| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Raphael Esposito (fresh) SG - Humberto Cervantes (fresh) SF - Donald Dilworth (fresh) PF - Ivan Zader (fresh) C - Bruce Siple (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Bernard Adkison (fresh) SG - Henry Jeremiah (fresh) SF - Tim Peters (fresh) PF - Derek Cantrell (fresh) C - Daniel Crouch (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas State | Daniel Crouch wins the tip | 0-0 |
| 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) | |
| 19:46 | Arkansas State | Bernard Adkison clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Louisiana Tech | Bruce Siple grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Louisiana Tech | Humberto Cervantes hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Raphael Esposito | 2-0 |
| 19:37 | Arkansas State | Tim Peters hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Henry Jeremiah | 2-3 |
| 19:28 | Louisiana Tech | Humberto Cervantes misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 2-3 |
| 19:26 | Louisiana Tech | Raphael Esposito pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 19:17 | Louisiana Tech | Humberto Cervantes misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 2-3 |
| 19:15 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Daniel Crouch | 2-3 |
| 19:10 | Arkansas State | Bernard Adkison's floater is tipped away by Bruce Siple | 2-3 |
| 19:08 | Louisiana Tech | Donald Dilworth grabs the board | 2-3 |
| 18:57 | Louisiana Tech | Humberto Cervantes misses the floater from the right wing | 2-3 |
| 18:55 | Louisiana Tech | Donald Dilworth misses the tip | 2-3 |
| 18:53 | Arkansas State | Henry Jeremiah pulls down the rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:47 | Arkansas State | Daniel Crouch can't connect on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Bruce Siple - foul #1 on Bruce Siple, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 18:47 | Arkansas State | Daniel Crouch misses the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:47 | Arkansas State | Daniel Crouch makes the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 18:24 | Louisiana Tech | Humberto Cervantes makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Raphael Esposito | 5-4 |
| 18:19 | Arkansas State | Bernard Adkison is hacked by Raphael Esposito - foul #1 on Raphael Esposito, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| 18:04 | Arkansas State | Henry Jeremiah comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 5-4 |
| 18:03 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Ivan Zader | 5-4 |
| 17:57 | Louisiana Tech | Donald Dilworth is called for traveling | 5-4 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Orville Murray (PG), Karl Haggard (SG), Steven Carter (SF), Lloyd Wilson (PF), Eric Blesofsky (C) Bernard Adkison, Henry Jeremiah, Tim Peters, Derek Cantrell, Daniel Crouch | |
| 17:40 | Arkansas State | Karl Haggard can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 5-4 |
| 17:38 | Louisiana Tech | Ivan Zader pulls down the rebound | 5-4 |
| 17:33 | Louisiana Tech | Donald Dilworth hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Steven Carter - foul #1 on Steven Carter, team foul #1 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ryan Bowden (PG), Peter Bottoms (SG), Robert Bensen (PF), Adrian Cost (C) Raphael Esposito, Humberto Cervantes, Ivan Zader, Bruce Siple | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 17:33 | Louisiana Tech | Donald Dilworth makes the 1st free throw | 6-4 |
| 17:33 | Louisiana Tech | Donald Dilworth makes the 2nd free throw | 7-4 |
| 17:05 | Arkansas State | Ryan Bowden is called for the reach on Orville Murray - foul #1 on Ryan Bowden, team foul #3 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Robert Mueller (SF) Donald Dilworth | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Henry Jeremiah (SG) Orville Murray | |
| 16:52 | Arkansas State | Karl Haggard hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Henry Jeremiah | 7-7 |
| 16:33 | Louisiana Tech | Ryan Bowden can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 7-7 |
| 16:31 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Henry Jeremiah | 7-7 |
| 16:26 | Arkansas State | Steven Carter clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 7-7 |
| 16:25 | Arkansas State | Karl Haggard grabs the offensive board | 7-7 |
| 16:02 | Arkansas State | Lloyd Wilson is whistled for traveling | 7-7 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Raphael Esposito (PG), Humberto Cervantes (SG), Ivan Zader (PF), Bruce Siple (C) Ryan Bowden, Peter Bottoms, Robert Bensen, Adrian Cost | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Bernard Adkison (PG), Tim Peters (SF), Derek Cantrell (PF), Daniel Crouch (C) Karl Haggard, Steven Carter, Lloyd Wilson, Eric Blesofsky | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Raphael Esposito (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Humberto Cervantes (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Mueller (fresh) PF - Ivan Zader (fresh) 2 reb. C - Bruce Siple (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Bernard Adkison (fresh) SG - Henry Jeremiah (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Tim Peters (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Derek Cantrell (fresh) C - Daniel Crouch (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:43 | Louisiana Tech | Ivan Zader misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 7-7 |
