| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Marion Heaney (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Adam Meyerowitz (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Reed (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kelvin Baron (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Czarnecki (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Curtis Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brandon Underwood (fresh) 6 pts. 3 stl. SF - Robert Bailey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Staton (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - James Grisham (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas State | Ronald Reed inbounds the ball | 34-40 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:36 | Arkansas State | Adam Meyerowitz knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Marion Heaney | 37-40 |
| 19:25 | Louisiana Tech | Brandon Underwood misses the dunk attempt | 37-40 |
| 19:24 | Arkansas State | Kelvin Baron grabs the board | 37-40 |
| 19:18 | Arkansas State | Kelvin Baron blows the dunk | 37-40 |
| 19:16 | Louisiana Tech | James Grisham grabs the defensive rebound | 37-40 |
| 19:10 | Louisiana Tech | Adam Meyerowitz steps in front of the Brandon Underwood pass | 37-40 |
| 18:54 | Arkansas State | Adam Meyerowitz loses the ball out of bounds | 37-40 |
| 18:42 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Staton buries a driving attempt from the right block set up by Robert Bailey | 37-42 |
| 18:13 | Arkansas State | Adam Meyerowitz knocks in the fadeaway in the paint | 39-42 |
| 18:04 | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Jones comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 39-42 |
| 18:03 | Louisiana Tech | Brandon Underwood can't tip it in | 39-42 |
| 18:01 | Arkansas State | Kelvin Baron snags the defensive board | 39-42 |
| 17:54 | Arkansas State | Ronald Reed misses short on a floater from the right side | 39-42 |
| 17:52 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Staton gets the rebound | 39-42 |
| 17:42 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bailey drills a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Curtis Jones | 39-44 |
| 17:40 | Arkansas State | Adam Meyerowitz loses the dribble to Brandon Underwood in the backcourt | 39-44 |
| 17:30 | Louisiana Tech | Kelvin Baron picks off the pass by Brandon Underwood | 39-44 |
| 17:27 | Arkansas State | Brandon Underwood steals it from Marion Heaney in the backcourt | 39-44 |
| 17:26 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bailey hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Brandon Underwood | 39-46 |
| 16:59 | Arkansas State | Ronald Reed hits a floater from the right side set up by Marion Heaney | 41-46 |
| 16:47 | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Reed blocks the jumper by James Grisham | 41-46 |
| 16:45 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bailey tips it home | 41-48 |
| 16:37 | Arkansas State | James Grisham is called for the reach on Marion Heaney - foul #2 on James Grisham, team foul #1 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Donald Wyss (PG), Craig Burton (SG), Douglas Jackson (SF), Christopher Eliason (PF), Ryan Preston (C) Marion Heaney, Adam Meyerowitz, Ronald Reed, Kelvin Baron, Larry Czarnecki | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Steven McDonald (PG), Bryan Corbin (SG), Stevie Quattlebaum (SF), Leslie Clay (PF), Dennis Young (C) Curtis Jones, Brandon Underwood, Robert Bailey, Michael Staton, James Grisham | |
| 16:23 | Arkansas State | Donald Wyss can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-48 |
| 16:21 | Arkansas State | Ryan Preston tips it back up and in | 43-48 |
| 16:14 | Louisiana Tech | Steven McDonald connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Stevie Quattlebaum | 43-50 |
| 16:08 | Arkansas State | Ryan Preston clanks a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Leslie Clay - foul #1 on Leslie Clay, team foul #2 | 43-50 |
| 16:08 | Arkansas State | Ryan Preston makes the 1st free throw | 44-50 |
| 16:08 | Arkansas State | Ryan Preston makes the 2nd free throw | 45-50 |
| 15:59 | Louisiana Tech | Ryan Preston picks off the pass by Dennis Young | 45-50 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Donald Wyss (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Craig Burton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Douglas Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Eliason (fresh) 4 reb. C - Ryan Preston (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Steven McDonald (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bryan Corbin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stevie Quattlebaum (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leslie Clay (fresh) C - Dennis Young (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:57 | Arkansas State | Craig Burton is hacked by Dennis Young in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dennis Young, team foul #3 | 45-50 |
