| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Jason Bailey (fresh) SG - Ron Corbo (fresh) SF - Allen Johnson (fresh) PF - John Lewis (fresh) C - Jerold Rice (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Randall Smith (fresh) SG - Casimir Cholewinski (fresh) SF - Lee Schiffer (fresh) PF - Dallas Matthews (fresh) C - James Hartman (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas State | John Lewis wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a flex 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) | |
| 19:43 | Arkansas State | Lee Schiffer swats the short shot by John Lewis | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Louisiana Tech | Lee Schiffer pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Louisiana Tech | Dallas Matthews hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Randall Smith | 0-3 |
| 19:07 | Arkansas State | Ron Corbo misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 0-3 |
| 19:05 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to James Hartman | 0-3 |
| 18:49 | Louisiana Tech | John Lewis swats the short shot by Casimir Cholewinski | 0-3 |
| 18:48 | Arkansas State | Allen Johnson grabs the board | 0-3 |
| 18:44 | Arkansas State | Ron Corbo throws it down set up by John Lewis and he's fouled by Casimir Cholewinski - foul #1 on Casimir Cholewinski, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 18:44 | Arkansas State | Ron Corbo makes the free throw | 3-3 |
| 18:28 | Louisiana Tech | Lee Schiffer misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 3-3 |
| 18:27 | Arkansas State | Allen Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 3-3 |
| 18:13 | Arkansas State | Jerold Rice misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 3-3 |
| 18:12 | Louisiana Tech | Lee Schiffer grabs the defensive rebound | 3-3 |
| 17:43 | Louisiana Tech | James Hartman clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 3-3 |
| 17:42 | Arkansas State | John Lewis grabs the board | 3-3 |
| 17:15 | Arkansas State | Ron Corbo connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 6-3 |
| 17:06 | Louisiana Tech | Dallas Matthews connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 6-6 |
| 16:49 | Arkansas State | Dallas Matthews is called for the reach on Jason Bailey - foul #1 on Dallas Matthews, team foul #2 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Santos Lever (PG), Brian Summer (SG), Jesse Tucker (SF), Francis Osmond (PF), Jerry Underwood (C) Jason Bailey, Ron Corbo, Allen Johnson, John Lewis, Jerold Rice | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 16:32 | Arkansas State | Jerry Underwood is whistled for a carry | 6-6 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Marlon Wunder (PF) Dallas Matthews | |
| 16:18 | Louisiana Tech | Marlon Wunder comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 6-6 |
| 16:17 | Arkansas State | Francis Osmond gets the rebound | 6-6 |
| 16:01 | Arkansas State | Francis Osmond can't connect on a runner from close range but he's hacked by Marlon Wunder - foul #1 on Marlon Wunder, team foul #3 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Baylis (C) James Hartman | |
| 16:01 | Arkansas State | Francis Osmond misses the 1st free throw | 6-6 |
| 16:01 | Arkansas State | Francis Osmond makes the 2nd free throw | 7-6 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Santos Lever (fresh) SG - Brian Summer (fresh) SF - Jesse Tucker (fresh) PF - Francis Osmond (fresh) 1 pts. C - Jerry Underwood (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Randall Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Casimir Cholewinski (fresh) SF - Lee Schiffer (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Marlon Wunder (fresh) C - Dennis Baylis (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Louisiana Tech | Randall Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-6 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Jason Bailey (PG), Ron Corbo (SG) Santos Lever, Brian Summer | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Jimmy Dearing (SG), Gary Brown (SF) Casimir Cholewinski, Lee Schiffer | |
| 15:20 | Arkansas State | Dennis Baylis picks off the pass by Ron Corbo | 7-6 |
| 15:12 | Louisiana Tech | Gary Brown can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 7-6 |
| 15:10 | Louisiana Tech | Marlon Wunder hits the follow up shot | 7-8 |
| 14:55 | Arkansas State | Jason Bailey misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 7-8 |
| 14:54 | Arkansas State | Francis Osmond tips it but misses | 7-8 |
| 14:53 | Arkansas State | Jesse Tucker grabs the offensive board | 7-8 |
| 14:48 | Arkansas State | Jason Bailey makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Ron Corbo | 10-8 |
| 14:29 | Louisiana Tech | Jimmy Dearing loses the dribble to Jesse Tucker | 10-8 |
