up and in | 42-35 |
| 17:40 | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Dollard swats the short shot by Timothy Strout | 42-35 |
| 17:39 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Ronald Dollard | 42-35 |
| 17:35 | Arkansas State | Nicholas Johnson misses the shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Ruben Potter - foul #1 on Ruben Potter, team foul #1 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Anthony Jones (PF), Shawn Ward (C) Ronald Dollard, James Gleason | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ed Little (PG), Theodore Finley (PF), Donald Wilczynski (C) Ruben Potter, Timothy Strout, Kyle Feldman | |
| 17:35 | Arkansas State | Nicholas Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 43-35 |
| 17:35 | Arkansas State | Nicholas Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-35 |
| 17:21 | Louisiana Tech | Thomas Garrett hits a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Santiago Espinoza | 44-37 |
| 17:17 | Arkansas State | Nicholas Johnson is whistled for a carry | 44-37 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Clifford Robinson (SG) James Hood | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Robert Dixon (PG), Robert Reed (PF) Thomas Garrett, Santiago Espinoza | |
| 17:00 | Louisiana Tech | Ed Little knocks in the jumper from the free throw line set up by Robert Dixon | 44-39 |
| 16:53 | Arkansas State | Nicholas Johnson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-39 |
| 16:52 | Arkansas State | The offensive rebound goes to Shawn Ward | 44-39 |
| 16:41 | Arkansas State | Nicholas Johnson buries a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Anthony Jones | 46-39 |
| 16:30 | Louisiana Tech | Clifford Robinson steals the ball from Theodore Finley | 46-39 |
| 16:16 | Arkansas State | Matthew Brandt is fouled on the floor by Theodore Finley - foul #1 on Theodore Finley, team foul #2 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | James Hood (SG), Terry Basquez (SF), Ronald Dollard (PF), James Gleason (C) Nicholas Johnson, Matthew Brandt, Anthony Jones, Shawn Ward | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ruben Potter (PG), Thomas Garrett (SG), Santiago Espinoza (SF), Timothy Strout (PF), Kyle Feldman (C) Robert Dixon, Ed Little, Theodore Finley, Robert Reed, Donald Wilczynski | |
| 15:59 | Arkansas State | Ronald Dollard is whistled for traveling | 46-39 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Clifford Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. SG - James Hood (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Basquez (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ronald Dollard (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - James Gleason (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Ruben Potter (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Garrett (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Santiago Espinoza (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Timothy Strout (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Kyle Feldman (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Louisiana Tech | Santiago Espinoza misses the fadeaway in the lane | 46-39 |
| 15:42 | Arkansas State | Ronald Dollard snags the defensive board | 46-39 |
| 15:36 | Arkansas State | Clifford Robinson makes the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by James Hood | 48-39 |
| 15:22 | Louisiana Tech | Ruben Potter connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Thomas Garrett | 48-42 |
| 15:02 | Arkansas State | Clifford Robinson connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-42 |
| 14:36 | Louisiana Tech | Kyle Feldman can't connect on a shot in the lane | 51-42 |
| 14:35 | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Strout tips it home | 51-44 |
| 14:06 | Arkansas State | James Gleason can't connect on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Kyle Feldman - foul #2 on Kyle Feldman, team foul #3 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Nicholas Johnson (PG), Matthew Brandt (SF), Anthony Jones (PF) Clifford Robinson, James Hood, Ronald Dollard | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Robert Dixon (PG), Ed Little (SG), Theodore Finley (SF), Robert Reed (PF), Donald Wilczynski (C) Ruben Potter, Thomas Garrett, Santiago Espinoza, Timothy Strout, Kyle Feldman | |
| 14:06 | Arkansas State | James Gleason makes the 1st free throw | 52-44 |
| 14:06 | Arkansas State | James Gleason makes the 2nd free throw | 53-44 |
| 13:53 | Louisiana Tech | Anthony Jones is called for the reach on Robert Reed - foul #3 on Anthony Jones, team foul #1 | 53-44 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Shawn Ward (C) James Gleason | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 13:39 | Louisiana Tech | Theodore Finley connects on the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Ed Little | 53-46 |
| 13:25 | Arkansas State | Nicholas Johnson misses short on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Robert Dixon - foul #1 on Robert Dixon, team foul #4 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Colin Young (SG) Terry Basquez | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 13:25 | Arkansas State | Nicholas Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 53-46 |