| 15:39 | Arkansas State | Craig Burton hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 47-50 |
| 15:27 | Louisiana Tech | Steven McDonald is fouled on the floor by Ryan Preston - foul #3 on Ryan Preston, team foul #1 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin (PG), Adam Meyerowitz (SG), Ronald Reed (SF) Donald Wyss, Craig Burton, Douglas Jackson | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson (SG), Dennis Brown (C) Stevie Quattlebaum, Dennis Young | |
| 15:12 | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Steven McDonald | 47-52 |
| 15:09 | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-52 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Larry Czarnecki (C) Ryan Preston | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Jones (PG), Robert Bailey (SF), Michael Staton (PF) Bryan Corbin, Steven McDonald, Leslie Clay | |
| 14:59 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Brown knocks in the floater from the right side on a great pass from Erick Hanson | 47-54 |
| 14:55 | Arkansas State | Curtis Jones steps in front of the Bernard Levin pass in the backcourt | 47-54 |
| 14:54 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Staton banks in the layup on a nice dish by Curtis Jones | 47-56 |
| 14:44 | Arkansas State | Christopher Eliason comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing but the foul's on Michael Staton - foul #2 on Michael Staton, team foul #4 | 47-56 |
| 14:44 | Arkansas State | Christopher Eliason makes the 1st free throw | 48-56 |
| 14:44 | Arkansas State | Christopher Eliason makes the 2nd free throw | 49-56 |
| 14:44 | Arkansas State | Christopher Eliason makes the 3rd free throw | 50-56 |
| 14:32 | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Jones connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Bailey | 50-59 |
| 14:19 | Arkansas State | Christopher Eliason is fouled on the floor by Michael Staton - foul #3 on Michael Staton, team foul #5 | 50-59 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Douglas Jackson (SF), Kelvin Baron (PF), Ryan Preston (C) Ronald Reed, Christopher Eliason, Larry Czarnecki | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Brandon Underwood (SG), Stevie Quattlebaum (SF), Dennis Young (C) Erick Hanson, Robert Bailey, Dennis Brown | |
| 13:57 | Arkansas State | The jump hook by Ryan Preston is blocked by Stevie Quattlebaum | 50-59 |
| 13:55 | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin hits the follow up shot | 52-59 |
| 13:35 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Young can't finish the layup but the foul's on Adam Meyerowitz - foul #2 on Adam Meyerowitz, team foul #2 | 52-59 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Stephen Talsky (PG), Donald Wyss (SG), Craig Burton (SF) Bernard Levin, Adam Meyerowitz, Douglas Jackson | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Steven McDonald (PG), Bryan Corbin (SG), Leslie Clay (PF) Curtis Jones, Brandon Underwood, Michael Staton | |
| 13:35 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Young misses the 1st free throw | 52-59 |
| 13:35 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Young makes the 2nd free throw | 52-60 |
| 13:18 | Arkansas State | Stevie Quattlebaum steals the ball from Ryan Preston | 52-60 |
| 13:15 | Louisiana Tech | Stevie Quattlebaum lays it up and in | 52-62 |
| 13:01 | Arkansas State | Kelvin Baron is whistled for traveling | 52-62 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Ronald Reed (SF), Larry Czarnecki (C) Stephen Talsky, Ryan Preston | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bailey (SF), Dennis Brown (PF), James Grisham (C) Stevie Quattlebaum, Leslie Clay, Dennis Young | |
| 12:49 | Louisiana Tech | Steven McDonald can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 52-62 |
| 12:47 | Arkansas State | Larry Czarnecki snags the defensive board | 52-62 |
| 12:41 | Arkansas State | Donald Wyss hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-62 |
| 12:20 | Louisiana Tech | Steven McDonald connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Bailey | 55-64 |
| 12:05 | Arkansas State | Larry Czarnecki misses the easy dunk attempt | 55-64 |
| 12:03 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bailey grabs the defensive rebound | 55-64 |
| 11:51 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bailey comes up short on the shot in the lane but he's fouled by Ronald Reed - foul #2 on Ronald Reed, team foul #3 | 55-64 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin (PG), Adam Meyerowitz (SG), Christopher Eliason (PF), Douglas Jackson (C) Donald Wyss, Craig Burton, Kelvin Baron, Larry Czarnecki | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson (PG), Brandon Underwood (SG), Leslie Clay (PF) Steven McDonald, Bryan Corbin, Dennis Brown | |
