| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Charles Pippen (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ralph Waddy (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Corp (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Robert Matthews (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - George McMahon (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Joel Shelton (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Jerome Abbott (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason McCaulley (fresh) 3 reb. PF - James Worthy (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Darin Aiello (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas State | Roger Corp inbounds the ball | 24-28 |
| 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) | |
| 19:39 | Arkansas State | Darin Aiello steals the ball from Roger Corp | 24-28 |
| 19:22 | Louisiana Tech | Joel Shelton comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 24-28 |
| 19:20 | Arkansas State | George McMahon grabs the board | 24-28 |
| 19:16 | Arkansas State | Ralph Waddy scores on a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Matthews | 26-28 |
| 18:59 | Louisiana Tech | Joel Shelton misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 26-28 |
| 18:58 | Arkansas State | George McMahon grabs the defensive rebound | 26-28 |
| 18:53 | Arkansas State | Ralph Waddy scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Roger Corp | 28-28 |
| 18:32 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Pippen steals the ball from Jason McCaulley | 28-28 |
| 18:16 | Arkansas State | Roger Corp is fouled on the floor by Jason McCaulley - foul #1 on Jason McCaulley, team foul #1 | 28-28 |
| 17:59 | Arkansas State | Roger Corp misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-28 |
| 17:58 | Louisiana Tech | James Worthy grabs the board | 28-28 |
| 17:56 | Louisiana Tech | Joel Shelton loses the dribble to Charles Pippen in the backcourt | 28-28 |
| 17:29 | Arkansas State | Robert Matthews connects on the jumper from the left side set up by Ralph Waddy | 30-28 |
| 17:15 | Louisiana Tech | James Worthy misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 30-28 |
| 17:14 | Arkansas State | George McMahon snags the defensive board | 30-28 |
| 16:52 | Arkansas State | Roger Corp knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing and he's fouled by James Worthy - foul #1 on James Worthy, team foul #2 | 33-28 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | John Galey (PG), Daniel Loose (SG), Ronnie Campbell (PF), James Ford (C) Charles Pippen, Ralph Waddy, Robert Matthews, George McMahon | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Wiley (PG), Robert Reynolds (SG), John Jennings (SF), Timothy Drake (C) Joel Shelton, Jerome Abbott, Jason McCaulley, Darin Aiello | |
| 16:52 | Arkansas State | Roger Corp makes the free throw | 34-28 |
| 16:33 | Louisiana Tech | James Worthy loses the dribble to Roger Corp | 34-28 |
| 16:27 | Arkansas State | Daniel Loose makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by John Galey | 37-28 |
| 16:03 | Louisiana Tech | James Ford picks off the pass by John Jennings | 37-28 |
| 15:45 | Arkansas State | John Galey can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 37-28 |
| 15:43 | Louisiana Tech | James Worthy grabs the defensive rebound | 37-28 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - John Galey (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Daniel Loose (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Roger Corp (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Ronnie Campbell (fresh) C - James Ford (fresh) 3 pts. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - John Wiley (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Robert Reynolds (fresh) SF - John Jennings (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Worthy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Timothy Drake (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 15:32 | Louisiana Tech | John Wiley lays it up and in on a great pass from John Jennings and he's fouled by John Galey - foul #1 on John Galey, team foul #1 | 37-30 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Charles Pippen (PG), Ralph Waddy (SG), Richard Costanza (SF), George McMahon (C) John Galey, Daniel Loose, Roger Corp, James Ford | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Abbott (SG), Thomas Allred (C) Robert Reynolds, James Worthy | |
| 15:32 | Louisiana Tech | John Wiley makes the free throw | 37-31 |
| 15:18 | Arkansas State | Richard Costanza misses long on a 3 from straight away | 37-31 |
| 15:17 | Louisiana Tech | Thomas Allred snags the defensive board | 37-31 |
| 14:59 | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Drake banks in the layup on a great pass from John Wiley and the foul's on Charles Pippen - foul #3 on Charles Pippen, team foul #2 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Robert Matthews (PF) Ronnie Campbell | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Joel Shelton (PG), Jason McCaulley (SF) John Wiley, John Jennings | |
| 14:59 | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Drake makes the free throw | 37-34 |
| 14:36 | Arkansas State | Robert Matthews buries a fadeaway from the left side set up by George McMahon | 39-34 |