| 13:25 | Arkansas State | Nicholas Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-46 |
| 13:17 | Louisiana Tech | Theodore Finley misses the jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Matthew Brandt - foul #3 on Matthew Brandt, team foul #2 | 54-46 |
| 13:17 | Louisiana Tech | Theodore Finley makes the 1st free throw | 54-47 |
| 13:17 | Louisiana Tech | Theodore Finley misses the 2nd free throw | 54-47 |
| 13:17 | Arkansas State | Colin Young grabs the board | 54-47 |
| 12:57 | Arkansas State | Nicholas Johnson makes the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Shawn Ward | 56-47 |
| 12:42 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Reed connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Robert Dixon | 56-50 |
| 12:27 | Arkansas State | Nicholas Johnson blows the layup | 56-50 |
| 12:26 | Louisiana Tech | Theodore Finley gets the rebound | 56-50 |
| 12:17 | Louisiana Tech | Matthew Brandt picks off the pass by Theodore Finley | 56-50 |
| 12:13 | Arkansas State | Nicholas Johnson throws it down set up by Matthew Brandt | 58-50 |
| 11:53 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Reed loses the dribble to Anthony Jones | 58-50 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Nicholas Johnson (fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Colin Young (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Matthew Brandt (fresh) 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Anthony Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Shawn Ward (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Robert Dixon (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Ed Little (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Theodore Finley (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Reed (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Donald Wilczynski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:39 | Arkansas State | Nicholas Johnson is fouled on the floor by Robert Reed - foul #1 on Robert Reed, team foul #5 | 58-50 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | James Hood (SG), Ronald Dollard (PF), James Gleason (C) Colin Young, Anthony Jones, Shawn Ward | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ruben Potter (PG), Thomas Garrett (SG), Santiago Espinoza (SF), Timothy Strout (PF), Kyle Feldman (C) Robert Dixon, Ed Little, Theodore Finley, Robert Reed, Donald Wilczynski | |
| 11:34 | Arkansas State | Ronald Dollard misses short on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Timothy Strout - foul #2 on Timothy Strout, team foul #6 | 58-50 |
| 11:34 | Arkansas State | Ronald Dollard misses the 1st free throw | 58-50 |
| 11:34 | Arkansas State | Ronald Dollard makes the 2nd free throw | 59-50 |
| 11:15 | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Strout makes the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Thomas Garrett | 59-52 |
| 10:53 | Arkansas State | Nicholas Johnson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 59-52 |
| 10:52 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Kyle Feldman | 59-52 |
| 10:37 | Louisiana Tech | Ruben Potter drills a jump hook from the right block | 59-54 |
| 10:25 | Arkansas State | James Hood scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Nicholas Johnson and he's fouled by Timothy Strout - foul #3 on Timothy Strout, team foul #7 | 61-54 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Clifford Robinson (PG), Terry Basquez (SF) Nicholas Johnson, Matthew Brandt | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 10:25 | Arkansas State | James Hood makes the free throw | 62-54 |
| 10:09 | Louisiana Tech | James Gleason picks off the pass by Thomas Garrett | 62-54 |
| 09:44 | Arkansas State | Clifford Robinson comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 62-54 |
| 09:42 | Louisiana Tech | Santiago Espinoza snags the defensive board | 62-54 |
| 09:31 | Louisiana Tech | Thomas Garrett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-54 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Nicholas Johnson (PG), Anthony Jones (PF), Shawn Ward (C) Clifford Robinson, Ronald Dollard, James Gleason | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Theodore Finley (PF), Donald Wilczynski (C) Timothy Strout, Kyle Feldman | |
| 09:12 | Arkansas State | Terry Basquez clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-54 |
| 09:10 | Louisiana Tech | Ruben Potter grabs the defensive rebound | 62-54 |
| 08:57 | Louisiana Tech | Theodore Finley hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Santiago Espinoza | 62-57 |
| 08:33 | Arkansas State | James Hood buries a jumper in the lane set up by Anthony Jones | 64-57 |
| 08:27 | Louisiana Tech | Santiago Espinoza comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 64-57 |
| 08:25 | Arkansas State | Shawn Ward pulls down the rebound | 64-57 |
| 08:20 | Arkansas State | Nicholas Johnson makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Anthony Jones | 67-57 |