| 11:51 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bailey misses the 1st free throw | 55-64 |
| 11:51 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 55-65 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Bernard Levin (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Adam Meyerowitz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Reed (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Christopher Eliason (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Douglas Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Erick Hanson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brandon Underwood (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 5 stl. SF - Robert Bailey (tiring) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Leslie Clay (fresh) C - James Grisham (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| 11:47 | Arkansas State | Robert Bailey steals the ball from Ronald Reed in the backcourt | 55-65 |
| 11:32 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bailey comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Ronald Reed - foul #3 on Ronald Reed, team foul #4 | 55-65 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Marion Heaney (PG), Ryan Preston (C) Bernard Levin, Ronald Reed | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 11:32 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 55-66 |
| 11:32 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 55-67 |
| 11:23 | Arkansas State | Ryan Preston comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 55-67 |
| 11:22 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bailey pulls down the rebound | 55-67 |
| 11:03 | Louisiana Tech | Brandon Underwood hits a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Bailey | 55-69 |
| 11:01 | Arkansas State | Brandon Underwood takes the ball from Marion Heaney in the backcourt | 55-69 |
| 10:59 | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Brandon Underwood | 55-71 |
| 10:51 | Arkansas State | Christopher Eliason buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Marion Heaney | 58-71 |
| 10:31 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bailey is fouled on the floor by Adam Meyerowitz - foul #3 on Adam Meyerowitz, team foul #5 | 58-71 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin (PG), Ronald Reed (SF), Larry Czarnecki (C) Marion Heaney, Douglas Jackson, Ryan Preston | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Jones (PG), Steven McDonald (SG), Stevie Quattlebaum (SF), Dennis Brown (PF), Dennis Young (C) Erick Hanson, Brandon Underwood, Robert Bailey, Leslie Clay, James Grisham | |
| 10:22 | Louisiana Tech | Stevie Quattlebaum can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Adam Meyerowitz - foul #4 on Adam Meyerowitz, team foul #6 | 58-71 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Kelvin Baron (PF) Adam Meyerowitz | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 10:22 | Louisiana Tech | Stevie Quattlebaum misses the 1st free throw | 58-71 |
| 10:22 | Louisiana Tech | Stevie Quattlebaum makes the 2nd free throw | 58-72 |
| 10:11 | Arkansas State | Christopher Eliason loses the ball out of bounds | 58-72 |
| 10:03 | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Jones scores on a jumper from the left side set up by Stevie Quattlebaum and the foul's on Ronald Reed - foul #4 on Ronald Reed, team foul #7 | 58-74 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Douglas Jackson (SF) Ronald Reed | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 10:03 | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Jones makes the free throw | 58-75 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 10:00 | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin is hacked by Steven McDonald in the backcourt - foul #1 on Steven McDonald, team foul #6 | 58-75 |
| 09:50 | Arkansas State | Dennis Young steps in front of the Larry Czarnecki pass | 58-75 |
| 09:32 | Louisiana Tech | The jump hook by Stevie Quattlebaum is blocked by Larry Czarnecki | 58-75 |
| 09:30 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Young gets the offensive rebound | 58-75 |
| 09:22 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Brown misses short on a floater in the lane | 58-75 |
| 09:20 | Arkansas State | Kelvin Baron snags the defensive board | 58-75 |
| 09:14 | Arkansas State | Douglas Jackson misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Stevie Quattlebaum - foul #3 on Stevie Quattlebaum, team foul #7 | 58-75 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Craig Burton (SG), Ryan Preston (C) Kelvin Baron, Larry Czarnecki | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Bryan Corbin (PG), Brandon Underwood (SG), Michael Staton (PF), James Grisham (C) Curtis Jones, Steven McDonald, Dennis Brown, Dennis Young | |