| 15:42 | Arkansas State | Derek Cantrell gets the rebound | 7-7 |
| 15:38 | Arkansas State | Henry Jeremiah can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 7-7 |
| 15:37 | Louisiana Tech | Ivan Zader pulls down the rebound | 7-7 |
| 15:13 | Louisiana Tech | Humberto Cervantes is fouled on the floor by Henry Jeremiah - foul #1 on Henry Jeremiah, team foul #2 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Donald Dilworth (SF) Robert Mueller | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Karl Haggard (SG) Henry Jeremiah | |
| 14:57 | Louisiana Tech | Humberto Cervantes misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 7-7 |
| 14:56 | Arkansas State | Derek Cantrell grabs the board | 7-7 |
| 14:49 | Arkansas State | Derek Cantrell buries a runner in the lane on a great pass from Karl Haggard | 7-9 |
| 14:26 | Louisiana Tech | Raphael Esposito scores on a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Humberto Cervantes | 9-9 |
| 14:14 | Arkansas State | Bernard Adkison misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 9-9 |
| 14:13 | Arkansas State | Tim Peters pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-9 |
| 14:02 | Arkansas State | Derek Cantrell can't connect on a shot in the paint | 9-9 |
| 14:01 | Louisiana Tech | Ivan Zader gets the rebound | 9-9 |
| 13:39 | Louisiana Tech | Raphael Esposito hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 9-9 |
| 13:38 | Louisiana Tech | Humberto Cervantes snags the offensive board | 9-9 |
| 13:30 | Louisiana Tech | Raphael Esposito is fouled on the floor by Bernard Adkison - foul #1 on Bernard Adkison, team foul #3 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ryan Bowden (PG), Peter Bottoms (SG), Robert Bensen (PF), Adrian Cost (C) Raphael Esposito, Humberto Cervantes, Ivan Zader, Bruce Siple | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Orville Murray (PG), Henry Jeremiah (SG), Steven Carter (SF), Lloyd Wilson (PF), Eric Blesofsky (C) Bernard Adkison, Karl Haggard, Tim Peters, Derek Cantrell, Daniel Crouch | |
| 13:06 | Louisiana Tech | Lloyd Wilson swats the layup by Donald Dilworth | 9-9 |
| 13:04 | Arkansas State | Henry Jeremiah gets the rebound | 9-9 |
| 12:59 | Arkansas State | Orville Murray misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Adrian Cost - foul #1 on Adrian Cost, team foul #4 | 9-9 |
| 12:59 | Arkansas State | Orville Murray makes the 1st free throw | 9-10 |
| 12:59 | Arkansas State | Orville Murray misses the 2nd free throw | 9-10 |
| 12:59 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bensen grabs the defensive rebound | 9-10 |
| 12:41 | Louisiana Tech | Adrian Cost knocks in the floater near the basket set up by Robert Bensen | 11-10 |
| 12:23 | Arkansas State | Lloyd Wilson scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Henry Jeremiah | 11-12 |
| 12:05 | Louisiana Tech | Donald Dilworth's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-12 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Raphael Esposito (PG), Humberto Cervantes (SG), Robert Mueller (SF), Ivan Zader (PF) Ryan Bowden, Peter Bottoms, Donald Dilworth, Adrian Cost | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Karl Haggard (PG), Tim Peters (SF), Derek Cantrell (PF) Orville Murray, Steven Carter, Eric Blesofsky | |
| 11:48 | Arkansas State | Lloyd Wilson misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 11-12 |
| 11:47 | Arkansas State | Tim Peters grabs the offensive rebound | 11-12 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Raphael Esposito (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Humberto Cervantes (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Mueller (fresh) PF - Ivan Zader (fresh) 4 reb. C - Robert Bensen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Karl Haggard (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Henry Jeremiah (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Tim Peters (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Derek Cantrell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Lloyd Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:34 | Arkansas State | Tim Peters misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 11-12 |
| 11:32 | Louisiana Tech | Ivan Zader grabs the board | 11-12 |
| 11:10 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bensen comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 11-12 |
| 11:09 | Arkansas State | Lloyd Wilson grabs the board | 11-12 |
| 11:03 | Arkansas State | Derek Cantrell clanks a shot from the right wing | 11-12 |
| 11:02 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Robert Mueller | 11-12 |
| 10:37 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bensen clanks a floater from the baseline | 11-12 |
| 10:36 | Louisiana Tech | Ivan Zader tips it but misses | 11-12 |
| 10:34 | Louisiana Tech | Humberto Cervantes snags the offensive board | 11-12 |