| 14:18 | Arkansas State | Jerry Underwood is hacked by Dennis Baylis - foul #1 on Dennis Baylis, team foul #4 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Allen Johnson (SF), John Lewis (PF), Jerold Rice (C) Jesse Tucker, Francis Osmond, Jerry Underwood | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Casimir Cholewinski (SG), Lee Schiffer (SF), Dallas Matthews (PF), James Hartman (C) Randall Smith, Jimmy Dearing, Marlon Wunder, Dennis Baylis | |
| 14:00 | Arkansas State | Jerold Rice misses the dunk attempt | 10-8 |
| 13:59 | Arkansas State | John Lewis hits the follow up shot | 12-8 |
| 13:40 | Louisiana Tech | James Hartman comes up short on the jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Jason Bailey - foul #1 on Jason Bailey, team foul #1 | 12-8 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Brian Summer (SG) Ron Corbo | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 13:40 | Louisiana Tech | James Hartman misses the 1st free throw | 12-8 |
| 13:40 | Louisiana Tech | James Hartman makes the 2nd free throw | 12-9 |
| 13:27 | Arkansas State | Brian Summer is hacked by Casimir Cholewinski - foul #2 on Casimir Cholewinski, team foul #5 | 12-9 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Jimmy Dearing (SG) Casimir Cholewinski | |
| 13:13 | Arkansas State | Jerold Rice hits a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Jason Bailey and the foul's on Dallas Matthews - foul #2 on Dallas Matthews, team foul #6 | 14-9 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Santos Lever (PG) Jason Bailey | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Randall Smith (PG), Marlon Wunder (PF) Gary Brown, Dallas Matthews | |
| 13:13 | Arkansas State | Jerold Rice misses the free throw | 14-9 |
| 13:13 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to James Hartman | 14-9 |
| 13:05 | Louisiana Tech | Jimmy Dearing comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 14-9 |
| 13:04 | Arkansas State | Brian Summer grabs the board | 14-9 |
| 12:49 | Arkansas State | Lee Schiffer picks off the pass by Jerold Rice | 14-9 |
| 12:46 | Louisiana Tech | Randall Smith hits the finger roll on a great pass from Lee Schiffer | 14-11 |
| 12:37 | Arkansas State | Jerold Rice makes the jumper from close range on a great pass from Allen Johnson | 16-11 |
| 12:18 | Louisiana Tech | Marlon Wunder misses long on a runner in the lane | 16-11 |
| 12:17 | Arkansas State | Jerold Rice snags the defensive board | 16-11 |
| 12:11 | Arkansas State | Santos Lever clanks a 3 from the right corner | 16-11 |
| 12:10 | Arkansas State | John Lewis tips it home | 18-11 |
| 11:52 | Louisiana Tech | Randall Smith misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 18-11 |
| 11:50 | Louisiana Tech | James Hartman grabs the offensive board | 18-11 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Santos Lever (fresh) SG - Brian Summer (fresh) SF - Allen Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerold Rice (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Randall Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jimmy Dearing (fresh) SF - Lee Schiffer (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Marlon Wunder (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Hartman (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Louisiana Tech | Lee Schiffer connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Randall Smith | 18-13 |
| 11:15 | Arkansas State | Lee Schiffer is called for the reach on Brian Summer - foul #1 on Lee Schiffer, team foul #7 | 18-13 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Jason Bailey (PG), Jesse Tucker (SF), Francis Osmond (PF), Jerry Underwood (C) Santos Lever, Allen Johnson, John Lewis, Jerold Rice | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Gary Brown (PG), Dustin Walker (SF), Dennis Baylis (PF), Kevin Marsala (C) Randall Smith, Lee Schiffer, Marlon Wunder, James Hartman | |
| 11:15 | Arkansas State | Brian Summer makes the 1st free throw | 19-13 |
| 11:15 | Arkansas State | Brian Summer makes the 2nd free throw | 20-13 |
| 11:02 | Louisiana Tech | Dustin Walker hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 20-13 |
| 11:00 | Arkansas State | Jesse Tucker gets the rebound | 20-13 |
| 10:49 | Arkansas State | Brian Summer is called for 3 seconds | 20-13 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Ron Corbo (SG) Brian Summer | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Lee Schiffer (SF) Jimmy Dearing | |
| 10:21 | Louisiana Tech | Gary Brown clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 20-13 |
| 10:20 | Louisiana Tech | Dustin Walker grabs the offensive board | 20-13 |
| 10:02 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Marsala misses the 3 from straight away | 20-13 |
| 10:00 | Louisiana Tech | Dustin Walker gets the offensive rebound | 20-13 |