| 08:07 | Louisiana Tech | Ruben Potter can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 67-57 |
| 08:06 | Louisiana Tech | Donald Wilczynski grabs the offensive board | 67-57 |
| 07:57 | Louisiana Tech | Santiago Espinoza drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Donald Wilczynski | 67-60 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Nicholas Johnson (fresh) 20 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Hood (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SF - Terry Basquez (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Anthony Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Shawn Ward (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Ruben Potter (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Garrett (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Santiago Espinoza (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Theodore Finley (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Wilczynski (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:46 | Arkansas State | James Hood's pass is intercepted by Theodore Finley | 67-60 |
| 07:33 | Louisiana Tech | Theodore Finley is fouled on the floor by Shawn Ward - foul #1 on Shawn Ward, team foul #3 | 67-60 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Clifford Robinson (SG), Matthew Brandt (SF), Ronald Dollard (PF), James Gleason (C) James Hood, Terry Basquez, Anthony Jones, Shawn Ward | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ed Little (PG), Robert Reed (SG), Timothy Strout (PF), Kyle Feldman (C) Ruben Potter, Thomas Garrett, Santiago Espinoza, Donald Wilczynski | |
| 07:24 | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Strout is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Johnson - foul #2 on Nicholas Johnson, team foul #4 | 67-60 |
| 07:09 | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Strout hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Ronald Dollard - foul #1 on Ronald Dollard, team foul #5 | 67-62 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Robert Dixon (PG) Theodore Finley | |
| 07:09 | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Strout makes the free throw | 67-63 |
| 06:57 | Arkansas State | Nicholas Johnson misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 67-63 |
| 06:56 | Arkansas State | Ronald Dollard grabs the offensive rebound | 67-63 |
| 06:39 | Arkansas State | Clifford Robinson is hacked by Ed Little - foul #3 on Ed Little, team foul #8 | 67-63 |
| 06:39 | Arkansas State | Clifford Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 68-63 |
| 06:39 | Arkansas State | Clifford Robinson misses the 2nd free throw | 68-63 |
| 06:39 | Louisiana Tech | Kyle Feldman grabs the defensive rebound | 68-63 |
| 06:19 | Louisiana Tech | Kyle Feldman scores on a turnaround from the baseline | 68-65 |
| 06:02 | Arkansas State | James Gleason knocks in the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Clifford Robinson | 70-65 |
| 05:56 | Louisiana Tech | Kyle Feldman comes up short on the floater from the left side | 70-65 |
| 05:55 | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Strout hits the follow up shot | 70-67 |
| 05:27 | Arkansas State | Nicholas Johnson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 70-67 |
| 05:26 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Reed grabs the defensive rebound | 70-67 |
| 05:06 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Reed misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by James Gleason - foul #3 on James Gleason, team foul #6 | 70-67 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Terry Basquez (PG), James Hood (SG), Anthony Jones (PF), Shawn Ward (C) Nicholas Johnson, Clifford Robinson, Ronald Dollard, James Gleason | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ruben Potter (PG), Thomas Garrett (SG), Santiago Espinoza (SF), Theodore Finley (C) Robert Dixon, Ed Little, Timothy Strout, Kyle Feldman | |
| 05:06 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Reed makes the 1st free throw | 70-68 |
| 05:06 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 70-69 |
| 04:41 | Arkansas State | Anthony Jones can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 70-69 |
| 04:39 | Louisiana Tech | Ruben Potter gets the rebound | 70-69 |
| 04:32 | Louisiana Tech | Theodore Finley hits a runner in the lane on a great pass from Ruben Potter | 70-71 |
| 04:16 | Arkansas State | James Hood misses the shot from the right side | 70-71 |
| 04:14 | Arkansas State | Anthony Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-71 |
| 04:00 | Arkansas State | Matthew Brandt is hacked by Ruben Potter - foul #2 on Ruben Potter, team foul #9 | 70-71 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Nicholas Johnson (PG) Terry Basquez | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Donald Wilczynski (C) Robert Reed | |
| 04:00 | Arkansas State | Matthew Brandt makes the 1st free throw | 71-71 |
| 04:00 | Arkansas State | Matthew Brandt makes the 2nd free throw | 72-71 |