| 09:14 | Arkansas State | Douglas Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 58-75 |
| 09:14 | Arkansas State | Douglas Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 59-75 |
| 09:05 | Louisiana Tech | Bryan Corbin is fouled on the floor by Bernard Levin - foul #2 on Bernard Levin, team foul #8 | 59-75 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Stephen Talsky (PG), Donald Wyss (SG) Bernard Levin, Douglas Jackson | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 09:05 | Louisiana Tech | Bryan Corbin makes the 1st free throw | 59-76 |
| 09:05 | Louisiana Tech | Bryan Corbin makes the 2nd free throw | 59-77 |
| 08:57 | Arkansas State | Craig Burton misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by James Grisham - foul #3 on James Grisham, team foul #8 | 59-77 |
| 08:57 | Arkansas State | Craig Burton misses the 1st free throw | 59-77 |
| 08:57 | Arkansas State | Craig Burton misses the 2nd free throw | 59-77 |
| 08:57 | Louisiana Tech | James Grisham grabs the defensive rebound | 59-77 |
| 08:45 | Louisiana Tech | Bryan Corbin makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Brandon Underwood and he's fouled by Stephen Talsky - foul #1 on Stephen Talsky, team foul #9 | 59-79 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Larry Czarnecki (C) Christopher Eliason | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 08:45 | Louisiana Tech | Bryan Corbin makes the free throw | 59-80 |
| 08:38 | Arkansas State | Donald Wyss comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 59-80 |
| 08:36 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Staton grabs the board | 59-80 |
| 08:24 | Louisiana Tech | Brandon Underwood misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Ryan Preston - foul #4 on Ryan Preston, team foul #10 | 59-80 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Marion Heaney (PG), Christopher Eliason (SF), Kelvin Baron (PF) Stephen Talsky, Craig Burton, Ryan Preston | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Jones (PG), Robert Bailey (SF), Dennis Young (C) Bryan Corbin, Stevie Quattlebaum, James Grisham | |
| 08:24 | Louisiana Tech | Brandon Underwood makes the 1st free throw | 59-81 |
| 08:24 | Louisiana Tech | Brandon Underwood misses the 2nd free throw | 59-81 |
| 08:24 | Arkansas State | Christopher Eliason pulls down the rebound | 59-81 |
| 08:11 | Arkansas State | Christopher Eliason connects on the floater from the baseline set up by Marion Heaney | 61-81 |
| 07:59 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Staton misses badly on a shot from the right side | 61-81 |
| 07:57 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Donald Wyss | 61-81 |
| 07:50 | Arkansas State | Christopher Eliason hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Larry Czarnecki | 64-81 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Marion Heaney (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Donald Wyss (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Christopher Eliason (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kelvin Baron (tired) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Larry Czarnecki (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Curtis Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Brandon Underwood (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 6 stl. SF - Robert Bailey (tiring) 14 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Staton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Dennis Young (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:44 | Louisiana Tech | Brandon Underwood drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Staton | 64-83 |
| 07:40 | Arkansas State | Christopher Eliason is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Christopher Eliason, team foul #11 | 64-83 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin (PG), Adam Meyerowitz (SG), Ronald Reed (SF), Ryan Preston (C) Marion Heaney, Donald Wyss, Christopher Eliason, Larry Czarnecki | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Bryan Corbin (SG), Steven McDonald (SF), James Grisham (C) Brandon Underwood, Robert Bailey, Dennis Young | |
| 07:32 | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Jones hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Steven McDonald | 64-85 |
| 07:28 | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin is hacked by Curtis Jones in the backcourt - foul #3 on Curtis Jones, team foul #9 | 64-85 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson (SG), Dennis Brown (C) Curtis Jones, James Grisham | |
| 07:28 | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin makes the 1st free throw | 65-85 |