| 09:47 | Louisiana Tech | Francis Osmond is called for the reach on Gary Brown - foul #1 on Francis Osmond, team foul #2 | 20-13 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Allen Johnson (SF), John Lewis (PF) Jesse Tucker, Francis Osmond | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Randall Smith (PG), Jimmy Dearing (SG), Marlon Wunder (PF), James Hartman (C) Dustin Walker, Lee Schiffer, Dennis Baylis, Kevin Marsala | |
| 09:34 | Louisiana Tech | Marlon Wunder clanks a floater from the right side | 20-13 |
| 09:33 | Arkansas State | Allen Johnson snags the defensive board | 20-13 |
| 09:25 | Arkansas State | Ron Corbo hits a 3pt shot from the right corner and he's hacked by Jimmy Dearing - foul #1 on Jimmy Dearing, team foul #8 | 23-13 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Jerold Rice (C) Jerry Underwood | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 09:25 | Arkansas State | Ron Corbo misses the free throw | 23-13 |
| 09:25 | Arkansas State | The offensive rebound goes to John Lewis | 23-13 |
| 09:08 | Arkansas State | Ron Corbo can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 23-13 |
| 09:07 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Marlon Wunder | 23-13 |
| 08:40 | Louisiana Tech | James Hartman loses the ball out of bounds | 23-13 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Lee Schiffer (SF) Gary Brown | |
| 08:25 | Arkansas State | John Lewis's layup is rejected by James Hartman | 23-13 |
| 08:24 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Jimmy Dearing | 23-13 |
| 08:06 | Louisiana Tech | Randall Smith clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Allen Johnson - foul #1 on Allen Johnson, team foul #3 | 23-13 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Santos Lever (PG), Jesse Tucker (SF), Francis Osmond (PF) Jason Bailey, Allen Johnson, John Lewis | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Gary Brown (SG), Dennis Baylis (C) Jimmy Dearing, James Hartman | |
| 08:06 | Louisiana Tech | Randall Smith makes the 1st free throw | 23-14 |
| 08:06 | Louisiana Tech | Randall Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 23-14 |
| 08:06 | Louisiana Tech | Marlon Wunder pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-14 |
| 07:49 | Louisiana Tech | Lee Schiffer loses the dribble to Francis Osmond | 23-14 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Santos Lever (fresh) SG - Ron Corbo (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jesse Tucker (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Francis Osmond (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerold Rice (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Randall Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Brown (fresh) SF - Lee Schiffer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marlon Wunder (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Dennis Baylis (fresh) | |
| 07:28 | Arkansas State | Francis Osmond makes the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Santos Lever | 25-14 |
| 07:01 | Louisiana Tech | Lee Schiffer clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 25-14 |
| 07:00 | Louisiana Tech | Gary Brown tips it back up and in | 25-16 |
| 06:41 | Arkansas State | Ron Corbo connects on the floater from the left block on a great pass from Santos Lever | 27-16 |
| 06:28 | Louisiana Tech | Lee Schiffer misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 27-16 |
| 06:26 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Jerold Rice | 27-16 |
| 06:11 | Arkansas State | Ron Corbo hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Jesse Tucker | 30-16 |
| 05:53 | Louisiana Tech | Lee Schiffer comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jesse Tucker - foul #1 on Jesse Tucker, team foul #4 | 30-16 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Jason Bailey (PG), Brian Summer (SG), Allen Johnson (SF), John Lewis (PF), Jerry Underwood (C) Santos Lever, Ron Corbo, Jesse Tucker, Francis Osmond, Jerold Rice | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Dustin Walker (PG), Jimmy Dearing (SG), James Hartman (C) Randall Smith, Gary Brown, Marlon Wunder | |
| 05:53 | Louisiana Tech | Lee Schiffer makes the 1st free throw | 30-17 |
| 05:53 | Louisiana Tech | Lee Schiffer misses the 2nd free throw | 30-17 |
| 05:53 | Arkansas State | John Lewis gets the rebound | 30-17 |
| 05:46 | Arkansas State | John Lewis scores on a runner from close range on a great pass from Jason Bailey and the foul's on Dennis Baylis - foul #2 on Dennis Baylis, team foul #9 | 32-17 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Randall Smith (PG) Dennis Baylis | |
| 05:46 | Arkansas State | John Lewis makes the free throw | 33-17 |
| 05:28 | Louisiana Tech | Dustin Walker is whistled for traveling | 33-17 |
| 05:16 | Arkansas State | Dustin Walker steps in front of the Jason Bailey pass | 33-17 |
| 05:05 | Louisiana Tech | John Lewis blocks the short jumper by James Hartman | 33-17 |
| 05:03 | Louisiana Tech | Jimmy Dearing tips it back up and in | 33-19 |