| 10:16 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Mueller's floater is tipped away by Lloyd Wilson | 11-12 |
| 10:14 | Arkansas State | Lloyd Wilson pulls down the rebound | 11-12 |
| 10:07 | Arkansas State | Henry Jeremiah is hacked by Humberto Cervantes - foul #1 on Humberto Cervantes, team foul #5 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ryan Bowden (PG), Donald Dilworth (SF), Adrian Cost (PF), Bruce Siple (C) Raphael Esposito, Robert Mueller, Ivan Zader, Robert Bensen | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Bernard Adkison (PG), Steven Carter (SG), Daniel Crouch (C) Karl Haggard, Henry Jeremiah, Lloyd Wilson | |
| 09:43 | Arkansas State | Derek Cantrell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-12 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Eric Blesofsky (PF) Derek Cantrell | |
| 09:27 | Louisiana Tech | Ryan Bowden knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 14-12 |
| 09:07 | Arkansas State | Bernard Adkison hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Steven Carter | 14-15 |
| 08:47 | Louisiana Tech | Donald Dilworth misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 14-15 |
| 08:45 | Arkansas State | Daniel Crouch gets the rebound | 14-15 |
| 08:41 | Arkansas State | Adrian Cost steals it from Tim Peters | 14-15 |
| 08:20 | Louisiana Tech | Ryan Bowden's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-15 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Raphael Esposito (PG), Ivan Zader (PF) Humberto Cervantes, Adrian Cost | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Henry Jeremiah (SG), Karl Haggard (SF), Derek Cantrell (PF) Steven Carter, Tim Peters, Eric Blesofsky | |
| 07:58 | Arkansas State | Karl Haggard is whistled for a carry | 14-15 |
| 07:40 | Louisiana Tech | Ryan Bowden hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 14-15 |
| 07:39 | Louisiana Tech | Ivan Zader hits the follow up shot | 16-15 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Raphael Esposito (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ryan Bowden (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Donald Dilworth (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ivan Zader (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Bruce Siple (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Bernard Adkison (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Henry Jeremiah (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Karl Haggard (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Derek Cantrell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Crouch (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Arkansas State | Daniel Crouch scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Karl Haggard | 16-18 |
| 07:21 | Louisiana Tech | Bernard Adkison steals the ball from Raphael Esposito in the backcourt | 16-18 |
| 07:19 | Arkansas State | Bernard Adkison hits the finger roll | 16-20 |
| 07:05 | Louisiana Tech | Bruce Siple is hacked by Bernard Adkison - foul #2 on Bernard Adkison, team foul #4 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Robert Mueller (SF), Robert Bensen (C) Donald Dilworth, Bruce Siple | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Steven Carter (SF), Lloyd Wilson (C) Bernard Adkison, Daniel Crouch | |
| 06:52 | Louisiana Tech | Raphael Esposito comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 16-20 |
| 06:50 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Mueller tips it back up and in | 18-20 |
| 06:34 | Arkansas State | Derek Cantrell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-20 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Humberto Cervantes (SG) Ryan Bowden | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Tim Peters (SF) Steven Carter | |
| 06:21 | Louisiana Tech | Raphael Esposito's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-20 |
| 06:04 | Arkansas State | Tim Peters can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 18-20 |
| 06:03 | Louisiana Tech | Ivan Zader pulls down the rebound | 18-20 |
| 05:45 | Louisiana Tech | Humberto Cervantes misses long on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Karl Haggard - foul #1 on Karl Haggard, team foul #5 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Peter Bottoms (PG), Donald Dilworth (SF), Bruce Siple (C) Raphael Esposito, Robert Mueller, Ivan Zader | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Orville Murray (PG), Eric Blesofsky (C) Karl Haggard, Derek Cantrell | |
| 05:45 | Louisiana Tech | Humberto Cervantes makes the 1st free throw | 19-20 |
| 05:45 | Louisiana Tech | Humberto Cervantes makes the 2nd free throw | 20-20 |
| 05:33 | Arkansas State | Bruce Siple steals it from Henry Jeremiah | 20-20 |
| 05:15 | Louisiana Tech | Peter Bottoms double dribbles | 20-20 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ryan Bowden (PG) Peter Bottoms | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Steven Carter (SG), Daniel Crouch (C) Henry Jeremiah, Eric Blesofsky | |
| 04:57 | Arkansas State | Steven Carter comes up short on the jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Bruce Siple - foul #2 on Bruce Siple, team foul #6 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Adrian Cost (C) Bruce Siple | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 04:57 | Arkansas State | Steven Carter makes the 1st free throw | 20-21 |