| 07:28 | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin makes the 2nd free throw | 66-85 |
| 07:11 | Louisiana Tech | Bryan Corbin scores on a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Steven McDonald | 66-87 |
| 07:04 | Arkansas State | Ronald Reed drills a shot from the left block on a great pass from Bernard Levin | 68-87 |
| 06:52 | Louisiana Tech | Steven McDonald buries a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Bryan Corbin | 68-89 |
| 06:28 | Arkansas State | Ryan Preston scores on a runner in the lane on a great pass from Bernard Levin | 70-89 |
| 06:11 | Louisiana Tech | Steven McDonald is hacked by Ronald Reed - foul #5 on Ronald Reed, team foul #12 | 70-89 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Marion Heaney (PG), Craig Burton (SF), Larry Czarnecki (C) Bernard Levin, Ronald Reed, Kelvin Baron | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Jones (PG), Brandon Underwood (SG), Leslie Clay (PF), James Grisham (C) Bryan Corbin, Erick Hanson, Michael Staton, Dennis Brown | |
| 06:11 | Louisiana Tech | Steven McDonald misses the 1st free throw | 70-89 |
| 06:11 | Louisiana Tech | Steven McDonald makes the 2nd free throw | 70-90 |
| 05:51 | Arkansas State | Craig Burton hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 70-90 |
| 05:50 | Louisiana Tech | Leslie Clay gets the rebound | 70-90 |
| 05:41 | Louisiana Tech | Ryan Preston knocks away the 3 by Brandon Underwood | 70-90 |
| 05:39 | Arkansas State | Ryan Preston grabs the defensive rebound | 70-90 |
| 05:35 | Arkansas State | Marion Heaney misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 70-90 |
| 05:33 | Louisiana Tech | Leslie Clay pulls down the rebound | 70-90 |
| 05:27 | Louisiana Tech | Leslie Clay travels with the ball | 70-90 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Stephen Talsky (PG), Douglas Jackson (SF), Christopher Eliason (PF) Marion Heaney, Adam Meyerowitz, Ryan Preston | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Stevie Quattlebaum (SF), Dennis Young (C) Steven McDonald, James Grisham | |
| 05:20 | Arkansas State | Larry Czarnecki travels with the ball | 70-90 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin (PG), Adam Meyerowitz (SG) Stephen Talsky, Craig Burton | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 05:02 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Young clanks a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Douglas Jackson - foul #2 on Douglas Jackson, team foul #13 | 70-90 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson (SG) Brandon Underwood | |
| 05:02 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Young makes the 1st free throw | 70-91 |
| 05:02 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Young makes the 2nd free throw | 70-92 |
| 04:59 | Arkansas State | Erick Hanson picks off the pass by Bernard Levin in the backcourt | 70-92 |
| 04:41 | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson is hacked by Adam Meyerowitz - foul #5 on Adam Meyerowitz, team foul #14 | 70-92 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Donald Wyss (SG), Ryan Preston (C) Adam Meyerowitz, Larry Czarnecki | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Bryan Corbin (SG), Robert Bailey (SF), Michael Staton (PF) Curtis Jones, Stevie Quattlebaum, Leslie Clay | |
| 04:41 | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson makes the 1st free throw | 70-93 |
| 04:41 | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson misses the 2nd free throw | 70-93 |
| 04:41 | Arkansas State | Ryan Preston grabs the board | 70-93 |
| 04:33 | Arkansas State | Donald Wyss misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 70-93 |
| 04:32 | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin snags the offensive board | 70-93 |
| 04:12 | Arkansas State | Christopher Eliason is called for a charge - foul #2 on Christopher Eliason, team foul #15 | 70-93 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Marion Heaney (PG), Craig Burton (SF) Bernard Levin, Douglas Jackson | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Jones (PG), Dennis Brown (C) Erick Hanson, Dennis Young | |
| 04:04 | Louisiana Tech | Christopher Eliason is called for the reach on Dennis Brown - foul #3 on Christopher Eliason, team foul #16 | 70-93 |
| 04:04 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Brown misses the 1st free throw | 70-93 |
| 04:04 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 70-93 |
| 04:04 | Arkansas State | Ryan Preston gets the rebound | 70-93 |
| 04:00 | Arkansas State | Marion Heaney throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 70-93 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Brandon Underwood (SG) Bryan Corbin | |