| 03:41 | Louisiana Tech | Theodore Finley can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Nicholas Johnson - foul #3 on Nicholas Johnson, team foul #7 | 72-71 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Terry Basquez (SF), James Gleason (C) Matthew Brandt, Shawn Ward | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Kyle Feldman (C) Donald Wilczynski | |
| 03:41 | Louisiana Tech | Theodore Finley makes the 1st free throw | 72-72 |
| 03:41 | Louisiana Tech | Theodore Finley misses the 2nd free throw | 72-72 |
| 03:41 | Arkansas State | Terry Basquez pulls down the rebound | 72-72 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Nicholas Johnson (fresh) 20 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - James Hood (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SF - Terry Basquez (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Anthony Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - James Gleason (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Ruben Potter (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Garrett (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Santiago Espinoza (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Theodore Finley (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. C - Kyle Feldman (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Arkansas State | James Hood clanks a 3 from straight away | 72-72 |
| 03:23 | Louisiana Tech | Theodore Finley grabs the board | 72-72 |
| 03:19 | Louisiana Tech | Thomas Garrett buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Santiago Espinoza | 72-75 |
| 03:15 | Arkansas State | Nicholas Johnson drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by James Hood | 75-75 |
| 02:53 | Louisiana Tech | Kyle Feldman misses short on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by James Hood - foul #3 on James Hood, team foul #8 | 75-75 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Clifford Robinson (SG), Ronald Dollard (PF) James Hood, Anthony Jones | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Robert Dixon (PG), Ed Little (SG), John Henry (SF), Timothy Strout (PF) Ruben Potter, Thomas Garrett, Santiago Espinoza, Theodore Finley | |
| 02:53 | Louisiana Tech | Kyle Feldman makes the 1st free throw | 75-76 |
| 02:53 | Louisiana Tech | Kyle Feldman makes the 2nd free throw | 75-77 |
| 02:51 | Arkansas State | Arkansas State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-77 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | James Hood (SG), Matthew Brandt (SF) Clifford Robinson, Terry Basquez | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Thomas Garrett (SG), Santiago Espinoza (SF) Robert Dixon, John Henry | |
| 02:39 | Arkansas State | Nicholas Johnson makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by James Hood | 77-77 |
| 02:25 | Louisiana Tech | A charge is called on Timothy Strout - foul #4 on Timothy Strout, team foul #10 | 77-77 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ruben Potter (PG) Ed Little | |
| 02:08 | Arkansas State | Nicholas Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 77-77 |
| 01:55 | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Dollard is called for the reach on Santiago Espinoza - foul #2 on Ronald Dollard, team foul #9 | 77-77 |
| 01:55 | Louisiana Tech | Santiago Espinoza misses the 1st free throw | 77-77 |
| 01:55 | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Strout grabs the offensive board | 77-77 |
| 01:42 | Louisiana Tech | Kyle Feldman makes the fadeaway from close range | 77-79 |
| 01:38 | Arkansas State | Nicholas Johnson misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 77-79 |
| 01:36 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Thomas Garrett | 77-79 |
| 01:30 | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Strout can't finish the layup | 77-79 |
| 01:28 | Louisiana Tech | Santiago Espinoza tips it home | 77-81 |
| 01:05 | Arkansas State | James Gleason connects on the floater from close range on a nice dish by Nicholas Johnson | 79-81 |
| 00:59 | Louisiana Tech | Thomas Garrett's fadeaway is rejected by Ronald Dollard | 79-81 |
| 00:58 | Arkansas State | James Gleason gets the rebound | 79-81 |
| 00:53 | Arkansas State | Thomas Garrett picks off the pass by James Gleason | 79-81 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Louisiana Tech | Ruben Potter misses the floater from the right wing | 79-81 |
| 00:27 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Ronald Dollard | 79-81 |
| 00:14 | Arkansas State | Santiago Espinoza is called for the reach on James Hood - foul #1 on Santiago Espinoza, team foul #11 | 79-81 |
| 00:14 | Arkansas State | James Hood makes the 1st free throw | 80-81 |
| 00:14 | Arkansas State | James Hood makes the 2nd free throw | 81-81 |
| 00:03 | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Strout scores on a floater near the basket on a great pass from Santiago Espinoza | 81-83 |
| 00:03 | Arkansas State | Arkansas State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 81-83 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Arkansas State | Nicholas Johnson comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 81-83 |