| 04:57 | Arkansas State | Steven Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 20-22 |
| 04:43 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bensen misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 20-22 |
| 04:42 | Arkansas State | Tim Peters grabs the defensive rebound | 20-22 |
| 04:36 | Arkansas State | Orville Murray misses short on a jumper from the right side | 20-22 |
| 04:34 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Robert Bensen | 20-22 |
| 04:16 | Louisiana Tech | A charge is called on Robert Bensen - foul #1 on Robert Bensen, team foul #7 | 20-22 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Raphael Esposito (PG), Ivan Zader (PF) Humberto Cervantes, Robert Bensen | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Karl Haggard (PG), Henry Jeremiah (SG), Derek Cantrell (PF) Orville Murray, Tim Peters, Lloyd Wilson | |
| 04:03 | Arkansas State | Daniel Crouch is whistled for a carry | 20-22 |
| 03:42 | Louisiana Tech | Ryan Bowden knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Raphael Esposito | 23-22 |
| 03:26 | Arkansas State | Daniel Crouch can't finish the layup | 23-22 |
| 03:25 | Arkansas State | Steven Carter grabs the offensive board | 23-22 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Raphael Esposito (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ryan Bowden (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Donald Dilworth (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ivan Zader (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Adrian Cost (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Karl Haggard (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Henry Jeremiah (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Steven Carter (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Derek Cantrell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Crouch (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Arkansas State | Steven Carter's pass is intercepted by Ryan Bowden | 23-22 |
| 03:07 | Louisiana Tech | Ryan Bowden dunks the ball | 25-22 |
| 02:42 | Arkansas State | Karl Haggard clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 25-22 |
| 02:40 | Louisiana Tech | Adrian Cost grabs the defensive rebound | 25-22 |
| 02:28 | Louisiana Tech | Raphael Esposito hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but the foul's on Steven Carter - foul #2 on Steven Carter, team foul #6 | 25-22 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Humberto Cervantes (SG), Robert Mueller (SF), Bruce Siple (C) Ryan Bowden, Donald Dilworth, Adrian Cost | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Bernard Adkison (PG), Tim Peters (SF), Lloyd Wilson (C) Karl Haggard, Steven Carter, Daniel Crouch | |
| 02:28 | Louisiana Tech | Raphael Esposito makes the 1st free throw | 26-22 |
| 02:28 | Louisiana Tech | Raphael Esposito makes the 2nd free throw | 27-22 |
| 02:03 | Arkansas State | Tim Peters misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 27-22 |
| 02:01 | Arkansas State | Lloyd Wilson snags the offensive board | 27-22 |
| 01:48 | Arkansas State | Lloyd Wilson can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Robert Mueller - foul #1 on Robert Mueller, team foul #8 | 27-22 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Peter Bottoms (PG), Robert Bensen (PF) Raphael Esposito, Ivan Zader | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Karl Haggard (SG), Eric Blesofsky (C) Henry Jeremiah, Derek Cantrell | |
| 01:48 | Arkansas State | Lloyd Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 27-23 |
| 01:48 | Arkansas State | Lloyd Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 27-24 |
| 01:33 | Louisiana Tech | Bruce Siple drills a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Peter Bottoms | 29-24 |
| 01:17 | Arkansas State | Lloyd Wilson is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Lloyd Wilson, team foul #7 | 29-24 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ryan Bowden (PG) Peter Bottoms | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 01:08 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bensen hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-24 |
| 00:51 | Arkansas State | Bernard Adkison makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Karl Haggard | 32-27 |
| 00:40 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bensen knocks in the floater near the basket on a great pass from Ryan Bowden and the foul's on Lloyd Wilson - foul #2 on Lloyd Wilson, team foul #8 | 34-27 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Donald Dilworth (SF) Robert Mueller | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Henry Jeremiah (SG), David McCleskey (C) Karl Haggard, Lloyd Wilson | |
| 00:40 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bensen makes the free throw | 35-27 |
| 00:16 | Arkansas State | Eric Blesofsky's pass is intercepted by Bruce Siple | 35-27 |
| 00:01 | Louisiana Tech | Bruce Siple connects on the jump hook in the paint | 37-27 |
| 00:00 | Arkansas State | Tim Peters misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 37-27 |