| 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 (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:48 | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Jones hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 70-96 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Marion Heaney (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Donald Wyss (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Craig Burton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Christopher Eliason (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Ryan Preston (tiring) 12 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Curtis Jones (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Brandon Underwood (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 6 stl. SF - Robert Bailey (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Staton (tiring) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Dennis Brown (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:33 | Arkansas State | Marion Heaney misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 70-96 |
| 03:32 | Arkansas State | Christopher Eliason tips it but misses | 70-96 |
| 03:30 | Arkansas State | Donald Wyss snags the offensive board | 70-96 |
| 03:16 | Arkansas State | Christopher Eliason hits a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Craig Burton | 72-96 |
| 03:05 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Staton lays it in set up by Brandon Underwood | 72-98 |
| 02:49 | Arkansas State | Craig Burton lays it up and in set up by Marion Heaney | 74-98 |
| 02:32 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Brown drills a runner from the left block on a great pass from Curtis Jones and the foul's on Ryan Preston - foul #5 on Ryan Preston, team foul #17 | 74-100 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin (PG), Douglas Jackson (C) Marion Heaney, Ryan Preston | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Steven McDonald (PG), Bryan Corbin (SG), Stevie Quattlebaum (SF), Leslie Clay (PF) Curtis Jones, Brandon Underwood, Robert Bailey, Michael Staton | |
| 02:32 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Brown makes the free throw | 74-101 |
| 02:24 | Arkansas State | Douglas Jackson slams it home | 76-101 |
| 02:08 | Louisiana Tech | Bryan Corbin misses the driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Craig Burton - foul #1 on Craig Burton, team foul #18 | 76-101 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Grisham (C) Dennis Brown | |
| 02:08 | Louisiana Tech | Bryan Corbin makes the 1st free throw | 76-102 |
| 02:08 | Louisiana Tech | Bryan Corbin makes the 2nd free throw | 76-103 |
| 01:55 | Arkansas State | Donald Wyss is whistled for traveling | 76-103 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Jones (PG), Brandon Underwood (SG), Robert Bailey (SF), Michael Staton (PF) Bryan Corbin, Steven McDonald, Stevie Quattlebaum, Leslie Clay | |
| 01:40 | Louisiana Tech | James Grisham connects on the jump hook from the right block set up by Robert Bailey | 76-105 |
| 01:35 | Arkansas State | Donald Wyss hits a wide open 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Bernard Levin | 79-105 |
| 01:28 | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Jones misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 79-105 |
| 01:27 | Arkansas State | Christopher Eliason grabs the board | 79-105 |
| 01:23 | Arkansas State | Donald Wyss is fouled on the floor by James Grisham - foul #4 on James Grisham, team foul #10 | 79-105 |
| 01:23 | Arkansas State | Donald Wyss makes the 1st free throw | 80-105 |
| 01:23 | Arkansas State | Donald Wyss makes the 2nd free throw | 81-105 |
| 01:06 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bailey is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Robert Bailey, team foul #11 | 81-105 |
| 00:55 | Arkansas State | Douglas Jackson misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 81-105 |
| 00:54 | Arkansas State | Craig Burton pulls down the offensive rebound | 81-105 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:52 | Arkansas State | Michael Staton is called for the reach on Craig Burton - foul #4 on Michael Staton, team foul #12 | 81-105 |
| 00:52 | Arkansas State | Craig Burton makes the 1st free throw | 82-105 |
| 00:52 | Arkansas State | Craig Burton makes the 2nd free throw | 83-105 |
| 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 fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:24 | Louisiana Tech | Brandon Underwood hits a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Robert Bailey | 83-107 |
| 00:18 | Arkansas State | Robert Bailey is called for the reach on Douglas Jackson - foul #3 on Robert Bailey, team foul #13 | 83-107 |
| 00:18 | Arkansas State | Douglas Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 83-107 |
| 00:18 | Arkansas State | Douglas Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 84-107 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Jones runs out the clock | 84-107 |