| 14:31 | Louisiana Tech | Jason McCaulley is hacked by Robert Matthews - foul #1 on Robert Matthews, team foul #3 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Darin Aiello (C) Thomas Allred | |
| 14:12 | Louisiana Tech | George McMahon takes the ball from Joel Shelton | 39-34 |
| 14:06 | Arkansas State | Ralph Waddy misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-34 |
| 14:04 | Louisiana Tech | Joel Shelton gets the rebound | 39-34 |
| 13:45 | Louisiana Tech | Jason McCaulley misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Robert Matthews - foul #2 on Robert Matthews, team foul #4 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Harold Reid (PG), Daniel Loose (SG), Ronnie Campbell (C) Charles Pippen, Ralph Waddy, George McMahon | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Jennings (SG), James Worthy (PF) Jerome Abbott, Timothy Drake | |
| 13:45 | Louisiana Tech | Jason McCaulley misses the 1st free throw | 39-34 |
| 13:45 | Louisiana Tech | Jason McCaulley makes the 2nd free throw | 39-35 |
| 13:21 | Arkansas State | Richard Costanza makes the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Daniel Loose | 41-35 |
| 13:04 | Louisiana Tech | Joel Shelton is hacked by Harold Reid - foul #4 on Harold Reid, team foul #5 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | John Galey (PG), Roger Corp (SF), James Ford (C) Harold Reid, Richard Costanza, Robert Matthews | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Thomas Allred (C) Darin Aiello | |
| 12:38 | Louisiana Tech | James Worthy can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-35 |
| 12:37 | Arkansas State | Ronnie Campbell grabs the defensive rebound | 41-35 |
| 12:33 | Arkansas State | John Galey loses the ball out of bounds | 41-35 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Charles Pippen (PG), George McMahon (C) John Galey, James Ford | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Abbott (SG) Jason McCaulley | |
| 12:11 | Louisiana Tech | Thomas Allred slams it home set up by Joel Shelton | 41-37 |
| 11:56 | Arkansas State | Roger Corp loses the ball out of bounds | 41-37 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Ralph Waddy (SG) Daniel Loose | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Wiley (PG), Timothy Drake (C) Joel Shelton, Thomas Allred | |
| 11:39 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Abbott knocks in the jumper from the left wing set up by James Worthy | 41-39 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Charles Pippen (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Ralph Waddy (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roger Corp (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Ronnie Campbell (fresh) 2 reb. C - George McMahon (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - John Wiley (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerome Abbott (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Jennings (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Worthy (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Timothy Drake (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 11:23 | Arkansas State | John Wiley is called for the reach on Ralph Waddy - foul #1 on John Wiley, team foul #3 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Richard Costanza (SF), Robert Matthews (PF) Roger Corp, Ronnie Campbell | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Darin Aiello (C) Timothy Drake | |
| 11:14 | Arkansas State | George McMahon is fouled on the floor by Jerome Abbott - foul #3 on Jerome Abbott, team foul #4 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Jason McCaulley (SF) John Jennings | |
| 10:56 | Arkansas State | Charles Pippen is hacked by Jerome Abbott - foul #4 on Jerome Abbott, team foul #5 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Joel Shelton (PG), Robert Reynolds (SG), Timothy Drake (PF) John Wiley, Jerome Abbott, James Worthy | |
| 10:31 | Arkansas State | Ralph Waddy misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 41-39 |
| 10:30 | Arkansas State | Robert Matthews misses the tip | 41-39 |
| 10:28 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Jason McCaulley | 41-39 |
| 10:10 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Reynolds makes the jumpshot from the free throw line | 41-41 |
| 09:52 | Arkansas State | Robert Matthews hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 41-41 |
| 09:51 | Arkansas State | George McMahon grabs the offensive board | 41-41 |
| 09:39 | Arkansas State | Ralph Waddy knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Richard Costanza | 44-41 |
| 09:22 | Louisiana Tech | Joel Shelton hits a jump hook from the left block set up by Robert Reynolds | 44-43 |
| 09:18 | Arkansas State | Ralph Waddy misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 44-43 |
| 09:16 | Arkansas State | George McMahon hits the follow up shot | 46-43 |
| 08:50 | Louisiana Tech | Joel Shelton is hacked by Richard Costanza - foul #1 on Richard Costanza, team foul #6 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | John Galey (PG), Daniel Loose (SG), Roger Corp (SF), Ronnie Campbell (PF), James Ford (C) Charles Pippen, Ralph Waddy, Richard Costanza, Robert Matthews, George McMahon | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Wiley (PG), John Jennings (SF), James Worthy (PF), Thomas Allred (C) Joel Shelton, Jason McCaulley, Timothy Drake, Darin Aiello | |