| 04:52 | Arkansas State | Jerry Underwood drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Jason Bailey | 35-19 |
| 04:35 | Louisiana Tech | James Hartman clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 35-19 |
| 04:33 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Allen Johnson | 35-19 |
| 04:26 | Arkansas State | Jerry Underwood scores on a runner from close range set up by John Lewis | 37-19 |
| 04:11 | Louisiana Tech | Randall Smith hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 37-19 |
| 04:09 | Arkansas State | Brian Summer pulls down the rebound | 37-19 |
| 04:00 | Arkansas State | Jerry Underwood misses the easy layup but the foul's on Jimmy Dearing - foul #2 on Jimmy Dearing, team foul #10 | 37-19 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Ron Corbo (SG) Brian Summer | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Gary Brown (PG), Casimir Cholewinski (SG), Dallas Matthews (PF) Randall Smith, Dustin Walker, Lee Schiffer | |
| 04:00 | Arkansas State | Jerry Underwood makes the 1st free throw | 38-19 |
| 04:00 | Arkansas State | Jerry Underwood makes the 2nd free throw | 39-19 |
| 03:43 | Louisiana Tech | James Hartman is fouled on the floor by Jerry Underwood - foul #1 on Jerry Underwood, team foul #5 | 39-19 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Jason Bailey (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ron Corbo (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allen Johnson (fresh) 4 reb. PF - John Lewis (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Jerry Underwood (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Gary Brown (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Casimir Cholewinski (fresh) SF - Jimmy Dearing (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dallas Matthews (fresh) 6 pts. C - James Hartman (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Louisiana Tech | Gary Brown is fouled on the floor by Ron Corbo - foul #1 on Ron Corbo, team foul #6 | 39-19 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Jesse Tucker (SF), Francis Osmond (PF), Jerold Rice (C) Allen Johnson, John Lewis, Jerry Underwood | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 03:12 | Louisiana Tech | Casimir Cholewinski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-19 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Dustin Walker (SF) Jimmy Dearing | |
| 02:57 | Arkansas State | Francis Osmond lays it up and in | 41-19 |
| 02:35 | Louisiana Tech | Dustin Walker's pass is intercepted by Francis Osmond | 41-19 |
| 02:27 | Arkansas State | Jason Bailey comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 41-19 |
| 02:26 | Arkansas State | Jerold Rice tips it home | 43-19 |
| 02:06 | Louisiana Tech | Casimir Cholewinski misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-19 |
| 02:04 | Arkansas State | Jason Bailey snags the defensive board | 43-19 |
| 01:58 | Arkansas State | Jerold Rice misses the floater near the basket | 43-19 |
| 01:56 | Louisiana Tech | Dallas Matthews grabs the defensive rebound | 43-19 |
| 01:38 | Louisiana Tech | Gary Brown is fouled on the floor by Francis Osmond - foul #2 on Francis Osmond, team foul #7 | 43-19 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Santos Lever (PG), Brian Summer (SG), Allen Johnson (SF), John Lewis (PF), Jerry Underwood (C) Jason Bailey, Ron Corbo, Jesse Tucker, Francis Osmond, Jerold Rice | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Lee Schiffer (SF), Marlon Wunder (PF), Dennis Baylis (C) Dustin Walker, Dallas Matthews, James Hartman | |
| 01:38 | Louisiana Tech | Gary Brown misses the 1st free throw | 43-19 |
| 01:38 | Arkansas State | Jerry Underwood pulls down the rebound | 43-19 |
| 01:23 | Arkansas State | Jerry Underwood can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 43-19 |
| 01:22 | Louisiana Tech | Marlon Wunder gets the rebound | 43-19 |
| 01:07 | Louisiana Tech | Casimir Cholewinski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-19 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Randall Smith (PG) Gary Brown | |
| 00:55 | Arkansas State | Jerry Underwood is hacked by Randall Smith - foul #1 on Randall Smith, team foul #11 | 43-19 |
| 00:55 | Arkansas State | Jerry Underwood misses the 1st free throw | 43-19 |
| 00:55 | Arkansas State | Jerry Underwood makes the 2nd free throw | 44-19 |
| 00:35 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Baylis misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-19 |
| 00:33 | Arkansas State | Allen Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 44-19 |
| 00:10 | Arkansas State | Santos Lever comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 44-19 |
| 00:09 | Louisiana Tech | Marlon Wunder pulls down the rebound | 44-19 |
| 00:02 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Baylis can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-19 |
| 00:00 | Arkansas State | John Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 44-19 |