| 08:37 | Louisiana Tech | James Ford is called for the reach on John Jennings - foul #2 on James Ford, team foul #7 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Jonathan Theroux (SG) Robert Reynolds | |
| 08:37 | Louisiana Tech | John Jennings makes the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 08:37 | Louisiana Tech | John Jennings makes the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| 08:13 | Arkansas State | Ronnie Campbell misses the floater from the right wing | 46-45 |
| 08:12 | Arkansas State | The offensive rebound goes to Ronnie Campbell | 46-45 |
| 08:05 | Arkansas State | James Worthy takes the ball from James Ford | 46-45 |
| 07:55 | Louisiana Tech | James Worthy knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by John Jennings | 46-47 |
| 07:48 | Arkansas State | Ronnie Campbell misses short on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on John Jennings - foul #3 on John Jennings, team foul #6 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Harold Reid (PG) John Galey | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Abbott (SG) Jonathan Theroux | |
| 07:48 | Arkansas State | Ronnie Campbell misses the 1st free throw | 46-47 |
| 07:48 | Arkansas State | Ronnie Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 47-47 |
| 07:24 | Louisiana Tech | John Wiley is hacked by Harold Reid - foul #5 on Harold Reid, team foul #8 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | John Galey (PG) Harold Reid | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Drake (C) Thomas Allred | |
| 07:24 | Louisiana Tech | John Wiley makes the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 07:24 | Louisiana Tech | John Wiley misses the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| 07:24 | Arkansas State | James Ford grabs the board | 47-48 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - John Galey (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Daniel Loose (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Corp (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Ronnie Campbell (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - James Ford (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - John Wiley (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerome Abbott (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - John Jennings (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Worthy (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Timothy Drake (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 07:20 | Arkansas State | John Galey misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by John Wiley - foul #2 on John Wiley, team foul #7 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Joel Shelton (PG) John Wiley | |
| 07:20 | Arkansas State | John Galey misses the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 07:20 | Arkansas State | John Galey misses the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| 07:20 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Abbott gets the rebound | 47-48 |
| 06:57 | Louisiana Tech | Joel Shelton scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Jerome Abbott | 47-51 |
| 06:40 | Arkansas State | Jerome Abbott is called for the reach on James Ford - foul #5 on Jerome Abbott, team foul #8 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Charles Pippen (PG), Ralph Waddy (SG), Robert Matthews (PF) John Galey, Daniel Loose, Ronnie Campbell | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Jason McCaulley (SF) Jerome Abbott | |
| 06:40 | Arkansas State | James Ford misses the 1st free throw | 47-51 |
| 06:40 | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Drake grabs the defensive rebound | 47-51 |
| 06:36 | Louisiana Tech | John Jennings scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Jason McCaulley | 47-54 |
| 06:23 | Arkansas State | Roger Corp misses badly on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by John Jennings - foul #4 on John Jennings, team foul #9 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | George McMahon (C) James Ford | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 06:23 | Arkansas State | Roger Corp misses the 1st free throw | 47-54 |
| 06:23 | Arkansas State | Roger Corp makes the 2nd free throw | 48-54 |
| 06:10 | Louisiana Tech | John Jennings knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Jason McCaulley | 48-57 |
| 05:45 | Arkansas State | Ralph Waddy is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Ralph Waddy, team foul #9 | 48-57 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Richard Costanza (SF) Roger Corp | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Darin Aiello (C) Timothy Drake | |
| 05:21 | Louisiana Tech | John Jennings hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block but he's fouled by Richard Costanza - foul #2 on Richard Costanza, team foul #10 | 48-57 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Thomas Allred (PF) James Worthy | |
| 05:21 | Louisiana Tech | John Jennings makes the 1st free throw | 48-58 |
| 05:21 | Louisiana Tech | John Jennings makes the 2nd free throw | 48-59 |
| 05:08 | Arkansas State | Ralph Waddy scores on a 3 from the left wing | 51-59 |
| 04:56 | Louisiana Tech | John Jennings misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-59 |
| 04:54 | Louisiana Tech | Joel Shelton tips it back up and in | 51-61 |
| 04:35 | Arkansas State | Robert Matthews can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-61 |
| 04:33 | Louisiana Tech | Darin Aiello gets the rebound | 51-61 |
| 04:07 | Louisiana Tech | Thomas Allred blows the layup but he's fouled by Ralph Waddy - foul #2 on Ralph Waddy, team foul #11 | 51-61 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | John Galey (PG), Daniel Loose (SG), Roger Corp (SF), Ronnie Campbell (PF), James Ford (C) Charles Pippen, Ralph Waddy, Richard Costanza, Robert Matthews, George McMahon | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Wiley (PG), Robert Reynolds (SG), James Worthy (PF), Timothy Drake (C) Joel Shelton, John Jennings, Jason McCaulley, Darin Aiello | |
| 04:07 | Louisiana Tech | Thomas Allred makes the 1st free throw | 51-62 |
| 04:07 | Louisiana Tech | Thomas Allred makes the 2nd free throw | 51-63 |
| 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 and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:57 | Arkansas State | Thomas Allred is called for the reach on Roger Corp - foul #1 on Thomas Allred, team foul #10 | 51-63 |
| 03:57 | Arkansas State | Roger Corp makes the 1st free throw | 52-63 |
| 03:57 | Arkansas State | Roger Corp misses the 2nd free throw | 52-63 |
| 03:57 | Louisiana Tech | Thomas Allred grabs the board | 52-63 |
| 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) | |
| 03:30 | Louisiana Tech | James Worthy buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Robert Reynolds | 52-66 |
| 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) | |
| 03:22 | Arkansas State | Roger Corp clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-66 |
| 03:21 | Louisiana Tech | Thomas Allred pulls down the rebound | 52-66 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - John Galey (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Daniel Loose (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Corp (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Ronnie Campbell (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - James Ford (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - John Wiley (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Reynolds (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Timothy Drake (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - James Worthy (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Allred (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Louisiana Tech | John Wiley misses the easy layup | 52-66 |
| 03:06 | Louisiana Tech | Thomas Allred snags the offensive board | 52-66 |
| 02:45 | Louisiana Tech | Roger Corp steps in front of the Robert Reynolds pass | 52-66 |
| 02:36 | Arkansas State | John Galey is hacked by John Wiley - foul #3 on John Wiley, team foul #11 | 52-66 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Richard Costanza (SF) Roger Corp | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Jennings (SF), Billy Wiley (C) James Worthy, Thomas Allred | |
| 02:36 | Arkansas State | John Galey makes the 1st free throw | 53-66 |
| 02:36 | Arkansas State | John Galey makes the 2nd free throw | 54-66 |
| 02:16 | Louisiana Tech | John Wiley misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-66 |
| 02:15 | Arkansas State | James Ford grabs the board | 54-66 |
| 02:10 | Arkansas State | Ronnie Campbell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-66 |
| 01:55 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Reynolds connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by John Wiley | 54-69 |
| 01:46 | Arkansas State | Daniel Loose is hacked by Robert Reynolds - foul #1 on Robert Reynolds, team foul #12 | 54-69 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Thomas Allred (C) Billy Wiley | |
| 01:46 | Arkansas State | Daniel Loose makes the 1st free throw | 55-69 |
| 01:46 | Arkansas State | Daniel Loose makes the 2nd free throw | 56-69 |
| 01:44 | Louisiana Tech | John Galey is called for the reach on John Wiley in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Galey, team foul #12 | 56-69 |
| 01:44 | Louisiana Tech | John Wiley misses the 1st free throw | 56-69 |
| 01:44 | Louisiana Tech | John Wiley makes the 2nd free throw | 56-70 |
| 01:27 | Arkansas State | James Ford misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-70 |
| 01:25 | Arkansas State | Ronnie Campbell can't tip it in | 56-70 |
| 01:24 | Louisiana Tech | Thomas Allred grabs the defensive rebound | 56-70 |
| 01:03 | Louisiana Tech | John Jennings hits a runner from the right block on a nice dish by John Wiley | 56-72 |
| 00:46 | Arkansas State | Daniel Loose hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 56-72 |
| 00:45 | Arkansas State | Ronnie Campbell gets the offensive rebound | 56-72 |
| 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) | |
| 00:41 | Arkansas State | Timothy Drake takes the ball from Richard Costanza | 56-72 |
| 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) | |
| 00:17 | Louisiana Tech | John Jennings comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 56-72 |
| 00:15 | Louisiana Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Allred | 56-72 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana Tech | John Wiley runs out the clock | 56-72 |